Assuming it is safe now since each Neo-Sailor Senshi had faced their doppelgangers, Comet advises the girls to rest and relax as they had come close to losing each other over the past week.

"Charolette's still out there..." Chibiusa reasoned.

"Yes, but during our scans earlier, all of you seemed to have been drained of your energy to varying degrees, depending on how long you dealt with your copies. We believe Charolette is harvesting your energy, similar to what Star did to her in our last encounter. A good nap and a meal will help you regain some of your energy." Asteroid reported.

"How do we get the energy Charolette stole from us back?" Gracie asked slowly, as she would like her old energy back on top of a new boost.

"We're not sure yet," Diana replied, disappointed they could not answer.

"All the more reason we shouldn't be napping or snacking!" Alexis took out her Deep Aqua Crystal Mirror, preparing to command it to show them where Charlotte was hiding, but Comet knocked it out of the girl's hands!

"Alexis, please, you must recuperate as much as possible first. It's not encouraged to rush into danger when low on health." Luna's jet-black, white-tipped daughter said more sternly.

"No! I'm not sleepy or hungry. I want to save Crystal!" Cranky, Alexis began crying!

Holly sprang to calm her, but she did not want her sister to touch her. She just wanted someone else to agree with her! Minutes later, the kitten's ears ached, so one of them had to say something!

"ALEXIS!" Comet's red eyes flashed seriously. "We understand your desire to rescue Crystal, and we want to just as much as you do, but we don't want what happened to Crystal to happen to you!"

"Considering we still don't know WHAT exactly happened to her." Artemis's snow white, black-tipped son added.

For a second, Alexis considered everyone who would be distraught if she went into a coma-like sleep like Crystal had: Haruka. Michiru, Holly, friends, teammates...she could not bare to cause them such heartache. They had been through enough already!

Blue eyes began to close, "You know...maybe a...half-an-hour nap...won't kill me..."

All three kittens smiled as they knew Alexis would need more than half an hour, but she was asleep now. Exiting the room and silently closing the door, they shared a deep sigh: What a brat Alexis can be!

"My ears are still ringing." Asteroid rubbed his sore ears.

"Alexis still hates naps..." Comet commented wearily.

"I remember when she was a toddler, she used Fathom Depths once, without meaning to, because she didn't want to go down for a nap and flooded the room." Comet and Asteroid's tiny, gray sister recalled, slightly entertaining her older siblings.

While the girls slept, Comet watched Asteroid, Diana, and Elizabeth play. Comet had always believed it was her job to protect her siblings, including Elizabeth, as she did consider the abandoned stray as another little sister, and so did Asteroid. Also, while Comet did have a playful side to her, she rarely let it show. Comet shared a lot of her mother's traits, so it wasn't surprising she was the bossy one. After playing, Asteroid, Diana, and Elizabeth needed a nap too, and Comet was left to her thoughts as she patrolled around.

"Hm, I could use some fresh air... "Comet strolled outside. Suddenly she heard a noise. She quickly turned to see something dash around a corner of the palace. From what she saw, she could tell it was a black kitten! Thinking it might be from the shelter, Comet gave chase! "Wait! Come back! I'm not going to hurt you!" Luna's daughter called out, but no one responded.

Comet came to a screeching halt when she thought she spotted a mirror as she saw her reflection. Yet it was smiling slyly at her! For a minute, this "mirror image" mimicked Comet's every move until...

"What are you doing?" Comet's mirror image asked.

"Y-You're not my reflection!" Comet jumped back in shock.

"Well...I kinda am." Alternate Comet padded forward and touched one of Comet's white paws. Confirming she was real and they matched perfectly.

"Why would Charolette make a doppelganger of me?" Comet wondered aloud, as her role was less significant than the girls.

"You are one of the Neo-Sailor Senshi's Guardians and advisors. They only succeed thanks to you. Charlotte isn't leaving any stones unturned this time." Alternate Comet replied.

"Stay away from my family!" Comet yelled.

"Don't be so judgmental. We could be friends! We are almost identical twins if you give my ideas a chance."

"I won't be friends with a threat. Your "ideas" hold no interest to me." Comet said coldly.

"Why so serious?" Alternate Comet cocked her head to one side.

"I must remain mindful of my situation to encourage the Neo-Sailor Senshi to keep fighting, no matter what! However, I am also dedicated to my family!" Comet stated.

"Dedicated? Do you think that? After all the duties you already take on? That you'll be able to protect your family too?" Alternate Comet questioned.

"Absolutely!" Comet stood firm.

"Let me remind you what happened when you tried that." Alternate Comet's crescent moon mark lit up, casting them into an illusion!

Comet saw herself and Asteroid running toward a battle!

"Remember the first time you decided to try and help the Neo-Sailor Senshi directly? Luna and Artemis warned you to stay in the palace as you didn't know about the command center yet. Maybe you listened; Asteroid wouldn't have gotten injured." Alternate Comet accused.

Asteroid's yell caught Comet's attention as she watched him getting badly beaten!

"Asteroid..." Comet wanted to save him, but she reminded herself this was only an illusion.

"However, Asteroid is smart. As for Diana..."

Comet watched, knowing Diana was so sweet and innocent. The pink-eyed feline forgets to act like a normal kitten sometimes. That had led to a few mishaps, though thankfully, none resulted in Diana physically getting hurt.

"Diana is safe because I taught her to hide her human self!" Comet protested.

"What about Elizabeth?" Alternate Comet saw an uneasy look cross Comet's face.

"I don't know much about Elizabeth." Comet could not recall Elizabeth getting hurt or wounded.

Hearing a crumbling noise, Comet watched, horrified, as a ton of stones covered Elizabeth, crushing her! To Comet's knowledge, this never happened, but she saw a smaller copy of the cat, who just got crushed, tiptoe up to the pile: THIS had to be Elizabeth, and Comet was right as Queen Beryl's spirit appeared to possess the baby cat a few minutes later!

"NO!" Comet's vermilion eyes spilled with tears as she raced to rescue Elizabeth, but the illusion faded, leaving Comet sobbing.

"Your no guardian or advisor. You can't even protect yourself." Alternate Comet took out her claws!

Minutes later, Asteroid, Diana, and Elizabeth found Comet passed out on the hard, wet, cold moon. Tragically, her condition deteriorated to the same level as Crystal's! Now, Asteroid had to take over. He felt devastated over his older sister's condition. Watching this heartbreaking scene, Alexis rubbed her mirror as she tried to remind herself to wait a bit longer, as Comet had suggested.

"We'll get Comet back." Elizabeth's fiery amaranth red eyes assured everyone of her vow.

With the smartest Neo-Sailor Senshi and eldest advisor gone, Chibiusa wondered how well they would fair if anyone else fell before they found Charlotte.