Goku stared at Luna in confusion. "You mean....there are MORE fighters?!" She nodded.

"It was their sworn duty to protect the princess."

"Princess?"

The cat nodded again. "I really don't know very much about it, " she admitted, "but I do know that we MUST find her immediately. It's crucial to our mission. She might know the where-abouts of the Ginzuishou."

"Ginzuishou?" Luna groaned in aggravation. His questions were endless....but at least he was better than Usagi, who never seemed very interested at all. She had to admit, Goku had been a great help to the girl. The once reluctant heroine was starting to act not so meatballish. And her crush on Goku had grown...even though he still seemed completely oblivious to her affections. And she still knew virtually nothing of the strange youth...except that he pocessed some huge power. He tried to keep it hidden, but more than once she'd felt it; or thought she had. An enormous power..an alien power so tremendous she had almost been crushed. She wasn't still wasn't sure if she should be trusting him. And yet, here she was, spilling out their entire mission to him.

Im getting as bad as Usagi-chan, she thought reprimindingly. Yet, it was hard not to trust the smiling youth, who seemed so gentle and innocent despite his powers. On the other hand, since he'd decided to help them, things certainly seemed to be going at a much faster pace. They'd already discovered Mercury and Mars, infact. Unfortunately, The Enemy also seemed to be getting more powerful...alarmingly so.

Luna sighed, lost in thought. The cat worked so hard to keep the girls up to speed; Usagi especially. Goku didn't know how such a little creature could do it. She never let the girls see how tired she was; She was a good guardian.

And so he hadn't mentioned the dreams to her. Hadn't told anyone...not even Usagi, whom he'd begun to consider as his best friend. Those dreams...he'd woken up in a cold sweat. The woman, he could never see her face clearly, always said the same thing.

The Prince is lost...you must protect the Princess!

"Who are you? Where is the princess?," he'd called out. But she had vanished, a flash of silver hair catching in the moonlit light. And lately he'd been having a disturbing sequence of dreams..he was sure the woman was sending them. They always ended the same, and yet, when dawn touched the horizon, he could never remember anything about them.

She has lost her prince!

That soft voice haunted him.

What had it to do with him? He wasn't even from this diminsion...wasn't even the right age for petes sakes, although he did find life as a 17 year old envigorating... even if he did have to explain to certain adults why he wasn't in school.

"GOKU-SAN!" He looked down from his perch on the branch of a large oak, startled to see the curious faces of Ami and Rei. He blinked. He hadn't sensed them come up. What was happening to him? He'd have to find a secure place to train. He was getting lazy, and the weak challenges in this world weren't helping any. Luna crawled off his lap.

"Uh...where's Usagi-chan?," he asked. Below him, Rei snorted, flipping her glossy black hair, steel grey eyes flashing.

"That's it? What about us? You could AT LEAST say HELLO." The beautiful young Priestess crossed her arms mumbling something about rude jerks. Ami blushed.

Goku paused, unsure of what to say. Dealing with the mood swings of teenage girls were definately not one of his things. Finally he settled on a small, "Oh."

Rei blew up.

"AREN'T YOU EVEN GONNA SPEAK TO US?? THE WORLD DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND ODANGO ATAMA!!!!!!!"

"Gosh, Rei....I didn't know you felt this way..." Goku remarked stupidly, his black spikes of hair waving slightly in the breeze.

"Well I do." She replied, nose in the air.

"Oh. Well, where is Usagi-chan?"

Rei face-vaulted. Ami giggled. "Usagi-chan was held after class," she answered.

He shot the blue haired girl a look of gratitude. She was always trying to keep the tension at a minimal. Rei could get carried away at times. Her favorite pastime seemed to be picking on Goku and Usagi. Goku himself really didn't care. He'd had a lifetime of that kind of talk before. And he sensed it was more out of fondness that Rei treated them so. But Usagi wasn't as optomistic, and the two frequently engaged in verbal wars, which more often than not left Usagi in tears. Rei also made him a little uneasy. For unlike Usagi and Ami, who at the moment were only able to use their powers in their transformed states, Rei seemed to posess an altogether different sort of ability.

She had an uncanny sixth sense.

He'd felt her, on more than one occasion, watching him. He knew that unlike the others, there was a good chance that she could probably FEEL his powers. He could also sense a faint ki from her too, which puzzled him. The only time he could feel a ki from Usagi and Ami were when they were in their senshi states. He knew too that Rei was suspicious of him...and besides that, she reminded him a little TOO much of ChiChi.

He stood carefully, jumping from the tree to a nearby stone fence, and heard Ami gasp. His antics always shocked her.

"Where are you going?" Rei demanded. He shrugged, turning to smile briefly. He liked his freedom in this world. Never having to worry about being home at a certain time...coming and going as he pleased. It reminded him a little of his childhood. His throat tightened, and he felt a sudden wave of despair. Thinking of his old life, of how he'd blown it and the earth, was always hard.

They watched him leave silently without so much as a goodbye.

Ami smiled as Luna hopped on her shoulders. Beside her, Rei watched Goku's diminishing figure.

"I'm doing a fire reading tonight," she announced suddenly turning to the shocked faces of Ami and Luna.

"Why, Rei," Luna asked, surprised, "whatever for?"

"That guy," she answered. "I feel a strange force emitting from him. He's not human..I don't trust him." Luna jumped. So the feeling HADN'T been her imagination.

Ami just stared at her. "But Rei-chan," she insisted, "Goku's on our side. He's been with Usagi-chan even before we discovered our powers. He's not our enemy."

Rei sighed. "Usagi no baka...she's blinded by her feelings toward him. I asked her where he was from, a simple enough question, and she didn't know! You'd think if they were such good friends, she'd at least know that. Besides...," she continued, "I never said he was bad. I don't sense any evil from him; But his presence....it just doesn't feel......normal."

Luna looked down.

"I'm partially to blame," she announced lowly. "It wasn't all Usagi..I allowed her to work with him...even though it was our mission." She felt dirty, conspiratal, talking about Goku this way. But Rei was right about one thing. They needed to find out about him once and for all.

Rei nodded.

"It's settled then. Be at the Temple at eight o'clock sharp. And tell Usagi. She should know too."

The three went their separate ways.

Usagi trudged slowly along the sidewalk. Normally, she'd be rushing home for a snack. But today, she was in no particular rush to face her mother. Not after that test score, anyway. A 25% on a History test. She could guess what would happen. She'd be banned from the arcade...probably be made to study at the library with Melvin...she shuddered. ANYTHING but that! She decided to make a quick detour to the game arcade, since it would probably be the last time she'd see it in at LEAST a month. She was balling up the dreaded test and stuffing it into her skirt pocket when a shadow fell over her. She looked up to find a figure walking along the tall stone wall.

"Go-san!!!," she called gleefully running over, the test momentarily forgotten. He grinned as brightly as the sun, his orange blazer standing out against the blue of her school uniform.

"Hey! I had a feeling you'd be coming this way Buns!" She blushed at the nickname. Buns. Then that meant she should call him Goku-chan, right?

"How'd you get up there?," she asked in an attempt to steer his eyes from her blushing face.

He smiled mischeiviously. "Maybe I flew."

Usagi stuck out her tongue, pigtails flying. "Really! Tell me the truth!" He grinned.

"C'mon Usagi! It's easy. I just jumped. Anyone can do it...give it a try."

Usagi eyed him doubtfully. He was always getting into impossibly high places. He didn't seem to know the meaning of the word 'gravity'...something she didn't get along with too well. She looked up at the wall. It was about twelve feet from the ground..and he wanted her to JUMP?! She wasn't even in her Sailor Moon form! She wouldn't be able to jump it as Usagi. She began to grow frustrated. He was always trying to get her to do things like this. Running, racing her to various places...once he'd mentioned something about FLYING...sometimes she thought the only reason he hung around her was to test her abilities as a senshi.

As if sensing her frustration, Goku jumped down, giving a little sigh. Usagi didn't have a lot of confidence in herself, that was for sure. But he wanted her to learn to do things without having to transform. If she got stronger as Tsukino Usagi, she'd be even more powerful as Sailor Moon. The others would most likely follow her lead, but she was so afraid to try anything new. I'll train you Usagi, he vowed silently to himself. It would be tough, especially since she'd never had a days hard work in her life, but they'd get through it.

"Umm...Go-chan?" He looked down at the blonde girl questioningly.

O.K....

He didn't seem to have a problem with her calling him that. Should she tell him? She didn't know if he would take her seriously or not..no one else seemed to, anyway.

And yet..Goku was different.

He'd always listened before. Not like Luna and Rei-chan, who always thought she was complaining or whining...or both. And he always took up for her. Was he just being nice? Because he felt sorry for her? Or- She looked up. Goku was looking around urgently, scanning the area. She glanced around curiously. Nope. Nothing. So what was he looking for? Without warning, he suddenly grabbed her around the waste, startling her, and leaped high into the air, landing on top of a nearby roof-top.

What!? She hadn't known he could jump that high...

"Goku?!"

"This isn't the normal youma!," he interrupted. It felt...different. Almost...familiar even. It was way stronger too. Could Usagi handle this with just her Tiara? He highly doubted it. "Usagi! I think you'd better transform!" He set her down carefully on the rooftop beside him.

"Huh?" She was still a little dazed from being up so high...or was it because she was so close to him? She felt shy.

"TRANSFORM!"

"Oh! Uh...right!" Her heart shaped face screwed in confusion. She still didn't know what the problem was, but he'd never steered her wrong before, so......

"Moon Prism Power...Make-up!" She felt the familiar rush of energy she always did when morphed. She spun, feeling her civilian cloths disperse from her body. She felt the beginnings of her fuku...held her hands in front of her as her gloves appeared...then her boots. She closed her eyes as her forehead began to grow warm. A crescent moon appeared briefly, disappearing to give way to her Tiara. She struck a pose, saluting the moon.

Turning, she came face to face with a blushing Goku. He still hadn't gotten used to her transforming in front of him. She looked around akwardly. Goku suddenly snapped to attention.

"There!"

A youma. But it looked different. It wasn't posing as a human like the others usually did. It had come in it's true form, an ugly monster. The Enemy was growing bolder. "Usa- I mean, Sailor Moon!," Goku yelled. "You have to jump down and destroy it!"

Sailor Moon balked.

"J-Jump?! Are you crazy?!!! You're the one that brought me up here in the first place!" The youma caught sight of the arguing pair and charged toward them. Sailor Moon screamed. Acting fast, Goku delivered a swift kick to the advancing daimon, sending it back several hundred feet.

"Usagi! You've got to use your tiara FASTER!"

Sailor Moon winced. He sounded like Luna. He always seemed like a different person in battles. She removed her tiara, preparing to power up. He watched her face fall. It hurt to see her so, but he had to be hard. He longed to fight the youma himself. His Saiyajin blood was aching for battle, and it was all he could do to hold back. I have to let Usagi handle this...if I help her, she'll never get stronger...

The youma reemerged, tearing the roof apart. Sailor Moon threw her tiara...and the youma knocked it away as if it were nothing at all; A peice of junk. She gasped. It didn't work?! Her tiara didn't work?!! Beside her, Goku only nodded his head. He'd figured this one would be more powerful.

Sailor Moon's eyes glistened with unshed tears. How would she defeat this if she couldn't use her Tiara?

Goku spread his hands apart. He would have to take care of this one. He gave Sailor Moon an encouraging smile, then turned, eyes darkening. It wasn't all that of a challenge, this daimon, but it was a fight none-the-less. He'd have to keep it at a minimal. He lowered his outstretched arms to his right side, cupping his hands together and spreading his legs.

"KAAAAAAAAA..........................."

Usagi looked up.

"MEEEEEEEEEE........................"

The youma snarled, charging towards it's new target.

"HAAAAAAAAA...................."

Debris and rocks from the ground began to float towards him. The roof was breaking into peices. Sailor Moon's collar, skirt, and pigtails lifted into the air, blown by a mysterious energy. Is this Goku?, she wondered, her sapphire eyes widening. Is he doing this? She held her skirt down. Across from them, the Youma stopped short, begining to realize what was happening.

"MEEEEEEEEEEE-"

Suddenly he stopped. He felt another presence and apparently, the Daimon did also. Sailor Moon looked on cluelessly as the everything fell back down to earth. And then a pale yellow ball raced past them, barely missing the girl, who scrambled clumbsily out of its path.

The Daimon leaped over it. Goku looked up. Across from them, standing on another roof, were two figures.

"Who are you?!" Sailor Moon asked, shocked.

"Out of the future to protect dreams past...I'm Sailor Uranus!"

"Beckoned by the churnings of the sea to protect dreams present...I'm Sailor Neptune!" The two stood back to back.

"The Sailors of Air and Sea!"

"No way!!" Sailor Moon breathed. More scouts?! And two at the same time?! One had short blonde hair, cut in a boyish way. Her pleated sailor skirt and collar were navy blue, and her chest bow was a bright yellow-orange with a green jewel in the center.

The other scout, she guessed Neptune, had shoulder length aqua blue hair similar to Ami's. She also wore a blue skirt and collar, only in a lighter shade.

"URANUS...WORLD............." The blonde haired Uranus raised her right arm high in the air, and spinning, let loose the same tremendous ball of light that Sailor Moon had dodged earlier.

"-SHAKING!"

"NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!"

The aqua haired sailor sent a barrage of water toward the youma. In seconds, the youma was no more; Not even dust remained. For a moment, no one said a word. And then-

"WHOA!!," Sailor Moon squealed. "That was so awesome!! Thanks for the help! Are you here to join us?," she babbled. Goku frowned. These two didn't look too friendly. Yet they were definitely way more powerful than Usagi and her senshi.

They glared at him.

"You've got it wrong," the one called Uranus stated cooly. "We're not here to join your little 'fan club.'"

"That's right." Neptune agreed, arms crossed. The duo stared Goku down.

"And you...," He stared back evenly. They obviously had their own agenda in mind. "We don't know who you are, but you're not supposed to be here," Uranus informed.

Neptune brushed a locke of hair from her face. "You're intruding. Your presence will disrupt the true path of the future."

Goku shook his head. What were they saying? "Just who are you two? Are you with the other senshi? Do you know the princess?"

The two gasped sharply. Sailor Moon blinked.

Uranus clinched her fist. "YOU! You're an alien to this earth. Stay away from our princess..or you'll be sorry!" With that said, the two vanished, slipping into the afternoon shadows.

Sailor Moon grimiced. They were stronger, yes, but they weren't very nice. And how had they known about the princess? Did these two have the same mission as they did? She suddenly remembered she was still on the roof.

They'd been able to tell he wasn't human...they were sharp. He could tell they had been senshi for longer than Usagi and company. So now they had yet another possible threat to worry about. Were they working with The Enemy too? He sighed. Suddenly, he felt a diminishing energy he vaguely recognized. It was that Mamoru guy. But what was he doing hanging around here? Had he seen anything? His train of thought was interrupted by a shrieking Sailor Moon.

"I'M AFRAID OF HEIGHTS!!!!!," she wailed, gloved hands clamping like a vice onto his arm.

"Usa-ugh...Sailor Moon! Sorry!" he laughed slightly. They definitely had their work cut out for them. And Uranus and Neptune? What were they up to?