Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Consequences: Book One- A Changing Destiny ❯ Chapter Fifteen ( Chapter 15 )

Title: Consequences: Book One- A Changing Destiny &nbs p;

Rating: 13-R ; &n bsp; ; &n bsp;

Genre: Alternative Universe & nbsp; &nbs p; & nbsp;

Author: Sean Wright

Editor: Amethyst Serenity &nbs p; & nbsp; &nbs p;

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

New changes:

Mina/ Eros

Ami/ Athena Diana

Lita/ Nike

Chapter Fifteen

It was freezing. Even bundling up in one of Artemis' spare coats and a heavy fur throw couldn't keep the chill from her. Bunny pulled her knees to her chest and glared at the back of Endymion's ebony head.

"I want a heater," she complained to Endy for the hundredth time since he ordered her to stay in the command center near him. "Je ne supporterai pas une pareille conduite, Endymion."

Endy started his countdown again. "999,999…999,998…999,997…"

"Hello, am I talking to myself here?" She stomped over to stand behind him and then she hit him in the back. "Get me a heater."

What possessed him to keep her with him? Sure, it seemed a grand idea when he first suggested it. He had thought that he'd have a chance to talk with Serenity and maybe get to know her a little. Yeah, it was all rainbows and hearts galore dancing in his mental picture. At this moment, he was absolutely certain that Jamie had given him acid. 'Cause had he been in his right mind, he never ever would have let this whiny little pain in the neck, whom he just adored, within a ten mile radius of himself.

Endy whirled on her and grabbed the front of her coat and yanked her up to his eye level. "Why don't you just shut up?" he ground out between clenched teeth.

Bunny squeaked and then became angry, "You immature, haggis eating, fruity looking, needle nose, rat-bastard, put me down!" It did not come out as forcefully as she wanted. She screwed up her courage and railed at him. "I told you to put me down." She swung her small, booted feet at his shins, but had no effect since he was wearing armor beneath his heavy coat. "If you don't put me down, you will regret it."

"Am I?" he sneered. "What are you going to do to me, Bunny?" He said her name as if it were an insult.

Bunny raised a small, gloved fist, wanting to show him what she would do!

His eyes flickered to her hand and then back to her; the sneer became a lewd look. "You do it and Beryl will be the least of your worries today, Princess."

"That's it, buster." Bunny drew back her arm. "I'm going to knock that smirk off your pretty face!"

"Endymion." Athena Diana came up the snowy incline, her long ice blue hair whipping about her due to the powerful ice-blasted winds. "Eros wants to see Serenity."

"She's currently occupied," Endy told her. His plans for his confused beloved included a chair, rope and a gag after a sound thrashing.

Athena's blue-gray eyes narrowed at his tone. "It's not a request," she told him. "Put the Princess down."

Smiling smugly as he did as he was told, Bunny happily tripped over to her best friend.

Athena held her hand out to her friend but she was eyeing Bunny's getup curiously. "Serenity, are you cold?" she asked as they started down the hill.

"I'm freezing," the little Princess cried through chattering teeth, shivering violently. She looked out to where Eros and Nike were standing. "So what does Eros want? And why aren't any of you freezing like I am?"

"Nothing." Athena removed her left glove and held out her hand to Bunny. "Give me your hand," she told her. "We can adapt to any environment in the solar system. Beside, it's not so cold here," she grinned down at her friend. "If you want a real arctic experience, you should try Mercury or Pluto in winter. Now that's cold."

Bunny rolled her eyes, thinking she didn't want to experience anything like this again. She pushed back her sleeve so Athena could touch her arm. The Senshi lightly placed her hand on Bunny's bare skin and quickly removed it. Bunny felt the chill leave her and her body temperature stabilizing but she did not remove her borrowed coat. Bunny was not too eager to give the rest of the terran forces a view of her fuku, especially after what happened back in Juuban. Damned hentai, every last one of them.

They continued and joined the others who were conferring quietly beneath the vigilant watch of the terran soldiers. The Senshi had understood from the moment they entered the arcade back in Tokyo that their presence was barely tolerated and not truly welcome. Many of the terrans on the field knew of the Sailor team's blundering exploits against Beryl's minions. After hearing the rumors, the rest thought of the Senshi as prancing cheerleaders who liked to fight with each other instead of focusing on their enemies. Well, it was time for the Sailor Senshi to reverse those unflattering opinions and show the terrans what a true Senshi could really do.

Noting the approach of Athena Diana and Bunny, Nike gestured towards them. Eros turned about and waved them over.

"Serenity, I thought Endymion had leashed you to his side," she said as she moved before her to protect her from the harsh winds.

"I was making a regular nuisance of myself and he was either going to let me go or gag me to make me shut up," the Lunar Princess said blithely. Now that she was away from terrans and warm, she was one very happy soul.

"He looked as if he was going to throttle you," Athena said, looking out at the distance. She no longer needed to use her computer or visor. Her brain worked faster than any super computer. Additionally, the eyes of a Senshi were a hundred times better than human eyes in range and accuracy. "Looks like we have company," she noted absently.

"We spotted them an hour ago. They will be upon us less than an hour," Eros told her. "The terrans haven't picked them up yet and when they do, it most likely will be too late."

"What are they?" Bunny asked from behind the golden Senshi. She couldn't see anything with a now taller Sailor Venus blocking her vision. "I can't see."

"Youmas," Athena answered her, "over a thousand of them coming from both east and west. It looks as if Beryl isn't going to take a chance on us getting close to her. She wants to use the element of surprise to overwhelm and crush the terran forces, judging from the size of those two armies."

"Well, we are going to get close to her and put her out of her miserable existence. Should we attack those things now or wait until they are already upon us?" Nike looked at Eros.

"If I was leading this operation, those creatures never would have gotten this far." Eros told her, "We really should let them know what's coming."

"You're a good woman, Eros," Nike said with a grin. "If I were in your shoes, I would leave that arrogant little Princeling and his company to rot."

"You don't know how tempted I am to do just that." Eros straightened and squared her shoulders. "But we came here to do a job whether Endymion likes it or not." She turned to Bunny. "Your Highness, if you would not mind, please inform Artemis of the situation. And please stay with him, we don't want anything to happen to you." Bunny nodded and obediently hurried off to Artemis. The Senshi commander looked at her sisters-in-arms and grinned. "It's time to let the terrans see why we are the most feared warriors in the Universe."

"Of course, Eros," Athena said, "But do you think three of us is a bit much?"

"It does seem like a bit of an overkill," Nike agreed.

Eros thought about it and waved them forward. "You two can have your fun with this horde. But remember not to destroy the place, we can't afford to flood the planet because we are too eager to get our hands on Beryl and her pet demon."

"No worries there, Commander," Athena quipped, "If something were to happen, I could easily repair it."

"And ruin our surprise?" Nike laughed, "Beryl would run for sure if she knew that Luna's plan had failed."

"Ladies, I want you to give Beryl a taste of all the fun she missed back in the Silver Millennium," Eros said as she stepped back to give them room to work. "I want our actions today to be fixed in the memories of terrans for all time. We are the Imperial Senshi of Silver Millennium and Guardians of the Silver Alliance. We do not go quietly into the night; we come back and make our enemies regret ever crossing us."

Her stirring and motivational speech spurred the two Senshi forward with the promise of complete and total annihilation to any and all daring to get in their path. Nike went first, oak leaves swirling about her as she called down a furious lightning storm. As sheets of white-hot lightning cut across the approaching army like a hot knife through butter, Bunny looked out at the horizon.

"My God," Artemis said, "This day has been long in coming."

"That is truly a magnificent sight," Terran agreed. He looked at Artemis who was grinning like a proud father. "You look pleased."

Artemis nodded, "I am. Those are my daughters out there. They were the best and finest warriors I ever trained in Silver Millennium. And looking at them now, I see that they still are."

When they saw Nike's attack, four ranks of Beryl's creatures broke from the others and charged forward in a reckless advance. The newly alerted terran generals shouted commands and the soldiers were moving into formation when the first youma popped out of the snow. Before either party could attack, an impenetrable wall of ice formed in front of Beryl's armies.

Athena Diana drew her right hand back and then threw it forward. The slower creatures were smashed against the moving wall of ice. With all the impact of a speeding car's windshield on bugs, it slammed into Beryl's armies… and it was still moving.

"Nike," Athena said conversationally, "Would you be so kind as to completely take those creatures out?"

"With pleasure," the Senshi of Thunder and Lightning replied, raising her hands. As lightning danced wildly about her, a pair of rose wings blossomed from her back. Nike took to the air and shouted, "Coconut Cyclone!" The sky darkened as lightning leapt from her body and followed her aim. A gigantic bolt crashed into the ice wall, shattering it and tearing through everything in its path, effectively wiping out every youma on the field.

"Senshi," Eros' voice boomed over the field, "Move out!" She and Athena Diana ran forward and leapt into the air. Ice blue wings supported the Mercurian Senshi while Eros flew without them.

Endy tried to grab Bunny, but the wings of the Lunar Princess knocked him backwards. With a strong, sure beat, she sailed up into the air to join her friends. Terran rushed to help the terran Prince rise. Endy shrugged him off and swore.

"Go after them," he roared, "They are trying to deny us our long anticipated victory!" He glared at the four airborne girls, his dark eyes hard. He would not lose to the Senshi. He was going to take Beryl and Metallia down or he was going to die trying.

******

"You should eat something, your Majesty," Andrew said respectfully as Ilene pushed away the plate of food before her.

Ilene shook her head, her eyes fixed on the wall of monitors before her. "What is going on there?" She pointed to the picture of Endymion and his guards being strapped into armor and equipping weapons. "Where is my daughter? Endymion said he was going to keep my daughter close to him? Where is she?"

Andrew looked at Umino and the kid patched his way into the base camp's communications. Everything was in an uproar. Beryl's forces had surprised them, but before they could mount a counteroffensive, the Senshi wiped out every creature on the field and then took off. It was startling to the soldiers, who had first smirked and joked about Princess Serenity's dove-white wings, but to see two others taking to the sky with wings and one just flying, literally flying without them had put them into different states of shock. In seconds, satellite images materialized, showing the destruction caused by Sailor Jupiter's direct hit on Beryl's forces.

"My God," Andrew said quietly as he surveyed the damage. "Holy mother of God."

"Oh, that's nothing," Eiji said with a slight chuckle as he helped himself to Ilene's untouched, overflowing plate. "Athena and Nike were using some of their weaker attacks but then, those are weak creatures. Just wait until they get done with Beryl and Metallia. Then, you will see what kind of damage the Senshi can do when they put the full weight of their power behind their attacks."

"Rainbow Moon Heartache!" Bunny's crystal-like voice rang throughout sky. The blast of her attack scattered the self-styled Doom and Gloom Girls while Athena picked them off one by one with her silver arrows.

On the ground, Eros and Nike were cutting a wide path through the reinforcements. Lightning and the golden light lit up the horizons as the terran forces came over the final rise.

Eros was an impressive yet deadly sight. Swinging both her crystal sword and her mother's golden sword, she cut down anything in her path. Roaring out her Rolling Heart Vibration attack, she slammed her right elbow in the face of a sword-wielding, humanoid youma. She rammed her golden sword into its neck as a red and gold light flashed across the plain. Screeching in fury, one of the Doom girls came flying at her with a dagger in her hand but the Senshi of Venus reacted quickly. Spinning around and lopping off the hand raised to strike her with her golden sword, she plunged her crystal sword deep into the creature's chest. At the same time, one of Athena's arrows penetrated the back of its skull. Eros kicked the youma off her blade and turned back to survey the field.

As Nike finished off the last, Serenity landed to join Athena Diana at Eros' side.

"The terrans are coming," Athena noted blandly.

"It's about time," Eros fairly growled, "How do they expect to have this thing over in a day if they can't keep…"

"Eros," Athena said sharply. "We have more youmas coming.

"I'm on it." Eros leapt and flew off into the distance.

"Serenity," Athena said quickly, "We need a magical barrier right now."

When Eternal Sailor Moon raised her crystal tier heavenward, the small globe inside flashed and sheets of radiant lights appeared in the morning sky.

"What the hell is that?" Jamie shouted to the others over the roar of his snowmobile.

Mike came to a stop and removed his helmet for an unobstructed view of the sky. "It's the Aurora Borealis?" He looked at Endy in askance.

Endy glanced at the sky and swore. "No!" he shouted, "Everyone get back---"

The warning came seconds too late. The lights tipped downward and poured out into a shining, glowing curtain that cut across the frozen land. Once on the ground, the light solidified and bent around them. After a final flare of light, Endy saw that they were enclosed in a dome of Imperial Crystal.

Flying swiftly over their heads, Athena Diana headed towards the mobile command post to let Artemis know their next step.

Nike and Bunny followed her, but stopped when they reached the spot where Endy sat with his guards. Nike glided downwards, but Bunny remained airborne. Just as Nike landed, a tidal wave of golden energy crashed into Bunny's dome.

"What the…" Kris could not finish the thought.

The power rolled over the top of the dome like magma, but much worse. It was bright golden light carrying Aphrodite's curse of a beautiful death.

Bunny cried out at the weight pressing against her spell.

"Serenity," Endy shouted.

"Call on your crystal," Nike instructed, "It should alleviate the pressure."

Bunny nodded once to show her understanding and refocused her energy. Nike glanced at the shield thoughtfully; Eros was really pouring it on out there. Nike admitted that she felt sorry for those youmas… well, not really. She turned her attention to the terran Prince.

Endy watched Bunny with a worried expression. Hovering over his right hand, his golden crystal was primed for the second Bunny was in the slightest bit of trouble.

"Put your crystal away, Endymion," Nike told him. "Serenity will be fine." Endy started to protest but she cut him off. "She's fine."

The attack continued its deadly path, destroying all that had the misfortune to be alive on the polar cap.

It was cold. That was the first thing she realized as her own consciousness took over. Then, she saw a room filled with demons. Sunk deep in their sockets, her large, frightened green eyes watched in horror as hideous creatures romped about the dark cavernous throne room before her, a sickly-looking woman on a cold black slab of a throne.

Her frail arms wrapped about her near skeletal frame as dirty, tangled red-brown hair fell over her bony shoulders.

A moment of peace for the first time in Gods knew how long illuminated a horrifying reality.

She did not know what had happened to her.

Beryl started to rise, hoping that the creatures on the floor would not notice her panicked movement as she left the stone throne. She had to escape, to find her way back to her friends and tell them of this horrid place.

Endymion would help her, he would take her to his mother and the Queen would…

The darkness descended on her like a storm cloud. Beryl stood helplessly as a shadow loomed over her. She opened her mouth to scream but the shade swooped down and into her mouth and slithered down her throat like a snake. It ballooned once it was inside her, filling its hapless victim with its corruption and greed.

Beryl dropped to her bony knees, gagging and making retching noises, but she could not rid herself of the creature so easily. Suddenly, Beryl jerked upright into a standing position.

"There, there, poppet," a rough, jagged voice said in her mind. "All will be well. It is almost done now."

Tears streamed unchecked down Beryl's emaciated cheeks as she tried and failed to keep the demon from taking over her body. "No," her weak voice cracked, "Please… help…me…En…dy…mion…"

Yellow eyes stared down at the assembled youmas on the floor. "The Senshi have come to you, my pets," she shouted, her voice strong and sure. "Go and greet them. Bring them here as offerings for our great Queen." Long blood red hair danced of its own accord as she basked in her triumph.

Soon, it would be done with the royal houses of Terra and Silver Millennium bowing before her and her master.

Soon.

Her laugh, a harsh crackling sound, reverberated throughout the dark throne room. On this day, she would be victorious. Prince Endymion and Terra would be hers.

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