MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR
A Sailor Moon Sekkushiaru Roman

by Sailor Mac
	Eudial sat alone in the lab, brooding.
	Every single time she tried to capture a pure heart, she was foiled by one
of those little brats in the sailor dresses. Never mind that all the heart
crystals that had turned up so far were duds. . .it was the very idea of
being beaten, seeing her daimon destroyed, over and over and over. . .
	By *kids*.
	By a little girl with a freakin' *stick.*
	It's always the same one who destroys the daimon, she thought. That little
one with the balls on her head. . .Well, I'm going to make her *pay* for
that.
	She knew Professor Tomoe had created a new type of daimon, one which could
be programmed to attack one person in particular. And it was that daimon
she was taking to her next assignment. . .with a very specific person's
image implanted in it.
	"You're going to be very sorry, Sailor Moon," she said.
* * *
	"So how many people are coming to the Game-A-Thon at my college tomorrow?"
Darien said to the group gathered at Crown Cafe.
	"I don't know," said Amy. "Playing games all night. . .I've got some major
studying to do. Midterms are coming up. . ."
	"In three weeks!" said Lita.
	"Well, I want to be ready!"
	"I didn't think you were the gamer type, Tux Boy," Raye said.
	"Well, normally I'm not. . .but a friend of mine is organizing this, and
it's for a good cause. All the money is going to a fund for children with
cancer."
	"I'm in!" said Mina. "I haven't done roleplaying games for a long time!"
	"Mina, *you* were a gamer?" said Serena.
	"Sure! I used to kick butt in the Sailor V roleplaying game!"
	"Which reminds me," said Darien. "The highlight of the Game-A-Thon will
come at midnight. . .with the debut of a brand-new Sailor Moon roleplaying
game!"
	Everyone gasped.
	"Sailor. . .Moon?" said Serena.
	"Yes! Bill. . .the organizer. . .has apparently followed you in the papers
since the beginning. So he based a game on your exploits."
	"Hey, wouldn't it be cool if we were to play that game. . .and all
roleplay each other?" said Lita.
	"You mean, I be Sailor Jupiter, you be Sailor Venus, Amy be Sailor Mars,
Raye be Sailor Mercury. . ." said Mina.
	"And Darien and I switch places!" said Serena. "It would be wicked cool!"
	"I'm *definitely* in," said Raye.
	"Well, Amy?" said Lita. "Are you coming?"
	Amy sighed. "Well. . .I guess I could bring my books. . .and study when
I'm not playing. . ."
	"Then we're all going!" said Mina. She glanced at her watch. "Ooops. .
.I'm supposed to be home in two minutes! Bye, everyone. . .see you
tomorrow!" She gathered up her things and dashed out. . .nearly crashing
into a waitress in the process.
	"I have to go, too," said Raye. "Grandpa's expecting me. . ."
	"And I'd better get a jump on my studying. . ." said Amy.
	"Hey, Amy. . ." said Serena, "isn't that Adam's car beeping its horn outside?"
	"We're studying together!" she said quickly - too quickly. "Bye!"
	"I'd better get going, too," said Lita. "I need to make a pitstop at
Yaohan and get groceries before Ken comes over tonight. . .seeya!"
	Serena and Darien were left alone in the booth. He squeezed her hand. "So,
what did you tell your mother this week, you little minx?"
	"That you and I were both helping with the set-up for the Game-A-Thon, and
since Lita's apartment is so close to the college, I was crashing there."
	He kissed her. "She's going to catch on one of these days, you know."
	"No, she won't. Mothers are always in denial about that kind of thing.
They don't want to believe that their daughters are sleeping with their
boyfriends.  . .so they ignore what's under their own nose."
	He chuckled. "I hope you're right."
	"I have to stop in at home first. . .and then I'll be over your place in a
couple of hours." She brought her lips to his, softly. "I can't wait. . ."
	"I can't wait either, my love."
	He watched her go, thinking. . .this is going to be one *hell* of a
weekend. . .
* * *
	Darien had two types of sheets for his bed. One for sleeping alone. . .one
for sleeping with Serena.
	He was very picky about what he chose for the latter. It not only had to
feel good against naked skin, it had to be stain-resistant. . .not only
because of the natural result of lovemaking, but also because one never
knew when one or the other of them would want to get frisky with various
foodstuffs.
	He'd just bought a lovely set of silky silver-colored ones, and he was in
the process of putting them on his bed when she knocked on the door.
	As soon as he turned the knob, she started to charge, and before he knew
it, he was being knocked clear across the room. "Muffin!" she shouted.
	"Whoa, love!" He kissed her. "I'd like to make it to the Game-A-Thon
tomorrow with my ribs intact!"
	"Sorry, honey." She brought her lips to his for a deep, long kiss, her
little tongue coming out to flicker across and tease his.
	I have *got* to get that bed made quickly, he thought.
	"I'll be right back, sweetheart," he said. "Dinner's cooked, just open the
skillet and dish it out. . ."
	"Where are you going?"
	"I was in the middle of making up the bed. . .with new sheets."
	"Oooh, new sheets?" She giggled. "We'll have to break them in, won't we?"
	"Minx." He caressed her hair. . .then headed back to the bedroom.
	He picked up the top sheet and ran it through his fingers. Mmm. . .silky. . .
	He imagined the feel of that fabric brushing his skin as Serena's fingers
and tongue caressed him, as her sweet sheath enveloped his shaft. . .He was
about ready to say, "Forget dinner. . .come right in here."
	But she had gotten the lid of the pan off, and had seen its contents.. .
	"YAKISOBA!!!" she cried with delight, eagerly dishing out the noodles,
cabbage and beef. He'd left a container of the appropriate spice on the
counter for her to shake on top.
	When he came out into the kitchen, it meant another tackle-hug. He didn't
mind one bit.
	"You know how much I love yakisoba!" she said. "Thank you! Thank you,
thank you, thank you. . ."
	"My pleasure." (And later on, he thought, I want to make it *your*
pleasure. . .)
	She demolished the dish in near-record time, her chopsticks practically a
blur. When she was done, she leaned back and sighed contentedly. "The only
thing that would make this more perfect is to top that off with a taiyaki.
. .or two."
	"Look in the bag on top of the microwave," he said. "I stopped for some on
the way home."
	She let out a squeal when she saw the little fish-shaped cakes filled with
sweet bean paste. Putting them on a plate, she tossed them in the oven to
warm them up.
	"You think of everything, my love," she said.
	"I try my best," he replied.
	She bit into the taiyaki, rolling it around in her mouth, savoring the
taste of the sweet, creamy bean paste. . .oh, yes, that bean paste was
definitely the best part of the taiyaki. . .
	Hmm. . .bean paste. . .nobody said it *had* to be eaten within that
fish-shaped shell, right? It could be taken out and. . .eaten with
something else. Or licked off something else.
	"Only eating one?" he said.
	"I think I'll have my second one. . .later." She leaned back in her chair,
crossed her legs, and reached down to unfasten the top button of her
blouse. "Now. . .I'm interested in taking a look at those new things you
got for your bedroom."
	"You'll see it. . .close up. But you have to do something first. . .you
can't enter the bedroom without taking off your blouse."
	"Only if you kiss me."
	He crossed the table to her, and he leaned over, his lips connecting with
hers as he reached down to undo her remaining buttons, slowly, bit by bit.
. .As he nibbled softly on her lower lip, he pushed the garment away, his
hands cupping and squeezing her breasts through her bra. She made a low
purring noise in her throat as she felt her nipples harden, poking against
the fabric as if to tear their way through.
	The bra ended up on the floor very quickly, along with his shirt. He fell
to his knees in front of her and took a nipple in his mouth, gently sucking
it, taking his mouth away only to flick his tongue across it. She threw
back her head and moaned, arching up toward him, encouraging him to move to
the other and pull it into his mouth, his lips and tongue tugging and
caressing until she thought she would go mad.
	"Darien. . .oh, Darien. . .please don't stop, baby, that feels sooooo
goood. . ."
	He began to suck harder, faster, as his hand came up to caress the other
breast. She let out a cry, tangling her fingers in his hair, feeling the
heat rising through her entire body, the honey start to pour from her. . .
	He took away his mouth and hands, only to sweep her up in his arms to
carry her to the bedroom. . .while she reached over and grabbed her second
taiyaki. . .
	Once he got her there, he set her gently on her feet in the candlelit room
and flung back the covers. "Voila!" he said. "The new sheets!"
	"Hmm," she said. "Nice. . ." She quickly stripped off her remaining
clothing and lay on the bed, putting her little cake on the nighttable.
"Mmm. . .and they feel good, too. Want to give them a try, Muffin?"
	He dropped his remaining clothes to the floor and lay beside her, their
arms coming around each other, their lips and tongues meeting, clashing,
dancing. . .
	"Serena," he sighed between kisses, "I love you so much. . ."
	"I love you, too."
	She rolled him on his back and let her hands wander across his body,
caressing across his chest, his stomach. . .She moved down, her lips
following the path of her hands, kissing downward, downward, downward. . .
	When he felt her tongue brush his manhood, he stiffened and shuddered,
letting out a small cry of "Oh, baby. . ." He was waiting for her lips to
envelop him. . .
	But she didn't. Instead, she saw her move back up, reaching for something
on the nightstand. What is she doing, he thought. . .
	She took the taiyaki and split the crust, dipping her fingers in for the
sweet, sweet paste, which he felt her spreading all over his manhood. "Ohh,
Serena," he moaned, and then moaned again, louder, as she began to lap at
it, her tongue moving up and down, up and down, before she drew it into her
mouth and began to slide it in and out.
	"Yes. . .oh, yes. . .oh, gods, baby, don't stop, don't ever stop. . ." His
head rolled from side to side as the sensations mounted, making him feel
like he was on fire.
	She slid him out and said, "Mmm. . .tt's even more delicious this way."
And she took him back in and began to suck, moving her head back and forth
faster and faster, feeling him reach down and unfasten her "meatballs,"
tangling his fingers in the long, long hair as it cascaded down.
	I have to stop now, she thought. I can't let him come, not yet. . .
	She took her mouth away and moved back toward the nighttable to get a
rubber. . .and felt his hand slip up her thigh. She gasped as he pushed two
fingers inside her. "Ohhh. . .ohh, that's good. . ." She began to move her
hips, thrusting hard, as hot pleasure started to run through her body. .
.Somehow, she managed to retain enough presence of mind to grab the rubber
and get it out of the package.
	When he took his fingers away, it made her all the more eager to complete
the act, to find fulfillment for both of them. She rolled the rubber on him
and then climbed on top, grasping his hands and putting them on her
breasts. He caressed her nipples as she pushed down, making them one. Both
of them let out a cry. She started to thrust, picking up the pace very
quickly, moving a bit this way, a bit that way, until. . .oh yes, there,
THERE, oh, GODS. . .She felt herself ready to go over the edge, just a
little more, oh just a little more. . .When he quickly rubbed her nipples
with his thumbs, that did it. Serena let out a wail as pleasure exploded
through her. She collapsed onto her lover's chest, her arms coming around
him, gently kissing his mouth, cheeks, nose. . .
	I want to make you feel as good as you just made me feel, my love, she thought.
	She began to thrust again, while still kissing him, her tongue caressing
his, then leaving his mouth to move down his chin, his neck. . .She leaned
back again, moving her hips in a "bump and grind" movement, and Darien gave
a strangled cry. He's almost there, she thought, and the heat was building
up in her again as well. . .
	"Darien. . .come on, baby, let's do it together. . ."
	"Yes. . .oh, yes, yes, my love, it's happening.. .oh, GODS. . .YES! AAAAHHH!!!"
	Both of them cried out as they reached the very peak of pleasure together,
as electric sensations consumed them both. She collapsed beside him, and he
quickly got rid of the rubber.
	He took her in his arms, and they kissed. "So how do you like the new
sheets?" he said.
	"Mmm. . .I love them."
	"Me too." He stroked her hair. "We'd better sleep now. . .we're going to
be pulling an allnighter tomorrow, remember?"
	"I remember. . ." She was already drifting off, and just before losing
consciousness altogether, she whispered, "I love you, Darien."
	"I love you, too."
	And within minutes, they were both deep in slumber, wrapped tightly in
each other's arms.
* * *
	"Is it time for the Sailor Moon game yet?" said Lita.
	Mina looked up from the Star Wars Monopoly game. "About a half hour. Hey,
who's that guy Darien's talking to?"
	"That's Bill Garrett," said Serena. "He organized the Game-A-Thon, and he
developed the Sailor Moon game."
	On the other side of the room, Darien was helping Bill count the admission
fees. "Looks like you made a tidy profit," he said.
	"More than last year," said Bill. "I'm glad. . .some kids are going to
really benefit from this."
	"How'd you get involved with this charity?" said Darien.
	"Well, when I was in high school, I had an after-school job as a porter in
a hospital. I used to go into the pediatric oncology ward all the time, and
I'd see the kids suffering, and it broke my heart. I knew then and there
that I wanted to do something to make their lives a little brighter. This
was about the same time I started getting really into roleplaying games. .
.and I decided I was going to combine my hobby with my desire to help the
kids. So I did research to find a children's cancer charity. I organized my
first Game-A-Thon for them at the high school that year."
	What a genuinely good guy, Darien thought. There's not too many like him. . .
	Outside, someone else was thinking the same thing. Eudial peeked through
the window, gun at the ready.
	"Such a pure heart," she whispered. "And I'll steal your pure heart, Bill
Garrett."
	And as she spoke, an Egg of Daimon was pulsing away inside a discarded Ben
and Jerry's ice cream container, just ready to turn into a deadly monster.
. .
* * *
	"Okay, I see the monster coming. . .and I'm going to throw my attack at
it," Lita said. The heavy "action" part of the role-playing game was just
getting underway.
	"Which one?" said Bill.
	"Venus Crescent Beam Smash."
	"No!" Mina whispered. "You want the Love-Me Chain for this!" Lita kicked
her under the table.
	"Do your attack roll."
	"Seven."
	"You just about broke even. The attack hits the monster, but just barely.
It's injured, but it's still on its feet. Now, who's next?"
	"I am," said Amy.
	"The thing turns on you," Bill said, "and snarls, 'You're next, Sailor
Mars!' And it starts to charge at you. . ."
	"I throw one of my anti-evil charms at it," Amy said, rolling the dice.
"Uh-oh. . .three."
	"Major failure," Bill said. "Now it's *really angry.* What are you going
to do?"
	"Run away. OW!" (She began rubbing something on her arm that looked
suspiciously like a pinch mark. . .) "I mean, I'm going to aim a karate
kick at its head!"
	"Okay, do a body stat roll. . ."
	"Seven."
	"Just about even. . .you connect with it just hard enough to knock it out
of your way, leaving it for the next person, who is. . ."	
	"Me," said Raye. "I get out my microcomputer and do a reading on the
thing, and I see that its weak spot is in its stomach. . ."
	"It can't do that!" said Amy, then quickly slammed her hand over her
mouth, turning bright red.
	"Sailor Mars, don't tell Sailor Mercury how to play the game," said Bill.
"Go on, Sailor Mercury."
	"So I throw my Shine Aqua Illusion at the thing, aiming right for its
belly button."
	"Attack roll."
	"Four. . .damn!"
	"Major failure. It misses the thing entirely, and now it's coming after you."
	"I'm going to intervene here," said Serena. "I charge up my Earth Blade and aim it at. . ."
	"Earth Blade?" said Bill. "There's no weapon of that name in your arsenal.
You have a rose dart and a cane."
	Damn, thought Serena. Of course. . .there's been no reports of Tuxedo Mask
using the Earth Blade in the press, so this guy wouldn't know about it. . .
	"Well. . .I guess I have no choice but to throw the rose."
	"Do your attack roll."
	This is an *attack*? Serena thought. She rolled the dice.
	"Eight."
	"Success. You turned the attacker away."
	That's all it can do? Serena thought. She pushed her mind toward Darien's. . .
	-How did you ever survive going into battle with just a rose and a cane?-
	-I almost didn't.-
	-Why? Why would you put yourself in danger like that. . .-
	-Because I love you. I wanted to help you any way I could. . .even if it
was just stalling the monsters and giving you encouragement.-
	She reached over and clasped his hand tightly under the table.
	"All right. . .I think you were next, Sailor Jupiter?"
	"Hai!" said Mina. "I see the thing coming. . .I let it get closer and
closer, making it think it actually has a shot at me. . .and then. . .I
attack!" She made an exaggerated gesture and shouted, "THUNDERSHOCK!!!"
	"NANI?" said all the Sailor Soldiers.
	"THUNDERSHOCK?" hissed Lita. "What am I. . .a *Pikachu*?"
	Bill would have corrected her. . .but he was almost falling over with
laughter. It took quite a few moments for him to compose himself. Finally,
he banged the table and said, "Okay. . .okay. . .game on! Um, I think you
meant 'Jupiter Thunder Crash' there. . ."
	"Oh, yeah, that's it," Mina laughed with a hand behind her head. The
others sweatdropped.
	"I need an attack roll from you."
	Mina threw the dice. "Nine."
	"Success. You fry it. But there's still one more monster left to go.
Sailor Moon, you're the only one who hasn't gone."
	"I'm using my Moon Scepter," Darien said. "I spin it around over my head,
looking *very* cute, and then aim it at the target. . ." He did his attack
roll. "Nine."
	"You blow it away," Bill said. He stood up and yawned. "And I think this
would be a good time to break and have some coffee. Who wants some?"
	Everyone at the table raised their hands.
	"Okay. I'll be right back."
	He disappeared into the adjacent kitchen. The players all stood up and
stretched.
	"I *told* you to use the Love-Me Chain," Mina whispered.
	"It was the roll of the dice! I wouldn't have had success no matter *what*
attack I used! And at least *I* got the name of the attack right!"
	"Maybe I should let you see what the computer *really* does, Raye," said
Amy. "Um. .. Raye? Is something wrong?" She noticed her friend had a funny
look on her face. . .and when she looked at Serena and Darien, she saw the
same look. . .
	Then, they heard the scream from the kitchen. Everyone at the Game-A-Thon
turned to see what it was. . .
	The Sailor Soldiers didn't have to speculate. They'd heard screams like
that too many times.
	"Stay out of there!" Darien shouted. "We're going for help!" He grabbed
Serena's hand and pulled her out the front door, Raye following them, while
the other three slipped out the back.
	They met up in a wooded area outside the hall. "Okay," said Serena,
"here's the plan. I go in first, then the four of you, and Darien, be ready
to come in as backup. . ."
	"Hai!" the others said.
	"Then let's go! MOON COSMIC POWER!"
	There were brief flashes of light within the woods - pink, blue, orange,
green, red - as the girls transformed.
	Serena ran out of the woods and did a super-leap onto the windowsill. Sure
enough, there was Eudial, heart crystal in her hand, and Bill lying on the
floor. . .
	"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" Serena said. "You're dealing with Sailor Moon!
Champion of justice! In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!"
	Eudial let out a laugh. "Just the person I wanted to see!"
	"*Wanted* to see?" said Serena.
	"DAIMON! COME OUT!"
	A hideous thing that looked like a rotting corpse dressed like a
stereotypical hippie burst out of the garbage can. "PEACE BOY!" it shouted,
flinging a ball of dark energy in the shape of a peace sign at Serena. It
knocked her sprawling.
	"GET AWAY FROM HER, YOU THROWBACK!" shouted a voice from the door. "We'll
give you divine punishment! I'm Sailor Venus!"
	"And Sailor Mars!"
	"And Sailor Jupiter!"
	"And Sailor Mercury!"
	The creature seemed unfazed. "PEACE BOY!" it shouted again. As Serena
struggled to her feet, it flung another attack at her, knocking her down
again.
	"SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!" Amy shouted, the attack seemingly on target. . .but
the thing sidestepped it with blazing speed, shouted "PEACE BOY!" again and
threw another bolt at the already-prone Serena.
	"It's not even noticing us!" said Lita. "It's just concentrating on her!"
	"I'll get it," said Raye. "Hey, Peace Boy. . .you're about to join Jerry
Garcia! BURNING MANDALA!!!"
	The thing tried to get away from the attack again. . .but the rings of
fire singed it, and it fell to the ground, howling. Lita added a "SPARKLING
WIDE PRESSURE!" and flattened it.
	"So much for your creature, Eudial!" said Lita.
	"Oh, yeah? Well, I've still got the. . ." Eudial looked at the crystal in
her hand. "DAMN! The ONE time I manage to do this when those other two
didn't show up. . .and it's a DUD!!!" She flung it away in disgust. Amy
caught it and put it back in Bill's chest.
	Eudial was ready to stomp off, when she caught movement out of the corner
of her eye. . .
	Hmm, she thought, looks like the evening isn't a total loss after all.
	She turned back to the girls with a smirk. "Okay, I'll go. . .but your
night of fun isn't over yet!"
	"What's that supposed to mean?" said Raye.
	"PEACE BOY!" The thing sprang back to its feet and headed for Serena
again, who was just starting to struggle to her feet. A volley of little
peace signs knocked her down.
	Meanwhile, Darien, who was still in the woods, felt the
"Serena's-in-trouble" vibes peaking. He made a hand gesture, saying,
"TUXEDO EARTH POWER!" His Earth Blade appeared out of subspace, spinning in
the air, and the hilt landed in his hand. A golden beam emitted from the
blade, which he wrapped around his body. His clothes disintegrated and the
tuxedo formed around him, piece by piece, ending with the hat. When his
transformation was complete, he sheathed his weapon, and ran for the
building.
	In the kitchen, Mina had managed to immobilize the daimon with her chain,
and Amy fired a "SHINE AQUA ILLUSION" - this time, successfully. The
monster dropped to the ground.
	Raye helped Serena, who was shaky and panting, to her feet. "Is it over?"
	"I think so," Raye said. "Come on, we have to get Bill out of here. . ."
	"PEACE BOY!" The monster sprang to its feet again and threw a handful of
what looked like big, cheesy fake flowers. They headed for both girls. .
.but stuck only to Serena, who screamed as the things stung her like bees.
The monster threw another handful of flowers. . .but they didn't reach
their target, because a rose flew into their path and embedded itself in
the floor. The flowers dropped.
	"TUXEDO MASK!" Serena shouted. "HELP! No matter what we do, I can't get
rid of the Peace Boy!"
	"The '60s have been over for 30 years!" Darien told the monster. "Get OVER
it already! EARTH BLADE EXECUTION!"
	The monster fell to the floor, screaming. Darien leapt from the windowsill
and took Serena in his arms. She held him tightly, sobbing. . .
	"Oh, Darien. . .Darien. . .it was so awful. . ."
	"It's okay, baby. . .oh, Gods, look at all this stuff all over you. . ."
Cupping his hand around the Golden Crystal on his weapon, he drew a small
amount of its power into his body and out through his other hand, which he
passed over all the flowers that were stuck to Serena. They shriveled and
dropped off.
	"It only attacked her," Amy said. "We were throwing everything at it, and
it never did anything to us."
	"Looks like those bastards specifically wanted to go after Sailor Moon
this time," Darien said. "They must have. . ."
	"PEACE BOY!" shouted a voice behind him.
	"No," sobbed Serena. "Please, not again. . ."
	"There's no way it's going to get you this time," he said. He stepped
between her and the monster, holding his cape out to shield her.
	But the thing flung itself into the air, screaming its name as it turned
somersaults. The next thing Serena felt was an zap on her back. She sagged
against Darien. "Make it stop," she sobbed. "Someone. . .somehow. . .make
it stop!"
	Darien felt like he was being torn apart, watching her suffer like that.
I'm going to get rid of you, you bastard, he thought, no matter what the
price. . .
	He reached for the Earth Blade and removed the Golden Crystal. He knew it
wasn't as powerful as Serena's. . .but it was still pretty powerful.
	"No!" said Raye. "Darien, you could kill yourself!"
	"And if I don't do this. . .this thing could kill Serena." He began to
pour his power into it, feeling a golden glow envelop him. . .He felt time
and space seem to shift around him as he transformed from Tuxedo Mask to
Prince Endymion.
	The other four looked at each other. They knew what to do.
	"MERCURY STAR POWER!"
	"MARS STAR POWER!"
	"JUPITER STAR POWER!"
	"VENUS STAR POWER!"
	"COSMIC EARTH POWER!"
	It wasn't nearly as strong as a Silver Imperium Crystal attack. But it did
do two very significant things. The golden glow had a paralyzing effect on
the monster. It just stood there, staring dumbly at the crystal. . .
	And the Silver Imperium Crystal began to react to the golden one. It sent
strong pulses of energy through Sailor Moon, revitalizing her. She got to
her feet, saw the monster couldn't move, and immediately called forth her
weapon. . .
	"MOON SPIRAL HEEEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRRRTTTT ATTACK!!!!!!"
	The giant pink heart enveloped the creature. It shouted, "BUMMER, MAN!!!"
and disintegrated.
	Prince Endymion quickly shifted back to Tuxedo Mask, and he fell to the
floor. "DARIEN!" Serena shouted, dropping to her knees beside him.
	He smiled weakly. "I'm okay. Just a bit tired. . .more importantly, are
*you* okay?"
	"Yes. Oh, Muffin. . ." They embraced each other.
	Meanwhile, Amy was keeping an eye on Bill, who awakened slowly. "Wha. .
.good grief, I must be dreaming, I'm *inside* the game!"
	"No, you're not," Amy said. "We're real Sailor Soldiers. Something
attacked you, but you're okay now."
	Lita went outside the kitchen, where she saw the gamers standing,
open-mouthed, having listened to everything that had gone on inside. .
.When they saw a real, live Sailor Soldier in front of them, they all
gasped.
	"Bill's all right," she said. "But I think the Game-A-Thon is over."
* * *
	Darien had insisted he was well enough to not only drive himself and
Serena home, but also drop Bill off at his dorm. As soon as they got back
to the apartment, however, both of them collapsed.
	When they awoke, it was after noon. Darien looked at the sweet creature
lying beside him and stroked her hair.
	These enemies *must* be destroyed, he thought. Why would they go after
someone as pure and loving as her with such savagery. . .
	"Mmm," she said as her eyes opened. "Hi, Muffin. How do you feel?"
	"A bit headachy. . .but otherwise okay. How about you?"
	"Just a little sore." She hugged him closer. "Darien, you put your life on
the line to help me last night. You'd never tried a solo Golden Crystal
attack before. . ."
	"Like I told you. . .I don't care if I have to put myself in danger if it
means helping you, keeping you safe. I love you so much. . ."
	"I love you, too."
	They shared a long, sweet kiss. . .
	Then, she said, "You know, that thing would be hilarious if it wasn't
attacking me. It looked *so* ridiculous. . ."
	"Like a refugee from the Monkees," Darien said, and laughed. "And did you
hear what it said when you dusted it? 'Bummer, man!'" Both of them burst
into gales of laughter, then embraced.
	"Come on, sweetie," he said, "I think we both need a shower and some food."
	"In that order?"
	"Well, if you're really hungry, I could call for a pizza. . ."
	"Or, we could take food. . .*in* the shower. I've heard honey's great for
your skin. Especially. . .*delicate* areas. And what I don't lick off, I
could rinse off. . .with that detachable pulsating shower head. . ."
	"Oooh! You *minx!* Come here. . ."
	"Gotta catch me first!" She took off for the bathroom at a run, giggling, and he followed.
	Needless to say, it was *quite* awhile before they ordered that pizza. . .

AUTHOR'S NOTES: This story was inspired by my own recent experience at a
Game-A-Thon, during the weekend in which I met my very dear Net friends
Mark and Kenton for the first time. And anyone who was at that weekend
knows exactly where I got "Peace Boy" from. . . ~_^

Standard Sailor Moon disclaimers apply. These characters ain't mine, I'm
just borrowing them for a little while.