Ch 6 this is my secret Lita was walking in the park, admiring the necklace Locke gave her. It was a coincidence that she bumped into him. "Oh! Hi Locke!" Lita waved to where Locke was standing. Locke smiled. They ended up on a bench, talking. Lita started to play around with her necklace again. "I like the necklace," Lita started. "It must be hard with your mom gone. What about your dad?" Lita asked. "I never knew him." Locke said. Lita felt sorry for him. "Lita, I... I want to tell you something," Locke started. "What is it?" Lita asked. "Well, Lita, I... uh... well, this is gonna be hard for me to tell..." Locke said. "Go on," Lita urged. "Lita, I want to be more than just friends," Locke said. Lita blushed. "You mean as boyfriend, girlfriend, couple, lovers?" Lita asked. Locke nodded, and blushed. "Oh, Locke, that's great! I mean, I've always wanted a boyfriend, someone who really cared, and then I met you. You were... I mean you are the perfect boyfriend I've been waiting for! I... just didn't know what you'd say if I'd asked you!" Lita exclaimed. Then they kissed, just like that. Lita was still fiddling with her locket, and then she felt some sort of button. She let go of Locke. "Lita, what's wrong?" Locke asked. "Locke! You should've told me this was a locket!" Lita said. Lita opened the locket. Locke just stared at the locket. "I... I never knew it could do that!" Locke said. Lita looked at two pictures, not paying attention to what Locke just said. "Locke! Where did you get these?" Lita asked. It had two pictures cut out to fit the locket that were black and white, one with Lita and the other with Locke. 'Why am I wearing my princess dress from Jupiter, and why is Locke in a uniform?' Lita thought. "I... I have no idea where these came from!" Locke said. "Are you sure?" Lita asked. Locke nodded. "Weird..." Lita commented. Later, they went to Lita's place. Lita sat on her bed and turned on her T.V.. Then she took out her locket again and looked at the pictures. Locke sat down beside her. "I wonder how... wha?" Locke started. He caught a flash in the corner of his eye. 'Why is Muron attacking now?' he thought. "Listen, Lita, I gotta go. There's, uh... something I have to do." Locke said. And with that he left. 'Where's he going?' Lita thought. She had never seen him rush to do anything. Then her communicator went off. "You guys, another major attack in Fairview park. Get there on the double!" Mina's voice said. Lita nodded and went off. Mina was waiting at the park with Rini and Serena. "Whoa! Freaky!" Serena said. Some strange guy was holding this dark crystal realizing dark energy from it and hitting everybody in its path. Those who were hit turned evil. The other scouts arrived. "Scout power!" They said all together. They quickly transformed. "Yo, you evil Nega dweeb!" Yelled someone from above. Muron looked up. "You're looking at trouble! I'm Sailor Moon, and in the..." Sailor Moon started. Muron released more energy from the ball, commanding it to go after the Sailor scouts. Then Locke came. "Muron, what are you doing?" Locke asked. "Empresses orders!" Muron smiled. All of a sudden, Muron hit Locke very hard, causing him to lose some power. Jupiter had another flashback. 'I want to be more than friends, Lita,' came a voice in her head. Then she saw Locke's face. 'No wonder why! I'm not going crazy really, something inside is telling me about Locke!' She thought. Sailor Moon noticed the blank look on Jupiter's face. She waved her hand in front of Jupiter. "Hey. hello, wake up! Earth to Jupiter!" Sailor Moon said. But Jupiter didn't pay attention. Jupiter just kept on staring at Locke. 'Locke is that guy!' Jupiter thought. She was shocked. Then she realized what had happened before. The person who saved her and the scouts, the one who kept on protecting her in the Silver millennium. Locke... "Hey, Lita, catch!" said a ten year old Locke. (This is in the Silver millennium). Lita missed and ran into some older kids. "Hey, look, it's the princess!" said one kid sarcastically. "Heard you've been taking karate! Try this!" Said another. Lita wasn't ready. One kid picked her up and back dropped her. Lita started crying. Locke came, throwing rocks at the kids. "Hey, Lita! I'm here. I'll always be here for you..." Jupiter's eyes went narrow. "That explains the necklace!" She said aloud. The scouts looked at her. "What explains what?" Sailor Moon said confused. "What necklace?" Chibi moon asked. Then Muron was about to hit Locke. "I'll kill you Locke. You killed my sister. So I'll kill you." Muron grinned. "H-how?" Locke asked. "By falling in love with a mortal. That's against the rules, plus you broke her heart." Muron explained. Locke knew he was immortal because of what Empress Drusilla gave to him. He remembered what had happened... "Mom, don't die! Don't leave me!" Cried a 15 year old Locke. "I'll make your mom alive," said a voice behind him. A young pretty woman, in about her twenty's, came up to him. "If you join my army, that is." The woman was wearing completely black. Locke stupidly agreed for he wanted his mom to be allright. He didn't want to hurt anybody but he really wanted his mom back. One year after, his mom died. But he was stuck with the Negaforce so he had no choice but to fight, or his life... Muron was about to strike. Jupiter had this urging feeling to yell. But she didn't. Instead, she went in front of Locke, protecting him. "I am not mortal," Jupiter yelled at the guy. "Of course you are. You are a human!" Muron said. "I am Princess Jupiter, part of Princess Serenity's court! Everyone that is part of her court is immortal!" Jupiter said. "Say what you want. Now get out of the way!" Muron yelled. The Sailor Scouts stood a few meters away, surprised at what Jupiter said. Jupiter kneeled beside Locke. "Don't worry, Locke! Everything will be fine," Jupiter assured. Then some sort of dark light appeared in front of them. A young woman stepped out, around in her late teens. She was wearing entirely black except for her pale skin (i.e.: black lipstick, hair and dress). "Locke, I am disappointed in you. Come, I will punish you later." Locke woke up at the sound of the lady's voice. "But Empress Drusilla! The rules say you have to exterminate..." Muron started. "Shut your mouth! I will explain at home. Now come!" The empress went into the hole, followed by Locke and Muron. "L-Locke," Jupiter started. Locke turned around. He shook his head. "I can't stay, Jupiter. Don't worry, you'll see me tomorrow. I'll be fine." Locke then went in the hole. Jupiter fell to the ground on her knees. Then she started crying. The scouts rushed to her. "You... you saved him again!" Chibi moon said surprised. "Of course I did," Jupiter started. She stopped crying and started again. She never cried like this ever since her parents died. "Jupiter, what's wrong?" Sailor Moon asked. Ignoring Sailor moon's question, Jupiter started saying something. "Why did he ever join the negaverse?" Jupiter whispered. Mars knelt down beside Jupiter. "Who?" She asked. "Locke..." Jupiter said. Mercury gasped. "So that's why you kept on protecting him!" Mercury said. "But why didn't you tell us?" Jupiter stopped crying. "I didn't realize it was him 'til now. At first when I saw him, he felt important. And now, I just know it's him." Jupiter explained. "I need rest. This day was too exciting for me." Jupiter went back to Lita and started to leave. Then Sailor Moon spoke up. "Lita, you said something before. Something that explains... well... something!" Lita tried to remember what she had said. 'That explains the necklace' she recalled herself saying. 'What explains what?!' She also then recalled Sailor Moon's voice. "Oh. Well... uh... a... I'll explain tomorrow." Lita said. Then she went home. The next day, Lita went to Locke's place. "Lita!" Locke exclaimed as he opened the door. He let her in. "So you're okay." Lita said. They sat on the couch. They didn't really say anything else except "well" and "hi". Lita broke the silence. "Locke, um,... why... do you..." Lita started. She was afraid that she would upset him. "Why I work for the negaforce?" Locke finished. Lita nodded. "To save my mother's life..." Locke started. Lita looked at him. "But you said your mother died!" Lita said. "A year after I saved her. If I just let her be, then I wouldn't be working for the negaforce." Locke explained. "Wish I hadn't..." Lita sat closer to him and gave him a hug. "Oh, Locke. I'm sad, yet happy you joined the negaforce." Lita said. Locke gave her a questioning look. "I never would have met you, then." She explained. Locke nodded. Lita brought out her necklace. "I remember... when I had to go to the moon to help princess serenity..." Lita started. "So do I..." Locke continued... "Locke, leave me alone! I'm sorry to get mad at you but I'm in a rush!" Princess Jupiter rushed around her room looking for her power pen. "Lita, I want to talk to you for a sec." Locke said. "Aha! Found it! What did you say Locke?" Lita stood up. "I... never mind. Come outside with me." Lita and Locke were standing outside on the balcony. "I... want to give this to you. I'd give it to you on the moon if I didn't have to stay here." Locke handed her a necklace. Lita opened it. "It's a locket!" She exclaimed as she saw a picture of the two of them. "You'll remember me that way." Locke said. Lita started to cry. "Oh, Locke! I don't want to leave you!" Lita exclaimed as she sank into his arms. Locke hugged her tight. "Don't worry. You'll defeat Beryl and come back here, and we'll live as we're living now. Don't cry." Locke pulled her up and gave her a kiss. They kissed for some time. Then Lita pushed him away. "I have to go," Lita said. Then Queen Beryl came. "Too late!" Lita cried. She transformed into Sailor Jupiter. Then she put the necklace around her. She tried to leave, but then Queen Beryl caught her. "Trying to leave, huh?" Queen Beryl asked. She threw a lightning bolt at her. But Locke came and protected her. "GO!" He yelled. Jupiter left. She looked back as soon as she heard Locke scream. "Locke!" She cried. It was too late for her to go back. Lita woke up, finding herself in Locke's bed. Lita got up and went to his Den. "Locke where are you? Answer me!" As soon as she went in the den, she was horrified at what she saw. "Locke!!!" She screamed.