In pursuit of his dark mission, a tuxedo-clad man roams through Jûban like a phantom…which isn't far from the truth of what he is... Manga Canon. Written for the 30th Anniversary of Evil/Dark Endymion, a.k.a. Dendy.

Rated: T - Spiritual/Drama - Words: 1,104 - Mamoru C./Darien S./Tuxedo Kamen, Queen Beryl, Usagi T./Serena/Bunny/Sailor Moon, Motoki F./Andrew

Trance-like, the tuxedo-clad man wandered the dark and deserted streets of Jûban, an arctic wind his only companion. His pace remained eerily rhythmic, slowing only as he drew level with a jewellery store named Osa-P. It resumed however as he passed the store and, within the hour, he had reached his ultimate destination.

Though he had no key, it was child's play to work the window from the outside and silently slip into the apartment. He ignored the scant photographs decorating the bedroom, his eye instead lingering upon the sofa in the corner before roaming over to the bed. Upon it lay a delicate piece of fabric.

He picked up the cloth and spied a tiny bunny head in the bottom left hand corner; and the text accompanying it:

Usagi Tsukino, Class 2-1

Something stirred within Endymion. Something foreign. Something haunting. Something painful.

With a vice-like grip, he scrunched up the handkerchief and banished the unwanted sensation.

"I've got you, Sailor Moon."

"Prince Endymion. You now belong to me. You will obey my every command. You will go to the surface. You will find the Princess of the Moon Kingdom, the Silver Millennium. You will kill her. And you will bring the Mystical Silver Crystal to me."

Armed with her name, it would be simple enough to locate where the Moon Princess lived. Then all Endymion would have to do is sneak inside when she was asleep. In one fell swoop, he would take both the crystal and her life.

But…would she truly be so vulnerable? Those four other Sailor Senshi were formidable opponents, surely they would never leave her totally defenceless. Even if they did, what were the odds the crystal was similarly insecure? Slim at best.

It was more likely the Senshi would keep the crystal somewhere else, probably at their headquarters. Until he could confirm its location Endymion didn't dare attempt assaulting the princess. Doing so could invariably cost his Queen her prize.

But how to find the Senshi's base? As soon as he considered the question, the answer presented itself. He brushed his thumb over the handkerchief.

He would present himself to the Moon Princess somehow. He would befriend her and tease out the base's location. Then, even if the crystal was not there, he could lie in wait for her, ready to pounce when her defences were lowered and take the crystal from her personage.

Now, all he needed to do ws figure out how to make first contact with her. That was when the same, strange, intuition that had guided him to this apartment, to the handkerchief, pricked at the back of his mind.

Garbed in a scarf and sunglasses, Endymion stood still as a statue in front of the arcade.

At last, after several hours, a tall, sandy blond man and his bespectacled friend approached him.

"Do you work here?" Endymion asked mechanically.

"I do," replied the blond. "Can I help you?"

"I have some business…at this particular arcade."

"Oh! Are you here about the job? Did my Dad send you?"

Behind the sunglasses, Endymion's eyes shifted to the advertisement in the arcade window, hardly believing his luck.

"I'm Motoki Furuhata," blabbered the blond with a foolish smile, "My Dad owns the building, and he roped me into working here part-time." The fool held out his hand. "Nice to meet you, um…what's your name?"

Endymion said nothing, considering what the best alias to use would be.

"Are you a college student?"

Deciding this fool was more valuable than he thought, Endymion removed his sunglasses.

"Wait. Aren't…you…uh…" Recognition illuminated the fool's face. "Right! Do you know an Usagi-chan?" I think I've seen you together."

That same foreign sensation stirred within Endymion again.

"...'Usagi'..."

A soft, yet ugly, singing restored his focus, his eye shifting over to the bespectacled boy.

"Endô," said the blond, "Sorry about this. Go on in and wait for me."

"Sure."

This really was Endymion's lucky day. Fixing the bespectacled boy with a glare, Endymion's eye glinted for but a split second. Invisible dark power connected with the boy's back.

Another split second elapsed and he locked eyes with the blond fool, whose own eyes went wide with shock before turning pleasantly blank.

"From now on…" Endymion began, "I am now your good friend, Endô." He permitted himself a small, cruel smirk. "Nice to meet you."

Days later, Endymion stalked towards a blonde school girl who was as pale as a ghost, and looked as if she had just seen one.

"So you're Usagi-chan?"

Cold fingers moved towards a face fixed in disbelief and heartbreak. How easy it would be to lower his hand to her throat and see the life fade from those big, blue eyes.

But he didn't.

Instead his hand journeyed up to pat soft balls of blonde hair.

"Sailor Moon…has buns just like these…"

He had her at last. And soon, he'd have the Mystical Silver Crystal too. Then he could complete his mission by ending this pathetic girl's li-

For the third time, he felt something painful well up inside of him. Once more, he silenced the sensation.

However, he couldn't help noticing that it took rather more effort this time around.

A/N: Not gonna lie, this fic came about kind of last minute. See, ORIGINALLY I was planning on a mixed anime/manga canon fic for Dendy which was gonna be a recounting of the life the Dark Kingdom implanted into his head.

However, looking at both the manga and anime those plans fell through, not least of all because both versions are subtly different.

THEN real life stuff got in the way so I had to come up with (and write) this one last minute. Sorry guys.

Also, just to let you know I am involved in a discord called 'Moonlight Legends' which is dedicated to sharing all sorts of Sailor Moon fanworks, including other fanfics. If you would like to join so you can share your own work, get help with your current projects or just connect to other fan creators shoot me a PM and I'll send you an invite. All are welcome!