Queen Beryl gazed into her orb, watching again the image of Sailor 
Mercury defeating yet another youma.  The image dissolved into mist.  A 
second image appeared, that of Sailor V.  

     "These meddlers have interfered for far too long.  JADEITE!"

     He appeared.  "Yes, my queen?"

     "I want you to deal with Sailor Mercury before she gains any help.  
Also, how is the energy collection coming?  Queen Metallia grows impatient."

     "It is coming along well.  Those fools are spending money to let us 
drain their life force."

     "Good.  Now I must see what someone...perhaps Bauxite, can do about 
that Sailor V brat...You may leave, Jadeite."

     He bowed and vanished.

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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Mercury # 8

Sailor Mercury and the Temple of Doom?
Enter the Fiery Fighter Sailor Mars!

Translated by Jenny "Tex" Borchelt
from the BSSM Anime Comic #3

adapted to story format
by
John Biles

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     On the way home from school, Usagi noticed some police cars passing by. 
Usagi said, "I wonder what happened."  Then she noticed Ami was waiting 
at the bus stop nearby.  "Hi Ami-chan." 

     Ami said, "Hi Usagi-chan. Hi Luna." 

     Usagi asked, "Where are you going?" 

     Ami said, "I have to go to cram school." 

     Usagi asked, "You're going to take the bus?" 

     Ami said, "Well, my last cram school was run by a monster...so it is 
out of business." 

     "What's with all these monsters lately?  I can't hardly get out of 
bed without getting attacked...At least that dreamy Tuxedo Kamen always 
saves me!"  Little hearts appeared in Usagi's eyes.  

     Ami nodded.  Either he really does love her, or there's something 
more about Usagi than meets the eye, she thought.  My computer never 
shows anything unusual about her, though.  

     Naru and Naoko walked up.  "Did you hear?"  Naoko said.  "A bus 
containing 50 people disappeared at a bus stop down the road, and 
the police are investigating it!  There's a shrine near that bus
stop. It's famous for its good luck charms, and a spiritual girl who's very
good at seeing the future. We're on our way to go get some charms.  Wanna 
come with us?"

      Usagi said, "Maybe I'll go buy one." 

     Ami said, "Can you buy one for me?" 

     Usagi said, "Let's go together." 

     Ami said, "I can't. I have to go to cram school. Since there is a mock 
test coming up, I can't get sick while I study." 

     "But you always study!"  Usagi said.  "You study so much...I'd...I'd 
drop dead if I tried to copy you!"

     Ami hesitated.  This new cram school really wasn't as good as her 
old one. I...I really do need to spend time with my new friends...I want 
to have friends.  I can't believe I'm going to do this.  "Okay, I'll go."

     Usagi jumped up and down.  "Yatta!"  

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     Soon, Usagi, Naru, Naoko, and Ami reached the Hikawa shrine, 
climbing the many steps up from the Tori Arch to the temple itself.  A 
little old man popped up and said, "Wow!  Four cute girls!  Would you 
like to work here at the temple?"

     They blinked.  A girl with long black hair, dressed in temple 
clothes came out.  "Grandfather, you shouldn't harrass our visitors like 
that!"  She turned to the girls.  "Don't mind him.  He's been under 
stress.  All these policemen everywhere."

     "Rei, I can handle it!  You don't have to mother me!"

     Usagi thought Rei was rather cool.  Ami smiled.  Naoko laughed.  
Naru laughed as well.

     Rei suddenly sensed evil energy at work.  Not noticing that the 
new blond caretaker was off cackling maniacally as he drained energy from 
three innocent young girls who had just bought charms, she homed in on 
the nearest source of magical power...Ami.

     She slapped an anti-evil sign on Ami's forehead, knocking her down 
in the process.

     Usagi said, "HEY!   She's not an evil spirit!"

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     Ami woke up in a room in the shrine.  Naru, Usagi, and Rei were 
kneeling by her.  

Usagi was sleeping on a room in the shrine. Jadeite came with some cold 
water and some tools.
Luna caught a glimpse of him and thought that she had seen him somewhere 
before. Naru and her
friend saw him and said that he was good looking. Then Usagi immediately 
woke up and asked
where the cool guy was. Naru asked Rei, "Is that your brother?" 
Rei answered, "No. My grandfather has a habit of picking up people. He 
doesn't care if it is girls
or boys. So he picked up that guy when he came here. Now he is living 
here with us, and working
for us. I'm sorry Usagi. Something is wrong with me recently. All of my 
feelings and predictions
are wrong.." 

Luna thought that this girl was the princess that they were looking for. 

There was a lot of school girls near the shrine. Luna said, "Usagi, 
something feels bad. I think the
enemy is involved. Hurry up and call Ami-chan." Usagi said that Ami was 
busy, but Luna insisted,
"A lot of people have vanished. Hurry up and call her from the cram 
school." 

When Ami arrived, there were a lot of school girls lined up at the bus 
stop. They all had the charm
from the Hikawa shrine. Then the bus came. All of the girls got on. Ami 
said, "Let's get on,
Usagi!" Usagi was scared and said, "But.. I don't want to!" Usagi grabbed 
the bus stop sign. The
bus took off. They they saw the bus vanish right in front of them. 

The next day Usagi went to Hikawa shrine. Rei was there, and Usagi said, 
"I saw it! Yesterday
the 6 o'clock bus vanished." 
Rei got mad and said, "Are you saying it is our fault too? The police 
came many times." 
Usagi said, "No! I didn't mean that." 
Rei yelled out, "Just go home!" 
Usagi said, "I'll come again. Bye." 
When Usagi left, Rei saw that Usagi had dropped a strange pen. 
Some more school girls had come to buy more charm. Rei noticed that 
business had picked up
since that blonde guy came to help out. But Rei was suspicious of him. 

Usagi and Luna were still hanging around the shrine. Usagi asked, "Luna, 
why did you give the
pen to Rei-chan?" 
Luna said, "There's something that I want to check out." 
Usagi asked, "Check out? What?" 
Luna said, "I'll tell you later. But you have to ride the bus today." 
Usagi said, "Ok. But.. Ami-chan is late. Oh no, the bus came.." 
Luna said, "We have to get on the bus by ourselves!" 
Usagi said, "I don't want to! I'm scared," and Usagi grabbed the HHikawa 
shrine sign. Luna tried to
pull Usagi away. As the bus was starting to pull away, Usagi pulled out 
her transformation pen.
Usagi transformed herself into a stewardess. She said that she wouldn't 
be as scared this way.
When she got on the bus, she saw that everyone was unconscious. Then the 
bus went through the
hole into the other dimension. Ami ran to the bus stop, but she arrived 
just as the bus disappeared.

Rei was at the fire in the shrine. She figured out that the behind all of 
the trouble was the blonde
helper. Then Jadeite appeared before Rei. Since Rei had discovered that 
he was the evil one,
Jadeite created a hole and sent Rei through it. 

Usagi and Luna fell out of the bus. They saw Rei falling through the air. 
The bus driver caught Rei.
Then he turned into a youma. Usagi cried that she didn't want to do this 
any more, but she
transformed herself into Sailor Moon. 

The youma was choking Rei. A mark appeared on her forehead. Rei's crows 
came and attacked
the youma. When the youma let go of Rei, Sailor Moon used her moon tiara 
action to capture the
youma. Sailor Moon went to Rei to see if she was all right. Then Luna 
told Rei to use the pen that
she had picked up at the shrine. She told Rei that she was Sailor Mars. 
Rei said, "Mars power.
Make up!" and turned into Sailor Mars. 

The youma had gotten out of the grasp of Sailor Moon's tiara. Sailor Mars 
used her fire soul
attack to kill the youma. Then Luna said, "Oh no! The power of Rei-chan's 
fire is destroying the
hole into this dimension. We have to get out of here fast." 
Usagi asked, "How?" 
Luna said, "I don't know.." 

Ami was still by the bus stop. She took out her pen and wished that 
everyone was all right. In the
other dimension, Sailor Mars spotted a light coming from the hole. Sailor 
Moon guessed that it
must be Ami who was showing them the way to return. Then Tuxedo Kamen 
came driving one of
the buses. He told the Sailor Senshi to hurry up. Sailor Mars said that 
he looked very cool. Sailor
Moon and Sailor Mars got on the bus and they all returned to the normal 
dimension. 

Sailor Moon hugged Ami as soon as she got out of the bus. Then Sailor 
Moon went to the bus.
Tuxedo Kamen was already gone. Sailor Mars said, "He's gone.."Sailor Moon 
was surprised and said, "It can't be.. Do you like Tuxedo Kamen too?" 
Sailor Mars tried to deny it and said, "I just wanted to say thanks." 
Then she walked away and
said, "You're just going through a one-sided love with him, right." 
"One sided.." Sailor Moon became very sad and started crying.