Usagi begins to have a dream of Mamoru being taken away by an adult Chibiusa. She wakes up in a white dress on a bed, her brooch by her side. She notices a holographic image of Neo Queen Serenity in the middle of the room. Prince Demande enters the room and tells her to relax in his room, using a bit of force. Usagi asks why he attacked the future Tokyo, He wanted to prove that the Silver Crystal was not the only source of power. Wise Man showed him the way by him going to the Planet Nemesis and finding the Malefic Black Crystal. His grand plan is to rewrite history. By changing the past he will be able to make the future the way he wants it. The one thing however that is preventing him from fulfilling his plan is Usagi. In the future, she prevented him from getting what he wanted, thus why Neo Queen Serenity is now encased in a giant Silver Crystal in the future. As Demande goes in for a forced kiss, Usagi pushes him away and tries to transform. Her power is nullified however as the entire palace is made out of the Malefic Black Crystal.
Back on the future Moon, Tuxedo Mask and Venus try to devise a plan to get back Usagi and the rest of their friends. They think maybe Chibiusa can help since she has the blood of the Moon Kingdom, but she has no power. She is 900 years old and hasn't aged since she got to the age of 7. King Endymion believes one day she will get her own powers, but as of now she has none. King Endymion then tells them the story of Phantom and the Black Moon.
Back on Nemesis, Usagi begins to feel hopeless, until she has a vision of Queen Serenity and her friends and how they need her. She swore to protect her friends, so she gains the courage to reach out for her friends who are somewhere in the palace that she is being held captive.
In the lower dungeons, Ami, Rei, and Makoto wake up from a deep sleep. None of them know what happened or where they are. They all heard Usagi's voice in their heads is why they all woke up at the same time. They try to transform, but they can't. Their life begins to be sucked out of them from Wise Man.
Chibiusa begins to wonder if Sailor Moon can actually help her. She has a flashback with her and her father walking through a park, He tells her Sailor Moon has the power to defeat any evil. She was just like her mom growing up, that's why she was named Chibiusa. It was because she was picked on in school that she stole the Silver Crystal to try and see if she had the same powers as her mom. This is what caused the chain of events that destroyed the future Moon Kingdom. Chibiusa's Luna P ball reacts to her crying, and she remembers the first time she met Sailor Pluto. Sailor Pluto cheered her up and showed her a magic trick using the words "Abra Kadabra." Chibiusa thinks maybe if she goes to visit Sailor Pluto she will feel better like when she first met her. When she arrives at the Time Gate, she is being visited by King Endymion who asks her to help Sailor Venus and Tuxedo Mask in their search. This upsets Chibiusa as she thinks she isn't special to Sailor Pluto anymore either. Chibiusa drops her Time Key going through the Space Time Portal. Wise Man catches up to her and opens up her true feelings. She goes with Wise Man, as she wants someone who truly needs her.
This was another episode with tons of informative stuff. Lots more background information on the Black Moon, Wise Man (Doom Phantom), and how this whole catastrophe that destroyed the future Neo Tokyo really happened. This episode also showcased one of my favorite images that I really remember when reading The Black Moon arc in the manga as well; when Usagi gazes at the holographic image of herself that Prince Demande has in his room. It really shows just how much of a creep this guy really is. He is so infatuated with her that he doesn't just want to kill her, but he wants to take away her purity before he even does it.
Moving on from that, for the action fans, there wasn't any at all in this episode. It was pretty much just a bunch of backstory, told from several different sides and point of views. The good thing is that it moved at a good pace that it wasn't extremely boring for the viewer. This is pretty much the end of these narrative episodes though, which is a good thing since now we will begin to see everything unfold and everything set to how it is supposed to be in the coming episodes that follow.
Rating: 5/10
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