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Suspicions Begin.
As the large group walked towards the arcade, Serena stopped suddenly, waved, then began running towards a man. The American students stared after her, and Lita explained.
"She's seen Darien, her boyfriend. That's why she's running after him. He's friends with Andrew, the guy who runs the Arcade," Lita sighed and blushed a little, "He looks just like my last boyfriend, except he's nicer because he didn't dump me for someone else."
Catalina interrupted, saying, "Oh you've got something in common with Kalista then, she's just split up with her boyfriend and,- " she stopped when she realised that both Jasmine and Charisma were making signs at her to shut up, and Hope was staring at her in disbelief.
"What?" she asked them, and the girls sighed.
The sky had gotten cloudier, and there was a cold breeze in the air. Kalista didn't say anything for several minutes then,
"Could we please not talk about him?" her voice was a little bit strained, and she looked upset. Then, she looked up and saw that Serena was walking back with Darien in tow, and there were two other men with Darien. Then, Kalista broke into a run to greet them.
The others watched her, then Hope looked at the men closely.
"Hey, isn't that Zabadws and Jacen?" she asked, then followed Kalista.
"Jacen? Where?" asked Charisma.
"Who's Jacen?" asked Mina and Raye.
"He's her boyfriend," said Jasmine, as she watched Charisma run up to greet them.
"And Zabadws is.?" the two asked again.
"He's a friend of ours," said Lee.
"I think Hope's got a thing for him," added Catalina.
Then Catalina continued talking. "Why did you guys tell me to be quiet? About Kalista and Jack, I mean."
"Well, I don't think she wants to be reminded of him, after all, they did have a pretty bad break up," answered Jasmine.
"Bad?" said Lee. "It was more like World War Three, and did you hear what they called each other?"
"I don't think she's gonna appreciate us talking about it behind her back Lee, so perhaps we shouldn't," said Jasmine her voice filled with caution.
"Well, what was he like?" asked Mina. "Was he nice, or y'know, was he like evil or something?"
Catalina opened her mouth to speak but before she could, Jasmine laughed awkwardly, and a little too loudly. Amy wondered what she was trying to cover up. *What is she trying to hide? I can feel powerful vibes from all of them, except for Lee, but he seems to know a lot about them. Are they the new danger?*
Before she could think up any more questions, Serena and Darien arrived with Charisma, Kalista, Hope and the two guys in tow.
Charisma was hugging the shorter one, who was the same height as Darien. The guy introduced himself as Jacen, and he had chocolate brown eyes and shoulder length brown hair. He was wearing a green long sleeved t-shirt and faded denim jeans. He was also wearing a necklace or something similar, but it was hard to tell what it was, as it was hidden under his t-shirt and only the chain was visible.
The other guy was taller than Darien and Jacen, and he was called Zabadws. He had pale skin, and was wearing a blue t-shirt and black jeans. He was wearing a pair of shades that were blue, and they covered up his eyes, so that the colour was impossible to tell. The strangest thing about him though, was his white hair. He was certainly not old, indeed, he appeared to be only twenty or so, and Amy decided that he dyed his hair. She also blushed inwardly; as she thought he was rather handsome.
They began walking as a huge group, and Amy kept to the back of the group. Zabadws also slowed down, and matched his pace with her.
"So Amy, what do you like doing?" he asked.
"Well, the arcade isn't really my 'thing' if you understand me," she said.
He laughed gently. "I know what you mean. So much noise over something pretty pointless really," he said.
Nodding in agreement, she carried on talking. "I enjoy reading and well, I like surfing the 'Net on my laptop. What about you?"
"I like surfing the 'Net as well. And I can't really escape from books. I spend a lot of time around them, trust me on that one." He smiled at her, and she blushed. "So, do you like films?" he asked her.
"Some, the ones that make you think, not some brainless teen horror movie," she replied, brushing her fringe away from her eyes.
"I know what you mean. Those plots are so predictable, and the acting, well, lets just say 'dire' is an understatement. You have nice eyes, do you know that?"
Taken aback by the sudden compliment, Amy blushed even more, and was thankful when the Arcade came into sight.
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Hope stood next to Kalista and Jasmine in the Arcade. Lee was facing off against Mina in a driving game, Lita and Catalina were flirting with Andrew who was enjoying the attention, whilst Darien, Jacen and Raye were talking together, and Serena was showing Charisma how bad she was at the Sailor V video game and Zabadws and Amy were talking together quietly.
"Look at him," fumed Hope about Zabadws. "I spend months trying to get him to notice me, and I fail, and after one lousy day he's hitting on some little blue haired girl!"
Jasmine and Kalista ignored her, knowing that if they said anything, they were likely to ignite Hope's famous temper.
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"So what's it like in America?" Raye asked Jacen.
"Well it's great, I mean it isn't perfect, nowhere is after all, but it's probably the closest I'll ever get to home."
"So you aren't American?" she asked, flicking her long ebony hair behind her back flirtatiously.
"Well, my family isn't, and well, I don't have a lot of family left. My parents died a good few years ago, and I've recently found my sister," he said looking sad when he spoke about his parents.
"Oh I'm sorry," she apologised, swiftly.
"It's ok Raye, honestly it is," he answered.
"So how long have you been going out with Charisma?" asked Darien, sensing that perhaps he should change the subject.
"Almost nine months now," answered Jacen. "How about you and Serena?"
"Nearly two years, next month," he answered.
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"Yes!" shouted Lee, as he sped past Mina on the last lap.
"No! Not again! I keep losing at this game," whined Mina.
"Face it Mina, you're just useless at racing games," teased Lee, and Mina's response was to stick her tongue out at him.
Jasmine walked over and kissed Lee on the cheek. "At least I know my boy's one of life's winners," she joked, and hugged him again.
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"So Andrew, what type of girls do you like?" asked Catalina, batting her eyelashes flirtatiously.
"He likes brunettes, isn't that right Andrew? Blondes are too dizzy for you, right?" said Lita.
He laughed at them, and said, "Girls, as long as she can walk and talk at the same time, I don't care what colour hair she's got!"
"Hmph." said Lita, pouting because he hadn't agreed with her.
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Hope was still grumbling about Amy when Kalista decided that she couldn't stand it anymore.
"If it bugs you that much Hope why don't you just screw off over there and tell either Amy to leave him alone, or Zabadws to talk to you. Or will you just please shut the hell up?"
Hope was a little stunned, then walked off in a huff towards Catalina, Lita and Andrew.
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"Cat, what the hell is wrong with Kalista? She just snapped back there," grumbled Hope.
"Really? She doesn't usually snap. Well, not at us anyway," said Catalina.
"Not at you.?" echoed Lita.
"Her nickname at school is the Queen of Mean," explained Catalina sheepishly.
"Oh, right."
"But she doesn't bully people, y'know," added Catalina.
"She actually stands up for the poor little victims, personally, not seeing why she bothers," said Hope. "I rather my way," she said grinning dementedly.
"Which is?" asked Andrew.
"Kick the crap out of the bullies," this time she grinned wolfishly.
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Raye walked over to Kalista. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Not really, I guess," was her reply.
"Why? Is it because of what Cat said?" asked Raye again.
"A little. You see he was special. And sometimes, I wish he was here, but most times, I wish he'd rot in Hell," was Kalista's answer, and that was all Raye could get out of her.
Giving up, Raye walked over to Amy and Zabadws. When she arrived, Zabadws left, and walked over to Kalista, and they began talking quietly, and Kalista began blushing furiously.
Left alone with Amy, Raye started talking.
"Do you feel something about them? An aura, or anything?"
"Yes I do Raye. And it's all of them, except for Lee. It's as if they have power and he doesn't, but he's still one of them," answered Amy.
"There's something else as well that bothers me. Zabadws. I can feel the others as they think, but from him, I can sense nothing, like he's empty inside."
"I know, he appears nice but how many of our past foes have tried to fool us into thinking they are our friends, then springing the trap?"
Raye nodded.
"The fire reading keeps coming back to me, new danger, and the rest, secrets of friends and enemies. it was all very cryptic Amy,"
"And the biggest secret we could end up finding out from our new friends is that they are our real enemies. We should have a Scout meeting at the Temple, and talk this over with the others."
"You're right Amy," replied Raye.
"There's only one problem that I can see with that idea though," she continued. "How are we gonna get rid of them, and manage to get all of the Scouts to the Temple?"
"Well, we could always ask Molly or Melvin to take care of them. I mean, they are looking after two of them, so it wouldn't seem suspicious if we asked the Americans to go find them. And we could always say that we've made plans that we can't possibly change now," answered Amy.
"Well, that should work. You could contact the Outer Senshi on the communicators, and I'll tell Serena, Darien and the others."
"Okay," agreed Amy.
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"Hey Mina," said Raye, calling the fair-haired girl.
"Yeah Raye?" she shouted.
"Come over here for a minute, will ya? And get Meatball Head too," Raye yelled to Mina.
"Okay, well be over in a minute," Mina replied. Turning to Jasmine and Lee, she said, "I'd better grab Serena quickly, Raye gets cranky if she isn't obeyed first time. Like a Queen or something, I guess," then sighed.
Jasmine laughed, then added, "Perhaps she was a slave driver in her last life."
"Y'know what? Perhaps she was Jazz," laughed Mina, who dashed up behind Serena, and clapped her on the back.
Serena screamed, then turned to Mina.
"Hey, watch what you're doing! I lost again," then she started wailing.
"C'mon ya big baby! Her Royal Highness Raye demands our company, now," said Mina, trying to hold in her laughter.
"Okay, okay, I'm moving, hold your horses," grumbled Serena.
"Sorry Charisma, guess you'll have to carry on playing the game without my expert help," said Serena.
Charisma laughed gently, and said, "It's ok Serena; I'll go keep Jazz n Lee company. Or d'you think that I should make sure Cat and Lita don't kill each other first?" she laughed again, and headed off in the direction of Jasmine and Lee, who were talking with Hope, Jacen and Catalina, who had waltzed away from Lita.
Mina and Serena walked back to Raye, who was talking to Lita and Darien. Amy was tapping away on the communicator in the corner, and Serena asked, puzzled, "What's happening? Has the Negaverse invaded or something?"
"No Serena, it's just that Raye and I are getting vibes off our 'visitors'. We think they could be connected to the fire reading, so we should meet the other Senshi at the Cherry Hill Temple, a.s.a.p. However, we need you guys to get rid of them, so we can have our meeting," answered Amy in hushed tones.
"Okay," said Serena, nodding.
Mina, Lita and Serena huddled together in a group, whispering. A few minutes later, the three of them nodded, and Serena spoke to Amy, Raye and Darien whilst Lita and Mina approached the Americans.
Mina coughed to get their attention. The group looked at her expectantly.
"Hi guys," she stammered. Lita interrupted.
"We've gotta go now, sorry, but we'd promised to meet some old friends, and we haven't seen them for a couple of years. If they were people who we see everyday, then we'd bring you along to meet them but." lied Lita.
"But don't worry; we won't abandon you guys completely. Serena's going to phone Molly so her and Melvin can keep you guys company, ok?" asked Mina cheerfully. Charisma spoke next.
"Well, if you wouldn't mind, is it ok if we just stay here for a little while? I mean, we can phone later to ask them to help get us home, and it'd do us good if we can y'know, get used to Tokyo on our own, otherwise, we'll end up getting lost way too easily."
"Okay then, if you're sure about it," said Lita, not sounding very convinced.
"We'll be fine," assured Jasmine.
"Anyway, it's not as if anyone's gonna mess with, I mean if they do, they'll be in for one hell of a surprise," added Hope.
Raye overheard this last comment, and sharing a concerned look with both Amy and Darien, she walked over and said her goodbyes. The rest of the Scouts followed her lead and left for Serena's house first, to pick up Luna, and Artemis, who would probably be there anyway, in order to fill them in on their suspicions.
As the last Scout left the Arcade, Charisma turned to the others, and asked, "So, are these our girls then?"
"I would imagine so," said Zabadws. "They all have the power of the Senshi that much is easy to tell."
"I think that Raye girl is psychic. And did anyone else notice the way they huddled up before they left? I think they made up that little story," added Jasmine. Several of the group nodded in agreement.
"Weren't there meant to be nine of them?" asked Hope.
"I know," interrupted Catalina. "I only counted six, and one of them was a guy."
"There are nine Senshi, one for each planet," explained Zabadws. "And Earth doesn't have its own Senshi; it has Tuxedo Mask, the Scouts greatest ally. Whenever they are in trouble, he shows up to help save the day."
"So that's who you think Darien is?" asked Jacen.
"Indeed."
"And all the other Senshi, they're girls right?" asked Jacen again.
Zabadws nodded.
"Well, I don't think they seem all that powerful, do you? I mean, compared to anyone else, they would be powerful but." Hope trailed off.
"Compared to us, we could, if we worked together, wipe them out. Except perhaps, for their leader," finished Kalista, a far away look in her violet eyes.
"I wouldn't underestimate them, after all, there have been countless numbers of people who have tried to destroy them before, and they've all been defeated," Zabadws said.
"So, who do you think is who?" asked Charisma. The others looked at her, confused.
"Excuse me?" asked Catalina, looking extremely puzzled.
"I mean, which Senshi do you think each of the girls we met today was? Y'know, who was Sailor Moon, do you get me now?"
"Well, I believe that Serena is Sailor Moon, she was closest to Darien, and it is supposedly foretold that the King of Earth, that's Tuxedo Mask, and the Queen of the Moon, Sailor Moon, would restore peace to the solar system," said Zabadws.
"Yeah right, like THAT's ever gonna happen," sneered Kalista.
"I know, it's not like someone waves a magic wand and then it's all 'happy happy joy joy' y'know," agreed Hope.
"Aren't you two the little rays of sunshine in everyone's life," said Lee sarcastically. Hope stuck two fingers up at him, and Kalista shrugged.
"Anyway," continued Zabadws, frowning. "I believe that Amy is Sailor Mercury, as she has the most passion for technology, something that the planet Mercury is associated with."
"She seemed to have a passion for you to, Z," smirked Kalista.
"Yeah Z, and you didn't exactly do what you told us not to do- get friendly with them. The two of you seemed pretty happy together, all smoochie smoochie," laughed Catalina.
"Yes well, I'm in charge, I can do whatever I want," retorted Zabadws.
"Who's in charge?" protested Charisma. "Who made you the leader?"
"I did," was his response. "Whilst we're in Tokyo, I think it would be better for you to listen to me, after all, I've been here before."
"Doing what?" asked Catalina.
"Business," was his reply.
"Carry on Zabadws, who do you think Raye is? I think she's Sailor Mars, after all, wasn't that the planet with the most psychics on it in the early years?" asked Jasmine.
"It was indeed. And I think Lita is Sailor Jupiter, as physically, she is the strongest, and some of the best athletes in the Solar System came from Jupiter."
"So where does that leave Mina? Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto or Saturn?" asked Lee.
"I think Mina is Venus, from what my sources tell me, the Inner Senshi joined up before the Outer Senshi, and they tend to hang around together more," answered Zabadws.
"So, what's our grand plan then?" asked Hope, who cracked her knuckles and smiled viciously.
Suspicions Begin.
As the large group walked towards the arcade, Serena stopped suddenly, waved, then began running towards a man. The American students stared after her, and Lita explained.
"She's seen Darien, her boyfriend. That's why she's running after him. He's friends with Andrew, the guy who runs the Arcade," Lita sighed and blushed a little, "He looks just like my last boyfriend, except he's nicer because he didn't dump me for someone else."
Catalina interrupted, saying, "Oh you've got something in common with Kalista then, she's just split up with her boyfriend and,- " she stopped when she realised that both Jasmine and Charisma were making signs at her to shut up, and Hope was staring at her in disbelief.
"What?" she asked them, and the girls sighed.
The sky had gotten cloudier, and there was a cold breeze in the air. Kalista didn't say anything for several minutes then,
"Could we please not talk about him?" her voice was a little bit strained, and she looked upset. Then, she looked up and saw that Serena was walking back with Darien in tow, and there were two other men with Darien. Then, Kalista broke into a run to greet them.
The others watched her, then Hope looked at the men closely.
"Hey, isn't that Zabadws and Jacen?" she asked, then followed Kalista.
"Jacen? Where?" asked Charisma.
"Who's Jacen?" asked Mina and Raye.
"He's her boyfriend," said Jasmine, as she watched Charisma run up to greet them.
"And Zabadws is.?" the two asked again.
"He's a friend of ours," said Lee.
"I think Hope's got a thing for him," added Catalina.
Then Catalina continued talking. "Why did you guys tell me to be quiet? About Kalista and Jack, I mean."
"Well, I don't think she wants to be reminded of him, after all, they did have a pretty bad break up," answered Jasmine.
"Bad?" said Lee. "It was more like World War Three, and did you hear what they called each other?"
"I don't think she's gonna appreciate us talking about it behind her back Lee, so perhaps we shouldn't," said Jasmine her voice filled with caution.
"Well, what was he like?" asked Mina. "Was he nice, or y'know, was he like evil or something?"
Catalina opened her mouth to speak but before she could, Jasmine laughed awkwardly, and a little too loudly. Amy wondered what she was trying to cover up. *What is she trying to hide? I can feel powerful vibes from all of them, except for Lee, but he seems to know a lot about them. Are they the new danger?*
Before she could think up any more questions, Serena and Darien arrived with Charisma, Kalista, Hope and the two guys in tow.
Charisma was hugging the shorter one, who was the same height as Darien. The guy introduced himself as Jacen, and he had chocolate brown eyes and shoulder length brown hair. He was wearing a green long sleeved t-shirt and faded denim jeans. He was also wearing a necklace or something similar, but it was hard to tell what it was, as it was hidden under his t-shirt and only the chain was visible.
The other guy was taller than Darien and Jacen, and he was called Zabadws. He had pale skin, and was wearing a blue t-shirt and black jeans. He was wearing a pair of shades that were blue, and they covered up his eyes, so that the colour was impossible to tell. The strangest thing about him though, was his white hair. He was certainly not old, indeed, he appeared to be only twenty or so, and Amy decided that he dyed his hair. She also blushed inwardly; as she thought he was rather handsome.
They began walking as a huge group, and Amy kept to the back of the group. Zabadws also slowed down, and matched his pace with her.
"So Amy, what do you like doing?" he asked.
"Well, the arcade isn't really my 'thing' if you understand me," she said.
He laughed gently. "I know what you mean. So much noise over something pretty pointless really," he said.
Nodding in agreement, she carried on talking. "I enjoy reading and well, I like surfing the 'Net on my laptop. What about you?"
"I like surfing the 'Net as well. And I can't really escape from books. I spend a lot of time around them, trust me on that one." He smiled at her, and she blushed. "So, do you like films?" he asked her.
"Some, the ones that make you think, not some brainless teen horror movie," she replied, brushing her fringe away from her eyes.
"I know what you mean. Those plots are so predictable, and the acting, well, lets just say 'dire' is an understatement. You have nice eyes, do you know that?"
Taken aback by the sudden compliment, Amy blushed even more, and was thankful when the Arcade came into sight.
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Hope stood next to Kalista and Jasmine in the Arcade. Lee was facing off against Mina in a driving game, Lita and Catalina were flirting with Andrew who was enjoying the attention, whilst Darien, Jacen and Raye were talking together, and Serena was showing Charisma how bad she was at the Sailor V video game and Zabadws and Amy were talking together quietly.
"Look at him," fumed Hope about Zabadws. "I spend months trying to get him to notice me, and I fail, and after one lousy day he's hitting on some little blue haired girl!"
Jasmine and Kalista ignored her, knowing that if they said anything, they were likely to ignite Hope's famous temper.
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"So what's it like in America?" Raye asked Jacen.
"Well it's great, I mean it isn't perfect, nowhere is after all, but it's probably the closest I'll ever get to home."
"So you aren't American?" she asked, flicking her long ebony hair behind her back flirtatiously.
"Well, my family isn't, and well, I don't have a lot of family left. My parents died a good few years ago, and I've recently found my sister," he said looking sad when he spoke about his parents.
"Oh I'm sorry," she apologised, swiftly.
"It's ok Raye, honestly it is," he answered.
"So how long have you been going out with Charisma?" asked Darien, sensing that perhaps he should change the subject.
"Almost nine months now," answered Jacen. "How about you and Serena?"
"Nearly two years, next month," he answered.
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"Yes!" shouted Lee, as he sped past Mina on the last lap.
"No! Not again! I keep losing at this game," whined Mina.
"Face it Mina, you're just useless at racing games," teased Lee, and Mina's response was to stick her tongue out at him.
Jasmine walked over and kissed Lee on the cheek. "At least I know my boy's one of life's winners," she joked, and hugged him again.
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"So Andrew, what type of girls do you like?" asked Catalina, batting her eyelashes flirtatiously.
"He likes brunettes, isn't that right Andrew? Blondes are too dizzy for you, right?" said Lita.
He laughed at them, and said, "Girls, as long as she can walk and talk at the same time, I don't care what colour hair she's got!"
"Hmph." said Lita, pouting because he hadn't agreed with her.
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Hope was still grumbling about Amy when Kalista decided that she couldn't stand it anymore.
"If it bugs you that much Hope why don't you just screw off over there and tell either Amy to leave him alone, or Zabadws to talk to you. Or will you just please shut the hell up?"
Hope was a little stunned, then walked off in a huff towards Catalina, Lita and Andrew.
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"Cat, what the hell is wrong with Kalista? She just snapped back there," grumbled Hope.
"Really? She doesn't usually snap. Well, not at us anyway," said Catalina.
"Not at you.?" echoed Lita.
"Her nickname at school is the Queen of Mean," explained Catalina sheepishly.
"Oh, right."
"But she doesn't bully people, y'know," added Catalina.
"She actually stands up for the poor little victims, personally, not seeing why she bothers," said Hope. "I rather my way," she said grinning dementedly.
"Which is?" asked Andrew.
"Kick the crap out of the bullies," this time she grinned wolfishly.
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Raye walked over to Kalista. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Not really, I guess," was her reply.
"Why? Is it because of what Cat said?" asked Raye again.
"A little. You see he was special. And sometimes, I wish he was here, but most times, I wish he'd rot in Hell," was Kalista's answer, and that was all Raye could get out of her.
Giving up, Raye walked over to Amy and Zabadws. When she arrived, Zabadws left, and walked over to Kalista, and they began talking quietly, and Kalista began blushing furiously.
Left alone with Amy, Raye started talking.
"Do you feel something about them? An aura, or anything?"
"Yes I do Raye. And it's all of them, except for Lee. It's as if they have power and he doesn't, but he's still one of them," answered Amy.
"There's something else as well that bothers me. Zabadws. I can feel the others as they think, but from him, I can sense nothing, like he's empty inside."
"I know, he appears nice but how many of our past foes have tried to fool us into thinking they are our friends, then springing the trap?"
Raye nodded.
"The fire reading keeps coming back to me, new danger, and the rest, secrets of friends and enemies. it was all very cryptic Amy,"
"And the biggest secret we could end up finding out from our new friends is that they are our real enemies. We should have a Scout meeting at the Temple, and talk this over with the others."
"You're right Amy," replied Raye.
"There's only one problem that I can see with that idea though," she continued. "How are we gonna get rid of them, and manage to get all of the Scouts to the Temple?"
"Well, we could always ask Molly or Melvin to take care of them. I mean, they are looking after two of them, so it wouldn't seem suspicious if we asked the Americans to go find them. And we could always say that we've made plans that we can't possibly change now," answered Amy.
"Well, that should work. You could contact the Outer Senshi on the communicators, and I'll tell Serena, Darien and the others."
"Okay," agreed Amy.
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"Hey Mina," said Raye, calling the fair-haired girl.
"Yeah Raye?" she shouted.
"Come over here for a minute, will ya? And get Meatball Head too," Raye yelled to Mina.
"Okay, well be over in a minute," Mina replied. Turning to Jasmine and Lee, she said, "I'd better grab Serena quickly, Raye gets cranky if she isn't obeyed first time. Like a Queen or something, I guess," then sighed.
Jasmine laughed, then added, "Perhaps she was a slave driver in her last life."
"Y'know what? Perhaps she was Jazz," laughed Mina, who dashed up behind Serena, and clapped her on the back.
Serena screamed, then turned to Mina.
"Hey, watch what you're doing! I lost again," then she started wailing.
"C'mon ya big baby! Her Royal Highness Raye demands our company, now," said Mina, trying to hold in her laughter.
"Okay, okay, I'm moving, hold your horses," grumbled Serena.
"Sorry Charisma, guess you'll have to carry on playing the game without my expert help," said Serena.
Charisma laughed gently, and said, "It's ok Serena; I'll go keep Jazz n Lee company. Or d'you think that I should make sure Cat and Lita don't kill each other first?" she laughed again, and headed off in the direction of Jasmine and Lee, who were talking with Hope, Jacen and Catalina, who had waltzed away from Lita.
Mina and Serena walked back to Raye, who was talking to Lita and Darien. Amy was tapping away on the communicator in the corner, and Serena asked, puzzled, "What's happening? Has the Negaverse invaded or something?"
"No Serena, it's just that Raye and I are getting vibes off our 'visitors'. We think they could be connected to the fire reading, so we should meet the other Senshi at the Cherry Hill Temple, a.s.a.p. However, we need you guys to get rid of them, so we can have our meeting," answered Amy in hushed tones.
"Okay," said Serena, nodding.
Mina, Lita and Serena huddled together in a group, whispering. A few minutes later, the three of them nodded, and Serena spoke to Amy, Raye and Darien whilst Lita and Mina approached the Americans.
Mina coughed to get their attention. The group looked at her expectantly.
"Hi guys," she stammered. Lita interrupted.
"We've gotta go now, sorry, but we'd promised to meet some old friends, and we haven't seen them for a couple of years. If they were people who we see everyday, then we'd bring you along to meet them but." lied Lita.
"But don't worry; we won't abandon you guys completely. Serena's going to phone Molly so her and Melvin can keep you guys company, ok?" asked Mina cheerfully. Charisma spoke next.
"Well, if you wouldn't mind, is it ok if we just stay here for a little while? I mean, we can phone later to ask them to help get us home, and it'd do us good if we can y'know, get used to Tokyo on our own, otherwise, we'll end up getting lost way too easily."
"Okay then, if you're sure about it," said Lita, not sounding very convinced.
"We'll be fine," assured Jasmine.
"Anyway, it's not as if anyone's gonna mess with, I mean if they do, they'll be in for one hell of a surprise," added Hope.
Raye overheard this last comment, and sharing a concerned look with both Amy and Darien, she walked over and said her goodbyes. The rest of the Scouts followed her lead and left for Serena's house first, to pick up Luna, and Artemis, who would probably be there anyway, in order to fill them in on their suspicions.
As the last Scout left the Arcade, Charisma turned to the others, and asked, "So, are these our girls then?"
"I would imagine so," said Zabadws. "They all have the power of the Senshi that much is easy to tell."
"I think that Raye girl is psychic. And did anyone else notice the way they huddled up before they left? I think they made up that little story," added Jasmine. Several of the group nodded in agreement.
"Weren't there meant to be nine of them?" asked Hope.
"I know," interrupted Catalina. "I only counted six, and one of them was a guy."
"There are nine Senshi, one for each planet," explained Zabadws. "And Earth doesn't have its own Senshi; it has Tuxedo Mask, the Scouts greatest ally. Whenever they are in trouble, he shows up to help save the day."
"So that's who you think Darien is?" asked Jacen.
"Indeed."
"And all the other Senshi, they're girls right?" asked Jacen again.
Zabadws nodded.
"Well, I don't think they seem all that powerful, do you? I mean, compared to anyone else, they would be powerful but." Hope trailed off.
"Compared to us, we could, if we worked together, wipe them out. Except perhaps, for their leader," finished Kalista, a far away look in her violet eyes.
"I wouldn't underestimate them, after all, there have been countless numbers of people who have tried to destroy them before, and they've all been defeated," Zabadws said.
"So, who do you think is who?" asked Charisma. The others looked at her, confused.
"Excuse me?" asked Catalina, looking extremely puzzled.
"I mean, which Senshi do you think each of the girls we met today was? Y'know, who was Sailor Moon, do you get me now?"
"Well, I believe that Serena is Sailor Moon, she was closest to Darien, and it is supposedly foretold that the King of Earth, that's Tuxedo Mask, and the Queen of the Moon, Sailor Moon, would restore peace to the solar system," said Zabadws.
"Yeah right, like THAT's ever gonna happen," sneered Kalista.
"I know, it's not like someone waves a magic wand and then it's all 'happy happy joy joy' y'know," agreed Hope.
"Aren't you two the little rays of sunshine in everyone's life," said Lee sarcastically. Hope stuck two fingers up at him, and Kalista shrugged.
"Anyway," continued Zabadws, frowning. "I believe that Amy is Sailor Mercury, as she has the most passion for technology, something that the planet Mercury is associated with."
"She seemed to have a passion for you to, Z," smirked Kalista.
"Yeah Z, and you didn't exactly do what you told us not to do- get friendly with them. The two of you seemed pretty happy together, all smoochie smoochie," laughed Catalina.
"Yes well, I'm in charge, I can do whatever I want," retorted Zabadws.
"Who's in charge?" protested Charisma. "Who made you the leader?"
"I did," was his response. "Whilst we're in Tokyo, I think it would be better for you to listen to me, after all, I've been here before."
"Doing what?" asked Catalina.
"Business," was his reply.
"Carry on Zabadws, who do you think Raye is? I think she's Sailor Mars, after all, wasn't that the planet with the most psychics on it in the early years?" asked Jasmine.
"It was indeed. And I think Lita is Sailor Jupiter, as physically, she is the strongest, and some of the best athletes in the Solar System came from Jupiter."
"So where does that leave Mina? Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto or Saturn?" asked Lee.
"I think Mina is Venus, from what my sources tell me, the Inner Senshi joined up before the Outer Senshi, and they tend to hang around together more," answered Zabadws.
"So, what's our grand plan then?" asked Hope, who cracked her knuckles and smiled viciously.