As the dust cleared, the monster reappeared laughing.the dust cleared, the monster reappeared, laughing.

    "Why don't our attacks work, Sailor Moon? This is getting really creepy..."

    "I don't know... hey, you weren't supposed to follow us! What if you get hurt?"

    "It's a good thing I did Sailor Moon. That monster nearly finished you. And if I get hurt, it'll be my fault. For some reason I feel like I'm responsible for this mess. Crescent Rhapsody Destruction!" Rhapsody cried, trying her attack again. She was so upset, she missed the monster by a few feet.

    Suddenly, Sailor Mars blocked the way between the two Moon soldiers and the monster.

    "You two take Chibi and Saturn to a safe place. We'll take care of this monster!' she said.

    "Right!" they replied with a bit of reluctance. So Sailors Rhapsody and Moon led the two youngest Sailors away from the raging battle that was already taking place.

    They waited in the under brush until they heard no more sounds of struggle. But when they returned to the clearing, they were not surprised to see weak bodies scattered over the ground.

    "Saturn, can you heal them?" asked Sailor Moon in a quavering voice.

    Saturn looked at the scouts in pity.

    "Yes, but they will loose all of their memory. I can't do better than that without killing myself." she replied, a crystal tear forming in her eye.

    "Just do your best, Saturn." said Chibi. The other scouts had already de-transformed, and were lying mangled on the dirt ground. Saturn visited each in turn, loosing energy as she healed them.

    "W-what happened?" asked Mina (Sailor Venus).

    "It's a long story, but what matters most is that you're okay. Saturn, will they ever remember again?" asked Sailor Moon.

    "There is a very slim chance, but they might." Saturn replied, healing Alex (Sailor Uranus).

    "Remember what?" asked Michelle (Sailor Neptune).

    "It's a deep secret. You'll find out soon enough." said Chibi, as Saturn bent down to heal Susan (Sailor Pluto), who was the last girl to be healed.

    "Sailors, we need to talk...pronto, on the double, and in other words, NOW!" said Rhapsody. "At my tree-house in ten minutes, okay?"

    "Right!" Saturn, Moon and Chibi replied in unison.