Hi peoples! Well here is another chapter. I hope you like it.

Evening star - thanks heaps for your review, I'm glad you like my characters. Who is your character? Anyway, in this chapter they meet the inner scouts.

I am using the Japanese word *Youma* for the monsters that the scouts fight. (Mostly because it just sounds better ^_^; )

Anyway enjoy!

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Chapter 1: The encounter.

"Hey Serena!" a voice called from the arcade.

"Hey Mina. What's up?" Serena asked as she trotted in.

"Well, you know I had that volleyball tournament yesterday?"

"Uh huh, you were going against that new team, weren't you?"

"Yeah."

"How'd it go?"

"Not so great," Mina sighed, "They whipped us well and truly, it was sensational, like they could read each others minds!" She related.

"Wow! They must have been cool."

"Uh huh, I didn't think the ref. would even let them play at first, there were only four of them and you're supposed to have six, but apparently they always play like that. They don't even have a coach." Mina babbled.

"Weird." Serena commented.

Just then her communicator beeped. Moving outside she took it out.

"Serena here." She answered, Mina moving to look over her shoulder.

Jupiter's face appeared on the screen.

"Ummm, guys? We have a teensy little problem over here." She said tersely.

"What's that Jupiter?" Serena inquired.

"Oh it's nothing really," Jupiter continued, "Just a couple of huge youma!"

"But there hasn't been an attack in ages!" Mina pounced on the communicator.

"Well there's one now!" Jupiter spat disgustedly, "We're getting whipped out here! Get your butts down to central park now!"

"On our way."

The two girls ran for an alley, pausing to pull out their transformation pens.

"Moon Crystal Power!"

"Venus Star Power!"

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By the time they got to central park the scouts along with tuxedo mask were pinned against a tree by a large red youma while a blue-green one powered up an attack.

"Stop that right now!" Sailor Moon commanded, "I am Sailor Moon, champion of justice! On behalf of the moon I will right wrongs and triumph over evil. And that means you!"

"About time you showed up!" Mars spat.

"Shut up Mars!" Sailor Moon yelled angrily.

"Just hurry it up will ya?"

"Fine! Moon Tiara Magic!"

"Venus Love Chain Encircle!"

The youma deflected Venus' chain easily and caught Sailor Moons tiara in mid air. It then pinned the two blondes to another tree, its companion keeping its grip on the other scouts.

"Ha!" the youma roared levelling its aim at Sailor Moon, "Prepare to die sailor scum!"

"I think not!" came a new voice, "Asteroid Whip Crack!"

Caught off guard the youma was pulled from the girls by a long energy whip.

"Meteor Shower Strike!" Came another voice.

The youma disappeared under a barrage of super-heated rocks. The other youma released its hold on the three girls and tuxedo mask to face this new threat.

"Nebula Gas Cloud Disperse!"

"Comet Ice Shards Slash!"

A cloud of poisonous gas combined with razor sharp shards of ice pelted the youma until it disintegrated into a pile of ash.

The inner scouts plus tuxedo mask stared in shock for a second then turned towards the four newcomers.

The one in brown stepped forward.

"Greetings Princess." She said formally and held out her hand.

Sailor Moon took it cautiously, then asked, "Umm, who exactly are you?"

"We," She said, "Are the Universals."

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So how did ya like it? Please R+R. Thanks again to Evening Star. What do you think of the attacks? Ok see ya soon.