RELATED BY DESTINY: Quotes

(Amara narrates)
Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be as fast as the wind. My greatest wish was to fly beyond the sky, to let the wind carry me away to new worlds, new adventures, new experiences, a new destiny. I don't know why I wanted to escape my destiny so badly, but that's all I ever thought of. That's probably why I like speed so much. I figured if I couldn't change my destiny, maybe I could try to outrun it...
A nasty wind's blowing.

Michelle and I know Elsa Grey very well. I used to compete against her before I found out I was Sailor Uranus. And Michelle was friends with her because they were in art classes together.
M: But that was when the visions of impending disaster started coming to both of us, and I was finally allowed to reveal my other identity to Amara, to tell her that I was Sailor Neptune. And that she was Uranus, a Sailor Scout.

I felt guilty for winning those races because they meant nothing to me. I was just trying to outrun the visions and my destiny. But Elsa was really committed to the sport. She poured her heart and soul into it, but I couldn't stop running, because if I did, then everything would catch up to me: my past, my future, my destiny. And with the visions I had, I was afraid of what that destiny might be. So I just kept up the search for speed.

M: Maybe it is, but then why are you always running from it? Your destiny is set. Your past and future are forever intertwined, and nothing in the world will change that, whether you accept it or not.
In that moment I knew that Michelle had felt the same way I did, but obviously she had stopped running and accepted her destiny. But the look in my cousin's eyes was so intense, so full of knowledge greater than I could imagine, that I was even more afraid. I knew if I stopped running now, there'd be no escape.

A: How can you paint such bleak pictures when you're always Miss Blue Skies, and why do you always paint water? It's like you're obsessed with it.
M: There's more to me than meets the eye. Just like you're more than a top athlete. I know why you always do things that involve speed, Amara, but you can't always run scared. We are who we are.
A: Don't say that! You don't know what feelings I have, what goes through my mind! And I've chosen to try and make a life for myself that includes happiness. You can be a slave to destiny, Michelle, but don't try to drag me down with you. I've had a glimpse of what's to come, and I don't like it.
M: Oh, you're not the only one, Amara. My dream has always been to play the violin and to be able to paint to my heart's content, but that's all over. I've got a greater job to do. And part of that is to help change the future. That's what you're running away from, isn't it? But you can't, Amara. We need you!

M: Don't! That's your Fate, Amara. Once you touch that stick, your life as you know it will be changed forever and all time. Neptune Star Power!

A: That's enough! There's a little boy in there! Why did you have to blast so hard? Don't you have any feelings?
M: Amara, you don't understand. With the forces we're dealing with, it's all or nothing.
A: But what about the innocent victims?
M: Trust me: this is the only way to handle them.
A: How could you be so cruel? Uhh!
M: No - look out!

M: Neptune Deep Submerge!

M: Where's the monster?
A: It's gone, and the little boy seems to be just fine.
M: They usually are. As long as we beat them in time. I'll never get used to it, though. It's hard, knowing how much depends on my success and planet power.
A: Then why didn't you want me to pick up the stick before? You need my help, Michelle. No one can keep fighting like this alone.
M: Because I don't want to be the one to end your journey, your race to escape your destiny. If you're going to accept this life, then it has to be your choice. Truth is, you do have a choice. You can leave that stick untouched, and it won't be offered to you again. You'll be free to do whatever you want. You can fulfill your dream to race cars, Amara, but it won't have to be because you're running away anymore.
A: I'm always running away, though. I've been really selfish.
M: You weren't being selfish. You were just following your heart, a heart that's pure and good inside. And I can't think of anyone I'd rather face all this with than with family. Deep down, even though it's really tough sometimes, I was so glad when I found out that you were Sailor Uranus, my long-lost partner. I know it's a big decision, so I just had to tell you everything.

No more running away now, or ever.