Kasumi smiled as she put on the final bandage on Luna's leg. "There, as good as new."
Luna looked at Kasumi's work approvingly and meowed a thanks.
Kasumi looked up as Nabiki came down the stairs. "Oh, Nabiki! Dinner is almost ready. I had to take care of a little problem first, though..."
Nabiki groaned. "Everyone, we have a guest..."
"Oh, that's nice!" Kasumi looked around. "Um, where is he?"
Nabiki pointed to her shoulder. "Up there!"
Akane yelped. "Nabiki, that's..."
"A scorpion!" Nabiki nodded. "Thank you sis, I already knew."
"Be careful! It might sting you!"
"Let me at him," Ukyo said and raised her battle spatula. "I'll smack him into the ground!"
Sting sweat-dropped. "You got pretty violent since you got reincarnated, Libra..."
Akane and Ukyo stared. "It talks?" Akane murmured.
"Why did he call me 'Libra'?" Ukyo murmured.
Kasumi just smiled. "Oh, nice to meet you, scorpion-san! Would you like some tea?"
"Thank you," Sting replied. "But no, thanks! But if you had a little water..."
"Ill get you some," Kasumi said and brought him a bowl with water from the kitchen. She put it onto the table. "Here you are!"
Sting jumped down from Nabiki's shoulder and greedily slurped down the water. Ukyo fought her impulse of smacking him with her spatula. She just didn't like critters with more than four legs.
All the time, Luna had stared at the scorpion. When Sting looked up, he finally saw her. "Oh, hi there Luna! Nice to see you again!"
Luna groaned. "Sting..." she whispered. "You stupid dolt... we're supposed to keep our identities secret."
Ukyo put a hand on her face. "Riiiight..." she muttered. "Now the cats start talking as well... I think I'm a case for the psychiatrist..."
"Oh, don't worry, Luna," Sting said after slurping some water. "They're four of the Zodiac Senshi... in their reincarnated form."
"I already guessed it," Luna moaned. "Leo, Libra and Virgo, right? And, if I'm not mistaken... Scorpio?"
"Yup, you got it!"
"Wait a minute," Ukyo intervened. "We're no Senshi!"
"Oh, really?" Sting chuckled. "Didn't use your balance powers somehow? But I think it looks like you have the same wound as Luna had before... pure coincidence, eh?"
Ukyo gasped and looked at her bandaged arm. "You mean... I used some special powers to heal her?"
"Not exactly healing, I think," Luna explained. "I think you just balanced out our health by removing one of my wounds and giving it to you..."
"Excuse me," Nabiki pointed out. "But if it is supposed to be a secret that we are Senshi, why are you talking about it in front of daddy and Mr. Saotome?"
They all looked over to the man and panda who were playing Shogi.
"Don't mind us," Soun mumbled. "We're just going to finish this game, and afterwards we'll pretend nothing happened."
Genma held up a sign. 'Happened? What happened? I didn't see a thing! Especially not a scorpion talking to a cat...'
Luna blinked. "Those people... are weird."
----
"So, you're ready to help us?" Sailor Moon asked in a hopeful voice. After Ranma had recovered Mercury's communicator from the rooftop, she had contacted her and the other Senshi.
Ranma sighed. She really thought this fuku looked silly, but she just couldn't resist Usagi's puppy-dog-eyes. Besides, fighting for something good sounded... well, good.
"Okay, count me in," she finally said. "If I'm really a reincarnated Senshi, then I guess it's my duty to find the other ones, huh?"
"That's the spirit," Jupiter cheered. "And we'll help you find the others and their amulets."
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