It was a bright and sunny day. An electric rail car ran along through the forest with beautiful mountains. It soon came to a stop at a station. The doors opened, and out stepped Usagi, Rei, Ami, and Harusuke stepped out of the car with Luna in a basket Ami was carrying. The rail car soon came to a stop, and as it left, the teens saw the beautiful ocean. It was big, a bright shade of blue, and sparkled in the sunlight. The girls gasped with wonder and amazement.
"We made it! We're finally here!" cheered Usagi. "It's the beach!"
"The sea breeze and smell are so refreshing," commented Ami.
"I'll say," said Rei. "This is a pretty nice place."
"It's too bad we couldn't bring Naru here with us," said Usagi. "She would have loved to see this too.
"We're not here to have fun, Usagi!" chided Luna as she popped her head out of the basket. "Remember, we all came all this way for a Guardian summer training camp!"
Usagi then slammed the lid on Luna, shutting her up. "Way to ruin the moment, Luna! I know that already!" she growled.
Then the teens left the station and started walking along the trail. Usagi skipped along happily while Rei looked at the flyer with Ami alongside and Harusuke walked behind them.
"So, how far is the pension house we're staying at Rei?" asked Ami. "Is it nearby?"
"Yeah, it should be," said Rei. "It's supposed to be beyond this promontory."
"Hey Rei, this pension house better be like a swanky resort," said Usagi.
"Don't worry. I'm pretty sure it is," said Rei. "After all this flyer says, 'Blue seas surround you as yachts go gliding by you! From our luxurious pension house, you can view a beautiful sunset over our gleaming private beach!' "
"Really?!" exclaimed Usagi excitedly. "Our private beach?!"
She then began to imagine herself lying on the chair at the private beach surrounded by handsome men. She saw Motoki in his swimming trunks handing her a drink, and she could see Tuxedo Mask windsurfing on the waves. The thought alone made her heart aflutter, and her eyes became heart-shaped.
"I can't wait!" she gushed as she continued to be in her little world. "This is it; this is what it's all about! Being young, at the beach during summer break!"
Then she heard Harusuke snapping her out of her fantasy.
"Come on, Usagi! Stop daydreaming and hurry up!" he called. "Otherwise, we're gonna leave you behind!"
Then she realized that the others had walked ahead of her leaving her behind.
"Gah! Hey! Wait for me!" she cried as she raced, trying to catch up to them.
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Soon it was evening, and the gang had been walking through the forest for quite some time and were now completely lost. Everyone was feeling a bit tired and exhausted.
"Are we there yet?" whined Usagi. "We're lost, aren't we?"
"That's because you said it was "definitely this way!" snapped Rei.
"No! That's because you didn't see where it was, stupid!" Usagi snapped back. "Talk about not planning!"
"What did you call me?!" growled Rei.
"Now, now, take it easy, you two," soothed Ami trying to defuse the situation.
Then the sky suddenly grew dark, and a deep rumbling sound came from above. When they heard the sound, everyone looked up in the sky to see that dark clouds had now covered the once orange-colored sky.
"Oh man, thunder," said Rei. "It looks like it's gonna pour on us."
"We better get going!" said Ami. "Or we'll get caught in the downpour!"
"Let's go!" said Harusuke.
Then as they took off running, there was a loud boom of thunder and a flash of lightning. With a frightened scream, Usagi took off, running as fast as her legs could carry her. She was so scared that she ran right past the others. Rei, Ami, and Luna were surprised, and Harusuke was worried.
"Usagi! Wait! Come back!" he yelled.
"I can't!" cried Usagi. "I'm scared of thunder!"
As another flash of lightning lit the area, and another boom of thunder roared, Usagi happened to see something by a tree. It appeared to be a strange being in a dark hood like a ghost or a phantom. Usagi was so startled that she jumped practically two feet in the air, screaming, and fell flat on her butt. The others quickly rushed in to see if she was alright. Then they saw the being in the dark cloak.
"Who's there?" demanded Rei.
Upon further inspection, the being in the dark hood revealed its face. It was a girl who looked younger than Shingo, had brown hair that was short just like Ami's, and had violet-colored eyes. She also was holding freshly picked flowers that matched her eye color.
"Oh! Sorry I scared you," said the girl timidly. "I didn't mean to."
Everyone stared at the little girl in surprise. Then it began to rain. Having no way of keeping herself dry, Usagi used her basket as a makeshift umbrella.
"Oh great! Now it's raining!" she complained.
Then the girl pointed in a direction to her left. "Uh, please follow me this way," she said. "I know somewhere you can stay to keep dry."
The teens and Luna followed the girl running through the rain, not having a choice. But, as they ran, the thunder continued to roar, and lightning flashed, and Usagi let out a frightened scream every time she heard it.
"I hate this! Make it stop!" she cried. "I can't take it anymore! I wanna go home now!"
"Just hang in there for a while longer, Usagi!" yelled Harusuke. "Endure it until we get to a safer place!"
The group ran and ran through the rain, following Sakiko. Soon she led them up a cape, and then Usagi saw something that made her stop running. On the very top of the cliff was an old mansion. It appeared to be a bit run down and very spooky looking. Usagi didn't like the look of the building, not one little bit. She didn't even notice or hear another strike of lightning as it flashed and boomed across the sky above it.
"That looks so creepy!" she squeaked.
"Come on, Usagi!" called Harusuke. "Get over here before you catch a cold!"
Not really having much of an option, Usagi reluctantly followed. As she joined up with the others, Rei happened to see a sign on the side of the gate which had "Adams" on it.
"Hey, this is the place!" she said. "We've made it to the pension!"
"What?! No way!" screamed Usagi fearfully. "We're going to stay here?!
"Yes. We are," said Rei scowling. "You got a problem with that?"
"This place looks haunted..." mumbled Usagi.
"Come on Usagi," said Harusuke. "It doesn't look that bad to me." He then turned to the little girl. "Thank you very much, kid. You helped us out."
"Yes, however, we ended up getting soaked," chuckled Ami. "Are your flowers OK?"
"Oh yes," said the girl smiling shyly. "Thank you."
"In any case, let's get inside," said Harusuke. "I really wanna get out of these wet clothes."
He then reached for the hinge of the door's knocker and gave it a few knocks. The door slowly opened, letting out an eerie creak. Then three people suddenly popped their heads out of the door. One was a woman, and the other two were men. The woman appeared to look like a ghost, one of the men looked just like Frankenstein, and the third looked like a werewolf.
Upon seeing them, Usagi shrieked with terror, and Luna, feeling frightened, jumped and clamped onto Harusuke's shoulder, making him yelp in pain.
"Ow! Luna, watch where you're digging those claws!" complained Harusuke.
"Hi. I'm home," the little girl said as she walked into the door past the three monster-like people.
"Welcome back, Miss," the three monster-like people said.
Then the ghoulish woman turned towards the teens. "So, do you kids have a reservation?" she asked.
"Yes, we do," said Rei. "I'm Rei Hino, from Tokyo."
The ghoulish woman smiled. "We've been expecting your arrival," she said. "Please come in."
"Thank you very much," said Rei.
"Thank you for having us," said Ami.
"Please excuse us," said Harusuke politely.
The teens then stepped inside with Usagi and Luna trembling with fear from the three ghoulish individuals. Usagi quickly walked past the three and immediately hid behind Harusuke, still trembling in fear while Luna clung to Harusuke's shoulder.
Rei sighed. "How long are you going to keep making a scene here?! It's embarrassing!"
"Give her a break, Rei," said Harusuke. "She's scared out of her wits. Even though she has no reason to be."
The little girl giggled, thinking that the teens were funny. Then suddenly, there was a sharp voice which made her jump.
"Sakiko!"
There was a flash of lightning, and the lights went on. Standing by the stairs was a man. He was tall, had fair skin, short gray hair, a pair of pointed eyebrows as well as a beard, and looked to be very cross. Usagi was so startled that she let out another scream and immediately clung to Rei.
"Will you calm down already?!" she snapped. "You're being such a pain!"
The man glared at the little girl and spoke in a stern tone. "Sakiko. Get over here this instant!" he said.
"Y-yes, Father. Right away," said the girl whose name was Sakiko as she went over to the man.
Harusuke couldn't help but notice how scared the little girl was, as did Ami. The two couldn't help but be worried if that Sakiko was in trouble or not.
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After a while, the ghoulish trio showed the teens to their rooms. Usagi sat on her bed as she dried her hair with a towel.
"Aw, man... I'm hungry and exhausted," she complained.
"I'm not surprised," said Luna smirked Luna. "Guess all that screaming wore you out."
"Hey, you're one to talk!" said Usagi, pouting. "You got scared too! You even clung to Harusuke!" Then she grew serious. "But seriously, Luna, don't you think that the hotel staff looked kinda weird? I mean, this place could be haunted? If it is, maybe we should leave!"
Then there was a door on her door. Thinking that it was someone knocking, Usagi opened the door. Then suddenly, the ghoulish woman's head popped out from the side. Once again, having the daylights scared out of her, Usagi let out a scream that echoed throughout the mansion.
Harusuke, Rei, and Ami immediately came running in front of her doorway.
"What is it, Usagi?!" asked Rei.
"Is something wrong?!" asked Harusuke.
"L-l-look behind you!" stammered Usagi as she pointed to the ghoulish woman.
Everyone looked to see that the ghoulish woman was standing on top of a stepladder putting in a new light bulb in the ceiling light. Soon enough, the bulb was in, and the light came on.
"There. Now we have a light," the woman said brightly. She then turned to the teens smiling politely. "Sorry about that. It's time for dinner now."
The three then looked at Usagi with disapproving glares.
"Honestly!" said Ami.
"Come on, Usagi," sighed Harusuke. "I understand you're scared, but you really shouldn't scream like that. We thought there was something wrong!"
"B-but her head just popped out of nowhere!" stammered Usagi. "I swear!"
Rei then grabbed a bag and brought it over her head. "Save your excuses!" she snapped. "Now you're gonna get it!"
Usagi then let out another scream as she and Rei engaged in a wild chase, Rei trying to hit Usagi for being so scared and Usagi trying not to get hit.
"Ami! Harusuke! Help!" screeched Usagi. "Rei's trying to kill me!"
"Not this time Usagi," said Ami. "You're on your own!"
"Normally, I'd disagree, but you got yourself into this mess, Usagi," said Harusuke. "So don't expect any help from me. I know better not to get involved in a catfight."
"But guys...!" whined Usagi.
"No buts for you bun-head!" interrupted Rei as she made another attempt to hit Usagi. "Take your punishment!"
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Meanwhile, in a secluded part of the mansion, Sakiko and her father listened to the commotion outside the room.
"What a bunch of noisy kids," complained Sakiko's Father.
"But they seem like very nice people," pointed out Sakiko.
"Sakiko! Don't get yourself involved with those people!" said her father sharply. "Is that understood?"
Sakiko could only look down, feeling hurt. "Yes, Father," she said sadly. "I won't, Father."
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Usagi and the others were now sitting at the table eating their dinner. They were enjoying their food and were in good spirits. Then there was the sound of squeaking. The source of the squeaking was due to the Frankenstein man of the staff wheeling out another cart full of food.
"Would you like seconds?" asked Frankenstein.
Usagi gulped, feeling fearful once again upon seeing the man. "Th-Thank you, I'm already full!" she squeaked nervously.
"Oh, come on, Usagi," Harusuke spoke as she sipped from his cup. "There's plenty of food. Besides, you barely ate one plate."
"N-no! Really! I'm fine," insisted Usagi shaking her head.
Then the werewolf staff member appeared, causing the bun-head blonde to let out a squeak of fear.
"Did you save room for dessert?" the werewolf asked.
"No, I didn't, but thanks!" said Usagi. Then she leaned towards Rei and whispered to her. "Rei, you stupid dummy!" she snapped. "What the heck made you decide to go to this place anyway?!"
"Because it was cheap," said Rei simply. "Isn't it obvious?"
"I gotta admit, it may be cheap, but the food here is delicious," said Ami.
"And I like the funny costumes that the staff members are wearing," said Harusuke. "They make them look like they're monsters."
The werewolf and the Frankenstein man then appeared beside them.
"Thank you very much," said the Frankenstein man. "It's nice to hear that."
"That's one of the selling points of this pension," said the werewolf.
Suddenly, they all heard a strange sound. It was the sound of a ghostly wail. Everyone immediately froze. The Frankenstein man and the werewolf then jumped, starting to tremble in fear.
"There it goes again!" they said fearfully.
"What the heck is that?" wondered Harusuke. "Some kind of wailing?"
"I don't know, but that sounds so scary!" whimpered Usagi.
"Maybe it's the owner crying," said Rei.
Then the ghoulish woman appeared between Rei and Usagi, who looked just as scared from the noise. "No, that's not me...!"
Usagi jumped, practically falling out of her chair. "Why do you always have to pop in of nowhere like that?!" she shrieked. "You're freaking me out!"
Then Rei looked at the door sensing a strange presence behind it. She opened the door she, along with everyone else, saw a startling sight. In front of them was a strange, transparent being that looked like a woman, which was the source of the ghostly noise. It floated over to the stairs; then, it disappeared without a trace with a flash of lightning. There was a long silence. Then Usagi timidly spoke.
"D-did... did anyone else see that just now?" she asked quietly, trembling.
"W-we didn't see anything!" said the ghostly owner as she and the other staff members pretended they didn't see.
Usagi then looked at Luna, who had been clinging to her shoulder the whole time. "H-hear that Luna? W-we must have been imagining things," she said, trying to laugh.
Luna could only answer with a wry laugh, but she was pretty scared too.
"But... I saw it too," said Harusuke. "Although... I don't know what it was that I saw."
"Do you think that it's a monster?" asked Ami.
"No. I'm not sensing that there's one," said Rei. "But I did sense some kind of incredible power."
"Incredible power?" wondered Harusuke. "But how can that be? The only people that I know that have incredible powers are us. Who else could have that kind of power?"
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Back in the secluded part of the mansion, the very reason for the recent poltergeist was in sitting in a chair being placed under hypnosis by her father. As she stared at the golden coin dancing back and forth in front of her, she felt her eyes start to grow heavy.
"Good girl. That's a good girl," said her father. "You're a very good girl. Now sleep, go to sleep. That's right. Your eyes are heavy. Now, sleep."
Unable to keep her eyes open anymore, Sakiko's eyes then closed, and her father smirked.
"Very good," he said. "Now listen to my voice. You will now slowly open your eyes. Gradually, very slowly."
While her eyes remained closed under hypnosis, a single tear trickled down Sakiko's cheek as if the girl she once was had now become trapped inside her subconscious.
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The next day, the night before had all but became a distant memory. The sun shone, the waves crashed, and everyone wore their swimsuits ready for a day at the beach. The private beach was in an area just below the mansion's cliff.
"Alright! Check out that blue ocean!" cheered Usagi as she ran into the water, feeling much more cheerful. "This feels awesome!"
"Wow. Look at her go," said Luna. "It's almost like that storm never happened."
"I know," smiled Ami. "This weather feels great!"
"Yeah. I guess so, but something's missing..." Rei spoke doubtfully.
Having to have heard Rei, Usagi's happy mood quickly changed. She was now looking crestfallen and grumpy.
"I know you're right," she said. "There's no one here but us."
"Well... they did say that this beach was private," said Rei. "I guess they weren't kidding."
"I know. It's so private that there's no one else but us," grumped Usagi. "Not to mention the boats are sailing offshore, and there are seagulls everywhere... Where are all the white yachts? Where are all the hot guys?" She then yelled at the top of her lungs towards the sea. "I hate you, you stupid beach! You hear me?!" Then she quickly turned around, holding a ball in her hands changing her mood again to happy. "So, does anyone want to play ball?"
Luna and Rei groaned.
"Talk about being simple-minded," said Luna.
"That's Usagi for you," sighed Harusuke.
"Can I bury her in the sand?" asked Rei.
"By the way, I just realized," said Ami. "Did anyone see that girl Sakiko? We never did see her come out of her room this morning."
"Now that you mention it, you're right," said Harusuke as he stretched. "I wonder where she..."
Then Harusuke noticed something. As he turned towards Ami, he and the others saw that Ami was flipping through the pages of a textbook.
"Wait... Ami, is that what I think it is?" asked Harusuke, pointing.
"Yes. It's one of my textbooks," said Ami.
"Hold on, Ami, did you honestly bring some of your textbooks here with you?!" exclaimed Rei sounding appalled.
"Of course I did," said Ami.
Usagi then came on over and snatched the book away from Ami.
"Now you listen here, Ami," she said sternly. "Youth is a precious thing, and you only get to experience it once! I understand studying is important, but I believe it's just as important to have fun and make some memories!"
Ami was surprised while Rei, Luna, and Harusuke stared dumbly at Usagi.
"Wha... what the heck...?" murmured Harusuke.
"Usagi said something that makes sense for once..." said Rei.
Ami then smiled. "Alright then. You win, Usagi," she said. "Let's go have some fun then."
Usagi grinned. "Now that's the spirit!"
"You girls go and have fun," said Harusuke. "I've got some training to do."
He was just about to walk away when Usagi barred his way. "Not so fast, Harusuke," she said defiantly. "You're going to have fun too! Whether you like it or not!"
"But Usagi, you do realize that we all came here for training, right?" pointed out Harusuke.
"That may be so, but as a wise person once said," said Usagi importantly. " 'It's important to train hard, but it's also important to play hard.' It'll be fun. Pretty please?"
Harusuke pondered. Then he smiled. "Oh, alright," he said. "I'll join in."
The five of them then spent the day playing on the beach, having lots of fun. Unknown to them, high up above the cliffs, Sakiko watched them play, looking very lonely. She wished that she could play with them. She wanted to play with them, but she knew that her wish would never come true in her heart.
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Later that night, Usagi was taking a bath. However, her feelings of fear due to what happened the other night had returned, and she had Luna standing guard outside of the tub. To make things worse for the cat, Usagi kept asking, ensuring that Luna was still there.
"Um... Luna...? You're still there, right?" asked Usagi for the umpteenth time.
"Yes, I'm right here!" snapped Luna. "How many times do I have to tell you?!"
"But I'm super scared!" whimpered Usagi.
"Would you stop already?!" said Luna. "Rei's placing ofudas at the dining table as we speak, so stop being such a chicken and finish your bath!"
Usagi could only sink into the water in the tub as she whimpered, making bubbles in the water.
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Just as Luna told Usagi, Rei had just finished placing the last ofuda on a chair in the dining room. "There. That should keep us safe while we have dinner," she said. She then thought about what she and everyone else saw the other night, making her wonder. "But, I'm pretty sure that wasn't a ghost we saw... It felt more real and powerful," she said thoughtfully.
Just then, Rei suddenly heard voices that were coming from the kitchen. Feeling curious, Rei quietly tip-toed over to the door and peeked in to find that the three staff members of the mansion huddled together, trembling in fear with only a candle for light.
"Come on... Let's do it already!" said the werewolf. "If this is going to start happening every day, I'm going to go crazy!"
"Calm down," said Frankenstein. "We all know what we have to do."
"Yeah, I know," said the ghoulish owner. "But no matter what, we can't let those kids staying with us know about it!"
"Right!" said the werewolf and Frankenstein.
"What could those guys be talking about?" thought Rei. "And what don't they want us to know?"
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Harusuke walked down the halls, not seeing anything out of the ordinary after searching every part of the mansion.
"Man... this place sure is big," he said. "I've looked pretty much all over the place, and I couldn't find anything. Maybe what we saw some kind of trick or something."
Then he saw Ami, who had just come out fresh from the bath, drying her hair with a towel. "Oh hey Harusuke," she greeted. "Did you find anything?"
Harusuke shook his head. "No. I didn't. Everything seems to be normal," he said. "Well, other than the fact that this place looks like some kind of mansion you'd see in a horror flick."
Then Ami happened to look out the window and then saw something.
"Hey, Harusuke. Look," she said while pointing.
Harusuke did so and saw Sakiko standing outside on the cliff, looking towards the sea.
"Hey. It's that girl," said Harusuke. "I wonder what she's doing out there?"
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Sakiko stared wistfully towards the sea, looking to be deep in thought and lonely, holding another bouquet of beautiful flowers.
"Hi Sakiko!" said a voice.
Sakiko turned and saw that Harusuke and Ami were standing there behind her.
"Oh, hello, Ami. Hello Harusuke," she said.
"Oh? You know our names already," said Ami.
"How did you know them?" asked Harusuke. "We never told them to you."
"Well... I was up here all day and saw you all playing," said Sakiko. "Rei's the pretty and mature one, and Usagi's the clumsy one, and the cute little cat is Luna."
"Impressive," said Harusuke. "That's pretty observant of you."
Then as Sakiko kicked a rock over the cliff below, Ami could see how lonely Sakiko looked and decided to find out why.
"Pardon me for asking, Sakiko," she said. "But, are you lonely? Don't you have any close friends?"
Sakiko shook her head. Harusuke and Ami looked at each other, feeling a little sorry for the girl, but then Ami came up to her wearing a grin.
"Well, why don't we change that?" she said. "Not too long ago, I was a bit of a loner just like you, but now it's different."
Sakiko looked at the bluenette, taking an interest in what she had to say.
"You see, I became friends with Usagi," continued Ami. "And I think that you should become her friend too. She makes everyone feel happy."
"Really? Are you sure?" asked Sakiko.
"Yes. It is," said Harusuke. "She's clumsy, and she can be a bit of a scaredy-cat at times, but she's one of the best people that you would ever want as a friend. Trust me, I should know. I am her brother."
Sakiko then gave a small smile feeling a little happier, but that didn't last very long.
"Sakiko!"
The moment Sakiko heard that voice, her smile vanished, for her father came storming on the scene forcibly, taking her hand and dragging her along.
"How many times have I told you not to talk to strangers?!" he snapped.
"W-wait a minute!" said Ami feeling worried about Sakiko.
"Aren't you being a bit rough with her?" asked Harusuke.
Sakiko's father looked back and glared at the two.
"I suggest you kids leave this place right away!" he said. "That is unless you want to see something terrifying!"
And with that, Sakiko's father left, dragging Sakiko with him. The two were surprised by the man's behavior and the threat he had just made. Then Harusuke suddenly remembered the phantom they saw the other night and thought about what the old man had said. He then looked at Ami.
"Hey, Ami. Let's follow them," said Harusuke.
Ami nodded. "I agree," she said. "Let's go."
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Sakiko's father didn't let go of Sakiko's hand until they were back into the secluded room in the mansion. Then, he forcibly made her sit in the chair and prepared to get out his coin.
"But father! Ami, Harusuke, and the others are nice!" pleaded Sakiko. "And I was just about to be friends with them!"
"That's enough!" said her father. "Sakiko, you possess strong psychic powers, and I want you to gain full control of them!"
"But I can't!" said Sakiko. "It's impossible!"
"Just leave it to me. If you continue to let me help you, you can do it," said Sakiko's father as he pulled out the coin. "I've been able to find a great way to draw out your powers using hypnosis. Or are you trying to tell me that you're going to ignore your father, the one who knows what's best for you?!"
"But Father..."
Sakiko tried to reason with her father still, but then her father hung the coin in front of her eyes and began swinging it back and forth.
"Just concentrate on the coin, Sakiko," he said in a hypnotic voice. "Concentrate... Show your power to those stupid people who called our psychic power fake! Once you access your superior powers, they will transform you into the world's leading psychic!"
Sakiko's eyes filled with tears as she tried to resist, but she felt herself slipping away as her eyes began to lose focus. Not too far, Harusuke and Ami were peeking through the door, having to have seen and heard everything, and were horrified as Sakiko's eyes closed as she went into a hypnotic sleep.
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Meanwhile, Usagi made her way downstairs, hugging a pillow close to her chest, searching for her friends and brother.
"Ami? Rei? Harusuke? Where did you guys run off to?" she wondered.
Then she saw some light coming from another room and could hear some strange chanting. Usagi peeped in through the door and immediately gulped. In the room, the three staff members were in the middle of some strange ritual chanting and praying in front of an altar filled with candles. Usagi was so frightened that she couldn't help but let out a small squeak which did not go unnoticed. The three staff members looked at Usagi and immediately began to panic. Then, feeling frightened herself, Usagi started to panic too. The four continued to panic and freak out when Rei rushed in. Usagi then immediately glomped onto Rei hugging her tightly.
"I told you, Rei!" I told you!" Usagi cried. "They are ghosts! Every last one of them!"
"Would you please calm down?!" chided Rei. "They're not ghosts! These people are normal human beings!"
Usagi immediately stopped being scared. "S-seriously? They're normal?"
The staff members nodded in response.
"Yes, they're all normal people, but this isn't the time to be worrying about that. Right now, I'm sensing an incredible force in this place. Something's coming..."
The four then looked at Rei in shock. Then suddenly, in the dining room, all of Rei's ofudas came off, and the table as well as the chairs, candles, and even a bowl of fruit began to tremble and shake. Then the chairs pulled out and started to float in the air in a circle above the table.
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"Now, Sakiko, use your psychic powers to create a ghost!" commanded her father. "This should be an easy task for you by now. And once those noisy kids see that, it'll scare them off!"
He then cackled with dark intent, but then he was rudely interrupted.
"Guess again, old man!"
"Stop this right now!"
Sakiko's father looked behind him to see that Harusuke and Ami stood just outside the doorway. "So it's you two again," he growled.
Then the lights of the lamp shattered, and Sakiko's eyes opened, glowing in a bright blue color. Then powerful energy erupted from her body, taking the shape of a ghost in the form of a woman.
"Yes! That's good, Sakiko!" cheered her father. "Wonderfully done! Now go scare those kids off and get revenge on all those people who laughed at us and said we were fakes!"
The ghost then looked at Ami and Harusuke, and with a wave of her hand, it unleashed a powerful force sending Harusuke and Ami flying out of the room and hitting the ground outside. Sakiko's father cackled with glee and triumph.
"That's great!" he said, smirking.
But then, his smile quickly faded. For now, the ghost was looking at him, glaring with rage. Now Sakiko's father was getting nervous.
"Wh-what? What's wrong?!" he demanded.
The ghost continued to glare at Sakiko's father until she let out a shriek of rage and unleashed a force with a wave of her hand.
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Meanwhile, back in the dining room, Usagi and Rei barely managed to duck just as one of the chairs came crashing out of the window. Then all the other chairs stopped floating and fell back onto the floor.
"Now, what's going on?" wondered Luna.
Then they heard another crash coming from outside and saw Sakiko's father just picking himself off of the ground after being sent flying, his face now twisted with fright. The ghost that Sakiko created was right above him. Then it unleashed another force of energy, sending the poor man tumbling along the ground. Now Usagi was terrified, as were all the staff members.
"Stupid Rei, this is all your fault!" she shrieked as she hid behind her. "Why did you have to make reservations at this pension?!"
"Now is not the time to be complaining about that!" yelled Rei.
Harusuke and Ami then rushed onto the scene.
"Everyone! Transform now!" yelled Harusuke.
"We have to save Sakiko's father!" shouted Ami.
"Uh-uh! I don't want to!" wailed Usagi now in tears from fright.
"You have to Usagi!" said Rei urgently. "If we don't do something now, everyone will wind up possessed!"
Usagi was still crying, but she understood that she didn't have a choice. "Oh, alright! I'll transform!" she bawled. "MOON PRISM POWER MAKE UP!"
"SOLAR GUARDIAN POWER FLARE UP!"
"MERCURY POWER MAKE UP!"
"MARS POWER MAKE UP!"
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Transformation Sequence: Usagi
Usagi's body shone with rainbow-colored light as she seemed to spin around. Then from her brooch, it flashed pink and pink ribbons shot out, wrapping her upper torso and midsection and became a white leotard with a red bow in the center and a collar that was blue with white stripes. Next, Usagi crosses her arms, and more pink ribbons wrap around them, turning into long white gloves. The pink ribbon then wraps around Usagi's legs and turns into a pair of red thigh-high boots. Then a blue skirt appears around Usagi's waist with a red bow in the back. Then a tiny gem starts glowing in the middle of Usagi's forehead, and a gold tiara with a red gem, a pair of dangling crescent moon earrings, a red choker with a moon on it appear along with red circular accents in her hair buns. Usagi then strikes her signature pose as the Moon shines behind her in the background.
Transformation sequence: Harusuke.
Harusuke's bracelet begins to glow as Harusuke holds it into the air. Next, the symbol of the sun starts to shine on Harusuke's head as golden yellow and silver light envelop his body. First, the sun appears above him, shining its light upon him. Then, while Harusuke bathed in its light, a silver jumpsuit with gold lines on his hips materializes around his body. After that, the light shone on his legs, and long golden metal boots that went up to his knees appeared on his legs with silver hexagon knee pads. Next, the light shone on his arms, and then golden gauntlets appeared on his hands going up to wrists. Then a yellow symbol of the sun materializes in front of him, and it crashes into his chest, making a golden chest piece of armor appear with silver shoulder guards. Finally, a silver helmet covers his head, exposing his hair and making it stand up with a mouth guard covering his mouth and nose. Finally, Harusuke's eyes open, and he strikes his signature pose the symbol of the sun appears behind him.
Transformation Sequence: Ami
The symbol on Ami's pen begins to glow in a bright shade of blue as she holds up her transformation pen. It begins to spin around as it shines and envelopes Ami in blue light. Then, she sweeps it over her head while a stream of blue water shoots out, wrapping her body and forming her leotard, boots, and gloves. A sparkling ripple expands over her body, creating a slight mist of water that forms the rest of her uniform the same as Sailor Moon's but the center bow, boots, and rims on the gloves are blue and bright blue. Finally, she turns around and then strikes her signature pose.
Transformation Sequence: Rei
The symbol on Rei's pen begins to glow in a bright shade of red as she holds up her transformation pen. Then, it begins to spin around as it shines and envelopes Rei in red light. As she held up her pen while turning around, long tongues of flame erupted from it, forming several rings around her body. They tighten around her form, and in a brilliant flash of light, her outfit forms having to look just like Sailor Moon's, but she is wearing red pumps along with a pair of red star-shaped earrings, the center bow is purple, and the rims of her gloves, her skirt, her choker, and collar are red. After that, Mars finishes with her signature pose.
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"You meanie ghost! How dare you ruin a helpless young girl's vacation! I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and justice! I'm Sailor Moon!" the guardian of the Moon proclaimed
"And I'm the knight with the brilliance of the sun and the courage of a warrior who also fights for love and justice! I am Solaris!" the guardian of the sun spoke.
"I am Sailor Mercury!" she announced.
"I am Sailor Mars!" she also declared.
"And in the name of the moon, we'll punish you!" finished the guardians.
"Even though I'm still terrified," squeaked Sailor Moon timidly.
The ghost closed in on Sakiko's father as he backed away in fear.
"Sakiko! Sakiko stop! I said stop!" he yelled. "Don't you recognize your father?!"
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Sailor Mercury and Solaris quickly rushed over to Sakiko, who was now still in a hypnotic slumber. Sailor Mercury gently held her shoulders and shook, trying to wake her up.
"Sakiko! Please, you got to wake up!" she said urgently. "Sakiko!"
"Please, you have to!" pleaded Solaris. "Sakiko, open your eyes!"
The two then heard Sakiko begin to mumble in her hypnotic sleep.
"No... please. No more," she said tearfully. "I can't take it... I can't take it anymore!"
The two heroes looked at each other, now understanding what was happening. Sailor Mercury then began shaking Sakiko more forcefully.
"Sakiko, please! We need you!" she spoke. "Wake up!"
"Come on, Sakiko!" said Solaris. "Your father needs your help! Wake up!"
This time, Sakiko opened her eyes, finally snapping out of her hypnotic state.
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The ghost let out another angry shriek as it gunned straight for Sakiko's father again. Sailor Moon immediately went on the attack using her tiara.
"MOON TIARA ACTION!"
It went right through the phantom as she launched her attack, having no effect whatsoever.
Enraged, the ghost unleashed a force at Sailor Moon and Mars, sending them flying into the bushes. Then, seeing that they were out of the way, the spirit redirected its assault towards Sakiko's father by unleashing another force of energy. Then Sailor Mercury and Solaris rushed in with Sakiko with them.
"Oh no! Father!" cried Sakiko.
"Sakiko! Can you use your power to make that ghost you made disappear?!" asked Sailor Mercury.
"I don't know!" said Sakiko. "It should have disappeared the moment I woke up! So why is it still here?!"
The ghost then lunged at the three seeing them as the enemy. Sailor Mercury and Solaris dodged while carrying Sakiko, rushing to her father's aid.
"Father! Are you alright?!" asked Sakiko.
"Sakiko... you need to get out of here...!" said her father weakly. "The ghost that you made is now beyond your control!"
"What do you mean by that?!" wailed Usagi.
"That ghost represents Sakiko's repressed feelings of anger and her desire to rebel against her father," explained Sailor Mercury.
"And that feeling became so strong inside her that when she finally let it out, she lost control of it," added Solaris.
Then the ghost swooped down and let out a loud shriek releasing a force of power sending Solaris and Sailor Mercury flying into the bushes next to Sailor Moon and Mars while Sakiko's father shielded his daughter.
"Sakiko! Please! You must run away now!" Sakiko's father urged.
"No father! I won't!" said Sakiko.
Sakiko's father looked down at his daughter, his feelings of revenge now replaced with regret.
"My dear daughter, please forgive me," he said apologetically. "You just wanted to live a normal life, but instead, I forced you to do what I wanted. I'm sorry."
Sakiko held her father close as the ghost swooped down, closing in for the kill.
"Sakiko! Get out of there!" yelled Solaris.
"Watch out!" shouted Sailor Mercury.
Then suddenly, Sakiko bravely turned around stood in front of her father.
"GO AWAY!" she screamed as she held out her hands and unleashed a blast of her power at the phantom.
The force of her power was so strong that it stopped the ghost right in its tracks. Everyone watched in amazement as the girl's power soon overwhelmed the spirit she created, disappearing into the air. Feeling exhausted, Sakiko slumped into her father's lap as he caught her in his arms.
"She did it," said Sailor Mercury. "Sakiko destroyed it!"
Sakiko then looked up at her father. "Are you alright, Father?" she asked.
Sakiko's father smiled for the first time in a while. "Yes. I am Sakiko," he said. Then he turned to the guardians. "Everyone, I'm so sorry for being such a short-sighted fool for only caring about showing the worlds the powers Sakiko had. I forced her to train even though I knew she hated using them. I even used the guests that stayed at this pension as test subjects."
"So... then what was the staff doing before in that room?" asked Sailor Moon.
"They were probably just trying to perform an exorcism to get rid of the ghost," said Sailor Mars.
"Oh, is that all? I knew that," said Sailor Moon sheepishly.
"Well... the important thing is, you've come to realize your mistakes, sir," Solaris said to the man. "I would advise you not to try doing this sort of thing again by letting Sakiko live her life as a normal girl."
"Yes. I will," said Sakiko's father. "You have my word."
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The next day, everyone was at the beach playing and having a good time. This time they had Sakiko join in. Sakiko's father watched from grinning from cheek to cheek as they played. Just then, the three staff members came up to the man.
"Um... excuse me, sir," said the ghoul owner. "Are you sure that the ghosts won't show up here anymore? I mean, we like working here, but we're timid, and we don't like monsters and ghosts at all!"
Sakiko's father smiled as he continued to watch his daughter play. "Don't you worry," he said. "You won't see them anymore. Ever again."