Disclaimer!Ranma belong to Rumiko , Young Justice belong to DC. I don't own crap!
Prologue
Timeline
After Episode Two of Season 1 of Young Justice
Final Volume of Ranma
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The watcher tower, home to the greatest heroes of mankind. A satellite orbiting the earth with tech far beyond those of Earth. A massive building imbedded in an asteroid , it has camouflage tech that makes it invisible to the naked human eyes. However for all of it's impressive design, what was inside it's hallowed halls were a lot more impressive. For in it's halls were the only champions that was standing between humanity and total annihilation.
"Something the matter J'onn?" Barry Allen aka, the Flash asked . Flash, the fastest man alive, no one have yet been able to match his speed, not even Superman. Even clad in red and gold he would be hard to spot moving. Most only see a blur.
Tonight was his and the Martian Manhanter, J'onn J'onzz, turn for monitor duty. Heroes are called as they are needed but someone needed to spot what was going on in the world and J'onn frowning face told the Flash something was wrong.
"Perhaps." J'onn replied while scrutinizing a digital map of the earth.
Flash casually lean against the monitor, coffee cup in hand and tried to spot what got J'onn so concern. So far the Earth, for once, looked pretty peaceful . After a few minutes of scrutinizing the map over the sounds of J'onn typing in commands he spotted the small red flash on the earth map.
"Did you see that?" Flash asked this time a bit more alert.
"Indeed." J'onn replied as he started to narrowed his search parameters. "It has been occurring at random intervals for the past hour."
"It almost look like..." Flash started but trailed off. The red flash on the map he saw earlier indicate a temperature anomaly.
"A heat bloom." J'onn replied grimacing. " Which is odd for this time of year in China."
"Freak weather pattern ?" Flash asked then he saw the recording of the heat bloom spikes. it started off at 750 degrees Celsius, then 1250, moving up steadily over a period of 15-20 minutes.
Before J'onn could answer the screen flashed as a record high 5000 degrees Celsius and continue to climb.
"That is not natural." J'onn said gravely. He then did a data base search of all known fire villain that could pull of this stunt only to find they are all in prison. Already he could see Flash sitting next to him trying to find the location of the heat spike.
"Qinghai Province, China." Flash said his hand a blur. " Trying to see if I can narrow it down... There, got it. Bayankala Mountain range ."
"The Heat from the area is expanding." J'onn said worriedly. Then he frowned. " Flash look at the epic center of the heat bloom."
Flash quickly looked over the data and found the anomaly. "That's-that's not possible."
"Yet there it is, a subzero depression withing the center of the heat bloom." J'onn said amazed.
"Should we go down and take a look?" Flash asked.
"No, both you and I would be useless for this mission." J'onn said with a grimace. "The heat is surrounding most of the mountain range, you trying to get inside the focal point for all your speed would only kill you, and my weakness to fire does not help."
"So send in big blue then?" Flash asked.
"It would seem so with both lantern off world at the moment." J'onn replied even as he closed his eyes and sent his telepathic message.
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Superman made a bee line over to China as soon as he got J'onn message. Already at his top speed he can already see a red fiery glow emanating from the epic center of "heat bloom" as J'onn called it. He received few surprise when he finally reached his destination.
His first surprise oddly enough as he got closer he was surprise to feel himself sweating and his skin actually feeling hot from the heat.
His second was the tornado funnel of pure fire burning the entire mountain range.
His third surprise however was the being at the center of the fire tornado after he used his x-ray vision. If he didn't know any better he would say it was a Thanagarian.
"Stop what you are doing now!" Superman said and wasted no time in using his ice breath to try and quell the fire tornado only to have the Thanagarian flicked his wrist and have his part of the fire tornado flicked out and smashed into him. He crossed his arms to block the incoming blow only for his entire senses to be a washed with pain.
"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Superman screamed in agony.
Superman did not know how long he screamed for. He had never felt pain such as this before it was unbearable. Vaguely heard some crackling sound and smell something burning like meat. It felt like he was going to die until the fire that had consumed him was suddenly extinguish. His body suddenly felt very chilly , then cold and he could feel himself draped over someone back. A small someone at that before he passed out.
Luckily his mental distress did not go unnoticed.
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"Eaagghhh!" J'onn screamed as he felt Superman pain and his merciful lost of consciousness. When he gathered his senses he he saw Flash supporting him upright and wipe sheen of sweat from his forehead.
"What happened J'onn?" Flash ask concerned.
"Superman is down." J'onn said still trying to compose himself. "The fire burned him, he wasn't expecting it to."
"What? That's impossible!" Flash exclaimed. "Big blue is invulnerable to everything! Hell we saw him walk away from being near the sun!"
J'onn paused at his teammate proclamation. Flash was right, Superman have withstood hotter fire then this, yet why would he be hurt so severely from this J'onn wondered before his face dawned in realization.
"Magic." J'onn said grimly.
"Magic?" Flash asked before realization dawned on his face. "Of course! But wait a moment, you are saying that fire , all of that is being cause by Magic?"
"Correct Flash." J'onn said even as he assembled some of leaguers.
Not even a minute later after he press the switch alerting the magical savvy members of the league.
"Recognize Hawkman Zero Nine, Hawkwoman One zero." A feminine computerize voice announced to the entire watchtower.
Deck in golden armor and wielding powerful maces, the two arrivals truly were their name sake with their great wings and their hawk-like helmet. However, the moment they materialized they headed straight to J'onn concern etched on their faces.
"We had a priority one call from the tower." Hawkwoman soft feminine voice said. "What's going on J'onn?"
"We are waiting for one more Shayera." The martian replied. He note that Hawkman said little but stood ready.
"Recognize Zatara one one." The feminine computer voice announced.
"My, My, quite a gathering we have here." Zatara the magician said. Dress one might almost say comically like those Las Vegas show magician, his allies know that his powers were anything but, his face likewise seek out J'onn for answers.
"Computer display objective."
Immediately in front of the lose circle of Martian Manhunter, Zatara, Flash, Hawkman and Hawkwoman a computerized displayed hovered in the middle.
"Approximately an hour ago, I noticed a heat boom in China, it started off small initially, maybe a plant explosion or some type of natural disaster." J'onn started as the display zoomed in and show the data on the side bar. "It had however started to spread and gain a greater..consistency."
The leaguer gasp as they saw a second map display showing the heat bloom intensified and larger.
"Naturally, I notified Superman immediately." J'onn said answering the unasked question. "Only for Superman to unable to stop the fire , I lost my mental connection with him since then and have so far been unable to re-establish contact."
"What?! How can that be?" Hawkman growled out. His wife Hawkwoman was also not expressive but there were doubt in her eyes.
"So I had thought myself, we all know that Superman is invulnerable to nearly everything." J'onn started and then looked at Zatara. "Except for magic."
Hawkowman and Hawkman eyes widen at the revelation.
"That's impossible." Zatara said immediately. "To create something of that size is no easy feat and the only people capable of doing have recently been defeated by the league. No this is something else."
"Be that as it may, with your magic along with Hawkman and Hawkwoman anti-magic weapons you three are the best chance of us finding out what is going on down there." J'onn replied to Zatara.
"Then let's go." Hawkman said as he walked toward the Zeta tube.
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"The heat's incredible!" Hawkwoman said as she flew close to her husband. Trailing not to far behind the couple was Zatara. All three however were fully staring at the fire tornado in the distant.
"J'onn was right! This is no natural heat or occurrence!" Hawkman shout back to his wife.
Zatara however remind quiet his face deep in thought.
"What do you think Zatara? One of your old enemies?" Hawkman asked as he glanced back to Zatara.
Zatara however was still in deep though as looking at the fire , there was something he should remember, something he should know, everything looked vaguely familiar.
"Zatara?" Hawkwoman asked in concern.
"It's can't be, the phoenix lord?" Zatara mumble to himself.
"What?" Hawkman asked.
Suddenly there was a burst flare of intense heat knocking the flying trio in disarray. To their amazement the heat started to die down as a shimmering blue light was eating the fire tornado from the bottom slowly snuffing out all the flame rapidly before the fire tornado was no more leaving only cool fallen ashes and soot to rain down around their surrounding.
"Hawkman look!" Hawkwoman said pointing directly in front of them.
Hawkman eyes were also wide, the being in front of them look as if he could pass for a Thanagarian. The only thing that gave him away was fire bleeding out from all over his wounds. Dressed in almost tattered beaten and wore robe which were at one time look princely, the being held onto a staff with a spinning fire chakram at it's head.
"The Phoenix lord!" Zatara exclaimed. "We're in Jusenkyo!"
Both of Zatara team mate look back to him but their attention was still focused on the panting Thanagar like fire being.
"There is too much to explain , save that Jusenkyo is a nexus point of powerful chaotic ley lines energies. Those who try to harvest it before end up being cursed in some way or worse killed." Zatara said quickly. "All magician through the ages that have tried to take and use Jusenkyo power. They were never heard from again. It is a forbidden area even to the those who would study the dark arts like Wizard and Wotan."
Hawkman and Hawkwoman tense in battle readiness. Wizard and Wotan were two of the leagues worse enemies, if this place worried even their enemies then they were probably in for the fight of their lives. As one they both took out their Nth metal maces and prepared for the worse.
Zatara watched as the Phoenix lord flame seem to flicker and as if taking great pains to try to re-ignite itself.
The three brace themselves at the Phoenix lord scream a soul piercing scream of anger. However to their surprise instead of looking at the them the Phoenix lord attention seem to be focus at the ground.
All three pair of eyes look down at where the epic center of the tornado once was and gasp in surprise as in the very center standing definitely facing the phoenix king was a young Asian boy with black hair tied in a pig tail, dress in red shirt and black pants. He reminded them of a few of the martial artist they met over the year that helped the league. That however was not what made them gasp because behind him laid the battered form of Superman. It was only because of the partly still visible "S" symbol that they recognize the somewhat charred body behind the boy.
"Superman!" The Husband and Wife Duo exclaimed at the same time and without hesitation swoop down toward their friend. Their exclamation also surprise the young boy as he looked at the two in surprised and then set his face in a determine battle stance.
It was thanks to their finely hone battle instinct that Hawkwoman took her mace and hit the incoming spinning disc now align with fire. When the Nth metal mace of Hawkwoman struck the disc from the Phoenix lord staff, a wave of fire exploded upon contact pushing both Hawkman and Hawkwoman back giving them severe burn wounds as well.
However the spinning disc seem to boomerang and close in toward the husband and wife duo.
"!ecu dna retaw a htiw sdneirf ym dleihS" Zatara said quickly as an magical barrier of ice imbue with water form between the disc and the husband and wife duo. "Get to Superman!"
Hawkwoman and Hawkman nod to Zatara as they flew toward the boy and Superman body only to be surprise when the boy look one look at them and bounded away.
"Superman." Hawkwoman said softly as she inspect her team mate wounds. Half of his body body was blacken burned, he was breathing painfully and all along his body the duo could see crack flesh peeking out from underneath the char skin.
"Take him back my love. Gently." Hawkwoman said softly. Hawkman wanted to object but decided against it as he took Superman into his arms , gently cradling him and flying away.
"!sniahc elbakaerbnu htiw drol xineohP eht dniB" Zatara said focusing many of his magical energies into forming unbreakable chain. They were conjured from thin air and looped around the Phoenix lord.
Hawkwoman scream a battle cry for her friend and struck the Phoenix lord with her mace across his face. Not letting up she reverse and smash his face in again and again. She couldn't hear the garble growl of the Phoenix king but she knew her blows were hurting him. Her weapon was anti magic after all.
She raised her mace to it's apex and deliver a powerful blow into his chest caving in his chest cavity and sent in smashing into the ground.
Hawkwoman and Zatara slowly floated to the ground and looked at the prone laying body body of the phoenix lord.
Zatara was slightly relieve to see his chest rising and falling.
"!eci dna retaw fo sniahc ni mih dnuoB" Zatara chanted as loops upon loops of magical water and ice encircle the phoenix lord body.
"Now where did the boy run off too?" Hawkwoman asked.
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In a cavern there were sound of wet cough over and over again.
"There there Akane, just breath. Everything is ok now." Ranma said softly.
"Oh Ranma!" Akane said half crying and sobbing hugging around Ranma neck.
"C-can-t- br-breath- kane." Ranma said with a swelling purple face. One you typically get from lack of oxygen.
"Oh, sorry!" Akane said embarrassed as she let him go.
"Still as strong as ever eh tomboy?" Ranma said with a smirk only to get punched into a wall. "Ow."
"Jerk!" Akane said furious. She cross her arm and huffed looking away from him. "Here we are in the middle of a life and death situation and all you can do is crack jokes!"
"S-sorry kane." Ranma said rubbing the back of his head. "Just glad you're okay is all."
Ranma looked like a sorry sight as far as Akane could tell. He had multiple wounds all over his body and his shirt was barely holding itself together. He had bruises all over his body and part of his hair looked singed. All in all, Akane was amazed he was still standing despite wounds that would succumb most people.
"We'll, I just want to get out of here if you don't mind. I had enough of this place to last me a life time!" Akane said truthfully. If she had her way she would never see Jusenkyo again.
"I can't say I blame you." Ranma agreed nodding his head. Then a sudden though occurred to him and he groan in defeat. "The springs are absolutely ruin, I'll never going to be a guy again! Ryoga's going to kill me."
"Why? What does the spring have to do with him?" Akane asked truly perplexed.
Ranma just rolled his eyes at her. "If ya can't figure it out now you'll never figure it out." He muttered under neath his breath.
Akane started to walk out the cave entrance but Ranma stopped her.
"Not that way, that Superhero team, the Justice League is out there fighting Saffron." Ranma said.
Akane eyes widen in surprised. She knew about the Justice league, hell the entire World knew about it. She might even get to see one of her role model, Hawkwoman. It was Wonder Woman once upon a time until she met Shampoo. Part of her wanted to see the Justice league in action but another part just wanted to get out of there.
Together the two walked as far away from where Saffron was as possible with Ranma carrying Akane bridal style with her blushing all the way until they reach the cave exit the cave on the other side of the mountain.
"Look we're out!" Akane said happily.
"Yeah, never going to-to-to-." Ranma said and trailed off looking up at the sky.
"What are you looking at?" Akane turn around only to have her jaws dropped.
Wonder Woman appeared first, in all of her glory, golden tiara, red white and blue battle uniform cut like a bathing suit. Next was follow by red tornado, hovering down onto the ground. Then there was the Captain Marvel who landed a bit of a way, followed by a few others he didn't recognize.
However it was the figure in the middle that intimidated Akane most where as Ranma just looked on in awe.
The Batman.
The Batman, all dressed in black walked over with a presence that just scream menacing that cowling Akane easily. Ranma himself felt uneasy and shifted on his foot nervously.
The Batman stop in front the two, he gave Akane a look that had her stepping backward and then turn his full gaze on Ranma who gulped.
"Ranma Saotome." Batman voice graveled out in perfect Japanese. "You need to come with us."
TBC
AN: I might not even continue this depending on if I get the bug for it again or not. I didn't think it was written that well but it was something that weighted on my mind.