Lights flickering everywhere...The smash of glass...The sound of water rushing in...Screams of teenagers...Complete darkness.

"No!" Darien woke up from being knocked out for a long time. His black hair was damp from the sweat he had on his forehead. "It was just a nightmare," he said to himself. He had to calm down his fast breathing.

Looking at his clock on the VCR, he knew it was time to get ready for the day. As he poured his coffee in the kitchen, he saw a note from Serena. It read:



"Darien,

When you get this letter, I will be at my home sleeping from last night's major fight. Diamond and I hope you are feeling better. Get well and try to be careful. Your energy level is pretty low.

Love,

Serena"



Darien was confused. The only thing he remembered from the fight was when Dark Sailor Moon almost killed him with her dagger. Did he miss something?



Rini walked home as soon as she got out of school. As soon as she saw Darien walking out of the Crown Center, she started to run toward him. "Hey, Darien! I got some great news!"

"Oh, really?"

"Yeah. Can you run me by Professor Tomoe's house?"

Darien smiled. "Of course. Is there a surprise for you over there?"

Rini nodded her head. "A big one!"



The red Corvette pulled up beside the gates to the big mansion. Professor Tomoe was waiting for them outside. "Hello, Rini!" he greeted her.

"Hello, Professor. You wanted to show me something?"

"Yes. Come inside." He looked at Darien. "You can come, too. After all, you are Rini's friend. Any friend of this girl is a friend of mine."



In the laboratory of Galaxia's spaceship, Dark Sailor Mini Moon and Dark Sailor Moon watched the DNA chamber that held the last Galaxian Sailor Scout. The leader of the Galaxian Scouts leaned over to her faithful little sidekick. "She seems to be almost done."

"As soon as her counterpart receives her lost powers, we'll have the most powerful Sailor Scout of death on our side. Of course, she'll be more powerful than that weak Sailor Saturn."

"I agree," Dark Sailor Moon said. "Our Sailor Saturn can defeat those miserable Sailor twerps in one blow."



Rini walked into Professor Tomoe's living room. "Hey, Rini!" A playful voice came from the couch. It was Hotaru as a teenager! Her dark purple eyes glittered with excitement. Her appearance didn't change since Rini saw her the last time. She wore nothing but black to match her short black hair.

"Hotaru!" Rini ran up to her friend and gave her a hug.

"It's so cool to see you again."

"You bet! So are you Sailor Saturn again?"

Hotaru pulled out her Sailor transformation pen. The symbol that looked somewhat of an "h" resembled the sign for Sailor Saturn. She laughed. "There's only one way to find out."

"Before you become Sailor Saturn again, do you still feel pretty weak?" Darien asked. Sailor Saturn was always weak in her body, but her mind and powers were very strong.

"Every once in awhile. I'd have a brief moment when it feels like rocks have landed on my shoulders, and then it disappears."

"How often does that happen?"

"Twice a day. It only lasts for 5 minutes."



Serena and the other Scouts, inlcuding the Outer Scouts, met at Raye's temple. "Where is Rini?" Serena wondered.

"She might have gotten out of school late," Amy suggested.

"If she did, she's taken the skill of tardiness from her future mother," Raye groaned.

"What was that?" Serena gave her an angry look.

"You heard me, meatball!" Raye shot back.

"Guys, knock it off!" Mina yelled. "We're not 14-year-olds anymore."

"Mina's got a point," Amara agreed.

"We should all act like older girls and Sailor Scouts, not little kids," Michelle said.

Lita looked at Trista. "Trista, since you know where you can find Rini, can you tell us where she is now?"

The woman who was Sailor Pluto smiled. "There's no need to tell you now. She's here."

"Where?" the girls asked.

"Hey, guys!" Rini waved to them at the top of the long staircase. Next to her was Hotaru waving to them too.

"Hotaru!" The eight other Sailor Scouts embraced their long-lost friend and team mate.

"I'm glad you're okay. Are you ready to kick some Nega-trash again?" Serena asked as she welcomed the the tenth Scout.

"Are you kidding? I've been waiting for this moment to come!"



During the girls' meeting, Darien called up Diamond to meet him at La Luna Café for a late afternoon snack. As Diamond sipped his iced tea, Darien told him about Sailor Saturn.

"Do you think that the evil Sailor Saturn will cause the Silver Millenium to arrive sooner than what we planned?" Darien asked.

His companion placed his glass on the table. "Well, we all know that Sailor Saturn is the Scout of death. The Galaxian Sailor Scouts are way too powerful for our Sailor Scouts. Personally, I think that if Dark Sailor Saturn uses her most powerful attack, it will be the end of Tokyo as we know it." He made his last comment quieter than his other ones. He feared that someone will go nuts if they overheard the two men's conversation.

"So what should we do?"

"Hope for the best. Until Sailor Moon is able to transform into Super Sailor Moon, we're gonna have to get all the help we can get."



Rini and Hotaru walked through Tokyo Park later that evening. Rini had a question that bugged her all day. "Hotaru, if you use your powers during battle, could you kill us by using them?"

Hotaru looked at her friend and frowned. "I might. I can't use my most powerful attack until the time is right. The only two things I can use are my staff in which I can do physical attacks only and the silence glaive surprise."

"What's that?"

"It's a pyschic attack I can use. It's not deadly or anything. It just silences the world for a moment and it can make time stand still for a brief 10 seconds so Sailor Moon or any other Scout can make their move."

"Cool! Can you control things with your mind?"

"Maybe." Hotaru winked at Rini. As the two friends made it through the park, they started to head over to Hotaru's home. As they were walking along her block, they noticed that no pedestrian or car was to be seen. It was a busy block of the city, but somehow it was quiet. Too quiet.

"What's going on?" Rini asked.

"Do you think the Negaverse is behind this?" Hotaru asked. Without a moment to lose, Hotaru pulled out her Saturn transformation pin while Rini grabbed her transformation brooch.

"Saturn Star Power!"

"Moon Crystal Power!"

Standing in their places were two Sailor Scouts. Hotaru became the grown-up Sailor Saturn while Rini tranformed into Sailor Mini Moon. They felt an evil energy and ran fown the block to find it. It came from an alley where they heard two familiar voices.

"Who's down there?" Sailor Saturn asked.

"You don't want to know," Rini warned her.

"I do believe you are right." Dark Sailor Mini Moon's voice was heard from the shadows. Right in front of them the two Sailor Scouts saw their evil copies ready to attack. "How should be destroy them- - Slow or fast?" the little evil Sailor Scout asked.

"How about fast so we can go to Galaxia's and celebrate?" her sidekick suggested.

"Sounds like a good plan to me."



Serena was worried sick about Rini. She was supposed to be back home right after she dropped off Hotaru off at the Tomoe residence. She called up Darien if she was at his apartment. "No, Serena. I haven't seen her," he told her on the other line.

"Well, if you do, tell her to come home." She hung up the phone and then dialed up Diamond's number. He caught her right before she hung up after she thought he wasn't home. "Is there something wrong, Serena?"

Ilene passed by before her daughter could answer his question. "Yes, David. Have you seen Rini?"

"No. What about Darien?"

"He hasn't either. I'm worried about her and Hotaru."

"If the Negaverse has them, we're in serious trouble."

"I got to find them! Thanks, David." She hung up the phone and grabbed her coat. Before she ran outside, her mother stopped her. "Serena, where are you going?"

"I'm gonna find Rini. Don't worry about me." She didn't let Ilene protest about her daughter's decision. Serena slammed the door and ran toward Hotaru's neighborhood.



The two evil Sailor Scouts were getting a good laugh as they watch Sailors Mini Moon and Saturn fall to their knees from Dark Sailor Mini Moon's black sugar heart attack. As the weak victims were about to collapse and pass out, a red rose knocked Dark Sailor Mini Moon's mini scepter out of her hands. "Hey! It's not fair to play 4 against 2!" Dark Sailor Mini Moon complained.

Both Tuxedo Mask and Prince Diamond walked up to the two Galaxian Sailor Scouts. "It is when you are stronger than most of the Sailor Scouts," Tuxedo Mask said.

Dark Sailor Saturn made an aerial flip and struck Tuxedo Mask with her staff. He fell to the ground and felt a bit dizzy.

"Tuxedo Mask, you've not completely recover from the loss of your energy," Prince Diamond told him. "Allow me to finish these evil Scouts off." He drew his diamond sword and charged toward his target. They quickly vanished and reappeared behind his back.

"Surprise, your majesty." Dark Sailor Saturn used to staff again to struck him down as well. His sword was knocked out of his hand and landed a few feet away from him. Before he could reach it, Dark Sailor Mini Moon picked it up and pointed the him at him. "I hate to use your own medicine against you," she said with an evin grin.

Sailor Moon jumped behind her and grabbed the sword from her hands. "I'll take that," she said and tossed it to its rightful owner. She then went over to the two fallen Scouts. "Are you girls, okay?" she asked.

"Yeah," Sailor Saturn said and used her powers to heal her injuries. She regained all of her strength and raised the staff in her hands. "Saturn silence glaive...surprise!" Time stood still except for the good Sailor Scouts, Tuxedo Mask and Prince Diamond. "Now, Sailor Moon. It's time to end this war," she said to her leader.

"Right." Sailor Moon pulled out her scepter. Before she could make her move, the 10 seconds were up, and the Dark Sailors Saturn and Mini Moon escaped from their death right in time. "We'll be back, Sailor Moon!" Dark Sailor Mini Moon's rang in the darkness.



"I'm sorry we brought Hotaru a little bit late than we expected," Serena apologized to Professor Tomoe. "We had some 'company' that stopped us for quite awhile."

The good-hearted professor knew what she meant. "As long my little girl is safe with some trustworthy friends, I won't mind if she's late coming home or anytig or the sort."

"We appreciate your understanding," Darien said.

"Rini, talk to you tomorrow?" Hotaru's teenage smile made her friend laugh.

"Yeah. Bye Hotaru!"



As they walked down the block, Darien and Diamond turned off onto the road that would take them to their apartments. Serena and Rini were alone as they headed off to their home. "Serena?" Rini asked.

"Yeah, Rini?"

"Thanks for scaring those evil Scouts off. I thought we were going to lose."

Serena smiled. "It was nothing. Just let me know in advance if you're going to be home late," she joked. "And let me know if there's a monster that needs to have his butt kicked."