Luna looked around the house of the nice, blonde man who had saved her from the truck.

He placed a saucer of milk, chicken bits and a few sweets down in front of here. "Here, have some food!" he said with a smile.

Luna gave him an appreciative meow and dove in. While she munched on the chicken bits, her savior took one of the sweets into his hand and sighed. "They are shaped like stars, see?" he murmured as he turned around the sweet in his hand. "Only once, I'd like to see the stars a bit closer..."

When Luna looked at him in confusion, he chuckled and scratched her behind the ears. "Oh, never mind... say, you got a nice crescent sign on your forehead... what should I call you?" He scooped her up with his hands, and she blushed. But he didn't notice it.

He then grinned. "Hey, I know... what about Luna?"

Luna meowed in joy, and when he put her back to the floor, her eyes were sparkling. 'He's so... so clever...' she thought.

"Kakeru?" a female voice suddenly shouted. "Kakeru, are you there?"

The door leading to the room they were in opened, and a young woman entered. She had black hair and was quite beautiful.

"There you are!" she said. "Who's that?"

Kakeru smiled. "Oh, that's just a little kitty I found in the snow... Himeko, I have something to tell you! Do you remember that comet I told the others at university about? I managed to take a look at it last night!" His face took on a dreamy expression. "I named it 'Snow Princess Kaguya'! But imagine... those guys from university don't believe that it even exists."

Himeko sighed. "Kakeru, I don't believe you... you studied physics as well astrophysics, and still you believe in fairy tales like this? Face it, your comet doesn't exist!"

"But I saw it," the young astronomer protested. "By the way, Pluto saw it too..."

"Kakeru, you... you know what I think of your relation to that weird hedgehog, right?"

"She is my friend," Kakeru said in a strained voice.

"But she's so... weird, I mean... Do you know that G.U.N. soldiers have once asked me if I have seen a black hedgehog? If I were you, I would be careful when choosing your friends..."

"Whatever..." Kakeru murmured. "I know that the comet exists, and I'm gonna prove it to you and everyone else!"

"I have to go now," Himeko frowned. "Please call me if you feel that we can talk a bit more seriously." And she left.

Kakeru sighed as he stroked Luna's back. "What shall I do?" he murmured. "Himeko and I have been friends ever since we were little children... why can't she just believe me?"

'Poor Kakeru...' Luna thought. 'I wish there was some way I could help him...'

Then she remembered the reason why she had been on the street in the first place. 'DIANA! Oh no, I still have to find her...'

A pair of icy blue eyes narrowed as they looked down at the blue planet in front of them. "Beautiful Earth..." a female voice murmured. "It has been such a long time since I've been here, and it still is pleasant to the view."

The being that was approaching Earth then chuckled. "But it would be even more pleasing if it would be covered with a beautiful coating of ice!"

The Snow Queen had blue, crystalline skin and wore a translucent robe, in addition to a crown that looked as if it was made from ice crystals. All around her, cold winds were blowing while she was standing in front of her ice throne.

She raised her hands and the winds started to swirl around her.

"It's your turn, Snow Dancers!" she shouted. "Go down there and prepare Earth for my arrival! Choose a random city and make sure that they all will feel the freezing chill of my touch!"

The snow blowing around her solidified in the shape of female dancers, completely made of snow. Their long dressed waved around them as they spun through the coldness of outer space.

And after their queen made a commanding gesture, they flew away from the White Comet, and down to Earth.

The Snow Queen smiled as she looked after her Snow Dancers. Then something unusual caught her eyes.

"Now that is strange..." she murmured as she saw the spherical object that was floating above Earth. "This isn't natural... it seems almost like... Why, yes! This must be a space station, created by humanity! I didn't know they were capable of such impressive, technical feats yet."

Impressed by the sheer size of the Space Colony, she decided that she would have to investigate it further some time later...

But for now, she would sit back and enjoy the spectacle of her Snow Dancers as they attacked an unsuspecting city.

Tails sweat-dropped as he took a look at his sister and her friends. "Ice cream?" he wondered. "How can you eat ice cream when it's snowing outside?"

Ami shrugged. "Don't ask me, it was Usagi's idea..."

Rei glared at Usagi, while the blonde hedgehog was shoveling huge amounts of vanilla and chocolate ice cream in her mouth. "I was suggesting eating some pizza downtown, but nooo, Miss Glutton had to insist that we go to the usual place."

Usagi gulped. "Hey!" she defended herself. "This is my favorite place, the ice cream's superb... and by the way, they also serve warm food."

"That's true!" Makoto smiled while she took a bite from her warm apple pie. "This pie is great, you should try it some time, Tails!"

Her little cousin, who was sitting next to her, nodded. She offered her little Chao friend a bit. "Here Cheese, have some!"

"Chao Chao!" Cheese said with glee as he accepted Cream's little gift.

Cream smiled. "But I have to say, while this pie is certainly delicious, it is in no way comparable with the pie you used to make on my birthday, Makoto!"

Makoto blushed down to the tip of her floppy, long ears. "Awwww... you're making me blush, kiddo!"

"I'm serious! You should invite Tails some time! And I can come and help, what do you say?"

Tails blushed. "Um, that... that sounds great!"

Usagi grinned. "Aaaaah, looks like your bro has a liking to Makoto's sweet little cousin, Ami!"

"Usagi..." the blue-furred fox hissed at her friend through clenched teeth. "Stop embarrassing him!"

"Say, Rei..." Tails said to quickly change the subject. "What's Knuckles doing these days? Didn't he want to come along?"

The echidna girl sighed. "I'm afraid Knuckles still thinks guarding the Master Emerald is more important than spending some time with his friends... I mean, of course he's right, but can't he just relax every now and then?"

"I'm more surprised that Sonic and Minako haven't shown up yet," Makoto said. "It's not like them to miss a free meal like this..."

Tails grinned. "Sonic and miss a meal? You don't know him like I do, Makoto... There's NO WAY he would miss this!"

Just then, they could hear a weird sound coming from outside.

The girls perked up their ears. "What's that?" Rei wondered. "It sounds almost like an incoming jet fighter..."

Tails chuckled. "Oh, that would be Sonic now!"

And indeed, the blue blur that came zooming down the streets, nimbly dodging confused pedestrians to the left and right, until he came to a stop in front of the Crown Fruit Parlor with skidding feet, was indeed Sonic, resident hero and only known blue hedgehog in existence.

"Yo!" he said as he entered the parlor with a grin. "You still got some ice cream left for me?"

Usagi chuckled. "Hi there, Sonic!"

The first thing Minako noticed when stepping out of Rouge's club was how unbelievable cold it was, even with a warm coat. She shuddered. "I won't be able to fly today..." she shivered. "That cold would freeze my wings off right away..."

Artemis sneezed. "And your friends want to meet you at the ice cream parlor? I'd rather have a warm hot dog right now..."

Minako looked at her watch and gasped. "Oh no, I'm late! They're probably all waiting for us. Hurry, Artemis!" And the blonde bat-girl grabbed her feline advisor and ran along the snow-covered pavement.

"Say, Sonic... don't you think you already had enough?" Ami sweatdropped.

Sonic swallowed the rest of his ice cream and grinned at his best buddy's sister. "Nope, there's still plenty of room left."

Ami was about to reply something, when all of a sudden, a bunch of screaming people came running past the parlor's window. And then... a sudden flurry of snowflakes and ice crystals came sweeping past them, freezing them in a solid layer of ice.

They all jumped to their feet. "What the heck?" Makoto gasped.

They ran outside and saw a dozen of strange creatures flying through the air and attacking the unsuspecting pedestrians that enjoyed their late Christmas shopping. The monsters - who kinda resembled moving snow sculptures - swooped down on their victims, released a wave of cold air from their arms and trapped everyone in ice.

"Where did these things come from?" Rei wondered.

Cream and Cheese yelped when the Snow Dancers froze yet another group of helpless victims. "They're scary..." Cream whimpered. "Why are they doing this?"

"I dunno, but I'm not gonna let them get away with it," Sonic said resolutely. "Usagi, you and your pals better find a cozy place to... well, you know what I mean. And in the meantime, Tails and I will keep them busy."

"Okay, but please keep an eye on Cream, okay?" Makoto pleaded.

"I won't let anything happen to her," Tails proclaimed. Cream blushed a bit.

The Senshi vanished in a dark alley, while Sonic dashed at the flying snow creatures with sonic speed. "Sorry, mind if I blow in?" And he curled his body up in a ball, smacking right into the body of a Snow Dancer, which shattered into thousands of tiny pieces.

The other Snow Dancers realized that there was a threat in their middle and stopped attacking the fleeing citizens. Instead, they focussed their cold attacks on a certain, blue hedgehog.

"Whoa, it sure is chilly today," Sonic mumbled as he dodged their attacks. "But, ya know, the only chilly thing I like is a CHILI dog... get it?"

Tails groaned at the horrible pun his friend made. Then he noticed how one of the creatures snuck up on his friend from behind. "Look out, Sonic!" he shouted. Twirling his tails around, he flew up to the Snow Dancer and whipped around his tails, knocking its head from its shoulders.

Meanwhile, the Senshi had raised their transformation pens and chanted their respective transformation phrases.

"Mars Star Power, Make Up!" the echidna-girl shouted.

"Jupiter Star Power, Make Up!" the rabbit-girl shouted.

"Mercury Star Power, Make Up!" the fox-girl shouted.

"Moon Prism Power, Make Up!" the blonde and pink-furred hedgehogs shouted together.

In a flash, they were transformed and joined the fight.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting," Jupiter said as she kicked one of the Snow Dancers into pieces. "You did leave a few we could take care of as well, right?"

"Well, they're not that big of a problem," Sonic said while dashing around a couple of Snow Dancers in circles. "I could have handled them by myself, I'm sure."

"Well, I'm still glad you let us help, since I don't like how they ruined our nice day..." Mars growled. "MARS FLAME SNIPER!"

"Nice shot, Mars!" Jupiter commented. "Now it's my turn... SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!"

"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!"

"Now she shows up..." Mars grumbled.

The Senshi of Venus came running towards them, although her red wings were looking kind of stiff from the cold. "Guys, I'm here!" she shouted. "Sorry I'm late!"

"Well, better late than never, right?" Mercury said.

"I'm just afraid there's not much left," Sonic remarked as he spindashed through three Snow Dancers at once. "There are barely any left."

"Are you sure?" Sailor Moon asked. "I saw a couple of them flying down the street."

"Aw, don't worry," Venus said. "On my way, I ran into someone who's already taking care of that problem..."

Down the street, the three members of the Chaotix Detective Agency were busy protecting the citizens from the rest of the Snow Dancers.

"Stupid snow girls!" Charmy shouted. "Can't ya see I was busy choosing a Christmas present?"

"Well, the sooner we finish them off, the sooner we can go back, and Charmy can stop his annoying whining," Vector grumbled while throwing one of the monsters at another.

"Abominable creatures... begone!" Espio shouted as he jumped against a lamppost and rebounded from it, just to fly up into the air and throw his shurikens at the monsters.

Behind them, another trio of Senshi was taking care of the remaining Snow Dancers.

"World Shaking!" shouted the cheetah of Uranus. "Hey, those things aren't that dangerous, but they sure are pesky. Any idea where they came from?"

"I can't say... my mirror doesn't show me anything," the elegant dolphin-girl replied. "Saturn, what about you? Could your father have sent these things?"

The only human Senshi shook her head. "No, they are no robots, and I doubt Daddy would just attack innocent people like that... it's not like him."

"Wherever they come from, I hope this is the last we see of them," Vector grumbled as he smacked his fist into the last Snow Dancer.

"That's all of them!" Charmy shouted with excitement. "Oh yeah, we rule!"

Up on the faraway comet, a pair of icy blue eyes were narrowed. "Is there someone who dares to defy me?" the Snow Queen muttered. "I've been here before, but I've never seen such creatures before..."

She summoned a few of her Snow Dancers with a gesture. By using her powers, she could always create new dancers out of the snow she could summon through her will. "Listen up closely," she told them. "Try to leave the humans alone for now. The existence of such warriors changes my plans a bit. Concentrate on finding the crystal I lost. As soon as I have it back, my powers will be big enough... and then I will take care of these meddlesome girls and their helpers."

She gestured at the blue planet. "Go! And don't come back without my crystal!"

Rouge sneezed as she climbed out of the window. After this night's sleep, she felt a bit better, even though she still had a terrible cold.

"The floating island is supposed to be warm and sunny all the time..." she muttered to herself. "Maybe that will warm me up a bit..." She grinned. "And then I'll see if those echidnas are willing to give me their precious green gem..."

She looked outside. It had stopped snowing, so she assumed it was safe to fly. Spreading her wings, she soared above the streets.

Back in her room, the colorful crystal was still shimmering in an eerie light...

Venus and Mars had used their powers to free the frozen victims from the ice, then they had left the scene to find a quiet place where they could transform back.

Later, they were standing on a bridge and talked about the strange creatures. Of course, Sonic, Tails, Cream and the Chaotix were with them.

"Has anyone of you seen similar creatures before?" Ami asked.

"I don't know, they kinda look like Frosty the Snowman, don't you think?" Charmy asked.

Vector gave him a bop on his head. "Ouch!"

"Stop joking around, Charmy!" the crocodile barked. "This is serious."

Artemis frowned. "Well, I can't say for sure... but somehow, all of this reminds me of something..."

"What are you talking about?" Tails asked.

Artemis sighed. "I can't remember..."

Minako groaned. "A great advisor you are..."

Suddenly, Chibiusa looked down the bridge and pointed at a black shape that was walking along the pavement. "Look, there's Luna!"

The Senshi walked down to their feline friend. "Hey, where have you been all this time?" Usagi asked. "I was getting worried."

"I was looking for Diana, okay?" Luna asked. "You should rather worry about her than about me..."

"Hey!" Chibiusa then said and pointed at the object that was tied around her neck. "Where did you get that cute ribbon?"

Luna looked down at the yellow ribbon that was tied around her neck. "Oh, that..." She blushed when she recalled how Kakeru had tied it around her neck, as a farewell present. She shook her head. "That's not important now, we should rather concentrate on that strange comet that's approaching Earth."

"A... strange comet?" Sonic blinked. "Now why does that sound ominous...?"

Pluto the Hedgehog had watched everything from a rooftop close by. She had wondered if she should interfere as well, but after she realized that the others did just fine without her help, she decided to sit this one out.

But after Luna mentioned that comet, she wondered... could she mean the same comet Kakeru had shown her? This so-called 'Snow Princess Kaguya'? If these snow creatures had come from there, they must be some sort of alien invaders.

She then gasped. A comet from outer space... an alien race... did she hear about this before?

"But that... was the Black Comet..." she muttered to herself. "And now we have a White Comet..."

She started to wonder if there was a connection, but then her thoughts got interrupted by a dark shadow that jumped across the roofs.

Pluto froze. A feeling of familiarity spread through her heart. This figure... could it be? After all those years?

She had no time to lose. She ran into the direction where the dark shape had vanished. If she was correct and this wasn't just a mere illusion or a trick... then she would finally be reunited with the one she had been searching for for all these years.

"Brother..." she whispered. "I'm coming..."