Okay, I realize that not much had happened yet, but it was my first chapter so how much can you expect? Anyway, I want to thank all my friends who helped me make the first chapter possible and all the people who reviewed. I appreciate it more than you know. Now, time to read the second chapter. Enjoy!

This chapter is dedicated to all the wonderful people who reviewed chapter 1. Those reviews were my inspiration to write this chapter. Thank you guys.

Disclaimer: See chapter one.

Authors Note: Blah Blah Blah Indicates a character's thoughts.


Chapter 2
Destinies

Serena sat at her desk trying not to give in and go to sleep. She was ready for the lunch bell to ring so she could get out of the classroom. Sure, the break out in the hall and meeting India was great, and well appreciated, but that had been almost an hour and a half ago. She was trying her best to pay attention to what Miss Haruna was saying, but she was fighting a losing battle. Right as she gave in and fell asleep, the lunch bell rang, saving her from yet another embarrassing scene.

Serena sat up, smiled at the sound of the bell and started putting her things away. She was really looking forward to introducing India to Amy, Mina, and Lita. She just knew that they would all get along together. It seemed that India had something in common with each of the girls. She wanted to become a doctor just like Amy and she keeps to herself like Lita does when she's around new people. But especially…she likes to play video games like Mina and I do!

Serena stood up, stretched, and got her lunch. She looked at Amy, Lita, and Mina getting their lunches and asked, "Hey girls, why don't you three go on to lunch and I'll meet y'all there?"

"Why? We want to meet India." Mina said.

"I know, but I want to chat with her a little before she meets you guys. When I mentioned introducing her to y'all, she seemed a little nervous. I just want to try to make her feel a little more comfortable about the whole thing."

"That's true. Meeting new people usually makes anyone nervous. I know that's how it was for me." Amy said.

"Okay then. We'll go ahead to lunch and meet you and India there." Lita said smiling.

"Great! Thanks guys. I'll see ya in a minute, okay?" They agreed and walked out of class.

With her lunch in hand, Serena left the classroom and walked around the corner to see India leaning against the wall, holding her lunch in front of her, and staring intently at the ground. Serena noticed that her face held an expression of slight fear and nervousness. Right then, Serena made it her personal goal to make India relax and feel better about meeting the girls. She put on her brightest smile and walked up to her. "Hey India! Hope you're hungry, 'cause I'm famished. Come on. Let's go eat. I need energy." Serena then started to giggle.

"Looks to me like you have enough of that already. Are you sure you want more? You might have an overload." India started feeling a little more at ease and began laughing. I know what she's trying to do and it's working. India's smile grew and she smothered her laughter, although the laughter shown in her eyes. This did not go unnoticed by Serena. She linked her arm with India's and led her outside feeling that she had accomplished her goal.

Lita, Amy, and Mina stopped chatting and eating their lunch when they saw Serena and another girl, which they assumed was India, walking towards them. The girl looked about the same age as Serena, had light colored skin, and dark brown eyes. A second later, they gasped. She had the EXACT same hairstyle as Serena did. The only difference was that she had black hair. They looked at each other wondering the same question. Why didn't Serena tell us India had the EXACT same hairstyle as her? Then they realized that Serena never really paid attention to how someone looked. If she did, then she quickly forgot about it.

Serena talked nonstop until they came to the place under a cherry blossom tree where Amy, Lita, Mina, and her sat everyday for lunch. India felt a little better now that Serena had cheered her up, but she was still nervous when she came face to face with the girls. She stood smiling to the best of her ability, hoping and praying that they would like her as much as Serena did.

When Serena and India got to where the girls were, they had regained their composure, stood, and were smiling, happy to meet a new friend. Serena knew that India had gotten all her nervousness back when she saw the girls, so she took the initiative and introduced her. "Hey girls! This is India Present. India this is Amy Mizuno, Lita Kino, and Mina Aino." She said pointing to each girl as she said her name.

"Hello India. It's nice to meet you." Amy said.

"Hi ya. It's great to meet ya." Lita said.

"Hey! It's a pleasure to meet you India." Mina said.

"Hello. The pleasure's all mine." India said. She saw the girls' faces and knew by the look in their eyes that she had nothing to be worried about. She smiled even bigger then and Serena noticed this. She knew right then that India considered them all her friends.

Even though their lunch period was only 30 minutes long, to the five girls it felt like three hours. A few minutes before the end-of-lunch bell rang, Serena realized something. "Oh my gosh! I forgot about Raye!" She said with a hint of fear in her voice.

"You're right! I can't believe we didn't remember her." Mina said.

"Raye?" India asked puzzled.

"Let's not tell her about this." Amy said.

"Raye who?" India asked again a little louder trying to get an answer.

"Yeah, with her temper, there is no telling what she'll do if she finds out we forgot to mention her." Lita said.

"Who's Raye?" India asked Amy, knowing that she would be the only one to really answer her question.

Serena decided to answer India's question before Amy, or anyone else, had a chance to. "Raye is the priestess at the Cherry Hill Temple. She's a psychic and a really sweet person. Don't get on her bad side though. You try to pick a fight with her and she turns into a raging beast of anger and destruction."

"Serena be serious." Amy said sternly trying to get Serena to stop over reacting. "Just because Raye gets angry at times, doesn't mean you can call her a beast."

"You're right Amy, but you have to admit her temper can be bad at times." Lita said trying to be the peacekeeper.

By this time, India was laughing so hard that it was all she could do to not wet herself. "You guys are too much. I was worried that I would fall asleep next period, but now I know that I won't." She continued laughing.

Soon all the girls joined in with the laughing. They stopped when the end-of-lunch bell rang letting them all know that class was going to start again soon. The girls reluctantly got up, threw their trash away, and headed for class. They were walking down the hall chatting when Lita said, "You know India, we're all going over to Raye's after school for 'Study Buddies.' Do you wanna come? It would be a great time to meet Raye and we can guarantee she'll be in a good mood. We'll make sure to keep Serena awake so she doesn't get detention."

"Hey! I can stay awake if I really wanted to." Serena said defensively.

The group of friends, with the exception of Serena, started laughing at that comment.

"Yeah, it was a miracle that Miss H. didn't give her detention for spacing out." Mina said as the laughter subsided to a small giggle.

"Well, we're all going to get detention if we're late." Amy said trying to get to everyone to class. "India, we will meet you after school where we sat at lunch, okay?"

India smiled and said, "Okay. I will see y'all there."

With that, India went into her classroom and Amy hurried the rest of the girls around the corner and into their classroom. They sat down right as the bell rang for class to start. As usual, it took Miss Haruna 30 to 45 minutes to calm the class down. It always took her longer after lunch for some reason; Serena had a feeling that it was because the class's energy had been replenished by the food and the socialization with friends.

Miss Haruna started class and the day went on boring as always. Serena nodded off to sleep three times, but that was all the girls would allow her. They woke her up each time, but after the third time, they paid real close attention to make sure she never came close to going to sleep. They were determined to let India meet Raye in a good mood, so they didn't let Serena even think about sleeping.

Meanwhile, in another class, India was wide-awake. She wasn't paying attention to what her teacher was saying, but rather thinking back to what had transpired at lunch and wondering what meeting Raye would be like. She had met a lot of people, but none were as caring, friendly, and sweet as Serena and the other girls. Raye had to be like them or they all wouldn't be friends.

All of a sudden, India remembered something she had said to Serena earlier that day. It was all India could do to keep from jumping out of her seat and screaming. OH MY GOODNESS! I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT MY DATE WITH DARIEN AFTER SCHOOL AT THE ARCADE! What am I gonna do? I'm supposed to go with the girls to meet Raye and for "Study Buddies" at the temple. Maybe the girls will understand. What if they're angry or upset? Nonsense, I know they won't be upset; they'll understand. India took a deep breath, relaxed and attempted to understand what her teacher was talking about.

When the end-of-school bell rang, everyone was so happy to be done for the day. Serena couldn't wait to leave. She was mainly happy that she didn't have detention and she was shocked when Miss Haruna asked to talk to her after everyone had left the classroom.

"Thanks again Miss H. See ya Monday." Serena said with a smile as she walked out the classroom to meet up with her friends.

"What was that about Serena?" Mina asked concerned.

"Why do you have a huge smile on your face?" Amy asked puzzled.

"Yeah. I would have thought that you would be about ready to cry, as usual. What's the deal?" Lita asked.

Serena, smiling as large as ever, said, "She didn't scold me."

The three girls' jaws dropped. "WHAT!"

"Isn't that cool? She wanted to tell me that she was glad that I didn't fall asleep long enough for her to get on to me. She also said that she saw you guys keeping me awake. Then Miss H. told me that you guys were true friends and to make sure I thanked you all. So, thank you." Serena finished as she reached over and hugged all of them.

Each girl hugged Serena tightly knowing that what she said came from her heart. Then Amy asked, "Was there anything else she said Serena?"

Serena smiled and said, "Yeah. She said that if I brought in my homework, completed, on Monday, she would be shocked."

Hearing this, the girls started to laugh. Once they had control of their laughter, they headed on their way outside to meet up with India. Amy, Lita, and Mina knew that Raye always reserved time for Serena's detention. Everyday she would say be here at this time, but knew they wouldn't be there until after Serena's detention and would gripe her out when she finally showed up. Two of the three girls never shared this with Serena, because it wasted some "Study Buddy" time and they wanted to waste as much time as they could, with the exception of Amy, of course.

When they got outside and turned in the direction of the tree they had eaten lunch under, they saw India. The only difference was that she had a look on her face that said she was worried and scared about something. The girls speed up their pace and when they reached the tree, India stood and Serena asked, "India is everything okay? What's wrong?"

India decided to act as if nothing was bothering her. "What do you mean? Nothing is wrong." She said with a forced smile.

"That's crap and you know it."

"Lita's right. The look on your face says otherwise." Mina said.

"So what's wrong?" Amy asked.

India was touched. I can't believe they know me well enough to know that something's wrong just by the look on my face. My face didn't express that much. Did it? She then smiled sadly and said, "After lunch, I remembered something that could mess up the plans that we made."

"What was that?" Amy asked.

India looked at Serena and asked, "Serena, do you remember when I told you that I had a date with my boyfriend today?"

"Yes I do. When was it again?" Serena asked, hoping that the answer wasn't right after school.

"I'm sorry to say that it's after school at the arcade." India said with her head down. "I'm so sorry guys. I completely forgot about it."

"Well, what time were you supposed to meet him?" Lita asked with a little hope in her voice.

"I'm supposed to meet him around five. Why do you ask?"

"Well, what time is it now Amy?" Lita asked smiling.

Everyone looked at Amy, who smiled as well. "It's only three."

"There you have it. We have time to go to Raye's so you can meet her. Then we can go to the arcade with you and you can have your date with your boyfriend. Besides, we can play games and bug Serena and Andrew like always." Lita said.

Both Lita and Mina looked at each other and smiled devilishly. Serena saw this and jumped in. "Now you two just wait a minute. I know you both think Andrew is cute, but can you guys, just for one day, act like we're not there? Please?"

Mina and Lita started laughing and after a few seconds, Mina smiled and said, "Okay Serena. We promise we will only say hi and then we will go off with Amy and Raye to chat and play games, okay?"

Serena nodded, showing her appreciation, and the group of happily chatting friends set off towards the temple. When they arrived, they saw Raye in her temple robes, sweeping the shrine walkway. When Raye saw the girls, she waved and yelled hello. That was until she saw Serena. Raye stopped cold, her broom fell out of her hand, and it was all she could do to keep from falling over.

Dumbfounded, Raye asked, "Serena? Am I imagining this or are you here? On time?"

The girls laughed while Serena crossed her arms and said, "Yes Raye. It is I and I am here on time. Not on my own though. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for the others. They made sure to keep me awake."

Raye looked at the girls astonished and asked, "Why in the world would you do something like that?"

Amy, Mina, India, and Serena chuckled while Lita smirked and said, "Because we made a new friend today and we wanted you to meet her in a good mood." Lita said.

"Raye, this is India Present. India, we would like for you to meet our dear, and sometimes bad tempered, friend Raye Hino." Mina said motioning to the girls as she said their names.

The girls shook hands and India said, "It's nice to meet you Raye. I have heard lots of good things about you."

"It's my pleasure. I bet you've heard nothing but bad things about me. I know my friends and I know they talk bad about me behind my back every chance that they get." Raye said while winking at her friends.

India giggled and replied, "I assure you, the only bad talk was about your temper."

The girls started to crack up. Raye picked up her broom, put it next to a nearby post, and said, "Let's go to my room. I'm sure Amy is just going crazy since we haven't started 'Study Buddies' yet."

Amy blushed and the others laughed. They were on their way to Raye's room when all of a sudden Lita and Raye heard a rustle in the bushes. They stepped in front of the other girls and Lita yelled into the bushes, "Whoever you are, come out and face us!"

As commanded, two cats walked out. One was black and the other was white, both possessing a gold crescent mark on their heads. Lita and Raye, feeling stupid, dropped their fighting stance and stood there while Serena picked up the black cat and Mina picked up the white one.

Serena turned to Raye and asked, "Raye, do you have any food these cats could have?"

Raye nodded and left to go to the kitchen while the others headed for her room. Once there, Serena and Mina began playing with the cats. "I wonder where they came from." Serena asked no one in particular.

"I don't know, but they're kawaii, aren't they?" Mina said smiling at the white cat.

"They sure are." Serena said in agreement.

By that time, Raye came back holding plates of food and semi warm milk. The cats ate as if they hadn't been fed in weeks and when they were done, they sat next to each other and listened to the girls chat about them. The girls were wondering where they got the crescent moon marks and what their names were. With these question heard, they looked at each other and nodded.

The black cat said, "My name is Luna."

There was a collective silence in the room as the white cat spoke. "My name is Artemis."

After a few seconds of strained silence, Serena, Raye, Amy, Lita, Mina and India all asked each other the exact same question. "Am I dreaming or did those cats just talk?"

"No, you are not dreaming and yes, we did talk." Luna said.

Everyone started to mumble to themselves and the mumbling grew louder and louder until Lita stopped it. "QUIET! Okay, let's think about this calmly and rationally. We know for a fact that cats do not talk, so why are you two talking to us?"

"That is a simple question to answer Lita." Artemis stated.

"Hey, how did you know her name was Lita?" Mina asked.

"That question will be answered shortly Mina." Luna said.

"We know who you all are: Serena, Raye, Amy, Lita, Mina, and India. We also know your boyfriends, India and Serena." Artemis stated a-matter-of-factly.

"Their names are Darien and Andrew correct?" Luna asked.

The girls were too shocked to answer so all they did was nod. Artemis continued. "We are not ordinary cats, as you can very well see. We were your advisors 1,000 years ago."

"1,000 years ago the entire universe was at peace. This time of peace was referred to as the Silver Millennium. The Moon was considered the center of the peace and the Moon was ruled by Queen Serenity." Luna said.

"Queen Serenity had one daughter whose name was Princess Serena. When she was given the throne, her title would be Neo Queen Serenity." Artemis said.

At this point, everyone looked at Serena whose eyes were wide and mouth was dropped open in disbelief. Artemis smirked slightly and continued. "Princess Serena had a court of princesses from each inner planet. Princess Amy was from Mercury, Princess Raye from Mars, Princess Lita from Jupiter, and finally Princess Mina from Venus."

"If that's true, then do I fit in somewhere?" India asked puzzled.

"Yes you do, India." Artemis answered. "During the Silver Millennium, Queen Serenity needed a messenger to deliver messages from planet to planet to maintain the peace between the planets. You were that messenger. The most important Peace Messenger. Each planet had their respective Peace Messenger and you communicated with each one, either delivering messages or receiving them. You were the Moon's Peace Messenger so, therefore, you had the most important job."

"The Silver Millennium was a beautiful time when everyone was happy and loved life. That was until the Negaverse attacked. The Negaverse was an evil empire that quickly dominated Earth and their next target was the Moon. Everyone on the Moon fought bravely and courageously, but in the end the Moon fell. Queen Beryl, the leader of the Negaverse, had snuck up on us and we had no way of knowing she was coming." Luna cut off, tears forming in her eyes.

Artemis picked up where she left off. "At the end of the battle it seemed that Queen Beryl and her Negaverse forces had dominated and won. She had taken Princess Serena, her court, and the Moon's Peace Messenger, as well as everyone still alive on the Moon. Queen Serenity had run out of options and knew that there was only one way to save everyone and get rid of the Negaverse and all its evil. She had to use the Silver Imperial Crystal. She knew that if she used the crystal she wouldn't have any power left to live, but that was a risk she was willing to take. So, when she used the crystal, she trapped everything in it; if she had destroyed it, she would have destroyed Princess Serena, her court, and the Moon's Peace Messenger along with everyone that was captured from the Moon."

Luna took over to give Artemis a break. "When everything and everyone was inside the crystal, Queen Serenity told us that she had enough strength to send everyone to a time in the future when everything was at peace again. She said that when she did this, no one would remember anything about the Moon or the Silver Millennium, and that if the Negaverse somehow broke free, our memory would be restored and we would know what to do."

"Which brings us to today. We have sources that say that the Negaverse has broken free and is planning to pick up where they left off 1,000 years ago. This is where you all come in." Artemis finished.

"What do you mean by 'you all come in?' What are we supposed to do?" Serena asked.

Luna and Artemis both jumped in the air and did flips. When they landed back on the floor, four colored sticks and two lockets were on the table between the girls and the cats. "If you take these you can stop Beryl's plans. However, we must warn you that if you take these sticks and lockets, you assume responsibility to protect the fate of this planet and the universe. Nothing will be the same as of this moment." Luna cautioned.

"What if we refuse? What will happen then?" Amy asked.

"If you refuse, you forget what we have told you and all the ones you care about as well as the entire universe are doomed. You six are the universe's last hope to live. The Negaverse is a very destructive evil and will cause misery, death, and chaos to everything it touches. We beg of you, please help protect the ones you care about, the world and the universe." Artemis finished.

The girls looked at each other and then at the sticks and lockets. Luna said, "It's a big decision that will affect the rest of your life. Think through it completely before you decide and know that you can refuse."

The girls sat, pondering on their decision. After about 20 minutes of silence, Serena spoke. "I've decided."

Luna asked, "What is your decision?"

"I've decided that I will do it."

"That's great. Thank you." Luna and Artemis said together.

"I've decided as well." India stated. "I accept."

Then one right after the other Amy, Raye, Lita, and Mina said, "I agree."

By this time, Luna was on the verge of crying. "Thank you all so much. You will not regret this."

"Okay, now that we all agree, what are these for?" Mina asked.

Artemis said, "The four sticks are for the court. The blue is for Amy, red is for Raye, green is for Lita, and orange is for Mina. On top of each stick is the sign that represents your individual planet. The lockets are for the Princess and the Messenger. India your locket is the one that is star shaped and has a crescent moon in the middle. Serena your locket is the one that is a circle with a star on the front. If you look inside, your locket contains your mother's Silver Imperial Crystal. It will allow you to transform as well as many other things."

"These are your transformation devices. Keep them with you at all times, because you never know when the Negaverse will strike. Serena, you in particular, must keep the Silver Imperial Crystal from getting into Negaverse hands. They will try anything, and I mean anything, to get the crystal. The crystal will give them almost unlimited power and access to the entire universe and beyond." Luna warned.

"So now that we have these, how do they work?" India asked.

"Amy, Raye, Lita, and Mina, you call out your planet's name follow by power. For example: Mercury Power, Mars Power and so on. India you say Neo Power, seeing as how you don't have a planet of your own, and Serena you say Moon Crystal Power. Just by merely mumbling these words, you transform into the mystical Sailor Scouts." Artemis informed.

"We almost forgot to tell you something. It is very important that you DO NOT TELL ANYONE WHO YOU ARE!"

"Why not Luna?" Asked Serena.

"Because if the Negaverse finds out whom you are, then they will follow you and learn your life. In the end, they will use your loved ones against you. This fits into the category of them doing anything to win." Luna warned.

"Any questions?" Artemis asked. The girls shook their heads. "You can go ahead and transform now if you would like."

The girls said their phrases and magically transformed into the Sailor Scouts. After eyeing and talking about the sailor outfits, they de- transformed and were discussing what had just happened when India urgently asked, "Does anyone know what time it?"

Amy looked at her watch and answered, "It's 4:45. Why India?"

"How long does it take to get to the arcade from here?" India said with a small hint of panic in her voice.

Raye replied, "It takes about 10-15 minutes, depending on how fast you can run. Why?"

"OH MY GOSH! I'M GONNA BE LATE FOR MY DATE!" India cried.

"That's right! Let's go then. We got some major time to kill. We'll fill you in on the way Raye." Lita said.

"What about 'Study Buddies?'" Amy asked.

"I think we can forget about that Amy. At least for today anyway." Mina said.

"I guess you're right. Too much has happened for us to do school work." Amy agreed.

"Well, if you guys are through chatting, India has a date we promised to get her to. Now let's go! We have less than 15 minutes to get there." Lita yelled, already out the door and on her way to the stairs of the temple with the girls, Luna, and Artemis in close pursuit.


So how'd you like it? I know it's long, but I had a lot of stuff I needed to put in this chapter. Also, in case anyone is wondering, "kawaii" is Japanese for cute or adorable. If anyone would like to give me suggestions, comments, or criticism outside a review, then please e-mail me. Thanks again for reading. Till next time, take care.

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