Bankrobbing Soldiers
Episode One: Los Angeles	                             

Robbing banks by daylight.
Hiding out by moonlight.
Getting out of situations that are tight.
She is the one named Soldier Moon.

	Knock, Knock, Knock.
	Serena waited patiently outside the door clutching her newfound cat 
in her arms.
	"Are you sure anyone is home?" asked the cat.
	"Of course, " Serena replied, "It's the weekend. Amy never goes 
anywhere. She has no life."	
	"If you say so."	Serena knocked again. Still no answer. She 
pushed the door. It wasn't locked. 
	"She must have left it open by mistake," Serena said. She walked in.
	The cat started fidgeting. "Isn't breaking and entering a crime?"  
she asked.
	"That's nothing compared to what I have planned," Serena answered 
with a small laugh.
	As she walked in, she saw Amy's dad asleep on the couch with the 
television on.
	"No wonder there was no answer," said the cat very relieved.
	"Be quiet, Solar, before you wake him."
	"Okay, but I keep telling you my name is Luna."
	As Serena walked up the stairs towards Amy's room, she heard the 
sound of loud
music and Spanish words being sung. Serena opened the door and Amy was jumping
around, shaking her rump, and waving her arms around completely oblivious to
Serena's presence. Amy jumped and turned towards the door to face a smiling
Serena and cat. Amy turned bright red. Serena turned off the CD player.
	"So this is that studying you claim you do all weekend," said Serena.
	"^_^ ;  Well... Uh... I,"Amy stammered.
	" You do know the Macarena is out of style , don't you?"
	Amy looked around. She needed an excuse to change the subject. And 
she found one. "Oh that's a cute cat. Where did you find it?" 
	"I was walking to the arcade," Serena started,...

Luna: Psst. Hey, you
Serena: (looks around) Who said that? 
Luna: Down here! 
Serena: A talking cat!? 
Luna: You seem surprised.
Serena: I can't imagine why. 
Luna: Anyway, how would you like to have some super powers? 
Serena: You're kidding, right? 
Luna: Nope. 
Serena: What's the catch? 
Luna: All you have to do is provide me with food and a home. 
Serena: That's it?! 
Luna: And $50. 
Serena: That's almost all I have 
Luna: Okay, I'll make you a deal. You provide me with a home, food, and $60
and I'll teach you and four friends superpowers and how to use them. 
Serena: But that IS all I have. And I was going to use that at the arcade. 
Luna: Take it or leave it.Serena: Okay, fine. (She holds out the money) 
(Luna backflips and a wallet appears. She deposits the money, backflips again,
and the wallet disappears.)
Serena: Cool! Can you teach me that?
Luna :Sorry, it's a family secret.

	...so I took Luna home, she showed me the powers and how to use them 
and the rest is history." 
	Amy stared at Serena in disbelief. "Do you expect me to believe 
that?" she asked. "Show me you powers Serena! Speak up cat!" 
	"Ask and you shall receive," Luna retorted. "Serena, show her what I 
taught you." 
	"Okay. PRISM POWER!" Serena transformed into a sailor type outfit 
that would put the navy to shame.	
	Amy stared mouth wide open. "C, C, Could you show me how to do that?"
	"That's what we're here for," answered Serena. 
	Luna showed Amy all the tricks of the trade and told her what to say.
	"I create a fog!?!? What the can I use that for!?" Amy said angrily. 
	"You'll see," said Serena. 
	Luna explained to her that she'll be able to make her own powers in a 
few 
days. They repeated this process with Lita and Mina, who were not as 
difficult to convince as Amy. 

<cut to the four friends a few yards from Raye's temple> 
	
	"I don't think Raye is going to believe this,"said Lita.
	"Yeah," agreed Mina "Maybe we should ask Molly."
	"No we can't do that,"Serena protested.	"Why not!" asked the other 
three.
	"Don't tell her I said so, but her voice gets on my nerves."
	Serena, Amy, Lita, and Mina walked into the temple and saw Raye 
sweeping up bird droppings.
	"Stupid crows," she muttered to herself. "Why won't they stay 
outside?"
	"When you tame birds and let them fly around freely, what do you 
expect to
happen?" asked Raye's grandfather. "Be done by the time Chad and I get back.
Chad! Get out here!" 	
	"Where are you two going?" Raye questioned. 
	"To the store," said a long haired young man who was facing the wrong 
way.
	"Over here, Chad."
	"Oh sorry. I gotta comb this hair. It's obstructing my vision."
	"Bye," Raye said and blew a kiss to Chad who didn't see it.
	"C'mon Chad let's go, " Grandpa said, losing patience by the second.
	As he walked out the door, with Chad close behind, he noticed Raye's 
friends walking in. Grandpa slapped Lita on the rear. She balled up her fists 
and started to charge him but Mina and Amy held her back. The two struggled 
to drag a cursing Lita inside.
	"Hey Raye, wanna see a talking cat?" Serena said gleefully while 
holding up Luna. 
	"No thanks." she answered. "I already have one. Artemis, come. "A cat 
that
looked just like Luna walked into the room and almost had a heart attack when
he saw Luna.
	"YOU!" said Luna angrily. She detracted her claws and chased Artemis 
around the room. Serena had to grabbed Luna and struggled with all her might 
to hold her.
	She finally calmed down and Serena let her go.
	I said I was sorry," an exhausted Artemis said."What more do you 
want?"
	"Your head on a stick!" Luna yelled. 
	"Could someone please explain?" Mina asked.
	"Maybe some other time," answered Artemis.
	"I suppose that cat showed you some powers." Serena remarked changing 
the
subject.
	"Yes he did. He taught me how to set stuff on fire."
	"Just what the world needs. A pyromaniac with a bad attitude." said 
Amy.
	Raye ignored the blue-haired girl's comment. "How did you know?"
	Serena explained.	
	Serena finished.
	"$60! All I had to do for Artemis was take him to the vet And give 
him a home.
He even taught my two crows how to peck and scratch people's eyes out." Raye
commented.
	"Serena, you got ripped off!" Mina remarked.
	Serena changed the subject again. "Now that we're all here," she 
continued "I
can explain my plan about how we can use our powers."
	"To fight an evil force bent on taking over the world and sucking the 
life out
of it's inhabitants?" Lita said.
	"No that sounds like a cartoon. We're gonna rob a bank!"
	"ALL RIGHT!!" said the other girls simultaneously.
	"Don't make any plans for next weekend, girls."Serena ordered.
	"No problem there." said Amy.	
"Me either," said Mina.	
"Gladly,"said Raye.
	"To late," Lita said."I have a date next Saturday."
	"With who?" Mina inquired.
	"Daniel."
	"Oh he's so handsome."	
"Forget him," snapped Serena. "We've got more important things to do."
	"But we have, H_H, plans. What could be more important than that?" 
Lita
answered. She started to stare off into space. 
	"Earth to Lita, Earth to Lita.," called Serena in her best astronaut 
voice. Amy waved her hand in front of Lita's face. "Raye," Serena said and 
nodded in her direction. Raye got up, retrieved a bucket and proceeded to 
fill it with water. SPLASH. Lita was knocked out of her trance by cold water 
running down her back.
	"What was that?" She turned and saw Raye standing over her with a 
smirk on her face and a bucket in her hand.	"What did you do that for?" 
Lita asked angrily. 
	"Trust me, you needed it." Raye answered.
	Lita's eyes turned red. "Let me show you what you need." she jumped 
up and
tackled Raye and a battle ensued that would make Dragonball Z look like a
pillow fight. She grabbed the girl's neck and started choking her. Serena
stepped away for a second and Mina began to referee the match. Luna and 
Artemis
ran for cover. Serena came back with a bowl of popcorn and watched the fight
intently.  Raye managed to roll over and head butted Lita who fell back 
holding
her head in pain. Raye started to run but was tripped by a very long leg. Lita
picked the girl up by her long hair, swung her around, and let her fly into 
the
sliding door that led to the kitchen. The sound of pots crashing could be
heard. Lita charged into the kitchen like a bull and flew back out almost as
fast as she went in with a red fist mark on her face. Raye ran out of the
kitchen yelling with a frying pan in her hand. Just as Lita stood up, Raye
swung the pan like a baseball bat. Lita ducked just in time and backup with an
uppercut. Raye flew in the air, dropping the pan. When she came back down, she
lunged for the pan but Lita kicked it across the room. She picked Raye up by 
her neck and started to choke her. Raye reached into her pocket. With her 
next to last breath, Raye pulled out a small bottle of pepper spray. With her 
last breath, she sprayed the Lita in the face. She dropped Raye and rubbed 
her eyes. Raye, while gasping for air, drew her fist back. Lita caught a 
glimpse of this and threw a right cross. Time slowed down. Everyone began to 
move in slow motion.
	"HOLD IT!" yelled Amy, who jumped in between the girls at the least 
opportune moment which was, you guessed it, when time sped up again. Raye's 
punch landed against the side of Amy's head right a split-second before 
Lita's right cross connected with her face and sent her flying across the 
room.	
	"Uh oh," said Lita.
	Serena nudged Amy with her the tip of her foot. "She's not moving."
	Artemis and Luna came back from there hiding place. Artemis walked to 
the
unconscious girl's face. "At least she's breathing," he commented.
	"And her pulse is still going, too," stated Luna, who had walked over 
to Amy's wrist. "And people say cat fights are bad."
	Mina bent down and lightly tapped Amy on the cheek. "Wake up, Amy." No
response. She pulled her hand back all the way and slapped her as hard as she
could. "I SAID WAKE UP!"
	Amy groaned. She mumbled "Must... kill....  Raye.... and..... Lita.  
Must.... strangle.... them.
	"What did she say?" asked Lita.
	"Must spay Luna. Buy corn beef hash," Mina answered. 
	"I think she just threatened us!" said Raye.
	"I doubt it," Luna retorted.
	"Lita, Raye, come close,." Amy said. The two bent over. "Closer," she
repeated. The two moved closer. "Closer." The two bumped heads. Amy sat up and
began to choke the two girls.
	"Amy," Serena began "Where were you during that fight?"
	Amy turned away from Raye and Lita, who were now blue in the face, to 
answer. "I left to use the bathroom when Lita and Mina began to talk about 
Daniel."
	"Are you feeling okay?" Mina asked.
	"I am now."
	"Can we get back to what I was saying ? " Serena asked.
	"Yes." the others said in chorus. Amy let the other girls go.
	"Good. Luna give Amy that computer you told me about." Luna back 
flipped and a laptop computer appeared. She pushed it over to Amy. "Now pull 
up the
blueprints for the Downtown City of Angels Bank."
	"That large one?" Raye asked.
	"Yep."
	"Don't you think we should start smaller? They have five guards 
watching the bank at all times!" Artemis commented.
	"No! Don't you remember  what happened to those people in that movie? 
Three got killed and one had to flee the country. If we start big now, we can 
leave the city and rob another one somewhere else."
	"Got the blueprints," Amy said. 
	"Great. Huddle up everyone." said Serena. Everyone crowded around the
computer. Serena began pointing out directions." Our get-away van  will be out
front right here."
	"Can't we get away in a sports car instead?" Mina protested.
	"We wouldn't all fit," answered Raye.
	Serena continued. "Since I'm the only one who took evasive driving 
maneuvers in school, I'll wait in the van. Lita and Raye, you two take care 
of the guards, then grab the money from the tellers."
	The two girls eyed each other but said "Okay."
	"Mina, you blast the vault open, then go in with Amy and grab 
everything you can. Artemis and Luna, you two stand guard outside."
	The five girls and two cats worked on their plan and developed their 
powers for a week.

	*       *      *      *      *      *       *      *      *      *    
  *     

	<Cut to one week later. The soldiers are in the van driving towards 
the bank>
	"It sure was nice of Chad to let us use his van," Raye commented.
	"Okay, does everyone remember the plan?" Serena asked.
	"YES!" everyone else answered.
	"Now transform!" The group transformed. "Put on your ballroom masks."
Everyone, including Serena, put the masks on. Serena pulled in front of the
bank. "Hey, there's an uzi under this seat!" Serena said,  surprised. "It's
loaded, too!" She tossed the weapon to Lita. "I assume you know what to do 
with
it."
	Lita put it behind her back and it disappeared. "Right," she said 
with a
devilish smirk on her face.
	Raye, Amy, Lita, and Mina jumped out the back of the van and charged 
into the bank with their sacks in hand. Amy had a headset on. Luna and 
Artemis, also
with headsets on, jumped out next and ran to opposite corners.
	"EVERYONE FREEZE AND GET ON THE GROUND!" Raye ordered. Everyone 
stared at the girls.	"Freeze!" the security guards yelled with their guns 
already drawn.
	Lita grabbed a pen from a nearby desk and yelled, "MAGNETIZE PEN!" A 
lightning bolt came from the sky and struck the pen. It began to glow. 
Everyone in the bank watched it in awe. Lita let the pen go and it floated in 
the air.
Suddenly, the security guards' guns flew out of their hands and stuck to the
pen along with their clips and belts. Lita grabbed four of the five .45
automatics from the mass, tossed one to each of the soldiers and kept two for
herself. She then pulled the concealed uzi from behind her back and blasted
away the security guards. "ONE LAST TIME. GET ON THE GROUND!" she cried.
Everyone obeyed. "All right let's go." Raye and Lita ran to the tellers while
Amy and Mina rushed to the vault.
	"Put all the money in the bags!" Raye yelled as she and Lita handed 
the sacks to different tellers. They obeyed but one pressed a button red 
button and an alarm sounded. Raye shot the teller in the head. "Anyone else 
wanna be a hero?" she asked. The tellers began to work faster.
	"CRESCENT BEAM!" a laser fired from Mina's hand and she carved a hole 
in the door of the vault. Mina and Amy ran inside and gathered up all the 
loot they
could.
	"Amy tell the other three we need to go now," Luna said through the 
headset. "I hear sirens."
	"Right. Mina come on we gotta go." The two ran out of the vault and 
grabbed Raye and Lita. Lita grabbed the still hovering mass of belts and 
spare clips.
The four ran out of the bank and froze when they saw that they and the van 
were surrounded by police officers. 
	"BUBBLE BLAST!" Amy yelled. The entire area was filled with a fog. 
The four girls and two cats jumped in the van.
	"I got a present for you, Serena." Lita said and tossed her the 
excess gun.
	"Thanks." she said. Serena stepped on the gas and rammed two police 
cars out of the way. The fog cleared and several cars began chasing the van. 
Serena
tried to lose them but the LAPD stayed right behind the van. Serena decided to
raise the stakes and headed northbound on the I-5*, where they were greeted by
a waiting squad of California Highway Patrol officers and cars.
	Amy opened the back of the van. "Let's get rid of these clowns!" she 
declared. She began firing at the car closest to them but the bullets bounced 
off. "It's no use. The cars are bulletproof." 
	"Let me show you how it's done," Raye said. "FLAMETHROWER BLAST!" She 
fired at the street and melted the asphalt, hoping the cars would get stuck.
Unfortunately, the expert drivers drove straight through the attempted road
block. 
	"I have an idea," said Mina. "Serena when I give the word, put the 
van in
fifth gear and speed off ". Serena nodded. "CRESCENT BEAM!". Mina blasted the
engine of the car right behind them. "Now!"  she screamed and Serena gunned 
the
engine, causing Mina to fall out of the van. Lita lunged for her and just 
barely grabbed her hand. The two hung on for dear life. The car behind them 
turned bright red then orange and then exploded. The force of the blast blew
Mina back into the van. An explosive chain reaction went though the rest of 
the
cars and a fiery cloud of orange and black rose into the air.
	"ALL RIGHT!" said the occupants of the van simultaneously. The group 
sped off into the desert bragging about their dastardly deeds.
	*       *      *      *      *      *       *      *      *      *    
  *
	
<cut to motel in the middle of nowhere> 
	"68...69...70 thousand dollars!" Amy counted out.
	"Pretty good for a first time, huh," said Serena.
	"I'll say," Raye agreed.
	Just then, there was a knock on the door.
	"Who is it?" Luna asked.
	"It's me, Mina."	
	Lita opened the door. "So how did it go?"  she asked.
	"We don't have to pay for the room and we have a bag of quarters to 
operate the television."she answered completely out of breath.
	"Am I the only one that thinks we're being cheap by not paying for a 
room
after just robbing a bank?" Artemis asked. He was ignored.
	"Now that everyone is here, " Serena said "we should discuss code 
names."
	"Okay, we should call ourselves the Bankrobbing Soldiers." Mina said. 
Everyone agreed. "I'll be Soldier Venus!"	
"I'll be Soldier Mars!" said Raye. 
	"I'll be Soldier Mercury!" said Amy.
	"I'll be Soldier Jupiter!" said Lita.
	"And I'll be Soldier Moon!" said Serena.
	Luna and Artemis explained that since they now have code names, they 
would
have to add them before they said their attacks.
	"Now," started Amy,"where will we go next?"
	"Well, we could go to San Francisco," answered Serena, "or Seattle."
	"Let's take a vote," said Raye. "All in favor of .......".

* I-5- Interstate 5