Ranma Half Moon chapter 55, Panic Kiss! Tuxedo Kamen's and Minako's worst day ever!, part 3
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.
13:49:30 (London)
The hand grenade bounces into the area with the flammable materials.
Sailor V realizes what has happened, but it is too late to do anything about it.
The grenade explodes.
The explosion hurls Sailor V against a wall and she falls stunned.
The explosion hurls the Yoma Monster against a wall, causing it to disintegrate.
The explosion knocks down Katarina, who is waiting by the rear exit of the warehouse.
The explosion also ignites some of the flammable material lying around the warehouse.
Mio Kuroki's eyes refocus. She sees smoke coming from the warehouse. She smiles. Soon it will be in flames. My plan is going well. Now all Minako has to do is escape.
21:49:30 (Tokyo)
Tuxedo Kamen prepares to walk away from the scene. It isn't good that there is a deranged Yoma Monster on the loose in that Shinto Shrine, but it was not my concern.
Suddenly, a familiar presence nearly runs him over .
"Wow, look what the cat dug up!"
"You're too late. Zoisite got another crystal."
"Sorry, I wasn't invited to the party ahead of time."
"These parties are dangerous. Especially when you come without transforming."
"I know that they are dangerous. That's why I didn't transform. That way a certain somebody wouldn't have as clear a path to punch me in the jaw."
"I'm not happy that I had to do that to take the Rainbow Crystal. But, I did what had to be done."
"For your own interest."
"Fool. Yes, I do serve someone I don't understand, but aren't you the same?"
Ranma-ko ponders this. "You're right. I don't know all of the answers. But, isn't one of the reasons that Zoisite keeps getting all of the Rainbow Crystals is because we're not on the same page?"
"He doesn't have them all. I have one and the other Sailor Moon has one."
"That reminds me." Ranma-ko lunges at Tuxedo Kamen to steal the Rainbow Crystal, but Tuxedo Kamen is too fast.
"You are way too early to take me, especially when you're not transformed."
Ranma-ko lunges again.
21:49:30 (Tokyo)
Yoma Jiji chases Rei and Yuichiro into the summoning room. Rei notices that the earlier explosion had damaged one of the wall panels.
Yuichiro arches his back. "Rei, if I die fighting this monster for your sake, then I will die happy."
Rei involuntarily blushes. "Yuichiro?"
Yuichiro tries to shoulder tackle Yoma Jiji. Yoma Jiji knocks him back against the inside wall.
"Rei." Yuichiro passes out.
Yoma Jiji looks stunned after that collision. This is my chance to see what is going on. Rei jumps to the fire alter. "Rin, Pyo, Tou, Sha, Kai, Jin, Retsu, Zai, Zen." Rei makes the finger gestures of the words as she chants, then throws fuel on the fire.
A giant flame shoots up. Yoma Jiji cowers back in fear. The flame reveals to Rei that Yoma Jiji is her grandfather.
"Grandfather?"
"Jiji" Yoma Jiji regains its composure.
Rei looks at the outside wall. Well, one of the panels is already broken, I guess Grandfather won't be angrier if there are two panels broken. I better draw the Yoma Monster away from Yuichiro since he cannot defend himself now. Rei sprints toward the wall and crashes through the panel. Yoma Jiji follows her and corners Rei by a statue.
Some of the other Yoma Monsters have been affected by the past memories. Maybe I can reach Grandfather? "Grandfather, it's your cute granddaughter Rei. Don't you remember me?"
Jiji bares his claws and narrowly misses Rei's head with them.
This isn't just any Yoma Monster.
Suddenly a rice ball hits Yoma Jiji.
"Usagi!"
"No Yoma Monster is going to bully my cute friend Rei. Moon Prism Power Make Up!" Usagi transforms into Usagi's Sailor Moon.
"Wait, that Yoma Monster is my Grandfather!"
"What? Now what am I supposed to do?"
21:50:45 (Tokyo)
Ranma-ko again lunges for Tuxedo Kamen, but he jumps back. This time, however, Artemis comes out of hiding and tries to upend Tuxedo Kamen as he lands. Tuxedo Kamen sees Artemis at the last split second and does and cartwheel to avoid Artemis.
"You two work well together. You almost had me."
"We're not done yet."
Suddenly Ranma-ko feels the presence of the other Sailor Moon. Tuxedo Kamen vanishes.
13:51:00 (London)
Mio watches as the warehouse burns. Using her spirit energy, she watches a groggy Sailor V crawl outside of the warehouse to an alley. All of the pieces are coming together!
Mio coughs and notices with horror that she is coughing up blood.
Mio sees a car pull up. Andrew jumps out. He runs around to the back of the building, just like Mio had subconsciously ordered him to.
Body, don't fail me now!
Andrew finds Katarina on the ground. The two of them are visible to Sailor V in the alley.
"Check mate."
"Katarina, are you all right?"
"I'm okay."
"I don't know what I would do if you were hurt. Katarina, I love you."
21:51:30 (Tokyo)
To Be Continued