Ranma Half Moon chapter 53, Panic Kiss! Tuxedo Kamen's and Minako's worst day ever!, part 1
Author's note:
This episode happens during the Sailor Moon episode 30, "Grandpa Goes Crazy, Rei's in Jeopardy" and during the flashback sequence of episode 42, "Sailor Venus' Past, Minako's Tragic Love".
Note: Fan art, radio shows and other insanity can be found at the myspace site for this fan-fic: ranmahalfmoon.
Note: As a special gimmick, this arc takes only ten minutes of real time (but will not be presented in consecutive order).
Scene one: (Tokyo, Hikawa shrine)
21:45:00 Tokyo time. Rei Hino soaks in a hot tub. Why were things so weird? Her grandfather was acting like he had lost his mind and she had to deal with a new shrine employee Yuichiro.
Yuichiro was pretty hunky, so he would definitely help bring in the junior high school girls for love charms, but Rei shouldn't think of Yuichiro as a hunk, she already had a boy friend in Mamoru.
Or, did she? Even though she can easily do a fire ceremony to discover if Mamoru is cheating on her, she has never performed one for that. Was it because she felt that a relationship was built on trust, or was it because she knew when she first threw herself at Mamoru that he was a playboy and was probably only going to use her as eye candy?
Rei sighs.
Scene two: (Tokyo)
21:45:00 Tokyo time. Artimus and Ranma-ko train in the park.
Ranma-ko stops her training, being exhausted. Thinking fast, she decides to stall for time. "So, cool cat, how did you get mixed up with the Chinese Amazons?"
Artimus ponders this. "Some of it came back to me last night. There is a mysterious white cat that I met a couple of months ago. She seemed hauntingly familiar. She came to me two weeks ago claiming to be in trouble. I followed her, then everything went blank."
Ranma-ko giggles. "Well, I think I can fill in some of the details. Remember when I told you that I am really a guy? Well, that cat you met is really one of three people you saw in the basement when you woke up."
"That's amazing."
"We share the same ancient Chinese curse. Only I transform into a girl and she transforms into a cat."
Artimus nods. "I wonder how I could have been fooled so easily?"
"They are a remarkable group. The girl who changes into a cat, Shampoo, tracked my female form over four thousand miles just to kill me, but she changed her mind when she found out I was also a guy."
"She wanted to kill you??"
"And, she came close to killing me dozens of times. She's as strong as an elephant. But now the situation is ever worse because she wants to marry my male form."
Ranma and Artimus hear an explosion in the distance.
Scene Three (London):
21:45:00 Tokyo time. Mio Kuroki adjusts her trench coat. The sky was amazingly overcast and the fog made it seem dark as night, even though it was in the early afternoon. Compared to Tokyo, London was brutally cold. But, still not as cold as Mio's heart, or the revenge she wanted to deliver to Minako-chan for refusing to kill herself.
A siren goes off. The mugger that she had changed into a Yoma was doing his job well. In just a little while Sailor V and her police woman friend would follow the monster to the warehouse.
It had taken Mio several days to scout this scenario, but she believes that her scouting will pay off.
Mio shivers from the icy wind.
Scene Four (Tokyo)
21:45:00 Tokyo time. Mamoru studies a text book on allergy related diseases.
He sighs. Was he being too hard on Rei Hino? Motoki's flirtation with Usagi and Makoto had creeped him out. Even though Usagi and Makoto were like kid sisters to Motoki, to them it was probably a big deal to have a mature guy take interest in them.
Was he making the same mistake with Rei?
Still, Rei did literally throw herself at him, so he shouldn't feel too bad if the relationship eventually fails because of their age difference.
Suddenly Mamoru felt a pain in his chest. It was happening! He was going to transport to protect one of the Sailor Moons.
Or was he?
This time it felt different. A thought hits Mamoru, maybe he was going to transport to where a Rainbow Crystal was appearing?
Scene Five (London)
21:45:00 Tokyo time. Minako Aino, Katarina and Allen enjoy a late lunch. Katarina had been such a help to the disgraced couple. Minako enjoys the relaxed atmosphere.
The police radio goes off. "Unidentified individual destroying property in the warehouse district moving south on 147th at a high rate of speed."
Katarina looks stern. "This sounds similar to those other incidents this week."
Minako nods. "Sounds like another Yoma."
Katrina nods. "Minako, transform."
Minako nods. It had been five days since Katarina and Allen had discovered that she was Sailor V. However, with Katarina being a police woman, her finding out had not caused problems.
Minako transforms.
Katarina jumps on Sailor V's back. "Allen, whatever happens, stay here. These people are extremely dangerous."
"Absolutely. They sound scary."
Scene Six: (Tokyo)
21:45:00 Tokyo time. Rei Hino's Grandfather performs a Shinto purification ceremony in the fire room. He throws all of his spirit into the ceremony, as if a demon was after him.
As well he should, because an demon had appeared to him earlier that week and apparently wanted his soul.
He throws more kindling on the fire.
Suddenly, Rei's Grandfather senses that he is not alone.
"Ho, ho, ho, ho. I'm back. And, this time you're not going to give me any problems and you are going to give up your rainbow crystal." Zoesite appears in the fire room surrounded by a swirl of sakura blossoms.
"Never!"
"Zoi" Zoesite unleashes the power of the Dark Crystal.
"Ha!" Rei's Grandfather unleashes the spirit energy stored up in the paper wand that he was using in the purification ceremony.
The two energy fields meet and explode.
Rei's Grandfather is blown into the yard by the explosion.
Scene Seven (Tokyo)
21:46:20 Tokyo time. Artimus turns in the direction of the explosion. "That sounds suspicious. I sense the Dark Kingdom."
Ranma nods. "Right. Moon Prism Power ..."
Scene Eight (Tokyo)
21:46:22 Tokyo time. After recovering from the explosion, Zoesite floats through the hole in the wall as sees Rei's Grandfather in the yard. "This time you will give up the Rainbow Crystal!"
Scene Nine.(Tokyo)
21:46:25 Tokyo time. Mamoru transports. He finds himself on top of a Shinto Shrine ornamental gate. There is smoke coming from the shrine and he sees Zoesite approaching an old man.
21:46:30 Tokyo time: To Be Continued.
