And lo, New Years was properly celebrated by celestial combustion.

And the other guardians? They had simply vanished without a trace. Perhaps their leader's sudden demise had quite demoralized them. Maybe they had regrouped, intent to finish what they started in a later, more nefarious date. Maybe they got bored and went home to watch Gossip Girl. Either way, this would be the last time this evening that Satsuki & friends would be bothered by bombastic blondes.

Unless a certain someone showed up, anyway.