"Faith?"
The girl looked up as her twin walked through the door. The grown Ariel and Madelyn left, leaving the two alone. Hope sat by her twin. Faith hadn't said anything. She put up a hard face but Hope saw straight through it. She took her sister's left hand. Faith tried her best to hide it but Hope saw it.
Tears.
"Faith?"
The girl gradually lifted her head to look her sister in the face. Hope saw fear and pain personified in her sibling's eyes. She opened her arms and hugged her sister tightly. Faith fought against the tears but eventually gave up. She was used to blasts of power but the scar on her right arm was a stern reminder of how cruel and cold this youma was.
Hope held her sister tightly. Faith was scared. Hope could see it in her blue eyes. They weren't used to this cruel a monster. Although Hope inwardly blamed their parents. They knew that their parents shielded them where they could. While she appreciated this, this enemy was a reminder of what they needed to be prepared for. If they were to be full fledged Senshi then their parents needed to stop aiding them.
But right now, she wanted Haruka-papa and Mirchiru-mama.
Heck, Hope was even settle for their mentors, Aunt Mina or Aunt Hotaru.
"Hope…"
The girl looked down but it wasn't Faith. She tried to find the source.
It was her mirror.
Hope pulled it out. Her reflection swirled and became a girl of pale aqua skin and dark qua hair. Her eyes were light aqua. But she wore nothing.
Faith saw her sister's shock and lifted her head and gasped along with her sibling.
"Hope Elizabeth Kai'ou. Faith Danielle Ten'ou."
"Hai?" the two answered in shock.
"You know me well by now, Hope."
"Hai, Neptune." The girl answered.
The figure's hair swirled. She went on,
"Hope, you took the first step in the battle today. When you transformed today, without your henshin pen."
Hope nodded, "It hurt; it burnt like fire."
"Hai, as it will at first. But without a barrier you receive the full amount of power I can give."
Hope nodded. She had felt more power. The form continued,
"But you are right as well Hope. Your parents have shielded you too much. It is only natural of parents but you are unprepared for this battle."
Faith growled,
"We noticed." She rubbed the scar on her right arm. Her sister glared at her.
"Faith!"
"What?"
"No Hope." The girl turned. Her mirror hummed deep aqua. "Your sister is right to feel anger. She has every right. She nearly lost her right arm. And she will forever have a scar, even with reconstructive surgery."
The voice directed its attention to Faith.
"But you were injured for a reason."
"Easy target?"
"No. But because you are strong. Had one of the others been injured, it would have weakened your team. But you bounce back. Your will is strong. Your strong will, will be a vital asset."
The golden loop appeared in Faith's right ear. An earring that she usually only received when she transformed.
"This enemy is making its stand in the present. You must hurry!"
The twins exchanged glances. Hope and Faith said as one,
"Some help?"
The figure spoke,
"Go to Cosmic Pluto. Tell her to make use of the Time Protection Bubble she formed years ago. Go get the Elysian Senshi."
"Who?"
"Tell Cosmic Pluto to get the Elysian Senshi."
Hope's
reflection reappeared and the force was gone.