In the Dark Dimension, Jadeite was reporting to his queen about his recent failure and the appearance of Sailor Mercury. She was not happy.

"What? You're telling me that a third guardian has appeared now?!" Queen Beryl scowled crossly.

"Yes, my queen," replied Jadeiten, trying not to show fear.

"I see. Then that's all the more reason for you to gather energy as quickly as possible for our great ruler," said Queen Beryl. "Do you have another plan?"

"Of course, my queen. An ingenious one," said Jadeite. "I recently learned that if humans are under feelings of anxiety, like being pressed for time, their energy grows in spades. Therefore, if we can make them believe they're running out of time, we can magnify and collect their energy more efficiently.

Queen Beryl smiled, pleased with this plan. "Interesting. I like it. Make it so and proceed at once," she ordered.

"Yes, ma'am," said Jadeite as he set off to put his plan into action.

In the Tsukino residence, Harusuke was sitting in his room just finishing up his homework for the day.

"There we go," he said. "All finished for the day."

He set his pencil down and stared up towards the ceiling, letting his mind wander. Then he remembered the recent battle from the other day when he and Usagi found out that Ami, their new friend was Sailor Mercury. The vision he saw was still fresh in his memory, and he found it quite puzzling.

"I wonder what that vision I saw was all about?" he wondered. "It sure was weird. Especially since it happened around the time, Ami became Sailor Mercury. I wonder what could it mean?"

Just then, there was a knock on Harusuke's door.

"Come in," said Harusuke.

Then the door opened, and in stepped in Usagi.

"Oh, hi Usagi. What's up?" wondered Harusuke.

"I was just about to go into town with Ami and do a little window shopping," said Usagi. "I wanted to know if you'd wanted to come with us."

"Well, window shopping isn't my thing," said Harusuke. "But I guess I'll tag along."

"Alright then!" smiled Usagi. "Come on! We're 'gonna be meeting Ami at Harajuku Station, so make sure you dress up nice, K?"

"I will," said Harusuke.

Then Usagi left to get ready. Harusuke then got up from his chair and then looked for an outfit to wear for this outing.

At Harajuku Station, Ami, Usagi, and Harusuke all met up; all dressed in casual wear. Usagi was wearing a pink dress, Ami was wearing a blue one with a bright yellow jacket, and Haruske was wearing gray dress pants with a yellow shirt and a white button-down. There were lots of people bustling around to and fro going about their daily routine.

Ami looked around, amazed. "This is amazing!" she gasped with wonder. "There are so many people here!"

"I'll say," said Harusuke. "Guess everyone around here had the same idea we did."

"Is this your first time being in a place like this, Ami?" asked Usagi.

"Yes, I have," said Ami. "Although I've read about them in books while I've been studying."

"Seriously? You even read about Harajuku Station in books?" asked Harusuke. "You must be kidding."

"That's no good, Ami. There's more to life than studying, you know," Usagi said with a wink. "You need to learn to have fun once in a while, especially since we're so young!"

"Oh, I didn't know that," Ami spoke shyly, blushing. "I'm sorry."

"There's no need to apologize," said Usagi. "Today, we're not only going to make up for what you missed out on, but we're going to have some fun window shopping till we drop! Come on, you two! Let's go!

"Okay!" said Ami and Harusuke.

Then the three of them began their window-shopping trip. The teens went from store to store, checking out what all the stores had to offer. They tried on various clothes, accessories and many other things. They even went to perfume shops, knick-knack shops, and even some other stores. They even went to a book store which was by far Ami's favorite stop so far.

"Hey Ami," said Usagi as she walked up to her carrying a manga book. "Did you find anything interesting?"

"I sure did," said Ami happily. "If not more! I found lots of things here."

"That's great," said Usagi. "So what kinds of stuff do you read, Ami?"

"I'll show you my book if you show me yours," said Ami.

"Um... I'm not so sure that's a good idea, you two," said Harusuke.

But the two girls did it anyway. As soon as they opened the books they traded, Usagi's eyes were practically swirling while Ami's were wide with shock.

"This book has no pictures!" groaned Usagi. "I don't understand a single word of this!"

"This book is practically pictures!" yelped Ami. "Usagi's going to rot her brains out on this manga!"

Harusuke couldn't help but burst into a fit of laughter seeing their reactions.

After a while, the three rested by a crepe store.

"Whew. I'm tired," said Usagi. "We sure did a lot of shopping today, didn't we?"

"Yeah. I agree," said Ami. "But I had a lot of fun."

"Glad you are," said Harusuke. "To be perfectly honest, I had fun too, and I'm not even a mall trawler."

Then the three noticed something. A large crowd of people was standing just outside of the store in front of them. The sign above it read: "Clock Look. Big Spring Sale Week."

"Wow. There's a lot of people over there," said Harusuke.

"There sure are," said Ami. "I wonder what's going on?"

Usagi squinted and saw a sign below the name on a window that made her excited.

"Hey! Check it out, you guys!" she said. "It's a grand opening sale of clocks and watches! Everything is between fifty and seventy percent off! That's a great deal! We should go over there and check it out!"

"I don't know. I don't need a watch or clock," Ami said thoughtfully. "I got one from my mom as a gift."

"And I don't need one either because I kinda have a built-in clock in me," said Harusuke. "Not to mention I got one in my room."

"Oh, come, you two! Where's your adventurous spirit?!" said Usagi. "Shopping isn't just about buying. It's about having fun! Not to mention looking around won't cost us a thing, so we should take advantage of it!"

And before Ami and Harusuke could say anything more, Usagi had taken them both each by the hand and dragged them into the store. Inside, the manager greeted them, a young woman wearing a red dress and brown hair in a fancy bun.

"Welcome to our store," she greeted, bowing politely. "Please feel free to look around."

Usagi, Harusuke, and Ami first looked at the watches that were on display. They all looked very fancy and expensive, but they were all on sale for low prices.

"Whoa! Look at all of these prices!" said Usagi. "All the other stores can't even compete with this!"

"Are watches usually this inexpensive?" asked Ami.

"Not usually," said Harusuke. "Normally, these things are way more expensive than here."

"Well, they are having a special!" said Usagi. "That's what makes this place unbelievable!"

There were many clocks and watches; big ones, small ones, loud ones, quiet ones, even grandfather clocks. The three had fun seeing all the different clocks and watches.

Then Usagi saw something that made her squeal in delight. "Ami! Harusuke! Look at this!" She pointed to a statue of a black cat looking mischievous with a clock's face on its back. "Remind you of anyone?"

"Hey, look at that," chuckled Harusuke. "It looks just like Luna."

"I know! That's what I thought!" giggled Usagi. "I'm going to get that one! Maybe it'll help me get to school on time."

Then the manager of the store appeared behind them.

"Ah yes. The cat clock. You made an excellent choice, miss," she said. "That clock is quite the bargain."

"I'll say," said Usagi as she got out her wallet. "All of your prices are so low, I even I will have enough money to..." But when she looked inside, she only had one thousand yen left. She looked at Harusuke. "Harusuke do you have any cash I could borrow?" she asked sweetly.

"Sorry, Usagi, but I don't," said Harusuke, shrugging. "I practically spent it all on this trip."

Usagi's eyes then began to well up with comedic tears of despair.

"This sucks! They're practically giving these clocks away, and I still can't afford one!" she cried. "But if I don't buy this clock, I'm gonna be late for class again and might set a new school record!"

The woman, as well as Harusuke, both sweatdropped in exasperation.

Ami, feeling sorry for Usagi, wanted to help. "Come now, Usagi. Please don't cry," she said. You know, I can come by your and Harusuke's house in the morning and pick you up for school if you like. That way, you won't have to worry about being late."

Usagi's eyes immediately sparkled with joy and gave Ami a big hug making her blush.

"Oh, thank you, Ami!" she cried. "You're the best! I love you!"

After that, Harusuke and Usagi dropped off Ami at her place, and then the two set off for home. It was evening by the time they got there.

"We're home!" the two called out as they headed into the kitchen.

Their father, Kenji, was hammering a nail in the wall while their mother, Ikuko, was busy unwrapping some things she had just bought from her trip to the store.

"Welcome back, you two," said Ikuko. Then she turned to Usagi. "Usagi, I was busy shopping today with Umino's and Naru's moms, and I saw something nice, and I bought it just for you."

"Really?! What is it?!" asked Usagi excitedly.

Ikuko then handed Usagi a box wrapped in pink. "Here. See for yourself," she grinned.

Usagi eagerly took the box and opened it. Harusuke, feeling curious as to what was inside, peered in too. There inside the box, was the cat clock.

"Hey! It's the cat clock from that clock store today!" Usagi gasped in excitement. "So awesome!"

"So, you and the other moms went shopping over there too, Mom?" asked Harusuke.

"Yes, I did," said Ikuko. "They were having a sale, and we just couldn't pass up those deals. Umino's mom even bought seven of them. I want to go back and buy more myself. Anyway, with that clock, you won't oversleep, and you'll be able to get out of bed in the morning, so make sure you use it!"

"I will! Thank you, Mom," said Usagi.

"Isn't that great, Usagi? So you ended up getting the clock you wanted after all," said Harusuke.

"I know!" said Usagi. "I'm going to go upstairs and show Luna right now! She'll be so excited!"

And with that, Usagi dashed up the stairs and went to her room. Harusuke was also walking up to his room when he happened to glance over at his mom and dad. They were busily at work hanging the clocks they bought from the store up on the walls, making him puzzled.

"I wonder why they're installing so many clocks?" he wondered. "Mom and Dad aren't exactly the type of people who would need this many."

He then went up the stairs and headed to his room.

That night in Usagi's room, Luna, having seen the clock, was the opposite of what Usagi was expecting her to be.

"Give me a break," she said. "That clock doesn't look anything like me. Not one little bit. I'm way better looking than that thing."

"Whatever you say, Luna," said Usagi as she winded up the clock. "I'm just hoping that it keeps me from oversleeping."

She then set the clock on her desk, turned off the light, and she climbed into her bed. Luna then hopped on the bed next to her.

"And what's more," continued Luna. "I don't like the look of it. It's got a sinister feeling to me."

"Yeah, yeah. Good night Luna," said Usagi and pulled up the covers, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.

Luna looked at Usagi, a little annoyed at her for being so carefree. Then she looked at the clock worriedly.

"Do I look as sinister as that clock is?" she wondered.

Later that night, everyone in the Tsukino residence was fast asleep with only the sounds of the clocks ticking away. Then as the clock struck midnight, the clocks began to glow in a strange eerie green light shining down on Usagi, Ikuko, Kenji, and even Shingo. Luna woke up with a start and then saw the green light. She climbed up on Usagi's bed to see where it was coming from and saw the source.

"This cannot be good..." she said. "I knew there was something fishy about that clock."

The following day, Harusuke woke up to another day. He got dressed, brushed his teeth, and was ready for school. Then he was just about to be on his way to school when he happened to pass by Usagi's room. When he did, he wondered if the alarm clock had done its job, and she was already up for school.

"I would like to give the clock a chance," he thought to himself. "but better safe than sorry." He then knocked on Usagi's door. "Usagi? Are you up?"

No one answered. Harusuke tried again, this time a little louder.

"Usagi! Time to get up!" he said.

Again. No one answered. Harusuke then opened the door, peered inside, and was surprised to see that Usagi's room was empty.

"That's weird," said Harusuke. "Where did Usagi go?"

Then he heard the doorbell ring. He came down to the stairs and opened the front door. Ami was there.

"Good morning Harusuke," said Ami. "Glad to see that you're up. Is Usagi awake?"

"I don't know," said Harusuke. "I haven't seen her."

Then suddenly, Kenji came rushing past the two in a frantic state with a piece of toast in his mouth. "Excuse me! Coming through!" he said.

"Hey, Dad! First of all, why the rush? Secondly, have you seen Usagi?"

"Sorry, son! Can't talk!" said Kenji. "I have to go! I'll be late for work!"

Before Harusuke could answer, Kenji had already raced away.

"Well, he seemed to be in a big hurry," said Ami.

Then Ikuko came to the door. "Oh! Ami. Harusuke. Good morning you two," she said.

"Hey, Mom. What's going on?" asked Harusuke. "Dad rushed off in a hurry, and Usagi's gone missing. Do you know what's going on or where Usagi is?"

"I have no idea," said Ikuko. "But I do know that Usagi's already gone to school. She left early this morning."

Harusuke and Ami looked at Ikuko in surprise.

"She left already? But it's only seven o'clock in the morning!" gasped Ami.

"I know, right; she got a late start," said Ikuko worriedly. "Shingo was also already gone before six too! And for that matter, you two had better get going, or you'll be late too! As for me, I have no time to waste! I must get started on the cleaning and laundry. Oh! I also can't wait to make dinner!"

"Make dinner?! In the morning?!" exclaimed Harusuke. "Mom, what the heck are you-"

Before Harusuke could say anything more, Ikuko shut the floor right in his face with a bang. Harusuke and Ami stared at the door and then at each other, feeling incredibly confused.

"What in the world was that all about?" wondered Ami.

"I don't know," said Harusuke. "But this is completely weird. Everyone's in a rush when it's practically the crack of dawn."

At the Juban Middle School, things were just as insane. Everyone one of the students was rushing about, stressing that they were late for some unknown reason. Inside the classroom, Ms. Haruna, Usagi, Naru, and some other students, were waiting impatiently for the rest of the students to come.

"Geez! Why is everyone so late today!?" Ms. Haruna seethed as she paced around the front of the classroom, looking at her watch.

A moment of silence paced, then Naru slammed her hands on her desk and stood up.

"I can't wait anymore!" she cried. "I'm gonna call everyone and get them over here myself!"

"Yeah! I agree!" said Usagi, who was holding an empty bento in her hands. "I can't just sit around waiting all day!"

"Me too!" complained Umino. "I'm starting to get restless over here! So I'm 'gonna run some laps around the school!"

"Enough!" snapped Ms. Haruna slamming her hand on her desk. "You'll just have to self-study today. I can't start a class with so many people absent at 8 a.m.! After all, I can't hang around with you slowpokes all day. I got four days lined up for today, so class dismissed!"

And with that, Ms. Haruna left in a hurry and a huff.

"Then I'm going home too!" huffed Usagi as she packed her things. "There's nothing left to do now that I've finished my lunch!"

"That's a great idea!" said Umino. "You know the old saying: Life is short. So, find your love while you can! Especially a love that's a guy with glasses and blue school uniform!"

Usagi and Naru looked at each other and then at Umino.

"No one ever said that but you," they both said.

"In any case, we can't waste any more precious time!" said Naru.

"Right! Let's go home!" concurred Usagi.

Then she and the other students packed their things and got ready to leave for home.

Meanwhile, Harusuke and Ami were walking along on their way to their respective schools. As they walked by, everything seemed to be in a state of chaos. Traffic filled the streets, people rushed about, and stores opened even though it was too early.

"Geez Louise," said Harusuke. "I've never seen anything like this before."

"I wonder why everyone's in such a rush today?" wondered Ami. "The stores are even open so early."

"Who knows?" shrugged Harusuke. "Your guess is about as good as mine, Ami."

Then Ami and Harusuke heard a voice from somewhere behind them, causing them to stop.

"Ami! Harusuke!"

The two turned around, and they saw Luna running towards them with the cat clock tied on her back.

"Thank goodness I found you two," she said. "I swear, of all the times Usagi decided to leave early, she may have picked the worst one!"

"Why do you say that, Luna?" asked Ami. "Do you know why everyone's in such a rush?"

"It has to do with this clock," said Luna pointing to the cat clock on her back. "Something's off about it. I need you two to help me take a look at this thing for me."

"Let's check it out at the park," said Harusuke. "That way, no one else will see us."

Then when they made it to the park, they began to inspect the clock.

"Alright then," said Ami as she untied the clock from Luna's back. "Let's take a look inside."

"Hold on a second," said Luna. "I got something that can help you."

She then did her signature great leap back-flip leaving a trail of light. The light swirled around then a tiny object appeared and landed in Ami's hands. It was a small laptop with a bright turquoise blue color and had a gold symbol of Mercury on it.

"What is this?" asked Ami with wonder in her eyes.

"In simple terms, it's a very compact supercomputer," explained Luna. "It comes in handy when it comes to analyzing and calculating data."

"Wow... that's pretty cool," said Harusuke. "I wish I had one of those!"

"And I get to keep this?" asked Ami.

"Of course," said Luna. "I was originally going to give to Usagi, but I don't think she'd get it. You would make better use of it than she ever would, Ami."

"I don't even think that she would even know what it is," said Harusuke. "For all, we know she had it; she'd most likely break it or something."

"That aside, let's go ahead and check that clock," said Luna.

"Right," said Ami.

She then opened the back of the clock. As soon as she did, a shining ball of green light shone and shot right past Harusuke and Ami's cheeks. Then, before they could react, the ball of light shot into the air and disappeared.

"Holy smoke!" cried Harusuke. "That was so fast; I didn't even see it!"

"What was that?!" exclaimed Ami.

"I don't know, but look!" said Luna pointing to the bare back of the clock. "There's nothing in here! That proves this wasn't an ordinary clock! I bet the reason why everyone's been acting so weird was because of the clocks they bought from that clock store that opened!"

"And that could only mean one thing," said Harusuke. "Jadeite's up to his old tricks!"

Back in the Juban District, things had quickly begun to escalate. Because of the people rushing around trying to get to places they needed to be on time, car accidents began to happen. There was even a massive pileup at an intersection. Cars honked, metal crunched, and people started to panic because they were afraid of being late. And all the while, their energy was being drained at an alarming rate. Jadeite chuckled darkly as a ball of energy began to take shape in his hands.

"Yes... that's it, humans. Keep rushing," he said to himself. "Keep rushing right into your deaths. The faster you scurry around, the more amounts of energy we'll keep taking from you! If I'm able to gather up all this nervous energy, I'm certain that our great ruler and Queen Beryl will be most pleased."

At the clock store, the manager, who was in truth another servant of Jadeite, was staring up at the giant grandfather clock wistfully.

"No matter how far away the humans get from this clock," she chuckled evilly. "It will continue to harvest all of their energy."

Then Jadeite appeared as the woman transformed into her monster form. It was pretty much the same as only her skin was pale, and she had long purple hair and red marks on her cheeks.

"You do have quite a way of time, Ramua," said Jadeite. "Your magic has undermined the humans and their sense of time."

"Thank you for your kind words, Master," said Ramua. "I live to serve you and our great ruler."

"Now then... I'll leave the rest to you," said Jadeite. "But be careful. This disturbance may bring those three guardians here, so proceed with caution."

"Yes, sir," nodded Ramua. "I won't let you down."

And then Jadeite disappeared, vanishing into the air.

In the bus stuck in the middle of traffic, Usagi impatiently ran in place, wanting the bus to move. To make things worse, it wasn't just her who was feeling impatient. The driver, as well as all the other passengers, were feeling impatient too.

"Hey! Why is this bus going so slow?!" complained a man.

"Hey! You be quiet!" snapped the driver. "I'm as impatient as you are to get going, so chill out!"

"Well, then do something about it!" said Usagi. "I mean, you're the driver, aren't you?!"

Usagi would soon regret saying those words. For right then, the driver revved his engine and then drove the bus on the other side of the word. The jerk caused Usagi to fall forward and smack her head on the farebox.

"Ow! Hey! What are you doing?!" she exclaimed.

"What do you think I'm doing?!" said the driver. "If the left lane's blocked, I'll use the right one! I've driven a bus for ten years, and that makes me a pro!"

The driver had a crazed look in his eyes as he drove against the traffic in the wrong lane. Cars screeched and served out of the way as the bus raced on through. Then, an older woman pressed a button to get off the bus, but the driver kept going laughing maniacally.

"Hey! I need to get off!" she yelled. "Stop this bus immediately!"

"Sorry, lady, but this bus just became an express," said the driver. "We ain't gonna make any stops until we reach our final destination!"

The old lady then grabbed the bus driver by the throat, now absolutely livid.

"Shut your mouth and stop this bus!" she shrieked.

Usagi could only hold on for dear life that bus continued to drive dangerously along the road, praying that she would get out of this alive.

Ami and Harusuke were at a phone booth trying to contact Juban Middle School in the hopes of finding Usagi. Ami then came out of the booth.

"Anything yet, Ami?" asked Harusuke.

Ami shook her head. "It's no use. I can't contact the school," she said. "No one's answering at the school."

"But if Usagi's not there, then where do you think she could have gone?" asked Luna.

"I don't know," said Ami. "This might be dangerous with just the two of us."

"Yeah. We have to find Usagi before anything else," said Harusuke. "I only hope that she's OK. I'm getting worried."

"Don't you worry, Harusuke," said Luna. "We'll find her. We just have to keep looking."

Then suddenly, there was a loud screeching of tires and a loud crash. The three snapped their heads towards the direction of the sound and saw what had caused it. A public bus had crashed straight into a telephone pole. Luckily, no one was hurt, but the bus driver was dazed and surprised as passengers climbed out. Then a certain someone jumped out from the door of the bus and began scolding the driver.

"Just what were you thinking, you lunatic?! I'm busy, and I don't have time for this!"

"Usagi!" cried Ami and Harusuke.

"Oh! Hi Ami. Hi Harusuke," said Usagi. "What are you two doing here?"

After explaining the situation, Usagi and her group went back to the clock downtown a little later.

"So that's the monster's hideout, huh?" asked Usagi as she stood right at the front door. "Doesn't look like much to me."

"Hey! Get back here, you idiot!" snapped Harusuke as he yanked Usagi to an alley where he, along with Ami and Luna, were hiding. "And not so loud!"

"Harusuke's right! You can't just stand out here out in the open like that, Usagi!" chided Luna. "The enemy could spot us!"

"But what are we waiting for?!" complained Usagi. "Didn't you guys say that the clock shop was suspicious!? So then let's storm in there and finish this right now!"

"Usagi, you're not thinking straight," said Luna. "Can't you see that you're under the monster's spell?"

"I don't have time to discuss it right now," said Usagi impatiently. "I've got too much to do! First, I must get home, then eat a pork bun, after that, finish playing my video game, take a bath, and then-" Then Usagi looked at her watch and squealed in shock. "Oh no! Look what time it is already!"

"OK, OK, we get it, Usagi. Calm down," said Luna, sweat dropping. "Just wait for a moment, and we'll think of a way to get inside, right Harusuke? Ami?"

"Well... maybe can try sneaking in the back," said Harusuke thoughtfully.

"I don't know," said Amy. " There's the possibility that the enemy might expect that and be waiting for us."

"Oh, forget about that!" yelled Usagi. "We'll just go straight through the front! The enemy's going to attack us anyway, so let's hurry and transform already!"

"What?! Already?!" exclaimed Luna.

"Oh, man. She really must be brainwashed!" said Harusuke worriedly. "Usually, we have to beg to try and get her to transform, but here she is insisting on doing it! I never thought I'd say this, but I think I like the whiny and scared Usagi better."

Usagi then shouted her transformation phrase as she transformed.

"MOON PRISM POWER MAKE UP!"

Transformation Sequence: Usagi

Usagi's body shone with rainbow-colored light as she seemed to spin around. Then from her brooch, it flashed pink and pink ribbons shot out, wrapping her upper torso and midsection and became a white leotard with a red bow in the center and a collar that was blue with white stripes. Next, Usagi crosses her arms, and more pink ribbons 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.

"Come on, Ami! Come on, Harusuke! Hurry up and transform already!" said Sailor Moon. "Standing around isn't gonna get you anywhere!"

Ami was hesitant, but then she nodded. "Alright then. Like they always say, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained," right?"

"I guess we don't have a choice then," said Harusuke. "Count me in too!"

"But wait a minute, you two!" cried Luna. "This is too sudden!"

Sadly, Luna's words of reason fell on deaf ears as Harsuke raised his hand with his bracelet and Ami raised her pen.

"MERCURY POWER MAKE UP!"

"SOLARIS GUARDIAN POWER FLARE UP!"

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.

Transformation Sequence: Ami

The symbol on Ami's pen begins to glow in a bright shade of blue as she holds up her transformation pen. It begins to spin around as it shines and envelopes Ami in blue light. Then, she sweeps it over her head while a stream of blue water shoots out, wrapping her body and forming her leotard, boots, and gloves. A sparkling ripple expands over her body, creating a slight mist of water that forms the rest of her uniform the same as Sailor Moon's but the center bow, boots, and rims on the gloves are blue and bright blue. Finally, she turns around and then strikes her signature pose.

"Let's do this, guys!" shouted Sailor Moon as she took off her tiara and transformed it into a white disk. "We're busting right on through! MOON TIARA ACTION!"

She launched her disc, and it pierced right through the door, creating a large hole. The three heroes immediately ran into the hole, disappearing into the darkness. Luna quickly chased after them in hot pursuit, but just then, the opening disappeared, and before Luna could stop herself, she slammed right into the hard metal door with a clang.

"Man... this isn't my day..." she groaned.

She straightened her up and then looked at the door with worry.

"Be careful, you guys," she said tentatively. "I won't be around to help you this time, so don't get yourselves killed."

Further inside the store, Ramua was still collecting the energy from all the victims affected by her clocks. Then suddenly the door burst open and then three shadows stood in front of her.

"And who are these brats?" she demanded.

"I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and justice; I'm Sailor Moon!"

"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!"

"And I'm Sailor Mercury!"

"And we're here to take you down!" the three of them shouted as they stood ready to fight.

"Well, well," said Ramua. "You three showed up pretty quick. Even quicker than I expected."

"What did you expect? There's no way we'd let anyone get away with wasting a girl's precious time!" said Sailor Moon. "I bet even a cuckoo in a cuckoo clock would be angry! And so, in the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"

"Is that so?" smirked Ramua, baring her sharp teeth. "You three were fools to enter in my domain, but now that you're here, this is where you'll die!"

The monster waved her hand, and at her command, the hands of the giant grandfather clock turned until they were both stopped at twelve. Then a strange portal opened where the pendulum chamber was, and Ramua immediately jumped into the portal.

"Sailor Moon!" she taunted. "Come and get me if you can!"

"Oh, I will!" said Sailor Moon. "You're not getting away!"

"Sailor Moon, wait!" said Sailor Mercury. "We should think this through!"

"She's right! It could be a trap!" added Solaris.

"I don't care! There's no time! Let's go!" insisted Sailor Moon as she jumped straight into the portal.

Having no other option, Solaris and Sailor Mercury followed close behind. The three then found themselves in a strange, distorted dimension with weird clocks floating around.

"Darn it! Where could she have gone?!" growled Sailor Moon as she looked around, trying to find Ramua.

"Calm down, Sailor Moon," said Sailor Mercury. "That monster has probably set a trap here."

"Yes. We must exercise with caution," said Solaris. "There's no telling what could happen here."

Sailor Moon didn't listen, still impatient. "Grrrr, this is so irritating!" she complained. Then she yelled out to the endless space. "Where are you hiding, you coward!? What kind of loser monster hides like that?! Just come out already!"

Then they heard Ramua's voice that echoed throughout the area.

"I'm waiting just a little farther ahead," she continued mocking. "Come and get me if you dare!"

"Fine, then I will!" said Sailor Moon as she stomped ahead and kicked a door open, and walked inside another distorted room.

"Hold on a minute, Sailor Moon!" warned Solaris. "You could be walking into trouble! That's what she wants!"

"Solaris is right," said Sailor Mercury. "If we keep running around blindly like this, we're just going to get lost in this place."

"I'm not worried," said Sailor Moon. "Because I have you two with me."

"That may be so, but it would help if we knew where we are and how to find that monster," said Solaris.

"Don't worry, Solaris," said Sailor Mercury. "Leave this to me."

She touched one of her earrings, and a transparent blue visor appeared over her eyes while she pulled out her laptop and began to type on it.

"Wow. What is that?" asked Sailor Moon.

"It's a supercomputer," explained Sailor Mercury. "Luna gave it to me. I'm going to use it to pinpoint the monster's location."

Then they all heard Ramua's voice again.

"What's the matter? Can't catch up to me?" she mocked.

"Oh, be quiet!" snapped Sailor Moon. "We're on our way! Just you wait!"

Then suddenly, to Sailor Mercury and Solaris' surprise, Sailor Moon began to shrink, growing smaller and smaller until she looked like a three-year-old girl.

"We'd already be there if it weren't for your cheating!" said the now small Sailor Moon. "Play fair!"

"What in the heck!?" exclaimed Solaris.

"Sailor Moon get back!" cried Sailor Mercury.

Sailor Mercury immediately pulled the small Sailor Moon to the entrance, and then Sailor Moon slowly returned to her age and size.

Sailor Moon sighed in relief. "Whew! That was scary," she gasped.

"You're telling me," said Solaris. "Someone mind telling me how the heck that just happened?"

"I can tell you," said Sailor Mercury. "It appears that time is unstable here. It can speed up, slow down, even can go backward."

"You mean to say that if we enter another room, we might turn into old people?!" asked Sailor Moon.

Sailor Mercury answered with a nod, and Sailor Moon immediately pictured herself as an old lady, which made her cringe.

"Oh man... that's a scary thought," she said nervously.

"Well, if you don't want that to happen, then I suggest that you stop rushing into things and wait for Mercury to locate the monster," said Solaris.

"Alright then," said Sailor Moon. "If I must..."

Sailor Mercury then typed away on her supercomputer, trying her best to locate Ramua. Then with a ping on her computer, she had figured it out.

"Just as I thought," she said. "There's a pattern to this labyrinth, and I think I can figure it out."

"Do you know where she is?" asked Sailor Moon eagerly.

"According to my calculations, I'm seventy-eight percent sure that she's this way," said Sailor Mercury as she pointed to the direction ahead of them.

"Then let's go then," said Solaris. "I'd say it's time we pay Ramua a beating!"

Then the three took off, running in the direction that Ami pointed. Soon enough, they could see Ramua in sight carrying a spear in her hand. Ramua smirked when she saw them.

"Congratulations, Sailor Moon," she said. "You've done well to make it this far. But now, it's over! You and your friends have reached the end!"

"You couldn't be any more wrong!" rebutted Sailor Moon. "You're the one who's reached the end!"

Sailor Moon charged forward, ready to fight, but she suddenly staggered and dropped to her knees, feeling weak. She tried to get up, but she couldn't.

"Sailor Moon! What's wrong?!" exclaimed Solaris. "Are you alright?!"

"What - what's going on?!" wondered Sailor Moon weakly. "I can't get up!"

"It looks like the effects are finally starting to show," cackled Ramua. "By now, my clock has drained away nearly all of your energy, Sailor Moon."

"Her energy?!" murmured Sailor Mercury.

"That's right!" said Solaris to himself. "Sailor Moon was under the influence by that clock spell of hers, so it makes sense that it was still draining her energy!"

"Take this!" yelled Ramua as she swung her spear before anyone else could react.

A small thin cut appeared on Sailor Moon's cheek, dripping with blood.

"That hurt!" she wailed.

"How dare you do that to her!" yelled Solaris. "You'll pay for that!"

"Leave her alone!" shouted Sailor Mercury.

"Stay out of this!" snarled Ramua.

She then unleashed a blast of energy at Solaris and Sailor Mercury. The two felt their bodies stiffen, and they were unable to move.

"How's that?" snickered Ramua. "I've stopped time entirely for you two, and now you two get to watch in silence as I make Sailor Moon suffer!"

She then raised her spear and rapidly stabbed it right at Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon ducked and moved, dodging every blow, but at this rate, she wouldn't be able to last much longer.

Outside of the dimension where the large grandfather clock was, Tuxedo Mask appeared and jumped into the room through the window, landing on the floor. He walked towards the center of the room and looked around. There was no one to be seen.

"That's strange," he said to himself. "There's no one here."

Then the masked man sensed something. Something evil was afoot, and he knew where it was. With one fling of his arm, he threw his signature rose and pierced the face of the clock with it making it crack and crumble.

Ramua raised her spear and prepared to finish the job, but then she stopped. A giant white orb which was the energy she stole, came out from her body as she shrieked in pain.

"No! The energy is escaping!" she cried as she tried to contain it but to no avail.

Sailor Moon then felt her strength return as she got back up. "All right! I got my energy back!" she cheered.

Solaris and Sailor Mercury then found the stiffness from their body disappearing.

"Hey! We can move again!" said Sailor Mercury.

"Quick! Attack now!" yelled Solaris. "Sailor Mercury! Use your Bubble Spray to give me and Sailor Moon cover!"

Sailor Mercury acknowledged with a nod as she gathered up water in her hands and then unleashed a blast of bubbles creating a mist that spread throughout the area.

"MERCURY BUBBLE SPRAY!"

Ramua tried to see where the three heroes were, but the mist was too thick.

"Damn it?! Where are you?!" she hissed.

"Now Sailor Moon! Solaris! Finish it!" yelled Sailor Mercury.

Sailor Moon took off her tiara and turned it into a white disc, and Solaris made a yellow ball of light, taking aim and then firing.

"MOON TIARA ACTION!"

"SUNSHINE METEOR!"

The two attacks shot through the air and struck their target, and the monster was no more, leaving nothing but dust that faded away.

Outside of the store, Luna was still waiting for her three guardians to return. Then the store faded away leaving nothing, but a vacant lot. standing in that lot were Usagi, Ami, and Harusuke. Luna immediately rushed over to them, feeling very relieved.

"Harusuke! Usagi! Ami! You're all alright!" she cried happily.

A few moments later, the four walked through town, heading home.

"Whew. Well, that was exhausting," said Usagi. "I think I had just about all the excitement I can take for one day."

"I'll agree to that," said Ami.

"Me too," added Harusuke.

Just then, Naru came racing up to them.

"Usagi! Usagi big news!" she cried. "The bakery is offering free cakes to whoever can eat them the fastest!"

"No way you're kidding!" Usagi exclaimed, her eyes sparkling with joy. "Then let's go then! I wanna get there quickly!"

"Wait a second Usagi!" said Harusuke. "Remember what I told you about not rushing into things?!"

Usagi and Naru then raced off, hoping to get to the bakery as quickly as possible, but then Usagi tripped and fell to the ground. Her upper lip trembled, and then she burst into tears, bawling her eyes out. Luna, Harusuke, and Ami could only sigh and shake their heads.

"Oh, man. I tried to warn her," said Harusuke.

"Oh, just let it go, Harusuke," smiled Luna. "She's gonna be like this for the rest of her life."

"She sure is," said Ami. "But at least she's got her big brother and her friends looking out for her."

Harusuke could only smile along with them as Usagi continued to sob.