Usagi sighed as she sat outside the Shinto temple, watching the others train. They were paired off now sparring, with Ami to Makoto, Haruka to Michiru, Setsuna to Rei, and Minako to Maya. Maya proved to be a very good fighter. Minako (who was the best next to Haruka and Makoto, with hand to hand combat) was having trouble keeping up with her. It had been five months since Rei’s premonition and so far all had been peaceful. Usagi was now very far along in her pregnancy and would be having her child in a matter of weeks. She wished she could train with the others and perfect her skills. She wanted to be ready when this evil, or whatever it was finally decided to show itself.

“Usagi!” Rei called as Usagi continued to stare off in space. They had just stopped sparring and decided to take a break.

“Odango Atama!” She called again finally gaining Usagi’s attention.

“Rei-baka, don’t call me that”. She said her famous whine entering her voice

“Hey girl, we’re about to go get a drink. Wanna come”? Makoto said coming up behind Rei.

“Yeah. I’m coming”. She said. She struggled to get up from the step. Haruka, seeing that her efforts were in vain, hoisted her up easily

“Thanks Ruka”. Usagi said beaming her 100-watt smile in Haruka’s direction.

Haruka just smiled appreciately. She really had a soft spot for the little odango.

They all crowded into the living room as Rei, Makoto, and Michiru brought out drinks.

“So, Rei have you had any more visions”? Minako asked when they all were seated.

“No”. Rei said appearing perplexed “It’s weird but the fire has shown me nothing else of the coming danger.”

“I haven’t seen anything in my mirror either”. Michiru said

“I don’t get it. Usually when you have a vision something happens. A monster attacks, some one tries to take over the world and all that but it’s been five months and there hasn’t even been a low rate youma around”. Makoto said frustrated. They had all put their lives on hold to train, to prepare for nothing it seems.

“I believe something is happening, minna”. Ami said quietly.

“My computer is picking up abnormities in the weather patterns in certain parts of the world”.

“It seems that a terrible earthquake hit the U.S. in California”. She said looking at the screen of the little blue computer”.

“That’s not strange, Ami. I hear California always have earthquakes”. Usagi said chewing on a sandwich Makoto had made her.

“That’s not the strange part, Usagi”. Ami said looking up from her computer. “If California has one more earthquake, even a small one, it will break away from the continent and that’s not all”. She said placing the mini computer into her purse.

“Africa, Zaire to be exact, had a bad snowstorm last week, the glaciers off the coast of Alaska are beginning to melt, and even here the weather seems to have went haywire”.

“Do you think these things are linked”? Usagi asked her eyes worried. Ami though that maybe she should stop coming to the meetings until she had her baby, for she didn’t want her upset. But when she looked into Usagi’s eyes, which held determination not fear, she immediately changed her mind.

“I’m not sure but I know these weather patterns are too strange to ignore. I’ll keep following them”. Ami said.

“Has Selene had any more premonitions?” Usagi said as she turned to Rei.

“No. At least she hasn’t told me of any”. Rei said secretly happy that her daughter had not had any visions. Visions, as she knew, can be very traumatic especially for a child and she wanted her daughter to have a normal life. That meant as few visions as possible.

“Well, girls, I guess that’s all for today if no one has nothing new to report.” Rei said as everyone shook their heads.

“I’ll give you a ride home, Usagi”. Haruka said. She knew that Mamoru did not want Usagi driving herself. He was afraid she might go into labor for she was due in a few weeks.

“Ok. See ya tomorrow guys”. She said as they got ready to leave.

“So, Maya, did you enjoy the training session”. Usagi asked Maya as they settled into Michiru’s van.

“I’m driving”. Haruka said as she hopped in the front seat. Michiru just smiled after her. She knew how Haruka was about driving. She had to be the one doing it.

“It was fun. Minako is real good almost too good.” Maya said as she rubbed her sore arm.

She was learning a lot in this time just as her mother wanted her to. She wished she could help them though, for she was growing fond of the senshi (even had a slight crush on Mamoru) but she couldn’t. It wasn’t her fight. Setsuna looked at her and smiled. ‘she looks just like her father’ she thought.

“Let’s listen to some music, Haruka”. Usagi said bored with the quietness of the ride.

“Yeah Haruka turn on the radio”. Setsuna said

“Ok people. Man I was kind of enjoying the silence. Oh well.”

Haruka turned on the radio, but instead of music they heard words.

*Some type of creature, I don’t know what the thing is. Its attacking downtown Tokyo. Please everyone is asked to evacuate the area immediately* The announcer’s voice droned on. Voices could be heard screaming in the background.

“An attack? I can’t believe it”. Michiru said softly.

“Haruka head downtown now. I’m calling the other senshi and have them meet us there”. Usagi said and quickly called the other senshi over her communicator.

Haruka parked on a quiet street in a back alley.

“Ok everyone”. She said as she hoped out the car.

“Maya you stay here and protect Usagi”. Setsuna said

“I want to come”. Usagi said as she got out the car

“Princess, you can’t fight in your condition”. Setsuna said frowning slightly

“I still want to help” Usagi said knowing that Setsuna was right. What could she possibly do? She found out 4 months ago that she was no longer able to henshin. Luna said it was because of the baby. The silver crystal had to protect its future heir and the power surge from the henshin could harm her or the baby.

“You can help by staying here with Maya, Usagi”. Michiru said smiling reassuringly as she lightly touched Usagi on her shoulder.

“Ok guys just be careful”. She said getting back in the car. Maya stepped out to henshin just incase a youma tried to attack the princess.

“Uranus Crystal Power”

“Neptune Crystal Power”

“Pluto Crystal Power”

“Chronos Princess Power”

“Make up!” They all said in unison. (Since you already know the outer senshi’s transformation I won’t explain it. This is Maya’s transformation).

A gray light swooped down on her. The light seemed to be made of fire as it descended on her. It covered her body in a smoky haze. The smoke wrapped around her body creating her uniform and finally her gloves and boots. A silver tiara appeared on her forehead and a silver staff appeared in her hand. On top of the staff appeared a gray glowing orb. Maya then poised with the staff in front of her in military form.

“Sailor Nemesis at your service”. She said to an astonished Usagi. The others rushed off to face the impending danger.

“Do you see the outers?” Sailor Venus asked looking about her frantically.

“No but I do see the youma over there in the park”. Sailor Jupiter replied. They rushed toward the park, which was about ten feet from where they stood. People rushed about them frightened. The creature, which looked like some type of devil only seen in fairy tales, stood beside a tree. Unconscious and probably dead bodies littered the ground around it. All speeches were thrown aside as the senshi took in the scene before them. Laid out on the ground was nothing but children, some only looked to be 15 or younger. Sailor Mars bent down to touch one of the children before her. The creature made no move to fight. It just stood there looking at them hungrily. Mars gently turned the child onto his back and was surprised to find that the child held a gun in his small hand. ‘He can’t be any older than ten’. Mars thought.

“What are you”? She asked the creature before her, her voice filled with venom. She would make him pay for hurting these children.

“I’m Strife, girl”. The monster hissed. Then it lunged toward Mars.

“World Shaking”. A voice called as a golden ball of energy traveled toward the monster. He dodged it easily. Michiru, however, had expected as much and quickly called out her attack.

“Deep Submerge”. She said as she aimed the beam toward the monster. Not anticipating this move, the creature was struck.

“You got him, Neptune”. Makoto yelled out as the monster fell to the ground. She soon changed her tone as the monster got up seemingly unfazed by the attack.

“Let’s all attack him at once guys”. Venus said. The monster just smirked.

“Go ahead and try but you can’t defeat me”. He said smugly and lunged at the senshi again.

“Quickly every one. Love and beauty shock.”!

“Mercury Harp Rapsody”

“Oak evelution”

“Fire Soul”

“Dead Scream”

“World Shaking”

“Deep Submerge”.

The attacks quickly made their way toward the monster in a swarm of colors. The monster just stood there, with a smug on his face.

The attacks hit the monster and threw him into a tree. The girls again thought they had won this round but they thought this only for a second for the monster got up again.

“No way”. Mars said as the monster again staggered up, not as confident as before.

Mercury typed diligently on her tiny computer looking for a weakness.

“We can’t beat him alone. We need Sailor Moon”. Mercury said.

“He resists elemental attacks”. She said perplexed.

“Venus’s attack hurt it but she can’t kill it by herself.” Mercury said glancing at the senshi of love.

“We need another senshi that doesn’t use an element.” She said trying to get them to see her point.

“I’m tired of playing with you silly humans. Except your fate. Your Earth is dying”. The monster hissed as it approached the senshi.

“Angelic Silver Revelation”. A voice called. A silver energy beam shot forward and engulfed the monster.

“No!” The monster screamed as the light consumed him.

“I can not be killed. I may be defeated but my essence still spreads”. It said as it fell into nothingness.

“Who made that attack?” Venus asked looking toward the other senshi.

“Look, minna, over there”. Jupiter said as she spotted a girl walking toward them.

“I thought you guys could use some help”. The girl said as she walked up to them.

She appeared to be about 16 years old.

“Oh goddess”. Mars exclaimed as she recognized the mysterious senshi.

The girl’s fuku was silver and a two piece. The top stopped just above her naval showing off her flat stomach. The skirt was double layered with silvery pink on top and silver beneath it. Her collar was the same shade pink as the upper layer on her skirt and the bows were navy. A silver choker adorned her neck and a thin silver tiara was worn on her forehead with a golden moon set in the middle. Silver ballet slippers dressed her feet. She wore her silvery pink hair in odangos and the pigtails reached her knees. Her crimson eyes looked at them amused at the shock on their faces.

“Chibi-Moon”. Mars said surprised beyond belief.