"There, there. He's gone now," Hikaru consoled her new friend.
Meanwhile, in the back of the Venusmobile, "Okay, Deep Aqua Mirror, show me where to rescue one of our teammates who isn't Setsuna, please," Michiru intoned to her fashionable magical artifact.
"What's it show?" Haruka asked, leaning over her partner's shoulder to look, but being unable to see clearly from the light glinting off it.
On the mirror, a familiar structure resolved before Michiru's eyes. A structure she could actually see several miles away over the Tokyo skyline...
"Tokyo Tower."
Hikaru smiled nostalgically. "Ah, Tokyo Tower... so many memories..." she sighed.
"You have memories of Tokyo Tower, too?" Haruka asked the redhead curiously. "Do they involve mercilessly defeating your enemies in an action packed and dramatic final battle?"
"Uh, not really... but that's where me and my friends were when we got sent to Cephiro to become the Magic Knights." She frowns slightly at another, more bitter memory. "And we got sent right back there after we completed our... mission." Hikaru remained silent for a moment, before brightening. "So what happened to you there? Wouldn't it be a neat coincidence if that's where you became magical girls as well?"
"Uh, yeah, it would. But that's not what happened," Haruka replied before continuing in an eager tone. "Actually, that's where we mercilessly defeated Kaolinite in an action packed and dramatic final battle."
"Heh, I can't believe she bought my disguise..." Minako giggled to herself at the memory. "What an idiot she was..."
"So, do we know who's being held at Tokyo Tower?" Hikaru asked, looking back towards Michiru.
Michiru bit her lip as she concentrated on the mirror. After a few seconds, the symbol of Saturn appeared. "It's Hotaru-chan."
"Good." Haruka nodded in satisfaction. "I'd much rather rescue her than grouchy old Setsuna. At least Hotaru-chan never gives us any lip!"
"You say that now, but just wait till she's a teenager again!" Minako countered.
The foursome drove on in silence for a moment after that, Michiru and Haruka both bearing identical expressions of forboding. Eventually, Michiru spoke. "Do you think... maybe we've been spoiling Hotaru? She might love us for it now, but that kind of thing can come back to really haunt us as she gets older..." Michiru said hesitantly.
"No, not our little Hotaru-chan! She's far too nice to ever give us any trouble!" Haruka protested, not sounding entirely convinced.
"I bet she becomes a Goth!" Minako laughed evilly from the front of the car.
(Posted Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:16)
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