The day was reaching the noon hour, the birds were chirping, the sun was out, and the weather was more than perfect for a summer day. It wasn't hot, and that came as a bit of a surprise to Luna. She was concerned for the weather; being a cat a humid day was not the way to enjoy the summer. Her fur would make her temper flare up in into the Celsius level. But, she could put that aside for today. For today was different. Today was special, very special for one reason.

Serena was coming home today.

That was why she was at the bus stop, waiting for Artemis to show up. It had been planned a few days ago that Luna and Artemis would get the Scouts together and be supportive of Serena's return. Poor Artemis had to travel to other cities like Yokohama, Nagoya, and even to Nagasaki to get Ami, Rei, and Lita. He complained, but Luna threatened to scratch his face off should he not do what he was told.

Mina hadn't too hard to find due to the fact she never left Tokyo after graduation. Artemis remained with Mina, and Luna stayed with Serena's parents, since the school she attended wouldn't allow pets.

And since then, the Scouts had remained normal. No foes appeared to disrupt the peace they were to defend, and no Negaverse minions appeared either. All was quiet on Earth.

And Luna, though she was not too eager to admit it, missed the old days of fighting evil and even lecturing Serena on how to be the Sailor Scout of the Moon.

How those days seem like an eternity now that the Scouts are all grown up. I'm sure the Moon Crystal is getting rusty; it's been years since it was last used.

As Luna walked to the bus stop, she caught sight of Artemis. And he wasn't alone. He was with a girl with long blond hair, wearing appropriate summer wear of shorts and a white T-shirt with the Sailor V character on the front. "Luna!"

"Mina?" Luna had to shake her head to make sure she was seeing things right. Even though Mina had remained in the city since after high school ended, she had been somewhat determined in her studies and remained busy right until the end of the school year. But, Luna could not see Rei, Ami, or Lita nearby. "I see you did your job, at least a fourth of it, Artemis."

The white cat's head hung low, "Thanks for the vote of confidence…"

Mina scratched behind his ear, "Its alright Luna. The others will be here soon, I spoke to Rei and she has Lita and Ami with her on their way here."

Good job Mina!

"And yet…I think there's someone we haven't talked to in awhile. You know who I am talking about, right Luna?" Mina said, slightly worried.

Luna knew what she was talking about, and nodded sadly, "Yes…he hasn't replied to any of our calls…"

Artemis looked at both of them, "You mean Darien? I wonder what he's been up to?"

Luna remembered that Darien had gone to America for his schooling, somewhere in a place called San Francisco, California. She had not seen nor heard from him for two years. The only way she knew he was doing alright was by mail, the last one Luna had received was dated a week ago, saying he would try to be back to see Serena.

That was a week ago, and he still had not returned. Serena is going to be so upset, Luna thought sadly. Those two were virtually inseparable before they went to school, and they had even been engaged before Darien had left for the States, though it had not been official to anyone outside the circle.

Luna could swear she heard Serena sniffing, before she would start balling.

But Serena wasn't here yet, is she? The cat turned around, and saw a familiar face. Three familiar faces to be exact.

A tall brunette haired girl, "Hey Luna, long time no see."

"Lita? Is that…you?"

"You bet it is. Despite being away for so long, I'm still me. But I'm not alone," Lita replied as Ami and Rei stepped out from behind her. Luna was very surprised that she recognized the girls. Though they were no longer girls but young women who were different than in their teenage years, they appeared very much the same in terms of appearance.

Rei spoke first, "Luna! So good to see you!"

Ami nodded, "A great pleasure it is."

Luna meowed in delight, and tears started to well up in her little eyes, "This is a very…heart warming reunion...Scouts." All the girls smiled and nodded.

Luna swore to herself that she was going to cry. But one thing kept her from shedding any tears. I'll save the tears for Serena's arrival.

As Tears of joy and smiles were being shown between old friends, Jedite was mellowing in the darkness. With Queen Beryl defeated, and the Negaverse destroyed, he was free from both of their influence. His powers, or what remained of it, were all he had left from when Beryl took from him and encased him in crystal.

Sealed because of those sailor scouts! The defeat at the hands of Sailor Moon, Mars and Mercury, as well as that Tuxedo Mask character still lingered in his mind. Fresh as if it happened yesterday. Ever since then, he swore he'd get his revenge. And now that he was free, revenge would come in sweet time.

But first, Jedite knew he had to get the energy to reinvigorate himself first.

Then, the Sailor Scouts would taste defeat by his hands…

The bus that Serena was on would be appearing at her stop any minute, and everyone was anxiously waiting for her.

That was what Serena hoped. She hadn't seen anyone in quite a long time, unable to leave during Christmas due to bad weather. Every day since then it was hard for her to contain the excitement she had to see everyone. Luna, Artemis, Rei, Ami, Mina, Lita…

And, of course, Darien…

As the bus came to a halt, Serena tried to look out the window to see if everyone was there, but she got forced forward, and lost amidst the crowd. It wasn't until she tripped outside the door, as the last one off the bus no less, that her face met pavement. Still a klutz, even after so long.

She rubbed the back of her head, even though her face hurt the most from the fall she was more embarrassed with her predicament, "Owwie…!"

"Still a klutz meatball head?"

Serena sat up, shaking her fist, and looked right at the person who had called her least favorite name ever, "Oh shut up you-!"

And Rei was smiling down at her.

"Rei!" Serena stood up, and saw the others as well, all smiling at her. The joy Serena had started to swell up in her as she looked at her friends, even Artemis and Luna could sense how happy everyone was. Especially Serena, who looked so overjoyed that she was about to cry!

Rei, however, was not too happy about that notion, "Serena! Don't start balling when we've only been back together for less than a minute!"

But Serena ignored her, embracing the one Scout who normally called her a brat, and finally started to cry, "Oh Rei! Why do you always have to be so MEAN!"

Rei didn't reply, returning the hug with a smile. Everyone joined in as well, and Lita made the remark that everyone agreed with as they joined in a group hug, "Friends never change…"