Beryl took out a life draining stone and pointed it in Minako's direction. Minako began to feel less and less strong.

"NO!" yelled Zoisite. With all the strength he had, he got up and ran towards Beryl. He knocked the stone out of her hand and pushed Beryl aside and to the ground. Quickly, Zoisite got out his sword and destroyed the chains that were holding Minako. She fell into his arms. Though she was freed, she was still getting weaker.

"Zoisite? Why are you here?" Minako asked, weakly.

"I needed to see you. Once we get out of here, we need to talk." He replied.

Zoisite felt Minako go limp in his arms. It wasn't her illness, though, and she wasn't a trance of the Moon Kingdom. Zoisite let out a gasp. The stone was still draining her! Zoisite reached out and touched Minako's hair. It was cold. It felt like the snow in Antarctica!

"Pity thought. She could be of some use to me." Beryl said mockingly. She let out an evil laugh.

That was it. The last straw. Even though it was forbidden, Zoisite knew he loved Minako, and he knew Minako felt the same way. Zoisite stood up, turned around and faced the laughing Queen Beryl. He brought his sword up and threw it at Beryl's heart. She let out a scream of pain, then died. The stone dropped from Mid-air. Zoisite quickly grabbed it and turned back to Minako. She was a second away from death! He quickly put the stone into Minako's hand. It glowed a lit orange color. Minako fluttered her eyes open.

"Zoisite?" Minako asked.

Zoisite smiled. "Yes, Venus? Are you alright?" he asked.

Minako sat up and looked around. Then she turned back to Zoisite. "Zoisite, I'm so sorry for what I did. In the forest. I just couldn't be y you after what I was told. I…" Zoisite cut her off with a kiss. Minako closed her eyes and put her arm at the back of his neck. They parted and went to their special spot. They were in paradise. Well, for a while, anyway.