Howdy folks! Jay here, and welcome to my collection of odds and ends. Stories that I started writing but either haven't finished or couldn't think of what to do with. I might end up dumping more stuff here periodically, so feel free to follow and see what's new!

A while back I got the idea of what it would be like if Makoto was raised by someone else instead of growing up on her own. Kicked a few potential ideas around, and this was the result.

I don't consider myself a writer, but I get the odd ideas now and then. I read way too much fanfiction and every so often I get a wild hair up my ass and actually try and type up something. I also haven't written anything in years, so if my typing or flow is off, please bear with me. Don't know if I'll actually flesh this out more than it is, but whatever. Enjoy!

(EDIT: Forgot how much havoc FFdotNet plays with line breaks. I'll try and fix things when I can.)

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Standard disclaimer: The following is a non-profit fanfiction story. Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon Crystal, and all related properties are owned by Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation, Kodansha, and others. Please support the official releases. I write this stuff for fun and on a whim. Please don't sue me. If you want to give the franchise to me, I'd be all over that like gravy on biscuits.

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I'm Makoto Tsukino, formerly Kino. I'm 14 years old, love baking and gardening, and looking at cute boys and girls with my adorkable little sister, Usagi. I live with my adopted parents Ikuko and Kenji, as well as my sister Usagi and our little brother Shingo.

My birth parents died when I was little, the cause being a plane crash during a bad storm. Having no other living relatives, I was orphaned until Ikuko-mama and Kenji-papa took me in. They've loved me and made me feel like I'm every bit a part of this family as if I'd been born to them, and while it was weird at first going from being an only child to being the eldest of three ("You're only a few months older than me, Mako!" Usagi whined.), I wouldn't trade them for anything.

Family life aside, I admit I've gotten into a few fights in school, and can come off as something of a delinquent, but most of the time it was some other kids being rude or not taking no for an answer, or them picking on my little brother and sister.

Still, all that aside, life is pretty normal for us… or at least it was until recently, when a certain black cat waltzed into our lives.

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Won't lie, finding out my little sister was some sort of magical superhero was not how I saw my week starting at the time, but I rolled with it. Truthfully I think Luna was just as surprised, because somehow I've ended up as one too. Sailor Senshi, to be exact. We're both the warriors of different planets, well, I'm a planet as Sailor Jupiter, and Usagi's Sailor Moon, as in the Earth's moon. Weird, but we didn't make the naming theme. Plus, the outfits are actually pretty cute, if a bit impractical looking. Still, enhanced strength, stamina, and some pretty neat attacks, not a bad package deal. Usagi, or Sailor Moon, still getting used to calling her by that name when we're in costume, throws a boomerang that takes out the monsters we fight, and I get this pretty kickass lightning strike, so that's cool too.

And yeah, I said monsters, honest to god monsters.

There's these evil guys called the Dark Kingdom. They apparently tried to take over the world a long time ago, and there used to be kingdoms on the Moon and the other planets, and the Dark Kingdom is run by a seriously scary looking lady called Queen Beryl. Haven't actually run into her yet, but Luna said she's major bad news. She's got some other guys that work under her, one of which is named Jaedite, a blonde dude who, while admittedly a snappy dresser and not being too bad to look at, ruins that by being the one that summons these monsters that suck the life force right out of innocent people for Beryl and their cause. Plus, he's kind of a jerk too, so definitely won't be trying to hook up with him any time soon.

That said, the villains aren't the only side with eye candy. We've been getting helped by a rather hunky guy in equally stylish clothes by the name of Tuxedo Mask. Who, as the name suggests, runs around in a top hat, a white mask, and a tasteful looking suit and cape. The Phantom of the Opera has nothing on this guy. Usagi's already smitten with him, especially after he helped save our butts a few times with some well timed roses and a surprisingly strong cane. Guy totally wants to be Batman, but it works for him. Luna's been suspicious of him so far, and wonders what his motives are, but I like to think I'm a pretty good judge of character, and he seems like he's on the level at least for now. Plus I don't want to ruin Usagi's crush yet, especially when she seems torn between him and that guy we keep bumping into on the way to school in the mornings. Mamoru Chiba, nice guy, kinda funny, likes to rile Usagi up ever since she smacked into him when we left the Crown Arcade one afternoon after Usagi failed a math test. He's best pals with the guy that works there, Motoki, so he can't be too bad. That and he's apparently going to school to be a doctor, so at least he has good intentions.

What? I asked. Plus he was doing his homework at the soda bar while they were talking, so I was curious. He's cute, too, a girl can look!

Regardless, things are crazy right now with all of this monster business and trying to balance life as a normal teenager, but we're doing the best we can. Luna also says we should have more help soon, as she thinks she's found a lead on another Sailor Senshi, so our little team is going to get bigger. That works, because while I admit I'm not a bad fighter, especially with the extra powers we get when we transform, Usagi isn't exactly Wonder Woman, even if she's usually the one who has to finish the Youma (the Dark Kingdom's monsters) off. She's been getting better, especially with us training together when we're not tackling school work, chores at home, or giggling at manga and playing games, so she can at least hold her own better now, but we're still only two people.

"Mako! Mom's made snacks! Let's take a break!"

"Okay Usa!"

We didn't choose the Sailor Senshi life, it chose us. We're making it work though!

Might write more of this later, don't know. Definitely won't be an epic or anything, just a little fun what if one shot if nothing else.

JM4L