Sailor Moon Silver Legacy

Act V: Secrets and Liars (Part 2)

"Come on, get back into bed, Minako," Artemis pleaded, his old partner still sitting on the floor of her apartment hallway after the argument with Makoto.

"He's right, Minako, you can't sleep here. You'll catch a cold," Luna added.

"Alright, alright," Minako agreed, "I'm getting up. Just stop pestering me, would you?"

Luna smiled slightly, reminded for a moment of what it used to be like trying to wake Usagi for school in the mornings.

Minako took a breath and raised herself off the floor with one arm supporting her bruised ribs. She was thankful, though, that Makoto—in her anger—hadn't noticed her injuries. Judgment and condemnation she could handle, but pity she could do without, thank you very much.

Parched, she poured herself a large glass of water from the kitchen tap before heading back to her bedroom. After resting a second glass on her end table, she carefully lay back down in bed.

"So, Makoto's school was attacked, huh?" she asked the Moon Cats, staring up at the ceiling.

"We don't need to discuss that now, Minako, just get some rest," said the white cat.

"Artemis, you've got to stop treating me like a kid!" Minako snapped. "If you're not going to be of use to me, you can leave!"

Artemis wore an expression of hurt. Luna answered in his stead, "It was a daylight incident; it's even been in the news. It seems to have been an anomaly as far as open attacks, though. However, if what Makoto says is true, there may be a larger operation in progress."

Wanting clarification on Makoto's story, Minako questioned, "They targeted kids?"

Luna knew that this would be a sore spot for Minako, so she approached it carefully. "It seems so, but as I said, that was likely an anomaly," she confirmed. "Whoever is gathering energy will probably want to do so under the radar, especially now that the police will be on alert. I'll confirm with Ami when I see her next. She will be able to tell us more about the situation at the hospital, too."

"I should have been there!" the girl insisted, gritting her teeth in anger and clenching her fist around her bed sheets.

"If you could have, I don't doubt you would have," Luna said plainly. "By all accounts, it sounds like the police response was adequate to fend off the monster. Artemis is right, Minako. Now is the time for rest."

Just then, a scream of pain echoed through the open bedroom window.

"What was that?" Minako said, lifting herself off the bed.

Luna jumped to the windowsill. "I don't see anything," she said.

"I'm sure it was just teenagers in the park again Min—" Artemis suggested.

"No, it sounded like Makoto!" Minako insisted.

The cats exchanged nervous glances. Minako might just be right, but she was in no fit state to be leaving the apartment, let alone possibly heading into battle.

"Even if it was Makoto, she can handle herself just fine," Artemis assured her.

"Don't be ridiculous, you know she can't fight!"

Luna's stomach fell, knowing this to be true. "Artemis and I will check on things to be sure," she proposed.

"Right!" Artemis agreed. "For good measure, give Ami a call while we're gone. I'm sure it was nothing, but in the unlikely event that it requires a Sailor Soldier, she can take care of it. Okay?"

Feeling a twinge of pain from sitting up too quickly, Minako found it hard to argue. "Fine, but be quick," she told the cats before they leaped out of the window.