Jessica sat on her bed going through a photo album of when she lived in Japan. Seeing the pictures of Serena, Amy, Raye, Lita, Mina, Luna, Artemis, Darien and everyone else. ‘I wonder how they are all doing right now.’ Jessica thought as she flipped the heavy book to the last page to see a picture of all of them together and they all had signed their name on the back of the picture.

"Why don’t you e-mail Serena? She wrote to you and told you the address of hers didn’t she?" Eclipse asked as he walked into the room, Jessica closed the book and nodded.

"Yeah you are right, now do you have any idea where I put it?" She asked as she got up off her bed and went over to her desk drawer and began flipping through all the loose papers from this that and everything.

"Try in the bedside table drawer." Jessica turned to see Kevin standing in the doorway leaning up against the frame. The red head smiled and trotted over to the bedside table and opened the drawer, and sure enough there is was sitting neatly on the top of other letters that had begun to pile up over the last couple of months.

"Thank-you Kevin!" Jessica said as she ran over to her desk and sat down in the chair, moving the mouse to get the computer off stand-by she quickly clicked the icon for the internet, the dial up began while Kevin pulled a seat over.

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"Any plans?" Shi-ryuu asked the mistress and the beast that sat at her feet, the feminine hand patted the beasts smooth jet-black fur. Silence filled the room for a few moments until she spoke softly, her voice almost charming and enchanting.

"Yes, how about you find out another of the Stellar Scouts weakness, you really must get along with this mission, time is coming to an end, the year is almost up and if you don’t everyone will be trapped down her." She paused and looked down at the beast.

"I know you don’t know this but it will happen. Even though there is not a Queen at this time who will seal everyone in this eternal prison for another thousand years there is a princess who could very easily do the job." Pausing again to take a drink. "Sailor Sun the leader of the Stellar Scouts is just the princess to do that, it has been told by prophecies for years."

"The prophecies told that a princess who is pure and forgiving, with hair that is as red as fire would be the one to strengthen the seal once again, getting us out of her hair again. For another thousand years at least. But there will be no more waiting! We have to get out now." She paused again. "Well you have to get out, I just choose to help you because you may be a very helpful warrior that I would rather on my side then my enemies, I may leave whenever I wish to."

Shi-ryuu nodded his head. "How about I attack the quite one? Oh what is her name?" he asked as he snapped his fingers trying to recall the name. "Sailor Shaula that is it, I will attack her, she is quite enough and won’t be much trouble.

"Again Shi-ryuu don’t under estimate your victims, she may be quite and have a very passive look to her, but I guarantee you that she can kick some serious demon butt! So I don’t want for you to ever under estimate any of your foes again. I did not believe that you had a weakness, but you have shown it a couple of time to me and I have uncovered it. Let us just hope that the Stellar Scouts don’t find it out or it could be the end to you really quickly.

Walking off in disgust at the bitter truth Shi-ryuu appeared through the "wall" causing it to ripple slightly, Kurai-ki had been listening and just appeared himself through the "wall" only a few moments before.

"Alright so you are telling me that the only thing we have to do is figure out Shi-ryuu’s weakness." Jessica said as she looked strangely at Eclipse, the Doberman pincher shook his large black and brown head in annoyance.

"Don’t be so bland, I know it sounds far fetched, but we can do this, it will not be as hard as you make it out to be." Eclipse explained as he regained his composure. "We will have to start to narrow down the field, any suggestions?" he asked as he looked at Jessica, Alissa, Jennifer, Brooke and Madison all in turn.

"Well we know that he is not weak to any of our attacks unlike Kurai-ki is to fire. Sometimes Sailor Shaula’s water attacks will do some damage, but each time we hit him with something physical there seems to be no more then a little scratch, not even that at times." Madison explained.

"That is a good conclusion! So it isn’t something physical." Eclipse stated as he resituated himself on the floor beside Jessica and Nova. "Now what else?" The guardian dog asked, making the girls think for herself.

"We have tried to taunt and threaten him but he is so much better at that then we are, he finds a way to turn it around on us so we are threatened not him! So taunts are not one, he really doesn’t seem to be anything emotional."

"Alright so physical and emotional are narrowed down and out." Eclipse said proud of the girls for coming up with vary valid conclusions.

"Well what else is there?" Alissa asked as she brushed some of her blonde hair out of her eyes so she could see much better. A puzzled look was upon her face.

"What about his ego?" Jennifer and Jessica said at once.

"That could very well be it, but that is just as a wide horizon as we were faced before, we know that he is stuck up and rather full of himself, but neither of those pose as a weakness." Eclipse said calmly.

"We will just have to do some testing won’t we princess?" Nova asked in her noble and very proper tone compared to Eclipse’s rough and scruff attitude, Nova had always been like that.

"So play time will come, and we have to keep in mind that they are trying to find out our weaknesses so we will be easier to be attacked. So one of us is next, so we still have to do the buddy system and at least have one other with us at all times possible." Jessica stated proudly at her role of the leader that she had just played.

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"Time to attack Kurai-ki!" Shi-ryuu announced as he walked into the Emperor Valico’s throne room where the two were having a conversation about the progress of the mission.

"Finally you two are getting somewhere with this damned mission, so you are dismissed, just don’t mess up really bad or come back without knowing another weakness of the Stellar Scouts!" His voice boomed.

Shi-ryuu and Kurai-ki quickly left the room and began their way down the Hallway. "I believe it is time to make the announcement." Shi-ryuu said smugly as he looked at Kurai-ki.

"Stellar Scouts." He paused. "Now you know what is going to happen, I am going to give you a destination and you must be there within a certain amount of time."

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Jessica, Alissa, Jennifer, Brooke, Madison, Eclipse, Nova and Eclipse all looked up to where they figured the voice of the demon was coming from. "So here it is!" His voice boomed through the air.

"You have to be on Citadel Hill within lets say 1 minute!" His voice echoed, all looking at each other they pulled out their transformation medallions, Kevin burst into the room.

"Weren’t thinking about starting the party without me?" he asked as he held up his wand high above his head. Jessica looked at each of her friends in turn and nodded her head.

"SOLARIS STAR . . . . ."

"DAYSTAR COSMIC . . . . . "

"POLLUX STAR . . . . ."

"CAPELLA STAR . . . . ."

"SHAULA STAR . . . . ."

"SPICA STAR . . . . ."

Then all together they called out, "POWER!"

Jessica then closed her eyes. The Solaris Medallion disappeared into many little orange and gold sparkles; this caused her body to shimmer the colors of the sparkles as they fell onto her body.

Then her silver tiara appeared with the red jewel in the center. The jewel then emitted a blinding flash of orange light that surrounded Jessica giving her the feeling of the bright morning sun on her body.

Then a swirl of orange and gold sparkles warped around her body moving upward as it spun around her body. The body suit of her uniform then appeared. And the bows came out of the heart in the center of her chest. Sparkling golden rings then went around her feet forming boots. Then more sparkling rings went around her arms forming her gloves. Soon afterward the golden sparkles went around her waist forming her skirt.

At that point there was a large burst of golden sparkles that flew up into the air, when the sparkles fell to the ground Sailor Sun was then revealed fully transformed. She did her transformation pose. She stood there with one hand across her forehead and the other across her stomach with her legs together. Her long red hair then blew to the side.

The mist wrapped around counter clockwise around his body covering him from the eye. When the mist faded away Kevin was only a shadow. Then was an explosion above his head and small glittering yellow and maroon sparkles fell over his shoulders and his long cape appeared around his shoulders.

Then with a bright flash of golden light his armor appeared. Then he held his right arm to the sky and opened his eyes. Once his eyes were open a large powerful silver sword appeared in his hand, he then slid the saber into it's proper spot on his belt.

Alissa shouted out the phrase as she held her transformation item above her head. Alissa then closed her eyes then her transformation wand disappeared.

Her hair was then lifted off of her shoulders. I strong gust picked up and swirled around her. Then her silver tiara appeared with the white jewel in the center. The jewel them emitted a blinding flash of gray light that surrounded Alissa giving her the feel of a warm spring breeze blowing through her hair and across her face.

Then the swirling air divided into rings and two rings went around her body moving upward as it spun around her body. The body suit of her uniform then appeared. And the bow came out of the heart in the center of her chest. Gray rings of air went around her feet forming boots. Then more gray rings went around her arms forming her gloves. Soon afterward the gray air went around her waist forming her skirt.

At that point the wind picked up greatly, her hair was blowing wildly. From above a tornado came down and circled around Alissa blocking her from view. When the tornado died down and her hair slowly dropped back resting on her shoulders. Sailor Pollux was reveled fully transformed. She did her transformation pose. Her pose was her standing with both of her hands on her cheeks, looking very innocent and harmless. Her head was tilted a little bit to the side. Her legs were apart, one was a little ahead then the other.

Jennifer shouted out these words as she held her transformation medallion above her head. She then closed her eyes then her transformation medallion disappeared. Her hair was then lifted off of her back.

Then her silver tiara appeared with the green jewel in the center. The jewel them emitted a blinding flash of green light that surrounded the girl giving her the feel of leaves brushing across her face and around her body.

Then from the ground vines formed at the bottom of her feet. The vines then slowly moved up her body. Her legs were then covered from view. The vines continued to move up her body, her waist was then hidden, the vines continued to move up and they covered her upper body then they moved down her arms.

Then there was a large burst of green light and the vines started to move away from her body slowly moving down. The vines revealed her gloves then her body suit was formed. Next came her skirt and the vines completely disappeared and her boots were reviled. The heart in the center of her chest was reveled.

From the heart came more vines they formed her bow. Then the bow in her back appeared with the vines.

At that point more vines appeared and they grew upward. The vines keep growing up until they were above her head. They then began to wrap around her body causing a wall of vines around her. The vines tied into a point above Jennifer's head. When the vines died down and the girl's hair slowly drops back resting on her shoulders. And Sailor Capella was reveled fully transformed. She did her transformation pose. Her pose was her standing with her right arm stretched out in front of her. Her left arm is resting on her hip. Her head was tilted slightly forward. Her legs were together.

Brooke  shouted out the words as she held her transformation medallion above her head. Brooke then closed her eyes then her transformation medallion disappeared. Then her silver tiara appeared with the sea green jewel in the center. The jewel them emitted a blinding flash of sea green light that surrounded Brooke giving her the feel of her body being surround by the cool summer water.

Then from behind her a wave formed and crashed down on top of her, she didn't stir. Once the water resided, Brooke stood in it. A small bit of water at her feet moved up her knees forming boots, which were transparent. The water then slowly moved up her body. Her waist was then hidden beneath water, the form of her skirt could be seen the water continued to move up and it covered her upper body then it moved down her arms. Then rain began to fall from an unseen source, covering her body.

As the water touched her arms it reveled her gloves then her body suit. Next came her skirt and the rain slowly tapered off, but not before her boots were reviled. The heart in the center of her chest was reveled. From the heart came more water it formed her bow. Then the bow in her back appeared in the same fashion.

And Sailor Shaula was reveled fully transformed. She did her transformation pose. Her pose was her kneeling down on one knee, her elbows rest on that knee, her head rested in her hands and she had a big smile which spread across her face.

Madison  shouted out the phrase as she held her transformation medallion above her head. Madison then closed her eyes then her transformation medallion disappeared. Her hair was then lifted off of her shoulders. I strong heat surrounded and circled around her.

Then her silver tiara appeared with the scarlet jewel in the center. The jewel them emitted a blinding flash of lava colored light that surrounded Madison giving her the feel of sitting in front of a warm fire on a cold winter day.

Then from the ground lava erupted and shot up into the air high above her head. The lava then began to circle around her body moving upward as it spun around her body. The body suit of her uniform then appeared. The heart then formed and from the heart came lava that went out and formed into the shape of a bow.

Lava came up around her feet forming boots much like the bow that were black with orange and red cracks. They looked like drying lava. Then lava dropped from above and landed on her arms forming her gloves. Soon afterward more lava appeared around her waist forming her skirt.

At that point the lava flew up from the ground, causing lave to be thrown up into the air. The wall of lava from behind her collapses and when the lava then suddenly dies down, everything is quite and the lava that forms her uniform dries and shows it in the material form and the right colors. And Sailor Spica is reveled fully transformed. She did her transformation pose. Her pose was her standing with one leg in front of the other; her left hand on her hip. Her right hand is at the back of her neck. Her head is looking straight ahead and she has an angry look in her eyes as the flare like hot lava.

Repeating the process of last time when she had to transport her and her fellow Scouts to a part of the city. She stood with her legs a bit more then shoulder width apart.   Her hands were on her chest covering the heart in the middle of her bow. She said the phrase in a whisper.

"SUN BUBBLE . . . . . TRANSPORT!"

The jewel in the center of her tiara began to glow gold and red. From the tiara a small golden ball of energy began to appear. The ball floated out in front of her and begun to get larger and larger until it is big enough to fit herself and her fellow senshi in along with Eclipse and Nova. Once everyone was inside the bubble Sailor Sun continued to stand with her hands on her chest. With her mind she began to control the destination of the bubble telepathically.

Suddenly on the large empty hill with an old well kept Fort from many years ago a golden flash appeared and the bubble disappeared from the group, falling to the ground gracefully.

Shi-ryuu and Kurai-ki were no where to be seen, but they could each feel the prescience of the two demon even though they could not see them. A shrill scream echoed through the air and the Senshi were all on the alert, looking all around them.

"Come on are you scared yet?" Shi-ryuu asked mocking. "One of you will be soon, and the lucky contestant of today will be . . ." A drum roll went through the air, the Senshi stood in a protective not leaving their backs exposed to any possible threat.

The suspense stopped and Jessica felt herself falling to the ground, she spun around quickly to see that she Sailor Shaula was no longer there for her to lean up against, she was gone, Sailor Pollux helped her leader to her feet.

"Quickly we have to find Sailor Shaula!" Sailor Sun explained as she ran towards Kurai-ki and Shi-ryuu who hovered in the air. "I am not in the mood for a game of hind a go seek! So tell me where she is!" Sailor Sun said angrily as she got ready to fire her attack which was to be backed up along with the three other scouts.

"SUN FIRE BEAM . . . . . BURN!"

Sailor Sun stood with her legs together, then she put her hands together as if she were going to pray. She closed her eyes and slowly lifted her hands towards the sky. During the whole time Sailor Sun's hair was blowing fiercely around her.  There was a bright flash of golden and orange light which caused her body to shimmer, then a large golden fireball spun around Sailor Sun then turned and headed towards Shi-ryuu and Kurai-ki. When it reached them the fireball began to spin around them.

"SPICA LAVA RIVER . . . CHAR!"

She jumped up into the air and did a flip, from the ground appeared a opening a few seconds a gush of lave came up, Sailor Spica stood on the lava that bobbed above the ground. The heat around her was emissive but didn’t seem to bother her. As she did a back flip back the lava plunged down onto the ground and roared towards Shi-ryuu and Kurai-ki at a surprisingly fast speed. Seeming to leap up into the air the river of lava plunged down upon the un-expecting demons.

Before Sailor Capella had a chance to fire off her attack Shi-ryuu and Kurai-ki were gone one in a flaming dragon’s head while the other in a swirling mass of leaves and small branches. "Damn!" The all yelled out together.

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Sailor Shaula sat down scared in a dark room of the old remade Fort. She could barley see her hand if she held it up in front of her face. Suddenly the shadows around her began to form into her friends. She was suddenly in a large mall, with many people. She felt worried about all the strangers around her that she kept close to her friends not daring to let them out of her site.

With a blink of her eyes she found herself sitting on the floor, she quickly stood up expecting to see Jessica, Alissa, Jennifer, Madison or Kevin giving her a helping hand. No one was there but strangers, all strangers. People that she didn’t know in a setting that she had never seen surrounded her.

Everything around her was foreign to her eyes, she began to panic and think of what she could do, and she tried looked through the crowd to where her friends were, not being able to spot them for sometime. But there they were only a few meters away, she began to push her way through the tightly packed crowd not caring if she was being rude or not. As she ran closer to her friends.

Almost reaching them and she looked again before her and they were still ahead of hr just so much farther away, out of her reach, she couldn’t make it to them now, they were way to far away.

She started to run again getting looks from the people she pushed through, but the more she ran the further they got away from her. The tears were falling down her cheeks now. She always found that she would get so nervous around so many people.

She found it hard enough to talk to someone new, it had taken her little time to get used to the Stellar Scouts because she always had this feeling deep down inside that she knew them well, very well. Which was very true indeed considering they knew each other in a past life and during that past life they were close, very close friends.

Now the only people that she felt comfortable around were to far away from her to reach. She sat down and began to cry barley being able to see through the blurred vision of her eyes, as she looked at the people that passed by her.

"CAPELLA EARTHQUAKE . . . RUMBLE!"

Sailor Capella stood on one leg, she did a full turn on her tiptoe. Her eyes were closed and her arms crossed over her chest. He head was stretched back as she looked up into the sky. She stopped sinning suddenly and turned to face Shi-ryuu. Her eyes snapped open, she slammed her foot down on the ground, she now stood with both feet spread apart, she smiled and giggled to herself then with her right hand she reached down and punched the ground. There was a pause of silence, then from where her hand hit the ground a small rumbling could be felt. The rumbling began to get worse and worse, then the ground under Shi-ryuu's feet began to give away, then suddenly the earth around them began to rise and encased him in a rock shell.

"POLLUX STORM TORNADO . . . . . SPIN!"

Sailor Pollux stood with her legs apart. Her hands were clasped across her chest. Her head was bowed and her eyes were closed. Then her eyes snapped open as her neck straightened. She put her hands above her head and a strong wind picked up. Sailor Pollux's hair and uniform blew wildly in the wind. She turned her wrist and a gray tornado came down from above. It surrounded her then she put her hands directly in front of her chest and the tornado spun out towards Kurai-ki.

The two demons were shocked at the sudden unexpected attack and recovered from it slowly. Sailor Shaula looked around all of the strangers were now gone, the only thing she saw were her fellow Stellar Scouts, getting up and running towards them as fast as she could.

Hugging each in turn she was so happy to see them, now the tears the flowed from her eyes were tears of joy. "I don’t ever want you guys to leave me! Especially not in a crowd of strangers, even more so when they are all packed as sardines!" Sailor Shaula said as she finished the last of the hugs and turned towards the two demons.

"Now it is my turn to play rough!" Sailor Shaula said as she glared at the two demons still making their way to their feet.

"SHAULA FLOOD OF TEARS . . . . . DOWNPOUR"

Tears welled up in Sailor Shaula's eyes as she bent down and kneeled on her knees, she looked up at Kurai-ki and Shi-ryuu. As the tears began to pour down her face at a great speed, soon she had a puddle of tears that was growing in size and it was soon up to her waist, raising higher and higher. The tears were now at her neck and covered over her head. She then tightly shut her eyes and the pile of water, which had formed a column around her, went right towards Kurai-ki and Shi-ryuu. It leapt up into the air and circled around them then dropped onto them with such power it forced them to be pushed into the floor.

The two demons glared at Sailor Shaula before disappearing. Shi-ryuu’s voice suddenly echoed in their ears. "Three down and three to go! Which one is next, enie mini more!" With that his voice cut off suddenly and there was silence all around them.

"Lets go home!" Sailor Sun stated as she put her arm over Sailor Shaula’s shoulder. "Don’t let the threats bother you! He likes to toy with us and maybe if we don’t show our fear and worried faces then he won’t get so much pleasure through his little threat!"

"Another valid point, that could very well be his weakness." Eclipse said happily as he walked back with Nova at his side.

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 Later that night Jessica was on the internet and check her e-mail. The computer popped up with a little message from MSN Messenger telling her that she had one new e-mail in her inbox.

Quickly clicking on the link she was in her inbox and opening the e-mail from Serena. Reading it out loud for all her friends that sat around the room in their favorite spots.