'And finally, we have news from the observatory that, this afternoon, a minor planet has been observed approaching the Earth's orbit at an unusually high speed,' A news reporter on TV announced. 'Around 11:20 tomorrow evening, it should be about twenty-five million kilometers from Earth. Still a safe distance in astrological terms. Anyone with a telescope should be able to spot it-'

Amy soon turned off the TV.

"The observatory's equipment has tracked in too." Artemis commented.

"Are you a familiar?" Patch asked the cat.

"A familiar?" Luna asked. "What's a familiar?"

"I guess that's a no," Patch replied. "A familiar is basically an animal who assists a magical being such as a witch or a warlock. You guys just remind me of my friend Salem."

"That's amazing." Artemis said.

"Still, nice to meet ya, I like cats." Patch smiled.

Artemis and Luna smiled back to Patch as he meant that in a good way.

"You guys look really worried," Lita said to them. "If that planet keeps it's distance, aren't we safe?"

"We're not sure it will." Luna replied.

"What do you mean?" Patch asked.

"Did you pick something up, Artemis?" Mina asked the cats.

"Computer findings point to yes," Artemis replied as he turned to the computer that Amy was sitting in front of and maneuvers the mouse around the screen.

Lita, Mina, Atticus, Patch and Raye gather around as a wine-frame diagram of the planet appears.

"We've determined that the planet's 600 meters long," Artemis continued. "A pretty good size actually."

"Whoa." Patch said.

"Bigger than I thought," Amy frowned. "If it plummets to Earth, it could be huge trouble."

"Right, but slim chance there," Artemis replied. "The planet looks big, but it's mass is pretty small. It's as if it's hollow. It'd most likely burn out before it reached Earth."

"Really?" Atticus asked as he came over shirtless.

The girls soon paused and blushed at the sight of him.

"I didn't have any pajama shirts to wear." Atticus said.

"Uhh... Come with me, Atticus... I'll help you..." Raye said hoarsely.

"No, I will!" Lita said.

Soon enough, all of the Sailor Scouts started to argue with each other. Luna even got into the argument. Artemis and Patch looked unimpressed and even had anime sweat drops.

"Uh, maybe I should stay shirtless." Atticus suggested.

The girls seemed to grin to this in excitement.

"Anyways, is there more to the planet?" Atticus asked Luna.

"Erm... Yes..." Luna replied, trying to shake off her nerves. "The planet's got a mega-high plant energy reading."

"Huh?" The girls asked out of confusion.

"English?" Patch asked.

"Yeah, right," Mina scoffed as she seemed to understand the female black cat. "So there may be some unfriendly ferns trying to take over our garden. Luna, you're being paranoid."

"That's what she said?" Patch asked.

"That's what I'm getting anyway." Mina replied.

"I dunno, Luna," Patch said to the black cat. "I'm sure if there were invaders that they would be a little more... Um... Vague and discreet about it."

"Yeah." Atticus said.

"Or else, maybe they just want to make some new friends?" Mina suggested.

"It's hard to tell." Artemis replied.

"I could try to sense their power levels." Atticus suggested.

"You can do that?" Serena asked curiously.

"Uh-huh." Atticus nodded before closing his eyes as he focused on the planet of the alien plants.

Serena still found herself thinking about Darien and the stranger from earlier and she decided that he shouldn't have secrets from her.

After a little while, Atticus opened his eyes with a sigh. "I can't sense their power levels, they're too far." He said.

"You tried your best." Luna comforted.

"Anyways, back to Darien not being allowed to have secrets from Serena." Atticus smirked.

"Exactly!" Serena replied. "Darien's not allowed to have secrets!"

"Why? Because you can't keep one to save your life?" Raye smirked at Serena.

"I think that guy was just some kind of wacko." Lita suggested.

"Maybe Serena's right," Mina replied. "There did to be some kind of connection between them."

"Serena, did Darien mention this guy?" Atticus asked.

"Uh, no," Serena replied. "We don't talk about his past very much, I guess. He says it was too lonely."

"That's strange, seeing how everybody's in love with him." Amy commented.

"Everybody, including you?" Raye asked after a quick blush.

"Oh, of course not," Amy seemed to blush herself. "I just said he's popular."

"Sure," Raye teased. "I've seen the way you look at him."

Artemis, Patch, and Luna soon sighed at how most of the girls were acting.

"Can't they ever be serious?" Luna asked.

"Doubtful." Artemis replied.

"Are they always like this?" Patch asked as Atticus went to ask Serena about Darien's past.

"More or less." Artemis sighed before face-pawing.

"Serena, do you mind telling me more about Darien?" Atticus asked her.

"Like what?" Serena replied.

"Well, like his family and his past." Atticus said.

"Well, he talked to me about his parents once..." Serena remembered. "He felt so alone, but he said that he hadn't felt lonely ever since and he thought of me as his own family."

"What happened to his own parents?" Atticus asked.

"They died in a car crash." Serena said.

"Owch..." Atticus winced. Poor Darien.

"He had been alone ever since." Serena sadly nodded.

"Where did he live then as a child?" Atticus asked.

"Same place as he always has, and he says that needs me..." Serena then blushed. "Isn't that so romantic?~"

"Sure is." Atticus said.

"We are family," Serena sighed happily. "And that means I'll do all I can to protect you. Forever."

Atticus was happy that Serena was devoted to Darien. Serena blushed sheepishly to Atticus.

"It's okay, I feel the same about my own girlfriend." Atticus smiled.

"What's she like?" Serena asked.

"She's very unique," Atticus explained with a smile. "She usually fights for herself for self defense, though I'm willing to help her whenever necessary, she's very street smart while I'm book smart, and she's a great guardian toward her little brother."

"Sounds like a great girl." Serena smiled back.

"She's the best." Atticus nodded.

The rest of the night was peaceful. Meanwhile, a glowing seed floats down from space and down a deserted city street. It stops next to a tree and buries itself in the soil next to it. Immediately, a flower emerges in full bloom. It looked unlike any flower that was ever planted on Earth.