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Sailor Moon Episode 11

Sailor Moon episode 11

Episode title: Match Point for Sailor Moon

Canadian Air date: 9/13/95

American Air date: 9/25/95


The new man stood before his queen. Now that the failure known as Jedite was gone, he was the commander of the great mission to free the Negaforce on the weak humans. His name was Nephlite, and he was much more powerful than Jedite could ever be. He had shoulder length brown hair, and blue eyes. He wore a gray uniform, like Jedite, and was much taller. He said to his queen, Beryl, that he could get more energy from one person than Jedite could from a hundred. He explained that all people's lives are ruled by the stars, and that each person has a time in their lives when their energy potential reaches its peak. A woman's laugh was heard, and a woman appeared.

"You're sure of yourself, aren't you?"

Nephlite countered.

"Buzz off, Zoicite!"

Nephlite said that he would find the people, and get their energy. The woman, Zoicite, said that he sounded like Jedite.

On the outskirts of Tokyo, what was once a bright sky, became darkness, as a house mysteriously appeared. No one seemed to notice. The house was surrounded by trees, and all the house was, was a large empty room. In it, though, was Nephlite, and a chair that he was sitting on. Nephlite needed to go on with his mission. He said to himself,

"Everything is ruled by the stars."

A map of the solar system appeared. Planets flew true to their axes around the sun. The sun in the middle though, was a large glowing orb, and Nephlite called upon Sagittarius, the archer of the Zodiac, to help him find his victim. Sagittarius shot his arrow accurately, and found Katie Sandler.

Young Katie Sandler was on the court, as usual, and was facing off against an opponent. From outside the cage, which provided boundaries for the players, Molly and Serena watched, as Katie was winning. Molly cheered.

"My sister's winning! Go Katie!"

Serena said that she didn't know she had a sister. Molly said that Katie wasn't really her sister, but it seemed that way, because they were always so close.

A red streak, that had started from the new and mysterious house, continued to speed down the road. It was a Ferrari, and one Nephlite was driving. He stopped when he reached a tennis court. Meanwhile, Serena and Molly were watching, and heard people talking about a man that had just arrived. He was president of his own company. His name was Maxfield Stanton. He ignored the swooning girls, and jumped high into the air, and landed on the court. Katie's opponent said that he couldn't be there if he wasn't a member, and all he said to Katie was,

"I want you to put your weight into the ball."

He walked over to Katie's opponent, and asked for her racquet. She gave it to him, blushing, and Maxfield asked Katie to give him her best serve, and she did. It sped toward him with blinding force, and all Maxfield did was hit it back. Using his powers as Nephlite, he sped up the ball, and knocked the racquet out of Katie's hand. Katie asked who he was.

"I'm Maxfield Stanton, a tennis coach."

He picked up Katie's racquet, and used the opportunity to infuse it with energy. A small symbol appeared on it, and he gave the racquet to Katie. Maxfield asked someone to receive Katie's serve, and she threw the ball in the air. Her opponent was ready, but not for the burst of power that followed her serve. It knocked the player to the ground, and the ball was partly buried. Katie wondered how she did it, and looked around for Maxfield, but he was gone.

High on a building, Nephlite watched, still dressed as Maxfield Stanton. He thought,

The more you play with that racquet, the more your energy will increase!!

Meanwhile, on the court, Katie was pummeling opponent after opponent. They were all lined up against a fence, frightened, and Katie just smiled. Serena thought it was great, and Molly thought that Katie was acting strange.

That night, the doors to the arcade opened, and a black figure went in. It went up to the Sailor V game. The screen lit up, and asked for a password. The figure was Luna, and she was about to check in with Central Control. Her password was "Kitty Stalks in Moonlight". Central Control said that they had new information on the enemy. They were from a place called the Negaverse, and were collecting human energy.

The next day, at Raye's, Luna told the girls what she learned. Amy said that they had to prepare carefully, and Raye said that she was already prepared. Luna agreed with Amy, and they asked Serena's opinion. Serena said that a good way to get information was to take tennis lessons from the cute new coach, Maxfield Stanton. Raye said that Serena had abandoned Tuxedo Mask, and Serena admitted it. Luna said that it was good that Amy and Raye were on their side, or else the Negaverse would've already won. Amy said not to forget that Serena was the leader, and Serena said that Amy was her only friend. Serena suggested the lessons again, and Amy said that she had to make plans to fight the Negaverse.

Meanwhile, at the court, Katie was still playing, and kept defeating players. She defeated a girl, and stepped on her racquet. She told the girl to play, or leave. Molly was getting scared.

Serena came over to help out her friend, and Molly told her about her problem. Katie had been mean to her that day. Serena thought that Katie was nervous because of the tournament, and Molly said that she used to believe that. Molly began to cry, and said that Katie wasn't the same. Serena said that they would find out what's wrong.

At the court, Katie continued to play. She was now defeating entire teams, and she defeated two men. Serena and Molly had just arrived, and just as Katie was about to finish the guys off, Molly and Serena got in the way. Katie told them to get out three times, and each time, they refused. Katie, using her racquet, fired a beam of intense energy that sent the two girls flying backwards. Molly was unconscious, but Serena had been somewhat toughened up by battle.

Meanwhile, Nephlite had been keeping a telepathic eye on Katie. He sensed a massive energy build-up in her, and released his monster, Tanzi.

At the court, Katie's racquet projected a monster, and Katie fell to the ground. Before Katie, stood Tanzi, a very large monster. Serena hid, and went to get help.

"MOON PRISM POWER!!!!"

Help arrived. Sailor Moon came for Serena, and stepped into the court. Tanzi attacked with fireballs, and finally hit Sailor Moon with a white orb, trapping her in a tennis ball. Tanzi bounced Sailor Moon all around the court, and it finally stopped when Sailor Moon landed on her face. Tanzi laughed, then, in a red flash, Tuxedo Mask appeared. Sailor Moon asked for help, and Tanzi said that if he did, he would be trapped too. Tuxedo Mask said that it looked fun, and Tanzi tried to trap him. All of a sudden, Tuxedo Mask was in the air, and got out a small cane that he was carrying. It extended, and hit Tanzi. The ball that trapped Sailor Moon disappeared. Tuxedo Mask descended beside Sailor Moon, and they got ready to fight. Sailor Moon thought to herself that she was lucky to work with Tuxedo Mask. Tanzi attacked with fire, and missed. Tuxedo Mask leapt out of the way, and Tanzi showered Sailor Moon with fireballs. Sailor Moon tripped, and as a fireball was about to hit her, Tuxedo Mask came, picked her up, and leapt to safety. Tanzi attacked, and missed, then Tuxedo Mask threw a rose, and hit Tanzi in the face. All of a sudden, Tuxedo Mask became weakened. Sailor Moon was about to go to him, but he told her to get the monster. She did.

"MOON TIARA MAGIC!!!!"

Tanzi was killed. Just as she crumbled to dust, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, and Luna came. They saw that Sailor Moon had done it herself, and were surprised. Sailor Moon looked for Tuxedo Mask, but he was gone.

At a tennis court, Molly and Serena were watching Katie play. Katie didn't remember anything of what happened, and Katie asked Molly to play. They went to play, and Serena was thinking to herself if Tuxedo Mask liked tennis. She fell to the ground unconscious, after a tennis ball planted itself in her face.


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