(The commercial break is over! Now back to the show!)

As one The Sailor Soldiers leapt out of the way. The daemon, now sporting six arms, ignored them, seeming to only have one target in mind. Sailor Venus!

"Young lady!" it yelled, heading straight for the surprised girl. "That was most rude thing to do. You should have far better manners than that!"

Sailor Venus glared at Brushstar. "Oh yeah, well my old headmistress back in England used to say that all the time and I..." Venus froze becoming aware that the others, with the exception of the still hopping Sailor Moon, were looking at her. What am I saying, she thought!

She did not get a chance to finish the thought "It is obvious that you are a spoiled, ill mannered brat!" Brushstar declared, its middle hands beginning to morph. "This calls for a severe thrashing. Yes, a proper lesson in manners for you, my girl!" Sailor Venus went pale as she recognized what the daemon's hands had turned into. The right hand had become a thin cane and the left one a tawse!

It went after Sailor Venus, who had transformed into a blond and orange blur. "KEEP THAT THING AWAY FROM MEEEE!" Sailor Venus screamed as Brushstar chased behind her, taking swats at her rear.

"My, this daemon does have quite a fixation with corporal punishment." Sailor Mercury observed. Still clutching her enflamed rear, Sailor Moon came up beside her. "You don't know the half of it, Mercury." She whimpered.

Sailor Jupiter began to charge up her powers. "I'll stop it.!" and before anyone could tell her otherwise... "SUPREME THUNDER!" a bolt of lightning shot out from the antenna on her tiara.

As Jupiter expected, Sailor Venus had leapt clear of the blast. What she had not expected was for the daemon to dodge the blast as well! And especially to land nose to nose with her! But more of a shock was the way it spoke to her.

"Now that was the act of a very, very bad girl!" The daemon scolded, waving a finger at Sailor Jupiter's nose. "Young lady, assume the position!"

Sailor Jupiter just looked at Brushstar. "You can't be serious." It happened in a flash. One second they were face to face. The next second found a stunned Sailor Jupiter hauled off the ground on to the left middle arm of the daemon, who then proceeded to swat the girl's rear with the upper left hand.

Struggle as hard she might, Sailor Jupiter was just too off balance to break free. And she could not get a clear punch in. Of course pounding on her butt did not help matters. "OW! WHEN I! OWW! GET MY! OW! HANDS ON! OWW! YOU!" she swore.

Mimete had stop taping after Sailor Moon had been spanked. From what she had seen and heard, it was all the Death Buster girl could do to stay on her feet. It was just so funny!

Meanwhile the area was being slowly blasted to rubble as an upended Sailor Jupiter continued to try and hit Brushstar with her lightning attacks. The spanks to her bottom were not helping her aim one bit. Worse sill, the daemon had continued to chase Sailor Venus!

Sailor Mars' temper was starting to flare up. "This is getting ridiculous!" she said shaking off the dust from another near miss. "We've got to nail that thing and we got to nail it now!"

Sailor Moon, bottom still throbbing came up to Sailor Mercury. "I have an idea. Why don't you use your shine aqua illusion, Mercury?"

Sailor Mercury looked puzzled. "On the daemon?" she asked. Sailor Moon shook her head, "No! On me! MY butt is still on fire!"

That was it for Mars! "WILL YOU GET A GRIP!" she yelled at Sailor Moon, "It was only a spanking for goodness sake! It could not have hurt that much!"

"OH YEAH!" Sailor Moon shot back, "Well how would you know!" Mars said nothing, but she hoped the little redness of embarrassment could not be seen. Forget where I go to school, Meatball head, she silently growled.

"I just noticed something." Sailor Mercury politely interrupted. "The daemon has not even tried to go after us." Moon and Mars looked at each other then at Sailor Mercury. She was right as usual. Brushstar seemed to be intent only on Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Venus for the moment. "I can only guess that it ummm," she fought for a delicate way to put it "It only attacks those who display what it considers bad behavior."

"Oh that's just great," moaned Sailor Moon. "I'll bet Ms. Haruna or Mars here would love one of their very own!" Steam all but shot out of Sailor Mars' ears.

"Maybe," continued Mercury, "We could bait it somehow." Hearing that gave Sailor Moon a very interesting idea.

As Brushstar came nearer, all of a sudden Sailor Moon chirped out: "SAY SAILOR MARS DO YOU ALWAYS PLAY WITH FIRE! SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK THAT WAS VERY NAUGHTY OF YOU!""

Sailor Mars whirled into Sailor Moon's face! "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" she yelled. Sailor Moon just grinned "I'm baiting it." Sailor Mars was about to say something when she realized just how close the daemon was. She turned just as Brushstar scooped her up in its right middle arm. Her long hair blocked her sight so she did not see the upper hand morph in to a paddle.

Sailor Mercury gave Sailor Moon a harsh look. "And what was that for?" she demanded.

Sailor Moon folded her arms and smiled "Payback."

"Commercial Break!"

"Always see everything my brother."
From 'Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'