[Scene: A burning hotel ballroom. People are stampeding to the featureless walls that once held doors and windows and are screaming as they realize there is no way out.]
Mamoru: Everyone remain calm! The important thing is not to panic!
Death Phantom: [To Zoi] Let them panic if they so desire. It will make no difference if you don't take an oath of obedience.
Zoi: Never.
[The Death Phantom advances toward Zoi and Renee throws herself protectively in front of him.]
Renee: Stay away from my child, you monster!
Death Phantom: Oh, yes. The fountainhead of your unique gifts.
[The death phantom stretches his arm toward her, and she frozen as if by a gorgon's stare before she is encased in a column of ice.]
Zoi: Mom!
Death Phantom: Don't worry, I would never squander nor waste such a valuable specimen. One which might still prove useful to me if you persist in defying me. The others here will not be as lucky. And seeing as how they are all doomed, I see no further point to hiding my presence from them...How funny, your father intends to shoot me. As if I won't make his heart stop beating before he can pull the trigger.
[The Death Phantom levels his stare at Chief Midori, who has pulled his sidearm from his ankle holster.]
[Zoi blasts it out of his hand before he can aim.]
Death Phantom: You have one chance to save these people. I will give you until a count of ten.
Zoi: Why are you doing this! Metalia ordered you to leave us alone!
Death Phantom: Metalia and I are both Incarnations of Chaos, and this is not the first time we have broken a promise to one another...Let me explain what it feels like to be both immortal and indestructible-without fear, without worry, everything becomes boring after a while... Even torture, even blood feuds... She will work her wrath upon me. Maybe for centuries. But in time, our petty grudges will blow away like dust, the way they always do. And in that time you will remain my slave. Or else you will remain dead. Your choice.
Zoi: Then I choose death!
Death Phantom: That doesn't sadden me nearly as much as you think it does. You are swiftly proving to be more of a problem than you are worth.
[He regards the group before him, the people clawing and beating against blank walls for escape, Mamoru is the sole voice of reason vainly trying to maintain order. The few, frozen in their seats in mute shock or terror, and Usagi sitting on the floor on her knees bawling in terror as Naru and Umino alternating between trying to coax her into fleeing to safety and trying to determine where in fact safety might be.]
Death Phantom: I'll be generous and begin the count again.
Zoi: I already gave you my answer, you dollar store halloween lawn ornament!
Death Phantom: You leave me no choice but to kill these people. One every minute, until you decide to change your mind.
[Zoi tries to teleport away in a whirlwind of petals but ends up rematerializing in the same spot]
Death Phantom: This is not going to work. I have called upon my power as a Minor God of Chaos to tighten the fabric of reality here. It would require far more energy than you currently possess for you to split apart the dimensional fabric of this chamber and flee like a coward.
[Zoi bites his lip and takes one last look around. He wishes Kunzite was there, not only for his presence, but because of Kunzite's steady nerves. He would know what to do in a situation like this.]
[Zoi asks himself: What Would Kunzite Do?]
[Then he laughs. A twisted insane little laugh]
[What would Kunzite do? What DID Kunzite do!]
[Zoi levitates in a crosslegged pose, smiling fondly at the crowd.]
Zoi: QUIET EVERYONE! CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION!
[The bedlam of the room goes silent. Even Usagi stops her bawling to give him her full attention]
Zoi: I've got some very bad news. You're all going to die. Right now. Every single of one you. And I'm afraid I've got some even worse news.
[Zoi twirls his hair and winks at the crowd as he gives them a seductive grin,]
Zoi: I'm going to be the one that kills you.