The General's Betrayal: The Corruption of the Moon Kingdom

by Helenala

In their years as Senshi, the Scouts have been taught that the Generals were traitors of the Silver Millennium. That they are deserving of eternal punishment and lost of titles. But What happens if the Moon Kingdom turned out to be corrupt-crippling under its own weight from poverty, famine, and idle officials? What caused Beryl to have the ability to destroy the Moon so easily?

1. Chapter 1

The General's Betrayal: Corruption of the Moon Kingdom

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon. I will not make any original characters in this fan fiction unless absolutely necessary. Original characters will never be the focus of my fan fiction stories.

"All Rise!" Queen Serenity ordered. Serenity sat idly on her throne. She looked upon the face of her ministers, waiting for a report. Her secret lover rose with the rest of the ministers. That day they had court as normal and Serenity gave her word of yes or no. The topic of the day dealt with a certain scandal committed by a governor who managed a province on Mars. This governor, who held high trust by the people of his subjects, was accused of the embezzlement of money that was meant to fund schools and hospitals. This same governor stood ten meters in front of Queen Serenity with his hands in chains.

The investigators have found more evidence against him than for him. It was not abnormal for a governor to be rich in the Silver Millennium, but this one...had too many luxuries for an individual of his status. In addition, his bank records have shown that an unusual amount of money had been accumulated in a very short time. Officials have complained about receiving a lesser amount of funds regardless of tax increases, budget cuts, and the giving of more money into other state services. The proof stood strong.

The people of his province were not happy, but they loved the governor. Now, he had lost their trust. The governor held his head down and begged, "Please, Your Majesty! Have mercy on me! I swear I am innocent!"

Queen Serenity responded, "I hereby sentence you to twenty years in prison. Your wife must spend five years of that time in jail as well. And your children must pay a thousand golden pieces to the state."

The governor give a small smirk for a half a second then returned to the emotionless face that he held when he had entered the room. He was carried outside the throne room with the stares of the court. Several more issues were discussed then court was dismissed. Serenity stepped into her palanquin was carried to her bedroom. She went her drawer pulled several bags of money out. A kiss caressed her neck and a voice greeted silently, "Had a good day my queen?"

"Yes, I have." she responded. "I was deciding how much of his money to give you. He must be thankful that he gave me it because if he hadn't, I would have never gave the lighter punishment."

"You played it off well. No one will ever suspect that you told him to pay you part of the earnings of his thievery in order to get a lighter punishment. Don't you think?"

"I don't know."

"Be careful Lovely."

"Thank you, darling. I'll space my attempts out more to drive away suspicion."

Serenity gave a tender kiss on the lip to her lover as she hugged around his neck. They both laid on the floor kissing each other on the chest and massaging one anothers' backs. Then, Serenity slipped off the lower under garments of her dress as her lover did the same. They enjoyed each other in ways they shouldn't for nobody knew of their relationship.