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"Iris, turn left here!"

Around the corner came a blonde haired senshi with wild hair, looking as annoyed as ever. It probably had something to do with the cat that was digging her claws into her shoulder in an effort to remain perched on the senshi's shoulder. Yet, if Sailor Iris had learned one thing, it was the fact that the cat was a very accurate Youma detector.

By rounding the corner, the senshi of rainbows could see the backside of the youma, meaning she'd have to give chase. The moment she caught sight of the over sized plush animal on acid, she couldn't help but point out "God, who the f*ck comes up with the designs fer th'Youma?! Seriously?!"

There was a friendly reminder that slipped into her ear from the tomboy's shoulder. "You can save that for another time... move onto what's important, Sailor Iris!" The cat nudged the girl against the cheek.

"Yeah, yeah," the senshi said dismissively before putting her all into chasing down the youma. Sure, she could have used her slicer to take care of it right now, but what was the challenge in that? Running as fast as she could while kicking up snow, the senshi then attempted a full body tackle into the Youma's backside.

Regardless of the success, the tailless cat jumped off just before any sense of impact.

It was time to lay the smack down now! The senshi felt the plush hand backhand her. Despite how soft it was, it felt rather solid at the same time, pushing her face back to one side in one blow. It was then, when her head had been slapped into the new direction that she finally noticed the kid. Were kids always wearing such gay little outfits when she was growing up? That kid's parents must have had a really cruel sense of style.

"Really, yer gonna jus' attack some defenseless lil' kid?!!"

A kid that knew ********* name.

Wait...?

"WHAT TH'F*CK?!!! SHE'S A F*CKIN' SENSHI?!!!!!!!!"

The cat had begun to make her way to the smaller yellow-suited senshi, but glanced back to glare at the teen. "LANGUAGE, Iris! Sheesh! Cry me a river, build me a bridge and get over it! We don't need her mouth as filthy as your own!"

Iris was in a different zone at the moment. No amount of scolding would reach her currently deaf ears. "HOW TH'HELL DOES THAT EVEN WORK?!!!!!!!"

The Youma, deciding that its newest target was distracted, once more lunged at the taller senshi. However, the lion was sadly mistaken as the senshi, who wasn't even looking, suddenly just swung her arm back and clobbered the beast in the face.

Whether it had been done on purpose or not, nobody knew. If anything, it was a good shot!

"Cursing is like breathing for Sailor Iris." It was a fact, and as such, ********* stated it just like such. Her eyes flicked to the child, then back to the older senshi.

What was a gentle way of telling Hugbell that maybe if she started now, she could be a thug by the time she was Sailor Iris' age? If there was one thing that was different about Sailor Iris from many of the other senshi, it was the fact she knew how to defend herself before gaining magical powers. No formal training, just scrapping for fights with other guys when she got the chance. In all honesty, ********* imagined that when Iris was Hugbell's age, she was probably already cursing and getting into scraps with other kids.

Instead of giving the child all of that information, the cat just sighed. "You can ask her when this is over. That is up to you to decide though, Hugbell."

The elder yellow-suited senshi didn't bat an eyelash as claws were flexed in her direction. "Oh, now ya wanna get serious now that it ain't a kid facin' ya? Yer a dipsh*t!!" For being faced with danger like this, the blonde didn't seem scared. In fact, with the way she was grinning, it almost looked like she excited to get started. She gripped her right hand into a tight fist as she also began to get serious. It began to glow as she ran at the youma-lion, growing brighter with each bound she took in its direction.

The cat's nose twitched. "Hugbell... how strong is your stomach?" Violence was coming, and if this child couldn't handle bad words, how was she going to handle bad actions?

Given the data which the child just offered, all ********* had to say was one simple suggestion: "Turn around, Hugbell." If the cat knew the senshi well enough (which she did), she had a sneaking suspicion she knew what the finishing move was going to be.

Four lines of red carved themselves out against Iris' white bodice. Though she hissed from the sudden sting against her newly cut flesh, her teeth were still clenched together forming that grin of hers. "I think I'm done with ya now!" By now, her fist was glowing intensely, all of the necessary energy simply at hand, waiting for Iris to command it to do as she wished.

In a raspy voice, the blonde then called out "Iris Rainbow Slicer!" That was all the energy had been waiting for, as what seemed to be a vibrant ribbon of colored light fluttered back for a moment. Yet with one flick of the senshi's wrist, it seemed to come to life. It rounded Iris and began to hurtle towards the Youma, aiming to snatch the creature by the neck.

The feline chimed in once more as a reminder to Hugbell. "Turn around and don't turn back around until I say it is okay."

That would be the last thing that the lion-shaped youma would ask itself. With a rather sudden yank, the senshi popped the monster's head off almost like a cork off of a bottle. Rather than having blood spew out, a disgusting grey dust shot out of the body. The body itself rather quickly began to decay, the head vanishing into a pile of dust, the body shortly following in suit.

"F*CK YEAH!!!" With a grin, the senshi pumped a fist into the air.

********* sighed before wandering to the smaller senshi's legs. Gently, she rubbed her body against the child's ankles, as if to let her know it was safe to look.

After her short victory gloating, the blonde senshi turned to the much smaller yellow-suited senshi. Being as tall as she was, she actually leaned forward and began to inspect the kid, her own golden eyes looking rather harsh and judgmental at the moment. The kid's eyes were almost the same color as her own. She honestly couldn't be older than 10 years old. The outfit itself was a joke too, but then again, almost all senshi uniforms were horrible (at least Sinon got pants).

"Yer welcome, kid..." she said just to be polite, but her tone didn't sound all that convincing. In fact, her voice sounded distracted, almost agitated.

Standing herself back to her full height, the senshi then almost glared at the cat. "Cat, ya got some explainin' t'do!"

The cat leaned into the rubbing motions of Hugbell's hand before standing herself up straight.

"Sailor Iris, this is Sailor Chibi Hugbell, Chibi Senshi of Comfort. Sailor Chibi Hugbell, this is Sailor Iris, Eternal Senshi of Rainbows."

Iris critically pointed out "That ain't an explanation, Cat. That's an introduction."

"Yes, and you are being rude right now, Sailor Iris!" With her head, she gestured that the senshi should be doing something. To hint further, she lifted up a paw, as if to shake.

"God damn it Cat, I ought'a punt ya or somethin'!" Sighing heavily, the senshi then thrust out a hand for a handshake. "Yeah, kid... nice t'meetcha an' all..."

Somehow, the big serious frown that was on the blonde senshi's face seemed to grow wider. Apparently the mention of gold had really hit a sore point. "I can be however th'hell I wanna be t'the cat, kid! Hell, why the hell are ya runnin' round like that if ya aren't even able t'do anythin'?!!" After the handshake was over, the elder senshi almost seemed to swat the smaller hand away.

The cat sighed at how childish the elder of the pair of senshi was acting. "You know the sad part is... that Iris is acting tolerable right now. Hugbell, could you be a dear and pick me up for a moment." The cat nudged against Hugbell's ankles while shooting Iris a bit of a stern look.

The teen wouldn't ignore the insults being tossed at her. "No, I'm serious, Cat! Why th'hell is a kid a senshi?! She's gonna be easy pickin's fer th'Negaverse! Not everyone is gonna be able t'save her a** whenever she gets in trouble!"