Mina's Tragic past

One night Ami, Lita, Rei, and Tails were inside the Arcade using Luna's game as a computer to check locations in the city.

"No, no, no." Ami said as the computer zoomed in on coordinates. "So I guess that leaves…"

"Sorry I'm late!" Luna said walking through the door.

"Oh, I am dead tired." Serena groaned sluggishly, moving inside slouched over herself.

"How was it?" Ami asked.

"The Japanese confectionery store we checked wasn't the doorway to the Dark Kingdom's hideout." Luna said.

"I see." Ami sighed looking back at the screen. "So these aren't the places either. Monsters are appearing one after another from the Dark Kingdom. There has to be a doorway for them somewhere."

"Rei, how about the places you guys checked?" Luna asked.

"No leads whatsoever." Rei sighed.

"Not one place that looked like the entrance to a hideout." Lita added.

"All that leaves is Mina." Luna said.

"I'm so tired!" Serena whined.

"Serena, everyone's working hard, so be a little more patient!" Luna scolded.

"But, I'm starving!" She whined.

"What did you just eat at that confectionery?" Luna said annoyed.

"Three plates of sweet dumplings and two cups of jelly with fruits!" She cheered. "It was good. She started to cry again. "But that's not close to being enough!"

"You guys are pretty rowdy in here." Mina said. Who had just arrived with Artemis.

"Ok guys here I am!" Sonic said walking inside after Mina.

"How was it?" Ami asked.

"We checked all the public baths in Tokyo, but we found nothing!" Mina said.

"No dice in old warehouses either." Sonic said.

"I see. Thanks for your hard work." Ami smiled.

"So Sonic how is the emerald count?" Lita asked.

"Well." Tails said counting with his fingers. "We have three, you guys have two, Knuckles has one, and Beryl has one."

"Nice!" Rei said. "Only two left!"

"Why don't we call it a night and go home for today?" Lita asked.

"Good idea." Ami said, and she attempted to log off the computer. But the screen flashed to the sun and strange dark spots were growing on the surface.

"This is!" Luna shouted, as they all gathered around the screen. "Just like before!"

"The way the sunspots are spreading." Artemis said. "It's just like when the Moon Kingdom was destroyed long ago."

"What!?" Everyone panicked.

In the Dark Kingdom everyone was speaking to queen Metalia and Endymion was resting in the bed in front of Metalia.

"Once the sun is blanketed by sunspots, I shall be brought back to life from my eternal slumber." Metalia said.

"Queen Metalia will be revived?" Malachite asked and Beryl nodded.

"Once Queen Metalia is revived and we get hold of the Silver Crystal, the world will become mine." Beryl smirked.

"The day you will hold the Silver Crystal should not be too far away." Malachite said.

"Why?" Beryl asked.

"I found somebody who knows Sailor V's true Identity." Malachite smiled.

"What is it?" Beryl asked.

"She is a policewoman who works for Interpol in England." Malachite explained. "I received information that she used to care for Sailor V like a younger sister."

"Sounds interesting." Beryl said. "Sailor V is certain to be related to Sailor Moon in some way. I will leave this to you."

"Yes, my lady." Malachite bowed, Malachite left and Metalia's spirit began showing activity.

"What is it?" Beryl asked Metalia, and two pink arms left her tank and entered into Endymion.

"This man possesses the same wavelength of energy that I do." Metalia said. "He is worthy of inheriting my energy."

Eggman's Base

Grounder was rolling through the halls in the base, Scratch was nearby in the same hall looking in out window watching the other badnicks working or practicing fighting Sonic and the Sailors until Grounder glimpsed at the temperature on the thermometer of the outside temperature.

"Huh?" He said he tapped it. "Strange the temperature lost ten degrees in the last hour."

"Let me see." Scratch said and he moved to a telescope and looked up.

"What are you two morons doing?" Eggman said passing by.

"Doctor!" Scratch shouted looking in the telescope in the sky. "The Sun!"

"What?" He growled, pushing Scratch aside and gazing into it. "My word! This is incredibly strange activity indeed. All those huge sunspots!"

"What's causing it?" Grounder asked.

"I'm not sure but I bet Beryl knows something." Eggman said, scratching his chin. "Too bad we broke our alliance before I could get information out of her."

"What will we do?" Scratch asked.

"Don't worry." Eggman said. "We stick to the original plan. We can't lose!"

Back at Serena's house she sat up in her bed.

"What is it?" Luna asked.

"Tuxedo Mask.." Serena sighed.

"You must have had a bad dream again." Luna said, hoping on the bed. "I understand how you feel Serena, but it's bad for you if you keep worrying. You need to get enough sleep and eat properly." Serena nodded but she seemed to unknowingly bite into a sweet bun.

"I have no problem with eating properly, but.." Serena moaned.

"I guess I just wasted my time worrying about you." Luna grumbled sweat dropping.

"Somehow, looking at the moon makes sweet buns taste better." Serena smiled moving towards the window and opening it. "Oh, I'm so happy!" She was getting ready to bite into her snack again but Artemis leaped through the window and bounced off her face and shoved the sweet bun down her throat.

"Sorry Serena." Artemis said.

"What's wrong?" Luna asked.

"It's terrible! Mina's disappeared!" Artemis panicked.

"Water.." Serena gagged, choking. "Give me water."

"I wonder if she's found any leads to the Dark Kingdom's hideout?" Luna wondered.

"If she did, she would take me with her." Artemis said.

"Water!" Serena gagged.

"Don't you have any idea where she might be?" Luna asked.

"There is one thing." Artemis said. "She got a phone call from a woman named Katarina. This might have something to do with that woman."

"Gua!" Went Serena getting the bun down her throat. "I thought I was gonna die!"

"Idiot." Luna sighed.

Meanwhile at an apartment Mina was sitting at a table slouched over and a woman with short brown hair, blue eyes, and red spheres for earrings.

"Mina." She said. "No Sailor V. I was surprised when I learned that you were her as well." She walked over to Mina who was unresponsive. "Why didn't you let me know that you were alive? I hear you still transform into Sailor V to do good deeds. And to fight the robots."

"Yes." Mina groaned.

"I want to help you, too." Katarina said. "Say your friends with the sailor warriors, and the animals, aren't you? Won't you introduce them to me?"

"What about Allan?" Mina asked. "Is he doing all right?"

"Yes he's all right." Katarina smiled. She showed Mina a picture of the man. He is a tall man with short brown hair. "Allan wanted to see you, too."

"Katarina, I guess you kept wearing that necklace." Mina sighed.

"Of course." Katarina said. "You gave it to me for my birthday, after all. Anyway, I want to be of some use to you, too. Please introduce me to the Sailor Warriors and the animals."

"Katarina, you are a great international police officer." Mina sighed. "But this is our problem. I don't want to expose you to danger!" She stood up. "I'm glad I had a chance to see you again. Thank you. Goodbye!" She ran out the door. Then Malachite appeared in the room.

"Master Malachite…" Katarina said.

"It does not seem more questioning will help us." Malachite growled. "Transform into the monster Papillion and attack that girl!" Then he worked his magic on Katarina and she broke through the window as a monster.

At the docks Mina was staring at a picture of this Allan and she began to cry and she hugged it. A yellow butterfly flew by her face.

"A butterfly at this time of year?" A giant blade swung at her from behind and she dodged it just in time for the blade to get embedded into the ground. The attacker was a monster that looked just like a humanoid moth in a green furry leotard. And two big yellow wings and green flash with two big black insect eyes on the red hair and the right arm was a blade shaped like a scythe.

"If you died once, you should just let me kill you!" The monster Papillion laughed.

"You're a monster, aren't you?" Shouted Mina taking out her transforming stick. "All right!"

"Venus Power Make Up!"

"What?" Papillion shouted. "Mina really was Sailor Venus?"

"Crescent Beam!"

"You're wasting your time." Papillion said. She raised her arms and began to sparkle and the attack was dissipated. Venus gasped.

"I know the way you fight." Papillion shouted. "Take this!" She fired green glowing weaponised butterflies at her, they surrounded her and began to lift her up in the air and she screamed as her arms were pulled into the air. "I know your weaknesses, inside and out!" Sailor Venus got a better look at Papillion and noticed that she was wearing the same necklace that she gave Katarina.

"You're Katarina?" Sailor Venus struggled to say. "Why?" She wailed in pain again.

"Now." Papillion smirked. "Tell me the identity of your friends!"

"Katarina, please…" Sailor Venus struggled to say.

"Sailor Venus!" Artemis shouted, arriving with Luna and Serena.

"Oh! What Should I do?" Serena panicked. "That monster looks tough!"

"Serena!" Luna said, noticing the boat nearby. "Let's get on that thing and get out of here!"

"What? That's impossible!" Serena whined. "I don't know how to pilot a boat!"

"Then, why don't you turn into an actual Sailor? Luna suggested, feeling annoyed.

"Oh, right!" Serena smiled taking out her transformation pen.

"Moon Power! Turn me into a cute sailor!"

That is exactly what she became a girl in a white sailor suit. Luna and Artemis leaped on Papillion and during the struggle she fell over the rail on the right and the cats jumped off just in time and Mina was freed.

Serena caught her as she fell from the air.

"Let's get out of here while we can!" Luna said loudly.

"Okay!" Serena nodded, and they got on the motor boat and sailed away.

"How did you find me here?" Sailor Venus asked.

"We hit all the hotels that had a Katarina staying there." Artemis explained.

"Then we found that she was staying at the Hillside Hotel with a view of the pier." Luna added.

But as they were escaping Papillion shot out of the water.

"Where did they go? I won't let them escape!" She saw the boat and she chased after it.

"Gah!" Serena shrieked, noticing their pursuer. "It's coming!"

"All right." Luna said. "Time to go full speed ahead! The boat picked up speed, It looks like we'll make it!"

"Serena, Thanks a lot!" Sailor Venus smiled.

"No problem!" Serena inked. She took notice that Sailor Venus was frowning.

"Serena!" Luna called. "Let's find shelter in that luxury liner anchored over there!" Serena turned her head and saw the ship Luna was speaking of.

"Roger!" She agreed. They turned to the ship and climbed over the rails onto the side of the ship. "Oh! I can't take it anymore!"

"Quit dragging your feet!" Luna ordered.

"You were just sitting on my head!" Serena whined.

"Anyway, let's hide somewhere." Sailor Venus suggested. Papillion knew where they were at and arrived at the ship not long after Serena did.

"Where are they hiding?" She grumbled. She continued to search.

Serena and the others were walking through the dining hall.

"Looks like there's nobody here, at all." Serena pointed out.

"Don't let your guard down." Artemis said. "The monster is aware that we got on this ship."

"By the way." Luna said to Venus. "You were calling that monster Katarina. Just who is she?" Sailor Venus just frowned and said nothing.

"Luna." Serena sighed. "Sometimes, there are things people don't want to talk about."

"It's ok." Sailor Venus said softly. "It was about six months ago." She began to explain her life before joining the other sailors. "I got information that one of the Dark Kingdom's monsters was in England, so I went to London. There I fell in love with a man I have met named Allan. Then, one day I came across a crime in progress. A man was being chased by a police woman, he found a little girl and held her hostage, then he changed into a monster. Using my powers I defeated that monster and saved the girl."

"That officer was Katarina, after that we became good friends. She taught me English, and acted as my confidante too. I adored her like a big sister, and she took care of me like I was her younger sister. One day we went to the fair and I also introduced Allan to Katarina, and the three of us had a lot of fun together. Then one day there was a crime at an old warehouse. I ran inside to catch the criminal and to my surprise he threw a grenade at me and the building exploded."

"I managed to escape, but barely, I was badly hurt. The explosion got some attention and as I was limping up from the alleyway next to the burning building I saw Allan, Katarina showed up and she told him that I died in the explosion. They both held on to each other, that was when I first realized that without my knowing it Allan and Katarina had…"

"I had disappeared from their lives. In fact I believe I may have been caught up in the battle against Eggman early."

"How?" Luna asked.

"When I returned to Japan there were these robots that were looking for some girl. They sort of looked like Eggman but only if he was a robot, they captured me and some man with short blonde hair used magic to destroy them." She continued.

"Jadeite." Luna pointed out.

"I thought it would be happier for them if I just pretended that I was dead." Sailor Venus sighed.

"You devoted yourself to fighting against the enemy." Artemis said. "In order to forget those sad memories."

"No!" Serena peeped. "I don't like that. That's so terrible."

"Serena." Sailor Venus sighed. Just then the lights flipped on and Papillion walked into the room.

"Are you so happy you're going to be killed by me that you're crying?" She snickered. "This place will be your grave."

"I'm in a bad mood right now!" Serena grumbled. "You better watch out or you'll get hurt!"

"Moon Prism Power Make Up!"

"What?" Papillion gasped. "You are Sailor Moon?"

"At this point, I don't care if you found out who I am!" Sailor Moon said harshly.

"I am the Sailor Warrior of love and justice Sailor Moon! And she did her pose and in the name of the moon I will punish you!"

"Enough of your nonsense!" Papillion shouted, she raised her blade and charged at the sailors again.

"I won't run away today!" Sailor Moon declared. "I'll never forgive anybody who crushes an innocent girl's love! Papillion charged at her again and she used her attack."

"Moon Tiara Action!"

The tiara hit Papillion and knocked her back and knocked the necklace she was wearing away also. Sailor Venus picked it up and began to tear up.

"Please save her!" Sailor Venus pleaded. "She was turned into a monster because of me! She knew I was a Sailor Warrior, that's why the Dark Kingdom used her. None of this is her fault!"

"You adored her like your own sister and she betrayed you!" Sailor Moon shouted.

"Please help her." Venus cried.

"But she stole your boyfriend!" Sailor Moon shouted.

"But she's the person Allan fell in love with." Sailor Venus cried. "Please." Sailor Moon paused and saw that Sailor Venus really wants this.

"Okay, then!" Sailor Moon reluctantly agreed, and she used the Crescent Moon Wand.

"Moon Healing Escalation! Refresh!"

"Katarina!" Sailor Venus shouted as she ran over to her and hugged her.

"Mina." She groaned as she hugged her back. "I'm sorry."

"It's ok." Sailor Venus said softly.

"I didn't know your feelings." Katarina explained. "I thought you were still a child."

At sunrise morning everyone was at the pier except Sonic and Tails, they stared at Mina who was staring at the ocean.

"What in the world happened to Mina?" Rei asked.

"She looks so sad." Ami said.

"Should we go to her side?" Lita asked.

"We should just let her be by herself." Serena said. "Because Mina is much more grown up than we are."

"This is how it should be." Mina said to herself she began to stare at the picture of Mina and Allan. "The person he chose is Katarina. As long as they're happy, that's all that matters." A gust of wind came in and blew the picture away, and she just let it go.