You tried to take a step back but stumbled, nearly falling over. You look around yourself, taking in all the damage that this one man had caused, "I can't win… Is this… the end?"

The man slowly started heading toward you, then worked his way into a run. Suddenly he jumped backwards in surprise, "What's this?" In the place he once stood was a barrage of gorgeous red roses.

Tuxedo mask appears on a lamp post, "You really get a buzz out of picking on girls, don't you? How about a real fight?"

The man's eyes seemed to dance around in humor "Another one seems to think that they can hold their own against me?"

Tuxedo's eyes narrowed. Your vision started to blur a bit, "Be caref-" You dropped to your knees too tired to hold yourself up anymore, "…careful Tuxedo."

Tuxedo jumped over to you, picked you up gently, and carried you over to a bench and laid you down, "Rest easy Sailor Moon. I'm here now, everything will be ok."

"You're late…" You say with a half smile, trying to lighten the mood.

Tuxedo looked a little grim after that, "I'm sorry. I did promise I'd always protect you, and now look at what's happened. You could've been seriously hurt."

The man let out an evil laugh, "Should I let the two love birds get a room for their last night together?"

Tuxedo straightened up and moved away from you. "Who are you, and why are you here?"

"Aww the pathetic earthling trying to… what exactly?" The man laughed, "You're using a fragile flower as a weapon?" He stomped on the roses, crushing them to pieces. "Is this some kind of joke?" He laughed again.

Tuxedo narrowed his eyes, and said under his breath, "I'll show you a joke." He pulled out his cane, and held it like a sword ready to fight, "Show me what you've got."

The man immediately launched himself at Tuxedo with a grin on his face, "You must be gay! Is that it? Is that why you use those girly little roses?" His laugh echoed around you. Tuxedo let out a war cry, and then the fight began.

You could hear them fighting, but couldn't pay attention too well. Tuxedo was holding his own quite well against the man who single-handedly took down your friends in a few measly seconds.

You sat up quickly, wincing in pain, "This all… This all seems familiar to me… Somehow." You shook off the feeling, "Maybe I was hit harder than I thought."

You felt like you were hit by a bus, "A bus would feel better, I'm sure." You grimaced, and looked at your friends around you. Each and every one of them was out cold, except for Mars.

Suddenly a picture flashed in your mind. It must've been from back in the Moon Kingdom. A few people seemed to be arguing, three men perhaps? One looked like Prince Darien. You, as Princess Serenity, stood off to the side with your cousin, Princess Mina, beside you. You seemed to be scared, and worried about something.

Before you could think too much more about it, an energy ball flew passed your head, snapping you out of your trance.

You stood up on your unsteady feet, and as quickly and quietly as you could, you made your way over to Mars. She was sitting on the curb now, holding her knee. "Mars?" She looked up at you, "You ok?"

She looked down to the ground in shame, "I was nothing against him… I froze, and I'm sorry."

You sighed, "You have nothing to be sorry for. He's quite a fighter, and definitely took us all off guard." You smiled, "Come on, let's see if the others are ok."

She nodded, and you helped her to her feet. "Can you walk alright?" You asked.

She nodded again, "Yeah. I'll be fine." She looked around, "Do you think Tuxedo can hold him off?"

"I think he can. He seems to be holding his own quite well." You two watched the fight for a few minutes in silence. Tuxedo seemed to be getting a bit tired though, the man seemed hardly fazed. "Let's see if the others are ok enough to help. …I have an idea." Mars nodded and headed off in the direction of Jupiter.

You went to Mercury, she seemed a little dazed after coming to, but was ok enough to use her computer. Venus was ready to kick butt, as well as Jupiter.

"Alright guys. He got the better of us first, but now it's our turn. Tuxedo is starting to get tired; we'll work with Tuxedo so he doesn't have to worry about us too much. If Tuxedo dodges, that's when we strike. Strike quickly, and get back. Don't let him catch you, so hand-to-hand is off limits. It's all or nothing Scouts, got it?"

Everyone nodded. The Scouts formed a large circle around the combating men, near some shelter for easy hiding after an attack. You nodded to Venus. It was her turn to strike first.

Tuxedo landed on a tree branch, jumped off to dodge an attack, landed back on the ground, then jumped back, "Venus love and beauty shock!" Her attack nailed the man right as he landed where Tuxedo had just been.

He turned in her direction to attack, but she was already hidden away. Tuxedo took that moment to attack once again. He landed a few good hits before the man caught up.

Mercury nodded to you. She wanted her turn to get back at him. You smiled, and nodded back. Tuxedo kicked the man back a few feet, and then jumped back, "Mercury aqua rhapsody!" The man attempted to dodge, but was a tad slow, and his leg froze.

Tuxedo pounced on him, and sent a barrage of hit and kicks and sent him flying into a parked car. He slowly started to get up, looking angrier than ever, "Jupiter oak evolution!" He dodged her attack and started heading straight for her.

Mars stepped out of her spot, "Mars flame sniper!" He allowed the flame to consume him, and Mercury's attack melted away. Tuxedo started attacking again, the girls hid again.

"This still isn't working as well as I had planned…" You watched as Tuxedo was thrown back into a tree, he flipped, and jumped off the trunk and threw a few roses. The man dodged and attacked again, the tree being demolished in the process.

"He can't continue on like this for much longer."You closed your eyes tightly, "What can we do? ...Do we retreat?"

You open your eyes to Tuxedo being thrown into the ground, slowly getting back up. The girls afraid to attack for fear of hurting Tuxedo. A growl escaped your lips, "This is where it ends!"

You stepped out of your hiding place, charged the man, and jumped onto his back. You grabbed your tiara, "Moon tiara magic!" You forced it into his shoulder.

He yelled out in anger and pain, grabbed you by the neck and held you out in front of him, "You're still alive?" He said with a mocking smile.

You gripped his hand, trying to pry his fingers off of you. "Sailor moon, no!" "Let her go you freak!" "You'll kill her!" "Sailor moon!"

You tried your hardest to get him to loosen his grip, but to no avail. The man stared into your eyes, and something seemed to click within him, "Couldn't be…"

"Let her go! Fight me instead!" Tuxedo stood on his feet again. You still clung to the man's hands trying to get free.

The man snickered, "Where would the fun be in that?" You started to see spots.

"Just let her go. Please, I beg you!" Tuxedo stood a few feet away. You started slipping in and out of consciousness, "Just put her down please!"

"Like this?" He tossed you up in the air. Tuxedo watched in slow motion as the man sucker punched you right in the stomach. The force of the attack threw you into a brick wall, shattering the wall instantly.

The man appeared behind you before you could hit the ground, grabbed your head, and forced you into the concrete. A crater formed around you.

Everyone looked on in horror as you laid there limp, the man still had a hold of you. Tuxedo started running toward you.

"Nu uh uh!" The man raised his finger and waggled it like a school teacher who was reprimanding a child. "I'm not ready yet. The finale has yet to start!" He laughed ominously.

You came to as soon as you heard the laughter. Your whole body felt mangled, and it wouldn't move. "Come on… Move! If you don't he's going to kill you! Move damnit!"