Hey everyone!

We got another chapter for you, though, we actually finished this one two days prior, but yesterday... I forgot to post it.

Oops, sorry about that.

But, it's alright, I'm posting it now, and a few things happen in this chapter, so let's go!


"So, you guys have all your meetings here?" Makoto asked as they were at Kensuke's apartment again.

"Yeah, it's actually at a decent distance from all our homes." Rei said with a shrug.

"And we don't have to be mindful of your grandpa accidentally hearing us." Usagi said with a chuckle.

"That too, yes." Rei admitted with a small smirk.

"It certainly does make for less rushed meetings." Ami added.

"And Shingo won't complain because I have a ton of video-games." Kensuke said in amusement, glancing over at Usagi's brother as the younger boy played on his Super Famicom, before realising what was going on and hitting pause with a sheepish laugh.

"Sorry… it's just that I've never actually gotten the chance to play this game." he said with a chuckle before coming back to the table and looking around "Naru's not here today?"

"She worries over Nephrite a LOT, so I made sure to tell her to try to get some rest herself." Kensuke said, before sighing "No clue if it'll stick, but we'll see."

"Who's Nephrite?" Makoto asked.

"An ex-general of the Dark Kingdom. He defected a little over a week ago and saved my friend Naru." Usagi explained "He's on our side now, but he's in a coma after we purified his body of the dark energy left over from his time as a member of their ranks."

"Well, we HOPE he'll be on our side." Rei said "But since he saved Naru and was willing to outright sacrifice himself for her, we're going to trust him."

"And really at this point, he's basically got nowhere else to go. I'm pretty sure his former employers wouldn't hesitate to off him if they had a chance," Kensuke frowned. "So yeah, for now leaning towards trust and possible ally."

"At any rate, we should also discuss what happened recently," Ami frowned.

"Yes, the crystal that Zoisite stole," Luna nodded. "I was looking through some of the data, and I found something that jogged a few memories. I'm pretty sure that's one of the seven Rainbow Crystals."

"Rainbow Crystals?" was the general question.

Luna nodded. "Yes. It seems they are shards of the Silver Crystal. The exact details escape me, but I do know that they were used to seal the Dark Kingdom's most elite Youma at the time. Perhaps those same Youma have reincarnated as humans due to the Crystals…" she frowned.

"Would definitely explain why Joe turned into that Youma when the Crystal was taken," Kensuke frowned.

"His past self was awakened without the Crystal's influence," Rei frowned.

"So Zoisite is gonna try to find the other six?" Usagi frowned.

"Most likely, yes," Luna nodded. "They may well be either the keys to finding the Silver Crystal...or they may well be the Crystal itself broken into 7 pieces."

"Huh, then that means my idea wasn't that far off." Shingo blinked, remembering when he suggested something like that.

"Guess so." Ami chuckled.

"So, how would we even find these Rainbow Crystals then?" Makoto asked.

"The Moon Stick should be able to detect them." Luna said, looking at usagi who took out the item in question.

"So if this reacts, then that means someone with a Rainbow Crystal is nearby," Usagi mused. "...wait, if we need the Crystals to find the Silver Crystal, how do we take them WITHOUT unleashing an ancient Youma?"

"Not to worry, the Moon Stick can also extract the Rainbow Crystals, but unlike Zoisite's method, the energies released by the Moon Stick will ensure the Youma remains purified rather than allowing their past lives to come to the forefront," Luna assured.

"Glad to hear that," Makoto said.

"So for now, we've gotta do what we can to keep the remaining Crystals out of the Dark Kingdom's hands...and then think of a way to take back any Crystals they might get their hands on," Kensuke frowned.

"Don't you mean take back the Crystal Zoisite stole?" Rei blinked.

"I'm being realistic and admitting there's a decent chance we might lose a Crystal or two," Kensuke admitted with a small sweat drop.

"That...is true…" Ami conceded, everyone sharing the small sweat drop.

"By the way… anybody know where Kelch is?" Usagi asked.

"Said something about an important day for his girlfriend tomorrow and they were getting something ready." Kensuke shrugged "Can't really blame him for not making it in that case."

Usagi nodded at that, before humming "You know… that makes me think, maybe I should take Naru somewhere tomorrow. Help her take her mind off of worrying about Nephrite."

"Not a bad idea." Rei admitted with a smile "I'm sure she could use something to distract her at least for a day."

"Just make sure to bring the Moon Stick, just on the off chance Naru's bad luck decides to hold still." Kensuke said with a sweat drop.

"How unlucky IS this girl?" Makoto asked with a raised eyebrow.

"She's been pulled into FAR too many Dark Kingdom schemes over the last few months, to the point she's VERY much tired of it." Ami admitted, earning a sweat drop from Makoto.

"I feel a little bad about using Naru's luck to find a Rainbow Crystal…" Usagi sweat dropped.

"Believe us, we all would prefer it if she got a break," Kensuke sweat dropped as well.


The next day proved to be a somewhat misty day, but that just made the weather more enjoyable. "It's so nice to go into town when its nice and cool," Usagi said with a smile, while Naru followed after her at a more...sedate...pace.

Usagi noticed that and sighed. "Naru...he's going to be okay," she reminded her.

"I know...but it's still hard not to worry…" Naru sighed as she followed after Usagi.

Usagi frowned but didn't say anything, as there really wasn't much else she could say. With that in mind, they continued onward. However, along the way they passed what appeared to be a graveyard, and more importantly, noticed a certain couple there.

"Wait, is that… Kelch?" Usagi blinked when she recognised the young man in the graveyard, as for the girl with him, she assumed her to be his girlfriend, and she matched Ami's description as well "So that must be… Minako?"

"What are they doing here?" Naru wondered.

"Let's go find out." Usagi said, before the two went down into the graveyard to go meet with them.

The two of them went down and soon found Kelch and Minako placing a bouquet on what appeared to be an unmarked grave. Usagi and Naru wanted to say something, but they could tell that this wasn't something that the couple would appreciate being interrupted. However, that was taken out of their hands when…

"You both can talk if you want," Kelch said.

Usagi jumped a bit "Um… how long did you know we were here?" she asked.

"The whole time." Kelch said, smirking a bit as he looked at her from over his shoulder "Thanks for being respectful though, we appreciate it."

"No problem." Usagi said, even though she still had a slightly nervous look.

"Who were the flowers for?" Naru asked.

"Someone who helped us a while back." Minako said, smiling a bit "We didn't even know we needed help at the time, but they still gave it to us, even when it ended with them dying."

"Wow...they must have been a very good friend," Usagi couldn't help but say.

Kelch and Minako shared an awkward look at that one. "I guess he was…" Kelch said with a small sigh, before adding under his breath, "Kinda…"

The group fell into an awkward silence at that one, nobody really sure what to say, at least until Naru noticed someone in another row. "Is someone else here?" she blinked.

The group turned and saw who she was talking about, revealing a priest, one with light colored short hair, and a mustache on his face. He also didn't really look like he was from around here.

"A foreign priest?" Minako said with a blink.

"That's a bit odd… and yes, this is coming from the german guy." Kelch said, adding the last part in deadpan.

"I guess it is a little strange to see," Usagi mused. At that moment the Priest noticed them.

"Oh? I didn't realize the Graveyard was having visitors today," he said, his tone pleasant and friendly.

"Well, I guess it is a rather odd time for people to come here," Minako said with a light chuckle.

However, as the Priest came closer, Usagi heard a small sound coming from her bag. Checking her bag, she saw that the Moon Stick was reacting. "Wait...if it's reacting then…!" she gasped...and suddenly looked towards Naru with a VERY sorry look. Because clearly...her horrible luck was in full swing.

Naru caught the look, and looked at the Moon Stick, before she let out a sigh "What am I, a magnet for trouble?"

"Well it could be worse, at least-" Usagi started.

"Well now, isn't this a surprise," came Zoisite's voice.

"...shutting up now…" Usagi said lamely.

Naru just let out a long suffering groan as everyone turned to see Zoisite floating in the air...oh hey, the Black Crystal was already ready…


Elsewhere, a pair of eyes snapped open sharply, before their owner moved quickly.


It happened faster than it did with Joe, but the end result was the same. The Black Crystal reacted, and the Rainbow Crystal (this one Orange) was removed from the Priest...though unlike last time, it seemed the reawakening of the Youma happened TOO quickly, as the force of the transformation knocked the Rainbow Crystal off course, causing it to not fly right into Zoisite's hand but rather somewhere in the Graveyard.

As for the Youma, it was well…

"...why do I feel like someone is making fun of something?" Kelch couldn't help but comment, since well...the Youma could be summed up as a boxing 'angel'. No, really, it was a youma dressed like a boxer, with gold wings on his back and eagle talons for feet, his champion belt around his waist actually being a bell, and of course, boxing gloves on his hands. Heck, he was even using Gratuitous English for some reason.

"This is weird...and really inappropriate!" Minako couldn't help but shout, seeing as the Youma Boxy was shouting about how he's the champion and acting like this was a ring full with fans cheering him in the stands...despite the fact they were literally in a Graveyard.

"We've gotta stop him!" Usagi gasped.

"Any suggestions on that one?" Kelch couldn't help but ask.

"...working on that one…" Usagi admitted because Zoisite was still there, so transforming right now was out of the question.

Boxy however had clearly decided they were his opponents...and revealed he could launch his gloves from his hands as projectiles.

"Incoming Rocket Punch!" Minako shouted, everyone scrambling to get out of the way.

"This is all kinds of wrong!" Naru shouted as some debris rained on them.

"As soon as we can actually think of something!" Kelch growled...until he noticed Boxy winding up and launching another punch. "Look out!"

Naru gasped as the punch was going right for her, and she didn't have any time to get out of the way, holding her arms up and hoping her power would work again… except she didn't have to worry as she was suddenly grabbed and pulled out of the way of the flying punch.

She blinked in surprise, realising she was being held in a pair of arms, before she looked up and gasped, a smile coming to her face "Nephrite!"

"I'm glad I made it just in time." he said in a sigh of relief.

"Nephrite?!" Zoisite gasped. More surprised at seeing him here than anything else. Then again, it seemed he really did become attached to that girl.

"He's not the only one!" came a familiar voice before…

"KICK! THUNDER!"

"Lightning Blast!"

"Supreme Thunder!"

Blade leaped into the air, before kicking forward, catching the Supreme Thunder with his foot...which served to further enhance the Lightning Blast which was aimed...right for Zoisite's face.

Zoisite's eyes widened and in a hurry he threw up a barrier, as well as held up his arms to block. The attack slammed into the barrier, which buckled under the pressure, before cracking and shattering, the barrier, allowing the attack to smash right through the barrier, and still have enough force to slam into Zoisite's arms, which soon sent the general flying back.

"Dammit…!" Zoisite growled, wincing as he felt his arms not just ache but also feel very tingly from the lightning. Even with Boxy here, there was no doubt that reinforcements to his enemies would be coming. However, he also had to retrieve the Rainbow Crystal that was somewhere in the graveyard. No time to find the Crystal and with enemies inbound...he made his decision.

"I'll remember this!" Zoisite growled. "Boxy, destroy them!" he ordered before vanishing.

"That makes life a little easier," Kelch said, before turning to Minako. "Get somewhere safe! I'll take care of this."

Minako seemed to pause, before nodding. "Alright, be careful though," she said, before running away.

"And now everyone can fight without holding back," Jupiter said, earning a nod from Usagi and Kelch.

"Moon Prism Power, Make Up!"

"Henshin!" "CHANGE!"

"More challengers? That's fine! The Champion will take anyone on!" Boxy declared, before firing his gloves again.

"Keep moving!" Chalice shouted as everyone evaded the attack and took the chance to get closer.

"Let's see if your skills work in close range!" Blade growled as he and Chalice struck with their weapons, but Boxy moved his wings...and actually blocked the attack.

"...okay, so those wings are actually pretty strong," Chalice blinked before both of them were pushed back.

"Time for my special!" Boxy declared...before shooting both of his gloves.

"...but that's just a double Rocket Punch," Jupiter couldn't help but say, while Nephrite had set Naru down and quickly moved to block the attack with a barrier. However, when the attacks hit, he was pushed back considerably and the barrier was left with a large pair of cracks on it, forcing him to dismiss it, though fortunately he had still managed to stop the momentum of the attack, sending the gloves flying away.

"Damn…" he growled. "It seems my powers have been weakened."

"Mr. Nephrite! Are you alright?!" Naru gasped.

"I'm okay, but it seems fighting one of the Great Youma won't be as easy as I'd hoped," Nephrite said.

"We don't need to beat him, just hold him down long enough!" Moon said, before grabbing her tiara. "Don't have a name for this but...go!" she shouted as she threw the tiara which flew through the air. Boxy saw it coming and lashed out with a punch. However, when it hit, the Tiara wrapped around his arm...before he felt his other arm being drawn to it and suddenly both arms were tied together, the tiara acting like a pair of handcuffs.

"Nice one, Sailor Moon!" Jupiter grinned. "Now, Supreme Thunder!" she called out, aiming to immobilize Boxy with some electricity, but Boxy took to the air.

"The Champion won't lose THAT easily!" Boxy declared...right before they noticed a small glint in the distance...followed by a beam of light flying through the air, and going right through one of Boxy's wings causing him to crash into the ground.

"No idea where that came from, but I'll take it!" Moon said as she pulled out the Moonstick. "Moon Healing...Escalation!" she called out as the waves of purifying energy hit Boxy who tried to resist but eventually…

"Refresh!" he called out as his body was covered in light and soon the Priest was left standing in his place, looking confused but none worse for wear.

"Alright!" Naru smiled at seeing the Priest restored.

"Don't relax yet, we still need to find the Rainbow Crystal," Blade pointed out, but right as he said that…

"Not to worry," came a familiar voice as they saw Tuxedo Kamen leaning against a nearby tree while standing on one of the branches, and in his hand was the Orange Crystal.

"Tuxedo Kamen!" Sailor Moon gasped happily… as usual.

"He a friend?" Jupiter asked curiously.

"He is." Blade said with a nod, before looking to his friend "Think you could hand it over? We need it to find the Silver Crystal."

Tuxedo Kamen hummed, considering it "Come talk with me, Blade. We'll discuss this matter somewhere more private."

Blade rose an eyebrow behind his mask, but nodded, following after Tuxedo Kamen as the two left the area.

"Aww, no fair, how come Kensuke gets to go." Moon pouted, muttering to herself.

Chalice stared at the retreating forms of the two, his eyes narrowed a bit 'They've got a secret too, huh?' he thought silently to himself.

As Sailor Moon continued to pout a bit, she soon noticed something at the spot where Tuxedo Kamen had stood, going over to pick it up, and finding a strange, star shaped pendant.


Blade continued to follow after Tuxedo Kamen, and before long they were at the harbour area. Along the way he'd lost track of Tuxedo Kamen, but he was sure he was still in the area. Looking around, he tried to find his...split personality friend...for lack of better words, till he suddenly saw what could only be called a bright light show coming from behind one of the containers.

"Huh?" he blinked before going over to the source of the lights and saw Tuxedo Kamen holding the Orange Crystal. The lights continued to dance from the Crystal, covering him in its light, and right before Blade's eyes the image of Tuxedo Kamen faded in a similar fashion to when he saw the girls revert, and Mamoru now stood in his place. "Well that was something," he couldn't help but comment.

Mamoru turned his head to him, nodding "Good to see you didn't get lost Kensuke."

Blade's eyes widened behind his mask at that, before he undid his transformation "You've… actually merged your two personalities back?"

"It seems I have. I remember who I am now," Mamoru said, looking at the Orange Crystal.

"Well that's good to know," Kensuke said. "Thought...what does this mean now? Are you planning to join us or keep to the lone wolf thing for a bit?"

"I think I'll stay the way things are for now," Mamoru said. "Even if I've reconciled the two personalities, there are still some holes that need to be filled."

"And you hope that either the other Rainbow Crystals or even the Silver Crystal can fill them, right?" Kensuke guessed.

Mamoru just nodded, to which Kensuke shrugged. "Okay then, I'll leave that one in your hands. Better we have the Crystals spread out rather than in one place. Never know if/when the Dark Kingdom will try to steal back any Crystals we capture," Kensuke said.

"You're taking this one surprisingly well," Mamoru blinked. A small part of him was expecting a bit more resistance.

"Why would I? You're not part of the Dark Kingdom, and if we do get all the Crystals, it's not like the Silver Crystal is a one use item anyway," Kensuke said.

Mamoru blinked at that, before chuckling "Good point… we can use it both to restore my memory and find the Princess you're looking for at the same time."

"Bingo." Kensuke smirked "I'll tell the others I left it to you since you're harder for the Dark Kingdom to locate."

"Alright then, let's gather the remaining Crystals...then worry about how to take back the Crystal the Dark Kingdom captured," Mamoru nodded.

"By the way… want me to tell Sailor Moon who you are?" Kensuke asked him.

Mamoru frowned in thought at that "I'd… rather not… and don't tell me who she is either… she looks familiar… and I want to find out on my own."

Kensuke nodded "Alright then." he said, understanding his friend's reason.


A while later saw Kensuke back with the others, everyone now sitting in a nearby park which was conveniently empty meaning they could talk. "I'm really happy for Naru," Usagi said with a smile as she watched Naru and Nephrite on their own bench. After everything that's happened, letting those two have a bit of time to themselves was the least they could do, and both of them seemed happy to be together again. Taking her eyes away from them, she turned to Kensuke. "So Tuxedo Kamen has the Rainbow Crystal?"

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Luna asked, the Moon Cat having been with Kensuke and Makoto but had stayed out of the fight.

"It'll be fine. I know who he is, and I trust him to keep his word. Besides, it's a win-win if we get the Silver Crystal," Kensuke reassured.

"Well if you say he's okay then we'll trust him," Kelch chuckled.

"Having more help can't hurt," Minako agreed, as since she was aware of her boyfriend's double life, they'd let her into their circle as well. They were gonna have to expand the circle eventually anyway.

"And he's helped us a lot so I say we trust him," Usagi agreed, before idly taking out the pendant she'd picked up earlier and noticing that the center part opened up, she did so, revealing that it was also a music box which played a soft yet lovely tune.

"That's new," Makoto commented, seeing the music pendant.

"I picked it up earlier," Usagi said, enjoying the song that played, and yet for some reason...it felt nostalgic to her.

"That's a nice melody." Kensuke noted.

"Yeah… I just feel like I've heard it a long time ago." Usagi said, closing her eyes as she could almost imagine a memory of long ago in her mind.


And there!

Personally I'm surprised we managed to stretch the episode out to our usual minimum, but I'm not complaining, it means we didn't need to make this one a double feature like we do sometimes.

Anyway, yeah, Nephrite is back in action, and, of course, a surprise attack from somewhere, but I think some of you will realise where it came from.

But, for now, we'll be going to work on something ELSE that has been taking a while, so see ya then!

Rouze Card Count:

Blade:

Spade: Ace, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10

Club: 3

Chalice:

Heart: Ace, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

Diamond: 2

Garren:

Diamond: Ace, 6