Chapter One

" Are you sure you don't want to try this? It is really good!" Serena Tsukino offered her friend, Mina Aino, a part of hamburger she just bought at a fast food place. "No, I'm fine..." Mina replied playing with a piece of her long blonde hair. " Suite yourself!" Serena said taking a bite of the food she had just offered. " I'm so glad that summer is finally here , it is going to be so much fun! Days on the beach, shopping, oh and movie nights! We gotta have movie nights!" Serena looked over at Mina.

" Mina are you alright? You have been very quite today, and that isn't like you."

" I am fine, just tired I guess."

" No, I don't think so. Mina, I've known you for a more than a year, I know when you are lying to me"

" I'm ok, really I am." Mina turned toward her friend and put a hand on her shoulder. " Trust me."

Serena and Mina walked down a street toward Serena's house, where they were meeting up with their other friends, Lita Kino, Raye Hino, and Amy Anderson. Together they form a ring of friendship, bounded by care and duty. These are not just regular teenage girls, they are champions of justice, fighting for love and what is right. Together they are the Sailor Scouts!

" Lita, I can't believe you bought those stupid tickets! They are the biggest waste of money!" Raye shouted as Serena and Mina walked through the bedroom door.

" What happened?" Serena asked, wide eyed. " Oh, it's nothing big. I bought these tickets to win a trip somewhere. They are going to announce the winners tomorrow night." Murmured Lita, looking down at the pink, shag carpet in Serena's bedroom.

"Where are they to?" Mina asked glancing at Lita.

" New York..."

" Wow! That is so cool! How many tickets will you win?" Serena questioned.

" Five." Looking back up from the carpet, Lita met Serena's eyes. " Can I come if you win! Please, please, please!" Serena starting bouncing around on the heels of her feet.

" That's rude, Serena! You can't just invite yourself! Lita can take anyone she wants, but we are the you closest friends you have, Lita, and there are five of us including you so..." Raye hesitated " I guess you better invite us, who else are you gonna give the tickets to?"

The next night the phone rang at Serena's home.

" Hello?" Serena said sounding board.

" I WON!" Lita screamed through the receiver so laud that Serena held the phone about a foot away from her ear. " I CAN"T BELIEVE I WON! PACK YOUR BAGS WE ARE GOING TO NEW YORK! What do you think I should pack? Do I need to bring sun screen? I CAN"T BELIEVE I WON! OH! I need to go shopping for some new clothes! Need to go call everybody else! Bye! I CAN'T BELIEVE I WON!" Lita hung up the phone.

" Lita?" Serena then did the same.

" Is everything alright?" Luna, a talking black cat, jumped up on the bed beside Serena.

" Oh yeah, Lita won tickets to NEW YORK! And she is taking me with her! ME! I need to start packing!" Serena ran over to her closet a pulled out a huge light pink suite case.

"Serena it's ten' o' clock at night. Can't this wait until tomorrow?" Luna asked during a yawn.

" I guess... I am just SOOOO excited!" Serena put the suite case bag down and walked over to her bed. She pulled down the covers and got under them. She realized she was more tired than she thought, soon she drifted off to sleep.

" Jean! Jean! Wake up! Your having a nightmare!" A young man with red sunglasses was shaking a young woman with bright red hair. The girl sat up suddenly, breathing heavily. " Their coming..." Raye opened her eyes. What a weird dream, she thought as the sun started to raise in the early morning.