Just to pass some time because my dad is using our aol service so...here's
our next chapter of GROWING UP WITH APHRODITE!
Eros: Pass the 'tato chips please.
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(A/N: Again, I am so bad at describing duels, so this will be from what Mina's seeing and thinking)
I tell you. This evil Bakura is quite a talented duelist. How can I tell? Well! Already I've lost half my life points (2000) and he still has his full 4000. Everyone was getting way disappointed at me for losing. I can tell it in their hearts even though they're cheering...for me.
I've been in worse situations before, not this worse but I've always come through. Somehow...
He played another monster. There goes 300 more life points.
"Come on Mina! What's wrong?!" called Joey.
"Keep your spirits up Mina! You can beat this guy!" yelled Tea.
Seto watched with Mokuba as this was the same as when Yugi went against Bakura at the first tournament. "That 4th Egyptian God card must belong to her! She must play it so I can see it!" He thought to himself.
I felt like giving up. The beginning of the finals have just began and I was expecting this...until...I felt a spark....a spark deep inside me...something calling out.
My whole surrounding went black. I was surrounded by darkness. It was just me and no one else..
"Hello!" I called out. But there was no answer.
I looked around once more. The images of Super Sailor Mars, Mercury and Jupiter appeared but in ghostly form.
"Lita? Ami? Raye? "
"We've been talking..." began Jupiter. But she wasn't really talking. She spoke to me telepathically as her ghostly form was staring at me. "We do believe you could win against this guy even if Chaos brought him back."
"But you're just not trying to hard," continued Mercury.
"What can I do? Any of you guys have any ideas? Because if you do, I would be happy to hear them!"
"Mina," began Mars' ghostly form. "We wish we could help you but as you found out, our minds are trapped in the shadow realm but our spirits aren't. "
Mercury's ghost form smiled at me. "Here's a person who can help you."
A big flash of a bright light came and I couldn't see who it was because I had my arms over my eyes because of the brightness. The light cleared, I took a glance and I couldn't believe my eyes. It was her! Really her!
"This is going to be a real sacrifice," Jupiter crossed her arms. "She's willing to take over just to defeat Bakura's evil self. In order to do that...you have to join us...in the shadow realm...or else you'll lose and everything will go completely KABLOOIE! "
I didn't know what to say.
"Think about Mina. It's your choice. "
"What would my think? I mean Serena and Reenie would know it won't be me anymore. What's gunna happen if she actually rids of evil Bakura and disappears. I'll be immediately disqualified from the tournament! "
The raven-haired sniggered. "Oh come on! You know Reenie! She'll have an idea."
I gave a sigh. I just had to ask one more question before I actually made my decision. "Will I ever come back?"
The holo form of Mercury pointed to the one who came. "It's up to her."
For a second...I thought about it.
"Let's do it. " I held thumbs up.
The one who came walked up to me and held her hand up. I held up mine. Both of the hands touched and a big yellow flash of light came forth-
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"What's going on? Mina's acting like she's a statue!" scoffed Mai.
"What did you do Bakura?!" shouted Yami.
Mina suddenly got back to her senses and was ready to go. (I'm trying to think of some scary music here as her result of transforming but I couldn't think of what it was called) She pointed. "You think you're gunna win. I don't think so. I'll see you there! "
She looked at Chaos Marik. "As for you! I'll see you there too!"
Chaos Marik just frowned at her.
"What's she talking about, Reenie?" asked Duke.
"I...am not sure."
A sudden gust of win blew at Mina as her bandanna flew off and her Venus symbol glowed strong and bright.
"huh? Ah!" Mokuba moved her bandana from his face. "What's going on Seto?"
"Is she transforming into something?!"
Yami didn't know what to say until Yugi told him telepathically, as if he was watching it too, "Wait! Unless I don't know my solar system planets, that symbol on Mina's forehead is....it's the symbol of the planet Venus! " He gasped and continued, "That would mean Serena's not Sailor Venus! Mina is!"
"I don't understand! What's that thing on her forehead?" asked Serenity.
"It's the symbol of the planet Venus! Mina is Super Sailor Venus! Not Serena!"
Reenie and her sister panicked. "What?! How'd you know that?!" she asked him.
"So it is true! " Joey glared at them. He then stomped his way over to them. His attitude wasn't so great because he looked like he was going to hurt them. "What's happening to her up there?" He pointed up at Mina. "What's she doin'?!"
Serena immediately jumped behind Reenie because as a everyone knows her as a sometimes scaredy cat, there was that proof.
"Didn't you just hear me tell Duke?! I don't know!"
"you better not be lyin'!"
But Tristan voice made him calm down, "Look!"
Joey turned and looked.
Pretty angelic, angel wings had made themselves appear on Mina's back and they expanded and covered her whole body. And the wings withdrew and disappeared and there, in Mina's place...was the one...and only...Aphrodite! (Eros: Ooh! Good part!)
Everyone was shocked. Yami Bakura, Chaos Marik, Yami, even Seto!
"No way! She's looks exactly like Mina!" he said out loud.
Reenie didn't know what was happening but she knew Mina was no longer of this earth. She grabbed Serena and ran. "Come on!"
"Where are we going sis?"
"You'll see! People expect to see Mina to come back and they'll get her!"
The battle raged on with this new opponent in place.
"A-Am I dreaming or is that Aphrodite up there? The one we learned in school about?" asked Tea.
"Aphro-ho?" said a puzzled Duke.
"Aphrodite, the greek goddess of love and the princess of Venus," replied Mai. "I see! I learned about her when I was in elementary school but I never believed that she actually existed!"
"There's your proof, Mai!" said Tristan.
1 card 500 points. 2nd move-1000 more points. 3rd and 4th move-2000 more points.
It seemed now that Yami Bakura (500) and Aphrodite (1700) were about to end this. And indeed they were. 1 more monster makes it 3 more monsters which means...it'll be Egyptian god card time very soon than a person will think.
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Inside, Reenie was making the final touches on the new and improved Mina Aino. She tied the bandana on and was finally done!
"There we have it!" she told her sister or friend. "Come look into the mirror"
The busy blonde haired girl looked into the mirror rubbed her chin.
"What's wrong? I made you look like Mina in everyway!"
"But they'll recognize me this way because my head is smaller than hers."
"What are you talking about?"
Serena glared at her sister. "Are you imputing I have a big head?"
"Most of the time you but that's not the point. What can you do to make sure that no one really knows it's you?"
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Reenie had her jaw wide open as Serena's idea was to just put a pair of dark framed glasses on. "That's your disguise to make them not notice you?! What if Joey figures you out?"
"He knows everything about Mina but he doesn't know anything until today. Meaning, he may not know Mina wears contacts."
"But she doesn't wear contacts."
"That's the whole point you dummy. She wears glasses so she can see! Ya get me?"
Reenie didn't answer. Serena didn't want her to answer. They both didn't talk to each other for about a minute because they felt a great power emerge from it's rest.
"Do you sense what I sense?" The blonde asked the pink.
She didn't answer her, she just went to look out the window. They both did and saw a bright flash of light. The battle was over. A winner was declared. The pink haired took off. "Stay here and pretend that you're sleeping! I'm gunna say that you ended up here sleeping if they ask!"
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They both sensed right. Ishizu sensed it too. Ovelisk was back and destroyed Yami Bakura but Aphrodite saved the human Bakura and held him in her arms as if he was a baby.
"And the winner of the first match of the 2nd Battle city Finals is Mina Aino!"
The gang ran over to the goddess as the goddess put Bakura down. He was now free from control for good. And she would make sure it would stay that way.
"Is he okay?" asked Serenity.
"Just like last time!"
The maiden didn't answer. She just put her hand on his forehead and that's when he woke up completely fine.
"huh?....what's going on?" a weak and weary white haired boy asked as he stood up.
That was it. Her job was done. It was time for her to go back. She floated up as Reenie came running out. "Whew! I'm just in time!"
A big ball of light came and she was gone.
"Wait! Mina!" Joey called out.
"Hey Joey, you don't have to worry about Mina," said Reenie in a calm voice. "She probably reappeared in her room. She's fine!"
"Then let's go see!" insisted Yami.
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Serena was already in the midst of taking off her other boot when she heard footsteps approaching her room. "Yee-uh-oh" she told her self. "Why does Mina have to have small feet?!" She got the other boot off and hopped into bed and closed her eyes and hoped that she'd look like Mina sleeping.
Everyone came in as the feeling of relief filled the room as they saw their friend "Mina" lay on the bed sound asleep.
"See? " commented Reenie. "What'd I tell you guys? This did happen before but only to my sister who I can't seem to spot now..."
They all came over to her. "Thank goodness, " said Serenity. "I was worried."
"Us too! I hope she never does that to us again!" said Mai angrily.
"When she wakes up soon I've got a lot of questions to ask her about the whole Venus thing, " Joey told Reenie as Serena sweat dropped. Reenie chuckled nervously. "Uh, I don't think she'll remember what actually happened Joey so I guess you better leave it at that or you'll get no answer from her."
"Phew.." Serena thought to herself. "Hopefully this'll last through the entire time and no one will actually figure out who I am..."
"Well, if you happen to see that woman who healed me, tell her I said thank you, " smiled Bakura.
"Oh don't worry. She knows you're thankful. She knows.
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Eros: I'm kinda wonderin' myself. Will someone actually figure out Mina isn't really Mina? I'm guessing Ishizu since she has that fancy smancy millennium necklace.
Me: You'll just have to wait like everyone else Eros!
Eros: :(
Me: Oh shush! Just tell them what's gunna happen next chapter.
Eros: Fine! Next on GROWING UP WITH APHRODITE:
Girl Power is up next! Just by that saying I'm sure you'll know which two is going to go up next and believe me, the winner is going to be maybe someone you don't expect or someone you already knew would win. As the 2nd Annual Battle City Tournament Continues!!!!!
Eros: Pass the 'tato chips please.
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(A/N: Again, I am so bad at describing duels, so this will be from what Mina's seeing and thinking)
I tell you. This evil Bakura is quite a talented duelist. How can I tell? Well! Already I've lost half my life points (2000) and he still has his full 4000. Everyone was getting way disappointed at me for losing. I can tell it in their hearts even though they're cheering...for me.
I've been in worse situations before, not this worse but I've always come through. Somehow...
He played another monster. There goes 300 more life points.
"Come on Mina! What's wrong?!" called Joey.
"Keep your spirits up Mina! You can beat this guy!" yelled Tea.
Seto watched with Mokuba as this was the same as when Yugi went against Bakura at the first tournament. "That 4th Egyptian God card must belong to her! She must play it so I can see it!" He thought to himself.
I felt like giving up. The beginning of the finals have just began and I was expecting this...until...I felt a spark....a spark deep inside me...something calling out.
My whole surrounding went black. I was surrounded by darkness. It was just me and no one else..
"Hello!" I called out. But there was no answer.
I looked around once more. The images of Super Sailor Mars, Mercury and Jupiter appeared but in ghostly form.
"Lita? Ami? Raye? "
"We've been talking..." began Jupiter. But she wasn't really talking. She spoke to me telepathically as her ghostly form was staring at me. "We do believe you could win against this guy even if Chaos brought him back."
"But you're just not trying to hard," continued Mercury.
"What can I do? Any of you guys have any ideas? Because if you do, I would be happy to hear them!"
"Mina," began Mars' ghostly form. "We wish we could help you but as you found out, our minds are trapped in the shadow realm but our spirits aren't. "
Mercury's ghost form smiled at me. "Here's a person who can help you."
A big flash of a bright light came and I couldn't see who it was because I had my arms over my eyes because of the brightness. The light cleared, I took a glance and I couldn't believe my eyes. It was her! Really her!
"This is going to be a real sacrifice," Jupiter crossed her arms. "She's willing to take over just to defeat Bakura's evil self. In order to do that...you have to join us...in the shadow realm...or else you'll lose and everything will go completely KABLOOIE! "
I didn't know what to say.
"Think about Mina. It's your choice. "
"What would my think? I mean Serena and Reenie would know it won't be me anymore. What's gunna happen if she actually rids of evil Bakura and disappears. I'll be immediately disqualified from the tournament! "
The raven-haired sniggered. "Oh come on! You know Reenie! She'll have an idea."
I gave a sigh. I just had to ask one more question before I actually made my decision. "Will I ever come back?"
The holo form of Mercury pointed to the one who came. "It's up to her."
For a second...I thought about it.
"Let's do it. " I held thumbs up.
The one who came walked up to me and held her hand up. I held up mine. Both of the hands touched and a big yellow flash of light came forth-
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END POV
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"What's going on? Mina's acting like she's a statue!" scoffed Mai.
"What did you do Bakura?!" shouted Yami.
Mina suddenly got back to her senses and was ready to go. (I'm trying to think of some scary music here as her result of transforming but I couldn't think of what it was called) She pointed. "You think you're gunna win. I don't think so. I'll see you there! "
She looked at Chaos Marik. "As for you! I'll see you there too!"
Chaos Marik just frowned at her.
"What's she talking about, Reenie?" asked Duke.
"I...am not sure."
A sudden gust of win blew at Mina as her bandanna flew off and her Venus symbol glowed strong and bright.
"huh? Ah!" Mokuba moved her bandana from his face. "What's going on Seto?"
"Is she transforming into something?!"
Yami didn't know what to say until Yugi told him telepathically, as if he was watching it too, "Wait! Unless I don't know my solar system planets, that symbol on Mina's forehead is....it's the symbol of the planet Venus! " He gasped and continued, "That would mean Serena's not Sailor Venus! Mina is!"
"I don't understand! What's that thing on her forehead?" asked Serenity.
"It's the symbol of the planet Venus! Mina is Super Sailor Venus! Not Serena!"
Reenie and her sister panicked. "What?! How'd you know that?!" she asked him.
"So it is true! " Joey glared at them. He then stomped his way over to them. His attitude wasn't so great because he looked like he was going to hurt them. "What's happening to her up there?" He pointed up at Mina. "What's she doin'?!"
Serena immediately jumped behind Reenie because as a everyone knows her as a sometimes scaredy cat, there was that proof.
"Didn't you just hear me tell Duke?! I don't know!"
"you better not be lyin'!"
But Tristan voice made him calm down, "Look!"
Joey turned and looked.
Pretty angelic, angel wings had made themselves appear on Mina's back and they expanded and covered her whole body. And the wings withdrew and disappeared and there, in Mina's place...was the one...and only...Aphrodite! (Eros: Ooh! Good part!)
Everyone was shocked. Yami Bakura, Chaos Marik, Yami, even Seto!
"No way! She's looks exactly like Mina!" he said out loud.
Reenie didn't know what was happening but she knew Mina was no longer of this earth. She grabbed Serena and ran. "Come on!"
"Where are we going sis?"
"You'll see! People expect to see Mina to come back and they'll get her!"
The battle raged on with this new opponent in place.
"A-Am I dreaming or is that Aphrodite up there? The one we learned in school about?" asked Tea.
"Aphro-ho?" said a puzzled Duke.
"Aphrodite, the greek goddess of love and the princess of Venus," replied Mai. "I see! I learned about her when I was in elementary school but I never believed that she actually existed!"
"There's your proof, Mai!" said Tristan.
1 card 500 points. 2nd move-1000 more points. 3rd and 4th move-2000 more points.
It seemed now that Yami Bakura (500) and Aphrodite (1700) were about to end this. And indeed they were. 1 more monster makes it 3 more monsters which means...it'll be Egyptian god card time very soon than a person will think.
________________________________________________________________________
Inside, Reenie was making the final touches on the new and improved Mina Aino. She tied the bandana on and was finally done!
"There we have it!" she told her sister or friend. "Come look into the mirror"
The busy blonde haired girl looked into the mirror rubbed her chin.
"What's wrong? I made you look like Mina in everyway!"
"But they'll recognize me this way because my head is smaller than hers."
"What are you talking about?"
Serena glared at her sister. "Are you imputing I have a big head?"
"Most of the time you but that's not the point. What can you do to make sure that no one really knows it's you?"
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Reenie had her jaw wide open as Serena's idea was to just put a pair of dark framed glasses on. "That's your disguise to make them not notice you?! What if Joey figures you out?"
"He knows everything about Mina but he doesn't know anything until today. Meaning, he may not know Mina wears contacts."
"But she doesn't wear contacts."
"That's the whole point you dummy. She wears glasses so she can see! Ya get me?"
Reenie didn't answer. Serena didn't want her to answer. They both didn't talk to each other for about a minute because they felt a great power emerge from it's rest.
"Do you sense what I sense?" The blonde asked the pink.
She didn't answer her, she just went to look out the window. They both did and saw a bright flash of light. The battle was over. A winner was declared. The pink haired took off. "Stay here and pretend that you're sleeping! I'm gunna say that you ended up here sleeping if they ask!"
__________________________________________________________________________
They both sensed right. Ishizu sensed it too. Ovelisk was back and destroyed Yami Bakura but Aphrodite saved the human Bakura and held him in her arms as if he was a baby.
"And the winner of the first match of the 2nd Battle city Finals is Mina Aino!"
The gang ran over to the goddess as the goddess put Bakura down. He was now free from control for good. And she would make sure it would stay that way.
"Is he okay?" asked Serenity.
"Just like last time!"
The maiden didn't answer. She just put her hand on his forehead and that's when he woke up completely fine.
"huh?....what's going on?" a weak and weary white haired boy asked as he stood up.
That was it. Her job was done. It was time for her to go back. She floated up as Reenie came running out. "Whew! I'm just in time!"
A big ball of light came and she was gone.
"Wait! Mina!" Joey called out.
"Hey Joey, you don't have to worry about Mina," said Reenie in a calm voice. "She probably reappeared in her room. She's fine!"
"Then let's go see!" insisted Yami.
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Serena was already in the midst of taking off her other boot when she heard footsteps approaching her room. "Yee-uh-oh" she told her self. "Why does Mina have to have small feet?!" She got the other boot off and hopped into bed and closed her eyes and hoped that she'd look like Mina sleeping.
Everyone came in as the feeling of relief filled the room as they saw their friend "Mina" lay on the bed sound asleep.
"See? " commented Reenie. "What'd I tell you guys? This did happen before but only to my sister who I can't seem to spot now..."
They all came over to her. "Thank goodness, " said Serenity. "I was worried."
"Us too! I hope she never does that to us again!" said Mai angrily.
"When she wakes up soon I've got a lot of questions to ask her about the whole Venus thing, " Joey told Reenie as Serena sweat dropped. Reenie chuckled nervously. "Uh, I don't think she'll remember what actually happened Joey so I guess you better leave it at that or you'll get no answer from her."
"Phew.." Serena thought to herself. "Hopefully this'll last through the entire time and no one will actually figure out who I am..."
"Well, if you happen to see that woman who healed me, tell her I said thank you, " smiled Bakura.
"Oh don't worry. She knows you're thankful. She knows.
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Eros: I'm kinda wonderin' myself. Will someone actually figure out Mina isn't really Mina? I'm guessing Ishizu since she has that fancy smancy millennium necklace.
Me: You'll just have to wait like everyone else Eros!
Eros: :(
Me: Oh shush! Just tell them what's gunna happen next chapter.
Eros: Fine! Next on GROWING UP WITH APHRODITE:
Girl Power is up next! Just by that saying I'm sure you'll know which two is going to go up next and believe me, the winner is going to be maybe someone you don't expect or someone you already knew would win. As the 2nd Annual Battle City Tournament Continues!!!!!