Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon is copyright of Naoko Takeuchi, Toei, and Kodansha. Sailor Moon A
is copyright of J. B. No one is to take the likenesses, names, storylines, or other original details.
Rated PG-13.

Author Notes: Hmm... I know they probably don't have food courts in Japan, but... ^_^ I decided to
put one in anyway! *giggles* I thought it'd be interesting. And if they -do- have them, then... I'm
probably right on track, eh? ^_^


Chapter Two: The Lost Senshi come into play. The dream is shattered!
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The girl stepped through the portal once more after she had captured enough humans to create her team. She had
already drained the first two... now they had no memory of their past human lives whatsoever, which was exactly what she wanted.
She turned around when she noticed the first two girls from earlier had began to wake up. After a few moments, they stood up
and looked around, blinking stupidly.
"Where are we?" the older girl asked, looking about the black realm and then at the woman before her, who
grinned.
"Don't you remember? You must have been so tired after your journey you fell asleep! We're in my realm... you work for me." The girls blinked again, but nodded slowly.
"So... who are we? I don't remember..." the younger girl said. The older girl rolled her eyes, but didn't seem to know her own identity either.
"You're Sailor Critias and Sailor Plato, silly!" the woman responded with a gentle laugh. "Your goal is to kill the Sailor
Senshi of this planet... remember now?"
"And who are you?" the younger girl asked curiously. The woman ignored her, though, getting rather tired of the girls'
questions, and walked over to the other three girls, who had also woken up and were examining the area they had been brought
to, completely unaware of their human lives.
"All right, where the hell are we, and what am I doing here?" one of the older girls demanded. The woman grinned.
This one was feisty, but she'd make an excellent fighter. She sighed, preparing another explanation. She couldn't blame them,
though... she was the one who had erased their memories. She remembered that whatever happened was her responsibility.
"You're home, now, Sailor Dropides." The girl looked a bit taken aback when she was addressed as Sailor Dropides.
"Um... OK then..." she replied, not really being able to argue. After all, she had no memory of anything, or anyone. The
only thing she could do was trust what the person in front of her told her. She sighed and brushed her midnight-black hair behind
her shoulders, then examined her surroundings. "What's a Sailor Dropides?" she whispered to the girl next to her, who shrugged carelessly. All around them it was black... just black. She shrugged too, figuring it would suit her as time passed. She was used to black, anyway. She turned to the other two girls and looked at them. "Who are they?" she asked, eyeing them. One was the girl
she had talked to. She knew they must be like herself... why else would they all be here together?
"Sailor Timaeus," the woman said, gesturing to a tall girl with a long, thick silver braid with metallic blue highlights, "and Sailor Solon," she finished, now gesturing to the girl next to her. She looks decent enough, Dropides thought. The girl had dark green hair, cut at neck-length and layered, with dazzling jade eyes. The woman then turned to the two other girls who had been forgotten on the other side of the realm... that is, if there were any sides to the pit of darkness. "Sailor Plato and Sailor Critias," she introduced. The girls all looked at each other for a few moments, taking in all of this. They simply figured they had always worked for this woman.
"So... who exactly are you?" Sailor Timaeus inquired in a small voice.
"Oh, right... I'm your leader. My name is Sailor Atlantis. Now... time to do a bit of planning, girls," she giggled. She
beckoned to them to follow her as she entered another black part of the realm.

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Usagi sighed, attempting to balance a pencil on her nose. Doing weekend homework certainly wasn't what she
wanted to do on a Saturday morning. Who was the math teacher kidding, anyway? It wasn't like she could actually do any of this
stuff. Usagi slammed her book shut, the same annoyed expression on her face that had been there for an hour. Luna raised her eyebrow, but decided to say nothing as not to get Usagi mad.
"I wanna go shopping or something!" she whined. Luna gave a sigh and closed her eyes. "Math homework is so
boring."
"Well, it has to be done anyway," Luna said in her I-know-what's-best tone. Usagi ignored her, though, and was now
pacing back and forth on the floor.
"What to do..." she muttered, obviously in deep thought. Luna mumbled in retreat and went back to napping. She
knew that once Usagi had her mind set on something, she probably wouldn't let go of it. "I know!" Usagi said brightly. "I'll call
Minako! I know she'll wanna go with me." She hurried over to the phone and dialed Minako's phone number.
"Hello?" a sleepy female voice muttered, obviously Minako's.
"Hello!" Usagi said cheerfully. "Want to go shopping with me?" Minako blinked and looked at her clock. 2:00 PM!
She had never slept in this late! At least it wasn't a school day...
"Yea!" she said, now snapping wide-awake. "Just let me get dressed and stuff." Usagi nodded, then remembered she
was on the phone.
"Right! Meet me at the shopping center in a few minutes!" Usagi said and quickly hung up. She hurriedly threw on her
coat and her shoes and made her way out the door.
"Oh well..." Luna muttered, not bothering to protest. She supposed Usagi did need a little break from homework...
and it wasn't like she would have listened anyway.

Minako slammed the door to her house, rattling it slightly, and broke into a slow jog. Oh, how she hated running!
But, she couldn't keep Usagi waiting, of course... and she herself couldn't wait to get started. She quickened her pace
unknowingly, and soon the shopping center was within view. Minako grinned as she continued jogging and approached Usagi,
who was sitting by a large marble fountain.
"Hey!" Usagi shouted, standing up and waving to her friend. Minako finally stopped and sat down to catch her
breath for a few moments. "So, where to first?" Usagi inquired, excitement in her eyes. Minako knew how much Usagi loved to
shop.
"How about we hit the mall first, then the candy store over there?" she replied, the mischievous sparkle in her eye
visible upon looking at the candy shop nearby. Usagi's face instantly brightened.
"Yea!" she shouted enthusiastically. "Let's go!" She grabbed Minako by the hand and dragged her over to the
shopping mall entrance. Usagi grinned as they entered the mall and took the time to observe her surroundings. The place was
bursting with tons of people, as she expected on a Saturday. The glass ceiling caught the sun's bright rays and lit up the entire mall,
filling it with warmth as well. The soft sound of classical music could be heard throughout, setting the mood perfectly. "Let's go
over here," Usagi instructed, leading Minako over to a rather large clothing store. Minako's eyes widened.
"They have one of the dresses I've been wanting!" she said and rushed inside. Her eyes were plastered to an orange
evening gown in a window display. It was a long flowing dress, with pearl strings wrapped around the neck and waist. It also
had a criss cross design below the chest, revealing some of the skin, and a large bow in the back. It was perfect.
"Whoa... that looks expensive!" Usagi exclaimed. Minako nodded slightly.
"I'm hoping to get it for the ball this year," she replied. Usagi thought for a moment, then remembered. One of her
teachers had told them about a ball that would be held about halfway through the year. She was sure Minako would have enough
time to save up the money to buy the dress. But what about herself? Usagi sighed and looked around the store. Perhaps she
could find what she needed in here and reserve it. Minako was hesitant to look away from the dress, but finally looked back at
the store. "C'mon," she said to Usagi, who nodded and followed her.

After the two were done with their pre-lunch shopping, the girls headed towards the food court.
"Shopping makes me hungry!" Usagi said, eyeing her growling stomach. Minako giggled.
"Usagi-chan, anything makes you hungry," she replied. Usagi giggled as well. She certainly couldn't argue with that.
As they headed for one of the lines, Usagi began scanning the menu posted up onto the wall. "What're you gonna have?" Minako asked, taking a quick peek at the menu as well.
"Hmm... I think I'll have... yakitori!" Usagi announced. It definitely did look delicious. She'd have to get a large order.
"What about you?" Minako glanced at the menu once more, as if to verify her decision.
"I'm gonna have some ramen," she replied. Usagi blinked. Minako usually ordered something bigger.
"What's up? Not hungry or something?" Minako shook her head.
"I'm just sort of worried about all the things going on lately. I've kinda lost my appetite." Usagi nodded, then
wondered why she herself wasn't so worried. There definitely was something on Earth now, and even she could feel it. So why
wasn't she bothered by it at all? Maybe because she was so used to not having anything to worry about besides flunking her
tests and missing her favorite television shows. Why did the peace have to be ruined now? Usagi gave an annoyed sigh, and
Minako stepped up to the counter and ordered their food.

Usagi and Minako dragged their numerous shopping bags over to a table and sat down with their food. The two
flopped down into the chairs across from each other and let out a sigh.
"My feet hurt!" Usagi whimpered. Minako nodded.
"We can eat now, though... then we'll be energized for another round!" Minako threw a fist into the air in a
determined way.
"Right!" Usagi said, imitating Minako's actions. Both then giggled and sat back down. "Hmm... this looks good!"
Usagi took a bite and chewed happily. She stopped when she heard a small icrick!/i noise. Almost like...
She glanced upward at the glass ceiling. No, it was perfectly fine. It must have just been something around her. Then, another
crick was heard.
"What... is that?" Minako asked, frowning and looking around. "It almost sounds like-" A scream interrupted her.
"The glass roof is breaking!" a voice screamed, and panic filled the air. People all around jumped out of their chairs
and began running out of the court.
"C'mon!" Minako cried, grabbing Usagi's hand. "We've gotta get out of here!" She looked around frantically - people
surrounded them. There was no way out! Usagi looked like she was on the verge of tears.
"This can't be happening! How can it just start breaking like this?!" Usagi said loudly over the sounds of people
shouting and feet pounding against the ground. She cringed as another loud crack was heard from above. Suddenly, there was an
opening and the two girls decided to run for it. Usagi rushed ahead of a few people, but stopped when she realized Minako was
no longer with her.
"MINAKO-CHAN!" Usagi screamed, looking all around.
"Usagi!" a muffled voice shouted. "Help!" Usagi dropped to the floor and spotted Minako, laying a few feet away.
She reached for her hand and yanked her up quickly. "I was trampled," Minako explained, and leaned on Usagi. Then...
A crash. Then, the glass exploded. Usagi and Minako rolled under a table just before the glass could hit them.
Minako covered her head and squeezed her eyes shut as it fell all around them. Silence. She slowly opened her eyes.
"Do you think it'd be safe to henshin...?" Usagi whispered. "Just for protection..." Minako nodded, and the two girls
quickly transformed themselves.
"Well! It's nice to finally meet some of the Sailor Senshi," a low voice said, then let out a laugh. Sailor Moon and
Sailor Venus looked around, but only saw the dust settling around them.
"Show yourself!" Sailor Moon shouted, though she was trembling still.
"Very well." A tall figure emerged from the dust. Pure black, then a splash of blue...
"Get yourself ready," Sailor Moon whispered to her partner, who nodded slowly.
"Allow me to introduce myself," the woman said, and smiled a wicked smile. "I am Sailor Atlantis... the ruler of the
planet of Atlantis." Sailor Moon could now see her clearly: she was clad in an odd sort of black uniform, which resembled the
Sailor fuku greatly.
"Wait a minute... you're a Senshi?" Sailor Venus asked, wide-eyed. Sailor Atlantis simply smiled.
"Now it's your turn."
"We are the pretty suited soldiers who fight for love and justice! I am Sailor Moon!"
"And I am Sailor Venus!" Atlantis chuckled.
"Well, well... nice to meet you two... but I shall have you know that I'm only here to destroy you."
"Hah! You, by yourself? There's no way you can beat Eternal Sailor Moon!" Sailor Venus said, smirking.
"I'm not exactly by myself." Sailor Atlantis moved to the side to reveal five other shadows, which stepped forth. "My
team is here to help me... and we will not be defeated by the likes of you, I promise that."