Chapter 26: Saccharine Seraphic Skirmish

When Sailor Peanut Butter transformed, a light washed over the other three Senshi, and all of them had some changes to their Senshi outfits. One of their shoulder bands was larger and clear, their brooches were hearts instead of circles, and their back bows were longer. In short, they had upgraded to their Super forms. In the palace, Parallax gasped and fell to her knees.

"The Sacred Candle...they have come back. We must go! Tell the Queen, Mozzarella, Chibi-Usa!" she exclaimed, jumping back up and running off. She then skidded to a stop and pressed her Senshi communicator so she could tell the others the news.

"Hey, what happened to our outfits? They're different this time. And since when do you say 'Star' when you transform?" Sailor Popsicle noted suspiciously, staring at Sailor Peanut Butter, whose eyes were blank.

"Sailor Mars has the Sacred Candle," she whispered.

"Where is Sailor Mars! Tell us now! We need it to beat the demons!" Angel Salvia roared, grabbing Sailor Peanut Butter by her shoulders and shaking her.

"Get off of her! Sparkling Wide Pressure!"

"Caramel Love-Me Chain!" Angel Salvia screamed as she was not only tied up by an aqua heart chain, but blasted by a ball of electricity.

"Saint Mirror Bridal Flash!" Wedding Peach countered, knocking Peppermint and Caramel down with her own energy attack.

"Shine Aqua Illusion!" called Sailor Popsicle, attempting to freeze Wedding Peach, but the ice just got cut by Angel Salvia's sword.

"Saint Lipliner Lily Rainbow!"

"Saint Pendule Daisy Blizzard!" With the arrival of the other two Love Angels, Sailors Caramel, Peppermint, and Popsicle were first tied up and then stuck in blocks of ice. Peanut Butter stared, frightened and unsure of what to do. She then glared at Angel Salvia.

"Pastry Power!" she yelled, flinging various kinds of sweet bread snacks, like donuts and croissants, at Angel Salvia. Angel Salvia snarled at this.

"How dare you, you traitor!" she roared, and she came swinging at Sailor Peanut Butter with her sword.

"Calculator Spinning Boomerang!"

"Metal Discus!"

"Burning Mandala!" The first two attacks hit Angel Salvia, knocking her unconscious, and the other freed the Senshi from their icy prisons. Sailor Marshmallow, Sailor Cookie, and Sailor Cinnamon ran into the manga store, their outfits also upgraded, as was evidenced by their new attacks.

"What do we do with her? Is she dead?" asked Sailor Peanut Butter meekly.

"She will be when we take care of her. Space Sword Blaster!" called Sailor Bubble Gum, leaping past the others and swinging the Space Sword down on Angel Salvia's neck, beheading her. She disappeared in a flash of purple sparkles, and Sailor Cinnamon sat down in shock.

"She's free. You freed her, Madoka. I can hear her thanking us," she uttered, once again seeming to be in a trance. She then looked up only to have Angel Daisy's boot kick her in the face.

"You liar! You little liar! Saint Pendule..."

"Metal Discus!"

"Pink Sugar Heart Attack!" The double attack knocked Angel Daisy out of the way so she couldn't freeze Sailor Cinnamon.

"We protect our friends, don't we, Chibi-Usa," declared Sailor Marshmallow.

"You're the other traitor! Saint Bridal...OW!" Wedding Peach shrieked as Bubble Gum and Sailor Milkshake double-teamed her, leaping at her with flying martial-arts kicks.

"Saint Lipliner Lily Rainbow!" Angel Lily countered, tying the two girls up by their ankles. They fell to the ground with a thud.

"Chronos Typhoon!"

"Floral Strike!" Angel Lily crashed into one of the bookcases with the force of the whirlwind, and she squeaked as she realized that she had a lily embedded in her forehead, its stem acting as a needle to stab her. Sailor Licorice and Sailor Cupcake entered as well.

"The true couple! Why are you fighting us! We're on your side!" Wedding Peach pleaded, blabbering in fear since the Senshi were outnumbering them, especially now that Angel Salvia was dead.

"Because you tricked me. You dared to exploit my weakness. And now we'll exploit yours, which seems to be that you don't like attacking people who are truly in love with each other! Bridget and I can beat you with our power of love!" Sailor Licorice shouted triumphantly, but he also sounded a little maniacal and vengeful as well.

"I didn't do it! That was Angel Daisy!" shrieked Wedding Peach. Angel Daisy jumped up, shrieking as she looked through the windows of the manga shop.

"There's more Senshi coming! There's more! Let's get out of here and regroup!" she started screaming in a panic. Angel Lily looked at her in a daze, and then up into the cold, fierce glare of Sailor Bubble Gum, who was accompanied by Sailor Jellybean.

"You dared get my mother possessed and accuse me of not loving her. For that you must die," the former snarled. Sailor Jellybean held up her hands, ready to defend as well.

"What are you going to do to me! And Peach did it, not me..." Angel Lily whimpered, and then she screamed as Bubble Gum drew the Space Sword down her chest, opening up a bloody gash.

"Lily! No! Saint Mirror Bridal Flash!"

"Silence Wall!" Sailor Jellybean countered, and Wedding Peach's attack bounced off the invisible shield, slamming into her and knocking her into Angel Daisy, where the two of them crashed against the bookcase. A bunch of Wedding Peach manga rained down on them, shaken from the shelf. Angel Daisy then made the mistake of running at Sailor Butterscotch, who she saw was entering, along with Sailor Lollipop and Sailor Vanilla.

"Lollipop Princess Halation!" yelled Sailor Lollipop, protecting her lover. Angel Daisy was knocked back down again, and Sailor Butterscotch ran over to where Bubble Gum was slowly bringing her sword deeper and deeper into Angel Lily's chest, savoring her screams of pain.

"I'll give you peace at death. Rainbow Swirl Flash!" she called, and before she, too, died, Angel Lily saw beautiful rainbow lights spinning in front of her eyes. Sailor Bubble Gum pulled out her sword, and Lily disappeared too, only she flashed blue before doing so.

"Leave us alone! You're just proving that you're evil!" Angel Daisy screamed, flinging manga at the Senshi wildly, but especially aiming at the four who were obviously in homosexual romances.

"Well, it's hard to be peaceful when others attack you. And it's our Senshi duty to defeat you as well," spat Sailor Lollipop.

"Sailor Butterscotch just showed you. Can't you hear Salvia and Lily calling? They're at peace now and want you to come back to them, back to the world of your anime, where all your friends and family are. You, Momoko, would you abandon Yousuke to fight us?" Sailor Cookie asked in a surprisingly gentle tone. Wedding Peach shook her head.

"No, I...you're trying to trick me!" she wailed, backing up in fear.

"Space Sword Blaster!"

"Chronos Typhoon!"

"Floral Strike!"

"Caramel Love-Me Chain!"

"Burning Mandala!"

"Sparkling Wide Pressure!" The combinations of those attacks slammed into Angel Daisy and Wedding Peach, nearly killing them. What it took to do the job was Serena, detransformed once more, knocking two bookends down on their heads. The two of them faded, a red and green light show accompanying their demise. Serena wiped a tear from her eyes.

"I did it. I freed them. I know they're thanking me. Sailor Nemesis had them, right?" she asked, still looking for reassurance.

"Yes. Like the Magic Knights, they're freed from Sailor Nemesis now," agreed Kurumi, who hugged Serena in a gesture of what could only be the germs of a new friendship.