Libertine was not expecting a power up from anyone, but didn't show her surprise. "Big deal. Sir Grety-sama will just want you that much more." With that, Libertine threw a black globe of energy at StarMoon; it was designed to take the newly transformed Senshi much like Grety had the first time. StarMoon, however, was not going to do this again. She simply placed her StarWand in front of her face and the globe was absorbed into the Star part. She couldn't help but give a little smirk.
Everyone was taken aback. It was so simple, so. . .well, quick. If you hadn't seen it, you wouldn't have known it had happened. "Well, I can see this will not be in my favor. Until we meet again." Libertine turned to escape out the back door.
StarMoon looked back at Jupiter and Venus and noticed they were each nursing someone: Venus was taking care of Jim and Jupiter was helping Mamoru. "Stay with them!" she cried. "I'll get her!"
Over her shoulder, Libertine saw StarMoon heading towards her at top speed. She herself started to sprint towards the exit. However, she quickly realized that she would not be leaving this way as she opened the door to find Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in her way. "And just where do you think you're going?" asked Neptune.
"Grrrr. . ." Libertine started to back up and turned only to find Sailor Moon and ChibiMoon standing in another doorway. "You're not leaving, I hope," said Moon.
"Yeah!" added ChibiMoon.
Libertine noticed another exit and tried to use that, but as she neared it, the door opened and in stepped Mercury and Saturn.
Now all the exits were blocked, leaving Libertine with no physical way out. However, to teleport out of the fight this quickly, she felt, would be cowardly. So, she decided to stick it out a little longer. "Well, well, well. You little girls want to try me out, huh?"
"Us? Little girls?" StarMoon took a step towards Libertine. "I was the one who powered up when faced with adversity; you're the one who tried to run off."
"Oh, shut up! Corruption Beam!" Libertine pointed at StarMoon and fired. StarMoon simply used her wand to absorb it as well and used it to power up her own attack. "Moon Starlight Attack!"
Libertine blocked the attack. "I may have tried to leave, but I could fight if I wanted to."
"Why don't you want to?" asked Jupiter as she transferred nursing powers over to Moon and ChibiMoon. "You scared?"
Libertine pointed at Jupiter. "Not of you. Corruption Beam!"
StarMoon tried to use her Wand to again block the shot, but accidentally miscalculated and the beam hit her wrist instead. The pain was so sudden and so intense that she instinctively dropped the wand, grabbed her wrist, and got down on her right knee. Jupiter rushed to her aid. "Are you okay?"
StarMoon looked at Jupiter with a very confused look on her face. "What's going on? Why am I in this outfit? Do I know you?" She started to hyperventilate.
Jupiter blinked twice as she was confused herself. It took her a few seconds to figure out that whatever mood StarMoon had been in before had just been interrupted by the attack. "Candra-chan? Candra-chan, calm down. It is going to be okay."
Libertine tried to take advantage of this distraction, but Uranus put a stop to that. "World Shaking!"
StarMoon didn't know what had happened; one moment, she was looking at rings with Mamoru and the next, she was on the ground. She had blackedout, had missed everything. She looked down at her outfit again and noticed her brooch. That's when she remembered the letter and what it had said. StarMoon looked up at Jupiter. "Is this my StarMoon outfit?" she whispered.
A little worried as to what response she would get, Jupiter answered, "Uh, you bet."
"Okay. Could you get me my wand, then?"
"Uh, sure." Jupiter was now very surprised at how quickly StarMoon's mood was changing. Still, after she made sure StarMoon could support herself, she went after the wand.
"Deep Submerge!"
"Shabon Spray!"
"Where are you, twerps?" yelled Libertine as she recovered from Neptune's attack.
Jupiter managed to grab the StarWand before the fog set in. It was a good thing that she still had a grip on StarMoon's arm. Mercury's fog seemed to get thicker with every use, but this was ridiculous. "Here. I got your wand."
"Thanks." StarMoon waited patiently for Jupiter to find her hand. The second StarMoon's hand touched the wand, a bright, pure white light emanated from it. It cut through the fog with such brightness, everyone had to cover their eyes to keep from being blinded.

"Happy Birthday!" five-year-old Sailor Jupiter chirped from the doorway to the bedroom.
Princess Cynthia looked the object Jupiter was handing her: a crescent shaped brooch. "Oh, Jupiter! Thank you!"
"I couldn't get Mercury to do it, so I had to figure it out. Let me tell you, it is a lot harder than it looks." Taking the object out of Cynthia's hand, Jupiter opened the brooch and pointed out, "Now, you will be more powerful if you can get the Ginzuishou to fit into this little hole here. The brooch works without it, but if you can obtain it, it would help."
"I did not actually think you would do this for me!"
"You are my best friend. I would do anything for you."
Cynthia looked at the brooch and started crying. "Everyone else says I am not suppose to be here and they do not like me. I have never had someone tell me I was their friend."
"I know a lot of people make fun of you. I also know that you are a nice person. You are a lot like your sister." Jupiter looked over her shoulder, then leaned closer to Cynthia. "Only cooler."
Cynthia started giggling. "Thank you."
Jupiter walked into the bedroom and closed the door behind her. "Okay, all you have to say is 'Moon Starlight Power Make Up'."
"Okay!" Cynthia took a few steps back and yelled out, "Moon Starlight Power! Make Up!"
"Wow! Your fuku is pretty! What is that in your hand there?"
"Huh?" The new Senshi hadn't noticed the StarWand in her hand. "I do not know. Maybe it is like Sailor Uranus's sword and I can use it to attack people. . . .What do I say?"
"I think it just comes to you."
"Oh, I got something!" The Princess pointed at her nightstand. "Starlight Supreme Thunder!"
Nothing happened. "Well, dang. I wonder what happened." Jupiter walked over. "Let me see."
Cynthia, very interested to make it work, handed to her. When Jupiter's hand touched the wand, it started to glow. "Um, what is happening?" asked Jupiter, alarmed.
"I have no clue," Cynthia replied.
The glowing of the Wand started to pulsate, then suddenly shot out a lighting bolt surrounded by a chain of crescent moons. The attack didn't do much damage to the wall, but it still surprised the girls enough to make them gape at the dent for a while.
"Whoa!" they said together. They looked at each other. "This thing is cool!" the Princess squealed.

"Hey, Jupiter! Do you think. . .?" asked StarMoon.
"Yes, I do!" Jupiter interrupted. "And I hope we do a better job this time!"
Through the extremely bright light, they managed to aim the attack at Libertine just in time. Instead of just making a dent in the wall, though, it hit Libertine in the chest. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto had to get out of her way as she flew past their heads, missing them by inches. She hit the doorframe, taking part of the building down with her. She knew that she had to leave now or she would never get the chance. "You may have won this time, girls. I will be back, though."
"Mars Flame Sniper!" If she hadn't been across the room, Sailor Mars may have hit her target; however, Libertine managed to transport out a split-second before the arrow hit the wall.
"Oh, so now you get here," said Moon sarcastically.
"Shut up! sigh I'll call the EMTs." Mars picked up a cell phone. "You don't mind me using this, do you?" she asked the owner. The owner just looked at her before passing out again. "I'll pay you back if I go over." Mars started dialing the number.
"StarMoon, you've gone Super!" said Uranus.
"Congratulations!" added Neptune.
StarMoon looked at her outfit, then at them. "Thanks," she replied. Then she remembered. "Jim!" She turned to find him being nursed by Venus and Saturn. "Is he okay?" she asked.
Venus placed her finger over her lips. "Shhh. She's trying to concentrate."
Saturn had her hand over Jim's arm with her eyes closed and her mind focused. Gradually, her hands started to glow a light purple. Jim winced, but held his sister off as she started to come to his aid. "It just surprised me, that's all."
Saturn slowly removed her hands and revealed that the cut was gone; the only evidence left behind was a faint scar. "I can never seem to get rid of the scar," she said as she removed her blood-soaked gloves.
"That's alright; I'd rather have a scar than that cut any day," said Jim.
"Plus, he's not as bad as I am," added Mamoru. He hobbled over with Sailor Moon's help and lifted his pant leg to show the scar that went up half his leg.
"Now, I just healed it," Saturn told Jim. "And you lost some blood. Not a lot, but enough so that you'll need to snag some cookies and juice soon."
"Thanks, Saturn. We'll have watch them for a while," Venus told the others. "Just in case."
"Here, let me get you now," Saturn said to StarMoon as she stood up. StarMoon let Saturn take off her glove and put her hands around StarMoon's wrist. StarMoon winced in pain as Saturn's hands started to glow. However, it was quick and over before she knew it. "Thanks, Saturn," she said, rubbing her wrist.
Sirens were heard in the distance. Venus and StarMoon helped Jim out and Moon and Mars carried Mamoru out while the others waited for the ambulance to arrive.

"I am very disappointed in you, Libertine," Grety growled. While his appearance was nothing to be afraid of, Grety's voice, when he was angry, was a different ballgame. He could strike fear into any heart. Shoot, sometimes, this guy could make Satan want his mommy. So, it was no surprise that Libertine backed up when Grety spoke. "I had extremely high hopes for you! I made you to be my strongest minion so this could not happen. And don't give me any of that I-underestimated-them crap! Everyone says that and the enemy is never to be underestimated!"
Libertine kept her head bowed. "I am sorry, Master. I am ready to receive my punishment now."
Grety smiled has he sat back down. "You are different than the others. They did not even make it back and here you are, willing to receive your punishment. I like that. I will be generous; you will not be punished. I feel the shame of your defeat is enough. However, do not think this will happen too many more times or you will not be able to think. Got it?"
Libertine quietly breathed a sigh of relief. "Yes, Master. Thank you, Sir Grety-sama."
"Good. Now, let's move on to Plan B."
"Plan B, Master?"
Grety sighed. "Yeah. I don't know what it is, either."

While the EMTs and police were distracted with the scene, Candra slithered in and started searching though the damaged display case. "It was right around here.. . .There it is." Candra grabbed the ring Mamoru had chosen. Remarkably, although the box was opened, the ring had survived the battle without a scratch. She checked to see if anyone had seen her, then slipped the box into her pocket and a check for 25,000 yen into the clerk's vest pocket. She then stood up. "Hey! Back here!"
Two officers rushed over, checked the man, and then called over doctor. "It is a good thing you two saw him; he needs surgery now or he will never make it."
"Actually, it was this young lady right. . ." Both police officers scratched their heads as their Good Samaritan had suddenly vanished.

Usagi looked over at Mamoru. "So what were you and Candra-chan doing there anyway?" she asked.
"Uh. . ." Mamoru didn't know what to say. He couldn't come right out and say it because, in the wake of the attack, he had forgotten the ring. However, why would he have been there anyway?
Candra walked out of the bathroom and into the living room. "When he came over to visit, he, like, drags me out of the house to take me to the arcade. When we passed the store, though, I begged him to let me look around. He was all, like, 'Okay.'" She sighed heavily, trying to impersonate Mamoru.
Everyone laughed. "Hey, it got her out of the house,?" said Mamoru. Arigato, he mouthed to Candra.
No problemo, she mouthed back.
"So, what excatly do you remember, Candra-chan?" asked Mako.
"Diana had a letter with her when I found her, but I never opened it until last night. It explained what was going on. I remember up to explaining my Senshi history to all of you, but the letter says something about being held hostage and I don't remember that. I do have this feeling of liberation, though. It's really weird."
"Well, you just take your time," said Rei.
"And if you never remember those things," added Michiru, "it's probably for the best."
"Maybe." Candra started to drift off. Jim recognized this and said, "I think it would be best if you all left for the day. I think Candra needs some time to herself tonight."
Everyone agreed. "Call me later and let me know how she is," Minako told Jim.
"No problem." Jim leaned over, kissed her on the lips, and led everyone out the door.
"Man, I can't wait until this is all over," said Haruka.
They continued to talk, unaware that they were being watched. . .

Candra rolled her eyes. "How movie is this?" she mumbled as she threw the rope of bedsheets out the window. However, there was no way she was going to get out the front door. If she did, she would have to turn off the alarm, and that thing was as noisy as heck just to turn off. Then, she knew she would have to turn it back on because she knew that she would feel extremely guilty if something were stolen because the alarm wasn't on. So, although this "escape" was cliche, it worked.
She climbed down. Once she was through the tree limbs, she dropped to the ground and checked for witnesses. With none to be found, she pulled out the directions to Mamoru's apartment.

Mamoru closed his textbook and turned off the desk light. Yawning, he pushed back his chair and stretched. "Man, I hope I remember all of this tomorrow."
After he brushed his teeth, he changed into pajama bottoms and prepared to climb into bed. That was when he heard someone knocking at his door. "Now who at this hour. . .?" He opened the door to find Candra, hair filled with leaves, spots of sap on her shirt, and dirt on her legs. "Candra? What are you doing here?"
"You forgot this," she answered. She handed him the ringbox.
He took the box from her and opened it. "When did you. . .?"
"Just take it and be thankful," she joked. "And don't worry; I didn't steal it. It's paid in full."
"I . . .I can't take it then."
"Chiba-san. . ."
"It's supposed to be from me and now it's from you. I can't do that."
"She doesn't have to know. Besides, I don't want to get engaged to her. You do."
Mamoru closed the box and handed it back, shaking his head. "I can't do it. It doesn't feel right."
Candra wouldn't take the box back. "Then you can pay me back. Whenever you want. However you can. If you don't take it, what the heck was I fighting for?"
"Messing with a love is your mission! Shame on you for accepting! No one should try to break apart a love that's true. As Pretty Solder Sailor StarMoon, I will not let you!"
"Candra!" She stopped walking down the hallway and turned around. He sighed heavily. "Okay."
She smiled and started to laugh, mindful of the neighbors. "'Night," she said.

"You WHAT?!" Grety sprang from his chair. "You discovered their identities?"
Libertine bowed and smiled. "Yes, sir. And it was a lot easier than I had anticipated."
"Well," said Grety, sitting back down, "that should make Plan B a lot easier to formulate."

Chapter Fourteen: Will the Girls Split Again? Questions about Candra and Jim's relationship.