It was a beautiful day, and Mamoru and Usagi were taking advantage of that to run by that afternoon. Mamoru was running with his normal mood, being followed by a puffy Usagi. He stops near of a corner to drink some water and Usagi arrives there five minutes later.
- Jesus! I´m gonna die! Thank goodness this already ended - she complains.
- You pass all the time complaining. Like that you´ll not get better.
- Look! I´ll not give up on this, ok?... But complaining makes me feel better... - she justifies herself, still breathing faster - And if we hadn´t changed our running schedule to the afternoon, you would hear me complaining even more.
- Since there is a balance between your requests and my availability, there is no problem. But I still think that would be better if we run by morning.
- No, thanks - she replies with an impulse - I prefer to sleep a little more and wake up with good mood.
Suddently they see some girls passing by them and holding some small and hairy animals. They looked like bunnies.
- Is this perfume coming from those bunnies? - asks Usagi, feeling a flower fragrance around her - Yes, its coming from them! They smell soooo goooood! - she says like if she was surrounded by flowers - I want a bunny like those!
- Don´t you have a cat already?
- Yes! But they wouldn´t have comparation. My Luna is much more than a domestic cat. Believe me!
- If you say so. Anyway, I´ve seen many persons with these kind of animals. Some of them appeared in the Game Center and Motoki had to ask them to leave because they can´t take animals to there. They were very aggressive to him because of that - explains Mamoru.
- Really? Poor Motoki. He already talked about some bad costumers that he needs to handle.
- Yes, but this situation was very different. They pushed him and threatened him. It was very bad to see.
Usagi opens her eyes, suprised with what he said.
- Really? That was very extreme.
- Yes, it was. That situation was very embarassing to him. Anyway, I´ve to go now. I´ve to study harder today.
- Alright! See you in our next class.
Both went in different directions.
When Usagi arrives home, she goes to her bedroom and is surprised of not seeing Luna over her bed. She was being absent for some days and she was starting to be worried about her.
Suddently, she hears a scream coming from the room next to hers. When she and her parents arrive there, they see Shingo leaned against the wall of his bedroom and screaming to Luna who was getting up slowly from his bed.
- AHHH! THERE IS A HUGE CAT IN MY BED!
Luna approaches slowly of him, but he throws his schoolbag to her. Luna jumps to Usagi´s feeth and she grabs her.
- Come on, Shingo! What is all that drama? And then you say that I´m the histerical one in here - she says, approaching of him. She approaches Luna of his face - Now, tell me. Is this cat doing something to you? - she insists.
- NO! TAKE THAT "THING" AWAY FROM ME! - he begs, hidding his face.
- Usagi, thats enought! - demands their mother - That cat is yours?
- Yes! She is my friend - she confesses.
- And did you brought her without my permission and knowing that your brother doesn´t like cats?
- It wasn´t so that simple. She was the one who found me. Anyway, she never caused troubles in here. And Shingo is overreacting like you can see.
Her father touches gently in her mother´s shoulder.
- Come on, honey. I think there is no problem if we keep the cat - he says - Usagi can keep her away from Shingo.
- NO! TAKE HER OUT OF HERE! - screams Shingo.
- SHINGO! - yells their mother, making him stop - It´s enough! It´s not case for all this panick! Your father has right. Usagi can keep the cat away from you, and the problem is solved. Please, Usagi! Take the cat to your room!
Usagi gets back to her bedroom and closes the door. Then she puts Luna on the floor.
- Why did you went to Shingo´s bed? - she asks.
- I don´t know. I´ve been a little disoriented and tired lately.
- That´s why you have being absent? I was questioning where have you been lately.
- I´ve been looking for the Moon Princess.
Usagi looks confused to her and sits in her bed.
- The Moon Princess? The Moon has a princess? That is new to me. For what I know, the Moon is desert.
- It had. A long time ago. Its a long and sad story. I´ll tell you someday. But is one of my important missions and I need your help to find her. She is our only hope to stop the enemy once and for all.
- Alright! But I don´t know what I need to look for.
- For now, you just need to focuse on your mission. If we find something suspicious, we need to share with each other.
- Alright! If is all what I need to do for now, then I´m fine with it. Now, if you don´t mind, I wanna play my new Sailor V Game.
- Usagi, I´m serious! I really need your help for this - she insists, not liking her decision after their serious conversation.
- I know that! I´ll help you when is time for that. Now, I don´t have nothing serious to do, like homeworks or fights, and I wanna relax as much as I can - she says, grabbing a box with a Sailor V image on it. She leaves her bedroom with the box in her hand.
The environment was incredibly beautiful and breathtaking. Usagi was seeing herself in the middle of a landscape full of flowers and small hairy bunnies. She runs with her arms opened and enjoying the perfume and sun´s light that was surrounding her. In some point, she sees a dark figure in front of her and sees that is Tuxedo Kamen. He looks at her with his arms opened for her and showing his usual and charming smile. She didn´t wast time and didn´t stop running euphorically until she arrived to the point where Tuxedo Kamen was waiting patiently for her.
The alarm clock started and Usagi woke up from a second of embracing Tuxedo Kamen in her dream. She grabs angrily the alarm clock and throws it to the floor, making Luna jump from the bed because of that crash.
- What... what happened? - asks Luna, completely startled.
- I couldn´t kiss my Tuxedo Kamen! I was so close of hug him! - she cries, hiding her face between her arms.
Luna understood that she was crying because of a dream and felt embarassed with the despair of her partner.
But Usagi soon surpassed her drama moment and started to prepare for school. After that, Usagi follows to the kitchen, followed by Luna.
- Now I´ve two ugly faces in this house! - says Shingo, comparing Usagi with Luna.
- Actually, I think she identifies herself more with you, for going to your bed instead of mine... - she replies with a teasing tone.
- No way! I don´t want nothing with that thing. Keep her away from my room.
- Look at yourself! A grown boy with fear of cats. Don´t you see how much you sound ridiculous?
- Can you two stop fighting? The problem of the cat is already solved, so I don´t understand why you are still fighting because of this. Now, I would like to have a peacefull breakfast! - imposes their mother.
Both stood quiet all the time. When Shingo leaves home, Usagi was about to do the same thing but before she could do it she hears the voice of her mother.
- Usagi, come here for a moment!
By her tone Usagi could feel that their conversation was going to be serious.
- Usagi, you have to stop teasing your brother with this.
- Mom, he is the one who is being ridiculous. And he is being unfair to Luna. She didn´t hurt him - she explains with indignation.
- I know, but your brother has a phobia. You need to see it like that. And is not provoking him that he will accept your cat. You are his older sister. You need to show the exemple.
Usagi felt herself without words and leaves home with a grumpy face. When she arrives school, she sees Naru arriving at the same time and they follow together to their classroom.
- So, your brother doesn´t like cats? - asks Naru, after listening Usagi explanation about what happened the day before.
- Thats right! When he was a kid a cat bitted his nose and he his affraid of cats since that moment! This situation is very annoyed for me and Luna - she explains - But maybe my mom has right. Maybe I will not solve this problem teasing him. I need to find another solution.
When they arrive to their classroom, they get surprised of seeing many of their classmates with small animals, similar with bunnies. The bunnies were over their tables and their owners were looking to them in a romantic way.
- Now everyone is buying these bunnies. It seems an obsession! - says Naru.
- Oh! But they are so cute. I want so much to buy one of these things! - says Usagi, completely amazed. She approaches of her classemates - Can I hold one for a minute? - she asks with a sweet tone.
Before she could extend her arm, she is pushed by one of them. She didn´t fall because Naru held her.
- Stay away from my bunny! - demands the girl who pushed her.
- Hey! What is your problem? I wasn´t going to hurt them - complains Usagi, being shocked with her attitude.
- Why did you do that? - asks Naru, so shocked as Usagi.
- Don´t you touch them! - demands the same girl.
Before they could say anything else, they hear Miss Haruna approaching of the classroom and all of them hide their bunnies below the table. Miss Haruna started immediately with their class and all of them were concentrated in her, not knowing that those girls took their bunnies from under the tables in despair and need of seeing them again.
- Hey! What is happening there? - asks Miss Haruna, hearing their noises. She immediately saw the bunnies over their table and approached of them - Give that to me!
- NO! - screams one of the girls, pushing Miss Haruna and making her fall - I´m going home! - says the girl, being followed by many others.
- Are you ok, Miss Haruna? - asks Umino.
- They hurted me - she says, getting up slowly with their help - This is inadmissible! They´ll have a punishment that they will never forget! - she decides.
- Miss Haruna, please! Before you do that, let me find out what is happening with them! - asks Usagi.
- Miss Tsukino, this is not of your business!
- I know! But this is not their normal behavior. You know that these girls aren´t aggressive - she insists - Let me find out what is happening before you do that.
Miss Haruna breaths deeply.
- Alright! But you have one day. If tomorrow they don´t apologize, I´ll complain about them - she decided - And if they don´t apologize, is better if you pray that I don´t complain about you too for covering their actions.
- Is a pitty that you see it like that, but I was counting with that - says Usagi, with some poison in her words - I´ll accept the risk! - she decided fearlessly.
After classes, Usagi and Naru sit below of a tree.
- They are very strange after buying those bunnies! - says Naru - Yesterdays some clients appeared with these bunnies in my jewellery and they were very agressive to my mother. She asked them to leave and she wasn´t being rude when she did that, but still they were very agressive with her.
- Really? I heard that it happened a similar situation in the Game Center - says Usagi, remembering what Mamoru told her on the previous day - I think I´m gonna check that store after classes. Do you wanna come with me?
- Today I can´t, Usagi. Sorry! I´ve to help my mom.
- In that case, I go by myself! I wanna check that store today without fail.
- I think is better, or Miss Haruna will end up complaining about you too - remembers her Naru.
- Let her do it! Just because I´ve to respect my teachers, doesn´t mean I´ve to accept everything what they do - she decides with firmness.
When Shingo leaves school, Luna, who was waiting for him outside, jumps to his shoulder and gives him a kiss. But Shingo got scared and Luna had to run away, feeling powerless for failing her purpose.
- Shingo, are you ok? - asks his best friend.
- The cat! Where is that horrible cat? - he asks, looking around.
- That black cat ran away. Don´t you like cats?
- No! And I have to deal with this one because of my annoying sister - he answers, walking next to her - How much I would like to have my own pet.
- I can show you a place where you can by a cute pet for you. Do you wanna come with me?
- Yes, of course.
After school and after asking to some friends where was that particular store, Usagi finally could find it.
" So, the store is here". - she thinks to herself, watching it from a small distance.
Suddently, she sees her brother getting out from the store with one bunny in his hands and followed by his best friend, who was also taking a bunny in her arms.
" Shingo?" - she asks to herself, not being seen by him because of the distance between them.
- Odango Atama? What are you doing here?
Usagi gives a small jump after hearing Mamoru.
- You really have the gift of appear anywhere I go, don´t you? - she complains.
- I could say the same thing about you, you know? And what are you doing here? Don´t you tell me that you already got the fever for these animals.
- For your information, I´m here to investigate this store - she replies annoyed - Some of my classemates pushed my teacher because of these bunnies, so I wanna know what is happening.
- Is curious! I´m here for the same motive. Some clients where agressive again with Motoki for the same reason.
- Really? We need to find what is happening. Are you coming with me? - asks Usagi, expecting for his company.
- I think is better, since I´m here for the same motive.
Somehow, even if Usagi was determined to go by herself, she felt more relieved and comfortable knowing that Mamoru was going with her.
When the door closes behind them, they were received immediately by a beautiful women.
- Welcome to our store! I´m glad to receive such a beautiful couple. You can walk around and see what you want.
- Uh! Thanks ma´an. But we are not a couple - explains Usagi, looking with some embarrassment to Mamoru who was blushing just like her due to the woman´s comment.
Both followed together until some point of the store, always looking to the jails where were those bunnies. Each one of them had a different color and both had intense red eyes.
- I feel a weird energy around this place - he says.
- I feel very uncomfortable too. It seems these eyes are observing us - she agrees, seeing the bunnies´s eyes focused on them.
- I´m gonna check that point. Is better if you go by that way.
She didn´t want to be separated from him, but she also didn´t want to show weak part, so she agreed with his decision. At some point, Usagi stays focuse in one bunny and the lady advices her hypnotically to take it. Usagi leaves the store with the bunny in her hand.
After walking for some minutes, Luna jumps from a wall to her front.
- Usagi, what are you doing with that thing? I´m feeling a negative energy coming from that. Get rid of it!
- Stay away from me! - she demands with contempt - I don´t like you Luna. If I see you again, I´ll kick you!
Without thinking twice, Luna jumps to her head and takes the bunny from her hand. Usagi faints, but someone screams her name and grabs her before she falls. When Luna returns to Usagi´s side, she knew that she couldn´t speak due to the person that was holding her partner.
When Usagi opens her eyes, she blushes when she sees herself lying on Mamoru´s lap. She gets up immediately with embarassement.
- What happened? What was I doing?
- You took that bunny from that store and you looked really weird - says Mamoru - You were delirious and speaking with your cat.
- WHAT! - she and Luna jumped with surprise - I... I was really hallucinating. Believe me! Luna understands me, but she doesn´t talk, ok? Please... believe in that, ok? I... I need to go now. My brother is in trouble.
They run from there over the look of a suspicious Mamoru.
- I hope that guy is not suspecting of us! You were not so that convincing - says Luna.
- Forget about that. Now we need to help my brother.
They arrive home and they run faster by the stairs until Shingo´s room.
- Shingo, give me that bunny immediately!
- No! Stay away!
She tries to take the bunny by force from his hand, but he pushes her. Then, she slaps him hard.
- Oh, Shingo! I´m sorry! I didn´t mean it - she apologises, feeling terrible for what she did.
- No! Leave me alone! - he protests, pushing her again and leaving.
Usagi stays leaned agains the wall without reaction.
- Oh no, Luna! I can´t believe I did this! I spoiled everything!
- Usagi, calm down. You were nervous. Thats what happened - says Luna, touching gently her leg - But now we need to go to that store. Clearly the enemy is acting from there. You have to transform.
- You have right! My brother is in the middle of this. We can´t lose time - she says, getting up with determination - "MOON PRISM POWER! MAKE UP!"
All kids, including Shingo and teenagers that bought those small bunnies were concentrated in the store.
- Listen me very well! I want that you spread the obsession for these bunnies for the entire town. Do you understand?
- Yes! - both agreed.
- STOP WITH THAT!
Everyone looks in the direction of the front door where they could see the silhouete of a girl with Odangos.
- How dare you trick children with pretty animals and use them like your soldiers?
Sailor Moon approaches even more of them, being seen by the light of the store.
- How dare you take advantage of the innocense of young children and teenagers with fake animals, and then use them as your soldiers? - says Sailor Moon with indignation - I´ll not forgive you for that. I´m Sailor Moon! The Sailor of Love and Justice! In the name of the Moon I´ll punish you.
Then the monster reveals his true form and tries to beat Sailor Moon with it´s tail. Before she could do that, Sailor Moon jumps, avoiding his tail, and kicks him.
- You´re little brat! - protests the demon with rage, touching his face where she kicked him - KILL HER!
Seeing all the zombies kids running in her direction, she touches the red circules covering her odangos, but to her surprise she sees that they weren´t making effect. She starts running from them.
- Luna, what´s happening? My sonic waives are not working.
She arrives to a point full of boxes and makes them fall between her and the kids. It was enough to create a barrier between them and help her win some time to think.
- Maybe they are more resistant now - says Luna - You need to use your tiara with them.
- What? My brother is in there. I don´t wanna hurt him.
- You just need to say " Moon Tiara Stardust ".
Seeing them appear between the boxes and running to her again, Usagi trusts in Luna´s words.
- " MOON TIARA STARDUST ".
She sees her tiara making circles over their heads and dropping golden dusts over them.
- It´s incredible! I didn´t know I could do this! - she says impressed with herself.
Suddently, she feels the monster´s tail grabbing her by the neck and he throws her by the window. Before Sailor Moon breaks the glass she covers her face and when she falls, she rolls by the floor. It was a movement that Mamoru taught her to use when she was about to fall. It was something he called " Learning to fall ".
Luna jumped to the monster´s back, preventing him from approaching more of Sailor Moon, but soon the monster reached her and threw her into Sailor Moon´s direction.
Just after she catches Luna, Sailor Moon is grabbed by the monster´s tail and is lifted from the floor.
- Sailor Moon, the weak point of the monster is the tail! - says Luna, seeing a light flashing in the end of the monster´s tail - Where you are seeing the light.
- "MOON TIARA ACTION".
The monster disappeared in a cloud of dust.
In that moment, they see Shingo running to the outside in their direction.
- New Sailor! - he says with happiness.
She sees Shingo running to her and she hides herself behind a car. He stays looking at her from the other side of the car.
- New Sailor! Could you give me your autograph? I would like to have a reminder of you.
- I´m Sailor Moon! - she corrects him, not showing her face.
- You are very beautiful and your fight was amazing. Can I please have your autograph?
- Before that, can I ask you a favor, Shingo?
- How do you know my name? - he asks with surprised.
- I know many things about you! And now I want that you take good care of that cat called Luna. She is very nice and will lead you to happiness.
- Alright! Everything you ask - he agrees with satisfaction.
Sailor Moon and Luna smile to each other with victory.
Without they know, Tuxedo Kamen was seeing everything with curiosity and suspicion from the top of a building.
In the next day, Usagi arrives to the kitchen and sees Shingo eating friendly with Luna next to him.
- So! She isn´t so that bad, isn´t she?
- At least she behaves more like a lady than you.
- Neither I find myself a lady and I consider that a complement - she replies with firmness.
- Well! Thinking better I think being a lady doesn´t match with you. It wouldn´t be fun to tease you like that.
- Why you... - she complains, ready to punch him.
- Well, I´ve to go - he interrups her and puts Luna kindly in the floor.
When he leaves home, Usagi feels a hand on her shoulder that she knew was from her mother.
- In his distorted way he is saying that he likes you, honey! - says her mother.
- I know! - admits Usagi, with a smile in her face.
She goes get her lunch that was over the counter and sees in there a pink thing, that looked like a pen, covered by a small paper. She takes the paper and sees that is a note.
"I give you this transformation pen as a present. Thank you for helping me! Luna!"
She reads the note with a smile and keeps the pink pen in her pocket. She leaves home after that.