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| - Sailor Mitis Kerokko, Sailor Tin Nyanko, Sailor Phi, Sailor Chi and Sailor Theta dance in the shadows before exiting, followed by a quick confrontation between Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Galaxia. Tuxedo Mask is quickly knocked aside, leaving Galaxia alone to begin a ritual to revive an unnamed evil being astwo men in uniforms stand behind her. A prince and a princess fight three dark figures, the Black Knights, amidst a larger battle. The prince drives the knights away, but is wounded. He urges the princess to leave him, but the princess tells him that she can endure losing everything as long as they are together. Their romantic moment is cut short as the knights come back and prepare to kill them. However, a team of four female knights, the Holy Warriors of Orleans, appear to save the day ("Orleans no Sei Senshi"). After the knights are defeated, a director calls a cut and the whole thing is reavealed to be just a rehearsal for a special drama to be broadcast on Ginga TV during summer break. The Black Knights are being played by the famous new idol group, the Three Lights, the prince and princess roles byHaruka and Michiru, and the Holy Warriors by Usagi, Minako, Makoto, and Ami. The girls rejoice as the director tells them that they got the parts. Rei and two girls from another school arrive and complain that it is unfair that Juuban Municipal High School gets to use the Three Lights; as students at other schools, they do not get the chance to participate in the drama, and are upset because of it. Rei is particularly disappointed as she is the only one of her friends to be left out. The director then agrees to give her a role and they start filming the next scene, in which the prince and princess have one last heroic moment. Three of the Holy Warriors lie dead on the floor, with Usagi's character witnessing the scene as the prince and princess give their last goodbyes. As the princess dies, the prince tries to grab her hand one last time, but is unable to reach it before collapsing. Usagi looks shaken at this vision of her friends. In the shadows the director, who is in truth Kyaosu, watches them and laughs, observing that they have yet to experience real darkness. The two girls from the other school, revealed to be the disguised Sailor Mitis Kerokko and Sailor Tin Nyanko, scowl at him and tell him to get on with his job and make them dinner. He apologizes but makes one last ominous comment before laughing and disappearing into the darkness. Sailor Galaxia finishes her ritual to awaken the one she calls the "Queen of Hatred." The queen’s voice asks who has awakened her from her deep slumber, and Galaxia requests that the queen return in order to fill the Galaxy with her hatred and dark appetite once more. The voice seems interested, and Sailor Galaxia uses her sword to break the queen free from her prison. In a flashback, a young girl struggles through a blizzard before finally collapsing, overcome by the cold. She takes out her last match, saying that until the match dies out, she wants to be left alone to dream. The voice of the queen replies that she cannot grant that wish; she says the girl must have realized by now that the world is too polluted and filthy. The girl refuses to believe this, but the queen reminds her that she only has this single match to keep her warm and that when it goes out she will die alone. The girl insists that she doesn't care, and though the queen insists that there are no dreams left on this planet, she lights the match, saying that there is still the fire of hope. Even as she watches the small flame of the match burn low, she repeats that she believes in dreams, and only a few moments later the flame goes out and she collapses. The queen observes that the girl who dreamed of a beautiful future only became a frozen corpse, and all that remained was a coffin of darkness. She curses the rotten Earth, and the rebirth of the Queen of Darkness, Queen Beryl, truly begins ("Yami no Hitsugi"). Zoisite and Kunzite welcome her return and present Prince Endymion to her. The prince demands to know what is going on. Beryl attacks him and asks if he will choose her passion or her vengeance. Endymion says that she hasn’t changed, which infuriates her; she accuses him of having abandoned her in the past and says he will still forsake her today. She launches a series of relentless attacks against him, but the Shitennou stop her and ask that she reserve her hatred for Usagi. Queen Beryl relents and tells them that now that the Dark Kingdom has been restored, they will settle their grudges against the Sailor Senshi. The Shitennou tell her they have a plan set in motion, and she tells them to proceed one by one with the girls. Back at the school, Usagi, Haruka, Makoto, Minako, and Rei are in the gymnasium playing a basketball game against five girls from another school, who are truly Sailor Animamates in disguise, while the other girls and Chibi Chibi look on. Usagi’s team wins the game, but a teacher appears and yells at them for not going home as they had been told to do. One of the girls asks him if he found out who the culprit was, but he says he hasn’t. The girl explains that the day before, students who had stayed late after school were attacked by an unknown individual, and now she is frightened. The teacher tells them to report any suspicious people to him and sends them all home. Everyone leaves except for Ami, who makes the acquaintance of Saitou Izou, a handsome senior and member of the basketball team. He begins to flirt with her, and though Ami is shy at first, she seems easily taken in by his charms ("Itsuwari no Forevermore"). While they sing, the other girls come back and enjoy the romantic scene. Just before they kiss, another basketball player makes his entrance and interrupts. He introduces himself as Saitou Izou’s cousin, Saitou Kun, and although Minako is visibly attracted to the newcomer, he barely notices her. Saitou Izou then invites them to a karaoke party organized by the basketball team. However, just as the girls rejoice, they hear a cry of pain. One of the girls from the other school has been attacked, and the group sees a miko running away from the scene. Rei arrives shortly afterward and asks if they heard the scream. The teacher and the two boys immediately accuse her, and the girls explain the circumstantial evidence to Rei. She cannot believe that her friends would even suspect her of being the culprit and runs away. Haruka and Michiru go on their own investigation while Usagi, Makoto, Ami, Hotaru, Chibi Chibi, and Setsuna start looking for the real culprit ("Kick Out a Bloody Mystery"), and are soon joined by Saitou Izou and Saitou Kun. Rei continues to pursue the other miko, while Haruka and Michiru run into the Three Lights as they also play detectives. Another girl from the other school is attacked and the girls see the false miko; thinking it might be Rei after all, they start running after her. The teacher, who is really just another one of Kyaosu's disguises, reunites with Sailor Theta, Sailor Phi (the fake miko), Sailor Mitis Kerokko, and Sailor Tin Nyanko, and they explain their plan to frame Rei in order to create conflict between the Sailor Senshi. However, as they start making fun of the Sailor Senshi and mocking Rei in particular, Sailor Mars appears and attacks Sailor Phi and Sailor Theta, forcing them to retreat. The teacher tries to fake his innocence and says he was forced to help the villains. Sailor Mars doesn’t believe him, but is knocked down by Sailor Mitis Kerokko and Sailor Tin Nyanko. The girls arrive and find Rei unconscious, but before they can transform, Sailor Mitis Kerokko attacks them. Before the Sailor Animamates can attack again, the Sailor Starlights appear; Sailor Star Fighter attacks and forces them to retreat. Sailor Star Maker and Sailor Star Healer remark that, as always, the Sailor Senshi can’t do a thing on their own. Haruka retorts that they only let them handle the trash. Setsuna calms both parties and reminds them that the important thing is to find out who these enemies were. Saitou Kun answers that they were probably Rei’s friends and Saitou Izou declares that the miko robes Sailor Phi left behind are the proof that she is guilty. Rei wakes up and the teacher immediately brings her to the police. The girls cannot believe that Rei is truly the culprit, but the boys convince them that no good will come out of staying at the school any longer. Minako, Makoto, and Ami all agree to go home, but Usagi asks that they go without her because she wants to be alone. Sailor Star Fighter tries to talk to her, but Sailor Star Healer says they have no time to waste with them and Sailor Star Maker observes that betrayal is a common thing in the universe, even among friends. The latter two Starlights depart, but Sailor Star Fighter encourages Usagi one last time before following them. Usagi is deeply affected by the whole situation, even though Hotaru is convinced that it is all a trap and is determine to find the truth. Setsuna tries to discourage her, as she fears she might push herself too hard. Hotaru replies that even though she still cannot transform yet, she is still a Sailor Senshi, and runs off. Haruka and Michiru go after her. Usagi envies the couple because she doesn’t know what to think anymore and misses Mamoru terribly. She doesn’t understand why he hasn’t called or written to her since he left, and she just doesn’t know what to do anymore. Setsuna tells her to believe in him no matter what, that no matter how hard it is she must have faith that Mamoru is watching over her and smiling, and all she needs is to keep a strong memory of him in her heart. Setsuna adds that in Usagi's place she would be able to tolerate anything just for that, because love is something that can be waited for in quiet faith. Usagi is touched, but visibly surprised by Setsuna’s words. Before she can say anything, though, Usagi, Setsuna and Chibi Chibi are surprised by an ominous voice that speaks of the darkness inside the hearts of men. They turn around and are faced with Queen Beryl, who uses her powers to plunge them into darkness, separating them and altering the flow of space-time. The Garnet Rod appears and Setsuna realizes that she must go back to her post as the Space-Time Door has been opened. In Shadow Galactica, Sailor Galaxia and her minions sing about their ambition of collecting all the Sailor Crystals in the Galaxy ("Galaxia Gorgeous"). Galaxia reveals that Queen Beryl’s revival was merely a device to force the awakening of Sailor Saturn, as she cannot let any true Star Seed escape her grasp. Somewhere else Hotaru prays for the power to awaken in order to fight. Galaxia gladly answers Hotaru's prayers by attacking, but her power is stopped by a powerful light which she and her minions quickly realize to be Princess Kakyuu. Galaxia orders her troops to destroy Kakyuu for good as soon as possible, because as long as Kakyuu remains, Galaxia cannot control the entire universe, no matter how many Star Seeds she collects. The Three Lights sing at a rehearsal ("Chasin' After You"), and after the song, the director congratulates them on their work. Once alone Taiki and Yaten talk of how they are losing hope of ever reaching the person they are searching for, but Seiya says they must have faith and keep singing for her. Seiya decides to go back to school to be by Usagi’s side, even though Yaten tries to discourage him. Taiki remarks that their leader is as reliable as ever. Yaten and Taiki are then surprised by the arrival of Rei, who is pursued by the teacher, who still accuses her of being the criminal. Rei declares that the teacher is a fraud, but he says she’s just lying again. Taiki, however, notices that the teacher and their director look very much alike. Realizing his charade has been discovered, the teacher says the director is his twin brother. The group calls for the director to come back out, and Kyaosu attempts to switch back and forth between his two personas until he cracks under the pressure and begs for mercy. They wait for him to give them the whole truth, but he’s too afraid to reveal anything. The Sailor Animamates arrive and save him the trouble by giving one of their human disguises to Taiki, allowing him to realize that both the director/teacher and his students were impostors. A battle then ensues; Kyaosu runs away with Rei on his tail, and Taiki and Yaten are grabbed from behind by Sailor Phi, Sailor Chi, and Sailor Theta while the Animamates prepare to attack. Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune arrive just in time and force the Animamates to fall back. Taiki and Yaten thank the Sailor Senshi for returning their earlier favor. Kyaosu returns only to find himself cornered. He decides to run away, but Rei also corners him and brings him back. Yaten, Taiki, Sailor Uranus, and Sailor Neptune declare that she may do as she pleases with him. Kyaosu begs the people in the audience who believe she should let him go to clap their hands, but Rei demands that those who believe he is absolutely unforgivable clap as well. Unfortunately for Kyaosu, the audience agrees with Rei, whereupon she cracks her knuckles and sets to work. On top of the school roof, Usagi sings about her loneliness and longing for Mamoru, while Seiya joins her and sings of his desire to be by her side, protecting her ("I Miss You"). Seiya ask why she is there all by herself, and she replies that she is worried something horrible is coming. They are interrupted by Ami, Saitou Izou, and Saitou Kun; the latter says he’s glad that the criminal was arrested, but Ami reminds him that nothing was proven. Yaten and Taiki arrive and reveal that the real culprit, the teacher/director has been apprehended. Usagi and Ami rejoice and everybody agrees to go get the truth out of him downtown, leaving Ami and Saitou Izou on their date. This is a ruse, however, as Kyaosu has previously admitted that both boys are working with the enemies. In order to trick them, while Saitou Izou has his back turned and starts to reveal his true identity to his past love, Yaten replaces Ami with a disguised Kyaosu. When Izou turns around and discovers with great shock and confusion who he was actually confessing to, Sailor Mars, Sailor Venus,Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Uranus, and Sailor Neptune make their entrance. Yaten and Taiki also arrive and push Saitou Kun to the ground. Sailor Mars orders them to expose their true identities. Saitou Izou reveals himself as Zoisite and Saitou Kun as Kunzite, their enemies from the Dark Kingdom. A fight ensues and the Senshi are knocked down by the Shitennou after dealing with three of their minions. However, they are saved by the arrival of Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury, who happily attacks the man who played with her heart. She is knocked away by Queen Beryl. Sailor Moon demands to know who she is, and the queen presents herself before attacking the Senshi. Sailor Star Fighter steps in the way to protect Sailor Moon, and Sailor Star Healer and Sailor Star Maker move to protect Sailor Star Fighter. The group seems in great peril but Queen Beryl’s attack is blocked by Sailor Pluto and the newly awakened Sailor Saturn, who uses her powers to render the queen and her followers unconscious ("To a Brand-New World"). Sailor Galaxia appears and sends the members of the Dark Kingdom back to the base. The Sailor Starlights recognize the one who destroyed their home world, and thus the Senshi learn the identity of their new enemy. They face off against her, but Galaxia quickly overpowers everyone and prepares to take their Star Seeds until she is interrupted by the arrival of Sailor Chibi Chibi Moon. She tells everyone not to lose hope, and Sailor Galaxia is forced to retreat as Princess Kakyuu finally reveals herself to her loyal Starlights, who are moved to tears at her return ("Toki Michite Kourin"). The princess joins forces with Sailor Moon, who welcomes her.
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