Earth Never Loses

AN: Hello everyone! I have been thinking about doing a Ranma ½ and Sailor Moon crossover for a couple years now, but didn't want to do something that had already been done. Now, however, I have a plot that I have not seen done before, so I hope you enjoy it.

One important thing to note, is what forms of media I am drawing from. For Ranma ½, it will be the manga (though I'll be using the anime for colors). For Sailor Moon, however, I'll be drawing inspiration from the manga, original anime, and the newer version, Sailor Moon Crystal, but, given that Crystal was the driving force behind my decision to actually write this, it will mainly be from that.

Prologue: A Chance Meeting

'Damn these Senshi!'

Such thoughts as that had been on Jadeite's mind often of late, with Sailor Moon and her companions foiling his every plan, humiliating him in the eyes of his Queen and the other Four Kings. At first, it was just Sailor Moon, but then Sailor Mercury showed up. With his plan to kidnap regular humans off a bus, and hold them hostage, Jadeite was sure he could turn things around, but now…

Now he found himself bound by Sailor Moon's magical tiara, and facing the oncoming flames of the third Senshi, Sailor Mars.

Unbeknownst to Jadeite or the Senshi, however, one of the passengers had awoken, and she wasn't the type to ask questions first.

"Look out!"

Jadeite's attention was drawn from the oncoming attack by the shout, but all he saw was a flash of red, before something slammed into him, knocking him clear of the flames. Closing his eyes, he braced himself as he slammed into the ground.

"Hey, are ya alright?"

Opening his eyes at the voice, Jadeite was struck speechless at the sight of the person hovering over him. She had a beautiful face, with bright blue eyes, framed by a head of bright red hair. 'Queen Beryl!?' Jadeite thought in shock. 'No, this girl looks younger. Almost like…'

A young woman in a beautiful dress. Eyes and hair as red as the roses around her, giving her an exotic appearance, as she ran through a garden.

'What was that?' Jadeite thought, as the image sprang into his mind.

"Get away from him! He's dangerous!" Sailor Moon shouted.

His mind snapping back into focus, Jadeite stared up at the young redhead, as she turned to face the three Senshi. Although she was turned away from him, he found he could perfectly envision the determined expression on her face as she spoke.

"Yeah, I'm sure he's a real threat, bound like that." The redhead replied. Shifting her weight to be ready for an attack, she went on. "I guess that's why it took three cowardly witches ta take on one guy."

"Cowardly!? You take that back!" Sailor Mars shouted, flames surrounding her fists as she prepared for another attack.

Having shifted his position while they spoke, Jadeite managed to grip the redhead's leg, before teleporting away.

The relative silence of night on a Tokyo rooftop was interrupted by a redheaded girl's sudden cry of shock. "What!? Where!?" As she and Jadeite appeared on the roof, the girl fell onto her behind as she whipped her head around, trying to get her bearings.

Now too far from its wielder, the magic binding Jadeite faded away, allowing him to stand up and brush himself off. Looking to the girl beside him, he saw her nimbly hop back to her feet as he spoke. "You… saved me. Why?"

"Huh?" Jadeite found himself looking into her bright blue eyes again, as she turned to face him. "Why wouldn't I? Three-on-one didn't seem like a very fair fight. Besides, protecting people is a martial artist's duty." Looking over the rooftops, she asked, "Where are we anyway? And how'd we get here?"

"I teleported us here. Those 'witches', as you called them, aren't the only ones with magic at their disposal." Jadeite explained. "As for where we are, it is somewhere in the Minato ward, in Tokyo. The situation didn't exactly give me time to be very precise."

"Magic, huh? I guess that makes sense." The girl replied. Scanning the city, she muttered, "Man, it got late. If we're in the Minato ward, then Mom's place should be around here. I can just crash there tonight, guess that'd be easier than getting back ta the dojo."

Jadeite knew he should just leave the strange girl, and report back to Queen Beryl, but there was something about the young redhead that made him curious. "You seem to have taken this rather well," Jadeite observed. "Most humans would be more surprised by being kidnapped and facing magic."

"Heh, I ain't 'most humans'," the girls said with a smirk. "Plus, I've got some experience with magic, not that I can use any myself." Glancing over her shoulder at the blonde man, she asked, "So, what's your name, anyway?"

"I am Beryl, Guardian of Earth. I came to see the Prince. Who are you, anyway?"

Jadeite shook his head as another strange memory of the young girl with red eyes appeared in his mind. Noticing that the blue-eyed girl was still looking at him expectantly, he answered her, "I am Jadeite, one of the Four Kings of the Dark Kingdom."

"Dark Kingdom?" She repeated, raising an eyebrow at the odd name. Shrugging it off, she smirked and said, "I'm Ranma Saotome, heir ta the Anything Goes School of martial arts."

"I wonder if you're the heir of anything else." Jadeite murmured, recalling the strange memories the girl had triggered.

"Huh? What d'ya mean?" Ranma asked.

"It's nothing." Jadeite replied, as he turned away. "I must take my leave now." Pausing, he added, "You may have saved my life today. If I get the opportunity, I shall repay you."

Before Ranma could reply, he teleported away.

"Queen Beryl, I have returned."

Jadeite kneeled before his queen, bowing his head. Quickly, he gave his report on the Senshi foiling his plan, and the awakening of Sailor Mars. However, when it came to the redheaded girl, he hesitated.

"Was there something else, Jadeite?" Queen Beryl asked, as his report suddenly stopped.

Jadeite looked up at his queen. As he saw her red eyes, the image of the girl from those strange memories flashed before his eyes. 'There's no doubt, the eyes are exactly the same.' Jadeite thought. 'That means that girl really was Beryl, and yet… she didn't call herself 'Queen' or even 'Princess' back then… and I never met Beryl when she was so young… In fact, the girl from before, Ranma, looked more like the girl from my memories than the woman before me does. Not her appearance, but rather… her expression, her tone…'

Bowing his head once more, Jadeite said, "No, Queen Beryl. I have nothing else to report."

AN: And there you go! Not as long as my usual chapters, but it's just the prologue, after all. Now, whether I continue this, or go back to focusing on Matchmaking, will depend mostly on what kind of feedback you give me, so feel free to weigh in on that, either by review, or by the new poll on my profile.

Also, if you have not seen the Sailor Moon reboot, Sailor Moon Crystal, yet, then I highly recommend it.

Why did Jadeite get those strange visions when he met Ranma? Why did he keep his encounter with Ranma secret from Queen Beryl? Find out in future chapters of 'Earth Never Loses'!