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Itsuki, Guardian-Neko-in-Training, was taking a walk through the brisk autumn morning. Taking the time to stretch his furry limbs (and beg for food by being impossibly cute to the patrons of sidewalk cafes), the cat was making his way around a few city blocks in his own manner of patrolling. Sure, during the day, he was much less likely to be attacked, but that had its own reward. Itsuki could perch himself somewhere and watch the city unnoticed. He could watch people, places, make plans, figure out routes for Themisto and keep an eye on construction.

The little cat was wandering near a small garden shop and the scent wafting from it was heavenly - wet earth, leaves, fragrant flowers and fruits. Curiosity got the better of the cat, and soon there was a small lilac-point cat poking his head into the gardening shop. Yep, smelled just as good in here and he'd hoped!

He was a little skittish, jumping at every small noise, for he knew he was wandering where he shouldn't be. There was a noise outside, maybe a door opening? Cautiously, Itsuki poked his head out of the shop door to find a smaller greenhouse attached.

Ohhhhhh wait a minute...

There was something... something special about the person in the greenhouse. Very special. Itsuki had to get a closer look! Padding to the greenhouse, the little cat poked his head inside.

"....myah~?"

If there was one thing Itsuki never minded, it was attention. The small cat purred and trilled and wound around Isis' legs. Her pants would soon have cat hair caked on them in addition to the wet earth and potting soil.

Yes, he was definitely right about her. There was something special about Isis - Itsuki simply had to get close enough to confirm it. There was a special starseed residing within her.

The only thing he had to do now was inform the girl.

Itsuki took the time to canvas the greenhouse quickly, winding in between Isis' legs to sneak peeks around every corner. No one else could know he could speak, not until his mission was complete! Once he was sure the coast was clear, the lilac point sat down at Isis' feet.

"That's okay, I'm not here for treats. I'm here for you!"

"Bastet? I've never met her~! I'm a messenger from sadame~ Destiny! I saw you from down the street and just knew you had a star in your heart. Kirakira!!"

Itsuki knew that springing all of this information on someone was overwhelming, but he was excited, and knew that if Order was to win above Chaos, they needed to help awaken as many soldiers as possible. Those soldiers must be guided to be the best they could be! The cat sat back on his hind legs and began to gesture as a human might.

"Watashi wa Itsuki desu~ What's your name?" Closing his eyes, Itsuki concentrated on the beautiful starseed resting in the young woman's chest. "What do they call you, when you're like this? Because you are Amazone! I'm sure of it, hai! A terrific Sailor Senshi. Yes! Watch this!"

With a concentrated effort, Itsuki bounced into the air to backflip before landing on his feet again. Using specialized Mauvian magic, a lovely green pen landed at the young woman's feet. "Haaaiiii! It worked!!"

She seemed to be getting it! Yes! Itsuki nodded fervently as Isis noted correctly that yes, he could talk and have a conversation with her just as any other person could. Sure, it was terrifying to see firsthand if you weren't prepared for such a thing. But Itsuki thought he was pretty cute, and soft, and non-threatening. That had to account for something.

"Uwu...? Wait, please come back~!" called the cat as soon as he realized he'd scared away his potential charge.

Oh darnit. You overdid it again with the enthusiasm, Itsuki.

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The Guardian Cat picked up the pen in his mouth and padded after Isis as she disappeared further into the greenhouse. "Pfeev wur! Erm nerr gernnu hurr yuug!"

All things considered, this wasn't an abnormal reaction. Itsuki just got too excited sometimes, and peppered his speech with Japanese (which many people did not speak) and in a flurry of movement, scared the bajeezus out of this poor woman, whose name Itsuki didn't even know. Once Isis crouched, Itsuki placed the pen on the ground again so he could speak to her in English.

Itsuki nodded fervently when Isis did confirm that he could, indeed, speak. And he was, indeed, speaking to her.

"I'm not some hallucination or side effect from drugs!" parroted the cat, giving Isis the I'm a cat and I love you squeezy-eyes. "I do talk, yes I do! My name is Itsuki. What is your name? I performed some magic, yes, and I made this pen for you! It's a henshin pen. Henshin means to transform. When you're ready, I'll teach you how to use it~!"

Ears drooped momentarily and Itsuki pawed at the floor of the greenhouse. "Gomen... I'm sorry for scaring you."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Isis~!" The cat attempted to wave up to the young woman, but it probably looked like he was batting at the air instead. "I did make a pen, hai! I do that. I make other stuff too! Much better than dead rodents or snakes or birds, wouldn't you say? As far as food is concerned, I really like fish. Do you have any fish? Oh, I shouldn't ask that yet. I have more explaining to do!"

Itsuki puffed up his fluffy chest up and inhaled, as if to give a very important speech. He was, sort of... but his delivery could use some work.

"Here in Destiny City, there's a war going on behind the scenes. Some people here have stars in their hearts, like you! They sparkle and twinkle~ Kirakira!! They're filled with a beautiful light and that light tells kitties like me that you have special powers you can access to help save the city! That's part of my job - finding people like you with stars in their hearts and giving them the information and power to help save the city~!"

Itsuki took a brief break to wash himself, for he'd gotten dirty following Isis around the greenhouse. It simply wouldn't do to be a filthy Guardian Cat to a brand-new senshi.

"Senshi means warrior. That's what your power makes you - a warrior! Your senshi name is Amazone! With this pen, you can transform into your alter-ego, I guess. There are very bad, terrible people in the city who work for Chaos, and try to hurt people. Destiny City is a hotbed of Chaos activity... it's up to the forces of Order to save everybody!"

With all that said, Itsuki looked up at Isis to gauge whether or not his explanation made sense. From what he'd experienced, people's reactions to his presence varied widely. The cat tilted his head and almost forgot Isis' last question.

"Japanese! Gomen... err.. sorry! I'll try not to do that, just for you~"

Itsuki's fluffy ears drooped when no fish might be produced. Tiny kitties on important magical journeys needed to keep themselves fed. Maybe Isis could give him something nice to eat later? "Uwu... that's okay~ Maybe you have something else? I'd really like to eat, when we're all done here!"

The cat rubbed his belly for emphasis.

"Oh, hai! Yes, yes indeed. Your heart told me so. Kirakira!! Remember~? Amazone is better than Batman. Maybe not as rich with a butler, but that's okay. Amazone is great! She's the Senshi of Oasis! If you want to see how it works, I'll need to make sure nobody can see you..."

The lilac-point crawled towards the front of the greenhouse to take a peek. He had to be sure nobody was around to observe Isis' transformation and ruin the surprise. Once Itsuki was sure the coast was clear, he returned and sat at Isis' feet. "Okay! Now what you have to do is hold the pen and shout, Amazone Power, Make-Up! ...um... kind of quietly, though. We can't be too loud."