The night of the wrestling show arrived as 6 of the Sailor Senshi were sitting at ringside watching the matches take place. Things seemed normal at first, but Ami was still skeptical about the circumstances.
"Don't you find it odd that we're at ringside?" Ami said. "I fear it might be a trap as Makoto said."
"Well, even if it is a trap," Minako said, "at least we're enjoying the show. What I wouldn't give to step into the ring!"
"Be careful what you wish for," Rei warned Minako. "Considering we're here thanks to that Zodiac Belt freak, we might be forced to!"
"Oh relax, Rei," Usagi giggled. "Some people say that wrestling is fake. So we don't have to worry about getting hurt!"
The show went on until a special announcement was being made. Heading down the ramp was Yamato Ushiyama who is well-known for being a heel who loves to play rough. The crowd begins to boo loudly at Ushiyama, but she ignores them. However, in the corner of her eye she notices the Senshi in their seats. As she climbs through the ropes, she grabs a microphone from the announcer and begins to speak to the crowd.
"Listen up, you gutless worms!" Ushiyama addressed the crowd. "I've got a special challenge lined up! I'm personally picking people in the audience to try to take me down! No countouts, no disqualifications, no holds barred!"
"Uh-oh…" Makoto said, hearing the news. "I've heard of Ushiyama before. She's a heartless beast who loves to hurt people!"
"You've heard of her before?" Usagi asked Makoto.
"Yeah," Makoto replied. "She was only a rookie until she climbed the ranks. Be careful though! She fights dirty!"
"I wonder who she's going to pick for the fight," Chibi-Usa wondered. "I just hope someone helps them out during the match."
"I can pick as many people as I wish, but the outcome will still be the same!" Ushiyama boasts. "There's nobody tougher than me!"
Ushiyama then heads outside the ring towards the Senshi as the spotlights followed her around.
"Well, looks like I found myself 5 new victims to torture!" Ushiyama said looking at Usagi like a rabid dog ready to bite.
"What? Us?!" Usagi said in a shocked voice. "You want US to step inside?!"
"What kind of game are you playing, monster?!" interrogated Makoto. "There's gotta be a catch!"
"I wanna see for myself how tough the legendary Sailor Senshi are!" Ushiyama smirked. "You wouldn't believe the match I have for you!"
"What makes you think we'll participate in your twisted game?" Usagi retorted. "We could always refuse!"
"You WILL fight me…" Ushiyama barked, "…or your little Senshi fights me instead!" Ushiyama reached over the barricade and lifts up Chibi-Usa with one hand and carries her into the ring.
"Leave her alone, you big bully!" Usagi shouted. "Your fight is with us, not her!"
"On the contrary, Usagi," Ushiyama taunted, "your little friend is ALSO a Senshi, so that means, she's involved too! So what do you say, Senshi? Ready to Rumble?!"
"You'll pay for this, Ushiyama!" Usagi hollered back, as the Senshi jumped over the barricade and into the ring. Figuring that they're inside a wrestling match, it was safe for the Senshi to transform. After their transformation was complete, Ushiyama dropped Chibi-Usa nonchalantly as she scurried over to rejoin the Senshi. The crowd began to chant for the Senshi as they prepared to face off against Ushiyama. Suddenly above the ring, a giant cage slowly descended down overlapping the ring. The Senshi began to feel uneasy as the cage is coming down.
"Looks like we're in a pinch, guys," Jupiter said looking around. "This match has just turned into a cage match!"
"And it's about to get worse!" Ushiyama bragged. "I got backup ready to take you down!"
Ushiyama cued towards the ramp and to the Senshi's surprise, coming down the ramp were the monsters they defeated before, Dumble and Sailor Guts.
"I remember that monster!" Mars noted. "That's the one who tried to get my grandpa!"
"And I thought I purified that bulky brute back into a human before," Sailor Moon added.
"Forget what you knew about the past!" Ushiyama boasted. "My tag team partners are Gemeloids, creatures from the past that are reborn! Bigger! Stronger! Faster! The best in the world!"
Before Ushiyama can finish, Dumble and Guts tackled the Senshi and knocked them down. As the Senshi try to recuperate, the Gemeloids were standing behind Ushiyama awaiting their next attack orders.
"And this is but a taste of what happens when you cross the Zodiac Belt!" Ushiyama grinned as she headed into a far away corner staring down at Sailor Moon. Dumble and Guts stood aside but kept watch should any Senshi try to interfere.
"Sailor Moon! Watch out!" Jupiter warned. "Ushiyama's gonna…"
Before Sailor Moon could react, Ushiyama was running at full speed screaming "Wild Stampede!". As she was running, energy in the form of a bull was glowing around Ushiyama as she speared into Sailor Moon hard, causing her to be knocked out temporarily.
"What was that?!" Venus exclaimed.
"That was Wild Stampede, Ushiyama's signature move," Jupiter noted.
"I fear that was no ordinary spear," Mars explained. "I sensed powerful energy behind it!"
"And you'd be right, Mars!" Ushiyama laughed evilly. "My Wild Stampede uses kinetic energy from any distance, but I prefer to use it on myself so I can plow over anything like a bulldozer!"
Mercury and Mini-Moon try to snap Sailor Moon out of her unconscious state as Ushiyama sat on a turnbuckle far from the Senshi's corner.
"Time to play the game!" Ushiyama ordered. "Show no mercy!"
Dumble and Sailor Guts soon attacked the Senshi physically. Each Senshi were suplexed, powerbombed and powerslammed by the reborn monsters as Ushiyama watched on.
"Hoist that Moon girl up!" Ushiyama ordered, as Dumble and Guts dragged Sailor Moon towards the middle of the ring. The two began to hoist Sailor Moon up as Ushiyama has a crazed look in her eyes.
"One more Wild Stampede oughta do it!" Ushiyama howled in delight.
Before Ushiyama can begin to deliver her attack, a rose landed on her foot. Then two more roses were thrown scratching the backs of Dumble and Sailor Guts. The Senshi looked on and saw Tuxedo Mask on the top of the steel cage.
"It's always darkest before the dawn," Tuxedo Mask spoke. "You must never give up! Look into your hearts and find the strength to overcome the odds!"
"Look, you Batman reject!" Ushiyama barked at Tuxedo Mask. "Unless you want a tragic fall, you better watch yourself!"
Tuxedo Mask leaps off the steel cage and showers the monsters with flash bombs to distract them. Sailor Moon looks up to only get a glimpse of Tuxedo Mask.
"It's been awhile since he used the La Smoking Bomber…" Sailor Moon briefly said as she slowly got up.
"If you wanna interject yourself into the match, it's your funeral!" Ushiyama exclaimed as she orders Dumble and Guts to charge at Tuxedo Mask for his interference.
Before they could reach him, Venus uses her Love-Me Chain to whip the two Gemeloids from behind. Ushiyama looked on as the Senshi were slowly regaining the advantage.
"It's time we took this match to the extreme!" Jupiter called out.
"Now that's a game plan!" Sailor Moon said, regaining her strength and senses. "Let's take them down!"
Jupiter and Venus decided to tackle Guts while Mars and Mercury took on Dumble. However, instead of using their special attacks, the Senshi decided to use wrestling moves unique to their personalities. Before Ushiyama could react, Chibi-Usa used her old Luna-P Ball like a volleyball and spiked it into Ushiyama's nose. This gave Sailor Moon enough time to attack the bullish brawler. Chibi-Usa then changed into Mini-Moon and planned to assist the Senshi.
"We've got'em on the ropes!" Mini-Moon cheered. "Let's finish it!"
The Senshi agreed. First, Jupiter locks up Sailor Guts' head and delivers a standing version of a move called the Shiranui. With Guts almost out of commission, Venus lines up and gives him a large crescent moon kick right below his neck, rendering the Gemeloid unconscious. Meanwhile, Mercury kicks Dumble in the stomach and delivers a facelock jawbreaker. With Dumble dizzy, Mars sets her up for a piledriver, but unlike most piledrivers, Mars flips her body while holding on to Dumble. Both Gemeloids were left out cold but still alive.
"You can't be serious!" Ushiyama cried out. "I cannot be beaten this way!"
"Now to make you pay for hurting Chibi-Usa!" Sailor Moon said, as she smashes Ushiyama repeatedly into the walls of the cage. Before long, the remaining Senshi joined in and continued the assault on the Zodiac Belt brute.
"Now, Sailor Moon! Finish her off!" Mini-Moon cheered.
The Senshi dragged Ushiyama into the center of the ring and right towards Sailor Moon. Then, Ushiyama was in position for a piledriver, but Sailor Moon instead stepped over Ushiyama's arms and fell on the canvas. However, Ushiyama was more hurt than Sailor Moon who came out of the move unaffected.
"We won! We beat them!" Venus exclaimed happily.
"We're not out of the woods yet," Mercury said, looking around. "Our enemies may still recover, but we have to make our escape."
However, before the Senshi could climb out of the cage, out of the crowd came Ichigo Akeboshi.
"You're not going anywhere!" Akeboshi ordered. She places a hand on the steel cage and shouted "Gilded Prison!". Soon the cage turned solid gold, and then flames began to form around the cage. The Senshi were scared that there is no way out. Ushiyama was barely awake and saw the flaming cage around her.
"I didn't ask…for an Inferno Match…!" Ushiyama spoke weakly to Akeboshi.
"To get rid of our enemies, we must take necessary procedures," Akeboshi coldly said. "Whatever happens is unfortunate."
Before Akeboshi could escape, coming down the ramp were Sailors Uranus and Neptune. The two Outer Senshi soon whipped Akeboshi into the flames, causing her to scream and writhe in pain.
"I knew you Zodiac Belt freaks would try to cheat!" Uranus boomed.
"So it's time you got a dose of your own medicine!" Neptune added.
To cool down the flames, Mercury uses her Shine Aqua Illusion. The flames slightly died down, but the gold still made it hot to the touch. Akeboshi slowly stood up after being rammed into the cage walls by Uranus and Neptune.
"You Sailor Senshi will pay for this insolence!" Akeboshi shrieked, as she ran up the ramp. Sailor Moon then teamed up with Mini-Moon and pulled out their respective wands ready to use on the Gemeloids.
"Double Moon Gorgeous Meditation!" the Moon Senshi chanted.
The rainbows flooded the cage as both Dumble and Sailor Guts were disintegrated. All that remained of them were the black discs, until the discs themselves turned brittle and soon collapsed, changing into black dust.
The cage soon began to rise. Seeing the opportunity, the Inner Senshi rolled out of the ring to greet the crowd, who still thought this was all part of the show. The crowd continued to chant the Senshi's names as they headed up the ramp.
Meanwhile, Ushiyama had to crawl out of the ring. Too weak to go after the Senshi, she rolled under the ring and teleported away.
"You know, if this hero business isn't working out," Sailor Moon thought, "we'd make a killing in the ring!"
"Well, for now, let's just watch wrestling instead of live it," Jupiter moaned, glad that the battle is over.
"We won this battle," Mars thought, "but you can bet the Zodiac Belt ain't done with us yet!"
Elsewhere at Zodiac Belt headquarters, one of the cloaked girls were working on Akeboshi who was still screaming in pain. Ushiyama was already bandaged up and barely conscious.
"KNOCK IT OFF! THAT HURTS! IT HURTS!" Akeboshi screeched.
"It was your own fault for underestimating those Sailor Senshi, Akeboshi!" Ophelia said, condescending Akeboshi for her actions. Mizuki was busy playing with her Sailor Moon figurines as she watched the Zodiac Belt reeling from their first loss against the Sailors.
"Well, that's what happens with heroes, Ophelia," Mizuki smiled obliviously. "They always got some aces up their sleeves. Common knowledge."
"You are completely occupied with your weird tastes, Saitou!" Ophelia scolded Mizuki.
"Hey, I do what I can!" blushed Mizuki as she giggled.
"Allow me to plan the next assault, my queen," a hooded girl said, kneeling in front on her.
"Very well," Ophelia replied. "Arare Kanzaki, you shall head into battle!"
The hooded girl removed her cloak. The girl had black hair to her shoulders and purple eyes. She wears a dark gray full bodysuit and wears black gloves and black boots. Over her suit is a black trenchcoat and purple sunglasses are over her eyes. In her hands, Kanzaki holds a demonic crossbow.
"Those Sailor girls are going down, one by one!" Kanzaki stated, loading her crossbow. "I'll blast them into atoms!"
After the night was over, the Senshi were relaxing and recuperating after being put through the wringer by the Zodiac Belt. Usagi and Chibi-Usa were back at home in their room as they think about the adventure they had at the arena.
"I'm sure glad that's over with," Chibi-Usa sighed in relief. "We sure beat that Ushiyama girl!"
"Yes we did," Usagi panted, "but from what happened, I doubt that the Zodiac Belt will be done with us."
"Far from it," Luna said as she and Diana crawled near Usagi and Chibi-Usa. "The Zodiac Belt are just getting started with their invasion."
"Be careful, your majesty, Small Lady," Diana added. "Whoever these people are mean serious harm!"
"We'll be careful, guys," Usagi said. "We'll defeat the Zodiac Belt and stop Ophelia!"
"That's right!" Chibi-Usa added. "We won't let the Zodiac Belt get away with this!"
After falling asleep, Luna and Diana headed out into the city toward the Crown Parlor. There, they met up with Artemis waiting outside.
"Is something wrong, Luna?" Artemis asked.
"It's the Zodiac Belt, Artemis," Luna sighed. "They have powers just like the Senshi, yet they choose to be our enemy."
"That's what's puzzling me," replied Artemis. "Why is that?"
"And I know them from somewhere, but I can't recall who they are," Luna said, as she covers her face.
"I'm sure you'll remember soon, Mommy," Diana said.
"I hope so, for the Sailors' sakes," Luna said, as she and Diana headed back to Usagi's house while Artemis heads back to Minako's house. For now, the night is calm, but tomorrow is another day for the Senshi to live through, and another day for the Zodiac Belt to strike.