The climatic battle. Some newsreaders may cut off the ending. If that 
happens to you, write to me. It should end with "THE END". (No I am not 
kidding) - JB

"The Battle in the Underworld: The Prince of Devils"

Although smoke filled the room, the smoke cleared quickly, leaving 
Tuxedo Mask to wonder what he's gotten himself into. Bishoujo Mask, as 
she was called, stood near him, in fact, uncomfortably close. Tuxedo 
Mask took a couple of steps ahead just to get some breathing room, as he 
looked at his surroundings. The chamber they were in was small and 
circular, with a flat ceiling; it was a room of solid stone, deep 
beneath the earth, with only one exit.

"Welcome to the Underworld," she purred.

Tuxedo Mask turned around, and asked, "Alright, now what?" She said to 
him, gently, "You must be the impatient type." Tuxedo Mask was holding 
his cane handle in his right hand. The cane extended in a sharp, 
aggressive movement, while his face remained emotionless. Bishoujo Mask 
responded, "Okay, okay. Don't get jumpy."

She turned around, again demonstrating her uncomfortably tight clothing. 
She said to him, "There's a little problem with the Prince of Devils' 
plans. That is, the Dark Senshi will do everything they can to keep that 
Princess of theirs alive. Maybe they just like her. It's not a sentiment 
I share. Also," she mused while turning her head to the right, in 
Tuxedo's direction, while swiveling her shoulders slightly, "she might 
not even be able to handle that much power. She was a rush job, you 
know. So, he's going to need all the power he can get. There's one 
obvious source: the Senshi."

Tuxedo Mask asked, "You mean the Dark Senshi?"

She replied, "I mean all of them. Including your dear Sailor Moon. He's 
luring them into one big trap. He wants the Crystal for himself, and all 
he needs is someone to bring it right to him."

Tuxedo Mask asked, "You?" She laughed, and turned completely around 
towards him, saying, "Yes, except I'm not dumb enough to do it. He can 
control the clone, though. That means she's going to take it right to 
him through the main gateway. With both of them trying to open the 
portal, it should be simpler than eating rice. Then, he drains everyone 
of energy, and takes over the world. Happy scenario."

Tux asked, "I though you said opening the gate would kill her." She 
answered, "Oh, did I? Well, I lied." She was clearly smiling underneath 
her mask. "Now, don't get carried away. He can't trust anyone to do this 
for him, so he's going to have to do it himself. He'll be well guarded, 
but that's why we have to take his guards out here, where he can't stop 
us from penetrating his defenses."

"Wait," Tuxedo Mask said rather sceptically, "we're just going to bust 
into his home turf and take out his bodyguard, just like that? With 
what??" Then she reached into her pocket. She said, "This might come in 
handy yet."

She pulled out the Dark Crystal.

---

When the Sailor Senshi finished their teleportation, they appeared 
direcly before the gate, in a great chamber with huge pillars of grey 
stone reaching to a ceiling high beyond. Near the floor was a thin layer 
of grey mist, making the chamber all the more eerie.

Sailor Mars looked around, and seeing nothing but emptiness, asked 
sarcastically, "So where is everybody?" They heard a deep, masculine 
voice speak from behind them, away from the gate: "Over here." They 
turned, and saw a man in a black cloak, with a dark green wardrobe, with 
emerald eyes and greyish-green hair. He certainly dressed consistently. 
He said, "I am called Zeus. I do not believe we have met. I am the 
fourth of the Senshi who serve the "other" Princess Serenity," he said 
with some sarcasm. "Now," he concluded, "if you please, leave this place 
in peace."

Sailor Venus yelled, "Yeah, right!"

Zeus replied, "I really don't want to hurt you."

Jupiter answered, "Why don't you just come on and try?" The others 
nodded in agreement.

Zeus held his right hand (his ring-bearing hand) straight out from his 
body, in a fist, palm facing down. The sign of Jupiter glowed on his 
hand. This surprised Sailor Jupiter. Then she understood. Then she knew 
what was coming... "EVERYONE, GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Electricity formed 
around the hand of Zeus, and extended outwards, parallel to the ground, 
and formed what appeared at first to be a spear of energy, then formed 
what was indeed a true thunderbolt. Zeus heaved back his arm, and threw 
the bolt of lightning towards the Senshi.

The Senshi scattered as the thunderous force of the bolt blasted them to 
the ground. Sailor Jupiter was just getting up when Zeus grabbed her 
just under the neck and ran with her in tow, slamming her against one of 
the pillars. She crumpled.

Mars counterattacked with her Burning Mandala attack, but Zeus created a 
shield of lightning and blocked it cleanly. Sailor Mercury tried to 
blind him with her Shining Aqua Illusion, but he charged her, and 
knocked her down (though not hitting her directly) with a swipe of his 
arm. Sailor Venus tried using her chain to entrap him, but with a great 
heave of strengh, he broke the chains. The Senshi were trying to 
recover, but they were disoriented and disorganized, and in trouble.

Beyond this area, beyond the chamber to the gate, were the remaining 
Dark Senshi and the Princess.

Apollo commented, "He's getting quite a workout." Frost had other 
concerns, however. He was worried. "Princess," he said, "you have not 
told us exactly what we are doing here, or what you plan to do." She 
looked at him, and replied, "I am going to open this gate and release 
the dark forces on the other side, so that they may conquer the Earth. 
That is what we all want." Frost did not agree. "How did you know that 
Bishoujo Mask had the Silver Moon Crystal?" She replied, rather annoyed, 
"I just knew. Stop questioning me." Prometheus added, "Frost, this is 
the whole point of what we've been doing, isn't it?"

Sailor Moon tried to use her tiara, but Zeus blasted her with lightning 
and she was knocked back against the gate itself.

Frost replied, "We have the Crystal. I don't understand your reasoning." 
She frowned at him. He added, "You're not behaving like yourself." She 
snapped back, "How would you know?"

He replied, "I gave you life." She was taken aback at the truth of that 
retort. She answered, "Maybe I am a clone. But I'm a real person, a 
unique person. I have a mind, and I have a soul!"

They all paused for a moment. Apollo and Prometheus thought it was 
because the Princess had affirmed that he shouldn't question her, and 
that she's their leader.

Then Frost realized his mistake. Then he realized what was going on.

He turned to the other two, and said, "Get her out of here. NOW!" 
Everyone else was puzzled.

---

The demon growled, "Closer. Come closer."

---

Serenity felt a sudden calling, towards the gate. She wanted to go 
there, to bring the Crystal there, more than anything else in the world. 
Without another word, she began walking toward the gate, seemingly in a 
trance.

Apollo grasped her right shoulder and turned her around. He asked, 
"Princess?" She raised her wand, and with a flash of light, knocked him 
back. Far ahead, Sailor Venus noticed the flash, and saw the Princess. 
She groaned, knowing that if they were having this much trouble against 
one guy, they'd never handle all four of them together, plus this 
pretender with the Crystal. Meanwhile, Prometheus was shocked. He asked, 
"Princess? What's going on?" She blasted him, too. Seeing no more 
resistance, she turned...

... and Frost was standing directly in front of her. With his left hand, 
his mechanical hand, he knocked her wand away, and with it the Crystal. 
She couldn't believe it.

---

The demon roared, "NOOOO!!!"

---

Then, to the surprise of everyone, the gate opened. The Prince of Devils 
himself stood there, a crimson demon twenty feet tall, flanked by his 
most powerful generals: one, a ten-foot-tall menace with a black 
covering of bone armor plates, with hideous fangs, red glowing eyes, and 
white claws on both hands and feet, a gargantuan hulk of destruction; a 
skeleton warrior seven feet tall, with iron sword, and golden shield, 
with green, glowing eyes and a creased iron helmet with a single, lofty 
red feather; a Samurai-armored demon with completely blackened eyes and 
a katana, in red bamboo armor, the general of fallen warriors; and 
perhaps the most ominous figure of all, only five feet tall and clothed 
in a large black hooded robe, like a monk, with only two small dots of 
white light serving as eyes, and hands that appeared withered and aged.

The Prince of Devils roared, "Now you will all be destroyed! GET ME THAT 
CRYSTAL!"

---

Running down a corridor of finished grey stone, lit by torches, Tuxedo 
Mask's head throbbed with pain. He stammered, "Sailor Moon... she's in 
trouble." Bishoujo Mask touched one of the walls with her gloved hand, 
and closed her eyes, concentrating. She said, "The party's started 
without us. Let's move."

Their path, however, was blocked by two ghoulish monsters. This might 
take a while.

---

The Sailor Senshi had stopped fighting. Sailor Moon, who was 
uncomfortably close to the huge, now open, gate, stepped backwards, 
slowly, carefully, and very, very frightened. Zeus was confused, but 
never for one milisecond let his guard down. Not now, especially not 
now. The other Sailor Senshi prepared themselves for the coming battle. 
None could escape staring at this twenty-foot-tall monster...

It was, however, the black clawed monster that attacked first. Its job 
was to keep the warriors in front of it occupied. It nearly decapitated 
Sailor Mercury with the first blow. Sailor Jupiter had recovered by now, 
and blasted it, but the thunder just bounced off the armor. The great 
demonic prince watched eagerly as the two warriors flew towards the 
Princess and the Crystal. Prometheus drew his sword, and he and Apollo 
ventured forth to meet them.

---

As the last of the ghouls was destroyed by Tuxedo Mask's rose, the two 
Masks ran down another corridor, and came to an intersection. Bishoujo 
went to the right, but Tuxedo Mask grasped her left arm. She turned 
around and said, "This is the way to the Gate!" Tuxedo Mask said, 
pointing behind him (originally the left turn), "This is where Sailor 
Moon is." Bishoujo Mask's eyes were wide in confusion, and then she 
exclaimed, "Then they're already in his trap! They must have teleported 
INSIDE the Underworld, like we did!" Tuxedo Mask replied, "Then we don't 
have any time to lose."

---

Serenity had collapsed under the strain within her, due to the 
conflicting forces inside her. This was fortunate, because now Frost 
could deal with the Black Monk that was assaulting him with balls of 
green energy that were battering his defenses. The Prince of Devils used 
his immense powers to try to will the wand towards him, with 
telekinesis. The wand rose from the earth and was flung towards him. The 
combattants looked up, stopping their battles... as they saw that the 
wand was getting closer to the great demon. The latter growled with 
delight as it approached at great speed. It would be his! Just a little 
longer...

Sailor Moon was on the ground, and looked up. She hadn't been much help 
in the battle so far. She was here for one reason, and she knew she'd 
get only one shot at this. Her timing had to be perfect. She waited...

The wand flew closer to the demon, high into the air...

Sailor Moon leaped!

The demon howled with rage! He launched a massive blast of dark energy 
at her. The energy would kill her easily, he knew. Time crawled to a 
near stop as Sailor Moon, clenching her teeth, moved high through the 
heavy air of this strange place, and reached... she reached with her 
right hand, as far as she could... and the dark energy grew closer, 
casting a huge shadow below... and then... she grasped the wand!

She took the wand, sumersaulted over it, and a shield of light 
interposed itself at the very last moment as she spun in the air to 
protect her against the onslaught of the black energy. She landed on the 
ground in a crouch, and then turned to face this greatest of beasts.

Then, to the utter amazement and shock of all beneath the shadow of this 
great monster, he roared in pain!

For, although they could not know it yet, a rose had implanted itself 
deep within his back.

Princess Serenity regained conciousness and slowly rose to her feet.

The demon began to move forward with inhuman quickness, and all in its 
path moved aside as it tried to squash Sailor Moon under a huge clawed 
boot. Sailor Moon dodged the would-be blow and moved to the side as the 
battle around her raged once again. Things were getting intense, but the 
good guys were winning.

---

Sailor Venus caught her Love-Me Chain around the arm of the black hulk 
that she was fighting, but it just swung its arm, and her, across the 
chamber, hard, to the ground. Sailor Mercury used her illusion again, 
and this time it worked: the beast couldn't see for a few moments. That 
was all that was needed. When it turned around at the last second, Zeus 
was charging in, with lightning crackling in his very eyes and wrapping 
around his mighty fist, his ring glowing an emerald green. Then, he 
struck.

The massive blow caught the beast directly in the center of the chest, 
and blew the thing back twenty feet. Its chest was smouldering and it 
did not get up.

---

Frost was blasted again, this time in his leg. He couldn't take much 
more of this. The Black Monk's eyes were shining like diamonds, and its 
ominous hand waved again. Then, it whirled around as it was surprised by 
someone's words, the words of Sailor Mars: "Hey, bonehead, looking for 
someone?" It turned around. Bad move. Very bad. Mars used her anti-evil 
sign and placed it right on the being's forehead! A deathly scream 
erupted from the being as its evil energy began to dissipate. Then it 
reached out and grabbed Sailor Mars's shoulders, and she screamed as it 
began draining her life force. Then, the ghostly being screamed, and 
vanished.

A red rose fell to the floor where it stood, as nothing was holding it 
up anymore.

She turned, gasping, "Tuxedo Mask?"

---

The Prince of Demons blasted the ground with dark energy. It was too far 
to shield and too close to stop the blast. Sailor Moon was blasted 
aside, and she lost her grip on the wand... it flew away...

---

Apollo and the skeleton warrior traded blows. He blasted it, but his 
beam was stopped by its shield. Then the skeleton responded with several 
swings of its blades, while Apollo dodged. The latter conjured a chain 
of gold and wrapped it around the skeleton's sword arm, but the shield 
slammed into him and knocked him into the ground. The skeleton warrior 
stood over Apollo, and raised its sword high.

But it had made a critical mistake, just as Apollo had planned. Its 
sword side was exposed. Apollo summoned up all the power he could, and 
his hands were surrounded by gold light. Then, he launched a beam of 
massive power into the creature's chest. It screamed. Then, as Apollo 
shielded himself at the last second, it exploded in a shower of bone 
fragments.

---

The Samurai and Prometheus were trading blow for blow. The Samurai's 
blade slashed into the ground as Prometheus sumersaulted into the air to 
bring his blade down, but it was intercepted. Slash after slash gave 
neither an advantage or a clean blow. Then, Sailor Jupiter joined in the 
action, launching her Sparkling Wide Pressure at the Samurai. It turned, 
leaped, and thought that it would achieve a quick victory, evading her 
attack and coming down with his blade. Sailor Jupiter tried to dodge, 
but before she could do so, Prometheus leapt astride the Samurai, and 
with a great swipe, his flaming sword cut the being in two at the belt.

The two halves landed lifelessly on the floor of the stone cavern, and 
burst into flames.

---

Sailor Moon was about to be crushed by the foot of the Prince of Demons 
when Tuxedo Mask saved her at the last second. She was rather surprised 
to see him as they were flying through the air. "TUXEDO MASK?!?!?!" she 
exclaimed, "what are YOU doing HERE?!" He asked, "Aren't you glad to see 
me?" She blushed - a lot - at just couldn't come up with an answer.

Then the great demon, seeing his generals destroyed, reached with his 
power for the wand.

The Silver Moon Crystal separated from the wand. No one was close enough 
to prevent it from flying towards him. Tuxedo Mask tried throwing a 
rose, but the demon was prepared. It never got close and burst into 
flames. Everyone collectively gasped as the Crystal was closer... 
closer... and then, the demon reached out, and caught it.

No one dared make a move.

The Prince of Demons roared loud enough to shake the very pillars upon 
which rested the entire chamber.

"I AM TRIUMPHANT!" he roared. "I WILL RULE THE EARTH!" He raised his 
fist containing the Crystal towards the surface, far, far above. "I WILL 
RISE AND DESTROY THIS WORLD!!!" The others were crushed. They had lost. 
All was lost. All was over now.

Princess Serenity walked towards the great demon. He noticed her, and 
turned towards her. He said to her, "You have done well, my child. You 
have delivered unto me the means to destroy the earth." It was too much 
for her. She was in tears as she yelled back, "No! I don't want you to 
do this!" The great demon answered, "It is not your choice. But I shall 
give you one wish," he said. "Anything in this world you desire will be 
yours. You have but to ask it, and in thanks for your assistance, I will 
grant it. And no," he said, "I will not accept any wish concerning me or 
the destruction of the world. Anything else. I would find it... 
amusing." An inhuman chuckle filled him.

Tearfully, she yelled, "Please... alright. Do anything you want. But 
Tuxedo Mask must live."

Everyone was shocked. Not the least Tuxedo Mask himself. Sailor Moon was 
beside herself, saying, "But why? Why does she care?" Tuxedo Mask turned 
to her, and said, in a low, quiet voice, "I guess... she's more like you 
than I thought." Sailor Moon gasped, and thought, maybe, maybe he was 
right.

The demon laughed out loud. "I though so," he said. "But I tire of this 
game. I enjoyed your begging, but you have all outlived your usefulness. 
Now, with the Crystal, I have no need of any of you or your precious 
powers. Now, you will all DIE!" He raised the Crystal high. "CRYSTAL! 
HEAR ME! OPEN THE GREAT SEAL THAT HAS BOUND MY KIND FOR TWO THOUSAND 
YEARS! OBEY ME, YOUR MASTER!!!"

Nothing happened.

A shrill laughter came from the other end of the chamber. All eyes, 
including those of the truly enraged demon, turned in that direction, 
behind him, coming from where the false gate had opened. There, laughing 
immensely, was none other than Bishoujo Mask. "Didn't bother to check 
that you had the right Crystal, did you?"

The demon opened its fist. It was the Dark Crystal! And drained of 
energy. Powerless!

The demon roared again, this time shaking the entire chamber. Sailor 
Mercury was afraid the entire chamber was going to fall.

Zeus, who had by now rejoined his comerades, including the battered 
Frost, looked up at the roof of the chamber. There were a few falling 
rocks; Sailor Venus had to avoid one, had to avoid being crushed. Zeus 
looked at the ceiling. He looked at the pillars. He looked at the 
ceiling.

Apollo saw where he was looking. He said, "You're not th..." he looked 
at the ceiling. "You can't really..." he looked at Zeus' face. 
Prometheus caught on, and said, "Yeah. That'll do it." Frost saw the 
reasoning and suggested, "Now, while he's distracted. I'll get the 
Princess and take her out of here."

The demon roared, "You, lady ninja, shall perish!" The demon lifted its 
left hand high, and dark energy streamed towards it from all corners of 
the chamber, forming a great matrix of swirling black energy.

Bishoujo Mask said, "But I don't have the Crystal." She pointed across 
the chamber, past the demon. "She does."

All eyes turned around, turned to the only one standing there. Princess 
Serenity. She was holding the Crystal before her, with both hands.

The demon smiled, in its fanged and inhuman way. He growled, "Come, my 
dear. Give me the crystal."

Tuxedo Mask was on his feet and striding towards her. He yelled, "NO! 
Don't do it!"

The demon feared he might be able to sway her. Using the energy he had 
already gathered, he launched it all in a massive attack at Tuxedo Mask. 
Tux's eyes opened wide as the overwhelming tide of power came towards 
him.

Serenity screamed, "NOOOOO!!!" and a massive beam of pure white light 
streamed from the Crystal, intercepting the dark energy, and 
neutralizing it in a massive flash of light, blinding Sailor Moon, not 
Tux because he already had his hands in front of his eyes, and dazzled 
everyone else.

Everyone, that is, except for those ready to use the distraction.

Zeus charged one of the four main pillars. He grunted and groaned as his 
first thunder-enhanced punch slammed into the pillar, and rocked the 
entire chamber. The demon's eyes were averted in surprise, and the first 
tinglings of something he had not known for two thousand years.

Fear.

A second blow, from the left hand, rocked the pillar, which was already 
cracked and beginning to waver.

Sailor Mars said, "They're going to bring the whole chamber down!"

Jupiter said, "Yeah! I think that's the idea!"

A second pillar was assaulted by Prometheus with a more precise method. 
He leapt into the air, and, his ring glowing and his blade a fierce 
crimson, he brought the blade down in a great diagonal swipe, and 
although the pillar was so large that it would need more than one swipe, 
the blade cut cleanly through, and the pillar began to slide.

Frost was at the third. He gathered every last bit of cold energy he 
could muster, and froze the pillar before him.

Apollo was at the fourth, nearest to the Demon, who tried to kick him 
before he dodged. The demon was close to the pillar, as Apollo blasted 
it full force. Serenity also blasted the pillar.

Frost called out to Prometheus to come over to his pillar. Prometheus 
ran towards it.

The remaining Sailor Senshi ran towards Sailor Moon, around the demon, 
who was thrashing around. The demon was struck again by Serenity with 
the Crystal. Tuxedo Mask pulled Sailor Moon up, but Sailor Moon wanted 
to go to Serenity. They went to her, as she was blasting the demon, who 
was off-balance, again, and the demon fell to the ground.

The Sailor Scouts leapt over him, and they were all around Serenity, who 
was suddenly very frightened and defensive.

Tuxedo Mask tried to calm her, "We're here to help, but you have to give 
us that crystal." She said, "But I need this!" Tuxedo Mask said, "It 
doesn't belong to you!" She answered, "But _I'm_ the Moon Princess!" 
Tuxedo Mask said to her, "Please, give it to me. It's Sailor Moon's job 
to protect the world, and for that she needs that crystal."

Sailor Moon asked, in as warm and pleading a voice as she could, 
"Please."

Reluctantly, but willingly, Serenity handed the Silver Moon Crystal to 
Sailor Moon. She said, "Use it wisely."

Then, she collapsed.

Sailor Jupiter caught her, but was pushed aside by Zeus, who had come up 
behind her without her realizing it. He said to them, kneeling down 
beside his Princess, "You'd better get out of here fast." He paused, and 
then said, "Take the Crystal. It doesn't matter to us anymore. Now, get 
going." Then, in a hemisphere of green light, he, and the Princess, 
vanished, teleported away.

Sailor Moon said, "I wonder why she just gave us the Crystal? I didn't 
think she would." Amy butted in. "If we don't use the Sailor Teleport, 
RIGHT NOW, we're going to be crushed!" Sailor Jupiter asked, "Can we 
bring Tuxedo Mask too?" Sailor Venus said, "We did it with Reenie. We 
can do it with him." She looked Tux straight in the eye, and said, "Hang 
on, it's quite a ride." Tuxedo Mask said, "Sure. Let's just to it 
quick."

"Mercury Power!"
"Mars Power!"
"Jupiter Power!"
"Venus Power!"
"Moon Crystal Power!"

"SAILOR TELEPORT!"

The Sailor Senshi, forming a ring around Tuxedo Mask, teleported away.

---

Frost said to Prometheus, "Simple science." Prometheus said, "Hey, it's 
thermal dynamics." Frost said, "Picky, picky." Prometheus' hands glowed 
red, and he pointed his ring at the frozen pillar, and yelled, 
"PROMETHEUS FLAME!" A stream of bright red energy, best ressembling 
molten lava, blasted and melded with the ice. A massive wave of steam, 
so hot that both Senshi had to scramble away to not be burned severely, 
erupted from the pillar by several fissures, and the sudden contraction 
and expansion of the ice crystals/water vapor completely cracked the 
stone. The pillar broke loose. The added weight broke the pillar 
Prometheus had worked on. Apollo's work was done. The entire ceiling was 
shaking.

Bishoujo Mask said, behind Frost and Prometheus, "Well, boys, it's time 
to leave big and nasty here behind. Can I tag along?" she said with a 
very sly smile. Prometheus turned around, smiling himself, saying, 
"Lady, you are beautiful." She replied, with little modesty, "It's in 
the name." Frost said, "Fine job, considering I nearly killed you." She 
said, "I don't mind. The Big Guy got what's coming. Friends?" she asked. 
Frost said, "Allies." She frowned, and said, "You have to learn how to 
lighten up." Frost frowned. Then, they all teleported away, in a puff of 
smoke, a sphere of fire, and a bluish-white light.

The demon was on one knee, getting up, as the chamber was falling. 
Apollo looked straight up at him, his work being done, and into the 
Prince of Devils' truly hideous face. He said, "Sayonara sucker." Then 
he teleported away in a flash of yellow light.

The demon looked up, and roared, as his world fell all around him.

And on him.

Then, he knew no more.

---

Three Days Later

All the girls were in Rei's room beside the Temple, studying for the 
tests that were left right before summer break. Serena, not 
surprisingly, was asleep, snoring. The others were ignoring her. Amy was 
trying to make sure everyone understood the questions that everyone 
wanted the answers to, and the others were genuinely trying.

Then, Rei slammed her textbook down. "I'm sick of this," she said. "Why 
do we put up with her?" referring to Serena. She continued, "If she's 
going to come over here and study, she should STUDY." Mina said, "Well, 
she really was working hard a while ago." Rei said, "What, and she's too 
tired to go on?" Lita laughed, "Guess so. Wonder what she's dreaming 
about."

Serena mumbled, "Tuxedo Mask..."

Lita said, "Oh," with a giggle.

Serena: "Hmm. Mmmmm. MmmMMMM..."

The girls were looking over at Serena as she was dreaming. Serena 
mumbled in her sleep, "Oh, you shouldn't have." and then, "Mmmmm...." as 
she shifted around like she was really enjoying something.

The girls were interested now. They were all near Serena, looking over, 
suspicious expressions on their faces.

Serena: "Ohhh... Ohh... Ohhhhhh..."

Droplets of sweat were beginning to roll down the other girls' 
foreheads. Lita asked for all of them, "Is she dreaming about what I 
think she is?" Mina added, "I wonder just how far they're going..." Amy 
said, "Now, we really shouldn't be thinking those things."

Serena: "Mmmmm... MMMM...." and even Amy wasn't taking her own advice.

Serena: "Mmmmmmmm... CAKE...."

All the girls let out a really _big_ sigh of disappointment. Their faces 
changed to frowns, and their eyes narrowed as the air was all knocked 
out of them. Lita said, "Go ahead, ruin the moment." Rei said, "It 
figures THAT's what she's dreaming about." Mina added, "What a rip off." 
Amy said, "Well, it serves us right for thinking those things."

Serena: "Mmm... Chocolate fuuudge..."

Serena was dreaming of Tuxedo Mask being with her at a huge banquet. She 
was stuffing her face with all of her favorite sweets, everything she 
ever wanted in a meal. She was really enjoying herself. She thought to 
herself, "My dream hunk, my dream foods..."

"I'm in heaven."

She put another cherry-topped piece of scrumptious chocolate cake in her 
mouth, and burped, with an impish smile on her face.


THE END