Greetings to you all.  Hope your enjoying this so far.  I managed to 
get this chapter done, on the last day of my vacation.  Time for me to 
go back to school.  Hope I’m able to balance two fics, and school work,
at once.

Usual Disclaimers apply

Enjoy!!
Sailor Scouts R - Chapter 3: A Knight to Remember

	It was night time in the city of Tokyo.  Lita and Amy just got 
off a train from a trip in the mountains.  The Cardien attacks seemed 
to slowed for the past several weeks, so the two went to a ski trip for
a weekend, after Lita convinced Amy to come during the weekend.  Now 
they were back, and just left the station when a scream came from a 
near by grass field.

	When Amy and Lita got to the scene, they saw a teenage boy, and
a big lion with a transparent wheel above it.  Lita recognized the boy,
“KEN!!”

	“LITA, RUN!!!”  The Boy said.  The Monster took this to his 
advantage and attacked Lita.  Ken quickly ran up to, and jumped at 
Lita pushing her out of the Lion’s way.  Unfortunately, Ken’s momentum 
carried him of the edge of the grass field and fell on to the pavement 
below.  The Lion disappeared into its wheel and it vanished.

	Lita looked over the edge and saw Ken badly hurt, and bleeding,
“Someone call an Ambulance, he’s hurt.”  An ambulance arrived some time
later, and got Ken, and Lita to the hospital.

	Once there, one of the doctors asked for a prognoses, and one 
of the EMTs said, “He needs a blood transfusion right away, but we’re 
low on type O blood.”

	Lita spoke, “My blood’s type O.”

	“We have a donor.  Set up the transfusion immediately.”

	At Allen and Ann’s apartment, the Cardien was delivering the 
energy it collected, and the tree began to respond to the energy and 
heal it’s dead leafs.  After it finished giving the captured energy, 
it changed back into a card and shrunk to the size of a playing card.  
Allen said, “This cardien served us well.”

	“Yes, but will our lives always be like this, surviving one day
at a time.  I don’t like it Allen.”

	“We don’t have the luxury to choose Ann, as long as we have 
those Pretty Sailor Scouts to worry about.”

	“Pretty Sailor Scouts,” Ann asked in an annoyed tone.

	Allen coughed, “And formidable enemy’s.  They out number us 
remember.”

	“Allen, on this planet, we can only trust each other.”

	“Right, and let no one know who we really are.  To them your 
just my sister.”

	“And you my Brother.”

	The next day, at the hospital, Lita was connected to the 
transfusion machine, which was connected to Ken, pumping blood into 
him, when Amy paid her a visit, while Ray, and Mina were visiting the 
Tsukinos, “Are you feeling all right Lita?”

	“I’m ok, you have that big test tomorrow.  You should go home 
and study.”

	“Doesn’t matter, I study every day, so I never have to worry 
about being ready for an exam.  Lita, what’s the story between you and 
Ken.?”

	Lita answered happily, “He’s my best friend.”

	Amy was surprised, “Your........ best friend?”

	“Ya, since we were kids, Ken has always been there for me.”  
Lita began telling her tail about her and Ken.  How they meet and got 
along through the years.  Lita finished her story by saying, “It’s 
always been like that ever since we were kids.  He’s always been there 
for me.  No matter what.  Like with that monster, he was in danger 
himself, but he wanted to protect me.”  The visit continued for only a 
few more minutes before Amy had to leave.

	Lita was released from the hospital the next morning and she 
went with Amy to the Cherry Hill Temple for the scout meeting.  

	Luna started, “It’s clear that some dangerous force is trying 
to steal life energy from people.”

	Artemis added his bit, “But Queen Beryl has been completely 
destroyed, so there must be some other evil force at work here.”

	Ray spoke up, “Hay, what about........those two creatures.  You
know, those aliens.”

	“And that mysterious explosion a few weeks ago.  Could they 
have some connection,” Amy said.

	Lita pounded her fist into a wooden support for the temple 
roof, “Well, who ever is wasting those people, they are going to have 
to deal with me now.”

	Ray got a little worried, for her house, “Sure Lita, but don’t 
knock down my house, if you don’t mind.”

	Amy asked Lita, “Hay is Ken doing any better?”

	“Poor guy hasn’t been able to even get out of bed,” was Lita’s 
reply.

	In another part of Tokyo, Darien was walking down the street 
when he had the misfortune of running into Ann, “Hay, Darien, you want 
to go to that laser disco after school today?  It will be so kool.”

	Darien has been running into Ann for weeks now, and has been 
trying to kindly tell her he’s not interested in her, “Well, I kind of 
find Discos boring actually.  They are so last season.”

	Ann kept her disappointment hidden, and asked, “Karachi maybe? 
I’m not a bad singer you know.”  Ann began to sing, and Darien had to 
admit, she wasn’t a bad singer....... she was a terrible singer.

	Mina was just coming around the corner at this point, after the
meeting at the temple.  Ray said she’d schedule a fire reading for 
later tonight, so everyone went home for supper.  Mina noticed that 
Darien needed some rescuing so came in, “ STOP that!!! Noise police, citizen’s arrest.”

	Ann was annoyed, but Darien thought, .  Ann 
asked, “Who are you, and what are you doing breaking in on a private 
conversation?”

	“No, offense, but I think he’s trying to give you a message, 
and I wasn’t breaking in, I was passing by when I spotted this little 
pow wow.”  Ann snorted and left.

	After she left Darien said, “Thank you, Mina, for getting me 
out of that.”

	“Hay, no problem Darien,” Mina said, and Darien left.  Once he 
was out of sight, Allen showed up next to Mina with a dozen red roses, 
“Mina, how’s it going?”  Allen gave Mina the roses.

	Mina blushed happily, “I’m fine Allen.  Thank you.  I need to 
split see ya. ”

	Mina left the spot she was standing in and Allen said as soon 
as she was out of hearing distance, “Every time she runs away, she only
heightens my determination.  No problem, Mina.  I’ll win you over if 
it’s the last thing I do.”

	Mina only got to the next block when she was stopped by Ann, 
“Look, Lay off my guy.  Darien is mine.”

	Mina stayed calm, despite the fact she wanted to tear at Ann’s 
hair for trying to steal Serena’s boyfriend, ”Look, first, Darien and I
are friends.  Two, he and I tell each other everything, and has said 
nothing about being interested in you.  Three, I already have a 
boyfriend,” thinking of Allen, “and finally, Darien already has a 
girlfriend, she’s currently out of town on an ........ exchange 
program, ya. 

	“Well, then, if she’s out of town, Darien is up for grabs.  A 
long distance relationship never works,” Ann chided.

	“  Darien is 
very loyal to her and will take A LOT more then a long distance 
relationship to brake them up,” Mina said.

	“Oh, really,” Ann said, thinking evil thoughts, “When does his 
GIRLFRIEND come back?”

	“THAT’S none of your LOUSY business,” with that, Mina walked 
home.

	After supper, the Scouts went back to Ray’s for the fire 
reading.  As soon as everyone was seated in front of the fire, Ray sat 
down, and began to meditate, “Fire of Mars.  Lend us your wisdom.  Show
us the face of our enemy.”  Ray gasped as the fire began to respond.  
After it flared up, an image of the lion cardien appeared.

	Lita spoke up, “It’s the Lion.”

	“But where did it come from and who sent it here,” Ray asked.

	“Good question.  Who ever it is, is going to pay,” Lita 
furiously stated.

	“That’s right this is a matter for the Sailor Scouts.  Lets 
move.” Ray said.  Everyone took out there pens.

	“Mercury Power.”
	“Mars Power.”
	“Jupiter Power.”
	“Venus Power.”

	After the Scouts transformed Ray used her powers to track down 
the Lion.  A ways outside the temple, Lita felt tired all of a sudden, 
.

	The Scouts arrived at the scene at another grass field, as the 
Lion attacked more victims, “Your energy is mine.”

	It heard someone say, “Your not so scary.”  The Lion turned to 
see the Sailor Scouts, ready to kick but.  Lita said, “So you want to 
pick on someone.  Well, why don’t you pick on someone your own size you
furball.”  Jupiter began to attack in a rage.  she was mad that it hurt
Ken, and meant to teach it a lesson.

	Amy was shocked at this, “Sailor Jupiter.”

	Jupiter powered up, “Jupiter.....”

	The Lion didn’t give Lita the time.  It shot an energy beam 
from it’s month, and Sailor Jupiter fell unconscious.

	“Jupiter?!?!  Are you all right,” Amy asked.

	Now, it was Ray’s turn to be mad, “Your going to pay.  I call 
apon the power of Mars.  FIREBALLS CHARGE!!”  The Lion just shredded 
Ray’s charm, as it came at the cardien.

	Mina went up next, “VENUS CRESCENT.........”  The Lion shot 
another blast at the remaining three Scouts, and they lost 
consciousness.  The Lion was about to finish Jupiter, first when a 
white rose hit it in the foot.

	“The Moonlight is so beautiful tonight.  Far to beautiful for a
creature as ugly as you,” a mysterious figure said.

	It looked up to see a man in a white robe and a turban.  The 
figure attacked, but went at the Lion’s wheel, “Monster of the 
Negaverse I banish you.  End of the line kitty cat.”  His sword hit the
wheel and it disintegrated.  The Lion went into pain just as Sailor 
Jupiter came to, and she noticed the figure.  The Lion got up from its 
daze and attacked the white robed figure, knocking him down.

	Jupiter was now mad, “ I’ll 
never forgive, for what you have done, “GUARDIEN JUPITER, BRING STORM 
CLOUDS, BOLTS OF LIGHTNING, WIND, AND FIRE.”  Jupiter raised her 
antenna and Attacked.

	“JUPITER.............. THUNDER CRASH.”

	Her attack went at the Lion and hit with such force, it jumped 
off the robed figure and became a burnt playing card.  Jupiter 
Collapsed to her knees, weak from using so much power.

	The other Scouts came to and saw Lita, and the robed figure and
Sailor Mars said, “So, did we miss all the fun?”

	Mina was the first to approach the figure, “Who are you?”

	The robed figure got up and said, “I am called......... the 
Moonlight Knight.  I must go now.”  Before the Scouts could get anymore
out of him, the Moonlight Knight jumped up and disappeared.

	The next day, Lita and Amy got to the hospital in time to see 
Ken get dismissed, and Amy asked, “So, you going to his welcome home 
celebration?”

	“Nope, I think this time, I’ll be watching over him,” was all 
Lita said.

Well that’s ch. 3.  Hope your liking this.  Stay tuned for ch. 4 - VR 
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