Ever since their last battle, the girls had spent their time wisely by gaming at the arcade and hitting the beach. For a whole summer they were just normal teenage girls. All that was about to change though. School was starting back, and worst of all, new enemies were coming.
"Serena wake up! You're going to be late for school!" Luna exclaimed. "Wake up! Lita and Amy are outside waiting for you!"
"WHAT? How long have they been there?" Serena cried jumping out of bed and rushing to get dressed.
"Long enough! Hurry up!" Luna replied as she brought her lunch bag over to her.
"See ya later, Luna!" Serena said taking the bag from Luna and heading down the stairs. "Bye Mom!"
"Bye Serena! Have a great first day! Don't be late!" Her mom called after her.
"Finally! We thought we were going to have to leave you," said Lita as Serena burst out the door.
"Really Serena, you need to get yourself an alarm clock," Amy added as they started walking.
"Who needs an alarm clock when you have a talking cat? Besides a princess needs her beauty rest," Serena replied yawning and then running to catch up with Lita and Amy.
"You wouldn't need so much sleep if you weren't up half the night thinking about Darien," said Amy.
"Amy, you're starting to sound like Rei," said Serena, a little surprised.
"Hey Serena, guess what?" Lita said, changing the subject.
"What?" She questioned.
"You're getting a new girl in your class," Lita replied.
"What? Who!" Serena asked stopping in her tracks.
"Her name is Harmony and from what I've heard she's pretty shy. No one knows much about her," She answered.
"I saw her at the hospital the other day when I was helping my mom. She was getting her school shots without a mom or dad or anyone. I felt pretty sorry for her," added Amy.
"Well what does she look like?" questioned Serena.
"She has long brown hair and blue eyes. Oh and she's tall. Almost as tall as Lita," she answered.
"Wow," Serena said as they walked inside the school and said their good-byes. Serena made it in her classroom right before the bell rang.
"Alright class, take your seats. Welcome back. We have a new student so everyone please welcome Harmony," Ms. Haruna said.
"She's just like Amy described her," thought Serena as she saw the new girl.
"Hi," Harmony said nervously standing beside the teacher.
"Harmony, you may sit in the empty desk in front of Serena since she won't be learning anything," Ms. Haruna gestured to the seat. Harmony then went and sat there. Serena fumed, but nobody seemed to notice.
Once the lunch bell rang, everyone left the classroom to have lunch outside with the other classes. Serena went straight to sit with Lita and Amy who had saved her a spot under the oak tree. Harmony walked off to have lunch by herself.
"Serena, why don't you go invite Harmony to sit with us. I know how hard it is to be the new girl," said Lita looking over at Harmony
"Okay, I will," She said as she stood up and walked over to the new girl.
"Hi Harmony, my name's Serena. But you probably already know that because I sit behind you in homeroom. Anyway, my friends and I wanna know if you want to have lunch with us," said Serena with a big smile on her face.
"Okay," Harmony replied, getting up and walking over to the others with Serena.
"Harmony that's Amy," She said pointing to Amy.
"Hello Harmony," Amy said putting down her book.
"And that's Lita," said Serena while pointing at Lita.
"Nice to meet you Harmony," Lita said smiling. "Would you like some cookies? I made them this morning."
"Sure, I'd love to have some cookies," Harmony said taking a couple cookies from the bag.
"Oooooh I want some cookies!" Serena cried grabbing a handful.
"You can have as many as you want Serena," said Lita.
"Oh Lita don't say that! She'll eat them all and spoil her lunch," Amy said.
"What lunch? I already ate it," She replied, and all four girls started laughing.
"So Harmony, where are you from?" Amy asked after the laughter had died down.
"Well I'm originally from around here but I travel a lot," Harmony said sadly looking down.
"Wow it must be really tough on you," Lita sympathized.
"Yeah, it seems like every time I make friends I have to move, but it's my destiny," Harmony said.
"What? How is it your destiny?" Serena questioned.
"I can only tell you half of it. I have to find my twin sister," She replied looking up at the sky. "Wherever she is."
"What if we help you find your sister? Then you won't have to move and we can all be friends," suggested Serena.
"It's not that simple. She could be anywhere in the world. I don't even know her name. I also don't have any family to help me," Harmony said looking down again.
"Well we will help you all we possibly can," declared Serena.
"And in the meantime I'm sure we can all be friends," added Lita.
"Yeah I'm positive Mina and Rei would like you," Amy said.
"Thanks so much. But I don't see why you would help me after knowing me for only a day," remarked Harmony.
"I already like you. You have a dedication to your destiny that's unbelievable. I know I could never do that without the support of my friends and family." Serena said honestly.
"I've gotten used to it," Harmony admitted.
"Hey I know! Why don't you come to the arcade with me after school?" Serena asked smiling. "It'll get your mind off things."
"Serena remember we have study buddies at Rei's today," Amy brought up.
"But we always study and Mina will probably be there too. We'll just come a little later" She compromised.
"The arcade sounds great! I can't stay long either because I have to study too," Harmony commented.
"Then you can come study with us! Maybe you can even get Serena to study," Lita said laughing.
"I don't know if I can do that, but it'll be better than studying by myself at the hotel," Harmony replied.
"See you then!" said Lita and Amy as they packed up their lunch bags and went to their respective classrooms.
"Come on, we have get back to class before the bell rings!" Serena said as they got up.
After an afternoon of learning math and science, the bell finally rang. This meant Serena and Harmony were free to go to the arcade.
"Hey there's Mina!" Serena said as they entered the arcade and saw a girl playing a racing game. She reminded Harmony of Serena. "Mina!"
"Hi Serena! Who's your friend?" Mina asked smiling and standing up.
"This is Harmony. She's going to play games and then study at Rei's with us. Amy and Lita think Harmony can convince me to study but I don't think that's going to happen!" Serena said laughing.
"I highly doubt you can get her to study, but hi anyway! Care to try your luck against racing champs Serena and Mina?" She asked.
"I'll race you two, but I gotta warn ya, I'm a great driver," Harmony said with a sneaky grin and sat down at the game.
"We'll see about that!" Serena cried as she and Mina sat down.
They all started the race at equal speeds with Harmony in the middle and then Serena and Mina on the sides. Shortly into the game they came upon a sharp curve and Harmony knocked Mina right off the track.
"Hey no fair!" Mina cried as her screen said GAME OVER. Just as she said that Harmony slowed down, crossed over to the other side of Serena, and pushed her off the track at the next turn. Serena got a GAME OVER too.
"That was an amazing move! Could you teach it to me?" Mina questioned.
"Thanks. Maybe another time. Serena, shouldn't we be getting to your friend's house soon?" asked Harmony.
"Yeah we probably need to go now," Serena said, knowing the consequences of being late.
"It's fine with me. I wanna meet Rei. I've met all of you guys except her," Harmony said standing up from her game.
"Oh no, you don't wanna meet Rei, all she does is nag you to do your homework and be responsible and blah blah blah," Serena said.
"I'm sure she just does that to you because you never are responsible." Harmony added as they started walking to Rei's.
"Yeah Serena," Mina agreed.
While they were walking, Lita and Amy were just getting there.
"Hey Rei, we're here! We've got a new friend we want you to meet and she's coming with the rest of the girls," Lita called out when they got there.
"Oh really? I thought our study time was just for scouts?" Rei asked coming outside with the others.
"But we have don't enemies anymore." Amy said.
"And she has the exact same eyes as Serena, so we wanted you to see if you feel any strange vibrations from her," Lita added.
"Okay, I'll let you know if I feel anything," Rei noted.
"Thanks Rei. We also think she will help Serena with her studies," Amy said.
"Like that's ever gonna happen" Rei remarked.
"Well at least she isn't another Serena. She's devoted to her studies, but she's not near as smart as Amy. Oh and she doesn't have a home, or a family. She travels a lot so she can fulfill her destiny" Lita explained.
"What?" questioned Rei.
"She can explain when she gets here because here she comes with Serena and Mina," Amy said, spotting the three walking up the steps.
"Hellooo!" Serena called out as they entered the temple area.
"Finally you two are here! Who is this?" Rei asked as they walked up to the rest of the group.
"I'm Harmony," she answered as she and Rei shook hands.
"Hmm, I do feel weird vibes from her but they're not bad like I usually get," Rei thought as they walked inside.
"Okay now let's hit the books!" Amy said as they all sat down around a table.
As Harmony tried to get Serena to study, their new enemy was in the Tokyo Tower, planning to attack.
"I hope Moon Star is ready for us, because we're here!" said a dark figure. He laughed his evil laugh as five girls appeared, the Nega-Scouts.
"Aargh!" Harmony cried clutching her forehead.
"Harmony, what's wrong?" Serena gasped.
"Oh I'm just not feeling well, I think I've been studying too much. I'm gonna go back to my hotel room now, see you guys later," she said, picking up her books and heading for the door.
"Wait, do you need some help getting back?" Serena asked.
"Oh I'll be fine thanks anyway," Harmony declined, turning back to the door.
"Well instead of spending your money, you could come stay with me… We have plenty of extra room and my parents wouldn't mind..." Serena suggested, standing up.
"Thanks Serena, I just might do that. I'll need to go get my stuff, so it might be a while," said Harmony, turning around.
"Okay, well come back here when you're ready," Serena said sitting back down.
"Thanks again, Serena, and I'll see you guys later," Harmony said opening the door and running down the road towards the woods.
As soon as Harmony left Rei said, "Lita, Amy, you two were right."
"Right about what?" asked Mina, clueless.
"Yeah, what?" questioned Serena, just as puzzled as Mina.
"Lita and Amy sensed something from her so I decided to check it out," Rei explained, "and they were right. I got strange vibes from her but they weren't evil. We need to follow her because I don't think she's just going to pack."
"Okay then let's go!" Serena shouted jumping up.
"Wow Serena you're in a hurry today. If only you were in a hurry to get to studying then maybe we wouldn't always waste so much time," Rei said, smirking.
"Oh Rei! She's our new friend and friends aren't supposed to have secrets!" Serena cried.
"So I suppose you're going to tell her we're sailor scouts?" Rei asked.
"Rei!" Serena cried as she ran out the door.
"Well let's go before she has a klutz attack and alerts Harmony that we're following her." Lita said, following Serena out the door. The other girls were right behind her.
"I know Serena's following me…" Harmony thought as she went around a curve and hid behind a tree. Just then Serena went running right past her hiding spot with the other girls following.
"I knew it. They were worried about me," Harmony sighed, coming out of her hiding spot as soon as the coast was clear. "Okay, no one's around so I need to transform. I know Juanite and the Nega-Scouts are nearby. They are what alerted me. Alright here we go, MOON STAR POWER!" Harmony yelled as she transformed into Moon Star!
"Now that I've transformed the girls won't notice me in my gold and blue outfit. Wait, my hair is styled just like Serena's now… They wouldn't notice that would they?" Harmony wondered as she ran down the dirt road in the woods, occasionally jumping from tree to tree when she lost the path.
"Wait, I could be leading them into a trap… OH NO!" Moon Star cried and started running faster than ever to catch up with them.
"STOP!" yelled Moon Star, getting in front of the five girls.
"What another scout?" all five girls cried in unison.
"What is this about scouts? I'm Moon Star, defender of the Earth and sworn enemy to the Nega-Scouts!" Moon Star said.
"Nega-Scouts, who are they?" Amy asked puzzled.
"I don't need to explain everything to you five, just go! You are all in danger being here with me!" Moon Star shouted.
"Whatever. Come on guys," Lita said motioning for them to come back.
As they turned back around Moon Star darted down the road, off to find the enemy.
"Okay, now that she's gone let's transform!" Rei said.
"MARS STAR POWER!"
"MERCURY STAR POWER!"
"VENUS STAR POWER!"
"JUPITER STAR POWER!"
"MOON CRYSTAL POWER!"
With those words they were transformed into the one and only Sailor Scouts! Soon after, they ran off in the direction Moon Star had went.
Meanwhile, Moon Star had finally come to a clearing in the woods. Suddenly a figure walked in and turned out to be… Nega-Mercury! Dressed in a dark blue sailor outfit with the dark, upside-down crescent on her tiara stood Nega-Mercury.
"Hello Moon-Brat, you finally joined our little party. Good thing too, I was just about to leave and go terrorize some people," Nega-Mercury said with an evil grin on her face, but before Moon Star could speak five girls stepped out into the clearing.
"There are more Moon-Brats? I thought there was only one!" screamed Nega-Mercury.
"You got that wrong Nega-Creep! I'm Sailor Moon! And in the name of the moon, I shall punish you!" Sailor Moon said.
"Oooh I'm so scared!" replied Nega-Mercury sarcastically.
"Hey that's my fashion style you're stealing and it DOES NOT look good on you!" Sailor Mercury cried. "Shine Aqua Illusion!" She aimed true, but Nega-Mercury just absorbed the attack.
"It's not working! You see, I'm the evil version of you which makes us evenly matched!" Nega-Mercury said, "Dark Aqua Illusion!" With that move Sailor Mercury didn't feel a thing.
"Okay listen, whoever you are, the Nega-Scouts are very dangerous so stay out of this!" Moon Star shouted. "Starry Winds Attack!" With that a powerful gust of wind filled with flaming stars shot straight at Nega-Mercury. As it hit her she screamed, "I'll be back you Moon-Brats! You just wait and see!" As soon as she said that she disappeared in a wisp of black smoke. The winds stopped.
"Okay now explain who you are and who the Nega-Scouts are!" Sailor Moon cried as she came over to Moon Star.
"It is none of your business. This is my destiny to destroy the Nega-Scouts. You see how it only absorbed her attack, which means only I can beat them. See ya around!" Moon Star said as she ran off into the woods.
"Well that was weird," Serena remarked, coming back over to the other scouts.
"Serena, don't we have to meet Harmony back at the temple?" Lita asked.
"Oh no!" Serena screamed and they all ran back to the temple.
Once they got back to the temple they found Harmony waiting with two bags on the steps.
"Geez Serena you are such a ditz," Rei said, "you can't even remember that we were supposed to meet Harmony back here."
"Rei you are so mean!" Serena cried. "All you do is nag! You could have remembered it yourself!"
"I just got here!" Harmony yelled getting in between Rei and Serena.
"Let's go to my house now, Harmony. I think we might be able to catch the last bus," Serena said, back to her cheerful mood.
"Okay well see you guys tomorrow!" Harmony said happily walking off with Serena.
As soon as they were gone Rei said to the rest of the girls, "I feel sorry for Harmony, she has to stay with loudmouth Serena."