We all know that it was Luna who found Sailor Jupiter. But why not Minako? Why does she suddenly show up at the last possible second to save the others and not bring reinforcements? Is Artemis really that lazy? Here's what I think should have happened.

Minako stared at her homework and wished she could use the I-Don't-Know-Any-English-So-I-Can't-Do-The-Work Trick. She sighed as she knew she could read the English on the page perfectly.
"Maybe. . ." She took a pen out of her backpack.
"Minako. . ." The white cat on her bed opened his left eye. "You know you shouldn't use that for your school work."
"Damn it, Artemis! I'm too lazy!"
"Then work on your laziness. Don't you give me that look. You are destined to be the leader of the Sailor Senshi, Guardians of the Moon Princess. You need to be more reasonable."
"Why are you so worried about my destiny? Who planned this out for me anyway?" mumbled Minako under her breath. "Why can't I choose my own destiny?"
Artemis decided to ignore her questions. At this rate, I'm wondering if she will survive the next battle, he thought.

Artemis chuckled as he headed over to "Headquarters". He loved the fact that Luna thought he was Central Control.
Luna popped on the screen. "So," said Artemis in his computerized voice, "did you find any others?"
"I found Sailor Mars. Her name is Hino Rei."
Artemis looked at the picture of the girl on his screen. "Very nice. And now, have you figured out where Sailor Jupiter is?"
Luna looked down at her paws. "Yes, and had I known sooner, I would have found her first."
"Why?"
"Sailor Jupiter is somewhere in America."
"Where in America?"
"I've found her to be in the area where Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois meet. I can't get a better scan than that. I need Artemis," said Luna. "I cannot leave these girls right in the middle of their training. They need me and I don't want to raise their hopes; the scan could be wrong."
"It won't be wrong," said Artemis. "But it would be good for me. . .Artemis to move around some more."
"Please get him for me."
"I will."
"Arigato gozamasu ." And with that she was gone.
Artemis smiled. She is so cute, he thought. He headed for the door as the sun peaked over the horizon.

"America? Wow! Artemis! This is so exciting!"
"Minako-chan! This is Senshi business, not sightseeing. We need to find Sailor Jupiter. When we find her and meet up with the others, we will find the Moon Princess."
"Ya, I know. . . .Artemis?"
"Yes?"
"Do you know the name of the Princess? I would really like to refer to her by her real name."
"Her name was Princess Serenity, but everyone, even her Guardians, just called her 'Princess'."
"Okay. So, when do we leave?" asked Minako.
"At the end of the week," said her white cat.
"Guess I should. . ." Minako's transformation pen started to flash.
"Quick! Henshin yo!"
"I know! Moon Power! Transform!"

"Ha ha! This city will be ours, followed by the world!"
"Not so fast! Codename: Sailor V! I am the Pretty Sailor-suited Soldier of Justice, Sailor Venus!"
"Not you again! Take that!"
"Crescent Beam! Crescent Boomerang!" The monster disappeared.
The crowd applauded. "Can I have your autograph?" a little girl sweetly asked.
"Sure, little girl. What is your name?"
"Kari."
Sailor V quickly wrote, "To Kari, From Sailor V. Stay Sweet!" No sooner at she done this than she saw a familiar police woman. "You take care of yourself now!" she said and quickly hightailed it out of there.
The policewoman looked up just in time to see Sailor V leave. "Minako-chan?"

Minako wasn't sure how he had done it, but even before she had boarded the plane, she had her own apartment and was already enrolled in an American high school.
"What's the name of the school again, Artemis?" asked Minako as she started to unpack her clothes.
"The same as it was the last time. Evansville Central High School. Now make sure you wear your uniform tomorrow. I don't want you to stand out. . .too much," he finished as he thought about the fact her would be different than the others.

"Now make sure you wear your uniform tomorrow. I don't want you to stand out," mocked Minako under her breath has she walked into the school building and saw not one person wearing a uniform. She sighed. "It's going to be a long day."
She knew, but she didn't realize just how different this school would be. She wasn't use to changing classes every period. She also wasn't use to going to school with someone whose skin was darker than hers (although she enjoyed their jargon, even if she couldn't understand it). And, she found out that there was an actual room to eat lunch. Since she was used to the outdoors, though, and there was an outside area to eat, she went out there.
She unfolded her bag and started to eat when someone slammed his hands on the table. Her food jumped out of its container. "'Cuse me, but this is our table."
Minako turned pale. "Oh, really? This one?"
"That's right, Jap. This is our table."
"I don't see your name on it," said another voice.
"Lita, you stay out of this," said a second guy.
"Lita" was the brown-haired girl who had helped Minako find her third period class. She had been very nice, but her height had intimidated Minako anyway. "It is very rude to call someone a 'Jap'. It's also rude to interrupt them when they are eating."
"But this our table," said the third.
"What a bunch of babies," muttered Lita under her breath. Louder, she said, "Fine. I'll fight you for it."
There was a few seconds of silence from Minako's bullies.
"Well, you just enjoy your meal there."
"The table is yours."
"Oh, I love your hair color!"
"Bye!" said all three, who then turned 90° and headed for the door.
Lita rolled her eyes. "Jerks. Mind if I sit here?" asked Lita.
"Sure, Lita-san."
"So, you're from Japan, huh?"
"Yep. I just flew in from England, though."
"Foreign exchange?"
"Yes. This city is pretty nice."
"Yeah," said Lita as she took as drink of her Sprite. "Pretty boring, too. I was born here and did everything I could legally do twice by the end of the first week."
Minako giggled. "That dull, huh?"
Lita nodded. "I lived in Japan for a few months. Learned so much from that country." Lita bit into her sandwich, then switched over to Japanese. "I love knowing a language they don't teach here; I can cuss a teacher out and they wouldn't know it."
The bell rang. As Minako stood up, she dropped her math book. She bent down to get it.
"No, let me get it," said Lita and they bumped hands on the way down. When this happened, each felt a shock and looked at the other. Minako picked up her book and the two stood up.
"Have we met before?" asked Lita.
Thinking about the Silver Millennium, Minako said, "It's possible."