Hey hey, well after reading the reviews I've gathered my story does sound predictable – sorry for that guys. I've continued the chapter as was planned, and I hope you still like it. Please read and review this chapter, and please no flames – just constructive criticism.

Chapter 21 – Love

"I'm not losing her again Endymion" Kunzite shouted back at his former master, Endymion scowled, Miadora smiled with pride.

"Betray everyone? That's not Mina Kunzite" Nephlyte yelled back, Kunzite glowered at his former brother,

"I won't lose her again" Kunzite repeated,

"Even if she'll kill everyone" Jadeite flared angrily, unlike his usual mischievous self.

"Whatever she chooses – I'm with her to the end" Kunzite confirmed coldly, Endymion gritted his teeth angrily – no way did he want to lose his head general, again.

"Just wait" Usagi spoke knowledgably, ushering her husband to stop for a moment, unwillingly he cooled his tongue and waited for his wife to continue,

"Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune" Usagi spoke, eyeing Kunzite with a bridled curiosity,

"Yes my queen" they responded formally, Miadora waited for Queen Serenity to continue,

"I want you to attack Kunzite" she continued thoughtfully, Endymion and the generals stared at Usagi with their eyes wide with shock,

"Usako?" Endymion asked quizzically,

"Trust me Endy" she whispered back, he nodded his approval to her unsurely. Jupiter, Neptune and Mercury looked at their Queen, hesitant to attack and looking for a confirmation, Usagi smiled – nodding her head at the scouts and then turning to face Miadora and then shifted her gaze to Kunzite.

"Please let this work" she silently pleaded to herself,

"Alright" Jupiter and Mercury sighed to themselves,
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION"

"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY"

"DEEP SUBMERGE"

All three scouts yelled concurrently, launching their attacks at the stationery general and all feeling a sense of dread the moment they had summoned their attacks.

Usagi watched intently,

"Come on Miadora" she silently encouraged – hoping that Miadora would call her bluff.

The three attacks came closer towards Kunzite, yet he stayed stationery. Miadora's eyes went wide with fear; she wasn't going to let Kunzite die– not in this lifetime.

With a swift hand movement she created a barrier around Kunzite, protecting him from the three concurrent attacks,

"Yes" Usagi whispered in a clear triumph, as the smoke cleared she analysed Kunzite's expression – he was smiling slightly, just what she expected.

"Mina's still in their guys" Usagi deducted enthusiastically, they all turned to her with confusion – then to Mercury looking for confirmation,

"I don't think there's any other explanation – I mean here's an ancient force defending some guy that she couldn't possibly know and have no reason to trust" Mercury stuttered in disbelief, yet everyone logically believed her answer.

"So it's Pandora, but not Pandora?" Chibi Usa deducted,

"Yes, that's right" Ami confirmed,

"That still doesn't mean much now does it, we can't attack in this realm because it will still block out attacks on her" Haruka snapped angrily – she hated more than anything to feel powerful.

"That's true, but I have a feeling Kunzite will take care of that" Usagi whispered, just loud enough for everyone to hear, but not Miadora,

"What?" Rei asked, her brow furrowed in confusion.

"He has a plan" Usagi grinned, both the generals and Endymion sighed in relief, while cursing under their breath silently, how had they missed that!

As if Kunzite knew what his friends were talking about, he nodded in confirmation – everyone now felt filled with the renewed hope that they could win this.

"My love" Kunzite cooed in his velvet voice – he definitely had a plan,

"Yes" Miadora snapped back authoritvly,

"Before you carry out your plans would you take a walk with me in the yellow rose gardens" he gently said, brushing his hand along her shoulder,

"But what about our guests, they do plan to try and Holt our plans" Miadora purred gently,

"Give them the honour they so seek, destroy them not now but dispose of them along with the subjects they serve to protect – for no one can usurp your power my love" he coaxed gently, the knot in his stomach building as he tried in vain to convince this woman of his devotion – Mina was somewhere in there, her devotion still stayed – yet this person was ultimately a shell.

Miadora looked around the faces that stared back at her, each tensed with a sense of dread – she knew that they saw they couldn't beat her, not while she was in her realm. Yet she felt nothing towards that, not triumph – nothing. She was death reincarnate, the angel of death spreading her wings after being reborn to finish what she had started – she felt cold.

"I don't think so Kunzite" Miadora mused, everyone cringed silently,

"Why not my love, we can walk the rose fields together" he forced softly,

"I have to finish what I started, that is my purpose" she stated coolly, Kunzite shook – her words were like ice,

"The crystal is taking over" Hotaru deducted, warily, everyone looked to her for further explanation,

"Soon she'll be one with the crystal and nothing will stop her – the crystal has only one purpose, death" Hotaru completed,

"Then how do we stop her now, we're in a place that we can't touch her, and she's slowly becoming the vassal for the most dangerous powers known to man – that not even the silver crystal can counteract this thing?" Zoisite asked, feeling hopeless,

"The hearts of Venus and Saturn" Artemis spoke,

"What?" Jadeite spoke, partially irritated at Artemis – mainly because he didn't understand.

"Long ago as you know the queen of Venus fell in love with the king of Saturn and then as Mabus explained Queen Serenity had prohibited the union." Artemis spoke thoughtfully, trying to piece the information together,

"And your point would be cat?" Haruka spoke irritably, everyone just ignored her,

"The union was prohibited because Serenity feared if the two would wed they would eventually die, for you see – Venus and Saturn were two entirely different energies, one life, the other death – it would have disrupted the entire balance and eventually destroyed not only the king and queen but their respective planets" Artemis continued,

"But what of the daughters then?" Usagi questioned seriously,
"Logically the balance should not exist, but it did" Artemis continued,

"No offense but aren't we just a little bit past logic" Jadeite spoke,

"My girlfriend is a flamethrower in a miniskirt – there's something illogical right there" Jadeite grinned from ear to ear, Rei immediately hit him over the head,

"This really isn't a time for jokes" Setsuna reprimanded lightly,

"Sorry Sets" Rei and Jadeite chimed in together.

"Maybe if the heart of Venus was strengthened, it could counteract the Pandorian Crystal" Ami replied after several minutes of analysing strategically facts in her mercurian computer

"How do we do that, Mina is the heart of Venus – and look what's happening to her now" Jupiter snapped,

"Yes but fundamentally what is the energy of Venus – the source" Ami grinned,

"Love" everyone simultaneously replied,

"Right" Ami confirmed.

Kunzite was listening all the while as the scouts and generals conversed, attuning himself to that conversation – a power which he had learnt over time. Strengthen love?

Miadora stood up, and started to walk to the scouts – they stepped back, ready to fight at any stage,

"I'm sorry friends – but a purpose has to be fulfilled" she spoke apologetically,
"we're not your friends" Jupiter replied with a venomous tone, Miadora just looked,
"don't you have a heart?" Rei snapped, Miadora just nodded her head from side to side,
"I'm death – I feel nothing" she replied, almost sorrowfully.

Usagi eyed this woman, a twinge of pity surfaced in her stomach, what would it be like to feel nothing? No love? No joy? No sadness? – That would be awful.

"Then why are you trying to kill everyone?" Ami replied with a venomous curious tone,

"Purpose scout of mercury – you have been given the purpose to guard them and I have the purpose to destroy them" Miadora spoke, her voice void now of emotion. Everyone turned to Kunzite who was standing next to her as she walked, each of them edging him to think of something... anything?

Kunzite grabbed Miadora's hand and pulled her close to his body so he was facing him – her heartbeat increased. This wasn't normal... this wasn't logical? Death felt nothing – she cursed under her breath.

She looked up at this man, his eyes captivated her – those steel eyes were hypnotic,
"my queen" Mabus pleaded, only to be hit with one of Rei's fire arrows.

In one swift moment Kunzite bent down and kissed the lips of Miadora. The moment his lips touched hers a light started shining from Miadora – after several seconds Miadora pulled away – her eyes wide with confusion.

Miadora's hair changed from ebony black to a familiar blonde, everyone looked on – afraid to cheer in triumph, as the light dimmed.

"Kunzite" the woman groaned, stumbling a few steps,
"Mina" Kunzite replied hopefully, catching the half fallen woman by the arm to keep her upright.

"Kill me" she groaned, everyone jumped back in disbelief.