Steffi Matheson was in a Sailor Senshi attire, with a green skirt and a black bow, wearing a tiara. She then posed, "This is The Gang's IN-COLOR fic! I am Sailor Galaxy – the pretty soldier of hotness and beauty! In the name of The Gang, I shall punish you!"

She smiled, "Just kidding. It's me, Steffi Matheson. Like the ensemble? It's a beautiful cosplay attire, with my bosom at its biggest. It's very sultry, right?"

She posed again, as she cheered, "Galaxy Power! MAKEUP!"

RIP!
Part of her leotard started to rip slowly.

She blushed, "Oops… I better fix my costume. I knew I should've had it fit for a 39E bust."

She said to the 4th wall, "Until then, here's the next chapter of The Gang – IN-COLOR!"

Last time, The Gang's Michelle Nevins and Asahi Sakurai fought against the devious Sailor Mars, resend from her real form, as one of the 4 girls, responsible for making the decoys of the Sailor Guardians. After many countless attacks, Mars soundly singed and burned Michelle Nevins, making an irate Asahi attack her, and thus, with help from a wounded Michelle, Sailor Mars was taken out of the picture.
Meanwhile, the rest of The Gang reunited, following their battles in the other areas. When news of the plan made by Rei Hino and her crew, they agreed to go after the source – Sailor Moon! And onward to the destiny – Millennium Castle!
Careful, Gang! This could be a trap! But it may not happen!

Chapter 42
Millennium Castle
(ミレニアム城の巻)
(or "Party, Like it's 1993, All Over Again")

The Gang arrived at the outside of Millennium Castle, which was a huge crystal and white fortress, at around 30 feet tall.

"This reminds me of that old apartment I lived in, when I was young." Peter said.

Asahi said, "It's so full of mystique…"

Heather blushed, "And pretty, too…"

The girls were in awe, except for Michelle and Farra. They responded, "It's just a huge castle."

Percival said, "Sailor Moon and the remaining Guardians are in there. And I'm going to find her. You guys enjoy yourself, but keep an eye out for clues."

He viewed the black device. Nothing. He said, "This is bad. They could be inside. And I think maybe we could be in a trap… Just a hunch, but it's not."

Farra thought, "It may be…"

She asked, "Darling, suppose we split into three groups. Since there are eight of us, we'll split into three different areas."

Steven C said, "Right. Steven Cooke wants to see the building, inside, first."

They entered the huge castle door, as a figure that looked like Usagi bowed to them.

"Greetings, visitors, I am Princess Serenity. Welcome to Crystal Park's Millennium Castle, the legendary home of myself and my darling Prince Endymion. Please be careful, as you walk by… and also, do not touch anything that's priceless."

She bowed again and stopped moving. Mizuki said, "No kidding… This is fascinating craftsmanship on this doll."

Peter remarked, "At least she's motionless and lifeless."

They glared at him, as he scoffed, "WHAT? She's a gynoid…"

Heather said, "Well, since Sailor Moon is in here, we have to be very careful."

Steven C said, "Right! But now… How do we find the Scouts?"

They paused, as they all think. Steven looked at Farra and said, "Farra! You and Percival will be the two-person group."

Farra nodded, "Yeah, okay."

She blushed, as she thought, "I knew he'd say that. Finally…"

Steven C said, "Asahi, Heather, and I will take an area. Peter, Mizuki, and Michelle…"

Michelle said, "You got it. We'll take the northern area, while you guys take the southern area. Farra and Percival will take the upstairs."

Percival said, "It's only a huge castle with three floors. Take an area and look for anything suspicious."

Steven C nodded, "Agreed. But not a minute to lose. Gang, let's go!"

They all walked off, knowing that this place is delicate. Asahi stated, "Let's walk slowly. We don't want to destroy the place… yet…"

They all separated, as the Princess Robot turned her head, facing The Gang.

Meanwhile, in a small room, Sailor Mercury viewed the group, departing the each area of the castle. She said, "All goes according to plan… Usagi lured our prey to our hideout…"

She called to Mars, "How are you holding up?"

Mars said, "I'm fine… Who knew that the Sailor Moon knock-off had to best me?"

Venus replied, "True. But the one with the big breasts had a wand, just like the one in black hair. Both girls are pretty well-made."

Mars said, "I say we kill these intruders."

A voice called, "That will not be necessary."

Sailor Moon appeared, "You see… I have a better plan for these girls. And that goes for the boys. The Gang has ruined my plans, and this affects the reputation of Super S Industries."

Mercury asked, "But Sailor Moon… They are making the rep of the company good. Maybe they are stopping our ambition."

Moon said, "Maybe so. But we should have this planned. You listen to what I tell you."

Mars bickered, "HEY! I helped made the decoys! How come you have a plan, after the whole decoy plan went up in smoke?"

Moon jeered, "Oh, like you had a plan, too? Don't forget who the leader is!"

Mars snapped, "Don't lump me as a low-level grunt!"

"BLEH!" She stuck her tongue at Sailor Moon.

Sailor Moon stuck back, "BLEH!"

"I've been here, longer than you! You had to be leader…"

"Wanna bet? You can't even stop the phony, who sided with the lousy losers!"

"OH, YEAH?"

"YEAH!"

"BLEH!"

"BLEH!"

As they exchanged raspberries, Jupiter sighs, "This is nuts… What happened to our winning streak?"

Venus said, "It ended when they showed up."

Jupiter stopped the fighting, as she said, "We know all about the eight there… One of them has to be the weakest link."

Mars asked, "Who's weak?"

Jupiter replied, "Well, it's hard to tell… But we believe that Steven Cooke is the weakest. Ami?"

Mercury typed in the computer and the screen showed The Gang's Power Level. She then said, "Power level – 830,000. Here are the others… Heather Dunn – 900,000; Peter Giese and Farra Stevens – 950,000 each; Mizuki Takase – 1,000,000; Percival Gaynes – 970,000; Michelle Nevins – 960,000; Asahi Sakurai – 925,000. They seemed to be near our level."

Venus remarked, "Like Sailor Moon says – D-Listers from the Negaverse."

Sailor Moon said, "Good. Cooke, Dunn, and Sakurai are in that group, heading north. They are, combined, the weakest link. We shall deal with them, first, and work our way up to the others. Mars, you take them, to prove your worth to the team."

Sailor Mars shouted, "WHAT AM I, A PROSPECT?"

Moon scoffed, "Need I remind you that, instead of a decoy of you, you had to take the bullet, yourself, against the Sailor Moon knock-off, Asahi Sakurai!"

"Come on! That was a request!"

"Request nothing, don't let me down!"

"BLEH!"

"BLEH!"

They exchanged "BLEHs" and arguments again, as Mercury moaned, "Anybody got a bottle of aspirin?"

The rest of the Guardians sigh, as Moon and Mars bicker on.

XXXXX

In the northern area, Steven C and the others viewed a huge banquet hall.

"Wow! Look at that seating arrangement!" Heather cried, "It's like there's enough for 20 people!"

Asahi said, "I know. It's like having a banquet for my newest tour. You know, like a celebration!"

Steven C said, "True. But we cannot derail this mission, by goofing off. A young girl's life is at stake. Asahi, see if you can find a clue, on each seating. Heather, you come with me to the living room."

Heather nodded, "I'm on it!"

She dashed off, as he cried out, "HEATHER! NO RUNNING!"

He sighed, "Some people never learn…"

She asked, as she checked each chair, "Say, Steven, what do you think is on these chairs?"

He replied, "What else? Maybe a hair of the Guardian, of even some gum, under the seats."

Asahi snuffed, "I'm calling that plan, "Complete bullshit". Steven, there's no way that Usagi would be involved in a banquet part."

Steven C asked, "Oh, and do you have a better plan? Steven Cooke is in charge of this group, and he wants you to obey."

Asahi said, "Alright, but if I obey you, I'll ask Percival about the girl you met, a while back…"

Steven C gulped, "You wouldn't dare!"

She winked, "I'm getting to you. You may be arrogant, but you tend to be very careless…"

He sighed, "Fine. Heather is checking the living room. What's your plan?"

Asahi said, "Knowing the décor, I'd say that this place is of a 1890s motif, in England. Perhaps we should examine these ceramics and decorations, and see if there are traps. I've once played a part in a mystery movie, and was once of the victims, killed by an arrow."

ZING!
An arrow whizzed at Asahi. She caught it and said, "Like that."

Steven gasped, "You okay?"

She said, "Yeah. It's pretty obvious. But I have a feeling that Millennium Castle isn't a tourist attraction… It's a horror house!"

BANG!
A bullet flew towards Steven, as Asahi deflected it with her wand.

She said, "Something tells me that Sailor Moon is going to kill us."

He picked up the bullet, and saw that it was, in reality, a ball bearing.

"A BB!" He gasped, "Asahi, I don't think she wants us dead."

They gasped, as Heather called, "With welts on her face, Heather is sobbing in pain… I checked a bookcase and I was pelted by the bullets of injustice…"

Her face was bruised, as she was bleeding lightly.

Steven asked, "How did it happen?"

Heather explained, "I was resting in a rocking chair, in the living room, after checking every nook and cranny for a clue, but all I found was boredom. So, Heather went to the bookcase, and found a book on pink things. I grabbed the book and went to my chair. However, as I turned around, I heard an egg timer. I went back to the bookshelf… and I was pelted by metal BBs! Who knew they'd take an eye out?"

Asahi asked, "Your eyes are okay, now."

Heather said, "I had them covered."

She asked, "You think this whole place is rigged?"

Asahi said, "That or maybe someone used a gun at us, just for fun."

Steven said, "Let's keep looking."

As they walked, Sailor Mars held up a BB gun and said, "Rats! I thought I'd wound them… But the tawdry one took the bait."

She then said, "But now… It's time to battle for glory. Those three will pay for this. Steven Cooke, right? Nice you said your speech in the third person, but Sailor Mars will scold you, weak Gang member."

She groaned, "But, still… He's such a loser… and the one in pink has taken a beating. The one I'm after is the one called Asahi Sakurai. She thinks she can pose as a Sailor Moon rip-off and get away with it?"

She crept off, as Steven asked, "Still, was there a gun inside the bookcase?"

Heather said, "To be honest, I don't know. When I reached for the gun, it was gone."

Mars smiled, "Serves you right, idiot."

XXXXX

At a hallway, Peter and Mizuki looked at the different portraits of Princess Serenity, Sailor Moon, and the Sailor Guardians. Michelle huffed, "I take it that someone has the gall to paint the Heroes of the park."

Peter shivered, "Tell me if their eyes moved…"

Mizuki said, "I doubt that it is a haunted house."

Michelle smirked, "Baby."

Mizuki shouted, "Beg your pardon? My boyfriend is not a baby!"

Michelle shouted, "Woman, the big man is afraid of ghosts! He's afraid of his own shadow, in most cases!"

Peter said, "That's not true. My shadow goes with me. I'm mostly a robo-phobic, but I'm cured off of it. Snowmen, on the other hand… now that's a scary grimace."

Michelle said, "It's summer. There is NO snow here."

They continued walking, as Mizuki said, "Why do you hate snowmen?"

"You know how they warp around, with their faces dropping to the ground? That's a big scary moment…"

Mizuki said, "You hate melting snowmen?!"

Peter griped, "I HATE ALL SNOWMEN, EXCEPT THE JAPANESE CHILLIES!"

He said, "They look so cute…"

Mizuki said, "Right… Remind me to get a bucket and some gloves, when winter flies by."

Michelle continued walking, as a small mouse runs by her legs. She saw the mouse and shrieked.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" She shrieked, "MOUSE! MOUSE!"

She went up a pedestal and was cowering in fear, "Take it away! Call the Orken Man! RAID!"

Peter thought, "And she thought I was the coward…"

Mizuki said, as she picked up the mouse, "There. It was only a toy."

Michelle sighed, "Thank god… That mouse scared the devil out of me. And here I thought-."

She stopped talking, as she saw a figure in a white sheet. She moaned, "WOoooooo…"

Michelle and Peter turned white, as they stuttered, "M-M-M-M-M-Mizuki…"

Mizuki griped, "What?"

She turned around and saw the ghost. She sighed, "How childish. I think we found our Senshi."

She pulled the sheet off, exposing a girl with long blonde hair and a zombie face.

"Brains! BRAAAAAAAAAINS~!" She wailed, "WOOOooooo…"

Mizuki then declared, "I see… If I may say something about that…"

She screamed, "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

They all ran off, screaming in terror, out of the hallway and back to the main lobby. The girl in the disfigured face was Sailor Venus. She removed her mask and said, "And that was for Crystal Gulch, you bimbo."

She then asked, "I wonder how Ami and Makoto are doing."

XXXXX

At a huge bedroom, Farra and Percival were checking the huge bed, with blue and yellow blankets. Farra examined it and lied down on the covers. She giggled, "Blue cuteness…"

He sighed, "Farra, your arm."

"I'll be fine."

"Okay, then."

As she continued to roll on the bed, Percival found a small journal. He opened the book and read some pages.

"Strange… This is a book of someone's secret thoughts." He said, "But, who do they belong to?"

He read a sample:
"April 11th, 20XX
As of this moment, all of our plans have come to fruition. Using the Robot Sailor Mercury and Mars, we were able to find Springfield's Bar and Wings and destroy it. One competition – eliminated. Girls in tight white T-shirts go against my will and reputation. Young girls deserve to be in small attires, covering all of the body. We'd show off skin, during the summer, in our bikinis."

He said, as he turned the page, "What else…"

"April 25th, 20XX
WHOOPEE 4-4-3-0. A place that sells makeup that is tested on animals. It even has animals on the front of the bottle, without the makeup. Disgraceful!"

He turned to another page:
"May 19th, 20XX
Following our news of North City's explosion, we unraveled a huge dealership, owned by Butterfly Youmas. However, before we could attack, it was destroyed by a flying car, incinerating it into ashes. Like to thank the guys who did it, though…"

Percival said, "That was where Carl dropped that bomb car to. And the Senshis were about to attack businesses?"

Farra was still in blush, as Percival read the cover. He opened the first page and gasped, "NO! It… It can't be…"

The first page says: "This diary is property of – Sailor Moon".

He said, "Farra! We have to go! This isn't a place to examine!"

She then said, "Coming! Just as soon as I rest on this wiry bed."

He thought, "Wiry-."

He screamed, as he tackled her, "GET OFF!"

The bed collapsed, as it showed a net flying down. The net fell onto the bed, as Percival and Farra were shocked.

Farra gasped, "Dude! What the fuck was that?"

Percival said, "I don't know… Sailor Moon is onto us!"

He thought, "This is bad… Sailor Moon is onto us, and she's setting us up in the castle! We wish to find more, but there's got to be an answer!"

XXXXX

Peter, Mizuki, and Michelle arrived at a huge ballroom, with crystal windows and a chandelier. Mizuki then said, "We need music for this place. And who knew that this place has such grace and beauty?"

Michelle said, "I know. It feels like we're up for something wonderful…"

Peter said, as he viewed the floors, "Dude, look at the floor. It's so sleek and silver."

Mizuki tapped her shoe on the dance floor and said, "Glass. This place has shiny Plexiglas and steel. The chandelier is made of 100% ice crystal. And the windows have golden paneling."

Peter said, "Usagi must've been rich!"

He then barked, "DUDE! Is this a rip? This feels like a Zone for Terror!"

Michelle asked, "A Zone for Terror? Now, I don't mean to alarm you, but this place, with ghosts here, is no Twilight Zone."

A voice said, "No, it's not."

Sailor Mercury dove down and said, "Welcome… to your last dance! Sailor Moon has ordered us to capture all of you."

Mizuki barked, "Sailor Moon? Bring her to me! I want to fight her, myself!"

Mercury said, "Oh, is that right? You have 1,000,000 Power. And it seemed that you are a challenge."

Mizuki said, "Challenge, nothing. I want to prove something."

She pulled out her wand, but Michelle stopped her. She said, "Let us fight her."

Mercury posed and said, "Agent of Love and Exams, the pretty sailor-suited soldier – Sailor Mercury! Douse yourself in water, and repent!"

Michelle said, "I see Percival and Steven didn't finish you off, eh wot?"

Peter shouted, "Forgot what it's like to lose, huh?"

He said to her, "Let's get her!"

They charged at Mercury, as she crossed her arms, "MERCURY BUBBLE…"

She produced bubbles and shouted, "SPRAY!"

The bubbles surrounded that entire room, into a smokescreen, as Michelle coughed, "Damn! She's crafty!"

Mizuki called, "Peter! Michelle! Watch yourselves! She's known to attack in the fog, like a ninja!"

BAM!
Mercury kicked Mizuki down. Peter cried, "MIZUKI!"

Mercury laughed, "I'm right here."

He fired a huge punch, but missed. "Damn my eyesight! STUPID FOG!"

Mizuki moaned, as she got up, "I have a plan!"

She waved her wand out and spun it around, like a baton. She did it in a fast motion, like it was a fan. Some of the fog cleared, as Mercury was about to attack Peter, from behind.

Michelle cried, "Big Guy!"

She tackled Mercury, but she missed. She tackled Peter, by accident. She laughed, "This is my element – water and ice. You're about to chill out!"

WHAM!
Mercury was hit in the head by Mizuki's wand. She fell, out cold, as Mizuki shouted, "Cheap trick, bitch! But no one uses a sneak attack on me!"

Mercury huffed, as she held her head, "NO FAIR! It was a great plan!"

Mizuki said, "I'll willfully surrender to you, Sailor Mercury. Take us to your leader."

Mercury asked, "Why? Why should you want to fight Sailor Moon?"

Mizuki said, "Not that you care, but I have my thoughts about myself. Sailor Moon is wonderful, but Card Master Peach can be better than that. I want to find out, once and for all, on who the better magical girl is…"

She insisted, "Please, Sailor Mercury. Peter, Michelle, and I will give in, only if you take us to her."

Peter asked, "Bra, are you out of your mind?"

Michelle yelled, "YEAH! How could you say that?"

Mizuki turned away and said nothing. Peter said, "Mizuki…"

Michelle said, "She's ambitious about the ringleader… Does she have a grudge on this woman?"

He said, "Not that I know of. But I know about it… but just forgot."

XXXXX

Meanwhile, Sailor Jupiter snuck in the bedroom and saw Percival and Farra, as they got up.

"Where do you think you're going?" Jupiter smiled.

Percival cried, "Sailor Jupiter!"

She posed and cried out, "Agent of Love and Courage, the pretty sailor-suited soldier – Sailor Jupiter! In the name of Jupiter, I will punish you!"

She smiled, "And you, Farra Stevens, you're first."

Farra said, as she held her guitar up, "You ruined my right arm, fully! For this, you'll pay, bitch!"

She strummed her guitar and fired a barrage of red fireballs. Jupiter dodged out of the way, as she missed, while Percival was in shock. Farra's right arm, in a cast, was holding the frets, while her good arm was playing the strings. She kept firing, as Jupiter does her Supreme Thunder attack.

"Nice trick, blondie! But here's something to counter your pyrotechnic performance!" She yelled, as she fired a wave of lighting towards Farra.

"JUPITER SUPREME THUNDER!"

Farra dodged out of the way, as Percival called, "Farra! Let me fight her!"

Farra said, "No! I have a score to settle with this Senshi bitch!"

Percival said, "Guardian."

"Whatever."

She grabbed her arms, as Farra kicked out of her grasp. Jupiter tripped her down, placing her left foot on her injured arm. Jupiter called, "What's it going to be, darling? You surrender, or I break your wife's other arm, in a snap?"

Percival growled, "You wouldn't. You're not what you are. The Sailor Scouts stood for justice, not for malice and greed! You fight to protect the ones you love, not destroy it!"

Farra moaned, "Percival… Just listen to her."

Jupiter stretched her left arm back and said, "I'd listen to your wife, if I were you; unless she never plays guitar, again!"

Percival said, "Let her go. This has nothing to do with you."

"IT IS! This woman, along with the tawdry one in the snaggletooth, ruined my chance at stealing Kinnikuman's power, and into a Choujin Youma! Of course, she was bait. The one in the auburn hair, she derailed my plan, but I had her going. And to think, my robot Jupiter would've blown her to kingdom come!"

Farra groaned, "Maybe because the blue wire was always the right wire!"

Jupiter bent her arm back and screamed, "SHUT UP! YOU RUINED MY PLANS (HER PLANS, TOO), NOW… I'M GOING TO RUIN YOURS!"

Percival cried, "OKAY! Let her go! Take us to Sailor Moon!"

Jupiter asked, "Huh? You want Sailor Moon? She's not here!"

"Come now. She's been here, since earlier today. This is your hideout, right? You shouldn't even belong here."

Jupiter looked down and asked, "How do I know you won't attack me, if you care for this woman?"

Percival said, "I'm for knowing the answers. Besides, I smell a rat on why you four are here, in this castle. I give in! Just let her go!"

She turned away and let go of Farra. She said, "Fine. But no tricks."

Farra ran to Percival, as they hugged. Sailor Jupiter said, "Follow me."

They followed her, as they went to where Sailor Moon is.

(Usagi): "The Gang IN-COLOR" will be back, after these important messages…

(Faux commercial)

(Rain begins to fall)

(Narrator): Nothing to do, on a rainy day?

(June and Emily were by the window, bored)

(Narrator): Going through rainy days, in hardships, while sitting in your butt, watching TV?

(The girls nodded)

(Narrator): Well, now you can shake those boredom days away, without getting up, with Blue Meanie's newest item!

(A person is in the rain, running with an axe, chasing a small man)

(Narrator): Introducing the HP-TV (High Precipitation)! It's a wonderful projection window that lets you watch shows, in the rain, on the rain, and through the rain! A thunderstorm is brewing, as you get to see such different shorts, through the wetness of outdoors!

(The lights go out, as a cat is playing a violin, on the HPTV)

(Narrator): Best of all, it's battery-operated, in case you're caught in a blackout.

(June and Emily laughs, as the cat gets squashed by an anvil)

(Narrator): The HP-TV lets you make you laugh, without getting up and watching the rainfall pour down. This only works well, if a storm is running, all day.

(Emily): I can hardly wait for the next rainfall!

(June): Me, too! I wonder if they showed the one about the giraffe in the yellow pudding, today!

(Narrator): HP-TV! Forget High-Def! This is High-Downpour!

From: Blue Meanie!

(Narrator): Do NOT use HP-TV for Movies, Sports, and R-rated Naughty bits; use only in rain only; hail not included.

(Sailor Moon): Sailor Moon says, back to the show!

Elsewhere, Steven, Heather, and Asahi wandered into a garden, outside. It was growing colorful flowers, with a huge topiary of Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion, dancing in the middle of the field.

Heather said, "They weren't kidding."

Steven C said, "This feels like a romantic walk through the park."

He then viewed a fountain and said, "Hey, look! A fountain! If we throw a coin in there, maybe our wish will come true!"

He approached the white and silver fountain, with a crescent in the middle, and held up a shiny silver quarter. He said, "It'd be a waste, but it'll be nice to grab some coins in the fountain. But Steven Cooke isn't stupid."

He prayed, as he threw the coin in. Asahi prayed, as she threw a 100 Yen coin in the fountain and whispered, "I wish I was safe… and without danger, only to be with my friends."

She asked Heather, "How about you?"

Heather smirked, "Not me! I'm not throwing my money in there!"

But she thought, "I wonder… If it'll come true…"

She threw a gold dollar and said, "It owes me a dollar!"

She prayed and whispered, "I wish everyone is safe. I wish that The Gang will do anything possible to become heroes."

She smiled, "If I told you two the wish, it wouldn't come true. Either way, we can survive this mission."

Sailor Mars remarked, "No, your wish will not come true, since you three will die!"

She appeared, along with Sailor Venus, as she smirked, "You there. Entering the courtyard of Princess Serenity is strictly off-limits!"

Asahi yelled, "Sailor Mars!"

Heather snapped, "And Sailor Venus!"

Mars said, "Now, I shall have payback on you, Asahi Sakurai! Venus, you take the two losers!"

Venus said, "No. Sailor Moon ordered you to kill Steven Cooke, the weak link."

Steven C shouted, "What the wha?"

Venus shouted, "You heard me! We know everything about you! You have hardly any powers, while these two are very talented!"

Mars said, as she glared at Steven C, "Once we do, our boss will be successful."

Asahi asked, "Who's your boss? Sailor Moon?"

Venus said, "Yes. But she goes by another alias! Sailor Moon is glamorous and talented."

Mars continued, "But in times, she's klutzy and is a crybaby…"

Venus concluded, "But – shut up – she is the strongest of us all. That is why she is the leader."

Mars cried, "OH! AND I'M NOT?"

She growled, "Don't tell me to shut up…"

Steven C shouted, "Well, you're dead, for hurting our friends! Steven Cooke recalls that Venus took on Peter and Mizuki, nearly breaking them up!"

Venus smiled, "Guilty as charged…"

Asahi said, "And you hurt Michelle, after we trusted you! We knew you were Sailor Mars, but we never thought you'd be evil!"

Mars smiled, "You don't get it… You're the evil beings. Usagi used you, and now, she's left you in death's door."

She held her hand up and shouted, "NOW! In the name of Mars-!"

Venus cried, "We're not killing them! Sailor Moon ordered us to capture them!"

Heather snickered, "Oh, yeah? You'll have to fight us, and without surrender!"

Steven C smiled, "Good thinking, Heather!"

They all charged at the Guardians, but-.

ZING! THUD!
A red rose flies in front of The Gang.

"ENOUGH!"

Tuxedo Mask appeared, from above the balcony.

Mars and Venus gasped, "Tuxedo Mask?!"

Steven gasped, "You again!"

Asahi blushed, "He's handsome…"

Heather gasped, "I'll say."

Tuxedo Mask said, "Gang members Cooke, Dunn, and Sakurai, do NOT hurt them! These girls are but mere pawns for an evil force."

Mars blushed, "He's come to save us!"

He glared, "NO! I side with no one who takes their business and uses it for destructive gain. Greedy girls do not intend to become that covetous, by killing innocent people."

Steven C said, "He's right!"

Heather dashes in place, as she smirked, "Come on and get some, desirous girls!"

They stood in place, as Tuxedo Mask said to The Gang, "Stand down!"

They gasped, as he continued, "Do not fight them! You want to know the truth about the Sailor Scouts? You come see me… from atop the castle."

He disappeared, as Sailor Mars snarled, "Damn!"

Sailor Venus signaled, "Come on!"

They ran away, as Venus called out, "You may have won this round, but we'll be back!"

Heather stuck her tongue out and flipped the bird, "Jerks! BLEH!"

Steven C said, "Asahi, Heather, Tuxedo Mask says that the truth is up on the top of the castle."

Heather shouted, "Atop the castle! I'm on it!"

Asahi said, as she grabbed her shoulder, "WAIT! We'll all go up!"

Heather pouted, "Aw, gyp…"

They headed back inside, heading to the stairway.

Steven called, "Gang! Well, what's left of us… LET'S GO!"

They ran upstairs, heading to the top of the tower.

XXXXX

Meanwhile, Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter have brought Peter, Mizuki, Farra, Percival, and Michelle in a small room, with a portrait of Sailor Moon on top.

Michelle whispered, "Reminds me of Steven's room. Me brother had a self-portrait of himself, made by famous British artists."

Mizuki said, "No kidding."

Mercury bowed and said, "We have captured The Gang."

Jupiter said, "Only five of the eight are present…"

A woman, with long blonde hair, said, from behind a chair, "Welcome, The Gang."

Percival thought, "That voice."

He asked, "Are you the one called Sailor Moon?"

She said, "Indeed I am…"

She added, "And I hear that one of you wanted to test me, with your knock-off style!"

Mizuki said, "That's me. Mizuki Takase."

Sailor Moon instructed, "I see. Quite a name for yourself. However, your friend, Asahi Sakurai, is also the knock-off. She has beaten Sailor Mars, and ruined my plan for global takeover. And I guess the Robot Guardians needed work, too. But I see you wanted to face me, in mortal combat. Kombat… with a "K". Of course, I want to see if you, the so-called Card Master Peach (Original), can match me, in battle."

Peter said, "Mizuki is Card Master Peach, in cosplay, but Asahi is the voice of her, in the anime."

Farra said, "He's right about that. She's been known as a great cosplayer."

Mizuki said, "What I don't like is how you, a Pretty Sailor Soldier, turn evil, all of a sudden. You have hurt all of us, after Usagi sent us to fix you, while you are invading her Park… and castle."

Sailor Moon said, "I know. Millennium Castle is rich with history. And, moreover, I am a part of it. You see… I, Sailor Moon, am, in fact, the Moon Princess, Princess Serenity."

She turned her chair around, facing the others, and continued, "But I go by another name…"

She smirked, as she was shown in a pink dress and skirt, with her hair done up in pigtails and meatballs. It was…

"Usagi?!" They gasped.

Farra gasped, "So, it's true! I asked you to come with, but you had better things to do!"

Percival cried, "YOU? You're the Moon Princess? But why did you hide it, from all of us?"

Usagi said, as she sat up, "Don't you see? Don't you get it? I had you coming, since you helped out in F City. You see, when you saved F City, from ACROSS, long ago, you do realize that one of my Super S Industries cosmetics branch was built there. However, when the city was destroyed, the branch never resurfaced. We lost a fortune in F City! And it's your fault!"

She added, "Of course, I knew about the alien attack, beforehand, when the LSAAWS helped out, preventing another city destruction, but who would've guessed?"

Percival asked, "And that's when you summoned us, to stop your friends and detain them."

Usagi smiled, "And they're not alone. You see, I set this whole thing up, only to test your skills. And for that, you've proven to be destructive and crazy. Super S thanks you for your help. So, for now, you're discharged!"

She cackled, as Michelle snapped, "Bloody little meatball head!"

Usagi said, "But now, you know everything, except how I brought you here, in Crystal Park. I had my friends set this up, knowing that you guys are from AAW. And we had to choose, at random, to take out the main vessels. We wanted the strongest members of the group, but when Kanaka Nanase chose you eight to help out, it'll do. B-Class AAW Squad, indeed… You guys are more of the Negaverse's low-level team… D-level losers."

Michelle and Percival shouted, "HEY!"

Peter gasped, "We're not losers!"

Usagi cried, "LEMME FINISH!"

She said, "Now, the reason I wanted to obtain you is this… You five are a menace to my company. You spoiled my fun, in Daten City and Targus City, ruining my endorsement for Super S Industries! The Gang bested Roger Klotz, who's sponsored the company, in the Footrace of Death, as his way of winning, but the tawdry woman with the immerse speed destroyed the team and my endorsement deal! Michelle, however, destroyed Klotz, in a way of revenge! How was I supposed to know he was a ghost… and an evil scientist from Stuttgart? And as for Targus City, you three, and the weak loser, had to fight that huge sexy girl ghost, ruining my billboards and cosmetic stores! You think this is the Powerpuff Girls? Well, it's not! You made my company, on the belly-up! NO SALES! Not even ONE thousands of products sold!"

Percival said, "So, the Sailor Guardians that attacked you…"

Mizuki added, "…was all a big lie."

Sailor Mercury said, "That's correct! There was no Senshi Attack on Usagi. We'd never hurt Sailor Moon!"

Sailor Jupiter remarked, "And we had such great talent, as actresses. It's like something you see on TV."

Usagi said, "You, Takase, you make it sound like you're from a video game."

Peter huffed, "So does Asahi…"

Farra whispered, "Shut up."

Mizuki glared, "I don't care. You used us…"

She shouted, "HOW COULD YOU? YOU USED US, AFTER OUR FAULTS? How could you even have known?"

Usagi smirked, "Well… I had my ways…"

She stood in place, as she said, "I do not wish to fight you, but I have better ways to make you talk… and punished by your bungling ways."

Mizuki snuffed, "Look who's talking."

Michelle snapped, "Bring it!"

Percival said, as he halted her, "NO! We won't fight you. It's just that only came to arrest you, Usagi Tsukino! Or should I say… Sailor Moon?"

The Gang gasped, as Farra asked, "Darling? Why? Why are you arresting her?"

Percival said, "Granted that she used us, along with trying to kill us, over petty sloganeering and signage, and even businesses she owned, being destroyed, by us, namely. But isn't that the same thing you're doing, when you destroyed a Bar and Wings in Springfield; or a lingerie store, a while back? Is that why you are very ambitious about your quest for success?"

He continued, holding up her dossier, "I read your journal, Sailor Moon. You're not the evil one… Usagi is! And you wanted vengeance on us, over petty shit like this! You want to be famous and run a business in the AU, build a place that's suitable for everyone, and not in an area for Kaiju battles!"

He threw it down to the floor, as Mizuki barked, "See? It's stupid shit like that, that makes you bad!"

Sailor Moon gasped, "No… You mean…"

He smirked, as he held a gun, "You lose, Sailor Moon. No one has been able to destroy you, but we may."

CRASH!
The gun was knocked off by Jupiter's Supreme Thunder. Mercury said, "Fools! You, the AAW, and your pitiful allies will pay for ruining our company! When the alternate worlds came, we wanted to drum up business! And you… of all people… ruin it, among others!"

Mizuki thought, "Including Haruka and Miyazawa… I'll bet."

Peter said, "We can take you guys on! We don't need to be locked in a dungeon, by the likes of you!"

Percival said, "He's right! You girls have become twisted! You're not champions of justice! You're puppets of evil!"

Michelle said, "Corporate evil, to be precise."

Percival shouted, "I KNOW WHAT I SAID!"

Usagi sneered, "You… You dare challenge me? Then YOU, The Gang, shall die! But let's make one thing clear… I'm not just a poser, playing Sailor Moon… I AM SAILOR MOON!"

Farra huffed, "No shit."

She waved her hand out and yelled:
"MOON PRISM POWER! MAKEUP!"

Usagi started to transform, starting with a white leotard with a red bow, followed by white gloves. She then started to twirl around, producing red boots and a blue skirt. She then shone a tiara in her head and did a pose.

She then posed, "Pretty Guardian of Love and Justice in a Sailor Suit! Sailor Moon has arrived! In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"

She smirked, as The Gang prepared to fight. Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter surrounded them, as Sailor Moon grinned evilly.

"Welcome… to the dark side of the moon… The Danger Zone."

Peter smiled and whispered to Farra, "Hey, Farra…"

Farra said nothing, as he continued, "Farra? Farra! … … … FARRRRRAAAAA!"

Farra yelled at him, "WHAAAAAT?!"

Peter sang, "Running in the 90s~!"

He giggled, "Heh… Oh, man. Remind me to find Archer and his ISIS buddies, one day, down the road. I mean… Danger Zone~! …whatever that means…"

Mizuki asked, "Are you done?"

Peter and Farra nodded, as Mizuki smirked, "Nice trick… But you ain't seen nothing yet!"

She waved her wand around and did her Card Master Peach chant:
"Ramen, tanmen, tantanmen! Reimen, nyumen, hiyasomen!"

She started to glow white, as she turn into her pink magical girl attire. Her pink skirt and hat flowed, as she was wearing her Card Master Peach cosplay.

"Hemo-Hemo!" A yellow cat flew onto Mizuki's right shoulder.

She did her pose and called, "Time to start the blaze! Card Master Peach has arrived! NO rip-off needed!"

Peter blushed, "Too sexy…"

Percival said, "No wonder…"

Sailor Moon said, "So, you're the Card Master Peach I heard about. Of course, the real Peach has a big chest."

Mizuki said, "Peach sees through your evil barrier, you traitor! You're an embarrassment to Magical Girls, everywhere!"

She posed and bellowed, "The Gang's Genius Keyboard player! The Pretty Soldier of Beauty and Intelligence, in a frilly gown – Card Master Peach has arrived! In the name of the tunes, I'll stop you!"

Sailor Moon hollered, "QUIT STEALING MY LINES!"

Peach jeered, "Hello? Asshole says what?"

"What?"

Michelle laughed, "BOOM! She got ya good, Moon bit."

Sailor Moon snuffed, "Oh, go get drunk in ale, ya commoner."

Michelle snorted, "Wank."

Sailor Moon and Card Master Peach stared down, as The Gang and the Guardians watch on.

Moon called out, "Sailor Mercury! Sailor Jupiter! Step back! This is my battle!"

Jupiter nodded, "Understood!"

Peter said, "You got this, Mizuki. This is what you wanted."

Mizuki nodded, "Yes. You guys. Make sure that Mercury and Jupiter don't interfere."

Percival said, "You got it, kiddo. I'm counting on you."

He said to the others, "Let's find Steven and the others, and leave!"

Mercury said, as she blocked the exit, "You're not going anywhere! You four will come with us!"

Michelle ran off, "Ah, go off the mater and invent knickers!"

The Gang ran past them, as Mercury and Jupiter went after them.

Moon hollered, "AFTER THEM, YOU IDIOTS! Don't let them get away!"

Sailor Moon and Card Master Peach prepared to fight.

Sailor Moon cried, "Takase is mine!"

Mizuki yelled, "YOU STAY OUT OF THIS! HAAA!"

"HAAAA!"

They charged at each other, punching and kicking at their bodies. Sailor Moon stepped back, as Card Master Peach stared down, "Okay, asshole. You want to ruin us, and the economy in these messed-up worlds?"

Sailor Moon stuck her tongue out and said, "BLEH! Takes one to know one! Allow me to open your eyes…"

She held up a sword and said, "En guard… bitch!"

They clashed at each other, wand to sword, as Mizuki thought, while fighting, "I have to do this… Coach… Look at me. I'm fighting Sailor Moon! And I'm going to try and win! But in an old saying, there is no try!"

She pushed Sailor Moon off, as Mizuki said, "There can be only one! Let's prove who the better magical girl is – Sailor Guardian or Card Master!"

Sailor Moon smiled, "Let's do it!"

They continued fighting. Who will win?

Mizuki then asked her, "Hey, hold up! And since when did you learn swordfighting?"

Sailor Moon replied, "Oh, this? Well, years of combat training… and I learned fencing, during that regime."

Mizuki said, "Oh. Disregard, then… …asshole."

Elsewhere, Steven, Heather, and Asahi arrived at the top of the tower, entering a small room with a cage and a small bed of hay. Heather said that it's some sort of princess dungeon.

Asahi remarked, "Tuxedo Mask wants us here. But I wonder why he'd tell us about Sailor Moon and the others?"

Tuxedo Mask appeared, by the window, and said, "Ask, and you shall receive."

Steven C stepped back, as he said, "Okay, Mask Man! Steven Cooke likes to know this! Who the hell are you and what is going on?"

Tuxedo Mask said, "Simple. Sailor Moon is not what she is… She's-."

Heather asked, "A robot?"

Asahi smacked the back of her head and said, "Let him finish."

Tuxedo Mask said, "No. Apparently, her branches of Super S Cosmetics were destroyed, caused by you and your friends."

Asahi gasped, "Them?"

Steven C said, "I don't recall…"

Tuxedo Mask said, "Even through thorough malice, pretty girls cannot lose what they have made to help other women, out of sheer revenge. This is not just your doing, Steven Cooke… Heather Dunn… Asahi Sakurai… it's her doing."

He then said, as he stepped in the room, "The one who made these girls, is the one who is wicked to the core. She calls herself… The Akai Kādo."

They gasped, as he concluded, "It's mind control. Not evil ambition."

Heather gasped, "You mean… They're not pure evil? They're used?"

Steven nodded, "I see. What do you know about this Akai Kādo?"

Asahi thought, "Akai Kādo? Mind control?! She sounds familiar…"

As Tuxedo Mask continued to tell the others about the Akai Kādo, the battle between Mizuki and Usagi continues. Who is this Akai Kādo, and what does Asahi know about her?
Also, will Mizuki survive against Sailor Moon? And will The Gang escape Crystal Park, owned by the traitorous and mind-controlled Usagi Tsukino? And what purpose of this MC on Sailor Guardians?
Find out in the final chapter of the "Sailor Senshi Arc", next time!

To be continued…

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