Title: Dancing Earth
Type: new senshi
Rating: PG
Author: Artemis Luna Diana
E-mail: artemislunadiana@yahoo.com
Home Page: http://www.caspermoon.com

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This story is about the discovery of Sailor Earth. If you don't like reading "extra senshi"
stories...STOP NOW! I thought my idea was kind of cool, so I wrote it down and here ya go!
NOW READ THE STORY!

Oh yeah, I don't own Sailor Moon, yada yada yada....

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Five friends walked down a busy sidewalk laughing and talking. The easy compainonship showed a
strong bond between them. Two blondes led the group. One had her long hair pulled into a bun
on either side of her head. She was wearing a light pink turtle-neck sleeveless shirt, khakis
shorts, white socks, and light pink hitops. The other blond had part of her hair pulled back
in a red ribbon. She was wearing a skin-tight white turtle-neck shirt with short sleeves, a
short orange skirt, white socks, and orange hitops. Directly behind the two blondes were the
remaining three friends. One had waist length black hair that hung freely. She wore a red
short sleeve shirt, blue jean shorts, red socks, and black hitops. Another had short blue
hair and was wearing a long sleeve light blue shirt that hung loose on her petite frame. The
shirt was complemented by a pair of baggy white jeans and white running shoes. The last of the
group had her brown hair pulled back in a ponytail that reached just beyond her shoulders. She
was wearing a green tank-top, blue jean shorts, white socks, and green hitops.

The blondes carried bags that spoke of numerous stops and multiple purchases. The friends had
just reached an alley when they heard a scream coming from within. They immediately turned
into the alley and raced towards the scream...and then stopped abruptly.

A petite young woman about 5'1", the same age or a little younger than the friends, was
throwing a huge guy over her shoulder. "How dare you try to rob me!" she yelled at the
battered attempted robber. The man stumbled to his feet and ran past the girls out of the
alley. The girl turned towards the friends and the five got their first good look at her. She
had long light green hair with a small portion pulled back in a tight braid, tan skin, and
blazing green eyes. She wore a green spagetti strapped shirt with a large gold butterfly on
it, a pair of dark blue jean shorts, and green platforms with gold butterflies on the heels
that matched her shirt. She picked up a black dance bag before giving the five a questioning
look.

"We heard a scream and came to help," the black-haired girl explained.

The stranger smiled, "Thank you," she said sincerely, "My name is Alia, Alia Kanzaki."

"The dancer?!" all the girls exclaimed except the blonde with her hair in buns.

"Yep, that's me," Alia said smiling.

"My name is Ami and these are my friends, Usagi, Minako, Rei, and Makoto."

"Are you really a famous dancer?" Usagi asked.

Alia laughed. "Here if you don't believe me, come see the show tonight," Alia said and reached
into her back pocket, "I've been trying to figure out who to give these to," she pulled out a
stack of tickets and pressed them into Usagi's hand, "There are six, can you find another
friend to go along?"

Rei grabbed the tickets out of Usagi's hands, "Front row seats!" she screached.

"They give the dancers tickets for friends and family," Alia explained.

"Don't you have someone else you'd rather give the tickets to?" Makoto asked.

"I don't have any family and all my friends are the other dancers," she said with a touch of
sadness.

A door opened into the alley and a woman with flaming red hair and glasses poked her head out.
Her eyes searched the alley before resting on Alia. "Alia, rehearsal has already begun!"

"Coming, Ms. Umbri!" Alia called before turning to her new friends, "I'll see you tonight at
the show!" she said smiling before turning and running through the open door. Ms. Umbri shook
her head before closing the door.

"To be a famous dancer," Minako sighed.

"Front row seats!" Rei yelled.

"Hey, guys, who exactly is she?" Usagi asked.

"Usagi!" they all exclaimed.

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The five sat in a coffee shop above the Crown Arcade. Usagi, Makoto, and Minako were drinking
shakes while Rei and Ami waited for their orders. Usagi finshed her drink just as Rei and Ami's
orders arrived.

"So who is she?" Usagi asked impatiently.

"Alia is all the rage now. Her popularity stretches from the Americas through Europe to here
in Japan. Her dancing is considered one-of-a-kind. People pay a lot of money to see her. Those
tickets she gave us are probably worth over 1200000 yen each," Ami said and Usagi's mouth
dropped open.

"Even if you have the money to buy the tickets, the show always seems to be sold out," Minako
added.

"That's because a lot of dignitaries buy whole blocks of seats," Rei explained.

"I'm surprised you haven't heard of her," Makoto said.

"Well, Mamoru and I have been spending a lot of time together, and I was grounded last month,"
Usagi said with a guilty laugh.

"I bet Mamoru has heard of her," Rei accused.

"We've got an extra ticket, Usagi, why don't you invite Mamoru to come?" Minako held out two
tickets to Usagi.

"Okay!" Usagi grabbed the tickets, jumped up and ran out of the shop in the direction of
Mamoru's apartment.

The four girls laughed. Makoto stopped laughing first and looked kind of puzzled. "What's up,
Mako-chan?" Minako asked concerned.

"It's something Alia said. I didn't know she had lost her family," Makoto said.

"Yeah," Rei said.

"I knew about it," Ami said softly.

"What happened to her?" Minako asked.

"She was born in Japan and lived here till her parents and older brother died in a car crash.
She was taken to the United States when it was discovered that she could dance.... Someone
once asked her if she could remember her family and she said she could only remember her
brother and then burst into tears."

"She must have been very close to him," Rei whispered.

"To lose your whole family and then be taken to another country away from everything you
know... how horrible," Minako said softly.

Makoto looked down at her watch, "We'd better go if we want to be at the show on time."

The four girls were subdued as they left the shop and headed towards the concert hall where
Alia would dance.

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Mamoru and Usagi met the girls in front of the concert hall and the six entered the building
together. People stood in long lines hoping someone wouldn't show and a seat would be free.
They walked to the ticket taker and gave him their tickets.

"You're Alia's guests!" he exclaimed, "Akari, take these people to the front row!"

Fans looked upon them with envy as they were led to the front row. They had extrememly good
seats. Nothing blocked their view of the dancers. They cheered and applauded as numerous
dancers crossed the floor. Finally it was time for Alia's solo.

A spotlight shone down on her and she lifted her head to glance heavenward and whisper
something before beginning to dance. "I can dance, Mamoru. Will you watch me?" Mamoru's
eyes widened in surprise.

~FLASHBACK BEGINS~

"Look Mamoru! I can dance!"

Little Mamoru laughed as he watched a younger girl with long light green hair, with a small
portion pulled into a tight braid, dance gracefully in front of him. "You're the best dancer
in the whole world!"

The girl stopped dancing and smiled at him, "As long as you think so Mamoru, I will be!"

~FLASHBACK ENDS~

Mamoru was puzzled by the memory. 'Who was the girl? Was it Alia? If it was Alia, who was she
to him?'

Alia finished her solo and the lights on the floor went out before coming back on to reveal
that two additional dancers had joined her and they danced together.

The two dancers were both male. One had shoulder length silver hair and was about 5'7". The
other had short brown hair and was about 5'9". They were both HOT! Usagi leaned over to Minako
and asked who they were. Minako whispered, "They are Alia's partners, Shawn Flanagan and Ival
Karsavina. The one with the silver hair is Shawn. Aren't they dreamy?"

Every dancer was a part of the finale; it featured four main dancers. Alia, Shawn, Ival, and
the popular French dancer Melissa Chelle. The audience erupted into applause as they ended the
number with a series of rapid foutes.

Mamoru, Ami, Rei, and Makoto left immediately as they all had to hurry home for various
reasons. However, Usagi and Minako decided to stay so they could see Alia again.

After the audience had cleared, Alia, Shawn, and Ival all emerged from backstage. Alia spotted
them immediately and waved enthusistically.

"Hey, Alia!" Usagi and Minako chorused and walked toward the three dancers.

"Hey! I want you to meet my two best friends, Shawn and Ival. Guys, this is Usagi and Minako.
I met them today in the alley. They were coming to my rescue." She grinned.

"You were being rescued? Alia was a damsel in distress?" Ival burst into uncontrollable
laughter. "I would have loved to have seen it!" His voice had a very pleasing quality. It was
deep and contained a slight Eastern European accent.

"Ival," Shawn said as he placed a hand upon his friend's shoulder, "You are asking for an
early death." His voice was also deep and seemed to caress the words he spoke. He had a thick
Irish accent.

Minako was ready to swoon at the sound of their voices. "How did you all meet?" she asked
breathlessly.

Her question forestalled Ival's immenient demise and the three grinned in memory.

"We met in New York City. There was a dance company sponsering a festival of sorts in which
dancers from all over the world came to learn and dance," Ival stated.

"Dancers only," Shawn added with a relish.

"We ended up in the same group to learn a Russian folkdance," Alia explained.

"It was the only time I've ever seen Shawn flustered," Ival chuckled. "He just couldn't seem
to get the steps right."

"Alia, of course, had no problems."

"Why should I? I'm way better than you two," Alia declared.

"That's why you fell on your butt in rehearsal today," Shawn said bursting her bubble and the
three laughed.

"How long ago was that?" Usagi asked.

"Hmmmm..... let's do some quick math, if I am 16, and Ival and Shawn are 17 and 18
respectively, and the festival was held in ...."

"1991," Shawn supplied.

"And I was 7 at the time .... we have know each other ......"

"9 years," Ival said amused by Alia's roundabout way of figuring.

"You went to a 'dancers only' festival when you were seven?!?" Minako asked shocked.

"I was five when I left Japan. I was sent to New York City to train and I spent a year there;
then I moved to Montreal, Canada for three months and then Paris, France till I went back to
NYC for the festival."

"What did you do after that?" Minako asked enthralled.

"While we were at the festival, we became good friends, and for fun we performed a dance for
some of the other dancers," Alia began.

"Well, unbeknowst to us, one of our instructors walked in and watched too. The instructor then
went to all of our teachers and told them to train the three of us together," Ival explained.

"We got sent to Poland," Alia said sourly.

"Apparently, people think we look good together," Shawn said acting completely bemused by the
whole situation.

"We studied in Poland for three years before moving to London, England for a year," Ival
continued as if the other two had never said anything.

"It was completely pointless," Shawn said still irritated by it.

"It was a waste of time and we were glad to leave," Ival confirmed, "We then moved to Vienna,
Austria where we stayed two and a half years. Our last move was to New York City."

"We finally found a teacher we liked," Shawn said happily.

"Ms. Umbri is a jewel," Alia grinned.

"No one knows yet but she is moving here to Tokyo and when she does, we are coming with her,"
Ival said, for some reason he trusted the two girls.

"Really?" Minako squeaked.

"Yep --" Ival was cut off by a piercing scream.

The conversation stopped abrubtly. Ival turned to Minako and Usagi, "Go get help," he told
them and ran in the direction of the scream with Shawn and Alia close behind.

Minako looked at Usagi; they both felt the presence of some new monster. Usagi grinned and
nodded. A quick glance around the room revealed they were alone.

"Moon Eternal, Make-up!"

"Venus Crystal Power, Make-up!"

Sailors Venus and Moon stood where the two girls had been. "Here we come to save the day!"
Sailor Moon sang and the girls ran towards the scream. They burst into the room to find a
large tenticled, plant-like monster standing over Melissa Chelle.

"Give me your spirit stone!" the monster roared and wrapped its tenticles around Melissa's
arms and legs, lifting her off the ground. The monster lined their mouths up. It opened its
horrible jaws and released energy into the screaming dancer's mouth causing a shimmering stone
to appear before the now unconcious dancer's lips.

The stone wasn't round; it was a 1/2" by 1/2" cube that sparkled with a low amount of energy.
Sailors Venus and Moon snapped out of their shock when they saw the stone appear. "Moon Tiara
Action!" The attack cut all the tenticles holding Melissa and the monster jumped back in
surprise. Melissa fell gently to the ground. She was pale and looked on the verge of death.
The stone hovered above her still mouth.

"How dare you attack a beautiful dancer like Melissa Chelle! I am the pretty soldier Sailor
Moon! On behalf of the Moon, I will punish you!"

"All by yourself? You don't stand a chance against me, pretty soldier," it rasped and regrew
its tenticles.

"I'm here to help! Sailor Venus makes the scene! Venus Love Me Chain!" The chain went flying
towards the monster and almost captured it. The monster jumped up into the air and shot out
tenticles, capturing the two senshi.

They struggled in vain, unable to escape. "I told you," the monster said and laughed cruelly.
It sent energy down its tenticles causing the girls to scream in pain. "You don't stand a
chance against me."

A wind stirred in the room. A wind made of fire. It crashed into the monster, injuring it
severly. It dropped the senshi in its pain. The girls looked up expecting to see Sailor Mars
waiting to brag about the new attack she had learned. Instead, they saw three figures standing
where the attack had come from. The middle figure stepped out of the shadows and into the
light. The two girls couldn't help gasping in surprise.

It was a senshi. Her uniform was purple and gold. A long mane of light green hung down her
back shifting softly as she breathed. A small bit of her hair was pulled back in a tight
braid. Her green eyes sparkled as she looked down at the sprawled senshi. A smile crossed her
face, and she raised her left hand and gestered for the two behind her to move forward. A young
man wearing white slacks and a long sleeve green shirt appeared on her left. His hair was
short and brown. His upper face was covered by a green and white mask and he held a green and
white spear in his right hand. Another young man wearing white slacks and a red long sleeve
shirt appeared on her right. His hair was shoulder length and silver. His upper face was
covered by a red and white mask, and he held a fiery broadsword in his left hand.

The three jumped down but did not approach the senshi. Instead they immediately went to
Melissa's body and gently the green-haired senshi pushed down on the stone hovering over her.
It disapeared back into her body and her color returned. The three stood and began walking
away.

"Wait!" Sailor Moon cried and stood. The three stopped and turned. The senshi raised a brow.

"Who are you?" Sailor Venus asked rising.

The senshi smiled and the three turned away, disappearing from their sight. A roar broke the
stillness and Sailors Moon and Venus turned to see the monster struggling to rise. "Zap him,
Sailor Moon!"

"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!" Sailor Moon shouted. The monster transformed into a harmless
fern. Sailors Moon and Venus looked in the direction the three had disappeared in. "Who were
they?" Venus wanted to know.

Moon looked at Melissa. 'They had saved her. What was that stone?' She walked over to the fern
and broke off a piece, "We'd better take this to Mercury."

Venus nodded. "Melissa is beginning to wake up," she said. The two left, returning to the room
they had transformed in. It was still empty and they powered down. They reentered the room
where Melissa was. Alia, Ival, and Shawn were helping her up.

"What happened?" Minako asked.

"She was attacked by some monster," Ival replied and lifted her into his arms. Usagi glanced
around, the fern was gone.

"But...someone saved...me," Melissa spoke softly, "There...were five of them...I wish I
knew...who they were...so I...could...thank them..." Melissa's tired body couldn't resist the
call of true slumber. She fell into an easy sleep in the arms of Ival.

He carried her to the entrance of the theater where her fiance had been waiting for her.
When he saw her passed out in Ival's arms, he raced to her. "What happened to her?" he asked
anxiously.

"Calm down, Simon. She's okay, just tired." Ival passed the sleeping Melissa into Simon's
arms. Simon carried her to his car and gently placed her in. He looked back at the group, "Is
she really okay?"

"She's fine," Alia smiled, "Trust us."

Simon got in the car and drove away.

"Where did you two go?" Shawn wanted to know, "We looked for you everywhere."

"We ran to get help, remember?" Usagi said quickly.

"Then where is it?" Ival asked suspciously.

"When we couldn't find anyone, we came back here to see if we could do anything," Minako
responded smoothly.

"Enough with the interagation!" Alia said sharply haulting Shawn's next question, "Everyone is
alright, and that is what's important."

"Sorry," Shawn said immediatly. Ival's apology came after a thoughtful pause.

"We'd better go, Usagi," Minako said. 'They had much to tell the others.'

"Bye, Alia. It was nice meeting you, Shawn and Ival," Usagi said polietly.

"Good-bye, Alia, Ival, and Shawn." Minako smiled.

"Usagi, Minako," Alia said and nodded.

Ival gave a slight bow, still tense from the earlier conversation.

"Au Revior," Shawn whisperedsaid playfully and gave a sweeping bow.

The group split up, Minako and Usagi walked home. Alia, Ival, and Shawn watched them leave.
"There is something about them..." Ival began.

"...Something that strikes a cord within me..." Shawn continued.

"...Almost like a forgotten memory..." Alia finished.

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"Have you been able to determine anything about the fern, Ami?" Luna asked.

"There is absolutely nothing odd about it, it is just a fern. However, I can tell that it was
subjected to a high amount of nega-energy. That is what caused the mutation."

"What about the new senshi?" Makoto asked.

"I can't remember any senshi having the uniform you described," Artemis replied.

"What about the two with her?" Rei wanted to know.

"I don't remember them either," Artemis sighed.

"What about the stone?" Minako asked.

"Nothing," Luna replied

"I need to see one to anaylze it," Ami said.

"Usagi! Wake-up!" Rei shouted when she noticed Usagi was sleeping under the table again, "We
don't hold these meetings so you can sleep through them!"

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"Two senshi...maybe even more," a boy's voice said.

"Who do you think they were?" a girl's voice asked.

"I don't know, Rose. I thought you would," the green-haired senshi said exasperated.

"I do," the girl said.

"Then tell me!" the senshi demanded.

"It is not my place," Rose replied.

"Then who's?!" the senshi exclaimed.

"You must find out on your own," Rose said softly.

The green-haired senshi left in disgust. Rose went to the window and watched her walk away.
"She has so much to learn."

"She knows enough for now," the boy said.

"I wish I could tell her, Alex."

"Your feelings for her are strong."

"I care more for her than any other Senshi of Earth."

"That is dangerous, Rose."

"Alex, what will happen to her?"

"You know I can't tell you."

Rose turned to look at the child in front of her. His hair was bright red and reached his
waist. He looked five, but his red eyes revealed that he was much older than his body
portrayed. "I want to know if she will survive."

Alex looked at Rose with no change in expression. She was shorter than he was. Her small body
looked five years old. Her golden hair was braided and coiled around her head. Her gold eyes
looked at him intently, showing her true age. They were both over 2000 years old. "Even for
you, I cannot."

Rose turned away and looked in the direction that Sailor Earth had left in. "Leave me, Alex.
I do not wish to speak anymore."

Alex sighed and left her. Rose never took her eyes from the window.

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Well...what did you think?!

E-mail me! I crave attention!

If you liked this story, you should read some of my others. I recomend "Silver Millenium
Training"

Thanks to everyone who added ideas to this story...wait, no one did that...nevermind...
Thanks to Andrea for posting it! And thanks to everyone who is reading this as well as the
story!

~Artemis Luna Diana~