When Serena eventually woke up she could see the bright sunlight shining through the canvas ceiling. She slowly emerged from the tent to see that the others were very much awake and chatting animatedly among themselves.

"It looks like somebody got a good night's sleep!" Mina looked over her shoulder at the Moon Princess with a cheeky wink as she and Raye toasted their breakfast sandwiches over a fire. Ami was sitting at the table reading a book and Lita was preparing some more sandwiches at the table.

"…We'll go with that!" Serena smiled, her cheeks a glowing shade of pink. "Hey something smells good!" She perked up and padded over to them, still in her loosely buttoned pink shirt and sleep pants.

"You're lucky you got up right on time!" Darien remarked as he handed her the next sandwich that had just been finished, Luna perched on his shoulder. "But i thought i'd let you sleep for a bit," He winked, knowing all too well what it was like trying to wake her up before she was ready.

"Thanks! Mmm!" She took a big bite, savouring the taste of egg and bacon. "I could get used to starting my day like this! So did everyone sleep well?" She asked, looking to the others. Instantly Raye shot a narrowed glare through her sunglasses at Mina, who looked sheepish.

"It'd have been better if someone-" Mina laughed nervously at the Raven haired girl's tone. "hadn't decided to start spewing random crap at 4am! REALLY REALLY LOUDLY!"

Flashback

Mina and Raye are lying in their sleeping bags in the tent. Suddenly Raye is jolted awake by something touching her face. Her eyes spring open to find Mina, still asleep, poking her repeatedly in the face.

Mina: Devil fingerrr! Devil fingerrr!

Raye tries to push her hand away but suddenly Mina rolls closer and screams in her ear, her blue eyes half open.

Mina: DEVIL FINGER!

Raye shoves her and turns onto her other side. For a few minutes it seems Mina has gone back to sleeping silently. But then…

Mina (from her side of the tent): KICKED IN THE NUTSSS!

End flashback

"Wha- i said i was sorry!" Mina held up her hands with a sweatdrop. "It was in my dream! And you know no one can control what happens in their dreams!"

"Like that time you screamed the house down that your dance choreographer was an evil angel coming to get you?" The raven haired girl sighed.

"Artemis said that you made him sit in the changing rooms for weeks because you thought he'd attack," Luna added, making the blonde give a small scowl. "Stupid fancy man," She muttered.

"So what happened?" Serena asked curiously.

Mina puffed out her chest. "For your information it was actually a lot of useful Sailor tactics we could use to take down the diva we call our new enemy!"

Dream 1

Baltor is walking though a forest. All of a sudden Mina leaps out from behind a bush and starts poking him in the shoulder.

Mina: DEVIL FINGERRRR! DEVIL FINGERRRR!

Baltor (getting weaker with every jab): No! Stop doing that!

Mina: DEVIL FINGERRRR!

Baltor: AAAAAGGGHHH!

He dissolves into nothingness, leaving his burgundy jacket on the ground.

Mina (puts on sunglasses): Now who's the victim? Take that fancy man!

Dream 2

Baltor is exiting a castle in an unknown realm carrying some magical looking artefacts. Suddenly a man with an orange afro wearing a black jumpsuit and sunglasses runs up from around the corner and kicks him in the crotch, making him fall to the floor.

Kicked in the nuts guy: Haha! Check it out man you totally dropped those spells!

Baltor angrily tries to blast him from his position on the ground while attempting to get up but the man jumps neatly out of the way every time.

Kicked in the nuts guy: Hey, hey, whoa! You like your magic don't you? Ever turned anyone into a frog? (His voice gets quicker as Baltor keeps trying to attack) Hey, but you wanna know something? (He points to a camera) You've been kicked in the nuts!

Baltor looks into the camera he is pointing at and realisation spreads across his face.

Baltor: Haha i love that show!

The kicked in the nuts guy helps him up and shakes his hand while a live studio audience laugh in the background.

Kicked in the nuts guy: Haha yeah! That was classic man! But you're gonna need some magical ice or something for the nuts!

He deftly kicks Baltor in the nuts a second time, this time knocking him unconscious before running away.

End Dreams

"…Wow." Was all Lita could say, blinking.

"You've been watching too much of that reality TV!" Luna shook her head.

Mina shrugged. "Well if all else fails there's always my backup!"

Mina's possible plan

Mina and Serena are cornered by Baltor in Cloud Tower.

Baltor: Mwahahaaa! Now i will take the Silver Crystal and take over the world!

Mina: WITCH! HE'S A WITCH!

The stuart witch finders hurry into the room chanting. "Witch! Witch! Witch! Witch!" They take Baltor and carry him offscreen. Serena looks at Mina, satisfied.

Serena: Well that solves that!

End Mina's possible plan

"Ok are you gonna use that for everything now?" Raye sighed in exasperation.

"Why not? It's foolproof! Oh well we still should try out the other stuff before using it." Mina dusted some crumbs off her shorts, not noticing the others stare at her.

"You know we should be used to her thought patterns after all this time." Ami commented, looking up from her book.

"Yeah but why does it still surprise us?" Darien cocked his head to one side.

"Well i for one think her spontaneity makes her awesome!" Serena declared, throwing her arms around the other blonde's shoulders, who smiled.

"Yup, that's our Mina!" Lita smiled as everyone joined in the group hug.

000

In honouring the true tradition of their beach holidays the Sailor Scouts had decided to play Suikawari. As they'd had it in their plans Serena had been able to pick out some magical watermelon seeds when they'd gone shopping and Ami and Lita were overseeing the growth of the giant fruit. Raye was setting up a white sheet that matched her flowing sundress and sunhat while Mina was sitting on a towel in the corner, engrossed with the contents of her phone. Serena had just finished showing Darien the spells she had learnt to conjure up the other equipment.

"So they taught these things at this school?" The Prince of Earth shook his head in slight disbelief. "I guess they really do use magic to solve all their problems, huh?"

"So it would seem," Serena said. "But surely every magic must have limitations! I don't think its good to rely on it all the time- Hey, i've got an incoming call!" She exclaimed, startled by the beep coming from her wrist.

"You take it, i'll go help Ami and Lita with the watermelon." Darien got up from his seat.

"Not before you give me something!" Serena stretched her neck in his direction with an obvious gesture. He leant in and gave her a quick kiss before walking away.

"That's right!" She nodded, satisfied as she opened her communicator.

"Reiko?" She said in surprise.

"That is right Serena!" The image of the blue haired Mermaid Queen said happily, giving a little wave. "I am not intruding on anything important, am i?"

"Nope! Actually you're not intruding on anything right now!" Serena replied with a smile. "We're currently taking some R and R, right girls?" She looked over her shoulder, waving the communicator so that the Cyanette could see them, "Say hi everyone!"

"Hey!" The others waved.

"But I had to get away from that school, right now it's got some majorly bad vibes!" Serena shook her head as she put the device back down.

"Oh no!" Reiko gasped. "Forgive me Princess! We had no idea the experience would be so troublesome, we only wanted to aid you in training your powers!"

"Don't worry about it!" Serena waved dismissively. "I like to think that i did get stronger from my time there! And now i can take the techniques back with me!"

"That's wonderful!" Reiko beamed. "So what may i ask are you doing right now?"

"We're staying at a place called the resort realm," Serena informed her.

"Don't eat the shellfish!" A familiar dark skinned woman strode into view. "One time Siren and Kitty thought it would be a good idea, they ended up puking for a month!"

"Crow! One doesn't talk about those things in front of a camera!" Reiko flushed with embarrassment.

"Trust me that's nothing compared to the stuff Mina's cooked when she's drunk." Serena said. "I swear once her chocolate pudding had green tea powder!"

"Oh but you have got to check out the forest!" Akane cut in. "All the poisonous spider lillies are beautiful this time of year!"

"I'll… keep an eye out!" Serena sweatdropped, she didn't particularly like the idea of going near poisonous plants.

"So were you still interested in looking up the Enchantix transformation?" Reiko enquired.

Serena sighed. "To be honest if it means having to look like those fashion challenged fairies then i don't want it. Serenity knows how they can fly without people looking up their skirts! Our fukus are leotards so we'll never have that problem! Besides, it doesn't seem that necessary seeing as how Princesses of the Sailor Alliance are more powerful than fairies anyway."

"Damn right!" Akane nodded approvingly before frowning slightly. "But wait, if you wanted to escape from Alfea does that mean some uppity fairy princesses have been giving you trouble?! 'Cause if they have just say the word and we can go over there and sort them out!" The queen of Coronis cracked her knuckles.

"That won't be necessary!" Serena waved her hands. While it was true that the situation hadn't been that desirable, the Moon Princess was still keen to avoid fights where she could. "But it's great to know that we have you girls on our Sailor team too!" She smiled.

"Well as long as you're doing what you think is right, then i'm happy." The Mermaid Queen clasped her hands together.

"Don't be strangers now, ok?" Akane pointed a polished black nail with a wink.

"Say hi to Nyanko and Nezu from me!" Serena waved as the screen faded out.

"So has Valtor been giving them any trouble?" Lita wanted to know as the blonde padded over to join them with the blindfold and the wooden stick.

Serena shook her head with a smile as she fondly remembered the image of Sailor Coronis pwning the Wizard. "Nah after what happened on Mermaid something tells me he won't want to go back to their planets in a hurry!- Ooh! Whatcha doing?" She had spotted Mina huddled over her phone.

"Just texting!" Mina said in a small voice, only giving her a brief glance before going back to what she was doing.

"So who gets to go first?" Raye clapped her hands together.

"Ooh me! me!" Mina had quickly stashed her phone in her back pocket and was now jumping up and down wildly, waving her arm in the air.

"Hey! I made the equipment!" Serena said indignantly, then she smirked. "Plus i am your leader so i get to go first!"

"Aww no fair!" Mina sulked.

"I've done all the calculations, you've got three minutes to hit the target!" Ami informed Serena as Darien tied the pink blindfold around her head. Unknown to her Mina had got out her phone again and was ready to record the whole thing.

"This is gonna be good!" Raye sniggered from next to her.

"Got it," Serena said determinedly as she was spun three times. "Whoa, i'm getting dizzy!" She exclaimed, stumbling around. Darien gently pushed her in the direction of the watermelon.

"Oh come on you spin around all the time when you make your special attacks!" Raye called out loudly. Indeed the Moon Princess had effortlessly mastered the art of twirling during her time as a Senshi.

"Yeah but i'm seeing when i do thattt!" Serena whined. "Hey i got it!" She beamed as she felt her stick touch the Watermelon and raised the instrument above her head. "MOON SUIKA SMASH! Take that! And that!" In her head she was delivering epic karate chops to the giant fruit, smashing pieces everywhere.

Everyone watched with sweatdrops from the sidelines as she continued hitting the watermelon over and over without even making a scratch.

"C'mon girl! Use those Sailor Muscles!" Mina hollered, trying to flex her own in demonstration.

"Aww my arms ache!" Serena complained.

"Well your times up!" Ami sighed, handing Mina's phone to Lita as she got up to help Serena take the blindfold off.

"Aww what?" Serena exclaimed. "I didn't even make a dent!" She wailed.

"Alright step aside grandmas! This looks like a job for the pro!" Mina took the bat with glints of determination in her eyes.

000

This holiday's game was eventful to say the least. Mina ran past the melon and ended up assaulting a huge rock instead (though she did make a rather large crack in the middle of the rock), Ami disqualified herself after realising that she was a centimetre to close to the target, Darien somehow managed to make the melon roll off the sheet and Raye attacked it from all angles but only managed a small dent. In the end Lita had struck it full on, slicing it open down the middle and splattering everyone with dripping red melon juice. Fortunately Serena could use a simple vanishing spell to remove the stains from their clothes.

"Hey guys, what d'ya say we go on a little adventure later?" Raye suggested as they all sat on the large blanket under the bright sun eating watermelon slices. "There's all that forest area behind us, it'd be a shame not to check it out while we're here!"

"Just as long as i don't have to drink my own piss," Mina said idly, the outline of her mouth bright red from the melon juice.

"Why do you always think that's gonna happen whenever we walk through a forest?" Darien sweatdropped. Serena gently put a hand on his shoulder.

"Trust me sweetie, she'll never tell." She turned to Raye. "Well ok, i guess," She said somewhat reluctantly as she finished her slice and reached for a second one. "I just hope there's not gonna be loads of steep hills or anything! But Akane did say something about poisonous flowers that look pretty!"

"Ooh maybe i should bring some back!" Lita lit up as she took another bite of her own piece. "Maybe my 'Dad' would like them!"

"Did you leave him alone in your apartment?" Serena asked, as if it wasn't a good idea. They all knew their eccentric friend who had "adopted" her didn't exactly think the way humans did. Of course he wasn't a human so that did explain some things, then again he wasn't the strangest of his species they knew…

The brunette sighed. "I did tell him not to water the plants- i hope he listens this time! I'd better call home later."

"Yeah if you don't wanna find a giant coffin in your living room again!" Raye said seriously.

"I'm still wondering how it fit through the door!" Ami exclaimed.

"Hehe you know what you should do?" Mina snickered. "Sic him on the fairies!"

"What may i ask would that do?" Luna raised an eyebrow.

"I would find it HILARIOUS."

"I… think that it would kill them." Darien deadpanned flatly.

"Now you mention it, i don't think they'd even know what an undertaker is!" Serena exclaimed.

Mina snorted. "I can just imagine! Erm Mr Undertaker? What do you do, live in a cave? I mean your clothes are so dark and dreary!" She said in an over the top dumb blonde accent that made everyone laugh.

She then ruffled her fringe so it fell over her eyes and gave a large grin. "Why my dear i make dead people pretty!" She took on a fake cocky accent. "Ooh its a pity you're still alive- i could have given you a makeover!"

"Er… what are dead people?" Serena joined in, taking over the role of the dumb blonde that had seemed to be Stella.

Mina as the Undertaker gave a loud gasp. "You don't know the most important stage of life?! What the bloody hell is wrong with you creature?! I should snap you in two with my old Deathscythe! Even if It's probably a little rusty…"

"You've totally nailed him Mina!" Lita giggled, wiping tears of laughter from her watery green eyes.

"You're lucky, having a special friend like that!" Mina replied. The others knew she was still sore about that incident.

"But seriously, i don't think the fairies even know what the word "die" means!" Serena interjected. "I've never heard anyone say it! There must be a law against it here or something!"

"Well what do you expect when the biggest threat to their magical existence as they know it is a guy who looks like he came from the Twilight saga?" Raye pointed out.

Mina thoughtfully looked to the blue sky. "I wonder what that diva's doing right now?"

Mina's fantasy

Baltor is in a light room dancing sassily to Pretty Girl rock while lip singing along with the tune. The text Hashtag Fabulous appears behind him.

End Mina's fantasy

"Hehe yeah that's probably it!" She laughed contentedly.

000

When they had finished the last of the watermelon everyone decided to take up Raye's idea of exploring the forest behind the beach. Fortunately a lot of light shone through the trees so it wasn't dark at all.

"Mina would you stop looking for pages?" Raye sighed in exasperation as the blonde inspected yet another tree.

"Force of habit," Mina said.

"You've been playing waaay too many video games!" Raye sighed.

"Relax Serena, Slenderman definitely doesn't exist!" Darien chuckled as he looked down to see that Serena was clutching his shirt. "And if he ever did we'd show him who's boss!"

"We'll show him who's boss!" Serena repeated quietly with a nod.

"Hey guys, you gotta see this!" Lita waved to the others from her position behind a tree near a huge clearing.

They followed her over to the clearing and gasped in amazement at the assortment of furry yet reptilian animals that were grazing peacefully.

"Cool dinosaurs!" Mina exclaimed. "Hehehe!" She edged closer and closer to the creatures.

"Careful Mina, we don't know if they're hostile or not!" Ami said worriedly.

"That may be but i've got a bona fide trick that will tame any animal and even save your life!" Mina proclaimed boldly.

Before they could say anything she bounded up to the nearest largest dinosaur and proceeded to beat her chest and stomach in a quick rhythm.

"HAMBONING!" She yelled at the top of her voice.

Surprisingly enough all the creatures in the vicinity appeared to gravitate towards her and bowed down before her like the animals in the Circle of Life.

"Aw yayaaa!" She cheered happily and leapt on the creatures back without it giving any resistance.

"WHOOO! I'M RIDING A DINOSAUR!" She yelled happily at the top of her voice as it started to move. She got out her phone and took a selfie. "Riding on a dinosaur! Hashtag dinosaur selfie!" She titled the post on Facebook.

"C'mon guys you gotta try this!" She urged.

"I think i've got a better way to get their attention." Serena focused the calming power of the Silver Crystal. Sure enough the animals accepted the group as friendly visitors and continued to go about their business.

"My way was better." Mina pouted as Raye and Lita were next to grab a dinosaur.

"Where exactly did you come up with that… technique?" Ami couldn't help asking the princess of Venus as Darien helped Serena onto the last drago-don before jumping up himself.

"Learnt it from some dudes in a park."

"Are these the same guys who sent a bunch of stuff to the moon?" Raye sweatdropped.

"Don't forget who had to clean all that stuff up!" Serena said indignantly.

000

"Adventure time, come on grab your friends! Go to very distant lands, Princess Venus and the other Sailors the fun will never end Adventure Time!" Mina sang loudly at the top of her voice as the friends rode their Drago-dons around the forest.

"Mina will you stop singing the same verse over and over?!" Raye exclaimed indignantly. "You've been doing that for an hour!"

"Aww Raye let her have her fun!" Serena sweatdropped. It was certainly an improvement to what the Venusian had been doing earlier.

Flashback

They are proceeding through the clearing, still surrounded by the strange creatures. Mina is frantically pointing at each of them in turn with an incredibly hyper look on her face. They can even see her bouncing up and down from her seat on her Drago-don's back.

Mina: Dinosaur! Dinosaur! Dinosaur! Dinosaur! DINOSAURRRR!

The others sweatdrop.

Ami: Should we tell her that these animals are most likely not related to the dinosaurs we know from Earth?

End Flashback

"Girls, i've just remembered!" Ami gasped, putting down her camera for a moment. "The dinosaurs haven't completely died out on Earth! Remember when we helped Rini save those plesiosaurs from that volcano?"

"You're right!" Darien exclaimed. "Man that trip feels like forever!"

"Yeah it all started when you guys decided to crash my relaxation time!" Raye said as a small pulse appeared on her forehead.

"Well yeah, that's what BEST friends do!" Mina turned around with a wink.

"Just like when you lost my shirt?" The Princess of Mars frowned.

Flashback

Raye: MINA! You've had my shirt for a month! I'd like it back!

Mina: (acts confused) Erm, shirt? What shirt?

Raye: (sighs) It's white with fake bloodstains and says in red letters "Keep calm the Blood's not mine".

Mina: Oh that shirt! (nervous laugh) Well you see… My bad! Here's a tissue?

End Flashback

Mina gave a small glare. "Yeah yeah but you know who actually lost it?" She paused for dramatic effect. "MY MOM!" She looked around nodding to see if anyone would give her an air high five.

"Didn't she just put it in the wash?" Ami corrected her.

"Well she didn't tell me that!" Mina scowled.

"That adventure was fun!" Serena said softly. "I hope Rini will be a good kid," She stared out at the large river before them.

"I'm certain she will," Darien squeezed her shoulder. "After all she takes after me!" She turned to give a small glare at his smirk.

"Just think, someday she's gonna be here with us!" Lita smiled.

"Maybe she's already here with us!" Mina eyed the couple with a cheshire cat like grin.

"…STOP TALKING!" Serena shrieked.

000

After the intrepid explorers were confident that they had seen most of the realm they had decided to say good bye to their dinosaur friends ( Ami had to pull Mina away from hers). Serena was very glad that they hadn't gone near the jagged looking cliffs they had seen in the distance.

"Aw sweet! A bunch of people just liked my selfie!" Mina exclaimed happily at the campfire as she inspected her phone. "Aww what?! 'That was just a hologram, dinosaurs don't exist. Try to be more original Aino, signed Seto Kaiba'." She read out the comment in indignation.

"I still can't believe Mokuba persuaded him to get a Facebook!" Ami said, taking a sip of cocoa. Even though Lita was currently in her tent they could still here her one-sided phone conversation from where they were sitting.

"So what exactly are we gonna do with these?" Raye held her water star in the palm of her hand.

Serena shrugged. "Well i always thought, when the time comes, just do a big convergence water star style!"

Raye smiled. "At least we actually have something! If i'd been talking to fourteen year old you, you'd have just looked up and gone "we have those?""

"You take that back right now!" Serena stuck her tongue out.

"But what about your powers?" Ami asked. "Has your Lunarian magic really got stronger from the aura sensing?"

"Hell yeah!" Serena grinned. "During this trip i could really feel my aura muscles relaxing! It's true what they say, taking a break is the best medicine!"

"You would say that, wouldn't you?" Raye said snidely. Serena blew a raspberry.

"You know it's funny 'cause the fairies think they can win and get all the glory but we're the most qualified for the job!" Mina grinned.

Ami sighed. "I really hope they don't give us any more trouble!"

"Well if they get butthurt just call the Wambulance!" Mina said, making a V for Victory.

000

Diaspro walked steadily down the familiar corridor of Eraklyon's palace. She knew the place so well after spending half her childhood there, it was practically her second home. Although she was slightly confused as to why Baltor had allowed her to do what she wanted, maybe he would use it to get something from her later.

When she arrived at Prince Sky's dressing room she found him facing the mirror on the opposite wall. Her reflection in the glass quickly alerted him to her presence.

"Diaspro? What are you doing here- i thought my father sent you to prison!" Sky whirled around to face her.

"Relax Sky! I'm not going to fight you!" Diaspro held up her hands. "I just want to talk to you!"

She sighed. "What happened to us?"

Sky's eyes narrowed. "Erm, i don't know? Maybe You brainwashing me and turning me against Bloom and the others!"

Diaspro clenched her fists. "You were the one who left me for that redhead! Before you went to Red Fountain we had always got on so well, i thought we were more than friends…"

Sky sighed. "I'm sorry Diaspro, i know i should have probably told you how i felt sooner- but that doesn't matter anymore because of what you did!"

"Aww it seems that the young couple are having a lovers tiff!"

"Huh?" They both whirled around in the direction of the voice.

Icy was standing in the doorway in all her disenchantixed crimson eyed glory. Her foot rested on one side of the wall as she leant against the other, blocking their escape.

"You - you're that witch!" Diaspro exclaimed.

Icy smiled slyly. "You could say that," She sneered, the metallic undertones of her voice ringing through the room. "But i think you'll find i've certainly had an upgrade from the weak sap i once was!"

"Were you working with her all along?" Sky rounded in on Diaspro.

"What?! No, i had no idea she would show up!" The Princess said frantically.

Icy watched the scene with indifference. "So I see Baltor wasn't man enough to face me after all," She shrugged, inspecting her sharp nails, before turning back to them with a psychotic grin. "Never mind- i can still make an example of his new minion! And prince Blondie will go too! Even better!"

She conjured a large Ice crystal and hurled it straight in their direction.

"Wait Sky— LOOK OUT!" Diaspro exclaimed, pushing him away at the last second —

SLAM!

Everything happened in a blur as the large crystalline spike shot forwards, impaling her against the wall.

Sky stood there in shock, barely registering droplets of the red liquid drip down his face where a small portion had sprayed him. As hard as he tried his eyes could not leave the scene before him of the princess pinned to the wall with her golden curls covering her face, the spike embedded deeply in her stomach and a river of blood slowly dripping down from the fatal wound into a crimson puddle at her feet.