Hello, my name is Jeff and you have made the gracious choice of reading my fanfic. First, before reading my fanfic, I think you should know that I have introduced a new character. I know, I know, it seems a little unnecessary, and most people that have tried this have failed miserably, but please, don't judge me before you've read a little, O.K.? I have modeled him after myself. He is many things that I am, and many things I wish to be. So, please, don't dismiss him right off the bat. After a while, and a little explanation of the back story, you'll grow to like him well enough.

You should also know that this is the first in line of many stories (or episodes in a season) and you should be ready for a lot of reading, because I can put a lot into a story and I intend to have at least 30 episodes by the time I'm done.

Two last things: Since I first got to know Sailor Moon by seeing the dubbed anime, I consider Ami-chan to have a slight british accent. Nothing big, but something that some people might not agree upon. I don't own anything of, about, or involving Sailor Moon, except Prince Neptune himself because he's me. Everything else belong to someone else. Enjoy!

Episode 1:

The Arrival

It was one of the most beautiful September mornings ever. The Sun was slowly rising and bathing everything in a reddish glow. The leaves on the trees were just begging to change color, and the whole city was just beginning its day. Jeff Kaiou was one of those people looking forward to a new day, and he wondered what it had in store for him. Standing almost two meters tall, with short brown hair and blue-grey eyes that seemed cold and distant, he wasn't the type to have people around him or have a long conversation. He usually preferred the company of his own thoughts and the challenge of a good mystery.

On this morning, he was looking into the brightening sky and wondering what it would be like at this new high school. After spending a couple years in the States as an exchange student, he was glad to be back in Japan and with his sister. It would felt good to talk to her again, instead of just writing letters. She was always so calm and thoughtful. He felt at peace when he was with what little family he had left.

Since he was looking into the vast blue sky, and not down at his feet, he didn't notice the strange object that rolled out from under a bush, and as a result, he stepped right on it, lost his balance, and ended up right on his ass. Wincing, he got up, muttering various obscenities, and then looked down to see what had caused him such an embarrassment. His anger disappeared when he saw that the cause of his unscheduled trip was a good-sized, perfectly oval shaped, red ruby. Laughing like an idiot, he pocketed the strange find and walked on towards school. 'Well,' he thought, 'if this is how my day starts, I wonder what else will happen to me by the end of it.'

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In the depths of space, a small craft races through the endless void. Inside, three beings and their minions lick their wounds after being chased across half the galaxy.

"Helm! Have we come upon the designated coordinates, yet?"

"Yes, sir. Third planet in the Sol system. 'Earth'."

"Excellent. This will be an excellent place to rest and repair our ship and ourselves." Short, green, and scaly, this individual would never have been called 'attractive' by anyone. He appeared as one of the classic 'martians' of old earth movies. He turned to his two comrades, equal in rank, status, and basic appearance, who were occupying themselves with other important matters.

"My scanners show a good amount of energy on this planet. Most remarkable, however, is a small group of beings located within one of their cites, if you could call such primitive gatherings cities..."

"Well," said the third, "don't just trail off. Tell us about them!"

"O.K.," continued the second, "It appears that exactly ten of these humans," she said the word with a mix of unfamiliarity and disgust, "possess an amazing amount of potential."

"How fortunate." said the first, "Well, I guess we'll just have to send a little 'package' down to test out our potential power reserves." He smiled. The second merely nodded at her instruments. The third grinned an evil grin and turned to bark orders into the comlink. 'Yes,' thought the first, 'this planet will prove to be most useful.'

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"Ooo! I hate school! Why can't they just teach us what we need faster, or something? I wish we could get out of here."

The distinctive whine from Usagi Tsukino filled the air and, of course, grabbed everyone's attention. Most people who knew Usagi looked away because they knew that this was the first of many outcries and tried to ignore them from here on out. Kind, beautiful, and emotional to a fault, Usagi is not the kind of person anyone would describe as intelligent or hungry for knowledge.

"Usagi, you know that you have to complete high school and then go on to college to get a good job and earn a good living. Just try to bear it for a few more years."

This light voice with a light british accent belongs to Ami Mizuno, the blue haired genius of the Sailor Senshi. Her mind, unlike her friend's, is always thirsting for knowledge and always working. She knew her efforts to reassure her friend were pointless, but she had to try anyway.

"I know that, but I just wish I didn't have to anyway..."

All Makoto could do was just laugh at her friend's constant moaning over schoolwork because she couldn't let her know that she agreed because that would only encourage her. She knew that academia wasn't her strong suit, cooking and sheer strength lie more in that direction, but she at least felt that school was necessary.

"Oh, Usagi, just try a little harder and it will all work out. I promise."

"Thanks, Makoto."

Usagi wondered where her friends found the energy and determination to go through with school day after day. Even ChibiUsa, who had returned to the twentieth century, found some way to deal with it. ChibiUsa had returned under the pretense of not being trained enough as a Sailor Senshi and coming back to complete her training. Everyone knew this was only a story to get back to Mamoru, and more importantly, Usagi.

To get her mind off of schoolwork and ChibiUsa, Usagi looked around the area here, around the front doors to the school building to see if anyone she knew was standing here. She didn't see anyone she knew, but she did see this one young man with storm grey eyes that seemed cold, distant, and a complete stranger, but somehow, vaguely familiar.

"Come on, Usagi! Class is starting!" Makoto grabbed her arm as the bell had just finished ringing and they were off and running.

"Hey, wait up, Makoto! You're going to tear my arm off!"

Usagi only got a split second to grab her books before being dragged through the hallways, but she did have enough time to glance back in the direction of that strange guy and she saw Ami staring at him in the weirdest way. If she didn't know any better, she would have said that Ami, of all people, was falling in love with him. She didn't have time for any further investigation because they had already rounded a corner into a classroom. Panting, Makoto and Usagi took they're seats. Usagi asked if Makoto had seen how Ami was acting, but when Makoto answered no, she let it drop and said it was probably nothing.

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Finally, Jeff saw his destination ahead of him. His new school. It looked nice enough. He checked his schedule for his homeroom. Ah, room 316. As he walked across the distance to the door, he noticed three very attractive girls walking in a group. He allowed himself a good look at each of them and decided that probably the best looking one of the three was the short blue haired one. As he walked closer, he saw the faces of the girls and recognized the tall one as Makoto, an old friend of his. He knew her briefly when their families had lived next door to each other. That was for only about a year, or so, then they had moved away. He remembered playing House with her when they weren't even tall enough to reach the counter-top, yet. He remembered it fondly, and wondered why it felt like centuries ago. She was one of the few friends that he did have, and he wanted to catch up with her. He hadn't had a chance to talk with her for years, especially since he had spent most of those in the States, including a few years, when Mugen burned to the ground. He made a mental note to find her later and talk with her. He didn't want to disturb her when she was with her friends, even if the girl with that delightful accent was kind of cute. She also seemed very intelligent to him and somehow familiar. 'Nah, I've never seen her. I'd just better get to class and find Makoto later,' he thought, 'I wonder what that girl's name is....'

* * * * * * * * * * *

"All right! Lunchtime! Hurry up, guys, I'm hungry!"

"Oh, calm down Usagi! The cafeteria will still be there, so just be patient," Ami chided.

"Yeah, Usagi. Even I'm not in that big of a rush!"

"I noticed that, Minako. Are you sick, or just not hungry?"

"Actually," she leans a little closer to her friend and whispers, "see those two guys over there? I've been watching them ever since class ended. Cute, huh?" The classic blonde, Minako was always on the lookout for someone to be her special guy, even though she hasn't found one suitable suitor, yet.

"Where? Where are they!" Makoto head shot up at the mention of possible boyfriends in the area.

"Right over there, Makoto. Don't you see them?"

"Oh, I see them now. Wow, they are cute!"

"Hey Ami, you gotta see these guys!", as Usagi looked back to her friend, She saw the same guy she saw earlier, with the storm grey eyes look at her and her friends for an instant, then look away.

Ami saw her friend's confused look. "What's a matter, Usagi? You look worried."

"No, Ami. I'm all right. I'll be fine." Usagi sounded more lost than usual, but she quickly brightened up, "Now, when are we going to get to the cafeteria? I'm starved!"

They all quickly got to the lunchroom for Usagi's sake and ate a leisurely lunch. Despite all of the distractions of cute guys and good food, though. She still wasn't able to shake the feeling that that guy with the storm grey eyes was very important and very familiar somehow.

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After lunch, the girls were very full, thanks to Makoto's world-famous, triple-decker BLT's, and ready to go back to class. Well, maybe not ready to go back, but certainly not completely opposed to the thought.

"Hey guys, I'll be right back. I have to go use the ladies room." Makoto excused herself and hurried off. On her way, just as she was rounding a corner, she heard a deep voice coming from just behind her.

"Long time, no see, Makoto."

She whirled around, ready to defend herself if need be, and was instantly relieved to see a familiar, and welcome face appear.

"Jeff! I'm surprised to see you! Where have you been?"

He smiled, "I've been around. It's nice to see you again, too."

Being easily as tall as Jeff, Makoto could have looked him right in the eye, but she never really could for very long. The smile on his face never did anything to warm the ice in his eyes. However, she had known him for almost all of her life, and she knew the smile to be a sign of immense emotion and she was able to forget about all of the coldness in his stare.

"So, what's up? Does your sister go here, too? Do you like this school? Where have you been all this time?"

"Whoa, Makoto. One question at a time," he chuckled softly, "Yes, Michiru is attending this school, after all, she can't go to Mugen anymore, can she? Yes, I do like this school, so far, and up until a few weeks ago, I've been living in the States with a family that agreed to let me live with them as an exchange student. Anything else?"

"Well, um, no, I guess." As usual, he didn't exactly give a complete answer, but he did give enough information to make it seem like he did.

"That's good, because I have a question of my own."

"Oh, all right. Shoot."

"Uh," he seemed a little uncomfortable asking the question, "what is your friend's name? You know, the one with the accent?"

"Accent? Oh! You mean Ami!" She saw him look like he was pondering the name, as if to see if he liked it or not. He seemed pleased with it after a few seconds and Makoto was able to put two and two together.

"OH MY GOD! You like her don't you!?"

"What? Me? No, not really, I guess." The words were not particularly that convincing.

"Don't you worry, Jeff. I'll take care of everything!" And she ran off.

Jeff called after her, "No, don't. You don't have to..." And in his heart, he found that he really didn't mind the help at all.

* * * * * * * * * * *

Joining up with the rest of her friends, Makoto quickly fell in line next to Ami.

"We were wondering where you were. Class is about to start and we're going to be late!" Makoto said. She really didn't want to get to class, but she didn't want to be late, either.

"Oh, well, I'm here now and, Ami, I need to tell you something." And with that, she yanked her off to one side before Ami even had a chance to protest. Makoto made sure that no one was listening and then told Ami her news.

"I need to ask you a favor."

"Sure. Whatever you need." Ami smiled politely, because she was sure it would be something like getting help with homework, or something like that.

"I need you to be in front of the Fountain after school today, all right?"

"Uh, sure, Makoto. Do you mind me asking why?"

"Oh, don't worry. Trust me."

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A few hours later, in front of the fountain, Ami waited for Makoto. She was still as confused as ever. She gave this situation a few hours thought and she came up with nothing. She trusted Makoto and she knew that she would have a reason for being so secretive. She still didn't like it. It seemed too ominous.

"Hi, Ami!" Makoto and Usagi were walking toward her and both had greeted her, almost in unison.

"Hi, guys. Makoto, will you tell me why I'm here now?"

"Yeah, Makoto," said Usagi, "I want to know, too. What's the big secret?"

"You'll see. I just want you to meet someone Ami, that's all."

"Who is it?" Usagi asked.

"He's just an old friend of mine. Oh, here he comes." Makoto dragged Usagi off around a corner so that Ami could be left alone with this new arrival.

"Makoto? He? Who is Ami meeting?" whispered Usagi.

"Well, if you must know, an old friend of mine is going to this school, and he said that he had an interest in our little bookworm."

"Oh, wow! How cool! So tell me, what's he like?"

"Well, he's intelligent, has a good sense of humor. He's as tall as I am with blue-grey eyes..."

At that point, Usagi cut Makoto off.

"Grey eyes?"

"Yes, grey. They always seem a little cold, but there is true warmth underneath. Oh, there he is now."

Around the corner, they saw the aforementioned man with grey eyes approach the fountain. He stopped short when he saw Ami standing there, looking at him curiously. He felt his face grow a little warm at the sight of her and the thought of how beautiful she looked. Quickly, he composed himself and walked toward her.

"Um, hi. My name is Jeff and I was wondering if you saw a mutual friend of ours. Her name is Makoto."

"Oh, Makoto. Yes, I saw her. She just left."

The gears clicked in Jeff's head and realization swept over him.

"Ohhhhhhhh........"

He took another look at the real person that he was supposed to meet and saw her staring back at him. She looked so serene, so familiar somehow. Those deep blue eyes seem like pools a man could fall into..........

Ami looked at this person that she had just met and had a mystery on her mind. She had saw him earlier at the main entrance of the school, but that would not account for the almost overwhelming sense of familiarity for this completely strange stranger. Perhaps a little light conversation with this enigma would help clear things up.

"Please, stay.."

"I think Makoto..."

They both spoke at once. They cut off quickly and laughed that nervous kind of laugh that comes up at awkward moments. Perhaps sitting down would help? They both sat down on the edge of the fountain, but it didn't seem to help much. After a few more awkward moments, Jeff happened to be the one to speak. His words came out with such stuttering and unsureness that it was comical to the two girls watching from their hiding place. To Ami, however, it seemed so pathetic that it was kind of cute in it's way. Even those grey eyes were adding to the affect. They seemed so gentle.

"You know," these were the strongest most definite words said by Jeff during the entire conversation, "why don't we go somewhere other than here? I bet it would seem a lot more comfortable somewhere else."

"Yes, I think so, too. Where did you have in mind?"

The place that he had in mind happened to be a park in the middle of Tokyo in the shadow of a great big office building. This place held some precious memories for Ami. She knew the old groundskeeper that worked here and how hard he fought to save his flowers. 'It looks like he succeeded,' she thought.

Strolling along the lake's edge (there had been a small artificial pond built there as a token of kindness to the groundskeeper), they found a bench and sat down. Makoto and Usagi, still following them, had picked up Rei, Minako, Luna, Artemis, Diana, and ChibiUsa along the way. They were all hidden among the various trees and shrubbery. Being a tiny grey kitten, and therefore, the smallest, Diana had to struggle to get a good view of the impromptu entertainment. When she finally did get a good look at Ami's companion she blurted out something she immediately regretted.

"Hey, I know him!"

"Really?" asked Luna, the black cat that was to be Diana's mother in the future, "Who is he then?"

"Um....I'm not supposed to tell you."

"You really should watch your mouth, Diana. You know he said not to tell anyone about him. Oops!" ChibiUsa's childlike innocence got the best of her. In all of her nine years, she hasn't really grasped the finer points of tact or keeping secrets. Of course, you have to keep in mind that Usagi will be her mother in the future, so it's only expected that 'like mother, like daughter'.

"ChibiUsa, Diana, who is that person?" Artemis prodded.

"Yeah, are you trying to tell me that I don't know something about my old friend over there?" said Makoto.

"Nope. I'm not going to tell you. He specifically told us not to tell you about him at all." When ChibiUsa made up her mind, it was futile to get her to do anything else, so the girls decided to just let events unfold normally. They would find out soon enough. Jeff had seemed to loosen up on the walk over here. His speech wasn't as shaky as it was before, which is a shame, because Ami found it kind of cute that a guy would lose his tongue over her.

"They look so perfect together, don't you think?" whispered Minako.

"Oh, yeah, they do. You know, I just noticed something." said Makoto. All of the other girls replied in a unison whisper of "What?"

Makoto replied, "She's had more guy's fall for her than any one of us. I mean, what's she got that we don't?" Luna and Artemis exchanged exasperated glances and sighed in unison.

"Oh, Makoto," Rei said, trying to calm her friend, "Don't get bitter about it. Feel happy for her that she just might have a new boyfriend here." Inside, Rei was furious. How could she, the most beautiful girl in existence, get passed over for someone else! It is impossible. The thing that she didn't know was that all of the other girls were having similar thoughts, but they were pleased that Ami is going to have someone to call her own, nonetheless.

* * * * * * * * * * *

"Hmm.....that's strange."

"What? What is it?"

"It seems that seven of the ten humans with great power on this planet have clustered at one point."

The third being, a Caretaker, as they called themselves, took charge, "Put it on the main viewer."

On the screen, the image popped up of the girls sneaking around to watch the romantic couple on the park bench.

"What are they all doing?" said the third.

"Hmm....they seem to be taking great interest in the courting rituals of that young couple over there. Interesting."

"This is most fortunate." said the first. The second and third Caretakers both looked at him incredulously.

"What?" they both said in unison.

"This is the perfect chance to test them. Send the test subject."

A low-level officer showed that he received the command and carried it out.

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"Well, I, uh, I guess I never looked at it that way before, I guess.." O.K., so maybe he hadn't loosened up all that much, but at least it was some improvement.

"It always helps to have a new perspective, Jeff. It's like having a new set of eyes." Speaking of which, she noticed how much warmth and feeling showed in his eyes. They had turned from ominous storm clouds to gentle mists. They were the most lovely eyes, to her. It was a pity that she couldn't make the moment last longer, because right then and there the Caretaker's 'test subject' had showed up and he had made quite a loud and explosive entrance.

The girls hidden in and among the foliage acted quickly,

"Moon Eternal Power...Make Up!"

"Mars Crystal Power...Make Up!"

"Jupiter Crystal Power...Make Up!"

"Venus Crystal Power...Make Up!"

"Moon Crisis Power...Make Up!"

but not quickly enough.

The creature moved sinuously and deadly quick. As it lunged to strike at Ami, the only thing Jeff could do was to follow the overwhelming urge, as if he was psychically connected to something, to throw himself in the way. Colliding with the creature, they bounced off of each other and landed a few feet apart. It rose to strike again. His entire body ached from the impact and he thought that he was done for, but the only thing that stop the deadly blow from destroying him was something hovering between him and it, something that had appeared there in a flash of ruby light. It took a second for Jeff to realize what it was, but he soon recognized it to be the gem he had found earlier that morning. The oddest thing was that he swore that he could hear it speak to him.

Moving as if by it's own accord, his left hand moved up to grasp the gem and as soon as it did, he was permeated with understanding. He could hear the thoughts of the crystal in his head. It was as if a dam had burst and a piercing red light shone in, around and through him. He knew what to do.

"NEPTUNE POWER!!"

The energy within him grew and encompassed his body. A few things about his appearance changed, but everything inside him was irrevocably altered. He found this new change in looks quite pleasing. He was dressed in a tux, a different cut than Mamoru's ('Mamoru? Oh, yeah. The prince from Earth,' he remembered.), with no top hat, but it was all in various shades of blue, save for his shirt, which was white. He also found that he held a trident in one hand. It was a beautiful thing, with a blue shaft and a gold head and cap. That odd gem was now embedded up near the hilt of the weapon. He hefted it in his hand. It felt right and good, so he used it. He took one step forward and fired.

"Neptune..."

The energy built up...

"Trident..."

Glowing and surging at the head of the weapon...

"ATTACK!!!"

The fierce, white-hot energy burst forth like an animal being let loose on waiting prey. The deadly beam struck the strange being with all of it's force behind it. For a moment, the Scouts thought that the creature looked as if it was going to survive the blow, but as soon as the thought was completed, the evil being fell.

For a moment, all the girls could do was stare in complete confusion at what they had thought to be just a normal boy from earth. He was looking back at them, not in confused, but with total and complete relief and pure joy.

"You don't know how good it is to see all of you." His joyful expression became a little skewed. "Except you, little one. I don't seem to remember knowing you, at all."

ChibiUsa felt a little insulted that he should forget her name, but then she remembered that he hadn't met her yet. She was about to speak, but she was interrupted by the vile creature, that apparently had survived the blast.

Usagi knew that was her cue, but for the first time in a long while, she had no idea what she was supposed to do. The Eternal Tier had been broken by Galaxia, and she had no other weapons.

The blood drained from Usagi's face. What was she supposed to do now? She was saved from having to make a decision by a most predictable source. A red rose flew down and struck the earth in front of the creature, preventing it from reaching the Scouts for a moment.

"Sailor Moon! Use the Crystal, for it's power is infinite." The cavalry had arrived. Tuxedo Kamen had made his timely appearance to give the appropriate advice and strategic advantage, just like he always had.

"Right." She took the powerful gem from the brooch on her chest. It was Neptune's turn to be confused. 'The damn thing is pink!' he thought, 'What is it doing like that?' Another thought occurred to him. 'Wait...those aren't the costumes I remember, especially the Princess'

Usagi then invoked the appropriate words (she hoped!) to activate the Crystal.

"Moon Crystal Power!"

She was correct, and her energy coursed through the Crystal and, in an amplified state, struck the monster dead-on. In the pure energy of a pure heart, the threat quickly vanished.

"Well done, Princess." It was Neptune. He still looked slightly confused, but you could easily miss that. Mostly, he looked proud of Usagi for killing the beast with such skill and, underneath that, hurt because none of them remembered him.

"How do you...no, first answer my first question. Who are you?" Usagi was still the most confused. Sailor Mercury was certainly intrigued. She had the oddest feeling that she knew him very well and that that feeling had very much to do with her agreeing to come here with him. Tuxedo Kamen looked smug, like he knew something that the others didn't.

"Well, uh, perhaps this would be best." He showed what 'this' he meant by holding up the trident. "Just look towards the Ruby."

Brilliant red light shone forth from the gem imbedded in the trident. Seven separate beams lanced out to touch each of the foreheads of the Scouts and feline friends before him. ChibiUsa and Diana were untouched, because there were no memories to unlock, and two of the beams stretched on into the distance, but weaker than the one's for the Scouts, because of the distance they stretched out toward Michiru and Haruka. Tuxedo Kamen was untouched and still with that smug, knowing smile. He knew what was happening. It was really a shame, though, he was missing a real good trip. For the Scouts, a flood of memory came back filling in gaps that they never noticed before. There was a week on the Moon where they all first met the young Prince during the Festival of the Royal Protector, a few birthday celebrations for various people which they all had attended, and more assorted memories of friendship that were surprising, but true, nonetheless. For Ami, however, there was something more. She remembered that she and Prince Neptune loved each other with their whole heart and soul. 'I can't believe that I forgot.' she thought. The sheer amount of emotion used in that one particular thought was overwhelming and she began to weep. She cried out and ran to him. He turned and relief painted his face. Locked in a lovers' embrace, the world seemed forgotten. All that existed was the moment.

* * * * * * * * * * *

"It's so cute, I think I'm gonna be sick." The Caretakers, high in orbit, observed the results of their experiment.

"Oh, I think it's wonderful, two people finding each other after a long time apart." said the second.

"Do quiet down you two." said the first. "We have work to do considering these things that are in our way."

"Quite right," said the third, "We have to drain them as soon as possible."

"Agreed." said the second. They all stood and walked to the conference room to begin their plans.