Rei, her Grandpa, and Yuichirou were busily at work sweeping outside the shrine. It was tranquil, with only the three of them being around.
Rei's grandpa couldn't help but feel bored as well as mopey as he let out a sigh. "I wonder why there haven't been any girls coming to the shrine lately?" he wondered.
"Who knows?" shrugged Yuichirou.
Rei then took out a magazine and showed it to the two of them. "Maybe this is your answer, Grandpa," she said huffily. "This month's Nanako magazine has an entire article talking about how you harass all of the young girls who visit our shrine.
Rei's grandpa was surprised as he snatched the magazine from Rei's hands, flipping through the pages until he came to the article in question on a page. It was about two pages long had a few pictures of him being his strange, goofy self with a large headline that read:
BEWARE OF THE OLD LECHER AT HIKAWA SHRINE!
"Oh, my goodness!" Rei's grandpa shrieked with disbelief. "You weren't kidding!"
"So you see Grandpa, you need to change your ways," went on Rei. "Make sure you repent, okay?"
Rei's grandpa looked at Rei and shooking his head. "Nope. I'm putting you in charge of the shrine, Rei," he said. "From this moment on, I'm retiring as a priest and purse another business!"
And with that, Rei's Grandpa stomped crossly away, muttering as Rei and Yuichirou watched him go away with puzzled and surprised looks.
Luna had just entered Usagi's room at the Tsukino house, only to see the odango blonde at her table with all of her papers on it and her schoolbag open. Luna at first thought that she was studying, but when she hopped onto the table, she saw that Usagi was fast asleep, much to her disappointment.
Just then, Chibiusa snuck into Usagi's room and quietly tip-toed over to Usagi, still set on taking the Silver Crystal from her. She gently and sneakily began feeling around Usagi's body, hoping she would have it on her. Unfortunately, Usagi woke up, and before she could even react, Usagi shot up to her and held her by the arms.
"Let go of me!" screeched Chibiusa as she flailed. "And hand over the Silver Crystal!"
"Not going to happen!" Usagi spoke. "You wake me up; you pay the price! You know you're no match for me!"
She put Chibiusa on her lap and raised her hand about to spank her when Harusuke entered the room.
"Hey! Break it up, you two!" Harusuke barked. "What's going on here?!"
"Help me, Harusuke!" Chibiusa wailed. "Usagi's going to spank me again for no reason!"
"No reason?! You're the one who came into my room!" Usagi snapped. "Not only that, but you're still dead set on the Silver Crystal! That's breaking and entering!"
"Enough!" Harusuke snapped. "You two stop fighting right now. Otherwise, I won't buy pork buns for you today!" He then spoke sternly to Usagi. "Besides, Usagi, haven't you forgotten that we're supposed to be over at the Hikawa Shrine to help out Rei today?"
Usagi gasped. "Oh, yeah! That's right! I forgot!"
She then raced out of the room, with Harusuke following in hot pursuit, leaving a sulky Chibiusa behind.
"I wish that I was stronger than Usagi!" Chibiusa thought bitterly. "I need to make myself stronger, so she won't spank me!"
She then ran out of the room, following Harusuke and Usagi along with Luna.
The Hikawa Shrine was now very busy. Dozens of people were all lined up, all wanting to buy charms. Everyone was hard at work helping the customers and handing them out while the cats and Chibiusa watched. Usagi, Minako, Makoto, and Ami had already dressed up in shrine maiden clothes. Harusuke, on the other hand, was getting into his with a bit of help from Rei.
"Ooh! This outfit looks great on me!" Usagi squealed. "It makes me feel so cool!"
"It makes you look weird," Chibiusa said snootily.
Usagi could only glare crossly at Chibiusa.
Rei had now put the finishing touches on Harusuke's outfit. "Alright, then. You're all set to work, Harusuke," she said.
"Thanks, Rei. I appreciate it," Harusuke smiled. "These shrine outfits are pretty fashionable, but I've forgotten how cumbersome they can be when you put them on.
"Man! There sure are a lot of people," Makoto said, wiping her brow. "I wonder why we're getting so many visitors all of a sudden? Wasn't this place completely dead?"
"I think I know why," Usagi smiled brightly. "It's because we're here dressed as beautiful shrine maidens."
"I think it's most likely because of Rei's grandpa not being around," said Harusuke. "I mean, now that he's not here, the girls have no reason to worry about him making passes at them. No offense, Rei."
"None taken," sighed Rei. "I mean, I would act the same they would, now that my grandpa's gone and flaked on me."
"It is great working here, though," said Ami as she operated the register. "I get to be a maiden and use my business math skills at the same time."
"Why do I get the feeling you're treating this as some studying session, Ami?" asked Harusuke wryly.
"With this much work, we better be getting paid a lot, Rei," winked Minako as she handed out another charm. "After all, we are doing you a big favor by working here."
"Yeah, yeah. I know," chuckled Rei. "I'll make sure that you all get paid."
"By the way, Rei, what sort of business is your grandpa starting anyway?" asked Makoto.
Rei frowned. "Oh, boy... It's a weird one," she explained as she got another box of charms. "Something called Project Aestethtics or something."
"Project Aestethtics?" Harusuke repeated. "It sounds like the name of something from a sci-fi movie or something. What is that?"
"You'll find out later," said Rei. "I'll show you when we finish work."
And the teens all carried on working selling charms.
Later that evening, Rei took the others to a room not too far away from the shrine with a large sign that read: "Protect Aestethticstics." They all peered through the door and saw something quite strange and peculiar.
Youichirou and Rei's Grandfather were inside, standing in what appeared to be a wrestling ring in the middle of the room. They were also wearing tank tops and tights, making them look like amateur wrestlers, and while the radio was playing, they were dancing while punching and kicking each other while dodging.
Everyone had no idea what to make of this and thought the two looked silly and weird.
"Uh, what the heck are they doing?" wondered Usagi.
"You're asking me? I have no idea," commented Minako.
"My grandpa says it's a new sport combing self-defense and beauty workouts," Rei groaned with embarrassment.
"Is that what they're doing? I thought that they were coming up with some weird dance," said Makoto.
"I just wish that these classes didn't have to happen here at the shrine," sighed Rei. "It's nothing more but a big pain."
At that moment, Rei's Grandpa, who happened to overhear them without their knowing, burst through the door, appearing very cross.
"What do you mean by that?!" Rei's Grandpa snapped. "You dare criticize what I'm trying to accomplish?!"
"Of course, I do! It's inappropriate and embarrassing!" Rei snapped back. "Not only that, but you both look ridiculous in those outfits! I mean, come on, Yuichirou! You cannot tell me that this isn't weird!"
"I kind of like them," Yuichirou said sheepishly. "They make me feel awesome, you know?"
"What's the matter with you, Rei?!" Rei's grandpa went on yelling. "Do you want to take an old man's reason for living away?!"
"Reason for living, as if!" Rei yelled back. "The only reason why you're doing this is so that you want to get young girls to take your class with you!"
"And what's wrong with that?!"
"It's all kinds of wrong!"
Rei and her Grandpa growled as they glared fiercely at each other, neither one backing down from their argument, while Usagi and her friends, along with Yuichirou, all remained silent, not daring to get involved.
"Well, I won't be responsible for what happens," Rei said curtly. "You do what you want."
And with that, Rei stormed away in a huff. Seeing that her granddaughter was no longer going to get in his way, Rei's Grandpa turned towards Usagi and the others.
"Now then, who wants to sign up for our Protection AAestethticstics class?" Rei's grandpa asked.
Everyone looked uncomfortably at each other, deciding that now was a good time to leave.
"Um, I need to wash my hair!" Usagi squeaked.
"And I need to... give Artemis a bath!" Minako squawked.
"I've got some studying to do, so I'll be busy as well," said Ami.
"And I've... got something important to do," added Makoto.
And the four girls raced away, leaving Harusuke and Chibiusa behind.
Then Chibiusa spoke up. "Say, Gramps? Mind if I give it a try?"
Immediately, Harusuke picked up Chibiusa and walked away. Chibiusa began to protest as she struggled to get free from Harusuke's grasp.
"Hey! Harusuke put me down!" Chibiusa cried. "What do you think you're doing?"
"Saving you from becoming another one of Gramp's victims," Harusuke said as he walked away, taking Chibiusa with him.
In the UFO, Rubeus was once again gazing into the projection of Crystal Tokyo, coming up with his next plan. At that moment, Berthier, Calaveras, and Petz appeared.
"Master Rubeus, where is Koan?" asked Calaveras.
"I sent her on my next plan to take out our target," replied Rubeus, as he pointed to a red dot on the projection, which revealed the building where Rei's Grandpa planned to have his aAestethticstics class. "We have discovered a new Crystal Point in a different area. Koan seemed to be very excited. She intends to swap the Crystal Power in that building with Dark Power."
Calaveras was now upset. "That's not fair! Why would you go and give Koan such an important mission?" she complained. "Why couldn't you trust me to go and do it?!"
"I never said that," Rubeus said. "Besides, I didn't think you'd be interested, Calaveras, since you hardly ever go on missions, which is why I sent Koan. Perhaps maybe you should take your missions a bit more seriously."
Petz and Berthier nodded in agreement while Calaveras pouted sulkily.
Meanwhile, Rei's Grandpa passed out flyers, trying to attract women to his aAestethticstics class. However, he was having a lot of trouble doing so. Thanks to the magazine article, and the fact that he was asking nothing but young girls, they all either threw his flyer away or just went away disgusted at him.
Rei's grandpa sighed, feeling at the end of his rope.
"Not a single one has signed up yet," Rei's Grandpa moaned. "And Yuichirou's still not back yet. I wonder where that boy could have gone off too? I can't count on that boy for anything!"
Just then, Chibiusa appeared, much to his surprise.
Chibiusa smiled sweetly. "If you're looking for someone to sign up, I'd be willing to join," she said.
But Rei's grandfather wasn't sure, but he decided to let her join despite her being so young. "I was hoping for someone a little bit older, but she's better than nobody," he thought. "So you want to be strong, do you?" he spoke aloud. "Normally, I'd turn away little girls your age, but in this case, I'm willing to make an exception."
Chibiusa was happy. However, the real reason she wanted to take the class in the first place was that she wanted to get back at Usagi for all the times she spanked her. Not only that, if she could become strong, she would use her newfound strength to take the Silver Crystal away from her. It was the perfect plan.
Suddenly, Yuichirou appeared screeching to a stop. He was now wearing a fancy suit and had a big grin on his face. Not only that, and much to Rei's Grandpa's delight, a whole crowd of young women was right behind him.
"Whoa! Yuichirou! Who are all of these girls?!" Rei's grandpa cried, trying not to go insane with delight.
"They're girls who want to sign up, Master!" Yuichirou said proudly. "Aren't you proud of me?"
"Well done, Yuichirou!" Rei's grandpa praised, feeling excited. "I knew you'd come through!"
Later that night, inside the building where the class was to take place, Koan appeared standing in the middle of the ring, ready for her plan to go into action.
"DARK POWER!"
She aimed at the ring floor with her hands and unleashed a mighty torrent of flames that spread through the ring and throughout the building, filling it with her dark power. When she finished, Koan cackled in delight.
"I can't wait for tomorrow," Koan said to herself. "It's bound to be very entertaining."
The next day, Rei was busily at work cleaning the floors to the shrine. Then, Usagi, Luna, and Harusuke arrived.
"Good morning, Rei," greeted Usagi cheerfully.
"Did you sleep in or something? It's the middle of the afternoon," Rei huffed as she wrung her cloth.
"Whoa, looks like someone's in a bad mood," Usagi gulped.
"Yeah, Rei. Is something wrong?" asked Luna.
"I think I might know," said Harusuke. "It's because of what your grandpa and Yuichirou are doing, isn't it?"
"Yuichirou brought over a whole bunch of girls and brought them to the shrine!" Rei grumped.
"Wow! Yuichirou did that? You're kidding!" Usagi gasped. "I didn't think he could."
"He must be quite the charmer if he got a whole lot of girls over here," said Harusuke. "Any guy would kill to have charms like that, even me. I certainly wouldn't mind having a crowd of girls attracted to me."
"No, you do not, Harusuke!" Rei snapped as she wrung her cloth even harder. "The last thing you want to have a bunch of hopeless girls following you around like some lost puppies!"
Harusuke was surprised, as was Usagi and Luna. Then Usagi slyly grinned at Rei along with Luna.
"Sounds like someone's jealous," Usagi teased.
Rei's cheeks turned pink. "Yeah, right! I'm not jealous!"
"We don't believe you," Usagi said in a sing-song voice.
Then Rei's Grandpa and Yuichirou happened to be walking by.
"Are the girls already here?" Rei's grandpa asked Yuichirou.
"Yup. They're all waiting for you, Master," replied Yuichirou.
Rei growled in frustration as she wrung the cloth even more tightly. "I wish you those two hadn't done that!"
"Take it easy, Rei, or you're going to rip the cloth in half," pointed out Harusuke.
Usagi then took Rei by the hand. "Say, let's go inside and watch them!" the odango blonde said eagerly. "It sounds like a lot of fun!"
"But I don't want to!" complained Rei.
"Come on, don't be like that," insisted Usagi. "Let's have a look."
Then Harusuke whispered to Rei. "Maybe it would be for the best if we go watch them, Rei. You're the only one that can keep your grandpa in order after all."
Rei groaned. "Oh, alright, fine., but only because you asked me to."
Inside of the AAestethticstics building, the women that Yuichirou gathered were all inside, dressed up and ready for class to begin. Koan and her Droid were in disguise, preparing to go through with their plan, unbeknownst to anyone. Koan was wearing a red unitard with a yellow sash while her hair was in a ponytail and a headband to hide the gem on her forehead, and her Droid was a tall, muscular red-head with red, white, and blue unitard. Yuichirou and Rei's Grandpa then entered the room, and the girls erupted in thunderous applause like they both were celebrities. Rei's grandpa was delighted, feeling like he was in heaven.
"This is amazing!" he cried joyfully. "This is what I've been dreaming of all these years!"
Koan and her Droid then stepped forth, greeting him. "With all of these students, you'll probably need female instructors, now won't you?" she said flirtatiously. "My friend and I know some good martial arts skills. Mind if we teach the class?"
Feeling charmed by Koan, Rei's Grandpa furiously nodded. "Of course, you can, Cutie!"
"Then let's begin," Koan smirked as she snapped her fingers, giving a signal.
Immediately, under disguise, the Droid walked over one of the girls, who was now very frightened.
"Wait, hold on! I don't want to fight!" the girl wailed.
"Calm down. We're simply teaching Protection AAestethticstics," reassured Koan with a hint of malice.
Then, the Droid pushed the poor girl into the ring and entered it herself. Then she grabbed her hand and tossed the girl into the air like a ragdoll with a giant heave of strength. The girl screamed as she went flying until she landed on the outside of the ring with a thud.
Rei, Usagi, and Harusuke, who were outside peering into the room through the door, saw everything and were a bit disturbed.
"Oh, man, that's got to hurt!" Usagi whispered.
Rei then shivered as she sensed something that made her look back.
"What's the matter, Rei?" asked Harusuke. "Is something the matter?"
"Something doesn't feel right," whispered Rei. "I'm sensing a strange aura."
Before Harusuke could ask what Rei meant, Chibiusa then arrived. She was now wearing a unitard of her own, much to the three's shock and disdain.
"Chibiusa, what the heck are you wearing?!" Harusuke demanded incredulously.
"It's my training uniform," Chibiusa grinned. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some training to do."
"No! Chibiusa! Don't do it!" cried Usagi. "It's way too scary for you!"
But Chibiusa didn't listen as she opened the doors in time to see Koan's Droid throw the girl outside of the ring again. The mere sight of it made her face turn pale with fright as she began to tremble.
"For once, you might be right, Usagi!" Chibiusa squeaked nervously. "That looks painful, so... I quit! See you!"
And Chibiusa ran away as fast as her legs could carry her.
"What was that all about?" wondered Usagi.
"I don't know, but I say Chibiusa made the right call," said Harusuke. "That does look like it hurts."
Back inside, the Droid had her hands on the girl again victim, piledriving her to the ground. This time as the girl got back up, her face tightened in an angry snarl as she clenched her fists.
"That is it!" the girl cried as she charged at her. "I've had enough!"
Koan watched with interest. "So she's finally mad, eh? That's the spirit."
The girl was about to tackle the Droid into the ground, hoping to get some payback, but the Droid countered with a powerful kick sending the girl across the ring and hanging on the ropes just in front of Rei's Grandpa, who quickly untangled her from the ropes as she flopped the floor.
"Oh, dear. That woman sure is rough," Rei's Grandpa said.
"So, how was our instruction, Master?" Koan asked. "Did we highlight oneself enough?"
Rei's grandpa looked at Koan at a loss for words, unsure what to make of it. At that moment, Yuichirou appeared with Usagi, Rei, and Harusuke.
"Hold on just a minute!" Yuichirou cried out. "I'm the instructor here, and this is not right at all!"
"My, my. It seems as though we have a problem," Koan spoke, squeezing Rei's Grandpa by the shoulders. "What will you do, Master? After all, I am your instructor, right?"
"That's for him to decide!" Harusuke spoke firmly. "Not you!"
"Yeah, Grandpa!" agreed Rei. "Make up your mind!"
Now Rei's Grandpa was in a fix. Whichever choice he made, one person would be upset, so he didn't know who to choose.
"Come on, Grandpa! There's nothing else to think about!" Rei went on. "Yuichirou's been with you for a long time, and you're just going to turn your back on him?! After all, he did for you?!"
"This isn't your decision to make," Koan spoke snootily, getting close to the old man. "You know who's the right instructor for you, right?"
Rei's grandpa flushed bright red, practically putty in her hands. "I pick her!" he said immediately.
Yuichirou was shocked as well as devasted, his body slumping in disappointment.
"How could you, Grandpa?!" Rei gasped, shocked.
"Come on! That's seriously not fair!" Usagi protested.
"Yeah! Yuichirou's been loyal to you all this time, and this is the thanks you give him?!" Harusuke snapped crossly. "That's a new low!"
"No, it's alright, guys," Yuichirou said, his voice tinged with sadness. "I'll just be going now."
Yuichirou then sadly walked away. Rei then stomped over to her grandpa, now feeling angrier than ever. "How dare you do this to Yuichirou?! I'm very disappointed in you!"
"Yeah, so what?!" Rei's grandpa snapped. "You got a problem with that?!"
Rei could only glare at her grandpa, wanting to reap him a new one.
A bit later, Usagi called the other girls over, went to Rei's room, and explained what had happened while having tea and rice crackers.
"So, your grandpa did that to Yuichirou?" Minako spoke in hushed disbelief. "I can't believe that."
"You must feel like he let you down, Rei," Makoto said apologetically. "I mean, that was a pretty messed up thing to do to the poor guy."
"That's not what I'm angry about!" said Rei as she poured hot water into the pot.
"The most challenging problems are always the most satisfying to resolve," said Ami as she showed them a page in her math book. "Take this problem, for example. It took me three hours to find an answer."
Everyone stared at Ami dumbly like she had said something completely random.
"Um, Ami. Something's telling me that has nothing to do with what the issue is here," Harusuke said politely. "But it is great that you accomplished such a feat."
"Speaking of which, did anyone notice that new instructor?" Usagi asked. "She sure was weird."
"You mean the fact that she was all over the old man?" Harusuke asked. "Weird isn't the word that comes to mind. But now that you mention it, she did seem a bit familiar."
"Do you think that she could hurt him?" wondered Usagi. "I mean, will he be alright?"
"At the moment, I don't care what happens to him," Rei spoke bitterly. "Let him do what he wants."
"Well, you seem to be taking this well," chuckled Usagi.
Then as Rei filled the pot once again, she failed to notice that it was getting filled too much. Hot water began to overflow and trickled down onto her hands. Rei was so startled; she jumped while letting out a yelp of pain as she dropped the teapot onto the floor. Water went everywhere.
"Rei?! Are you okay?!" asked Usagi worriedly.
"Y-yeah. I'm fine. Sorry about that," apologized Rei, as she began to clean up.
"What's the matter with you, Rei? You're not acting like yourself," said Minako.
Rei kept silent, not saying another word.
Then Harusuke got up. "Say Rei. Would you mind showing me where the towels are? We're going to need some towels to soak up this water."
"Oh, r-right," said Rei as she got up.
She and Harusuke left the room and hadn't gone that far when Harusuke grabbed Rei's hand, causing her to stop.
"Rei, you're worried about your grandpa, aren't you?" he asked. "Don't try to deny it. I can tell by looking at you."
The raven-haired teen gazed at Harusuke glaring, but then her eyes softened as she glanced away from him.
"As I said, I don't care what happens to him," Rei said.
"Rei, I know that what he did to Yuichirou was terrible, and he's a perv who can't say no to a young lady, but he's still your grandpa, you know," Harusuke said quietly. "And despite everything, deep down, you know he's a good person. But unfortunately, he doesn't know how to control his hormones and forgets what's important. He's the only grandpa you got, and if he's in trouble, then you've got to help him."
Rei looked up at Harusuke, staring deep into his blue eyes, as she clenched his fists in frustration.
Back at the ring, things had evolved into complete chaos. All the women were fighting all over the place, savagely beating and choking the life out of one another. Koan watched from afar, staying away from the chaos, feeling very pleased with herself.
"My plan's working!" Koan thought to herself. "If I can keep spreading the Dark power, Future Tokyo is as good as destroyed."
Rei's grandpa was horrified by what he was seeing. "What's going on here?!" he cried. "This was supposed to be a fun class!"
He then raced into the ring amidst all the chaos.
"Girls! Stop this right now!" Rei's grandpa yelled. "Please, before somebody gets hurt! The motto of Protection Aestethticstics is to become "Strong and Beautiful!" with a little something for me thrown in!"
The girls immediately turned their attention towards him and attacked him at once. Reacting quickly, Rei's Grandpa used the ropes for propulsion and shot forward, going past all of the girls giving each of them a sharp blow at an incredible speed. Then with one clap of his hand, all of the women fell to the floor, knocked out and unconscious.
Koan laughed in amusement as she changed into her original form. "You are indeed a master, but you're wasting your time," she smirked. "Dumbell, take him!"
The Droid then entered the ring and transformed back to her original form. Her muscles bulged, growing thick and large as her skin turned pea-green color while gaining red stripes. She now wore indigo boots, now had a black championship belt with a red droid gem in the middle, and had a black cape wrapped around her. Her hair turned into a high-top with some flowing down her neck.
Dumbell then took off her cape using the ropes to launch herself and gave him a mighty lariat to his neck, knocking him flat onto the ground.
"Nice one, Dumbell!" cheered Koan. "No,w, it's time to use your special Dumbell Elbow Drop!"
Dumbell then leaped to the top turnbuckle of the ring and jumped off, falling straight towards Rei's Grandpa with her elbow raised. Then at the last moment, Rei suddenly appeared and pushed him out of the way and took the elbow drop on her leg, making her cry out in pain. Rei's grandpa was surprised to see her.
"This was why I didn't want you to do this!" Rei spoke with clenched teeth, wincing in pain. "I tried to tell you."
"What are you talking about?!" Rei's grandpa snapped crossly. "You act like I'm an old man who can't take care of his business! I don't need your help!"
He stood bravely up to Dumbell and put up his fists, ready to fight. Dumbell attacked using a kick, and Rei's Grandpa dodged it with ease, but he didn't see another kick coming. Just when Dumbell was about to kick him, at that last minute, Rei jumped in the way and took the hit instead, sending the two of them into the corner. Immediately, Dumbell pounced and began kicking Rei, again and again, trying to get her to falter, but the girl refused to move as she took kick after relentless kick.
"Rei! Please! Save yourself! You've done enough!" Rei's grandpa cried. "You don't need to risk your life for me!"
Rei then flashed a smile as she continued to take the beating. "No! I won't! After all, you're the only grandpa I have!" Rei winced.
Rei's grandpa felt touched, his eyes filling with emotional tears. "Rei..."
"Dumbell! Finish them off!" commanded Koan. "Use the Dumbell Lariat!"
The Droid's arms began to glow, charging with power, then she unleashed a powerful blast at the two. At the last second, Rei's Grandpa pushed Rei out of the way as the shot hit him, sending him straight into the corner hard, enough to make him fall unconscious.
Rei was horrified. "No! Grandpa!" she cried.
Dumbell then prepared to unleash her attack again, but at that moment, Usagi and Harusuke arrived on the scene. Seeing that Rei and her grandfather were in trouble, Harusuke immediately rushed into the ring and clenched his fist.
"TEXAS SMASH!"
He jumped up, faking a kick, and landed a right cross punch right into Dumbell's jaw, stunning her and making her stagger, but she didn't go down.
Usagi seizing her chance, took action.
"MOON CRYSTAL POWER MAKE UP!" she yelled.
Transformation Sequence: Usagi
Usagi holds up the Crystal Star brooch as it opens, revealing the Silver Crystal inside. Usagi waved her hand on the Silver Crystal, and it flashed it a bright short burst of pink light emitting a chime. It does it a second time, and on the third, it shines brightly, enveloping Usagi in its glow. Usagi then holds the brooch above her head, suspending it in between her hands, drawing it to the center of her torso, flipping it once before placing it in the center of her chest. She then spins around a few times as the crystal begins to glow even brighter than before in pink light. She holds her hands up as a pair of wings spring forth from her back while pink ribbons come out from the crystal wrapping around Usagi's body, forming her leotard. The wings on her back disappeared as more pink ribbons wrapped around her arms and hands, creating white gloves and red boots around her calves and feet. As the blue skirt appears around her waist, one more pink ribbon ties at her back as she does a kind of spread-eagle motion with one leg up, a glowing moon symbol appearing on her forehead. Her tiara, earrings, choker, and ordango covers appear, and Usagi, now Sailor Moon, finishes with her signature pose.
Harusuke bravely stood in front of Rei and her Grandpa, ready to protect them, as Dumbell recovered, lifting Koan with her hands.
"Don't think this over yet!" Koan yelled. "Let's see how you handle this!"
Dumbell then launched Koan into the air as she enveloped herself with her flames.
"KOAN DARK POWER PRESS!"
Koan fell straight towards the three, eager to turn them all to ashes, but at that moment, the Cutie Moon Rod shot out from out of nowhere and hit Koan, causing her to lose her balance, shutting off her flames. Like a boomerang, the Cutie Moon Rod then went back from behind a pillar, and a particular Sailor Guardian stepped out, catching it with her hand.
"You've crushed a slightly perverted old man's reason for living! But, I say you've gone too far!" she proclaimed crossly. "I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and justice, Sailor Moon! And in the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"
Koan growled in anger, but then, she saw this as an opportunity. "Well, well, Sailor Moon's here to get in my way again? That suits me just fine! I haven't forgotten what you and Solaris did to me before, but it doesn't seem that he's here. No matter. I'll deal with you on your own! Dumbell! Get her!"
Dumbell then unleashed another powerful shockwave from her arms at Sailor Moon, but then a rose came flying into the line of fire. It spun around like a pinwheel until it dispelled the attack and then fell to the ground sticking into it. At that moment, Tuxedo Mask appeared, standing on the top turnbuckle.
"It's fine to train oneself to become strong," Tuxedo Mask said. "But I would've hoped you'd strive to be graceful and kind."
"Tuxedo Mask! It's you!" gasped Sailor Moon.
"Right on time as usual," said Harusuke.
Dumbell immediately attacked Tuxedo Mask jumping into the air performing a dropkick. But the masked man countered doing the same maneuver, but he managed to get a bit higher than the Droid and hit her square in the face knocking her down.
"Now, Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask yelled. "Take her down!"
"Right!" said Sailor Moon as she aimed her Cutie Moon Rod at Dumbell just as the Droid landed on the floor. "MOON PRINCESS HALATION!"
The Guardian of the Moon unleashed a blast of light and sparkles, and with a mighty explosion hitting her mark, Sailor Moon destroyed the Droid, reducing it to a pile of ashes. Sailor Moon triumphant was just about to mock Koan for foiling her plan when she saw her inspecting her face in her little makeup mirror, much to her disbelief.
Koan then gasped. "A dark spot?! You ruined my complexion, Sailor Moon!" Koan snapped crossly. "You'll pay for that!"
"And how is that my fault?!" Sailor Moon snapped back indignantly.
Koan immediately unleashed a torrent of blue flames at Sailor Moon, forcing her to duck to dodge. The fire burst through the wall, and Sailor Moon rushed through the opening with Koan in hot pursuit. Harusuke wanted to help his sister, but Rei and her Grandpa came first. As Rei cradled him in her arms, Harusuke checked his pulse.
"Don't worry, Rei. He's going to be fine," said Harusuke. "He's just unconscious. He'll be okay after he rests for a bit."
Rei didn't answer as she bit her lip. Harusuke looked at her, feeling a bit worried. He was about to ask if Rei was alright, but then Rei gently placed her grandpa on the floor as she stood up, her hands clenched tight in anger.
"Those monsters. How dare they do this to my grandpa?!" Rei spoke, her voice filled with anger. "I swear I'll make them pay!"
Harusuke then watched as Rei whipped out her transformation wand and held it high in the air.
"MARS STAR POWER MAKE UP!"
Transformation Sequence: Rei
Rei's hand is held up as red sparkles swirl around it, alighting her fingernails, turning them into a shade of bright red. Her transformation stick appears spinning, and she takes hold of it, the star on end as well as the symbol glowing. It begins to turn as Rei is enveloped in red light. As she held up her pen while spinning around, long bright tongues of flame erupted from it, forming several rings around her body. They tighten around her body, 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.
Koan continued to unleash her blue flames at Sailor Moon, who avoided all of her attacks until this point. Then as Koan rereleased her Dark Fire, Sailor Mars arrived in the knick of time and pushed Sailor Moon out of the way, as the flames destroyed the top of a stone monument behind her.
"Now it's my turn to attack you!" Sailor Mars yelled as she brought her hands together, conjuring a ball of flame. "MARS FIRE SOUL!"
The guardian of fire unleashed a blast of flame, only for Koan to counter it with her Dark Fire. The two torrents of the fire pushed each other back and forth, trying to overpower one another as sparks flew. Harusuke then arrived on the scene, and when he saw the battle unfolding, he couldn't believe his eyes.
Then came trouble. Koan's Dark Fire began pushing Sailor Mars' Fire Soul back as the fire guardian struggled to keep up the pressure. Harusuke and Sailor Moon were about to jump in and help their friend, but Tuxedo Mask stopped them.
"Don't interfere," Tuxedo Mask said. "I think Mars can handle this."
Harusuke then looked back at the battle, still worried about Sailor Mars, but decided to leave it.
"You can do it, Sailor Mars!" Harusuke yelled. "Show her that your flames are hotter than hers!"
Sailor Mars continued to hold her ground as she concentrated. Then she thought about her grandpa, how he pushed her out of the way before getting hit by Dumbell, which fueled her anger and made her resilience grow.
"She's powerful, but I can't lose to her!" Sailor Mars thought with determination. "Not after what she did!"
"This is payback for what you've done!" Sailor Mars yelled as her power flared, unleashing a brand new technique. "MARS BURNING MANDALA!"
Her torrent of flames transformed into several rings of fire, which sliced straight through Koan's Dark Fire with ease and shot straight for her. Koan immediately flinched, shutting her eyes as the rings of the Burning Mandala shot past her narrowly, nicking her skirt and setting it on fire. Koan was so startled that she immediately disappeared, fleeing while trying to put it out.
"Whew! It looks like I scared her off," Sailor Mars smiled, wiping her brow.
Harusuke then rushed over to her. "That was incredible, Sailor Mars!" he cried. "You sent Koan running with her tail between her legs!"
Sailor Moon looked across to Tuxedo Mask and blushed shyly. "Maybe I should join Protection Aesthetics so that I can become a strong and pretty girl," she said to him.
At that moment, Tuxedo Mask began to see the images of Princess Serenity among crumbling in ruins along with the crystal city again, which frightened him for a brief moment, but he didn't show it as he walked away.
"Suit yourself," Tuxedo Mask said. "It's none of my business what you do, anyway."
Harusuke was angry and was about to say something when Sailor Mars stopped him by holding his hand. When he looked at her, Sailor Mars shook her head, silently telling him to let it go. Then she went over to Usagi and squeezed her shoulders in comfort.
"The fact that he came here to help proves that he cares about you," Sailor Mars said kindly. "Don't forget that, okay?"
Sailor Moon sadly nodded.
The following day, Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna were over at Rei's place again, having received surprising news, as they headed for the building with the ring.
"Your Grandpa's shutting down, Protection Aesthetics? That sucks," Usagi said disappointedly.
"Yeah, but now he's starting up something else," Rei sighed. "Protection Jazz Dance, as he called it."
"Protection Jazz Dance?" Harusuke puzzled. "Do I even want to know what that is?"
They then peered through the door, and much to their bewilderment and shock, they saw Rei's Grandpa, along with Yuichirou and Chibiusa, dancing in the middle of the ring as the music played on the radio.
"This is so much fun!" Chibiusa laughed happily. "And this doesn't hurt either!"
"And since I've got such great dance moves, Master needs me after all!" Yuichirou cheered.
"I'm just going to keep dancing until all those gals come back!" Rei's grandpa said. "So, keep on dancing, you guys!"
Rei, Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna could only stare at the three unnerved as they kept dancing. Harusuke then spoke quietly to Rei.
"So I take it you and your grandpa are on good terms now?" asked Harusuke.
Rei nodded in response. "Yeah. I apologized to him, and he apologized, too," she said. "So things worked out for both of us."
Harusuke smiled. "Well, good for you, Rei. I'm glad that you're looking much better now," he said. "You look way happier."
Rei then blushed. "Y-Yeah. Whatever. I didn't want to go and hurt himself again, or chasing after girls is all," she said huffily. But then she smiled. "Besides, he is my only grandpa, and he'll never change his ways, but I still love him, and he loves me.
Harusuke could only smile, feeling happy for his friend. Then Rei suddenly remembered.
"By the way, that name you called out when you attacked the Droid back there. Where did you come up with that?" asked Rei.
Harusuke then blushed. "Well... I saw it on a wrestling TV show once, and since that Droid was following a wrestling theme, I figured... I'd follow suit too," he said.
Rei stared at Harusuke. Then she burst into a fit of giggles. "Harusuke, you're such a kid!" she laughed. "As much as Usagi!"
Harusuke could only blush as he laughed too. Usagi and Luna looked at the two curiously.
"What are you two laughing about?" Usagi asked. "Something funny?"
Harusuke and Rei looked at Usagi. "It's nothing. Forget it." they both said.
