Chapter 5: Healing a Friend; Ami's Heartfelt Talk with Minako
Ami was on her lunch break at Juuban Hospital, and decided to get in touch with Minako.
Minako's phone rang and she picked it up and said "Hello?" Ami replied "Hey Minako…this is Ami, how are things going?" Minako said "They're better, but I just can't seem to get out of this funk." Ami said "I know…I felt so bad that day when Rei said what she said. I know you two made-up but, I felt so bad I didn't chime-in. But, I was calling you because I was wondering if you'd be up for some shakes at Eat'ems." Minako said "That'd be great!" Ami said "I just think maybe some one on one time with a friend could help you cope with everything you've been going through." Minako said "Honestly, at this point, I'll take anything." Ami said "Well, in about 20 minutes I have to get back to work, and I haven't eaten my lunch yet. I get off at 7. You think around 7:30 would work?" Minako said "That would be perfect!" Ami said "Awesome…see you till then."
(Meanwhile on the Mothership)
Yvonne said "Daughters, gather around. I just recently found some interesting information regarding souls. The way we have been going about trying to get the Millenium Silver Crystal has been completely wrong." Tess piped up and said "What do you mean Mother?" Yvonne continued "Apparently, everyone's soul is associated with a different color. Everyone has a different spiritual state. For example, the color red denotes an angry soul. The color blue, denotes a sad soul." Lucy said "So…what does this mean?" Yvonne cackled and said "What it means is that, finding where the Millenium Silver Crystal dwells will be easier. See, only someone with a pure soul can handle the Millenium Silver Crystal's amazing power. So essentially, we need to find souls that are white in color, because white denotes purity. And so, with this new information, I have chosen a target for one of you to go after." Yvonne flipped on the projection machine and a projection of a small blonde-haired woman appeared. Yvonne said "She's a waitress of a local restaurant joint called Eat'ems. It shouldn't be too hard to find." Tess then said "Let me handle this one Mother. I'm ready to put my powers to the test anyways." Tess then bowed, and water surrounded Tess and she disappeared.
(Meanwhile at Eat'ems)
Minako sat there waiting for Ami. Ami finally came in and said "Sorry…I know I'm a little late. Got caught up at work." Ami sat down in the booth across from Minako and said "Ok, so what's going on?" Minako said "Just…everything, it just seems like everything has been going wrong. It's almost like, being reawakened as Sailor Venus, it seems like my life has taken a turn for the worst." Ami said "Well…truth be told, I don't know what you're going through. I know when I was reawakened, not much has really changed. I don't have a boyfriend, I live alone in a very nice house. The only thing that has changed for me is now I have to keep that part of me a secret at the hospital, but it doesn't bother me." Minako said "Well…what about the others? I'm sure the others could relate." Ami said "Well…it could be possible that Makoto can relate. Having to keep that part of her from Sammy might be hard. But…then again, knowing Makoto, she's a very strong woman, and maybe this doesn't bother her that much. And, I know that with Rei, nothing has changed at all. She's the same Rei she was 5 centuries ago, only this time she doesn't have a grandfather." Minako said "I dunno…I'm so afraid anymore. I can't battle anything without epically failing. Whenever I'm around my boyfriend, I get so depressed inside because I have to constantly lie to him about where I go. I just don't know how to handle all of this." Ami said "You know what? It sounds like to me that you need a little pick-me-up, and I know just the thing to help. Here's what I want you to do. First-"
Suddenly everyone panicked at Eat'ems, and were getting out of there. Ami and Minako looked at what was going on. Minako said "Hold that thought, let's go somewhere where no one can see us and transform quickly."
Minako and Ami went inside the women's bathroom. "Mercury Heart Power Make-Up!" "Venus Eternal Power Make-Up!"
Sailor Mercury's locket had water coming out and clinging to her body, and then it exploded and Mercury was in her Sailor outfit. Minako was in her outfit as well.
Tess said "Truthis Tellificus," she summoned a yellow ball and threw it at the woman, causing her soul to separate. Tess looked at the soul and said "Dang…pure but no dice."
Venus then said "Stop right there you witch! How dare you interrupt a person's work ethic when this is the only way she can provide for herself! I am the Agent of Love and Beauty, the pretty sailor suited soldier, Sailor Venus! And in the name of Love, I will punish you!" Then Mercury said "And I am the Agent of Love and Intellect, the pretty sailor suited soldier, Sailor Mercury! Douse yourself in water and repent!"
Tess laughed and said "I see…well Sailor Mercury, I am also a master of water myself. Objectum Projectum!" Tess waved her hand and a tank of water materialized. Tess then said "Stablis Relocatis!" Sailor Mercury magically disappeared and then reappeared in the tank of water. Tess cackled more, and waved her hand in a circular motion, and the water inside the tank started to become a whirlpool. Tess said "Let's see you escape that Miss Mercury. As for you Sailor Venus…" Tess caged her victim's soul, and then summoned a monster called Waitrainable. Tess was then surrounded by water and disappeared. Waitrainable went quickly after Venus and Venus thought Come on powers…please work this time! "Venus Crescent Beam!" It went right through the monster. Venus then dodged a piece of food Waitrainable threw.
Meanwhile Sailor Mercury was struggling to survive. The Whirlpool was so bad, she hardly had time to breathe. Mercury thought This is it…my friend is out there battling this monster on her own, and here I am powerless to even help her. Mercury then glowed a blue hue and vanished from the whirlpool.
The blue silhouette of Mercury appeared on a somewhat blue planet, and then she came out of the silhouette. Mercury looked around and it looked very deserted, and almost inhabitable. Then her Guardian looked at her and said "Hello Sailor Mercury. I am your Guardian, and I'm here to give you a new power." Guardian Mercury took off her heart locket and it glowed blue. Guardian Mercury said "Don't worry, when you go back, I'll make sure to get you out of that tank of water." Mercury then said "Thank you so much!" Guardian Mercury then threw the blue ball towards Mercury and when it hit, Mercury glowed blue again and disappeared.
Venus then got out her communicator as she was hiding behind something and said "Sailor Scouts, come in, I need backup!"
Waitrainable said "I know you're around here you little brat! Come and get some food!"
Suddenly a blue silhouette appeared and went away leaving Mercury appear. Mercury then said "I'm gonna take you down! Mercury Graceful Melody!" Mercury took out a flute made of water and a huge wave of water came out and hit Waitrainable, making her weak. Waitrainable then used 4 huge forks and threw them at Mercury, and Mercury got hit by all 4 of the forks and was pinned to a wall. Waitrainable laughed, and was about to hit a fork directly at Mercury when suddenly it got hit by a rose.
Tuxedo Mask then said "How dare you poke fun at the food industry. Food is supposed to be for survival and not something you play with!"
"Mars Fire Tornado!"
"Jupiter Thorny Vine Toss!"
The fire hit it, and it weakened it further, and Jupiter once again wrapped 2 vines around the monster, penetrating its skin with thorns.
"Neptune Violent Tide Action!" Neptune held her hands up, and a huge wave was in the background, and she controlled the wave with her hands moving it up and down continuously, and continued to do it that way till it hit the enemy. The enemy was weak, but still put up a fight.
"Uranus Summoning Rock Throw!" Uranus summoned a bunch of rocks, and by pointing her arms in front of her, the rocks flew in that direction and hit the monster, weakening it more.
Tuxedo Mask said "This monster seems to be more powerful then the others. Mercury, find out this one's weakness. Till then, Jupiter, hang tight to that Monster." Mercury and Jupiter nodded and said "Got it!"
Pluto and Saturn arrived finally. Mars said "Hey, by the way, since when did you guys get your new powers?" Uranus said "Well, technically while you guys forgot who you were for 5 centuries, us Outers didn't forget anything. That's why it was so easy for us to learn our new abilities. You guys on the other hand had to relearn new techniques from your Guardians.
Rei then said "And…where's Venus?" Venus then got up from her hiding place, smiled embarrassingly and said "Here I am…" Rei did a raspberry.
Mercury then said "I've found it. The Monster's major weakness is water. So, if I attack it enough, it should go away." She put her computer away and her glasses and started "Shabon Spray Freezing!" The Monster then became completely frozen. Mercury then said "Mercury Shine Aqua Illusion!" Water was then aimed at the Monster again and it hurt it again. "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" Monster weakened again. "Mercury Graceful Melody!" Monster even more weakened. Neptune then chimed in and said "Deep Submerge!" Monster finally was dust.
Tuxedo Mask then said "Good job everyone. Once again, you've overcome another problem using teamwork. I'm proud of all of you. And Venus, do not fret. Your time is coming!"
As soon as everyone went away, it was just Ami and Minako again. Ami said "So before I was interrupted, what I want you to do first is I want you to meditate. I want you to go through every single ugly thing that is going on with you right now, and I want you to try to work through these emotions. Why do you feel like this? What is the cause of this? When you answered these questions, I then want you to pretend that you are there with yourself and I want you to say "I am here now." And I want you to wonder what you wanted when all of this stuff happened to you. Did you want a hug? Did you want someone to listen to you? What is it that Minako wanted when this stuff happened? And, when you figure that out, then have the present Minako do this to the past Minako. If you do this, maybe you'll feel a little better about things." Minako then smiled and said "Thank you Ami, I really needed this talk tonight!" Ami smiled and said "Anytime."
(Meanwhile on the Mothership)
Tess said "That soul unfortunately didn't have what we were looking for. And it seems our dear friend Sailor Mercury somehow escaped my spell, lucky duck." Yvonne said "No worries…we'll just keep at it till we find that special soul. Till then, I have a spell to work on so it'll make our search easier." Yvonne left the center of the ship and went into her room where her cauldron was at and she looked at the spell book. It said one Dragon's nail. Yvonne then went out of her room to go look for that ingredient. Luna then opened the ventilation grate from the room, and she went down, tore off the list, but now was stuck. She didn't know how to get all the way back to the cell without using something to climb on to get back into the ships vent system.
Luna started to stack any books, or knicknacks she could find to help her get to the vent system faster. Luna then ran into another problem, someone will find out sooner or later. Luna then unstacked everything, put the page back, and then went underneath the bed. She would have to find someway to get back without it being so obvious.
Usagi thought Come on Luna, it doesn't take this long to come back.