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When they defeated Titan, Meteor didn't expect to see this item in his box. For every 'senshi' of Mistress's that they defeat, Meteor recieves a box contains an item that usually holds dear in her heart. She was used to it after getting her promise ring from Holden after defeating Rocky. But she really wasn't expecting this. It was a family photo.
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The little girl with black hair grabbed tightly to her Sailor Uranus doll, her black and rainbow tiny polka dot dress. She holds a much younger girl's hand who looked cluelessly cute. Another little girl who looked just like the girl with the Sailor Uranus doll walked next to them with her own Sailor Neptune doll and black and rainbow tiny polka dot dress. The two young girls and the older girl's friend stood in front of the mom and dad. The camera flashed.
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The memory was so distant Meteor didn't even remember about it until now. Holden's younger sister used to always go to her house to play. Although Nessa never knew she was Holden's sister until they were at the hospital. Hailey Brooke, who passed away brutally when Nessa was 13 at the age of 12.
She was so focused on the photo that she didn't even see Constellation shaking her, saying they have to go. She thought she had let go of Hailey's death already, but seeing this picture now, her body was numb with fear, remembering how Hailey died.
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"We have to go," Constellation said to her as calmly as possible. She sighed and roughly grabbed Meteor's arm and moved forward. Meteor did move, but she seems to be in a trance, not focusing on anything else but the picture in her hand. Comet raised an eyebrow at Constellation, but she shrugged.
"Who's up next?" Comet muttered under his breath as the pace of the group picked up.
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A few hours later...
Mercury sighed as she stopped to catch her breath. They've been running around this castle for hours. And yet no one was to be seen. There must be a hint somewhere as to why.
She put on her vision and scanned the room. No heat signals. No signs of footprints other than themselves. No signs of life. Her eye caught on something glittery and she walked over to it to pick it up.
It was a bobby pin. Ones that girl's often use to pin hair down. But instead of being a normal silver color, it was silver with a blue gem at the tip of it in the shape of a tear drop.
Mercury looked around for a place this pin could've caught on to and failed. Until she turned around and saw something that has a strong spell of invisibleness around it. She took the spell apart and saw why the spell was hiding it in the first place.
On the floor, revealed the corpse of a 12 girl.
Someone screamed.
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AN: Short chapter today. I'll make it up in the next chapter!