"So, are you living here now, or are you still on the foreign exchange?" asked Lita.
"Uh. . .still on foreign exchange," Minako lied.
"Cool. . .Hey! Watch it, punk!" yelled Lita as someone skateboarded past them. "You almost hit us!"
Minako took a deep breath. "The air is so fresh here."
"Compared to Japan, yes. Compared to the country side, no." She jabbed her thumb into the air behind them. "You know, that white cat has been following us for the longest time. Is he yours?" asked Lita.
"Huh?" Minako turned around. "Artemis! I told you to stay in the apartment!"
Lita giggled. "Well, you go right and I go straight. Ja ne, Minako-san!"
"Ja ne, Lita-san!"
Artemis hopped onto Minako's shoulder and made sure Lita was out of earshot, then said, "I got some strong vibes from her."
"I sensed something about her this morning. Could she be Sailor Jupiter?"
"Or the Princess. Either way, keep your eye on her."
"Yes, King Artemis." Minako saluted him. "Whatever you say."
Artemis rolled his eyes. "Kami-sama."

Lita grabbed some Jell-O from her refrigerator, plopped on the couch, and turned on the six o'clock news.
"Tonight's top story: Just who is she?" asked the TV as it showed a girl wearing a school-girl's uniform firing beams out of her fingers. "She calls herself The Champion of Justice."
In the background, Lita heard the girl yell out, "Codename: Sailor V! I am the Pretty Sailor-suited Soldier of Justice, Sailor Venus!"
"But just what does this Champion of Justice do?" asked the reporter.
"Gee. Let me guess," mumbled Lita under her breath.
Sailor V appeared on the screen. "Well, I'm here to protect the people of this planet, find the last of my soldiers, and then protect my princess."
"Oh, and who is this princess?" asked the reporter.
"For safety reasons, I can't say," answered Sailor V.
Lita leaned forward so she could see the screen better. That girl, she thought. She looks familiar.

"Hey! Jupiter!"
Sailor Jupiter turned to find the leader of the Sailor Guardians, Sailor Venus, running towards her.
"We are going to be late! Come on!"

Lita gasped. "What was that?" she asked out loud. It didn't matter; no one was there to hear her.

"Jupiter."

Her head snapped back. "Who's there?"

"Jupiter. Help me be free again."

Great. Now I'm hearing things. Lita threw her spoon in the sink, then went to bed. Maybe I just need more sleep.

A girl with her hair in a meatball style and a long with dress stood in the mist. Her dress blew in the wind. She whispered, "Please, Jupiter. Free me."
Lita blinked her eyes a few times. "Who are you?"
"Find your leader. Then free me."
"My leader?" asked Lita. "Who is that? Who are you?"
"I am Serenity."
"Serenity, who is my leader?" asked Lita, who really was not thrilled at the fact she was going to have to follow a complete stranger soon.
"I have told you too much," whispered Serenity. "Please free me, Jupiter."
"Wait! Where are you going? Come back. . ."

Lita sat straight up in her bed. "That's the third time this week. At least now I know who I'm talking to. But why won't she tell me more; wouldn't that help me?" She looked at the clock. It was four in the morning.
As she lay back down, her thoughts turned to Sailor V. Over the months, Lita had become a fan of hers, and now Sailor V was in her town! But Lita started thinking how weird it was that Sailor V showed up the same day Minako did and how they look alike. "It's possible that Minako could be Sailor V. I mean, she might want to real life without fans all around her. I would." Yawning, Lita rolled over and fell back asleep.

"Lita-san!"
"Minako-san! How are you today?"
"Okay. You?"
"Fine. Hey, um. . ." Should I ask her? Lita wondered.
Minako looked at Lita. "Is something wrong?"
Lita quickly smiled. "Nothing! Um. . .Did you hear? Sailor V is here!"
Minako quickly acted surprised. "Wow! I didn't know. I spent the entire night unpacking and I didn't get to watch the news. Do you think it will be on tonight?"
"Only if Sailor V shows up again." Lita thought about. "Of course, nothing happens in this town. They might dwell upon it."
"Then let's give them something to talk about!" A youma appeared.
Lita had the sudden urge to fight. Unable to control herself, she ran to the youma and started to attack.
"Lita-san!"
The youma grabbed Lita around the waist with one of its tentacles and raised her above its head. "Energy Drain!" it yelled.
Lita screamed as she started to lose her energy.
"Moon Power! Transform!" yelled Minako. "Codename: Sailor V! I am the Pretty Sailor-Suited Soldier of Justice! Sailor Venus!"
The youma blasted Sailor V.
"Crescent Shower!. . .Crescent Super Beam!"
The youma just laughed and kept attacking her.
"Rolling Screw Sailor V Punch! Crescent Beam! . . .OUCH! Crescent Boomerang!" Sailor V screamed as she was picked up by the monster.
Lita managed to kick the youma in the jaw. Surprised, the youma dropped both of them. Lita was able to land on her own two feet, but Sailor V was thrown to the ground, breaking her compact!
"MINAKO-CHAN!" yelled Artemis as she was surrounded by ribbons.
This can't be happening, thought Sailor V as she became Minako again. She moaned in pain.
"Minako-san!" Lita jogged over to Minako. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah."
"You sure?"
Minako looked at her friend. "Don't you care? I'm Sailor V!"
"You could be that Serenity in my dreams for all I know! I'm getting you out of here!"
"Wait! Did you say 'Serenity'?" asked Minako.
"Yeah, but we. . ."
"What did she call you?" asked Artemis.
"Jupiter. OH MY GOD! THAT CAT TALKED! How. . .?"
"Never mind!" Artemis did a back flip and produced two henshion sticks. One was orange at the end and had the symbol of Venus, while the other one was green at the end and had a four.
He gave Minako the orange tipped one. "Yell out 'Venus Power Make Up!'" He gave Lita the green tipped one. "Yell out 'Jupiter Power Make Up!'"
"Come on, Lita! We need to save the day!" Minako said.
"Are you sure you're okay?" asked Lita.
"Venus Power Make Up!"
"Jupiter Power Make Up!"
"Hey! Youma! I am Sailor Venus, Leader of the Sailor Senshi! With Sailor Jupiter by my side, we will punish you!"