Sorry for the delay, but my computer ate the original chapter so I had to rewrite the story and all the responses which was a serious pain considering the time and effort I took to in writing the responses to Shinigmi and Am. Sere reviews (I am not blaming you, if I did not want to answer the questions, I wouldn't have. I love writing responses to every question.) Not that I minded or anything, I enjoy answering all the questions and just saying hello to everyone. The thing that just eats at me is the fact that I lost eighteen pages. I'm pissed!

Anyway, for all who are interested the first nine chapters of Consequences Book One are up and have been edited. I will post the remaining ten next week or sooner, but next week looks pretty good to me.

That story with no name, I'm working on it.

The Martinque Princesses: The next chapter is coming. I will not promise anything, it should be out one day.

With that said, let's get to the Hellos and the story. Shinigami, your answer is at the bottom. If you did not review, just scroll down, the story is in there somewhere.

Special Hellos and Thank Yous to:

Deny (What's up. Yes, things are finally moving towards the big battles in this war. Thanks, I tried to make it humorous, all that talking, it was so long. There ain't no maybe there, sport. This fic, unlike the other one has always been centered on the fact that Endy and Serena were going to be together. [That statement does not imply in the unnamed one that Serena and Darien will not be together or whatever. ] Just because you have to work with the person you dislike doesn't mean you feelings have changed. Queen Serenity is no idiot, she knows what's going to happen and she prefers not to humiliate when it does. Endy will succeed his father, the Silver Alliance will be over and she wants to secure herself and her people before all that occur. Alright, Deny, I got the hint and you are a hard one to please. But thank you for the complement and I will do my best to speed this Book along to it's close and to complete the editing. Thank you.)

Serenity Miral (Hello and thank you very much. Yep, I'm laying down the groundwork for the final confrontation and the end of this series. I am glad you like it. Oh, yeah, thanks for the vote!)

Lillabell (For you I must gush! Thank you, thank you, thank you for reading all three works. I'm so very happy that you enjoyed this series, the Untitled Story, and the Martinque Princesses. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You made my day. ^_^.) Shinigami (Hi. The long answer is at the bottom, but I have a question? Huh? Do you mean are the Inners and Endy's guards paired off or is Kore going to hook up with someone and Patricia, the same? If it's about Artemis, I don't know and Terran, I can't think of anyone to pair him off with. Please clarify just a bit because I'm slightly confused by the question. Thanks.)

Arabella Silverbell (Hey. Need you ask? I love this story just as much as any of you and it's not just because I'm the author. I think it's a good series and I really want to know what happens next. But Okay, since you asked, I guess I'll keep going.)

Am. Sere (O' Great One With A Hose. ::Bows:: Hey. I'm glad you read the sort of fixed versions. The rest is to come. Of course I love your questions, I can't write until I see your review! ::Just kidding:: But I do enjoy your reviews, they are fun to read, so take your thumb out of your mouth and come out of that corner. I'm trying to follow the tried and true formula of Jadeite but he's the PR man so he's a jerk most of the time and a smooth talker the next. Yeah, Endy's kin have those proud Norse and Celt names as does Eros' grandmother. I though it would a great change from the monotony of Greek and Roman heroes and Gods. Glad you liked it. I was going for a more human Endy, if you can't tell, I'm trying to win Marni over. I'm doing my best to make him normal or as close to normal an overbearing, arrogant, haughty, stiff, know-it-all prick. Nope, that's all Endy and we should understand now as to why he generally acts inhuman. Ick! You liked that? ::Moves back a few steps:: Yep, Endy ain't all he pretends to be. He is human or as close as he will ever be to it. Naw, Eros' gonna stay with Kris. They are trying to work together, however there will be occasions before this Series end when Cosmos and Endymion will go head to head [You will notice that I said Cosmos and not Serenity. That is significant to the story] He's ego isn't that bad, is it? Come on, I've done all I could to humble the guy without turning him into ::Shudder:: the typical Darien/Mamoru character. Okay, fine, I'm gonna have Sere hit him with a bat, I hope than will make all the haters ::Smile:: happy. I'm just kidding, I know his ego is out of control, but I'm really trying to change him without really damaging the integrity of the character or the story. He's not supposed to be a very nice man, I really don't want to make him into a wuss and overly sensitive and all that rot. But I will try to make to deflate his ego more before this story is over. Me, too. I'm all for the power and the mass destruction and just the Senshi being in charge. I think that is one of the reasons I love this story so much, as fan more than anything thing else. You are gonna love them when they come out. They are gonna be friends, almost like sisters, I want to keep the relationship of Pluto and Saturn close to what it was in the manga but not as mother and daughter, but similar to Sere's and Athena's friendship. So I'm not giving away anything there. The violence and mass destruction is coming but in stages. I have a lot of stuff to put into this before ending this Series and more than a few surprises in stored for the lot of you. ::Winks:: Just hang on for the ride, you will get all your blood, Diamond's death and a whole slew of others before this baby is through. Yes, I'm sure. You are right, but the Dark Moon is filled with idiots. He thinks he will be able to control her and Serenity. Yes, that is true, but no, it ain't gonna happen. I gotta come back with something better than water balloons. I'll think of something better than a hose. Later.)

Min H. H. (Hello! You should have been laughing through the entire chapter ::Smile:: I'm glad you like the little joke and the chapter, I slaved over it. Yeah, I almost freaked when I saw chapter eight. Thanks, if you want to read them, the first nine are up. Thanks, Min.)

Galos (One of the favored ones have returned. Hello. War meetings are fun. The Cleansing is very important and another is bound to pop up away from Endy of course or the future is toast. Wouldn't we all. I think I will put all the speculations to rest concerning the fate of the former Guardian of Time very soon. What? You didn't like my little joke? :: Grin:: Thank you, Commander ::Salutes:: Don't worry about P. she can take it as for Sere and Eros, again, thanks. I rather liked the idea myself. The first nine are up and the rest are to follow. Thanks.)

Kurio (Hello and thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Actually no, I've stopped taking votes. But yours was not the last to be counted. The results will appear in one of the chapters, but I have given hints in chapter eight. Alright, half of the first book is up and the rest is to follow. As for the TMP, I wanted it up last week, but I will try for sometime very soon. Thank you for reading it.)

Sarri-chan (Hi. Thanks and no. This is not the end. We have villains and relationships to hammer out before I say this is done. Thank you, that battle is going to rock. Yep, I'm trying to get through the talking, but if there is something that needs to be explained, it's gonna be explained and I will try to keep it light as possible. Please, please, please review. I love reviews. Without them, how would I know if you liked the story or not? Please review if you read them again. Thanks.)

Thanks to everyone who is reading this story and everyone I might have missed.

One more thing. The voting is over. You have spoken and I'm thinking about listening. It was a close race. And a few very strong arguments on both sides for the kid and you will have your answer in a couple chapters from now. Thanks for voicing your opinions and exercising your rights as readers of fanfiction.

Okay, I'm through. Enjoy the story.

This is an A/U fic

I don't own Sailor Moon, I'm just a fan.

Sean!

Chapter Ten

            It was a long week as far as Endy was concerned. The Senshi had left his planet for their respective worlds, therefore leaving him alone with his guardians who abandoned him when ever Caroline came around.

            The only thing that made it possible to get through the day and not do anything permanent to his mother, like strangle the bitch was his desire not to look like a monster in the eyes of his future son. The boy, Darien, already look upon his as if he were a hero to the likes of Hercules and Endy found that he did want to do anything to damage this golden image his son had of him.

            He kept the boy close, Artemis insisted that the young Prince continue his education until it was time for him to return to his home in the future. Endy assured the old Guardian that he's future counterpart would not be upset if the boy did not study and just relaxed for a while. Of course Serena had overrode him and agreed with Artemis, she declared with tears shining in her big gray eyes that she did not want her son to grow up without a decent education, flipping burgers somewhere—Which made her stomach growl and she left, saying she hadn't eaten in two days.

            She did not look like she was going without any meals to him, but when he made that little comment, Serena automatically assumed that he called her fat and refused to talk to him for three days. But they made up less than thirty minutes later, well he did, after having Jamie write him a damned apology that wooed his silver haired moon angel and won him her forgiveness. He had no idea of how he was going to thank James for that.

            Endy turned away from the spectacular sight of the glowing full moon. The first part of their plan to introduce to Terra to the Solar System and vice versa was moving ahead with no problems. Mercury was first to make contact off course, followed quickly by Venus and then Mars and all the planets and moons in order of planetary succession. With each transmission, the greetings were made in honor of that planet's ruler and the High Queen of the Universe, Queen Serenity of Silver Millennium. And what was Silver Millennium? It was the question that had the planet's scholars and scientist in a permanent state of confusion. The question was answered when Terra's began to glow a bright, pearl white one night.

            Endy was giving a world wide press conference to assure his people all was well and that they had no fear of a possible invasion when a staircase appeared connecting the moon to his planet and from down it steps came a four Lunar Senshi dressed in the white livery of the Palace guardians. They went down before Endy, surrendering their swords in a symbolic gesture of goodwill as their ambassador came forward and presented a letter from the Queen to Endy asking to come to Terra for a formal visit and to witness his coronation. Endy magnanimous accepted her request and with pleasure he invited she and her entire court to his planet. And of course they accepted and extended another more personal invitation from their Princess, the Heart of the Universe. Let's just say that a picture was truly worth a thousand words.  The peaceful aliens, the gorgeous alien Princess, and then the magic of Endymion as he brought the former royal palace of Terra to the surface in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean five days later.

            Endy only brought up 1/8 of the original continent to the surface, it was roughly the size of the American state of Texas, with mountains, lakes, a forest that rivaled the Black Forest appeared with a river reminiscent of the Danube itself appeared and flowed down through a valley were an impressive palace that was made of gold sat.

            Endy looked at his home from his former life time and he could feel the spirits of his ancestors and the great gods from whom his mother was born. This was the heart of Terra, the very soul of the planet and this was the place he was born and were his children would be born and their children for many generations to come. He could feel his mother's spirit here and Terra sang in response as its Queen's soul was finally set free to join those of her loved one and friends.

All around the world red roses appeared. Floating the down from the clouds like a gently scented rain.

            At his side, Caroline and Darien looked on in wonder. Caroline turned to Endy and asked if he were doing this.

               "No," he said softly as he watched roses rain down upon his yacht's deck. He held out his right hand and a single white rose fell into his palm. Endy brought the bloom to his face and smiled. "This is my mother's doing." He told her, "I think she's proud of me."

            As if to confirm this and say more, a rainbow appeared over the newly arisen island and Endy's smile grew.   He felt her presence then and he could not keep the tears from his eyes. He raised the rose to his lips and kissed it, then he tossed it into the air and it became a white dove.

               "Good-bye, Mother." He whispered.

            At first Caroline though he was talking to her and planning to toss her overboard. But there was something in voice that she had never heard in his voice when Endymion would address her. She looked up at her son's face and saw the love and adoration on his face and she realized that watch she was hearing was respect and…love.

            She was a woman who had everything in the world and now, she would have more when her son was crowned King. But there was one thing she had never had, something that she assumed was hers and never thought about it or never cared for until now.

               "Endymion," Endy said quietly. He laid a gentle hand on his son's shoulder, the little boy looked up at him questioningly, but there was a look of trust and love there that hurt Caroline's heart. "This is where my mother, Gaia ruled, and here I was born during the Silver Millennium. This is where you and your brothers will be born during my reign, and this is where you will rule once I have passed."

            Darien nodded solemnly. "Yes, Father." He turned back to island and nodded.

            Endy bent down and picked him up. "But that will come later. For now, listen to my mother and our planet sing."

            The song was death on the Moon of Charon. When there bright multi coloured lights fell from the dark skies, raining down horrors of the like not seen in the Systems since the day of the Gods. The Dark Moon retreat into a fortress in a small, sparsely populated glen was almost a like a white flag from their enemy, for there was no way the Dark Moon would live the forest alive.

 Nike, Alpha Senshi of Jupiter, Goddess of Victory and Nature, Queen of Jupiter and Personal Bodyguard of Princess Serenity of Silver Millennium was leading her soldiers through the final wall of the Dark Moon's strong hold. In there wake was a sea of bodies, human and drone. The ground ran with rivers of red and yellow blood. From a distance on could hear the cries of the dying as the terran soldiers walked through the field and were setting it afire. The air rang with shrieks of terror as all the humans who had joined the Dark Moon's cause were killed in such horrible manner. There was to be no mercy. Eros and Queen Serenity had been firm on that score, all who had gone to the side of the enemy were to be killed. Nothing was to be left and Nike had done so with brutal efficiency. Three villages had been corrupted by the Dark Moon and Nike had been forced to kill every living thing in each of them and then burn them to the ground. Those five days had been the hardest on all of the Senshi. It hadn't mattered what Nike had told them or herself, there was just something unnerving about killing children. She could look in their eyes and see that their souls had been taken and they were little more than living drones and it wouldn't have mattered if Cosmos defeated the Accursed One, nothing could ever return those lost souls. But as they lived, each was a potential host for the spirit of the Accursed One and its demons. Every human, no matter the age it was before it had its soul ripped from it's mortal coil, each body had to be destroyed.

Nike vowed that she would avenge those lost children. She would destroy the beast that made them into empty host as it devoured their souls. She would free them so they would travel to Nirvana and rest for eternity. She would protect the rest of the children of Charon and this system from this cruelty, and she would start here.

This Dark Moon general will go no further.

            The woman opposing them threw legions of drones at forces of the Solar System, but there was mowed down like fresh wheat facing a scythe. The humans tried to put up a strong resistance to the mighty Senshi and were obliterated by a few shots from the terrans' cannons. The Mercurians and Neptunians Senshi combined for a terrify force. Ice and water rolled over the eastern fields, drowning and then freezing the defending soldiers before a sound could be uttered. None were deadly than the Saturian Senshi. Death came quickly to all who would dare to stand before them, in an exercise of terror than in the end left no Dark Moon defenders standing. The Uranian, Jovian, and Venusian Senshi were mindless when it came to battle. They did not stop with just killing their enemies; they murdered the Dark Moon forces. When Nike had given the order for a frontal assault, the Senshi had run into the battle, ignoring projectiles and wounds and just crashed into the middle of the defenders. Powerful spirit attacks shrieked through the accompanied by the whistled through the air to sink deep into the bodies of the poorly trained, ill-equipped enemy.

In the western field, the Martian senshi were praying. There low moaning chants were more dangerous than any weapon on any field at that moment. Nike was reminded of Sailor Mars using the Fire Soul in battle against the Dark Kingdom and she realized again how pathetically inept they were on Terra. How could they have hoped to defeat Metallia let alone Beryl with powers as low as a first level planetary Senshi? On the field below her, fires wove frenziedly cut through  the ranks of their enemies like a wild snake. Greasy black smoke rose from the field and behind them and the very air stank of burning flesh. The reached a fevered pitch as the Senshi forced the Dark Moon up against a wall and then fell upon them like rabid dogs and slaughtered them. If there were screams of mercy, they were never heard over the calls of power and just the pure ferocity of the battle. 

            There was a rumbled in the distance and the sound of stone collapsing in on itself. The terrans and Mercurian strategist let up a small cheer when the outer wall of the stronghold finally gave way and started to crumble. The first team moved back and the second wave of Senshi rushed forward to meet the line of defenders streaming out of the wall, there was a thunderous roar as the two sides clashed.  This were the planetary Senshi, second in all after the Eternal Senshi and the highest of all the interplanetary Senshi.

Nike let them have them have their way and she allowed herself to seek out the General. She found a confused mind and a dark presence. The confusion meant nothing to her, but that darkness was something to worry about. She felt rage directed not at her but at another—Serenity. The darkness and anger was centered around envy of her Princess for the love of the man who Emerald loved. And whom she followed to this place with the hope of ending the life of the woman she  thought of as her rival. A rival for a man Serenity had never met, a paltry Princeling from a tiny moon that was largely ignored by the rest of the Silver Alliance for it's inability to create strong Senshi. Ananke of course had been the exception, but she was far from the rule when it came to Nemesis which why Queen Serenity made her Guardian of the Gates of Time. Ananke had stronger than anyone on Pluto when she was presented to the Royal Court of Silver Millennium. Coronus himself couldn't have welded the power that Ananke seemed to control with such ease. But not since or after Ananke had there ever been one as strong nor as powerful since. Which why this woman was so desperate to cling to the man calling himself a Prince. Emerald wanted power. She wanted to be the feared Queen, she wanted love as well; But all of that was taken away from her when her Prince laid eyes on the Neo-Queen. And for that, Emerald had willingly soul herself to the creature known as the Wise Man.

Nike pulled her awareness away from Emerald. She now knew how this woman was being controlled; Bella and Eros would be interested in that. Envy seemed to be this woman's motivation and her weakness. Unlike Beryl and Luna who were subjected to vanity. Nike had to wonder what would they face next? Sloth? She could see that and the Lunarian all falling over as they tried to stuff themselves silly.  The image of grossly overweight Cosmos appeared in her head, a slight smile bent tipped Nike's lips as she fought her away through the enemy towards the breach in the wall. She did not care how pathetic Emerald story was; Nike was determined to kill her. Not one of the Dark Moon soldiers would live on Charon this day. The people of Nemesis would remember this day as would all of the Solar System; this was a day death and destruction.

The rivers of blood continued to flow as the Dark Moon mindless threw themselves at the forces of the Solar System. The earth split and the heavens roared as the combined powers of her lead Senshi merged and ripped a deadly path through the Dark Moon.  Lighting came down in sheets and those on the ground were killed almost instantly.  The stench of people being boiled in their own body fluids

            Nike charged forward, swinging her staff merciless as she called upon her strongest attacks and tore through those pitiful lost souls and into the fortress.

            Emerald called to her troops, blindly throwing them at the advancing Jovian Queen, but nothing could stop a God who was fully enraged. Emerald saw her death coming. She turned away from the battle and looked to the sky and screamed for Nemesis to help her, the Wise Man to aid her.

               "Oak Evolution!" Nike's cry drowned out all sound.

            Emerald turned around and all the color drained from her face and everything around her as the  attack drew in all the light. It was as if time had stopped. Emerald stared in open mouth horror at the visible power and then she closed her eyes.

            Nike's attack ripped though the Dark Moon forces, incinerating them all, human and drone alike, leaving nothing but ashes when it finally faded away. When the last of the light fell away, a deafening silence could be heard among the warriors of the System. Then it started, a steady clapping on a single pair of hands that were soon picked up by a few more until all who were standing around the emerald-winged Queen was clapping and cheering her name.

            Nike looked at all the death and loss around her and her heart mourned. She was the Goddess of Nature as well as a Senshi, but seeing this crime against the natural law of things and order just renewed her desire for justice. Chaos would pay for what it had done to these people and this System. She came at the end of Cosmos' wings and she would this monster come to an end.

            Athena Diana calmly walked through the halls of the Royal Palace of Venus. She had seen the battle and now that it had ended, it was time to move on to the next part of their plan. In the back of her mind she could hear the clock outside the chamber that Pluto and Saturn had entered nine and a half days ago. Time was not an issue as of yet, but Athena feared that in the coming days, it was to be a major factor in all of their lives.

The golden armour clad guards of Magellan opened the two high and heavy solid gold doors that pushed opened the doors of Eros' private chamber in her Royal Palace and went right up to the Venusian Queen's cluttered desk.

            Eros looked up from the report she had been reading and said to her friend. "What is the news of Charon?"

               "All of the Dark Moon forces have been defeated," Athena reported. "There are ten causalities from our forces. Four Venusians, two Jovian, and four Uranians. The enemy's leader was killed and her head is currently being packed for shipping to Marina Castle."

            Eros nodded. "Do we have any word from Nike as of yet."

               "Not yet." Athena frowned slightly. "I am, however, picking up a disturbance from the Outer Gates. Queen Serenity has sent Xanthe to investigate. Apollo is to accompany her, since he has never seen the Outer Gates."

               "I don't like the idea of an inexperienced novice out there." Eros said worriedly. "I trust Xan, she's a veteran and has been in tough spots before and could easily escape them with Atalanta as her partner."

               "Apollo is her soul mate, but he is not her team mate." Athena finished for her. "That's one of the draw backs to our lives. We tend to fall into natural groups and partnerships."

               "Which was likely why Lana went rouge." Eros looked at the peach roses that filled the room. Both were quiet for a moment, thinking and planning. It was hard to believe that a solitary month had passed. A single month and they had found the two Outer Senshi, lost one, gained another, and all had accelerated their ages by ten years and become Alphas, and the following day they planned the end of the Silver Alliance, the creation of the Gold and the destruction of the Solar System's most feared enemy.

            Sometimes Eros expected to wake up one morning as seventeen year old Aino Minako, back in Juuban with her mother and school to worry about. Not that she wanted that life. Goddess, no. She loved her life. She loved being back on Venus, surrounded by memories of a happier time and life that she shared with her parents and then latter her husband. She could not wait to bring Kris her and share this beautiful planet with him and create a life and family with him. But for that to happen, they had to fight this godforsaken war.

            Eros blew out a weary breath. "Serenity has returned from her training with Artemis?"

               "She is going back to Mars for spiritual combat training with Ares." Athena told her. "Endymion has kept her presence on Terra a secret by allowing her to training in Elysium."

            At that Eros eyes nearly jumped out of her head. "Cosmos has been in Elysium?"

            Athena nodded calmly. "She could not remain at the mansion. The place was crawling with the press and Endymion has been traveling around his planet performing great feats and introducing each of us at a turn."

               "So our Princess has been in fairytale land and he's been playing Merlin?"

            Athena nodded, "That about sums it up."

            Eros looked at her seriously. "How are the Outer Gates?"

               "They will hold."

               "That's all we can ask for then."

            Persephone stepped out of the Valley of the Dead, one of her guardians followed behind her carrying the Scythe of Death as Kore transverse the dried wasteland were the worst of human criminals were sent to spend eternity.

            She looked around this arid land and frowned. "Leuce, did Minos not send the souls of those two Senshi here?"

            Leuce turned her dark eyes to the field. "Eurydice and Pasiphae escorted them here personally and Europa was forced to wrestle down the one known as Ananke while Pasiphae disarmed her."

               "Yet they are not here, Leuce." Kore ground out. "Where is Ananke?"

            The Guardian of the Valley of the Dead took a frighten step back from her Queen. "She is dead---"

               "The traitor had master time and had manipulated it to her own end." Kore swore. "Send Europa to the Gates of Time and tell her to guard it's Keeper."

               "What has happened, my Queen?" Leuce asked worriedly.

            A dangerous light appeared in Kore's eyes. "I fear that Ananke will try to assassinate the Guardian of Time."

            Leuce started to move, but a stopped when a shade appeared before her Queen. She stepped forward, the scythe raised and she transformed into a Senshi, and was prepared to defend her Queen, but Kore laid a hand on her shoulder and stayed her attack.

               "Father, why have you come here?" Kore asked the spirit.

            The God of the Underworld turned to his daughter and Guardian and smiled. "I have come to tell you not to worry, my Persephone. Those you seek have been taken away and punished."

            Kore's eyes went wide as the implications were made clear to her. She looked up at her father, his dark eyes showed her the truth, and the Goddess of Death rejoiced.

               "Ananke is dead?"

            Hades nodded. "Her soul and star seed had been given to Lord Morpheus and he has passed judgement upon her for the murder of his son, Helios." He reached for her and gently pulled her to his side and they strolled through the Valley.

 Leuce stayed and returned to her post. Just to be safe, Leuce sent Europa to watch over the young Guardian. It was all fine and dandy that Hades had appeared with this news, but it never hurt to be careful.

Endymion's yacht made anchor in a bay just five miles from the shore. A dozen or more boats hit the water as the rest of the fleet planned to go ashore with the King. Terran was at Endy's side and Kris was in the lead. Darien, much to the boy's objections, remained on board with Erebus and Caroline.

They landed and Endy was the first to leap off the boat and step onto the rapidly drying land. Hovercrafts rolled onto the beaches and land to sea transports sped forward and into the brush. Endy would have preferred a horse for this trip, but he was hurried into a Land Rover before he could really take a look around.  Above the island, helicopters surveyed the land, relaying reports to the driving captains to make sure the King remained safe.

Troy maintained contact with the information specialists back at the house. Artemis was monitoring there location with Umino. So far everything was good and sound. Atlantis was stable, there was no symmetric activity anywhere in the world, and none of the dreaded tsunamis had occurred.

So far everything Endy had done had not caused any outbreaks of mass hysteria. No one was screaming for the end of the world nor were there any crazy people running about in fear of alien wars. A large part of that was due to Serenity's presences on Terra. Which was why Endy had to stay away from her. She was projecting calm and reasoning, although she was in Elysium. Not that Endy was complaining. He did not want to or needed to deal with billions of people jabbing in terror because there was life on the other planets and their moon and wanting to do war. They could do that when the real threat appeared.

They reached the palace proper shortly before sunset. The exploration of the palace was scheduled for first light. Endy assured them that palace was safe, but no one wanted to risk his life. They made camp and called it a night. They would be beginning their explorations in the morning.

It was all coming to a head now.

Queen Serenity felt the strings of life pull upon her and change was imminent. She looked down at the document that would strip her of her title as Ruler of the Solar System. The transfer power was to be quick and done without ceremony or fanfare. The people of the planets would know, their leaders were making the transitions even as she sat there, debating wither or not to rip the offensive document to shreds and create a merry little bonfire. By the Goddess, she never though it would be this hard to surrender her crown. It was something akin to feeling physical pain. She had ruled over five hundred years in her previous life, but it was two hundred years after her birth. She had become the Queen while on the battlefield, fighting for lives of everyone who lived in the Silver Millennium. She had been their Princess, the guardian Senshi of the Moon and the daughter of the Protector of the cosmos. She never had to ascend the steps her own daughter seemed to be leaping over.

She looked to Terra and she could feel her daughter's presence clearly above all other life forces of that blue star. It was more commanding that all the forces in the Universe; It was the call for peace, for order, and understanding. It was the sweet song of life, hope, and happiness and a cry for battle against it's natural enemy.

Queen Serenity could feel Chaos shrieks to the depths of her soul and she feared for her daughter. She knew that Serena had transcended her human form; she felt it two days before while she knelt before the prayer column. Her mother's sword responded to Serena's transformation, the entire room was filled with light and the Solar System sang.  The Queen hurried from her chamber and found Bellona weeping. She took the girl aside and tried to console her, but the girl was weeping from joy, not of pain. She too had felt her Princess transcend and experienced and intense wave of love and peace wash over her that she could not help but cry.

And that was what she had always longed for not only for herself and her daughter, But for her friends, loved ones, and her Universe. If it took Endymion's rule to accomplish this, who was she to deny her Kingdom this chance at peace?

The silver Queen took up her pen and turned to the appropriate page. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes briefly before she signed her name. Serenity Enceladus, Queen of Silver Millennium.

   "And done." She whispered. A single crystal tear slipped down her pale cheek.

The sun disappeared from the horizon, bringing an end to the day and with it, came the end of the former empire of the solar system. The Silver Alliance was no more.

Chapter Eleven to come out soon.        

Remember: NO FLAMES, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS DON'T READ IT.

Shinigami, this is just for you.

Alright. The Accursed One is who Reenie was meant to become, she is also Chaos, the enemy of order, and the Gods. In the first few chapters of this book, Kore told the group about the first great battle of the Solar System and the origin of the planetary Senshi or Celestial Senshi and the birth of the first Cosmos, Queen Serenity's mother, Selene. The Accursed One wants to take over Elysium and use it as a gateway to the Gods and start a war with them.

I'm glad you like this Endy. It was fun to create his personality although Marni thinks he needs a serious attitude adjustment. ^_^. I am huge fan of the manga and I have a huge collection of Sailor Moon DVDs which I decided to let the Critter destroy for the simple fact that I hate Mamoru-the animated version. That guy is a wuss and a pervert. I hate the whole rose throwing thing and the speeches. Lord, the speeches, I skip those as much as possible. This guy is supposed to be the Prince of Earth, but he can't fight, he has no powers to speak of and he is always the brain washed victim. I never got the point of him being there, Sailor Moon could have did her thing without him. But Darien-the manga version-is somewhat different. Still he's a wuss, but not a bad one, because he actual does stuff and he's the appropriate age to date Bunny, unlike the freaky anime guy.  I though the Great Prince of Earth should live up to the reputation of his people. Maybe I had been watching Independence Day or tired of the anti-Darien fics, but the end results are the same. I have a likeable Endy. And I am glad you like him, I'm happy that I put him with his Generals, because I can't stand Andrew, Chad, Greg, and Ken. I don't think Mamoru knew the last three and in the manga those three did not exist. The generals are my favorites boon companions for our tuxedo clad hero.

Let me say one thing, I am not a Pluto hater. While I was writing the first fic I had no intention of making Pluto into one of the antagonist. I really didn't plan to keep her in that status until chapter five of Book Two. And from there I never tried to bash Pluto as much as create a complex character who might have been manipulated into betraying her duties and her Queen. I use might, because this story is still continuing and I don't want to give away everything. I do like Pluto, she's a fun character to write for, but you do have to wonder, would Pluto twist destiny to serve her own ends if she wanted to?

Uranus deserved to be written as traitor more than any other Senshi. I haven't seen a fic in which the brave and fearless and extremely loyal and over-protective Senshi of Uranus hasn't been at or returned to Serena's side. In a lot of the Darien bashing fics, Uranus is there to put a fist in Darien's face and lay down the law to Prince of Earth while she's on his planet. She walks roughshod over him, grabs Serena by the hand, and hauls her off as she called her Koneko-chan.  Now, Haruka/Atalanta did not betray her Princess per se. She did, however, choose kill herself in battle for the chance to be reborn on Terra and there she would devote her life to her Princess to make up for letting the Outer Gates fall. She is loyal to her Princess, to the very end, but she is also in love with her brother's wife and it was her brother she betrayed, not her Princess.

You are right about that fighting issue. In this story I made it a choice, her choice, and that of the reviewers who wanted to see Sailor Moon return. In book two, Kore had described the five versions of destiny that Princess' life could have followed and in those five she was meant to have a peaceful life with Endymion and they were to rule and live happily ever after. But we know the story and what happened. So we have the first Book and Bunny's choice to become a Senshi and ultimately Cosmos without Luna's influence or anyone else. Luna did make a mistake and in the revised Book One, you will get to read all about it.

Yes, Raye is a bitch and I like Rei a lot more approachable and friendly in the manga and one of my favorite characters. But I never saw her as Buns best friend. I don't think they mesh well, personal, but a lot of people do, so okay. As for her problem, I caulk it up to being insecure and the only way she can handle it is to be mean, bitchy and bossy. Did you see that Sailor Moon R movie, with Fiore? In that scene were all the Scouts are begging for Usagi's life, we get a little insight into their personalities and Raye was a loner, cut off from society because people though she was strange and/or a freak. To compensate for her shyness or social inadequacies, she would put herself out front, talk loudly in a boisterous manner. She had to be in control all the time or she would became lost and when that happened, she would lash out verbally. Sorry about that, but I am yet to forget  about personality disorders, I caked walked through psych. But I hope that helps with Raye. If anyone has a better answer, I want to hear it, my opinion seems to ramble.

Bunny was easy to do. Compared to the other Senshi, Endy and his crew, Bunny was a walk in the park. I like though, I knew what I wanted from her and I tried to convey it through my writings. I did not want the perfect Princess, I wanted to create someone human and who everyone would read about and enjoy.

Thanks for the vote on the kid.

Luna. Geez, I think you are the first person to ask about her. I'm not sure, but okay, here goes. Luna was Serenity's nursemaid and then later companion. She betrayed Silver Millennium by putting the Princess' life at risk and in a fit of madness tried to kill the Queen. Pluto offered her a place to escape, but it cost Luna her soul. How Luna found Bunny and her mom was also Pluto's doing as well; she had to insure that the Accursed One would be born to Princess Serenity and Pluto needed to control the Princess and she did so through Luna. Luna's memories were filled with holes, Pluto needed them that way so she could control the Senshi. She could give them tantalizing pictures of their past lives, but never the entire thing and she could twist them to her will. Luna did not remember her treachery because it served no purpose to Pluto, but when she was faced with the powerful spirit energy of Ares, Pluto's careful brainwashing was erased and all of Luna's memories returned, but it was too late for her. As for why Pluto was doing all of this, that will be answered at the end of this book. So far the answer is to bring about the birth of the Accursed One. But it will be explained in detail before this story ends. It has to be or I would have to write a fourth part. Just kidding. Yeah, there was that possibility and it did happen. Endy never lost himself in his grief and became a stable (Don't laugh) and emotionally secure young man. He was not locked away within himself, he has a family that cares about him and who will protect him and love him. He's not waiting for some phantom Princess to come out his dreams and make his world bearable. He survived and is his own man and he will gladly tell that to anyone who gets in his face. Pluto did not want a strong Endy. She needed him to be weaker than Serenity so the Accursed One could conquer Elysium.

No, the Accursed One is not her child. I don't know what she is, but now I have to work out something. Thanks, Shinigami. Right, she never did get along with Bunny, in the anime. In the manga, Book Five, Rini knew that Bun was her mother, the legendary Sailor Scout, Sailor Moon and through out the manga they had a loving relationship that was not mother and daughter or siblings, it fell somewhere in between. Rini's entire problem centered around the fact that she had an Electra complex. She was infatuated with her father, but in the Sailor Moon Super S Series, she came to terms with it and got over it. But she always knew that she was Bunny and Darien's daughter and was treated as such, but the Senshi and Darien and Bun. Her relationship with Usa in the anime was never on that level and there was an intense rivalry between the two that could make one wonder did Reenie acknowledge Usa as her mother or see her as such or was Usa just a equal. Did Reenie see her mother as two different people and believe that they were and used the same ideology in her pursuit of Mamoru? I've always wondered about that and what were the animators and the like thinking when they created that format for the show.

What happened to Bunny's father? He was about as useful to this story as a rose throwing, poetry spouting tuxedo clad Endy. ^_^. Just kidding. But really, I though about putting Kenji and Shingo in but how could I explain Ilene? I could have made him into something useful, but I just did not need him. The same for the brother. I hope to use them an new story I'm working on. But for this one, they were not needed.

Alright, Shinigami, you have two pages and a half to devoted to your questions. If this does not help, I'll do my best to explain in the story. Thanks for asking them. You gave me on thing to think about which I have neglected since the beginning.