The next day...
Darla yawned and stretched before she turned curiously to the nightstand to see that there was a sailor-like school uniform for her to borrow since it was a school day. "Nice." She smiled.
Lita decided to make some pizza for lunch as Darla tried on the outfit and looked into her mirror to see how she looked.
"I look good in this." Darla smiled.
"Oh, you look so adorable, Darla," Lita smiled back. "Your bow is a perfect match to it."
"Yeah, this is a good one..." Darla commented about the red ribbon resting on her golden curls.
Rini was soon dressed next and the two of the had the same lunch.
"Oh, Rini, aren't we so adorable?" Darla beamed.
"Yeah, let's be twins!" Rini giggled.
"Totally." Darla smiled before she saw the uniform Atticus was wearing.
"Are you sure I should do this?" Atticus asked Mina as she recommended the outfit.
"Oh, come on, it's a good look for you, not that anything isn't." Mina giggled.
"Well, if you're sure." Atticus said.
Mina giggled innocently.
"Are we all here then?" Darla asked.
"Yep, we're all here." Artemis said.
"Okay, it's time to go then." Luna nodded to that.
Serena seemed more tired then awake. "Being a good student and a superhero is totally exhausting." she yawned on the way to school.
"Please," Luna scoffed. "Try babysitting a bunch of wannabe Scouts who do nothing but gossip."
"Mm-hmm." Artemis added.
This caused for all of the girls, but Serena to laugh.
"I forgot," Rini suddenly spoke up. "Thanks for lunch, Lita."
"Oh, yes, thanks." Darla added.
"You two really like your pizzas." Mina smiled.
"You bet." Darla and Rini smiled back. They all soon notice that both Raye and Atticus were behind them and weren't walking.
"Guys, wait up!" Lita cried out.
Patch knew that look in Atticus and Raye's eyes.
"What's the matter, guys?" Lita asked Atticus and Raye.
"We feel it!" Atticus replied.
"There's something very close by!" Raye added.
All of them soon ran off.
"Wait for me, uh!" Rini ran before yelping as she fell to the ground.
Darla came over to the pink-haired girl and helped her up.
"Thanks." Rini smiled.
"No problem." Darla said before the two of them continued to run.
They all then turned to a corner and came to a complete stop and they gasped at what they saw. All down the street are people lying motionless.
"What happened to all these people?" Mina wondered.
"I can't believe what I'm seeing." Lita added.
"They've been drained." Atticus said.
"Huh?" Mina asked.
"Are you sure?" Serena asked Atticus.
"I can barely sense their power levels." Atticus said.
"Sailors, be super alert!" Luna warned. "That means you too, Darla!"
"You got it." Darla said.
"I'm sure the culprit's gone by now," Mina suggested. "Probably gone to find more victims." A dead man soon grabbed her leg.
"Or to plan the next attack." Artemis suggested until Mina suddenly screamed.
The group soon looked to see the man was now standing up while holding Mina's leg. Artemis falls off her as the man lift's her off her feet.
"He's got her!" Serena panicked.
"Let go of me!" Mina demanded.
Darla glared as she kicked against the man to make him let go of Mina. That seemed to do the trick as the man let go of Mina. There were then suddenly vines coming to wrap all of them up inside of.
"Whoa!" Darla gulped.
All the people start standing up and turning to them. Every single one of them has vines wrapped around them.
"They're all covered with vines!" Amy panicked.
"Raye, do you have anything that can get rid of these vines?" Atticus asked.
"I'll need some Spell Scrolls," Raye replied. "Luckily, I have some."
Atticus wanted to go with her, but looked to Darla as he couldn't leave her alone since she was just a little girl. Raye soon ran off to throw the Spell Scrolls at the people. Atticus stayed with Darla for her sake while he was anxious to help out with what he could do despite not being a Sailor Scout.
Lita kicks and throws any of them who come within reach. "Take that, Plant Breath!" she glared.
"Teach those guys a lesson!" Darla called out.
One of the zombies has a hold on Serena's nose.
"Ooh!" Serena cried out. "Let go of my nose!"
"Oh. Evil Spirits, Disperse! Ya!" Raye yelled out as she throws the spells out and each one attaches to the people's foreheads which made them all fall down.
Darla was surrounded by zombies which annoyed her and she breathed heavily out of anger. "Get... Out of... MY WAY!" she suddenly yelled out which made them all fly in the air as her screams were quite powerful, even before this adventure. "Hmph! That's better."
Amy pulls out her mini computer and starts pressing buttons. "Hold on," she told the others as she felt like she knew the source of this chaos. "I'm getting a reading on the energy source that controls those vines! Almost there. Got it! There it is!"
Everyone turns and looks at a pink flower blooming out next to the tree on the sidewalk.
"That little flower?" Darla asked out of confusion.
The flower then jumps up, growing four legs.
"Whoa, that is freaky." Atticus said.
"Atticus, what's happening?" Darla asked her big brother.
"I have no idea what is going on with that flower." Atticus said.
Patch shuddered as he didn't like it so far.
"That plant can't move!" Rini cried out as she had just rounded the corner and saw the plant.
The plant turns towards Rini and starts running at her.
"It's after Rini!" Darla gasped.
"Stop that wicked weed!" Serena called out.
"Rini, start running!" Lita added.
The flower leaps at Rini and a row of sharp white teeth appear which made the girl scream. Serena soon jumped Rini out of the flower's reach. Patch growled as he came toward the plant. Something freaky happened as a human body appeared on the plant.
"What the...?" Patch's eyes widened.
"Evil Spirit, Disperse!" Raye yelled out, throwing out more Spell Scrolls.
The plant laughed evilly as it dodged them all. It then reaches up and grabs Amy and Raye pinning them against a large steel door. It raps numerous tendrils around them as a pink flower grows from it's back. The plant starts to drain the girl's energy.
"Augh!" Amy and Raye called out as the flower laughed at them.
"Amy! Raye!" Atticus gasped.
"I can't fight!" Amy cried out.
"It's draining us!" Raye added.
"We need Scout power!" Patch told Mina and Lita.
"Venus Star Power!" Mina called out and transformed into Sailor Venus.
"Jupiter Star Power!" Lita called out and transformed herself into Sailor Jupiter.
"Amazing." Atticus said.
"Get this weed off of us!" Amy and Raye called out.
"Venus Love Chain, Encircle." Mina cried out.
The Love Chain breaks through the tendrils, releasing the two girls and causing the creature to fall back.
"Jupiter ThunderClap, Zap!" Lita added.
The attack sends the creature farther down the street.
"Those were some cool attacks." Atticus said.
Mina and Lita smiled to Atticus in thanks as it was their job as Sailor Scouts.
"Let's hope we're not too late!" Artemis replied.
"I can still sense their power levels." Atticus said.
The two Sailor Scouts and cats run over to Amy and Raye. The plant, though, gets back up on it's feet.
"That is one stubborn weed," Patch growled. "I oughta tear its gizzard out!"
"While you two transform, I'll attack that weed with one of my own attacks." Atticus said before getting his attack ready which was something he learned from Goku.
Raye and Amy nodded and then went to get ready.
"Mars Star Power!" Raye called out and became Sailor Mars.
"Mercury Star Power!" Amy added and became Sailor Mercury.
"Kamehameha!" Atticus called out his attack, sending out his powerful attack at the plant.
"Mars FireBall, Blast!" Raye helped.
"Supreme Thunder Crash!" Lita added.
All three attacks went straight for the plant. The creature jumps off the building, dodging the attacks, and lands back on the street.
"It's not possible!" Atticus's eyes widened.
Darla and Rini were both now trying to wake up Serena who had got knocked out from the fall. Rini then began to tickle the older blonde girl's nose.
"Achoo!" Serena then sneezed before she flips over onto her back and goes back to sleep.
"Cover her nose." Darla said.
Rini then decided to try to do that to see if it would work. After a few moments, Serena jumps up into a sitting position.
"Works with Atticus every time." Darla smirked.
"I can tell." Rini said.
"Are you two trying to kill me?" Serena gawked at the two little girls. "I wasn't sleeping!"
"Could've fooled me," Rini replied. "Didn't want you to miss the fight."
"Oh. Huh? It's still on?" Serena asked.
"Yep." Darla said.
"And they need help." Rini added.
"Ooh!" Serena yelped as she then stood up and walked a couple of steps. "...Moon Crystal-"
"Wait a minute, Rini wants to say something to you." Darla said.
"I'm kinda busy here," Serena asked the pink-haired girl. "What is it, you brat?"
"Thanks for saving my life. You're a pal," Rini replied. "Now do your thing, Moon Mama!"
"Moon Mama?" Darla wondered.
"My nickname for her." Rini said.
"Oh, okay." Darla smiled.
"You got it," Serena nodded and then transformed into Sailor Moon. "Moon Crystal Power!"
"So cool." Darla smiled.
Fiore returns to his true form and a pink flower appears on over Fiore's heart and opens showing the upper body of a female before laughing wickedly.
"Why does that flower give me a bad feeling?" Patch asked.
"Oh, no!" Luna gasped.
"The Kisenian Blossom!" Artemis cried out.
"I take it that's bad." Patch said.
The cats nodded to Patch as this was a serious case.
"Quite a little welcoming committee," Kisenian smirked. "Thank you, Fiore."
"Truly, I believe this planet's perfect for cultivating our plans," Fiore nodded back. "The energy is very good here."
"Okay, now he's just sounding crazy." Patch said.
"You know what I always say, 'Let's put the petal to the metal'." Kisenian told Fiore.
"Gladly." Fiore replied before sending out a blast at Mina and Amy, sending them crashing through a restaurant window.
"AUGH!" Mina and Amy cried out.
Fiore laughed and then turned on Raye and sent her into a steel door.
"That's not funny!" Lita glared.
Atticus soon ran towards Fiore, angry with him just as much as Patch.
"You weed!" Lita sneered as she ran with Atticus.
Fiore soon dodged their attack which sent them flying into a telephone booth. Darla gasped at this and soon went in front of Serena to try to protect her.
"We've done the Sailor Scout hash," Fiore laughed. "Now let's try the Moon kabobs!" Long needles extended from his fingernails as he advances on Serena, who was too scared to move.
"Stay away from her!" Darla glared at Fiore as she stood protectively in front of Serena.
"And who do we have here?" Fiore smirked at Darla.
"My name is Darla Fudo and I won't let you hurt Sailor Moon/Serena!" Darla glared before a light glowed in front of her.
"Wow, that's quite impressive." A masked/suited figure appeared, known as Tuxedo Mask.
Darla looked at the man before reaching into the light. Then a rose shoots through and pierces the ground between the two.
"Nothing good will ever grow in a garden full of darkness, Fiore," Tuxedo Mask glared. "We all know it."
Serena was happy to see Tuxedo Mask. "The guy can wear a cape! Whoo!"
"Who is that?" Darla wondered.
"A red rose!" Fiore called out before his nails returned to normal as he looked back up at Tuxedo Mask. "Darien! You remember that promise we made all those years ago!"
"Darien?" Darla asked.
"Fiore, your heart was pure then. But no longer." Tuxedo Mask glared as he jumped down to the street.
"But you swore me eternal friendship, and now you choose this dingbat over me, Darien!" Fiore glared back.
"She is my friend, as you are," Tuxedo Mask argued. "If you believe in our friendship, Fiore, you must trust Sailor Moon and the people here."
"He's right." Darla said.
Fiore glanced over to her.
"You should believe him..." Darla told him. "I might not know Darien as well as you do, but I'm sure he would never break a promise to hurt someone."
Fiore knew that Darien wouldn't hurt him. The Kisenian flower looks up, her eyes glowing, controlling Fiore once again.
"Huh?" Tuxedo Mask asked as he took a step back.
"Hi-yah! This girl has you bamboozled, Darien!" Fiore smirked as he charged toward Serena with a sword.
Darla soon got hold of a diamond which soon glowed as bright as the moon.
"Darla, run!" Tuxedo Mask told the young blonde girl.
"No... I can do this!" Darla replied as she held out the diamond. She soon glowed brightly as she soon started to have her own transformation.
"Darla!" Serena looked worried for the young girl.
Darla was soon seen as a miniature version of Sailor Moon. Everyone looked in surprise as Darla had become a Sailor Scout herself. Darla opened her eyes and looked around to see she had a new outfit on and had her own Moon Scepter.
"Cool." Darla smiled before becoming determined.
Tuxedo Mask held Serena close as Darla looked like she wanted to take on Fiore herself. Darla soon brought out her Moon Scepter. Fiore was about to stab her with his sword.
"DARLA!" Atticus cried out for his little sister.
Tuxedo Mask had gotten in Fiore's way and took the hit from the sword. "Fiore, stop!" He demanded before he was soon stabbed.
"Oh, no!" Serena looked devastated.
"Darien!" Darla gasped.
Serena Tuxedo Mask's head onto her lap. "Oh, my love~"
"I can't lose him," Fiore's eyes flashed. "He's the only friend I've ever had!"
"Your selfishness did this!" Darla scolded. "You should be ashamed."
Tuxedo Mask then disappeared.
"WHAT?!" Darla and Serena asked in surprise of what they just saw.
Tuxedo Mask then reappeared into Fiore's arms.
"Hey!" Darla glared.
"Give him back!" Serena demanded.
"Sailor Moon!" Luna cried out.
Fiore rises into the sky to disappear with Tuxedo Mask.
"Whoa." Darla said.
"No! This can't be!" Serena began to cry. "Tuxedo... Tuxedo..."
Darla soon comforted Serena. Serena sniffled to her and soon hugged her. Darla began to rub her back while soothing her.
"You're such a good friend." Serena sniffled.
"I learned how to be a good friend from my best friend, Amber and Atticus." Darla told her.
"Amber must be a wonderful girl." Serena smiled.
"Yeah, we sat next to each other on the bus on my first day of school and we ended up having the same class." Darla smiled back in memory of becoming Amber's best friend.
"That sounds like fate." Serena said.
Darla smiled back as she hugged Serena once again as they felt like sisters themselves now.
"Oh, I hope my Darian is okay..." Serena sighed. "I love him, Darla; I really do."
"If Fiore is his friend, I have a feeling he might keep him in something to help with the wounds." Darla said.
"I hope you're right." Serena replied.
Atticus and Patch soon came to the girls to make sure they were okay.
"Oh, Darla, thank Celestia!" Atticus looked relieved for his little sister.
"Thank Celestia?" Serena asked out of confusion.
"It's, uh, a family expression..." Atticus replied, not sure how to be honest about that just right now.
"Is anyone hurt?" Patch checked for any injuries.
"We're okay." Mina said.