Sailor/Kitari: "What?"

Star King: "Ah, if it isn't my two 'star queens'."

Sailor: "Lols, Star King, what do you need?"

Star King: "...There is something that I wish to have done and over with before anything gets to...serious..."

Kitari: "...Is there gonna be another war, or something?"

Star King: "Oh, do not worry...Negai. It's not that serious."

Sailor/Kitari: "NEGAI?!"

Star King: "Mm? I had figured you girls were using that name during work."

Kitari: "W-well...I figured it was only gonna be for that last SCM-Department Queens update and-"

Sailor: "No, Kitari, we're gonna have to call you Negai sometimes. Do not break that precious fourth wall."

Kitari: "Okay...?"

Star King: "Excellent. Now, the matter at hand...it is about the upcoming ball that needs to take place."

Sailor: "'Needs to'?"

Star King: "Yes, it needs to."

Kitari: "Why?"

Star King: "It's your girl's first Department Gathering Party. This ball happens every year. Once. And during the ball is a competition that lasts until is won."

Sailor: "A contest?"

Star King: "Give or take, Shobatsu. It is different every year, and I have a special...theme this year, considering we have two lovable queens of the departments this year."

Kitari: "...Why do I get the feeling you're pulling this one for entertainment?"

Star King: "You dare question my choices?"

Kitari: "Because you're a mind controlling trickster, you scheming little snake-!"

Sailor: "Whoa, Negai, that's going a bit past there, your flames are showing..."

Kitari: "...They are...?"

Sailor: "Yeah, they're piping a little on the back of your head..."

Star King: "Ah, haha...you girls are such amusement. I feel like a father, looking down on his young daughters."

Kitari: "...'Looking down', huh...?"

Star King: "Do not get me wrong, Negai. You and Shobatsu will be wearing masks to conceal your faces and identities. Mind you everyone at the ball will be. I've made your masks especially for the two of you, since your powers are such a chore to hide."

Sailor: "Dunno if we're supposed to take that as a compliment or a complaint."

Star King: "See as you wish to see it, Shobatsu. Now, when you two are going about around the party, you are to be Negai and Shobatsu. Not Kitari and Sailor."

Sailor: "...Why...?"

Kitari: "What about the guys...?"

Star King: "You'll see."

Sailor/Kitari: "....."

*****

"Oh! Look! The bells of the ball!"

"The members of the department of Wishes and Punishments have arrived!"

Kitari: "Guys-!"

Sailor: "Ssh! Remember?! They're not supposed to know we're here!"

Leon: "We're going to a bothersome party."

Karno: "Are you sure you're going to be able to handle all that work on your own?"

Kitari: "I'm good, I'm happy, considering how much you guys are getting done."

Sailor: "Yeah, as for you freaks."

Scorpio: "Still silver tongued as ever."

Sailor: "Knock 'em dead, Scorpio. You guys too. Hey, Zyg, think of this as a reward to unwind. Just...don't unwind too much."

Kitari: "Yeah, we don't want it to affect your splendid work performance that's been doing great so far."

Leon: "Hmph, there's a lot more from where that came from, queen of Wishes."

Zyglavis: "Mind you, do not work too hard, yourselves."

Ichthys: "Yeah! You guys should unwind too!"

Kitari: "Oh, we've done plenty unwinding back on Earth."

Sailor: "Yeah, you guys party."

Sailor: "We didn't lie so convincingly like that only for the fun to end THAT short...!"

*dim...murmur, murmur*

Kitari: "Ooh, it's starting...!"

Star King: "Welcome, esteemed ladies and gentlemen of the ballroom and treasured members of the Department of Punishments and Wishes."

*applauds*

Star King: "As of these annual Department Gathering Parties are famous for their themed competition, we shall begin of it now."

Kitari: "Whoa...ack! How did we get so much closer to them...!?"

Sailor: "Ssh, listen...!"

Ichthys: "Well, Scorpy, you know what Sailor said. Knock 'em dead."

Scorpio: "Hmph, Sailor saying it is enough."

Partheno: "Now, now, your words are a waste on us if Sailor, herself, isn't hearing them."

Scorpio: "I didn't mean it like that!"

Sailor/Kitari: "......"

Ichthys: "Whatever, we just gotta win for Sailor!"

Leon: "So that's your motive?"

Zyglavis: "You..."

Scorpio: "What, so you aren't gonna win for Kitari?"

Sailor/Kitari: "..........."

Karno: "Well..."

Leon: "Isn't it natural for a knight to fight for his queen?"

Kitari: "....oh, good queen...."

Sailor: "'Queen'?"

Kitari: "You've heard me say that before we've even met them...!"

Star King: "Ooh, so your giving your rewards over to your precious queens?"

(every goddess in the entire ballroom): ".....!??!?!?!"

Sailor: "Urgh, we haven't even hit the theme yet..."

"Is it true Lord Leon!?"

"Lord Teorus, is this why you won't let me in your room!?"

"Lord Partheno, please tell me this is false!"

Leon: "Sorry, if it disappoints you, but yes, we have queens. Very rowdy, honest-to-boot queens."

Zyglavis: "Hmph, couldn't have said it better myself."

Leon: "Oh, what was that?"

Zyglavis: "Leon is referring to our department queens. Each of our departments has a head queen ruler overseeing our work performance and statistics."

Ichthys: "Plus, they're our best~ friends!"

Leon: "'Friends'?"

Ichthys: "Yeah, you rarely meet anyone as pure as them! And they don't have any secret motives and everything. Guilt-free friendship, right!?"

Dui: "Can't argue with you there."

Star King: "I can see, you've gotten quite close to them. Now, the theme of the tonight's contest is...'princess hunt'."

(all): "...!!!"

Star King: "You are to be hunting for my princesses. My daughters. Each department needs to come back to the ballroom with the princess I assign you with. I shall only give your her name and you must come back with that princess. Not the one the other department is looking for."

Leon: "Princesses? When did you have a child?"

Star King: "I shall keep that bit a secret until the end."

(all): ".....?!?!?!"

Star King: "There are two of them. Wishes will be in charge of finding Negai."

Karno: "Negai?"

Star King: "And Punishments will be in charge of finding Shobatsu."

Scorpio: "Shobatsu...?"

Star King: "The competition will end once one of the departments finds Negai or Shobatsu. And the reward will be..."

Sailor: "...Nothing to do with us...nothing to do with us...nothing to do with us...nothing to do with us..."

Star King: "An exclusive request from your designated queen. Only one request. And the queens cannot turn it down."

(the guys): "....!!!"

Leon: "And I'll take it, judging by the carefree looks on they're faces when we left, you did not consult this with them, did you."

Kitari: "...Heck, yeah, he didn't-!"

Sailor: "Kitari...!"

Kitari: "Well, we had no idea the theme was a hunt for US. And we're not Star King's daughters! What do you think they're gonna wish when the department wins....!?"

Sailor: "We just gotta grit our teeth and bare it...! We've been through worse..."

Leon: "Hmph, then that means it will be only natural if OUR queen was the one to fulfill the request. She is the queen of Wishes, after all."

Kitari: "...no...!"

Scorpio: "You're only saying that because you wanna win! Why even bother?"

Leon: "Like I said, it is only natural for a knight to fight for his queen."

Star King: "Have you all finished your quarrels?"

(department members): "...."

Star King: "Then begin!"

*SNAP, SNAP, SNAP, SNAP, SNAP*

Sailor: "Whoa...they all left the ballroom at once..."

Kitari: "I think they have a good idea who the princesses might be..."

"This is my first time hearing about these department queens..."

"I wonder if they're only using their members to create a harem...!"

"Whom ever the Wishes queen is, I will not let her take my Leon!"

"YOUR Leon!?"

"What about Lord Partheno...?!"

"Wait...what if the 'queens' are his highness' princesses...!?"

Sailor: "Now I know why we weren't aloud to leave the department while being trained up here..."

Kitari: "They're really THAT coy about the guys THAT much...?"

Star King: "If you are so curious to see who they are, perhaps you go look for them?"

(everyone except Sailor and Kitari): "......."

*SNAP, SNAP, SNAP, SNAP, SNAP*

Kitari: "Well...."

Star King: "It would be advisable to either go into hiding or return to your departments."

Sailor: "I was wondering why we had all that unknown 'back-up' to do beforehand...."

Kitari: "Yeah, I was confident that I had gotten everything done on time..."

Star King: "Now, I know you girls cannot snap your fingers to get to certain places, like some, so tell me, where do you wish to go?"

Kitari: "Well...the departments are right next to each other, so maybe it'd be best if one of us went to the departments and the other somewhere else..."

Sailor: "So, I'll go into hiding and you go back to the departments?"

Kitari: "W-what...? You wanna do that...?"

Sailor: "Yeah, I'll be good."

Star King: "Is that your finally decision?"

Kitari/Sailor: "...Yeah, do it."

*snap*