Usagi was running for her life from what appeared to be a formless monster.
"No! Please! Stay away from me!" cried Usagi. "Someone help me!"
The monster closed in on her, and Usagi shut her eyes, thinking she was done for when someone suddenly came to her rescue. A familiar face in a tuxedo with a top hat, white glasses, and a cape while holding a red rose.
"Tuxedo Mask!" cheered Usagi. "You came!"
Using the rose, Tuxedo Mask unleashed a gust of flower petals at the monster, making it disappear completely. Usagi then ran into her hero's arms as he embraced her back.
"You're my hero, Tuxedo Mask," she said dreamily.
"Have no fear, Usagi, my darling," said Tuxedo Mask. "Whenever you need me, I'll always be by your side."
Usagi sighed, thinking that this was the best thing that ever happened to her, but then suddenly, she heard a scream. At the same time, Tuxedo Mask began to fade until he disappeared entirely.
Usagi slowly opened her eyes as she woke from her dream. At that moment, the scream came again, forcing her to cover her ears. She also knew who it was.
"Darn that stupid Shingo!" she grumbled as she got out of bed. "He totally just ruined my dream!"
She stomped down the hall heading for Shingo's room. Harusuke came from the other direction, looking slightly groggy.
"He woke you up too?" asked Harusuke.
"Yeah, and right in the middle of a dream too," huffed Usagi. "It's too early in the morning for this!"
"Well, we better go see what's going on," said Harusuke. "Hopefully, Shingo's OK."
Usagi then opened the door just in time for Shingo to scream again.
"What the heck is there a cat in my room?!" he cried. "Get away from me!"
He then threw a pillow which happened to hit Usagi square in the face.
"Hey! What did you do that for?!" she said, clearly angry.
"Usagi! Harusuke! Get that cat out of here right now!" Shingo yelled, now curled up in a ball trembling like a leaf.
Harusuke then saw Luna, who had suddenly appeared right next to his feet. He then understood what was going on.
"Oh. So that's it," said Harusuke. "I forgot that Shingo is afraid of cats. I guess Luna must have snuck into his bed."
Usagi, now sporting a mischievous smile, picked up Luna and then held her in front of Shingo, making Shingo shriek in terror.
"Stop it!" he yelled, turning away from Luna.
Usagi wouldn't listen. She only held out Luna closer to Shingo, which made him more and more terrified. Harusuke was starting to get annoyed.
"Now that's enough, Usagi," he said sternly. "Stop picking on Shingo."
"Oh, alright," said Usagi. "But only if he promises to stop bothering his smart and incredibly beautiful big sister."
Then Ikuko called out from downstairs. "Kids! Time for Breakfast!"
"Coming!" said Usagi as she raced down the stairs being the glutton that she was.
"Hold on, Usagi! Wait up!" said Harusuke as he followed suit.
Shingo looked to make sure that Luna wasn't in his room, and he let out a sigh of relief.
"Safe at last," he gasped.
Soon enough, the entire Tsukino family was sitting at the table eating breakfast.
"What were you kids arguing about so early in the morning?" asked Ikuko. "We heard quite the racket."
"It was nothing, Mom," said Harusuke as he ate his toast. "Just Usagi and Shingo getting at it again with me having to break them up."
Then Kenji noticed Luna, who was drinking from a small saucer filled with milk.
"Hey, Usagi. Harusuke. Is that the same black cat we saw that other day?" he asked.
"Yup," said Usagi. "Her name is Luna."
"Then that makes her perfect for Usagi," muttered Shingo as he drank his milk. "They're both pushy and equally obnoxious."
"Then I guess that means you'll be spending more time with her considering that she's decided to sleep in your room," said Usagi cheekily.
Shingo immediately spit his milk back into his cup. "What?! You have to be kidding! I didn't want her to be in there!" he snapped. "She just barged in!"
Usagi ignored Shingo and turned to her parents. "Anyway, now that Luna's met everyone, is it OK that we keep her?" she asked.
"No way!" refused Shingo.
"Yes, way!" Usagi shot back.
"No way, no way, no way!" Shingo yelled, not backing down.
"Yes way, yes way, yes way, YES WAY!" Usagi yelled right into Shingo's ear, causing him to fall from the ringing in his ears.
Harusuke shook his head. "Oh, Shingo. When are you going to learn that Usagi's the better person when it comes to yelling?"
"I'm still... voting... one hundred... percent no..." said Shingo dizzily as he shakily sat back in his seat.
"It's all right with me," said Kenji. "I'm all right for keeping her." He turned to his wife. "What about you, honey?"
"Well, I think that we should let the kids work it out themselves," said Ikuko.
"You can't be serious," said Usagi and Shingo, frowning.
"I think she is," said Harusuke.
Usagi and Harusuke were now walking to school with Luna beside them.
"This certainly became a complicated morning," said Harusuke. "And all because Shingo's got a classic case of Ailurophobia."
"What does that mean?" asked Usagi.
"Long story short, it means fear of cats," said Harusuke. "Speaking of which, why were you Shingo's room anyway, Luna? You could have just slept with me."
"Well, I've been so busy with work lately, and I was exhausted," explained Luna. "I just went into the wrong room, is all. An honest mistake."
"Work? What kind of work?" asked Usagi. "Were you out chasing mice or something?"
"Don't be ridiculous!" chuckled Luna. "I was actually out looking and finding some information on the Moon Princess."
"Moon...pudding?" wondered Usagi.
Harusuke and Luna sweatdropped.
"No, Usagi. I'm pretty sure she said Moon Princess," said Harusuke flatly.
Then Usagi and Harusuke came to the gates at their school.
"Anyway, see if you can make Shingo like you," said Usagi. "And try and get him on your good side."
"I'll do my best," said Luna.
"Goodbye! And good luck Luna," called Harusuke.
Then Usagi and Harusuke entered the school gates, ready to start another day, leaving Luna alone. She then started back home, walking along the sidewalk. As she walked along, she tried to think of a way to get Shingo to like her, but she couldn't think of anything. Then she happened to come across a pet shop. There were lots of people admiring all the many different animals that were there. Luna then had an idea.
"I know!" thought Luna. "This pet store can probably give me an idea of how to get Shingo to like me."
She then looked at a Mom and her daughter, admiring a cute brown cat licking the little girl's finger.
"Adorable!" said the mom.
"Look, mommy," the little girl giggled. "She's licking my finger. How cute!"
"So that's how you do it," thought Luna as she looked on. "That could probably work. I'll go give it a shot with Shingo once he's home from school."
And then Luna set off heading towards Shingo's school.
In the Dark Dimension, Jadeite was once more kneeling before Queen Beryl as she focused on her staff, circling her hands around the giant crystal ball on it.
"Well, Jadeite, have you devised a new strategy to gather more human energy for our great ruler?" asked Queen Beryl.
"Yes, I have Queen Beryl," replied Jadeite. "The monster Iguaura has already made preparations."
"Good," said Queen Beryl. "Those foolish humans possess some form of ridiculous wants and desires. By merely providing a small catalyst to activate them, we can cause those desires to spill out as a mass of energy."
"Yes," smiled Jadeite. "And once we do, we will be able to take it all... all for our great ruler!"
"That's right," said Queen Beryl. "But proceed carefully, Jadeite. Is that understood?"
"Yes, my queen," said Jadeite as he vanished into the air to proceed with the plan.
Meanwhile, in the middle of their break, Usagi and Harusuke told Naru about Shingo and his little fear.
"What? Shingo doesn't like cats?" wondered Naru. "You're kidding."
"Yup, it's true," said Usagi. "When he was just a baby, a cat from somewhere in the neighborhood bit him on the tip of his nose. And ever since then, he's been afraid, and he hasn't been able to get over his fear of them."
"You really can't blame him, though," said Harusuke. "If I got bitten on the nose by a cat, I'd be scared of them too."
Just then, Umino popped up. "Oh, that's nothing! When I was a toddler, an alligator practically swallowed me whole," he said.
Usagi and Naru were surprised while Harusuke raised a brow.
"What?! An alligator?! You're kidding!" said Usagi with slight shock for hearing such an encounter.
"Are you sure you're not just making it up, Umino?" asked Harusuke.
"No, seriously!" said Umino. "It was a strange accident, though. I'm sure that my Mother just forgot to close the latch when she set it down."
"Wait a minute... close the latch to what?!" asked Naru, who was now baffled.
"Umino..." said Usagi, her eyebrow twitching with irritation. "Are you sure that you're not just talking about an alligator handbag rather than an alligator?"
"Oh..." said Umino, nodding. "Maybe that was it."
"Umino...!" the girls growled in annoyance.
"I knew it must have been something crazy," shrugged Harusuke. "Oh well. That's Umino for you."
Meanwhile, at the Juban Public Elementary School, Luna waited on top of the gate, searching for Shingo as school let out. Soon enough, she saw him coming towards her about to head for home. Wanting to get him to like her based on what she saw from the pet store, she leaped off the gate and onto Shingo's shoulder, giving him a loving meow licking his face. However, this had the opposite effect. Shingo screamed with fright, thrashing about trying to get Luna off of him.
"Well, that didn't go well..." thought Luna as she leaped off Shingo's shoulder and ran off.
Shingo sat there dazed and surprised until a young girl went up to him. She wore a white dress that went to her knees with a blue apron, had long brown hair that went past her shoulders with small blue bows in it, and had bright blue eyes. She was Mika Kayama, a classmate of Shingo's and also Shingo's biggest crush.
Mika saw that Shingo didn't look well, so she came over to see that he was alright.
"Shingo? Shingo, are you OK?" she asked lightly, shaking him.
Shingo then came around as he instinctively looked to see if Luna had gone. "That cat? Where's the cat?" he asked, still a little dizzy.
Then he saw Mika standing above him. His cheeks flushed bright pink.
"Shingo? Are you alright?" asked Mika. "Are you sick or something?"
Shingo immediately sprang up to his feet. "N-no! I'm fine, Mika! Don't worry about me!" he said.
Mika giggled. "You're so funny, Shingo," she said. "Hey. Do you wanna walk home together?"
"S-sure," said Shingo. "Let's go."
Then as Shingo and Mika walked home, Mika wanted to know why Shingo was in the state he was, and then Shingo explained.
"Oh, I see," said Mika. "You're not much of an animal person, huh?"
"Not really. I would be OK with a different kind of pet," said Shingo. "But it has to be anything except a cat."
"Oh yeah? Then I might have an idea of a pet that's perfect for you," said Mika brightly.
"What's that?" wondered Shingo.
"There's a new pet shop that recently opened in town," explained Mika. "I say we go check it out. Come on!"
"Oh... OK," said Shingo doubtfully as he followed.
Then Mika and Shingo came to a large building with large letters that said: PET SHOP PERFUME. Then they walked inside. When they came in, a strange but sweet smell entered their noses.
"Wow... this smells good," said Mika. "Don't you think so, Shingo?"
"It sure does," agreed Shingo. "It smells just like perfume. I wonder where it's coming from?"
"It's coming from these little guys," said Mika.
She then showed him a strange animal. They appeared to be gerbils, but they had long ears like rabbits and came in three colors: pink, blue, yellow. Shingo was amazed by the sight of them. Then a young woman who was the shopkeeper came up to them.
"Hello there," she said. "I take it that you're interested in a Chanela?"
"A Chanela?" wondered Shingo. "Is that what these are?"
"Yes. These Chanelas are cute creatures that emit a perfume-like scent," explained the woman. "And also, each one gives off a different and unique scent depending on the color you pick."
Shingo looked back at the Chanela in front of him that was pink and smiled. "All right! I'll take this, Chanela," he said as he took it out of its cage.
"And I'll take one too," said Mika, also taking one. "But these must be expensive, right?"
"Don't worry about it," smiled the woman. "You can pay me whatever or whenever you like."
"Really? That's awesome!" said Shingo.
"Thank you very much," said Mika.
And with that, Shingo and Mika left the store with their new Chanelas, and they both set off for home. On their way, they walked past a puppy who appeared to be homeless, digging through the trash. Then the puppy saw Shingo and Mika walk by. It happily panted upon seeing them and caught up to them yipping and yapping, trying to get their attention, but Shingo and Mika paid no mind to it.
"They smell so good..." said Mika petting her Chanela.
"I know," said Shingo. "As long as I have a Chanela, there's nothing else I'll ever need."
The puppy then gave up, letting out a disappointed whine.
There was a reason why Shingo and Mika were now acting the way they were. Jadeite was once again up to his old tricks using the Chanelas as a way to drain the energy from the people who fell under their spell, and Shingo and Mika just became two of his latest victims. As a sphere ball of energy materialized from his hand, he smirked with triumph as he felt happy knowing that his plan wouldn't go interrupted.
When Harusuke and Usagi came home, they met up with Luna in Usagi's room, who told them about her recent failure.
"So you couldn't get him to like you, huh? That's a shame," Usagi spoke in disappointment.
"Well... nobody said that it was going to be easy," said Harusuke. "We just have to give it time, that's all."
"You know, it isn't that of a big deal for me to live with you guys as a pet," said Luna. "It's OK."
Usagi looked at Luna, deeply shocked. "Luna! That's not like you at all to give up so easily!" she said, sounding a bit outraged. "You're the one lecturing Harusuke and me about working harder at our mission, so it's time that you lead by example."
"Wow, Usagi... I never thought I'd say this, but you made a good point for once," said Harusuke. "Well put, Sis."
Luna rolled her eyes. Then, Shingo came into the room holding the Chanela in his arms. Luna walked up to Shingo, putting on her cutest face and mowing.
"That's the way, Luna," encouraged Usagi in a whisper.
"You can do this," chimed in Harusuke.
Then Shingo did the unthinkable. He glared at Luna and gave her a sharp kick sending her flying. Luna wasn't hurt, but Usagi was horrified, and Harusuke was shocked.
"Shingo?! What the heck do you think you're doing!?" Harusuke exclaimed.
Shingo then showed off the Chanela in his hands. "Starting today, this Chanela is my pet, my only pet! So hurry and get rid of that cat!" he said
"That doesn't give you the right to kick Luna like that!" said Harusuke angrily.
Usagi's eyes then started to well up with tears, much to Harusuke and Shingo's horror. She then sank to her knees and then started crying very loudly.
"Shingo kicked Luna!" she wailed. "Why are you being so mean to her?!"
Usagi's crying was so loud that everyone in the room covered their ears, and Shingo, not wanting to hear anymore, left the room. Usagi wouldn't stop crying until Luna gave her a reassuring lick on her hand.
"It's OK, Usagi," she reassured kindly. "I'm alright."
"Are you sure, Luna?" asked Harusuke worriedly. "You're not hurt, are you?"
"Don't worry, Harusuke. Really. I'm fine," said Luna. "I may be a cat, but I'm a lot tougher than I look."
"We're still so sorry that Shingo did that to you," said Usagi wiping her tears.
Then the three heard Ikuko call from downstairs. "Usagi! Harusuke! I've made some tea!"
Usagi then immediately brightened up, smiling ear to ear. "We're coming!" she called back as she raced downstairs, leaving Luna and Harusuke once again baffled by her reaction.
"Well, she recovered pretty quickly," said Luna.
"No kidding," said Harusuke.
Then the family sat at the table for tea. Ikuko and Kenji couldn't help but notice that the Chanela Shingo had on his shoulder.
"What is that, Shingo?" asked Kenji. "A rabbit?"
"No. It's called a Chanela," replied Shingo. "And it's my new pet."
"I must admit, it smells nice," said Ikuko.
"I know, right? And not only that, but it's easy to take care of too," said Shingo as he petted the Chanela. "It doesn't need to be fed or anything like that."
"Wow," said Kenji. "Now that's what I call an economical and money-saving pet."
Harusuke raised a brow at this, but he didn't say anything. Neither did Usagi as she munched on a cookie.
"Well, I have to admit, that little guy's pretty cute," the ordango said.
"Well, here's an idea. Why don't we keep both Luna and the Chanela?" suggested Kenji.
"I agree," said Ikuko. "That sounds like a good idea."
"No way!" said Shingo defiantly as he got up and left the room. "Never!"
Harusuke watched as Shingo left the table, leaving their parents surprised at his reaction.
"Something's going on with Shingo," he thought to himself. "I know that he doesn't like cats, but this is a bit much. I wonder what could be wrong with him?"
Later that night, Shingo went straight into his room. He moved his things off of his desk and placed the Chanela in the middle of it. He sat down and then stared at it lovingly.
"You're so cute..." he murmured.
As he continued to fawn over the creature, he didn't realize that it started to glow in a strange light as its eyes glinted with malice.
The following day things were no better. Usagi and Harusuke woke up to go to school, and Harusuke was at the door of Shingo's room trying to wake him up.
"Hey, Shingo! Time to get up," he said while knocking. "You're gonna be late for school."
No one responded. Then Usagi came up.
"What's up, Harusuke?" she asked. "Something wrong with Shingo?"
"I don't know," said Harusuke. "I figured I'd wake up so he'd get ready for school, but he's not responding."
"He's probably just sleeping," said Usagi. "You probably weren't loud enough." She then knocked on the door. "Hey, Shingo! Wake up! Are you awake?"
"I'm staying home today," said Shingo from behind the door.
Harusuke and Usagi looked at each other. Then Usagi opened the door a crack, and she and Harusuke peeped in. They saw Shingo, who was still sitting on his desk petting the Chanela.
"We'll be together forever, my dear Chanela," he mindlessly mumbled.
After a while, Harusuke and Usagi walked to school and were heading for the classroom.
"Have you noticed that Shingo's been acting weird, Harusuke?" asked Usagi.
"I'll say he has," said Harusuke. "He's been like this ever since he brought that Chanela thing. I wonder what could be going on?"
"Maybe Shingo just really cares about that Chanela?" wondered Usagi. "Who knows?"
Then Usagi and Harusuke entered the classroom. When they came in, their eyes widened. Almost everyone around their classroom had a Chanela sitting on top of their desks. Then Naru came up to them.
"Hey, you guys," she said. "What's up?"
"You tell us," said Harusuke. "What the heck is going on here? Why does everyone in here have a Chanela?"
"I guess they're more popular than we thought," said Usagi.
"I'll say," said Naru. "They're more than popular. They're huge! Everyone has one right now."
"But... don't you think that it's a bad idea to be bringing those things to school?" wondered Usagi. "I mean, what would Ms. Haruna think if she finds out about them?"
Then Harusuke saw the shadow of someone walking in front of the doorway, and he immediately knew who it was.
"Let's not find out! Cuz here she comes!" he said.
"Quick, you guys!" Usagi said to her classmates. "Hurry up and hide your Chanelas! Quickly!"
Heeding her warning, the students quickly hid their Chanelas by either putting them in their desks or their bags as they all scrambled into their seats just as Ms. Haruna entered the room.
"Good morning, class," said Ms. Haruna as she looked towards the class. "If you're all ready, then let's get started. Please open your books to page two hundred and thirty-four."
As the class began, everyone did their best to try and pay attention. However, most of the teens were fidgeting in their seats, wanting to see their Chanelas. It wasn't long till someone finally snapped.
"I can't take it anymore!" cried a girl. "I gotta see my Chanela now!"
"Me either!" said another girl.
Then one by one, all of the students who owned Chanelas uncovered them from their desks and either stared at them lovingly or petted them. Finally, when Ms. Haruna turned around and saw the Chanelas, she became stern, walking up to one of the girls with a yellow Chanela.
"What do you think you're doing?!" she demanded. "I'll have to confiscate it. Give it to me!"
"No way!" said the girl.
Not having it, Ms. Haruna moved to try and take away the girl's Chanela, but then the girl seeing her coming gave Ms. Haruna a mighty shove forcing Ms. Haruna to the floor, crashing right into a desk. Books and pens went everywhere. Umino immediately rushed over to Ms. Haruna.
"Hey! Ms. Haruna, are you OK?!" he asked, helping her to her feet.
"What was that for?!" cried Naru. "You didn't have to push her!"
"Whatever!" said the girl. "I'm out of here!"
"Me too!" said a boy.
Those who possessed Chanelas got up from their seats and walked out of the classroom carrying their Chanelas.
As they left, Usagi and Harusuke looked at each other, feeling very worried.
After school, Naru, Harusuke, and Usagi met up by a tree in the school courtyard.
"Man. Those girls sure were acting weird," said Usagi.
"Weird? How about flat-out crazy?" scoffed Harusuke. "Saying it's weird is the understatement of the year."
"No kidding," said Naru. "Sure, the Chanelas are cute and all, but that was way too much. There was no need to go that far."
Then Harusuke and Usagi remembered Shingo's recent behavior when he kicked Luna and stayed home from school.
"Come to think of it, wasn't Shingo acting just those girls today too?" asked Usagi.
"Yes, he was," said Harusuke. "And I bet it has to do with the Chanela that he has too."
"Hey, Naru. Can you tell us exactly where they sell those things?" asked Usagi.
"I think I saw them at a pet shop called Pet Shop Perfume," said Naru.
"All right then. I say it's time we go check things out!" said Usagi. "Who's with me?"
"I am," nodded Harusuke.
"Sorry you guys, but I can't," said Naru apologetically. "I have cram school today, and I can't miss it."
"Oh well then," said Usagi, slightly disappointed. "I guess it's just gonna be Haruske and me then."
"Are you two gonna be OK by yourselves?" asked Naru concerned.
"It'll be fine," said Harusuke. "It'll be no problem for us."
"Honestly, the things we do for our numbskull little brother," muttered Usagi. "What a pain in the neck."
"Well, that's brotherly and sisterly love for you," said Naru smiling. "What a pair of siblings."
Soon Usagi and Harusuke were in front of Pet Shop Perfume. They were lots of people outside and inside and building all eager to buy Chanelas.
"So this is where they are," said Harusuke. "I guess we found the right place."
They were just about to walk into the shop when Usagi stopped. Harusuke turned around.
"What is it, Usagi?" he asked. "Is something the matter?"
"Well... it's just - what if we become like Shingo and end up getting one of those Chanelas?" asked Usagi nervously. "If we end up getting one of those things, what if we become weird?"
Just then, a familiar mocking voice came from behind them.
"Yo! Bun-head!"
Usagi growled in irritation upon hearing that name. "I know that voice!"
Sure enough, when they turned around, behind them was the casually dressed boy.
"Why do you keep popping out wherever we go?!" seethed Usagi. "It's annoying!"
"Yeah. Don't you have anything else better to do?" chimed in Harusuke.
"I could say the same about you two," said the boy. "Don't tell me you two are planning to buy Chanelas?"
"And so what if we are?" demanded Usagi.
"Is there some sort of problem with that?" asked Harusuke, narrowing his eyes.
"Oh, nothing. It's just that I don't think that perfume suits you two," said the boy.
"Just get lost, would you?!" snapped Usagi. "Come on, Harusuke!"
Then Usagi and Harusuke walked inside the store, only to be greeted by the shopkeeper when they came in.
"Well, hello there," she said. "Feel free to look around and take your time."
"Um... sure. Thanks," said Usagi and Harusuke as the two of them walked further into the store. As they walked in further, looking at all the Chanelas, they both couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"I don't know why, but this place is giving me the heebie-jeebies," said Harusuke.
"Maybe we should have waited till Naru came with us," Usagi spoke nervously.
"Well, we can't turn back now," urged Harusuke. "We have to be on the lookout for anything weird."
"All right. I know," said Usagi. "Although... these little guys are a little cute."
"Don't be fooled by them, you two," said a voice from below. "Things aren't all as they appear."
Usagi and Harusuke looked down as Luna stepped out from behind a corner.
"Luna, it's you," gasped Usagi in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"There's something strange about this place, so I decided to check it out," said Luna.
"So you're here for the same reasons we are," said Harusuke. "But what we want to know is what's so strange about this place. You think it could be another plot planned by Jadeite?"
"Probably," said Luna.
Then Usagi happened to take a look at one of the Chanelas. She immediately was smitten with its cute appearance.
"Usagi no!" whispered Luna harshly. "Don't look into its eyes!"
"Its eyes? Why?" wondered Harusuke as he too looked at a Chanela.
Then, the eyes of the Chanelas began to glow, and the Tsukino siblings' eyes grew vacant, much to Luna's horror. Harusuke and Usagi then each took a Chanelas out of their cages.
"Oh no! I'm too late!" Luna cried.
Then the shopkeeper came up to them.
"This doesn't surprise me one little bit," she chuckled. "A pretty girl and a handsome boy like you two choosing two of the prettiest pets."
Then Usagi and Harusuke left the store, each holding their Chanelas with Luna following close behind them.
"Usagi! Harusuke! Listen to me! You two need to take back those things right now!" she said.
Usagi and Harusuke looked at Luna, scowling at her.
"Don't come any closer to us!" said Usagi. "We can't stand you anymore!"
"Yeah. Otherwise, you're 'gonna get kicked, you dumb cat," said Harusuke. 'Dumb cat."
"Usagi... Harusuke..." Luna felt hurt, but then she kept her wits. "Have patience, Luna," she said to herself. "It's neither of their faults, so hang in there." She then resumed following them.
Just then, a little was pedaling by on her tricycle having the time of her life, but then she lost control, and she fell out of her bike onto the ground. She then began to cry.
"It hurts! It hurts!" she sobbed.
As she continued to cry, Usagi and Harusuke walked right past her, completely ignoring her. Then, Luna saw the little girl and went over to the girl licking her face to comfort her. The girl stopped crying and began to giggle as Luna kept licking her face until she felt better. Then she dashed away after Harusuke and Usagi.
"Thank you, cute kitty!" called out the little girl.
"All right. Now for Harusuke and Usagi!" thought Luna. "I have to get them back to normal!"
As soon as she caught up with the two, Luna leaped into the air and landed right on top of Usagi's head, surprising her and making her fall to the ground. Then before Usagi had a chance to react, Luna snatched the Chanela out of her hands and disappeared from behind the wall with it. Then Luna pounced again, doing the same thing to Harusuke. Harusuke tried to fend Luna off, but she managed to take away his Chanela too. Usagi and Harusuke then returned to their senses, feeling very confused.
"Thank goodness! You're both OK," Luna said, feeling relieved.
"But... what's going on, Luna?" asked Usagi. "What happened to us?"
"Yeah. One minute we're at that pet store, and then we're back here," said Harusuke. "I feel so confused right now."
Luna then explained what had happened. Usagi and Harusuke felt terrible.
"We're so sorry, Luna!" apologized Usagi.
"We didn't mean what we said before! Honest, we didn't!" said Harusuke.
"It's all right!" said Luna. "But now we know what's going on here! The enemy is using those Chanelas to hypnotize people, and they're probably taking their energy as we speak!"
"Then that means Shingo and everyone else is in danger!" cried Usagi. "We have to get home right now and take that Chanela away from him!"
"Then let's hurry home!" said Harusuke. "Shingo should still be in his room! If we separate him from that thing, he should return to normal! Let's go!"
Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna raced home and headed straight for Shingo's room, bursting through the door. Sure enough, there was Shingo still looking at his Chanela, looking very pale.
"Shingo! Hand over that Chanela right now!" demanded Harusuke.
"Yeah! That thing is dangerous!" cried Usagi. "Get away from it!"
"No way!" yelled Shingo.
Not taking no for an answer, Usagi tried to wrestle the Chanela out of Shingo's hands, but Shingo wouldn't let go. Harusuke was about to jump in and try to help, but then Usagi had enough.
"Shingo, you idiot!" she yelled as she gave him a hard slap on his cheek.
Harusuke's eyes widened in shock while Usagi looked at her hand, now realizing what she had just done, and slowly backed away feeling terrible.
"Shingo... I-I'm so sorry!" she apologized. "I didn't mean to-!"
Shingo then took advantage, immediately pushing Usagi away making his escape towards the door. Harusuke tried to intercept him, but Shingo managed to slip by him.
"Shingo! Get back here!" yelled Harusuke.
"No way! I'm not handing my Chanela over to anyone!" Shingo yelled back as he ran out of the room.
Harusuke and Luna immediately rushed over to his sister. "Usagi, are you alright?" he asked.
"I... I hit Shingo..." murmured Usagi, still feeling regret for what she had just done. "I just hit my brother."
"Look, Usagi, this is not the time to feel sorry for yourself," said Luna urgently. "You and Harusuke need to go after your brother right away!"
"But Luna, we don't even know where Shingo's even going," said Harusuke. "How are we supposed to find him?"
"There's only one place that Shingo could have gone to," said Luna. "The pet shop. You two need to transform right away and help him."
"But Luna... what will I do if a Chanela stares at me again?" asked Usagi with worry.
"You won't!" said Luna. "Just remember to get a grip on yourself! You and your brother have a vital mission to fulfill!"
"Not only that, but Shingo's counting on us," added Harusuke clenching his fist. "We're the only ones that can save him! So we just have to keep our wits and be brave!"
Usagi was still unsure, but she nodded bravely and stood on her feet filled with determination. Then she and Harusuke sprang into action.
"MOON PRISM 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 wrapped 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 right 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.
Shingo and the other brainwashed citizens had all gathered in front of the shop with their Chanelas. The shopkeeper, who was in truth Jadeite's newest monster Iguara, had a wall of Chanelas in their cages. Then, with a wave of her hand, she released them all.
"Now, I want you all to take these Chanelas and distribute them throughout the city!" she commanded.
"Yeah!" said Shingo and all the other victims.
"Hold it right there, you horrible excuse for a pet keeper!" said a male voice. "You've gone and made us mad now!"
"Taking advantage of people's love for cute pets and then using it against them is unforgivable!" said a female voice. "We're not gonna let you get away with this!"
Feeling stared, Iguara turned around, and she saw two shadows standing behind the automatic door at the entrance. The door automatically opened, revealing the two heroes standing behind it.
"And who are you two?!" demanded the monster.
"I'm the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and justice! I am Sailor Moon!" she proclaimed.
"And I'm the knight with the brilliance of the sun and the courage of a warrior who also fights for love and justice! I am Solaris!" he also proclaimed.
"And now in the name of the moon..."
"and the sun with my scorching rays..."
"We'll punish you!"
Iguara growled at the two as she transformed into her monster form. She grew slightly bigger in appearance, shredding her clothes instantly, and her skin hardened, turning into a thick blue scaled hide. Her eyes turned emerald green and a large tail sprouted out of her. She now looked like a humanoid reptile.
"Holy moly!" gasped Solaris.
"Oh man... that's scary and gross!" yelped Sailor Moon.
And it wasn't just Iguara who had transformed, Shingo along with all the other victims, had changed too. They also had blue scaly skin, and their eyes were bright green, just like Iguara herself.
"Oh, man! What do we do now?!" asked Solaris.
"Run for it!" cried Sailor Moon.
The two took off running with Shingo and the others in hot pursuit. They ran down the hallway, where a large stack of boxes stood. Thinking quickly, Solaris and Sailor Moon hit the piles of boxes, knocking them over and blocking the path so Shingo and the others couldn't follow. They both then hid in the corner of the store behind a pillar.
"Whew. That was close," said Solaris. "We better think of something quick! That wall won't hold them forever!"
"I wish that Tuxedo Mask was here right now," said Sailor Moon. " He could help us get out of this."
"You shouldn't be so dependent on him, Sailor Moon," said Luna standing on a shelf. "He's not here right now, so it's up to you and Solaris to fend for yourselves!"
Suddenly the wall of boxes burst open, and Shingo and the other transformed victims were there ready to pounce on Solaris and Sailor Moon.
"Oh no!" cried Sailor Moon. "We're done for!"
"I would try to fend them off," said Solaris. "But I'm worried that I'll hurt Shingo and the others! So the only choice we have is to take out that monster!"
Luna looked around, and he saw a door that was wide open leading to the back.
"Sailor Moon! Solaris! This way!" cried Luna as she dashed out the door.
Sailor Moon and Solaris then followed suit behind with Iguara right behind them into the parking lot.
"I"ll get you two!" she snarled as she whipped her tail at the two heroes.
Sailor Moon and Solaris both dodged the attack, but then Iguara's suddenly wrapped around Sailor Moon's neck and lifted her into the air strangling her. Sailor Moon struggled to get free, but she couldn't.
"No! Sailor Moon!" cried Solaris.
"I can't... get free!" gasped Sailor Moon; she felt the monster's tail tighten around her neck.
"Sailor Moon! Solaris! Aim for the flashing spot at the base of the monster's tail!" cried Luna. "It's her weak spot!"
Sailor Moon and Solaris looked and just as Luna said, there on Iguara's tail was the weak spot. Sailor Moon threw her tiara and flung it as it turned to a white disk once more, and Solaris clapped his hands together, creating a yellow shining orb, and then punched it, launching it.
"MOON TIARA ACTION!"
"SUNSHINE METEOR!"
Both attacks hit right on the mark, causing Iguarato to scream in agony and pain as her tail uncurled around Sailor Moon's neck setting her free. Then in a bright flash of light, she was reduced into a pile of ash. The Chanelas also turned into ash, and Shingo and the others were back to normal.
"Whew. That was close," said Sailor Moon.
"I'll say," said Solaris. "But we got the job done."
Just then, Shingo holding a notepad and a pen, came out heading towards them.
"Sailor V! Wait a minute!"
"Oh no! It's Shingo!" yelped Usagi.
"Quick! Hide!" said Solaris
He and Sailor Moon then hid behind a car, fearing that Shingo would discover who they were. Shingo then spoke to them on the other side.
"Hey! Sailor V! Can I have your autograph?" he asked excitedly. "I'm a huge fan! And who's that cool guy that's with you? Your sidekick?"
"I'm Sailor Moon, you know!" she said indignantly.
"And I'm not a sidekick either!" said Solaris, who was also a bit insulted. "I'm Sailor Moon's partner Solaris!"
Shingo was puzzled, but he didn't mind. "Whatever. You guys look cool either way! Just please, can I get your autographs?"
"Oh, great. Now, what?" asked Solaris. "He won't leave us alone till we give him that autograph.
Then an idea came into Sailor Moon's mind. "Don't worry. Just leave it to me," she said. She then spoke so Shingo could hear her. "Listen, Shingo. There's something that my partner and I need you to do for us before we do what you ask."
Shingo was surprised. "No way! How do you know my name?"
"I'm Sailor Moon. I know everything," she said. "Anyway, Shingo, we want you to be nicer to that black cat Luna. And if you do, you can be certain that cat will bring you lots of happiness."
Shingo smiled. "You got it, you guys!" he said. "If that's what Sailor Moon wants."
Sailor Moon looked at Luna, who smiled at her sweet gesture on a car and gave her a wink while Luna meowed as a way of saying thank you.
The next morning, things were different in the Tsukino house. Shingo was now getting along with Luna for a change. Luna sat on Shingo's lap while he fed her some of his ham.
"How's that ham taste, Luna?" he asked. "Taste good?"
Luna let out a pleased meow in response.
"Well, this is much more pleasant," said Kenji, chuckling.
"I guess we're a family of six from now on," smiled Ikuko.
Harusuke and Usagi looked on as Shingo fed Luna more food. Harusuke felt happy for Shingo, but Usagi was feeling a little jealous.
"What's wrong, Usagi?" asked Harusuke. "Aren't you happy? Luna's part of the family now."
"I know... but I'm not sure if this is any better," sighed Usagi.
Harusuke could only chuckle as he continued to eat his breakfast.
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