Episode 1 Act 3: First Date, First Encounter

"Why I otta..." Lita starts with her hands in fists, when she realized that Michelle ran off and that feline went after her. She turned to Serena and Amy, "Do you think we should go after her? Will she be safe?"

"Uh. Yes I think so Lita." Amy replies and begins walking in the direction that Michelle went.

"Wait Amy," Lita gently grabbed Amy's shoulder, "I think we should transform. We don't know what we're dealing with."

"Good idea while we have the chance, Lita" Amy says and looks at Serena and nods.

"Good." Lita pulls out her crystal brooch, "Jupiter Crystal Power Make-Up!" Lita yells, as her wand emits green lightning that surrounds Lita. Her sailor uniform appears on her body and when finished, she is no longer Lita, but Sailor Jupiter, protector of the planet Jupiter and Queen Serenity.

"MERCURY CRYSTAL POWER MAKE-UP" Amy changes to Sailor Mercury.

Michelle ran until she reached the park, she fell sobbing on a bench. Krahazik slowly walks up behind Michelle coming up beside her. He seams lost a moment...

Michelle hears Krahazik walk up, wipes her tears and looks at him. "Sorry for running off like that, but they are saying bad things about you. I could not stand to hear it, how could someone as nice and sweet as you be a bad guy?"

Krahazik drops to a knee leaning against the bench beside Michelle. Letting out a brief half purring meow. "That's ok, it'll be all right. Such beauty as yours shouldn't be seen crying."

Michelle wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you Krahazik, for being here for me."

Krahazik smiles purring loudly, gently rubbing her back in a soothing fashion. Michelle smiled and rested her head on his shoulder, just listening to him purr. He just sits there contented to just hold her and purr away the night. Michelle pulled away. "How did you get here Krahazik?"

He looks at her a bit confused a moment. "You ran off in tears, I naturally followed to see if I could comfort you. Can we get a smile?" He smiles a bit.

Michelle smiles and kisses Krahazik's cheek. She blushed and turned.

He smiles back glad to be covered in fine fur which hides the slight coloring in his cheeks. He returns the kiss with one of my own to her cheek. "Shall we go for a walk?"

"If you want to?" Michelle got up, still blushing, but it quickly vanished. She had heard him asking Serena about the Scout power. "Why did you ask Serena about the Scout power?"

"Curiosity. It's something she mentioned that I don't know about. Is it some form of scrying spell?" Krahazik replies and stands with Michelle.

"No... do you want me to show you? But if I do you have to keep it a secret" Michelle said.

Krahazik thinks a moment. "Ok, if you show me I will keep it a secret till the day of my death."

"Okay then... Neptune Crystal Power Make-Up!" Michelle yells, she rises into the air a few centimeters from the ground, as blue energy swirls around her. She lands a few seconds later as Sailor Neptune.

Back at the street Mercury checks her visor for data of the area "There's still trouble to the south, Michelle's at the park and the hospital is fine, and has security around it."

"That's good." Lita comments.

"Scout power detected, its Michelle's...Let's go Jupiter." Mercury runs towards the park.

"Right!" Jupiter follows Mercury to the park.

Krahazik lLooks at Neptune raising an eye brow. "Interesting. And does this form grant you powers or a control of a specific element doesn't it?"

"I think so, I have not changed like this in a while. Yeah it does." Michelle summoned her staff. Just then her cell begins to ring. Neptune is confused a moment not sure where it is coming from. She de-transforms and brings out her cell from her pocket. "Just a sec Krahazik." She answers the phone and listens to the call. "I'm sorry. I have to go." She says and rushes off. Krahazik shrugs and begins walking threw the park. Well she is interesting. So if that was Scout Power, hmmm, I wonder what Serena's powered up form looks like. He glances up at the half moon directly over head.

Mercury and Jupiter get to the park, and Mercury starts scanning the area with her visor. "I'm not picking anything up now, I wonder what happened." She sates as she pulls out a holographic keyboard and starts typing.

"Well they have to be somewhere. I hope he didn't hurt Michelle. If he did, I'll make sure to give him a large piece of my mind." Lita swore and punched into her hand.

Krahazik notices Mercury and Jupiter and stops on a park trail to look at them. They are not that far from him and his keen ears pick up Jupiter's comment. He shifts his gaze to Jupiter "Now why would I want to hurt such a cute girl like Michelle hmm. And who might you 2 be?"

"Until we know exactly what the situation is, I think we should be cautious of what we say and do." Amy types a little more, then the keyboard disappears "My wide screen swipe of the area doesn't show any danger."

"Very well. That would only make sense." Sailor Jupiter agreed.

"Who's there?" Mercury looks around.

Krahazik waves at the girls, standing in the open on the trail about 15 feet from them, "Right here blue one."

Lita whirls around and looks at the feline boy.

"You ask who we are, wouldn't it be more gentleman like to introduce ones self first." Mercury says with a not so friendly look.

Krahazik shrugs, "Fine by Me. Krahazik, Shadow Knight of Chaos at your service. Takes a noble bow. Explorer extraordinaire."

"Explorer? Well we were looking for a friend that came here, perhaps you know where she might have gone." Mercury says questioning who the feline person may be.

"A friend?" Krahazik thinks a moment, "Oh I know who you mean. You must mean Neptune. She got a call and had to leave" With that Krahazik dropped into a shadow. Mercury and Jupiter looked at each other and decided to leave the area and look for Neptune else where. Krahazik just shrugged and walk

Later that night.

Neptune was finished with her business and leapt back towards the park. She landed behind a few trees and transformed back into Michelle. Michelle walked back to where she was with Krahazik and seen he was not there.

Hotaru couldn't find anyone so she walked toward the park. She liked to be there alone.

Hearing Neptune Krahazik turns his gaze to her watching her from a shadow. Seeing Michelle he steps out of the shadow, out of view and walks into view from around a tree. "Oh your back be beauty." A give a slight relaxed smile. Spotting Hotaru his fur begins to stand on end, a slight worried look flashes across his eyes, but he kept smiling. Hotaru just glares at Krahazik and begins to run over to where Michelle was standing. Seeing Hotaru run for Michelle, and fearing danger Krahazik sprints to get between Hotaru and Neptune taking up a defensive stance holding his right hand up in front of him. A dark colored ring with a ruby in the middle begins to glow on the middle finger of his right hand. "BE GONE DESTOYER!" He yells in a firm voice. "I will not break my promise, but I will defend myself and this planet if you force a confrontation."

Hotaru stops. "What an idiot! I'm her friend!" She runs into the shadows and transforms into Sailor Saturn. "Care to back off?" She challenges returning.

Mercury shows up near the swing set area "AH! What's going on here?" she notices Neptune, Saturn, and Krahazik.

"Mercury, Krahazik thinks I'm the enemy!" Hotaru exclaimed.

"Friend? HA!" Krahazik bellows. Fear, and determination paint his face, his fur standing on end. He continues to stand in a defensive and protective pose between Saturn and Michelle. "Sword of Darkness I summon thee!" He calls out with a swing of my arm." A dark katana appears translucent in his right hand. He takes a firm grip on the swords grip and it solidifies.

"Yes, I am a friend. I'm Sailor Saturn." She rolls her eyes. "And frankly, I don't destroy things anymore. I really don't want to die. That's what happens if I do, I die."

"There's no way she's the enemy, and I'll protect her from you if I have to." Mercury says standing slightly in front of Saturn.

Hotaru pushes her out of the way. "I don't want you getting hurt!" She closes her eyes and puts a Silence wall around Michelle and Mercury. "That'll protect you both." She stands defiantly in front of Mercury and glares at Krahazik.

Krahazik holds ground ready for an attack, but clearly not about to make the first move.

"If you want to fight, you will fight with me!" She stood as tall as she could. "I am Sailor Saturn, the soldier of Death and Destruction. I will protect my friends as they would protect me." She took up her glaive and held it at her side.

"Sailor?" Krahazik tenses ready for her first move, and to repel it. Obviously torn between wanting to strike first and holding back. "Leave us in peace destroyer. I will deal with you another night. If you leave this planet, and leave it unharmed I may even let you live for a while."

She rolls her eyes again. "I'm not leaving my home! The only reason I was reborn was to save the world!" The words rung in her head still. They always have since she was first reborn, and probably always will.

Behind the protective field Mercury calls out, "Saturn!"

Saturn looks at Mercury. "What is it?"

Krahazik continues to stare fixated on Saturn, confusion and fear coloring his face.

Saturn's grip on her glaive tightens greatly. She glances at Krahazik and says softly. "I'm not leaving my home. The other sailors are my only friends. Sailor Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Pluto, Neptune... All of them are my friends."

Krahazik closed his eyes and takes a deep breath getting his fear and emotions under control. A light glow envelops him as my energies become focused. Whispering: "By my oath as the Shadow Knight of Chaos, this world will not fall victim to another destroyer. I will avenge those lives lost to those who destroy whole worlds."

" I can't let you fight alone, let me help." Mercury sounds worried.

Saturn smiles, hiding her own sadness. "Don't worry so much. I'll be fine." She turns to Krahazik. "Do your best, but I will not allow you to defeat me! I'll always be here for my friends!"

Krahazik's eyes open, fear having been replaced by a neutral determination. He raises his sword into the air. "I don't know how many worlds you have destroyed. But it ends here!"

"You hurt one hair on her and I'll..." Mercury can't finish her sentence.

"I may be the destroyer of worlds, but that doesn't make me any less human!" Hotaru said angrily. "I don't destroy them anymore! You will not kill me! I am going to stay here for my friends." She puts her glaive in front of her, hiding her own sadness in fear deep within her.

"Do you take me for a fool. You are not the first destroyer to play the turnaround line on me." Krahazik bellows.

"No, I do not take you for a fool. I am not a destroyer any longer!" Saturn's power flowed through her. "You could ask Neptune, Mercury, or any of the other scouts! I AM NOT A DESTROYER!" she bellows.

"If you no longer a destroyer and no threat to this world then why don't you swear to it, right here and now and power down." Krahazik orders threw gritted teeth.

"I swear that I am not a destroyer." Saturn said softly.

Krahazik seams a bit surprised that she actually said it, though he still looks a bit suspicious and waits.

She put her glaive to her side and let down the Silence Wall. "I do not destroy anymore. I protect those I care about. You harm them and you'll pay!" Hotaru hissed.

"Really now. Nice sentiment for an ex-destroyer. Care to tell me how that came about?" Shifts eyes briefly to Mercury the back to Saturn. "Hmmmm."

"Saturn!" Mercury runs to Saturn's side.

"When the Moon Kingdom was under attack, Prince Darien, Princess Serena, and all the sailor scouts were sent to earth to be re-born. I only destroyed what I was told to destroy. Now, I only protect those I care about." Hotaru said softly, annoyance tainting her voice.

"I see, so your reversal is the result of a war a long time ago. And how long did you... sleep before being reborn." Krahazik asks a bit skeptical.

"I don't know how long I slept. It was longer than the others." Saturn replied. She sat down. "I really don't have time for this."

With a flick Krahazik sends the sword flying away from him, it vanishes into nothingness as it leaves his hand. He dives into the shadows cast off by the swing set and vanish into them. He shadow shifts to another shadow and continue to watch the area and Saturn. Hotaru takes her glaive and starts drawing pictures in the sand. She then let herself de-transform so she wasn't in her sailor outfit. Krahazik breaths a sigh of relief, his magical energies vanishing from the area. Hotaru lies down, being very bored.

Sailor Jupiter reappears as Lita and sits next to Hotaru, "You alright Hotaru?"

"Had a confrontation with wonderful feline boy," Hotaru muttered.

"I swear, he won't give up. What did he say to you?"

"Wanted me to swear that I was no longer a destroyer of worlds." She looked down at her feet.

End Act 3