Tuxedo Mask Unmasked

That night, when everyone in Tokyo was asleep, Takato was tossing and turning in his bed. He had a dream.

"Where am I?" he asked himself.

"Help," cried a voice.

Takato turned around to where the sound was. "Who said that?"

"I need your help…You must save me, Prince Takato."

"Why do you need me?"

"You…must…help me…"

"AHH!" Takato yelled. He looked around. "Oh, it was just a dream."

Everything went smoothly for the rest of the day, until the evening time.

"Zoitsite!" yelled a woman.

"Yes, my Queen Beryl?" said Zoisite.

"Since the Sailor Scouts are defeating all of the Digimon and creatures in the Dark Moon that we have, I want you to destroy them. I don't want them interfering with our work."

"Yes, Queen Beryl," she said, as Cherry Blossoms surrounded her in a whirlwind, and disappeared.

Queen Beryl let out an evil laugh. "I'll get the 5 energy crystals. Just one more, and I'll be able to control the world!"

Juri was just at home, while Lee was with Ruki, Ruki Kamiya, and Neo Lady Sakura. "You guys," started Lee, "You'll never know what's gonna happen next with our enemies. Remember what happened at the concert? The news said a monster attacked the building. I had to postpone the concert after the Digimon was defeated."

Neo Lady Sakura was a little surprised. "Really? A Digimon?"

"Yeah, and it was being controlled, too."

"I was out of town for a few hours, and didn't get back 'till 11:00, so I never knew about it."

Luna was with them. "I'll give you watches that you can communicate with the other Scouts and Warriors." The small cat did yet another flip, and out came 3 watches. "So you won't get confused, I put the symbol for the designated planet of your certain scout [slash] warrior planet name. You can easily then tell them apart.

"Thanks, Luna," they all said.

Ruki Kamiya sensed something. "There's trouble. Someone from the Dark Moon is in the Radio Tower!"

"Then let's transform!" yelled Lee. "Mars Star Power!"

"Mercury Star Power!"

"Venus Star Power!"

"Moon Star Power!"

…..

They ran towards the radio station. Ruki saw a woman. "Freeze!" yelled Ruki.

The woman turned around.

"Just who are you, and what are you doing here, huh? Huh? Where's my answer???"

"So, you wanna mess, huh? I'm Zoisite, and I'm here for the 5th energy crystal. I have to kill people who own an energy crystal just so I can get it."

"So YOU'RE responsible for killing parents and siblings!"

"Yeah. Got a problem with that?"

"Yeah! We're the Sailor Scouts, and in the name of the moon, WE SHALL PUNISH YOU!"

"Oh, how amusing. Let's see what you've got."

They all attacked. Too bad for Ruki Kamiya and Neo Lady Sakura, though. They got badly hurt.

Zoisite kicked Lee into a wall, and was about to kick Ruki, when a rose stopped in front of her. Ruki recognized that. "Tuxedo Mask!" He was standing on top of a building.

He threw another rose, but this time, it cut her cheek. It was bleeding. Zoisite felt blood trickling down her cheek. "Ugh, HOW DARE YOU! You just ruined my perfectly beautiful face! You'll pay for this!" She charged at Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo Mask ran, and jumped down from the building.

Ruki thought he disappeared. "Thanks, Tuxedo Mask." She helped the other scouts and Lee get up. "Are you guys ok?"

"We're fine," said the others.

"Let's get some rest, guys."

In the back of the building…

Zoisite was filled with rage. "You'll pay for this."

"I don't think so," said Tuxedo Mask.

"We'll see…," she said, as she lunged an attack on him. It missed.

Tuxedo Mask got out a rose, and threw it. Zoisite dodged it, but the rose knocked a sack down that was hanging from her pants. Tuxedo Mask was fast enough to get it before her.

Zoisite was even more angry. "You hand those back, NOW!"

"Not a chance!"

Zoisite took out a sword and gave him a big cut on the back of his right shoulder. "Now, let's meet tonight, at the Tokyo Tower. Come at 8:30. If you don't, you and the world WILL be destroyed."

"Fine."

"Good. I like that. DON'T FORGET!" she said, as she disappeared in the whirlwind of Cherry Blossoms.

Dawn came, and he went back to his home.

Everybody was having a good time in Tokyo, except for Takato. And it was a Saturday, too. "Oh, crap. How the hell am I supposed to get to Tokyo Tower without letting anyone see my cut? It's not even close to drying. It's still wet." He thought. He finally came up with a decision. He got a jacket, put it on, and left the house.

He was halfway there, when Ruki happened to pass by him. "Hey Takato! What's up?"

"Nothing, Flunker-San."

"I think all you need is a pat on the back!" She pat him on the back, but on his cut. She pat it a little too hard.

"I've got to go. I have things to do that are unfinished." He started to walk yet again to his destination.

Ruki was wondering where he was going. Just then, she felt something wet on her hand. She looked at it. "This…Is…Blood??? He must be in some sort of danger, wherever he's going. I should follow him." And with that, she walked a little bit towards Takato. She tried to go as close to him as she could, without letting him see her. Takato walked to Tokyo Tower, but by the time he went in, Ruki came in behind him, and accidentally let the door slam behind her.

Takato turned around and saw who did that. "Ruki! You shouldn't follow me. You could be in danger!"

"You're in danger already, Takato!" She showed him the hand that had the blood. "How do you explain THIS?"

"Look, you need to get back home, before it's too late!" It was already too late. Ice blocked the doors. They were trapped. Ice was now building up, and attacking them. "RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!" They ran for their lives. The ice Almost hit them. They found an elevator, so Ruki and Takato tried to open it. This slowed them down, so the ice charged for them. The ice was about to hit them, when the elevator door opened, and both of them ran inside, and closed the door immediately. They were safe for now.

As they went up, Ruki wanted to ask him something. "Do you have any parents?"

"No, I'm an orphan as well."

"What happened to your parents, Takato?"

"Actually, I don't know if that's my real name."

"Well, tell me what happened when you were a kid."

"The last thing I remember was a flash of light. Then the next thing you know, I was at the hospital. I had bandages all over my head. I wondered what my name was, and the name that just came to me: Takato. So I figured that was my name."

"You had amnesia." Ruki looked out the elevator walls. They were made of glass, and they were clear, so you could get a view of the city. "This city looks soooo beautiful at night, don'tya think?" She turned to look at him for an answer.

She looks so…Wait. What am I thinking? I can't have…Oh, whatever, thought Takato. "but she looks so familiar…," he whispered.

"Did you say something, Takato? I thought I heard ya say something."

"Uh, no…nothing. Nothing at all." Damn, I blew it.

As they were rising higher and higher, they were almost to the top, Zoisite appeared. She threw a big fireball. It was heading towards them. Zoisite's at it. What am I going to do? If I transform, Takato will know the identity of Sailor Moon: ME!! But if I don't transform, we'll die for sure! I guess I'll have to take a risk….. "Stop right there, Zoisite!"

"Huh???"

She paid no attention to Takato. "Moon Star Power!!!"

So she's…Sailor Moon…She's Sailor Moon…Ruki is Sailor Moon…

Sailor Moon took off her tiara. "Moon Tiara…MAGIC!!!!"

It split the fireball in half, and it disappeared. "Damn you, Sailor Moon!" she yelled as she disappeared with the Cherry Blossoms again. "I'll meet you at the top…," she said while she disappeared. Sailor Moon got out of the elevator when it got to the top. Takato did, too. "Well, I see you have made it, Sailor Moon," she said, as she took a sword. Sailor Moon also found a sword for her to use.

She picked it up. "Let's see who'll win…"

They started a sword fight. It was totally intense. Takato watched amazingly as he thought to himself. Ruki…is…Sailor Moon. She's not what I expected of her. She's also a good fighter, especially with swords…She looks so beautiful and graceful…She's unlike any other girl I've dated. EVER….

Ruki, fortunately, won the battle. She got exhausted. This was Zoisite's chance. She took the sword and struck her back when Ruki turned around to look at Takato. "Fool."

Ruki fell to the ground. "My back…I wish Tuxedo Mask was here…"

Takato heard her say that. "I am Tuxedo Mask, Ruki."

Ruki slightly lifted her head to look at him. "You…are…Tuxedo Mask???"

"That's right. Zoisite, YOU'RE GOING DOWN!!!!" He pulled out a rose, and transformed into Tuxedo Mask.

"Takato is Tuxedo Mask???"

Tuxedo Mask took the sword Sailor Moon was using, and attacked her. To his luck, he had a chance to kill her. Zoisite was getting impatient. "Hand over the bag."

"Never," he said crossly.

He aimed his sword, and cut Zoisite in half. She had a few minutes left before she died. "Queen Beryl, I failed you….." And with that, she disappeared.

Takato picked up Ruki. He took her to his house. He set her on his bed, put blanket over her, gave her a kiss on her forehead. "Goodnight, Ruki. Even though you know I'm Tuxedo Mask, I'll still love you. I know you can't hear me right now, but, Goodnight."