Ranma Half Moon chapter 53, Panic Kiss! Tuxedo Kamen's and Minako's worst day ever!, part 1
Author's note: This episode happens during the Sailor Moon episode 30, "Grandpa Goes Crazy, Rei's in Jeopardy" and during the flashback sequence of episode 42, "Sailor Venus' Past, Minako's Tragic Love".
Author's note: As a special gimmick, this arc takes only ten minutes of real time (but some scenes will happen concurrently).
Author's note: Tokyo is eight hours ahead of London.
21:45:00 (Tokyo)
Hino Rei soaks in a hot tub. Why were things so weird? My grandfather is acting like he had lost his mind and I have to deal with the new shrine employee, Yuichiro.
Yuichiro was pretty hunky, so he would definitely help bring in the junior high school girls for love charms, but I shouldn't think of Yuichiro as a hunk. I already have a boyfriend in Mamoru.
Or did I? Even though I can easily do a fire ceremony to discover if Mamoru is cheating on me, I have never performed one for that. Is it because I feel I should build a relationship on trust, or is it because I knew when I first threw herself at Mamoru that he was a playboy and was probably only going to use me as eye candy?
Rei sighs.
21:45:00 (Tokyo)
Artemis and Ranma-ko train in the park.
Ranma-ko stops her training, being exhausted. Thinking fast, she stalls for time. "So, cool cat, how did you get mixed up with the Chinese Amazons?"
Artemis ponders this. "Some of it came back to me last night. There is a mysterious white cat that I met a couple of months ago. She seemed hauntingly familiar. She came to me two weeks ago claiming to be in trouble. I followed her, then everything went blank."
Ranma-ko giggles. "Well, I think I can fill in some of the details. Remember when I told you that I am really a guy? Well, that cat you met is really one of three people you saw in the basement when you woke up."
"That's amazing."
"We share the same ancient Chinese curse. Only I transform into a girl and she transforms into a cat."
Artemis nods. "I wonder how I could have been fooled so easily?"
"They are a remarkable group. The girl who changes into a cat, Shampoo, tracked my female form over four thousand miles just to kill me, but she changed her mind when she found out I was also a guy."
"She wanted to kill you?"
"And, she came close to killing me dozens of times. She's as strong as an elephant. But now the situation is ever worse because she wants to marry my male form."
Ranma and Artemis hear an explosion in the distance.
13:45:00 (London)
Mio Kuroki adjusts her trench coat. The sky was amazingly overcast, and the fog made it seem dark as night, even though it was in the early afternoon. Compared to Tokyo, London was brutally cold. But still not as cold as Mio's heart, or the revenge she wanted to deliver to Minako-chan for refusing to kill herself.
A siren goes off. The mugger that I changed into a Yoma Monster is doing his job well. In just a little while, Sailor V and her police woman friend would follow the monster to the warehouse.
It took Mio-chan several days to scout this scenario, but I believe that my scouting will pay off.
Mio shivers from the icy wind.
21:45:00 (Tokyo)
Mamoru studies a text book on allergy related diseases.
He sighs. Am I being too hard on Hino Rei? Motoki's flirtation with Usagi and Makoto has creeped me out. Even though Usagi and Makoto are like kid sisters to Motoki, to them it is probably a big deal to have a mature guy take interest in them.
Am I making the same mistake with Rei?
Still, Rei did literally throw herself at me, so I shouldn't feel too bad our the relationship eventually fails because of their age difference.
Suddenly Mamoru felt a pain in his chest. It is happening! I am going to teleport to protect one of the Sailor Moon's.
Or am I?
This time it feels different. Maybe I am going to teleport to where a Rainbow Crystal was appearing?
13:45:00 (London)
Aino Minako, Katarina and Allen enjoy a late lunch.
Katarina has been such a help to the Allen and me. I am enjoying the relaxed atmosphere she has created.
The police radio goes off. "Unidentified individual destroying property in the warehouse district moving south on 147th at a high rate of speed."
Katarina looks stern. "This sounds similar to those other incidents this week."
Minako nods. "Sounds like another Yoma Monster."
Katrina nods. "Minako, transform."
Minako nods. It had been five days since Katarina and Allen had discovered that I was Sailor V. However, since Katarina is a police officer, her finding out had not caused problems.
Minako transforms.
Katarina jumps on Sailor V's back. "Allen, whatever happens, stay here. These people are extremely dangerous."
"Absolutely. They sound scary."
21:45:00 (Tokyo)
Hino Rei's grandfather performs a Shinto purification ceremony in the fire room. He throws all of his spirit into the ceremony, as if a demon was after him.
As well he should, because a demon had appeared to him earlier that week and apparently wanted his soul.
He throws more kindling on the fire. I am not alone.
"Ho, ho, ho, ho. I'm back. And, this time you're not going to give me any problems and you are going to give up your rainbow crystal." Zoisite appears in the fire room surrounded by a swirl of sakura blossoms.
"Never!"
"Zoi" Zoisite unleashes the power of the Dark Crystal.
"Ha!" Rei's grandfather unleashes the spirit energy stored up in the paper wand that he was using in the purification ceremony.
The two energy fields meet and explode, blowing Rei's grandfather into the yard.
21:46:20 (Tokyo)
Artemis turns in the direction of the explosion. "That sounds suspicious. I sense the Dark Kingdom."
Ranma nods. "Right. Moon Prism Power ..."
21:46:22 (Tokyo)
After recovering from the explosion, Zoisite floats through the hole in the wall as sees Rei's Grandfather in the yard. "This time you will give up the Rainbow Crystal!"
21:46:25 (Tokyo)
Mamoru transports. He finds himself on top of a Shinto Shrine ornamental gate. There is smoke coming from the shrine and he sees Zoisite approaching an old man.
21:46:30 (Tokyo)
To Be Continued.