"Queen Beryl!" yelled Jadeite. "I found a new source of energy!"

"Shut up," said Beryl. "Go take on all the Sailors in a 5v1!"

"But… but I!" exclaimed Jed.

"Can it!" shouted Beryl. "If you lose, it's over for you!"

"But Beryl!" insisted Jed. "They tightened airport security ever since my last attack!"

"Then why don't you fight without planes?" suggested Beryl.

Jadeite stared at her blankly. "I don't know about that. I'm no Kunzite now. Hey, speaking of him, I bet he could take them on!"

"You're the one on the hotseat, Jadeite. Stop trying to slip out of your responsibilities!"

Jadeite frowned.

"GOOOOOO!" yelled Beryl.

Jadeite headed out.

Beryl instantly summoned the others.

"Go help Jed," she commanded. "Don't come back until the Sailors are dead!"

"That'd be suicide to just attack them," said Kunzite. "Sailor Moon has the Silver Crystal now."

"And whose fault is that?!" shouted Beryl.

"Well technically-"

Beryl threw a backhand across the room. Kunzite was annoyed but not injured.

Zoisite really didn't want to go out to the field today. "Don't you remember what happened in the Moon Kingdom raid?" he said. "I don't remember much, but I remember getting burnt to a crisp."

"I don't care!" shouted Beryl. "As long as it's not me out on the frontline, I couldn't care less!"

"Hey Beryl," said Nephrite. "Remember that time you kept screaming 'Metalia-sama! Metalia-sama!' as you died?"

Beryl threw another backhand.

Nephrite was angered and wanted to charge, but barely restrained himself.

"Uh oh," said Beryl. "Jed's about to take the dive. If he drops before you all get there…"

Beryl watched in her crystal as Jed was tossed back and forth like hot potato.

"Why did ya send him out on his own like that?" asked Zoisite. "That was just cruel!"

Beryl threw a backhand and they all teleported away.

"Phew," said Zoisite. "If that would have hit my I would have been a goner."

"HEEEEELP!" yelled Jadeite. "Please Sailors, leave me alone! I don't want to be here!"

They responded by showing him even less mercy.

"Hey!" shouted Nephrite. He flew in and drop-kicked Ami Mizuno, knocking her out of commission.

Kunzite appeared shortly after and summoned the Twin Boomerangs of Fury.

Zoisite stood on the sidelines and cheered them on.

Jupiter spotted him.

"Hey I don't want any trouble!" said Zoisite backing away. "I'm just the referee!"

Jupiter shot an attack, and Kunzite had to fly in and tank it.

He started throwing Doomerangs, nailing a couple Sailor Scouts. But his mistake was throwing one at Sailor Moon because she reflected it.

Kunzite leapt out of the way, and it nailed Zoisite instead.

"AH! Losing strength!" cried Zoisite.

Nephrite wasn't having much of a better time.

Sailor Moon slapped Zoisite with the Moon Wand.

"WHYWHYHWHYHWHYHW!" cried Zoisite as he flew into a pole.

She sent Kunzite along with him.

"Ouch!" cried Zoisite as Kunzite smashed into him.

Jed stood back up. "Alright time to flee!" he said. "We're clearly outmatched by the crystal!"

"Not so fast," called Beryl's image.

"Queen Beryl!" they all cried. "Help us!"

"Sorry," said Beryl.

They waited for an excuse but there was none.

"My hands are tied. Jadeite, get back in there!"

"Please, no!" said Jed.

Beryl's image sent him a backhand and he was tossed to the floor.

"Now hit Sailor Moon from the right!" commanded Beryl.

Jadeite did as he was told and threw a wild right hook.

But he got slapped by the Moon Wand and thrown in the heap with the rest of them.

"No, Jed, your other right!" she barked. "Do you want an eternal sleep?!"

Jadeite let out an incoherent moan.

"All of you keep fighting!" howled Queen Beryl.

Nephrite was getting shot at from all directions by the four Sailor Scouts.

"This is starting to become tiresome," he said.

Kunzite stood back up, only to get backhanded by the Moon Wand.

Sailor Moon was now standing over the pile of Kunzite, Zoisite, and Jadeite, and slapping them with the wand every time they tried to stand up.

"Stand up!" commanded Beryl. "Zoisite, you've been playing dead for a few minutes now! Get on your feet!"

"Please!" yelled Kunzite. "At least shoot an attack with your crystal, and stop slapping us!"

"No!" said Sailor Moon.

Finally the pole broke and they were launched into the distance.

Sailor Moon followed the smoke trail and proceeded to beat them when they fell to the ground.

Finally Beryl had enough and appeared on the scene.

"BERYL!" they howled.

"Step aside," said Beryl to Sailor Moon.

She took out a whip and started to whip them.

"DO YOU WANT AN ETERNAL SLEEP!?" she shouted.

"Staaahhppp!" cried the Shitennou.

The Sailors all looked at each other.

"This is getting awkward," said Rei. "Let's go home."

They left Beryl to continue to smack them down.

"Everyone get in line," commanded Beryl.

They all weakly stood up in a line.

She threw one long backhand, knocking them all to the floor.

"Hmmm," said Mrs. Mizuno, who had been watching the whole fight as she had realized Ami was Sailor Mercury months ago.

"That's enough!" she shouted.

Beryl paused. "Who are you?"

"I am Dr. Professor Mizuno, PhD and attorney at law.

"Ooooo, scary!" mocked Beryl.

"Are these your employees?" asked Dr. Mizuno.

"No," said Beryl. "They're my slaveboys."

"You know that's illegal, right?"

"Then they're my employees," explained Beryl.

"As I thought." Dr. Mizuno shook her head. "I'm suing you for all you own. This is employee mistreatment and it's highly illegal. You, young man," she said, pointing to Jadeite. "Are you in a union?"

"U… union? Those aren't allowed where I come from," said Jadeite sadly. "There used to be a couple Shitennous before us who were in a union. Let's just say it didn't end well for them."

Dr. Mizuno jotted this down. "Has your manager ever done something that made you feel intimidated in your workplace?"

"OHHhhhhh YEAH BOIIII OH YEAAH!" said Jadeite.

Beryl slugged him. "QUIET FOOL! She'S WRITing THIS DOWN!"

She wrote that down.

Beryl broke into a hot sweat. "What's to stop me from killing you here and now?"

"My husband is also a doctor attorney. He will sue you for everything you have. If you want your sentence to be minimal, I'd watch it."

For once Beryl shut her mouth.

"I'll see you in court," said Dr. Mizuno.

Beryl and the Negacrew stood there for a few minutes before teleporting back.


Beryl paced rapidly around her throne.

"Woah," said Jadeite. "I didn't know you could get off that!"

Beryl went to throw him a backhand, but was too worried about the court case.

"Hey don't worry about it," said Nephrite. "They're just humans. It's not like we have to show up."

"No," said Beryl. "You don't understand. I already got the command to appear at trial in Galaxy Court."

"G-G-G-G-G-G-Galaxy court?!" sputtered Nephrite.

"What's that?" asked Zoisite.

"I know a lot about the stars," explained Nephrite. "So I know what happens if you break the laws of the universe. They take you to the supreme court of your galaxy, and the sentences are severe!"

Beryl was in a hotter sweat than before. She took a bottle of aspirin. It didn't calm her down so she took another one.

"Mmm," she said, now that she could think about this calmly. "We need a lawyer."

"OOO!" said Jadeite. "Pick me! Pick me!"

"Jadeite," said Beryl. "You can't even behave at the McDonald's. You caused other parents to look at us! There's no way you could be mature in a courtroom."

"WHHAAAAAt?!" cried Jed. "What do you mean?!"

"I think she's trying to say," explained Nephrite. "That you'll be more of a liability than an asset!"

"Can it with the blabber!" yelled Beryl, annoyed and confused. "I know just who I'll have represent us."

Kunzite appeared. "Don't worry my queen. I am honored to-"

"Not you," said Beryl. "My old family lawyer. He's dealt with our estates since the Silver Millennium."

She pulled out her cellphone.

20 minutes later a cab pulled up to the North Pole, and a serious looking man in a suit popped out.

"KENJIIIIIIIII!" howled Beryl.

"BERYYYYYLLLL!" howled Kenji, Usagi Tsukino's father. He trotted in.

"Here's my business card," he said throwing business cards at the Shitennou like confetti.

Kunzite caught one with two of his fingers and snarled at it.

Beryl froze one in mid-air in front of her. "What is this?" she demanded.

Kenji made the writing appear on it.

"OOooh," said Beryl. "This is a good business card."

"Hmph," said Kunzite. "I could have done better. He didn't even use Photoshop. I believe he used MS Paint, my queen."

"I don't know what that means Kunzite," replied Beryl. "Kenji is our last hope, show him some respect. You will treat him like you treat me."

"Alright!" said Zoisite giddily.

"Zoisite, don't kill Tuxedo Mask," said Kenji.

"On it my queen," said Zoisite.

Queen Beryl was angry but didn't know how to express it.

There wasn't anything more to say so they waited for the big day.


It was the big day, and Beryl and her entourage entered the court room.

The news crews swarmed them.

"Is it true you're very violent to your staff and others?" asked Motoki's sister, shoving a mic in Queen Beryl's face.

Beryl killed Motoki's sister but luckily the judge wasn't looking.

Beryl and the crew were sworn in, and Beryl sat down next to Kenji.

Mrs. Mizuno sneered from the prosecutor's bench.

The Shitennou sat behind Beryl in the stands.

They eyed the jury.

"I don't like the looks of this jury," said Zoisite.

In it was all the other seasons' bad guys, waiting to replace their spot.

Beryl gulped.

The judge finally made her appearance.

"Hello, I am judge Galaxia-sama."

"Nice costume," commented Jadeite.

Galaxia shot him a glare.

"This court is legit," whispered Kenji to Beryl. "Good thing I have our case in the bag."

"I sure hope you're right," said Beryl.

"Can I have your opening statements?" asked Judge Galaxia.

"No thank you," said Kenji.

"What?!" demanded Beryl.

"I didn't have anything prepared," shrugged Kenji eating toast.

"I'd be honored, your honor," said Taiki stepping forward.

"Who's she?" asked Kunzite.

"I guess that lady's lawyer," assumed Beryl.

"A lawyer with a lawyer, how spooky," said Jed.

"Greetings friends of the court, and bad guys wanting to have some airtime. Me and the lovely Dr. Mizuno here are prosecuting Queen Beryl of the Dark Kingdom for numerous crimes against humanity, including: employee mistreatment, abuse in the workplace, unsafe work environment, slavery, murder, excessive overtime with no extra pay, no pay at all, and sexual harassment."

"HEY!" said Beryl. "Who did I sexually harass?!"

"Not important," said Taiki. "We'll get to that charge when the time is right."

He sat down.

"Then let this case begin!" stated Galaxia, slamming down her glowing mallet.

"Alright boys step aside, Big Kenj is coming to town!"

Galaxia glared at him.

"So basically, my case is going to consist of calling up witnesses," explained Kenji.

"Yes," said Galaxia. "That's how court works."

"That's wiggity whack!" said Kenj. "Alright, my first witness. Queen Beryl herself!"

Jadeite applauded loudly. "Knock em' dead, Queen B.!"

Queen Beryl hopped up to the stand.

"So you're this Queen Beryl everyone's been talking about," began Kenji. "Have you been abusing your workers or whatever?"

"No sir," said Beryl shaking her head.

"And have you ever done all that other crap they came up with?"

"No sir," said Beryl shaking her head.

"OBJECTION!" yelled Taiki. "This is highly unprofessional."

"Hey, who's the lawyer here?" asked Kenji.

"We are," said Dr. Mizuno.

"Is it your turn to talk? I don't think so," said Kenji.

"Carry on," said Galaxia.

"Oh I will. I'll carry on real good."

"Objection," said Taiki.

"Overruled," said Galaxia silencing him.

"Ty," said Kenji. "So Queen Beryl. Why do you think this mean lady would make all these mean accusations?"

"I don't know," said Beryl. "I have never done anything wrong in my life."

"Ah, I see," said Kenji turning to the jury. "This all must be a big mistake. No further questions."

Beryl and Kenji sat down next to each other again. They high-fived.

"Are you seeing this?!" demanded Taiki.

"Overruled," said Galaxia.

"Is that all you have to say?"

"Shut it ponytail boy or I'll blow up your planet again," said Galaxia.

"Way to go!" said Jed. "You've got the judge on our side!"

"Alright," said Galaxia. "I'm done with this guy. Someone take him out of my court!"

Sailor Aluminum Siren and Sailor Lead Crow hauled Jadeite out by the arms and legs.

"We'll call him back in when we need him," said Galaxia.

"TELL ME HOW IT GOOOOEEESS!" cried Jed.

"Alright," said Taiki. "It's my turn to call a witness." Taiki thought fast and called Zoisite up right away.

"Drat, I knew he'd do this," said Beryl sadly.

As Zoisite walked up, Beryl grabbed him and whispered in his ear. "Don't you dare say anything bad about me, or I'll take you out again!"

"What'd she just whisper to you?" demanded Dr. Mizuno.

"She said if I dare say anything bad about her, she'll take me out again!"

"AHHHH!" screamed Beryl spawning a huge black crystal.

Kenji calmed her down. "Wait till after the trial," he advised.

"So, Zoisite," said Taiki.

"Yeah, what's up?" said Zoisite putting his legs up on the stand.

"How do you feel about your boss, Queen Beryl?"

"Oh boy," said Zoisite. "Don't even get me started!"

"We're doomed," said Beryl.

"So here's what happened. I got ALL SEVEN of the rainbow crystals! Do you know how hard that is, considering my power level?!"

"Ah, yes," said Taiki turning to the jury. "Let it be stated that this witness has a very low power-level."

"Objection!" said Beryl. "Zoisite is one of my strongest warriors!"

"Objection!" said Mrs. Mizuno. "Zoisite was overpowered by simple critters such as rats and crows."

"Quiet, both of you," said Galaxia. "Proceed, Zoisite."

"Thank you, judge!" said Zoisite. "So I'd get like five crystals in a row, and then Tuxedo Mask would get like one, and Beryl would freak out and threaten to kill me!"

The jury gasped.

"Okay okay, so speaking of that Tuxedo Mask, he was a real bad guy. He scarred my face and called me gayboy!"

"Objection," said Kenji. "What episode and timestamp did he call you that?"

"It was off screen," said Zoisite.

"Overruled," said Galaxia.

"So yeah, this guy, bad news. So I told Beryl, 'Hey, maybe we should just kill him before he gets in the way of our plans! Now, let me tell you some back story here. My whole season, and my comrades' whole seasons, we all tried to kill Tuxedo Mask. Jadeite in fact took him out of commission, almost drowning him. But one day, I go above and beyond- I didn't have to mind you, but I knock his mask off, and reveal his identity! Now this should have been a win for me, but as it turns out, Tuxedo Mask is really Mamoru Chiba!"

The jury gasped and took note of this.

"And now let me tell you about Mamoru Chiba! This guy- don't even get me started on this guy. So he's 17, and his girlfriend is like, 12! And this guy's in college, or at least in the sub I think. Or maybe it's the dub. One of them says he's in college. College student dating middle school student? Sounds to me like a bad character all around."

"Objection!" said Mrs. Mizuno. "This is irrelevant!"

"Alright, alright," said Zoisite. "So I can't tell the story of when Mamoru Chiba broke up with his girlfriend for a whole season just for filler and was in a romantic relationship with his five year old daughter from the future?!"

"No," said Galaxia.

"Drat," said Zoisite. "Then I plead the fifth."

"Objection!" said Mizuno. "You didn't use that right. You weren't being asked anything."

"Ok smart-aleck," said Zoisite. "Then what's my question?"

"Get to the part where she killed you," suggested Taiki.

"Oh yeah, so Mamoru Chiba dies from an elevator accident. And Beryl just ASSUMES it was me!"

"Objection!" yelled Kenji. "She said she saw you do it!"

"But was she on the scene of the crime?" asked Zoisite.

"Well, no," said Kenji. "But-"

"Objection," said Mizuno. "You're not allowed to have a bargain with the witness."

"Objection," said Kenji. "You're not allowed to object too many times in one trial."

"Alright," said Galaxia. "I've had enough of this. Zoisite, go away."

"Phew," said Beryl. "That was smart thinking, Kenji," she praised.

"Not to worry," said Kenji. "Now they'll never know that you just murdered him as well as Jadeite in cold blood."

"What was that?" asked Galaxia.

"I was just saying how non-biased and all around beautiful you were!"

Kenji winked.

Galaxia cringed.

"Ok, my next witness," said the Kenj. "Defense calls Taiki to the stand!"

"Huh?" said Taiki. "Objection!"

"You can't object to calling a witness," said Galaxia. "Overruled."

Taiki reluctantly sat down in the witness booth.

"What's the meaning of this?" he demanded.

"Hey, I'm the one asking questions," said Kenji. "So, where were you on the night of January the 13th?"

"Objection," said Taiki. "Irrelevant."

"The witness can't call objections!" chimed Beryl.

"Yes," said Galaxia. "Keep going."

"Objection," said Mrs. Mizuno.

"Sorry too late," said Galaxia. "Go on Kenji."

Kenji nodded. "Well, Taiki? Your answer?"

"I don't remember off the top of my head," said Taiki.

"Don't remember, or you don't want to remember?!"

"Good job," said Beryl.

The jury all looked stunned.

"Mr. Kou, must I remind you that you're under oath?"

"I know," said Taiki. "I'm the lawyer."

Kenji shook his head. "Can we really trust a lawyer that also serves as a witness? I don't think the lawyer should have any connection with the defense attorney!"

"I don't!" shouted Taiki. "You called me up here!"

"I have a question," said Kenji. "This sentence is false. Was my last sentence true or false?!"

Taiki started to sputter. "I… I don't!"

"Answer the question!" demanded Galaxia.

"I plead the fifth!" Taiki said desperately.

"Mmmm," said Kenji. "Pleading the fifth. That just proves you have something to hide!"

"I'm the lawyer! You're the one being prosecuted!"

"I OBJECT!" howled Mizuno.

"Alright, alright," said Kenji. "No further questions. But I don't think we should trust that this guy is a lawyer if he can't go one question without pleading the fifth."

Kenji sat down.

Taiki sat down in his seat in a hot sweat.

"What are you doing?" demanded Mizuno.

"I don't know!" he cried. "They're playing some kind of mind game with us! I would object but I don't know exactly what they're doing!"

Dr. Mizuno sighed. "Just call up your next witness, Taik."

"I'll redeem myself," promised Taiki. "I call Jadeite to the stand!"

Jadeite flew into the court room. "WAHHOOOOOO!"

He leapt up to the witness stand.

Beryl had mixed feelings about this. She knew Jed would try to be loyal but he might get outsmarted.

"So," said Taiki.

"Hello," said Jadeite.

"Hi," said Taiki.

"Hello," said Jadeite.

"Objection," yelled Kenji. "Leading the witness!"

"Sustained," said Galaxia.

"Alright, alright," said Taiki. "So Jadeite. Tell us about your last death."

"My last death?" said Jadeite. "Well in chapter number 3 of the manga-"

"Good, good!" said Beryl. "They didn't specify which canon!"

"No, in the anime," said Taiki.

"How about the musical?" bargained Jed.

"No," said Taiki.

"Alright, alright," said Jadeite. "In the Sailor Moon Crystal anime, I was killed by Metalia. But I don't really agree with that because it wasn't in the manga. I also don't agree with who they ship me with. I'm more into that Minako girl."

"Keep your paws off her!" barked Kunzite from the stand.

"Settle down," said Zoisite angrily. "You're making a fool out of yourself."

"No," said Taiki again. "The original anime."

"Sub or dub?" he asked.

"Unimportant," said Taik.

"Well in the dub, Beryl specifically warned me it would be the end of my story if I failed!"

"Do you think that's a fair order?" asked Taiki. "Especially considering how hard you were working, and how she could have called Kunzite in episode one to dispose of the Sailors."

"Hmm, you're right," said Jadeite. "I was working hard."

"Objection!" yelled Kenj. "Queen Beryl said he wasn't! And also, goading the witness."

"Sustained," said Galaxia.

"Hmm," said Taiki. "But Beryl murdered you, correct?"

"Well," said Jed. "Some could argue I murdered myself."

"I need a straight yes or no answer," said Taiki.

Jed looked nervously at Beryl. She narrowed her eyes.

"I must remind you that you're under oath," said Taiki.

"Well technically it was an eternal sleep, so I wouldn't-"

"YES OR NO!?" shouted Taiki.

Jadeite opened his mouth but said nothing.

A minute later the judge was getting impatient.

"Answer the question."

"NO!" cried Kenji. "Run out the clock!"

"Objection!" yelled Dr. Mizuno.

"Answer the question," repeated Galaxia.

Jadeite looked around one more time. He coughed and mumbled "YES."

"What was that?" asked Taiki.

"Objection," said Kenji. "He already asked this question."

"Alright stop with the objections," said Galaxia. "Jadeite, your final answer?"

"PLEAD THE FIFTH!" howled Beryl.

Jadeite looked around.

"DON'T PLEAD THE FIFTH!" shouted Zoisite.

Queen Beryl publicly slugged him.

Everyone gasped.

"Oops, I slipped," said Beryl. "I'm sorry Zoisite."

Zoisite threw himself to the floor. "OOWWWWW THE PAIN!"

The jury muttered amongst themselves.

"Can I please sit down now?" asked Jadeite crying.

"Alright, alright, alright," said Taiki taking pity. "No further questions."

"Actually," said Kenji. "I would like to cross-exam this witness."

"Oh boy," groaned Taiki.

Kenji pranced up to the stand.

"Jadeite, how many episodes did you have to get energy?"

"Well in the dub it was only ten."

"Hmm, I see," said Kenji. "And how many episodes did Tellu from season 3 get?"

"Like one?" asked Jed. "But I mean that's not really the same."

"I see," said Kenji. "10 times more than poor little Tellu got. Do you agree that you were more privileged than others?"

"Well I guess," said Jed. "But it was just the luck of the draw. There were a couple times I could have died."

"But you didn't," said Kenji.

"Well I mean-"

"No further questions," said Kenji sitting down.

Jed was once again removed from the court and took his spot in the hall.

Taiki was exhausted. He undid his ponytail so his hair could get some air.

"My next witness," said Kenji. "Galaxia."

Galaxia gasped. "What? NO!"

"Yes," said Kenij. "Take the stand."

"Objection," said Mizuno.

"Sustained," said Galaxia.

"Hey," said Kenji. "You can't sustain, you're a witness!"

"Drat!" said Galaxia. She had no choice.

"First question," started Kenji. "This Taiki fellow. You know him?"

"Yes," said Galaxia.

"Hmmmmm," said Kenji. "Do I hear bias?"

"Excuse me?" demanded Galaxia.

"Sustained," said Kenji. "Now, is it true or is it not, that Taiki charged you with all he had in an attempt to remove you from existence?"

Galaxia thought about it. "You know, you're right."

"OBJECTION!" yelled Taiki.

"Overruled," said Kenji. "Next question. Is it true he became a shooting star and chased you through the cosmos?"

"Yes," said Galaxia.

"Mmm," said Kenji. He was silent for one full minute to make sure this sunk in.

"My last question. Is it true that Taiki said that people can't turn into stars when they die?"

"Yes," said Galaxia.

"But he turned into a star!"

"Yes."

"No further questions."

Galaxia got back up to the judge's booth. "Well then," she said. "That was a first. Taiki, or should I say, scumbag, who's your next witness?"

"The prosecution calls Kunzite to the stand!"

Beryl started to get giddy. "This is who I counted on! All the others are deplorables!"

Kunzite gave Beryl the thumbs up then sat down.

"Kunzite," said Taiki. "I'll get straight to the point. Episode 35. What happened?"

"Well it all started when Sailor Moon turned into the Moon Princess."

"Fast forward a bit to about halfway through the episode," said Taiki. "You're in Beryl's throne room talking to Beryl. You just successfully kidnapped Tuxedo Mask, however you let the crystals get away. What does Beryl say?"

Kunzite started to sweat. "She said, uh, 'That was poorly executed Kunzite.' But I think that's reasonable as I just sat there and watched as everything we worked for flew away when I easily had the power to stop it."

"Okay, that's fair," said Taiki. "And then what happened?"

"Then I battled the Sailor Scouts," said Kunzite.

"Where was Zoisite during this?" asked Taiki.

"Uhhhhh he was resting," said Kunzite.

"Resting? You mean like sleeping?"

"Well no," said Kunzite. "I mean like resting in peace."

"What? Why?" asked Taiki. "Are you trying to say that Beryl KILLED Zoisite?"

"Well," said Kunzite. "It could be argued that Zoisite died from the encounter with the Moon Wand. Or, as I like to see it, it was really Tuxedo Mask and the Sailors that killed him, when he got hit by that rose! See that's what baited him into getting killed by Beryl, so really-"

"What'd you just say?"

"I said 'so really'" said Kunzite.

"No, before that," said Taiki.

"Well… I…."

"Did you just say Beryl killed Zoisite?"

"Well… I…. UMM….!"

Kunzite pulled at his shirt collar. "Woo, is it hot in here, or is just me?"

"It's just you," said Galaxia.

"Thank you for clearing that up," said Kunzite. "I think we're done here."

He went to leave but Lead Crow stopped him.

"Yes or no," demanded Taiki. "Did Queen Beryl murder your boyfriend?"

"I plead the fifth?" he asked.

"Hmm," said Taiki. "I see. Well actually, I have footage from that day."

"OBJECTION!" yelled Beryl. "WHERE DID YOU GET THIS? Did you stream it illegally?!"

"No," said Taiki. "I bought the DVDs."

"Drat," said Kenji. "We almost had him."

"Okay," said Galaxia. "Why don't you put that on?"

Kunzite and Beryl were both in a hot sweat.

They watched Beryl kill Zoisite.

"NO!" said Kunzite along with Kunzite on the video.

Kunzite was actually pretty steamed from watching it over again.

"Whelp Beryl the jig is up. They saw the video so yeah, she did do it!"

"KUNZITE!" yelled Beryl. "You were the one I counted on!"

"Objection!" said Mizuno. "You don't have the right to talk to the witness!"

Galaxia ignored them.

She sighed nostalgically. "I remember when I used to kill my lackeys this way."

"Why are you the judge?" asked Zoisite suddenly. "This doesn't make much sense considering you're supposed to be prosecuting her for stuff that you did yourself."

"Watch it," said Galaxia. "Don't make me remove your gauntlets."

"Gauntlets?" asked Zoisite.

"Hmm," said Galaxia. "I'll take you out after the trial."

"Get in line," said Beryl.

"OBJECTION!" yelled Zoisite. "The judge and the defense just threatened me!"

"Overruled," said Galaxia.

"NO!" said Zoisite.

"I'd like to call a short recess!" yelled Kenji.


"Alright so Kunzite blew it," said Kenji.

"Hey!" said Kunzite. "They had the DVDs! Honestly I think Zoisite did worse!"

"Why are we on Beryl's side in this again?" asked Zoisite.

Kenji sighed. "Well now that the whole jury saw you murder someone, we're going to have to do a lot of work to get you out of this hole Kunzite dug."

"What the heck?!" demanded Kunzite. "I was the only one actually loyal to you this trial!"

"What about me?" said Jed.

"No," said Kenji. "You humiliated Beryl by getting thrown out."

"D'ah," said Jed.

"Don't worry," said Neph. "You still got me!"

"I'm a dead man," said Beryl sadly.

"Don't give up yet!" insisted Kenji. "I'll convince them the murders were accidental. You just meant to throw weak backhands but instead ended up killing people! Galaxia can relate to weak backhands. I've studied season 5 accordingly and Galaxia threw quite a few backhands at that Iron Mouse lass."

"What a great lawyer," said Beryl.

"Hey Kenji," asked Neph. "What's the punishment for all the crimes Beryl's accused of, anyway? A fee? A couple years in jail?"

"No," said Kenji sadly. "100 years of torture and then death with no possibility of parole. And then execution."

"Huh?" said Jed.

"Hey don't quote me," said Kenji. "I'm not a lawyer."

"Huh?" said Jadeite.

"I said don't quote me!"

"Man," said Zoisite. "If only Beryl hadn't killed and abused us. Then we wouldn't be in this mess!"

"Watch it if you don't want to be killed," said Beryl.

Zoisite turned off his tape recorder. "That's all I needed to hear."

Beryl picked up the tape recorder and ate it.

"Damn," said Zoisite. "Why did I say that? They could have won this case with that tape."

Taiki stepped out into the hall. "It's time to come back in."

"Drat," said Beryl.

Nephrite adjusted his Maxfield Stanton costume, ready to go.

"Don't call him up," Beryl said to Kenji.

"Got it," said Kenji.

Taiki overheard this. "Lol can't wait for my turn!"


TO BE CONTINUED…