The Pulse

Part 11? (wah! I lost count!)

Author: Nyneve (who was Benedict Arnold in a past life)

Hello my dear friends. How are all of you? Good? Good. Sorry it's taken so long to get this out. I've been very busy downloading Midis and going to chatrooms and stuff like that. Just so you people all know, this is the all-new between fight chapters chapter. Romance? Not romance? You'll have to read to find out! HAHAHA! *deep breaths* Sorry. Anyways, don't own the anime, as you know. Byers!

-Nyneve

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"Two down, three to go…"

"Don't you think the boys are at risk?"

"It's true that they're not used to these sort of enemies, but it believe that Night and her daughter are more focused on avenging their dead more than recovering the crystals."

"And what about us? What is our goal?"

"To restore the balance at all costs."

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Thump Thump Thump came the noise from down the hall. Mina poked her head in Lita's bedroom. She was whacking her head against the wall repeatedly.

"Uh, what are you doing?" the blond asked. Lita stopped and looked up at her, a slight hint of tears in her eyes. Mina's expression softened as she sat down on the bed next to her.

"Is this about Raye and Amy?" she asked. Lita nodded.

"Those two never go down easy. And now, Trista said they could be…" the brunette trailed off, angry tears flowing freely.

"What?" Mina asked, scared for the answer.

"She said they might be dying. The medicines from our time that Amy brought with are only working as sedatives. But they can't heal. They're fading fast," Lita answered. Mina gasped. How could it be?

In a room down the hall, Quatre and Duo were staring sadly at the two girls that had grown so close to them in so short of a time.

"You heard what Trista said, right?" Duo said finally. Quatre nodded, then gently touched Raye's hand.

"I don't want to lose her now. Not when she had to sacrifice herself to protect me," he said softly.

"I know how you feel. I tried to help Ames, but that ice queen…"

Neither could bring themselves to say anymore.

*******************************************************************************************"No, not Alecto too!"

"How could that bratty princess and her idiot boyfriend beat her?"

"I don't know. This is the second time they've beaten us. Do you think?"

"Silence! If you doubt my judgement, Nemesis, I shall give Tisiphone the privilege of avenging her sisters."

"Me? But if Megaera and Alecto couldn't beat them…"

"I have faith in you Tisiphone. And now my plan is reformulated. If we eliminate the remaining senshi, the shard-bearers will be vulnerable. They know nothing about us, and they can do nothing to protect themselves. Tisiphone, I want you to finish off Venus. She is the weakest of the remaining. It will build your strength."

"Yes ma'am."

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Trista sat on a bench in a park about a block away from her hotel. Her eyes were closed, and she had her head tilted towards the sky. Unlike her comrades, her sadness was not shown in tears, but in her same, sober silence. Suddenly, she opened her eyes.

"This is my fault. They weren't ready for Night. They weren't strong enough, and now…" she murmured, then felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Trowa standing beside her. She breathed a sigh of relief as he sat down next to her and put his arm around her shoulders.

"Don't beat yourself up for this. Amy was doing her duty. Anyone could see how much she cares for Duo. She wanted to save him, even if it meant giving up her own life," he said softly.

"Still, we're a team. We've always been there for each other. Now, I'm starting to doubt everything," Trista remarked. "Except that, if I ever end up fighting to protect someone I care about, I would do the same thing." She added so softly that Trowa couldn't even hear. And she didn't dare mention that the "someone" was in fact Trowa. She loved him and could sense that he cared for her too. Even though there were never any words spoken, it was something they could both understand. Something that could be communicated just by being in each other's presence.

And this was the exact weapon the enemy could and would use against them.

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"So they're after Venus."

"Don't you feel as though we should intervene and help them, especially when we know what will happen before it does?"

"Not even the Gods of Time can interfere with Destiny."

"You have no conscience, do you?"

"Conscience has no purpose in the course of Life or Death. Conscience is for people who are ashamed for the sins of the years past. People like the Senshi and the Gundam Pilots."

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Okay, shorty short chappie, me know. PLEASE OH PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I WISH TO LIVE! R+R too please ^ ^