PRECIOUS METALS by Sailor Earth
*Chapter Eleven*
"Sailor Pluto...Setsuna..." whispered Minako.
"Venus," replied Setsuna's beautiful, wise voice, "Why are you visiting so late at night?"
"I'm sorry, did I disturb you?"
"Do not be sorry - I wasn't sleeping, the Goddess of time hardly ever sleeps."
Minako approached Setsuna, uncertain how to explain the dilemma to her, and even less certain as to what response she might get.
"Pluto, can you help me? It's Kunzite..."
"Venus, you must follow your heart...maybe it is your turn to experience what you have spent your life defending."
"But it's not that simple, he's keeping something from me, I just know it!"
"Open your eyes Minako, he loves you, but he's just afraid to tell you."
"That's not it. It's more to do with the past...our past lives...there's things I don't remember, and I think they are important."
"I thought you got your memories back with the other senshi, when Princess Serenity was revealed."
"Our lives concerning the Princess, yes, but things Kunzite has said make me think there was more...I don't remember him for a start, but he seems to remember me, and Magellan. It makes no sense! And then when he thought I was asleep he said that he'd watched me sleep before, and held me. Pluto, I know you're not meant to do this, but can't you tell me - did he, I mean did we... you know..."
Setsuna thought for a while. It was true that she was not meant to interfere with time - whether past, present or future - but Minako looked so small and vunerable, standing there in her bare feet and pyjamas.
"Venus, I may be able to help a little. With my garnet orb, I can show you some of the past. But it will not show you everything, just what the orb decides, so bear in mind that you may not get a clear picture of events as they actually were. Do you agree to this?"
"Yes, Pluto, thank you so much! Please, just show me!"
With that, Setsuna lifted her garnet orb, and the mist enveloped them both. Minako felt her head spin, and her eyes blur. As the mist cleared, and she was able to see again, she realised that she was in a beautiful garden, by a pool. It looked a lot like the pool where she and Kunzite had been earlier. In front of her were two figures, Serenity and Endymion.
Serenity was cradled in Endymion's arms, and they seemed blissfully unaware of Setsuna and Minako's presence - wait! Where was Setsuna? Minako realised that Setsuna was no where to be seen. A rustle from behind the trees made Minako jump, and she looked over to see what it was that had made the noise. Minako gasped as she saw her own self appear between two trees, in her senshi uniform.
"Princess! You're here again?! We have to go home!" yelled Sailor Venus of the past. Then there was another rustle, and Kunzite appeared, chuckling to himself.
"It must be hard having a bundle of curiosity for a Princess," he commented. Venus blushed furiously at the appearance of Kunzite, and hurried Serenity away. Minako, observing, guessed that right now she was on earth, in Endymion's garden, and that Serenity and her passed self were heading back to the Moon.
Minako tried to follow them, but things went hazy again, and she was transported to a beach. It was evening, and the sun was setting. She watched herself, still in senshi uniform, walk hand in hand along the beach with a man. As they came nearer she saw that the man was Kunzite. They stopped nearby, and Minako overheard a little of their converstaion.
"I'm worried about her, Kunzite...One day she will be the Queen, her duty to watch over the Earth and protect the Silver Imperium Crystal...She won't get hurt by falling in love, will she...?"
"She's tougher than you think, Venus," Kunzite reassured her, "Besides, has it done you any harm?"
"Not yet!" she laughed, reaching up and kissing him. The warm sea breeze swept Minako's hair off he face, and once more the scene faded. This time, Minako recognised where she was - Magellan, her home on Venus.
*Chapter Eleven*
"Sailor Pluto...Setsuna..." whispered Minako.
"Venus," replied Setsuna's beautiful, wise voice, "Why are you visiting so late at night?"
"I'm sorry, did I disturb you?"
"Do not be sorry - I wasn't sleeping, the Goddess of time hardly ever sleeps."
Minako approached Setsuna, uncertain how to explain the dilemma to her, and even less certain as to what response she might get.
"Pluto, can you help me? It's Kunzite..."
"Venus, you must follow your heart...maybe it is your turn to experience what you have spent your life defending."
"But it's not that simple, he's keeping something from me, I just know it!"
"Open your eyes Minako, he loves you, but he's just afraid to tell you."
"That's not it. It's more to do with the past...our past lives...there's things I don't remember, and I think they are important."
"I thought you got your memories back with the other senshi, when Princess Serenity was revealed."
"Our lives concerning the Princess, yes, but things Kunzite has said make me think there was more...I don't remember him for a start, but he seems to remember me, and Magellan. It makes no sense! And then when he thought I was asleep he said that he'd watched me sleep before, and held me. Pluto, I know you're not meant to do this, but can't you tell me - did he, I mean did we... you know..."
Setsuna thought for a while. It was true that she was not meant to interfere with time - whether past, present or future - but Minako looked so small and vunerable, standing there in her bare feet and pyjamas.
"Venus, I may be able to help a little. With my garnet orb, I can show you some of the past. But it will not show you everything, just what the orb decides, so bear in mind that you may not get a clear picture of events as they actually were. Do you agree to this?"
"Yes, Pluto, thank you so much! Please, just show me!"
With that, Setsuna lifted her garnet orb, and the mist enveloped them both. Minako felt her head spin, and her eyes blur. As the mist cleared, and she was able to see again, she realised that she was in a beautiful garden, by a pool. It looked a lot like the pool where she and Kunzite had been earlier. In front of her were two figures, Serenity and Endymion.
Serenity was cradled in Endymion's arms, and they seemed blissfully unaware of Setsuna and Minako's presence - wait! Where was Setsuna? Minako realised that Setsuna was no where to be seen. A rustle from behind the trees made Minako jump, and she looked over to see what it was that had made the noise. Minako gasped as she saw her own self appear between two trees, in her senshi uniform.
"Princess! You're here again?! We have to go home!" yelled Sailor Venus of the past. Then there was another rustle, and Kunzite appeared, chuckling to himself.
"It must be hard having a bundle of curiosity for a Princess," he commented. Venus blushed furiously at the appearance of Kunzite, and hurried Serenity away. Minako, observing, guessed that right now she was on earth, in Endymion's garden, and that Serenity and her passed self were heading back to the Moon.
Minako tried to follow them, but things went hazy again, and she was transported to a beach. It was evening, and the sun was setting. She watched herself, still in senshi uniform, walk hand in hand along the beach with a man. As they came nearer she saw that the man was Kunzite. They stopped nearby, and Minako overheard a little of their converstaion.
"I'm worried about her, Kunzite...One day she will be the Queen, her duty to watch over the Earth and protect the Silver Imperium Crystal...She won't get hurt by falling in love, will she...?"
"She's tougher than you think, Venus," Kunzite reassured her, "Besides, has it done you any harm?"
"Not yet!" she laughed, reaching up and kissing him. The warm sea breeze swept Minako's hair off he face, and once more the scene faded. This time, Minako recognised where she was - Magellan, her home on Venus.