Welcome to my fanfic! This is the first one I have gotten around to 
sending in, so bear with me. I hope you enjoy it! I'd like to thank Luna P. 
for editing this for me, and everyone else who told me what they thought. 
Send any comments, flames, suggestions for later stories, or maybe for this 
story to:
	budgie_bird@nanosec.ts.uvic.ca

						-- Autumn Star

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			    **The Final Guardian**
				    Part 1
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	The girl crouched, motionless on top of the building.  "They aren't 
ready." she said, watching the battle below.  Cries of "Starlight Honeymoon 
Therapy Kiss!" echoed through the city.
	"Well, that's why you are here, Charon." said her companion.  The 
bird hopped down to a better perch on the girl's knee.
	She shook her head, dark green tendrils of hair falling from the 
ponytail on her head.  "I don't see how I can help, Tycho! What am I supposed
to do?! I wasn't trained for this!"
	"You were trained to protect.  You are the only one left who can save
the New Moon Kingdom.  That's why you were sent. You know what you have to
do." The bird, Tycho, looked directly at the girl.  "Charon, you are the
empire's last hope."
	Charon shut her eyes.  "I know, I know. I wish it didn't have to be
me, though. But you're right, Tycho. You always are. Ok, I'll do it."  She
opened her eyes and looked down at the team of sailor-suited girls.
	"To save the empire.  It's the only way."  Charon left, disappearing
into the darkness.

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	Serena Tsukino sat back lazily in a large cushion at the Cherry Hill
Temple.  "Guys, I don't see why we keep having these silly meetings! Galaxia
is gone! The world doesn't need the Sailor Senshi anymore!"
	Lita Kino looked over at the blond girl and rolled her eyes.  "Oh,
come on Serena.  You'd think you'd *learn* after a while! How many times have
we said that before? Berol, Ann and Alan, Rubeus and the twisted sisters,
Neherenia, the list goes on and on! No doubt as soon as we get comfortable
with our 'normal' lives, a new villan will come along!"
	"Lita's right, Serena." Mina Aino twirled a strand of her long blonde
hair.  "We'll just keep on training, so when the next bad guy comes we'll be
ready!"
	Serena groaned. "Oh, all right. If it'll make you guys feel better,
we can do it your way.  But after a couple of weeks you'll realize that there
is nothing more out there!"

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	"So how do I look?"  Jessica Meioh spun around in front of the
mirror.
	Tycho rolled his eyes.  "For the last time, Charon, you look fine!
Well, as good as someone can look in a school uniform, that is."
	Jessica turned and looked at the large green bird.  "I'm really not
sure why I ask you anyway! You don't even wear clothes!"
	"Sure I do. My green feather suit. Dashing, don't you think?"
	Jessica rolled her eyes.  "Fine. But don't call me Charon! My name is
Jessica. I *do* have a life, you know."  Jessica reached over and picked up
her bookbag. "So, truthfully, how do I look?"
	"JESSICA!!" Tycho screeched. "GO TO SCHOOL!!"
	And Jessica was out the door.
	It was a 15 minute walk to the school, and Jessica hunched her
shoulders as she neared it. *IhatenewplacesIhatenewplacesIhatenewplacesIhate*
The thought ran around and around her head.
	The school had just appeared on the horizon when she saw something--
	"That has got to be the greatest looking guy I have ever seen!"
Jessica gasped.  A blonde boy stood in front of the arcade, sweeping the
pavement.
	Jessica stopped walking. "Hoo boy, what now?" she asked herself.  "I
could run the last five minutes to school and be on time for the first
bell.... or I could introduce myself to this guy right now." Her mind
teetered over the two possibilities for a few minutes until she noticed a
strange blur with pigtails appeared on the horizon.
	"What the--?" It got closer...
	"Oh NO!" Jessica shrieked.

		CRASH!!!!!!

	"ooohhh..." Jessica moaned, rubbing her head. "Watch where you're
going!"
	The blur was a girl, not much older that Jessica, with the strangest
hair you've ever seen.  She was rubbing a large red mark on her knee.
	"oh, I hope that doen't bruise!" She said finally.
	"Who are you?" asked Jessica curiously.  "Do you go to my school?"
she gestured to the girl's uniform, which was identical to her own.
	"Yes, I guess so! My name's Serena; Serena Tsukino?"
	"Nice to meet you." said Jessica, inspecting a scratch on her new
bookbag.  "My name is Jessica Meioh."
	"Meioh?" Serena looked at her curiously.  "Are you related to my
friend, Setsuna Meioh?"
	Jessica looked up wildly. "Uhh, Setsuna? N-no. No. Never heard of her
in my life. Um, but y-know we better hurry or we are going to be majorly
late for school!"
	Serena jumped up. "Not again!!" she yelped.
	The two began running towards the school again.  *Well mystery man!*
Jessica thought. *I guess I'll find you later!*

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	It was 7:00 PM.   Exhaustedly, Jessica walked up the last few steps
of stairs and collapsed into her apartment.
	"Welcome home!" called Tycho.  "Why are you so late?"
	Jessica shook her head.  "I was late for school so I had a detention
afterwards. You'd think the'd have a little heart! This being my first day!"
She flopped down on the couch.
	Tychoe flew over. "Get up, tonight is the night."
	Jessica looked at him tiredly. "The night for what?" Tycho stared at
her.  "Oh right! Okay, here goes!  CHARON GUARDIAN POWER!"
	In a flash of light, the girl and her bird were gone.

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	Sailor Charon stood in the middle of the park.  It was dark.  The
only light came from the ones lining the streets.  She took a deep breath.
	"I ISSUE TO YOU A CHALLENGE, SAILOR SENSHI!" She called into the
night. "Come and fight me."

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	So? What do you think? I may be sending in a revision soon, because
I'm not entirely happy with this part. Keep on the lookout for part two... as
I'm sure most of you know all to well, school has started up again, so I'll
be keeping kinda busy. If the next part isn't out within two weeks, well,
sorry!  Anyhoo, I hope you enjoy my fanfic!
	Comments? Suggestions? email me!
		budgie_bird@nanosec.ts.uvic.ca

Also, you can find this and other stories at Luna's Manga Central Control,
at:  http://nanosec.ts.uvic.ca

						-- A.S.

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