If you are starting this – please be sure that you have read my fic "And Death Shall Have No Dominion".

That is the rewrite for Season 1 of Sailor Moon – from 'A Friend in Wolf's Clothing'.

Sailor Moon and her friends aren't mine – I think they belong to DiC – but you research it (I need my time to research the rest of the story).

What All Need to Grow

Chapter One

The Return of Sailor Moon and Sailor Solaris

"AAAAAH! Late again! Ms. Sato is going to flip out! Why can't this new class start on a reasonable hour, say in the . . ." Serena grumbled, and then promptly tripped. "AAAAAH!"

Sammy ran out of the house and yelled out just as she hit the sidewalk. "Hey, Serena! You klutzoid, you forgot your book bag!"

"Waah! That hurt."

"You're such a vacant dweeb, Serena!" Sammy shook his head in disbelief. "How you ever got in this special class is beyond me."

Serena got up and rushed at him. "Gimme that!"

"Gee. Hey, you're welcome." Sammy shouted as he ran off for his school. "Pumpmeister."

"Who thought up the idea of little brothers anyway?!" He didn't see his sister shoot a raspberry at his back. "Now I'm in for detention for sure!"

After a few minutes a red sports car pulled over to the side of the road just ahead of Serena. At first she was worried and about to turn and run home, but then she saw Molly stick her head out of the passenger window. "Hey Serena!"

"Molly! Hey!"

Maxfield Stanton got out of the driver's side, flashing a calming smile – still Serena held an uneasy feeling that she once hated him, but why? "Looks like you're running late again, Serena."

"Yeah, the evil invention called a snooze button kept me in bed twenty extra minutes. Man, Ms. Sato is going to give me a detention for sure. The principal already said that one more detention and I'll be back in Ms. Haruna's class the next day. And I really like this new teacher too." Serena looked as if she was on the verge of tears.

Molly looked up worriedly, but Neflyte softly nodded. "Well we can't let you be late then. Come on. And if you want we'll start picking you up to make sure you get there before the bell."

Serena was stunned, she had no memories of ever being in that radical car. Once she got over her initial shock, Serena jumped up and down excitedly. "Really? Oh wow! This is going to be so cool! Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Molly and Neflyte both chuckled.

Luna and Artemis watched all of this happen from the roof. Luna shook her head. "That's the same girl who defeated Queen Beryl and the Negaverse. Hard to believe, isn't it, Artemis?"

"Yeah, she can be a normal kid now that the Negaverse is behind us." Artemis agreed.

Luna sighed. "Let's hope so."

"How are the Generals taking things now that they're free of Beryl for good?"

Luna smiled. "Well, all of them are still living at Neflyte and Molly's mansion. Molly can barely believe that her mother allowed her to move in and that it is hers along with Neflyte. From what I understand they haven't been intimate since the night before the battle. Neflyte wants to take things at Molly's pace, and right now she's too timid to go very far past deep kissing."

Artemis nodded in understanding. "Yeah, poor kid now has to deal with her fears of being attacked by her father without remembering that she and Neflyte took the guy out."

"Well, she has Neflyte and the Generals by her side. From what I understand she and Zoicite have become very close the past couple of days." Luna chuckled, remembering how Molly at first didn't trust Zoicite because of Neflyte's near death.

Artemis's face turned serious for a moment. "If Molly's still living at the mansion, what about the nursery?"

"The Generals took care of that. For now there is an illusion of a picture of the five of them hanging on the wall covering the door." Luna explained and then shuttered when a cold wind blew across the roof. "Brrrrr. It's starting to turn cold."

"Yeah, winter should be here in a few weeks. Hey, don't the girls have mid-terms next week?" Artemis asked as he gently snuggled closer to Luna.

"Thank you for the warmth. And yes they do, but Serena is her old self and it is so hard to get her to study without talking to her."

Artemis nervously licked her cheek, gaining a blush and chuckle from Luna. "Don't worry kitten. I know that you'll get her through this, just like you did before."

Luna had stars in her eyes from his attention. 'Could this mean that he has feelings for me?'

"Luna? Luna? Here kitty, kitty, kitty!" Came from the front door. It was Serena's mother. "Where could that cat have gotten to?"

Curling her tail around his, Luna glances down to make sure they weren't spotted or heard. She really want to spend more time with Artemis, but it seemed that they never had any for themselves – not even with the girls growing up as normal teens. "I had better get inside, before she hears us. See ya tomorrow then?"

"Yeah. Be careful kitten." Artemis winked. But in his head and heart he was saying, 'I love you, Luna.'

But that night, their new peace was shattered.

"Sure, I can eat fiber … but some of these … no problem." Serena muttered as she tossed and turned in her sleep.

Luna had just drifted off to sleep herself when a blazing flash of light filled the room. Knowing that she could say a human word to alert Serena to the strange sight, Luna began to meow in distress loudly. Luckily it was enough to wake up Serena.

"What's going on? Is it morning?" She rubbed her eyes and started to get up when the house started to shake. "YIKES! IT'S AN EARTHQUAKE! AAAAAH!"

Serena dove back under her blanket. Luna was worried. 'I wonder what's going on.'

At that moment, Molly and Neflyte were just leaving a late night business meeting for home. "I'm sorry the meeting lasted so long, Molly. You must be exhausted."

"Oh, I'm okay. And besides, I wasn't at home being worried. After all you might find someone prettier and smarter than me that you don't have to wait a year and three months for." Molly teased as she rubbed her eyes to fight off the sleep that threatened to close them for the rest of the night.

For a moment Neflyte was worried that Molly was serious, but seeing the smile on her tired face told him she wasn't. "As if any woman could take my eyes from you. I don't mind the wait, as long as I have you at my side. We'd better get you home, after all you have midterms next week."

Then they both noticed the blazing light, and felt the impact. Molly gasped. "Maxfield, that was near Serena's house!"

"We'd better go make sure everything is all right." And with that they both rushed to his red car.

Telepathically he warned the others of what he and Molly witnessed. They sent that they would meet him there. The youmas were ordered to come out as ordinary humans to watch over their assigned senshi.

Minutes later there was a large group of people taking a look at the empty crater. Luna met up with Artemis on the roof of a nearby building.

"Hey, You think it was a meteor?"

She shook her head with a nervous twitch in her tail. "No. I've got a bad feeling about this, Artemis."

"Huh?"

Then they both noticed that the girls (along with their youmas guised as humans) were gathered at the scene along with the Generals in street clothes. Amy smiled as she noticed one of her few friends from the new class she was transferred to. "Hi, Serena."

"Huh? Hi, Amy. Big hole." Serena looked hard. Something about all of it didn't feel right.

Amy to was getting that strange feeling, along with the urge to investigate. If she only had some equipment that could scan it. But, why would she think that? "Big, all right."

All of the Scouts are there, but don't really know one another outside of their classes or their pasts.

"Hey, why's a megagenius like you out rubbernecking?" Serena asked after she nudged Amy slightly. Then someone pushed Serena from behind, almost tossing her into the pit. "AH! Hey, quit your shoving, will ya?!"

"Hey, sorry. The crowd was pushing me from behind." Lita explained.

Serena instantly remembered the new girl who was talked bad about, but she turned out to be very sweet and a great cook. "Oh, hi Lita. You're here too? Man, it looks like our entire class is out here tonight."

"Yeah, except for Molly and Ms. Sato. Oh wait … there comes Molly and her hot boyfriend, Maxfield Stanton. Lucky girl." Lita muttered as stars lit up in her eyes at the sight of Neflyte. "He reminds me a little of my old boyfriend."

Amy shook her head. "Oh, and there's Ms. Sato. I wonder if this will be brought up in class in the morning?"

Something clicked in Serena's head. "Huh? What a weird feeling, like I used to know all of these girls and those guys before, but I can't remember where from. Weird."

"Huh? What's this?" She picks up an ad that was trapped underneath her foot. "Candy shop going out of business sale?! What an incredible opportunity!"

A husky voice behind her chuckled. "Yeah, sure is, to turn into a humongous chocolate blimp."

"Oh no. It's that annoying creep." Serena spat in her frustration. The pair of them were back to the old days of insults and privately wondering about one another.

"How's the empty meatball head?" Darien chuckled.

Serena fumed at the pet name, not remembering how only a few weeks before she had missed him calling her it. "Grr. Hey, the name's Serena. You got a memory block, you great big zero?"

"Guess you don't mind having a meatball body to go along with that meatball head o' yours, huh?" Darien tossed at her. The truth was he wanted her to turn into the lady he always saw as in his dreams at night.

Serena turned her back to him and pouted. "It's not your business."

"I guess you're right. So go pig." Darien tossed again.

Serena turned and snapped at him. "AS IF!"

The Generals all just shook their heads. Zoicite grinned at Jedite. 'I do believe that is twenty a piece that you owe Malachite and myself.'

'I know … I know. Jeesh, you would think after all that they have been through to get back together.' Jedite complained

Neflyte shook his head. 'For them to remember being a couple, they would have to remember their pasts. And that would mean that they won't live as normal teens. Besides, why wasn't I informed of the bet?'

Malachite grinned. 'Even without her memories, Molly has kept you quite busy old friend. How long until we get our invitations?'

'We're waiting the year and three months before we plan anything. But, after that they should be slid under your doors within a couple weeks at the most.' Neflyte gently rubbed Molly's arms to try and keep her warm. Only then did she see that their roommates were there as well.

"Maxfield, look. Hi you guys!"

Zoicite smiled and waved as the three walked over. "Hi. Is that meeting over already?"

Molly nodded. "Yeah. We were on our way out to the car when we saw the meteor hit. It was so close to Serena's house that we wanted to check it out. Oh you guy remember Serena and the girls from my class … right?"

Malachite smiled and nodded. "Yes, though it has been sometime since all of you have been by."

"Too much school and homework." Serena complained.

Amy just smiled. "Yes, we are kept quite busy. But, I like it better."

"Yeah, and Ms. Sato is really cool." Lita added with a dreamy smile at Jedite.

Early the next morning, Neflyte got a call from the principal at Crossroads Jr. High. He quickly began regretting the decision of creating the special class after two days of being encroached and harassed by this man – all because of Neflyte insisting that Serena be assigned to the list of selected students. This morning looked to be no different than any other.

"Hello? … Good morning Mr. Yamada … I don't understand …" Neflyte growled, which woke up at still tried Molly – one hour earlier than he had planned to (annoying him to his breaking point). "… since the classroom needs work done on it, let's find another room … Ms. Sato is an accomplished teacher and can teach in any class … Ms. Haruna's class? Fine, but I'll be sending some of my men in by lunch at the latest … very well … good day to you as well, Mr. Yamada."

"What did my principal have to say?" Molly moaned as she tried to hide her yawn and rub the sleep from her eyes.

Neflyte brushed his thumb against her cheek lovingly, with a soft smile on his face. "He decided that your guy's classroom needs some work done to it. So that means that all of you are going to be in Ms. Haruna's classroom until it is done."

"Oh, he just wants Ms. H to single out Serena doing something that will get her kicked out of the program. He can be so mean to kids who turn themselves around like Serena has. Will probably bully Ms. H into saying anything he wants." Molly complained.

That worried Neflyte. It was time he stepped in on this, before it got out of his control. "When does Ms. Haruna go into school?"

"Oh, she's there about fifteen minutes before us. Why?" Molly looked doe eyed at him.

Neflyte smiled at her sweet innocence, the first thing that attracted him to her. "I don't want Mr. Yamada interceding before I can have a word with him. Call Serena and tell her we're coming early."

"Right." Molly got on the phone. "Hey Serena. I need you to wake all the way up. Can you get in your math book and help me through problem three?"

"Problem three? You have to be kidding me Mol! You have the hottest tutor for a fiancé and you want to know what I got for problem three." Serena paused on the phone for a minute, and Molly heard papers rustling in the background. "Okay … for three I got x = 27."

"That's what I did too, but now that I know you are awake I can tell you what's going on. Mr. Yamada called Maxfield this morning complaining that out classroom needs remodeling and our class is being moved into Ms. H's room! You know he's up to something."

"Grr. He just wants to kick me out of the program and shove me back in with Ms. H! I thought that I proved I'm just as good as the rest of you!" Serena whined.

"We know that, but he doesn't want to believe it! Don't worry, Maxfield is going to fix everything. But we'll be early to pick you up, so start getting ready now, okay?" Molly soothed her friend's nerves.

"Okay, see ya later Molly." Serena sighed as she hung up the phone. Looking over at her black cat, Serena let the tears flow for a moment. "Luna, why is it that they still fight to keep me in this special class if the Principal is so against me?"

Without missing a beat, Serena got up and got into the shower. Luna shook her head in pity. "Poor Serena."

The girls rushed off to talk to some of their friends who were still in Ms. Haruna's class. While Neflyte walked in just as Mr. Yamada intercepted Ms. Haruna.

"Ms. Haruna, due to some work that needed done in the select accelerated class, I am moving that class into the back of your room. Would you be so kind as to tell me if anything goes amiss?"

Haruna knew she was being set up. "In what way do you mean, Mr. Yamada?"

"Well, if the teacher is doing too much tutoring or doing so incorrectly. Maybe a certain student is having to much trouble keeping up with the work load, and she is getting particular special treatment to keep her grades up … or his if that is the case."

Neflyte had enough of that. "Mr. Yamada, even I can see that you are vainly hiding the impression that you are referring to Ms. Serena Tsukino. I have assured you and know that you go in every day haunting the poor girl because of her past performance. She is doing fine and it is her own work not another's that is graded and turned in."

Mr. Yamada turned red with embarrassment and anger at being caught. "Good Morning Mr. Stanton. What brings you here?"

"I drop Molly and Serena off everyday to be certain that they are here on time since you threatened to expel Serena from the project if she receives another detention. Which I meant to ask you about, seeing as she has only had one for being late for class on the first of last month. We later found out that she was misinformed about school starting two hours late from some unknown source, and then was told the class had moved to another school across town the night before – again by an unknown source."

That along with the threatening look Neflyte was giving made Mr. Yamada pale fast. "Well, seeing as that was the reason, I suppose that she can be given the extra lenient detention slip. But, no more than that. Um, why don't you go on ahead and do morning announcements while I show Mr. Stanton what needs to be done in the special class' room, Ms. Haruna?"

Grateful to get out of the conversation, Ms. H agreed and bowed before rushing out to the students outside. Once all of the classes were together and settled, she breathed a sigh of relief to be amongst them. "Boys and girls, I'd like you to welcome two new students who have just transferred to our school: Alan and Ann Granger. They are brother and sister. Alan is in grade ten, and Ann is in grade nine. I hope you'll all make them feel welcome."

"Yes, Miss Haruna." The students all said back.

Serena saw Alan and fell hard for the guy (not literally thankfully). "What a hunky guy."

Molly chuckled. "Oh Serena, I thought you were head over heels with that Tuxedo Mask guy and Andrew at the arcade? But, if I weren't already taken and as good as married, I would agree that he's really dreamy."

"Dreamy, shmeamy, but they look pretty smart. Maybe they'll join the Dissection Club." Melvin butted in, pushing his glasses back up on his face.

Both Serena and Molly shuttered at the concept. "Dissect yourself, Melvin."

Lita was nearby admiring the same guy. "Don't you just love his hair?"

"Just his hair? I love the whole package." Serena chuckled with hearts in her eyes.

"Huh? I heard that you guys are going to be back in our class starting today. Couldn't handle the pressure?" Melvin sneered.

Molly shook her head. "Get real Melvin! We're only going to be in Ms. H's room until our's is remodeled. There's Maxfield now, and Mr. Yamada doesn't look too pleased either."

Walking straight over to the class her created, Neflyte tried to calm down for Molly at the least. "Hey everyone. Looks like it will take a couple of weeks before you'll be back in your old room. At least until after the Winter break. Think you can handle it?"

"Sure we can, and we get to say hi to old friends for a little while too." Molly smiled as he hugged her close, right in front of a visibly jealous Melvin.

"And I can show Ms. H how I've changed!" Serena chirped positively.

Neflyte grinned at this. "The second half of the day will be transferred to the private school until the work is done … maybe the rest of the school year. I still have to talk things out with the principal at the private school. Oh, and don't worry about detentions now Serena. I talked things out with Mr. Yamada and he now understands why you were running late that day, so you still have two slips left instead of the one."

"Thank you!" Serena fought hard not to cry. For some reason, when she was around Molly's fiancé Serena wanted to act more mature.

"Your welcome. I'll see you all for lunch later, right?" Neflyte smiled. When he got agreements from the entire class, he kissed the top of Molly's head before giving her one last squeeze and turned to walk off. "See ya!"

Before anyone can say a word, the classes were herded into the school building.

As theirs was a small class, Ms. Sato took role quietly. As the students were filing in. All were there and accounted for.

Serena and the others were used to starting the second they all got to their desks, while Ms. H's students were scattered through the room talking and waiting for their teacher to come in. Seeing how many of the other students wanted to talk with her own, Ms. Sato smiled at her group.

"Seeing as most of you are ahead of our class' timetable by no less than two weeks, I'll let you go ahead and mingle with the other students until Ms. Haruna comes in."

"Wow! Thanks Ms. S!" Serena giggled.

Molly agreed. "Yeah, thanks."

Three girls swamp Molly and Serena in a split second. The heaviest spoke up first. "I hear that you guys get all easy work!"

"Nah that just what some jealous people say to cover up the fact that they weren't put on the first list. Really it's the same as all of you, only we are expected to get more done in class and at home." Serena explained glaring at Melvin out of the corner of her eye.

Molly giggled at the sight of Melvin gulping nervously at Serena's stare. "Yeah like three times more. We've already finished our midterms and finals for this semester and are slowing our work to be ready to graduate with this years class and not sooner!"

The girl with shoulder length, straight, black hair gasped in surprise. "Man, you two are so lucky! You'll graduate by the end of the year, while we're stuck with another year yet! Then what will you do?"

"Well, I'm not making any plans until we see how far we are come June. How about you Serena?" Molly asked to get her blonde friend back in the conversation.

Serena shook her head. "I'm just trying to get through all of this. Molly's a day ahead of me."

"Yeah, but I have a lot of help at home. Tell ya what, come over to my house for dinner and we'll help ya catch up." Molly offered.

Serena smiled over at her friend. "Are you sure, Molly?"

"Sure, I'm sure. We'll make an over night out of it, seeing as it is Friday. Call your mom today at lunch and I'll call mine. I'll bet that even my fiancé will help." Molly winked at her friend.

The part still had the class in the dark about that … or so they had thought. Until one of the guys who were listening in spoke up. "Oh, Melvin told us your engaged to Maxfield Stanton. But, with the way you two acted at this morning's assembly, anyone would have guessed that."

If Ann hadn't entered the classroom right then, there would have been nerd guts plastered to the walls. Ann quietly sat in a desk and tried hard not to be noticed – an impossible task when one is the new kid.

The class swarmed around her in a second. Melvin spoke up first, seeing as he had more information than any of the others. "So you lived in France. Did you belong to a computer club and join the Internet?"

"No." Ann answered shortly.

"See, Melvin? She's not interested." Serena snapped at the nerd she was still steamed at (now for two different reasons). She could see this girl was slightly anti-social. Well that could be changed, with some sweetness.

"Hey, say something in French." Molly asked. Maxfield and the others were teaching a little of several other languages, but she wanted to hear it from someone who lived there.

"Yeah, yeah. It's such a romantic language." Serena added.

"Zabu zuyafa gleeu." Ann snapped brusquely, hoping that would get the other off of her back. But it most certainly wasn't French, that much Molly was certain of.

Both she and Serena looked at one another and asked, "huh?"

"What? That's some weird French." Molly figured that she either heard it wrong, or Ann had gotten that request too many times that morning already and just blurted whatever was on the top of her head.

Then the class was interrupted by the sound of flute music in the hall. Molly smiled at it. "What lovely music."

They all go out into the hall to investigate. Serena felt like she was in a dream. "Yeah, it's beautiful. Romantic."

"I love the flute. Maxfield and I usually wind down by listening to instrumental music." Molly sighed as she listened to the song beside Serena.

The girls follow along with the other girls over to Ann's older brother, Alan, who was playing the hauntingly beautiful song.

"Ah . . ." Serena sighed. Molly joined her in adoration of the music (but only that). "Cool."

Melvin on the other hand sees Alan as another rival for Molly's hand and was getting very jealous. "I can play the flute, too, you know?"

Well he tried to show off on his recorder anyway. Though he didn't do that very well. Everyone was thankful when Molly took the instrument from his hands and whacked Melvin over the head with it. "OW!"

"Get a life, Melvin!" Molly snapped. She would only admit to Serena later just how good that had felt. A little revenge was better than none at all.

Alan stopped playing the flute and gazed towards Molly and Serena. "She's so lovely. I've never felt anything like this before in my entire life. Who are you?"

"Uh, are you talking to me?" molly asked in a stunned shock. Boy was this guy going to get a surprise if he was talking about her. Trying to hook up with a happily engaged girl. Wouldn't Melvin have so much fun with that – two guy both going for the girl he's still trying to get his own hooks into.

Melvin on the other hand didn't like it any better than Maxfield Stanton's claim to Molly's heart. He stands between the new guy (who is a good foot to two feet taller mind you) and Molly possessively. "Molly's mine, hairball!"

"YOU WISH! NOW FOR THE VERY LAST TIME – SCRAM, MELVIN!" Molly yelled into the nerd's ear. She can only take so much of his jealousy.

But it seems that Alan had noticed any of it. He was focus solely on Serena. "Allow me to introduce myself, my beloved. My name is Alan."

"Huh?" Both Molly and Melvin wondered out loud. The new guy is hitting on Serena?

Serena goes mushy inside and giggles. "OH!"

"Your beauty radiates from you like the scent from a rose. Please say I can play for you." Alan poetically spoke to her as if they were the only people in the hallway.

Serena lost all of her memories of her manner classes with Queen Jessica, and flakes out. "Play anything you like, hunkmeister."

But before he could play, Alan sees Ann down the hall glaring at him. "Huh?"

"Alan . . ." she seethed at him jealously.

"Oh, Ann . . ." Alan was unsettled by Ann's reaction.

Serena looks for one sibling to the other worriedly. Had she done something wrong? "Something the matter?"

"Who are you playing for, Alan?" Ann snapped as she ignored the rest of the school who was watching on curiously.

"Well . . . No one." Alan said before he walked away.

The students returned to class stunned by the turn of events. The new guy hit on Serena, and it seemed that his little sister was jealous of that? Whoa!

The special class was quiet and respectful of Ms. H until lunch. Haruna was especially surprised by Serena's attitude and focus. She could see that this new class had taken and turned around one of her former worse students. And the teacher was determined to get her boss to see that for the miracle it really was.

Lunchtime, Neflyte and the other Generals took the class out to lunch to make up for the difficulties the principal had placed on them to hurt Serena. He laughed at how Melvin had already spread the truth out about his engagement to Molly, and the way the nerd still tried to claim Molly as his own.

Neflyte and the Generals agreed that Serena should stay over at Molly's mom's house to get caught up. But then Tara (Zoicite) jokingly chuckled out. "Please just keep him with you too. I'm tried of his griping about being lonely every time he sees Mal and I cuddling."

"Well, it would be nice. Plus I'll come over for the rest of the weekend if momma says it's okay." Molly chuckled and smiled before kissing her love on the cheek.

"That would make a world of difference for him." Ranen (Malachite) chuckled.

Jed shook his head at the pairs. "The four of you are awful!"

"You only say that because you're still single." Tara (Zoicite) grinned.

Serena looked over at Lita, who was just returning from the restroom, and then pleaded under her breath. "Don't say that to Lita. She thinks every guy reminds her of her old boyfriend and she goes mushy for them!"

What Serena didn't know was that Cullen (Jedite) already had his eyes on another girl in the restaurant. One who wasn't with their group. Amy had noticed her too, but wasn't sure where she had seen her before. It was the same girl the pair saw when they split off from the group during that last battle against Queen Beryl and the Negaverse.

After lunch, the group went to the private school (Raye's school), and seemed to do much better. Without Mr. Yamada butting in every few minutes, Serena actually caught up the week she was behind on her own. But, she decided to at least get another week ahead by going to Molly's house for their already planned overnight.

"Well Serena. I must say that if being free of Yamada is this good on your studies, then maybe we should see about making this change in the class schedule permanent. You even impressed Ms. Haruna from what I have been told." Maxfield suggested as he and the girls sat in Molly's room talking and drinking hot chocolate.

Serena nearly spit out the liquid in her mouth from shock. "Ms. H? Impressed with me? Wow, I guess there are such things as miracles."

All three chuckled at that. Jessica smiled at the group before walking in. "Girls, can I borrow Maxfield for a few minutes? I have a surprise for all of you, and need extra hands to bring it up."

"No problem. Just bring him back the way you found him please." Molly teased as she giggled.

Maxfield answered by giving her a passionate kiss before leaving, winking at the door as he closed it. Molly fell back on her bed and Serena giggled hard. "You are so lucky, Molly! A hot guy with money nonetheless. And here I am still on my own! Ugh, don't tell me I'll be stuck with Melvin as a husband!"

"No way! If you get stuck with any guy it would have to be that Alan Granger. It's the buzz all over school, Serena. The guy's gone on you." Molly sat up a giggled with her friend.

"I can't believe this is happening! I can't help it if I'm beautiful. Anyway, there's one thing for sure: Alan's a person of very romantic . . ."

But that was all that Jessica and Neflyte heard as they slipped away to the kitchen. The entire way, he picked up his mother-in-law's nervousness. Something was going to happen, and already he didn't like it.

"Mom, what's wrong."

Jessica turned around and took a breath. He wasn't going to like was she had to say. "There's going to be an attack, and it has to happen. The others are going to try summoning you. Get all the information from them – including which way the monster goes."

"What?" But that was all Neflyte could get out. The summons had come from Artemis, just as Jessica had predicted.

'Scout Generals … we need you! New Negaverse enemy has attacked a woman not far from your current position, High General Neflyte!'

The others sent that they were on their way to the cats' position. Neflyte didn't like Jessica's look. 'Artemis, which way did the monster go?'

'Oh no! Neflyte it's heading towards you! Keep the girls away from the windows and doors!' Luna cried out in fear.

Malachite had heard it as well. 'Change of plans, we're heading towards you commander.'

Jessica shook her head. 'Malachite, all three of you wait on East Hyacinth Place and Jasmine Drive. It will be heading for there next. But don't let it spread you three out, or it will drain you three.'

Then came the shrieks from the girls. "It had to be done. The girls must regain their memories and their powers. Now go protect your future wife and our future Queen."

Neflyte teleported into the room just as the cats made it into the room. Molly and Serena were both trapped by the monster, which was draining their energy.

"I'm feelin so weak. What's that ugly houseplant doing to me? This has gotta be more than the chocolate." Serena moaned.

"Is that a plant?" Artemis asked in shock.

Luna shook her head, neither had yet noticed that the high General was in the room. "It's some kind of weird plant. More like a noxious weed sucking the life out of Molly and Serena."

"This weed's getting eradicated!" Artemis growled.

So did Neflyte. "More like evaporated when I'm through with it!"

Neflyte created a small star burst energy ball in his hands and used it to blast the monster back out of the window – freeing both girls, who hit the floor in their weak state. Artemis jumps out onto the balcony and watches the monster run off to drain more energy.

"Artemis . . ." Luna was afraid for her love. And when he ran after the monster without a second thought or word, she became terrified. "No, Artemis!"

"This dream's the pits." Serena stuttered. She was weak but still partially conscious. "I want . . . I want outtie."

"Serena . . ." Luna hated it, but there was no other choice. At least these two Scouts were needed back. "I've got to do something. That monster won't stop until it's drained all the energy from everybody on earth. There's only one way left. I must revive Sailor Moon and Sailor Solaris."

"They'll understand, Luna. And maybe they won't feel as empty as they were confiding to me that they did. Make them remember the truth of their pasts … all that they knew before we defeated Beryl at the least." Neflyte looked at the floor in his frustration. He had wanted his love to have a normal life as much as being his fiancée would allow her to.

"Sailor Moon … Sailor Solaris, wake up!" Neither girl responded. They were so drained that they didn't remember how to activate their transformation crystals. "There's no other choice. The Luna Mind Meld."

"Okay, here it comes. The Luna Mind Meld." The symbols on their foreheads all started to glow, meaning that the mind links were established.

The memories they had of the Moon Kingdom they once learned from Queen Serenity, their lives on present day Earth, the fateful battle against Beryl, all of it returned to the girls – much to their regret.

"Who am I, anyway?" Serena whimpered as the memories returned.

Molly too whimpered. "I almost lost him again! We died destroying my father! No please let him be alive! I don't want to be without him!"

"No. No, Luna. No more fighting, please. I just want . . . I just want to be a normal teenager, just an ordinary girl." Serena cried out in her mind.

Molly cried in frustration. "Why can't we just live in peace? Is that so wrong to want?"

The Mind Meld was finished. Neflyte pulled Molly into his arms in fear for his love. "Molly love? Please be alright!"

"Serena? Serena?" Luna nudged the other girl who was still slightly off from the Mind Meld and attack.

"Luna? Now we can have all our conversations again." Serena found one thing good about returning to her duties as the champion of love and justice.

"Serena. So your memory has come back." Luna smiled. To tell the truth she missed talking to and being confided in by Serena. "The Negaverse has returned. Transform! Become Sailor Moon!"

Serena nodded and stood up. "MOON PRISM POWER!"

Neflyte looked at his young love in his arms. "Molly are you recovered enough for this? Can you transform into Sailor Solaris?"

"Transforming isn't hard. I'll be able to face any Negatrash that comes at me as long, as I have you to back me up." Molly smiled up at him.

Neflyte smiled with a tear in his eye. "I will never let you down my love."

Moon chuckled. "Hey, what about me?"

"We'll always be there to back ya up, silly!" Molly teased with a wink, before allowing her fiancé to help her to her feet. "SOLARIS POWER!"

Sailor Moon and Sailor Solaris were both back and ready to fight!

However, Artemis and the other Generals were not fairing well! The monster not only separated the trio, but had them trapped and was draining them.

"Vampeel."

Artemis leapt and tried to help, but was batted away hard. And he had annoyed the monster once too often. "You're plant fertilizer now, cat. Vampeel!"

"Artemis run!" Jedite groaned in pain.

Zoicite was gasping from the pain in her side. She knew there were no broken bones, but she would have a huge bruise on her left side by morning if not sooner.

Malachite had a lump on his head and a dislocated right shoulder. "Watch out Artemis!"

"No!" But it was too late. Artemis was wrapped up in the monster's vines, and she quickly began draining him. "No! Let . . . me go. Stop it."

"Vampeel." She growled in triumph.

"So weak. Can't fight it . . ." Artemis groaned before collapsing from exhaustion.

Luna was the first on the scene. She growled at the monster. "You're compost, pal!"

"The fun's over, weed-face!" Solaris shouted.

On top of the building behind the monster was Sailor Moon and Sailor Solaris, both of who were bitterly angry. Moon glared hard at the monster as it released their friends. "All the two of us ever wanted was to be a normal teenager! Because of you, that's all over, and you're gonna pay for that, pal! You're going to the compost heap!"

"Vampeel." She shouted and took and defensive stance.

"In the name of the Moon, I will punish you! I'm Sailor Moon! I will triumph over evil! That's you, green-waste!"

"And I'm Sailor Solaris! I will not let hurt our friends without full retribution weed breath!"

Neflyte chuckled from the end of the sidewalk right in front of the monster. "And if that isn't enough you also have the High Scout General coming after you at the same time."

"Ha! I took all of them down. You three won't be any different! Vampeel!" She shot one of her vines at Neflyte and one at the girls.

All three leapt out of the way with ease. Time and again the trio jumped out of the way, and Vampeel missed her targets. Every chance they got, they fed energy to their friends. And quickly, Vampeel found that she had another three enemies to face.

But then she grabbed Sailor Moon by the ankle. "Ooh, I hate this part."

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha." Vampeel laughed in victory. "Vampeel. Now we'll see who's going to the compost heap."

Luna saw the danger, as the others regrouped for another attack. "SAILOR MOON!"

"I'm getting weak.  I can't . . ." Moon stuttered and tried to reach her tiara.

"Hang on Sailor Moon! SOLARIS SOLAR FLARE ERUPT!" That not only stunned the monster, but also fried the sap in its limbs hard and froze it in place.

"Nice work, Solaris! I'll take it from here." Moon panted as she regained her stolen strength. "MOON TIARA MAGIC!"

When the tiara hit, Vampeel turned into a card which went from a picture of the monster to black as it release streams of black smoke.

"You just got weed-whacked, courtesy of Sailor Moon, Sailor Solaris, and the High Scout Guardians!" Serena shouted happily.

Solaris chuckled. "Not to mention our cat guides and my mom!"

"Oh yeah, I forgot. How are the rest of you?" Moon's face went serious.

"Sore." Jedite coughed out. Moon determined without hesitation that he was benched for at the least a week for healing time.

Zoicite was clenching her left side – one more General down. "Bruised."

Malachite's arm hung unnaturally. All three were on bed rest until she said so. "But far from broken."

"Well, until I say otherwise, all three of you are on bed rest!" Before any of them could rebut her decision, Moon explained her judgment. "I need you three at full strength as soon as possible. And that will only come with rest and healing. If any of you were to try fighting in your present condition we risk losing one or all of you permanently. Please understand that I don't want to lose any of you."

Zoicite smiled. "Still the same caring Princess I remember well. I know this is little consolation, but I missed the two of you and am glad to have you both back with us whole."

She winced at the sound of her lover's grunt as Neflyte put Malachite's arm back in its place. After a few moments of focusing on his breathing, Malachite spoke up. "Yes. We wondered if we would ever regain our friends back fully."

"And now we can have those parties we used to have." Jedite smiled through his pain.

Finally Artemis regain consciousness to find a very worried Luna staring down at him with tears of relief in her eyes. "Artemis?"

"Feeling better, Artemis?" Moon asked as she started to walk over to the couple.

Then came a strange voice. "Hey. Sailor Moon."

"Right, that's . . ." But Moon stutters to nothing when she saw the holographic image of the aliens. A strange looking male and a smaller and younger female who was equally strange looking. "What?"

"We never imagined there'd be somebody like you on our planet. Or your little friends." The male said.

"YOUR planet?! Wait a second!" Moon shouted.

"You heard me. It's our planet now, got it?" The male sneered.

The female agreed. "Get used to it, brats."

Solaris growled with anger she had only ever felt before against Jet and Rudolph. "Not in this or any other life time freak! This is our planet and we are going to give you the same eviction notice we did to Beryl! So, don't plan on unpacking your bags!"

"You're the ones who sent that yucky poison ivy, aren't ya?" Moon shouted.

The female chuckled. "Ha, ha, ha. Just our way of getting acquainted."

"Wait until you get our going away presents abnormal losers!" Jedite yelled.

"See ya again, Sailor Wimps. Ha, ha, ha." The male laughed as they both disappeared.

Luna looked up at her friend and Princess. "I'm glad you're back, Sailor Moon. And you too Solaris."

"Yeah, me too, I guess." Moon sighed half-heartedly.

Solaris leaned into her husband's embrace. "Same here."

"No more shopping, pigging out, mall trawling, and dreaming about guys, huh, Luna?" Moon muttered with a finality to it.

Luna shook her head in disbelief. "Never stopped you before."

Solaris smiled. "At least we're not on our own Sailor Moon."

"Yeah, we have seven of the best supporters and guardians in the Universe right here with us. I'm glad for that at the least." Moon smiled back on her friends.

How was that for a start? Oh the seasons are going to change this go around. I have to get the group from around the start of November to Cherry Blossom time in a few episodes. Wish me luck! Oh, and this is the season that sees one wedding at the least!

R&R makes me work faster.