Mina Aino woke bright and early Monday morning and almost smothered Artemis in a hug. She'd been a little kid for almost a week now and was confused as heck though she didn't really care she was glad Artemis was here though. She'd been begging him to give her, her pen and communicator but he said he didn't have it that Luna did for some reason. She got up and got dressed tying a red bow in her hair like always.
"I hope we get to see the others today, Artemis." She said, as she got her back pack. "I miss them so much. It's been so long since I've gone this long without seeing them. I think I'm going through withdrawal."
Artemis chuckled.
"I'm sure you will." Artemis said, "I miss Luna as well and I can't communicate with her no matter what I do."
"Pluto has a lot of explaining to do when she finally arrives." Mina sighed, as they left her room and headed downstairs. "Miss. Naruki, Artemis and I are ready for school."
Miss. Naruki was Mina's nanny and had been in her last life as well. But she had left shortly after Mina had become Sailor V in her last life and Mina had lived alone until Artemis had showed up. Mina wondered if her parents were England.
"Miss. Naruki!"
"Mina, do not raise your voice." Her father said, Mina was shocked. "When did we get you a cat?"
"This is Artemis." Mina said, picking him up and showing him to her family. "I found him and Miss. Naruki said I couldn't keep him but I snuck him into my room. He's hungry."
"Well, come on then, lets get you both fed." Mina's mother chuckled. "Of course you can keep him, Mina. Artemis what a lovely name."
"I like it too!" Mina cheered hugging the cat and almost strangling him. "Guess what?"
"Yes, dear?" Her father wondered amused.
"I'm going to meet a bunch of new friends today at my new school." Mina said, hyperly as she and Artemis ate. "A lot of them!"
"That's great, dear." Her mother chuckled. "I'm glad you're going to have so many friends."
"Best friends!" Mina nodded.
She'd been feeling really hyper since she was turned into a kid. She had no explanation for it. Her attention turned toward the t.v. and she watched the girls pull of a Sailor Planet Attack in the park. How she wished she could have been there but she'd been in England until yesterday. This was killing her not being able to see them. To help them.
"Letting kids fight like that what are their parents thinking?" Mina's dad grunted.
"But what if I was one of them?" Mina wondered. Artemis blinked at her shocked. "What if I had powers like that would you let me fight too?"
Her parents looked at her and could tell she was being honest.
"We'd be really worried." her mother said, softly. "Mina-dear, are trying to say something?"
"Yes, i'm gonna be just like them after today." Mina said, " Now, come on! I want to see Serena, Ami, Rei and Lita!"
"Who?" Her father asked.
"My friends!" Mina sighed, in exasperation. She grabbed Artemis. "Artemis has to come to so he can see Luna."
Mina's parents were shocked as she ran to a group of kids as soon as she arrived. They joined a group of adults.
"Serena, dear." Ikuko said, as Serena hit the ground and the new boy Malachite caught Luna-P. "Another friend from the past."
"Yep, this is Mina." Serena beamed as everyone save the Shitennou got hugs.
"Okay, then we'll explain to her and Malachite's parents."
"Thanks, Mama."
The others had to explain to Malachite, Mina and Artemis.
"So, they're on our side now?" Mina said, slowly. "and we are admitting to past memories?"
"Just from the Silver Millennium nothing from last time." Darien replied. "It was Serena's idea she spun this whole story and the rest of us are just playing along with it."
Mina frowned at Malachite who kissed the back of her hand. She kicked him where it counted. He doubled over with a grunt. She then glared at the girls.
"You used the Sailor Planet Attack without me are you guys okay?" She fussed over each of them.
"We're fine." Ami giggled. "Serena, hurry."
"Oh." Serena nodded. "Rini gave me a weird power so both of you hang on." Serena said. "Invite Mina Aino Sailor Venus. Invite Malachite of the Shitennou."
Mina's screen was orange like her skirt, Malachite's matched his stone color.
Mina suddenly had Luna.
"Come on already, I'm on the team as soon as you cough up my pen and communicator the Inner Senshi will be together again."
"Was she always this hyper?" Jadeite wondered.
"No, Mina-love what is wrong?" Malachite asked and dodged her kick this time. "Are you well?"
"I'm fine and I don't know why I'm so hyper." Mina shrugged putting her watch on and tucking her pen away. "i'm so happy to see you guys again. Going a whole week was torture it felt like five years."
The others all laughed.
After school Serena's mom took everyone to the park because various parents were working and she'd decided she would be the after school daycare. They played for awhile before going to Serena's house.
"So this is Serena's room." Darien said, looking around. "I haven't been allowed in here."
"You're not allowed now!" Serena cried, trying to push him out the door.
"P!" Sammy came running toward the door.
Serena sighed and shut it in his face. She resigned herself to the fact that Darien, Jadeite, Zoisite, Nephrite, and Malachite were getting to see her room.
"Not much has changed." Ami said, looking around.
"DON'T TELL THEM THAT!" Serena bawled hitting her with her pillow.
Darien laughed but covered his mouth with his hand.
The four Shitennou seemed uncomfortable. The girls seemed at home in the room.
They all sat on Serena's bed leaving the guys to sit on the floor or Serena's desk chair.
"Are we having a meeting?" Artemis said, amused.
"I don't see why not?" Serena said, blinking. "I would like to address and issue that came up when Rei joined the team."
"Our limited ability to teleport?" Zoisite asked.
"Exactly." Serena nodded. "We had to get our parents to drive us to the temple. We either need modes of transportation or we really need to grind our teleportation skills because who knows when we're going to need to get to a far off attack. "
"Serena's right." Ami nodded. "We can't just go jumping around from roofs anymore we're too small and too weak."
"If we contacted Command could they see if they could send us some kind of vehicle or something?" Malachite wondered as the girls joined the boys on the floor facing SErena on the bed.
"Well, we could see." Luna said, "I don't think we've ever had scouts this young before. So I don't know if there would be equipment for this."
"All we can do is ask." Artemis agreed. "Who knows what level you would need to get your teleporting up to in order to cover the type of distance we will eventually need."
Serena gave a stiff nod and set Luna-P in the window sill.
"You can do that tonight while we sleep." Serena said, "Now then lets address this latest threat."
"It is concerning." Nephrite nodded. "Using animals and plants to gain energy. This leads me to believe that maybe at one time there was a real Sailor Earth."
"Darien is Sailor Earth." Serena frowned.
"I don't recall having a sister or there being an Earth Princess." Darien said frowning. "But then maybe I don't remember everything like I thought I did."
"We don't actually know much about the Earth Kingdom." Artemis admitted.
"I do not recall an Earth Princess either." Zoisite hummed. "Could some of our memories be blocked?"
"Why does it make you think of a Sailor Earth?" Lita wondered. "Yeah, sure it has to do with nature and animals but I'm sure even evil people could have an affinity with Nature."
"Lita's right." Rei sighed, "There's no need for us to assume there is a Sailor Earth and get our hopes up that we'll get a new ally. "
"Can you recall any in the Dark Kingdom with abilities like this?" Mina wondered.
"Because who else could it be but the Dark Kingdom?" Ami agreed. " They do steal energy."
The meeting continued like this until dinner when everyone but Ami had to leave. Ami was spending the night because her mom had an emergency surgery.
Sammy finally got to play with Luna-P after dinner then they were bathed and put to bed.
Serena's head popped out of her blankets to her watch beeping. She and Ami both opened their watches. It was an alert.
"Mini Moon Power!"
"Mini Mercury Power!"
Darien entered the room closing the door lightly. After grabbing Luna-P they teleported. They ended up a block away.
"It's that way." Luna pointed. "I can feel it."
"I can't." Moon protested.
They teleported again. It took six tries for them to get to the park.
Sense-5
It had leveled up from when she'd gotten it three teleports ago. They ran into the park to see a camp out going on. A bird flew down drained the leader of the Scouts Toupe and grew larger.
"I hate it when they can fly." Mercury cried.
Teleporting-2
"Luna-P Henge!" Moon cried. "Turn into a yo-yo!"
She caught her yo-yo.
Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite, and Malachite arrived. Darien took out the rose Serena had given him and slashed it in the air he was suddenly transformed as was Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite and Malachite.
"So controlling our transformations into this form is dependent on you controlling yours." Malachite asked. "And you can do this now because you have a rose?"
"A rose given to me by my Princess." Mask corrected." and that's all I needed apparently."
"Stop right there!" Moon ordered. "I am Mini Moon. We are the Champions of Love and Justice and on behalf of the Moon..."
"The Planet Mercury..."
"The Planet Mars..."
"The Planet Jupiter..."
"and the Planet Venus..."
"We will right wrongs and triumph over evil and that means you."
They were all suddenly teleporting away as the bird dive bombed them. Moon skidded out of her teleport pulling the Pink Moon Stick out of her inventory.
Zoisite had smartly arrived next to Mars and was already lighting an arrow for her.
"Jupiter, I'm going to hold it!" Jadeite yelled. "Do your thing!"
Jadeite used is telekinetic powers to stop the bird.
"Mercury Bubble Spray!"
"Mars Fire Arrow!"
"Jupiter Electric Shock!"
"Sailor Venus!" Artemis ordered.
"Mini Crescent Beam!"
"Mini Crescent Beam!"
Malachite threw Dark Energy Ball, while Zoisite helped Jadeite to hold the bird using his shadows.
"Pink Sugar Heart Attack!"
They all looked to see Moon grunt as she loosed the attack again she was standing in Moonlight. A rose joined the barrage of attacks. All the attacks combined together and hit the bird screamed in pain but wasn't moon dust.
"Sailor Planet Attack quick!" Mask yelled, "We've got it pinned down."
The five Inner Senshi gathered up and readied the attack.
"SAILOR PLANET..." They all glew their colors. "ATTACK!"
The boys were just able to dodge in time as the powerful attack hit and vaporized the bird. They gathered the rewards then the boys had to teleport the girls home.