Hey there, sorry for the late update! I had to take a break from both Fallen Stars and Witches 0 to focus on Rare Pare Week. If you're interested, you can find them on my tumblr, rickyriddle.

Anyway, I hope the wait was worth it and you'll like this chapter! Enjoy ^^

"Eudial!" Sailor Mars exclaimed.

"Where's Hanyuu-san!?" Sailor Venus immediately asked.

Eudial sighed at that question.

"Still trying to 'save' Mimete, huh? So futile. So pathetic of you."

"Who are you calling pathetic!?" Sailor Jupiter let out.

Eudial clicked her tongue, still pointing her staff at them.

"If you didn't come just to save this useless waste of oxygen that is Mimete, you might have lived longer. Alas, you just don't want to give up on her."

"Of course we won't give up on her! Just like we won't give up on you either, Arimura-san," Sailor Moon added. "We're going to save all of you!"

Eudial's grip on her staff became tighter.

"Shut up, and perish, you bunch of nuisances!" Eudial yelled. "Death Blaster!"

A powerful fiery blast came out from the star atop her staff, shooting right at the Sailor Senshi.

"Watch out!" Sailor Mercury exclaimed. "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"

With her powerful water attack, Mercury managed to block Eudial's blast.

"How annoying…" Eudial muttered. Then, she looked up behind them, grinning.

"Then, how about I even the odds a bit," she added.

"What…?" Mars started to ask.

"Mosaic Buster!"

"Mandragora Buster!"

The senshi barely had time to react when they were surprised by Viluy and Tellu, attacking them from behind.

"Everyone, look out!" Venus exclaimed.

They all jumped to dodge the attacks, while Tellu and Viluy joined Eudial.

"I suppose you're both done with what I asked from you," Eudial mumbled to them.

Viluy nodded as she handed a flask to Eudial.

"It was child's play," Viluy bragged.

"Good. Well then, let's greet our guests properly, shall we?" Eudial smirked.

Tellu grinned. "With pleasure."

The three witches all joined their staff together. Their respective stars started to shine.

"Witches Buster Attack!"

The inner senshi hurried into their own formation.

"Sailor Planet Attack!"

The two combined attacks collided with one another, resulting in a powerful bang. The Witches' attack proved stronger, and a powerful gust sent the senshi flying to the other side of the room.

"Arghhh…!"

The inners landed on the ground while the witches laughed at them.

"Let's finish this once and for all!" Eudial exclaimed. "Death Blaster!"

"Death Freezer!"

"Death Bloomer!"

Before the attacks could hit the inners, something parried them.

"Silence Wall!"

A barrier made of energy protected the inners from the witches' attack.

"What!?" Eudial let out.

"Protected by Saturn, the Planet of Destruction. I am Sailor Saturn, Guardian of Silence!"

She was wielding her scythe, dissipating the barrier she had created. She was quickly joined by the other outer senshi.

"Protected by Uranus, The Outer Planet of Wind, Guardian of the Heavens. Invited by a new age, Sailor Uranus, appearing magnificently!"

"Protected by Neptune, the Outer Planet of the Seas, Guardian of the Deep Sea. Invited by a new age, Sailor Neptune, fighting gracefully!"

"Likewise, I am the Keeper of the Door of Space and Time. I am Sailor Pluto. Guardian of the Underworld."

Eudial slammed the end of her staff to the ground.

"Ugh! You guys are so annoying! Stop introducing yourself every time, you bunch of posers!" Eudial exclaimed.

"No matter how many cockroaches you swat, there's always more that will show up," Viluy sneered.

"Let's just swat them harder!" Tellu let out.

They all bring back their staff together.

"Witches Buster Attack!"

"Everyone, let's do this together!" Sailor Moon exclaimed.

The other senshi nodded, including the outers.

"Sailor Planet Power Meditation!"

Both group attacks hit one another and upon the shock, a devastating explosion occurred, destroying the ground under them.

"Ahhhhh!"

They all screamed as they fell through the broken ground, only Eudial managing to teleport in time.

"Ugh…"

Jupiter rubbed her head, painfully standing up after the fall. She immediately looked around, worried for her companions.

"Is everyone alright!?'

Both Uranus and Pluto emerged from behind some debris, unscathed. The three of them seemed to have fallen into an enclosed room underneath the broken ground.

"I'm fine," Pluto replied. "I think we got separated from the others, though."

"Those damn witches…!" Uranus exclaimed.

"Hey, watch your tongue, would you?"

"Huh?"

"Mandragora Buster!"

Vines sprang up to attack them. Uranus quickly conjured her Space Sword, slicing her way through.

"Show yourself, you coward!" Uranus shouted.

A sinister laugh came from the shadow, slowly revealing a silhouette.

"It's been a while, Sailor Pluto," Tellu said. "I suppose you've come to settle the score between us"

Pluto held her Garnet Rod even tighter, ready to attack. But Jupiter suddenly intervened.

"Teruno-san, please, stop! This isn't you! You used to be human!"

Tellu seemed confused by this sudden declaration.

"Teruno… tsk, Mimete kept calling me that too… I have no idea what game you're both playing, but that's not my name! I'm Tellu from the Witches 5!

"Eudial is lying to you, about who you used to be!" Jupiter insisted. "You mustn't trust her! She's going to betray you eventually!"

"Shut up! You don't know anything! I'm tired of people telling me I'm going to get backstabbed! Eudial wouldn't! Just die already, you bunch of bugs!" Tellu yelled. "Death Bloomer!"

She cast a torrent of deadly flowers toward Jupiter. Uranus quickly jumped in front of her.

"Space Turbulence!"

Uranus counter-attacked Tellu, blocking her strike.

"You…!"

"Chronos Typhoon!"

Tellu didn't have time to react and was hit directly by Pluto's attack.

"Argh!"

The witch was thrown to the ground. Uranus rushed toward her with her blade raised, ready to give her the finishing blow.

"No, don't!"

Jupiter suddenly got into Uranus' path, forcing her to stop.

"Jupiter!? What are you doing?!" Uranus exclaimed. "Get out of the way! She's our enemy…!"

"Teruno-san is still in there! You can't kill her!" Jupiter insisted. "Sailor Moon has to purify her!"

"She's too dangerous!"

"But…!"

"Urgh…"

Tellu let out a groan as the star on her forehead started to flicker.

"Teruno… that name… why does it feel so… familiar…? Who did I… use to… be?"

Jupiter slowly approached Tellu.

"Teruno-san, please remember…" she began softly. "Your real name is Teruno Lulu. You're a high school student. You love gardening and you're passionate about flowers. You used to be a regular human…"

She then gently touched Tellu's shoulder, trying to reach out to her. But it unfortunately had the opposite effect. Tellu's eyes shone red as the star on her forehead stopped flickering.

"Leave me alone!"

She pushed away Jupiter and jumped up, pointing her staff at her.

"Teruno-san…?"

"Stop calling me that…!"

Tellu started getting agitated again, her black star flickering once again.

"Argh… screw this, I'm out!"

Tellu hit the ground with the end of her staff and green smoke came out of it, engulfing her.

"Don't let her get away!" Pluto exclaimed.

Uranus rushed toward the witch and tried to tackle her, but when she reached the smoke she simply went through it. Tellu had already disappeared.

"Shit!" Uranus let out before turning toward Jupiter. "Why did you protect her!? She got away!"

"I couldn't let you just kill her! She's a human who got corrupted against her will!" Jupiter defended herself.

"If she goes after the others and hurts them, it's on you then!"

"...!"

"Enough with the fighting," Pluto intervened. "We need to find the others, fast! We will deal with Tellu and the other witches when the time comes."

Uranus sighed.

"Alright. Let's go then," she said, already starting to run.

Pluto didn't lose any time and followed her. Jupiter felt some doubt about her decision but in the end, she thought that she simply did what Sailor Moon would have done in her situation. She brushed away all her uncertainty and followed the two outers.

Sailor Moon, Mercury and Neptune were walking down a corridor from where they'd fallen, looking for the rest of their companions.

"They can't be too far away," Sailor Moon said. "We all fell from the same room."

"It depends on what was underneath said room, and how deep everyone fell," Mercury replied.

"They might not be on the same floor as us," Neptune agreed.

"That's even worse! If they fell deeper, they could have hurt themselves!" Sailor Moon exclaimed.

"You should really worry about yourself first before getting concerned over your little friends," chided a fourth voice.

"Huh!?"

"Mosaic Buster!"

Mercury immediately pushed Sailor Moon out of the way, getting hit instead.

"Urgh!"

"Mercury!" Sailor Moon exclaimed.

"Still risking your life for your so-called 'friend', Mizuno-san?" Viluy sneered. "This is why people like you can't help but get hurt!"

Mercury struggled to get back on her feet.

"I'd rather… get hurt… than let my friends be harmed! I won't simply stand aside when I can help!"

Viluy clicked her tongue.

"Pathetic, as usual. You will never accomplish anything meaningful if you die foolishly protecting someone!"

"You're wrong!" Sailor Moon suddenly interjected. "Kindness is never pathetic, nor foolish! Mercury wants to become a doctor who can save people and I won't let you make fun of her! In the name of the Moon, I shall punish you!"

Viluy let out a chuckle.

"Won't let me? How funny!" she then turned serious. "Such a softie… I bet it's your stupidity and naivete that rubbed off on Mizuno-san. You poisoned a genius such as her with your nonsensical sentimentalism!"

Neptune suddenly slipped behind Viluy.

"Don't you forget about me," Neptune warned. "Deep Submerge!"

Viluy immediately raised her staff and turned back.

"Death Freezer!"

A strong frosty gust came out from the star and hit Neptune's water attack, effectively freezing it.

"I'm starting to get tired of you water pests! As if any of you can stand a chance against my ice magic!"

"Bidou-san, please, stop!" Mercury suddenly pleaded.

Viluy glared at Mercury, who struggled to get back on her feet.

"Again with that name…" she muttered.

"You don't have to do this! I know there's a part of you that can tell that what you're doing is wrong!" Mercury insisted.

"Tsk, you're persistent, aren't you? I already told you. I am the same as I was when I was human. Becoming a daimon didn't 'corrupt' me, it just made me truer to myself! There's no point in trying to appeal to my humanity. Even with my heart back, there was never any humanity in me to begin with!"

"I don't believe you! Because, Bidou-san, when we talked last time… I could feel it. Your pain. I could tell you weren't always that way. You became cold-hearted, maybe before becoming a daimon, but it still means you used to be different! What happened to you, Bidou-san? Why did you become so cold-hearted!?"

Viluy's hand became tensed around her staff.

"... shut up. Shut up…! SHUT UP!" Viluy snapped. "You know nothing about me! Stop trying to understand me with your flawed, subjective emotions! I don't want your compassion! Don't look at me with those eyes, those eyes full of… pity. I'm not pitiful! I am superior! I am perfect! I'm better than you, I'm better than everyone else!"

Viluy aimed her staff at Mercury with cold rage.

"Just die already, Mizuno Ami!"

Before Viluy could launch an attack, Neptune conjured her mirror and pointed it at her.

"Submarine Reflection!"

She blasted Viluy with a powerful wave of seawater. The witch was caught off guard and was hit directly, sending her to the ground.

"Ack!"

Before Viluy could retrieve her staff, Neptune kicked it away.

"Sorry, but you're getting this confiscated!" Neptune taunted.

"You… bitch!"

"Not only do you have a bad attitude, but you're rude, too," Neptune then turned to Sailor Moon. "Now's your chance, Sailor Moon!"

Sailor Moon nodded, conjuring her Eternal Tiare. Viluy looked distressed.

"W-what do you think you're going to accomplish, huh!? You can't purify me! You can't cleanse my true self…!"

As she said that, Viluy rushed towards her.

"Do it now, Sailor Moon!" Mercury exclaimed.

"Rainbow Moon Heartache!"

The moon rod sent several energy ribbons with hearts toward Viluy, who was paralyzed by the blinding light.

"No, this can't be… I won't accept this outcome!" Viluy yelled.

The witch got hit by a rainbow, followed by a giant heart that crashed against her body.

"...Love… Lovely!"

The heart dissolved into pieces and an egg came out from Viluy's body, cracking in two and releasing an evil black smoke. The young woman then fell down against the wall behind her. She was no longer wearing her witch outfit, but her lab coat.

"Bidou-san!" Mercury exclaimed.

She then rushed towards the newly-purified Bidou Yui and kneeled down to check her pulse. She then sighed with relief.

"She's alive, just unconscious," Mercury said.

"So she's back to being human?" Neptune asked, glancing at the broken daimon egg on the ground.

Mercury activated her goggle.

"Seems like it. Her vitals seem normal and I can't see any trace of daimonic energy in her."

"So she won't be a problem anymore," Neptune said. "Good. We have to find the others now."

"But we can't leave her there like that, right?" Sailor Moon said.

"Hmm… she doesn't seem to be in immediate danger. We can come back for her later, when we're done with the other three," Neptune said.

Sailor Moon hesitated. She didn't like the idea of letting a now normal civilian unconscious in a hostile environment. But if she wasn't injured, then maybe it was safe to leave her be for a while.

"The quicker we find the others and feal with the other witches, the faster we can come back here," Neptune added.

"Normally I wouldn't leave someone unconscious, but she doesn't appear to be at any risk," Mercury said. "Neptune is right. We have to hurry then!"

Despite her hesitation, Sailor Moon nodded. "Let's go find our friends and save the other witches!"

Mimi jolted when a sudden red smoke invaded the room.

"What the…!?"

"Mimi!"

She immediately recognized that voice.

"Senpai…?"

The smoke dissipated, confirming her suspicion.

"They're here!" Eudial said, looking frantic. "They tried to kill me! And they're coming to kill you, too!"

"What!? Who?!"

Mimi started to panic. Eudial seized her by the shoulders.

"The Sailor Senshi," Eudial answered. "I barely escaped with my life. There are too many of them. We won't be strong enough to defeat them. You need to activate your amulet, it's the only way we can stand a chance against them!"

"But…! I… I still can't…"

"Don't worry, I got something that should help you."

Eudial pulled out the flask Viluy gave her, filled with a certain serum.

"Drink this," Eudial commanded. "This may trigger your magic to come back."

Mimi didn't even question what was in it, blindly trusting Eudial. She immediately uncapped the flask and drank its content in one gulp.

"Alright, you still have the magical shard I gave you?"

Mimi took out the piece of the Taioron Crystal she had from her pocket. Eudial sighed.

"Good. Remember what I told you? This is like a magic amplifier. You need to fill it with your life force in order to activate it. I really need you to do that, okay? I'm counting on you. My life, and yours, depend on it."

Mimi looked like she was hesitant before she nodded.

"I… I'll try- no, I'll do it!"

Eudial smiled softly, gently stroking her cheek.

"I know you will. I have faith in you, Mimi. And I'm counting on you."

"Senpai-"

Suddenly, the door was kicked wide open, followed by three people stepping inside the room.

"There you are, Eudial!" Mars exclaimed.

"And Hanyuu-san!?" Venus added, surprised.

Mimi instinctively hid behind Eudial, who raised her staff. Saturn did the same with her glaive.

"It's over, Eudial. Surrender. You know this is the right thing to do," Saturn said.

"Do I? I don't think so," Eudial scoffed, before turning to Mimi with a concerned expression. "Run, now! I'll hold them off. Run and do what I asked you to. You're my only hope!"

"Y-Yes, senpai…!"

Mimi ran away from the room. Before Venus could go after her, Eudial blocked her path.

"Oh no, you're staying right here."

"What was that about!?" Venus let out. "What have you been telling Hanyuu-san!?"

Eudial's protective facade dropped and she sneered at them.

"Wouldn't you like to know," she taunted. "Dear Mimi would do anything for her senpai. Ironic, isn't it?"

"Sorry, but I fail to see the irony in you taking advantage of someone's trust in you," Saturn said. "And I don't want to believe you can't see what you're doing is wrong."

Eudial's expression turned grim.

"Tsk, you brat… as if you'd even understand!"

"I don't care about your motivation, because I know it's the daimon egg that's twisting your mind and corrupting your heart. But it's not too late for you to make the right choice!" Saturn insisted.

Eudial suddenly burst into sinister laughter before pointing her staff at the senshi, dead serious. Venus and Mars immediately took a defensive stance while Saturn wielded her scythe.

"Hard pass," Eudial finally said. "Fire Buster!"

Mimi rushed towards the altar room and hid inside it. Her heart was racing like crazy, feeling how dire the situation was.

"Senpai needs me, I have to succeed this time!"

Mimi grabbed onto her piece of the Taioron Crystal, desperately squeezing it in her hands.

"Please, work this time…"

She closed her eyes, trying to visualize her life force going through her body, along her arms, to her hands…

"Urgh…!"

Suddenly, she felt like something had burst inside of her and fell to her knees, yet not letting go of the crystal shard.

"Ahh… arghhh…!"

A malevolent dark aura surrounded her, followed by a pulsating pain in her chest.

"Ugh… arghh…ArgHhh!"

The aura eventually dissipated along with the pain. She stood up, eyes wide open, not wearing her hospital clothes anymore: she was wearing her witch outfit.

"... senpai…"

In her hand, she was holding an orange-yellowish crystal- the piece of the Taioron Crystal- now in a more polished form.

The creation of her amulet had been a success.

Viluy out, Mimete back (?) You will see next chapter what's up with Mimi!
Also, if you are interested, I'm helping organize Sailor Moon LGBTQ week this year! For more information, check out "smlgbtqweek" on tumblr.