Disclaimer: I do not now, nor have I ever, own Sailor Moon. L
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From the Last Chapter:
As the girls walked into the shrine they saw the temple girl sitting staring into the fire. She looked so intense that Serena didn't want to disturb her, when suddenly she said, "So you have finally arrived."
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Serena was shocked by the statement. Did the girl somehow know who she was? How was that possible as she had only become Sailor Moon the day before? She didn't even really understand what Sailor Moon was yet, so how could someone she had never met. Of course Luna knew about Sailor Moon, but she was the one with all the information on her past life. "What do you mean? How did you know we were coming?"
Amy looked as shocked as Serena. She lived in the factual world, the world of black and white. Suddenly her world has changed, irrevocably. She has now seen magic, and not just the cheap tricks that they do on television to make people owww and ahhh, she had seen the real thing. And now some girl in a temple knew that she was coming? It just didn't seem possible, but at the same time, so familiar.
The girl just seemed to stare through Serena and Amy. She was still in her meditation that she had been performing before. It almost seemed like the girl was not even consciously aware of what she was saying, but that someone else was directing her thoughts. Then suddenly the girl was back. She shook her head, as though to clear the remaining fog from her mind, and looked at Serena and Amy, as though seeing them for the first time.
"Hello, who are you?"
Serena and Amy just looked at each other. "You just said that you were expecting us, and now you don't even know who we are? I am so confused," replied Serena, also shaking her head. Maybe if she shook it enough, the pieces of the puzzle would mystically all come together and her life would make sense.
The girl looked confused and said, "I have no idea who you are, or what you are doing in my temple. Oh wait, you must be from the school. I would ask that you stay on the tour instead of wandering around, we would not like it if you got lost on your first trip to the temple."
Amy decided that she should speak up, "We just wanted to come and thank you for helping us with the youma. If you hadn't helped Sailor Moon, I don't know what would have happened."
"What are you talking about? I have not let the sacred flame all day. I think you have me mistaken with someone else." And with that, the girl with long raven black hair turned back to face the fire, ignoring the girls that looked at her incredulous expressions. 'What did she mean she didn't leave the flame all day?' thought both girls. They, along with the rest of the class, saw this girl leave the temple and start chanting something. "But you were out there!" replied both girls at same time.
Just then a teacher from the school came into the room, frantically searching for the 2 missing students. "Girls we were supposed to leave 10 minutes ago. We haven't been able to find you. We need to go now!" The girls looked at each other and started to follow the teacher, with a quick look over their shoulder at the strange young girl who lived at the temple. They knew there was some connection there, but did she notice it and what did it all mean?
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Later that night, Serena was explaining the day to Luna. "It's so strange. I have never felt a connection like this to anyone, other than that boy in the park. I think that was just a feeting attraction, because he really isn't that nice," Serena continued as she though about the incident with the poor grade on her paper. "But I feel like I should know these two and I've just met them. I really haven't even met the girl who lives at the temple."
"You know Serena, there are girls out there who are supposed to help you to fight against the Negaverse. You were not meant to fight these battles alone. I have no idea who this Tuxedo Mask character is, but you do have 4 comrades out there somewhere, just waiting to be found. You should all be drawn together in one place to find the princess. Maybe they are some of the girls that will help you. They sound like two of the senshi's, Mercury and Mars. I would have to meet both of the girls to know though."
"I'm supposed to have help? Why didn't you tell me before? We could have been looking for these girls!"
"Serena, remember you yourself have only had your powers returned to you for 2 days now. There is still much that you have to learn and to remember. Don't get ahead of yourself. Trust that this was all laid out and that everyone will arrive when the time is right." replied Luna. It would almost seem that she had wisdom beyond her years, but who knows how old this cat really was.
"I know, but I'm just impatient. I feel incomplete somehow, and it's been both eased and amplified by becoming Sailor Moon. My life has been complicated enough without these problems now."
"All I ask is that you try Serena. There is nothing else that we can expect. I have a feeling that you have more knowledge forgotten in your head than either of us can imagine."
"Yeah, well I wish I would remember it and quickly." and with a huff of air, Serena flopped back on her bed and pulled on her headphones. She wanted something to drown out her thoughts and give her some peace for a short time at least.
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For about a week nothing much happened. Serena went to school everyday and became very close friends with Amy. Amy herself did not encourage much association with her other classmates, preferring instead to just read her books and complete the assignments far in advance to ensure that they were done to perfection. Serena would not allow her to brush her off in favor of homework, and soon Amy found out what it was like to have a friend that really cares. Amy was, however, puzzled by Serena. She could see the potential in Serena, but she could see that Serena herself deliberately made herself to seem more ordinary. She saw Serena answer a fellow students question on a problem correctly and then get the question wrong herself. It was like she was out to deliberately sabotage her grade somehow, but why would anyone want to do poorly when they could get good grades and excel. It did not make any sense to Amy. The only thing that Amy could figure out is that Serena was always a bit happier after she had received acknowledgement from someone, even if it was a criticism for doing poorly and not living up to her potential. No one else seemed to understand that Serena was smart; instead believing that she really was the 'dumb blonde' she presented herself to be. Amy wished there was something she could do to get Serena to understand what she was not doing anyone a favor by pretending to be someone that she was not.
One evening, while attending an after school program, Amy noticed that everyone using the computer seemed to be getting tired. She was used to a few of the students being exhausted, simply because all of their work loads were strenuous, but never the entire class. She almost seemed to be a kind of smoke being taken from everyone using a computer. She had been working from the book, which was not really expected because everyone was proficient on the computer and it was so much faster to produce a finished product, because she had felt that it was more beneficial to understand the math problems to do them by hand as well as by computer because there are times when the computer is not available. It seemed that it was a good choice on her part. Suddenly the teacher seemed to notice that Amy was not getting tired. His appearance seemed to change as he realized she knew something was going on with the students. "So Amy, you somehow managed not to be affected by my plot. I wonder how that is possible. Well, it doesn't matter, as I will get your energy anyway." And with that he finished his transformation into a full youma. Amy started to cower in fear, unable to think how she was going to get out of this problem.
Just as he was about to attack the girl, Sailor Moon slid through the classroom door. "Hey! What's going on in here? You need to leave those students alone. I am Sailor Moon, and in the name of the moon I will punish you for hurting my friends." But before Sailor Moon could act on her pledge, she fell over a sleeping student. She had not yet regained her balance from her frantic entrance into the classroom causing her clumsiness to be amplified.
Amy had never felt more relieved in her life. The hero had come to save the day and her as well. Amy wondered if the speech meant the hero knew some of the students, if someone actually knew this girl in everyday life. Who was she? But now was defiantly not a time to think about this, instead to simply survive. "Sailor Moon, Look out!" screamed Amy as she noticed that the youma was taking full advantage of the fallen hero.
Unexpectedly a rose flew in the path of the energy bolt released from the creature. Both Amy and Sailor Moon followed the path of the rose to a figure in the window. There stood a man in a tuxedo, top hat, cap, and mask. "Careful Sailor Moon, don't let the youma have the advantage before you even have a chance to fight." And he seemed to fly over to Sailor Moon to help her up.
Amy seemed to see the hearts and stars shining in Sailor Moon's eyes. It seems that the heroine had a crush. Was it possible that these two had met before? Why had Amy not heard of him. Then, a cat jumped on her lap. "Mercury, you must help them!" shrieked the cat as she produced a blue pen-like instrument. "Just say Mercury Star Power and you will understand everything!" Amy was so confused that she just said the phrase. What normal person wouldn't just do what a cat had just told you to do? The shock of hearing a cat talk would throw a person into autopilot. "Mercury Star Power!" And with that Amy was engulfed in blue, her clothing changing to the Mercury fuku. She felt almost like she was coming home, them sensation of the transformation was so familiar. She knew what she needed to do, and what tools she had to accomplish the task. The only unfamiliar aspect of the transformation was that she could swear that she heard someone say "so it continues…"
Immediately the room was filled with a kind of mist. Sailor Moon didn't seem to have much trouble seeing through it, but everyone else did. The youma seemed to lose her and Tuxedo Mask in the mist, which was good because it gave her time to locate Amy and get her out of the room. Just then she remembered that this was one of Mercury's attacks. "Mercury!"
"Here Sailor Moon!"
"Welcome back. With your help we will be able to dust this youma!"
As they found each other, Mercury aimed her attack at the youma again, releasing it with a yell of "Mercury Bubble Blast!" and further injuring it with the direct line of bubbles from Mercury's hands. At the same time Tuxedo Mask threw a barrage of roses at the youma in hopes of lowering it's defenses for Sailor Moon, who then finished up the attack with her "Moon Tiara Magic!" which ended the youma.
"YES!" yelled Sailor Moon as she jumped in the air with her fist held high. "We beat him."
"Congratulations Sailor Moon, you succeeded again. Just work on those entrances." remarked Tuxedo Mask and then he was gone, almost as if he had vanished into thin air.
"Thank you for your help Tuxedo Mask," whispered Sailor Moon, hoping that somehow he would hear her heart calling to him. Mercury knew there was something there that neither person had dealt with yet, but instead of worrying about that now there were more pressing issues, such as leaving the scene of the attack themselves. Mercury softly shook Sailor Moon saying, "We have to leave. They can't find us here." Sailor Moon quickly regained her senses and she ran from the building with Mercury by her side.
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Well, here is another chapter written. I hope that you all enjoyed it. I encourage you all to review, because I want to know what you like and don't as readers!! I hope you all had a fun and safe weekend!!