Disclaimer: I do not own anything of the Sailor Moon series. I do own my knights, the Dark Universe, and all others involved with the story save for Sailor Moon characters. This is just my play on the series.

Chapter 16

Join the Club!

~ The Dark Universe ~

Kitty and Xeno stood still before their lord, who looked about ready to pop with rage any second. He'd been so pleased when Kitty brought the Fire Crystal to him, but losing the Water Crystal to Moon Knight put him back in a terrible mood. Kitty had been sure it'd work, it still puzzled her how Moon Knight found her so fast. Then again, the stupid humans that managed to talk about old Jaws might have had a hand in it.

'I hate humans. Oooooo, they spoil all my neat fun!' she scowled inwardly, then went back at attention when Specter rammed his fist on his throne.

"We'll have to work extra quickly and harder to gain the next crystal….I don't want anymore repeats of Jaws. She was fine warrior, Kitty….and you left her the moment you got wet. You're stupidity isn't nearly as annoying as your quickness to retreat…." He stated harshly at her.

She pouted. "But Lord Specter, I hate the wa….." she started, then was thrown back several feet with a wave of Specter's hand.

"I'M NOT FINISHED! You will speak when spoken you, little princess.," Specter growled, then his purple eyes shot to stiff and calm Xeno," Has the next crystal been located?"

Xeno nodded, and held out the location prism in his pale hand. It shined, then displayed a young man with multicolored hair and sunglasses covering his eyes. He was wearing a leather vest over a death metal shirt and some wicked looking skull necklaces, as well as fingerless gloves.

"This is Tenchi Oyoko…..a.k.a. Shocker Chi, an Earth Disc Jockey. He contains the Orange Crystal of Spirit and….an old acquaintance of our little princess. I have already planned his reinstatement into the Dark Universe with Princes Kittiana." Xeno said plainly, the image fading as he shoved the prism in his pocket.

Specter nodded, growling still at the tipsy Kitty. "I hope you get it right this time, or I might have to punish one of your incompetence. Get me this Crystal or they will be consequences, worse than that of Princess Raven. Understood?!" he bellowed. Xeno barely flinched at raven's name, and only nodded before vanishing in a hailstorm of metal.

Kitty finally got her bearings and saluted off kilter and vanished in a wisp of a growling tiger head. Specter grumbled. "Moron….why did I get her? Ah, she's an excellent con artist and if she had brain one working at the right time, she'd kill Moon Knight. At least this warrior means something to her. There will only be four Crystals left….we'll have the majority….we will…and Earth will be mine. All mine! Ahahahahaaaa!!" he cackled, the terrible laugh echoing through the dark underworld of his kingdom.

~ Miko's Café ~

Stephen wasn't having fun. He missed Allan's arcade, but it was still under repair and Allan had gone out of town to recuperate. He still had Gary to hang with, but they were both bored hopping from café to café to talk or grab a bite to eat. Gary had days some months he didn't want Stephen in his apartment, renovations or pest control, something his landlord neglected. He didn't mind not having to eat fast food at Gary's apartment, but still, Stephen didn't need to be tutored, so they did very little. Stephen breezed through his work in an hour, so they were stuck watching boring reruns and game shows, even ones that made them blush, listened to music or sat on his lanai balcony to look across the city.

They'd taken to going to cafés and clubs to pass the time when there was truly nothing to do and it was driving them nuts. Gary was pretty cool about things and he even commented politely on Stephen's knowledge of exotic foods. Stephen couldn't help what he'd learned in etiquette classes as a child. He never forgot what he learned, so having fun was always welcome.

Right now, they were drinking malt sodas and eating cheeseburgers. Stephen was looking around, sometimes out of boredom, and others, wondering if Lady Glamour's secret identity. He really wanted to meet her and ask here out when they weren't out saving the world. She never showed up during the fight with Jaws, and it worried him. He hoped she was all right, and still single. He'd die if she had forgotten him and the knights, of course.

'Who knows, the woman of my dreams could be right under my nose. Ah where is she? Why won't she appear?' he thought, fantasizing about asking her out.

"Hey meathead…..don't go leaving me in reality again." Gary hoarsely interjected, shattering Stephen's thoughts. Stephen glared at him, only seeing his face reflect as twins in Gary's ever-present sunglasses and that delighted little smirk on his friend's mouth.

"You're bringing me down, Stephen….no fair you go to La-La Land and leave me here with the check." Gary chuckled. That made Stephen smile. Gary was getting better with his sense of humor and understanding Stephen's quirks. "Funny….I was just thinking about that girl again. I was wondering where she's been, what she's been up to." Stephen replied, taking a big gulp from his fountain glass.

Gary shrugged. "Who knows with women, meathead. The right girl could be right before your eyes….someday, and you'd miss that chance cause you'd probably be daydreaming again." Gary snickered. Stephen frowned a bit. "Well….the right woman doesn't happen to be in front of me, Gary, me boy. And I would not zone out in her face……you really get a kick out of teasing me, don't you?"

Gary nodded with a lopsided grin and two thumbs up. "You know it…." He was saying when a young man entered the café, his multicolored hair making a few of the patrons giggle and stare.

Stephen turned to look at the guy, feeling funny as he did, a sort of deja vu. 'Do I know this guy? I feel like I do….but I don't remember someone like that….' He thought, stiffening as the guy looked at them and waved.

"Hey-o, Gary my man. Shove over, dude." The youth shouted, his voice sounding really hyped up, like some excited rock star. Gary moved around to Stephen's side and sat next to him. Stephen just watched as the young man sat across from them, his skull jewelry jingling like crazy.

His shirt was cool, a death metal shirt with a skeleton playing the guitar, a leather vest with a scythe patch on the right side. He had orange fingerless gloves and orange sneakers. He was like punk rocker, and twice as fruity in his taste in clothes. Stephen had to rub his eyes a few times to ensure he wouldn't go blind.

"Long time no see, Gary boy. Haven't seen you since the arcade got trashed. How's your big old bro?" the youth asked.

Gary shrugged. "He's in Europe, Tenchi….Mom and Dad sent him out there so he could….get over the attacks. The arcade should up and running in a few months…."Gary started, then seemed to remember Stephen was there," Oh yeah, this is my friend Stephen Tsukikage. Stephen, this is Tenchi Oyoko. he used to be our best customer before he started building his dream, a night club."

Tenchi grinned broadly. "Not building anymore, dude, it's all built. Got a great loan and a willing group of bands to fund me too….The Mecha Room is officially open tomorrow night. And this unsociable dude here thought it was a pipe dream. Can you believe him, Stephy boy?" Tenchi let out with a laugh.

Stephen frowned at the odd nickname, but nodded. Gary could be sarcastically pessimistic at times, but all in good fun. "Yeah, I guess, and its Stephen. So your grand opening is tomorrow night? Bet the entrance fee is killer." Stephen replied.

Tenchi nodded, digging in his vest for something. He pulled out a wad of tickets and plopped them on the table. Stephen picked one up, reading the address first at the top and the rest to himself:

Come one, Come all to the Coolest

Underworld Heavy Metal Dance Club,

The Mecha Room!!

GRAND OPENING!!

Door Prizes Will Be Given to the First 100 Customers.

Bring a Date! Bring Three Dates! Tell Your Friends….Admission is Half Price

Tonight With All The Music, Food, and Drinks You Can Stand.

Let's ROCK!

Shocker Chi………

"Sounds cool….all heavy metal?" Stephen asked. Tenchi shook his jingling head. "No, no, no, man, its all good, horror rock, rock and roll, techno, all the good stuff, even foreign American and European stuff. I really dig music, we're like blood brothers. I always am in synch with rhythm. No one can keep up with the Shocker, so I'm a solo act for now. You'll come, right Stephy boy?" Tenchi asked eagerly.

"….It is Stephen, and sure, I'll bring my friends….it'd be something better to do than café hop all week," he grinned and slipped an arm around Gary's neck tightly in fun," And I'll even bring the pessimist. Right Gary?"

Gary managed a slightly, nod, wriggling out of the near headlock. Stephen shrugged, not understanding why Gary could tease and Stephen couldn't. "I'll be there, but since you're bored and I am too, why don't we go check Tenchi's place out?" Gary suggested, flustered.

"I don't mind, do you Stephy boy?" Tenchi asked, making a drum beat on the table with his knuckles. Stephen was about to say no and correct the guy again when he saw a flash of white out of the corner of his eye. He sidelong glanced to the spot, trailing up and down the windows opposite them. Then he frozen, the white-haired head of Kitty peeking at them through the window. 'No….not at me and Gary….Tenchi….she looks like she wants to eat him…oh gods, he must have a crystal inside him. Oh no….' he thought, getting knocked out of his trance by Gary's fist to his head.

He rubbed at it, looking tersely at Gary. "Well? What's the answer, meathead?"

Stephen looked one more time where Kitty had been, frowning to see she was gone. "Sure…what the hell. It couldn't hurt….much." he said, half hoping he was right.

~ The Mecha Room ~

"Whoa cool! This place is enormous! Its like a warehouse with….hell, the most expensive club gear I've ever seen. Damn, Chi, what did this place used to be?" Stephen gasped, staring at every colored light and high tech disc jockey's dream come true equipment.

Shocker Chi just grinned broadly. "A warehouse, duh….I got it last year, my grandpa bit the dust so I got this, so I sold what was in it to some companies, and started using the money and some loans to fix it all up. Built the dining area up where the main offices were, kept some of the non-functioning machinery like that gizmo near my throne for a futuristic effect," he said, pointing at what looked like a giant metal arm. The tubes were painted red to resemble muscle and spikes added to the metal claw.

Stephen just whistled. He couldn't see the ceiling even with all the lights on. It was painted perfectly like a moonlit sky. He looked at the moon, so perfectly painted, staring back at him. His heart lurched a bit, like he'd lost something and forgotten. Stephen quickly shook it off. 'This super hero stuff is still the pits. Making me imagine things….' He thought, watching Gary and Chi converse over the light show planned for tonight.

Stephen was more concerned with seeing Kitty in the window back at the café. He thought he saw a flash of silver behind her, someone had been with her perhaps. It might have been another general since Kitty was obvious an incompetent, all be is psychotically dangerous, crybaby. He wondered a bit, as he cautious went into the bathroom, if Lord Specter would make an appearance if the knights killed all the generals.

He frowned on that thought as he stayed by the door, peering around Chi and Gary for any sign of attack. He couldn't let them see who he was, or let Kitty and her stooge see either. If she was already eyeing Chi, she was going to attack. Kitty was as quick as her brain wasn't, but he'd stop her before she could get the next crystal, then consult with Cyrus in how to get the crystal out without making Chi transform into a big fat problem with teeth and claws.

'Hopefully without that rancid fish smell too. I had to burn my clothes because of Jaws….and take 50 damn herbal showers and get grounded for a week for using mom's herbal soaps up.' He thought, flinched a bit as he heard the front door open. He watched and waited, his blood running cold as he saw Kitty and a man with silver hair walk out of the darkness, almost bleeding out of the shadows.

'Time to rescue Gary again….' He thought gripping his pendant as he went into one of the stalls. Moon Knight, Trans….ack!" he started, followed by a loud splash," Dammit."

The toilet flushed on him as he tried to right himself. "Ahhh shit….like a damn vacuum cleaner." He muttered from within the stall.

~

Gary went on talking with Chi until he saw his friend start to look around him, looking a bit flirtatious. 'Girl must have sneaked in….Chi, you're such a playboy.' Gary thought nauseously, a headache hitting him suddenly as he turned, and nearly fell over in shock. It was her, that Kitty woman that nearly killed him, Ray and Lamont at the aquarium.

'Life stinks….its happening again….that means….oh my gods, Chi has a crystal inside him!' Gary's mind screamed. He got in front of Chi, tried his best to say the least. Chi didn't seem to sense the danger Gary did. Kitty was here for a crystal, and would destroy Chi's life like he nearly did Marina's.

"Oh lookie, Xeno-kins. Kitty sees boy toy from the fish museum….got a lot of strength. He'll make Lord Specter happy when Dark Goddess sucks his soul out. That and Kitty get Crystal Spirit stud too….goodie, goodie." She said raising her hand up.

The silver hair man was staring at Gary, his silver hair and armor glittering in the light in a dazzling way. "Perhaps. Now just do what we came here for first. The Dark Goddess and Lord Specter want the crystal first….not your little games." He said snobbishly.

Kitty bounced up and down and her hand glowed.

Gary was about to shove Chi out of the way and take the hit, when Kitty yelled, flying into a wall. Gary blinked, not daring to believe what he was seeing. "Moon Knight!" he cried out, almost high pitched.

Moon Knight just grunted in reply, slashing at Xeno who retaliated with his wrist blade. Xeno slashed back, a boomerang of light sailing at Moon Knight's head. His blade deflected it, and it slammed into Kitty. The royal pain vanished, in a fit of tears.

Xeno merely sniffed at all this, and looked back at Gary. "The Crystal of Spirit will belong to the Dark Universe, boy, as will the Earth princess," he was saying to Moon Knight, but never took his eyes off Gary," Till then, think fast, hah!" With then he jumped into the air and threw a hail of shimmering light boomerangs at Gary.

He tensed, all sound and sight silencing around him as the barrage of deadly blue blade sailed at him. He didn't even see Xeno vanish, or hear Moon Knight yell his name. All he knew was he felt something his side, then he hit he floor, the spot he was standing on before exploding in a hail storm of splinters. As his senses came back, he was aware someone was on top of him. He managed to finally turn his head to see Moon Knight sprawled and bleeding on top of him.

"Oh gods! MOON KNIGHT!" he near screamed. Chi was near them now, pulling the young knight off. His back was mutilated with sizzling slashes. 'He….he took those hits….for me? He doesn't even know me…why?' Gary wondered, his eyes widening behind his sunglasses as the wounds started pulling in, healing. The armor was even fixing itself. 'He's…immortal? What the hell is going on? Moon Knight….why did you risk yourself anyway….who are you?' Gary wondered.

As if in reply, Moon Knight moaned and started pulling himself off the floor in a hunched kneel. "Ich, damn Dark Universe freaks….cowards." he muttered, rubbing his neck.

"Moon Knight….thank you, again. You always seem to be around to save my ass." Gary said quietly. Moon Knight looked up, his mask shimmering a little, almost as silver as Xeno's. "Don't mention it…just being a hero…..ack, like always. I'm glad Stephen called me….or I might not of been able to keep saving your butt." Moon Knight uttered," but I can't stay. World savior stuff and such…so long." With a wave, he ran out of the club before Gary could ask him where Stephen ran off to.

"Eh….good old meathead….always watching everybody's back." Gary uttered, picking himself up. Chi just watched, a little nervous looking for once. "What were those people talking about? I don't own any orange crystal….I better call the cops."

Gary shook his head. "Just weirdoes….you don't need the police, I have a feeling you have a moonlight guardian angel watching you, with three others. Looks like you've got free bodyguards, Chi." Gary uttered, worrying for Chi a little as a headache came on again. 'Yeah….he's going to need it….but I'll be the one with the crystal…once I figure out how to get it without harming Chi.' He thought absently, sighing deeply as the headache got worse.

~ Dark Universe ~

Kitty was still ranting in her overly white room, breaking things and kicking stuff into pieces, despite being told to stay still while she healed. She was upset she had to wait for Chi to be transformed longer. Specter had not been told of the failure. Xeno was simply bored with the Moon Knight getting in their way, he was always around, like he was being tipped off. It was probably that beautiful white–haired boy that had been with the Crystal carrier.

He recalled Viper saying the boy had known the knight and was probably a friend. 'Probably knows who and where Moon Knight might be….but all in good time…soon, once Kitty calms down.' He thought angrily, watching the princess go into another crying fit when she failed to kick her bed apart.

"Princess, we won't get far if you take it out on the furniture. We should go back tomorrow night to the club and finish the job. Who would suspect we'd attack with so many people around? I am the brains behind these attacks, but you keep messing them up. Specter will not be pleased when I tell him you're more suited to whining than being next in line for the Dark Universe throne." He uttered.

She stopped in mid bawling and looked at him. "Kitty wants to know what we do then. Direct approach failed, Kitty is angry with lousy Moon Knight. Moon Knight and boy toy ruined the plan. Kitty wants revenge. Kitty wants Crystal boy! NOW!."

"You will get it all. Just disguise yourself and get him alone…them take it, make sure he's alone and no one follows. Do it quickly….while I search for the true identities of the knights….Lord Specter doesn't want me directly involved with the crystals because its your job to get them. You fail….your funeral, understood, you highness?" Xeno explain gently as possible.

After a few blinks, she nodded. "Kitty understands….Kitty will make Xeno proud and Lord happy. Kitty will be very happy too….hee….hee." She giggles and flashed out with growl. Xeno sighed.

"One can only hope. My prism was reacting in the club to more than just the crystal. That boy….had great power. Perhaps that is why Moon Knight saves him….could he be…the Moon prince? He seemed vaguely familiar to me….like we've met. It is a strange thing," he sighed," But, I have more important things to do that wonder, I have some knights to identify….and kill." He flashed out, his musical chuckle softly dancing across the ivory walls.

~ The Mecha Room ~

- Next Day -

"Oh, a date….how cool, Snowflake." Angie chirped. She'd gone all out for her clothes tonight, a sleeveless T-shirt, her torn jeans, high top sneakers, and even her favorite silver earrings. It made Stephen cringe. Nothing had really changed between them, he regretted pecking her cheek. She got the wrong idea again and still thought they were going to be a couple. 'We're a couple all right, a couple of opposites….stupid psycho girl.' He thought.

He hadn't gone as loose as Angie did. He simply wore some black jeans and a black T-shirt with his pendant tucked under it. He wore his usual sneakers and that was it, aside from the small knapsack he was carrying with a rather irate and sweaty talking cat inside. Stephen had loved forcing Cyrus in there when the cat insisted on going. Pets weren't allowed in clubs, so Stephen used an old knapsack to cart him around. Lamont and Ray, both dressed nearly the same as Stephen, flanked him. Ray had on a shirt with fireballs on it while Lamont had a normal green sweatshirt.

Compared to the rest of the rowdy patrons, they were sincerely the most normal looking and most out of place. Everyone was either totally gothic or punk hair rock and roll fans. Stephen found it amusing and exciting. He never got to go to a club till now.

He was about to look for Chi when he felt Angie latch onto him like barnacle. "Angie, lay off….I need my arm….we're here on business, not….whatever you're thinking. We all fan out and look for anyone suspicious and keep and eye on Chi," he said, pointing to the multicolored-haired head of Shocker Chi himself, having a good old time as the DJ.

Angie pouted and grumbled a bit, but let go finally and disappeared into the sea of black and rainbows. Ray went next and Lamont was already gone and on the dance floor near a blonde. 'So much for saving the world….Lamont, you idiot….' He thought and went for the bathroom. He got in an empty stall, one with grate in it and let a gasping Cyrus out. "This is cruel and unusual punishment. I nearly suffocated in that smelly thing. Your gym socks from the sixth grade are still in here." Cyrus yowled, only to get his mouth pinched shut.

"Shhh…there's other guys in the stalls you know. Just get in the vents and keep and eye out, yell if you see anything. That's the plan, just like you wanted." Stephen grumbled, lifting the grate next to his toilet up and shoving the yowling cat in.

"We'll have words about your laziness later….then." Cyrus grumbled, scampering off even before Stephen shut the grate. "Yeah, yeah, such a mother." Stephen sighed, flushed for no reason and left, he had some Kitty spotting to do.

Stephen went out and saw a familiar suited male walk by, Gary. His friend was there, even after what nearly happened today. "Hey Gary….Gary!" he called, but Gary didn't seem to hear him, vanishing into the dancing crowds like liquid. Stephen groaned, looking back up to where Chi was as a new song was put on. Chi was still safe, plenty of girls dancing and rubbing up against him. 'Man….I really hope he's not a pervert, or this protection thing's going to be harder than I thought. Don't need him doing something nuts when his life is at stake.' He thought, and was about to go towards the stage when a young red-headed girl grabbed his arm and pulled him on the dance floor.

"Jeez…." He muttered, this girl a lot more muscular than Angie keeping him near her. He wanted to hit her and run, but then he might get thrown out. He still had a good view of Chi on stage, of the few blondes and brunettes dancing near him. He was still safe, Stephen wasn't leaving, so nothing was wrong. 'Except the fact this girl's deodorant just ain't makin' it. Phew….I hope kitty exposed herself soon so we can kick her ass for ruining what could be a fun night.' He thought, trying to keep his arm in its socket as he was yanked further into the crowd of dancers.

~

Chi was having the time of his life, his dream had finally come true. He was making people happy and letting them share the fun of his talents. It felt so uplifting to him, not to mention he loved the attention he was getting from all the girls he'd let up on stage. One particular one was grabbing his rear and fiddling with his zipper. 'Man oh man, she's all over me. She digs me….finally I get some popularity, not the music freak anymore. I'm the DJ god. No more virgin jokes at my expense in college, maybe….ah, jeez….' He thought as he felt her hand inside his pants.

He nearly messed up his rhythm when she touches his boxers, and nearly messed up his boxers too. It felt kind'a good, addictive, warm. She wasn't going in his boxers, but still, it was enough to drive him insane. He's never ever been thought of or touched this way. She stopped after a few teasing pats and winked at him, walking away. He watched her as he tried to keep from going nuts and hyperventilating from wanting to be by her. She was gorgeous, a plain blonde, a petite bust. He didn't care what she looked like, she was interested in him. That was a blessing all its own for a loner like him.

He finished his bit after seeing she'd slinked into the office. He thought he'd locked it for the night, but it didn't bother him. It was private. He quickly put a new CD in and got off the stage, setting a few lights to go off during it. No one seemed to notice he was sneaking away and if they did, he'd have to go back and fight the urge to scream. This was his chance, a girlfriend, no more jokes aimed at him. He'd be a man.

He slipped in quietly, locking the door as he turned to look around. There she was, on the plain green couch he'd got at a flea market real cheap. It was soft and comfy, and with her on it, inviting over ten times more. He walked over to her, taking off his sunglasses, his eyes shining all excitedly on her. "Hi there stud…." She purred out.

"Hi….miss….eh, heh….you….um…well…."he blubbered out, gulping," Gods you're very pretty….and forward."

"I just know what I want….," she purred, eye his open fly, and dipped her hand inside. He gasped as she grabbed his manhood just like that, stroking and pumping her hand over it. He came after a few minutes of blissful contact with her soft skin, it was exhilarating, like jumping off a cliff and riding a tsunami. He was in heaven, then became embarrassed when he saw he'd stained his pants and her pretty white shirt.

"Oh gods….I'm sorry," he said, pushing his excited manhood back in, trying to be a gentleman. He wasn't going to be giant pervert like his father, he'd do it right. He wouldn't ruin this girl's life like his father had done with his mother. He still missed his mom, the poor woman. Only sixteen and his father got he pregnant with him. They'd ruined each other dreams, mostly his mother's of being an actress, in not doing it safely. They'd been horny then, but he wouldn't lose his head. He'd think of this girl fully.

He screamed inside, still trying to be a good man when she pulled him on her. "For being a man….for being so…excited. You're a virgin right?" she asked sweetly.

He blushed, ashamed. He'd been made fun for being the only virgin in his class. Gary wasn't in any of his classes, but he'd met him at the arcade. He never told Gary he was 22 and still a virgin. His father laughed at him and called him a homo. It was so degrading, but he never jumped into bed with anyone. He wanted it to be for love, true attraction. This girl was beautiful and seemed very nice. She wasn't laughing at him, wasn't calling him fruity or anything. She'd even bothered to touch him, intimately.

"Y-yeah….Sorry, no one's ever…wanted me. Not for anything." He said, reddening as he felt her tug his pants down to his knees. He felt very cool and warm, feeling a hand back at his manhood. He flinched, but moaned gently in her hair. "You want to feel me….we don't have to do it…just feel me?" she asked, stroking his rear then.

'Feeling is probably ok…I don't know her, and I have a club to run….we can go on a date later….a lot of dates…then…yeah then we can do it, protected. I shouldn't think with my other head….even if Dad says its ok to get what I need. I can't use her for sex….I won't be like my perverted father.' He thought.

"O-ok….just to feel….and maybe….can I ask you out….?" He said nervously

"Don't you want to be a man….to break me and feel like a man? Come on, a feel will only tempt you to enter my abyss. Sex is all that really matters. I've waited so long for you…." she giggled. He didn't feel so comfortable now, that evil little grin on her mouth was scaring him. He got off of her, tripping a bit as he yanked his stained pants up, nervously zipping them up.

"No, I don't want that,….it was just a thought, but I can't do that to someone….That's wrong….No….get out of here!" he yelled, but she only laughed, the blonde bleeding out of her hair to shock white.

"You!? You're that woman….who attacked Gary and me!" he yelped, and tried to run, but the woman's hand was up and glowing. She leapt right in front of the door as he reached it and rammed her hand into his chest. He screamed, but the loud music drowned it out as she pulled the orange crystal from him. Then his skin starts to shift and stretch, moaning horribly.

Kitty laughed gently above him. "Don't worry….you'll sleep with me anyway. We are after all….lovers." she grinned, kissing the rapidly transforming mouth deeply, getting a kiss back with growl.

~

Stephen was getting angrier by the second when he tried for a third time to get away from the strong red-head, Rika she had managed to say in a sweet voice. She wasn't a bad dancer or a bad person, but she was annoying him by thinking he wanted to dance with her or at all. He looked about for aid, but he couldn't see the others, or even his guardian cat's head in any of the vents. There were too many people in the club to see them and too many girls half-naked on stage to even catch a glimpse of Chi.

If they were here for anything else, he might try and enjoy himself, but everything was going right down the toilet in the blink of an eye. He even tried looking around for Gary, but that was a worse bet than finding a needle in haystack. 'Not to mention I'm sweating cause I have been dancing for nearly an hour with this nitwit and other clods have stepped on my feet over twenty times! Now my head and stomach hurt like hell and her pits smell worse than they did and hour ago….what else can go wrong?' he wonderfully harshly.

As if in answer, something exploded, like wood and metal, then came the screams and people pouring past him, clawing and ramming into his body. He stayed up, enduring it as the people tried to escape, only moving when the crowds stopped still. Stephen headed for the bathroom, relieved to see Lamont and Ray already slipping in. he kept his ice blue gaze aimed at the source of the explosion, the sick feeling getting worse. 'We blew it….Kitty beat us…to him? What the hell is she doing?' he thought, stopping by the door.

Kitty was frenching what used to be Shocker Chi, now a rather large and slim techno-organic warrior. He had claws of black that sparked with electricity, slits in his chest and CD's that were ever spinning in his shoulders. He was a goldish color, dressed in off the wall metallic colors, tacky to an art form. At least that weird guy who was with Kitty in her first attempt had the decency not to go overkill. His eyes nearly went blind from the colors.

'Oh man….and she's got the crystal now. We can't let her get away.' He thought and rushed in the bathroom as Kitty pulled away and cackled.

~

Kitty laughed and danced around her eager lover like the child she was inside, holding her prize high. It was utterly wonderful that she won, and no galaxy Knight to ruin her reunion with her lover, Vibes, the psycho electric warrior from long ago. He was still handsome and amorous with her, that same shock white electrical hair, tough gold skin, and lovely shocking claws. He was simply wonderful to see, that build, those empty white eyes. It put her in thralls of giddy ecstasy.

"Oh Vibes, now Kitty has you back and the Crystal of Spirit. Lord Specter will be happy with Kitty. Kitty will get time off for good work."

"BzzzSexual time off." He said in his computerized voice, a big grin on his crackling electrical teeth, his golden, forked tongue snaking across her cheek. She tittered, enjoying the long awaited feel, then turned her head to the cowering humans. Her power had sealed them all in long before she struck, it made it easier to keep unwanted pains in the butt out, and plenty of fearful and excited energy for her to collect.

"Vibes, darling, Kitty wants you to suck the wastes of skin dry. Now!" she stomped. He nodded, his electric hair swiveling wildly before the stranded shot out and wrapped about a few cowering girls and a boy. The strands crackling, draining their precious life force out painfully, making them scream hysterically.

"Yes, Kitty wants them to scream. Kitty wants it all! Die humans! DIE!" she practically sang.

"Not today, miss kitty cat. Celestial Beam! Strike!" a painfully familiar voice rang out, beams of light slicing through the electric hair. The nearly drained teenagers feel heavily to the floor. Kitty looked up with growl to see Moon, Mars, Jupiter and Mercury all standing on stage, each balanced on different section.

"Galaxy Knights! Damn, always ruining Kitty's fun! Vibes, destroy them! I'll suck the flesh sacks dry. Keep them away from me." She growled, clutching the crystal tightly in her little hand as she bounced off to the cowering humans.

~

Vibes merely nodded. "BzztSure, BzzztSexy…." He uttered, and raised his hand. The knights didn't move when nothing seemed to happen, then the CD strewn about the stage whizzed up and slashed at all of them in a psychotic hurricane. The knights cried out, mostly the Mercury whose legs were assaulted heavily and bleeding, and jumped off in different directions.

"WE have to protect the people! Argh! Dammit, wake up Chi! You don't want to do this!" Moon Knight cried out, attacking Vibes with his sword. He felt a blaze of electricity go through him when his sword made contact, sending him flying into Jupiter. The green armored knight was trying to keep the possessed compact discs from getting near him and Mercury again, but now she was left to fend for herself.

"We can't hit him with our weapons….we have to use out powers….or we'll get French fried!" Moon Knight yelled, shoving Jupiter away and rolled in the other direction, narrowly being missed by more killer CD's. The once containers of music nearly sliced their heads off, now stuck and quivering in the wall.

Moon Knight howled as another barraged flew past him, slicing up the backs of his legs. He tried getting up, but another hailstorm of the reflective disks spiraled at him, right at his head. He barely blinked as they closed in, then his vision blurred as he was snatched out of the way, the smell of roses filling his senses. He looked up happy to see Lady Glamour, a small cut on her arm, but otherwise beautiful and safe.

"Lady Glamour! You're back!" he said happily. She nodded stiffly and set him on stage. "You take the monster. Miss Kitty is mine, so stay out of my way." She told him, and leapt away without another world. He was stunned with what she'd said, but she was right about the monster. He got up as his legs healed, lifting his blade towards Vibes. The terrible creature that was once Chi was attacking mercury and Mars now, sending electrical claws crashing down at them. "Mars! Mercury! USE YOUR POWERS!! Jupiter! Help Glamour! Celestial Beam! STRIKE HIM DOWN!" Moon Knight yelled, the beams of light ripping into the creature's back. Vibes turn, black blood oozing down his back as his rage filled face stabbed into Moon Knights.

Mars took the hint first and raised his blade swiftly in mid-jump. "RAGING HELL FIRE! IGNITE!" Mars shouted as he span in the air, the fiery balls of pure hell sailing into Vibes' back and knocked him to the ground.

"Ice Slash!! TRASH HIM!" Mercury cried out, daggers of subzero cold flying into the bloodied back, pinning him to the stage," Your show Moon Knight! Heal him!"

Moon Knight nodded and leapt off the stage to land behind the groaning mecha warrior. "…. Celestial Healing Light! Encircle this lost soul!" Moon Knight uttered, his sword held to the heavens as the light of the spell danced above him, encircling Vibes' pain wracked body. The creature glowed for a moment, then shrank down, back into Shocker Chi, passed out from the process.

"NOOOO!!! VIBES! NOOOO!!" Kitty screamed a ways off. Moon Knight turned a bit to see she was being kept at bay by Jupiter and Glamour, but was no longer thinking about the humans. She saw what Moon Knight did. "The past is dead and gone, Kitty. You lost your chance for love when you became murderous bitch. Chi is not your lover! He's human! You can't have him anymore!" Moon Knight shot back as Kitty went from childish to a white-hot raging inferno. "NOOOOO!!!!!" she screamed and jumped at him, her sharp nails blazing with dark energy. Moon Knight was stunned a moment, then stepped back hard, reaching for his sword. She still had the crystal and all he had to do was just to defeat her to gain it. His blade was only halfway out when she was nearly upon him, making him regretting not moving earlier.

He shut his eyes a moment, hoping it wouldn't be too damaging. Kitty couldn't be that strong. Then came a high pitched scream. "MY HAND!" It was Kitty, wailing and screaming only a few feet away from him.

Moon Knight opened his eyes, gasping. Kitty's left hand had been chopped clean off, leaking black and green blood all over her and the floor. The hand was in Glamour's pristine hand, the crystal still clutched in the severed appendage.

"L-lady Glamour…you….how did you?" he stuttered, too stunned by her cool exterior. She'd saved him again, she'd hurt Kitty, but she looked as if she didn't care. Kitty vanished, still wailing and bleeding, which made Stephen very happy. Kitty deserved to suffer for all those she killed, all her kind had killed.

Glamour simply plucked the crystal from the hand and dropped the dead part on the floor as she turned on her heels. She was walking away.

"Glamour….what do you need that for? Please, let us help you…." Moon Knight pleaded. She stopped a moment, looking up at the ceiling as if it were something profound. "You can't be involved with what I am doing. I will gain all the Spectrum Crystals, including yours. If you will not give it to me, I will have to take it by force. I have to be the one to destroy Specter….try to remember that, Knights." She uttered coldly, but he could hear hurt in her voice," Then I can know where I belong."

As soon as she stopped speaking, she took off in a run and jumped up, vanishing into the shadows of the ceiling. Moon Knight ran outside to try and see where she went, but there was nothing, just teenagers who were still trying to get in. "Glamour….oh, what are you so afraid of? Why won't you let me in?" he wondered aloud, but got no answer. He sighed and walked back in to heal the wounded, to think about what he'd just heard from the love of his life. Would she hurt them to get the water crystal?

~ Tokyo Park ~

Glamour stood alone in the park by a small, secluded pond. She held the spirit crystal still, then raised that hand to the sky. She felt a flush fall over her skin like a waterfall of rose petals. Her dress began to seep away, the weight of her mask still on her gentle face, the bridge of her nose. She felt her body tense up as memories flooded her mind.

Then Lady Glamour was enveloped in the brilliant sunset light of the crystal, the power of spirit taking true form. As the light faded, eyes blinked, the crystal laying in black gloved hand, the sleeve of a maroon suit and black shirt, tinted sights looking upon the powerful bauble.

Gary just stared at it, not sure what was happening anymore. "So this is who I am…." Gary said lightly, pocketing the crystal before turning away to head for home. "I'm Lady Glamour….it explains so much…." Gary said softly, the sunglasses coming off easily, startling blue eyes shining up at the pregnant moon.

"Now I know….I'll save you both, your majesties, whoever you are. I won't let Specter take me down. I will get the crystals for you." Gary replied to it heavenly glow, smiling softly before replacing the sunglasses.

To Be Continued….