"The Sailor Guardians are here!" You and Sailor Mars say in unison. The Youma backs away when it hears this, hiding behind its unfortunate victim!
"You coward!" Sailor Mars shouts at the Youma, "Using the innocent as a shield like that is unforgivable! Look at his dead, tired eyes! He must be under its
mind control!"
>"I'm not under mind control."
>"This is just how I look."
>>"Excuse you."
"
Excuse you." The boy glares at Sailor Mars.
"I can't do that...!" The Youma shrinks back a little more.
You frown, flipping your Mercury Computer on and taking an initial scan...?
?????? ????
Status: Okay
...He's fine? So that Youma is telling the truth? "Sailor Mars--?"
"Your tricks won't work on us!" Sailor Mars declares valiantly, "Whatever Zoisite sent you here to do, you better give it up!"
"Sailor Mars...?" You try again.
>"Why would I help that jerk?"
>"Oh, cool. I hate him, too."
>>"Your pal is trying to tell you something."
"Hey, I don't mean to interrupt your self righteous rant, but your friend is trying to ask you something." The boy points to you.
"Huh?" Sailor Mars blinks, turning to you, "What, do you have this Youma's weakness?"
"Well, no, but I think the Youma is..." You choose your words carefully, "...Telling the truth."
"Why would a Youma be telling the truth--?!" Mars finally realizes, "So you aren't under mind control?!"
>"That's what I've been telling you."
>>Stare in disappointment.
>"You really need to learn to listen."
The mysterious boy simply stares at Sailor Mars, clearly disappointed.
You can practically
see the awkward tension in the air...
Sailor Mars's eyes suddenly widen! "If you're not mind controlled... Then you
must be working with the Dark Kingdom!" She suddenly gets ready to fight!
>"Stay behind me."
>>"Should we pull back?"
>"...Really missing my sword right now."
"Should we pull back?" The boy asks the Youma, hand moving down to his holster--!!
"From what I've heard, they're relentless!" The Youma tells him, "The Sailor Guardians won't stop attacking me until I am destroyed! And now, they think you're guilty by association!"
"Sailor Mars, he has a g--?!"
"Fire..." She charges her attack.
The boy draws his gun, but instead of firing at you...
"...
Soul!!"
"
Thanatos!!" He--