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A/N: The words in italic are the flashbacks.

Take A Chance On Me

Chapter 7

-The Evolution-

Makoto was the first person to rush to the side of the fallen ice warrior. Quickly, she scanned the features of Ami and checked for a pulse that felt weak yet steady in its rhythmn under her questioning fingers. Liquid pools of emerald began to overflow from the pent up shock of what had just happened.

"Is she alright?" Michiru asked with a light frown upon her face as she gaze back and foward from the pale face of the senshi of wind to that of Ami.

"It seems that whatever that just happened only knocked her unconscious for however long," Makoto pointed out dryly, "I will need a bit of help to get her up so that we can all get out of here."

Over the exchange of glances from the outer to inner senshi, it was decided silently to settle at the shrine of Rei's grandfather until they figured out their next move.

Minako made a face, "I think we should spend this time to introduce ourselves properly." She extended her right hand towards the aqua haired woman then said, "I am Minako Aino on this planet, but to the fellow senshi I am guardian of Venus."

"It is nice to meet you," Michiru murmured politely, she gazed from Haruka who had just regained conciousness to Setsuna who was sitting gracefully on a chair by the window.

The guardian of time was lost in thought and failed to pay attention to the exhanges that were taken between the senshi.

'If I had just stayed by her side when the battle happened or better yet told her the truth of my identity none of this would have happened,' Setsuna thought glumly.

A white cat leapt gracefully from a counter and landed in the middle of where the senshi were seated. "Enough of this chitter-chatter and explain to me what had happened in the battle."

All of the inner senshi took turns of discussing the scenes of the battle with the occassional grunts of agreement from the taller outer senshi. The woman that sat beside the blonde tall senshi held almost fragile beauty and grace that did not go unnoticed by the other inners.

Afterwards a black cat took to perching alongside of the ice senshi setting her with a critical gaze that gave the cat an almost human impression. "Her blood levels are normal but there is definitely something wrong with her senshi power level."

The white cat named Artemis interrupted, "Rei, you said that she was able to emit her sailor powers without having to transform. And Minako, you said that saw her glow a brilliant blue before a powerful blast coming from Ami in her transformation vanquished the youma."

Both senshi nodded their head solemnly. The white cat fixed a curious stare at the outer senshi before asking, "How come you all did not show yourselves to us before this battle?"

"We are on an important mission that cannot be put off or riddled with mistakes." A husky voice filled the room with a bitter chill.

For a moment silence roamed the room until the dark green haired time guardian broke it. "In the time of Queen Serenity, two sailor senshi were able to harness their powers without transformation. It was a great feat for the Queen for it meant the evolution of powers for her warriors. However, she did not expect the powers to start such chaos amongst her other warriors who feared for their planet's safety and position as the royal guard from being taken. Because of the development of powers in the two senshi, they began to grow in strength unlike the others. It forced division amongst the sailor ranks and soon the powers grew to levels their body could no longer control. Sailor wars began and many strong warriors persished because the senshi powers overwhelmed their sense of justice."

After Setsuna had finished her speech everyone looked at Ami who was regaining the coloring in her cheeks. Again it was quiet in the room for everyone was taking the chance to digest the information they had just heard.

Makoto Kino stood up behind where Ami laid, brown hair flowing over shoulders with her looking oddly uncomfortable, "So do you mean to tell me that Ami could bring the destruction of this planet because of her powers developing?"

The time guardian looked as though she was about to answer before the senshi of wind responded, "Sets is simply trying to say that if we do not help Ami while her powers are developing it may cause problems."

The goddess of thunder looked mutinous over the answer that was given but it was the blonde haired princess who spoken softly, "What must we do to help our good friend?"

The conversation between the senshi took on a calmer pace after the future queen of the moon interrupted. However, they did not notice the slight tremors running through Ami's body. The senshi of ice was deep in slumber, but her mind was racing through a nightmare.

Ami had just gotten back from taken a final exam and she knew that she had to meet her mother for their normal tea with lunch. She was just about to head over to their favorite restuarant when her communicator went off to alert her of the youma attack that was happening in the middle of town.

It was all a blue blur, Ami rushed in her now sailor fuku to join the other senshi as they fought fiercely with a youma that had two heads. They had fought hard and had vanquished the enemy but they did not even know of a second that had landed near the restuarant that Ami had been headed towards.

One vicious attack on the bystanders by the youma had Ami's mother on the ground bleeding profusely from a head injury. Rushing towards the crowd of people that watched the terror that was happening at the moment in amazement, Ami pushed through it to see her mother injured severely and the youma now attacking another innocent.

Transforming again, she charged at the youma full speed without waiting for the others to have arrive. It was no use, the monster that had hurt her mother beyond repair was so much stronger that her senshi powers. The hurt from her wounds and the pain of knowing her mother may die pushed Ami to her limit.

It was a struggle for anyone who'd watched the fight, and when the sailor senshi had come they could not seperate the pair of fighters. The senshi of fire wanted to attack the monster but held back from the fear of injuring Ami in the process.

The four senshi stared in horror as the bitter fog now engulfed the area covering the fighters. A swift kick to the torso of the monster forced it to let go of the ice senshi. Ami rushed in to place both hands upon the chest of the youma and watched as her hands were now covered in a brilliant blue light as her energy focused then released in a burst of light.

She had stayed on her feet enough to see the enemy die and to have one last look at her mother before her knees buckled under her weight.

These memories were causing the ice senshi to toss and turn in desperation to break free of the past. The ice that had melted from her fingertips had reemerged and was moving up her arm as the emotions caused by the flood of memories washed to the surface.

Setsuna was the first to notice the condition Ami was now in and rushed quickly to her side. Shaking her gently, startled blue eyes of ice looked into a red pair. It was heat that had zoned into the glacial eyes of the senshi of ice and it brought her out of the nightmare.

"Why are you here?" The very first words out of the mouth of Ami was directed to the woman she had grown to respect and feel deeply towards.

For a moment, Setsuna had forgotten about her duties and not telling Ami her true identity. She only had thoughts for the woman that was stretched now across her lap and looking into her eyes questioningly.

Setsuna avoided showing her nervousness as she answered, "I am a sailor senshi just like you. I am the guardian of time and protector of Pluto."

Ami raised herself from the lap of the time guardian and chose to stand on shaky feet. She nodded, "Ok."

The blue haired woman avoided the gazes that were now on the pair and chose to take some fresh air outside. She breathed in deeply and stretched a bit before having the urge to go for a quick jog. It was quite silly to go for a jog a such a moment as this but she had to get away in order to see things clearly.

A swift glance to the others before she took a look at where she wanted to go and then she started to jog. The others just looked on with worried expressions but none had the courage to tell her to stay for even the senshi of strength remained silent.

Feet pounding against the pavement and sweat trickling down onto her shoulders, Ami took every breath in hopes of understanding what had happened before she passed out. She could recall the power surge that had coursed through her fingertips and the monster being engulfed into a blinding light. And the exhaustion that soon claimed her body and caused her to fall into unconciousness.

But the ice senshi did not understand what exactly was happening to her, and as she found herself jogging back to the front of the shrine she tried to clear her mind once again. The others all looked at Ami, but the senshi of thunder was the first person to approach her without a look of fear.

"Here's a bottle of water. I'm sorry it's not cold but it's something to drink." Makoto gave a hopeful smile.

Ami reached out for the bottle of water and clutched it in her hand. She unscrewed the cap then took a moment to focus her energy before blowing into the water lightly. It caused the particles of the water to crystalized and then chill for her to drink. Everyone watched in amazement at how much Ami's powers had developed.

"Hey Ami-chan!" Usagi rushed over to the ice senshi, but not without nearly knocking over the vase of flowers. "Ooooweee!" She started to hop around on one foot before tripping Rei who was coming at her with a red face.

"Quit acting stupid, meatball head!"

The future moon princess looked into the eyes of Ami with a look of sympathy as she held up her soda pop with one hand and her head bent down. "Could you please make my drink cold?"

Ami hesitated for a moment but gave in when she could no longer stop the giggle that escaped her lips. "Sure." Again Ami focused her energy as soon as she grabbed the soda bottle it started to crystalized but since her concentration was off it froze completely.

Turning a light shade of pink, Ami looked quite embarassed, "Gomen Usagi. I must practice using my powers."

Everyone burst with laughter at the turn of events, except the outer senshi that gave each other a knowing look. It was clear to them that the growth of Ami's powers could be the end or beginning of the evolution for the sailor senshi.

To Be Continued...

A/N: Sorry for how long the update took me. I got a new job so I have been kept busy. I promise the next update will be posted up sooner though. Special Thanks Goes To: RaginFireDesire, minako366, Bound Dragon, VoiceOfTheHarmony, and BladeMaster357. Thanks for the reviews! I hope to see more reviews next time. Everyone get ready for the evolution! The next chapter will be named "Ready or Not"