Disclaimer: "Sailor Moon" and its' characters are owned by Naoko Takeuchi and whoever else was involved with the creation and production of this anime/manga. Any new characters and story lines that come into play are of my own creation. No copyright infringement is intended. This is a fan fiction intended for entertainment purposes only and no money is being made off of it.

Chapter 1: A Beginning

Her silver hair was tied back into a long braid that shone in the soft moonlight. Silver eyes filled with maturity and wisdom beyond her years scanned the city streets for any disturbance. Her face was kind, but filled with seriousness. Her Scout uniform was silver. The bow on her chest was white. The short shirt she wore was also white. White boots with a silver trim reached up to her knees. The tiara on her head was silver, with a white gem in the middle that had two silver wings on either side of it.

Even with her senses on full alert, she could not detect anything out of the ordinary. She sighed softly and turned to meet her friend. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop until she arrived at Starr Center, she changed from Sailor Guardian to thirteen-year-old Tenshiko Amano. When someone called her name, she looked in the direction in which it had come from.

Katori Hawk, a name that matched her hawk-like face, with her sable hair flowing behind her, gracefully walked up to Tenshiko. Silver eyes met black ones. "Hey, Tenshiko, did you find anything?"

Tenshiko replied with a shake of her head. "I suspect you didn't find anything either?"

Katori's reply was negative as well. As Tenshiko gaze directed itself at the full moon, Katori could not help but notice the sadness that quickly entered the silver eyes.

Every since Katori had discovered that she was Sailor Soul, and her friend was Sailor Guardian, she could not help but notice the changes in Tenshiko. The Japanese girl had intrigued Katori ever since she had arrived in Starr City four years ago. The strong vibes she had received from the silver-haired girl had especially caught her attention.

"We need to keep our senses alert and our guards up."

Katori affirmed this with a strong nod.

"Good night, Katori," said Tenshiko.

"Good night Tenshiko. I'll see you tomorrow at the cafe?"

Tenshiko didn't say a word as she walked away. Katori already knew the answer was yes, but she could tell that something was bothering her silver-haired friend. Maybe a visit to her Spirit Guide would help her find out what was bothering Tenshiko. Whatever it was, Katori hoped she could offer any help. Katori sighed softly, and headed home.

The bright sunshine shone on Tenshiko's face. She awoke to the sounds of her Aunt Gwen making breakfast. After getting dressed, she went downstairs to the kitchen. The smell of eggs and bacon reached her nose. She grabbed a few pieces of bacon, buttered some bread, and poured herself a glass of orange juice.

"So, what are your plans for today?" asked Aunt Gwen trying to have a conversation with her niece.

After taking a gulp of orange juice, Tenshiko told her mother's sister she was going to hang out with Katori, which was the most common thing that Tenshiko has said to her aunt. Before her Aunt could ask any more questions, she was out the door.

Since it certainly was too early for her to be at the café, Tenshiko went to Starr Center, which was the largest park in Starr City. She headed toward the small lake that was in the direct center of the park. She found the most secluded bench and sat down. Her eyes stared at the water, but her mind was elsewhere.

The random monster attacks caused her concern. She did not know who was sending the monsters. She closed her eyes, focusing her thoughts and senses. When nothing came, she opened her eyes. Time to meet with Katori.

The Rosewood Café interior was made out of dark wood that had roses and vines carved into it that made it seem as though the cafe was a garden. The legs of the tables, and chairs had the vines and roses, which seemed to grow from the green wooded planks of the floor. At either end of the serving counter were fresh roses in green vases. The arcade section and a mini-library were separated from the dining area with an arched doorway.

When Tenshiko sat at one of the booths, a friendly faced waiter came to take her order. "Good afternoon, Tenshiko, what will it be today?" asked Dearg, his red hair shimmering in a fiery halo around his head.

"Hello Dearg. I'll take a chocolate milkshake please."

"Same old, same old Tenshiko, you really need to live a little," he replied with a grin. Tenshiko smiled and shook her head as the 15-year old went to get her usual.

"Hi Tenshiko," said Katori as she sat across from her. Katori waved at Dearg, and he nodded, acknowledging to her usual order of a vanilla milkshake. "So, what are we going to do today?" Katori asked Tenshiko, after Dearg had given them their milkshakes.

"To continue our scouting of the city," Tenshiko replied taking a sip of her shake.

"I guess that makes sense, considering there hasn't been anything in two weeks. Maybe we don't have to worry."

"Maybe," murmured Tenshiko.

The silver bell above the door jingled as three girls walked in. The leader of the group was an obnoxious, snobby girl named Roxy. Behind her was Cleo, a red-haired girl who wore the latest styles and Susie who wore too much makeup.

"Oh great," murmured Katori, who spotted the 'Vile Three'.

Roxy had already spotted them and walked right up to their booth, with her lackeys right behind her. "Well, look whose here; the Old Lady and the Witch."

Katori's dark eyes turned even blacker than the night sky. The other two girls laughed along with their leader. Susie sounded as though she had swallowed a helium balloon.

"Good morning. Is there a reason why you have come to see us?" Tenshiko asked politely.

Roxy brushed her dirty-blonde hair over her shoulder, and frowned. It had always bugged her that she could never ruffle the Japanese girl's calm demeanor.

"Well?" Tenshiko asked, ignoring the sneer from Roxy that had always reminded her of a fisher cat's face.

Roxy's nose struck the air as she walked away. The girls sat in a booth on the other side of the Café.

"Why do you always try to be pleasant with her, when she never is with you?" Katori asked.

Tenshiko shrugged. "Maybe one day she will grow up." Katori gave a laugh at the comment.

A frowning Dearg came to their table after getting orders from the other girls. "Did they bother you too much? I could add something to their food."

"No Dearg. We're fine," said Tenshiko with a firm look.

"We're used to it. And I don't even want to know what you were thinking about doing," said Katori with a disgusted look on her face.

Dearg grinned mischievously. "Oh. It would have been a rather hot spice, or a spice that didn't go well in their food at all."

"Well, I feel a little better that you weren't going to spit in their food," said Tenshiko.

"WAITER!" Yelled Roxy, obviously annoyed with Dearg for making them wait, even though it would be almost 5 minutes until their food was done.

Dearg gave an annoyed sigh and rolled his eyes. The words he murmured underneath his breath, were directed at the obnoxious girls, and were not pleasant. The continuous calls of "waiter" caused Dearg to excuse himself and walk over to the other booth.

"They are rude. Dearg should refuse to serve them." Katori frowned as she watched Susie attempting to get Dearg to flirt with her.

Tenshiko sipped her milkshake. "Are you going to help me patrol tonight?"

Katori turned her head, and stared at Tenshiko as though she had said something obscene.

"Of course."

"Just seeing if you were listening," she replied with a small smile.

The moment that Tenshiko opened the door, she heard Aunt Gwen speaking to her mother. She continued to hold the door open, as she listened to what they said.

"Lexis, Tenshiko needs you. She seems so...distant." Gwen, her blonde hair tied tightly into a bun look worriedly at her younger sister.

"Tenshiko will be all right. Stop trying to get her to share her feelings." She paused as she poured coffee into a blue mug. "She will tell us in time." Lexis sipped her coffee, and headed toward her home office.

Gwen scowled about her sister's lack of concern and attention toward her own daughter. She turned to the counter, and chopped vegetables with a repetitive motion. Tenshiko walked in the door. Gwen asked Tenshiko how her day went.

"Fine," Tenshiko said as she headed upstairs to her room.

Her Aunt frowned and returned to chopping the carrots.

Tenshiko sat down on her bed and thought about what had happened in the past week. The monster that had tried to take energy, but was that's its sole purpose? There had to be something that Tenshiko was missing. It's true that the Negaforce sends monsters to gather energy to build up their army, but Tenshiko sensed that something more sinister was being planned. All she had to do was find out what it was.

Tenshiko shook her head, and thought about her friend Katori. She seemed rather distracted and hadn't said a word to Tenshiko about it.

Her thoughts were interrupted when Gwen called her down to dinner. The dinner was a mixture of silence and the attempts of Tenshiko's aunt to have some sort of conversation with her niece and sister. Gwen stopped when she realized her futile efforts were not reaching either of them. They finished their dinner, and Tenshiko went upstairs to her room.

Around midnight, Tenshiko slipped out of her window. She jumped down and landed without a sound. She transformed, and went to meet Sailor Soul at Starr Center.

Right when the two Sailor Scouts met, they heard screams coming from near the pond. As soon as they reached the star-shaped pond, a monster was draining the life force from a couple. It seems the couple had gone on a midnight picnic, since a smashed basket was not far from the monster.

The monster looked as though it had come from the sea. Gills were on either side of the cheeks. It's almost human nose and mouth allowed it to breathe air. Its head had spikes that resembled a spinning wheel. Its dark pupil less eyes had vertical slits. Hands and feet were webbed between the fingers and toes. The fingers also had the spike quality of its head. The scaly skin was the color of seaweed.

Once the monster had finished draining the energy poor couple, it turned toward the two Sailors.

Sailor Guardian struck first. "Guardian Feather Strike." The attack sent white feathers, each one surrounded by a silver light toward the creature.

The sea monster dodged the attack. The creature raised its arms and needles shot from them. The needles flew past the Scouts and struck the trees. More were released from the spikes on its head that bent toward them. The second set of needles had hit their marks.

Four of the needles had hit Sailor Guardian in her left side in a straight row. She fell to her knees from the pain as her side started to bleed, and as her energy began to be drained.

Sailor Soul had three in her left arm. One was slightly below the elbow. The other two were in her shoulder. She was cradling her left arm.

The monster laughed cruelly at the two Scouts.

Sailor Soul raised her right arm. "SOUL SHADOW ENVELOPS."

The sea monster veered to the left, the energy missing him by inches.

Sailor Guardian sat up. Taking all of the energy she had left, and let him have it. "Guardian Feather Strike!"

Sailor Soul noting her friend's attack as a distraction technique sent another Shadow Envelops.

The sea monster was unable to escape from both attacks. The energies combined and struck the monster. It changed into a black liquid, and evaporated into the air.

The needles disappeared, and Sailor Guardian's pallor returned to normal. Sailor Soul helped her to stand up.

"That was interesting," said Sailor Soul.

"Too bad we couldn't get a sample of that black water."

The Scouts left. The couple stirred, and the first thing they saw was the back of two females wearing skirts walking away.

They both sat in Tenshiko's room applying bandages to their injuries. Tenshiko's side had been covered in blood, but had been washed away in warm water.

The walls of her room were a silvery blue with stars and a full moon that were painted on the wall. A shelf, lined with books was on one side of the room. A large arched window allowed the light from the stars to shine into the room.

"How are you doing?" Katori asked her.

"I'm alright. I just have to make sure my Aunt doesn't see the blood. She will probably think I have joined a gang or something."

Katori laughed softly. "I doubt she will believe that."

"Thanks. If it wasn't for you to distract him, I wouldn't have been able to get him. Actually, we wouldn't have been able to defeat him."

"We're a team."

"Yes." Tenshiko looked out her arched window. She looked at Katori. "Do you want to stay here tonight?"

"Sure. My parents will not be worried."

Katori went and got the sleeping bag, and a pillow. She set it on the floor and lied down.

Katori fell instantly asleep, but Tenshiko had other things on her mind.

Who sent that creature? Tenshiko had to be more careful. The monster had obviously been after energy. But Tenshiko knew that whoever sent the creature wanted something more than just that. That's the way it was. She just had to find the connection; any connection that would lead her to what the unknown leader wanted. Most likely, it was power. That's what it usually was.

Tenshiko sighed. Her gaze directed itself from the ceiling to the stars outside her window. I am always looking at the night sky. Her memories were scattered as through someone had broken apart a puzzle and the pieces lay scattered throughout a house. She just had to piece everything together. All she needed was more information, and the only way to get that, was for more monsters to show up. That was just what she did not want.

She fell asleep with these questions in her mind.

guardianM3: So, what do you all think? I had begun to write this story a long time ago and had even planned two other seasons for it. I don't know how often I'll be updating this story.