"Mina! Mina, wait up!"

That night had come and Mina had taken off down the street with out another thought. She knew she could make it! She just had to!

"Mina, please! Slow down, what's the rush?"

In a rush of her thoughts Mina had forgotten her plans to go out with Kamasuchi. "I'm sorry, Kamasuchi! I have other plans I can't break. Please understand." Mina yelled over her shoulder as she bolted down the sidewalk. She couldn't be late. The other girls would all be there and would all get in, not knowing who she was or why she was being so kind. But Mina did. Mina understood now. She knew it! She didn't know how it was possible, or or why now, but it made sense.

Mina turned one corner, than another. The Eternal Night Club was a ways away from where she was, and she only had 10 minutes until the doors closed. She couldn't miss this, not for the world, not now that she knew who the girl was.

No more than a quarter of an hour ago it had come to her, like a warm summers breeze. A fluid rush of memories so crisp and true. She remembered it like a second life, which it was. She remembered laughing, and crying, and being happy with her family on the moon. She remembered training, and practicing with the others to learn how to use their skills and to fight like the sailors of the past. She remembered parties, and celebrations, and, even though a princess, Serena was no different then she was now.

Mina also remembered Saruka. She remembered how proud she had been at Saruka's birth knowing she was finally a big sister. She remembered at celebrations Saruka would always perform her skills by playing the piano as she sang songs that came to her from the heart. She remembered Saruka's pure desire to be a scout like the rest, and how she hid her dissappointment when she was told she didn't have the skill by smiling, tilting her head to the side, and saying nothing but, "One day…"

Mina giggled as tears came to her eyes as she remembered everything and everyone. It felt so real, so purely happy. But Mina also felt a void, an emptiness where all the bad and sad memories were being left out, but Mina assumed they too would come to her in time. One thing that baffled Mina was the memory of the final battle, the one against Queen Beryl and her minions. It wasn't the same as Queen Serenity had once described to her and the other sailors. Though most was as lost as the other terrible memories, Mina felt this one was worst, the worst of them all by far.

Mina sighed in relief as she ran up to the Eternla Night Club's doors.

"Reservation?" the attendant asked.

"Um, my name is Aino Minako, Mina in short. Um, I should be on the guest list." Mina huffed.

The attendant, smug as he was, tilted his head to check the guest list. "Uh, yes." He looked her up and down, "Just because you're on the guest list does not mean you may enter wearing such filth."

Mina looked down at herself. "What? How dare you! I should…"

She shut her mouth as Saruka turned the corner. "It's ok, Harold, she's with me." Saruka grabbed Mina's arm and pulled her around back. "We'll go this way, back stage. Come on." Saruka's face was filled with happiness as she took Mina along through a back door and in her dressing room.

"I'm so glad you finally made it! I go on in 5 minutes." Saruka said, setting herself down as she looked through her wardrob.

Mina listened to the fantastic music coming from the club. "Ar the others here?" She asked.

"Yes, they saved you a spot. Front row center, as I promised."

"Is this some kind of concert?" Mian asked, wondering about the set up.

"No, it's just a club. The tables are all up front by the stage, and the dancing floor is near the back by the bar. I don't want to seem pesky…" Saruka threw her a beautiful, short cut, blue dress, "…but I'd prefer if you guys didn't go to the bar. It was hell getting under aged in here, and they won't think to high of me if you guys drink, or attempt to. I've warned the other girls too."

"You always did follow the rules." Mian said as she slipped on the dress, which was a perfect fit.

Saruka looked at her suspiciously, then smiled. "I've always followed the rules that were laid out for me." She threw a bunch of dresses back into the closet then turned to Mina and said, "I never could wait for the day we could share our clothes." She smiled and left the dressing room.

Mina followed her out in a rush.

"I'm on next," Saruka told her, "The girls are all out there already, you'll see them right away. Just follow through that door down there. I'm sure you guys have lots to talk about."

Saruka turned and walked away, preparing. Mina watched her go, then hurried out through the door to the audience. The club was more amazing then she could ever imagine. The ceiling was high, the chairs and table were elegant, and the dancing floor off in the distance was beautiful and splendid. Mina ran over to a table when she noticed the four other girls all waving and trying to get her attention by calling her name.

"Bout time, Mina. Where've you been?" Rei asked, while she sipped on a cola.

"Out and about." Mina answered. "But I made it, didn't I?"

"Just barely. Shh! She's on!" Serena said, pointing up on the stage.

There was huge round of applause the five girls joined in on. Saruka bowed her head and waited for silence. She grabbing the mic and walked out to center stage.

"To night, I'm gunna start off with a new song I've created specially called 'Carry on', but first, I'd like to introduce a couple friends I brought here to night." Saruka said while pointing to their table, "Let me hear a warm welcome for, Mina, Rei, Lita, Ami, and Serena!"

A huge applause broke out. All eyes were looking at their table. Mina couldn't help but smile and wave.

"They're here on my invitation, and I want them all to have a great time tonight!

Saruka didn't sit on her piano stand, but stood and faced the audience. The song began with an electric guitar solo. Saruka soon joined in with the vocal part. Mina listened closely to the words of the song as Saruka sang in a tone of great beauty and talent.

"Here I'm standing in the night. My cresent wand the only light. Alone against my darkest fear, but I sense my friends are near. I'll draw from each the power I need. Evil Queen we will defeat! Give me the strength to carry on. With all our love we can't go wrong! Only together we face the fight. Nothing can stand against our might!"

The guitar continued in a long solo that gave the song great dancing music. Mina couldn't help but look uneasily at the other girls, noticing that they too were listening to the words carefully. She brought her gaze back to Saruka as she started to sing again.

"Give me the strength to carry on. Carry on! With all our love we can't go wrong! Only together we face the fight. Nothing can stand against our might! With all our strength the battle's won. With all our love we can't go wrong. We have the strength to carry on…"

An applause broke out as the song ended. Saruka bowed and glanced in their direction. She gave a knowing smile to their baffled faces.

"My next song is another I created recently. I call it, Outer Planet Recession. It's a real lively piece, so get ready to dance. I will need violin help, so, Michelle?" Saruka kindly called from back stage.

Mina gasped as Michelle, the Sailor Neptune Michelle, appeared from the curtain. "Gladly, Saruka."

"Thank you Michelle. I believe you know the song I refer to?"

"Yes." Michelle said, as she bowed.

"Good then."

Saruka took her seat at the piano. As the room's chatter quietened, she began. The melody was beautiful. Each key was in perfect timing with the one following it. The notes danced on each other with great perfection. It was a simple piece, but needed no more to prove its worth. Mina listened in aw as the notes played in her ears gently. She closed her eyes as, around halfway through the short piece, Michelle's violin kicked in and continued the piece along wit the piano.

Mina looked to her side as a hand wrapped around her arm and pulled her out of her chair. Rei, looking confused, but alert, pulled her off towards a corner in the room.

"Mina, what do you know about this?" Rei asked her.

"What? About what?" Mina asked.

"That song! It was way weird! I totally got flashbacks of the fight against Queen Beryl. What's with this girl? What do you know about her? How does she know that?" Rei asked strictly.

Mina looked to both of her sides. Besides looking back with an arched eyebrow, the three others were all enjoying the melody at the table.

"Ok, Rei, I'll tell you. I don't know how she knows about the fight, but I know who she is and how she knows us." Mina looked around again. "She's from back on the Moon Kingdom. She dreamed all her life to be a Sailor Scout, and I guess now she's one." Mina blushed a little as she continued, "Also, I believe she's my little sister, back then of course. It's weird cause, all of a sudden, today I got like a wave of memories. I remember her, and my parents, and how we all were back then. It's like a new life, but an old one too."

Rei studied her face, "Mina, you can't take too many chances. Haven't you learned yet that you can't trust every new person you meet? We have a brand new enemy, now. And some how, every time a new enemy comes we always get mixed around into their plots. What if she's one of them? What if, like the heart snatchers, she's looking for innocent people and is just trying to get close before she attacks? What if it's all just a plan?"

Mina shook her head, "No, Rei, stop! You don't know what you're saying. Those memories are real! I have been given back what was stolen from me, from us, so long ago when the Negaverse destroyed the Moon Kingdom. It's a great feeling! I know you'll think so too when you get your memory back." Mina looked up to the stage, where Saruka, her sister, played her heart out with Michelle.

"How can you be sure?" Rei asked.

Mina felt suddenly ashamed when she met Rei's eyes. Rei was only looking out for her, just as Mina knew she would do if Rei were in the same situation. "I don't know," she admitted, "but you're going to have to trust me. Please. Now, if you'll excuse me, I want to support my sister."

Rei watched her walk away with a sad look, but Mina didn't care. She knew it was real, it had to be!

The piece was nearing an end. Saruka hummed gently and spoke words Mina couldn't recognize, but she assumed to be of another language. When the piece ended, Mina joined in the applause, clapping willingly, along with the other four girls.

"Thank you, Michelle." Saruka said, as Michelle quickly went back stage to put away her instrument, then found her way through the audience to where Amara was sitting.

"I'm gunna take a short break now, and give 'One armed Johnny' a chance to perform." Saruka said. She tucked in her piano chair and elegantly walked off the stage. Not long after she disappeared behind the curtain did she reappear by their table and was grabbing a chair next to them.

"So, what do my fans think?" Saruka joked.

All four of them clapped for her while they complimented her singing and playing.

"I can see why you're the main attraction here!" Lita said earnestly.

Saruka looked off in the distance. "What's Rei doing?" She asked.

Rei, who still hadn't returned to her seat, was looking about for something while she clutched her transforming pen. When her eyes met Mina's, she gave a half smile, then continued to look around.

"I think she's just looking for the washroom," Serena said. Unlike the others, she hadn't noticed Rei clutching her transformation pen.

"No," Saruka said, while she stared at Rei, "She doesn't trust me, does she?"

Mina looked around at the others.

"Why would you say that?" Lita asked sincerely.

Saruka traced her finger over the table, "She's clutching her transforming pen like there's no tomorrow. I've only seen her do that once, and that was just before the attack."

Ami, Serena and Lita exchanged looks. Mina could tell they were all very confused. "I'm going to go see what's up with Rei." Ami said, "Serena, could you order me a drink from the bar. I'll meet you over there in a sec."

"Sure, Ami. Mina, Lita, why don't you two join me?" Serena said as she motioned away. She had finally caught on to the seriousness of the situation.

"Ok," Lita said as she got up. "Mina, you coming?"

Mina looked around, "Sure." She said, "Good luck on stage again, Saruka."

Saruka smiled, covering her sadness very well, "Sure, whatever you say."

Mina smiled back before she hurried off with Serena and Lita.