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Super Sailor Chibi Hygiea adjusted the cat plush in her grips, moving it to rest under the crook of her arm as she took out her very orange phone. A short message was sent out to her teammates, altering them that she was going to go on a short patrol around the park near her house and that she'd call if she needed help. The little senshi had been getting a little stir crazy inside with the amount of homework she had gotten for the day and needed to let off some steam and energy; and there was no way any of them would get to her neighborhood in time before she tore the house apart. (Sure, a walk would have been simple enough, but that was boring). And at least this way, she was at least letting them know she was going it alone.

Besides, she said it was going to be short. If she wanted to go on a weekly long patrol she probably could have mustered up the wait. But she wasn't, just around the park maybe a few times and then home to finish her school work.

The little girl set off, dismissing her phone in the process and took her cat plush in hand again. "This should be nice and easy," she told it, oddly as she never spoke to the plush like probably Hug-Bell and Hypnos did with theirs. It didn't even have a name like theirs did, even after all this time. "Aa, well." she sighed, taking to the streets.

Mid plush kitty kung-fu karate chop, a very distinctive sound came to Sailor Hygiea's ears. The barking got louder and louder, like it was coming her way or at least in the general direction of her route even the pack wasn't even going to intersect with where she was walking.

Still, all the same. It made her stop and turn her head to the basic location of where the stupid animals were coming from. "Huh?" She blinked, mildly wondering if she should detour as to avoid them. The little girl was in no way a dog person and a large group of them - and from the sounds, angry to boot - was not something she wanted to encounter.

But then she saw her, running towards her in majestic beauty. And like the first time meeting *********, she could see it happening in slow motion with a serenade of music and fields of flowers popping up. There was a cat running towards her and Hygiea couldn't be more pleased. "Aaaa..." she gasped in bliss, kneeling down to greet the small cat.

Her already wide orange eyes grew wider as the little calico finally got closer, noticing the start on her cute little star and the laugh with each step. Yes! Another guardian cat! This was even more awesome. "Hey kitty!" The little girl greeted in glee.

"Pippin," she corrected herself. Oh, it was a little boy cat, she realized upon hearing his voice - another correction. A male calico, how rare. "I'm Super Sailor Chibi Hygiea, and I'd totally not let those mean dogs eat you." She smiled brightly, reaching out to scratch him behind an ear. "Wanna come with me somewhere so they can't find you? I can run a lot faster than them, after all."

The little senshi couldn't be any more pleased with the agreement. She was going to be going on another patrol with a cat and have a great companion to boot. Oh, she could already see she was going to like this one; though were there really any cats she disliked?

"We at least have it that I don't think I've ever seen a dog really eat a cat, but you never know." Sailor Hygiea shrugged. "But, yeah.. they eat off the ground and bones and stuff. I've ever heard some eat their own poop," she made a face, "what's up with that? Dogs are so weird... it's why I like cats so much better."

The senshi of herbs leaned forward, her hands turning a little to grab at the little cat or to simple allow him better access to perhaps climb up. Pippin seemed to be about the same size as *********, so wouldn't be too much on her shoulders; though she had carried Dahlia around with no problem.

"Dogs," Hygiea replied with a scrunch of her nose. Totally gross, just like Pippin said.

But at least she didn't have to think about it much further, she had a cat in her arms and that meant life was wonderful. Gingerly, the little Sailor Senshi got back to full height, holding Pippin close to her chest in absolute bliss. He was small, compact and utterly adorable that Hygiea had to restrain herself from squeezing him in a gigantic hug.

"Is there any place you wanna go?" She asked him, turning on her heels and heading away from where the dogs had screeched on past. "We could go to the park or totally get something to eat. Anywhere!" She explained with a giggle and a bounce in her step.

It hadn't occurred to Hygiea at first that the idea of getting food would be a little difficult. Powered up meant wallet was gone, and as she had left the house without the intention of eating, who knew if she had any money in it. And by now, she was a little further from home than she had intended to be, so going back and picking some cookies up there was a little out (not to mention, it would maybe go against ********* request to hold onto the secret identity thing).

They were closer to the stores now though, many still open for business. But no wallet in this form, as cute as it was. But then, that meant she had to de-transform but... secret identity. Urg, how to do this all?!

And she HAD to, Hygiea told him they could go do something anything. And now Pippin was looking up at her with that face! And he had been running from dogs.

- oh hey. Wait.

"I would love to go get cookies!" She told him, honestly. "Could you wait here though, so I can go get them and stuff?" There was a nice high wall, that could keep him safe from more dogs at least. Nifhel had been safe enough that one time.

Those eyes, Hygiea couldn't help but be caught in them as Pippin's grew larger and filled with tears. The little senshi could feel her's well up as she heard the small cat's little plea. It was working, tearing at the small senshi's heart, at the very fiber of her cat loving being. Hygiea was doing this to this poor little kitten that had been chased by dogs, she was going to leave him alone. Oh god, she was horrible!

She was making a cat cry!

"I-I'm sorry ~" Hygiea tried to explain, without her voice breaking, "********* wants me to work better at keeping my identity a secret and I need transform back into myself to get money because this cute senshi outfit doesn't have the money on it and I need money to get the cookies!" It came out in a single breath, because she didn't want poor little Pippin to really get on the water works, or then she too would cry.

She hugged him closer, "I'm sorry, I thought the wall would be okay because its high and dogs are stupid and don't jump that high!"

His... animals? Sailor Hygia quirked a brow at the statement as a blissful awesome image of the adorable tiny little cat commanding a herd of various animals bounced in her head. It was amazing, to say the least and she let out a sort of squeal at the thought of it all. Pippin, the master cat, lord of all fuzzy creatures - perhaps even as cool as ********* (who, no matter what would outrank any of the guardian cats but always a close second of anything feline to her own cat; Priss was always number one).

But wait, no. She had a mission! "I'll be right back, I promise!" She told the small munchkin with an intensity in her orange eyes. A sage like nod and she was turning on her heels and around a corner.

As much as she had mentioned money, there was an intention to go into town. But upon realizing where she was, there was a quick turn in her step and she headed towards the streets of houses not far off. Hygiea was close to home.

Knowing her speed was greater in her senshi form, she remained as she was as she bounded across the familiar road to her residence. When her street got in sight, she ducked herself behind a large retaining wall and deactivated her henshin and returned to the main part of the road as Ridley. Like a whirlwind, she was at her door and inside, past her mother and into the kitchen.

She knew there were cookies in here somewhere, her brother had just made some. The cabinets were searched in a flurry and found with an excited burst of sound. Ridley grabbed a handful as she procured a bag and was already out the door before her mother could even voice a question.

"A cat wants cookies!" She exclaimed loudly and was out back into the streets. There was probably going to be an angry text message soon, but the noise would be gone soon enough as the little orange haired girl transformed herself back into her senshi form and headed her way back to Pippin.