The following day, at breakfast, the kittens proudly announced what they had done.

"You did what?!" Chibiusa yelled in alarm.

"Hm...Usually, Chibiusa screams at me over breakfast. So this change is refreshing." Christen joked.

"Don't worry. I'm sure we'll be at you for something later." Ariel teased back.

"I don't understand. I thought you WANTED us to talk to them?" Asteroid was confused at the girls' anxious looks.

"We did but should have been more clear. We meant to talk to them in the cat language. Sorry." Alexis apologized.

"It's not your fault." All the moon kittens' ears drooped as talking like cats might've been the more ethical option. Instead of just letting a mysterious crystal blast off lights!

"This...might not be such a bad thing. We should try to make the best of a bad situation. Like the "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" saying?" Crystal mused while checking her e-mail.

"We'll see when we get to work..." Holly groaned as she had to work with needy baby animals who could also talk back!

All the girls disapproved of the kittens' foolish thinking for the rest of the morning. Arriving at work in an already sour mood, the girls are apprehensive to hear the kittens talking. However, as they entered, they saw the staff happily chatting away with a group of felines.

"Good morning, Senshi!" These kittens rushed to greet them, too, rubbing around their legs as if nothing had changed.

"Isn't it great we can talk to you now?!" A lilac-coated female with copper eyes asked Jewel.

"Yes, it's a dream come true." Princess of the former Dark Kingdom rubbed her little friend's head delicately.

Jewel wore her human disguise before the other employees, so no one would guess who she might be related to. Around the kittens, she shed it, as she explained, trusting them to keep her secret. Even Quartz and Rose could sense how serious this was. Understandably, the shelter had more black cats than any other color due to people's superstitions and the excuse "black animals are hard to read," of which neither is true. Still, adoption of them exploded as they could now voice their feelings. Cage after cage was emptied as the kittens went to 'Fur-ever' homes. Sadly, Quartz and Rose did not want to talk to anyone, even the girls!

So, Comet, Asteroid, Diana, and Elizabeth kept up their nightly visits, even bringing gifts only cats would find appealing, such as fresh fish or catnip toys! Suspicious as Quartz and Rose are, they thoughtfully inspected and monitored other kittens' condition with the gifts before taking them! It was not a complete success, but they might be warming up. Besides the job, the Senshi were euphoric for another reason. Their solid colored Sailor collars gained stripes, the appropriate modified outfit, and flashier transformations! Only a single, white line for now, but Neo-Queen Serenity knew they would gain more as soon as the girls worked through each of their issues!

Up to three gold stripes were required to mark them as full-fledged Senshi and true Princesses! With so much magic being thrown around lately, it is not uncommon for dark magic to emerge. Now, escaped from prison, Charlotte was back, and she's got a little more than voodoo in mind! Voodoo dolls would not do the trick.

Therefore, why not kick it up a notch? Human-sized dolls with life all their own! These "dolls" looked identical to the Neo-Sailor Senshi, with one key difference. They failed in every mission, bearing its consequences, and no longer desired to use their powers for love or justice, only revenge! Charlotte let them loose and sat back to watch.

Although Chibiusa was no longer worried about becoming a real lady like her mom, her Senshi and half-sister presented a new fear. Setsuna had died when she froze time to save Chibiusa as Black Lady, and, it was only by a miracle, Setsuna had survived! Also, since it was Chibiusa's Pure Heart Crystal the Death Busters were after, Hotau was almost lost to them too! Emily had already almost died in their adventure on Koen as well! Sailor Moon had a couple of close calls because of her also! Who else had to suffer to defend her?!

"I won't leave them alone from now on..." Chibiusa decided as she cuddled with her kittens in bed.