The small vibration coming from her hello kitty handbag was what woke Serena the next morning. Or maybe afternoon, she wasn't sure. Sighing sleepily she hauled herself up and started to trudge to the noise, feeling some sort of soft black material beneath her feet.
"GET YOUR FAT FEET OFF MY HAIR MEATBALL BRAIN!"
"Oh, that's what it is Raye chan." Serena mumbled softly, still not bothering to detach herself from what she now knew to be Raye's onyx tresses which were getting tangled into her toes. As a result the owner of the thick well kept hair was being dragged along head first behind her.
"Wassgoin on?" Mina asked sleepily, her Ami and Lita had also just been woken up.
Apparently oblivious to her friend's awakenings Serena finally reached her phone.
"Y'ello?" She answered. Then her face lit up like a full moon. "Darien!"
"Huh?" As quick as a flash Mina, Ami and Lita honed in on her like a seagull would to a tourist who was carrying food, although Raye was still trying to pull her hair out from under her leader's feet.
However any tiredness Serena previously had had now completely vanished as she was listening avidly to the person on the other end of the phone, as if hearing his voice was the only thing she wanted to do in the entire world.
"I know Darien, isn't it exciting? Oh don't worry I'll be ok, I'm still going to call you every day!" (poor guy thought Raye)
"I'm so glad to hear you're doing well! I love you! No I don't wanna hang up! You do it! No you! Ok on the count of 3. 1-2-3! But you didn't either Darien! Yeah I know!"
When Serena finally put down the phone her cheeks were tinged with pink and there was a vacant gloss in her crystal blue gems.
"Ah the little love bunny finally finishes talking with her long distance lover eh?" Mina draped an arm around Serena with annoyingly knowing expression. However the girl in question was still in her happy daydream and did not answer.
"So what do we do today gang?" Lita asked, kicking back on the mattress she had slept in the previous night.
"I don't know maybe we could-" Raye began.
"SEE THE SMURFSSS!" Mina and Serena (who had suddenly come back to the real world) bellowed right in her ear.
"Oh hell no! What are you, babies?" Raye scoffed.
"Well I don't see why not." Lita and Ami weren't showing any signs of resistance.
"WAAA RAYE DOESN'T WANNA SEE THE SMURFSSS!" The princess of Venus wailed, pounding the floor violently.
"WHAT DID THEY EVER DO TOOO YOUUUU?" Serena was also following her example. "THEY'RE SOOOO ADORABLE AND CUUUTE AND WHY DO YOU HATE THEMMM?"
"I don't hate them," Raye sighed exasperatedly. " It's just that we do need to do grown up things occasionally."
Serena smiled slyly. "Oh Raye chan if you even caught a glimpse of what I do on dates with Darien you wouldn't call me a baby."
"Ok you win." The princess of Mars said quickly.
Half an hour the five girls were happily seated in the cinema room stuffing popcorn and ice cream into their mouths although Serena had already eaten most of it.
"You know Ami chan you're just like brainy!" The blonde remarked, taking another slurp of her milkshake. "Yeah all you need are some Harry potter glasses, a smurf hat and you're good to go!" Mina added.
Ami blushed. "Oh stop it you guys, I'm not that clever- but I do think the surfs are cute, and they're my favourite colour!"
"What are you talking about not being clever?" Serena was aghast . "Anyway I think we all have an inner smurf, you're brainy, Lita I think you'd be gutsy…"
"But I don't have a Scottish accent!" Lita protested.
"It's ok you've got loads of time to work on it!" The Moon princess reassured her.
"I'd be Smurfette!" Mina proclaimed as everyone rolled their eyes. "And Raye would be grouchy!"
"Hey!" Raye stood up in shock as she tried to think of a comeback. "Well Serena you're… clumsy! Hey, wait a sec…" She surveyed the room with her sharp eyes. "Why are we the only ones in here?"
Serena placed a hand on her shoulder. "Ah that Raye is one of the many questions of the cosmos…which is why I can do this!" After saying these words of wisdom she proceeded to run to the front of the screen room and attempt to do a cartwheel although the attempt failed, resulting in her landing in a heap on the floor.
"My turn!" Mina then followed her example, her version being a success.
"Ta dah!" She exclaimed proudly.
"Mina…" Ami began. "Why are you wearing Sailor V shorts under your skirt.
Mina pouted. "I can hold on to my fame can't I?"
During the next three weeks Serena and the sailor scouts enjoyed themselves to the maximum. They went to funky restaurants, ice skating, roller skating, parties, gave each other makeovers, saw movies and even got their pictures taken in one of those tiny photo booths in the mall.
However, eventually the day came when Serena had to leave Tokyo and all the Sailor Scouts were gathered at Hikawa shrine to say goodbye. Ami had to catch her own flight to Germany later that day but she'd made herself a planned schedule so she could see off one of her most special friends. "I'm sure you'll do really well over there!: She choked as she gave Serena a warm hug.
"Thanks Ames!" Serena managed to say. She turned to Lita. "I'll miss too Lita!" She almost cut off the brunette's air supply but Lita didn't mind as she embraced her blonde friend equally tightly.
"Don't worry Serena, we'll see you again soon!" She told her. "We'll all be together then and hey, maybe we might come and visit you sooner!"
"Yes! That's a really good idea!" Serena brightened.
"You still have to concentrate on your studies though!" Ami reminded her semi-sternly.
"Yeah yeah whatever," Serena playfully stuck her tongue out before her deep sapphire orbs became watery once again.
"Bye Raye chan, I can't believe I'll actually miss our epic tongue wars!"
"You won't have to miss any of us if you remember to keep your mobile and face book channel on meatball head!" Raye told her leader.
At last Serena turned to Mina. " Nooo Mina chan how will I live without my twin?" She cried theatrically as she ran towards the other blonde in slow motion style.
"And how will I live without my twin?" Mina cried, joining in. They clasped each other's hands.
"Think of me when you read a Sailor V manga!" Mina whispered." And think of me when you read a Sailor Moon manga!" Serena said in the same emotional tone.
The other three girls merely rolled their eyes at this, however Artemis appeared somewhat troubled from his position next to Luna.
"Luna, why do I get the feeling that you'll have an easier time with Serena than I will in America with Mina!" The white cat shook his head.
"Oh Artemis I'm sure you'll manage!" Luna chuckled. "But you are right about Serena, she certainly has developed over the years into a strong and successful leader and I think that this will be good for her, after all it is extremely important she earns this one more form to help her become powerful enough to become Neo queen Serenity."
The black cat leapt onto Serena's pink suitcase. "Serena I think it's time for us to go if we want to arrive on schedule!"
"Yeah, I guess," Serena finally detached herself from Mina and went to stand by her suitcase.
"Bye guys, I'll be checking in online tonight, I love you!" She tried to muster a smile as she put her sky blue shoulder bag on.
"Wait Serena!" Raye cried, just as the blue eyed teen was about to activate the teleport on her new wrist communicator. "We want you to take this."
The raven haired girl held out a fuchsia leather book which had various flower shaped stickers dotted around the front cover. On opening it Serena saw that it contained many of the best times they had together captured in multiple pictures. However one that caught her eye straight away was the one of all the Sailor Scouts, even Amara, Michelle, Trista and Hotaru standing in front of the fountain.
"When-" "We thought you'd like something to remember us by!" Mina smiled. "We got all the photos of our most special times and put them in this album, I hope you like it!" Ami explained.
"Don't worry, we made sure we used the good shots of you!" Lita winked.
"Aw you guys, I don't like it- I love it! Just like I love you all! " Serena exclaimed rushing up for a final group hug.
Luna sighed exasperatedly. "Serena will you get a move on? Because I must say now would be an excellent time!"
"Agh! Ok Luna, I'm coming! I'm coming!" Serena quickly scooted over to her suitcase.
"I'll think of you every day!" She called.
"And I'll think of you when I'm shooting my move- *hit* OUCH RAYE!" "YOU'RE IN ONE SCENE V!"
That was the last Serena saw and heard before the teleport whizzed her, Luna and her luggage off the face of the Earth and towards the magical dimension.