[Scene: Seattle General Hospital. Usagi looks up from her tears in anger at Minako]
Usagi: What do you mean, you don't want to save the world?
Makoto: Yeah! What do you mean by that?
Minako: I know that sounds bad, but please hear me out.
Rei: Oh, this ought to be good.
[Meanwhile, in the entry hall to a ziggurat El is trying to push Dev away as hundreds of starving hyena charge at her, fangs bared.]
[Dev stands back to back with her, clasping her hands in his]
El: What are you doing? Go over with the youma! where it's safe!
Dev: [smiles] You have this, I know you don't need me here, but I'm never letting you face any sort of danger by yourself. All will go well, but if doesn't, I don't intend to outlive you by even a single minute.
[When the first of the hyenas are about ten feet from El, they stop, their fangs bared and their hackles raised. They don't come any closer, but a deep growl rumbles through the pack.]
Thetis: Come back here! You can't use magic! We have weapons! We can protect you!
Dev: Yes, but we can't protect you! So stay where you are!
[Thetis chews her nails with worry]
[El draws herself up to full height and stares down the hyena. A low growl forms in her throat and that of her brother's, drowning out the hyenas. The hyena's tuck their tails between their legs and start to back away.]
[Then the twins lets out a loud shriek, baring their teeth.]
[The hyenas yip as they turn tail and run away as fact as they can]
Thetis: How did you do that? Without magic?
El: It's simple. We are both evil monsters and the hyena can smell it on us.
Dev: [nods] Intelligent creatures see our pretty looks and our courtly airs and realize that is impossible, but babies and dumb animals aren't bright enough not to see us for what we truly are.
[Thetis and the youma nod in approval]
Thetis: [points an assault rifle at the retreating pack] Would you like us to shoot the animals?
Dev: No. [points] Shoot that far wall.
Thetis: But... why...?
El: You heard him. Shoot the wall.
[The youma enter the chamber and shoot at the far wall until a sizable hole appears. The hyena, seeing an exit, rush through it. An instant later their are explosions and yelps of pain from the chamber of traps beyond. ]
[The twins laugh a cruel laugh.]
[Meanwhile. At the core. Metalia and Kunzite are playing Go.]
Metalia: They've bypassed the hyenas.
Kunzite: Already?
Metalia: I told those animals were worthless...no...they are worse than worthless, since those little delinquents are using them to set off some of the traps in the chamber beyond. At this rate they will breech this chamber within minutes.
[Kunzite rises only to be pulled back down into his seat.]
Metalia: Sit down, you fool.
Kunzite: This insult will not stand! Upon my honor! As First Among Kings! I must stop them!
[Grabs him by the sleeve]
Metalia: And how do you intend to do so, imbecile? In a chamber full of traps, against thousands of youma carrying the latest in conventional weaponry and without using magic? No. Wait for them to come to us. And in an instant I will make them explode like confetti.]
[Reluctantly Kunzite sinks back into his seat]
[Metalia looks around at the tall trees and plants in her sanctuary]
Metalia: I do not like this. It is too green. Too open. Too cluttered with unnecessary organic matter.
[She waves her hand and the chamber morphs into a dank cave with a low ceiling, it's only feature being the go table they are playing at]
Kunzite: [nods in sincere approval] Yes, Mother. This looks much better.
[Back at Seattle General]
Minako: A thousand years ago, our queen declared The Evil Goddess Metalia as the greatest threat to the known universe. She tried to have her sealed away, and failed, allowing Metalia free rein to inflict terror as she saw fit...until now... Along come the Heltry Twins with their God Killing raygun. They alone have the power to kill Metalia.
Rei: And if they succeed, the world might end!
Minako: Or it might not. We don't know. What are you basing that on? A dream?
Rei: Yes. A reoccurring dream.
Minako: I dream I'm making out with both of the Helmswood brothers all the time, bitch. That doesn't mean it is in the cards.
Ami: So you have no intention of stopping the Heltry Twins?
Minako: Stopping them? Hell! I love those two little scamps so much I'm planning on having "Team DevEl" t-shirts made. [thinks] Team Devil? Haha. I just go that. Hahahahaha! [stops when she's sees nobody else is laughing] Anyway. Even if they destroy the world, so what? We still win. There are other planets out there. We were reborn once on a different planet, we will be reborn again. But Metalia and her Shitennou? They can't be reincarnated! They stay dead forever!
Mamoru: [claps slowly in his hospital bed] Bravo.
[Minako beams proudly]
Usagi: [advances on Minako with her fists balled] So let me get this straight. You're willing to sacrifice an either planet full of innocent people just to wipe out a handful of enemies!
Minako: You know it.
Usagi: How is that any different than what Metalia did to us during the Silver Millennium?
[The room goes silent]
Makoto: She's right, you know.
Minako: Yeah she is...[sinks against the wall with her face in her hand] Dear God... What have I become?