"Whatever onna." Wufei grunted.
"Don't whatever onna me. If it wasn't for me Hotaru-chan would be dead and so would the rest of you." she snapped.
"Like we couldn't handle that stupid little daimon." He shouted.
"Hey genius guess what? you couldn't! Because bullets don't work on daimons. And if you were to fight it hand to hand you would only ware yourself out because it's a lot tougher then it appears." she countered.
"Would the two of you stop." Quatre cut in. Both turned away from each other and hmphed. Usagi giggled again then looked at Minako.
"Venus." she said. Minako turned back to her and blinked then remembered.
"Oh yeah I have some useful information. " she said suddenly. The piolets looked at her and she began to speak. She told them about her dream and what the so called organization really was. She even told them about the new powers she and Hotaru were given. Which reminded her. She got out of the bed and walked over to were Hotaru lay peacefully. She opened her hand a dark crystal hovered above it, then made it's way to the sleeping senshi were it went inside her and fused with her crystal. "There, oh and Uranus also said she should be waking up soon."
"Hotaru-chan will wake up? Yah!" Usagi cried.
"Can we really trust this Pluto woman?" Dr. J asked as he came into the room. Minako looked up at him.
"She's only been wrong once so far and she's been around for over 10 thousand years, most likely longer. I'd say you can trust her." she answered. He nodded.
"Good because I have a mission for you." he said the boys looked at him questionably.
"Mission?" Minako asked blinking.
"Yes I need you to retrieve Princess Relena Peacecraft for us. She is in hiding now, but if what you say is true then she will be in grave danger." Minako laughed.
"Oh please, do you really think the daimons care for a fake princess? She doesn't even posses a planetary crystal. They won't bother with her. They want the planet destroyed not to rule it. To them Relena is just like every other human, pathetic and weak. Oh and that's how they view you, I'm not saying your weak." she said as Heero and Wufei glared at her.
"I know but it will keep the civilians from discovering that monsters are behind this." he explained. Minako thought about it.
"Well Usagi-chan has to come with me. Not that I don't trust you guys, but unlike the fake Relena, Usagi-chan actually does posses a planetary crystal that daimons are dying to get. And in her state she's defenseless." Dr. J nodded. "Alright then when do we go?"
"At 0400 hours. (4:00 a.m.) And Heero and Duo will be going with you." he said then left the room. Minako looked over at the two said pilots. She didn't mind Duo going because he was really good with Usagi, but Heero was another story. Heero just looked at her then left the room, the rest of the piolets followed till Duo was the only one left.
"You better get some sleep. We'll have to wake up real early tomorrow. Come on Usagi-chan." he called and the blonde girl skipped over to him. "Later V-babe." he called before they left the room. Minako growled.
"Ah! Must everyone call me that name." she asked herself. She went over to her bed and got the sleep she would need.
In the morning or rather very late night Duo awoke her. He told her to do the changing thing which she looked confused at. "You know where you change into that skimpy little outfit." Minako turned red and hit him in the back of the head with her pillow.
"Baka. It's not like I had a choice to wear my fuku." she mumbled.
"Well how was I supposed to know?" he whined. Minako shook her head and called on Venus's power as well as the Inner planets power.
"Venus Crystal Power! Make-up!" in no time she was in her senshi fuku. "Happy? now lets go. Where's Usagi-chan?"
"She's waiting in the jeep. By now she's probably asleep again." he told her as they exited out of the bases gates. Venus called on her wings which popped out of her back. She saw Duo's confused face.
"Nani?" she asked.
"Well if you had all this power before. How come you didn't just break out of the base you were kept at?" he asked. Venus sighed.
"Because I was drained of my energy. Think of me as a gundam. Without fuel or any ammo I'm pretty much useless. And I was too hungry and soar to do any hand to hand combat. Though I did handicap a guy while I was there." she said recalling the memory of when she kicked the pilot in the crotch several times. Duo saw her evil grin and began inching away from her.
"Hey lets get going!" they heard Heero call from the jeep. Duo got in as Venus took to the air. She hovered three feet above them.
"Why aren't you guys taking the gundams?" she asked.
"They would be noticed to soon. And besides Relena's not that far off." Heero called out to her. Venus shrugged and looked at the sleeping Usagi in the back. She smiled and concentrated on what was in front of her again.
'I hope Hotaru-chan doesn't get attacked while I'm gone.' she thought.
After about three hours of driving, or in Venus's case flying, they finally arrived at a small ranch like place. It looked old and abandoned with its front door hanging off one hinge, and the roof half caved in. Heero and Duo got out of the car as Venus landed beside it. Heero pulled out his gun and went up to the open door. Peering inside it he motioned for them to follow. Venus whispered to Duo she would stay outside as a guard which he agreed to. The two piolets disappeared inside. Venus let out a sigh and leaned on the jeep.
'Man this is boring. Remind me why I was needed again? Oh yeah to keep everyone from finding out that the boogie man actually exists.' she thought. The snap of a twig drew her attention to the ranches gate. There stood a figure dressed in black clothing and a black cape. Venus jumped to be in front of the jeep and pulled out her chain. "Who are you?"
"Guess I didn't leave a first impression to well the last time I showed up." it said in a male voice. The Senshi of Love blinked. Last time? Where had she seen-. Of coarse! This was the guy who blew up the jeep the night they were being taken to another base. And his voice...it sounded familiar.
"You're the one who saved Usagi-chan and me? But why?" she asked.
"Well, I admit I was working for E.D, but that was because I was forced to. But then I learned that they had destroyed the sailor senshi except for two. I went to visit you while you were in the cell and learned who you really were. You Venus or rather Minako Aino, and Usagi-chan was none other than Sailor Moon herself. That's when I knew I had to break you out, but then the gundams came which was perfect. So I followed you and blew up the jeep, however I had to go back to the base before they knew I was missing. Now I have run away though."
"How do you know our names? And that doesn't answer to why you saved us." she said. This was getting very interesting, but at the same time a little scary.
"Because I knew you would be able to defeat E.D. and plus how would I not know my own sister and one of her friends names." he said. Venus took a step back. This couldn't be him. The man then pulled down his hood revealing brown messy hair and dark blue eyes. It wasn't a man either, it was a teenager. A boy she knew well.
"Sh-shingo?" she whispered. He nodded. "Shingo!" she cried and ran to hug him. He was still shorter then her but looked more grown up. He even had little hairs forming on his chin and sides. By now he was probably about 16 or so maybe even older. "Oh my gosh! I can't believe it's you. Usagi and the others were so worried when you disappeared and- gasp- Usagi. She'll want to see you. Usagi-chan!"
The senshi ran over to her friend and shook her to wake her up. "Usagi-chan. Usagi it's Shingo. Shingo's back!" Usagi opened her sleepy crystal blue eyes and looked at her. Then Shingo stepped up next to Venus and Usagi's eyes grew.
"Shingo.?" she whispered unsure.
"Hey bunny-chan. Glad to see your doing well." Venus bit her lip at that. Usagi smiled and jumped onto her younger brother, knocking him down onto the caked desert ground. Though he didn't seem to mind as he hugged his sister back only with less force.
"Shingo-chan. I was worried. So worried." she cried. "But Usagi is good now, because Shingo-chan's back." the boy looked at his sister confused then looked up at Venus for an answer. She sighed.
"You see Shingo. Usagi...Usagi has lost her sanity. Losing everyone was so hard for her, her mind just sort of gave up. But maybe you'll bring some of her back. I hope you will at least." she said. Shingo nodded and sat up. Suddenly there was a gun pointed to his head.