The second Volume includes beautiful pictures, as always, and a more intricate story line. Any notes that I make based on the text will be in this colour; these notes are just for clarification and speculation. Enjoy!
---Guess what?! I had the greatest time a few weeks ago doing a signing at home in Tokyo. It was so fun because there were tons of fans that showed up and gave me presents. Thank you guys sooooo much! I couldn't sign an autograph for everyone, and hat makes me so sad. If only there was a way. But you know, all you guys in America are the sweetest! I love all the letters you send my and the cute drawings you do of Bunny and the gang. Please please please keep sending them in! And I'm going to San Diego for the Comicon Show! (By the time you read this I was probably already there, you know.) I can't wait to meet everyone! It'll be so fun and in beautiful San Diego. They told me I get to do a signing there, too, but I wonder if anyone will show up. I hope so! By the way, I heard that everyone's been into chat on the Net lately. It sounds like so much fun. What does everyone talk about? Can someone print out some chat conversation and send it to me? Thanks ^_^ Well, I better get back to work. I hope everyone enjoys to story. I love you!
end of Introduction
Sailor Mars, Jupiter, Mercury and Luna are shocked that Sailor V has arrived. Sailor V has long straight blonde hair, tied up in a red ribbon. On her forehead is a crescent moon symbol. She has a dark collar, bow, and skirt on. The rest of her uniform is white. She is wearing a plain choker and long gloves. Around her waist is a chain of black beads.
In the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl sees Sailor V and says, "Oh no! It's the fifth Scout! And is that the...?!"
Sailor Jupiter says, "I can't believe it! It's Sailor V! How'd you get here?!" Mars says, "Yeah, you don't look like the Sailor V we're used to!"
Sailor V smiles. She holds up her red face mask, and puts it on. She says, "You're right. I look different without my mask." Sailor Moon says, "The red goggles...It is V!"
The white cat says, "Don't call her that! She's not just Sailor V...She's heiress to the Moon Kingdom and the Silver Imperium Crystal...Princess Serenity!"
Sailor Moon thinks, "Sailor V's the princess?! I knew it....that mark on her forehead...It must be Princess Serenity's symbol...What the...?! My forehead..." Sailor Moon's tiara warps into a new tiara. It is a wide crescent moon shape with a crystal in the middle. Sailor Moon says, "I feel like...I'm on the verge of remembering something so crucial.
In the background, Tuxedo Mask thinks, "Princess Serenity...?!"
Sailor V notices someone in the shadows (that is, Tuxedo Mask). She says, "Who's there?! You, over there!" She takes the black chain from around her waist, and whips it at Tuxedo Mask, making his top hat fall off. She and Tuxedo Mask exchange startled looks, and then Tuxedo Mask runs off. Sailor V says, "That guy!"
Tuxedo Mask thinks, "Princess Serenity...That name...It sounds so familiar..." Then he has a flashback of Sailor Moon being almost stabbed by Zoicite. "Buns! I couldn't protect her..."
Back to Sailor V, who says, "You've done will, Sailor Moon." Moon thinks, "I can't believe it's V...!! And she's a princess!" Sailor V says, "Since I've been helping you through the video game, I feel like we're close." The white cat says, "Sailor V trained you through the game. It worked well." Moon thinks, "V trained my using the game? And that was here talking to me before?!" Sailor Moon has a flashback of Sailor V talking to her in the video arcade.
Sailor V shakes hands with Jupiter and Mars. Both of them feel a sense of déjà vu. Sailor V says, "I want you guys to hurry up and remember! Remember your past lives!"
Luna talks to Sailor Moon through the communicator, and everyone agrees to meet at the arcade. Sailor V de-transforms. She's wearing a cute school uniform similar to Bunny's, but the bow is twisted (like in the anime). Sailor Moon says, "Sailor V! Your clothes!" Sailor V smiles and says, "It's just for now. For Earth, I'm in 8th grade too! My name's Mina." [Note: Sailor V's holding a different kind of transformation pen. It actually looks like a pen with a cap on it, instead of the rounded kind that the rest have. This is due to the fact that the manga, "Codename: Sailor V", about Sailor V was created first.]
At the video arcade, the girls meet up with Luna and Amy. Mina comments on how much she missed this place. Amy says, "Sailor V...I mean, Princess. We've been searching for the princess...you...If you've known, how come you've kept quiet?"
Mina turns, and says, "Mercury...Where do I start from? See, I met Artemis the cat quite awhile ago. Before I knew about you all, the two of use had been solivng strange mysteries in town. You guys met so late! I wanted to find you earlier...But I thought I would wait. I've been investigating the enemy while you've been maturing. In doing my research, I discovered a strange correlation between certain crimes that weren't caused by people. But by the evil Dark Kingdom. And the Dark Kingdom is led by...and evil power born within darkness...So wicked that no living creature can compare in its viciousness. This evil power has been gaining strength...our entire work is at risk. This dark power is gaining power by sucking in people's energy."
Raye says, "Princess, have you seen it?"
Mina says, "A long time ago...This Enemy ruined the Moon Kingdom...Eveyone's happiness was destroyed! But we had curried this Enemy...Someone has reopened its seal...Along with us, the Enemy was also revived! Don't you get it? In order to stop a repeat of the past's tragedies, we've got to lose the seal again and destroy the Enemy forever!"
Lita thinks, "Wow...We're here to prevent the past's tragedies from repeating again...That's why we Scouts were awakened..."
Amy says, "Princess, what about the Crystal?"
Mina replies, "I can't say where it is now...But the Enemy can't get it yet."
Bunny thinks, "Wow...the Crystal is that valuable...We can't let the enemy get it!"
Mina says, "The Enemy is going to be targeting us to get the Crystal. So you guys, we've got to fight!"
Bunny thinks, 'Wow...The Princess is so strong and brave...Like she's protecting us...Princess Serenity."
Later, Lita is walking around town. She thinks, "A princess...It's almost coming back to me...But things are still fuzzy...She was more like one of us..."
Bunny is having a dream. A man covered in fog calls out "Serenity!" And she replies, "Endymion!" And then Bunny screams. She wakes up in her bedroom and thinks, "Just a dream...That dream must've been because I met the princess." (She's wearing a cute nightgown). "Serenity...Someone called that name out to me...That guy...sometimes I dream about him...I called him 'Endymion'".
Bunny sees that it's only 6'oclock, and Luna wakes up yawning. She goes downstairs and sees her father, who has been out jogging. He's really surprised to see her so early, and says, "That's not like you at all."
Bunny thinks about Sailor V de-transforming into Mina, and says, "You're right. That wasn't really me up until now."
Bunny's dad says, "Really? So what's the real you?" Luna is shocked.
Bunny says, "I'm Champion of Justice! I'm Sailor Moon! That's the real me!"
Bunny's dad says, "Aha! So you woke up." Bunny says, "I swear! I'm both Bunny and Sailor Moon!" Then Bunny realizes that her dad doesn't believe her.
Later, while walking on the street, Bunny wonders, "Is the real me Bunny...Or is it Sailor Moon...?" She sees Darien sitting down in a park, wearing glasses and reading. He notices Bunny, and Bunny's heart begins to thump. "Good morning!" she says. Bunny notices that Darien is reading a whole bunch of books about gems, with titles like "Jewel Data", or "Precious Stones". Bunny remembers how Darien said he needed the Crystal to find his past. Bunny thinks about the Crystal, "I wonder what it's like...Everyone's looking for it..." Darien takes off his glasses, and remembers how he couldn't save Sailor Moon when Zoicite was about the stab her. He says to Bunny, "I don't know, Buns...I don't' deserve to be with you...But it seems like it's fate."
Bunny blushes at his "Buns", and says, "Yeah, you're right." (She means about the fate part). She takes out the broken moon-face watch that she got at Darien's apartment. "By the way...This watch...I meant to return it to you," she says to Darien.
Darien smiles and says, "Hang on to it. I've got something to return also. It's yours." He thinks, "The handkerchief she dropped at the masquerade...I haven't had a chance to return it to her..." Darien has flashbacks of Bunny in a gown running off, finding the handkerchief with Bunny's name on it, and kissing her at the ball.
Bunny is surprised that he has something of hers. Darien says, "Next time we can trade them. I promise." Bunny smiles, and says, "Sure! I promise, too."
Luna comes upon Darien and Bunny talking. She sighs and turns away. She thinks, "In their own world...Bunny's fallen totally for that guy...I guess it's hopeless...But he concerns me...Darien Shields...Tuxedo Mask. I wonder if he's right for Bunny...Who is he anyways?!"
Artemis, the white cat, suddenly appears. He says to Luna, "You don't have to worry. Luna, your duty is to find the Scouts and train them. To make it easier on you, part of your memory wasn't revived. But Luna, it's time you know your true past as a faithful attendant of Sailor Moon."
In the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl is talking to Queen Metallia. Metallia says, "So...The Moon Princess is here...She will try to destroy me, and bring back the Moon Kingdom once again...However, I cannot feel the Princess' spirit yet. Perhaps this means they haven't found the Silver Imperium Crystal...You must take care of them immediately. What are you waiting for?! I won't wait any longer! Beryl, you must bring me the Crystal before it's too late! Then my power will rule the world again!"
Beryl thinks to herself, "So the Silver Millennium Princess is back, eh...? And everyone wants the Crystal now....The war will begin again! This time...We will win it all!"
Kunzite is in the Dark Kingdom, looking at the bodies of his fallen comrades. They look like skeletons with hair and clothes on. "Zoisite...I can't believe this fate is yours...Jadeite...Nephrite...both gone so quickly...How pitiful! Of the four, I'm the only one left." Beryl appears, and says, "If you get the Crystal, Kunzite, you can bring them back!" "I know, Queen Beryl. But first, I will take care of the Scouts...at once!" He kneels and kisses Beryl's hand.
In Tokyo, at night, couples are looking at the skyline and commenting on how pretty the lights from the city are. Kunzite appears, and says, "What an annoying waste of light. True beauty is found in the darkness. I will bring you all to my lovely darkness, you Scouts and your Princess!"
The girls are walking along the street, and Bunny says to Mina, "V, I mean princess, I can't believe that you're hanging out with us like a regular girl." Mina smiles and says, "Same thing with you, Sailor Moon!"
Raye puts a hand to her head and says, "Bunny, you're such an airhead! Your brains only show up when you morph! Spare the poor Princess your goofy comments."
Bunny is really embarrassed and says, "Raye, you're so mean!" There's a cute picture of the five of them, with Bunny in tears, Lita patting Bunny on the head and saying, "Poor baby," Raye with her nose in the air saying, "But it's the truth!", Mina laughing and Amy with sweat drops on her head.
Meanwhile, Kunzite throws a blast of power into the city, which short-circuits all the lights. Suddenly, one of Kunzite's bolts hits Lita through her back.Lita is hurt, but not seriously, and the whole city has a blackout because the cables have snapped. Some other victims lie in the street, also hit by the blast.
The cats at Crown Center are monitoring the area. Lita says, "I felt it! The cables just transferred a mammoth amount of power!" [Perhaps Lita was hit since she controls lightning, and she wasn't hurt because she's a Scout??] The girls realize it may be the enemy and transform.
The Scouts are frightened because the city is totally dark. They notice that the top of Tokyo Tower is glowing, and Venus says they should head towards it. Mercury protests, and says, "No! Princess, you return to the control room with Luna!"
Venus insists on going, and Moon says, "OK...we'll protect you!" Moon then thinks to herself, "My heart's jumping...What about Tuxedo Mask?! Is he okay...? Where could he be? Darien...!" "Endymion!" Darien wakes up after someone called that name in his dream. He thinks, "Was that...a dream...? Someone called me...My head hurts...what's going on?!" Darien realizes there's a blackout and notices the sharp light at the Tokyo Tower.
The Scouts half jump, half fly to the top of the Tower.
Kunzite is there, and says, "Welcome!"
Sailor Moon throws off her face mask, and says, "You can't just zap people's energy from them! I'm Champion of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon! On behalf of the moon, you're punished!" She uses the Moon Wand to restore the city's power with her "Moon Healing Escalation!" But Kunzite zaps Sailor Moon with power, and she falls off the Tokyo Tower.
"Oh no! I'm falling!" Sailor Moon thinks. She falls right into the arms of Tuxedo Mask. "No way...Again...?!" She thinks. She says to him, "It's not safe here. We're battling the Enemy! Run away as far as you can!" Then she kisses him and jumps back up to the Tower.
Tuxedo Mask thinks, "Sailor Moon...! You're so strong today...Every time you seem different. Are there other parts of you I don't know? What is your real personality? Who are you really?!" He pictures Sailor Moon and Bunny.
Sailor Moon jumps back onto the Tower. Jupiter uses her "Supreme Thunder!" against Kunzite, but he simply sucks it up.
Kunzite says, "Give me more energy! I'll give it back to you in spades! I'll blow up the entire city!"
Sailor Moon says, "Everyone, run away! He's going to use the energy he gathered! I've got to get the Princess to safety! I've got to protect her!" She uses her moon wand to form a shield over the other four, and sends them away.
"Sailor Moon!" Venus cries. Kunzite is powering up for his attack. Venus says, "Oh, no! Protect Sailor Moon!" to Mercury and Mars.
Sailor Moon screams as the power blast from Kunzite heads toward her. Tuxedo Mask appears, and thinks, "This time...I'll protect her...For once..." He jumps in front of Sailor Moon. The blast hits him in the chest. Sailor Moon realizes what he's done for her. Tuxedo Mask falls into Sailor Moon's arms, with (I think) blood falling. [The was all done with no dialogue. It's very dramatic and sad.].
End of Act 8Notes from Naoko
Hey Mixxers! I'm so happy to hear that Sailor Moon is back on TV in America. My friends at Mixx told me that it's on Cartoon Network now. And in the afternoon, too! That makes me soooooo excited because finally everyone can watch Bunny and the gang after school. I think you guys will finally get to buy some cool Sailor Moon goods, too, because lots of companies say they are planning on putting out new products. Even Mixx said they plan to put out some really cool stuff. Like this new comic! And of course the new magazine Smile. So I think finally you Sailor fans in America will get all the good stuff. Also, it's kind of a secret, but Mixx told me they're going to put out a new Sailor Moon novel! I can't wait to read it! Well, see y'all later! Love, Me
On the bottom, there's an anime picture of Bunny/Usagi/Serena. Naoko puts a little arrow, saying "This is my favorite anime Bunny pose." She puts in the dialogue, too. "Bunny, don't you want your lunch? - Of course..." [I think this is from the first episode].
end of Notes from Naoko
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