In the Dark Kingdom, Zoisite spoke to Kunzite about the other day.

"So you're telling me that Solaris used one of Nephrite's techniques during battle?" he asked.

"Yes. I saw it with my very own two eyes," said Zoisite. "I still can't believe it. A mere mortal like him has the power of the Four Kings of Heaven. What should we do, Zoisite?"

Kunzite hummed in thought, putting a finger to his chin. "Well... there's nothing we can do about it for now," he said. "Besides, Nephrite was a traitor and should never be mentioned. Especially around Queen Beryl."

"But why? If this becomes a problem, Queen Beryl might not be happy about this," said Zoisite worriedly.

"Don't worry. If this becomes a threat, we'll deal with it when the time comes, my love," said Kunzite. "For now, focus on getting the Rainbow Crystals while I do a little digging."

And with that, Kunzite left. Zoisite then took out the Dark Crystal and activated its powers to reveal the next carrier. The crystal glowed and then showed a projection of a little old man who was bald, short, and had long bushy gray eyebrows. This person was Rei's Grandfather.

"So this old man has a Rainbow Crystal, eh?" smirked Zoisite. "That crystal will soon be mine before he knows it, and I'll make sure that no one stands in my way. Not even Solaris and his stolen techniques!"

It was nightfall at the Hikawa Shrine. The moon was high in the sky, and all was peaceful. Rei's Grandpa was sitting on top of the shrine's roof, enjoying the beautiful sight of the night.

"What a beautiful night," he mused to himself. "It would be even better if I had some dumplings and a cup of sake. Ooh, I'll bet it would taste great!"

Then came trouble. Up from above, under the night of the moon, in a flurry of petals appeared Zoisite. Rei's Grandpa immediately was on guard.

"I sense evil!" he spoke. "Who are you?!"

Zoisite smirked and took out the Dark Crystal, activating its function. Rei's Grandpa was bathed in its light as he felt pain throughout his body, screaming in agony. A spatial hole then opened up in the middle of his chest, and Zoisite could see an indigo-colored crystal inside it.

"Just as I suspected," he cackled with triumph. "This old man is one of the Seven Great Monsters!" He then hovered a bit closer to him. "Now, Old Man, allow me to remove the Rainbow Crystal from your body as you are reborn as your monstrous self, Jiji!"

Rei's Grandpa screamed even more as he felt his reason slipping more and more. However, he wasn't going down without fighting. So, while resisting the pain and using his spiritual powers, the old man canceled out the power of the Dark Crystal. Zoisite got blown back as he felt the blast of energy, but he quickly recollected himself. The void in the center of the old man's chest also closed up, hiding the Rainbow Crystal from view.

"Impossible! You were able to resist the Dark Crystal?!" he growled crossly and with surprise. "I thought that you were nothing more but a senile old man... but it would seem that I was mistaken!"

Zoisite then counterattacked with a force of energy on his own, sending Rei's Grandpa right off the roof and onto the ground with a thud. Zoisite then once again prepared to use the Dark Crystal, but then two crows shot out from inside the shrine, gunning straight for him. They screeched and cawed as they used their sharp beaks to peck at the Dark General, protecting the old man from harm.

"Get away from me, you foul crows!" shrieked Zoisite as he tried to fend them off. "I'm not garbage, you know!"

But the crows didn't listen and continued attacking him. Then Rei came out of the shrine and saw that her Grandpa was in trouble.

"Grandpa!"

She immediately rushed to his aide, checking him to see if he was alright. Not wanting to be seen and having enough, Zoisite immediately disappeared retreated to the Dark Kingdom. Seeing that the intruder was gone, the two crows flew back to Rei, still looking over her Grandpa. He took deep breaths while clutching his chest, still in pain from almost having his crystal taken out.

"Are you alright, grandpa?" asked Rei worriedly. "Please, tell me what happened."

Then Rei heard a noise, the sound of someone yawning that came from outside the gates where the stairs were. Then a young man sat rub rubbing his eyes sleepily. He had shoulder-length brown hair that was a bit unkempt, blue eyes, stubble on his chin, and a light blue denim jacket with an openly white short-sleeved button shirt with a black short-sleeved turtleneck shirt, matching pale blue denim pants, and black shoes.

"Hey, what's all the racket about?" he sleepily mumbled as he turned around. "Can't you see I'm trying to get some sleep?"

Rei was a bit startled to see the young man. "Who are you?!" she demanded. "And what are you doing here?"

The young man looked at Rei. As soon as he saw her, his eyes went wide with surprise as they turned into hearts and his cheeks flushed bright red. He immediately ran up to Rei, and her Grandpa bowed low to the ground in respect.

"Hi! My name is Yuichiro Kumada!" the young man said. "And I beg of you of one request! Please make me your apprentice!"

Rei and her Grandpa could only stare at the young man in surprise, both feeling very confused.

The next day, Rei met up with her friends and then explained what had happened the other night as they walked to the shrine.

"So your grandfather was attacked the other night?" spoke Ami worriedly. "Is he OK?"

"He seems to be fine," said Rei. "But... I can't help but feel a little worried."

"Why do you say that?" wondered Makoto. "You said he was fine."

"Yeah, but... for some reason, he's been acting strange," said Rei.

"Strange how?" asked Harusuke. "He didn't suffer from a brain injury, did he?"

"If he did, then you should take him to the hospital," suggested Usagi.

"Believe me, I've tried," sighed Rei. "But being the stubborn old man that he is, Grandpa refuses too. Which why I wanted all of you to come with me so we could check on him."

Back at the shrine, Rei's Grandpa was swinging about on the treetops, yelling like Tarzan while wearing a strange green cape. He expertly swang from rope to while doing flips without messing up. Then, the old man swung on one more, launching himself into the air while rolling into a ball, performing numerous flips, and safely landed on the ground laughing with pride.

"OK, Yuichiro! Your turn!" he called out.

Yuichiro, high above the treetops now wearing a hakama like the old man and a blue cape, looked down to the ground trembling with fright.

"But... why do I have to do these things?!" he cried fearfully.

"It's training stuff!" snapped the old man. "Now jump!"

Yuichiro was still feeling frightened, but he wasn't about to disobey the old man's orders now. He took a deep breath as he gulped. Then he took a leap of faith as he jumped off the branch of the tree, letting out a poor attempt of a Tarzan yell. Then there was trouble. The rope Yuichiro was swinging on couldn't hold his weight. It suddenly snapped. Yuichiro plummeted from above until he slammed into the ground with a sickening thud knocking him unconscious.

Seeing Yuichrio in this state, Rei's Grandpa took a cold water bucket and threw it all over Yuichiro.

"Come on now, this isn't napping time!" he barked. "Wake up!"

At that moment, Rei and her friends arrived and saw what was happening, and they rushed on over.

"Grandpa?! What is going on here?!" demanded Rei.

"And... what's the green cape?" wondered Harusuke. "It... kinda looks weird."

"I think it looks pretty cute on him!" giggled Usagi.

Rei's Grandpa didn't answer Rei, nor did he acknowledge the others. Instead, he picked up another bucket and splashed Yuichiro once again in an attempt to wake him up.

"Hey! Are you listening to me?!" barked Rei crossly. "And stop doing that to the poor guy!"

"Shut up! It's not like I have a choice!" Rei's Grandpa barked back. "How else am I supposed to get him to wake up?!"

"Speaking of, who is that guy, Rei?" asked Ami.

"He's Yuichiro Kumada, some random guy that was in front of our shrine last night," explained Rei. "I'm sure where he came from, but as soon we saw him, he asked to be Grandpa's apprentice for some reason."

Rei's Grandpa then gave one more splash of water from a third bucket making water go all over him. This time, he regained consciousness as he dizzily sat up.

"Yuichiro, are you OK?" asked Rei worriedly. "You must have hit your head hard if you ended up unconscious like that."

Yuichiro looked at Rei, and just like the other night, he blushed bright red upon seeing her.

"Wow, Rei, you look good in your school uniform," he gushed giddily.

"You out of shape, wimp!" yelled Rei's Grandpa crossly. "You're an embarrassment to your master and this shrine!"

Rei was now cross. "Hold on just a minute, Grandpa," she said. "Don't you think you're being a bit cruel?! Not to mention his training is too brutal!"

"Silence! Don't question my methods!" Rei's Grandpa yelled. "Training's always strenuous and has to be tough! Going soft on him is not going to cut it! How else can he prove that he's got real guts?!"

Then suddenly, he burst into tears, loudly sobbing, making everyone jump in surprise. Then before Rei had a chance to react, the old man dashed straight into her and buried his face in her chest.

"What am I going to do?!" he cried. "You, my granddaughter, are the only one who can take over this shrine! I'm all alone!"

Rei sighed, and she pinched the bridge of her nose in exasperation.

"Has he always been like this?" wondered Harusuke. "I mean, I know that he's a bit... kooky, but still..."

"No. Not like this," said Rei. "He's been emotionally unstable lately. He's practically a wreck like this."

Yuichiro then stood up. "No, he's not! He's only crying because he needs my help!" he said, brimming with confidence. "So even though the training's hard, I will step up! You watch!" He immediately went over to the shrine and vigorously shook the rope to ring the bell as he clapped his hands together in prayer.

"Please give me more strength!" he said. "I'm committed to endure and do whatever training and challenge that comes my way!"

Then as Yuichiro shook the rope one more time, a strange ball popped open just above him, and water gushed out, drenching him all over from head to toe. Rei's Grandpa, now no longer crying, was roaring with laughter.

"Gotcha! You fell for my crying act, hook, line, and sinker!" he cackled.

He wasn't the only one who was laughing. Usagi began to laugh too.

"Usagi, stop it!" said Ami disapprovingly.

"Yeah. It's not that funny," said Harusuke sternly.

But Usagi didn't care. She continued to laugh. "Man Gramps, you nailed him!" she giggled.

"I know! Isn't this a hoot, Usagi?!" Rei's Grandpa laughed. "You're the only one who gets my jokes!"

Now Rei was very cross. "This has gone on long enough, Grandpa!" she snapped. "You and your tomfoolery are going to wreck the people's faith and reputation this shrine has built to the community!"

"Um... excuse me," cut in Yuichiro spoke timidly. "If it's me you're worried about-"

"You need to keep quiet, mister!" barked Rei.

"But I-"

"I said quiet!"

Yuichiro then kept quiet, not wanting to make Rei anymore cross.

"Now, now. Don't be such a stick in the mud, Rei," soothed Usagi. "I mean, we all have to have fun a little sometimes, right?"

Rei then glared dangerously at Usagi, not standing for any nonsense. "Usagi, this is our shrine's problem, not yours," she spoke coldly. "So stay out of our business!"

Then while she was leaning in close to Usagi, Rei gave Usagi a tiny push of her finger, causing the blonde to lose her balance and fall flat on her back. Usagi then burst into tears, sobbing loudly.

"Oh no! Usagi!"

Harusuke checked his sister to ensure that she wasn't hurt.

Makoto then sighed. "Come on, Usagi. You don't have to cry over every little thing that happens, you know."

"And Rei, you didn't have to shove her to make a point," scolded Ami.

"Technically, she just made Usagi lose her balance," pointed out Harusuke. "So I wouldn't exactly call that a shove."

Ami then glared. "Harusuke, you're not helping!"

Harusuke then gulped and looked away, not wanting to further upset Ami. Rei, however, turned away with a huff, not wanting to apologize. So now Ami was cross with Rei.

"Fine! If you're going to act like this, I'm better off going to cram school to study," she snarled. "Goodbye!"

"And I'm gonna go to kung fu, practice," said Makoto.

And the two of them left.

"Oh, that's great!" Rei snapped. "I've got a problem, and you two just up and leave?! Fine! Suit yourselves!"

Now it was Harusuke's turn to be a little cross. "You need to calm down, Rei," he said sternly. "You're becoming so angry that your temper is pushing your friends away. How are we supposed to help you with your problem if you're going to let your temper blind you like this?"

Rei looked at Harusuke and then turned away in a huff. Harusuke then stood up, helping Usagi to her feet.

"Until you calm that temper of yours, I think it'd be best for you take some time by yourself to take a breather," he went on. "I suggest you use that time."

And with that, Harusuke and Usagi left, leaving Rei and Yuichiro by themselves.

After a while, Rei calmed down and was a lot less angry. Yuichiro wanted to talk.

"Um... Rei? May I - say something?"

Rei then smiled kindly at Yuichirou. "What is it, Yuichiro?"

Yuichiro was a bit shy considering he had witnessed Rei's temper firsthand, but he plucked up courage.

"It's... about Master. You know, your grandfather."

Rei then looked at Yuichiro, smiling kindly. "Come on; it's not like my grandpa's your actual master or anything," she said. "Anyway, what about him?"

Yuichiro paused. Then he spoke in a quiet yet somewhat wise tone. "In Autumn, also known as Fall, a person's feelings can change very quickly. It's a season when the biorhythms of the mind and body can become easily disturbed."

Rei felt puzzled. "What is it that you're trying to say?" she asked.

"Well... I believe that when the sunnier days of spring return, I think that's when Master will calm down and become more rational." went on Yuichiro. "But for now, I think that we should keep a close eye on him to see how he's coming along."

Rei stared at Yuichiro in surprise. Then she let out a small giggle as she sat down on the bench. Now it was Yuichiru's turn to be puzzled.

"What's so funny?"

"You're so sweet, is all," said Rei. "You're a lot smarter and dependable than you look, Yuichiro. It makes me feel kinda bad."

The young man then blushed with embarrassment. "Wh-what makes you say that?"

"Well... you see, we girls can be confusing and hopeless," explained Rei. "We call the people we like and love our friends, but when things get tough, we end up being cold and merciless."

Not too far away, Usagi, Harusuke, and Luna were watching from behind a tree watching the two. Usagi was grinning and glee.

"Lookie over there!" she giggled. "It seems that Rei's enjoying Yuichiru's company! She likes him!"

"Good grief Usagi," sighed Harusuke. "Why must you assume love over everything else? Maybe Rei's just chatting with Yuirhiru as a friend? Ever think of that?"

"Come on, Harusuke! She likes him!" insisted Usagi. "I have an idea! I, Usagi Tsukino, will act their cupid!"

"Now hold on, Usagi," said Luna. "Do you honestly think that Rei would want you butting into her business?"

"Yeah. Especially since Rei made it clear for you butt out of that said business?" added Harusuke. "Not to mention that every time you cook up one of your love schemes, it always ends up in disaster."

"Come on, you two. You both don't know what you're talking about," giggled Usagi. "Besides, me doing this is my one chance to make up with Rei!"

She then giggled mischievously while Luna and Harusuke sighed.

"There she goes again," said Luna. "Overreacting as usual."

"Yup. I can see where this is going," said Harusuke. "That is why I'm getting going while the gettings good."

He then came out from behind the tree and started walking away.

"Hey! Harusuke! Wait!" Usagi called, whispering. "Don't go!"

But it was no use. Harusuke was already gone.

However, Usagi refused to be discouraged. "Oh well. Guess I'll have to handle this without him," she said. "And I know just the way to do it!"

She then dug into her pocket and pulled out an all too familiar item, much to Luna's horror. The Disguise Pen.

"No, Usagi!" she shrieked, whispering. "You can't be using the Disguise Pen for something like this!"

Usagi wasn't listening as she held up the Disguise Pen and activated its powers.

"MOON POWER! Transform me into a fortune-teller of love!"

Usagi was now wearing a purple hakama with a brown jacket on top of it, sandals on her feet, and was carrying a wooden platform strung around her neck with a cup carrying fortune-telling sticks. Her hair was now short, and she also wore glasses and had a matching hat in color.

"All right, this should do it!" she grinned brightly as she merrily skipped over to Rei and Yuichiro. "Hello there!" she said in a disguised voice as she began mixing the sticks in her hands. "I am a wandering fortune-teller of love! So prepare yourselves as I predict your future and your fortune!"

Rei was skeptical. Yuichiro was a bit surprised yet interested. Then Usagi threw the sticks into the air and caught two of them in each of her hands, making an x with them while the others landed back in her cup.

"The sticks have spoken!" she said dramatically. "If you two kiss right here and now, your love will come true!"

Yuichiro's face flushed red, and Rei nearly fell over in surprise. "That is completely stupid!" she said indignantly. "Yuichriu, we're leaving!"

And with that, with Rei pushing Yuichiro, the two walked off, leaving Usagi disappointed, but that didn't last long. Rei then stopped, and she walked back towards Usagi, glaring in anger at her.

"What was that about, Usagi?!" she snapped. "What on earth were you thinking?!"

"I... take it... you knew that it was me," said Usagi sheepishly.

But Rei was now even angrier than before. "You do realize that I already have Mamoru as my guy, so what were you trying to pull?!"

Usagi gulped, now trembling with fear from Rei's overwhelming fury. Then Rei said something that showed that she had enough.

"Stop interring in my life! You're not my friend anymore!"

Usagi's face immediately froze as her innocent heart snapped in two, and Rei stomped away, leaving her by herself. After a few seconds passed, and once more, Usagi burst into tears. Luna, who had seen everything that had happened, couldn't help but pinch her nose.

"Can't say I didn't try to warn her," she sighed.

Usagi was still feeling miserable when she came home. Sadly, she walked back up to her room and plopped down on the bed face down, sniffling. Then there was a knock on the door, and Harusuke came in. He then entered the room carrying a bowl full of Daifuku rice cakes, setting them on her table.

"Hey there, Sis," he said. "How did your little love plan work out?"

"Horrible," sobbed Usagi. "Just horrible!"

Harusuke could see that his sister was more upset than before and felt a little worried. He then looked at Luna, wanting to know what had happened.

"Long story short, Usagi disguised herself, but Rei figured it out, and she said she doesn't want to be friends with her anymore," she said.

Harusuke's eyes widened a little in surprise. "She said that? Seriously?"

Luna nodded, and Harusuke looked back at his sister, who was still lying face down on her bed, miserable. Then he sat on the bed beside her, gently placing a hand on her head stroking it.

"It's OK. Usagi. There's no need to cry," he said gently. "Even though... it was kinda your fault."

"But I can't help it," wailed Usagi sadly. "I just wanted to apologize to Rei for making her angry! But I ended up making her madder than before."

"Don't beat yourself up about it," soothed Luna. "Re may get angry quickly, but she also forgets quickly too."

"Yeah. When tomorrow comes, Rei will probably forget all about why she was mad, and you'll be friends again," added Harusuke.

"But she said she doesn't wanna be friends anymore!" cried Usagi. "For all I know, she'll probably be mad at me for the rest of my life!"

"That was only because of your weird behavior," insisted Harusuke. "Not to mention that you were trying to set her up with another guy even though she's dating Mamoru. She could have said what she said without thinking."

Usagi could only continue to cry as Harusuke comforted Usagi by petting her head. Then after a few seconds, he got up and headed out of the room.

"Harusuke, where are you going?" asked Luna.

"Where do you think?" replied Harusuke. "To the Hikawa shrine. You stay here with Usagi and have some of those cakes I brought in."

And he left, shutting the door behind him quietly. Luna could only sigh as she took a bite out of a cake. When the taste entered her mouth, her eyes sparkled in delight.

"Wow! These Daifuku Rice Cakes are good!" she said.

Usagi could only glare at only with depressed eyes. "How could you eat daifuku at a time like this?" she groaned.

"Because they're delicious!" mumbled Luna as she stuffed another cake into her mouth. "Go on, Usagi, try one! It'll make you feel better!"

Usagi at first lay there, but being the glutton that she was, she couldn't resist when it came to sweets. So she sadly got up from her bed, took a cake, and bit into it. As soon as she felt the taste on her tongue, Usagi's face immediately brightened up.

"Hey! You're right! This daifuku is delicious!" she grinned. "Very tasty!"

"See? I told you so!" said Luna smiling.

Then, an idea shot through Usagi's mind. "I got it!" she cried happily. "I'll take these daifuku cakes over to Rei! I can use these as a peace offering to make up with her!"

Luna nearly choked on her cake in surprise. "Now hold on, Usagi," she said. "I don't know if that's a good idea. Seeing her now might just make her mad again."

"It'll be fine, Luna. Really!" grinned Usagi excitedly. "Besides, she loves food as much as I do!"

"No! Don't! You're making a big mistake!" cried Luna.

But it was no use. Usagi had picked up the cakes and darted out of the room faster than Luna could react.

"Oh, brother," she groaned. "Once that girl gets an idea, you can never change her mind."

At the Hikawa Shrine, Yuichiro was still going under the crazy training regimen, making some significant improvements since then, but he was feeling a bit tired.

"Train! Train! Train!" he yelled as he swung from tree to tree. "I can do this! It's all for you, Rei! For you, I'll do my best!"

At the very mention of her name, Yuichiro began remembering when she called him sweet, making him giddily blush as he continued to swing in the trees. Not too far away, Rei was sitting on the porch with her twin crows gazing at the moon.

"So, Phobos, Daimos, what do you think?" Rei asked her faithful friends. "Do you think Grandpa's odd behavior could be caused just by the change of season?"

The two crows could only caw in response, and Yuichiro continued to train by swinging from tree to tree while daydreaming about Rei. But due to daydreaming, he wasn't watching where he was going, nor was he aware. The rope holding him had again snapped, and Yuichiro was plummeting to the ground. The boy then noticed he was falling and began to flail while screaming. Then came more trouble. As he fell, Yuichiro could see that he was falling right at someone approaching the shrine.

"Hey! Look out!" he yelled. "I can't stop!"

The person looked up, but he was too late. Yuichiro crashed right into him, making them crash to the ground with a crash. Rei, hearing the noise, quickly rushed on over to see what was happening. She was a bit surprised to see that a dazed Yuichiro was lying right on top of the person who was stunned and bruised.

"Oh no! Not again!" she sighed. "Yuichiro, you gotta be more careful! You fell right on top of-"

Then she saw who Yuichiro was on, which turned out to be Harusuke.

"Oh no! Harusuke!" cried Rei. "Are you OK?!"

"Did anyone get the species of that monkey?" Harusuke spoke dizzily.

A few moments later, Harusuke was inside the house with Rei holding an ice pack to his head.

"Ow... that smarts," he complained.

"I'm so sorry about that," apologized Rei. "Yuichiro's still going under that training my grandpa put it him up with, no matter how much I try to tell him to stop."

"So it would appear," groaned Harusuke. "But... you gotta give it to him though, he's got persistence."

"I suppose that's what you would call it," said Rei. "So what brings you here at this time of the night? Let me guess; does it have anything to do with Usagi?"

Harusuke then placed his icepack on the floor and looked at Rei with a grave expression. "Yes. It is," he said quietly.

"Oh. I see," said Rei.

The two then sat there quietly, not saying another word. Then Harusuke resumed talking.

"Listen, Rei, I know that you're probably mad at Usagi right now, but... she was hurt when you said that you wouldn't be her friend anymore," he said. "I know that she cries a lot, but she was brokenhearted this time."

Rei clenched her hands, saying nothing. Harusuke then looked up towards the sky, the stars shining brightly.

"I understand that Usagi has done some things... over the top and somewhat idiotic that got you upset, but she's a good kid at heart," went on Harusuke. "I know that you have your issues like worrying about your Grandpa right now, and I won't ask or force you to apologize, but I was hoping... maybe you would consider making up with her? Or at least tell me why you got so angry?"

There was another pause. Then Rei looked back at Harusuke, her eyes now somber.

"Is... is she that upset?" she asked tentatively.

Harusuke answered a nod. Rei then looked towards the floor, appearing to be sorry for herself.

"I know what I said was wrong..." she said. "And I remember what you told me about my temper, but... she just made me so mad, especially when she laughed at Yuichiro when my Grandpa pulled that prank on him. Not to mention that she tried to get me with him even though I have Mamoru. I just -"

Harusuke then gently placed a hand on Rei's shoulder. "I know. But you gotta understand, Rei," he said. "Usagi's... well... Usagi. She doesn't understand things like when or not to laugh or butt in, but she's the Usagi that cares about her friends. Especially the ones she holds dear to her heart which is why she tried to set you and Yuichiro together. She was only trying to make up with you, but - she went about it the wrong way."

Rei bit her lip and seemed ready to cry, but she kept her tears inside. "Do you... do you think that I should apologize to her?" she asked.

"As I said, I'm not here to force you to do that," said Harusuke. "But I would appreciate it if you did. After all, I hate to see such a good friendship destroyed over something like this."

Rei was silent once again for a few seconds, then she got up and started walking down the hall. "I'm gonna go take a bath," she said. "But... I will consider it."

Harusuke then smiled. "That's all I wanted to hear," he said.

And with that, Rei left, hoping to have a good soak in the bath to clear her head.

Meanwhile, Rei's Grandpa sat before the sacred fire, immersed in deep meditation while waving about his gohei. Then he stopped sensing danger, immediately forcing him to whip his head around behind him.

"So! You're back again, you evil spirit!" he growled.

Sure enough, in a flurry of petals, Zoisite appeared cackling evilly.

"You may have gotten away from me before," he smirked. "But tonight, I will be taking that Rainbow Crystal from you."

Not wanting to let Zoisite get the upper hand, the old man using his powers as a priest, blasted Zoisite with kinetic power while the latter countered with a blast of his own. The force of their collisions made the entire temple shake. However, Zoisite proved to be the mightier man as Rei's Grandpa flew out of the house. As he was about to hit the ground, the old man did a flip and managed to land safely, but Zoisite seeing this opening, used his powers to create a tornado of petals surrounding and paralyzing him. He immediately whipped out the Dark Crystal, using its powers once again.

"Give it up, old man!" Zoisite sneered with triumph. "Your Rainbow Crystal is as good as mine!"

Rei's Grandpa screamed in pain as his chest was once again opened by a spacial void revealing the indigo Rainbow Crystal once again. The crystal came out of his chest and shot straight towards Zoisite, but suddenly something shot out from the darkness intercepting the crystal and knocking it to the ground. Zoisite clicked his tongue in annoyance and saw the object that stopped the crystal from coming to him. It was a single red rose which could only mean one thing. Zoisite looked up, and sure enough, there standing on top of the shrine's gates was Tuxedo Mask.

"You again!" hissed Zoisite. "Tuxedo Mask!"

"Sorry, Zoisite, but I'll be taking that Rainbow Crystal," the masked man said as he leaped off the gate gunning straight for the crystal.

However, just as he was about to get it, Rei's Grandpa was enveloped by a swirl of black energy as he began to transform until he emerged as the monster known as Jiji. He had the appearance of something like a primate, had black skin, gold hoops around his wrists and ankles, had sharp white claws on his hands, wore a red scarf around his neck, and had a face that resembled a demon with horns with weird googly yellow eyes and white hair resembling a mane.

Zoisite then saw his chance. "Jiji! Get rid of Tuxedo Mask!" he ordered. "And make sure that he doesn't get that crystal!"

Jiji obeyed by jumping in front of Tuxedo Mask, cutting off his path towards the Rainbow Crystal growling menacingly. Seeing his chance, Zoisite then touched down and picked up the crystal.

"Too bad for you, Tuxedo Mask," he sneered. "Jiji's sure to make short work of you."

"You coward!" yelled Tuxedo Mask. "Why don't you fight like a man and face me?!"

Zoisite responded with a mocking giggle. "Sorry, Tuxedo Mask, but I'm taking this Rainbow Crystal. Good night now."

He then took a great leap disappearing into the trees. Jiji went on the attack again as he unleashed a powerful blast of energy from his mouth. Luckily, the attack missed as Tuxedo Mask followed Zoisite in hot pursuit. Jiji growled for letting his prey escape. Then Harusuke and Yuichiro showed up wondering what the noise was.

"What's going on here?" called Harusuke.

Then he and Yuichiro saw Jiji.

"I-I-It's a monster!" screamed Yuichiro fearfully.

Jiji then let out a growl as it glared straight at the two boys with his claws extended. Harusuke now had a bit of a dilemma on his hands.

"What do I do?!" he thought. "I can't leave Yuchiro himself, not to mention that I can't transform in front of him! I have to find a way to transform or contact the others before-"

Then there was trouble. Yuichiro let out a frightened scream as he took off running. "It's a monster! I've got to warn Rei!"

"Yuichiro, wait!" yelled Harusuke. "Don't make any sudden-"

Then Jiji let out a roar and gunned straight for Harusuke, swiping at him with its claws. The boy managed to duck just in the nick of time, and he took off running after Yuichiro. The boys sprinted with Jiji following close behind them.

"This isn't exactly what I had in mind," thought Harusuke. "But Yuichiro has the right idea. First, we should make sure that Rei's safe. Then when the opening arrives, I separate and transform."

The two boys ran and ran until they came to a room that appeared to be Rei's room. Yuichiro immediately opened the door.

"Rei! You gotta get out here now!" yelled Yuichiro.

"Yeah! It's headed this way and-" Harusuke began to say, but then he stopped.

Rei was indeed in there, but she stood before them in the buff with only her hair covering her up. The two boys immediately blushed in a bright shade of red as Rei turned around and let out a scream of embarrassment.

"Don't look, you idiots!" she shrieked.

"S-Sorry, Rei!" apologized Harusuke.

"Wow. I saw..." Yuichiro grinned giddily. "I saw Rei..."

Harusuke then glared. "Yuichiro, this isn't the time for this!" he snapped.

Oh yeah! You're right!" Yuichiro said, regaining his composure. "Rei! You have to get out of here right now! There's a..."

Then the two boys heard the sound of growling as well as footsteps. The two boys snapped their heads towards the hall, and they saw Jiji creeping towards them. Rei seizing this chance got dressed while the two were distracted, and soon she came out of her room into the hall with them. Then she saw Jiji.

"It's a monster!" she cried. "What is it doing here?!"

"We don't know," said Harusuke. "But we better get going while we can."

Jiji then roared as it pounced straight at them. The three then took off running, trying to get away, but Jiji, like a lion with a gazelle, was right on top of them. They ran down the hall, turned around the corner, and came into the sacred fire room. At that moment, Jiji fired a blast of energy from his mouth, blasting the three into the other side of the room. Rei and Harusuke landed on the floor, but Yuichiro slammed directly into the wall and fell onto the floor in a heap. Jiji saw his prey cornered, closed in his yellow eyes, glinting with victory. Harusuke then got up and stood in front of Rei to protect her, but then Yuichiro stepped in front of the two of them.

"Go on, you two! Get out of here!" he yelled bravely.

"But what about you, Yuichiro?!" gasped Rei.

"There's no way you could take on that monster by yourself!" said Harusuke.

"Don't worry about me! I'll be fine!" insisted Yuichiro. "I would die for you, Rei! And kid, I don't know who you are, but any friend of Rei's is a friend of mine! So now both of you, go!"

Rei and Harusuke stared at Yuichiro for his bravery. Then Jiji pounced, extending his claws. But rather than running, Yuichiro charged bravely at the monster colliding it head-on with a tackle. However, this proved fruitless as Jiji's overwhelming strength sent Yuichiro flying into a wall again. This time, Yuichiro stayed down as he fell unconscious.

"Yuichiro!" cried Rei.

"It's no good! He's out cold!" said Harusuke. "I'll give him points for bravery for though."

Rei then ran straight towards the sacred flame and began making hand signs.

"Rei, what are you doing?" wondered Harusuke.

"Finding out who's behind this monster!" replied Rei as she continued to make her hand signs. "Rin, Pyō, Tō, Sha, Kai, Jin, Retsu, Zai, Zen!"

The sacred flame roared and flared, blinding Jiji as Rei used her powers. In the fire, an image of Jiji appeared, then the image changed as an image of Rei's Grandpa was shown. Harusuke and Rei's eyes widened with shock as they then understood.

"It's Grandpa! Somehow he's been turned into a monster!" gasped Rei. "How did this happen to him?!"

"I can only think of one way," cried Harusuke. "He's a Rainbow Crystal carrier and one of the Seven Great Monsters! Zoisite must have taken his crystal from under our noses and forced him into this state!"

Then Harusuke held up his hand about to transform, but Rei stopped him.

"No! Stop! Don't hurt him!" she begged.

Jiji then pounced again, gunning straight for them, but Rei tackled Harusuke through a door leading outside, granting them their escape with Jiji hot on their heels. The two then took off, running as fast as they could.

"Rei?! Why did you stop me?" panted Harusuke. "We need to transform!"

"I know! But he's still Grandpa even though he's a monster!" said Rei pleadingly. "And I don't want him to get hurt!"

Jiji then caught up to them, leaping high into the air and landing in front of them. Then the beast shot towards them, his claws extended. Then before Rei could react, Harusuke pushed Rei out of the way as Jiji clasped his hand around his neck, pinning him against the statue. Harusuke let out a gurgling gasp as Jiji squeezed his neck, choking the life out of him.

"No! Harusuke!" cried Rei.

Harusuke clawed at Jiji's hand, trying to get free, but Jiji continued to squeeze his neck. Harusuke then looked at Rei.

"Rei... run... get out of here," he croaked helplessly. "Contact... Usagi! She's - the only one - who..."

Jiji growled as he squeezed harder, making Harusuke croak. But Rei didn't run. She had to save Harusuke and stop her grandfather.

"Please, Grandpa! You've got to snap out of it!" she begged. "It's me, your granddaughter, Rei! I know that you're possessed, but if you're still in there, you wouldn't be so evil and keep attacking my friend like you are now! Please! Let him go!"

Jiji then stopped and looked curiously at Rei. Thinking that he was responding to her, Rei grew a little closer.

"Can you hear me?" she asked tentatively. "Grandpa?"

Sadly Rei's good intentions were for naught, for Jiji extended his claws and gave a mighty swipe at her. Luckily Rei ducked just in the time, but Jiji's swipe was so strong that the force destroyed the statue behind her.

"Well, that didn't work!" she squeaked fearfully.

Jiji then turned back towards Harusuke, who was now growing pale in the face and prepared to finish him, but then a rock bonked him right on the head.

"You stop right there!" said a familiar voice. "Leave my friend and brother alone! If you think I'm going to let you pick on my dear friend Rei, and my brother, you've got another thing coming!"

Everyone looked up, and a few feet away, while holding her basket of daifuku cakes, was Usagi with Luna were beside her. Jiji growled in anger as his yellow eyes gleamed with hate, letting go of Harusuke.

"Usagi!" cried Rei joyfully.

Usagi then held up her hand and sprang into action.

"MOON PRISM POWER MAKE UP!"

Transformation Sequence: Usagi

Usagi's body shone with rainbow-colored light as she seemed to spin around. Then from her brooch, it flashed pink and pink ribbons shot out, wrapping her upper torso and midsection and became a white leotard with a red bow in the center and a collar that was blue with white stripes. Next, Usagi crosses her arms, and more pink ribbons wrap around them, turning into long white gloves. The pink ribbon then wraps around Usagi's legs and turns into a pair of red thigh-high boots. Then a blue skirt appears around Usagi's waist with a red bow in the back. Then a tiny gem starts glowing in the middle of Usagi's forehead, and a gold tiara with a red gem, a pair of dangling crescent moon earrings, a red choker with a moon on it appear along with red circular accents in her hair buns. Usagi then strikes her signature pose as the moon shines behind her in the background.

"I am the Pretty Guardian who fights for love and justice!" she proclaimed as she and Luna stood in front of Harusuke and Rei. "I am Sailor Moon! And in the name of the moon, I'll punish you!"

"Thanks a lot, Sailor Moon," said Rei. "You saved us."

"Yeah," coughed Harusuke. "As usual, you have excellent timing."

"My pleasure," smiled Sailor Moon. Then she whipped out the bowl of daifuku cakes. "By the way, have you tried one of these? They're delicious!"

"Have you completely lost it?!" snapped Luna indignantly. "This isn't the time to be eating daifuku!"

"Oh, you're right," said Sailor Moon sheepishly.

Then she took hold of her tiara about using her Moon Tiara Action, but Rei and Harusuke stopped her.

"Wait, Sailor Moon! Don't hurt him!" said Rei. "That monster is my grandpa!"

Sailor Moon gawked at Rei in shock; then, she looked at Jiji.

"No way! That monster's your grandpa?! Seriously?!"

"Yeah. Long story short, Zoisite got here before we did and took the crystal from him, making him into Jiji," explained Harusuke.

"That would explain his recent behavior," said Luna. "The changes in his behavior were symptoms of what he was about to become!"

"Then what'll we do?!" cried Sailor Moon. "If Rei's Grandpa is the monster, then we have a problem!"

Jiji then let out a roar as it went on the attack again. The four of them then ran as Jiji nipped at their heels.

Then Luna had an idea. "Rei! Use one of your talismans to immobilize him!"

Rei then stopped running, took out an ofuda from her hakama, and jumped above Jiji. Then when she saw an opening, she slapped it right onto Jiji's forehead.

"Now, evil spirit, be exorcised!"

Jiji stopped, and he roared in agony as he was now immobile.

"Now, Sailor Moon!" yelled Harusuke. "Return Rei's Grandpa to normal!"

Sailor Moon summoned forth her Moon Stick, moved it in a circle around her body as it let out a trail of glitter and mist.

"MOON HEALING ESCALATION!"

Jiji writhed in agony as the glitter and mist assaulted him, until -.

"REFRESH!"

In a bright flash of light, Jiji was no more, and Rei's Grandpa was back to normal. Rei immediately rushed to his side as he fell to the ground unconscious. Her eyes were flowing with tears of relief as she hugged him.

After everything had calmed down, everyone enjoyed the daifuku that Usagi brought a little while later.

"Wow! you weren't kidding, Usagi!" Rei spoke as she munched. "These are good!"

"See? I told you," smiled Usagi.

"These are good," agreed Yuichiro. "But I'm still wondering about something. What happened to that monster end up going anyway?"

"What strange monster?" wondered Rei's Grandpa. "Did something happen?"

"Don't you remember?" said Usagi. "You don't remember what you did to-"

Then Rei and Harusuke both covered Usagi's mouth with their hands.

"Monster? What strange monster? There are no monsters here, right Harusuke?" spoke Rei.

"Nope! No monsters here! I don't know what a monster is!" said Harusuke nervously. "Right, Usagi?"

Usagi then nodded in agreement, not wanting to say anything more.

"Yuichiro must have been asleep to be thinking about monsters," went on Rei. "It had to have been a dream or something."

"But... it felt so real," insisted Yuichiro. "It didn't feel like a dream to me." Then he smiled. "Oh well. Guess it's nothing to worry about."

Rei looked up at him and remembered how Yuichiro protected her. Then she blushed as she tugged on his sleeve to get his attention.

"Um... Yuichiro," she spoke. "You might seem to be a dense blockhead, but... you're a kind and brave guy."

Yuichiro blushed bright red, feeling very happy. "R-Rei complimented me!" he gushed. "Now I feel alive with youth in all of his splendid wonder!"

Usagi then teasingly grinned. "Well, well, Rei, you sly little minx," she said. "Looks to me that you've got a big crush on Yuichiro."

"D-Don't be ridiculous! I'm not in love with him!" Rei snapped while blushing. "It's just that Grandpa's always giving him a hard time, so I felt bad for him!"

"Sure you do~" Usagi continued to tease.

Rei's Grandpa, on the other hand, was cross. "Rei, if you do like this boy, then I must protest!" he barked. "There's absolutely no way I'm allowing my granddaughter to marry that scoundrel!"

Rei was now wholly baffled while Usagi got excited, and Yuichirou was even giddier at the thought of marriage.

"The two of us married?" he gushed. "That would be a dream come true!"

"It'll never happen!" Rei and her grandpa snapped loudly.

Then, a four-way chase ensued. Usagi dashed around still teasing Rei while she chased her in anger, and Rei's Grandpa whacked Yuichirou with a broom while the boy tried his best to endure it. Harusuke and Luna watched the madness ensue, neither daring to get involved.

Just then, Ami and Makoto arrived, and when they saw what was going on, they were surprised, but at the same time, felt a bit relieved.

"Looks like Usagi and Rei have finally made up and are friends again," chuckled Makoto.

"Well, I suppose so," Ami wryly smiled. "I guess this is one way of settling things peacefully."

"Is this what you call peacefully?" Harusuke sighed with a smile. "Too much noise if you ask me."

And they continued to watch the four's wild antics while munching on the daifuku.