FIVE:Friday Just another Friday night.
Another night, another dream. Serena walked along the stone ground trying to understand where she was. She looked around and there she saw the Earth shining in the sun's light. Another look showed her she was standing in front of the Moon palace. Her home in the silver millennium. "Well this isn't too bad," she said to herself and walked along.
Suddenly a figure appeared beside her. She looked quickly, but it was only Darrien dressed in the armor of a knight.
"Scared?" he asked.
"You startled me," she said.
"Oh...sorry. Say...aren't you afraid of the guard's catching you?"
"Oh that's right. I'd better go," he said and hurried of.
"Wait no! Come back..I just meant that...aw..." she muttered.
"Serena...what is wrong with you?" the familiar voice of Luna.
"Aw...geez I must be late for school again," Serena muttered.
"No I'm down here," Luna said walking beside her.
"Oh..where have you and Artemas been anyway?"
"We've been doing important things that needed attention, but what is with you lately? You can't have a single dream where anything goes right."
"Well that's how dreams are?"
"Not necessarily."
"I can't believe we're talking about this. We're in a dream right now."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure. I'm here in the moon kingdom. I couldn't do that unless it was a dream."
"Maybe, but Serena. Can I ask you one thing?"
"Sure."
"Does this seem like it's in a dream?"
A second later Coardite appeared in front of her and before she could scream he had grasped her neck with his claw.
"Hah....got you," he said.
"No!" Serena shouted and suddenly Coardite was gone and she was in her bed. She looked at the clock. It said two AM.
"Oh...I can still sleep," She said to herself. Then there was a large stomping noise.
"What the?" she said and walked over to her window. Outside in the street she saw a large lizard destroying buildings.
"Oh no!" she shouted as her house trembled. Suddenly a rose the size of a bus flew through the air and hit the lizard knocking it downward and hitting the ground. Then suddenly she saw Tuxedo Mask standing there, only he was thirty feet tall.
"Darrien! What happened?" She yelled.
"Oh...not much," he said.
"You're here to save the world aren't you?"
"No...not really," he said and pushed over a building himself.
"What? You're not supposed to that," she said.
"Why should I care?" he said and grabbed Tokyo Tower pulling it over his head and smashing it on his knee. The lizard creature had since disappeared.
"Why is he doing this?" she asked.
"it's your fault Meatball Head," Raye said suddenly standing beside her.
"Yeah, it's not like he's in control of this dream," Lita said.
"You've got a pretty warped mind Serena," Mina said.
"According to all my calculations, you have a severe cerebral disorder," Amy said.
"Dang it Amy, even in my dreams you're too smart for me," Serena growled. The massive Tuxedo Mask continued his rampage. Serena watched in horror as building after building collapsed.
"What can I do?" she asked.
"Nothing," Came another voice and suddenly a thirty foot tall Maverick was standing there.
"Come Tuxedo Mask, this is a dumb takeoff on the Mighty Morphine Powder Rangers and you know it," Maverick said.
"Shut up Maverick. Since when do you have the right to stand in the same place as me? I'll have you know I was saving these girl's butts long before you showed your face."
"I don't show my face, I'm wearing a helmet."
"Hah...that's not the point!"
The two lunged at each other and began to wrestle.
"This is pathetic, even for you," Raye said.
"Oh..shut up Raye!" Serena shouted and leveled the girl with a punch.
"Wow...that felt good," Serena thought before noticing that the Maverick Tuxedo Mask battle had caused the two to come crashing towards her house.
"Oh no," she said and woke up with a start.
"Geez...can't I get one night's sleep without something like that?" she asked herself and looked at the clock.
"Six O' Clock. I can still make it to school on time," she said and hurriedly
got up. "I'm sure not going to sleep again, but did all that mean anything?"
An hour later she was out in the street and heading towards school. it was a beautiful sunny day and she couldn't help, but feel happy. The dreams passed out of her mind as she took in the sunshine. A few minutes into her trip she found herself coming onto Amy and Lita walking towards school.
"Hey guys," she said.
"Serena? What are you doing up this early?" Amy asked.
"Long story," Serena muttered.
"Well you'll actually make it on time today, congratulations," Lita said.
"Yeah...well..I could use some of that," Serena said.
"Why?" her other two friends asked concernedly.
"Oh..I just had some more bad dreams. They're always so strange, but these ones seemed to have some deeper meaning," Serena said.
"You think so?" Amy asked.
"Why don't you tell us what happened," Lita said.
"All right," Serena said.
When they actually reached school the two had heard the whole story.
"That is weird," Lita said.
"You really leveled Raye with one punch?" Amy asked.
"That's not the point," Serena said. "What about Maverick and Tuxedo Mask fighting and Luna criticizing me and stuff."
"I don't know. You'll just have to see," Amy said.
"I wish I could give you more info, but I wouldn't know," Lita said.
"Hmm..well here we are," Serena muttered. The talk had ruined her happy mood
and the lack of a conclusion didn't help.
"Well I was surprised," the history teacher said that morning. "I gave a simple assignment and only one group managed to come close to what I was asking for. That's a surprise within itself, but this is pathetic."
"He knows he set everyone up." Patterson wrote on a note card and placed it on his binder sitting at an angle that only Steve could read it. Steve nodded.
"Now...as for Amy, Lita, Steve...and D.V, you managed to complete the assignment. So I'm giving you a new assignment as a reward. While the rest of the class takes a little quiz today. I'm going to let you four go down to the library and begin working on the paper due Monday. This one is not group work. Each of you is responsible for your own paper. Understand? Now take a sheet explaining the assignment off my desk and go."
The four got up, each grabbed a sheet and walked out hurriedly.
"That jerk," Steve said. "Patterson, you gotta help me."
"Steve, I'll make you a couple of deals. A in the future when he asks you a question in class, I'll write down the answer on a note card and you can glance over and get it right. That'll prevent embarrassment on your part."
"Good plan...but.."
"But as for the report. I'll show you what books to look up and if necessary show you what chapters, but other than that, you're on your own. Not because I don't want to help, but because he'll know if I help you any more than that. I have a distinctive style and since he has a copy of our writing on that last paper he'll be able to tell the difference between your style and mine."
"I get it. Thanks anyway," Steve said.
Lita and Amy trailed behind a few steps.
"Amy..this is my chance," Lita whispered.
"To do what?" Amy asked.
"To get in good with Steve. I'll help him out with his paper break the ice, you know."
"Lita, you're supposed to work on your assignment."
"There's plenty of time for that. There's a whole weekend."
"Are you sure?"
"I can handle it."
Amy just glanced at her friend.
"This is getting very annoying. My idiot subordinates couldn't retrieve water
out of a lake! I need a minion who doesn't act irrationally. Someone or
something..that follows out their orders to the letter no matter what.
Hmm...where could I find one? I've got it. I'll build it!" Coardite said and
began to laugh.
Steve was busily looking through one of the books D.V. had found for him when he was surprised, and yet not surprised to see Lita saunter up.
"Hey...Steve...how's it coming?"
"Fine Lita, fine," Steve said.
"Tough assignment huh?"
"Yes it is."
"I could help you out, I'm sort of a history buff."
"I've noticed," Steve muttered.
"Steve. Why is it that you're so afraid of me?" Lita asked sitting down. Amy glanced over at the table from her working area. Patterson was crouched behind a shelf of books listening and watching through an opening between a copy of "Cat Neutering for beginners." and "Mice over matter: a mousetrap book."
"Lita, I'm not afraid of you," Steve said bluntly.
"Oh..come on...I can tell...what's the deal. Don't you like me?"
"My encounters with you have been somewhat troublesome. Ever since the drawing debacle."
"You're a good artist, sorry."
"I appreciate your compliment, but I don't need a stalker."
"I'm not stalking you..you know what...you remind me of someone I knew."
"Your old boyfriend?" Steve asked.
This reference shocked Lita.
"What? No...um...he never was my boyfriend. His name was game machine Joe."
"Ah...interesting name...Game Machine..must be German," Steve said.
"No...silly...anyway...he didn't want to talk to me either..but I persisted and then he talked to me."
"Then what? You killed him right?"
"Hey...no...things happened, but listen Steve...I don't know why you're so unapproachable. I mean you're a tall handsome guy, I'm a tall pulchritudinous girl."
"Pulchritudinous?" Steve asked.
Pulchritudinous? Amy and D.V. both thought at the same time.
"it means beautiful. I saw it in the dictionary. Cool word huh?" Lita asked. Steve laughed.
"Lita...it's not that I don't like you...it's just I don't know...I'm just been caught off guard by your tactics."
"Oh..I see...but you find me attractive don't ya?"
"Well...sort of...but I'm not the sentimental type."
Sure he is. He saved Sailor Jupiter. I wish I could say I was her. That would make things easier. She thought.
"Tell you what Lita. Let's do things this way. We'll start over. We'll pretend we never met before. You didn't have a crush on me. I didn't feel worried about you, and we...meet somewhere."
"A date? You mean it!" Lita shouted.
"Shhhh..." the librarian hissed.
"Sorry," Lita said.
"Tonight okay?" Steve asked.
"You got it," Lita said.
"If you don't mind, I've got the perfect place picked out. I've never gone out before, but I knew if I did this was the place to go."
"All right."
"Pick you up at Six."
"Six thirty, six sharp is an unlucky number for me."
"Oh okay. Now..can I get back to my studying?"
"Sure...I'll leave you alone until tomorrow night."
"Okay," Steve said.
I hope I know what I'm doing. Steve thought. Patterson emerged from the books and sat down next to Steve.
"You find that chapter yet?" D.V. asked.
"No...I've got a date though. Say Patterson do you think me and Lita could get along?"
"I have no expertise in the field of romance."
"Theoretically though? I mean my only experience with girls close hand has been when I helped Sailor Jupiter out."
"Hmm....well...just pretend Lita's Sailor Jupiter and you'll feel more confident," Patterson muttered
"Hey that's not a bad idea," Steve said.
"I hate bologna," Serena said flicking the piece of meat off her lunch sandwich.
"Sorry Serena," Mina said.
"So...is your phone fixed yet?" Raye asked.
"No it's not. Darrien could have tried to call me and all he would have gotten is a busy signal," Serena moaned.
"Don't worry, he really loves you. He won't leave you," Mina said.
"He'd better not, because if he does I'll kill him," Serena said.
"Woah, calm down Serena," Raye said.
"So what do you think gentlemen?" Steve asked as he sat with Rick and Mike after he told them about his recent romantic actions.
"Am I the man or what?" Steve boasted.
"Hmm...well I'd put you in an above average category," Rick said. "That is two steps below the category I'm in."
"What category is that?" Steve asked.
"99 percent stud," Rick said.
"Are you kidding me?" Steve asked.
"No. Don't worry though. Above average is good. After all, you're still way ahead of Mike," Rick replied.
"Hey!" Mike said and punched Rick in the face.
"Good one," Steve said.
"Uh..yeah," Rick said recovering from the blow. "Still you have to admit Mike, punching a girl in the face isn't going to get you a date."
"I can get a date anytime I like," Mike said.
"Your sister doesn't count," Rick replied.
Mike growled.
"Sorry. it's all right Mike. Some people are just slower than others," Rick said.
"it's not like that. I've been easing into a relationship. I don't jump into it blindly like you do," Mike said.
"Which relationship would this be?" Rick said grinning.
"You know very well what I mean," Mike said referring to his own burgeoning relationship.
"You can't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk," Steve said.
"Why don't you remind us who you're talking about," Rick said.
"You know I'm talking about..."
"Mina, you're problem is your just too...I don't know..." Raye was saying back at the lunch table.
"What Raye? What am I?" Mina replied.
"This could get ugly," Lita muttered to Serena and Amy. The two nodded.
I'm so glad I got that out of the way. I always knew he wanted to go out with me. I just had to step up to the plate. She thought.
"Mina. The fact is that you have not had one boyfriend in your entire life," Raye was saying.
"I'm taking it slow," Mina said.
"That's what they all say," Raye said.
"I don't see you with a boyfriend," Mina said.
"Don't worry. You will. I've been keeping him as a surprise," Raye said.
"You actually have a boyfriend Raye. Why don't you just tell us who he is?" Serena asked.
"I don't want to just yet," Raye lied.
"You know Raye. You've provided just as little proof of an actual relationship then Mina has," Amy said. "I think you should lay off."
"Hey! I'll prove it!" Raye said.
"There's nothing like Love to get good friends to start arguing with each other," Lita muttered. "Well it doesn't take much to set us off these days does it?" Mina said.
"Is that a good sign or a bad sign?" Serena asked.
"Ahem..ahem...lets get back to the subject here," Raye said. "We were talking about.." "I know what we were talking about. I think we should stop talking about it so no one gets hurt," Lita said definitively.
"Everyone has the right to go at their own pace, we should respect that," Amy said.
"I'm only trying to keep on of my friends from missing the boat, that's all. I figured with everyone else at this table having a boyfriend it was time Mina got one too," Raye said.
"What do you mean everyone at this table?" Amy asked.
"Come on, Amy. Do you expect me to believe that you and Greg aren't more than friends?" Raye said.
"Yes," Amy said. "We're just good friends. Could we just drop the whole subject" Amy said.
"What else should we talk about then?" Mina asked.
"I don't know. We were on a roll with the whole love subject," Raye said.
"This is perfect," Coardite hissed as he stood in front of his creation.
"Well wake up," Coardite said. The creation snapped to life. it's red eyes flickered on.
"Yes? What is that you ask of me?" it said.
"I have a special mission for you? You have already been encoded with the data needed for it."
"Yes I see. I have the data downloaded. My mission objective is clear. Shall I leave at once?"
"No. I still have some tests I want to run. You're target can wait."
"Of course Lord Coardite."
"I like the sound of that," Coardite said. "Now come. We have to see if you're ready."
"Yes Lord."
"Soon, we won't have one sailor scout to worry about anymore."
Mina and Mike had been walking for some time when they arrived at one of the many city parks.
"So I figure from there we'll be able to put together the report in no time," Mike said.
"Yeah. Things we'll be easier than I thought," Mina said.
"This stuff seemed so hard until you came along."
"Well I'm no scholar, but I guess when I had someone else's grade on the line as well my own it triggered some long buried noble instinct in me," Mike replied.
"Yeah. Say. Where are we anyway?"
"Oh..I hope you don't mind. I wanted to show you something."
"What is it?"
"Come with me," he said and lead her into the park.
"Aren't you worried about your sister finding out we were together?" Mina said.
"No. She left on a trip this morning. She won't be back for three months. I was a sort of a last minute opportunity that came up for her. it gives me a lot more freedom," Mike said as he pushed through the underbrush.
"Where are we going anyway?" Mina said.
"Just a little farther," Mike said.
The two moved through another path of brush and out into a clearing. Beyond it was a view of the bay and the setting sun.
"See?" Mike said.
"Wow. it's beautiful," Mina said marveling at the view.
"I hope I'm not overstepping my bounds as a project partner, but I thought..." Mike trailed off. "it's fine," Mina said definitively. And I thought he wasn't romantic.
"I've come up here for years after I discovered what a great view I got. For some reason no one else has seemed to find this place. I mean you can go to plenty of places to see the sunset, but here I knew I wouldn't be disturbed. I thought I might as well ask something else while I'm here."
"What?" Mina asked.
"Well, we've been working together for a couple of weeks now and I can't help, but think we've become pretty good friends...I mean it's almost a formality to say we're..." he paused having trouble getting the wording out.
"You mean boyfriend-girlfriend?" Mina finished.
"Right."
"I can't argue with that logic," Mina said. "Wanna get a burger or something?"
"Not until the sun's gone," Mike said continuing to stare out across the water.
"Oh..good idea," Mina said and watched too.
Jackpot! She thought.
That night. Steve arrived at Lita's house and he was greeted by her very bulky father.
"Ah..so you're Steve," he said.
"Uh..yeah," Steve said intimidated at the man's size.
"Come on in," he said and lead Steve in. "Lita's in her room. Let me give you some advice, don't dump her if you know what's good for you. I can't tell you how much her last relationship hurt her. I don't mean to scare you boy, but she can be a bit of a fruitcake."
"Uh..huh..sure," Steve said. The father lead Steve all the way up to Lita's room and he knocked on the door.
"Hey, Lita, your boyfriends here!" he said and pushed open the door. Lita was just in the follow through to hit the punching bag suspended from her ceiling.
"Dad!" she yelled. "What did I say about knocking!"
"What? I knocked," he replied. "Chumly is here to see you," he said and walked off.
"Oh, hello Steve. My father's a bit of a fruitcake," Lita said.
Whole lot of fruitcakes in this house. Steve thought.
"I was just getting in a few punches," she finished.
"I always like to knock the bag around a few times before a date myself," Steve said a bit sarcastically.
"I don't doubt it, why don't you take a shot?"
"All right," Steve said and moved into the room. He lined up with the bag, drew his fist back and delivered a punch. The bag swung back hard.
"Wow, that's pretty good," Lita said. "You've got good form too."
"I practice a lot," Steve replied.
"Shall we go then?"
"Sure," Steve replied and the two headed out.
"I thought for our first date we should go someplace unique," Steve said when the two had reached their destination. They had arrived at one of the parks in the center of the city. it was a restaurant built into the side of some trees and resting on top of a couple metal pole supports.
"The tree house," Lita said. "I've never been here before."
"They say the food's good and the view is interesting," Steve said.
The two walked up one of the staircases leading to the restaurant and they walked inside. They took a table by one of the windows. Window was the wrong word since there wasn't any glass. The place was an open air restaurant. Lita looked out. She could see over the treetops the city from a very interesting perspective.
"The idea is to make you feel like a bird sitting atop a branch," Steve said.
"Really?" Lita asked.
"Sure. At least that should be the idea."
Lita giggled a bit
"Well now that we're finally on a date, let's get to know each other better," Steve said. "I'll go first I..." Lita started, but was interrupted by a large crash. A table on the other side of the restaurant had been blown apart. The occupants of the restaurant began scattering.
"What the..?" Steve said before a blast of energy hit their own table. He fell to the floor. Lita managed to dodge it. She looked down at him. He looked unconscious. She searched for the source of the attack amidst the chaos. Another blast hit and the wooden restaurant began to catch on fire. impulsively she grabbed Steve and dragged him towards the stairs. The rest of the customers and the staff had managed to escape down the stairs already. They were already racing away from the forest. She managed to pull Steve down the stairs as falling embers hit and surrounded them.
"The whole park could go up!" she yelled to herself. I've got to get Steve clear. This must be the negaverse! Using all her strength and the adrenaline rush she was feeling she pulled Steve onto her back and began to run. A blast of energy exploded right in front of her and knocked the two down. She struggled to get up. Steve stirred.
"What the..." he was saying.
"Steve, we've got to get out of here," she said.
The two got to their feet.
"Ah..you cannot escape!" came a voice behind them. They turned to see a tall metallic humanoid standing there.
"it's a robot!" Steve yelled.
"Hah..I'm much more than that puny worthless trash. I am a cyborg," the humanoid said and blasted Steve backwards. Lita caught site of him crashing into the woods. In front of the backdrop of the burning restaurant and the trees the cyborg looked even more demonic.
"Now that we're alone Sailor Jupiter I can end this," the cyborg said.
"How did you...?" Lita started to say. Never mind how. He knows. That makes thing easier. She thought and pulled out her power stick.
"Jupiter Star Power!" she yelled and transformed into her alter ego. The cyborg took the seconds she needed for transformation as an advantage and readied itself. When Lita emerged as Sailor Jupiter she was hit almost immediately by another attack. She hit the ground hard.
"Hah. You are beaten." The cyborg said. Jupiter hit her wrist com.
"This is Jupiter! I'm in big trouble here, hurry!" Jupiter yelled and tried to get up. The negaborg shot another blast of energy at her, she rolled away from it and stood up. She was still weak and had trouble drawing her energy together.
"Now for a surprise," The cyborg said. "Negaverse Thunderclap..Crash!" it yelled and unleashed a black lightning attack. Jupiter screamed as a replica of her own attack streamed towards her. She braced herself for the impact. it didn't come. She found herself a second later on the ground nearby. Something had pushed her. She looked up. Next to her stood Maverick.
"Well now. Looks like the negaverse has a new bag of tricks," he said. "Jupiter, I suggest you show more creative offense or you could get into trouble," he added.
The cyborg paused a minute to compute the introduction of Maverick into the scenario. Maverick didn't. He jumped forward and punched the robot in it's head with such force it was knocked backwards. Maverick pulled out his sword quickly and slashed at the head. The cyborg began to block the attacks. The two grappled. Maverick swung out with the sword again. it slashed the cyborg's right eye socket. it leapt backwards. Maverick aimed his sword and a beam of light shot from it at the creature head. The cyborg staggered back. Still Maverick focused on the head. He didn't notice the cyborg was bringing it's arms to bear on him. it fired. Two blasts slammed into figure. He was blown backwards and into a tree. Jupiter watched him disappear into the bushy foliage.
"Hah!" the cyborg said.
"Hah yourself. Jupiter Thunderclap Crash!" Jupiter cried. The green lightning attack flew across the area and hit the cyborg with it's full force. Part of the cyborg's metal plating flew off it and into the woods.
"Hah. it's only a scratch!" The cyborg yelled and charged at her. She stood her ground and as it got closer she readied herself. The creature tried to punch her. She rolled under the blow and came around behind. She pushed her feet out and hit the creature's right leg. The leg buckled and the creature tripped to the ground a foot from her. She attempted to stand up, but the cyborg was fast. it reached out and grabbed her leg and pulled on it. She tried to kick free in vain. The creature's arm began to glow.
He's going to blast me, she thought in fear.
"Jupiter thunderclap crash!" She yelled quickly and sent the blast flying right into the negaborg's chest. it let go and bounced several feet away before snapping to a position upright.
I can sense a power within me. Jupiter thought. She ran forward and leapt into the air drawing back her right fist as she did so. The creature wasn't fast enough to avoid her and she swung through with her fist hitting the creature's head with a massive uppercut. it flew backward and slammed through a tree. The large plant crashed to the ground and the cyborg leapt up from the wreckage and ran towards her. A blast flew from it's eyes. Jupiter jumped out of the way and raced towards it. The two converged. Jupiter ducked under it's hands as it tried to plow into her and did some assaulting of her own. She pushed into it's chest and pushed it down to the ground. it's eyes began to glow.
"Uh oh," the heroine said and backed off. The eye beams shot out and missed her barely. The creature stood up again.
"You won't get me today!" it yelled and disappeared in a flash of light. Jupiter took a breath and then began to search for both Steve and Maverick. She heard footsteps and sirens as the fire department was approaching. She also saw Sailor Mercury running up. Close behind her was Sailor Moon.
"What happened?" Mercury asked.
"I'll explain later. Mercury. Use your ice on the fire!" Jupiter said.
"Right," Mercury said and ran towards the flames.
"Mercury Ice Storm Blast!" She yelled and froze the flames. The trees were covered with ice and the disaster was averted.
"I found someone!" Sailor Moon said crouched over the limp form of Steve. Jupiter hurried over.
Steve stirred... and found himself looking into Jupiter's eyes.
"Lita.." he said.
"Huh?" the two sailor scouts replied in surprise. "Who's she?" Jupiter said recovering quickly.
"She was here with me..." Steve said.
"Come on, we'll get you out of here," Jupiter said. The two girls lifted him up and helped him walk out. Mercury ran up to them.
"The fire's been put out," she said.
"Did you see Maverick anywhere?" Jupiter asked.
"No," Mercury said.
"Hmm..he was in the fight. He helped me out big time. I'd better go back and look for him," Jupiter said. She started to move back into the forest when she stumbled as her still tender left leg gave out.
"You're hurt Jupiter," Sailor Moon said. "Take it easy."
"All right," Sailor Jupiter said.
"Where's the fire?" Sailor Mars said running up, not realizing what that statement really meant.
"You missed it," Jupiter said. "We should go back and look for Maverick."
"There's about twenty fire trucks coming down the street. I'm sure someone will find him if he's too hurt to handle himself. We don't want to be discovered ourselves do we?" Mars said.
"Mars is right. If Maverick's there, they'll find him." Mercury said.
"I'm really late aren't I?" Venus said hurrying up.
"Just a little," Mars said.
After they had dropped Steve off with the medics and reverted to human form, the girls assembled at Raye's house since it was the closest.
"So what was it?" Raye asked.
"A cyborg, but it was definitely from the negaverse. it also had my power," Lita said.
"I doubt that's good," Serena said.
"If it didn't catch me by surprise it would have probably been able to beat it more easily but that's just the thing. I think it knew who I was in human form," Lita said.
"Are you sure?" Amy said.
"I think so," Lita said.
"I wonder if it knows our other identities too," Mina said.
"I don't know. After all, it turned into a Sailor Scout right in front of the Haruna-creature," Lita said.
"it would be only logical to think that they would have figured it out that way," Amy said.
"The thing got away though didn't it?" Serena asked.
"Yeah, which means it could be back," Lita said.
"Let's hope not," Mina said.
"There you are girls," Luna said running up with Artemas right behind.
"We need to tell you something," Artemas said.
"We just finished a tough battle. What is it?" Serena asked.
"We have to leave," Luna said.
"Leave? To go where?" Mina asked.
"it's hard to explain, but it's important," Luna said. "You girls have handled yourself pretty well the last few days and we're confident you can handle a long period of time without us around."
"We'll be back someday, but until then you're on your own," Artemas said.
"However, before we go we need to tell you that right now you should be experience the effects of your new strengths," Luna said. "Our what?" Serena asked.
"Each of you in addition to your special powers has enhanced abilities. Lita, your physical strength. Raye your martial arts skilled. Mina your gymnastic skills. Amy your intellect, and Serena your strong force of will when you choose to use it," Luna said. "Queen Serenity has awakened the ability for you to use these skills in battle."
"I felt it today," Lita said. "it helped me win my battle."
"That's right. it may not always be useful, but now you'll be able to fight the negaverse even harder," Artemas said.
"Now we have to go," Luna said. "Goodbye."
"Bye," Artemas said.
"Good luck at whatever you're doing," Amy said.
"Yeah...good luck," the other girls said.
"Thank you girls," Luna said and the two cats ran off.