From: phoenix@mediaone.net   
      
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   This act focuses on Mamoru's return, who is now known as Endymion.   
   Upon his return, he unknowingly bumps into Usagi which causes her to   
   drop Mamoru's watch that she was holding. When she picks it up, she   
   sees that it has started to work again. It had been working on the   
   Moon and stopped working once they returned, obviously tied to Mamoru   
   somehow.   
      
   Endymion goes to the arcade and hypnotizes Motoki into believing that   
   they are best friends. We get introduced to Motoki's girlfriend, Reika   
   and as a budding geologist, she describes the four stones, Jadeite,   
   Nephrite, Kunzite and Zoisite. We also find out that Motoki is the son   
   of the arcade's owner.   
      
   Meanwhile, the girls meet in Ami's fabulous penthouse to discuss the   
   stone sword they brought back from the Moon with them. Minako trips in   
   the lobby and chips the marble floor with the sword and later they   
   shatter a diamond with it. Apparently Ami has many diamonds to spare   
   so it is no big deal (say what!?). BTW, Minako is really clumsy-cute   
   in this scene. It appears that the sword and possibly the old Moon   
   Castle are now composed of a toxic stone that is harder then diamond.   
      
   Usagi goes to the arcade to play the Sailor V game and runs into   
   Endymion who is working there. Usagi is confused and wants to believe   
   that this is really Mamoru despite Motoki's assurance that this is   
   actually his old friend, Endou. She ends up going to the arcade every   
   day to be near him. Endymion is also confused by Usagi's and her   
   hairstyle, remarking that it looks like that of Sailor Moon. He finds   
   that he cannot hypnotize her as he did Motoki. They both play the   
   Sailor V video game incessantly while Endymion attempts to gain access   
   to the secret control room.   
      
   In the end, he hypnotizes Makoto into leading him into the control   
   room and there is a battle with the senshi for the silver crystal.   
   This act ends in a confrontation with Queen Beryl.   
      
   Some notes about Mixxzine's treatment. They kept Mamoru/Darien's   
   nickname, Endo; They had Usagi/Serena/Bunny calling Minako "V-babe"   
   instead of "V-chan" which I would consider a pretty decent   
   localization.   
      
   Mamoru is taken to the dark side in the anime, but they seem to have   
   taken it in a different direction then the manga. I think it's because   
   this act came out in December '92, at the same time the anime was   
   dealing with the same situation. There was simply not enough time to   
   map the anime to the manga.   
      
   Phoenix   
      
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