Serena skipped down the street eating a vanilla ice cream cone. Her best friend followed her, currently reading, which was nothing new for her. She glanced over the book and looked at Serena. "Where are we going anyway?" she asked. Serena shrugged, looking at her brunette friend. "Arcade?" she asked. Mat rolled beside them backwards. He shook his head. "Ugh…even the arcade gets boring…" "We spend our whole lives there" Mandy finished. Serena shrugged again. "So? It's cool! And has ice cream!" she retorted eating more of her ice cream cone. "You have ice cream already!" Mandy argued. Serena shrugged again. "So?" she said. Mat sweatdropped. "What?? Ice cream is good!" Serena argued. Mandy sweatdropped.
"Isn't there anything on your mind besides food?" Mandy asked. Serena thought for a moment. "Hmm…Darien!" she said smiling. Mandy rolled her eyes. "And Um…Hmm…Yea that's it" Serena finished, continuing to eat. "Don't forget about that big empty spot too." Mat said. "What?" Serena blinked, clueless. Mandy shook her head, looking at her book. Serena blinked. "Let's go to the library.." Mandy said. She paused, remembering the time Serena and Mat had started knocking each other out with novels. "Never mind…" she said sweatdropping. "Yea…libraries are boring." Serena said. "To you maybe" Mandy retorted. "It's a war zone for you two anyway, so forget I ever mentioned it." she finished. Mat listened to them, crossing his skates in and out, sighing in boredom. Serena blinked, looking at Mandy. "How is that?" she asked. "Novels.." Mandy sighed, closing her book. "They aren't weapons." she informed her friend. "Novels? Dictionaries right?" Serena asked. "Yes.." Mandy replied. "Oooh..Ok that's what I thought" Serena said. Mandy sighed in boredom. "I give up…I'll go where ever, as long as we go somewhere." she said. "Arcade!" Serena yelled. Mandy glanced over at Mat, seeking his approval.
He sighed. "Arcade it is I guess…" he said. "Yay!!!" Serena cried. She bounced down the sidewalk. Mandy watched her, shaking her head. "She will never get tired of the arcade…" she said. "How can you?" Serena called back. "We go there every day…same games, same old nachos…" Mat said. Mandy nodded. "So?? It's cool!" Serena said. "Whatever Sere..let's just go.." Mandy said. Serena bounced into the arcade, finishing her ice cream. She ran over to the Sailor V game and started playing. Mat rolled into the arcade, waiting to get yelled at for doing it again. He timed it. "5...4...3...2...1..." Mandy glanced at him as one of the arcade employees yelled, "No roller blades in the arcade!" Serena looked at Mat and laughed, then returned to playing her game. Mandy just rolled her eyes. Mat removed his skates and sat on one of the stools. "Yay! Level 15!" Serena cried. Mandy sat next to Mat and watched Serena. "Yay Level 18!" yelled Serena. "She says that again and I'll unplug the machine….again." Mat grumbled. "Yay! Level 21!" Mandy shook her head and smiled. "Better get up then.." she said. "Yay! Level 25!" could be heard in the background. Mat got up and walked over to the machine. "Yay! Level over" he said unplugging it from the wall.
"What?! Nooooooooo!" she wailed. "Maaaaannndyyyyy! I was on Level 25!" Serena cried. Mandy shook her head, glancing up at her name was wailed. "Here come the waterworks.." Mat said. Serena started crying. "Nooooot Faiiiiiiir!" Serena cried. Mandy sighed. "Calm Down Serena!" she said. Serena only cried louder. Mandy jumped up and walked over to Serena, clamping a hand over her friend's mouth. "hush! Everyone's staring!" she said. Mat looked around. "Yep…same old people are staring." he said. Serena whimpered. Mandy looked at her friend. "Relax Serena. It's only a game." she said pulling her hand away from her mouth. Serena jumped up, glaring at Mat. "I'm gonna KILL you!" she yelled. "Got to catch me first!" taunted Mat. Serena started chasing him. Mat strapped on his skates and bolted out of the arcade into the traffic. Serena growled. Mandy shook her head silently. Serena stormed back into the arcade. "I hope he gets hit by a truck." she muttered. "Serena!" Mandy cried.
Serena turned to glare at Mat through the window. "That's a mean thing to wish on someone. Besides, you and Mat may fight, but you are both good friends and you know it!" she said. Mat made faces at Serena through the window. Serena rolled her eyes. "How can I be friends with a jerk?" Serena asked. Mat rolled around the front of the arcade. Serena ran out of the arcade. "Serena!" Mandy said sighing. Mat heard and turned and saw Serena and started to skate away. Serena grabbed him by the collar. "Ha ha! I got you!" she cried triumphantly. "What? Want revenge again?" asked Mat. "Yes! What do you think!? Serena yelled. "What game this time? Pinball? Air hockey?" Mat challenged.
Mandy stood listening to the argument outside, when someone appeared behind her. "Hello Princess." he said. Mandy froze, and her eyes widened. She knew that voice too well…
Serena grinned. "Sailor V game!" she replied. Mat sighed in agony. "Ugh…no." he said. "Yes" Serena argued. "You unplugged it, you gotta play it. Against me" she added. Mat got up and walked away. "No. I will NOT play that game" he said. Serena grabbed his shirt. "Yes you will!" she said.
Smokey looked at Mandy, then at Serena. "Having fun with your friend?" he asked Mandy. He shook his head. "I can't believe she's the moon princess…" he said. Mandy looked at the ground, not turning to face him. "She's stronger and smarter than you think Smokey." she said quietly. He snorted. "I'm sure. Well, if she's so strong, let's see her come and get you" he said grabbing her. Mandy narrowed her eyes, but didn't bother trying to get away, knowing she couldn't without sailor power. Instead, she reached for her pen, which was hidden in her pocket. Smokey grabbed her hand before she could activate the pen. "I don't think so" he taunted. He floated into the air, holding onto the struggling girl. Then he disappeared and reappeared in front of Mat and Serena, who had returned inside to play their game. "Lookie what I've got" he said, grinning evilly as he disappeared.
"Isn't there anything on your mind besides food?" Mandy asked. Serena thought for a moment. "Hmm…Darien!" she said smiling. Mandy rolled her eyes. "And Um…Hmm…Yea that's it" Serena finished, continuing to eat. "Don't forget about that big empty spot too." Mat said. "What?" Serena blinked, clueless. Mandy shook her head, looking at her book. Serena blinked. "Let's go to the library.." Mandy said. She paused, remembering the time Serena and Mat had started knocking each other out with novels. "Never mind…" she said sweatdropping. "Yea…libraries are boring." Serena said. "To you maybe" Mandy retorted. "It's a war zone for you two anyway, so forget I ever mentioned it." she finished. Mat listened to them, crossing his skates in and out, sighing in boredom. Serena blinked, looking at Mandy. "How is that?" she asked. "Novels.." Mandy sighed, closing her book. "They aren't weapons." she informed her friend. "Novels? Dictionaries right?" Serena asked. "Yes.." Mandy replied. "Oooh..Ok that's what I thought" Serena said. Mandy sighed in boredom. "I give up…I'll go where ever, as long as we go somewhere." she said. "Arcade!" Serena yelled. Mandy glanced over at Mat, seeking his approval.
He sighed. "Arcade it is I guess…" he said. "Yay!!!" Serena cried. She bounced down the sidewalk. Mandy watched her, shaking her head. "She will never get tired of the arcade…" she said. "How can you?" Serena called back. "We go there every day…same games, same old nachos…" Mat said. Mandy nodded. "So?? It's cool!" Serena said. "Whatever Sere..let's just go.." Mandy said. Serena bounced into the arcade, finishing her ice cream. She ran over to the Sailor V game and started playing. Mat rolled into the arcade, waiting to get yelled at for doing it again. He timed it. "5...4...3...2...1..." Mandy glanced at him as one of the arcade employees yelled, "No roller blades in the arcade!" Serena looked at Mat and laughed, then returned to playing her game. Mandy just rolled her eyes. Mat removed his skates and sat on one of the stools. "Yay! Level 15!" Serena cried. Mandy sat next to Mat and watched Serena. "Yay Level 18!" yelled Serena. "She says that again and I'll unplug the machine….again." Mat grumbled. "Yay! Level 21!" Mandy shook her head and smiled. "Better get up then.." she said. "Yay! Level 25!" could be heard in the background. Mat got up and walked over to the machine. "Yay! Level over" he said unplugging it from the wall.
"What?! Nooooooooo!" she wailed. "Maaaaannndyyyyy! I was on Level 25!" Serena cried. Mandy shook her head, glancing up at her name was wailed. "Here come the waterworks.." Mat said. Serena started crying. "Nooooot Faiiiiiiir!" Serena cried. Mandy sighed. "Calm Down Serena!" she said. Serena only cried louder. Mandy jumped up and walked over to Serena, clamping a hand over her friend's mouth. "hush! Everyone's staring!" she said. Mat looked around. "Yep…same old people are staring." he said. Serena whimpered. Mandy looked at her friend. "Relax Serena. It's only a game." she said pulling her hand away from her mouth. Serena jumped up, glaring at Mat. "I'm gonna KILL you!" she yelled. "Got to catch me first!" taunted Mat. Serena started chasing him. Mat strapped on his skates and bolted out of the arcade into the traffic. Serena growled. Mandy shook her head silently. Serena stormed back into the arcade. "I hope he gets hit by a truck." she muttered. "Serena!" Mandy cried.
Serena turned to glare at Mat through the window. "That's a mean thing to wish on someone. Besides, you and Mat may fight, but you are both good friends and you know it!" she said. Mat made faces at Serena through the window. Serena rolled her eyes. "How can I be friends with a jerk?" Serena asked. Mat rolled around the front of the arcade. Serena ran out of the arcade. "Serena!" Mandy said sighing. Mat heard and turned and saw Serena and started to skate away. Serena grabbed him by the collar. "Ha ha! I got you!" she cried triumphantly. "What? Want revenge again?" asked Mat. "Yes! What do you think!? Serena yelled. "What game this time? Pinball? Air hockey?" Mat challenged.
Mandy stood listening to the argument outside, when someone appeared behind her. "Hello Princess." he said. Mandy froze, and her eyes widened. She knew that voice too well…
Serena grinned. "Sailor V game!" she replied. Mat sighed in agony. "Ugh…no." he said. "Yes" Serena argued. "You unplugged it, you gotta play it. Against me" she added. Mat got up and walked away. "No. I will NOT play that game" he said. Serena grabbed his shirt. "Yes you will!" she said.
Smokey looked at Mandy, then at Serena. "Having fun with your friend?" he asked Mandy. He shook his head. "I can't believe she's the moon princess…" he said. Mandy looked at the ground, not turning to face him. "She's stronger and smarter than you think Smokey." she said quietly. He snorted. "I'm sure. Well, if she's so strong, let's see her come and get you" he said grabbing her. Mandy narrowed her eyes, but didn't bother trying to get away, knowing she couldn't without sailor power. Instead, she reached for her pen, which was hidden in her pocket. Smokey grabbed her hand before she could activate the pen. "I don't think so" he taunted. He floated into the air, holding onto the struggling girl. Then he disappeared and reappeared in front of Mat and Serena, who had returned inside to play their game. "Lookie what I've got" he said, grinning evilly as he disappeared.