Disclaimer- I do not own Ranma1/2 this is a work of fan fiction and has no commercial aspirations.
Prologue-A.K.A.N.E.
The darkness of space lit up as wave upon wave of laser fire continued to pour into the beleaguered Earth forces. The Fleet was holding their own well but none knew for how long. Admiral Soun Tendo sat in his bridge aboard the super cruiser Shi shi hokodan watching the assault of the Kel'der'aan empire as they pressed the attack on Mars.
" Com's, whats the status of the technicians, planet side."
The wiry, boy looks up from his console towards the Admiral wearing a grim facade.
" Sir, we've lost contact with doctor Ono, however his last transmission reported Kel'der'aan ground forces breaking through base defenses."
"Damn!"
Souns hand slammed down upon his armrest as the battle outside began to shift against the Earth forces. A large veritable storm of blue laser fire rained down upon the fleet peppering the area with explosions. A sudden alarm klaxon rang out as as the sensor started to send images and data towards the HUD in the bridge.
" Report! What was that!"
A red haired female cried out her readings as the bridge crew began murmuring.
" Sir, it's the Kar'seth'raa, they've somehow circled above us, we're...INCOMING PLASMA CHARGES!"
" ALL HANDS!!! EVASIVE ACTION!!! HARD TO PORT!!! STAND BY NUETRINO CANNONS!!!"
The crew started on their jobs with the skill of well trained soldiers. A shower of red blaster fire rained around the ship as the sound and rumbling of the armor sent the crew shaking and breathing heavy.
" RETURN FIRE!!! TARGET KAR'SETH'RAA!!! STAND BY FOR 3 VOLLEY'S!!!
INITIATE FALL BACK PROCEDURE!!!"
Purple fire erupted from the super cruiser impacting heavily on the shields of the Squid looking red dreadnought of the Kel'der'aan fleet. Like most Kel'der'aan ships its squid like arms each had several gun turrets. Heavily shielded and armed to the teeth the red squid shaped dreadnought was more than a force to be wary of.
Soun watched the procession with a grim facade as the ship returned fire, He knew without a doubt that they had lost Mars. But dammit , he wasn't going down without a fight. He was going to drown their victory in blood. Suddenly several more alarms blared and a stunned crew stood up as a blinding white light roared forth from the red planet. The blast shorted out sensors and covered the field with the screams of the dieing. Leaving only the twisted remains of metal and scrap. In a matter of seconds the vast unstoppable armada lay decimated.
" One day Humanity will regret the evil that we have created, regardless of our perceived necessity. Damn you Ono!."
Souns thought was interrupted by a massive eruption planet side as many more smaller explosions peppered the red planet covering almost half of the visible ground.
" Admiral!! The Kar'seth'raa!!! its breaking its engagement with us and targeting the retreating fleet."
" WHAT!!! WHAT'S OUR WEAPON STATUS?!!
"Our targeting sensors are fried we have received extensive damage to Neutrino core weapon systems and are barely operating without auxiliary power."
Soun sat back on his chair observing as the enemy opened fire on the helpless retreating troops. After several seconds Tendo stands.
" Evacuate the ship, stand by all hydrogen charges then head to the escape pods."
Most of the crew looks on in shock not quite understanding the relevance of those orders. Tendo stands watching his crew. Emotions raged inside him, anger, pride, helplessness, all wove together. Soun stood straight and saluted everyone. Then barked out even louder his order of abandon ship.
Most of the crew members gather their wits and walked out of the bridge, each and every one saluting as they exited. Soun watched as only 5 remained standing in front of him.
" Sir we ask permission to stay on board and accompany you to the bitter end, sir."
Soun looked into the eyes of the men standing before him, there was no fear in their eyes, only of courage and eagerness. Nodding he motions them to their stations.
" Engines to full, open fire with torpedoes, we need to loosen their shields a bit."
The remaining crew members burst into song as they sang "The anthem of the Ruby crown" The epic of the last battle of the Lunar wars that saw the frigate Ruby crown ramming itself into a Dreadnought winning the battle and saving the Lunarians.
The Shi shi Hokodan's engines roared like a lion, jetting the ship towards its prey, the Kel'der'aan flagship. An immense flower of missiles and torpedoes flew towards the Kar'seth'raa impacting upon its shields.
The Shi shi Hokodan came like a bullet. Seemingly carried on the song of its crew, the ship suffered blow after blow, neither stopping nor detonating like a giant bomb.
" Kasumi, How I've missed your smile." Soun said.
Soun watched as the ship came ever so closely and right before impact his men stood and saluted, Their song reached its climax as a smile found itself on his face. Both ships crashed together erupting into a blossom of colors as the weapons aboard cooked off, and then silence. Leaving nothing but the floating scraps of the two greatest ships ever created.
