Chapter 2

Hi! I'm Usagi Tsukino. I'm seventeen years old and I go to Juban High School. I'm a bit of a klutz and get teased a lot for being a crybaby. I may not look it, but I'm actually a Guardian of justice!

You see, I use a special brooch to transform and fight evil. You all know me as the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and for justice!

'I AM SAILOR MOON!'

And… these guys here are my friends…

Ami Mizuno, the kindhearted genius.

'I AM SAILOR MERCURY!'

Rei Hino, the hotheaded psychic.

'I AM SAILOR MARS!'

Makoto Kino, the master of cooking and cleaning.

'I AM SAILOR JUPITER!'

And Minako Aino, once known as the masked crimefighter Sailor V.

'I AM SAILOR VENUS!'

But wait! Let's not forget the Outer Guardians!

Haruka Tenou, the free-spirited racing prodigy.

'I AM SAILOR URANUS!'

Michiru Kaiou, the elegant violinist.

'I AM SAILOR NEPTUNE!'

Setsuna Meiou, protector of the Door of Space and Time.

'I AM SAILOR PLUTO!'

And, last but not least, Hotaru Tomoe, the former Messiah of Silence.

'I AM SAILOR SATURN!'

Together, we nine…

'… ARE KNOWN AS THE SAILOR GUARDIANS!'

And you can leave it to all of us to the peace on Earth!

'YEAH!'

It had been a little over a year since the world last faced a crisis. Since Sailor Galaxia had been defeated, every Star Seed she had stolen was returned to its rightful owner, Sailor Cosmos had returned to her own time, and Princess Kakyuu and the Sailor Starlights returned to their planet.

Since then, the Earth and its guardians had been enjoying a time of peace. The Inner Sailor Guardians used this to focus on their schoolwork. Most of them, anyway.

Right now, though, it was summer vacation. The girls had decided to go on a shopping spree this particular day. Accompanying them were their talking cats, Luna and Artemis, and Usagi's boyfriend, Mamoru Chiba. Also tagging along were their respective time travelling daughters, recently returned to the past for a visit: Diana and Chibi-Usa, also known as "Small Lady".

As the group wandered happily through the Juban shopping district, Usagi couldn't help but turn to her boyfriend and ask, "so how long until you have to head back to New York, Mamo?"

"Classes don't start back up for another two weeks, Usako. Until then, you have me all to yourself."

"I do, too! Right, Mamo?", asked Chibi-Usa as she yanked on her future father's arm. Surprisingly, a response came before Mamoru had the chance to speak. An unusual one, considering the source.

"Of course, Chibi-Usa! The three of us have all of two weeks to spend as much family time as we can together!", Usagi exclaimed happily. The secret Moon Princess then saw that the entire group was looking at her like she had grown a third head. "What? Is there something on my face?"

Before any response could be given, an explosion knocked them all onto the ground. When their vision cleared and their ears stopped ringing, they saw that the explosion came from the nearby bank. Running towards the scene of the crime, the group saw that the police had arrived and had forced to engage in a shootout with a half dozen men, each armed with automatic machine guns. Forced to take cover behind their cars, one of the policemen was shot in the shoulder.

Once she had gotten over the shock, Usagi faced her friends with fire in her eyes. "Girls, it's time to transform!"

With a resounding agreement from the group, Ami quickly exclaimed, "that alley should provide sufficient cover," whilst pointing to the alleyway behind them. But before they could do anything else, a red and blue streak of light zipped past them before landing in front of the robbers, causing them and the police to stop shooting and stare in shock.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that this was actually a lean yet muscular man in a skintight red and blue bodysuit. Said bodysuit had a metallic shine, with the red parts covered in crisscrossed lines that resembled a spider's web. That may have been the theme, because Usagi and her friends saw a very simplified red spider symbol on his back. The robbers on the other hand, saw a much larger and more detailed black spider symbol on his chest. The outlines of said symbol and the lenses of his mask seemed to be glowing light blue.

Standing up to his full height, the man's mask lenses somehow narrowed with his eyes as he addressed the flabbergasted robbers. "You do know that there are nicer ways to make a withdrawal, right?"

AUTHOR'S NOTES:

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE LEAVING THINGS FOR NOW.

I HIT A BIT OF A WRITER'S BLOCK, BUT MANAGED TO PULL THROUGH. ALL SO I COULD GET THIS OUT ON TIME FOR SPIDEY'S BIRTHDAY. RELATIVELY SPEAKING.

ONTO THE MATTER OF THE STORY, WAS USAGI NOT ACTING JEALOUS TOWARDS CHIBI-USA? IF YOU'VE SEEN SAILOR STARS, THEN YOU PROBABLY KNOW WHY.

AND NOW, OUR HEROES HAVE GOTTEN THEIR FIRST GLIMPSE AT EVERYONE'S FAVORITE WEBHEAD. WHAT WILL THEIR IMPRESSIONS OF HIM BE? FIND OUT NEXT TIME! WHENEVER THAT MAY BE. MIGHT NOT BE FOR A WHILE, ON ACCOUNT OF CLASSES STARTING BACK UP THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.