"I'm glad that you three have managed to grace me with your presences today, my sacred stars, " greeted Queen Kikyo as soon as the now-transformed girls stepped into the throne room.
Fighter spoke for all three of them as they kneeled before their queen, "We always have time for you, my queen. However, what troubles you today that you call upon us to resolve it?"
Queen Kikyo briefly gave the leader of the Starlights a strange look, then she folded her hands upon her lap. "Well, I need you three to go and scout out the entire kingdom for sources of power I've been feeling lately."
Healer sprang to her feet, distress clearly etched across her dainty features. "And you didn't tell us earlier?!" she shrieked in mild outrage and worry.
Queen Kikyo cast an even look at the shortest Starlight. "Because I wasn sure about the power surges at first, as well as the fact I didn't want to intervene in Fighter enjoying her honeymoon with her wife."
The latter statement nearly earned an eyeroll from Fighter, a sigh from Maker, and a "pfft" from Healer at the irony in it. Though none of them noticed the look that the queen kept giving Fighter.
"There's actually no harm in that, my queen, " reassured Fighter, still trying to keep a mask of indifference on her face.
All eyes fell on the dark-haired warrior. "How is that Fighter, if you don't mind me asking?" was the bemused question flowing out of the queen's lips.
Healer refrained from sending a glare at her companion while Maker continued to keep a stoic demeanor.
Fighter straightened her posture and responded while eying her queen evenly, "Because Od-my wife and I have been done with our honeymoon since the first week of our marriage."
"Oh really now? Why wasn't I aware of this?" came more questions from the redhead as the tension within the room thickened.
Without batting an eyelash, Fighter answered as believable as she could, "From the fact we've been so busy with trying to get to know each other. She's been a very good wife to me."
A hidden eyeroll came from Healer at the blatant lie that just spewed from the blue-haired teen's lips.
Maker nudged her short companion as a subtle chastising for her unladylike behavior.
Queen Kikyo cracked a smile and ran a hand through her crimson mane. "I'm glad you two are getting along swimmingly, Fighter. May your marriage be very jovial and blissful."
Fighter bowed and said, "Thank you, my lady."
Queen Kikyo turned her attention back towards all three of them. "Anyway, go and scout out the entire kingdom. Don't forget to bring reports about any findings you may have."
The Sailor Starlights bowed before the queen one last time, then took their leave for their mission at hand."
Shortly after the throne room doors closed behind the three, Queen Kikyo beckoned a servant over to her.
"Yes, my lady?" squeaked the servant as they bowed before the crimson queen.
"I need you to go and summon Fighter's wife for me. Me and her need to discuss certain matters."
The servant nodded and asked, "Anything you want me to tell her? Requests?"
Queen Kikyo arose from her throne, dusting off her royal gown. "Just to dress normally and to meet me in my private chambers for lunch, that is all."
"You do realize that she was able to tell that you were lying your ass off, right?"
Fighter rolled her eyes and clenched her fists at the 100th time that the shorter starlight asked that question.
Maker held in a sigh and allowed her amethyst eyes scan the sea of bodies around them. "Healer, would you please stop asking that? You're only succeeding in pissing her off and that's going to be good."
"But she deserves it! Lying to our queen about her and Usagi-san's honeymoon when almost the entire kingdom knows how acidic their marriages!" Healer spat back, flipping her hair.
Fighter snapped around and glared at her friend. "Oh shut up! At least you're not *married*! You act like I *wanted* to be fucking married when you of all people know that I didn't want to be!" she screamed the last part in the silver-haired teen's face.
Healer shoved the livid bluenette away from her. "Well, tough shit for you because that's no reason to lie to our queen, let alone treat your *wife* like complete, utter shit!" she hissed, her eyes gleaming dangerously.
"But why didn't *you* marry her instead?! Would've saved all of us from headaches and heartaches!"
Healer opened her mouth her mouth to say another biting retort to her leader when Fighter let out a yell suddenly with a throw of her arms.
"Oh, fuck all of this! I don't want to hear any more of it!" Then Fighter stormed off in another direction, disappearing within the crowd.
Maker shook her head and chastised her comrade, "You really do need to learn when to stop, you know." She turned away afterwards, running off in another direction.
Healer scoffed as she shouted after the amazon, "But she needs to hear it anyway! Can't allow her to keep her head stuck up her ass as she continues to be in the Nile, can we?" The intuitive Starlight "pfft"ed when Maker didn't respond back to her and made to turn in another direction when she bumped into someone.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I wasn't paying any attention to where I was going and ..."
Healer drowned out the person's endless babbling as she brushed herself off. Raising her eyebrows in amusement, she asked while taking a thinking pose, "Hey, aren't ya one of Usagi-san's friends?"
Aino Minako nodded and confirmed the smoky-voiced girl's suspicions, "Yeah, I am. My name is Aino Minako, goddess of love and beauty."