Ensue

ensue [ en-SOO ]
[ intransitive verb ]

MEANING :
1. to follow as a consequence
2. to follow in order or succession

USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
The principal warned the students that if they did not obey the rules punishment would ensue.

USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
The militants fired at the officers with pistols at close range and fled away in the confusion that ensued, said Farooq Ahmad, inspector general of police in Kashmir.