Okay, so I know this is a little into the story but I thought I'd go ahead and say Hi to ya'll. Thanks for visiting the story and reading what I've written! Hopefully you stay tuned.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from the show Sailor Moon. I am only borrowing them for my storyline and self made character.

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"YOOOHOOO!! Hello? Anyone there?," came a loud and rather chipper voice from the doorway. Kisha looked around her and then went and knocked on Amara and Michelle's door. Opening their room door, just a crack, she stuck her head in to find that they weren't in there.

"Hello? Amara? Micheeellle?," the voice sounded again.

"Umm.." Kisha muttered as she looked in the bathroom. Then, she remembered. They had both gone off to work. "Shoot," she mumbled. Smoothing her bangs out of her face a bit, she straightened her shoulders and went to meet the intruder.

Serena was standing in Amara and Michelle's living room, feeling just a little bit guilty for dropping in. She knew that somebody was home because the lights were on, but she did not want to be interrupting anything. Seeing movement out of the corner of her eye, she turned and came face to face with the sleepwalker from a few nights ago.

"Uh, Hi there. Amara and Michelle are not here right now. Can I help you?" Kisha asked politely.

"Oh, hi! I'm Serena! I just dropped by to deliver some cookies," Serena responded, holding out her plate of homemade goodies.

Kisha looked down and saw the blackened edges of what seemed to be deserts. Biting back a laugh, she gave Serena a soft smile and took the offered plate. "Thank you, Serena. I'm sure that they will enjoy these. I'm Kristen, Amara and Michelle's houseguest. Would you like to have a seat? I'll make us some tea."

"That sounds great! Thank you," Serena answered with a big grin. Sitting herself down in a comfy chair, she picked up a candle and tried to look interested in it. "So, um, how long have you been staying here?"

"Only a few days. I was forced to leave my previous residence concerning some minor issues. Thankfully, these two wonderful ladies took me in," Kisha explained. "Would you like a slice of cake, Serena?"

"Oh, would I!" Serena exclaimed.

With a very light and beautiful laugh, Kisha looked over at her. "You have quite a way about you. Are you always so honest concerning your feelings?"

"I'm always happy for cake."



Laughing again, Kisha came around the chair and handed Serena her cake. Setting a tea cup in front of each of them, she daintily poured their tea and took a seat.

" You seem to be about the same height as me. That's uncommon," Kisha started the conversation.

"Oh, you're right! We could share clothes! I love pink and I have a sweater that would look wonderful on you!" Serena chattered happily.

"Oh?" Kisha responded with a smile. "So, how do you know my hostesses?"

"We've known each other for forever! Amara and Michelle are some of the greatest friends anyone could ask for!"

"I agree. Honestly, I don't know what I would do without them. We met in a park recently and really hit if off. It's nice to finally have some genuine friends."

Serena frowned at Kisha's words."Do you not have many friends?"

Not minding how forward Serena was, Kisha answered sincerely. "No. I don't have any friends save these two rescuers. My life hasn't been a very interesting one."

"Well, we're friends, aren't we? Please say you'll call me a friend, Kristen. I would so love to be there for you!" Serena proclaimed.

"Thank you!" Kisha said responded with enthusiasm. "How lucky I must have become! Oh, and all of my friends call me Kisha."

"Well, Kisha, would you like to come with me? My friends and I are having a get together and I'm sure they would all like to have one more person! Please? Say you'll come?"

"How could I say no?" Kisha replied, smiling. "Let me grab my purse and we'll go."

"Okay!"

As Kisha rounded the corner, Serena smiled to herself. She had been very wrong Kisha. Instead of being egotistical and selfish like Rei, Kisha was more understanding and comfortable to be around, like Darien. With a soft laugh, she realized what she had just thought and was happy to be over her jealousy of Darien and this girl. Kisha was lonely and needed a friend, not an enemy.

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Kisha, on the other hand, was thinking as well. She was thinking about her turn of luck and how amazing it was that this bubbly and funny girl had randomly showed up. Scribbling a quick note to Amara and Michelle, she picked up her purse and walked back out to the living room.

"Ready?" Serena asked.

"Most Definitely," Kisha responded. Sharing a smile, the two girls walked out the door.



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The Sorceress sat in a cave and stared at the dark flames in front of her. "Flames of death, come forth. Show me life and purity in which to take!" she called with a throw of her arms. The flames leaped higher and revealed in their midst the picture of happy little girl who was walking with a bunch of teenage girls down a sidewalk.

"I call forth from the dust, dirt devils! Go, find me this girl and take her life force that I might give you yours!" The soil seemed to move and then started swirling up in the air and took off, heading in the direction they had been given.

"It has been too long a time. I must have bones to throw and hair to use for potions and poisons. A few humans here and there will go unnoticed. Then, she said to her flames, I shall call forth the girl that has the great power; the one that has been prophesied as a queen in her own right. I will defeat her and take my place as the ruler of Earth and then the universe. With time, all things will come together."

The flames died back down as the sorceress turned away, her red eyes closing for the moment. The cave was cast into shadow and the cloak of evilness around the place started seeping out to destroying all of the land and animals that were too close for its liking.

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"OH!" Kisha exclaimed, standing in front of the temple behind Serena.

"I know, isn't it great? My friend Rei lives here with her grandfather and it's such beautiful place!" Serena responded without even turning around.

Letting out a soft breath, Kisha reached a hand out and tried to get Serena's attention. She couldn't move, she couldn't breathe. Her whole body hurt, as if her very life was being squeezed out of her. When she managed to lift her head up slowly, she saw the worst sight in the world. It was the red eyes from her dream! "SERENA!" she screamed. Then, she lost sight of everything and felt herself falling into a dark, dark vortex.

Serena spun around and her face went white at the sight of Kisha fainting. Moving more efficiently than she ever had before, she ran behind her friend and managed to catch the brunt of her weight while getting herself knocked to the ground. "Kisha? Kisha?"

Looking all around, Serena spotted a flash of pink and managed to prop herself up with Kisha's head in her lap. "Rini!! Rini!! Get over here! Quick!"

Rini skipped out from behind the tree she had been playing next to and came to a halt. "Serena? Who's that? Is she okay?"

"Rini, go get Darien," Serena commanded as she looked down at Kisha's still body.



Rini's eyes widened and she spun around and ran back the way that she had come. "DARIEN! DA-RI-EN!" she yelled loudly.

Serena didn't know what to do. Gently, she shook Kisha and said her name. When there was no response, she looked to see if Kisha was even breathing. Thankfully, her chest was moving but it seemed to be a difficult chore for Kisha to take a breath. With a sob, Serena pulled Kisha closer and rocked back in forth. "We just met," she whispered," don't leave before we can be friends."

All of a sudden, Rini's cries of "Darien" turned into screams.

"Rini!" Serena moved from Kisha and towards the sound of Rini's voice. What is this? A nightmare? she thought as she ran towards her would be daughter.

Running around a giant tree, she tripped and fell right into moving dust. When she starting spitting dirt out of her mouth, Serena also spit out what looked to be an eye. With a scream, she scrambled away and up against the tree. The eye moved up and came into alignment with another eye on the front of a dust tornado. "What in the world?" she mumbled as she heard another muffled yell from Rini. Looking around, Serena saw Rini being lifted up on one of the tornados and jumped up while pulling out her brooch. "Stop right there!" She yelled after transforming. "You are the weirdest things I've ever seen, but you sure don't seem to have good intentions. Put her down or, in the name of the Moon, I shall punish you!"

The dirt devils seemed to grin at her words and, instead of fleeing, came at her. Sailor Moon, Serena, threw her tiara and it went right through them without doing anything. Next thing she knew, she was inside of a dirt cloud and being suffocated.

Strong arms reached in and grabbed Serena. She knew immediately that it was Tuxedo Mask and reached for him to pull her free. Instead of being released, though, he was dragged in as well. As they both were being smothered in dust, Tuxedo Mask wrapped them in his cape and tried to keep them both from being cut off from air. Then, it stopped.

Somehow the dirt devil had been pinned back to the ground. When Sailor Moon looked closer, she gasped. The demon had been pinned down, in between the eyes, by a yellow rose. "Tuxedo? Your rose has turned another color."

"No, Sailor Moon, I didn't throw one."

They both looked around to find that all four of the dirt devils had been pinned to the ground, each by a single yellow rose. Rini was sitting next to one of them and poking it with her wand. Somewhere in the confusion, she had transformed. "Sailor Moon, why did Tuxedo's rose change color? How did he get it to keep the dust trapped all together like that? Sailor Moon?"

Serena was shaking her head in confusion, when she suddenly gasped and ran away, de-transforming as she went.



"Sailor Moon?" Tuxedo Mask echoed as he watched her disappear. He turned to Rini and watched as understanding dawned on her face.

"Oh no! That lady!" she yelled and took off after her future mother, also de-transforming.

Tuxedo followed suit and went to see what was going on. When he came upon his girls, he was shocked to see the girl from the other night lying in the grass. "What's going on, Sere?" he asked as he bent down to take a look at her.

"I don't know," Serena answered with tears in her eyes. "She's been out cold since right before those things attacked."

"Well," Darien said as he checked her pulse," she's breathing really deeply and her pulse is rather slow. We better take her inside the temple and find everybody else." Picking her up, Darien waited for Serena and Rini to move ahead of him and together they went into the temple to try to figure out exactly what had happened.