Lita jogged through the mountains, where she was training alone. As she ran, she remembered previous battles where she'd used her "Jupiter Thundercrash Zap" attack. Her attack was not effective and it was always Sailor Moon who defeated the demon. Lita said to herself, "I have to get more power."
Professor Chronos called Eudial. "I've already picked out the next target," she said. "It's somebody with a pure soul who has been training in the mountains for more than four years."
"If he does have the talisman, what shape will it take?" she asked.
Chronos replied, "If the pure soul is the talisman, it should turn into one of three holy items; a mirror, a sword, or a ball. When the three items are gathered together, the holy grail should appear."
Eudial created the demon and drove off in her car.
Serena received a postcard from Lita. It said that she was training near a temple. "That's close to a hotel where Darien is working. I think it's time I visit Darien- I mean, Lita."
The four girls rode a train to the mountains. Serena sat in her chair, pigging out on donuts. "Slow down, meatball head," Rei said, "You've got powdered sugar on your face."
Artemis and Luna stuck their heads out of Mina's and Serena's backpacks. "Hey, I'm hungry!" complained Artemis. Mina gave him the tail part of some shrimp, otherwise known as leftovers.
"So why isn't Reenie here?" asked Rei.
Serena spoke very authoritatively. "I used my authority as a future mother to convince her to stay at home." But in her head, Serena saw herself sneaking out the back door.
As they stepped off the bus, Serena put in her two cents. "There's a very nice hotel nearby. We could stay there."
"We've come to work out with Lita, not stay in nice beds!" Rei snapped.
"It doesn't really matter where we stay, as long as we help Lita, right?" Serena retorted.
"And as long as we can study," Ami added.
Luna shook her head. "She just wants to stay at the hotel where Darien is working."
"We're staying at the temple," said Rei. As the others were upset, they readily agreed.
Huffing and puffing, the girls reached the top of a set of very long stairs. "That's 52 times as long as the Hikawa Shrine," Ami said, looking back.
Lita was working out, inside the gates. An old bald guy ran around her.
As they approached, Lita explained to Serena and company, "He's Kakusui. He runs 50 laps around the mountain everyday."
"Did you fall in love with the guy?" Serena asked.
"No way!" Lita replied.
Later, Kakusui stood inside a waterfall. "Come on in," he said to Lita.
She felt the water. It chilled her to the her internal organs just putting one finger in. She jumped in anyway and stood next to Kakusui. "I-it's t-t-too c-c-c-ooo-ld-d-d," she shivered and jumped right back out. But Kakusui still stood inside the waterfall. "How can I become more like you?" Lita asked. "I'm in a slump and my techniques aren't very effective."
Kakusui emerged from the water. He stared silently at her.
"Aren't you go to say anything?" Lita snapped impatiently.
"The water was so cold it froze my mouth shut," he said. Lita laughed. "The smile suits you very well."
"There is no road that leads one better than this road. I will walk this road," Kakusui said philosophically. "When something goes wrong and I am unsure of this decision, I am whether this is the right road."
That night, everyone stretched out on their futons. Rei asked Lita, "Why did you want to train?"
"Yeah, you shouldn't hold your worries inside," Serena urged Lita to tell.
"You never hold your worries inside," Rei said derisively.
"Hey!" Serena said and chucked her pillow at Rei. Rei threw it back and her own. One of the pillows hit Mina. Mina threw the pillow back at Rei, but missed and hit Ami. A huge pillow fight began.
The next morning, while everyone else was asleep, Lita stood outside. "Thank you for coming, but I want to solve this myself."
Lita started her training and the noise woke up the other girls. Rei saw Lita working very hard and said, "Maybe there isn't anything we can do to help her."
At breakfast, the girls were served rice with pickled vegetables. Serena was shocked. "I won't get any energy from this!"
Ami said, "It should make one's brain work better."
"And maybe I can lose weight," Rei added.
"If I'm on a trip, I want to eat good food," Serena whined. "Let's eat breakfast at the hotel."
"You're always thinking about food!" Rei snapped. But with another glance at her food, she added, "Maybe we should eat at the hotel."
While Serena was stuffing her face at the hotel, Mina took out her swimsuit. Rei also took hers out and Serena followed.
"I don't believe you three," scolded Luna. "Ami is the only one thinking about Lita!"
Ami sheepishly brought out her bathing suit.
The girls went out and ate by the pool. While eating, Serena spotted Darien who was working by the pool. "Darien, let's go somewhere," she begged him.
"I'm kind of busy, Serena," he replied. Serena looked heartbroken as Darien left.
"That girl is cute. All four are good...." said young man to another.
"I like that one, she has pretty eyes," said the other.
The girls, overhearing this conversation smiled brilliantly. But their smiles faded as the other one said, "But the view's even better over there."
Serena, Rei, and Mina fumed as they turned to look at their opponent. It was Erica and Michelle sitting in deck chairs. The girls went to them.
"Wow, you're bathing suit is beautiful," Mina said in awe.
"Thank you," replied Michelle. "Yours are nice too."
"We better get back to the temple," Ami advised.
Serena looked around for Darien. "I want to go quite yet."
Rei sighed. "No matter what you do, you can't spend time with Darien."
"Don't tease me, Rei," Serena shouted. Serena chased her around the pool. She lunged tat Rei, but Rei dodged and Serena fell in the pool.
Lita and Kakusui were training in the mountains. She heard Kakusui snoring. Quite shocked, Lita nudged Kakusui awake. "It's important to relax sometimes," Kakusui said as he blinked awake.
Eudial's car skidded to a halt in front of them. She aimed her gun at Kakusui. Lita stood in front of him, but Kakusui pushed her out of the way. Eudial fired at Kakusui.
He hit the ground. Just before passing out, he said, "A person cannot live alone. Don't overexert yourself."
Lita dove into the bushes. "Jupiter Star Power!"
Serena, also nearby, dove into the bushes. "Moon Cosmic Power!"
"They who lay hands on Kakusui, I will not forgive you!" Jupiter appeared on the scene.
"Fight her!" Eudial called out to her demon.
"Jupiter Thundercrash Zap!" But the attack was ineffective. Quickly it became apparent that Jupiter was losing the fight.
"Stop! No matter what evil thing you do, even if the ones for justice fall seven times, they will get up eight times. For love and justice, I'm the pretty soldier Sailor Moon! In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"
The other Senshi appeared as well. "Leave this to me!" Jupiter said. "This time, I'll defeat it myself. Jupiter Thundercrash Zap!" The demon reflected the attack back into the Senshi.
Sailor Neptune and Uranus now arrived. Neptune checked out Kakusui's soul crystal. "This isn't the talisman," she said. Eudial, upon hearing this, drove off.
"Do you want help?" Uranus asked.
"I'll do it myself," Jupiter snapped.
"Don't overexert yourself," Neptune added.
Jupiter dove at the demon. Once again, the attack failed.
Sailor Moon said, "Don't try so hard, Jupiter. Let us help."
Mars nodded. "Together we are one."
Mercury smiled. "Believe in everyone."
Venus added, "Let's fight together."
Jupiter recalled the words of Kakusui, "A person can't live alone."
The demon blasted everyone. Jupiter remembered more of Kakusui's wisdom, "It's important to relax sometimes."
Jupiter eased up her attack. The demon relaxed. "Jupiter Thundercrash Zap!" This time, with the demon unprepared and Jupiter more rested, the attack was powerful enough to destroy the demon.
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