Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Consequences: Book Two-An New Order ❯ Chapter Four ( Chapter 4 )
This is an A/U fic. etc, etc, etc,
I do not own Sailor Moon: I'm just fan.
Chapter Four
The Senshi hovered in the air above the battlers, watching the two . The terrans had surrounded the Outers on every side leaving the two warriors with no way out. Serena drifted over towards Athena Diana's side, worry was evident in her features.
"There is no room for them to run." The Mercurian Princess told her commander.
Eros could see that.
"We have to go in." Persephone said gravely. "Uranus and Neptune are signing their own death warrants if they attack Endymion's soldiers."
"They are greatly out numbered and they refuse to accept it." Serena whispered. "They are very brave."
"No they are not, Princess." Eros growled, "They are believe themselves to be invincible. Pluto's lies continue to deceive them; thus causing Uranus and Neptune to believe they are the paramount warriors in the solar system. In a moment, the truth will be a cold slash of water to their faces. The terrans are going to slaughter them."
Nephrite had his orders. He may have not agreed with them completely, but he realized that were the situation in verse, there would be no hesitation on the two warriors part. The Outer Senshi wanted Terra and was willing to deny the people of this planet the right to choose their own leaders and their home for the sake of their desires. He would not allow them to go any further, for this planet and his King life was at stake. Endy had given the two rouges three options; if they resisted, they died. If they showed any aggression towards the people of this planet and it was not self-defense, they died. If they surrendered, they were to be taken prisoner so they would stand trial. The Outers unwittingly chose to be the aggressors in this match; therefore they were going to die.
As the smoke and dust cleared, Uranus and Neptune stood, feeling confident that all the Terrans were dead only to have their victory snatched from them. Uranus looked about cockily, waiting to see her handiwork only to come face to face with a nightmare. Her World Shaking had reduced a wall to rubble, but the terran soldiers were still there.
Neptune looked up and a silent gasp escaped her lips. Uranus could only stare in disbelief. This was not happening. She could not believe it. She refused to accept it.
Neptune shrank back against a wall, shaking her head absently as the truth finally dawned on her. "Ruka?" Terror making her voice trembled. Neptune was scared. They were out matched, out classed and unwanted by the Terrans and they were going to die on this miserable planet. Absently, she reached out for her lover, but Uranus shrugged her off.
It was taking Uranus longer to grasp the situation. "No!" She screamed at them. "You weren't supposed to be here! You all should be dead. You should all be dead…" Even with Death staring her in the face, the Uranian warrior denied that she was defeated. A Senshi never surrendered. "This is our planet!" She continued to rant. "It's ours!"
Nephrite gave a silent signal and a thousand clicks rang through the air as the soldiers slid their blots into place.
"We are the strongest in the Solar System!" Uranus continued to rant. "No one can stand against us." She glared at Nephrite, her eyes showed her desperation; her growing rage at her own inferiority was making her reckless. "I will not die until I avenge my Princess." She swore that she would never fail her Princess again. She shouted as she charged Nephrite, her Space Sword drawn and at the ready as she screamed out her war cry.
Nephrite impassively gave the command and the sound of shots rang throughout the air. Nephrite swore and looked into the sky and what he saw just completely threw him.
Eros carelessly threw Haruka onto a roof that was not occupied by the Terrans before she floated down to stand over the prone Senshi of Uranus.
Haruka looked up to find a woman who looked as if she were made of varying shades of gold standing over her. The woman was dressed in a Senshi fuku, or what could have passed for one except she had small bubble like sleeves and two layered ruffled white and gold skirt. At her brow, she had a star tiara and a star broach on the bow at her bosom. And in her both her hands were swords. Haruka's rapier in one and a crystal sword in the other.
Eros tossed Haruka her Space Sword. "Get up, Uranus." She commanded, "We've come to take you home."
Haruka could only gawk. Not was making sense anymore. "Who are you?" She croaked.
Eros smiled gently at her sister in arms. "I am Eros, Queen of Venus and Leader of the Imperial Senshi and your commander, Atalanta of Uranus."
Michiru found herself in a somewhat similar situation. But she was fighting. Persephone had flow in and put a shield up to protect them. When the last shot was fired, Persephone lowered her shield and turned to Michiru only to be hit hard in the face with her mirror.
Persephone staggered back, but she managed to evade Michiru's next attack. Persephone opened her black wings and glided upward. Michiru was not about to let her get away, summoned all her energy, and jumped up after her. She caught her leg and started to climb up Saturn's body. Persephone tried kicked the Senshi of Water off, but Michiru had grabbed a fist full of Saturn's long black hair and she was jerking Persephone's head about.
Persephone had enough. She grabbed Michiru's face and started using it like a punching bag. Michiru lost her grip on Persephone's hair and fell back. Persephone let her fall and she hit the ground with a thud.
"Michi!" Haruka screamed in agony. Her rage returned and she whirled on Eros only to find the crystal blade level with her neck.
Eros's eyes were cold and hard as she gazed at the Senshi of Wind. "Xanthe is alright." She told her, "Her programming forced her to attack Persephone on sight."
The words threw Haruka. Programming? Persephone? Eros? She did not know what the golden woman was talking about, but she knew two things. Saturn was attacking Neptune and this strange Senshi had sided with her enemy.
"Who are you?" She asked again, this time her voice was firm and deadly.
"Your commander," Eros replied flatly. "And I will warn you. Attacking me will not only embarrass you, it will get you hurt."
Haruka chose to take her chances. She had to get to Michiru before the traitor, Saturn, could kill her. With the blade of her sword, she slapped Eros' blade to the side. "Not good enough." She taunted Venusian. She swung at Eros body, but the other woman easily parried her attack and within minutes she had Haruka on the defensive.
"You're technique is almost non-existent," Eros critiqued. "Your grip is too tight-Relax it and you will have move flexibility with your weapon."
"Shut up!" Haruka shouted at her. "Who the hell are you suppose to be?"
Eros easily disarmed her for the second time, knocking her sword into the air and she caught it in her free hand and aimed both blades at Haruka's throat. "I was your senior in Silver Millennium." She pressed the point of her crystal sword against the other's neck until it drew blood. "I was you leader then and I still am in this life." She rammed the point of the space sword into the rooftop and slapped Uranus across the face, the other woman fell to the ground, a hand to her face. "Try to see what you have done, Atalanta." She yelled at her. "You have been betrayed. Pluto has betrayed all of us and our Queen."
Queen? Haruka shook her head. "What Queen…" She did not notice how her own voice trailed off, but Eros did.
"Terra is not ours. It never was. Beyond this simple planet are our homes. And there." Eros told her, her eyes softened as she pointed to the pearl white moon in the racing across the afternoon sky. "There is what we've wished for and have longed to protect."
Haruka stared at the moon. Her eyes were wide with wonder. "Silver Millennium?" she whispered. "But how?"
"Silver Millennium has been reborn by the power of our great Queen Serenity. She and our Princess have returned to it." Eros said softly. "Now is time that you and Xanthe have rejoined us. We have come to take you both home, Queen of Uranus."
Nephrite left his troops and joined Serena and Athena Diana in the center of their little war zone. It looked as if it were safe to approach them. Troy radioed saying that the Princess had forced Endy into a deep trance. He said something about them jumping around the planet and disturbing the natural order of things which forced Endy to go into his subconscious and set to rights.
Nephrite did not want to be around when he came out of that, he would have gladly sacrifice the Moon Princess to Endy's wraith. But he made sure his thoughts were clear when he came closer to the Princess. There was no use in tipping her off about the coming danger.
"Your Highnesses," He said bowing.
Serena smiled warmly at him. "Hello, Mike. Nike sends her love," she told him.
Neph smiled gratefully, then he glanced to where Persephone was tending to Neptune. "We have the technology back at the mansion to free them." He ran a hand through his short auburn curls absently.
"It will not work," Athena told him clinically. "Their souls were poisoned. We will have to take them Mars in order to free them."
Artemis had told them as much, yet still the though of it caused Mike's blood ran cold. Pluto was truly a beast; for her to do such a horrid thing to her own comrades was despicable. He prayed that caught the depraved warrior soon, such a creature deserved to be put out of her misery.
Now with the work done, Mike had to put the rest of Endymion's plan into motion. The Senshi had their two rouges and now they were planning to run. Endy did not want the warrior women to know they had been tricked and used, so Mike had to put up the token show of preventing them from leaving.
"I'm afraid I can't allow you to go." He told Serena. "I have orders to arrest the Senshi of Uranus and Neptune as well as anyone who interferes with their capture."
She looked at him in surprise, but then her eyes went cold with rage as she stared Nephrite down. "My Senshi require aid. I will not leave them on this planet to suffer because Endy's feeling a put out!" She ground out. "Furthermore, how dare you attempt to arrest me? Have you taken leave of your senses, man? I am the Heir of the Solar System as your stupid king's fiancée. I do not think neither my mother nor Endymion would look to kindly upon for your arrogance or your cruelty directed towards my personage if you do attempt to detain me."
Neph sighed wearily. Why him? He faced Serena, who was standing before him with her hands on her hips throwing her royal weight around with the finesse of wrecking ball. Athena was glaring at him over her Princess' head and he wished to God he had just left when he had the chance. Now for the rest of the act, he had to give them the 'opportunity' to escape.
"Look, I don't want to do this anymore than you want to stay here, but let's be reasonable shall we?" He extended the olive branch only to have it thrown back in his face.
Princess Serenity had just started on her favorite rant about Endymion's many shortcomings only to stop when she felt the presences of another Senshi. Serena turned around slowly, Neph and Athena turned to see what had her attention. Behind them, Persephone had called on her Silent Glaive and stood up, prepared to fight to the death.
Eros had left it too, an oppressive chill that seemed to slow down time just a bit. Haruka rose shakily when she felt her comrade, relief was evident on her pallid features as she watched the person step out of the shadows.
Athena drew her bow and notched two arrows and aimed at the woman who wore a sleeveless Senshi fuku that had a black skirt.
Long dark green hair caught in a slight breeze and deep red eyes fixed on small, delicate Moon Princess dressed in silver with her Eternal Tier in her hands. A slight smile pulled at dark red lips.
"Pluto" Serena gasped.
Sailor Pluto bowed before her former Princess. "It is I, your Highness."
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