LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN A Sailor Moon Sekkushiaru Roman by Sailor Mac "I thought you said Chad was going to be in a *play.* This looks like it's a *movie.*" Serena craned her neck to try to see the poster in the theater lobby. Her mother would just die if she knew that Darien had taken her to the movies at midnight. . . "Of course, it's a movie," said Raye. "The actors act out the movie the same time it's taking place on the screen. It's called a cosplay." "You're going to love this," said Mina. "Glen and I went to 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' in England. It's *lots* of fun. Everyone yells and screams and throws stuff. . ." "Is that why you made me bring all this?" said Serena, holding up a bag containing newspapers, water pistols, party hats, rice. . . "No rubber gloves?" said Lita. "Rubber. . .gloves?" "Sure!" said Ken. "You snap them. . .you need them after you do the bit with the newspapers and squirt guns, but before the party hats. . ." "I'm confused," said Serena. "Don't worry!" said Raye. "I'll tell you what to do with each thing. Wait until you see Chad in the cosplay. . .he's playing Rocky, the big, dumb muscleman." Adam whispered to Amy, "Gee, I just *wonder* why they chose him for *that* part!" She just giggled nervously. She was clinging to his hand, feeling a bit out of her depth. This scene was much more wild than what she usually felt comfortable with. He sensed her anxiety and wrapped an arm around her. "As long as you're with me, Girl Genius, you'll be safe." Serena closed her bag. "Whatever. We'll just wing it, right, Muffin? Muffin?" Darien had a troubled look on his face, the look he usually had while getting "danger" premonitions. . . Then, he seemed to shake it off. "It's nothing. . .come on, let's get the tickets." * * * Alas, Darien's premonition was not "nothing." Parked near the theater was a certain vehicle, with a sinister-looking redhead at the wheel. She was scrutinizing the crowd. "How are you supposed to find a pure heart among this bunch of freaks?" she mumbled. But then, she caught sight of one particular person. . . That's the target, all right, she thought. A face that handsome isn't very hard to miss. But damn, why did he have to get into such a massive crowd? I'll never get him alone this way! Then, she remembered what she had on her side, and she let out a chuckle. Where there's an Egg of Daimon, there's a way, she thought. Her hand tightened around her gun, and she whispered, "Your pure heart is mine, Darien Chiba." * * * While Darien was at the box office, Serena wandered toward the lobby - and bumped into a strange-looking creature, a hunchback with long, stringy yellow hair. "Eep!" she said. "Why, hello there, Dumpling! I'm surprised to see you here!" "ALEX? Why are you dressed like this?" "Michelle and I are in the cosplay!" "We're playing Riff Raff and Magenta," said Michelle, joining her partner. She was dressed in a maid's uniform and wore a frizzy wig, pale makeup and bright red lipstick. "Riff Raff? Magenta?" "You've never seen the film, have you?" said Alex. Serena shook her head. "Well, that makes you a virgin!" "Oh, I'm not a. . ." Serena caught herself and blushed crimson. Alex and Michelle looked at each other and chuckled. She was just so cute! Just then, she felt Darien grab her around the waist. She jumped and gave a little squeal. "Darien! You scared me!" "Sorry, love!" He gave her a little kiss on the temple, then saw who she'd been talking to. . . "Alex! Michelle! I didn't know you two were into this!" "We do it from time to time," said Michelle. "The Riff and Magenta they normally have at this theater are on vacation. . .so we're filling in for them." There's a lot we don't know about these two, Darien thought. . .and it extends far beyond "Rocky Horror." Why do I always get these curious feelings around them, feelings that get stronger and stronger every time we meet. . .feelings that they're the key to our ultimate destiny. . . "Darien?" said Michelle. "Yes? Oh, sorry, just kind of, um, spaced out for a second. . ." "I said, have you been drilling your girlfriend in the Time Warp?" "What's the Time Warp?" said Serena. "A dance that comes pretty early on in the film," said Alex. "Here, we'll show you. It's a jump to the left. . .like this. . .and then a step to the right. . ." Nobody noticed that one of the posters just a few feet away seemed to be pulsating, as if it were alive, as if an Egg of Daimon had been attached to it. . . Because that's exactly what had happened. * * * "You're really getting into this, Meatball Head!" Darien whispered into his delighted girlfriend's ear as she dug through her bag for the next prop she was going to need. Her pigtails were already soaked with water and dotted with rice, and she was still a bit flushed from the vigorous Time Warp she had danced, right up front with Alex and Michelle. "Yes!" she whispered back. "This is fun!" "Don't worry, Serena," Raye whispered, "you're not going to need any props for the couple of scenes coming up now. . .we're up to the seduction part." Sure enough, on the screen and on the stage were double Janets in bed with double Franks. . . Lita leaned over and whispered, "Hey. . .is she all right?" pointing to Amy. The others glanced over. Amy had turned more and more red, and sank further and further down in her seat, with every bawdy scene, every blue-tinged audience line. Now, she was crimson, and clinging to Adam's arm like a tourniquet. "She'll be okay," Darien whispered. "I'm sure if it gets to be too much for her, Adam will get her out of here." Meanwhile, the show was having the opposite effect on Mina. She was really getting into the whole thing - the wild movie, the audience responses, the whole crazy atmosphere - even more than she had in London. And she became overwhelmed with an urge to improvise a riff of her own. . . As the action on screen heated up, she leapt from her seat, stood straight up and shouted at the top of her lungs, "IT'S TRUE. . .DIET DOCTOR PEPPER REALLY *DOES* TASTE JUST LIKE REGULAR DOCTOR PEPPER!!!" The response was a bunch of cards, pieces of toast, and various things found on the floor tossed her way. She ducked, saying, "Maybe my timing was a bit off?". . .and in the process, knocked Serena's bag to the floor. Serena dove down, trying to grab all the contents before they spilled out. . . And then, she noticed something was missing. "The toast!" she whispered to Darien. "I don't have the toast! It must have fallen out when I dropped the bag in the car!" "We can borrow toast from the others." "MuuuUUUUuuuUUufin!" It was that super-begging tone of voice that reminded Darien of a crying puppy. He'd never been able to resist it. "Okay, honey. . .I'll be right back." And he pushed his way past Serena and Raye and headed for the lobby. And as soon as he was outside, alone, the "danger" vibe hit his brain full-force. Oh, Gods, he thought, they *are* here. . .but why? It isn't this enemy's style to plan to attack a crowded theater. He began to make the gesture that would bring his Earth Blade - which was his transformation device as well as his weapon - spinning out of his personal subspace and into his hand. . . He never got a chance to complete it. Eudial sprang out of the shadows, gun at the ready, shouting, "I'll have your pure heart!" And then, he felt the searing pain in his chest. . . In the theater, Serena jumped and gasped, feeling like ice was running through her veins. "Darien!" she whispered. She leapt from her seat and took off through the side door. The others had only to glance at each other, and they knew what was happening. They followed. And little did they notice that two of the cosplay actors had vanished as well. . . In the lobby, Eudial finished extracting the crystal. Oh, it's a good one, she thought. Just look at it shine. . .how very, very pure. It just *has* to be a Talisman. . . But as she reached for it, a voice shouted, "Hold it right there, creepazoid!" She turned, looked, and. . . "YOU again?" "Yes, US again! We are the champions of love and justice! SAILOR MOON!" "And SAILOR MERCURY!" "And SAILOR MARS!" "And SAILOR JUPITER!" "And SAILOR VENUS!" "And in the name of the moon. . ." "WE'LL PUNISH YOU!!!" "Talk, talk, talk," said the villainess. "Let's see if you talk that tough after my daimon gets done with you. DAIMON! Come out!" The. . .*thing* burst out of a movie poster in the lobby showing the entire cast. It looked like an even more garish and demonic Frank N. Furter. "TIME WARP!" it shrieked, flinging cards in all directions. They hit the ground in front of the Sailor Soldiers and exploded, flinging them into a wall. Lita struggled to her feet. "I'll get that thing. . .SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!" But the daimon simply shrieked "TIME WARP!" again and tossed a roll of toilet paper at the ball of electricity. It absorbed the attack, grew to many, many times its normal size, and hit Lita, sending her sprawling again. "I won't let you get away with that!" shouted Amy. "SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!" "TIME WARP!" This time, the daimon produced a huge water pistol, which sucked up Amy's attack. It then pointed it at the girls and fired, and what came out was a rubbery substance which wound around them and bound their arms to their sides. They struggled frantically, but the more they struggled, the tighter it bound them. . . "TIME WARP!" bellowed the daimon as it flung itself toward Darien, a paw outstretched to grab the crystal. Serena let out a shriek and flung herself bodily at the monster. . . But before either could reach it, a voice shouted from outside, "DEEP SUBMERGE!" and a ball of blue-green energy came screaming into the lobby, knocking the monster clear across the room. The crystal flew into the air, and Eudial and Sailor Neptune both dove for it, the latter winning the race. "Sorry, Eudial," called Sailor Uranus from behind her. "You're just not fast enough on your feet." "OOOH!!! You two AGAIN! I'm getting sick of ALL of you sailor-suited brats!" Meanwhile, Michelle was scrutinizing the crystal. . .with mixed emotions. She genuinely liked Darien Chiba. . .Alex even teased her about having a crush on him. (Which she most definitely did not. Her heart belonged only to Alex). "Not a talisman," she said, trying vainly to conceal the relief in her voice. She gently put it back into his chest, got up and looked behind the snack counter for a cutting device. Finding a pair of shears, she cut Sailor Moon's bonds and said, "See to him." Serena had to repress an urge to fling herself at Darien, bury her head in his chest and sob with relief. She couldn't betray her feelings for him in front of the enemy. . .or Uranus and Neptune. They'd figure out that he was Tuxedo Mask. . . "Thanks," she said, keeping her voice as flat as possible. She knelt next to him and felt his pulse. . .oh, darling, she thought, I'm so sorry for making you come out here by yourself. . .please, please open your eyes, Darien. . . "Looks like another wasted effort on your part, Eudial," said Sailor Uranus. "I'm not going to forget this," the villainess fumed. "Just you wait until I finish my new invention. . .you will be VERY sorry!" And she stormed off into the night. Darien's eyelids fluttered, and he started to sit up. "Ser. . ." He caught sight of Uranus and Neptune, and said, "Sailor Moon?" "Lie back and rest," she said. "You were attacked. . ." And she gently pushed her mind toward his, sending him a thought. . .-Oh, my love, I'm so, so glad you're all right. . .why would they attack someone as sweet as you. . .- She turned toward her friends, expecting to see they had been freed by Uranus and Neptune. . .but they were still bound. And the new soldiers were walking away. . . "HEY!" Serena said. "Why are you going?" "Our work here is done." "Why didn't you help my friends? Your fellow Sailor Soldiers?" Sailor Uranus turned and said coldly, "I've told you before. . .what we do has *nothing* to do with you. Just stay out of our way, and we'll stay out of yours." "If what you're doing is so important," said Raye, struggling to her feet, "it concerns *all* of us!" "Tell us what your mission is. . .we'll help you!" Lita added. But the other two had vanished. Darien sent a thought to Serena. . .-I'm okay, love. Go help your friends.- Serena squeezed his hand, got up and picked up the shears, cutting her friends free one by one. "Damn those two!" Raye fumed. "I'm really beginning to think they're enemies." "They're not *friends,* that's for sure," said Mina. "But if they're enemies," said Amy, "why are they competing with Eudial for the heart crystals? It just doesn't add. . ." And then, a voice behind them bellowed, "LET'S DO THE TIME WARP. . .AGAIN!" The Outers had left the creature for dead. . .it wasn't. And a barrage of exploding cards landed in front of the girls, knocking them over again. Mina managed to get up, shouting, "VENUS LOVE-ME CHAIN!" The chain wrapped around the thing, holding it in place for a second. . . "Go for it, Sailor Moon!" Mina said. But as Serena was starting to charge up her Heart Moon Rod, the thing wrenched one of its arms free from the chain, screeched "LET THERE BE LIPS!" and flung a handful of what looked like wax lips at Serena. They stuck to her skin like leeches and stung like bees. She fell to the ground, shrieking and writhing. . . And then, a rose flew through the air and pierced one of the lip things. It dropped off Serena, and a second later, the others dropped as well. "TUXEDO MASK!" she shouted, stopping herself from adding, "I thought I told you to lie back and rest!" While the monster was distracted, Raye fired a "BURNING MANDALA!" attack at it. The thing, caught unaware, started staggering around, beating at the flames on its strange costume. . . "Now, Sailor Moon!" Raye said. Serena began to wind up her attack again. "MOON SPIRAL HEEEEEEEAAAAARRRRTTTTT ATTACK!!!!" The giant pink heart enveloped the creature. Instead of saying "LOVELY!" like most daimon, it shouted "ASSHOLE!" -- then disintegrated. Serena flew toward Darien and threw her arms around him. "Oh, baby, baby. . ." She kissed him, over and over. "Thank the Gods you're all right. . ." "I'm all right. . .just a little bit sore." "Get him home," Raye said. "I know firsthand. . .having that happen to you isn't fun." She leaned over and hugged her half-brother. "Are you okay to drive? I could have Chad take you. . ." "I'm all right." "I'll take care of him," said Serena. "Don't worry." As they started out of the theater, she squeezed his hand and whispered, "Darien. . .I'm so glad that you weren't the carrier. . .those two would have just let you die, I just know it. . ." "I wish we could get to the bottom of those two. . .who they are, and what they're up to. . ." I think I may have gotten to the bottom already, Serena thought. Every time those two show up. . .Alex and Michelle were seen in the vicinity. . . Oh, Gods, I hope I'm wrong. Please let me be wrong. . . * * * When they got back to his apartment, she put him right to bed. He dropped off to sleep right away. She sat there looking at him. My darling, she thought. . .your pure, good heart. . .the thing I love you so much for. . .was almost your undoing. She'd thought no moment in her life could be more horrifying than when she saw Raye hovering between life and death, her heart crystal blasted out of her body. . .until she saw it happen to Darien. What would I do, she thought, if an enemy succeeded in striking him down right in front of me? She shuddered at the thought. . .Oh, baby, I don't think I'd be able to fight, or be happy, or get along in life at all without you. . . She got off the bed, pulled off her clothes and lay beside him, desperate to feel his warmth against her. . .She put her head on his chest so she could hear the strong, steady throb of his heart. . .the pure heart that the enemy could not still. It was the most beautiful sound in the world. I'll always protect you, my love, she thought. With every ounce of power I have, with every breath in my body, I'll protect you. . . And with that thought, she fell asleep. * * * The next morning, she was awakened by the feel of his lips on her neck. "Mmm," she said. "Good morning." "Good morning, Meatball Head. You're beautiful this morning. . ." She turned so she could put her arms around his neck and bring her lips to his. His hands stroked down her long, long hair. . .Almost involuntarily, her leg came up and over his hip, to press her womanhood against his manhood. . . "Aaahh," he said. "What a nice way to start the day. . ." "How do you feel this morning?" she said. "Wonderful, now!" She brought her lips to his again, and rolled him so he was on his back. Her hands began to roam over his body. . . Then, Darien said, "Serena. . .what's that?" "What's what?" "That mark on your arm. . .and you have another one on your shoulder. . ." Serena got out of the bed and stood up so she could see herself in the full-length mirror. . .and gasped. Every place on her body where there had been one of the "lip" things, there was an angry welt that looked almost like a bruise. "Oh, Gods!" she said. "Darien, look at it. . .it's terrible! That thing left marks all over me. . ." He gently led her back to the bed and lay her on her back. "Then I'll put my lips everywhere that thing had its lips. . ." She felt him begin to kiss the bruise on her left arm, his lips tenderly caressing it, as if to take the sting away. . .then, he moved to the one on her shoulder. . . "My beautiful soldier," he whispered, before he began to kiss his way down to the marks on her stomach. . .slowly, slowly. . .His tongue began to make little, teasing, tantalizing swirls on her skin. . .She wanted to moan, "Oh, yes, baby, my breasts, my breasts, please. . ." But he went straight for the next mark, kissing it with the utmost tenderness, flicking his tongue over it. . . "Darien," she whispered, "I want you to. . ." "What, love?" "Up. . .move up. . ." "Now, I can't do that yet. . .you've got so many marks for me to take care of. . ." She felt him kiss his way over, over to the other mark on her stomach. . .Then, his lips were caressing her again. . .he moved down toward her legs. . .When he kissed a wound on her inner thigh, she thought she was going to jump out of her skin. "Ooh. . .oh, baby, please, please. . ." "Please what, Serena?" "Put your mouth. . .your hands. . .where they feel good. . ." "Hmm. . ." She felt his fingers began to stroke the golden thicket of hair covering her most private area. She let out a little cry, arching her hips to allow him greater access. . .but he kept on just lightly brushing the fingers over the hair. . . "DAAARIEN!!!" He took his hand away altogether. . .then began just lightly stroking the hair again, his fingers barely touching her. . .She whimpered, pleaded, her hips rising, but he just lifted his fingers. . . Then, with a sudden movement, he brought his mouth to her breasts, and his lips enveloped her nipple at the same instant that his fingers thrust deep inside her. "AAAHHH!!!" she cried, writhing as heat began to flood her body. . .He stopped sucking just long enough to flutter his tongue over the hardened bud, as his fingers slipped in and out, in and out. . . When he stopped, she rolled him over on his back and crushed her mouth against his. Her hand slipped between his legs and cupped the sac beneath his manhood. . .she began to knead it ever-so-gently, as he made a loud purring noise in his throat. She ran a finger up and down his shaft, circling the head. . .When she took her mouth away from his, he moaned, "Aaah, you minx. . ." "You're going to see how much of a minx I can be." She straddled him. . .but not quite low enough. . .Darien felt the wet velvet of her womanhood rubbing against his stomach. "Serena. .. oh, Gods, what are you doing?" "Mmm," she said. Aaahh, this felt nice. . .her pearl rubbing against his flat, taut belly. . .She'd meant just to tease him, but the tease had benefits for her! "Serena! Oh, baby. . .move down. . .move down, PLEASE. . ." He frantically reached behind him and fumbled in the drawer for a rubber, thrusting it into his girlfriend's hand. . . Serena began to pump her hips faster. Ohh, yes. . .this felt good. . .But s he decided she'd tormented him enough. . .it was time for them both to be fulfilled. She got off him, opened the package, and pulled out the rubber, quickly rolling it on. She straddled him, low enough this time, then gave one hard thrust. . . "AAAAHHHH!!!" they both cried, feeling shockwaves of pleasure pass through them. . .She began to thrust rapidly, as his hands came up to her breasts, squeezing the nipples, caressing, kneading. . . "Oooh, yes. . ." she moaned. "Baby, baby. . .that feels so good. . " "Oh, yeah. . .Serena. . .honey. . .ohhh. . ." She leaned forward a bit, for more pressure where she needed it. . .oh, yes, there, there, right on my jewel, yeah, baby, yeah. . . "OOOHHHH!!!" she cried as the climax wracked her. She sagged forward, onto his chest, and his lips claimed hers, their tongues tangling and stroking. . . "I'm gonna make you come again, baby," he whispered. "I'm gonna make it feel real good. . ." He sat up and pulled her up so she was in his lap, and guided her hips in a rapid thrusting, over and over and over and. . . "Ooohh. . .Darien. . .ohh yes. . .ohhh yes. . ." "Come on, Serena. . .come on, we're gonna make it together. . .ohhh, baby. . .yes. . .I can feel you getting ready. . .I'm getting ready, too. . .ohhhhh. . .l feel it, oh Gods, oh GODS. . ." She let out a shriek as the pleasure screamed through every fiber of her body, and he let out a yell at the same time as he hit the peak, as electric pleasure flooded every cell of his being. . . They collapsed onto the bed, and he slowly eased out of her, got rid of the condom and took her in his arms again, her head resting on his chest. He lay soft kisses over her hair. . . "I love you so much," she whispered. "I love you, too." As they drifted off to sleep, she said, "It's a shame. . ." "What is, love?" "That we didn't see the end of the move." He chuckled. "I'll take you again someday. You were really getting into it, weren't you?" "Yes! It was fun!" He kissed her. "My little Meatball Head. . .so enthusiastic about everything. . .just one reason why I love you." She curled up in his arms again and let the sound of his pure heart -- the heart that beat strongly with their love -- lull her into sleep. AUTHOR'S NOTES: This story was inspired by discussions about "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" I had via ICQ with my very dear friend and honorary "little brother," Mark Berger. We were speculating on what would happen if the Sailor Soldiers attended a screening, and the enemy showed up. . .and so, the story was born. . . Thanks, as always, to my friends in Lemon Tree, to Artemis and Luna and to everyone who's written to tell me how much they enjoyed my stories! Standard Sailor Moon disclaimers apply. These characters ain't mine, I'm just borrowing them for a little while.