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Placing a hand on her hip, Star Maker looked at where Alita and Kira were in the crowd before they fled, then back at Star Fighter.



Star Healer gave them both a two-finger salute before she went after them but then added:



Star Healer looked at Star Maker, causing her to glance back.



The intense stare Star Healer gave was like a verbal punch. Star Maker knew better than to argue. No, Star Healer had won. Star Maker glanced down after hearing this, gripping her gloved hand tightly into a fist; the gritting sound of leather was apparent as you could hear how tight she was rolling her hand into a fist.



As Star Healer took a step back, Star Maker's grip relaxed, coming to terms with Star Healer's comment.



The Starlight had green sparkles coming off her body as she lit up; her form changed into a glowing ball of light and shot toward Liara's car. Watching the Starlight make her exit gave Star Maker some thought. Her words truly cut deep, and you could easily tell Star Maker seemed bothered, even annoyed—annoyed at herself.

"You're right, Star Healer. You, of all people, understand this, perhaps more than Star Fighter now." Maker thought to herself.

Turning to the leader, Star Maker spoke up. "Leader, I..." Thinking something and saying it were really two different things, but the end result was the same. Star Maker didn't really understand how Healer felt, but Star Healer's actions spoke very loudly to her, and it was at this moment Star Maker admitted something to herself that she had been too scared to bring to the surface, especially in front of Star Healer.

"I also need to be somewhere, to protect them. I can't explain this feeling, but... Star Healer... she's right. I have another duty to attend to. I believe you have more than enough cover from the Inner and Outer Senshi. Like Star Healer... I also must allow myself to follow my heart."

Star Maker didn't wait for Star Fighter's approval; she made it very clear she was adamant about her decision and chose to also follow suit, turning herself into a purple glowing shooting star, following after Star Healer.

Alita's frown soon changed as she saw something move on Kira's side of the car. Stopping Kira from closing the door and purposely getting in the way, Star Healer's voice instantly made the unhappy Alita look up, and her frown changed to surprise. Kira leaned in, about to close the door. She was still looking at Alita, but her hand lightly hit against Star Healer's leg, which caused the archer to instantly get a bit of a fright as she retracted her hand away from Healer. A light gasp came to her mouth as Star Healer spoke.



Alita's expression lit up, and sparkles came to her eyes as they twinkled. "Sailor Star Healer?!" she exclaimed again in her own little whisper as loudly as she could. Turning to her door, Alita opened it up and rushed over to Star Healer's side, and the first thing she did was throw her arms around the Starlight's waist and pull her in for a hug. "You came back!"

Kira, however, just froze on the spot as she stared up at Star Healer while thinking to herself. "Star Healer?... but why? She shouldn't be here... she should be with the other two." Kira thought to herself.

Letting go, Alita answered Star Healer and took her gloved hand, leading the Starlight around to the passenger side of the front seat. "Come! come! Sit here!" she said, gesturing for Healer to sit in the front seat, close to Kira.
"Very subtle, Alita..." Kira muttered, and then noticed a purple glowing light in the window past Star Healer, until the form made themselves visible.

Kira just had no words, and it seemed that Alita took the lead on this situation. Once Star Healer got in and sat next to Kira, Kira continued to think to herself, "It's strange, but... the only time I vividly remember Star Healer was back at the concert... before I was hit by the youma... Does this mean this whole time... up until now, I was under the youma's influence?" Everything was much clearer to Kira now; it didn't feel like a dream.

Letting Star Healer sit down, Kira couldn't help but just... STARE, like in a state of shock. It took a few seconds for Kira to wake up, but she blinked and tried to muster some movement and force herself to say SOMETHING. ANYTHING.

"Y-You... why?..."

Alita stood there and watched the two in the car talking. She took out her phone from her pocket and looked at the app. Feeling a gentle hand placed on her shoulder, a familiar but soft voice followed, trying not to startle the girl as Star Healer did moments before, as Star Maker walked up behind her. "...Has there been any other movement?"

Alita blinked and turned to face the Starlight. Her expression looked as if she were trying to think who that was for a moment, but it was literally seconds until she gasped and another big smile beamed on her face. "Another Starlight?!" Giving out another hug, she threw her arms around Star Maker's waist and hugged her. "I'm so happy!" she whispered and closed her eyes. Thinking about who it was only came second, which caused her to snap open her eyes and a wave of red flushed her cheeks. "Wait a minute... this is..." She thought, quickly letting go, Alita felt flustered and waved her arms up and down in frustration. "Sorry! I---I just realized! S-Sorry! I completely invaded your personal space! I'm so sorry!"

Seeing Alita react this way wasn't usual fangirl business. "Well--actually I was the one who--" Star Maker tried to get a word in to calm the girl down, trying to tell Alita it was herself who got closed to the flustered girl, looking over her shoulder to see the app as Star Maker was genuinely curious.

"Wow! Purple?!" Alita's eyes glittered. "Your attire matches your eyes just like Star Healer's! That's so cool!" Alita seemed to recover rather fast and then seemed interested in Star Maker, Alita took hold of Star Maker's gloved hand and then noticed the detail on her upper arm and also her neckpiece, which was again different from Star Healer's. "Wow, fascinating! You all seem to have your own design...just like..." Alita said loud enough in her whispered tone, and then her expression changed, causing her to frown and seem deep in thought for some reason, darting her eyes off to the side.

"Heh, I guess you're right, it's not something I have thought about before," Star Maker answered and then also thought, "Taking notice of what we all wear so fast to notice they are different? She has amazing attention to detail..." Pondering on this, and noticing how her bubbly exterior rapidly changed. "Alita... are you... okay?"

Alita looked back at Star Maker, realizing she had become serious all of a sudden. She knew she needed to recover herself fast. "Hm? Y-Yes! S-So why did you follow us? Are you coming too?"

"I think—WE think that would be wise," Star Maker said, answering her for both Healer and herself.

"But... you and Star Healer... you both are... friends again? The Three Lights won't split?" Alita was careful with her words, but she couldn't help but look at both of Star Maker's gloved hands for a moment, remembering what Yaten said, the punch.

Star Maker was quick to pick up on hints and thought, "Does she know...?" Seeing Alita's eyes travel and then back up to her face again, Star Maker nodded. "You have nothing to worry about, I promise. I made a mistake; I'd take it all back if I could."

Sighing in relief, Alita was happy to hear those words.

While Star Maker and Alita's chatter was going on, Kira shook off the startled expression she had and turned her body towards Star Healer as she got pulled to sit beside Kira in the car. "...Star Healer... I...we... need to have a long chat... about everything at some point when this is all over with. I... know I haven't been myself; to be honest, I only felt like I just woke up." Taking her hands off the steering wheel, Kira placed both hands on her own lap, her teal gaze looked very lifelike, and her eyes glowed as she stared at the Starlight. "My mind is clear now, but everything in the past is still blurred. I began to feel different the moment I left the stadium the night of the Three Lights concert... the last thing I really remember is passing out from the pain from when I was attacked." Kira sat up straight and noticed the yellow rose in her hair as she looked in the rearview mirror. "It's as if someone has pressed the 'restart button,' and.. here we are... back to the start." Looking back at Star Healer, her expression was still rather serious. "I have bits and pieces of my memory as Princess Nova, but I am not her because she died alone." Kira hinted that she wasn't alone now and that things would be different.