Episode 4 Act 3 The Park

Four hours after the blast at the hospital. Krahazik lies in his bed trying to think. He needs to find Starstrike and have a word with her. And who was that demon thing. He never saw it before. He left Michelle sleeping in her bed. The sun was up. It was a wild night. He gets taken out and the medical place was destroyed. It still stands for the moment but could collapse at any time. A few chunks keep falling here and there. And it was only Tuesday. Mina lay motionless on the ground, lost in her head. Sailor mercury and Mars sit next to her with Lita and Sailor Moon not far. They were resting in a secluded area of the park having exhausted them selves evacuating people. Darien had once again rushed Hotaru to one of the other hospitals in Tokyo. This was the second time he had to come up with some excuse for Hotaru's injuries. Michelle was resting back in her apartment after the attack on her and Krahazik. She sensed something wrong and transformed into Sailor Neptune, leapt out the window of her apartment and went off to find the other scouts.

"Mina? Can you hear me? If you can hear me we're gonna need you, just rest up ok." Mercury says and motions at Mars to help her get Mina some where else to rest.

Hotaru left the hospital and took a bus to the park. She looked around until she found the other scouts. She weakly walked over to Amy and the others. Her hands were both in casts that went up to her elbows and her stitches replaced. "What happened?"

Mina's unconscious lips began to move and a faint song arose making everyone stop what they were doing and listen to it. Moments later the voice stopped. The people there were convinced that was only their imagination. Neptune heard the singing and headed for it. It could be the demon from before trying to lure her into a trap, or it could be someone or something else. Sailor Neptune pulled out her staff and ran towards the source of the music.

"This is too much. I agree with Serena, we need to find a way to beat this new evil. Amy do you think Mina is...connected some how to this new foe? And Rei, did you or can you see anything with your ESP?" Lita asked.

Neptune noticed Lita and landed next to her seconds later. "Sorry I'm late, I was attacked and needed to rest."

"Hey Neptune. Long time know see." Lita greeted as she looked up at her friend.

Hotaru gasps for breath. "H-hello Neptune."

Neptune runs over to Hotaru. "Hey there, calm down, are you alright?"

"Six stitches and two broken hands that completely shattered when Lady Starstrike attacked me...Otherwise I'm fine!" She smiled.

"Dang, here let me help you with that." Michelle took the locket in her hands and muttered a small incantation. The locket glowed black and shot a bolt at Hotaru's hands, healing them and most of her other wounds. "Better?"

She moved her hands inside the casts and felt that the stitches were gone. "Great! Now I just need to get the casts off..." A pixy sticks its head up from a bush, having been created by the lockets use a as foci. With a smile it darts off.

"Here." Neptune used the sharp part of her staff to carefully cut off the casts.

"Well now, that locket looks like it can do just about anything." Lita comments.

"Thank you!" Hotaru exclaimed. She felt better than before. "Watch out for Lady Starstrike. She destroyed the upper floors of the hospital. And I am responsible." Tears filled her eyes. "I shouldn't have attacked...it's just she was going to hurt Amy and..." The tears leaked out.

"I have no clue what it is capable of Lita." Neptune replies.

"Hey, hey, easy Hotaru. It's alright." Lita said comfortingly, as she walked over to Hotaru and embraced her in a sisterly hug.

"Yeah, calm down. You were protecting Amy, it's okay Hotaru." Michelle walked over to her.

She wiped the tears away and nodded slightly.

Back at Amy's apartment Mina is on the couch, Amy is in the kitchen making tea, and Rei is reading notes that Amy took in psychology class. "You can understand all that can't you Rei?" Amy says from the kitchen. "Uh kinda" Rei scratches her head and sighs. Darien sits at his desk in his apartment looking at photos of him and the girls, and a few of just him and Serena. "What a big change it will be" He smiles, turns the page and sees a photo of him, Serena and Rini.

End Act 3