"Fate" - A Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Series
Fire Angel
AUTHOR'S NOTE 1: Okay guys, this series is just a little thing I thought up, but each story is
only a one-part fan fic, and they are all separate stories (ie. Their outcomes do not affect the
other stories). Their outcomes will not reflect on my future fan fictions. Any comments? E-mail
me at rinoa_heartilly86@hotmail.com
AUTHOR'S NOTE 2: Konnichiwa, minnasan! This is the last part of this series - finally, it took me
so long to just get through eight parts. To think, this was the first fanfic I posted! To Sailor
Saturn and Chibi Moon fans, I'm sorry I didn't do parts for them, but I don't know enough about
them to write a whole story on them. I didn't know much about Setsuna, and look what part two
ended up as - basically a clone of part one! So I don't wanna write parts for them because I
don't wanna stuff it up. Apart from that, it was too hard to think up a plot for them! This last
one is about Minako-chan, and her history in England as Sailor V. I dunno if Allan ever knew that
Artemis could talk, but in this he does. So deal wit it. :o) Please read and review! If you want
to flame me, go ahead. I don't think one fan fiction author gets through without a flame of some
type (although, I have, so far! :o) ) ^_^
Fate
Part 8: I'll Stand Alone
PROLOGUE
She sat in silence, staring at a photograph she had not looked at for two years. With all the
time that had passed, she was beginning to think she didn't care. About him, about her, about the
past they all shared together. But now, looking at the photograph, her heart began to thump
painfully, and tears welled in her eyes. She put the photo down and swiped furiously at her eyes,
trying to brush away the tears. He never cared for you, stupid, she reminded herself. Stop acting
as if he left you for someone else.
She was Aino Minako, Sailor Venus, soldier of love. But long before she had been Sailor Venus,
she had been in England, fighting as Sailor V, the original sailor soldier. The sole warrior
against the youma that constantly attacked England, she soon became known and loved by everyone
in the world.
There was only one person who didn't love her, and he was the only person that she wanted to be
in love with her. His name was Allan. Minako had always liked him from afar, but one day, when
she sat injured in the ruins of an exploded building, she heard him comforting a girl called
Katarina, a police officer who was practically her sister, and she knew then that the two of them
were in love. She left that night for Japan, and became Sailor Venus.
Earlier that evening, Katarina had called her, begging for help. Youma were loose again in
England and the police wanted Sailor V's help in destroying them. Minako knew there was probably
nothing she could do, after all, youma were in Tokyo also, and the Sailor Senshi needed her help.
Her allegiance to the moon princess meant that the senshi were her first responsibility. But she
also wanted to see her 'big sister' and Allan again.
I wish I could just split myself in three, she thought sadly. Then I could live a normal life, as
well as be Sailor V and Sailor Venus. I could help everybody.
It didn't occur to her that her wish just might come true.
CHAPTER 1
Aino Minako stretched her arms and yawned. It was morning. Sliding out of bed, she checked her
watch and stifled a screech. She was late, very late. At this rate, she'd never make it to school
on time. Running a brush quickly through her hair, she pulled part of it into a ponytail, tying
it back with her red ribbon. Pulling on her school clothes and grabbing her satchel, she dashed
downstairs and out of the house before her mother could even offer her lunch.
She made it to school just as everyone started to file inside.
"Minako-chan!" a voice called, and she turned around as Tsukino Usagi came running up, panting.
"I've been calling you all this time. Didn't you hear me?"
"Sorry, Usagi-chan," Minako laughed. "I was preoccupied."
At that moment, a girl with short blue hair came up to them, whispering, "Meeting at Rei's
tonight. Urgent."
Usagi nodded in understand, but Minako just looked confused.
"Rei?" she asked, looking from Usagi to Mizuno Ami and back again. She looked at the ground. "Who
is Rei? And why do we have to meet at her house?"
There was silence. Usagi and Ami looked at each other worriedly.
"Minako-chan?" Usagi asked. "Are you all right?"
"I've never been better," Minako said, smiling. "But who's Rei?"
* * * *
"Minako, I'm so glad you could make it!" Katarina cried, flinging her arms around her friend.
"Minako?" Sailor V questioned. "But I am Sailor V."
Katarina looked confused, but then said, "Thankyou, Sailor V, for travelling from Tokyo to save
us from these monsters."
"They're called youma," V said patiently. How many times had she told her friend this in the
past? Then she asked, "And Allan? How is he?"
"He's fine," a male voice said, as Allan himself walked into the room. "Minako, it's been a
while."
Sailor V rolled her eyes. "Why do people insist on calling me Minako?" she asked, frustrated.
"I'm Sailor V, Allan."
He nodded, assuming she was calling herself by that name to stay undercover. "Forgive me," he
murmured. "Sailor V."
"That's better," she said cheerfully, nodding. "Now. Show me these youma."
* * * *
"Something's wrong with Minako," Ami said. She and the other senshi were sitting at the Hikawa
Shrine. Minako was the only one missing.
"Yeah," Usagi agreed. "She asked why we've got a meeting, and who Rei is. We told her to forget
about it and not to come, because…"
"All right girls. Where's the youma, what's the plan, and how long do we have before it destroys
Tokyo?"
Each of them looked up as Sailor Venus strolled through the gate, Artemis at her side. The white
cat looked a little confused as he walked up and jumped onto Hino Rei's lap, sitting next to
Luna.
"Minako-chan," Kino Makoto said warmly, getting to her feet. "See, Ami? She was just joking,
obviously."
Sailor Venus' eyes narrowed. "My name is not Minako," she said bluntly. "I am Sailor Venus, the
soldier of love."
"That's what she's been telling me all day," Artemis muttered. "She spent the whole day on the
roof of a building, watching for a youma, and refused to go to school or be known as Minako."
"Wait!" Rei yelled. Everyone looked at her. "Didn't Ami-chan just say that she was at school
today?"
"Yeah," Ami agreed. "So how could she have been with you, Art?"
"You know what?" Artemis sighed. "I don't have the foggiest idea."
CHAPTER 2
Sailor V walked side by side with Allan through a small London park. Every few seconds someone
would rush up to her and beg for an autograph, or fall at her feet in a faint. She didn't mind,
though. It's what came with being a famous warrior of justice.
"You could de-transform, you know," Allan informed her. "It would make this more peaceful."
She smiled at him quizzically. "De-transform?" she asked curiously. "How can one de-transform
when she hasn't transformed in the first place? This is me. I am Sailor V. I need not to
transform."
He stared at her. "Minako, I always thought you were a little crazy, but this is just getting
ridiculous," he said finally.
"My name is not Minako!" she screeched. "I am Sailor V! Do not call me by a name I have never
heard!"
He stared after her as she ran away, crying.
* * * *
Minako looked into the mirror, frowning. Her friend Makoto had come up to her earlier that day
and asked if they could train later. Train for what? She didn't know. She was beginning to think
all her friends were deluded. Maybe they think they're all superheroes, she concluded. And that
I'm one of them too. They're insane! Superheroes are for babies. Sailor V, Sailor Moon and her
senshi… they're just another story, like Batman or Spiderman.
She looked up as a white cat with wide blue eyes ran into her room. A golden crescent moon was
planted on his forehead. That's strange, Minako thought. He looks just like the cat that travels
with Sailor V in her comics. What was his name? Artemis?
"Minako," the cat said breathlessly. She screeched, and jumped almost a metre straight up, then
collapsed on her bed in a dead faint. "Well," he muttered. "Obviously she doesn't know who I am."
* * * *
Sailor Venus peered through the window. Artemis was inside, sitting on a bed, looking worriedly
at an unconscious blonde. Opening the window, she stepped inside.
"Artemis," she said quietly. He looked at her, and did a double take, looking from her to the
girl lying on the bed. "Who is she?"
"We're going back to the shrine," Artemis said shakily, jumping onto her shoulder. "Now."
* * * *
"Sailor V!"
She looked up. Allan was running towards her. He sat down on the bench next to her, touching her
shoulder. She turned away.
"Look, V. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I don't understand what's going on,
though. Last time you were here, you were happy for us to call you Minako."
She frowned. Last time she was here… that's right, she had left the night she had realised 'big
sister' and Allan were in love. But… then what had happened with the last two years of her life?
She had gone to Japan, that she knew, but the rest was just a huge blank.
"Allan…" He looked at her, and was shocked to see tears in her eyes. He hugged her, pulling her
tightly up against him. "I… I don't remember," she sobbed into his shoulder. "I left, I know
that. But I don't know what I've been doing the last two years. The last thing I remember clearly
is leaving."
"All right," Allan said, running a hand gently through her hair. "Why don't you let me handle
this while you take care of the youma? I'll call Rei…"
"Rei?" Sailor V asked, pulling away. "Who's she?"
Allan's eyes widened. When Katarina had returned from her visit to Japan, she had told Allan
about all the friends Minako had made. Then he frowned. Of course, if she couldn't remember
anything about Japan, she wouldn't remember one of her closest friends; a friend she had made in
Japan.
"It's not important," he said soothingly, pulling her back. "You can help Katarina and the police
sort the youma out, while I contact some people to help you get your memories back."
"Thankyou Allan," she murmured into his shoulder. Even though most of her memories were gone, she
still remembered that she was in love with him. But she was scared. Why did all her friends
remember things about her that even she didn't?
CHAPTER 3
"What do you mean there are two of them?!" Luna yelped, staring at Artemis. They were sitting in
Rei's bedroom at the temple. The rest of the senshi, including Sailor Venus, were outside
talking.
"I'm not joking," Artemis sighed. "Mina-chan was lying unconscious on the bed because she freaked
when I talked to her, and then Venus came through the window."
Before Luna could answer, Rei burst in.
"We have a major problem!" she exclaimed. "I sensed a youma, and Sailor Venus took off on her own
to go and fight it. None of us have left yet, because we're not sure if we should follow or not."
"Don't," Artemis advised.
"Guys, stay put!" Rei yelled over her shoulder. "Don't go after her!" To Artemis and Luna she
continued, "On top of that, this English guy called Allan just called. He says that - get this -
Sailor V is currently in England, helping the police fight off youma, and that she doesn't
remember anything about the past two years in Japan!"
"Then there's three of them," Luna concluded. When Rei raised an eyebrow, she explained what
Artemis had seen. Rei nodded slowly.
"I see," she muttered. "I wonder why it has happened, though. I'll go inform the others."
Frowning, she left the room.
* * * *
"Dammit, how many are there?!" Sailor Venus yelled, looking around at the youma. To start with,
there had been only one, but when she killed it, two more had spawned from the body. She had
killed them, only to find four more waiting behind her. The death of those four had created an
extra eight. They had continued to die and spawn, die and spawn, until there were about a hundred
of them.
She was tempted to run, but wasn't she a warrior of love and justice, sworn to protecting Tokyo?
She closed her eyes, reaching for the power deep inside herself. Weird. An attack, one that she
had used before, but one that was totally unrelated to her powers surfaced. Since when did a beam
of moonlight have anything to do with love?
* * * *
Sailor V narrowed her eyes, keeping them focussed on the youma. She knew it wasn't long before he
was dead, and started to wonder. Why were youma coming back to England anyway? It had been two
years since the demise of the last one.
She too was injured, but knew that with one more attack she could finish the creature off.
Searching inside herself, she looked for a basic attack that wouldn't take her last bit of
strength away as well as killing the youma. Sometimes big attacks required a lot of strength. Ah,
there was one. Her first ever attack. She closed her eyes and screamed it, pointing at the youma.
"CRESCENT BEAM!"
* * * *
"CRESCENT BEAM!"
Sailor Venus was thrown back by the blast of light that shot from her fingertips towards the
youma. Her head swam, dazzled by the sudden power of the attack. Since when had her crescent beam
been so strong? She closed her eyes as the light exploded into a million different colours around
the youma.
When she opened them again, the youma were gone.
* * * *
Minako, who had been walking to catch a bus to Usagi's house, screamed at the sudden pain in her
head, as two identical voices yelled the words 'crescent beam'. Clapping her hands against her
ears, she hunched over in pain as dazzling white lights danced in front of her eyes, blinding
her. She squeezed her eyes shut and collapsed to the pavement.
CHAPTER 4
"Sailor V. Sailor V, are you all right?"
"Big sister?" Sailor V asked, her eyes fluttering open. "Big sister, what happened?"
"You wiped that youma out of existence, chibi," Katarina whispered, using the Japanese word for
'little'. She wiped at her eyes with a tissue and sniffed. "Your attack was so much more powerful
than it ever has been before. I thought we'd lost you."
Sailor V sat up and looked around. She was in Katarina's house, on the couch in the living room.
Katarina was the only other person there.
"Allan?" Sailor V asked.
Katarina smiled. "He told me what's been happening to you, sweetie. He's gone off to Japan to
speak with some of the girls you know there. He promised you he'd help, remember?"
Sailor V nodded dumbly and swallowed the lump in her throat. "When will he be back?"
"I don't know," Katarina admitted. Then she added, "Don't worry yourself, Sailor V. He'll be
fine."
"I'm not only worried about him," Sailor V said softly. "I'm also worried about me."
* * * *
"Minako, wake up."
Minako opened her eyes to see Usagi hovering over her, looking frantic.
"Usagi. What happened?" she asked, bemused by her friend's look.
"You've been unconscious for hours!" Usagi exclaimed. "We took you back to the shrine… that's
where we are now… but…"
"The shrine?" Minako echoed. "You mean Hikawa Shrine? Where that old man works with his
granddaughter?"
"Yes, that's right," Usagi said gently. "The man's granddaughter is Rei. Remember how we were
talking about Rei before?"
"She goes to T*A, doesn't she?"
Usagi beamed. Minako seemed to be remembering small bits and pieces about their friends, even if
it wasn't much.
"I thought so," Minako nodded. She yawned. "I'm going back to sleep now…"
"No, wait!" Usagi cried. Minako looked at her. "Do you know why you were unconscious?"
"I heard two people yell," Minako said vaguely. "And bright white lights exploded in my head."
"What did the people say?" Usagi pressed.
"Crescent beam?" Minako asked. Then she closed her eyes.
Usagi sighed, pulling the sheets back around Minako.
"Sweet dreams," she whispered, walking quietly out of the room.
* * * *
"Sailor Venus is still sleeping," Rei informed the others.
"So is Minako-chan," Usagi added. She quickly relayed what Minako had said before drifting off to
sleep. "It's almost as if Sailor V and Sailor Venus used their attack at the same time, and it
drained energy out of both Sailor Venus and Minako-chan."
"I wonder if Sailor V was drained of energy?" Ami wondered.
Makoto grinned at her. "We'll find out soon. Allan's on his way. He called again when you guys
all took off to look for Minako and Venus. He said he's coming to Tokyo, and that he'll meet us
here. He sounded really upset."
"Maybe that's because Sailor V did pass out," Usagi pointed out. "And he was worried about why it
had happened."
"I think he just wants to sort this all out," Rei sighed. "Poor Minako."
"I wonder… how are we going to fix it?" Ami asked.
"Luna and Artemis have taken off to find out," Makoto said. "I think they're off to see Setsuna.
She'd know how, surely."
"How long until Allan arrives?" Ami frowned. "The sooner we sort this out, the better."
"He should arrive late tomorrow," Rei said. "I'll call you when he gets here."
"Nuh-uh, Rei-chan!" Usagi giggled. "We'll all stay the night. Won't we, girls? There's no school
tomorrow, so it'll be okay with our mamas. I'm going to pack!"
She ran away, down the stairs of the shrine. Rei shook her head.
"She never thinks to ask whether it will be okay with grandpa," Rei laughed, shaking her head.
"Go on girls. Go home and pack. You can stay here tonight."
CHAPTER 5
Sailor V looked up as Katarina came back into the room.
"I've got some bad news," the older girl said, sitting on the couch.
"What is it, big sister?" Sailor V asked, concerned.
Katarina hesitated, and then said, "The ruler of the youma that have recently been attacking
wants to fight you. He's amazed by your strength and has decided to destroy you so they can
destroy England without you interfering. He's at the police station, demanding to see you,
threatening to kill all the police there unless you go."
"What kind of heroine would I be if I didn't go?" Sailor V wondered, smiling at Katarina. "Don't
worry, big sister. I'll be all right. And then you can smile again, because London will be safe
once more!"
Katarina laughed. "Sailor V, when you talk in English you say the weirdest things."
"No, big sister," Sailor V corrected, "I say weird things all the time!"
* * * *
"Let me get this straight," Ami said, looking at the young man seated with the senshi. "Sailor V
knows that she went to Japan, but she can't remember what she did there?"
"It's like Minako-chan," Rei said, snapping her fingers. "She knows who she is, and who you guys
are, but only knew me as the girl who works at the shrine, because if it wasn't for our
senshi-lives, she wouldn't have met me. Also, she doesn't remember about Sailor Venus or Artemis,
and I'll betcha that if we asked Sailor Venus or
Minako-chan about their past in England, they'd get confused, knowing they'd been there but not
able to remember why."
"Wait a minute," Allan jumped in. "Are you telling me that Minako and Sailor Venus are currently
separate people from Sailor V?"
"You'd better believe it," a voice said. Everyone turned as Artemis and Luna came running up the
stairs. "Allan, hello," Artemis said warmly. "It's nice to see you."
"You too, Art," Allan said, patting the cat on the head. "What's up?"
Artemis jumped up on Usagi's lap and looked at the other three girls. "Pluto says there's only
one way to fix this."
"How?" Makoto asked eagerly. "I'd give anything to get Mina-chan back. Anything."
"Where are they now?" Allan asked. "Sailor Venus and Minako?"
The girls took a moment to decipher what he was saying, and then Ami said, "Sailor Venus is
fighting youma. Minako is at home, resting."
"I should go see her," Allan fretted.
"There's no use," Artemis jumped in. Having been in England with Minako, he could speak English
almost as well as Allan.
"Actually, she'll still remember him," Rei said. "Allan was her friend when she was Minako as
well as Sailor V. It might…"
"No," Artemis said firmly. "We need his help. Setsuna said the only way to get Mina-chan back is
to get all three of them together and have them remember each other. We need Allan to call Sailor
V and ask her to come here. He can then help us get each of the girls to remember one another."
"Do you think it will work?" Ami asked.
"Setsuna said that's what happens. We just have to hope it works. One Minako was too much. Three
is disastrous," Luna quipped. Everyone laughed, feeling much more at ease.
"In that case, I'll go phone Minako," Allan said. Once Artemis had translated, Rei took him
inside to where the phone was.
"If you need help, call me," she said in guttered English. Then she left, and Allan dialled
Katarina's phone number.
* * * *
Sailor V was sobbing. Police came near her, trying to comfort her, but she only yelled for them
to get away. Sailor V had fallen under another fit when she used her crescent beam against the
youma king, and had nearly been killed by the monster. But Katarina had intervened, and now while
the monster was dead, Sailor V knew that Katarina would also die.
"Big sister, I'm so sorry," Sailor V wept, holding onto Katarina's limp body. The older girl
smiled up at her weakly, with quivering lips.
"Stop apologising, baka," Katarina hissed, calling V 'stupid' in Japanese. "It wasn't your fault.
I was just trying to…"
"Save me. So it was my fault. If I hadn't drained myself before, I would not have…"
"Shut up!" Katarina snapped. "You can't blame yourself! It was not your fault, Sailor V. If you
hadn't come to help, there would be far more people dead than just me. I should be thanking you."
"Kat, what about…"
"Allan?" the older girl whispered, her grip on Sailor V's hand weakening. "Take care of him for
me."
"Big sister," V sobbed. "Please don't die!"
She clutched at her friend, eyes closed, tears rolling down her cheeks. When she opened her eyes
again, Katarina's breathing had stopped, and her eyes were closed peacefully.
"Goodbye, big sister," Sailor V whispered. "Have a sweet dream."
CHAPTER 6
"Sailor V, it's Allan."
"Oh, hello Allan," she whispered, drained.
He sounded concerned. "Are you okay?"
"No I'm not," she answered sadly. "Big sister… Katarina… Allan, she died trying to save me."
There was silence, and then, "No."
"Would I say it if it wasn't true?!" she exploded, bursting into tears. "Would I make a lie such
as that? No! I love Katarina like she is my own sister! I would not have her dead for just a…"
"Sailor V, shut up!" Allan yelled. "I'm sorry," he whispered, somewhat calmer. "I… I didn't mean
to accuse of lying. I just didn't want to believe that…"
"It's all right, Allan," Sailor V sighed. "I understand. I'm sorry, also. And I'm sorry I
couldn't do anything to help her."
He paused, and then asked, "Could you come to Tokyo?"
"What for?"
"It's… nothing," he said, although she could tell he was lying. "I'll meet you at the airport.
Can you do so?"
"Not until you tell me what for," she said stubbornly.
"Look," Allan snapped. "I'm tired, Minako." She restrained herself from yelling at him as he
continued, "I'm tired. Very tired. I'm trying to help you find out about your past. I haven't
slept for days. I've found out my stomach can't handle sushi. And I've just found out that
Katarina is dead. I'm not in the mood for your childish behaviour. The next flight to Tokyo
leaves in ten hours. Book it, pack your stuff and come. I'll meet you at the airport."
She was about to argue, but he slammed down the phone. She stared at the receiver for a few
minutes, then waited for a dial tone and dialled the airport's number.
* * * *
"Allan? What are you doing here?" Minako was so amazed as she looked upon her friend and love
that she forgot to speak in English and instead began to ramble in Japanese. When she saw him
looking quizzically at her, she stopped, blushing.
"Sorry," she muttered in English. Instead of laughing and sweeping her up in a hug like he would
have done a few years back, he smiled grimly.
"Minako, you have to meet Usagi at the Hikawa Shrine," he said. "Now. Please, you must hurry.
It's important."
She stared at him as he turned to leave, and her lower lip quivered.
"Allan?"
He looked at her, and suddenly he smiled sadly.
"I'm sorry, Minako," he said softly. "I'll explain later."
With that, he left.
* * * *
"She's here," Usagi whispered to Rei. "Remember, we're not supposed to know her. She, for one,
doesn't remember us."
"I'm glad that Rei's doing this," Makoto informed Ami. "She's pretty good at this type of stuff.
Usagi and I are definitely the worst."
"I'm not better actor than you are," Rei protested.
"Yes you are," Ami laughed. "Now get out there and greet her."
Rei walked up to Sailor V and shook the girl's gloved hand.
"Sailor V," she said, keeping her voice low with respect. "I am very pleased to meet you. I am
Hino Rei."
"Miss Hino," Sailor V said, nodding slightly. "Is Allan here?"
"Not now, but he will be very soon," Rei promised. "With him he is bringing someone we wish very
much for you to meet. For now, please sit with me and enjoy lunch."
"Thankyou," Sailor V nodded. "I would be honoured, Miss Hino."
EPILOGUE
There was a knock on the door and then Usagi walked in, wearing temple robes. She knelt down
before Rei, playing the part of a maid or servant.
"Lady Hino," she murmured, keeping her eyes trained on the ground so as not to look at Sailor V.
"Mister Allan and his guests are here."
"Send him in," Rei said dismissively, and Usagi hurried off.
"You have servants?" Sailor V asked incredulously, staring at the path Usagi had taken.
"Uhh… yes," Rei agreed. "We are a very rich family, so we have servants. Usagi is one of many."
"Rei. Sailor V."
Both girls turned to see Allan standing with two young girls. Both of them looked identical. The
only difference was the outfits they were wearing. Sailor V gasped.
"Allan - they look like…"
"They are you," Rei said. "This is Aino Minako, a girl that lives in Tokyo and goes to school
like any normal girl. And this is Sailor Venus, who fights evil by moonlight with the other
sailor senshi. By day, she is Aino Minako. In their past, they were you. You are they. You are
all Sailor V."
Usagi walked back in, followed by Ami and Makoto.
"This is Tsukino Usagi, also known as Sailor Moon. Then there is Mizuno Ami and Kino Makoto, also
known as Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter. I am Hino Rei, and I am Sailor Mars."
"I think I remember," Sailor V whispered. "I left England, and came to Japan to fight as Sailor
Venus. And I have always been Aino Minako. I was born as Aino Minako. I will be Aino Minako."
"I also remember," Sailor Venus whispered. Minako nodded her understanding.
"Then you must join hands," Allan instructed. "Join hands in a circle and speak the words 'Venus
Power'. You are one person, and so you must join back together. I don't know how you became
separated, but you must become one again."
They nodded, and Sailor V got to her feet. The girls stood in a circle, gripping each other's
hands tightly.
"Venus Power," they whispered, tightening their grip.
Everything became light, and they could see no more.
* * * *
"Oh, Allan, I'm so sorry!" Minako cried, flinging herself into Allan's grip.
He held tightly onto her, burying his face in her blonde hair.
"It's all right, little one," he murmured. "Don't cry. It's over now."
She looked up at him and smiled. "Will you stay in Japan?"
"No, I can't. I have a job in England, and my parents to support. But maybe someday I'll come
back."
"Then… will you visit?" she begged.
"Of course, Minako. I couldn't neglect you again."
She buried her face in his chest to hide her sobs, but at least everything was back to normal.
Even if today he didn't love her, maybe someday he would. And even if he didn't, she'd eventually
get over him. She'd have to. For him she'd do anything, even stand on her own in a blizzard and
freeze to death. He was her best friend, her one true love.
She watched sadly as he departed into the pouring rain, disappearing behind the foggy night.
Goodbye Allan, she thought. I will love you always.
~Fin~
Fire Angel
AUTHOR'S NOTE 1: Okay guys, this series is just a little thing I thought up, but each story is
only a one-part fan fic, and they are all separate stories (ie. Their outcomes do not affect the
other stories). Their outcomes will not reflect on my future fan fictions. Any comments? E-mail
me at rinoa_heartilly86@hotmail.com
AUTHOR'S NOTE 2: Konnichiwa, minnasan! This is the last part of this series - finally, it took me
so long to just get through eight parts. To think, this was the first fanfic I posted! To Sailor
Saturn and Chibi Moon fans, I'm sorry I didn't do parts for them, but I don't know enough about
them to write a whole story on them. I didn't know much about Setsuna, and look what part two
ended up as - basically a clone of part one! So I don't wanna write parts for them because I
don't wanna stuff it up. Apart from that, it was too hard to think up a plot for them! This last
one is about Minako-chan, and her history in England as Sailor V. I dunno if Allan ever knew that
Artemis could talk, but in this he does. So deal wit it. :o) Please read and review! If you want
to flame me, go ahead. I don't think one fan fiction author gets through without a flame of some
type (although, I have, so far! :o) ) ^_^
Fate
Part 8: I'll Stand Alone
PROLOGUE
She sat in silence, staring at a photograph she had not looked at for two years. With all the
time that had passed, she was beginning to think she didn't care. About him, about her, about the
past they all shared together. But now, looking at the photograph, her heart began to thump
painfully, and tears welled in her eyes. She put the photo down and swiped furiously at her eyes,
trying to brush away the tears. He never cared for you, stupid, she reminded herself. Stop acting
as if he left you for someone else.
She was Aino Minako, Sailor Venus, soldier of love. But long before she had been Sailor Venus,
she had been in England, fighting as Sailor V, the original sailor soldier. The sole warrior
against the youma that constantly attacked England, she soon became known and loved by everyone
in the world.
There was only one person who didn't love her, and he was the only person that she wanted to be
in love with her. His name was Allan. Minako had always liked him from afar, but one day, when
she sat injured in the ruins of an exploded building, she heard him comforting a girl called
Katarina, a police officer who was practically her sister, and she knew then that the two of them
were in love. She left that night for Japan, and became Sailor Venus.
Earlier that evening, Katarina had called her, begging for help. Youma were loose again in
England and the police wanted Sailor V's help in destroying them. Minako knew there was probably
nothing she could do, after all, youma were in Tokyo also, and the Sailor Senshi needed her help.
Her allegiance to the moon princess meant that the senshi were her first responsibility. But she
also wanted to see her 'big sister' and Allan again.
I wish I could just split myself in three, she thought sadly. Then I could live a normal life, as
well as be Sailor V and Sailor Venus. I could help everybody.
It didn't occur to her that her wish just might come true.
CHAPTER 1
Aino Minako stretched her arms and yawned. It was morning. Sliding out of bed, she checked her
watch and stifled a screech. She was late, very late. At this rate, she'd never make it to school
on time. Running a brush quickly through her hair, she pulled part of it into a ponytail, tying
it back with her red ribbon. Pulling on her school clothes and grabbing her satchel, she dashed
downstairs and out of the house before her mother could even offer her lunch.
She made it to school just as everyone started to file inside.
"Minako-chan!" a voice called, and she turned around as Tsukino Usagi came running up, panting.
"I've been calling you all this time. Didn't you hear me?"
"Sorry, Usagi-chan," Minako laughed. "I was preoccupied."
At that moment, a girl with short blue hair came up to them, whispering, "Meeting at Rei's
tonight. Urgent."
Usagi nodded in understand, but Minako just looked confused.
"Rei?" she asked, looking from Usagi to Mizuno Ami and back again. She looked at the ground. "Who
is Rei? And why do we have to meet at her house?"
There was silence. Usagi and Ami looked at each other worriedly.
"Minako-chan?" Usagi asked. "Are you all right?"
"I've never been better," Minako said, smiling. "But who's Rei?"
* * * *
"Minako, I'm so glad you could make it!" Katarina cried, flinging her arms around her friend.
"Minako?" Sailor V questioned. "But I am Sailor V."
Katarina looked confused, but then said, "Thankyou, Sailor V, for travelling from Tokyo to save
us from these monsters."
"They're called youma," V said patiently. How many times had she told her friend this in the
past? Then she asked, "And Allan? How is he?"
"He's fine," a male voice said, as Allan himself walked into the room. "Minako, it's been a
while."
Sailor V rolled her eyes. "Why do people insist on calling me Minako?" she asked, frustrated.
"I'm Sailor V, Allan."
He nodded, assuming she was calling herself by that name to stay undercover. "Forgive me," he
murmured. "Sailor V."
"That's better," she said cheerfully, nodding. "Now. Show me these youma."
* * * *
"Something's wrong with Minako," Ami said. She and the other senshi were sitting at the Hikawa
Shrine. Minako was the only one missing.
"Yeah," Usagi agreed. "She asked why we've got a meeting, and who Rei is. We told her to forget
about it and not to come, because…"
"All right girls. Where's the youma, what's the plan, and how long do we have before it destroys
Tokyo?"
Each of them looked up as Sailor Venus strolled through the gate, Artemis at her side. The white
cat looked a little confused as he walked up and jumped onto Hino Rei's lap, sitting next to
Luna.
"Minako-chan," Kino Makoto said warmly, getting to her feet. "See, Ami? She was just joking,
obviously."
Sailor Venus' eyes narrowed. "My name is not Minako," she said bluntly. "I am Sailor Venus, the
soldier of love."
"That's what she's been telling me all day," Artemis muttered. "She spent the whole day on the
roof of a building, watching for a youma, and refused to go to school or be known as Minako."
"Wait!" Rei yelled. Everyone looked at her. "Didn't Ami-chan just say that she was at school
today?"
"Yeah," Ami agreed. "So how could she have been with you, Art?"
"You know what?" Artemis sighed. "I don't have the foggiest idea."
CHAPTER 2
Sailor V walked side by side with Allan through a small London park. Every few seconds someone
would rush up to her and beg for an autograph, or fall at her feet in a faint. She didn't mind,
though. It's what came with being a famous warrior of justice.
"You could de-transform, you know," Allan informed her. "It would make this more peaceful."
She smiled at him quizzically. "De-transform?" she asked curiously. "How can one de-transform
when she hasn't transformed in the first place? This is me. I am Sailor V. I need not to
transform."
He stared at her. "Minako, I always thought you were a little crazy, but this is just getting
ridiculous," he said finally.
"My name is not Minako!" she screeched. "I am Sailor V! Do not call me by a name I have never
heard!"
He stared after her as she ran away, crying.
* * * *
Minako looked into the mirror, frowning. Her friend Makoto had come up to her earlier that day
and asked if they could train later. Train for what? She didn't know. She was beginning to think
all her friends were deluded. Maybe they think they're all superheroes, she concluded. And that
I'm one of them too. They're insane! Superheroes are for babies. Sailor V, Sailor Moon and her
senshi… they're just another story, like Batman or Spiderman.
She looked up as a white cat with wide blue eyes ran into her room. A golden crescent moon was
planted on his forehead. That's strange, Minako thought. He looks just like the cat that travels
with Sailor V in her comics. What was his name? Artemis?
"Minako," the cat said breathlessly. She screeched, and jumped almost a metre straight up, then
collapsed on her bed in a dead faint. "Well," he muttered. "Obviously she doesn't know who I am."
* * * *
Sailor Venus peered through the window. Artemis was inside, sitting on a bed, looking worriedly
at an unconscious blonde. Opening the window, she stepped inside.
"Artemis," she said quietly. He looked at her, and did a double take, looking from her to the
girl lying on the bed. "Who is she?"
"We're going back to the shrine," Artemis said shakily, jumping onto her shoulder. "Now."
* * * *
"Sailor V!"
She looked up. Allan was running towards her. He sat down on the bench next to her, touching her
shoulder. She turned away.
"Look, V. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I don't understand what's going on,
though. Last time you were here, you were happy for us to call you Minako."
She frowned. Last time she was here… that's right, she had left the night she had realised 'big
sister' and Allan were in love. But… then what had happened with the last two years of her life?
She had gone to Japan, that she knew, but the rest was just a huge blank.
"Allan…" He looked at her, and was shocked to see tears in her eyes. He hugged her, pulling her
tightly up against him. "I… I don't remember," she sobbed into his shoulder. "I left, I know
that. But I don't know what I've been doing the last two years. The last thing I remember clearly
is leaving."
"All right," Allan said, running a hand gently through her hair. "Why don't you let me handle
this while you take care of the youma? I'll call Rei…"
"Rei?" Sailor V asked, pulling away. "Who's she?"
Allan's eyes widened. When Katarina had returned from her visit to Japan, she had told Allan
about all the friends Minako had made. Then he frowned. Of course, if she couldn't remember
anything about Japan, she wouldn't remember one of her closest friends; a friend she had made in
Japan.
"It's not important," he said soothingly, pulling her back. "You can help Katarina and the police
sort the youma out, while I contact some people to help you get your memories back."
"Thankyou Allan," she murmured into his shoulder. Even though most of her memories were gone, she
still remembered that she was in love with him. But she was scared. Why did all her friends
remember things about her that even she didn't?
CHAPTER 3
"What do you mean there are two of them?!" Luna yelped, staring at Artemis. They were sitting in
Rei's bedroom at the temple. The rest of the senshi, including Sailor Venus, were outside
talking.
"I'm not joking," Artemis sighed. "Mina-chan was lying unconscious on the bed because she freaked
when I talked to her, and then Venus came through the window."
Before Luna could answer, Rei burst in.
"We have a major problem!" she exclaimed. "I sensed a youma, and Sailor Venus took off on her own
to go and fight it. None of us have left yet, because we're not sure if we should follow or not."
"Don't," Artemis advised.
"Guys, stay put!" Rei yelled over her shoulder. "Don't go after her!" To Artemis and Luna she
continued, "On top of that, this English guy called Allan just called. He says that - get this -
Sailor V is currently in England, helping the police fight off youma, and that she doesn't
remember anything about the past two years in Japan!"
"Then there's three of them," Luna concluded. When Rei raised an eyebrow, she explained what
Artemis had seen. Rei nodded slowly.
"I see," she muttered. "I wonder why it has happened, though. I'll go inform the others."
Frowning, she left the room.
* * * *
"Dammit, how many are there?!" Sailor Venus yelled, looking around at the youma. To start with,
there had been only one, but when she killed it, two more had spawned from the body. She had
killed them, only to find four more waiting behind her. The death of those four had created an
extra eight. They had continued to die and spawn, die and spawn, until there were about a hundred
of them.
She was tempted to run, but wasn't she a warrior of love and justice, sworn to protecting Tokyo?
She closed her eyes, reaching for the power deep inside herself. Weird. An attack, one that she
had used before, but one that was totally unrelated to her powers surfaced. Since when did a beam
of moonlight have anything to do with love?
* * * *
Sailor V narrowed her eyes, keeping them focussed on the youma. She knew it wasn't long before he
was dead, and started to wonder. Why were youma coming back to England anyway? It had been two
years since the demise of the last one.
She too was injured, but knew that with one more attack she could finish the creature off.
Searching inside herself, she looked for a basic attack that wouldn't take her last bit of
strength away as well as killing the youma. Sometimes big attacks required a lot of strength. Ah,
there was one. Her first ever attack. She closed her eyes and screamed it, pointing at the youma.
"CRESCENT BEAM!"
* * * *
"CRESCENT BEAM!"
Sailor Venus was thrown back by the blast of light that shot from her fingertips towards the
youma. Her head swam, dazzled by the sudden power of the attack. Since when had her crescent beam
been so strong? She closed her eyes as the light exploded into a million different colours around
the youma.
When she opened them again, the youma were gone.
* * * *
Minako, who had been walking to catch a bus to Usagi's house, screamed at the sudden pain in her
head, as two identical voices yelled the words 'crescent beam'. Clapping her hands against her
ears, she hunched over in pain as dazzling white lights danced in front of her eyes, blinding
her. She squeezed her eyes shut and collapsed to the pavement.
CHAPTER 4
"Sailor V. Sailor V, are you all right?"
"Big sister?" Sailor V asked, her eyes fluttering open. "Big sister, what happened?"
"You wiped that youma out of existence, chibi," Katarina whispered, using the Japanese word for
'little'. She wiped at her eyes with a tissue and sniffed. "Your attack was so much more powerful
than it ever has been before. I thought we'd lost you."
Sailor V sat up and looked around. She was in Katarina's house, on the couch in the living room.
Katarina was the only other person there.
"Allan?" Sailor V asked.
Katarina smiled. "He told me what's been happening to you, sweetie. He's gone off to Japan to
speak with some of the girls you know there. He promised you he'd help, remember?"
Sailor V nodded dumbly and swallowed the lump in her throat. "When will he be back?"
"I don't know," Katarina admitted. Then she added, "Don't worry yourself, Sailor V. He'll be
fine."
"I'm not only worried about him," Sailor V said softly. "I'm also worried about me."
* * * *
"Minako, wake up."
Minako opened her eyes to see Usagi hovering over her, looking frantic.
"Usagi. What happened?" she asked, bemused by her friend's look.
"You've been unconscious for hours!" Usagi exclaimed. "We took you back to the shrine… that's
where we are now… but…"
"The shrine?" Minako echoed. "You mean Hikawa Shrine? Where that old man works with his
granddaughter?"
"Yes, that's right," Usagi said gently. "The man's granddaughter is Rei. Remember how we were
talking about Rei before?"
"She goes to T*A, doesn't she?"
Usagi beamed. Minako seemed to be remembering small bits and pieces about their friends, even if
it wasn't much.
"I thought so," Minako nodded. She yawned. "I'm going back to sleep now…"
"No, wait!" Usagi cried. Minako looked at her. "Do you know why you were unconscious?"
"I heard two people yell," Minako said vaguely. "And bright white lights exploded in my head."
"What did the people say?" Usagi pressed.
"Crescent beam?" Minako asked. Then she closed her eyes.
Usagi sighed, pulling the sheets back around Minako.
"Sweet dreams," she whispered, walking quietly out of the room.
* * * *
"Sailor Venus is still sleeping," Rei informed the others.
"So is Minako-chan," Usagi added. She quickly relayed what Minako had said before drifting off to
sleep. "It's almost as if Sailor V and Sailor Venus used their attack at the same time, and it
drained energy out of both Sailor Venus and Minako-chan."
"I wonder if Sailor V was drained of energy?" Ami wondered.
Makoto grinned at her. "We'll find out soon. Allan's on his way. He called again when you guys
all took off to look for Minako and Venus. He said he's coming to Tokyo, and that he'll meet us
here. He sounded really upset."
"Maybe that's because Sailor V did pass out," Usagi pointed out. "And he was worried about why it
had happened."
"I think he just wants to sort this all out," Rei sighed. "Poor Minako."
"I wonder… how are we going to fix it?" Ami asked.
"Luna and Artemis have taken off to find out," Makoto said. "I think they're off to see Setsuna.
She'd know how, surely."
"How long until Allan arrives?" Ami frowned. "The sooner we sort this out, the better."
"He should arrive late tomorrow," Rei said. "I'll call you when he gets here."
"Nuh-uh, Rei-chan!" Usagi giggled. "We'll all stay the night. Won't we, girls? There's no school
tomorrow, so it'll be okay with our mamas. I'm going to pack!"
She ran away, down the stairs of the shrine. Rei shook her head.
"She never thinks to ask whether it will be okay with grandpa," Rei laughed, shaking her head.
"Go on girls. Go home and pack. You can stay here tonight."
CHAPTER 5
Sailor V looked up as Katarina came back into the room.
"I've got some bad news," the older girl said, sitting on the couch.
"What is it, big sister?" Sailor V asked, concerned.
Katarina hesitated, and then said, "The ruler of the youma that have recently been attacking
wants to fight you. He's amazed by your strength and has decided to destroy you so they can
destroy England without you interfering. He's at the police station, demanding to see you,
threatening to kill all the police there unless you go."
"What kind of heroine would I be if I didn't go?" Sailor V wondered, smiling at Katarina. "Don't
worry, big sister. I'll be all right. And then you can smile again, because London will be safe
once more!"
Katarina laughed. "Sailor V, when you talk in English you say the weirdest things."
"No, big sister," Sailor V corrected, "I say weird things all the time!"
* * * *
"Let me get this straight," Ami said, looking at the young man seated with the senshi. "Sailor V
knows that she went to Japan, but she can't remember what she did there?"
"It's like Minako-chan," Rei said, snapping her fingers. "She knows who she is, and who you guys
are, but only knew me as the girl who works at the shrine, because if it wasn't for our
senshi-lives, she wouldn't have met me. Also, she doesn't remember about Sailor Venus or Artemis,
and I'll betcha that if we asked Sailor Venus or
Minako-chan about their past in England, they'd get confused, knowing they'd been there but not
able to remember why."
"Wait a minute," Allan jumped in. "Are you telling me that Minako and Sailor Venus are currently
separate people from Sailor V?"
"You'd better believe it," a voice said. Everyone turned as Artemis and Luna came running up the
stairs. "Allan, hello," Artemis said warmly. "It's nice to see you."
"You too, Art," Allan said, patting the cat on the head. "What's up?"
Artemis jumped up on Usagi's lap and looked at the other three girls. "Pluto says there's only
one way to fix this."
"How?" Makoto asked eagerly. "I'd give anything to get Mina-chan back. Anything."
"Where are they now?" Allan asked. "Sailor Venus and Minako?"
The girls took a moment to decipher what he was saying, and then Ami said, "Sailor Venus is
fighting youma. Minako is at home, resting."
"I should go see her," Allan fretted.
"There's no use," Artemis jumped in. Having been in England with Minako, he could speak English
almost as well as Allan.
"Actually, she'll still remember him," Rei said. "Allan was her friend when she was Minako as
well as Sailor V. It might…"
"No," Artemis said firmly. "We need his help. Setsuna said the only way to get Mina-chan back is
to get all three of them together and have them remember each other. We need Allan to call Sailor
V and ask her to come here. He can then help us get each of the girls to remember one another."
"Do you think it will work?" Ami asked.
"Setsuna said that's what happens. We just have to hope it works. One Minako was too much. Three
is disastrous," Luna quipped. Everyone laughed, feeling much more at ease.
"In that case, I'll go phone Minako," Allan said. Once Artemis had translated, Rei took him
inside to where the phone was.
"If you need help, call me," she said in guttered English. Then she left, and Allan dialled
Katarina's phone number.
* * * *
Sailor V was sobbing. Police came near her, trying to comfort her, but she only yelled for them
to get away. Sailor V had fallen under another fit when she used her crescent beam against the
youma king, and had nearly been killed by the monster. But Katarina had intervened, and now while
the monster was dead, Sailor V knew that Katarina would also die.
"Big sister, I'm so sorry," Sailor V wept, holding onto Katarina's limp body. The older girl
smiled up at her weakly, with quivering lips.
"Stop apologising, baka," Katarina hissed, calling V 'stupid' in Japanese. "It wasn't your fault.
I was just trying to…"
"Save me. So it was my fault. If I hadn't drained myself before, I would not have…"
"Shut up!" Katarina snapped. "You can't blame yourself! It was not your fault, Sailor V. If you
hadn't come to help, there would be far more people dead than just me. I should be thanking you."
"Kat, what about…"
"Allan?" the older girl whispered, her grip on Sailor V's hand weakening. "Take care of him for
me."
"Big sister," V sobbed. "Please don't die!"
She clutched at her friend, eyes closed, tears rolling down her cheeks. When she opened her eyes
again, Katarina's breathing had stopped, and her eyes were closed peacefully.
"Goodbye, big sister," Sailor V whispered. "Have a sweet dream."
CHAPTER 6
"Sailor V, it's Allan."
"Oh, hello Allan," she whispered, drained.
He sounded concerned. "Are you okay?"
"No I'm not," she answered sadly. "Big sister… Katarina… Allan, she died trying to save me."
There was silence, and then, "No."
"Would I say it if it wasn't true?!" she exploded, bursting into tears. "Would I make a lie such
as that? No! I love Katarina like she is my own sister! I would not have her dead for just a…"
"Sailor V, shut up!" Allan yelled. "I'm sorry," he whispered, somewhat calmer. "I… I didn't mean
to accuse of lying. I just didn't want to believe that…"
"It's all right, Allan," Sailor V sighed. "I understand. I'm sorry, also. And I'm sorry I
couldn't do anything to help her."
He paused, and then asked, "Could you come to Tokyo?"
"What for?"
"It's… nothing," he said, although she could tell he was lying. "I'll meet you at the airport.
Can you do so?"
"Not until you tell me what for," she said stubbornly.
"Look," Allan snapped. "I'm tired, Minako." She restrained herself from yelling at him as he
continued, "I'm tired. Very tired. I'm trying to help you find out about your past. I haven't
slept for days. I've found out my stomach can't handle sushi. And I've just found out that
Katarina is dead. I'm not in the mood for your childish behaviour. The next flight to Tokyo
leaves in ten hours. Book it, pack your stuff and come. I'll meet you at the airport."
She was about to argue, but he slammed down the phone. She stared at the receiver for a few
minutes, then waited for a dial tone and dialled the airport's number.
* * * *
"Allan? What are you doing here?" Minako was so amazed as she looked upon her friend and love
that she forgot to speak in English and instead began to ramble in Japanese. When she saw him
looking quizzically at her, she stopped, blushing.
"Sorry," she muttered in English. Instead of laughing and sweeping her up in a hug like he would
have done a few years back, he smiled grimly.
"Minako, you have to meet Usagi at the Hikawa Shrine," he said. "Now. Please, you must hurry.
It's important."
She stared at him as he turned to leave, and her lower lip quivered.
"Allan?"
He looked at her, and suddenly he smiled sadly.
"I'm sorry, Minako," he said softly. "I'll explain later."
With that, he left.
* * * *
"She's here," Usagi whispered to Rei. "Remember, we're not supposed to know her. She, for one,
doesn't remember us."
"I'm glad that Rei's doing this," Makoto informed Ami. "She's pretty good at this type of stuff.
Usagi and I are definitely the worst."
"I'm not better actor than you are," Rei protested.
"Yes you are," Ami laughed. "Now get out there and greet her."
Rei walked up to Sailor V and shook the girl's gloved hand.
"Sailor V," she said, keeping her voice low with respect. "I am very pleased to meet you. I am
Hino Rei."
"Miss Hino," Sailor V said, nodding slightly. "Is Allan here?"
"Not now, but he will be very soon," Rei promised. "With him he is bringing someone we wish very
much for you to meet. For now, please sit with me and enjoy lunch."
"Thankyou," Sailor V nodded. "I would be honoured, Miss Hino."
EPILOGUE
There was a knock on the door and then Usagi walked in, wearing temple robes. She knelt down
before Rei, playing the part of a maid or servant.
"Lady Hino," she murmured, keeping her eyes trained on the ground so as not to look at Sailor V.
"Mister Allan and his guests are here."
"Send him in," Rei said dismissively, and Usagi hurried off.
"You have servants?" Sailor V asked incredulously, staring at the path Usagi had taken.
"Uhh… yes," Rei agreed. "We are a very rich family, so we have servants. Usagi is one of many."
"Rei. Sailor V."
Both girls turned to see Allan standing with two young girls. Both of them looked identical. The
only difference was the outfits they were wearing. Sailor V gasped.
"Allan - they look like…"
"They are you," Rei said. "This is Aino Minako, a girl that lives in Tokyo and goes to school
like any normal girl. And this is Sailor Venus, who fights evil by moonlight with the other
sailor senshi. By day, she is Aino Minako. In their past, they were you. You are they. You are
all Sailor V."
Usagi walked back in, followed by Ami and Makoto.
"This is Tsukino Usagi, also known as Sailor Moon. Then there is Mizuno Ami and Kino Makoto, also
known as Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter. I am Hino Rei, and I am Sailor Mars."
"I think I remember," Sailor V whispered. "I left England, and came to Japan to fight as Sailor
Venus. And I have always been Aino Minako. I was born as Aino Minako. I will be Aino Minako."
"I also remember," Sailor Venus whispered. Minako nodded her understanding.
"Then you must join hands," Allan instructed. "Join hands in a circle and speak the words 'Venus
Power'. You are one person, and so you must join back together. I don't know how you became
separated, but you must become one again."
They nodded, and Sailor V got to her feet. The girls stood in a circle, gripping each other's
hands tightly.
"Venus Power," they whispered, tightening their grip.
Everything became light, and they could see no more.
* * * *
"Oh, Allan, I'm so sorry!" Minako cried, flinging herself into Allan's grip.
He held tightly onto her, burying his face in her blonde hair.
"It's all right, little one," he murmured. "Don't cry. It's over now."
She looked up at him and smiled. "Will you stay in Japan?"
"No, I can't. I have a job in England, and my parents to support. But maybe someday I'll come
back."
"Then… will you visit?" she begged.
"Of course, Minako. I couldn't neglect you again."
She buried her face in his chest to hide her sobs, but at least everything was back to normal.
Even if today he didn't love her, maybe someday he would. And even if he didn't, she'd eventually
get over him. She'd have to. For him she'd do anything, even stand on her own in a blizzard and
freeze to death. He was her best friend, her one true love.
She watched sadly as he departed into the pouring rain, disappearing behind the foggy night.
Goodbye Allan, she thought. I will love you always.
~Fin~
