"Kono-channnnnnnnnnn!!!!!" Umade Hino yelled out to her best friend, as she scuttled towards her. When she caught up to her, panting and wheezing to catch her breath, Kono Kaze looked at her with frustration and winged, "How many times have I told you to keep your hair tied up? " Umade merely smiled her ‘mirthful, cute and innocent grin‘. Kono stared at her irately, but she couldn’t stay angry her. She handed her a red hair tie from her skirt pocket. "Thanks Kono-chan! " Umade said while hugging Kono symbolizing her appreciation. Umade started to plait her long, dark brown hair and tied the end with the hair tie. “I wish I had long hair like yours.” Kono admitted as she stroked her own short, blond hair. “It’s a pain in the bum. I rather have short hair like yours!” Umade simply replied, trying to make Kono feel better about having short hair. “Ding-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling”, the school bell rang. All of the miscellaneous school children from Kyoto Koko School darted towards their classes, making sure that their teacher’s wouldn‘t get mad at them for tardiness. **** As Umade opened the classroom door, she greeted all of the class members, the ones that liked her, and even the ones that didn’t even know her that well. “Hi Every one!” She immaturely yelled. She ran down the classroom’s aisle and plonked herself on her usual seat, right next to Hanako. Kono slowly followed her hyperactive and childish companion and sat in front of Umade. “Hi Umade-chan, Kono-chan.” Hanako said, politely greeting them. “Hiya!” The pair returned the greeting and waving to her. Briskly walking to her desk, Risoto-sensei hushed the girls and boys to a complete silence. “Would you like me to close the door Sensei?” One of the teacher’s pets asked obediently but the sensei shook her head. “Students, we have a new student today.” The sensei gestured towards the door “Odayaka Kishi.” A tall, blue haired, with matching blue eyes, inched her way to the middle of the class room, blushing all the way. “Take a seat wherever you like.” The sensei urged. Odayaka made her way to the back of the classroom and sat all on her lonesome, in the backroom corner. **** “Sailor Moon, I don’t know how long I can last!” Sailor Mars confessed, as she glanced at the other fallen senshi. Sailor Jupiter lay unconscious adjacent to Sailor Venus. Sailor Mercury also unconscious, lay in a ball on top of a rock-strewn piece of metal. All of the outer Senshi lay like stranded whales. Though Sailor Pluto, of the outer Senshi was standing, only half aware of her surroundings. She edged herself towards the other two soldiers, and gave out a long-lasted sigh. “You will never defeat me!” An Auburn haired woman throttled. The three senshi stood up and gazed in the eyes of the woman. “For I am Queen Saber. Executioner of good! The Goddess of Malevolence!” The soldiers shuddered as they saw five more silhouettes. The incandescent blue light from the moon shone over the five profile figures. Not revolving to distinguish the five bodies behind her, the evil female grinned obnoxiously said to her followers. “My Druids, take care of these three fleabags for me.” The lady departed with a light ‘Woosh’ and vanished into the skeletal atmosphere. Looking over her shoulder at her lover, Sailor Moon clenched her fists, determined to destroy this immoral beings. Spinning like a pinwheel in a prairie’s wind, Sailor Moon growled her discomfort. Nodding to her fellow senshi, she attacked, “MOON SPIRAL HEART. . . ATTACK!!!” Rubble flicked up into the air, dust twisted and spiralled around the what used to be, five soldiers. The dust parted, and the soldiers stood still. Not one scratch lay upon them. The surprised soldiers gasped in disbelief. Sailor Moon had given her best shot. This wasn’t right, Sailor Moon had always won! “DEAD SCREAM!!!” Sailor Pluto abruptly said, using her swiftest power. Yet again, debris and fragments of rock and metal flew around the five druids but they stood still valiant, positive that they wouldn’t have breathe their last breath. Gasping in horror once more the Senshi compulsively shuddered. Grabbing the hands of their comrades, the Druids formed a giant circle, erected by themselves. “DRUID, DESCEND UNCONSCIOUS!!!!” A luminescent light escaped the middle of the circle and rushed in the direction of the three pure soldiers. Plummeting towards the earth, the soldiers cried out, shuddering. They couldn’t withstand the incredible pain. The two guardian cats that were inaudibly onlooking shook their heads in dismay. A tear escapes the eyes of both the innocuous felines. The five druids grinned simultaneously and disappeared and followed their Queen. “What are we going to do Artemis?” Luna pondered, with a hint of grief in her tone of voice. “We must enlist all the help we can get. The Elemental Senshi!” **** As the lunch time commenced, both Umade and Kono noticed that Odayaka sat all by herself, not even looking at passers by. “Awwwwww....!” Umade whined as she dragged Kono over towards her. “Hello.” Kono said, breaking Odayaka’s concentration on her lunch. “My name’s Umade, and this is Kono!” Umade introduced herself and her best friend to Odayaka. “Nice to meet you Umade and Kono.” she replied softly. “Where do you live?? Which suburb in Kyoto? We might be able to walk home together.” Umade said cheerfully. “I live next to the Shinto temple.” Odayaka replied. “Oh! We live near there! Can walk home together...?” Kono asked, being friendly as always. “If you wish. I would like that.” She replied as she smiled ever so happily. “WOO HOO!!!” Umade yelled, punching the air above her. “Don’t mind her, she’s a little hyperactive at times.” Kono said as the sat down next to Oda-chan. Umade beamed over the both of them smiling happily. “Have you heard anything about Sailor Moon yet?” Kono asked again, trying to start a substantial conversation. “Yeah. The last I heard of her was that she was in a fight with a new villain...or something like that.” she replied quietly. “THE DRUIDS!” Umade shouted as she shouted and imitated sailor moon, the whole hand signals and all. Kono could feel a tear bead dropping down her face and she pulled her friend back onto the garden bench. Umade grinned. She loved to annoy her. “Sooooo...ah...ha-” Umade was cut short as the school bell rang. “Never mind. I’ll talk to you about it after... ‘The great old lesson of English. Philosophers have discovered that...’” Umade sarcastically as she trailed off to English class. “Do you have English next too?” Kono asked. Oda nodded. They both stood up and walked over to their English class. **** “Luna! Are we here?” Artemis yelled out to the fellow cat from the moon kingdom. She looked at him. Her eyes glistening from the reflection of the volcano. “Yes. I think that it’s here.” She replied. “Phoenix, governor of fire, come out, we have a request!” From behind the molten lava, a giant bird rose from the fire. In a deep voice that boomed with resonance and echoed throughout the whole volcano. “What do you wish to ask of me?” He boomed. “The Sailor Senshi are in strife! We need you to unlock the Elemental Senshi of Fire!” Artemis yelled as hard as his little lungs could puff. The Bird nodded and flew gracefully out of the top of the volcano. “Artemis, we HAVE to find the other guardian forces for the other Elemental Senshi. Sailor Phoenix alone can not save the Sailor Senshi! **** After English class, the three girls collected their books, and started to walk home. Scuffing her newly polished shoes, Umade suddenly stopped. “Umm...this my stop Oda...bye, bye you guys” Umade said as she waved to Oda and Kono. Silence arose between Oda and Kono as they kept walking. More and more steps followed until Oda also turned to her house. “Umm...goodbye.” She said as she walked into her house, near the temple. Kono smiled her goodbye and waved. She hated walking home from school... All by herself! Suddenly, a red smoke appeared just above her. Wisps of red vapour tickled Kono’s face. “Who’s that?” Kono said as a red body began to emerge from the auburn cloud. The red image speedily ran towards her, human eyes could only pick up a red blur. Kono tried to follow this blur but it was too late...the body had engulfed her with arms. Kono quickly counted eight arms. She looked to the face of the owner of these hands and arms. It, was a he. His red eyes sparkled devilishly. His red spiked hair reminded her of Cloud’s, a character on some video game Umade always talked about and showed her. His hair was in the same style. Same cut. Only different colour...blood red. Kono lost focus as the arms gripped tighter. She could only manage a little squeak for help. Kono struggled, she couldn’t let this evil creature destroy her. So many people needed Kono...Umade! **** Umade ran upstairs and plonked her bag next to the sofa in the lounge room and raced to her room. Before she even looked in her room, she slammed her door shut. Finally paying attention, she was about to sit down, only to find a large bird sitting on her bed... “Umm...ok...I guess this isn’t a usual occurrence...” The bird cocked his head. Umade giggled at this. “Umm...I guess you’re a little too big to be a normal bird... who are you? Or what are you?” Umade asked stroking the feathers on it’s head. It flapped it’s wings and Umade jumped back, startled. A pulse of life shock Umade as images floated by her. Kono was in danger, she could sense it from these images. This bird was using telepathy to communicate to her. She was just about to run out of the her room when the bird squawked loudly. She turned around. In his mouth...beak, held a pen. A red pen. On the top it’s ruby stone shone brightly. A yellow ring, like those on the planet Saturn shimmered around it. The handle side was blood red, the end of it, sparkling. Another image flashed by, this time, of a girl, who looked VERY like Umade herself, said the words of henshin. Umade didn’t understand. What was she meant to do? If she didn’t go now and help her friend, it could be too late! The bird plonked down onto the floor. “Baka-chan! Use your brain. Use the words that the Princess of Vulcan used to henshin...such a baka sometimes.” The bird suddenly yelled, drilling the message into her head. “Ahh, you can speak? Why the ‘jigoku’ didn’t you say so! It would be much easier if you coulda just told me...sheesh...” She said, trailing off to a mumble. She walked out of her bedroom door. The bird stood there. With the pen STILL in his mouth. Umade ran back in. Both of them could feel sweat drops tickle their faces. She grabbed the pen from his beak and ran out of the door...again. **** “There is no use fighting you foolish girl. My arms are like quick sand! The more you struggle, the more my arms will get tighter, and tighter on you.” The man said as he gleamed at her. With one of his spare hands, he formed another thick red fog. Out came a youma. Her skin was covered in green slime. She too had more than two arms. A total of 7. All the arms, except for the seventh came from the side of her torso. The seventh though, came sprouting from her head. Her attire flapped gently in the wind. Kono struggled even more but fainted. She was exhausted. Oka-san, imoto...Umade-chan! Kono thought as she completely faded out. The Youma stood erect. All the wind that had flowed around ceased. It’s chest opened and the star seed stealing process was underway. **** Umade ran, and ran and ran. She came to a halt. Just to catch her breath, then started again. two figures came into view, only their black silhouettes were showing. The one on the right seemed more like a blob than a person. As she ran closer, she noticed that the blob wasn’t a blob, but another person...with eight arms...holding another... “KONO!!” Umade yelled out at the top of her lungs. The other two people spun their heads towards the girl. Umade halted. ‘Ok, what do I do again...Think...OH! YEAH!’ She raised the pen into the air and yelled. “Phoenix, Rise from the Ashes! PHOENIX POWER . . . MAKE UP!” Umade’s eyes close gently as fire surrounded her. Stars, soaked in fire enclosed her, wrapping around her torso, legs, arms, face and hair. They twisted and twirled around her body until her bodice was formed. Her left arm was held out and a long staff, embroiled with thick red metal. A bird, who looked just like the one in her room, only this time, it held a ruby stone in it’s beak. She jumped up and down several times, gawking at the staff. “YAY! I get a pretty stick thing!” She yelled. Looking up, she faced her enemies. “I am SAILOR PHOENIX! You Dare to hurt my friend? You’ll be severely punished for this!” Sailor Phoenix yelled. The red man and youma laughed. Sailor Phoenix pouted. Then growled. She was a sailor senshi! She had to be BRAVE! “Phoenix, Flame BOBBLE!” She yelled. Her hands touched each other, inward palms touching. A ball of flame shot out the middle of her palm and hit smack bang in the middle of the youma. The youma shrieked, and shrivelled up, waving it’s arms in the air. Turning to the red male, she yelled, “Phoenix, Flame BOBBLE!” It hit spot on to the red man. He chuckled mockingly as smoke from the blast passed. It left not one dint on his red fuku. “Hmph! You think your petty attack can destroy me? I am Ifrit! No creature can destroy me! I am the ultimate druid!” He boomed. Sailor Phoenix stood there, blank minded...a Druid, hey... While Sailor Phoenix thought...deeply, of a way to destroy this red Druid, he returned to his foggy realm. He needed another youma to collect the starseed. He left Kono’s body to collapse on the floor. From the corner of Sailor Phoenix’s eye, she saw her best friend fall. She ran towards her and de-henshined. She picked her up gently and carried her off to her house... **** Dear Diary - 15 November, Hiya there! Guess what? I’m a Senshi! I’m so HAPPY! I wasn’t exited before when that bird thing came. I think...I think I was a little out of it. I guess...well, I guess that I was in shock...or maybe not...I dunno! That bird creature was really weird. Another thing that was wierd was that...guy. That evil man, the druid, what was his name again? IFRIT! That’s it! I didn’t manage to see that bird again...he was so cute...he reminded me of my pet bird! I hope Kono is alright! That Druid...youma thing tried to steal her starseed...or something, that’s what I heard the monster yell. Anyway, I better be off, I’ve had a REALLY hard day and well, I have school tomara! toodles! Luv, Umade Hino...the new Senshi...Sailor PHOENIX! hee hee! Authors Notes: YAY! I finished my first Sailor moon fanfic! YAY!!! Woo hoo! I hope you all liked it! Please contact me and tell me if you like it! chocobo1@chickmail.com Thankyou!