Chapter 6: Minako's Back!; Venus's Triumphant Return!
Minako tried to meditate, but every time she would, her mind would race. She just decided to give up, and instead she started crying in her own room. Artemis then lept up on her bed and said "Minako, is everything ok?" Minako looked at Artemis with tears in her eyes and said "No…everything is not ok….I'm a wimp to my friends, I'm keeping a huge secret from my boyfriend, and I feel so inadequate. I don't even know what this month's fashion is gonna be. I'm behind at my job, I haven't been getting any sleep, and I'm so sad anymore. I'm depressed Artemis, and I don't know how to get out of it." Artemis then hugged her and said "It's ok…cry as much as you need to. Get as much anger out that you need to. I know this is a hard time for you, but I also want you to know that you're stronger than this Minako. You're gonna pull through for the Scouts, I know you will!" Minako then looked out from her window and thought I have so much respect for you now Usagi. I know now why you were chosen to be the leader of the Sailor Scouts.
(Meanwhile, on the Mothership)
Lucy said "Mother! I have tracked down our next target." Lucy turned on the projection screen, and there stood a woman with long brown hair and a light red dress on. Lucy said "She's apparently a teacher at Juuban Middle School. She shouldn't be too hard to spot!" Yvonne then said "Then go my child!" Lucy started to glow yellow and went away. Yvonne then said "Now…daughters, what is going on here?!" All of her daughters looked at her weird. Molly said "What do you mean?" Yvonne said "Oh will just one of you fess up? There was a page that was torn out of my spell book, and the spell that was torn out was the spell for finding the Millenium Silver Crystal easier. Who did this?" All the daughters looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. Yvonne then said "If this happens again…one of you will answer to me! Till then, go ahead and continue to track down targets. I'll be in my room…"
(Meanwhile at Tokyo)
Minako walked and thought Well, if there's one thing that makes me happy, it definitely has to be shopping. So, I think I'll just go clothes shopping. So in went Minako.
As Minako went into the store she saw Rei and the rest of her friends going inside a Victoria's Secret. Minako was so excited and ran to the inside of the store herself.
Rei and friends just looked at Minako and said "HI!" Rei said "What brings you here?" Minako said "I just needed to get rid of stress." Ami said "Did my advice help any?" Minako said "No…but that's because it's hard to meditate when your mind is full of stuff." Ami then said "Oh…that's ok. I just want you to be happy, in a matter of fact, we ALL want you to be happy." Makoto said "Yes, very much so Minako!"
Rei then pulled out a big red dress and said "This is too cute! This'll just add to my gorgeousness!" Makoto pulled out a summer dress and said "Beautiful!" Ami said "Geeze…there's nothing in here that I like, or at least, they're not gonna look good on me." Rei said "What are you talking about Ami? This stuff is top of the line stuff, and you don't want it?" Ami said "I'm actually more comfortable in a pair of overalls, or a nice top and pants." Minako said "Oh sweetheart, you'd look great in some of these." Ami said "But, I'm not a good looking person." All of them looked at Ami and were dumbfounded. Makoto said "Look, Ami, that's not true at all. You are beautiful." Ami said "Yeah, but if that's the case, how come I don't have a boyfriend, or a husband?" Rei piped up and said "Ami, it's because guys are dweebs. You're a hot woman with big boobs, there's nothing to be ashamed of." Minako said "Well…I dunno if I would put it in that context, but Ami, you're such a beautiful person on the inside and out. You just have to believe it, because, you've helped me out so much this past week." Ami said "Well…I suppose I can always try new things." Rei said "That's the spirit!"
Then, everyone in the mall started screaming. And people started running away. Minako said "Ok Scouts, looks like we're being called into battle again."
"Venus Eternal Power Make-up!"
"Mars Heart Power Make-up!"
"Jupiter Heart Power Make-up!"
"Mercury Heart Power Make-up!"
Venus then said "Alright Scouts, let's split up. Mercury and Jupiter, you take the top floor. Mars and I will take this floor. Go!" Mercury and Jupiter sprinted towards the escalators. Venus and Mars searched the lower floor.
From there, it was a race to finding the lost soul.
Mars's senses ran wild and Mars said "I sense an evil presence in here Venus." Venus and Mars went into the store, and saw a woman with a yellow ball in her hand. Venus then, with her communicator, said "Hey, Jupiter and Mercury, make your way down to the first floor to the store called "Shoez."
Lucy then said "Now, let's see if you contain the Millenium Silver Crystal!" She flung the ball at the woman, and her soul separated from her body. However, the soul was the color blue. Lucy said "What?! I don't understand, her soul should be white!"
Venus then said "You stop right there you evil witch!" Lucy turned around and said "Oh?!" "Oh my gosh…the soul she has is Usagi and Ami's Middle School teacher!" Mars said "No way…" Venus then stepped in "Oh yeah, well 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!" Lucy laughed and said "In the name of love? What kind of catch-phrase is that? Did you get that from a fortune cookie?" Venus said "Ooooooh, STOP MAKING FUN OF ME!" Lucy "Ooh, feisty…I like. Well, you can be happy about something. The Millenium Silver Crystal was nowhere to be found in this soul. Looks like I'm gonna have to cage it." Lucy then caged the soul and then said "I summon Shoester!" A puff of smoke appeared, and out appeared a monster with a bunch of shoes over it. Venus then said "My powers may not work on that monster, but maybe they'll work on you. Love and Beauty Shock!" Lucy then cupped her hands and it stopped and the attack was cupped in her hands. Lucy said "My specialty is light magic. Absorbus!" The attack then went straight into her body, as she absorbed the attack. Lucy said "Ta. Ta." She glowed yellow and then disappeared.
Shoester then said "Time to see if the shoe fits!"
"Venus Love-Me, Chain!"
Shoester through a bunch of shoes, and the chain just went right through the attack. Venus gasped and thought Come ON!
Venus then glowed yellow and disappeared.
She was then stuck on Earth's Moon. Venus looked around at the long lost and abandoned Moon Kingdom. As she was on the moon, she saw Guardian Venus. Venus spoke "What am I doing here?" Guardian Venus smiled and said "I know what you've been going through. Ever since I've entered your life again, your life has been nothing but hard." Venus said "Yeah…I hate it too!" Guardian Venus nodded and said "I know…believe me, I can feel your pain when you're in your Sailor Scout form. It's also the reason why your powers aren't working." Venus said "What?! I don't understand…" Guardian Venus continued "You have to understand that every Guardian's powers are connected to your spirit. If you are happy and you enjoy every moment in life, then your Guardian's powers will increase. If, however, you suppress your emotions because you want to escape the fear of being hated or whatever it is that you fear might happen to you, then your powers will not work, and you will become not just powerless in your Scout form but just in life in general." Venus said "Ok…so how do I become happy?" Guardian Venus smiled and said "My friend, that is the number one question most people ask in this Universe, and the answer is a most grueling one, but a most truthful one too. The answer is, you're going to have to face all of your problems head-on. How can you expect to be happy if you don't know how to face your own problems?" Venus then said "That makes total sense…" Guardian Venus said "But, I'm going to help aid in the healing process. As your Guardian, I brought you here to the moon, because I'm going to align your Guardian self with Serenity's Princess self. However, know, that this isn't a solution to the main problem at hand. This is a temporary solution. In order to reach the full extent of your power, you're going to have to deal with these issues head-on. Once that happens I can completely align Serenity's Princess self with your self, and there not only will you be more powerful, but you'll be confident as well. But for now, I want you to have a taste of what you are capable of." Guardian Venus then said "Princess Serenity, I summon you!" Princess Serenity then appeared right next to Guardian Venus, wearing her Princess dress. Guardian Venus said "I'm awakening you temporarily because Sailor Venus needs both of our help." Princess Serenity said "Sure." Princess Serenity then turned naked and she went in direct alignment with Sailor Venus, and Sailor Venus glowed a brilliant white light. When the white light went away, Sailor Venus wore a beautiful sparkly yellow dress that fit her form nicely. Guardian Venus said "This is what will happen once you deal with your problems. Until then, I wish you all the happiness in the world!" Sailor Venus vanished in a yellow light.
"Mercury Graceful Melody!"
The water weakened the monster, but the monster hit her with a shoe which flung Mercury to a wall.
"Mars Fire Tornado!"
The monster dodged the tornado and hit Mars with a shoe.
"Jupiter Thorny Vine Toss"
She captured the monster with the vines and then said "Supreme Thunder!" And the thunder flowed through her body and through the vines, weakening the monster around the vines.
Venus then appeared glowing yellow, and the yellow disappeared. There stood a gorgeous Venus. Jupiter looked and said "Wow…you look stunning Sailor V." Venus then said "What can I say?! It's natural."
"Silver Venus…"
Venus summoned a beautiful staff, with a half moon at the top, with different colored jewels embroidered on the half-moon. Then she said
"Love-Me Crystal Power Kiss!"
The half-moon glowed and after spinning around twice, she then held it up in the air and a big white light went in all different directions from the top of the staff and it hit the monster, and the monster said "Love!" And eventually went away.
Venus then turned back into her Sailor outfit and fell down. Jupiter and the rest went to her.
Minako then slowly woke up and saw all of her friends there, plus Diane and Artemis.
Minako said "What happened?!" Makoto said "I dunno, but whatever it was, it was pretty cool Minako." Minako then realized what had happened, and she had a lot of cleaning up to do in her life. Minako however relished this moment and said "Thank you everyone for all of your help!"
(Meanwhile on the Mothership)
Lucy said "It was the oddest thing. When she became my target, when I focused in on her soul, it was originally white. But, when I separated her soul from her, it was completely blue." Yvonne then looked puzzled and said "It seems like we have a conundrum on our hands. Lemme look in my spell book for a solution."
Luna was still under Yvonne's bed, trying to figure out how to get out of there. She then had an idea, the next time Yvonne opened her door, she could sneak up behind Yvonne and go out of the room with her, with the torn page of the spell book in hand. She just needed to wait.
Usagi was getting restless and was wondering if Luna was ok. Usagi was so scared. Being up in a ship, with no powers, was very hard for her, but she knew that what she did was for the best. She just hoped that Tuxedo Mask and the rest were doing ok.