The disclaimer, practically every character here is NOT mine. They all
belong to their respective company. I am using a lot of them, so I
can't list them all. Beside, I am gonna add more series to the story
later on. Don't sue me. You won't get a penny out of me. Trust me,
you won't. For others, there are SOME characters I made up, but who
cares? I don't.


Ranma Crossover fanfic

first fanfic alert!!!
draft alert!!!
and...
Ah heck, read at your own risk.





STALLION

Chapter 6.

< What a guy! A man who swept them off their feet! >





In Washu's lab.

"WHY THE HELL IS IT TAKING SO FREAKING LONG!!!!!"

The continuous yelling of the space-pirate was beginning to hurt the
others' ears. But no one was worried about her. Sure, her power was
very dangerous, and her temper was just as dangerous. However, they
knew she wouldn't be able to cause any more trouble for a while, since
she was still locked up in an ice cube.

"Can't you just shut up for a minute?!?!"

But she was STILL annoying a certain princess. That made Ayeka scream
more, which added to the others' pain. It was doubtful whether the
princess's power was equal to that of her adversary or not, but there
was no doubt her temper was definitely equal to no other.

"BOTH OF YOU!! SHUT UP!! I AM WORKING HERE!!!"

Of course, being the greatest genius in the universe did not mean she
had the greatest patience. Her yell pierced through everyone's head,
including Ryoko and Ayeka. No one would dare to go against her though.
She was powerful, hot-tempered, and most importantly, she was free at
the moment.

Seeing that her audience had finally become silent, although it was due
to the headache caused by her yell, Washu went back to her work. While
it would have been easy for her to track down Tenchi and Sasami, it was
taking a bit longer than she would like, because the satellite wasn't as
advanced as Washu's equipment. She had to translate the coordinates
into the terms that the satellite could understand, and then the
satellite would have to find its target by its long, slow process.
Washu mentally made a note to herself to modify this 'piece of junk'
later.(1)

Then the control panel beeped, catching Washu's attention. It seemed
that the satellite had finally located Tenchi and Sasami.

"Took it long enough, geez!"

Washu's exclamation brought everyone's attention back to the screen,
Ryoko being the first to react.

"What? What? You got it?"

"Washu-CHAN. Did you find Tenchi-sama?" Ayeka was just as excited as
her archrival, since this concerned not only her Tenchi-sama, but also
her own sister, Sasami.

"Um, what were we doing here again?"

"Grrrr... Just watch the screen, Mihoshi."

"Good. Now let's see what we got here. Hmm? Nobuyuki? Nobuyuki?"

Katsuhito turned back, and sweatdropped as he found Nobuyuki praying in
front of an altar, which had almost every single religious symbol on it.

"PLEASE don't let the CIA find out. PLEASE don't let the CIA find out.
PLEASE don't let the CIA find out..."

"Myah?"

Katsuhito looked down to find the cabbit, staring at him with eyes full
of questions. The priest shook his head and answered, "you DON'T want
to know."

"Myah?"

Then the overhead screen brightened again. Washu eagerly turned to the
rest.

"We have a visual!"

Everyone, including Nobuyuki, lifted their heads to the screen.

The light died down, and some figures were beginning to form on the
screen......



In a different dimension which existed deep in Sasami's subconscious,
the blue-haired goddess had quietly watched the scene, and the actions
of the mysterious man. While she was glad that her counter part seemed
to be safe now, the sudden appearance of this man had her extremely
puzzled. Who was this man? Where did he come from? What was his
purpose? But the most important question of all was...

'How was he able to block my entrance?'

Tsunami frowned. So far in her life there were only two beings that
were powerful enough to stop her. One was Tokimi and the other one was
Washu. But Washu hadn't acknowledged her true identity yet, so that
ruled HER out. If Tokimi was here Tsunami would have known about it.
It was definitely this man's power that forced her to sit down and
watch.

But how?

Washu's gems, which could supply the quality and quantity of power equal
of Tsunami's own, were embedded in Tenchi-ken. But Tenchi-ken had been
in the possession of Tenchi ever since he freed Ryoko. Therefore there
was no way that Washu had anything to do with this.

'Does that mean he was sent by Tokimi?'

However the goddess shook her head. She KNEW her sister well. This
wasn't her way of working things out. She would pull a string or two to
make things go her way, but she wouldn't use such an extreme method as
this one. Also, the man's power, while as similar as Tokimi's in
strength-wise, had a very different feel. Whoever this man was, he was
NOT Tokimi's underling.

'Then who is he?'

There was only one way to find out. She would have to find out herself.

With the man far away from Sasami, the portal was now accessible.
Without hesistation, the goddess floated in the air, and flew through
the gate to the outside world.



In the park, people, and some goddesses, stood shocked, as they saw the
man single-handedly defeat all the monsters and their leader. Not only
did the man vanquish his enemies, he did it so easily. With all of
their efforts combined, they only managed to hold their ground against
them. But this man, by himself no less, took out the entire army...

Minagi was very excited. For the first time since becoming a pirate
hunter, she found a worthy opponent. True, Tenchi was the one who
defeated her master, but she had no desire to challenge the prince. But
this man was a different story. Minagi should be able to learn
something from him, and would become stronger. Just like her master
wished her to be......

On the other hand, the Senshi were all very disturbed. While they were
glad that the threats were gone now, thanks to him, but the man was too
strong compared to themselves. As an ally, he would be a great asset,
but as an enemy, he would be a nightmare to them.

The fact that he used the attack of one of their own also bothered
them. They couldn't even imagine that there was someone else other than
Sailor Pluto who could use the Death Scream. It was one of the
strongest attacks among their techniques. Knowing that this total
stranger had used it right in front of their eyes, Senshi, especially
the Outers, couldn't help but to feel a little threatened by the man.
They had to find out who he was.

The goddesses weren't very happy either. In fact, at least to the
Norns, the monsters had become the least of their concerns right now.
They had been searching for the mysterious power for two months, but
they had found no clue. Then, all of sudden, the one whom they had been
seeking appeared right before them. Although he had aided them in their
struggle against the monsters, they would still need some answers out of
him.

The Tendos were there too, but they had no idea what was going on. Soun
and Genma were thinking of a scheme to somehow use the man to get rid of
their master, while Nodoka was trying to stop them from such rudeness.
Kasumi was just smiling as usual, and Nabiki was thinking of a way to
make money out of this. Akane was just worried about Ranma.

Tenchi? He was also there, but everybody just ignored him now, much to
his relief.

Minagi took a step towards the man, with intention of getting some
information.

Neptune looked at the other Senshi, who nodded with the look of
agreement. She nodded back to her friends and took a step forward. She
would have to ask him some questions.

Uranus also took a step, but she was actually going for her Space Sword,
which was still in the man's hand, much to her annoyance.

Urd walked towards the man in cape, also trying to get some answers out
of him. Belldandy stayed back with Skuld, but she was intently watching
him.

All of them, to question one man.

But somebody beat all of them to it.



"Excuse me, sir. But I wish to have some words with you."

'Eh?!'

Everyone was frozen by confusion when they heard a beautiful voice that
came from nowhere. Then they all jumped back when they found a
blue-haired beauty standing a little apart from the man.

Nodoka blinked. She had no idea where this woman appeared from. The
woman was standing a few feet away from her, where she was sure that
there wasn't anything a moment ago. She also noted something else.

'Wait?! Where did Sasami-chan go!?'

While Nodoka didn't know, Tenchi did. He also knew the name of the
woman.

"Tsunami!!"

His shout made Nodoka snap her eyes open. She now dumbly stared at the
woman before her, totally forgetting about the child. Nodoka KNEW that
name.

Her mouth gaped open as she watched the woman slowly walking up to the
man.

'It can't be......'



Everyone in Washu's lab was very shocked at the appearance of the
goddess.

"Hey!! What's she doing there?!?"

"How should I know?! How about Sasami?! Why is Tsunami awake instead
of Sasami?!"

Other than two loud female voices, there was absolute quite among the
audience.

Katsuhito was stunned, to say the least. He didn't expect to see the
goddess of Jurai herself to appear there. This was also true with
Kiyone, who had only heard about Tsunami, but never thought she would
see the real one, the mother of all Jurai trees, the source of the
greatest power in the universe...

Nobuyuki was shocked too, but not because of Tsunami. His glasses were
all boggled up from seeing all those pretty ladies, some in very skimpy
outfits too!

Mihoshi? She had no idea what was going on. No. She had no idea about
anything. She just watched the screen because everyone else was doing
the same thing. Only thing that came up in her head was how nice
Tsunami looked today.

Ryo-ohki blinked. She didn't understand why everyone was all so quiet.

In case of Washu, things were a little different. First of all, her
full attention was on the guy in cape, not Tsunami. She already had
guessed that the appearance of the goddess was due to this man, and she
could fully understand Tsunami's reason. Washu herself was very
interested in him the moment he came up in the screen. While the earth
satellite's equipment didn't provide enough data, it didn't take much
for her to see that the man was very powerful. If the large crater in
front of the man was any indication, he might be the one for whom Washu
had been looking.

The greatest scientist in the universe grinned.

'This ought to be very interesting...'



Tsunami now stood only a few steps away from the man. Ever since she
had appeared, the man's widened eyes had been fully focused on her. She
could see the shock in his eyes, but no fear. This could mean a good
thing, or a very bad thing.

'It could mean either that he is not my enemy, or he is not afraid of
me. I doubt he has any dark motive against me, at least. After all, I
can see in his eyes that there are so... many... HEARTS?!?!'

Clang!

Suddenly the man clasped his hands together, dropping the sword in the
process. He paid no attention to it though, as he yelled out loudly.

"LOVELY!!"

'Eh?'

Before the word of bewilderment left Tsunami's mind, she saw the man
disappearing in the blink of an eye, just to re-appear right in front of
her face.

"Eh?"

The man grabbed her hands and stared right at Tsunami's eyes. Then he
spoke in very gentle voice.

"What is your name, beautiful goddess?"

"Eh? Um, it's Tsunami..."

"Tsunami! Oh how fitting it is. Your visage burst into my heart! My
eyes are blinded by your radiance, and my mind has surrendered to my
burning love for you! I thank the sun for shining on your face so that
I may see a piece of magnificance more clearly. I thank the ground for
letting me stand here in your presence. It is truly work of the fates
that allowed me to have such a luck."

"Eh?"

Tsunami was a goddess, and had lived for tens of thousands of years.
But she had never experienced anything like this. She had absolutely no
idea what was going on.

"Ah! Be still, my heart! It's burning with passion and love, you see?
I cannot seem to stop it. Perhaps you can help... if you know what I
mean..."

"Huh?"

Not giving the confused goddess any time to recover, the man slowly
lifted her chin with his hand. Tsunami felt her heart stop for a
moment, as the man quietly gazed through her eyes.

"Beautiful eyes, refined face, red healthy lips! Such a lovely figure
has been on this earth, and I hadn't known about it. What a pity! What
a tragedy!"

"Eh?"

"I have been truly blessed by your presence before me. I would have not
expected to see such a fine example of exceptional beauty today. You
truly are a goddess, by your loveliness alone."

"Huh?"

"Oh, it's so cruel, you fate! Why didn't you let our paths cross
sooner? All those wasted times, all those precious moments, which we
could spent together in joy and happiness! Ah but 'tis not late yet.
We can still catch up, can't we?"

"Eh?"

"I see you do not object. I am so glad. Maybe you got some free time
tonight. Care for a quiet romantic dinner with me, hmm?"

"Huh?"

Tsunami was a goddess, but she was also a woman. While she had no idea
what was going on, she could still feel the effects of the man's words.

'Why do I feel so warm? What is happening to me? And why are my cheeks
so... hot?'



"Bwahahahahaha!! This is classic!"

"Oh my goodness! Is she blushing?"

Ryoko was having the laugh of her life, while Ayeka just giggled with
bewilderment. They wouldn't have believed if they heard about it, but
there she stood, on the screen. The mighty goddess had a full blush on
her face. It was a very funny moment for those two.

Katsuhito had a BIG bead of sweat on back of his head. He had to admit
though. The man was GOOD. He was making the GODDESS blush like a
school girl.

'He is really, really GOOD.'

Kiyone just kept blinking. She never imagined to see such a scene. Who
could possibly think that red-faced woman was the strongest force in the
universe?

'I don't think I can ever get that image out of my head...'

Nobuyuki was busily scribbling down every word the man had said.

'These might come in handy later.'

Mihoshi was now paying full attention to the screen.

'Wow! I didn't know we were watching a drama! Who would have thought
Tsunami would be on a TV show?'

Ryo-ohki blinked. She didn't understand what was going on. From her
link with Ryoko, she was having this urge to laugh out. But from
Washu...

The greatest genius had become the hardest statue. Washu was stunned
with disappointment and amazement. The man was displaying his power as
she expected, but it was a different kind of power. The result of the
display also caught her off guard. Absentmindedly, she made an entry to
her mental note.

'I GOT to get that guy into my lab...'



Currently the heir of Jurai couldn't speak. No wonder, especially with
his lower jaw on the pavement. Tsunami, a goddess, no, THE goddess of
the mighty Jurai power was being man-handled by this guy in a cape. He
didn't know whether to feel jealous or to feel amazed.

Nodoka was also shocked. She KNEW who Tsunami was, but the goddess
right now did NOT fit into the image in her mind. Instead of one with
power and love, there was a shy woman with a full blush on her face.
Only other thing that came up in her mind was...

'What a manly man! I wish Ranma would be more like that...'

She would have seen the more of the goddess' embarassment, if it wasn't
for the interuption by a certain short-haired and hot-headed Senshi.



Uranus was not happy. She just saw her sword being thrown out on the
ground. HER sword, which he took WITHOUT her permission. No matter who
this guy was, she would make him pay. With anger clear in her voice,
she yelled. "Hey, you jackass!! Don't you know how to treat other
people's propreties?!"

The man blinked for a while, and turned to his eyes to Uranus. Then the
recognition hit his face, then much to Uranus' confusion, it turned into
a smile. Then the man let go of the hands of the now blushing, dazed
blue-haired woman, grabbed the sword, and rushed to Uranus' side.

"Huh?"

Before the word left her mouth, Uranus found herself face-to-face with
the man.

"Ah, forgive my rudeness, Miss. I didn't wish to get on your bad side.
Here's your sword, Miss...?"

"Um, Uranus..."

"Uranus! Oh I've learned the names of not one, but TWO beauties. Today
is a lucky day, indeed. Again, I thank you for your generosity.
Without your aid, I couldn't have done it."

"Wait a minute! I didn't..."

"Oh, no disrespect, Miss Uranus. I've seen your skillful swordplay,
which I must say, it was very fine. But I couldn't possibly watch a
lady stain her own hands with blood of such lowly things as those. I
was merely doing what I thought was right. No need to thank me,
really."

"Who said I..."

"Ah, you're right! If you wished to thank me, what am I to stop you?
It is your will to do whatever you want, isn't it right, Miss?"

"Um, yes..."

"So whether to thank me or not is up to your own decision, isnt' it?"

"I guess so..."

"Then go ahead. Thank me. It's your wish, after all."

"Eh, okay... thank you... WAIT A MINUTE!!"

But Uranus lost her chance to speak, as the man grabbed her shoulder and
leveled his gaze to her eyes. Looking right deep into her eyes, he
spoke again.

"Now that's out of our hair, why don't we get to know each other better,
hmm? After all, one is always wise to make more friends. Of course, if
our hearts are on the right path, we could go for something BEYOND..."

The seductive tone was faint but clear. While Uranus already had her
heart for someone else, she couldn't help but feel very flattered and
somewhat attracted to the man's voice. Unfortunately for her, Neptune
didn't miss her slight blush.

"What are you doing?!"

"Eh?"

That was the only thing Uranus could say to Neptune though, even when
Neptune angrily stepped in between the man and her partner. Sailor
Neptune, very annoyed at this, yelled at the source of this problem, the
man in cape.

"And you!! Stay away from her!!!"

"Huh? What's wrong, Miss? I was just getting acquainted with your
friend..."

"I DO NOT want YOU to get ACQUAINTED with MY FRIEND!!"

"Huh? And why is that...?"

Suddenly his eyes widened with realization. But soon it turned into one
of the sympathetic glance, which confused Neptune. She was startled by
his hands which suddenly grabbed her own though.

"Aaack! What are you..."

"Oh, you poor thing! You must be one of THOSE ladies, huh?"

"Wha, what are you..."

"Ah, I know, I know. No need to explain. I understand. You didn't
find a right man, but rather a right woman, did you not?"

"Um, that is..."

"How sad!! Not meeting a man who could satisfy your need! Not
experienceing the wonders of love with a fairer sex! Driven away from
male population due to their lack of a fine specimen!"

"Huh?"

"But don't worry! I'm here!! I'll show you something more! I'll show
you what you've been missing! This is my duty as a man to guide a
beautiful woman such as you to the path of a wonderful love! You
might've had to rely on your fellow gender, but no longer! I, the best
guy you'll ever lay your eyes on, will show you the way!! Then, you may
find the true love you've been seeking for."

"Huh?"

"How could I not? This is YOU we're talking about! Such a beautiful
hair that flows like the gentle ocean. Deep blue eyes that cools one
down with clarity. Not to mention marblelike skin that is as soft as
new-born baby... Everything that you are, my lady, is a wonder for the
mankind. If I do not teach you the love of a man, every men on the
earth will hate me for it."

"Huh?"

Neptune just stood there, bewildered. But she was also dangerously
getting into the man's words. She had no idea what this man was saying,
but somehow it sounded very convincing in her ears...

Fortunately for her, Uranus got her sense back in time to rescue
Neptune.

"YOU!! Stay away! Neptune!! Get a hold of yourself!"

"Huh? Oh, um, eh..."

The man added. "Her name is Uranus."

"Oh yeah! That's it!! Uranus!! I knew that. Ho-ho-ho..." Neptune
quickly spoke and laughed nervously. But she didn't have to look at
Uranuss face to know that it didn't look all that convincing.

But the man went on, now putting his arms around both Uranus and
Neptune.

"No need to be jealous, Miss Uranus. I'm a man enough for both of you!
I wish to be a part of your life, and I wish you two to be a part of
mine. Three of us can spend some QUALITY time together, don't you
think?"

Uranus was back to herself though, and she swatted his arm away hard,
yelling, "I DON'T want you to be in my life, and I certainly DON'T want
to be in yours!!"

The man stared at Uranus for a while, then shrugged his shoulder. He
turned to Neptune and asked.

"And you, Miss Neptune?"

Much to Uranus' horror, Neptune only staggered and mumbled. "Ah, well,
that is..."

"NEPTUNE!!"

"Well it's not like he is a bad person..."

Uranus smacked her forehead. This can't be happening. She really
didn't like this guy one bit.

Someone else also didn't.



Sailor Moon cared for her friends, and their happiness. At first she
had some trouble accepting the relationship between Uranus and Neptuen,
but she had learned to deal with it. Now, she thought of them as a very
nice couple, which she did NOT want to see broken up. The man was doing
the very same thing, though.

She didn't like the man before, and she didn't now either.

Sailor Moon stomped up to the man and the Outers. "You!! Leave them
alone!!"

The man blinked and turned his head towards Sailor Moon, who was glaring
daggers at him. He was confused for a moment, but scowled as he
realized who she was.

"Oh, it's YOU. What didya want?"

"Leave my friends alone!!"

"Geez, what's wrong with me talking to them? What's your excuse?"

Then the man's eyes widened. With a frown on his face, he said. "Wait
a sec. Don't tell you are also..."

Sailor Moon blinked for a moment before she realized what the man was
implying. Her face turend bright red as she yelled, "I am NOT a
lesbian!!"

"Oh. Well then, don't bother us. Just go away."

"YOU go away! You are the one who's bothering others!!"

"Geez, what's your problem? That time of the month?"

"HEY!!!"

"Either way, I am busy here. Shoo, shoo. I don't play with kids."

"I am NOT a kid!!"

The Moon Princess was angry. No, she was ENRAGED. This man got on her
nerves the moment he appeared. If he kept this on, she would teach him
something about "a scorned woman." She took another threatening step
towards the man, when a hand on her shoulder stopped her.

"Calm down, Sailor Moon."

"Eh? Mercury? But he is..."

"I know you are upset. But we have to ask him some question..."

Before Mercury could finish her sentence, she felt a breeze of wind.
Then the man was standing right in front of her.

"Ah, another beauty in this blessed vicinity. How do you do, Miss?"

"Eh?"

Mercury blinked. When did he get here? The man took her hands into his
own, and spoke again with his eyes glimmering with expectation.

"May I have the honor of knowing your name?"

"Huh? It's, it's Sailor Mercury..."

"Mercury! I can see it befits you. Your voice is like a calming sound
made by a gentle tide. Looking at your face makes me feel like watching
a white lilly on the side of beautiful lake..."

"Eh?"

"No need to say anything, Miss Mercury. Just allow me to watch your
gracious beauty with my sincere appreciation."

"Um..."

While Mercury was lost in words, the man gently caressed her hair,
causing her to blush even deeper.

"Hey, you! You better watch your hand, buster!"

The man's action was interrupted, despite the surprising disappointment
of Mercury, by the yell of a certain black-haired Senshi. Sailor Mars
stood beside Mercury rather protectively. But the man's focus was not
on her words, but on Mars herself.

"Oh! And who is this fiery tigress?"

"Huh? Who, me? I am Sailor Mars!"

"My my. Your ferocity must come from you name. Strong, powerful,
flaming, and yet very warming to my heart..."

"Eh?"

"You are strong-willed, as much as you are beautiful, young one. Your
preciousness not only comes from the outside, but from the inside also.
I have rarely met a fine lady such as yourself. Passionate, determined,
yet caring... I'm in deep dept for just being allowed in your
presence."

"Um, thank you..."

Mars was lost in words. She didn't know what to say. A moment ago she
was ready to break this man's nose for touching her friend. But now her
logic was melting in the man's sweet talk. Her mind screamed the
warning, but her heart refused to listen. Slowly, but surely, a deep
blush came up to her face.

Much to her disappointment, the man then turned his attention to her
other friends.

"And two ladies over there? By what name should I call you?"

With a slight blush, Jupiter hesitantly opened her mouth.

"Um, I am Sailor..."

But she was cut off by the cheerful voice of her friend.

"I am Venus!"

"Hey!" Ignoring Jupiter's protest, Sailor Venus stepped in between
Juptier and the man, who gently smiled at her.

"Venus!! It seems you call yourself by the name of the planet, is that
right?"

"Well, yes..."

"But I see that's wrong!! The planet should be named after you, not the
other way around! Your beauty had already surfaced that of a mindless
chunk of land."

"Heheh... thanks!"

"No thanks from you, my lady. I only said what was right."

"Heheh..."

Sailor Venus was ecstatic. She hadn't been flattered like this for
ages! Sure, there had been a lot of guys who tried to ask her out, but
none had a speech like this one, not to mention such a build...

Despite her friend's happiness, Sailor Jupiter was not amused. She was
going to make a proper introduction to this man, and Venus rudely budged
in! Then the Senshi of Love began to flirt with him, when it was clear
it was Jupiter's turn! Jupiter was certainly not happy with it.

"Sailor Venus! You interupted me! Go away and wait your turn!"

Venus pouted a bit, but took her tongue out at her fellow Senshi.

"Bieee~! He's talking to me now, so I say you wait YOUR turn."

"Venus!!"

But Jupiter couldn't continue, as the man was now standing right beside
her.

"No need to get upset, Miss. I won't forget about you. How could I
possibly miss such a gorgeous one full of her womanhood? You misjudge
me, lady."

"Ah... so, sorry..."

"No need for sorrys, either. Just give me your name, so I may cherish
this moment with it in my memory..."

"Eh, it's, Jupiter. Sailor Jupiter."

"Jupiter? It is not good."

"Huh? It's not?"

"Of course not. How could a beautiful woman such as yourself be called
Sailor Jupiter? I think you gotta get a new name, like Sailor Charming,
or Sailor Enchantment."

"Eheheh... that's, um, sweet... Heheh..."

Jupiter blushed, while Venus scowled with disappointment of losing the
man's attention. But Jupiter could care less of her friend's jealousy
right now.

But Sailor Moon didn't feel all that happy with the situation.

"Hey you!! Stop flirting with my friends!!"

"Huh? Oh, it's you. Why you still here?"

"How can I leave with a pervert like YOU around?! Who knows what you
will do to them!?"

The man snorted. "I don't know what but I'm sure it's gonna be
somethiing a lot happier. God knows it's gonna get a lot quiter around
here if you just go away."

"Why you!!!"

The man grinned and said, "what? Are you gonna finally call your
daddy?"

"I DO NOT CALL MY DADDY!! I can punish you MYSELF!!"

"Ooooh. I am vewy vewy scawed!"

Sailor Moon was having a near heartattack by the sudden increase in her
blood pressure. Her heart was beating like crazy, but this time it
wasn't because of love, but pure, intensified anger. Hatred even. The
mere presence of this man had been really, REALLY irritating the hell
out of her. She scowled nastily as she spoke to him again.

"What's with the change in your speech, anyway?"

"Huh? What change?"

"Don't play with me!! You are talking with me as if you are joking
around, but you speak differently with my friends!!"

"So? It's natural for me to speak from the bottom of my heart to the
full-grown attractive ladies such as them."

The Inner Senshi collectively blushed when they heard him calling them
"full-grown," and "attractive." But Sailor Moon wasn't satisfied with
the answer, and retorted back, her foot tapping on the ground.

"I thought you don't play with kids."

"I don't. Why do you think I was trying to avoid you?"

Between her clenched teeth, Sailor Moon continued her question.

"But you are flirting with my friends."

"So?"

"So?! My friends and I are same age!! If they are grown-ups, then so
am I!! If you are gonna flirt with my friends, you should at least stop
treating me like a kid!! Isn't that..."

The end of her sentence was hanging in the air when she saw the man
widened his eyes. He blinked a couple of times. He looked at her
friends, then looked back at her. Then he shook his head and said,
"naaaaah."

"What? What?"

"You can't be the same age as them. That's not possible."

"Yes, we are!!"

"Naaaaah."

"Yes!!"

The man again looked at her friends, who simultaneously nodded their
heads. But he looked back at her, shook his head and said, "naaaaah."

"YES!!"

For a while the man only blinked. Then he put his gaze down to Sailor
Moon's chest, much to her embarrassment. But before she could yell at
him for being so perverted, he spoke again.

"Naaaaah."

"Wait a sec!! What's that supposed to mean!?!?!"

"You can't possibly as mature as them. At least your 'assets' don't
look like it."

"MY BREASTS ARE FINE!! THESE ARE AS BIG AS ANY ONE OF THEIRS!!"

It didn't take long for her to realize her predicament. Her face turned
pale when she realized that she had just shouted out loud about her
breast, in front of many strangers and her friends. Her outburst was
totally inapproapriate, not to mention horrifingly embarrassing.

The reaction of the audience was the proof. They were either looking
away with a blush on their face, or looking down at their toes, trying
to suppress giggles. Sailor Moon's pale face turned totally red now.
She wanted to hide in a hole somewhere, just to avoid this situation.

But the man smirked and made the already bad situation even worse.

"Don't think so, kid. Why don't you go to your mom and drink some more
milk? Maybe then you might grow up a little more. Who knows, you might
grow up to be a fine lady one day. In a century or two, that is."

That did it. Sailor Moon couldn't take it any more.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!"

"Sailor Moon!"

"Huh? Wait! Sailor Moon! Tuxedo Mask!"

The now crying Moon princess ran away from the group, followed by
worried Tuxedo Mask and Chibi Moon. Tuxedo Mask paused for a moment to
scowl at the man, though.

'I am going to make him pay for this...'

"Sailor Moon! Wait for me!! Aaah! Tuxedo Mask! She just blew up the
merry-go-around!"

'Yes... He's definitely going to pay...'



While all the others' had focused their attention on the man's charade,
the middle sister of the Norn was concentrating on the one who called
herself Tsunami. She could feel the great force that was eminating from
the blue-haired woman. Although it was not one of the dark side, its
sheer magnitude was scaring her. It was one of the universal scale,
literally. Only thing that gave her some comfort was that this woman
seemed to be the likes of herself, a divinity, although Belldandy had no
idea who she was.

'I have to find some more about her...' Belldandy thought as she slowly
advanced towards the blue-haired woman, who still seemed to be dazed.

But she couldn't reach her destination, as her path was suddenly blocked
by a white blur.

"Such a beauty!! With such elegance and grace!! Truly the heaven
itself has blessed me today!!"

"Huh?"

"I must learn your name, beautiful one! Please tell me, by what name do
you go by?"

"Um, it's Belldandy..."

"Aha! Just as I suspected. Such a lovely name for such a lovely lady.
I can't get enough of vision of your charm. I'm in awe of your beauty,
Miss Belldandy."

"Ah... th, thank you..."

Then the man turned his gaze towards Holy Bell, who was floating behind
her master.

"And who is this lovely angel? Does she belong to you?"

"Um, yes. She is Holy Bell..."

"Holy Bell! What a beautiful name. I assume her voice is as pretty as
her visage, is it not?"

Belldandy was amazed when her angel seemed to giggle softly at this.
She had never seen the angel behaved like this. Already Belldandy was
very flattered by his words, but her link with Holy Bell was also
sending very unstable emotion. This had never happened before.

The man continued on. "Ah, her giggle is as soft as a gentle breeze,
but it rings in my heart as a storm. I can now see the true meaning of
'angelic.' There is no other word fitting for such a charming one as
her."

The goddess was shocked when she saw her angel blush furiously. Holy
Bell then rushed back, disappearing into her master. But the link was
still there, and Belldandy could feel the angel's shy enjoyment of the
man's flirtation.

"Oh, what a disappointment. A beauty has shyed away from my presence.
Oh well, at least I still have one left right in front of me..."

The man was slowy stepping towards still confused Belldandy, when his
path was blocked by a black-haired girl.

"Get away from my sister, you pervert!!"

"Oh? And who is this cute little lady?"

"I am NOT little! I am sixteen!"

"Of course you are. Otherwise you wouldn't have such a fine and mature
figure, my lady."

"Yes! That's right... huh?"

"I can see now. A flower yet hasn't blossomed, but when it does, it
will brighten up the world. Such a promising future lies ahead, a
rather lovely one, if I dare say. It's not that often to meet a fine
young Miss such as yourself. I'm truly lucky today. Lucky indeed."

"Eh... tha, thanks..."

Skuld felt the heat rising on her cheeks. She had never felt such
emotion before. It was just like the time when she gained her new
power.(S) But this time, she was sure that it wasn't due to a new
power. It had to do with this man in front of her.

Before she could react though, Urd came up from hehind.

"Watch who you're dealing with, Mister."

"Oh?" The man raised his eyebrow at the new arrival. However he didn't
look intimated. In fact, he looked even more excited at finding a new
target. He didn't get to make a move though, as Urd put out her hand
with a finger extended. She slowly shook her finger as if she was
saying "no-no."

"I ain't gonna be hooked away by you. I've dealt with the kinds of you
before, and it ain't much impressive."

"Oh?"

"Yeah. You ain't gonna get me that easily." Urd spoke with a smug
grin.

"Hmm..." The man looked to be more intrigued by her challenge though.
For a while, the two just stared at each other, Urd with a grin, and the
man with a smile.

All of sudden, the man put his arm around Urd's waist and pulled her
close. Their bodies were now in full contact. But Urd didn't even
flinch. She had expected him to do something like this, and she wasn't
about to be outwitted either. The man seemed to be surprised a little,
as he raised his eyebrow again and spoke. "You seem to be quite strong,
lady."

"You haven't seen nothing yet."

"Oh, really?"

After he spoke, just as suddenly as before, he tipped her over to one
side. He also leaned with her, and then......

"EEEEEHHHHHHHHH!?!?!?!"

Skuld shrieked, with her eyes as wide as a plate and her face crisom
red. Other people were no better. Their eyes widened with a shock.
Even Tsunami and Belldandy dumbly stared at the scene before them with
their mouth open.

But none was as shocked as Urd. There was something on her lip, and it
was the man's lip! He just kissed her, in front of everyone! The red
color crept up to her face, as she froze in the man's arm.

'Wait a sec... What's that thing moving around in my mouth...? What
the?! Is that a tongue?! He put his tongue inside MY mouth?!? How
dare he!! I'll kill him! I'll... Mmm... I must admit though... He's
really good... Mmmmm......'

Then the man parted his face away from Urd's, and slowly let her down.
When he finally let go of her, Urd just slumped down on the ground, with
a dazed and bewildered look on her face. The man grinned at seeing this
and asked. "Well, what did you think of that?"

"......huh?"

"I'll take it as "it was great." Hmm?"

The man blinked when he saw Skuld lying on the ground. Belldandy shook
out of her trance and ran to her sister's side.

"Skuld! Are you alright?"

"......" No answer came from the unconscious goddess.

The man scratched his chin at seeing this, saying, "hmm... It must've
been too much excitement for her..."



While it was a bit fun to watch the man flirt with the others, Saturn
was not paying full attention to the surrounding. She wanted to go and
look for Saotome-san. She was really concerned about him now that the
monsters were gone. Her duty as Sailor Saturn had ended, and her
responsibility as Tomoe Hotaru had begun. She would have to find
Saotome-san and get him some medical help. Seeing her friends either
occupied or furious at the man, she tried to leave the scene quietly to
turn back to her normal self.

But before she could leave the scene, she was stopped by the man in
cape, who now stood before her.

"You okay, kid?"

"Eh? Um, I am fine..."

"That's good. You ain't hurt, are you?"

"Um, no......"

"Good, good." With a smile, the man quietly stood, gazing at her with
kind, gentle eyes.

"?"

Saturn was confused. What did this man want with her?

However, when she saw the man's eyes, she found herself frozen, not by
fear but by something that she couldn't recall. Something comfortable,
something warm, and something that she missed... The man was not trying
to flirt with her, at least she felt so. But still... she felt very
comportable and happy in his presence. It was very... homey.

But her guardians didn't feel the same.

"You!! Stay away from her!!" Uranus pointed her sword towards the man,
and spoke in a dangerous tone.

"Yeah!! Who the hell are you, anyway?" asked Neptune, following her
partner.

"Huh? My name?"

"YES!! TELL US YOUR NAME!!" The Inners eagerly joined in the
questioning. But annoyingly for the Outers, it was clear that the
Inners, excluding Mercury who was still stood at the corner blushing
badly, wanted the name for some other reason. Well, at least they
weren't getting in their way.

"Hmm, my name? Well, let's see... What should I call myself?" The man
contemplated, much to others' confusion.

Upset Uranus tapped her foot and angrily asked again. "Why do you need
to ask that question to yourself!? Just tell me your name!!"

"Well, I can't think of something right now. Just call me the Knight."

A vein popped on Uranus's head, as she shook her fist at him and
yelled. "I asked you WHO you are, not WHAT you are!! I don't care if
you are a knight or a prince!!"

"Well, it would be really cool if he was a real prince... sorry."
Sailor Jupiter cringed under Uranus' glare and muttered.

But heedless to Uranus' screaming, the man continued on.

"No, no. You misunderstand. I ain't a knight. I'm THE Knight."

"What's the freaking difference!?!?!"

"Oh, there's lots of difference, Miss Uranus. For instance, a normal
so-called 'knight' is NOT as good looking as me. And I'm MUCH MUCH more
powerful and smarter than them, not to mention very graceful and
civilized."

"Why you egotistic, arrogant, obnoxious..."

"Hey, what can I say? Those are the facts. I can't lie to the pretty
ladies, can I?" The 'Knight,' as he called himself, grinned faintly at
seeing Uranus having another fit. Mercury took a notice of it though.

'He seems to enjoy teasing her... but he was flirting with her only
moments ago! Is he... doing this intentionally? Now that I think about
it... he had been dodging our question so far... in fact, none of us
hadn't been able to ask him anything yet! I wonder...'

While Mercury contemplated on the possibility of her suspicion, the
Knight had moved towards the Tendo family...



Back in Washu's lab, the screen moved with the Knight, revealing the
family who had been with Tenchi. When he saw a very familar face,
Katsuhito spoke with bewilderment.

"No-chan!? What's she doing there?!?"

"No-chan? Wait a sec. Isn't she Achika's sister? What's she doing
there?"

"I have no idea, Nobuyuki... huh?"

Suddenly the priest found himself face-to-face with the greatest genius
in the universe, who had a glimmering look on her eyes. "You mean there
is someone OTHER than Tenchi-dono who had inherited the Juraian Royal
Blood?"

Before he could reply, two more faces popped up right next to Washu.

"Wow, so Tenchi has other relatives? How come you didn't tell us?"

"My goodness! Yosho-niisama! How could you hide something like that
from me?"

"Um, it didn't occured to me before... Eheheheh..." Nervously
Katsuhito began to edge away from the demanding faces of the most
dangerous females in the house.

"What do you mean "didn't occur?!" You should have made it OCCUR in
your mind!"

"Wha, what kind of logic is that, Washu? I must agree though. I ain't
all that happy about you hiding something like this about Tenchi from
me, grandpa."

"I don't like it, but I have to say Ryoko is right, onnisama! This is a
family matter. How could you hide that from your OWN sister?"

"Well, that is, um..." Katsuhito backed away until his back was against
the wall. There was no where to go. He sweatdropped big time as he
watched the three angry faces slowly advanced towards him.

Nobuyuki, on the other hand, had already fled the lab. He was already
very nervous with the fact that Washu was hacking into the CIA. He
definitely did not want to get involved with this.

"What's going on over there, Kiyone?"

"I don't know, Mihoshi. But this looks more interesting."

"Myah, myah!"

By now everyone was paying attention on the sweating old priest. In
other words, no one was watching the screen any more......



"Oh, and who is this unearthly beauty?"

"My name is Minagi." Minagi cooly answered the man. She had been
prepared for this. It wasn't very hard to do, since she had been
watching every action of this 'the Knight' so far. While she herself
did not have much experience with men, it didn't take much intelligence
to realize what this man had been doing.

But Minagi did not want a compliment. She wanted a challenge. Her wish
to be a powerful warrior was her master, Yakage's wish. Yakage lost his
own life in the process of creating a strongest sword in the galaxy for
Minagi. While her master was gone now, she was determined to carry on
his wish.

Minagi slowly took her battle stance. This guy was the strongest
opponent that she had met so far. It was the perfect chance to test her
combat skill. She was not about to be swept away by his sweet talk.

The Knight held up his hands protectively. "Hey, hey, lady. I ain't
gonna fight you. In act, I do not wish to fight at all."

"I don't care."

"Huh?"

"I haven't had a decent fight for a long time. You seem like a worthy
opponent. I will not let this oppotunity waste away. Get out your
sword, Mr. Knight." Minagi clearly made her point as she summoned her
sword.

"Hmm..."

The man put a hand on his chin, calmly observing her. Minagi tensed up
when he slowly lowered his hands. Then he shrugged his shoulders and
spoke. "Okay, you win." After that, he turned around and started to
walk away.

"Eh?"

Minagi dumbly stared at the retreating back of the Knight for a while,
but soon collected her mind and ran after him. She grabbed one of his
shoulder, shouting. "Where do you think you are going... eh?"

Next thing she knew, she was being flipped up in the air, before
crashing down towards the ground. Instintively she closed her eyes,
bracing for the impact. It never came, as she was caught just before
she hit the ground, and her feet gently landed on the ground.

"Huh?"

Minagi opened her eyes and blinked. She found herself being held by an
arm, which belonged to the Knight, who had a smug grin on his face.
"Gotcha."

A rather bad blush came up to her face as she felt mocked. Out of anger
she swung her sword at the Knight, who disappeared before it made
contact. Unfortunately, his arm, which had been holding her up, also
disappeared.

"Eeeep!"

Minagi shut her eyes, as her upper body again fell towards the ground,
forgetting that she could actually fly. But again, something reached
out to her back, preventing the fall. She slowly opened her eyes, and
looked up to the another grinning face of the Knight, who had one of his
foot supporting her back.

"He, hey, let go of me!"

"You sure, Miss? It might hurt."

"I said let go!"

But the Knight smirked at her angry response. All of sudden, he gave a
little jerk on his foot, giving Minagi's body a boost up. Then he put
one of his arm around her, as soon as she stood straight up by the
boost, and held her close to his body.

"Let, let go of me!"

Minagi frantically tried to push him away, and was ready to slap him.
But the Knight casually blocked her arm, then gently cupped her chin.
Before she could say anything, he leaned on and gave her a quick peck on
her forehead.

"!!"

It was a brief and gentle action, but it completely froze her whole
body. Her widened eyes now only stared into the eyes of the man before
her. Even anger couldn't be felt, as her heart was filling up with
embarassment, and something that she had never felt before. Also,
nothing was registering in her mind, except a very short comment made
from the brief observation.

'What deep grey eyes......'

Seeing her totally stiff in his arms, the man smirked. Then he turned
away from her, and walked away, leaving Minagi barely standing in her
shaking legs...



"My, my. A mature woman who's still kept the beauty from her
virginhood. I bow before you, my lady."

Nodoka was a bit startled to find 'the Knight' speaking to her. But she
took her composure fast and politely answered back.

"Thank you, kind sir. I appreciate it. Being 'married' hasn't taken a
lot out of me yet."

The Knight smiled at Nodoka's subtle yet clear rejection of his
advance. "You honor me. I'm just awed by your grace. You have my
upmost respect."

"Why, thanks." Nodoka also smiled, accepting the Knight's 'indicated'
apology. It seemed that he was not a bad person. Any less man would
have pegged her further more, but he knew when to back off and give a
woman some breathing space.

But Saotome Genma wasn't as smart as his wife.

"You! Stay away from my wife!!"

"Dear! Don't be rude to this kind young man."

The Knight smirked, and turned away from Nodoka. While it was clear
that he wasn't threatened by Genma, he didn't seem to be bothered by the
fact that it might look that way. He just walked away, until he stood
before another target.

This time it was Akane.

"Hello there, young Miss. How are you doing?"

"Huh?" Akane blinked. She didn't know what this man wanted from her.
Her mind had been occupied with her concern about Ranma that she had not
acknowledged her surrounding. She was actually a little surprised to
find the caped man right in front of her.

Before the Knight could say anything further, Genma stepped inbetween
the Knight and Akane.

"Hold it right there! Akane already has a fiancee!!"

Soun also chimed in, nodding furiously to the remark of his friend.

"Yes, that's right! If you are going to flirt, do it with my other
daughters!"

"Oh my."

"Daddy!"

The Knight blinked for a while, but soon his face turned into a wide
grin as he regarded the other Tendo daughters. "My pleasure."

"Um, that didn't come out right..." Soun sweatdropped when he realized
what he had just said.

"Oh father."

"You are SO dead when we get home, daddy."

The patiarch of Tendo family paled. He knew the consequences of making
Nabiki mad. He knew it TOO WELL. This was going to cost him. A LOT.

Fortunately for Soun, the Knight stopped in his steps and frowned a
little. "Damn. It's almost time... Oh well."

Then he turned to the crowd. "Well, I had my fun today. But like all
good things, my presence gotta end here. Too bad, really. I mean, how
often can one guy meet so many pretty ladies, not to mention four
GODDESSES?"

Other than Skuld, who was still out of it, the rest of the goddesses
present noted the small emphasis on the word "GODDESSES." It didn't
take long for them to realize that this 'the Knight' guy had known about
their identity. This intrigued them even more. They couldn't let him
leave before getting some answers.

The Senshi were thinking the same thing, only that the Inners had OTHER
intentions added on it.

When he saw the women beginning to surround him, he smugly grinned.
"Gee, I knew I'm such a hunk, but I didn't know I was THIS popular. I
understand your disappointment, ladies, but I really got to go."

"Fine, you can go... after you answer some question." Uranus spoke with
her eyebrows creased at him. "If you don't, well, you better not have
any other plan today, because you ain't keeping it."

But the Knight didn't even flinch at her words, and said, "Well, well.
A bit forward, ain't it? Miss Uranus, I promise you. I'll give you
some PRIVATE time with me later..."

"I DON'T WANT ANY PRIVATE TIME WITH YOU!!"

"I do... sorry." Sailor Venus ducked behind Mercury to hide herself
from Uranus' angry glare.

With a sly grin on his face, the Knight shrugged his shoulders and
spoke.

"Ladies, ladies. Even if you wanted to, you can't possibly stop me."

Uranus took a step forward and asked in a threatening tone.

"Oh? Care to prove that?"

But the Knight didn't seem to be afraid, as he casually responded to
her.

"Well, fine. You want proof? I'll show you proof. For instance, look
up there."

"?"

Everyone looked up to the sky when they heard his words. But they
couldn't find anything special up there. The sky was calm and blue,
just the one fitting for such a fine day.

Confused, Mercury put her head down towards the Knight with a question.

"What did you mean by that? There isn't anything there..."

Nor was he there. The Knight had disappeared.

She blinked. By now everyone had their eyes back on the spot where the
Knight used to stand a moment ago, and also blinked, not finding
anything. But Mercury found some letters written on the ground. She
carefully stepped up, and read them.

"'Gotcha, ladies. Bwahahahahahahaha...'" It was then when Mercury's
face turned beet red as she realized what had just happened.

"He tricked us!!" Sailor Venus shouted out loud with embarrassment.

"Worse than that, we FELL for it!!" Sailor Jupiter wanted to bang her
head on something. This was absolutely humiliating.

"Wait. There is more." Mercury calmed down and read some tiny letters
underneath.

"'P.S. : Miss Uranus, and Miss Neptune. I will teach the wonders of
heterosexuality later...'"



For a moment, only peaceful silence rested on the park.

But it was soon broken up by a loud, angry yell of a certain
short-haired Senshi.

"I'M GONNA KILL HIM!!!"




"So... let me get this straight. You couldn't collect any souls, nor
kill anyone. In fact, you were beaten by a bunch of girls and a strange
man in cape. Is that correct?"

"Ye.. yes, your majesty..."

Tromine was sweating badly. He was now on his knees before his
superiors. In front of him there were two men, one sitting on a high
chair, and the other standing beside him. The one on the chair was
looking down on him amused, while the standing one just silently stared
at him.

"...bu, but if that bastard didn't show up I would have gotten rid of
those pests! Then I would have enough sacrifices to satisfy your need,
sire! Just... just give me one more chance!"

But the one on the throne just snickered. .

"...oh! Your majesty! There is one more thing! I have obtained some
information which you might find interesting!"

"Oh, reallly? And what is that?"

"...Serenity's daugher is alive..."

But his superior sneered at Tromine's words. "I have learned that not
long after I was unsealed. Not too much surprise in that."

"Actually, I've met her today. She was one of my opponents."

"!" Suddenly the temperature in the room dropped fast. Tromine
shivered as his boss now looked at him with such cold emotion clear on
his face. He felt like his heart would stop at any moment.

Fortunately his boss soon turned back to the original state. "And how
did you find this out?"

"Um, the man who had defeated me indicated it to me."

"Hmm? How could this man know about her?"

"I, I am not sure, but... he seemed to have known US before. He knew my
identity and my rank... and he seemed to know you also, sire."

"Is that so? Hmm... interesting..."

Tromine sighed with relief as his boss seemed to be really amused at the
news. 'If he is pleased, then I might be forgiven...'

But his expectation didn't live long, as his boss again opened his
mouth. "Well done, captain. For the reward, I will give a vacation...
One that does not end, EVER."

"Huh? But, but your majesty! I am still loyal to your...
AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"

Tromine couldn't finish his words as he felt his life being drained out
of his body, painfully. His body was now surrounded by bright light,
which then disappeared into the hand of his boss. Tromine's eyes
widened with fear as he watched his soul slowly being absorbed away...

Soon only remain of the summoning captain was his empty uniform on the
ground.



The man standing by the throne had been silently watching the whole
thing. When Tromine no longer ceased to exist, however, he spoke to the
one sitting. "Are you sure it was wise, your majesty? We are not
exactly flowing with manpower."

"One such as him wouldn't make much of difference."

"......there are only me and HER left, your majesty. The rest are still
locked up in the seal. Being as it may, we cannot completely open it
until we get enough souls to be sacrificed..."

However, this bit of bad news didn't affect the sneer on the leader's
face. "We do not need many now. Only thing we need is that cursed
blood of Serenity."

"Oh?"

"Our 'source' informed us about the fate of the Moon Kingdom after we
had been sealed. If she is right, then the offspring of Serenity must
have Ginzuishou in possesion. If we acquire it, then we don't have to
resort to the dark magic that she had 'suggested.'"

"...I see. Then what should we do about... our source?"

"*snicker* Leave her in her prison. She might come in handy later. How
often do one catch the high-class demon such as her? Her knowledge and
power could aid us well in our goal... volunteerly or not."

The man on the throne laughed out loud at his own words, while his
subordinate calmly nodded.

When the leader had finally quieted down, he looked at his quiet
underling and spoke. "Sadowine. Go and get me that brat. Oh, and
since you are at it, bring me those other lasses too. I might have
some... need of them later."

The man by the throne, one called Sadowine, bowed silently as he
answered. "As you wish, sire."

With the words still echoing in the air, Sadowine disappeared away from
his spot. Now only the silence left in the room. The boss kept his
snicker on his face even then. Slowly, he put his arms on the armrests
and leaned back on to his chair. Suddenly a sultry female voice broke
the silence as two lean arms appeared behind the throne and seductively
wrapped themselves around the man.

"Do you think he can handle them?"

The man didn't seem surprised, as he answered back with still sneering
face.

"He better, if he knows what's good for him."

"Just because he's our general, doesn't mean he is capable of anything."

"This is not a matter of whether he is capable or not. It's all about
what I have ordered him to do. He has to obey every word of my
command. How much of it he can accomplish is up to him. If he can, he
lives... a little longer. If he can't... a pity."

Then the man raised one of his hands and tenderly grabbed the woman's
hand, which he gently kissed before he opened his mouth again. "Even if
he fails... I still have you. That's all I need. You can take care of
them by yourself, can't you? After all... you were the strongest among
the Royal Guard..."

The voice, which came from the darkness behind the throne, became more
seductive as it answered to him. "Of course. And I still am the
strongest. If you wish, I will personally bring you the head of
Serenity's girl on a plate, your highness... and my dear..."

The flame of the torch beside the throne flickered, as it was touched by
the coldness and cruelty of the voice, revealing a dark silhouette of a
woman behind the man's chair. In a brief moment, the light of the
unstable flame shined on her long, dark green hair...




Chapter 6 ends.



(1) If the CIA knew about this, they would have declined her offer.
They wouldn't trust one of their finest technology to a 12-years old
looking person who claimed herself as the greatest genius in the
universe, nor they would trust the glimmering look in her eyes...



Finally! Chapter 6... Boy this was hard! I am NOT a womanizer, so
coming up with those lines were really really hard. Not that they are
jewels, mind you. Even 'I' wouldn't use those lines!! Anyway, sorry
about the delay. But expect chapter 7 REALLY soon! I promise!


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http://members.xoom.com/phu_lam/