Promenade
By: Camigwen
- Prologue -
She growled in annoyance, giving her eyes a good roll as well. The future world was such a bitter place, so unlike the one she had grown up in - they had grown up in. Only now, they were gone. Everyone else had left this green planet and return their ones of origin.
Only one senshi remained out of the original nine that were sent to Earth by Queen Serenity so long ago. Herself, Haruka Tenou, Sailor Uranus.
Back on Uranus during the days of the Silver Millennium and Serenity's reign, the citizens had a great dislike for the royal family, blaming them for every problem that arose. In truth, it was partly the royal family's fault, for Haruka's real father had been cruel and selfish - a true tyrannical monarch. Because of that fact and out of hate for her family and the blood in her veins, Haruka had decided it was best she not return to Uranus.
She'd kept in contact with the other senshi for a while after, but eventually the all stopped writing - even her once beloved Michiru, the senshi of Neptune. Shortly after Michiru had returned to Neptune, she'd met a Neptunian man whose father had been a knight in the Royal Guard at the Triton Palace before the end of the Silver Millennium. The two had, surprisingly, fallen in love quickly, and Michiru had thought it best to end her long relationship with Haruka.
During Eve Wars of AC 195 and Mariemaia's show-stopping number in AC 196, Haruka had lain low, hiding from the world, not wanting to be dragged into yet another fight, having spent most of her immortal life doing so. Yes, she was one of the Earth's guardians, but she was only meant to guard and protect it from outside forces. These matters were strictly between the Earth and it's Colonies.
Now, nearly eight years later in the year AC 203, the senshi of Uranus stood a few feet away from the main entrance to the Houston Preventer base. She herself didn't quite know exactly what possessed her to join the Preventers a few years ago, but the main reason was boredom. She was beginning to feel a bit useless and wanted to help keep this nice peace they had going, even though she had a hunch that it wouldn't last for very long, despite Relena Dorlain's efforts.
Catching a glimpse of her watch, she strode forward and climbed the stone steps of the entrance, pushing the swinging glass doors open with both of her hands. Her nostrils flared and groan emitted from her throat the moment she stepped in as she spotted that annoying Private Hawkins making a b-line for her.
She made her way around the corridor and quickly ducked into a nearby by office, shutting the door behind her. She was in no mood to be putting up with Hawkins' persistent begging today. The man had been stalking her, trying to convince her to put in a good work for him with Lady Une. Always so desperate to climb the Preventer rank ladder. Haruka scoffed - Hawkins would get that promotion the day Setsuna turned the Gate of Time into an amusement park.
Fat chance.
Her emerald eyes peered through the small window on the door, watching with amusement as Hawkins glanced around with eminent confusion for a bit, before giving up and walking away. She sighed in relief, turning around and pressing her back against the wooden door. Next time Hawkins came to her with his begging, she was seriously considering finding out what her senshi attacks would do to a human - namely, him.
"Hiding from someone?"
Haruka gasped and nearly hit the ceiling. She hadn't realized someone was in here! In her haste to avoid Hawkins, she had spaced out and forgotten that usually a person resides in an office.
When she didn't respond, the person behind the desk glanced up from his paperwork and opened his mouth to say more, but Haruka had promptly vanished. He blinked and shook his head, returning to his work.
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Haruka materialized insider her own office two floors up, embarrassed and angry with herself for teleporting. It was a stroke of luck that the office's owner was too engrossed in his work to notice a tall blonde disappearing in a flash of blue light.
Sighing heavily, she plopped down into her nice, comfy chair behind her desk. A slight smile spread across her features as she realized that her teleporting stunt was the first time she'd used her abilities in nearly three years. The last time she'd accessed them, she was retrieving her keys from her car after she absentmindedly locked them in.
However, that had been simply telekinesis, an ability that comes naturally to most Uranians. She hadn't even begun to tap into her powers as a senshi. Perhaps one of these days she'd transform again and test her powers out on an abandoned colony, just to see if she retained any of the skills she once had after this long period of not using them.
The computer beeped, signaling an incoming e-mail and pulled her out of her thoughts and back into reality. Curious, she grabbed hold of the mouse and opened her inbox and the new message.
She froze.
It was from Michiru. She was to be paying the Earth a visit in three weeks time - with her new husband.
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To be continued...
Sailor Moon is © Naoko Takeuchi. Gundam Wing is © Yoshiyuki Tomino.
8.13.02 revised 9.22.04