The Life I Have Left Behind – By DS Wynne

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Part 2

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"When a bird sheds its wings, it becomes the beast from which it evolved from."

- Vera, "Big O"

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Year 25

"Conduct the clean up in sectors 7, 10 and 20," Magistrate Usagi ("Sailor Moon") Tsukino, also known as the Woman-in-White Serena O'Hare.  "I want a level five report status on all operations."

"Yes, ma'am," said an aide, as she left Usagi's office.

"Tell, Financier Tendo, will Genom Corporation meet the demands of the Technocratic Union?"

"Of course, Usagi," Nabiki replied, as she went through the statistics.  "Quincy has assured me that he and his company will consolidate our power-structure within five years."

"Good," Usagi said, as she lit up a thin cigar.  "That would-be brother-in-law certainly mucked things up with his fight with that reality deviant Saffron."

Nabiki looked at Usagi for a moment.

"Ranma saved many lives.  How can you be so dismissive?"

Usagi looked at Nabiki hard.

"Well, the battle between 'Ranma' and Saffron caused the Kanto Earthquake.  You have one arch-magus fighting a god, so what do you have?  Many lives lost.  I would call that irresponsible, no?"

"What has happened to you?  Why are you so…cold?"

"Isn't this the pot calling the kettle black?"

"That's not fair, and you know it."

"Life seldom is."

Then, Usagi got up to survey the ruined city of Tokyo, which was slowly rebuilding itself up.

"Control has given me complete jurisdiction of this city.  I'M IN CHARGE, as is it my destiny…my right."

"Sounds like you have a complex developing."

"Barring that insult of yours, life is seldom simple."

Then Usagi sat back down at her desk.

"If you excuse me, I have work to do."

Nabiki nodded, got up and left.

When Usagi was alone, she pulled out a datapad.  Then, Usagi pressed a button.

It opened up a window filled with pictures, when she was younger…happier.  She longingly touched a photo of her ex-fiancee Mamoru Chiba.

"Mamo-chan…"

With a sigh, Usagi put away her unit.

"This need not be this way…"

USagi turned to see Setsuna ("Sailor Pluto") Mieoh, who was standing there in her business dress.

"Setsuna."

"Moon Princess.  Like I said, your actions are unavoidable, and you know it."

"I see.  And what do you think I'm doing wrong?  I control Tokyo now."

"But it is not Crystal Tokyo."

"No, it's going to be Neo-Tokyo, actually.  Crystal Tokyo will actually be a mall/theme park where the Tokyo Tower is now.  Or was."

"But, by your actions, magic will be weakened greatly-"

"As it should.  The Negaverse.  Ann and Alan.  The Black Moon Family.  Pharaoh 90.  Queen Kayuga.  Sailors Galaxia and Chaos.  Do you know what the commonality of those names are?"

Setsuna looks confused for a moment.

"Well, I'll tell you.  THEY WERE ALL REALITY DEVIANTS STEEPED IN MAGIC.  Each an every one of those freaks should have been liquidated from the get-go."

"Some of them you have saved, while others were rightly destroyed."

"Which was done inefficiently."

"So, why-?"

"Why I'm doing this?  I want to insure that everyone is never harmed by magic.  Magic is a chaotic force that is dangerous.  Hyper-science is where humankind's destiny lies, not in fairy tales of princess and princes."

Setsuna turned to leave.

"I don't believe that, and neither do you.  I won't give up on you, and neither will your friends."

And with that, the Senshi of Pluto disappeared.

"We'll see, old friend.  We'll see."

Tbc.

Next time: Usagi's saga continues, as she continues her path towards her destiny.  See you then!