A/N: So sorry that I haven't written in a while.I have a killer summer assignment. WAHHHHHH! I haven't been on the computer in a while, plus I've had a bad case of writers block. Again. But now, it's time for the seventh installment of the Controlling the Elements saga! Yay! Ok, what are you waiting for? Get reading.

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Chapter Seven: A new Plan and the formation of a team.

Pt. 1

- - - Several weeks after Oasis was found - - -

Guardian Aureole brushed a lock of white hair out of his face. He had called a meeting of all the Sentinels, and they should get there soon, provided someone, probably Tsunami, didn't get lost along the way. Five minutes passed, and he was beginning to get worried that maybe the Water Keeper had indeed gotten lost, when he heard voices outside the door of his apartment.

"You're so slow, Blaze! You couldn't catch a COLD!" Tsunami's voice shouted.

"Go home, Drip! We can defeat this enemy without YOU!" retorted the hot-headed fire keeper.

"Both of you SHUT UP!" Hurricane snarled, followed by a loud slap and the sound of Tsunami's shouting something incoherent about not hitting people, followed by a shouting match between the three. Aureole sighed. The Sentinels didn't always get along perfectly, but they meshed well in battle, so he guessed he had to put up with the squabbles. The door to his apartment opened, to reveal Ivy standing there.

"Hi!" she called out. "I guess you can hear what's going on out there . . ."

"Do I need to break them up again?" Aureole asked with a sigh.

"Not necessary," Nova said, pushing Hurricane into the room, then dragging Blaze (whose hair was smoking violently) and Tsunami at arm's length. "They'll be good, right BOYS?" The look on her face was so severe that they both blushed.

"Extremely good . . ." Tsunami said with a nervous chuckle.

"I guess so . . ." Blaze said, glaring furiously at Tsunami. Nova let them both go. Tsunami grinned wickedly at Blaze. The smoldering in his hair turned into small flames. Tsunami flicked the fingers of his right hand towards the Fire Keeper. Several splashes of water flew at Blaze, sizzling on his hair. "What was that all about?" Blaze snapped.

"Your hair's on fire again," Tsunami replied nonchalantly. Blaze snarled and vigorously began smacking at his head, putting the flames out.

"If we're all done being childish, I think it's time to start the meeting," Thunder said, stepping over to the livingroom. The others followed, taking seats on the various couches, chairs or coffee tables. Nova sat on a sturdy rocking chair, Tsunami sat down on a low table next to Hurricane, Ivy dragged Blaze over to a love seat that was conveniently far away from Tsunami, Aureole sat down on the big recliner, and Thunder perched on the arm of his chair.

"Ok, let's begin," Aureole said. "As I'm sure you know, we've found all six of the new Sentinels. Each of you has a new protege. How's it all been going? Tsunami?"

"Well, Lan seems to be learning well. He's got a lot of potential. One thing I can say for him, he doesn't give up."

"Good. How about you, Thunder?"

"Maylu's so sweet. She's going to have to learn to get over the 'oh no I just killed something' bit, but her kind spirit will probably be able to help her aid her teammates in battle."

"Excellent. Blaze?"

"Well, Chaud's a good student. He throws himself wholeheartedly into his fights, but he needs to learn to swallow his pride at times."

"Like someone else we know?" Tsunami asked under his breath. Blaze glared at him.

"Well, I think that he needs to work with a team. Maybe he'll soften up a bit," Aureole said. "Ok, Nova?"

"Yai's progressing by leaps and bounds. She's learning to move small objects, and even managed to fly a bit."

"Great! Hurricane?"

"Ugh. Dex is . . . smart, but he needs more training. And we definitely have to work on his people skills. He tends to get a bit belligerent. We need to get that out of him."

Aureole nodded. "We'll make sure to help him understand that this isn't a game. Ivy?"

"Oh, Anetta's so great!" she gushed. "She's managing to control plants and heal things with her powers. I wasn't able to do that until I had been training for two months! I think she's ready."

"Very good." Aureole said, nodding. "I would love to allow you to train your students more, but we cannot deny the fact that the enemy is getting stronger and braver."

"Tell me about it," Blaze said. "Just yesterday I had to fight off two of those creatures. It's getting to be a problem."

"I agree," Nova said. "The darkness is growing, and attacks on innocents are more frequent. I hardly take my pendant off now. I worry that we'll have to move quickly."

"We do need to work fast," Aureole replied. "We cannot deny the fact that these children will not survive on their own. They stand a better chance as a team. Not all that much better, I have to admit, since they have little true combat experience and they are still young . . ."

"But so were we," Thunder protested gently. "We were very young when we began to fight. We have to believe that they will survive."

"However, I'm not too sure that they will be able to mesh at all," Blaze said. "I mean, we've got that ditzy little glowworm, a tender-hearted little girl, Frosty the Snowman, a rich little airhead, a belligerent boulder, and a hippie dippie flower. Oh great. I'd say their chances of getting along are probably . . . zil."

"Oh, thanks for the vote of confidence, Einstein," Tsunami growled. "I think that they will get along. I mean, we do, don't we?" Blaze snorted. "Besides, we have some mismatched friends here. I mean, who would have thought that you would have a 'hippie dippie' girlfriend? Or that I'd have one who's such an airhead?"

"Say WHAT?" Hurricane asked, angrily.

"I said my girlfriend's an airhead . . ." he mumbled.

"That's what I thought you said. Just for that mister, you're going to have to buy me an ice cream sundae after the meeting!" Tsunami giggled nervously and blushed.

"Fine," he murmured.

"But how are we going to get them to join up?" Thunder said. "I know that if someone just came up to me after I had just gotten my powers, and told me that I had a team that I had to work with, like it or not, then just stuck me with them, I'd probably have been pretty ticked."

"I know," Aureole said, "but unfortunately, I feel that bringing them together as soon as possible is the best plan. We don't have any time to waste. The enemy may try a strike soon and I want to be ready. Besides, we can't stay here babysitting these children forever. We may have a new mission from Cody any day now."

The others reluctantly agreed that his plan seemed to be best. "Alright, here's what we'll do. Tomorrow, call an emergency meeting with your students. We'll all meet in the park. Make sure to be there by about seven. Then we'll explain everything in detail to the WHOLE team, youngsters included. Does everyone understand?" They all confirmed that they did.

"Well, that's all for today, everyone. Meeting adjourned. Now, I suggest that you go home and get ready for tomorrow." One by one they de-transformed and left, leaving the Keeper of Light to ponder the events of the day. He hoped that he was doing the right thing. He'd find out tomorrow.

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Maylu stretched from her position at her desk. Homework was such a pain. Why did Mx. Mari have to give out homework on a weekend? It always seemed so unfair that she had so much work to do now. What with school, piano lessons, and training, she felt like she was being stretched thin between all of them. As she sat there, she heard a familiar chime from her PET.

"You have a new E-mail, Maylu," Roll said from her PET. Maylu looked over and picked up the PET.

"Who is it, Roll?" she asked.

"It's from Sita."

"Sita? What does it say?"

Roll opened the e-mail and read it aloud. "Amore, something's come up. Please meet me in front of Higsby's. I need to talk to you. Sita."

"It sounds urgent," Maylu said. "Ok, let's go Roll." She picked up her PET and stealthily left the house. She headed over to the chip store. Sita stood there, her golden hair shining in the low light. "Hi, Sita. What did you need to see me about?" Maylu asked.

"Hurry up and transform," Sita said. "We have somewhere to be tonight." She pulled out her pendant. "ELECTRIC STYLE TRANSFORM!" With a flash of lightning, she transformed into Sailor Thunder, then nodded at Maylu.

"LOVE POWER TRANSFORMATION!" she shouted. As ususal, she was surrounded by pink lights, and pink ribbons transformed her clothes into her scout uniform. She shook out her hair when the transformation was complete.

"Let's go," Thunder said. She took off at a jog towards the park. Amore followed, able to match stride almost exactly with the older girl. In a few minutes, they had reached the silent park. Thunder looked around mystifed by the lack of people. The others should be here by now, she thought. Where are they . . .

Her thoughts were interrupted by the feeling of something thick and strong wrapping itself around her waist. She looked down to discover that a several large, thick vines had wrapped themselves around her waist. She turned to see a shadow monster standing nearby, smirking evilly.

"Sailor Thunder!" Amore shouted, starting forwards. The monster retracted its vines, and pulled Thunder into the trees. Suddenly, a shadowy monster jumped in front of Amore, startling her. She stopped suddenly and jumped backwards. "Amore Rolling Heart Shock!" she shouted, executing her attack. The monster merely shook it off, then began forming a globe of dark purple energy in its hands. It threw it at her, knocking her into a tree, scorch marks all up and down her body and arms. It began forming another, larger ball in it's hands. Amore shuddered. The last attack had been brutal, this one would kill her for sure. She knew that she didn't have enough energy to dodge. There was only one thing to do, and she did it. Scream. And the globe got larger.

OOOHHHH! End of chapter seven! Ain't I a stinker? Huh? Huh? Cliff-hanger! -evil laughter- This just means that you'll have to come back! Will Maylu be vaporized by the monster? And where are all the other Sentinels? Find out in chapter Eight! And REVIEW! Please! I haven't had many reviews the last chapter, and I want to know what you're thinking. Ok, bye for now!