STORY:

After leaving the Headquarters, Makoto began doubting herself again all because Neptune stunned her with her violin screeches and Uranus supposedly knocked her out with her world shaking.

She wasn't feeling good about herself her knees were wobbling, meaning she was still traumatized by the attack she couldn't function properly before she fell to the ground on her knees. 

Right ahead, she saw Rei's shrine, so she slowly walked up the stairs, struggling to collect herself.

Makoto quietly knocked on the doors, which Rei heard after being done with meditating. 

She opened the doors, greeted by a nervous Makoto, looking slightly pale and still looking like a nervous wreck.

"Ma-Makoto?" Rei questioned, seeing her tall friend. "What are you doing here?"

"I... just want some company right now." Makoto replied, as she slowly walked and sat down weakly, struggling to not cry. 

"Are you OK?" Asked Rei, concerned for the tall redhead.

Makoto didn't bother answering, instead, she cried her eyes out.

"What's wrong?" Panicked Rei. "Are you hurt? were you rejected by another boy?

Makoto stopped crying for a moment, "I am weak, am I?" She asked.

Rei was stunned; she immediately remembered when Neptune and Uranus attacked her along with the rest of the troupe earlier.

"Oh... you're still thinking about them. It's OK, at least they didn't murder us." Rei reassured, massaging Makoto's shoulder to ease her.

"Good point" Makoto sniffled "...but how fucking dare they? What was their intention on attacking us for no reason? If I see them again, I will fucking kill them!"

Makoto then pounded her fist on the floor, imagining it was either Uranus or Neptune's faces.

Rei was scared of Makoto losing her temper, she clutched her on the shoulders to calm her down more.

"Makoto, stop! Sure, what they did was wrong, but killing is wrong, too!" Rei panicked, trying to settle the red-haired teenager.

Makoto didn't bother turning her head to look at Rei, she sniffled and swallowed, trying to collect herself.

"I'm sorry. I just can't get over it." She finally said, calming down. "I just hate Uracunt and Bitchune. I thought they were our allies, but they're our enemies all along." 

Rei cringed at the vulgar twisted names Makoto gave both Uranus and Neptune respectively.

A depressed Makoto then gently hugged the black-haired maiden again sobbing into her chest, but her sobs became gradually quieter and softer the more Rei patted her on the spine.

Rei began, "You weren't the only one who was traumatized, Makoto. We all were. Usagi was panicking, Ami was overwhelmed, and poor little Chibiusa was traumatized during that. Besides, you're not weak, you were just unfortunate and we had no time to use our powers to fight back against them."

Makoto moved her head away from Rei's chest, not sobbing anymore, but still shedding tears.

"How about some advice, huh?" Rei asked with a reassuring smile. "Instead of wanting to kill or beat them up, find a quiet place to relieve your stress like meditation or laying on bed, listening to a tape? I usually meditate in my spare time, you should, too."

"I... guess it will help me." Replied Makoto.

"Besides, you can always be the strong, big girl of our quintet, Makoto. I really mean it." Rei reassured again, still smiling, wiping the redhead's tears away.

Makoto sniffled but smiled for the first time in hours. "Thanks for your support, Rei. I really needed it."

"Glad I lifted your spirits" Rei replied, shrugging.

Makoto stood back up, walking out of Rei's shrine's door before looking back at her with a smile.

Rei looked back at her, giving a friendly wink, before Makoto waved, finally leaving.

The black-haired maiden grabbed her broom to do some chores around her shrine's garden, to relieve her stress like what she told the tall girl to.

A deleted scene from Act 30 of "Crystal" or the Manga in general - Rei comforts Makoto again