From one to the other Yuu looked. He was grateful of his 'big brother' to want to shield him, and under most circumstances he probably would have kept right behind the taller guy, but it was something this man said that caught his attention.
Something was happening in that alley, and both of the older guys stood in his way of seeing it.
As Kaoru stood and questioned the stranger, Yuuichi stepped back silently, made a big loop around, and skid right past both men, only to halt right when he stood in the center of the alley's entrance.
"Woah!" He called out, seeing the weirdest sight he had ever seen.
If he had to compare it to anything, he would have to compare it to some kind of stand off in one of those old comics. At least he was smart enough to duck for cover. Growing up in the resistance meant you definitely could spot an enemy of that kind. "Kaoru, it's Libra."
Her questions were answered when Chibiusa took the lead, and a few others followed suit. Time to transform. Ryoko raised her hand in the air, with the pen held high. "Mars Power, Make up!"
Where there had been ribbons for the moon, glitter for Venus, and sparks for Jupiter, there was fire surrounding the daughter of Mars. Rings of fire engulfed her, burning their trail over her old clothes and revealing new clothes in its place. High heels, mini skirt, tight bodice, gloves and a bow decorating it all. Definitely not her usual style of wear, but if that was what it took to do what she had to..
Without a full intro, Mars stepped beside Sailor Moon on the farther side stating "I am Sailor Mars, Guardian of Fire," giving her a reasonably good view of the whole alley. From here she could see the guy, the youma, and even how a kid ducked faster than the fat kid in a game of dodgeball. Civilians, great, another thing to deal with.
At this point she could easily take the lead, attack first, but...
Hisako was amongst the last ones of the girls to transform. She had been hesitating. In normal every day life she was weak, frail. What if transforming only made it worse?
But with the other two outer planets gone, and Pluto staying out of it completely, she felt somewhat compelled to at least try to help out.
"Saturn Power, Make up!" It was like a ring of darkness came from her uplifted pen. It created a tunnel around her, and faded in a flash. There she stood, in purple colors, as senshi. In her hand she held the Silent Glaive her mother once used too.
The weakling could feel the power surge through her, like adrenaline. She felt stronger, but even she knew it was a strength that would only last her so long.
The youngster saw how the guy turned and gawked at the newly appeared girls, leaving himself exposed to the threat behind him. A threat that saw this as a perfect opportunity. The youma let her arm slam down towards the man's neck, and would have made contact, hard, had Hisako not ended up between them.
Holding up her arms as strong as she could, the Silent Glaive had parried with the arm. How she had moved so fast was even a guess for her. Great, now she felt tired already.
"I am the guardian of the planet of silence, soldier of Death and Rebirth, Sailor Saturn."
"I didn't assssk for your name!" The youma called out and jumped backwards. Throwing five small seed like things on the ground the DD Girl jumped up and disappeared out of sight.
Was that it?
Unfortunately, no. The seeds sprouted, forming five individual youma that charged forward without hesitation. Weakened by her earlier endeavor, Saturn this time around didn't have the strength to rush out of the way.