Many men were crippled, sterile, or otherwise unable to live normal lives. These were the Deuces, the victims of the plague who had survived early on but their healthcare had been spotty and the disease had ravaged their bodies. They were frail and had little interest in the female gender.
The Jacks were those whose constitution may have been frail, and their stamina poor, but they still retained (or attained after puberty) interest in females. The first set of drugs to combat the disease had been pushed through. Antibiotics had been ineffective due to the viral nature of the disease, but symptomatic relief had eased the suffering of some of those going through it. The Jacks were those who had received the first set of drugs which had actually been able to strengthen the victims' immune system.
"We can't change what she did," said Sailor Moon, holding the Cutey Moon Rod up. "We can do something though. Ready, Ami-chan?"
Sailor Mercury scanned the chilled racks and nodded. "That's it. Third one from the bottom, second row, and now."
Shifting again to Princess Neo-Serenity, the Rod became a Sceptre became a Staff. A beam of white and silver flashed.
Mercury moved the Gates away.
"Did your plan work?" Venus asked her compatriot, wondering if she dared hope.
Mercury took a deep breath and put into a fast-forward scan. She smiled as the laboratory became bustling with renewed energy. "They found it!"
Mars high fived Jupiter as they supported an exhausted Usagi between them.
"huh... whazz?"
WHAMWHAMWHAMWHAM!
"I think she's unconscious again," pointed out Mars to Venus as the Senshi of Love straddled the Senshi of Time and repeatedly brought her doubled fists down on the other's head.
"I want to make sure," said Venus. WHAMWHAMWHAMWHAM!
"So what did this exactly do?" asked Sailor Mars. "You came up with some pattern?"
"I've studied viruses and bacteria," stated Mercury. "Pluto's virus attacks systemically, and weakens the victim in several ways. What they were experimenting with there were long chain proteins similar to Epoetin to stimulate those factors the virus attacks."
"Try that again?" Venus asked, looking for any signs Dark Pluto might be faking it.
"The main attack vector is hormonal, shutting down -" Mercury stopped. Hotaru was the only one who didn't look completely lost and her forehead was creasing. "Okay, how about this. Pluto's plague causes damage to the brains and certain glands by the disease itself and by the magical charge. I came up with a counter-charge that Usagi could give to the treatment."
"Ah," said Saturn. "Positive versus negative, like when Sailor Moon dusts a yoma."
"Ohhhhhhh," said the other Senshi.
"So as the cure is duplicated from the first batch," said Mercury, smiling at a plan coming together, "so will the magic - just as it did with Pluto's virus."
"I see," said Saturn. "Then why is that happening?"
"Well, that's interesting," said Mercury, as things altered further.
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