Ari stood at a corner in normal clothes that Pluto and her bought just last week, with Sora on a leash. She was waiting for two ladies to come pick her up, Pluto had already informed them of her. Ari never felt so free, scared, and lonely all in one moment of her life. All she literally had for comfort was a new communicator from Pluto, her mother's pendant, and Sora. She didn't have to wait long for the girls though, when a red sports car stopped abruptly in front of her. She jumped, still getting used to vechicals being in close proximity of her.
"Arianna?" the soft voice of a girl with sea green tinted hair asked.
"Michelle, Haruka?" Ari asked with hope in her voice.
They both nodded with smiles.
"Hop in." a girl with short sandy blond hair said to Ari and her dog.
Ari climbed in and Haruka took her bag and tossed it into the trunk.
"My name is Michelle," the sea green haired lady introduced herself. "and this is Haruka." she touched the sandy blond girl.
"Hi." Ari smiled.
"Trista told us so much about you." Michelle told Arianna.
"Yeah about how much of a troublemaker you are." Haruka winked at the young girl.
"What did Trista tell you about me anyway? If you don't mind me asking." Ari said out into the wind as they were passing more shops.
"You're new to city life." Haruka said taking a sharp turn almost flipping Sora over in her seat.
"You are fasinated by Sailor V and Sailor Moon comic books and paraphernalia." Michelle added.
"We should set her up with Moonface!" Haruka laughed.
Michelle smiled, and looked back at the child once more, "You were home-schooled for many years, and you talk dog fluently." Michelle laughed slightly.
Ari blushed, 'So they don't know I'm a Sailor Scout.'
"Yeah what's up with that?" Haruka laughed, wondering how a person could understand a dog.
"It's really just Sora I understand." Ari laughed. "So who's this 'Moon Face'?" she asked, wanting to know if they were talking about Sailor Moon.
"A girl from when we were in school." Michelle clarified.
"We'll unpack your stuff at our place, then we'll see if we can meet up with any of the dream team." Haruka said.
They turned into a lane, then into a apartment garage.
They walked into an apartment suite with a lot of paintings of almost depressing water scenes. Michelle and Haruka showed an extra bedroom to Arianna, telling her she could unpack there.
"Everything unpacked?" Michelle asked perkily.
Ari nodded.
"Okay!" Haruka smiled, grabbing her keys again. "Is the mutt coming or staying?" she asked the young girl.
Sora narrowed her amber eyes in disgust.
"She prefers to go, just for now." Ari said, laughing at her dog.
They pulled up to a temple with cherry blossom trees all around it. Walking up they spotted a priestess.
"Hey Raye!" Haruka waved at the young woman.
"Haruka, Michelle!" she called down.
Raye noticed Arianna and her dog when they reached the top.
"Hello," Raye smiled. "and who may you be?"
"Arianna, and my dog Sora." she introduced herself.
"Nice to meet you." Raye said. She soon noticed Sora's insignia on her forehead. "What a neat mark your dog has." she commented, wondering if she was a Sailor scout.
"That's what I thought when I found her." Ari smiled, patting the dog.
"So what brings you all here?" Raye inquired.
"We're just showing young Ari around town." Haruka said. "Have you seen Serena anywhere?"
"I talked to her just this morning. I believe she's working at the Game Crown Arcade this afternoon."
"Great! We'll be able to see if Ari is game savvy while we're at it." Haruka smiled, lightly elbowing the young girl.
"I'll join you soon, I need to finish cleaning up a bit." Rye winked, and went into the temple.
Ari entered the Arcade first, leaving her dog out in front of the doors. She looked around the big room filled with games and booths for food.
"This is a weird place." Ari commented outloud.
"And I thought you'd like it!" Haruka said abashed.
"Raye, Ruka, Michelle!" a high pitched voice of a girl with golden hair in an odd style, called out.
"Serena." they older girls said together. They recived a hug from the excited girl.
Serena noticed Arianna at second glance, "Hi!" she smiled brightly.
"She's with us, Moon Face." Haruka smiled, patting the 14 year old girl.
"Cousin?" she inquired.
"Trista's friend." Michelle said forcefully hoping Serena might get the hint.
"Arianna Pince." Ari bowed with a smile.
"Serena Tskino." she shook Ari's hand. "Nice to meet you."
"Why don't we show Ari the ropes of Sailor V or Formula One Racing?"
Serena blinked, in shock.
"I was home-schooled." Ari sounded like she was appologizing.
"Anytime is a good time to learn!" Serena smiled and showed the girl to a video game and explained all the rules.
"So a friend of Trista's?" Raye said looking over at the girl trying despratly to win the game.
"Yes but it's not that, that makes Ruka and I worry. It's that dog of hers." Michelle said.
"The strange insignia?" Raye offered.
The couple nodded. "But we just can't put our finger on it." Haruka sighed.
"Guys, why do you always jump to a conclusion of something bad when we meet someone new? I mean nothing looks out of the ordinary." Serena said clearly getting upset, holding the serving tray close to her.
Raye looked back at the girl, "Well I'm not saying she's evil or anything but she does have a strong aura about her. I just can't place if it's bad or good, just like Haruka said."
The older women started to hear yips of glee instead of hisses of anger from Arianna playing the game. Serena came and looked at how her progress was, and her mouth hung open.
"Level eight!"
"Mmhmm." Ari nodded, but just then got killed. "That was fun." she smiled.
"How about a snack? I get off work in a few minutes." Serena said, looking at the clock.
"Sure." she replied.
The group was soon sitting with drinks and food. Serena took off her apron and sat with them, trying to ignore the fact they were just talking negativly about the girl.
"Where do you go to school Ari?" Serena asked, sipping her drink.
"I don't remember." Ari laughed. "I'm new to this area."
"Jubaan Jr. High school." Haruka reminded.
"We'll take you tomorrow so you'll be ready on Monday." Michelle added.
"I went to that school when I was in Jr High." Serena smiled.
"Cool!" Ari felt relieved. "You'll be able to give me the heads up on teachers!" she laughed.
"Mrs Heruna, is not that bad, I guess. As long as you get your work done." Serena shuddered.
"Or you'll be on her bad side like Serena here was." Raye giggled, getting an angry glare for the blond.
A dark figure stopped three young men in an alleyway, while 12 others circled the group.
"Five earth cycles ago, you sent a ball of energy into the universe, to find someone or something. Well here I am." the dark figure said, sounding amused.
The three men gasped, as they looked around at their predicament.
"Dra..." Aries whispered to his brother. "we did it!"
"What do we say?" asked Scorpio nervously, even though it was his idea.
"You are the Evil we summoned?" Dragon spoke up.
"Yes. I am the Sovereign of the Zodiac. What purpose do you have summoning such... evil with such strong magick?" he asked with interest.
"We want to have power." Aries blurted out.
The dark figure smiled evilly beneth his hood. "Is that so?"
"We already have power, that's how we found the God's brat." Dragon said, elbowing his brother.
"It's just we want to be pure evil." Scorpio clarified.
The 12 figures around them started to move excitedly. Aries and Dragon looked around nervously, while Scorpio was caught up in the excitement from the 12.
"Your souls are dark, I can tell." the Sovriegn said solumley. "Now where is the power source you used to summon me?"
"We lost the kid." Draco said, sheepishly.
The 12 smiled darkly, making Dragon and Aries shrink back toward each other.
"What shall we do?" asked a distinct voice from the crowd.
The Sovriegn ignored the voice. "You lost the child of a god. A power source that could have saved you from the fate you will receive?" Scorpio's excited disposition disintegrated. "You don't deserve the powers I can bestow. But I think I deserve yours."
"Now?" another voice from the 12 spoke up.
"Yes." the Sovriegn said flatly.
White light came from the 12 and enveloped the three men. When the light faded the 13 figures were gone, and the three men lay dead in the alley.
"You are to live as humans until you are called." the Sovriegn's dark voice told his twelve minions.
"Yes!" said a bright cheery voice.
"It's not that great, Lib." a male voice droned.
"I've always wanted to shop." Libby informed the group.
Everyone groaned.