Special Chapter

Steal A Kiss From Mamoru: An's Project Snow White

As usual, even when Usagi was trying to do her homework, she'd doze off, and start dreaming of something different. That was until Luna jumped up onto her small table in her bedroom.

"Well, what do we have here? You're studying all by yourself?" she asked.
"We'd better not disturb her, Luna. After all, Usagi did say that anyone who interrupts her dreams will most certainly get a massive earful from her," said Sora, who was reading the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

The dark colored cat was surprised, until she looked at one of the pages where the prince would kiss Snow White and break the curse that the evil Queen Grimhilde, her wicked stepmother cast upon her.

"Also, looking through these pages, it sort of reminds me of when me and my friends were flung back to how things started, mostly thanks to Twily's wish. She wished she could see how my adventures began, and how they ended. That's why we all ended up in the Dwarf Woodlands, where we met Snow White, and how we all learned about kindness from her, even with all the changes that had happened before. But we made sure to correct them, thanks to some help from the Conton City Time Patrol. But I also know something else, when you were with Artemis. One day, the two of you will bring forth what's called the Next Generation, but after you guys share your true feelings to each other… after you face your own personal demons. That's why Queen Serenity wanted you to make sure that the love everyone has in their hearts is earned, not found," he explained.

This made Usagi wake up with a start.

"OH MY GOSH! I'm so sorry, Mom! I promise to improve my grades! I swear I won't space out again! Just don't throw me out of the house so that I'll be nothing but a crazy bum begging for pocket change!" she cried out in a panicked frenzy.
"Calm. Calm down. Breathe, Usagi. Breathe. Just breathe. Relax. It's okay. You're mother's not here. It's just us, Sora and Luna. But, he did say that he was reading the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, but he was also there, in the Dwarf Woodlands," soothed Luna, nuzzling her cheek.

"Oh, thank goodness. But, I did dream of steamed meat buns," sighed Usagi, making her friend chuckle.

"Hey, it's cool, Usagi. But, maybe Mako could make you some steamed meat buns if you stop by her place. Granted she might need to work out the recipe in one of her parents' cookbooks she was able to save," replied Sora, taking her hand in his own.
Of course, Luna didn't dare drive them apart as they were actually friends and nothing else. But there would be times whenever Sora would step up and offer an idea that would pique Usagi's curiosity. Meanwhile, Ail was contemplating on which cardigan he'd send next, while An was reading the same book that Sora was reading in the apartment complex they turned into their temporary outpost.

"Is this really necessary? Do we really need to study english? If we have time for that, shouldn't we be thinking of ways to gather up energy instead?" he asked skeptically.

Sephiroth looked up at him, his catlike eyes flashing with malice.

"There may yet be a chance, but only if you're willing to see things through on your own terms," said the One-Winged Angel.

But An was not paying attention as the two men went off to plan their next move. She was thinking about what it would take to have her first true kiss with Mamoru, which made Sephiroth turn and look skeptically at her. However, the next morning, Sora and Usagi arrived at the Hikawa Shrine, but a few minutes late. Even so, Riku stepped up to them.

"There's something else you need to know about why Rei called this meeting on short notice, Usagi. It's about Mamoru. Not another of Ail and An's cardians wreaking havoc on the city streets. It turns out, he's in a very serious bind right now," he explained.
"Mamoru's in a serious bind? That can't be good. But I don't think we should just sit around and do nothing while he's in this situation," replied Sora, shocking Usagi.

"No, we most certainly don't, Sora," she agreed, furrowing her brow.

Rei was surprised. She had no idea that there was something different about Sora, even though she'd grow extremely annoyed at Usagi for misreading the situation. However, the spiky brunette turned towards Ami.

"Ami, can you give us a bit of confirmation on the situation that Mamoru's in right now?" he asked.

"Based on what Rei informed us, Mamoru's participating in a school play that will be performed in a children's theater," answered Ami.
"And here's the worst news yet. Some of Mamoru's pals got into a really serious argument about which character they'd be cast as, until they all decided to just drop out and pursue other projects of their own liking. Poor guy really is in the biggest pickle yet, he's pretty much unable to find other people to help him out right now," explained Axel.

"We understand how responsible a person Mamoru is. He doesn't want to cancel the play. Earlier, he left this prayer at the shrine," added Rei.

Sora and Usagi read it carefully, until Roxas raised his hand.
"Um, well… What if we could help him out? That would help Mamoru share the workload with us," he suggested.

"Roxas, you rock!" cheered Usagi as she hugged him.

"Our thoughts exactly," added Minako.

They soon came to meet up with Mamoru and explained everything to him.

"You're telling me you all want to help out in the play?" he asked.
"I'm afraid so, Mamoru. In fact, it was Roxas who suggested the idea to us, and we could all make sure that the performance of Snow White would be a huge success," replied Kairi.

"Snow White, huh?" said Mamoru.

"Also, there's something else you need to know. If any one of us girls in the Warriors of Light got cast in the role of Snow White, thanks to Roxas' suggestion, it could help lower the risk of having a severe headache from all the stress in your system," explained Namine.

"That's right. But, as unfair as it sounds, which could lead to both Usagi and Rei getting on my case, they'd pretty much rant, rave, and argue about who could be the best Snow White, mostly because she's kind and caring to everyone around her. But sadly her naivety pretty much got her into trouble because of Queen Grimhilde, her cruel stepmother, disguised as an old peddler, after Grumpy said that she was filled with darkness, hatred, and envy. Those three things ended up being the catalyst of her downfall, but by my own hands after she tried to kill the seven dwarfs with a boulder she attempted to dislodge onto them, only to see it crush it into dust after I used thunder magic to stop her for good," added Sora.

"What? Why would we get up on your case, Sora? We both know how much you care about all of us, even though you'd get annoyed at us for arguing about every little detail until it devolved into an extremely immoral catfight between me and Usagi, which would make some of your friends say we're acting like a bunch of rabid wolves. But, after Usagi told us about how you met Snow White in the Dwarf Woodlands, as well as had no choice but to put an end to Queen Grimhilde after she fell too far into darkness, as well as defeated her brother Malice, when he tried to get revenge on her, we all know how much you refused to let the bad guys have their way, until you found a different solution, or be forced to eliminate them forever, just like with Cinder Fall," said Rei.

"Yeah, and we all know how much you care about everyone's safety, just like how I do after you all promised to make sure that I'd never be sad again, following the heartbreaking end of my relationship with you-know-who," added Makoto.

"Yup. But, uh, Mako as Snow White probably wouldn't be a good idea anyway though," whispered Goofy.

"Sadly, Goofy's not wrong about it. But if I was cast as Snow White, and Sora was the prince who revives her with Love's First Kiss, then I'd have my real first kiss with him on that stage, due to my crush on him," cooed Minako.

"Hey, Ami, do you think you could take some time off from your Cram School studies for a bit and help us out as well?" asked Aqua.

"I guess I have nothing against that idea, Aqua, but I'll be more than happy to help out, seeing as the Snow White Sora met is very much different from the one in that play we can participate in," replied Ami.

"Let's not forget that there are some other characters that could require everyone else's talent, like the seven dwarves, the evil queen that puts her to sleep with the poisoned apple, thanks to a spell called the Sleeping Death, after she changed into that wicked old witch, and after I accidentally gave that apple to her," said Ventus.

"As for the prince, I feel that it's best for Mamoru to play him, since he's the hero who pretty much revives her with Love's First Kiss, which dispels the sleeping death, as well as made the dwarves believe she died, even after they went after her," added Xion.

"Alright then. But, we've got another problem. The moment you guys start arguing about who will be the best Snow White in the play, you might do something that you'll regret immensely. Triggering the awakening of Vanitas, which in turn means he'll break free from my heart, after taking advantage of your squabble, and cut you all down in a heartbeat with his own Keyblade, the Void Gear. And when that happens, every one of you will end up asking yourselves the biggest question yet: 'What did we ever do to make Vanitas attack us without provocation while we were arguing our butts off, as well as devolved and started acting like a bunch of ravenous, uncivilized rabid wolves?'" finished Sora.

Everyone was aghast at what they heard, until Makoto decided to put her foot down.
"No way, Sora! We're not giving this Vanitas guy that chance. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever. And going from my own experiences, he'd be way worse than you-know-who after he said it was over between us," interjected the pony-tailed brunette.

The four girls at her side nodded and voiced their agreement and understanding with her, which of course made Minako relieved to know that Sora would always have powerful friends who'd make sure to never let that advantage be given to Vanitas in the slightest.

"Then allow me to break the ice between all of you. We'll draw straws," said Natsumi, who arrived.
"Oh, so that's your big game. Have some of us draw one of these little pieces of paper you've got in your hand, and if the person has red, then they'll most certainly become Snow White," smirked Axel.

However, he grew mildly disturbed.

"But just leave us boys out of it, although we're cool with you participating in the play as well," he finished.

"You know, Axel's right. Let's play Natsumi's game for now," suggested Rei.

After being told that the white straws would mean one of the girls would be Snow White, the blue ones would mean the dwarves, and the red one was the evil queen, everyone agreed to participate. Usagi went first, but got the red straw, which meant she was the evil queen.

"Ouch," murmured Sora.

However, he decided to perk her up.

"Well, on another note, I guess it's fair to say that Usagi could easily be a good villain, even though Sailor Moon's a superhero who fights not just for the safety of the people, but for those she calls her friends and family. Her fellow Sailor Guardians. They may be waiting to see where the bad guys may be willing to strike next, but part of me thinks she's a lot closer than most of us believe," he said.

The remainder of his friends pulled the straw paper, only to see that they got the blue tip, while the disguised An got the all white straw paper. But unknown to them, the false Ginga sibling had ripped it so that she would be Snow White. Upon returning, she explained everything to Ail and Sephiroth.

"I see… So you're only one dwarf short, while you are Snow White, and Mamoru is the prince. Hmph… Not interested. Best to do it with just six dwarves instead of seven," said the One-Winged Angel.

"Fine, then I suppose we shall do that," remarked An, and she vanished into the darkness.

But Ail decided that the performance would be held in Juban Hall, where everyone would watch Snow White being performed. Thinking ahead, he called for Bipierro, the cardigan that resembled an extremely disturbing clown that nobody would want the children to see. Informing this creature that people would be watching the performance, and claim their vital life force for the Makai Tree. Meanwhile, everyone was practicing for the play once they got to the scene where Snow White was still in a death-like slumber thanks to the poisoned apple.
"Sadly, Natsumi's right. After the dwarves built a golden coffin, they stood watch over her, until the prince arrived and broke the dark spell with the kiss of true love. After that, they both lived happily ever after," said Sora.

Holy macaroni," murmured Makoto.

They soon got through the rehearsal, although Roxas gently rested his hand on Usagi's shoulder to silently remind her that this was rehearsal. But, things started to go poorly, leading to Aqua stepping up.

"I'm afraid that won't do. After all, Snow White was asleep, even after I saw what was going on. The seven dwarves stood by her side, until I sought out the prince and let her know that she was being watched over by them, even though it wasn't actually part of the story," she said.
"Gawrsh, I sure hope this doesn't devolve into an all out brawl," whispered Goofy.
"It won't, Goofy. But, after hearing Sora say that we don't want to become like rabid wolves, as well as the fact that we'd be ready for Vanitas if he did show up, thanks to what Mako told him, I fully understand why he was more than willing to step up and give the bad guys a taste of their own medicine," replied Ami.

Night came, and everyone soon left after the rehearsals had finished.
"Take care, Mamoru. And, we'll see you again," said Riku.

"Yeah, Riku's right. Why don't we talk things over about the characters we're playing while I walk you home?" asked An.

"Hoo boy. I swear that Natsumi's always giving us a lot of trash, and this play might get ruined if she keeps up with that attitude," sighed Sora.

"Yeah, no kidding. But after hearing you talk about how you met Snow White and her friends, I guess it's fair to say that you also bore a deep seated hatred against Queen Grimhilde, her heartless stepmom," replied Rei.

"And the longer she keeps up with that selfish act of her's, the more likely we'll have to give her a serious earful," added Makoto.

"Well, what do you expect? That sicko might've cheated to get the part of Snow White, while the rest of you guys got relegated to the dwarves and the evil queen. And no, Usagi, Mamoru's not a big dirty, disgusting cheater. He's actually got a lot on his mind. In other words, she rigged the draw so that she'd claim the main role," explained Axel.

"Why that little!" growled Usagi.

"Enough. The reason why that happened is because we don't want to devolve into a bunch of bumbling baboons going completely wild incase of the youngsters started something with the other, that it would lead to the conflict being stopped in a heartbeat," interjected Terra.

"Also, about Natsumi. She's still the new kid on the block, and she's had very little contact with anyone, other than Seijirou, her own brother. But still, the more you let yourself be ruled by feelings of anger, hatred, envy, vengeance, and bloodlust, you'll end up seeing a much darker reflection of yourself if you look in a mirror. We can't just tell her off for being a total cheapskate. If we did, then all our chances of forming a bond with her would be ground to dust beneath her feet, and she'd very easily say that she has no need for friends like us," added Xion.
"But, Xion, that would be too cruel. I don't want to become something worse than what I am in front of you," replied the odango-twintail.

"Alright. But, even though cheating is nothing but foul play, I'll tell you one thing. Whatever happens in this play, just know that each of us will be doing our best to make sure it's successful. But, maybe after this one, I kind of think that there might be one we could participate in," said Sora.

"What could it be?" Ami wondered, even though she would still help her friends out and continue her studies.

"The story of Loveless. A tale of three warriors who set off on a quest, but one of them became the prisoner. That prisoner was Alphreid, and he was thrown into the dungeon and branded as an enemy to all, man, woman, child, everything. But Princess Rosa believed that he could still be a hero, until the cruel Dragon King Varvados, and his loyal minion Garm, the Hellhound, stepped forth and challenged him. In the end, Alphreid defeated them, despite being told that love is nothing but a cursed illusion. Despite being told that he'd dance until his life would end, Alphreid told Rosa that he'll return to her side, as well as let her know that she must always believe in him. Also, I don't want to sound way too selfish, but I kind of think that I should play Alphreid. But knowing Mamoru, I know he'd pull it off in his own way, with Usagi playing the role of Rosa," he explained.

"Maybe, but if you did get cast as Alphreid, Sora, I'd be more than happy to play the part of Rosa in Loveless," smiled Minako.

"Then if there ever was another version of Loveless in a theater class at high school, Usagi and Mamoru would easily play the part of the princess and the hero of that play," added Makoto.
"Oh my gosh, you're right, Mako! But, who would play the parts of Varvados and Garm?" wondered Usagi.
"That I don't know. But, maybe I could play the part of the narrator, who's also an oracle," replied Rei.

"That could work well for you, Rei," said Axel.

Even after leaving Mamoru's school, everyone was now heading back when they saw An walking up the stairs to Hikawa Shrine, much to Ami's confusion. Slowly and carefully, they watched as she rang the bells and prayed at the altar to make certain that the play would be successful.

"I'll give Natsumi this, she's dead serious about making sure this show's gonna be a hit," admitted Axel.

"That may be, but selfishness is cruelty incarnate. Although, hearing you talk about Loveless and putting the plot into a nutshell does kind of make me see that you and Minako would make a good Alphreid and Rosa," replied Rei.

"But who would play the part of Varvados and Garm?" asked Usagi.

"That I don't know. But, we should focus on making sure that Mamoru's play is successful for Natsumi's sake. Otherwise, if it did get ruined, she'd actually be very upset if it turned into a major disaster," answered Sora.

"Sora's right. Nobody likes seeing a show become a disaster that everyone will hate to no end," agreed Ami.

They practiced the next morning, but everyone was wearing animal costumes, rather than looking like the seven dwarves. However, Usagi and Mamoru were dressed as the witch and the prince standing to one side. But now Rei and Makoto were most annoyed, despite Umino trying to let them know that he got costumes for them to wear.
"Umino, don't make Naru bring down her own version of the hammer," grumbled Roxas.

"Roxas, please, I don't want to be hurtful towards Umino. If I did, then Sailor Moon would most certainly teach me a lesson about why I should never become cruelty incarnate," gasped Naru.

"Still, you guys are doing good. Oh, and Usagi, I know you're a good person, but sometimes playing the villain is one of the hardest things to do," added Aqua.

"As for Mamoru, the way he's dressed does kind of bring up something about him from your own perspective," said Xion.

"Oh, you're right about that, Xion. But, how about we continue on with rehearsal before the big show?" suggested An.

"I guess I have no choice," sighed Usagi.

"Usagi, please, don't ever say those words. Saying we have no choice means we were left with no other option but to perform the terrible deed," said Riku.

Despite her annoyance, even though she now knew about the story of Loveless from Sora, Usagi could very easily foresee her friend and Minako as the two characters in that play. Back in her apartment, An was rehearsing for Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, when Hyena burst through the door.
"Well, well. Rehearsing for some stupid play that's meant for the eyes of the children. How very uncharacteristic of you, An," he sneered.
But, he did give Ail a bit of a slight whack on the head to help him focus.

"Hyena, please! I know we're trying to blend in as Natsumi and Seijiro Ginga, but that doesn't mean you should hit Ail to snap him out of his fantasies," gasped An.

"Well, whatever happens tomorrow, just break a leg," said Ail, and he walked out.

"Fear not. All will be as you desire it, once you ruin the play, and take the souls of the people to restore the tree to its former glory," assured Sephiroth.

In her bedroom, Usagi was now practicing her part for the evil witch, while Sora stood back and watched as he leaned on the wall. At least until Shingo arrived after she started to take five.

"What the heck is Usagi doing?" he asked.

"Practicing, Shingo. But, sadly she's been cast as the evil Queen Grimhilde, Snow White's stepmom, who's rage, hatred, envy, and vengeance became her destruction," replied Sora.
"Whoa. That's actually pretty scary, Sora. Still, why did Snow White's step-mom let those feelings destroy her?" wondered the younger boy.
"To tell you the truth, it's because she tried to kill the dwarves by crushing them with a boulder she attempted to dislodge, but Sora stopped her. He was left with no choice but to use thunder magic on her, and in the end, Queen Grimhilde was no more. In Riku's words, 'a fitting end for such a fool,'" answered his sister.

"Okay then. Well, break a leg, Sis, and give it your all," said Shingo, and he stepped down.

"Personally, telling him how that evil woman died kind of scared me, Sora. But, even though Queen Beryl lost herself completely to darkness, I also felt the same way after everything she put me through. Even after seeing everyone important to me be struck down by the last of her demonic soldiers, including Mamoru. In the end, I had no choice. But what scares me even more than anything else, is the sight of everyone and everything being turned into dust by hands if I allow the Silver Crystal's power to control me, and condemn it all to oblivion," she admitted.

"It won't, Usagi. No matter how much you hate it, just remember one thing. Any one of us will be ready to step up and remind you of why you shouldn't be consumed by darkness. And if you do meet someone who's very much like Snow White's cruel stepmom, unless you have some kind of relation with her, I may have to step up and remind you of what Mamoru would say to you if I were in his position. That's why you're the master of the Silver Crystal, and you'll never let it take control of you, just like it did with another version of you, following the loss of her Mamoru. It broke her, and it drove her down an even darker road, where everyone and everything was reduced to dust and ashes beneath her feet. And an action of that kind means you might not be able to forgive yourself if you chose that path, the path of isolation, desolation, and desecration. That's something none of us want you to do, even though Rei was right about selfishness being a form of cruelty. I acted selfishly the moment I lost a lot of good people to Cinder, until she transformed into both a clone of Sephiroth, and a puppet of darkness. I had no choice but to protect myself when she tried to reduce me to ashes. And when I did, I changed. I started to act like that version of yourself, the one who let the Silver Crystal's power take control and turn her into a form of Sailor Moon called Princess Sailor Moon. But the Sailor Moon I know of, the one you change into whenever some cruel and immoral jerks decide to target someone who's most important to you, like Ami, Rei, Minako, Mako, Luna, Artemis, Mamoru, or any of our other friends, including the people of this city, you step and tell those monsters to leave them alone. And if they ever decide to run away from you, you let them know that there's no hope of escape for them," said Sora.

Relieved, Usagi gently rested both her hands on his shoulders, but Luna, who had been watching from the dresser, couldn't help but be proud of him.

"I get it now. You and Usagi really are alike. But most of all, you actually reminded her of something extremely important that I never got the chance to teach her. Letting her know that there's not a thing she doesn't cherish most: her friends and family. But, what will Artemis say when he learns that Minako formed a crush on you?" wondered the dark colored cat.

"He'll understand, Luna. After all, Artemis won't hate him for being with a girl who resembles me, but she may start to act more like me, as well as worry about him when he starts to get extremely serious with the bad guys, especially if I was in the form of Sailor Moon. But at the same time, he knows when I may get serious and tell those jerks not to flee in terror from my wrath," grinned Usagi.

"That's right. But now that you know that there was another version of Usagi who always had trouble with her anger, until it took hold of her heart and made her become its puppet, every one of us is gonna make sure that it won't happen. But, I'm kind of wondering what the Usagi we know of would look like if she did turn into her own version of Princess Sailor Moon," added the spiky brunette.

"That, I don't know. But you might say that my version of Princess Sailor Moon would look beautiful, except I'd be the one in control of myself, not the Silver Crystal. Unless I combined the power of my brooch and transformation pen to make that a reality. But I won't," sighed Usagi.

Next day, the theater was soon being filled with people who had all come to see the performance of Snow White, even though Sora and his friends agreed to be the temporary stage hands, but Usagi was amazed by the sight of the countless people, including her mother, father, and brother who had all come to see her. Everyone seemed excited, and a little anxious, until the first bell rang.

"This is it, guys. Go and break a leg, each one of you," whispered Riku.

"Okay… We'll do our best," replied Ami.

However, Natsumi had anticipated this moment, until the second bell rang. Once the curtain was raised, the spotlight was now placed firmly on Bipierrot, shocking both Mamoru and Natsumi, but it made Sora become vigilant.

"Uh-oh. Not good. That clown's gonna wreck the play and make Natsumi be viewed as a laughing stock. We need to stop it before things go south," he hissed towards the others.

And he was right. Bipierrot started wrecking the stage on her unicycle, then began harvesting the souls of the people to rejuvenate the Makai Tree. Natsumi tried to stop this cardian, but although Natsumi begged her not to wreck it, only to be batted aside by a large ball, and crashed right into Mamoru, knocking them both unconscious.

"Umino, you and Naru get them off stage, but carefully," whispered Axel.

"You got it, Axel," Naru replied, so as not to disturb the audience or their other neighbors.

They did so, but fortunately, the rest of the Keyblade Wielders managed to pull Usagi's friends out of the way so that they wouldn't get into a massive dogpile.

"Thanks, guys," sighed Ami, until she saw Roxas' hand holding her own.

This made her jump back in surprise after he released it.

"Usagi, the rest of us will follow your lead after you transform, now that Naru and Umino are safely away with Natsumi and Mamoru not getting entangled in the crossfire. So go and take the stage as Sailor Moon," said Terra.

"Oh, it'll be a pleasure, Terra. That freak show is gonna pay dearly for ruining this play, but at least I'm grateful to Naru and Umino for making sure they got Mamoru and Natsumi to safety," replied Usagi, and she turned into Sailor Moon.

Nodding towards Sora, the two allies stepped out and stood in the spotlight together.

"After long hours of tough rehearsal, all of these hard working actors finally get to perform. This is the result of their sweat and friendship," she said firmly to Bipierrot.

"Not to mention all the dedication they had, despite their hardship and quarrels, and you just happened to show up and ruin it, big time!" added Sora, his Keyblade held at his side.

"I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and for justice! I am Sailor Moon!" continued Sailor Moon.

"And I'm her brave and loyal knight, Sora!" the spiky brunette said as well.

"And now on behalf of the light, we're punishing you!" they said together.

The clown cardian attempted to strike at them, but Sora cut through the tentacle that burst out of the tip of her umbrella, reducing it into tiny little pieces. Bipierrot was in a state of shock at this new sight.

"You think I'm that stupid to let you hurt Sailor Moon like that!? Take a hint, ugly! Those who try to hurt her or anyone else are nothing but pure evil! And anyone who tries to hurt those we cherish most, including us,THEY'RE GOING TO PAY!" he erupted furiously, transforming into his Divine Equestrian form.

"I share in your sentiment, Sora, as well as acknowledge every desire you have in your heart. The desire to protect those you cherish most," said the Moonlight Knight, who arrived to see the battle unfolding.

"Personally, I couldn't agree more, Sora," grinned Sailor Moon.

"Our sentiments exactly!" added Sailor Mars, who arrived along with the other Sailor Guardians and Keyblade Wielders.

Everyone was amazed to see them, almost as if this play had turned from Snow White into the Legend of Sora and Sailor Moon.

"Sora. Sailor Moon. Shall we take care of this clown together?" asked Riku.

"Gladly, Riku!" they replied.

"Maestro, the music please," called Aqua.

(All right, it's time to play The Biggest Fight from the original Playstation game Dragon Ball GT Final Bout for this battle between the Warriors of Light and Bipierrot.)

"Bipierrot, it's time to settle this!" declared Roxas, as everyone readied themselves for an intense battle.

Bipierrot attempted to attack them, but the Warriors of Light evaded her, then struck back, even as dozens of Heartless emerged to protect her, only to be brutally ravaged without warning.

"Marude sora wo yurugasu sono hageshii PAWAA, ano gekitotsu ga hajimatta

Yami wo saite sakuretsu suru chijou saikou no BATORU da ze, kore ga

Karada mo, tamashii mo, subete honoo ni kawaru

Atsui biggest fight

Kaze wa moete unaidaichi

Ikari wa, hora!, HARIKEEN ugokasu

Kore ga kuremae

Tenshi wa ima, hokori wo kaketatakatte iru sa

inochi yori mo daiji na yume mamorinuku tame ni

Chikara komete, hayate no you ni tobikau PANCHI wa ukidashi no jounetsu sa

Kasoku sugete, bakuhatsu suru chijou saikyou no PAWAA da ze, kore ga

Tashika na eien no shouri, sono te ni suru tame...

Atsui biggest fight

Ase wa mune de minagirun da

I'll give you energy

HARIKEEN ugokasu

Kore ga kuremae

Tenshi wa ima, mirai no tame tsukisusume ze,

kakegaenaki hikari dake wo dakishimeru tame ni"

As the battle raged furiously, Bipierrot soon learned a harsh lesson about why it was never wise to try and underestimate those who refused to let the people be taken away by those who were cherished by Sora and Sailor Moon.

"Atsui biggest fight

Kaze wa moete unaidaichi

Ikari wa, hora!, HARIKEEN ugokasu

Kore ga kuremae

Tenshi wa ima, hokori wo kaketatakatte iru sa

inochi yori mo daiji na yume mamorinuku tame ni"

Finally, the Heartless were wiped out, and Bipierrot found herself completely outnumbered and outgunned. For the first time in her life, the cardian began to feel fear rising up within her being at having underestimated the Warriors of Light. She was about to flee, when Sailor Moon gripped her Cutie Moon Rod tightly in her hand.

"No. There is no escape," she said in an eerily calm voice, as her eyes focused on her prey.

Channeling her own anger, she unleashed Moon Scepter Halation at maximum power, and vanquished the monster clown in a burst of pure light, reducing it to nothing. Then Sora stepped up, his Keyblade in hand.

"Bereft of wings and broken, I consign you to the abyss," he said to the fallen creature.

At that moment, Mamoru, despite his shock at seeing the Moonlight Knight again, watched in awe at his friends standing triumphant.

"And with that, the foul creature is no more. Vanquished by our combined light," added Sailor Venus, taking Sora's hand in his own.

"But by standing united, you have saved the day once more. And now the spotlight falls on you and your compatriots, Sora and Sailor Moon. May your hearts be your guiding key," replied the Moonlight Knight, who took Sora's hand once more in brotherly compassion.

"Even so, I'm actually grateful to Sora for not letting Bipierrot attack me, even though that job would've been reserved for you," said Sailor Moon.

"Perhaps, but you should be proud of him, Sailor Moon, just as I am," he answered, then slowly left the stage by exiting to his left.

The audience rose up in thunderous applause, but Shingo was the happiest of all to see that both the Pretty Guardian of Love and Justice, and the Keyblade master of Destiny Islands were indeed best friends, even though the latter said that he was her brave and loyal knight, just like all of his other friends were. But suddenly, Venus kissed Sora's cheek, and the entire room erupted with a loud cry of approval, which made the walls shake and shudder around them.

"Sounds like they approve of you guys," murmured Sailor Jupiter.

"And I approve as well, Sora. Also, I hope to see more of the same spirit you have, especially after telling that jerk to not hurt Sailor Moon or any one of us," added Sailor Mars.

"But if you do start to feel intense feelings of rage and anguish, I'll be there for you as a friend. And I mean only as a friend," finished Sailor Mercury.

"C'mon, Mercury. There's no way I'd tell you off for wanting to be there for Sora as a friend. And I'll do what I can to not hold anything against you when you share what he's feeling with us," assured Sailor Venus.

"But at least we earned this victory. After all, we're the heroes who refused to let this monster run rampant and claim the souls of the people in this theater," replied Riku.

However, in their apartment, An rounded on Ail for sending a cardian to ruin the play, which left her in a state of hysterical sorrow. But Sephiroth appeared and plunged his sword through her chest.

"Have you truly forgotten that you and your friend are to collect souls to restore the tree to it's former glory, An? Let me give you a reminder. But you shall never forget this pain," he glowered, and his wing erupted from his right shoulder blade.

"Sephiroth, no!" cried Ail, but it was too late.

The One-Winged Angel sent An flying upwards, then pursued her and unleashed Octaslash on her, followed by Octaslash Prime. This sent her crashing to the ground in both a crumpled, yet bloody heap.

"Remember who brought this pain upon you," sneered Sephiroth, and he stalked away.

But An's comrade grew disgusted, even as he used his own power to heal her wounds and restore her to her former glory with a healing spell.

"Listen, I know it should've been me to play the prince in that production, but teaching An a lesson by physical abuse, that's left an extremely disgusting aftertaste in my mouth, Sephiroth," he said to the receding Silver Soldier.

But he too got Masamune plunged right through his chest.

"Don't… test me!" snapped Sephiroth, and flung him back as well.

He stormed off without another word, until a dark grin appeared on his face.

"Instead of the tree being revitalized, it shall be destroyed, and the souls of Ail and An will be mine," he murmured.

"Just hang on, Ail. I'll get you back to 100%," assured An.

But her eyes started to become filled with disdain.

Sephiroth. Whatever it is your planning, I won't allow you to strip us of our lives, nor will you destroy the Makai Tree, she thought.

"Fear not. I will show Sailor Moon that she can't truly save everyone from certain death," Sephiroth said with a dark cold smirk on his face, as he teleported away and left several black feathers on the ground.