Ranma Half Moon chapter 103 "Idol Challenge" part 3

Author's note: This episode happens during the Sailor Moon episode 40 "The Legendary Lake Monster, Usagi's Family Ties".

"Give him back!"

The monster and Endymion have a stare down.

Finally, the monster decides Endymion is not the female that it is looking for. The monster raises itself into the air and searches the area until it sees a much more likely candidate for its fury.

"I'm going back to the hot spring. Last one back is a rotten egg." Usagi runs ahead of her family. She is still unnerved by seeing Mamoru and doesn't want her family to see.

Suddenly Usagi feels a presence behind her.

"Give him back!"

"No way! A monster all the way out here?"

"Usagi! Run, it's a ghost!"

Usagi runs back to her family. "It's a Yoma Monster. Run!"

The monster chases Usagi and spews a fog of venom at her.

Seeing this Usagi tackles her family. The venom goes over their heads and causes the nearby trees to wilt.

"Give him back!"

Usagi's father grabs a large stick. "Let me handle this. Monster, leave us alone!"

The monster immediately pins Usagi's father to a tree by his throat, not being impressed with this show of courage.

Usagi turns white. Oh no! I have no choice but to transform now in front of my family. "Moo ..."

Suddenly, a black rose that whizzes past the head of the monster, distracting it.

Shingo, Usagi's younger brother, looks on in wonder. "Another monster?"

"This one is on our side, I think." Usagi looks in wonder at Tuxedo Kamen who stands close to the monster.

"I will not let you harm innocent people."

The monster swings its massive tail at Tuxedo Kamen, who leaps in the air to avoid it.

"Run while you can!"

The monster takes advantage of Tuxedo Kamen's distraction to hit him with its tail.

"Hold it right there!"

Suddenly four Sailor Suited Warriors emerge from the woods.

"Shabon Spray!"

Sailor Mercury's attack obscures the monster's vision and lowers the visibility for everyone in the area.

Usagi capitalizes on this. "Let's go! The lodge is back this way!"

As Usagi's family races off, Usagi hides behind a tree and transforms into Sailor Moon and jumps up to a tree branch. "Yo, Yo, Yoma Monster! This has gone on long enough. Who do you think you are attacking innocent people? In the name of the Moon I will punish you."

Usagi's Sailor Moon jumps down. "Tuxedo Kamen. You protected the innocent bystanders. You've come back."

The monster, sensing Usagi's Sailor Moon's distraction, attacks and would have hit its target but for Usagi's quick reflexes.

"Crescent Beam!"

"Supreme Thunder!"

The double attack of Sailor Venus and Sailor Jupiter finds its mark and destroys the monster.

But, much to their dismay, the monster re materializes none the worse for wear.

Angrily, Usagi's Sailor Moon attacks with her tiara. The tiara again destroys the monster, but the monster again simply comes back, as good as new. "No, no, no! That's not fair!"

Rei uses her psychic powers to read the monster. "Wait, this is not a Yoma Monster. This is an ancient spirit, borne of a fanatical jealously."

Tuxedo Kamen nods. "She is right. This is an ancient demon. However, I was the one who brought it back to life. It's mine, so back off."

Rei's Sailor Mars confronts her former boyfriend. "That's not going to happen. Ancient demon removal is my job." Sailor Mars pulls out a talisman. "Rin, Pyo, Tou, Sha, Kai, Jin, Restu, Zai, Zen. Begone, evil spirit!" Sailor Mars throws the talisman, and it attaches to the monster's head. "Fire Soul!"

A wall of fire surrounds the monster, which shrieks in pain, unable to move.

"Moon healing escalation!"

"Refresh!" The demon disappears and a young woman appears in period garb. She starts ascending to the heavens.

Sailor Mars smiles. "Finally, she is free."

Kunzite looks on with great interest as he sees Tuxedo Kamen smile and wave at the former monster as it fades from view.

Sailor Moon approaches Tuxedo Kamen.

"You may have won this battle, but I will be back. Good bye." Tuxedo Kamen teleports back to Dark Kingdom.

This is going to be a very interesting report to Queen Beryl. Endymion, you are certainly a very complex person. Kunzite teleports back to Dark Kingdom.

...

Mio tosses and turns in bed. The contest is the next day and her body is too fired up to sleep, even though she was completely exhausted from practice. Stupid body!

Finally, Mio slips into a half sleep.

Mio stands by the side of a road. She remembers that her senses had led her here for a reason, but she doesn't quite remember what the reason was.

A red sports car drives up.

Instinctively, Mio jumps out in the road to flag the car down. The car screeches to a halt some six inches from her legs.

The driver's door opens, and the driver gets out. Mio can see that the car has three other people in it.

The driver is tall, handsome and has wavy long dark red hair. "Excuse me, Miss. I nearly ran you down just now. Are you in trouble?"

Mio bows low. "I am horribly sorry. I must get into town for an idol audition and my transportation broke down."

The driver strokes his chin in thought. "That might be a problem. We already have four people in the car and it's pretty tight. Would you mind sitting on someone's lap?"

"If it is not a problem. I must make this audition. My future depends on it."

The driver leads Mio over to the passenger side front seat and opens the door.

Looking into the car, Mio sees that all three of the car's remaining passengers are also handsome young men. In the back is a fierce-looking boy with light blue hair who sits next to a softer looking boy with light brunette hair. In the front is an intelligent looking blond boy.

"Jadero. Would you mind being this lady's seat?"

"It shouldn't be a problem. She doesn't look too heavy."

Mio turns over. The scene changes to her performing a live. She quickly forgets the first dream.

To be continued