My Life the Lie Chapter 4: Jupiter and Venus Emerge
Zechs sat in his prison cell along with Quatre, Wufei, and Trowa. He watched as armed soldiers came and go.
"I wonder if Heero Yuy escaped," Zechs pondered to the closest pilot, Trowa.
"I'm sure he escaped with Duo and Mina and Lita," Trowa said sounding like he was trying to reassure himself.
"What if they got Mina?" Quatre sounded worried for his sister. "The onna are weak but they have powers. They can take care of themselves," Wufei declared earning glares from the other men in the cell.
Mina and Lita walked around the destruction at Quatre's mansion.
"I hope they're okay," Mina grabbed Lita and hid behind a turned truck. Soldiers patrolling the area were searching for them. They saw the girls behind the truck and ran towards them. Mina's hand raised and Lita quickly placed both hands together at her side. Just when they were about to attack, they heard another voice joining them.
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" Icy water froze the soldiers before the two other girls could fire their attacks. Sailor Mercury ran towards Mina and Lita while a raven haired girl in red walked slowly behind her.
"Makoto! Minako! We finally found you. It's been such a long time and we were worried that you were hurt or worse, dead." Sailor Mercury tightly hugged Mina as the blonde girl froze in her arms.
"You're one of them aren't you? You are one of the people Sailor Pluto has sent to come and get us!" Mina backed out of Mercury's arms. Mars walked forward, "Ami, we should change back to her normal selves. I feel it would be easier to talk with them."
They both changed back. Ami started, "Mina, Makoto, I've missed the two of you so much. Galaxia took our star seeds while we protected Eternal Sailor Moon and the Sailor Starlights. The four inner senshi were separated for so long since then."
"Okay first of all if we want this conversation to continue, it's Lita not Makoto. Second, we don't remember any of this." Lita shook her head at the hurt expression on Ami's face. Rei talked next, "Remember us, Ami and Rei? Sailor Mercury and Mars? Minako, Makoto, now that you know the truth your memory will be slowly returning to you and you will forget about everything here."
"Is that how you forgot about the dimensions you all were in? Did this happen to you?" Mina paitently waited for an answer. "Yes, we forgot about everything in the places we were at and our only focus was protecting Serenity and ensuring that Crystal Tokyo will come to be." Ami continued speaking, "We know where the Gundam pilots are at the present time. Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei were captured while Duo and Heero barely escaped."
"We can take one of you to each place if you would like. I'm in the mood for a fight so I will take one of you to rescue your friends. Ami will take the other one to see the other two." Rei walked out of the room.
"Mina, I want to help Trowa. I'll go with Rei." Lita quickened her pace to catch up to the other girl.
"Well lets go." Mina and Ami got into Ami's jeep and drove off. Rei and Lita arrived at the prison cell.
"How are we going to get in? There are too many video monitors around here." Lita watched Rei take out a red wand.
"Mars Crystal Power!" She transformed into Sailor Mars. She gave Lita a gentle smile, "You will get yours when Luna and Atermis come. Mars Celestrial Fire Surround!" Fire rings sliced the cameras allowing for the two girls to run into the building. They evaded guards and make it to the prison wing. "Trowa?"
Trowa was sitting around bored until he heard a small voice call his name. He looked up and saw Lita with a girl in red.
"Lita, I was afraid they caught you. Who's that?" Lita looked at Rei thinking about what to say to him. "She's...Rei." There was no way she could explain about sailor senshi now. She threw a lighting ball at the cell. There was an explosion, setting off all the alarms.
"It's resistant to electric. I think it's some kind of super strong rubber." Quatre watched Lita look at Rei and the other girl stepped forward, "Then I should have no problem with it then," she said. A fireball came out from the tips of her fingers and burned down the bars. Sailor Mars grabbed Wufei's arm and started to run away. Quatre and Lita watched dumbstrucked. Trowa grabbed Lita's arm making her grab Quatre's arm. Trowa led them after Mars. Zechs slowly walked in a different direction.
Ami and Mina walked into a room and watched as Duo came after them with a sword. They dodged the blade as Ami yelled out to Mina. "Minako, you have your own sword if only you had your transformation wand."
"Which is exactly what we have," Luna tossed an orange stick at Ami. Ami slid it over to Mina. "Hey I think I'm on some kind of drug because I think that cat just talked." Duo didn't know who Ami was and since he had only seen Mina once, he didn't recognize her at first.
"What do I do with this!" Mina stared strangly at the wand. "Minako, you say Venus Crystal Power. You'll become the sailor senshi of love, Sailor Venus."
"Venus Crystal Power!" Sailor Venus looked at her sailor suit with shock.
"Mina!" Ami's cry caught her attention as she saw Duo heading her way with his sword. "Venus Wink Chain Sword!" Her sword attack knocked the sword out of Duo's hands. "Duo, it's me Mina Winner!"
"Mina?" Duo walked over to her. "You look different. Who's this babe?" Ami walked forward, "I'm Ami Mizuno from Tokyo."
Duo gave her a look, "Is that somewhere on L3 or L4?" She was confused, "L what?"
"Duo, we don't have time for this. Lita and Rei are rescuing the others from OZ. They might find us at any moment. How's Heero?"
"I'm fine," was all he said as he looked at Ami. "I'm not even going to ask about her." "I think that would be for the better Yuy," Mina answered slowly. At that moment Lita, Rei, and the others came in.
"Wasn't that amazing how a weak onna like Rei could burn the jail bars down," Wufei said as Rei glared at him. Hearing about Rei having powers, Heero pointed his gun at her.
"Heero, don't!" Mina yelled at him. "Don't shoot her!"
"Mina, is that you," Quatre saw his sister nod. The black cat with the crescent moon mark tossed a green wand down to Lita. "What is this?"
"That's your own transformation wand. We each have one. You hold it up and say Jupiter Crystal Power." Sailor Mars smiled and Sailor Venus winked at her.
"This is how it works, Mercury Crystal Power!" Sailor Mercury stood with the other senshi. "Okay...Jupiter Crystal Power!" Sailor Jupiter looked at her suit and back at the other girls.
"Okay would one of the babes kindly like to explain this?" Duo's eyes were wide with amazement.
"Sorry sir, but you four aren't ready for this. Mina, Lita, how about we make a deal. You come over to the place we're staying for one week. We will answer any questions that you have. After the week is up you can decide if you will join us back in Tokyo or stay here." Mercury held her hand out. Trowa stepped forward and smacked it away. "What do you mean? Lita's not going with you. She is staying here with me."
"Quatre, Trowa, we have to do this," Venus changed back to Mina. Lita hugged Trowa before walking away with the other senshi.
Next time on MLTL: Mina and Lita agree to go back to the Tokyo of the past. An important character is shot. Heero does something very drastic to keep Lita from leaving. Hotaru loses a friend. Review if you like.