Episode 5 Act 4 Moonglow

Mina runs across a little girl dressed in priestess robes caring a scepter. She looks up at Mina and smiles. "You look lost."

"Um... Well sort of." Mina replies.

"Why are you lost?" The little girl asks, "Are you new to this city like me?"

Amy follows Mina wondering what's wrong, "Mina, what is the matter? You are acting very strange today."

The little girl looks at Amy still smiling, "Hello, are you this girl's friend?" She asks indicating Mina, then she addresses Mina, "Your name is Mina?"

"Hello. Yes I'm her friend, and who might you be?" Amy replies to the girl.

The little girl bounded over the Amy and held out her hand. "I'm Nina. Are you lost too?"

"Umm...I don't think so." Amy says not sound very sure at the moment.

"Oh." Nina says with a smile. "Well I'm new to this town."
Nina stands just over 2 and a half feet tall with brown hair and innocent green eyes She is dressed in green and white priestess garb charring a white scepter decorated with brown vines with green leaves on them topped with a brilliant pure sapphire.

"Yes my name is Mina." Mina shrugged, and looked up at the sky.

"Glad to meet you both, Mina, Amy." Nina states happily.

Mina smiled. "Nice to meet you Nina, so where are you from?"

"It's quite far away." Nina says elegantly.

"Nice to meet you too." Amy puts on a smile.

"How far?" Mina Asks.

"Hmmm." She said, "I don't know. Too far to walk."

Mina asks, "Then what are you doing way out here!"

Nina shrugs, "Hmm, wondering." she states simply, "I came here with my guardian, but I lost her." she shrugs again as if it was no big deal.

"Guardian?" Mina replies.

"Well she isn't my mother." Nina giggled.

Mina looked down at the child. "C'mon. Ill take you down to my house and we can find your "guardian". Ok?" Mina smiled

"Ok sure." Nina replies, "I'm sure she is around someplace."

Mina started walking with Nina gleefully walking beside her. Amy followed a step behind. They walked into Mina's apartment and Mina pulled out the phone book. Nina watched with interest. "Whacha doin?"

"What's your Guardian's name? I'm looking her up." Mina Asked.

"Oh, Lady Moonglow." Nina said absently, "But she won't be listed in there."

Lady Moonglow elegantly stepped out of a shadow into Michelle's room where she was soundly sleeping. She smiled seeing Michelle and the Locket of Chaos. She raised up her hand to her face. Opening her palm gently she blew a brown dust onto Michelle. "So you're the one who has captured chaos." She looked about the room placing her hands on her hips, "I was hoping he would be here." She sighed, "No where could that trickster be."

With a sign Lady Moonglow pulled out a small wand. Pointing it at Michelle she spoke a few words and raised the wand up a bit. Michelle lifted off the bed. "Well, come with me dear." She said and walks over to the wall. She took a hold of Michelle's foot and stepped into the shadow on the wall taking Michelle with her.

Mina looked up at Nina. "Lady... Moon Glow...?"The name startled Mina. Not because of how it sounded but because of how familiar it sounded to her, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it.

"uhmmm." Nina says with a positive nod. "She came here on business and I tagged along."

"... What kind of business?" Mina asked curiously.

"I'm curious as well to be honest" Amy says sitting down.

"Looking for some one." Nina comments, "He can be a bit of a handful at times, constantly getting into trouble."

"Hmmm" Amy thinks about Nina's comment.

Mina tucks some hair behind her ear. Still confused about Nina's answer.

Nina just shrugged and plopped herself down the nearest chair with a smile.

Mina sighed and closed her eyes. "How can we find your "guardian"?"

"Oh she'll find me when she is done." Nina states, "She is good at that."

Amy looked at the two not sure what to think of the situation. Then she says something, "We could always call Rei and the others to help search around. Do you have a portrait of your guardian?"

"Oh sure but you don't have to." Nina says and pulls out a picture.

The picture shows a woman, tall, elegant, noble and strong looking wearing priestess garb. A crest of Crossed scrolls outlined in gold is embroidered on the right breast of her tunic. She carries a noble looking staff. She has the look of age and knowledge about her.

Mina stared at the picture totally confused. " Are you sure this is her? "

"Positive." Nina states, "Lady Moonglow is well known at the Monastery."

"What's with you Darien? And what books are you talking' about Luna?" Lita questioned, as she looked at Darien, then back at Luna.

"Well the information in those books tells all about the power of the moon kingdom, broaches, and items you use. They also tell of the relationship the moon and earth." Luna says with slight fear in her voice. Rei and Darien get a look in their faces like they have seen ghosts.

"p-p-p-p-p-p-please tell me your joking Luna." Rei says like she is horrified. "I'm afraid not Rei"

Karibar stood in his study at a pedestal looking over the contents of an ancient book he had acquire. A crescent moon was inscribed on the spine along with forren runes. The pagers were written in a text not found on earth, but Karibar was quite fluent in them. The sailor broaches were pictured on the top of the page in a circular pattern. "Hmmm," Karibar continued his reading turning the page.

Lady Moonglow stepped out of a shadow in Rei's temple right in the room with the rest of the scouts. Michelle was floating behind her. She had Michelle's foot in one hand. Shortly after Moonglow entered the room she set Michelle down as the locket glowed briefly and she began to wake up. Rei, Darien and Luna were in the room. Krahazik was asleep against a wall.

"What!" Darien, Rei, and Luna say all at once, seeing this strange woman appear.

Lady Moonglow looked about the room her eyes settling on Krahazik. She smiled, then glanced at the girls.

Rei sees Michelle, and then looks at the lady. "Who are you and how did you get here?" Darien, and Luna shake their head in agreeance with Rei's question.

Lady Moonglow looks at Rei intensely for a second before nodding, then replies, "I am Lady Moonglow, Shadow Knight of Wisdom." she speaks with a soft elegance, "What is your name master of the element of fire?"

"Just what do you mean by that? I'm a member of the Shrine here, it is also my home, which you have invaded my privacy." Rei stands looking angered.

"Easy now, keep your cool. I'm sure there is an explanation for all this" Darien says, sounding like Amy would if she were here. Darien places his left hand on Rei's right hand, she sighs and sits back down.

Moon glow looks at each of them including Luna for a brief moment before her gaze returns to Rei with a soft smile. "Such an attitude is typical. What I mean dear is that you have control over the basic element of fire." She states like a mother would speak to child learning something new. "I came here looking for one of my order, and I do apologize for the invasion." Luna felt a presence from the woman when their eyes met. There was an intelligence and knowledge there beyond anything she has ever seen. There was also power there.

"Meow" Luna says looking at Darien.

"Oh...excuse me" Darien says picking up Luna, standing up and stepping out of the room. Rei just looks at the lady for a moment then drops her eye from her like she had done something wrong to the lady.

Lady Moonglow watched Darien leave with Luna with a slight knowing smile.

Darien took Luna outside and talked to her about whatever it was that was bugging her. "So what's up kitty?" he sits down on the edge of the floor.

"There is something very different about that woman Darien. She has an older presence than, her appearance leads on to be. She may even know about the moon kingdom." Luna flailed her paws around a bit then sat still as she watched Darien think.

Michelle stood against the wall, trying not to let her fear show, she was worried about Krahazik... yet she knew that he would pull through, someway, she knew he would... he had to.

Krahazik began to stir opening an eye and using it to look around.

Michelle?...Are you alright...uh how did you get here?" Rei looked puzzled, then burst out, "WHATS WITH ALL THE PEOPLE JUST SHOWING UP OUT OF NOWHERE!" she stood up hands balled into fist shaking.

"uh-oh" Darien opened the door looking back inside.

As soon as Darien opened the door Luna bolted in and started making noise, "Meoow meoow meow" Luna ran towards Rei and jumped at her, out of instinct Rei catches Luna in her arms and calms down looking a Luna.

Rei sighs, " I'm sorry" Rei says as she sits back down, with Luna in her arms.

Lady Moonglow giggled in a lady like manner. "Excitable." She turned to Darien, "May I have the pleasure of your name sir?"

Michelle walked over and sat next to Krahazik smiling lightly. "Krahazik, Krahazik are you alright?"

Krahazik looked at Michelle, "I'm fine I'm fine, just exhausted." Then he noticed Lady Moonglow standing there. "MOONGLOW!" he scrambles to his feet then hives a short bow of his head, and in a softer more respectful voice, "I'm sorry, Lady Moonglow. What bring you here?"

Lady Moonglow smiles with a restrained giggle.

"Moonglow? Who is this woman my love?" Michelle asked as she walked to Krahazik's side, the locket hanging from her neck.

Krahazik glanced at Michelle.

"Well, you going to introduce me to your mate?" Moonglow asked Krahazik.

His head snapped around to look at her and nodded becoming quite formal, "Yes milady." He stood and with a brief bow to Moonglow and Michelle and every one else. "Michelle, may I present, Lady Moonglow, Shadow Knight of Wisdom, and keeper of the Shadow Libraries."

Rei looks at them with wide eyes. "My..."

"It is a pleasure to meet you Lady Moonglow... A Shadow knight and keeper of the libraries... how nice, you must have great hour within the shadows."

Lady Moonglow bows slightly to Michelle. "Indeed I am held in high esteem, and high in rank within the Shadow Knights."

"It is nice to meet another Shadow Knight." Michelle straightened up as the Locket glowed softly in the light.

End Act 5