Sailor Moon

Ghosts of the past

A fanfiction by Jonathan Schmidt

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon so don't sue me. There I said it J

This series is based almost entirely on the dub which, despite its shortcomings, I prefer to the original. Judge the story by how well made you think it is not by whether I include those questionable aspects of the original. Try to regard it as a different reality and dimension. It takes place a few months after the end of the Stars season. Any question/comments? Email me at ashmidt@flash.net enjoy.

Text in italics are thoughts.

Text in Triangular Brackets is psychic or telepathic communication

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Episode sixteen: Scout's biggest fan?! A Dedicated News Reporter's Dream

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As Serena ate her lunch with Molly and the girls she noticed a man who looked to be asking other students questions at a nearby table. He had intelligent blue eyes, was quite tall and had brownish hair. "Hey who is that guy?"

"That's Scott Parker," Molly answered. "He's a reporter from America. He's working with our city officials to make a report on Sailor Moon that will be airing on the news soon. He's interviewing people all over the city including ones from our school for information on the sailors. Don't worry I won't spill."

"I've heard about this guy," Lita said. "Supposedly he's a real sailor fanatic, some people think he's obsessed with us."

"I guess we start to become influential figures before Crystal Tokyo," Amy said in a pondering tone.

"Well girls let's try to be as helpful to his work as we can," Mina decided. "After all there's no such thing as too much good publicity."

Serena looked uncertain as she kept her eyes on the man. I wonder why he is so interested in us…

Melvin crossed his arms as Scott tried to interview him. "You're not going to get anything out of me! Never! Never!"

"I was just asking-"

"Freedom for the people! Ahhh!" Melvin bolted out the door as though he were escaping prison or possessed, Scott wasn't sure which.

Scott sweatdropped, "uh… next?"

*Clips of some of the many interviews he does during the next several days*

"Sailors? Yeah you won't believe how many times this shrine has been attacked by their enemies," Chad said, careful to not reveal anything incriminating.

"Ah yes, the sailors, very nice girls I hear though I can't say I've met them personally." Suddenly Grandpa Hino grabbed the mike, "and by the way to all you pretty young girls out there I have lots of openings for work at my shrine. Just come on over to the Cherry Hill Temple!"

Scott grabbed the mike back and whispered to the cameraman, "be sure to edit out that part."

"Now you and your cousin once went to Mugen School correct?" Scott asked the two women.

"Yes, we went there until that day the strange explosion occurred," Amara responded coolly.

"Did you ever notice any other strange events while you were there?"

"No," Amara replied flatly.

"We try to keep to ourselves," Michelle added.

"Oh," Scott sighed, realizing he wasn't getting anywhere.

Jedite once again bowed before the Negaforce's chamber. "I believe it is time we stepped up on the energy gathering."

"Agreed," it replied. "Now how do you plan to do this?"

Jedite looked at the huge pile of bodies of his former comrades in the background. "I have thought about it for some time and come to the conclusion that the larger the Youma is the more energy it can take and hold. The creature I have planned will take up most of the remaining ore and organic material but I believe the rewards will more then compensate."

Mimet looked up from doing her nails. "So you're going all out," she stated in a bored tone, "what happens if it fails?"

Jedite ignored her and continued to plead his case with the Negaforce. "Master, I have plans for creatures much stronger then any I've created before but I need the energy to create them. A Youma of the size I'm planning will be able to provide that."

"It seems we have few alternatives," the Negaforce conceded. "Do as you will and do not fail."

Jedite turned to the mass of organic material. "Even if it is destroyed this creature will provide the energy for victory. Two huge streams of black energy shot from his hands and into the mass. Slowly he began to reshape it.

Serena sighed as she walked home from school. "Mom's not going to like it when I show her this grade. At least I haven't gotten a bad one like this for awhile." Her face turned angry, "honestly all the people who invented algebra had to be insane. Who really cares what X equals? Oh I'd love to get my hands on them."

Going by the park she noticed a man feeding the fish on the pier. "Say isn't that-" she wondered aloud as she recognized him and remembered the questions she had wanted to ask earlier. Approaching him she waved a friendly greeting. "Hi, Scott Parker right?"

"Oh yes," he replied getting up and looking at her closely, "say are you Serena Tsukino by any chance?"

Serena gaped in shocked, "yes, how did you know?

Scott laughed, "my mom always said I was good at recognizing people. I interviewed your brother yesterday and I noticed the family resemblance."

"Oh, well I hope Sammy wasn't rude with you."

"No he was perfect. I wish I was as well behaved at his age.

Serena couldn't help but feel proud of Sammy. "I have to say, your Japanese is pretty good."

"Thank you, I've been learning to speak it for the last year specially for this trip because as far as I know the sailors all speak only Japanese except for Sailor Venus."

Serena put a hand to her mouth, "wow you really are dedicated. I don't think I could ever do that."

"If you care about it enough learning a second language isn't really that hard though for me it was more a means to an end."

There was silence between them for a moment. "So… you're a big fan of the sailors?"

Scott smiled again, eager to talk about this subject. "Yes, ever since I first heard about them I've wanted to come here and learn all I could about them. For a long time though my company thought it was all a big hoax that wasn't worth our attention. I kept begging and finally I got a grant to come to Tokyo." He laughed, "I can't believe I'm telling you all this I'm probably boring you."

"No, that's okay" Serena replied. "Tell me more about your work, why do you like the sailors so much?"

Scott cocked an eyebrow. "Its odd, I feel so comfortable opening up to you even though we just met."

Serena put a hand behind her head and smiled, "I get that a lot.

Scott nodded and looked up at the sky, his face solemn. "You see I grew up in a pretty rough neighborhood. When I was eighteen my parents were killed in a drive by shooting. After that I couldn't really believe in anything, right or wrong. Justice, morals, none of them seemed to matter anymore. Then about four years ago I started hearing reports of strange demon-like beasts appearing in Tokyo and of the sailor suited warrior who always managed to stop them before they could do any serious harm. The more I learned the more I wanted to know. Other sailors began to appear and it became clear these were no ordinary humans. They were the only people on Earth capable of fighting these beings that seemed to be evil incarnate and they possessed incredible powers beyond any humans. The fact that there were powerful forces out there, forces that fought for peace and justice, gave me faith to believe that a better world was possible. I believe these sailors are more then anything we realize yet. The salvation of the whole human race may lie in following them and their ideals." He seemed very eager to show off his information and Serena had to admit she was curious to see what he had. "You see these?" he said as he showed several photos of circular breaks in concrete and stone. "According to witnesses they've seen sailors create these when performing a sort of teleportation. I want to know how they do this, where they get all those amazing abilities. My greatest dream is to learn the truth from the sailors themselves."

"Do you really think that's possible?" Serena asked then giggled, "they don't exactly give interviews or show up regularly."

Scot was quite passionate in his views. "I intend to change that. My crew is ready to move at a moment's notice. Wherever this man the scouts are fighting right now shows up next I'm hoping to be able to get there in time to see and talk to the sailors when they arrive."

"But that's dangerous," Serena, now worried, stated.

"We'd stay out of the way and even so it's worth the risk if I can learn more about them and tell the world."

"But what if they don't want that?" Serena pointed out. "They probably want people to stay out of their business."

"Well I've come too far to stop now." Scott looked at his watch, "I'd better get going, I was just taking a break from the interviews. It was nice talking to you," he waved as he walked off.

Serena grabbed his arm, "wait, one last question."

"Yes?"

"Why is New York called the 'Big Apple?' It looks nothing like an apple."

Scott laughed, "I wouldn't know, I'm from Texas."

Serena started back on her walk home. Wow, I never really thought before about all the people we must effect through what we do. I wonder what would have happened to him if we weren't there to believe in… I wonder if there are other people like him…

*Scout meeting at the shrine*

Amara crossed her arms; "I don't like this. He's asking too many questions."

Mina waved her off, "oh chill out Amara what harm could he do?"

"Well I can certainly imagine how much harder our duties would become if the press got in the way," Amy said.

"Its hard enough keeping track of yourself on the battlefield, I don't want to have to worry about this guy getting in the way," Amara fumed.

"I wouldn't worry about it," Darien said. "Most of our battles are pretty quick and inconspicuous I doubt they'd have time to get there.

Raye looked at Serena, who appeared deep in thought. "Something wrong Serena? You haven't said a thing.

Serena seemed to think about her answer for awhile, "guys… do you think we're role models?"

Everyone looked at her surprised, "role models?" Mina questioned. "What makes you say that?"

Serena leaned back, "I talked with him earlier today. He says we give him something to believe in when things get bad, that its comforting just knowing we're out there. I never realized we had that kind of effect on people."

The others were silent for a while. Finally Hotaru spoke up, "I've never thought about that before either but there must be lots of people out there who believe in us."

Trista nodded, "as we were in the Silver Millennium and will be in Crystal Tokyo we are major public figures. We must remember that in our conduct and never let what fame may come go to our heads."

Darien put a hand on Serena's shoulder. "If anything those people are another reason for us to always fight with everything we have."

Mina stood up and flashed her brightest smile as she struck her famous pose, "as Sailor V I was a hero to millions!"

Michelle closed her eyes and smiled, "sometimes I like to imagine I'm the hero of some little girl or boy. Its nice to think about and gives us perspective, knowing that our lives aren't just our own. There are many people out there who count on us to do our jobs."

Serena got up. "Well I pledge to never let the people of Earth down, no matter how hard things get. I just hope that when Crystal Tokyo comes we all still have time to ourselves."

"As world figures we will have many responsibilities," Trista said, "but you would be surprised how much free time is still available. And of course as king and queen you will be able to make your own rules regarding spare time."

"Or as Diana told us fake being sick," Amy said remembering a conversation Luna had told her about.

"Really?" Serena asked curiously.

"You're kidding, me fake being sick?" Darien asked surprised.

Trista couldn't help but giggle a bit, "its most amusing. And you never get caught either."

Serena yawned, "well girls I better get home. This role model needs her beauty sleep."

"Good night Serena," Lita said, the others saying the same.

Amara smiled, "sleep well Moonface."

Darien took her hand as Serena beamed, "come on Meatball Head, I'll walk you home."

Trista took Hotaru's hand, "come Little One, we'd best get back too."

Hotaru nodded and waved, "okay, see you guys."

Jedite collapsed to his hands and knees, his strength gone but his work complete. "It is done," he panted.

"Impressive," the Negaforce hissed as it beheld the huge creature cloaked in shadow.

Jedite pulled himself up, "now we must make preparations to bring my Youma Titan to the human world. We attack at first light." He smirked arrogantly, "the Japanese people have always enjoyed their movies of huge city destroying monsters let's see how they react to a real one."

Mimet watched from a corner, "I guess its time to see if size really does matter," she sneered.

It was quite early in the morning but none of the sailors could sleep. Amara and Michelle had transformed and were already heading to the source of the cosmic disturbance they could sense.

"What the heck is going on?" Uranus wondered aloud as she and her partner ran and leaped from building to building.

"I know what you mean," Neptune replied, "the negative energy I'm sensing here is huge." Suddenly she gasped ad stopped, "Uranus look there!"

It hardly needed to be pointed out; a huge black vortex had begun forming over the center of the city. Uranus narrowed her eyes, "I'll bet that leads right into Jedite's base. We have to get there now."

"The other sailors are on their way we should wait for them," Neptune suggested.

"We can't afford to waste a second. Let's go." Neptune agreed but both would soon regret that decision.

Scott ran for his car, the ominous vortex making up his view of the city skyline. He dialed his cell phone as he ran. "Alex, Emily! Get your cameras down here something big is happening!"

Neptune and Uranus stood below the eye of the vortex. "All right, now what do we do?" Neptune asked.

Uranus cracked her knuckles, "we have to hold back whatever comes out of this warp hole till the other sailors get here then we have to get inside if we can." The sight that soon greeted them severely tested the practicality of this plan.

Out of the swirling darkness a gigantic form slowly descended from the clouds. Neptune's eyes widened with her partners, "look at the size of it!" Uranus grimaced; this was going to be a hard one.

Luckily the creatures slow descent meant people below had time to get out of the way. It landed several hundred feet down the street from Uranus and Neptune and stretched to its full height, letting out an ear-splitting roar.

The creature was huge, at least two hundred feet high and three hundred long. Its eyes lacked pupils and glowed a bright yellow, a singe sharp horn sprouted from its forehead. Folded neatly against sides of its neck were a series of long spine/like projections, its arms were long and tipped with car-sized claws. Its relatively short, thick, column-like legs ended in a wide dinosaur-like three-toed foot. Its long tail was made up of ten segments each sporting a sideways-pointing spine while the last formed into a mace-like spiked club. It let out an another earth-shattering roar and began to walk towards the two sailors, each step crushing a footprint into the concrete.

Uranus and Neptune watched as the creature approached, their faces now resolute. Uranus glanced at Neptune; "well this is what we signed up for."

Neptune nodded, "let's do it."

Scott parked his car on the street and ran for cover. His eyes widened at the figures he could see only a few hundred feet away. "I don't believe it… Sailors…" He got out his binoculars to get a better look then, in true reporter fashion and grabbing his hand held video camera, started toward them not caring the least about the danger.

"World Shaking!"

"Deep Submerge!"

The two orbs struck the creature in the chest but seemed to do little more then make it notice the sailors were there. It let out a roar and started toward them in earnest. Despite this the two remained calm, "let's hope Saturn and Moon get here soon," Uranus said. "We're going to need some serious power."

Suddenly a Deadly Scream orb shot at Titan's face, snapping its neck back from the force. The creature now turned its attention toward the roof of a nearby building where two new sailors stood.

"I'm Sailor Pluto! The Warrior of the Underworld!" Pluto cried.

"I'm Sailor Saturn! The Scout of Death and Rebirth! No matter what your size we will still punish you!"

As Uranus and Neptune looked up at them in relief more voices came from behind the two. "We will punish you as well!" Jupiter declared as she stood with the other Inner sailors near Uranus and Neptune.

"We beat a dragon we can beat you," Mars said confidently. She gathered a mass of flames around her arms. "Mars Fireball Flash!"

"Supreme Thunder Crash

"Crescent Beam Smash!"

The three attacks combined and shot toward Titan as it opened its jaws wide, a massive stream of dark power shooting from it. The attacks collided and struggled, soon destroying each other in a huge explosion.

Mercury quickly scanned, "this thing's armor is thick, it will be tough breaking through."

"We have to incapacitate it somehow!" Neptune cried.

Jupiter powered up. "I'll cripple it! Supreme Adrenaline Surge!"

"Jupiter wait!" Mars called after her but to no effect.

Jupiter ran to the creature's legs, brought her fists together, and rammed them into Titan's ankle causing its thick armor to crack apart. The creature let out a roar of pain and rage and took a step back then struck down with its right arm to squash her. She tried to hold it back but even with Adrenaline Surge her strength soon gave out and she was crushed under Titan's clawed hand. The hand was lifted up revealing Jupiter's battered, but still living, body.

"Jupiter!" Mercury yelled in panic.

Titan raised its foot over her to crush her again. Wind energy gathered around Uranus as she raced forward, "Ethereal Embodiment!" Before Titan could react she had grabbed Jupiter and carried her to safety. She gave her to Venus, "try to heal her."

Mercury glared up at the creature. "I'll freeze it solid." The other sailors stepped back as violent, ice cold winds began to whip about her. "Mercury Sub-Zero Blizzard!"

The violent wall of ice and wind slammed into Titan's body, stopping it in its tracks and encasing it in a coat of ice.

"That did it!" Venus cried hopefully but it was not to be. The ice began to crack and Titan had soon shaken its body free as the sailor gasped in shock.

Mars was undaunted, she looked to Venus. "We can't let it get past us or it could destroy the whole city. I'll stun it then you take it down." Venus nodded and Mars fired her attack at the creature which was now only a hundred feet away. "Mars Celestial Fire Surround!"

"Love Chain Encircle!" Venus cried as the fire rings exploded on impact with the creature's chest and it roared in anger. She twirled the golden heart chain about, greatly increasing its length and whipped it forward. The chain wrapped around Titan's legs as it tried to step forward and held long enough to cause it to stumble. The ground shook as it fell into the street, crushing cars and buses that had been left by their terrified owners.

"This is so incredible," Scott said to himself as he filmed, the images he was capturing would make him famous but beyond that he was finally seeing his hero's in action after all this time. His cell phone rang; he picked it up while still filming. "Yes, Alex where are you? you're not going to believe what you're missing."

"Most of the people in the city are trying to get away from this thing, we can't get through the traffics too thick," Alex replied. "You should move it too I think this is way too dangerous."

"Noted and ignored pal, I've waited too long for this." He hung up and started edge closer; "I have to hear what they're saying…"

"Mars Firebird Strike!"

"Venus Crescent Beam Shower!"

"Jupiter Supreme Thunder Dragon!"

Even with the sailor's attacks battering it Titan still managed to stand back up. Enraged the creature grabbed a bus and threw it at the sailors.

Uranus raised her blade and swung down. "Space Sword Blaster!" He swath cut the bus neatly in half in a bright mid-air explosion, the two smoking halves fell to either side of the sailors as Uranus calmly sheathed the blade.

Titan's eyes narrowed in frustration and it released another beam of dark energy from its mouth. Saturn raised her scythe and called out her defense. "Silent Wall!" The shield blocked the huge blast causing the energy to tear apart the surrounding area as it was deflected. Taking the opening Saturn and Pluto brought their weapons together.

"Garnet Orb!"

"Silence Scythe!"

They cried out the last part together. "Sailor Planet Cannon!" The orb shot out and smashed into Titan's stomach. It roared in pain and collapsed onto its hands and knees. Pluto and Saturn fired again but this time the creature swatted the energy orb aside sending it straight into a radio tower, completely destroying it. Pluto and Saturn gasped, fearing they may have hurt someone.

Injured, the creature let the spines on its neck rise up releasing huge bolts of energy that snaked their way through the surrounding buildings and drained the energy of anyone they touched. The sailors dodged these easily but they realized there were still victims.

Now only fifty feet away from the sailors Scott dodged as a bolt of energy shot past him. "Okay, I think I'm close enough." He ducked back into an alley and kept recording.

"It healed itself!" Neptune gasped as the various wounds they had inflicted sealed up.

"There must still be people in these buildings," Jupiter said in worry.

Mercury's face fell as she scanned. "Yes, according to my readings there are five hundred people in these hotels. They must have been too afraid to run because this thing is so close by."

"If we keep fighting here they could get hurt," Mars said then noticed that Titan had stopped advancing about fifty feet from them. "Hey why'd it stop?"

An amused chuckled sounded. "Just as I hoped you're too concerned for your fellow humans to fight." Jedite appeared, floating in front of Titan. "Now that you have seen what my Youma Titan can do I offer you two choices. Submit to me or fight. Of course if you fight many innocent civilians will be killed as there are hundreds unconscious in the surrounding structures."

Uranus glared at him angrily. "Do you expect us to believe that you'll leave these people be if we surrender? I don't buy it!"

Jedite smirked. "So you are willing to make that sacrifice?"

Saturn's eye's narrowed as her aura flared and her flailed wildly. The sailors stepped back as she concentrated her power and the concrete beneath her cracked apart. "No," her eyes now glowed as hauntingly as her voice echoed, "but neither will we surrender!" She levitated into the air and flew toward the two.

Jedite teleported out of the way as she slashed at him. Titan struck down with its right fist impacting with the street as she dodged aside. It swiped at her with the other hand as she gathered energy into her scythe. "Silence Scythe Strike!" Before its hand could grab her the swath had cut the appendage cleanly off. Black blood spouted from the wound and drenched the street below as Titan roared in rage and agony. She flew back and hovered for a moment, gathering her energy for another strike. Titan began to charge another beam of energy in its jaws. Saturn raised her scythe high, dark, and purple bolts of lightning shooting from the surging staff as she charged.

The sailors were too awed to move, as was Jedite. "I still don't understand how can such a little girl possess such incredible power?"

Titan completed charging its dark beam and fired just as Saturn attacked. She struck forward and rammed her energized scythe into the incoming beam. The energy of Titan's attack flew harmlessly to either side of her and into the sky. Titan was left open and vulnerable as she flew at it, aiming for the head.

Suddenly another dark river of power shot into her side, sending the Sailor of Destruction straight into the wall of a floor of an office building where she impacted with a large blast. The sailors watched horrified as she fell and was buried in rubble.

Dark energy stilled crackled in Jedite's fingers. "You have no idea how satisfying that felt."

"Jedite you monster!" Neptune yelled angrily.

Jedite only smirked and crossed his arms, but soon his eyes widened in fear. "N-no, she can't possibly-" he stuttered in shock as the rubble pile began to rise up, revealing a still standing Saturn, her body bruised and cut and her aura flaring.

Her eyes burned red and her voice echoed like thunder. "You will not prevail!"

A ray of her power shot through him. Jedite was paralyzed. "No! Not again! Titan help me!" The creature turned toward Saturn and they stood to face off again.

"That's enough Saturn!" a voice ordered from above and all eyes turned to it. Sailor Moon stood on the roof of a nearby building, her angelic form silhouetted against the rising sun. Tuxedo Mask stood beside her as she continued. "You may be able to win here but I have a better way. We take our battle where no innocent bystanders will get hurt." Saturn nodded and let her power fall back to its normal levels.

"And just what do you expect to do?" Jedite asked scornfully even as he struggled to break free of Saturn's paralysis.

Moon concentrated and closed her eyes. "Everything I can." Her broach opened and the Silver Crystal's light shone but instead of a beam the crystal's energy gathered around Titan and in a bright flash it disappeared.

Jedite was shocked, "no!"

Jupiter: "What happened?"

Venus: "Did she destroy it?"

Mercury was still at her computer. "No, I'm still picking up its energy signature but it's been transported into outer space.

Mars was shocked, "since when can she do that?"

"Her mastery of the crystal's abilities seems to increase every time she uses it," Pluto stated.

"Even if you destroy it I still get the energy," Jedite gritted his teeth as he spoke, clearly still partly paralyzed. "I win either way!" He teleported away.

"He is getting stronger," Saturn said in worry, "my power could only hold him shortly that time."

Moon and Tuxedo leaped down. "We'd best get after it before Jedite figures out how to bring it back here," Moon said.

"Sailor Teleport?" Uranus asked, Moon confirming with a nod.

"Let's get to it," Jupiter said.

Mars grabbed Moon's shoulder. "Wait a second, what took you two so long?"

"Well it wasn't exactly easy to find a clear route," Moon said, "half the city was trying to get away from that thing."

Soon they had formed the ring. Tuxedo smiled, "well I wasn't much help today was I?"

Moon smiled back, "I think you've earned a rest."

Tuxedo touched her face. "Be careful."

Moon nodded, "I will be." The sailor's auras flared and the street broke apart beneath them as they chanted, "Sailor Teleport!" then vanished.

Scott was left staring at where they had been breathless.

In a flash of light the sailors reappeared, a bubble of energy protecting them from the cold vacuum of space. They started toward Titan. "Okay let's make this quick and clean," Mars said.

Titan saw them quickly and fired a large beam from its mouth. The sailors dodged aside and shot toward it gaining speed every second.

"Sailor…"

Without gravity or anything to push off of Titan was helpless to do anything to get out of the way.

"Planet…"

It let out a futile roar of protest.

"Attack!"

Leaving behind a bright streak of light the sailors sped right through Titan's upper body leaving behind a crater in its chest. The entire beast proceeded to explode in a blast that could be seen from Earth leaving a floating mass of stolen energy. A hole in space and time opened to let the energy in.

"Quickly! The portal!" Venus yelled as the sailors turned and shot towards it. It was too late however as the wormhole closed moments before they could enter.

"Damn!" Uranus swore in frustration, "we almost got in!"

Scott stared out at the sky, not sure what to do next.

"You know being here was pretty dangerous."

Scott turned around and gasped. Tuxedo Mask stood before him. "D-do y-you know who you are?" he stuttered.

Tuxedo laughed, "last time I checked."

"I-I'm sorry. I just have waited so long to meet you and the sailors I couldn't let this opportunity slip by."

"Well, if you wait a bit more you may meet more of us," Tuxedo said indicating behind him to where the sailors had teleported from.

"Y-you mean?" As Scott spoke the air shimmered and the sailors reappeared where they had left. Scott starred breathless as they turned to him.

"Well if it isn't our admirer," Venus said with a wink. "Hope you liked the show." Ambulance sirens could be heard coming in the distance and the sailors soon moved to leave.

"N-no! Please, please stay," Scott begged. "I have so many questions. I want to know everything about you."

"I'm sorry but the time is not right for such things to be revealed," Pluto told him.

Moon smiled kindly at him. "One day all your questions about us will be answered Scott Parker, but until then thank you for believing in us. People like you are one of the reasons we fight."

Scott sighed, "I understand, and thank you for letting me meet you. You have no idea how much this means to me."

"Take care," Moon said softly and then, Tuxedo and the sailors beside her, walked off into the distance.

*Amara and Michelle's place. Everybody is sitting next to the TV*

"Quick Serena its about to come on!" Raye yelled.

"I'm coming I'm coming!" Serena wailed as she ran into the room, popcorn bowl in hand. She of course tripped and the bowl went flying.

Mina: "Oh no!"

Lita: "Quick catch it!"

Everyone dove for the bowl and when the dust cleared it revealed Serena flat on her face with Darien, Trista, Amara and Michelle all holding the bowl in the air. Serena looked up at them befuddled, "is it me or does this look familiar?"

"It's starting," Hotaru informed the group and they all sat down.

Scott Parker appeared on the screen as his report began. "It all began with the famous Sailor V but it was Sailor Moon's appearance nearly four years ago that truly brought the mystery of the sailors to the world. Who are these girls and how can they possess such amazing powers? The sailors and the beings they fight have challenged everything we thought we knew about the world around us. It is clear these women and their Tuxedo clad ally possess qualities that are not of this Earth, but where do they come from?

Over the next few minutes clips of the many various interviews he had done were shown, among them Dr. Tomoe, Ken, Jamie, and Molly as well as that little Samurai girl from Super S and some others who had had their Rainbow Crystal, Heart Crystal, Dream Mirror or Star Seed taken. The high point of the report was Scott's footage of the battle with Titan that had the sailors spellbound even though they were the ones who fought it.

Scott looked at the screen thoughtfully as he finished. "Sailors if you are listening to this know that though we don't know who you are or where you come from we are glad you're here, may you never leave us."

"Not a bad report," Amara admitted.

"I'm especially impressed that he didn't publicize his meeting with us," Trista pointed out.

"Wasn't my Jamie just the cutest on TV?!" Mina cried happily.

Lita blushed and sighed as her eyes glazed over, "Ken is so hot on screen…"

Serena lay back in Darien's arms. "I guess he wanted to keep it secret, just his special encounter to treasure. I sure hope he has a bright future."

"His devotion and belief in us is rare and pure," Michelle commented, "let us always try to be worthy of it." The others nodded

The next night as his plane lifted off Scott thought about the events of his trip to Tokyo. It had been everything he could have hoped for but something still nagged at his mind. For some reason he couldn't get that girl Serena out of his head. His mind played the information over and over again. "Serena…" He closed his eyes in realization. "Sailor Moon. Well I'll be…"

Alex looked to him, "something wrong Parker?"

Scott sighed and smiled as he looked up at the Moon out the window. "No, it's nothing… nothing at all."

Notes:

Hope you liked Scott Parker okay, he's my first real original human character. I thought an episode about what the rest of the world thinks about the sailors would be a neat idea and as none were done in the series I made this.