Back from her Past, by Boyce
Chapter2 : Where Are You?
/ Mina's Room \
Mina was in her room, lying on her bed and looking at the ceiling. "These Stars... I could swear I already saw one
of them once... But where?", she said to herself. Artemis woke up from all her mumbling. "What's wrong Mina? You can't
sleep?", he asked. "It's the enemies we had to fought in the last few days... They all had this star symbol on their bodies.
I can swear I already saw it, but I don't remember where...", she replied. "You're just imagining things Mina. A star can
be seen in a lots of places, like a shop, or a restaurant", he answered. "Maybe you're right Artemis. I'll talk about it
tomorrow with the Scouts. Maybe we'll find a clue of some sort", she concluded. "There you go. Now get some sleep, or you
won't be able to get up tomorrow", he said. He got up, and went sleeping on the end of her bed, besides her feet. She
looked at the ceiling again, lost in her thoughts. Finally, after long minutes, her eyes closed, and she felt asleep...
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/ In An Abandoned Building, Tokyo \
There was a big dark room in this building. The walls were very dusty, and were the home of multiple spider webs. A bright light illuminated the room, and the man appeared from a vortex. He lift his hand, and 4 cages appeared in
one of the corners. He got his little orb out in his hand. He touched it with is other hand, and a big flash of light
occured. 4 beams emerged from the orb, and each beam went into a different cage. When the lightshow was over, Serena, Amy, Raye
and Lita were lying in the cages. The man waited and waited and waited until finally, the girls woke up.
"Hmm... My head... Where am I?", asked Amy. She looked around, and saw her three friends. "Serena, Raye, Lita", she
said. Raye was the second to get up. "Where's this place?". "Raye". "Huh? Amy, you're here too?", Raye said. "Unfortunately
yes...". "Ouch, my foot... I can't stand up". "Lita! What's wrong?", asked Raye. "I twisted my ankle when I tried to kick
what seemed to be a man", she answered. "You too? He surprise me in my room", continued Amy. "And he caught me in front of
the Temple. I tried to fry him, but he was so fast. I don't even understand how I transformed back. I was still in Sailor
Mars when I felt the blast", explained Raye. "Hmm... This is not good". "Is it, Sailor Mercury?", a dark voice said. "You
again!", said an angry Lita. A tall man appeared from the shadows. He was all in black, with white eyes. He had black hair
and had a red collar around his neck, with a black star. "That star... You're responsible for all these attacks then",
replied Raye. "That's right Mars. I created all these monsters to be my puppets. They were useless, but they had one big
assignment, to distract you, and to be attacked by you all", he said. "I don't understand", questionned Amy. "Hahahaha. It's
quite simple. I followed your every movement, every attack you made. And most important, I followed you one by one to learn
your reals identities, so I could trap you. It was easily done", he ended, laughing. "Oh yeah?" Lita tried to get up, but
fell to her knees, the pain in her ankle was too much. "And you probably want to destroy us...", asked Raye. "That's part
of the truth. But first, look around you. And try to figure what's wrong here", he said. The 3 girls looked at him puzzled,
and looked around. The each saw Serena lying in a cage, still asleep. They each thought that this was normal. "Do you guys
understand what he means?", asked Lita. "I don't have a clue either Lita", replied Raye. "Wait a minute... Where's Mina?
She's not here", said Amy. "You're right. Mina's not here... Where is she?", asked a curious Raye. "Hahahahaha. I had
doubt you were the brain of this team Mercury, but now I know I was wrong. You're right. Sailor Venus is not here". He was
cut abruptly by Lita. "What did you do to her, you bastard?". "Calm down. I didn't do anything to her. She did something to me, that
little bitch", he said, closing his fist in anger. "What do you mean? We never met you before this night. You're
hallucinating", replied Raye. "That's what you think. I seek revenge for what she did to me, and you're all here to set my
trap", he said. The 3 girls looked at each other, wondering what he meant. "I'll tell you what I mean. It doesn't matter
anyway because after I kill her, you're next! HAHAHAHAHA". He started to tell them his story...
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/ Mina's Room \
Mina got up a little bit late, because of the last battle they had. She took a quick shower to wash herself, and
ate her dinner in almost one bite. "Mina! You're gonna be sick eating fast like that", Artemis said to her. "Hey, I'm
already late, and I must call Serena before we leave", she replied to the white cat.
After her dinner, she picked up the phone, and composed Serena's number : "DRING... DRING... Hello!". It was her
mother. "Oh... Hi. Can I speak to Serena please?". "Oh Hi Mina! I think she's still asleep. But that should not surprise
you. I'll go wake her up for you. Hang on". "Thank you", she answered. She waited for about 30 seconds, and Serena's mother
picked up the phone again. "I can't believe it! She's not in her room. She must have been very silent when she got out,
because Luna is still asleep on the floor", she said to Mina. "That's weird. We were suppose to meet before going to the
Temple. Well, Thank you very much. I'll call Raye". "All right. Take care of yourself Mina. Bye". She hung up the phone.
"This is funny. Why didn't she call me?", she thought. She took the phone again, and composed Raye's number. "DRING... Hi!
This is Cherry Hill Temple", a voice answered. "Hey Chad. How are you?". "Mina! What's up babe?". She was surprised and
blushed. "Hmm Nothing... Can you pass me Raye please?", she asked. "I would if she was here, but unfortunately she's not
here. Gran-Pa almost made a hole in the wall of her room. It was her turn today to do the chores, and she's not even
here", he answered. "Oh… okay… Thank you Chad. Have a nice day", she replied. "Yeah, you too Mina". She hung the phone.
"This is really weird Artemis... Serena and Raye are not there... We were suppose to meet at the Temple today", she said to
her cat. "Well, Did you try Amy or Lita?", he asked. "No... I'll do that now". She called Amy, but her mother said she was
not there. And when she tried Lita's house, there was no answer. "Now what? Where is everyone?", she said very
worried. "I dont know… That's not like the girls to disappear like that.", replied her white companion. "Luna was still at Serena's House... Her mother
told me so, but she never miss a Scout meeting. I think something is really wrong", she said. "You're right... Here what I
suggest. I'll go at Serena's house, to get info out of Luna, and we'll get back here so we can tell you what Serena's up
too, okay?". "All right Artemis... I'll be waiting for you. Please come back as soon as you can", she asked her cat.
Just as she finished her sentence, the phone rang. She was afraid to pick it up. "Come on Mina. Answer it", said
Artemis. "Don't push me", she replied. She advanced and pick up the phone. "Hello? This is Mina", she answered. "Mina!
Thank God at least you're still alive!", said a male's voice. "Darien? You're already back? Weren't you suppose to come
back next week?", she asked him. "Yeah, but it was not very fun. And I missed Serena", he replied. A tear drop appeared on
Mina's face. "But listen Mina... Do you know where Serena and the girls are? I phoned at Serena's home, and she wasn't
there. Her mother told me you were looking for her too. I then tried the Temple, but again no luck", he said. "I wish I
had an answer Darien... I'm looking for them too. We were suppose to meet at the Temple today, but I didn't reach anybody",
she answered. "Hmm... This is really strange" he thought. "Oh but Luna is still at Serena's house. Artemis was just about
to go out, and go see Luna, to get some info about this", she said confidently. "That's great. Hmmmmmmm... I know this
may sound weird, but do you want to meet me at my apartment? I have this weird feeling Serena's might be in danger, and I
want to know what Luna has to say too, if you don't mind", he asked. "I understand Darien. I'll be there as soon as I can",
she replied. "Thanks Mina. You're a great friend. I'll be waiting for you", he ended. "Bye Darien", she replied, and hung
the phone up.
"So what's going on now? You're going to see Darien?", asked Artemis. "Yes. But you should still go see Luna. But
instead of meeting me here, meet me at Darien's apartment. He's really worried about Serena", she said. "All right. I'll
meet you there. I'll try to make this the fastest possible", he said. She passed a hand on the kitty's head. "Thanks
Artemis. We'll be waiting then", she ended. Artemis got out of her window, and ran as fast as he could to Serena's house.
Mina left her house, running in the direction of Darien's apartment.
End Chapter 2