Ash and Sebastian leapt up on to the rooftops, spinning nimbly from side to side.

"So what made you take a human girl anyway?" Sebastian skidded back, but spoke as if having a normal conversation, not a huge fight.

Ash laughed, "You know as well as I do those girls are not human!"

"True..."

"And anyway." Ash smiled as he casually aimed a punch at Sebastian, "What possessed you to travel around with one?"

Sebastian sighed, "Nothing possessed me. I found her and was intrigued by her power."

Ash scoffed, "Her power is nothing compared to that of the other one. The Venus."

Sebastian raised his eyebrows as he casually ducked Ash's punch, "Why do you say that?"

Ash grinned, "Look how engaged the two are in combat."

Sebastian afforded a swift glance downwards whilst springing up towards the angel, they were so focussed, he could feel quite proud of Serena with a little effort... "You're indeed right." Sebastian dipped his hand inside his pocket; they were directly above the girls.

Ash smiled, "And here's why she's so powerful. Mina." Ash called, "NOW!"

Mina shot up in to the air, her whole outfit shining, as she proceeded into the light.

Sebastian drew the knives clasped between his fingers out from his jacket, thrusting them with his full force towards Ash.

The bright light that was Mina spread her wings, eclipsing the rising sun, and appeared in front of Ash as Sebastian drove the knives through her stomach.

"MINA, NO!" Serena fell to her knees at the sight of her friend, hanging on the end of Sebastian's fist.

The Sailor Scouts and their companions stared. Shocked.

Sebastian stared, a few drops of blood spattered across his face, "I... I didn't think you would ever sink so low."

Ash laughed, "You're a demon! You should know what low is."

Mina coughed violently, staining the white of Sebastian's shirt with pure red as they fell from the height.

Sebastian landed, gently laying her on the ground.

"Mina!" Ash called from above, "You are indeed so pure. You are the angel that all others will envy."

Mina blinked lightly, "But... it's over."

"It's meant to be," Ash whispered, "Now no one shall envy your wings."

"My... wings..." Mina was drifting in and out of consciousness, the world swimming around her, Serena gathering her head in to her lap.

"You absolute MONSTER!" Lita leapt down from her watch place, "You..."

Ash shot a glare at her, cutting her words off, "Silence, you impure being. Leave Mina to her rest. She is a true angel."

"TRUE ANGEL?!" Lita screamed, making Ami and Raye stop as they ran to Mina's side. "Undertaker! Get here now!"

"I've already got a bit of a plan!" The Undertaker rushed to her side.

"JUPITER THUNDER!" Lita cried as the Undertaker raised his scythe to point directly at Ash, "CRASH!"

The lightning bolt seared through the object and propelled itself at the fast retreating angel. Whether it hit him or not, they couldn't tell. He was at too far a distance to tell.

Lita collapsed, weak with exhaustion and despair, on to the Undertaker. He hugged her tight, "There there, Lita. Let's see your friend? Eh?" He smiled the familiar smile.

Lita nodded slowly and dragged herself to where Mina lay on the ground, her wings spread, and her hair matted behind her.

"Mina?" Ami put her hand to her face, leaning over her, "Mina do you remember?"

Mina coughed, short of air, "Get away from me."

Serena took her hand, "Mina please, that man was evil! Why did you risk your life for him? Why did you... let him take your life."

Mina used her strength to spit at Serena, "Your friend. Your demon scum took my life. I am an... ARG!" She twisted in agony.

"Calm down." Raye stroked her forehead, "I get it, we're all horrible. Remember? All the times we were nasty to you? Like when you ran out of money and Serena paid for you to get the bus home?"

Mina's breathing slowed, "Yes..."

"And when you rang me up in tears," she continued, "And I came all the way over to your house only to find out it was just that your favourite character had died in that series you watch."

Mina blinked, and laughed a little, "Yes."

"And when Ami practically did all your art written work for you because you hadn't done it the night before it was due in?"

Ami laughed lightly, biting her lip hard, trying not to cry.

"Yes."

"Please." Raye squeezed her eyes tight shut, "Please. Aren't we horrible?"

There was a short pause, Mina's breathing uneven and unpredictable, "No. You're the best friends I could ever have wished for."

Serena didn't try to stop the tears that rolled down her cheeks and on to the white of Mina's outfit. The white that was slowly turning back to orange.

"I'm so sorry guys..." She coughed, "I... was... brainwashed." She coughed, "I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive..."

Mina's hand went limp.

The girls looked to one another. Ami put two fingers to Mina's neck, searching for a pulse. She drew back.

Lita put her hand to her head, wobbling, "Well?"

Ami shook her head and turned away, burying her face in to Will's legs. "We've lost her."

"Mina..." Serena lowered her head.

Sebastian rested his hand on Serena's shoulder, "Truly, I'm sorry for what I did."

Serena wanted desperately to blame someone, to blame Sebastian, but she couldn't... she just couldn't, "It's not your fault." She said through the tears, "But why would an angel do this?" She looked as Mina's wings melted in to a pile of feathers.

"He was a fallen angel. No real angel. Your friend was quite mistaken." Sebastian sighed, "we should never have agreed to fight."

"I didn't even get to say goodbye." Lita turned away, burying her head in her hands.

There was a long, hard silence.

"No one has collected her soul." Will murmured.

"Will!" Grell looked up from where he sat with Raye, "This is not the time!"

"No... no it's not that..." He looked down at Ami, "We have to judge whether she deserves to die or not."

Ami looked up at him, "Will?"

"There are three Reapers here," He continued, "I vote that this woman does not deserve to die." He helped Ami to her feet.

"I second that. For my little girl." The undertaker gave Lita a squeeze, "I hate the sound of crying. Especially when it's someone you care about."

"Definitely Will! Why didn't we think of this before!" Grell clapped his hands together.

"We'll still need to bring her back, and that could take months..." Will pondered.

"Oh no." Sebastian stood, "I think my young friend here has the perfect thing."

Serena looked up through her bleary eyes, "Wha... what?"