Disclaimer: The story idea of Shoujo Kakumei: Utena upon which this story is based belongs to Chiho Satou and Be-Papas. The newsies belong to Disney. Other characters belong to their rightful owners. The song Round Dance Revolution (Rinbu Revolution) is the opening theme for the Utena TV series and is sung by the great Masami Okui.

Absolute Destiny: Apocalypse

By Sita and Lute

Prologue

"I...

want to be...

a prince..."

~*~*~*~

Once upon a time, there lived a happy family: A peasant-man, his fair wife, and their young son. On the way to visit friends one rainy night, the family's carriage swerved off the road; the peasant and his wife died. Their son survived. Lost and alone, the young boy wandered aimlessly down the road. Not paying attention, he tripped, slid through a hole in the barrier, and fell towards the black waters below.

Miraculously, bathed in white light and the scent of roses, the boy was saved by a faceless prince.

"Who are you?" The boy asked into shadowed eyes.

"One of noble heart," the prince replied, pressing something into the boy's small hand. Opening his fist, he saw a silver ring with a red rose signet. The prince's voice held a smile when he next spoke: "Anyone with a noble heart may be a prince," he said, gently kissing tears from the boy's face.

The boy stared, then nodded.

"Never lose your noble heart... and we may meet again..."

After that day, the boy strove to become a prince like his mystical, shadowed savior. He proudly wore the rose signet ring, and waited anxiously for the promised day when he and his prince would again meet...

~*~*~*~*~

"I refuse to be...

saved...

I will be...

the savior!"

~*~*~*~*~

Musical Interlude:

Round Dance Revolution

Heroically, with bravery

My life will go on

Just a long, long time

And if you and I should separate

And I don't care why

Let go of me

TAKE MY REVOLUTION

In that sunny garden

We were holding hands and

Comforting each other

We told ourselves that

No matter what we did

We would never fall in love again

EVERYTIME

Look at this photograph of us

Grinning cheek to cheek

I'll stuff inside a little bit

Of my feelings; I'm feeling lonely

REVOLUTION!

Even through the dreams,

Even through the tears

Even through all the pain

Reality keeps coming at me

Ceaselessly!

What I want to know

Is what I mean to you

And to the rest of the world

It's what I was until today

With bravery, I'll throw away

All the clothes that I wear

So that I'm like the roses that are

Whirling free!

And if you and I should separate

And I don't care why

I swear to you

I will change this world of ours

END PROLOGUE

***AUTHORS' NOTES***

Sita: I feel a bit weird adding my own A/N, considering the fact that I didn't actually write any of the prologue... -_-;;; But, eh. ^_^ I haven't even started the actual writing portion of this fic yet, and I'm already having a blast (hey, any excuse for me to spend money on anime is good. *grins*). This fic is gonna rock really hard. It already does. And so does Lute. She's a faboo writer, and I'm honored to be working with her. *beams* Okay, enough from me.

Lute: Aww, Sita, you're too kind! I'm really excited and honored to be working with you too. ^_^ XD God knows I love Hands Down. ^_^ Anyway, yeah, I'm actually the one who wrote the prologue, but no worries, Sita will be adding into this story too… she's supposed to start the first chapter. ^_^ Anyway, yeah, this is a very weird story we're basing it on her, but it's gonna be so fun, man. You guys will ALL love it. XD Woo! Anyhoo, I'm off. Don't forget to leave us a review! We love 'em!