SPIN THE BOTTLE
By Princess Destiny
[princessdestiny@hotmail.com]




Chapter Nineteen



"Just what exactly do you think you were doing?!" Rei screeched at 
Tuxedo Kamen in rage, her purple eyes flashing indignantly. She thrust 
a finger against his chest angrily, glaring up into his face. "Well?"
"Rei, please!" Usagi said quietly.
Tuxedo Kamen relaxed slightly, thankful that his angel had saved him 
from her firey-tempered friend. ["Thank-"] he began, but was drowned 
out my Usagi's mental blast.
["I get to shout at him FIRST!"] she told her friend, turning 
malevolent eyes on her 'boyfriend'. She saw him swallow and was glad 
that he was nervous. ["You should be, buster"] she told him softly, 
then let loose. "Just WHAT do you THINK that you were DOING? Carrying 
us around over your shoulders like sacks of potato's?" Usagi screamed 
at him, eyes blazing wrath.
"Er-" he tried to say, but was cut off again.
"A fine way to treat your 'girlfriend' you creep! I ought to bash your 
lights out!" Usagi went on, oblivious to the resigned way Tuxedo Kamen 
rolled his eyes and settled his back against the door to wait out the 
storm. Deep blue eyes glared into his own as Usagi thrust her face up 
close to his, breath wafting gently over his mouth. "And WHAT was with 
us making out on the COUCH exactly?" she finished her tirade with 
bewilderment and embarrassment.
Tuxedo Kamen looked down at his angle, standing so close that her chest 
brushed his. She was standing on her tippy-toes to glare as closely as 
she could into his eyes behind his white half-mask and her lips were 
almost brushing his. A flush spread over her creamy skin as she 
finished speaking and they both stared at each other, eyes locking.
"Guys? Hello?" Rei said, waving a hand near their heads to grab their 
attention, but they didn't even hear her. The priestess didn't doubt 
for a moment that they hadn't gone into another trance-they were just 
AMAZING attracted to each other...even when fighting. Sexual tension 
crackled through the air, making Rei blush hard, wishing she was 
anywhere but there. ["This is getting embarrassing, you guys!"] she 
muttered mentally in their general direction.
Tuxedo Kamen's lips turned up in a big grin. His eyes flitted past his 
angel to a furiously blushing Rei. "Get used to it" he said silkily. He 
shimmered briefly and his tuxedo faded, leaving a bare-chested Mamoru 
standing there, practically nose to nose with Usagi.
"But-" Usagi began, remembering the kiss on the couch rather vaguely. 
How exactly had she gone from pounding to kissing?
Mamoru continued to smile, looking slowly back at Usagi-who was 
surprisingly still up on her tippy-toes, having forgotten completely 
what she was doing as she tried to recall the couch-event. "Usako?" he 
said softly, looking deeply into her shadowed eyes. He saw her blink 
and then she focused on him-and he saw realization flooding her eyes.
"The Princess!" she exclaimed, going pale.
Mamoru's smile faded, as he too suddenly remembered how they had begun 
to kiss. ["Yes-the Princess...and the Prince"] he said slowly, mind 
reeling with the implications. He remembered now, being taken-
over...sort of. It was like...remembering, but they were stuck in the 
dream with no control over their bodies.
"THE PRINCESS?!" Rei exploded, her words almost a scream of shock. 
"What does She have to do with this?" she demanded urgently, purple 
eyes flittering from Usagi to Mamoru.
"THE PRINCESS?!" several voices screeched back from the opposite side 
of the door.
Before anyone could move, the handle to Usagi's door turned and was 
thrust open. Mamoru was sent flying into Usagi, who fell back 
underneath him. Rei hastily skipped out of the way, watching with 
disbelief as everyone piled inside the room...and bore witness to Usagi 
being crushed compromisingly underneath Mamoru's half-naked body.
"You-!" Kenji began, voice shakily.
But surprisingly, Usagi spoke up, voice slightly muffled. "Don't dad! 
You PUSHED him into me!" she complained loudly, sounding like the old 
Usagi.
Mamoru looked down into Usagi's eyes and his lit up with devilry. He 
lowered his head and kissed her quickly and then jumped to his feet.
She lay there stunned for a moment, gaping. ["You kissed me AGAIN, in 
front of my parents?!"] she fairly wailed at him, not sure whether to 
be furious or embarrassed.
Ikuko giggled. "You two are so cute!" she said happily. "Ami and Makoto 
have been telling us about how you two HATED each other two days ago"
"And what was your conclusion?" Mamoru drawled, leaning over to help 
Usagi to her feet. He pulled her to his side, slinging a hand about her 
waist possessively.
Usagi flushed, but didn't move away, one had coming up to touch his 
chest tentatively. Her fingers splayed out over his warm skin and she 
felt comforted-though Mamoru did stiffen somewhat.
["Sorry, Usako-habit"] he said apologetically to her, realizing again. 
p["Do you have any idea what your touch DOES to me?"]
["Noooooo"] Usagi said, drawing the word out doubtfully. She eyed him 
with curiosity as he groaned aloud.
Rei flushed brightly. ["You Odango!"] she yelled incredulously. ["He 
MEANS that you turn him-"]
"REI!" Mamoru roared at her, blue eyes blazing warning. He quieted as 
everyone stared at him, shocked. 
Rei quickly caught on to why he was angry and flashed an apologetic 
smile. "Sorry" she said, grinning lopsidedly. She sometimes forgot how 
innocent her friend was.
"What? What'd he say?" Makoto demanded. She turned to look at Rei. 
"What'd you say?"
"Never mind that! What were you saying about the Princess!" Luna said 
urgently from somewhere below. Everyone looked down to see Luna 
standing a foot from Usagi-as if protecting her from something.
"Luna! Where have you been?" Usagi cried out in relief. She looked her 
guardian over for signs of injury-but Luna looked fine...if a little 
ruffled. And her red eyes were-deliberately blank.
"I'll tell you at a later time, Usagi" the cat said, lying. ["Central 
Command was quite explicit about me not telling the Princess that the 
new Senshi was coming here to Tokyo"] she thought. Sailor Venus was 
here name. And if Luna recalled correctly, the Senshi was the LEADER, 
NOT Sailor Moon, who was really the Princess. She sighed. ["This is so 
difficult to keep all of this a secret-but at least Central is 
helping"]
"All right, Luna" Usagi said quietly, feeling as if the small black cat 
were keeping something from her. Their eyes met for a long moment and 
the silver-haired girl saw sadness in Luna's red depths. Sadness and 
fear. ["She's afraid again"] Usagi said to Mamoru, feeling a frizzon of 
nervousness. Luna was always the stable one.
["Yes, she is"] Mamoru murmured back, eyes gazing at the cat. In 
return, she looked rather started and nervous to be stared at by Usagi 
and Mamoru so intently.
"Usagi? What were you saying about the Princess?" Luna prodded, waiting 
expectantly.
"The-Princess" Usagi muttered worriedly, looking up at Mamoru with a 
slightly-pleading expression. ["What do we say?"]
["The truth"] he answered. His hand rose to brush the soft silver 
fringe from Usagi's eyes. ["They're all too far into this now, not to 
know everything"] he turned to face everyone, frowning heavily, as if 
not sure where to begin. "I suppose you want it all? From the 
beginning?" he asked them.
"From the closet?" Rei said eagerly. ["I'm finally going to find out 
what happened!"] she thought gleefully, exchanging a triumphant look 
with Makoto.
"Yeah. Spill, you guys" the brunette demanded, eyes glued to Usagi's 
face.
Usagi flushed, casting her eyes down and clutching tighter at Mamoru. 
["Oh, this is going to be so embarrassing! Don't tell them ALL the 
details, Mamo-Chan!"] she told him urgently.
He grinned mischievously. "It er-happened like this. Usagi and I were 
thrown into the closet together after spinning the bottle and..." he 
trailed off, looking embarrassed. "I kissed her"
"YOU kissed HER?" Rei and Makoto screeched in disbelief.
"WHERE?" Kenji thundered, glaring.
"None of your business, dear" Ikuko cut in, glaring at her husband 
warningly. Apparently the two had had words earlier.
"Right" Mamoru said, rolling his eyes. "Anyhow-then she kissed me back 
and-"
"You kissed him BACK?!" Ami, Makoto, Rei and Ikuko screamed in delight, 
eyes dreamy.
"Guys!" Usagi wailed, flushing as bright as a tomato.
"ANYHOW!" Mamoru shouted at them all, trying to regain all. "Her broach 
dug into me and when she showed it to me and I touched it-it exploded 
into light...transforming us and revealing our secret identities to 
each other...and-" he hesitated, coming to the most important part.
"Usagi-I never told you thins-but I've known the Princess almost as 
long as I have you. She comes to me in visions and pleads for the 
Silver Crystal"
Luna's eyes widened, mouth gaping. ["Great Serenity! What is this?!"] 
"And when I touched the broach, Usagi was taken into a vision of the 
Princess with me. She faded, after sounding..." he searched for a word.
"Frightened" Usagi supplied in a small voice, then bit her lip.
"Yes" Mamoru murmured, frowning in thought. Then he went on. "Anyhow, 
after she faded, we came out of the vision to find ourselves still in 
the closet and we were transformed. And ever since-sometimes 
we're...taken over by the Princess"
"And her Prince" Usagi added absently.
"Are you sure?" Luna said sharply, all of this news to her. It was much 
more serious than she had ever imagined! Somehow, the spirit of 
Princess Serenity was leaving Usagi's soul and going into Mamoru's mind 
to make him search for the Silver Crystal. The Princess would have 
known as well as Luna, that she would need the Crystal to regain her 
whole birthright. But now-with Mamoru touching the Moon Broach, it had 
freed the Prince's soul dormant in him and the Princess' in Usagi. ["It 
wasn't MEANT to happen yet!"] Luna exclaimed, stunned. ["No wonder the 
Princess keeps emerging! She was suppose to merge with Usagi only AFTER 
the Silver Crystal had been found!"]
"There's a Prince too?" Rei said in curiosity. Her eyes went to Usagi's 
and then Mamoru's. "I didn't know that we were looking for a Prince 
too"
Everyone turned to look at Luna, who looked supremely horrified to see 
them all seeking answers from her.
"What do you know about the Prince, Luna?" Usagi said, moving closer to 
Mamoru. After all, they knew nothing about the people who took them 
over periodically! "You never mentioned him"
"I-didn't remember a Prince" Luna finally admitted, looking downcast. 
"In fact, until Mamoru and Usagi started to be-taken over by...the 
ghosts of the Prince and Princess, I remembered almost nothing" she 
hesitated. "Prince Endymion. He was engaged to marry the Moon Princess, 
Serenity"
"You remember nothing at all. Only their names?" Rei exclaimed. "So, 
you don't know what this Princess looks like?"
"No" Luna said, trying to sound honest. Her eyes wee firm as she looked 
at everyone slowly. "No idea at all"
"But wait a minute" Makoto said, frowning in perplexity. "If Usagi and 
Mamoru are being taken over by GHOSTS, then how can we be looking for 
the Princess?"
Luna's eyes went wide with horror at her blunder. She stiffened, her 
tail going three times it size. "I-"
Suddenly, the phone rang from downstairs. Everyone started in surprise 
and then they all ran down the hall in a close group. ANYTHING to break 
the tension in the room!
Ikuko made it to the phone first and picked the handle up, raising it 
to her ear. "Hello? Tsukino residence? Usagi? Sure, I'll just get her 
for you dear"
"Who is it?" Usagi said with surprise. So much had happened over the 
last few days that she had completely forgotten about anyone in the 
outside world.
"It's someone called Minako" Ikuko said, confused. "The call is long-
distance"
Usagi looked confused also and took the phone slowly.
"Minako?" Rei, Ami and Makoto chorused, looking surprised also. They 
didn't know anyone by that name!
"Hello?" Usagi said tentatively, trying to remember who this stranger 
might be.
"Hi girl! Sorry for the mysterious phone call" the girl giggled, 
sounding excited. "But Artemis insisted that we do it this way, in case 
your parents were around to hear this-are they gone yet?" the last 
words were anxious.
"Gone?" Usagi uttered, eyes glazing over. It had been hard to follow 
the girl's bubbly speech. "Whyyyy?" she said curiously, staring at 
everyone gathered around her and the phone.
"Senshi business!" Minako giggled again.
Usagi almost dropped the phone. "WHAT?!" she shouted into the phone, 
pole-axed. "SENSHI BUSINESS? Who IS this?" She demanded, feeling fear.
"SENSHI BUSINESS?!" the other three Senshi exclaimed, eyes boggling.
"Oh! Silly me! Luna didn't TELL you, did she"
"Why am I not surprised?" a male voice said vaguely from somewhere in 
the background.
"Luna didn't tell me what?" Usagi said, tone strangled. ["Maybe I can 
deny everything? Tell her she's nuts?"] she asked Rei and Mamoru 
mentally, unsure what to do.
Everyone looked down at Luna, who looked pole-axed. Her eyes were wide 
and glazed and she resembled a statue.
"I'm Sailor Venus!" Minako exclaimed happily.
"SAILOR VENUS?" Usagi shrieked incredulously. She tossed a glanced to 
the other Senshi to see their reactions. They were still gaping. "Er-
who's Artemis?"
"My cat! I understand you have a guardian cat too? Luna? Well, my cat 
is white with a crescent moon mask on his forehead" Minako said, 
sounding slightly doubtful. "Er-this IS Tsukino Usagi? Sailor Moon?" 
she asked, sounding panicked now.
"You ditz!" groaned the man in the background.
"Yes, this is Sailor Moon" Usagi hesitated over the title, 
uncomfortably aware that she was no longer Sailor Moon.
"Usagi!" Rei hissed, shocked. "What if she isn't who she says?"
"She is" Luna sighed, resigned. "I contacted-a friend for help with 
this situation. He was training the new Senshi, Sailor Venus"
"Her name is Minako" Usagi supplied, eyes glowing with delight 
suddenly. "Where are you?" she said quickly, wanting to meet this 
cheerful girl.
"Oh! Silly me!" Minako giggled again. "I'm SO absent-minded! I'm at an 
airport in England-that's where I live. Anyhow, Artemis said that Luna 
contacted him and said that you all needed some help, so I told my 
parents that I wanted to take a holiday from exams. Anyhow, I SUGGESTED 
that I'd always wanted to see Japan and they agreed. So, Artemis and I 
are on our way!"
"On your way from England?" Usagi repeated for the benefit of the 
others, who couldn't hear a thing.
"Wonderful!" Luna exclaimed happily, eyes lighting up with relief. 
"She's on her way"
"They" the silver-haired girl corrected.
"THEY?" Luna said, bewildered. "Central is coming too?" she frowned. 
["But I thought that Central couldn't leave...wherever they were"]
"Central?" Usagi said, confused also. "Hang on a second, Minako!" she 
told the blonde.
"Sure! But not too long! Our flight is soon" Minako called back.
"Who's central, Luna? Venus is coming with a cat guardian-like you-
called Artemis!" she finished with delight. ["Isn't that great, guys?"]
["There's another talking cat?"] Mamoru said with disbelief. Then he 
sighed and rolled his eyes. ["Why am I even asking about such a weird 
occurrence? I'm Tuxedo Kamen!"]
["Wow. Another cat Guardian?" Rei frowned in thought. ["So-you got one 
as leader of the Senshi...and she got one...why?"]
["Good question"] Mamoru approved, looking at Usagi with expectancy, as 
if she already had the answer.
Usagi scowled at them both. ["Why do you assume that I know?"]
"Central is-my contact. We relay information about the Dark Kingdom to 
each other. And any new Senshi we locate"
"Well, now you know his name!" Usagi grinned impudently at Luna. "He's 
called Artemis!"
"ARTEMIS!" Luna screeched in rage and shock. "That furball?!"
"Oh dear, I'm in trouble now. She figured it out" the male voice said 
from the phone.
"Is that Artemis?" Usagi said gleefully, throwing a speculative look at 
her cat. "A GUY cat?"
"Yep!" Minako said, just as gleefully. "And Luna is a girl cat?"
"Yep" Usagi answered, expression turning evil. She looked at Rei slyly. 
["I sense a match-making opportunity coming on!"]
["Luna and someone?"] Rei replied doubtfully, staring at Luna askance.
["Everyone has to have someone"] Mamoru cut in, voice amused.
Rei suddenly felt sad, remembering how she'd wanted Mamoru to be her 
guy. She quickly squelched the feeling before Mamoru could read her 
thoughts and smiled. ["Right"] she looked away and met Usagi's gaze-
whose was fixed on Rei's face sadly.
"Oh Rei-" Usagi said gently, biting her lip.
"Rei? What's wrong with Rei?" Ami said, peering at the raven-haired 
priestess.
Rei turned red under the scrutiny as everyone also looked. "Cut it out! 
There's nothing wrong!" she glared at Usagi mutinously, pouting.
"Hello? Our plane has just been called! I have to get Artemis into a 
carry cage and onto it!" Minako sang out through the phone line.
"Oh, okay then!" Usagi drew her attention back to the phone, having 
momentarily forgotten it. "We'll see you-when you get here"
"Sure! I'll call you! I can't wait to meet you guys!" Minako squealed 
and then hung up.
Usagi lowered the phone to it's cradle and looked up slowly, eyes 
meeting Mamoru's. "Well-a new Senshi" she muttered, eyes surprised.
"I didn't know that there were more" Ami said with interest. "We all 
came to Juuban and became Senshi then-but this Minako looks like she 
became one in England. Hmm" she frowned in concentration, trying to 
figure it out.
"She's only on holiday too. Not staying here permanently" Usagi added, 
wringing her hands together. "Do you think she can help us solve this 
mystery with the Princess AND the Dark Kingdom before she leaves?"
"I hope so" Makoto said grimly, green eyes narrowing.
"Lets just hope Zoisite doesn't locate that last Rainbow Crystal for a 
while" Usagi said, uncertainly. "With three of us linked and me not 
being able to transform..."
"Hey! That was something else I was wondering about" Shingo broke into 
the conversation. "How did Usagi and Mamoru get bonded if they didn't 
die like Rei did?"
Usagi and Mamoru exchanged a glance. They really had no idea.
But Luna did. Thought she wasn't telling a soul. "Lets talk about this 
later everyone. We have to make accommodations for Minako and cook 
dinner"
"Oh my, yes!" Ikuko exclaimed in dismay, turning to head for the 
kitchen. "Dinner completely slipped my mind"
"I'll help" Makoto offered readily.
"And me" Yuuchiro said shyly.
Makoto, Yuuchiro, Grandpa and a reluctant Shingo followed Ikuko into 
the kitchen. Ami hesitated, then followed also.
"How about you, Usagi?" Kenji said, looking sideways at Mamoru as if 
he'd like to have a private moment to bash the guy.
"WE THREE need to talk" Mamoru said suddenly, voice cold. 
Usagi looked up quickly in surprise at his cool tone. He was standing 
proudly, shoulders thrown back and his face handsome and icy. She'd 
never seen him look like that before- ["I think"] she frankly wasn't 
completely sure, because there was SOMETHING familiar abut Mamoru's 
stance.
"And Luna" Endymion went on, eyes going to the black cat, who looked as 
if she were about to run for it.
"All right" Luna said weakly, staring back into cool blue eyes. ["Oh 
dear, I remember that look. It's Endymion"]
Kenji looked rather-stunned at Mamoru's tone and the commanding way in 
which it had been spoken. Before he could fully explain why, he found 
himself hastily backing off from the remaining three in the front hall, 
almost bowing. "Er-maybe late then" he said, then bolted into the 
kitchen.
"Upstairs please, Mars....Serenity" Endymion said, tone softer.
Usagi blinked at him, staring for a long moment. "Serenity?" she 
questioned slowly. ["That's the Princess' name"]
["Yeah, it is"] Rei said, staring at Mamoru also. She looked into his 
eyes, then quickly took Usagi's arm and led her into the lounge, then 
up the stairs. ["Do as he says, Usagi! I think that the Prince has 
taken over Mamoru! And if he's the Prince, then we have to obey him as 
Senshi"]
["But they were only engaged"] Usagi protested. ["Are we the Princess' 
Senshi? Not his?"]
["Do you really want t make a ghost angry, Usagi?"] Rei hissed in 
warning, turning the corner to enter Usagi's room. Mamoru was right 
behind them, close.
Usagi was confused. Very confused. How exactly did ghosts keep taking 
over her body? And Mamoru's? She looked up into Mamoru's eyes. They 
were rested on her tenderly, even though he still bore himself with 
pride and command. ["He won't hurt me. Or you"] Usagi said with 
certainty. She tentatively reached out her mind towards Mamoru-but 
found nothing. Her blue eyes widened. ["His mind is gone!"] she wailed 
in horror.
["What?"] Rei said, shocked. She quickly reached out her mind also-and 
encountered nothing. Mamoru's familiar presence had gone. ["This is 
bad"] Rei thought in slight panic to Usagi. The two stood together, 
staring at the stranger before them. It was Mamoru-but not. His 
features were the same, but his bearing and mannerisms were NOT. This 
was certainly NOT Chiba Mamoru.
["He's not?"] Usagi said weakly, eyes locking onto those of a 
strangers-yet not. She bit her lip, searching the deep blue depths 
intently. Somehow, the person who took over Mamoru was...familiar. 
["It's Prince Endymion?"] she threw the question hesitantly at Rei, 
mental voice uncertain. It FELT like him. His presence was warm and-
familiar. Her lips turned up involuntarily at the corners as she and 
the stranger in Mamoru's body continued to stare at each other 
intently.
["Why are you grinning like a love-sick idiot, you Odango!"] Rei almost 
screamed into Usagi's head, startling the silver-haired girl.
Usagi started and ripped her eyes away from Endymion's, turning to 
glare accusingly at the priestess. ["LOVE SICK?! Excuse me?"] she 
yelled indignantly. ["I was most certainly NOT-"]
"You two can talk later on" Endymion cut in, voice soft and low.
The girls both started and whirled to look at him, surprised that he 
knew about their mental link. Maybe-he WAS Mamoru somewhere inside?
"Mam-" Rei began, but was silenced as Endymion held up one hand swiftly 
in a warning gesture. She and Usagi watched as he cautiously put a 
finger to his lips, telling them to keep quiet.
A moment later, the doorbell rang from downstairs.
Rei and Usagi jumped, looking quickly at the closed bedroom door and 
then at each other.
Endymion's lips firmed. His shoulders went back further, eyes narrowing 
into icy chips. His nostrils flared slightly as he seemed to stare at 
nothing with a frightening intensity.
"Who's there?" Rei whispered, not understanding why they had to keep 
quiet.
"I can sense the presence of the Dark Kingdom" Endymion whispered back 
grimly. His hand inched down to his waist-then then groped around 
futilely for a moment. His blue eyes widened in shock and he quickly 
looked down.
Usagi and Rei actually SAW the way his skin paled so abruptly. He 
touched his naked chest, then plucked at his black slacks as if he'd 
never seen them before. Then, his eyes shot up abruptly, with shocking 
swiftness and pinned them both to the spot. They swept over Usagi and 
then Rei's forms as if seeing them for the first time. 
"What is going on here?" he demanded of them, chips of ice falling from 
his lips. 
The two girls stared back, moving unconsciously closer to each other as 
Endymion seemed to loom over them both menacingly.
"G-going on?" Usagi stammered, eyes huge as they swept over Endymion. 
He suddenly didn't seem HALF as comforting as he had a moment before.
"Serenity-where IS this place? Where are we?" he asked her, eyes again 
pinning her to the spot. He looked about the room, bewildered and 
suspicious-as if he'd never laid eyes on it before.
"My-room?" Usagi tried weakly, not understanding what the Prince was 
asking. ["I don't know what he means, Rei"] she said, mental tone 
panicked. Her fingers gripped together, tongue darting out to wet her 
lips nervously. ["Why did he call me Serenity again?"]
Endymion's eyes followed the movement, as if mesmerized. "This isn't 
your room" he said absently, eyes sweeping over her form again. "And 
these aren't your usual clothes my love-nor mine. Mars?" he turned then 
to face her, eyes going up to her long dark hair. He frowned in 
perplexity. "What did you do to your hair, Mars?" he managed, choking 
slightly.
"What's wrong with my hair?" Rei said, hands going up protectively to 
her luxurious wealth of dark locks. She fingered a lock and then pulled 
it around to stare at it.
"Nothing is wrong" Usagi assured her, turning back to stare at Endymion 
with as much confusion as Endymion. "You-recognize...Mars?" she said 
tentatively, suddenly remembering that the Prince had known what Sailor 
Mars looked like, even de-transformed.
["Yeah!"] Rei exclaimed, looking at the Prince also. Her purple eyes 
narrowed. ["How DID he know that?"] she eyed him with suspicion.
Endymion looked at Usagi as if she had lost her senses. "Am I not meant 
to, Serenity?" he asked with slight amusement. "To be sure, Mars' hair 
is a different color than her customary purple locks-but it is no great 
change" he told them, eyes flickering warily to the bedroom door. Then, 
he stared right down at his feet, as if trying to see through the 
floor.
"Purple?" Rei choked out, eyes going wide and glazed.
["Purple hair?!"] Usagi exclaimed mentally, eyes going just as wide as 
Rei's. The two girls stared at Endymion, utterly bewildered. Usagi 
blinked, swallowed and then tried to figure everything out. The Prince 
had SEEN Mars-sometime in the past...and-she had PURPLE HAIR?
Rei swallowed hard, staring at Usagi with an almost desperate 
expression. ["Usagi? What's going on here? How could he have seen me in 
the past?"]
Usagi's eyes firmed slowly, expression becoming hard. ["I have a 
distinct feeling that Luna hasn't been telling us everything"] she 
said, tone sardonic. It was a very un-Usagi-like tone that made Rei's 
skin crawl with worry. The silver-haired girl was looking at her as if 
she were a stranger. She turned suddenly to Endymion, certain of 
something. "Endymion-who's downstairs?" she asked slowly, voice faint. 
There WAS something downstairs that was threatening them, she was SURE 
of it.
"Zoisite" Endymion said shortly. His dark blue eyes closed, brow 
furrowing in intense concentration. Slight sweat broke out on his 
forehead-as he attempted to do...something. Then, he stiffened, looked 
down at himself once more-then sort of...shimmered.
The two girls gaped as Mamoru's form disappeared and another took his 
place. This person was different in ways-yet was still Mamoru. Clad in 
black and silver armor, with a long black and red cloak like Tuxedo 
Kamen's and a sword at his waist. 
Usagi's eyes widened even more, mouth falling open slightly as 
everything clicked. ["So THAT'S why Mamoru was always reaching for his 
waist when he was taken over by Endymion! He was looking for his 
SWORD!"] Usagi shrieked into Rei's mind, her own reeling with shock and 
revelation.
"Stay here, Serenity. And you too Mars" Prince Endymion commanded, his 
bearing authoritative and proud. "Protect her for me"
Usagi slumped in dismay. So-Endymion somehow thought that SHE was his 
Princess from 1000 years ago. How could she tell him that she was only 
a normal girl?
"Wait-M-Endymion!" Rei cried out as the Prince thrust his way past the, 
opened the door and was striding down the hall before they could stop 
him. She and Usagi tensed as they waited to feel the horrible pain that 
always accompanied a separation...but it never came.
Usagi's eyes opened. She peered around cautiously, then realized that 
there was no pain...and Endymion was far down the hall. "what?" she 
whispered incredulously. Usagi felt along her arms, then touched her 
chest lightly with her finger-tips. She glanced inquiringly at Rei. 
"Any pain, Rei?" she asked.
Rei shook her head, looking flabbergasted as well. "No-nothing" she 
frowned. "I'm NOT staying up here, while he and the others fight 
Zoisite, though!" she announced, heading also for the door. She hadn't 
gotten a few feet from Usagi when both girls suddenly collapsed, waves 
of agony rolling through them.
"Rei" Usagi groaned, forcing herself onto hands and knee's with 
difficulty. She crawled over to her friend and collapsed next to her, 
panting. She stared up at the white roof as everything spun once, then 
settled. ["So-WE'RE still connected"] she conceded wryly, wiping the 
sweat from her brow.
Rei nodded, thinking hard. "Maybe-when Mamoru and you are taken over by 
the Princess and Prince, the bond doesn't work!" she exclaimed, eyes 
going wide.
"But-it might be the Prince down there...But he's in MAMORU'S body, 
Rei! And the others need us!" Usagi faltered, eyes filing with helpless 
tears as she remembered that she couldn't be Sailor Moon. "I mean-they 
need you, Mars" she finished in a whisper, turning her face away.
"Usagi-" Rei began, half-reaching out a hand to console the silver-
haired girl. But then they both heard screams from downstairs and a 
great crash as something exploded. Both girls looked at each other, 
frightened. Endymion had told them to stay there-but the 
others....needed them. "I can't go without you" the priestess said, 
agonized. She bit her lip, purple eyes seething with emotion.
"They-can handle it. I hope" Usagi said quietly, heart beginning to 
pound loudly in her chest. "Oh!" she cried out, frustrated and 
frightened. "If only you weren't bonded to me-and me so helpless!"
"Its not your fault" Rei said comfortingly, stepping closer to Usagi to 
wrap her arms about the girl. They both trembled and waited, listening 
as sounds of a battle from below reached them. They heard the cries of 
the Senshi's powers, Ikuko's frightened screams and occasional yelling.
Usagi's fingernails dug into her palms hard, her teeth biting so hard 
into her bottom lip that she drew blood. ["I can't stand this!"] she 
cried out to Rei, gripping the priestess tighter. The crescent moon on 
her forehead began to glow dimly, unseen by them both.
["I can't either!"] Rei said back in a rage. She felt so helpless! Her 
friends could be dying down there-
["Go to him"] a voice said to Usagi, deep in her mind.
Usagi stiffened, eyes widening in surprise. Where had that voice come 
from? It had sounded-so FAMILIAR! ["Who's there?"] she thought 
tentatively.
Rei looked at her, perplexed. "Who's where?" she looked at Usagi 
weirdly.
["Go to Endymion. He needs you"] the voice went on, tones musical and 
filled with love and concern.
["The Prince?"] Usagi said faintly. Why did the voice want her to go to 
the Prince?
"Are you all right, Usagi?" Rei said sharply, suddenly feeling a 
strange presence. She looked about the room, but could not pin-point 
it. It didn FEEL threatening, but still. She looked back to the silver-
haired girl to see that Usagi's eyes had gone completely black, face 
expressionless. And-her presence was suddenly gone. ["Usagi?"] Rei said 
frantically, profoundly frightened. There was no response. Usagi's mind 
was gone.
["Go to Endymion and face your destiny, my daughter"] the voice said 
gently.
Usagi's mind suddenly blanked-and then...Serenity blinked and wondered 
where she was. ["Mother?"] Hadn't her mother been talking to her? She 
looked around and saw a strange room. Sitting beside her was Sailor 
Mars, who was staring at her with large scared eyes. "Mars?" she 
questioned, reaching out a slender hand to brush the dark locks from 
the girl's eyes. She paused, dark blue eyes on the hair that she was 
stroking. Black. "Your hair" Serenity murmured, shocked. "It's black"
"Usagi?" Rei said, voice trembling with fear.
Serenity blinked at her, perplexed. "Usagi? Who is Usagi?" she leaned 
forward, examining her dearest friend's eyes. "Are you all right, 
Mars?" she asked tenderly.
"I'm-fine" Rei said, sighing deeply. There was still fear and sadness 
in her eyes, but then her lips firmed. So-this was why Endymion had 
asked Rei to protect Usagi. He'd known that the Princess would emerge 
sometime. ["I WILL protect her AND Usagi. It's the Princess' spirit 
using Usagi as a vessel, but it's my friend's body!"] she told herself 
angrily, ready to kill Zoisite if she shoulder enter the room. Her 
purple eyes turned towards the open doorway warily. "Mars Power, 
Makeup!" she called out. In moments she was transformed-and turned to 
see that the Princess was eyeing her with a strange expression.
["Go to Endymion, Serenity!"] this time, Queen Serenity's voice sounded 
frantic.
Serenity never even thought. She obeyed her Mother's words and was out 
the door and down the hall in moments, faster than Rei's eyes could 
have followed.
One moment, Serenity was there-the next she had blurred and was gone. 
Rei gaped in shock and disbelief, quickly racing out of the door and 
looking down the hall. Usagi's long silver hair was just disappearing 
down the top of the stairs. "Usagi! Serenity!" Rei hastily corrected 
herself, remembering that the Princess would not respond to Usagi's 
name. "Oh my gods!" she gasped, realizing that the bond was completely 
gone. And-she had not followed the Prince's orders and protected his 
love! 
"Great Mars!" she breathed, running down the hall faster than she could 
ever remember. She was down the stairs in two leaps and into the 
lounge. It was a battle-field, little resembling the house that Ikuko 
kept so neat. Walls were charred and burnt down, curtains on fire, 
couches overturned. Grandpa, the Tsukino's and Yuuchiro huddled behind 
an upturned couch, faces white and staring. Zoisite floated a foot 
above the charred carpet, repeatedly hurtling balls of dark fire at 
Sailor Jupiter and Mercury. Prince Endymion was leaning over two forms 
and Mars gasped as she recognized them as Reika and Motoki. Luna was 
being held tightly against Ikuko's chest, being physically held back 
from the fight.
"Face ME, witch!" a soft voice commanded.
Mars' head jerked up. S he stared to her far right, where she had not 
seen the form of Serenity standing in the shadows of an overturned 
light. The Princess walked out of the shadows, looking strange in her 
pink bunny pj's. Her figure was proud, her face haughty and furious and 
her long silver hair glinted in the lights from overhead.
"Well, well. What do we have here? Another brat? Do you really think 
that you can face me, human?" Zoisite laughed shrilly.
Endymion turned and leapt at her, sword glinting in the light. Zoisite 
threw a bolt of dark energy at him at the same time and he dodged. His 
sword sliced through her uniform and into her arm, dark green blood 
spurting over his face.
Zoisite shrieked in pain, then looked beyond him, eyes narrowing 
maliciously. She flicked her fingers and another ball leapt from the 
tips. It flew across the space between her and Serenity within seconds. 
Before the Princess could move, it had impacted into her stomach. 
Serenity gasped in agony as she was thrown backwards, chest exploding 
in agony. Her head hit the wall and everything swum.
"Serenity! NO!" Endymion roared, turning to run to her.
But Zoisite was faster. Despite her pain, her hate was even greater. As 
Endymion turned, she grabbed his sword and swiftly plunged it though 
his unarmed back, right through armor and cloak. She laughed again as 
he froze, sword sticking out through his chest. "Too easy" she said, 
amused. Prince Endymion toppled over helplessly to his knee's, eyes 
wide and shocked as he locked eyes with his love.
Serenity felt his agony and shock and opened her eyes weakly to stare 
across the room. When she saw the sword sticking through his chest, 
something snapped inside her mind. "Endymion!" she screamed at him, 
eyes filling with tears. "No! NOT AGAIN!" she screamed, her voice so 
loud that it hurt everyone's ears. The crescent moon on her forehead 
flared to brilliant golden light, consuming her whole body. When it 
faded slightly, Princess Serenity stood there. Usagi no longer. She was 
clad in her long silken white dress, barrette in her hair and golden 
earrings dangling from each lobe. She stood there, glowing brightly, 
blue eyes burning with hatred towards Zoisite. "How dare you take my 
love from me again!"
"Serenity" Endymion groaned, eyes dimming. He fell forward, bracing 
himself on the carpet with one hand, sword point still sticking from 
his chest. The wound was fatal he knew and...this had happened before. 
Serenity was right. Endymion suddenly had a vision of a sword plunging 
into his love's chest. "Serenity-no. Get away!"
Everyone else was frozen in horror and shock. And Zoisite was staring 
at Princess Serenity was if she was seeing a ghost. "Who ARE you?" she 
demanded, a hand clamped about her wounded arm. She watched the 
Princess with slight awe as the girl pulsated with golden light, hatred 
blazing from her eyes.
"No more!" Serenity shouted, a single tear making it's way down her 
cheek. She locked eyes with Endymion's knowing that he was close to 
dying. But he would NOT DIE! As her tear fell from her cheek, it turned 
into blazing silver light. Zoisite's form blazed bright red, then 
something shot from her into the silver teardrop. Endymion blazed 
brightly orange and blue and then two more Rainbow Crystals flew into 
the tear. Serenity watched with astonishment and an overwhelming 
delight and love as a bright pink crystal emerged from her and into the 
tear. Then from nowhere three more merged into the tear.
Everyone watched with awe, frozen as the crystals all went into the 
tear and it blazed bright silver. It dimmed then, revealing...the 
Silver Crystal. Another flash near the Princess and the crescent moon 
wand emerged from subspace. The Silver Crystal inserted itself into the 
wand and floated before the Princess.
"The silver Crystal!" Luna cried out, voice relieved. "Take it quickly, 
Serenity!"
"No you don't. It's MINE!" Zoisite snarled, leaping over Endymion's 
body and throwing herself at the wand. 
Her hands reached out eagerly, but Serenity's were there first. She 
reached out and grasped around the hilt of the wand, power surging down 
her arms and into her body. Warmth and love filled her body, along with 
an un-seem chorus that seemed to be sung by a million sweet voices.
["Use the power, Daughter!"] Queen Serenity urged, from somewhere 
unseen, voice urgent.
Princess Serenity once again obeyed her Mother's urging, without 
thinking. "Moon Crystal Power!" she cried out. A burst of silver light 
sprang out from the crystal, almost leaping at Zoisite's stunned form. 
It hit her with all the strength of a truck out of control and smashed 
the General right across the room and out the window. Serenity's hair 
fell back down to her feet as the power died, leaving her both 
triumphant and tired. Her eyes fell immediately upon her love, who was 
looking deathly pale. His eyes were closed and he seemed to be using 
all of his strength to keep himself on his knees. "My love" she 
whispered, tears pooling into her eyes.
"DIE!" a voice roared from behind her.
Serenity could not turn quick enough to see who had spoken and so was 
struck in the back by a white-hot agony. It launched her across the 
room and into Endymion. She hit him and they both tumbled backwards, 
her on top. But the agony did not stop there.
"Serenity" Endymion gasped out, looking up at her with horror and 
sadness. His hands came up to touch her shoulders limply.
"USAGI!" Several voices called out, filled with utter horror.
"SERENITY! NO!" Luna screamed, voice filled with unutterable loss.
Behind the Princess, Malachite watched them with hate and satisfaction-
then he shimmered and went to look for Zoisite outside the ruined 
house.
At first, Serenity couldn't figure out what was wrong. Why her Senshi 
and her love seemed so horrified. All she could feel was pain. She 
looked deeply into Endymion's murky eyes and saw a deep sadness there. 
For her. For them.
"Oh, my love" Endymion whispered, reaching up to touch her face 
tenderly. "Serenity"
"End-" Serenity began to speak, but her voice choked, something 
flooding into her throat and mouth. She realized with shock that it was 
blood. It seeped down from the corners of her mouth and only Endymion. 
The Princess looked down slowly and saw what they had all seen. Why she 
was in so much pain...She had been impaled on Endymion's sword. Right 
through the heart...