"It's just not possible," the witch screamed. "Nobody can do magic! Only in fairy tales!"
"Of course we can!" Chibimoon protested. "We're the Sailor Senshi!"
"No way!" the hag screeched. "Just you wait, you insolent brat... for that lie, I'm gonna turn you into a newt." And she pulled a crooked wand out of her tattered robe.
"Watch out, Chibimoon!" Saturn gasped. She jumped in front of her friend and shouted: "Silence Wall!"
The protective wall surrounded both little Senshi, and the spell of the witch never hit its mark. Instead, it bounced off Hotaru's shield and flew back to the wand's wielder. The witch had barely time to gasp before her own magic turned her into a small, very ugly newt that crawled through the sand.
Everyone stared at the witch-newt in confusion. Then, the Wicked Queen started to snicker. Rumpelstiltskin followed quickly, and even Setsuna and the mermaid, who had just come back to the surface to see what the commotion was about, started laughing.
Saturn dropped her wall and smirked. "Well, she knows that we can use magic." She looked around. "Anyone else who doubts it?"
"Oh no no no no!" the assorted fairy tale creatures quickly responded.
"Well, good for you!" Saturn smiled. Looking down at the upset-looking newt, she asked: "Setsuna-mama, what shall we do with her now?"
"Well, I'm sure she learned her lesson," the guardian of time smirked. "Still, I'm not an expert for such spells, so I don't know how long it will last..."
In a puff of smoke, the newt turned back into the witch, who was crouching on the ground and blinked.
"Oh well, never mind," Pluto said.
"Wh-what the... what happened?" the witch asked in confusion.
Rumpelstiltskin smirked. "The little one bewitched you, witch!" That remark made everyone chuckle again.
"You really were a cute little newt, Mrs. Witch!" Diana giggled.
"You... you'll pay for this!" the witch screeched angrily as she jumped to her feet. She was bursting with fury.
"Be careful," the wicked stepmother warned her. "We aren't allowed to do anything to outsiders until the king is informed, you know that! What just happened is your own fault!"
"You wanna try another spell?" Chibimoon grinned. "I'll bet Saturn will bounce it right back into your face."
The witch seethed, but she realized that those weren't ordinary girls, so she pulled herself together.
"Well, it has been a lot of fun," the evil stepmother shrugged. "But I have to go, these apples don't sell themselves."
"What are you doing?" the witch shouted. "We have to guard these humans until the king is informed!"
"Like I care," the stepmother shrugged. "I'm not queen anymore, so it's not my problem. Besides, they don't seem to bad. The only thing they did was to protect themselves from YOUR stupidity."
And she continued to stroll along the beach, shouting: "Apples, poisoned apples! The healthiest way to die!"
Diana shook her head. "This island is too weird... I mean, what's the point of selling poisoned apples if everybody knows that they are poisoned?"
"Well, it's pretty much the only thing she can do," the mermaid shrugged. "Lately, all of us haven't been able to play the correct role in our own stories, so we have to find our own ways to fight the boredom..."
"Wait a minute..." Setsuna spoke up. "You're just trying to play the roles from your stories? That's all?"
"Why not?" Rumpelstiltskin grimaced. "That's the only reason why we have been created. And it's the only thing we know."
"But if that's all you wanna do, why don't you just do it?" Saturn wondered.
"Well, that's a bit complicated..." the mermaid sighed.
"Don't you dare! You can't just blab out all our secrets to these outsiders!" the witch shouted.
"Ah, go back to your gingerbread house, granny..." the mermaid grumbled.
The witch was about to say something else, when suddenly, her whole attention was distracted by the arrival of another newcomer. It was a very handsome, young man in expensive clothes with a crown on his head, a sword on his side and a charming smile that would make every woman's knees weak.
"Ooooooh, who do we have here?" the witch gushed. "My dear Prince Charming... what a pleasure to see you! May I have the honor of combing your hair? Your wonderful, golden hair?"
Chibiusa and Hotaru giggled uncontrollably. "Did you hear that, Saturn?" Chibimoon snickered. "I'm really starting to believe that everyone here has lost his marbles..."
Diana looked over to Setsuna... and sweatdropped when she saw her blushing face. "Uh-oh, girls..." she murmured. "If that's the case, Setsuna might just have lost her marbles as well..."
"Please, witch," the handsome prince said in a bored voice. "My hair is freshly combed, and I even used the best hair spray!" He carefully patted his long, blonde hair with a dreamy smile. But then, he saw the Senshi. "Oh my..." he murmured. "Who are those delicate flowers? Two young girls and a beautiful woman... finally, this boredom is coming to an end."
"Who... who are you?" Setsuna mumbled as Prince Charming approached her, taking her hand.
"Me?" he asked. "I am Prince Charming, at your service. I just visited my dear Sleeping Beauty... yes, the poor thing, she's always sleeping so much. I just had to pay her a visit and give her a kiss." He sighed. "Being the only fairy tale prince can be tiring, indeed... Every day I have to satisfy the needs of another princess or fair maiden... but who am I to complain?" He smiled at Setsuna and kissed her hand. "After all, today a maiden I have never met before has come to pay our island a visit."
Suddenly, he looked down at his fingers. "Oh no..." he murmured. "My nails, they are so dirty! How horrible!"
"My dear prince," the witch continued to purr. "How about having a nice meal for two in my gingerbread house? I'm having a nice Hansel and Gretel roast this evening..."
"You're disgusting, witch!" the prince said in a disgusted voice. "Leave me alone, I despise you."
"You still haven't got enough from those young, cute girls?" the witch screeched. "Dammit, it's me you should marry, me!"
"I would rather marry the Big Bad Wolf than you," the prince spat.
Turning his attention back to Sailor Pluto, he smiled again. "You must excuse her, my love. She always mistreats any visitor to our island, even though we haven't had a guest in so many decades... My dear, are you a guardian of some kind? This interesting staff certainly looks like a weapon..."
"W-w-well, I am... Sailor Pluto... Guardian of Time..." Setsuna stuttered. She was suddenly feeling very hot. "Y-you have very beautiful eyes... Prince Charming..."
"Yes, that's true!" the prince grinned while pulling a small mirror from his pocket and looking at it. "And you know, I just discovered this excellent mascara..."
"Stop it!" the witch shouted. "Stop flirting, prince! You're mine!"
"Would you finally stop talking such nonsense?" Prince Charming groaned.
"If you aren't willing to obey, I need to use force!" the witch hissed. She pulled out her wand.
"Hey, stop that!" Chibimoon shouted. The Senshi quickly tried to stop the witch, but it was too late. The witch chanted:
"Spider's Web and Tail of Mouse,
bring us to my Gingerbread House!"
And in another puff of smoke, she disappeared, along with the prince.
"Oh no!" Diana gasped. "The poor prince..."
"Damn that witch..." Rumpelstiltskin groaned. "She always has to cause trouble."
"Girls, we have to save him!" Pluto sounded very determined, all of a sudden.
"Don't worry, we'll help," Saturn assured her. "Um, but where is the house of the witch?"
"The gingerbread house?" the mermaid asked. "Oh, just go straight ahead, and turn left at the first crossing, you can't miss it. But be careful, the Big Bad Wolf has been sighted in that area, and he likes to prey on little girls like you."
"I'm not letting any mutt stand in my way between my true love!" Pluto shouted. "Come on, girls, follow me!" And she walked ahead.
Hotaru and Chibiusa looked at each other. "Wow, Setsuna-mama really has a screw loose," Hotaru murmured.
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