Haruka pushed the long drapes covering the glass to the side, revealing a majestic view of the garden maze. She opened the window slowly and looked down. It was a long drop down to the bottom; one a little too painful to fall on. A tree was towering ten to twelve feet away, that was probably going to be her best chance at getting out of this hellhole. Etiquette and formalities was not her style, and after escaping that for more than 7 years, she wasn't about to go back now. She was about to take a run at it when another vision hit her ...

The woman with long flowing hair stood over everyone, laughing maliciously at her victory. Not a single soldier stood before her; the sparkling rivers turned to crimson red waterfalls, the gardens a blazing inferno littered with corpses. There was nothing left to fight with anymore. Everyone was either killed or captured, but most people would've chosen death over being taken captive.

The Moon Princess and Queen Serenity were no where to be seen, those who were still alive hoped that they had made it out safely. The woman tortured several of her captives demanding where they were, but no one knew. She became infuriated at this and blasted everything apart, determined to find the Royal Family. Uranus stood amongst the rest of the ranks, holding a lesion to her arm. She had no clue where her family was, where Michiru was; let alone if she was still even alive.

The woman walked amongst the people and spotted Uranus standing behind several people. You ... get out here now. The sky senshi didn't even look up to see her, but knew exactly who she was referring to. She stepped out, and immediately took a blow to her face, making her stumble back slightly. Haruka threw a swing at the woman but missed, she was far too exhausted to fight anymore. The woman kneed her in the stomach and she collapsed to her knees, coughing out blood. She was hit another time in the back and she fell to the floor ...

Haruka blinked a few times as her vision returned to her previous settings. What the hell is this all about?!? Shrugging it off for now she backed up a little and ran towards the window, jumping out and reaching for the tree. Barely grabbing onto a branch she swung lightly, getting her feet onto it as well. The shouts of her father could be heard from above, and she immediately ran off ...

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Michiru sighed and lightly brushed her hair, completely unaware that she had been sitting there for more than an hour. This time tomorrow, she would be stuck forever with Akaramu, the man with the world's biggest ego. Though he wouldn't admit it, he was constantly bragging about his engagement to the Princess of Neptune, and by now everyone had become quite bored.

Her wedding dress was hanging on a mannequin, and by now she had given up all hope of Haruka returning to her. Her mother had informed her that she too was *forced* to be wed, and that it was against all Uranian laws for a woman to ever see her ex-lover again, more so if it was another female.

She sighed and finally set down the brush, turning off all the lights in her room and walking towards the bed. Everything in her chamber was an aquamarine shade, except for one gold picture frame containing a photo of her and Haruka taken several years ago. Sitting down on the bed she picked up the photo and looked at it for a few moments, before opening a drawer in her nightstand and setting it face down. Closing it silently she crawled under the sheets, tear drops silently staining her pillow.