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Episode 3: Triumphs

Chapter 11 - Questions

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Kori walked alongside Luke, holding his hand tightly. They walked down the leaf covered street in the direction of the temple, where the regular soldier meeting was being held. This meeting however, was of urgent importance. Now that Kori was awake and functioning more like her old self, they could continue with their investigation. Luna, for some reason, said that the raven-haired girl may hold some of the answers they needed. Answers to what, Kori didn't know.

To be totally honest with herself, Kori was a little nervous about the meeting. It had been a couple weeks since she had attended one, and with all that had happened, she thought that she may feel a little out of place. Not to mention, that after a couple days her headache still hadn't left her aching head. It didn't matter how many pain killers she took, it would not go away. It was starting to irritate Kori, thus affecting her attitude. She was more grumpy than she usually was. She rubbed her temples with one hand, still gripping Luke's in her other.

"Hey," she heard him say, "Are you okay?" He looked at her with concern pouring from his blue eyes. He pulled some of her hair back from her face, tucking it behind her ear.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. It's just that, this headache hasn't gone away since the hospital. It's kind of getting worse," she answered, looking up into his cerulean pools. She gave him a weak smile, trying to convince him that she would be alright.

Luke gave a small chuckle at her small attempt to make him feel better. She had failed miserably, but it was the thought that counted.

The couple slowly approached the temple on top of the hill, and Kori slowly started up the steps leading to it. She reached the entrance and stopped to wait for Luke. She covered her mouth, trying not to laugh as she found him struggling with the last few steps. "You know," she said with a hand on her hip, "You're going to need to get in better shape if you plan on being a Sailor Knight."

Luke threw her a skeptical look and joined her at the top of the stairs.

Kori approached the sliding doors into the temple, but stopped a few feet away, as if nervous to go in.

"You don't have to go in if you don't want," reassured the platinum haired boy, planting a hand on her shoulder softly.

Kori looked to him, a smile stretching across her face. She nodded defiantly, and stepped through the sliding doors, pulling Luke in behind her.

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"Kori!" yelled Minako excitedly as she saw her raven and platinum-haired friend standing before her. She stood, leaving the comforting grasp of Antonio's arms and ran to Kori, enveloping her in a hug. "We were so worried!" she exclaimed, letting the girl go and stood back.

"I'm fine now, don't worry!" replied Kori with a grin. Moving aside from Mina, she looked around the room at all her friends. They were sitting anxiously, as if waiting for her to say something. "I'm sorry for worrying all of you," she said softly.

"Don't be sorry! It wasn't your fault!" blurted Chibi-Usa, jumping up and waving her hand around.

Kori chuckled and sat next to Usa, who replied by giving her a tight hug. "Thanks, Chibi-Usa." She looked to Luke, and motioned for him to sit next to her, and he did so. She had the idea that he was still a tad uncomfortable from what had happened. She had treated him like a complete stranger. She was surprised he had even decided to stick around. When she had asked, he had simply replied with 'I'm your Knight, I'll always be there for you, no matter what happens.' Kori smiled at the memory. It was a memory that she'd be able to keep this time, and she smiled to herself contently.

Interrupting herself from her thoughts, she looked up across the table to Luna. She tilted her head and gave her a quizzical look. "You wanted to ask me some things, didn't you Luna? Luke told me you did."

Luna nodded and jumped upon the table, sitting in front of Kori. "What did you see when you were in the coma?"

Kori shifted around uncomfortably in her seat on the floor. Why'd she have to ask that? "Well..." she started to say, and gained confidence as she felt Luke's hand rest on her knee, giving it a tight squeeze. She turned to her boyfriend and he gave her a warm smile, giving her the strength to continue. She looked back to the black cat sitting in front of her. "I saw things about my past, in the Moon Kingdom. Everything from when I was born up until...the end," she said. She paused for a moment and waited for Luna's reaction.

"I see.." she replied.

"It was like it all happened yesterday. It's still all very clear to me." Kori turned to Luke again and looked into his eyes. She remembered absolutely everything. Their first dance, their first kiss, when he had proposed...Her hand clasped the ring that hung on the chain on her neck and she smiled.

Luke saw her fingers wrap around the silver ring hanging from her neck. He watched as they rubbed the pearl inset into the middle and the intricate designs etched into the silver. He smiled softly when she looked at him. He was glad that she now remembered. He had remembered everything all at once when that incredible light had overtaken him at the last battle. It had been very...confusing.

"Well, that'll make it a lot easier for us to get the answers we need," said Luna calmly. For such an unfortunate situation, she sure managed to keep her smooth well. "Do you remember any of the people you met?"

Kori nodded in reply, "Yes. Quite vividly."

"Alright. Do you remember a girl with white hair?"

Everyone in the room gasped as they turned to Minako or Mako-chan. How could Kori know this person? She was from the Negaverse!

Luke tightened his grip on Kori's knee as her face paled. He knew of who Luna spoke of, but only vaguely.

"I...yes, I know who you speak of. Her name...was Hanako. She was my best friend," answered Kori solemnly. She did not want to speak of this.

"What ever happened to her, Kori?" Luna asked her cautiously. The last thing she wanted to do right now was upset Kori. So much had happened to her over the past few months.

"She..." started Kori, choking back a sob.

"Did she...die?"

"No...she was taken. By the Negaverse monsters that took over our palace," she said quietly, remembering the destruction of her home.

"Then it's just as I feared," noted Luna to Artemis, who nodded his head with agreement. This was not good.

"Huh, what do you mean Luna?" asked Usagi, who surprisingly, had been silent during the whole meeting up until now.

Suddenly, the phone rang and Rei stood to answer it. Having no idea who was on the other end of the phone line, she picked it it up cautiously. "Hello?"

Kori leaned over and strained to hear who spoke on the other end.

"Hey, Rei! It's Ami! Something strange is going on over here, you should all come check it out immediately!" she heard. Ami hadn't shown up, and she had been wondering why. She looked to Usa, who whispered in her ear something about a school project. She looked back to Rei, who had a paled face.

"We need to go, now!" she said urgently.

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Sorry to cut it off so short! Didn't have that much time. Hope you enjoyed! It's hard writing 3 stories at once, so I apologize if the updates become somewhat scarce. I'm trying by best though! Let me know what you think!