BSSM10

**Cursed Buses! Fire Senshi Mars Appears** (呪われたバス! 炎の戦士マーズ登場, ***Norowareta Basu! Honō no Senshi Māzu Tōjō***) is the 10th episode of *Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon*, and also the 10th episode overall.

This episode is the 7th episode of the DiC dub and its title is "**An Uncharmed Life**." While the Viz title is "**The Cursed Bus: Enter Mars, the Guardian of Fire**."

## Summary

While investigating the case of a disappearing bus, Usagi meets Rei Hino, a shrine maiden with unusual powers.

## Major Events

* Rei Hino performs Akuryo Taisan for the first time, Although she uses it in her Sailor form in the next episode.
* Rei Hino uses Mars Power, Make Up to transform into Sailor Mars and performs Fire Soul for the first time.
* This episode also marks the debut of Rei's grandfather, Phobos, and Deimos,

## Synopsis

With the Silver Crystal still not found, Queen Beryl is becoming angry with Jadeite. She gives him a chance to redeem himself.

While Ami waits for the bus to cram school, Naru tells Usagi about a bus that apparently disappeared near the Hikawa Shrine. Usagi and Naru recall that the shrine is famous for its amulets that ward off evil, and decide to visit it.

Rei Hino, the resident shrine maiden at Hikawa Shrine, is troubled by an evil presence. The source of this aura is none other than Jadeite, working undercover at the shrine. When Usagi arrives, Rei's sixth sense goes haywire, and she mistakes Usagi for an evil spirit, knocking her over.

Rei apologises and explains that her predictions have been inaccurate recently. As Luna wonders if Rei could be the princess, an angry woman bursts in and accuses Rei of being responsible for the dissappearances. Luna suspects there might be a connection, and calls Ami to the bus stop. She, Usagi and Ami watch a large group of girls, all with amulets from the shrine, boarding the 6pm bus. They go to get on as well, but Usagi freaks out at the last minute, and the bus leaves without them. The bus then disappears into another dimension. The driver is a Youma, and she has been sent to collect energy from the girls who bought love amulets from the shrine.

Usagi goes back to the shrine the next day, and tells Rei that another bus has disappeared. Rei gets angry and repeats that she has nothing to do with it. Usagi leaves, but Luna leaves a pen behind. Rei becomes suspicious of Jadeite, and consults the flames for a prediction.

Usagi and Luna wait at the bus stop again. Ami is late, and the 6pm bus arrives before she does. Usagi is scared, but this time disguises herself as a bus attendant to boost her confidence. She and Luna get on, and Ami arrives just in time to see the bus disappear. Rei's fire reveals Jadeite as the source of evil, and she confronts him. He sends her into the same dimension as the buses, where she is captured by the Youma.

Usagi transforms into Sailor Moon, and Luna sees the symbol of Mars appear on Rei's forehead. With the help of Rei's crows, Sailor Moon traps the Youma, and Luna instructs Rei to use the transformation pen she left for her. She becomes Sailor Mars and finishes off the Youma, but they are now trapped inside the alternate dimension. Fortunately, Tuxedo Mask is also there, and guided by Ami, he drives the buses back through the portal. As he disappears again, Sailor Moon wonders if Sailor Mars could be a rival for his affections...

## Characters

### Sailor Senshi

* Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon
* Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury
* Rei Hino / Sailor Mars

### Villains

* Queen Beryl
* Jadeite
* Youma

### Secondary Characters

* Mamoru Chiba / Tuxedo Mask
* Naru Osaka
* Kuri
* Rei's Grandfather

## Trivia

* This is the first episode where a Senshi defeats a Youma other than Sailor Moon.
* This episode revealed that Moon Tiara Action can be used to trap an enemy.
* When Ami used her transformation pen to open up the porthole, it was night. However, when all of the buses came out of the porthole, it was daytime. How much time exactly passed was unknown, so this may have been a mistake.

## DiC Dub Edits

* The bus Kigaan drove was flipped so that the bus was on the right side of the road, like in North America, instead of on the left side of the road, like in Japan.