A/N: This story is based off a short, humorous cross-over fanfic my friend Kira wrote. The basis for this story is hers, but she allowed me to expand on it and make it more serious. It's also no longer a cross-over.

Chapter 1: Search for the New Saviors

A mystical palace shone brightly against the dark sky of the moon, its silvery walls gleaming in a luminescent glow that seemed to come from the very palace itself. A dome-like barrier shimmered faintly, surrounding the palace. Within the barrier greenery and flowers grew, watered by silver rivers and fountains. Far away in the sky, hovering like a tiny blue dot, Earth shone in the moon's sky.

Watching the moon-like Earth stood a young woman. Long blond hair hung down her back from two buns that rested on top of her head, flowing down to join with the folds of her shimmering white gown. Her slender hands rested on the rails of the balcony she stood upon as she gazed into the sky. Her blue eyes slid down to rest upon the figure of a second young woman who knelt not far from her, examining the large red flowers that bloomed around a fountain outside of the palace.

The second woman almost mirrored the appearance of the blond watching her. Her long pink hair was held in a similar style as the other woman's, and the delicate features of her face resembled a slightly younger version of her watcher. Even her dress matched the one of the older woman's. Sensing that she was being watched, the pink-haired woman looked up at the balcony of the palace. The two smiled at one another as their eyes met, and then the pink-haired one turned back to the flowers.

The blonde's smile faded into a sorrowful gaze as she watched the woman who was her daughter blissfully at peace in the garden. A man dressed in a tuxedo walked onto the balcony to join the blond, taking her hand in his own. She raised her eyes to meet his. "Well?" she asked softly, afraid to know the answer.

The man shook his head grimly. "I'm sorry, Serenity."

The woman turned back to her daughter. "I suppose I knew it would happen. I just hoped…" She broke off and turned back to her husband, Mamoru. "You haven't told her yet?"

"Not yet," he replied. "Would you like me to?"

"No," Serenity said. "I should be the one to tell her. I just hope she doesn't take it too hard."

Before Mamoru could reply, a blue-haired woman wearing a yellow dress walked onto the balcony. "I was told to come see you, Queen Serenity," she said.

"Luna, I've told you before, you don't have to use formalities with me. It's too strange," Serenity said.

Luna smiled. "Yes, but regardless of that, you are still a queen, and must behave accordingly. Have you not learned that by now?"

"Nevertheless, you are my friend, and as your queen I must insist that you do not use formalities.""Very well. I will only use the formalities when there are others around."

Serenity smiled. "Thank you, Luna. That means a lot to me." Once again, her smile faded to a strained look. "Luna, I assume you know why you were called here."

Luna nodded, her own face one of sorrow. "About the Princess?"

"Yes. The test results have returned. They were positive." Serenity told her. Her voice broke into a sob, and a few tears escaped from her blue eyes.

Mamoru placed a strong arm around her and held her close against his chest. "Don't push yourself," he whispered. "I will tell her the rest."

He turned his face to Luna. "You know that the evil that once plagued planet Earth has begun to return once again. The Sailor Senshi must once again awaken to fight this evil."

"Small Lady cannot become Sailor Moon, though," Luna finished in a grave voice. Mamoru nodded and Serenity let out another sob and buried her face farther in his jacket.

"You wish for me to go and find her, then," Luna said.

"Yes," Mamoru said. "We would like for you, Artemis, and Diana to return to Earth and find all of the girls who will become the new saviors of Earth."

"Yes, of course." Luna laid a hand on Serenity's shoulder. "Please try not to worry. I'm sure everything will work out."

Serenity lifted a tear-streaked face from Mamoru's shoulder to look at the blue-haired woman standing beside her. "Thank you, Luna. You really are a good friend."

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Two teenage girls pushed their way through the student-crowded walkway of the open campus high school. "Why do people have to stand in the middle of the walkway?" cried the taller of the two, a brunette Goth with green eyes and shoulder-length hair tied in a ponytail.

"Because, they're retarded," the second girl replied simply in a tone that matched the annoyance of the girl walking beside her. She was short, with red hair held back in a clip, dressed in all black like her friend.

"Grrr…Those stupid stupid-heads!" the brunette muttered.

"Nice description, Yori," the redhead laughed.

"Oh, shut up! There's nothing better to describe them!" the girl named Yori cried in response.

"You do have a point," the other girl agreed.

Finally, the girls reached their destination—a green electrical box surrounded by students who had labeled themselves 'The Green Box Kids'. These students consisted of Goths, punks, Emo kids, and anime/manga freaks.

As they approached the group of students surrounding the box, the two girls heard an all too familiar voice scream, "YORI! KIYOKO!" and a blond-headed girl wearing an orange Kyo-hat raced toward them.

"Oh god. It's Bumu-chan," the redhead, Kiyoko, mumbled to her friend, referring to the blonde's nickname which they had fondly given her.

The hyper blond reached her two friends and jumped on them, causing them to stumble back under her weight. "Bumu-chan, get off of me." Kiyoko said.

Bumu-chan released Yori and Kiyoko and opened her mouth to say something else, but they were saved by a girl with black spiky hair, who grabbed the blond and pulled her back. "Bumu-chan, are you being stupid again?" the black-haired girl asked.

"Noo!" Bumu-chan cried in a whiny tone, but the others ignored her.

"Oooh! Shiny!" Yori suddenly exclaimed, grabbing Kiyoko's hand and staring at the red-stoned ring on her hand, embedded with the word 'bloody' written in kanji.

"Yes, Yori," Kiyoko replied. "Are you just noticing this?"

Yori did not reply but continued to stare open-mouthed at the ring, until Kiyoko jerked her hand away. "Awww!" Yori whined, sticking out her bottom lip in a pout.

"Aww. Did Kiyoko take the shiny away, Yori?" asked the black-haired girl, Kaito, wrapping a comforting arm around Yori's shoulders.

"Uh huh," Yori said, nodding.

At that moment, the bell rang, signaling the students to report to homeroom. The four girls gathered their things and headed toward their buildings. "Oh, don't forget to meet at the side entrance of the gym for the torture—I mean pep rally!" Kiyoko called as they walked away.

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A shining, translucent bubble hovered in the air above Earth. Sitting in the center of the bubble were three cats—one black, one white, and one grey—each with a crescent moon glinting on their foreheads.Slowly, the bubble lowered until it reached the Earth's surface, and then disappeared, leaving the cats standing on the ground. The felines yawned and stretched their legs and backs.

"Well," the black cat who was actually Luna said, "what now?"

"We should probably split up and try to find the Senshi," Artemis replied, turning his white face around to look at their surroundings. "I doubt they'll all be in the same place like last time. The circumstances are different this time around."

The two female cats nodded. "Shall we go, then?" Luna asked.

The others nodded and they split up into their separate directions.

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Kiyoko, Yori, Kaito, and Bumu walked out of the gym along with the other 3000 students heading to their classes. Kiyoko rubbed her ears, which were throbbing in pain after the unending roar of noise during the pep rally which had just ended. "Stupid pep rallies," she muttered.

"I'm just glad we got to get our of class," Yori commented.

"Yeah, well it doesn't change the fact that my eardrums are about to burst," Kiyoko stated.

Walking in front of them, Kaito suddenly stopped, causing Yori to almost run into her. "Kaito! Why'd you do that?" Yori demanded.

Kaito knelt down on the ground and held out her hand to the bushes. "Here, kitty, kitty!" she called softly.The other three looked more closely into the bushes and spotted a black cat with a golden crescent moon on its forehead. The cat edged toward Kaito and sniffed her hand.

"Hey! It's Luna!" Yori cried excitedly.The cat looked up at Yori's voice and eyed her curiously.

"Kitty!" Bumu-chan yelled, leaping forward and trying to grab the cat, which dashed back into the bushes.Kiyoko and Yori grabbed the blond and held her back.

"Good job, you scared it. Moron." Kiyoko scolded.The cat cautiously walked toward Kiyoko, careful to stay far away from Bumu. The cats blue eyes stared widely up at the redhead.

"Kiyoko, are you secretly a Sailor Senshi?" Yori asked, eyeing her friend suspiciously.

"Yes, I'm actually Sailor Saturn, and I'm going to be taken over by Mistress 9," Kiyoko said sarcastically.

"I knew it!" Yori replied in a tone of false victory. "That cat does look like Luna though. She even has the crescent."

Kiyoko eyed the cat. "That is odd. But whatever, we're going to be late for class."

The four girls continued on their way. Hidden in the bushes, the black cat silently followed the short redhead, careful to not be spotted by any of the other students.