Chapter4

Over the next week preparations were made for their departure. Loose ends were tied up and plans were carried out. One plan in particular had Haruka

impatient. She was almost dying to get to Mamoru. Finally, the day of their departure came. It was also the day that Haruka and Michiru (mostly Haruka) were waiting for. Setsuna had drawn up the papers for the custody rights.

Haruka was meticulous about the plan. Attention was paid to detail and the time factor. She had to dress the part, which in this case was a sandy brown suit and white dress shirt. They also had to use effective persuasion. Michiru was dressed in an aquamarine skirt and white blouse. After the necessary preparations they set off to find their prey.

Mamoru was in his living room with another 'study date'. They were doing anything but studying. The doorbell rang. Groaning and pulling himself off her, he went to open the door vowing to curse the unfortunate soul who was on the other side. When he saw whom it was he couldn't believe his eyes. Standing on his doorstep were the last two people he wanted to see. He thought they were out of town by now, since it had been a long time since he had seen them. But obviously he was wrong. Very wrong. And they looked very angry. He swallowed his surprise.

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Haruka pushed him back into the apartment and Michiru slammed the door shut. Pushing him into the living room they were a bit startled to see a girl in there with her shirt off.

Frowning and glaring at the girl Haruka said, "Put your shirt on and leave."

When she didn't comply right away she glared at her harder, making the poor girl tremble. "Right now," she said in a dangerously low voice.

The girl quickly pulled on her shirt and ran out of the house.

At this time Mamoru was sweating, but he was starting to feel a bit confident. Turning their attention to him, Haruka dropped him into a chair and they sat down opposite him. After saying nothing and glaring at him for a full five minutes to break him down Michiru started. "I assume you know why we're here?"

Mamoru cleared his throat and in a shaky voice said, "No. You two just barged in here like animals."

Haruka leaned back in her seat, clearly enjoying herself, "Oh really?" He nodded.

Michiru asked a question. "Well let me ask you this. What happened to Usagi after you left the restaurant?"

"I took her home with me because she was sick. She slept overnight and didn't wake up when I was ready to leave. I left her to sleep and went to

work. When I came home she was gone."

"So you know nothing about what happened to Usagi?" Michiru asked. "No, what happened to her?" Mamoru said clearly lying.

Before Michiru had a chance to answer Haruka said bluntly, "She was raped."

Mamoru went a bit pale. Clearing his throat he boldly asked, "Do you know who did it?"



"Yes we do." Haruka said.

"Who?"

"You."

Mamoru almost fainted. They knew about what he did and knew all along that he was lying. Haruka picked him up by his neck and slammed him into the wall. "She is pregnant. You did that to her. How could you do that? How could you rape her? I will kill you for that. Did you know how much her virginity meant to her? You took something precious away from her that she can never regain and for that I promise that you will die a slow, painful and prolonged death."

"We will take you to court for what you did," Michiru said.

Mamoru didn't want them to. It would ruin his career as a surgeon if it got out not to mention the fact that he would be labeled as a sexual predator. Just as he was about to ask what they wanted Haruka spoke.

"But seeing that you would be ruined, not that I care, we will make a deal. Just sign these documents and we won't ever bother you again."

"What are they?"

"That's not important. What is is that you sign quickly. We won't be responsible for what happens to you if you don't."

Mamoru quickly agreed. After he signed it, Haruka roughed him up for good measure and left him in his apartment.

They went home and told Usagi and Setsuna of their meeting with Mamoru. Usagi was especially pleased with the results. The papers he signed not only made him give up custody of her child in the Silver Millennium, they also ensured that he could never challenge them about taking away his rights as the earth prince. All that was needed was to get the golden crystal away from him and Setsuna said she would take care of that.

They left the earth later that day, not to return for another three years.

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Mirai Trunks was at a little get together with his family and friends. His recent wife, Anna had some important news to tell everyone and he wanted to know what it was. They had been having some problems but were working them out.

Everyone else wanted to know what it was. They really didn't like her at all but if Mirai Trunks was happy then they would be happy for him. Vegeta especially didn't like her saying that she was a weak useless onna who was a waste of time and space and that his son could do better. And this was on their wedding day.

Needless to say his mother agreed but didn't say it out loud. He needed someone to support him not add to his worries. She did however say that she disapproved of it but that it was his life and that he was old enough to live it like he wanted.

Anyway he was there waiting to here the news. After a while his mother called for everyone's attention. "Can I have your attention everyone? Anna has a few words to say."

"Thank you, Bulma. Well I just want to thank you for coming here and I want to tell everyone and especially my husband that I am two months pregnant."

Mirai Trunks was so shocked that he fainted. Vegeta snorted and mumbled some rude comment about his son's weakness. Bulma and the other women

congratulated her on the baby. The others tried in vain for a while to revive the father to be.

When he came to everyone congratulated him on the baby and wished him the best of luck. Krillen and Gohan told him some horror stories about their girls and warned him to wish for a boy. The nine months went by quickly and at the end of it all their baby was born healthy and strong. It was a simply beautiful baby girl with a nice brown tail with a lavender tint. She was named Anne Marie Briefs.

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In the nine months before her baby was born Usagi worked hard. She had to learn the proper etiquette fit for royalty and the workings of the state (Kingdom, Empire whatever you want to call it). She also continued her education and worked at raising Hotaru in preparation for her own child. Usagi was attending a meeting with the High Council when she was about nine months pregnant, listening to the grievances of the people of Mercury. She had been feeling strange from about six that morning. She had been having slight cramps that had been getting steadily worse over time. They were also getting more frequent. Setsuna, who was sitting to her left, had noticed that she was uncomfortable all morning.

"Serenity-hime, O genki desu ka? (Are you all right?)" Setsuna asked softly.

"Iie Setsuna. I'm not. I think that there's something wrong. I don't feel so good," she whispered.

"What's wrong, Hime."

"My stomach feels like someone's squeezing it. It hurts Setsuna."

"Ok, just hang on. Haruka, Michiru, I think that Serenity-hime is going into labor."

"What!? You can't be serious!" Haruka said quite loud so that the meeting was interrupted. The other Ministers and Generals looked at them. Setsuna

nodded.

"Whoa! Someone call the doctor, now! She's having the baby!" Chaos (not the entity) erupted in the aftermath of the statement. People getting up and helping the princess, some going to look for the doctor, others were looking around, helpless as to what to do.

After being in labor for about 32 hours Serenity-hime gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. She was named Catherine Usagi Tsukino 11 or Chibi-Usa of short. While she was a beautiful child, one thing struck the doctors, as definitely odd and some would even argue it was disturbing. She had a lovely brown tail with a silver tint.

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