Creator(s): JupiterThunderCrash
Forum: Tokyo City
Plot Summary: During a battle against the Black Moon Clan over the "Rabbit", a Droid's attack collides with a burst of Chibiusa's hidden power, creating an explosion of magical backlash that the Sailor Senshi are also caught in. The injured Droid retreats to come back another day, and the senshi seem to be alright, until they wake up the next morning with their personalities flipped and switched around. Protected by her Silver Crystal, Usagi is unaffected by the incident, but she must do her best to keep her friends from falling apart as a team so they can defeat the Droid before it goes after Chibiusa again, and maybe find a solution to their personality problems.

Details on any necessary information: 
Character changes-

• Ami goes from a model student to the class delinquent, acting tough and disrespectful, and causing issues at school.
  
• Rei becomes over energetic and clumsy, and starts chasing after idols and joking around. 
  
• Makoto becomes shyer and more studious, with perfect manners and tries her best to stick to the rules. She avoids fights.
  
• Minako ends up serious, uptight, and dignified to the point of being considered elegant. She no longer even bothers to look at boys, thinking of them as a distraction.
  

None of the senshi realize that they're acting strangely until it's pointed out, and the abrupt changes are noticeable to other secondary characters as well.

Restrictions: Only the inner senshi and Usagi are playable. Mamoru and Chibiusa appear, but as NPCs. Any other character will also be NPCs.
OOC Thread: http://www.thegalaxycauldronforums.com/t11733-relaxed-crossed-wires-ooc#321364

Member to Character List:

Usagi/Sailor Moon--> Sailor Mercury

Ami/Sailor Mercury--> Sailor Neptune

Rei/Sailor Mars ---> Small Lady

Makoto/Sailor Jupiter-->JupiterThunderCrash

Minako/Sailor Venus--> OPEN

Source: N/A

Chibiusa stumbled as she rounded a corner as fast as she could run, and fell behind a vending machine, panting in fear. The Spectre Sister Koan had come to kidnap her again, this time with a new Droid following her orders. The Sailor Senshi always seemed to come to her rescue, but she hadn't seen them yet, and she was running out of places to hide.

She curled up into a tighter ball and squeezed Luna-P for comfort, trying not to make a sound. Sailor Moon always showed up...right?

"Come out come out wherever you are..." Koan jumped onto a rooftop and looked around. She could have sworn that the Rabbit had run this way. "Hm...Magnes, tear this street apart until she shows herself." In a pulse of energy, a Droid materialized beside her. It was almost robotic in nature, with magnets for hands and a bulky metal shell for protection. 

Magnes nodded and jumped down to the street. A light on her chest lit up red, and she held her magnet hand out at a nearby car. The car shuddered and followed her hand as she moved it to the side, and was thrown into a fire hydrant, causing a fountain of water to spray up. "Hm..not over here."

From her hiding spot, Chibiusa paled as she heard the Droid throw cars around and tear the area apart it her search.

"Sparkling Wide Pressure!" Magnes snarled as she was hit with a ball of lighting, knocking her over. As the droid got up, the senshi ran towards her to finish the fight. 

"We finally caught up!" Jupiter said, cracking her knuckles. The Droid had slipped away once to chase Chibiusa, but they'd stop her here for sure. Koan frowned at the sight. 

"Magnes, clean up these brats and continue your search," she ordered. Magnes looked worried, but nodded again and launched another car at the group with a blast of magnetic waves.

Most days, Mercury was really grateful for the boost of senshi speed and stamina. If this were her regular self, she probably would have been left in the dust as everyone else ran after the runaway droid. Thankfully it hadn’t gone very far, and soon they were in the middle of battle again. She ducked instinctively when the droid threw a car toward them, predicting its trajectory and where it would land, which would be safely behind them if everyone similarly avoided it or jumped out of the way.

“Be careful, it has magnetic arms!” she warned, her visor doing a frantic analysis of the creature before her. She raised her arms and unleashed her own attack in the form of waves crashing upon their enemy.

“Shine Aqua Illusion!”

Sailor Moon had ran with the others, if somewhat a little reluctantly. For a moment, she mentally lamented. All these crazy things that been happening...A pink haired brat falling from the sky, coming between her and her Mamo-chan, these new enemies appearing so soon after they had finally achieved peace from Beryl and Metalia. Why couldn't they just be normal girls for a little while? She nearly heaved a sigh before she realized there was a car flying in the air. She shrieked and ran to the side quickly, her arms instinctively covering her head, too distracted to hear Mercury's warning. She began to feel a little panic and looked quickly to make sure the other senshi had been able to avoid the car as well. Mercury was unleashing her own attack towards the droid.

Then she remembered the other reason why they had come this way and she began looking around for the pink hair done in the buns and pigtails so similar to her own, something that nearly made her twitch in annoyance. “Where did Chibiusa go?” She said, trying to keep half an eye on the droid in case it threw any more large objects.

The familiar rush of adrenaline pushed through Venus's veins, and she slipped easily into the flow of battle. It was second nature to her, and even though she wished to be a normal teenager sometimes, she wouldn't trade fighting alongside her best friends for the world. 

Glad to see that they weren't too late, Venus removed her chain from her waist and prepared to use it against the enemy. But at Mercury's warning, she paused. Her chain was made of metal...right? 

Grudgingly, Venus put her chain back around her waist and debated whether to try a physical attack or a magical one. Her friends went with the latter, so she did the same. "Venus Crescent Beam!" she shouted, channeling her energy into her finger. Hopefully, the combination of their attacks would be enough for the monster to be weakened for Sailor Moon to finish it off.

Magnes picked up and tossed more objects to defend itself, Mercury and Venus's attacks being deflected and blocked by various light posts, manhole covers, and unchained bicycles. Unluckily for Chibiusa, Magnes picked up the vending machine she had been hiding behind next. She screamed as the machine was wrenched from the concrete just inches from her head, drawing everyone's attention straight to her. 

Magnes spotted the child and dropped the vending machine. "Found her!" The lights on the droid's body all lit up at once, and it started to build up a large amount of magnetic energy in between its hands. When it had fully charged, it threw the ball of red and blue energy at Chibiusa, who had tripped and fallen trying to run across the street to Sailor Moon. The only people close enough to get to her were the other senshi...

The monster wasn’t so easily defeated this time. Mercury tried to find a weak spot, but it was difficult to analyze when things kept blocking her vision of the monster.

All of a sudden, there was a scream, and her heart lurched when she saw Chibiusa’s hiding place revealed.

The droid immediately turned its attention to Chibiusa, and Mercury detected the large amount of energy it was gathering. “No!” she cried as the energy was unleashed. Chibiusa had fallen and couldn’t possibly run anymore. Without thinking much about it, Mercury jumped toward her, attempting to shield the child with her own body.

She couldn’t do much, but if she could just save Chibiusa’s life, that would be more than enough.

Sailor Mars had been fighting alongside her companions, dodging the street items that were being thrown their way. Seeing that the other's magical attacks hadn't worked, she decided to skip that option as it seemed it would have been in vain.

A loud scream made her stop and quickly look to where she saw Chibiusa about to get blown by the droid. She heard Mercury's scream and as she jumped towards the young child, she did too.  As she flew through the air, she turned her body towards the energy the droid had thrown.

"Fire Soul!" She launched a fire blast in hopes that it would push it back or at least deflect it away from them. They had to save Chibiusa!

"Chibiusa!" Jupiter stopped at the child's scream as well, and seeing the attack heading towards her, she ran to intercept the blast as well. Venus did the same, all of the senshi having the same idea to keep her safe. Mar's Fire Soul was absorbed in the blast, and it hurdled forward, undeterred. Chibiusa's eyes widened in fear, and she screamed again.

The crescent moon symbol appeared on her forehead, and a bright burst of light was emitted from her. It crashed into the magnetic attack, and they combined into a small explosion, covering the senshi and Chibiusa from Sailor Moon's view as the dust and debris settled. 

When they were finally visible again, Chibiusa stood unharmed, the strange energy she had created already disappearing. The others were less lucky, having been caught directly by the blast of colliding magic. The droid had been knocked backward, and got up again with some difficulty, clutching her injured arm. Koan snarled in frustration, realizing that the droid was useless while hurt. 

"Magnes, we're retreating for now!" she said, before they teleported away. As soon as they were gone, Jupiter stirred from her spot on the ground and woke up, slowly getting to her feet. Other than a few scratches and bruises, she felt fine. 

"Ugh, let's not do that again..." she said, before looking around. "Where'd that Droid go?"

Sailor Moon turned as Chibiusa had screamed. Her first instinct was to save the person in danger, even if it was an annoying bratty copycat child. She ran towards the pink haired girl, not caring if the attempt was futile, she had to try! And everyone else was too. Of course, she had been too far away to get there in time, but she was close enough to see the explosion. Her eyes widened as she screamed out her senshi's names. Had they been hurt, or worse, killed? Was everyone dead?!

But then the scene cleared, and she saw Chibiusa standing. Of course she would be okay, just her luck though she quickly berated herself for the very unkind thought, but what about everyone else? Koan had retreated with her minion, and Sailor Moon pushed on, running towards the remaining group. “Mercury! Mars! Jupiter, Venus! Are you guys alright?!” She cried out. It was with utter relief she saw Jupiter getting up, and she quickly went to try and help the taller girl up. Hopefully the others would be awaking as easily as well.

“They left, they're gone. Are you okay? What was that, what happened? What did you do? What was that?” She turned on Chibiusa a bit suspiciously. She still couldn't help but wonder if this girl was somehow aligned with the invading aliens, no matter how much everyone else liked her. Especially her Mamo-chan.

The last thing Sailor Mars remembered was her attack not working and then a giant explosion before blacking out. She stirred a bit, feeling rubble fall off her back. She could hear Usagi in the distance saying something frantically. She couldn't really make it out other than it sounded like typical Usagi getting all worried over them.  Sailor Mars stood up. Her head felt funny and she was a little bruised, but besides that, she was fine.  

Brushing the dirt off her uniform, she waved at Sailor Moon.

"I'm here! Barely..." She grumbled. Looking around to make sure everyone else was ok and seeing that they all seemed no worse than her, Mars headed towards Moon, Jupiter and Chibiusa.  She was thankful they were all right.

"So do either of you...have any idea what happened?"

There was a bright light, then an explosion. Mercury couldn’t really tell what was going on, maybe she even passed out for a second. The next thing she knew, Koan and the Droid were gone, and she blinked to see everyone was still there. Chibiusa was even standing. How was that possible? Who exactly was this child?

She rubbed her slightly aching head as she got up, hearing Sailor Moon interrogating Chibiusa.

“I’m fine too, I guess,” she mumbled as she summoned her visor to check on everyone’s status. Aside from scrapes and bruises, everyone appeared to be in good health, so she turned her attention towards scanning the area for the enemy.

“There’s no sign of them anywhere anymore,” she reported once the scan was concluded. It seemed they had retreated for now. Mercury was just relieved they didn’t get Chibiusa.

"I-I..." Chibiusa shrunk back from Usagi at the accusations. "I don't know! I was just really scared, and I wanted the monster to go away..." She looked like she was about to cry from all the pressure. "They're really gone, right?"

"It seems to be so," Jupiter said, though she didn't look relieved. "But now we have no idea when they'll show up again." She sighed, deciding that worrying more wouldn't do them any good. This entire situation was weird. They'd just have to fight again if Koan tried to take Chibiusa a second time. "Maybe you should bring Chibiusa home early for today, Sailor Moon. You know, just to be safe."

With nowhere to start their search for the missing Droid, the senshi decided to leave the matter be for now, and stay on their guard in preparation for a surprise from the Black Moon Clan.

That night, when Ami, Rei, Makoto, and Minako went to bed, the planetary symbols briefly appeared on their foreheads and switched colors. 

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The next morning, Makoto woke up even earlier than usual for school. So early in fact, that she even had time to read ahead to the next chapter in her math textbook. Maybe she could look over her homework as well, if her lunch didn't take too long to make... After packing away her bento box and making sure her uniform was as neat as possible, Makoto left her apartment for school. A few other students stopped and did a double take when they witnessed her meekly apologize for bumping into someone near the school gates, and by the time she was sitting in homeroom 20 minutes early and intently reading what looked like a thick novel, rumors were already circulating about her odd behavior.

"You think Kino's snapped or something?" One of the boys in the back of the class whispered to another.

"If she did, I don't think she'd be that calm. This is just... weird."

Rei woke up with a big smile on her face. Today was another day to be conquered and try to find true love!  She prepped herself for school as usual but spent more time on her hair and even a little make up.

"M-Miss Rei?"  She heard a voice call out from her room. Her smile widened. It was Yuuichiro! She had started to realize just how much she had begun to like him, even with his goofy hair.

Rei slid the door open, "Yes, Yuuichiro?"  She spoke, batting her eyes flirtatiously at the shrine's helper.  Yuuichiro's face turned beet red.  Rei had never spoken to him like that before. It was kind of...cute. Was she flirting with him?  

He quickly bowed avoiding eye contact.

"Y-You're breakfast, ma'am!" He nervously stammered out the words.

"Oooh! Aren't you such a sweet heart! Thank you!" Rei said with a higher than normal pitched voice, taking the tray from him with one hand.  Yuuichiro snuck a peak at Rei's face, waiting any moment for speak to him in the serious, harsh tone she usually took with him.

"See you after school?" She winked and blew a kiss at him with her free hand. As slid the door shut to her room, she gave him a coy look.  

"I...I think I'm going to need a cold shower." Yuuichiro thought to himself as he ran off as fast as he could. That was not the Rei he knew, but he sure couldn't say he didn't like it either!

Sailor Moon scowled a little at Chibiusa, and her denials of knowing what had happened. She just knew the little pink haired squirt did know something and was hiding it. But her worry for her friends trumped her suspicions. They sooner they could get home and rest, the sooner they could forget about this, right?

She nodded slowly and took Chibiusa's hand, walking away with her.

The next morning, she woke up shrieking as usual. “Mama, you idiot, why didn't you wake me up earlier, I'm gonna be laaate!!” She wailed as she ran down the stairs after hurriedly throwing on her laid out uniform. She was probably lucky this time she had managed to grab her bento bag, but she wouldn't think about that until it was time for lunch. She was far too focused on right now running to get to school as quickly as possible.

When she woke up the next morning, Ami had the strong urge to remain in bed.

For some reason, she’d always had the perfect attendance, so she saw no reason not to skip once in a while. Her mother would have already left for work anyway, so it wasn’t as if there was even going to be anyone demanding her to go.

But then again, she kind of wanted to see her friends.

That didn’t mean she had to come on time, though.

She finally rolled out of bed half an hour later than usual, took her time in the shower, and even read some manga before she got dressed and finally walked to school, taking the scenic route. In the bus, some guys hassled her because they thought ‘she was cute’, and she kicked them where it hurt the most.

She waltzed down on the next stop, leaving them writhing and cursing.

By now, she was already late, but Ami didn’t particularly care as she walked into the school as if she owned it. Several teachers did a double take, and one even asked, “Mizuno-san, is that you?” and checked his watch to make sure his eyes weren’t deceiving him.

“The one and only,” Ami answered cheerfully as she continued to class, leaving the teacher so confused he forgot to send her to the principal’s office for being late.

The bell marking the beginnig of class rang, and just as everyone started getting their textbooks out, Usagi entered the room. Makoto smiled at her, but refrained from properly greeting her friend when Ms. Haruna stepped in after.

The teacher gave Usagi a warning look, but did not count her as tardy.

"Try not to cut it so close next time, Tsukino-san." She picked up the attendance sheet and started calling out names, checking off the students who stood up.

"Mizuno, Ami." When no one responded, Ms. Haruna looked up. "Has anyone seen Mizuno-san this morning?" Makoto looked around the room, and realized that Ami wasn't there at all, to her surprise and worry. Did something prevent her from showing up?" After finally declaring her absent, they moved on to bookwork.

For the next half an hour, they practiced English without any interruptions. Right until the classroom door slid open to let Ami in. A very much tardy Ami. Makoto looked up from her dilligent note taking to see what was going on, as the teacher had stopped mid sentence to blink in surprise.

"M-mizuno-san! I assume you have an excuse for yourself?" Ms. Haruna asked.

Rei cheerfully hummed to herself some tune of a current idol pop song while walking to school. She stopped for a moment and checked herself out in a mirror. Today she had two little purple bows in her hair, one on each side. She had to dig them out from deep within a drawer. At the time, she wondered why they were hiding all the way back there. She, of course, always really liked a cute hair accessory, it was like they were hidden.  She smiled, approving her looks.  As she turned to leave she noticed out of the corner of her eye an advertisement taped to the window.

Was it?  YES! It was SHO! The new hottest idol. He had stunning looks: scruffy blonde hair, dark brown eyes, lean yet athletic...He was gorgeous! She ripped the flier off the window eagerly reading it. His agency was holding contest for a guest model for his next single' promo video. Rei made an excited shriek, causing the crowd of people walking the streets around her to pause and look.

"Today really is my day!"

She was jumping up and down with excitement when she heard the bells of a nearby school (she wasn't even near hers yet).  

"OH NO!" She looked at her watch. "Shoot shoot shoot I'm gunna be late!"

Rei stuffed the flier in her bag and sprinted off to school.

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Rei managed to make it to class but she was ten minutes late. She slid the door open to the class, out of breath from her long sprint.  This caused an immediate interruption of class as the other students began murmuring and giggling to each other.

As Rei sat down, one of her classmates, another girl, turned to her and whispered, "This is a first for you, Ms Hino." She noticed Rei's purple bows. "Your bows are so cute! It sure makes you seem different Mis Hino!"

Rei giggled only to jump when the teacher slammed her palm on her desk to gain attention again, giving Rei a stern glare.

"S-sorry!" Rei said embarrassed. Class continued but there were still lingering whispers about how different the normally graceful, quiet and punctual Rei Hino was today.

Usagi panted as she just very barely made it in. Well she considered that lucky! At least she wouldn't have to spend class standing outside again. She hung her head a little at Miss Haruna's withering glare and scurried to her seat quickly, giving Makoto a quick little wave. She sat down at her seat then was suddenly aware of her grumbling stomach. Oh right, she didn't get the chance to eat breakfast...Though she did realize she had grabbed her bento. And with Makoto at school, she usually had enough to share and it was always delicious. Maybe she could sneak some of her bento now to last her until lunch.

She was sneakily trying to get her bento into her lap when Haruna began calling attendance, and Usagi looked around surprised when Ami failed to answer. Her chair was empty! Was she sick? Or worse, was she hurt because of yesterday? She was so worried about her friend, she forgot all about trying to sneak eat her bento.

She tried wrestling with the difficult English language, though she kept worrying about Ami. Should she try texting her? Should she try leaving school to go to her apartment to check up on her? What if she got caught outside of school? She heard the door to the classroom opening and glanced up, then did a double take. It was Ami!

Her first reaction was relief. She was alright! But then she wondered why on earth she was so late today. Had something happened? Did an enemy attack and delay her? She looked at her blue haired friend puzzled.

“An excuse?” Ami asked in return, blinking innocently at Ms. Haruna. “Oh. I guess I got caught up reading my manga.” She sauntered to her seat while her teacher’s jaw dropped.

“M-Mizuno-san! What has gotten into you?”

Ami sighed as she dropped onto her desk. “I suppose I don’t feel quite like myself this morning, Haruna-sensei,” she yawned. “But I do have perfect attendance all year, so you’ll let this one pass, right?”

Ms. Haruna still seemed completely perplexed by this whole thing, but finally stammered, “I-I suppose. But if you’re not feeling well, maybe you should go to the infirmary.” She probably thought Ami had a fever and was sleepwalking or something.

Ami shook her head calmly. “I’ll be fine, but I’ll keep that in mind,” she replied with a grin.

Still not quite understanding what was going on, their teacher struggled to get back to the lesson, calling out the next page for the class to read while Ami turned to Mako and Usagi, and winked.

If Makoto were less polite, she would have gaped at Ami's entrance and subsequent disrespect for their teacher. Since when was Ami so... uncaring for rules? Maybe she really was sick. Or really stressed out? Either way, it was jarring to watch her slouch into her seat and walk around with an almost arrogant air to her.

She wasn't sure how to react at all to Ami's wink, so she just gave a weak smile back and started reading the textbook again, still confused. There wasn't time to question her now, but maybe during lunch break or after school...

Usagi watched Ami, jaw dropped in astonishment. Any thought of food was gone now, and her eyes flickered between the teacher and her friend. Was she trying to get into trouble? And..what was this about reading manga? Ami practically never read manga! She was always happiest when she had a text book or study guide in her hand.

And the way she talked to the teacher! Without even a stutter or a blush, or looking down, or anything! What had happened to sweet, shy Ami? Her eyes followed silently as Ami sat down and blinked a little. She was about to turn reluctantly back to her book when she saw Ami turning in her seat, and....winking at her? Ami never winked, ever! What was going on? Usagi clutched her book a little, determined to ask the moment class let out for lunch.

After a long, awkward day in class, school was finally let out, allowing their concerned classmates and teachers to leave for the day. Makoto had wanted to stop by the library to look into a project due in a few weeks, but Ami's strange behavior made her want to wait by the gates and see if she was really alright. They were all going over to Hikawa Shrine afterwards to study anyway, so it was a good chance to check up on her.

Holding her bag with both hands in front of her, Makoto looked at her shoes as she thought. She wasn't sure how to bring it up with her without potentially being a bother. What if Ami took it as an insult from them and got upset? Usagi might find a way though, since she was so outgoing compared to herself. Maybe it was best to leave it to her?

After school, Rei raced home to the Shrine, never mind chores or studying, she had to practice. If she wanted to try out Sho's model contest, she had to practice her poses, make up and hairstyling. She flew past Yuuichiro and Grandpa barely giving them a hello as she shut herself in her room to begin her practice. She had to meet Sho and she had to become an idol!

When the bell rang, Ami was one of the first few people who got out, where usually she’d be the last. She ran into some students asking her to help them with homework, though, and Ami had to yell at them to learn to do their own homework for once before she could get past, dropped jaws happening all over the place. She also found a love letter upon opening her locker, but unlike usually, she just tossed it over her shoulder, and then thought better of it. She picked it up, opened the letter, laughed at the ridiculous cheesy lines, and put the letter up on the school bulletin board for everyone to see.

That should teach them a lesson.

Holding her bag with both hands behind her head, she strolled casually outside, glad to be free of the stifling classroom at last. She found Mako by the gate and walked up to her. “Hey, Mako-chan! Where’s Usagi-chan? I was thinking instead of studying today, we should totally go to the Arcade instead. I’m sure she would agree.”

It took Makoto a moment to process what Ami had just said. She wanted to... go to the arcade instead of study? But Rei and Minako would surely be waiting for them at the shrine. 

"Usagi's most likely being talked to by Ms Haruna, but I'm sure she'll be here soon," Makoto said. "Are you sure we should skip studying today though? I-I mean, you don't want to ditch the others just to play games, right?" Rei would be furious is she knew they had gone to the Crown Arcade without even calling her.

Usagi was, in fact, detained by Ms. Haruna. She hadn't been able to focus most of the day, and the English quiz that was returned had a score dismal even by Usagi standards. (Which were, obviously, quite low.) Even during the lecture, it was impossible for her to actually listen to what her teacher was saying. She just couldn't stop wondering about Ami-chan!

"Tsukino-san! Are you even listening to me?" the long-haired woman exclaimed, eyes glaring down at the junior high school student.

"Yes, m'am!" Usagi parroted in reply, still in the process of turning her head to look out the window, wondering if she'd be able to see Makoto or Ami near the front gates.

The teacher sighed, recognizing how hopeless this discussion had become. In retrospect, it was probably hopeless from the start.

"You have two extra chapters for homework, as punishment," Ms. Haruna chided. "And don't forget that make-up exam is next week!"

"Okay! Bye!" the blonde girl called in reply, not even bothering to object to the additional homework. She probably hadn't heard a single word that was said.

She made it to the gates in record time, her pigtails streaming behind her like comet tails. As she approached the pair, Usagi skidded to a halt, resting her hands on her knees as she gasped for air. It didn't take her long to recover. After all, when Usagi had something to say there was very little way to keep her silent.

"Ami-chan! What's going on?" she asked, blue eyes wide and confused.

In the drastic difference of Ami's actions, the blonde hadn't yet realized that Makoto was also behaving strangely.

“Who said anything about ditching the others? We can invite Rei-chan and Minako-chan too,” Ami replied easily, already pulling out her communicator to get a line with those two.

However, just then, Usagi ran toward them, out of breath and frazzled. More so than usual.

“What do you mean, what’s going on?” she asked Usagi, blinking in confusion. “We were waiting for you. I was just telling Mako-chan that it would be more fun to go to the Game Center today. You agree, don’t you?”

Ami's response completely floored Usagi, and the blonde could only gape at her friend.

"Well... I mean... Um... I agree... but..." she stammered, after finally locating her voice and words so that she could respond.

What on Earth could Ami possibly mean? Was this a joke? Or maybe... maybe Usagi was still asleep? Could this all be a dream? It's not like that hadn't happened before.

Usagi glanced over at Makoto, hoping to find support from the brunette. She just wasn't sure what to say!

Makoto was just about as stunned as Usagi was, though she was relieved that Ami at least was planning to call Rei and Minako before changing plans. But still... didn't they have a test next week? Mako liked the arcade as much as the others, but she also liked to be fully prepared.

"...I guess it'd be alright to take a break from schoolwork today, but... we shouldn't stay too late, or we'll fall behind," she reasoned. That was fair enough, right? "I mean, if that's alright with you two," Makoto amended. She didn't want to sound like she was trying to tell them what to do, but it was easy to let time slip by when you were having fun.