Ooooohhh… What's gonna happen??? And I'm sorry for the late update. I'm might not be updating as often because I'm on the Track & Field team at my school. But I'll do the best I can to post up new episodes. For now, here's the one you've been waiting for.
Episode: Heart of Love
The sun smiled down on the green grass. The park was filled with commotion and anxiety. Love was in the air as copious couples filled the park for Valentine's Day.
Raye "Wow…so many couples. Boyfriends and girlfriends…"
Lita "Doesn't it make you wish you had a boyfriend?"
Amy "Maybe Raye should go out with Chad just once."
Raye "No way! There's no chance on Earth that I will even consider it."
As much as Raye denied it, they knew she had feelings for Chad somewhere.
Anna "At least some of us are enjoying it."
Anna looked to the side. Darien and Serena sat on a blanket with a picnic basket. His girlfriend squealed with delight while squeezing his arm.
Darien (laughing) "Calm down, Serena."
Serena "Oh! I can't help it! Today's so special."
Darien "I guess it is."
The girls looked around some more and saw other couples: Melvin & Molly, Andrew & Rita, even Mr. and Mrs. Tsukino. The females giggled to the blushing men.
Lita "Man, if only we had boyfriends. When's Aoshi coming back, Anna?"
Anna "I don't know. Maybe he ran into something at the Time Gate. Or he could just be lost. Either way, he'll be back. How about you, Amy? Have you talked to Greg?"
Amy blushed wildly.
Amy "W-Why would I talk to Greg?"
Raye "Cuz he's your boyfriend."
Amy (blushing) "Is not!"
Lita (chuckling) "Just admit it…"
Mina "Will you KNOCK IT OFF!!??"
They jumped at the exclamation. The girls looked behind them to see Mina whimpering with her head hanging. A forlorn aura floated around her.
Raye "What's up with her?"
Anna "Isn't it obvious? The Soldier of Love is alone on Valentine's Day."
Lita "That's pretty sad to see."
Mina "I'm the most attractive of the group and NO ONE WANTS TO ASK ME OUT!!"
Serena "That's sort of hard to believe."
Raye "What would happen if she really isn't meant to be Sailor Venus?"
Anna "Maybe no one asks her out because she's so stubborn."
The others began to giggle. Mina watched as everyone laughed at her, not with her. Her eyes swelled and created tears of absolute sorrow.
Mina "Leave me alone!!!"
They stopped laughing and watched her run out of the park. Their smiles dropped to frowns.
Darien "I think we went too far."
Amy "Possibly."
Anna "Aw, crap. I hate it when I feel like this."
Serena's face lit up a bit,
Serena "It will be all right. Mina's always dogmatic. She'll come back to her senses."
Raye "I hope so."
Their day at the park was cut short with commiseration. Anna and Darien headed back to their apartment silently until he spoke up.
Darien "I guess I understand Mina's position."
She looked up at Darien.
Anna "You do?"
Darien "One reason is that she's the scout from Venus; of course Mina's gonna want to be in a relationship. She's also determined to fall in love and have a 'perfect' life. She wants to find that special someone. We found ours, right?"
Anna "Uh-huh. We should apologize to her first thing in the morning."
Darien "I got to work tomorrow, so apologize for me?"
Anna smiled.
Anna "Of course."
Back in her bedroom, everything was silent again. Many emotions were mixed earlier: love, happiness, sadness, anger. As she drifted to sleep, Anna never expected to hear anything.
WHOOSH!!!
A sudden whir came from outside. She looked at the window for any possible cause of the noise. Not a single thing was in sight. For some reason, Anna swore she heard it before. Still with worry and concern, Anna slept with dreams.
The next morning, she called Amy about Mina's whereabouts.
Amy "Where would she go at a time like this?"
Anna "My guess is probably somewhere we usually hang. Mina never goes anywhere else."
Amy "Hmm…she could be at the Fruit Parlor."
Anna "Great idea. I'll call the others and tell them."
Anna made 3 more phone calls and the team decided to meet at the Fruit Parlor. When all 5 of them arrived, they found Mina sipping smoothies very sadly.
Lita "Do you think she's still mad?"
Serena "Let's give it a shot."
Slowly and with sorry faces, the girls walked up to Mina. Once she noticed them, Mina looked jerked her head away and began to pout.
Raye "Aw, come on. Don't be like that."
She didn't look back. The girls became more worried.
Serena "We're sorry, Mina. It wasn't right for us to say those things. Can you forgive us?"
Mina held her head high and faced them.
Mina "It doesn't really matter now."
Girls "Huh?"
Mina "Last night, I entered a dating service. I'm meeting my date later."
Raye "You what!?"
Lita "No offense, Mina, but hat seems pretty reckless."
Mina "I don't care what you guys think. Now, excuse me; my date's waiting."
She got up and walked past the team. She wasn't acting like her regular self. Anna became more worried about Mina's decisions.
Mina traveled to the park alone to meet the 'man of her dreams'. She waited in front of the paper mache heart that was made for Valentine's Day. Her heart was singing with so much joy, she didn't notice the big heart glowing with evil energy.
Serena "Do you really think we should find her now? How about after her date?"
Amy "No! Mina needs to know that this is wrong."
Anna "You can't force yourself to find your true love."
Raye "He's just gotta come to you."
They walked to the park to find their confused friend until a scream shot through the air.
Lita "Could that be Mina!?"
Serena "Hurry!"
They quickened their pace and hurried to the park.
Amy "Mina!"
She was pinned to a wall, lifelessly slouching. Her pupils faded away and her eyes gazed off into the ground. The crystal was in the hands of a somewhat gay heart monster. Although it had a masculine figure, a bra covered the chest and he had big puckered lips.
Girls (Is that a girl…or a BOY…!!??)
They took a moment to absorb the situation they were in: One scout short and a VERY scary monster to deal with.
Anna "Come on! We gotta revive Mina's heart!"
"MOON COSMIC POWER!!"
"SCOUT POWER!!"
The scouts came in the nick of time!
The monster chuckled as he held Mina's crystal.
Mars "Drop it!"
He looked to the stage where the heart was set. 5 young girls glared with anger and confidence.
Moon "How dare you rob a girl who only wants pure love! We'll stop your evil ways!"
Monster "Ooh, what pretty girls. Let's make love!"
The monster made flying kisses to the scouts. As they approached, the kisses turned into life threatening spears.
Mercury "Look out!"
They jumped off the stage before the spears made impact. The scouts landed near the monster, surrounding him.
"SOLAR METEOR STRIKE!!"
"JUPITER THUNDERCLAP ZAP!!"
The impact forced the monster to suffer. But it held onto the crystal tight.
Moon "Let IT GO!!"
"SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!!"
Sailor Mercury drove her power into the monster. But it still didn't let go.
Mars "Damn you!!"
"MARS FIREBIRD STRIKE!!"
Her ofuda scroll turned into a bird of flames and scorched the fiend.
Monster "That's so mean! I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to BREAK YOU UP!!"
The monster spun around in rapid motion. The scouts didn't anticipate anything until razor-tipped hearts flew out and slashed them.
Scouts "Aah!"
They fell back, trying to stifle the pain. Already, the scouts were left in a feeble state. It seemed that Mina's stubbornness rubbed off on them. They pushed themselves to fight for what's right.
Sailor Galaxy looked desperately at Mina's figure. She imagined everyone else's experience in that state: Raye's, Darien's, Lita's…she was tired of seeing everyone around her get hurt, both mentally and physically. And so was Sailor Moon.
Moon "I…said…LET…IT…GO!!"
She stood up and took out her moon scepter. Sailor Moon clutched it tight to endure the agony she's been through.
Galaxy "Do it, Sailor Moon! Destroy him…her…it…"
Sailor Moon nodded.
"MOON SPIRAL HEART ATTACK!!"
Their hearts, fueled with vengeance, were far too superior compared to the monster's. The monster had no chance of retaliation. It couldn't escape its destined fate.
BOOM!!
Mina's heart crystal fell softly to the ground. The big heart from the stage returned and an eggshell came out. It cracked open as an evil shadow disappeared. The scouts looked at the heart as it returned to normal.
Jupiter "Thank goodness."
"So you're the culprits."
A young woman appeared next to Mina's crystal. She wore a tight red dress with long red hair flowing in the back while being held in a ponytail. Her glare to the scouts was as cold as ice.
Lady "My boss has been wondering who's been disrupting his plan. So sad it turns out to be a bunch of brats!"
Galaxy "What did you call us!?"
But she didn't respond. The woman bent down and picked up the crystal.
Mars "Hey!"
Lady "I'm only going to say this once, so remember. We are taking the pure hearts and I, Kaori Knight, will diminish anyone who stands in our way."
"NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!!"
The sphere of sea water blasted Kaori Knight in the back. Her shock forced the crystal out of her hands and into Sailor Uranus'. The scouts looked to the stage. Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune!
Mercury "You're here!"
But Sailor Galaxy only glared.
Galaxy "They have Mina's crystal!"
Kaori Knight turned to the new scouts.
Kaori "Blasted punks!"
She was too weak and outnumbered. Kaori Knight disappeared with nothing but a failure.
Some of the scouts were relieved to see Uranus and Neptune; others were not.
Galaxy "Thanks for helping our butts and all, but it wasn't necessary. Now give back the crystal!"
Uranus "Are you empty headed or did you forget? We're looking for the pure heart crystals."
Mars "But that's our friend's crystal! Please, stop!"
Mercury "Wait."
The scouts turned to her.
Mercury "If you and this Kaori Knight are looking for these pure heart crystals, then they must have a copious value. When Kaori Knight gets a hold on them, they will be unstoppable."
Moon "Oh, I get it, Mercury!"
She turned to Uranus and Neptune.
Moon "Why don't we work together? If we get along, Kaori Knight is history! We'll beat them in no time."
Galaxy "NO."
Sailor Moon and the scouts looked at Sailor Galaxy. Her face was stern as she stared at Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune.
Galaxy "No possible way in the universe are we going to work with them. They don't care about others. All they want are the pure heart crystals. If you don't believe me, just look back at Lita's crystal. They were actually going to take it."
Sailor Jupiter clenched her fist. She remembered when everyone told her about her theft.
Jupiter (Those dirty…)
Galaxy "If one of us does have a pure heart crystal, they'll end up betraying us. So we can't trust them."
Sailor Moon's expression changed quickly during Galaxy's lecture. Her visage turned angry, like all the other scouts.
Sailor Galaxy walked up to Uranus and Neptune.
Galaxy "If you want the pure heart crystals, do it on your own. DON'T get in our way of defeating Kaori Knight."
Uranus saw the pride in her eyes. She couldn't make Sailor Galaxy change her mind, no matter what. Neptune noticed as well. But she wasn't going to give the crystal so easily. Sailor Neptune quickly examined the crystal and saw no purity. She gave it to Sailor Galaxy.
Neptune "Here. It's not pure, anyway."
Galaxy snatched the crystal back and walked to Mina. The scouts cleared a path for her while glaring at Uranus and Neptune for their deceit.
Mars "We don't need your help."
Mercury "We don't have pure hearts."
Jupiter "But we won't help you."
Moon "So don't come to us if you want pure hearts."
Sailor Galaxy wanted to make a clear statement to the callous duo. She stopped and looked back at them.
Galaxy "If you take the heart of ANYONE close to us or worth protecting, we WILL end your lives as sailor scouts."
Her stinging eyes shot through Uranus and Neptune. But they only shrugged it off.
She continued walking to Mina as Uranus and Neptune disappeared. The crystal dissolved back into Mina's body. She breathed normally as her eyes stirred. Slowly, but safely, Mina looked up at the scouts.
Mina "Hey…thanks, everyone."
After the scouts changed back, everyone sat on the stage to talk about Mina's actions.
Mina "I guess I just felt alone. Seeing almost everyone with a partner…their lives seem so perfect compared to mine. I've always wanted to grow up with someone I can call special…my own. But it's too fast."
Serena "You need to go at a slow pace."
Mina looked around at her friends. They had not visages of anger or disappointment, but courage and support.
Amy "Only then will you know the meaning of true love."
Mina closed her eyes and chuckled. Even if she was the Soldier of Love, she had a lot to learn about romance.
Mina "I know that now. Thanks, everyone."
The girls hugged Mina for her courage to admit the truth. But more truths were yet to be revealed: truth of feelings, truth of motivations, truth of missions, and truth of identities. Sailor Galaxy had a very deep vibe that somehow…someway…all of this is linked to someone she knew…
Next time on Sailor Galaxy Chronicles:
Uranus "Sorry, little girl, but we need this crystal. It could be pure."
Mars "You have no right to take his crystal."
Mercury "Not even Sailor Galaxy would show mercy."
Whose heart crystal is next???