Minako woke up in a sweat, confused and disoriented. "Adonis…?" she looked around, then sighed, remembering the circumstances. Of course… he can't stay in human form for long enough to watch me sleep. Not after expending all that energy to take me to the past, anyway. Standing up, Minako pulled out her communicator, preparing to inform the others of what she had learned.

"Mina, you're awake!" Artemis entered her room smiling. His expression quickly turned serious. "So? How was it?"

"Oh, it was… fine," she returned his smile, then put her communicator away. Maybe I'd better sit on this information for a while. It hasn't really given me anything useful yet… If only my own memories would come back!

Artemis nodded, understanding that he wasn't going to get anything out of Minako. "You must still be exhausted after all that."

Unconsciously, Minako touched her throbbing forehead. "No, I'm totally fine!" she pulled her hand away, trying to hide her aches from Artemis. Pulling a sweater on, she skipped out the door, waving to Artemis. "There's something I have to do, I'll be back soon!"

….

Minako ran and ran through all the streets near where the others had been attacked before, searching for any trace of Psyche, until her pain caught up to her and she had to stop, slumping down to her knees. I need to find her… if we really are sisters, we should be able to resolve this somehow. But I have no clues to go on. I have no idea where she would be hiding.

"Tired already?" she heard a voice coming from behind her. "And I've barely done anything yet."

Minako's eyes widened as she turned around to face the voice, knowing even before she looked who stood behind her. "Psyche!"

"That's right," her half-sister smirked. "I've come back for a little more fun. What, all alone today?"

Minako stood up and held her ground. "I came here to talk to you. You're my sister after all—"

"Sister? Don't make me laugh!" Psyche yelled, pulling out her chain and slashing the ground in front of Minako. "We stopped being sisters the day you banished him!"

Him? "I was looking out for you!" Minako cried in response, not even knowing what she was saying. "I warned you to be careful… that there are people who lust for nothing more than power, who would try to use your position and abilities for their own purposes…" The words just came out… I don't know what they mean…

"Don't you dare give me that same speech again," Psyche rolled her eyes.

Right now, she really does seem like a younger sister, getting annoyed by being bossed around by her big sister…

"He told me everything about you. You're such a hypocrite, claiming that he was the one trying to take advantage of my powers. You're jealous of me, always have been. You were scared that my powers might overtake your own," she let out a small giggle, opening her arms wide as if presenting herself as the victor. "Well, it looks like you were right about that!"

Just a girl in love… that's what I said back then, wasn't it? Could it be that all this is because of some man who has been deceiving her? "I wouldn't be so sure about that," Minako spoke confidently, pulling out the Ace of Hearts, borrowing Adonis' powers once more. As soon as she transformed, however, Minako started to feel weak, hardly able to stand. No… not now!

"You're barely keeping consciousness, how do you expect to prove yourself like that?" Psyche laughed.

Psyche's laughter was soon cut short when a flaming arrow flew by, barely missing her.

"Strength doesn't come from relying only on yourself, and it cannot be stolen!" Minako heard Mars' voice.

"That's right!" Sailor Moon chimed in.

Minako looked to her right and saw all of her companions staring back at her. Sailor Moon gave her a harsh expression. She's scolding me for going off on my own, I know. "How did you find me?"

"Artemis contacted us, worried that something was up," Sailor Moon responded.

"So we went to the most likely place for you to have gone on your own—the last location where we encountered Psyche," Mercury added.

"Hello?" Psyche waved her hands wildly. "I'm right here, you know. Did you forget? You'd better pay attention if you don't want to get hurt."

Despite the seriousness of the situation, Minako couldn't help but laugh, even though it hurt for her to do so. I've never known what it's like to have a younger sibling… This must be how it feels. It's as if all she wants is for us to pay attention to her.

Seeing Minako's weak state, the Senshi hurried to be at her side. Jupiter wrapped her arm around Minako, helping her to stand. "This isn't really the time to be laughing," she whispered.

"Your buddy there is right," Psyche said coldly as she sent a blast of energy toward the Senshi. "Or is she even really your friend at all? I thought you worked alone. You sure seemed to enjoy making me endure everything all alone, anyway."

"That's not true," Minako spoke up, wincing from the pain. "I took you in so you wouldn't be alone. I wanted to take care of you." That I'm sure of.

The other Senshi stared at Minako, completely confused as to the meaning of what she had just said.

"Minako, do you remember her after all? When did you take her in?" Mars broke the silence.

"Ah, I see," Psyche grinned. "So it is true. You don't trust your companions. Just like you didn't trust me. Shall I fill them in, dear Sister?"

Minako matched Psyche's gaze with a determined stare. This is my chance to hear the full story. Or at least, Psyche's version of it.

"Sister?" the Senshi said in unison, shocked by this revelation.

"That's right," Minako nodded. "She is my half-sister. Born on Earth but not accepted by anyone there because of her strange powers, having abilities associated with the royal family of Venus. I brought her to Venus, raised her…"

"But I was accepted by someone on Earth. Cupid…" Psyche's voice trailed off, and her eyes, usually full of hate, briefly glowed with love before burning with anger. "But she had to destroy my happiness. It's all your fault…"