Sailor Moon Episode 98

Episode title: People Who Need People

Original American Airdate: 07/03/2000

Original Canadian Airdate: 11/04/2000

Lita was running down a dirt path in a forest. She was dashing through the mountains as hard as she could. The misty mountains were the only things around her. Suddenly, she tripped on a tree root and fell to the ground hard. As she recovered, she remembered a time when she and the other Scouts were fighting against a Heart Snatcher. The other Scouts had been neutralized, and Jupiter stepped up. Jupiter was beaten, and then Sailor Moon killed the Heart Snatcher, leaving Jupiter feeling inadequate. Lita got up off the ground and continued her run.

Meanwhile, Dr. Tomo had recieved a call from Eudial. She had located a new target. She asked Dr. Tomo how they would know once they had the right Pure Heart Crystals.

"If they are Pure Heart Crystals, they will immediately change into priceless and coveted treasures, including a mirror, a saber and a crystal ball." Tomo replied. "Once these treasures are collected and set in one place, the Purity Chalice will appear."

With that, Tomo made a new Heart Snatcher with his oven device, and sent it to Eudial. Eudial went on her way, her car leaping out of a lake, and over two lovers.

Meanwhile, Serena recieved a letter from Lita, telling where she was. She looked at the back of the card and saw that the place where Lita was training was near a hotel where Darien worked.

"Now we can go visit both of them!" She said, getting a greedy face. "What a lucky coincidence."

"Oh boy." Luna sighed to herself.

Later that day, the girls were all on a train to visit Lita. The girls were all sitting in their seats with thier meals in front of them. Serena had already begun eating at an incredible pace.

"You better watch, or you'll get some in your mouth." Raye quipped. Luna and Artemis both popped out of Serena and Mina's backpacks, asking for food. Mina and Serena agreed to, and the cats opened their mouths wide. Serena and Mina dropped shrimps into their mouths, and they ate happily. Raye asked how Rini felt being left behind.

"Just fine!" Serena replied. "See, she knows I'm her future mother, so she treats me with respect and really listens to me!"

At home, Rini was pouting and whining about not being able to go. She threw her bag to the ground. At the same time, a duffel bag dropped on Serena's head. After the girls got off a bus, they had arrived at their destination.

"The guidebook says there's a majorly swank hotel somewhere around here with great perks for kings and queens." Serena said, smiling. She pointed up the road, and there the hotel stood. She suggested staying there.

"The reason we're here is to support Lita, so maybe we should find her first and then decide." Raye suggested.

"You're right, Raye." Serena replied. "But since she's in the neighborhood, it won't matter where we stay. The point is we should be available to help her at any time."

"I'm impressed you got the point, Serena." Raye quipped.

"I don't care where we stay, as long as I'm able to study." Amy said.

"All right then, it's settled!" Serena said. Before anyone could do anything, Luna spoke up.

"The jig is up, Serena!" She said. "Don't fall for her sneaky tricks, guys!"

"What tricks are you up to now, Serena?" Raye asked sternly.

"No, no tricks!" Serena said, meekly.

"You see, Darien has a part time job at that hotel." Luna said.

"You mean you've been saying you want to support Lita, but you really want to see Darien?" Raye shouted.

"Was your motivation entirely selfish?" Amy asked.

"Is that true?" Asked Mina.

"Well, not exactly." Serena said, trying to save herself. "You see, I really wanted to support Lita, but I also really wanted to see Darien, so I thought, well... well..."

The girls all walked towards the retreat. They walked up what seemed to be millions of stairs to the top. They dragged their feet to the top step, and there they saw Lita. She was training hard, practicing against a tree. They all shouted hi, and Lita walked over to them. She asked what they were doing there. Serena said it was to show their support.

"So why didn't you tell all your friends you were coming here?" Raye said. Before Lita could answer, a bald-headed man in a karate gi ran up the steps, and leapt high over the girls. He landed, and ran off again.

"He's like an eagle, isn't he?" Lita said. "He runs up those stairs and around the mountain at least twenty times a day!"

"Oh Lita, sounds like you're taken by this bald eagle, aren't ya?" Serena remarked with a sly look. Lita awkwardly denied the statement, and ran off to complete her training.

Later, she studied her master, who was meditating underneath a waterfall. The water washed all over his body, and he stood silently. She attempted the same thing, but the water was too frigid. She asked the man to teach her to be more focused. He didn't speak, but when she pleaded, he said that the water was freezing. He sneezed.

"I think I'm coming down with something." He said. Lita laughed. "You look better with that pretty smile." He said. Lita stopped and blushed. "'There's no better way than this one that makes the most of me, so I go this way'. That's my favorite motto." He said, passing by Lita.

"There's no better way than this one that makes the most of me, so I go this way." Lita repeated.

"I follow that motto." Her master said. "But when things go wrong, I too think 'What if I chose the right way or not?'. But I think that's life. Things go wrong, but they'll also go right."

"You second guess yourself?" Lita said in surprise. Her master said that he even third guesses himself. Meanwhile, niether noticed Eudial in her car on the ridge above them.

Early that evening, the girls were settling in to go to bed, but couldn't get to sleep.

"Lita?" Raye said. "Why did you get into this training stuff so suddenly?"

"I'm not really sure, exactly." Lita stammered.

"You should talk to us if something's worrying you, Lita." Raye said.

"Yeah, you shouldn't worry about things!" Serena said.

"Actually Serena, it wouldn't hurt you if you worried a little more." Raye quipped. Serena was angry, and threw her pillow at Raye. Raye threw her pillow, but hit Mina. Mina threw Raye's pillow, and hit Amy. A full-blown pillow fight ensued.

Later that night, all the girls slept spread out almost across the room. All that is, except Lita, who was outside, looking into the night, thinking about how lucky she was to have such great friends.

The next day, the girls watched Lita train for a bit, then sat down to breakfast. Serena was amazed at the tiny amounts of food they got.

"You know, eating too much just gives you a fat head and a dull brain, Serena." Amy said.

"So, you can work on sharpening your brain while you're here, Serena." Raye added. Serena looked down, ashamed.

"Besides," Mina said, "you can lose weight this way."

Just then, Luna and Artemis walked. They mentioned that Lita was training. Serena saw it as an opportunity to go to the hotel.

"Is that all you think about?!" Raye screamed. "Food and Darien!?"

"We did what we said we were gonna do, so why are you being so mean to me?" Serena replied.

"Okay okay, we'll go to the hotel." Raye sighed. Amy thought it would be rude to leave the food uneaten. Serena began to wolf hers down. In the meantime, Mina showed how prepared she was by taking out a bathing suit. Raye and Serena did too.

"I guess Amy is the only one who's here to support Lita." Luna said.

"I always new she was different from the others." Artemis said. Amy looked down and blushed in shame. She finally bit the bullet, and revealed her swimsuit.

After the girls had gotten dressed in their swimsuits, they went to the hotel and sat at one of the outside tables. The girls sat in embarrassment as Serena sucked down a huge string of noodles. Darien walked by just then, and Serena called out to him.

"Oh, hey Serena, girls. What are you doing here?" He asked.

"We're here visiting Lita!" Serena replied. "What a coincidence seeing you here too."

"Oh please! I can't believe this girl sometimes." Raye muttered. Serena asked Darien to go out to do something. Darien couldn't because it was too busy. Just then, he was called away. He said his goodbyes, and ran to help his fellow workers. Just then, the girls heard some voices, and there were three guys checking them out. Raye, Serena and Mina all posed for the guys to entice them. Just then, the buffet opened, and the guys were gone. Serena sank in her chair from despair.

"Is food all you ever think about?!" She shouted after the guys. She looked just next to the guys and saw Michele and Amara. The girls ran over to them.

"Hey, Moonface." Amara said. "We didn't know you guys were here."

"What are you all doing here?" Michele asked. Mina explained that they were visiting Lita. "She's training, and you came all the way up here just to see her?" Michele asked.

"Of course! That's the only reason!" Serena said sheepishly.

"Speaking of Lita, we should be getting back." Amy said. Serena wanted to stay, but Raye reminded her that Darien would be too busy to do anything with her. Serena dove at Raye trying to grab her, but missed. She splashed into the pool. A soft wind blew through the land, and Michele could suddenly sense that evil was on its way.

"I wish Lita's problem would go away so I could be with Darien instead of this." Serena said, trudging down the path that lead to Lita's training dojo. Just then, a car sped by her, and Serena ran after it.

Lita and her master were sitting on large boulders, meditating. Lita's meditation ended, and she came to. She looked at her master. Following his example, she went back into meditation. She looked back up at her master when she heard a noise. Her master was snoring. Before he could fall over, he woke up and stretched.

"Do you usually take a nap during training?" Lita asked.

"Only when I'm sleepy." Lita's master replied. "It's a good idea to relax both your mind and body sometimes." He laughed. "Poor excuse, isn't it?"

Lita laughed softly. They both looked over at a sound they heard, and there was Eudial in her car, pointing her large gun at them. Lita attempted to defend her master, but he pushed her out of the way, and Eudial pulled the trigger. His heart came out quickly. All the color left his body, as he fought conscious.

"One can't live alone!" He said. "People need people! Enjoy your life!"

With that, he fell to the ground, lifeless. As Eudial approached the Heart Crystal, Lita leapt into the bushes.

"JUPITER STAR POWER!"

"MOON COSMIC POWER!"

Before Eudial could get the Heart Crystal, Jupiter stepped in front of it.

"Oh no, not me." Eudial said. "Demondoruru will step up with you."

The back of her car opened, and out came the Heart Snatcher. Its overall theme was painting, holding a giant brush as a weapon. The Heart Snatcher spun its paint brush, and shot small pins at Jupiter. Jupiter jumped out of the way, and the Heart Snatcher shot a part of its abdomen at Jupiter, knocking her down.

"Stop right there!" The Heart Snatcher stopped. "Who do you think you are, you lousy circus act? I'll not allow you to destroy good people's lives! Say goodbye, and take your crummy freak show with you! I fight for love! And I fight for truth and justice too! I'm Sailor Moon! And in the name of the moon, I shall punish you!"

The other Sailor Scouts arrived.

"Just leave it to me this time." Jupiter said. The others looked at her, taken aback. "I'll terminate this toy now or never!" Jupiter said.

"SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!"

The Heart Snatcher spun its brush around blindingly fast, and deflected the power back at the Sailor Scouts. It hit the Sailor Scouts dead on, knocking them out, but the explosion only flung Sailor Jupiter to the side. Eudial picked up the crystal, but a swift form quickly relieved her of it. Uranus and Neptune were high up in a tree. They found nothing in the crystal and returned it to Lita's master. Eudial hopped in her car and sped off.

"I think she went home to change her pants." Uranus said. She asked Jupiter if their help was needed, and Jupiter said it was not. Uranus and Neptune left. The Heart Snatcher stood up.

Spinning its paint brush again, the Heart Snatcher extended long tendrils to encapture Sailor Jupiter. Suddenly, the other Sailor Scouts ran and formed a circle around Jupiter. They were all trapped in the tendrils. The Heart Snatcher changed its face, and started shooting the girls with bolts of energy.

"You can't beat us all with the same brush!" Sailor Moon shouted. "We're all different! That's why we're a great team!"

"One for all and all for one!" Sailor Mars shouted.

"We trust each other!" Sailor Mercury added.

"And, we fight together!" Sailor Venus shouted. Suddenly, Jupiter had an epiphany. She remembered what her master said before he passed out.

"We trust each other and we fight together." She said. The girls each began to concentrate hard, and their powers built up. Suddenly, a surge of power purged the Heart Snatcher's bolts, and broke the tendrils. Sailor Moon held up her wand to attack, but the Heart Snatcher knocked it to the ground. Jupiter jumped away from the energy bolt, and faced the Heart Snatcher. She caught a glance at her master, and suddenly gave up her defensive pose. She stood in deep concentration. The Heart Snatcher got nervous, and suddenly the sky was dark with lightning and thunder.

"SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!!!"

The power of Jupiter's soul poured into the attack and the Heart Snatcher blocked the disk with its brush. The block failed however, and the Heart Snatcher was killed, leaving only the object behind. The Daimon pod came out and broke, releasing its spirit.

I... I did it! Jupiter thought to herself proudly, tears welling in her eyes.

The next day, the girls were on the train home, and again, Serena was wolfing down her food. So was Lita.

"Looks like you've managed to work all your problems out, Lita." Raye said. Lita looked outside and saw her master waving goodbye. She waved goodbye as her train sped into a tunnel, taking her back to her home.

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