Hands with long finger nails reached out the Ikkyoku’s neck. "No!" she screamed, pushing them away. "Come...remember..." a voice echoed. " What?" she topped. The voice echoed the same words again. "Come where? Remember what?!" Ikkyoku called back. It echoed again. Ikkyoku followed where it was coming from. She stood in front of large royal-looking doors. They opened and when she was fully in, the doors slammed behind her. "Hello?" she called. A laugh was heard. "Gotcha!" it said in a creepy voice. "What?!" she panicked. Her senshi crystal began to emerge. "Wake up!" she kept telling herself. The light emitted from the senshi crystal made the person wanting it look away. Gray hair! Ikkyoku pushed her senshi crystal hard into her chest and awoke. She sat up in bed, with her hand over her chest where the crystal tried to emerge in the dream. A loud crash and a bright flash startled her. "It’s only a storm." she told herself. The rain beat hard against her windows. Ikkyoku glanced at her clock, 5:56 AM. She sighed and laid back down. She closed her eyes. Ikkyoku rolled around in bed, trying to sleep. But the pounding of rain against the windows, and her nightmare, kept her awake. "I wonder...where Frederick is?" she thought. She couldn’t believe how blind she was, not to notice it was him. And then she pondered how he had arrived. "Surely he did not come with me! Maybe he took a separate space shuttle? That couldn’t be!" she thought. While thinking all of this, she found herself cast into sleep. Meanwhile... "Ma’am, may I search for the princess?" a woman asked. "Hey! I was going to ask!" another yelled. "Oh shut up!" yet another said. "Why don’t you all shut up?" a fourth said. The double-doors burst open behind them as another woman walked in. "I’ll go..." she said sternly. "You’ll all go!" Madame VeVe yelled. They all nodded, bowed, and left. On their way out, they all bickered who would pick the youma. In order of speaking, they were Katia with orange hair, Errol with pink hair, Olivia with green hair, Selena with black hair, and Maria with bright red hair. Back in their room they were still fighting. "Alright! I’m the leader, so I’ll choose!" Maria shouted. They all went silent. She told them her plan, and they didn’t dare mess with her at the moment. "I hate Maria!" Errol mumbled to Olivia. She nodded as they walked around the ship. "I think that we should have some fun with this." Olivia slyly smiled. "But if we mess it up we’ll get our heads bit off by that wench!" Errol replied and sighed. Olivia nodded in agreement. While they were discussing their later plans, Ikkyoku was at school, having problems of her own. It was science class, and the class was doing a lesson. "Ok, if I put hot chocolate and chocolate milk into a glass, which do you think will be hotter?" Mr. Kapugen asked. "That’s easy! The hot chocolate is!" a girl with curly blonde hair answered, with a smirk on her face. "Ahhh, yes! But which has a higher kinetic energy?" The blonde was dumbfounded. "The hot chocolate!" a boy yelled. "Very good!" Mr. Kapugen said and went on with his lesson. "Bleh!" Ikkyoku thought, "This is so boring! When will it be over with? Gah, Pressila is so preppy it makes me sick!" When the bell rang, meaning class was over, Ikkyoku let out a big sigh of relief. "I almost died of boredom in there!" she told her friends. "Move losers!" Pressila yelled and shoved Makoto and Ikkyoku out of her way. The two nodded at each other and grabbed her arms, turning her around. "I think you owe us an apology!" Makoto shot at her. "For what? You were in my way!" Pressila shot back. "Just...say you’re sorry...and get it over with!" Ikkyoku mummbled, anger oddly filling within her. Ikkyoku’s eyes flashed red and Pressila backed off. "S...s..sorry!" she said and ran. "Hmph, that’s what I thought!" Makoto yelled and stuck out her tongue. They grabbed their books and notes and headed back to class. "People these days!" Makoto grunted. Ikkyoku sat down at her desk by the window and looked out it. She sighed, things were so odd to her but she had to act as if she were used to it. Ikkyoku heard a rustling next to her and looked over at Frederick, she smiled. "So, how’s the house?" she asked. "Wonderful!" he replied. She guessed that was why he was late. "Ok class, please hand me your homework from last night!" Mr. Edward said to the class. For math class, Algebra 2, they had two teachers. Mr. Edward, who was American, and Mrs. Xiang, who was Chinese. Ikkyoku sighed, even if she did do her homework she probably would get most of it wrong. Meanwhile, Maria had prepared youmas and was currently forming them into figures. "Those dimwits! They won’t know what went wrong when I capture the princess!" Maria snarled, and then laughed. If she alone captured Princess Ikkyoku, she would be very worthy to the Madame. "I bet they don’t see that they are just pawns! The only one I have to worry about is Selena. She is very cautious and sly..." Just then a knock was heard on the door. After a few seconds Selena walked in. "Just checking on the youmas progress." Selena said and nodded. "So, I am to create the time warp, right?" she asked in a serious tone, her eyes fixed on Maria. Maria nodded and shooed Selena out, and left to find Madame VeVe. Selena talked with the other girls to make sure they knew what to do. Maria on the other hand, was discussing her plans with Madame VeVe. "Excellent Maria. You are by-far my best minion. If you do capture the princess..." she paused. "You will have your own throne next to mine. You have great tactics and you’re very valuable in this situation. Don’t let the others bring you down!" Maria nodded and left. An evil grin snuck upon Madame VeVe’s face. This, she thought, was it. She’d finally have what she wanted! "The purest senshi crystal of all time will be mine! And with that power, I could steal much more energy and rule the universe!!!" she laughed hysterically. Meanwhile with Selena... "Maria! I’ve informed them and had them recite their parts. All is well." she told the red haired woman. "Good. That is all, thank you." Maria replied and left to check on the youmas. "Hmph. I bet she has Madame VeVe wrapped around her finger! Well, Maria won’t be getting rid of me so easily!" Selena thought to herself. Meanwhile, back at school. "Drats! It’s pouring out and it’s lunch time!" Minako sighed. Ikkyoku nodded and took a swig of Gatorade, the blue kind. Suddenly the lights flickered. Many gasps were heard. "Hmph! We shouldn’t have had school today!" Usagi pouted, noting that she absolutely hated rain and thunderstorms. "Is it usually like this?" Ikkyoku asked. "No, usually it is pretty sunny." Makoto replied. Ikkyoku looked out the window and saw two birds lying on some baby birds in a nest upon the window sill. "Do these windows open?!" she asked wildly. "Yes..." Makoto replied. She unlocked the window, the wind blowing large drops of rain in, and grabbed the nest with the two birds and three babies. Amy closed it. "What are you going to do with it?!" she asked wildly. "The poor birds! I will put the nest back after the storm, even if I have to take them home." Ikkyoku told her. Pressila walked by. "Ewww, that’s sick! You can get lice from them...them THINGS!" she said disgusted. "And you don’t have lice?" Minako shot at her. "If anybody, it’s you!" Pressila stopped and yelled back. Ikkyoku brushed the water off of the birds. "I think not. You don’t smell so clean yourself Pressila!" she said, eyeing her. Pressila stared for a moment. "Who asked you to speak?" Ikkyoku stood up. "Who asked you to speak?" Pressila’s face turned a light tint of red. "Why don’t you go back to America? You don’t have such freedom to speak here!" she shot at Ikkyoku. Ikkyoku raised her voice this time. "I am from Germany! Why don’t you take your stupid preppy clothes back to America, because you are clearly American!" Pressila puffed at this and walked away in disgust. "That’s what I thought!" Minako yelled, ready to fight. Ikkyoku went back to the birds. "Don’t mind her." Amy said and smiled. They all giggled as the birds hopped around on the table. Amy gave them some of a sandwich, and Makoto gave them some of a roll. The birds pecked at the breads until they were gone. "Where are you going to keep them until the end of the day?" Usagi asked. Ikkyoku shrugged. "Why not ask Mr. Kapugen? He’s the science teacher." Amy suggested. When lunch was over Mr. Kapugen was talked into letting them stay in an empty drawer in his desk. "Thanks! I’ll be back 2 minutes after the bell!" Ikkyoku yelled and went to dance class. When she arrived at dance class, Miss Capella told them they had an assignment. "It’s due by the end of tomorrow - be creative!" she told them. Ikkyoku watched as they all tried to do something new. "Oh yes, I forgot to tell you that your dance move is going to be used in a music video if it’s good enough!" she told them. They all gasped and some clapped. Much talking began. Ikkyoku was confused in the midst of it all, it was very loud. "Look out!" someone yelled. She snapped out of her daze and squealed. She spread her legs down about half way into a split, but leaned forward. When she went down, she moved her hands like a wave. She then made her legs move behind her, but not too much. Her hands touched the floor and slid forward a ways. "Bravo! Good move Miss Senbotsu! A+! Stay with me after class to tape that! Now! Nobody is to take or adjust that move! Got it?" Miss Capella announced. Makoto came up and patted Ikkyoku on the back. "Good job!" she said smiling. "Now, I just need a move, care to help? Since you seem to be so talented!" Makoto laughed. Ikkyoku laughed too, despite the bad weather. "Sure! Anything to help a good friend!" Ikkyoku replied. The two thought for a few minutes. "How about this..." Ikkyoku said and grabbed some mini-carpeted stairs. "Ok, I’m going to need you to grab me when I flip around, ok?" Ikkyoku told Makoto. Ikkyoku explained what she was going to do, and showed her how to do it. Ikkyoku walked up 3 steps and let herself fall, with her arms catching her on the two stairs ahead. She twirled around and Makoto grabbed her and pulled her close. Someone moved the steps for them quickly, and Makoto slowly let Ikkyoku down, through her legs. Makoto quickly pulled her back up and swung her to her side, both with their arms spread out. "Ooooh! A+ Miss Kino! That was wonderful!" Miss Capella clapped. Makoto nodded, as she’d be staying after class to video tape hers too. Soon enough, class was over and they were video taping their moves. "Ikkyoku, did you ever consider becoming a professional dancer?" Miss Capella asked. Ikkyoku blushed and shook her head. "There are tons of people out there better than me anyway..." Miss Capella nodded in understanding. "Well, it’s just a thought. If you win with these dance moves, you’ll get paid good money. Some stars may ask your help in choreography!" Miss Capella added. A smiled crept across Ikkyoku’s face. "Sounds really cool!" Miss Capella signed the girls a pass and sent them onto gym class. Soon, the school day was over. The girls were going to have a meeting at Rei’s, while Ikkyoku went around Tokyo and Azabu to do something besides being lazy. Of course after she had taken the birds home. "Ok, we need to get this all straightened out. The enemy is Madame VeVe, but she keeps coming up with more and more youmas!" Rei paused. "We need to figure out where they are, more of what they want, why, when they’ll strike, etc." Amy added. "Why don’t we keep our eyes and ears open? Like, check all of Tokyo and Azabu?" Hotaru suggested. "Right, I’ll locate their headquarters." Amy piped in. "I’ll find out where they came from and what they want." Rei said. "I’ll figure out why they came, and follow their attacks." Setsuna told the group. "Someone should find their tactics and strengths and weaknesses. And the rest of us can then go and search for the next attack." Makoto added in. Setsuna claimed finding their tactics, and Amy claimed the rest. The 6 left mapped where they would be and would keep everyone else informed. They all put their communicators on and had to give an update of their area every 15 minutes. "Luckily the rain cleared up!" Usagi sighed. Everyone was to watch an area where attacks were a possibility of happening at. Just as Hotaru was checking in, something happened. "Woah...wait a second! I’m going to check it out. It’s a greenhouse and it’s seemingly odd!" she said into the communicator. She opened the greenhouse door and slowly walked in. Inside she saw 5 girls bickering. She listened to their conversation for a bit, while hiding behind a shelf of big plants. They began reciting their plans when she knew this was it. "I’ve got the enemy! There are 5 girls! It’s Hotaru, in the greenhouse! Everyone get here now! Amy, Rei, Setsuna - stay where you are!" Hotaru tried to speak softly. She tried moving a plant out of her way for better viewing, but it wouldn’t budge. She pushed with all her might and then accidentally pushed it off of the shelf! The girls all turned their attention to where the noise came from. "Lets check it out..." Errol told them. They all nodded and cautiously headed toward the broken plant. Hotaru had silently transformed and hidden herself. She saw someone's feet stop by where she was hidden under a shelf. The feet moved away. Super Sailor Saturn let out a sigh of relief. She had to stop them, but how? Another girl walked by. Super Sailor Saturn grabbed her leg and pulled her down and then pointed her glaive at her neck. It was Olivia. "If you make a move or even dare to speak, I will slit your throat, you hear?" Super Sailor Saturn spoke softly, but harshly. Olivia gulped hard and slightly nodded. Super Sailor Saturn grabbed some rope and tied Olivia up, also gagging her with leaves and then tying the rope around her head. Super Sailor Saturn shoved her into a little cupboard next to a wall under a shelf. "One noise!" Super Sailor Saturn warned and motioned a finger across her neck quickly. "Hey, where’s Olivia?" one girl said. "Yeah, where is she? Olivia! It’s no time for games!" another yelled. Super Sailor Saturn hid back under a shelf. A girl walked by and noticed something where Super Sailor Saturn was hidden. "I’ve found her!" she yelled. "Give me your hand." she said and held it out. Super Sailor Saturn hesitated, but grabbed her hand. "Huh?" the girl with orange hair said, gasping. Quickly Super Sailor Saturn thrust her glaive into the girls stomach. She let out a blood curdling scream. The glaive went through her stomach, and just hardly missed her spine. Super Sailor Saturn tugged it out and the girl, Katia, dropped into Errol’s arms. Just then the other senshi burst in. Also, Olivia burst out of the small cabinet. "You there! Stop right now!" Eternal Sailor Moon shouted. "Olivia! Selena! Errol! Take care of those baka senshi!" Maria yelled and ran to take care of Katia. "Hey, hey, stay awake. I’ll heal you. Don’t worry!" Maria cooed Katia. Katia stared blankly at the ceiling. Maria grabbed big leaves and little leaves. She fashioned them onto her wound and began saying some words which healed Katia. "Ok, you’ll be fine tomorrow. I’ll check on you after the battle. Stay in the infirmary!" Maria told her and sent her to the ship. With that, Maria stood up and joined the battle. Little to their knowledge, Sailor Distant Star was there. After fighting for some time, Maria commanded Selena to open the time warp. "Lets make this a battle for them to never forget!" Maria announced. Youmas appeared out of nowhere. The senshi didn’t have to worry too much, there were only 3. "Silence...Glaive...Surprise...!" Super Sailor Saturn shouted and sent her attack into the time warp. The others managed only to shove 2 youmas into the time warp. "Blast you, you wicked senshi!" Selena said, scowling. The time warp vanished with the attack. Sailor Distant Star opened a hatch and slid down on a rope. She walked up behind Errol and knocked her out. This gave Super Sailor Venus time to call up Amy on her communicator and quickly fill her in. Super Sailor Neptune had defeated the youma, and now the girls focused on defeating Olivia, Selena, and Maria. Attacks went back and forth. Sailor Distant Star and Super Sailor Venus dragged Errol away. Personally, Super Sailor Saturn was getting sick of it all. She was ready to just slice their heads off. But, these girls were swift and agile. They weren’t like the others. Something had to be done! All of the senshi hid just then. "What the hell? This is an odd battle! Find them girls!" Maria ordered. Olivia crept slowly by Super Sailor Uranus, who pulled her in and covered her mouth. The two remaining girls went in front of Sailor Distant Star and Super Sailor Saturn. "Now." Super Sailor Saturn whispered to Sailor Distant Star. "Seiun Batafurai Kissu!" she yelled and leaves blinded the two. At once, all of the senshi but Super Sailor Uranus ambushed. The attack hit the girls, but not too well. Super Sailor Saturn stabbed around in the leaves as they fell. Super Sailor Jupiter electrified the leaves and the girls’ screams were heard. Olivia disappeared, and left back to the ship. Errol woke up and had dived at Super Sailor Uranus, which caused the loss of Olivia. Errol vanished too. Maria was furious. "I can’t believe this!" she said before Eternal Sailor Moon had finished her attack phrase, and the two remaining girls disappeared too. All the senshi went silent. Sailor Distant Star quickly left the way she had come. Super Sailor Neptune informed the others and discussed things they noticed. But, they noticed that the girls hadn’t tried to take any senshi crystals, they tried to kill them! They all eventually went home. Ikkyoku sighed when she got home. "Thank GOD tomorrow is Friday!" she said and fed the little birds. She cleaned up the mess they had left and put them in her garage. "You’ll be safe here, I’ll take you back home tomorrow." Ikkyoku said and yawned. She cooked herself a can of veggie soup and ate it quietly. Inside her head, she was slowly thinking everything out. Since she had no homework, she decided to make dance moves. "Gawd I need a life!" she said, exhausted. She later went to bed, hoping to have sweet dreams.