Kunzite appears in a storm of black rose petals.

"Mercury Aqua Mist!"

Kunzite breaks the attack with his sword sheath. "Sailor Mercury, you are mine as of now." He unsheathes his sword and blasts a purple gas around Mercury.

She gasps as dark energy is  absorbed into her body and in seconds she is under his power.

[Flashback] Ami is knitting, she pauses and smiles, and then continues. She disappears and four pairs of mittens appear on the secret karaoke table. "Recently, everyone has separated, but I believe everyone will gather hear once again."]

Usagi slowly lowers her head from looking up.

Rei looks up in to the sky.

Makoto gets up and looks onward.

The four of them and Luna being held by Usagi walk along a path happily in slow motion.

Luna's eyes open and she has a stripped colored muffler on. She turns around but Ami is gone, "Ami-chan?"

Black rose petals float around where Mercury and Kunzite were sparing.

Makoto walks in deep thought on her way to school. "Hmm.." she remembers Daichi blurting out that Hina is Mamoru's fiancée. Usagi was heartbroken. Makoto leans her cheek against her hand as she continues to ponder the disaster that had unfolded the day before, "Hmmm…" She remembers Usagi backing away heartbroken. She puts her hands behind her head and sighs, thinking, "How do I say it to Usagi?"

Shingo walks into Usagi's room to see if she is up and getting ready for school. "Usagi! Skipping school, are we? … Hey!"

Usagi buried under her covers doesn't respond and Shingo leaves like any brother would to probably go inform their mother. Usagi moves around under her sheets.

Makoto rings the doorbell of the Tsukino's  house.

Ikuko answers, "Hi! Who's there- AH! MAKO-CHAN! You're Mako-chan, aren't you?"

"Yes."

"I know you! You're Mako-chan, hello!"

"Hello!"

"Did you come to pick up Usagi?"

"Yes, I wanted to walk to school with Usagi."

"But it seems that Usagi is sick!"

"Really?"

"But it's not too bad. If she is absent from school, she'll be fine!"

"Yeah…"

"I'm sorry you came all this way for nothing!"

"It's okay…"

"Ah, Mako-chan, have you eaten already?"

"Yes."

"I made a new flavor of omelet!" Ikuko then talks to the air behind Makoto, "The new flavor is shiokara!" She goes back to talk to Makoto, "I've never made it before! I trust that it is a good taste!" she pulls Makoto into her house so that she is sure that Mako eats a good breakfast, "Come on in, eat, eat!"

"No thanks! That's okay!"

"COME ON! PLEASE!"

"That's okay!" [Run Mako get away while you can!!!!]

Makoto is later walking across a pedestrian bridge that Usagi, Ami, and Naru use to get to school. "Of course she'll be sad," Makoto thinks. "Anyway, that Mamoru Chiba…"

[flashback] "You are Mamoru Chiba, aren't you?" Makoto says to Tuxedo Mask. "You know who we are and you've been around her."

"Yeah."

"Why?"

"I want to know about the Princess and the Phantom Silver Crystal."

"Who are you?"

His eyes peer downward, "I… keep around her to find out about myself." He looks up and walks past Makoto.

"Wait!"

He stops. "

Have you been using Usagi for that?"

Tux turns around. "So?"

Makoto punches him right across his jaw and he falls to the ground. [YOU GO GIRL!!!!] "You're horrible! I won't tell Usagi, I'll keep it a secret from her, but don't come near Usagi any more!" 

Tuxedo an intelligent man at least at the moment stays where he fell. [end flashback]

Makoto punches her palm. "I should punch him again," she thinks. "I have to tell Ami-chan and we have to think of how to cheer her up." Makoto continues walking.