Chapter 91

"Hey Darrien," Serena said as the door to his apartment opened.

"Serena, you always seem to make it on time," Darrien said.

"Well.when I want to get somewhere it's not much trouble," Serena said.

Darrien grinned.

"Take a look at this," Serena said holding up a chocolate teddy bear.

"Where'd you get that?" Darrien asked.

"This store a few blocks from here...they were giving out these free as a grand opening promotion," Serena said.

"Grand opening! You haven't tasted any have you?" Darrien said.

"Sure..plenty," Serena said.

"What if it's a negaverse trap!"

"Ahh! Wait a minute..Tomoe doesn't work the same was as Beryl did."

"Oh..you're right..my instincts.." Darrien muttered out of sheer embarrassment.

"Don't scare me like that!" Serena said and smacked him on the back. "Now for the bear."

In one bite she bit the head off and started chewing rapidly.

She's going to be on one heck of a sugar high. Darrien thought.

"Come on let's go!" Serena shouted and started jumping up and down.

In less than five seconds? Darrien thought.

"Time waits for no one!" Serena said and dashed out the door.

"This is going to be interesting," Darrien said and followed.

"Hmm..." not enough," Dr. Tomoe said starring at the beaker he had just poured solution into.

"I'll just add a little more," he said and poured more solution in. It bubbled and then cleared up.

"Nope, not there yet," he said.

Eudial stood back a ways and waited patiently.

"Hmm..let's try this," Tomoe said and dumped another batch of solution in. The beaker exploded covering him with liquid.

"HAH! That did it!" he said.

Eudial just sighed.

"Anyway Eudial..how's our shares of stock doing?" Tomoe asked.

"Uh...quite well Doctor. Why do you ask?" Eudial asked.

"Just curious," Tomoe said.

"Of course Doctor," Eudial said. "Do you have a mission for me?"

"Yes I do. Though I wish you'd actually succeeded once or twice."

"I'm sorry professor."

"I'll bet. I eat breakfast fifty yards from the firing line...ehh..never mind. Just come see who you're target is," Tomoe said.

Later, the couple was walking along.

"So Raye's still trying to figure out how to get Steve back for his actually successful rocket launch," Serena said.

"He's better watch out. It's one thing to have a girl mad at you. It's an entirely different matter to have Raye mad at you," Darrien said.

"Don't I know it," Serena said. "And let's see Amy, got another perfect score..."

"In what?"

"Everything," Serena muttered.

Darrien laughed.

"You jealous?" he asked.

"Absolutely not. I'm not vain enough to measure my worth on the basis of academic accomplishment," Serena said.

"Oh..of course not. It was wrong of me to think so," Darrien said.

"Mina's been pretty steamed at Mike ever since their last date whether she wants to admit it to anyone else or not," Serena said.

"Well that's what she gets for dating Mike."

"But he's so perfect for her," Serena said.

"You think so?" Darrien asked.

"Sure..the two of them both have a big heart, and when they're showing that, they're both complete nuts, so...I think they should get along fine."

"Unless...of course..their craziness is incompatible," Darrien said.

"Is that possible?" Serena asked.

"Don't know, my psychology knowledge is not that comprehensive, but it certainly seems to be possible. I mean if two people are incompatible while normal, the same should be true if their crazy."

"Well not these two. They're a match made in heaven..well maybe not heaven, but somewhere. We're a match made in heaven," Serena said.

"Right you are Serena," Darrien said. "So how are Lita and Mike doing?"

"Still going to sports events together and calling it romance," Serena said.

"Well maybe it is," Darrien said.

"How?" Serena said.

"Serena, not everyone's relationships are based entirely on what view romance."

"Oh come on Darrien, that's all Lita wants, and she's not getting it. She wants candlelight dinners, violins playing in the background, and all that other stuff just as much as I do. But she's too hooked on this guy to demand it."

"So she's too hooked on him..that's romance," Darrien said.

"No it's not, it's pure lust."

"How?"

"Uh...because it's very lusty," Serena said. Darrien didn't even respond to the stupid comment.

"Well Darrien....let's say I was in love with you okay..." Serena continued.

"That's a stretch isn't it," Darrien said snidely.

"Hey..I'm hypothermilizing.." Serena said.

"I don't even know what you meant there, but continue."

"Yes, I will. Anyway...say I loved you. But when we dated you only took me to like auto races and stuff...and even though I liked them I wanted something more. Still...I dated you because I kept fantasizing about what would happen the day you stopped taking me to auto races."

"You mean the day I dumped you?" Darrien asked with a sly grin.

"No! I meant the day you started being romantic," Serena said.

"Oh," Darrien said.

"So..you see Lita's hanging on hoping that Steve will one day give her all she's wanted when she should be looking for the guy who will give it to her now. Someone like you, only not you," Serena said.

"You should have your own talk show," Darrien said.

"Why thank you Darrien, hey you don't need to get straight a's to do that either...wow there are so many possibilities for underachievers these days," Serena said.

"Oh..yeah....the road to success is just paved with c plusses," Darrien said.

"Really? That high?" Serena muttered.

"Maybe we should change the subject," Darrien said.

Minutes later.

"I can't believe they built another starlight towers after we blew up the first one," Serena said.

"Well it is in a good business district," Darrien said.

"I guess..."

"Besides it has a great restaurant at the top of it."

"You've been there?"

"Once or twice."

"With who?"

"Uh..just some friends from college."

"You have friends from college," Serena said.

"Haven't you met them?" Darrien said.

"No," Serena said. "And Darrien, do any of them happen to be girls?"

"A few," Darrien said.

"Oh...I see..do you remember the last time you didn't bother to tell me about your female friends."

"Okay..true...I'll let you meet them soon."

"Tomorrow," Serena said definitively.

"Tomorrow it is," Darrien said.

And they were soon pulling into a parking lot and walking inside Starlight Towers. They got into a glass elevator and were rising to the top.

"This is a bit familiar isn't it?" Serena said.

"Only I hope all the similarities between this and the last time we rode an elevator like this will end here," Darrien said.

"I agree," Serena said recalling how Zoicite had almost fried the two of them with a massive fireball. An automated voice was going through the elevator.

"Welcome To Starlight Towers, the latest and most advanced business center in the city of Tokyo," the voice said.

"Wonder why they don't mention the first Starlight Towers blew up?" Serena said.

"Do you mean it?" one of the occupants of the elevator said.

"Yep," Serena said.

"I'm sure no one around here could tell you why," Darrien said.

"Oh I see," the occupant said becoming more nervous.

Darrien and Serena held back breaking into laughter till they got to the top.

"It's a nice view," Serena said looking out the window at the various buildings several feet below her.

"Well this place has one thing going for it," Darrien said.

"You know I can't help remembering this is the place I both got you and lost you all in the span of less than half an hour," Serena said.

"Such is love," Darrien said.

"Say, Darrien..do you remember back then..." Serena said.

"It's not like it was twenty years ago. Of course I do," Darrien said.

"What's so funny about it, is how much we hated each other."

"It wasn't hate," Darrien said.

"For me it was hate," Serena said.

"Oh.." Darrien said.

"Yes, anytime I ran into you, you did your best to crush my innocent ambitions."

"And to this day I have not succeeded," Darrien muttered.

"And you never will," Serena said. "So what was your problem anyway?"

"Well..I had a different mind set back then," Darrien said.

"But you were you know who. You must have known that at the time," Serena said.

"Of course I knew..and he's what gradually changed me..but..it was a long process..see I think Serena, that as I realized that I was love with 'you know who' and how she wasn't perfect," Darrien said.

"I beg to differ."

"Nobody's perfect," Darrien said.

"You are and I am, no one else," Serena said.

"Serena..all I'm saying. Is that through her I stopped believing that I could find a mythical perfect girl and realized that you were right for me."

"Oh..so just how low on the totem pole am I compared to this mythical perfect girl."

"Only a few heads."

"A few?" Serena screeched.

Everyone looked at her.

"Sorry...went down..the wrong pipe," Serena said and started coughing. The crowd's attention left her.

Darrien grinned.

The two didn't notice, and indeed no one noticed, the two figures stepping off the elevator. They were humanoid, wearing trench coats and hats, but underneath was something very non-human.

"Guard the door," The first one said. The second one nodded and stood by the elevator.

The first one moved along the floor to the table where Darrien and Serena were sitting.

"You Darrien," the guy said.

"Yes, why?" Darrien said.

"The boss would like to have a few words with you."

"What boss?" Darrien asked.

"Don't play stupid with me," the creature said.

"I have no idea what you're talking about pal. But I think you should go," Darrien said.

"Okay..the boss thought you might act this way..so, we're going to have to play hardball," The guy said and smashed the table in two. Before Darrien could react he was grabbed and thrown across the room smashing into another table. A commotion started immediately as people rushed for the elevator. The creature standing there blasted them all with energy.

Gotta transform. Serena thought and hurried towards the rest room. It was then she noticed she was the only person left standing in the room with Darrien lying in a heap. The creature guarding the elevator launched an attack at her. She dived away, and saw it once again looking straight at her. She managed to the touch the emergency button on her communicator and jump for cover again.

Across town at Raye's temple. Interestingly enough, all four Sailor Scouts and all four Guardian Scouts were there. They received the message at the same time.

"Serena's in trouble," Raye said.

"But where?" Lita asked.

"According to my computer," Amy said punching a few buttons. "At the top of Starlight Tower."

"The top..." Everyone else moaned.

"It's forty stories high," Mina muttered.

"And we've run up the stairs before," Lita said and sighed.

"Not fun," Raye said.

"We don't exactly have a choice here," Amy said.

"Yeah..well we don't have to like it," Raye said.

"She could at least have the decency to get into trouble on lower ground," Mina said.

"And why aren't you four saying anything?" Raye snapped at the four Guardian Scouts.

"Well..you girls just seem to put more emotion into it," Mike said.

"Come on," Raye muttered.

The first creature meanwhile was standing over Darrien.

"Hah...you thought you would get away from me," The first creature was saying. "But no one can get away from...." the creature paused as he threw off his coat revealing a very dumb looking blue and red set of tights and a cape.

"SUPER EVIL MAN!" the creature said.

"You the man!" the second creature said.

Darrien rolled backwards and threw a punch. It hit Super Evil Man right in the head and knocked him into a table.

"Hah," Darrien said.

"Hah!" Super Evil Man shouted and kicked. Darrien side stepped and then narrowly avoided the attack of the second creature.

"Two on one isn't very fair," Darrien said keeping an eye on both creatures.

"Super Evil Man does not fight fair," Super Evil Man said. "I fight to win," he added standing up.

"Now..I shall handle this Mr. Evil," Super Evil Man said to the second creature.

"You got it Chief," Mr. Evil replied.

"You watch out for that other.." Super Evil Man said looking around the restaurant. "Girl? Where'd she go?"

"I'll find her," the second creature said.

Darrien punched him in the face while he was distracted. He kept up the punching and pushed the evil creature back towards the window. With an upper cut, Super Evil Man went smashing into the window and right through it.

"So much for you," Darrien said.

"That's what you think!" Super Evil Man said flying back through the window. He hit grabbed Darrien and flung him into a wall.

"Super Evil Man can fly!" he said. "Mr. Evil! Where is the girl!"

"She couldn't have gotten to the stairs or the elevator. They're right behind me. But...the restrooms maybe."

"Check both of them!"

"You sure about that boss?" Mr. Evil asked.

"We're evil..we don't care about common courtesy!"

"Uh..right."

Super Evil Man then turned to Darrien.

"Now.for your heart."

"She's a lady, so she'll be in the ladies room," Mr. Evil said and kicked open the door. It was empty.

"That's strange, she wouldn't be in the men's room.." Mr.Evil said to himself as he walked back into the hall. "Would she?" as he walked to the Men's door. It swung out and hit him knocking him back down the hallway. He looked up to see Sailor Moon standing there, holding her moon sword in one hand and her tiara in the other.

"Even more surprises," Mr. Evil muttered.

"Evil is just too stupid to expect the unexpected from Sailor Moon! And that's why I am the master of being unpredictable!" Sailor Moon shouted.

"What?" Mr. Evil asked.

"Shut up evil man!"

"No it's Mister Evil actually."

"Moon tiara magic!" Sailor Moon shouted and flung her tiara. There was no where for Mr. Evil to go and he was hit with it. He began to yell. Sailor Moon ran forward and swung her sword downward. Mr. Evil exploded around her.

"Either I'm much stronger, or these daimons aren't what they used to be," Sailor Moon said. "Darrien! I have to save him," She realized. She dashed out of the hallway. Super Evil Man was holding Darrien's heart in his hand.

"Only I can have his heart!" Sailor Moon shouted striking her most defiant pose.

"Oh...so now you want to fight Super Evil Man!"

"Yeah!"

"Well..I'm much too busy," Super Evil Man said and flew towards the broken window. Sailor Moon jumped at him. The two collided and crashed to the ground. Super Evil Man grabbed her and tried to throw her towards the open window. She slapped him and then kicked him in the chest. He let her go and she fell to the ground next to him. She immediately bit his wrist. He let go of the heart with a shout.

"You fight dirty!" Super Evil Man shouted and tried to grab a hold of her, but she kicked him in the head and jumped at Darrien with the heart in her hand. He grabbed her leg as she went and pulled her down. In desperation she flung it at Darrien. It floated towards him, but was intercepted by someone reaching out and grabbing it. Super Evil Man and Sailor Moon immediately looked up to see Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus standing there.

"Where'd you come from?" Super Evil Man shouted.

"You'll never know," Uranus said and looked at the heart. "Not a talisman," she said.

"Please..return it to him then!" Sailor Moon shouted and pointed at Darrien. Uranus shrugged and threw it at Darrien where it was reabsorbed.

"How dare they," Super Evil Man said.

"How dare you!" Sailor Moon shouted and kicked him in the head repeatedly. She brought on Venus's aura and flipped backward.

"Come on! Get up!" she shouted, with Jupiter's aura pulsing through her.

"Wha.." Super Evil Man said standing. Sailor Moon punched him several times in the head and gut. Then she picked him up and threw him into the bar smashing it to pieces. Using Mars aura she waited for him to emerge from behind it and fly at her. She leapt up and hit him with a drop kick before a few chops to the chest. Super Evil Man staggered forward stumbling towards her. Sailor Moon, using her own power kneed him in the chest.

"Scepter," she said and grabbed it out of thin air, just in time to hit the creature in the head with it. Super Evil Man fell to the ground. She stepped back.

"Moon Spiral Hearts Attack!" she shouted. The attack smashed into the creature and then kept going through at least seven more floors of the building. Super Evil Man blew apart.

"Heh...that'll teach you," Sailor Moon said and turned back to Darrien who was just beginning to stand up as were the other restaurant patrons.

"Darrien..you okay?" Sailor Moon asked.

"I should be soon enough," Darrien said.

The stair doors opened and the other eight scouts came rushing in.

"You missed it," Sailor Moon said.

"We did?" the eight replied and immediately collapsed from exhaustion.

"Uh..thanks for trying though," Sailor Moon added.

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