"Now," Mimete announced, "I'd like to invite a member of the audience on stage."
She banged her staff on the ground, and one of Usagi's glass shoes began to glow brightly. Before Mamoru could grab her, Usagi was teleported from her seat, and fell onto the stage, and her shoe transformed into a Daimon. The Daimon trapped Usagi's hands and feet into glass, holding her to the ground.
Mimete turned to the violinist, "Your show is over. There's only one star needed here."
Using its sword, the Daimon launched shards of glass at Michiru. Haruka, acting quickly, kicked the lever on the side of the stage, causing the rope to quickly unravel and dropping the heavy curtain between the Michiru and the projectiles, stopping them.
Members of the audience began to scream and panic, trying to get out, while Mamoru and the girls tried to get to Usagi. In the chaos, the girl, Hotaru, noticed something hanging around Mimete's neck.
"My amulet," she shouted, getting up from her seat trying to reach the stage.
Setsuna quickly followed, trying to catch her, "Stop, you'll get hurt."
Before Hotaru could reach the Witch, she suffered another attack, and collapsed onto her knees. Setsuna caught up to the girl and touched her shoulder when suddenly she was hit by a flash of visions before her. Visions of her dressed as a Sailor Senshi, carrying a staff shaped like a large key, standing before a door, as well as meeting a pink-haired child who cried over her as she laid on the ground, dying. Another vision appeared of her standing over a wasteland of a once beautiful kingdom that was on the moon. She stood with two other companions, also Sailor Senshi, and she watched in unknown horror of the appearance of the Senshi of Death and Rebirth.
The visions finally stopped, and Setsuna breathed heavily from her realization.
The doors to the Dome slammed shut, preventing anyone else from escaping. Mimete waved her staff, "Charm Buster!"
She unleashed a brigade of star-shaped projectiles from her staff at the audience. Mamoru and the Senshi ducked behind the seats, but everyone else was knocked out by the attack, including Setsuna and Hotaru.
"Now, let's see that Pure Heart," Mimete said. The star symbol appeared on the Daimon, and it launched an extracting beam at Usagi. In a matter of seconds, the Pure Heart Crystal appeared from her, glowing brighter than any other Pure Heart Crystal yet.
"So pretty. This has to be a talisman," Mimete said, mesmerized by it. However, before the crystal could get any further from Usagi, a rose struck Usagi's glass prison, freeing her, and drawing the crystal back into her.
"You won't touch her," Tuxedo Mask said angrily, standing between a weak Usagi and her attackers.
"You can't stop us all alone," Mimete said, confidently.
"He's not alone," Mimete turned to see Sailor Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus standing in the audience.
"You have to get pass us first," Jupiter said.
"Annoying Senshi," Mimete shouted, "I won't let you stand in my way again."
She grabbed onto the amulet, "Luckily, I prepared for this. I planted a few surprises for you during the blackout."
She raised the amulet into the air, "Daimon, I command all of you to awaken and destroy the Senshi."
The dark energy was emitted from the amulet, spreading throughout the room. At first the Senshi didn't see anything. Suddenly they saw two people in the audience stand up. Their eyes were white and they looked in a daze. They rushed at the Senshi, with Jupiter knocking one guy to the ground while Venus used her Love-Me Chain to knock out the woman.
"Is that the best you've got," Jupiter said. Mimete smirked, and the two people began to twitch and move around on the ground in a concerning manner. Suddenly something burst from their backs. Where there were two people, now stood two terrifying monsters. They had red sludge-like bodies, and beady-red eyes, and many sharp teeth.
The creatures charged at the Senshi, forcing them to dodge it.
"What are we going to do," Mercury asked, "Without Sailor Moon, we can't heal these people."
The monsters again charged, on using its many tentacles to grab Sailor Mars, launching her into a wall.
As the Senshi fought the creatures, the Daimon on stage began attacking Tuxedo Mask. Using his cane, he fought the sword-wielding Daimon.
Sailor Mars fell to the ground, injured as the monster towered over her, ready to charge at her with its teeth.
"World Shaking," Sailor Uranus unleashed the attack at the creature, forcing it to topple over into the row.
Sailor Uranus and Neptune jumped down from the beams above.
"What are you doing," Sailor Mercury asked, "Those are still people in there."
"We're helping you, again," Sailor Uranus said focusing on the monsters, "Don't worry about them. They're tougher than you think."
"Perhaps we should take this outside," Sailor Neptune said, looking at the unconscious patrons, "We don't want these people to get hurt."
Sailor Jupiter surrounded herself with wind, while balls of lightning formed around her, "Jupiter Coconut Cyclone" sending the balls of lightning at the doors, blasting it open.
Using their physical and magical abilities, the Senshi forced the monsters out of the room, onto the open courtyard. The Senshi followed behind and returned to fighting them.
Meanwhile on stage, Mimete used Charm Buster to finally subdue Tuxedo Mask. Before he could recover, the Daimon used its power to bind hold his hands and feet in glass against the wall. Usagi, still weak from the attack struggled toward Tuxedo Mask, and tried to break him free.
"Usako," Tuxedo mask said, "Please just go. It's you they want. Protect your heart."
She looked at him in the eyes, holding her tears back, "Mamo-chan…I am protecting my heart."
She stood and turned to Mimete and the Daimon, "Please, I won't fight you. Just don't hurt anyone else."
"Usako!" Tuxedo Mask shouted, watching her raise her hands up in surrender.
"Good," Mimete said to the Daimon, "Bring me her heart."
The Daimon hit Usagi and she screamed in pain. Sailor Neptune and Uranus, able to lure the monsters and the Senshi away, watched on the side as the Daimon extracted the Pure Heart from Usagi as Tuxedo Mask shouted in terror.
The Pure Heart Crystal was finally removed, shining brightly as before, and Usagi collapsed on the ground. Mimete approached the crystal and grabbed it, "Finally."
"Deep Submerge" Neptune's attack hit the Daimon away. As Mimete was distracted, Sailor Uranus took the opportunity to swipe the crystal from the Witch.
"Hey, you won't take the talisman from me."
Sailor Neptune stood between the villains and Uranus and Usagi. Uranus observed the crystal closely and her eye widened in surprise, and softened in relief, "This… isn't a talisman."
Mimete had a look of rage and doubt, "W-what? But it shines so brightly. I found the heart the shines the brightest."
"Apparently it doesn't matter. Purity might not be a factor."
Sailor Uranus returned Usagi's Pure Heart to her, and Usagi regained consciousness.
"I have to admit Mimete, you planned this attack surprisingly well. An enclosed area, using those Daimon failures as a distraction, even the amulet to power up. I am impressed," Sailor Uranus said, "Too bad it was all for nothing."
Mimete's rage grew, "You know what, who cares about the talisman. That heart is the purest I've ever seen and I am not leaving empty handed. If it's not a talisman, I'll settle for the next best thing. That should be enough to appease my master."
The Daimon charged at Sailor Uranus as Mimete unleashed her attack at the Neptune. The gem around Mimete's neck emitted a dark glow, and Mimete began to be surrounded by dark energy. A black star appeared on her forehead and her eyes turned white. She banged her staff on the ground and her black star projectiles were released randomly around the area, forcing Uranus and Neptune off their feet and colliding into the walls of the building.
"Now, let's get that heart," Mimete said to the Daimon. Uranus saw them approach Usagi and she struggled to help, but her injuries were too damaging from the blast and the impact.
"Usagi," she said weakly, feeling helpless to stop them from hurting her friend. While it was true that she would have kept the Pure Heart Crystal if it was a talisman, this was different. Usagi's didn't have a talisman. She deserved to live a long happy life with ones she loves.
Tuxedo Mask saw the enemies approach his girlfriend and prepare to attack.
"No," he said, his throat sore from screaming in the last assault. He looked over at Uranus and Neptune who were now unconscious and the others were outside still fighting. No one was left but him.
He felt anger and desperation rise inside him. His love needed him and he was trapped. He needed to save her. A golden glow admitted from his hands.
"Stop," he screamed. Suddenly the golden power in his hand expanded around him, shattering his glass shackles, and pushing away the Daimon and Mimete. He ran up to Usagi and held her close to him.
"Usako," he whispered.
She touched his face, "Mamo-chan," she smiled, weakly, "My prince has found me."
He picked her up and leaned her against the wall back stage, before the enemies could regain their composure. Mimete and the Daimon returned to stage, wondering where they went. Tuxedo Mask appeared from the side, "She's long gone."
"Doesn't matter. I'll just deal with her later, after I deal with you."
"You will never lay a finger on her again," he said in a dark tone, "I promise you that."
"Daimon, seal him," the Daimon unleashed a blast of glass from its mouth at Tuxedo Mask.
He knew he had to protect Usagi. If he failed, there would be no one left to protect her. He felt his hands glow again and knew what to do.
He pointed his hands at the Daimon, "Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber" his hands unleashed a golden blast, destroying the glass projectiles, and struck the Daimon, which screamed in pain before shattering in pieces. Mimete was hit by the attack as well, throwing her against the wall, causing the Taioron Crystal to break from her chain. She fell for the ground unconscious.
"Mamo-chan," Usagi said, appearing from the side stage. She still appeared a little weak, but was able to hold herself up, "You did it."
He rushed to her and gave her a passionate kiss, which she returned, pouring all the stress and fear and relief into it. They broke the kiss and they heard noise outside of the Senshi fighting the monsters.
"I need to help them," Usagi said. She turned to see Uranus and Neptune had vanished.
"Usako, you're still weak," he said.
"I guess I'll need you by my side a little longer," she said with a humorous smile. He smiled back and she turned into Sailor Moon.
The couple ran outside to see the Senshi cornering the two monsters.
"Need my help," the Senshi of the Moon said, appearing to their side.
"Sailor Moon," they said happily.
She pulled out her weapon and pointed it at the monsters. She breathed heavily, still tired from the events in the Dome. She felt Tuxedo mask put his hands on her shoulders, "You can do it," he said warmly. She felt power move through her and pointed the rod at the monsters.
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack"
She unleashed the power, and once it hit the two Daimons, they dissolved, leaving behind the two people who were now unconscious.
Mimete struggled to get back up and noticed the crystal was missing.
"Where is it?" she said, looking around. She spotted it on the edge of the stage and crawled to it. She reached out for it, but someone else laid their hands on it. She looked forward and saw the person holding it was Hotaru, who had a dazed look in her eyes. Her eye began to glow violet.
"What the-" but before Mimete could finish, glowing purple ribbons appeared from Hotaru, wrapping around Mimete's neck and pinning her to the wall. She struggled to break it, but Hotaru, still displaying the dazed expression, stood up and placed the amulet around her neck. Black energy was released from the ribbons, electrocuting the Witch as she screamed in pain. When the screaming stopped, the ribbons released her and returned into Hotaru, who collapsed on the ground, before vanishing. The Senshi ran into the Dome, from hearing the screams and only saw Mimete dissolve in black smoke.
"What happened?" Sailor Moon asked.
"Something killed Mimete," Ami said, "An ally."
"Or the enemy," Rei said.
They heard people begin to regain consciousness and the Senshi turned back into their civilian forms.
"Setsuna," Usagi said, concerned, running to check on her. Setsuna began to regain awaken and began remembering the events from before.
"Where's the girl?" she asked Usagi.
"Who?"
"The girl who sat next to me. She ran to the stage and I went to grab her and then-"
Setsuna paused, recalling some of the events after she grabbed Hotaru.
"Never mind," Setsuna said quietly, deciding to keep this revelation to herself, "Are you OK? I saw you taken by that girl."
"Yeah, I'm safe," Usagi said, blushing as she looked at Mamoru, "We all are."
Sorry if the ending seemed abrupt. I just really had trouble ending it smoothly.
So, I changed the way Mimete perished, having her plan both smartly and desperately. I also wanted her to seem too threatening to survive, without having discovered Sailor Moon's identity, so she was willing to feed Usagi's Heart Crystal to Pharaoh 90 rather than returning empty-handed. And as you saw, 'Hotaru' was not amused with the thief.
I wanted this one to be more about Mamoru and his desire to protect Usagi sucessfully without taking on the role of damsel-in-distress (again).