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Take A Chance On Me

Chapter 6

-An Ice Shell-

"Hey Makoto you look great!!" Running at top speed towards the pair were Minako and Serena who had spotted the senshi of thunder walking towards Ami at the frozen desserts stand.

Tossing her brown hair to the side, Makoto smiled at the blonde haired senshi and said, "Thanks, I thought I would try something new on this trip."

"Very new," Ami admitted, "but I thought you weren't really interested in this trip because you wanted to focus on the attacks."

"Well I have decided to take the advice of a very good friend," Makoto nodded in the direction of Ami, her own eyes mirrored the delight of catching the senshi of ice off guard. A slight smile appeared across her face as she added, "I see you've tried something new as well."

A slight blush stole over the features of Ami as she responded, "Yes, indeed."

The four senshi headed back to the others who were engaged in a very deep conversation.

"So you believe as well that people can see into the future?", Rei Hino was looking at Setsuna with a mild dose of interest and excitment in those deep black pair of eyes.

"Well," the gentle voice of the senshi of time paused and continued, "I think people who are born with the gift of sight can see flashes of what may happen if a certain path is taken but nothing truly is set into stone for everyone have choices."

Makoto was startled to see the new addition to the group and quickly decided to join into the conversation when she could spot an opening. In the meanwhile she started to assess the woman with flowing dark hair and red eyes who spoked so confidently.

'I wonder who brought her here to the beach with us,' Makoto Kino thought with a slight frown, 'she does seem to know a great deal about this topic of discussion.'

"Hey I don't mean to interrupt this discussion but I would like Sets to meet my good friend Makoto Kino," Ami turned in the direction of the senshi of thunder and added, "Makoto, I would like you to meet Meiou Setsuna."

Both women smiled at each other and shook hands in front of the others. It was only when Makoto realized that it was Ami in fact who brought Setsuna to the beach did the real battle for Ami began.

"Please excuse this question but I wonder how do you know Ami," Makoto tried her best to keep the temper that was steadily building inside out of her voice, "it seems to me that you look a way bit older than our dear Ami-chan."

All heads snapped to the direction of Makoto with a look of pure curiosity for the recent turn of events. And for the very first time, it was the senshi of love that figured out what was causing the senshi of strength to act so unmannerly.

"Very true," the time senshi kept her voice levelled as she spoke, "I am a scientist and I met Ami at the library on the campus she attends."

'Great she's smart and belongs to the campus that Ami attends,' Makoto thought glumly.

Looking through binoculars, the senshi of wind was watching the scene that was taken place between the other senshi while stuffing a hotdog in her mouth with the other hand.

"Do you think you could take a break to spend time with your family?", the woman with aqua locks sighed.

Michiru and Hotaru were busy making sand castles the whole time Haruka were watching Setsuna with the other senshi. It was okay at first for the wind senshi to feel a bit protective of Setsuna since she doesn't go out on social trips too much.

'Does she have to spend her entire time being the guard for a grown woman,' Michiru Kaioh thought with an exasperated sigh.

"It seems our Setsuna has engaged herself in a battle against the senshi of strength", Haruka replied with a smug smile on her face as the senshi of water leapt onto the lap of her taller lover to pry the binoculars out of her hand.

"Let me see!" The green haired girl had a stricken look on her face as she looked through the binoculars to spot the time guardian in an intense discussion with a brown haired young woman.

"Well as you already stated I am older than Ami and very much above highschool childish games," Setsuna answered dryly, "and I am certain it is all of those reasons why your friend has been talking to me for quite sometime."

Ami Mizuno turned with a frown, having caught the blonde haired princess giggling behind her hand at the flush on Makoto's cheeks caused by Setsuna's remarks.

"Sets, how about we take a walk by the shoreline to catch a nice breeze?" Ami asked.

"Sounds wonderful," Setsuna agreed.

Away from the other senshi, Setsuna had time to reflect over the argument between her and Makoto. She could not help but to blush at what Ami must think over her childish behavior in arguing with the senshi of strength.

Stopping in mid-step, Setsuna turned towards Ami and looked at the ice senshi with an apologetic expression upon her face.

"I'm sorry," Setsuna said softly, and with a sigh Ami interrupted the time senshi before she could continue on.

"It's not your fault really," Ami murmured, looking away from the guardian of time she paused to stare at the water crashing upon the rocks. "Makoto is very protective of the people she care for deeply and I should've known to speak to her about you before I brought you to meet everyone else."

A gentle hand brushed across Ami's shoulder as she looked up to meet the startling garnet eyes. Setsuna smiled slightly, "And I thought I had the weight of the universe upon my shoulders."

A curious look crossed the face of Ami but it was met by the words of Setsuna again, "You are allowed to forget certain things Ami. You should not be so hard on yourself. I do that as well but it takes the help of my two good friends to make me realize that I am not perfect or even that timely for the matter."

Just as Ami was about to respond the sound of people screams echoed in the distance. The look of alarm etched itself across the faces of the two senshi who rushed to find the others.

'I must locate the other outers and find a way to transform without Ami taken notice of my absense,' Setsuna thought hurriedly.

Minako was the only one left at the place where the other two senshi had went from and she said as soon as they arrive, "The others had went with the frighten crowd. I stayed to make sure the both of you were okay."

'The others must have went to transform in order to fight the enemy,' Ami thought as she cast quick glance in the direction of the time guardian.

Garnet eyes scanned the crowd of people as she spotted the sailor fuku of her fellow outer senshi. They were running towards the place that people were running away from and it made the time senshi a bit nervous.

"Wow, I wonder what could be causing such craziness on the beach. I think I should be heading back to my house...," Setsuna looked in the direction of an approaching youma that had icicles all over its body.

In an instant, Ami rushed in front of Setsuna as Minako pulled the time senshi by the hand away from the approaching enemy. As soon as Setsuna was out of sight, Ami raised her hand slowly and ice particles began to circulate in the palm of her hand. She focused her energy and launched a powerful attack directly into the chest of the youma.

It worked, the beam of ice had slowed down the enemy and two new sailor senshi appeared and began to launch attacks at it. Ami rushed to dip into the shadows of a tall bush as the team of inner senshi rushed into the already raging battle. Water and ice were being aimed at the senshi from every direction and even though they ducked and weaved through the attacks some hits were taken.

Refreshed in her sailor fuku, the guardian of Mercury blocked the attack aimed at the moon princess then regrouped with the other inner senshi.

Sailor Neptune was facing off against the water youma and it seemed to be an evenly matched duel. The youma had successfully singled out the water senshi from the other group of warriors.

"Neptune Deep Submerge!" Neptune cried out, aimming her attack into the water youma but watched in dismay as it mirrored her attack on it and hit Sailor Uranus.

"No!" A look of pure rage and anguish mangled the features of the beautiful sea goddess as she rushed to the side of her fallen lover.

The inner senshi came towards the two outers and formed a shield that blocked them from view of the two youma. The youma of ice chose at that moment to wage an attack on the ice senshi who gladly accepted the challenge. And soon they were engaged in a fierce battle that created an ice barricade that blocked the two away from the others to intervene.

"Shine Aqua Illusion!" Ami shouted with an intensity unlike her usual. Through the haze of smoke from the aftermath of their attacks colliding, the senshi of ice lightly touches the side of head and her special glasses were activated. It allowed her to see through the haze and target the youma.

Trying to get a closer bit she stepped forward but missed the sound of the footstep coming towards her as well. It was the shock and power of the youma's next attack that fueled the guardian of Mercury's power to level up. She began to glow a light hue of blue and with the flick of her pinky finger the entire hand was engulfed in a brilliant light. Her hair was floating across her face and blue piercing eyes locked onto the enemy as she released the light at the youma.

It vanished as soon as the attack connected with it and the barricade that blocked them from the other senshi crumbled. Ami detransformed quickly and started to sway towards the others. Her face was snow white and fingertips were frozen with ice on it. She swallowed before looking at the others through fuzzy vision and then collasped.

In a collective voice a shout emerged. "Ami!" But she could not hear the others calling out to her for she was too far gone buried within the icy shell of her body.

To Be Continued...

A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed my last chapter! Special thanks goes to: VoiceOfTheHarmony, Bound Dragon, minako366, Aleric, Amnesia Nymph, and RaginFireDesire. I had fun with this chapter, I must say the comment of Aleric inspired me for this one. It took me two days to get my thought process together in order to write this chapter. I wrote half in one day and the other half the next. I hope you enjoy it. I look forward to the comments on this chapter! Thanks Again! Ciao!