Sailor Mars and Sailor Neptune stood surrounded by purple flames. Sailor Mars gasped in horror as she felt the hot flames against her and saw her Sailor suit starting to burn.



"Deep Submerge!" Sailor Neptune launched her attack directly at Nehelenia. Nehelenia sidestepped the ball of energy. The illusionary flames vanished.



"You can't fool us with cheap tricks like that," remarked Sailor Neptune. She turned to Sailor Mars, "Isn't that so?"
"Of course!" blurted Mars, "Hah hah hah". Mars laughed far too loudly. "She's good!" thought Sailor Mars.



"Her intuition is much better than mine", mused Sailor Mars to herself, "I wonder if it's a matter of experience."
"As you say, I have more experience than you," said Sailor Neptune.
Sailor Mars jumped back a step. "You can read minds too!?"
"No," said Sailor Neptune, "you were speaking out loud."



"Very well then," smirked Queen Nehelenia, "How about this!" A dark web-like energy shot out from around Nehelenia. The two Sailor Scouts found themselves surrounded by total darkness.



Black snake-like cords unwrapped out of the darkness and grasped Sailor Neptune by the ankles. She was pulled down to the ground and dragged away! Nehelenia stepped out of the shadows with the captured Sailor Neptune at her feet.



"Mars Flame..." Sailor Mars stopped. Nehelenia was holding Sailor Neptune directly in front of her.
"Not going to shoot?" teased Nehelenia, "then how about this?"

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Nehelenia manipulated the dark cords so that they began to squeeze Sailor Neptune harshly. With her free hand, Nehelenia unleashed a blast of dark energy against Sailor Mars.



"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!"