It was morning in the Tsukino household. The sun shone, the birds sang, and it seemed that it was going to be another quiet morning. However, a scream from a certain young girl immediately interrupted that calm atmosphere.

"AHHH! I'M GONNA BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!"

Usagi came bursting out of the front door as she ran as fast as her feet could carry her. Luna watched from the top of the front gate as she left, shaking her head.

"Oh, brother. Being a princess hasn't changed Usagi at all," she sighed. "She's late again, just like any other morning."


Soon enough, Usagi managed to make it to the school's front gates, where Harusuke was waiting for her.

"There you are, Usagi," he said. "I was worried you wouldn't make it in time."

"You could have woke me up, Harusuke!" complained Usagi. "Then I wouldn't end up having to be late all the time!"

"If I did that, then you'd start treating me like your own personal alarm clock," said Harusuke. "And I have no time to do that."

Just then, Naru came running up, who was also running late. Usagi went up to her, and the two greeted each other with a high five.

"Morning, Usagi. Harusuke," Naru greeted.

"Morning, Naru," Usagi spoke. "Looks like you overslept too, huh?"

"Speak for yourself," laughed Naru. "For your information, I was up all night finishing my homework."

Usagi's eyes then went wide as saucers, and her odango even puffed up. "What?! We had homework?!" she squeaked.

"Of course we did. Weren't you paying attention?" spoke Naru. "We had science, math, English, social studies, and that embroidery for home ec."

"Not to mention that Japanese report too," added Harusuke. "Let me guess; you didn't do any of that, did you, Sis?"

Usagi's face went as pale as a sheet as she sank to the ground, her face kissing it.

"I'm so screwed..." she groaned.

Then at that moment, a green limousine pulled up to the gates catching the three's attention. A young man with short blonde hair in a suit stepped out of the car. He walked over the side and opened the door, and three young girls stepped out. They all wore the same uniforms as Usagi and Naru did, but just by looking at them, the teens could all see that they had a royal and regal atmosphere about them as they walked by. Harusuke and Usagi couldn't help but feel a bit impressed.

"Wow... just look at those girls!" Usagi gushed. "And that guy too! He looks like a total hunk!"

"I'll say this much; they're certainly not like any other girls I've seen around here," Harusuke spoke. "I wonder what's up with them?"

"Oh, you didn't know? Those are some of the girls who are attending the Princess Seminar at the Rose Mansion," spoke Naru.

"Hey. Now that you mention it, I know that place," said Usagi. "That's the place where Countess Rose lives."

"Countess Rose? That's the first time I've heard that name," said Harusuke. "Who is she?"

"She's a lady who recently moved from England, a very famous aristocrat," explained Naru. "Not only that, but she's an expert on manners and the social graces. Which is why wealthy parents send their daughters to her to learn how to act like a princess."

"Wow! You can take a class for that?" gasped Usagi with wonder.

"Yup. She teaches them the basics of elegance and culture," said Naru.

"Well, that's interesting," said Harusuke. "Although, I'm a bit surprised that you knew all about that."

The three were rudely interrupted as the bell began to ring. They immediately realized that class was about to get started, and they took off running, hoping they wouldn't be late.


It was now English Class, and everyone was paying attention, Ms. Haruna, as she went over last night's homework. However, a particular student wasn't focusing on the class. She was fast asleep, dreaming about being a princess.


It was a magical ball.

Chandeliers were sparkling with lights, and a giant tree stood littered with lights and decorations like it was Christmas.

Everyone was having a splendid time waltzing around the ballroom floor without a care in the world.

Then a young man called out, catching everyone's attention.

"May I present to you, Princess Serenity!"

The doors then opened, revealing Usagi wearing a beautiful light purple dress with red rose decorations on the bosom, skirt, and hems of her dress. Everyone couldn't help but stare at the girl with wonder and amazement.

"She's so beautiful!"

"So elegant and refined!"

"She is truly a princess like no other!"

Tuxedo Mask suddenly appeared at that moment, walking up to her and holding out his hand.

"You're breathtaking, Princess Serenity," he said. "May I please have this dance?"

The girl nodded and smiled as she took his hand in earnest. The two of them then elegantly danced across the floor like a pair of ballerinas on stage. Tuxedo Mask then leaned in for a kiss, and it felt like nothing would ruin this romantic moment.

Then suddenly, Ms. Haruna appeared, causing the two to immediately separate.

"Young lady! Did you get your homework done?!" demanded Ms. Haruna.

"Silence! How dare you address a Princess that way?!" Usagi snapped back.

Ms. Haruna immediately relented as she got on her hands and knees, repeatedly bowing in remorse.

"I-I'm so sorry! Please forgive, Princess!" she begged.

Usagi then let out a laugh in triumph. "This is so great!" she giggled.


As Usagi dreamt of being a princess in her sleep, she was unaware that Ms. Haruna was standing right by her desk, not amused.

"Ms. Tsukino! Wake up right now!" she snapped.

Usagi then woke up with a start, her eyes half-open and a line of drool trailing from her mouth.

"Wha? How dare you address a princess in that way...?" she mumbled.

Then she immediately realized whom she was addressing, and she immediately covered her mouth, her face pale as paper. Ms. Haruna was beginning to get even more cross.

"You seem to be babbling, Ms. Tsukino," she spoke in a low and threatening voice. "Let me guess. You forgot your homework again, didn't you?"

"Uhh... yeah. Sorry. I - guess I did," Usagi spoke sheepishly. "What can I say...? Sorry about that..."

Ms. Haruna had one thing to say about that.

"Go stand in the hall!"


Usagi was now standing outside the classroom in the hallway, feeling very silly.

"Man... this is becoming a real problem," she said to herself. "I've got to start taking my responsibilities as a princess much more seriously."

Luna then appeared having to have just heard her.

"Very good! I'm glad you finally realized that!" she said proudly.

Usagi then blushed giddily. "Well, of course, silly! If I don't, I won't be able to dance with Tuxedo Mask at the ball!"

Luna then face-faulted to the floor. "Good grief, she's hopeless!" she groaned.


In the Dark Kingdom, Endymion, Kunzite, and Zoisite all stood before Queen Beryl about to receive their orders about their mission.

"Endymion. You shall assist Kunzite and Zoisite in the task of defeating Sailor Moon and recovering the Silver Crystal," the evil queen spoke.

"I refuse," Mamoru spoke. "I don't team up with anyone. I work alone."

"That's fine with us," said Kunzite cooly. "Zoisite and I can work better by ourselves anyway."

Endymion shot a glare towards Kunzite, and Kunzite calmly looked back.

"It doesn't matter. Whatever gets the job done," Queen Beryl spoke. "I expect at least one or all of you to bring me Sailor Moon's corpse and the Silver Crystal as soon as possible."

"Yes, of course," smiled Kunzite. "I already have a plan in motion."

Queen Beryl smiled pleased. Then she turned to Zoisite. "As for you, Zoisite, you did well in finding the item that I requested. Excellent work."

Zoisite politely bowed. "I thank you for the praise, my queen," he said. "However, there is something I've wanted to know. What do you plan on doing with that thing anyway? It does have me a bit curious."

Queen Beryl paused for a moment. Then she smiled even darker.

"Let's just say that I have something in the works that will return us to full strength," she spoke. "Until then, make sure you help Kunzite or Endymion in retrieving the Silver Crystal. Is that understood?"

Zoisite was a bit puzzled, but he didn't dare question his queen.


Later that night, Luna was the Game Center Crown speaking to the soundwave via the Sailor V game.

"Codename Zero-Zero-Nine-One, this is Luna. Passphrase: "The rabbit on the moon is pounding rice cakes."

"The moon cake's rice cakes are sticky."

And they puff up when you toast them, as well."

"Alright then. What is it, Luna?" asked the soundwave. "Is there a problem?"

"Well, sir. Usagi isn't serious about being a princess," Luna sighed with an embarrassed smile. "And I have no idea what to do to get her mind straight."

"That is a complicated problem," the soundwave said. "If that's the case, then we need to - Oh no! Not now!"

At that moment, the screen of the soundwave went utterly dark, and the picture became nothing but static. Luna was a bit startled and confused, but then the picture came back on and what she saw made her eyes widen in surprise.

On the screen, looking shocked as he was embarrassed, Artemis had a cat food can beside him and a headset on top of his head.

"A-Artemis... is that you?" she spoke quietly.

"I... guess that cat's out of the bad, so to speak," Artemis laughed sheepishly. "Well, the communicator has been acting weird lately."

Luna's dumbfounded expression then changed into an angry scowl.

"Are you meaning to tell me that you've been the one bossing me around this whole time?!" she growled, her claws extending. "Why didn't you tell me?!"

"Well... you never asked!" cried Artemis as he flailed his arms. "And as time went on, things got more awkward..."

Luna could only groan.


The next day at the Rose Mansion, the Princess Seminar was underway. Every attending girl dressed in a beautiful pink dress sat at a table elegantly drinking their tea or coffee, making pleasant conversation. Among them was a beautiful woman with long chestnut brown hair. Unlike the others, she sat in front of the room in a chair and wore a long blue dress. She was none other than Countess Rose, the very woman teaching the seminar.

"Alright now, class," she spoke, getting everyone's attention. "Today, young ladies, I shall read you a poem by Francis Hincks."

So every girl paid attention as Countess Rose opened her book.

"As I sank deeply into the darkness, my beloved sent me a golden arrow," she read. " 'I confess I am perplexed by the sweet poison covering the arrowhead. I realize as I sit here that I am a prisoner of love...' "

As Countess Rose continued to read and girls continued to listen, a certain someone and her cat were watching from afar outside in a tree.

"Looks like they're having a party," Usagi spoke. "Not to mention that composition is pretty nice."

Then Usagi let out a scream causing Luna to jump in surprise.

"Usagi?! What's the matter?!" Luna asked, thinking that there was danger afoot.

But Usagi just drooled with hunger. "Those girls are eating cheesecake from Charmont! I want some too..." she spoke hungrily.

Luna could only look at the girl, not surprised in the slightest by her reaction.

"Ahem. Excuse me," said a voice.

Usagi and Luna jumped at the sound of the voice which was coming from below. They then looked down and saw a young butler who could see them in the tree.

"I'm sorry young lady, but if you have business here," he said. "Please use the front entrance."

Usagi and Luna scrambled to get out of the tree, but that caused them to lose their balance and ended up falling out of the tree and flat on their faces hard.

"So... how may I help you?" the butler asked politely.

Usagi immediately stood up to her feet. "Well... actually, I was kinda thinking about attending the Princess Seminar," she said nervously.

"Unfortunately, the seminar is by invitation only, through current members," the butler said curtly.

"Invitation, you say?" Usagi gulped, feeling a bit disappointed. Then she picked up Luna by the scruff and presented her to the butler. "I got my invitation from this prominent lady!"

The butler sweatdropped. "Um... we don't accept invitations from cats."

Then they both heard the sound of a woman laughing behind them. They looked to where it was coming from to find that Countless Rose was walking up to them.

"What a pleasant and imaginative young lady," she said. Then she turned to the butler. "I think an invitation from a cat would be fine this time."

"Wow... you're so understanding," Usagi spoke, filled with admiration.

"Well, in my opinion, it will be amusing to have a unique person like you around," Countess Rose spoke brightly. "However, there is a condition."

Usagi then gulped again, feeling a bit nervous.

"But... you see... if it has anything to with tea ceremony, flower arrangement, cooking, sewing, cleaning, or even putting on a kimono, I'm afraid I can't do any of those things," she spoke, trying to be cheerful. "Is that alright? If not - I completely understand."

Countess Rose laughed again. "How wonderful to be so unskilled," she spoke. "Don't worry. It isn't any of those things at all." Then she turned to her butler. "Edward. If you would please."

"Yes, ma'am," responded Edward.

He then gave Usagi a large green disk with a yellow stripe. Usagi felt puzzled. Then Edward explained.

"Forgive us. Strange as it seems, but the Countess enjoys playing frisbee," he said. "And so, if you wish to attend the Princess Seminar, you'll have to be skilled at it."

"Alright!" Usagi grinned as she twirled the frisbee on her finger. "Now there's something that I'm good at!"

The girl then took her stance like she used her Moon Tiara Action as Sailor Moon and threw it with grace and elegance. The disk zipped and flew into the air entering the open window. It shot right past a couple of girls in the room, narrowly missing their heads. Then like a boomerang, it zipped and zagged right back outside to Usagi as she caught it. No sooner than she did, the ribbon from the girl's hair the frisbee passed snapped in two, surprising them.

Countess Rose and Edward were impressed.

"Very good!" applauded Edward.

"Splendid indeed," smiled the Countess. "You may attend my Princess Seminar."

Usagi then smiled from cheek to cheek as she let out a whoop of joy.


Meanwhile, at the Hikawa Shrine, the other guardians met up with Artemis, having heard about Usagi from Harusuke.

"So, Usagi went to the Rose Mansion to become a princess?" asked Makoto.

"Pretty much," said Harusuke. "When Usagi told me about it, I was pretty surprised that someone like the Countess would let her in, especially since the seminar being so exclusive."

"I bet that she gives up in a day," Rei scoffed.

"But it is great that she's taken the initiative to try and learn the basics of being a princess," said Ami. "Who knows? Maybe it'll help her."

"I just hope this course will turn her into a proper princess," said Artemis.

"But Artemis... what would she have to do to become a proper princess?" Minako asked. "I mean, what's wrong with the way Usagi is right now?"

"Many things, actually," said Artemis. "The bottom line is, she has to behave like a princess in every respect."

"And why is that?" asked Harusuke, raising a brow.

Artemis groaned with frustration. "Well... among other things, Only a proper princess would be able to activate the true power of the Silver Crystal."

"So, in other words, you have no idea why and are saying that because you want Usagi to change, that about sum it up?" asked Harusuke.

Artemis answered Harusuke by glaring at him.

Then Ami had an idea. "Hey, you guys! Why don't we join Usagi at the Princess Seminar?"

"Yeah! Good idea!" the girls spoke with excitement.

"They're taking this too lightly..." groaned Artemis. "The world doesn't need five princesses..."

Harusuke could only nod his head in agreement. "Well, since all of you are gonna go and play princess and stuff, I'm gonna go for a walk in the park," he said. "If you need me, just give me a call on the communicator."

"You sure you don't wanna come with us, Harusuke? We could probably dress you up like a girl so that you can be a princess too," Rei spoke teasingly.

Harusuke then looked back, chuckling. "Very funny, Rei. But sadly, I'm going to have to pass," he said. "Besides, learning that royal stuff isn't my thing, and I don't intend to try cross-dressing."

And with that, Harusuke left.


Back at the Rose Mansion, Usagi and the other girls practiced throwing discs around. While Usagi demonstrated her skills with the disc, she didn't know he was being watched and not just by Countess Rose. Standing in the background behind her were Kunzite and Zoisite.

"Is everything proceeding to your satisfaction, Masters?" asked Countess Rose.

"Yes indeed," said Kunzite. "You've done well."

Zoisite, however, couldn't help but feel a bit jealous.

"Kunzite, what is the point of all this?" he demanded. "Don't tell me that you put on this little charade to look at women."

"No. Nothing of the sort, Zoisite," said Kunzite. "You see, Sailor Moon's special technique called the Moon Tiara Action, which is a bit similar to that game the humans called frisbee, but she's also extremely clumsy."

"Ah! I see! In other words, the girl who is skilled in this game and yet can't pass the seminar has to be Sailor Moon!" Zoisite spoke in understanding. "That makes sense. But will someone of her experience fall into our trap?"

"Oh, she will. I can guarantee it," Kunzite smirked. "After all, Sailor Moon is that kind of person. Naive and gullible."


Later on, Countess Rose, Usagi, and the other girls were all at the table about to begin their next lesson. Usagi was now wearing a pink dress just like the other girls, but she found out that the dress may have looked pretty; it had its shortcomings in how it felt on her.

"Geez! This dress is so tight and uncomfortable!" she thought to herself. "I don't know how these girls put up with it. They have my respect."

Just then, Edward and a few other butlers entered the room, each one carrying a ladle with big bowls of soup. As they filled up the bowls in front of them, Usagi immediately became hungry.

"All right! I'm starving!" she spoke eagerly.

"All right then, girls, it's time for us to dine," said Countess Rose.

As the girls were about to eat the soup, Usagi immediately took a spoon and slurped it noisily and loudly, causing everyone to look towards the blonde. Edward then immediately came over to her.

"That's not the correct way, miss," he whispered. "Try not to make any noises."

Usagi tried again to be a bit quieter, but she was still making slurping noises that everyone could hear.

"Unacceptable! Try again!" Edward whispered harshly.

Usagi tried a third time, but she was still making slurping noises.

"Wah, this is crazy!" Usagi mentally screamed. "How can eating be this hard?!"

Next, Countess Rose taught the girls how to speak correctly and politely.

"A princess's way of speaking is of utmost importance," she said. "And let me emphasize that polite speech is essential. At all times, one must be sophisticated, elegant, and to the point."

As she went on, Usagi was starting to get pretty bored from hearing her. So much so that she was beginning to get a bit sleepy.

"Man... this is so boring," she thought as she yawned. "It's just like school."

Then Countess turned towards Usagi. "Perhaps you would like to go first, Ms. Tsukino," she said. "What do you say when you're offering a guest a cup of coffee?"

Usagi immediately stood up, snapping out of her tired daze. She hadn't been paying attention to what Countess Rose had said, so she tried her best to be as polite as she could.

"Well... uh... W-would you be so kind as to - please partake of some coffee? It's free!"

All the girls in the seminar giggled, and Usagi's cheeks flushed pink with embarrassment.

"I appreciate your concern, but there's no reason to be so polite about coffee," Countess Rose sighed. "In this case, a simple, "Please have some coffee," will suffice."

Usagi could only groan in exasperation. "I give up already..."


Meanwhile, Harusuke was walking around Juuban Park, lost in his thoughts. He was busy thinking about Usagi, her true identity in being the Silver Crystal. Then he remembered what Artemis said about Usagi acting like a proper princess.

"Geez. It kinda irritates me the way that Artemis so desperately wants to change Usagi," he said to himself. "I know that it's important for her to act and be a princess as soon as possible for the upcoming battles with the Dark Kingdom, but I wish they could understand that she's still a kid. I mean - Rome wasn't built in a day."

He continued walking around the park heading for a sacred place.

You see, back when Nephrite died, and Naru was suffering from his death, Harusuke took it upon himself to make a cross built for Nephrite so that he could pay his respects to him. He even asked Naru if he could have the cloth Naru had tied to the cross to remember him.

Ever since then, Harusuke's made it a habit to visit that cross every once in a while whenever he had time.

He walked along the path going in the deeper part of the park. As he ventured deeper, he could hear the wind whistling through the trees and the sound of leaves rustling.

"This place... it's peaceful here," he thought to himself. "It's a shame that whenever I come here, I feel so melancholy."

Soon he came up to the tree, which was the spot where Nephrite died. He looked towards the cross, expecting it to be as before, but then he noticed something different, particularly about the cross.

As he came up to it, he soon realized what it was. The cloth tied to the cross was missing. He looked around, trying to see if it was close by, but he couldn't see it anywhere.

"What...? Where did the cloth go?" he wondered. "It couldn't have gone anywhere."

Harusuke looked around and searched and searched, but he couldn't see any sign of the cloth anywhere.


Later that night, Usagi and the other girls were in a dance lesson at the ballroom. Each girl danced about on the dance floor with Countess Rose's butlers as partners played soft classical music.

"Remember girls, gracefully. Gracefully. Follow the music," Countess Rose called out. "This is the final session of the Princess Seminar. If I come by and tap your shoulder, you have graduated."

Most of the girls were dancing beautifully and gracefully, but Usagi was still being her clumsy self. She tried her best to dance just like the others, but every step she took was awkward and confusing for her and her partner. Then she accidentally stepped on her partner's foot, making him cry out in pain.

"Oops! S-sorry about that!" Usagi squeaked.

Usagi accidentally stepped on her dress to make things worse, causing her to trip and fall flat on her face.

"This is hell on Earth!" wailed Usagi. "This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do."

"Well, this isn't surprising," said a familiar voice. "Same old Usagi being clumsy and usual."

Usagi then looked up and saw Ami, Rei, Makoto, and Minako were there, too, each one dancing with a butler, wearing the same pink dress that she wore. She was surprised.

"What are you guys doing here?!" Usagi gasped.

"We can't let you have all the fun," smiled Ami.

"So we decided to join you," added Minako.

And the girls then continued to dance around the floor. Out of the five girls from Usagi's group, Ami and Makoto were the two who were dancing elegantly. They were dancing so well that they looked like pros.

Rei and Minako, however, weren't as graceful. They were doing as horribly as Usagi was, if not more. Rei was swinging around her partner like he was a ragdoll, and Minako was trying her best but made her awkward dancing even worse. They even went and accidentally stepped on their partner's feet.

"Know what? Every single person has at least one redeeming feature," grumbled Rei.

"Everyone has things they struggle with," said Minako.

"But I'm not very good when it comes to dancing," the two finished with embarrassment.

"Man... this is not going well..." Usagi sighed to herself. "I wonder... if I'm not fit to be a princess?"

Countess Rose tapped whichever she saw on the shoulder as the dancing continued, signaling that they passed, including Ami and Makoto. Soon enough, the dancing was over.

"Young ladies, if I had tapped your shoulder, please go to the other room," said Countess Rose. "I will give you your graduation certificates in there."

All the girls then proceeded to the other room leaving three girls remaining. Usagi, Rei, and Minako all of which were very disappointed.

"We flunked... " they groaned.


It was very dark and quiet in the other room as all the girls walked in. In that room, as they walked in, there were numerous statues. They were all green, appeared to be made of wax, and were all models of girls. Upon seeing this, all the girls there couldn't help but be confused and unnerved by this sight. Even Ami and Makoto couldn't help but feel a bit frightened.

"This is... a bit creepy for my taste," said Ami.

"Yeah, no kidding," agreed Makoto. "These statues look way too real..."

"That's because they are man-made," said an ominous voice. "All of the dolls in this room are young women!"

Then suddenly, Countess Rose appeared from seemingly out of nowhere. Then before the girls' very eyes, Countess Rose changed into her monster form. She was now a pale blue and wore a yellow corset with a green skirt and several yellow clams throughout her body.

Every girl in the room gasped with shock.

"She's a monster!" Makoto cried.

The newly transformed Countess Rose bowed politely as every one of the clams on her body opened up.

"I am Shakoukai!" she spoke. "And welcome to your graduation!"

The girls then screamed as her clams then unleashed a spray of green wax from upon contact turned every girl in the room into a wax statue, including Makoto and Ami.

Usagi, Rei, and Minako immediately heard those screams.

"Did you guys hear that?!" gasped Usagi. "That was screaming just now!"

"Something must have happened with Ami and the girls!" Rei spoke.

"We'd better check it out then!" Minako said.

The three were about to do so when Shakoukai suddenly appeared, causing them to jump. The butlers, who just so happened to be in the room, screamed with fright and tried to escape, but Shakoukai opened up the clams on her back, shooting green wax and turned them into statues too.

"That... is so gross!" Usagi groaned in disgust.

"You three were the only ones who failed the seminar," the monster said. "Which means that one of you must be Sailor Moon."

Usagi immediately gulped. "Wh-what gives you that idea?" she asked nervously.

"Well, I learned that Sailor Moon is clumsy, stupid, lazy, and completely unrefined," Shakoukai explained, shaking her head. "And there's no way that a girl like that could ever pass the Princess Seminar."

"Wow... that makes sense!" Minako spoke impressed.

"Damn! That's pretty smart if you think about it!" agreed Rei.

"Hey, this isn't the time to be impressed, you two!" Usagi snapped indignantly. "Whose side are you on anyway?!"

"And now... to turn you all into dolls!" Shakoukai crowed as she unleashed her green wax again.

The three girls immediately took cover, and Rei immediately took out her communicator.


Meanwhile, back at Juuban Park, Harusuke was still searching for the cloth. He searched, and he searched, but he couldn't find it anywhere.

"Damn it all!" he cured. "Where could it have gone?! I can't find it anywhere!"

Then suddenly, he heard a loud beeping noise coming from his bracelet. Knowing that it was necessary, he immediately pushed a button, and Rei's face appeared on a small screen.

"What's up, Rei?" he asked.

"Harusuke! Hurry and get to the Rose Mansion!" Rei spoke urgently. "It's a monster attack, and Ami, Makoto, and the others are in trouble!"

"Don't worry; I'm on my way!" Harusuke spoke. "Just hang on till I get there!"

He then closed the screen and looked at the cross.

"Looks like I'll have to find it later," he thought. "The girls need me!"

And he raced away as fast as his feet could carry him.


Shakoukai continued to fire her green wax while the three girls ran. At that moment, Luna and Artemis came diving down from above, glomping onto her face blinding her.

"Get off of me! I can't see!" she snapped.

Seizing their chance, Usagi, Rei, and Minako gunned for the door jumping straight through it immediately transforming.

"MOON PRISM POWER MAKE UP!"

"MARS POWER MAKE UP!"

"VENUS POWER MAKE 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: 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.

Transformation sequence: Minako.

The symbol on Minako's pen begins to glow in a bright shade of yellow as she holds up her transformation pen. Next, it spins around as it shines and envelopes Minako in yellow light. Then she sweeps it over her head as streams of yellow stars start to emit from it. Minako then holds up the pen above her head as the streams form a spiral around her body. The stars then disappear into the ground creating a circle of stars around her as they burst into more stars going upwards, enveloping Minako's body. Then emerges wearing the same outfit as Sailor Moon's, but the center bow, boots, and rims on the gloves are orange and her bow bright yellow. She then opens her eyes as she finishes with her signature pose.


Shakoukai finally managed to get Luna and Artemis off her face as she made her way outside. As soon as she did, she looked around for Usagi and the others, but she couldn't see them.

"How irritating!" she growled. "Where did those girls go?!"

"You can't flunk Sailor Moon without consequences!" said a voice coming from behind and above her.

Shakoikai turned around, looked up, and saw Sailor Moon, Mars, and Venus standing on the balcony.

"I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and justice! I am Sailor Moon!" the Moon guardian proclaimed.

"And I'm Sailor Mars!" the fire guardian added.

"And I'm Sailor Venus!" the former Sailor V said.

"And in the name of the Moon, we'll punish you!" all three guardians spoke while pointing.

"You're certainly welcome to try and punish me, but first, let me give you something," Shakoukai smirked as she aimed with her clams. "Take this!"

All three guardians immediately jumped as Shakoukai fired her green wax at them.

Sailor Mars then went on the attack. "I'm gonna burn that up!" she cried as she put her hands together. "MARS FIRE SOUL!"

She unleashed a powerful fireball as Shakoukai fired her green wax. However, when the two attacks collided, the wax overwhelmed Mars' attack turning it into a lump of wax. Sailor Venus then attacked.

"VENUS CRESCENT BEAM!"

But once again, Shakoukai countered the attack by shooting her wax spray, making the Cresent Beam into the same substance.

"This is bad!" Sailor Venus spoke. "Our attacks aren't getting through!"

"And I don't think my Moon Tiara Action's gonna slow her down either!" squeaked Sailor Moon.

Shakoukai cackled with triumph as she closed in on the helpless guardians, her clams dripping with her wax.

"You're all going to make exquisite wax dolls," she purred darkly.

"We'll pass, thanks!" Sailor Moon spoke fearfully. "Playing with dolls is one thing, but I don't wanna turn into one!"

Then suddenly, something shot down from above, piercing the ground just in front of them. It was a red rose that immediately turned black.

"That rose!" gasped Sailor Moon.

"Could... could it be...?" wondered Sailor Mars.

Sure enough, appearing just behind Shakoukai was Tuxedo Mask.

"Excellent work, Shakoukai," he said.

Sailor Moon felt overjoyed upon seeing him. "Yay! Tuxedo Mask has come to save us!" she spoke happily.

But Sailor Moon couldn't have been more wrong as Tuxedo Mask walked up to them, his face stern and cold.

"Sailor Moon, hand over the Silver Crystal," he spoke. "If you do it now, I shall spare your life."

Sailor Moon was now horrified, and Shakoukai was now worried.

"But... that's going against Master Kunzite's orders!" she protested.

But Tuxedo Mask ignored Shakoukai keeping his attention on Sailor Moon.

"Well, Sailor Moon? Will you hand it over?" he demanded.

"You're kidding, right, Tuxedo Mask?" she gasped. "You don't mean that..."

"You've got to snap out of it, Sailor Moon!" spoke Sailor Venus. "This Tuxedo Mask isn't anything like the one we used to know!"

As Sailor Moon's eyes began filling with tears, Tuxedo Mask grew closer; his hand held out. Then at that moment, a loud voice rang out.

"SUNSHINE METEOR!"

A large golden ball came shooting down from above straight towards Tuxedo Mask, forcing the man to jump back to dodge. Then Solaris flew down from above, landing between the guardians and Tuxedo Mask.

"Solaris!" Sailor Mars cried.

"Sorry, I'm a little late," he spoke. "Looks like I came here just in time!"

Tuxedo Mask scowled. "So, you're here too, Solaris," he spoke. "Always showing up to interfere as always."

"And you're still taking advantage of Sailor Moon and the other guardians as usual," Solaris countered as he took a fighting stance. "But I'll tell you what. Since you're all dressed up for a night on the town and everything, how's about I take you to a ballroom blitz?"

"Well, aren't you clever?" Tuxedo Mask said as he took out his cane, extending it. "But I'm not interested in dancing with boys."

The two stared at each other, daring for one of them to make a move, while the Sailor Guardians and Shakoukai all stared at the two wondering how the fight would go.

Then suddenly, Kunzite and Zoisite appeared.

"Endymion! Just what do you think you're doing?!" demanded Kunzite. "Stand down and don't interfere!"

"And what do you mean?" wondered Tuxedo Mask.

"You know very well what!" Zoisite snapped crossly. "This plan was put into motion by Kunzite, and he wants you to stay out of it!"

Tuxedo Mask then smirked snootily, pushing his glasses. "The issue here is only one thing, and that's getting the Silver Crystal," he spoke. "So why don't you two bug off?"

Kunzite and Zoisite glared.

"What did you say?!" growled Zoisite.

Shakoukai looked back and forth between the three, unsure of whom she should obey. All three were on the same side, yet they acted as enemies.

"Um... excuse me," she spoke, trying to be polite. "What... should I be doing right now?"

"Kill Sailor Moon and the guardians!" Kunzite said.

"No. The Silver Crystal comes first," insisted Tuxedo Mask.

"Don't listen to this dressed-up fool!" Zoisite spoke firmly. "Sailor Moon and those pesky guardians come first!"

"The Silver Crystal!"

"Shouldn't you be off serving appetizers somewhere?!"

"Shouldn't you two be off making out in your little world or something?"

"How dare you speak to us that way!"

Shakoukai was, at this point, very fed up and didn't know what she should do now.

"This is ridiculous," she sighed, shaking her head. "Whose orders am I supposed to be following? All of this is giving me a headache."

Then Sailor Moon suddenly appeared next to her, holding a cup of coffee offering it to Shakoukai. "Here you go. You must be exhausted," she said brightly. "Won't you kindly please have a cup of coffee?"

"You don't need to be so polite about coffee," Shakoukai said. "Although... now that you mention it, a cup of coffee does sound very good right now."

Sailor Moon's eyes then glinted as she seized her chance whipping out the Moon Stick.

"MOON HEALING ESCALATION!"

Sailor Moon showered Shakoukai with sparkles and dust with a wave of her wand, causing her to writhe in pain.

"REFRESH!"

Then in a burst of light, Shakoukai was no more, and Countess Rose was back to her old self again. Kunzite and Zoisite immediately retreated as she was no longer under their control. Sailor Moon then turned to Tuxedo Mask.

"Alright, Tuxedo Mask! Now I'll return you to normal too!" she spoke.

She raised the Moon Stick about to use Moon Healing Escalation again, but Tuxedo Mask was in full retreat too as he disappeared. She and the others then heard Tuxedo Mask's voice.

"Sailor Moon. You can hold on to the Silver Crystal for now," his voice said. "But make no mistake, I will take it the next time we meet. Farewell!"

Sailor Moon could only stare up toward the moon as her heart was heavy with sorrow.

At the same time, all the girls turned into wax inside the mansion had now turned back to normal.


The next day, a familiar scream came again as she raced out of the house late for school. Just when she was about to take off, running down the sidewalk, Luna was in front of her cutting her off.

"You're still doing this after all that?" the black cat sighed. "What happened to your princess training?"

"Oh, that? I got that covered," Usagi smiled with a wink. "I've decided to become my kind of princess on my terms."

And with that, she raced past Luna, who could only look back miserably as she ran.

"She's never gonna make my life easy, is she?" she groaned.


Back in the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl stood before the cocoon known as Metalia.

"Oh, Great Ruler! Hear me now!" she spoke. "I ask you for your power and your great wisdom!"

The cocoon then glowed as Metalia's voice came.

"What is it, Queen Beryl?" Metalia asked. "What reason have you awoken me?"

Queen Beryl then held out a glass container. Inside was the cloth that was on Nephrite's cross to his grave.

"Please, Great Ruler. I wanted to report that Zoisite has succeeded in his mission," Queen Beryl spoke.

"Very good, Beryl," Metalia spoke. "Now you know what you must do now, correct?"

"Yes. I do," said Queen Beryl. "But I have one more thing I have to ask. What about him? I deeply regret banishing him, but is there a way to bring him back?"

"Yes, there is. But to do so, I need a great deal of energy," Metalia spoke. "In the meantime, I want you to gather as much energy as you can, so I can perform this task. Not only that, beware for when that awakens."

Queen Beryl nodded as she bowed before the cocoon. "Yes. Great Ruler."