SailorStar9: With Chapter 80 out, this is Chapter 81 of this fic. Remember boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence. Really, is it so difficult for you guys to review instead of just putting this fic up in your favorites and alerts?

Pairings: Tieria/Ami, Mamoru/Usagi and quite possible Setsuna/Hotaru.

Standard BS Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon, Gundam 00 or the pairings. If I did, the other Senshi would be as powerful as Sailor Moon and kicking MOTD ass more often and VEDA would have least an anti-hacker program installed. The only thing I do own is the plot.

Chapter 81: Usagi's Dance, in Time to a Waltz


Time passes...

Usagi and the Inner Senshi were holding their study session in Mamoru's apartment.

"An afternoon in the late summer heat," Usagi started. "In your nicely air-conditioned room, the happiness as I have a romantic daydream..."

"Usagi, this is no time for a daydream!" Minako hollered into the blond's ear.

"You said you wanted me to tutor you." Mamoru reminded. "Let me guess, the air-conditioning was what you were after?"

"Ami, what are you doing?" Minako turned to the genius water user.

"All academic books are very high caliber." Ami nodded. "Basic Dictionary of Ancient Babylonian Language, Fluid Mechanics and Wave Mechanics, Computer Programming Languages and Symbolic Logic... but these subjects don't seem very consistent."

"All of them are really interesting." Mamoru stated. "I just can't bring myself to specifying any one field as my major."

"Someone's here." Usagi heard the doorbell. "I'm coming." she answered the door, only to see Edwards at the door.

"Good afternoon, young lady." Edwards greeted in English. "I see, you cannot speak English." he realized, seeing Usagi's bewildered expression. "Young lady, is Mamoru around?" he switched to Japanese.

"Edwards." Mamoru greeted the aged man.

"Hello Mamoru." Edwards returned. "Long time no see. Hello, young ladies." he spotted the Inner Senshi peering out from the wall.

"If you'd like, you can have some tea..." Mamoru offered.

"No, don't mind me." Edwards assured. "Actually, a group of youngsters are coming over to my place again today. They told me to invite you to the gathering. If they would like to come, the young ladies are also invited. It's a very fun party."


In Professor Tomoe's laboratory...

"The elegant melody of the waltz." Professor Tomoe took out a record and a gramophone. "The three-beat rhythm represents intelligence, education and the will to fight. It is the ultimate music that represents us, the Death Busters. The song title is 'Hope For The Future'. It's a piece that I composed when I was young."

"In other words, we're targeting someone with a pure heart that fits the image of a waltz well." Eudial spoke from the other side of the line and inputting the data into her computer. "An owner of a pure heart who loves a waltz and is passionate about hope for the future." she pulled out Edwards' profile.

Inserting the gramophone into the Daimon generation box and embedding said gramophone with a Daimon Egg, Professor Tomoe then had Eudial load the metal box into her car and the Witch drove off to locate her target.


In Edwards' mansion, later that night...

"Lots of handsome guys." Minako gushed, the girls were rather overwhelmed by the grandeur of the mansion.

"They really are talking in English." Usagi muttered.

"Hey, Mamoru." George called out to Mamoru.

"I haven't seen you for a long time." Ned agreed.

"Everybody, welcome to my home party." Edwards led the two exchange students over.

"Good evening, ladies." Ned greeted the girls.

"Mamoru, please hurry up and introduce us to these lovely young ladies." George requested.

"Where's Usagi?" Rei peered over to where Usagi was standing and saw the blond was gone.

"They're all studying very advanced subjects." Ami noted, seeing the three-way conversation between Mamoru, George and Ned.

"They are very reliable young individuals." Edwards spoke. "It's my pleasure to provide this mansion as a place for them to socialize."

"Mamo-chan." a drunk Usagi stumbled back into the dance hall. "The pudding of relatively?" she clung onto Mamoru.

"She's drunk." Ami concluded.

"Usako, come over here." Mamoru led Usagi to the balcony.

"Everyone, we have invited two new guests tonight." Edwards informed. "Please direct your attention to the stage. Tenou Haruka and Kaioh Michiru."

"Guys, listen." Ami whispered to the Senshi. "Usagi..."

"Hello, girls." Haruka greeted, approaching the Inner Senshi after the musical performance, Usagi was now somewhat sober.

"This is a wonderful party." Michiru stated. "A waltz just started." she heard the beginning verses. "Mamoru, would you care to join me for a dance?"

"No, Mamo-chan is dancing with me." Usagi refused.

"Then, odango-atama can dance with me." Haruka offered.

"Yes, gladly." Usagi changed her tune.

"What in the world is this?" Edwards was stunned to find the dance hall was suddenly flooded by knockout gas.

"'Captured!" with a gas mask on, Eudial wasted no time in firing her Capture Gun at Edwards and extracted his Heart Crystal.

"Uranus Planet Power, Make Up!"

"Neptune Planet Power, Make Up!"

The two Outer Senshi transformed in a flash.

"Deep Submerge!" Sailor Neptune's attack knocked the Heart Crystal out of Eudial's hands.

"We can't let you have this." Sailor Uranus caught the adrift crystal.

"Daimon!" Eudial called out, summoning Daimon Chikuon.

"Not so fast!" Sailor Moon declared, the Inner Senshi appeared on the second story. "The bell for midnight hasn't struck yet."

"An intruder, an uninvited one." Sailor Mars posed.

"In the name of all the others, I will punish you!" Sailor Moon struck her usual pose.

"This isn't a Talisman." Sailor Neptune informed.

"There you have it." Sailor Uranus smirked. "It was a wasted trip, Eudial."

"Chikuon, I'm leaving the rest of you." Eudial retreated.

"Un, deux, trois." Chikuon charged up a rose and tossed it at the Inner Senshi. "Un, deux, trois." the Daimon then fired an energy beam from her hand, hitting Sailor Moon.

"Blizzard Wind!" Sailor Mercury cast her icy blizzard at the Daimon, freezing its from waist-down.

"World Shaking!" Sailor Uranus' attack came a second later, destroying the Daimon's dress after Sailor Neptune returned Edwards' Heart Crystal.

"We're done here." Sailor Neptune concluded and the two Outer Senshi left.

"Hell's Waltz." the Daimon then turned the crank on her hip and played a tune from the horn attached to her shoulder.

"Ice Shuriken!" Sailor Mercury fired her ice elemental throwing stars at the musical notes that flew out from the horn.

"Exploding Flame Shot!" Sailor Mars followed up with her fireballs.

"Flash Chain!" Sailor Venus wrapped her light chain around the Daimon.

"Lightning Bullet!" Sailor Jupiter's charged lightning sphere electrocuted the Daimon.

"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!" Sailor Moon finished off the Daimon.


SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Read and review.