"Sai - Lor - V!"
"A new blockbuster animated movie! Coming soon to a theater near you!"
"Sailor V!"
Harusuke and Usagi watched the latest trailer of the newest Sailor V movie that would soon come out in theaters.
"Aw, man... I'm so jealous," Usagi sighed enviously. "Sailor V gets to have an anime movie. I wish somebody would make an anime movie about me."
"You never know Usagi," said Harusuke. "We have been getting a bit popular with the public since we became guardians. So maybe someone will make a show about us."
Luna could only smile awkwardly, feeling irked. "Heh. I'd love to meet the artist dumb enough to make an animated film about an idiot like Usagi," she thought scornfully.
Meanwhile, two girls were walking through town in town, each carrying large folders and envelopes. One girl was a short-haired brunette wearing glasses named Hiromi, and the other was a girl with chestnut-brown hair that went to her shoulders held up with a yellow headband called Kazuko. These two were just a couple of the animators working on the Sailor V anime. They were heading towards the studio where they worked.
As they walked, Hiromi let out a sad sigh looking very depressed. "Man... I hate to say this, but now I feel downright discouraged," she said.
"So, were you able to understand what the director wanted?" asked Kazuko.
"Not even," replied Hiromi. "He always speaks in these abstract terms I don't get."
Kazuko smiled wryly, understanding what Hiromi meant. She could well remember what the director said to Hiromi yesterday when she was with her.
The director was looking at a frame that Hiromi drew, inspecting it every which way humming thoughtfully.
"This isn't quite the image I was going for here," he said.
"What's wrong with it?" asked Hiromi.
"I can't put it into words... But look at Sailor V's posture," the director said, pointing at Sailor V's leg. "It feels like there's not enough love here. Her bent knee and leg line doesn't evoke any passion."
Hiromi and Kazuko's faces paled a bit at what the director was getting at.
"So you're pretty much saying that we need to make her look sexier, right?" asked Hiromi flatly.
"What kind of question is that?!" the director exclaimed defensively. "I'll have you know that I'm a father! I wouldn't dare imply anything as vulgar as that!"
"Oh well," sighed Hiromi. "I might as well face it. I don't have any talent. Maybe I should just quit being an animator."
Kazuko gasped and then glared defensively at her friend. "What are you saying, Hiromi?!"
Hiromi then smiled. "Oh, don't worry, I was just kidding," she said. "I wouldn't give up my dream so easily."
Kazuko stared at Hiromi suspiciously. Then she smiled with relief. "Good. That's the Hiromi I know. Hey, I'll race you to the studio!"
Then Kazuko took off running, leaving Hiromi in the dust.
"Hey! No fair Kazuko!" cried Hiromi. "Wait up! Slown down Kazuko!"
She then ran after her, trying to catch up. However, in her haste, she accidentally dropped one of her envelopes which contained the frames she drew in front of the Juuban Bookstore. At the same time, Ami happened to come out of the store. When she saw what had happened, she tried to stop Hiromi, but the girl was already out of sight. Ami then picked up the envelope and read the address on the bottom.
" 'Studio Dive'? That must be their address," she said to herself. "Oh, dear. What should I do? I have a class to get to right now."
Ami pondered, wondering what to do. Then she put the envelope in her bag.
"I guess I'll have to return it after class," she said as she set off to her class, not wanting to be late.
Nephrite was searching for another victim to steal energy from in his mansion in the forest.
"The stars see all; the stars know all," he said as the projection of the Earth shot a beam of light on his forehead. "Weaving dreams of light and shadow, spinning time into images for our eyes. Gemini, the Twins, will now point me to my next target for energy."
Then Nephrite began to see the image of a familiar animator.
"Now... Castor and Pollux, it's time to summon my two most powerful monsters," he continued. "Not even the Guardians will be able to stop them."
Later that night, Ami walked through town just getting off of class. She was looking for the studio to return Hiromi's envelope.
"Now let's see..." she mumbled thoughtfully. "That should be around here somewhere..."
Then suddenly, Ami heard the roar of a car's engine. Next, she saw a red sports car speeding down the road. Then her eyes widened. It was only for an instant, but she was able to catch a glimpse of the sports car driver, which was Nephrite under his guise as Masato Sanjoin. The car then gathered speed and disappeared down the road. Ami then started to put two and two together.
"That was Masato Sanjoin..." she gasped. "He's Nephrite!"
She immediately took off, running down the direction where the car went as fast as her legs could carry her.
At the studio, Hiromi was working alone at her desk, drawing a frame of Sailor V. Everything was very quiet, the only sound being the scribbling of her pencil. Then she put her pencil down and inspected it. She then sighed in frustration and crumpled up the drawing.
"This is no good!" she said. "The drawing doesn't capture any of Sailor V's love nor her passion! I give up!"
Then she took a look at Kazuko's desk. On top of it was her folder containing all of the frames that she drew.
"Oh wow, Kazuko's already done this much work?" she wondered.
Feeling curious about how she was faring, Hiromi took a peek inside her folder. The moment she did, her eyes widened in shock and amazement. Kazuko's drawings were of Sailor V like Hiromi's, but to her, they were the most incredible drawings she had ever seen. They far surpassed anything that she had ever drawn.
"Incredible..." murmured Hiromi as she flipped through the frames of drawings. "Kazuko's artwork is excellent... she's truly a great artist! I can see Sailor V coming to life; she's captured the love and passion perfectly! I can't let her outdo me - I guess I'll have to use that again."
She then went back to her desk and sat back down. She opened a drawer and took out a blue pencil case with a pink bow. This pencil case was something special to Hiromi. The reason was way back when she and Kazuko were still in school before they became animators.
Hiromi and Kazuko were gazing at very special pencils on display in a store.
"Wow... those pencils are those that professional animators use..." said Hiromi with wonder.
"And they're being sold for a limited time!" added Kazuko.
Hiromi then smiled at Kazuko. "Hey, since we have that animation job starting this spring," she said. "wouldn't it be great to use these pencils to draw our main characters?"
Kazuko smiled back. "Then let's buy them!"
Hiromi was surprised. "But what about the price? They're super expensive!" she said.
"So? We can both pitch in to buy a set," said Kazuko brightly.
Soon enough, Hiromi and Kazuko bought the pencils, and Kazuko had divided the pencils into separate cases for herself and Hiromi.
"There. Now we'll split the set into these two pencil cases. This way, it's the perfect gift to mark our careers as animators," she said as she gave Hiromi the blue tin with the pink bow. "And we'll have something special to connect us while we do our work. We'll only use these pencils for special occasions."
Hiromi smiled. "I agree. We'll only use them for the ultimate anime. One that will make kids feel happy!"
"That's right," said Kazuko. "We'll only untie the ribbons with each other's approval. Agreed?"
"Agreed," nodded Hiromi.
The two then linked their pinkies, making their promise.
Hiromi sighed, remembering the promise she had made. She then took off the ribbon opened to the case to reveal that only one pencil was on the brink of being used up.
"I know that I made that promise to Kazuko," she said guiltily to herself. "But I already used my pencils quite a bit without telling or asking her. However, whenever I use them, I feel inspired. And besides, if I don't do something soon, Kazuko will soon leave me in her dust."
Just then, Hiromi heard the sound of footsteps coming towards her. She immediately snapped her head to see Nephrite in his human disguise standing before her.
"Who are you?!" she exclaimed, feeling startled.
"Please excuse me," said Nephrite. "You're Hiromi Matsuno. Pardon for intruding on you like this, but I'm a big fan of yours. I just wanted to drop by and see your workplace."
He then picked up Hiromi's special inspecting it. At the same time, he implanted his two strongest monsters inside the pencil. Feeling a bit worried about her pencil, Hiromi then stood up.
"Please put that down," she begged politely.
Nephrite did as she asked and placed it back on her desk. "Please forgive me," he said. "I'll take my leave now. Keep up the good work, and I hope to see more of your work."
And with that, Nephrite left the studio, leaving Hiromi feeling very confused and slightly frightened.
When Nephrite was outside, he smirked with triumph, having been successful with the first phase of his plan.
"Now, all that's left to do is to lure the Guardians here," he said to himself.
Then suddenly, Nephrite saw that someone was waiting for him standing on top of his car. It was Sailor Mercury.
"Nephrite! "You're up to no good again, aren't you?!" the blue sailor scowled. "Well, I, Sailor Mercury, won't stand for it!"
Nephrite smirked aloofly. "So you're here already, are you? Saves me the trouble of tracking you down."
Before Sailor Mercury could react, Nephrite leaped in the air and landed beside the driver's seat of the car in front of her at a fast speed. Then using his arm, and hit her on her ankles, sweeping her feet. Sailor Mercury tumbled, falling off Nephrite's car and onto the ground on her feet. She looked back in time to see Nephrite getting into his car.
"I hope you and the guardians prepared yourselves, Sailor Mercury, because I've prepared just the monsters to deal with you four," Nephrite said. "Until then, I suggest you polish up a bit on your fighting skills!"
"What do you mean by that?!" demanded Sailor Mercury.
But with a squealing of tires, Nephrite had already driven away, leaving Sailor Mercury in the dust.
"Oh no... he got away!" she cursed.
Then Kazuko came back to the studio, having just come from the store bringing some snacks for her and Hiromi.
"Hey, Hiromi!" she chirped. "I stopped by the store and bought us late-night snacks."
Hiromi didn't answer. She looked at Kazuko with vacant eyes and seemed to be glaring at her. The pencil that Nephrite contaminated had quickly taken hold of her. Feeling worried, Kazuko was about to ask what was wrong with Hiromi when Ami came in carrying the envelope that Hiromi dropped, having to have just turned back from being Sailor Mercury.
"Excuse me," she said. "But I think your friend dropped this."
Kazuko came up to Ami. "Thank you so much!" she said gratefully. "These are very important to us. Hey Hiromi, look what this nice girl just brought to us."
Hiromi again didn't answer as she stood up and went into another room, shutting the door behind her. Kazuko was a bit surprised.
"I'm sorry about that," she said to Ami. "She has a lot of work to do, so she's a bit out of it."
"That's alright," said Ami. "No need to apologize."
"If you'd like, you can come back and visit us another time," said Kazuko. "And then I can show you around our studio as our way of saying thanks."
"Sure. I'd love to," smiled Ami.
After that, Ami headed home. As she did, she was worried about what Nephrite said to her and Hiromi's recent behavior.
"Just what could Nephrite have been doing here?" she thought to herself. "I've got to find out!"
The next day, Ami explained what had happened to Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna.
"That's not like you at all, Ami," said Luna. "Trying to fight Nephrite all by yourself like that."
"Luna's right," concurred Harusuke. "It was way too risky. You could have ended up getting hurt or worse."
"You're both right," said Ami, now feeling a bit sheepish. "I'm sorry..."
"Luna's right!" said Usagi angrily. "If you would have called, I would have rushed on over!"
"Oh my... that's not how Usagi normally reacts," said Luna.
"I mean, that's where they're making the new Sailor V anime," continued Usagi. "I could have gotten one of their cell drawings as a souvenir!"
The three stared at Usagi dumbly, knowing her true intentions for her outburst.
Harusuke face-palmed himself and sighed. "I should have known..."
"Just how crass, weird, and wacky can this girl get?" muttered Luna.
"Then why don't we ll go to Studio Dive after school?" suggested Ami. "It's important that we find out just Nephrite is after."
"I agree," said Harusuke.
"Yeah! Yeah! I agree, too!" said Usagi eagerly. "We can't possibly ignore the studio knowing that Nephrite's been there!"
Harusuke looked at Usagi. "Usagi... you're still thinking about getting some form of a souvenir over at the studio, aren't you?"
"Yup. How'd you know that?" replied Usagi.
Ami, Harusuke, and Luna sighed a little aggravated. It seemed like there was no helping this girl. -_-
At the studio, everyone was busily at work. Hiromi was working the hardest of them all. She was working at such an incredible pace that she already had drawn several stills filling many folders without even trying. Kazuko was surprised.
"Wow, Hiromi!" she said. "You drew all of those in just one night?!"
"Sure. Doesn't everybody?" said Hiromi gruffly as she immediately went back to the room she was drawing in. But before she went in, she turned to Kazuko. "I want to have this room to myself today."
"Um... sure. That's fine, but..." began Kazuko. But before she could finish, Hiromi had shut the door after entering the room once again. Now Kazuko was starting to worry. "Hiromi... what's the matter with you?" she wondered.
Inside the room, Hiromi sat at her desk and resumed her work. The pencil that she was using before was still very short, but then it mysteriously grew into its entire length as she continued her work.
"You can't beat me now, Kazuko," she chuckled to herself, smiling evilly. "Not as long as I have this pencil."
At her school, Rei had heard the news from Usagi about the studio's investigation.
"What? An animation studio?" she wondered. "Why would I ever want to visit that place? Besides anime's for little kids."
"Fine then," said Usagi. "We'll go without you."
It was soon evening, and Usagi, Harusuke, Ami, and Luna were leaving the school due to someone staying after school for being late. Ami then looked at the clock.
"Oh dear... look at the time," she sighed.
"Good grief Usagi," scowled Luna. "Next time, buy a watch."
"Sorry," said Usagi sheepishly.
"Well, there's no helping it," said Harusuke. "We'll just have to hurry to the studio as best we can. Buy the way Usagi, did you manage to contact Rei? We'll probably need her help if we're going to investigate."
"I did, but she said she wasn't interested," said Usagi. "She said, and I quote: "Anime is for little kids." "
"That's a bit of surprise. I would have thought that Rei would jump at the chance to go with us," said Harusuke. "I mean, after all, she is a big fan of Sailor V just like you, Usagi."
Then just as they had exited the gate, they heard a voice.
"You're late!"
The four looked beside the gate where the voice came, and they were surprised to see a certain long raven-colored girl waiting for them, holding a paper bag in her hands, looking very cross.
"Rei?!" they all exclaimed.
"That's right," said Rei. "I've been waiting for you all this time! What took you so long?!"
"Someone had to stay after school to catch up with her homework," said Luna.
"Luna! Shh!" Usagi shushed.
"But... Rei. What are you doing here?" asked Harusuke. "I thought you weren't coming."
"That's right. Usagi said that you weren't interested in visiting the studio with us," said Ami.
"C'mon. We can't possibly ignore the studio knowing that Nephrite's been there!" said Rei.
"Now, where have I heard that line before?" muttered Luna.
"I'll give you one guess," said Harusuke flatly.
"Anyway, we should get going!" said Rei.
Then as she was turning around swinging her bag, the bag ripped open, and then contents of her bag spilled out onto the ground. The others were surprised to see that the contents were autograph boards.
"Rei? What're you doing with so many autograph boards?" asked Luna.
"Looks like someone's expecting to get a lot of autographs sighed," said Harusuke.
Rei quickly picked up the boards, blushing bright pink. "Well... these are my friends," she said quickly. "They asked me to get autographs for them!"
Usagi smirked slyly. "You're such a liar!" she said. "Admit it, Rei, you're the one who wants those autographs, right?"
"Hold on," said Ami thoughtfully. "Rei, you do realize that we're starting high school soon, don't you?"
"What's your point?" asked Rei hotly.
Ami then shook her head. "Just saying..."
"Ugh... is she asking for a fight?" Rei growled to herself.
Harusuke then sighed and then went over to Rei. "For crying out loud, you girls are gonna be the death of me," he said as she started to pick up the boards.
"Harusuke? What are you doing?" asked Rei.
"What's it look like I'm doing? I'm helping you," replied Harusuke. "I mean, you're planning to get autographs, right?"
Rei could only look at Harusuke as he helped her pick up the rest of the boards. Ami, Usagi, and Ami were surprised too.
At his mansion, Nephrite was sitting outside the balcony sipping his drink. He was enjoying the peace when Zoisite appeared.
"Well, well. Don't you look calm," said Zoisite. "Shouldn't you be working?"
"What is it now, Zoisite?" asked Nephrite, not even looking at the man.
"Just wondering about your plan," said Zoisite. "Is it going well this time?"
"Everything is going perfectly," said Nephrite flashing a smirk.
"Is that so?" said Zoisite raising a brow. "You seem to be very confident in the outcome, but... I'll believe it when I see it."
Nephrite only ignored the man as he continued to enjoy his drink.
That night, the gang had just arrived at the studio. Usagi and surprisingly Rei had become complete fangirls admiring the sketches. Ami and Harusuke, however, were with Kazuko.
"So sorry to barge in like this," said Ami.
"And I'm sorry for my sister and her friend's... um... behavior," said Harusuke.
"It's fine. We're glad to have you," smiled Kazuko kindly. "Please enjoy yourselves."
"Thank you very much," said Ami. "By the way, would you mind if we asked you a few questions?"
"Why sure," said Kazuko. "What is it you want to know?"
"Has anything out of the ordinary happened recently?" asked Harusuke. "Anything strange or weird?"
"What do you mean?" puzzled Kazuko.
But before Kazuko could answer, and as Usagi and Rei continued to fangirl over the sketches, Hiromi had stepped out of her room and suddenly came up to Usagi and Rei glaring at the two dangerously.
"Shut up! Can't you see that we're still working?!" she snapped. "You might want to try keeping the voice down. You're being rude and distracting!"
"S-sorry," said Rei and Usagi sheepishly.
Everyone in the studio immediately stopped and looked at Hiromi, surprised by her outburst. Kazuko, however, was cross.
"Hiromi! That's no way to talk to our fans!" she scolded. "They came here to show their support!"
"Yeah, right!" scoffed Hiromi. "I bet they're here to get autographs and free drawings! You shouldn't let outsiders in here."
"These girls aren't like that!" Kazuko protested. "You say that like they're a bunch of freeloaders!"
Usagi and Rei immediately gulped, blushing with embarrassment.
"Well... Hiromi's not too far off the mark," Harusuke said to himself.
Just then, the phone began to ring. An animator picked it up and answered it. Then she called to Hiromi.
"Um... Hiromi? The director's calling you," she called.
Hiromi then answered the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey, Hiromi!" said the director cheerfully. "We were reviewing the drawings you worked on, and whoa, they have so much power and energy! I can't wait to take a look at your work in the final scene! Keep it up!"
Hiromi smirked. "Hey, Director. While I have you on the phone, I've got a great ending," she said.
"Really?! What is it?" asked the director.
Then Hiromi flashed a twisted smile. "Well, you see.. for the last scene, I'm going to kill off Sailor V!"
Everyone in the room gasped, including Usagi and the others. Even the director was shocked.
"Do what?!" he exclaimed on the phone.
"That's right," continued Hiromi. "That's exactly the kind of story that the children of today want to see!"
"Wait, Hiromi!" cried the director. "You can't be serious! Please re-"
But by then, Hiromi had already hung up the phone.
"Hiromi... you're not serious, are you?!" asked Kazuko incredulously. "Please tell me you're weren't serious about what you said!"
Hiromi smiled darkly. "Yes, I am. I'm quite serious, Kazuko," she said. "Since I'm in charge of the final scene, it's my business to decide what I want to do with it!"
"What has gotten into you, Hiromi?!" cried Kazuko as tears began to fall from her face. "Isn't anime something that we all work on together? That's what you used to say all the time! Creating anime is all about teamwork!"
Hiromi seemed to hesitate. Then she replied. "I hear what you're saying... but it's just anime. Who's needs teamwork when it's dead?!"
"Hiromi...!" gasped Kazuko feeling shaking from her words.
Hiromi then walked out of the studio outside. "This is stupid," she scoffed.
"Wait, Hiromi! Where are you going?!" cried Kazuko as she ran after her.
Rei then spoke low enough for Usagi and the others to hear. "I'm sensing an evil presence..."
"Then let's go after Kazuko and help find Hiromi," said Harusuke.
The five followed Kazuko outside, trying to find where Hiromi went, but she was nowhere around. Then Usagi spotted someone just getting on top of the roof.
"Over there!" she cried. "She's on the roof!"
They all raced to the top of the roof and saw Hiromi, now radiating with powerful energy.
"Hiromi...!" called out Kazuko.
Hiromi glared at her friend. "Kazuko... you think you're better than me, don't you?" she spat. "Just because you have a little talent, you let it go to your head! But now I'm the one who's on a roll! As long as I have this pencil, I'll stay on that roll!"
Hiromi held up her pencil; it began to glow in bright light. Kazuko immediately recognized it as one of the pencils she and Hiromi purchased. At the very same time, Nephrite saw his chance.
"Her energy level's peaked!" he cried. "Caster! Pollux! Now!"
The spirals on Hiromi's pencil seemed to come to life as they swirled all around Hiromi, draining her energy. Then two bright lights, one red and the other blue, appeared and became the two monsters Nephrite implanted, Castor and Pollux. They were both humanoid beings with long tails tied together, strange bikini-like clothes with skirts, and both colors. Castor had bright red skin with dark red clothes and a pink dress, and Pollux had light purple skin with green clothes and a teal skirt. Kazuko was so surprised that she immediately fainted upon seeing them.
"Everyone! Transform now!" ordered Luna.
"Right!" everyone replied as they sprang into action.
"MOON PRISM POWER..."
"MERCURY POWER..."
"MARS POWER..."
"MAKE UP!"
"SOLAR GUARDIAN POWER, FLARE UP!"
Transformation Sequence: Usagi
Usagi's body shone with rainbow-colored light as she seemed to spin around. Then from her brooch, it flashed pink and pink ribbons shot out, wrapping her upper torso and midsection and became a white leotard with a red bow in the center and a collar that was blue with white stripes. Next, Usagi crosses her arms, and more pink ribbons wrap around them, turning into long white gloves. The pink ribbon then wraps around Usagi's legs and turns into a pair of red thigh-high boots. Then a blue skirt appears around Usagi's waist with a red bow in the back. Then a tiny gem starts glowing in the middle of Usagi's forehead, and a gold tiara with a red gem, a pair of dangling crescent moon earrings, a red choker with a moon on it appear along with red circular accents in her hair buns. Usagi then strikes her signature pose as the Moon shines behind her in the background.
Transformation sequence: Harusuke.
Harusuke's bracelet begins to glow as Harusuke holds it into the air. Next, the symbol of the sun starts to shine on Harusuke's head as golden yellow and silver light envelop his body. First, the sun appears above him, shining its light upon him. Then, while Harusuke bathed in its light, a silver jumpsuit with gold lines on his hips materializes around his body. After that, the light shone on his legs, and long golden metal boots that went up to his knees appeared on his legs with silver hexagon knee pads. Next, the light shone on his arms, and then golden gauntlets appeared on his hands going up to wrists. Then a yellow symbol of the sun materializes in front of him, and it crashes into his chest, making a golden chest piece of armor appear with silver shoulder guards. Finally, a silver helmet covers his head, exposing his hair and making it stand up with a mouth guard covering his mouth and nose. Finally, Harusuke's eyes open, and he strikes his signature pose the symbol of the sun appears behind him.
Transformation Sequence: Ami
The symbol on Ami's pen begins to glow in a bright shade of blue as she holds up her transformation pen. It begins to spin around as it shines and envelopes Ami in blue light. Then, she sweeps it over her head while a stream of blue water shoots out, wrapping her body and forming her leotard, boots, and gloves. A sparkling ripple expands over her body, creating a slight mist of water that forms the rest of her uniform the same as Sailor Moon's but the center bow, boots, and rims on the gloves are blue and bright blue. Finally, she turns around and then strikes her signature pose.
Transformation Sequence: Rei
The symbol on Rei's pen begins to glow in a bright shade of red as she holds up her transformation pen. Then, it begins to spin around as it shines and envelopes Rei in red light. As she held up her pen while turning around, long tongues of flame erupted from it, forming several rings around her body. They tighten around her form, and in a brilliant flash of light, her outfit forms having to look just like Sailor Moon's, but she is wearing red pumps along with a pair of red star-shaped earrings, the center bow is purple, and the rims of her gloves, her skirt, her choker, and collar are red. After that, Mars finishes with her signature pose.
Back at the mansion, Nephrite and Zoisite observed Nephrite's projection of the stars with the sign of Gemini glowing above their heads.
"So these are the most powerful monsters you described?" asked Zoisite.
"Absolutely," said Nephrite. "Like true twins, they're bound by a deep and powerful connection. Their superior power is far greater than that of those Guardians. Today they will meet their match and their end."
Zoisite raised a brow in doubt.
"Anime nurtures kids' minds and fosters their dreams!" said Sailor Mars.
"How dare you take advantage of youthful passion?!" scowled Sailor Mercury.
"You can be sure that we will not tolerate such evil!" said Solaris."Especially towards young children!"
"Your evil actions have even made anime-lovers like us mad!" added Sailor Moon. "In the name of the moon..."
"We'll punish you!" the four heroes finished.
Castor and Pollux smirked.
"It's silly to think..." began Castor.
"That you think that you can win against us," finished Pollux.
"Oh, we'll stop you!" said Sailor Moon angrily. "Count on it!"
Castor and Pollux then gestured to the knot made from their tails.
"See this? The powerful bond that we share..." began Castor.
"... makes us invincible!" finished Pollux.
"In other words, you guardians have no chance of winning!" they both said together. "Take this!"
Then they both spun around and around. Then Castor put hands together with her index fingers pointed and unleashed a ball of fire from them just like a familiar sailor. The heroes immediately dodged the attack, albeit barely. The two monster twins then spun around, and this time, Pollux attacked, unleashing a beam of bubbles like another sailor guardian. Once again, the heroes barely managed to dodge.
The twins cackled with triumph. "You see that? That's our teamwork!" they both said.
"I don't believe this..." panted Sailor Mercury.
"They're attacking us with the same techniques that we use!" said Sailor Mars.
"Alright then," said Solaris straightening up. "Since they were able to use Mars' Fire Soul and Mercury's Bubble Spray, let's see how they'll fare against this!" He clapped his hands together and created a ball of light, unleashing his attack. "SUNSHINE METEOR!"
Solaris punched the ball, making it fly right at the twins. However, the twin smirked and then joined hands. A spiral of blue and pink energy swirled around them from their hands, making a barrier blocking Solaris' attack.
"No way!" cried Solaris.
The twins cackled evilly as they slowly came up to the Guardians.
"Now... I'll finish you off," said Castor as she prepared to attack.
However, Pollux stopped her. "Hey, wait a minute! That's my job!" she protested.
"What are you talking about?" demanded Castor. "Finishing them is my job!"
"No way! I get to do it!"
"Why don't you just back off?!"
"I don't think so! Why don't you?!"
All of the Guardians were surprised and confused about this turn of events. They didn't know what to make of this. Then after a few seconds of arguing, Castor and Pollux had enough of each other.
"That's it!" said Castor angrily. "Our friendship ends right here!"
"Just what I have hoping for!" agreed Pollux.
And with a whip of their hands, the knot that tied them together immediately separated. Luna saw this as a chance.
"Now, Guardians!" she yelled. "The enemy has lost their teamwork!"
"Right!" said Sailor Moon. "Come on, guys! Let's show them what real teamwork is!"
"Right!" concurred the other Guardians.
Sailor Moon then took off her tiara, transforming it into a white disc, and aimed. Next, Sailor Mars put her hands together with her index fingers pointed and created a fireball. Then, Sailor Mercury gathered energy into her hands, creating a bubble. Finally, Solaris clapped his hands together and created a sphere of power and aimed, too.
"MOON TIARA ACTION!"
"SUNSHINE METEOR!"
"MARS FIRE SOUL!"
"MERCURY BUBBLES SPRAY!"
Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara Action mixed with Solaris' Sunshine Meteor, making it an even bigger disc. Next, the fires from Sailor Mars' Fire Soul heated the disc, making it a crimson gold color, and the bubbles from Sailor Mercury's Bubble Spray formed a ring around the disc. The twins looked back in time to see the combined attacks coming right for them, and in a brilliant blast of power, the attack destroyed the twins into ashes until they blew away in the wind.
Back with Nephrite and Zoisite, the picture of Gemini dispersed in a sparkle of stars signaling that Castor and Pollux were dead. Nephrite was shocked.
"No... it can't be!" he murmured.
Zoisite smiled mockingly. "That was interesting," he said. "I do find it amusing watching you fail."
Then in a flurry of petals, Zoisite was gone leaving Nephrite seething with fury.
"It would seem that I underestimated those Guardians," he growled.
Hiromi soon regained consciousness and learned what had happened while she was possessed. She felt terrible.
"C'mon, Hiromi," soothed Kazuko. "Please don't feel bad. Cheer up."
Hiromi was still feeling miserable. Not just because of what she did, but because of the promise she broke. She knew that Kazuko would find out sooner or later, so she decided to come clean.
"Kazuko... there's something I need to tell you," she said. "I'm sorry, but... the pencils we promised that we'd never use... I've been using them. So please don't be mad..."
But Kazuko wasn't mad. She was smiling. Then she took out her pencil case and opened it. Hiromi was surprised to see that there were only there little ones left.
"Hiromi... there's... something I've been keeping from you too," she said, looking embarrassed. "So... I broke my promise too. I was so frustrated because you always did great work, which inspired me to do better. I felt like if I didn't do something, I'd just get left behind you."
"You're kidding me..." gasped Hiromi. "I was feeling the same way!"
"You know what, Hiromi? I don't think that there was anything wrong with using the pencils to get better," continued Kazuko. "After all, we'll only use them to create the ultimate anime, one that will make kids happy, right?"
Hiromi smiled as her eyes began filling with tears. "Yes! I agree!"
"Good," said Kazuko smiling back. "Then let's make another promise! From now on, we'll keep drawing children's dreams..."
"And keep working as hard as we can to make them come true!" the two finished.
The staff members who were watching this tender moment all applauded. Usagi and the others were standing outside, having to have heard everything as well.
"Wow... what a pair of good friends," said Harusuke. "I'm sure that those two will make the best anime the world has ever seen!"
"Now I really wanna see the Sailor V anime when they finish it!" said Luna.
Everyone heartily agreed.
