Title: A Burning Bounty
Author: Viper Inferno
E-mail: viperdvman@hotmail.com
Rated: PG-13

	Howdy Sailor Moon Fans. Welcome back to the world of Y2V. After a 
long, long, and very tough "vacation", I've returned with a new line of 
fanfics for y'all to enjoy that I've thought of in my 3 months of absence. 
I sure hope I haven't gotten rusty since my absence, but these fics are 
sure to be great reads. This is the second of my new line, a fanfic takes 
place in the first season of Sailor Moon, after the "Warrior of Fire" 
Anthology. That means Titanius is gonna be showin' his face. It is 
somewhat connected with the previous anthology, so we're gonna see some 
action in this fanfic. Y'all just hang on to y'all's hats and watch to 
see where this goes. Another MAJOR note, these will be the first fanfics 
in which I use the Japanese names, and possibly even a few of the 
Japanese terms. Here are the Japanese names of my original characters:

Russell Hino: Hino Kyodai
Daniel Yoruno: Yoruno Obake
Deanna Kokorono: Kokorono Meijin
Romano and Gabianni keep their names
Titanius keeps his name

Hope this clears up any confusion. So, with my new line of fanfics, 
here's the Y2V...

...Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and most of the characters ain't mine. They 
belong to Naoko Takeuchi, and I thank that woman for creating such great 
entertainment for all of us with a lot of free time on our hands to enjoy. 
The English dub belongs to DiC Entertainment and CWI, and I thank them 
for bringing' it to America. And da'gum it Cartoon Network, takin' it off 
the line-up. It's a good Anime, bring it back to us. Anyways, Russell 
Hino, Hino Kyodai, Tuxedo Inferno, and all his other identities are MINE 
(in a deep, dark, growling voice). Titanius, Daniel Yoruno, and Deanna 
Kokorono are also purely my creations. So, please don't sue me, I'm just 
a lonely college student who's barely got anything, barely payin' 
expenses. Well, y'all enjoy this fanfic and e-mail me.

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                              A Burning Bounty
                              By Viper Inferno

	Queen Beryl sat in her throne room, constantly waving her hands 
around her crystal ball as if it were from muscle memory. She looked 
around at all her minions lining the walls of the throne room and 
wondered which ones can actually withstand Tuxedo Inferno's attacks. But 
Tuxedo Inferno was almost never alone anymore. He was usually either 
saving the Sailor Senshi, or accompanying them. Her question was not 
which of her minions can withstand him, but it's how many does she have 
to send to their deaths to take him down. "Queen Beryl!" a voice called 
to her.
	"You summoned, Empress Metallia-sama? What have you found on Tuxedo 
Inferno?" she replied.
	"Since the Sailor Senshi are better acquainted with Tuxedo Inferno, 
they will work closer together as a team than they have in the past times 
they've met," Metallia's voice echoed, "Yet, Tuxedo Inferno himself is 
better aware of his identity as the Prince of Mars. He is more determined 
than ever to fight for the Sailor Senshi's cause, and is more determined 
to exterminate the Dark Kingdom. Tuxedo Inferno is indeed as much of a 
threat to us as the Sailor Senshi."
	"I assure you, Empress Metallia-sama, the Mars Prince will be dealt 
with, as well as the rest of the Sailor Senshi," said Beryl. Queen Beryl 
then analyzed the situation, remembering that Titanius had said a similar 
thing after his last victory against the Mars Prince. Remembering that 
victory against him, she came up with a quick and easy solution. 
"Kunzite..." she called. At her summon, King Kunzite instantly appeared, 
giving a bow to Queen Beryl, "You summoned, Queen Beryl-san?"
	"You remember what Titanius had said about the Mars Prince after his 
recent victory?" she asked.
	"Yes, my liege, something about him as being more of a threat to the 
Dark Kingdom," Kunzite replied.
	"Our Great Leader has confirmed him as being that," Beryl explained, 
"But now that he and the Sailor Senshi are working together, they 
together are an even greater threat to the Dark Kingdom."
	"What do you propose, Queen Beryl-san?" Kunzite asked.
	"I will raise the bounty on the Mars Prince," Beryl illustrated, 
"With Titanius' recent victory against him, this will be right up his 
ally, and the higher bounty will motivate him to take that Mars Prince 
out. He seems to have a personal vendetta against him. This should make 
him even more determined to rid us of the Mars Prince."
	"You want me to summon him?" Kunzite asked.
	"No," Queen Beryl answered, with a little faith, "Pass the news of 
the increased bounty to him. I'm sure Titanius will devise his own plan, 
as resourceful as he is."
	Kunzite bowed to Queen Beryl, "As you wish, my Queen." With his task 
at hand, Kunzite turned around and walked towards Titanius' chamber.

	Titanius' chamber...

	Titanius paced about his chamber, wearing only a tight black T-shirt, 
black slacks, and black knee-high boots. His armor rested against a 
pillar underneath a torch. As he walked about, he pondered the drawing of 
a weapon he had designed himself resting against the wall. After thinking 
it through, he stopped to look at the over half-completed product lying 
on an old medieval-style table. "I wonder if we actually have one of 
those crystals from our last missions," Titanius asked himself. Then, a 
loud knock at his door interrupted his pondering on how to complete his 
project.
	"Yes, what is it you want?" he answered rather harshly.
	The door barely opened before Titanius' frustration over his nearly 
completed project sparked, "Can't you see I'm busy in... oh, Kunzite-kun. 
What is thy bidding?" Kunzite welcomed himself in Titanius' rather dimly 
lit chamber, the green in the walls and pillars being seen only in the 
light of the many torches.
	"I bring you news from Queen Beryl," Kunzite explained, "Due to the 
greater threat the Mars Prince poses to the Dark Kingdom, her Royal 
Highness Queen Beryl has raised the bounty on the Mars Prince."
	"Sounds very interesting," Titanius replied.
	"She figures that a higher bounty on his head will motivate you to 
double your efforts in ridding us of him," said Kunzite.
	"Oh, but little does Queen Beryl know that I already had a plan to 
not only take the Mars Prince, but those Sailor Senshi as well, who are 
always getting in the way," Titanius explained, with a grin on his face.
	"You mean only I know about this project?" Kunzite asked in 
astonishment.
	"Call it one of my more resourceful plans on taking those Sailor 
Senshi out for good," said Titanius, "Since Sailor Moon caused me to lose 
the last one, I decided to build me a new one, better than my last one."
	"It was your favorite weapon," said Kunzite, "I can see why you miss 
having it around."
	"But I still need some parts to finish it," Titanius pointed out.
	"What exactly do you need to finish it?" Kunzite asked.
	"Well, I could use a de-atomizer, a power shunt, and most of all, a 
crystal," Titanius listed.
	"I can help you with a power shunt," said Kunzite, "We also have a 
number of crystals too..."
	"No, not just any crystal will do," Titanius interrupted, "my last 
one had a lesser crystal to make it as powerful as it was, but no 
ordinary crystal will do. For this one, I need a stronger crystal."
	"What kind did you have in mind?" Kunzite asked.
	"Remember the last mission we pulled off?" Titanius asked, 
remembering a recent event.
	"Yes, we tried to steal an ancient spirit crystal, but we lost it 
on the way back," Kunzite replied, remembering how angry he was when he 
lost it.
	"Exactly," Titanius confirmed, "My last one had a lesser dark 
crystal, but this spirit crystal, used in the hands of our darkness to 
bring out its rather darker half, will make it more powerful than my last. 
I propose to take a few soldiers out and find that energy crystal we 
dropped."
	"Do you know where exactly it ended up?" Kunzite asked.
	"We both know it's up in the mountains, but I'll need Zoicite's dark 
crystal to help me find it," Titanius answered.
	"You are so resourceful," Kunzite complimented.
	Titanius cracked a smile, "I know. After I have the spirit crystal, 
all I'll need is a de-atomizer and I can finish my project."
	"Did your last one have a de-atomizer?" Kunzite asked.
	"Of course it did, same kind I'm wanting now," Titanius replied.
	"It's gonna be tough finding a de-atomizer that small, but I'll look 
through all our last kings' stuff and see what I can find. If not, I'm 
sure there's a plant in Tokyo that has the one you're looking for," said 
Kunzite, turning around to leave the room.
	"Thank you, Kunzite. Once I have this project completed, the Mars 
Prince and the Sailor Senshi will fall one by one. MUA HA HA HA HA HA 
HAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!" Titanius laughed in pure amusement, with Kunzite 
already out of the room.

	Mall...

	In the vast mall, it was much quieter than it was during the big 
rush during the Christmas season. Every bit of décor, Christmas music, 
and all evidence of it being Christmas were all but gone. The mall now 
beared its usual mall décor, with a little classical music in the 
background. Hino Kyodai was taking a stroll along the second story rail, 
separating him from a rather dangerous fall to the rock-hard first floor. 
Since Rei was in another store looking for spiritual goods to further 
decorate her room, he walked with his best friend Mamoru, looking for a 
store that'll suit their mood.
	"So, what about this princess in your dreams again?" Mamoru asked, 
remembering that Kyodai too had dreams of his princess, "What all was in 
your dreams about her?"
	"Well, I do remember I was at this majestic palace," Kyodai 
explained, "It was well decorated and had all kinds of music in the 
background."
	"I remember the same thing with the Moon Princess. It was in a 
majestic palace like the one you explained. But I remember a balcony 
where she stood, with her hair blowing in the wind. I remember this 
glimmer in her eyes when she turned to look at me, with her face almost 
as if she was happy to see me." Mamoru explained, pointing out 
similarities and differences.
	"Hey, I remember a balcony too," said Kyodai, with that thought 
immediately coming to mind, "And I too remember glistening in her eyes. 
They were ocean blue." Kyodai smiled at the very description of his 
princess' eyes, "I remember dancing with her to aquatic music. That in my 
dreams is probably what got me into aquatic music in the present."
	"I don't remember dancing with her much at all, but I do remember 
having to leave her, and then come back to her. It's as if we were 
destined to be together, but with more of a Romeo and Juliet twist," 
Mamoru explained.
	"Those relationships are always hell," said Kyodai, "But I'm not 
sure how mine with this princess was, if I even had one with her. There's 
still a lot about my past that I don't remember. But I do remember how 
her hair blew in the wind."
	They continued walking about the mall, looking for a good store to 
look at stuff. Soon, a familiar figure walked out of a clothing store in 
front of them. The long brunette hair, pulled up tightly, and her rose 
earrings let them know who she was. "Hi Kyodai-kun," she greeted.
	"Hi Mako-chan," Kyodai greeted back. She continued walking by and 
towards another store. "Looks like Makoto's here too," said Kyodai.
	"Did you ever think that Makoto could've possibly been that princess 
in your dreams?" Mamoru asked.
	"Sometimes I did," Kyodai answered, "Thought's crossed my mind with 
just about every girl I've dated, or even taken on a night out. Makoto 
could've just as easily been the one as Minako was."
	Mamoru cracks a smile at a thought that comes to mind, "You ever 
think for one moment that Ariana could possibly be the princess?"
	Kyodai's eyes widen in surprise, thinking about the ditzy 
cheerleader at Azabu Tech, one who just barely slipped into enrolling 
there. "Hell no," he immediately let out, "No way is that girl ever the 
princess. She's not... sophisticated enough."
	"I heard she likes you," Mamoru teased.
	"Really? Her?" Kyodai asked, wondering how a girl like Ariana could 
like him, "No way. Who'd you hear it from?"
	"Oh, a certain guy on the cheer squad in our Orientation class," 
Mamoru answered.
	"Tomoto? That little jerk who likes to spread rumors around?" said 
Kyodai, knowing what kind of person Tomoto is. He then thinks about what 
Tomoto was spreading, "So what if Ariana likes me. She'll go after any 
guy on the soccer team."
	"Any girl could be that princess in your dreams," said Mamoru, 
returning to the subject. Just then, they passed by a bookstore, giving 
them both a great idea. "Say Russell, wanna see what new books are out?" 
Mamoru asked.
	"Great idea, I'll look for books and magazines, probably car 
magazines that'd help me choose a good car," Kyodai answered. The two men 
entered the bookstore, both going towards the fiction section. As they 
begin looking at various science fiction books, another familiar figure 
walked into the bookstore. This time, Kyodai reacted differently to 
seeing her. His heart skipped a beat and began racing at the site of her, 
not much, but enough to give him a little anxiety.
	"What is it, Kyodai-kun?" Mamoru asked.
	"I just saw Ami come in," Kyodai answered.
	"Really?" Mamoru said as he began looking for her. He then catches 
her walking close to where they were, stopping in the romance novel 
section. "I see her," he said, "over in the romance section... wait, 
she's moving to the fantasy section.
	"I didn't know she liked romance novels," said Kyodai, "I always 
thought she was the science type. Guess she has some room for other forms 
of literature."
	"Well, some romance novels I've seen have sexual content off the 
walls, to the point of near pornography," said Mamoru, "I don't know why 
girls like them."
	Kyodai barely responded as he continued looking at Ami browsing 
through books, with her back turned to him. "You know, Mamoru-kun?" he 
said.
	"Know what? That girls can be just as bad about sex as men are?" he 
said, not even realizing that Kyodai wasn't listening.
	"No, that I've often thought about even Ami as being the princess 
in my dreams," Kyodai answered.
	"What makes you think that?" Mamoru asked.
	"Well, she seems sophisticated enough, serene like the Pacific, and 
quite beautiful, like the moon glistening in the lake," he explained.
	"Jeez, Kyodai, you're just as bad as those romance novels," Mamoru 
commented, "Did I mention romance novels were mushy too."
	"No, she's just more like the princess than any of the other girls 
were," said Kyodai, "I've often thought that both Ami and the princess 
are the same girl."
	"Like you said earlier, any girl could be the princess," said 
Mamoru, "Come on, let's go." Both men then turn to leave. As they were 
leaving, Kyodai turned back one last time, catching another glimpse of 
Ami before leaving with Mamoru. Just as the men were leaving the 
bookstore, they saw a man leaving the nearby electronics store with a 
look on his face that arose Kyodai's curiosity. His long silver hair, his 
rather beach-tanned skin, and the rather shady look in his grayish-blue 
eyes raise one thought in Kyodai's mind, "Now I've seen that man before, 
but where?"
	"He looks like someone we've fought in battle before," said Mamoru.
	Kyodai took another good look at him just as the man turned and 
walked away, "Yeah that's him. But, what the hell is Kunzite doing here? 
I never knew he was the type to go someplace undercover."
	"I don't know, but he was carrying something out of the store," 
said Mamoru, pointing out the bag Kunzite was carrying.
	"I find that strange too. For once, he's a paying customer, but I 
wouldn't put it past him," said Kyodai, "I better find the Sailor Senshi 
and tell them about this."
	"You know where to find them?" Mamoru asked.
	"Of course I do, they're my... I fight side-by-side with them like 
you do," Kyodai explained, almost spilling it out that Rei her friends 
were Sailor Senshi before he stopped himself, 'But that won't be 'til 
later on today.'
	"Well, he's gone now. But I'd keep on the lookout for him," said 
Mamoru, trying to get their minds off Kunzite, "Hey, lets go to the music 
store and see what else you remember from your dreams."
	"Sounds good to me," said Kyodai as both men headed to the music 
store.

	Himalayas...

	The snow was blowing about the Himalayas, making finding a spirit 
crystal nearly impossible. With almost a million square miles to search 
for the crystal, Titanius' job of finding it was sure to be a living hell. 
But, Titanius had Zoicite's dark crystal, the very crystal Zoicite had 
killed Nephlite for, to help him find it. So that increased his chances 
of finding the crystal in the blinding weather of the vast Himalayas, 
even if it was buried under 10 feet of snow. Titanius pulled out the dark 
crystal and began tuning it to look for a crystal. "Nephlite was always 
the odd one, turning to the stars to find his way," he commented, "I 
don't need the stars to find that spirit crystal, but his dark crystal is 
indeed a useful tool. No wonder Zoicite killed him to get it."
	With his black Eskimo parka keeping him warm, he walked about the 
frozen plateau, with the taller mountains of the Himalayas not far from 
him. His soldiers followed him, ready to jump when the crystal detects 
the spirit crystal. "Damn Kunzite for dropping that crystal," he said to 
himself, blaming Kunzite for losing it, "But damn whatever attacked us, 
making Kunzite drop it in the first place. But at least I have a good 
idea of where to find it."
	With that thought in mind, Titanius headed towards where he 
remembered being when they lost the crystal. It must've been some 
powerful warriors guarding that crystal, especially when the nature of a 
legend surrounding that crystal made it worth their lives to protect it. 
For all Titanius knew, those defenders might've found the crystal after 
he and Kunzite lost it, which made it even tougher to search for it.
	Then suddenly, the crystal began glowing and making a low hum, 
letting Titanius and his soldiers know there was an energy source nearby, 
possibly that of the spirit crystal. His soldiers snapped to attention, 
ready to receive orders from Titanius. He only shook his head, "Idiots, 
you don't even know if it's the crystal yet. I'll lead the way, you just 
stay by me and don't lose each other in this blizzard." Titanius then 
began heading toward where the crystal was pointing. As they head down 
the plateau, barely seeing 6 feet in front of them, one of the soldiers 
in front of him takes a long plunge down. Titanius rushed to where the 
soldier was to find a steep slope down overlooking who knows where. The 
blizzard made it even harder for Titanius to see how far down this cliff 
even went.
	He took a look at the crystal again, only to find the signal getting 
stronger. "Damn, the crystal's down there," he cursed, "But how far down 
do I have to go to get it?" He decided put the dark crystal up and grab 
some rope and hooks to try and rappel down the steep slope. His soldiers 
were quick to respond and set the hooks up for them to rappel down the 
cliff. "Ass kissers," Titanius commented. With the rope and hooks in 
place, he grabbed on to the rope and began sliding down the icy cliff. 
His soldiers followed behind on their own ropes.
	After a long descent, Titanius made it to flat ground. After 
examining it, he found it only to be a small ledge, one barely large 
enough to pitch a tent. "Stop!" he commanded, keeping the soldiers from 
going ahead of him, "I'll go first. Looks like we have a long way to go." 
He pulled the crystal back out to see how much closer he was. This time, 
the crystal's glowing was more intense and the humming at a higher pitch, 
letting him and the soldiers know they were getting closer. Visibility 
was also improving slightly as they were descending. Now, they were only 
able to see 8 feet in front of them.
	So Titanius put the crystal back and began rappelling again, with 
his soldiers following close behind. Seconds later, gunshots sounded. One 
of his soldiers yelped and began falling the long way down as a bullet 
hit him. "Shit!" he yelled as a spray of bullets missed him by inches. 
Luckily, he threw up a force field to save himself from the onslaught of 
gunfire. His soldiers jumped, sliding down the ropes ahead of Titanius 
to avoid being shot by whomever was shooting at them.
	Titanius looked back to find out where those gunshots were coming 
from. As more shots were being fired, a flash of light broke through the 
blizzard, letting Titanius know where the gunman was. He slid down the 
rope, finding another ledge. He set himself down and threw both his 
hands at the gunman, blasting him with bolts of purple lightning. With 
that threat gone, Titanius took his crystal out. Gunshots below began 
sounding, telling Titanius that his soldiers had probably made it to the 
bottom. Yet, he paid attention to only the dark crystal, which was going 
absolutely crazy. "Perfect, it's right here somewhere," he said as he 
began looking towards where the ground was. Somehow, through all that fog 
and blowing snow, he sees a green light shining below.
	"YES!!!" he yelled victoriously. But with that yell, bullets began 
ricocheting close to him. It was quite stupid on his part for letting the 
gunmen know where he was. 'Damn, I gotta get out of here,' he thought to 
himself as the sounds of the gunshots grew closer and closer. With an 
innovation in mind, he pointed his arm towards the light and fired his 
chain at it. As soon as it hit, he began reeling it in. More anxiety came 
over him when the light started getting closer and closer, telling him he 
snagged the crystal. Soon, he took in his hands a pale green crystal. He 
admired its perfect crystalline structure, but only for a short time 
before a bullet grazed his parka.
	With the crystal in his hands, he decided to forget about his 
soldiers and get out of there. He threw a smoke bomb, masking himself. A 
gunman suddenly jumped to where Titanius had dropped the smoke bomb, 
ready to kill whomever was intruding. When the smoke cleared, only the 
gunman stood as Titanius had disappeared. "Damn, they got the spirit 
crystal," the gunman said as he threw his gun down in anger.

	Mall food court...
	
	Minako and Usagi sat at a restaurant after finishing a hearty lunch. 
Since most of their shopping was done, they decided to stay after their 
lunch and walk about the mall, probably guy hunting. They thought about 
guys they've had in the past, and ones they still look at. Right then, 
Usagi thought about Mamoru. Right as Minako was talking about all the 
guys she's liked, Usagi had fallen into one of her trances, thinking 
about Mamoru. 'Mamoru's such a jerk to me, but I can't help but to find 
him even more my type,' she thought to herself, 'especially since he is 
the very Prince Endymion I had fallen in love with those many years ago. 
I should ask Kyodai about him sometime, find out what he likes, and find 
out how I can get him to admire me more than tease me.'
	Minako's talking was interrupted when Usagi suddenly laid her head 
and arms on the table, still deep in her thought. Minako immediately knew 
what she was thinking about. She talked about him more ever since they 
discovered their pasts, before she had ever met Kyodai. Only Usagi talked 
more about how she truly felt about him, and not so much about how much 
of a jerk he's been to her. Minako knew exactly how Usagi felt, for she 
too had loved someone, truly loved someone. Usagi has yet to potentially 
experience with Mamoru that Minako had experienced with Alan back in 
England. She also remembered the sadness she felt when she realized that 
he had loved her "big sister" Katarina. Minako had loved and lost, and 
more than knew what Usagi was feeling. "Usagi-chan," she said, lightly 
laying her hand on hers, "I'm sure Mamoru will remember his past, just as 
we do and just as Kyodai did."
	"But it doesn't help any," Usagi said, "Why can't he just find it 
himself to see the true girl that I am? I know I can be a little klutz 
and a crybaby at times, but I know how to be a lady. I know how to 
impress a gentleman."
	"You're very spirited, and always cheer people up," said Minako, 
"I'm sure he'll see it past all that ditziness of yours."
	"Maybe I can get Kyodai to talk to him," said Usagi.
	"I don't think Kyodai has time to be playing matchmaker," Minako 
debated, "But he's still cute. I can talk to him."
	"You still like Kyodai, don't you?" said Usagi.
	"Well, he's such a gentleman, and quite the ladies' man. And I still 
find him sexy," said Minako, "I can barely understand why Makoto admires 
him so much, but won't even ask him out again."
	"I've noticed that Ami's been somewhat preoccupied," Usagi pointed 
out.
	"Oh? What do you mean by that? She's always seemed like the bookworm 
type to me," said Minako.
	"I mean what I see in her now is almost what I saw in her when Urawa 
first moved to her school," Usagi explained.
	"No, please don't tell me Urawa's back and Ami hasn't even told us 
about it," Minako said, rather surprised at the assumption.
	"I don't think it's Urawa. He's not back at our school," Usagi said, 
shooting that down, "Something tells me she has feelings for someone else."
	"But I thought Urawa was the one she liked," said Minako, 
remembering Ami's past feelings for him.
	"She got over him a while ago," Usagi explained, "But it's unlike 
Ami to have any feelings for a guy. She hardly makes the time for it."
	"I haven't noticed anything odd about her," Minako answered, "But I 
sometimes wonder what goes on in her head."
	"I can ask her about it sometime," Usagi suggested, "She and I are 
studying for our exams next week, before Spring Break."
	"Isn't Kyodai's and Mamoru's Spring Break the same week?" Minako 
asked.
	"That's what Rei told me," Usagi answered, "I just hope the Dark 
Kingdom doesn't attack us during that time."
	"I'd hate to have that happen," Minako agreed. With their minds 
somewhat off guys for a while, both girls got up and began walking about 
the mall, finding something to keep their minds off such distractions.

	Dark Kingdom, Titanius' Chamber...

	Titanius smiled with pure joy as he finished assembling his project. 
He had all the parts in place, everything calibrated, and ready to show 
off. All he had left to do was place the spirit crystal inside it and 
give his project its power. "Whatever happened to this crystal must've 
been drastic for it to lose much of its original power," Titanius 
commented after previously examining it, "But it's still more powerful 
than the crystal in my last blaster. This one will surely take on the 
Sailor Senshi and that cursed Mars Prince."
	He then took his futuristic-looking blaster by the pistol grip and 
placed the spirit crystal inside it. With the crystal seated perfectly 
inside, Titanius began working on the rest of the parts to finish 
enclosing his blaster. He remembered how Sailor Moon had destroyed his 
last blaster not long after he had met her and the Sailor Senshi. His 
blaster was his favorite weapon and his best one. With things heating up 
between him and Tuxedo Inferno, he decided to revive his favorite weapon 
and build himself a newer, more powerful blaster. It, along with all his 
other tricks, would make him even more powerful, almost guaranteeing his 
triumph.
	The rest of the process was rather easy as Titanius screwed the last 
cover onto his blaster, thoroughly completing his project. Now he was 
ready to show it off to the rest of the Dark Kingdom. He took the pistol 
grip of his rifle in one hand and rested the barrel on his other. He 
carried it down the halls of the Dark Kingdom, chuckling the whole way 
down as he thought of his impending advantage over Tuxedo Inferno.

	Meanwhile, Kunzite was standing in another room planning his next 
attack, a planning which was soon interrupted by maniacal laughter. He 
knew it was Titanius' maniacal laugh. 'Oh no, not again,' he thought to 
himself, 'sucking on the laughing gas after coming up with a bright idea.'
	Titanius then walked into the room, and to Kunzite's surprise, 
carrying a finished blaster rifle. "So you finished your blaster," 
Kunzite said, immediately guessing the reason for Titanius' laughter.
	"Damn right I finished it," said Titanius, "The spirit crystal's not 
as strong as its legend says it was but it'll indeed grant my blaster 
great power. Come with me, I'll show you."
	Titanius and Kunzite together walked down the call, with Titanius 
still wearing his evil grin. They made the short stroll to the training 
hall where a few soldiers were training for the upcoming mission Kunzite 
was planning. "Now watch, my good buddy," said Titanius as he flipped a 
selector switch on his blaster and aimed it at one of the soldiers.
	"What are you doing?" Kunzite protested.
	"Watch," Titanius replied, "HEY soldier!"
	Just as the soldier looked, he heard the distinct sound of a 
charging weapon. Just as the soldier analyzed the threat and began to 
charge Titanius, a bright green beam fired from the blaster, striking the 
soldier dead in the chest. The force from the beam send the soldier 
flying backwards at break-neck speeds, drilling him into the wall. Within 
a split second, the soldier fell dead from the blast and the impact.
	Kunzite looked on with pure shock, his eyes widened in both shock 
and in anger. "You're killing my solders," he said, still shocked from 
Titanius' actions.
	"That's not all," said Titanius as he switched the selector to 
another setting, "In addition to some oldies but goldies, like the beam 
and the..." He then fired at a larger group of soldiers with a cone of 
energy, as if out of a shotgun. "... spread fire function," he added, "It 
also has rapid-fire." He switched the setting again and pummeled the 
fallen troops with rapid blasts of green energy. "And for my finale, once 
the enemy is weakened, a good ol' Dark Kingdom trick of the trade," said 
Titanius, again switching to another setting. He then blasts the soldier 
with a softer green beam surrounded by lightning. He holds the beam for a 
moment as the soldier loses his remaining energy, causing him to fall 
unconscious. An orb then ejects from the butt of the rifle. "Energy 
drainage," said Titanius as he took the orb in his hand, "With one weapon, 
I can put the Mars Prince in severe pain, weaken him, steal his energy, 
and then kill him. He will suffer in the flames of hell for what he put 
me through," said Titanius as he blasted another soldier with his beam 
setting, drilling him into a pillar and almost knocking it over.
	"You killed my soldiers," said Kunzite, still in shock, yet admiring 
Titanius' ingenuity, "with a blaster more powerful than your last one."
	Titanius then walked off, with a more dark and angry look to his 
face, "I'll take the mission you were planning. Hopefully the Mars Prince 
will come, then I'll send his flaming ass back to the hell from which he 
came," said Titanius as he disappeared through the door. 'Queen Beryl did 
want me to take the Mars Prince after all, I'll just use your pitiful 
mission for it," he thought to himself as he smiled and began laughing 
with ecstasy.

	Mall parking lot...

	Usagi and Minako walked out of the mall after a good time together. 
After looking at all the clothes, especially dresses they would love to 
be in for the next school dance, the latest hits on CD, the new mangas 
out, and even a look at memorabilia of Usagi's idol and Minako's past, 
Sailor V, they decided to head home. They even walked about in the mall 
in between looking at merchandise, looking at cute guys, talking about 
girl stuff, and even played the games at the arcade. It was time for them 
to call it a day, so they stopped at the curb and awaited a taxi to take 
them to Minako's house, where they would do a sleepover.
	"That was great, being in the mall, looking at cute guys, and having 
fun with my former idol," said Usagi, remembering her admiration for 
Sailor V.
	"Yes it's great, isn't it, walking with a star," said Minako, 
striking a Hollywood pose.
	"Remember you use to be THE star, now you're a star with 4 more of 
us," said Usagi striking her Sailor Moon pose, "including the legendary 
Sailor Moon, a sailor-suited pretty soldier for love and justice."
	"Oh you're full of it," said Minako, poking fun at Usagi's remark.
	"Oh, you're just jealous because you're not in center stage anymore," 
Usagi argued back, in more of a friendly manner.
	"Is that why Sailor V merchandise sells better?" Minako rebutted, 
'Touché!'
	"Is that why we get all the media attention NOW?" Usagi argued back.
	"Oh, Sailor V was better and you know it," said Minako.
	"Oh yeah, well I'm the REAL Moon Princess, and Sailor V wasn't so :P" 
Usagi said as she stuck her tongue out at Minako in their little friendly 
battle of feminine brawn.
	Just then, people began running out of the nearby exit from the mall, 
screaming and shouting. "What's going on?" said Minako, turning around.
	"I don't know," Usagi replied, "Let's go check it out."
	The girls began running towards the entrance to the mall, where 
people continued to pour out, screaming, "There's a man attacking the 
people."
	"Oh no, not the Dark Kingdom again," said Usagi as she and Minako 
pushed their way through the people and inside the mall. They made it to 
the middle of the mall to see a familiar face in all too familiar black 
and red armor and red cape. He had entangled in his chains a couple 
people, draining their energy. "Titanius!" they said in unison as they 
ran inside a store. With nobody inside, they hid behind a clothes rack 
and pulled their henshin pin and brooch out.
	"Venus Power, Make-Up!"
	"Moon Prism Power, Make-Up!"
	After transforming into Sailor Venus and Sailor Moon, they dashed 
out of the store to meet their adversary. "What is Titanius doing here?" 
Sailor Venus asked.
	"Terrorizing the people," Usagi answered, "But I won't stand for it. 
She then struck a battle pose, "TITANIUS!!!"

	Titanius looked in the direction of his name being yelled at him, 
only to see one of his very adversaries. "Sailor Moon? You're always 
getting in my way," he said, disappointed that he attracted her and 
Sailor Venus instead of the Mars Prince he so wanted destroyed, "Go home. 
My beef isn't with you."
	"But my beef is with you for terrorizing mall shoppers like myself, 
having a great time with either their shopping or hanging out. I won't 
stand for your actions, no matter who your beef is with..." said Sailor 
Moon.
	"...Agent of love and justice, a sailor-suited pretty soldier..." 
she began to say.
	"Enough of your damned motto. I want the Mars Prince, not you," said 
Titanius.
	"How dare you insult the Sailor Moon battle motto," Sailor Moon said 
with anger, almost lashing out at him.
	"He's after Kyodai?" said Sailor Venus.
	"In the name of the moon, you'll be punished," said Sailor Moon, 
striking her final pose.
	"I guess I can't convince you to let me be," said Titanius, "Very 
well then. If this plan didn't work, then this plan will." He released 
the people and threw his hands into the air, forming a ball of purple 
energy above his head. Sailor Venus was quick to respond as she threw her 
fingers into the air, "Crescent Beam!"
	Titanius had released his ball of energy and sent it flying into the 
two Sailor senshi, while at the same time, Sailor Venus had fired her 
crescent beam at Titanius. Titanius' energy ball struck right between the 
two senshi while Sailor Venus' crescent beam struck Titanius in the chest. 
All three warriors went flying onto the second floor, where they both 
quickly recovered.

	Meanwhile, Rei was in another store when she heard the commotion. 
She ran out with what was left of the people to find Sailor Moon and 
Sailor Venus locked in battle against Titanius. She quickly pulled out 
her communicator, "Sailor Team, Titanius is at the mall. Sailor Moon and 
Sailor Venus are already keeping him busy. Get here quick." She then put 
it up and pulled out her henshin pin.
	"Mars Power, Make-Up!"
	Sporting her red sailor-suit and her trademark red high-heels, Sailor 
Mars burst out and aimed her pointer fingers at Titanius.
	"Fire SOUL!"
	With a ball of fire forming right at her fingertips, she aimed again 
at Titanius, sending it in his direction. Her flame hit dead on the spot 
as Titanius was too busy with Sailor Venus and Sailor Moon to see it 
coming. Titanius flew into a nearby store, with his armor singed by 
Sailor Mars' fire blast. He recovered seconds later to see Sailor Mars in 
front of the store, charging inside with burning hands.
	"Damn, not another Sailor Senshi," he said as he drew his sword and 
swung it at the charging Sailor Mars. She only jumped out of the way, 
right behind him, and swung her fiery hand at him. Titanius only ducked 
and swung his blade at his opponent. Sailor Mars was lucky to jump back 
as his blade slashed only the fabric of her sailor suit.
	He looked behind him to see Sailor Moon's tiara flying at him. He 
quickly ducked and charged at Sailor Moon, wanting to take the battle 
back in the open of the mall. Sailor Moon dodged to the side and let 
Titanius fly right by her, missing by mere inches.
	Titanius flew out of the store and back in the open, only to find 
the other 2 Sailor Senshi, Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter, staring 
right at him, ready to strike. "There's just no end to you, is there," 
said Titanius, "Well, you 5 will do just fine in bringing me that Mars 
Prince. Now, why is that pyromaniac Sailor Mars not out yet?"
	"No way in hell am I gonna let you touch my friends," said Sailor 
Jupiter as she crossed her arms and an antenna popped out from her tiara.
	"Wait, Sailor Jupiter..." Sailor Mercury said, striking her own 
battle pose, "Shabon Spray!" She launched a volley of bubbles at Titanius, 
"NOW!!!"
	"Supreme Thunder!" she yelled, throwing deadly bolts of lightning as 
the volley of bubbles neared Titanius. The lightning came in contact with 
the bubbles, turning them both into even more dangerous weapons. They 
struck Titanius all over, giving him his frequent flyer miles. He 
recovered seconds later, analyzing his threat. "You're not as stupid as 
you look," he said as he threw his arms in the air, "How about THIS!"
	From his hands, he sent bolts of lightning scattering about the 
entire mall area, striking all 5 Sailor Senshi and knocking them to the 
ground. "As you see, I've gained much strength since my last battle with 
the Mars Prince," said Titanius, "You don't even stand a chance against 
me." He then turned to see that Sailor Mars was among those he had taken 
down. "Ah, so you've come out after all. Now, let's lure the Mars Prince, 
shall we?" he said as he threw his hands in front of him, ready to give 
the struggling Sailor Mars a serious lashing. But just as he was ready to 
send dark energy at her, a rose flew and stuck into the ground between 
the two.
	Titanius looked up to see a familiar man in a black tuxedo, staring 
at him from the top of one of the mall decorations hanging from the 
ceiling. "YOU! I've had enough of your childish games. Where is the Mars 
Prince?" Titanius yelled.
	"The mall is a place where people gather to shop or to spend a well 
deserved weekend to have it shattered by the likes of you. Leave here and 
let the people have their fun," said Tuxedo Mask.
	Titanius only drew his sword jumped at Tuxedo Mask, "Then I'll just 
have to use you as well."
	Tuxedo Mask pulled his cane and extended it, ready to take on a 
worthy swordsman. Just as Titanius had made it up to where he was, Tuxedo 
Mask jumped down to the second floor. He then charged at Titanius and 
clashed swords with him, keeping the bounty hunter busy while the Sailor 
Senshi recovered from Titanius' nasty jolt.
	Titanius then got the upper hand and knocked Tuxedo Mask off the 
second floor. "Tuxedo Mask," Sailor Moon yelled as he hit the first floor 
rather hard. Just then a wall of flames surrounded the small second floor 
area where Titanius and the Sailor Team stood.
	"Yes, perfect," Titanius said in a rather deep voice, knowing his 
archnemesis had arrived. From the flames, right behind the Sailor Team, 
emerged Tuxedo Inferno. "I thought something fishy was going on around 
here," said Tuxedo Inferno as the illusionary flames disappeared, "And I 
thought Kunzite was the only threat here."
	Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus both turned to him, shocked at what 
they had heard, "You saw Kunzite here?"
	"He left the electronics store here," he explained, "For what, I 
have no clue."
	His only response was a more evil laugh from Titanius filling the 
mall. "I'll show you what Kunzite was here getting me the electronics 
for," he said as he drew a rifle, one like those seen in sci-fi movies.
	"Careful, he's got a gun," said Sailor Venus.
	"It looks familiar," said Sailor Moon, remembering it from somewhere.
	"Yeah, in science fiction movies," said Sailor Jupiter as she 
advanced towards Titanius, along with Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury.
	"No, it's the same weapon he used when we first met him," said 
Sailor Moon, just then remembering where she had seen it.
	"Very good, Sailor Moon. But this is no ordinary blaster, the one 
YOU SO DESTROYED," said Titanius as he pointed it at Sailor Moon, "It was 
my favorite weapon and you destroyed it." He then looked to the Tuxedo 
Inferno, who was ready to protect the Sailor Team, "Now watch, Tuxedo 
Inferno, as I demonstrate the power of my new toy on your so-called 
friends, the Sailor Team." As he pulled the trigger, the weapon made a 
low charging sound before it fired an intense green beam, striking Sailor 
Moon in the chest and sending her flying into a nearby pillar with great 
speed, and great force.
	"Sailor Moon!" the other senshi yelled, watching as their friend was 
drilled into the pillar by a rather powerful weapon.
	"One down, 4 to go," said Titanius. Tuxedo Inferno couldn't believe 
the power of Titanius' new blaster. If it could send Sailor Moon into a 
pillar with that much force, and that much ease, then he wouldn't stand 
much of a chance against Titanius. He figured he had no choice but to 
face Titanius head on.
	"You think you'll take a knife to a gunfight," said Titanius as he 
threw his arm towards Tuxedo Inferno, firing his chain at him. Tuxedo 
Inferno jumped out of the way and drew his sword, ready to take this 
bounty hunter on. But Titanius only pointed his other arm, still holding 
his blaster, at Tuxedo Inferno and fired another chain from his wrist, 
catching him in mid-air.
	Tuxedo Inferno dropped to the ground, dropping his sword, as the 
chain entangled him. Titanius then send an electric current down the 
chain, giving his archenemy a vicious shock. Tuxedo Inferno then fell to 
his knees, weakened from Titanius' attack. "Now watch, Tuxedo Inferno, 
as I take out your friends..." said Titanius as he caught Sailor Jupiter 
charging him from the corner of his eye. He quickly pointed his blaster 
at her and pulled the trigger. The blaster made the same sound of 
charging before it released it's powerful green beam of dark energy, 
striking Sailor Jupiter, sending her down the mall with the force of a 
freight train and slamming her into the wall of another store, "... one 
by one."
	Titanius laughed in ecstasy as he saw Sailor Jupiter fall 
unconscious fall from his blast. Sailor Venus and Sailor Mercury then 
advanced, ready for battle. In response, Titanius switched the setting on 
his blaster to rapid-fire and fired multiple blasts at them, scattering 
them and Sailor Mars about the battlefield. He then turned to Tuxedo 
Inferno, still entangled in his chain, "I bet you're getting really 
pissed off at me right now. Good, because you're helpless to save your 
friends from their impending doom." Titanius filled the mall with 
laughter again as he switched it again and fired a green beam at Sailor 
Venus, sending her crashing through a couple panes of glass with enough 
force to leave a perfect shape of her in them before they shattered. 
Sailor Venus then fell unconscious as the beam drilled her into the store 
wall.
	"3 down, 2 to go," said Titanius as Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury 
recovered and came together. "This bastard's tough," said Sailor Mars.
	Sailor Mercury donned her visor and pulled her computer out, 
"There's a massive energy source powering his weapon. It's as if it's 
something more supernatural than technological."
	"Very good," said Titanius, "I see your brains and your machines 
never fail you. This spirit crystal is indeed more powerful than my last 
crystal."
	Sailor Mars' eyes only widened at the sound of that, "A spirit 
crystal? Oh my god."
	"Surprised, aren't we, pyromaniac," said Titanius.
	"You bastard! How dare you use that crystal for such evil," said 
Sailor Mars.
	Titanius only laughed at Sailor Mars' showing of aggression, "I see 
you need to witness the power as well as your friend, Tuxedo Inferno." He 
quickly pointed the blaster at Sailor Mercury and pulled the trigger, 
blasting her with a green beam and sending her sliding on the ground with 
great speed, through a wall into another store and drilling her into the 
other wall. "I hope your watching, Mars Prince," Titanius yelled back, 
making sure he still has his nemesis' attention, "See, you use to be the 
mighty warrior who would come and fight alongside the Sailor Team when 
they were in trouble, as well as your friend Tuxedo Mask. Now, Tuxedo 
Mask is down and you're totally helpless and can only watch as I take the 
Sailor Team down."
	"And you use us in your little vendetta against Tuxedo Inferno," 
said Sailor Mars, "You don't even deserve a battle with me. You deserve 
to burn in hell." The clasped her hands together and concentrated hard, 
"Fire SOUL!" she then threw her arms out to her sides and sent a wall of 
fire flying at Titanius. Luckily for him, Titanius jumped out of the way 
and pointed his blaster at her. He pulled the trigger, spelling the end 
of Sailor Mars as the beam struck the ground below her, causing it to 
crumble out from under her and taking a plunge down to the first floor. 
With Sailor Mars on the rubble, struggling to get up, Titanius advanced 
toward her.
	"Hey Tuxedo Inferno," he called out to the nearby Tuxedo Inferno, 
switching his blaster to rapid-fire, "The pyromaniac has fallen too." He 
pulled the trigger, pummeling Sailor Mars with deadly rapid-fire blasts. 
After the onslaught, she lied there, totally unconscious from his attack.
	"Damn you, Titanius. Damn you to all hell," Tuxedo Inferno cursed as 
he watched his sister take a wild beating from Titanius' blaster.
	Titanius only turned back to his adversary. "You see Mars Prince, 
you're nothing without the Sailor Senshi and your mission to fight 
alongside them," said Titanius, "Their strength is yours. And without 
them to defend and without that strength, you're nothing but a petty boy." 
With Tuxedo Inferno still entangled in Titanius' chain, Titanius sent an 
electric current through it, giving tuxedoed hero yet another nasty shock. 
Tuxedo Inferno screamed in pain as electricity passed through his body, 
giving him the feeling of being in the electric chair. Titanius stopped 
and watched as Tuxedo Inferno plopped to the ground, then struggling to 
his knees.
	"Quite an epiphany, isn't it?" said Tuxedo Inferno, smiling as he 
began sending another current to Tuxedo Inferno. Tuxedo Inferno felt the 
life draining from him as Titanius had taken his friends down, and was 
now concentrating all his efforts on him. Titanius stopped, and Tuxedo 
Inferno fell again. Titanius walked toward his adversary, blaster still 
in hand, as Tuxedo Inferno began to struggle.
	Titanius made it to his adversary and pointed his blaster at him. 
"And now, Mars Prince," said Titanius as he switched the weapon to energy 
drain, "Your energy is mine. If the Dark Kingdom can't have you, then it 
can feed from your entrails."
	Right before Titanius pulled the trigger to spell Tuxedo Inferno's 
doom, a sharp pain pierced his armor and shot through his body. He 
dropped his blaster as his chain loosened its grip on Tuxedo Inferno. He 
looked down to see a rose embedded through his armor and piercing his 
chest. He then looked back up to see who had thrown it, "YOU! I thought I 
took care of you."
	"You're wrong Titanius. Tuxedo Inferno's strength comes from within," 
said Tuxedo Mask.
	Titanius drew his sword and prepared to take Tuxedo Mask on again, 
"Then I'll just destroy you like I soon will with the Mars Prince." He 
charged Tuxedo Mask, raising his blade to strike him down. Tuxedo Mask 
only drew his cane and aimed at rose stuck in his armor. As Titanius was 
ready to set his blade upon him, he extended his cane, striking Titanius 
right on the crack where the rose was, piercing the armor and sending 
Titanius flying backwards and into a pole.
	Titanius recovered seconds later, clutching his chest from the pain 
and pulling the rose out. "Damn you, Tuxedo Mask," Titanius cursed as he 
picked up his blaster sitting nearby.
	Meanwhile, Tuxedo Inferno struggled to his feet gathering what 
strength was left in him. He watched on as Titanius pulled the trigger on 
his blaster and knocked Tuxedo Mask to his feet with rapid-fire blasts. 
"Goodbye, Tuxedo Mask. It's a shame you won't get to see your friend 
suffer at my hands," said Titanius after doing his deed.
	"Hey Titanius," Tuxedo Inferno struggled to call out. Titanius 
looked over to see that his adversary had recovered from his attack and 
had somewhat freed himself from his entanglement. He held a voice 
synthesizer to his throat, "FROM HELL'S HEART, I STAB AT THEE." With fire 
burning in his eyes, Tuxedo Inferno grabbed the chain and yanked on it, 
"Inferno Hands..." At that moment, his hand engulfed in flames, with the 
fire beginning to travel up the chain. "... OF FIRE!!!" The flames then 
raced up the chain, exploding as it reached Titanius and sending him 
flying.
	As Titanius struggled to get up, Tuxedo Inferno threw his arms in 
front of him, "Inferno Fire, BEAM!!!" With that, he sent a beam of fire 
at Titanius, striking a harsh blow to him and sending him flying yet 
again. Titanius struggled, only to fall unconscious.
	Sailor Moon was the first to recover from Titanius' blaster, 
watching Tuxedo Inferno's final blow. She struggled to her feet and 
began walking to him. "Tuxedo Inferno," she said, getting his attention, 
"Are you alright?"
	"Yeah, I've felt better," he replied.
	"Where's everyone else?" she asked.
	"Right up here," Sailor Jupiter replied, helping Sailor Venus to her 
feet after their short, yet dangerous flights. 
	Tuxedo Inferno barely paid attention to them as he retrieved his 
sword and walked to where Titanius was lying. As he was nearing Titanius, 
Titanius quickly looked up, playing possum, "This isn't over yet, Mars 
Prince." He then crawled over to where the unconscious Tuxedo Mask lied, 
"I'll just take him instead."
	"What?!" Sailor Moon replied from the distance.
	"What do you mean?" said Tuxedo Inferno.
	"Without him, you'll be just a little weakling. Farewell, Mars 
Prince," said Titanius. He then laid his arm over Tuxedo Mask and dropped 
a smoke bomb.
	"WAIT!" Tuxedo Inferno yelled, running over to the smoke screen. As 
it cleared, both Titanius and Tuxedo Mask were nowhere to be seen.
	"NO!!! Mamoru-san!!!" Sailor Moon yelled, running over towards Tuxedo 
Inferno with tears streaming in her eyes, "Bring him back!!!"
	"Titanius! Dammit, NO!!!" Tuxedo Inferno yelled, throwing his sword 
down. Sailor Moon ran over to where Tuxedo Mask once laid and dropped to 
her knees, crying. "Dammit, dammit, damn you, Titanius," she whimpered as 
she slammed her fist down, sobbing. Tuxedo Inferno walked up to her and 
placed his hands on her shoulders. "Bring my Mamoru-san back," Sailor 
Moon gasped.
	"He saved me from nearly dying by Titanius' hands, " said Tuxedo 
Inferno, giving her shoulders a gentle squeeze, "We'll bring him back. 
The Dark Kingdom will pay dearly."
	Sailor Moon got up and threw her arms around him, crying into his 
chest as all the other senshi walked up to them. They watched on as 
Sailor Moon weeped over her loss, knowing this wasn't the first time 
Mamoru had been taken by the Dark Kingdom.
	"I can't believe we lost him again," said Sailor Jupiter, "The Dark 
Kingdom will pay with blood."
	"How dare they split my brother's friendship with him," said Sailor 
Mars.
	"Titanius must be really getting to Kyodai, taking his best friend 
from him," said Sailor Mercury, "What a way to make someone suffer than 
to take their best friend from them."
	"At least there's some difference between now and then," said Sailor 
Venus, "This time, Usagi knows she has feelings for him. Titanius not 
only struck Kyodai, but Usagi as well."
	Sailor Mars walked up to her brother and looked up at him. Tuxedo 
Inferno looked down, only to get a nod from his sister before turning to 
Usagi. "Usagi," she said, getting her attention.
	"What?" Sailor Moon whimpered.
	Sailor Mars took her hand from around Tuxedo Inferno's waist, "Let's 
go home." Sailor Moon let go and walked with Sailor Mars. Sailor Mars 
then turned to her brother, "I'll meet you back home, alright Kyodai-chan?"
	"Yeah, home," said Tuxedo Inferno as he turned away and walked 
toward the mall exit.
	"Let's go to my place, you can spend the night with me," said Sailor 
Mars as they rejoined the other senshi, "I'll be here for you."

	Dark Kingdom Headquarters...

	Titanius watched on, still weakened from his last bout with Tuxedo 
Inferno, as Queen Beryl watched over the body of Prince Endymion, being 
fused with dark energy. "Soon, my dear prince, we'll be together," said 
Beryl, "We'll take the earth together, you and me, side-by-side. You will 
be mine, Prince Endymion, with all my love."
	She caressed his face, dreaming of the day that he becomes hers, 
after being infused with the energy of the Dark Kingdom. He won't break 
from this one as his friend the Mars Prince did. She then turned to 
Titanius, "You did well out there, Titanius. Bringing me Prince Endymion 
will sure do the Dark Kingdom proud, as well as do me proud. You defeated 
the Mars Prince and brought me Endymion, but you left the Mars Prince 
standing."
	"It was a great battle, but shouldn't I get some pay for bringing 
you Prince Endymion, someone I know you love so dearly?" said Titanius.
	"Well, seeing as I still need you to keep the Mars Prince off our 
backs, you won't get your pay now," Beryl replied, sending shock through 
Titanius' veins, "But since you brought me Prince Endymion, I'll add that 
to your pay after you thoroughly eliminate the Mars Prince."
	"You mean I did this all for kudos," Titanius exclaimed.
	"Don't act so surprised," said Beryl, "I still need you in my ranks. 
Paying you off now will only make you more lax in your job. Just 
exterminate the Mars Prince, and you'll get your pay, Capeesh?"
	Titanius gave a British salute in response, "Yes, Your Highness." He 
then turned and walked out of the chamber. "Damn that bitch," he said 
under his breath as he walked down the halls toward his chamber, "She 
must think I'm doing this for her. I'm doing this for me. Screw what she 
wants, I want that Mars Prince dead by my hands, and I want it done my 
way." Titanius made it to his chamber and walked inside, pondering his 
next mission against the Tuxedo Inferno.

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Interesting turn of events, eh? Here, we have a sort of different way 
Mamoru gets kidnapped the second time by the Dark Kingdom. Looks like the 
rivalry's heating up between the two valiant warriors. I'm not quite sure 
how I want to carry this one on, but I'll find a way to get this rivalry 
moving, so I'll definitely be back. Watch for my next fanfics involving 
Titanius, as well as my other villains. This is only the second of my new 
line of fanfics. I'm still working on the other projects, and will get 
them in as soon as possible. E-mail me with comments, a'ight?

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Have fun Sailor Moon fans,
Viper Inferno