Oh, my precious Krisite! How could I have lost you? Where are you now, my darling? What will I ever do without you? Placing a silver-framed picture on his dresser, Jadeite picked up a small ring. A silver star, the fitting symbol of my love for you. Examining the ring, he gently set it in a presentation box. Getting up from the side of the dresser where he kneeled, he walked to his mirror. Making him look like himself again after his fit of sorrow was hard but he managed just in time.

"JEDITE! Present yourself immediately!"

Transporting to the Throne Room, Jadeite was glad he looked so calm and collected before Queen Beryl because she hated any sign of weakness. "What is it, my Queen?"

Straightening herself on the throne, Queen Beryl took a long time to answer Jadeite. "I have detected a being on Earth who appears to be a catalyst of Nega-energy. I want you to find out what is going on. Remember that the only reason you were released from the Crystal is because the Sailor Scouts believe you dead and will not even think of you as a threat. You will not fight the Scouts and you will never drop your disguise while on Earth. If you disobey my orders, you will not get a second chance."

"As you wish, my Queen." Turning around after a long bow, Jadeite transported to his room. Disguising himself as ‘Jed the average human’ he left for Earth. Taking up residence in a vacant apartment, he started on his search. So, this human lives in America? I guess I’m off to America then…

**

"Go figure! I come all this way to Japan and my baggage is lost! It would have to happen to me, only me! Why me?? What did I do to the human race to deserve this kind of treatment?" "Kris, stop that shouting! I’ll take you to the mall so you can replace your wardrobe. And, it’s not like you just lost over $200 worth of clothes; it will only take 15 minutes in a T-shirt-and-jean store to replace your wardrobe. Calm down for a minute and get a grip! People are starting to stare at you, especially since you are screaming in Japanese!" Switching to English, Kris turned back to her teacher. I didn’t know I knew it well enough to do that. Weird!" Walking up to one of the men at the information booth and switching back to Japanese, I attempted to get his attention.

"Hello. Hi!!" Waving my arms about and making myself look like an idiot, I still didn’t get his attention.

"Hello." A man had walked up behind me and tapped my shoulder, making me jump. "Eeek! Please, don’t ever do that to me again. I HATE it when people go around tapping you on the shoulder." "I’m sorry Miss; I just wanted to tell you that the gentlemen at the booth won’t be able to help you. They just had two airplanes crash at the same time and it’s tying up all of the employees here. I wanted to offer you my help." "I’ll accept that offer, if you’ll excuse me for a moment; I need to go help with the victims." Running off for where I felt need pulling me to, I ran right out of the airport and to the crash scene.

"Someone go find cloth for bandages! I’m a trained doctor!" Grabbing my kit from my backpack, I prayed that no one had gone to the Shadow’s Land just yet.

Victims were everywhere. Blood and gore was anyplace else. The two planes had crashed right into each other; fire had erupted when the fuel caught fire. Hearing a noise, I turned to meet my helper face-to-face. "Hi, I never introduced myself. My name is Jed. You said you are a doctor?" After my nod of affirmation, he continued. "Good, they need doctors right now. Let’s go help, ok? I’ll explain later, if you have any questions." Running toward the crash, I shrugged and followed.

"Jed! I need some help over here. I have a victim who needs to be pulled from the plane and I can’t!" "Right on it." "Help me get him out, I can’t do this on my own!" Grabbing the man by his arms, we pulled and fought for his life harder than anyone might’ve ever done. Five minutes later, I felt the retch as he passed to the Realm of Shadows. Tears streamed down my face as we valiantly tried to pull the corpse free. After what seemed like hours of pulling, we managed to free him. We were too late! It’s all my fault! If I hadn’t stopped pulling when I yelled for Jed, he might be alive. His family will never see him again, he’ll never get to see his children, if he has any, and it’s ALL my fault!

I shut my mind off, becoming a thing that went from victim to victim, never leaving their side until they either were free from the plane or free from life. When the ambulances arrived and more doctors came to the scene I was slowly, but forcefully, taken off to the side by one of the paramedics and checked to make sure I wasn’t hurt. "Miss, listen to me! You can’t do anything for those people now, no matter what happens to them. If they are dead, then they died before now. If they die, then they could never be helped! Return to the airport before the doctors consider you a casualty." "Um, excuse me, I’ll take it from here. Thank you for your help, I had trouble finding her." After the paramedic left, Jed sat down next to me. "Look, you never told me your name. I’m Jed and you are…"

"I’m sorry, I never did tell you my name, did I? I’m Kris, spelled with a K." Shaking his hand, I was surprised that there was so much strength. "You still owe me that tour around Tokyo, remember?" "I never go back on my promises, I swear! I’ll take you to all of the greatest sites of Tokyo, provided your guardian lets me."

"KRIS!!" Nails on chalkboard, I swear that’s what her voice sounds like when she wants it too! "Where are you? You said you were going to be back in a few minutes, not a few HOURS!" Walking up to me, Mrs. Kraler looked me in the eye. "You are here, in a foreign country, speaking a language that you barely understand, running around with a complete stranger who has more than a passing interest in you…"

"I am capable of taking care of myself without having a guardian constantly hanging around! I’ve got my own apartment so I’ll be staying there; see you later at the college registration gathering." Walking away in the direction of the nearest exit, I quickly got out of the airport. Why does she have to pretend I’m a ten-year old youngster? I’m perfectly able to take care of myself, any anyone else I have to! Once I got out of the confining airport, I was swarmed by reporters who wanted to know why I was helping the ambulance crews with the wounded.

"Miss, please, would you mind answering a few questions about the crash? Did you see what happened? Why were you helping the doctors?" Pushing my way through the reporters, I turned around and waited for them to be quiet. "Do you ever think about anything but getting the latest story? At least fifty people won’t be going home tonight to their families! All I did was try to make that number a little less. If you’ll excuse me, I have a cab to catch." Walking toward the curb, I started when I noticed Jed, standing there, waiting for a cab.

"Hey Jed! Need a lift?" A cab pulled up in front of me, and I knew that we would be heading in the same direction- the city. Smiling as he saw who called his name, I got the feeling he needed a lift, badly. Running up to me, and the cab, he nodded his ascension. "I desperately need a lift." Facing the driver, he asked if him if he could take both of us to the park in the middle of the city. Turning back toward me he said, "Hop in. The only way I’m gonna be able to give you a tour of Tokyo is if we start out in the most boring spot, the park where nothing happens. Come on!"

Hopping into the cab, I was surprised at how short the drive was. As I leaped out of the cab, Jed paid the man for the service. "Kris, you’re gonna make me penniless! Well, here we are. The best place to go to from here is the arcade or library, depends on the kind of person you are. Which will it be my Lady?" "The arcade is a place of fun and enjoyment," I said sarcastically, "but the library is a place of learning and fulfillment. Umm…" Tapping my foot, I waited for Jed to get impatient and told him my answer. "The arcade because I’ll end-up finding the library later but I’ll miss the arcade completely on the rounds of the city." Laughing at my answer, I noticed he laughed as if he was enjoying the experience for the first time…Weird…

"Then this way, Kris, to the arcade since that is where you want to go, isn’t it?" Smiling at my nod, he continued. "Follow me, lady-after-my-heart, to the arcade where your mind will turn into mush as you yell at a screen and waste your money on false joy." Walking off in the direction of what I think was a school, he led me to a place called ‘Crown Game’. I think a 23 year-old is gonna look out-of-place in a kid’s arcade…I hope they have the new Sailor V video game here! "So Jed, how come YOU know the way to the arcade, huh? I think it’s kinda odd that a guy who MUST be at least 24 knows how to get to the arcade. Work here or something?"

"As a matter of fact, no I don’t work here. I entered a competition and won so I got one year of playing free. Since I became good at it, I now spend at least most of my hard earned money on hours of yelling and screaming at a hunk of metal and saying: "NO WAY!! THIS IS RIGGED!" And then I go out of this place of money-sucking false joy and grab a bite to eat. Sometimes I even order take-out and go to the park and sit under a tree." He grinned and I just stood there laughing at him. This guy is WAY weird! I can’t believe a 24-year-old would even try to DO something like that!

"So Jed, got anymore money on you?" Grinning slyly at him, my sly grin turned into a loud guffaw as he sighed, got out his wallet, opened it, turned it upside-down, shook it, then looked at me. "I take that that is a ‘yes’?" Laughing even louder when he sighed again and rolled his eyes heavenward, I shook my head and tapped my foot. "You know, where I come from the man treats the woman out to dinner, movies and ARCADES, I rather liked the custom. In a civilized place like here," stretching my hands expansively, I continued. "I thought that the custom would have found its way into this culture. Obviously I was RIGHT, wasn’t I?"

"Yes oh Lady-After-My-Heart, the custom had found it’s way into our, ahem, ‘civilized’ culture but I tend NOT to go by it. I only get paid so much you see. I can’t pay for EVERY girl I take out, but since you’re so cute and I have the feeling you’ll yell at me if I don’t, I’ll pay this once." Wagging his finger at me, Jed presented the picture of warning, trying to be impressive and also sincere but managing only to be wacky and VERY strange looking. I couldn’t help myself, I broke out into laughter again. For the fiftieth time, or so it seemed, Jed and I stood in the middle of the sidewalk and laughed till I felt like I was going to suffocate and die from lack of air.

Grabbing the nearest thing, I held on for dear life and safety and attempted to calm myself down. Turning back toward Jed, I laughed at the look on his face, one of both pure misery and enjoyment. Turning around as tears streamed down my face, I struggled to get control. After five minutes of heavy laughter, I calmed myself down enough to try to face Jed again.

"HEY!" Glancing around, I tried to spot the illustrious Jed. As I turned around completely, I began to panic. "JED!" I screamed. Running down the street, I looked everywhere and gave up only when I noticed the moon at it’s apex-midnight. Looking around, I tried to reconcile what I knew of Tokyo with the maps I had seen and where I was now. Pulling out a piece of paper in my pocket, I was astonished to find that I was standing right in front of my apartment flat. Shacking my head, I crept into the darkened building.

Glancing again at that little piece of paper in my pocket, I used the little key Ms. Kraler had given me in the morning on the flight to open the door. Tripping over something in the middle of the hallway, I cursed as my knees collided with the floor at a rapid pace. Fumbling around the room for a light switch I found one when I brought my hand down abruptly and crashed into it at an incredible pace. Managing to curse only loud enough to wake the cat sitting on the porch, I turned the light on.

Someone had entered before me and had put my baggage in the middle of the entryway - that was what I had tripped over. Looking around the large apartment, I noticed a note lying on the middle of the kitchen table. Reading it, I groaned; it was from Ms. Kraler. Shacking my pounding head - weird how headaches just appear out of nowhere isn’t it? – I got out my economy size bottle of aspirin. Taking two, I set my alarm for the most unholiest hour of the morning – seven AM. Not even bothering to change into the long t-short that served as my nightgown, I struggled to pull off the covers. Cursing as my knee encountered yet another thing lying on the floor, I gave up on sleeping under the covers of my curse-ed bed and just fell into the half-made bed.

**

"Jadeite, what have you to report? Have you found this ‘person’ yet?" Glancing around her Court, Queen Beryl waited for Jadeite to make his appearance. Satisfied with his prompt arrival, Queen Beryl noted he looked a different from the last time he had given her a report of his failures, like he had something vital this time.

"Queen Beryl, I am pleased to report that I have found this ‘person’ you have sent me to find. She is an ordinary human named ‘Kris’ who I have remembered from the past." Bowing and going on his knees and then rising, Jadeite dared to look Queen Beryl in the face. "My Queen, I have found this human to be none other than General Krisite."

Gasps of shock rose from the throats of those who were present. General Krisite and Jadeite had a VERY open relationship during the short time she had been in Her Majesty’s Court. When their Imperial Majesty, the great Queen Beryl, had launched her attack on the Moon Kingdom, General Krisite had refused to help – she had even ordered her youma to disregard their Queen’s orders and defend the Moon at the last instant. For her treason, Queen Beryl had killed General Krisite, herself and with a sword, with all the other Generals present – especially Jadeite.

For three centuries after that, Jadeite had been quiet and had locked himself in his quarters, only leaving when summoned by the Queen herself. It was NOT known in the Negaverse that in that short time Jadeite and Malachite had formed a kind of bond – one of friends. Malachite helped him fight against the Sailor Scouts and had persuaded the Queen to free Jadeite from his prison before even a century had passed.

The Court was shocked by Jadeite news – to say the least. Queen Beryl looked like she had swallowed a cat and was NOT enjoying this revelation. "Well Jadeite, I believe it is time that General Krisite returned home to us – you of all people must agree." Focusing on her globe, Queen Beryl summoned Metalia’s help to create the perfect tool for Jadeite to use; Beryl’s globe brightened and out shot a black crystal pendant on a black leather cord toward Jadeite. As the pendant raced toward him he instinctively caught it before it came closer than three inches to his face. Looking at it very closely, Jadeite saw that it was not all that it seemed.

What the necklace really was was the ring that he was going to give Kris ite enlarged and strung on a black cord. The necklace had markings on it he cou ldn’t read and radiated a power he marveled at. This necklace has as mush controlled power as one of Malachite’s strongest attacks!

"Jadeite!" Looking up from the necklace, Jadeite listened closely to the orders his Queen gave him. "Jadeite, to get General Krisite back you must place this necklace around her neck. It will unlock her memories and reawaken her. You should know what to do, now begin your mission!" Bowing low to his Queen, Jadeite eagerly left the Negaverse, transported himself to his apartment, and went off to search for his Krisite. Walking out onto his balcony, Jadeite looked up at the stars as he had so often done with Krisite as they lay under the stars in her private palace.

**

"Our Kingdom was fine until one day; Metalia woke. The old Queen tried casting her out but she was killed by one of the Princesses, Beryl. Taking control of our peaceful Kingdom was easy for her then, our Army wasn’t as combat-ready and we had no Generals to defend the Queen as now. I suppose the reason Metalia and Beryl ‘dislike’ me so much is because I’m the only one who remembers anything about that time or place I, and you Jed, used to call home."

**

I hadn’t noticed tears on my face until one dropped onto my hand. Wiping my eyes, I decided to search for Krisite now and bring her back.

**

"OHIYO! OHIYO! OHIYO!" My curse-ed alarm clock screamed at me. Smacking it on the nose, I wished for more sleep. Drifting off into La-la Land again, I awoke to the snooze alarm five minutes later. Slamming it on the nose this time, I grumbled and cursed my way out of bed.

Changing into a new T-shirt - Jed and I had gone shopping for a bit you see - I looked at my reflection in the mirror. Ok, I see an 18 year-old girl in a COOOL! B5 T-shirt who’s wearing a nice Q-Zar hat, has her hair up in a ponytail coming through the back of the hat, is in black jeans that match her black B5 T-shirt, and is holding a backpack. READY TO GO! Grinning at myself, I closed the bathroom door and headed out of my apartment. As I was about to grab the doorknob, the phone rang. Setting my backpack down, I picked up the receiver.

"Hello?" I said rather groggily. "Hi," the other voice said. "I was wondering if the lovely lady Kris was up and if she wanted to get some coffee at the café?" A cheery voice I assumed was Jed said through the stupid phone. "Well," I drawled, "Kris isn’t up yet but I’m sure I could oblige you." "Great Kris! Meet me at the Starlight Café at the corner by the arcade, OK?" "SURE!" Setting the receiver, I grabbed my backpack and rushed out the door to meet Jed.

Passing the mall, I stopped in front of a jewelry store. "Oh," I stopped and stared at the crystal necklace before me through the glass. "Oh," I said as I stopped and stared. "It’s so beautiful!" I exclaimed under my breath. The necklace was really a black opal star set in a deep black elongated crystal on a black leather thong. Glancing down at the price tag, I whistled at the price. "It’d take a kingdom to buy that!" Looking down at my watch, a military heavy-duty one, I jumped at the time. "I’M GOONA BE LATE FOR MY COFFEE!" Racing down the block, I think I broke the land-speed record as I raced toward Starlight Café.

"Thought you were NEVER gonna make it Kris!" Jed joked as I walked into the booth he’d gotten us. "Well Mr. On-Time, it DIDN’T help that you picked a place I had to find! So there!" Sitting down with a huff, I signaled the waitress for a drink. "What would the miss like?" "Uh…water." "And for the mister?" "Hmm…I’ll take a water too please." Looking up at the girl serving us I thought before I saw her face that I had heard that voice before…if only I could place it somewhere… Glancing up, I practically jumped out of my seat when my brain and eyes worked together.

"SHIT!!" Standing up so quickly I toppled the chair to the ground, I raced out the café, not looking back to see if she followed me. Turning the farthest corner, I stopped and glanced back. All I could see was my worst nightmare – a person I knew and had fallen for before and a person I used to be friends with before war tore us apart. In less flowery words I saw two Generals who I both hated and trusted and all I could do was gear up my legs for another good sprint.

As I thought of something, I noticed a cat running towards me – a cat with a crescent moon on its forehead; a black cat with a silver crescent moon on it’s forehead. Stopping and staring at the cat, I caught something tossed to me by that same cat. Running up to me, the cat opened its mouth to talk. "Kris," it addressed me, "Take that pen, hold it up, and wish yourself transformed. The Sailors need your help and only you can defeat Generals. HURRY!"

Picking up the pen from the ground, I held it up and did as told. When I finished my transformation, I looked like a General from any military except I was dressed in what I guessed as memory flooded back to me to be the uniform of the Royal Guard of the Moon. Racing after the cat who was guiding me, I ran through the streets of Tokyo and prayed that the cat knew where it was going cause I sure didn’t.

When we arrived, I think the cat had led me to the right place – there were five teenage girls under a dome of black energy and four people my age dressed in the ugliest shades of gray and blue known in the universe. Glancing around I saw the black cat with a silver crescent moon on his head go up and sit next to the dome, apparently talking to someone inside. Shaking my head, I looked the situation over.

OK, I have no allies, no help, and I bet those four aren’t just guarding the doorknobs. If I had a good weapon and some wind I could have some fun at least… Reaching into my backpack that I had swung on my back before flying through the streets of Tokyo, I pulled out my sword. I had a true sword, made in blue fire (according to superstition, swords smelted in green or blue fires were magically blessed) for combat sharpness, swiftness, and deadly hits, I took it out. In the glow of the barrier made of energy, my sword gave off a silver-green light tinted with blue, as if the fire it had been made in was glowing from inside it now. Shaking my head at yet another thing gone screwy in my life, I strapped the sheath on my hip and left my backpack on the ground. Grabbing another knife, I sneaked down the side of the building and into the street.

"Jed?" I whispered. When his face turned toward me, I shuddered. Closing my eyes and remembering that there was an enemy out there to kill, I breathed in deeply. Standing up, I felt a sickening wrench as someone else joined the merry band of marauders lined up in the light. The barrier broke as the man with white hair gasped in shock and recognition and then bowed as everyone else in the ugly uniforms did the same. Turning toward me, my eyes lighted evilly as I realized she expected me to bow also.

"Aren’t you going to bow to your Queen?" The ‘Queen’ asked. I snickered. I laughed. I turned around and pounded my fists into the wall of the nearest building. The four gray-clad figures gasped in shock and the Sailors and all but one cat stood in rather funny amazement as something triggered in their heads. "Hello?" One of the gray-clad figures said. "Krisite? Are you feeling well?" The man with white hair looked at me then cursed. Turning to Jed, he spoke in hushed tones to him.

"Why the HELL would I want to bow to you?" I asked rather incredulously. "I’d rather kiss a pig and then marry him than bow to you." I said between laughs. "I CAN’T believe it!" I said rather incredulously. I collapsed on the ground after about five minutes of laughing in which Sailor Moon joined me. "Sailor Moon, would you PLEASE lower the decibals?" Luna asked her as they all tried to drown out hyena’s laughter.

"But Luna," she said, "It’s sooo funny! I mean look at it, LOOK at the situation in front of our eyes! Here we have an ex-General who has decided she doesn’t want to bow to Beryl," she said pointing to me. "Here we have four confused Generals," she said as she pointed to the Generals. "Here we have the Queen who looks like she-"

"-Just got hit by a truck in the face!" I said, interrupting Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon turned to me and grinned. "I would’ve said it differently but that’s the basic idea. Back to my explanation of my behavior. We have three cats, one who looks like you Luna and he’s sitting very smugly right now as I can see. Four Sailors who think I’ve gone insane, they’re crazy and Beryl’s standing through this all and looking dumb again. How could you NOT laugh Luna?"

When Sailor Moon was done, I applauded her. "Very well said Sailor Moon, very good indeed! I liked the part about the ‘Beryl’s standing through this all and looking dumb again’ bit - favorite part you’ve said." I grinned broadly at Sailor Moon. "Well," she said, "I liked the ‘rather kiss a pig’ you said, did you get a good look at Beryl’s face when you said that? She looked like she was going to litter cats!" Both Sailor Moon and I collapsed in a fit of giggles.