In the large circular room of Castle Dark, the minions of Count Dark and the man himself began yet another meeting. "O'Chunkten," Count Dark started, "Did you have any more luck in finding a Pure Soul?"

The large burly man shook his head, "No, sire," he replied. "Seems I got lucky with finding that last one."

"How about those Sailor Scouts?" Dark asked. "Have they been disposed of get?"

The large ginger haired man gave a nervous laugh, shaking his head slowly; "Ahehe...not yet, Count..."

Dark glared from beneath his cap, his glare piercing into O'Chunkten's very soul, "Not yet?"

Mimi, who was now disguised as a blonde she saw in a magazine, sighed; "How tough can those girls be?! Honestly!"

"Stronger than ya think, lass!" O'Chunkten retorted in attempt to defend himself. "Just last week they defeated the...Ehm...doesn't matter!"

"Why don't you just take care of them yourself?" Dimentio asked. "You have the power to dispose of them easily, you know..."

"I still believe Nastansia's Monsutã's can handle the job just fine!" O'Chunkten nodded.

Nastansia's used two of her fingers to push her glasses up as she spoke, "All of my creations have been created to counter the moves you've seen those Sailor Scouts use, yet they are still being defeated..."

"Perhaps those girls are stronger than we originally thought them to be," Dark suggested. "No matter...O'Chunkten, I trust that you will get rid of them before they become too troublesome, yes?"

O'Chunkten have a firm nod, "Of course, sire."

"Perfect," Dark chuckled, opening his hand as a picture materialized in his black gloved hand. He then threw the picture at O'Chunkten, "Here is the next target. Deal with them as you see fit."

"Actually, I've been working in something that should be a nice help," Nastansia grinned slightly. "This Monsutã's a good one." She pushes her glasses up one more time before leaving to go to her lab.

O'Chunkten stroked his chin hairs, glancing at the picture of Minako Aino. "Have I seen this girl before...?"

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It was a nice sunny day on the streets of Juuban. Luna was walking alongside Usagi and Minako. "How has Makoto been?" Luna asked, looking up at the two.

Usagi took a bite out of a doughnut she was eating and spoke in between bites, "She seems better."

Luna tilted her head in confusion, not understanding a word the blonde said. "I didn't understand a word of that, Usagi...This is why you should speak with your mouth empty..."

Minako sighed, "She said Mako-chan is better."

Usagi swallowed what she was chewing and nodded, "Mhm! She's been showing up to school for the past two weeks!"

"Has she transformed at all?" Luna asked, hoping for a positive answer.

A frown appeared on Minako's face as she shook her head slightly, "No, not all at since she quit...she's really holding onto her word..." Luna frowned, lowering her head. A few moments later, Mamoru pulled up in his red car with Chibiusa in shotgun.

"Why all the long faces?" Mamoru asked, "Did you run out of food, Usako?"

"Mamo-chan!" Usagi grinned excitedly, only for her grin to fade when she set eyes on her pink haired brat, "Chibiusa? Why are you THERE?"

Chibiusa smirked, "Oh, I didn't tell you that I asked Mamo-chan to pick me up from school today and he said yes?"

Usagi's left eye twitch somewhat, "W-What?"

"Oh? I thought she told you?" Mamo said. "Oh well. I'll be taking her over to my place so she can do her homework and no be distracted; then I'll drop her off." As Mamoru spoke, Chibiusa gave Usagi the "I have Mamo-chan all to myself!" look.

"You little...!" Usagi started.

"Now now, Usagi," Luna started. "Without Chibiusa or Mamoru to distract you, you'll have plenty of time to do your homework!" Usagi sighed heavily.

"Don't worry, I'll see you all later." Mamoru nodded and then drove off.

"Oh, you two, don't forget there's a meeting in the park tomorrow afternoon," Luna nodded.

"Oh, I almost forgot about that..." Minako shrugged and the group of three kept walking.

O'Chunkten was trailing behind the three, watching them carefully. "Aye, so that's the target? I should wait to make meh move...something about those two girls seems...off now that I think about it..." He shrugged, yawning loudly after, "Aye...I need some sleep...I better make this quick..."

The two girls continued to walk; as they neared the path where they normally split up, they spotted Makoto along the way. Usagi called out to her, "Hey, Mako-chan!"

The tall brunette waved over to the three as she walked over to the trio, "Hey guys!"

"How are you?" Minako asked.

"Better," Makoto replied, "You guys?"

"Chibiusa's with Mamo-chan..." Usagi spoke through gritted teeth while Makoto just giggled a little.

"We have a meeting tomorrow," Minako groaned, "Of course it would be on a Friday. I have like, no free time tomorrow."

Mako blinked, tilting her head to the side, "Meeting?"

"Oh, just Sailor stuff..." Usagi said, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly.

Mako nodded slowly, "Okay..."

O'Chunkten watched from the distance as the three girls conversed, rubbing his eyes and yawning slightly, "Eh? She's friends with that past target? Interestin'...why do those three remind meh of somethin'..." The burly male shrugged as he continued to keep an eye on them like a creepy stalker, but he didn't really care what he looked like as long as he got his job done.

"Don't let me keep you, I have to get home. See you guys later," Mako nodded, walking off as she gave the two a slight wave.

"She does seem to be getting better," Minako nodded.

"I'm still worried about her though," Luna replied, sighing lightly.

O'Chunkten yawned, closing his eyes for around fifteen seconds. We he opened his eyes, the two girls were gone. "Wait?! What!? Agh, I knew I shouldn't have blinked! Now I have to go and find her..."

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The next afternoon at Juuban Park, Usagi, Ami, Anna, and Grace were waiting at a park bench on Minako. The girls were still in their school uniforms as they just came from school. Anna tapped her foot impatiently as she looked from side to side, moving her black hair from in front of her face every few minutes. "After school, right?" She asked, just for confirmation.

Usagi and Grace answered at the same time; "Yeah."

"Rei said she shouldn't be able to make it," Ami reported.

"Kate's studying pretty hard for that test next week, so I'll be surprised if she makes it. And I don't know where Marcus has been..." Grace said, casually tying her long brown hair into a pony tail.

"Chibiusa's with Mamo-chan..." Usagi said through clenched teeth.

"Makoto's not coming, so that only leaves Minako, right?" Grace asked.

"Yes, and we've been waiting for her for like...ten minutes..." Anna groaned; it was obvious she wasn't the most patient girl in the world.

"Usagi-chan and Minako-chan are a lot alike..." Ami giggled softly.

"I'm starting to see that..." Anna chuckled just a little bit.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean!?" Usagi cried out among the giggling girls.

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Minako just exited out of her school building, making a mad dash for the park with Artemis right beside her. "What happened?!" Artemis asked, "Why were you in there for so long?!"

"I uh..." Minako quickly thought of a response as she knew Artemis wouldn't exactly like her real answer, "I got detention?"Artemis looked up at her with a look that said he wasn't buying whatever she was selling. "Gah! Okay, fine! There was a boy I was talking to and I maaaaaay have lost track of time!"

Artemis could only sigh, "Well, we're late now! And I'm sure the others are waiting for us!"

Minako made a sharp left turn and ran down an large alleyway, "Don't worry, I know a shortcut!" She turned her head to smile reassuringly at the moon cat before bumping into something, stumbling back. "Ooof!" She looked up, spotting a familiar, large, burly man blocking the way.

"Aye, who would've thought you'd run into meh...literally..." O'Chunkten grinned.

"It's him!" Minako thought, taking a few steps back, but O'Chunkten just took a few steps forward.

"Where ya going, lass?" O'Chunkten asked with a devious grin.

"I'm sorry! I must've taken a wrong turn...yeah!" Minako gave a nervous smile as she prepared herself to sprint off in the opposite direction.

"Aye, not for meh, lass!" O'Chunkten snapped his fingers, a large black squid appearing behind the pair.

"A-Ah! What...what is that!?" Minako shrieked. The Black Squid shot one of its arms forward to wrap around Minako, but she quickly jumped to the side and avoided it. However, O'Chunkten wasted no time as he grabbed Minako by her collar and slammed her back against the wall.

"You brought that on yourself," O'Chunkten said. The Black Squid then wrapped its arms around Minako's arms and legs, keeping her pinned against the wall.

"Mina!" The white moon cat lunged forward with his claws out.

"Chill out, furball," O'Chunkten simply backed the cat into the side of a trashcan.

Artemis struggled to get up after the impact, "The others...Mina, I'll be right back!" Artemis turned around and darted away.

"D...did that cat just talk...?" O'Chunkten blinked as a puzzled expression came across his face, "That's it, I gotta lay off the beer after work..."

"Lemme go!" Minako attempted to kick, but her legs were tied down by the squid.

"Not yet, lass."

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"Okay, where the heck is she...?" Grace asked, looking around.

"I would expect this kind of thing from Usagi..." Ami mumbled.

"I'm not always like this!" Usagi protested. Artemis then ran up to the girls, breathing heavily.

"Artemis!?" Anna gasped at the cat's condition, "What happened to you!?"

Artemis turned his body and nudged his head in the direction he came from, "T-The enemy is attacking her..." He wobbled on his legs because he could barely support his own body weight due to the hit he received not too long ago.

"Artemis!" Ami crouched down and picked up the white moon cat before he could fall over.

"That way!" Grace pointed, and then ran in the direction Artemis came from.

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O'Chunkten held up his head, smirking as the dark aura slowly flared around it. "H-Hey! Lemme go!" Minako cried, struggling to free herself, "I don't have what you're looking for!"

"That has yet to be determined," O'Chunkten replied, sticking his hand inside Minako's body, causing her to cry out. A few seconds later, the girls arrived.

"Look!" Usagi pointed out the scene ahead.

"We have to transform!" Anna said, pulling out her purple transformation pen.

"We don't have any time!" Grace shouted, "By the time we finish-" She was cut off by the sparks that were appearing around O'Chunkten and Minako.

"W-What!?" O'Chunkten was nearly taken aback by this. Minako's eyes grew larger as her pupils vanished, the energy growing larger and larger by the second. "What's going on!?" Just then, a red rose streaked by his hand, forcing O'Chunkten to pull his and out prematurely and he looked up. "W-What the?!"

"Look...!" Usagi pointed up to the rooftop just near the alley way, "Tuxedo Mask!"

"Cornering an innocent girl to take away their purity within their soul is nothing but the act of a coward," Tuxedo Mask said, looking right at O'Chunkten.

"He's buying us time," Grace turned to the other girls. She pulled out her transformation pen, holding it out into the air, "Z Star power...!"

"X Star power..."

"Mercury Star power..."

"Moon Cosmic Power..."

"Make-up!"

"OI! Black Squid, show this cocky rose thrower a thing or two!" O'Chunkten demanded, and the Squid replied, dropping Minako and shot off one of its arms at Tuxedo Mask.

"Moon Tiara Action!" Sailor Moon flung her tiara like a Frisbee, cutting off the incoming arm, causing it to vanish before it could hit the masked savior.

"My god you girls AGAIN!?" O'Chunkten groaned.

"That's right!" Sailor Moon said, starting her speech, "And this time-"

"No, your speeches bore me," O'Chunkten groaned as he teleported away.

"I can handle this!" Sailor X said while pointing her hand forward, "Meteor Crash!" She fired off a small meteor at the Squid, who whipped an arm at the meteor, causing it to fly back at the girls, forcing them to split apart.

"It's pretty narrow when it's all of us in here..." Z stated, groaning just slightly.

"Shine Aqua Illusion!" Mercury sent a large beam of water towards the Squid. The attack hit, but there wasn't any visible damage. "Oh yeah...it's a squid..."

"Watch out!" Z tackled Mercury out of the way of an incoming arm, rolling onto her feet as she pointed a hand out, "Star Beam!" She sent off an array of stars at the Squid, causing the Squid to become disoriented. "Sailor Moon, now!"

"Right!" Sailor Moon pulled out her Moon Spiral Heart Rod, and started twirling around herself, holding the rod high in the air, "Moon Spiral Heart Attack!" She came to a sudden stop, holding the Rod high in the air as a flurry of hearts struck the squid, causing it to explode into a glimmer of light.

A few minutes after the attack, Minako regained consciousness, holding her chest with a pained expression, "What happened...?"

You got attacked... "Sailor Moon replied, "Artemis managed to make his way over to us before he passed out...Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah...I'm fine..." Minako nodded slowly.

On the rooftop of a distant building, Akuro mumbled to himself; "Dammit Tuxedo Mask...you jumped in too early...There was certainly something inside that girl, but it wasn't a Pure Soul..."