SailorMoon: Times Not Known #3
By Andrew M. Hujsak
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   Frustration. Mizuno Ami was feeling quite frustrated. So many things 
just didn't seem to want to work out. Her plans to study for her Medical 
Doctorate had been put on hold and pushed back so many times. It just 
seemed that when things were starting to look up, the forces of the Dark 
Kingdom would put on a new offensive, and her obligations to the Sailor 
Senshi would have to take precedence over everything else. She had pushed 
herself to study on her own, to learn all that she could outside of actually 
attending the necessary classes and doing the required internship, but that 
wouldn't get her that piece of paper that would allow her to follow in her 
Mother's footsteps. Her Mother had helped all she could, bringing home 
medical texts and updates on procedures, but it wasn't enough. All she could 
do was just continue to hope that some day, some day, she would get the 
opportunity to complete her studies. In the meantime, she just gritted her 
teeth and tried not to scream.
   But that wasn't all that Ami was frustrated over. It went back to when 
the Dark Kingdom had reached their greatest expansion, when her arm had been 
broken after being slammed into a wall from a particulary cunning youma. 
That incident had essentially put her out of the fight, physically anyway, 
but at least her mind still worked fine, and she was able to help plan 
strategies. The big turn around was shortly after that, when they got 
Rei-chan to accept her role as Sailor Mars, bringing their offense up 
several levels.
  Her arm whole once more, she sought to contribute to the team once again 
on a more active level, but made the discovery that that healing injury was 
sensitive to cold, and ached tremedously when she tried to use her Shabon 
Spray. So once again, she was relegated to the role of fifth wheel. It made 
her feel as about as useful as a lump on a log. About the only good thing 
happening lately was that the Dark Kingdom was losing ground, giving her a 
chance to let her arm heal completely. The  dull throb of pain was lessening 
as time went on, and soon, hopefully, she could rejoin the fight and bring 
their strength back to peak.
  Then, feeling quite ashamed of herself, she knew that what she was 
expierencing was really quite trivial, merely the wanting of self 
gratification. Minako-chan had gone through such greif, still feeling the 
pain of her loss. She needed the support of all of her friends just to keep 
from losing it completely. Ami's own troubles were nothing compared to that.
  Sighing deeply, Mizuno Ami went into the study and took down another 
medical text from the shelves lining the walls, sat at the desk and started 
to delve into the complexities of the goal she wanted to reach. 
Some day, some day...

The end