"So, you mean to tell me that, not only does that schoolboy continue to elude us, but now there are two Chosen Warriors to stand against us?"

"Yes, ma'am, but I have a plan to gather both him, as well as the energy that the other humans will provide for us," he said, knowing that the Queen would be more willing to forgive him his failure if he could simply deliver her a proper success. "You see, human energy can be amplified by feelings of anxiety. For example, when they're pressed for time. Therefore, by making it seem as though they're rushed and are running out of time, we can magnify their energy and collect it more efficiently."

"And, since those troublesome Sailor Guardians are more than likely to show themselves in such a situation, it's very likely that we'll finally be able to take possession of that human boy who seems to have such an odd connection to Sailor Moon."

"Yes, ma'am," he said, bowing in pleased submission.

"Very well, you may proceed," Queen Beryl said, a pleased smile upon her face.

"Of course."

~SM~

This wasn't a school day, and Usagi couldn't have been more happy! Curling her arms around Trevor-nii's right arm as she pulled him along, the three of them making their way out from Harajuku Station, Usagi turned to look over at Ami.

"Look at all these people!" Ami-chan exclaimed, as the three of them came out of the station together.

"This is really the first time you've gone to a place like this, Ami-chan?" she asked, turning to look at her fellow Sailor Guardian; not that anyone else but her and Trevor-nii knew what they both really were.

"Yes, although I have read about them," Ami-chan said, looking around again at all of the people going in and out of the shops all around them.

"That won't do!" she said, grinning for both Ami-chan and Trevor-nii, since she knew that her older brother was really just there for her. "You need to have some fun while you're still young!"

Trevor-nii laughed softly, and she turned to smile widely back at him; sure, she knew that some people had strange ideas about fun – though Trevor-nii would be nice and say they were just different – but as the three of them all began making their way past the people and into the shops that lined the street, Usagi knew that Trevor-nii enjoyed himself a lot when she was happy. So, as she and Ami-chan made their way into a cute boutique, Usagi made sure to pick out a nice hat for him. It was an old joke that the pair of them had.

"I don't think I really look good in hats, Usa-ko," Trevor-nii said, smiling gently as he took off the hat that she'd plunked neatly down on his head.

Giggling as she and Ami-chan tried on some cool sunglasses, while Trevor-nii put up the hat that she'd gone to fetch for him, Usagi led them both out of the shop and down to the next one in the line. They went on like that until Ami-chan found a book shop, and the smile on her face drew Usagi right in.

"So, did you manage to find anything good, Ami-chan?" she asked, making her way over to the bookshelf where her fellow Sailor Guardian was standing.

"Yeah, a lot of things!" Ami-chan exclaimed, smiling as she looked back at the bookshelf she was standing in front of.

"Really?" she asked, smiling back at Ami-chan as she held up the books that she'd just bought. "What kind of books did you find?"

"I'll show you mine, if you show me yours," she said, smiling as she held out the small stack of manga that she was going to be buying when she, Ami-chan, and Trevor-nii all left.

Ahh, these are more like what Trevor-nii would buy, she thought, laughing softly as she heard Ami-chan exclaiming over her choices. The three of them left the book shop, each of them with a bag to hold the books they'd bought for themselves, and Usagi found that she couldn't quite manage to hold back a yawn.

"Whew, I'm so tired," she said, finding herself yawning again, seemingly just for good measure.

"Yeah, me too," Ami-chan said, though she didn't yawn.

"Do you want to head back home now, Usa-ko?" Trevor-nii asked kindly, as the three of them made their way back out into the street where all the other people were.

"Wait, what's that?" she asked, spotting a particularly thick knot of people, all gathered together. "That place is packed!"

"I'm not quite sure," Ami-chan said.

"Come on!" she decided, taking her big brother's arm so that the pair of them wouldn't get separated in the crowds, and then taking Ami-chan's hand so they wouldn't get separated, either. "Let's go check it out!"

It turned out to be a new store called Clock Look, and they were even having a grand opening sale! It was so great!

"Wow, there are so many neat clocks and watches here!" she exclaimed, looking around at all the cool timepieces on display in the cases and on the shelves all around them.

"Usagi, are those kinds of watches really supposed to be this cheap?" Ami-chan asked.

"No," she said, smiling brightly back at her friend and fellow Sailor Guardian. "They're having a sale! You know, to celebrate opening their new store?"

"Oh, I guess that makes sense," Ami-chan said, as the three of them began making their way through the store, looking at all the neat clocks.

"Hey, that clock looks just like Luna!" she exclaimed, looking over a a cute little clock that had seemed to be made just for her.

"Ah, I see you have an eye for fine workmanship, miss," the owner of the clock store, an elegant-looking woman in a pretty red dress, said as she came over to stand with the three of them. "That clock is specially priced, just for today."

"Wow!" she said, smiling wider at the nice woman as she came over to where Usagi, her brother, and Ami-chan were all standing together; opening her wallet, Usagi looked down into it. "Oh! It's so cheap, and I still don't have enough money to buy it!"

"I could lend you some, if you want," Trevor-nii said, a gentle smile on his face as the pair of them looked at the cute clock that she didn't have quite enough money to buy on her own.

"You would? Wow!" she said, as Trevor-nii opened up his wallet, letting Usagi count out the money that she would need to buy the cute little clock that she'd seen. "Thanks, Trevor-nii! You're the best big brother ever!"

"What a kind person you are," the nice woman running the clock shop said, as she and handed over the money and took the cute clock from the shelf. "Such a good big brother deserves something special, so wait right here," the woman said, hurrying off before returning with a really nice looking watch.

"That's for me?" Trevor-nii asked, a look of surprise on his face as the woman gently took his right arm and actually put the watch right on him.

"Of course," the nice lady said, smiling at the both of them. "A big brother as good as you deserves all the recognition he can get," the nice woman said, firmly buckling the strap around his right wrist, and then patted his arm gently. "Consider that a gift for your kindness."

"Thank you," Trevor-nii said, seeming more off-balance than she'd ever seen him before.

Even after the three of them had all left the clock shop together, Trevor-nii still seemed to be more than a bit thrown-off by the present that the nice lady from the clock shop had given to him after he'd lent her the money that she'd needed to buy that cute clock that she'd seen in the shop, so Usagi suggested that the pair of them head right home so she could fix him a hot cocoa to settle him down. He'd smiled in that gentle way he always did, and thanked her for her consideration as the pair of them had said their goodbyes to Ami-chan for the day and continued the rest of the way back home.

"Mom, guess what Trevor-nii bought for me!" Usagi called, grinning as she hurried up to the front door, grinning as she tugged her older brother behind her.

"What was it, Usagi?" Mom asked, opening the door for the pair of them, smiling as she did.

"He bought me this really cute clock from the store!" she said, showing off the box that the nice lady had packed the clock in when she, Ami-chan, and Trevor-nii had made their way to the counter to pay for the clock that Trevor-nii had bought for her. "The lady also gave him that neat watch, for being such a great big brother!" she said, holding up Trevor-nii's right wrist so she could show Mom the thin-strapped, black-banded wristwatch.

"That's wonderful, Trevor!" Mom said, smiling widely as she came over to hug the both of them. "Umino's mother told me about that place; Clock Lock. She bought seven of their clocks, while she, Naru's mother, and I were all out shopping," Mom led them into the house, and showed them what seemed to be a new clock that had just been hung on the wall. "I bought a few of them, myself."

"Wasn't that sale of theirs just great?" she asked, grinning at Mom as the pair of them continued on their way deeper into the house, with her and Trevor-nii headed for the kitchen. "Come to think of it, that's probably why Umino's mom picked up so many clocks," Usagi said, as she began taking down the cocoa mix for her and Trevor-nii.

"Yes, that was what she said," Mom said, as the three of them split up, with Mom making her way deeper into the house and Usagi making her own way over to the electric kettle so she could heat up some water for herself and her brother.

Later, once the pair of them had gotten settled down – and after Trevor-nii had finished his homework for the night, of course – and changed into their pajamas, Usagi sat down on her bed to wind up the cute little cat clock that her brother had bought for her.

"Luna-sensei," Trevor-nii exclaimed, as their cat friend and the one who had turned her into the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon jumped lightly into the room that she and her big brother shared. "What are you doing back so soon? Is the Dark Kingdom up to something again?"

"I don't know," the cat said, shaking her head briefly. "I just know that I sensed a sinister presence from this room, and I had to come investigate."

"A sinister presence?" Trevor-nii asked, as he took his watch off, setting it down just in front of the clock that he 'd bought for her. "What do you mean, Luna-sensei?"

"Where did you get that weird clock?" Luna-sensei asked.

Usagi smiled. "Isn't it great? I got it at this great new clock shop!" she said, picking up the cute clock so that she could show it off to the cat. "It looks just like you!"

"Just like me?" Luna-sensei exclaimed, looking more put-out than she'd ever seen the cat; well, at least when they weren't facing off against the Dark Kingdom, at least. "You can't be serious! I'm much better looking than that thing!"

Usagi couldn't help it, she giggled. "Luna-sensei, it almost sounds like you're jealous," she said, grinning down at the kitty on her bed as she set the clock back on the shelf.

"What?! I am not jealous of that thing!" Luna-sensei exclaimed, though the kitty looked a lot more flustered than she usually did. "And anyway, I don't like the feel of that clock."

"Of course, Luna-sensei," she said, chuckling as she climbed into bed and pulled the covers up to her neck so she could get comfortable. "I believe you."

Chuckling to herself as she settled down into her nice, soft pillow, Usagi closed her eyes; Luna-sensei could be so silly, sometimes.

~SM~

The next morning, just before he'd opened his eyes, Trevor felt someone's hands pressing down on his chest. Then, before he could even wonder what was going on, his eyes snapped open as he felt a flood of energy blasting right through him.

"Good, that woke you up!" Usagi exclaimed, grabbing his arms and yanking him right up out of bed before he could so much as breathe a word asking her what was going on. "Come on, Trevor-nii! We're going to be late if you don't get going!"

"Ah- Usa-ko- wait!" he exclaimed, as Usagi slapped the watch that he'd been given by the woman at the clock shop yesterday.

"Come on, let's get going!" Usagi said, basically tossing him at the closet where their clothes were all hanging. "Get dressed, already!"

"Um, right," he said, blinking as he readjusted the watch strap so it wouldn't pinch him and then grabbed his uniform from the opened closet.

He didn't know just what it was that had gotten into her, but Usagi was a lot more enthusiastic to get to school than he'd ever seen her before. Nearly before he'd fully gotten into his uniform, Usagi had jumped on his back.

"Come on, Trevor-nii! Run as fast as you can!" Usagi exclaimed, pointing forward as he balanced himself after Usagi had finished getting herself settled. "We need to get to school before we're late!"

"Right!"

Concentrating, Trevor pulled on more of the energy that seemed to come to him when he needed it, and ran as fast as he could. He almost felt giddy, with the energy surging through him, almost like he was flying instead of running. Trevor didn't know quite why he hadn't done something like this before, since it was a much faster way to get where he was going, but when he and Usagi made it to school, Trevor found that he couldn't think about those kinds of things anymore.

"Grr, why is everyone else so late?!" Usagi demanded, pounding her fists on the desk where she'd been sitting, almost startling Trevor into dropping the book he'd opened.

Still, studying was important if he wanted to get anywhere in life, so Trevor shook his head and turned back to the work that he was doing. He knew that Ami would have agreed with him, if she'd come early enough to meet up with him and Usagi while the both of them were making their way to school. Really, he wondered where she even was; Ami was a lot more dedicated to her studies than Usagi had ever been.

"Come on, Trevor-nii! Let's get going!" Usagi shouted, grabbing his left wrist just as he'd been about to turn the next page of his textbook. "We can't just go sitting around all day!"

"Usa-ko, wait a minute!" he said, as his sister yanked him up and out of the seat, dragging him behind her as he struggled to put the textbook back in his bag before he dropped it. "What about school?!"

"Oh, we can't just sit around all day, Trevor-nii!" Usagi declared, dragging him firmly by the arm as they made their way out of the school building.

"In that case, I should probably do to the library," he said, looking down at the watch he'd been given; wow, it was really getting late. "I've already lost a lot of study time like this."

"Right, you do that!" Usagi said, nodding firmly at him as the pair of them stood together outside of the school building. "I'll meet you back at home, Trevor-nii!"

"Right!" he called back, tucking away his textbook and turning to head for the library so that he could get back to his studies.

Concentrating for a moment on that strange power of his once again, Trevor felt it surge through him as he started running again. When he started seeing more and more people all around him, and more than that when he found that he didn't have the space to go around them the way he'd once been doing, Trevor pulled on more of that energy that he'd been able to call on since he and Usagi had met up with Luna-sensei and joined the battle against the Dark Kingdom, leaping right over their heads before a single one of them could get in his way.

He had to get to the library fast; he was already wasting time just standing around like this!

"Kohai!"

"Mamoru-sempai?" he called, turning to look at the friend that he'd made; even under the circumstances, Trevor knew that it would be rude to ignore Mamoru after he'd seemingly gone out of his way to find him.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?" Mamoru-sempai asked, and Trevor couldn't quite manage to resist the urge to check his watch again; he'd apologize for it later. "And, where did you get that watch?"

"It was a gift," he muttered, just as Mamoru-sempai grabbed his right wrist, narrowing his eyes as he looked down at the thin-strapped band that Trevor had strapped on just as soon as he'd been able to wake up properly.

When Mamoru-sempai tore the watch clean off of his wrist, throwing it to the ground so that he could stomp on it, Trevor couldn't quite believe what had happened.

"Sempai-"

"Where did you get that thing, Trevor?" Mamoru-sempai demanded, grabbing his shoulders in a way that he'd never done before at all.

"There was this new clock shop that was having a sale," he said, blinking as Mamoru-sempai turned him around and started forcefully marching him away from the spot where the crushed remains of his watch were laying on the ground. "Sempai, why would you do something so rude?"

"Sorry, but something about that watch," Mamoru-sempai said, narrowing his eyes as he looked back at the shattered remains of the watch that he'd stomped into the ground. "I didn't like the feel of it."

"What?" was all he managed to way, before Mamoru-sempai started dragging him off somewhere again.

"Where was that clock shop you got that watch from?" Mamoru-sempai demanded, turning back to look at him even as he kept dragging him through the streets; Trevor could only be glad that everyone else was too busy to pay attention to what Mamoru-sempai was doing.

It would have just been too embarrassing if they hadn't.

~SM~

When Trevor had managed to tell him where he'd gotten the strange watch – the one that carried the feel of some kind of curse, though he didn't quite know what it was, yet – Mamoru turned the pair of them so that they were headed for that clock shop that the younger boy had described to him. Still, he couldn't help wondering just what it was that had driven Trevor to act so strange. He'd never used that strange power of his in such a frivolous way.

Really, that was something that he'd have expected Usagi to be doing.

As he started getting closer, though, Mamoru felt more and more disoriented… It almost felt like… he had a promise to keep…

~SM~

When the horrible youma that had been attacking her suddenly yelled in pain, clutching at its stomach and dropping the blade that it had been stabbing at her while she couldn't even move, Usagi knew that she had to do something.

"Bubble Spray!" Ami – Sailor Mercury – shouted, and Usagi sighed in relief as the youma they had been fighting lost sight of them in all the fog. "Sailor Moon, are you all right?"

"I'm better now that you're here, Mercury," she said, smiling over at her friend and fellow Sailor Senshi.

"That's where the enemy is," Ami pointed, and Usagi looked up at the pair of gleaming eyes in the fog.

"Okay!" she called, gathering herself for what she was about to do. "Moon Tiara Action!"

Once the youma had been dissolved into dust, just like all of the other ones that had attacked them in the past, Usagi sighed as the clock shop around them, and soon they were standing in the empty lot where it had once been. She really didn't know how the Dark Kingdom had managed to create a whole building out of nothing, but seeing it just vanish into nothingness… It was one of the weirdest things Usagi had seen in awhile.

"I'm going to go find Trevor-nii!" she said, remembering the way her older brother had run off, with the watch that that horrible youma had given him when he'd bought that trick clock for her,

"I'll help you look, Usagi!"

The pair of them made their way out of the empty lot, searching for Trevor so that they would all be able to meet up again after everything that had happened. Poor Trevor-nii, he had to be so confused by everything that had happened to the both of them. That was why she was going to find him and bring him back home, before he ended up getting lost or something even worse.

"Trevor-nii!"

"Usa-ko," her kind older brother said, turning to look over at her as she came up to him.

"Hey, Bun-head," Mamoru-baka said. "What brings you out this far?"

"Sempai, please," Trevor-nii said, and Usagi noticed that her kind older brother seemed tired out by everything that had happened; so did Mamoru baka, but he could probably get home on his own.

"Come on," she said, wrapping both of her arms around his right and letting Trevor-nii lean on her as the three of them began making their way back home.

Ami-chan had told her that she and Luna-sensei had gotten rid of that evil clock that the youma had tricked Trevor-nii into buying for her, and since that watch that he'd been given by the youma that had tricked them both was gone, Usagi hugged him as she led the pair of them back home. She was glad that her older brother was all right again, even if he did like Mamoru-baka for some reason.