Ares Denetsu
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Epilogue II | Minako and Juunanagou
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They had found the others in two separate groups.
Jupiter and Puar were huddled together for warmth, Yamucha sprawled between them.
Mercury had been bleeding extensively, Trunks holding her and humming something softly.
And now they were home, triumphant.
So why did Minako feel like shit?
She knew; knowing didn't help, as it rarely does when one acts in haste.
She'd been going through several bouts of self-anger, furious at herself one moment, then wanting to curl up and cry for hours the next moment. It was all very confusing.
They'd brought Selenity's body back and, after being force-fed a senzou bean, Mercury had frozen the body of their princess and Son Gokuu to preserve the mortal flesh until their souls could be found.
They had a clue as to where to find the souls - in Mirai no Trunks' time - given to them by Setsuna, Super Sailor Pluto.
And all thoughts of this led full circle back to her foul up, her mess up, her desire to seek revenge on Metallia.
Gohan and Rei were inside, finding comfort as they talked of happier things, of games and dreams.
Minako shivered, her hands on the hilt of the Chain Wink Sword, the tip of which was buried in the sands.
"I can't kiss you and make it better, you know," Juunanagou's voice tilted to her and she heard him come to stand beside her, staring out at the stormy sea, black clouds filling the oppressive air.
"I know," she responded calmly.
"It isn't your fault, you know," he added after a moment. "You did what was right. Even if you had let her live, she would never have told us where to find them."
"How do you know what I did was right?" she asked bitterly.
"I don't." He shrugged. "You're the only one who can know whether or not you did the right thing." He paused, turning to go back into the Kame House, looking at her hunched back. "But I believe in you," he spoke quietly, entering the yellow building.
Minako fell to her knees and wept.
Joy. I'm being a tad depressing, aren't I?
Purple Mongoose/PallaPlease.
DISCLAIMER:
The Sailor Senshi are © to Takeuchi Naoko-san, Kodansha, DiC, Cloverway, Toei Animation, Mixx Entertainment, etc.
The Dragonball characters are © to Toriyama Akira-san, Shogakun (?), FUNimation, Toei Animation, Viz Entertainment, etc.
"Ares Denetsu" in its entirety, all situations and plot devices thus far, is © to myself, referred to on-line as PallaPlease or Purple Mongoose/PallaPlease.
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Epilogue II | Minako and Juunanagou
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They had found the others in two separate groups.
Jupiter and Puar were huddled together for warmth, Yamucha sprawled between them.
Mercury had been bleeding extensively, Trunks holding her and humming something softly.
And now they were home, triumphant.
So why did Minako feel like shit?
She knew; knowing didn't help, as it rarely does when one acts in haste.
She'd been going through several bouts of self-anger, furious at herself one moment, then wanting to curl up and cry for hours the next moment. It was all very confusing.
They'd brought Selenity's body back and, after being force-fed a senzou bean, Mercury had frozen the body of their princess and Son Gokuu to preserve the mortal flesh until their souls could be found.
They had a clue as to where to find the souls - in Mirai no Trunks' time - given to them by Setsuna, Super Sailor Pluto.
And all thoughts of this led full circle back to her foul up, her mess up, her desire to seek revenge on Metallia.
Gohan and Rei were inside, finding comfort as they talked of happier things, of games and dreams.
Minako shivered, her hands on the hilt of the Chain Wink Sword, the tip of which was buried in the sands.
"I can't kiss you and make it better, you know," Juunanagou's voice tilted to her and she heard him come to stand beside her, staring out at the stormy sea, black clouds filling the oppressive air.
"I know," she responded calmly.
"It isn't your fault, you know," he added after a moment. "You did what was right. Even if you had let her live, she would never have told us where to find them."
"How do you know what I did was right?" she asked bitterly.
"I don't." He shrugged. "You're the only one who can know whether or not you did the right thing." He paused, turning to go back into the Kame House, looking at her hunched back. "But I believe in you," he spoke quietly, entering the yellow building.
Minako fell to her knees and wept.
Joy. I'm being a tad depressing, aren't I?
Purple Mongoose/PallaPlease.
DISCLAIMER:
The Sailor Senshi are © to Takeuchi Naoko-san, Kodansha, DiC, Cloverway, Toei Animation, Mixx Entertainment, etc.
The Dragonball characters are © to Toriyama Akira-san, Shogakun (?), FUNimation, Toei Animation, Viz Entertainment, etc.
"Ares Denetsu" in its entirety, all situations and plot devices thus far, is © to myself, referred to on-line as PallaPlease or Purple Mongoose/PallaPlease.