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"Wow, Raye! This new comic book is great!" Serena said as she flipped another page. Raye was busily sweeping her floor, trying to get it clean before the other scouts arrived.

"Don't tell me anything about it," Raye warned her. "I haven't had a chance to read it yet."

"Oh, come on, Raye," Serena said, "You know I would never give away the end of a story."

"Yeah, right," Raye murmured sarcastically.

"Hello!" someone shouted from outside the room. Raye opened the door. It was Lita, followed by the rest of the gang. They all walked in and took off their shoes by the door.

"So, Raye," said Lita, "Why did you call for a Scout meeting? Is there something wrong?"

"I'll tell you why I called you guys here, as soon as everyone is ready," Raye said.

"I hope it's nothing serious," said Amy as she placed her shoes by the door. "We just finished a terrible battle. I don't want to have to go through another one for a long time."

"I agree," Mina chimed in. "I think we all just need a break."

"Well, is everyone ready?" asked Raye. The Scouts were about to answer her when they suddenly heard an outburst of laughter. Everyone turned their heads to see Serena still lying on the bed reading a comic book.

"Serena!" Raye shouted.

"What?!" she shouted back.

"We're starting now, if you don't mind."

"Sorry, I was just finishing the part where the good guy kills the bad guy and he saves the girl and they get married and…" She was interrupted by Raye who slapped her upside the head with a pillow.

"Owww! Raye! That hurt!"

"Well, you should have been paying more attention and you shouldn't have told me the ending to the comic!" Raye yelled.

"Well, you didn't have to hit me!"

Raye threw her arms in the air. "Oh, I give up!"

"Serena," Luna said sternly, "get over here and listen to what Raye has to say!"

"Shouldn't we have called Darien to this meeting?" Serena asked as she sat down beside Mina. "I mean, he is a Scout too."

"I tried to get in touch with him," Raye told her, "but he wasn't at home. Maybe he was working today. Anyway, you all are probably wanting me to tell you why I called you here." Everyone nodded their heads.

"Well, I've been getting some strange vibes lately. Negavibes. But, the weird thing is, is that I don't think they're coming from anywhere on Earth."

"Huh?!" everyone said almost together. "I know it sounds crazy," Raye went on to say, "but it's true. And I've also been having this strange dream. For the past two nights, I dreamed about a woman. An evil woman, who planned to take over the universe by releasing the Doom Phantom."

"What?!" everyone said in unison this time.

"But that's impossible!" Amy exclaimed. "We all know that the Doom Phantom was banished forever when we destroyed Wiseman."

"I know," said Raye, "That's why I can't figure out why I'm having this dream."

"Well, have you gone to the fire about it?" Artemis asked.

"Not yet," Raye answered. "I wanted to see what you guys thought about it first."

"And did you say that a woman was trying to take over the universe?" Serena asked.

"Yes," said Raye, "Why, Meatball Head? Do you think you know what my dream means?"

"I don't know, Raye," Serena answered angrily. "I was just asking."

"Now, you two," Luna warned, "Don't start your fighting again."

Hmm, I wonder if her dream has anything to do with… No, it couldn't be. Raye said that it was a woman in her dream. Besides, Darien said that Saban only had the powers that his evilness gave him. There's no way he could get off Europa…

Serena had been deep in thought for quite sometime. She didn't hear Raye tell the others that she was going to hit her with another pillow if she didn't wake up soon.

"Now Raye…" Luna began to say.

"Oh, Luna, can't I have just a little fun?" Raye said with a smile. She walked over to Serena and pulled the pillow over her head. She swung the pillow around, but failed to see Serena awake from her trance. Serena's head turned towards Raye just as the pillow came down. It smacked her square in the face.

"Oww!" Serena screamed, and then she began to cry.

"Oh, sorry, Serena!" Raye tried to tell her. "I didn't mean to hit you right in the face. I…"

"Why are you always so mean to me?!" Serena shouted at her through sobs.

"I told you I was sorry!" Raye shouted back. "You know, maybe if you weren't such a meatball head all the time, you would start paying attention more and stop dreaming about guys and food!"

"But I wasn't!" Serena told her. "I was trying to think about what your dream might mean."

"Yeah, you were trying to think…" Raye started to say.

"Oh, come on, Raye," Mina interrupted. "I think you've teased Serena enough for one day."

"Yeah," Serena added, "You don't always have to pick on me!"

"Alright," Raye finally said, "I'll stop for now."

"Well, good, now that that's all settled, we can finish our discussion about Raye's dream," Luna told everyone.

"I think you should ask the Fire," Lita suggested. "It could probably tell you something about it."

"Maybe you're right," said Raye.

"Why not go ask it right now?" Artemis said to her. "We'll wait here until you're done."

"Ok," Raye agreed, "I'll be right back. It shouldn't take long."

Just as she said that, Raye's grandpa opened the door and brought in a tray full of cookies and drinks. "Here you go," he said to everyone. "Help yourselves!"

"Thank you!" everyone shouted as he walked out the door.

"Ok, guys," Raye said again, "I'll be right back. Like Grandpa said, just help yourselves to the cookies."

"Oh, yes!" Serena shouted as she stuffed a cookie in her mouth. "I love these!"

"Of course, you guys should probably try to get one before Serena eats them all!" Raye sneered.

"I heard that!" Serena mumbled between chews.

Without another word, Raye stepped into the Temple.

***

All was dark in the Temple, except for the Fire that stood in the very center of the room. Raye walked over to the Fire and knelt down onto the white cushion. She placed her hands together and closed her eyes.

"Oh, Great Fire," she began to say, "I am in need of your great wisdom."

The Fire glowed brighter.

"I have been having a strange dream. An evil woman was trying to take over the universe by releasing the Doom Phantom. But, we banished the Doom Phantom forever. How can it be that this woman could release him again?

The Fire raged and continued to glow brighter. Raye sat silently waiting, hoping for an answer. She opened her eyes and gasped.

Before her, was a silhouette image of a young woman. She was standing beside a young man in a dark room. They were talking, but the fire never allowed Raye to hear anything. The image suddenly switched to Serena and Darien walking side by side.

Raye almost screamed when she saw what happened next.

There was a sudden burst of energy that came from the sky. It took hold of Serena's body and pulled her away. Darien ran, trying to catch her, shouting something all the way. But it was too late. The beam of energy suddenly disappeared, and with it, Serena.

The image faded and the Fire returned to its normal state.

Raye sat there in shock. She couldn't believe what she had just seen. But the Fire didn't answer my question, Raye thought. I need to know what the woman plans to do with the Doom Phantom.

She repositioned herself on the cushion and closed her eyes. "Oh, Great Fire, I need to know more. I need to know how the woman plans on releasing the Doom Phantom."

The Fire glowed again and raged its flames around. An image appeared again. It showed the woman and the man again.

Raye couldn't distinguish their features very well, but knew that it was the same two people she had seen just moments ago.

The man walked over to a table that had four colorful stones placed on top. They were formed into a circle.

The image zoomed in on the stones. Oh, no! Raye thought, the stones of the inner planets! How can that be?

The image faded into another. "Oh, my gosh!" Raye said.

It showed Serena, dressed in her white gown that she only wore when she was Princess Serenity of the Moon. The crescent moon in the middle of her forehead was now turned upside down, in the shape of the Nega moon. She was holding the Silver Crystal and was facing someone. The silhouette of that person turned into Prince Darien.

The Fire's flames raged and grew higher. Then suddenly, the image disappeared and the Fire was calm.

Raye sat there, again, horrified at what she had seen. "Those people had the inner planet stones!" Raye said to herself. "If they have end up possessing the stones, then that would mean…" She trailed off at this thought. "And then Serena, disappearing and then turning evil. How can this be? I wonder if the Fire is telling the truth…I hope not."

Raye stood up and walked over to the door. "I don't know how I'm going to tell them this."

***

Raye opened the door and stepped into her room. All the scouts were talking and laughing while Serena finished the last of the cookies. Everyone looked up when they heard the door close.

"Raye!" they all shouted.

"So, did the Fire tell you anything?" Artemis asked.

"Yes," Raye answered, "But I'm not sure you want to hear it."

Raye sat down and began telling them about her first vision. When she got to the part about Serena disappearing, everyone was shocked.

"What?!" Serena shouted. "I disappear into a beam of energy? Are you for real, Raye?"

"Yes, Serena," Raye said, "I'm afraid so."

"Well, the Fire could be wrong, right? I mean, it doesn't always tell you the truth…does it?"

"Serena, yes, sometimes the Fire is wrong. But this time, I have a feeling it's telling the truth."

Serena was quiet all of the sudden. She just sat there and stared at the floor. She couldn't believe what she had just heard.

Amy looked at Serena, worried, but then turned to look at Raye again. "Didn't you say you had a second vision? Tell us about that one."

Serena, on hearing this, looked up at Raye and awaited to hear the other story. Raye, looked back at Serena, then to everyone else. She took a deep breath.

"Well, in my second vision, I saw the same man and woman. The man walked over to a table with four stones on it…" she trailed off.

Everyone stared at Raye, wondering why she had stopped.

Raye didn't want to go on, but new she had to. "They were the stones of the inner planets."

"What?!" everyone shouted and then they started asking questions all at once.

Luna decided to jump in. "Everyone, stop talking and let Raye finish her story!" she shouted.

At this, everyone calmed down, but Lita spoke up. "If the bad guys have the stones, then that would mean…"

"I know," Raye interrupted. "We would all disappear and be trapped in the place where the stones are kept.

Everyone became silent, pondering what Raye had just said.

"But that's not all," Raye told them. "After that, I saw Serena again. She was dressed as Princess Serenity and was part of the Negamoon family."

"No!" they all shouted, and turned to look at Serena. She was in shock.

"And in the last image, she was holding the Silver Crystal and was about to attack Prince Darien."

At hearing this, Serena began to cry. "No, no, it can't be true!" she kept shouting. The scouts tried to comfort her, but it did not help. She kept crying and sobbing and telling everyone that she would never hurt Darien.

While the other scouts were talking to Serena, Amy pulled out her special Mercury computer and began to type in all the data that she had just heard.

"Raye," Amy said.

"Yeah?" Raye asked.

"Can you tell me what the man and woman in your vision looked like?"

"I'm afraid not." she answered.

Everyone, including Serena, turned and looked at Raye.

"They were only silhouettes." she continued. "I could never see their faces."

"This is bad," Amy said.

"Yeah," Mina agreed, "We have to find these guys before they find Serena."

"Don't you worry Serena," Lita comforted, "We'll protect you."

Serena looked up at her friend, "Thank you," she said with tears in her eyes.

"You guys are forgetting one thing," Luna told them.

"What's that?" they asked. "If Raye's vision is true and these two evil entities get a hold of the inner planet stones, then that would mean…"

"That would mean they would have to attack our home planets to get them!" Amy shouted.

Luna and Artemis nodded.

"What do you think they are going to do with the stones?" Serena asked.

"Well," Raye said, "The only thing I can think of is that they will combine the powers of the inner planet stones with the power of the Silver Crystal and release the Doom Phantom."

"Oh, no!" everyone gasped.

"Grrr!" Lita growled, "We have to find these Nega slimeballs before they destroy our planets and take over the universe!"

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