Chapter 12: Exorcism

Rei ran to get the phone.

"Hello, Hino's Kimonos...huh! Setsuna's possessed? And she just ran out of the house? Well, I'll try to find her with one of my fire readings, but it'll probably be a tough chase if she's running around the city," Rei said, answering Haruka's rather frustrated call. At the Love Angels' house the next day, Yuri had a question for Serena, their newest recruit.

"Momoko tells me that Jama-P mentioned an 'uncouth muscle girl.' Which Sailor Senshi is that and where might they be? I need to get him back and I thought that's where he might be," she asked.

"I think it might be Madoka Hino, Rei's daughter. She's very strong-looking and she's not a prissy-type, if that's what you mean by uncouth," Serena answered hesitantly. Yuri smiled.

"Thank you very much! I must fetch Jama-P now," she called as she ran out the door. I hope the Sailor Senshi aren't going to hurt him...or worse, kill him, she worried as she hurried down the sidewalk.

At Rei's house, Madoka found her in the divination room, gazing into the sacred fire in an attempt to find out where Setsuna was. She gasped as she realized that Setsuna was headed right for the temple. She turned around and then noticed Madoka was there.

"You and Jessica better prepare for a battle today. Setsuna's coming, and she's possessed by the demon Jama-P. Once I get it out of her, you two will have to defeat it. And the Love Angels won't be far behind, either, since I think he's their pet," Rei explained.

"I know. Jessica heard all about it from Serena. She says Serena always used to blurt out things about Wedding Peach and other anime in the middle of class," Madoka answered calmly.

"It's good that you girls are keeping up on the information about our new enemy, especially since I don't ever remember you watching that show. I don't know about Jessica, of course, but it doesn't sound like her type of thing," Rei said. Madoka shrugged.

"I'm going to play outside before breakfast," she said.

"Remember to keep your Senshi bracelet with you if the Love Angels or Setsuna comes!" Rei called after her leaving daughter. When Madoka entered the backyard, she found Jessica at the koi pond, scooping water into a bucket that was about half her size.

"What are you doing with that? A science experiment?" asked Madoka. Jessica nodded.

"Pick up the bucket and swing it around in a circle over your head," Jessica ordered coolly. Madoka stared, confused.

"Why do you want me to do that? Wouldn't the water just spill out on my head? This isn't like you to pull a trick, Jessica, I'm telling Rei if..." Madoka suddenly stopped as Jessica put up a stern hand.

"It will not fall on your head, mon, not if you twirl it. It's called centripital force," she said. Madoka picked up the bucket, deciding that she was curious to see if Jessica was right or not. She began twirling it over her head, using her huge muscles to her advantage.

"Hey, you're right! This is fun! Spin the bucket...spin the bucket...spin the..AGHH!" Madoka let out a groan as someone slammed into her from behind, sending her crashing to the ground with a thud.

"Give me your bracelet and I won't hurt you any more," a voice demanded. Madoka looked behind her to see Setsuna Meiou standing there, a wild look in her eyes and a large stick in her hands.

"Aunt Setsuna? Is this what Mom said happened to you?" asked Madoka aloud as she turned around and stood back up. She then took a fighting stance. "Even if you are her, I still won't give up my bracelet! Bubble Gum Prism Power, Make Up!" she called.

"Jellybean Prism Power, Make Up!" Rei saw the two flashes of light, one purple and one a pale blue, coming from the backyard. She grabbed a few anti-evil charms and rushed out. Even if she couldn't transform anymore, she at least could still use her powers as a Shinto priestess to exorcise evil spirits.

"Evil spirits, begone!" she shouted, flinging all the charm stickers she could in Setsuna's direction, willing and hoping that at least one would hit its target. A few did hit Setsuna, and she fell over, glowing with a black light. The light emerged from her, condensed to a circle, and Jama-P appeared.

"So you Sailor Senshi can stop me! O-Jama-Jama..."

"World Shaking!"

"Death Reborn..." Sailor Jellybean could not finish her attack, as a ribbon of rainbow colors suddenly wrapped around her mouth and neck, sending her to the ground in a gasping heap.

"Lady Lily! You came to save me!" Jama-P cheered, he had just finished dodging Bubble Gum's energy ball.

"Give me your bracelet, or this tiny little Senshi gets choked to death," Angel Lily snarled, pointing to Sailor Bubble Gum.

"This is not fair! Why do all you villains pick on poor little Jessica!" Rei yelled, unsure if she should try to fight Angel Lily herself or not.

"Because she was an easy target. Not to mention she is truly evil. I barely sense any love waves coming out of her for anyone, not even ones of friendship. She is almost a true devil," Angel Lily explained, then she turned to Jama-P. "Possess that priestess. Then no one can banish you," she ordered. Jama-P flew at Rei's chest, shooting a black beam of energy out of his mouth. Rei screamed and struggled, using what little magic she had to resist.

"World Shaking!" Sailor Bubble Gum shouted, blasting Angel Lily so that she dropped her hold on Sailor Jellybean.

"You too! I don't sense love waves from you either! Not even for your own mother!" Angel Lily accused, "You're so heartless!"

"Then sense harder. That WAS for her sake, so the other Senshi can help me rescue her," Sailor Bubble Gum retorted coldly, ripping through the ribbons with her hands, though they burned her fingers with light. Sailor Jellybean broke free, panting for breath.

"Saint Lipliner..."

"World Shaking!"

"Death Reborn Revolution!"

Angel Lily was take off-guard by the two attacks that were hurled at her, the sharp ribbons and the blue energy ball.

"Jama-P, let's go home. These Sailor Senshi are too much for me alone. And my job was to just get you back anyway," she sighed.

"Okay, Lady Lily!" Jama-P said, flying away from Rei, who collapsed, tired from resisting the demonic possession.

"Shouldn't I chase after her? You said they would go back to their world if I killed them, Mom," Sailor Bubble Gum said, confused.

"It's okay. What really matters is that Setsuna is free now. She won't be trying any weird matchmaking again, or trying to steal your transformation bracelet for that matter," Rei reassured her daughter.

"They only target me for capturing because of my size. It makes it easier," Jessica noted.

"What was that about? Oh right, Rei's question. I just thought that was rhetorical," shrugged Madoka, detransforming like Jessica had done. Yuri arrived back at the Love Angels' house. Though she had completed her mission, which was to fetch Jama-P, she wasn't really that happy about it.

"I don't think they're just going to let us steal their bracelets. We're going to have to try tricking them in some way. Even possessing their own and using that doesn't even work," she sighed, "And we NEED those bracelets. If we gather them together and give them to Aphrodite, she'll give us the Sacred Candle."

"Well of course they're not going to just GIVE those bracelets to us. I bet I could steal one, ya know," bragged Hinagiku.

"How could you steal one? Wouldn't the Senshi just hit you first?" asked Momoko. Hinagiku wagged her finger like a teacher.

"My dear Peach, there are easy ways to make someone drop something. We just have to be sly about it," she said.