The beginning… The first life, of the infamous Sailor Venus. Did you think that these girls were simply given their powers? They had to earn them.
It all started in an ancient civilization with only a few members remaining. One was destined to live forever while the rest destined to be washed away forever. This is the first story of Minako or as she was soon to become Sailor Venus.
A normal average day on what you call Venus. Hot of course but nothing else was to be expected. We lacked the technology and resources to move again. Forever we had been traversing the stars searching for a home planet to call our own. We were now down to only fifty members too few to attempt any dangerous missions of exploration. We were stuck on this planet with its harsh almost unbearable weather. For generations we had been adapting to this harsh climate but so far our newest generation could just barely survive outside our city. The clouds of sulfuric acid still plagued our lone city melting metal and sometimes the flesh of an unlucky victim. We should have known that we could never survive like this.
Minako was a rare child. She braved the weather of Venus with ease. As a child she even seemed to enjoy it. As she grew older, she started to pay more attention to her fellow city dwellers and less attention to the outdoors. She spent most of her time chatting away at the one café in town and almost no time exploring the harsh environment of Venus. She even met a boy, Akihiko.
Today was the day 21 year 4035. Minako was planning on meeting Akihiko at the café after school. Today was the day she would finally tell Akihiko her true feelings. Every day for the past two years she had sat next to Akihiko in class. They had at first only casually chatted but then after a while it grew into something more. Now each time she saw him or even thought of him her stomach would flutter. She had almost failed a math test because of him! He had to sit next to her with those big green eyes staring so intently at his paper. She had dreamed of this moment. She arrived at the café and set down her new yellow bag. It was new issue made to withstand just about anything and big enough to carry all the necessities. She had been waiting for about five minutes when an alarm rang off throughout the city.
"Great just great" Minako said to herself as she rushed to shelter. It was the standard sulfuric acid cloud warning. It happened about once a week and usually at the worst possible times. Minako signed in at the front of the building as she entered. The doors shut and lock behind her. Minako watched as the sulfuric acid droplets wash through the city. They burned into everything they touch but something is different this time. The drops start penetrating the walls of the buildings: the walls that were specially designed to not let even a single drop of sulfuric acid in. Minako turns to see drops coming through the wall of her building. Looking around Minako finds a small boy cowering in a corner. Drops are quickly approaching him and terror has taken over him. His wide eyes stare at the drops. Minako finds herself running over to him and embracing him tightly. Her back to the drops she feels the burning pain as they enter her skin. She is going to die. This was the end. There was no way that anyone could survive this storm. But at least this boy would have a chance at survival.
At that point the world went black. Minako wakes up to find ruins surrounding her. No building stands more than five or ten feet tall. Melted metal is all that remaines.
'The boy! Where is he?!' Minako sits up and pain shoots through her back.
"Hey! What are you trying to do kill yourself!?" Minako recognizes that voice. It is Akihiko. But how did he survive?
"But how…" Minako starts to say but Akihiko stops her with a smile. He brushes away a piece of hair that has fallen in front of her face.
"I'll tell you later. Right now just try and relax. Ok?" Minako smiles at this. Was this a dream? Then the world and the pain left as darkness surrounds her and drags Minako back to sleep.