"Nephrite, present yourself."

The Brunette man walked to the front of the grand hall. "You called, Majesty?"

The queen of the Dark Kingdom smiled "Yes, Nephrite. I've noticed that when compared to your compatriots, you haven't seen much action of late. Don't worry, I'm not going to have you destroyed for inactivity. Instead, I have a task that will require your specific talents."

Nephrite was curious. "What could possibly require my services that someone else couldn't see to?"

Beryl was quick to respond. "One of our advance agents has reported that a princess is visiting the city tomorrow night to display a special crystal at a reception."

Now Nephrite knew why he had been chosen. Back in the old days, his family had been dry avid party planners. When the kingsmen of Gaia had first made contact with the people of other worlds, he had been there, as a young child. Above everyone else, he knew how to act at a formal event. "So you want me to infiltrate the event and discover if this crystal and the princess are the ones we are looking for?"

"Precisely, Nephrite. Mercury will meet you there on the night. But be warned. If this mission fails, don't expect much sympathy from me."

Nephrite nervously nodded and teleported out.

Elsewhere, Rei Hino was waking up to another Saturday morning. Worse, she was getting up at eight-thirty in the morning. That was never good for her mood. Especially when Luna decided to drop in, after days of not talking to her. "What is it now, Luna? I'm trying to get back to sleep."

The cat sighed. "Well before you do that, might I suggest that you look at today's front page headline. It might contain a clue to our overall mission to find the princess of the Moon."

Sleepily, Rei switched on the TV (she couldn't be bothered to pick up the paper) and changed the channel to the news. The Newsreader was discussing the visit of one Princess Dia, who would be showing off her family's crown jewel, a rare crystal unlike any other in the world. Rei, now suddenly alert, turned back to Luna. "Have you told either of the others about this?"

"As a matter of fact, it was Ami who told me about it." This caught Rei's suspicions, especially after what Urawa had said at the club. "My contact says he already has an agent prepared to infiltrate the party. We shouldn't have too much to worry about."

But Rei wasn't convinced. "I don't care who's already at the party. We're going to sneak in and find the target ourselves."