Meanwhile, the other three Shitennou discussed the events.
"It's weird, just the three of us, without Kunzite to lead the discussion."said Zoicite.
"I never thought I'd say this, but if feels strange, even a little creepy, I guess, without Kunzite here to lead everything."Nephrite replied.
"I couldn't believe Venus just burst out and said that in front of everyone!"Jadeite sounded astounded.
"I wasn't too surprised. After all, you know how unpredictable and impulsive she can be."Nephrite shrugged.
"I think she might have just said it because she was upset."
"But nothing Kunzite could have done could have upset her."assured Zoicite.
"What makes you so sure of that? He upsets me all the time, always giving orders, and criticizing, probably when both of us know nothing we do will ever be good enough for him."Nephrite grinned. "But not Venus. I always thought he'd be more…humble like he is to King Endymion and Queen Serenity. Small Lady, too. He doesn't give orders to them. Us, he bosses around, not them."said Nephrite.
"You don't think he treats her the way he treats us?"asked Jadeite.
No one said anything.
"Here, it's because he's in charge."said Zoicite. "And he doesn't settle for anything but the best."he sighed.
"By the way, where is he?"asked Nephrite. "After what happened, shouldn't he be here, trying to figure out what's going on?"he pointed out.
"I haven't seen him since he left just after Venus's, er, little outburst. He left just right after she did, but before the girls went after her."said Jadeite. "Or no, wait was it after they left?"he asked, looking confused.
"Jadeite, we were there, you know."said Nephrite. "You don't have tell us."
Jadeite nodded. It was probably better that way.
"I guess we should still discuss this even without Kunzite here."said Zoicite.
"Without him, I guess you're in charge."Nephrite pointed out.
Jadeite agreed.
"I'm not as good at leading these discussions as I thought I would be."said Zoicite after a while. "I think after this, I might start value Kunzite a little more."
"We're still waiting for you to start."Nephrite told him.
"Well…"Zoicite pondered. "Did you notice anything, Jadeite? I know it was pretty quick, but you must have noticed something."he said.
"What do you mean?"asked Jadeite.
Zoicite rolled his eyes.
"What else would I mean?"he asked. "You must have had some insight to her thoughts while we were there."he said.
"Oh."Jadeite thought for a moment. "I didn't really think to do anything. I was too…stunned to think."he admitted.
"Weren't we all?"Nephrite nodded.
"This isn't getting us anywhere."sighed Zoicite some time afterward. "We're just going around in circles. I still don't understand how Neptune could have been kidnapped. Here, in Crystal Tokyo, in the Crystal Palace . It just doesn't make any sense."
"If it did make any sense, we would've solved it by now."
They decided to give up until Kunzite returned.
Pluto made her way back to the door, once she crossed it, she made her way to the throne room. She would request an audience with the king and queen. However, no one seemed to be paying attention to much that was going on around them, she noticed. When she got to the throne room, the king and queen were already there, waiting. Pluto kneeled before them, waiting for them to speak first.
"Your Majesties,"she began, afterwards. "I would like to say that I wish to leave for Charon Castle at once. Diana offered to watch the door for me."she told them.
"Why must you go to Charon Castle at once, Pluto?"asked Queen Serenity.
"I must consult the library there. The answers we need might be found there."she explained.
The king and queen seemed to consider Pluto's word.
"Very well, Pluto."King Endymion said, at last.
"We hope you do find the answers there."said Queen Serenity quietly.Top of Form 1
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