Part 5: Gathering

            "Class, we have a new student today. Her name is Tacy and she is from the capital city of Virgo. Tacy, you can have a seat next to Aiko." Aiko waved as the teacher said her name. "She can help show you around for the first day or so."

            "Yes" Tacy walked down the isle and sat next to Aiko.

            'Why me?' thought Aiko. 'I just got here a few weeks ago myself. Maybe sensei thinks that I know enough around here.'

            Tacy ended up joining Aiko and Misu for lunch. Seeing Nariko eating by herself, Aiko told her she could eat with them also.

            "I'm Nariko" She introduced herself. Misu smiled, she had given her name to Tacy already.

            "I'm Tacy Mitsu. Pleased to meet you."  Tacy nodded her head as she introduced herself to Nariko.  The movement caused her necklace to slide out from under her blouse. She blushed and quickly tucked it back before the others got a good look at it. All they saw was a quick flash of purple.

            "What's with the necklace Tacy?" Nariko asked her. "If you are wearing one, why bother having it under your shirt?"

            "It's for good luck. I worry about something happening to it, so I wear it under my shirt." She explained. 'It's not like they would know what it means. But still, I don't like to show it to people.' 

            Just then the bell rang signaling the end of lunch. The four girls hurried back into class.

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That afternoon found Aiko and Misu at Ardiana's.  The three girls, and one cat, were trying to figure out what they were going to do next.

            "I think Tacy's necklace is suspicious." Aiko surmised after telling Ardiana what happened at lunch.

            "Just because she wears a necklace that she won't show people, it doesn't make her a guardian" Ardiana said. "One of my friends has a pendant she wears under her shirt that isn't a guardian stone."

            "I agree," Misu said. "It doesn't have to be a guardian stone, but we should still be careful.  Tacy did just transfer after Jupiter showed up."

            "So if and only if; Tacy was Jupiter, then Nariko's aura could be that of a Yoma." Aiko puzzled. "But we defeated all the yoma that attacked so far."

            "According to the prophecy, there are eight guardians and one other, "her".  Nariko could be another guardian, or another yoma sent to spy on us.  Tacy could even be a yoma for all we know. Anything is possible" Nokomis told the girls.

            "We should be careful then," Aiko said.

            "I can give you all something," Nokomis said. She did a back flip and three watches appeared. "Those are communicators. They look like normal watches, and even tell time. If one of you finds out something you can tell the others sooner, or you can call for help. I can also communicate with them."

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            "How is she doing?" the blond asked.

            "She is doing well in her new surroundings. She has also found several people with higher energy levels then normal." The dark haired one answered.

            "Let us hope she finds their identities out before it is too late."  The Aqua haired woman said.

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            "Morrisa!" Kali screamed at the womanish figure in front of her

            "Yes Kali-sama." Morrisa replied.

            "I told you not to bother with Virgo, and you didn't listen.  Devi, come forth" Kali seamed to sneer.  After her last command, another figure materialized in the room.

            "Yes Kali-sama." Devi said.

            "I am sending you out next, Morrisa has failed. You are to disguise yourself as a human, and go to Earth.  From there you can send out your yoma to finish off that planet."

            "But what about the warriors on Virgo? Shouldn't we defeat them before they get too strong?" Morrisa demanded

            "Silence" Kali yelled at her. "We need the power that defeating the earth can give us before we go after Virgo. Those guardians won't be able to defeat us when we have that power." That said, both Devi and Morrisa vanished out of the room.

            "I'll show her," Morrisa muttered from another area. "Just wait, I don't need the power of earth."

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            Misu sighed as she walked home after another day of school. Aiko looked over at her with a sympathetic gaze. Neither the girls or Nokomis could figure out Nariko's power, or If Tacy was connected to the guardians. The day had also been unsettling, both Aiko and Misu felt some sense of foreboding, and new that Ardiana must be feeling a stronger version. Suddenly Misu's Mercury computer beeped. The girls looked at each other then ducked behind a building.

            "There is a yoma nearby" Misu said looking at the screen. They wasted no time.

            "MERCURY GUARDIAN POWER, MAKE UP!"

            "VENUS GUARDIAN POWER, MAKE UP!"

            "There is a yoma by Tenth Street" Mercury sent on her communicator to Ardiana, hoping she could help.

            The yoma materialized from behind a bush. It was a dark ugly greenish color, and looked at it's foes like they were a joke.

            "VENUS ROLLING HEART VIBRATION" hit the yoma in what would be the chest area for a human. It growled in pain and turned back to face Venus.

            "MERCURY AQUA MIRAGE!"

            "MARS SNAKE FIRE!" The yoma was knocked over by both the attacks, and disintegrated.

            "Score another one for the guardians!" Venus said.

            "Not so fast, puny guardians." Morrisa stepped out from behind another building. "I have come to destroy you before you can get in our way again." "DARK BOLTS!"

            Venus just barely managed to throw herself out of the way.

            "MERCURY AQUA MIRAGE!"  "MARS SNAKE FIRE!" Mercury and Mars attacked simultaneously.

            The attacks simply were simply absorbed by Morrisa's shield. "Are those attacks, what a joke, the yoma must be really weak to be beaten by the likes of you" she snarled.

            "JUPITER COCUNUT CYCLONE!"  The attack sparked a few times as it the shields before being absorbed. Seeing her attack wasted, Jupiter screamed and tried to physically attack Morrisa. She just laughed and threw Jupiter back into Mercury and Mars.

            "This is the end, guardians." Morrisa laughed as she powered up again.

            "DARK BOLTS!"

            "SILENT WALL!"  a purplish wall of energy blocked Morrisa's dark bolts.

            "I will not let you destroy anyone. Protected by Saturn, the planet of death and rebirth, I am Guardian Saturn." She raised her glaive, pointing it at Morrisa.

            "Rebirth" Venus murmured.     

            "VIOLIN TIDE"  "SPACE TURBULANCE" "CHRONOS TYPHOON"

            Morrisa screamed as the attacks started to penetrate her shield.

            "Don't use the glaive" Guardian Pluto ordered Saturn. "Everyone, attack"

            "MERCURY AQUA MIRAGE" "VENUS ROLLING HEART VIBRATION" "MARS SNAKE FIRE" "JUPITER COCUNUT CYCLONE" "VIOLIN TIDE"  "SPACE TURBULANCE" "CHRONOS TYPHOON" all the attacks raced towards Morrisa, shattering what was left of the shield, started to tear her apart.  "SILENT WALL" Saturn used her defensive attack to stop the backlash from all the power they had released.

            "We will still get earth, then Virgo" Morrisa screamed as she faded out of existence.

            "Affinity, flight, and revolution." Venus murmured again, looking at the Kanji on the guardian stones which were part of the front bows of the guardians' fukus.

            "All the guardian powers are united, as according to the prophecy" Mercury stated. "So now how do we find her?"

            "Everyone concentrate on your powers. Once all our powers are united, the seal on the princess will be broken. Pluto Revolution" As Pluto closed her eyes, her stone started glowing, surrounding the rest of her in a dark red aura. Seeing that, the rest of the guardians said their powers, and started glowing.

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In another part of town…..

            Annamika Hina sat in her room daydreaming with her black cat beside her. Suddenly, both she and the cat started glowing with a silver-goldish aura, and a crescent moon appeared on the cat's forehead. The cat back flipped, and produced a locket.

            "Transform, the rest are waiting for you. Fate has brought all of you together."

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            A mist surrounded the guardians, and a warm light started coming from the center of it. That light started to take the shape of a human, and slowing materialized into one. She stood there for all of them to see. She had a skirt, collar, and boots of gold and silver bows. A golden stone sat in the front bow, with the Kanji of Sanctity on it. On her forehead was a golden tiara with a crescent moon.

            "I am Guardian Moon, Princess and heir to the lost kingdom of the moon, and Crystal Tokyo. This is my guardian cat, Neonis."

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~~Hope you all enjoyed that chapter, it took forever to write. I'm still not sure if I like the name of Moon's cat. It's a version of Neona (new moon) and since he's the male cat, I don't think a feminine name would be fitting. Nokomis (moon daughter) is also feminine. I was tempted to switch their names, but that wouldn't have worked either.

            I also plan to introduce the outer's civilian identities in the next chapter as well as Jupiter.

            Please review and let me know what you think. ~_^, and thanks for reading.