The Envelope

This is still among my earlier work. I guess it would fit in somewhere before Midnight showed up *shrugging* doesn't really matter. This is a different story as to how the guy showed up and a bit more of Ariel's past *grin*

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Climbing up to the top of the post, she squatted down til he was close enough. Dazed, he turned around to face her. She leapt. Wrapping her legs around his neck, she twisted her body down around his, snaking her way to the ground. She crawled over to him, covering his body with hers. 1...2...3. She staggered to her feet. Her hand was taken and a man wearing a zebra shirt raised her arm up. Tears of joy flowed from her eyes as a few people approached her in the ring. Among them were the owner and his immediate family.

“You did a great job,” the owner, Vince McMahon, told the girl. “You’ll be a hit at the show at the end of the week. You’ve been training more than ever and it shows.” He smiled at her.

His son, Shane, added, “You’ve been loyal to the company and our family since you were little, living in the United States.” This man, tall with dark eyes and dark hair, walked over to her and hugged her.

“We really miss you back at home,” a woman with silvery-white hair told the girl. She was referring to the United States as home. “That’s why we scheduled a show here in Japan. I’m very anxious to see how the others will react when they see you again.” The woman was Vince’s wife, Linda, spoke softly to her.

“Nobody else, besides us, knows where you moved to. After your goodbye party, there has been a void in the company. I’m sure this show will surprise them all. I always here someone talking about you. They all really miss you,” a young woman with light brown hair walked up to her. “I’ve missed you.” She smiled. “I’m anxious for the show. I really can’t wait to work with my best friend again.” The daughter of Vince and Linda, brother of Shane, Stephanie put an arm around the girl’s shoulders. She grinned. “In fact, I don’t even mind starting a rivalry with you either,” Stephanie joked. “It’s been a while and since we’re such good friends, our presentation of it will be great.”

The girl, tall with sleek bluish-black-brown hair, smiled and finally spoke. “I really hope I do a good job. It will be my first time doing this in front of people. I usually came down with someone else and looked pretty or I did other work.” She bit her lip as she looked at Stephanie.

“You’ll do fine,” Vince reassured her. “Everyone loves you. Very few people know you’re going to be at the show. I’m sure once they see you out there, especially those that’ll be in the spotlight and haven’t seen you in months; they’ll make sure you shine. You deserve it. After all, we also know who you really are at times.” He winked at her.

The girl chuckled and grinned at him. “That’s right,” she said. “Now you all better keep that quiet too.”

“Are your friends coming?” Stephanie asked, changing the subject. “I’d like to meet them.” She smirked. “I just want to make sure my best friend is taken care of.” She glanced at the girl, who was grinning.

“Well,” the girl spoke, “I hope so. I haven’t been able to talk to my brother about it. I know he’s not going to take this news well at all.” She bent her head down, upset by the thought of her brother’s disproval.

“I don’t think he’ll mind. In fact, he shouldn’t mind. It’s your life. He loves you very much.” Another young man walked up to the group, putting his arms around the girl’s waist from the opposite side of where Stephanie was standing and kissed her forehead. He had steel gray eyes and shoulder-length black hair that was tied up in a ponytail. He, too, was part of the show.

The pretty girl smiled at him. “I hope so.”

Linda nodded. “From what you’ve told us, your brother seems like a very nice man. I...” she paused and looked at her husband and two children. “We can’t wait to meet him.”

Shane looked at his watch and saw that it was late. “You better go. It’s late. See you both tomorrow night for practice.” He smiled at them.

“Okay. Bye guys!” The girl called to them. “I’ll call you later...before I come by, Stephanie!” She ran off, the young man by her side.

A few blocks away, they stopped running. He put his arms around the girl’s waist and kissed. He backed away slowly. “I’ll call you before I leave to meet you here tomorrow. Okay?” He blew her a kiss. “You did great. Goodnight...Ariel.”

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“Hey Ariel!” A cheerful blonde with two long pigtails up in meatballs entered Golden Sounds Music Shop.

“What’s new sis?” A handsome man, tall with hair the color of onyx and piercing blue eyes, was beside the blonde girl.

“Serena! Darien! Hi!” Ariel got up from her desk at the front of the shop to greet them. She hugged Serena, and hissed her twin brother Darien, on the cheek. “Nothing much is up. Just doing business as usual. I’m really glad we’re off for the summer. I’m so tired.” Ariel yawned, causing Darien and Serena to exchanged confused glances.

“Ariel? Have you been sleeping okay? You’ve never complained about being tired,” Darien asked her.

“I guess ‘tired’ is the wrong word, then. It’s more like, ‘I want time to relax and have fun.’” Ariel smiled at her twin brother. I should tell them soon. The show is Friday night. One day from now... She bit her bottom lip. “What are you guys doing tomorrow night?” She started playing with a light blue envelope on her desk.

Serena jumped at the question. “Darien said he’d take me on a date to watch a movie and then go out to dinner.” She was definitely happy as she looked up to Darien, her blue eyes sparkling.

“Yeah, it’s been a while since we’ve had a date. I figured I’d treat her to one since we’re off for the summer.” Darien placed a kiss on Serena’s cheek. “Why do you ask?” He looked over to his sister.

“Just wondering,” she answered quietly. She opened the top drawer of her desk and placed the envelope inside. Ariel spread a few papers over it and then closed the drawer.

They remained in the music shop for a while. Ariel was organizing some shelves full of sheet music. I’ve got to finish this soon, so I can call Stephanie and tell her that Peter and I are going to be there soon. Serena and Darien had offered to help but she politely refused saying she’ll remember where everything is when she’ll need it if she did it herself. They had agreed.

The phone rang. Ariel fumbled to pick up her little black cell phone, opening it. “Hello?” Darien and Serena watched Ariel look at her watch and nod. “Okay...give me half an hour, ‘kay? Bye!” She smiled to herself as she turned the phone off.

Ariel turned to see Serena and Darien looking at her. She cleared her throat. “Um...I’ll have to close shop early. I have a few things to attend to.” Ariel walked over to where they were sitting.

“Ariel...you’ve been closing the store early a lot lately. What have you been doing?” Darien looked at his sister in the eye.

“Ha ha! Enjoying my summer!” Ariel answered to him smiling. She didn’t notice his look of concern.

“Now that is my idea of having the summer off. Well then...you’ve gotta get ready,” Serena chirped. “Have fun Ariel! Keep out of trouble!” Serena stood, pulling Darien with her. Serena waved goodbye and Darien smiled and gave her a half-hearted wave.

“Bye!” Ariel called out to them, waving as they left the shop. The door shut. “Whew! About time! I’ve got to hurry.” She went to her room to change as she dialed Stephanie’s number on her phone.

Down the block, Darien stopped walking. “Serena, something is up with Ariel. She’s been...distant as of late.”

“She probably has a lot of her mind, Darien.” Serena started walking into the park. “Besides, it’s summer. She’s entitled to her do as she pleases.” She sat down on a bench, patting the seat next to her.

Darien sat down, sighing. “I’m going to find out what she’s doing.” He turned to look at his girlfriend. “I feel bad for doing this, but...I’m going to follow her today. I’m worried that she may be in trouble or something.” He looked down.

“There is nothing wrong with being concerned Darien,” Serena told him. “She’s your twin sister. I know you’ve only met her recently but you don’t want to lose someone in your family. You’ve lived your life, knowing of not one blood relative...until now. It’s only natural to want to take care of her.” She picked up his hand, caressing it. “I’ll go with you...when you follow her.”

He looked up at her, “Thank you Serena.” Darien smiled. “You are truly wonderful.” He looked away. “Maybe we should get closer to the shop.”

Ariel grabbed her purse and shut the door to the shop. Having shoved her keys inside, she started to run a few blocks up to a pizza shop a few blocks away. She waited there for a few minutes before starting to tap her foot. Where is he? Just as she was looking at his watch, she heard a voice.

“Sorry I’m late Ariel.” The man with steel gray eyes appeared. He gave her a kiss. “You’re looking good.” He stared at her. She was wearing a pair of Adidas pants, sneakers, and a short blue tank top, revealing her stomach. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail.

“Thanks Peter. We’re going to be late!” She smiled at him and turned to run off. “Come on!” He sped off behind her.

Hidden in the alley near the pizza shop, Serena and Darien watched the scene. “Who was that and where are they going? And why is she wearing that?” Darien frowned, shaking his head as he sighed.

“Um...a friend from school?” Serena offered. She slowly began to move. “Let’s go Darien. We’ll lose them.”

Together they scurried off. They followed Ariel and the man to an empty arena. Serena and Darien snuck inside. They saw Ariel go into the women’s locker room and return with another woman with brown her. She looked to be about Ariel’s age.

“Okay, Steph...so you’ll be teamed up with Triple H against the Rock and Lita, right?” Ariel read through the script. “Dean Malenko will come out and distract Lita. The Rock is busy fighting with Hunter. The Hardys come out and fight with Dean, causing the rest of the Radicalz to come out. Rock is left without a partner. He gets beat up...blah, blah, blah.” She skimmed through the paragraph. “...Then when the Rock is reaching for the ropes while he is in Triple H’s figure-four leg-lock, I run out and into the ring, hitting Triple H from behind. I tell the ref that I’m taking over for Lita and he says yes...the match goes on. Hunter pedigrees Rock, goes for the pin, I interrupt the count. Triple H gets in my face and I low blow him, taking him down and punching him. Steph...”Ariel looked over to her friend and smirks. “...You come in and push me off but before we get it on, the ref separates us. Back in our corners, Rock tags me in...I climb up on the corner post and deliver a hurricanrana to Trips. I tell you to get in the ring. Triple H hits me from behind and tags you in. We fight...” Ariel paused, looking up at Stephanie. “I get it...let’s go.” The two women walk over to the ring and get ready to practice.

Several thoughts are passing through Darien’s mind as he watches. What are they doing? What are they talking about? What is going on? He watches Ariel and the other woman get into the ring. They both circled each other and then the other woman ran towards Ariel, who had tossed her up and over her head.

“What is going on?” Darien whispered.

“Ahh...” Stephanie shouted as she was tossed to the other side of the ring. “You brat!” She glared at Ariel as she got up. She ran forward again, this time grabbing Ariel’s head and bringing her face-first into the mat. Stephanie got up and started yelling at Ariel to get up.

Ariel looked at Stephanie as she struggled to her feet. She saw the other girl run towards her. Ariel bent down a little, turning her body slightly so she could grab the charging girl’s legs and arms. Once she had done so, Ariel hoisted Stephanie up over her shoulders and fell backwards, delivering a perfect Samoan drop. Ariel jumped to her feet. She grabbed Stephanie by the hair, picking her up. With both hands, she tossed Stephanie to the other side of the ring. Ariel smirked and ran up to the corner turnbuckle nearest the fallen girl. Climbing up, she turned her back towards Stephanie, spread her arms, bent her legs and jumped. Flipping upside down and landing on Stephanie’s stomach. She reached over to pick up Stephanie’s leg and she counted aloud. “1...2...” She was hit from behind by Peter. He picked her up and tossed her to the turnbuckle allowing Stephanie to kick her in the midsection. Ariel cried out in pain. “Ahh.....”

“What the...? Now who is that? Wait...that‘s that guy Ariel met up with...” Darien asked, shocked of what was happening.

“Darien...what is going on? Where did that guy come from?” Serena asked him. Her eyes were glued to the scene before her. She could feel tears in her eyes. “Ariel...” she whispered.

Stephanie grinned as she proceeded to kick Ariel. She then grabbed her by the hair and pulled her to the center of the ring. Once there, Stephanie raised her hand up in the air and slapped Ariel, causing her to fall on her face on the mat.

Peter had gotten out of the ring and was standing on the ground. Ariel saw that three others joined him.

Stephanie had turned her back to Ariel and had her arms raised in celebration. Ariel, once again, struggled to her feet. This time, she gained some energy and ran forward, pushing Stephanie face-first into the turnbuckle. Ariel turned her around and hoisted the girl up to sit at the top. Climbing to the top, she stood on the ropes, picking Stephanie up. With one hand around under Stephanie’s arm and the other holding onto Stephanie’s pants, she began to lift her up. But Stephanie started punching Ariel in the stomach. This caused Ariel to lose grip and fall backwards in the ring. Stephanie stood up on the turnbuckle and was ready to jump.

Darien was getting frustrated. He didn’t understand but he knew he had to stop it. “I can’t let Ariel get hurt.”

Before Serena could say anything, he was up and running towards the ring.

“You hurt her and you will have to deal with me!” Darien yelled as he sprinted across the gym floor.

“Who is that?” Shane McMahon said as he saw a man running towards them.

Vince was furious. “Security! SECURITY!! Who let him in?!?!”

Stephanie stopped and hopped down from the turnbuckle. Ariel looked at her in confusion. Stephanie just shrugged and nodded in the direction of the running man.

Ariel turned and looked. Her jaw dropped open as she slowly got up. “DARIEN?!? What are YOU doing here?”

“You know him, Ariel?” Linda asked her.

Darien stopped running and walked over to the ring. His face was red with anger and frustration. “Ariel? Are you okay?” He climbed into the ring and helped his sister get up.

Ariel glared at him. She pulled away from him. “I’m fine. What are you doing here?” She looked past him and saw Serena walking up to the ring.

“I followed you here. Are you sure you’re okay? You’re not hurt?” He reached out to his sister.

Once again, Ariel pulled away. She shook her head and walked to the far side of the ring and climbed out. She stood with Linda, Vince, Shane, Stephanie, and Peter. “I told you that I was fine.” She looked at the others. “This is my twin brother...Darien.” Ariel frowned, shaking her head. Peter walked up to her and put his arm around her waist.

“Hey!” Darien climbed out as well. “Don’t touch her anymore. You did enough tonight.” He yelled at Peter.

Ariel shut her eyes and squeezed them, shaking her head in disbelief. “I can’t believe you followed me here Darien! Why?! There is absolutely no reason for you to have to follow me!” Ariel stepped away from Peter. “And he did NOT hurt me.” Her liquid brown eyes stared coldly right into Darien’s blue ones.

“You’ve been closing shop early. I wanted to make sure you were not in trouble. I’m glad I followed you. You could have been killed here with...with...with these people.” Darien told her.

“EXCUSE ME MISTER...nobody would have been killed. Do you hear me?” Vince told him. “You have the audacity of barging into this arena without going through security?” He walked up to Ariel, squeezed her arm, bent down and kissed her cheek. “I’ll see you tomorrow pumpkin.” He looked at his wife and his children. They turned to leave.

Stephanie walked up to her. “I’ll call you later to make sure you’re okay.” She looked up at Darien and over to Serena. “It was nice meeting you. I just wish it could have been done differently.” She hugged Ariel and walked away.

“Ariel...you did good today,” Shane lifted her chin with his hand and smiled. Once she had smiled back at him, he left.

Darien started again. “Just what do you think you’re doing Ariel? Trying to kill me? You could have been hurt! Thank goodness I was here to...”

“To what Darien? To stop me from one of the things I love doing most?” Ariel’s eyes shined with unshed tears. “I know what I am doing, Darien. I’ve been working for them since I was at the orphanage back home.”

This surprised Darien. “Home? HOME! Where is home, Ariel? You really think the United States is your home, Ariel?” He shook his head and turned to look at Peter. “You touch her again, and I will have your head.” He turned around and walked away, stopping by Serena. “Let’s go Sere. I’m hungry. Let’s go get a bite to eat.”

“Darien! Don’t go making threats to him.” Ariel looked up at Peter, fighting her own tears. “He would never...ever...hurt me. Nor would they.” She looked back at Darien. “I can wrestle Darien. Whether or not you accept it. I was hoping you would...but...it seems as if you don’t.” Ariel sniffled.

Darien turned around and stared at her with cold, sapphire eyes. “I won’t accept having my sister risking her life every time she steps into a ring.”

“Fine...you don’t accept the things I do...then don’t accept me Darien.” She stared back at him. “I’m not going to change because you don’t approve.”

“Well then...” he glared at her. “I suppose I’m back to living without having any family around.” He looked at Serena. “Let’s go Serena...I need to get some air.” He turned around and started walking towards the exit.

Serena’s eyes grew wide in shock. She turned to look at Ariel, her eyes filled with sorrow. She mouthed the words, “I’m sorry Ariel...I’m so sorry.” She turned around and ran after Darien.

Once they had left, Ariel dropped to her knees and buried her head in her hands, crying. “I can’t believe it...I just can’t believe it.”

Peter stooped down and held the crying girl. “Come on, Ariel...I’ll take you home.” He helped her up.

She shook her head. “No...I don’t want to go home. I’m gonna see if I can stay with the McMahons tonight.” Ariel wiped a few tears away.

“Ariel...you know you can always stay with us.” Linda walked back in the room with Vince, Shane, and Stephanie. “we heard what happened. We’re very sorry.”

“Here.” Shane gave her a key. “This is for your room at the hotel. You can just go in. You don’t need to tell us.”

“I can imagine you want to go out and get some air, right?” Vince asked her.

Ariel nodded. “Yeah...and get a change of clothes.”

“Okay then...we’ll talk to you later okay sweetheart,” Linda told her.

Ariel and Peter departed the group and walked towards the music shop.

“I cannot believe her!” Darien was walking quickly down the street with Serena. They were heading towards the arcade. “How stubborn can she be!”

Serena sighed. She knew there was no use saying anything.

They entered the arcade, waved at Andrew and sat down at a table.

“Hey lovebirds! What’s up?” Andrew asked as he walked over. He looked around the shop and sat down next to Serena. Darien had his head down. “What’s wrong with him?” he whispered to Serena.

“Long story,” Serena told him.

“I don‘t have any family. That is what is wrong with me.” Darien’s voice was muffled since he had his head down in his arms. He looked up. Serena and Andrew gasped. Darien’s eyes were red and teary. “I know...I know,” he started talking. “I don’t usually cry. I actually hate doing it. But...Ariel...she is doing something that I don’t approve of. I confronted her and...and we got in a fight. I ended saying something about not having any family then and I left. I feel bad. But...at the same time...I don’t know, I’m extremely concerned.” Darien looked at Serena, his eyes full of sorrow. He looked over to Andrew, his best friend. He tried smiling but his lips wouldn’t turn up. He looked down and slouched in his seat.

Andrew spoke softly. “What is Ariel doing that’s caused him all this concern?” The blond man looked at Darien and then at Serena, waiting for an answer.

“Wrestling...” Serena answered.

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Ariel walked quickly without saying a word to Peter. He sped up his pace in order to maintain her long strides.

“I can’t believe he followed me, Peter. Who does he think he is?” Ariel asked, breaking the silence in the dark night.

“I’ll start by saying a concerned brother,” Peter started, “but even then, a concerned brother would probably ask rather than spy.” He looked at her but she didn’t even notice him. He sighed. “Babe...are you going to be okay?”

Ariel smiled and slowed down her pace. After a few more steps, when she realized that they were nearing the music shop, she stopped and looked up at him. “I suppose so. I just wish that he would accept the things I do. Him and I...well, we’re twins. I guess it is natural to be concerned for one another but to almost go as far as to forbid me to do something I love? I don’t think so.”

She looked up into Peter’s steel gray eyes and felt calm. She smiled as she took a step closer to him, closing the gap between them. He wound his arms around her waist, pulling her close. He stared at her face, smiling, and slowly bent his head down, closing his eyes. She did the same. His lips were nearing hers and were about to connect when they heard a scream.

Immediately, they pulled away from each other, turning their heads towards the scream. They heard it again. Peter looked at Ariel and they nodded in agreement.

Ariel wrapped her hand around the pendant on her chain and closed her eyes. She called out, “Universal Crystal Power!!” Immediately, she felt herself being surrounded by a translucent light as a rainbow swirl emerged from her pendant. Seconds later, the light faded and the rainbow swirl shrunk and made its way into the stone on her tiara. She wore a short black skirt and a short blue tank top. Her legs seemed longer with the black heels she wore. She turned to look at Peter.

Peter closed his eyes and softly said, “I am...the Galactic Knight.” He felt himself transform into his royal fighting attire, black and gray in color. His black cape was outlined with sapphire blue and he took a step, to stand beside her. “Let’s go Universal Guardian. We’ve got work to do.”

They ran towards the dock. The scream came from that area. Universal Guardian stopped and jerked her head towards the yacht next to them. The scream came from within. “We’ve got to be careful.” She motioned the Galactic Knight to go to the opposite side of the boat. She licked her lips as she readied herself to attack. She took a step onto the boat, as did Peter.

Amy looked at her watch as she ran down the street with Lita, Mina, and Raye. “We’ve got to hurry. We’ll run past the arcade to see if Serena and Darien are there.” The girls sped up for a couple of blocks. They stopped outside and tried to see their friends inside.

“I see them!!” Raye shouted as she walked into the arcade. She walked over to the table where Serena and Darien were sitting at with Andrew. “Hi Andrew...Serena...Darien. Um...Serena could I speak with you for a moment.” Without waiting for an answer, she pulled her blonde fried out from the booth and took her aside. “Serena...where were you guys? We’ve been trying to get in touch with you for a long time.” She didn’t give Serena time to answer as she continued. “Amy got some readings on her computer from the NegaVerse at the pier. We’ve got to get there now. Okay?” She looked over at the table and noticed Andrew talking to Darien, who still had his head down. “What’s wrong with your beau over there?”

Serena quickly answered, “Darien and I followed Ariel to find out where she’s been going to since she closes shop early. It turns out that she is wrestling with some company. He confronted her and they got into a fight. But...we’ve got to get going. I’ll go get him.” She walked over to the table and whispered in Darien’s ear. “We’ve got some trouble at the pier.” She looked at Andrew. “I’m sorry Andrew...we’ve got to get going. Raye told me that the girls were waiting for us. I’ll see you tomorrow.” She pulled on Darien’s arm, urging him to get up.

Once up, Darien shook his best friend’s hand, “I’ll talk to you tomorrow Andrew. Bye!” He quickly walked by Raye, holding Serena’s hand. Raye followed them outside.

Amy noticed the three of them emerge from the building and started talking. “The NegaVerse has attacked again. They are at the pier. We’ve got to get there now.” She started walking and when she knew the others were following her, she began to sprint towards the pier.

Serena called out to the others. “Scouts!! Transform!!” She grabbed her locket and held it up, “Moon Crystal Power!!” She felt herself transforming from regular Serena into Sailor Moon.

“Mars Star Power!” Raye called out. She transformed into the beautiful Sailor Mars.

“Jupiter Star Power!” Lita shouted. Seconds later, she was running as Sailor Jupiter.

“Venus Star Power!” Mina cried out. Soon, she was wearing the warrior outfit of Sailor Venus.

“Mercury Star Power!” Amy transformed into Sailor Mercury.

Tuxedo Mask ran up, leading the group. “We’ve got to hurry scouts!”

Sailor Moon nodded as she continued to run. “Let’s go!” They all ran towards the pier.

Universal Guardian slowly stepped closer to the door on the yacht where the screams had been coming from. A strange neon green light glowed inside. She looked up, licking her lips. This is it Ariel...charge!! She put her hand on the doorknob and opened the door. Another scream. Ariel gasped. “No!!” But it was too late. Inside stood Sailor Dark, her arch-nemesis. Next to her was one of her henchmen, draining the energy of the last person onboard.

“Why...if it isn’t my dear friend, Universal Guardian!” The dark scout looked at her and smirked. “You’re too late dearie. I’ve gotten all the energy I need. See you later, Ariel.” Sailor Dark turned to her helper, “come on...we needn’t waste our time with her.”

“You think so, Lena?” Ariel spoke up. “You’re not getting away with their precious life energy!” A soft glow surrounded Ariel.

The Galactic Knight gasped as he saw a faint pinkish-glow appear from underneath the door. “oh, no...Ariel...don’t.” He ran around the side of the yacht to where Ariel had entered. Before he stepped in, he heard footsteps coming closer. He turned towards them.

“Universal Guardian is in there. We’ve got to help her.” Peter cried out to them as he took a step in.

“ARIEL!!” Tuxedo Mask yelled.

Seconds later, there was a grand explosion. Galactic Knight appeared with a few human bodies, regaining their drained energy, on a small boat. There was no sight of the Universal Guardian anywhere.

“Where...where is she?” Sailor Moon desperately asked. She looked all over, no sign of her friend.

“I’m sorry...” was all the Galactic Knight could say. He felt himself look back at the water where the boat had been. He shook his head as he got out of the boat. “These people will be fine...I have to go.” He walked up to Tuxedo Mask. “I’m sorry about your sister.” He turned around, waved his cape around him and disappeared.

Tuxedo Mask looked on in shock. He felt his eyes burn with tears. “Wait!! Who exactly are you?” But it was too late. The other man had vanished. Tuxedo Mask turned around to face the pier. “NO!!!!! Ariel....I’m sorry....I’m so sorry!!” He dropped to his knees, crying.

The scouts looked on. They de-transformed. Serena walked over beside her beloved. She put her hand on his shoulder as she knelt down. “Darien...come on. You need to go home.

Instantly, a light blue envelope appeared on Darien’s bed.

He looked at her with tearful sapphire eyes. “Okay, Serena...” He looked back towards the water where the explosion took place. “I’m sorry I didn’t believe in your decisions, Ariel...” He took Serena’s hand after changing back and walked with her to his apartment.

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The phone in Ariel’s room at the hotel. An answering machine picked up. “The person you’re trying to reach is not in at the moment. Please leave a message. Thank you.” BEEP...

“Mission complete...waiting for results.” Click.

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The girls offered to keep Darien company for a little while but he declined their offer. Serena looked at them. “I’ll be down in a few minutes. Wait for me...’kay?” They nodded silently as Serena turned around and started after Darien. She met up with him by the elevator.

“Serena,” Darien spoke to her softly, “you should get home. It’s getting late. I just need time to think...” He put his head down.

Serena smiled at him, putting an arm around him. “Okay, honey. You get your rest. I’ll talk to you later.” She tiptoed and gave him a kiss. She started walking away, but stopped and turned around. “Darien...” Serena started. She bit her lip, “I’m sorry about Ariel. I really am.” She looked at him with sorrowful eyes.

Darien looked at his girlfriend. His eyes wet with tears and nodded. “Thank you Serena.” He smiled at her as the elevator doors opened. “Talk to you later...bye.” He stepped inside and doors closed.

Serena turned around and walked outside to meet her friends. Once they saw her, they bombarded her with questions.

Serena sighed. “Okay, okay. Let me tell you what happened from the beginning, okay?” She looked around. “Let’s go to my house for a little while. Okay?” The girls all nodded and proceeded to Serena’s house.

Darien walked out of the elevator in a trance. He walked to his apartment and stood just outside the door, searching for his keys in his pocket. Once he found them, he opened the door, stepped inside, and closed the door again. He threw his jacket on couch and turned on the lights. He walked over to his kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of water, walked to table and sat down, staring off into space as he drank his water.

Serena opened the door to her house and called to her parents that her friends were there for a little while. Serena’s mom looked out from the kitchen and greeted the girls. “Great! I just made fresh cookies. Here Serena.” She handed Serena a plate full of chocolate chip cookies. “Enjoy!” Serena’s mother smiled at them.

“Thanks mom,” Serena said softly and turned around, walking up the stairs.

The girls took turns saying “Thanks Mrs. Tsukino” as they walked by and followed Serena up the stairs to her room.

Once inside, they sat down. They each started eating cookies but Raye noticed that Serena hadn’t taken one. “Serena...this must be really bothering you. You haven’t eaten a cookie yet.” She sounded sincere. Raye sat down next to Serena on her bed as she brushed back her long raven hair. “What happened?”

Serena looked at her friend. Normally, she and Raye would fight like cats and dogs, but Raye was a true friend. She was always there for her when Serena needed to talk. Serena’s eyes filled up with tears. “Okay...well, early this afternoon, Darien and I went to see Ariel at the music shop. We talked for a little while. She got a phone call and then she closed the shop early. Like she’s been doing for the past couple of days.”

“Yeah...I was wondering about that,” Lita added. “Mina and I walked by there the other day at around 3-ish and the shop was closed.” Mina nodded in agreement.

“So, Darien decided he wanted to follow her to make sure she was okay. I went along with him,” Serena continued. “Ariel met up with some guy a few blocks away from the shop and they ran to some building a little further away. We followed them inside and we saw a ring in the middle of the floor. Ariel appeared talking to some girl and they got into the ring and started fighting each other. Darien was concerned for Ariel’s safety. He lost it, when the guy Ariel had met up with got into the ring and threw her around. The other girl proceeded to beat Ariel up. Darien had enough and ran out, confronting them. A few other people were there, while Ariel and Darien fought. Ariel told Darien that she could wrestle. He didn’t approve. He said something about not having any family and we left. We were at the arcade for about 10 minutes before you guys came. From there on, you saw as much as I did.” Serena looked down to the plate of cookies. She shook her head and got up from her bed, walking over to her window, sitting down on the chair. “I feel really bad. Ariel is gone. But the worse part is that she and Darien were split up on bad terms.” She closed her eyes as tears flowed down.

Amy got up. “Serena...we’re always here for you, okay?” She walked over to her friend and hugged her. Raye, Lita, and Mina did the same.

Darien broke out of his trance with a yawn. I should get some sleep. It’s been a long and horrible day. He got up and put his water bottle back in the refrigerator. He walked over to his room and turned on the lamp by his bed. He sat down, taking off his shoes. He was about to lay down when he felt something by his hand, a paper. He looked at it and saw that it was a blue envelope. “What’s this?” He picked it up, staring at it. He slowly opened it and pulled out its contents. He read the message:

“Dearest Darien...Here are some tickets for the event. There is one for you and Serena, as well as each one of the girls (Raye, Mina, Lita, and Amy). I hope you enjoy the event. Love always, your twin sister, Ariel.”

He looked at the date written in after Ariel’s signature. It was written three days before that day, making it Tuesday. He looked at the tickets. “WWF PPV live in Tokyo. Friday at 8:00 P.M. Section A, Row 1, Seats 1-6.” Darien stared at the tickets in disbelief. “When did this get here? It wasn’t here before I left...” He got up, tickets in hand, and walked over to the couch. He sat down and picked up the phone dialing Serena’s number.

The girls succeeded in making Serena smile. They were all chattering so much that they didn’t hear the phone ring. Sammy, Serena’s little brother, knocked on the door and peeked inside. “Hey Meatball Head! You got a phone call!” He slammed the door shut.

“He’s such a pain!” Serena picked up the phone. “Hello?”

“Serena? Sorry to bother you. Have you got a minute?” It was Darien.

“Of course. You’re never a bother to me Darien.” Serena looked at the girls confused. “What’s wrong?”

“I was thinking of changing out plans for tomorrow night,” he started. “Instead of a movie...how about we go to a wrestling show?”

“A wrestling show? Darien...I thought...” Serena stopped. She didn’t know what to say.

“Yeah...the WWF is in town. I got home and I found an envelope on my bed, with 6 tickets for the event. And...” he paused. “And there was a brief letter...from Ariel with it, dated three days ago.”

“A letter from Ariel? But...” Serena stammered on the phone.

“I have no clue how the letter go here. But something is really telling me that I should go. There are enough tickets for you, me and the girls. What do you say?” Darien asked her.

“Hold on a second Darien. Let me ask the girls.” Serena put the phone away from her and asked the girls. “Darien got a letter from Ariel from 3 days ago. He also got 6 tickets for the WWF’s event tomorrow night. He wants to know if you all want to come.”

The girls’ jaws dropped. Mina spoke, “He wants to go?” Serena nodded.

“Well, then...it might be fun,” Lita said. “I think we should.” She looked around and saw the others nodding in agreement.

“Okay, then...I guess we’re going Serena.” Raye smiled at her friend.

Serena put the phone by her ear. “Darien? Okay...we’re going.”

“Great! Meet me at my apartment at 6:00 P.M. Okay?” Darien told his girlfriend.

“Okay...Darien. Six o’clock at your apartment. Got it. Bye honey.” Serena hung up.

Darien hung up the phone and went back to his room. He put the tickets back into the envelope and into his nightstand drawer. He turned the lamp off and lay down in his bed.

“Okay...then I guess we’re going to a wrestling event,” Serena stated. “I just wish Ariel was okay.”

The girls hugged her.

“Miracles do happen, Serena,” Raye hugged her. “But now...I think we should get going. We need to rest up. I want to have some energy to enjoy the show tomorrow night.”

The girls all hugged Serena and left. Each going to her own home to rest.

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“Jobbers! Jobbers! Jobbers!” the crowd yelled. Serena looked at Darien. He shrugged and looked around. Everyone in the arena was chanting.

Serena looked at the girls next to her. “Wow...it’s a very lively crowd. I guess this wrestling thing is really popular.” She had to talk loudly.

“Yeah...it’s really big in the United States,” Amy told them.

“I wonder why Darien decided to come after all that has happened,” Lita spoke.

“I was wondering the same thing myself,” Mina agreed.

“Well, maybe he is trying to calm his mind by trying to understand why Ariel liked wrestling so much,” Raye suggested.

“Maybe,” Serena replied. She sat back in her seat and smiled. “Hey Darien, this is rather fun...right?”

“It’s not as bad as I thought it would be Serena.” He sighed. “I just wish I could appreciate it before...” he stopped. He smiled weakly at her. “Let’s enjoy the show. Okay?” Serena nodded in agreement.

Music hit as announcement was made. “Your ring announcer, Lillian Garcia!” A woman, with waist-length blonde hair made her way down the ramp. She stepped into the ring and a microphone was handed to her. “Good evening Tokyo!” She spoke with enthusiasm. “The WWF would like to welcome you for coming here tonight. We DO have a great show for you. Please remember that laser pens and video cameras are not allowed. If you are found to have them, you will be ejected from the building.” She proceeded in telling the audience about some of the merchandise that was available.

Another song began as Lillian spoke. “Let’s welcome good ol’ J.R., Jim Ross!” A man with a cowboy hat made his way down the ramp, waving as he walked. He walked over to a table by the ring in front of Darien and the girls. The music changed and Lillian made another announcement. “Here is Jerry “The King” Lawler!!” People got up around Darien and the girls and started bowing with their arms extended, shouting, “I’m not worthy! I’m not worthy.”

Darien looked over at Serena. “I guess we should try to fit in.” He got up and followed the example of the others around him. Serena grinned and got up. She looked over at the girls and saw them doing the same. Moments later, when “the King” had taken his seat next to J.R., everyone stopped.

Lillian made another announcement. “Ladies and Gentlemen...in 2 minutes, the lights will dim and fireworks will make their way down the to the stage. At that time, the lights will turn on and that is when we’d like you all to stand up and show off your beautiful posters and signs.” She spoke quickly and then stopped. “Ladies and gentlemen...30 seconds!”

Serena took Darien’s hand and grinned. She could feel the excitement in the arena. To her surprise, Darien squeezed her hand and was grinning as well.

The lights shut off. Fireworks shot out from the ceiling, making their way to the stage, surrounding the Titan Tron and ending in a huge bang. The lights turned on and the crowd went wild, cheering, waving their posters. Included in this were Serena, Darien, and the girls.

The crowd started to die down and music started again. “No chance...no chance...you’ve got No chance..” a man dressed in a business suit started appeared on the stage at the top of the ramp. Darien and Serena recognized him as the man that was calling security when they spied on Ariel. The crowd was cheering him as he strolled down into the ring and stepped inside. He took a microphone and began to speak.

“Good evening Tokyo,” he said. “I’ve always said that I listen to the fans...and I, Vince McMahon, am a very fair man. So fair, in fact, that I reserved this arena to bring the World Wrestling Federation to Tokyo, once again. But...I cannot do take all the credit myself. I’d like to introduce you to two people who have helped me with this.” He extended his arm to the ramp.

“It’s time to play the game...” the music started again, “It’s all about the game and how you play it. It’s all about control and if you can take it...” A man appeared with a woman beside him. He had a bottle of water. Together, they made their way to the ring. She stepped inside and stood by the ropes as the other man, jumped up on the ring skirt and took a sip of water. He tossed the bottle aside and looked around. He was facing the direction of Darien and the girls. He looked straight ahead, raised his arms in the air and spit out the water.

Serena noticed all the flashes from cameras going around her. She was grinning. She turned to look at the girls and nodded. They were excited as well.

The man stepped into the ring and put his arms around the woman. Vince McMahon shook hands with him and gave the woman a kiss on the cheek. “I’d like to welcome my daughter, Stephanie, and her husband, Triple H!” The crowd seemed split. Some cheered and others booed. “My son-in-law and my daughter have helped me bring the company here.” Vince listened to the crowd. They were calling his daughter a “slut”. “I will have none of that!” His face grew red.

Triple H extended his hand towards Vince, asking for the microphone. Vince gave it to him. “It doesn’t surprise me at all Vince, that these people see every women like their own.” The crowd booed. Triple H smirked. “They don’t recognize true beauty. You see, Stephanie here, should be seen as a goddess. Her beauty is indisputable. Her hair light brown hair flows down her beautiful shoulders. Her eyes are...” A countdown suddenly hit. “5...4...3...2...1...” Total darkness. An explosion and then, “Break the walls down!!” The lights turned on and a man in a silver shirt with black shiny pants appeared with his arms spread out and his back turned towards the audience. After a few seconds, he turned around and spoke as his music faded. “Would you pleeeease, SHUT...THE...HELL...UP!!” The audience cheered and said the words with him. “Now...you must be thinking why I, Y2J Chris Jericho, made my way out here. But I’ll tell you why. Because I couldn’t stand sitting back in my locker room while you come out here and put all these Jerichoholics to sleep. Triple H...you must get those eyes checked out because you’re not seeing clearly. We all know that Stephanie is a filthy, disgusting, spineless, bottom-feeding trashbag ho!” The crowd went wild. Stephanie stood there in shock, staring at man at the top of the stage.

“Now listen here Jericho!” Vince interrupted. “Just for that, in tonight’s main event, you will be put in a 6-man inter-gender tag match. You’re team will consist of you, Lita, and the Rock against Stephanie, myself, and Triple H. You better get ready because you will pay for humiliating my daughter.” Vince glared at the man with shoulder-length blond hair. Jericho stared back at the trio in the ring with his piercing blue eyes.

“Wow...” Serena said as she sat back in her seat. “This is really entertaining!”

“Yeah...I’ll say. That Jericho is hot!” Lita told them.

“Oh yeah...he is so dreamy!” Raye agreed.

Darien remained quiet. He seemed content but distant at the same time. “I guess I could see why Ariel like this so much.”

The show began again. There were several other matches. Amy took the liberty of writing them down.

8:15 P.M. - Tag Team Title Match: Edge & Christian vs. the Dudley Boys (champions)
Winners: The Dudleys

8:35 P.M. - Hardcore Title Match: Crash Holly vs. Raven (champion)
Winner: New champ: Crash Holly

8:50 P.M. - Right To Censor (Bull Buchanan & the Goodfather) vs. the A.P.A. (Farooq & Bradshaw)
Winners: RTC

9:15 P.M. - Interview by Michael Cole to Stone Cold Steve Austin.

9:20 P.M. - Beauty Contest: Debra, Chyna, the Kat, and Trish Stratus
Winner: no contest - RTC comes out and covers the women - Chyna punches Steven Richards of the RTC

9:40 P.M. - European Title Match: William Regal vs. Test (champion)
Winner: Test

9:55 P.M. - interview by Kevin Kelly to the Rock

10:00 P.M.- Battle Royal: Chris Benoit vs. Billy Gunn vs. the Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Order of Elimination: Billy Gunn, Chris Benoit, Stone Cold Steve Austin
Winner: the Undertaker

10:25 P.M. - interview by Coach to Triple H

10:30 P.M.- 6-person inter-gender tag match: Chris Jericho, Lita, The Rock vs. Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Triple H
Winner:

The lights went out again as Chris Jericho emerged from the shadows after the countdown and the explosion. He made his way to the ring and stepped inside. He looked at Jim Ross and the King and smiled at the people near them.

Raye sighed, “He’s so hot!” The girls giggled.

Serena looked at Darien and smiled. “You’re enjoying this, aren’t you?” He smiled at her and nodded.

Music hit and a girl came out. She was wearing baggy pants and her thongs were showing. They were purple. She had a purple tank top that showed her belly. Her hair was waist-length and it was reddish-brown. She slid into the ring and shook hands with Jericho.

“IF YOU SMELL...WHAT THE ROCK...IS COOKIN’!” The crowd went wild when the man appeared. He was tall, dark and handsome. He walked down the ramp, dragging a belt. He climbed up the turnbuckle nearest Darien and the girls and hoisted the belt in the air. He seemed to be smelling the air. He climbed down and got into the ring, giving the belt to the referee.

Triple H’s music hit once again and he, along with his wife, Stephanie, and his father-in-law, Vince, made their way down to the ring together.

The Rock didn’t wait and grabbed Triple H, punching him. Lita and Jericho left the ring and waited by their corner. Vince and Stephanie did the same. The referee called for the bell. The Rock and Triple H went at it. DDT by the Rock. Suplex by Triple H. Both men were down and dragged themselves to their corners. Rock tagged in Jericho and Triple H tagged in Vince. Bulldog on Vince by Y2J. Vince got up and gave Jericho an arm-bar. Jericho tried to reverse it but Vince countered it and put Jericho in a headlock. He punched him several times. Dropping Jericho, Vince tagged in his daughter. Vince went back to Jericho, picking him up, holding his arms so that Stephanie could slap him. Vince let him go and Lita entered the ring. She and Stephanie circled each other. Lita grabbed Stephanie’s hair and tossed her across the ring. She stood her up. Lita put an arm around Stephanie’s neck and dropped down. Stephanie cried out from pain. Lita ran to a corner and climbed the turnbuckle. She waited for the Stephanie to stand up. When Stephanie had stood and turned towards her, Lita was going to jump, but right before she jumped, a young man with shoulder-length black hair and steel gray eyes ran down the ramp and pulled on Lita’s leg, causing her to lose her balance and fall backwards outside the ring. The man then ran to the table in front of the girls and Darien and sat down, putting a headset on.

The Rock and Vince entered the Ring. The referee went out to check on Lita. She was in pain and called the paramedics to take her. The match continued. Vince tagged in Triple H and the Rock tagged in Jericho. Stephanie got a microphone and gave it to her father.

“Well, it looks as if this is now a handicap match!” Vince sneered. “You lost a person.”

Just then, everyone turned their attention to the Titan Tron. Jericho and Triple H still wrestling. A woman appeared. She had short silvery hair. Beside her was a young man, with short dark hair and eyes.

“Vince...you say you’re a fair man. In return, I, Linda McMahon, your wife, am also a fair woman. Since Lita has been taken away. I have put someone else in her place. You all know her very well.” Linda smiled and let the man speak.

“Dad...Just remember that it is in the interest of fairness.” The young man spoke.

“Just like Shane has told you, Vince...Stephanie.” Linda added and then the screen went back to the action in the ring.

Stephanie looked at her father in shock and in confusion. He shrugged and shook his head. Triple H reached out to Vince and tagged him in. Jericho ran and grabbed Vince’s hair. He leapt up in the air, bringing Vince face-first onto the mat. When Jericho stood up, he looked at Stephanie and told her to come in. She shook her head.

Just as she shook her head, more music began. This was definitely heavy metal. “Are you feeling the fire? Are you ready to explode? Are you dreams and desires...winding down an open road?” Darien froze in his seat. The song sounded really familiar to him. Lights flashed and a girl ran down the ramp, sliding into the ring. She was wearing skin-tight black pants and a very short top that tied around the back. Her blackish-brown-blue hair was tied up in a ponytail. She wore black boots with 3-inch heels. Darien gasped when she turned around and tagged Chris Jericho. She looked right at Darien. He gasped. So did Serena and the girls. She stared right into Darien’s sapphire eyes and nodded. After a second, she turned around to deliver a spine-buster to a charging Stephanie.

Lillian made an announcement. “Replacing Lita, we have Ariel!” The crowd cheered.

Darien’s face grew pale. “It’s her! She’s alive!! She’s alive!” He stood up and took Serena’s hands, making her stand up. “She’s alive!” Darien’s eyes were full of tears.

Serena grinned at him. She turned around to the girls. “She’s okay! She’s okay!” They all stood up and cheered her on.

Ariel picked Stephanie up and tossed her to the turnbuckle. Lifting her up, Ariel climbed to the top rope of the turnbuckle. She stood Stephanie up. Ariel put one hand holding Stephanie’s pants and the other around Stephanie’s head. Ariel lifted the other girl up over her head and fell backwards. Scrambling, Ariel covered Stephanie. “1...2...” Triple H broke the count. He had kicked Ariel in the back and grabbed her hair, tossing her aside. Stephanie tagged him in and he was getting ready to charge at Ariel in the corner. Barely two feet away from her, Ariel jumped to the side, tagging in the Rock. Jericho helped Ariel out of the ring and hugged her.

At that moment, the young man that was sitting at the commentators’ table, stood up and began to attack Jericho. Ariel tried to kick him but she was knocked down from the ring apron. Another explosion came from the stage and fire lit up the arena. A man dressed in red and black with a mask, Kane, came out. He fixed his glove and ran around the ring to confront the man who had attacked Jericho. They started punching each other. Jericho climbed back up to the corner with Ariel alongside him.

Kane was going to choke slam the man but he started resisting. Kane backed away. The man grabbed a chair and was going to turn around and hit Kane. Ariel climbed up on the turnbuckle. She looked right at Darien and the girls. Took a deep breath and called out to the dark-haired man with the chair. When he looked up at her, he dropped the chair and she leapt in the air. Her legs wrapped around his neck and she snaked her way down and around his body towards the floor. He flipped down and just lay on the ground. Ariel got up, raised her arm up and Kane walked to her, patting her shoulder. She smiled at him and climbed back up on the ring. She noticed that the Rock was now standing with her and Jericho was in the ring with Vince. The Rock looked at Ariel, slightly smiled and focused back at the action in the ring. Jericho tagged the Rock back in. Vince, who was out of breath, tagged in Triple H. Vince collapsed on the floor outside the ring and Stephanie was attending him. The referee did not see Vince go down. He paid attention to the action in the ring. Triple H was going to pick the Rock up for a suplex but the Rock countered and put one arm in front of Triple H’s chest and the other on his side. The Rock lifted Triple H up and brought him down to the mat on his back. The Rock stood up, bad-mouthing Triple H and proceeded to do the People’s Elbow on the fallen man. He ran to the left, then to the right, over Triple H and then delivered an elbow on Triple H. He got up and looked at Jericho and then at Ariel. He pointed at her and then lifted his hand up in the air, signaling Ariel. He went over to her and tagged her in. Jericho cheered her on. As did the man in red and black on the outside.

Ariel grinned. She nodded as she climbed up on the turnbuckle. She turned around and faced the audience. She looked at Darien, Serena, and the girls. She raised her arms in the air, bent her knees and jumped backwards towards the ring. Her body flipped through the air, landing on Triple H. The referee counted, “1...2...3!”

The crowd went wild. Darien jumped up and down, cheering. Serena and the girls were doing the same. Once Ariel had stood up, the Rock, Jericho, and Kane got into the ring. They pushed Triple H out. The referee grabbed Ariel’s arm and hoisted it up in the air. Tears of joy were streaming down her face.

Lillian spoke, “Your winners: Chris Jericho, The Rock and Ariel!!” The audience went wild. Vince had gotten up. Stephanie walked over to her husband and helped him up. The three of them made their way up the ramp as the others celebrated in the ring. Ariel hugged everyone in the ring, crying from happiness. A few minutes later, they made their way out of the ring and up the ramp, to the back.

“We’d like to thank you all for coming. We really enjoy coming to Tokyo and hope to see you the next time we’re in time. Thanks for making this night excellent!” Lillian told the audience before they left.

About forty-five minutes later, the arena was empty. Ariel peered out from the gorilla position on the stage. She sighed as she turned around. Well...they were here. She heard Vince call her.

“You did a wonderful job out there Ariel,” the man put his arm around Ariel. “Come on...let’s go eat! I’m sure everyone wants to talk to you. You really surprised them all.” He led her off to the back to the dining area. “The Rock, Kane, and Chris Jericho were shocked to see you. I got confronted by all of them, as well as practically everyone else. They are all extremely happy to see you again.” They walked through a door and everyone was there. They were cheering for Ariel.

Ariel walked to the table where the DJ was setting up his equipment. She took the microphone and spoke. “Hi guys! Did I surprise you?” She got cheers. “I was hoping I did. The entire McMahon family was in on it. I got a call about 3 weeks ago. They told me they were coming and they really wanted to involve me in the show. I agreed and well, here we are. Trust me...I’ve missed you guys so much.” Ariel smiled and wiped a few tears from her eyes.

“Not as much as I did Ariel,” a familiar voice spoke up. Ariel saw a tall man with blackish-blue hair and sapphire eyes walk towards her. A few familiar girls surrounded him.

Ariel smiled. She lifted the microphone to her lips and spoke. “Everyone...I’d like for you to meet my, twin-brother, Darien. With him is his girlfriend Serena and her friends, Raye, Lita, Mina, and Amy.” She introduced each one to the entire WWF members. Ariel put the microphone down and walked over to Darien.

She wiped a few tears away from her eyes. “Darien...I’m sorry I scared...”

Darien raised a finger to her lips, hushing her. “You don’t need to apologize Ariel. I deserved it. I had no right following you. I understand now why you love wrestling...and I accept it and your decisions. You’re good at it and it is very enjoyable. I hope you forgive me for the harsh things I said before. I thought I lost you in the explosion.” He looked at her.

Ariel looked at him. “I’m glad you accept my decisions Darien. But...” she looked at him, “you have got to learn that you can’t get rid of me that easily.” She looked at him and smirked. “I’m glad you came Darien.” She looked at the girls and hugged them. “I’m glad you all came as well.” She smiled. “Now...I’d like you to meet some of my closest friends. Come on.” She led them over to a table. “This is Vince McMahon, the owner of the WWF. Next to him is Linda, his wife. And their kids, Shane and Stephanie.” They all shook hands and smiled.

“Ariel...is everything okay now?” Stephanie asked.

“Yeah, Steph...”Ariel answered, “everything is okay.” She smiled at her friend. “Stephanie is one of my bestest friends. We grew up together in the United States. I was practically raised with the WWF. When I moved to Tokyo, it broke my heart. But I knew what my destiny was....they did to. They know I am the Universal Guardian. They supported every decision I had to make and they still do. I left without telling the wrestlers where I was going. So this is a surprise to them all as well.”

“I met Ariel in the WWF, but I didn’t know she was the one I was looking for,” a voice came from behind the group. They turned around to see the young man with shoulder-length black hair and steel gray eyes. “I’m Peter.” He shook hands with Darien and the girls.

“You know Peter already. He would never hurt me,” Ariel spoke. “But you saw him as someone else yesterday. He is the Galactic Knight. He was the one that told you that I was in the yacht during the fight yesterday.” Ariel hugged the man. “He’s my destined love.”

“When I found out that she had left and discovered that she was part of my destiny. I explained it to the McMahons and they helped me find her,” Peter told the group. “We learned of our destiny and our love for each other is much like yours and Serena, Darien.” He kissed Ariel on the forehead. “But enough of that now, let’s party.”

“Yeah! Let’s have some fun,” Ariel shouted. She walked up to her brother and looked him in the face. “Darien...you’re my twin-brother. I love ya.” She hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She turned around and hugged Serena, Lita, Mina, Amy, and finally Raye.

Ariel told the DJ to play the music and the after-show party started. It was close to midnight but no one cared. Everyone danced, sang, ate, and partied. The wrestlers toasted Ariel and the party continued.

*********** The End ***********

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