Sailor Moon Act 16: Sailor Jupiter
By Naoko Tacheuchi

Bunny wakes up from a bad dream, reliving the capture of her friends, Mars and then Mercury. The Black Moon kidnaped them right in front of her. Bunny angrily questions why they would do that, what their purpose is. She hears something at the door and spins around. The cat ball peeks in the corner, bouncing into the room crying. It's voice chants, "Don't cry, lady. Don't cry, lady." Bunny is freaked by the talking ball and raises a pillow to squish it with, but is stopped by Rini's voice, "Don't hit Luna P!!"

Bunny is surprised at the name, asking Rini if she named it after Luna. Rini is silent, and then changes the subject by holding out her Tuxedo Mask doll, telling Bunny she can hold it for awhile. This surprises Bunny more, especially when Rini tells her it is a present from Darien. Bunny is jealous of the attention her unwanted houseguest is getting from Darien and snaps at Rini. Rini turns away, saying she had come in because she thought Bunny was down, after hearing her cry. Bunny is shocked to think Rini was trying to cheer her up.

Later that day, Bunny gets to the arcade for a scout meeting, finding only Darien already there. He smiles, saying he is surprised to see them come together. Bunny looks back to realize Rini followed her. They play games while waiting for the others, Bunny loosing at the crane machine. Rini teases her, but Bunny gets upset. They both calm down when Andy comes, giving them each a Sailor V doll.

Then, Rini notices the Sailor V game. She begins playing it and soon begins beating the levels. In the control room, Mina and Artemis are alerted by the game's controls, and come running upstairs. Bunny tells her Rini, who has quickly earned the highest score, is playing the game. Rini turns around saying, "This game is fun!" to which Bunny, Darien, Mina, and Andy just stare.

Rini goes up to another game, where a crane is moved to pick up small pieces of candy. Lita walks in, coughing a little, and mentions it might rain soon. Rini calls out to her, holding an armful of candy from the game. Darien wonders if she cheated and looks at the Luna P ball, thinking she used it to move the crane. He exchanges a glance with Mina and then walks Rini home, leaving Bunny and the rest to their meeting. He drops Rini off at Bunny's house and leaves to do his own work.

At the scout meeting, Artemis reassures Luna that Rini will not be able to find the control room, because of the security program on the game. Bunny apologizes for bringing Rini, but Luna noticed she had cheered Bunny up for awhile. Artemis still has not found the missing scouts, thinking they have been taken far away. Mina wonders about the Black Moon, if they are after the Crystal, and then remembers Bertie said something about "Rabbit, you little brat," which they think means Rini. Once they think of this, Mina is certain Rini has the answers they are looking for. Rini fell out of the sky, looks like Bunny, and has something that looks like the Crystal. Whether she is an enemy or an ally, Rini is important to both sides. Lita states they cannot let the enemy have Rini until they know more, and then starts coughing. On the televisions, the scouts hear the forecast for unusually cold, rain weather. The news then goes on to report about "mystery circles" appearing in fields around the city. Lita wonders if it is Black Moon, quietly making their move.

Bunny's mom notices that Rini is missing, thinking that she went out again. Rini is walking in the park when she feels a drop of rain. She bounces Luna P, which turns into an umbrella. A little girl sees this, and stares in shock. Rini smiles and waves the umbrella, saying "Abracadabra" as birds fly off the top. The girl tells her mother about the girl "doing magic" but the mother takes her home, chuckling at her child's story. Rini walks alone in the park, chanting the magic words. Darien is out and sees her. Rini remembers someone telling her "These are magic words to make things fun, Small Lady." Rini reaches for her necklace and holds the key in front of her as Darien reaches her. When he touches Rini's hand, Darien sees an image of a city exploding, and Rini crying out for her mother. He holds the upset Rini as Luna P bounces around, like it was shorted out.

On the Dark Moon, Prince Diamond looks at the captured Sailor Scouts. He talks to Wiseman, asking if these scouts will live never aging with the power of the Silver Imperium Crystal. He clenches his fist, saying "I want to crush it with my own hands. I want to see her faceÉ" Wiseman warns him to be patient and Sapphire reminds him not to underestimate the Sailor Scouts. He is annoyed Diamond has not followed their plan, and tells his brother so. Diamond opens his third eye, and slaps Sapphire, not wanting interference. Prizma, the eldest sister steps forward, offering Code 003: Operation Renew. Prince Diamond approves and sends everyone away. He turns on a holographic image of a woman who looks like Princess Serenity with a more elaborate dress and crown, draped in strings of pearls. I will getÉeverything.

Darien meets Bunny at the food parlor, bringing the broken Luna P with since Rini asked him to fix it. Bunny is annoyed by the attention Rini gets, and snaps that Darien has decided that Rini is not the enemy. Darien explains that he can feel the little girl's fear when he touches her, her dependence on him for protection. He wonders if that is his power. He tells her about the city of the image, and Bunny wonders if it is the enemy's base, thinking Rini might know where her missing friends are being kept. Luna looks strangely at the Luna P ball, and taps it with her paw, sending smoke to fill the room.

Bunny and Darien had already left when Lita enters the parlor. She coughs through the mask she put on because of her cold. Andy came over to visit his sister on his break, and she insists he brings Lita to the drugstore. They bring Lita to get some medicine, and the pharmacist warns them about the severe cold that has spread all over the city. As she is leaving, Asanuma offers to walk Lita home. At her apartment, Asanuma finds out Lita lives by herself, her parents having died in a plane crash long ago. Even though he tells her to go to bed, Lita makes her guest rose tea. The news tells of the "mystery circles" and Asanuma wonders if it could be UFO landing sites. Then, he tells Lita he heard a cat talking, saying that Raye and Amy have been taken prisoner, and knows Darien has some sort of power. He asks Lita if they are all aliens. Lita smiles, telling him of Darien's power, psychometry, used to heal or even attack. She assures him they are human, only their destiny is to fight the enemy. She finally break off with a fit of coughing and Asanuma takes her hand, saying if he had power, he would protect her. She leans forward and kisses him on the forehead. Asanuma gets up to leave, promising he won't tell anyone of her secrets. The power on the TV goes out as Lita sees a light in the sky before she collapses.

Molly and Bunny's parent are in bed, sick with the violent cold spreading across the city. Luna comments to Bunny she is lucky to be healthy, to which Bunny assures her cat she gets lots of sleep. Mina calls from the control room, saying she cannot contact Lita.

Prizma leads the Black Moon's droids on Earth. Their saucer has spread the cold around the city, and the drones wait to take the places of the fallen humans.

Lita looks up from the floor to discover a drone who looks just like her, trying to take her place. Lita calls for help on her communicator and all the scouts transform. Sailor Jupiter easily defeats the mindless drone, but Prizma enters, introducing herself to the Scout. Jupiter attacks with "Flower Hurricane!" but Prizma is unaffected. As Jupiter attacks again, with "Sparkling Wide Pressure!" Prizma takes an earring of Black Poison Crystal and captures her prey. Sailor Moon and Venus are slowed by the zombie humans who were taken over by drones. They realize the zombies are not human, so Sailor Moon puts on her goggles, seeing the enemy for the drones they are. "Venus Love-me Chain" destroys the drones. But, Sailor Moon does not defeat Prizma with her "Moon Princess Halation!" soon enough, and Jupiter remains captured. As the light fades away, Sailor Moon runs towards it, calling "Jupiter!!" Crimson Rubeus thinks the Prince plays an evil game with Sailor Moon, as the faces of her three friends fade away.

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