Shinkou had been disappointed that she couldn't have helped, but Reikon quickly and effectively assured her that it was only a minor fight. Reikon managed to keep everyone out of senshi affairs for a while after that. That is, until Reikon had a vision for the first time since the day she had been trapped under Neherenia's mirror spell.
It was a powerful vision that made her stumble a bit, but no more or less. In it she had been on an airplane, standing in front of Sailor Aluminum Siren. Nearby, she saw Taylor Joseph and Shinkou. Right when lunch began, Reikon grabbed Shinkou and took her to where they and Halen always sat.
"An airplane?" Shinkou asked. "Well, there is a special Three Lights members only event happening this evening," she said. "The Three Lights are in a new movie and it will be shown on this flight."
"Are you going?" Reikon asked. Shinkou nodded and held up her fan club card. Clipped to the back of it was a ticket. "Good. I normally hate getting involved, but you have to go and keep and eye out for anything suspicious. Do you remember our description of Sailor Aluminum Siren?" Shinkou nodded again. "Good. Keep an eye out for anyone that looks like her. Also, keep and eye out for Taylor Joseph.
"She's going on the flight," Shinkou said. "She's been bragging about being able to sit with the Three Lights. She's also been fantasizing about one of the Three Lights falling in love with her because she gets to sit with them." Shinkou smiled and giggled. Then she became serious, at least as much as she was capable of. "Apparently, three fans will be sitting with the Three Lights. I'm not one of them, though."
"Then just keep your ears open," Reikon said. "Something is going to happen."
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Shinkou was so excited she almost forgot about her duty. She boarded the plain and excitedly said hello to Ami, Makoto, and Minako. Shinkou was happy to be seated near the stairs to the second level. Since it was the only way to the second level, where the Three Lights and three lucky fans would be seated, it enabled her to keep an eye out for trouble. She excitedly said hello to Taylor as she passed by and went upstairs. Taylor was also very excited and clutched her gold member card as tightly as possible without bending it. Another girl followed Taylor up to the second level. Then the Three Lights came and made a short speech. Then they, too, went up to the second level.
While Shinkou was fiddling with her hair, she noticed how Tsukino Usagi came on board and went up to the second level. "I didn't know Tsukino-san was a member," Shinkou said. "Wait, she isn't a member!" Shinkou recalled to earlier that day. Usagi had been very sad because she didn't have a ticket and her friends did. "That certainly qualifies as suspicious."
Up on the second level, Taylor was showing Taiki her gold fan club card. She was distracted by Usagi's arrival, however. Taylor, too, knew Usagi wasn't a member and wondered how she had gotten on the flight, let alone gotten a seat with Seiya. Her wondering soon gave away to the need to go to the bathroom. Embarrassed, she got up in the middle of the movie and went to the small bathroom next to the stairs. While she was washing her hands, she heard very strange noises.
Downstairs, Shinkou nearly fell asleep during the movie. She was snapped out of her drowsiness when Ami, Makoto, Minako, and their friend Rei went upstairs. Shinkou unbuckled herself and followed then slowly and quietly. She peered over the top step and watched the four girls fight humanoid airplanes. Shinkou looked for Taylor, and saw her peering out of the bathroom. Without a second thought, Shinkou jumped up and shoved Taylor back into the bathroom.
"Akarino-san!" Taylor whispered. "What's going on?"
"It's bad news," Shinkou said. "That is the enemy and you are a sailor senshi like me." Shinkou tried to remember everything Reikon had told her, in case of an emergency. "You are Sailor Talor. You say 'Tal Guardian Power, Make-Up' to transform. They are in trouble and you have to transform!" Taylor looked at Shinkou in disbelief. "Look, watch me. Hikari Element Transform!" Despite the small space, Shinkou transformed into Sailor Hikari. Taylor still stared in shock, but shook her head and looked up.
"Tal Guardian Power, Make-Up!" Taylor was overcome by flowing energy that transformed her into a senshi in a black and orange uniform. "What…"
"No time," Sailor Hikari said. "Come on!" Hikari grabbed Talor's hand and pulled her out of the bathroom in time to see the three stewardesses back to normal and Sailor Aluminum Siren about to attack.
"Galactica Tsunami!" Aluminum Siren shouted.
"Earth Bomb!" shouted Talor. She held up her hands, thumb-to-thumb and palms out, and two ball-shaped rocks appeared. She threw each at the attack, depleting the attack with small explosions from the rocks. The senshi turned in surprise at Talor and Hikari.
"Nankan!" shouted Hikari. She summoned a barrier of golden light in front of the senshi. The senshi turned and watched as the barrier took the rest of the attack. Panicked, Aluminum Siren left.
Before the other senshi turned back around, Talor ran back into the bathroom and Hikari ran down the stairs. Talor didn't know how she had known what to do, but her uniform disappeared and she huddled next to the toilet to look afraid. Hikari's uniform disappeared as she went down the steps. She strapped herself into her chair and pretended to be asleep like the other passengers.
After the flight, Taylor and Shinkou watched sadly as the Three Lights walked away without saying anything to Usagi and her friends. "Can't we tell them about us?" Taylor asked.
"No," Shinkou said. "We're under orders not to."
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Taylor was very nervous about being a senshi. She was shocked to learn Reikon was a girl, as well as a senshi, but when she calmed down she reluctantly accepted her duty as a senshi. Then Halen told her she was the leader.
"I'm the leader?" Taylor whispered. "No, that isn't right. I'm no leader!"
"You don't have to even be a senshi," Reikon said. "You can leave right now and forget you know any of this."
"Reikon, she can't do that!" Halen objected. "She is the leader and we will need her help!"
"I am second-in-command and she didn't ask for this," Reikon said. "She doesn't need to be here."
"I'll stay, Taylor said meekly. "I just don't want to be the leader…"