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. Maybe some lime sometime in the far future, but I seriously doubt it.

I've disincluded this being my first fic in the warning on the account of uploading 15 chapters before this. I think I can officially say I'm getting better at this. What do you think? ^^V (ß peace sign)

Later that morning:

"Wax the floors, sweep the stairs, and get to your morning training session my boy. Don't forget you got work to day!"

"Yes Sensai!"

Quick shot of Dimmer running at top speeds with rags along the floor.

Another quick shot of the extremely long stairway to the road and Dimmer sighing and starting on the first step with a broom.

Shot of Chad kicking Dimmer in the jaw.

Shot of Dimmer sprinting to work beside Serena.

"Sorry I'm late Ms. Grant!" Dimmer called as he skidded to a stop inside the classroom.

"Same old Dimmer. That's fine. Have your injuries healed well?"

"Hai." He smiled.

"Don't start that again. The kids are out to recess, so you can help me clean up for now."

"Hai." He said happily getting back to work. He really was getting to miss these kids.

It wasn't long before the bell rang.

Shot of Dimmer drowning in children happy to see him after his little vacation.

Shot of Dimmer chasing after a kid with part of Dimmer's lunch in his mouth.

Shot of Dimmer running from herd of children, with the rest of Dimmer's lunch in his own mouth.

Shot of Dimmer putting a band aid on the knee of crying little girl.

"See you Wednesday Ms. Grant!"

"Thanks for the help Dimmer. Bye."

Shot of Dimmer sprinting toward coffee shop.

Shot of Dimmer chatting with Pidge and John.

Shot of Dimmer sprinting to a video shop that looks much better than the last time he came by.

"Good 'aye b'y!"

"Eh? Ah Dimmer m'b'y 'erd ya 'ad a bit 'o a fall."

"Yeeeeas, b'y, Yeeas, but cha know me, ain't notin keepin' me down fer very long."

"Well ya picked a good day to show up b'y. A new order come in t'day. Hope yer back's healthy." He laughed before going back to hammering up a new movie rack.

Shot of Dimmer carryin huge, swaying wildly, pile of wood.

Shot of 6 different types of game paddles and Dimmer blowing on the blisters on his thumbs.

Shot of a dropped hammer and Dimmer's thumb big and red.

Shot of Dimmer waving good bye to a laughing Kintaro.

Rei yawned. She looked at Dimmer who looked tired as usual as he walked through the door and leaned up against the wall.

"Hi Dimmer," She said cheerfully, "What have you been up to?" Dimmer looked at her while still trying to catch his breath. He took one deep breath and

Cut scene. Dimmer gestures and explanation of daily activities is given.

"… and I just got back from that, how about you?"

"Oh well… uuh I skipped school and just got up."

Shot of Dimmer falling over.

Dimmer gets up looking rather frazzled. "So what are you doing now than Rei?"

"Actually," She whispered, "I just got a call from Luna on my communicator. We're going to have a meeting. Think you could pull Chad away from his gutair long enough to join us?"

"Don't think it'd be a problem with, to use Chad's words, those gnarly chicks in mini skirts, being there."

Crack

"Ow! Hey!" Dimmer laughed as he dodged the next strike. Than again, again and again.

Rei was just playing at first, but anger started to show up in her eyes. Valor or not, he couldn't be better than the scouts. He just couldn't be. But no matter how quick she was or how many times she tried she just couldn't seem to hit him. Before very long she was out of breath, and Dimmer was wondering if she was okay.

"How?"

"Uuh… could you explain that question a little?"

"How are you so damned fast?" She struck again, this time he caught her fist easily.

"Training."

"Is that what makes Sundown more powerful than us too?"

"Maybe Rei. I believe becoming Sundown or using our transformations just multiplies our normal abilities."

"So if we started training with you…"

"You transformations mgiht get better? Maybe. Yours is a little different than mine."

"Yeah about that Dimmer." Rei said, remembering the muffled scream of pain Dimmer mad while transforming the other night. "Does it hurt to become Sundown?"

"Uuuh… I'm not going to stop transforming Rei. You guys need me. I can handle my Sundown transforming, don't worry about it alright?"

"No! It's not alright. Dimmer you didn't answer my question." The anger was showing up in her eyes again.

"Yes Rei!" he shouted, "Of course it hurts. Sundown uses dark magic that rips through every nerve of my body, but it doesn't matter!"

"Of course it matters!" Rei shouted back at him, "I can't let you fight when it hurts you so much when you do! How can something like that not matter?!"

"Because its nothing compared to the pain if I lost one of you!" Dimmer shut up immdieately. He said too much. He didn't like expressing too much emotion. Anger he could live with, but showing any signs of true companionship like he just hinted at, was too much, too quick for his liking. Such things should take time, usually for Dimmer, years. The hallway was deafly quiet as Rei stopped to process this.

In the end she smiled. "Dimmer? Can you promise this to me than? That you won't transform unless completely necessary?"

Dimmer sighed, glad she didn't delve into his last statement too much. "Alright Rei, that sounds reasonable enough. But you seen what they put you up against last night. What makes you think you can face something like that by yourselves?"

"You already gave me the answer to that."

"And that is?"

In the Scout Meeting

"Training in martial arts?" Serena queried.

"Mm hmm. Chad, Dimmer, and I are going to start a self defense course here. These two guys here, have advanced enough to help teach. That way grandpa won't find anything suspicious about it.

"Wow. Are you sure about this Rei? I mean… well… I'm a little… clutzy" Serena was looking the other way.

"That the only thing stopping you Serena? With the speed you have? You shoulda been training long ago. That's like not plaing hockey 'cause ya don't know how to skate. That's why people teach it. You can fight just as well as anyone Serena, with a little dedication."

"You really think so Dimmer?"

"Of course I do. Wouldn't have said so if I didn't. Amy could figure out moves and start to see them coming ahead of time. Lita, you're just a natural. I'm kinda surprised you hadn't taking any before this."

"I have taken a bit, do we really need the training that bad?" Lita asked smiling at Dimmer's compliment.

Amy answered for them. "Yes, I'm afraid we do. I'm afraid I was at a loss last night against those lizards, and had that Youma or Monster had of been concentrating on me, I wouldn't have survived."

"Yes, but we still got past them didn't we? Tuxedo mask helped us against the rock guys, and the youma. Dimmer, with your help we defeated the monster, and you weren't even Sundown for a good part of it. And Daybreak over there helped you out of that spot Amy, and against the rock guys."

"Serena!" Rei slammed her fist against the floor they were sitting on. "I do NOT want to have to depend on others to show up everytime. We have to learn to fiight as a team and still be able to stand up for ourselves as well. I want to be able to look up to Tuxedo Mask, Sundown, or Daybreak here, and say "Sorry guys you're late, we already took care of things here." And what if Tuxedo Mask turns against us like he threatened?"

"Tuxedo Mask will never betray us!"

The girls were making more sparks from each others stares than Sailor Jupiter's thunder attack.

"You're both right." came Chad's voice who hadn't said anything yet, as he sat and took everything in.

"Huh?" Both Serena and Rei looked to him.

"Rei, you're right. You girls need to defend yourselves better. Both Rei and Lita here came back with massive wounds that would have killed normal people. Serena, had Tuxedo Mask been a moment later, you would have a knife buried in your face. Even Sailor Scouts can die from that."

Rei stuck her tongue out at Serena.

"Serena you're right too. Rei you can't do all this by yourselves no matter how good you get. What was the kill count yesterday? 23 or 24? And the main enemy got away? Those aren't good odds for anyone."

"He's right Rei, we need all the help we can get. In fact I 've wanted to tell you girls, I ordered help from master control last night. Sailor Venus has been found. They're heading here immdiately." Luna looked up from the bowl of cream Dimmer had gotten her.

"Sailor Venus? As in the famous Sailor V?!" Serena cheered, "Do you think she's the Moon Princess?"

Dimmer suddenly burst out laughing.

"What? What is it? What did I say?"

"Nothing SERENA. Nothing at all. Do you really think she's the MOON PRINCESS SERENA?" Dimmer said between laughing at the joke he knew very well that only he would get in that room.

"Uuh, I guess…"

"Hey," Chad piped up "Just how many sailor scouts are there anyway? One for each planet? Pluto? Saturn? Uranus?

Dimmer broke out laughing again, especially about the thought of a Sailor Uranus. Amy, being the only one who spoke english grabbed him by the hair and slammed his face into the floor without even looking in his direction.

"Owie."

"We didn't even get the most important thing, the crystal last night," Luna tried to get back on topic.

"Umm actually. Since we never got a chance to really talk last night." Rei took the crystal piece out of her pocket and placed it before the scouts. "I wasn't able to tell you about this." She smiled.

"Oh wow Rei! But when and how?" Serena was ecstatic.

"Simple, when I went after Zoicite last night. I pulled it out of her pocket before her fire blast went off."

"Well done Rei!" Luna called out.

"Yeah way to go!"

"A terrifc plan Rei."

"What is this thing?" Chad picked up the crystal

Luna sighed. " Chad, that is a piece of the Silver Emperium Crystal. We have to find it, to help us find the Moon Princess.

"And she is?"

"The one who can stop all this." Dimmer answered for her.

"Yes, Dimmer that is correct. We have to find her at all costs."

"Serena. I don't want to be some one to tell you not to trust in others, its your strange abounding trust that I love about you, but you still must be careful."

Dimmer was a little unsettled to let the future be known, but fate was already broken. Maybe if they defeated Beryl the same way was the only thing that would fix this back enough for fate to play its part. Maybe there would be a little less pain in the future, or maybe they could work it to there own advantage. This would be a test. If he was completely outside of fate maybe he couldn't truly alter it. That's what he hoped anyway. That little thing last night of Serena not being where she was supposed to be doesn't mean anything to the main storyline of things, but this would be the ultimate change.

"What do you mean Dimmer? You're so serious all of a sudden."

"Serena I have seen your future. Tuxedo Mask's mind is taken control of by the Negaverse."

"What?" All the Sailor Scouts gasped.

"Trust me it happens."

"No!"

"Serena…"

"No! I can't believe it! Tuxedo Mask couldn't betray us!

"I didn't say he did. I said he will be controlled. Meaning against his own will, also meaning we'll be out one very powerful ally."

Serena looked down. "Prove it."

"Huh?"

"Prove it. If you know my future, tell me something only I would know about! Prove it!"

Dimmer sat and thought.

"Ha! I knew it!" Serena was in tears, but her eyes quickly went wide after hearing him hum a little tune.

"Recognise that that Serena?" Dimmer was humming the theme song to Sailor Moon, which just also happened to be the same tune of the star locket that Tuxedo Mask had dropped back not long after Nephrite died.

Dimmer couldn't have known about that.Only Luna knew about that. She looked to her cat. Luna looked just as dumbfounded as Serena.

"Really Serena, you should at least try to return things that don't belong to you. especially something as valuable as the locket you seen in that painter's picture yesterday."

That did it. Serena slumped to the ground while everyone looked at her curiously. She took out the locket from her purse and opened it. It would play for no one else but her and Tuxedo Mask. Dimmer could never have known. It played the song and the others just stared at it, to Dimmer, and back to the star locket.

"Is there any way we can help him?"

"I'm not sure Serena. Before I arrived he would be controlled, you would save him. Sailor Venus or Mina would arrive much later than what Luna has said here, your friends would help you to defeat the Negaverse generals and than Beryl. Chad sucked at gutair and martial arts. He would never know your identities. This was fate."

"Hey!" Chad's feelings about fate came to an abrupt change.

"Now things are very different. There was no Talenite helping out the Negaverse in the future I've seen. I've arrived. You only had to deal with the youma's before, now all these other monsters are popping out of the wood work too. Who knows what new things may happen? We could use my knowledge to an advantage though. My transformations are very painful Serena. That is why Rei here wants you to learn to fight without me, and Tuxedo Mask. Also Daybreak doesn't have the magical protection against their blows the way we do. One strike and he's down for the count. You must become more powerful than you should normally be, to fight off these threats. Beryl must be destroyed… and then… and then…"

"Then what Dimmer?"

Dimmer sighed. "Then none of you can ever remember your acomplishments. You must live like ordinary girls. Somehow you're memories must be taken away. I don't exactly know how it happens, I just know it happens."

The girls all looked down at this. All the things they were going through to save the world and no one would remember what they had done. Not even themselves. It was a depressing thought.

"Valor" Rei looked to Dimmer.

"What does he have to do with this?"

"He has that power to erase memories. He did it to Amy."

Dimmer thought for a second. "Of course, didn't he mention he was trying to save fate?"

"No Sundown said he'd destroy it. Valor seems to be his enemy though. Saving it might be what he wants."

"How can we know if we put fate back on course than?" Lita asked trying to keep up with the conversation."

Everyone stoped to think.

"Greg." Amy stated suddenly.

"Of course!" Lita said ecstatically. "Who better to tell us if fate is back on course than the one who told us it was off course to begin with?"

"And Greg is?"

"The guy whose arm you stuck your sword through, and is still waiting at the hosptial before they let him leave." Amy scolded hotly.

Dimmer had a big sweat drop on the back of his head, "Oh yeah, sorry about that."

"Don't worry about it. He'll be fine now, but we should let him know what's going on and what were trying to do to help. He seen right through Amy when she was Sailor Mercury, just like you did." Rei said looking thoughtful.

Dimmer snorted, "Big deal."

"He also can tell the future, so well he got A's even more than Amy." Lita put in.

"Oh, cool! Now that's power!"

"Stop joking around Dimmer. He can do it, I know he can." Amy told him, quite confidently.

"Who is Tuxedo Mask?" Serena was still over a little further from every one else. Her face was covered in shadows. She was really hit hard that they might have to fight against Tuxedo Mask. It was more of a demand than a question.

Dimmer sighed. "I can't tell you Serena. It's something you'll have to figure out on your own. I can hint a little if you want though."

"Please."

"You still have to go to that appointment as a model for your friend painter this evening, right?"

"Yes…" Serena was a little at a loss what that had to do with her finding out who Tuxedo Mask was.

"Take your locket with you. That was in her pictures too right?"

Serena nodded.

"Let her use it as a model just like you."

"But Darien is her other model! Why would I want to let that jerk touch my locket?" The very idea made her shudder.

"You asked my help. That is all I can do. Do this and for almost certainty you'll know who he is."

"Okay! I'll do it!" Serena said standing up and gaining the usual cheeriness back that she usually had. "After all," she thought, "This is going to help me find Tuxedo Mask."

"Good," Dimmer smiled, "Now you should probably get ready. Luna? Could you make sure she gets here by 5:00 am. for training tomorrow?"

Luna groaned, "I'll try Dimmer, but with Serena I can't promise anything."

"Hey! What do you mean by that?!"

"That you're a whiny brat that can't get up early enough for school let alone for martial arts training." Rei answered for Luna… though not in Luna's words.

"Hey! I can be just as good as you are in time! Isn't that right Dimmer?"

"Oh no! you ain't draggin me in da dis!" Dimmer took off.

Chad was inching his way to the door, when the girls turned to look at him. "Uuh… bye!" he booted it after Dimmer.

"Fine than meatball head! If you think you can outdo me, you be here on time, and we'll just see."

"I suppose that's when we show up too?" Amy asked a little down at having to get up so early. She was usually a night owl. The Saior Scouts were starting to really cut in on her studying time.

"Looks like it Amy." Lita answered, considering Serena and Rei had got into another of their tongue sticking out contests, and Dimmer and Chad had escaped the scene, she was the only one left to answer. "Hey Luna, when will Sailor Venus arrive?"

"Tomorrow Lita. Remember to get to bed early girls, it might be a long day tomorrow."

Lita and Amy sighed still staring at the two girls still sticking their tongues out at each other.

"Could be worse." Luna said as she got up. Lita and Amy looked at her wondering what on earth could be worse. "Dimmer and Serena could have started another of their joke fests."

A look of dawning comprehesion washed over the two. And than a mental shudder.

Reality:

Sailor Moon's voice is heard.

"The odds are mounted against us? I might find out who Tuxedo Mask is? A new Sailor Scout? The famous Sailor V?! Oh wow! We certainly have things to look forward to. I wonder what Chad and Dimmer have planned to train us…"

"Ever imagine knowing the future? We could get top scores on our test just like Greg, figure out what will happen if we make that choice or the other… but you know?"

"That would kind of ruin the surprise of it wouldn't it? Sometimes choices aren't easy to make because someone could be hurt, or it might effect your future big time! Life is full of choices and the best we can do is try to make the best one, and there's no garuntee that was the right one. But it's the mistakes that teach us to choose the right one next time. Next time you make a choice sit back and think about a similar one you may have made, it might help you in making this one. Sailor Moon says!" She gigglied.

Mike walked down the streets of North Sydney and couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was weird enough to see Dimmer show that strong of an emotion to Rei on the show, but this was nuts. There were signs up everywhere. "North Sydney, Home of Dimmer," was everywhere you could see. Cape Breton's industry was pretty much tourism, and when this fell into their laps they went full tilt with it.

"Right after The manager or whatever of "DiC," made the announcement of what was really happening with the old episodes of Sailor Moon, Dimmer is in the conversation of every person in town. Too bad they never gave a rat's ass about him when he was here."

Malene had been getting hate mail and death threats. If Dimmer ever found out, he'd feel sorry for people that sent it. Both Dimmer and he knew it was just a bad choice she made. It's nothing to deserve what she was getting. Hell, if it weren't for her, "Dimmer" would never exist, just the happy go lucky Arkand. He learned a lot from that experience, and he wouldn't give it up for all the world. He'd been trying to stay out of the spotlight himself. Letting Dimmer's other friends take it. Mitchell had told the press to go fuck themselves, along with the people who were scaring the hell out of Malene.

Mitchell hadn't known Dimmer during the ordeal, but he knew Dimmer afterword, and he was blunt when he told people just exactly what Dimmer thought about them and their world. Hardly any of it was nice. One was, "If Dimmer had no conscience, Most of this town would be swimming in its own blood years ago."

Mike knew it was true in a way, but that's true for anybody. Without a conscience the world would really be in a state wouldn't it? It was in a bad enough of one already, on the account of people didn't listen to theirs as much as they once did.

Katie, another of Dimmer's friends, was like Mike in that order. She plain avoided the rpess, and all of her friends never told the press her name. He hadn't said her name in the show yet, but Mike imagined they'd find out soon enough.

"Oh well. Deal with that when it comes." Russell was getting a kick out of it all though. He was quickly becoming one of the world's most known names. He would talk a little about Dimmer, but mostly of the jokes Dimmer and him would have, no to mention the pranks.

Mike wondered what the TV people would do with the most popular show in the world.

"Knowing Dimmer's luck," he sighed, "this will not bode well."

Endnotes: Updated! Gwahahah! Thx to a certain reviewer. And don't kid yourself, I'm glad to see your reviews up there as much as any other. It lets me know one of my reviewers are still reading the online version of this.

So I'm moved into my dorm, and soon I will have my internet access. For now I use college computers to update, so sorry about their punctuality. The next chapters got some interesting plots to them. And as always, if you want some uneditted versions ahead of updates,

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