Sailors Moon and Mars were shocked at the enemy standing before them. "Prince⦠Endymion?", the former said with shock.
"No!", the figure said, his voice now having a mild echo effect. "I'm not the Prince. It's me, Mio Kuroki, the new pop sensation. I'm simply using his body to destroy you." The possessed Endymion then summoned his sword, swinging it at the two girls.
"We've got no choice.", Mars stated. "We have to fight him and hope we don't hurt him too badly." She prepared her attack and launched it. "Mars Burning Mandala!"
However, Endymion blocked this attack and continued towards Sailor Mars. "I can't allow you to interfere. This is between me and the Princess." He took up the Sailor Scout's transformation pen and crushed it in his hands. With her source of power gone, Sailor Mars reverted to Rei Hino, who was left on one knee in her priestess's robes.
"Stop it!", Sailor Moon called out. She summoned the Sword of Mona to her hand. "I won't let you get your way. I'll use this sword to fight you."
"Ah, the Sword of Mona.", the possessed Endymion said with a smile. "And you're able to use it, due to your bloodline." Vines burst out from the Prince's torso and wrapped themselves around Sailor Moon's arms, stopping her. A stem shaped like a brain then emerged from the hole, jumping inside the mouth of its enemy and sucking the tendrils in with it. Sailor Moon's stance drooped to a neutral one, with her eyes going blank, as Endymion's now lifeless body collapsing to the ground.
"Oh no.", Rei said with visible horror in her voice.
"Oh yes.", Sailor Moon said, her voice now overlapping with that of Mio. "Sailor Moon's body now belongs to me. And with it, the power of the Silver Crystal belongs to the Dark Kingdom at long last."
"Yes!", Metalia's form declared as it began to gain corporeality. Metalia finally appeared as a middle aged woman, not dissimilar in appearance to Ikuko and Usagi, but with brown rings making up her hair, a large black hat on her head, a sleeveless purple outfit with silver trimmings and a black skirt, with knee length boots completing the look. "I am finally restored. And now to do something about my potential usurper." She pointed her hand forward, reciting an incantation.
On the ground, as the Mio-possessed Sailor Moon approached the defenceless Rei with the Sword of Mona, she suddenly dropped it and clutched her head. "No, it can't be.", she got out before beginning to transform. Her hair shrunk down and turned white, with more hair emerging from all areas of her body. Her face began to morph, with her nose protruding outwards and her molars growing out into fangs. Then her clothes were torn off completely, as her hands and feet turned into claws. Now, Sailor Moon was gone, transformed into a wolf like creature, which promptly howled.
"U-Usagi?", Rei asked with some hesitation. The beast merely howled and charged at her, only narrowly being stopped by a quick barrel roll. "I guess not. If only I could still transform." She then noticed the Sword of Mona nearby, picking it up to defend herself. "Even if I could transform, I wouldn't be able to use this."
It was then that Ikuko Tsukino passed by, noticing that Rei was under attack by the wolf-creature, instinctively running in to help. "Watch out!", Ikuko called to Rei, pushing her behind her and inadvertently touching the sword in the process. She began glowing with energy, her hair turning silver and forming into a shape similar to Usagi's signature hairdo. Her clothes then transformed into an ornate silver dress. But throughout this all, her expression remained solemn. "I remember everything."
"Mrs. Tsukino?", Rei said with shock.
"No.", was the woman's reply. "I am Queen Serenity. Ikuko Tsukino was merely a cover identity I crafted for myself, similar to the ones I crafted for you Sailors and the Prince. And now, that cover has been broken, allowing me to save my daughter from this curse." She pointed the Sword of Mona at the wolf creature, blasting a torrent of energy at it, with the intent to restore it to normal.
However, the light cleared to reveal Mio Kuroki standing there. "I have to thank you, your highness.", Mio said mockingly. "Your spell was designed to restore the mind of the body and its current inhabitant. Since I controlled your daughter, I was the one that got restored, to a full body of my own, while your daughter's Star Seed, Dream Mirror and Pure Heart are all trapped within me forever."
"I wouldn't be so sure.", Serenity said simply. "Pluto, Saturn, do it now."
"Pluto Deadly Scream!"
"Saturn Silence Glaive!" The two attacks came out of nowhere, hitting Mio and causing her body to disintegrate.
"No, this cannot be!", Mio declared as her body disintegrated, the items she mentioned floating into the Queen's arms.
"The Princess can be reborn, but it will take some time.", the Queen stated. "Can you be trusted to carry out your duties if something goes wrong?", she asked the two new arrivals, Sailor Pluto and Sailor Saturn.
"You know we will not falter in our duties.", Pluto nodded, as Saturn did likewise.
"Very good.", Serenity turned towards Rei now. "And as for you, you're going to need more than a restoration of your old powers to combat the threat of Metalia." She waved her hand over the broken Mars pen, causing it to transform to a more elaborate version, bearing yellow, turquoise, brown and green dots on it. "You now have the abilities of the other fallen Sailor Scouts, in addition to your own. It should help you in your fight." She then proceeded to dissolve into light, beaming up to the moon.
It was at that moment that Metalia, now in her new bodily form appeared before the three. "So, my sister finally, appeared before us and I missed her?", she asked. "No matter, I'll simply take that information along with your lives."
"Don't bank on it.", Rei stated. "Today is the day I finally take you down once and for all. For all the people you've ruined the lives of."
