The soft glow of the computer screen washed over the face of the lunar feline in the darkened room. Sitting in front of the Sailor V game Luna waited for Central to give her any information they had. The battle with the Dark Kingdom wasn't going as well as it should have. The Senshi were in desperate need of help if they had any hopes of getting the other six crystals from both Zoicite and Tuxedo Mask. The way things stood the Senshi weren't going to be able to get the Silver Imperium Crystal with just the yellow crystal in their possession.
Luna knew the only way to get the other crystals was to battle for them. Usagi had suggested asking the Eternal Dragon Shenlong to get them the other crystals in the form of a wish but somehow Luna doubted that would work. The magic surrounding the crystals was very strong and it might be impossible for the dragon to grant that wish. Because if Dende couldn't do it then there was a one hundred percent chance the dragon wouldn't be able to do it either.
The battle ahead was going to be a long hard one that was one thing Luna knew. Usagi was strong but the type of battle they would be facing would be difficult to win without the Silver Imperium Crystal and the princess. Luna had the nagging feeling that before they could find the princess more allies needed to be found. The lunar feline had a faint memory of five fuku clad warriors protecting the Earth against evil. She wasn't certain who this fifth mystery person was but Luna did know there were five of them. Little by little bits and pieces of her memory were beginning to resurface.
"I wouldn't be surprised if my contact from Central forgot about our regularly scheduled report." Luna thought aloud.
As the thought escaped her lips the screen on the video game changed from the perpetual Sailor V demo to a regular looking computer asking for voice identification.
"This is Luna. Password the early kitty gets all the milk." Luna said into the microphone on the computer screen.
"Welcome Luna it is a pleasure to hear from you again. I must apologize for my delay in contacting you but I was contacted by my superiors here at Central Control and we just wrapped up our meeting. This report should bring you some good news from our end Luna." The contact said.
"I hope so. We could use a bit of good news at the moment." Luna replied.
"Soon all of the Sailor Senshi will appear when the last of the Senshi makes herself known" The rep told her.
Luna was glad to hear that the Senshi would be getting some much needed assistance soon but she began to wonder when this help would arrive.
"When will the fifth Senshi arrive?" Luna wanted to know.
"The fifth Senshi will come when the time is right. Once all the Senshi are together then the princess will reveal herself." He replied.
Luna was glad to hear that the princess would soon be found. And with this new information Luna began to wonder what the princess looked like. She also began to wonder if the Senshi were ready to hear the truth about who they were and where they came from.
"Luna the time has come for the Senshi to know the truth about themselves and their mission." The rep told her.
Luna began to think it was too soon to tell the Senshi about themselves. They might not accept the concept of being reincarnated warriors from a kingdom that may never come back on what was once the moon. Luna thought it would be best if she waited until the last Senshi had joined up with them.
"I'm not so certain that's such a good idea." Luna said.
"Don't worry Luna it will be okay to tell them now. The Senshi need to learn about who they are and where they come from if they are to accept the princess and their role as her protectors. They must accept the fact that there once existed life on the other planets in their own star system." He explained.
"If you say it is the right time to tell them then I will call a meeting right away and tell them the truth about their mission and who they are." Luna replied.
"You do that Luna." The rep said.
"This is Luna signing off." Luna then said as she ended the connection to central.
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Usagi was sitting on her bed brushing up on her English work when the call came on her communicator. Pulling the small pink credit card sized communicator off of her night stand Usagi pushed the response button to talk to the person who was calling her and saw Ami doing the same.
"Usagi here what's up?" Usagi responded.
"This is Ami go ahead." Ami said.
"Makoto here." Makoto added.
"This is Rei. I have Luna here at my place and she wants everyone to come to my place as soon as you can. There are a few things she wants to discuss with us." Rei said.
"Should we bring Ranma with us?" Ami wanted to know.
"You might as well since he knows about all of this." Rei replied.
"Do you think that's such a good idea?" Makoto wondered.
"If Ranma is anything like the guys I know he'll be able to keep what he hears to himself. The code of the martial artist says all private discussions between two martial artists remain private. That's something I learned a long time ago from a good friend of my family." Usagi explained.
"Okay then grab Ranma if you can and get your behinds over here as fast as you can." Rei said.
"No problem I can be there with our favorite little couple in ten minutes flat." Usagi replied.
"Then let's get going. Makoto out." Makoto suggested.
"Hai. Usagi out." Usagi said.
"Ami out." Ami added.
"See you then. Rei out." Rei replied.
With that said Usagi rushed up to Ranma's room to grab the aquatransexual martial artist and head back to her own room to collect Ami and leave.
By the time Usagi had returned Ami had just finished putting on her left shoe. The genius of the Tendo family had learned where Usagi was concerned you always were prepared to leave at a moment's notice which is why she always had a pair of comfortable slip on hiking shoes and some sweats within easy reach for late night departures.
"Ready Ami?" Usagi asked her.
"Ready." Ami replied as she made her way to the always open window.
The trio climbed out the window onto the large branch and prepared themselves for the flight to Rei's house at the shrine. Usagi placed her arms around Ranma while Ami grabbed onto Usagi's shoulders. In a matter of mere moments Usagi was off with her two passengers.
I can see why Gohan complained when he got stuck with Yajirobi back when we were kids these two must weigh as much as he does by himself, Usagi thought.
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Ranma and the Senshi sat outside the shrine wondering why Luna would call a meeting late at night. Usually meetings were held after school when all of the Senshi would be present. But now for some reason Luna needed to talk to the Senshi and it couldn't wait until the next day. Both Usagi and Ami knew Luna had been out checking in with Central Command and whatever they had told her must have been very important if she needed to call an emergency meeting late at night.
"Thank you for getting here on such a short notice." Luna began, "Tonight I reported in to Central and they have given me good news. It seems a new Senshi will soon be joining up with you. And once she does the princess won't be too far behind."
"That's good news but couldn't you have waited until tomorrow to tell us that." Rei said.
"Hmm I wonder what this new Senshi will look like." Usagi thought aloud.
"We'll worry about that when the time comes." Luna replied, "But there is another reason why I called all of you here. It's time you learned the truth about your mission."
Everyone was stunned to hear Luna hadn't been very truthful when she gave them the information she had. They began to wonder what their mission really was.
"You mean you've been misleading us the whole time?" Ami wanted to know.
"No I just haven't been telling you the entire story. You see I didn't think you were ready to hear what I have to say but Central tells me you have to know the full nature of your mission before the last Senshi and the princess arrive." Luna replied.
"Well then Luna just what is the truth to our mission?" Rei wanted to know.
"Yeah Luna spill it." Usagi added.
"Alright then if you insist I shall begin." Luna began, "I am not your average normal talking cat. I was sent to Earth from the moon. It was my mission to find the guardians of the princess and wake them up. I am your guardian and an advisor to the princess."
"No way." Makoto commented not believing what she had heard.
"You expect us to believe you came from the moon? Luna you must be dense to think we'd believe you came from something that isn't there anymore." Rei said.
"Like there can be life on other planets." Ranma added.
"Uh Ranma you forget my father is an alien." Usagi reminded him.
"If Luna says she came from the moon then we have to believe her." Ami told the others.
Everyone knew Luna was trustworthy but most of them didn't know what to believe anymore. The only one accepting what Luna had said was Usagi. She knew firsthand that life not only existed on other worlds but still exists to this day. In fact not only was her father and his best friend's husband aliens but the Earth's guardian was one as well.
"Luna, how could you have come from the moon a few months back? Piccolo destroyed it when Gohan and I were only five." Usagi wanted to know.
"Somehow the individuals who oversee my mission knew something was going to happen to the moon and sent me here shortly before it was destroyed. Not only did your Piccolo destroy the moon but he destroyed the kingdom our princess comes from. There used to be a kingdom on the moon." Luna explained to them.
"So you're saying we're from the moon?" Makoto asked her.
"That's exactly what I'm saying." Luna replied.
The Senshi sat in silence trying to fully understand being alien creatures from the moon. They began to wonder how they got to the Earth in the first place. Usagi on the other hand just watched as her friends tried to comprehend what Luna had told them.
"Welcome to the wonderful world of aliens. Life really does exist outside our planet and our solar system and I am living proof." Usagi said with a smile.
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Guardians of the Earth
Episode 18: Tuxedo Umino
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Zoicite and Malachite sat together on the chaise in Malachite's chambers enjoying one another's company. The pair of dark generals was trying to figure out a way to get the remaining crystals away from Tuxedo Mask and the Senshi. The effeminate general had done a fairly good job of getting for of the rainbow crystals and gaining the upper hand in the battle for the Silver Imperium Crystals. As it stood the only real threat to their plans was Tuxedo Mask. And even though the Senshi had defeated all seven of the shadow warriors it was the fact that Tuxedo Mask had been able to stop Zoicite from getting two of the crystals that had them more concerned. Opening the mahogany case where they kept the crystals Malachite ran a strong masculine finger over each of the four crystals they had.
"I have never seen a more beautiful site in all of the Dark Kingdom." Malachite commented, "Though it would be even more beautiful if we were to have all seven of them inside this case."
"If it would please you to have all seven crystals then I shall do everything within my power to get you the remaining three crystals." Zoicite said.
"Yes the queen will be very happy once we get the remaining crystals. It would make my heart dance with joy if Beryl were to have the Silver Imperium Crystal in her hands. I would love to see the beautiful smile upon her face when she finally gets that crystal." Malachite replied.
Zoicite didn't know what to make of Malachite's remark. On the one hand he wanted victory for the Dark Kingdom but on the other hand he didn't know who Malachite cared for more his queen or his lover. Zoicite was mad that the queen was monopolizing the space in Malachite's heart set aside for him.
"You'll do anything for your precious queen Malachite." Zoicite said with a biting tone.
"Now, now don't get jealous just because I happen to think our queen has a beautiful smile. Besides she can never take the place of the one I truly love." Malachite replied.
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Lunchtime on Fridays at Juban Prep was the perfect time for a young couple to spend some quality time together. Most of the couples sat and ate lunch together with the female member making a carefully planed bento for the male member of the couple. It was one way she showed her boyfriend how much she cared for him. In fact it was like that at most of the schools throughout Japan. There was however one exception to the rule. One couple didn't follow the traditional patterns of the female trying desperately to show the male how much she cared for him. With this couple it was the other way around. The male tried everything he knew of to get the female to notice he was even alive. And so it was Umino who packed a lunch large enough to feed both himself and the woman of his dreams Naru.
Ever since the incident at the cemetery Umino had been head over heals in love with Naru. But Naru didn't seem to notice Umino even existed. She knew he was alive and all having known him since they were in first grade together Naru just didn't like to acknowledge his presence. And that was the way things had been ever since they began junior high Naru would ignore or completely tell off Umino in the nicest way she could think of.
For some reason on this particular day Umino had been able to convince Naru to eat lunch with him. Maybe it was the way he had asked her or maybe it was the dish his mother had prepared for his lunch that got Naru to agree but whatever the reason Naru and Umino were sitting together eating their lunches under one of the trees on the school grounds.
"Umino can I try one of your fried shrimp?" Naru asked Umino.
Umino got a huge smile on his face and gladly passed one of the coconut covered shrimp over to Naru with his chopsticks. Naru took the shrimp and ate it letting the flavors take their time on her pallet. When she was finished eating the shrimp Naru let a very satisfied smile come across her face.
"Yum that was some of the best coconut shrimp I've ever tasted." Naru commented.
"I'm glad you like it." Umino replied.
As the pair continued to eat their lunch Usagi came over to talk to them. She had noticed them sitting under the tree and became curious to know if they were an item now.
"Hey guys I couldn't help but notice the two of you sitting here eating lunch together and couldn't help but wonder of you're girlfriend and boyfriend now." Usagi said getting straight to the point.
"No we're just good friends." Naru quickly replied.
Umino couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had honestly thought Naru had felt the same way about him that he felt about her. And upon hearing what she had said Umino knew they would never be a couple and he was wasting his time trying to impress her. Picking up his bento and his books Umino walked away from the tree trying hard not to let the tears welling up in his eyes fall.
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After seeing what had happened earlier Usagi tried to find Umino so she could talk to him about Naru. And after searching the quad for a while Usagi spotted the school gossip sitting under a completely different tree talking to Ranma. Usagi figured the pair was talking about girls and that Umino wanted advice from the only guy in their class to be engaged to someone even if it was arranged.
"Umino just because I happen to have a fiancé that doesn't make me some sort of expert on women." Usagi heard Ranma say.
"You have to know something about women I can use to get Naru to like me. You're looking at a very desperate guy here." Umino replied.
Walking over to the pair Usagi sat down next to Ranma. The female Saiyan wanted to help the class gossip. She honestly thought he and Naru belonged together and that they would make a cute couple. And if Ranma couldn't offer any advice then she would have to give it her best shot.
"Umino, why did you run away like that?" Usagi asked the school gossip.
Umino looked over at Usagi in such a way that the light reflecting off his overly thick glasses conveyed his pain and sorrow over what Naru had said in front of Usagi.
"You heard what Naru said Usagi. She doesn't think of me as a boyfriend. She only thinks of me as some guy she's known since first grade." Umino said.
"That's only because she's become used to seeing only one version of you. She can only think of you one way as a person who sticks his nose in the books and spends the other half of his time finding and telling gossip about anyone and anything." Usagi told him.
"She has a good point Umino. Before coming to Juban I only thought of Ami as a kawiikune bookworm who spent all her time trying to win academic competitions. Now I realize there's more to her than just the grades. She only does what she does so she can make her dream of becoming a doctor a reality. I mean we don't fight like we used to and I guess Usagi is the reason why." Ranma added.
Umino was still a bit confused about what he could do to get Naru to consider him more than just a friend. Somehow somewhere along the way Naru stopped thinking of Umino as someone to hang around with and started thinking of him as a computer geek and a gossip. Umino wanted her to see past all that.
"But what I can I do to get her to see that I'm not just some computer geek and gossip?" Umino asked the two friends and training partners.
"Umino that is where I am of no help because I don't know what makes a girl even consider a romantic relationship with a guy." Ranma replied.
"Maybe I can help Umino. I'm a girl and I know what would make me fall for a guy." Usagi offered with a big goofy smile.
Upon hearing that Usagi was willing to give him tips and pointers on how to get Naru to fall for him Umino immediately perked up and focused all his attention on what Usagi had to say.
"What is it then?" Umino wanted to know.
"Well I know for a fact that girls love flowers especially roses. And they can't help but melt at the sight of a guy who's dressed to impress. You know someone in a real cool tuxedo with a top hat and cape. But he shouldn't just look good he has to be able to protect her from harm. And he should also make her feel like she can do almost anything in the world. If you can do any of that then I think Naru will see the light and see you in a whole new way." Usagi told him.
Umino thought about what Usagi had said and digested all of the information.
"So what you're saying is I have to look good, make Naru feel safe and secure, and yet at the same time let her know she can go out and do what ever she sets her mind to?" Umino summarized.
"Yep that's exactly it." Usagi replied.
"Yeah I encourage Ami a lot." Ranma said.
Usagi tried not to laugh at Ranma because she knew exactly how Ranma encourages Ami.
"Right Ranma I guess saying something like 'Go ahead and spend all you time with your nose in a book.' is called encouragement." Usagi teased.
"Point taken Usagi." Ranma replied, "But I guess not everyone can be like Tuxedo Mask except for Umino here. So I guess you want him to become Tuxedo Umino so Naru will fall for him."
Umino liked the sound of becoming a dashing hero like Tuxedo Mask and he like the sound of Tuxedo Umino even better. The small computer geek was going to become Naru's own personal hero.
"Ranma you're a genius. I'll become Tuxedo Umino and sweep Naru off her feet." Umino declared with a raised fist.
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When school had ended for the day Usagi wanted to talk to Naru about her relationship with Umino. The female Saiyan had thought Naru was beginning to like Umino better since the incident at the cemetery. But what she had heard Naru say at lunch had her doubting whether or not she even liked the school gossip. There was only one way to find out and that was to go with Naru to the Crown Game Parlor that way she would stand a better chance of bringing up the subject of Naru's relationship with Umino.
As the girls walked down the streets of the Azabu-Juban neighborhood Usagi sensed Umino following them. Looking over at her friend she could see Naru making quick nervous glances behind them. Somehow she knew someone was following them but she could never look in time to see them.
"Usagi I think someone is trying to follow us." Naru said.
"You think so?" Usagi asked trying not to let on she knew who it was.
"Yeah I feel as though there is a pair of eyes staring at me." Naru replied.
"Don't worry I'm sure it's nothing." Usagi said.
The girls continued on their walk to Naru's and passed by a small white house with a matching white gated fence. As they got close to the house a tiny Pekinese dog came racing up to them and started barking quite loudly and menacingly. Usagi was startled by the dog and jumped back a few feet. Naru froze in place when the dog came near her and began to scream loudly.
All of a sudden an odd looking individual in a tuxedo, cape, and top hat wearing overly thick glasses jumped out of a nearby bush brandishing a little toy hammer. One look and Usagi knew right away that it was Umino trying to impress Naru. Tuxedo Umino jumped in between Naru and the Pekinese and raised his hammer as though he were going to hit the dog on the head. But before he could even use his hammer the owner of the dog, a middle aged woman, came up to the trio and grabbed the hammer out of Umino's hands and began to hit him on the head with it.
"Why you little fiend how dare you try and hit my precious Hoshi." The woman yelled at Umino.
"Owie she's going to damage my head." Tuxedo Umino complained.
When the woman finally stopped hitting Tuxedo Umino and took her dog back to the house Naru looked at him a bit angry at him.
"What are you doing Umino?" Naru wanted to know.
"I'm Tuxedo Umino!" Umino declared proudly.
Usagi tried hard not to laugh at Umino. She didn't think he would take what she and Ranma said literally. She only thought Umino would try and dress nicer and pay more attention to Naru.
Naru on the other hand just continued to look at Umino and rolled her eyes at him while shaking her head. She had no idea where Umino got the idea he needed to dress and act like Tuxedo Mask.
"Come on Usagi lets go to the game parlor." Naru said.
As Naru and Usagi continued on their way to the game parlor Tuxedo Umino resumed following them so he could keep a watch on Naru. Tuxedo Umino was determined to protect Naru at any cost.
Usagi and Naru reached the Crown Game Parlor and were about to go inside when Tuxedo Umino rushed in between them and the door. Raising his hand Tuxedo Umino went to stop them from entering the building. Tuxedo Umino was going to rescue the girls from the brain rotting evils of the video games.
"I'm not going to let you ladies enter this foul place." Tuxedo Umino began.
Then he laid down on the ground in front of the door.
"If you want to go inside then you're just going to have to step over me." He told them.
"Fine, have it your way." Naru said as she took Usagi's hand and proceeded to step on Umino.
Inside the game parlor Usagi and Naru were trying to decide what game they wanted to play when Motoki spotted them. The older college student walked over to the girls and pulled out a pair of tickets from the pocket on his apron. Usagi saw the tickets and thought Motoki was going to ask her out on a date.
"Usagi, just the person I wanted to see." Motoki said.
"What did you want to see me for?" Usagi asked him.
"Well I happened to have a pair of tickets to the Redman show at Ten Ban Land that I can't use and I thought you might want them. They're for Saturday afternoon." Motoki replied, "Maybe you could take Naru with you."
"I don't know what to say." Usagi said as she took the tickets from Motoki.
"Actually there's another reason I wanted to give them to you I'm actually a bit too old for this kind of stuff. One of my dad's suppliers thought my sister or I might want to use the tickets. They make the Redman game we have in the game parlor. Anyway Unazuki said she wasn't into that sort of thing and told dad to give me the tickets but I didn't have the heart to tell him no. You guys might get a bigger kick out of the Redman show than I would have anyway." Motoki told her.
Naru had heard about the Redman show and knew the crowd was usually filled with a lot of little kids and first and second year junior high students. She didn't want to spend her Saturday surrounded by a bunch of whiny kids.
"Aren't we kind of old for that sort of thing too Usagi?" Naru asked her friend.
Usagi turned to Naru with a sneaky grin on her face and answered her friend.
"Naru, Naru, Naru you're overlooking the true potential of these tickets. You could take Umino to the show on Saturday. He's been trying so hard to get you to see a whole new side of him he deserves to go with you." Usagi said.
Naru was about to protest when Umino appeared out of nowhere. The school gossip had changed out of his tuxedo getup and had a pathetic look on his face.
"Why did you walk all over me Naru? I thought you liked me." Umino said as he started to cry.
"You see that Naru Umino is trying hard to get you to see past the outer impression people have of him. Take him to the Redman show Naru." Usagi said as Umino continued to cry.
Naru took one look at the pathetic sight of Umino crying and gave in. The sight of the computer nerd crying and the sound of his wails were enough to convince her to go.
"Oh alright I'll take Umino to see the Redman show." Naru said.
The moment Naru said she would take Umino on a date the small nerd became very happy and immediately stopped crying.
"Oh thank you thank you thank you. You don't know how happy you've made me." He said.
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Zoicite knew he was going to need some muscle if he was going to get the other crystals from Tuxedo Mask and the Senshi. With all of the crystals revealed there was no way of getting any quality youma to do his dirty work. In the past it had been Zoicite who commanded the Seven Shadows against the Moon Kingdom. Now with all his shadow youma out of commission Zoicite would have to find another way to get youma. Looking at the black crystal in his hand Zoicite began to formulate a plan. If the crystal could be used to find the rainbow crystals and release a shadow then maybe it could turn an ordinary human into a youma. With that youma Zoicite would be able to get the other crystals.
Taking the crystal in both hands Zoicite began to channel his energy into the crystal changing its basic function. The crystal went from being a tracking and retrieval device to being a tool that could turn any normal human into a youma. With that crystal Zoicite wouldn't need to go to Malachite for youmas.
Zoicite was ready to test out the crystal's power and he had the perfect candidate for the job. Zoicite remembered a certain auburn haired girl that Sailor Moon was so protective of when he took the orange crystal from the minister in the cemetery. If Sailor Moon cared for her so much then maybe just maybe she could be used to lure Sailor Moon into a trap and destroy her.
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Umino was once again in his Tuxedo Umino getup. This time he was sitting in the hall outside the apartment where Naru and her mother lived in the OSA P building. The tuxedo, cape, and top hat had been a donation to the school to use in plays and musicals that called for a tuxedo. The last time it was seen on stage was during the school's production of My Fair Lady. The formal wear happened to fit the person playing Cornel Pickering and it was the right size for Umino.
As Tuxedo Umino stood outside the door to Naru's apartment Zoicite showed up at the apartment building. The effeminate general was going to turn Naru into a youma that night. The sooner the better he always thought. Making his way into the apartment building he noticed a person in a tuxedo, cape, and top hat standing outside the door to Naru's apartment. Because he wasn't close enough to get a good look at the person Zoicite thought he was Tuxedo Mask.
Tuxedo Umino heard a noise in the hallway outside Naru's apartment and turned to see Zoicite staring right at him. Remembering the effeminate general from the cemetery incident Tuxedo Umino froze in terror not wanting to get hurt.
"What is he doing here?" Zoicite wanted to know, "How in the world did Tuxedo Mask find out I was coming here? Well it's going to do me no good to try and get her with him around."
With that said Zoicite left the apartment building leaving a terrified Tuxedo Umino standing outside Naru's apartment.
Naru had heard the commotion outside the apartment and went to investigate the noise. And upon opening the door she saw a scared looking Tuxedo Umino standing outside her door.
"What a pathetic looking sight." Naru commented.
With an exasperated sigh Naru slammed the door shut. The noise of the door was enough to bring Tuxedo Umino out of his fear induced trance and back to reality. Realizing what had just happened Umino turned around and began knocking on the door loudly and calling for Naru.
"Naru are you in there?" Tuxedo Umino called through the door, "Hey Naru what time do you want to meet tomorrow?"
The door to the apartment opened and Naru stuck her head out the door to confront Umino.
"Listen Umino do realize what time it is? Only a baka would stop by at this hour of the night. Look just be at the park at noon and don't show up in that ridiculous getup." Naru said.
With that Naru closed the door for the last time that night.
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The sky was picture perfect over Ten Ban Land that Saturday as Usagi and Luna made their way to the park. Even though Usagi didn't want to go the Redman show she wasn't about to miss the chance to see how Naru and Umino's date was going. Forgoing the usual training attire Usagi had decided to wear a pink mock turtleneck shirt and a short A-line navy blue skirt held together with two dark brown leather clasps and a pair of dark brown leather hiking moccasins. Luna was always happy to see Usagi in something other than the navy and pink training attire and was even happier to see her dress like a girl. Today was one of those days.
"Usagi when I told all of you about the Moon Princess the other day were you actually listening to anything I had said?" Luna asked the preoccupied Demi-Saiyan.
"Yeah I heard you but right now I have to make certain Naru and Umino don't blow their chances at romance." Usagi replied.
Usagi then noticed Naru walk into the park and decided to go follow her friend. Well there goes my spending cash for a while, Usagi thought as she went to the ticket booth.
Naru and Umino caught up with each other just inside the park. Naru noticed Umino was wearing a simple white short sleeved button down and a pair of black pants and black shoes. On his back Umino carried a dark blue backpack. For once Umino looked like every other normal person on the street. Naru took one look at Umino and was relieved he wasn't in his Tuxedo Umino getup.
"I see you decided to take my advice and loose the Tuxedo getup." Naru said.
"Yeah but I have my Tuxedo Umino costume in my backpack in case something should happen." Umino said pointing to the pack on his back.
Naru took one look at the pack and sighed heavily in defeat.
The pair decided to drop the topic of the super hero wannabe when the music for the Redman action show began to play. After a couple of minutes of the music playing a man dressed in a badly designed monster suit came onto the stage and gave a speech about how he was going to take over the world. When the speech was over with another actor came onto the stage dressed in a red space suit with a stylized helmet and gave his own speech about how he was going to stop the monster. When he announced that he was Redman the crowd began cheering for him.
"I sure could go for something to eat right about now." Naru said hoping Umino would buy lunch.
Umino looked over at Naru and smiled.
"My mom packed us a big lunch. I told her how much you liked her coconut shrimp and she packed some. She doesn't like me to have processed foods so she makes all my meals no matter where I go." Umino told her.
Naru looked over at Umino like he was crazy but she had to admit she liked his mother's shrimp.
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Zoicite followed Naru waiting for the perfect moment to turn her into a youma. He had followed the auburn haired girl to the local amusement park and watched as she met up with a smaller nerdy looking young man with very thick glasses. The pair then walked over to a stage area in the park and joined a large crowd who was waiting for a show of some sort to begin.
When Zoicite had thought the crowd and the girl and her friend were distracted enough he pulled out his black crystal and prepared to change her into a youma. As the hero of the show appeared on the stage Zoicite sent a blast from the black crystal and aimed it right at the girl. But at the last moment she dropped her purse and bent over to pick it up. The blast from the black crystal went over her head and hit the star of the stage show instead.
"Kuso!" Zoicite yelled when he saw what happened.
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Naru had bent down to pick up her fallen purse when the blast went rushing over her head and headed straight for Redman. The beam hit Redman head on and caused him to double over in pain. As Redman cried out in pain people in the audience began to wonder what was going on. Redman was soon surrounded by a bright light that grew in intensity. When the light faded with a sudden flash Redman was no longer human. The stage actor had become a large mantis like youma.
One look at the youma from the crowd and half of them began screaming while the other half began to wonder what was going on. Umino on the other hand just ducked out of the way so he could change into his Tuxedo Umino getup.
The youma saw the other stage actor dressed up as the villain from Redman and sent an attack towards him. Soon a large marimo ball went flying towards the costumed villain.
"Hey, this isn't in the script!" the actor yelled in complaint.
The moment the marimo hit the stage actor he was swallowed up by the mossy ball. Once the crowd saw what was happening they began to panic and run away. The youma then started to toss more marimo balls into the crowd. One by one the errant balls began hitting members of the crowd subjecting them to the same fate as the Redman villain.
As the youma continued to throw moss balls at the crowd a short person in a tuxedo, cape, and top hat appeared on the stage. Naru took one look at the would-be hero and let out a moan while shaking her head in disbelief.
"I'm not going to let you hurt these people. I'm Tuxedo Umino defender of amusement going citizens everywhere." Tuxedo Umino said.
The youma and half of the people still standing including Naru looked at Umino as though he had lost his mind. Tuxedo Umino then took out a half dozen coconut covered shrimp and brandished them like throwing stars in each hand.
"Shrimp Attack!" Tuxedo Umino yelled as he threw the shrimp at the youma.
The shrimp hit the youma in the face and served to annoy him greatly. The youma rushed Tuxedo Umino and began to pound him on the head.
Usagi saw what was happening and knew she needed to get Naru and Umino out of the park before they got hurt. Seeing that Umino was already in the process of getting beaten up by the youma Usagi turned her attention to getting Naru to safety.
"Naru, you have to get out of here!" Usagi yelled to her friend.
Naru heard Usagi's voice and turned to see her friend had come to the park as well. The auburn haired girl wasn't about to leave until she knew Umino was safe.
"I can't. I'm worried something worse might happen to Umino." Naru said.
"Don't worry one of the Senshi is bound to appear and deal with the creature." Usagi replied.
With that Usagi made like she was going to run off to safety. Instead she ducked behind a nearby restroom building and pulled out her henshin broach.
"Moon Prism Power!" Usagi called out.
In a matter of mere moments Usagi was transformed into one of the two best attires for doing battle in, her sailor fuku. With the transformation complete Sailor Moon went to fight the youma.
"I thought Zoicite was through turning people into youmas." Sailor Moon commented.
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Tuxedo Umino continued to throw shrimp at the youma and at the rate he was going his lunch would soon be gone. As he threw the shrimp at the youma Umino noticed Naru still standing amongst the captured audience members. Umino knew he couldn't give up his shrimp assault until Naru was safe.
"Naru get out of here!" Tuxedo Umino yelled.
"No you need help." Naru said as she ran towards the stage.
The youma saw Naru heading towards the stage and threw another marimo ball out into the audience area. The ball made contact with Naru and engulfed her inside the moss like substance.
Zoicite saw the girl he had planned on turning into a youma get hit by the marimo ball. Even though things didn't go as originally planned with the girl trapped in the moss ball he could still get Sailor Moon by using the girl to his advantage.
Sailor Moon rushed onto the scene just in time to see Naru get hit by the marimo ball. Once again her friend was hit by a youma attack. The rage and anger began to build up inside of her as Sailor Moon's Saiyan half took over.
"How dare you attack these innocent people! I am sailor suited soldier Sailor Moon and in the name of the moon I shall punish you." Sailor Moon said deathly calm before letting a small smile come across her face in anticipation.
But before Sailor Moon could make a move Zoicite appeared between her and the youma. The effeminate general caught Sailor Moon off guard and stood before her with his arms crossed across his chest. With a smug smile the dark general addressed the Moon Senshi.
"Hand over the crystal Sailor Brat." Zoicite demanded.
"Why should I?" Sailor Moon asked him not moving a muscle.
"Because if you don't every single person here, including your little friend there, will soon suffocate within the marimo. You see the marimo balls grow in size until they completely cover their victims. Not too long after that the person suffocates and perishes." Zoicite said.
Looking over at Naru Sailor Moon saw exactly what Zoicite was talking about. The ball covering Naru was increasing in size. Upon seeing her friend in trouble the human side of Sailor Moon took over and the Moon Senshi reached into her fuku and pulled out the yellow crystal. It just so happened that this was her day to guard the crystal.
Sailor Moon was about to hand over the yellow crystal when someone hit her and knocked the crystal out of her hand. Looking to her left Sailor Moon caught sight of Tuxedo Mask. Sailor Moon dove for the crystal but the youma threw a marimo ball at her. Sailor Moon dodged the moss ball rolling out of the way just in time.
Tuxedo Mask and Zoicite faced off against each other. The two combatants stared each other down for some time before Tuxedo Mask went to land a blow to the dark general's midsection but before he could connect Zoicite vanished into thin air.
Sailor Moon had her own problems to deal with. Somehow she had to save the stage actor portraying Redman. The female Saiyan decided to use one of her weaker attacks so she wouldn't hurt the youma much just weaken him. Placing her thumb and forefinger on upon her tiara Sailor Moon began to charge it with her Ki. When the tiara had been charged with enough Ki Sailor Moon sent her attack.
"Moon Tiara Magic! Chotto dake yo!" Sailor Moon called out as she sent forth the Ki enhanced energy disk at the youma.
The tiara did exactly what Sailor Moon had intended it to do and weakened the youma to the point where Sailor Moon could heal him. Underneath the mantis exterior and Redman costume was a human worth saving. Pulling out the moon rod Sailor Moon prepared to return him to normal.
"Moon Healing Activation!" Sailor Moon called out.
The usual beam of pure energy surrounded the youma engulfing him in a bright light. The youma cried out in pain as the dark influences brought on by Zoicite were washed away. When the light faded the youma was no more and the stage actor portraying Redman was in his place.
With the youma healed the marimo that he had used to attack the crowd and Tuxedo Umino and Naru vanished. Everyone who had remained at the show thought everything that had happened was all a part of the Redman show. The small crowd began clapping and cheering.
Luna ran up to Sailor Moon on the stage. She had seen the entire battle take place and was quite impressed with how Sailor Moon had handled herself. Luna was especially impressed with the way Sailor Moon had kept her Saiyan side in check.
"You did a very good job Sailor Moon." Luna said.
"She's right Sailor Moon." Tuxedo Mask added.
In the heat of the battle Sailor Moon had forgotten Tuxedo Mask was still at the amusement park stage. She had lost track of him after he began fighting with Zoicite.
"Thanks guys." Sailor Moon said.
Sailor Moon was about to pick up the yellow crystal when Zoicite suddenly appeared. He had been watching the rest of the battle off in a safe area not too far from the stage. Luna saw the effeminate general and lunged for his face with a feline growl but Zoicite knocked her out of the way before she could do any damage and grabbed the yellow crystal. Sailor Moon saw what happened and a look of sheer panic crept across her face.
"Luna!" Sailor Moon cried out.
"Kuso! He's got the crystal!" Tuxedo Mask added.
Instinctively Sailor Moon dropped into a fighting stance ready to attack the dark general. Tuxedo Mask saw what the female Saiyan had done and followed suit getting into his own fighting stance. Sailor Moon went to attack the dark general with a well placed kick to the midsection but Zoicite teleported away from the scene before she could connect leaving her kicking at nothing but air.
With Zoicite gone and Sailor Moon back to her usually cheerful self the female Demi-Saiyan was confronted by Tuxedo Mask.
"Don't bother going after him. I'll get the rainbow crystal back." Tuxedo Mask said.
"Thanks you don't know what that means to me." Sailor Moon replied.
"I didn't say I would return it to you. Once I get that crystal back I'm keeping it for myself." The dapper defender told her a bit harshly.
With that Tuxedo Mask left the scene leaving a very confused Sailor Moon to do damage control.
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With the youma gone and the stage area clean once again Ten Ban Land tried once again to put on the Redman show. Once again the audience was filled to capacity and Naru and Umino were there to continue their date. Naru looked over at Umino realizing that there was more to Umino than just a guy who loved computers and gossip. It had taken another youma attack for her to see Umino's quirky yet sweet side. Naru decided right then and there she was going to see where a relationship with Umino would go.
"Umino I want to thank you for what you did on that stage against that monster." Naru said.
Umino began to blush a bit and didn't know what to say.
"You know you actually look kind of cool in that tuxedo when you aren't playing super hero." Naru told him truthfully.
Somehow Umino found the courage to speak and knew exactly what to say to her.
"Please call me Tuxedo Umino." Umino requested.
This time it was Naru's turn to blush. Slowly and somewhat embarrassingly she fulfilled Umino's odd request and held onto his arm.
"Tuxedo Umino." Naru said slowly.
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Usagi sat on the bed in her dorm room in Kinmoko Hall. Luna sat next to her nursing the minor wounds she had received when Zoicite hit her. Across the room Ami sat on her own bed half engrossed in a book she was reading for her British Lit class and half paying attention to the conversation she was having with Usagi and Luna about what happened at the Redman show that afternoon. Like any highly advanced computer Ami had the ability to multitask with ease.
"I just don't get it guys. How could Tuxedo Mask go from being our ally one moment to being our enemy the next? I thought he was supposed to help us out in our battle against the Dark Kingdom. Instead he's become almost as bad as they are. And what's worse is I let Zoicite get away with Ryouga's yellow crystal. Makoto and Rei are going to kill me when they find out." Usagi said a bit depressed.
"Don't worry Usagi we'll get those crystals back. We're the Sailor Senshi. We never give up." Ami reassured her friend.
"I hope so Ami. I really hope so." Usagi replied.
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Finally another chapter is finished. I'm creeping up on number twenty if you can believe it. First off I apologize for the lateness of this episode but it's hard to get inspired when FF.net isn't getting a lot of quality stuff and the good authors out there are giving up on us. Besides it looks as though I'm going to have to do the one thing I said I wouldn't do and beg you for reviews. I need them badly. I need inspiration to write a good episode. And don't worry because once I get past the whole Rainbow Crystal find the princess arc things will be my own ideas again. Hopefully then I won't be writing this for the sake of writing this.
Now as for this episode it was necessary and painful to write because somehow the Senshi needed to loose that crystal. As for why Usagi had it well let's just say Ami had it first because she was the one who caught it and it was Usagi's turn to watch over it. It's easier that way because they are roommates. The marimo the youma used are those disgusting looking moss balls seen in the original episode. The line Usagi used when she threw the tiara translates roughly into just a little bit. She didn't want the tiara to completely destroy the youma just hurt him enough so she could heal him.
So what's on tap for our heroes in the next episode? Get ready for a little general cross dressing (pun intended) as Zoicite proves why he's the effeminate general and DIC decided to make him a she when he impersonates Sailor Moon. Malachite reveals himself to the Senshi. And what is cape boy up to? But that's not all the stage is set for the arrival of the princess when a new face joins the group. Get ready because here come Sailor V and her guardian feline Artimes. It's business as usual in episode nineteen The Fake Sailor Moon.
Luna knew the only way to get the other crystals was to battle for them. Usagi had suggested asking the Eternal Dragon Shenlong to get them the other crystals in the form of a wish but somehow Luna doubted that would work. The magic surrounding the crystals was very strong and it might be impossible for the dragon to grant that wish. Because if Dende couldn't do it then there was a one hundred percent chance the dragon wouldn't be able to do it either.
The battle ahead was going to be a long hard one that was one thing Luna knew. Usagi was strong but the type of battle they would be facing would be difficult to win without the Silver Imperium Crystal and the princess. Luna had the nagging feeling that before they could find the princess more allies needed to be found. The lunar feline had a faint memory of five fuku clad warriors protecting the Earth against evil. She wasn't certain who this fifth mystery person was but Luna did know there were five of them. Little by little bits and pieces of her memory were beginning to resurface.
"I wouldn't be surprised if my contact from Central forgot about our regularly scheduled report." Luna thought aloud.
As the thought escaped her lips the screen on the video game changed from the perpetual Sailor V demo to a regular looking computer asking for voice identification.
"This is Luna. Password the early kitty gets all the milk." Luna said into the microphone on the computer screen.
"Welcome Luna it is a pleasure to hear from you again. I must apologize for my delay in contacting you but I was contacted by my superiors here at Central Control and we just wrapped up our meeting. This report should bring you some good news from our end Luna." The contact said.
"I hope so. We could use a bit of good news at the moment." Luna replied.
"Soon all of the Sailor Senshi will appear when the last of the Senshi makes herself known" The rep told her.
Luna was glad to hear that the Senshi would be getting some much needed assistance soon but she began to wonder when this help would arrive.
"When will the fifth Senshi arrive?" Luna wanted to know.
"The fifth Senshi will come when the time is right. Once all the Senshi are together then the princess will reveal herself." He replied.
Luna was glad to hear that the princess would soon be found. And with this new information Luna began to wonder what the princess looked like. She also began to wonder if the Senshi were ready to hear the truth about who they were and where they came from.
"Luna the time has come for the Senshi to know the truth about themselves and their mission." The rep told her.
Luna began to think it was too soon to tell the Senshi about themselves. They might not accept the concept of being reincarnated warriors from a kingdom that may never come back on what was once the moon. Luna thought it would be best if she waited until the last Senshi had joined up with them.
"I'm not so certain that's such a good idea." Luna said.
"Don't worry Luna it will be okay to tell them now. The Senshi need to learn about who they are and where they come from if they are to accept the princess and their role as her protectors. They must accept the fact that there once existed life on the other planets in their own star system." He explained.
"If you say it is the right time to tell them then I will call a meeting right away and tell them the truth about their mission and who they are." Luna replied.
"You do that Luna." The rep said.
"This is Luna signing off." Luna then said as she ended the connection to central.
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Usagi was sitting on her bed brushing up on her English work when the call came on her communicator. Pulling the small pink credit card sized communicator off of her night stand Usagi pushed the response button to talk to the person who was calling her and saw Ami doing the same.
"Usagi here what's up?" Usagi responded.
"This is Ami go ahead." Ami said.
"Makoto here." Makoto added.
"This is Rei. I have Luna here at my place and she wants everyone to come to my place as soon as you can. There are a few things she wants to discuss with us." Rei said.
"Should we bring Ranma with us?" Ami wanted to know.
"You might as well since he knows about all of this." Rei replied.
"Do you think that's such a good idea?" Makoto wondered.
"If Ranma is anything like the guys I know he'll be able to keep what he hears to himself. The code of the martial artist says all private discussions between two martial artists remain private. That's something I learned a long time ago from a good friend of my family." Usagi explained.
"Okay then grab Ranma if you can and get your behinds over here as fast as you can." Rei said.
"No problem I can be there with our favorite little couple in ten minutes flat." Usagi replied.
"Then let's get going. Makoto out." Makoto suggested.
"Hai. Usagi out." Usagi said.
"Ami out." Ami added.
"See you then. Rei out." Rei replied.
With that said Usagi rushed up to Ranma's room to grab the aquatransexual martial artist and head back to her own room to collect Ami and leave.
By the time Usagi had returned Ami had just finished putting on her left shoe. The genius of the Tendo family had learned where Usagi was concerned you always were prepared to leave at a moment's notice which is why she always had a pair of comfortable slip on hiking shoes and some sweats within easy reach for late night departures.
"Ready Ami?" Usagi asked her.
"Ready." Ami replied as she made her way to the always open window.
The trio climbed out the window onto the large branch and prepared themselves for the flight to Rei's house at the shrine. Usagi placed her arms around Ranma while Ami grabbed onto Usagi's shoulders. In a matter of mere moments Usagi was off with her two passengers.
I can see why Gohan complained when he got stuck with Yajirobi back when we were kids these two must weigh as much as he does by himself, Usagi thought.
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Ranma and the Senshi sat outside the shrine wondering why Luna would call a meeting late at night. Usually meetings were held after school when all of the Senshi would be present. But now for some reason Luna needed to talk to the Senshi and it couldn't wait until the next day. Both Usagi and Ami knew Luna had been out checking in with Central Command and whatever they had told her must have been very important if she needed to call an emergency meeting late at night.
"Thank you for getting here on such a short notice." Luna began, "Tonight I reported in to Central and they have given me good news. It seems a new Senshi will soon be joining up with you. And once she does the princess won't be too far behind."
"That's good news but couldn't you have waited until tomorrow to tell us that." Rei said.
"Hmm I wonder what this new Senshi will look like." Usagi thought aloud.
"We'll worry about that when the time comes." Luna replied, "But there is another reason why I called all of you here. It's time you learned the truth about your mission."
Everyone was stunned to hear Luna hadn't been very truthful when she gave them the information she had. They began to wonder what their mission really was.
"You mean you've been misleading us the whole time?" Ami wanted to know.
"No I just haven't been telling you the entire story. You see I didn't think you were ready to hear what I have to say but Central tells me you have to know the full nature of your mission before the last Senshi and the princess arrive." Luna replied.
"Well then Luna just what is the truth to our mission?" Rei wanted to know.
"Yeah Luna spill it." Usagi added.
"Alright then if you insist I shall begin." Luna began, "I am not your average normal talking cat. I was sent to Earth from the moon. It was my mission to find the guardians of the princess and wake them up. I am your guardian and an advisor to the princess."
"No way." Makoto commented not believing what she had heard.
"You expect us to believe you came from the moon? Luna you must be dense to think we'd believe you came from something that isn't there anymore." Rei said.
"Like there can be life on other planets." Ranma added.
"Uh Ranma you forget my father is an alien." Usagi reminded him.
"If Luna says she came from the moon then we have to believe her." Ami told the others.
Everyone knew Luna was trustworthy but most of them didn't know what to believe anymore. The only one accepting what Luna had said was Usagi. She knew firsthand that life not only existed on other worlds but still exists to this day. In fact not only was her father and his best friend's husband aliens but the Earth's guardian was one as well.
"Luna, how could you have come from the moon a few months back? Piccolo destroyed it when Gohan and I were only five." Usagi wanted to know.
"Somehow the individuals who oversee my mission knew something was going to happen to the moon and sent me here shortly before it was destroyed. Not only did your Piccolo destroy the moon but he destroyed the kingdom our princess comes from. There used to be a kingdom on the moon." Luna explained to them.
"So you're saying we're from the moon?" Makoto asked her.
"That's exactly what I'm saying." Luna replied.
The Senshi sat in silence trying to fully understand being alien creatures from the moon. They began to wonder how they got to the Earth in the first place. Usagi on the other hand just watched as her friends tried to comprehend what Luna had told them.
"Welcome to the wonderful world of aliens. Life really does exist outside our planet and our solar system and I am living proof." Usagi said with a smile.
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Guardians of the Earth
Episode 18: Tuxedo Umino
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Zoicite and Malachite sat together on the chaise in Malachite's chambers enjoying one another's company. The pair of dark generals was trying to figure out a way to get the remaining crystals away from Tuxedo Mask and the Senshi. The effeminate general had done a fairly good job of getting for of the rainbow crystals and gaining the upper hand in the battle for the Silver Imperium Crystals. As it stood the only real threat to their plans was Tuxedo Mask. And even though the Senshi had defeated all seven of the shadow warriors it was the fact that Tuxedo Mask had been able to stop Zoicite from getting two of the crystals that had them more concerned. Opening the mahogany case where they kept the crystals Malachite ran a strong masculine finger over each of the four crystals they had.
"I have never seen a more beautiful site in all of the Dark Kingdom." Malachite commented, "Though it would be even more beautiful if we were to have all seven of them inside this case."
"If it would please you to have all seven crystals then I shall do everything within my power to get you the remaining three crystals." Zoicite said.
"Yes the queen will be very happy once we get the remaining crystals. It would make my heart dance with joy if Beryl were to have the Silver Imperium Crystal in her hands. I would love to see the beautiful smile upon her face when she finally gets that crystal." Malachite replied.
Zoicite didn't know what to make of Malachite's remark. On the one hand he wanted victory for the Dark Kingdom but on the other hand he didn't know who Malachite cared for more his queen or his lover. Zoicite was mad that the queen was monopolizing the space in Malachite's heart set aside for him.
"You'll do anything for your precious queen Malachite." Zoicite said with a biting tone.
"Now, now don't get jealous just because I happen to think our queen has a beautiful smile. Besides she can never take the place of the one I truly love." Malachite replied.
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Lunchtime on Fridays at Juban Prep was the perfect time for a young couple to spend some quality time together. Most of the couples sat and ate lunch together with the female member making a carefully planed bento for the male member of the couple. It was one way she showed her boyfriend how much she cared for him. In fact it was like that at most of the schools throughout Japan. There was however one exception to the rule. One couple didn't follow the traditional patterns of the female trying desperately to show the male how much she cared for him. With this couple it was the other way around. The male tried everything he knew of to get the female to notice he was even alive. And so it was Umino who packed a lunch large enough to feed both himself and the woman of his dreams Naru.
Ever since the incident at the cemetery Umino had been head over heals in love with Naru. But Naru didn't seem to notice Umino even existed. She knew he was alive and all having known him since they were in first grade together Naru just didn't like to acknowledge his presence. And that was the way things had been ever since they began junior high Naru would ignore or completely tell off Umino in the nicest way she could think of.
For some reason on this particular day Umino had been able to convince Naru to eat lunch with him. Maybe it was the way he had asked her or maybe it was the dish his mother had prepared for his lunch that got Naru to agree but whatever the reason Naru and Umino were sitting together eating their lunches under one of the trees on the school grounds.
"Umino can I try one of your fried shrimp?" Naru asked Umino.
Umino got a huge smile on his face and gladly passed one of the coconut covered shrimp over to Naru with his chopsticks. Naru took the shrimp and ate it letting the flavors take their time on her pallet. When she was finished eating the shrimp Naru let a very satisfied smile come across her face.
"Yum that was some of the best coconut shrimp I've ever tasted." Naru commented.
"I'm glad you like it." Umino replied.
As the pair continued to eat their lunch Usagi came over to talk to them. She had noticed them sitting under the tree and became curious to know if they were an item now.
"Hey guys I couldn't help but notice the two of you sitting here eating lunch together and couldn't help but wonder of you're girlfriend and boyfriend now." Usagi said getting straight to the point.
"No we're just good friends." Naru quickly replied.
Umino couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had honestly thought Naru had felt the same way about him that he felt about her. And upon hearing what she had said Umino knew they would never be a couple and he was wasting his time trying to impress her. Picking up his bento and his books Umino walked away from the tree trying hard not to let the tears welling up in his eyes fall.
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After seeing what had happened earlier Usagi tried to find Umino so she could talk to him about Naru. And after searching the quad for a while Usagi spotted the school gossip sitting under a completely different tree talking to Ranma. Usagi figured the pair was talking about girls and that Umino wanted advice from the only guy in their class to be engaged to someone even if it was arranged.
"Umino just because I happen to have a fiancé that doesn't make me some sort of expert on women." Usagi heard Ranma say.
"You have to know something about women I can use to get Naru to like me. You're looking at a very desperate guy here." Umino replied.
Walking over to the pair Usagi sat down next to Ranma. The female Saiyan wanted to help the class gossip. She honestly thought he and Naru belonged together and that they would make a cute couple. And if Ranma couldn't offer any advice then she would have to give it her best shot.
"Umino, why did you run away like that?" Usagi asked the school gossip.
Umino looked over at Usagi in such a way that the light reflecting off his overly thick glasses conveyed his pain and sorrow over what Naru had said in front of Usagi.
"You heard what Naru said Usagi. She doesn't think of me as a boyfriend. She only thinks of me as some guy she's known since first grade." Umino said.
"That's only because she's become used to seeing only one version of you. She can only think of you one way as a person who sticks his nose in the books and spends the other half of his time finding and telling gossip about anyone and anything." Usagi told him.
"She has a good point Umino. Before coming to Juban I only thought of Ami as a kawiikune bookworm who spent all her time trying to win academic competitions. Now I realize there's more to her than just the grades. She only does what she does so she can make her dream of becoming a doctor a reality. I mean we don't fight like we used to and I guess Usagi is the reason why." Ranma added.
Umino was still a bit confused about what he could do to get Naru to consider him more than just a friend. Somehow somewhere along the way Naru stopped thinking of Umino as someone to hang around with and started thinking of him as a computer geek and a gossip. Umino wanted her to see past all that.
"But what I can I do to get her to see that I'm not just some computer geek and gossip?" Umino asked the two friends and training partners.
"Umino that is where I am of no help because I don't know what makes a girl even consider a romantic relationship with a guy." Ranma replied.
"Maybe I can help Umino. I'm a girl and I know what would make me fall for a guy." Usagi offered with a big goofy smile.
Upon hearing that Usagi was willing to give him tips and pointers on how to get Naru to fall for him Umino immediately perked up and focused all his attention on what Usagi had to say.
"What is it then?" Umino wanted to know.
"Well I know for a fact that girls love flowers especially roses. And they can't help but melt at the sight of a guy who's dressed to impress. You know someone in a real cool tuxedo with a top hat and cape. But he shouldn't just look good he has to be able to protect her from harm. And he should also make her feel like she can do almost anything in the world. If you can do any of that then I think Naru will see the light and see you in a whole new way." Usagi told him.
Umino thought about what Usagi had said and digested all of the information.
"So what you're saying is I have to look good, make Naru feel safe and secure, and yet at the same time let her know she can go out and do what ever she sets her mind to?" Umino summarized.
"Yep that's exactly it." Usagi replied.
"Yeah I encourage Ami a lot." Ranma said.
Usagi tried not to laugh at Ranma because she knew exactly how Ranma encourages Ami.
"Right Ranma I guess saying something like 'Go ahead and spend all you time with your nose in a book.' is called encouragement." Usagi teased.
"Point taken Usagi." Ranma replied, "But I guess not everyone can be like Tuxedo Mask except for Umino here. So I guess you want him to become Tuxedo Umino so Naru will fall for him."
Umino liked the sound of becoming a dashing hero like Tuxedo Mask and he like the sound of Tuxedo Umino even better. The small computer geek was going to become Naru's own personal hero.
"Ranma you're a genius. I'll become Tuxedo Umino and sweep Naru off her feet." Umino declared with a raised fist.
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When school had ended for the day Usagi wanted to talk to Naru about her relationship with Umino. The female Saiyan had thought Naru was beginning to like Umino better since the incident at the cemetery. But what she had heard Naru say at lunch had her doubting whether or not she even liked the school gossip. There was only one way to find out and that was to go with Naru to the Crown Game Parlor that way she would stand a better chance of bringing up the subject of Naru's relationship with Umino.
As the girls walked down the streets of the Azabu-Juban neighborhood Usagi sensed Umino following them. Looking over at her friend she could see Naru making quick nervous glances behind them. Somehow she knew someone was following them but she could never look in time to see them.
"Usagi I think someone is trying to follow us." Naru said.
"You think so?" Usagi asked trying not to let on she knew who it was.
"Yeah I feel as though there is a pair of eyes staring at me." Naru replied.
"Don't worry I'm sure it's nothing." Usagi said.
The girls continued on their walk to Naru's and passed by a small white house with a matching white gated fence. As they got close to the house a tiny Pekinese dog came racing up to them and started barking quite loudly and menacingly. Usagi was startled by the dog and jumped back a few feet. Naru froze in place when the dog came near her and began to scream loudly.
All of a sudden an odd looking individual in a tuxedo, cape, and top hat wearing overly thick glasses jumped out of a nearby bush brandishing a little toy hammer. One look and Usagi knew right away that it was Umino trying to impress Naru. Tuxedo Umino jumped in between Naru and the Pekinese and raised his hammer as though he were going to hit the dog on the head. But before he could even use his hammer the owner of the dog, a middle aged woman, came up to the trio and grabbed the hammer out of Umino's hands and began to hit him on the head with it.
"Why you little fiend how dare you try and hit my precious Hoshi." The woman yelled at Umino.
"Owie she's going to damage my head." Tuxedo Umino complained.
When the woman finally stopped hitting Tuxedo Umino and took her dog back to the house Naru looked at him a bit angry at him.
"What are you doing Umino?" Naru wanted to know.
"I'm Tuxedo Umino!" Umino declared proudly.
Usagi tried hard not to laugh at Umino. She didn't think he would take what she and Ranma said literally. She only thought Umino would try and dress nicer and pay more attention to Naru.
Naru on the other hand just continued to look at Umino and rolled her eyes at him while shaking her head. She had no idea where Umino got the idea he needed to dress and act like Tuxedo Mask.
"Come on Usagi lets go to the game parlor." Naru said.
As Naru and Usagi continued on their way to the game parlor Tuxedo Umino resumed following them so he could keep a watch on Naru. Tuxedo Umino was determined to protect Naru at any cost.
Usagi and Naru reached the Crown Game Parlor and were about to go inside when Tuxedo Umino rushed in between them and the door. Raising his hand Tuxedo Umino went to stop them from entering the building. Tuxedo Umino was going to rescue the girls from the brain rotting evils of the video games.
"I'm not going to let you ladies enter this foul place." Tuxedo Umino began.
Then he laid down on the ground in front of the door.
"If you want to go inside then you're just going to have to step over me." He told them.
"Fine, have it your way." Naru said as she took Usagi's hand and proceeded to step on Umino.
Inside the game parlor Usagi and Naru were trying to decide what game they wanted to play when Motoki spotted them. The older college student walked over to the girls and pulled out a pair of tickets from the pocket on his apron. Usagi saw the tickets and thought Motoki was going to ask her out on a date.
"Usagi, just the person I wanted to see." Motoki said.
"What did you want to see me for?" Usagi asked him.
"Well I happened to have a pair of tickets to the Redman show at Ten Ban Land that I can't use and I thought you might want them. They're for Saturday afternoon." Motoki replied, "Maybe you could take Naru with you."
"I don't know what to say." Usagi said as she took the tickets from Motoki.
"Actually there's another reason I wanted to give them to you I'm actually a bit too old for this kind of stuff. One of my dad's suppliers thought my sister or I might want to use the tickets. They make the Redman game we have in the game parlor. Anyway Unazuki said she wasn't into that sort of thing and told dad to give me the tickets but I didn't have the heart to tell him no. You guys might get a bigger kick out of the Redman show than I would have anyway." Motoki told her.
Naru had heard about the Redman show and knew the crowd was usually filled with a lot of little kids and first and second year junior high students. She didn't want to spend her Saturday surrounded by a bunch of whiny kids.
"Aren't we kind of old for that sort of thing too Usagi?" Naru asked her friend.
Usagi turned to Naru with a sneaky grin on her face and answered her friend.
"Naru, Naru, Naru you're overlooking the true potential of these tickets. You could take Umino to the show on Saturday. He's been trying so hard to get you to see a whole new side of him he deserves to go with you." Usagi said.
Naru was about to protest when Umino appeared out of nowhere. The school gossip had changed out of his tuxedo getup and had a pathetic look on his face.
"Why did you walk all over me Naru? I thought you liked me." Umino said as he started to cry.
"You see that Naru Umino is trying hard to get you to see past the outer impression people have of him. Take him to the Redman show Naru." Usagi said as Umino continued to cry.
Naru took one look at the pathetic sight of Umino crying and gave in. The sight of the computer nerd crying and the sound of his wails were enough to convince her to go.
"Oh alright I'll take Umino to see the Redman show." Naru said.
The moment Naru said she would take Umino on a date the small nerd became very happy and immediately stopped crying.
"Oh thank you thank you thank you. You don't know how happy you've made me." He said.
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Zoicite knew he was going to need some muscle if he was going to get the other crystals from Tuxedo Mask and the Senshi. With all of the crystals revealed there was no way of getting any quality youma to do his dirty work. In the past it had been Zoicite who commanded the Seven Shadows against the Moon Kingdom. Now with all his shadow youma out of commission Zoicite would have to find another way to get youma. Looking at the black crystal in his hand Zoicite began to formulate a plan. If the crystal could be used to find the rainbow crystals and release a shadow then maybe it could turn an ordinary human into a youma. With that youma Zoicite would be able to get the other crystals.
Taking the crystal in both hands Zoicite began to channel his energy into the crystal changing its basic function. The crystal went from being a tracking and retrieval device to being a tool that could turn any normal human into a youma. With that crystal Zoicite wouldn't need to go to Malachite for youmas.
Zoicite was ready to test out the crystal's power and he had the perfect candidate for the job. Zoicite remembered a certain auburn haired girl that Sailor Moon was so protective of when he took the orange crystal from the minister in the cemetery. If Sailor Moon cared for her so much then maybe just maybe she could be used to lure Sailor Moon into a trap and destroy her.
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Umino was once again in his Tuxedo Umino getup. This time he was sitting in the hall outside the apartment where Naru and her mother lived in the OSA P building. The tuxedo, cape, and top hat had been a donation to the school to use in plays and musicals that called for a tuxedo. The last time it was seen on stage was during the school's production of My Fair Lady. The formal wear happened to fit the person playing Cornel Pickering and it was the right size for Umino.
As Tuxedo Umino stood outside the door to Naru's apartment Zoicite showed up at the apartment building. The effeminate general was going to turn Naru into a youma that night. The sooner the better he always thought. Making his way into the apartment building he noticed a person in a tuxedo, cape, and top hat standing outside the door to Naru's apartment. Because he wasn't close enough to get a good look at the person Zoicite thought he was Tuxedo Mask.
Tuxedo Umino heard a noise in the hallway outside Naru's apartment and turned to see Zoicite staring right at him. Remembering the effeminate general from the cemetery incident Tuxedo Umino froze in terror not wanting to get hurt.
"What is he doing here?" Zoicite wanted to know, "How in the world did Tuxedo Mask find out I was coming here? Well it's going to do me no good to try and get her with him around."
With that said Zoicite left the apartment building leaving a terrified Tuxedo Umino standing outside Naru's apartment.
Naru had heard the commotion outside the apartment and went to investigate the noise. And upon opening the door she saw a scared looking Tuxedo Umino standing outside her door.
"What a pathetic looking sight." Naru commented.
With an exasperated sigh Naru slammed the door shut. The noise of the door was enough to bring Tuxedo Umino out of his fear induced trance and back to reality. Realizing what had just happened Umino turned around and began knocking on the door loudly and calling for Naru.
"Naru are you in there?" Tuxedo Umino called through the door, "Hey Naru what time do you want to meet tomorrow?"
The door to the apartment opened and Naru stuck her head out the door to confront Umino.
"Listen Umino do realize what time it is? Only a baka would stop by at this hour of the night. Look just be at the park at noon and don't show up in that ridiculous getup." Naru said.
With that Naru closed the door for the last time that night.
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The sky was picture perfect over Ten Ban Land that Saturday as Usagi and Luna made their way to the park. Even though Usagi didn't want to go the Redman show she wasn't about to miss the chance to see how Naru and Umino's date was going. Forgoing the usual training attire Usagi had decided to wear a pink mock turtleneck shirt and a short A-line navy blue skirt held together with two dark brown leather clasps and a pair of dark brown leather hiking moccasins. Luna was always happy to see Usagi in something other than the navy and pink training attire and was even happier to see her dress like a girl. Today was one of those days.
"Usagi when I told all of you about the Moon Princess the other day were you actually listening to anything I had said?" Luna asked the preoccupied Demi-Saiyan.
"Yeah I heard you but right now I have to make certain Naru and Umino don't blow their chances at romance." Usagi replied.
Usagi then noticed Naru walk into the park and decided to go follow her friend. Well there goes my spending cash for a while, Usagi thought as she went to the ticket booth.
Naru and Umino caught up with each other just inside the park. Naru noticed Umino was wearing a simple white short sleeved button down and a pair of black pants and black shoes. On his back Umino carried a dark blue backpack. For once Umino looked like every other normal person on the street. Naru took one look at Umino and was relieved he wasn't in his Tuxedo Umino getup.
"I see you decided to take my advice and loose the Tuxedo getup." Naru said.
"Yeah but I have my Tuxedo Umino costume in my backpack in case something should happen." Umino said pointing to the pack on his back.
Naru took one look at the pack and sighed heavily in defeat.
The pair decided to drop the topic of the super hero wannabe when the music for the Redman action show began to play. After a couple of minutes of the music playing a man dressed in a badly designed monster suit came onto the stage and gave a speech about how he was going to take over the world. When the speech was over with another actor came onto the stage dressed in a red space suit with a stylized helmet and gave his own speech about how he was going to stop the monster. When he announced that he was Redman the crowd began cheering for him.
"I sure could go for something to eat right about now." Naru said hoping Umino would buy lunch.
Umino looked over at Naru and smiled.
"My mom packed us a big lunch. I told her how much you liked her coconut shrimp and she packed some. She doesn't like me to have processed foods so she makes all my meals no matter where I go." Umino told her.
Naru looked over at Umino like he was crazy but she had to admit she liked his mother's shrimp.
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Zoicite followed Naru waiting for the perfect moment to turn her into a youma. He had followed the auburn haired girl to the local amusement park and watched as she met up with a smaller nerdy looking young man with very thick glasses. The pair then walked over to a stage area in the park and joined a large crowd who was waiting for a show of some sort to begin.
When Zoicite had thought the crowd and the girl and her friend were distracted enough he pulled out his black crystal and prepared to change her into a youma. As the hero of the show appeared on the stage Zoicite sent a blast from the black crystal and aimed it right at the girl. But at the last moment she dropped her purse and bent over to pick it up. The blast from the black crystal went over her head and hit the star of the stage show instead.
"Kuso!" Zoicite yelled when he saw what happened.
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Naru had bent down to pick up her fallen purse when the blast went rushing over her head and headed straight for Redman. The beam hit Redman head on and caused him to double over in pain. As Redman cried out in pain people in the audience began to wonder what was going on. Redman was soon surrounded by a bright light that grew in intensity. When the light faded with a sudden flash Redman was no longer human. The stage actor had become a large mantis like youma.
One look at the youma from the crowd and half of them began screaming while the other half began to wonder what was going on. Umino on the other hand just ducked out of the way so he could change into his Tuxedo Umino getup.
The youma saw the other stage actor dressed up as the villain from Redman and sent an attack towards him. Soon a large marimo ball went flying towards the costumed villain.
"Hey, this isn't in the script!" the actor yelled in complaint.
The moment the marimo hit the stage actor he was swallowed up by the mossy ball. Once the crowd saw what was happening they began to panic and run away. The youma then started to toss more marimo balls into the crowd. One by one the errant balls began hitting members of the crowd subjecting them to the same fate as the Redman villain.
As the youma continued to throw moss balls at the crowd a short person in a tuxedo, cape, and top hat appeared on the stage. Naru took one look at the would-be hero and let out a moan while shaking her head in disbelief.
"I'm not going to let you hurt these people. I'm Tuxedo Umino defender of amusement going citizens everywhere." Tuxedo Umino said.
The youma and half of the people still standing including Naru looked at Umino as though he had lost his mind. Tuxedo Umino then took out a half dozen coconut covered shrimp and brandished them like throwing stars in each hand.
"Shrimp Attack!" Tuxedo Umino yelled as he threw the shrimp at the youma.
The shrimp hit the youma in the face and served to annoy him greatly. The youma rushed Tuxedo Umino and began to pound him on the head.
Usagi saw what was happening and knew she needed to get Naru and Umino out of the park before they got hurt. Seeing that Umino was already in the process of getting beaten up by the youma Usagi turned her attention to getting Naru to safety.
"Naru, you have to get out of here!" Usagi yelled to her friend.
Naru heard Usagi's voice and turned to see her friend had come to the park as well. The auburn haired girl wasn't about to leave until she knew Umino was safe.
"I can't. I'm worried something worse might happen to Umino." Naru said.
"Don't worry one of the Senshi is bound to appear and deal with the creature." Usagi replied.
With that Usagi made like she was going to run off to safety. Instead she ducked behind a nearby restroom building and pulled out her henshin broach.
"Moon Prism Power!" Usagi called out.
In a matter of mere moments Usagi was transformed into one of the two best attires for doing battle in, her sailor fuku. With the transformation complete Sailor Moon went to fight the youma.
"I thought Zoicite was through turning people into youmas." Sailor Moon commented.
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Tuxedo Umino continued to throw shrimp at the youma and at the rate he was going his lunch would soon be gone. As he threw the shrimp at the youma Umino noticed Naru still standing amongst the captured audience members. Umino knew he couldn't give up his shrimp assault until Naru was safe.
"Naru get out of here!" Tuxedo Umino yelled.
"No you need help." Naru said as she ran towards the stage.
The youma saw Naru heading towards the stage and threw another marimo ball out into the audience area. The ball made contact with Naru and engulfed her inside the moss like substance.
Zoicite saw the girl he had planned on turning into a youma get hit by the marimo ball. Even though things didn't go as originally planned with the girl trapped in the moss ball he could still get Sailor Moon by using the girl to his advantage.
Sailor Moon rushed onto the scene just in time to see Naru get hit by the marimo ball. Once again her friend was hit by a youma attack. The rage and anger began to build up inside of her as Sailor Moon's Saiyan half took over.
"How dare you attack these innocent people! I am sailor suited soldier Sailor Moon and in the name of the moon I shall punish you." Sailor Moon said deathly calm before letting a small smile come across her face in anticipation.
But before Sailor Moon could make a move Zoicite appeared between her and the youma. The effeminate general caught Sailor Moon off guard and stood before her with his arms crossed across his chest. With a smug smile the dark general addressed the Moon Senshi.
"Hand over the crystal Sailor Brat." Zoicite demanded.
"Why should I?" Sailor Moon asked him not moving a muscle.
"Because if you don't every single person here, including your little friend there, will soon suffocate within the marimo. You see the marimo balls grow in size until they completely cover their victims. Not too long after that the person suffocates and perishes." Zoicite said.
Looking over at Naru Sailor Moon saw exactly what Zoicite was talking about. The ball covering Naru was increasing in size. Upon seeing her friend in trouble the human side of Sailor Moon took over and the Moon Senshi reached into her fuku and pulled out the yellow crystal. It just so happened that this was her day to guard the crystal.
Sailor Moon was about to hand over the yellow crystal when someone hit her and knocked the crystal out of her hand. Looking to her left Sailor Moon caught sight of Tuxedo Mask. Sailor Moon dove for the crystal but the youma threw a marimo ball at her. Sailor Moon dodged the moss ball rolling out of the way just in time.
Tuxedo Mask and Zoicite faced off against each other. The two combatants stared each other down for some time before Tuxedo Mask went to land a blow to the dark general's midsection but before he could connect Zoicite vanished into thin air.
Sailor Moon had her own problems to deal with. Somehow she had to save the stage actor portraying Redman. The female Saiyan decided to use one of her weaker attacks so she wouldn't hurt the youma much just weaken him. Placing her thumb and forefinger on upon her tiara Sailor Moon began to charge it with her Ki. When the tiara had been charged with enough Ki Sailor Moon sent her attack.
"Moon Tiara Magic! Chotto dake yo!" Sailor Moon called out as she sent forth the Ki enhanced energy disk at the youma.
The tiara did exactly what Sailor Moon had intended it to do and weakened the youma to the point where Sailor Moon could heal him. Underneath the mantis exterior and Redman costume was a human worth saving. Pulling out the moon rod Sailor Moon prepared to return him to normal.
"Moon Healing Activation!" Sailor Moon called out.
The usual beam of pure energy surrounded the youma engulfing him in a bright light. The youma cried out in pain as the dark influences brought on by Zoicite were washed away. When the light faded the youma was no more and the stage actor portraying Redman was in his place.
With the youma healed the marimo that he had used to attack the crowd and Tuxedo Umino and Naru vanished. Everyone who had remained at the show thought everything that had happened was all a part of the Redman show. The small crowd began clapping and cheering.
Luna ran up to Sailor Moon on the stage. She had seen the entire battle take place and was quite impressed with how Sailor Moon had handled herself. Luna was especially impressed with the way Sailor Moon had kept her Saiyan side in check.
"You did a very good job Sailor Moon." Luna said.
"She's right Sailor Moon." Tuxedo Mask added.
In the heat of the battle Sailor Moon had forgotten Tuxedo Mask was still at the amusement park stage. She had lost track of him after he began fighting with Zoicite.
"Thanks guys." Sailor Moon said.
Sailor Moon was about to pick up the yellow crystal when Zoicite suddenly appeared. He had been watching the rest of the battle off in a safe area not too far from the stage. Luna saw the effeminate general and lunged for his face with a feline growl but Zoicite knocked her out of the way before she could do any damage and grabbed the yellow crystal. Sailor Moon saw what happened and a look of sheer panic crept across her face.
"Luna!" Sailor Moon cried out.
"Kuso! He's got the crystal!" Tuxedo Mask added.
Instinctively Sailor Moon dropped into a fighting stance ready to attack the dark general. Tuxedo Mask saw what the female Saiyan had done and followed suit getting into his own fighting stance. Sailor Moon went to attack the dark general with a well placed kick to the midsection but Zoicite teleported away from the scene before she could connect leaving her kicking at nothing but air.
With Zoicite gone and Sailor Moon back to her usually cheerful self the female Demi-Saiyan was confronted by Tuxedo Mask.
"Don't bother going after him. I'll get the rainbow crystal back." Tuxedo Mask said.
"Thanks you don't know what that means to me." Sailor Moon replied.
"I didn't say I would return it to you. Once I get that crystal back I'm keeping it for myself." The dapper defender told her a bit harshly.
With that Tuxedo Mask left the scene leaving a very confused Sailor Moon to do damage control.
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With the youma gone and the stage area clean once again Ten Ban Land tried once again to put on the Redman show. Once again the audience was filled to capacity and Naru and Umino were there to continue their date. Naru looked over at Umino realizing that there was more to Umino than just a guy who loved computers and gossip. It had taken another youma attack for her to see Umino's quirky yet sweet side. Naru decided right then and there she was going to see where a relationship with Umino would go.
"Umino I want to thank you for what you did on that stage against that monster." Naru said.
Umino began to blush a bit and didn't know what to say.
"You know you actually look kind of cool in that tuxedo when you aren't playing super hero." Naru told him truthfully.
Somehow Umino found the courage to speak and knew exactly what to say to her.
"Please call me Tuxedo Umino." Umino requested.
This time it was Naru's turn to blush. Slowly and somewhat embarrassingly she fulfilled Umino's odd request and held onto his arm.
"Tuxedo Umino." Naru said slowly.
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Usagi sat on the bed in her dorm room in Kinmoko Hall. Luna sat next to her nursing the minor wounds she had received when Zoicite hit her. Across the room Ami sat on her own bed half engrossed in a book she was reading for her British Lit class and half paying attention to the conversation she was having with Usagi and Luna about what happened at the Redman show that afternoon. Like any highly advanced computer Ami had the ability to multitask with ease.
"I just don't get it guys. How could Tuxedo Mask go from being our ally one moment to being our enemy the next? I thought he was supposed to help us out in our battle against the Dark Kingdom. Instead he's become almost as bad as they are. And what's worse is I let Zoicite get away with Ryouga's yellow crystal. Makoto and Rei are going to kill me when they find out." Usagi said a bit depressed.
"Don't worry Usagi we'll get those crystals back. We're the Sailor Senshi. We never give up." Ami reassured her friend.
"I hope so Ami. I really hope so." Usagi replied.
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Finally another chapter is finished. I'm creeping up on number twenty if you can believe it. First off I apologize for the lateness of this episode but it's hard to get inspired when FF.net isn't getting a lot of quality stuff and the good authors out there are giving up on us. Besides it looks as though I'm going to have to do the one thing I said I wouldn't do and beg you for reviews. I need them badly. I need inspiration to write a good episode. And don't worry because once I get past the whole Rainbow Crystal find the princess arc things will be my own ideas again. Hopefully then I won't be writing this for the sake of writing this.
Now as for this episode it was necessary and painful to write because somehow the Senshi needed to loose that crystal. As for why Usagi had it well let's just say Ami had it first because she was the one who caught it and it was Usagi's turn to watch over it. It's easier that way because they are roommates. The marimo the youma used are those disgusting looking moss balls seen in the original episode. The line Usagi used when she threw the tiara translates roughly into just a little bit. She didn't want the tiara to completely destroy the youma just hurt him enough so she could heal him.
So what's on tap for our heroes in the next episode? Get ready for a little general cross dressing (pun intended) as Zoicite proves why he's the effeminate general and DIC decided to make him a she when he impersonates Sailor Moon. Malachite reveals himself to the Senshi. And what is cape boy up to? But that's not all the stage is set for the arrival of the princess when a new face joins the group. Get ready because here come Sailor V and her guardian feline Artimes. It's business as usual in episode nineteen The Fake Sailor Moon.
