In a run-down building that appeared to be abandoned for several years, there was a room titled "Third Production Department'. The room was very dark with the only light source coming from a computer screen where a petite girl with white hair was very focused on her task at hand. Sifting through various images she pauses once she sees Yuki Kaiyama, "They say he will be a big star in the future but right now he's still so pure and perfect just like his wonderful shoulder muscles," She squeaked, running her fingers across the screen. Suddenly she heard a phone ring walking over to another desk. She reaches down toward the bottom drawer and grabs the rotary phone inside.
"Yes, third production department Nezu is speaking!"
"The president would like to see you, Director Nezu."
"Right," Nezu responded.
Walking out into the hallway Nezu walks deeper into the abandoned building stopping once she reaches an elevator cluttered with warning signs and caution tape. She takes out a card and swipes it through an old security system which prompted the elevator doors to creak open. Stepping under the caution tape she enters the elevator. Starting at floor 25, numbers on the elevator display flash quickly until only a blur of red can be seen. After a couple more seconds the elevator stops and Nezus's outfit has changed from a black trenchcoat to a tight-fitting white blouse with black stripes and bows running down the front. She also had white tights on with calf-length boots to tie everything in. Stepping out into a space where there seemed to be no walls or floor, Nezu kneeled on the invisible base.
"You needed me Galaxia?" Nezu asked, honestly she will never get used to this place. Just taking a couple of steps completely disorients her and makes her scared. She was sure that one day she will take the wrong step and drift across space.
"Yes, Sailor Iron Mouse, have you been able to locate a true star seed?" Galaxia asks as she lounges on her opulent throne.
"Not yet, but I've managed to narrow down my target. It's someone who holds the brightest start seed." Nezu was excited, if her target had a true star seed then she would be able to move up the ranks despite being a new recruit.
"Good, remember I need Earth's star seeds as quickly as possible so my plans for world domination can proceed smoothly" She smirked.
Tecna wasn't sure what she was looking for, she thought of talking to the locals, but she didn't realize how lacking her social skills were. At first, she thought the spell Farogonda cast on her didn't work. It's supposed to remove the language barrier the girls would've had since they didn't have time to learn Japanese. However, Tecna realized the "phage" attacks weren't as mainstream as she had thought. Deciding that maybe the social aspect of this mission should be left to Stella, she made her way to the library to search for anything mentioning "phages". After a few hours of nothing she was about to give up when she came across an old news article with a poster. On the poster, it said "Sailor V". At first, she thought it was for a comic book. However, she was in the nonfiction area of the library, so she decided to ask the librarian some questions.
"Hi, I was wondering why this poster was in the nonfiction section. It seems like something that would come from a game or comic book," Tecna said in a puzzled tone.
"Ah, you're a foreigner right?"
Tecna nodded.
"You see, Sailor V is a real-life vigilante! She used to be very popular until she disappeared a few years ago. Now that I think about it she stopped showing up around the same time Sailor Moon appeared."
"Sailor Moon?" Tecna asked.
"Yeah I heard she has a whole team of superheroes backing her up, but they're all so secretive that the general public doesn't know much about them" the librarian shrugged.
"Would they by any chance have magical abilities?" Tecna was going out on a limb here, but it was her only lead after all day.
"Oh, they definitely do! A while ago, people in Japan were attacked by villains that use their magical abilities to harass citizens! It's truly terrifying, I'm lucky in the case that I haven't been attacked yet but I had a friend that was tormented by some circus guy. I heard he was trying to look through her dreams, she isn't able to recall much but she does remember Sailor Moon coming in to save the day!"
After seeing Tecna's puzzled face the librarian quickly followed up on her previous statement, "Now I know it all sounds far-fetched, especially with the whole magic stuff, but I assure you that it's very real. Most of us locals don't like to talk about it since they don't want to be called crazy, you know?"
Realizing how late it was getting, Tecna said, "Ah I gotta go now! But thank you so much for filling me in, would it be ok if I came back to ask more questions about Sailor Moon? It's all so interesting, I didn't know Earth even had magical users!"
"Yes, yes of course! I would be glad to tell you anything you'd like to know, come back at any time!" The librarian said cheerfully.
With a revitalized resolve, Tenca made her way back home. However, when she got to the apartment she was surprised that no one was there. Unable to wait for them, Tecna contacted her friends requesting that they come to the apartment immediately.
Impatiently tapping her foot, Tenca couldn't stop thinking about what she learned. If the librarian wasn't lying, then that means there truly might be fairies on Earth! She was glad to hear that they were superheroes. That way they wouldn't have to fight each other, perhaps they could even team up to help them fight off the bad guys! Checking her watch for the 10th time she was relieved to see Stella walk in.
"Stella! Where were you? I started to get worried since I thought school ended a while ago," Tecna asked.
"Oh about that I was introduced to all of the extracurriculars the school has! Then there was this football player, Yuki Kaiyama, and he wanted me to watch the team play football. Apparently, they're one of the top high school football teams in the country! Can you believe that?" Stella said.
"Well it sounds like you had a good time, I'm glad. However, it would've been nice if you gave me a heads-up. We're in a foreign place and not hearing from you for a while started to worry me," Tecna said solemnly.
With regret painted across her face, Stella said, "Oh I'm sorry about that Tecna. I didn't mean to worry you. You're right, from now on I'll let you know where I am at all times!" Stella proclaimed with confidence. After Stella walked further into the apartment she made a puzzled face as she looked around, "You know speaking of keeping tabs on each other where's Bloom?"
Confused, Tecna said, "Bloom didn't stay with you after school?"
With panic rising through her throat Stella said, "N-no when I looked for her after school I couldn't find her so I just assumed she was tired and went here."
Before the duo thought of the worst scenario Bloom burst through the door, "Hey guys! Sorry for coming back so late, I hope I didn't make anyone worry."
"Oh, my stars, Bloom, don't ever do that again!" Stella said as she hugged Bloom.
"Yeah we were beginning to think that... something bad happened," Tecna said shakily.
"Hmm but seeing that little bag you're holding it looks like you went out shopping without us!" Stella said slightly upset that Bloom didn't invite her to go out.
"It's not like that I promise! I was approached by someone in our class, and she offered to show me around. I thought it was a good idea since she helped me become familiar with the place. Then, as a gift she bought me some treats to try out," Bloom said as she held up the bag.
"Welp that's it then! It doesn't sound like you guys did much investigating but I'll let it slide since I found a lead," Tenca expressed with an excited grin. "When I was at the library today I was told that people around here are often attacked by several magical villains. Fortunately, there's this superhero that always manages to save the day! She's known as Sailor Moon, and apparently, she has a whole team of superheroes. Oh, plus they all have magical abilities!"
"Nice now we got some names, were you able to find any pictures of these superheroes?" Stella was glad that they had Tecna, if they didn't she wasn't sure how they would stay on task.
"Ah yes," Tecna said, tapping her watch to reveal a hologram, "This is a poster I found that was shoved in an old newspaper. She's known as Sailor V but apparently, she was in action before Sailor Moon was but has disappeared around the same time Sailor Moon appeared."
Stella wasn't sure what she was expecting when she heard that Earth had superheroes but she definitely didn't expect this! The girl looked nothing like a fairy and her costume was cute and all but it needed some fine-tuning. She didn't realize how she took her fairy outfit for granted. She imagined herself wearing something that vaguely resembles a sailor's Japanese uniform like Sailor V's and she nearly vomited. She was too attached to her sparkles Stella decided.
"Great, I can ask Usagi about Sailor Moon, I'm sure she would know something about her!" Bloom said.
"Usagi?" Tecna asked
"She was the girl that showed me around town. Oh, and Stella, you can ask that football player you sit next to" Bloom stated.
Blushing Stella said, "You're right Bloom I'll definitely do that."
Noticing Stella's red cheeks Tecna asked, "Hey Stella do you have a crush on someone?"
Realizing what Tecna was insinuating Stella quickly stated, "No no no it's not like that I swear! My heart is with Brandon. At first, I just wanted to be his friend but now that I think about it, being around him messes with my reputation! Apparently, he's some bigshot football player that everyone wants to date!"
"If you say so," Tecna replied dismissively
"Hey don't be like that! You believe me right Bloom?" Stella grinned as she grabbed Bloom's hands.
"Uhh.." darting her eyes back and forth between her two friends Bloom wasn't sure whose side she should be on. "I'm sorry Tecna but I'll have to go with Stella, she can be a total flirt and drama queen but she would never betray Brandon like that."
"Aww, no fun! I was just teasing her," Tecna pouted, crossing her arms in a dramatic manner.
"Yeah well, you chose the wrong person to tease Tecna. You see me and Bloom go way back before you were even conceptualized-" Noticing the confused faces her friends were making Stella couldn't help but laugh at her absurd claims.
"I think it's time for all of us to go to sleep," Tecna conveyed.
Rubbing her eyes Stella yawned, "Yeah you're right a girl needs her beauty sleep after all."
With that, the trio unfold their futons and drift off to sleep.