Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Consequences: Book Two-An New Order ❯ Chapter Three ( Chapter 3 )

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They were running out of places to hide. The Terrans were always one step behind them and were getting closer with each second.

Haruka fell down on the bed beside the fast asleep Michiru and closed her tired eyes, hoping for one moment that she would be able to truly. They were posing as sisters now, both had dyed their hair to warm sunny blonde, Haruka had grown out her hair over the year and fleshed out to appear more feminine and dressed that way. Michiru had cut her hair off to just below her ears and straighten it.

They were in London, had been for three days and everyday, they had found it more difficult to avoid local and international law enforcement. Their faces were on the front page of every newspaper and every news program. She did not understand how the police had managed to track them.

Haruka was surprised that she and Michiru had made it this far. They had managed to evade capture at both LAX and Heathrow. They had taken separate airlines, Haruka took connections, and at each different airport from California to New York, she managed to lift some unsuspecting person's ticket before purchasing her own ticket with fake id. That was the easy part. Now they were close to the pretender. He was hold up somewhere in the Scottish highlands with army of his most devoted and loyal followers to protect him. Furthermore, all of Scotland Yard, the British Military, and Special Forces units stood in the two Senshi's way.

Kami, Haruka wished she knew how that man was tracking them? As she was led to believe neither Endymion or his followers possessed no magic. She had rationalized the near captures in her mind believing that it was pure luck and his unlimited resources that allowed the terrans to stay so close to them. She only said it aloud that he used magic to persuade the Terrans to make him king, but only in a fit of anger. Pluto had once told them after she had waked them that the Terrans did not have magic. Terra was the seat of life within this universe and did not need the power of instruments such as the Silver Crystal to support its life force.

Pluto went on to explain that the Silver Imperial Crystal was the key to all the power within the Universe. The crystal held all the power of the solar system within its grasp and supported every planet in the solar system. It was most likely the reason Endymion had killed their Princess and the others. He craved the power of the crystal and the universe for himself.

She remembered the last time she saw another Senshi other than Pluto. It had been Venus, leader of the Inners. She had challenged Endymion back in the Delta. Pluto had said that the Inners were always a rash, stupid bunch, and Venus just proved that brilliantly when she attempted to challenge that madman before he blew up the Mugen Delta. Haruka never got to see what happened next, another explosion had rocked the area and by the time the fire was cleared, Endymion and Venus were gone.

Haruka rolled onto her side and drew herself into a tight ball as waves of guilt washed over her. She had failed her Princess by staying away, she had failed their new home by letting that bastard come to power, but she would not fail to free Terra from his merciless grip. She would kill Endymion for the honor of her Princess' memory. She would stand over him with her Space Sword and release her power in a full blow and wipe that bastard off the face of Terra.

Pluto had promised that the Princess could be revived and once she had come to her full powers, Terra would become the new Silver Millennium and they would finally have peace.

"Peace," Haruka whispered, "We will finally have peace."


*******

The Uranian Royal Regent and Grand High Council were demanding some form of military action be taken against Terra if something were to befell Queen Atalanta and the Neptunian Ambassador had said that his Queen desired the same.

Queen Serenity had spoken with Styx earlier in the week and she could understand the predicament the Neptunian ruler faced. Neptune and Uranus had been united through marriage and had recently adopted the same stance towards the Terrans current policy concerning Atalanta and Xanthe.

She was tired. Serenity allowed her stiff posture to bend and her indomitable façade to fall. Her rule before the Fall had never been so difficult. Then, she had the full respect of her peers and trust of her friends. They had all come to power roughly about the same time. They had been young, bold, and fearless, and she was in the center of their ideas for their new utopia.

However, times had changed and the solar system had not been immune to it. Nearly all of Serenity's contemporaries lay in the royal crypts of the home worlds they hadn't the change to see when they were reborn. Her kingdom was struggling to regain it's place as the shining center of the Silver Alliance and she, it's Queen, was fighting to regain the respect that was once hers.

The planets had forgiven her for being duped by Pluto and her false prophesy; Yet they were not so inclined to forget that Serenity had willingly chosen to accept that path and plunge their Universe into chaos and darkness. Venus and Jupiter blamed her for their rulers deaths and for abuse it's heirs faced. Uranus High Council had declared behind closed doors that she was unfit to rule. They were waiting for an event to use against her and to prove their case. Which was why everyone was watching the situation on Terra so closely.

The scrutiny of her actions would have been enough to drive a lesser person mad. But she was used to it. She had dealt with far worst critics when she lived in Tokyo. It was hard enough to be taken serious as romance novelist, but a fantasy/romance/horror novelist had critics condemning her before any of them read a single page. Strangely enough, she would have preferred to listen to ten of her most rabid critics tear her latest novels to shreds instead of going through this.

She looked about the fantastic white room. The priceless art from all the planets. The delicate looking furnishings, the crystal pillars that provided light and the shelves of books and countless documents, each which required her immediate attention. Serenity longed for the days when she was simply Ilene Tsukino and her only worries dealt with her publisher's deadline. Yet it was not to be. She was the Queen of Silver Millennium and until the time came; She was the ruler of the Solar System. She would not surrender either throne until death pried her away from her body.

Still…

Her eyes rested on the blue planet as it rose over her kingdom. Silently, the Queen prayed to her goddess to protect her own little girl. This plan the girls had come up with was reckless and very dangerous. She believed that they were the ones capable of pulling it off.

Artemis stood near the teleportation pads, yawning slightly because he had been up all night preparing for the arrival of the four solar Princesses.

Endy was lounging nearby in a chair, his feet propped up on a control panel and his head bent forward and his arms crossed over his chest, he was fast asleep with his glasses sliding down his nose. Erebus lay at his side, protecting the exhausted youth and Terran was close to the young king, making sure that no one came close to him and disturbed his rest.

Endy had been up longer than Artemis, trying to hammer out some kind of peace agreement within two warring nations and head off talks off a religious war that was brewing in North America of all place. Moreover, Endy had to deal with his mother, who decided that she wanted a palace built for herself in the middle of Paris. The woman was demanding and crazy. Endy had once told Terran that all his mother cared about was society. She had left him and his father when she met Kris' dad who was wealthier than Edward Shields and who had an impressive title when Edward did not being that he was an American just as she was. Caroline never had any use for Endy and he had none for her, which was most likely why he was so desperate to have the Princess Serenity once more. Even since Endy got his memories back of Silver Millennium, he lived for the day that he would be reunited with his Princess. In their union, Endy had confessed that he hoped to find the love and security that he had to live without for so long. Love and security of family, something that Pluto had ripped from Endymion when she sent the car with he, his father, and pregnant stepmother over the side of the ravine in the attempt to make her version of Destiny comes true.

The monitors began to sound as a shimmering light filled the room. Terran stood up and tapped Endy on the shoulder, lightly. The King opened his eyes immediately and he stood up, stretching briefly before righting his attire. Terran helped Endy into his long black coat as Endy brushed his hair out of his eyes. At the last moment he removed his glasses. He was going to have stop napping with those things on.

Artemis glanced at him briefly before returning his attention to the transporter.

There was a brief flare and once the light dimmed, in the transporter there stood the Supreme Princess and her court.

The young women looked as if they had stepped out of the annuals of history. Their clothes were styled after the Romans,

Persephone was the first to leave the pad. She was small, about the same height as Athena Diana with dark violet hair about the same length as Athena that she wore in a single braid down her back. Dark eyes focused on the group, in a chilling way that instinctively made one want to step back from in fear. There was an air of coldness that surrounded her and an overwhelming sense of death that seemed to follow life a shadow.

Artemis came forward and bowed low to the Senshi of Death and Destruction. "Your Majesty, it is a honour to have you here." He murmured as he rose.

A brief smile touched Persephone's lips as she held out her hands to her former mentor and friend. "Artemis," her delicate voice seemed out of character for a Goddess of Death. "Please, you knew me when I was still in napkins and from what I recall, you changed more than one for me. I would never feel comfortable with such a formal address from you."

Smiling, Artemis took her hands and carried them both to his lips. "Ahh, Kore, if I were but a millennium or two younger…"

"You would still be too old for her," Eros said as she rushed to them.

Artemis turned quickly and caught the girl who came flying into his arms. "My little girl." He cried happily as he embraced Eros tightly.

Eros returned his hug enthusiastically. He was like a second father to her in Silver Millennium, as Royal Champion of Venus and trainer of the Imperial Senshi, Artemis was always a major part of her life. "By Cupid, I've missed you." She said as hugged him tight.

Athena and Serena followed slowly. Athena greeted Artemis just as warmly, for she had been trained beneath him as well. Serena hung back a little, although she was cordial to him, she was in awe of the great man as much as she had been in the Silver Millennium.

Endy, who was tired of being ignored, cleared his throat loudly to break up the reunion. All eyes of course swung in his direction and the King went forward to make his greetings.

Five minutes later, the girls were escorted to their rooms. Endy wished them all good mornings before he headed to his chambers for along overdue rest.

*******

Twenty minutes into their stay, they all met in the Princess room to plan their strategy. Athena disabled all bugs, Serena swore she would never feel safe on Terra after what had happened in Tokyo. Once the cameras and hidden microphones were cleared, the planning started.

Serena could sense the auras and she felt the corruption deep within their souls.

"This is not good," she told the others. "They are close, I sense the desperation within them. They have orders from Pluto to strike at Endymion at anytime. All they have lacked is opportunity."

A dark look crossed Eros face, "Pluto has over stepped her boundaries, and she has challenged my authority."

Persephone rose and went to a window that over looked the lush green valley below. "From what I remember, Ananke would repeatedly tell us about the Silver Millennium. Of course her version was never true, she had convinced Atalanta and Xanthe that we were on our home worlds when Beryl struck. At the time, I did know how I remembered the truth or why they could not. She seemed so desperate for us to see what she believed almost like she was trying to forget a past wrong-"

"It's like she is trying to deny her own involvement with the Fall," Athena guessed.

Persephone nodded, "She was under my command at the time, I called her from the Time Gates to escort the Queen and Princess to Triton Castle when the first wave hit."

Serena stood up and walked over to her bed. "We all know that Pluto went traitor and tried to brainwash all of us into taking over Terra." She sat down and put her arms on her knees. "But this goes to far. She has planned to assassinate Endymion and myself this time in order to follow this twisted path she's created."

"And she doesn't care about the risk." Eros said quietly. "If a Senshi is involved with the assassination of Endymion, Terra will declare on the Silver Millennium and it wouldn't matter if the Princess died here as well."

"Ananke has willingly consigned the universe to hell." Persephone turned back to them. "We can not allow this happen, Eros. We need to find Atalanta and Xanthe immediately."

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In the communications room, Troy and Umino were listening to the women's conversation. Endy's suspicious mind had been correct, they had come to rescue their sister Senshi. They had been on the planet less than three hours and had already decided their next course of action. Which was a good thing since Endy really wanted the two confused Senshi off Terra and possibly do something about that Plutonian warrior.

Now they were going to wait for them to bring out the Outer two and the plan was to wait for the Guardian of Pluto to arrive and then the trap was going to close.

When Endy awoke later that day he to found a small stack reports and transcripts waiting for his attention. Terran informed him that Serena and her court had gone out for a shopping trip after a run in with his mother, which was not what he wanted to hear. He could deal with Queen Serenity and justify his actions, but his mother was an out and out snob who was so arrogant and blindly stupid that she could start an Intergalactic Incident just by opening her damned mouth.

Reports came from Mike in the field, Uranus and Neptune were on the British Isle. They were in London at present and were not moving. Serena and her Senshi were in Edinburgh or that's were they were two hours ago.

He felt their energy signatures jump from Scotland to Paris as he walked down to the control room.

He found Troy ensconced in his favorite seat, watching all the monitors as reports came in.

Troy was just confirming the Princesses presences in the City of Lights, before they jumped, half way around the world to LA. Before confirmation could be made, they moved again, Endy felt them in Tokyo, then Bangkok, the Peking, New York, Anchorage, and New Hope, before the energy fields just blurred together and he could feel them no more.

"Damn it!" He shouted, startling everyone in the room.

Troy looked at his Liege and worried when he saw the harried look in Endy's eyes. "What is it?" He asked, concerned when Endy slumped down in a chair, holding his head.

"They're moving all around, distorting fields-" Endy ground out painfully.

Troy was alarmed, "Pull you mind out before you get lost-"

Endy nodded, "I can't focus-Got-to-" And just like that, Endy slipped in a trance to save his mind.

The Sailor Senshi was moving as fast as they could, setting off the planet's alarms and causing enough damage to keep the Order busy until they left Terra. Athena had pinpointed their location they arrived in South London with a bang.

Serena smirked, "That's sure to knock, Endy out for a while."

Eros and Athena were scanning the rundown apartment building searching for Uranus and Neptune Senshi signatures.

Persephone turned sharply to the left looking towards an alley, her senses picking up on the energies of Terrans. They weren't ordinary Terrans, she felt the power of the Golden Crystal and swore.

"Eros, we've got company," she said quietly.

Her leader nodded her head once and then all hell broke loose.

"World Shaking!" A voice called out of the shadows.

The Senshi took to the air, but the attack was not aimed at them. But at the entrance of the alley. Coming out in full battle armor, were the Terrain soldiers. Mike was at the helm and all his soldiers were aiming at the doorway.

Eros swore. "Damn it, what have they done?"



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