Later that night everyone went to dinner. They were all still worried about Minako but couldn't do anything but wait to hear from her. They watched the performers while they enjoyed their food. Rei-Chan then noticed the desk clerk watching them from the doors. Once he was staring at Usagi as if he was dazed. Once he noticed Rei staring at him, he walked out the dining room.
"I'll be right back everyone." Rei said following the clerk. She sensed a dark aura coming from him. She followed him outside. She thought he would've eventually stopped but he kept walking further away from the resort and into the forest. Walking through the trees Rei then lost sight of him. The further step she made, the darker the aura. She stopped feeling nervous and knowing whatever was in that forest, she could not take on her own.
"Rei-Chan!" Makoto called from behind her.
"Makoto, you've been following me all this time?" Rei asked.
"Of course I have. I was worried about you. And once I seen you walking away from the resort I got scared for you. What brought you all the way out here alone?"
"I was following the desk clerk, I was getting a bad vibe from him but as followed him I sensed a dark aura in the woods and became curious I guess."
"I am unsure about him too. He's cute but Minako left after she said she was going to talk to him. I find that suspicious a bit."
"Me too. We should go warn the others."
"Right!"
"Well hello girls." The desk clerk said as he appeared behind them.
"Rei-Chan run! I'll take care of him." Makoto said making a defense pose. As Rei ran appeared before her.
" ! That man has been lying to us and keeping secrets." Rei said turning around and pointing to him. But put a bottle that had a peculiar scent that made Rei pass out.
"Rei-Chan!" Makoto yelled distracted for a moment. The desk clerk used that to his advantage and used Makoto's right nerves to knock her out.
"And that's all of them." said.
"Yes sir. All we need now is the prince, and then she will be mine!" The desk clerk said with a wicked grin.
"There was another message left for you." said smiling and handing Usagi and Mamoru another letter. This time said one of his workers recorded it as their friends spoke. Mamoru read the letter to Usagi stating that Rei's grandfather was having problems and that Makoto went with her to keep her company and that they knew Usagi would be safe with Mamoru. Usagi had tears in her eyes.
"I thought this would've been a nice vacation for all of us…and now everyone has left us without even saying goodbye." She ran out crying.
"Usako!" Yelled Mamoru with a concerned look on his face.
"Miss!" The desk clerk yelled out that same time Mamoru called Usagi. Mamoru looked at the concern in the clerks eyes and became suspicious. He looked at him at first which made the clerk nervous then chased after Usagi.
Back at the cabin Usagi was crying her eyes out and Mamoru came in to comfort her.
"Usako! Please don't cry! It was just a bad time for everyone else to come on vacation, that's all. We'll all try to go somewhere together someday, I promise." He said rubbing her back.
"R-Really?" Usagi asked.
"Yes." He said smiling. "Now please cheer up. I don't like to see you so sad."
"Ok! We still have three more days here, and at least we're still together."
"And I promise I won't leave you."
"Ok!" She then dried her tears and hugged him.
As night fell and Usagi finally had the single bed to herself, a loud storm thundered outside the windows. Usagi was scared of thunder so she cowered under her sheets. She was able to handle it a little but eventually the thunder roared louder and shook the windows a bit, blowing rain harshly left and right. It was unbearable and she ran into the room where Mamoru was sleeping and snuck in bed with him, shaking at the far end. When Mamoru felt the sudden shake and woke up, he lifted the blankets to find Usagi shaking and frightened.
"Usako, what are you doing here?" Mamoru asked still sleepy.
"Sorry to disturb you but-"BOOM! She was interrupted by another strike of thunder. She hid her head and shook under the blankets.
"The storm scared you." He finished he sentence. She shyly lifted her head up and shook it yes.
"Alright. You can sleep here for tonight then." He said offering her a spot. She scooted next to him and the two cuddled and fell asleep.
In the foggy morning, Mamoru was up first and ready first. He waited as Usagi took a shower. He peaked outside the window to see how disastrous the storm was. Outside, there were already workers fixing up the place. Luckily there were just a bunch of bamboo, cattail, and other simple lake plants. Nothing blew away and no trees fell and damaged anything. Usagi came out dressed spying out the windows and seeing everyone working.
"I wonder what the pool, tennis court, and other areas look like." She said thinking out loud.
"I wonder if they need any help." Mamoru said.
"Well-" Just then Usagi's communicator went off. She answered it. "Luna?"
"Usagi-Chan! I have terrible news! That resort that you and the others went to is all a trick. That forest, in the short distance from the resort is where your old enemy, Kuro Shinzō. Years ago when you lived on the Moon Kingdom he was taking over a lot of land till he sought the Moon Kingdom. Because of his selfishness and brutality, you sealed him into the earth's ground after defeating him so that he may never harm others, but now he has been awakened, somehow, and is seeking revenge." Luna said.
"What? But where is he now? Has he regained his old powers?" Usagi asked nervously.
"Yes, and I'm afraid more. I don't know exactly who he is, but he is disguised as someone at the resort. You must be careful. Remember, he has an accomplice somewhere there too, because he could not have reawakened without the help of someone else. Also, we believe he has the other Sailor scouts trapped somewhere." Luna said.
"What do you recommend we do?" Mamoru asked.
"I have sent Michiru and Haruka up there to help. They're on their way now. Pack your things and when you get the chance, there is a hotel just a little ways up the street where you will be meeting them. Getting pass security and not being seen will be difficult but I'm afraid that's the only way out." Luna said.
"I've got an idea, why don't we cause a ruckus somewhere that will distract the guards and cause them to leave their post, and while they're gone we use a fire hydrant to create more smoke. What they see through the camera, they'll only think it's more fog, and we duck under the fog and escape." Usagi suggested.
"That's actually not a bad idea, I'm surprised." Mamoru said.
"Yay!" Usagi cheered.
"But how are you going to create a diversion?" Luna asked. Usagi thought for a moment.
"Usagi! You do have powers. I know that we haven't given you much practice besides when you become Sailor Moon to use them, but if you concentrate well enough you can a fire blast." Luna said.
"You can cast it at one of those scare crows." Mamoru suggested.
"B-But…I don't know the first thing on how to use my powers without becoming Sailor Moon." Usagi said shaking.
"Listen, I know you can do this. Put faith in yourself. I'll be with you every step of the way." He said.
"Usagi, I also believe in you." Luna said.
"O-Okay, I'll try." She said not too sure of herself. "But why meet at the hotel? Why not just go home immediately?"
"Because they would check the trains. I know them well enough. It would be best to stay there for a while longer. Michiru and Haruka will tell you what to do. Now hurry, before the sun comes out." Then Luna hung up. Very soon Usagi and Mamoru packed their things and snuck out the back door. Mamoru grabbed the fire extinguisher in their room already. Usagi had a view of the scare crow from the distance. The two swiftly moved closer to the entrance and hid behind a bush. Usagi had trouble now seeing the scare crow because of all the fog. With Mamoru's help, she was able to relax herself and kept her sights on where she originally seen the scare crow. With a lot of focus she was able to send a fire blast into the distance. The fog cleared a bit and she seen she hit near the scarecrow, not on him.
"Oh no!" She said silently.
"Don't worry, it started a fire in the corn field that should distract them well enough. You did great, I'm proud of you." He said also silently smiling. They ducked as guards ran past them. Mamoru got out the fire extinguisher quickly and fogged up the camera. Sadly, due to the damp morning, it made the extinguisher wet and slipped out of Mamoru's hands and into the water.
"Come on, it's still fogged enough, now's our only chance." He said. They ducked and ran out the gate, running past the cameras and making it down the street and into the turn off where they were better hidden by trees and fog. But sadly, their shadows were still slightly seen through the cameras. Not enough to make out their shapes but it looked like dark circles running across the entrance way.
Back at the corn fields, where everyone was extinguishing the flames, tried helping till someone from camera watch came out and whispered something in his ear.
"Uh, I have something I must attend to. I'll leave it to you than boys." said following the lady to the camera room. He took a look as the two shadows escaping and looked very nervous in the face. He ran to the cabin where Mamoru and Usagi were staying. He looked through the drawers, closets, bathrooms. All of their things were gone. He found an envelope on the bed. In it was a note and a tip.
To whom it may concern,
Thank you for your kind hospitality.
We appreciate all you've done but am sorry to say
we had to leave early. We were just too concerned
about our friends. We appreciate your understanding.
Sincerely, Chiba Mamoru and Tsukino Usagi.
"No!" he said grunting, clutching the tip in his hand, and in his palm the note and money set on fire.
" !" The desk clerk called running in. "Where are they? You said everything would've gone to our plan!" He yelled.
"Don't get an attitude with me Tokugawa!" yelled back.
"Well what do you expect we do Kuro Shinzō?" Tokugawa asked.
"Do not call me that while we are here." said turning around and choking him. "Do not underestimate my power Tokugawa. Remember that I can just kill you and take my revenge instantly by killing your beloved princess instead. But watching her suffer from watching her special friends and precious prince suffer, and be forced to wed someone who she does not want is pleasure enough for me." He said noticing the opened fire extinguisher case. He dropped Tokugawa and walked over to it.
"Don't ever threaten me in such a way again or I shall return you to the ground." Tokugawa barked back.
"Shut up! Look! The fire extinguisher is gone." said.
"So?"
He sighed then went over to the front entrance to see the camera and while he was there he found in the sand the fire extinguisher Mamoru used. (the water's close to the front entrance. It's the first thing you see coming in) "They're onto us Tokugawa. Send guards to all the train stations in town. Find them!"