"Shoot!" ordered Sailor Neptune. "Have you forgotten our duty? We have to protect the Princess at any cost!  Even if I'm lost, you have to survive and protect our Princess."
Nehelenia drew Sailor Neptune closer and tightened the cords around her.  Sailor Mars thought about Serena being all alone in Nehelenia's nightmare world.
Sailor Mars had to make a decision.
Sailor Mars straightened up and faced Nehelenia with a look of determination. "Are you going to shoot your friend?" mocked Nehelenia.  "Mars Flame Sniper!"  The flame arrow grazed Sailor Neptune's side and pierced Nehelenia.  In fact it was only one of Nehelenia's crystal clones. The crystal Nehelenia shattered.
Sailor Neptune was freed and staggered towards Sailor Mars. Neptune congratulated her for handling the situation. Then Sailor Neptune collapsed.
Sailor Mars ran towards her but then Mars collapsed as well.  The forest scenery disappeared and Nehelenia's magical mirrors appeared around Sailor Mars and Sailor Neptune.  Nehelenia laughed, "Fools!  It is impossible to fight me within my own world of nightmares!"
Elsewhere, Serena continued to trudge barefoot through the snow, calling out Darien's name. Serena slipped and fell. Nehelenia observed her progress through the magical mirrors in her throne room.  She turned to Darien who knelt at her feet in a trace.  "Look how hard your princess is trying to find you.  Maybe she should just give up..."  Nehelenia cast some magic into the mirror.
Suddenly, Serena noticed beautiful flowers growing up around her.
Elsewhere, Sailor Pluto and Sailor Venus were being chased by Nehelenia's crystal servants.  The two women were hopelessly outnumbered and continued to run through an area that looked like ancient ruins.  "There must be a way out!" exclaimed Sailor Pluto. Suddenly the two came to a deep chasm, crossed by a rickety rope bridge.  Sailor Pluto said that Sailor Venus should cross the bridge.  "I will hold them off here," said Sailor Pluto, "and when you get across, cut the bridge!"  Sailor Venus protested but Sailor Pluto said it was the best strategy to save the Princess.  She said that Venus was a natural leader and so Venus should go ahead to lead the others. Sailor Pluto looked very determined, so Sailor Venus started out across the bridge.

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