Title: Consequences- Book Two: A New Order

Rating: 13-R

Genre: Alternative Universe

Author: Sean Wright

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

This is the follow up to Book One-A Changing Destiny.

It's a year after Beryl and Metallia were defeated. Endymion is on the verge to being crowned King of Terra and the Neptune and Uranus are trying to kill him to avenge their Princess. However, things are not as they should be.

Prologue

They had been on the run since that damn militant group came from underground and started recruiting people in its quest to take over Terra.  One the run and hiding like criminals when the true threat the world was being hailed like a conquering hero of yore.

Haruka Tenou slammed down the latest copy of the L. A. Times and swore.
           "What is it, Ruka?" her partner asked as she came into the front room of their tiny three-room apartment.

Haruka growled, wanting desperately to smash something, preferably the handsome face of that pretender who called himself King Endymion. It still puzzled her how quickly the people of the Terra had accepted him as their lord and master.  Pluto had had told them that it would take a deep sleep to purify the minds of terrans and erase the hatred in their hearts before they, the Senshi moved their Princess into power as Queen of Terra. But this unknown man had literally come out of nowhere and accomplished in less than a year what Pluto said would take thousands and he was declared ruler of all Terra at his first appearance before a summit of world leaders.

To Haruka, it made absolutely no sense.  How could the terrans be so ignorant? Were they under a spell or did they simply not care that their was being taken over by this—this charlatan?  She just did not get it.
            "It's been a year since the fall of the Dark Kingdom," Michiru Kaioh mused. "Since then, we have heard nothing from Pluto. Do you think this pretender has somehow managed to capture her as well as the others?" 

Haruka snorted contemptuously. "No, Pluto is not like Inners, she'd have more sense in her not to be captured."

Michiru nodded, but she lacked Haruka's conviction in the older Senshi's skills. There was just something wrong with this entire situation and she was more worried about Pluto's silence than she had let on. She felt another headache coming on. The muscles in her neck and shoulders tensed. She thought back to their mission, the last thing Pluto had told them before she left them in Hong Kong.

   "The Inners have betrayed our Princess and have gone to the side of the Pretender. He in his treachery has in turned destroyed them as well our future Queen."

Haruka had turned away, tears were streaming openly down her face.

Michiru touched a hand to her own heart as the news became real to her. "He has killed our Princess?" She asked thickly.

Pluto nodded. "But do not concern yourselves with it. The Princess will be reborn as it is her destiny to rule this planet."

   "And what shall we do?"

  "We are to kill the Pretender." Pluto said gravely. "We are to avenge our Princess and prepare this planet for her return."

How were they to accomplish this with every law agency in the world looking for them? Michiru wondered. Endymion's coronation was a month away and she doubted that she and Haruka would live that long.

Haruka had killed four policemen in Kurdistan while they were trying to cross the border. Thus Endymion had given his people orders to shoot them on sight or if they resisted capture. What had happened in Kurdistan had been an accident. Haruka had only though to slow the police vehicle down but ended up destroying the first jeep and the second one rear-ended it and it went up in with a terrific explosion. But after Endymion's edict, Haruka became reckless. She raised hell throughout the Middle East, she did openly provoke and attack the police and soldiers no matter were they went and several times they were almost captured because of Haruka's temper flares. Michiru was finally able to reason with her partner. They had been chased to Marrakesh, the King of Morocco had promised Endymion their heads on a silver platter. Haruka wanted to go up to the Royal Palace and take the King's head from his shoulders and put on a platter, but Michiru begged her off. She pleaded with her for hours, saying that they had to leave. They had to run. Endymion was not coming to Morocco or North Africa soon. They had to run, they had to fly. She begged and finally Haruka came with her and they left Africa, escaping to Lisbon before they left Europe and went to South America and come North with the hopes of evading the terrans and learning more about the man who called himself who would undoubtly be the King of Terra.

Michiru picked up the paper and studied the photo of the soon to be crowned King and once again the sense of something familiar. "I wish we had more information about this Endymion. Who is he and where did he come from?"
           In a wave of rage, Haruka turned over the kitchen table and kicked the chairs out of the way, frightening the aqua-haired girl.  "I don't care who he is!" she roared, "All I know is that he is evil.  This place was the birthplace of our Princess.  It was to be our Kingdom.  Silver Millennium was to be reborn on this planet."
           "The Terrans have chosen their leader," Michiru reminded her. "We cannot force them to accept anything else."
           "They did not choose anything!" Haruka whirled on her.  Michiru took a small step back. "This planet was our destiny!  We were finally going to have peace and live with our Princess, but we are outcast, hunted by this pretender who has killed our future Queen—"
           "Ruka, we have no proof the Princess and Inner Senshi are dead."
           "Then where are they?" she demanded. "After that Endymion person destroyed the Delta, what happened to the Senshi?"
          When Michiru did not answer, Haruka swung away.
          "He killed them." She said coldly. "Pluto told us that he did. He worked for Beryl for the love—"

Michiru started to go to her, but the sound of approaching sirens filled the air.  Horror showed in her sea green eyes as she turned back to her lover. "They have found us again."
         Haruka swore. Things were getting bad now.  They had only been in this place two weeks.
         "C'mon, Ruka." Michiru cried as she tossed Haruka her bag and jacket. "Let's go."
         Five minutes later, two women, one with bobbed black hair and the other with long curly red hair, walked out of the building.  Both wore black leather jackets and sunglasses on their faces. They half walked, half ran to a red sports car and got in. As they pulled off, police cars surrounded the building.  They had escaped once more, but the Terrans were getting closer and locating them faster than before.

   "We have to make it to Santa Barbara," Michiru said once they were on the freeway.

   "Do you think his grandmother is still there?" Haruka asked.

   "We can only hope. But it doesn't matter. The newspapers say that's where he's from. There have to be records about him or more information."

   "I just wish we could get to Scotland and that school." Her companion growled. The school was wrapped up mystery and hidden by lies. The general public did not know about the place and it wasn't on any registry. Pluto had told them world leaders and the wealthiest and most influential people had attended to this school and through their efforts the place remained hidden until now.

They knew that they were running out of places to hide.  If only they had gone to their Princess, she might still be alive and none of this would have ever happened.


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