Joe was weirded out by this. Yesterday, he had received a letter from a mysterious contact, claiming to be a friend. It had said to meet him at the lakes to discuss taking his skills to the next level. Considering that Joe's main skills were with arcade machines, it was probably a video game championship. But when he got there, the person who sent the letter wasn't there. There was however, several people who had received similar letters; a priest who had been offered the meaning of life the universe and everything, an artist who had been offered some tips on improving her style and a little girl who had been offered grooming tips for her cat. Just as they were sick of waiting, a large robot-like figure made his appearance.
"Ah, so everyone's here. You have all done well." Motro fired the same paralysis beams that he used on Akane Gushiken. Within moments, all were frozen solid, with the exception of the cat. "No matter, this makes the extraction more fun." He fired a ray at the cat, which eventually pulled the Crystal out of it. The cat began to grow, its fur turning partially from blue to black, the fat turning into muscle and tooth and claw extending outward. This must be Shadow Warrior Bakane. Bakane reached to attack, but Motro merely froze him in place. Now to get the others as well. He'd need them for his bargaining chip.
Elsewhere in the park, Usagi and Ami were face to face with what appeared to be Reika Nishimura. Then they were reminded of the brutal truth when she turned into her Youma form.
"The last time we met, I was told to kill you, Princess.", the Youma declared. "This time, I'm going to carry out that order."
With that, she conjured up a knife and swung it at the two girls. After narrowly dodging out of the way, they double-checked that no-one else was around, the two pulled out their pens and transformed.
"Moon Prism Power!"/"Mercury Power!" The two were in their Sailor outfits in an instant.
The Shadow was pleased. "2 of you? No problem. That just gives me another one to kill." She conjured up a flask, that she threw at Sailor Moon. It shattered, releasing hundreds of leeches.
Moon was terrified. "Mercury, how can we stop these things?", she screamed.
Mercury activated a visor that covered her eyes. "According to this analysis, they'll disappear if we can disorientate her."
Taking the hint, Moon picked up her tiara and converted it into it's discus form. "Moon Tiara Action!" The blow knocked Techniclon over, causing the leeches to do as predicted and disappear." Then Moon pulled out the Crescent Moon Sceptre to use her other technique. "Moon Sceptre Healing Activation!"
Techniclon convulsed, before being engulfed by light. For a moment, Reika appeared in an Egyptian Priestess outfit, before the light cleared and she was back in her normal clothes. "What happened? How did I get here?"
"I think we'd better get out of here and avoid awkward questions.", Mercury suggested to Sailor Moon, who nodded in agreement.
Elsewhere, Queen Beryl was addressing Kunzite and Nephrite. "I am very displeased at you. In the last few days, we have lost two of the seven Shadow Warriors. The loss of even one could cause our plans to be derailed."
Kunzite was calm and collected in his response. "We still have one of them in our possession and two of the Rainbow Crystals."
"I am already working on recovering the other Shadow Warriors.", Nephrite said.
"Then allow me to save you the trouble." All present turned towards the source of the voice. It was a projected image of the traitor Motro. "I have captured the remaining Shadow Warriors you are searching for. I will return them all to you, unharmed, plus a little girl to do with as you please. All I ask in return is the two Crystals you already possess."
"And if we refuse?", asked Beryl, trying to call his bluff.
"Then I suppose that the warriors will be killed and the Crystals they held remain with me. It's your choice." With that last remark, the image vanished, leaving everyone present discussing what to do now.
As of now, I am cancelling the competition and just going with the only correct entry. However, the poll is still open until I get another vote.