Rini, Amy, and Raye were happily sitting in a beautiful villa right outside of Rome. "How great is this? The only thing that could make it any better would be if..." A loud explosion resounded, and a coughing Elios appeared. "Elios!" She squeaked, and leapt into his arms, closing her eyes tightly. "Maiden, I have missed you." He said, and ran his fingers down her back. "Lord knows that I haven't." Opening her eyes, she nearly squeaked a second time, but this time not in happiness. As she pulled out of the embrace, she demanded; "What in the hell are you doing here? Haven't you been mean enough to me?" Elios sighed. "I'm sorry Maiden, he finished his schooling, and your mother told me to bring him. Oh and Raye? Your future self told me to tell you not to kill him and not to be jealous of Rini." Edward smirked. "I'll kill you before I let you stay here!" Rini launched herself at him, but Elios caught her around the waist and pulled her into his arms so that he was carrying her. "I really doubt that I can let you do that; I already tried, and only your father could stop me." With a groan of defeat, she allowed him to set her down. "Well despite him, I'm really glad that you came... what was with the smoke?" Elios rolled his eyes toward her brother. "He wanted to show off I suppose." Her brother snorted. "Right, and who is this Sailor Dream that mother mentioned?" Only Elios kept her from attacking him again. "Amy, Raye, meet the scum of the galaxy, Prince Edward Shields, Edward, you already know who they are." Raye raised an eyebrow. "Ah, arrogant is he? Well I'm the Queen of Arrogance." Rini sighed. "On a scale of one to ten, you're a ten, but trust me, he's a thirteen." Edward yawned. "You didn't answer my question, Serena." Once again, Elios kept her from attacking him. "It's Rini, and I am Sailor Dream, and Elios is the Dreamlight Knight, anymore questions?" He shook his head. "No, but your priest already tried to kill me in that form, so I knew that." Elios flushed. "He insulted you, I couldn't just..." A loving smile grew on her face as she placed the tip of her finger against his lips. "Thank you Elios, but he's been insulting me my entire life; it come with all his intensive training, though he's been a brat forever." Unfortunately, Edward interrupted them. "Where am I sleeping?" She rolled her eyes. "The floor if I have any say in it."
"Now Rini isn't that a bit mean? We do have an extra room, and I could always take the couch..." Amy asked, but Rini shook her head. "You don't like him either; he insulted your intelligence and said you were weak." Raye raised an eyebrow. "Fine, the Royal Pain in the Ass gets the couch. Now, what kind of relationship do you two have?" Blushing, she glanced downward. "We're betrothed, but I can't really tell you what got him to come back; it would ruin the surprise." Raye nodded. "Yeah, I had to call Derek to give him the new number, and he said that the newest singer had turned him down; said she was in love." That caused her blush to deepen. "Love makes people not only weak, but stupid; Queen Amy proved that a couple thousand years ago." Trust Edward to ruin any moment. "Amy proved that a chemical causes forgetfulness in people who are in love, but not weakness or stupidity, love makes you stronger, I know it, as does everyone who has ever bothered to have a life." Edward was already driving her insane: what next?
That night, the entire group went to the nightclub to watch Raye and Rini perform. "Next up, Aresa!" Both of the guys had been debriefed on their codenames, and both had decided to keep their original names. "I've waited all my life..." Raye sang wonderfully, and she walked away with at least two grand in tips. Next, Rini sang a slightly more difficult song. "Quando sono solo sogno arizzante manca la parole..." She was completely unaware of how well she sang, but she did notice the tips, which might equate to ten grand in American dollars. When she was done, Elios' lips met with her own. "You were incredible, Maiden." He whispered into her ear, and she blushed. "Elios..." Silencing her with a kiss, he murmured: "Raye's jealous, my love, it takes a lot to make her jealous, so be proud." From over his shoulder, she made eye contact with Derek, but only flushed and looked away. It wasn't that she was interested; it was that he was, and she really had no interest in him. There was no way that Derek could be as loving as Elios. A violent jolt snapped her out of her thoughts and she let out a small shriek even as Elios pulled her against him to steady her. "What was that?" He asked, and she whimpered as she felt the familiar evil presence. "Black Lady." Gently, he stroked her hair. "Maiden, who is Black Lady?" Rini pushed away her fear. "She is the part of me that thinks she is unloved, and somehow, she has come back without possessing me, just as Mistress 9 has come back without possessing Hotaru." Elios pulled away from her slightly, and their eyes locked. "Maiden, if she is you, I cannot fight her, I would never hurt you, and that includes any form you take. I will, however, protect you. Go and transform, I will make sure that this doesn't get out of hand." Black Lady's form appeared in the doorway, and her evil eyes locked with her own frightened ones. Elios kissed her gently. "Go, before she attacks you." As she pulled backward and nodded, she saw that he was now the Dreamlight Knight. As she turned, she saw Edward walking toward Black Lady. Rini hurriedly ran toward him and barred his way. "Leave now, this is my fight, and as much as I dislike you, I would rather not have you killed at the hands of my alter ego."
"What in the hell is going on here? What are you trying to pull brat? I know you caused this!" The Princess of Dreams paled visibly. "You don't know anything! I didn't mean for her to come back, so don't you give me that crap! I have a world to save, and I don't need my older brother to get in the way on top of that!" She hissed venomously, and then she ducked behind the bar. "Golden Dream Power!" Sailor Dream leapt on top of the bar and turned to Black Lady, who was busy flirting with Derek. "I am the pretty suited soldier Sailor Dream, but you already knew that Black Lady." Derek turned and raised an eyebrow. "Who are you? We don't have any scouts by the name of Sailor Dream." She pondered this question for a second before two windows shattered, one with Sailors Mars and Mercury, and another with two dark haired Italian scouts. "We are the soldiers of Japan, Mars and Mercury, and in the name of the sea and fire, we will punish you!" The other two scouts assumed a fighter's stance. "We are the scouts of Italy, Sailors Ares and Hermes, and we will also punish you!" Elios appeared next to her. "And I am the Dreamlight Knight, protector of Elysian and Sailor Dream." Black Lady tapped her foot at Derek. "I suppose you're a cape boy too?" Derek nodded, and then he was dressed almost exactly the same as Tuxedo Mask. "I am the Dark Knight, and I protect the world of the dead and of nightmares." Sailor Dream's knees gave out, and her knight caught her. "Are you all right, maiden?" She nodded. "I'll live." Then, she noticed that Edward was still standing in front of the bar. "Wow, now I know why I never wanted to be a knight: you guys live for truth and justice, and I live for the fight." Dream groaned and lurched to her feet. "Oh be quiet, mom probably sent you here to teach you to be human!" Then, she winced in the recognition that she had just given away personal information.
Black Lady shook her head, and walked toward her. She threw out her hand, and Sailor Dream literally flew forward in front of her. "Sailor Dream? Well at least you managed something..." Her alter ego tore her broach from her uniform, causing silver ribbons to flow around her, and Rini felt an instant energy drain as sweat beaded on her forehead. "You're still the same pathetic little eight-year-old from nine years ago." Then, Black Lady struck her across the face, and she fell to her knees. "Well so are you; you're nothing more than an illusion; you're still me!" The dark princess' face twisted into one of anger and accusation. "I am more powerful than you will ever be, you stupid little girl! Don't you dare cape boy, either one of you." She threw out her hand and froze Elios and Derek in place in a thunderous spell that caused both to scream silently in torture. That was the last straw; Rini wasn't going to try reason anymore. "You can hurt me all you want, but don't you ever hurt my friends or the people that I love!" She swept her leg across the floor and knocked Black Lady to the floor. Rini then snatched back her broach, and the ribbons of silver turned back into her Sailor uniform. Black Lady launched herself at Sailor Dream, and therefore her concentration on the lightning spells was broken. The Dreamlight Knight and the Dark Knight dragged the two girls apart, but Black Lady still managed to tear open a gash in Dream's shoulder going down to her chest with the tip of her umbrella. "Do you really think that you can stop me? I have stolen more than a few souls from this city!" The Dark Knight raised an eyebrow. "And...?"
Meanwhile, Edward was looking on with skepticism. He walked over to Black Lady and she sneered at him. "So you're also my bratty little sister?" Both girls kicked him, and he didn't flinch once. "Yeah, she would be the bratty one!" Dream muttered, and Black Lady scoffed. "I could kill you with a thought! And what's with this thing about you being Sailor Dream? You have no link to Elysian!" Rini smiled just a little. "Clearly you didn't check into my recent past. Now, what shall we do with you? I could kill you, but I won't, and you know why? Because I don't work that way, so I'm going to try something else." Sailor Dream willed the Golden Dream Crystal out of her broach, and ribbons swirled around her as she transformed into the Princess of Golden Dreams, which meant that she wore a flowing white dress with flower petal sleeves and a silver bodice. "What are you going to do? You shouldn't hold any sway over the Golden Dream Crystal!" A hand rested on her shoulder, and she turned to see Elios dressed as the Dreamlight Knight, minus the mask and with an actual crown. "But she does, because my maiden holds the Golden Dream Mirror, and because I, the Prince of Elysian, love her more than life itself." A snort was heard from Edward, and of the four scouts that had come down to surround them; it was Sailor Ares that kicked him in the shin with her high heels. Realization dawned in Black Lady's eyes. "You mean that we've been searching for the Prince of Elysian for all this time, and he was actually under our noses from the first? Unbelievable!" Princess Lady Serenity was a bit disturbed by this. "What do you mean?" Black Lady swore, and Princess Serenity took advantage of the moment by using the power of the crystal on her alter ego. "You can't be serious, I will never submit to the power of a crystal! What point is there? No one cares about me anyway, I'll just go evil again!" The dark power was beginning to overwhelm Princess Serenity, and before she was completely swarmed, she felt Elios' power inside of her and searched for any hidden energy that she could use. Once she found something, Serenity forced it upon Black Lady, and suddenly, Black Lady was no longer Black Lady, but the Princess of the Moon and Earth, just as Serenity was herself. She wore the same outfit as Serenity, except that her bodice was light blue and silver. Then, everything went black when she realized that she was completely drained, and she fainted in Elios' arms.
"Now Rini isn't that a bit mean? We do have an extra room, and I could always take the couch..." Amy asked, but Rini shook her head. "You don't like him either; he insulted your intelligence and said you were weak." Raye raised an eyebrow. "Fine, the Royal Pain in the Ass gets the couch. Now, what kind of relationship do you two have?" Blushing, she glanced downward. "We're betrothed, but I can't really tell you what got him to come back; it would ruin the surprise." Raye nodded. "Yeah, I had to call Derek to give him the new number, and he said that the newest singer had turned him down; said she was in love." That caused her blush to deepen. "Love makes people not only weak, but stupid; Queen Amy proved that a couple thousand years ago." Trust Edward to ruin any moment. "Amy proved that a chemical causes forgetfulness in people who are in love, but not weakness or stupidity, love makes you stronger, I know it, as does everyone who has ever bothered to have a life." Edward was already driving her insane: what next?
That night, the entire group went to the nightclub to watch Raye and Rini perform. "Next up, Aresa!" Both of the guys had been debriefed on their codenames, and both had decided to keep their original names. "I've waited all my life..." Raye sang wonderfully, and she walked away with at least two grand in tips. Next, Rini sang a slightly more difficult song. "Quando sono solo sogno arizzante manca la parole..." She was completely unaware of how well she sang, but she did notice the tips, which might equate to ten grand in American dollars. When she was done, Elios' lips met with her own. "You were incredible, Maiden." He whispered into her ear, and she blushed. "Elios..." Silencing her with a kiss, he murmured: "Raye's jealous, my love, it takes a lot to make her jealous, so be proud." From over his shoulder, she made eye contact with Derek, but only flushed and looked away. It wasn't that she was interested; it was that he was, and she really had no interest in him. There was no way that Derek could be as loving as Elios. A violent jolt snapped her out of her thoughts and she let out a small shriek even as Elios pulled her against him to steady her. "What was that?" He asked, and she whimpered as she felt the familiar evil presence. "Black Lady." Gently, he stroked her hair. "Maiden, who is Black Lady?" Rini pushed away her fear. "She is the part of me that thinks she is unloved, and somehow, she has come back without possessing me, just as Mistress 9 has come back without possessing Hotaru." Elios pulled away from her slightly, and their eyes locked. "Maiden, if she is you, I cannot fight her, I would never hurt you, and that includes any form you take. I will, however, protect you. Go and transform, I will make sure that this doesn't get out of hand." Black Lady's form appeared in the doorway, and her evil eyes locked with her own frightened ones. Elios kissed her gently. "Go, before she attacks you." As she pulled backward and nodded, she saw that he was now the Dreamlight Knight. As she turned, she saw Edward walking toward Black Lady. Rini hurriedly ran toward him and barred his way. "Leave now, this is my fight, and as much as I dislike you, I would rather not have you killed at the hands of my alter ego."
"What in the hell is going on here? What are you trying to pull brat? I know you caused this!" The Princess of Dreams paled visibly. "You don't know anything! I didn't mean for her to come back, so don't you give me that crap! I have a world to save, and I don't need my older brother to get in the way on top of that!" She hissed venomously, and then she ducked behind the bar. "Golden Dream Power!" Sailor Dream leapt on top of the bar and turned to Black Lady, who was busy flirting with Derek. "I am the pretty suited soldier Sailor Dream, but you already knew that Black Lady." Derek turned and raised an eyebrow. "Who are you? We don't have any scouts by the name of Sailor Dream." She pondered this question for a second before two windows shattered, one with Sailors Mars and Mercury, and another with two dark haired Italian scouts. "We are the soldiers of Japan, Mars and Mercury, and in the name of the sea and fire, we will punish you!" The other two scouts assumed a fighter's stance. "We are the scouts of Italy, Sailors Ares and Hermes, and we will also punish you!" Elios appeared next to her. "And I am the Dreamlight Knight, protector of Elysian and Sailor Dream." Black Lady tapped her foot at Derek. "I suppose you're a cape boy too?" Derek nodded, and then he was dressed almost exactly the same as Tuxedo Mask. "I am the Dark Knight, and I protect the world of the dead and of nightmares." Sailor Dream's knees gave out, and her knight caught her. "Are you all right, maiden?" She nodded. "I'll live." Then, she noticed that Edward was still standing in front of the bar. "Wow, now I know why I never wanted to be a knight: you guys live for truth and justice, and I live for the fight." Dream groaned and lurched to her feet. "Oh be quiet, mom probably sent you here to teach you to be human!" Then, she winced in the recognition that she had just given away personal information.
Black Lady shook her head, and walked toward her. She threw out her hand, and Sailor Dream literally flew forward in front of her. "Sailor Dream? Well at least you managed something..." Her alter ego tore her broach from her uniform, causing silver ribbons to flow around her, and Rini felt an instant energy drain as sweat beaded on her forehead. "You're still the same pathetic little eight-year-old from nine years ago." Then, Black Lady struck her across the face, and she fell to her knees. "Well so are you; you're nothing more than an illusion; you're still me!" The dark princess' face twisted into one of anger and accusation. "I am more powerful than you will ever be, you stupid little girl! Don't you dare cape boy, either one of you." She threw out her hand and froze Elios and Derek in place in a thunderous spell that caused both to scream silently in torture. That was the last straw; Rini wasn't going to try reason anymore. "You can hurt me all you want, but don't you ever hurt my friends or the people that I love!" She swept her leg across the floor and knocked Black Lady to the floor. Rini then snatched back her broach, and the ribbons of silver turned back into her Sailor uniform. Black Lady launched herself at Sailor Dream, and therefore her concentration on the lightning spells was broken. The Dreamlight Knight and the Dark Knight dragged the two girls apart, but Black Lady still managed to tear open a gash in Dream's shoulder going down to her chest with the tip of her umbrella. "Do you really think that you can stop me? I have stolen more than a few souls from this city!" The Dark Knight raised an eyebrow. "And...?"
Meanwhile, Edward was looking on with skepticism. He walked over to Black Lady and she sneered at him. "So you're also my bratty little sister?" Both girls kicked him, and he didn't flinch once. "Yeah, she would be the bratty one!" Dream muttered, and Black Lady scoffed. "I could kill you with a thought! And what's with this thing about you being Sailor Dream? You have no link to Elysian!" Rini smiled just a little. "Clearly you didn't check into my recent past. Now, what shall we do with you? I could kill you, but I won't, and you know why? Because I don't work that way, so I'm going to try something else." Sailor Dream willed the Golden Dream Crystal out of her broach, and ribbons swirled around her as she transformed into the Princess of Golden Dreams, which meant that she wore a flowing white dress with flower petal sleeves and a silver bodice. "What are you going to do? You shouldn't hold any sway over the Golden Dream Crystal!" A hand rested on her shoulder, and she turned to see Elios dressed as the Dreamlight Knight, minus the mask and with an actual crown. "But she does, because my maiden holds the Golden Dream Mirror, and because I, the Prince of Elysian, love her more than life itself." A snort was heard from Edward, and of the four scouts that had come down to surround them; it was Sailor Ares that kicked him in the shin with her high heels. Realization dawned in Black Lady's eyes. "You mean that we've been searching for the Prince of Elysian for all this time, and he was actually under our noses from the first? Unbelievable!" Princess Lady Serenity was a bit disturbed by this. "What do you mean?" Black Lady swore, and Princess Serenity took advantage of the moment by using the power of the crystal on her alter ego. "You can't be serious, I will never submit to the power of a crystal! What point is there? No one cares about me anyway, I'll just go evil again!" The dark power was beginning to overwhelm Princess Serenity, and before she was completely swarmed, she felt Elios' power inside of her and searched for any hidden energy that she could use. Once she found something, Serenity forced it upon Black Lady, and suddenly, Black Lady was no longer Black Lady, but the Princess of the Moon and Earth, just as Serenity was herself. She wore the same outfit as Serenity, except that her bodice was light blue and silver. Then, everything went black when she realized that she was completely drained, and she fainted in Elios' arms.