Shock ran through her soul as the little sailor scout's eyes opened. Sailor Mini Moon, or Rini, looked around in confusion, her eyes barely adjusting to the darkness around her.

"Diana?" she whispered, her hand beginning to move again as a subtle meow came into her ear.

A small white-gray cat walked up beside her, nudging her. "Don't worry about me, I'm fine. I...I just don't know where we are..."

Someone appeared in front of her, making the small girl realize she was in her citizen form. Rini's fist clenched slightly, searching desperately for her compact. She let out a quiet sigh of relief. She got to her feet, noticing the man was turning around. Whoever this person was, it looked like he wasn't one you could trust.

"Who are you!?" Rini questioned, confused.

"This is a matter that does not concern you. But you're trapped in an abyss you can't escape from."

"We'll see about that!" Rini shouted, her voice echoing loudly. She held up her brooch, and let out a cry of, "Mini Prism Power!"

Time seemed to have stopped - well, it would have, but her transformation was interrupted halfway. Crying out in pain as she hit the ground, her pigtails coming undone, she questioned herself. "How...how is that possible!? Time stops...it stops when I transform!"

A small growl came from her as she looked up at him. "How!? How did you do that-"

He was moving. He could control time, he could move, even when time was stopped. How was Rini supposed to transform...how was she supposed to fight back!?

"It is no concern of yours, as you won't last long. I doubt your mother and father won't come find you, but they can't find you where you are. Once he dies...you die. They die too."

"You...you won't get away with this!"

"Whether you know, it doesn't matter. Goodbye, Rini."

The man seemed to exit through some sort of dark, evil...purple portal. Diana went to her side, seeming to panic slightly. "Who was that…? And...how...did...he know...my name?!" she whispered, suddenly feeling quite sore on the insides and out. "But...don't worry about me, Diana...I'll be fine."

Her eyelids lowered, leaving her lying there without a word. Desperate and pained meows came from her cat. Suddenly, there seemed to be someone coming up to them as Rini layed there on the ground.

"There's a little girl here...I need to get her out of here...she's hurt!"

Once she woke up, Rini saw a boy standing above her. He had golden blonde hair which seemed slightly flaky and it seemed to defy gravity. He was wearing a jacket that was white on one side, black on the other with a piece of armour on his shoulder. "Who...who are you? And this time, I want an answer!"

Rini realized it wasn't the person from before - someone entirely different. "Oh...sorry."

"It's fine, I'm Ventus. Call me Ven."

"Where am I?"

"Sora's heart…"

"Sora? Who's this Sora!?"

"He's...he's the owner of this heart…"

"Okay...but...how did I?"

"I don't know. But may I ask who you are?"

"I'm Rini...wait...where's my brooch!? That white-haired freak stole it from me!"

"I'm not sure who you're talking about...but...I could help you find it, Rini."

"T-thanks...Ventus."

"Call me Ven."

The two nodded, walking off to find it, Diana following. Following to find the needed brooch, unaware that it couldn't be found here.

But someone else could find it.

Serena Tsukino.

Even Sora himself could find it.

But Ventus, Rini and Diana didn't know that, right?