Luna's eyes flickered open. She surprisingly saw a wide - awake Usagi. "I'm going to be spending the day with Mamoru," she said through a full mouth. "He called earlier, but I didn't want to wake you up." Luna was still thinking of Artemis. She pushed those thoughts aside for the moment. "Okay, but be careful." After she said this, she realized how truly paranoid it seemed, seeing as how Usagi would be with Mamoru. "I will," Usagi replied anyway, and bolted from the room. She had left her locket behind. "Stupid girl," Luna muttered, picking up the locket and chasing after Usagi. After she got outside, she continued her chase, though it was now hopeless. She rounded a corner when suddenly... WHACK! Luna dropped the locket unknowingly, for she had run straight into Artemis. "Luna…" Artemis said, in a voice filled with emotion. She couldn't place the emotion. " I was just coming to see you." Luna's heart started to beat harder. she thought. It was more wishful thinking than an assumption. Luna was puzzling these thoughts as Artemis continued. "I…I had…had a dream about you - us… last night." There was heavy emotion on Artemis' face, but Luna couldn't place it. She thought for a moment. she decided, Luna finally realized she had been staring at Artemis the entire time. Had it been mere seconds? Minutes? She had no idea, nor did she care. She felt a certain passion, and suddenly wanted to be snuggled against his fur. She looked away, breaking the stare, as she saw Minako in the distance. She sighed. "Hi guys," she said as she came closer. "Have you seen Usagi?" "She's out with Mamoru today," Luna told her, still in a daze. "O.K." Minako looked a little puzzled. "Maybe I can catch up with them." She walked off, leaving the cats alone again. she thought. Usagi clutched Mamoru's arm happily, unaware and not caring about her locket. "Mamo-chan…" Usagi whispered. The couple stopped, staring into each other's eyes. "Usako…" The two kissed passionately, Usagi clutching Mamoru's shirt. They broke their kiss, just in time to see Minako running up. "Hiya lovebirds!" she yelled. "All the other senshi are busy, and Luna and Artemis have gone whacked. So, I decided to give you two a visit!" Minako gasped at the end of her chatter. Mamoru scratched the back of his neck, and Usagi bent over nervously. A sweat drop appeared on both of their heads. "Eh heh heh heh…." Usagi laughed, looking at Mamoru for help. "You wanna go for ice-cream?" Mamoru asked, saving Usagi. Both girls' faces lit up. "Alright!" they both screamed. The three friends walked down the street, Usagi clutching to Mamoru. Suddenly, crowds of screaming people ran past. "What the…?" puzzled Mamoru. Mamoru and Minako henshined, not noticing Usagi standing helplessly. Usagi whined, then cried out. "Mamo-chan!" She screamed. "My locket!" Luna and Artemis sat on Usagi's bed, looking deeply into each other's eyes.

"So we did have the same dream?" asked Artemis. "It seems so," replied Luna. She suddenly gasped, looking down at Usagi's locket. "Luna what is it?" "Usagi- she's in trouble!" Tuxedo Kamen instinctively pushed Usagi behind him as they were attacked. Usagi let out a strangled yelp as the blast pushed them up against a wall. "Venus Love Me Chain!" Sailor Venus shouted. The enemy remained unhurt. "Why… won't… you… die!" Tuxedo Kamen screamed as he threw a handful of roses at the youma. The youma threw a powerful blast of energy, hitting Sailor Venus head on. She screamed as she was thrown to the ground. Luna and Artemis ran up behind Usagi, just as the youma threw another attack. Luna, Artemis, Tuxedo Kamen, and Usagi were all thrown against the side of a building. Usagi's locket fell from Luna's mouth, jarred by the sudden impact. "Usagi! Take your locket and transform!" Artemis yelled, as he recovered. Usagi grabbed her locket and henshined. "Rei, what's wrong?" asked Makoto, sipping her milkshake. "I-I- I think Usagi-chan's in trouble…" came her strangled reply. "Again?!?!" Asked Makoto, almost choking. "We have to get Ami-chan and go help her," Rei said, standing up. "But Ami-chan's at some kind of lesson or something." "Then it's just you and me, Mako-chan." Sailor Moon, the cats and Sailor Venus had been knocked unconscious, and Tuxedo Kamen was struggling to protect them and dodge the youma's attacks. He screamed as he was thrown to the ground once more. The youma was getting ready to throw an attack at Sailor Moon, when Sailor Mars and Jupiter appeared. "Aku Rio Tai San!" Sailor Mars screamed, attacking the youma. The youma squealed, though unhurt by the attack. "Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Sailor Mercury attacked as she stepped onto the scene. She began furiously typing on her mini computer as the youma was temporarily blinded.
"Shoot for the youma's right arm!" Tuxedo Kamen threw a rose, and it landed in the youma's arm. A painful squeal was heard as the youma fell. "The youmas are getting too powerful for us," commented Makoto, as she sat down on Usagi's bed. "I-I'm sorry," said Usagi looking down. "For what?" asked Minako "I-I almost got you killed…" she replied. "That's true, you should try to remember your locket," Artemis said quietly. Usagi sniffed, not looking up. "We should be more cautious, now that the youmas are becoming so powerful," Luna advised. Mamoru leaned up against a wall. "Hai," he agreed. He sighed, looking down at Usagi, who cried silently.

Luna awoke, remembering the same dream that she had the previous night. The only difference was that it ended before Artemis became Usagi. "Artemis…" she whispered to herself. She glanced over at the digital clock and sighed. She pounced on Usagi to wake her up, but found she had already left. "Early?" she said, extremely surprised. "Not like her…." Luna found her thoughts suddenly drifting to Artemis. She saw his soft, white fur. His smooth yet comical expression. She knew she had to be with him forever. Luna felt the bed shake slightly. She looked up, curiously. "Artemis?" she said this with such hopefulness in her voice. "Luna, we need to talk," was his calm reply. " About us- about our dream." Luna nodded. "Hai. But there's some much meaning to it, where do we start?" "The end," Artemis seemed more than sure of this. "What did I need to tell you?" Luna shrugged, then pondered this thought. "It might have been important, but we have no way of knowing what it was," Artemis' voice was filled with worry and concern. Worry and concern for Luna's wellbeing. "I guess we just let nature take its course." Usagi was, surprisingly, early for school. In fact, she was the first person there. Umino walked in the open classroom door and nearly fainted. "Usagi?! What are you doing here?" "I couldn't sleep," was her quiet reply. "You not able to sleep!?!?!?!" Now Umino was really becoming scared. "Oh, very funny," Usagi said, yawning. At this point the classroom had begun to fill with students, all chattering about some robbery. "Did you hear?" said one girl. "Yeah, a store was robbed and FIVE men were killed." "No kidding!" "Class! Class! Quiet down," screamed Sensei Haruna as she walked in. "now I'm sure you've all heard about the robbery. The police have been informed there was a note. I copied it because I know my class just loves juicy gossip! All right, here goes.
To Sailor Moon and her fellow senshi, I know your out there, somewhere. If you hear this note, good. No more robberies will occur if you give me the ginzuishou. If not, more people will be 'killed.' Meet me at the subway station tomorrow night at midnight to present me with the ginzuishou. A friend
After this, the reporter said that authorities will be checking it out." Everyone gasped and began chattering again. Usagi looked horrified and knew she had to inform Luna. "Class, that's enough! Now take out your math books and turn to page…" "Luna! Luna!" Usagi screamed as she entered her room. Luna however was not there. Usagi, without hesitation picked up her phone and dialed Mamoru's number. "Hello?" Mamoru greeted. "M - Mamo-chan? I-I…" Usagi's voice was terror-stricken and she couldn't stop the tears flowing from her eyes. "Usako? What's wrong?" "The-the note…. It… it said that we had to…" Usagi broke off crying. Mamoru, now overly concerned, said, "Usako, I'm going to come to your house. Just hold on, and I'll be right there." About 2 or 3 minutes later, a knock was heard on the door to Usagi's room. "Y-yes?" her reply was strangled by her sobs. "Usako?" Mamoru's voice came from behind the door. "Come in Mamo-chan," her voice was anything but calm. Mamoru opened the door and walked in. He gently pulled Usagi up, and she buried her face in his chest. After she had calmed down enough to talk, Usagi sat on the edge of the bed and Mamoru sat beside her. "Mamo-chan, I'm so scared. That robbery - with the killings and all - is somehow tied to the Dark Kingdom." "But hoe do you know?" Mamoru's reply was gentle, almost soothing. "Se-Sensei Haruna read a note that was supposedly found in the store where the robbery occurred. It-it s-said something about the senshi and I giving up the ginzuishou. At-at the subway st-station tomorrow night at midnight…" Usagi broke off, lightly sobbing. Mamoru sighed. "I see. We must tell the other senshi." Luna and Artemis were sitting on Minako's bed, still discussing their dream. "I still don't understand it-" Luna began, but was cut off by Minako walking into the room. "Hi guys, I was at Rei's temple when we got some big news from Mamoru-san," she said, sitting beside the cats. "He said we need to be at the subway station tomorrow night at midnight, for some major fight or something." Minako left, after finishing her sentence. Luna and Artemis looked at each other, knowingly. "The dream is about to take its course," said Artemis. Sure enough, Luna had the same dream as the night before. She sighed, knowing that she would soon find the meaning. Usagi had skipped school because she had been too hysterical. Luna knew this would be the hardest fight the senshi had ever fought. Artemis could not distract his thoughts from Luna and the battle that was to be fought. He sighed as he remembered his dream. Ami tried hard to concentrate on her studies, but her mind kept wondering to the fight. She sighed, and shifted uncomfortably. She knew this would be one of the toughest fights for all of the senshi.

Rei was reading the fire, but she already knew what was going to happen that night. She sighed as she realized this fight would take all of her strength. Minako was having trouble concentrating on the sensei. Instead she was thinking of the battle that was to take place that night. She sighed, realizing how truly hard it would be on her and the other senshi. Makoto couldn't eat, even though she'd brought a big enough lunch. She was too frightened about the battle the senshi were about to have. She sighed as she threw her lunch away. Mamoru tried hard not to think about what was happening that night, but it didn't work. He sighed as he remembered what state Usagi had been in the previous night. Usagi was crying to hard to think straight. She tried as hard as she could to calm down and think reasonably. All she could think of was the battle and how frightened she was of her unknown enemy. Hours had passed, and it was now near midnight. Luna and Artemis had been the first to the station, and had spent some time discussing their feelings of the battle. Surprisingly, everyone else arrived at the same time. They all henshined, and were starting to move deeper within the underground tunnel. Sailor Moon was trembling, but managed to gather enough strength to go on. All of the senshi were watching for any movement. Suddenly, they all turned as they heard laughing. "Hello, hello! If I isn't the Sailor Moon and her pals. I was beginning to think you weren't coming! Let me introduce myself. I am Pegmatite, and you, my friends are going to die. That is, if you don't give me the ginzuishou." "You'll never get the ginzuishou! We'd sooner die than just give it up!" Sailor Moon shouted at Pegmatite. "Very well then," Pegmatite answered, then began to gather energy. "Say goodbye!" The powerful wall of energy was dodged, the senshi scattering in different directions to dodge it. "Think you can kill us that easily?" Sailor Venus whipped out her chain. "Venus Love Me Chain!" Pegmatite laughed as he caught the chain, and whipped it back at Venus, knocking her unconscious. He threw another wall of energy, which was dodged by everyone. "I won't let you win! Akuryo Taisan!" Pegmatite laughed as he easily dodged Sailor Mars' attack, and in return threw a ball of energy, which hit her head on. Sailor Mars was now unconscious. "No! Mars! Venus!" Sailor Moon was even more frightened by Pegmatite's power. "Sailor Moon stay calm! I'll give it a go! Aqua Shine Illusion!" Pegmatite laughed, and blasted Mercury's attack back at her. Now Sailor Mercury had been knocked out. "I won't let you do this! Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Pegmatite laughed, and threw Jupiter's power back at her. "Is that all you've got?" Sailor Moon trembled and began to sob, but she heard someone come in from behind. Another wall of power washed through the tunnel, everyone just managing to dodge. "Dead Scream!" Sailor Pluto screamed, stepping into the tunnel. Pegmatite laughed, and turned Pluto's power on her. Tuxedo Kamen extended his cane, but was hit by Pegmatite's power. A human Luna and Artemis stepped onto the scene. But it was too late. Sailor Moon had managed to hit Pegmatite with all she had, leaving him dying. All of the senshi's attacks hit him from when he had dodged them or turned them. As a finale, Pegmatite threw to balls of energy, one at Sailor Moon, and the other at Luna. They were too quick to dodge, and only Artemis was left. His mind was swirling. He was torn between saving his love, and saving the princess. He knew what he had to do, but as if answering his prayers, just as he grabbed Luna, Tuxedo Kamen managed to throw Sailor Moon out of the way.
Luna sat in a dark alley, only she was bathed in moonlight. She sat thinking, though her thoughts weren't clear. A crash sounded in the distance, but Luna was unafraid. The injured party had been treated, and only her and Artemis were left. Suddenly, his white figure appeared down the alley. "Artemis?" Luna asked, her heart pounding in her chest. "Luna…" Luna felt a warmth spread throughout her body. "Your - alright." Luna knew what he was speaking of. "Thanks to you." Artemis smiled warmly, then strode up to Luna so that they stood face to face. She could feel his warm breath on her fur. "My love. My one true love," he whispered softly, gently. The two engaged in a kiss. Suddenly, they were no longer cats, but humans. Artemis sighed as they broke the kiss. "There's something I have to tell you, and it isn't pleasant," Artemis said, looking down. "But you must listen closely," Somehow, he said this with the same warmth in his voice. Though Luna was frightened, she still felt comfortable. Artemis let his arms drop. He took in a deep breath "I now know what I had to tell you - in the dream. Queen Serenity ordered us to always think of the senshi first, not us or our love. I-I disobeyed her- but I could never have let you die… Luna as much love as I feel for you, I don't think we can be together. I don't want anything to happen to you, but I don't think we were meant to be together… Luna… I'm sorry." Artemis left Luna crying in the moonlight portion of the alley.