It's so beautiful. I don't want this moment to ever end.

Oh, but it will, darling… it will.

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There's no place on earth lovelier than this. I'm sitting up on the structure of an abandoned roller coaster a little bit outside of town. The structure is white and bright, and its height extends into the sky. It's a sunny day without a single cloud and it's quiet, other than the light wind and the soft, soothing music playing through my earphones. It's perfect up here. This is my absolute favorite place to come in the afternoons. It's so peaceful. I love how intricate this structure is and I love to climb to the top, or at least close to the top, and sit down on a bar and gaze out at the city. It sounds scary to the average person, climbing up so high like this. But to be honest, after everything I've been through as Sailor Venus… nothing really scares me anymore.

The music stopped as my phone started to ring.

"Minako?"

"Yes, Usagi? Is everything OK? You seem shaken up."

"Come over to Rei's place as soon as you can. I really think you should be here for this…"

"What's going on at-" Usagi hung up. I wasn't really in the mood for the usual shenanigans at Rei's place, but something seemed urgent. I slowly climbed down from the roller coaster and made my way back to Tokyo.

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There was some commotion at the temple. I walked up the long staircase and went inside where we always study.

I nearly screamed as I pulled out my wand to transform at the sight of four familiar faces.

"Wh- what are you guys doing here?! Venus Crystal Pow-" Mamoru's hand caught mine from behind and lowered it.

"It's all right, Minako. They're not here to fight. They're our friends."

I stood there paralyzed, staring at their faces. Jadeite, Nephrite, Zoisite, Kunzite… the evil generals of Queen Beryl, all of whom we had defeated years ago.

"What… how did they… can somebody please explain what's going on?"

"Sit down with us, Minako," Ami gently invited. Everyone seemed to just be chilling out there having coffee, like nothing was wrong. Even Luna and Artemis were there, completely calm. And those generals seemed… different. That piercing, evil look they all once had in their eyes was gone. I sat down in the one empty spot at the table, next to some woman I'd never met.

Artemis jumped onto the table and walked towards me. "Minako, this is Bianca. She'll tell you everything you need to know."

She was a younger woman, probably in her early twenties. She was very beautiful, but definitely more on the edgy side. She wore skater clothes and had choppy, dark red hair like she was trying to look like Hayley Williams.

"I know you don't remember me, but I used to be one of Queen Serenity's servants back in the Silver Millennium."

"You know about Queen Serenity?!" I shouted out, before realizing how rude I probably sounded. "Oh, sorry. Please continue."

"No worries," she continued in a genuinely friendly tone. "I was sealed away along with you guys when Queen Serenity defeated Beryl that first time and sent us into the future. I was born into a new life the same way that you were. When you all defeated Metalia permanently four years ago, all of my memory of the Silver Millennium came back. There were only a few of us servants who were sent to earth, but all of our memories came back at that same time. Why it didn't happen for you Senshi, I'm not sure, but when it happened to me, Queen Serenity came to me in a dream and told me that I needed to find you all. Luna and Artemis have figured out a way to bring all of your memories back, if you want them, that is."

"We didn't want to tell you girls before because we didn't think you were ready for it yet," Luna walked towards me and stood beside Artemis. "We had a mission to save the world, and have continually had new enemies along the way, always advancing that same mission. Had we told you, it would have been too much of a distraction, and we couldn't put the entire universe at stake. You were also very young at the time. But now… Artemis and I both believe you're ready."

"…I am so lost," I said with a puzzled look. "Ready for what? I know that we used to work for the queen and that eventually Metalia attacked the moon kingdom and we were sent here into the future… but what does any of that have to do with the Shitennou? Honestly, it's still kind of freaking me out that they're in here right now. How did they even get here?"

"When I regained my memory, I found Mamoru and together we teleported to the moon to retrieve these…" Bianca reached into her backpack and pulled out four stones. One made of Jadeite, one of Nephrite, one of Zoisite, and one of Kunzite. For some odd reason, even just seeing those made me feel emotional inside.

"These were the stones that the Shitennou were trapped inside when you defeated them," she continued. "Mamoru was the only one who could revive them, since they were originally his servants when he was Prince Endymion."

"Wait, WHAT?!" I practically shot up out of my chair. The other girls just laughed at me. "It's OK," Makoto said. "You're actually much calmer than most of us were when we found out."

"Why don't I remember this? All I remember is that they were always the evil generals of Beryl. Always."

"But here's the REAL shocker for you," she paused for a moment and looked me in the eyes. "You four Senshi and the Shitennou were lovers."

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I opened my eyes and found the girls and the cats all staring at me from Rei's bedside.

"What happened…?" I felt a giant bump on the back of my head.

"You fainted when you heard the news," Makoto laughed as she brought me a cup of tea.

"Gosh, with all of the time you've spent with Usagi over the years, you've become just as hyper and high-strung as she is," Rei teased.

"Um, yeah, sitting RIGHT HERE," Usagi sneered.

"So… the Shitennou… and us… is that really true?"

"It's definitely true," Mamoru said, walking into the room. "I know it seems impossible to believe, but it really did happen. Things were different then. My generals were all good, noble men before Beryl corrupted them."

"Well… who was I in love with then?" I felt real awkward asking that, though I didn't really care as I was still pretty out of it.

Bianca walked towards me. "You can have Luna and Artemis restore your memory like they did with the others, and then you won't have so many questions."

"But can you just tell me?"

"Here," she held out my transformation wand to me. "If you hold this up to your heart, Luna can shine a beam into your brain and restore your memory, just like she did after you all defeated Beryl permanently and lost your memory. It's the same deal, though these memories will be heavier and more plentiful."

"But why do I need these memories back? Do I want them back?"

"Take the wand. I think you do."

"But why are the memories so heavy? Are they painful?"

"Many of them are, yes, but not all of them."

"So what am I getting into?

"You'll find out. Look, just take it."

"No. Why did you bring them back? Why does this have to happen now?"

"It doesn't matter."

"It does. I don't want a bunch of painful flashbacks if that's what it's gonna be."

"Minako, please. I'm a messenger, nothing more. Just take it and answers will be given."

I stared at the wand and sighed, slowly taking it into my hands. "Can you at least just tell me who it was before I do this?"

They sighed lightly, and started to get up and move out of the way. Usagi winked at me before doing so, and as soon as she moved, the answer was revealed. Kunzite was standing against the back wall on the other side of the room, looking at me with such kindness in his eyes that I never would've imagined I'd ever see from him. He also looked sorrowful.

It was… Kunzite? I wish I could remember…

"OK, I'm ready, Luna."

She jumped on the bed and walked up close to me. "Just close your eyes and breathe deeply as you hold that wand to your heart. It will be hard, but you'll be okay. I promise."

As she shot the beam into my head, my former life story started to unfold.