AN: A case of coincidence because when writing this wanted to do a villain called Monsieur Mélamare so decided to do some research and read... well glanced at an Arsène Lupin book. Turned out that there was a character under that name.

Chapter 11: No Calm for Montcalmet

It was a year since Lupin was last out and he stayed at home. Lupin became a shell to the Sailor Senshi where he was completely mute while they took over looking after him. The only things that Lupin did during these months were eat, sleep, wash, shave and going to the toilet. Makoto stroked his hair while he was asleep to try to make him better. It was a sorry sight to see for the master thief.

While he was rapidly declining to the point of even showing grey hairs, Lupin did not really know much about his family history. He knew about his famous grandfather and only recently discovered before the doing the bar caper that he married Countess Montcalmet as it was not mentioned in any records. He found a piece of paper that was on top of a cupboard in a beige shirt with rusty hooks in the spare room that he married the countess however he loved Cora of Lerne, sadly his grandfather's handwriting was very shakey at that point making the text hard to read.

Lupin does know that his parents had problems. Lupin the 2nd was considered a failure in the family and did not process the intelligence that his father or his son had, what little intelligence that he had heavily declined as it got older even though he was involved with a few successful capers. The only memories that he had of his dad were either smoking, drinking or gardening and the trip to the town. His mother that he wasn't even sure who she was called did have some intelligence however she was an unstable person often shouting for no reason, was apathetic and takes so much medication. Even though there was no diagnosis, there was a chance that his mother had bi-polar and she did end up in a mental institute like Lupin would have been.

Both his parents made him stressed that he himself became a master thief just to prove that he can be someone. It is why he often kept his family history a secret as he was embarrassed, he follows his grandfather's steps and only because Arsène Lupin was famous in his own right. Lupin does not believe into looking into the past but towards the future however he does still look into the past as a reference to not make the same mistakes.

The Sailor Senshi gave Lupin a hug as he switched on the TV and there was a documentary set in a hôtel particulier owned by the estate of the Mélamare family, no relation to the commune in France by Normandy. It was a guided tour of the house showing the history of the building and the collection that it held. While it was showing it did have an item that caught Lupin's eye called The Book of Montcalmet. This book mentions that it documents the history of both Joan of Arc and the Montcalmet family, it also mentions a tale that friends might not always be friends but the hero triphms with wrecklessness. Sounds a bit like him Lupin thought.

Lupin was puzzled that it was in a hôtel particulier rather than a château considering that it is linked to noblity that Lupin himself has a loose connection but turns out that Lupin was not the only one with royalty links.

The Sailor Senshi exclaimed, "We are princesses too."

Lupin was shocked by this however as the documentary continued, it mentioned that the book contained mysterious references to the Silver Millennium that lit up the Sailor Senshi's eyes as it was about their history too.

Lupin anticipated, "I've got a plan to steal the book and give it back to the rightful owner, me!"

This was the most logical that Lupin has been in over a year, last time he even thought of stealing stuff was during the toilets in Monaco and that was very brief.

Usagi smirked, "Stealing is wrong!" "Says the girl who keeps stealing my food", shouted Rei.

Usagi pulled her tougue at Rei, Rei gives a dirty look back to Usagi, Lupin rubs his head as he developed a headache while Usagi and Rei clash with each other. They looked at Lupin and stopped realising that they are making him poorly, so they put their hands on his shoulders like a Lupin sandwich with two of the Sailor Senshi being the bread with Usagi at the left and Rei at the right. They both apologise to the former master thief.

"Not everything I stole, I kept though. Usually either I throw it away, gets destroyed whether accidentally or on purpose, turned out to not be worth stealing, give it to its rightful owner or Fujiko steals it without me knowing. I'll reckon that only 12.5% that I'll steal I do keep and that's at most," pointed out Lupin.

Minako asked, "Then why do you steal things?"

"It is mainly down to the thrill, where you are up against the odds where you have to think of your next move, when the plan that you made changes and have to adapt."

Ami asked, "So it is like a game of chess?"

"You could say that Ami, well it is more like a game of chess mixed with an assault course where you have to be at your peak both physically and mentally. Sadly I am no longer that person."

Makoto as she cuddled Lupin beamed, "Aww... we help you get the book back. It is as much of our history as it is of yours."

"It is like a library, if it is something that you don't own you bring it back. Arsène's book technically belongs to him as a descendant and I'm sure the Montcalmet family had it before", noted Ami.

Lupin wiped a tear from his eye knowing that the Sailor Senshi were on his side and did not expect it considering that they were superheroines and would have sided with Zenigata had they existed rather than the master thief.

Usagi got giddy and excitely spoke, "Hey Loopy! My boyfriend Mamoru reminds me of you, he used to steal things, he has a hat, a cape and a cane."

"That'll be my grandfather Arsène Lupin", replied Lupin. The former master thief repeated his name again but slowly so Usagi can understand it better, "Ar-son Loo-pan". "He was very famous and is quite big in Japan, I'm sure Ami read some books about his adventures", explained Lupin.

Lupin then whispered to himself, "It's actually Ar-sen Lu-pen however the Sailor Senshi are Japanese, then again Jigen calls me Loo-pahn... Maybe Usagi was right being Loopy but saying it like pair or pay instead of pee, I should have paid more attention to my grandfather..."

Usagi grinned while leaning on Lupin's shoulder, "Not just that Loopy, he wears a green jacket just like you."

"What? No wonder you are so kind to me, I remind you of him...", depressingly spoke Lupin as it triggered a memory.

It turns out that Lupin did encounter someone with the same name in the past, well two similar names. After the Cagliostro caper however much earlier than his vacation to Dubai, Lupin travelled to New York and spent around two years there only going to other countries for any treasure that was located there. Lupin really liked New York at the time because it meant that there were plenty of adventures including one adventure that he would happily forget and the only adventure in his eyes that was just as over the top as with him being with the Sailor Senshi in terms of stuff that made no sense.

It was to do with the Legend of the Gold of Babylon and that it was apparently hidden in New York of all places. While Lupin has extremely hazy memories with only a bike chase with Zenigata being a highlight, he does remember a scene that happened at a restaurant and the street that was nearby. Lupin and Jigen were crossing over the street when they see a man with black hair and a green jacket that was pretty similar to Lupin's crossing over when a speeding black Oldsmobile was heading towards him. Lupin ran, picked up the man and crossed over before the speeding car hit him.

Lupin saved the life of a Japanese man who was studying aboard, how he could tell was the facial features and that he had a book called Learning American the Japanese Way that he was reading.

Lupin cheerfully asked, "You gotta be careful on these roads, what's your name?"

"My name is Mamoru Chiba but I prefer to be called Darren Shields", replied the green jacketed man.

Lupin smiled, "I'm Lupin. Hey, I really like your fashion tastes, I have the same green jacket at home."

"Can't you say that I'm dead? I don't want my girlfriend to know that I'm still alive and that's why I left Japan!", panicked Darren as he was pulling on Lupin's pink jacket.

Lupin pulled a strange look towards Darren as it was an unusual request with his eyes lit and his face sturn, he complimented on his looks but gave a weird reply.

Lupin harshly asked, "Now that's a bit extreme, I might have faked my own death here and there out of personal reasons but for a girlfriend?"

"Not just any girlfriend. She's You-saggy Soo-kino and she's got meatball hair. Meatball hair! She wants me to have a child and I don't want one, she says its to save the universe. She and her friends are aliens, aliens! Alien superheroines. What makes it worse is that she's a schoolgirl and I'll get done for having forced sex with a minor. You gotta help me Lupin!", replied Darren in a terrified way.

Lupin ignored the pleas from Darren as he found his story so unbelieveable that all Lupin could do was laugh thinking that he was on something. Maybe he left Japan because he took drugs and did not want to get found out, not because of some unvertifiable girlfriend.

Lupin laughed, "So your girlfriend who has meatball hair is an alien whose a schoolgirl and a superhero? Ehehehehaha!"

Darren entered the restaurant as he ignored Lupin's response, Jigen caught up with Lupin as he crossed the road still with a cigarette.

Lupin thought and smirked, "Geez, what a nutter."

Lupin and Jigen entered the restaurant to order some food, both of them ordered a hamburger with fries and decided to sit down while their meals were being prepared. By the table next to Lupin, he saw a brunette woman with a ponytail smoking a cigarette and looked pissed off. It was the spitting image of Makoto from her facial features to even her dress, the only difference was that she smoked and was cool with it unlike Makoto who has to hide it from her friends.

Lupin thought to himself, "Sailor Jupiter? Makoto? Nah, it can't be... She doesn't exist."

Lupin was really curious about her as the sharpshooter was collecting their food, Lupin got up and stood next to the brunette with a smile.

Jigen while holding the food asked, "Hey aren't you the Menace of Cagliostro?" "Fuck off!", grunted the brunette with her finger up at them.

Lupin and Jigen lit up their eyes, looked at each other and smiled as they agreed, "I like this woman!"

The master thief had a feeling that if he did his usual approach, he would get beaten up so he tried something new. Jigen was busy reading a male focused magazine as he was eating his burger on the table, while Lupin was eating his burger while stood up looking at the brunette.

Lupin in a New York way asked, "So, what's ya name?" "I'm Mamoru Chino, you sleezeball!", angrily replied the woman.

Lupin pointed to himself and confidently asserted, "I'm Lupin, Lupin the 3rd and I'm the best sleezeball in New York."

Mamoru laughed at Lupin as she felt what could have been offensive into a joke, she was going to lit up another cigarette but her lighter was broken so Lupin being as smooth as he was, lit up the cigarette for her and she nodded. Both Lupin and Mamoru smoked and blew out the smoke. Even though Mamoru looked serious with her eyebrows down, she knew deep down that she did not want to be like this and for some reason felt attracted to Lupin or was at least curious about him.

Mamoru grunted, "I'm in here to hide from the mob, I owe them money." "I know that you're probably don't need protecting but Jigen and I can sort them out", smiled Lupin.

Mamoru calmed down knowing that the two that they just met are going to help her. Lupin ordered a knickerblocker glory as he finished his burger, Jigen was still reading his magazine.

Lupin tiredly spoke, "I can tell from looking at you that you had a troubled childhood."

"Yeah, I've been on these mean streets by myself for years. Parents got murdered when I was young, was leader of a gang then they betrayed me and I'm just a bitter bitch", replied Mamoru as she stubbed out her cigarette.

Lupin while moving his hands then using a spoon scooped a bit of the desert beamed, "There's just something about you that makes me content. Maybe its your hair style, maybe its the clothes that you are wearing, maybe its your face. I don't know..."

"No one has ever complimented me before Lupin...", softly smiled Mamoru as she struggled to be happy from the life that she lived.

Jigen finished reading his magazine and got up from the table, Mamoru also finished and wanted to go out however deep inside she was worried about the mob despite showing an annoyed look. Lupin was still eating his knickerblocker glory that was half finished.

Jigen sarked, "I can tell that you're attracted to her, we meet up outside."

"I'll be right with you, let me just finish my dessert", replied Lupin.

Mamoru Chino walked out of the restaurant with Jigen next to her, suddenly the mafia approached her in their black car, winded down the window and shot her several times with the machine gun right at the heart leaving her bloody leaking on her dress. Jigen got his magnum and shot the person who murdered Mamoru however it was too late as she was dead on Jigen's arms. Lupin heard the gunshots and rushed out of the restaurant to see Mamoru on the ground dead. Lupin put his hands on his chest, looked down and then looked up as a sign of respect.

Lupin sighed, "I just had to get that knickerblocker glory..."

It turned out that by mistake the newspaper declared Mamoru Chiba to be murdered rather than Mamoru Chino due to a language mix up. While it was sad for Mamoru Chino because Lupin really had a good thing regarding the woman and her death was forgotten apart from Lupin and Jigen who attended her funeral, for Mamoru Chiba however got what he wanted. Mamoru Chiba changed his name to Darren Shields and shortly before moving, Darren met with the master thief to give Lupin his address and contact details as a way of saying thanks.

Lupin wanted to find out whether Darren Shields was available and whether he could help with the caper considering that Jigen and Goemon moved on from his life due to the Sailor Senshi. He got his novelty phone, dialed the number and waited for the tone.

The woman on the phone that sounded elderly asked, "Who is it?" "If Darren Shields is there, tell him Lupin wants him", replied the back in action thief.

The elderly woman sighed, "I'm sorry but he passed away over 10 years ago, it was a sad day for us all around the community."

Lupin breathed down the phone upset that Darren was dead even though it was not mentioned why, he also thought phoning up was a waste of time and a lack of help to do the caper.

"Oh, you said your name was Lu Ping. Darren left you a message right here, I was going to throw it away but I always thought that it might have come in handy one day", replied the elderly woman.

She played the tape and put it to the phone so Lupin can hear the message.

"Lupin, it's Darren Shields. If you ever get this message, whatever you do, DO NOT WATCH SAILOR MOON! I was at a place and a couple of my friends were into animation, they heard that a new hit Japanese show was coming out in English. I was curious so I checked it out because one of the characters had a name similar to mine. Then I watched it, it had my ex-girlfriend that I was trying to avoid as the main character! She was called Serena even though she was called someone else, I forget now. It had all of her alien friends featured in the intro. I'm sorry, I can't take any more... I have to kill myself before I get mocked... Goodbye and thanks for saving my life in New York."

Lupin dully condolenced, "I am very sorry to hear what happened to him, I'm going through the same in a different way. Thanks for everything and please donate the tape to Inspector Koichi Zenigata of Interpol. Bye, bye."

Lupin put the phone down upset knowing that Darren committed suicide over Sailor Moon, he did some quick research on his computer and turned out that he died on September 11 1995. September 11 was considered to be a very upsetting and an unlucky day in terms of Lupin because bad stuff usually seems to happen on that day.

From what information Lupin researched, it turned out that Darren highly valued Lupin. After having a minor disfigurement on the face from a bad accident, Darren was really helpful in the local community from helping the elderly with their shopping to setting up animation and computer clubs for the asocial. He was nicknamed Cliffhanger because he once saved someone from falling off a cliff similar to how Lupin saved Princess Clarisse only more successful and was on the front of the newspaper. Whenever people mentioned why he became so helpful, he always mentioned about Lupin saving his life. Had Darren been alive, he would have happily helped Lupin with the caper.

Lupin sighed knowing that he has no help, he was going to tell the Sailor Senshi however they heard the message and they were all upset that they caused a suicide of someone that Lupin barely knew. Usagi blamed herself for killing Mamoru even though there was that possibility that it was a different Mamoru that happened to be similar. Makoto was also upset that her lookalike was murdered in New York and felt that she would have been the same had she been in New York at the time.

Usagi stopped crying and asked, "If Mamo-chan is dead, then how come I was with him on Valentine's Day?"

"You're right Usagi except that we have no way of knowing for sure. Just like Darren Shields had no way of knowing that his girlfriend was you", sighed Lupin.

Lupin just sighed and went to one of the spare rooms, sat down by his minitel to see if anyone could help Lupin on the caper however he found no one at all. He even considered contacting anyone that Lupin was close to from Fujiko to Rebecca to even Ami Enan however all of them did not answer the phone.

Lupin as he put his hand on his cheek with his elbow laid on his legs mourned, "I can't do this by myself, it's been decades since I did a solo caper... Jigen, Goemon and even Fujiko were there for me but without them I'm useless..."

"No you not, Lupin! We might not be physically there but we are there in your heart."

Lupin looked at the girls as a shock because he thought that he would be alone and he did not expect them to help them even if it was only mentally within Lupin's mind.

Usagi smiled, "You're funny, you're kind, you're smart, you look after us and soooooo dreamy. We need you just as much as you need us."

"You're the only one who understands me Arsène, the rest of the girls pull a look when I get technical and you do your research like I would do", nodded Ami and then she sighed, "I wish that I was brave like you."

Rei with a serious look spoke, "You might be a pervert but I do respect you since you're calm and collected. I'm really glad that you tolerate with my behaviour."

"You've got the Goddess of Love on your side!", grinned Minako as she put her arm around Lupin's shoulder.

Makoto was different because she knew that the state that Lupin was in needed more than just words to cheer him up so she went towards him and gave a kiss directly at the lips making him blush. Probably had the others were not there, she might have gave Lupin his thirst too.

Usagi jumping up and down exclaimed, "Mako-chan love Loopy! Mako-chan love Loopy! Loopy and Mako-chan sitting on a tree K-I-SS-I-N-G!"

Lupin and Makoto stared at Usagi with their arms folded. The dumpling blonde looked surprised and her eyes were ready to gush water thinking that she upsetted them but then both the former master thief and the brunette gently smiled and laughed because not only did they not want Usagi to cry but also it was Usagi being her silly self. The Sailor Senshi cheered up Lupin and it was enough for him to be happy enough to go on ahead with the adventure even though the entire time he was alone in his house.

Lupin wanted to look smart for the caper so he took out his rarely used black jacket out of the wardrobe as soon as he closed the door, the bag of badges fell towards the floor. He wondered whether he still had the mental block of picking up the bag, he tried to reach the bag however he could not pick it up.

Makoto cheered, "You can do it, we believe in you". "Yeah", replied the other 4 Sailor Senshi in unison telepathically.

Lupin attempts to try to pick up the bag of badges again and for the first time in over a year, he managed to pick up the bag. As he looks at the badges, Lupin got misty eyed as he realised that the girls were either cute, attractive or beautiful but did not have a clear view of them in his eyes. Sure he saw them subconsciously however he got to see them for real. Lupin sees Usagi, Ami, Rei and Minako as little sisters while they see him as a big brother. Makoto on the other hand sees Lupin as a lover while Lupin honestly was just confused.

Lupin muttered as he put the bag of badges into his pocket, "I hope the Sailor Senshi will protect me."

Outside of the hôtel particulier, Lupin was trying to find a way into the building. There were security cameras and an alarm system, all it took was one piece of glass to be broke for that to trigger. Lupin needed a way to get in from the inside without triggering the alarm. Out of his pocket, he pulled a drone out that had some foil wrapped around as this was due to France's air space laws where drones are not allowed to be used without special permission. The foil was to mask any transmissions that might have occured. This caused Ami to really smile because she likes technology and Lupin was using a gadget to get into the town house. Along with the drone, Lupin also pulled the controls out to guide it through.

Very cutely Usagi was dressed as a black kunoichi with some bunny ears on the top to try to look the part for the caper however it caused the other Sailor Senshi to laugh as it looked silly. Before Usagi got to cry though, Minako and Makoto put a shoulder around Usagi comforting her to say that they laughed in a good way because they did not think that Usagi would do something like that. Even Lupin smiled because it felt like the olden days only instead of Jigen and Goemon, he had five girls helping him even though it was just himself at the scene.

Lupin looked up to the chimney and found a possible way of getting the drone into the building however he rubbed his neck because it was stiff so he had to put his head down. He got the controls to the drone and moved the drone up to the chimney. Lupin was trying his best to concentrate considering that there were other five people in his thoughts so what could be considered a simple thing was tougher than it looked. Lupin managed to get the drone down to the chimney however there was just one problem.

Lupin panicked, "I don't know the layout of the building!"

Normally Lupin would research the place before attempting to do the heist, sometimes he uses plans that were obtained either by a city council or actually going to the building to get a good feel of the place like he did at Dubai. The layout that he saw on TV, he forgot and he was getting stressed that the caper failed before it begun. Lupin sat on the grass and cried because he does not know what to do. The Sailor Senshi who were all stood up were touching Lupin's shoulders, they wish that they could physically help in the caper however they only exist in Lupin's subconscious.

Lupin sighed, "I know Ami is going to be mad at me."

Ami on the other hand was not angry as she understood that Lupin was older and his memory has declined, she was worried that he might be developing dementia and put her head down as a sign that she was upset.

"I'm sure that there was a nice fireplace with lots of chairs but I can't remember either", smiled Minako.

Rei coldly spoke, "You normally have a back up plan Lupin, if you can't remember then maybe those controls have something. At least I'm hoping you would have done something like that and not rely on your memory on these capers."

"Sure do miss Goemon's straight forward coldness, at least I have the next best thing", thought Lupin then glanced and nodded back to Rei as a sign of respect.

Lupin managed to get back to the drone controls, press a button and activated the camera. A screen popped up from the controls showing the inside of the town house. Lupin wiped the sweat from his forehead knowing that the crisis was averted but also looking a bit down because he should have known even with five other people in his thoughts. Lupin guided the drone out of the living room and headed towards the hallway. It turned out that the keys were in a bowl near the front door on a shelf.

Lupin sighed, "I don't know why people leave keys near the front door, I should have brought my fishing rod..."

Lupin pressed another button and a claw came out of the drone that resembles one of those arcade games. Lupin was shaking on the controls as he had to get the keys and grab them, also for extreme challenge Lupin decided to make it like the crane game or as the Sailor Senshi would call it UFO Catcher where it was difficult to keep hold of an item by making the claw slippery.

"Just a few more millimetres, Arsène", softly advised Ami.

Lupin got the keys and very slowly with his tongue out tried to move the drone towards the letter box so he can open from the outside however the keys got dropped towards the floor as the claw slipped out.

"Oh no!"

Lupin breathed out and started to get frustrated as he gritted and grinded his teeth. Then he banged the controls with his right fist however it was not too hard as it was by the side and not on the important controls. Lupin and technology often do not mix.

Usagi and Minako in unison screamed, "You can do it, you can do it!"

"Let Lupin concentrate, your excitement is not needed right now so knock it off", frustratingly spoke Rei as she went from cold to hot in terms of her temper.

After a few attempts of grabbing the keys off the ground, Lupin managed to grab the keys however instead of putting it down the letter box decides to unpick from the inside so he moves the drone slowly up towards the lock of the door and pressed a button on the controls to change the claw into resemble a hand and turned the door with the keys anti-clockwise to unlock the door.

"Are you crazy?"

Lupin unlocked the door as he heard the door making a noise and Rei just smiled knowing that Lupin unlocked the door as peacefully and honourably as possible. Lupin pulled the door open and walked around the house with the Sailor Senshi deciding to split up regarding from Usagi going to the bedroom to Ami going through the library to Rei going towards the room with the paintings. As the girls split up, Lupin rubbed his finger on his lip and remembered the room where the book was located because his mind was clear. He headed straight there and got towards the artifact room where it had dark red walls, as dark as his blood and a grey floor. There were objects such as a grey vase and a table that was used by Napoleon to plan his attacks as well as the Book of Montcalmet that was on a small raised table. Lupin searched around in case of lasers or any security around the book.

It took a while however found a small camera located on the side of the book, Lupin got a hankerchief and put it on top of the camera. Then he got a pen and his calling card out of his pocket, wrote his name on the calling card then put the pen back into his pocket. As Lupin was on limited time since he could subconsciously hear the Sailor Senshi walking back unable to find the book, he swiped the book and replaced it with his calling card. Lupin clapped his hands with a smile knowing that he has the book under his arm, he then took it out of his arm ready to read about his and the sailor soldiers past.

A woman with a black perforated leather jacket that was partly zipped up and latex trousers wearing black gloves entered the hôtel particulier and she walked towards the back of Lupin. Fujiko tapped Lupin's shoulder to get his attention by looking at the other direction, she sneaked in front of him and wiped the book off his hands without him looking. Lupin adjusted back towards in front and saw Fujiko as she waved with one hand while holding the book on the other.

Fujiko sneered, "I'm after this book Lupin, bye!"

Fujiko stole and marched off with the Book of Montcalmet, went straight out of the front door heading towards a silver motorbike that was parked outside next to the yellow Fiat. She got on the Yamaha YZR-M1 and droved off. Lupin was following her in a panic running towards the yellow Fiat. Luckily the alarms did not trigger however he forgot to close the front door.

As Lupin went off in the yellow Fiat, a black limousine was parked outside of the hôtel particulier. A chauffeur got out of the limo and opened the passenger door to reveal the person who got out. He wore a black suit, his hair was black however it was dyed since there were grey spots and had a moustache that was thin and straight to his cheeks. Looking at his beady eyes, looked very shifty and his movement was twitchy.

"Home, Monsieur Mélamare", sighed the chauffeur as he went back to the limo to drive off.

Monsieur Mélamare was a descendant of the person of the same title that Arsène Lupin dealt with and also like the gentleman thief had connections to Napoleon. Mélamare noticed that the front door was opened so he went in, spotted the calling card that Lupin left behind and phoned up the police.

At the police station, Zenigata was depressed at his desk since it was over a year ago since he saved Lupin from the fire and there has not been any activity from the thief at all. All he was doing were small cases and any high profile thefts were done by Fujiko Mine. There was a case that he thought Lupin was involved with however it turned out that the caper was done by impressionist Furukawa who was a mega Lupin fan and fooled everyone. Zenigata felt like he should retire from the police force to spend time with his daughter, he was so focused on Lupin that he did not know what she looked like. Zenigata was aged himself having grey hair, heavy wrinkles around his eyes and his teeth became more crooked.

Officer Johnson pushed the door open with full force and stood in front of Zenigata, he supplied, "Lupin's calling card has been spotted in a hôtel particulier at Saint-Germain sir."

Zenigata's expression changed from depressed to annoyed yet also happy at the same time because that is more like the Lupin that he knows. "I'll be right there, I'll personally capture Lupin", replied Zenigata as his voice became more whiney over age rather than gruff.

Zenigata arrived at the hôtel particulier in his now black Lamborghini considering how many times he used the car and Monsieur Mélamare stood outside of the house holding Lupin's calling card in his hands.

Monsieur Mélamare complimented, "Inspector Zenigata of Interpol, that was fast getting here." "Anything connected to Lupin is my top priority, what seems to be stolen?", replied and asked Zenigata.

Monsieur Mélamare took Zenigata towards the room where the item was stolen and showed Zenigata with his hands where the item was. Mélamare explained, "This was the Book of Montcalmet that is a very valuable item connected to Joan of Arc, the Montcalmet family and some nonsense about Planetary Princesses of the Silver Millennium."

Mélamare pointed to Zenigata in the chest and snarled, "I want that book back, no questions asked."

Rather like his ancestor, Monsieur Mélamare starts of calm and collected at first however gets very angry quickly showing his true colours. Zenigata nodded and left the hôtel particulier, opened, got in, closed and drove straight off.

After Zenigata left to pursue Lupin, Mélamare phoned up, "This is Mélamare, I have a hunch where the book is heading. I want you and your crew to stop Lupin the 3rd and if she's there, that sleezebag Fujiko Mine. Do it or you're going to be six feet under!"

"Yes boss", replied the person from the other side that sounded gruff and deep.

Lupin was chasing Fujiko Mine down the streets of Saint-Germain however he had a disadvantage because his yellow Fiat was slower than Fujiko's Yamaha YZR-M1 motorbike and that her vehicle was more able to go down narrow pathways and alleys that Lupin could not so he had to take alternative routes.

While getting towards the autoroute and continue the pursuit of Fujiko on the motorbike, the yellow Fiat broke down then crashed towards a van smashed the back of the car, the car was going out of control because the van was speeding and managed to crash a bit into the side as well. Luckily for Lupin, he was okay however was upset that his trusted car not only broke down but was also wrecked. Inspector Zenigata caught up to Lupin, saw the car crash and sharply pulled the brakes. Zenigata had thoughts about Lupin and started to wonder whether he was himself. What with being stuck in an animation studio in a daze, the accident that he heard back in Monaco and now unable to drive properly as well as not attending the heist that he set up, it felt too sloppy by Lupin's usually refined standards.

Lupin had his eyes closed thinking that this was going to be the end of him, lost when he can not even do a job right. The capers were his livelyhood and the higher the stakes, the more fun it was for Lupin but when he can not even steal a book right, it was defeating. Lupin did not have any help from his friends who he no longer has any contact, the only help that he had were considered a nuisance to him.

Usagi cried, "Poor Loopy..."

"You should have got a better car", sighed Rei.

Lupin smirked, "Don't knock the classics! It was either that or my unreliable Mercedes SSK, unreliable as I always seem to crash it anyway."

Zenigata closed the car door and went towards the crashed Fiat that Lupin was still in unable to move with his eyes closed and making noises just like in the animation studio.

Zenigata sighed when he saw Lupin in the car, "Damn, not again..."

For what was the case of deja-vu for Zenigata, he reached towards the drivers side that thankfully was still accessible because Lupin did not crash into the barrier but the open road. He opened the car door that due to the car crash the hinges broke apart so he put it on the road. Zenigata lifted Lupin out of the car, dragged him off the road, opened the inspector's car and put Lupin in the passenger seat to rest from the accident.

Lupin was waking up however his eyes could only manage to make it half way and was barely able to see Zenigata, he only knew it was him from his familiar smell.

Lupin in a semi-jokey way wondered, "Thanks again for saving me Pops, do you hate me?" "I only hate you because you break the damn law!", shouted Zenigata.

Old Man Koichi wondered why he was helping Lupin however he looked at his face and can tell that it has seen better days. Lupin's face was sunked in with a massive wrinkle on his forehead as well as flaky skin, his eyes were tired, visible cheekbones where his large cheeks used to be, no longer smiling but rather a flat expression and his hair had a sticky out part a sign that the former master thief was past his sell-by date.

Lupin stuttered as he closes his eyes, "Fujiko... has the... book of Montcalmet."

Zenigata was conflicted, the most logical choice would be to take Lupin to the hospital however he felt like there was a chance to catch up to Fujiko especially since he had the right car that could catch her. Before Zenigata could make up his mind, Lupin blinked his eyes and told him, "The book of Montcalmet is my family history, I am related to Countess Montcalmet since my grandfather married her."

Zenigata has heard of Countess Montcalmet before however he also knows that Lupin was a master liar as well as a master thief, Lupin very weakly went into his jacket pocket and got out a piece of paper with the confesses that Arsène Lupin loved someone else. Zenigata studied the handwriting and it was geninue since in his early days, he often were given profiles of famous criminals as part of his training and he remembered the case profile of Arsène Lupin very well. It was enough for Zenigata to believe him and was also evidence that he was entitled to the book as a bloodline.

It was decided that Zenigata would pursue Fujiko on retrieving the book to its rightful owner and after the case, go to the hospital to check Lupin out. As Zenigata gave the piece of paper back to Lupin but then decided to keep it as a safe guard, he sat on the driver's seat and contacted the police on his speaker. Zenigata was doing something that is considered by the book because outside of the Lupin case, he was a well respected inspector.

Zenigata ordered, "Sierra Oscar 1 from Inspector Zenigata contacting any nearby police requesting assistance, over." "This is the EDSR unit of the Gendarmerie, Roger", replied the voice from the speaker.

Zenigata described, "We are looking for a Foxtrot, brown hair, IC5 on a silver motorcycle, suspect most likely Fujiko Mine with possession of a valuable stolen item, over."

Zenigata was tapping his fingers on the dashboard and figured out the longer he leaves it, the less likely he will catch up with her and decided to close the car door to drive off. While driving at 180 kilometres an hour on the autoroute looking for Fujiko, he got a response from the Gendarmerie.

"Suspect spotted heading towards the A40, Roger", responded the Gendarmerie officer as one of the units saw her and advancing.

Judging by the route nicknamed Highway of the Titans, it was most likely that Fujiko was heading towards Switzerland and will no longer get any extra help from the police as it was out of their juristriction. Also knowing Fujiko, she will go to Geneva to sell the Book of Montcalmet to the highest bidder. This caused Zenigata to speed from 180km/h to around 300km/h knowing both the direction and that his car was faster than the entire Gendarmerie fleet. Zenigata did a sharp turn on the A6 as he was catching up with Fujiko with only a few minutes gap between the two.

Lupin weakly spoke while in a daze, "Besides if you're taking me to hospital, give me the injection Pops." "Not on my watch", barked Zenigata knowing that he does not want Lupin committing suicide.

The Sailor Senshi while crammed in the speeding black Lamborghini felt really sorry for Lupin as he was mostly out while in the car. Usagi was feeling sick by the speed of the car and she was ready to throw up, Makoto got her a sick bag and was holding it for Usagi to throw up. Usagi missed and the sick ended up on Rei due to that the car bumped as Zenigata was overtaking cars and there was a pothole on the road.

Usagi sobbed, "I'm sorry, Rei-chan..." "Hmph... You shouldn't have ate two whole cakes before we set off", glared Rei as she leaned right into Usagi's face.

Makoto bluntly spoke, "She apologised Rei and she's really sorry. You know what her tummy is like, if she's not full and happy Usagi would have cried throughout the trip."

Both Fujiko and Zenigata travelled through the Nantua viaduct where it was full of trees by the mountain side and below the road as it was held up by pillars. A small gust of wind was causing Fujiko to slow down while that did not affect Inspector Zenigata as he was still on pursuit as they go through the tunnel. It was getting closer as Zenigata could see Fujiko clearly enough and thinking in just one minute, he will get her with his handcuffs at the ready with a massive sinister grin on his face.

Instead of going to Switzerland, Fujiko decided to go to Annecy as she knows that her plan did not involve going there. This caught Zenigata off guard as she turned right to go down the A41 while he carried on driving however he did see her go the other way but it was too late due to the speed that Zenigata was travelling at. Zenigata yelled, "Shit!"

Zenigata was on the exchange junction however he did see the loop so very quickly he got towards the curve and back towards the other direction of the interchange in an unorthodox way. When it went over the autoroute instead of carrying on until Switzerland, Zenigata pulled a sharp turn towards the gravel where the water container was taking a short cut, went back to the autoroute and took the turn off to continue the chase for Fujiko even though he lost the scent of the trail.

Zenigata was annoyed by the sudden turn off, Lupin was still in a daze however looked unhappy and the Sailor Senshi were all down knowing that some thief stole their history never to see it again, even optimistic Minako looked defeated. All Zenigata could do was sigh and kept driving on the autoroute hoping to see Fujiko, since he was no longer on the pursuit the inspector slowed down towards the speed limit. When all hope was lost...

"The suspect has arrived in the Annecy area, it is out of our juristriction so good luck Inspector Zenigata, over", replied the Gendarmerie officer as it was now the National Police responsiblity of pursuing Fujiko.

This put the spark back into Zenigata as he went from glum and depressed to someone with a sinster smile on his face. The Sailor Senshi were all smiling and happy knowing that they are going to get the book after all, Lupin was still out.

They arrived at Annecy, the city was full of rustic looking buildings painted in various colours such as mint green, orange, white and brown that were crammed next to each other with the rivers acting like roads with the water having a green reflection. Each building had brown doors by the windows and some buildings even had balconies. Outside of the city were lush with greenry as it faces the lake. Zenigata parked the black Lamborghini on the outskirts near the hospital ready to take Lupin in however just as the inspector closed his door and opened the passenger side, Lupin was waking up from his daze rested while Zenigata was on pursuit trying yet failed to catch Fujiko.

Lupin asked, "Are we in Venice?" "Annecy", corrected Ami telepathically and then Zenigata in reality in a harsher voice compared to Ami's softer voice.

Lupin has never been to Annecy however he has been to Venice a fair few times in his life to the point where he lost count, once just trying to get the attention of Fujiko with no results. Lupin looks around the city and feels like he would have enjoyed it probably had he been in a better state.

Zenigata advised, "I'll take you to the hospital." "Sorry Pops, book... first... then hospital. The treasure comes first", stuttered Lupin while waking up.

Ami warned, "You should listen to Inspector Zenigata's advice, Arsène. You don't look well."

"As I said in Monaco Ami, I rather die on the job than to go to a hospital. Besides it shouldn't take too long," stubbornly replied Lupin.

Zenigata and Lupin were looking around Annecy to see if they could find Fujiko, they looked around the cafes and restaurants to see if she was there however she was not. As Lupin and Zenigata reached Annecy Castle, they saw Fujiko's motorbike outside and knew that she must have gone in. The castle was mostly white walled however there were sections where the walls were a dark creamy colour and due to pollution over the years, some parts were covered in black. They entered the dark brown door and went around the castle trying to find Fujiko.

After about a hour, Zenigata was getting frustrated that he was unable to find Fujiko and Lupin was getting drained thinking that the book was gone. They even went into the museum to see if the femme fatale left it there however she did not as the two gentlemen were looking at the paintings and various pieces of furniture.

Makoto smiled, "These paintings sure do look lovely."

"I hope that you're not planning a heist here Lupin!", shouted Zenigata towards Lupin's face.

Lupin did not reply to Zenigata as he thought that it was pointless doing a heist when he knows that he was not the master thief that he used to be. Probably had his mind was not occupied by the Sailor Senshi, he would have pulled something off. Zenigata was getting concerned because of the blank state and lack of emotion coming from Lupin.

They went to the Vieux-Logis building that was an old lodge, after opening the front door they searched through the ground floor for Fujiko however did not find her so Zenigata ran up the stairs while Lupin walked behind him. Just after the top of the steps, the Book of Montcalmet was on the floor and looked like that it got dropped. Lupin picked up the book however Zenigata had a thought that it might have been a trap.

Zenigata warned, "This looks a bit suspicious, why would Fujiko put the book there?"

In the Grand Selle, a massive room with brown doors by the windows, wooden beams at the ceiling, white walls and a rustic map on one of them. Apparently Louis XIII dined in this very room. There were two people that Lupin recognised straight away however Zenigata was scratching his ahead on why the two women were there and ones that he never saw before either. One of the women was a brunette with a ponytail with green rose styled pins in her hair with a green dress, the other had short blue hair and her suit that was in white with her skirt being blue.

"I don't even know what is real or what is fictional anymore!", screamed Lupin with his eyes and his mouth wide open as shock.

Lupin was confused that he saw Ami in front of his own eyes with the possibility with the other being Makoto however was not completely sure.

"Ami" softly advised, "The book is overdue, I'll make sure that it goes back to the library where it belongs." "Listen to Ami, Lupin sweetheart", falsely smiled "Makoto" while trying her best not to reveal her distaste of the dialogue.

Ami in the same tone as the physical counterpart advised, "The book is our history, we'll have a good read knowing our past." "Listen to Ami, Lupin sweetheart", smiled Makoto however unlike the other Makoto she geninuely smiled as it came from her heart.

Lupin was conflicted, there was one lot of Ami and Makoto telling him to give the book back to the library and the other lot of Ami and Makoto telling him to keep the book, to make matters worse to Lupin's ears they sounded the same. He did not know which one that not only should be the right option but which one was the trap. Lupin was confused and so were Usagi, Rei and Minako. While normally she can detect danger, Rei was getting mixed messages because she can not detect anything and probably a sign that either the people deep down were good or that being similar to her friends meant that she did not know what to do.

There was only one thing that Lupin could think to do and that was getting close to "Makoto". If they accept a kiss or even willing to look at her breasts, then it is Makoto however if she does not then it is someone disguised as her or even a different Makoto. Lupin with a goofy grin and love hearts was walking towards "Makoto" however this was creeping her out so quickly she did her pout then looked at "Ami" and nodded.

"Ami" shouted as she waved her Star Stick, "MERCURY STAR POWER, MAKE UP!"

This meant that Lupin was unable to inspect "Makoto" and just stood right next to Inspector Zenigata as he was more forward than Lupin originally.

Zenigata sighed, "Kids these days..." "Shows our age, doesn't it Pops?", depressingly asked Lupin as a rhetorical question.

Lupin had a hunch that it was the transformation sequence and since it was a nudity scene, he turned around while she was "transforming". He pulled Zenigata's trenchcoat and whispered "disturbing porno" to his ear that caused the inspector to do the same. "Makoto" got out Sailor Mercury's tiara and gave it to "Ami", so she put the tiara on. About a minute later, both Lupin and Zenigata turned around as Sailor Mercury "transformed" and she did her pose right down to the little detail, even Ami was impressed by this due to the accuracy.

Lupin dropped the book as Sailor Mercury was using her Mercury Aqua Mist attack as she had her arms out stretched forming clouds of fog created by her sleeves with the illusion of two blue spheres on either side that only Lupin saw. "Makoto" gave Lupin a kick while he was unable to see due to the fog that Sailor Mercury created and coughed. While Lupin was affected by the fog, Zenigata however was not as he was away from the blast radius and got to see it more clearly.

Usagi cried, "Loopy's getting hurt and it's Mako-chan's fault..."

"Hey, I'm not hurting him Usagi!", frustratedly spoke Makoto then depressingly sighed, "It's the last thing that I'll ever do..."

Ami was too depressed to say anything because she saw herself attack Lupin with strategy that herself would have used in that situation and she can not think of a counter measure. The other Sailor Mercury used her Soap Spray to release bubbles as a jet stream as Lupin tried his best to avoid them and was struggling to dodge. "Makoto" gave Lupin a quick punch on the shoulder then a kick to the stomach. The other Makoto was getting upset that her lover was getting attacked and to make matters worse knows that she performed the same moves as her. She attempted to attack her however Sailor Mercury's Soap Spray prevented her for getting towards "Makoto".

Lupin welped, "Stop it Sailor Mercury! You're very intelligent, you don't have to do this."

While Sailor Mercury did smile that Lupin complimented her, "Makoto" whispered something to her ear and changed her attack to Shine Aqua Illusion where she spins around with a thin wave of water around her where she was able to control the direction, the direction being directly towards Lupin with very little chance to avoid.

Zenigata was furious that "Makoto" was beating up Lupin while Sailor Mercury was also drowning out Lupin by her bubbles as well as water attacks and went directly towards the physical existing brunette to try to stop Lupin getting hurt.

Zenigata pointed his finger to himself yelled, "Hey, what's the big idea? Lupin is MINE!" "Serves Lupin right for being a pervert to me, Zenigata!", shouted "Makoto" also pointed her finger to herself.

Zenigata was trying to get the handcuffs on "Makoto's" wrists however she was pushing Zenigata away both trying to outpush each other without much success.

Rei honestly spoke to herself, "I find it ironic that this Makoto is actually more in character than our own."

Since Zenigata and "Makoto" were still pushing each other ready for one of them to attack the other, it meant that Lupin only had to deal with Sailor Mercury however he was struggling avoiding the water attacks as she continue uses the Shine Aqua Illusion towards Lupin. Zenigata moved his arm up and attacked "Makoto" by the hair however he grabbed the green pins that were on her hair that got removed revealing her real identity.

Zenigata muttered, "Fujiko!" "Fujiko-chan!", smiled Lupin with lovehearts as the honorifics got to him due to the Sailor Senshi.

Sailor Mercury yelled, "Please return the book to the library, Lupin!"

"She's an imposter!", shouted Ami.

It turned out that "Ami" was actually the other Ami as in Ami Enan or as she was also known Amilita. Fujiko brainwashed her, changed her clothes and hair style to look like Sailor Mercury just to trick Lupin into giving her the book. Ami actually expected it to be a youma however in most cases do not exist in the world.

Lupin confusedly asked, "How can you tell Amy... I mean Ami... I mean Sailor Mercury... I mean?"

"Very simple, she called you Lupin. I call you Arsène", explained Ami.

Lupin shrugged, "Only you that does, nearly everyone else calls me Lupin except Usagi even if she does try."

"Another thing that I also noticed was that her outfit, while it is extremely similar to my own the shade of blue is darker. Very hard to tell unless you personally know what you are looking for", concluded Ami.

Lupin with his hands out assumed, "So you could say that she is kinda like a Sailor Dark Mercury?"

Ami nodded as Zenigata and Fujiko were still pushing each other for the second time around, the brunette elbowed the inspector by the side causing him to go down however he managed to trip up Fujiko so she landed right on to the floor as she was about to get the book.

Fujiko whispered, "Zenigata's a right bastard and blown my cover. I should have wore my embarrassing bomber jacket..."

Lupin putting his hands on his face sighed, "Yeah, that's Fujiko's doing all right."

Lupin deduced that Fujiko has or had access to all of the Sailor Moon material, one of the spinoffs actually did have a Sailor Dark Mercury plotline and since Fujiko either watched or glanced at the material, it was enough research for her to make an outfit however it still resembled Sailor Mercury's outfit rather than the change that Dark Mercury had. Fujiko also did not expect Lupin to know about the colour difference however could be considered a variation due to the source material.

Lupin asked, "Remember when at Cagliostro I had a vision of you and Makoto where you advised me to help someone?"

"I do Arsène, that must be the other Ami. I feel sorry for her", shyly spoke Ami looking down.

Ami put her head down and Makoto realised that her friend was upset so she went to comfort her, Lupin nodded knowing that the brunette will make her intelligent friend better. Zenigata scratched his fore head because Lupin was actually nodding but wondered who he was nodding to since all that were there apart from Lupin was Amilita, Fujiko and himself.

Zenigata ended up picking the book while Fujiko was not looking and put it in his coat pocket as he had a hunch that Lupin would lose it in his current state. While Lupin was trying to tackle both Fujiko and Amilita, Zenigata went towards the next room of the castle and just as he got towards the entrance, there was a gun right in his face. A Model 19 to be exact ready to fire.

Jigen was surprised and yelled, "Zenigata! What are you doing here?"

Jigen put his magnum down and put it in his pocket, in the same room Goemon was there stood in a blank slate as he tried his best to remove the image of Rei from his mind and from the looks of things and no longer mentioning her name, the image has been removed.

"Babysitting Lupin and had to save him from a car crash, just look at him!", angrily spoke Zenigata as he moved away from the entrance so they could see what is happening.

Jigen and Goemon took one look at Lupin and looked away as they were too upset to see how badly their friend had declined as Fujiko was beating Lupin up and Sailor Mercury was still using her Shine Aqua Illusion move, Lupin was crying unable to do anything and was heavily bruised. They decided not to help Fujiko with her scheme even if they needed the money as they thought that Lupin would have been in much better shape however were ordered not to interfere as Fujiko would have framed Jigen somehow.

Zenigata asked, "Why are you here anyway?"

"Well we needed some money so Fujiko came up with this plan to trick Lupin into giving her the book, I objected straight away but Goemon just has a thing for Sailor Fukus", explained Jigen in a depressive tone but was sarcastic when he finished.

Zenigata sighed, "It is best to remember how Lupin used to be, even I'm getting concerned about him." "I blame that Sailor Jupiter or The Menace of Cagliostro as I call her", muttered Jigen.

By mentioning her name, Zenigata took off his hat and scratched his head as he has no idea what he was on about. He put the hat back on as he was trying to think on where he heard that name before bearing in mind that Zenigata does not know what Sailor Moon meant. Zenigata then remembered but his face started to get annoyed as it was not a good memory.

Zenigata asked, "Did she have a brunette ponytail that was a bit wavy with bangs, green eyes, a white shirt with a green skirt and a pink bow by her breasts?"

"I've never personally seen her apart from on a machine once but from what Lupin told me, yeah it's her", replied Jigen with an unsure face.

Zenigata threw his hat onto the floor and yelled, "Damn you Lupin, I'm not into women like that! I'm old enough to be her dad!" He then mellowed, "Besides I rather date you..."

Zenigata picked up his hat while Jigen was gobsmacked by what Zenigata meant but does vaguely remember Lupin doing some drawing that annoyed the inspector for weeks thinking that it must have been it.

"Sorry that the menace got you too but yeah I'll remember Lupin from his better days", simpered Jigen as he interrupted Zenigata's passion for Lupin.

Goemon huffed, so Jigen looked at him and then nodded indicating that Goemon will remember Lupin from his better days as well even though unlike Jigen, Goemon does not as many good memories of the master thief.

Back in the other room, Lupin was struggling against Amilita and Fujiko as he was trying to dodge their attacks however he was failing. Knowing that she was getting low on water, she used Mercury Aqua Mist to give one last burst of water.

Amilita as Sailor Mercury ran out of water in her jets underneath her wrists unable to do any more attacks, she then tried to think to attack some more physically however Fujiko did not taught her any defense moves because she thought it was enough to fool Lupin as well as being more in character. She just looked down and faced her partner with the bad news.

Amilita quietly panicked, "Fujiko, I've run out of my powers..." "Uhh... Guess I have to do it myself", sighed Fujiko.

Fujiko gave a quick kick towards Lupin's leg and at this point, Lupin was very weak and went straight to the floor easily and rapidly, his face showed pain as his eyes were dilated and then half awake with his teeth all visible. Amilita being depressed that she can not help anymore just sat down on the floor. Zenigata went back to the room as he saw Fujiko making a run for it. It was unusual why she decided to run and leave Amilita there, it was like she knew something however told no one about it that again was unusual for her. Lupin was on the floor and was trying to get up however he was struggling considering that both Amilita and Fujiko hurt him pretty badly, he imagined that Ami and Makoto would have been the same had they physically existed.

Usagi, Rei and Minako crossed their arms and looked away from Ami and Makoto thinking that they were involved. Even Usagi who was quick to forgive was not willing as she saw Lupin getting really hurt and was crying. Ami and Makoto looked down because they saw Lupin being attacked by Amilita and Fujiko with no way of helping being outmatched, every time Makoto thought of attacking either Fujiko or Amilita, the latter used one of Sailor Mercury's attacks. Zenigata tried to help and did so however the focus for him was the book and its safety just in case if he handed the book to Mélamare. In Lupin's thoughts, it was embarrassing that he was hurt by the second weakest Sailor Senshi in terms of strength. He thought had Makoto being Sailor Jupiter, he would have not being alive at all.

Lupin telepathically moaned, "Ugh... My declining health and a Sailor Senshi fallout is all I need..."

Zenigata helped him get up and was barely able to stand in one place however was stable enough to move without falling. The inspector made sure that Lupin would get a head start considering that he was struggling to move and limped his way towards the steps and the exit. As soon as Lupin left view, Jigen and Goemon rushed towards Zenigata as they see Amilita depressed and no Fujiko. The samurai went towards Amilita while the sharpshooter walked towards the inspector.

Zenigata in a serious hardboiled tone bluntly helped, "I'll go after Fujiko and uhh... look after Lupin, you two look after Sailor Mercury over there." "We'll look after Ami and reverse what that bitch did to her", hissed Jigen as he was annoyed by Fujiko.

While Lupin was walking down the steps by himself, the tension between the Sailor Senshi was still bitter with Usagi, Rei and Minako not talking to Ami and Makoto. Even with this happening, Lupin did not have much thoughts of his own as they were still on his mind. Lupin knows how sensitive and sweet Usagi was in terms of character, thinking that she will defuse the situation.

Lupin asked, "Usagi, it might be pretty hard to do but can you talk to Ami and Makoto?"

"Loopy, Ami and Makoto really hurt you...", cried Usagi with her head down.

Lupin tiredly explained, "They weren't Ami and Makoto, they are someone else pretending to be them. Just look at your two friends how upset they are, you know how caring Makoto is and how smart Ami is. They are really sad." He then got a rare thought to himself, "It must be serious if Usagi isn't calling Ami, Ami-chan and Makoto, Mako-chan".

Usagi nodded and gave Lupin a gentle hug, she went towards a depressed brunette and the short blue haired girl and touched their arms.

Usagi pleasantly informed,"Loopy says that you're both really sad." "We are Usagi", sighed both Ami and Makoto.

Makoto with her face diagonally downwards cried, "I only hurt Lupin once at Cagliostro and I felt so bad, seeing Fujiko hurt him made me so angry but I couldn't do anything about it..."

Usagi with her finger on her cheek asked, "Cally-oh-strow?"

"Yeah, that's where Lupin and I first met to save Princess Clarisse. Ami saw Lupin there too later on with me", explained Makoto.

Usagi with her hands on her chin gushed, "Oooh... You and Loopy saved a princess? That's soooo sweet." Makoto nodded as a response.

Usagi pulled a funny face towards Makoto while giving her a hug to try to cheer her up, Makoto did a gentle smile back. The brunette gave her blonde dumpling haired friend some chocolate cake that she kept because she knows that her friend gets really hungry. Usagi ate the piece of cake and smiled, did a burp from the food and both did a chuckle to each other.

Usagi awkwardly smiled, "Ami-chan, you knew that the other Ami wasn't you."

"Yes I did Usagi, I just feel down that I didn't get to help Arsène or the other Ami", sighed Ami with her head down.

Usagi assured, "You tried your best. If it wasn't for you, Loopy would have gave the book to someone else."

Ami did a little smile knowing that she saved the book from getting stolen from Fujiko, both hugged each other knowing that they made up. Lupin then hugged Usagi, Ami and Makoto together that was rare of him however they know that they all needed one then smiled. Minako seeing how Usagi made up with Ami and Makoto also gave her a massive squeezing hug and were really grinning to each other. Rei was not bothered at first however seeing the faces of her friends meant that it was just a mistake and nodded.

Usagi beamed, "Thanks Loopy."

"It's you that I should be thanking cute little Usagi, I just nudged you to the right direction. You and your friends shouldn't argue or fight with each other", cheerfully replied Lupin.

As Usagi was blushing from Lupin's compliment, Lupin was checking his jacket pocket and realised that the Book of Montcalmet was missing. He was thinking that Fujiko must have stolen it while Sailor Mercury Amilita used her Mercury Aqua Mist attack.

Lupin softly smiled, "We'll go after Fujiko."

Fujiko left the castle as Lupin walked down the steps. Jigen and Goemon decided to look after Amilita hoping that she will return back to normal after Fujiko brainwashed her to be like the Sailor Mercury Ami as Goemon carried her in his arms. Looking at Amilita's computer, they noticed that there was a message about sending some mercenaries, Jigen and Goemon decided that they are going to help Lupin and Zenigata as they know that they are going to be in danger by nodding to each other as a surprise. Zenigata caught the sight of Fujiko about to leave on her motorbike as he approached the window with his fists up in the air.

"I'm not missing her this time!" shouted Zenigata.

Zenigata decided to jump out of the window but when he landed instead of landing on his feet, he landed as a face fault. Thankfully Zenigata did not hurt himself due to the short drop between the window and the ground, he ran straight towards the entrance of the castle however Fujiko just left. Lupin on the other hand caught up with the inspector outside of the castle as he painfully walked. There were two options they could take, one being is that they run together to reach the Black Lamborghini or Zenigata would have to carry Lupin. Lupin tried to move but he could not walk very fast so Zenigata grabbed him and carried him all the way to the car. Zenigata put Lupin in the passenger side and closed the door, he saw Fujiko drive off when a bunch of vehicles approached the Lamborghini while a couple were following Fujiko.

In the lime green Renault Megane that parked, a window was winding down what seems to a dark shadow appearing from the edge of the window going up. Very quickly Zenigata saw the gun popping up from the window, got into the driver's side, slammed the door and drove off. The gun fired however due to the speed of the car it missed and accidently aimed at another of the cars that parked what appeared to be a silver BMW and shot one of the people that were in the back passenger side of that car.

"That's all I need", sighed Zenigata.