From: phoenix@mediaone.net   
      
   Act 26 - Usagi is the Real Princess!   
      
   Venus said that she had acted as a shadow warrior, taking the place of   
   the Princess, but would now simply act only in her role as Sailor   
   Senshi. Even so, she will still keep her distance from the rest but   
   doesn't explain why (We know that it is to keep the others from   
   getting close to her since she is expecting to die soon).   
      
   In a series of flashbacks, we learn the story of how Prince Endymion   
   and Princess Serenity fell in love, but it was a forbidden love. The   
   Earth and the Moon were both populated and beautiful with lush   
   vegetation. However, war broke out between the two kingdoms and both   
   were destroyed in the resulting conflict as well as causing the death   
   of both the Prince and Princess. Both Luna and Zoisite believe this   
   destruction was the direct result of the Prince and Princess' love for   
   each other. However, there was a hint that some evil force may have   
   been at work as well. Luna tells the senshi that they lived in this   
   era in a previous life. Zoisite tells Mamoru much the same thing and   
   cautions him to stay away from Usagi to prevent this disaster from   
   happening again. Luna give Usagi the same advice. Usagi sadly agrees   
   and attempts to put on a happy face.   
      
   It appears that only Luna, Artemis and Venus have regained their full   
   memories now. Rei and Makoto have some fuzzy feelings of the past and   
   Usagi recalls nothing at all. Mamoru also seems to have only vague   
   memories.   
      
   Makoto comes into the Crown and notices the hiccup guy who paired with   
   Rei photographing some turtle love ;) at the counter. He tells her   
   that Motoki has left for the airport to wish Mamoru goodbye. Makoto   
   races into the secret base to grab Usagi who has found three star   
   shaped tambourines there. Usagi shows Jupiter one of them which Mako   
   grabs and uses to drag Usagi outside to catch a cab so they can give   
   Mamoru one last goodbye before he leaves.   
      
   At the airport, Hina tells Mamoru that she is not going with him to   
   London. With a brave face, she releases him from his vow to marry her   
   telling him that she has too much pride to force a marriage without   
   love. She continues that her father is fine with her decision and he   
   will still finance Mamoru's education. Mamoru attempts to argue, but   
   Hina points out that he said he would stay with her until she said   
   "no". Well, she says "no". She walks off as Mamoru calls to her that   
   she is still precious to him. She waves without turning and says that   
   she knows. She does not look back so that he can not see that she is   
   crying.   
      
   Motoki arrives and Mamoru tells him that he is still going to leave.   
   No matter what the past said, he will still search for himself   
   (Actually, I'm not sure what the heck he is saying here ^_^;).   
      
   Usagi and Makoto are still attempting to reach the airport, but are   
   stopped by Nephrite and his youma. They transform and give battle.   
   Makoto keeps telling Usagi to go on without her, to see Mamoru for the   
   last time, but Usagi refuses, acknowledging that her responsibilities   
   as the Princess will not let her. By some chance, Makoto has been   
   holding that tambourine in her hand that just happens to bear her   
   symbol this whole time. It suddenly starts to glow and Jupiter is able   
   to use it to give Nephrite a blast that knocks him down. Before it   
   took three of the senshi to have the same effect. Jupiter remembers   
   that Artemis said that he was going to give them some presents. Makoto   
   and SM attack together (no fist tap, darn it) and destroy the youma   
   and cause Nephrite to retreat.   
      
   By this time, Usagi sees that the plane has left (how would she know   
   that?) and knows that it is too late. She says that it is time to   
   leave as the plane climbs into the sky. I kept hoping that Mamoru   
   never actually got on the plane, but we soon see him in his seat so we   
   know that he really is gone. Usagi smiles and heads home.   
      
   The scene switches to Mercury on a rooftop. She spins around to   
   confront a... what the...?! A young Sailor Senshi? Are they   
   introducing Chibiusa into the Dark Kingdom arc? But with blue hair,   
   cat ears and tail? I don't think so.   
      
   The two face off as the act ends.   
      
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