Due to a lot of computer errors, and problems, this chapter kind of got erased. But I can remember most of what I did, so do not fear! I will rescue it from the blankness that it could be.

The Sailor Soldiers had naturally thought that Minako wanted to quit being a Sailor Soldier when they found out about Asai-kun, but that was only part of it. That brunette wouldn't have gotten Asai-kun if it wasn't for the fact that she had a hair cut that was in fashion. Minako wanted a hair cut that was in fashion too! She wanted short hair, but she couldn't defeat her henshin yet. Duty and honor came before giving up on being a senshi! Besides her heart crystal wasn't taken yet. How could she quit being a Sailor Soldier when that was true?

Minako was staring into her mirror shocked at the fact that her hair could not be changed. It was a dull and ugly blonde. What was the use of having blonde hair if no one could change the color? It was a blank slate, but for Minako, the henshin pen was an eraser of utter destruction.

"Artemis, my dreams of being a Sailor Soldier and an idol are ruined!" Minako lamented.

"I like your blonde hair Minako. Venus, in your past life, treasured her long locks of blonde hair," Artemis said.

"Well, probably because, it was in fashion!" Minako screamed at the cat.

Minako's mom called up, "Minako, honey, are you OK?"

"Yes, mom," Minako called hastily.

"It's not that bad," Artemis whispered.

Minako felt that she was solely inconsoleable. Artemis was still rolled in a ball.

"People will point and say, 'Her beauty's skin is not deep.'" Minako moaned.

Artemis didn't even attempt that one. He started, but Minako wasn't paying attention.

"It's not that bad, Minako, I'm sure you can still be an idol," Artemis said.

Minako grabbed a tube of mascara and then a bottle of nailpolish. She poured the nailpolish all over her hair. Artemis tried to object, but she didn't seem to care. She hacked at her hair on one side, and then started painting streaks into her hair with her mascara.

"Venus Power! Make up!" she cried dully.

The transformation flashed over her body, and the stars sparkled over her hair. She looked into the mirror and cried, "See! It's the SAME!"

She destransformed and tugged at the ends of her perfectly evenly cut hair.

It was the same, with blonde hair and a red ribbon on top. Normally Minako wouldn't be so upset, if it weren't for the fact that she'd cut up all her red ribbons, and she'd done everything to turn her hair one shade darker blonde. Her mother kept asking her when she was going to get that hair cut, and Minako couldn't give her a straight answer.

She sighed and said, "We have to go to the Hikawa Shrine today, don't we Artemis?"

Artemis nodded as he followed the now defeated Minako.

Minako arrived at the party and they set up to surprise Usagi for her birthday. They'd been teasing her all day at the park, pretending that they didn't know about her birthday, but they'd been planning for a while. Makoto had naturally made a gorgeous cake.

Minako wanted to forget all of her hair troubles and said that they should all forget about studying and just party. It was natural. Her idol career was over.

Usagi had naturally forgotten to tell Mamoru about her birthday--big deal you know how that went. Let's get to the important part -- the disguise pen! We know Usagi survives all of this, so the disguise pen.

Well, normally it would have been a natural crisis for Usagi to have her Heart Crystal taken. Of course it was, but to Minako, it gave her an oppurtunity she'd been dying to do. When she found out that her dear friend was in trouble, and that the enemy knew Usagi was Sailor Moon, it was Minako's chance! It was her chance to not only debut as an actress, but to test the item of all items in Usagi's arsenal that could actually change her hair! Kaolinite would buy it hook-line-and-sinker.

So when Ami-chan addressed this problem at Hikawa shrine, Minako announced, "What about the disguise pen?"

To which everyone thought was brilliant.

"Great idea, Minako."

She did wish Artemis was more convincing, but when he was not, she stuffed him under the table near her legs.

Artemis looked up at her and said, "Minako, don't."

Luna grabbed the pen and before anyone could say anything Minako transformed into an approximation of Sailormoon, ponytails, boots and everything! So what if she couldn't remember the henshin details, Usagi was in trouble. Anyways, Usagi always got compliments on her hair style. Always. Minako's plan was in effect, she would steal the transformation pen (Usagi never used it anyway,) and keep her hair in that fashion for the rest of her life. When she wanted to change it--disguise pen.

You know how the fight went, Kaolinite when down in a hail of iron and other things, and Usagi asked her to change, but she did not ask for the disguise pen back. Who is going to notice when a major enemy and person has just died?

Walking home from the battle to do homework, Minako tried a few hair styles. Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, the latest style from Namie Amuro. Minako chose one from a a magazine stand she saw on the way home, and zipped up to her room to look at herself. She was pleased with the look. It was her, it was idol Minako on the way to success.

Minako fell asleep doing her homework and holding the pen in her hand. It was only when her mother called her down for breakfast the next day that Minako went to admire her reflection and saw that the effects had faded.

"Why didn't it hold Artemis?" Minako asked the white cat, furious.

"It's not meant for extended use," Artemis replied lazily from the foot of her bed.

Minako tried the pen again, but it short-circuited. She forced Artemis to carry it back to Usagi's house and put it back into her belongings. Don't ever tell Usagi that, because she'd be furious. This is why Usagi isn't seen using the pen ever again after that. It was not the emotional scarring, it was the fact that Luna couldn't figure out how to fix the pen after Minako broke it.

This concludes Minako's last straw of ideas before she had to try more drastic measures...

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