Sailor Moon Episode 113

Episode title: Next in Line

Original American Airdate: 07/21/2000

"You don't understand the extreme terror of the deadly Silence!" Uranus yelled at Rini in her memory as she ran as fast as she could in the rain.

"Sailor Saturn will soon awaken unless we can get to her first!" Sailor Neptune added. Rini was approaching Hotaru's house.

"Once she's allowed to awaken, that'll be the end of the Earth as we know it!" Sailor Pluto said. Rini burst into Hotaru's house, and looked into a room. There was nothing in it, except a curtain in the wind and an old fireplace. She ran to the next door and flung it open. Inside was Hotaru, smiling and happy, and her room was warm and bright.

"Hi there, Rini." Hotaru said with a smile. Rini looked a bit startled, for in the next moment, Hotaru and her room were gone, leaving an empty space. Rini started to cry, but stopped when a hand touched her shoulder. It was Trista.

"I'm sorry, Rini." Trista said with a grim look on her face.

"Pluto?" Rini said. Then, she yelled. "Tell me where Hotaru is! Where did you take her?"

Trista shook her head. "I didn't take her anywhere. She was gone when I got here too."

"I don't believe it!" Rini shouted. "Hotaru is my friend! She would've never left like that without telling me! It's all your fault! She's gone because you and Amara and Michele must've done something cruel to her!" She began to sob. "Hotaru is... Hotaru is my very best friend in the world!"

Trista knelt down in front of Rini. "I'm so sorry, Rini."

"No you're not!" Rini frowned with contempt. "Go away! Your fault!"

Instead of leaving, Trista hugged Rini tightly. At Serena's house, the girls, Darien and the cats were talking about their enemy. They hadn't been able to find Dr. Tomo or Kaorinite. Darien was on the internet, trying to find something on Dr. Tomo. He found a record on the Doctor.

"Dr. Soichi Tomo is a leader in the field of genetic engineering. He's a professor at the Mugen School?" Darien said.

Luna recalled that Amara, Michele, Trista and Hotaru were attending Mugen School. Darien found out that Dr. Tomo owned the school, and the girls decided that they should check it out. Just then, Trista came in with Rini at her side. Serena scolded Rini for not bringing her umbrella, and was going to dry her off when Darien stopped her. Trista was about to leave, when Darien asked her to stay a moment. He needed to know more about Mugen School.

"Mugen School was founded by Dr. Soichi Tomo about three years ago." Trista said. "And ever since it opened, there have been many suspicious incidents. Because of the strange occurances, Uranus and Neptune enrolled at the school as students, and made inquiries."

"Undercover?" Luna said.

Artemis looked up at Trista. "Then Dr. Tomo is..."

Trista nodded. "We think he may be associated with the Heart Snatchers somehow."

"And that means Hotaru may also be." Mina said.

"A member of the evil Heart Snatchers?" Lita asked.

"We don't know." Trista said. "What we do know however, is that she was born with the spirit of Sailor Saturn within her."

"There's no way!" Rini said as tears welled up in her eyes. "Hotaru's not evil like those Heart Snatchers!" Trista tried to plead with her, but Rini didn't stop. "Hotaru is a decent, warm-hearted person! She's kind! Please! Don't ever harm her! Promise me you won't, Trista! I know she's a good person!"

"Trista." Serena said. Trista looked over to her. "So what if Sailor Saturn is the Sailor Scout of Destruction? She's still a Sailor Scout, isn't she?"

"There's no time for alternatives!" Trista said. "Even if there were any, that's why we want to keep you out of this mess."

Dr. Tomo recieved a call. It was Mimet, who had pinpointed her next target. It was Sergei Agimov, a foremost authority in physics. He was going to give a lecture at the Mugen School. He thought Sergei's theories interesting, but told Mimet not to go out on her mission. Mimet said she was going to wait for a call, and hung up. She immediately turned on what looked like a stereo device. She turned the volume up and put her headphones on. The device was recieving a transmission from a bug in Tomo's lab.

"I guess you're up, Telulu." Dr. Tomo said to a woman in his lab. "I know Mimet's tried hard to succeed. But she's got diddly to show for it." Mimet frowned from her chair. "So, I think it's time to hand over the reigns to you." Tomo said. "If you perform well, I'll make sure you become an executive in this company."

"I'll do my best, Doctor, thank you." Telulu said, mostly shadowed. When Telulu had left, she recieved a call. It was Mimet in disguise as Tomo, telling her that his project was off, and that she didn't need to go out on her mission. Tomo hung up after saying goodbye. "Did he just say 'ta-ta'?" Telulu said to herself.

Mimet laughed at her latest ploy, and looked at Eudial's picture, made to look like a snail. She was determined to get the key to the executive office.

Meanwhile, the girls arrived at the Mugen School. Raye felt an evil presence within the school. Amy saw an opportunity to get in, since the building was opened to the public for the lecture given by Sergei Agimov.

Darien was at home, reading up on Dr. Tomo. He learned that there was a giant explosion in a genetics lab, and only Tomo and his daughter survived.

Back at the Mugen School, the girls were travelling through the halls of the mammoth building. The girls peaked around a corner and saw nothing. Amy thought that they should find a computer room and root through the files. Just then, somebody poked Mina in the butt. Mina thought it was Lita, but it wasn't. It was a security guard. The girls all leapt to the other side of the hallway. He asked them why they were where they were, and Lita said that they were looking for the lecture, but got lost. He directed the girls to their destination. The girls skulked down the hallway, and nearly jumped out of their skin when the guard told them to stop. He pointed them to something they were leaving behind; Serena.

As the girls went down the hallway to the lecture, a disguised Mimet was going the other way, carrying a briefcase and a large sack. The guard told Mimet to stop, and tried to take Mimet's case. In the struggle, Mimet took out an electric prod, and stunned the guard. Telulu watched from the shadows.

As Sergei Agimov's lecture went on, it was televised throughout the Mugen School. Amy, Lita, Mina, Raye and Serena were investigating different parts of the school, trying to find something of help to them. In the security room, Amara and Michele were trying to find something on Dr. Tomo, or the Heart Snatcher's base. They were startled when the door opened, but relieved when Trista came in.

"The other Sailor Scouts are here investigating the school as well." Trista said.

At Tomo's lab, he was watching the lecture as well, and was anxious for the time that space would be swallowed up. In the meantime, Hotaru, who was sleeping on the Sovereign of Silence's chair, was sleeping, and dreaming something that was causing her to stir. In her dream, she was a young little girl, watching an experiment run by her father and some other scientists. The experiment was supposed to involve genetics. When the experiment started, a small void of space started to open. An energy burst from within the small aperture, and blew away the entire facility. Dr. Soichi Tomo was the only one left alive, as he cradled his dead Hotaru in his arms.

"Do you want to save her life?" An entity said. It was a small ball of black light. Tomo looked up at the entity, confused. "I'll make sure you both survive." The ball said. "But only if you accept my demand."

"Anything!" Tomo said. "I don't care what happens to me, just save Hotaru's life, please!"

"Alright." The entity replied. "Then I shall take control, and your body shall belong to me."

With that, Soichi was possessed by the entity. In reality, Tomo cackled evilly as the time to strike neared, and Hotaru slept in suffering of her nightmare.

At the Mugen School, Agimov was about to support his theories, but the lights went out suddenly. A spotlight shone in front of the stage, and Mimet appeared, announcing a change of plans. She held up her staff.

"Stage Fright!" She shouted. Energy started blasting the crowd, keeping them at bay. Agimov was decidedly frightened, and began to scramble out of the room. Mimet grinned at the physicist, and sent her self-made Heart Snatcher after him. It was obviously made from her computer. The Heart Snatcher loomed over Agimov. Mimet ordered it to do its job. It picked up Agimov and tried to kiss him. As it did, Agimov's cries for help alerted Serena, Amy, Raye, Lita and Mina. The Heart Snatcher continued its quest.

"Yo, Mimet!" A voice shouted. It was Sailor Moon, accompanied by the other Sailor Scouts. "Dr. Sergei Agimov is a very treasured scientist in the world today!"

"His work is important to our future!" Sailor Mercury shouted.

"Your actions are disgusting!" Jupiter said.

"We stand for love, truth and justice!" Shouted Sailor Venus.

"And in the name of the Moon, we'll punish you!" Said Mars.

"Now what do I say?" Sailor Moon asked herself.

Mimet, undaunted almost, ordered the Heart Snatcher to attack. From the computer screen that made its torso, the Heart Snatcher took out a lot of computer mice. It locked the Sailor Scouts on target, and threw the mice as a weapon. As they sped through the air, they changed into real mice.

"MARS FIREBALL FLASH!"

Mars' fire attack killed the mice. Jupiter managed to get some leverage from a chair, and leapt at Mimet and the Heart Snatcher.

"SPARKLING WIDE..."

Sailor Jupiter smashed her hand into the Heart Snatcher's body, inside its computer screen.

"...PRESSURE!"

The power of Jupiter's attack sent waves of electricity throughout its body. Meanwhile, Sailor Mercury was looking for more of the mice using her visor. Suddenly and quickly, a swarm of them leapt out at her.

"VENUS LOVE CHAIN ENCIRCLE!"

Venus' chain was able to repel the mice from Sailor Mercury in time. Mimet grinned. Mars and Jupiter attacked, but had to dodge as well, as razor sharp floppy disks sped at them.

"Stage Fright!"

Sailor Venus pushed Sailor Moon out of the way, and she and Mercury were hit by Mimet's power. They were knocked to the floor, unconscious. On the main stage, Mars and Jupiter were subdued as well, hit by the diskettes. Mimet put a large machine onto the floor, and turned it on. She congratulated her Heart Snatcher, and ordered it to take all their pure hearts. Before anything could happen, someone came in.

"PINK SUGAR HEART ATTACK!"

Tuxedo Mask swung in like Tarzan, holding Rini. Mimet ducked the attack, but the Heart Snatcher was pelted with it. While it was dazed, Sailor Moon stepped up.

"MOON CRISIS POWER!"

"RAINBOW MOON HEART ACHE!"

The Heart Snatcher was destroyed, and Mimet's computer was returned to normal. Mimet still had one more weapon. It was the machine she placed on the stage earlier. The Sailor Scouts all challenged her, and Mimet was ready to go. The maching had a keyboard with a small satellite dish attached to it. She turned it on, and in a small burst of light, disappeared. The Sailor Scouts looked for where Mimet might be. Suddenly, an array of televisions used to show an enlarged picture of public speakers onstage turned on, and there was an image of Mimet.

"Surprised?" Mimet asked. "I'm not. I've always wanted to perform on the big screen! Not only has my body grown, but my powers are now ten times stronger as well! I feel fabulous! So glad you could catch my big number, and you won't be disappointed! Enjoy the show!"

"Lovely, Mimet." A voice said. "I can see every line and wrinkle." Mimet looked around for the voice. In the shadows of the stage stood a woman in a white lab coat. It was Telulu. "You know, you were supposed to be a Heart Snatcher, not a jaw snatcher, Mimet." Telulu said.

"Ha, ha. You're one to talk." Mimet replied.

"I have a question. Do you know why Eudial never used that enlarging machine, Mimet?" Telulu asked, holding up an electrical cable.

"No, I don't." Mimet replied.

"Well," Telulu began, "if someone is inside the display unit when the power to the machine is shut off, they will be automatically sealed inside forever!"

Mimet suddenly realized her situation, and pleaded desperately with Telulu not to pull the cable out of the wall.

"Ta ta, Mimet." Telulu said. The plug flew out of the wall, and suddenly, Mimet ceased to exist. Telulu left, and the Sailor Scouts were in shock. Sailor Moon fell to her knees.

"Super Sailor Moon!" The girls said. She was just exhausted. The Outer Scouts watched silently, wondering too what had gone on.

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