Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Consequences: Book One- A Changing Destiny ❯ Chapter Twelve ( Chapter 12 )

Title: Consequences: Book One- A Changing Destiny

Rating: 13-R

Genre: Alternative Universe

Author: Sean Wright

Editor: Amethyst Serenity

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, I'm just a fan.

Chapter Twelve

After they had left the park, Ilene and Bunny went directly home. Neither spoke on the drive back nor when they entered their home, both seemed to drift apart. Bunny laid on her bed, watching the sun set over Tokyo.

After awhile, Bunny got tired of the silence. She could hear her mother banging around downstairs. She knew her mother wasn't happy with the girls' decision to continue fighting. Ilene had wanted them all to find peace and live normal lives. She had managed to do so and believed that anyone given a second chance at life would jump to do the same thing. But then, she did not know the girls.

Everything they had or ever believed was gone from their lives. Although Bunny would have credited her mother as being one of the most sensitive people in the world, Ilene was somewhat oblivious to the girls' feelings. She had expected them to be like her, but there was a difference in all their situations. And it was that very vast difference that made the girls want to continue fighting.

Bunny left her room a short while later and went in search of her mother. The house was quiet and Ilene was not in her usual sulking spots. Bunny's stomach rumbled, reminding her that it had been hours since she last attended to it. She wandered into the kitchen and found her mother seated at the table.

Ilene's favorite mug sat before her, the teakettle resting on a warm tile near her elbow. Ilene was staring morosely into the cup as if it could give her the answers to her questions. Bunny made a slight noise. Ilene looked up at her daughter, the color of her eyes shifting quickly from the smoky lavender haze to the familiar sky blue right before Bunny's eyes.

She tried to smile then, but it did not quite reach her eyes; Ilene straightened and waved Bunny into the opposite chair.

"I didn't hear you come in, chérie," She said quickly, nervously. "Are you alright?"

Bunny nodded. "I'm fine, Mama." She pulled out a chair and sat down across from her, "Ca va? You looked so sad a moment ago."

Ilene made a dismissive gesture. "No, no don't worry me, I'm just tired. This afternoon's activities have just exhausted me, I think. I will be fine after I've eaten something and rested. Oh, how careless of me, I haven't ordered our dinner." She forced an over bright smile to her pallid features. "What would you like to have tonight? I could go for Thai, but we had that yesterday…"

"Anything you want is fine," Bunny told her.

Ilene picked up the stack of takeout menus from the center of the table and sorted through them. Bunny rose from the table and went to large double door refrigerator and pulled it open. Her mother had moved over to the phone near the kitchen's entrance and was now placing the order. Bunny took out a small bottle of fruit juice, she closed the door and turned back to watch her mother.

Ilene was tense. It showed in her posture: her thin shoulders looked sharp and brittle and her right foot tapped an offbeat staccato on the white marble tile floor. Bunny opened her juice and took a long swallow. She was tired of telling herself that nothing was wrong, that everything was going to work itself out in the end, especially when she could not believe it. Not when she had Rei lying there like that and Luna dead.

"Bunny?" Ilene said, concern in her voice and on her face, "Baby, what's wrong? Why are crying?"

She didn't know she had been. Quickly, Bunny reached up and swiped at her eyes. Sure enough, there were tears. And she broke.

"I have to get out of here." She dropped the plastic bottle into the sink and then raced past her mother and right out the front door before her mother could say anything.

Ilene recovered and raced after, but it was too late, the girl was gone. "Bunny?" she called, "Serena?" She came to a stop at the front gate, looked in both directions and then swore. "I have to find her."

It wasn't a conscious thought. It was just an act of will, but whatever it was landed Bunny in the center of a very busy Crown Arcade.

She was still in her school uniform but barefoot. Her long hair floated down to the floor and its gossamer weight caused it to dance slightly about her as if it was caught in a playful breeze. She was wide eyed and confused. She did not know how she came to be there and was very frightened. She looked as if she was going to start crying when Molly Osaka approached her.

"Bunny," she said brightly, keeping her eyes trained on the Lunarian Princess' face as she tried to probe her mind. "Hey, are you alright? Do you need some help?"

Absently, Bunny shook her head. She was still too terrified for speech.

Molly smiled, that smile only reserved for those poor confused souls who wandered about while lost in their own realities. "Bunny," she said slowly, evenly. "How about you come with me? I'm going to take you to my place and call your mother from there. Okay?" She touched Bunny's hand and then all hell broke loose.

Endymion, who was just coming from the secret room with Mike and Andrew, had felt Bunny's presence and felt the open void that surrounded her when she teleported and she hadn't pulled up her barriers yet. She had an open telepathic link with everything at that moment and if anything was to happen… He shouted to Molly not to touch her but the warning came too late.

Molly felt nothing, but it was opposite for Bunny. It was a shock to her system like a vacuum had attached itself to her mind and ripped it from her, but she was still there, traveling with it into the deepest recesses of Molly's mind and soul.

She was in a courtyard with other children. They were all dressed the same, dark navy blue uniforms with gold and emerald green emblems sewn over their right breast. She looked about but her attention was called to the front. On a small stage, a tall, slender man with long white hair was talking into a microphone. Seated in a chair, slightly to back of him sat a little boy with black hair and dark blue eyes.

The white haired man turned to the boy as he told the children in the courtyard that the boy was their Prince and one day he, with all of those supporting him, would revive the Golden Kingdom.

She was pulled again, this time she was in a classroom, most likely in Tokyo, possibly Juuban. The teacher, a pretty dark haired woman, led a tiny little blonde girl with an odd hairstyle before the class.

"Everyone, I would like you to meet Tsukino Serena from Paris, France. Everyone, say good morning…"

And there was more.

"My mom's having a major sale at her store." She grabbed the blonde's arm and pulled her down the street. "You just have to come, Bunny."

"Only for a little while, I have to meet Ami and cram for my history test."

"Aww, you're no fun since you started hanging out with her."

Bunny gave her an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry, but why don't you guys come over tomorrow night? We can have a slumber party-"

"Will Ami be there?"

"Of course, she's my best friend. Just like you, Molly." She said innocently.

"Alright, fine, but if she starts talking about school and tests-"

Bunny laughed as she threw her arms about Molly. "Of course she won't. Geniuses take breaks too, you know."

From a distance, she was watching Bunny race into Juuban Park, a little black cat running at her heels. She moved in closer, her team beside her, recording everything.

"She's transforming, Sir. We have visual confirmation. Sailor Moon has now joined Sailors Mercury and Mars. It's a low level creature, her power readings are good."

Then. "We have orders to keep the ones known as the Sailor Senshi away from the Lunar Royal Family until otherwise commanded by Lord Artemis." Andrew stood before the group of teenagers and adults. "They are to have no contact with Princess Serenity, that is especially true for Rei Hino, aka Lady Bellona of Mars. Lord Terran thinks that Lady Bellona could, even if not provoked, attack and possibly kill the Princess. These are your orders. Osaka, I want you to stay as close as you can to the Princess and the Queen. If you suspect anything from the Senshi, report immediately to Commander Haruna or to me."

"Yes." Molly saluted.

"We are counting on all of you. This might just be a ruse by the Lunar Queen in an attempt to attack Terra from within or this could be genuine. Keep your eyes open and don't trust them. Especially the Princess."

There was more, but Bunny could stand no more. She tore her hand free of Molly's and she saw the stunned look on the other girl's face. She could also feel the probing that was trying to invade her thoughts and she was not going to have it. How dare these, these, terrans treat her like this! She would not stand for it! She was Princess Serenity of the Silver Millennium, the heir to Solar System, and all would know it.

Her mental defenses flashed into life and Molly staggered backwards from the overwhelming power of Bunny's mind. Andrew started forward, but Endy waved him back. He watched warily from the shadows as the little Moon Princess made her displeasure known and felt. He easily shielded himself from her tantrum, for this was all that it was, nothing more. Serenity was angry and upset to learn that those she had considered her friends were nothing more than sentinels making sure that neither she nor her mother overstepped their boundaries on Terra.

The Princess could stay no longer for she did not trust the eyes upon her. Absently, she wondered if they would try to attack her since she had lashed out at one of their own. She waited in cold anticipation. She wanted them to try, just one and then they would rue the day when they dared to spy on her.

Then, the ramifications of all that was done washed over her and Bunny almost collapsed. Oh, Goddess, they had been watching her and her mother. They had been spying on them wherever they went. It was sick.

She felt her stomach pitch and roll at the horror of all. She could stay no longer. She had to go home. She needed her mother and her Senshi to comfort her. As if answering her silent prayer, her Senshi was there.

Ami had just left the library when she got the call from Mina. Mina was at the park, Lita was canvassing the shopping plaza and Ami was to take the arcade.

When she entered the Crown, her eyes immediately found her Princess. Bunny was pale, paler than normal and she looked as if her world had collapsed on her. Ami saw that none had moved to aid her Princess. Molly Osaka was sprawled at Bunny's feet.

Ami did not know what was going on. She silently swore she would get answers but her first priority was to get her Princess back to the Queen.

"Bunny." Ami took both of girl's delicate hands into hers. Bunny fell bodily against her; Ami quickly wrapped an arm around her friend's slim waist and held her up. "Serenity."

"They're everywhere," Bunny said in agonized whisper. "Terrans, everywhere."

Of course they were, they were on the terran home world. She tried to put a bright look on things. She had never seen Bunny like this and she was frightened.

"Bun, sweetie, listen to me. We are on Terra-"

"No!" Bunny lashed out, shoving Ami away. She turned around and her eyes fixed upon Andrew. He had purposely moved before Endy and could sense the others preparing to attack if Bunny made a move towards their Prince. "They follow me, Ami. They follow all of us. They don't trust us, the terrans think we of the Silver Millennium are out to take this pitiful little planet from them!" she screamed at Andrew. "Well guess what, we don't want your planet." She sniffled and wiped at the crystalline tears that were rolling down her cheeks. "So call off your dogs and just leave me in peace."

Andrew stared harshly at the delicate, trembling girl, his expression unreadable. "I'm afraid that's not possible, your Highness."

Ami took a step closer to her Princess. In her hands was her Star Crystal. "Why have you been spying on the Tsukinos?" she demanded formally, Athena Diana dying to get out at the moment.

Andrew looked from Bunny to Ami, then back again. "You all are alien races. Terra has enough to deal with in our interior. We do not need to worry about the threat of outsiders."

"Beryl is as much a threat to those of the Silver Millennium as she is to Endymion Danaan," Ami told him. "And until recently, none of us knew we were anything but terrans."

Andrew was not moved.

Bunny took a step forward, "But Andrew, why?" She asked in anguish. "Why are you doing this? Have we done anything to warrant such mistrust and cruelty? If you knew anything about our history, you know that we of the Silver Millennium are a peaceful and harmonious race. We never inflict pain upon another with justification."

"Is that so, Princess?" He asked coolly.

"It is the truth," she cried passionately.

"Then how do you explain what your own Senshi have done to you, Princess Serenity?" He asked, golden eyes daring her to prove him wrong. "How can you stand before me and say that you only want peace when four Senshi have betrayed you and three others…" He stopped short. "I am sorry, your Highness, but what we have seen since you have become Sailor Moon only confirms our fears about you of the Silver Millennium and we will not let neither your Queen or Beryl take over our planet."

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