Hello there! Here's chapter 11! Wow, I can't believe that I've gotten this far! Well, this about all the action I can handle! I'm telling you that I'm not much of an action writer! I'll leave it to those who can really do a better job than me! ;0) Again, to promote my site, check out: www.geocities.com/~ladymharris or www.geocities/tokyo/bay/9408! It's still boring at the moment. Yeah, yeah, quite blabbing and get on with the story! You can reach me at, of course: royalant@pacbell.net or mharris@nationalhp.com! Again, all the regular disclaimers apply. Self-edited, too. Yuck!

 

 

 

MOONLIGHT MIDNIGHT GLORY

 

 

Chapter 11

 

Planet of Beryl...

 



"Where am I?" Serena said to herself as she looked around the dark room. She sat up in the large bed, feeling groggy. She rubbed her sore neck as she thought back to the past events that lead her up to where she was.

The last thing she remembered was Chorn nearly choking her as they went through total blackness. He had hollered at her not to try any of her powers on him. Anything she tried would only reflect off him and she would only kill herself. Tears of frustration had ran down her red cheeks as she felt her life begin to slip away. Only she didn't die. She had passed out from his grip around her neck. She was stuck somewhere in a dark room. In a dark room, lost somehow and somewhere.

She looked down at herself and with startlement, noticed she was not wearing the same clothes she had arrived in. She was dressed in a velvet, long black dress. There was a long slit to the dress, exposing and showing off her shapely legs. It was a halter dress, with sheer black cloth covering her arms and chest. A diamond choker was placed around her neck and wrists. Even diamond drop earrings adorned her earlobes.

Serena fumed. She was in a black dress in an elegant black room. She looked out of the balcony at the dark clouds and the angry seabreakers that crashed against the cliff. The cool wind brought the smell of the sea to her. She shivered slightly as she walked back into the black room. The room apparently overlooked a gigantic ocean. She could see no other land. Somehow, she knew that Chorn had gotten her to the planet Beryl. She was being held prisoner.

How was she going to get out of here? She didn't even know how to begin. She had tried using her powers, but somehow this room deterred everything she tried. She was too far away to mentally communicate with Darien and even her mother didn't respond. A sense of frustration welled up within her. She pushed aside the other feeling of hopelessness. She wondered if everyone was all right. She felt the tears well up in her eyes, but she blinked them back as she tried reasoning with herself. Somehow, someway she was going to find a way out of this place. It retched of evil.

Serena was pacing the room, trying desperately to think of a way out. That was when she heard a woman screeching at the top of her lungs. Then the ground shook.

"Bring her here, now!" The voice was filled with utter rage, as Serena's eyes flew wide open. "How dare you return here without the Silver Crystal and bring her here!" The voice raged on. Serena knew then without a doubt, who the voice belonged to.

Queen Metilla.

She couldn't hear what Chorn's reply was, but she knew he was in heap of trouble.

"You will return to Earth with her and bring back that crystal, or you will suffer the consequences!" Metilla raged on. "Bring her to me now, Chorn!"

Then she heard him. Calling out to her, like a lost dream.

"Serena...Serena...!"

Darien!

"Damnit, girl! Answer me!" He called out to her in her head. How? How, did he get here? A ray of hope shot threw her.

"Darien? Darien...I'm in here!" She cried out, going to the door that was locked. She tried opening it, but it wouldn't give.

"Serena?" Then unbelievably, he was right outside of her door.

"Darien? Oh my God! I can't get out! It's locked and I can't use my powers!" She cried out, beginning to panic.

"Alright, just calm down, baby!" He called back to her, softly. "Stand back and give me some room!"

"What?"

"Just do it!" he said, impatiently.

"Okay, okay!" She answered, as her cheeks turned red with anger. That was more like her. There was a loud crackle and a low hiss as she watched the doorknob practically melt before her wide eyes. And then the door opened, and she cried out as she flew into his outstretched arms.

"Serena...shushhh." She heard him whisper hoarsely into her hair. His grip was tender, in spite of him holding her tightly. She wanted nothing more than to hold him forever, as she trembled within his arms. "Are you alright?" He asked her after a moment, as he looked into her silver eyes, searching. She saw his eyes harden like granite and his mouth tightened as he noticed what she wearing.

She shook her head, trying to keep from sobbing. "No, I'm fine." She could only stare into his dark eyes, as if she was trying to memorize them. Then, "How were you able to use your powers in here?" She asked, puzzled.

He smiled wickedly, raising his hand up and she gasped.

"The Silver Millennium Crystal!" She looked into his eyes, unable to believe what she saw. The silver crystal gleamed like a large, brilliant diamond in his hand. Even in the dark room, rays of staggering light reflected off the walls. "How...?" she breathed as she looked between him and the crystal.

"I would stand here and tell you the whole story, but we don't have time." He said as he pulled her through the door and into the dark hallway.

Then, they heard Metilla's voice screech throughout the castle.

"My portals! Someone has opened them! No one can open them, except for me!" Metilla screamed. "Chorn, damnit! Come back here and find out who has entered into my domain, now!"

Darien started heading towards Metilla's voice, when Serena pulled back shaking her head.

"Darien, nooo!" She cried out softly, in the hallway. Low torchlights barely lit the way. "I don't want to go near her!" She said, her body trembling.

"Serena..." Darien eyes softened from their hard glints, as he looked back at her, tenderly. "We have to. You're a lot stronger, than you give yourself credit for, babe. Let's go and take care of her. Now." And then, his eyes turned that, hard blue. He held his hand out to her.

She looked down at his offered hand. Her eyes traveled up and their gazes held, their thoughts mingling and becoming one. She felt her pulses leap and the goosebumps raised the hairs on her skin. Even in the dark hallway, she could feel his deep, blue gaze touch her soul. Her Soul Mate. He was hers, for life. And even though he didn't say it, this man loved her. She knew, from deep within her heart, that he did. Someday, she would get him to admit it to himself and finally, to her.

Someday.

But, someday, wouldn't come if Metilla won. Her resolve hardening, she grasped his hand tightly as their gazes held for what seemed an infinity. Then, they ran forward.

 

 

"Who goes there?" Chorn shouted at the couple that was running towards him. "Serena?" Chorn gasped out as he recognized her silver head. "You!" Chorn exclaimed, "You opened the portals?" Then his eyes went black with evil. Before Chorn even had a chance to raise his hand, Darien blasted him with a blaze of blue, light beams. Serena cried out, covering her eyes as the flash of light blinded her for a moment. Within an instance, Chorn was gone.

Too bad, Darien thought. He had wanted Chorn to suffer, but he had bigger fish to fry.

They could hear Metilla's voice continuing to rage on as she ordered her pawns to leave her. They followed the sound of her voice, until they were suddenly standing before her, in her deserted throneroom.

Metilla turned around and gasped with outrage as she stared down at the couple. My God, was he magnificent! Metilla thought haphazardly, as she stared at the Prince of Earth. If only he would rule at her side, instead of that sniveling bitch, Princess Serena!

"You dare enter here!" Queen Metilla snapped at them. Her hard eyes gleamed maliciously at Serena. "How did you get in here, no one can enter through my sealed portals, unless..." Metilla summarized as she continued glaring at Serena. "Before I killed your mother--"

"Y-you killed my mother?" Serena stammered with horror. She looked at Darien, who nodded sadly. Serena could feel her bones shaking with coldness as tears again, streamed down her cheeks, unchecked. Her mother! Gone! It just wasn't possible, her mind cried out. This evil being, who had no regard for life! That she could stand there, proud of her achievements! Serena felt sick to her stomach.

Metilla laughed coldly. "Your mother, the planets, what difference does it make?" she said, shrugging her shoulders. "Your next, little princess. I haven't been able to destroy Earth...yet." Metilla looked over her shoulders at Darien. "Perhaps, there's no need to, though." She would use the Prince of Earth, until she was tired of him, she thought, grinning slyly. Or perhaps, she would just keep him for her slave. She liked that idea, very much. After, she used him. She giggled insanely.

Serena knew that look, as her mind cleared instantly. Had she not seen it on the other women, who desired Darien for their own? That this ugly, old evil hag could want him for herself! Cold rage filled her, overriding any grief she had been feeling. Anger blossomed within her, that this woman could just come and take everything that she cherished and loved! The lives she had destroyed, the hurt had she caused, with her senseless evil! All in the name of power!

"You bitch!" Serena screamed back at Metilla. Metilla's green eyes flashed back with anger.

"So the little princess has a backbone, do we?" Metilla trilled.

"Yes, I do. And in the name of the Moon Kingdom, I, no--" Serena corrected herself as she looked over at Darien's stony face, "we will punish you!"

"Not before I do, you puny princess!" Metilla screeched as she directed a blaze of powerful beams at her and Darien.

Serena screamed and ducked out of the way, even as Darien threw a blast of retaliating beams at Metilla. Metilla screamed as the blaze hit her on her side, throwing her up against her throne. She was only stunned for a moment.

"Where are my enforcement's?" Metilla screeched within the castle.

"They cannot help you, Metilla! I've sealed them off from you." Darien shouted at her. Metilla's eyes narrowed into hate. "You've met your maker, Metilla." Darien replied ominously. He grinned at her, his smile hard. That he could just smile at her, as if he looked at death and had won! No, that was not possible, Metilla thought. For once in her life, she felt real fear. But she knew his weakness! She looked at Serena with a glee of victory. That stupid, princess!

Darien watched Metilla's gaze swing towards Serena, who had just gotten up. His mind screamed at her to move out Metilla's eyeshot. Serena looked over at him, paralyzed with fear. Metilla shrieked out with an insane laughter as a powerful beam erupted from her out thrown hands. Darien leaped forward shouting at Serena to move.

God, I'm too late, his mind screamed.

The beam hit her on her chest, even as it threw her clear across the throneroom. Serena hit one of the tall columns, her head knocking against the column, hard. Stunned, Serena slowly looked over at Darien, as his eyes grew huge, staring at her chest with horrid disbelief. She could faintly hear Metilla's laughter of victory. Serena looked down at her chest, and realized that there was only a bloody hole where her chest should have been. No, no, nooo! Her mind screamed as the sudden pain ripped through her like a bolt of lightening. Her eyes rolled up and then everything went black.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Darien howled with wrenching despair. The pain ripped threw him, like a sharp knife. He keeled over and landed on his knees, his body contorted in pain. Even as his voice went hoarse, the Silver Crystal, forgotten, began to glow. Within a second, it left Darien's clenched hands and flew to where Serena's body lay hunched over.

"What the hell?" Metilla's crazy laughter faltered as she stopped in confusion.

Darien looked up at the sound of Metilla's voice. The Silver Millennium Crystal's glow grew brighter and brighter, until it eclipsed and bathed the entire throneroom in it's light. Then suddenly, it split into two pieces. One piece shot into Darien's chest, stunning him. The other crystal flew into Serena.

Serena's eyes blinked open, in disbelief. She should be dead, she thought, crazily. She looked down at her chest, again fearing the sight that would greet her. She could hear Metilla raging in disbelief. But her chest was there, intact and whole. She touched it, just in case. She looked over at Darien, who was on his knees.

"Darien!" She cried out to him, her legs taking her to him.

"Serena?" Darien huskily cried out to her. He held her for a moment, not wanting to let her go, but knew that he must. Their hands clasped together. They gazed for a moment at each other, as their spirits and souls mended together. A silver aura began it emit from their bodies. The glow intensified, doubled and then quadrupled. Then, there was nothing to be seen, but the silver, piercing light.

"NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Metilla screamed as she was blasted to pieces. Whatever that was left of her, incinerated. There was not even a speck of dust of her.

The aura of light continued to expand, enveloping the entire planet of Beryl. The planet of Beryl shuddered and then buckled. It heaved from within the center core of the planet. Then it erupted from within it's center, blasting forward with enormous explosions. Like a huge bomb going off, the planet of Beryl began to set off multiple explosions.

"Hold on to my hand, Serena!" Darien shouted to her above the noise of the exploding planet. Their bodies were above the planet, the aura of the light protecting them from outer space. "Whatever happens, don't let go of my hand, Serena!"

She nodded her head, as she looked down at the planet. It was rapidly residing from sight. It looked like an exploding star. She watched with wide eyes, as they passed by Pluto, then Neptune, and then Uranus. Her hand was getting tired of gripping his, so hard.

"I can't hold on, Darien!" Serena shouted above the noise of them moving through time and space. She could feel sweat beading on her forehead and where their hands gripped together. When they passed Mars, that was when it seemed as they entire galaxy moved. Planet Beryl exploded one last time, like a huge nuclear bomb going off. Waves of pieces of the planet showered through outer space.

"Don't let go---!" Darien shouted as their bodies felt the waves of the explosion above the Earth's atmosphere. A small meteor, rapidly approaching Earth, hit them. The force of the piece knocked them both apart.

As they fell to Earth, Serena's mind watched a kaleidoscope of her most memorable moments of her life. With the Silver Crystal protecting them, they fell to the Earth like a burning ball of fire. As if it like yesterday, Serena remembered her, Darien, Mina and Malachite as they were preparing to leave Darien's home, the palace. She remembered shaking her hair, instantly transforming her silver hair to brilliant auburn and her eyes to the color of emeralds. Her body reacted, by obeying what her mind was seeing. She remembered Malachite's astonnished face, as Mina and her, giggled at his comical face. Her mind went over Darien's reaction of disgust, as her mind glossed over yet another scene of her life. But, it was there that she passed out, losing consciousness.

 

 

 

Stay tuned for chapter 12...Lady M Harris