Inside the Dark Kingdom, in Queen Beryl's throne room, a strange experiment was taking place. Queen Beryl sat on her throne, listening to music from a cassette tape playing inside her staff, while a vase filled with roses sat before her. Along with Jadeite and the rest of her court, she watched and listened, waiting to see what would happen. A couple of minutes passed, then suddenly, the flowers began to wilt and wither until eventually, they were completely dead. Queen Beryl gasped with surprise, as did her court, not believing their eyes.
"So... this music drained the energy from that plant!" murmured Queen Beryl.
"Exactly, my queen," said Jadeite smiling with pride. "The music contains subliminal ultrasonic waves. Once the humans listen to it, they will suffer the same fate as that plant. A key component in my next plan."
Queen Beryl stopped the cassette and took it out from her staff, and made it float right back to Jadeite. "Very interesting," she said. "You may proceed.
"Yes, ma'am," responded Jadeite as he caught the tape. "Kyurene!"
At his call and with a flutter of bats, a young woman appeared before Jadeite, kneeling before him. She wore an outfit with purple high heels, a jacket, and a pair of blue tights. She also was fair-skinned with long bright orange hair. Jadeite then gave her the tape.
"Go plant the ultrasonic waves from this tape into the music that humans listen to," said Jadeite.
"As you wish, sir," said Kyurene as she vanished to fulfill her orders.
It was raining in Juuban. Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna were over at Naru's place listening to the music from her radio. It was a beautiful piano piece that seemed to flow like a river and soothe your worries and stress.
"Naru... This is such a great song..." sighed Usagi.
"I'll say," agreed Harusuke. "It feels so relaxing; I might just fall asleep."
"I know. It's one of my favorites," said Naru.
"I think this is supposed to be jazz. I'd never thought I would love it," said Usagi. "You're so mature."
"Yup. And if there's anything you two need to know or any more recommendations, feel free to ask me," said Naru.
"I wouldn't go that far, but we'll keep that in mind," said Harusuke. He then picked up the case and looked at the cover. The cover had a picture of the bottom half of a man standing in the rain holding a bouquet with the words: Yusuke Amade. Rain from the Heart.
"Yusuke Amade, eh?" he said thoughtfully. "I think I've heard of him."
"I know! He looks so cool, right?" said Naru. "I bet he's an older, sophisticated man. I'd sure love to date him one day."
Naru then blushed and sighed at the mere thought of it while Usagi and Harusuke stared awkwardly at her.
"I... don't see that happening," said Harusuke.
"Yeah... I think I'm 'gonna pass on that one," agreed Usagi. "I mean, what are the chances of that happening?"
Naru then pouted her cheeks. "Oh, come on, you two. Try not to kill my fantasies."
Meanwhile, outside of a recording studio called Jam Records, a lone man stood in the rain looking up towards the building holding a bouquet in his hand. He wore blue pants with a white button-down and had a large brown overcoat.
"Today's the day," he said to himself. "Today, I'm going to confess my feelings for her."
Then he walked into the building.
At the same time, Kyurene had just appeared inside the broadcast room with the cassette tape she received from Jadeite in hand.
"With this tape, all the audio recorded here will turn infected like a virus," she sinisterly chuckled. "All the music they record here will then contain the subliminal ultrasonic waves draining their energy."
She had just put the tape inside one of the machines when she heard the door handle creak. Fearing that she would get caught, Kyurene quickly hid behind one of the plants in the room. The door opened, and a young woman in short brunette hair walked inside, looking around as if she was looking for something. Then she saw the cassette tape that Kyurene had placed.
"Oh, there it is," she said. "I can't believe I almost forgot this. Yusuke would have been upset with me."
She walked to the machine and took the tape out, and placed it inside a case. Kyurene, who couldn't afford to lose that tape, prepared to attack the young woman extending her nails like they were claws. She was about to strike when a young man came into the room.
"Akiko, there you are," he said. "Mr. Amade's downstairs right now in the lobby."
"All right. I'll head down right now," said Akiko. "Geez. He didn't have to come in the rain."
Then Akiko and the man left the room.
"Damn it," cursed Kyurene as she retracted her nails, having to have failed in retrieving the tape.
At the lobby, the man with the bouquet was waiting in the rain. Then Akiko came up to the man. She was a little surprised seeing how drenched he was, but she was happy to see him too.
"There you are, Yusuke. Oh, dear! You're soaking wet!" gasped Akiko. "Didn't you bring an umbrella or something? But, let me guess, you were probably just caught up in the moment dreaming up a new song, huh?"
"Yeah... kinda," said Yusuke bashfully, who was now hiding the bouquet behind his back.
Akiko then handed Yusuke the case containing the tape. "Here's your demo tape, by the way," she said. "I think it sounds wonderful. We should discuss recording it for release when we meet up next week."
"Uh... sure," replied Yusuke, who sounded a little nervous. "Akiko... Listen, you do realize that it's your birthday today, right?"
"Oh! You're right! It is!" said Akiko surprised that she had forgotten. "I completely forgot!"
Just then, the man from before came running up to her. "Akiko! We got a big problem with the mix!" he cried. "You have to come right away!"
"Oh no. Not again," sighed Akiko. She turned to Yusuke, also handing him the cassette tape. "I'm so sorry. I have to take care of this. Sometimes I feel like they can't tell what's what around here. Oh! And make sure you take my umbrella when you leave. It's the pink one by the front door. See you, Yusuke!"
Akiko then dashed away towards the elevator, leaving Yusuke sulking in disappointment.
"Oh, and one more thing!" she called before the elevator shut. "Make sure you come up with a great song title for that song by next week, OK?"
She then blew a kiss just before the elevator shut.
"If you were paying more attention, you would have seen that it already has a title," muttered Yusuke.
He then looked back at the tape. Sure enough, on its case, it had the words: "A Waltz for Akiko." Also, Yusuke didn't know that Krurene had been watching him and was less than pleased about letting the tape get into the hands of another human.
Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna were just about ready to head home from Naru's place. But, unfortunately, it was raining harder than ever.
"Ugh! All this rain is just too depressing!" complained Usagi.
"Oh, come on. The rain's not all that bad," said Harusuke. "I kinda like the rain."
"And you know say they," said Naru. "April showers bring May flowers."
"Well, I hope the flowers are happy," grumped Usagi.
"Well, in any case, I'll see you both and school tomorrow," said Naru. "Take care."
"We will. Bye Naru," said Usagi and Harusuke as they all set off for home.
As they walked home in the rain, they walked past the Game Center. In one of the windows, there was another poster, Sailor V, advertising a new game.
"Hey, Harusuke! The Sailor V game! Let's stop in and play a little bit!" she said excitedly.
"No can do Usagi," said Harusuke. "We can't go to the arcade right now, especially at this hour."
"Not to mention that you have school tomorrow Usagi," added Luna.
"Don't worry. It'll be quick," said Usagi. "Just one game."
Just as she was just about to enter the Game Center when suddenly, Yusuke came running up the sidewalk, seeming to be in fear and heading straight for Usagi.
"Watch out!" cried Luna and Harusuke.
But it was too late. Yusuke ran straight into Usagi, causing the two to fall right onto the wet floor. Usagi was now completely soaked from head to toe.
"Usagi?! Are you OK?" asked Harusuke as he came over to see that his sister was all right.
"Aww, no! My new clothes are all wet now!" cried Usagi.
She then glared at Yusuke just as he was picking himself up from the ground.
"Hey you!" she barked as she stood over him, looking very mad.
When Yusuke saw her, he let out a scream of terror and instinctively backed away.
"Help! Someone! Please! Don't kill me!" cried Yusuke as he cowered in fear. "Please! Spare my life! I beg of you!"
Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna were surprised, seeing how frightened the man was.
"OK..." said Usagi awkwardly. "I didn't mean to scare the poor guy."
"Sir. You need to take it easy," said Harusuke. "My sister is not going to kill you."
Yusuke then looked back at the two Tsukinos, and then he calmed down. After that, Harusuke and Usagi with Luna walked with Yusuke. Harusuke used his umbrella to keep Yuskuke dry. As they were walking, Yusuke then explained why he reacted the way he did when he saw Usagi. The reason being was because that Yusuke believed that someone was targeting him.
"What?! You think that someone is after you?" wondered Usagi.
"Yes," said Yusuke. "And I know you kids probably won't believe me when I say this, but... the thing that's after me... is also a monster."
"A monster?!" said Harusuke and Usagi together.
"Yes. It's true," said Yusuke. "I'm having a hard time believing it myself. I was walking down an alley heading home, but then I had this feeling. A feeling that someone's following me. I turned around, and I saw a young woman right behind me, surrounded by bats of some kind. The bats then multiplied, growing bigger and bigger with numbers enveloping the woman. Then the woman turned into a monster!"
Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna listened as Yusuke finished his story, letting out a shaky breath.
"Anyway... that's the reason I was so careless," said Yusuke. "I really must apologize to you kids. Sorry for making you listen to my silly story."
"It's no problem sir," said Harusuke. "You were just scared, that's all."
"Anyway, I'll let you kids go for now," said Yusuke as he stopped walking.
"Are you sure?" asked Usagi. "We can walk you home if you want to."
"That's a sweet gesture, but it's OK now," said Yusuke. "Besides, I'm working at a gig at the jazz club down the street from here."
"A jazz club?" Sounds cool," said Usagi.
"Oh, I almost forgot," said Yusuke as he dug into his pocket. He then handed Usagi a card. "For your dry cleaning... I don't have any cash to pay for it right now, but contact me with that number later. See you!"
Yusuke then dashed away and was gone. Usagi and Harusuke then looked at the card with his contact number. The card said: Yusuke Amade Pianist. The moment they read that name, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as they looked back at the man in question disappear into the rain.
"No way! That was Yusuke Amade!?" cried Usagi.
"It was!" said Harusuke with wonder. "That's the guy who made that music we were listening to back at Naru's place! Who would have thought?"
"Never mind that you two!" said Luna. "You heard what Yusuke said. There's a monster after his life. We've got to help him!"
"You're right, Luna," said Harusuke. "We can check out that jazz club where Yusuke went. That way, we can keep an eye out for whoever's following him. We can't afford to leave him alone."
"Plus, it'll be a great opportunity to see what the grown-up world is like!" grinned Usagi. "Let's go!"
She then merrily skipped away, leaving Luna and Harusuke sweatdropping as they watched her.
"Sometimes, I wonder if she gets it," Luna sighed.
"No kidding," agreed Harusuke. "But that's Usagi for you."
In the junkyard, Kyurene was reporting to Jadeite via TV about the situation. He was not happy.
"You fool! You still haven't gotten the tape back?!" he scowled.
"I'm truly sorry, sir," apologized Kyurene. "I was so close to getting it back, but he managed to get away."
"No more excuses!" snapped Jadeite. "Just make sure you get that tape, and the plan proceeds as scheduled. If you're unable to get that tape back, consider your life extinguished! Is that understood?"
Kyurene gulped. "Y-yes, sir," she said as the TV turned off.
Then she set off to fulfill her mission.
Usagi and Harusuke soon found the club where Yusuke would be playing, called 'Thirties.'
"So this a jazz club, huh?" murmured Usagi. "That's pretty cool."
"Yeah. But the question is, how do we get in?" said Harusuke. "I doubt they're gonna let a couple of kids like us just walk in."
"You're right about that," said Luna smirking. "Especially in Usagi's case when it comes to being a kid."
"I already have a plan!" said Usagi smirking back as she held up the Disguise Pen. "MOON POWER! Turn me into a hot musician!"
Usagi then transformed using the Disguise pen. She now wore red high heel pumps with dark purple stockings with pink rims, a short black skirt, and a red leather jacket with a white corset top that exposed a lot of her midriff. Her hair was also undone and was now a green color with red streaks, and he also had golden hoop earrings. Harusuke was impressed, but a little put off about what his sister was wearing. Luna, however, was just plain irked.
"What do you think, you two?" asked Usagi as she struck a pose. "Do I look more grown-up now?"
"You... could say that," said Harusuke hesitantly. "That takes care of one problem, but what about Luna and me? I mean, I don't have a tool like your Disguise Pen, you know!"
"Then why don't you give it a try, Harusuke?" asked Usagi as she handed him a pen. "Maybe the pen will work for you."
"You think it could?" wondered Harusuke as he took the pen. "What do you think, Luna?"
"It should be able to work," said Luna. "All you have to do is do the same thing as Usagi, but in your case, you have to say Solaris instead."
"Alright," nodded Narusuke as he held up the pen. "Here goes nothing... SOLAR POWER! Turn me into a snazzy musician or something!"
Then Harusuke transformed. He now wore a suit, and his hair had turned into a chestnut brown color and was in a ponytail.
"Whoa... it worked," he gasped. "I look awesome!"
"Looking good, Harusuke!" smiled Usagi. She then looked down at Luna. "And I've got an idea of how we can even get you inside Luna," she smirked.
Harusuke and Usagi then entered the club with Luna on Usagi's shoulder as neckwear. There were lots of people inside, the sound of a beautiful piano reverberating throughout the room. As Usagi and Harsuke sat down at the table listening to the beautiful music, Usagi saw who was playing the piano up on the stage, as did Harusuke. It was none other than Yusuke.
"There he is!" whispered Usagi.
"Yup. That's Yusuke, all right," Harusuke whispered back.
Then Luna turned her head to look towards the stage to get a better look.
"Hey, Luna! Quit moving around!" Usagi snapped. "You have to keep still as my neckwear, remember?"
Luna immediately kept still, trying not to move. Then a waiter in a white tuxedo approached the table where the two were sitting.
"Have you two decided on your orders?" he asked politely.
"I'll have a soda float, please," Usagi chirped.
Luna, Harusuke, as well as the waiter nearly fell to the floor from her response.
"Um... I'm sorry, ma'am, but I'm afraid that we don't serve that here," the waiter politely replied.
"Oh. Well, never mind then," said Usagi waving him off. "Be on your way now."
The waiter, Luna, and Harusuke nearly fell to the floor a second time, and then the waiter unsteadily walked away as Usagi turned back towards the stage. Harusuke pinched the bridge of his nose, shaking his head.
"For crying out loud, Usagi," he muttered. "Couldn't you have been a little more polite?"
Then they listened to Yusuke continue playing on the piano. As he played, Usagi and Harusuke couldn't help but get drawn into the music. It sounded so wonderful and peaceful.
"Wow... for an old guy, he sure looks good playing that piano," murmured Usagi.
"I agree," said Harusuke. "It's like listening to the CD; only it's live."
As they continued to listen, Usagi started to feel a little sleepy. She closed her eyes and was just about to fall asleep when Yusuke finished his piece. The crowd immediately applauded as Yusuke took a bow and then left the stage.
"Yusuke's leaving the stage! He gotta follow him!" said Harusuke. He was just about to leave when he saw Usagi. "Usagi! Wake up!" he said. "Yusuke's leaving!"
Usagi opened her eyes and then looked on the stage to find that Yusuke had gone. "He's gone!" she cried.
"Well, don't just stand there, you two!" cried Luna. "After him!"
Yusuke had just left the stage and was taking the elevator to the parking lot on the 3rd floor. As he rode the elevator, he pulled out the cassette tape that Akiko had given him and a picture of Akiko herself. He gazed lovingly into it at couldn't help but sigh.
"If only she knew," he said to himself. "I wrote that song especially for her. I know she's a bit slow on the uptake, but still..."
As the elevator opened, and a young man greeted Yusuke.
"Hey there, Yusuke," he said. "Heading home?"
"Yeah. I just finished my piece for the night," said Yusuke.
"Do you need a ride?" asked the man. "My car's warming up in the parking lot."
"Sure," said Yusuke. "I'd appreciate it."
"All right then," said the man. "I gotta go get a few things, so wait here for a bit, OK?"
Yusuke then exited the elevator while the man went in. Yusuke was left alone in the parking lot as he waited for the man to come back. Then he heard the sound of squeaking bats, causing him to look around, wondering where he heard it. He started to feel a little frightened. Then the elevator dinged as it slowly opened, and Yusuke's face paled in horror. In the elevator was Kyurene. She had finally tracked him down once again and was ready to take the tape back from Yusuke. No matter what it took.
Not too far away, Usagi and Harusuke, now back to normal, and Luna were making their way down the staircase. They had recently asked the young man who offered Yusuke a ride where he was, and he told them exactly where. Suddenly there was a scream of terror that rang in their ears.
"Did you guys hear that?!" cried Usagi.
"It was definitely Yusuke!" said Harusuke. "He's in trouble!"
"Come on, you two! Let's hurry!" said Luna urgently as they raced down the stairs.
Kyurene had just taken back the tape from Yusuke, who was now lying on the ground nearly unconscious.
"You sure gave me a lot of trouble," she said, extending her claw-like nails. "Just for that and because I can't have any witnesses, it's time for you to die!"
"Stop right there!"
"Leave that man alone!"
Kyurene turned around to see that Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna had arrived on the scene. She immediately took a giant leap and hid behind a car, and transformed. The evil woman became a creature with enormous bat-like wings, bright green skin, bat-like ears, and a pink dress. She appeared to look like a vampire in one of those movies. She took flight into the air and then disappeared into the opening above. Usagi and the others then rushed over to Yusuke to make sure that he was alright.
"Yusuke! Are you OK?" asked Usagi.
Yusuke opened his eyes. "My tape..." he groaned as he got to his feet. "She took it away..."
"A tape? wondered Usagi. "What do you mean?"
Harusuke then saw a discarded tape case with the words "A Waltz for Akiko" on it and a picture of Akiko herself and understood.
"I think he means this," he said as he picked up the items showing them to Luna and Usagi.
"That monster must have taken the tape so she can use it for something evil!" said Usagi. "I'm sure of it!"
"Then there's only one thing to do!" said Harusuke. "We have to go after that monster and get that tape back!"
"But how?" wondered Usagi. "There's no way to catch up to that thing!"
"Oh yes, there is!" said Harusuke. "Yusuke? Can you still drive?"
Yusuke nodded. "Yes. We can catch up by taking my car! Come on!"
Yusuke, Harusuke, Luna, and Usagi, , then got into Yusuke's car. The car was soon speeding down the road in hot pursuit of Kyurene.
"Whoa! Can't you slow down just a bit?!" yelped Usagi as she held on for dear life.
"Yeah! You're 'gonna cause an accident if you're not careful!" yelled Harusuke.
"I can't!" said Yusuke gripping the steering wheel tightly. "I won't let anyone have that tape! No one! Even if it's a monster!"
Harusuke was a little surprised seeing Yusuke's determination. "Whoa... you sure seem brave right now and all because of a tape."
"That's because it's not just a tape," explained Yusuke. "It's because..."
"It's got the song you wrote for Akiko on it, right?" interrupted Usagi brightly.
Yusuke's face flushed in a bright shade of red. "H-how did you know that?!" he stammered.
"Well, you may not know this by looking at me," bragged Usagi. "But despite my looks, I'm very grown-up. So I was able to figure it out on my own."
"That is the furthest from the truth, and you know it!" snapped Harusuke indignantly. "You only know because you saw the case and the picture!"
"It's nothing but a crush," said Yusuke sadly. "It's ridiculous, especially for an old man my age."
"Age doesn't have anything to do with it," said Usagi shaking her head. "Even old guys like you have a right to fall in love!"
"Thanks. Although, I don't know if that's supposed to be a compliment," Yusuke spoke doubtfully. "By the way, why are you two so eager to help me chase down this monster anyway?"
"Because we are champions of justice," said Usagi proudly. "Especially to those in love."
Luna and Harusuke only looked at Usagi dumbly while Yusuke chuckled.
"Ah, youth," he smiled. "It's wasted on the young."
Then Harusuke looked up and saw Kyurene flying from above. "Look! There it is!" he shouted.
Usagi then stuck her head out of the window and saw it too. "I see it too!" she cried. "Now that it's stopped raining, we can see it now!"
"Perfect!" said Yusuke as he stepped on the gas, speeding after the monster.
Eventually, Kyurene landed somewhere on a building, and Yusuke's car stopped in front of the building. Everyone got out, and Yusuke's eyes widened. The building where Kyurene had landed was none other than Jam Records.
"Hey, kids. Are you sure that this was where the monster landed?" he asked.
"Positive," said Usagi. "We saw it ourselves!"
"Do you know this place, Yusuke?" asked Harusuke.
"Yes, I do," said Yusuke, now feeling worried. "This is where Akiko works!"
"What?!" exclaimed Harusuke and Usagi.
Inside the broadcast room, Kyurene had just put all the people in there to sleep using her bats, including Akiko.
"That's right. Sleep, you pathetic humans," she chuckled sinisterly, pulling out the tape. "And when you wake up and start recording music once more, every single track you play will contain the subliminal ultrasonic waves which will drain all of your energy."
She was about to insert the tape when Usagi, Harusuke, Yusuke, and Luna burst into the room.
"Stop right there!" yelled Usagi.
Luna then pounced on Kyurene, knocking the tape out of her hands making it go flying into the air until Usagi caught it and gave it back to Yusuke. Then Yusuke inspected it, ensuring it wasn't damaged, and his eyes widened in surprise.
"Wait a minute... this isn't mine!" he exclaimed.
Kyurene then glared at the group, hissing angrily. "Give me that tape right now!" she growled as she went on the attack extending her nails.
"Watch out!" cried Harusuke.
Everyone dodged the incoming attack, but Usagi fell hard on her butt, causing her to yelp in pain.
"Are you alright?" asked Harusuke.
"Doesn't look like I'm OK?" snapped Usagi indignantly. "I just fell on my butt here!"
Then, there was a scream of terror. Everyone then saw Kyurene holding a conscious Akiko by the neck, pointing her nails dangerously at her neck.
"If you value this woman's life, you'll hand over that tape!" she hissed.
"Akiko!" cried Yusuke.
"No fair!" protested Usagi.
"Yeah! That's playing dirty, you coward!" yelled Harusuke.
"Hurry it up!" snapped Kyurene. "Give me that tape!"
Akiko looked at Yusuke, hoping he'd save her from this situation, but Yusuke didn't know what to do. But Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna did.
"Yusuke. Be ready to save Akiko," whispered Harusuke. "Just leave it to us."
Yusuke nodded, and Harusuke nodded to Usagi and Luna.
"All right then!" said Usagi. "You want the tape so bad? Here!"
She then threw the tape into the air. Kyurene seeing the cassette go flying, looked up and let go of Akiko.
"Yusuke now!" yelled Harusuke.
Yusuke then ran forward and caught Akiko in his arms just before he collapsed. At the same time, with a yowl, Luna jumped, grabbed the cassette with her mouth, and threw it Harusuke's feet. Once it was in front of him, Harsuke stomped on the tape, breaking it in two destroying it.
"It's over, you monster!" said Harusuke. "Give it up!"
"Damn you!" shrieked Kyurene.
She then made her escape by crashing through a window and flying away. Harusuke then turned towards Akiko and Yusuke.
"Yusuke! Take Akiko and get her to safety!" he said. "Make sure that she's out of danger!"
Yusuke did just that. Then as soon as they were gone, Luna turned to Harusuke and Usagi.
"All right, you two! Go get her!" she encouraged.
"Right!" said Usagi and Harusuke as they once more transformed.
"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.
Kyurene flew until she was sure that she was far enough away from the Jam Records. Then she landed in an auditorium. As soon as she touched down, she found that she had two unexpected visitors waiting for her. Sailor Moon and Solaris.
" I'm the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and justice Sailor Moon!" she said.
"And I'm the knight with the brilliance of the sun and the courage of a warrior who also fights for love and justice, Solaris!" he proclaimed. "And we won't let you use beautiful music for your evil plot! That is downright despicable!"
"I bet that even Haydn, the father of music, would be disgusted too!" added Sailor Moon.
Luna and Solaris then looked at Sailor Moon, baffled by what she just said.
"But Sailor Moon, Bach is the father of music!" protested Luna.
Sailor Moon blushed with embarrassment. "Will you shut it!?" she quietly snapped. "You're making me look bad, so stop being a know-it-all!"
"But she's right, though!" insisted Solaris.
Sailor Moon cleared her throat. "Anyway! In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"
Solaris shook his head and followed suit. "And in the name of the sun, with my blinding rays, I'll scorch you!"
Kyurene then attacked our two heroes by spreading her wings and unleashing a sonic shockwave from each of them. Sailor Moon, Solaris, Luna dodged the attacks, but the waves were so overwhelming that they were all knocked down flat on the ground, their ears slightly ringing.
"Oh man, this bad! She's firing ultrasonic waves!" cried Luna.
"And what are they?" asked a dazed Sailor Moon.
"To put it simply, a loud noise," said Solaris rubbing his head. "This does make things a little more difficult."
Then Sailor Moon happened to see a microphone on the stage. She then had an idea.
"Solaris! Get ready to cover your ears!" said Sailor Moon.
"What? Why?" asked Solaris.
Then Kyurene unleashed another sound wave attack from her wings. Sailor Moon then grabbed the microphone, turned it on, and threw it straight at Kyurene's sound wave attack. The microphone disintegrated, shattering into pieces. Solaris' face paled slightly, figuring out what Sailor Moon had in mind, and immediately covered his ears as did Luna and Sailor Moon. The microphone had picked up the sound through the speakers and unleashed an ultrasonic wave right back Kyurene with double the power. Kyurene screamed in agony as the sound waves from the speaker forced her back, stunning her.
"How'd you like that?!" said Sailor Moon, grinning. "That was a double dose of your sound waves right back at ya!"
"Smart move, Sailor Moon!" said Luna. "Now you and Solaris finish her off!"
Sailor Moon took off her tiara, turning it into a glowing white disk, and Solaris created a yellow ball of light and took aim.
"MOON TIARA ACTION!"
"SUNSHINE METEOR!"
Both Sailor Moon and Solaris' attack hit Kyurene straight on, and in an explosion of light, the monster was no more.
Back in Jam Studios, Akiko was busy tending to Yusuke's wounds.
"What were you thinking, Yusuke?!" she scolded. "I'm grateful that you saved me, but what if you hurt your hand? You could have never been able to play the piano again."
"That may be so," said Yusuke. "But to be honest... if you had gotten yourself hurt, I would have never been able to play the piano again either."
Akiko then blushed as did Yusuke. Unknown to them from behind the corner, Sailor Moon, Solaris, and Luna were hiding, watching the whole thing.
"Yusuke...does this mean..." Akiko began before trailing off.
Yusuke then nodded, and Akiko blushed even more. Sailor Moon, Solaris, and Luna couldn't help but smile.
"I think it's time that we leave these love birds alone," chuckled Solaris.
"I agree," said Sailor Moon. "You know Akiko's lucky to have someone like Yusuke, A guy who'd do anything to save the woman he loves. It makes me wish I could have a guy like that."
"Maybe someday you will, Sailor Moon," said Luna. "Maybe someday..."
Then the three left vanishing into the shadows.
A few days later, Harusuke, Usagi, and Luna were over at Naru's again, listening to Yusuke's music finding out the most expected news. Yusuke and Akiko were getting married. Usagi and Harusuke were happy, but Naru wasn't.
"Man... it's just not fair!" complained Naru. "It's horrible! Yusuke Amade getting married?!"
"Oh, come on, Naru. Get over it," said Harusuke. "It wasn't like you had a chance with him, to begin with."
"But still...it's so sad," grumped Naru. "And I had a huge crush on him too."
"I can relate to that," said Usagi absently and happily. "He's such a sweet man and brave too."
"Not to mention that he's as loyal as a guy can get," added Harusuke. "He's pretty much the perfect guy for Akiko."
"Wait a minute..." said Naru, who was now puzzled. "You two talk like you know him or something!"
"That's because we do," chuckled Harusuke. "Right, Usagi?"
"Yup," said Usagi as she picked up the case of Yusuke's newest CD and admired it. It had a picture of shadows of what appeared to be Sailor Moon and Solaris, and it also said: "Moonlight Lady and Sunlight Man ~Dedicated to a young lady and gentlemen who fight for justice~
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