"Trini, I mean, Sailor Moon, what's your idea for how we can turn the odds in this battle in our favor?" asked Kimberly, standing next to her boyfriend, Tommy.
"We were defeated pretty bad before by Queen Beryl's monster," reminded Aisha glumly, hanging her head as she kept glancing at her secret crush, Rocky, out of the corner of her eye.
"I have an idea how we can work together to beat Queen Beryl, AND help Usagi and her friends defeat the Machine Empire's monster!" proclaimed Trini, grinning at her former crush/now future date, Jason, who smiled back.
"Come on girl, out with it!" said Tanya excitedly, as her boyfriend Adam wrapped his arm around her.
"Let's hear it!" encouraged Kat, as her boyfriend Billy beside her nodded.
"We need to take a chance and switch up our approach to this battle," began Trini.
Aisha – still appearing to be lost in her own unrequited feelings for Rocky – continued to stare glumly at the ground. Yet the other girls looked at Trini, and then at each other, exchanging confused gazes. Then Kimberly, Kat, and Tanya each turned to their respective boyfriends to see if they perhaps comprehended Trini's meaning.
"That's exactly what I mean!" exclaimed Trini. "Tanya, if you have a problem, of course you'd turn to your boyfriend, Adam, first. But Billy is the best here with technology. Why not try working with Billy to learn how to use Sailor Mercury's goggles?"
"I get it," said Tanya slowly. "You are saying we need to switch up who we're working as we approach this battle."
"Yes exactly," said Trini, nodding excitedly that Tanya got her idea.
"Hey, I'll try anything if it means I don't get stuck up a tree in the middle of a battle again," laughed Tanya. "Come on, Billy, let's see if we can figure out these Sailor Mercury digital goggles. Hey Ami, maybe you can help us, too?"
The blue-haired girl and former blue Mighty Morphin' Power Ranger both circled around Tanya as they began to chat animatedly about the Sailor Mercury digital goggles. Smiling that Tanya seemed to be on board with her "switching it up" plan, Trini's confidence grew as she turned back to the rest of the group.
"Kat, still having trouble standing upright in those high green heels?" asked Trini, looking sympathetically at the tall blonde.
"Maybe a little," replied Kat sheepishly, as she teetered again, nearly crashing to the ground.
"What about working with Zack?" suggested Trini. "He's an amazing dancer and has the best balance out of anyone we know!"
"Great idea, Trini!" said Zack enthusiastically. "Come on, Kat, let's do this!"
"Mako, why don't you come with us?" asked Kat, gesturing to the tall auburn girl who happily fell in line.
"Jason," begin Trini, blushing as she turned back towards the boy she knew now shared her feelings. "You picked up a little Japanese too when working at the peace conferences, right?"
"A little bit," acknowledged Jason, smiling broadly at Trini. "What did you have in mind?"
"Me!" piped up Kimberly, as she and Trini laughed together. "You want Jason to help me correctly pronounce Sailor Mars' 'Akoyo Tazan' fire attack, right?"
"Akuryo Taisan," repeated Trini and Jason in unison.
"But yes," said Trini nodding. "Jason, can you help her? Rei, maybe you as well?"
Kimberly, not waiting for an answer, grabbed the hands of both a startled Rei and laughing Jason as they went off to work on her Japanese. Trini felt relief flood her as the excitement of her best friend, Kim, who she had known had wanted to be Sailor Moon, now seemed perfectly at ease with accepting the challenges of being Sailor Mars. With this, Trini turned towards her remaining friends.
"Adam, your Japanese is still the best among us. What about if you helped Tommy to translate for Usagi how to best use the Zeo Red Power Sword?"
"Great idea!" said Tommy and Adam in unison, as they walked over to an eager Usagi, who clapped her hands together excitedly.
"Ummm Trini, what about us?" piped up Aisha, gesturing to herself, Rocky, and Minako.
"Rocky, can you go help Adam and Tommy for a bit?" suggested Trini.
Giving a big thumbs-up and a pat on the back to Aisha, Rocky headed over to where Adam and Tommy were trying to help Usagi wield the sword. Aisha followed Rocky's movement across the room wistfully, before turning to look at Minako. Trini said a few words Minako in Japanese, and both girls laughed.
"You speak Japanese, too?" questioned Aisha, furrowing her eyebrows in confusion.
"Like Jason, I picked up a bit at the peace conferences," explained Trini. "I don't understand or speak nearly as well as Adam does, though. Anyway, enough about me. Let's talk about you, Aisha. And Rocky."
"Wha-wha-what about Rocky and me?" asked Aisha uncertainly.
"Minako and I have an idea to help you… both with the battle against Queen Beryl's monster AND with Rocky."
Trini and Minako exchanged sneaky grins while Aisha looked back-and-forth between the girls nervously. What did they have planned to help get her Venus Love-Me Chain attack working in battle? And why did it involve Rocky?
