Mars and I are in our Sailor form while Usa-chan is dressed casually in a pink blouse and jeans. She insisted on coming along on our little training expedition. Mars didn't feel comfortable about it but I said that it would be good for her to know what were up against. She knows of the Cold Ones existence but has never seen them or seen them fight for that matter. As queen, she had said, it was important for her to know what kind of an enemy we're going up against.

"You've really grown up, Usagi." Mars says with a smile.

She has but she still has her childish streaks every now and then and her love for food hasn't diminished in the last nine centuries. Usagi is sitting by Alice, chatting up a storm with her. Edward had pointed out that she was feeling uncomfortable about having the wolves around since they blind her vision. Thankfully, though, Usagi has been making up for that with her visions, along with Sailor Mars' own spiritual gifts. Theirs are more definitive than Alice's and that is helping us a lot.

"When will our guests arrive?" Carlisle asks Edward.

"Half a minute or so but I'll have to translate. They don't trust us enough to use their human forms."

Usagi sighs in exasperation at this revelation but the good doctor allows for it by saying that this meeting is hard enough and that we should be grateful that they turned up at all. I agree but the queen is still rather huffy about it. I turn my attention to the forest and it seems that they have been holding out on us as far as their numbers go. The pack has grown to a larger size.

"Damn." Emmett says in awe.

There are ten pairs of wolves. Holy shit. This whole thing with the newborn situation must have caused a few more natives to phase into wolves. Well, if anything, this will give us an extra boost in power. Carlisle approaches them in a cool, casual manner and greets them. We'd be starting the training exercises as soon as the rest of the Sailor Scouts turned up.

"Wait, they're coming?" Mars asks surprised.

"We need all the help we can get." I respond. "They need to know, too, even if they don't fight with us."

"Fair enough."

As soon as she says that, the rest of the scouts, excluding Venus, Pluto, and Saturn, arrive via a portal. A low grumble from the wolves indicates their surprise. We're supposed to be myths, after all, but for them to know that we exist is a pleasant surprise. Uranus and Neptune immediately take their spots by Usagi-chan. Small Lady had been left behind as well, though she had a fit about not coming along. She'd come along later, Neptune had promised, but the training session would be just for the older scouts.

I notice that the dark gray wolf, Paul, is chafing to join his fiery imprint but stays put. Carlisle points to Jasper and mentions that he has the experience concerning newborns. He will teach us all on how they fight, how they are to be defeated, and that we could apply his teachings to our way of hunting enemies.

"They're different from you?" Edward translates in a detached voice.

"Yes. They are very new to this life and have no control over themselves."

According to the good doctor, the number of newborns now stand at twenty. We had more than enough to take them all down. I hear of grumble of enthusiasm coming from the wolves and I can't help but grin at that. Their enthusiasm is rather contagious. Sam, through Edward, says that they are more than willing to take more than their share if it came down to it. We'd have to wait to see how it all plays out, though. Carlisle says that they are to arrive across the mountains in four days.

Jasper silently takes Carlisle's place. He's uncomfortable, of course, so he turns to us instead. These newborns will fight like children. The first thing to remember, he says, is to not allow their arms to get around us. They'd crush us instantly. Secondly, we are not to go for the obvious kill as they would expect that. We'd have to keep moving and come from the sides to keep them at bay. They would be too confused to respond to our movements.

Makes sense to me.

"Emmett would be the perfect example to demonstrate this."

"I'll try not to break anything" He mutters.

"You know I meant that you rely on your strength. You're straightforward about attacking."

Jasper backs up and prepares himself for an attack by Emmett, whom he orders to catch him. The two disappear in a blur. To the untrained eye, it would seem like they disappeared into thin air but, in reality, they are simply moving at a high speed rate. There were a few times that it appeared that Emmett would get him but Jasper would slip away at the last possible minute. Pretty soon, Jasper has his brother down, teeth against his neck. Emmett wants to go again but Edward wants a crack at it.

"I want to see how the ladies present handle it." Jasper says.

"Uranus, Neptun." I call to them. "Two on one, let's go!"

"Now this ought to be interesting." Emmett says with a grin.

I pull my scythe out while Uranus brings out her Space Sword. I explain to the wolves that Neptune is the Scout of the Sea. As a Scout of the Wind and Sky, Uranus relies on her speed and her talisman. She can detect supernatural activity with the shifting winds. One of her best attacks is an energy-based attack called 'World Shaking,' but we won't be demonstrating that today.

"AW!"

"Chill out, Emmett." I respond. "She's got another attack. Her Space Sword Blaster. Uranus, if you please. Try to hit me with everything you got."

I get into a defensive position as she charges at me. She brings her sword up and swings it hard, producing a wave of energy. It cuts through the Earth with ease and I'm pushed backwards as I try to stop it with my bare hands. The energy is hot and is burning my hands but I don't care at this point. I push back on it until I send it high up into the sky. Neptune summons her talisman and takes aim with her Deep Submerge attack. A large stream of water comes at me tremendous force. Fortunately, I manage to evade it but jumping up high in the air and perform my Guillotine attack.

"Missed."

The scythe hits the ground powerfully, leaving a small crater behind. I yank the chain attached to it and swing it back around like a lasso, chopping off some branches in the process. I don't hold back in sparring sessions and I'm not about to hold back today either. We go back and forth for a little bit before I manage to get them both on the ground. Some of the Sailor Scouts get into it, impressing everyone with their vampire-like speed. The wolves rumbled with appreciation as they watched everyone's sparring sessions.

Once the session was over for the day, Edward translates that the wolves wants everyone's scents so they don't mistake anyone later in the upcoming battle. I can feel Paul's delight as he approaches Sailor Mars. I can't help but laugh at her discomfort and she tells me to shut up. I just laugh harder until I fall onto the ground. I don't realize that Jacob is next to me until I get a wet kiss from him.

"Ew, Jake!" I cry, still laughing.

After I compose myself, I tell everyone that if they encounter the blonde vampire, James, he should be killed on sight. He's a tracker, I say. Once he gets wind of someone he wants, he won't rest until he gets it. Mars had killed him on the first encounter so James might come after her again if he catches her scent. Paul releases a low, dangerous growl before the black wolf next to him orders him to back off. Mars looks at her imprint curiously but says nothing.

"His main target is me." I add.

I tell them about Beryl and the Sailor Scout's previous encounter with her. I throw in my origins as well, which most of them knew about.

"She has to go down, too." Jupiter says. "We did it once and we can do it again."

"We'll continue our training tomorrow." Jasper says. "You're welcome to observe again."

"Thank you. We'll be here." Edward replied for Sam.

The wolves disappear but Jacob lingers by me. I know exactly what he's thinking and it bothers him. I tell him that while he's fighting with vampires, he also gets to fight against them. He gives me his wolfish grin and what seems to be a chuckle before he departs with the rest of the pack.

So, where's James?