Foam stepped out of the gym, and paused in the midst of toweling his hair to watch as Breeze strode angrily out of the room where they went to meet with The King. The slim man wore an angry twisted expression and was dressed all in black today.

Foam frowned. This wasn�t like the Breeze he loved.

�They all turned on me! They will all pay,� Breeze�s voice was low, maniacal and Foam�s eyes filled with worry.

�Breeze, love?� Foam asked softly, moving forward to rest his hand on Breezes shoulder. Foam saw the next couple seconds happen as if in slow motion, Breeze turned around, snarling, and slapped Foam�s hand away. Foam gasped and stumbled back his eyes stunned. �Breeze,� he whispered stunned.

Breeze stared at the taller man for a second then his eyes slowly cleared. �Foam,� his eyes filled with shame and he stepped forward, one hand outstretched but stopped as Foam flinched away. �Foam, I-I didn�t mean it.� He stammered, moving forward again but Foam shook his head staying out of reach.

�Don�t touch me, Breeze. Just don�t.� Foam said anguish plain in his open eyes.

Again the mask came over Breeze�s face, anger emanating from his very posture. �Fine,� his normally soft voice was dripping malice. �Get out of here weakling.� The slim blue haired man stepped forward again, hand curled into a fist to punch Foam.

Foam turned and ran to their room, slamming and locking the door behind him. Gasping for breath the soft hearted Foam shrugged into the first shirt he got his hands on, silent tears coursing down his cheeks. �I need help, this isn�t right.� He whispered, looking at the door as Breeze started pounding angrily on it. He took a deep breath and held up his trident. He stared at it for a second, his aqua colored hair lifting as for a split second the symbol of Neptune flashed aqua on his forehead. However as he looked at the depths of his black trident it too turned black and he transformed into Opposite Neptune. �I was so close,� He sighed and teleported out of the room just as Breeze broke through the door.

Foam reappeared in the park, standing on the water. Before long he attracted notice and he didn�t have long to wait before the media got a hold of it and the Senshi showed up en masse.

He walked across the water to meet them on the edge of the lake, his face a mask of indecision. �I need help,� he whispered.

Saturn Knight quickly detached himself from the group and ran to Opposite Neptune, Pluto Knight right behind him. �What�s going on?� The youngster asked breathlessly.

Opposite Neptune�s eyes clouded with pain. �Breeze is insane, he hit me and everything is going wrong. I can almost transform into Neptune Knight but I need help,� He looked up to Eternal Sailor Moon hopefully.

The blond Princess of the Moon stepped forward with a smile. �All you needed to do was ask.� She held up her scepter and concentrated. �Terran Moon Healing Shine!� she called out, and the moons and vines twined around the startled soldier of Neptune, the white light covering him from head to toe.

Sailor Neptune smiled and stepped towards Neptune Knight as the light faded, and he took her hand and softly squeezed it as a burst of wordless communication passed between them. We were lovers in the past, he realized. But I would never cheat on Breeze now, just like she would never cheat on the Princess of Uranus. She gave a slight nod and smiled. �Friends,� He said.

�Friends,� She replied, returning his smile.

Neptune Knight looked up at the others, sensing their friendship and knowing he could ask. �I know it�s sudden but I think Breeze is dying, please I need help we need to cure him.� He told them simply, his eyes begging them.

Sailor Uranus immediately nodded and came to stand beside Sailor Neptune. �We are with you.� She said. �Lets do it.� The other Knights and Senshi all nodded agreement.

They took off, running through the streets until they reached the house of the Knights.

�It�s empty,� Sailor Mercury said as she tapped away at her computer. �But there is some kind of dimension hole.�

�The Kings room.� Moon Knight supplied. �It leads to the dimension where the King is at.�

�Breeze must have gone there,� Neptune Knight said glumly.

�Hey look at it this way!� Mercury Knight joked. �We got our house back!�

Sailor Earth laughed. �True and we�ve been gone so long it will feel good to go back to my own bed.� Moon Knight grinned and slung one arm over her shoulder, whispering something in her ear and causing her to blush.

�Calm down you two,� Venus Knight elbowed Moon Knight in the side while Sailor Venus laughed.

Neptune Knight stared at the group, wondering how they could joke like that. �They are nervous,� Pluto Knight said from behind him.

Neptune Knight turned to see the two Soldiers of Pluto looking at him sympathetically. �I am sorry for doing this to you.� Pluto Knight continued, his eyes clouded with pain over his visor while his sister took his hand.

�I understand Midnight, I do.� Neptune Knight smiled at the older man who bowed his head gratefully. �We all forgive you, please don�t worry about the past it was all a bunch of mistakes, we will make things well again together.�

�I worry about how we will beat this King.� Sailor Pluto murmured.

Pluto Knight looked thoughtful. �He is very strong, I believe it will take all of our combined powers, including Uranus Knight�s to defeat him.

Neptune Knight shifted uncomfortably. �There is something else, he hates the Senshi because they come from the Silver Millennium, something he badly wants to destroy just because of its leader. He won�t be happy until every piece of her is gone.�

�Queen Serenity?� Sailor Pluto asked, furrowing her brow in confusion.

Neptune Knight nodded. �He loved her and she never noticed him, she loved only her husband and he hates that.�

�I believe he may have been behind Queen Beryl�s original attack on the Moon Kingdom,� Pluto Knight added thoughtfully. �He has decided since he could not have her he wants every part of her destroyed so no one can.�

The three turned to look at Sailor Moon and Moon Knight. �Then her children,� Sailor Pluto�s eyes widened in horror as the knowledge struck her.

�He will do everything in his power to destroy them as soon as we get into the dimension he is banished to, and that is where we need to go to rescue Breeze.� Neptune Knight finished grimly.

End of chapter eighteen.

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