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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Volumes #7, 8, 9, and 10 (S season)

Note: I don't explain everything that goes on in the manga. I only write down the information that'll make the story of Saturn complete.

The basic plot in the manga is just about the same as the anime: The evil force known as Pharoah 90, and its minions, the Death Busters come to earth to kill of its inhabitants and take the planet for themselves, since their other planet died.

This series introduces the two outer senshi, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, holders of two of the three talismans that are used to awaken the god of ruin and the senshi who should never awaken, Saturn. Uranus and Neptune are reluctant to fight with the inner senshi, and even attack and hurt them at some points to make them leave. The two outer senshi are extremely cautious and serious about their job (Uranus even has some aspects of having paranoia. ^_^).

When an Infinity (Mugen) School student is shown to be a host of some sort of monster, the inner senshi get suspicious of this high class school. The Infinity School is a school for gifted students such as geniouses in all areas and people with special athletic abilities.

Hotaru and Chibi-Usa met in similar circumstances as they did in the anime. Chibi-Usa was riding on a rollar coaster at the new Infinity theme park (next to the Infinity School). While she was riding, her hat fell off. She was worried because it was a gift for Ikuku-mama, so when she got off, she went out to look for it. She found it, but she stumbled apon the "Tomoe Research Labs" located behind the school. There, she saw a girl with shoulder-lengthed black hair on the ground coughing and shaking. Chibi-Usa went up to help, but the girl pushed her away saying,"I always have these fits. It'll pass in a minute. Go away. This area is off-limits."

Usagi comes around a corner looking for Chibi-Usa when she spots her. She yells at Chibi-Usa worried saying it was dangerous being in this place alone. Chibi-Usa explained her situation with the hat and the girl in pain... At that moment, Chibi-Usa and Usagi's Silver Crystals began to flash simultaniously. A monster apeared and tried to attack the girl, Usagi, and Chibi-Usa.

Hotaru heals Chibi-Moon's woundsThe two girls transformed and defeated the monster. Chibi-Moon got hurt in the battle. Afterwards, Chibi-Moon asked if the girl was okay, and boldly introduced her and Sailor Moon while Usagi made a shocked face. The dark haired girl said Chibi-Usa was the one who was hurt. Chibi-Moon looked down at her bleeding arm. The girl held Chibi-Moon's arm and healed her in a little flash of light. Chibi-Usa is estatic and yells to Usagi that her wound is gone. The dark haired girl tells Chibi to go home and disinfect it as she puts a hankerchief on it. She also tells them to leave before the gaurds find them. Chibi-Usa thanks the girl, and politely asks for her name. The girl replies,"Tomoe Hotaru."

While Hotaru walks to go into the building, her home, she falls down and has another fit at the doorway. A woman with red hair and a tight dress with waaayy too much clevage comes up to Hotaru. She asks whats wrong and tells her she should rest inside. Hotaru knocks the woman away telling her to let go of her, and she can go inside herself. Profesor Tomoe (Hotaru's dad) comes up and scolds Hotaru for treating "Kaoli-kun" so bad since she's helped out so much since Hotaru's mother died. Hotaru screams at him saying that she's only his secretary and she should know her place and not come into their house. Hotaru runs away. Prof. Tomoe apologies to Kaolite saying he had spoiled Hotaru ever since her mother died.

Hurting HotaruMeanwhile, Hotaru's laying in her bed having her "fit." Her father walks in and asks if she had taken her the amuletmedicine. Hotaru says she has, but it didn't work. Her father takes out this amulet. He explains that it had been passed down for generations, and that her mother had it, and now he's giving it to her. He tells her that it'll help stop her pain. Hotaru holds it, and is amazed that her pain is gone. But she also worries how cold her father's hands were. She thinks,"I've never had fits this strong before... I never felt to suneasy... I wonder how long this'll last..." She lays in bed with her eyes closed.

Meanwhile, Usagi is upset that Chibi-Usa handed over their identities to a total stranger... they didn't know what form the enemy might be taken. Chibi-Usa says that she liked Hotaru... that she was so pretty with her white skin (its a Japanese thing... the paler a girl is, the prettier... like the Geisha girls who paint their face pure white.)

Later, Chibi-Usa comes over to Hotaru's house to return the hankercheif. Ikuku-mama couldn't get the blood stains out of it, so Chibi-Usa brought over a brand new hankercheif. Hotaru is amazed that she came all the way to her house just to give back the peice of cloth. She invites Chibi-Usa in saying her dad must be in his lab right now. They go into Hotaru's room, and Chibi-Usa admires Hotaru's lamp collection. She comments that they look very romantic. Hotaru just comments that she likes dark places. Chibi-Usa also asks about her dark clothing. Hotaru simply answers,"from an accident long ago, I have many wounds." (Does dark clothes in Japan symbolize a weak body? This dark clothes/weak body thing comes up several times in the manga....) Chibi-Usa also asks about her house being a research lab. Hotaru can't answer as she drops to the ground starting yet another one of her "fits." Chibi-Usa is VERY worried, while Hotaru asks Chibi to bring her the amulet her father gave her. After she gets it, she tells Chibi that she should go and not come near her. Chibi-Usa takes out her Silver Crystal and tells Hotaru that she'll help her. She uses the Silver Crystal to make her better. Hotaru asks if Chibi-Usa's Silver Crystal is her "amulet." Chibi-Usa agrees and says that it can protect not only her, but Hotaru also. Hotaru says that she'll keep the secret of Chibi-Usa's amulet and her being Sailor Chibi-Moon. "I've made mistakes... the monster that attacked you... I think it was an experimental creature that escaped from my dad's research lab. My dad's eccentric. He's doing gruesom research. But please don't tell anyone. He's not evil. He came to save me from that accident long ago." Chibi-Usa promises that she won't tell anyone about any of those things.

Later, Chibi-Usa had a class assignment to make something they like in clay. She decides to make the Holy Grail that Neo-Queen Serenity kept in the future. She wanted lots of jewels on it, but she can't finish it by herself, so she asks Mamoru and Usagi to help her. After many hours, and Usagi going to the store to get beads and colored stones, they fnished. Later, after being displayed in the school display cabnets, the lil kiddies (sooo cute!) were able to take them home, but to give them to someone special. Chibi-Usa decides to give it to Hotaru.

At that moment, Hotaru is walking home from the Infinity school. Some girls are walking in between classes, and spot her. They gossip,"That's the 6th grader, Tomoe-san. She's carrying her bag... is she leaving early again?" Another says,"Is she Hotaru crushes her pen caseweak-bodied? She's been wearing those long tights all year." (more of those dark clothes/tights/weak-bodied comments... O_o) The other comments back,"She's such a dark person. She always has a vacant face. It's well-known that she's a bit strange." "Naturally. Her father's a mad scientist. Doesn't she have any friends?" Hotaru drops to the ground coughing. She goes for her pen case, but one of the gossiping girls steps on it. She says sarcastically while smirking,"Ooh.. I'm sorry, Tomoe Hotaru-senpai. You worn out? Need some help?" At that, Hotaru picks up the case, glares at them with flashing eyes and crushes the pen case. The other girls are shocked, while Hotaru walks calmly away. The girls comment,"She looked at us so angrily... like she was another person?!" (hint-hint)

Ami discovers that the Death Busters are indeed manipulating the Inifinity School when she goes over for a visit to the girl who made the 2nd best marks in her grades. The others research the school and find Professor Tomoe in head of it... they comment how suspicious he looks. They talk about how regretfully, they can't do anything about the daimon invading the school, since it is a normal school and they don't know to what extent the enemies control the school. They also find that Prof. Tomoe has a daughter, Hotaru. Usagi worries since Chibi-Usa's been going over to Hotaru's house and becomming good friends with her. She worries for Chibi's saftey.

When Chibi-Usa leaves for Hotaru's house, Usagi insists that she go with her. When they arrive, they are greeted by a rather grumpy Kaolite. Hotaru yells out that Chibi-Usa and Usagi are her guests as they leave for her room. Kaolite thinks that its odd that Hotaru has guestts. Inside, Chibi-Usa takes out the Holy Grail that she, Mamoru, and Usagi had made. Usagi jumps back Hotaru wonders about the voicein shock saying how hard they worked on it and asked she didn't give it to Mamoru? Chibi-Usa said it wouldn't be fair since they all worked on it... so she'd give it to Hotaru. Hotaru is shocked and said that if its made for an important person, she shouldn't be the one to receive it. But she thanks her anyway. Usagi thinks about Hotaru,"I feel like I'm geing drawn in to her deep black eyes... like they know everything..." Usagi then asks to go to the restroom... Hotaru tells her the way. When Usagi leaves, Hotaru goes into one of her fits. She says that someone's voice is calling inside her head... she says that she fainted at school but her memory's distorted. Hotaru reaches for Chibi-Usa's brooch and tells her that she feels better, and her amulet fills her with power. Chibi-Usa is happy and says,"Really?" Hotaru asks what it is, and what power it has. Chibi-Usa responds,"The Mystical Silver Crystal." Hotaru's voice becomes strange as she repeats those words. Chibi-Usa becomes worried. Hotaru covers her mouth, blushing. She asks herself why she wanted to take the her friend's amulet for herself... she thinks it was like another person inside of her talking. Kaolite is on the other side of the door evesdroping.

Usagi walks around the Tomoe building. She sees that the house is right behind the school. Tomoe puts a hand on her shoulder which scares Usagi. He asks what she's looking for. Usagi just says she got lost looking for Hotaru's room. He takes Usagi to the room, and tells Hotaru its time for her checkup. Usagi and Chibi-Usa then leave, while Usagi thinks how cold Prof. Tomoe's hands were... like ice.

Later, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto meet, and go talk to the inner senshi. They talk about their lives, how they protected the Silver Millenium from a distance protecting it, how they had been given powers far superior to the inners, and that the latest invaders were their fault... when they had awakened again, the invaders had already planted themselves on earth. The inner senshi beg them to let them fight together... but the outer senshi tell them they won't; that the battle would be too much for the inners. Usagi asks that they can't even help them? Neptune says that she shouldn't waste her time... that the mission will run smoothly with just the outers fighting. They tell them that they hold the 3 talismans... and that their biggest mission is to buy the God of Ruin.

Later, Hotaru invites Chibi-Usa to go see a movie. Chibi-Usa agrees and brings three of her friends with her. Hotaru doesn't show up at the meeting spot, and Chibi gets worried. She calls Hotaru's room, but no one answers. She then gets even more worried, and decides to go to Hotaru's house. There, she gets a VERY big surprise... she sees Hotaru through her window. She sees the mechanical parts of Hotaru's arm and stares, almost scared. She imediately starts to apologize saying she shouldn't have barged in, then runs away. Hotaru tries to call to her again, but she has another fit.

CyborgWhen Hotaru wakes up, she begins to cry that she's lost her friend. "I didn't want people to know the secret of my cold body that blood doesn't flow through. I was all by myself. Dad only cared about his research. I thought I was going to die alone. I finally made a friend. Until she saw my body like this. How is there any use in living? Is there a point to my life...?"

Hotaru has another fit again. This time, it looks much worse. She sees three figures of the outer senshi at her window. She yells at them asking them why they look at her with such pity. She throws her amulet out the window at them. She thinks that someone is trying to burst out of her body and trying to take over...

Meanwhile, Chibi-Usa stopped running. She said the way Hotaru looked surprised her. She began to worry if she had hurt her. At that moment, it began to hail. It was hail inticed by the Death Busters and she began to loose strength and fell to the ground. Usagi and Mamoru finds her, and helps her. Meanwhile, one of the Death Busters, Cyprine, is attacking Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The inners come to help attack Cyprine, much to the protests of the outers. The Death Buster casts a spell and clouds the inners' and outers' minds (except Sailor Moon, Sailor Chibi-Moon and Tuxedo Kamen). The Inners and Outers start to fight each other while Sailor Moon and Chibi-Moon try to wake them up. They fail... so Usagi, Chibi-Usa, and Tuxedo Kamen join hands as Sailor Moon ask that all their spirits be one... The holy grail appears in her hands as the moon on her forehead shines. All the senshi wake up from the spell as all 3 talismans appear and start to resonate. Uranus's; the space sword, Neptune's; the Aqua Mirror, and Pluto's; the Garnet Orb. The inner senshi bring their power into the holy cup, as Usagi cries out,"Crisis, Make-up!" She turns into Super Sailor Moon and defeats the enemy easily.

Misstres 9 begins to take overHotaru is still battling the thing that is trying to burst out of her. She looses and another person takes over... an evil entity and talks to Pharoah 90. She then drops to the ground... her forehead feeling like its being ripped apart. She lays on the floor unconcious.

Meanwhile, the outer and inner senshi go back to Haruka's apartment, which is now recked from the battle. There, the outer senshi tell the inners that when Sailor Moon used the Holy Grail, their talismans reacted... and only once before did they do that. It was when the Silver Millenuim was destroyed. Their talismans began to resonate, which awoke the final senshi who should never awaken, from the planet Saturn. At that time, the outer senshi were forbidden to leave their planets, so they were never supposed to meet and bring the talismans together. When the Silver Millenuim was attacked by the Dark Kingdom, the talismans awoke Saturn. There, Saturn proceeded to "bring down her glaive" to destroy all that was left. There, the outer senshi died too.

The outer senshi were reborn again on this world, Earth. They're trying to keep Saturn from awakening, because if she does, it'll mean the death of the world. They told the inners that Sailor Saturn was, too, reborn on this world. Neptune shows a picture of her in her talisman, the aqua mirror; its Hotaru. Chibi-Usa is shocked and looks worried. The outers explain that Saturn's awakening is near and Hotaru is feeling the effects.. with pain. Pluto explains that Saturn wasn't supposed to be reincarnated... that somehow, somewhere the "wheels of fate had gone wrong."

Click to get a larger piccyUranus says that whatever happens, Saturn must not awaken. Venus asks how they're going to do that. Uranus says plainly,"Kill her... then we'll completely seal Saturn away." Chibi-Usa's eyes glaze over. The outers say they have to to prevent what happened at the Silver Millenuim from happening again. Sailor Moon protests saying there HAS to be another way. Uranus looks a little sad and says if there WAS another way, they'd use it... "We don't have long. The child's body... you've seen it, right, Chibi-Usagi-chan? She was seriously ill from an accident when she was 6 years old. It was a miracle she returned from her coma alive. As she had the best mind, she was a result of the outcast Professor Tomoe's life work. The fusion of man and machine. Just like a doll, the professor converted her body into that of a machine. The child's small body has already been worn out." Jupiter asks again,"Isn't there another way?" Uranus says there's one way that she can be saved... and that's for her to awaken as Sailor Saturn, which they can't let happen. Mars tells the outers they have no right to kill Hotaru to seal away Hotaru. The outers still won't change their mind saying that they'll kill her so the earth can live... that if they kill Saturn, then they'll defeat the enemies, and that's their new mission: to seal Saturn away before she awakens. Sailor Moon is VERY upset and yells that they can't kill her... Sailor Moon tells them that they can save everything. Neptune tells her,"We thought you'd say that. So you can't do the mission with us. We can't be allies. You may hate us. For you, we may be enemies. Since there is no other way, we will do our duty. We will save the world." Then, the outers turn and leave.

Misstress 9 has awakenedChibi-Moon is VERY upset that the outers want to kill her. She runs off to Hotaru's place to try to get there before the outers do to warn her. She tells herself that she won't run away from Hotaru no matter what form she's in because they're friends. She arrives at Hotaru's house and finds her laying on the floor unconscious. The outers jump into a tree and stop in their tracks when they see Chibi-Moon. Hotaru's head jerks up, her eyes glowing. Chibi-Usa stops. A hand reaches out and rips Chibi-Moon's Silver Crystal from her... she's returned to her street clothes and falls to the ground. Sailor Moon arrives and grabs Chibi-Usa. When "Hotaru" gets the Crystal, her hair grows out long... she's still laying on the floor. The rest of the inners arrive, but all the senshi are blown back by a power from "Hotaru" as she laughs evily. Sailor Moon is surprised and wonders if Saturn has awakened already. The outers say the talismans arn't activating... so it can't be Saturn. "Hotaru" gets up holding the crystal laughing and telling her Master Pharoah 90 that she's awakened. Tuxedo Kamen holds Chibi-Usa... she isn't breathing.

They take Chibi-Usa to a hospital. A doctor says she's gone under cardiac arrest and is dying. Mamoru asks if he could be alone with Usagi and Chibi-Usa. The inners and the doctors leave. Usagi looks very upset... almost angry as she thinks,"Hotaru-chan... Sailor Saturn killed her!!" The outers come in and tell her that Chibi-Usa's soul has been stolen. That the Death Busters are humans who's souls have been stolen and have become vessels which they unite to bring about he utilization. They tell her that what they saw a few minute ago was not the awakening of Saturn... that she has become one of the vessels for the Death Busters. Usagi asks what will happen to Hotaru and Chibi-Usa. Haruka explains that after awhile, they'll become daimons, and when they do that, they can no longer be saved. The outers will kill Hotaru since when she's become a daimon, she'll just suffer and die. They'll kill Hotaru before she suffers. Sailor Moon starts to protest, but Uranus jumps in,"She has Chibi-Usa's spirit and the mystical Silver Crystal! What do you want us to do?! If you want Chibi-Usa saved, you have to fight and take them back! If we don't kill her, we'll be killed! Even if Sailor Saturn doesn't awaken, destruction will come. Kill or be killed. Which would you choose?" Usagi agrees to come with them to take Chibi-Usa's spirit back. Mamoru takes Chibi-Usa over to his apartment... there, he takes part of his life source to give to Chibi-Usa so she'll stay alive until they get her spirit back. Mamoru's body will be burdoned, but Mamoru says its alright. Usagi is upset... she can't decide between lives... Chibi-Usa, Hotaru, and the world. Mamoru tells her not to loose hope.

Meanwhile, Hotaru now converted into Misstress 9 is venting over her hair (She keeps cutting her hair, but it keeps growing back) and how uncomfortable she is in the human body. Professor Tomoe comes in and tells Misstress 9 that he had planted the daimon seed in Hotaru such a long time ago, that he didn't expect her to even awaken. Misstress 9 tells them that she was Pharoah 90's old partner in their old world... and she won't accept their failures. She then goes to talk to Pharoah 90 personally and gives him the power of the Silver Crystal. Later, Misstress 9 takes the crystal and swallows it.... while Chibi-Usa's body at Mamoru's apartment begins to glow. Misstress 9 overflows with power, and she starts giving some to Pharoah 90... the Silver Crystal has infinite power.

At Mamoru's apartment, Chibi-Usa's eyes open wide as her body begins to shake. Misstress 9 gives more and more power to Pharoah 90, but suddenly, she doubles over. The real Hotaru inside, is fighting keeping the power source minimal. Misstress 9 is in serious pain... she tells Pharoah 90 that she'll get rid of this human body once her utilization is complete. Hotaru inside says with a closed fist,"I can't let that happen!"

Hotaru protects Chibi-Usa's spiritChibi-Usa finds herself floating in darkness. Shes scared and she feels that something has been comming after her. She hears Hotaru's voice call her... Chibi-Usa turns around and sees her Silver Crystal. Chibi-Usa floats over and grabs it... happy because she knew her body couldn't live without it. Hotaru holds Chibi-Usa, curled up by her knees... Chibi-Usa thinks shes being held by her mother, but thinks,"No, its not like in mom's arms. Cool, big, wide... I feel at ease." Hotaru tells Chibi-Usa that she'll protect her spirit... that she won't let anyone harm her.

Outside in the real world, Misstress 9 feels the Silver Crystal's power has "weakened." At Mamoru's apartment, he sees that Chibi-Usa's convulstions have stopped... he wonders if someone is protecting her spirit.

The outer and inner senshi are checking out the Infinity School. Its totally deserted. The inners seperate as Sailor Moon goes with Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. They step into an elevator and proceed to go down to the basement. After awhile, they are attacked as darkness flows all around. Sailor Moon is floating in the darkness... she remembers what the outers told her in the elevator about how lonely they were by themselves suspended on their planets... but that the light of the queen and princess kept them going. At this thought, Sailor Moon thought of her senshi allies as her light... guiding her out of the darkness. She becomes strong in her spirit and says she won't be deceived by illusions... she takes out her rod and attacks with "Rainbow Moon Heartache." Sailor Moon and the outers find themselves crashing to the elevator floor. The door opens and they are greeted by Prof. Tomoe and some daimons. The senshi defeat the daimon, while Prof. Tomoe turns into a daimon himself. At first, Sailor Moon can't fight back, knowing it was Hotaru's dad just a few minutes ago. Uranus gets out her talisman, the space sword and tells her its no longer Tomoe... but a daimon. Uranus and Sailor Moon work together to defeat it. Hotaru's spirit faintly arrives. "Papa..." she says,"The gental dad since mama died... the dad who came to save me... he wasn't my dad anymore... Goodbye, papa." She slowly fades away. Sailor Moon turns around yelling,"Who's that?!" She sees nothing.

The building begins to rumble... Sailor Pluto takes out her Garnet Orb and protects them while the ceiling collapses. Sailor Moon's "Super" form is undone. She worries because the unity of their spirits have been broken and something must have happened to the other inners. While floating, they see a figure inside one of the rooms... its Misstress 9 surrounded in LOADS of energy laughing evily. Sailor Moon asks surprised,"That's Hotaru-chan?!"

Strange lights start to cover the sky. Suddenly, the Infinity school building rips in half. Moon and the Outers see four points of light, which are the rest of the Inner's unconscious bodies. Sailor Moon tries to go to them, but is pushed back with a force.

Misstress 9 starts to gloat that its time for the utilation of the land. Pharaoh 90-sama will absorb the land, and it'll become the 2nd Tau star and become the daimon's mother world.

Neptune looks to the sea... all the water is falling back. Neptune wonders if there's a tital wave comming. Uranus looks to the sky and wonders if there's going to be a huge storm, or something will come to earth from space. Pluto says that there'll be a huge earthquake if this goes on. The 3 Outers jump to three buildings which are still standing in the area. There, they create a force field around the area. Misstress 9 says its useless. She says that once the utilization has taken place, she won't need "her" human body anymore. Suddenly, she drops down... she wonders why she can't work freely. A tiny voice inside her says,"You won't escape!" Misstress 9 says in horror,"Who's that?!" Hotaru's spirit tells her that her body is still hers and she won't let her free. Misstress 9 recognizes Hotaru and tells her that she has no use to control her anymore since she had gotten the silver crystal. She'll break Hotaru's body into pieces once she's done with it. Hotaru says that whatever happens, she won't stop protecting Chibi-Usa's spirit and the Silver crystal.

Sailor Moon attacks with "Moon Spiral Heart Attack" but is blasted back easily. Misstress 9 goes over to the 4 unconscious inners and steals their spirits for energy. The inners fall down lifeless. Sailor Moon runs up to them, but there's nothing she can do.

Hotaru tries to save everyone's spiritsHotaru spots four more spirits in Misstress 9 and recognizes them as the 4 inner senshi. She protects them, but it looks like she's in alot of pain. She thinks to herself that with her power, she can protect Chibi-Usa, the Silver Crystal, and the 4 senshi, but she wonders why this is all she can do. Her dad is gone, and she says she has nothing left... "If I'm this strong, inside of me, I feel another, bigger me. That me is saying to keep life and save everyone. All I can do is take these 5 spirits and the Silver Crystal and rescue them from here."

A bright light races out of Misstress 9. She's upset that the souls are being taken away, but now she's free. The 4 inner's souls are returned first. When they wake up, they all see Hotaru. She then turns back into a ball of light and flashes away. She appears in Mamoru's apartment where he's trying to keep Chibi-Usa alive. Mamoru sees Hotaru sitting at the window and asks who she is. She doesn't answer, but gives Chibi-Usa her spirit and her Silver Crystal back. Chibi-Usa wakes up and sees Hotaru. Hotaru begins to cry and tell her that she's so happy that she could save Chibi. Meanwhile, Misstress 9's true form erupts from her body... suddenly, pain splits down the daimon's forhead and effects Hotaru as well. Hotaru pulls back in pain. Chibi-Usa screams, worried. Hotaru tells Chibi-Usa that she was glad that they could become friends, and thanked her. Then said,"Sayonara" and disapeared.

Chibi-Usa begins to cry heavily. She says its so sad, the people who lead this fate. Mamoru looks sad, and is about to comfort her, but his hand becomes a fist and he becomes very serious. He asks her if she can fight with him to help Sailor Moon. Chibi-Usa tries to stop crying and says that she will... that she won't cry anymore, that she's a Sailor senshi too. Then, she vows to fight with all her power with the life that Hotaru-chan had given back to her. Chibi-Usa and Mamoru transform and run off to help.

The daimon of Misstress 9 is growing larger, but its in pain. The inners gawk at it. Suddenly, it lunges forward toward the senshi, but Chibi-Usa arrives and blasts it back. The inners are shocked to see Chibi-Usa and wonders how she's alive again. Chibi-Moon begins to cry again and tells them all Hotaru did for her. Sailor Moon begins to cry thinking that Hotaru gave her life up and now she's gone. Tuxedo Kamen comes and tells Sailor Moon to use the energy of all the senshi and transform into Super Sailor Moon. She does so, but while transforming, two holy grails appear. Chibi-Moon is turned into Super Sailor Chibi-Moon (O_o that's a mouthfull).

Super Sailor Moon and Super Sailor Chibi-Moon attack the daimon together with their massive power. All the inners plus Tux attacks too. The outer senshi are still holding up their force field. The daimon isn't affected, however, it is limited by the outer's force field. Something really strange appears in the sky. Mercury recognizes it as the Tau Star system. Power erupts form the daimon, blasting Sailor Moon and Chibi-Moon... they endure, but Chibi-Moon falls back, unconscious. Tux catches Chibi.

Blackness erupts from the daimon's forehead, and it falls back to the ground. There, it continues to make everything around it grow black. Then, the three outers fall to the ground and the force field dissapears. The senshi attack the growing blackness, but the four inners are blasted back and fall down to the buildings that the exhausted outers are. Sailor Moon sees that everyone has come to their limits. However, she realizes that their power is inside her, and with their energy, herself, and the Silver Crystal, she'll show their power to the full. The Holy Grail appears in her hands. Mamoru sees her and wonders what she's planning to do. Sailor Moon smiles down on him and flies down to the blackness. She tells everyone,"I'm going to open the power of the legendary moon chalice and the mystical silver crystal inside that thing." Mamoru screams in distress as Sailor Moon dissapears into the growing blackness.

SatuurrrrrrnnnThe three talismans begin to react. From within the darkness, a bright ball of light rips out of the daimon's forehead. A senshi appears carrying a long, pointed staff. The outers stare in horror... Uranus wispers,"Oh my god."

Saturn introduces herself (its only polite! ^_^). "I am the messenger from the depths of death. Carrier of the protection of the planet of ruin, Saturn. The soldier of Silence. Sailor Saturn." The other senshi are shocked. Uranus says in almost discust,"She's awakened..." Tuxedo Kamen and Chibi-Moon see Saturn and wonder if this is the end of the world. Venus asks Saturn if Sailor Moon is dead. Saturn doesn't answer the question but says,"I was called by the pulled trigger long ago. It doesn't seem that its been that long yet. I seem like an uninvited guest. I slowly met accidents one after another, and disturbing occurences were brought about. Suddenly, history seemed to have gone a bit wrong." Saturn attacks the daimon, soaking up all its power and easily destroying it. She begins to talk again," Trough the accident in thie Infinity Zone, the one I was supposed to have eternal sleep in, 'Hotaru', began to live life without life as a cyborg. In that girl's body, I wasn't supposed to have awakened. It was s hock to my spirit as well. Then that body began to live under the utilization. Then Professor Tomoe's twisted mind summoned those from the other world. But there was nothing I could do. We were drawn here. The passage of the other world opened here. This land was the chosen place. All the power gathered here. And then everything began to walk toward ruin. Everything was set up by fate. Now that I've awakened, I must bring down this Silence Glaive."

The outers know that when Saturn brings down the Silence Glaive, the scythe of the goddess of death, the world will collapse. Uranus curses and asks why this was all set up by fate. She calls for Saturn to "wait!" Chibi-Moon is disstressed and asks,"Then, there's no future for us?"

Saturn raises her glaive and calls,"Death Ribbon Revolution!" Ribbons wrap around her as she blasts the Tau Star System away with awsome power. Saturn screams,"You abominable creature! Invader! Return to nothingness! Then the death for this world!" Saturn brings down her glaive, the sign for the end. Massive power erupts from Saturn as the world begins to crumble. All the senshi know that the world is ending. Sailor Saturn smiles... a ball of light rises from the ground. Chibi-Moon sees Super Sailor Moon in the light.

The Tau star system is crumbling. Saturn comments,"Its beautiful... the suffering of the moment of destruction" with an almost evil smile.She then yells,"Now! The guide to death ,Sailor Saturn, will lead to the world silence and nothingness!"

Saturn smiles down on Sailor Moon and tells her,"I don't feel dispair. Along with death, there is always hope of rebirth. You will cause that, Super Sailor Moon. Because you opened up the power of the legendary Moon Chalice, and the Mystical Silver Crystal, you can save this planet. For my rebirth, I eliminate death and destruction. Soon the Tokyo where the Silver Millenium is will dwell on this chosen land. The sacred power is on your side." She then calls to Pluto and tell her to forever shut the passage to the other world. Pluto starts to object, but Saturn yells,"Hurry!" Pluto kneels down and uses "Dark Dome Close" to seal the passage shut... along with Saturn.

Sailor Moon turns into her Neo Queen Serenity garbs, and begins to save the world, bringing back life to the earth. Mamoru recognizes Sailor Moon as their messiah they've been looking for.

Saturn is rebornEveryone hears some crying. Neptune runs forward and finds a baby with the symbol of Saturn on its forehead laying on a blanket in the middle of the reckage. Neptune smiles sweetly and says that it must be all alone, and says that they should raise it themselves." The outers tell the inners that they'll be leaving since they've been given a new mission. They tell them they'll meet again, since they're all allies. Neptune gives Chibi-Moon her talisman mirror in promise that they'll return. She then tells Chibi to become a stronger soldier until they return and protect their princess. They then dissapear. The inners have a few tears, but know that surely, they'll meet again.

S series completed

Super Special Note: Thank you thank you thank you, Alex Glover, for the wonderful manga translations!

And again... EXTRA special huggles go to Naoko Teckuchi!

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"Its so beautiful... the suffering of the moment of destruction."

~Sailor Saturn: Act 33

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