She was elegance on the battlefield. Grace under fire. Where Ami was tentative and uncertain, Rei was power and confidence. The first time Ami saw Rei fight, she nearly cried.

Ami was convinced of their defeat. She would sacrifice everything to their mission, give all that she was, but knew it was insufficient. They would lose. Earth would fall.

Then they found Mars.

Ami was cool where Rei was hot. Rei felt things; Ami knew them. Perfect opposites. A balanced equation.

It was science. It was math.

Mars winked and leapt into battle, Mercury at her side.

It was victory.