Welcome back, readers! I hope that you have enjoyed the story so far. On to part three........ --------------------------------------------------------- Title: "Sailor Moon: Past Vs. Future" By: Time Guardian Part Three Rated: PG High above the Earth, Present Day.... In a large silver ship that was circling the Moon, Lord Sirus paced the confines of the control room. He had sent Thoran, his most trusted General, out to do a job. That was hours ago, or was it days? Sirus scowled. As far as he was concerned, Time was a mere toy, to be shaped and molded as he pleased. Still, Sirus resented waiting for anything. He finally lost all patience . "Dammit, Thoran! Where are you?" he yelled. As if on command, a familar shadow took shape in the far corner of the control room. "You called, Lord Sirus?" The figure who walked towards Lord Sirus was quite tall, and almost surpassed Sirus in terms of height. General Thoran's long curly brown hair only added to the sight. Sirus envied his general's looks, and that made him scowl even harder. "Well, did you do as I asked, Thoran?" "Yes, Lord Sirus. I have given the Moon Child the spell that you concocted. In a few hours, she should be weak as a kitten." "Excellent. With her defenses down, now is the time to attack her. Her future kingdom will be mine!" Thoran looked thoughtful, "But what about the Sailor soldiers who protect the Princess? Sirus smiled , "I have a plan for dealing with them. They will not stand in my way..." -------------------------------------------------------------- Serena trudged out of school that afternoon. Walking towards the park, she debated whether or not to go to Rei's temple today. Ever since last night, she was not feeling like her usual self. *Last night...* Serena shivered. The dreams and images that plagued her sleep were horrific: **Her future self disappering off the face of the Earth. **Crystal Tokyo shattering under a dark force. **The Sailor Senshi, dead. **An evil, laughing face.... When she had awakened in the morning, she felt like she had never slept at all. Her mom even noted that she did not look well, and had wanted her to stay home. Still, her responsibilities as the leader of the Sailor Senshi dictated that she attend each and every meeting. Reluctantly, she turned towards the path that led to the Hino temple. "Rei better not give me a hard time today," Serena muttered. "Give you a hard time about what?" Serena screamed and whirled around to find -- Luna. She sighed in relief. "LUNA! It's not nice to sneak up on people like that!" Her feline advisor sat down in front of her and scowled. "Serena, don't have a coronary, I was just checking to see if you were coming to the meeting." "Yeah, I'm coming,"Serena muttered, "I am just tired, that's all." Luna gave her a skeptical look. "I am surprised you were able to sleep at all, especially since you ate a whole bannana creme pie as a midnight snack." Serena choked back a retort. *I don't want to worry Luna with this dream just yet*, she thought, *besides, I need to find out what this dream means*. Wanting to change the subject fast, Serena broke into a run. "Cmon, Luna, the others are waiting on us. Let's go!" Luna shook her head, and then realized that she was being left far behind. "Serena, wait up!" Luna sprinted after Serena. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rounding a curve in the park path, Serena slowed down. Out of breath, she collapsed onto a nearby park bench. *I don't know what's wrong with me. I should have been able to run all of the way to Rei's...* A wind suddenly gusted, and the sky over the park turned dark. Serena looked at the sky, puzzled at the sudden change. *Funny, the weatherman said nothing about rain...* A ball of energy slammed down from the sky, and landed in front of Serena. It crackled outward, then drew in u[pon itself as it took on human form. Serena took one look at the form standing before her, and gasped. "You are the evil one that was in my dream!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To be continued.... As usual, the characters are not mine, they are just fun to write about, that's all. See you next time... Time Guardian CatsPW@aol.com