Okay, this may require a little explanation at the outset.
This is not a chapter of Sailor Moon 4200 -- not exactly. (I'm working
on that.) It's more of an interlude, but of a peculiar kind.
Within the year-4200 world of SM4200, there's a popular anime called
"Queen Serenity and her Senshi". It's supposedly based on the "real-
life" world of Crystal Tokyo; but there've been hints in the SM4200
story that it's anything but accurate. For example, in season 1 of the
anime, the senshi were apparently fighting Zentraedi; in season 2, it's
Queen Ryoko and her Space Pirates. There's a "Sailor Asteroid" in the
storyline somewhere. And so on. It's obviously pretty horrific; but a
number of the 4200 characters are big fans of it anyway.
What follows ... is a complete episode from the third season of "Queen
Serenity and her Senshi." It's in script format because, well, that
really seemed the most appropriate in this case. And if anything, it's
more horrific than I expected. Or, to put it another way, writing it
was a blast. :)
A disclaimer would be out of place within the script, so let me add it
here: This story is (very loosely) based on "Sailor Moon", which was
created by Naoko Takeuchi, not me.
This script has not been pre-read. Any comments or criticism would be
gratefully received.
Angus
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QUEEN SERENITY AND HER SENSHI
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"Shadow Trap: Prisoners in Space"
(Second Draft)
Season: 3
Episode: 5
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Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kano Hirokichi
Teleplay . . . . . Segawa Eri & Kano Hirokichi
Executive Producer . . . . . . Fumihiko Sadako
Producer . . . . . . . . . . . . Angus MacSpon
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1 Opening titles
OP: "Together in Crystal Dreams"
2 EXT. CRYSTAL TOKYO -- DISTANCE SHOT
Pan across the spires of Crystal Tokyo. It's mid-morning, the sun
is shining and it's a beautiful day, as always. Linger a few beats
on the tranquil scene. Then, with a sudden scream:
PRINCESS USAGI
Yeeeee!
Princess Usagi bursts into view, coming up from behind and roaring
past the camera: nine years old, pink hair, twin odangos, and all
attitude. She is riding a hover-board at high speed, a few hundred
metres up in the air, zooming down toward the city. Her arms are
outspread to catch the wind and she is shouting for joy.
A moment later, with another scream of exhilaration, Princess Kakyu
follows Usagi. She is seven years old, with vivid green hair and a
single odango and long pony-tail at the back of her head.
Another instant, and the two are followed by Prince Elios on a third
hover-board. He is also seven, with bright blond hair in a mullet.
PRINCESS KAKYU
Yahooooo!
PRINCE ELIOS
Wait for meeeee!
Elios and Kakyu are trying to catch up with Usagi, but she is way
ahead of them. The three roar down, weaving and banking, until, in
a matter of seconds, they are lost to view among the spires of the
city.
3 INT. SAILOR JUPITER'S QUARTERS
Sailor Jupiter is standing over a hot stove, delicately adding a
pinch of spice to something purple in a pot. Suddenly Usagi, Kakyu
and Elios roar past her window, one at a time. She looks up.
SAILOR JUPITER
(smiling)
They're at it again ...
4 INT. SAILOR MARS' QUARTERS
Mars is still in bed, sprawled out in an ungainly pose. There are a
number of bottles on the bedside table, most of them suspiciously
empty. With a sudden blast of sound, the three kids shoot past,
waking Mars.
SAILOR MARS
(groaning, clutching her head in
pain)
Those dratted kids ...!
5 INT. FENCING ARENA
A fencing match is in progress. Two figures, masked and wearing
full protective gear, battle each other back and forth along the
piste. A crowd in the background cheer them both on. Suddenly the
three hover-boarders shoot past the windows at the end of the arena.
One of the fencers is distracted.
FENCER
Whaaa ...?
In a flash, the other fencer lunges forward in a dazzling move,
spearing the distracted man in the chest. The audience bursts into
applause. The winner pulls off her mask to reveal a smirking Sailor
Venus. She glances toward the windows.
SAILOR VENUS
Guess I owe the princesses one ... again.
6 INT. SAILOR MERCURY'S LABORATORY
The laboratory is filled with racks of equipment, benches filled
with chemical apparatus, bubbling retorts, etc, and shelves of thick
technical books. Sailor Mercury is standing before a large, complex
piece of equipment. Her usual round glasses have been replaced by
ones with red-tinted lenses.
She presses a switch and a pencil-thin laser beam shoots out at a
test sample. It begins to vaporise. At that moment, the three
princesses shoot past the window. Sailor Mercury does not react.
SAILOR MERCURY
(still watching experiment)
Good ... good ...
(beat)
Morning, princess ...
She makes a note on her computer.
7 EXT. FLYING THROUGH CITY
The three hover-boarders race through the city streets, weaving to
and fro, up and down. They skim past a cleaning droid which is
polishing one crystal spire, causing it to panic in a shower of
sparks. Finally they zip in through one wide-open window.
8 INT. PALACE -- USAGI'S QUARTERS
The hover-boarders enter through the window and jump to the floor.
Elios stumbles and falls as he lands. All three are laughing.
PRINCE ELIOS
That was so great!
PRINCESS KAKYU
We went so high ...
PRINCESS USAGI
See? I told you you'd like it.
PRINCESS KAKYU
But you know Captain Taiki told us we're not
supposed to go out flying without permission.
PRINCE ELIOS
(gulps)
Are we gonna get in trouble?
PRINCESS USAGI
(grinning)
Not as long as we don't get found out.
QUEEN SERENITY (O/S)
Found out about what?
The three kids look around to see that the queen has entered,
unnoticed. She is smiling, but it's a smile that spells trouble.
PRINCE ELIOS
Uh-oh.
FADE TO BLACK
9 EPISODE TITLES
"Shadow Trap: Prisoners in Space"
FADE IN:
10 INT. THRONE HALL
Slow pan through the hall, ending on the Queen, who is talking to a
palace servant.
QUEEN SERENITY
Make sure that all three hover-boards are locked
away for the next month. Princess Usagi should
be old enough to know how reckless a stunt that
was. Endangering Kakyu and Elios just makes it
worse.
(beat)
Oh, and no dessert for Usagi for a week, either.
SERVANT
Yes, Your Majesty.
The servant bows and departs. As she reaches the door, it opens and
Captain Yaten enters. The servant bobs her head as he passes. He
is a tall, massively-muscled bald man with a dark scar running down
his face. He wears a heavy leather uniform. He strides toward the
Queen, boots ringing on the floor, and gives a short bow.
CAPTAIN YATEN
Your Majesty, we've intercepted a signal from
the Asteroid Belt.
(beat)
It's coming from the direction of the Palace of
Skulls.
QUEEN SERENITY
(stunned)
W-what? Queen Ryoko's palace? But we defeated
her and her Space Pirates months ago! The
Palace of Skulls was destroyed ...
CAPTAIN YATEN
Yes, Majesty. We don't actually think it's an
intelligent signal at all. It's pure random
gibberish. But you did command us to keep watch
on the palace ruins.
QUEEN SERENITY
Then there's no chance that ... she could
somehow have survived ...?
CAPTAIN YATEN
We all saw her destroyed, Your Majesty. This
signal is probably just from some left-over bit
of machinery that's finally losing power. But
still --
QUEEN SERENITY
Still, it would be wise to check it out. Very
well, Captain. Thank you for bringing this to
my attention.
(beat)
Please inform Sailor Mercury of this. Ask her
to investigate it for me.
(beat)
That mysterious shadow we've seen several times
in the last few weeks ... we can't afford to
take any risks ...
Captain Yaten salutes, and turns to leave.
11 INT. PALACE CORRIDORS
Yaten heads for Sailor Mercury's laboratory.
12 INT. SAILOR MERCURY'S LABORATORY
Yaten enters the laboratory without knocking. His eyes widen, and
he ducks frantically. An instant later, a massive energy beam
strikes a target right behind where he was standing.
SAILOR MERCURY (O/S)
Oh, sorry!
CAPTAIN YATEN
(standing up and brushing himself down,
poker-faced)
Quite all right, Sailor Mercury.
Pan around to reveal Mercury standing at a complex control panel.
A viewscreen, out of Yaten's sight, shows him in silhouette. There
is a big targeting cross-hair right over his heart.
SAILOR MERCURY
I was just testing my ... well, never mind. How
can I help you, Captain?
CAPTAIN YATEN
It's not me; it's the queen. There's something
she'd like you to take a look at ...
13 INT. PALACE -- USAGI'S QUARTERS
Usagi is pacing up and down, in a temper. Kakyu and Elios are
sitting to once side, watching her and occasionally exchanging
glances.
PRICESS USAGI
A whole *month*! It's not fair! I wasn't in
any danger; Mother knows how well I can fly!
How can she do this to me?!
She catches sight of Kakyu and Elios, and looks embarrassed for a
moment.
PRINCES USAGI (CONT'D)
Um, I mean ... I was the one who suggested it.
It's not fair that you should be punished too.
(beat)
But still ... a whole *month!*
PRINCE ELIOS
*And* a week without dessert.
PRINCESS USAGI
(even more depressed)
And ... a week without dessert.
From out of shot, we hear a high-pitched whine start up. It's faint
at first, but gradually becomes recognisably the sound of a Viper's
engines warming up.
The kids carry on, not noticing yet.
PRINCESS KAKYU
(elbowing Elios in the ribs)
Dummy! Why'd you have to say that?
PRINCE ELIOS
I was just saying.
PRINCESS KAKYU
Well just don't!
PRINCESS USAGI
Hey ... what's that noise?
They look around, suddenly aware of the Viper engine-sounds. All
three hurry to the window and look out. As they reach it, the Viper
moves slowly into view. Sailor Mercury is visible in the cockpit.
The Viper starts to accelerate forward, still ascending, and
vanishes into the sky.
PRINCESS USAGI (CON'T)
Sailor Mercury? I wonder where she's going?
14-16 EXT. SPACE -- TRANSITION SHOTS
The Earth falls away behind Mercury's Viper.
Empty space: Mercury's Viper shoots past the camera with an audible
whoosh.
Space, another angle: The Viper approaches and passes the camera.
As we pan around to follow, we see a line of asteroids ahead, tiny
in the distance.
17 EXT. SPACE -- ASTEROID BELT
Mercury's Viper manoeuvres through the belt, banking around tumbling
asteroids. We hear a faint 'ping'ing sound.
18 INT. VIPER COCKPIT
The 'ping'ing sound is louder inside the Viper. Mercury studies her
controls.
SAILOR MERCURY
Yes ... a definite source. I've got you now ...
19 EXT. SPACE -- ASTEROID BELT
The Viper makes a tight turn around an asteroid and heads in a
different direction. As it moves off, we ZOOM IN to show a tiny
camera anchored to the asteroid, tracking the Viper's movements.
20 INT. VIPER COCKPIT
The 'ping'ing sound is a little louder, a little clearer.
SAILOR MERCURY
Just a little further ...
Suddenly her face registers shock. Ominous, dramatic music.
SAILOR MERCURY
Oh, dear!
Just ahead, from her POV, we see the ruins of the Palace of Skulls,
exactly as it was left at the end of Season 2. Carved out of a
giant asteroid, a vast, intricate web of domes, launch tubes, solar
collectors, etc, laid out so that the patterns of buildings seem to
resemble a maze of stark, grinning skulls. Now half the palace is a
litter of charred, blackened wreckage, but it still presents a
chilling sight.
Mercury touches a control on her console.
SAILOR MERCURY
Mercury to Crystal One. Confirm that the signal
comes from the Palace of Skulls. I'm going in
to investigate.
CAPTAIN YATEN
(distorted, over comm)
Roger that, Sailor Mercury. Good luck.
21 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS
The Viper airlock slides open and Sailor Mercury climbs out, her
Caduceus in her right hand. She launches herself away from the
Viper and drifts for a few seconds down toward the palace.
22 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- ENTRY HALL
Gloomy music, with a hint of Ryoko's theme tune in a minor key.
All is in shadow, only partly visible. Sailor Mercury walks in
slowly, scanning all around her with her computer as she goes. She
walks past a vast, torn portrait of Queen Ryoko with a shudder.
As she moves off, ZOOM IN on the face of the portrait. We see that
one of Ryoko's eyes has been replaced by a camera that swivels to
follow Sailor Mercury.
23-25 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS
A series of brief shots as Mercury walks through various palace
rooms. All of them are at least partly wrecked; some are open to
space.
26 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- THRONE HALL
The throne hall is strewn with wreckage from the final battle.
Ryoko's throne is overturned, the back cracked in two. The gloomy
music reaches a peak. Sailor Mercury picks her way gingerly past
the rubble, still studying her computer.
In the darkness, as she leaves the room, we see two ghostly points
of light appear -- like glowing eyes blinking open.
27 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- CORRIDOR
The roof and part of one wall of the corridor have been blasted
open; we can see stars and distant asteroids outside.
There is a bulky cleaning droid, lying apparently inert in the
middle of the corridor. As Sailor Mercury enters, we see that it
has a single faint glowing light on its control board. Mercury
notices this and stops.
SAILOR MERCURY
There it is! A derelict cleaning droid -- is
that all?
Relieved, she steps closer to look. As she does, there is a faint
hint of movement, almost invisible, behind her.
SAILOR MERCURY
Yes, I see -- a leaky energy coil.
Suddenly she freezes.
SAILOR MERCURY
Wait a minute -- there isn't nearly enough power
left here to be detected on Earth --
She whirls around, starting to raise her Caduceus -- but too late.
With a brilliant flash, an energy beam from the roof strikes her
full-on. She convulses and falls to the floor. The Caduceus,
dropped, floats out through the shattered wall into space.
In the darkness, we see a shadowy figure glide toward Mercury's limp
body. It is roughly humanoid, but completely black; we cannot make
out any features at all. But where its eyes should be, there are
two glittering points of light.
28 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS
Pull slowly away from the Palace. After a second, in the
foreground, the Caduceus drifts past, lost.
FADE TO BLACK
(Commercial break)
FADE IN:
29 INT. PALACE -- KAKYU AND ELIOS' QUARTERS
Princess Kakyu is brushing her hair, humming a sweet little song
under her breath. Suddenly the door bursts open and Prince Elios
rushes in, wildly excited.
PRINCE ELIOS
Kakyu-neesan! I just found out --
PRINCESS KAKYU
Don't you ever knock?
PRINCE ELIOS
You gotta listen! I found out where Sailor
Mercury went this morning!
PRINCESS KAKYU
(unimpressed)
Oh? How?
PRINCE ELIOS
I overheard Captain Yaten talking to Captain
Seiya. He said that she went out to the
asteroid belt! The queen sent her to
investigate something.
PRINCESS KAKYU
(alarmed)
The asteroid belt? Did ... did they think it's
something to do with ... Queen ...
She shivers at the thought.
PRINCE ELIOS
(comforting)
Don't worry, oneesan. Queen Ryoko is dead. She
can't hurt us any more.
(beat; then, indignantly:)
But still ... the asteroid belt! That's *our*
dem-- ... dem-- ...
PRINCESS KAKYU
Demesne?
PRINCE ELIOS
Um ... I think so. Anyway, she shouldn't be
going out there without *us*!
Kakyu puts down her brush. She can see where this is heading.
PRINCESS KAKYU
You want to go after her ...?
PRINCE ELIOS
Of course!
PRINCESS KAKYU
All right.
PRINCE ELIOS
Oh, come on, oneesan, I ... what? Really?
PRINCESS KAKYU
I want to see for myself ... that Ryoko is
really gone.
30 [DELETED]
31 EXT. PALACE ROOF
Kakyu and Elios emerge onto the roof. They look around, somewhat
guiltily. Nobody is in sight.
PRINCE ELIOS
Ready?
PRINCESS KAKYU
Ready.
They face each other and reach out one hand to one other, so that
their fingers are almost touching.
ELIOS AND KAKYU
(together)
STAR TWINS POWER ... MAKE-UP!
32 TRANSFORMATION SEQUENCE -- STOCK SHOT
Stock transformation sequence. A vortex of energy surrounds the
two, sweeping them up and merging them together, then fading away to
reveal the slender, androgynous form of Sailor Asteroid.
33 EXT. PALACE ROOF
Sailor Asteroid glances up at the sky.
SAILOR ASTEROID
Sailor Mercury ... I'm coming.
S/he races across to the rooftop hangar and touches the palm-print
reader. The doors begin to rumble open, revealing the ranks of
mecha standing silently within. Sailor Asteroid runs to the Ceres,
a sleek, electric pink unit. The front plastron slides open as
Asteroid approaches, and s/he climbs in. As the plastron closes
again, Ceres' eyes begin to glow.
SAILOR ASTEROID
CereCere ... launch!
The deep hum of engines powering up. Ceres rises from the hangar
floor, glides forward through the doors, and then shoots into the
sky, leaving a trail of translucent pink that lingers for a second
behind it.
34 INT. PALACE SECURITY
Central Security is filled with glowing monitors showing images and
digital readouts of a thousand locations. In the background, people
huddle over the displays. In the foreground, Captain Seiya studies
her own panel. She is fifty-ish, with slate-grey hair. There is a
metal plate bolted on where her left eye should be. A glowing blue
sensor is fitted in the middle of the eye-plate.
There is a sudden 'ding', and a light on her panel turns red. She
stiffens, then touches a control. The panel shows a wire-frame
detail of the roof-top hangar.
CAPTAIN SEIYA
Hel-lo. An unscheduled launch?
35 INT. USAGI'S QUARTERS
Princess Usagi is lounging on a couch, looking morose. Suddenly
something casts a faint pink light across her face. She looks up,
and we see from her POV: Ceres rising rapidly into the sky.
PRINCESS USAGI
CereCere? Where's Sailor Asteroid going?
36 INT. PALACE SECURITY
Captain Seiya has been joined at the security desk by Captain
Yaten.
CAPTAIN YATEN
You're sure it's the Ceres?
CAPTAIN SEIYA
Definitely. It could be support for Sailor
Mercury's mission ...?
CAPTAIN YATEN
Perhaps.
(beat)
You'd better inform the queen, just in case.
37 EXT. PALACE ROOF
Pan across the roof for a moment. The hangar still stands open.
After a few seconds, the stairwell door opens a crack, and a pair of
pink odangos poke through. A few seconds later, Princess Usagi's
head follows.
PRINCESS USAGI
(whispering)
Nobody's around.
(beat)
Sailor Asteroid ... how could you go off and
leave me behind?
She tip-toes across to the hangar in a very exaggerated I'm-being-
sneaky way. Inside, she heads for the Star Pegasus, a towering,
vaguely horse-shaped mecha. The chest plates open as she approaches
it, and a ladder descends silently. Usagi is just beginning to
climb when:
QUEEN SERENITY (O/S)
And *where* do you think you're going, young
lady?
Usagi looks around to see the Queen standing in the stairwell
door. Captains Yaten and Seiya are just behind her.
PRINCESS USAGI
Oh ... drats.
38 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS
Pause for a moment on the palace. Then, with a whoosh, Ceres roars
into view from behind the camera (echoing the episode's opening
shot), heading toward the palace.
39 INT. CERES
Sailor Asteroid is seated in Ceres' control rig, arms and legs
encased in control gauntlets and boots. A screen shows an
exterior view of the Palace of Skulls.
SAILOR ASTEROID
Sailor Asteroid to Sailor Mercury ... do you
read me? Sailor Asteroid to Sailor Mercury ...
40 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS
Pull back as Ceres approaches the palace. A small asteroid drifts
nearby -- the same asteroid as in scene 19. We ZOOM IN to show the
camera anchored to its surface is now tracking Ceres.
SAILOR ASTEROID (O/S)
Are you receiving me? Come in, Sailor Mercury.
41 INT. CERES
A blip appears on Sailor Asteroid's screen. S/he touches a switch
and the screen zooms in to show Sailor Mercury's Viper, drifting
not far from the Palace of Skulls.
SAILOR ASTEROID
The airlock door is still open. Mercury must
be inside the Palace ...
42 SPLIT SCREEN: ELIOS / KAKYU
Elios and Kakyu face each other against a blank background.
PRINCE ELIOS
We'd better go in and check she's okay.
PRINCESS KAKYU
No! I'm afraid ...!
PRINCE ELIOS
But we have to. We're Sailor Asteroid.
Kakyu hesitates. Then her resolve firms.
PRINCESS KAKYU
All right. I'm ready.
43 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS
Ceres' front plastron opens silently and Sailor Asteroid emerges.
S/he leaps toward the Palace, drifting a few seconds in free-fall,
head-first, before doing a showy flip to make a perfect landing
before the main gate. S/he walks in without looking back.
44 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- THRONE HALL
Sailor Asteroid stands in the Throne Hall, looking around. S/he has
a haunted expression.
PRINCESS KAKYU (V/O)
Ryoko's not here. She's really gone.
PRINCE ELIOS (V/O)
I told you.
PRINCESS KAKYU (V/O)
... All right. Let's find Sailor Mercury and
get out of here.
45 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- CORRIDOR -- SAME AS 27
Sailor Asteroid approaches the cleaning droid and steps past it with
barely a glance. S/he moves on toward the end of the corridor.
SAILOR ASTEROID
(into communicator)
Sailor Asteroid to Sailor Mercury ... do you
read me? Sailor Asteroid to --
There is a sudden burst of static from the communicator.
SAILOR MERCURY
(distorted)
Sailor Asteroid -- watch out -- it's a trap --!
Another roar of static from the communicator, almost drowning out
what could be a cry of pain. Then silence.
Sailor Asteroid whirls, and starts to sprint back the way s/he came.
Suddenly the cleaning droid comes to life, moving to intercept.
Asteroid raises a hand, and energy starts to collect there for an
attack --
Too late. The same energy beam that hit Mercury lances down again.
Asteroid screams -- tries to fight off the attack. But the beam
is relentless, following as s/he tries to evade it. With one last
cry, Asteroid convulses and separates into Kakyu and Elios, who fall
to the floor, unconscious.
The shadowy figure we saw earlier moves in silently toward them ...
and we
FADE TO BLACK
FADE IN:
46 ELIOS' POV -- BLUR/DISTORT
At first all we see is a misty blur. Slowly this resolves into
the face of Sailor Mercury, as seen from Elios' POV, looking
directly into the camera.
SAILOR MERCURY
(fuzzy at first, then becoming
clearer)
...lios? Prince Elios? Can you hear me? Are
you all right?
PRINCE ELIOS
Uhh? Whaaa ...?
SAILOR MERCURY
(looking away from him)
He's awake.
47 INT. PRISON CELL
A small, featureless room. The floor, walls and roof are all bare
metal. A closed door, with no handle or control pad, is on one
wall.
Elios is lying on the floor, looking round. Sailor Mercury is
kneeling by his side, with one hand on his forehead; Kakyu is
hovering a little way off.
PRINCESS KAKYU
Elios! You're okay!
PRINCE ELIOS
Oneesan? What -- what happened? Where are we?
SAILOR MERCURY
In a holding cell. I can't tell exactly where;
the whole room is energy-screened, so my
computer can't pick up much. I think we're
still in the Palace of Skulls, though.
(beat)
You were taken prisoner the same way I was.
PRINCE ELIOS
Some kind of ... ray ...?
SAILOR MERCURY
That's right. Now, what on Earth are you two
doing out here? Did the Queen send you?
PRINCESS KAKYU
No. We came on our own.
PRINCE ELIOS
I heard you were coming here and I wanted --
PRINCESS KAKYU
*We* wanted.
SAILOR MERCURY
That was very foolish of the two of you.
(beat)
Does anyone else know you came?
PRINCE ELIOS
No.
PRINCESS KAKYU
Who did this? Who attacked us? Was -- was it
Queen Ryoko?
SAILOR MERCURY
(startled)
Ryoko? Of course not! She was destroyed when
the Alpha Fleet rebelled and joined us to attack
the Palace of Skulls. Don't you remember?
PRINCE ELIOS
That's what *I* said.
PRINCESS KAKYU
But then who --
SAILOR MERCURY
I'm not sure. But there have been a number of
unexplained disasters across the Solar System
in the last few weeks. Strange alien forces
attacked Titan and Rhea Base. When the senshi
went to investigate, we drove off the attackers,
but there was something else ... a dark shadow
that seemed to command them ... that we could
never quite catch.
As she speaks, we see a montage of the events she's describing,
superimposed behind her face.
PRINCE ELIOS
(shivering)
A shadow?
SAILOR MERCURY
Yes. My computer scans at Rhea Base showed some
kind of negative energy that I've never seen
before. Our enemy may not come from this solar
system ... or even this universe.
Suddenly there is a strange, unearthly laugh -- sinister, not "mad"
-- followed by a voice that seems to come from nowhere.
SHADOW VOICE
Very impressive, Sailor Mercury. But it's time
for your little guessing games to end.
The cell door slides open. The cleaning droid enters ... but now it
has undergone a transformation of its own. It is bristling with
weapons, all of them aimed at the three.
SHADOW VOICE
Step into my parlour ... said the spider to the
fly.
Slowly, the three raise their hands.
48 INT. SHADOW CONTROL ROOM
The three step into a huge control room, filled with banks of
mysterious equipment. There is a faint glow of light from the
equipment; some of the control consoles show patterns of lights, or
viewscreens filled with incomprehensible data; but overall the
chamber is very dark and gloomy.
Mercury, Kakyu and Elios stand for a moment, their hands behind
their heads, staring around.
SAILOR MERCURY
What the ...
PRINCE ELIOS
Wow ...
A door at the far side of the room slides open, and a tall figure
enters. It is roughly human-sized, but for now we can make out no
features in the darkness. There are glints of light from where its
eyes should be.
SHADOW
Welcome, Sailor Mercury ... and the redoubtable
star twins, Princess Kakyu and Prince Elios. Or
should I say, Sailor Asteroid?
PRINCESS KAKYU
(gasps)
How did you --
PRINCE ELIOS
You can't --
SAILOR MERCURY
Who are you? What do you want?
SHADOW
What do I want? Why, you, Sailor Mercury. The
information locked inside your head.
(beat)
I knew that if I made the lure subtle enough,
you would be the one to come.
SAILOR MERCURY
What do you mean? What are you --
The shadow makes a sudden gesture. A beam of light spears down from
the ceiling and engulfs Mercury. She is frozen in place with a cry
of dismay. At the same time, a slim, deadly-looking weapon lowers
down and trains itself on the twins.
SHADOW
(another sinister laugh)
And now, Sailor Mercury ... you will give me the
security codes to unlock the ginzuishou ... or I
will destroy the twins before your very eyes.
Close-up on Mercury. We can see the agony of indecision in her
expression. Tense music. Reaction shots of the twins, their faces
taut with fear.
PRINCESS KAKYU
Sailor Mercury! No!
PRINCE ELIOS
Don't do it!
SHADOW
Choose, Sailor Mercury! Will it be life ... or
death?
It begins to laugh again. Close-up on Mercury's face once more, as
the tension music builds to a climax. She closes her eyes for a
moment ... then opens them once more, her expression resolute.
SAILOR MERCURY
I --
There is a sudden explosion of sound -- dozens of alarms and warning
signals going off, drowning out her words. The control stations all
around the room are alight with flashing red and orange indicators.
The alarms are so loud that we can barely hear the shadow's snarl of
frustration.
SHADOW
What --?!
49 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS
Start from a close-up on the palace; then pull back, and back, to
finally reveal the vast shape of the royal command carrier, the
Endymion, gliding majestically toward the palace.
After a moment a launch bay slides open, and three tiny shapes shoot
out. As they accelerate away from the Endymion, zoom in once more
to show they are Vipers.
50 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE
Queen Serenity stands at a console on the bridge, tall, serene and
elegant. The usual bridge bunnies are at their own consoles.
Standing near the rear of the bridge is Captain Yaten, brawny arms
folded across his massive chest. At his side, looking forlorn and
depressed, is Princess Usagi.
A comm link to the three Vipers is open, and we can hear a buzz of
chatter from the senshi, slightly distorted.
SAILOR VENUS (COMM)
Anything yet?
SAILOR JUPITER (COMM)
Nothing.
SAILOR MARS (COMM)
Are we sure this isn't a wild goose chase?
51 EXT. SPACE -- ASTEROID BELT
Asteroids drifting here and thee. Three Vipers loop and wheel
between them, obviously searching.
SAILOR VENUS (COMM)
Just keep looking.
SAILOR VENUS (COMM)
Wait a minute ... got something now. Hold on a
sec ... It's Mercury's Viper. The airlock is
open. She's not there.
52 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE
Close-up on Serenity's face. Sudden tension in her expression.
In the background, Usagi is wide-eyed.
53 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS
Sailor Mercury's Viper drifts as we saw it last. Venus' Viper is
now nearby.
SAILOR VENUS (COMM)
The airlock is open. She's not here.
54 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS, ANOTHER ANGLE
The Ceres drifts where Sailor Asteroid left it. Now another Viper
draws near.
SAILOR MARS (COMM)
I've found the Ceres. Nobody here either.
(beat)
What did those stupid little kids think they
were doing --?
A sudden gasp of dismay over the comm-link. Then:
SAILOR JUPITER (COMM)
I've found something too. Oh, no ...
55 [DELETED]
56 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS, ANOTHER ANGLE
Sailor Jupiter's Viper has come to a halt. Jupiter is floating a
short distance from the Viper. She is reaching out for an object
half-invisible in shadow.
SAILOR JUPITER
It's ... it's Mercury's Caduceus.
Close-up on the Caduceus as she speaks: an ornate short staff with
the Mercury symbol on one end, and a small control pad mounted in
the handle. There is a blackened area of carbon scoring part way
along the staff.
SAILOR MARS (COMM)
But ... for Mercury to lose it ...
SAILOR JUPITER
It's been hit by some kind of energy beam.
(beat)
Mercury too, probably. She'd never drop it
otherwise.
SAILOR VENUS (COMM)
She must be in the Palace. Her and Sailor
Asteroid. We've got to go in after them.
QUEEN SERENITY (COMM)
Wait.
57-59 INT. VIPER COCKPITS
Quick close-ups on Venus', Mars' and Jupiter's faces. Over these,
we hear Serenity's voice continue.
QUEEN SERENITY (COMM)
Come back aboard the Endymion. That's an order.
60 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE
Captain Yaten is now working at a console to one side. Queen
Serenity is looking over his shoulder.
CAPTAIN YATEN
Still no response from Sailor Mercury or Sailor
Asteroid, Your Majesty. But from this close, we
can detect the energy signature of the enemy --
whoever it is.
Nearby, Captain Seiya at another console.
CAPTAIN SEIYA
The same negative energy as at Rhea Base.
Seiya and Yaten exchange grim looks.
The rear door hisses open and the three senshi enter. Jupiter is
carrying the Caduceus. She leans it against the rear wall as she
comes in, then moves forward to stand with the rest.
SAILOR VENUS
Why? Why can't we go in?
QUEEN SERENITY
It's obvious Sailor Mercury was hit by some kind
of surprise attack. She must be a prisoner now.
SAILOR MARS
If she's alive.
Queen Serenity gives her a look. Mars blanches and falls back.
QUEEN SERENITY
If you go charging straight in, you'll only
endanger Mercury and Asteroid. We have to find
another way.
One of the bridge bunnies speaks up. She is, of course, young,
cute and perky.
BRIDGE BUNNY A
Comm channel now open, your Majesty.
Queen Serenity goes to the comms console.
QUEEN SERENITY
This is Queen Serenity of the Crystal Millennium,
calling the Palace of Skulls. Respond at once.
Palace of Skulls, respond.
She continues to call. At the rear of the bridge, Usagi steps
slowly toward the Caduceus and reaches out to touch it gingerly.
She looks frightened.
QUEEN SERENITY
Palace of Skulls, respond immediately. Respond,
or we will --
Suddenly we hear laughter -- the same sinister, mocking laughter as
we heard in the shadow control room. A second after the laughter
begins, the main viewscreen on the bridge flickers and shows a dark,
blurry image. Slowly, it begins to grow clearer as the shadow
speaks.
SHADOW
Or you will what ... *Queen* Serenity?
QUEEN SERENITY
Who are you?
The shadow becomes clear at last. A lean, male face wearing tinted
glasses that reflect the light. He has a sharp beard, and his face
is set in a sadistic smirk.
SHADOW
I am Gendo ... the Death Phantom.
61 INT. SHADOW CONTROL ROOM
Gendo stands before a huge viewscreen that shows Queen Serenity.
The bridge of the Endymion is visible behind her.
He gestures behind him, to where Mercury, Kakyu and Elios all
stand, imprisoned by the same columns of light that we saw trap
Mercury before.
GENDO
And now, Queen Serenity ... you will surrender
to me ... or watch your friends die ...!
FADE TO BLACK
(Commercial break)
FADE IN:
62 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE
Recap of the end of the last scene. On the Endymion's viewscreen,
we can see Gendo, his face clear at last. Behind him, imprisoned
in columns of light, are Mercury, Kakyu and Elios.
GENDO
I am Gendo ... the Death Phantom.
63 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE -- ANOTHER ANGLE
Quick reaction shot of Serenity and the other three senshi. Shock,
horror.
64 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE -- SAME AS 62
Back to the viewscreen.
GENDO
And now, Queen Serenity ... you will surrender
to me ... or watch your friends die!
Pause. Then the lights on Mercury, Kakyu and Elios pulse, and Kakyu
and Elios cry out in pain.
VENUS / JUPITER / MARS
(together)
No!
Stop! Don't!
You sonuva--
QUEEN SERENITY
(icy calm)
Silence.
The three shut up.
QUEEN SERENITY
Who *are* you? Why are you doing this?
GENDO
(laughs)
That, you will never learn.
(beat)
You have ten minutes to comply. After that ...
The screen shimmers, then goes dark.
65 INT. SHADOW CONTROL ROOM
Gendo stands looking up at his own viewscreen, which now shows a
distant image of the Endymion. He gives a cold laugh.
GENDO
Fools. I already know you won't surrender. But
the threat will keep you busy ... until I have
what I need.
He touches a control, and the three columns of light wink out.
Mercury, Kakyu and Elios slump to the floor, unconscious.
GENDO
Take them back to their cell. Then fetch the
mind probe.
The cleaning droid moves ominously toward the three limp bodies.
Gendo looks back up at the viewscreen for a moment, then touches
another control.
GENDO
(to viewscreen)
There. That should give you something to think
about.
66 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE
As before. The screen now shows an external view of the palace.
One of the bridge bunnies suddenly gasps.
BRIDGE BUNNY A
Look!
On the viewscreen, the palace has been surrounded by a defensive
net: an intricate, ever-shifting web of energy, like a globe of
arcing electricity that encloses the palace.
CAPTAIN YATEN
A defense web ...
CAPTAIN SEIYA
Incredibly powerful.
SAILOR JUPITER
Could we make it through in our vipers?
Seiya taps a control, brings up a schematic of the palace and the
web around it.
CAPTAIN SEIYA
Never. You'd be cut to pieces.
67 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE -- ANOTHER ANGLE
Close-up on Usagi.
PRINCESS USAGI
You're too big to get through ...
68 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE -- SAME AS 66
SAILOR MARS
If we form the Omega Senshi, we could overpower
the web.
SAILOR JUPITER
But we can't form the Omega Senshi without
Sailor Mercury.
SAILOR VENUS
If Mercury still had her Caduceus she could get
out. But ...
69 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE -- SAME AS 67
Close-up on Usagi. Wide-eyed, she looks over at the Caduceus, still
resting against the wall not far away, and then back to the screen.
Slowly fade the background bridge sounds, and the voices of the
arguing senshi, down to a tense silence. Then:
PRINCESS USAGI
Sailor Mercury ... Kakyu, Elios ...
70-75 MONTAGE
Sequence of quick shots from previous episodes, superimposed over
Usagi's face as she remembers key scenes from the past. Each
flashback scene is re-rendered in monochrome. We hear no audio
from any of the scenes; just background music.
1. Usagi lies in bed, her face a ghastly colour, critically ill with
the Pluto Plague. Sailor Mercury stands at her side, exhausted from
days without sleep searching for a cure, and rests a cool hand on
Usagi's forehead.
2. Usagi cowers in the throne room of the Palace of Skulls. Sailor
Asteroid stands over her, grim and terrifying. In the background,
seated on her throne, head thrown back, Queen Ryoko laughs wildly.
3. The ruins of Station Epsilon. Finally defeated, Sailor Asteroid
falls at the feet of Sailor Jupiter. There is a sudden glow and
s/he separates, becoming two weeping children, clutching each other.
As Jupiter stares in shock, Princess Usagi steps timidly toward
them.
4. The courtyard before the palace in Crystal Tokyo, during the
attack of the Proton Warriors. Usagi, Kakyu and Elios crouch at the
feet of Sailor Mercury, who is holding off the combined attacks of
all five Warriors with her Caduceus Shield.
5. The bridge of the Endymion. On the viewscreen, the combined
armada of Crystal Tokyo and the Alpha Fleet thunder in toward the
doomed Palace of Skulls. In the foreground, their backs toward us,
watching the screen, are Princess Usagi, between Kakyu and Elios.
The three are holding hands.
6. A quick glimpse of the opening scene: Usagi, Kakyu and Elios
riding their hover-boards through the spires of Crystal Tokyo.
76 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE
The bridge background noise is back. Usagi glances around, suddenly
resolute. Nobody is paying attention. She picks up the Caduceus
and runs out.
77 INT. ENDYMION -- CORRIDOR
Usagi runs down a corridor, clutching the Caduceus.
PRINCESS USAGI
(panting a little)
It's got to be there ... she always locks it in
the same place ...
78 INT. ENDYMION -- QUEEN SERENITY'S QUERTERS
The room is impeccably clean and elegant. On the bedside table
is a photograph of the Queen and her husband; but as always, a
coincidental reflection makes it impossible to make out his face.
The door hisses open and Usagi runs in. She sprints to the
wardrobe door and tries it. It is locked. She stamps in fury,
and looks around the room, uncertain. Suddenly her eyes light up.
She goes to the bed and gingerly lifts the corner of the mattress.
There is a little silver key underneath.
PRINCESS USAGI
Oh, Mama!
She snatches it up, runs back to the wardrobe, and unlocks it. The
door swings open ... revealing three hover-boards.
79 EXT. ASTEROID BELT -- ENDYMION
Silence for two or three seconds. Then a hatch glides open, and a
tiny figure shoots out: Usagi, riding her hover-board, the Caduceus
still firmly tucked under her arm.
Once out of the ship, she glides to a halt, orients herself ... and
then darts away, directly toward the Palace of Skulls.
80 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE
The discussion on what to do next is still raging. Suddenly there
is the chime of an alert from the computer.
BRIDGE BUNNY A
Your Majesty ...!
They all turn to look. The bridge bunny adjusts the controls, and
the viewscreen zooms in to show Usagi heading for the defense web.
SAILOR JUPITER
No!
SAILOR MARS
She'll be killed!
QUEEN SERENITY
Usagi --!
SAILOR VENUS
No, wait! There's a chance. She's small ... if
she can just move fast enough ...
They watch, tense.
81 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS
Usagi nears the perimeter of the defense web. Crawling, ever-
shifting arcs of energy are everywhere. It seems impossible to
avoid them all. At the last instant, Usagi suddenly ducks to the
left, then sharply cuts upward and to the right, between two strands
of energy, and enters the web.
82-88 DEFENSE WEB
Sequence of confusing, rapid, fast-cut shots from odd angles. Usagi
twists and turns wildly, her moves as fast as lightning, displaying
phenomenal control of her hover-board, as she passes through a
constantly-shifting maze of energy.
89 EXT. PALACE OF SKULLS
The inner side of the web around the palace. Usagi suddenly bursts
out of the web, flying nearly upside-down at high speed, and cuts to
the right just in time to avoid slamming into the palace wall.
Without pausing, she turns again and zooms through the main gate.
90 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- ENTRY HALL
Usagi flies along the hall, slowing a little.
PRINCESS USAGI
Now, if I were a death phantom, where would I
have my prisoners ...?
Suddenly, there is a glow from her arms. The Caduceus is pulsing
with a faint light.
PRINCESS USAGI
Of course! It's reacting to Sailor Mercury!
It will show me the way!
She puts on speed again.
91 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- THRONE HALL
Usagi flies through at high speed. The Caduceus is glowing a little
brighter.
92 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- CORRIDOR -- SAME AS 27
The cleaning droid is nowhere to be seen. The defense web can be
seen, pulsing and flaring, through the hole in the wall and roof.
Usagi flies down the corridor, the Caduceus glowing brightly.
93 INT. PRISON CELL
The same cell as before, but there is now a row of three chairs set
against the far wall. Elios, Kakyu and Mercury are seated in them,
held in place by straps on their wrists and ankles. A metal helmet,
covered with sinister flashing lights, is on Mercury's head; it is
connected to a large, complex device. The cleaning droid is nearby,
linked to this device by a heavy cable.
A row of lights on the front of the droid begin to pulse. The
lights on the device, and on Mercury's helmet, pulse in sync.
Mercury screams in agony.
SAILOR MERCURY
No! no! Aaaaah!
PRINCESS KAKYU
Stop it! Please stop!
PRINCE ELIOS
Help! Anybody ...
Gendo's voice comes from a speaker on the wall.
GENDO (V/O)
Spare yourself the pain, Sailor Mercury. Stop
resisting the mind probe. Just give me the
infomation I require.
SAILOR MERCURY
N-never ...
GENDO (V/O)
Very well. You force my hand.
(beat)
Increase to power level nine.
The lights flash faster.
SAILOR MERCURY
Aaahhhhh!
Suddenly the door bursts open. Usagi flies in on her hover-board
and stares, aghast, at the scene.
PRINCE ELIOS
Usagi?!
The cleaning droid begins to turn in Usagi's direction. She moves
forward quickly, and slams the Caduceus down on its "head". There
is a burst of energy; the cleaning droid's lights go out, and it
freezes. Mercury sags back into her chair, looking semi-conscious.
PRINCESS KAKYU
Hurry! Get us out of these!
Usagi is already moving. She hops off her board, and quickly
releases the three.
PRINCESS USAGI
We've got to move fast! Quick, everybody ...
Not far away, an alarm siren begins to wail.
94 INT. SHADOW CONTROL ROOM
Gendo is studying an indecipherable computer display on a monitor
labelled "MIND PROBE". He looks up, startled, as the alarm sounds.
GENDO
What the --?
95 INT. PRISON CELL
Kakyu and Elios have become Sailor Asteroid again. Usagi, Mercury
and Asteroid are now floating, in an awkward balancing act, on the
hover-board: Usagi in front; Mercury (still looking woozy) behind
her, with her arms around Usagi; and Asteroid holding on rather
precariously at the rear.
PRINCESS USAGI
Let's go!
SAILOR ASTEROID
(strained voice)
And hurry, please ...
The board begins to move out the door. It gradually picks up speed,
but it is still moving much slower than before.
96 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- CORRIDOR -- SAME AS 27
The four wobble down the corridor on the hover-board, moving a
little faster now. Suddenly, at the end of the corridor, Gendo
appears.
GENDO
Stop where you are! You fools ... if you think
I'll let you escape so --
SAILOR ASTEROID
No! Not this time!
S/he drops from the rear of the hover-board, touching wrist-bands
together with the usual chiming sound and spark of energy.
SAILOR ASTEROID
Asteroid Power! Form of a laser!
A beam of energy shoots from the wrist-bands, striking the roof over
Gendo's head. With a loud rumble, the roof collapses.
GENDO
Aaah--!
Gendo is apparently buried. Sailor Asteroid sprints to catch up to
the hover-board, leaping onto the rear.
SAILOR ASTEROID
Now, Princess! Let's get out of here!
PRINCESS USAGI
Right.
She banks to the right, and the hover-board shoots out through the
hole in the wall.
97 EXT. PALACE OF SKULLS
Outside the hold in the wall. The hover-board hurtles out, directly
toward the defense web. Sudden terror on the board-riders' faces.
SAILOR ASTEROID
Look out!
PRINCESS USAGI
No! We're going too slow -- I won't be able to
dodge fast enough!
SAILOR MERCURY
My Caduceus! Quick!
Usagi slaps the Caduceus into Mercury's hands (which are still
looped around Usagi's neck). At the last instant before they run
into the web, Mercury closes her hands around the shaft of the
device.
Suddenly the four of them, and the hover-board, are surrounded by a
pearly shell of light. They pass into the web -- and the deadly
arcs of energy glance off the shell harmlessly. A moment later,
the four are lost to view.
98 DEFENSE WEB
Quick shot of the four, barely visible within the Caduceus Shield,
racing through the web.
99 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- CORRIDOR
The pile of rubble that buried Gendo. Ominous chords. Suddenly a
black-gloved hand shoots out of the pile.
100 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS
The four shoot free of the web. The Caduceus Shield flickers off.
They coast for a moment, then bank around and head toward the
Endymion.
101 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE
The viewscreen shows the four, heading for home. Everyone shouts
for joy. General relief. A quick glimpse of Queen Serenity, her
face shining with pride.
102 QUEEN SERENITY -- STOCK SHOT
Close-up on the Queen.
QUEEN SERENITY
Now, my senshi!
103 INT. ENDYMION -- LAUNCH BAY -- STOCK SHOT
Action music. The senshi leap into their Vipers. One by one, the
Vipers launch into space.
104 EXT. SPACE -- STOCK SHOT
The four Vipers loop around the Endymion. As they do, the Endymion
begins to reconfigure itself. With whines of power and solid
metallic clunking sounds, the front section tilts up, the rear
section separating and reshaping itself. One by one, the Vipers
slot themselves into place in the transforming ship.
SAILOR VENUS
Sailor Venus -- lock!
SAILOR JUPITER
Sailor Jupiter -- lock!
SAILOR MERCURY
Sailor Mercury -- lock!
SAILOR MARS
Sailor Mars -- lock!
ALL FOUR
(together)
Senshi Power!
The Endymion, and the docked vipers, have become a giant humanoid
figure -- yes, a female one -- floating in space.
105 INT. PALACE OF SKULLS -- ANOTHER CORRIDOR
Gendo races furiously down the corridor.
106 INT. CONTROL COCKPIT -- STOCK SHOT
The cockpit of the giant figure. Queen Serenity is in the pilot's
seat. (Everyone else on the bridge earlier has mysteriously -- and
conveniently -- vanished.)
QUEEN SERENITY
Omega Senshi -- Activate!
She draws out the ginzuishou and pushes it into a prominent socket
on the control panel. All around her, displays suddenly light up,
and there is a rising hum of power.
107 EXT. SPACE -- STOCK SHOT
Close-up on the head of the transformed ship -- the Omega Senshi.
Its eyes suddenly glow a blinding silver.
108 EXT. SPACE -- STOCK SHOT
The Omega Senshi raises a vast sceptre, glittering with power.
109 INT. CONTROL COCKPIT -- STOCK SHOT
Queen Serenity places her hands on the control yokes.
QUEEN SERENITY
Omega Retribution Strike!
110 EXT. SPACE -- STOCK SHOT
A titanic vortex of power shoots out from the Omega Senshi's
sceptre.
111 EXT. SPACE -- PALACE OF SKULLS
The vortex strikes the defense web surrounding the palace. The web
glows brilliantly -- holds for a second -- then collapses with a
flare of energy. The vortex hammers into the palace.
112 EXT. SPACE -- ASTEROID BELT
We see the Palace of Skulls in the distance; the Omega Senshi is
closer, to one side. The Palace explodes with a blinding flash; the
Omega Senshi is silhouetted against the light.
As the glare fades, we catch a brief glimpse of something small and
dark, darting away from the destruction.
113 INT. ESCAPE POD
A small, dimly-lit pod. Outside the front window, the stars wheel
and spin crazily. Gendo is seated at the controls.
GENDO
Curse you, Serenity!
Outside, the stars steady as he brings the pod under control.
GENDO
That was the least powerful of my bases! You've
set me back by a few days -- no more. And when
I return ...
Again, the sinister laugh.
114 EXT. SPACE -- ASTEROID BELT
The escape pod recedes into the distance.
FADE TO BLACK
FADE IN:
115 INT. ENDYMION -- BRIDGE
The senshi, plus Usagi, Kakyu and Elios, are clustered around Queen
Serenity.
SAILOR JUPITER
He got away, then?
SAILOR MERCURY
I'm afraid so. I'm sure we haven't seen the
last of him.
SAILOR VENUS
Huh. Figures.
PRINCESS USAGI
But why was he attacking us? What did he want?
SAILOR MARS
Oh, what does it matter? If he shows up again,
we'll just pound him again.
QUEEN SERENITY
For once, Sailor Mars, you're right. This
"Death Phantom" captured one of my senshi, and
threatened those I love.
(she rests a hand on the heads of
Kakyu and Elios, and looks over at
Mercury)
If my daughter hadn't saved you, all three of
you might be dead.
Usagi looks up at her, eyes shining.
QUEEN SERENITY
His deeds cannot be forgiven. In the name of
the Moon ... he will be punished.
PRINCESS USAGI
(cheering)
We'll beat him!
PRINCE ELIOS
Yeah, and me, too!
They all look down at him. As he blushes scarlet, everybody laughs.
FADE TO BLACK
116 Closing titles
ED: "The Sword of Love"
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