"How Strong is Love?" chapter 2, part1: Learning to live without
Okay okay, this is an icerdibly short part. but remember that this is part 1 of chapter 2. I have to have an author's note section before I continue any more of chapter 2. That's why this is so short.

	The group was in total shock. No one had expected such an attack, no one had suspected that their queen would die while protecting her child. Darien just stared down at his love as tears ran down his cheeks. All of the scouts were crying hysterically. Rini just screamed and yelled, not believing what had happened.
	They sat there, alone, for a few more minutes. Then they had there next surprise for the day, "You Sailor Brats! Killing both of my sisters!" This new voice was cold and harsh. In the air appeared a man with red-brown hair. He wore all black, and something in his eyes made the scouts think that he was familiar.
	None of the group answered him, they just kept on srying as they looked up at him. Obviously him found this funny because he started to laugh, "Ha! That is the first step in your punishment for hurting my family! Beryl and Nelli will at least die happy knowing that you wimps won't have your leader anymore!"
	<Beryl and Nelli? His sisters? What?> Thoughts rushed through Darien's mind he couldn't concentrate right. Every thing just flew through his brain unorganized.
	"You will see me in the future, don't you worry! And, oh, may I add that you will actually be seeing your 'precious' Sailor Moon( a.k.a. Serena, and also known as the Neo-queen) in the future too? Well I gotta get goin' so looks like she'll be coming with me. Good bye!" The man smirked as he shot out a dark power that blew everyone away. Then the power formed around Serena. She and the man dissapeared.
	"SERENA!!" Darien's yell echoed for a long time as Rini started to scream again. They all wept. None could think of anything besides the loss of Serena. Eventually they all transformed back into their normal forms. Rini was shocked, she had not known that her friends were the Sailor Scouts. (Or that her father was Tuxedo Mask.) She was still crying, Darien held her and let her weep. Finally she fell asleep. When she did, Luna collected herself and spoke.
	"Listen, this is a terrible tradgety. But we most continue on." Luna choaked on her words but continued, "Darien, it is your discession. Do you wish to have most of Rini's memories erased? She will not remember about this time, or much about Serena."
	Darien looked down at his sleeping daughter. He spoke after a time, "Erase her memory. I don't want her to be scared with this pain." Darien looked up, determained, "Scouts, the night of Rini's twelth birthday is when she will learn about her past. She will begin to train as a Sailor Scout."
	Everyone nodded. Slowly the girls got their emotions under control. Amy then spoke up, "We will continue on. We have to, for Rini." 
	"Right," Mina and Lita whispered.
	"We'll do it..." Haruka started.
	"For Rini," Michiru finished for her.
	"For a better future," Setsuna added.
	"So maybe one day-" Hotaru cut off.
	"What?" Raye asked.
	Hotaru continued softly, "So maybe one day we can find our queen again." As the group looked at her in shock, she explained, "That guy said she'd be alive!" She started to cry again. Everyone exchanged glances, could Serena still be brought back to life? Amy had said she was dead... but there had been so many miricles. Would she come back?Okay, like it? Hate it? Just e-mail me at whyfam@execpc.com   K? All right, I'll go and start typing up more of this fanfic for ya. Oh yeah, Sailor Moon doesn't belong to me (boo-hoo). I don't own any popular/cool thing like SM, well besides my fanfics.... just kidding! Later! gotta boogie! -Sailor ClearMoon