Chapter 6

The next day, they met about a block away from the school to discuss what they were to do in case of an emergency.
"Here," said Hydra, "these are our communicators. This will help us track down each other when one of us is in danger." They communicators looked like watches with one major exception. On the side there were two buttons, one for emergency call, and the other for quick communication between warriors. It also had a top, each with that person's color on it that acted as the intercom.
"That's really cool," Reni said enthusiastically, "but how does it work?"
"Very simply," she replied. "All you have to do is press the top button on the side of the communicator and we will see a red light which means trouble or you can press the bottom button to talk to others pronto."
"Very nicely done Hydra," said Terra. "Now we don't have to keep such a close eye on our princess."
"Well, that's all well and good but if we don't go to class now, we'll be late," said Ariesa. After that statement, everyone started booking it to class. After they got to class, the day went on fairly smoothly. They met for lunch to discuss what they were all doing after school. It turned out that every one of them had to something to do. Ariesa had a Tae Kwon Doe class, Hydra had a computer class, Terra had a cooking class, Ophillia had to go help her mom at the store they owned, Darien had to go to work, and Reni had homework to do. They agreed to check in by seven o'clock and then went inside to finish up school.
After school they walked about a couple blocks together, and then went their separate ways. Since it was a nice day outside, Reni decided to sit in the park and do her homework there. She called her mom and told her that she was going to the park to study and then to spend the night over her new friend's, Ariesa's, house.
After she'd made the call she went to the park and began to do her homework. It was quite peaceful for about an hour and the gentle hum of the park was lulling her into a calming state until a scream that pierced the silence. Reni dropped her things on the bench and ran over to see what the matter was, hoping that it wasn't anything serious. She ducked behind some bushes about a few feet away from where the scream came from and peeked from behind them. She saw a monster about six feet tall, with tentacles for hair, fangs for teeth, and an ugly green complexion. She immediately ducked back down and got on her communicator.
"Hey, guys," she said in a hurried whisper, "There's a monster in the park and it's sucking up energy from people. You need to get down here quick."
"Right," they chorused together.
"Now I need to transform. Moon…Warrior…Activation!!" With that she raised her left hand to her chest, and tapped her silver bracelet with the first two fingers of her right hand. Reni shifted her weight to her right leg and lifted her left leg so that her heel faced to the left. She then waved her left hand over the front of her leg and in a flash of light, her white slippers appeared. She then placed her left foot down while at the same time crossing her arms in front of her at chest height. She quickly swung her arms down to her sides and her main outfit appeared. Then, as a ballerina would, she brought her arms up and spun to the left 180°. As she does this, a white cape appears and drapes down the entire length of her body. Reni grabs the edges of the cape and turns back around, releasing the cape from left hand and bringing her right hand up so that it ends up at the left side of her face. Transformation complete, Reni went to confront the enemy. She felt a super charge of energy with her new powers surging through her and felt ready for anything.
"Hold it right there!!" Reni shouted at the monster.
"Uhh," it said, "and who are you supposed to be?"
"I am the one who shines through the night, one who protects innocent people from the likes of you. I am Warrior Moon and you are toast."
"Well," it said maniacally, "we'll see about that. I am Tentacles sent down to capture energy for my master." With that, one of her tentacles shot out at Reni. She easily dodged it but Tentacles anticipated her move and had another of her tentacles shoot out. Reni quickly moved out of the way. Tentacles continued the assault and Reni continued to dodge every move.

After a few minutes of being able to dodge the assault, Reni decided to make her move however Tentacles had been watching her every move, and shot out its tentacles out at Reni. Reni easily dodged it but didn't realize that it was coming up from behind her and she was quickly wrapped up in her slimy grasp. Reni struggled to break free but to no avail. Once Tentacles had a firm grasp she began to take Reni's energy. Reni tried even harder to break free, but was quickly beginning to feel drained and felt a very strange sensation coming from it as well.
Then, as quickly as the attack had began, she found herself out of the monster's slimy tentacle and in the arms of Darien.
"How dare you! Who are you?" the monster demanded. Not answering the monster, Darien quickly moved Reni far enough away from the battle site so that she wouldn't get hurt and could easily see the battle. Once Reni was safely away, he answered the monster, "I am the one who protects the moonlight from the evils of the other realm. I am the Moonlit Warrior Earth."
"Well," said the monster, "I can beat you as easily as I beat miss prissy over there."
"Really?" He said back. "Well how do expect to beat them?"
"Who?" It said curiously.
"Us," said four voices in unison. The monster turned around at the sound of the voices.
"Warrior Mercury!"
"Warrior Mars!"
"Warrior Jupiter!"
"Warrior Venus!"
"Warriors of the Moon sworn to protect the people of Earth," said Mars.
"So give up while you have a chance to run," said Jupiter.
"NEVER!!" said the monster as it charged forward.
"Well you had your chance," said Jupiter. "Lighting Bolt Strike!!" Jupiter raised her hands to the sky and began to spin clockwise, forming a bright light that crackled with the enormous amount of energy that surrounded it. After a few spins, Jupiter stopped to again face the monster and, with a quick movement, brought her hands down in front of her chest and then pushed them out towards the monster releasing the energy. The vicious bolt of lightning struck the monster so fiercely; you couldn't even hear it screaming. When it stopped its silent screaming, it was smoking very badly. Then Mars decided to finish it off since Reni was out of the battle.
"Mars Flame Burst!!" she cried. Mars raised her right arm above her head and placed her other arm out to her side. Flames began to wrap around Mars' right arm as she spun around faster, growing brighter until it looked almost white. Once the flames were white in color, Mars stopped spinning and created a circle of fire parallel to her body then pushed the flames out toward the monster. Tentacles was instantly turned into dust and the energy, that looked like dust particles, it stole went back to the people, including Reni. Once the monster was destroyed, the warriors quickly went to see if Reni was all right.
"Are you all right? You really look drained," said Mars.
"Yeah you don't look so hot," agreed Jupiter.
"Yeah guys," Reni answered back, "I'm fine. I just feel a little drained is all. I'll be okay. I did get my energy back so I'll be back to my old self in no time flat."
"Well, just in case, let Mercury take a quick reading of you," said Darien.
"All right," Reni said, too tired to argue, "If it will get you off my back. Mercury, scan me." Mercury then pulled out her scanner and took a reading of Reni's bodily functions.
"She looks okay you guys," Mercury said. "She'll be just fine but she needs to get some rest."
"Good," said Venus, "glad to hear it. Now, let's get home. I think we all need a rest. Agreed?"
"Agreed," said everyone in unison. They all went their separate ways except Darien and Reni. Darien decided she was too weak to walk home by herself and that she couldn't protect herself if the need arouse. Reni didn't argue because she felt exhausted. Before they left the park, Reni reminded him to go pick up her stuff on the way out. Darien dutifully complied and then walked them back to her house. When Darien saw her safely tucked in bed, he gave her a kiss, said good-bye and was on his way. But as Reni slept, an evil virus was taking control of her body very slowly.