It was Friday and Tsubasa was about to leave school after it had ended. The stress from the combination of schoolwork, part-time work and fighting evil had taken a toll on both his physical and mental health. Granted, it wasn't as bad as it sounded, but his battle from Regulas had made him bleed right down. He was glad that no blood was left behind when he deactivated his transformation, but it was still there on his arm and shoulder. Fortunately, the bleeding had stopped and the wound had recovered.

Nephrite has been awfully quiet lately. There haven't been any attacks going on. Naru looked fine, but the person on her mind 24/7 was Masato Sanjoin. So far, he hadn't seen the maroon-haired Shitennou around town, but he was still tense due to how strong the youma became.

Usagi had noticed that Tsubasa looked worse for days. Ever since that bicycle injury, he seemed to be a bit more distant lately. Plus, he was also even more tired. Sure, he didn't have the best grades in class, but when he had declined her offer to have lunch, she grew concerned. Lunch was always delicious when you eat with someone, but not even planning to eat during those times?! Most concerning indeed.

Suddenly, an idea formed in her head. Luna and the others may not like it, but she wanted to help Tsubasa.

"Hey, Tsubasa-kun!" Usagi called out.

"Hm?" he turned around to look at the odango girl. "What's up?"

"I was wondering if you were free tomorrow."


Rei, Ami and Luna were waiting for the train to arrive. As Sailor Senshi, their plan was to go train at the ocean in order to battle against Nephrite. Sailor Moon had been close to death since that department store incident. If she or any of the other senshi had to go solo at a last minute, they needed to prepare themselves to be stronger.

Ami was reading a book to pass the time while Rei was tapping her foot impatiently. It's no surprise that Usagi was late, but would it kill her to be on time?!

"Hey, guys! Sorry I'm late!"

About time! Just as soon as Rei was about to turn her head and chide her, she noticed a rather familiar pinkette right beside the odango girl. His hair was tied-up and he wore a t-shirt and a pair of shorts and sandals while carrying a sports bag.

"Er, hi," Tsubasa greeted, causing Ami and Luna to look up at the different voice. "Did I come at a bad time?"

Rei's demeanor had quickly turned friendly, albeit a bit forced. "Oh, no! We just weren't expecting you at all!" She turned to Usagi. "Could we talk for a moment?"

The miko dragged the odango girl into a private discussion. "What is he doing here?!" she hissed. "If you didn't know, we're supposed to go to the ocean to train! Just the three of us!"

"I'm sorry, but I wanted to get Tsubasa-kun to relax! He looked so stressed out ever since that bicycle accident!" Usagi protested and pleaded at the same time. That caused Rei to blink.

"If he sees us, he might notice your powers!" Luna whispered.

"Actually, I might have to agree with Usagi-chan on this," Ami said softly, causing Rei and Luna to whip their heads in shock. The resident genius was actually agreeing with the lazy odango?! "We've been going through a lot of stress because of these youma attacks and with our daily lives at stake, what can we do?"

"Surely you can't seriously be considering this?!" the cat argued.

Rei thought about it before sighing. She did have a point. With how dangerous the enemy is becoming, things are going to get difficult soon. Besides, when was the last time she had relaxed? With shrine duties, she had a few instances where she could have fun.

Finally, she sighed. "Fine, he can come too."

Usagi cheered while Luna's jaw dropped in shock. What happened to training?! The odango girl ran up to Tsubasa and smiled. "Looks like there's room for one more!"

The boy blinked in confusion.


On the train, Usagi was taking the view in from the window, Ami was reading her novel and Luna was napping in Usagi's basket (no pets were allowed on the train). So that left Rei and Tsubasa to chat amongst themselves.

"Sorry to intrude on this trip," Tsubasa said. "Usagi had insisted that I go on this trip with her."

Truth be told, he didn't want to go. He needed to stay and protect the city. However, Usagi was insistent about it. So he had no choice but to accept.

Rei rolled her eyes, but smiled faintly. "Typical Usagi. She's always so insistent about doing things she wants to do."

He chuckled as he had to agree with that. "So how's the shrine been doing?"

"It's peaceful for the most part," she answered. "No crazy disasters or insane monster attacks going on."

"That's good. And your grandfather?"

She smiled. Rei remembered what he said back when they first met during the bus disappearances. "He's still as energetic as ever. Still, he could at least try to tone down his shameless comments whenever we have visitors."

He chuckled. "I would say he's rather...spirited for someone his age."

Rei smirked at his subtle comment. "You'd be surprised. So how about your family?"

Tsubasa's smile faltered a bit, but it was still there. "They're quite...a colorful pair."

She chuckled a bit. "Do tell."

He scratched his head. "Well, it's hard to say since they've been away for quite a while. All I can say is that they're quite an enthusiastic pair."

Rei hummed softly. "It's great that you knew your parents."

"Why's that?" Tsubasa asked.

She shook her head. "Oh, it's nothing."

There was something behind that meaning, but Tsubasa dropped it. "So I heard that you have a thing for Mamoru-san?"

Rei spluttered and blushed. "W-where did you hear that?! I bet Usagi's telling you ridiculous stuff!"

He shook his head. "It's just a guess since she talks about you, though she seems to be rather...abrasive about it."

"Hmph. I don't know why Usagi's always giving Mamoru a hard time." With that, she began to rant, much to Tsubasa's amusement.


"There!" Usagi declared as they stepped off the train. "We're here!"

Welcome to Kagawa Prefecture. This was the first time they've ever been to Shikoku. They've heard about Kagawa and was told that it had quite an attraction in terms of tourism.

Once the train had left, they were given a really great view of the ocean.

"It's beautiful!" Usagi exclaimed in awe.

"The smell of the ocean is so good," Ami muttered.

"It seems like a nice place," Rei said.

Tsubasa didn't say anything as he was too enthralled by the sights.

"Oh, shoot! I should've brought Naru-chan too!" Usagi pouted in dismay.

"Sorry," Tsubasa muttered.

Usagi waved him off. "Don't worry about it! I'll make it up to her somehow."

She ran out of the station to begin the sights while everyone followed. "I'm so happy!"

"Is the pension you reserved close by?" Ami asked Rei.

"Yes, it looks like it's on the headland up ahead," the miko answered as she looked through the brochure.

"You made a booking?" Tsubasa scratched his head sheepishly. "Maybe I should've..."

Rei placed her hand up to silence him. "Look, it's no big deal. We'll find a way to handle this."

Usagi peered over with a playful look of distrust. "Rei, this pension had better be a nice place."

"Don't worry!" Rei insisted.

"Really?" Usagi gasped in excitement.

Rei read the brochure. "'The blue ocean! And yachts sailing with their white sails unfurled. A European-style pension on the headland with a great view of the sunset. A white private beach is just waiting for you!'."

Usagi was nodding in glee but when she heard 'private beach', she was absolutely ecstatic. She was in a daydream of being surrounded by numerous hot bishonen. Especially if Motoki was her server. The dream went deeper when she imagined Tuxedo Mask windsurfing and Tenebrae playing lifeguard.

"Oh, that would be wonderful!" Usagi exclaimed in joy as hearts were in her eyes. "This is it! Yes, yes! This is youth! Summer vacation!"

Unfortunately, the others were already ahead. She looked around frantically and saw them. "What? Oh, no! Wait for me!"


It was evening as the group continued to trek through the forest.

"Are we there yet? Are you sure we aren't lost?" Usagi groaned as she began to feel tired.

"You're the one who insisted it was this way!" Rei yelled in annoyance, having to deal with her whining.

Usagi scowled. "Rei-chan, it's your fault for not properly checking things out! Moron!"

"What did you say?!" Rei growled as she was about to go on the warpath.

"Girls, relax. Let's just keep going and see where it takes us," Tsubasa interjected.

The clouds began to cover the sky as the cackle of thunder could be heard and everything was slightly darker.

"This is bad. It looks like it's going to rain!" Rei muttered in worry.

CRACKLE!

Usagi jumped as she covered her ears.

"Let's hurry!" Ami exclaimed as she, Rei, Luna and Tsubasa began to run. However, Usagi was hightailing it.

"I'm scared of lightning!" Usagi cried out as she sprint.

CRACKLE!

When everything flashed, Usagi saw someone in robes. Unfortunately, she thought that it was a ghost.

"YAAAAAAAH!" she screamed in horror as she fell on her tush.

"Usagi!" Tsubasa called out.

"What's the matter?" Ami asked in worry.

The odango girl could only crawl away in fear as they looked up.

"Who's there?!" Rei demanded, feeling alarmed.

Ami blinked as the hooded figure shrank back. It was holding flowers.

"I-I'm sorry," it said, sounding high-pitched.

Everyone was stumped that it was a little girl. Before anyone could do anything, the rain began to pour.

"Oh, no! It's raining!" Usagi exclaimed in dismay.

"Please, this way." the girl pointed before she ran into that direction.

"What choice do we have?" Tsubasa muttered as he began to run after her.

"Let's go!" Ami said as everyone followed.

As they left the forest, they noticed that there was a house on a cliff as they ran up the stony slope.

CRACKLE!

Usagi yelped as she quickened her pace. "I hate this! Lightning is scary!"

However when she saw the house, she stopped in fear. The house looked like a mansion. A haunted mansion. The lightning only deepened her fears.

"It looks creepy," she muttered, beginning to pale.

"What other options do we have?" Tsubasa asked as they finally reached the shade of the house.

There was a sign by the gate.

'Pension Adams'

"This is it! This is the pension I booked!" Rei confirmed.

"Gag! You're kidding me!" Usagi exclaimed in exasperation.

"What?" Rei asked, feeling annoyed at the odango girl's whining.

"It looks spooky," Usagi whimpered.

Ami looked at the girl as she took off her sunhat. "Thank you, you were a great help. We're soaking wet. Are the flowers okay?"

"Oh, yes," the little girl replied.

"I'm glad," Ami said in relief.

"These are really beautiful flowers," Tsubasa remarked as he kneeled down to get a closer look. "Did you grow them?"

The girl shyly nodded as she showed him the flowers. Meanwhile, Rei took the doorknob handle of the front door and knocked it, causing a loud bang on the metal door. Usagi was even more creeped out. Slowly, the door began to open as everyone began to peer in.

"Welcome!" a ghastly woman said.

"Welcome!" a Frankenstein's monster followed.

"Welcome!" a wolfman repeated.

Usagi freaked out and Luna jumped onto Ami's hat in horror. Rei, Ami and Tsubasa were unfazed by their appearances.

'Nice theme they have going on here,' Tsubasa thought. 'Thought it isn't even Halloween. Must be huge fans.'

The little girl began to walk inside.

"I'm home," she said.

"Welcome back," the monsters greeted.

Then, they turned back to the group. "Are you the guests with reservations?" the ghost woman asked.

"Yes!" Rei confirmed. "We're from Tokyo and my name is Rei Hino."

"We have been waiting for you," the ghost woman stated.

"Please!" the servers offered.

"Thank you!" Rei replied back as she, Ami and Tsubasa walked in.

"It's nice to meet you," Ami said.

"Service is good so far," Tsubasa commented before turning around. "Hm?"

"Nice to meet you!" Usagi frantically said as she quickly ran in before cowering right behind Rei.

"How long are you gonna make a fuss about this? It's embarrassing!" Rei questioned with an irritated look.

"But..." Usagi weakly muttered.

The girl giggled.

"Sakiko!"

The thunder flashed as an intimidating elder man appeared.

"YAAAAH!" Usagi screamed as she clutched onto Rei.

"You're so noisy!" Rei exclaimed, annoyance rising.

The lights went on as the man glared. "Where were you?! Come here right this minute!"

"Y-Yes, otou-san," the little girl, Sakiko, said in a downtrodden voice.

Ami and Tsubasa frowned.


Everyone had settled in their rooms as they went to change into something comfortable. Tsubasa settled in a double-sleeved hoodie as it was rather cold because of the rain. Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door and went to open it.

"AAAAAAH!"

Tsubasa's eyes almost popped out when he heard Usagi's scream as he ran out of his room and see what the commotion was about. He was joined by Ami and Rei.

"What's going on?!" Rei asked, alarmed.

"O-Over there..." Usagi stuttered as she was on the ground..

The three turned to see the ghost woman fixing the light.

"Oh, it came on! Sorry for disturbing you. Dinner is ready!" she replied jovially.

The three of them frowned and looked back at Usagi.

"Honestly!" Ami chided.

"Usagi!" Rei scolded.

Tsubasa shook his head.

"B-But her neck snaked out and..." the odango girl tried to explain.

"That's enough!" Rei yelled as she began to chase Usagi around and try strangle her.

"I'm sorry! Help me!" Usagi cried out as she ran for dear life. The chase had caused quite a commotion as shattering could be heard.

From the further side of the mansion, Sakiko watched the discord taking place in curiosity. Her father also joined.

"They're such a raucous bunch," he muttered.

"But they seem like nice people," Sakiko said.

"Sakiko, stay away from those frivolous kids! Understood?!" he sternly ordered.

The girl looked down at her feet with a sad look in her eyes. "Yes, otou-san."


At dinner, Usagi was scarfing down on her plate while Luna was given some milk to drink. It was a rather peaceful dinner. However, Usagi noticed something in the corner of her eye. A cart was pushed out of the shadows as the Frankenstein's monster had arrived.

"How about a second helping?" he offered.

Usagi yelped in horror before trying to collect herself. "N-No thanks. I'm already full."

He merely tilted his head. Suddenly, the wolfman popped out right behind Usagi, causing her to yelp again.

"How about some dessert?" he asked.

"I don't want any," Usagi whispered hoarsely before moving close to Rei. "Rei-chan, you idiot! Why did you book a pension like this?!"

"Because this place is incredibly cheap!" Rei answered in a definite tone.

Usagi almost collapsed at the cheap answer.

"But the cooking is good and the costumes of the employees here are fun," Ami said.

"Agreed," Tsubasa added. "I can definitely feel the atmosphere."

Usagi sweatdropped at the level-headed friends's answers. Both Frankenstein's monster and the wolfman moved up to Ami.

"Thank you," the monster said.

"Those two are our selling points," the wolfman added.

Suddenly, moans echoed through the house as Usagi and the costumed servers tensed up.

"What was that?!" Usagi hissed in a frightened tone.

"Not again!" both of them exclaimed.

Everyone stood up from their chairs. "I don't like this! It's creepy!" Usagi cried out.

"Is the owner crying?" Rei questioned.

"It is not me!" the ghost woman exclaimed as she popped up from behind Rei and Usagi, looking frightened as well.

Usagi screamed at the surprise as she collapse to the ground, causing the servers to react in horror.

"That was scary!" Usagi yelled.

Rei felt an aura and turned around to notice the sound coming from one of the hallway door. She slammed it right open. "Who's there?!"

A faint image was floating in the air as the echoes were louder. Everyone was horrified while Rei, Ami and Tsubasa looked confrontational. The ghost was moving upwards to where the stairs were directed. In a storm flash, it was gone. The servers were cowering in fear from behind the teen quartet.

"W-what was that?" Usagi asked.

"We didn't see anything!" the ghost woman stuttered, feeling shaken.

"O-of course not. It's just our eyes playing tricks on us!" Usagi tried to agree, along with Luna.

"Could it be a youma?" Ami asked in a quiet tone, hoping that Tsubasa couldn't hear them.

"I don't feel any youma aura," Rei answered. "But I did feel some kind of strong power."

The servers were chattering their teeth as they were extremely terrified of the apparition. Tsubasa narrowed his eyes. This wasn't a dark spirit.

The presence he felt was more vengeful.


"Good girl. You're a very good girl. You're a very good girl."

Sakiko's eyes looked lifeless as the coin was swinging like a pendulum right in front of her face.

"Sleep. Go to sleep."

Her father focused on moving the coin as he continued. "Good. Good girl. Go to sleep. Sleep. Sleep."

Slowly, Sakiko's eyes began to close as she felt unconsciousness. However, a tear had escaped her eye.

"Good. And now, you'll slowly, very slowly open your eyes. Slowly, very slowly."


"Woohoo!" Usagi yelled as she jumped in the air in her swimsuit.

It was amazing how it went from rainy yesterday to sunny today. The waves were big to collide with the rocks.

"The blue ocean!" the odango girl cheered.

Rei took out a parasol while Ami enjoyed the breeze. Tsubasa whistled at the scenery as Usagi began to run to the water.

"Wow! It feels great!" Usagi exclaimed as she played around.

"It makes yesterday's commotion seem like it never happened," Tsubasa commented as Luna nodded in agreement.

"I know, it feels so good," Ami said.

"But you know..." Rei muttered as she tied her hair into a side ponytail.

Usagi suddenly looked disappointed. "I know."

"This is definitely a private beach, but..." Rei said.

"If it's because people avoid coming here..." Usagi lamented. "The silhouette of a ship sailing off the coast."

Indeed, there was a ship from afar.

"A flock of seagulls flying."

The pinkette looked up. Indeed, seagulls were soaring across the sky.

"Where are the white yachts? Where are the cool guys?"

She began to pitifully sob.

"Who cares about the ocean?! Who even gives a care about it?!" she screamed out skyward.

Tsubasa winced at the volume. Suddenly, she quickly turned around with a wide smile and a ball in her hands.

"But, I'll have fun anyway!"

Rei and Luna sweatdropped at the unnecessary dramatics.

"She's so happy-go lucky," Rei commented as she was lying under the shade.

Ami was reading one of her books until she realized something. "Oh, that girl Sakiko didn't come out of her room this morning either."

"Now that you mention it..." Rei mused, until she saw what Ami was reading. "Hah?! Ami-chan, you brought your textbooks with you?!"

"Yes."

Usagi facefaulted. Crawling towards Ami, she snatched the book out of her hands.

"Ami-chan! Youth is a priceless thing that you only have once!" Usagi scolded. "Studying is important, but you have to play when it's time to play! I think it's important to create nice memories that way!"

"Usagi-chan..." Ami said.

Tsubasa, Rei and Luna could only look in bewilderment.

"Usagi-chan is actually saying something reasonable," Rei muttered.

"That's Usagi. Always determined to do something and getting it right," Tsubasa remarked.

Ami giggled. "Okay, I understand. Usagi, let's have lots of fun!"

Usagi smiled. "Yeah! That's what I want to hear!"

"I'll serve!" Tsubasa offered with his hand raised.

"Alright!" Usagi tossed the ball to him as they all went into the water.

"You're not going to take your shirt off?" Rei asked.

He shook his head. "I'm comfortable with my shirt on."

Both Rei and Usagi shrugged, but Ami raised an eyebrow. Nevertheless, they were already in the water. Tsubasa tossed the ball in the air.

"And go!" Tsubasa announced.

The girls happily chased after the ball. Usagi and Rei were the nearest to the ball and jumped to get it. Rei won the possession and quickly threw it to Usagi's direction. This startled the odango girl as the ball knocked her over, which caused it to deflect and land in Ami's hands.

"Oh! Here!" Ami tossed it to Usagi, who didn't see it coming and got knocked over. It landed right in Tsubasa's hands from the deflection.

"Go long!" Tsubasa exclaimed as he threw it to Usagi. The unfortunate girl tried to stand up, only to get knocked over by the oncoming ball.

Frustrated, she stood back up and glared at them. "Why are you three so mean?!"

Said culprits could only chuckle in good nature. "Sorry, Usagi! Head's in the game," Tsubasa said.

From atop of a cliff, Sakiko watched the teens having fun. She felt lonely as she held onto the flowers. If only she could join them, but she couldn't. She had to listen to her father.


At the wolfman's howl, it was technically night time once again (much to his fright). Usagi couldn't shower in peace due to the horrific atmosphere (much to Luna's chagrin).

Rei had set up paper charms on the dining chairs as Tsubasa watched.

"Now, no one will disturb us at dinner!" Rei declared. "Still, that was no youkai. It had a stronger, more tangible power. If it's not youkai, then maybe it's..." she paused.

"...a mononoke?"

Rei contemplated it for a moment. While the average youkai can easily be warded off, mononoke dispel wards easily due to their vengeful aura.

"Let's just do it."

Both teens turned around the corner to see the three servers cowering around a candle in the kitchen.

"I'll go crazy if things like this keep happening everyday," the wolfman muttered.

"We have no choice but to do it," Frankenstein's monster told them.

"I agree, but we can never let those girls find out," the ghost woman said.

Rei frowned. There was something going on.


Ami wiped her hair with a towel after a nice bath. Inadvertently turning around, she noticed someone outside the window.

"Oh?" Curiosity peaked and Ami looked outside.

It was Sakiko. The little girl was sitting by the cliffside, watching the sea under the stars as she held the flowers. She looked lonely. Ami went outside to talk to the little girl.

"Sakiko-chan," Ami called out.

The little girl blinked and turn to see Ami standing there. "Oh, Ami-san..."

"Oh, my. And I haven't even introduced myself," Ami teased.

Sakiko sighed. "I was watching you here all afternoon. Ladylike Rei, clumsy Usagi, kind Tsubasa and the cat, Luna."

She kicked a pebble off the cliff as it landed on the rocky parts before landing in the sea.

Ami had a frown on her face. "Sakiko-chan, are you lonely?"

The girl frantically shook her head, as if to try denying it.

The bluenette smiled. "Cheer up!" She walked closer to the girl and leveled her head to Sakiko's height. "You remind me of how I was not so long ago because you're all by yourself."

Sakiko looked at her in curiosity, wondering what she meant. Ami-san had friends, didn't she?

"I know! The best thing to do is to become friends with Usagi and Tsubasa!" Ami suggested. "They'll cheer you right up!"

"But I..."

Ami merely smiled. "It's okay!"

A faint smile grew on Sakiko's lips.

"Sakiko!"

It immediately vanished as her father appeared.

"How many times have I told you not to talk to strangers?!" he scolded before dragging Sakiko's hand away.

"Otou-san..." Sakiko gasped, feeling a bit of pain.

"Excuse me..." Ami began, but the man whirled his head around with a glare.

"You and your friends should get out of here quickly!" he warned before he narrowed his eyes. "That is, if you don't want to be in more frightening situations."

"What?" Ami muttered as Sakiko was dragged away.

"Otou-san! Ow! It hurts!" the little girl cried.

Ami was distraught at the action. She wanted to do something, but she couldn't do anything. With someone as intimidating as that man, she couldn't feel strong enough to confront him.

Tsubasa had walked out to find Ami. He saw that she was speaking with Sakiko. Smiling, he went out to join them, only to find that the little girl's father was roughly dragging her daughter back into the house. Frowning, he walked up to Ami.

"Did I miss anything?" he asked.

She shook her head. "He's trying to get her to avoid us. I'm going to see what it is."

"I'm going too," he affirmed. "This place is starting to feel weird and it definitely has something to do with the old man."


"Otou-san!" Sakiko exclaimed. "Ami-san and her friends are nice people! I was so close to becoming friends with them!"

"Shut up!" he yelled as he bent down. "Sakiko, you have a strong psychic power. Learn to master that power!"

"No, I can't!" she protested.

"Then just let me take care of it," her father said. "Your power has improved quite a bit, thanks to my hypnosis."

He narrowed his eyes. "Or are you saying that you won't listen to your father, your only parent?!"

"Otou-san..."

With that, he took out a coin and began to swing it slowly like a pendulum.

"Now, focus on this coin, Sakiko," he instructed. "Focus your attention on this coin. All those people laughed and said that our psychic powers were fake. Now show them your incredible power! With your psychic powers, you will become a pioneer in the spiritual community."

Peeking from the door, Ami and Tsubasa witnessed this. Ami's frown was deep while Tsubasa's scowl looked bad.

"Sakiko-chan..." Ami whispered.

Tsubasa clenched his fist.


Usagi whined as she hugged the pillow tightly while walking down the stairs. "Ami-chan! Rei-chan! Tsubasa-kun! Where are you?!"

She began to cry as the dark atmosphere surrounded her. However, she stopped as she heard some mumbling from another room. Peeking through, she flinched when she saw the servers praying to some strange shrine.

"W-What is this?!" Usagi whispered.

Suddenly, the ghost woman popped up from behind. "You saw us."

The odango girl screamed in terror as she ran, causing the monster and wolfman to yell out in panic. Usagi froze and was shaken to the core.

"Stop!"

All three scared recipents jumped at the stern tone of the ghost woman's voice.

"Usagi-chan!"

The screaming trio was even louder at Rei's sudden appearance, thanks to the ghost woman joining in the terror.

Usagi held onto Rei tightly. "Rei-chan, they really are ghosts!"

"It's okay! They're just normal human beings!" Rei assured, albeit feeling annoyed.

The servers frantically nodded.

"B-But!" Usagi cried out before Rei cut her off.

"But right now, there's a tremendous power being brought into existence somewhere in this mansion." she explained.

"What?!" Everyone in the room exclaimed in shock.

Rei closed her eyes. "Something is coming." Her eyes opened as she felt the paper charms tear off.

The dining table began to shake along with the chairs. The candles were lit out as the candelabra fell over, causing everyone to turn their heads. A chair was slammed away from the table before the rest began to fly in the air in circles. The servers began to frantically pray to their faux altar.


"Now, create the figure of a ghost!" the man ordered. "That should be easy for you by now. Scare all those noisy brats!"

"Stop!"

The old man turned to see Ami and Tsubasa standing right behind them.

"You are..." he began.

The light shattered in the room as Sakiko's eyes opened. However, they were glowing as a manifestation had been extracted from the girl. An image appeared in front of them in that of a vengeful spirit.

"Good, Sakiko! You've done a splendid job!" her father praised as he laughed. "Now, scare all those kids! We'll get back at everyone who called us fakes!"

The spirit cast a hand at the duo as Ami and Tsubasa were being blown away right out on the balcony. The impact had the pinkette knocked unconscious.

"Tsubasa-kun!" Ami cried out in worry.

The old man continued to laugh maniacally. "Good! It's perfect!"

However, the spirit now aimed at him. "What? What's wrong?"

Ami quickly stood up in alarm.

The spirit screeched.


A chair was flung towards Usagi. She was glad that she dodged, or she would've been sent out of the window.

CRASH!

In an instant, the chairs began to fall. Luna climbed on top of the dining table. "What is this?!"

CRASH!

Usagi, Rei and Luna gasped when they saw Sakiko's father land outside the garden. The spirit began to stalk right behind its prey.

The odango girl screamed in horror as she hid behind Rei while the servers cried out in terror.

"It's here!"

The spirit sent a force right at the old man, causing him to be pushed back.

"Ugh...Sa-Sakiko..." he grunted.

"Rei-chan, you idiot! You just had to book this pension!" Usagi cried out.

"This isn't the time for that right now!" Rei yelled.

Ami had arrived. "Usagi-chan! Rei-chan! Transform now! Help him!"

"What about Tsubasa?!" Rei yelled frantically.

"He's out cold!" Ami exclaimed in distress.

"What?!" Rei growled. She nodded. "Okay!"

"But I don't wanna!" Usagi cried out in protest.

"We're all going to become possessed if we don't do anything!" Rei exclaimed.

"What?! Oh, fine then!" Usagi conceded.

(Tsuki ni Kawatte Oshioki yo! from Sailor Moon Crystal OST)

"Moon Prism Power! Make-Up!"

"Mercury Power! Make-Up!"

"Mars Power! Make-Up!"

"For love and justice, Pretty Sailor Senshi...Sailor Moon!"

"Likewise, Sailor Mercury!"

"Likewise, Sailor Mars!"

"Mean ghost, ruining the vacation of these helpless young kids! In the name of the moon, Sailor Moon will..."

Everyone got into their signature pose.

"Punish you!"

"But I'm still scared!" Moon cried out.

"S-Sakiko, stop! Stop it! Can't you hear me?!" the father called out.

Mercury ran back to where Sakiko was. "Sakiko-chan! Sakiko-chan! Wake up! Sakiko-chan!"

The little girl began to squirm. "I don't want to. I don't want to anymore!"

However, she didn't notice that Tsubasa was missing.

Sailor Moon took off her tiara and tossed it.

"Moon Tiara Action!"

(End OST)

Unfortunately, the tiara went through the apparition.

"No way!" Moon cried out.

The spirit pushed Moon and Mars back.

"Sakiko-chan! Wake up! Please!" Mercury begged as she gently shook the girl.

Slowly, the girl's eyes began to open.

"Sakiko-chan!" Mercury exclaimed in relief.

"Oh, I..." Sakiko muttered.

The spirit pushed back the old man once more as he collapse on the grass.

Mercury and Sakiko gasped as they made it on time.

"Otou-san!" Sakiko cried out.

"Sakiko-chan, can't you erase that ghost somehow?!" Mercury suggested urgently.

"It should have disappeared once I woke up! Why is still still there?!" Sakiko cried out in dismay.

The apparition took on an even more malicious form and lunged at them. Quickly, Mercury grabbed Sakiko and dodged out of the way.

Moon yelled while Mars gasped. "Mercury!"

"Otou-san!" Sakiko went by her father's side.

"Sakiko, run!" he said. "You cannot control that ghost anymore!"

"W-what's going on?!" Moon exclaimed as the spirit was running amok the house.

"Sakiko didn't want to listen to her father anymore and that feeling was magnified, making it uncontrollable!" Mercury explained.

Her father felt shame and guilt for his actions while Sakiko felt her eyes watering.

The spirit let out a howl, causing a force right towards Mercury and the father. The old man was holding onto Sakiko in order to protect her.

Mercury was pushed back to the rest of the Senshi.

"Are you alright?!" Mars asked in worry.

"Run, Sakiko," her father pleaded.

"Otou-san!" Sakiko gasped.

"I'm sorry. I knew you wanted to live like a normal girl, but I..."

"Otou-san!" the girl cried as she hugged her father.

The spirit was about to send another gust of wind...

"CHA!"

...until it felt it being pulled apart by an energy blast. It's scowl grew even worse as it turned towards the source of energy.

"Tenebrae!" Sailor Moon gushed as the senshi sighed in relief.

(Phantom Gentleman Who Never Sleeps by Nash Music Library)

There stood an armored warrior as he stood tall and proud. The scarfman blasted another energy beam, which also phased through the spirit.

"Tenebrae, projectiles won't work!" Mercury exclaimed.

As soon as she said that, the spirit shot out another gust of wind. Tenebrae formed an energy shield and managed to resist the force.

"He's resisting!" Mars exclaimed.

"Go, Tenebrae!" Moon cheered on her crush.

(End OST)

Suddenly, the spirit stopped and began to form a mini-tornado around Tenebrae, causing the armored warrior to dispel his shield and float in the air.

"We've gotta do something!" Moon exclaimed.

"But what? None of our attacks seem to work!" Mars replied in exasperation.

Mercury began to hear sounds coming Tenebrae. On closer inspection, she gasped at his voice.

"GHU...ERK!" It sounded like he was being choked by the wind thanks to the ghost cutting off his oxygen!

"He's suffocating! What do we do?!" Mercury cried out in desperation.

Sakiko watched in horror as someone was going to die while saving her and her father. In a desperate attempt...

"Stop it!"

A huge blast of psychic energy had pushed through the ghost as it tried to resist. However, Sakiko was stronger as she managed to untangle Tenebrae from the ghost tornado. In an instant, the apparition was no more. Sakiko collapsed right into her father's arms.

"Sakiko!" the old man cried out in worry.

"Tenebrae, are you alright?!" Moon cried out as the Senshi helped him up. He nodded and looked at the little girl.

"Otou-san..." Sakiko muttered as she looked at her father.

"Sakiko..." the old man sighed in relief. "Everyone, I just wanted everyone to acknowledge that Sakiko possessed truly strong powers. And though I knew that she hated her powers, I continued training her."

The girl's eyes watered.

"And I used guests who happened to come to this pension to conduct experiments," he confessed.

"T-Then what about those other people?" Moon asked, referring to the servers.

Apparently, they were unconscious from the excitement as Luna sweatdropped.

"They were probably just scared of the ghost and tried to conduct an exorcism," Mars deducted.

"Oh, okay," Moon said sheepishly.

Tenebrae walked towards the father and daughter. Moon and Mars were worried about what he was going to do, but Mercury merely smiled. The armored warrior gently took the old man's hand and placed it on Sakiko's.

"You..." the old man trailed off.

Tenebrae nodded as he stood back up.

"SHIYAH!"

With that, he flew off. The senshi watched him depart. However, they began to realize something.

"What about Tsubasa-kun?" Moon gasped.

"We have to find him!" Mars exclaimed.


Unbeknownst to the Senshi, Tenebrae had only flew right behind the mansion and into his window to deactivate his transformation. Quickly hiding the helmet back into his bag, he quickly went out of his room and pretended to play dead on the balcony.

"Tsubasa-kun! Tsubasa!"

Usagi, Rei and Ami tried to wake him up, however he was still out of it. Fortunately, he was still breathing and they decided to carry him off to his bedroom. With that, they left the room, but not without Ami looking back one last time before closing the door.

Tsubasa opened one eye and released a breath of relief before going to sleep for real.


"Here!"

Everyone was playing catch by the beach like yesterday. Rei had caught the ball to start off the game.

"Here!"

The ball smacked right into Usagi. "Ouch!"

Ami had caught the ball.

"Here!"

THWACK!

"Oof!" Usagi again.

Tsubasa had the ball.

"Think fast!"

SMACK!

"Itai!" Usagi cried out before glaring at her friends. "Why do you guys keep picking on me?!"

Rei, Ami and a new addition of Sakiko, who was holding Luna in her arms, giggled lightheartedly as Tsubasa chuckled.

"Sorry! It's in the game!" Tsubasa replied.

Usagi had a playful glare as she had the ball in her hands. "Hey, Sakiko-chan, you laughed at me, didn't you?! Wait!"

By the sand, Sakiko's father was watching his daughter play with her new friends as the severs were chattering amongst themselves.

"Will there really be no more ghosts?" the wolfman asked.

"We're such scaredy cats, we just can't deal with apparitions and ghosts!" the ghost woman mumbled.

"Don't worry. It'll never show up again," the father assured them with a smile on his face that never happened since many years. "Not ever."

And it never did.


A/N: Whoo! This was a tough one to write since there was no youma involved. Still, I hope this counts as development.