Ranma Half Moon chapter 57, Panic Kiss! Tuxedo Kamen's and Minako's worst day ever!, part 5
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.
13:53:30 (London)
Mio's heart stops beating. However, instead of her life flashing before her eyes, she relives a single scene.
The fortune teller waves her hands above the crystal ball. "I see you becoming a musical idol."
"That's so great!"
"And, you will not even have to sell your soul."
"Really?"
"That's because I don't buy souls, I steal them."
A blast of energy comes out of the crystal ball and surrounds Mio. The fortune teller slumps over dead and a black cloud arises from the corpse. The black cloud enters Mio.
The energy field fades away. Mio smiles a sinister smile and leaves the booth.
When Mio leaves the booth, she finds herself hovering in the air, looking down on her limp body. She sees the warehouse burning.
Mio tries moving to the alley to check on Minako's progress.
21:53:30 (Tokyo)
Rei, Usagi, Yuichiro, and Rei's Grandfather all enjoy Usagi's rice balls.
"Usagi, you're right, these rice balls are delicious."
Yuichiro nods in agreement with Rei's praise. "But, I wonder what happened to that weird monster?"
Rei's grandfather raises his eyebrows. "Weird monster? What's this all about?"
Usagi waves her hand. "Don't tell me you don't rem ... mumf mumf mumf" Usagi cannot complete the sentence because Rei has covered her mouth with her hand.
"Oh, Grandfather. You know there are no such things as monsters. Right Usagi?" Rei uses her hand on Usagi's mouth to make Usagi nod up and down.
"But, I could have sworn I saw something."
A panicking Rei tries to talk Yuichiro out of this memory. "Oh, come on, are you sure you didn't run into a tree too many times during training?"
Yuichiro thinks for a moment. I was in many collisions with trees today. "Well, I guess it doesn't matter, since we're all safe and together."
Rei blushes. "Yuichiro, you seem like a slacker, but you're really brave and kind, aren't you?"
Yuichiro blushes.
13:54:15 (London)
Mio smiles. Sailor V has composed herself enough to go through with it! Do it! Do it now!
Minako's Sailor V makes the motion for Venus Crescent Beam then points toward her own head.
"Venus ..."
21:54:10 (Tokyo)
Rei gives Yuichiro a spontaneous kiss on the cheek.
Yuichiro becomes very happy. "I am living youth to the fullest!"
Usagi beams. "Rei and Yuichiro are getting married!"
Tuxedo Kamen freezes in a panic when he sees the kiss. Rei is kissing another guy?
Ranma-ko, who is watching Tuxedo Kamen from the other tree, takes this chance to strike. She jumps to Tuxedo Kamen's branch, steals the rainbow crystal out of his vest pocket and leaps down before he can even react.
21:54:17 (London)
"... Crescent..."
13:54:19/21:54:19 (London and Tokyo in split screen)
Ranma-ko hits the ground and leaps through the air to get away from Tuxedo Kamen.
"... Be ..."
Suddenly, both Minako's and Ranma-ko's eyes start glowing. A large ball of light surrounds Ranma-ko.
Artemis follows behind Ranma-ko in their escape. What? Are wings coming from Ranma-ko's bare back?
Mio looks on in utter horror. No, no, no! This is impossible. What could protect Minako from my magic?
13:54:23 (London)
Minako's eyes stop glowing. Minako untransforms. She hears sirens. It just doesn't feel right to end it here. I'll do it back home. Minako limps away from the burning building.
Mio watches Minako leave in shock. Her spirit doesn't even have the power to move any more.
21:54:30 (Tokyo)
Ami and Makoto walk up the shrine steps together.
This might be a significant situation for me and Ami. When I first met Ami, Ami's coolness blew me away, but now maybe Ami and I might be on the same level? "I wonder what we should say? Rei can be pretty stubborn."
Ami giggles. "We'll just have to do our best."
They reach the top of the stairs. They see Rei chasing Usagi and Rei's grandfather chasing Yuichiro and Rei.
"No granddaughter of mine is getting married this young!"
"I'm going to get you Usagi for saying weird things!"
Makoto and Ami nervously laugh together.
Makoto smiles. "Looks like they are getting along well now."
"Indeed."
Tuxedo Kamen watches the scene, still in shock. Not only did Rei kiss another guy, but Ranma-ko was able to pick my pocket without even transforming!
Tuxedo Kamen jumps down from the tree, a defeated man. There is only one Rainbow Crystal left. That would be my last chance to redeem myself.
Or would it? Ranma-ko doesn't know that I am Tuxedo Kamen...
21:54:30 (Tokyo)
The ball of light fades and Ranma-ko lands on the ground, several hundred yards farther into the woods.
Artemis catches up. "What was that?"
Ranma-ko holds up the Rainbow Crystal and smiles. "I don't know what that was. And, I don't know how I know this, but Minako is coming back!"
13:54:45 (London)
Rescue workers surround the limp body of a young woman.
"No pulse."
"We'd better shock her."
"Clear!"
The rescue workers use a defibrillator on the girl.
"We have a pulse!"
"Let's get her to the hospital!"
Mio opens her eyes.
21:55:00 (Tokyo)
Next up: Ranma-ko versus Minako, Ranma-ko's toughest fight ever!