Chapter 84

"Oh..if I only had a blimp," Dr. Tomoe said.

"A blimp sir?" Eudial asked.

"Yes it would make things so much simpler," Tomoe said.

"Why?"

"Well..we'd have a blimp Eudial."

"I think we covered that."

"Think about it. How many villains have blimps these days?"

"Not many..but...then again, how many need them?"

"Everyone needs a blimp, but if I had one..oh the things I could do with it."

"Professor..the mission?"

"The Mission!" Tomoe shouted. "Yes! The mission! It is all about the mission! Let us praise the mission!"

"Kaolinite had it easy," Eudial muttered.

"You are not praising the mission Eudial," Tomoe said sternly.

"Uh..right professor...praise the mission..." Eudial said.

"That's better..now let us sing the mission song."

"What?" Eudial said.

In class that morning.

"See normally rockets go up...but Steve has managed to get one to start vertically and end up horizontally stuck into something only a few feet away," Mike began.

"You don't need to tell them about that," Steve muttered.

"The physics of that must be very odd, to have a rocket curve at ninety degrees within a few feet would require very abnormal forces," Amy said.

"Well..I've got your abnormal force right here," Rick said pointing at Steve.

"I just need more practice," Steve said.

"Your freaking rockets are embedded in the ground all over the city!" Mina, Lita, and Raye shouted.

Everyone looked at them.

"Well he needed a reality check," Raye said nonchalantly. Mina and Lita nodded.

"Ehh...go fly a kite," Steve said.

"Maybe you should try it sometime instead of those stupid rockets," Lita said.

"He did...needless to say he wasn't any more successful," Rick said.

"It was a freaking tsunami outside and he couldn't get it up," Mike said.

"I was in a the eye of it," Steve muttered.

"You were not," Mike and Rick replied.

And spontaneously, the three couples got into an argument. Amy turned back to reading a book. Patterson and Greg were looking something over on a piece of paper. Serena found herself watching her friends argue with some measure of joy, in that she wasn't involved. She felt a tap on her shoulder. Serena turned to see Haruka and Michiru standing there.

"You have some very loud friends," came Michiru's low voice.

"Well..they have their moments," Serena said.

"So..did you like the concert a few days ago? I know it ended abruptly." Haruka asked.

"Oh..yes..it was nice," Serena said a bit nervously.

"Is something wrong dumpling hair?" Haruka asked.

"Dumpling hair! HAH HAH HAH!" Raye said breaking out of the argument momentarily.

"Ehh..go sew your hair into a scarf!" Serena snapped back targeting Raye's very long hair.

"Hey!" Raye said.

"Perhaps I shouldn't use that nickname anymore," Haruka said.

"I'd appreciate it," Serena said.

Later that day at Lunch.

"Dumpling hair..I love it..." Raye said.

"You know Raye..you could had an ant living at the top of your hair, and another at the bottom, they probably would never meet," Serena said.

"Why would she have ants in her hair?" Mina asked.

"I'm speaking Hypothermically!" Serena said.

"She means Hypodermically," Mina said. She got blank looks from everyone else.

"I'm wrong aren't I?" she added.

"It's Hypothetically," Greg said.

"That's what I meant," Serena said.

"I stand by Hypodermically!" Mina said and pounded the table. Everyone stared at her.

Mina just shrugged and continued to eat.

"You know guys I've been thinking about the new kids Haruka and Michiru," Serena said.

"What about them?" Raye asked.

"I think we should learn more about them," Serena said.

"Why would you want to do that?" Mike asked.

"Do they have to have a reason?" Rick said.

"Watch it Rick," Raye said with narrow eyes.

"Aren't any of you all interested in what makes them tick?" Serena asked.

"I guess I sort of am, they haven't said much," Mina said.

"Yeah, and I'm just curious," Lita said.

"As much as I would like to get involved in this, I have homework to do," Raye said.

"Homework?" the entire table asked.

"Hey I do it," Raye snapped. "Well at least some of it."

"So how do you intend to find out these things about Haruka and Michiru?" Amy asked.

"We'll just follow them around like always," Serena said.

"Serena, we really shouldn't spy on people," Amy said.

"Ehh..it doesn't hurt anyone," Lita said.

"Yeah..we're just going to take a look around," Mina said.

"What can it hurt?" Serena said.

"At least I had justification," they all heard Patterson whisper to Greg. They all glanced at him.

He quickly turned away.

"It's not a matter of that..." Mina said.

"What is it a matter of pretell?" Mike asked.

"Yeah how is Patterson wrong to spy on you if you're right to spy on everyone else?" Steve asked.

"We're not saying it's right, just harmless...we're not going to tape it or anything," Lita said.

"Frame thirty four," Rick said and the four Guardian Scouts started laughing.

"What?" the girls asked.

"Nothing..." the four said.

"We'll handle that later..but anyway...we do have justification," Lita said.

"Yes..it is our solemn duty as schoolgirls to satisfy our irrational curiosities using any means necessary," Mina said standing.

"Only girls have the right to carry this out, but we will do great honor to the privilege," Lita said also standing.

"As it is handed down from the school girls that came before us," Serena said also standing.

The entire cafeteria fell silent as sometimes happened and every student looked at them.

"You know you girls can take pills for that..." Mike said five seconds later.

That afternoon at Raye's temple.

"You Amy, I like a good mystery, but lately I just haven't seen it necessary to follow people around," Raye said.

"I never like the idea," Amy said.

"You came along on some of our earlier exploits."

"Just as an observer," Amy said.

"Right...but..hey..." Raye said realizing the absurdity of Amy's statement. Amy grinned.

Raye grinned back.

"I don't know..maybe I'm just getting older and more maturer," Raye said.

"I doubt it," Amy said. "Ahem...I didn't mean it that way..."

"Sure you did," Raye said and the two started laughing.

"Now we could have just followed Haruka and Michiru home from school, but you needed to go back to the classroom for your forgotten book, so here we are without a way to find them," Lita muttered.

"Yeah..good work Serena," Mina said.

"My book was more important than any search," Serena said.

"You really have changed," Lita said.

"Yeah...the old Serena would never had said that," Mina said.

"Sometimes I'm not sure I even know you anymore," Lita said narrowing her eyes.

"Yeah...ever since you started..um..oh..I can't keep this up,"Mina said and started laughing.

"We had such a good dark persona going too," Lita muttered.

"Keep trying guys and maybe you'll some day you actually slip into it for good," Serena replied.

"Hey..I once saw Haruka and Michiru at the arcade. Haruka likes the racing the game. Beat me pretty bad at it too..." Mina said. "Maybe they're there."

"It's worth a shot," Lita said.

And the three started off down the street.

"Yeah..you know how destiny is...we tend to stumble into people we're looking for even in a city like this," Serena said looking back towards them. She didn't see the two figures move out in front of her until it was too late. She hit and fell to the ground.

"Ouch....I hurt my butt again!" she shouted.

"Sorry dumpling hair..ahem..sorry..didn't mean to call you that," Haruka said.

"We came around that corner much to quickly..let us help you out," Michiru said and they lifted Serena off the ground.

"Uh..thanks..." Serena said.

"So what are you three up to?" Haruka asked.

"Oh..you..know..." Lita said.

"Walking..." Mina said.

"Talking too..." Lita said.

"Yeah..just walking and talking and..." Mina said.

Serena just turned and scowled at them as if to say "you aren't helping!"

"We shouldn't keep you from your work then," Michiru said with a smile.

"See you in class," Haruka said and the two began walking away.

"And now we follow them," Serena announced.

"Now there's an idea," Lita said sarcastically.

"Come on," Serena muttered.

Meanwhile on a nearby rooftop, Guardian Neptune, Guardian Uranus, and Guardian Pluto stood watching the three.

"They're on the move," Neptune said.

"Then so are we," Uranus said. The three jumped to the next rooftop and continued to follow the group.

"This is cool..using Patterson's patented technique of rooftop espionage...." Neptune said.

"Espionage," Pluto interrupted.

"I have named it espionage to make it unique," Neptune said.

"Okay.." Pluto said.

"Anyway..we have the advantage of being able to spy on them and not have them see us. If Haruka and Michiru were very attentive they would be able to see the girls at any time, but we're completely hidden from view," Neptune said.

"It is slick," Uranus said. "And the fact that we're doing it for no other reason in that we can make it's even slicker," he added.

"Yeah..what do we care what Haruka and Michiru are doing," Pluto said.

"Exactly even if they are quite attractive," Neptune said.

"And with what seems to be good personalities," Pluto said.

"And nice hairstyles," Neptune said.

"You two better be careful or you'll lose Mina and Lita over this," Uranus warned them.

"Who?" the two said. "Oh..of course..our girlfriends..why would you think that though?" Neptune said.

"Come closer and I'll tell your right ear why," Uranus said.

"No..explanation is needed," Neptune said.

"Can we get on with this then," Uranus muttered.

The two then jumped to another rooftop continuing to follow the girls.

What they didn't notice was Guardian Saturn standing on a higher rooftop several blocks away looking out over them..from a distance.

"I see them..they're still following the girls.." Saturn said into his communicator.

"I'm sure they'll find some way to get seen at some point," Patterson muttered on the other end.

"I'll wait till they're out of view and then follow again," Saturn said.

"Right..I'll lead you...oh..and Saturn...turn around," Patterson said.

"Why?" Saturn asked.

"Well..so you can say hello to Mercury and Mars of course," Patterson said and cut the link.

"Oh.." Saturn said and turned. Mercury and Mars were standing there.

"We think quite alike don't we?" Mercury asked.

"Hi," Saturn said, not really embarrassed, just surprised.

Meanwhile the three girls were continuing on their way, oblivious to the fact that they were being followed by several groups of their friends.

Haruka and Michiru turned a corner and headed down a side street. Slowly Serena, Mina, and Lita stuck their heads around the corner to see if they had moved on. They turned another corner and the girls quickly followed and looked around the corner again. The two were no where in sight.

"Where'd they go?" Mina said.

"Must have been into one of these stores," Lita said.

Serena crept forward slowly. The first store was filled with Tuxedos and said "Just for Men" on it.

"Not a likely choice," Serena said. The girls followed her. They moved to the next store filled with dresses in the window. It said "Just for Women on it."

"Life does not get this weird on it's own," Lita said.

"Chaos theory my butt," Mina said.

"Heisenberg's uncertainty principle! Hah!" Serena said.

"Serena..you and I just sounded awfully smart..." Mina said.

"Yes we did Mina, you are correct to say so," Serena said.

"Can you tell me possibly why that was true," Mina said.

"I have no idea," Serena said. "Though the reason is probably a result of the chaos theory you were talking about."

"But...oh never mind," Mina said.

"You had better skip it," Lita said. "Uh ..oh..they're coming out!"

The three girls scrambled back to the alley they had just come out.

"Not very graceful are they?" Uranus asked Neptune and Pluto.

"That's not why we like em," Neptune said.

"Yeah, there are less superficial reasons," Pluto said.

"Like they're the only girlfriends you could find," Uranus said.

"Possibly," the two answered.

"Well they're carrying packages..which must have meant they bought something," Mina said as they were peering around the corner.

"Hey! Maybe they wear dresses on occasion," Lita said sarcastically.

Mina and Lita scowled at each other as they were apt to do.

"They're on the move, let's go," Serena said. They followed the two down another street. Haruka was talking to a man dressed in a mechanics outfit in front of a motorcycle shop while Michiru stood quietly.

"Wonder what they're doing there," Mina said.

The mechanic went in back of the store and emerged a few seconds later with an almost new motorbike painted white with black stripes.

"Wow...a Z758," Lita said. "Those are top of the line."

"Oh of course..." Serena said.

"What's Haruka doing with one though?" Mina asked.

To the three's surprise. Haruka got on the bike and was handed a helmet by the mechanic. Michiru got on the back and also put on a helmet that was with the bike. The mechanic gave a little wave and Haruka turned on the ignition and soon the bike was speeding off down the street.

"Haruka drives a motorbike?" Serena said in shock.

"Wow..cool..." Lita said.

"But where did she get a license," Mina said.

"Maybe she doesn't have one," Serena said.

"That's cool too," Lita said.

"Well following them now is kinda pointless," Mina said.

"Yeah..I'd say so," Serena said. "Why don't we head over to the restaurant for some milkshakes."

"We drink too many of those," Mina said.

"Fine, then I'll go alone then," Serena said.

"I didn't say I wasn't coming," Mina said.

Lita just grinned and followed.

"Well this isn't interesting anymore," Uranus said.

"Nope..we might as well just become human again and stumble onto them," Neptune said.

"Well that was mildly entertaining," Mars said.

"I shouldn't have wasted so much time," Mercury said.

"Me neither, I've got a project to work on," Saturn said.

"Ehh..I'm going to keep this up, I mean..I've already spent too much time to not get one good laugh," Mars said.

"Serena why are we back here?" Lita asked. They were standing in the back of a warehouse.

"Because I just remembered I saw something here I wanted to check out," Serena said.

"Like what?" Mina asked.

The three were interrupted by a loud scream.

They hurried around the corner to see a girl they didn't recognize get thrown through the air and crash into a wall. The creature then fired some sort of goo out of it's hand pinning the

girl to the wall and moved forward. On it's other hand was star which it preceded to draw the heart out of the girl's chest.

"Yet another job for us," Lita said.

Two attacks, one of Fire and one of Ice swept at the creature. To there surprise it dropped to the ground forming a pool of goo.

The attacks slammed into a pile of tires and blew them apart.

"Hey! He cheated!" Mars shouted from the point at which she, Mercury and Saturn were standing on.

"What are you doing here?" Serena shouted.

"Don't you have other things to worry about!" Mars shouted back. The goo vaulted off the ground holding the heart within itself and flew at the three scouts.

"Watch out!" Saturn shouted and pushed the girls out of the way to be hit with the good he was flung onto a vent sitting on the roof and pinned there by some goo. The creature slid off of him and jumped at the two girls who both dived out of the way. Mars skidded much to close to the edge of the roof and almost fell over. She felt a hand grab her own and looked up to see Guardian Uranus standing there.

"Hi," he said.

"Oh..hi," Mars said.

"Come on Goober! Let's go," Guardian Neptune said. He and Pluto were facing down the goo creature who had morphed back into it's human form, the heart still remained enclosed in it's chest.

"Be careful..we can't damage that heart," Mercury said standing up nearby. Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Venus, and Sailor Moon landed near her.

"Well..you have a problem don't you?" the creature said. "You attack me and well..your heart gets pretty smashed up. Make one move and I destroy it."

"You need it as much as we do," Jupiter said.

"Yeah you wouldn't destroy it," Venus said.

"So maybe I wouldn't..but you can't hurt me without hurting it," the creature said.

"And don't try sneaking up behind me. The eyes you see are just window dressing I can see in all directions," the creature said. Guardian Uranus, with Guardian Saturn whom he freed seconds earlier, had been trying to do an end around.

The entire scout team stood there wondering what to do.

"Now we'll just wait for Eudial," the creature said.

"Who?" Sailor Moon said.

"I'm not saying," the goo creature said.

"Sailor Moon? Any ideas?" Mars said from across the roof.

"Let me think," Sailor Moon said and called forth Mercury's aura.

"No thinking allowed!" the creature shouted and launched some goo right at Sailor Moon catching her completely off guard.

"Watch it," Venus said and threw herself in front, the goo slammed into her, and knocked her into Sailor Moon sending both of them toppling off the roof. Jupiter and Mercury dived off of the roof and landed on the ground seconds before they could catch the two. They caught them but also managed to get pinned down by the goo as well.

"Well..that's just great," Mars said.

A rose slammed into the ground in front of the creature and Tuxedo Mask landed on the ground.

"Holding a heart hostage is a terrible crime," Tuxedo Mask said.

"What are you going to do about it?" the creature said.

"Oh..um..I will punish you!" Tuxedo Mask said.

"Even down here I can hear that!" Sailor Moon shouted in annoyance trying to ungoo herself.

Saturn dropped to the ground and began to free the scouts with his sword Guardian Neptune, Guardian Uranus, and Guardian Pluto each stood at one point around the creature. Mars had the other direction covered.

"Hey..how about we just rush him?" Neptune asked.

"There's a dumb idea," Mars said.

"Actually..do it!" Tuxedo Mask said.

"Okay," the others said and shrugged before charging at the creature. The creature fired off goo knocking Mars towards the roof edge and hitting Uranus with the same kind of attack. Neptune swung his sword towards the creature's leg. Pluto went for the "head." Tuxedo Mask fired a barrage of roses and swung his staff forward. It hit the heart knocking it out of the creature while it was hit with several different attacks.

"The heart!" Sailor Moon shouted landing back on the roof she leapt over the conflict and caught the heart before it hit anything.

The creature yelled and sent goo flying everywhere it smashed into the scouts who were all back up on the roof top. They were all pinned down by the goo. A very small creature was left who moved towards Sailor Moon struggling to pull herself up. A rose flew right into the creature smashing it into smaller pieces. Tuxedo Mask had a free arm. The goo began to disappear.

"We must have killed it finally," Sailor Moon said. The goo disappeared and she stood up. She felt a hand grab her and turn her around. Another grabbed her wrist. Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus were standing there.

"Hey..let go," Sailor Moon said.

"It is not a talisman," Neptune said looking at the heart. She let go. Uranus and Neptune jumped off. Sailor Moon stared at them as they went. She had so many questions in her mind at that point.

"Sailor Moon, we should get the heart back to it's owner," Mars said.

"Oh....right..." Sailor Moon said and turned back to hurry to the innocent girl.

"Say...what we're you going to check out here anyway?" Mars asked.

"Uh..I forgot..and...how did you know I was checking something out!" Sailor Moon said.

"Uh..I guessed," Mars replied and the two began bickering

"We had been so close this time!" Eudial shouted as she sensed the demise of her minion as she had been racing towards the scene in her car. It was a white station wagon with a black star painted on the side of it. She hit the brakes and spun the car around ready to head back to Dr. Tomoe's lair. She heard a thud and the car slowed. She got out and looked out of at the hood. A small hole had burned through it and had caused the engine to start smoking.

"Who did that!" she shouted.

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