Camp Hope
By AinoMinako-san
AN: So, this a new idea I've been working on. It takes place in PGSM between Rei discovering Minako's weakness and Makoto and the others figuring it out. If I can pinpoint just when, I'll let you know! Basically, I came up with this idea last year when I went to an awesome camp for medically disabled kids named Camp Joy. I wondered what it would be like if Minako was sent to a camp like the one I went to, and maybe it helped her out a bit. This will have chapters, so yay on that! (This is the prologue.) Please Read and Review!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. If I did, they would have continued PGSM
Venus walked away, her head held high despite the fact that her whole body ached and her vision was blurring. She knew she shouldn't have fought in the battle, but if she hadn't help, she would have felt useless. 'Some leader I am,' she thought bitterly, 'Hooked up to IV drips more and more often, watching my life trickle away when I would rather be the leader I'm supposed to be.'
The usual happy outburst from the other girls abruptly ended when they realized Venus was once again leaving without a word. She could feel their disappointment as they watched her departure. She understood; they wanted to be friends, but she wanted to cause them as little pain from her death as she possibly could. She also didn't want them to see her as weak. She couldn't bear the thought of their sympathy, and she knew they wouldn't want her working so hard with them if she was so sick.
She rounded a corner and disappeared from the sight of her fellow senshi. Walking down the street toward her apartment, Venus caught sight of herself in one of the windows of a store. Her face was almost as white as a sheet, and her color was continuing to drain. 'This isn't good. If I don't rest, I'm not going to make it to my apartment.' Looking around, she spotted an empty alley and started to make her way to it.
Her vision started to worsen the more her head pounded.
'Just a bit more' she thought, steeling herself.
Checking to make sure no one else was about she slipped into the nearest alley and leaned against the wall. She let go then of the will of power keeping the pain at bay, giving into the waves of vertigo crashing against her. Disobeying her inital wish to stay consience, Venus felt her body revolt. Slowly her vision darkened as she slid to the ground. Her transformation dropped but she was neither aware of that nor of Artemis' shouts of worry. Instead she welcomed the thought of rest from the pain as she fell into darkness.