Ami looked at the queen in confusion, then at her friends. They stood close together, looking at her. Her eyes met Serenity’s, and the princess nodded. “No……that can’t be true…….No it isn’t true!” she said, almost shouting. “How can I be a senshi? I am a princess, not a warrior! I don’t know the first thing about fighting, I have no strength!”
“Yes you do,” said Serenity, stepping forward. “You have the strength of your planet. You’re powers will come from its energy. You have only to learn how to use them as we did.” She said, gesturing to the others, who nodded. Ami shook her head, raising a shaking hand to her forehead.
“No……….no I don’t believe it….I won’t believe it! Its not true!” she shouted, then ran from the room, the door sliding open automatically as she approached it. Serenity made a move to follow her, but her mother’s hand on her shoulder stopped her. She looked up at her mother with eyes full of worry.
“Mama….”
“Let her go. She will come to accept it in time,” the queen said gently as Serenity turned her eyes to watch as Ami disappeared through the doorway that led back into the main palace and the door slid closed behind her. “Don’t forget how hard it was for all of you when you first found out.” The four remaining princesses bowed their heads, remembering how they had struggled with the awesome responsibility of being a sailor senshi at first, recognizing what Ami was feeling. The Queen turned back to the radar screen where Hope and Faith stood watching them silently. Leaning on the screen, she shook her head slowly as she watched the growing spot of red on the screen. “Let us all just pray to whatever powers there are that she accepts it soon. We will need her, and we do not have much time.”
Ami ran into the bathroom and shut the door, locking it. She leaned up against it, sliding down into a sitting position on the floor as the tears spilled over and ran down her cheeks. It was to much for her to bear. To have her dearest friend turn on her for no apparent reason was bad enough, but now to discover that she had this awesome responsibility to this entire galaxy……and to know that her friends, the people she was supposed to be able to trust beyond all others, had known and had kept it from her…….she couldn’t handle it all.
Folding her legs underneath her in a more comfortable position, she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and thought deeply about what she had been just been told. If she was really a senshi, why didn’t she know? Why did “her time to know” never come, and the others’ did? What did that mean? And how could she possibly hope to defend and protect an entire galaxy when she couldn’t even handle the pressures of her own kingdom? It was impossible, it was illogical, it just couldn’t be!
If only she knew what was wrong with David……if she was really senshi he would know for sure. Once again she saw his eyes full of pain in her head, heard his voice that morning…….something was causing him immense pain, and for some reason he wouldn’t tell her what it was. She wanted to go to him and take him in her arms and comfort him as he had done for her so many times in the past, but she was afraid he would only push her away again.
She remained perfectly still for a moment, thinking. Then suddenly resolute, she stood up and unlocked the door, opening it and walking with determination down the corridor.
Serenity and the others left the room after strategizing with the Queen, trying to think of a way to counter Metallia’s advance. But they soon realized it would be useless without their fifth senshi. Queen Serenity had spoken of a special power that could have the ability to destroy Metallia for good, but it required all five senshi. They just had to make Ami understand.
As the walked out into the main hallway Serenity saw a familiar figure walking away from them. “Ami?” she said softly, then took off running after her. “Ami! Where are you going?”
The others looked at each other, then took off running after their friends, finally catching up to Serenity as she caught up to Ami.
“Ami? Why won’t you answer me?” Serenity asked anxiously, grabbing Ami’s arm. Ami just shrugged her off and kept walking, staring silently ahead. She walked briskly through the main door and straight to her transport.
“What is going on?” said Makoto, looking at Ami strangely.
“I don’t know…..Ami wait!” Serenity shouted, running after Ami again as the transport door closed and it began to lift off the ground. They ran to stand beneath it and stood looking up as it lifted into space and disappeared, shielding their faces with their arms from the wind it produced. Serenity lowered her arm as the transport disappeared.
“Oh Ami…..” she said softly.
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