A Life Without Destiny, Chapter 1

Show: Sailormoon
'Ship: Serena/Darien
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailormoon, anime or manga. This is purely fanmade.

Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

Chapter 1

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“Darien, please tell me you’re not kicking me out of the group. Please tell me that you are just confused.” Serena begged her voice barely audible above her breathing.

Her world was crashing around her and she had no clue why. ‘I’ll tell you why. Because your boyfriend, your lover, your best friend, your prince, your soul mate is rejecting you for the second time’. The voices in her mind seemed to taunt her. She had tried to be his everything. Perfection. Wasn’t she enough, wasn’t her long nights of fighting for him enough? Even her friends, behind Darien seemed to remain silent as she broke down. They had decided that she should step down as leader, and let one of them take control. Raye even suggested that she just leave.

Serena had been late to the fight again. It wasn’t her fault, not really. She had been at the doctors. She had had an appointment. They were doing blood work. (A/N let’s pretend that her alien blood can not be detected unless you know its there) Apparently her high metabolism might go down soon and she could stop being hyper with all the sugar she consumed. She had tried to get out as possible, but how exactly do you tell your doctor that you’re Sailor Moon and need to leave to defend love and justice? They wanted her to leave.

She too was fed up with being Sailor Moon. This wasn’t what she was born for. She was a Politian, she was a lawyer. But she wasn’t a sailor scout, nor was she their leader. She was a princess. Sure she knew how to fight, but not in anyway that was safe for earth. If she released all her strength, she just might destroy half the dimension with a flick of her wrist. She had to be careful. But did they know or care? No! Serena felt her anger growing. Her emotions were high and pulsing. It wasn’t her fault she wouldn’t regain her grace until she was twenty-one! She was trying her best under the circumstances! So what if she wasn’t like Princess Serenity. They were nothing like their past selves either. Lady Rachel was much more temperate. Lady Amilié was much more decisive. Lady Melita had more humility instilled in her. Lady Lamina was much more level-headed. And of course Darien, Endymion was much more affectionate, more open and kind to everyone.

Serena decided then and there she would end this. They wanted her to leave then fine, but there was a price to that decision. It would cost them greatly and maybe if they were lucky in the future she may forgive them. She may even come back and put everything back the way it was but for now no. Her leaving meant one thing and hopefully they would learn, if not Earth would end.

Getting up from the ground she had slumped too Serena lifted her head and stared each at them in the eye.

“You want me to leave fine, but I hope you know what you have decided to do. What you are asking of me has serious consequences,” Serena stated in a voice unrecognizable by any of them, as if she was no longer the little girl she had been a few moments ago. All of them were speechless. Even Luna had turned back to her, as she had previously said her piece and had said she was finished with Serena. She had said there was no way Serena was Princess Serenity.

Darien was the first to speak, “Serena we all understand you are upset but please admit you aren’t right for leadership, and maybe, as Raye said, you aren’t right to protect. Your power may be the only one of ours to be able to destroy a demon with one hit but the rest of us can work together and I’m sure with two or three hit they’ll be down.”

“I know I’m not right to be jumping around and stuff…”

Amy cut her off, “Serena it’s more than that. A Sailor Scout must be organized and be able to maintain a cover. Everyday you sleep in class because you can’t keep awake because of the late night fights. You are never on time. We need a scout more capable.”
“And who exactly will replace me?” Serena asked ticked off on the inside for saying she was capable. If only they knew.

“There is a promising girl that looks remarkably like you. She is a good student, focused and an incredible athlete. She’s a little taller than you and she has short hair but I’m sure we cant slowly change Sailor Moon’s appearance so the public won’t know,” Luna said.

“She’s also my new girlfriend. I care for her a lot so maybe that means she could be the real princess,” Darien added.

“Interesting, fine I’ll leave. Here’s my broach. That’s all she’ll need.” With that Serena ripped off the broach from her shirt and tossed if to Darien who just barely caught it.

“Only you will be able to help her become Sailor Moon.” Serena said directly at Darien ignoring the looks they were giving her. She had become incredibly serious in a matter of moments.

Maybe she can be the leader we need. Darien thought off handily. Suddenly a voice came up from behind Serena.

“You must be Serena, the girl I’m replacing,” Serena winced at that, “Don’t worry I’ll keep everything safe. I’m Katrina by the way.” The girl, apparently called Katrina, said while walking up and linking her arm with Darien obviously saying that Darien was hers now.

“I’m sure you will Katrina.” Serena shook her head. She didn’t want to do this but if she wasn’t with Darien anymore, the protocol was to change it.

Sighing Serena said one last thing. “I respect your decision to kick me out,” at this Serena change into Princess Serenity,” I only hope you can deal with the consequences.”

“Sooooo does this mean I’m Princess Serenity now? I’m not quite sure how this works,” Katrina asked not really Serena but more to the other Scouts.

“I guess since you are my love now sweetheart I guess my destiny is shared with you so I would say yes,” Darien said placing his arm around Katrina instead of their linked arms.

“Yeah so can you make this quick Serena? We have business to discuss and schedules to talk about with Katrina,” Raye said a little to sharp for her liking but she was somewhat upset that she was losing a friend. Though Raye was set in her decision, it didn’t make it easier to make. Serena was lazy and late and she didn’t particularly like her but Serena had brought them together and for that Raye would be grateful to her forever,

“I will,” walking up to Darien Serena unwrapped his arm around Katrina, who at this action was getting mad that her fiancé’s ex-girlfriend was acting intimate with him, and took both of his hands in hers.

Aren’t I supposed to be getting the power? Not Darien? Katrina thought.

Suddenly there was a lightly glowing string running down both Darien’s arms and Serena’s. They looked as if they were tied together as two strings on each arm, one red and one pink wrapped around the arms.

Darien was paralyzed. This had never happened before. He kept staring at the strings. He knew the pink one was Serena’s so that must of meant the red was his. She was letting him go. She was unwinding their destiny so he could intertwine his with Katrina. After everything she was still caring for him.

Reading his thoughts Serena said. “I will always love you Darien that is what makes this harder.”

Reacting to her words that strings ripped apart Darien’s grew purple ones, he knew meant Katrina was intertwined with him. Serena’s grew silver ones.

“I know this is hard for you Serena, but I’ll keep Rini safe. Not that she’ll be named RIni I guess. I know letting go of your love to be happy is hard. I can’t feel what you are feeling but I know that letting your love’s destiny and life go must be heart breaking but you’ll get through. It looks as if you already have a replacement if you look at your arms.” Darien said.

“Yeah Serena. This doesn’t mean we don’t want to be your friend anymore I’m sure we can still hang out together,” Lita said trying to make Serena feel better about the situation.

“Yeah, I could never go shopping with out you Sere,” Mina said trying to help.

“I don’t think any of you really grasp what has just happened, and what it means,” Serena whispered softly tears escaping her head that was bent down. The scouts, Darien and newly appointed Sailor Moon looked at her with pitiful eyes. She had just lost everything.

But lifting her head they saw Serena with a smile on her face.

“I’m ecstatic for myself; I’m finally free from something that was never my responsibility. I’m crying for you guys. I’m so sorry.”

“What do you mean Serena?” Mina asked hesitantly, silently wondering, like the rest of them there, if Serena had lost her mind. She had lost her friends, her some-what job, her knowledge of being a mother to Rini, and her lover Darien. Why would she cry for them?

“I’m sorry that you have no more destiny.” With that Serena lifted her hand and opened, somehow, a portal. None of them could see where it lead but none of them were concerned about that right now. They wanted to know what she meant.

“Serena what did you do?” Darien asked frantically.

“I separated our destiny strings. We are no longer soul mates.”

“So what would that mean?” Amy asked for the first time truly baffled at something Serena said.

Serena didn’t answer that question though, Artemis did.

“It means they were never soul mates, their destiny has never come together.” Artemis said slowly following Serena knowing he had clemency of the things Serena had set in motion as he had been the only on to defend her and to guard the life he had hoped for.

“Artemis, where are you going? Luna asked.

“And what does that mean?” Amy interjected too.

“I am the guardian of the princess while you are the guardian of Sailor Moon; at one time they were the same so our jobs were the same, but now that has changed. Serena is leaving so I must follow her. Katrina is the new Sailor Moon so you must stay. That’s the rules.”

“I forgot,” Luna whispered.

“Artemis what does Serena and Darien being serperated mean?” Amy asked again a little more frantic.

“It means that the Earth was never saved. That Princess Serenity never sent Lunarian troops to help Endymion to protect him. It means that she never had a reason to care about Earth affairs like she was taught to. It means she married Prince Dimitri of the Solarian Kingdom. It means you Scouts as ambassadors from your respective planets to Earth were never sent to protect Serena as ordered by Endymion. All in all, it means the Moon and the Silver alliance was saved, while the entire Earth was wiped out. In a few moments, after Serena leaves she will never remember any of you. Neither will I. She will be the wife of Dimitri. Renée her daughter will take RIni’s place. Katrina will be Sailor Earth as the broach follows Serena. And most importantly Earth will be a desert wasteland.” Artemis summarized.

“It’s time you all lived your lives, a life without destiny.” With that Serena and Artemis jumped through the portal and everything around the scouts became a charred wilderness with nothing but them left.

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