Is Tuxedo Mask Evil?

One night Serena was having a restless sleep as Luna watched her.

"No more…." She moaned in her sleep. "No more about me being the Moon Princess. No more about having to fight against the Dark Kingdom. "No more fighting robots. I don't want that, I just want to stay a normal…."

"Serena, hang in there!" Luna whispered, "You have to keep yourself together! You said that you would fight together with everybody, but you're actually still…" Serena moved her arm and it fell and pin Luna down.

"It's heavy!" She gagged. "It's heavy, Serena!"

"Tuxedo Mask." Serena moaned still asleep. "Where are you? Please be all right."

"Oh Serena." Luna sighed.

That morning at school all of Serena's friends went to check on her, she was just slouching all depressed on her desk.

Hey Serena! Molly said holding a newspaper. She pointed at it. A new hair salon's open for business in Juban Shopping District.

"The salon's owned by Kariko Tokoyama." Another one of her friends said. "Who just won the world hair design contest last month!"

"And that's not all!" Molly said getting excited. "Are you ready for this?"

"She's going to cut hair for free of charge for a while!" A different friend said. "In celebration of the grand opening!"

"Isn't it wonderful? Let's go!" Molly cheered. There was a long silence. "What's wrong? You're not very energetic." More silence.

Later at the Hikawa Shrine everyone except Serena was there, even Sonic and Tails.

"Serena doesn't seem to be sleeping well these days." Luna explained. "Even if she falls asleep for a little bit, she seems to just have bad dreams."

"Poor Serena." Ami sighed.

"We still don't know what happened to Tuxedo Mask, after the enemy took him away?" Lita said.

"If the Dark Kingdom really did take him then that means they now have two Chaos Emeralds." Sonic added.

"No." Luna sighed. "Tuxedo Mask is still missing. Serena is so worried about Tuxedo Mask, she can't focus on anything right now, in gym class she got pounded in the face by a volleyball and it didn't even bother her."

"That's not good." Artemis grumbled. "We need Serena to be more aware of herself as the princess, or we'll be in trouble!"

"But it can't be helped." Rei said. "The man she loves has been abducted, and we don't know what's happened to him. I can understand how she feels, too."

"Oh? It's rare to hear you show concern for Serena." Lita said stunned. She remembered that at one point Darien was her boyfriend and stopped talking except for one. "Sorry."

"Tails and me have a plan to get the emeralds back." Sonic said. "But don't ask, I won't tell you."

"Thanks for not sharing." Mina rolled her eyes.

"I know it must be tough." Artemis said "But there's no time to indulge Serena."

"That's right!" Luna said. "This is all so we can do to overcome the Dark Kingdom's ambitions! She needs to become a full-fledged princess as soon as possible and master how to use the Silver Crystal."

"We need to hurry and get all the emeralds so we can get rid of Eggman and send the Floating Island back to our world and then we can go home." Tails explained.

"I wish I could somehow help Serena recover." Mina said. Rei just stared at the nearby pond in despair.

Back at Serena's home she slouched over her locket as it played the music. She stared at the mirror and she began to tear up as she thought of Darien.

"Crying doesn't suit you dumpling head!" She remembered him saying once.

"You're so mean!" Serena cried. "Is my hairstyle really that weird?" She saw the open news paper that Molly showed her earlier on the floor.

"That's the hair salon that just opened, isn't it?" Said a voice from behind looking at it, she looked and there was Mina. "Sorry, you didn't answer, so I decided to just come in. Hey, Serena, how about a new hairstyle for a change of pace?"

"What?" She said confused. Mina just went to work. She untied Serena's hair and it all fell perfectly straight, now it seemed she and Mina could be twins. She began to brush her hair. "How about the appealingly mature and stylish bob cut? Or the slightly bold sauvage style? Or how about a nice and modest look with long, straight hair? A girl's mood can change a great deal."

"Yeah." Serena said. "A hair salon, huh?"

Meanwhile in the Dark Kingdom Malachite was overlooking Endymion's revival.

"Malachite!" Called Beryl.

"Yes my lady!" He bowed.

"No matter what it takes, we must steal the Silver Crystal from Sailor Moon! Then defeat Eggman and take the Chaos Emerald if that robot comes at you again, send it to me, I think I would love to dismantle a robot said to be so powerful!" Ordered Beryl.

"Yes, my lady!" Malachite bowed.

"You still do not know who Sailor Moon is?" Beryl asked.

"Please give me just a little more time." Malachite bowed.

"Do not take too long!" Beryl said. "Find out who Sailor Moon is immediately, and steal the Silver Crystal. We will use it to steal the chaos emeralds and destroy Sonic and Eggman!" She gripped her staff tightly and the dark gem on the top flushed out dark magic to show how serious she is.

"Please leave it to me." Malachite said. "I have already set the next plan in motion."

"Really?" Beryl asked with a hint of doubt. A small strand of blonde hair was on Malachite's finger.

"This is a strand of Sailor Moon's hair, which I obtained during battle! I will find the person with the same hair, and uncover Sailor Moon's true identity without fail."

"Good. Act with care." Beryl ordered.

"Yes my lady!" Malachite bowed before leaving.

Later at the beauty salon Serena and Mina arrived and the place was really busy.

"Hello!" The greeter smiled. "Welcome!"

"Could you do something with this girl's hair?" Mina said, pushing Serena to the greeter.

"My." The greeter laughed. "You have such beautiful hair! Please come this way." She took Serena to the sink and she placed a warm cloth on her face for relaxation and she began to scrub and shampoo Serena's hair. "If there are any itchy spots, please just tell me."

"Okay." Serena said muffled.

"Serena, I hope you feel better after this." Mina thought.

Then another hairdresser took a girl who was also in the sink, cleaned the soap out and took her to the big hair dryers and inserted her hair and while it began to dry her hair it began to do something else. The main dresser was looking towards it, and then she looked at the other hair dryers. They began to scan the hair follicles and the DNA in the strands then the main joint in the tube of heat flashed a blue X.

"No." The dresser thought. "That girl is not Sailor Moon either."

Mina was in the waiting chairs reading a magazine.

"Thanks for waiting!" Another dresser said. "Please come this way to the steamer."

"Oh, no. I just came here with my friend." Mina said, shaking an objecting hand.

"Then please give our hair steamers a try." The dresser aggressively asserted. "I'm sure we won't disappoint. Our hair steamers use a special steam that even fixes damaged hair in no time."

"Well." Mina sighed, blushing it's okay. "It's free after all." She went to the hair dryer and undid her ribbon and the dresser lowered the dryer on her head. It scanned Mina's hair and it flashed a red circle.

"Yes!" The dresser thought. "I have found you, Sailor Moon."

"Oh!" Serena said still muffled. "Could you move a little more to the right?" Serena was just still soaking in the sink yet, her dresser was not with her. "Ms. Are you done shampooing my hair?"

"I have found you Sailor Moon!" The head dressers snapped as she lunged at Mina, and grabbed her by the neck.

"Mina!" Serena shouted as she lifted her head and took the cloth off her face. She saw the struggle and the other dressers took out spray cans and began to spray in the air and the stuff they sprayed was a gas that put all the witnesses to sleep.

"No!" The head dresser screamed, throwing Mina around and snipping shears. "You must not fall asleep!" Somehow Serena wasn't asleep, and she fell to the floor and began to crawl to a lonely corner. "Now Hand me the Silver Crystal!"

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Mina cried.

"Don't play dumb!" The dresser snapped slamming her in the chair. "The computer told me that your hair is the same as Sailor Moon's!"

"What?" Mina wheezed. Then she remembered that she brushed both her, and Serena's hair with the same brush. "I see, that's when Serena's hair got onto me.."

"So." The dresser hissed. "You absolutely refuse to hand over the Silver Crystal." She began to snip her shears. "In that case, I have some ideas on how to change your mind." She moved back and got circled by the other dressers and they began to spin around her really fast she in a flash they all became one monster, a really huge humanoid monster wearing completely red with a red, blue ,white, barber carousel for on its right arm with large spikes on the shoulders with a blonde afro and four large pigtails to go with it.

"Oh, no!" Mina panicked.

Back in a sink around the corner which Serena managed to hide behind.

"The Dark Kingdom turned Ms. Kariko and her employees into monsters! Wait there, Mina, I'll rescue you soon." Serena declared.

Moon Prism Power Makeup!

The Monster approached Mina with the shears ready.

"Stop it!" Called the voice of Sailor Moon. She turned and saw her staring her down. "She is not Sailor Moon!"

"Impossible!" The monster cried double taking between the two blondes.

"You say you'll do haircuts for free." Sailor Moon shouted. "but you take advantage of girls who have little allowance! Sailor Moon will not forgive such a crook." She did her pose , "in the name of the moon I will punish you!"

"To think you came here on your own!" The Monster laughed. "Just like a slug jumping into a heap of salt!"

"A slug?" Sailor Moon gulped in disgust.

"I am the monster Mitsuami and I will melt you like a slug!" She snarled, and the right hand sank into the carousel and she attached a blow dryer to the hole and she tried to blast Sailor Moon but she jumped to the side.

"Serena!" Mina groaned.

"Wet hair must be dried!" Mitsuami snarled. She blasted more hot air and some flowers that touched the air were incinerated.

"GAHHHH!" Screamed Sailor Moon seeing the burned plants. The scream gave Sailor Moon away and Mitsuami's fingers became razor sharp shears.

"I will shave your unwanted hair!" Mitsuami snarled, lunging at Sailor Moon, she rolled to the side and Mitsuami's large shears hit the floor. Sailor Moon rolled to the side as a cannon popped out of her arm and they began to fire scissors at her.

"NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!" Sailor Moon cried as she continued to roll and she hit a rolling cart and she stopped as all the beauty supplies toppled on her. As Mitsuami closed in on her she grabbed some powder and threw it at Mitsuami and it hit her dead in the face and blinded her.

"Why you!" Mitsuami snarled.

"Monster Mitsuami!" Sailor Moon called pointing the Crescent Moon Wand at her. "Now! Ms. Kariko! With this I will turn you back into the old Ms. Kariko Tokoyama!"

"Moon Healing….." but she was cut short as something stopped her from casting the spell, something shot and knocked the wand out of her hand. She grabbed the wand but she noticed the object that hit her hand, it was a black rose. "This is!" She turned her head. "It can't be!"

In a barber chair Tuxedo mask sat and stared Sailor Moon down.

"Tuxedo Mask!" She said softly. She began to tear up, "I'm so glad!"

"I am not who you think!" Tuxedo Mask said coldly.

"What?" Sailor Moon said in shock.

"I am a commander of the Dark Kingdom, Endymion." Tuxedo Mask said, approaching her.

"You can't be!" Sailor Moon smiled thinking he was joking.

"Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask said with his cane out and ready to strike. "Hand over the Silver Crystal!" He extended it.

"Why?" Sailor Moon cried, acknowledging that this is no joke. "How come?" Mitsuami recovered and began pulling on an ignition cord.

"Finally!" She snarled and she turned to Sailor Moon and tried to attack her with an electric shaver. But she managed to dodge the attack.

"Mitsuami! Take the Silver Crystal from her!" Tuxedo Mask ordered. Mitsuami turned and tried to attack again.

"This can't be happening!" Sailor Moon cried.

"I'll shave you in half!" Mitsuami yelled, she charged at Sailor Moon and she just turned around and ran out the door.

"I have to contact everyone with my communication device." Mina groaned watching Tuxedo Mask and his monster chase after her. "Tuxedo Mask is our enemy?" She took out her transformation stick.

"Venus Power Make Up!"

Mitsuami chased Sailor Moon down the street with Tuxedo Mask following.

"Sit still and let me shave your head!" Mitsuami shouted. She charged at Sailor Moon and she ended up ramming her electric shaver into a power line pole.

"My head will come off if you shave my head with that!" Sailor Moon screamed.

"What are you doing Mitsuami!?" Tuxedo Mask yelled. "Hurry up and get me that Silver Crystal!"

"This can't be…" Sailor Moon sniffed. Then Mitsuami charged at Sailor Moon again. She dodged and the shaver rammed itself in the ground Sailor Moon went up in the air and fell to the ground.

"Are you ready now?" Mitsuami snickered, ready to go in for the kill.

"Stop right there!" Called five female voices and three male voices. It's the other Sailors with Sonic and Tails and the two cats.

"Everyone!" Sailor Moon cheered. Sonic jumped and began to spin in front of Sailor Mars.

"Fire Soul!"

Sonic sped out and Sailor Jupiter threw in some lightning into the attack.

"Supreme Thunder!"

"Sonic became a whirling ball of fire and lightning." He charged at Mitsuami and shattered her electric shaver.

Tails jumped in front of Sailor Mercury and began to spin.

"Bubble Spray!"

Tails charged at Mitsuami in a bubbly spin dash. He struck Mitsuami and the bubbles released the fog.

"Now, Sailor Moon!" Sailor Venus said. She used the Crescent Moon Wand Again.

"Moon Healing Escalation! Refresh!"

Mitsuami all reverted back to all the hairdressers

"Tuxedo Mask!" Sailor Mars called. "You're safe!"

"Sailor Mars!" Sailor Venus interrupted. "He is not the Tuxedo Mask you know! He is a commander of the Dark Kingdom, Endymion!"

"That can't be true!" Sailor Mars cried.

"So that's why you called me and Tails here!" Sonic said. "I guess this is a good enough reason. Hey! Where's the Chaos Emerald!?" Tuxedo Mask took it out of his pocket.

"Beryl trust me with the emerald, she said. 'I trust you with the emerald to bring us victory and to bring us the others!'" Tuxedo Mask explained.

"It's not true, is it"? Sailor Jupiter cried. "Just tell me it's a lie, Tuxedo Mask!"

"Roses have thorns." Tuxedo Mask said. "You must know that even a red rose turns black when exposed to a wintery blast."

"Why?" Sailor Mars whimpered with tears wallowing in her eyes.

"Are you really going to fight us?" Sailor Mercury asked.

"I do not enjoy fighting women." Tuxedo Mask said. "But I will show no mercy in order to get the Silver Crystal and the three chaos emeralds!"

"Then I guess you won't have any regrets fighting us!" Sonic said throwing a cold finger at Tuxedo Mask, "When we take your Chaos Emerald from you first!" He began to approach Sailor Moon.

"Endymion!" Called the voice of Metalia in his head. "Withdraw this time!"

"What?" He responded.

"This is an order from Queen Metalia!" Beryl ordered, aslo in his head.

"Sailor Warriors, Sonic, Tails, it seems your time of death has been postponed. Women's friendships are fleeting. Just like a fragile flower, they fall apart at the slightest breeze." There was a silence. "Good-bye. And he turned around and left."

Back in the Dark Kingdom Endymion bowed before Metalia.

"Why did you tell me to come back?" He asked.

"Endymion!" Metalia said. "I cannot have you die."

Beryl was at her throne waving her hands around her crystal ball.

"It seems that Endymion has become a warrior of the Dark Kingdom, both in mind and body." She laughed.

"Yes my lady!" Malachite bowed. "The brainwashing was very effective!"

"From now on." Beryl said. "I expect Endymion to be quite useful as a warrior of the Dark Kingdom Hahahahaha."

Back at the Salon the dressers returned to their previous jobs of cutting hair. The girls watched the dressers work and Sonic and Tails already headed back home.

Serena smiled and turned from the window.

"Ms. Kariko is just an ordinary person." She said. "Who has nothing to do with our fight. I don't want people like her to get mixed up in our fights anymore, except for Sonic and Tails unfortunately we kind of need them."

"Well, Serena finally seems to be more aware." Artemis smiled. "Of what it means to be the princess."

Serena whizzed around with a happy face.

"But, I'm glad that Tuxedo Mask is still alive!" She cheered.

"Oh, boy…" Everyone said, sweat dropping and falling over.

"Just how is she aware of being the princess again?" Luna asked, embarrassed.

"No!" Artemis said. "She's just trying to act tough there. At the very least, it means Serena has grown up as a person."

"You to Rei." Lita said, putting her hand on her shoulder, "You can't mope about this forever."

"You're right!" Rei smiled.

"Tuxedo Mask is probably just being controlled by the bad guys and being used by them!" Serena said acting tough. "So, I'll restore him back to his old self with the power of my love!"