This is a Ranma/SM crossover that came out interestingly. Any C&C
is welcome, even nitpicking. It is supposed to be at least a bit
comical, as well. 
 
Oh, I don't own the characters (except Xalen, and I only half own
her anyway). No one would be silly enough to sue me, right? 
 
 
 
 
Beky Sarver         "Alterations and Revisions" 
Chapter 1 
 
 
     D Point. North Pole. Arctic Circle. To an onlooker, the 
incident occuring would have seemed out of place in the most 
deserted place on earth. At least it HAD been the most deserted 
place on earth, till the portal had been built. 
     Queen Beryl looked into her glass, concerned. She was 
deathly serious. She knew that these five were the greatest 
defenders of Earth, or Solaran for that matter. If they were 
defeated, no one would be able to stand in the way of the 
Negaforce. 
     Her five most powerful youmas, the Doom and Gloom Girls, 
volunteered to fight them. Good. Beryl stared avidly into her 
globe. Their first illusion was one of an injured Tuxedo Kamen. 
Predictably, Sailor Moon ran towards it. A good strategy on the 
part of her youmas. Unfortunately, the Senshi were a bit smarter
than their leader, and tackled her, keeping her from falling into
the trap. From the illusion green vines shot out, right at Sailor
Moon. Damn! Jupiter had shielded Moon with her body, and they had
all escaped.  
     The Doom and Gloom Girls appeared in front of them, their 
illusions pierced by Mercury's visor. They laughed scornfully. 
Then they hid behind illusion once more, this time one of the 
troublesome arcade owner. This seemed to fool Jupiter. She was 
distracted, and in the moment of distraction vines erupted from 
the ground, snaring her. More vines shot out, entangling Jupiter.
     Beryl's brow furrowed. She examined Sailor Moon's face. As 
the girl pulled off her tiara and began to throw it, she exulted.
Her plan was a sucess! Sailor Moon would exhaust herself on the 
very first one. But Beryl had not been expecting what came next.
     "Thanks, but you guys have got to fight Beryl. I'll take 
care of this Dark Kingdom trash. Save your energy." Damn! She 
hadn't counted on this. Instead of at least a token rescue 
effort, the Sailor of Love and Justice put back her tiara. 
     Jupiter was surrounded by all five of the D&G sisters. She 
was sucked in, and Beryl fed on her fear. But that beautiful fear
transformed into hot anger and loyalty. From where she was 
battered at by the Girls, the Sailor yelled, "Jupiter Thunder 
Crash!" Beryl blinked in surprise and rexamined the glass. Yes, 
indeed. The girl had built up a huge store of electricity, 
conducted it through the melting snow, and destroying the Girl 
closest to her. Quite impressive. But suicidal in the extreme. 
     She refocused her concentration on the living members of the
invasion force. Sailor Moon tried to give up then and there, but
she was prevented by her friends. Well, when they were gone there
would be no one to stop her. 
     The Doom and Gloom Girls set up another illusion, this one 
set up to entice Mercury. The super genius saw through 
the illusion. She sent the others on, choosing to confront the 
youma. Beryl rubbed her hands together in anticipation. Mercury 
was the weakest of the Sailors. The youma attacked, and Beryl 
expected her to make short work of her. But she had underestimated
Mercury. The Sailor Senshi of Ice was able to draw power from her
arctic surroundings. Her ice blast exhausted her, but destroyed her
foe. The other girls surrounded her. They asked her about the
others, and, predictably, she lied. Beryl was getting very tired
of these overly brave enemies. To add insult to injury, the dying
Senshi managed to smash her computer before they could use it.
Well, at least she was dead. 
     The fight wasn't going exactly the way Beryl had planned, 
but she was still winning. After all, at a one for one exchange 
rate, her five youmas would simply be the payment for the deaths
of five Sailor Senshi. 
     It was obvious that Sailor Moon was being deeply affected by
events. She sat and began to whine. Beryl exulted. Was the girl 
just going to leave and let her take over the earth? But Sailor 
Mars brought out her sense of loyalty to her dead friends. 
     The grief was making the lead Senshi careless. She was so 
careless, she didn't notice the D&G trap she was sitting on. 
The vines snaked up, captured the form above them, and held it in
the air, but it wasn't Moon, it was Venus! Drat. While it was 
satisfying to see Venus dragged deep beneath the surface, it was
Sailor Moon that Beryl truly wanted to kill. The others were window
dressing. Still, it was a shock when Venus managed to adapt her 
long range Crescent Beam attack for short range use. Even if the
backwash did destroy her, her attack had taken out a third D&G 
Girl.  
     Now Mars was beginning to get the idea. But it didn't 
matter. At the rate that the youma were expending themselves, 
Beryl had this one in the bag. Mars lost sight of the two 
remaining youma, who were double teaming her, and then was caught
in the snow cavern with them. She brought her index fingers 
together and pointed. "Take that you toad. Hot, huh? Mars Fire 
Ignite!" The super powered attack created a huge, fiery 
explosion. Beryl stared. How could she have managed to take out 
two of them at once? Her last words were whispered. "I'm sorry, 
Serena. I tried." Then she was gone. 
     Beryl was fuming. Now she had no one left to destroy Sailor
Moon. Ah, well, you know what they say. If you want something 
done right, do it yourself. She sent a globe of energy out to 
bring the Senshi to her and called in Prince Endymion. She would
need him to properly manipulate the Moon Princess. 
                              * 
     The nature of the Silver Imperial Crystal is a subject of 
great mystery. Many historians have made it their lives' work to
discover it inner workings. 
     In the personal journal of Moeag, Third Mage of Tan'keg, a 
powerful wizard of the Emerald Millenium, the crystal is 
described this way. "The Silver Empyrium Crystal is my greatest 
work. It is a computer, forged of bare molecules. It's mechanical
use is the amplification of power. But it is primarily a data 
bank and control panel for the machinery here on [unreadable]. 
Its weakness lies in its tendency to attempt to fulfill commands
that it lacks the resources to complete. It will instead try to 
reinterpret the command. But computers have never been known for
their ability to make correct judgements." 
                              * 
     Princess Serenity held the Silver Imperium Crystal tightly.
She diverted her mind from the deaths of her friends, the death 
of her love, and all else. She was focused on one goal: 
protecting the earth from Beryl. 
     As she yelled, "Cosmic Moon Power!", she felt her energy 
flow into the crystal. Then the crystal emitted a beam of white 
light, countering Beryl's black blast. Serenity put her entire 
self into the action, but it wasn't enough. Then she saw spirits

of her friends, offering to help her. She smiled. Then she felt 
four hands join hers on the crescent moon wand. She was flanked 
by them, and their spirits lent energy. 
     It was enough of a boost to overwhelm Beryl's blast and to 
destroy her. A feeling of satisfaction filled her. As she began 
to fall, she had a fleeting wish. 
                              * 
     Alert: Incoming command. Command: restore to world to 
normality. Action: Call Forget ally........... Time out: No 
response by ally. Alert: Inabilitity to initiate memory wipe. 
Action: Reinterpret command. Revised command: Free Sailor Senshi 
from burden of responsibilities. Action: Memory alteration in 
progress. Program completed. 
                              * 
     The Crystal's message had flown, but it had been intercepted
by a passing omnipotent being. Q was puzzled. The message made 
little sense. "Need Forget ally." Who would want to forget their
allies? He shrugged, crumpled the message, and tossed it in a 
nearby waste basket. 
                              * 
     Pluto dug her staff into the earth as the ground rumbled. 
When the earthquake had stopped, she lept up a tree. The sight 
that greeted her eyes was chilling. The path that represented the
timeline's travel through various possibilities now pointed in 
the other direction. She shuddered. This could have disastrous 
consequences. She would have to report this dastardly occurence 
to the only trio capable of solving it.  
                              * 
     Luna was relieved. Serena had arrived back home, asleep in 
her bed. She seemed too exhausted to even snore. Luna smiled and
curled up next to her charge, falling into a deep sleep of her 
own. 
                              * 
     Serena looked at the clock. It was noon! And worse, she 
still felt tired. It was a really, really late gig last night. 
Then she remembered. She ran downstairs and seized the morning 
paper, turning to the entertainment section. Yes! The headline 
read, "Sailor Senshi Win Big Over Negaverse". They had won! 
     Her mother walked in and smiled. "Congratulations, honey. I
decided you would need your sleep after that stunning performance
last night." 
     Serena smiled. "Thanks. I'd better call the others." 
     Her mother nodded. "Great idea! I'll cook up a celebratory 
breakfast. I'll make some for the others, if they want to come 
over." 
     Serena hugged her mother. "Thanks, Mom! I'll call them right
now!" 
     The first one she called was Darien. "Hi, Darien!" 
     He yawned. "Hi, Meatball Head. Boy, I'm tired." 
     "We won! The Negaverse's last lead singer just quit! Their 
manager announced that it doesn't exist anymore." 
     "Well, what they were playing could hardly be called music."
     Serena giggled. "Want to come over? Mom's cooking breakfast
for us all." 
     "Sure. I'll be there in about fifteen minutes. See you 
then." 
     "Bye, Muffin." 
     Serena hung up the phone, and picked it up again. "Good 
Morning, Rei!" 
     Rei didn't sound sleepy, but then, the Shinto priestess 
rarely did. "Hi, meat ball head." 
     "Want to come over? My mother's cooking a DELICIOUS 
breakfast for us. Since we won." 
     She could sense Rei's smile. "Sure. Though, for most people,
noon is a bit late for breakfast." She waited a moment, but 
Serena ignored the insult. "But call it a brunch, and I'll be 
over as soon as I can change." 
     Serena smiled. "Cool. Bye, Rei." 
     "Bye." 
     Serena stuck her head into the kitchen. "So far both Darien
and Rei are coming. You should probably cook enough for the whole
group." 
     Serena went back to the phone, but heard the ironic comment
from the stairs. "I'm sure you could eat the extra, anyway." 
     Serena rushed to the stairs. "Luna! You're up! Did you hear
the news? The Negaverse has been trashed by the Sailor Senshi. It
made front page of the newspaper." 
     "The newspaper? How'd they find out?" Luna, still tired, 
asked.  
     Serena giggled. "There were a hundred reporters there last 
night, silly! I guess you're tired." 
     This was waking Luna up in a hurry. "Reporters? But how? The
North Pole is hardly an easy place to get to." 
     Serena carried her over to the kitchen and put her down. 
"Sure, but it was worth buying press passes to see us perform. 
I'll admit, its a little more high scale than we're used to, but
not bad. And I liked the decor. Anyway, go ask my Mom for some 
milk and wake up before the others get here. Our manager 
shouldn't be totally wacked out at our victory celebration." 
     Luna, totally confused, padded into the kitchen. She hopped
onto the counter and looked pleadingly at Mrs. Tsukino. Finally,
the woman noticed her. She went to the fridge, taking out the 
milk. As she began to pour it into a bowl, she said lightly, "For
a talking cat, you're rather quiet today. You might have said 
something, dear. How many slices of french toast do you want?" 
     Luna blinked. "Two, please." She began to lap the tasty 
milk. How in the world did the woman know she could talk? 
     Serena skipped in happily. "They're all on their way." 
     Ding-dong. Serena answered it, and came back with Ami in 
tow. Mrs. Tsukino smiled. "What can I make you, Ami?" 
     Ami smiled. "Just a few pieces of french toast, please. I 
ate earlier. Hello, Luna. How are you today?" 
     Luna hoped that Ami would turn out to be her usual paragon 
of reason. "I'm a little confused. How did last night go?" 
     Ami smiled. "Well, our ratings are up quite high now. And 
the Negaverse has been dusted. Why do you ask?" 
     Luna blinked. "So you destroyed the Negaverse? And set 
Darien free?" 
     Serena grinned. "That Negasleaze couldn't keep our best 
tenor for long. It was like their leader, Beryl, had a spell on 
him or something. But he realized he was in love with me and came
back." 
     Luna was thrown by the reference to Darien's singing voice.
"What does Darien being a tenor have to do with it?" 
     Serena looked stricken. "Oh, not that we wouldn't want him 
if he couldn't sing. I love him, after all." 
     "Thanks for the vote of confidence." Darien walked into the
kitchen and kissed her on the forehead. 
     Serena hugged him. "We did great last night! And now that 
you're back with us, we can beat anyone." 
     As Mrs. Tsukino whisked them all out of the kitchen and into
the livingroom, Luna found her head was spinning. Was she 
hallucinating? What was going on? So she simply curled up on the
fireplace and observed the proceedings. 
     Ami sat down and pulled out a book, an amused smile on her 
face. Her amused smile probably had something to do with the 
thumb wrestling that Darien and Serena were engaged in. 
      The door bell rang again, and Rei walked in. She was 
carrying a folder. She walked up to Darien and Serena. "Would you
two stop it?" 
     Serena looked offended, but then she saw what Rei carried. 
"What is it, Rei?" 
     Rei smiled a rare grin and handed it to her. "Serena, it was
your song that really did it last night. I spent the whole night
listening to the recording and writing it down." Serena opened 
the folder, revealing pages of notes. "That's the melody line and
background music." 
     Serena stood. "Rei, how did you do that? The song was 
straight from our hearts. And to figure out the totally 
spontaneous background music... this is great!" 
     Rei sat down and swung her hair around proudly. "Well, that
IS why I'm the best composer." 
     Serena smiled. "You sure are. Thanks. I know the others will
like this too." 
     Makoto's knock was met by a flying hug from Serena. "Hi, 
Serena," she said, panting from the hug. 
     Serena brandished the folder. "Look at this!" 
     Makoto looked through it. Her eyes widened. "Rei, I didn't 
know you knew this much about the drums. You should get a Tony!"
     Mina poked her head in, Artemis in her arms. "What'd I 
miss?"  
     Serena showed her the music folder. Mina gasped. "Rei, 
that's exactly what I played. You're amazing!" 
     Artemis jumped up beside Luna. "Luna, can we talk outside 
for a minute?" 
     She nodded, and they walked out into the hallway. He turned
to her. "Luna, Mina is acting very strangely. She told me that 
they triumphed over the Negaverse. That's just fine. But she also
went into great detail about her solo. And an audience. Do you 
have any idea what's going on?" 
     Luna frowned. "I'm hearing similar comments from the others.
I'm concerned. And Mrs. Tsukino know that I can talk." 
     Artemis nodded. "So do the Ainos. Luna, something went wrong
last night. The question is, what?" 
     She shook her head. "I don't know. I think we should stay 
with them and gather more information. We can meet on the roof 
tonight." 
     He nodded. "Agreed. Let's go mingle." 
     They walked in just in time to get invited around the table
for the brunch. Spots had been set up for them on the table, and
they were both served french toast. They were surprised, but dug
in with a vigor. 
     Darien stood, holding a glass of orange juice. "I propose a
toast. To victory!" 
     "To victory!" They all agreed, Luna and Artemis simply 
nodding.  
     Mrs. Tsukino held up a different newspaper. "Look at this. A
journalist summarized the history of the Senshi." 
     Ami's eyebrow rose. "It will probably be interesting to hear
what they think happened." 
     Mrs. Tsukino held up the newspaper and began to read. "In 
the past nine months, the musical group named the Sailor Senshi 
has achieved more fame nationally than any other band. Few people
remember their origins." 
     Luna and Artemis were stunned, but kept their mouths shut. 
Serena shrugged. "Sounds fine so far." 
     Her mother continued to read. "Sailor Moon started the group
as a solo singer. Instead of joining a record company, she toured
the streets, grocery stores, and parks singing many popular 
songs. The tour grew into a duet act when Sailor Mercury joined 
her, singing countermelodies." 
     The whole group was nodding. The article was pretty accurate
so far. "The group's motto at this point became, 'In the name of
the Moon and good music, we will enchant you!'. However, the 
group was still singing songs by other singers. This changed when
the fiery Sailor Mars joined them as a soprano and as a composer.
Her songs caused the group's fame to skyrocket. The group was 
invited to perform in bars and nightclubs, and the Sailor 
Mercury's talent in piano playing was revealed. At many 
performances, the singer calling himself Tuxedo Kamen began to
appear and join them, then disappear into the night." 
     Darien smiled as everyone looked at him. "Hey! I thought it
was good for our publicity." 
     Mrs. Tsukino wasn't finished. "One day, performing at an 
arcade spontaneously, a voice was heard from the crowd. Thus, the
tall Sailor Jupiter joined them. Her skill on the drums was 
unequaled. Sailor Venus made a more flashy entrance, swinging in
from the ceiling with her guitar slung across her back. It was 
then that the band began to record albums." 
     Mina grinned, and Makoto wasn't much better. They gave each
other high fives. 
     "But the newest teen idols have not been without 
competition. The Negaverse, a hard core rock band, have attempted
to cut into their populartity. But the fact that each of their 
lead singers (first Jedaite, then Nephryte, then Zoicite, and 
finally Malachite) had all been beaten in the charts was dooming
to their cause. Their final attempt to increase their rating and
reviews over the Senshi was to try to hire Tuxedo Kamen. But the
tenor was not easily persuaded, and never sang for them. 
     So now the Sailor Senshi have cleary overcome the Negaverse,
who have completely disbanded. Will they reveal their real 
identities? Or will they continue to hide behind the planets? 
When will there mysterious managers stop pretending to be cats?"
     Mrs. Tsukino put down the paper. "It sounds like a pretty good
synopsis. Except the cat thing. Sorry about that, guys." 
     The cats in question blinked twice, and fainted. They'd just
had too much. 
     The friends enjoyed their brunch and split up, promising to
meet later that day. Mina had to take the unconcious form of 
Artemis with her. 
                              * 
     Luna, who'd woken up curled up in Serena's bed, was now 
sitting on the roof. It was quiet, and no human would discover 
them there. Of course, she wasn't sure if Artemis would awake in
time to meet her, but she needed to think either way. 
     The Sailor Senshi thought they were a musical band. How had
this happened?  
     "Hi, Luna." Luna started, then saw Artemis sitting beside 
her. "Luna, am I crazy?" 
     Luna shook her head. "Not unless we're have identical 
delusions. What could have happened?" 
     "That's what I want to know." That wasn't Artemis, it was a
woman's voice. Both cats turned around in surprise. The speaker 
was a middle aged woman, with long dark hair in a braid down her
back. She wore a white shirt, leather breast plate, black pants,
leather vest, brown boots. A two handed sword was slung across 
her back. She reclined easily on the roof. "What has happened?" 
     Artemis blinked. "How'd you get up here?" 
     The woman grinned. "The Senshi, in transformation, have 
maybe fifteen percent Zalondonian genes. I'm fully Zalondonian. 
Roofs are not a problem. But I don't think that's the real 
question you want to ask." 
     Luna nodded in agreement. "I suppose we really want to know
who you are and why you're here." 
     The woman nodded. "That's more like it. Greetings. My name 
is Xalen. I'm the one who's been called in to fix this mess. So,
why don't you explain what has happened?" 
     Artemis was wary. "What do you mean?" 
     Xalen rolled her eyes. "Look, I understand that the Senshi 
are, well, used to be secretive, but that's mostly because no one
would believe them if they claimed their titles. I know about the
Senshi. In fact, I know more about their past than you do. I had
a large part in bringing them here. So, please, give me the run 
down on recent events?" 
     Luna looked around. "This is not a good place." 
     Xalen nodded. "Okay. How about I meet you in the park 
tomorrow?" 
     The cats agreed, and Xalen lept off the roof and into the 
trees. Then she was gone. 
     Luna looked worried. "She seems familiar." 
     Artemis nodded. "Do you think she could be Sailor Pluto?" 
     Luna shrugged. 
                              * 
     Ami was curious. Luna and Artemis had been behaving 
strangely ever since that performance at the North Pole Hotel. So,
since she had the next day off from school, she followed Luna 
when she left Serena's house early in the morning. 
     Luna and Artemis met each other in the shopping district, 
then loped off to the park. Ami had a difficult time following 
them, for they were moving quite fast. 
     She secreted herself behind a bush and watched the two cats
hop onto a bench. She had not long to wait before a woman with 
long black hair approached the bench. The woman was dressed in 
American clothes. But she didn't stop at the bench. She simply 
glanced at it and sat on another. 
     The cats were staring at the woman. Ami could tell something
was up. She jumped in surprise when she felt a tapping on her 
shoulder. She looked up and saw the woman standing there. She 
smiled sheepishly. 
     The woman smiled back, friendly. "Hi. I noticed you were 
watching me intently." 
     Ami thought about that. The woman was right. She had been 
staring at her. So how had she appeared behind her? Ami suddenly
felt chilled. She hedged. "You wear foreign clothing." 
     The woman looked down at her t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. 
"Not terribly foreign. May I suggest you leave the espionage 
business?" Then she walked into the distance. When Ami looked 
back at the benches, the cats had disappeared. 
     Ami searched the entire park, but didn't find them. But she
knew that something very strange was going on. 
                              * 
     Artemis had been waiting with Luna. They had almost missed 
it when Xalen showed up. She was wearing normal clothing, this 
time. But she stared into the bushes rather than looking at them.
She sat down for a minute. 
     Then she suddenly rushed over and picked them up. Artemis 
felt a brief feeling of nausea, and suddenly they were in a 
meadow. He looked around. "What happened? Where are we?" 
     Xalen frowned. "We're in the Forest of Possibility. I had to
bring you here. You were followed by Ami. Oh, hi Pluto." 
     A woman in a dark fuku, long dark hair flowing down her 
back, and a large staff in her hand nodded to the three of them.
"Greetings." She looked at the cats. "I am Sailor Pluto." 
     The cats blinked as Xalen disappeared, than appeared again.
Luna ventured. "What are you doing?" 
     Xalen smiled. "Well, I had to distract Ami during the time 
that I was bringing you here. So I had to be in two places at 
once." 
     Artemis looked puzzled. "Is that such a great idea?" 
     Pluto smiled wryly. "Not for most people, but Xalen is the 
exception." 
     Luna examined the woman more closely. She was of incredible
muscled density, and moved with great grace. She was sure she'd 
seen the woman somewhere. 
     Xalen sat down against a nearby tree and gestured for the 
others to do the same. "I need to be briefed on what's happened."
     Artemis chose to tell the story. "We found a portal to the 
Dark Kingdom north of the Artic circle. The girls went up there 
to save Darien and confront Beryl. They evidently suceeded, but 
we're not sure of the details. They came home, and the next 
morning they were convinced that they were all part of a musical
group called the Sailor Senshi, whose main competitors were the 
Negaverse. They think we're their managers, and their parents 
know that we're sentient." 
     Xalen nodded. "Interesting. But it doesn't sound too bad." 
     Pluto offered, "I felt a message go out to Forget ally from
the Silver Imperium Crystal. I take it it never reached you." 
     Xalen shook her head. "No. It must have gotten it into it's
pea brain that it was supposed to lock away their memories again.
But without me there, it must have altered them instead. I'm sure
it kept a copy of the originals. We just need to restore them, 
and things should get back on the right track." 
     Luna cleared her throat. "There's a slight problem with that
plan. I have absolutely no idea where the Crystal is." 
     Xalen and Pluto's eyes widened, and Artemis gasped. Xalen 
nodded. "That is a complication. A very large one." 
     Pluto stared off into the air. "There are youmas attacking 
some people at the park. It seems that Beryl's youmas remain, out
of control." 
     Xalen nodded and the two got up. "We'll fight them." 
     The cats felt the nausea again, and they were back in the 
park. Except that there were people littering the ground, and
fifteen youmas surrounding them.  
     Xalen looked around. "You two, go hide." The two cats 
climbed into a tree, watching the fight. 
     Pluto casually swing her key-like staff. "Dead Scream." The
energy attack tore down many youmas. 
     Xalen jumped into the middle of the group, sword bared and 
flicking left and right. Youmas crumbled into dust at its touch.
     The fight was difficult due to the youmas' sheer numbers, 
but the two women were victorious. Then the group was once more 
in the Forest of Possibility. 
     Xalen frowned. "We're going to have to recruit someone to 
fight off the youmas while we fix this mess. It's time for Plan E
to go into effect." 
     Pluto looked just as mystified as the cats. "Plan E?" 
     Xalen shook her head. "A very old back door." 
     Luna and Artemis were obviously stupified by her answer. 
Xalen sat next to them and began to explain. "My talent is making
people forget or remember things." 
     Luna nodded. "Are you going to make the Senshi remember?" 
     Xalen shook her head. "I can't. The memories are trapped in
the Crystal. We must find it. But we can activate Plan E." She 
paused again. "At the very end of the Silver Millenium, Serenity
knew what was going to happen. So she called Pluto from the Gate
of Time. Myself and two other time travelers from the Crimson 
Millenium butted our noses in. We helped her set it up that 
Serena and her court would be able to remember their duties and 
abilities when the time came. It was in place, and Serenity put 
it into motion." 
     Artemis nodded. "That makes sense. So what's plan E?" 
     Xalen swallowed. "Saeblin and Faolin came with me from the 
past. They have the talents of veto and clouding. The three of us
weren't sure that Serenity's plan would work without fail. So we
set up some contingency plans." 
     Luna and Artemis seemed shocked that anyone might doubt 
Serenity. Luna barely had the voice to speak. "Plan E is one of 
them?" 
     Xalen nodded. "We approached some of the older royalty and 
asked them to be reborn with their memories accesible as well. 
They are called the Elders. Plan E is to wake them. They can 
protect the earth while we fix this problem." 
     Pluto interrupted her. "But how do you intend to find the 
Silver Crystal? It could be anywhere in the Solar System." 
     Artemis nodded. "It's all for naught without it." 
     Xalen shrugged. "I don't see any point in looking for it." She
might have said more, but she heard her name being called. The four
walked a hundred yards through the woods and came upon a path. Two
women stood upon it. "What happened to you two?"      
     The first woman spoke. She was the same age as Xalen, and 
had long red hair that trailed down her back. She wore a gold and
green outfit a bit like the Senshi's, but without the bows. Her 
skirt went to the knee. There was a sword at her waist. "We were
in Crystal Tokyo when the change occured. So now we're stuck on 
the path." 
     Her companion, a younger woman with blond hair and dressed 
in normal American clothes, nodded. "It's Obsidian Tokyo now. But
ruled by Wiseman, not Serenity." 
     The listeners all gasped. Xalen nodded. "We have problems 
indeed. But I have an idea about how to fix them. It'll be hard,
but if we all work together, we can do it." 
     The red head gestured at the road. "Are you going to get us
out of here or not?" 
     Xalen grinned. She stepped onto the path, clasped both their
hands, and then seemed to teleport them off. "Introductions. The
red head is Saeblin. The blonde is Faolin. The white cat is 
Artemis, the black one is Luna." 
     They returned to the meadow, and began to plan. Xalen 
brought the other two up to speed. "So, we have a large but 
fixable problem." 
     Luna looked depressed. "How is it fixable? We can't find the
Crystal. We're doomed." 
     Artemis agreed. "I don't see what we can do." 
     Xalen shook her head. "I don't agree with you two. The three
of us are going to awaken temporary replacements for the Senshi."
     Artemis despaired. "How will that help? We don't have the 
Crystal, and without it, we're finished." 
     Xalen rolled her eyes. "You people are so short sighted." 
     Saeblin reminded her. "Xalen, they don't know what the 
Crystal really is. For them, its hope incarnate. Be nice." 
     Faolin nodded. "You are being harsh." 
     Xalen smiled sheepishly. "I'm sorry, Luna, Artemis. I was 
out of line. The Crystal is a... well, its a computer. Not to 
mention a stupid computer." 
     The cats seemed ready to keel over. "A computer?" 
     Xalen nodded. "So we just have to find the computer that 
gave it birth. But Saeblin, Faolin, and Pluto will be taking care
of that. They'll find the Emerald, while we do what we can here."
     Saeblin seemed concerned. "Are you three going to be able to
find enough people to get past the Emerald's beauracratic 
tendencies?" 
     Xalen nodded. "I'll see who I can find." 
     With that, the two groups split up. 
                                   * 
     Luna, Artemis, and Xalen appeared in the park a few minutes
after they had left. Many people were awaking from their energy 
draines state, bu Ami was nowhere in sight. Xalen picked up the 
two cats and carried them. They found themselves being carried 
out of the Juuban district and into the Nerima district. 
     Xalen went into a maze of sidestreets, and finally stopped 
in front of a building labeled. "School of Anything Goes Martial
Arts. Sensei: Soun Tendo." 
     Xalen looked down at them. "I've only managed to find one, 
and she lives here. Well, here goes." 
     Xalen knocked on the front door, and a brown haired girl 
answered it. She looked them over. "Hello." 
     Xalen smiled. "Hello. I'm looking for some people. May I 
come in?" 
     The girl nodded. "I am Kasumi. You may come in, but I have 
to ask you to leave your cats outside." 
     Xalen nodded and placed the cats on the ground. "Now don't 
get into trouble you two. Don't stray far." She walked into the 
building. 
     Luna and Artemis correctly interpreted that to mean she 
wanted them to go around back and spy. They were used to that, so
they climbed a fence and took residence in a leafy tree. There 
was no one in the yard now, but she trusted there would be. 
     In a few moments, when no one came out, they snuck into the
house ansd observed the proceedings from a handy rafter. 
                                   * 
     Kasumi, beneath her naive exterior, had all the intelligence
of her sister Nabiki. She could tell by watching this visitor 
walk that, while she held no weapons, she was a warrior. Kasumi 
hoped that she was not yet another challenger for Ranma. "May I 
offer you some tea?" 
     The woman nodded. "Yes, thank you." 
     They sat down together in the kitchen and shared some tea. 
The woman introduced herself. "I am Xalen Zaldon. I've come 
looking for some friends of mine who I've lost track of. I 
managed to track one down to here." 
     Kasumi leapt to the easiest conclusion. "Ranma Saotome?" 
     The woman's eyes lighted up. "Ranma's here? That's great! 
No, the person I managed to keep track of was a friend of mine 
named Nabiki." 
     "And who would you be?" a flat voice asked from the kitchen
doorway. 
     Xalen stood. She looked the speaker over. The girl was of 
medium height, unremarkable build, and short brown hair. "You are
Nabiki?" 
     The girl nodded. "I am. Who are you? Why have you come to 
see me?" 
     Xalen lightly touched Nabiki's arm with her hand. She 
concentrated.  
     Kasumi looked on in wonder as Nabiki's eyes grew wide, and 
then her expression changed once again. She bowed deeply. 
"Greetings, Majesty." 
     "Shhh!" Xalen hissed.  "I've got Luna and Artemis here, and
they don't know who I am. And you're just trying to needle me, 
anyway." 
     Nabiki smiled. "Fine, GENERAL. So, Plan E has become needed?
Or is this just a social visit?" 
     Xalen grimaced. "Plan E, I'm afraid. But I want to explain 
it to all of you at once. I need to find Mousse, Tatewaki, Ukyo,
Shampoo, Ranma, Akane, Ryoga, and Naru. Know where any of them 
are?"  
     Nabiki looked wounded. "Of course. Ranma and Akane live 
here. In fact, they're in the dojo right now. Mousse and Shampoo
reside at a restaurant called the Nekohanten. Ukyo runs another 
restaurant named Ucchan's, which sell okinomiyaki. Tatewaki was 
born into a rich family and lives on the Kuno estate." 
     Kasumi was quite confused now. But there was something 
terribly familiar about Xalen. 
     Xalen nodded. "What about Ryoga and Naru?" 
     Nabiki shook her head. "I haven't met Naru again yet. You 
might see if she got attached to the Senshi instead, since she 
was of their generation. Ryoga is always lost. He could be a bit
hard to find." 
     A wall at the front of the dojo caved in. "Ranma, DIE!!!!!"
     Nabiki shrugged. "Or he could walk right in at a good 
moment." 
     Xalen looked concerned. "Why is he threatening Ranma's 
life?"  
     Nabiki grimaced. "Its a long story. You'd better wake them 
up before they make a mess around here." 
     Xalen nodded and walked into the dojo. There she witnessed a
most spectacular fight between a pig tailed boy nad a boy with a
yellow bandanna. Well, spectacular for people of their relative 
ages. Probably Ranma and Ryoga, but she didn't know which was 
which. The girl watching them had to be Akane. She seemed 
frustrated at their fighting. 
     Yellow Bandanna's kick was dodged by Pig Tail, who pulled a
powerful punch into his head. YB didn't even seem dazed. 
     Xalen shook her head and said conversationally to Nabiki. 
"Zalondonian genes run quite strong around her, huh?" 
     Nabiki nodded. "Not to mention most of the Elders have been
training in martial arts all their lives." 
     Xalen got bored and began to run. She was executing a first
level move of lo'dar. It involved flip and clear punch with both
fists. She modified it a bit. 
     From Kasumi's point of view, Xalen went into a tight flip, 
unbent in the middle, spinning, and tapped each boy on the had 
simultaneously, all while screaming, "Remember!" 
     The boys blinked quickly and stopped fighting. Then Ranma 
said wonderingly, "Queen Xalen?" He smiled, and they clasped 
wrists congenially. "I'm Ranma." 
     She smiled. "Hello, Ranma." 
     Ryoga waited his turn, then he and Xalen exchanged a large 
hug. "Hi, Ryoga." 
     He grinned. "Long time no see. The way you wander time, you
should be an official Neputunian." 
     She looked wounded. "Hey! The Traveler's wander even more 
than your people do!" 
     Nabiki cleared her throat, and pointed towards Akane. Ranma
and Xalen raced for her, Xalen reaching her first and awakening 
her. Then she stepped away. 
     Ranma looked at Akane. Akane looked at Ranma. And they 
immediately went into a prolonged, deep, passionate kiss. This 
awakened something in Kasumi. She fainted. 
     Thankfully, Xalen caught her, and she, Nabiki, and Ryoga 
walked into the livingroom to give Ranma and Akane some privacy.
As Kasumi awoke, she smiled. 
     Then she knelt on the floor. "Your Majesty?" 
     Xalen blushed, forced her up. "Who are you?" 
     Kasumi smiled. "You remember me as Keglani." 
     Xalen, Nabiki, and Ryoga went into shock. Finally, Nabiki 
stammered out, "How were you reborn? With your memories intact?"
     Kasumi pulled out a red jewel hanging on a chain about her 
neck. "I stored my memories in here. So if I saw something that 
reminded me of the Silver Millenium, I would wake up." 
     Xalen grinned. "Earth Mage with talents of the earth. We are
fortunate indeed. Welcome to the party." 
     Kasumi nodded, her naive demeanor gone. "I'm just glad I 
finally awoke. 7,000 years is a long time." 
     Ranma and Akane walked in, hand in hand. "General." Akane 
said, with a bow of the head. 
     Xalen nodded back to her. "Can we bring Luna and Artemis in
here now?" 
     Ranma nodded. "I'm not afraid of cats, now." 
     Luna and Artemis obediently trotted in. They had witnessed 
everything that had happened, but they didn't know what was going
on. 
     Xalen conducted introductions. "Luna, Artemis, may I 
reintroduce some old friends? Bandanna boy is King Ryoga of 
Neptune. Pig Tailed Boy is King Ranma of Jupiter. The beautiful 
girl holding his hand is Queen Akane of Saturn. The girl next to
me is Queen Nabiki of Pluto. And the person we met as Kasumi is 
actually Keglani reborn, the Mage of Earth." 
     Luna and Artemis' minds reached back, using the names as 
touch points. Luna spoke for both of them. "Yes, we remember. You
all certainly look different." 
     She found herself scooped up in Akane's arms. "Well you two
look exactly the same." Akane stroked Luna's head, and Luna 
purred contentedly. 
     Ryoga noticed Artemis' jealousy and did the same for him. 
     They all looked to Xalen. "Well, I suppose we ought to go 
get the others. Now where exactly is this restaurant again?" 
                              * 
     Saeblin, Faolin, and Pluto were not having the same ease. 
Pluto sighed. "What exactly does the Emerald look like?" 
     Saeblin chuckled. "It's a big, green, hollow chunk of 
emerald that's part of the rings of Jupiter." 
     Pluto sounded unimpressed. "You mean its a green blob 
floating around a big green planet." 
     Faolin nodded. "That's about right." 
     Pluto smiled dangerously. "And how are we to go about 
finding this thing?" 
     Saeblin shrugged. "We go into the future." 
     Faolin looked at her strangely. "We can't bring Pluto into 
Obsidian Tokyo. If Wiseman hears that one of the Sailor Senshi 
was there, he'd increase security." 
     Pluto was confused. This was unusual for her, and she 
decided that she disliked this feeling. "How is going into the 
future going to help?" 
     Saeblin palled. "She's right! The Plutians won't be there, 
since Wiseman took over." 
     Faolin pulled a notepad out of her pocket and checked it. 
"Oh, we're supposed to meet ourselves in the past, anyway. About
four months back that way. I guess we'll have to grab some 
Crimson Millenium transport." 
     Saeblin noticed Pluto's confusion and explained, "We need a
spaceship to search the rings of Jupiter with. The only ships are
in the extreme future or the extreme past. So we go rent one, 
bring it forward in time, use it, finish with it, and give it 
back."  
     Pluto nodded, dubious, but at least she knew what was going
on now. "So, why are you going to meet yourselves?" 
     Faolin shrugged. "I don't know. For some reason my future 
self came back and told us to meet her four months in the past to
accomplish our mission. Which means that we're going to do 
something important in our future. I'm sure she'll explain 
whatever it is we're going to do." 
     The three started to walk up the path. After about ten 
minutes, they came up upon an odd sight. Four people were camped
in the road. Faolin, Saeblin, Xalen, and a sleeping man with 
curly brown hair. 
     Pluto looked back and forth, trying to keep straight which 
people were from which relative time. The future's Xalen walked up.
"After this whole deal is over, we're going to rescue Nephryte as
he's dying. That's why he disappears without leaving a body. He's
good now that Beryl's spell is off him. He'll want to make amends.
He'll help you later on with your mission. You're the first people 
he'll see after 'dying'. Good luck. Well, see ya." 
     With that, the future versions of the time traveling trio 
disappeared. Pluto hesitated, but Faolin and Saeblin simply 
shrugged and sat down where their future selves had, waiting for
him to wake up. 
                              * 
     Shampoo was cooking up some ramen in the back when she heard
customers come in. She stepped out to see an odd party indeed. 
Ranma and Akane were holding hands and staring at each other with
love filled eyes. Akane's other arm was carrying a black cat. 
Ryoga was petting a white cat. Ranma wasn't going crazy over the
presence of the cats. Kasumi was laughing, something never seen.
Nabiki was speaking quietly with the last member of the party, 
who was a middle aged woman, obviously a warrior. 
     Shampoo threw herself at Ranma, hurt that he'd be this way 
with Akane in front of her. 
     But the warrior woman threw hersel into the air too, faster
than Shampoo, and landed in front of the lovesick couple.  She 
blocked Shampoo's kick, saying, "Remember!" 
     Shampoo did remember. She was Queen Shampoo of Venus. She 
had a daugher, Mina. She had agreed to be reborn. One thousand 
year's worth of memories flooded her, and she backed off. 
"Greetings, Queen Xalen." 
     Xalen grimaced comically. "I wish people would stop calling
me that. Xalen is a fine name. Is Mousse here?" 
     Shampoo nodded, "Of course. He's in...." Then the name hit 
her. "He's not... he can't be." She sat down on one of the bar 
stools. "He is." She paused. "Mousse?" 
     Mousse came out, "What is it, my darling Shampoo?" He saw 
the visitors and misuderstood. "Does this mean you'll marry me?" 
     Xalen seemed shocked, but touched his shoulder. Understanding
bloomed, and he sat down hard. When he finally regained his 
voice, he whispered, "I'm sorry, Shampoo. I've been quite out of
line." 
     She hugged him. "Don't worry Mousse. Shampoo remember." She
chuckled. "Adani be very proud of Mousse for apologize so easy."
     Xalen nodded. "I agree. She would have been very proud of 
you." 
     He bowed. "Thank you, Your Majesty." 
     Xalen grimaced even more comically. "That is getting REALLY
annoying." 
     Great Grandmother chose that particular moment to make her 
entrance. "What's going on here? Shampoo, why are you hugging 
that boy?" 
     Shampoo stook, arms akimbo. "Because Mousse grieve for loss
of wife. Mousse need hug, Shampoo give. Please leave, Great 
Grandmother." 
     The old woman was quite affronted. "You would insult me so?"
She caught sight of the others. "So, Son-In-Law, you have come to
anger Shampoo by pretending with Akane?" 
     Ranma didn't stammer. He didn't hedge. He simply hugged 
Akane closer. "I've loved Akane longer than you've been alive, 
old hag. Go find someone else to bother." 
     Cologne laughed. "How old are you, boy?" 
     Ranma looked to Xalen. She laughed. "Subjectively, he's 956
years old. Objectively, he's 7,976 years old. Why do you ask?" 
     The woman was not so easily fooled. "Who are you and why 
should I believe you?" 
     Xalens simply started to pare her fingernails. "The Dance of
the Great Fire Dragon technique was originally invented to be 
used by a single person easily, but as the Jocketsuzou blood 
thinned, their ability to use their chi degraded. They had to 
change it to a two person attack." 
     Cologne was struck. "How do you know that?" 
     Xalen grinned. "I was there 7,000 years ago 
when the five non heir princesses of Jupiter started the 
Jocketsuzou tribe. Unfortunately, their just isn't enough 
Zalondonian blood left in you. Oh, did I mention that not only 
are you Ranma's descendant, you're mine too?" 
     Shampoo backed her up. "Queen Xalen right." 
     The cats seemed a little confused by now about just what 
title Xalen held, but they kept their tongues shut. 
     Cologne laughed. "I am not so easily fooled. I shall free 
both Ranma and Shampoo of this curse you have laid on them. 
Prepare to fight!" 
     Xalen checked her watch. "I don't have time to fight. Um, 
Nabiki, Luna, Artemis, and I will get the others and meet you 
guys back here. You can take care of this one, right?" 
     Mousse grinned and cracked his knuckles. "You bet." 
     Ranma and Akane smiled at each other, and Akane pulled out a
large hammer. "No problem." 
     Ryoga laughed. Kasumi brought out a large wooden spoon. 
Shampoo nodded. "If she silly enough to attack us, we take of 
it."  
     Xalen smiled. "Cool. Um, if a youma attacks or something and
you need to transform, I think those crowns in your pocket 
dimensions and some phrase like 'Blank King/Queen Power!' will do
it. See you later." 
     With that, she picked up Luna. Nabiki grabbed Artemis, and 
the four all walked out the door. 
                                   * 
      Nephrale blinked, trying to clear the fuzz out of his 
vision and out of his mind. His memories were very unclear. The 
last thing he remembered was experimenting in his laboratory in 
the basement of the Uranan Palace. Then he smelled an odd smell 
and everything went blank. 
     Sort of. He had some vague memories of being someone named 
Nephryte, working for some egotistal usurping queen, fighting a 
bunch of teenage girls named the Sailor Scouts, and fallling in 
love with a young girl who had the same name and compassion as 
his love, Queen Uranus. 
     But then Naru, the one in his fuzzy memories, was attacked,
and even if she wasn't his wife, she was much like her. He saved
her. He got killed in the process. 
     Wait a minute! If got killed, then where was he? He started
to sit up, and he saw three people watching him with concerned 
faces. He blinked. "Hello? Where am I?" 
     The one with long green hair wore the same uniform that the
princesses wore as practice uniforms, back before his memories 
went fuzzy. It was the same uniform as those teenage girls he'd 
been fighting in the fuzzy memories. She felt his pulse. "You're
in the Forest of Possibilities, on the path of time. How do you 
feel, Nephryte?" 
     He stood. "I'm not Nephryte! My... name... is... Nephrale! I
am the the Consort King of Uranus and its First Mage! And 
you're... you're Princess Setsuna of Pluto." He looked past her.
"But who are you others?" 
     The red head put a comforting hand on his arm. "I am Queen 
Saeblin of Merce. My friend is Faolin. We're from the Crimson 
Millenium. What do you remember?" 
     He was confused. "I was... I was experimenting in my lab. 
But I was drugged. Then... some usurper put a spell on me, and 
changed my name. I was fighting someone called the Sailor 
Senshi." He looked at Pluto. "But if you're... then... my God! 
I've been fighting Princess Serena and her friends. What have I 
done?" 
     Pluto said in a level voice. "You sacrificed your life for a
girl named Naru." 
     He smiled. "She acted so much like my wife... she had the 
same name. I'm afraid I fell in love with her. And she redeemed 
me, freed me from Beryl's spell." 
     Saeblin grinned at him. "Then I think she may indeed be your
wife, reborn. My friend Xalen is probably awaking her memories 
now." 
     Nephrale's heart soared. "Thank you. Is there anything I can
do to make up for the evil I've done? So that I can face my 
beloved Naru?" 
     Faolin nodded. "Have you heard of the Emerald?" 
     "Yes, I studied it when I was learning the mage craft. It is
the controlling crystal of the Silver Imperium Crystal. Phew, its
a good thing I forgot THAT when I was working for Beryl." 
     Saeblin helped him to his feet. "Well, we're searching for 
it so that we can reprogam the Silver Crystal." 
     He seemed dubious. "That should work, but the Emerald is a 
beauracratic little machine. Where will you find all the 
political figures?" 
     Saeblin shrugged. "Xalen's taking care of that particular 
set of details. But we need to find the Silver Crystal so we can
restore Serena nad her friend's memories. They think that the 
Sailor Senshi are a band, and so was the Dark Kingdom. They think
that you and the other generals were lead singers or something."
     At that, Nephrale laughed heartily. The others soon joined 
him, even the stoic Pluto. After all, it WAS pretty funny. 
                              *