Jimmy, Mamoru, Ukyo and Usagi were getting out of the car, still laughing.
"Did you see his face?" Ukyo giggled. "I really can't believe he bought that."
Jimmy couldn't stop laughing. "Man, if I came up with that idea, I would've done it a lot earlier."
Mamoru snickered and wanted to open the door.
But then, he stopped himself.
Usagi stopped laughing. "What's up, Mamo-chan?"
"I don't know..." he said. "Something... is not right. I feel it..."
"Wait, lemme check something..." Ukyo quickly produced her magical scales. Jimmy stared, but didn't say anything.
The right scale slowly descended.
Ukyo gasped. "Something is definitely wrong. Look, the scales are tilting towards darkness... Something evil is inside there!"
"Something evil?" Jimmy asked. "What do you mean?"
"You enter from the front, I'll search for another way," Mamoru said and ran along the castle wall.
"Can anyone tell me what's going on?" Jimmy said.
Usagi sighed. "Jimmy... I think we have to tell you one of our greatest secrets... I know we can trust you, so please... promise not to tell anyone what you're about to see, okay?"
Jimmy shrugged. "Yeah, okay... but what...?"
"I'll show you," Usagi said and grasped her locket.
"Moon Cosmic Power, Make Up!"
Ribbons of light floated around her as she turned into Sailor Moon.
Jimmy stared. "I can't believe it..."
"You see, I'm the sailor suited defender of peace and love, Sailor Moon... and Ukyo is Sailor Libra, and the golden pendant rightfully belongs to her, she needs it as I need this locket to turn into my Senshi form."
"Okay, so I see you're some sort of super hero, I get it... but what about Mamoru? Is he also...?"
"We have no time, Jimmy," Ukyo said in an urgent voice. "I fear something may have happened to your greatuncle and greataunt."
"Huh? But how?" Jimmy scratched his head in confusion. "They're ghosts, after all..."
Usagi smiled. "Trust me, there are many bad things out there that might even harm dead people."
She carefully opened the big double door and peered inside. "No one is there. Ukyo, are the scales still tilting?"
Ukyo nodded. "Yes, they are!"
Usagi shivered. "Aaaah, I can't do this all by myself. If only Ami-chan or Rei-chan were here..."
"Hey, you can't always rely on others," Ukyo told her. "Until I met Ran-chan, I had to train all by myself. But don't worry... I'm here as well, even if I can't use my full powers yet... And remember, Mamoru is around, too."
Usagi nodded. Together, they went inside.
Suddenly, Luna came running down the stairs. "Sailor Moon! Something has possessed Mr. McScott, and he's gone mad."
"As I thought!" Ukyo cursed. "And I still haven't gotten the hang of my powers yet..."
"Where is he?" Jimmy asked. The fact that Luna was talking didn't really faze him anymore.
Luna was surprised, because she didn't see Jimmy at first. "In the dining room," she said. "And your grandaunt... she vanished."
"Let's go and see what we can do," Ukyo said.
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They went to the big dining room. "I can't see him," Usagi said. "Are you sure he's here, Luna?"
"Definitely," her advisor nodded. "He's hiding somewhere..."
Usagi slowly went inside. Ukyo wanted to follow her, but Jimmy held her back. "Wait a minute... What are you going to do to my uncle?"
"Don't worry," Ukyo told him. "As far as I understand it, Usagi's going to heal his spirit from the evil within."
Suddenly, the door slammed shut. Ukyo turned around. "Hey, Usagi! Lemme in!" She hammered against the door.
Inside the dining room, Usagi was pulling at the handle. "It doesn't budge, Ukyo!"
"Watch out, Sailor Moon!" Luna shouted as multiple dishes came flying towards her.
Moon yelped and dodged the flying dinnerware. "Ah! Hey, who's doing this?"
A creepy chuckling could be heard. "Now I've got you trapped... No one is going to take away my precious amulet."
Usagi looked around. She couldn't see anyone. "Sir, we aren't planning on stealing it... but you promised to give it to us, right? I mean, we managed to get those 3 pounds back from Mr. McTrick..."
"LIAR!" the invisible ghost shouted. An armchair shot forward against Usagi's back, and she fell down onto it with a scream.
The wooden armrests wrapped themselves around her body. "Hey!" she screamed. "Lemme go!"
The shimmering form of the ghost descended from the ceiling. An evil aura surrounded his body, and his eyes were glowing in a deep red. He snickered.
Luna hissed. "He's clearly possessed by something. Sailor Moon, try to break free!"
Usagi struggled against her bounds. "I'm trying, I'm trying!"
Outside, Ukyo and Jimmy had tried breaking the door open, but it didn't budge.
"Is there another way to get in there?" she asked. Jimmy shook his head. "No, only from the kitchen... and there's no other door leading to the kitchen."
Suddenly, the ghostly form of Jimmy's greataunt came out of the floor. Ukyo screamed.
"I'm sorry to startle you like this, but we have to hurry! My husband doesn't listen to reason. I overheard you saying he's possessed by something evil, is that true?"
Ukyo nodded. "Yeah, I'm sorry."
"I also heard that you need your amulet to help your friend, correct?"
Ukyo looked up at the ghost of the woman in surprise. Again, she nodded.
Betty McScott smiled. "I'll tell you where it is hidden. Go to the library and search in the lowest row of books... Search for a book called 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin'... the amulet is hidden within."
"Come, I'll show you the way," Jimmy shouted. They started running. "Thank you!" Ukyo shouted back.
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