Standard disclaimer. Sailor Moon is not mine, the idea and the show belong to people much richer than I. Please don't sue!

Dimmer however is mine.. of course if someone wants to use him or any of his transformations for ANY reason "thbbt" go ahead. You have my complete and total permission. I only request you tell me… Hell, I don't care if you don't tell me, it's not like I could find you anyway.

Warning: mild language, and this is my first fic. Maybe some lime sometime in the far future, but I seriously doubt it.

"Hello." Chad leaned his head through the door of the hospital room, and waved.

"Hi, Amy right?" He was about to shake her hand in greeting, when he noticed Dimmer in his body cast.

"Woah! Hey Dim, look at the mess you got yourself into. Had me worried sick after I seen what you were up to. 'Course you're still the only guy I'd have even thought of, who could survive something like that. Hey! He's not awake yet?"

Amy was a little startled to see Chad about to greet her than push past her and sit by his friend. She was even more surprised to find out that Chad expected him to be awake. Of course she met Chad before, but they never talked much. Rei was always there to chase him away. This time though Rei had went for a walk and said that she would be back soon, she said she had something on her mind, and she wouldn't answer any of the questions on what happened to Greg.

"I don't know how you knew that he had already woke up, but that doesn't matter. Did you see what happened to Dimmer?"

"Uh… kinda?" Chad watched a stranger call the ambulance for Dimmer, seeing him as the heaping mass he was in the middle of the wet asphalt. The problem was he couldn't let anyone know he was working with him, so he waited back at the temple anxiously for the hospital to call. Instead Rei called up that morning and told them everything that happened. He knew Dimmer would be okay, or should he say Sundown? The feeling in his hand that told him that Dimmer was transformed, told him that the man in the body cast was in fact Sundown at this very minute. He had taken the dagger away from his body in case someone tried to steal it that night. But the question did remain on how Rei found out Dimmer had been sent to the hospital.

"Kinda? What do you mean kinda?"

"Well Dimmer and I... we … uuh came down after he seen Sundown on the news! Yeah that's it! You see, we wanted to see what was going on, so we went to the top of Tokyo tower to get a good look." Chad was getting into this, but he had to think of a reason to why he didn't show up with Dimmer at the hospital, "The guy in purple hair!"

"What?" Amy was curious now, was Chad talking about Talenite?

"Yeah the ice cream vendor! The guy came out of nowhere! We tried to fight him but I was knocked on my ass! Before I went unconscious I seen Dimmer try to take him alone, after that I didn't know what happened until Rei called this morning!"

Amy was deep in thought. What reason did Talenite have to attack Chad and Dimmer? Does he know that it was them who had informed the scouts about his disguise?

"Must have been one heck of an ice cream vender to take you guys on huh?" She laughed nervously.

"Yeah, he certainly was." Chad scratched the back of his head and also laughed nervously.

Chad's mind: *she's hiding something*

Amy' mind: *he's hiding something*

"Hey uh… Amy?"

"Yes?"

"Do you think he'll wake up soon?"

"Hard to say. According to Rei, he's been in and out of consciousness all morning. Wonder where Rei is anyway, she said she was going for a walk, but she wanted to be back before you and her grandfather got here."

"I can answer that one, we saw her on the way in, Sensai and her are talking out in the main hall."

"Oh, I see… WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

Chad was shaking Dimmer vigorously the same way Rei was earlier. "I'm waking him up. Lately he's been real bad for this, so Sensai told me and Rei to wake him up in anyway necessary."

"But you can't do that to him now!"

"Huh? Sure I can, watch." He shook him harder.

Amy was about to say something when she noticed Dimmer's eyes were slowly starting to open.

Dimmer woke up. His gaze set upon the wire putting blood into his arm, and he screamed ripping his arm from it. His arm started bleeding profusely all over the room in a spraying directly from the artery the wire was attached to. Dimmer never stopped screaming, as he flailed his arms. He fell back wards hard, breaking the window behind him and falling three stories headfirst. He screamed as he watched the ground rush up to meet him.

And suddenly he woke up

Dimmer "MMMMPPPHHHHed" in pain as he was shaken awake for the third time that morning. His eyes focused on Chad with a strange thin, blurry line in front of Chad's face. As his eyes grew into focus he recognized the wire from the nightmare he just had. As the I.V. came into focus, Dimmer promptly rolled his eyes back into his skull and fainted.

Amy and Chad just sweatdropped. It was Chad who spoke. "I think I know why he's been in and out of consciousness."

"You mean besides people continuing to shake his very fragile body?"

"Uuh… yeah that too."

"Okay I'll bite what's going on?"

"He's scared of the sight of blood."

"You're kidding."

"No, actually. Needles and stuff, or anything that even has the slightest hint of drawing blood from him, he's terrified of. Doesn't like to see anything else bleed either, tries to get away from it as soon as possible."

"Okay, but how did you find out?"

"You seen the way we train didn't you? Can you guess who has the most experience of seeing him bleed?"

"Okay how come I didn't know."

"He's usually pretty careful of hurting himself, you should have seen him in the park the other day, when he scraped his knee. You probably saw a few of his glow in the dark band-aids. He always has them just in case."

Taking in this new information, Amy looked at Dimmer and saw the blood transfusion wires, and I.V. sticking out of him. Come to think of it, she did remember Dimmer saying something of the sort once before. She just shook her head and called for a nurse.

"Ahhahahahaahaahaah"

"Grandpa, stop laughing, I wasn't joking! That's the condition he's in right now."

"I believe you Rei, don't worry. That Dimmer, always getting you so worked up. It brings a tear to this old man's eye."

"Grandpa stop it! This is serious!"

"Rei, listen to your grandfather. Dimmer will be fine. I've seen the type before. Almost got you engaged to one way back than. Ahahaahahahahahahhaaah."

"What are talking about?!"

"Fine pig-tailed boy, great martial artist. His father was offering him for food and shelter."

"WHAT?!"

"Oh don't worry Rei, you're not engaged. I could never send a poor hungry father and son away. They stayed and I helped train the boy. Could stand up to anything I threw at him and be up to face me the next day." The old man reminisced mostly to himself

"Grandpa, what are you going on about?" Rei sighed, "Okay come on to Dimmer's room and see for yourself, alright?"

Rei lead her grandfather to Dimmer's room to find a doctor and nurse rolling away the I.V. cords, and a few other items. Rei ran in with her grandfather following behind at a leisurely pace.

"Dimmer!" Rei yelled as she skidded to a stop in his room.

"Yes?"

Dimmer was being fed cereal by Amy, the bandages over his mouth pulled down. Chad arched an eyebrow.

"But I just saw … I mean the doctors…You and wires…"

"Dimmer my boy!" Rei's grandfather interrupted

"Hello Sensai."

"So Rei tells me you no longer suffer from amnesia."

"She speaks the truth Sensai."

"Sooo… What's the background story behind my newest student? Where are you from?"

"Umm… about that Sensei… I was wondering…"

"Yes my boy?"

"I… I really don't want to say… Can we keep this a secret? I mean me getting my memory back and all."

Amy looked at Dimmer. This wasn't like the Dimmer she knew. He never kept secrets… "Why Dimmer? What's wrong?"

"I … I don't wanna go back Aimes. The government, they'll send me back, and I don't wanna go… it's probably not even the right place". The last part was said as a whisper as he looked out at the view of the highway and city.

The people in the room just looked back and forth at each other, searching for something to say. It was Rei's grandfather with a knowing look, who found his voice.

"Of course Dimmer. I welcomed you into my temple with certain conditions. You have always finished your tasks, and kept to those conditions. As long as you continue to wish to stay with us, I will allow it. But I will say this Dimmer. Do not turn your past aside, if nothing else is to be obtained from it, there is much past experience in it that you can learn from."

"Thank you Sensai." Dimmer looked to the other three people in the room.

"Hey, Dimmer! It's me, Chad! You're best bud right? No worries here."

Amy was a little different in her opinion.

"Just to let you know Dimmer I don't believe this is the right thing to do. But it's your past, and if it's what you want, I will respect that."

Rei looked into to Dimmer's eyes as if she could try to find what he was hiding. She knew she wouldn't be able to drag up anything that way, there was so much she wanted to ask him that might be about his past, Sundown, maybe Valor? She never once thought that his past might be a sore spot for him. She thought it would simply be great if he remembered… that…

"But Dimmer what about your parents? Your friends? Won't they miss you?

"Rei… please. My parents will have a hard time. But… well… please Rei? I can't … don't want to go on about it alright?"

"Well Dimmer okay. If you say so. After all", she smiled, "You're keeping a secret for me too right?"

"Huh? Oh yeah. The whole sideki… oof!"

"Oops" Rei was smiling and looking the other way, as her elbow smacked Dimmer in

the forehead.

A knock at the door ended any conversation that might have started. "Excuse me?" It was Nurse Kala. "Sorry, to disturb you. But I'm afraid the doctors want to do a check up on Dimmer now. You'll be allowed back in around one during regular visiting hours. I'm sorry, it's the best I can do."

"We understand Miss. Kala. Thank you for letting us come in this early." Rei stood up and thanked her.

"Very well than. When should I expect you home Dimmer?" Rei's Grandfather asked.

Dimmer simply smirked. "Tomorrow if there's anything I can say about it."

"Very well Dimmer, I will see you than." The old Man chuckled, as he left.

"Dimmer. You know that they'll want you in longer than that, don't you?

"Sure do Aimes, don't worry about it. I'll find some way outta this joint."

"Dimmer, for once just do what the doctors tell you? Okay? I'll see you at two."

"No problem. See ya now."

After Amy left the room, she got a suspicion that Dimmer hadn't paid any attention to her.

"Okay, check in on you later Dim."

"See ya Chad. Fetch me my knife for me wouldja?"

"Sure thing. See you after."

"Later."

Chad threw a smile toward the nurse, who was quick to leave the room for some reason. Chad sighed, and walked out.

Rei looked back toward Dimmer. "Knife?"

"Uuh… you probably won't believe me, but I'm still in my Sundown transformation. I need it to turn back to… well… me."

"Ah. Remember you promised to explain things to me. And now there's a few more things I have questions about."

"The whole bit with Greg?"

Rei blushed, "Not now. When we have time alright?"

"K. Later."

"See ya."

CHOCOLATE SHOP. TWO HOUR LATER.

Serena sat down and started scarfing her ice cream down in record timing. She spoke with her mouth full. "Mmm… mmM! Delicious."

Rei was a little annoyed, "Would you stop for a second Serena? Were trying to be serious here!" A vein was starting to throb in her forehead.

"So lets get things straight Amy. You say that Chad and Dimmer were attacked by Talenite on top of Tokyo Tower?" Lita decided to try to continue to stop the what may have been another oncoming fight.

"Well according to Chad anyway, but he was still referring to Talenite as the Ice cream stand guy."

"But why would he attack them?"

"I'm not sure, perhaps it was because of them spotting him at the ice cream stand?"

"Really?" Serena blurted. "I thought it might be because Dimmer is Sundown." This said, she immediately went back to her all-important task of finishing off her ice cream dish.

Amy, with whatever theory she was about to come up with flushed down the toilet, was left with her jaw hanging open. Lita was in a similar state.

"What?" Rei looked at the other two, "You mean you didn't know? I thought everyone found out when I pulled off his scarf on the rooftop yesterday."

Flash back of event

Rei pulls off Sundown's scarf while Serena tugs on his dagger. Serena and Rei gasp, while Lita and Amy are left with a great view of the back of Rei's head.

Back to present

Lita was still looking up from remembering. "Oh. I was wondering why Rei told him it was alright to go."

"Well that would explain some things. Like how we saved him during lizard ambush. We toasted some of the lizards that were about to get the drop on him remember?" Amy was coming to some realizations.

Rei was a little more concerned with the present though. "Of course since its Dimmer it has to be complicated…"

"What is that supposed to mean Rei? Dimmer is Sundown. Isn't that simple?"

"It would be Serena. If I thought it was that simple. There was a small event that happened in the hospital that makes me think things are not going to be easy." Rei remembered the eerie conversation between the battered Dimmer's body and possessed Greg.

"What do you mean Rei? What event is this?" Luna agreed with Rei that there was probably something more to this. Who was this Sundown? Was he the reason or Dimmer's quick learning abilities? Hopefully Rei's new information would shed SOME kind of light on this whole thing.

"Well Luna. Amy brought Greg in with her to visit Dimmer this morning. We spoke for a bit. Than Greg tried to speak."

"Yes, I remember Rei. Than you bent over Greg and kept looking back at Dimmer. You put one of your seals on Greg's arm didn't you? Than… than… hey that's strange I can't remember."

"I'll try to explain Amy. First I noticed the same dark energy coming from Greg's wound, was surrounding Dimmer in a cocoon like state. I put a seal on the energy and I "was" going to see if I could link it back to Dimmer. But before I got the chance Greg thanked me, and said he felt better. Greg got up from the wheelchair and leaned over to speak with Dimmer. They were strange words. He said Dimmer was the start of something about setting fate off. He said something about not letting the three evils have their way. Also he said not to let a dark past echo throughout your future, not blacking out others, and thriving from their strengths, and following a light through darkness. He told him to live. And that an answer sings about the past self in your mind and that it sings of answers in the minds of those around you."

"Greg said that?"

"Yes and no Amy, and this is the part that makes me think that Sundown may not really be Dimmer."

"Oh. This is so cool. Stop for a second Rei. I'm gonna go get some popcorn."

"What?! Serena, Can't you think of anything but your stomach?"

"I know, I know, but this is getting sooo spooky! It felt kind of like we were at the movies."

"Actually I'm with Serena on this one, anybody else want anything as long as we're up?"

"Okay fine. Could you two get me a refill Lita?

"Sundae please."

"Milk."

Everyone stopped and looked at Luna.

"What? I'm not allowed to have a treat every now and than?" Luna stuck her nose up in the air.

"Weeeeeeell… okay Luna, but I think Dimmer's starting to spoil you." Serena smiled and laughed at her cat as she got up to follow Lita to the counter. Luna huffed and lay down on Serena's chair. "When will that girl ever grow up?"

"You got me Luna". Rei sighed.

Amy just smiled, as usual trying not to take sides.

"Okay! We're baa~ack!" Serena was carrying a new arm full of refreshments and junk food.

Lita passed Rei her pop and Luna her milk. Serena handed Amy her sundae.

"Thank you Serena. Now Greg said all this to Dimmer, and next is the part that makes you question Dimmer being Sundown?

"Uh huh. After Greg said all this Dimmer's entire body started to convulse! Than in that growling voice Sundown usually uses during a fight, he called Greg "Valor"."

"Valor? Does that mean Greg was being controlled by this Valor?"

"I think so Lita. Well that's my guess, and the way they talked it seemed as if Sundown and him were fighting over which one of them Dimmer would choose."

"Oh, I see what you mean than. You think that Sundown maybe in control of Dimmer. So Sundown is a separate person than him."

"Exactly Amy. I believe we're dealing with two possessing entities that want Dimmer to choose between them."

"But when Dimmer talks to us and friends as Sundown, like up on the rooftop, he didn't use that voice at all. What does that mean?"

"Nice observation Serena. Any comments Rei? You're our expert in this area."

"I don't know what to tell you Luna, I hadn't thought of that. It seems than that Dimmer isn't under full control of Sundown, but normally in that case he shouldn't be able to access Sundown's powers."

"Well he definitely had them. He was pretty hard to catch, we wouldn't have caught him if Amy hadn't thought of how to herd him toward us."

"Yes, but Lita it was you and Rei that were able to let it happen. But that brings us back to the question from earlier, Chad said Talenite attacked him and Dimmer back at the tower. If Talenite attacked Dimmer, than he must definitely know our identities.

"Oh no! But how?"

"I don't know Serena, but now we will have to take extra precautions around our families. That means only Lita will have enough time to go on patrols because her parents are in America."

"Hey don't worry, I won't let you down, but there might be another who can help, though he's kind of indisposed right now."

"Who's that Lita?"

"Dimmer, after all him and Chad found Talenite for us last time. Not to mention I've got a friend at the newspaper who can keep an eye out for me…"

"I don't think he'll be indisposed for long Lita. He told me earlier this morning, he's still in his transformed state."

"In other words he's still Sundown?"

"That's right Amy. I believe Sundown uses dark energy to fight. So it maybe that the dark energy cocoon surrounding him may be trying to regenerate him. He's going to try to transform back to Dimmer tonight after Chad brings him his dagger, you know Serena, the one you were pulling on? It must be to him like our wands are to us."

"So Chad knows he's Sundown?" Serena was about to question Lita about her friend, but for once decided to be more professional. Besides she'd rather talk to Lita about that in private.

Rei's jaw just dropped as she stared blankly at Serena. "Uuuh… well… yes.. I mean of course he does. I think. I mean he knows about his dagger after all right?" she scratched the back of her head in embarrassment, and thought to herself, "How come I didn't think of that?"

"Does that mean Chad knows about us?"

"No Lita, remember Dimmer swore to keep our secret for us in the park. He'd never go against that. Now that I think about he must've thought we knew he was Sundown right away. He certainly gave more than a fair share of hints."

"So we'll see if Dimmer will help us on the patrols?" Serena asked hopefully

"That's the plan Serena." Lita said glad for the extra help. The city was way too large for her to cover alone. Even as Sailor Jupiter, but maybe not too large for Sailor Jupiter and Sundown. Of course that only left two people out for only half of the time. "We really have to figure out a way to narrow the search down."

"Well than it'll soon be time for visiting hours again. It'll only be Chad and us there. We'll see if we can't get this whole thing straightened out. We better start the walk to the hospital now if we want to be on time."

"Okay, Serena you can go on patrols too. I can call you if anything comes up at your house."

"Sounds good Luna. Let's go see Dimmer. Luna, you can go back to the house without me right? They won't allow cats in the hospital."

"I'll be fine Serena, but make sure you remember everything so you can tell me when you get home. I'm going to go check in with central."

"Bye Luna!"

If it were anyone but Serena the people at the shop might have weirded out by the blonde girl leaving her cat in the shop, and yelling "bye" to it. But it being Serena no one paid it any mind and just let the cat out when it asked at the door.

Dimmer was thinking to himself as he waited for visiting hours to come. "So I'm stuck in a T.V. show? And Sailor Moon at that? I wonder how many people would kill to be me right now. Heh, a few month's ago "I" would kill me for this chance, but when I think about it, it kinda sucks. What am I supposed to tell them? I come from a world where you guys exist as a famous cartoon T.V. show. Everything you do, and every trouble that you go through is predetermined by what would entertain the people from my world. You live and die, feel pain and pleasure all so people will have something to watch on Saturday mornings. Hell, now yas are nothin' but re-runs. How am I supposed to tell them where I'm from? There's a question. Do "I" already exist in this world? Maybe here I'm the famous T.V. show. He smirked at that thought. Nah. What a crappy cartoon that would make. And if the government figures out where I'm from, they may send be back to Canada. I may not even have a home there.

Dimmer sighed. I need some kind of game. He wanted to get away from his thoughts for a bit. Escape into another world. This time hoping for a fictional one. That got him thinking more.

"I wonder if those game worlds are real too. Man, there may be an infinite number of dimensions. What if every story made up… thought up even, created a new world? Or an entire new dimension? What chance do I have of ever getting back to my own?

Damn! I hate thinking too much. It would be horrible to think that each deranged world the human mind is capable of thinking up actually exists."

He was already up and walking about staring out the window. The doctors were completely ecstatic. Only a few breaks and fractures remained. He had bandages around his waste and chest area, one cast on his left arm being held in a sling in front of him and crutches he leaned while his legs still healed inside casts of their own.

"Really Dimmer," The voice came from the door to his room, he turned around to see The girls piling in and Amy talking.

"You think much too little of people. It's true there would be an unfathomable amount of such disastrous worlds, but there would also be just as many worlds that would be the equivalent to a paradise, according to your theory."

"Oh hi Girls. Didn't realize I's thinkin' ou' loud. How much didja hear anyway?"

"Just the last part Dimmer. Didn't know you were such a deep thinker." Serena laughed.

Dimmer just smiled back in return. He loved Serena's smile. "Cartoon or not," He thought, this time to himself, "I still love to see them smile."

"So what do I owe the honor of the whole gang's visit?"

"Sundown" They all said together.

Dimmer grew a big sweatdrop on the back of his head. "Shhh! Keep it down! At least shut the door. It's no wonder Talenite figured out who you guys are."

Lita shut the door while Amy continued on with the conversation. "So it is true? You really are Sundown?"

"Hey! I thought I made it clear enough. I tried telling yas but yas never paid any attention."

"Yes Dimmer." Rei interrupted, "We know were at fault too. Now it's question time again though."

"Like I said at the beginning of the last question session. Shoot."

"First, you're Sundown right now, right?"

"Yes, kinda, I'm a mixture, there's some of me and some of him. I haven't had a chance to change back completely since I seen you guys yesterday and at Tokyo tower. Chad has my dagger too, so I can't change back until he comes back with it."

"That's our next question than Dim… I mean Sundown. Which should I call you right now?" Amy asked.

"Dimmer's fine. Makes for better should someone walk in on our conversation. Just call me Sundown when I transform after I get outta here."

"Okay than Dimmer, our next question is what was your appointment that you had yesterday that got people in such an uproar? Did it have to do with what happened at the tower?"

"Right as usual Amy. When I caught Talenite at the battle scene, before I tied him up in telephone wire, he wanted to talk to me alone. It was an appointment up at the top of Tokyo Tower. As to what happened? Well we talked." Dimmer's voice turned to a lower growl.

"I wanted to kill him. I wasn't to keen on the fact that he came back after my warning on the night when I first became Sundown. He convinced me to let him live. He is now going to be our spy against the Negaverse. Though I'm not sure he is to be trusted, he may just give us an advantage."

"Why would he be our spy?" Lita asked, still standing by the door.

"Not yours Lita. Mine. He fears me much more than he fears Beryl. I'm guessing she is your main enemy?" Best keep up some pretenses.

"Yes, that would be her. Tell us what else happened Dimmer. I figure there's more to it than just this."

"Right again Amy. He also told me that one thing that made me trust him almost completely."

"What's that?"

"He knows who you girls are. He simply followed you all home that night. But he hasn't told the Negaverse. I don't think you should worry too much about your families, but you should still make sure they're well protected just in case he betrays us as easily as he does Beryl."

"We've made some arrangements for that already."

"But Dimmer" Serena interrupted, "What happened to you that made you fall off? Chad said Talenite attacked the two of you."

"Good ol' Chad. No Serena. I only wish that were the case. The truth is a little embarrassing and hard to accept, as the truth often is. You see I'm just starting to learn the limitations of my powers. I was Sundown for well over the majority of yesterday. Seems my time as him ran out. And lost were my extraordinary powers. I'm just starting regain them back now. So I was stuck at the tip of the tower with no way down. I started to climb, not wanting to try to explain how I got up there. I was tired, and it started to rain. I lost my grip and fell. Just when I got another grip, the tower was struck with lightning, and because of me being wet from the rain, I felt the effects of it rather sharply. I fell the rest of the way."

"Ouch."

"Serena you have a way with understatements."

"Okay than," Lita thought out loud, "Than why did Chad lie to Amy?"

"I'm sorry girls that one I can't answer without his expressed permission."

"Fair enough. Can you tell us why you're here than? What are your goals?" Lita continued.

"No. I have no idea how I got here. I am from an entire different dimension. As you heard me thinking about earlier. I was just watching T.V. one morning and it sucked me in. It's the main reason why I really don't wanna be deported."

"You're T.V. sucked you in?"

"Don't ask me. I don't make portals into other dimensions, I just fall in them it seems. Though it does explain my abrupt fall into that intersection. Even though my memory is back I still don't remember that fall. Though I suppose that doesn't really matter.

"Did you always have these powers?"

"Heh. No, didn't learn very well either. Mild case of an attention disorder. Horrible memory, and addicted to gaming, anime, role playing pen and paper games, and my sketches. That was all that would hold my attention for very long."

"How did you discover this Sundown?"

"The dagger. I had a funny dream about it, woke up and it was spinning around in the air. I grabbed it, it transformed me. A feeling told me you guys were in danger, I went to see what I could do to help."

"Is Dimmer your real name?"

"No Serena, it was my nickname. I don't like my real one, so I think I'll just keep going by Dimmer okay?"

"Sure, I know a lot of people that don't like their names." Serena smiled.

Dimmer/Sundown smiled back.

"You know Dimmer. Are you a bit taller than normal?"

He looked at himself as well as he could, "Not from what I can tell…"

"No," Rei looked closer, "No Serena's right your taller. I don't usually have to look this far up to you. You're almost as tall as Darien! I didn't notice with you in bed before. Hey! You even need to shave!"

"Of course I need to shave. I haven't been able to for a while. I never thought to by a razor yet." He picked up a small hand mirror, "Actually it's weird usually I'd have a well grown in mustache and goutea by now."

"No way Dimmer your what? 14 or 15?"

"What are you going on about? I'm 21. I was finishing an art program in college. Next year I was supposed to get into a digital animation course."

"What?" The girls said all at once.

"Is that true Dimmer? You do look a lot older than you usually do…" To use another understatement, Rei was confused.

"Hello!"

"Oh hi Chad! Got it?"

Chad looked at the girls and back at Dimmer.

"It's okay dude they know."

"Oh, okay. Here ya go." Chad tossed the black bladed dagger to Sundown who caught it in his good hand, raised it high in the air and called out,

"Dark powers three, recede back into the shadows from which you came!"

At that the black energy tendrils that Rei could see surrounding Sundown became visible to all. They swirled around the dagger and were sucked straight into the dark blade itself.

Dimmer visibly shrunk and any whiskers he had shrunk back into his face. He was as he looked before the tower incident.

"So that's it. The dagger turns you back into your original form before you arrived here."

"No Amy, I think the dagger just turns me into whatever age suits it. Mainly the age I'm at my prime in. I think should someone else of an older age use it, they would become in their 20's too."

"What makes you say that?"

"I'm not sure you'd have to use the dagger to find out. I think it just brings out your potential to its absolute fullest, and past."

"Hmmm… interesting. What are you doing?

"Taking these casts off. I think I'm fine now. Feels more like bruises than breaks."

"That's great Dimmer!" Serena cheered, "Hey! Who is that?!"

The glass in the window suddenly disappeared completely, and Talenite took its place kneeling in front of Dimmer.

"Master Sundown! I come at your bidding."

"Huh?" Dimmer answered intelligently, "I didn't tell you to meet me tonight."

Talenite didn't even look up

"No, but you did tell me to contact you when there is to be an attack. I have learned of Zoicite's latest plan. She intends to find a crystal bearer tomorrow and she plans a trap for the scouts." He finally looked into Dimmer's eyes.

"Tonight."

*Sailor Moon waves at the camera*

"Hellooo! Sailor Moon here.

We finally cleared things up today, so no one was left in the dark. Thinking and talking things out with trusted friends will almost always prove helpful in whatever problem you have. You don't always have to do things by yourself.

Remember Sailor Moon says!"

"Next time in "A Change of Fate" The scouts and friends go up against the Negaverse in the hardest battle yet! Don't miss it!"

Mike's vcr stopped recording once more.

Mike watched the end of the show with a dumb struck expression. He had watched the tape he recorded last Saturday, and couldn't believe what he had seen. This one confirmed it.

"… It couldn't be! Could it? But how?"

He rushed over and picked up his phone.

Endnotes:

Hello peoples!! ^^

Here I update again.

Hey two reviews in as many chapters! I'm suddenly really giddy ^^

Mr. Anonymous, thanks for the review, as for the last part being confusing? It's supposed to be. ^^ but I'll try to explain better. Hope the end of this chapter helps ya out a bit.

This fic is only just beginning, and there's little I enjoy more than messing with the mind.

Pleeze keep the reviews coming! I love them all!

Thx again, see ya next time!