Title: Wildfire - Prologue
Author: Viper Inferno
E-mail: viperdvman@hotmail.com
Rated: PG

Howdy, Sailor Moon fans. Y2V here, back with more action. Viper's got a 
new fanfic, new storyline, new attitude. Titanius is gettin' to be a
real character. If all y'all villian lovers out there like him, then 
y'all will love the prologue to "Wildfire". If y'all hadn't noticed the 
pattern, this fanfic takes place in the first season again after my 
previous fanfic, "Forest Fire". I'm workin' on the 1st chapter right, 
and y'all will love the story line for it when I submit it. Enough of my 
Okie babblin', here's my...

...Disclaimer: Sailor Moon and most of the characters ain't mine. They 
belong to Naoko Takeuchi, and I thank that woman for creating such great 
entertainment. The English dub belongs to DiC Entertainment, and I thank 
them for bringing' it to America. Good news, I hear that DiC's dubbin' 
the third season, yeehah! Anyways, Russell Hino, Hino Kyodai, Tuxedo 
Inferno, and all his other identities are MINE (in a deep, dark, 
growling voice). Titanius is also mine. So, please don't sue me. Well, 
y'all enjoy this fanfic and e-mail me.

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                                  Wildfire
                              By Viper Inferno

	Negaverse Headquarters...

	Titanius completes his 2 week long training in the use of his 
Negaverse powers, a week longer than he had earlier planned. He leaves 
the vast training hall and walks towards his chamber. He opens the door 
and walks into his rather ancient-looking chamber. Various torches 
throughout the room light up the tanish stone walls. Ancient weapons 
ranging from swords and axes to flails and cats-o-nine-tails line every 
wall and pillar in the room. Many suits of medieval armor also line the 
walls. Scarlet curtains not only add to the décor, but also shield the 
room from outside light, giving the tanish stone room a darkness that 
Titanius relishes.
	Titanius removes his armor, revealing his tight black clothes 
that he always wears under it. He opens his wardrobe to look through 
all the Earth civilian clothes he had collected since Queen Beryl first 
hired him. After taking his time, he decides to dress casual and wear 
blue overalls with a white T-shirt. Malachite walks in as Titanius puts 
on a pair of work boots.
	"Why are you dressed like that?" Malachite asks, "Aren't you 
gonna lure those scouts like you said you were going to do after your 
training?"
	"Change of plans," Titanius replies, "I'm gonna go in as a 
civilian and interact with the people."
	"What makes you want to drop down to their level?" Malachite 
asks, wondering what the heck is going on in Titanius' mind.
	"I'm gonna do a little experimenting, maybe wreak some havoc 
and do as I planned, lure the Sailor Scouts," Titanius answers.
	"I like that idea," Malachite praises, "You know, some of us 
have actually been out there and done what you're about to do."
	"It'll be fun wreaking havoc as a civilian," says Titanius, "No 
one will ever suspect me, nor figure out who I am." He and Malachite 
both laugh with great pleasure, figuring this is an absolutely 
diabolical plan.

	Park...

	Titanius arrives at the park and looks around. It's a beautiful 
morning. The clouds are absolutely magnificent. Few people are at the 
park since most of the children are in school. "That's right, it's 
Monday," Titanius realizes, "All the kids are in school and I look like 
a construction worker..." He then realizes he picked the right disguise, 
"...or a janitor." He walks out of the park and to a newsstand. He picks 
up a paper and tosses the man at the newsstand a quarter. He walks back 
to the park, sits on a bench, and looks at the paper. 
	He clinches his fists, nearly tarring the paper, as he reads of 
Sailor Moon saving the day again. "At least I wasn't there to be 
embarrassed by the media again," Titanius says to himself. He goes 
through the sports section and reads the section about Azabu Tech 
winning all three of their soccer scrimmages. He makes it to the 
classifieds and searches for school positions, specifically janitor's 
positions. He finds only one opening, at Crossroads Jr. High. "Perfect 
place to cause a little turmoil. I already know the grounds pretty well 
from my last battle," he says to himself. He folds the newspaper, gets 
up, and walks out of the park and towards Crossroads Jr. High.
	Suddenly, a girl rounds the corner at a high speed and knocks 
him over. "Oh, I'm sorry sir," Serena says as she picks up her books, 
"Ohhh I'm gonna be late". Titanius watches as she runs off towards the 
junior high. He picks his newspaper up and continues walking towards the 
school, not in any big hurry unlike Serena. He makes it to the school 
and walks through the front door, only to find the halls empty. 'Hmm, 
school's started already,' he thinks to himself.
	"Can I help you sir?" Titanius looks behind him to see a blonde-
haired woman in a blue coat and skirt. "Yes ma'am, I saw in the paper 
about an opening for a janitor at this school," says Titanius, ignoring 
the woman's darn good-lookin' body.
	"Go down that hall over there. The main office is on the right," 
the woman directs.
	"Thank you," Titanius says as he walks down the hall towards the 
main office. 'Such great beauty. Too bad I have to wreak havoc on you 
too in order to lure those Sailor Scouts.' He walks into the main office 
and talks to the secretary. "Ma'am. I'm interested in the job opening 
here for a janitor," says Titanius.
	"I'll go find the principle if you just take a seat," the 
secretary says, "What's your name, sir?"
	Titanius hesitates for a second trying to come up with a name, 
"Jacob Titus."
	"Alright Mr. Titus, just take a seat, relax, and I'll go find 
the principle," the secretary says as she walks out of the office. 
Titanius sits with an almost evil grin on his face, 'I got this job in 
the bag.'

	Negaverse Headquarters...

	Titanius arrives back at the headquarters with an evil smile on 
his face. He barely makes it 6 feet inside before he fills the halls, 
and seconds later the entire headquarters, with his maniacal laugh. 
Malachite and Zoicyte walk in the front hall to see Titanius on his 
knees, laughing to the point of absolute insanity. They look at each 
other, completely dumbfounded.
	"He's cracked," says Zoicyte.
	"What's gotten into him?" Malachite asks.
	"Beats me," Zoicyte responds. Titanius walks on his knees, still 
laughing profusely, and grabs a hold of Malachite's cape, putting most 
of his weight on it.
	"I got the job," says Titanius, still with some insanity, "I got 
the job, I got the stink'n job at the junior high." He drops to the 
floor and rolls on the ground, laughing. Zoicyte looks at Malachite, 
circling his ear with one finger and pointing at the rolling Titanius 
with the other.
	"I agree," says Malachite. He then turns his attention to 
Titanius, who looks up at him with an oversized grin and eyes the size 
of softballs. "You've been to the dentist's office, haven't you. Yeah 
that's it, you went there and huffed on the laughing gas, didn't you."
	Titanius shakes his head vigorously in response, "Uh huh," and 
continues to roll on the floor, laughing maniacally. 
	"Should we leave you and your insanity alone together?" Zoicyte 
asks sarcastically.
	Titanius gets up and regains his composure, but is still 
chuckling, "I'm posing as a janitor at Crossroads Junior High where I 
battled Sailor Moon just over 2 weeks ago."
	"Perfect disguise," says Malachite.
	"No one will ever suspect me when I start raising heck 
throughout the school over the course of days, maybe a week. That'll 
lure Sailor Moon and her pesky Sailor Scouts," Titanius explains.
	"How will you wreak havoc?" Zoicyte asks, "You wouldn't be able 
to do much if you send a youma."
	"First I'll cause accidents so I can clean them up and set some 
traps at the same time. Those traps will cause things in the school to 
go crazy. It'll keep on going until the students themselves panic and 
go insane. Then I engage the locking mechanisms on all the exits, 
trapping the students and teachers inside. That's when I start sending 
in youmas," Titanius explains.
	"Great plan," says Malachite.
	"Oh, but that's not all. Some time later when things seem to 
calm down, I'll release another youma outside on the school grounds. 
It'll be one of my most powerful," says Titanius, "I will show myself 
only if my cover is blown, which is unlikely, or when the Mars Prince 
shows up."
	"A truly ingenious plan," Zoicyte complements.
	"Queen Beryl will be pleased to hear of your plan," Malachite 
adds. He and Zoicyte walk over towards the main throne room.
	"This plan will work," Titanius says to himself, "I'll lure 
those Sailor Scouts for sure, all 5 of them." He laughs profusely at 
his diabolical plan.

	Next Day...

	Titanius arrives at the school 2 hours early, wearing blue denim 
pants and a matching shirt. Another janitor greets him, "Good morning Mr. 
Titus. Come, follow me. I'll show you around." The janitor takes Titanius 
down the each of the halls, showing him each of the classrooms he'll have 
to be cleaning after school. He also takes him to each of the restrooms, 
both boys and girls. He shows him all the supply rooms and closets. 'And 
I thought all that house cleaning my mother made me do was for nothing,' 
Titanius thinks to himself. After a tour of the entire school, they end 
up in the main janitors' office, where another janitor greets them. "Mr. 
Ishikawa, this is Jacob Titus. Mr. Titus, this is Kevin Ishikawa, one of 
the other day janitors here." 
	"Pleasure to meet you," Titanius says as he shakes Mr. Ishikawa's 
hand. Titanius immediately grabs an mop, a bucket, and some cleansing 
solvents and begins working. He makes his way towards the front entrance 
of the school and begins mopping the floors. It's not long before groups 
of students begin pouring into the school. He puts on his happy face and 
greets most of the students coming in. Some wave back to him while 
others just plain ignore him. A minute before the bell rings, a girl 
comes dashing through the front door. "I'm late again," says Serena. She 
trips over the mop bucket, spilling her books and papers throughout the 
foyer.
	"Are you okay?" Titanius says, trying to cover his evil with 
concern.
	"Yeah, I'll be okay. I'm late anyway," says Serena as the bell 
rings. She picks up some of her stuff while Titanius helps. He gives her 
what he picked up. "Thanks," she says, but then gets a real good look at 
him. 'His face looks awfully familiar,' she thinks to herself. Then she 
realizes who he his, "Hey, you're that guy I ran into yesterday morning. 
Hi, my name is Serena Tsukino. What's yours?"
	"My name is Jacob Titus. I just started today," says Titanius, 
"Late, huh? I'll take you to class so you won't get in trouble." He 
walks with her to her classroom. "You're such a great guy Mr. Titus," 
Serena says in response to him taking her to class.
	"Hey, it was my mop bucket that caused you to be late in the 
first place," says Titanius. They make it to her classroom and open the 
door. "Serena, Serena, late as usual," the teacher says with her usual 
disappointment.
	"Sorry, it was my fault," says Titanius, "My stuff got in her 
way Ms..."
	"Name's Ms. Haruka," the teacher says as Serena takes her seat, 
"And yours?"
	"Mr. Titus," Titanius responds, "I'm the new janitor here."
	"Alright Serena, I won't slap you with detention this time," 
says Ms. Haruka, "Thank you Mr. Titus."
	'Your welcome Ms. Hothead,' Titanius thinks to himself as he 
leaves the classroom, 'What a witch, I like her.' He walks towards the 
foyer where he left his cleaning supplies. He finishes his work and 
walks back to the janitor's office. "You can take a short break if you 
want," says the janitor that gave Titanius the tour.
	"What's your name?" Titanius asks.
	"The name's Roland, Jim Roland. I'm the head maintenance 
professional here."
	"You serious about taking a break?" he asks, even though it 
provides him with an opportunity to grab the things he needs for his 
plan.
	"Sure. You have it 'til 9:15, when 1st hour ends. Then you'll 
have some work," says Jim.
	"I'm lookin' forward to it,"  Titanius says as he walks out the 
door and towards the nearest exit, 'Really, I am.' He chuckles as he 
walks down the hall.

	8:52 a.m.

	Titanius arrives back at the school after taking his short break 
to go to Headquarters and grab only a few of his devices. He hides them 
perfectly in his pockets as he heads toward the janitors' office. He 
walks in to greet Jim and Kevin.
	"Back early Jacob. Good," says Jim, "I assume you figured the 
school out on our tour this morning." Titanius shakes his head in 
response. "Good. The halls in the west wing need to be cleaned after 
classes change. Anything else?"
	"Yes, would I get a chance to clean most of the school today?" 
Titanius asks, "You know, get to know the school a little better?"
	"I can probably arrange that. Sure," says Jim, 'Gosh, I love 
that man's enthusiasm'. Titanius takes a push duster, bucket, mop, and 
cleaning solvents and walks toward the west wing. It isn't long before 
the bell rings to dismiss the students from their 1st hour class. They 
fill the halls in a matter of seconds, causing traffic jams in some 
areas of the school. Some students take a few seconds to lip lock with 
their lovers, while others stand at their open lockers, blocking the 
flow of traffic. Titanius decides to just stand there and wait for most 
of the students to make it to their classes. Serena walks by with a 
sunshine smile on her face, "Hi Mr. Titus."
	Titanius gladly waves back. 'Is there actually good in me, nah!' 
Serena disappears into a classroom as the bell rings. 'At least she's on 
time,' Titanius thinks to himself as he continues the short distance to 
the west wing. He immediately goes to work sweeping the floor, studying 
the very details of the school. 
	Some time later, after he finishes cleaning the floors, he grabs 
his stuff and makes his way to the north hall. He starts sweeping the 
north hall, looking dedicated to his duty. After all, he didn't get the 
job to sit around. He notices the computer lab not far off. 'Ah, perfect 
place to cause chaos,' he thinks to himself as he makes a beeline with 
his supplies to the computer lab. He begins sweeping the floor, making 
his way to one of the computers. He pulls out one of his electromagnetic 
scrambling devices and hides it under a computer. He finishes sweeping, 
doing a half-fast job since it didn't need sweeping. He walks out of the 
lab and notices a class heading straight in his direction. He 
inconspicuously grabs his supplies and continues down the north hall.
	'I don't need accidents to set my devices,' Titanius thinks to 
himself as he walks into the janitor's office. The bell rings minutes 
later, ending 2nd hour. Titanius just hits on a chair and takes the time 
to plan his next strike. 'I can make this go quicker. I really don't 
need to take my time,' Titanius realizes.
	At the end of the day, Titanius unwinds a little in the 
janitor's office. Through out the day, he set his devices in strategic 
location throughout the school. They sit in areas where they will cause 
a noticeable accident. Jim walks in after finishing his work for the 
day. "You did great on your first day," he comments.
	"No problem," says Titanius, 'I'm a warrior, not a janitor.'
	"You can leave if you want," Jim says. Titanius gratefully takes 
Jim up on the offer and leaves the janitors' office, then the whole 
school for the day.

	Negaverse Headquarters...

	Titanius arrives and immediately walks to his chamber to get out 
of these stupid civilian clothes and change back into his armor. He 
leaves and walks over to Malachite's chamber. He bangs on the door with 
much aggression.
	"What do you want," Malachite yells from inside.
	"Discuss my progress," Titanius responds sharply.
	"Get in here," Malachite half-drunkenly says. Titanius opens the 
door and walks in. Malachite plans his next attack.
	"Planning an attack?" Titanius asks, wondering why Malachite's 
planning an attack while his is already in action.
	"In case yours back fires," Malachite doubtfully says.
	"You know as well as I do my plan will succeed," Titanius says, 
standing his ground.
	"How's it going so far?" Malachite asks.
	"I've already set a few devices in various locations," Titanius 
explains, "Tomorrow, I'll rig the main power, the fire alarms, and 
install the locking mechanisms. Thursday, I'll cause a power outage and 
disintegrate the device to erase evidence. It'll take some time to get 
the power back on. Friday, I'll set off the fire alarms and as the kids 
start scrambling, I'll set off the smoke devices. It'll be then that I 
signal you to release my youmas in the school. I'll only need two of 
them."
	"Great plan, looks like I won't need mine," Malachite says as 
he wads up the papers, "I couldn't come up with one better than that."
	Titanius walks towards the door and looks back, "Thursday, havoc 
at the junior high will begin." He walks out the door, laughing 
maniacally.

	Thursday...

	Titanius arrives at the school, wearing a black T-shirt and blue 
cargo pants. The oversized pockets give him ample room to hold the 
controller he needs to set off his various devices. Since he only 
installed half the locking mechanisms the day before, he walks into one 
of the supply closets to grab a few locks. He then walks over to an exit 
and removes the faulty door knob and lock. He reaches into one of his 
pockets and grabs a locking mechanism. He attaches it to the new lock 
and installs it in the door.
	"Workin' on the locks?" He turns around to see Kevin with an 
inquisitive look on his face.
	"Yeah, didn't finish fixing all the locks yesterday," Titanius 
casually responds.
	"Jim wants them done by the end of 1st Hour," says Kevin as the 
bell rings, "You've only got 55 minutes."
	"I'll be done before then," says Titanius. He grabs the rest of 
the functioning locks and heads to another door he missed yesterday. 
After he finishes rigging the rest of the locks, he walks to the north 
hall and into the computer lab. He checks for a good time to set off his 
first trap, and to his surprise, one's going to come real soon. 
'Perfect,' he thinks to himself.
	Later, after preparations, he pulls out a controller and 
activates the device in the computer lab. It fires bolts of lightning 
throughout the room, causing every computer to spark and crash, and all 
the lights to go out for a few seconds. After doing its job, the device 
disintegrates, erasing the evidence, what a perfect crime. 'Phase one, 
complete,' Titanius thinks to himself, 'Phase Two begins after lunch.' 
He immediately heads to the main hall to look less suspicious.

	Lunch...

	Amy and Serena sit in the cafeteria eating their lunch. As 
usual, Serena devours her oversized lunch in a matter of seconds. 
"Hungry little girl, aren't you," Amy comments.
	"Gotta eat to live. Must eat," Serena responds while scarfing 
the rest of her lunch down.
	"Eat to live Serena, not live to eat," says Amy.
	Serena finishes her lunch and turns to Amy, who is finishing 
her ham & cheese sandwich. "Did you hear what happened in the computer 
lab?" she asks, spreading some gossip.
	"Yes, all the computers are dead. It's like a power surge 
destroyed the circuitry," Amy replies.
	"The power never went out," says Serena.
	"Could've been a computer virus," Amy theorizes, "But then how 
does a virus affect every computer and then burn the circuitry 
themselves?"
	"Someone may have done it on purpose," Serena comments.
	"Sabotage?" says Amy, "That's the best theory I've heard. I 
guess you do have a little brainpower in you."
	"Thanks Amy," Serena praises. "Oh, did you hear we had a new 
janitor?" Serena asks, changing the subject.
	"Yeah, I wondered who that guy was," Amy replies.
	"His name's Mr. Titus. He's such a cool guy," says Serena.
	"How so?" Amy asks, wondering why Serena actually likes an 
adult.
	"He kinda saved me from detention on Tuesday," Serena answers. 
	"It still doesn't encourage you to always be late to school 
Serena," Amy argues, "He can't be there all the time to bail you out."
	"Yeah, I guess you're right," Serena sighs, realizing her friend 
is right. "But if he were a teacher, I'd rather have him than Ms. 
Haruka."
	"You have a point there," says Amy.
	After a while, the bell rings, signaling the end of lunch and 
announcing the student body to scramble to get to 4th hour.
	"I'll see you at Raye's after school," says Serena as she starts 
on her way to class.
	"What about Russell?" Amy says, stopping Serena. "He can't know 
about us."
	"Raye said that he was gone for the week with his Physics class," 
Serena explains as she dashes toward her class at light-speed. Amy grabs 
her books and confidently walks to her class.

	Half-an-hour later...
	
	Titanius proudly mops the floors of the cafeteria after the 
benevolent teenagers create a lovely mess. 'How do they manage to make 
such a mess in such short of time,' he thinks to himself after he cleans 
up a soda spill. After cleaning up most of the cafeteria, he looks 
around both there and outside the cafeteria. Nobody is in sight. Since 
the school has no security cameras, he pulls out another one of his 
controllers. "Let Thursday Havoc begin," he says as he presses the 
button, activating the scrambling device on the main transformer. It 
disrupts the electrical current, causing the power throughout the school 
to surge before ceasing. The scrambler then disintegrates, again 
eradicating the evidence.
	Titanius quietly slips his controller back into his pocket, then 
acts shocked from the power outage. Jim walks in minutes later, "You 
alright Jacob?"
	"Spooked me a little, but I'm fine," Titanius replies.
	"You an electrician by any chance?" Jim curiously asks.
	"That's one thing I don't know how to do," Titanius quickly 
answers, lying since he was the one who rigged it.
	"Well, I'm gonna call some electricians," says Jim, "See if they 
can find out why the power went out." He leaves as handfuls of students 
begin roaming the halls, some socializing with one another. 'Perfect' 
Titanius thinks to himself, knowing that everything is going as planned, 
'Tomorrow will be total chaos.' Satisfied with the results, he casually 
walks through the dark halls, bumping into a few students along the way, 
to the janitors' office. Kevin meets him at the door. "Here Jacob, take 
this," he says as he hands him a flashlight, "You'll need it." Titanius 
takes the flashlight and walks about the halls.
	The power remains out throughout the day. At the end of school, 
the principal announces it over a megaphone, sending the students home 
for the day. Titanius, along with the other janitors and some of the 
teachers, hold flashlights to guide the students through the halls, 
preventing unnecessary accidents.

	Outside the school...

	Serena and Amy walk down the sidewalk towards the temple to 
attend the scout meeting. "Weird day," says Serena, making reference to 
the day's events.
	"Tell me about it," Amy agrees.
	"At least it made the day easier," Serena comments, trying to 
look on the bright side.
	"Raye went home early to get her fire reading," Amy says, 
changing the subject.
	"Wonder what we're gonna talk about this time?" Serena curiously 
asks "Other than what she gets."
	"There hasn't been any action since Saturday," Amy says, "Unless 
Raye gets something, there may not be anything to talk about."
	After a leisurely walk, they make it to the temple. Russell's 
old coupe still sits under the carport. "I thought Russell was gone," 
Serena says sharply, with her anxiety shooting through the roof. 'What 
do we do now, if he hold the scout meeting here, Russell will find out 
who we are.'
	"Relax Serena," says Amy, "He didn't need his car." Serena lets 
out a sigh and calms down. They casually walk through the front door. 
Mina and Artemis are already sitting on the couch, waiting on both them 
and Lita. "At least Meatball Head's on time," Raye says, making a 
malicious remark.
	Serena clinches her right fist and puts her left foot forward, 
"You gotta problem Pyro?"
	"No, just that you're always late for a scout meeting," Raye 
scornfully responds, "No 'leader' would be constantly late for their 
scout meetings."
	"Hey, I was on time," Serena yells, head growing twice its 
normal size.
	"Good, then keep it that way," Raye orders.
	"Serena. It's not worth it," Amy says, placing her hands on the 
sides of Serena's shoulders to calm her down. Serena loosens up and sits 
on the couch next to Mina while Amy pulls up a chair and sits next to 
Serena. Lita walks through the front door with Luna in her arms. "You're 
on time, Serena," she comments.
	"Yeah, aren't you proud of me," says Serena. Luna jumps down 
from Lita's arms, runs to Amy, and hops up in her lap. "Shall we begin," 
Luna insists.
	"What did you get from your fire reading?" Serena asks.
	Raye looks back towards the girls, with a concerned look on her 
face, "Trouble."
	"Raye already discussed it with me before you got here," Artemis 
says, "The Negaverse is up to no good. They are already here, even as we 
speak."
	"Where?" the girls ask.
	"Raye got some pretty good specifics. They're at Crossroads Jr. 
High. That's all Raye got."
	"Do you know who it might be?" Amy asks.
	"They have to be someone new to the school," Raye answers.
	"That doesn't narrow it down very well," Lita interjects.
	"Yeah Raye," Serena agrees, "Already this week, we got 5 new 
students in Amy's classes, Lita's classes, and mine. We got a new 
janitor, a new secretary..." Serena continues on.
	"That's it," Amy interrupts, with something coming to her 
logical mind, "That explains what happened at school today."
	"That's right," Lita agrees, "Raye, Mina, all the computers in 
the computer lab were fried after 1st hour. And there was a power outage 
after lunch. It has to be the Negaverse's doing."
	"But why would they attack the school itself," Mina asks.
	"Simple," Raye jumps in, "To lure us in."
	"Then that take the students out of the picture," says Amy, 
"Unless they have some plot against the school. 
"It has to be someone who has the ability to intentionally cause these 
events," Raye adds.
	"And I know of only three people who have that ability, and the 
access," says Amy.
	"Ms. Adana, the student teacher in the computer lab, Mr. Marrow, 
the new General Science teacher, and Mr. Titus, the new janitor," Lita 
lists.
	"You'll have to keep a close watch on these people," Artemis 
recommends, "and keep your pins and communicators on you at all times."
	"I'll watch Ms. Adana," Amy volunteers, "She and I share a 
similar interest in computers."
	"I'll watch Mr. Marrow," Lita says, "I have him for 3rd Hour."
	"I'll watch Mr. Titus," says Serena, "I talk to him when I have 
the time, and greet him in the halls. It could explain why he's so nice 
to me."
	"Then it's settled. Serena, Amy, Lita, be careful. If the 
Negaverse finds out you're on to them, it could spell disaster," Artemis 
says.
	The girls all get up and walk towards the door. Mina stops and 
looks back at Raye with a confused look, "No Grandpa to hit on us?"
	"He's a little under the weather," Raye responds, "Yuuichiro's 
taking care of him." The girls make their way out the front door. "May 
fortune be in your favor, Sailor Scouts," Luna yells.

	The next day...

	Titanius walks in the building, again wearing cargo pants to 
hold different controllers in those huge pockets. He pulls out a 
communicator from his coat pocket, contacting Malachite, "I'll signal 
you during 2nd Hour to release my youmas."
	"We're ready up here when you are," Malachite replies.
	"Then may all hell break loose," Titanius quotes as he turns 
his communicator off and places it back in his coat. He walks around 
the school, carrying around a controller and checking each of the 
locking mechanisms to make sure they worked. "Hi, Mr. Titus." 
	Titanius jumps at the sound of a girl's voice greeting him, 
nearly dropping the controller. He turns around to see Serena smiling 
and waving at him. 'Why does she have to bother me while I'm working,' 
Titanius thinks to himself. He then hides his anger, "Good morning, 
Serena." She turns around and walks to her nearby class. Titanius turns 
back around and continues walking  down the halls, checking the locking 
mechanisms on the rest of the exterior doors.
	After running that round, he walks down all the halls again, 
this time to make sure he rigged the fire alarms properly. All is well. 
Titanius walks to the foyer when the bell rings to end 1st Hour. Students 
fill the halls as they make their way to their classes. Serena walks by 
unusually since getting to her class doesn't require going through the 
foyer. She waves at him as he goes by. 'Unusual,' Titanius thinks, 'She 
never comes by here after 1st Hour.'
	After the students disappear and the bell rings, Jim walks up to 
him. "Jacob, may I see you in the janitors' office please?" he 
suspiciously asks. Titanius notices the look on his face, 'He's not gonna 
stop me from completing my mission.' Titanius ponders as he follows Jim. 
They make their way into the unoccupied janitors' office. As Jim turns 
around, Titanius zaps him in the chest with a dark energy beam, sending 
him into the pipes on the other side of the office and knocking him 
unconscious. "You're first, Jim. Your energy will be mine," Titanius 
says as he walks up to him and thrusts his palm at Jim's chest and drains 
his energy.
	He takes a peek outside to find that nobody's around. He walks 
to into the main hall and near a supply closet. He pulls out his 
universal controller and pushes a button. The smoke bombs in the vents 
above the halls go off. He then presses a second button, setting off 
the fire alarms as smoke begins to wisp from the vents in the halls. 
Students begin filing out as he pulls his communicator out and walks 
into the supply closet.
	Lita notices Mr. Titus holding an odd-looking radio as he walks 
into the supply closet. Smoke fills the halls as the students try 
desperately to open the doors, but they won't budge an inch. Suddenly, 
a lizard-like youma appears in the hallway. It catches a large group of 
students off guard and begins draining their energy. Lita slips away 
from the flow of students and bursts into the supply closet. It's empty, 
like he just up and up disappeared. Lita slams the door shut, locks it, 
and pulls out her communicator. "Scouts, its Mr. Titus. He's the 
Nega-Creep. Serena, check the janitors' office. And be careful, he's 
already unleashed a youma."
	She unlocks the door, then knocks out one of the ceiling tiles 
and jumps through it. She coughs from breathing the smoke and pulls out 
her pin.
	"Jupiter Power!"
	She transforms into Sailor Jupiter and bursts through the 
ceiling into the hall. She helps some of the students get out of the 
youma's way. She finds a group of students trapped between the youma 
and a locked door. She jumps to it and kicks the door open with all her 
might, causing it to fly a hundred feet. The students burst outside the 
door, trying to get away from the youma. Sailor Jupiter turns to the 
youma. With the halls clear of students, she pops the antenna from her 
tiara and charges up. "Jupiter Thunder, Crash!" She sends bolts of 
lightning surging through the lizard-like youma. It knocks the youma 
clear down the end of the hall into the south hall.
	Meanwhile, Sailor Moon runs into the janitors' office to find 
Jim lying unconscious by a wall. "Mr. Rolland," she shrieks as she runs 
over to check on him. 'He's got a pulse, good.' She grabs her wand, 
"Moon Healing, Activate!" She restores Jim's energy and carries him out. 
She spots large groups of students trying hopelessly to escape a large 
cattle-like youma. She puts Jim down and removes her tiara. "Move away 
from the door," she yells, getting the attention of a small group of 
students trying to bash the door open. They move out of the way just as 
Sailor Moon throws her tiara, "Moon Tiara, Magic!" Her tiara busts the 
lock on the door and the students burst out of the door to get away from 
the raging youma.
	Sailor Mercury arrives and stands next to Sailor Moon. She dons 
her visor and pulls out her minicomputer. "This is a powerful youma," she 
states, reading the data on her computer, "Its rage is off the charts and 
has a powerful will destroy. A little water should douse its heated rage.
Mercury Bubbles, Blast!" Her bubbles have no effect on the youma, it 
charges at her, dipping its horns and slamming her into a wall. 
	Sailor Mars shows up on the other side of the hall, jumping up 
and down to get the youma's attention. It begins charging at her with 
full speed. Just as it gets within 50 feet of her, she points her fiery 
fingers at it, "Mars Fire, Ignite!" She sends a powerful ball of fire at 
the youma, knocking it in its bull-like face and sending it near where 
Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury are standing. The bull slowly recovers, 
with smoke emanating from its body. "That's it Raye, overheat its rage," 
Sailor Mercury yells. Sailor Mars runs towards it with burning hands and 
thrusts her palms at its face, knocking it out the open door and causing 
it to overheat and finally explode. 
	"Fight fire with fire," says Sailor Mars, raising an eyebrow.
	Meanwhile, Sailor Jupiter continues to battle with the oversized 
lizard. Her electric attacks are sending the lizard flying about the 
halls, but are barely even harming it. Unsatisfied with her deadly 
lightning, she decides to engage in hand-to-hand combat, using that 
brute strength of hers to overcome the youma.
	Later, Sailor Moon, Mars, and Mercury walk up the east wing, 
helping the students to evacuate. A door blasts open in front of them. 
The scouts ready themselves for combat, only to find Sailor Venus 
getting the students out the door. Sailor Moon peers around a corner to 
find a rockman-type youma grabbing a hold of the students and draining 
their energy. Sailor Mercury quickly studies it, "Its physical strength 
contests even Sailor Jupiter's. And its rock body's built like tank 
armor. The only way to defeat it is by weakening the rock."
	"Fire will turn that rock into lava," Sailor Mars says as she 
aims her fingers at it.
	"Also, water will soften that rock. But both together will 
nullify one another," Sailor Mercury adds.
	"Raye, burn it. Mina, finish it. Amy and I'll look for Mr. 
Titus," Sailor Moon says as she and Sailor Mercury run in search for 
Mr. Titus. The halls are pretty clear except for a large lizard-like 
youma flying into a locker from the main hall. Sailor Mercury studies 
it, "Exceptional stamina, no wonder it's withstood such a beating from 
even Sailor Jupiter. Its scaly body is well insulated from heat and 
electricity. But it's no water lizard. Water and ice should be effective 
against it."
	"Then stand back," Sailor Moon orders as she removes her tiara 
and aims for the fire sprinklers. "Moon Tiara, Magic!" She knocks out 
the sprinklers throughout the hall, flooding the halls and soaking the 
youma. 
	"Good thinking, Serena," Sailor Mercury acknowledges. The youma 
immediately retreats out the front door. The 3 scouts follow the youma 
outside, only to find their friends tackling with the other youma. 

The entire student body is trapped in a whirling force field near the 
softball field. Both youmas run in that direction, where Mr. Titus is 
standing, guarding the students. The scouts group and confront him.
	"Alright, Mr. Titus," Sailor Moon growls, "Your days are 
numbered. We all know you're the Nega-Creep causing the uproar here."
	"Am I Jacob Titus?" Titanius says as he removes his disguise, 
revealing his armor underneath.
	"Titanius, only you could be so bold," says Sailor Moon.
	"The one and only," Titanius responds, "Get them!" His youmas 
take it to the scouts as he takes it specifically to Sailor Mars. He 
fires a beam at her, sending her bouncing off the force field and 
sliding across the field. His youmas turn from the rest of the scouts 
and towards the fallen Sailor Mars.
	"Why are they all attacking Raye," Sailor Venus asks.
	"I have no clue," says Sailor mercury in surprise of Titanius' 
strategy, "He knows he can't concentrate one of us at a time."
	"I don't care why," says Sailor Jupiter, "Nobody hurts my 
friend." She jumps in the way of the youmas. With a flying kick, she 
sends the rock youma flying about fifty feet and then turns her 
attention to the lizard youma. Sailor Moon sets her sights on Titanius. 
"Moon Tiara, Action!"
	She throws her tiara at him, hitting him in the shoulder, just 
enough to get his attention. "You're mine, Sailor Moon," Titanius 
sneers.
	"How could you do it to those students," Sailor Moon scolds, 
"They got to know you very well in only a few days. They trusted you and 
you betrayed them." She gets into a hand-to-hand confrontation with 
Titanius. As a skilled fighter, she gets the upper hand on him. Realizing 
he's pathetically falling to this little twerp, he powers up his 
Negaverse energy. He pushes her back as dark energy engulfs his hand. He 
slaps her in the face with that energy, sending her into the branches of 
a nearby tree. He walks over to the tree and looks up at the struggling 
Sailor Moon with his glowing eyes. "I'll eradicate you," he says in a 
deep voice. 
	Just as he charges up his devastating energy, numerous roses 
pierce his armor, prompting pain to surge throughout his body and 
stopping him dead in his attempt. Sailor Moon looks up to see her prince, 
Tuxedo Mask, standing on top of the school building with his scarlet cape 
waving in the wind.
	"I shall defend you, fair princess," Tuxedo Mask says as he jumps 
down and rushes toward Titanius, who still struggles with the pain.
	Meanwhile, the rock youma concentrates its attacks on Sailor 
Mars, hoping to fulfil Titanius' plan to lure the Mars Prince. Sailor 
Mercury desperately attempts to douse its stone body as Sailor Venus does 
her Crescent Beam attack on it, with little effect. Distracted, the youma 
turns to the attacking scouts and bats them both away, then turns back to 
Sailor Mars. "Oh no you don't," Sailor Mars yells, "Mars Fire, IGNITE!" 
She strikes it in the face with a ball of fire, causing it to flinch. It 
continues to advance towards her. Sailor Mars desperately tries to burn 
through its stone armor, but the youma grabs a hold of her neck and lifts 
her high above its head. 
	Just before the youma chokes the life out of her, a flaming 
spirit materializes in its face, laughing profusely. Its laugh succeeds; 
the youma throws Sailor Mars into the same tree Sailor Moon is lying in, 
knocking her out of it. The youma swats and bats at the laughing ghost, 
but its like swinging at air. Sailor Venus looks around the school 
grounds, wondering where the burning spirit came from. "Look," Sailor 
Mercury calls, pointing towards the softball field. There, Tuxedo 
Inferno stands with walls of fire surrounding the field. He marches 
through the wall of flames. As he powers u for an attack, the wall of 
fire disappears. "Inferno Fire, Beam!" He fires a superheated beam of 
fire at the back of the rock youma. With most of his energy, he holds 
the beam on the youma. He succeeds as the beam begins to melt the 
youma's rocky armor. "Sailor Venus, fire your crescent beam at the 
fissure in its body," he yells.
	Sailor Venus shakes her head in acknowledgement and turns to the 
youma, who is showing signs of pain as lava begins to flow from the 
fissure. She lowers her eyebrows and summons the power of Venus, "Venus 
Crescent Beam, Smash!" She fires a powerful beam of light into the 
fissure, causing it and the youma to glow with great magnitude. Tuxedo 
Inferno halts his beam attack as the youma flashes, then explodes, 
sending rocks flying about the school grounds.
	"Take care of the students in the force field," says Sailor 
Venus, "Sailor Mercury and I will take the other youma. Fire has little 
effect on it."
	Tuxedo Inferno turns to the force field, where the students 
watch in awe as the scouts makes progress in the battle. "Wait, Tuxedo 
Inferno." He turns to see Sailor Mercury running up to him with her 
minicomputer handy. "Titanius is in control of that force field. You'll 
have to help Tuxedo Mask defeat him. We'll take care of the youma."
	"Titanius," Tuxedo Inferno says in his usual deep voice as he 
draws his flame sword. "Titanius," he yells as Titanius knocks Tuxedo 
Mask back, "I challenge you to a duel."
	"Ah, so you have arrived, good," Titanius in satisfaction of 
attracting his target, "Now I will concentrate on you." Titanius leaps 
toward Tuxedo Inferno with great force, shattering the world records in 
both the long jump and the high jump. He draws his crooked sword and 
clashes with Tuxedo Inferno.
	Tuxedo Mask watches on as Tuxedo Inferno gets the upper hand on 
Titanius. Titanius cheats and fires a beam at Tuxedo Inferno's face, 
causing him to wince in pain. Just as he raises his sword to strike the 
final blow on the man in maroon, Tuxedo Mask pulls a rose and hurls it 
at Titanius, knocking his sword from his hand. Titanius looks around to 
see all five Sailor Scouts, Tuxedo Mask, and Tuxedo Inferno starring at 
him, ready to destroy him on a mind's pulse. He realizes that both his 
youmas are fallen. 
	"You win this one Tuxedo Inferno. But next time, no one will be 
around to save you. My work here is done." He lets down the force field 
and detonates a smoke bomb. The scouts, Tuxedo Mask, and Tuxedo Inferno 
all cough and wheeze in the smoke. When it clears, Titanius and his 
sword are both gone.
	They then turn to Tuxedo Inferno. "Thanks for your help, Tuxedo 
Inferno," says Sailor Venus.
	"How do you manage to show up just in the nick of time," Sailor 
Moon asks, "Just like Tuxedo Mask."
	"Yeah," Sailor Jupiter suspiciously agrees, "And what did 
Titanius mean by 'his work here is done'?
	"And how come we still don't know you," Sailor Mars adds.
	"Stop it, Scouts," Sailor Moon barks, "He helped us to save this 
school." She turns to Tuxedo Inferno, "Thank you Tuxedo Inferno."
	"Don't mention it," Tuxedo Inferno replies as the field behind 
him engulfs in flames. He backs behind the fiery wall. The flames 
intensify for a moment, then extinguish, along with Tuxedo Inferno.
	The scouts look around to see that Tuxedo Mask has also 
disappeared. "Emergency scout meeting at the temple after school," says 
Sailor Mars as she heads back towards her school. Sailor Moon, Sailor 
Jupiter, and Sailor Mercury disappear in a secluded area to transform 
back into their civilian forms. They run back towards the group of 
students, just now organizing with their 2nd Hour teachers as the fire 
trucks pull up in front of the school.

	Negaverse Headquarters...

	Titanius returns to the Negaverse Headquarters after his loss 
to the Sailor Scouts, Tuxedo Mask, and that cursed Tuxedo Inferno at 
the school. He enters his chamber and looks over all the data he 
gathered from the day's battle. Malachite and Zoicyte enter his chamber 
to check up on him.
	"Failed your mission, didn't you Titanius?" Malachite comments.
	"Did I now?" Titanius contradicts.
	"You didn't even carry out your plan very well," Malachite
continues, "The way you sent the youma out was not as planned."
	"I know," says Titanius, chuckling.
	"Malachite, I'm sure he knows what he's doing," says Malachite, 
standing up for the bounty hunter.
	"Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding. Ding. Very good, Zoicyte," Titanius 
sarcastically praises, "And what do we have for the winner Johnny?"
	"Very funny Titanius," Malachite comments.
	"Let me look over this data and I'll let you and Queen Beryl in 
on it, Capeesh," says Titanius, shooshing the generals away.
	Malachite and Zoicyte leave his chamber, having faith in his 
strategic abilities.


------------------------------end of prologue--------------------------

I know what y'all were thinkin', what happened to Russell. He only 
appeared for one small scene in the battle. Y'all hold your horses and 
read the first chapter when I submit it. Anyways, hope all y'all villain 
lovers out there got a real kick out of this prologue. Titanius actually 
became the main character in the story. 
I gotta get started on the first chapter so y'all could read it. Hope 
y'all enjoyed the prologue, 'cause the real story's on its way, and y'all
will love it.

Have fun Sailor Moon fans,
Viper Inferno