I know that it's been a while since I last updated, but I need to research the episodes and make sure that I get it as close as I can get it while thinking on where Nephlite would fit in the plotlines.
Chapter Two- Turning Point
Nephlite dwelled on Mercury's offer the following morning. Should he help them? He had been declared a traitor and no doubt Zoycite had told Queen Beryl that he was dead. His supposed death would release him from his loyalty to the Negaverse and essentially leave him a free agent. If he aided the scouts, the Negaverse would find out he was alive and endeavor to kill him. However…
I know information about the Negaverse that could be useful to the Sailor Scouts. If the Negaverse is unleashed on Earth, countless people will die- including Molly. I will not let any harm come to her! Despite the risk to myself, I will help the scouts defeat Beryl and save Earth.
That afternoon, Nephlite returned to where he had been the night before. He had been at a crossroads twenty-four hours ago in this spot and now he had made his decision. He knew he was doing the right thing by helping the scouts. He only hoped that he wouldn't come to regret it.
The sound of approaching footsteps reached his ears and he turned to see Sailors Moon and Mercury heading his way. It was clear that Mars didn't trust him due to her absence. He would have to work on earning her trust.
"All right, Nephlite," Sailor Moon said. "We're here, so what's your answer?" There was a hint in her voice that suggested that she wouldn't hesitate to attack if he attacked them first. Indeed, her hand strayed toward her tiara ready to use it if need be.
"I thought long and hard about it. There is no doubt that the Negaverse believes I'm dead. The way I see it, I am free to choose my own path. I choose to help you save Earth."
"That's good," said a voice near his feet. "We could use all the help we can get." Nephlite looked down to see a black cat with a crescent moon on her forehead. The cat smiled at him.
"Hello, I don't believe we've been properly introduced. My name is Luna. I'm Sailor Moon's guardian cat and advisor.
"I want to give you this communicator so that you can contact the scouts should you see the Negaverse attacking. The scouts will also be able to contact you for help." Luna deposited a communicator at his feet, which he picked up.
"Speaking of which," Mercury spoke up. "You should know our true identities so if you do call, you won't be confused by the normal-looking girl."
Nephlite nodded. "That makes sense."
"Right. Sailor Mars is called Raye Hino. My true name is Amy Mizuno and Sailor Moon's name is-,"
"Serena," Nephlite interrupted.
"How…do you know that?" Mercury and Luna looked at the blonde scout, who rubbed the back of her neck, sheepishly.
"He…saw me transform," she admitted.
"Sailor Moon!" Luna scolded. "How could you be so careless?"
"It's not her fault," Nephlite said. "I created a situation to force her to change."
Nephlite stood by the school gates the next afternoon in his civilian clothes. He planned to take Molly out to get those parfaits she spoke about the other night. As students walked through the gates, he spied a girl with short blue hair. She bore such a striking resemblance to Sailor Mercury that he suspected that she had to be Amy.
The girl drew closer to him and her eyes flicked over at him. "Amy?" he asked softly. His question was answered with a smile.
"Hi, Maxfield," she said. "What brings you here?"
"I'm waiting for Molly."
"Oh. You will be at this afternoon's meeting, right?"
"Of course. It's at my place after all."
"Okay. See you later."
"Bye, Amy."
A few minutes after Amy left, Molly passed through the gates. He smiled at the sight of her as he called her name. Molly turned, spotted him, and ran up to him with a smile.
"Hey, Maxfield. Why are you here?"
"I thought maybe we could go out for those chocolate parfaits you mentioned."
"Oh!" Molly's eyes lit up. "I'd love to! Let's go."
Minutes later, the two of them were seated at the place Molly had mentioned with the desserts. She placed the order and while they waited, Nephlite looked around. It was certainly a nice place. If the Negaverse won, it would be nothing but rubble.
Well, they won't win, he thought. I'll tell the scouts everything I know and Queen Beryl will be defeated.
The clink of glass caught his attention and he saw a glass with white, red, and brown food inside it. Molly was already eating hers, so he picked up the spoon, scooped some up, and put it in his mouth.
A cold, sweet taste touched his tongue. It was delicious, just as Molly had said! He swallowed and saw the girl smile at him with an anxious look in her eyes. "So, what do you think?"
"Delicious. What's in it?"
"There's ice cream and chocolate," she tapped each part of her glass with her spoon as she explained. "Parfait cream, strawberries, and whipped cream."
Nephlite spooned up a bit of strawberry since he didn't get some on his first try and tasted it: Sweet and tart.
"Nephlite."
He looked at Molly who had spoken his real name softly. "What are you going to do now that that evil society has kicked you out?"
"I'm free to do as I wish. That means the two of us can be together."
"Hmm, I'd like that."
"I knew you would."
Nephlite teleported to his home after escorting Molly to hers. He needed to make it more welcoming. He hadn't bothered to fill it with anything since he wasn't really living there. Only his altar existed, where he consulted the stars. The first things he did was to provide chairs and couches as well as some light sources. He conjured a coffee table and a tea tray with tea and cookies already on it. Once that was done, he wandered through the house, conjuring items that he would need from now on.
The doorbell rang and he quickly answered it. Amy and Serena were on the other side along with Luna and a black-haired girl that he could only guess was Raye and she did not look happy to be there. He waved them in and led them to the room where the altar was.
As soon as they were seated, Luna began the meeting. "I want to start by thanking Nephlite again for his decision to help us. We'll appreciate any information you can give us."
"I do have a piece of information. Beryl may be seeking the find the Imperium Silver Crystal as we speak."
"She must not obtain it!" Luna exclaimed. "If the crystal were to fall into her hands, she would unleash the Negaforce!"
"How do we find it?" Amy asked. "Where do we start?"
"I can ask the stars about the crystal," offered Nephlite.
Luna nodded. "Do it."
As Nephlite knelt at his altar, he heard Raye mutter, "I could have done the same with my fire-reading." He ignored her as he asked the stars about the Imperium Crystal's whereabouts. A beam of light struck his forehead and a barrage of images flashed through his mind. He jerked back slightly and put a hand to his head.
"What did you see?" Serena asked.
Nephlite turned to face them. "The crystal is not in one piece. Queen Serenity used the crystal against the Negaverse's strongest warriors, the Seven Shadow Warriors. She defeated them by locking them in the crystal. Somehow the crystal broke apart into seven rainbow crystals with a warrior locked in each one. They came down to Earth and were reborn as ordinary humans who don't know about the crystal or their former lives."
"Well, then," Luna said. "We need to find those crystals before the Negaverse does."
In this chapter, I figured it would be a good idea if Molly and Nephlite actually went for those parafaits that were mentioned in the anime. I also admit that not much of any episode material was needed for this chapter. The next chapter did need episode material, as you'll soon see.
