It was another peaceful morning in the Tsukino household. Usagi was sleeping peacefully in her bed, wanting to sleep in because she had no school. However, her quiet morning would soon be interrupted by her mother, Ikuko, who burst into the room.

"Usagi!" she shouted at the top of her lungs. "Wake up! How long do you intend to stay in bed?! It's time to get up!"

But Usagi groaned in her sleep, pulling the covers over her head. Ikuko then grabbed a firm hold of Usagi's bed and tried to yank it off of her sleeping form, but Usagi, not wanting to get up or back down, clung tightly to the blankets trying to pull them back. But, thanks to the strength of Mom on her side, Ikuko won their little tug of war, ripping the sheets off of Usagi, causing her to fall face fire into Luna's pillow on the floor causing the cat to jump up yowling in surprise.

"Aww! Come on, Mom!" complained Usagi. "There's no school today!"

"Don't you give me that excuse," Ikuko spoke, scolding. "It's a lovely day, and you should be up enjoying it. Your father, Shingo, and Harusuke are already out."

"But I'm still sleepy!" whined Usagi as she began throwing a tantrum. "Stop being so mean, Mom! Give me back my blanket!"

Then after spending her energy, Usagi grabbed her pillow from her bed and plopped her face into going back to sleep, while Luna sighed, shaking her head exasperated.

Inside the dimension with the Makai Tree, An was there inspecting the tree's current state. For the moment, it seemed fine, but it was still wilting slightly as some of the leaves began to fall. An then left the dimension, going into the living room where Ail was sitting at a table looking at a flyer.

"We haven't been able to collect as much energy from the Makai Tree as I had hoped no thanks to those Guardians interfering," said An.

At that moment, Ail entered via the doorway. "We both are very aware that the Makai Tree is the source of our life energy," said Ail, not looking up from his paper. "And if it withers, then we too will slowly wither and die, which is why I think I have an idea for our next plan."

He then placed the flyer on the table, showing it to An. It had a picture of two men wielding guns and shooting monsters.

"Virtual Reality Theatre, now open in Juuban District," An read.

"Doesn't that seem like a charming spot for a Cardian to bear its energy-zapping fangs?" Ail asked with a smirk.

An smirked back in agreement. "Well, why don't we take a trip into town, Ail?" she spoke. "And while we're there, we can seek out some new energy."

In the Juuban District, Usagi and Luna had just arrived at the Virtual Reality Theatre. Usagi gazed up at the large sign in amazement as it emitted large flashes of colorful light.

"Wow. So this is that virtual thingy where the games are supposed to look real, but they aren't real or something?" Usagi asked Luna.

"It's called a Virtual Reality Theatre," deadpanned Luna. "I thought you of all people would know that."

"Of course, I know that!" Usagi pouted huffily. "It's just basically a huge arcade." She then was filled with determination and pride. "Guess it's time for me to show off the gaming skills that earned me the title, "The Demon of the Arcade"!"

She then raced off to stand in line while Luna held on for dear life on her shoulder. As she did, she couldn't help but look back, noticing that a couple of other people weren't around.

"I invited Rei and the other girls to join, but I guess they aren't here yet," said Luna. "And I even told Harusuke, but I guess he had other plans."

They soon found the line going inside, which was very long. Then as Usagi was about to step into line, she noticed something. The people waiting in line were primarily couples, making her jealous and lonely.

"All I see are nothing but couples," she sighed. "Luna, let's just skip it, OK? I mean, it's just pretend-war, anyway."

"But that was the whole idea of being here, Usagi!" protested Luna. "You still haven't regained your sense of duty as a Guardian, and this will help you build up your fighting spirit."

"But I don't want to work on my fighting skills!" Usagi groaned.

She was about to start complaining, but then her mood soon changed when she realized something which made her blush.

"However, I would reconsider if I were here on a date with Mamoru!" she spoke giddily.

Now Luna was the one groaning. Then, Usagi glared at her, and before Luna could react, Usagi yanked her off of her shoulder, held her out, and started to shake her.

"Hey, Luna. You know how to restore Mamoru's memories, don't you?" Usagi said accusingly. "Tell me, right now! C'mon! Out with it!"

All Luna could do was yowl in protest, not responding. At that moment, Usagi heard someone from behind her.

"Hey, don't take your frustration out on that poor little cat."

Usagi jumped her cheeks, turning pink, recognizing the voice immediately. She looked behind her, and sure enough, she saw Mamoru walking towards her.

"It's not the cat's fault you can't get a date," went on Mamoru teasingly. "If you don't have anything better to do, why don't you go to the library and do some studying like a good middle-schooler, Bun-Head?"

"It's none of your business!" Usagi snapped crossly. "I could get a date if I wanted to!"

"Sure, you could," chuckled Mamoru.

He then walked past Usagi, who was now fuming, but then Usagi looked back towards Mamoru and realized that he was walking towards the end of the line to the theatre as well.

"Well, look at that! From the looks of things, he plans to go in alone too!" Usagi spoke, a grin slowly working its way to her cheeks. "Which means this is my chance!" She then rolled up her sleeves filled with fiery determination. "Alright! I won't stop trying until I succeed!" she yelled as she took off running after Mamoru.

Luna watched Usagi go, dumbfounded and surprised. "Why can't she show this kind of initiative during battle?!" she thought.

Seijuuro and Natsumi had arrived ready to put their plan into action in another part of the line going into the theatre. Seijuuro went ahead towards the entrance when an usher stopped him.

"Um, excuse me, sir, but you can't just cut in line," he said politely. "You have to wait just like everyone else."

Seijuuro looked at the usher and then shot a strange beam of purple light from his eyes, shooting into the usher's hypnotizing him. The usher was now under his control. No sooner than this happened, there was a loud slap, and Natsumi's voice came, sharp and very angry.

"What do you think you're doing?! I have no intention of going out with you!"

Seijuuro looked behind him and saw an irritated Natsumi glaring at a high school student who was holding his cheek in pain. From the looks of things, the high school student was trying to flirt with Natsumi, but Natsumi wouldn't have it and was so angry that she slapped him across the cheek. The high school student looked at Natsumi and scowled her.

"You little brat!" he scoffed. "Don't act like you're all that! You should be so lucky!"

This made Natsumi even angrier. She was just about to take action when another voice came from behind them.

"Why don't you stop being so tough and trying to pick up girls that don't want to go out with you? It's pitiful for a high-schooler like you."

Natsumi and the high school boy turned around to see Harusuke scowling firmly.

The high school boy scowled at Harusuke. "What did you say to me?" he growled.

"I think you and I both know you heard me," said Harusuke. "Or are you deaf as you are stupid?"

The high school boy then stomped over to Harusuke until his face was inches away from his, but Harusuke didn't take a single step back, refusing to move. The two gazed grimly at each other for a few seconds until the high school boy finally lost his nerve. With a click of his tongue, he turned on his heel and walked away, but not before giving Harusuke an akanbe face before running off. As soon as he was gone, Harusuke let out a sigh with relief, but his relief was short-lived as Natsumi immediately glomped onto him tightly.

"Harusuke! You came to my rescue!" Natsumi spoke gleefully. "I owe you such a debt of gratitude!"

"Um... yeah. Sure. No problem," Harusuke spoke awkwardly, scratching his head. "You don't need to pay me back or anything."

"And as my way of saying thanks, I'll be your date today!"

"Well... I uh... "stammered Harusuke, now feeling flustered.

"Seriously! Out of all the people I had to save, it had to be Natsumi?!" he thought. "And to add to that, she now wants to be my date?! So much for going by myself to do some independent training."

"Hey! Just what do you think you're doing, Natsumi?!" demanded an angry voice.

At that moment, Usagi and Mamoru cae up. When Mamoru saw Natsumi hugging Harusuke, a sly grin crept up his cheeks.

"Wow, Harusuke. Who would have guessed that you'd get yourself a girlfriend," he teased. "Didn't know you had it in you."

"Hey! She's not my girlfriend!" Harusuke protested. "I just saw that she needed help, and she just came onto me, OK?!"

Seijuuro now had also come up, feeling a bit jealous and cross that Natsumi was hugging Harusuke so tightly.

"And just what do you think you're doing, Natsumi?" Seijuuro asked, his eyebrow twitching.

Natsumi then let go of Harusuke, giggling innocently. "Oh, hello, dear brother," she said. "I was thanking Harusuke for saving me by taking him on a date, that's all. Nothing too crazy or anything."

Seijuuro took notice of Usagi, who was next to Mamoru, which surprised him and made him glad to see her. Haarusuke saw Mamoru too, and thinking that Natsumi would try to ask him out again, he got an idea. He quickly slid over to Mamoru and introduced him.

"Say, Seijuuro, Natsumi., this is Mamoru, a friend of mine," he spoke, trying to be formal. "He and I were planning to go the event together, but then Natsumi came along, and stuff happened. So I figured that since he was here along, the five of us could go together as a group."

"If that's the case, then I'm going as well!" Usagi spoke defiantly. "There's no way I'm going to miss out on this! After all, someone has to make sure that a certain someone doesn't try anything on my brother!"

Natsumi glared at Usagi, fuming as the ordango blonde stuck out her tongue.

"Now wait just a minute," protested Mamoru. "I'm busy, so-"

But before he could say anything more, Harusuke yanked Mamoru's arm and pulled him aside.

"Hey, just what do you think you're doing, Harusuke?!" Mamoru demanded. "You're acting as crazy as Bun-Head!"

"Just listen to me for a minute, Mamoru!" Harusuke whispered harshly. "You gotta back me up here! Just go along with Natsumi and me, so people won't think we're on a date! That's all!"

"Why can't you just tell her no then?!" Mamoru whispered harshly. "Just say no and tell her to back off!"

"Don't you think I've tried that?!" Harusuke snapped, whispering. "Just stay with us for now, OK?! Do that, and I'll do whatever you ask!"

Harusuke then looked back to Natsumi, Seijuuro, and Usagi.

"Hey, you guys! Mamoru's coming with us! So what do you say we get going?" he called.

"Sounds good to me!" cheered Usagi. "Let's go!"

Then Usagi, a displeased Mamoru, and Harusuke walked towards the lines while Natsumi and Seijuuro hung back a few feet away. Seijuuro glanced at Natsumi and spoke low enough for her to hear.

"Natsumi, this isn't a game!" he spoke sternly.

"Don't worry. It's fine," Natsumi smiled. "Besides, it will attract less attention this way."

She then walked on ahead, leaving Seijuuro by himself.

"I'm not too sure about that," Seijuuro muttered. But then he smiled. "However, maybe this arrangement isn't so bad, after all."

He then caught up with the group, and the five walked towards the entrance skipping the line. At first, some of the people were cross that the five were going ahead of them, but the usher that Seijuuro hypnotized calmed them down.

"These are Special VIP guests," he said. "Therefore, they're allowed to go in."

"How lucky are we?" Usagi spoke happily. "This is going to be so great!"

The five of them then went inside the theatre.

Inside, several rows of small cars had a pair of joysticks for shooting the virtual monsters on display. Harusuke and Natsumi sat in one car, Usagi and Mamoru sat in another, and Seijuuro sat by himself. The projection soon started showing moving buildings appearing to make their way into town. At that moment, a giant monster suddenly appeared on the screen, which looked like a green mechanical dragon. Upon seeing it, everyone in the theatre fired at the creature until it exploded with a powerful kaboom, making the cars shake and lights flashing all around. Natsumi pretended to be scared as she clung to Harusuke's arm.

"Harusuke, I'm so scared!" Natsumi cried. "Please! Save me!"

"Hey! Get your hands off of him!" Usagi barked crossly from her car. "You're being rude and very unladylike!"

"He was just comforting me, so calm down!" Natsumi shot back. "Mind your own business!"

Some people looked towards them as the two yelled at each other, making Harusuke blush with embarrassment.

"Oh, great. Just what I didn't want. More unwanted attention," Harusuke thought, sighing. "Can things get any worse?"

But they could. At that moment, Harusuke and Usagi heard a familiar voice that came from a car in front of them.

"Usagi? Harusuke? Is that you two?"

Usagi and Harusuke looked toward the car, and to their surprise, they saw their father, Kenji, and Shingo too.

"Dad?! Shingo?! What the heck are you two doing here?!" Harusuke asked. "I would have thought this would be the last place you two would be!"

Usagi then leaned out of her car towards Shingo and wrapped her arm around his neck in a slight headlock. "Shingo, did you talk Dad into bringing you here?" Usagi demanded. "You know this isn't a place for little kids!"

"Stop bothering me! I'm doing fine!" Shingo protested as he tried to break free. "Besides, these high-tech games are over your head, anyway!"

Usagi then punched Shingo on the head, making him yelp in pain. "Don't be such a wise guy!" she snapped. "Besides, that's not for you to decide!"

"Usagi! Be careful!" Harusuke cried. "If you're leaning over your car like that, the next time it shakes, you'll be sent flying!"

But Harusuke's warning came too late. At that moment, another monster appeared, which everyone shot and destroyed, the cars began to shake violently again, and Usagi flew out of her car. Thinking quickly, Seijuuro jumped up and caught Usagi just before falling out. When Natsumi saw this, she immediately stopped clinging to Harusuke and glared at Seijuuro crossly.

"Just what do you think you're doing, Brother?!" she demanded.

"I-It was an accident!" Seijuuro stammered, putting distance away from Usagi. "It just happened!"

"So sorry about that!" Usagi spoke, laughing awkwardly. "It just sorta happened!"

Kenji then whispered to Usagi. "Listen, I don't know what you're doing with those boys, but Daddy trusts you, you hear me?" He also turned to Harusuke. "And that goes for you too, Harusuke. Although, I didn't know that you would be able to get such a pretty girlfriend."

Usagi and Harusuke groaned in annoyance.

"It's not like that, Dad!" the two of them protested.

Mamoru could only pinch the bridge of his nose as he sighed in annoyance. "How in the heck did I get involved with these people?" he moaned.

Outside, Ami, Rei, Makoto, and Minako were waiting in line for their turn. As they waited, Makoto couldn't help but feel a little impatient.

"How long are we gonna have to wait to get in?" Makoto moaned.

"Hopefully, it won't be much longer," smiled Minako. "You know the saying: "Good things come to those who stay." "

"I think you mean, "Good things come to those who wait." " corrected Ami.

Back inside, the attendees were now equipped with battle gear with lasers so that they could go around shooting monsters. Shingo and Kenji went inside first, while Usagi's group followed a little bit after. As they walked around, Shingo couldn't help but pretend to be a superhero.

"I'm the cool grade-school boy who fights for justice, Sneaker Shingo!" Shingo proclaimed. "In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"

At that moment, a projector of three bats appeared, and reacting quickly, Shingo and Kenji fired their ray guns and took them out in no time at all.

"All right! We got them, Dad!" Shingo cheered. "Nice shooting!"

"Not too bad from you, old man, eh?" Kenji winked.

Then he looked back at Usagi and Harusuke and gave them a thumbs up and a wink, which made the two sigh in annoyance before going on ahead.

"Good grief," Harusuke sighed. "Dad's being overprotective and getting the wrong idea, as usual."

"And there he was going on about trusting us, when in reality he doesn't," Usagi spoke, annoyed.

Then as they ventured further, Natsumi caught sight of a strange green alien that popped up. She then pointed her gun and took it out immediately. She let out a squeal in delight and clung to both Mamoru and Harusuke's arms when she did.

"I did it! I did it!" Natsumi cheered. "I got the monster! Do you guys see me?!"

Harusuke, Mamoru, and Usagi all glared at Natsumi, a little irritated, and Seijuuro was glaring, especially at Natsumi not liking how she was clinging to the two boys.

But Natsumi reassured him. "Don't worry, Ail. It's all part of the act," she whispered to him. "We have to look like we're only here to have fun like everyone else."

Seijuuro didn't feel so sure about that.

Then another monster appeared, and Harusuke and Mamoru aimed to take it out with their guns. However, someone else beat them to the punch taking out the monster instantly with one blast. That, someone, was Seijuuro, who had a smug grin on his face. Mamoru's eyes narrowed at Seijuuro, taking it as a challenge, while Harusuke stepped back a little, not wanting to get in the middle of it. The two gazed grimly at each other like a pair of cowboys at high noon, as several other projections of monsters appeared all around them. At that moment, the two began firing their guns with quick precision and skill, each taking out one after another, trying to prove who was more skilled. Usagi, Harusuke, and Natsumi watched the two go at it with amazement.

"Awesome!" Usagi gushed with glee. "They're both so cool!"

Harusuke then noticed several other monsters that appeared just behind the two. Before they had a chance to react, Harusuke leaped into the fray and fired a few blasts from his gun, taking them all out in a manner of seconds.

"Alright, Harusuke!" Natsumi cheered. "Just what I'd expect from my guy! He's a natural!"

Usagi wanted to join in, feeling pumped about the three boys showing off their skills. "Alright! I'm joining in too!" she spoke bravely. "I've got natural skills too!"

Then as another projection appeared just to her left, Usagi fired her gun, but unfortunately for her, she missed her mark, which made Natsumi snigger.

"Nice try, Tsukino," Natsumi mocked. "Too bad you missed."

"I just need a little more practice, is all," Usagi spoke innocently. "I'm so barbaric as to go shooting for fun."

"That's a shame, but of course, in all things, winning is what counts," Natsumi grinned snootily. "So you might as well admit defeat right now because you're not a winner."

Now Usagi was mad. "What was that?!" she growled crossly.

The two gazed grimly at each other, neither one backing down. But then a monster suddenly appeared just behind the two, and the two jumped screaming with fright, Natsumi ending up bumping into Harusuke as he shot at it taking it out. Natsumi then once again clung to Harusuke, giving him a love-sick look.

"Oh, this is so nice," she said sweetly. "I'd love to stay like this for a little longer."

Now Harusuke was fed up. "OK. That is enough," he spoke as he gently pushed her away. "You need to stop right now, Natsumi."

Natsumi looked hurt and was about to cling to him again, but Mamoru stepped in.

"You can't make people like you by forcing yourself upon them every chance you get," Mamoru scolded. "Harusuke feels bothered, so give him some space."

Usagi then gave both boys pats on their backs. "Well spoken, you two!" she said, nodding. "Good for you, Harusuke and Mamoru."

Then another projection suddenly appeared behind Usagi, causing her to turn around and see it. Usagi let out a scream and was so frightened that she took off, running as fast as her feet could carry her.

"Bun-Head, come back!" yelled Mamoru. "You're gonna get lost in there!"

"Quick, after her!" Harusuke cried. "Let's catch her before that happens!"

Harusuke and Mamoru then ran after Usagi leaving Natsumi and Seijuuro by themselves. Natsumi felt a bit cross, but she wasn't for very long. She then pointed her finger at the projection that scared Usagi and fired a blast destroying it.

"Love is a game that got to be won, right?" Natsumi spoke while looking at Seijuuro. "If that's the case, then I play to win."

Seijuuro angrily stared at Natsumi in silence, not saying a word.

Natsumi then draped her body on Seijuuro, starting to feel a little weak. "My body seeks energy," she moaned. "I'm getting close to my limit..."

"That's why I said this isn't a game!" Seijuuro snapped, scolding. "Yet, here you are acting like it is!"

"Now, come on, Ail. Don't say that," Natsumi spoke sweetly before getting off of him. "Now then, it's time to take action!"

Seijuuro and Natsumi transformed into their original forms, and Ail presented An with another hand of crystal cards.

"Now, choose an appropriate Cardian for this place," Ail spoke.

An then pointed with her finger and made the card at the end float sharply upward, making it hover in the air. Ail then took out his flute, preparing to play.

"Now, Cardian Hellant!" Ail commanded. "I call upon you to appear!"

He then began to play his flute, and the card began to glow, springing to life as it turned into a monster.

It had green skin, wearing a skimpy and brown swimsuit that covered just her nethers with large furry shoulder pads and strange white exoskeleton-like garb that wrapped around her back and covered her chest. Its eyes were red with yellow sclera and had brown hair that jutted upwards and pointed in three directions, and had a red gemmed yellow tiara in the shape of a dragonfly on her forehead and the stinger of an ant on her bum.

When Hellant awoke, she let out a yell, signaling that she was ready to steal energy, and she took off searching for her first victim.

Shingo and Kenji were still walking around trying to find some targets to shoot, but they couldn't find any. Not only that, but the two found themselves somewhat lost, not knowing where they were.

"Something's wrong, Dad," said Shingo. "I feel like we've been walking in circles."

"And we lost track of Usagi and Harusuke," said Kenji. "I wonder where those two could have gone?"

Then the two heard a strange noise just ahead of them. The sound of people groaning and yelling in agony. Feeling a bit curious about its cause, Shingo and Kenji went to investigate. They had just turned around a corner when they saw a shocking and dreadful sight.

Hellant was sucking the energy from a group of people, using its tentacles from its hair and wrists. Some people tried to fight back, thinking Hellant was just a projection, but their guns had no effect and eventually collapsed, unconscious.

"Holy cow!" cried Shingo in amazement. "That monster looks so real!"

"Yeah... Maybe a little too real," Kenji spoke nervously.

Hellant then took notice of Shingo and Kenji and growled, causing Shingo and Kenji to grow afraid. Then with a roar, Hellant charged at the two intending on making them its next victims.

Meanwhile, Harusuke and Mamoru managed to catch up with Usagi and made their way inside while Mamoru gave Usagi some pointers, and Harusuke hung back, not wanting to get in their way. But unfortunately, Usagi was still having trouble with the monsters, missing her mark every time.

"Darn it all! I hate this!" Usagi complained. "Why can't I hit them?!"

"You could try opening your eyes when you shoot," Mamoru pointed out as he shot the monsters with ease.

Usagi couldn't help but feel impressed as well as giddy. "Thank you so much!" she gushed. "You're so cool, Mamoru!"

Mamoru then took Usagi's hand, grasping it tightly. "Come on, Bun-Head!" he said. "You and I are gonna go for the highest score!"

The two then ran ahead as Mamoru fired his gun, destroying monsters left and right, with Harusuke in hot pursuit.

"Geez! All of a sudden, Mamoru's gotten into this," Harusuke panted as he followed. "But I suppose this is fine. After all, this is what Usagi's been wanting, right? At least the two of them are having fun. It makes me wish I was with one of the girls in here. Then we'd have a double date to something. As if."

Then the three heard a voice.

"Someone! Please, help! Usagi! Harusuke!"

Upon hearing the voice, Usagi, Harusuke, and Mamoru screeched to a halt and looked back to see a worried Shingo running up to them.

"Shingo! What are you doing here?" Usagi snapped crossly. "Go bother someone else, would you?!"

"No, you don't understand!" Shingo protested. "Dad's in big trouble!"

"What happened, Shingo?" asked Harusuke.

"There's something weird about one of the virtual monsters!" Shingo cried. "The guns don't work on it, and everyone's dropping like flies back there!"

Usagi, Harusuke, and Mamoru became concerned and could see that Shingo was serious. Then Mamoru turned to Usagi and Harusuke.

"You guys stay here," Mamoru spoke. "I'll go check it out!"

"I'm coming with you!" said Shingo. "I can show you the way, but we got to hurry and save my Dad!"

"We're coming with you!" said Harusuke.

"Yeah! We wanna save Dad, too!" agreed Usagi.

"No. You stay here, Usagi. Leave it to us men," said Shingo. "And Harusuke, you stay here and protect Usagi."

And Shingo and Mamoru took off, leaving Usagi and Harusuke behind, a bit taken aback.

"What was that about?!" complained Usagi. "Just how helpless does he think we are? Especially since he made me blow my big chance with Mamoru!"

"There's no time to be thinking about that right now, Usagi," said Harusuke. "If Dad's in trouble, then we have to help. Not to mention that Shingo and Mamoru could get hurt."

The Tsukino siblings then ran down the corridor, hoping that their Dad, Shingo, and Mamoru would be alright.

Hellant now had Kenji cornered, the poor man trembling in fear, and with Ail and An watching from afar. Kenji tried to fight back by firing his gun, but since Hellant was real, it didn't work. Hellant then used one of her tentacles to take it away, forcing Kenji to take off running, trying to get away. But unfortunately, his weapon was attached to his gear, causing the cord to tighten. Thanks to that, Kenji fell flat on his back like a dog with a leash.

"Don't worry, we won't take your life," said Ail. "We'll just put you in a nice, long sleep."

Hellant then extended another one of her tentacles about to drain Kenji of his energy when Mamoru and Shingo arrived just in time. Seeing that Kenji was in trouble, Mamoru took off the backpack piece of his gear and threw it, nailing Hellant on the back of its head, making her yell and hold her head in pain. Then, feeling angry, Hellant took one look at Shingo and Mamoru and extended her tentacles, swinging them around like a whip. But Mamoru tackled Shingo to the ground, dodging the incoming attack in the nick of time.

"Shingo! Run!" yelled Kenji. "Get out of here!"

"No! We won't leave you, Dad!" Shingo yelled as he and Mamoru got up.

Hellant hissed and was about to use her tentacles again, but then Kenji saw an emergency cabinet containing two fire extinguishers as well as a hose. Thinking quickly, Kenji grabbed one of the extinguishers and threw it, nailing Hellant smack on her head with a clang, causing her to get even angrier as she turned back towards Kenji.

"A parent has to protect the children that he loves!" Kenji shouted as he took the other extinguishers and aimed with the nozzle. "Now come and get me, you monster!"

Hellant then roared as she did just that, hungry for revenge. When she was close enough, Kenji squeezed the trigger and blasted Hellant with a fire extinguisher, making a thick cloud of white blanket the area, and Kenji was hoping that what he did had to have had done something.

Unfortunately, it didn't do anything.

Hellant stepped out of the cloud unharmed and used her tentacles to grab all three boys holding them in the air, squeezing tightly. At that moment, Harusuke and Usagi arrived and saw them.

"Dad! Shingo! Mamoru!" Harusuke gasped.

"They need help!" Usagi cried, turning to her brother. "Let's go, Harusuke!"

Harusuke answered with a nod. "Right!"

The two then raised their hands and did what they did best.

"MOON PRISM POWER MAKE UP!"

"SOLAR GUARDIAN POWER FLARE UP!"

Transformation Sequence: Usagi

Usagi's body shone with rainbow-colored light as she seemed to spin around. Then from her brooch, it flashed pink and pink ribbons shot out, wrapping her upper torso and midsection and became a white leotard with a red bow in the center and a collar that was blue with white stripes. Next, Usagi crosses her arms, and more pink ribbons wrapped around them, turning into long white gloves. The pink ribbon then wraps around Usagi's legs and turns into a pair of red thigh-high boots. Then a blue skirt appears around Usagi's waist with a red bow in the back. Then a tiny gem starts glowing in the middle of Usagi's forehead, and a gold tiara with a red gem, a pair of dangling crescent moon earrings, a red choker with a moon on it appear along with red circular accents in her hair buns. Usagi then strikes her signature pose as the moon shines behind her in the background.

Transformation sequence: Harusuke.

Harusuke's bracelet begins to glow as Harusuke holds it into the air. Next, the symbol of the sun starts to shine on Harusuke's head as golden yellow and silver light envelop his body. First, the sun appears 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.

Hellant squeezed the Mamoru, Shingo, and Kenji tight in her tentacles and then threw them across the room, making them smack against the wall and slumping to the floor. Shingo and Kenji were unconscious, but Mamoru was still awake as he struggled back to his feet bravely stepped in front of them, putting up his fists, ready to fight. Hellant was about to resume her assault when two voices shouted.

"Stop it!"

Everyone looked towards an entryway and out stepped Sailor Moon and Solaris.

"Well, well, well," Ail smirked. "Sailor Moon and Solaris are here."

"How dare you bully those who are precious to us?!" Sailor Moon barked crossly.

"And, you spoiled the grand opening for those who wanted the experience of a virtual reality theatre!" Solaris added crossly. "We will not accept your apologies, nor will we tolerate such unforgivable actions!"

"I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and justice, Sailor Moon!" The Moon Guardian proclaimed. "And in the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"

"And I'm the knight with the brilliance of the sun and the courage of a warrior who also fights for love and justice! I am Solaris!" The Sun Knight proclaimed. "And in the name of the Sun with my blinding rays, I'll scorch you!"

"Silence, you nuisances!" An snapped. "Hellant, pound those two into the ground already!"

Hellant's tentacles extended, whipping around at a rapid pace, but Sailor Moon and Solaris wouldn't back down. Sailor Moon took off her tiara, transforming it into a white disk, and aimed for Hellant.

"MOON TIARA ACTION!"

She then threw the white disk at Hellant, making it zip through the air. Then, something unexpected happened. No sooner than Sailor Moon fired her attack, it immediately changed back into her tiara, falling to the floor with a metallic clatter. Sailor Moon and Solaris were shocked.

"No way!" gasped Sailor Moon. "My Tiara..."

"The Moon Tiara Action failed?!" Solaris cried. "But how?!"

He turned towards Hellant and punched his hands together, then he created a ball of light in his hands and aimed with his fist.

"SUNSHINE METEOR!"

Solaris then punched the ball of light, making it shoot towards Hellant, but to his surprise, Hellant using its tentacles, destroyed his attack in a single whip as she continued to swing them around.

"No way! My Sunshine Meteor didn't affect her either!" Solaris cried.

"Look, I don't know who you two are," said Mamoru. "But if you're both going to fight, you got to do better than that!"

Hellant cackled evilly and let out a roar as she was about to give a mighty swing of her tentacles, but then, a white rose whizzed by her face making her flinch and piercing the ground just behind her. Everyone looked up from above, and there standing on top of a pillar was the Moonlight Knight.

"Even in a world of wicked shadows," The Moonlight Knight spoke. "A beautiful flower of love will blossom."

"Who are you?!" demanded Ail.

"I am the white wind that brings color to the darkness. I am the Moonlight Knight!" the Arabian-clad warrior proclaimed.

"Oh my gosh! It's the Moonlight Knight!" Sailor Moon gushed giddily.

"Oh, great. Another weirdo's appeared," Mamoru groaned.

"And here we go with the lovesick crap," Solaris sighed.

Then the two of them realized something. The Moonlight Knight and Mamoru were in the same room simultaneously. The two of them were confused as well as surprised. Usagi especially.

"They're both together at the same time?!" Usagi thought. "That means Mamoru isn't the Moonlight Knight?!"

The Moonlight Knight then touched down on the ground and glanced at Mamoru. "Let me say that I admire your courage, but no mortal human is a match for them. Please stand aside."

Mamoru did so and said nothing more. The Moonlight Knight then looked at Hellant and stepped up, drawing his sword from its sheath pointing it at the creature. Hellant taking it as a challenge, yelled as it charged at him.

"A true knight knows when there is a valid reason to fight," The Moonlight Knight said. "However, I must punish those who harm the innocent!"

The Arabian-clad warrior jumped and shot towards Hellant just as it extended her tentacles from her head. Using his skills and speed, he swiped at her tentacles three times in a split second before landing in a crouch behind her. A few seconds passed as everyone stared at the two, not sure what had happened, then as the Moonlight Knight sheathed his blade with a single click, Hellant screamed in pain as the ends of the three tentacles on her head fell off, having to have been cut. The Moonlight Knight was standing tall, but not for long. Hellant still had the tentacles on her wrists, which she used to wrap around the Moonlight Knight's body, lifting him in the air. The Moonlight Knight struggled as he tried to get free, but Hellant held him tight.

"Crap! That thing's got him!" cried Solaris.

"Let him go!" yelled Sailor Moon.

But Hellant wouldn't let go squeezing him tighter. Then -.

"MERCURY BUBBLES SPRAY!"

"MARS FIRE SOUL!"

A familiar blast of bubbles made a fog blanket the area confusing Hellant, and a burst of fire burned her tentacles setting Moonlight Knight free. The other Guardians had come to the rescue along with Luna.

"Looks like we got here in the nick of time!" Sailor Jupiter said.

"What's been going on, you two?" asked Sailor Mars. "It should be taking this long to take out a Cardian, right?"

Sailor Moon then explained, looking miserable. "Girls... It's awful," she said, her voice cracking and her eyes filling with tears. "My tiara... isn't working anymore."

The other Guardians all looked at Sailor Moon in surprise as the Moon Guardian sank to her knees, crying.

Solaris then gave her a reassuring hug to comfort her. "It's not just her. My Sunshine Meteor didn't work either," he spoke bitterly. "We couldn't do anything against this Cardian."

Luna was surprised. "The Tiara and the Sunshine Meteor failed?!" she murmured with shock. "How can that be?!"

Sailor Mercury then went over to Sailor Moon to comfort her. "Don't cry, Sailor Moon."

Sailor Venus then saw Sailor Moon's tiara on the ground. She picked it up and brought it over to her. "You need to pull yourself together, Sailor Moon," she spoke kindly. "It's going to be OK."

Sailor Moon took her tiara back and tearfully nodded. Sailor Venus then faced Hellant along with the other Guardians.

"We'll be taking over for Sailor Moon, so you'll be fighting us instead!" Sailor Venus bravely spoke as she aimed with her finger. "VENUS CRESCENT BEAM!"

Sailor Jupiter also joined in, her antenna extending from her tiara. "JUPITER SUPREME THUNDER!"

Sailor Venus fired a powerful beam of light, while Sailor Jupiter released a powerful wave of lightning.

With Sailor Jupiter's attack shocking and paralyzing it, and Sailor Venus' piercing directly in her midsection, Hellant was no more, reverting into a card, hissing out a puff of smoke. Seeing that their Cardian was defeated, Ail and An glared at the two Guardians.

"You're going to pay for this!" Ail hissed coldly as he and An faded in retreat.

The Guardians then heard the Moonlight Knight from above.

"Good work, Guardians. Even in battle, your friendship glowed beautifully. Adieu."

He then disappeared, leaving Sailor Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus feeling curious about him, Sailor Moon a bit sad knowing that the Moonlight Knight wasn't Mamoru, and Solaris feeling a bit sorry for his sister.

Mamoru, on the other hand, was confused as he was amazed. "Who are you people?" he wondered.

None of the Guardians replied, nor did they not know how to respond. Then there was a loud commotion causing Mamoru to look back. A crowd of the other players was rushing towards the scene, searching around for any injured. Mamoru then looked back and was surprised to see that all the Guardians had mysteriously disappeared. He looked around, trying to see where they had gone, but he couldn't see them anywhere.

After a while, everyone made it back safely back to the Tsukino house, but not entirely unscathed in the case of Shingo and Kenji. The two of them were covered in bruises and cuts thanks to Hellant, and Ikuko had been busy dressing their wounds, just finishing her husband. As she got started in Shingo, the boy couldn't help but let out a shriek of pain as Ikuko applied the medicine to his wounds.

"That hurts a lot!" Shingo yelled.

"Well, that is what you get for not playing outdoors and enjoying the sunshine," scolded Ikuko.

"Well, how were supposed to know that their equipment would malfunction?" Kenji said.

The only two Tsukinos who didn't say a word were Usagi and Harusuke, the two of which were still a bit shaken for what had transpired. Most especially when their attacks failed, and in Usagi's case, finding out that Mamoru wasn't being Moonlight Knight.

Harusuke then looked across at his sister. "Usagi, are you feeling, OK?"

Usagi then looked up as she held Luna in her arms. "No. I'm not alright," she spoke miserably. "My tiara has stopped working, and Mamoru's not the Moonlight Knight. I just don't know what to do anymore!"

Luna and Harusuke felt sorry for Usagi and were worried, but at the moment, there was nothing they could do. All they could do right now was be there for her as they waited for the next battle.