That very much worked, she looked at him, then around them before rolling her eyes. At this point in the universe, considering what he obviously was, she cared not for being too secretive. "Neptune Planet Power, make-up!" And like that her transformation was gone through before landing.
As if out of nowhere, cherry blossom petals floated down around. "Taking from those who work hard to make a living is unforgivable." she heard a gunshot and quickly moved up onto the lamppost. One of the robbers asking who she thinks she is.
"Carrying the protection of the planet of the deep sea, Neptune, the soldier of embrace, Sailor Neptune!" With that she dropped down and raced towards him, fighting first, then attacks if she needs to. While running she turned to Steve. "Get in there and see if they have any hostages, protect them. I have this covered." Yeah, covered. 12 men with machine guns is child's play, really.