"Iris!" a cruel voice yelled aloud. Quickly Iris entered and knelt
down 10 feet away from
the throne. "Yes!" she yelled, a bit worried. "You thought I 
wouldn't find out, eh?" the
evil woman said, ready to laugh. "No Madame! I swear!" Iris yelled 
back. "I cannot believe
you. You are just as bad as Butyl! You have used your chances!" 
Madame VeVe yelled.
"Please! One more chance!" Iris yelled, looking forward at the dark 
throne. "Silence! Your
death penalty shall be..." Madame VeVe thought for a moment. 

"Something traditional for your real home, the Iron Maiden!" she 
said smiling and finished
with "Your cat deserves to live. He tried to whip you into shape. 
Bast, would you like to
be a human or not?" VeVe asked. "You said I get 2 more tries! You 
liar!" Iris hissed.
"Ahhhh, but that was before I had found out about the park!" Madame 
VeVe smiled Bast was
soon changed into a handsome man. "You! Trader!" Iris yelled as they 
wheeled in the Iron
Maiden. Two men threw her in it while she was screaming. 

Through two holes were places where you could see Iris' fearful 
eyes. Suddenly, it closed
completely and with a loud shriek, blood drained through a few 
places onto the floor. All
was quite for a moment until Madame VeVe began laughing loudly. 
Suddenly a white beam
formed next to Bast leading to earth. "You are free..." she said and 
waved him off. He
stepped into the light and left to earth. "Ashanti! Appear!" 
Suddenly a woman with lavender
hair and eyes appeared. She seemed to be about 5'3". 

Her dress was made out of a light silk fabric and was lavender. 
Madame VeVe explained the
mission to her. "Also, lure them to another country or get them her 
somehow. And find
Princess Ikkyoku!" Madame VeVe informed Ashanti, who then left to 
her room. The next day
was Monday. Ikkyoku naturally woke up at 6:45 AM. She took a longer 
shower than usual,
15 minutes. Ikkyoku was thinking of Saturday, with Frederick. After 
changing she appeared
in space, not even at her own will. 

"Yes?" Ikkyoku asked, her mother appearing. "Just informing you, 
there's a new enemy. Her
name is Ashanti. Iris was killed and her cat Bast was set free." she 
told her daughter.
Ikkyoku nodded. "And I see Frederick is here." Queen Sakura added. 
Ikkyoku's heart dropped.
"S....seriously?" she asked, unbelievingly. The Queen nodded and 
disappeared. "Ja ne..." her
mother said and Ikkyoku appeared back in her bedroom. She finished 
getting ready for school
and left home at 7:25 am. 

When she arrived at school she quickly left a note inside 
Frederick's desk. When her friends
arrived she talked to them. "So, how was the weekend in every place 
you guys went?" Ikkyoku
asked. Rei and Minako didn't go, Usagi stayed home and watched TV, Amy visited her mother,
and Makoto only went to a day care on Sunday. "Well, this weekend 
maybe we could go to the
movies?" Ikkyoku said somewhat hesitant. "Well..." Amy began but was 
cut off. 

"Yeah! Sounds like fun! We're in! Right Amy?" Minako said smiling. 
"I was going to study.
But ok! I need a break sometime I guess!" Amy said and closed her 
book she was reading.
Suddenly the teacher walked in with 5 minutes left before school 
started. The 5-minute bell
rang and the rest of the class flooded in. The girls took their 
seats. Amy left with Makoto
to their lockers quickly, then departing. Amy went to two advanced 
classes each day. She
went to classes with her friends after lunch. 

Frederick walked in 10 minutes late and handed the pass to Mr. Kapugen. "Take out your
language books class!" Mr. Kapugen said aloud and laughed as the 
class sat puzzled. Minako
raised her hand, "Don't you mean science books? This is science 
class!" "Come on! It was a
joke class!" he said and sighed at his class. "Let's head to the 
science lab class, we're
going to do an experiment now." The class headed to the science lab 
for over an hour of
their day. 

Meanwhile, Ashanti was trying to figure out a way to find Ikkyoku 
and lure the senshi to
Madame VeVe. Quickly she ran into the throne room. "Madame! Two 
things! First, why do you
want Princess Ikkyoku? And I request permission to find history on 
her past to lure her
here!" Ashanti yelled, forgetting to bow. "You don't want to see 
what her mother did to
me...I need her senshi crystal for something secret. And your 
request is ok." Madame VeVe
dismissed Ashanti. 

She left to her room to find information on Princess Ikkyoku. 
"Computer! Find me a picture
of Princess Ikkyoku! Also show me something she cherishes!" Ashanti 
said while sitting on
her bed. Sometime later a picture popped up of Princess Ikkyoku, not 
normal Ikkyoku. Her
hair was held up in a bun with tiny cornrows and a shining silver 
crown. Her gown ended a
little above the knees in the front. In the back the gown flowed 
four feet behind her. Her
earrings were gold, silver, and black. 

Her gown was a silver-ish white color with golden speckles. The 
princess looked as if she
were happy, but not completely. Next to her stood a tall man. He 
seemed to be about 5'11"
tall. He was wearing a black and white tuxedo. His hair was brown 
and they were holding
hands. They both looked somewhat young; the princess looked 14 and 
the man about 16 or 17.
Under the picture it read that it was Princess Ikkyoku with her 
future husband, Prince
Kamui. In the picture they were engaged. 

Under that it read that he had died during a war. He was protecting 
the princess and was
stabbed in the stomach right before he killed the man. Just then 
Ikkyoku had gone blank in
the science lab. Her eyes turned wide and pure silver. She had a 
flashback of when Prince
Kamui died. She had pulled the sword out of his stomach and tried to 
clog the bleeding. A
guard had run for a doctor. Minutes later he was taken to a small 
hospital within the
palace. 

The princess waited outside, her hands and nightgown stained with 
his blood. After an hour
she was allowed in. He was alive, but the cut was very deep. He 
wasn't conscious, but she
asked to be alone with him anyway. The princess pulled a chair up to 
his bed and sat down.
His heart rate was a little slower than normal. Prince Kamui had 
been through getting
stabbed many times. The princess took out the locket from his 
jacket. It was broken. There
was a dent in it from where he was almost killed. 

She had told him to always keep it over his heart for protection. 
She opened the large
heart locket. The music played, a bit messed up, and the light shown 
perfectly from it.
Quietly the prince put his hand over hers. "Incase I don't live, I 
want you to marry Kou,
Seiya...he's the 2nd best man in this universe for you." he said and 
smiled weakly. "If I
go soon, I want to have one last kiss from you..." he said and she 
nodded. They kissed for
a few moments and she broke it. 

"You know, I'm going to miss you." he said and faintly smiled. 
"Don't say that! You're
going to be fine! You've been through this many of times. There's 
nothing to worry about."
she reassured him. He nodded and closed his eyes. Hours later, he 
woke up again. "I feel it
coming Princess..." he said, looking as if he were in a bit of pain. 
"Feel what?" she said,
alert and scared. "I love you...Ikkyoku..."he said and closed his 
eyes, laying his hand on hers. 

"Me too, but what do you feel?! Tell me!!" she cried and saw his 
heart rate get even slower.
"Doctor!" she screamed. Nobody came. She ran into the hallway and 
screamed again. A nurse
ran in and another fetched the doctor. "He's dying!" Princess 
Ikkyoku cried to the nurse, 
"Please help him!" "The doctor's here!" a male said as he walked in. 
A nurse pushed the
princess out of the way. Ikkyoku paid no mind to it. She could at 
least still see her
fiancee. The nurse allowed her to hold the prince's hand, so she did 
so. 

It was about mid-day now. After about 30 minutes of trying to keep 
the prince alive, the
doctor proclaimed him dead. "I'm sorry princess...the wound was much 
too deep." a nurse
said and left with everyone else for the time being. The princess 
had spent hours sobbing
over him. She soon left, her driver taking her home. Without being 
seen the girl ran to her
room. Ikkyoku cried until she had no more tears and then fell 
asleep. "Ikkyoku...Ikkyoku!"
she was being shook by Makoto. 

"Wha...? What?" she asked confused. "Are you ok? You're just blank! 
Well, you were
anyway...your eyes were pure silver!" Makoto said, worried. 
"Yeah...I'm fine." the blonde
replied. "Ikkyoku, are you sure your ok? We've been trying for 10 
minutes to awake you,
please report to the nurse's office and bring me back a signed slip. 
But after class." Mr.
Kapugen said, sighing. "Now, my question for you was, what is a 
chemical change Ikkyoku?"
Ikkyoku flipped open her notes and read, "When a substance is 
changed into a new substance
and you can never get the old substance back again." 

He smiled and continued on in his experiment. Meanwhile back on 
Madame VeVe's ship..."So,
this pretty pretty princess is blonde with mysterious silver eyes? 
Ha! Now I will find her!
She should have just enrolled to a school..." Ashanti said while 
typing away on her computer. A beeping noise was heard, as the 
princess was found. An evil smile spread across her face. In a 
shower of flower petals, she vanished, only to reappear in the 
throne room. "Yes...? What do you want?" Madame VeVe asked. 

"I wish to be transported to earth to bring you the princess! I have 
found her!" Ashanti boasted. "If you're sure then, do not bother 
showing up without her either!" Madame VeVe yelled. Ashanti nodded 
and left to her room. She grabbed a whip and a stun gun. In a fury 
of petals, she was gone. She walked up a beautiful path to enter 
Tenth Street High. After searching for a moment, she found the 
office. "Hi, I'm new here. I just got transferred from...Kyoto. My 
name is Ashanti Hijouke." she said, smiling and handing the woman 
her false files. "I'm in the 10th grade now." she said and sat down. 

"Okay, it'll be about 20 minutes!" the short haired woman said and 
began typing away on her computer. "Here's your class schedule." the 
woman said twenty minutes later, and the bell rang. Her schedule was 
science, math, art, and gym. "I have 3 classes with her, great!" Ashanti said and headed to her Math class. The class went by 
quickly, and it was then lunch time. "Let's see! Today is Monday so, 
lunch is...lasagna!" Ikkyoku said and smiled. The group of girls sat 
down at a large picnic table in the courtyard. 

"Ummm...can I sit here? I noticed you guys last hour." Ashanti said, 
acting like a new student. All but Usagi felt weird vibes. "Sure!" Usagi piped out. She then introduced everyone. Ashanti narrowed her 
eyes at Ikkyoku, waiting to attack her. Soon it was gym class. They 
all have to pair up for the day. Frederick began walking towards Ikkyoku, but Ashanti quickly paired up with him. Makoto paired with 
Ikkyoku and the activities began. There was basketball, tennis, 
jumping jacks, jump rope, rope climbing, hurdles, push ups, pull 
ups, and more. 

The group rotated every 5 minutes. After class was over, and 
everyone was heading to the locker rooms to change, Frederick pulled Ikkyoku into a hidden corner behind nets, stacked mats, etc. "Do you 
remember me now?" he asked. She nodded and explained what her mother 
had told her and all. "Do you have a place to stay?" she asked, 
questioning him. "Not really, can I stay with you?" he asked as she 
nodded. They quickly kissed and went to change. 

Not knowing, Ashanti walked by and saw them kiss, and she also liked 
Frederick. When her friends departed her to go home, Ikkyoku was 
left with Ashanti. "I saw you in the gym with Frederick, Ikkyoku...I 
told you that I liked him! Some friend you are!" Ashanti yelled. Ikkyoku stopped dead in her track. Ashanti turned on her, and 
transformed into tight black pants and a sleeveless black shirt. Around her belt was a whip, on the other side was the stun gun. 

"Or should I call you by your proper name? Huh, PRINCESS IKKYOKU?!" 
Ashanti said and rushed forward at Ikkyoku, trying to punch her. Ikkyoku quickly ducked and tripped Ashanti, making her fall face 
flat on the cement. Ashanti shot up, and turned around only to get 
punched straight on the nose. "That hurt! You'll pay for this 
princess!" she screamed. Ikkyoku tripped her again and Ashanti got 
back up. Her gun was out, hoping Ikkyoku was right behind her to shoot at. 

"Where are you?!" Ashanti yelled, holding her gun firmly with both 
hands. "Right here!" she yelled and as Ashanti twisted around by 
60°, she was kicked hard in the hands, sending her gun to fly off 
someplace. "I'm sick of your games! That really hurt!" Ashanti said, 
turning to face Ikkyoku...but it wasn't her! It was Sailor Distant 
Star. "Trying to capture me? Looks like you're too slow! In the name 
of space, I am the warrior from afar! Sailor Distant Star!" Sailor Distant Star shouted and threw a rock at Ashanti. 

It hit her flat on the forehead, sending her to the ground. Slowly 
Sailor Distant Star crept to Ashanti, not knowing she had her whip 
in her hand. "Aha!" she shouted and threw her whip at Sailor Distant 
Star, making it wrap around her waist, with her arms stuck to her 
sides. "Good...Cherry Blossom Blast!" Ashanti yelled and razor sharp 
cherry blossoms began hitting Sailor Distant Star's body. She 
screamed loudly alerting Minako and Makoto. Sailor Distant Star 
tried to snap to whip, but it was too thick. 

"Now, to take you to Madame VeVe...she'll be so pleased with me!" Ashanti shouted. "Just to double check, let me see your senshi 
crystal!" she yelled and a rush of air and a bright light began coming from Sailor Distant Star's brooch, but it was really inside 
her, where it all was coming from. "No! Stop! It hurts!" Sailor 
Distant Star screamed as her pure senshi crystal tried to emerge. 
"Hey you! Stop hurting her!" the two senshi yelled together, and 
Jupiter sent electrified leaves at the whip, snapping it. 

Sailor Distant Star fell to her knees and grabbed her chest, to keep 
it from emerging. "You..." she barely said, gasping for life. She 
touched her brooch and a butterfly emerged, unnoticed by anyone. 
"How dare you try to take my life!!" she screamed and threw the 
butterfly at Ashanti. "Seiun Batafurai Kissu!" The butterfly turned 
Ashanti's body a glowy red. "What's going on?! It can't be over 
yet!" Ashanti screamed. Suddenly she exploded into ashes. When it 
cleared, Sailor Distant Star was gone. 

"I wonder..." Super Sailor Jupiter said and walked off with Super 
Sailor Venus. The de-transformed and headed home. When Ikkyoku 
arrived home Frederick called her and left a message. She wrote down 
the directions and opened her garage. Inside was a red 1969 Camaro, 
with a radio and CD player installed. Ikkyoku had driven before, but 
not in a few months. She turned on the car, and backed out of the 
garage. It closed automatically. When she turned up the music, 
Linkin Park's 'One Step Closer' was blaring. 

Ikkyoku slipped on some shades, it being very sunny, and drove off 
to Frederick's apartment. When she reached him the cd was just 
beginning 'Crawling', due to traffic. She walked up to his room, not 
knowing she had 2 unhealed cuts on her arm that were slowly letting 
out blood. He opened the door and she helped him carry his items. He 
carried two big suitcases, she carried one medium sized one. 
Frederick gave the clerk the room key and left. Ikkyoku didn't have 
the music up as loud this time. 

"Nice car, this model is very rare here!" he said, turning to her. 
"Yeah, I know." she replied. "Oh my god Ikkyoku! Did you know you're 
bleeding?!" he asked worried. "I'm okay, I, uhh..., I must have 
caught myself on a branch and not known." she said trying to sound 
real. "Are you sure? It's deep." he said, questioningly. "Yeah." she 
replied. She soon pulled into the garage and helped him take his 
things to a room. His was upstairs, but across the house from hers. 
"No peeping either!" she said and giggled. 

She went downstairs while he unpacked and began to cook soup. He was 
halfway done when she called him down to eat. "It's going to be 
weird if we are dating and someone finds out we are living together! 
They might think...that we...errr..." she said, somewhat nervous. 
"It's ok, I'll be moving out soon. I found a house, and I have 
plenty of money." he said and smiled. Meanwhile..."Damnit!" Madame 
VeVe shouted and slammed her fist down hard on her thrown chair, not 
caring about the pain. 

"Tigra! Come forth!" Madame VeVe shouted, as a girl in tiger striped 
clothes appeared. Her orange hair flowed to her mid-back. And her 
orange eyes sparkled, as she looked up into pitch dark. "This is my 
worst group! You all have been PATHETIC so far! You'd best find that 
wretched princess, NOW!" Madame VeVe screeched. Tigra quickly went 
to find Ikkyoku's file on Ashanti's computer. Back at Ikkyoku's 
house..."It's like 10:30 PM Frederick! Don't you ever get tired? 
Plus! It's a school night!" Ikkyoku whined. 

The two got ready for bed, Ikkyoku giggling over how she could 
invite her friends over and have them bombard Frederick. She 
suddenly remembered she had to tell him about Seiya! She ran into 
his room quickly. "Frederick...there's something you should know..." 
she began.