A Sailor Moon Fanfiction: The Pledge of the Sun.

Chapter 9

In the Dark Dimension, Jadeite was reporting to his queen about his recent failure and the appearance of Sailor Mercury. She was not happy.

"What? You're telling me that a third guardian has appeared now?!" Queen Beryl scowled crossly.

"Yes, my queen," replied Jadeiten, trying not to show fear.

"I see. Then that's all the more reason for you to gather energy as quickly as possible for our great ruler," said Queen Beryl. "Do you have another plan?"

"Of course, my queen. An ingenious one," said Jadeite. "I recently learned that if humans are under feelings of anxiety, like being pressed for time, their energy grows in spades. Therefore, if we can make them believe they're running out of time, we can magnify and collect their energy more efficiently.

Queen Beryl smiled, pleased with this plan. "Interesting. I like it. Make it so and proceed at once," she ordered.

"Yes, ma'am," said Jadeite as he set off to put his plan into action.

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In the Tsukino residence, Harusuke was sitting in his room just finishing up his homework for the day.

"There we go," he said. "All finished for the day."

He set his pencil down and stared up towards the ceiling, letting his mind wander. Then he remembered the recent battle from the other day when he and Usagi found out that Ami, their new friend was Sailor Mercury. The vision he saw was still fresh in his memory, and he found it quite puzzling.

"I wonder what that vision I saw was all about?" he wondered. "It sure was weird. Especially since it happened around the time, Ami became Sailor Mercury. I wonder what could it mean?"

Just then, there was a knock on Harusuke's door.

"Come in," said Harusuke.

Then the door opened, and in stepped in Usagi.

"Oh, hi Usagi. What's up?" wondered Harusuke.

"I was just about to go into town with Ami and do a little window shopping," said Usagi. "I wanted to know if you'd wanted to come with us."

"Well, window shopping isn't my thing," said Harusuke. "But I guess I'll tag along."

"Alright then!" smiled Usagi. "Come on! We're 'gonna be meeting Ami at Harajuku Station, so make sure you dress up nice, K?"

"I will," said Harusuke.

Then Usagi left to get ready. Harusuke then got up from his chair and then looked for an outfit to wear for this outing.

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At Harajuku Station, Ami, Usagi, and Harusuke all met up; all dressed in casual wear. Usagi was wearing a pink dress, Ami was wearing a blue one with a bright yellow jacket, and Haruske was wearing gray dress pants with a yellow shirt and a white button-down. There were lots of people bustling around to and fro going about their daily routine.

Ami looked around, amazed. "This is amazing!" she gasped with wonder. "There are so many people here!"

"I'll say," said Harusuke. "Guess everyone around here had the same idea we did."

"Is this your first time being in a place like this, Ami?" asked Usagi.

"Yes, I have," said Ami. "Although I've read about them in books while I've been studying."