This plan had better work. He had put a large amount of effort into it. His previous plan had failed to capture Sailor Moon or her Silver Crystal. But they had proved remarkably successful at capturing the other princesses he had defeated 10 centuries ago. Although Mercury and Mars were held in such a way that they were unconscious, Venus was still awake. He didn't understand why he hadn't taken the liberty of doing so. Based on his predictions, this plan would end with the capture of the Princess of Jupiter. And sure enough, she was there, facing a creature created from synergy generated between two people.
"Finally I have you where I want you." He said to his nemesis.
"What are you up to, creep?", demanded the pretty little Scout.
"I was intending to capture the Moon Princess with this plan. But once more, I shall have to settle for the second place prize." And with that, he activated a freezing machine concealed in the ceiling of the venue.
"But mister Malachite, what about us?", asked his creation, speaking through both of its mouths.
"Don't worry. When this is all over, you will be rewarded, like your predecessors. And we will have one less Sailor to stand in our way."
The Small Lady listened as Amy (as she had introduced herself) explained the history of the last two years. Like her world, there had also been a group of Sailors (scouts in this universe) from the time of the Silver Millennium. But in this universe, things had gone differently to hers. Here, Mamoru (or as he was known here, Darien) had been killed in the final battle with Zoisite before his (or her in this case) unceremonious execution. This had sent Sailor Moon into a depression, that had led to the servants of Queen Beryl capturing all 4 Scouts over the following weeks, at a hair salon, a finishing school, a ski resort and skating classes. Usagi (or as she was known here Serena. These names were difficult to remember) had been forced to reveal her identity to her family to save them from a lake monster. The weeks she spent being grounded afterwards had allowed the Dark Kingdom (the Nega-verse) to recapture their most powerful creatures to serve them. Afterwards, Serena had given up and handed the Silver Crystal over in exchange for her friends. This had allowed Metalia to revitalise and having possessed the body of Queen Beryl, lead her army to begin their takeover with the Kansai region. But that had been just the start of their troubles...
The mission was underway. Lita led her team of 3 (Avery Calaveras, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hansford and the artist formerly known as Saffron) into the Nega-ground, as Luna had nicknamed it. Their mission was to capture one of the monsters to see if his/her human form could be restored without the Crescent Wand (which now hung in the temple of the Shadow Warrior Veena, the Queen's artist). While their troops initially consisted of monsters from this "other dimension" (she had never quite understood what it was), they had begun converting humans who broke curfew to make up the numbers.
"Quickly, into the alley" insisted Lita, urging her squad off the street. She had come to love the feeling of power that came with leadership. She had begun to see why Raye had coveted it so much. It hurt to think of Raye and what had happened to her. But Jupiter focused her thoughts on the task at hand. They had hidden to escape the notice of a patrol. But seeing who was in the patrol caused Lita to snap back to thoughts of Raye.
It was her grandfather. Or what had used to be him.
Grand Zirconia was alone. He liked to be alone. He could think easier that way. Once he had been nothing but a shell, a puppet of his Queen. His mission had been to find the Golden Dream Crystal that led to the mystical city of Elysion. For this purpose, he had sent three polymorphs to search for the the Dream Mirror that contained Prince Helios. They had succeeded painfully easily. From there, Queen Nehelenia had ordered her forces to raze the city and steal the mystic energy that emanated from the city.
This had been almost too easy. At the end of it, the Amazon Trio had been granted their own dream mirrors, but Zirconia had been given so much more.
He had been given reality. He was now more than just a pale imitation. But to truly feel alive, he had to destroy the Queen first.
To do this, he would have to remove the one thing cementing her power. The one prisoner in the Dark Moon Sector of Tokyo. The former holder of the Golden Grystal. The one person who could end all this.
Sailor Moon.