It was a quiet evening in the household of the Outer Senshi. Haruka was sitting in front of the TV, while Michiru was setting the table.

Hotaru was sitting next to Haruka, reading in her atlas from school. Suddenly, she tugged on Haruka's sleeve.

"Haruka-papa," she said. "Say, are there still undiscovered islands left?"

"Say what?" Haruka asked in confusion, turning her attention away from the soccer game she was watching.

"I mean, islands that have yet to be discovered. In the past, people always put a white spot on every map where there was some place left on Earth that still wasn't discovered."

Haruka grinned. "Hotaru, but that was... decades ago! Today we've got satellites and the like, and I doubt there's even one tiny bit of Earth left that's not on our maps."

"But why is there one in my atlas?" Hotaru frowned.

"One what?" Haruka asked.

"A white spot, I mean."

Haruka sighed. "I'd really wish I could peacefully watch TV in the evening..." she mumbled. "Well, maybe you dropped some yoghurt on your atlas or something. Or it's a misprint."

"Or maybe a bird dropped something," Michiru smiled as she came out of the kitchen. "Come on, you two, it's time to eat! I made Natto."

Haruka stared at the soy dish Michiru was carrying. "Michiru…" she gushed. "My favorite food... I love you!"

Hotaru didn't look up from her atlas. "Still, there's a white spot in here." She spat on the page and tried rubbing it away, but it didn't work. "I can't even remove it with spit."

"Hotaru!" Michiru frowned. "You can't just spit on your school atlas." She put the Natto down on the table. "Lemme take a look, sweetie..."

Hotaru showed her the atlas. "Here, there's the wide ocean between China and Japan, right? And there are so many little islands. But there, can you see? Over there is a... a white spot!"

Michiru's eyes widened. "That has to be a misprint, Hotaru!" she said.

"On the other hand, the atlas was quite expensive..." Haruka murmured. "Let's see..." She looked into the atlas as well and frowned. "Strange..."

But then, she shook her head. "Aw heck, stop worrying about that, Hotaru! That is a misprint, no doubt about it! There can't be any undiscovered islands left. And now, time to eat!"

Together, they sat down and Haruka inhaled the sweet scent of her favorite dish. They started eating, and after Haruka swallowed her first bite, she sighed. "Mmmmmm, that's just what I needed..."

Hotaru nodded. "Delicious..." she murmured, her mouth still full. "But what if it really is an undiscovered island..."

"Don't eat with your mouth full!" Michiru scolded.

Hotaru swallowed and giggled. "Don't you mean 'Don't talk with your mouth full', Michiru-mama?"

When they were finished, Michiru asked Hotaru to do the dishes. Hotaru didn't like that. "I can't," she said. "I have to ponder."

"Ponder?" Michiru wondered. "About what?"

"About the white spot, obviously!"

"Go ahead, young lady!" Michiru smirked. "The kitchen is the ideal place to ponder, especially while doing the dishes."

Hotaru grumbled something unintelligible, grabbed the dirty dishes and vanished inside the kitchen.

"Say, when does Setsuna's plane take off?" Haruka asked her.

Michiru looked at her watch. "In a couple of hours," she said.

"And she already left for the airport?" Haruka wondered. "Does she expect traffic to be that bad?"

"Well, you know Setsuna," Michiru smirked. "She prefers to be on time, all the time."

"Well, hopefully, she'll have a great time in Beijing..."

"I hope so," Michiru nodded. "After all, she deserves a nice, relaxing vacation from all her duties as the guardian of time."

As soon as she was in the kitchen, Hotaru took her cell phone out of her pocket and dialed a number, completely ignoring the dirty dishes.

Some time later, another girl's voice answered: "Yes?"

"Chibiusa-chan?" Hotaru whispered. "It's me, Hotaru! Listen, I can't speak much louder, I don't want them to hear me. Can I come to your place in a couple of minutes? I have to show you something!"

"Well, actually... You know, Mommy Ikuko sentenced me to redo my math homework. It's so unfair..."

"Don't worry, I'll help you," Hotaru replied. "As long as I can come over... please?"

"Oh well, I guess there's no harm in asking..." Chibiusa sighed.

"Fine, see you then!" Hotaru switched off her cell phone and put it away. With a grin on her face, she started to put the dishes into the dishwasher.

When she came back out of the kitchen, Michiru's eyebrows rose. "Finished already?" she wondered.

Hotaru grinned. "Put all of them into the dishwasher."

Michiru frowned, but Haruka had to chuckle. "You little cheater," she smirked. "Oh well, as long as the work's done..."

"Say, can I go over to Chibiusa's place for the night?" Hotaru pleaded. "She already asked her parents and they said it was no problem." She hoped Chibiusa would forgive her the small lie.

Michiru and Haruka looked at each other. "Well, I'm okay with it," Haruka shrugged.

"Fine," Michiru sighed. "But remember that you have school on Monday."

"Okay, thanks!" Hotaru beamed.

Later in the evening, Hotaru knocked at the door of her pink-haired friend. "Chibiusa-chan?"

The door opened. "Come in," the future princess of Crystal Tokyo sighed. "I really hope you can help me... these math exercises are too much. Say, wasn't Auntie Ikuko a bit surprised when you showed up?"

"Both she and Haruka-papa," Hotaru giggled. "But in the end, they didn't mind. Although this was the second time I've been called a 'little cheater' this evening... Now, let's take a look at your homework..."

"Aww, and here I thought Small Lady would start to learn doing things by herself..." muttered Diana, who was lying on Chibiusa's pillow.

When they were finished, they sat down on Chibiusa's bed. Hotaru told her friend everything about the white spot she discovered.

"Isn't this exciting?" she grinned. "If there's really an undiscovered island, we'll be the first to find it. And then, we'll name it after ourselves: The Hotaru-Chibiusa Island!"

Chibiusa giggled. "You're crazy, Hotaru-chan..."

"But there is no place on Earth left that is undiscovered," protested Diana. "My Mom told me so."

"What does Luna know?" Hotaru frowned. "Listen, I know I'm not crazy. And I hate being watched by Haruka-papa and Michiru-mama all the time. Setsuna-mama went on a vacation by herself... so why can't we have some fun by ourselves? And in case of emergency, we just use our Senshi powers."

Chibiusa frowned. "I don't know... somehow, I don't think we'd find anything, even if we somehow manage to reach that spot on the map. How do you plan on going there anyway?"

"Oh, I'm sure we'll think of something," Hotaru smiled. "Please, Chibiusa-chan? I'll make it up to you somehow..."

Chibiusa crossed her arms and thought about it. On the one hand, she didn't really believe that there was actually some undiscovered island. On the other hand, Hotaru was her best friend... and she was itching for some action on her own as well.

"Okay," she finally nodded. "You convinced me. But how are we gonna explain this to Auntie Ikuko and Uncle Kenji?"

"Well, that's why you have a Luna Ball, right?" Hotaru smirked.

Chibiusa groaned. "I thought so... okay, but Diana comes with us."

The grey kitten winced. "Do I have to?"

"Excuse me?"

The ticket clerk at the Tokyo Airport turned around, then smiled when she saw the young, purple-haired mother with her pink-haired daughter. The child's kitten looked adorable.

"Good evening," she said to the young woman. "Can I help you?"

"Yes, I'd like two tickets for the next flight to Hong Kong," Hotaru said. "If that is possible."

The woman checked her computer. "Well, there are still a few seats free in the first class partition... that's all there's left, I'm afraid."

"Perfect!" Hotaru grinned down at her 'daughter'. "We'll take 'em!"

Later, Hotaru used the Disguise Pen to turn back to her normal age. With a smirk, she gave it back to her friend. "Thanks for bringing that, Chibiusa!"

"Usagi's gonna be sooo mad at me when I come back home," Chibiusa frowned. "Now can you finally tell me why we're going to Hong Kong?"

"Sure!" Hotaru smiled. "See, the white spot on the map is much closer to the coast of China than to Japan. It would be much easier to get there from Hong Kong than it would be from Tokyo. Also, there's someone else I was hoping to meet..."

"Oh, and who would that be?" a stern voice behind them asked.

Chibiusa gulped when she recognized that voice. They turned around. "Oh, h-h-hi, Puu..."

"Setsuna-mama!" Hotaru grinned. "Just who I was looking for!"

"Is that so?" Setsuna asked with a raised eyebrow. "Tell me one reason why I shouldn't send you and Chibiusa back home, young lady!"

"Don't be mad, Setsuna-mama, please hear us out!" Hotaru pleaded. "See, there's something Chibiusa and I found out..."

A few minutes later, Hotaru told Setsuna everything about the white spot she had discovered in her atlas.

"I can't believe this..." the guardian of time groaned. "The only week in the year when I'm getting a break from my job, and you're asking me if I want to come along to search an island that possibly doesn't exist?"

"I'm sure it does exist," Hotaru pouted. "And I'm gonna prove it."

Setsuna shook her head. "Hotaru, it just has to be a misprint. Do you think I would have missed an undiscovered island in all those years I have been on the job? It's just impossible!"

"Well, there's one possibility to find out if Hotaru's atlas is just a fake," Diana suddenly spoke up and pointed her paw at a small book shop.

About half an hour, the three of them were sitting in the plane on their way to Hong Kong, in the first class partition.

"I can't believe this!" Setsuna shook her head as she looked at the atlas she bought at the airport. "This atlas is from a completely different publishing company... and yet the white spot exists here as well." She compared it with the school atlas Hotaru had brought with her. The two pages were identical.

"See, I told ya!" Hotaru grinned. "The Hotaru-Chibiusa Island does exist... and we're gonna find it!"

Setsuna suddenly smirked. "Kids... you know what? I'm going to call my vacation off. Beijing isn't that exciting anymore all of a sudden. I'm gonna come with you and help you find the white island spot. But say..." She frowned. "How did you plan to get there once we arrive in Hong Kong?"

"Well, I kinda figured you would have an idea, Setsuna-mama," Hotaru grinned weakly.

"Figures..." Setsuna murmured. "All right, we have a few hours left... maybe I'll come up with something."

"See, I told ya we could count on Setsuna-mama!" Hotaru said to Chibiusa with a smirk.

"Well, Puu does come in handy now and then..." Chibiusa admitted.

Diana shivered. "I think she's just as crazy as the two of you..."

Several hours later, the plane landed in Hong Kong. And a cab drive later, Setsuna and the girls were standing at the harbor.

"All right, I guess I have an idea how we can get to that mysterious island of yours," Setsuna said. "Just lemme open a portal to the Time Gates..."

She waited until nobody was around, then she summoned a shiny portal that lead to her working place. A short while afterwards, she came back out with what looked like a small, purple, metal chest.

"What's that, Setsuna-mama?" Hotaru asked as Setsuna put the chest into the harbor's waters, where it floated on the surface.

The Senshi of Time smirked. "Just watch!" And she pressed a small, hidden button.

Within seconds, the unimpressive little box expanded and turned into a swimming vehicle that looked like a cross between a motorcycle and a catamaran.

"Girls, welcome aboard the Pluto Cruiser," she said as she jumped aboard. "I never had to use it in hundred years, but I think it's still running just fine."

When the girls were able to close their mouths again, Chibiusa whistled. "Snazzy design! C'mon, let's get aboard!"

"Oh no, you know I'm getting seasick..." Diana groaned.

"Geeze, do you have to gripe every second?" Chibiusa winced.

"Fasten your seat belts, girls!" Setsuna said. She had already turned into her Sailor Pluto self and was standing at the Cruiser's controls. She was grinning like a cat who swallowed the canary. "Here weee goooooooo!!"

And as soon as the two little Senshi had sat down, the Pluto Cruiser took off like a rocket and shot off into the distance, until it was only a tiny dot at the horizon.

Somewhere close to the horizon, a kitty puke could be heard.

"God, when does this thing stop shaking?" Diana groaned. She looked a little green.

"Don't be a baby!" Sailor Chibimoon grinned. "And enjoy the ride! This is fun!"

"Although, I think we should slow down," Sailor Saturn spoke up as she looked at her atlas. "I think we're getting close to the white spot..."

"Not only that, but I think the weather's changing," Pluto shouted from the controls and gestured ahead. "Do you see that, girls?"

"A fog bank!" Saturn shouted in surprise. "At this time of year?"

"Well, either this is a coincidence, or we really are on to something," Pluto murmured. She reduced the Pluto Cruiser's speed. "Hang on girls, I'm going in."

"Yuck!" Diana whined. "The fog's so wet and now my fur's clinging to my skin..."

"Stop whining already!" Chibiusa grumbled.

"This is scary..." Saturn shivered. "Like in those ghost stories at sea... Pluto, do we have a compass?"

"Even better," Pluto grinned. "This baby has a built-in navigation system. It'll bring us through the fog safely, no worries! See, the fog's getting clearer."

"Finally..." Diana sighed. Then she blinked. "Hey, theres an island up ahead!"

"Not just any island, Diana!" Saturn smiled. "This is the white island spot... the Hotaru-Chibiusa Island!"

Later, the Pluto Cruiser was gently floating in a beautiful lagoon with white sand and palm trees. It was very warm and seagulls were circling above their heads.

"What a nice island," Saturn smiled.

"I wonder if there are people living on it," Chibimoon murmured.

"Most probably," Pluto said. "There has to be a reason why no human has been able to find it in all those years... including myself!"

"Hey!" Diana's ears perked up. "I hear somebody coming..."

And then they all could hear the voice... it was the voice of a small, portly man with a pointy hat, a white beard and a pickaxe in his hands. He was walking along the beach and sang along, not noticing the three Senshi...

"Heigh-ho, heigh-ho..."

"Hey!" Saturn shouted.

The little man with the pickaxe stopped singing and looked around in confusion.

Hotaru waved. "Over here!"

The bearded man yelped as if a bee had stung him. "Oh g-g-g-god, humans! HELP! Help! Humans! There are humans on our island! Heeelp!"

"Hey, what's the matter?" Hotaru shouted. "Stop, we won't hurt you!"

"Huumaaaaans!" he shouted again. "Heeelllppp!"

And he vanished behind a sand dune.

The three Senshi blinked.

Chibiusa raised a finger. "You know, that guy somehow looked like a..."

"A dwarf!" Hotaru gasped. "A dwarf from a fairy tale!"

"Hotaru-chan..." Setsuna said in a stern voice. "Such beings don't exist... you do know why they call these stories 'fairy tales', do you?"

"Hello!" a sweet and gentle voice exclaimed.

The Senshi turned around, but couldn't see anyone. Until they looked to the water.

A cute-looking mermaid with a green fishtail and red hair was swimming in the water, close to the Pluto Cruiser. She smiled and waved. "Hello! Welcome to Fairy Tale Island! Say, that's one interesting vessel you've got..."