Chapter 7: A Trip to the Witch's house

"You know?" said Karen. "How?"

"I saw you and your friends at the school when you changed back."

"Mommy, I'm sorry I didn't tell you…"

"It's ok. I have a secret myself."

"Huh?"

"I'm not your mom; well I am but I'm not."

"I don't understand."

"Ok, how to explain. Uh… Have you read about other dimensions in comic books?"

"Yes."

"Well, my friends and I are from another dimension, there we're in high school and we're the Sailor Scouts; but something happened and we came here and were somehow combined with our other selves here, your moms."

Karen had a confused look. "I don't understand everything, but I think I can trust you."

"We want to get back home and we need your Silver Crystal."

"Silver what?"

"You don't have one?"

"Well we have been finding these small crystals that are different colors."

"The rainbow crystals, we can use those to make the silver crystal."

"What's so important about this silver crystal?"

"It may be different here so let me ask you something, how did you get these powers?"

Karen took a deep breath. "It all started when we all had this dream of a pink kitten making us Sailor Scouts and stopping this bunch of rabbits from eating the world."

"Well that's a weird start."

"It was just a dream, anyway things were normal for while until we meet the kitten again for real. She then changed into a woman; she gave off this bright light, we couldn't see her face so we just call her the white lady. She told us the dream was just a test to see if we were ready to get those powers for real. She gave us these wands and soon after that this weirdo started showing up and using monsters to look for someone called Serenity's heir."

"Somehow I don't think he was talking about your sister."

"So what do we do?"

"I'll see if we can't lower your friends punishment to just a day, we'll need their help."

Meanwhile back at their hideout Titania and Oberon were having a word with Spectro.

"Are you sure you can handle our big plan for the end of the week?" asked Titania.

"Rest assured." said Spectro. "The new monster will be a showstopper!"

"I don't trust him with this." said Puck as he appeared. "You should let me handle it."

"But we trust you even less." said Oberon. "The only reason you are still breathing is because Lord Malice needs you to get to this mud ball!"

"I wish he didn't, in any case I'm bored so I'm going to look for fun elsewhere." Puck then left.

"We don't need him to find Serenity's heir." said Spectro. "The quest will bring the heir to us!"

At the school Karen's friends watched the clock, each second ticking away. They knew that it didn't matter that much, after school they'd all have to go home. "This stinks!" whispered Marie. "Why do they have to make us be friends with that crybaby?"

"The worst thing is that we won't be able to do our after school activities." said Alice.

"And my soccer team needs Me." said Lisa.

"I meant our other after school activity."

"She's right." said Rachel. "With the four of us on lockdown and only that dummy Karen able to fight that weirdo and his monsters will run wild."

"You know." said Marie. "We may not like Karen but we also treated her pretty badly."

"And for me at least just to make myself feel like a big shot." said Lisa.

"Same here." said Rachel.

"Me too." said Alice.

"I guess we have been acting like jerks. Maybe if we start treating her nicely we our parents will lay off a little."

Mrs. Kaioh then banged a ruler on her desk. "No talking during class."

They all gave a sigh.

Karen was walking home from school when she saw Serenity go around a corner with her friend Hotaru. "What's this surprise that Diana has for me?" Serenity asked.

"No clue." said Hotaru. "All I know is that Talent Quest is the day after tomorrow and we have to practice."

"Well I guess we'll see when we get there."

"Not the witches' house!" thought Karen.

She followed them until they came across Diana and the fourth member of their group Melissa. "Hey guys!" said Melissa.

"Hey." said Serenity. "So Diana what's this surprise you have for us?"

Diana grinned. "Let's just say it's going to be the cat's meow."

Karen knelt down on the ground. "She's going to turn them all into cats! What am I going to do! Wait if I become Sailor Moon I can save them! But I left my wand at home; I guess I have to save them without it."

She then crept to the house and over the fence, a large number of cats were in the yard. "Don't be sacred, don't be sacred." She stepped around the cats and then noticed five water dishes with names on them; Marie, Alice, Lisa, Rachel and Karen. "They're going to turn us into cats! I have to find Serenity and get out of here!" she then felt a rubbing around her leg and got Goosebumps, she looked down and saw a cat with the name Serenity on the collar and two more cats with Hotaru and Melissa on their collars then showed up. "Serenity!" she picked the cat up. "Don't worry, I'll tell Mommy and Daddy it's you and I'll tell your friends parents. I'll make sure you're fed and…"

"You really like that one, don't you?" Karen heard. She turned around and found Luna and Artemis standing behind her. "Most children your age like the kittens." continued Luna.

"You might as well get it over with." said Karen. "As she put the cat down and got on all fours. "Go ahead, I won't miss school that much and if you're going to do it to my friends too then I guess I can get used to the taste of cat food."

"What are you talking about?" asked Artemis.

Karen looked confused. "Isn't this the part where you turn me into a cat?"

"Turn you into a what?"

"That's what you witches do right?" Luna and Artemis tried to hold in the laughter but couldn't for long. "What's so funny?"

"You thought we were going to…" Luna said between giggles. "We're not witches."

"Then what are all of these cats doing here and why does this one have the same name as my sister?"

"You're Karen? I'm sorry we like to name the stray cats we bring into this shelter after people we know, Diana named those three after her friends and those dishes are cats we named after you and your friends."

"Why?"

"We knew your mother and the mothers of your friends back when we were teenagers and we thought it'd be nice to name some of our friends after you since we rarely see you." said Artemis.

"But where's Serenity?"

"In the garage practicing for that show." said Luna. "Why don't you come in and I'll call your mother to pick you both up?"

"That was very brave of you." said Artemis once they got inside.

"What?"

"I heard that you were afraid of cats, but you went into a yard full of them to help your sister."

"Yeah, I did do that didn't I?"

"Real courage isn't the lack of fear, it's doing what you have to in spite of fear." said Luna.

"Yeah and now that I've been around them a little they aren't scary anymore."

"Why don't you have a cookie?" Luna said offering Karen a plate of Chocolate chip cookies. Karen took one, as she happily munched on the cookie Serenity, Diana, Hotaru and Melissa came in wearing skimpy costumes. "What are those?"

"Aren't they cool?" said Diana. "I got these for us to wear for the show day after tomorrow."

"You're right." said Serenity. "These really are the cat's meow!"

"I don't think so."

"But Mom…"

"No buts." said Artemis. "Those outfits are too reveling."

"Dad, it's the latest style."

"And if the latest style was to go around naked would you do that?"

"Mrs. Neko…"

"And we're going to call your parents about this." said Artemis. "They should also have a say in what you wear up on stage."

"Are you in trouble Serenity?" Karen asked.

"What are you doing here?" asked Serenity.

"So was worried about you." said Luna. "She thought you were in trouble and came to help."

"Really?"

"Um, hm." Karen said with just a nod then she noticed something. "Mrs. Neko can I ask you something?"

Serena came in. "Luna, Artemis, it's nice to see you two again."

"We really should get together more often." said Luna.

Serena turned to Serenity. "We'll discuss your wardrobe choices later. You said there was something else you wanted to talk me about?"

"Remember over the phone when you said that you think Karen deserves a reward for being so brave? Well before she asked me if she could have one of our kittens, can that be her reward?"

"Please Mommy?" Karen said holding a little pink kitten. Then she leaned closer and whispered. "She looks just the kitten in the dream the white lady sent me."

"Well a pet is a lot of responsibility, but I think you can handle It." she said with a wink. "I don't think your father would mind."

"What do you what to name her?" asked Artemis.

"Bubblegum." said Karen.

"Ok, Bubblegum it is." Serena signed the license paid the fee and soon was taking her daughters and the newest member of the Tuskino family home."

End of Chapter 7