Ranma Half Moon chapter 53, Panic Kiss! Tuxedo Kamen's and Minako's worst day ever!, part 2

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)

21:46:30 Tokyo time. "Moon Prism Power ..."

"Wait."

Ranma-ko looks at Artimus with a curious expression.

"You can move just as fast when you're not transformed. You might have a better chance at capturing the Rainbow Crystal if you're less noticeable."

Ranma-ko nods. "Climb aboard."

Artimus climbs on Ranma-ko's shoulder and Ranma-ko takes off in the direction of the explosion.

Scene 2

21:46:30 Tokyo time. "Most surprising for a mere human, but now you are giving up that crystal! Zoi!" Zoesite throws a wave of sakara blossoms at Rei Hino's Grandfather, which surround him and sap his energy.

"Zoi!" Zoesite unleashes the power of the Dark Crystal.

"Ahhhhhhhhhgh" Rei Hino's Grandfather screams in agony as the Blue Rainbow Crystal is taken from his body.

Tuxedo Kamen watches this coolly from his perch on the ornamental gate. "Chance."

The Blue Rainbow Crystal floats towards Zoesite's hand but right before it gets there a red rose deflects it. The rainbow crystal falls on the ground and makes a musical tinkling sound.

"You!" Zoesite is furious.

"I'll be taking that Rainbow Crystal."

"I don't think so Tuxedo Kamen. Yoma Jijii, awake!"

An ominous cloud of smoke surrounds Rei's Grandfather. When the swirling smoke subsides, Rei's Grandfather is gone and in his place is a scary looking monster.

"Jijii."

Tuxedo Kamen takes his eyes off of Zoesite, distracted by Jijii's rather ugly and intimidating image.

Zoesite takes this opportunity to step on Tuxedo Kamen's rose and cause the crystal to levitate to his hands. "I'll be taking this. Jijii, finish off Tuxedo Kamen."

Zoesite jumps into the woods.

"Zoesite, you coward, fight me."

"Jijii!" Jijii spits a blast of spirit energy at Tuxedo Kamen as he chases after Zoesite. The blast just misses.

Scene 3

21:46:30 Tokyo time. Yuichiro, after hearing the blast, runs into the fire ceremony room. He sees the damage and the missing wall partition.

"This looks bad. I wonder if master is okay?"

Yuichiro hears a disturbance out side. He runs out in the yard only to come face to face with Jijii.

"Jijii."

"An akama?" Yuichiro had anticipated hitting a few trees during his rope swinging practice, but he had not anticipated fighting a monster.

Jijii loses interest in fighting Tuxedo Kamen (who has chased Zoesite into the woods) and starts chasing Yuichiro.

Scene Four (London)

21:47:00 Tokyo time. Mio Kuroki sees Sailor V and officer Katarina approaching in the distance. It was time to start the second part of her plan.

Mio's eyes go blank as she projects her spirit energy.

About a mile away, Allen jumps up. Katarina is in trouble, I must save her!

Mio sinks to her knees. Controlling a Yoma monster and doing a long range summoning at the same time was taxing on her puny body, a situation made much worse by the horrible weather. But, she will fight on!

Scene 5 (Tokyo)

21:48:30 Tokyo time. Yuichiro temporarily gives the monster the slip. He races to Rei's room to warn her.

"Miss Rei!"

"EEEEEEECCCKKK!!"

Yuichiro notices too late that Rei was still dressing. "This is bad."

"You peeped me!"

"There's no time for that. There's a monster in the shrine."

Rei throws on her shrine maiden uniform and runs out of her room. "A monster?"

"Jijii!"

"There it is!"

Terrified, Rei and Yuichiro run and are chased by the Yoma Jijii.

Scene 6

21:48:30 Tokyo time. Tuxedo Kamen loses sight of Zoesite in the woods.

"Ho, ho, ho, ho. Looks like I have won again."

"Zoesite!" Tuxedo Kamen looks down dejectedly. Zoesite had beaten him three times in a row. He had to come up with a plan before the last Rainbow Crystal appeared.

Tuxedo Kamen has a vague feeling of unease. He had never been to this shrine before, but there seems to be a familiar presence here.

On the other side of the woods Ranma-ko and Artimus arrive.

"Let's split up."

Ranma-ko nods and the two warriors rush through the woods.

Scene Four (London)

21:47:00 Tokyo time. The Yoma Monster, under Mio's direction, ducks into a seedy looking warehouse.

Sailor V lets Katarina off of her back.

"I'll go around to the back."

Sailor V nods. We'll see what this Yoma Monster is made of.

Sailor V looks cautiously in the door before entering wary of a trap.

Mio smiles to herself. "It's show time."

Mio projects herself into the Yoma Monster.

The Yoma Monster climbs to an area full of flammable paper debris. “A yoma monster is flying up in the sky, is this possible?” The Yoma Monster, still in human form, sings to itself.

The Yoma Monster pulls out of its pocket a hand grenade and pulls the pin.

21:47:30 Tokyo time. To be Continued.