It was the middle of the day in the town of Juuban. Usagi, Harusuke, Ami, Rei, and Luna met up at Rei's house in her room for a strategy meeting. Luna was feeling very pleased.
"It's encouraging to know that we now have four guardians," she said. "But we mustn't let our guard down even for a moment. The real battle has only just begun, and it's only going to get tougher."
As Luna talked, Usagi couldn't help but notice a manga sitting on Rei's table. One look at the title, and she immediately grabbed it to take a look.
"Hey! That's the new Sailor V manga!" she said excitedly.
"Hey! First of all, that's mine!" said Rei as she immediately snatched the book away from her. "Secondly, I haven't read it yet, so don't go snatching my stuff!"
"What's the big deal, Rei? You don't have to get all stingy," pouted Usagi.
Then the two got into an argument fighting over the manga. Ami, however, was reading one of the encyclopedias that Rei had finding great interest in it.
"Wow, Rei, you sure have some nice encyclopedias," she said as she flipped through the pages.
"I'll say," added Harusuke, who was looking around at Rei's room. "Not to mention that you got a pretty nice room here too."
Luna tried to ignore them despite it all, but when Usagi and Rei started a commotion over the book, her patience quickly tapped out.
"ENOUGH!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. "KNOCK IT OFF!"
She yelled so loud; the entire building even trembled slightly, causing some dust to fall from the ceiling. Usagi, Harusuke, Rei, and even Ami immediately stopped and looked at Luna.
"Geez, Luna, that quite a set of pipes you got there," remarked Harusuke.
Luna sighed exasperatingly. "Honestly, the four of you are a team, but we're not 'going to get anywhere if you're like this," she scolded. "Remember, you're all guardians."
"Sorry, Luna," apologized Ami.
"Yeah. Sorry about that," added Harusuke.
"OK, so we're all guardians; we know that already," said Usagi. "But..."
"What exactly are we supposed to do, anyway?" asked Rei.
"As I said before, you four must work together to find the missing moon princess," said Luna.
"But... how?" asked Usagi.
"I dunno," shrugged Rei. "Maybe she's got a big sign that says she's the princess."
"That makes sense," concurred Usagi. "She just might."
"Um... I doubt that," Luna spoke flatly.
"Well, it would help if we had any information on what the princess looks like, Luna," said Harusuke. "If you have any idea what she looks like, please tell us."
"Well... um..." said Luna scratching her head with her paw. "I um... you see... I don't know either."
Harusuke was surprised. "So, you're telling us that after all the times you kept telling us to find this princess, you have no idea what she looks like either?!" he gawked in bewilderment.
"Oh, wonderful," Rei spoke with sarcasm. "So, how are we supposed to find her, then?"
Luna gulped nervously, not sure how to respond, but then Ami spoke, hoping to take the heat off of poor Luna. "How about instead of focusing on the princess, we focus on our other mission until Luna can find some more information?" she suggested
"Our other mission?" puzzled Usagi.
"That's right," said Ami. "Our second mission is to protect everyone from those monsters."
Luna was relieved. "That's a great idea, Ami!" she agreed.
Ami then showed a newspaper that had a headline picture of an amusement park. Upon seeing the paper, Usagi recognized the park in the picture.
"Hey, that's Dream Land," she said. "The new amusement park that just opened."
"Based on what I just read, strange things have been happening there lately," said Ami.
"What kind of strange things?" asked Rei.
"In the past week, over fifty people who have gone to Dream Land have disappeared without a trace," explained Ami.
"Fifty people?!" exclaimed Harusuke. "This has to be Jadeite's doing. I say we get over there and investigate.
In the Dark Kingdom, Jadeite stood before a very displeased Queen Beryl.
"I would never have expected the appearance of a fourth guardian, Jadeite," the evil queen said. "I'm not going to give you any more chances to redeem yourself, you know."
"My queen! I've already begun a plan to collect a large amount of human energy for you!" Jadeite blurted out.
Queen Beryl raised a brow skeptically. "Is that so?"
"That's right," continued Jadeite. "And those four guardians won't be a problem once I eliminate them!"
"Very well then. Make sure you do or else," Queen Beryl warned ominously. "Remember, you are expendable."
Jadeite could only nervously gulp in fear as he set off on his mission.
Harusuke, Usagi, and the others had just arrived at Dream Land to investigate the disappearances. They decided to first start their investigation at the management office, hoping to find some clues. As they headed there, they walked past dozens of people having fun without a care in the world. They walked past people on rides, eating snacks, and playing games winning prizes. Eventually, they made it to the management office building. A large crowd of reporters gathered inside, asking a spokesman who was Jadeite in disguise questions. The teenagers then stood outside of the door listening in on the spokesman talking.
"Therefore, we believe that Dream Land had nothing to do with these unfortunate events," said the spokesman.
"That may be so, but fifty of your visitors have gone missing!" a male reporter said. "Surely, that isn't some coincidence!"
"We have looked into that," replied the spokesman. "And the number of people who've entered the park is the same as the number who've left, so they haven't gone missing here."
The reporters then started speaking at once, wanting the spokesman to answer more questions, but the spokesman had enough.
"All right, that's enough!" he barked. "You're all disrupting our business, so go on and get out!"
The teenagers moved out of the way as the spokesman pushed the reporters out, sending them tumbling down the stairs. No one was hurt, but all the reporters felt insulted as the spokesman went back inside.
Usagi's group paid no mind as they searched around for information about the disappearances, but they couldn't find anything.
"Geez, so far, we've got nothing on those disappearances," said Harusuke. "I wonder if that spokesman was telling the truth about it when we overheard him?"
"Yeah, maybe," said Rei. "But if the same number of people enter and exit this place, then are they going missing on the way home?"
"I think it's strange that the people who visited this park are the ones that had gone missing," said Luna.
"Yeah. It's weird," agreed Harusuke.
Then Ami looked around, realizing something. "Wait a sec, where did Usagi go?" she asked.
Sure enough, when the four then stopped and looked around, Usagi had indeed disappeared.
"Oh no. Don't tell me that the enemy's got her!" Harusuke spoke worriedly.
"Don't worry, Harusuke," reassured Rei. "She's probably just goofing off somewhere."
"Oh, come on, Rei," said Ami. "I doubt she'd do something-"
"Hey, you guys!" said a familiar voice coming to their left. "Look at me!"
The four of them turned to their left, and their eyes went wide. Usagi was riding a horse on the merry-go-round, laughing and having fun without a care in the world. Harusuke, feeling overwhelmingly embarrassed, pinched the bridge of his nose, shaking his head.
"Oh, Usagi..." he groaned.
After the ride was over, needless to say, Luna, Harusuke, and Rei were rather cross with Usagi.
"Unbelievable!" seethed Luna, who was trying her best not to claw Usagi's eyes out. "What on earth were you thinking, Usagi?! We're not here to play around!"
"She's right! You can't just go off on your own and do stunts like that!" scolded Harusuke. "What if you ended up disappearing just like those fifty people?!"
"I'm sorry," mumbled Usagi sheepishly. "I just got carried away."
"Seriously! Get your act together!" scolded Rei harshly. "And you call yourself a guardian!?"
She gave a hard smack on Usagi's back, knocking to the ground.
"Hey! You don't have the right to lecture me!" Usagi snapped. "In the end, I always find a way to get things done when I put my mind to it! Right Harusu-"
Then Usagi froze and noticed something standing right in front of her. She slowly turned to look and saw something that made her blood run cold. It was a lion. The lion let out a small roar, and Usagi, Harusuke, Rei, Ami, and Luna immediately jumped in fear. Usagi was so frightened; she immediately jumped right on top of Rei grabbing fists full of her hair.
"I-i-it's a lion!" yelped Ami.
"What the heck is a lion doing here of all places?!" cried Harusuke. "Did that thing escape from the zoo or something?!"
The lion stared at them, then suddenly it spoke.
"Good day to you," it said.
"No way... that lion..." began Rei.
"Just talked," squeaked Usagi.
"Um... Luna? I don't suppose you know other talking animals besides you are there?" asked Harusuke timidly.
Luna furiously shook her head in response. Then a young woman came up petting the lion on its mane. She was young, wore a beautiful dress colored pink, white, and blue, and had long pink hair with a tiara on her head. She also had fair skin, blue eyes, and was carrying a red apple in her hand. She appeared to be a princess.
"Don't worry, it's alright," she said, smiling. "This lion is only an animatronic."
Usagi's eyes sparkled like diamonds upon seeing this woman as she leaped off of Rei and went up the woman.
"You're Princess Dream!" she squealed. "This is awesome! I've always wanted to meet you!"
"So... that lion is a machine?" asked Ami, who was still feeling wary about the beast.
"Yes, it is," said Princess Dream. "It's operated by remote control along with the other animals here. Let me show you."
She then waved her hand above her apple, and then other animatronic animals appeared from the bushes surrounding them. There was some deer, bunnies, a boar, a bear, even a tiger. Usagi couldn't help but be charmed by all of them.
"This is amazing!" she said excitedly. "They're all so cute!"
Ami and Harusuke were amazed too, but Rei was worried.
"Something's not right here," she murmured.
Then the bear suddenly lifted Usagi into the air, making her land on its back. Feeling more charmed than ever before, Usagi hugged the bear, thinking that it was adorable. Rei then went up to Usagi and yanked her off the back, making her fall to the ground.
"Hey! What did you do that for?!" growled Usagi.
Rei then spoke to Usagi in a low voice so that Princess Dream wouldn't hear. "I'm getting some bad vibes from here," she said.
"Seriously? It can't be," said Usagi. "She's Princess Dream. She doesn't seem to be a bad person to me."
"Well, you probably can't tell 'cause you're dense!" said Rei.
"Watch it, you!" snapped Usagi. "I've been doing this longer than you have! So show some respect!"
"By the way, there's going to be a show at the House of Sweets," said Princess Dream. "It's happening in about an hour."
"The House of Sweets? Where's that?" asked Ami.
"Just over there," replied Princess Dream as she gestured toward a large, pink, and beautiful castle a distance away from them. "I hope that you all can come and watch."
"Wow! That's the House of Sweets?!" exclaimed Usagi eagerly. "It looks so amazing! We've got to go check it out!"
Rei scowled at Usagi's childish behavior while Ami, Harusuke, and Luna could only sigh with exasperation.
Meanwhile, at the House of Sweets, Jadeite was surrounded by many unconscious people, having drained all of their energy.
"Now... come to me, Guardians," he chuckled to himself. "I will drain away every last bit of your energy just like I did with these people. Those who come inside the House of Sweets never come back out!"
He then let out an evil laugh for victory as a giant orb of all the energy he drained formed in his hand.
After Princess Dream left, the teenagers, along with Luna, searched around some more for anything strange or suspicious. However, they still found nothing.
"Nothing strange seems going on here," said Usagi.
"Well, we only covered half of the park," said Harusuke. "That's probably why."
"Let's split up into teams and look around," said Luna. "We'll be able to cover more ground that way. Harusuke, you and Ami are with me. Usagi, you team up with Rei."
Usagi and Rei looked at each other, shooting dirty looks at one another.
"If you don't want to, then fine!" said Rei huffily. "You can go and look for the enemy by yourself!"
"No... I'm fine," grumbled Usagi. "I'll team up with you, as much as I hate to."
"Well then, let's go," said Ami. "See you later then!"
"Try not to kill each other," said Harusuke as he, Ami, and Luna ran away down some stairs leaving Usagi and Rei alone.
"Come on! Let's go!" said Rei as she went ahead.
"Don't you order me around!" snapped Usagi as she reluctantly followed her.
As Ami, Harusuke, and Luna began their search, Harusuke couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Luna, are you sure it was a good idea to pair Usagi with Rei?" he asked. "You know how those two have been lately."
"Of course it was," said Luna. "I paired those two together so that they could learn to work together."
"I suppose that makes sense," Harusuke spoke doubtfully. "But still..."
"Don't worry, Harusuke," reassured Ami. "I'm sure Usagi and Rei will be fine. Unless there's some sort of problem."
"It's not that," said Harusuke. "I'm just worried once those two fight; they're going to get into trouble."
"Oh, come on, Harusuke," said Luna. "I understand that those two have been... disagreeing with each other, but you're worrying too much?"
Harusuke then looked at Luna flaty. "Am I Luna? Am I?"
Back with Usagi and Rei, they sat on a bench watching Princess Dream as she and her mechanical animals played with some children. Usagi seemed to be bored while Rei was entirely focused, never taking her eyes off of her.
"Are you that suspicious of Princess Dream Rei?" asked Usagi. "She doesn't seem to be a bad person. I mean, she's called Princess Dream..."
"Yes, I'm sure," said Rei. "You just don't get it, Usagi. I just do, and she's too weird. My intuition is usually right."
Then Usagi saw a mechanical bunny hop up to her. "Aww! How cute!" she cooed as she picked it up and showed it to Rei. "Hey, Rei! Don't you think that this is the cutest little bunny you've ever seen?"
"No, but I'm thinking that little thing is smarter than you are," said Rei.
"Hey! Why are you acting so mean?!" whined Usagi.
Then Rei saw Princess Dream putting a little boy on top of the bear. She immediately shot up from the bench and went up to them.
"Hey! Don't get on those animals!" she said.
"Why not? They're just machines," said Princess Dream. "They're perfectly safe."
"Just get him down," insisted Rei.
"Very well then," conceded Princess Dream as she picked up the boy and set him down. "You can come back and ride them later, OK?" she said to the boy.
Then suddenly, Usagi popped up, picked up the boy, and placed him back on top of the bear's back.
"Well, I say that he should ride it now!" she said brightly. She then scowled at Rei. "Some people just don't know how to relax."
"Hey! You don't understand this at all, do you?!" Rei growled as she picked up the boy and set him back down on the ground, only to have Usagi pick him back up and put him back on the bear again.
"You're way too suspicious about everything," she said brightly but filled with a bit of venom. "Stop being such a drag!"
The two glared grimly at each other with the boy in the middle. Then with Rei grabbing the boy by the arms and Usagi grabbing the boy by his legs, the two engaged in a tug of war with the boy being the rope.
"No way!" yelled Rei.
"Yes, way!" Usagi yelled back.
The tug-of-war continued until the boy's angry mother came up, immediately stopping the fighting, much to the boy's relief.
After that, Usagi and Rei rode on a train ride around the park, continuing their investigation. Usagi was having the time of her life while Rei was blushing bright red with humiliation.
"This is embarrassing," she muttered.
"You gotta be kidding!" giggled Usagi. "This is only the best way to patrol!"
Then the train came to a sudden stop causing Usagi to lurch forward and smack her face right into the back of the person in front of her.
"Hey! Watch it!" said the person.
Usagi immediately recognized the voice causing her to look up. Sure enough, there sitting in front of her was the casually dressed boy with black hair.
"Oh no, not you again!" groaned Usagi. "What are you doing here?!"
"Now hold on a second!" grumped the boy. "That's the first thing out of your mouth after headbutting someone? That's pretty rude, Bun-head!"
Rei was amused. "Bun-head?! Ha! That's classic!" she smirked. "And it fits you perfectly!"
Usagi pouted in annoyance. It was bad enough the boy was calling her that name, but now Rei was too.
"Well, now she looks like a steamed bun!" joked the boy.
Rei couldn't help but laugh. "That's a good one!"
Usagi had finally had enough. "Alright, that enough!" she yelled as she stood up indignantly. "Stop making jokes at my expense!" Then she looked at the boy. "But never mind that, what's a guy like your age riding on a kiddie train?! Don't you have any friends your age, or are you just looking for someone on your puny mental level to talk to?"
The boy blushed a bright shade of red as Usagi mockingly laughed at him.
"Hey, you shut up!" he snapped. "I have my reasons, OK?! So mind your own business!" He then turned away, embarrassed that Usagi managed to get the upper hand on him. "Boy, she sure knows how to hit you where it hurts," he muttered.
Then with a jolt and a creak, the train was on the move again, causing Usagi to lose her balance and fall back to her seat hard.
"Hey, you panda bot! Enough with the stopping and going already!" she complained.
Then she heard an announcement on the loudspeaker.
"Attention, please! The House of Sweets will be beginning shortly, so if you want a real treat, come on down to The House of Sweets!"
Usagi then called out to the panda bot again. "Hey, Panda! Stop the train, will you?!"
"Sorry," said the panda. "But I was asked no more stop and go."
Usagi puffed her cheeks in a pout. "Stupid, lousy, technological advances."
Rei then whispered to Usagi, looking to be smitten with the casually dressed boy with black hair. "Hey Usagi, don't you think that guy in front of us kinda looks like Tuxedo Mask?"
Usagi felt appalled at such an idea. "No way! Not even a bit!" she yelled. "Knock it off with those crazy ideas! That jerk's absolutely nothing like him!"
Rei could only keep her mouth shut, and the train pressed on.
Eventually, Usagi and Rei got off the train and arrived at the House of Sweets. When they got there, they saw Luna standing alone outside the front gates.
"Hey, Luna," said Usagi as she and Rei went up to her. "Where's Harusuke and Ami?"
"They're both inside," replied Luna.
"Aw! That's not fair!" whined Usagi. "Going in without us, not even waiting!"
Then, Rei's expression turned grave as she stared at the House of Sweets. "There's an evil aura here," she murmured.
Inside the House of Sweets, many people were happily enjoying the numerous sweets laid out on the tables. Among them, Harusuke and Ami were looking around, trying to find anything suspicious.
"Well, other than the large dessert buffet, there doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary," said Harusuke.
"Keep looking around," said Ami. "Maybe we might find a clue here somewhere."
Just then, Princess Dream suddenly appeared standing on the stage.
"Good afternoon, everyone," she greeted. "Welcome to the House of Sweets! Now, please make yourselves at home."
Then suddenly, Princess Dream took a big breath and shot a strange pink mist from her mouth, surrounding the entire room. The room then turned to a flower garden in the middle of a forest. All the people were amazed as they admired all of the flowers.
"It's... like a dream..." murmured a woman in amazement.
"I could stay here forever," said another.
"Ami, are you seeing this?!" exclaimed Harusuke.
"Yes, I am, but... I can't believe it!" said Ami. "Is this some kind of illusion?"
Then suddenly, the people began to feel weak, so weak that they fell unconscious. Ami and Harusuke also began to feel lost strength. They tried to stay up, but they soon collapsed to the ground as well. They soon saw the cause of it all. As their vision began to blackout, they saw Princess Dream cruelly smirking as she used her apple to drain away all their energy.
"Ami... her apple..." groaned Harusuke. "It's... absorbing the energy from these people... including us..."
"Rei was right..." said Ami weakly. "This is how all the people disappeared... and Princess Dream... was the..."
But Ami couldn't even finish her sentence as she, along with Harusuke, passed out.
Rei's eyes suddenly widened, sensing trouble. "Something's happened inside there!" she said. "I'm sure of it!"
"Then let's hurry inside!" said Luna urgently. "Ami and Harusuke are inside there!"
Rei then tried opening the door by pulling on the handles, but the door wouldn't budge. "It's no use! I can't get it open!" she said.
"Oh no, Ami! Harusuke!" cried Usagi worriedly. "What are we gonna do?!"
"Would you stop crying about everything?!" chided Rei. "It's getting annoying!"
"But aren't you worried about them?!" asked Usagi, now sounding more upset than before.
"Of course I am! I never said I wasn't!" barked Rei.
"Maybe not, but I see how you are now! You're a cold-hearted person!" Usagi bitterly wept. "You don't care about anyone but yourself!"
Now Rei was angry. "You don't know anything about me!" she snapped. "So stop jumping to conclusions!"
"Enough!" yelled Luna. "Will the both of you stop fighting and transform already?!"
Usagi and Rei were still cross with each other, but they did as Luna asked and transformed.
"MARS POWER MAKER UP!"
"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.
Transformation Sequence: Rei
The symbol on Rei's pen begins to glow in a bright shade of red as she holds up her transformation pen. Then, it begins to spin around as it shines and envelopes Rei in red light. As she held up her pen while turning around, long tongues of flame erupted from it, forming several rings around her body. They tighten around her form, and in a brilliant flash of light, her outfit forms having to look just like Sailor Moon's, but she is wearing red pumps along with a pair of red star-shaped earrings, the center bow is purple, and the rims of her gloves, her skirt, her choker, and collar are red. After that, Mars finishes with her signature pose.
"MARS FIRE SOUL!"
Sailor Mars immediately blasted the door down using her signature attack, incinerating it completely.
"Come on, let's go!" she said as she ran inside.
"I told you not to boss me around!" growled Sailor Moon as she followed.
As they went inside, unknown to them, Jadeite was watching them, expecting their arrival. "Yes... here come the Guardians," he smirked to himself. "Today will be the last day they interfere with my plans. Murid will make sure of that."
Soon enough, as Sailor Moon and Mars, along with Luna, ran down the hall, they came across Princess Dream that barred their way.
"Welcome to the House of Sweets," she said as she bowed. "I've been expecting you two."
Like before, she shot the same pink mist from her mouth, and the area around them changed into a landscape of a flower garden in the middle of a forest.
"Be careful!" warned Luna. "This is all just an illusion!"
Then Princess Dream went up to Sailor Moon, holding a flower wreath in her hands. "Here's a present for you," she said sweetly.
"Oh, thank you!" said Sailor Moon.
She then dipped her head a little, and Princess Dream was about to put the wreath on top of Sailor Moon's head when Sailor Mars jumped in.
"No! Don't touch that!" she cried as she snatched it away.
Suddenly, the wreath transformed into a snake that bit Sailor Mars on her forearm, making her wince in pain. Then as Sailor Mars pried it off her and threw it to the ground, the snake immediately turned into stone as Princess Dream chuckled evilly.
"Oh, how terrible," she said. "The venom is spreading through your hand, and soon you'll turn to stone just like that snake."
Sailor Moon was horrified as Sailor Mars' arm began turning to stone bit by bit, just as Princess Dream said. "Sailor Mars! I'm so sorry!" she cried. "This is all my fault!"
"Stop making a fuss over this!" grunted Sailor Mars. "Especially over something so little!"
She whipped out an ofuda and concentrated using her powers as a priestess and as a Guardian. "Rin, Pyō, Tō, Sha, Kai, Jin, Retsu, Zai, Zen!" She then placed the ofuda on her infected arm. "Evil Spirit, be exorcised!" The stone immediately disappeared in an instant, and her arm was back to normal, much to the relief of Luna and Sailor Moon.
"Oh, thank goodness!" cried Sailor Moon as her eyes were now flooding with tears of relief.
"Come on, Sailor Moon, this isn't the time to cry," chided Sailor Mars. She turned to Princess Dream. "And as for you, show us your true form!"
"Very well then," said Princess Dream. "Please wait one moment."
The dreamy landscape suddenly turned back into the hallway inside the House of Sweets. Then Princess Dreams head suddenly went inside her body, and she began to levitate, spinning around while playing some strange music like she was a music box. As she did, her dress changed from pink, blue, and gold to red, black, and purple, and her supple skin changed to wood. Her head soon reemerged, having the same pink hair, but she now wore a red tiara that looked like horns, and her face was also wooden. She now looked like a strange and evil puppet.
"Hello there," she said as she finished transforming. "I am the monster Murid. Please to meet you."
"Pleased... to meet you too," Sailor Moon said.
"Sailor Moon... need I remind you that she's the enemy?" said Sailor Mars.
Sailor Moon quickly recollected herself and glared at Murid. "Listen up, you monster! You'll pay for taking advantage of the dreams of pure-hearted girls!"
"Are you one of the girls you're talking about?" asked Sailor Mars.
"Will you let me talk?!" snapped Sailor Moon in a whisper. "Anyway, I am the pretty guardian who fights for love and justice! I am Sailor Moon! And in the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"
"Oh my! How scary," said Murid pretending to be frightened. "Why don't you two have another dream?"
From her mouth, she once again unleashed a pink mist that enveloped the hallway, and once again, Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars, and Luna found themselves once again in a flower garden in a forest.
"Be careful! This is another one of the monster's illusions!" said Luna.
"Don't worry! I'll be fine because I'm not 'gonna fall for any more of those stupid traps!" said Sailor Moon confidently.
"We'll see about that..." said Sailor Mars sarcastically.
Just then, there was the sound of clopping hoofbeats coming towards their way. Sailor Moon and Mars were immediately on guard, preparing themselves for a battle. Then they something that made their eyes go wide with hearts in them, for coming right towards them was a man in a tuxedo, wearing a mask, and riding on top of a white horse.
"Yay! It's Tuxedo Mask!" gushed Sailor Moon.
"Wow, how stunning!" swooned Sailor Mars. "He looks just like a prince!"
The love-struck guardians immediately ran towards Tuxedo Mask, much to the annoyance of Luna.
"Hey, get back here!" she cried. "It's a trap! It's what the enemy wants you to do!"
The girls were not listening. They were now riding on a merry-go-round with Tuxedo Mask madly giggling having a wonderful time.
"Hey! Are you listening to me?!" yelled Luna. "It's an illusion, I said!"
While watching from behind a tree, Murid may have been a puppet, but if she were human, she would be smiling in triumph for having the two Sailor Guardians under her spell.
"This is perfect," she said to herself. "Now that I have the Sailor Guardians right where I want them, I'm going to take all their energy while they dream."
She waved her hand over the apple, but then a rose shot down and knocked it out of her hands. The dreamscape around them had also changed back to normal. Murid looked up to see that the real Tuxedo Mask was standing above her on a window.
"Stick to dreaming when you're asleep, Sailor Guardians," he said as he leaped out of the window, disappearing. "Farewell!"
Sailor Moon and Mars, who believed they were still riding on the merry-go-round horses, now realized they were riding on old dusty brooms.
"Oh boy... how embarrassing," said Sailor Mars blushing.
Sailor Moon looked around, trying to see where Tuxedo Mask was. Then she saw the rose that was by Murid. "That rose! Tuxedo Mask was here!" she said happily.
Then Murid picked up her apple. "So Tuxedo Mask broke my spell? No matter. I'll just put you back into the dream world again," she said.
Sailor Moon and Mars nervously gulped as Murid prepared to let out her mist once again.
"I think we'd better run for it!" squeaked Luna as she, along with Sailor Moon and Mars, took off with Murid right behind them.
Meanwhile, the recent victims of Murid were still unconscious on the floor, including Harusuke and Ami. Then Harusuke and Ami began to regain consciousness as they both woke up.
"Oh... geez, my head," groaned Harusuke. "What the heck happened?"
"We had our energy drained..." said Ami. "But I don't know how long we were unconscious."
Then they Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars, and Luna came up to them.
"Ami! Harusuke! Are you both OK?" asked Sailor Moon.
"Yes, we're fine," said Ami.
"But what happened to us?" asked Harusuke. "One minute, we were in the House of Sweets investigating; the next minute, we're here."
"It's... kind of a long story," said Sailor Mars. "Not much time for explaining."
Then Murid suddenly appeared behind them. Harusuke and Ami immediately remembered.
"That apple!" cried Ami. "That apple is what's absorbing everyone's energy!"
"Yeah! That was how we ended up unconscious!" added Harusuke.
"All four of you need to attack together!" said Luna. "Harusuke! Ami! You know what to do!"
Ami and Harusuke nodded as they both transformed.
"MERCURY POWER MAKE UP!"
"SOLAR 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.
The four guardians stood bravely at Murid as she was surprised to see them.
"Go for the apple!" said Sailor Mercury.
"Me and Sailor Mercury and will create an opening!" said Solaris. "Sailor Mars and Sailor Moon will take advantage and take out that monster!"
"MERCURY BUBBLES SPRAY!"
Sailor Mercury used her signature technique, using her bubbles to create a mist surrounding the area and confusing Murid.
"Wh-where did they go?!" she cried as she looked around, trying to see.
Solaris then appeared right behind her and then used his attack too.
"SOLAR BINDING!"
A beam of light shot from his hands around wrapped around Murid and bound her tightly. Murid struggled as she tried to get free, but she couldn't. Sailor Mars then came flying from above, holding another ofuda.
"Evil spirit, be exorcized!" she yelled as she slapped the ofuda right in the middle of Murid's face. Solaris then undid his binding, and Murid found that she was suddenly frozen and unable to move. Sailor Moon and Mars took advantage, and both delivered the finishing blow.
"MOON TIARA ACTION!"
"MARS FIRE SOUL!"
As they both unleashed their attacks, Mars' Fire Soul combined with Sailor Moon's Moon Tiara action making the attack a fiery disc of energy. The disc struck the apple along with Murid, destroying it and her into a pile of ashes.
"We did it!" cheered Sailor Moon as the energy trapped within the apple was released and returned to their rightful owners.
Meanwhile, Jadeite, hiding out in another room, had just lost his connection to the energy he stole. Not only that, but the House of Sweets, which was the base for his plans, began to waste away and dissipate. He growled in frustration, knowing who was responsible.
"Curse those guardians!" he seethed, clenching his fist. "I'll get them for this!"
After everyone had gone back to normal, Usagi and the others decided to take some time in Dream Land as a way of celebrating their recent victory. Usagi and Rei were eating some ice cream while Ami and Harusuke walked ahead of them.
"Well done, you four!" said Luna proudly. "You were all able to win today because you all fought together as a team, so make sure you remember that."
"We will, Luna," said Ami.
"I guess that's one way of looking at it," chuckled Harusuke. "But I think that we mainly won because Usagi and Rei weren't at each other's throats for a change."
"That's true too," said Ami. "Hopefully, they'll stay that way for a while."
But Ami was wrong. As they ate their ice cream, Usagi couldn't help but notice something about Rei's ice cream.
"Hey! How come your ice cream's bigger than mine?" she asked, scowling.
"Maybe it's because you eat too fast, Bun-Head," Rei spoke, scowling back.
"Give me your cone!" demanded Usagi. "And don't call me that!"
"Make me Bun-head!" teased Rei as she made a face while running away with Usagi in hot pursuit.
Ami, Harusuke, and Luna could only look on as the two continued their chase until Usagi tripped and fell, dropping her ice cream.