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The Wanderer:  Wandering Moon:  Episode 11: Endgame.

     On the darkened steps of the Cherry Hill temple four young 
women, two men, and a pair of cats waited for a late arrival.

     "I swear that Odango Atama would be late for her own funeral,"
grumped Raye as she checked her watch again.

     "Is that such a bad thing?" Micheal asked, reaching up to 
scratch Luna between the ears as she lay draped across the back of 
his neck.  "I know I wouldn't mind having my funeral put off for as 
long as possible.  Preferably by a great many years."  This bit of 
levity earned him a shooting daggers glance from Raye.  Fortunately,
he was saved from her tart reply by Serena's arrival.

     "Sorry I'm Late," she wheezed.  "But Sammy almost caught me 
sneaking out of my window and I had to distract him."

     "Not to worry," Artemis replied.  "This time we planned your 
being late into the timetable.  Are we ready to do this?"

     The four scouts gave Serena a pointed look.  "What is it?" she
demanded.  "Is my blouse on inside out or something???"

     Micheal recognized the early warning signs of a fight and 
stepped in.  "It really doesn't matter... we have to do this whether
we want to or not.  So, we'd best get moving, Right?"

     "Right!" the others replied as one.

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     "What a dump." Sailor Venus observed, peeping around the corner
at the Nadesco warehouse.

     "Don't let the outside fool you," Sailor Mercury replied looking
up from her computer.  "These readings show a lot of hidden machinery
in there."

     "Its a trap.  Definitely a trap," Star Ranger quipped in a 
perfect rainman impersonation.

     "Hasn't anyone ever told you how annoying that is?" snapped
Mars.

     "No."

     "Well, it is."

     Star Ranger didn't reply, instead turning to look at Luna and 
Artemis.  "Ok, you two.  You know what to do, right?"

     Artemis also gave Star Ranger a dark look.  "I don't think 
anyone will believe we're a pair of harmless strays if we wear 
these," he complained, indicating his headset and Luna's collar 
camera.

     "Then don't let anyone see you!" Star Ranger replied.  This 
earned him a dirty look from the two cats before they used a stack
of crates to leap up to the top of the warehouse and disappeared
into the night.  He ignored it and turned back to the scouts.

     "Show time," he noted, as his wings deployed from his back.

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*

     "Well, well. The fools actually showed up," Cabelite noted as he
looked over Tinkerer's shoulder.

     "I told you they would.  This is why Evil will inevitably
triumph over good if you persevere.  The forces of good are idiots,"
Tinkerer replied.  "Come, let us eliminate the only people who stand
in our way."

     Cabelite nodded.  'And then I will have no further use for YOU,'
both thought to themselves.

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*

     Outside, Five young women and two men stood in the deserted
parking lot and waited.  "We're here," Star Ranger announced.
"We've kept our part of the agreement, now keep yours and let the 
woman go!"

     "Now, Now, Star Ranger," an oily voice noted from hidden 
speakers.  "And give up my ace in the hole?  I think not.  However,
since she apparently means so much to you, why don't you come inside
and get her?"  A section of the wall slid open revealing a corridor
way while a bit of music in English blared over the speakers even as
Star Ranger summoned his Star Shield.

     /Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.  I'm glad
you could attend, come inside, come inside./

     "What's with the weird music?" Venus asked as they made their
way through the doorway.

     "It's Tinkerer trying to be cute," Star Ranger replied.

     "Gee, I wonder who he learned THAT from," Mars retorted.

     "Ok, Maybe it IS irritating...  That was sort of the point",
Star Ranger admitted.

     "Would someone tell me what their talking about?" complained
Sailor Moon.

     "Trust me, you don't really want to know," Sailor Mercury 
answered as the door slid shut behind them.  The conversation
was dropped as the seven instantly went on guard for  the inevitable
trap.

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     "Well, he was certainly right about them not paying attention
to the air ducts,"  Artemis complained to Luna.  "These things are 
filthy.  Mina is going to insist on giving me a bath when we get 
home."

     "We're here to find Haruna-sensei, you silly beast, not worry
about needing a bath later.  Now be quiet before someone hears you,"
Luna replied tartly, creeping towards another vent.  Looking in, she
waved her fellow moon cat over.

     "Sweet Tuna," Artemis gasped quietly, before whispering
into his headset.  "Furball to Four Wheels.  Are you copying this?"

     "That's an affirmative, Furball," Fred replied over the headset.
"I think your looking at the command center.  Keep a sharp eye out...
I expect them to be holding Patricia somewhere nearby."

     "Understood, Four Wheels.  Furball out."

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*

     Several small panels slid open in the ceiling ahead and behind
the scouts, and small tubes slid out.  "Everyone down!" Tuxedo Mask
warned prompted by some sixth sense, as he launched a barrage of 
roses at the threat behind them.  A split second later, laser beams
lanced down at the scouts from ahead, but Star Ranger was able to 
block them with the Star Shield.

     "Mercury Bubbles FREEZE!", Mercury commanded, her attack 
clearing Star Ranger's head by millimeters.  The icy blast struck
the laser emitters ahead of them, instantly freezing and shattering
them.

     "All right!" bubbled Sailor Moon.  "At this rate, we'll be home
in no time!"

     "Don't count on it," warned Star Ranger as the seven continued
deeper into the building.  "I think their just getting warmed up."

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     "There she is!"  noted Artemis as he looked through another
air vent.  "Now we just need to lead the scouts to her and we can get
out of here!"

     "I think we have something more important to worry about at the
moment," replied Luna.

     Artemis turned and saw a small spyder moving towards them 
through the air duct.  "Ummm...  Meow?" he tried, putting on his best
cute and  innocent little kitty expression.  In response, the spyder
revealed a razor sharp pincer where a mouth would be.

     "Its not buying it!  Run!"  Artemis observed as the two cats 
took off at a run through the air ducts.

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*

     "Moon Scepter Elimination!" Sailor Moon cried, and the crescent
shaped energy blast tore into another youma and reduced it to dust.
She leaned up against Tuxedo mask and drew a long breath.  "Can't
we call a truce?" She complained.  "I'm exhausted."

     "Courage, Sailor Moon," Tuxedo Mask replied.  What ever other
words of encouragement he was about to say were lost when suddenly
the floor opened up beneath them and plunged the seven down into 
darkness.

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     "Oh no!  Its a Dead END!" Luna wailed as the two cats slid to a 
stop.  They sat in a four way junction, but the other three ducts
ended in air vents  a few feet from where they stood.  Behind them,
the spyder entered the only way out and moved slowly closer, its 
pincer snapping ominously.

     "Did ya have to use the word Dead?" moaned Artemis as he turned
to face the approaching robot.  Luna looked around desperately
for a way out, and saw that one of the screens closing up the vent
was torn.  The hole was too small for the two of them to get through,
but just past it was a dangling electrical cable.

     "Keep it distracted,"  Luna ordered as she darted over to the 
vent and hooked the cable with her claws and began to pull.

     "HOW!!!!" Artemis demanded angrily.

     "I don't Care!  Just keep it distracted!!" She replied, pulling
desperately on the cable.

     "Riiiight," Artemis groaned, then turned his attention back to 
the approaching spyder.  It lunged at him, and he began backing
up slowly.  "Look, cant we talk about this?  Surely there's something
you'd like better than to eat me?  A Robot Cockroach maybe?  Or a 
nice refreshing recharge?"  The spyder simply maintained its 
implacable advance.  Artemis felt the wire of an air vent behind
him, preventing him from backing up any further.  "This is going to 
hurt, isn't it?" He noted, but the only response was the spyder 
clicking its pincer.  "I'm going to miss you, Mina," he sighed,
closing his eyes as the spyder got ready to strike.  He cringed
back just a hair more as suddenly the sound of a loud electrical
arc zapped nearby.

     He held that pose for a long moment before realizing that he had
not been attacked.  He opened his eyes and started in fright, because
there was a razor sharp pincer on either side of his neck.  The 
spyder was dead in its tracks, its glowing eyes dark, and thin 
tendrils of smoke whisping from every joint.  Behind the spyder,
Luna dropped the electrical cable from where she had jammed it up 
against the spyders body.

     "Don't Eat me??" She scolded her fellow moon cat as he extracted
himself from the dead spyders grasp.  "That's the best distraction
you could come up with?  Don't Eat me!?!?!"

     Artemis shrugged.  "It worked didn't it?"

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*

     "Venus, you need to go on a diet," Sailor Jupiter observed,
pushing the blonde scout off from on top of her and standing up.

     "Ung," Venus replied groggily, sitting up and shaking her head
to try and clear the cobwebs from it.  "Did anyone get the license
plate of that train?"

     "Now where are we?" complained Mars as Jupiter helped her to 
shaky feet.

     "I'm not sure," Mercury answered, her visor down and her 
computer out, "But I have a very bad feeling about this."

     "Sailor Moon, are you ok?" Tuxedo mask asked as he cradled
her in his lap.

     "But mommy, I don wanna go to school today," Sailor Moon replied
woosily, prompting Sailor Mars to roll her eyes with disgust.

     "Everyone, look out!" Mercury warned.

     "Star Shield SOAR!" Star Ranger shouted at the same time, the 
star shield becoming a golden streak that intercepted several energy
blasts  aimed at Sailor Moon that seemed to come from nowhere,
while the scouts scattered to avoid the rest.  

     Six doors had opened around the edge of the large round room the
scouts were in, revealing six hideous amalgamations of misshapen
flesh and machine.  The creatures lunged into the room with an 
inhuman grace and speed towards the scouts.

     <<Warning.  Ultrasonic sensors detected.  Cover will be 
ineffective,>> Star Ranger's other self warned as Sailor Mercury
filled the room with her concealing fog.

     "Yeow!" Jupiter exclaimed as she barely got out of the way of 
another attack.  "Something's wrong!  They can still see us!"

     "Cover your ears!" Star Ranger shouted.

     >>Play sound byte CHAD-01A.  Maximum Amplification and 
Distortion<<

     <<Playing.>>  A pair of speakers slid up from out of Star 
Ranger's shoulders and a blaring inhuman yodeling filled the room.
Almost as one, the six creatures attacking them sank to their knees,
holding their heads in pain and wailing inhumanely as parts of their
bodies exploded in a shower of sparks.

     "And here I thought Chad's singing was useless," Sailor Mars 
observed, massaging her ears.

     "Whatever they are, they are only stunned," Mercury advised.
"They seem to be a mix of Youma and machine.  Who knows what else 
they can do."

     "I don't know about the machine part, but I know how to handle
the Youma part," Jupiter countered.  "JUPITER THUNDER DRAGON!!!"
The electrical attack arrowed across the room at the one creature
who seemed least affected, but struck something unseen about a foot
short of its target.  A brilliant light show erupted for a moment
as the electricity danced and crackled against something protecting
the youma before fading away, leaving the youma unharmed, and the 
scouts in a state of shock.

     >>TARGET ANALISIS!!!!<<

     <<Targets are protected by a force field.  Detailed analysis
not possible at this time.>>  Star Ranger took aim and fired a few 
laser blasts at the same youma, only to have his attacks bounce off
of the force field as well.

     "They're protected by some kind of force field," Mercury 
reported, confirming what Star Ranger had already decided for 
himself.  "We're powerless unless we can disable them."

     Star Ranger discarded his useless laser weapon and somehow
drew a long sword from behind the Star Shield.  An eight pointed
star similar to the one on his shield adorned the junction of the 
blade and hilt, also forming the hand guard.  "Sound like its time
for a little dissection then.  Keep the rest busy," he declared,
his thrusters flaring and propelling him in an almost flat arc at the
nearest Youma.

     The last of Mercury's concealing fog slowly dissipated,
and the other five creatures charged in to attack, forcing the scouts
to dodge wildly.     Attack cries and inhuman snarls soon filled
the room as the scouts fought desperately for time to find a 
solution.

     The Youma Star ranger selected was inhumanly quick, forcing
Star Ranger back onto the defensive, at first barely able to defect
its attacks.  It wasn't until a chance 'Venus Meteor Shower' knocked
another youma into its path causing both to stumble that Star Ranger
got his chance.

     >>Discharge Pulse generator through Alternate!!<< he commanded,
desperately lunging with the Star Sword.  Off balance, the youma was
unable to dodge the attack and the Star sword pierced into both 
monsters, catching them in the chest area.  The Pulse launcher
directed its charge through his arm and down the Star Sword into 
their bodies.  There was an electric crackle, then an explosion
which knocked Star Ranger backwards to the ground.

     Roaring with pain, the two damaged Youma crouched to leap at 
Star Ranger.  "Evil Spirit BEGONE!" Mars shouted, desperately
flinging two Ofuda at the creatures.  The prayer strips actually
struck the monsters and clung, paralyzing them.

     "Now, Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask shouted, hurling a barrage
of roses to distract one youma while he leapt to block a claw attack
at her unprotected back from another.

     "Moon Scepter Elimination!" She cried, strain showing on her 
young face.  The Crescent energy blast split into two smaller 
crescents and struck the two 'Super Youma'.  Instead of simply 
disintegrating, however, the energy englobed the two, creating
a sphere of light which pulsed wildly before exploding outward in a 
rain of ichor and metal fragments.  The scouts paused and paled for
a moment at this event, and momentum swung yet again, as Venus was 
knocked back and stunned by a blast from one of the remaining
'super youma'.  In the same moment of shock, Mars received a painful
gash to the leg, and Tuxedo Mask one to the shoulder as he knocked
a stunned Sailor Moon out of the way of an attack.

     The fourth remaining monster leapt at Star Ranger, who barely
escaped its disemboweling attack by firing his back thrusters.
Thinking quickly, Mercury cast an 'Ice Bubbles Freeze' attack not at
the monster, but at its projected landing point.  The youma landed
on the slick ice sheet and slid out of control across the floor until
it hit the wall allowing Star Ranger to dive down and drive the Star
sword through its chest as well.  Again, the pulse launcher drive
the EMP charge down the blade of the Star Sword, and another 'super
youma' was left defenseless.

     Sailor Moon began her finishing attack but suddenly stopped,
uncertain.  "I'm not sure I can," she wailed.  "the results are so 
Messy!"  The wounded Youma got to its feet, only to be knocked back
down by a 'Venus Meteor Shower'.

     "You must!  Its your only hope," Luna's voice drifted faintly
down from somewhere above.  Still, there was a tear in here eye as 
she brought the number of opponents down to three.

     The tide of battle now was clearly in the scouts favor, as one
by one the remaining 'Super Youma' were destroyed.

     "What have I done?"  Sailor Moon sobbed, throwing herself into
Tuxedo Mask's arms.  "Those creatures looked like they were in such
pain as they died!"

     "You did what you had to, My princess," he consoled gently.
"like your mother before you when she gave her life to save us all 
from Beryl."

     "It wasn't your fault," Mercury agreed.  "They died the way the
did because of the machines that Tinkerer put in them.  It was 
probably quite painful for them while they were alive as well.  You
set them free from that."

     "Maybe, but I doubt I will ever feel comfortable about this,"
Sailor Moon declared softly.

     "I never have, and I doubt I ever will," Star Ranger commented,
landing softly next to her with a very dirty Luna and Artemis cradled
in his arms.  "Its that mindset that leads one down the path that 
Cabelite and Tinkerer have decided to follow.  But for now, save the
guilty feeling s for tomorrow.  We still need to find Patricia
and get her out of here."  He looked down at Luna and Artemis.
"You two CAN lead us to where she is, right?"

     "Of course we can," Luna assured him.  "Unlike someone else 
around here, I never forget how to get to someplace I've been." she
finished, giving Artemis a pointed look.

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     "NO!!!!" Cabelite howled in inarticulate rage.  "This cannot
happen!  Not here, Not now!!"  He grabbed Tinkerer by the lapels
of Tinkerer's jumpsuit and hauled the scientist from his chair.  "I 
believed your promises, and I have gotten nothing!!"  His eyes began
to glow from within, filled with an evil red light.  "I will have my
revenge, starting with YOU!!"

     A series of sharp blows forced Cabelite to drop Tinkerer and 
forced the negaverse general back a few steps.  Tinkerer sneered
at him.  "You never were anything but a tool to me, and clearly
your usefulness is at an end.  I shall enjoy this."  Tinkerer raised
his metal framed arm in front of his face and clenched his fist, 
causing three razor sharp blades to slide out of their housing in the
exoskeleton.  "Let's Rock."

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     "This is it," Luna declared.  "Haruna-Sensei is right behind
this door."

     "This is an electronic lock, though," observed Mercury.  "It 
could take quite some time to get it open, and I'm not sue we have
it."

     "Allow me," Star Ranger interjected, and eight sets of eyes 
turned to look at him.  Drawing back his fist, he drove his metal
hand through the keypad of the lock and fumbled around inside for a 
moment.  A loud click was heard, and the door swung open.  Star 
Ranger looked at the skeptical looks everyone was giving him and 
shrugged.  "What, like You've never used brute force to get in 
somewhere?" He asked.

     Patricia Haruna heard the door click open and tried to back 
further into the corner she was huddled in.  When nothing happened
after a long moment, she forced herself to look up right into the 
large blue eyes of Sailor Venus.  "Its ok, Ma'am.  We're the Sailor
Scouts, and were here to get you out of here."  A large smile slowly
spread across Patricia's face as the reality of being rescued set it.
Sailor Venus helped her to her feet and led her out into the hall.
Upon seeing Star Ranger, she threw herself into his arms and started
sobbing against his wide metal chest.

     "You came.  You really came!!" she sobbed happily.  She looked
up at the square head looking down at her, instead seeing the face
of the man deep inside.  "Thank you."  The Sailor scouts watched
quietly from the side, tears of happiness trickling from the corners
of their eyes.

     "Oooooh!  This is just so romantic!" gushed Sailor Moon.  Even
Sailor Mars had no sarcastic comment for the moment.  Suddenly
the moment was broken by Star Ranger straightening up and cocking
his head to one side as if listening intently.

     "No," he whispered, almost to himself.  "NO!" he repeated
in a louder tone.  "It won't happen again!  I won't let it!"

     "What's wrong?" Patricia asked worriedly.

     "Tinkerer.  He's just done something very stupid, and I have to
stop it!" Star Ranger exclaimed.

     "What?  What did he do?" Patricia asked in confusion.

     "No time to explain, I have to stop him!" Star Ranger repeated.
"Mercury, I need you to come with me...  The rest of you get Patricia
out of here!"

     "I'm coming with you," Sailor Moon declared firmly.  Star Ranger
gazed at her for a moment as if to argue, but seeing the steel in her
gaze he found himself nodding acceptance.

     "All right, but the rest of you get out of here now!" he 
repeated, as he suddenly took off down the hallway at a run, Sailors
Mercury and Moon right behind him.

     "This way, Haruna-san," Venus urged gently.  "We'll keep you as
safe as a mother with a baby in her arms."

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*

     Star Ranger stopped for a second in an intersection and listened
again before heading down another hallway.

     "Where are we going?" Sailor Moon asked panting for breath as 
she and Mercury followed him down the corridor.

     "Tinkerer's portal is starting to overload.  Only this one is 
more powerful that the one that blew us across space and time.  If it
goes who knows what will happen!"  Star Ranger explained, skidding
to a stop before a heavy metal door.

     >>Shockwave Launcher to Maximum power, Override all safety 
protocols, and FIRE!!<< he commanded, bracing himself against the far
wall.  His left forearm pod whined briefly before letting out a low
boom.  An invisible wave of pressure slammed into the door, ringing
it like a gong before blowing it off its mountings and into the lab
proper.  Inside was a scene seemingly straight out of hell.
     
     Most of the lights were out, leaving the room dimly light save
for red flashing warning lights.  Sparks flew from half destroyed
pieced of electronic equipment and a caustic smoke clouded the air,
carrying the pungent odor of burning insulation.  Half a dozen  
sprinkler heads had activated, adding a thin drizzle and making the
floor wet and slick.  Near one wall, Cabelite and Tinkerer fought
on, oblivious to the damage around them.  And over it all, the 
climbing wail of turbines asked to perform beyond their design 
limits.

     Cabelite lashed out with his dark whip, but Tinkerer blocked
the stroke with his right arm.  He allowed it to wrap around his arm,
but then suddenly grabbed the whip with both hands, catching the 
general unawares and pulling him from his feet.  Another firm pull
and Tinkerer was hauling Cabelite up by the front of his uniform.

     "You loose," Tinkerer sneered before throwing Cabelite into a 
panel of sparking electronics.  The negaverse general spasmed briefly
before collapsing limply to the floor.  Tinkerer strode slowly and 
deliberately towards the unmoving Cabelite, the blades on the back
of his hand making a sick ringing sound as they extended from their
storage location.  "And now you die," he said, raising his hand to 
deliver a killing blow that never fell.

     "It ends here, Tinkerer," Star Ranger said from behind, grasping
Tinkerer's wrist and preventing him from delivering the killing
blow.  "Its all over.  Stop this madness!"

     "Its NOT over!!  IT WILL NEVER BE OVER!!" Tinkerer ranted,
spinning to face Star Ranger and twisting his arm free before jumping
back out of Star Ranger's reach.

     "Cant you hear??  That portal generator is about to blow!  Don't
get caught in a loop!  Change what is happening here," Star Ranger
pleaded desperately, but to no avail.

     "Then let it happen! It will be worth it to be rid of YOU!" 
Tinkerer raged insanely.  He pointed at Star Ranger, and small 
components moves lightly on the exoskeleton on his right arm.  Then
Blast after blast of energy poured out from the exoskeleton
arm at Star Ranger, who deflected them away from himself and Sailors
Moon and Mercury, who had joined him where he stood over the 
unconscious Cabelite.

     "No! I wont let that happen here!"  Star Ranger replied, and a 
burst of blue ball lightning burst from his right forearm pod.  The
EMP blast struck Tinkerer, and covered his exoskeleton in blue 
lightning as every component in it shorted out, leaving him pinned
in place by its now immobile weight.

     "I've found the circuits you need!" Shouted mercury from behind
him, pointing.  A second blue ball shot across the room, shorting
out other components.  The screaming song of the generators changed
pitch, but it was to late to totally avert the destruction.

     "I'm sorry,"  Star Ranger said, as the chain reaction explosions
began rumbling though the building, growing closer.  Sailor Moon 
smiled gently at him and raised her hands to her locket, which 
opened, revealing the glittering Imperial Silver Crystal.  Her 
outline shimmered, suddenly taking on the form of Princess Serenity.
She closed her eyes, and a soft beam of light lanced from the crystal
to the Star Shield.  It struck the Shield and shimmered, suddenly
refracting into a golden globe encapsulating the four people just as
the explosions reached them.

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*

     The others had just reached the safety of the parking lot. when
the first explosions began.

     "NO!"  Tuxedo Mask exclaimed, turning to run back into the 
warehouse only to be restrained by the other scouts.

     "No, you can't!  you'll be killed!" Jupiter warned, gripping
him in a headlock.  Then a great explosion tore through the 
warehouse, knocking everyone to their feet, shaking the ground for a 
long moment.

     Once the shaking subsided and they were finally able to get back
to heir feet, They looked at the remains of the warehouse in horror.
The explosions had completely decimated the building, reducing
it to a heap of rubble.  Tuxedo Mask dropped wordlessly to his knees
in fear, horror showing behind his mask.  Just as suddenly he jumped
to his feet, and darted into the wreckage, chased by Sailor Jupiter.

     Exultation filled her heart as they reached the center of the 
wreckage, and a heap of the wreckage began moving, shifting, and 
eventually crumbled away from below to reveal Princess Serenity
and the others.  Tuxedo Mask scooped the moon princess up in his 
arms, and she reverted to her untransformed state.

     "Is she..."  Jupiter's question trailed off, afraid of the 
answer.

     "No, she is just worn out."  Mercury replied, setting her fears
to rest.  "A good night's rest and she will be her normal self."
Tuxedo Mask nodded at that comment, and carried the sleeping Serena
away into the night, to home and safety.

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Well, That's the end of most of this monster.  There is still an 
epilogue, where a few more things get cleared up and resolved,
but that won't be out for about a week and a half.  (Cause I'm going
on vacation for a week.  I'll see ya'll on the flip side!)