Minako idly checked her bow as she walked into the senshi meeting and accepted the greetings of the others with a silly smile and absent-minded wave.
Inside she was a bit in a turmoil.
Minako had never really talked to the others about her life before meeting Usagi and Ami. As far as they knew, the ribbon she always wore was just a fashion statement and not a war memento.
Every senshi had their own little quirks and powers. Minako's telepathic abilities were hers, though she'd had to spent so much time shutting things out that she wasn't able to use it to full effect and made her read as (and remain effective as) more of a minor empath than what she really was.
Of course, they all had their secrets too, and the fact that Minako had officially worked for Interpol before the Senshi united was hers.
She was about to have to dig into some of that history. Hopefully it didn't change the way she was viewed.
The unexpected appearance of Setsuna did not put her at ease, especially as the inscrutable woman's thoughts were directed her way.
"Now that Minako has come back from her errands," Setsuna said cooly. "I believe we can get started."
"Okay, so I'm assuming that your being here means there's something major happening now," Makoto said in resignation.
"Let us ask Minako," Setsuna said, turning to the girl.
She bit her lip momentarily and sighed.
"I need to explain some things about the vampires in Nerima," she said.
"What would you know about it?" Haruka asked dismissively.
"I've had the misfortune of working with one of them," Minako said, meeting the other blonde's eyes.
"Wait, you worked with a vampire?" Usagi asked.
"An Interpol investigation crossed paths with a Hellsing operation," Minako said. "I was one of the people Interpol had on the..."
"Interpol?!" Ami asked.
"Sailor V had to get her money from somewhere," Minako said idly. "Can I get on with this?"
Setsuna didn't want to say anything. Sometime tonight, decisions would be made that possibly would have a big impact on their future. She'd seen a lot of possibilities with two major threads: on the one hand was chaos and battle, on the other was a period that wouldn't be marked as important for senshi history.
Setsuna vastly preferred the latter.
There were several paths to either result, so many that she wasn't certain what the exact details were or what actions would lead to what results. She hoped, as Minako gave her information, to be able to narrow down some of the variables with more information, but still there was too much.
Setsuna was tempted to advise stomping out the FREAK infestation that had sprung up in Japan, the better to get Hellsing out of the country and back on Millenium's path, but she couldn't be certain that the result wouldn't be sparking the unwanted chaos.
Likewise, inaction and letting the other powers handle things could mean letting things spiral out of control.
Too many variables still.
Minako had already set the stage for APD to recruit or at least investigate those new vampires, and she had given the future Countess Kodachi a bit of a warning, but even those two actions might have been rash.
The possibility of a fight between Alucard and Uranus was growing closer to a certainty as Minako gave some of her information. Setsuna didn't really worry about it, Alucard was a lot harder to kill than Uranus was likely to think. The almost certain fight would likely reach a standstill.
The psychopath would probably think it was "fun" and not take it as an insult, making such an event really a non-event.
Kodachi wasn't in Alucard's league, however.
Neither version of the "Countess" had vanished from the Time Gates yet. She still had potential to be either evil or good. The question was, what to tell others. Another brush with Uranus's preemptive strategies might push Kodachi over to the otherside.
Decisions were as fun as always.
****
"That was a sailor senshi," Kodachi muttered as she paced in front of her mirror. "And she was talking about me. How could I become a demon? OR the first of a new race? I am human! And as great as my beauty and intellect is, am not anywhere in such a league as this."
Kodachi shivered and turned to her windows, deciding to try and take a late night roof-hop to clear her head.
****
"Let's get out of here, Master," Nabiki whispered to Ranma quietly. "The moon light is so beautiful tonight."
Ranma shuffled nervously, hoping nobody else in the household was anywhere nearby. Sometimes, Nabiki's feelings toward him got in the way of her normally cautious nature. They couldn't have the other Tendos, or, worse, his father, knowing about what they were doing, or things were going to go berserk.
The best thing, when Nabiki was in one of these moods, was just to give in. It usually meant that Happosai's spell was trying to get ahold of her again. Besides, it was beautiful outside.
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