Part 1

In another part of the local park, a Daimon was approaching a young girl alongside the
park fountain. This youma had sharp claws and teeth, much like that of a wolf. The girl
was still crying in fear when the Daimon finally silenced her by pinching her mouth shut
with one of her clawed hands. The Daimon licked her lips.

Wolf Daimon: "Yes...you're just what the Messish is searching for. Your heart is
definitely pure. Heheheheh..."

Struggling to break free, the girl shook around. But despite her efforts, the Daimon was
too strong for her in the situation she was stuck in. Just before it looked like her pure
heart would be stolen, however, someone stopped the Daimon right in her tracks.

Sailor Moon: "Moon Spiral Heart Attack!"

The attack missed the Daimon completely, but the force exerted from it caused the monster
to lose balance and it fell into the fountain. Looking humiliated -not to mention angry- the
Daimon rose from the water and looked around.

Wolf Daimon: "All right! WHO did that?!!"
Sailor Moon: "That would be my doing!"

The Daimon instantly saw Sailor Moon standing behind her, holding the Spiral Heart
Moon Rod tightly. Behind her stood Tuxedo Mask, holding a couple of roses.

Sailor Moon: "Step away from the innocent, you heartless creature! I won't let you steal
any pure hearts for the enemy! As the Champion of Love and Justice, I forbid it!"
She then goes into a fighting stance, still holding her weapon. "I'm Sailor Moon, and in
the name of the Moon, you're punished!" she concludes.

Needless to say, the girl that was nearly hurt was safe...and extremely astonished.
"A......Sailor Senshi....." she mutters under her breath.

At that instant, the Daimon charges toward Sailor Moon and makes an attempt to attack
her. She extends her claws and keeps trying to lay even one set of scratches somewhere
on her new target. But Sailor Moon dodges them easily...but not exactly gracefully.

Sailor Moon: "AGH! AHHHH!!! DON'T HURT ME!!!"
Wolf Daimon: "Hold still, you little pest!!"
Tuxedo Mask: " Just keep dodging her a little longer, okay Sailor Moon?!"
Sailor Moon: "Okay, but HURRY UP! All this jumping is hurting my legs!!"

While she is busy dodging attacks, Tuxedo Mask comes toward the girl, who is still
in the area. He kneels down to her level. The girl doesn't seem afraid.

Tuxedo Mask: "Are you hurt?"
Girl: "Only a little bit. T-that monster gave me a minor injury."

That's when Tuxedo Mask notices her right shoulder. It had been scratched
by the Daimon's claws earlier and it was bleeding through the sleeve of her
purple school uniform.

Tuxedo Mask: "Here, let me help you with that."

He ripped off a small piece of fabric from his cape and tied it around the girl's
shoulder with care. Once he was done, he stood back up slowly, the girl watching him.

Tuxedo Mask: "Do you need help leaving? It's not safe to hang around here."
Girl: "Oh, no. I'm fine. I'll leave!"

She gets up and runs away. But before completely getting away from the site,
she waved to Tuxedo Mask and said "Thank you!" Then she disappeared.

Back with Sailor Moon, she was still pretty much dodging attacks. But enough
was enough for the exhausted girl. She thought up of a tactic to trip the Daimon.
Literally.

Sailor Moon: "The fun is over, you creep!"

She quickly takes her foot and uses it to trip the Daimon face first into the concrete.
Once again, the youma feels really stupid as she lifts her face up.

Wolf Daimon: "I WILL be back to get that pure heart! And you won't stop me!"
she proclaims, growling viciously. And with that last line, she vanishes.
Sailor Moon slips down to the ground, sighing of exhaustion and relief. Tuxedo Mask
rushes to her side and pets her on the head. He smiles while looking at her.

Tuxedo Mask: "Good job, Usa-ko!"
Sailor Moon: "It's not like I really did anything big! The Daimon got away!"
Tuxedo Mask: "At least that new target is safe for tonight."

Reversing the henshin process and converting back to Usagi, Usagi stands up
as a small breeze flows through her long hair. She remains quiet for a short
time period while looking at the area where the girl has been sitting.

Usagi: "I wonder who that girl is. Did you get a good look at her?" she asks Mamoru,
who also reversed his henshin process. He steps back and forth next to Usagi.

Mamoru: "I didn't see her face very well. But her hair was rather short and it was
a nice black color. And her uniform was all purple."
Usagi: "Well, I guess that's enough info for now. Let's go inform Luna and the
other Sailor Senshi about this new target so we can protect her."

Usagi's sudden burst of seriousness makes Mamoru smile yet again, and the
two walk back to the bench to spend a few more minutes alone.

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The next day before school, Usagi and her fellow Senshi sit casually nearby the Crown Arcade,
talking about what had happened the night before. Usagi explains the scenario as best as she can,
with everyone else watching her.

Usagi: ".....And as she was about to snatch the girl's pure heart, I stopped her and tried
to destroy her, but unfortunately she started attacking me quickly, and all I could do was
dodge her claws! She almost turned me into spaghetti! Agh!"
Makoto: "Why didn't you contact any of us?"
Usagi: "HELLO? It's not easy to call for help when you're busy trying NOT to get bad injuries!"
Makoto: (sweatdrop) "Eheheh....sorry!"
Ami: "What happened to the girl you described to us?"
Usagi: "Her? She managed to get away safe...although, Mamo-chan mentioned something
about a nasty wound on her shoulder."

Suddenly, Rei rises from her seat, gazing out the window near the table they were sitting at.

Rei: "Well then! Looks like we don't have to search much longer for this pure-heart victim!"
Minako: "Huh? What are you saying, Rei-chan?"
Rei: "Take a look over there!" she replies, pointing out the window.

Usagi, Ami, Makoto and Minako look at the place Rei pointed to find what they were searching
for. On the other side of the street stood a young junior high couple strolling to school. The
girl of the couple closely resembled Usagi's description of the pure-heart target.

Everyone (but Rei): "NO WAAAAY!!"
It was all too coincidental. Short black hair and a purple uniform. And to add to that description,
there was a white bandage peeking from under the right shirt sleeve. They didn't need another
moment of thought. That girl -whoever she was- was indeed the same person.

Minako: "Quick! Can you guys tell where she's going so we know where to find her?"

All 5 senshi press their faces against the glass of the window to watch the girl as she strolled
away with her boyfriend. At first, they couldn't tell. But about 6 seconds later, it struck
Ami in the head, and she knew where the girl was heading.

Ami: "She's....going to OUR school, Usagi-chan!"
Usagi: "Eh?"

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Several minutes after spotting the girl walking to the school grounds, Usagi, Ami and Makoto rushed
behind her with no delay. Rei and Minako, on the other hand, stayed behind to go to other places. Just
before the bell rung, all 3 girls arrived to the classroom on time. The first person they made eye
contact with was Haruna-sensei.

Haruna: "It's about time you three came! Go to your seats. Class is getting started now."
Girls: "Yes, Haruna-sensei."

Casually sauntering to her desk, Usagi begins wondering where the girl could have gone off to. It wasn't
long before she received her answer, because some newcomers were standing right behind the teacher.

Haruna: "Guess what, class? Today we have a new set of students staying over for a few weeks!
These two hiding behind me come from the United States and are exchange students. They were lucky
enough to choose our country and they are excited to be here!"

She steps to the side to reveal the exchange students. It was the pure-heart target, standing quietly
beside her boyfriend. Ami and Makoto anticipated to see them, but Usagi...well....she was being her
usual self and was totally shocked.

Usagi: "Oh.....my...god!!"

Haruna-sensei continued with introductions.

Haruna: "Class, this is Krystal and Derek, your new -but temporary- American peers.
Please do a favor and show them around while they have the privilege to be here!" She
concludes her introductions with a big smile and the class smiles back at the couple.
Usagi keeps staring in surprise while mumbling to herself.

Usagi: "This is great! She's in MY class! Now the other Senshi and I can protect her from
being attacked by that Daimon again! Wait until I tell Luna about THIS!"

While Usagi rambles on and on to herself, Krystal gives Usagi a long, cold stare.

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Lunch period rolled around. Usagi walked on the school campus, carrying her lunchbag. She
was searching for Krystal, but she didn't see her for quite some time.

Usagi: "I don't see her anywhere out here! Now where do you suppose...Aha!"

Seconds after speaking, Usagi's eye caught the sight of a purple uniformed person sitting under
a tree. It was Krystal. She wasn't eating anything. She was doing some sketching in one of her
school notebooks. Seizing opportunity, Usagi went to Krystal's place and stood before the newcomer.
Krystal saw a shadow approach her spot and she looked up, looking worried and frightened at the
same time. But when she saw it was just Usagi, the worried expression became a friendly smile.

Krystal: "H-Hello."
Usagi: "Hi there!"
Krystal: "Aren't you in Haruna-sensei's class?"
Usagi: "Yeah! I sit somewhere near the back. I'm very easy to spot. I'm...the only one
with odangos! You can't miss me! Hahahaha!"
Krystal: (smiles)
Usagi: "So what was your name again?"
Krystal: "Krystal. But some of my new friends here call me K-chan. It's easier for them, I guess."
Usagi: "My name's Usagi. It's nice to have you in my class, K-chan!"
Krystal: "Thanks, Usagi-chan!" she replied.
Usagi: "Mind if I sit down and chat with you?"
Krystal: "Oh, not at all. Go ahead!"

Usagi quickly sits next to Krystal and tries stirring up a conversation. Eventually the two
are discovering new things about each other- from likes to dislikes, interests and hobbies,
and so forth. During the entire period, the two talked while doing different things. Krystal
continued drawing while Usagi gobbled up what was in her lunchbag. She even offered some
to Krystal, and she munched on just a little bit. 5 minutes before the period was over,
Krystal set down her pencil to show she had completed her picture. Usagi saw this and
grew ecstatic.

Usagi: "Ooh! You finished your picture, K-chan? Can I see?!"
Krystal: "I don't know. I think it is kinda bad...besides I had a accident
yesterday and my arm doesn't feel good."
Usagi: "Aw, come on! I'm sure it's beautiful! Please? Can I see?"
Krystal: (pauses) "Well, okay! But don't laugh or anything."

She lends Usagi the notebook, and in an instant, Usagi snatches it. Seconds after giggling in
excitement, things grew quiet. Usagi couldn't believe what she saw before her. The picture
was lovely and everything, but it was who was IN it that surprised her, really. (And no, it
wasn't her or Mamoru.) It was Krystal and her boyfriend Derek. At least that's what it
looked like. The faces were alike, but it looked like they were both wearing royalty outfits.
And in the center of the girl's princess outfit was a purple brooch. Many things went through
Usagi's mind as she stared at the picture.

Usagi: (in her head) "Oh gosh....did she make this all up on her own? It's amazing! But that
brooch....it looks so detailed.....and so....familiar....."

Before she could finish, a few more shadows approached the resting spot. This time it was
Makoto, Ami AND Minako, who just arrived to the school. They stared down at the two
girls with the usual smiles.

Ami: "Hi Usagi-chan! Hi, Krystal! I'm Ami."
Makoto: "My name's Makoto. Nice to meet you, Krystal!"
Minako: "And I'm Minako!"
Makoto: "We just came to meet you and to get Usagi-chan. Class will start
soon, so you can come along with us too!"
Usagi: "Yeah! Come on with us! We can walk together!"
Krystal: "Thanks. But uh, I have to go somewhere else at the moment. You can
all go on without me."
Usagi: "Aww...darn! (sigh) That's okay, though. So will we see you later?"
Krystal: "Sure! I'll be here!"
Usagi: "All right! See you then!" She stands up and goes to her friends as they start to
stroll away from the place. Usagi follows them.

And then- as the four were still close enough, they heard Krystal say something
unexpected. It was quiet, but still could be heard from a few feet away.

Krystal: ".....bye, Sailor Senshi."

Usagi and the girls froze in place once hearing the last 2 words. All four of them turned
their heads to face Krystal again, but she had vanished from the resting spot. They were
now both freaked out and worried.

Minako: "Did she just say...Sailor Senshi?"
Makoto: "How can she know that we're...."
Ami: ".........."
Usagi: "K-chan....."

Part 1: End

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