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Death
"What?" Usagi gasped,
"Kill me Usagi chan" Minako commanded, still dressed in the pandorian sailor suit, Usagi stood there stunned. Minako focused her power, she knew that they couldn't touch her where they stood now – in an instant she had transported them to the only place she could think of, the rose gardens.
Everyone looked around, some shielding their eyes from the sun but then focusing on their friend.
Minako screamed, the pain was becoming too much – the crystal was fighting to regain control… she just had enough power to this – and she would. She clutched her chest, taking deep breaths in and out,
"Haruka" she groaned, everyone stood warily afraid to answer,
"Yes" she replied flatly – stoic in a sense, afraid to show true emotion, Neptune grabbed her hand in support,
"Kill me" she groaned, collapsing to one leg – Kunzite jumped to help her but she shoved him away.
"What ...But" Haruka stuttered, surprised at the bluntness and the fact Minako had asked her personally,
"You know…what…. You're…al...ways telling us?" Minako groaned as she partially grinned, her whole body feeling as if it would explode – yet she endured.
"Duty" Haruka and Michiru whispered in sync – Minako nodded.
Haruka gritted her teeth, grinding them from side to side in frustration. She couldn't kill her, this was ultimately Mina – ignoring the last few years, ignoring the fact she would destroy the world, this was Mina!!. She cussed under her breath, knowing she had gone soft over the years – but she couldn't help it. Usagi had shown her a better life, a life where she wasn't a soldier, but a friend… where her duty existed because now she wanted to fulfil it and Mina was definitely a friend – a younger version of herself except for the fact Mina used to be boy crazy.
"Serenity?" Haruka asked formally – she didn't have the strength to end Mina's life on duty alone, but if the order was given, maybe she could forgive herself one day.
Mina shakily stood on both legs, looking around – her eyes blue with an unclouded innocence, yet her hands balled in tight fists, her nails tearing her skin.
"Please, it's the only way" she pleaded with her friends, as they made a circle around both her and Kunzite.
"I can't Mina chan" Usagi whispered, tears streaming down her eyes. Endymion wrapped his arm around his fragile wife, comforting her in the only way he could – the truth was even he didn't have the strength to end Mina's life.
"Kill
ME" Minako screamed, the inner scouts jumped back in fright as they
too began to sob softly,
"Mina please don't make us" Rei
pleaded,
"there's got to be another way" Jupiter deducted –
they turned to Ami for confirmation to that comment,
"I don't think there is – she's bonded to the crystal because of her heritage – not because she's a bad person…… we can't help her there" Ami cried, everyone hung there head down in silence.
"We'll see each other again" Mina groaned, trying to comfort her friends as she made her request,
"But Mina" Hotaru cried with Chibi Usa,
"If not in this life – then in the next" Minako continued, gasping for air as the pain gradually mounted, everyone saw she was in pain – and it hurt them to the core.
"I can't – I just can't" Haruka snapped angrily, everyone understood her pain even though she felt her weakest at that point,
"Setsuna" Minako demanded, Pluto knew the rest of that request and it broke her heart. She too loved Mina very much, she always thought of Minako as her younger sister, even though she never cared to admit. There was just something about her cheerful personality and pure heart that radiated from her – back in the days where she had been Sailor Venus – she refused to answer.
A shooting pain escalated through Mina's body, from the soles of her feet to the tip of hair…. She didn't have long, it was winning and would take her over to destroy the world – she couldn't let that happen.
"Please" Minako begged, as she tried to stay up right, she turned to her left and stared at Kunzite – he met her gaze with the same fervent intensity.
"Mina" he protested using her name in vain, she just tilted her head and continued to look at him – pleading for him to understand everything she did.
He did. He understood it all, how she knew it was the choice of her or the world – and he knew which one she had chosen. He knew she'd forgive him – harbour him no ill will if he completed her request, in fact she'd thank him for it – but could he.
"Please Kunzite" she repeated, everyone remained quiet, the inner scouts clutching to their loves, the generals turning their heads in sorrow.
She looked at him and read his eyes, but I love you Mina they told her, she'd die happy knowing that very fact.
He closed his eyes trying to collect himself, he loved her more than anything in this world – and he would always love her. But in this situation, was it selfish to keep her? he reached his hand up as he walked over to her – summoning a steel sword.
Mina sighed in relief, the inner scouts jumped – prepared to stop Kunzite in that instant but they were restrained by the generals who comforted them, reassuring them that this was the only way. Usagi collapsed, she couldn't stand upright anymore, Endymion supported her in his arms while Hotaru comforted Chibi Usa who was crying so hard. The outer scouts all bowed there faces down, as Kunzite approached steadily till he was standing right in front of Mina.
"Will you love me Kunzite?" she repeated, smiling lovingly,
"Forever and Ever Minako" he spoke gently, as in one swift movement he thrusted the sword into her bosom.
Thank you Mina mouthed to Kunzite as she fell back – the pain she felt nothing was nothing compared to the relief and happiness she knew. Kunzite leaped, catching her before she hit the bed of yellow roses beneath her. The sun swept sky's told her the day was just beginning – it was true, time hadn't passed while they had been in the realm of Saturn. She looked up; everyone was around her, crying softly – Minako raised her hand to stroke Kunzite's face – and was relieved to see that she was no longer dressed in the pandorian sailor suit.
"Usagi" she spluttered as blood seeped from her mouth, down her chin,
"Yes?" Usagi replied, now transformed back from her Sailor suit as with all the other scouts.
"The
crystal?" she replied worriedly,
"don't worry I've got it
Mina" Ami replied – Mina couldn't tell where from anymore.
"Destroy…." She replied,
"Shhh
Mina" Kunzite pleaded, stroking her forehead gently – it was so
soothing.
"I love you" she completed, her senses fading out
to nothing as she started to close your eyes.
"I love you too
Mina" he replied, Mina smiled as she finished closing her eyes, in
that minute fading from this life to the next.