The night was dark and the path looked even darker. "Hey Rei," Lita began, "I don't know about this. I want to catch him as much as you do but shouldn't we look as a group, you know, all five of us scouts?"
"Losing your nerve, Lita?" Rei taunted. Lita blushed and Rei softened, "Maybe we were rash but this wave has gone on for too long. Think of the first girls that were abducted months ago, how they feel. And who knows what he's doing to them. This has to end tonight."
"I know and believe me I feel the same way," Lita pushed, "but I just wonder if this is the best way. What if we find him, what then?"
"We're sailor scouts," Rei chimed as she took out her transformation pen, "we can handle whatever creep comes."
"I know who you are," a strange deep voice said in the dark, "I just want to talk to you, that's all." Rei and Lita shuffled together, prepared to fight but could only peered into the darkness. The voice seemed to come from everywhere at once. "Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter right? I've found you at last."
"Listen," Lita commanded the dark, "I don't know who you are but you have to let the other girls free. It's not right to keep them."
"I can't free them yet, you'll soon know why," the dark answered, "I need you to come with me, please."
"I really don't know who you are," Lita shot into the dark, "but we're not going with you. Show yourself, coward."
"You decision is unfortunate. I had hope this would be easier but if it is your wish." Rei choked for a moment than swung her head forward. For a moment she was limp as a cloth hung by her shoulders to dry then she stiffened as a red swirling liquid ran from her eyes and mouth and dribbled vertically into the night. Before Lita could scream, she felt the icy hand too and fell limply forward. The last thing she remembered was a cloud of green.
"What do you mean 'they went out'?" Luna cried, "I can't believe you. Why didn't you stop them?"
"What were we supposed to do?" Mina asked, "Tackle them?"
"Perhaps if you did, they would be hear now," Luna retorted then she looked into the night, "Instead of out there with them."
"With who?" Serena begged, "What do you know? Besides, where were you about 20 minutes ago?"
"I had some friends come into town," Luna replied sheepishly, "Yeah, friends. I think the abductions will stop soon. I hope so."