Name: Koichi Hamada.
Date of Birth: Unknown
Age: approx. 67
Family: Daughter Risa, deceased. Son-in-law Tadashi. Granddaughter Rei.
Current Residence: Hikawa Shrine.
Probability of housing Rainbow Crystal: Very likely.
The old man was in a huff. His granddaughter was spending time off her duties with friends. As a result, nearly everything around the temple was a mess. He was simply too old to deal with it. Not helping matters was the fact that his new helper, Jed, had also taken the day off for "personal reasons". What he wouldn't give for someone to help get his mind off this. And then he heard a voice, crying out in pain.
"Help me. Somebody help me, please. I don't know how long I have."
The old man walked out to the front of the temple. There, he saw a man slumped over a very unusual moped. The strained voice was still ringing out. Then the old man noticed that the figure wasn't moving his lips. The sound instead seemed to be coming from the vehicle.
"Oh dear.", Zoisite said in his mock sarcastic tones. "It seems that you've forgotten we used to be friends." He pulled out a large black crystal. "Allow me to remind you."
As Motro resumed his bipedal form, he saw the old man collapsing, a red gem appearing on his heart. "I told you that there was a very positive chance that he was a crystal carrier. But I will protest that you disabled my pain dampeners for your ploy."
"Oh I'm sorry, but I just don't have the capacity to cry in pain convincingly. And you've obviously reactivated them by now"
The two were so deep in conversation that they didn't notice Rei, Mako and Ami returning from their day at the park (which had been quite eventful by the way). Nor did they notice the three girls turning into their alter egos. Not until they began their speech.
"How dare you attack an annocent man. We won't stand for something as unforgivable as that."
"We are the guardians of love and justice,…"
"… who will right wrongs and triumph over evil."
Then the three of them said in unison "And that means you!"
"You're too late, Sailors." Motro sneered. With that, the Crystal flew out of the old man's chest and into Zoisite's hand. The old man growled, his muscles expanding to the point his clothes ripped off. His whole body covered itself in black fur. His cranium expanded and grew a horn. Finally, his eyes opened to expose a pair of large yellow sclera with blood red pupils. "Shadow Warrior Ijii has awoken."
"Oh.", Zoisite said with some disappointment. "Not who I was expecting, but still a good find. Now I'll test him against the Senshi."
"No!", Motro replied insistently. "We can't risk losing this valuable asset. Take him back with you. I'll deal with these girls." Zoisite decided to comply, teleporting away with the warrior. Motro turned back towards his opponents. Mars was still shocked from what happened to the old man, but Mercury and Jupiter were ready for a fight. "Let's go, girls"
"Mercury Shabon Spray, Blast!" But this had no effect on the cybernetic terror. He blasted her with a laser from his blade.
"It's no good, Mercury. My body is composed of waterproof plastic."
"Jupiter Supreme Thunder, Crash!" But this led to very much the same thing.
"You're power won't have any effect either. Polymers are non-conductive."
He raised his blade for the final kill. But before he could lower it, a rose flew in from seemingly nowhere, severing his connection. Sailor Mars, having snapped out of her funk, decided to take this opportunity to finish him off.
"Mars Fire Soul Ignite!"
This set the mechanical man on fire, horribly burning his outer shell. "I shall return!", he yelled before teleporting away, leaving his two enemies with questions.
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Sailor Neptune was still fighting the nurse phage, calling itself Sailor Medicine. And she was losing. Her mutant opponent could spray a liquid from her needle arm that induced paralysis. Michiru thought she was done for as the monster advanced on her. Then, another voice rang out.
"Uranus World Shaking!" A blast of wind blew across the room, knocking the nurse into the wall, rendering her unconscious. The second figure went over to Neptune and carried her to safety. Once they were sure the two of them were out of earshot, Michiru finally spoke.
"So Haruka, what made you decide to finally accept your role in life?"
Haruka sighed, before explaining "That robot that created the monster was Takamoto. He blames me for his injuries. If he's gonna come back for more, I'll need to defend myself."
Michiru nodded "Should we tell the other Senshi about him and us?"
"No." Haruka insisted. "We don't know who they are and vice versa. Besides, it could put them at risk. If we really need backup, there's still another Senshi to find."
Michiru relented. "You're right. We need to find Saturn if we're going to defeat these guys and find the Princess they're all looking for. Whatever it takes."