And nothing happened.

"Wow." Needless to say, Helpy was a little more than disappointed. He had gotten this beautiful crystal put together, had it turned into a magic brooch, and it's doing nothing?

"Kinda anticlimactic." Counter shrugged.

Helpy honestly didn't expect much. Maybe some super strength, or a few inches in height.

Helpy grumbled something about taxes, then punched himself in the brooch.

At once, the brooch began to glow brightly, fueling Helpy with joy.

"Whoa!" Helpy grinned.

Pink Moon Necrotic Power, make up! A voice seared through his head, bubbly and cheerful. Awaken, Necro Sailor Chibi Moon!

"Uhm..." Helpy said, unsure at first. "Pink Moon Necrotic Power, make up!"

A swirl of pink ribbons surrounded him, locking in around his small body.

The first thing Helpy thought about was how... tall he felt.

Before, Helpy, when held at chest level, barely reached Counter's collarbone. Now, he was at eye level with him.

"Uh, Helpy?" Counter trembled, not even glancing at him. His 100 yard stare was out the window, where Sammy was splattered on the windowpane.

"Hi, guys." Sammy waved, his mask pressed against the glass. His round mask disappeared from view, coating the window in ink.

"Little dude, you need to go out there." Counter pointed at the window.

Helpy gasped, forming an idea. "Throw me."

"Throw you?" He yelled. "You want me to kill you?"

"Yes! Throw me through the window!" Helpy screamed.

Counter shrugged, then threw him like a damn baseball.

Helpy shrieked, hitting the window face first and smashing through.

Glass flew all around him, going just as fast as he was.

Helpy front flipped, landing squarely on his tiny boots.

Boots? Helpy doesn't wear boots!

"Hah! If you wanna attack my employees, you'll have to go through me!"

Helpy vastly underestimated the opponent. The demonic creature was the size of a truck, with long, spindly black legs and hundreds of eyes. Giant deer horns rose from its head, decorated with what looked like sinew hanging from it like vines. Tightly gripped in its right hand were his employees!

All dressed in a white sailor uniforms with colorful skirts and bows, adorned with tiaras.

Huh. Kinda like he was.

"You guys are drag queens?" Helpy yelled, pointing at them.

"I'm a butchy femme, ok?" Lefty snapped.

"Clothes don't have a gender, and neither do I!" Molten whined.

"I'm transfemme, for your information!" Scrap yelled.

"I... have no excuse." Sammy said.

"Sure you do, Venus, you didn't want to be a sailor guardian." Scrap told him.

All four yelled when the demon lifted them up, gearing up to slam them down.

"Hey!" Helpy shrieked. "I'm down here?"

The demon cooed, turning its skull head towards the little bear.

"I am the Sailor Scout who fights for love and for justice!" The words seemed to come out on their own, like Helpy was possessed. "I am Necro Sailor Chibi Moon! In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!"

"Isn't he a little too small to be a sailor scout?" Scrap whispered.

"You're a little small to be Mars." Lefty commented.

"Oy, don't talk about my short-ass sister like that!" Sammy snapped.

"Short-ass?"

That thing holding his employees snarled, baring the long, jagged claws on its other hand.

This thing could easily swallow poor Helpy whole if it wanted to.

"Holy power of the Dead Moon!" Helpy raised his small hand to the sky. "Bless me with the power of the Pink Heart Rod!"

Helpy had no idea what was happening. He had no idea what he was doing, even.

A small, pink scepter with a heart with wings on the end materialized in his hand.

"Pink Sugar Heart Attack!" Helpy yelled, creating six pink hearts around him. Each heart was at least as big as him, glowing with energy.

The six hearts rocketed off, the first slamming into the monster's side with a glittery explosion.

It roared, flinging his employees out into the street.

The second blew up in its face, the third against its monstrous chest.

By the time the fifth blew up at its neck, it collapsed, blue blood leaking out of its many wounds.

The last one snuck into its busted skull, blowing it up with pink glitter and chunks of monster flesh.

Helpy shrieked, diving out of the way of the blood.

They had just... killed. He had murdered a monster to protect a bunch of walking lawsuits!

Lefty groaned, pulling herself up onto her elbows.

"Lefty!" Helpy screamed, tears flowing down his face. Why... why was he crying?

Lefty blinked, then gasped. "Helpy..." She trembled, pulling herself up to full height. "You told me you didn't select any characters."

"Jupiter..." Sammy said, putting his hand on her shoulder.

"Venus." Lefty returned coldly. "He's a child, he shouldn't be roped into this."

"He's Chibi Moon." Sammy corrected. "And she was a child too."

Lefty stiffened, the corner of her mouth twitching. "Chi- Helpy, come here."

Helpy sniffled, wiping his tears away and hugging Lefty's green boot. "What's going on?" He choked out.

Lefty sighed, scooping him up. "I don't know, little buddy."

Helpy didn't kick, or squirm, or complain about how he very clearly wasn't a child.

"We'll explain over some food. You hungry?"

Helpy slowly nodded, burying his face in Lefty's pink bow.