Chapter Two
"Haruka?" Michiru called nervously as she stepped into the house with the rest following close behind. "Are you in here?"
"Michiru? That you?" A voice called from down the hall. Steps soon followed as Haruka walked down the hall. "Listen, I'm really sorry about this morning. I didn't mean to walk out on you like that. Can we---" Haruka stopped when she saw who was with Michiru.
"Uh, Haruka? I need to talk to you about something." Michiru replied.
"What are they doing here?"
"Michiru came to the temple for our Senshi Meeting. She was upset about the argument you two had and told us about it. We searched the Internet to find the answer to the mysterious question and found something, well, just look. I printed it out." Ami informed and handed the papers over to Haruka. The papers that showed the rape and murder records.
Haruka flipped through the papers and then asked "what is this shit?"
"Computers don't normally lie." Michiru answered. "Especially police websites we had to use a device Luna gave us to get into. Don't try and hide it! Explain!" Michiru was on the verge of tears at this point. "If you don't, we can ask the LIVING people on that sheet and get their side of the story!"
"Fine." Haruka mumbled. "Just, in a different room ok?"
"Michiru isn't going anywhere alone with you thank you very much!" Seiya warned.
"Ok! Then let's all go into the bedroom. I have to make my point."
"No funny business." Yaten responded.
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"First, I want to get the people on this list straight, ok?" Haruka said after they all sat down facing Haruka. Haruka dropped the papers on a chair in front of her. It was very obvious Haruka didn't want to talk about this.
"Ok." Usagi said, really hoping it was all a big misunderstanding.
"Shôka Lee was my mother," Haruka started.
"Oh God!" Makoto yelled as Ami, Minako and Usagi gasped. The rest of the group had shocked looks on their faces.
"Shut up!" Haruka snapped. "As I said, Shôka was my mom. Genro Tenoh was my son-of-a-bitch father, if that's what you can call him. Chûei Tenoh was my brother, God rest his soul. Tai Itsukun Hu, well, I think she was my cousin, or was she that old aid? No, she was that teacher. Yeah the old widow. Next page. . .here. Aja Myi Kona, so that's what the M stood for! I always wondered. Aja was one of the students at the St. Matthew Religious Orphanage I went to for a few years. Damn, she's still alive? That bitch should be in hell! Dai Nyan Ligé? Who. . . oh, DN! That is another slut. Except she was much worse and from Savior's Salvation Orphanage. She alive too? Damn! Eiken Shou, he must be Mr. S. He was a teacher at that same orphanage. God, he was almost worse than my father was! That's all they have? Oh! More dates. You didn't go to that?"
"Uh, no. Thanks for telling us about the innocent victims. . ." Usagi started out to say when Haruka cut her off.
"Innocent?!" Haruka barked. "There are two innocents on this paper! Shôka and Chûei! The rest should be in hell! Thankfully two are!"
"If they're as innocent as you claim then why did you kill them??" Seiya snapped.
"What?"
"It says here that you killed them!"
"Well,"
"Well what?" Seiya asked. "You seemed to have loved them so much. If you loved them, then killed them, what are you going to do to Michiru here? She isn't blood related! If you're willing to kill your brother and mother, what do plan to do to Michiru? Well?"
Haruka stood there for a moment. Then slapped Seiya so hard he fell to the ground. Haruka glared hard at him, as if she was trying to kill him with her eyes.
"How dare you make an accusation like that! I would never do anything to hurt Michiru! I'd die before I did anything like that! I'd kill myself before that!."
Seiya groaned as he got up. He hadn't expected that. Haruka glared down at him. "Can we really believe that?" He asked. "You could have said the exact same thing to them. And if you didn't do all those disgusting and horrible things to those people, can I ask who did?"
"I didn't do those things. If you can't believe that, you won't believe the truth. But I swear to you that I am innocent!"
"Haruka." Michiru asked softly. "I want to believe you, but I need a reason why. Who did those things? Why are you accused of them?"
"Fine. The rape cases, it wasn't me. It was them. Except my brother. You can blame my father. He . . . He wanted to . . . It was . . . ugh!" Haruka turned away. She couldn't do it. The truth was too horrible. Horrible images stopped her from speaking. Besides, no one had believed her then. What difference does it make? Why would they believe her if no one else did?
"Why did you stop?" Minako asked. She was really beginning to doubt both Haruka's words and Michiru's safety.
"I-I . . ." Haruka started. "Forget it! Think what you want! I really don't give a crap anymore!" And she ran out of the room. She once again got on her motorcycle and sped off, knowing full well that she had now lost Michiru forever.
"There is no way in hell we are letting you stay here." Seiya said. "I simply won't have it."
"Uh, Seiya? I think you are being a bit over-protective here." Yaten reminded.
"Am I? Letting a friend stay with a murderer sounds better to you!?" Seiya snapped.
"Sorry."
Then there was a screams heard from outside. They got louder and louder until there was a sudden hush. They senshi ran outside transformed.
"Hold it right there!" Sailor Moon shouted. But there was only a normal looking guy there. He wore what appeared to be a very fancy male sailor suit. He had black hair that shadowed his eyes which were a slicing, bright yellow. He was actually pretty interesting to look at . . .
"You must be the senshi of this planet, am I right?" He asked as he turned to the senshi.
"Uh, yeah." Usagi answered unsurely.
"I'm not really in the right mood for fighting today. I'll just take my History Gems and leave right now."
"Wait! What the hell are History Gems?" Sailor Moon asked confused.
"History Gems are Gems that contain your past! They have all your memory's of your past lives and your present. Very handy because they also contain your forgotten power. But, if you lose them since you have no past you disappear. You can't be reborn because you never existed in the first place! Cool huh? But they do have other uses . . ."
"No! You can't do that!" Sailor Moon yelled.
"I already did."
"You won't get away with it!!" Venus screamed. "CRESCENT BEAM!"
The beam of light hit the guy and all of these different colored crystals came out of no where. They were shaped like the silver imperial crystal, only none were silver.
They went back to the people but the people didn't get up. They looked younger actually.
"Damn you senshi! We've been sucking planets dry of their pasts! You won't be any different! "
A light slammed into the senshi as they screamed. It seemed to be tearing their bodies apart. The pain was horrible!
"" The man barked at them.
The light turned red. This time, Jupiter was prepared. "SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!"
It hit the man and the light left. The man staggered back and fell because he hadn't expected the strong attack just yet.
"What's your name and why do you want he crystals?" Sailor Jupiter demanded jumping to the ground with Sailor Venus.
The man took in a gasp of breath. "I am Niloc, high magician of the white moon. Presently working for Dillabcra, the lord in punishment and the army of the white moon." the man answered.
"White Moon? Why are you attacking us then?" Sailor Mars demanded.
"Because we plan to rebuild our kingdom that once stood here. We used to be in the Silver Millennium. It was a beautiful place . . ." Niloc trailed off.
"We are the senshi of the White Moon! I'm Sailor Venus!" Sailor Venus replied.
"You are? Hmm, yes, I do see the resemblance of the old senshi. Please forgive me! We had been told you had perished!" Niloc pleaded on his knees. "I beg for forgiveness! I did not recognize your reincarnated forms!"
"Uh, okay I guess." Sailor Moon replied. "But, I did not know the Silver Millennium supported violence. Why were you attempting to destroy the people of this planet? And those other planets that you had said you did that to?"
Niloc breathed deep and then answered in a low voice. "This never used to happen in Queen Serenity's reign. She always looked to the peaceful answers to the problems the Moon Kingdom had. Unfortunately, she has passed away. We had no leader. That is, the few of us who had been reborn. We decided to elect a new leader to take revenge on our kingdom lost. We elected the one of us who had the most leadership and power. Dillabcra was the most obvious choice. The queen had favored him in the old kingdom. He convinced us to take over kingdoms that had wished us to perish. Their descendents would pay for their ancestor's evil thoughts. We have been doing so. We had come here last, in fear of the Earth's senshi to be too strong, or even just their army. We found that the Earth's greedy people had split in to various countries. We took advantage of that and came straight here. We were indeed ready to finally make this entire system a New Moon Kingdom. The old Queen's biggest dream. We had absolutely no idea you five had also been given the gift of rebirth."
"No, actually it's all nine of us. And this is Sailor Chibi Moon. She is my future daughter. She came from the thirtieth century, the new Moon Kingdom. Crystal Tokyo is what it is called. We are just fine here." Sailor Moon corrected.
"What did you say???" Niloc asked, now with irritation in his voice.
"I said that this is Sailor Chibi Moon and . . ."
"No! Before that!"
"All nine of us are here." Sailor Moon repeated.
"ALL NINE!" Niloc yelled. "I'm sorry Princess! I had no idea THEY were here too! If we had, you wouldn't have to deal with it! Ohmigosh! I'm so dreadfully sorry! Don't worry Princess! Everything will be okay soon! Leave it all to me!" Then a bright white light shone all over Niloc and he disappeared.
"What was that all about?" Sailor Mercury asked.
"I haven't got the slightest idea." Sailor Mars responded.
"I don't know either." Sailor Jupiter agreed.
"I don't know, but I have a feeling I should." Sailor Saturn added.
"I've got it!" Venus exclaimed. "Luna will have the answers! She must know something!"
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"All he told you was true." Luna responded after hearing what happened. They had gone directly to the temple after the incident since too many people were against going back to the house. "Although, I can't think of a reason he would be so upset with the Outer Senshi."
"I didn't know Niloc and Dillabcra were promised rebirth too." Artimis put in. "I don't believe we didn't sense their presence here. We should have. They were in the castle a lot. We should have been able to sense them!"
"So, Niloc really is from the Moon Kingdom? And Dillabcra is a good guy?" Usagi affirmed.
"Yes." Luna acknowledged. "We should find out why he ran from you and what they plan to do now that they know about you. If they were indeed who they claim to be, there would be no hope in trying to hide your Earth's identity. He will be able to sense all of that. You all should try and figure out where they are staying and what they plan to do next. Meanwhile, Artimis and I will look more into these old friends . . .or new enemies."
"Then we should treat them as enemies even though they could be old friends?" Ami asked.
"Lie low would be my best judgment." Artimis replied. "Unless they plan to attack again. Then keep your guard up really high, yet get the most information possible. Don't risk it all for info though!" With that, Artimis and Luna went to Rei's computer at which they typed in the password affirming who they were so they could get information on the people the newcomers claimed to be.
"Strange." Makoto breathed as she sank into a chair.
"I don't know much about the Silver Millennium, but still! This thing I can't make heads or tails of it!" Yaten informed.
"Where should we go from here?" Mamoru asked.
"Too much." Michiru groaned. "This is too much for one day!"
"Oh yeah!" Minako yelled. "Question. Since none of us are for letting Michiru stay in the same house as a cold-blooded murderer and rapist, just where is she going to stay?"
"Nicely put Minako." Rei responded sarcastically.
"She can stay with us if she wants." Setsuna offered.
"Sure." Michiru agreed softly.
"It is getting late." Ami suggested. "Maybe we should discuss more tomorrow."
"Ok. See you then."
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Haruka was riding her motorcycle so fast and she didn't give a crap what the speed limit was. She wouldn't mind paying a million dollars or spending life in jail. Nothing mattered anymore. She had lost Michiru. She went faster and faster. Like if she went fast enough, maybe there would be a glimmer of hope for her and Michiru. Why had she been so angry with Michiru? Why hadn't she just told her the truth that morning? Did that horrible dream have anything to do with it? Haruka cringed at the remembrance of the dream. Michiru's lifeless body floating softly in the screaming ocean. Unable to be saved. What had that dream meant? Did it mean that she was going to lose Michiru and that the senshi really did hate her? Could that be the truth?
"No." Haruka scolded herself. "That can't be the truth!" But inside told her she was wrong. "But Michiru deserves the truth. I can't lose her"