AN: So our story is picking up three days after the last chapter. Serena has quit the scouts and they are just realizing that our girl means business.

"This is the second meeting that lunar brain has missed. She doesn't deserve to be leader."

"Rei," Mina started, "this is how this starts in the first place. You are always giving her a hard way to go."

"Oh no, don't go blaming this all on me," Rei said hotly, "You all give her just as much grief."

"Not all the time," Mina said in her own defense.

"And not as much as you," Ami interjected.

"Ami, has Serena said anything to you," Lita asked concerned.

"She talks to me regularly but nothing about sailor business. Not one peep."

"She's serious this time," Mina said quietly. "When I tried to give her the scepter and the compact back she told me to find someone else to use it or to use it myself."

"Well I miss her. She hardly speaks to me," Lita said upset, "but we need her back before we have to fight. We can not do this without her."

"Too late for that now," Luna said walking in, "Major trouble in town and Tuxedo Mask is already there."

"Let's book it girls," Lita said in her transformation stance.

"Jupiter Star Power."

"Mercury Star Power."

"Venus Star Power."

"Mars Star Power."

They took off in the direction of the battle site in town. They all had different thoughts plaguing their minds but one thing for certain, three of them had one thing in mind, getting Serena back. When they finally got there, they found a very tired Tuxedo Mask battling by himself.

It took over an hour before they were able to wear the enemy down. They were tired and beaten down. Every last one of them was over tired and ready to just quit. They began wondering how they were ever going to get rid of this thing.

"Well," Sailor Jupiter said leaning over with her hands on her thighs. "How do we kill this thing?"

"Sailor Moon always does it," Mercury answered.

"Well that's not gonna help right now," Venus said, "Who's got the wand?"

"I do," Rei answered, materializing the scepter from the same astral pocket her own wand came from.

"Then do something," Jupiter said.

"How do you even work this thing?"

"Say 'Moon healing activation'."

"That is for healing doofus," Rei said to Mina, "That's a real monster, not a possession."

The other girls all shot her a dirty look. It's as if she couldn't stop herself from saying something snarky and hurting someone else's feelings.

"Ladies," Tuxedo Mask said redirecting their attention to the matters at hand, "Where is

Sailor Moon?"

"She's..."

"She's..."

"Not here obviously. Do you know how to work this thing," Sailor Mars said holding the scepter in her hand.

"You just have to say Moon Spiral Heart Attack."

"Thanks."

She tried it, but it didn't work. She kept trying and it just would not work.

"Give it here," Sailor Jupiter said giving it a shot. It didn't quite work for her either.

"Somebody do something!" Tuxedo Mask said looking at the monster that had just came to and was now heading in their direction.

"You take it," Jupiter said thrusting the scepter in his direction. He threw his hands up and backed away from it quickly.

"I don't think so."

"We've all tried, Tuxedo Mask. You're our only hope."

"Sailor Venus?" he said with a look.

"NO!" they all yelled out in unison.

Tuxedo Mask looked at the oncoming monster and weighed the possibilities. He grabbed the scepter from the ground. The minute he touched it, he was engulfed in a bright light. The girls shielded their eyes from the brightness. When they looked at him again his tuxedo had turned white and was adorned with gold. His hat had also turned white, as did his mask. Everything was white and gold.

"Tuxedo Mask!" the girls shouted in unison as they stared in awe of his transformation.

He concentrated on Serena's energy as he pointed the scepter in the direction of the monster that was now right in front of them. The Sailor Scouts watched in awe as the monster cried out in agony and became a pile of dust.

"Way to go Tuxedo!" they said in joy.

"Thanks," he said noncommitally, "how do I transform back?"

Everyone gave each other strange looks.

"Anybody?"

"Not really," said Mercury, "we never see her transform. She just sort of does."

"Great, just great," he said giving them all side-glances, "By the way, WHERE is Sailor Moon?"

"Vacation?"

"Try again."

"Sick day?"

"Forget it. How do I get home?"

"The scepter can make you invisible," Mercury said. "Do what ever it was you did to get it to work and say 'Separation Elimination'. No wait, it's 'Separation Confusion'."

"No Mercury," Sailor Venus said with quite certainty, "it's 'Separation Identification'."

"She's right," Mercury agreed.

Tuxedo Mask did as he was told and he felt a strange sensation rush through his body.

"Did it work?"

"Yeah," Mercury said.

"That is so cool," Venus said, "Well I gotta go, homework, boyfriend, chores..."

"Same here," the others agreed running off before he could ask about Sailor Moon again.

They all went their separate ways and Tuxedo Mask flew home. There was a certain blonde that he needed to get in touch with and fast. She had some explaining to do. No sooner than he got in to the door, he picked up the phone and dialed her number.

"Hello," he heard from her sweet voice.

"Problem. Big problem."

"I told you guys that I quit."

"We can discuss that later, sweet pea. I'm currently not visible."

"Darien?" she asked.

"Yes."

"Why do you sound so out of breath?"

"What part of 'currently not visible' did you miss?"

"What?"

"I need you now."

"Muffin..."

"Not for that Serena," he said frustrated.

"Alright moody. I'll borrow my dad's car." She hung up. She grabbed a pair of socks out of her drawer on her way downstairs.