SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 22 out, this is Chapter 23 of this fic. (Sighs) Boys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic on your favorited list and story alerts?

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except the plot bunny and the pairing.

Chapter 23: Tic-Tac-Toad

Usagi, meanwhile, was doing her own research in the videogames subject...

"Move you stupid thing!"

Motoki sweatdropped as he watched the blonde girl try once again to beat the Sailor V game... And with as much (or as little) success as always.

"Grr... Why you... That was my last life!" Usagi shouted.

"Calm down, airhead." Rei muttered walking up to her. "Let me show you how to do it right."

"You're as bad as me in that game, Rei!" Usagi snapped.

"Ehhh... You're right." Rei admitted. "Hey Nanako, show this klutz how to play." She said.

Nanako looked away from the Tetris game she was playing "As soon as I lose here, I will."

"Ehhh... That could take eons." Rei muttered.

"Okay then, let's see who's the best!" Usagi exclaimed. "Follow me!"

"Eehhh... Is it a good idea to follow her?" Motoki asked.

Rei shrugged "I know it isn't... Yet I'd love to make a fool of her... More than she does herself, anyhow..."

"HEY!" Usagi shouted.

"Is that even possible?" Naru asked walking towards them.

"HEY!" Usagi shouted again.

"Nah... I guess not." Rei muttered.

"HEY!" Usagi repeated.

"Stop heying, will you?" Rei muttered at the blonde.

"Heying?" Everyone else asked. Rei just shrugged.

"Here we are." Usagi said.

"Huh? A driving game?" Rei asked.

"Yeah, I'm good at those." Usagi commented.

"You weren't last 27 times we checked." Naru muttered.

Rei shrugged "I'll just beat her so we can resume our normal lives."

The Game Master looked at his newest minions with a grin "Indeed... you three will defeat those annoying Senshi for sure."

"That we will." The first minion said. It was a green toad with black sunglasses.

"Leave it all to us, we'll kick them out of this planet." The second minion, a yellowish-brown toad added.

"Kick..." the third minion, a massive muscular green toad grunted and looked at Game Master with an idiotic stare.

Game Master sighed "Okay, all you gotta do is killing this girl." He showed them a picture of Rei. "If the other Senshi try to stop you, kill them as well." "Consider it done."

"Yeah, this'll be a piece of cake."

"Cake..."

As the three toads vanished, Game Master sighed again "They all looked smarter in the game... Oh well... They have the brawl to compensate for the lack of wits."

Rei sighed "This is..."

Usagi blinked in disbelief "... Not possible..."

"They both ended up in the last place... Go figures." Naru said in between laughs.

"How did that happen?" Nanako asked walking by.

"We don't have a clue." Rei and Usagi admitted in unison.

"Eehh... Anyhow, has anyone seen Shuji-kun?" Nanako asked.

"I haven't seen him around lately... Why do you ask?" Usagi asked.

"Well, it's been like three days since I've seen him outside school..." Nanako explained worriedly.

"Maybe he found some new game and is locked up in his room trying to beat it?" Naru pondered.

"I don't know... But it's not like him to not come to the arcade..." Nanako noted.

"Well, look who's just entered the building..." Naru muttered with a grin. Shuji was walking into the arcade, looking around.

"Shuji! Where have you been?" Nanako asked with a smile.

"Well, I've been busy studying..." Shuji started.

"Now that's an excuse... You had your girlfriend worried." Naru commented slyly.

Nanako blushed " Naru!" She hissed at the taller girl.

"Don't mind her, Nanako, at least you have a boyfriend." Usagi noted.

"Usagi!" Nanako hissed at the blonde.

"You two girls should think before speaking." Rei muttered. "I think Nanako and Shuji are just good friends."

"Like you and Yuichiro?" Usagi asked slyly.

"Yes." Rei muttered keeping a straight face.

"Hmmm... So people that do french kiss are just good friends..." Naru noted with a grin.

"Ehhh..." Rei muttered. "All I needed, two airheads teaming up."

"Care to take that back?" Naru glared.

"Ehhhh..." Rei muttered and sweatdropped.

Later, Ami and Rei were walking towards Rei's shrine when Ami suddenly stopped dead and stared forwards. Rei also stopped and gasped. "Wow..." The three Battletoads were walking straight to them "Weird..."

The three toads were kicking and punching cars, trees, and lampposts as they walked towards them. The weirdest thing was, every time they charged to hit something, their hands or feet grew ten times their normal size, only to return to their size once the target had been kicked away or blasted into small pieces.

"This is just great..." Rei muttered.

"The Battletoads?" Ami asked with a sigh.

Rei shrugged "Let's transform." Ami nodded and both dashed into a nearby alley.

Sailors Mars and Mercury walked towards the three mutant toads and frowned, "Stop it right there!"

"Hey, look who's here!" Rash, the green toad noted. "The girl we're looking for and another cutie."

"Two Sailor Senshi... This'll be fun!" Zitz, the yellow one added.

"Fun..." Pimple, the huge green one grunted and stared at the two Senshi.

"Stop staring." Mars snapped.

"..." Pimple kept staring at them blankly.

"That's it. The big wart is mine." Mars muttered angrily.

"Whatever works." Mercury muttered.

"Big Senshi. Mine." Pimple grunted.

"Okay, big dude." Rash said and turned to Mercury. "But two against one's not a fair fight..."

Mercury nodded "You're right... It's not a fair fight... For you."

"Oh, a bit overconfident, are we?" Rash teased.

"No, I'm sure I can beat you." Mercury commented with a grin.

"Then let's do it." Zitz said. Both toads charged at Mercury.

Mars looked at Pimple "You know, you're big but not too brilliant... "

"Big Senshi right." Pimple admitted with a nod "But Pimple can still punch big Senshi's teeth in."

"You wish..." Mars muttered and leapt at the massive toad.

Mercury dodged as both Rash and Zitz tried to punch her out. Luckily they were not using their trademark king-sized fists trick... Or maybe they were. "Hey watch it!" Mercury snapped as both toads charged at her with car-sized fists. She leapt up and both toads punched each other. "Cheaters." She muttered.

"I fly!" Pimple shouted as Mars flung him right into his two allies. The three toads crashed back to the ground. "Shabon Spray!" the attack trapped the toads. "Your turn."

Mars nodded. "Burning Soul!"

The attack hit the toads as well as Mercury's bubbles. The toads, bruised and battered, stood up and glared at the two Senshi. "You two dead now." Pimple muttered.

"Way to go, Rei." Mercury muttered.

Mars sighed "Okay, if that didn't work out..." She closed her eyes and concentrated.

"No time to get mystique now, Rei..." Mercury muttered. Rash and Zitz charged at them "Wrong move." Mercury muttered and leapt up. "Aqua Rhapsody!" The icy water hit both toads sending them crashing into a tree. "Oops."

"Big Senshi kill friends... Big Senshi die!" Pimple shouted and charged at Mercury who was still coming down from her jump.

"Mars Eternal Power!" Mars opened her eyes as flames surrounded her changing into her Eternal suit and reached out her hand. A spear-shaped flame appeared on it. "Mars Flaming Spear!" She swung the spear forwards, sending it crashing through Pimple's chest.

Mercury landed and grinned at Mars "Impressive... I guess that means the only Inner left to upgrade is me."

Mars nodded "Okay, let's get out of here. I need a rest." Her suit faded away and she grimaced "I'm drained..." She muttered.

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