Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Kamen sit facing each other in the lobby of the science museum. Why… thinks Moon, did I never notice it before? She reaches up to lift his mask and finds herself face to face with Chiba Mamoru. He takes the mask from her hand and stares at it. "I..." she says. Her mind flashes back to just minutes ago, when she inadvertently revealed to "Tuxedo Kamen" that she was in love with "Chiba Mamoru. "His name is Chiba Mamoru..." says Moon. She struggles to her feet. " I told you before that there's someone that I wanted to give the muffler I made. That's him."

She gasps, mortified. "I—! " Bolting up, she runs for the door.

"Usagi! " Mamoru calls out. He stops her by grabbing her wrist.

"You knew…!" she breathes. He says nothing. Lowering her head, she starts babbling and trying to pull her arm away. "I'm sorry! This was all a mistake! I...totally..."

"I also…!" he begins.

She looks up at him. "What? "

"I also…" His voice trails off, his eyes pained. He slowly lets go of her wrist.

As Usagi watches him, confusion and hope written all over her face, he puts his mask back on, his expression losing all of the emotion that had been there seconds before. For a moment, he stands there. Then, with a flourish of his cape, he walks off, frustrated. Moon watches Tuxedo Kamen's retreating back. "'I…also…'?" she repeats to herself. A small smile spreads across her lips. That means…she thinks, Maybe… !

In the Dark Kingdom, Kunzite slams Zoisite’s head against the piano. "Why do you care about the Master now?" he demands. "He's a man who deserves to be taken out." He pauses. "Don't do something like this again," he warns. "Got it? " Kunzite starts to leave the room.

"That's an impossible demand," says Zoisite, picking himself up. Kunzite stops in his tracks. "Especially," Zoisite continues, "if you’re planning for destruction."

Kunzite turns around and gives him a stony look. "The one who lead this planet to destruction in the past was the Master— !"

"You’re wrong!" Zoisite snaps. He takes a step forward. "It was the princess…If it hadn’t been for her… "

"I'm going to finish off the princess too," Kunzite announces. "Don't do anything else. If you refuse to listen to me…" In one quick movement, he positions his sword against Zoisite’s neck. "Well,  you can see that I'm serious."

Zoisite looks at Kunzite almost sympathetically. "Kunzite," he says, shaking his head. "You've changed. " With one last threatening glare, Kunzite withdraws his sword and leaves the room.

~~~~

Jadeite kneels before Queen Beryl. "Beryl-sama, I’ve learned a little about Kunzite," he reports.

"Oh? " she says. "He won't reveal his true intentions but he seems to be targeting the real princess. "

"The real one?" Beryl repeats. "So you're saying that other princess is fake? "

"Kunzite has his doubts [about her]," Jadeite replies. "He thinks she’s a decoy. "

Beryl ponders the new information. "Is that how it is…?" she murmurs. "Then where's the real one? "

Minako and Artemis sit in front of a mirror in what appears to be a dressing room. "Sailor Moon and the others are awakening little by little," she says to his reflection through the mirror. A small smile plays on her lips.

"Yes," he agrees, nodding his head. "Fighting as senshi is bringing out their powers. "

Minako turns in her chair to face the real Artemis. "I feel that the time is near," she says. "Definitely. "

"Yes! " he chirps.

Someone knocks on the door. "Yes? " calls Minako, standing up.

Artemis gasps and goes into plushie mode. A man walks into the room. "Minako-chan!" he says. "We’re ready for you."

"All right," she replies with a smile. She starts to follow him out of the room.

"Hey…" the man says. "I thought I heard voices in here. So I guess it wasn’t the manager. "

"Really?" asks Minako, all innocence. "I’ve been alone this entire time. “

The door closes behind the two.

Artemis goes back to Guardian Cat mode and sighs in relief.