Tendo Ami was a bright quiet student and considered to be one of the best students in Japan and one of the top ten students at Furinkan High. Ami was a girl full of dreams and possibilities who wanted more than anything to become a doctor. So it was a surprise to everyone who met her when they found out that Ami was the heir to the Tendo Dojo in the Anything Goes school of martial arts. Ami knew the basics of tai chi and kempo but she didn't seem to be the martial arts type. Most of the time Ami was a quiet bookworm always sticking her nose in a book to study.

There was however one time when Ami's martial arts skills were needed. It seemed that she had attracted quite the crowd of admirers at Furinkan High who wanted to defeat her in honorable combat all for the chance to go out with her. And that was how things were when a certain aquatransexual martial artist came into her life. Ami wasn't looking for romance but she now found herself engaged to one Ranma Saotome the son of her father's best friend and former training partner.

It wasn't that Ami didn't like Ranma she just didn't want a romantic relationship interfering with her plans of one day becoming a doctor. She figured she would have time for romance after college and medical school. Ami had no interest in romance. Maybe that was the reason why her sisters insisted she be the one to fulfill the marriage agreement between the Tendos and Saotomes. Maybe just maybe her sisters wanted to give Ami's love life a kick in the pants and thought this would be her best chance for true love.

Ami's entire life and existence after her mother had passed on was dedicated to her academic pursuits. When Soun's wife had passed away from inoperable cancer the Tendo girls directed their sorrow and grief in different directions. Kasumi became the mother hen of the family and began taking care of the house doing all the cooking and cleaning. Nabiki decided that if their father wasn't going to be handling the household finances and take on any new students in the dojo she would find any way possible to earn the money the family would need to live from day to day. And Ami shut the world out by burying her nose in a book and studying. Soun taught her some martial arts so she could protect herself and relieve her stress but it was more of a way for the two to get over their loss.

In the years that followed the death of her mother Ami spent time with Soun leaning chess and shogi. She also tried to find ways to help Nabiki with the household finances by entering academic competitions just for the prize money. Ami would always tell her family it wasn't about the prize money and then give it to her sister so she could cover the monthly expenses. And what started as a way to help out her family soon became a lifelong love of learning, learning that would help her get the education she would need to get into medical school like her mentor the neighborhood doctor Dr. Tofu.

It didn't take her family by surprise when Ami told them she was considering having her transcripts sent to Juban Prep to see if she had what it took to get in. Ami had heard that more people get into KO University, the best premed school in Japan, from Juban than any other school in the country. And so on the day Ami Tendo mailed her application and transcripts to Juban Prep two things happened Nabiki opened another betting pool to the public and Genma Saotome desperately tried to make certain his son would be able to go with his fiancé if she was accepted. And so Genma Saotome did the one thing he hoped his son would never find out about and called his wife Nodoka to ask for the tuition money so Ranma could attend Juban.

When Ranma had heard what his father was attempting to do he wasn't too thrilled. Genma's motives were driven by the fact that he wanted his son to fulfill the marriage agreement. But the more Ranma thought about it the more he began to realize this arrangement just might be beneficial for him. It would be good to get away from the hassles of his other fiancés and the constant death threats that plagued his life. Nerima was a constant gathering place for the weirdest people in the world and Ranma was the force that brought them there.

It was both a happy and bittersweet day in Nerima when the news that Ami and Ranma were going to be transferring from Furinkan to Juban Prep came out. The Tendos and Saotomes were happy the pair got in, as were those who really weren't too fond of Ranma. It was bittersweet for the other fiancés and the male population at Furinkan. Nabiki was extra happy because she collected a lot of money from those individuals who bet against Ranma getting into Juban, mainly half of the male population in his class.

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Guardians of the Earth
Episode Two: The New Students

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A week had come and gone since Sailor Moon made her first appearance at the OSA P. The buzz around the campus at Juban was she was somehow connected to Sailor V. Naru said she had gotten a glimpse of her savior before passing out from exhaustion and Sailor Moon was wearing a fuku similar to the one Sailor V wore. Everyone wondered who Sailor Moon was and why she was in the Azabu-Juban area and Umino made it his mission to find out.

Usagi on the other hand acted like Sailor Moon and Sailor V were no big deal in order to keep Naru from finding out she was Sailor Moon. Luna had told her no one must know that she and Sailor Moon were one in the same. So Usagi played the role of the average human teenager spending her afternoons with her new friends at the local fruit and game parlor the Crown. It was there where she was introduced to her first video game and the young man who managed the game parlor Motoki. When Luna found out she spent a chunk of her afternoon playing the Sailor V game the black feline was actually proud of her charge for she knew the video game would help her increase her already sharp reflexes. The game was training in disguise.

Usagi had just come back to the dorm after another afternoon spent with her new friends when Kimiko came out of her room to talk to her. The dorm director was about to head up to Usagi's room when she noticed the individual in question walk into the main floor of the dorm.

"Usagi just the person I was going to see." Kimiko said.

"What did you need to see me for?" Usagi wondered.

"There are a few things I need to talk to you about." Kimiko replied, "Why don't we go into my room for a little bit."

Usagi and Kimiko sat down on the couch in the main room of Kimiko's studio apartment and quickly got to the reason Kimiko needed to talk to Usagi.

"Usagi the reason I need to talk to you is because you're going to be getting a roommate. She's a girl from the Nerima district here in Tokyo named Tendo Ami. And word has it she's one of the best students in Japan. According to her records she's placed in the top ten percent of the national tests for the last four years and is a three time recipient of the Prime Minister's cup in math and science." Kimiko said.

Usagi let out a whistle in amazement. She had often heard her mother talk about the national tests and the Prime Minister's cup like her father talked about the Tenkaichi Boudoukai.

"My mom would certainly like to meet someone like her." Usagi commented.

"I bet she would. I wanted to make certain you were comfortable with the idea of having a new roommate." Kimiko said.

"I think I'd really like having a roommate." Usagi replied.

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"Aw come on pop do I really have to?" a young male voice complained in the girls hallway.

"Ranma my boy it's your duty to help your fiancé move her trunk into her dorm room." An older voice replied to the first one.

Usagi could tell three really strong powers were headed towards her room, which meant her new roommate and her family were on their way. Kimiko had explained that Ami's father ran a martial arts dojo and she had lost her mother when she was younger. With this piece of information Usagi figured one of the stronger powers had to belong to Ami's father. Giving Luna a quick glance that told the black feline she would have to act like a normal cat Usagi waited for the arrival of her new roommate.

Usagi sat on her bed in a lotus position with her eyes closed, much like Piccolo did when he meditated, when the knock on the door came. Getting off the bed Usagi walked to the door and opened it to be greeted by the sight of two older men and a boy and girl her age. The boy who had dark hair with a braided pigtail and blue eyes and wore black and red Chinese clothing was arguing with a rather tubby man in a dirty gi with wire-rimmed glasses and a blue bandana. The girl had short dark almost black blue hair and blue eyes and wore a white sweater over a light blue sundress. Standing next to the girl was another older man with long salt and pepper hair and a mustache with dark eyes. The man had on traditional robes in black and white and black slippers. One look at the small group and Usagi could tell the men were all accomplished martial artists from their high Ki levels. The youngest of the three was as strong as Krillin, Tien, or Yamcha, which made him a very skilled martial artist for a human.

"Hi you must be Ami." Usagi said to the female of the group.

"Yes and this is my father Soun Tendo. And the arguing pair over there is Ranma Saotome and his father Genma." Ami replied as she introduced the men to Usagi.

"It's nice to meet all of you. I'm Son Usagi and the black fluff ball on my bed over there is my cat Luna." Usagi said.

At the mention of the female feline Ranma stopped arguing with his father over honor and duty and why he had to carry Ami's trunk and nervously looked into the room.

"Um, did you say c-c-c-cat?" Ranma asked Usagi very nervously.

"Yes my cat Luna is lying on my bed if you want to meet her." Usagi told him quite innocently.

Ranma began to slowly back away from the doorway before high tailing it away from the room yelling to his father as he left.

"You can help that tomboy bookworm with her trunk old man I'm getting the heck out of here. There ain't no way I'm staying anywhere near that c-c-c-c thing." Ranma yelled at Genma.

Genma seeing his son retreat like a coward began running after him yelling and shouting as he went down the hall.

"Ranma Saotome you get back here and face this like a man! This is a matter of family honor!" Genma yelled at the top of his lungs.

Usagi watched as the pair ran down the hall with a puzzled look on her face.

"What was that all about?" Usagi asked her new roommate.

"The baka has a problem with cats. He's deathly afraid of them." Ami explained.

Usagi let out a small chuckle before noticing Ami's rather large trunk sitting just outside the room. Grabbing the trunk with one arm Usagi carried it into the room as though it weighed no more than a simple pillow. Soun and Ami watched with awe at the feat of strength performed by the female demi-Saiyan.

"Ranma no baka was having trouble with that thing and here she goes and chucks it onto the bed like it's a lady's handbag." Ami commented.

"How did you get so strong like that?" Soun asked Usagi.

"I've been training since I was five." Usagi replied nonchalantly, "I take it you and your friends are very skilled martial artists Tendo-san."

"Yes but how did you know that?" Soun wondered.

"I could sense it in your Ki. It's very strong." Usagi explained.

Usagi had also sensed something in Ami but she wasn't quite certain what to make of it. It reminded her of the strange Ki she sensed from Kimiko but it was different somehow. She would have to ask Luna what she made of it when they had a moment alone.

Soun was amazed at the fact that Usagi could sense Ki. He had heard of martial artists who had the ability to sense Ki and see battle auras but they had studied martial arts a lot longer than Usagi had been. One such person was the individual who had trained both Soun and Genma when they were only a few years older than Ranma and Ami. And Soun had a pretty good hunch that the old woman who ran the new Chinese restaurant in Nerima also had that ability since she was related to Shampoo.

"You could both learn a thing or two from each other." Soun commented casually.

"Yes dad I'm sure we could." Ami replied.

Turning to face his daughter Soun decided it was time to let Ami get settled in and get to know her new roommate better. The Tendo patriarch wanted to find his best friend and get back to their long running shogi game before any dust settled on the pieces.

"Well Ami I'd better let you get settled into your new room. Besides I need to make certain that fiancé of yours isn't brining dishonor to the good name of Anything Goes martial arts. Promise me you'll keep in touch." Soun said as he took his daughter into a big hug.

"I promise dad." Ami replied squeezing back.

When Soun had finally left the room Usagi and Ami set down to the serious business of getting better acquainted with one another while Ami unpacked her things.

"So Ami tell me about yourself." Usagi said opening the conversation.

"What's there to tell you other than the basic facts." Ami began, "I'm from the Nerima district and I live with my father and two older sisters. My mother died of cancer when I was younger and since then I've spent most of my free time studying every single book I could get my hands on. My father taught me some kempo for self-defense and tai chi to help me relieve stress. Ranma and his father Genma came into our lives about five months ago and have been our guests ever since. Oh and I recently won my third Prime Minister's cup in math and science."

"Wow that's quite the accomplishment. But didn't I hear your father mention something about Ranma being your fiancé?" Usagi said.

Ami let out a frustrated sigh and prepared to explain her situation to her roommate.

"Yes he's my fiancé but only because our fathers want the two schools of Anything Goes to become one and for us to one day take over the dojo. I don't have time for love and romance because I'm trying to get into KO University so I can be a doctor one day." Ami told her, "So what about you?"

Usagi smiled and began telling Ami everything she could about herself.

"Well I come from the Black Forrest near Ginger Town in the northwestern part of the main island. We're twenty miles south of West City home of Capsule Corp. I have two brothers a twin and one who turned five this year. My mom is a great cook and my dad is the past champion of the Tenkaichi Boudoukai. Both my parents know martial arts but mom would rather keep house and raise a family now a days. I've been practicing the arts with Gohan, my twin, since I was five and we've been handling one sort of scrape or another off and on since then. Luna came into my life shortly before I came to Juban." Usagi said leaving a few key points out.

Ami smiled at her knew friend she had a feeling they were going to be friends for a long time.

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Jedite stood in the darkened corridors that comprised the Dark Kingdom chambers. The Dark Kingdom general was currently unfolding his latest plan to one of his personal youma. The female creature would be the next one to take a crack at finding the Silver Imperium Crystal and gather energy for their great leader Metalia. The plan would be to brainwash teenagers through the use of carefully placed suggestive messages in the middle of a computer program designed to steal energy in such a way that they would think they were exhausted from studying for too long.

"You my dear Yuma will play the part of the dedicated teacher. You will make certain every single student you come in contact with is given a copy of our dark program." Jedite commanded.

"Yes my lord I understand." Yuma replied to her master.

Jedite decided to give his youma a few final instructions before sending her off to begin her task.

"If you run into any trouble from Sailor Moon or that mysterious caped warrior I want you to do whatever it takes to dispose of them once and for all." Jedite told her.

"Yes my lord." She replied with a bow at the waist.

With the order given Yuma disappeared into the black portal to begin her mission.

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"Class it seems we have two more new students." Haruna-sensei announced.

For the second time in two weeks Miss Haruna's class welcomed new students. This time the students were a male and a female. The female had come into the homeroom class with Usagi and the male who had a scowl on his face came in a few moments after the two female students. And the moment Umino saw the new students he began whispering things to his friends in the class.

"Those are the ones I told you about. I had heard Tendo Ami was going to be attending our school. She's the super genius from Furinkan High in Nerima." Usagi heard the gossip say.

Usagi dipped in and out of the conversation hearing things like martial arts and China pop up in the conversation every so often. There were even rumors about weird things happening in the Nerima district like sightings of a young boy no older than they were flying through the air. Looking over to Ami Usagi saw the quiet genius become red in the cheeks. It seemed she was somehow connected to the flying boy and knew exactly who that individual was.

"My cousin said she saw him flying across the sky some guy with dark hair in Chinese clothes. I mean it seems weird for someone to just be flying without a plane. People can't do that." One boy said.

If they only knew the whole truth, Usagi thought before taking her seat.

"Alright class please take your seats." Haruna-sensei said getting everyone's attention.

The class became silent and turned their attention to the teacher and the two students standing next to her. The male of the pair looked as though he didn't want to be in the classroom while the female of the pair had an exasperated look upon her face. It was apparent these two knew each other very well.

"I'd like you to meet the latest additions to our class. This is Tendo Ami and Saotome Ranma. Would the two of you care to tell the class a bit about yourselves." Haruna-sensei told the students.

Ami decided the baka fiancé of hers wasn't going to volunteer to go first so she took a deep breath and began telling her new classmates a bit about herself.

"As you know my name is Tendo Ami. I originally come from the Nerima district of Tokyo and I live with my father and two older sisters in our family dojo. When I'm not studying I like to play chess and shogi and practice tai chi. I have also studied kempo for self-defense purposes. As you probably know I am the past recipient of the Prime Minister's cup in math and science." Ami said.

Ranma let out a frustrated sigh and introduced himself to the class.

"I'm Ranma Saotome heir to the Saotome School of Anything Goes Martial Arts. I'm one of the best martial artists around. And just so you know yes the rumor that is probably floating around about me and Ami is true we are engaged. It wasn't by choice though." Ranma told the class hoping the love sick girls would leave him alone.

"Thank you. Ranma would you please take the empty seat in the back and Ami you can take the seat next to Usagi." Haruna-sensei said.

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The school day seemed to fly by and when the final bell rang Usagi and Ami went back to the dorm to deposit their books before heading out check out the latest action at the Crown. Well, it was more like Usagi dropping off her books. Ami on the other hand just waited for her roommate to get rid of her books and collect Luna. With the cat on her shoulder Usagi and Ami were ready for an afternoon of fun.

"Ami why didn't you drop off your stuff?" Usagi asked her.

"I have a class at a juku at four." Ami replied.

"Nanni? How can you be in school for so long and then go to more school?" Usagi wondered.

Ami let out a small chuckle at her roommate's comment.

"I do it because I want to get into KO University and it helps me with my testing." Ami explained.

As the girls headed towards the Crown Ranma followed them at a safe distance. The martial artist wanted to see where the girls were going but when he saw the cat on Usagi's shoulder his fear of them kicked in and he wasn't going to get too close to her.

"Does she have to have that c-c-c-cat with her?" Ranma called out to the girls.
"I can't leave her in our room all day." Usagi called back.

When Usagi and Ami arrived at the Crown Usagi put Luna down and the black feline made her way to a nearby tree for a quick nap while Usagi played her video game. With the cat out of the way Ranma joined the girls and followed them into the Crown. Once inside Usagi's expression went from a cheerful one to a sour one. Ami noticed Usagi was looking towards the counter where a young college aged man with dark hair in a green jacket was talking to a blonde who looked like he worked in the game parlor. The two young men looked to be very good friends.

"Why in the world does he have to be here? The big baka." Usagi hissed.

"Usagi who is that person over there?" Ami wondered.

"That is Mamoru Chiba and he acts like he's Dende's gift to women." Usagi spat out.

"Okay so I can see he's a bit of a sore spot for you. So why did we come here anyway?" Ranma said to the demi-Saiyan.

"We my dear Ranma are going to play the Sailor V game and maybe just maybe Motoki will talk to me again." Usagi explained.

Ranma took one look at his fiancé's roommate and knew she had a crush on the boy named Motoki. It didn't take a genius to know she had it bad for the boy.

The three teens made their way over to the Sailor V game. Usagi motioned for Ami to sit down and try out the game first. Once her money was deposited and she read how to work the game Ami began playing. Ami's understanding of computers and other electronic devices allowed the genius to get farther in the game than Usagi had been able to.

"Wow you're at a higher level than I've been able to get to." Usagi commented.

By this time Motoki was making a run through of the game parlor and stopped by where Usagi and her new friends were playing the Sailor V game. The level Ami was currently on was the highest level anyone had ever gotten to.

"Usagi it's good to see you in here with some new people." Motoki said.

"We had a bit of time to kill and I suggested we come here. Ami's real good on this game." Usagi replied to her older friend.

"That's the highest level I've ever seen anyone get to on this game." Motoki commented.

"I hate to admit it but the brain is actually good at something other than school." Ranma added.

By that point Ami had used up her lives and was being instructed to enter her name onto the list pf high scores. Ami's name went to the top of the list and when she finished entering it in a prize came out of the slot in the bottom of the video game. Ami picked up the wrapped package that contained a pen with the symbol of Mercury on the top of the pen cap.

"Cool you got a prize Ami." Usagi said, "Okay it's my turn. I'm going to get something too."

Usagi traded places with Ami and inserted her coin. After only five minutes of play Usagi died at the hands of the level boss. Suppressing the urge to power up and blast the machine to kingdom come Usagi vented her frustration in the only other way she knew how, she screamed.

"Stupid game I always die there. Well where's my prize you hunk of junk?" Usagi vented.

After a few moments of waiting Usagi began banging the side of the game causing another pen to come out of the game. This one was pink and fat with a big pink crystal on the pen cap.

"Ha! I showed you, you stupid piece of junk." Usagi said triumphantly.

"Okay so you guys got prizes, big deal." Ranma commented.

"Well at least I can use this at my juku this afternoon." Ami said, "Speaking of which I need to get going or else I'll be late."

Ami and Ranma left the Crown together although Ranma looked like he didn't want to walk his fiancé to the juku. Usagi decided to get a chocolate soda before heading back to the dorm room but before she even went to the soda counter she noticed a computer disk on the floor where Ami's school bag had been. Picking it up Usagi saw Ami's name on it and decided to take it to her roommate at the juku.

"Luna!" Usagi called out to the black feline outside the Crown.

Luna came bounding over to her charge and hopped up onto her shoulder.

"What's that Usagi?" Luna asked when she saw the disk.

"Ami dropped this before heading over to her juku." Usagi explained.

Luna read the label on the disk. The disk looked to be distributed from a place called the Crystal Academy Juku and had Ami's name printed on the label. Luna didn't like the looks of the disk because she was getting some weird vibrations from it.

"Something about that disk doesn't seem right. Head back to the Crown and go to the Sailor V game. You needn't worry about Motoki he's seen me around there before." Luna instructed.

Usagi ran back into the Crown and made her way back to the Sailor V game. Luna hopped off Usagi's shoulder and began punching the control keys as if they were keys on a computer keypad.

"Alright Usagi put the disk into the small slot on the front of the game." Luna instructed.

Usagi did as told and put the disk into what appeared to be a disk drive slot. The disk began to boot up and a strange series of lights flashed on the screen. Usagi shielded her eyes from the bright light the moment she saw it. As the lights continued Luna noticed some carefully placed subliminal messages. The messages said to find the Silver Imperium Crystal and Sailor Moon.

"It's just as I thought. The enemy must have something to do with this. We need to get to that Juku right away because Ami could be in serious trouble." Luna said to Usagi.

"Well then what are we waiting for." Usagi said as she took out the disk.

With that Usagi picked up Luna and headed out to find the Crystal Academy Juku. Using a technique she learned from her father Usagi focused on Ami's Ki pattern to find which direction she was in. With the Ki found Usagi headed towards the Crystal Academy.

Upon reaching the building that housed the Crystal Academy Usagi saw Ranma standing outside the front gate. Usagi could tell the young martial artist didn't looked too thrilled to be there.

"Hey Ranma what are you doing here?" Usagi asked him.

"Waiting for the brain to get out of her class. I had to promise my old man with my life I would walk Ami to her cram class after school as a part of our marriage agreement." Ranma explained.

"Well I just came here to return this disk to Ami that she dropped at the Crown." Usagi replied.

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At the same time Usagi was investigating the disk and finding the juku Ami had to deal with the wrath of her instructor Yuma. After noticing her study disk was missing Ami pulled out the pen she received from the video game and set down to working on the lesson for the day. Opening her workbook and a spare notebook Ami began working on the questions that accompanied the lesson. Oh well, I prefer to do my work the old fashioned way, Ami thought. And as the instructor canvassed the classroom she noticed Ami was not using her computer. With a serious scowl on her face Yuma confronted the blue haired genius.

"Tendo-san why aren't you using your computer disk?" the woman demanded to know.

Ami looked up at her instructor and noticed the sneer on her face and knew she wasn't too pleased with her. In her cheerful I love school tone of voice Ami answered her instructor's demand.

"I must have dropped my disk at the stop I made before class. I'm really sorry sensei." Ami said.

"That is no excuse for not being prepared Tendo-san!" Yuma all but yelled at her.

With that Yuma grabbed Ami by the neck. By this point the other students in the class were dropping like flies from exhaustion. Ami took a quick glance around the room and noticed the condition of the other students. All of them were now out cold.

"What have you done to them?" Ami choked out.

"The same thing I'm going to do to you. Drain you of your precious energy." Yuma said with a malicious snicker.

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Usagi was looking for a way to get into the building when she felt an intense rise in Ami's Ki level. Somehow Ami's internal senses kicked in and raised her Ki in self-defense. The level had risen high enough to the point where Usagi could sense it outside the building. Usagi's eyes became as wide as saucers when she felt the rise in Ami's Ki. Her knew friend was in danger.

"Ranma we need to get inside that building and fast Ami's in danger." Usagi told him.

"Kuso! Ouyaji is going to kill me if anything happens to that kawaiikune tomboy." Ranma replied in frustration.

Seeing there was no way the two teens could get into the building Usagi decided to consult Luna for an idea of what she should do.

"Any ideas on how we can get in there Luna?" Usagi asked the cat on her shoulder.

"Did you receive a large pink pen from the Sailor V game today?" Luna wanted to know.

Ranma was surprised to hear the cat talk. And somehow hearing this particular feline talk made him realize she was no ordinary cat and would not trigger the effects of the Neko Ken.

"Did she just talk?" Ranma asked in amazement.

"To answer both of your questions yes." Usagi said to the other two.

"Good because with that pen you can disguise yourself into someone who can get inside the building. All you have to say is disguise power and tell it what you wish to be disguised as." Luna instructed her charge.

"Alright I'll give it a go. Now Ranma you have to promise me that everything you are about to see remains a secret. Do you promise on the code of the martial artist?" Usagi said.

Ranma nodded his head before replying, "I swear I won't tell anyone."

With that Usagi pulled out her pen and held it up high before calling out the disguise phrase.

"Disguise Power! Turn me into a district school official!" Usagi commanded the pen.

In a shower of light Usagi was soon dressed in a smart looking navy blue business suit with matching shoes. Her hair was up in a bun and she was wearing a pair of wire-rimmed glasses.

"Okay Ranma now for phase two we get inside the building and find Ami." Usagi said.

Usagi ran to the front gate with Ranma and Luna in tow. Finding that she had the proper credentials for a district school official Usagi flashed the ID card at the guard and addressed him.

"I need to get inside this building. It seems one of your teachers doesn't have the proper license to be teaching the four pm class." Usagi told him.

"Go right in Ma'am." The guard said.

Usagi made her way onto the grounds of the juku and went into the building. Ranma and Luna followed without being noticed by the guard who had gone back to reading his paper that Usagi had taken him away from.

"That was too easy." Ranma commented.

"I'll have to remember to use this Disguise Pen more often." Usagi said.

"That pen is for Senshi business only Usagi." Luna told her.

The trio entered the building and made their way up the stairs with Usagi in the lead. Letting her Ki sense guide her Usagi led the small group up the three flights of stairs and down the hall before reaching the room where Ami was located. Throwing the door open Usagi saw Ami being held by her neck by the pseudo instructor Yuma. Luna noticed a small symbol for Mercury on Ami's forehead.

"Put that student down!" Usagi yelled, "On behalf of the Ministry of Education you are hereby ordered to turn in your teacher's license lady!"

"And just what are you going to do about it?" Yuma demanded as she chucked aside Ami.

Taking advantage of the opportunity Luna made her way over to her roommate to awaken the next Senshi Sailor Mercury the Senshi of Ice and Mist.

"I'm taking you down." Usagi said deadly calm as she pulled out her henshin broach and let a small grin cross her face in anticipation of the upcoming fight.

Over by Ami Luna began licking the teen's cheek to wake her up. Groggily Ami woke and saw Luna standing by her.

"Luna what are you doing here?" Ami questioned the feline.

"Do you have a blue and gold pen with the astrological symbol for Mercury on the top?" Luna asked in reply.

"I didn't know you could talk." Ami said slightly surprised, "Yes I have a pen like that."

"Good. I want you to hold the pen up high and say Mercury Power. You Ami are the protector of Mercury and the Senshi of Wisdom and Ice." Luna told her.

With a quick nod indicating she understood what was going on Ami rose to her feet, held her henshin rod up high, and called forth the power of Mercury.

"Mercury Power!" Ami called out.

In a flash of light and water Ami was transformed into the Senshi of Mercury. Her Senshi fuku was similar to Usagi's except it was in tones of blue. Even her boots were styled like Usagi's.

Mere moments after Usagi had pulled out her henshin broach a thick fog had blanketed the room. Ranma, who was close behind Usagi, could still see the female demi-Saiyan and for some unknown reason Usagi could see perfectly well through the thick blanket of fog. The youma Yuma, however, could not see three feet in front of her. Taking advantage of the situation Usagi transformed.

"Moon Prism Power!" she called out.

Right in front of his eyes Ranma saw Usagi transform into Sailor Moon at the same time he felt his own body be transformed into his female side due to the wetness in the air. When the transformation was over the disguised Usagi was replaced by Sailor Moon.

"You've hurt these students for the last time youma." Usagi said in the same tone of voice she had used just before transforming.

"And just who do you think you are?" Yuma demanded.

"I am the sailor suited defender of justice Sailor Moon. And on behalf of the moon you're going down." Sailor Moon told her with her father's grin on her face.

Sailor Moon placed her thumb and forefinger on her tiara and powered up her attack.

"Moon Tiara Magic!" Sailor Moon called out as she threw the energy disk at Yuma.

The tiara sliced the female youma in half causing her to explode into a pile of dust. When the attack had ended and the youma was no more the fog lifted to reveal Luna, a transformed Ami, and a now female Ranma standing amongst the over exhausted students.

"Ranma it looks like my fog activated your curse." Mercury said.

Looking at the girl Mercury had called Ranma Sailor Moon used her Ki sense to read the girl's Ki patterns. Sure enough the Ki was exactly the same as the male Ranma's Ki. Sailor Moon now knew why Ranma's Ki was so different from the other human martial artists of his caliber.

"Yep it's you Ranma." Sailor Moon said, "And you are defiantly Ami Tendo. Welcome to the team Ami or should I say Mercury."

"This is all so strange." Ami commented.

"Don't worry Ami you'll get used to it soon." Luna said.

"Um guys I hate to be a party pooper but shouldn't we get out of here before everyone comes to." Ranma said in her female voice.

With that the trio and the feline left the juku. The Senshi team had now grown by one and had a new ally in Ranma.

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Jedite was once again before Beryl. The ruler of the Dark Kingdom was displeased with the recent turn of events and the addition of another Senshi. Jedite was now one chance away from facing the ultimate punishment in the Dark Kingdom eternal sleep.

"This addition of a new Senshi does not sit well with me Jedite. Your failure has allowed Sailor Moon to strengthen her ranks. I will give you one more chance and if you fail again I will be forced to take drastic measures." Beryl hissed at the blonde haired general.

Jedite raised his bowed head and looked his queen in the eyes trying to vie for her sympathy but failed to gain any.

"I promise you my queen I will not fail you again." Jedite vowed to his queen.

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Yeah another episode is completed! Well Ami and Ranma have arrived and of course Ranma's curse followed him to Juban. I made Luna more like Oolong and Puar that way Ranma can be around her and Artimes. Since Ami is a Senshi now and Ranma basically knows all Usagi will tell them about being a Saiyan. We know Ranma can keep a secret because he promised Ryouga he wouldn't tell Ami about him being P-Chan. And speaking of the pig boy he will make an appearance in future chapters.

Now to explain to all of you a couple of things that appear throughout this story. A juku like the one Ami attends is basically an after school study program. In America it's the equivalent of the Kaplan study courses people take before taking their SATs or GMATs. Kuso is a Japanese swear word that means damn or some even worse equivalent. Ranma calls Genma Ouyaji a lot in the Ranma 1/2 series, which is the same as calling him old man or pop. Kawaii in Japanese means cute the opposite of it kawaiikune which means uncute. Ranma calls Ami that a lot because he can't admit he likes her. And just in case you're wondering in Japanese a baka is your average jerk or idiot. Oh any insults Usagi spits out are things she's heard Bulma yell at Yamcha and Vegeta although she doesn't understand half of them.

So what's up next for our cast? Usagi will try and get Ranma to see that she's ten times stronger than he is and spar with her. Jedite down to his last chance will do whatever he can to get the crystal and energy for his queen even if it means involving a certain shrine miko. Yes that means we will be introduced to the pyro known as Rei Hino. So be on the lookout for Guardians of the Earth Episode Three: The Fire Priestess. Please send your reviews my way and give me lots of input.