I would like to say that I am so sorry about the LONG wait for an update. I had a lot going on in my life and I lost interest while I tried to figure things out and how to deal with them. It been a rough year for me but I felt that I could probably stick something out there so that you all know that I didn't abandon this story completely! I know it's a little short and disappointing, so I guess just consider it a "filler" chapter... or something. I should have another chapter (longer and better) by Sunday. *Crossing Fingers*

CHAPTER TWO

The Racnoss. Phi had never seen one but her father had regaled her with the story of killing of the last of their kind, called the Empress. Apparently, they hadn't been as extinct as he had thought. Now there was an infestation in this Japanese school! She felt a bit of pity for the missing kids that was clear now that had been sacrificed and fed to the vile creatures.

"What is that?" Demanded the blonde-haired girl. She was itching to transform and take out the threat but she couldn't do that in front of the strange girl that had pushed them into the empty classroom. Well, not so empty now that she looked around and saw the cowering students and their teacher huddled underneath their desks.

"Racnoss." Phi answered. "They're supposed to be extinct. My father made sure of that when he killed the Empress who was trying to resurrect her race."

The normally happy girl's face suddenly darkened as a thought hit her. "I wonder if Victor had anything to do with it."

"Just who are you?" demanded the tall, amazonian brunette. She was suspicious of this girl who seemed to know the enemy and she had showed up at their appearance. They hadn't had any attacks in a while. Not since... that thought was to painful to finish.

"Phi Tyler, pleasure to meet you!" Phi said cheerfully as something hit the door, causing it to bow but not break. She merely hummed in fascination as she looked around. How strange that she felt a sense of vague familiarity towards these girls. She shrugged it off quickly since it was a possibility that she had met their ancestors or descendants through her travels.

A second hit to the door finally broke it and the scared humans screamed as a Racnoss stood in the doorway. The thing about Racnoss is that they seemed to be constantly hungry and Phi was amazed that they hadn't already wiped out most of the population already. Perhaps they had an agenda?

"You." It said in a grating voice.

"Me!" Phi said before giving a twisted grin as a glint formed in her eyes. "Too bad you can't stick around. Get it? Stick around because of your... oh, never mind!"

A sword had pierced through the Racnoss before she could finish her sentence. She felt annoyed over that as the grinning face of William greeted her over the dead body of the alien. He wore the Centurion garb of a Roman soldier that his father had taken to wearing in a fight. If it weren't for the bruises on his face, he would have made a striking hero. A geeky-looking hero.

"I never get to finish my puns." Phi jutted out her lower lip in a pout. She looked William over. "You have guts in your hair."

"Do I? I hadn't noticed." William said distractedly as he touched his hair, his hand coming away sticky. He shook his hand and pieces of the gunk flew around. "Well, that's just nasty."

Phi turned back toward the cowering humans. "You're all still here. The window is a good escape point."

They didn't need to be told twice as they all rushed to the window to get out. William followed her as they were the last ones out. There was a large crowd near the gates as though many people didn't know what to do. Sirens sounded as police cruisers screeched to a halt.

There was a loud explosion and shattered glass rained down. Phi spotted her mum and dad doing crowd control. Her mum looked slightly worried while her dad had that familiar manic grin of his planted firmly on his face.

"Just a bug problem." She heard her dad say over the crowd as he flashed his psychic paper around. "Sorry about that. Nasty creatures if you don't take care of them right away and BOOM, the only thing you can do. Better get back and report."

Phi grinned as she watched them run off. She saw the blonde girl talking to a platinum-haired officer as she waved her arms around wildly before pointing at her. She took that time to make herself scarce as his eyes locked onto hers.

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Minako was having a hard time wrapping her head around the events as she told Kunzite what had happened. The attack, the blonde, the school blowing up! It just seemed almost surreal as there hadn't been an attack for over a year.

"It was just so weird. This Phi girl just shows up all smiles and what-not and doesn't seem the least bit scared." Mina said as she pointed to the corn-rowed blonde.

Kunzite's eyes narrowed as he headed toward the girl in question. When she took off he gave chase. He heard his fellow shitennou's questioning shouts of question but the only thing he was concerned about was getting to that girl that obviously knew what was going on and possibly had a hand in putting his beloved Venus in danger.

"What happened?" Mina heard her raven-haired friend ask as she joined them.

"Ugly, spider people." Mina said as she followed her boyfriend. She knew that he had lost Phi when he stopped and looked around.

"I think we should meet at Makoto's." Rei said. "Grandpa will kill me if he finds out I skipped school."

Agreeing, the group made their way to Makoto's apartment. Once inside, she offered them drinks as they made themselves comfortable in the living room. Ami and Zoicite sat together on the couch, with Shuichi nestled in Zoicite's arms. Mina sat on the floor between Kunzite's legs, Rei was trying to avoid Jadeite's gaze as she sat next to Ami and he sat in the chair next to the couch. The only seat left was next to Nephrite on the loveseat, so she plopped herself down on the floor near Mina.

After the three girls explained what had happed, Rei looked thoughtful. They hadn't had an attack for a while and this one didn't fit the profile of some Dark Kingdom scum trying to take over the world. But then again they didn't know much about this new enemy and the only one that seemed to have a clue was this Phi girl.

Whether or not she was an enemy was yet to be decided. And there was also the strange child that had seemed to be on every corner, staring at her on her way to school. She looked to be a little younger than Hotaru. Her dark hair seemed to flutter in a non-existent breeze and she was staring at Rei intently. She couldn't seem to break her violet eyes away from the golden ones.

It was only when a bus passed and the child was gone that seemed to break the spell that Rei shook her head as she continued on her way. Who was that little girl and why did she creep her out? She had a powerful presence about her. Like she could unravel the universe in the blink of an eye if she so wished.

"We should head over to Mamoru's." Ami said. "He needs to know about this."

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Mamoru stared at the guy that had just broken into his apartment from his postion on the floor. He had a cut on his cheek, a split lip and he was pretty sure that he had a broken rib or two. He hadn't had enough time to defend himself and now with the guy's back turned he was about to tranform into his alter-ego; Tuxedo Kamen.

"I suggest that you stay down." The guy said as he picked up a picture of Usagi. Mamoru felt hot, anger coarse through him as the prick stared at it in a way he didn't like. "Cute."

The glass of the picture frame shattered when he dropped it as he knelt in front of Mamoru and grabbed the dark-haired prince's chin roughly. Grey eyes clashed with storm-blue.

"Who are you?" Mamoru gasped out.

"Victor." Victor said as he pulled Mamoru's face closer. "And you, Chiba Mamoru have something that I want."

"I would rather die!" Mamoru bravely said. "Than give anything to you!"

Victor rolled his eyes as he let the other man go. Standing up, he walked over to the window and peeked out.

"What is it with you monkeys and trying to be so brave?" Victor mused. "What I want from you is nothing materialistic."

He walked back over to the wounded man and kicked him in the ribs, grinning at the groan of pain. Grabbing Mamoru's head he yanked his face up he pulled something out of his pocket.

END CHAPTER TWO