Showtime Showdown

Showtime Showdown (also known as Show Time Showdown ) is the 35th episode of Sailor Moon Super S. It was preceded by Day Of Night and followed by The Dark Legend.

Plot
Pegasus tells the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask, as the Dark Moon eclipses the sun, that now is not the time to go to the Dark Moon Circus. He tells them all that he is Helios, guardian of Elysion, and that the Dark Moon Circus was banished until people failed to achieve their dreams, and abandoned them, weakening Elysion's power enough for Queen Nehelenia to awaken. Only the power of the Golden Crystal, the horn on his head, can save the world, but in the wrong hands, it can destroy the world. Sailor Mini Moon and Pegasus tell the others that she knew everything about him. Rini's dream light is what awakened Pegasus, but she isn't the one who can release the power of the golden crystal. Pegasus tells them to find the one who can, and vanishes.

Darien is still experiencing suffocating pains, as he has since the spiderwebs began appearing. Pegasus explains that this is because his life force is synchronized with the earth, which is being suffocated by Nehelenia. He is forced to stay behind while the others go to stop the Dark Moon Circus once and for all.

Serena, Amy, Raye, Lita, Mina, and Rini enter the Dark Moon Circus, and transform when the Amazon Quartet arrive after encountering the surviving Remless serving as envoys for the Quartet and the circus itself. They leave, telling the Sailor Scouts to follow them. All the Remless in the tent confront them, but the Sailor Scouts destroy them all and continue on their way to the Amazon Quartet. The Amazon Quartet appear before Nehelenia's mirror, and she powers up their orbs. The Sailor Scouts enter the main room and fight the Amazon Quartet, who easily gain the advantage. Eventually, Besubesu traps them all except Sailor Moon and Sailor Mini Moon in a sticky substance.

The Crystal Chime reappears to Sailor Mini Moon, who uses Crystal Twinkle Bell to call Pegasus, releasing the other Sailor Scouts. Queen Nehelenia realizes that Sailor Mini Moon / Rini is the holder of Pegasus. Sailor Moon uses Moon Gorgeous Meditation to defeat the Amazon Quartet, who ironically hide behind Zirconia when he appears and easily dispels Sailor Moon's attack. Zirconia uses his staff to shoot Zircon at Sailor Mini Moon (in the same way the Amazon Quartet use their orbs) and extract her dream mirror! It is the golden mirror that they have been looking for all along. Sailor Mini Moon is able to take it back, however, so Zirconia traps her inside Nehelenia's mirror. As the Scouts look on in horror at Rini's fate, back at his apartment, Darien feels a huge surge of pain as he realizes Rini is in grave danger, and Zirconia shouts to Nehelenia that they have the holder of the beautiful dreams that contain Pegasus.

Trivia

 * On Toonami's website, this episode title was incorrectly listed as "Show Time Slowdown".