Act 36 Pre-Credits
Minako closes her eyes for a moment. I can’t faint, she thinks. I can’t let them down… She keeps doing the hand motions but her voice is steadily fading out. The feeling of nausea overwhelms her as the audience and the lights fade into a blur. Her eyes close as she slumps to the stage floor.
The crowd erupts into chaos as stage hands rush to her side. “Minako! Minako!” they shake her furiously.
Usagi’s feels her heart stop. “What’s happening?” she says under her breath. “Minako-chan!” she yells. “Minako-chan!”
Minako is still. ~
“Minako-chan!”
Sailor Venus turns. “Princess!” she cries, vaulting over a stack of fallen columns. “We have to get you out of here!”
Serenity looks at her in abject fear. “What’s happening?” she asks, tears streaming down her face. “Who would do such a thing to us?”
Venus takes her arm. “We don’t have time to talk,” she says, dragging her along. “Let’s go!”
Serenity stumbles after her. “Where are the others?” she asks, trying to keep up.
“I don’t know,” Venus says. “We got separated.”
A wave of guilt passes through her. I can’t tell her the truth, Venus thinks, closing her eyes.
“Mercury! Jupiter!” Venus falls onto her knees next to where their bodies lie. Her face is full of grief as she touches their faces. “Mars….” she says softly. Mars smiles at her weakly. “The princess…” she whispers. Venus shakes her head as Mars closes her eyes. “No!!!” Venus screams. ~
Usagi gasps as she jolts back to the present. "I remember!" she says in shock. Mamoru stares at her. "What?" he says.
Usagi watches the commotion onstage in horror. I remember....
KIRARI
Minako closes her eyes for a moment. I can’t faint, she thinks. I can’t let them down… She keeps doing the hand motions but her voice is steadily fading out. The feeling of nausea overwhelms her as the audience and the lights fade into a blur. Her eyes close as she slumps to the stage floor.
The crowd erupts into chaos as stage hands rush to her side. “Minako! Minako!” they shake her furiously.
Usagi’s feels her heart stop. “What’s happening?” she says under her breath. “Minako-chan!” she yells. “Minako-chan!”
Minako is still. ~
“Minako-chan!”
Sailor Venus turns. “Princess!” she cries, vaulting over a stack of fallen columns. “We have to get you out of here!”
Serenity looks at her in abject fear. “What’s happening?” she asks, tears streaming down her face. “Who would do such a thing to us?”
Venus takes her arm. “We don’t have time to talk,” she says, dragging her along. “Let’s go!”
Serenity stumbles after her. “Where are the others?” she asks, trying to keep up.
“I don’t know,” Venus says. “We got separated.”
A wave of guilt passes through her. I can’t tell her the truth, Venus thinks, closing her eyes.
“Mercury! Jupiter!” Venus falls onto her knees next to where their bodies lie. Her face is full of grief as she touches their faces. “Mars….” she says softly. Mars smiles at her weakly. “The princess…” she whispers. Venus shakes her head as Mars closes her eyes. “No!!!” Venus screams. ~
Usagi gasps as she jolts back to the present. "I remember!" she says in shock. Mamoru stares at her. "What?" he says.
Usagi watches the commotion onstage in horror. I remember....
KIRARI