SMST: Moon over Krypton! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: SM, R1/2, ST, DC/Marvel Comics and other properties belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Special Note: This is a part of the "Secret Origins" series, featuring Sailor Moon.
Author's Note: Although the original version of this story takes place in "Sailor Moon ST", this story will expand Sailor Moon's relationship with the Man of Steel: Superman. Thus, there will be changes/expansion of the story. Like the other "Secret Origins" stuff, this is meant to be a limited series. Depending upon how these sorts of stories are recieved, I might do something for the Ranma Trek side. C&C are welcomed. Enjoy.
Part 1
With the crisis concerning the Rock of Eternity over, Usagi Tsukino hoped to have some downtime. According to Sailor Pluto, the present "War of Light" will soon be eclipsed by the coming darkness, a darkness that will soon engulf the Universe.
"Huh," Usagi said aloud, as she looked at her body, in the reflection of the floor-length mirror. "Who would have thought that a scrawny, teenaged girl could become a tall, sexy-yet-athletic 'superhero' in a few years…or a few millennium?"
Usagi, after merging with her old body, was even more powerful than she was before. During her attempt to get her body back from Oggar the Terrible and the demoness Blaze, Usagi went through several hurdles to gain superpowers, such as injecting herself with a chemical compound the grafted a super-soldier serum with vampire blood, having adamantium laced within her bone structure (to allow for continued cellular bone growth), getting infected by the Wendigo curse while getting blood transfusion from Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, and converting her physiology to mimic the physiology of a Kryptonian's. Coupled that with her old body, and her Lunarian powers and magics, Usagi was one of the most powerful metahumans on Earth…
…As long she isn't distracted by the equivalent of a shiny object.
Chuckling to herself, Usagi decided to do perform a test on the extent of her body's durability. She then goes to over to metal case, made out of lead, that was sitting on her bookshelf in her bedroom.
"Okay," Usagi said aloud, as she steeled herself, before she opens the box…
CLICK!
Usagi felt the rays of the Green Kryptonite, as the radiation bathed her body from the neck up.
"Nothing," Usagi said with a smile. As predicted, having Kryptonian powers for years have granted a degree of immunity from the effects of the radiation. She would have to be on a moon made from kryptonite in order to feel the full effects of kryptonite, including the other kind of kryptonite.
And she wasn't the only one.
From her estimation, a Kryptonian would have to have been under a yellow sun (or brighter) in order to build up immunity to kryptonite radiation. Superman and Power-Woman, her ex-husband and their daughter respectively, have built up immunity to kryptonite, due to being active for years. This is the same for others in her family, save for the youngest members of the family, "The Power-Grrls Three", who are also immune to kryptonite poisoning.
"Huh," Usagi said aloud. "To think that had I not be on the run from the Chicago Mob, I wouldn't have met Clark…"
FLASHBACK!
1928 CE: Smallville, Kansas.
The Federal government had requested Usagi to assist them in various "sting" operations in the Chicago area. She was familiar with her old haunts, ever since she and her fellow archeology classmate, whose nickname was in homage to her classmate's pet dog, attended school there. However, the latest police "sting" she participated in, against the interests of infamous mobster Al Capone, had gone badly. As a result, two of his goons were right on Usagi's tail. Usagi decided to take the fall to insure that the Feds could still develop a strong case against the mob boss. Sure, she could use her powers against them, but she didn't want to risk contaminating the timeline. After all, no matter what type of person she is these days, Usagi still believed in the so-called "Temporal Prime Directive".
At least, that's what she tried to tell herself, as her pursuers continued to shoot at her while she drove along a dirt road.
BANG! BANG-!
POP! FSSSSSSS…
"Damn," Usagi said, as she tried to regain control of her car. Being such a relic, it was difficult for to steer properly.
And then, the car began to tilt.
"Oh, no-!"
CRASH!
With the car upside down, Usagi squirmed out of the cab, just as the gangsters made their stop. As soon as she got to her feet, the mob was on her.
"You thought that you can run away, huh?" said the lead mobster, as he took out his pistol. "It's a shame that I got to waste such a pretty dame."
'I better do something,' Usagi thought, as she prepared a nice disarming technique to use…
"I think you better leave that girl alone," said a voice from above.
Everyone turned to see the source of the voice. Floating in the air was a teenaged boy in a blue and red costume, with a red cape. And there was a stylized "S" shield stenciled on his shirt.
Floating next to him was a white dog, with a red cape.
"Hey! It's some flying kid!" said the gangster.
"And a flying dog, too!" said the gangster's partner.
"I'm only going to say this once," the boy said.
With that, the two gangsters discharged their weapons.
BLAM! BLAM! BLAM-!
Usagi could see floating kid catching the bullets in his hand…at super-speed.
"Who are you?" said the first gangster said, after running out of ammo.
"I'm 'Superboy' and this is my dog 'Krypto'," the kid said. "Welcome to Smallville."
And with that, Superboy and his dog wailed into the gangsters.
Afterwards, when the local Sheriff has taken the crooks away, the Boy of Steel makes sure Usagi is okay.
"You okay, Miss…?" the boy asked.
"I'm okay, thanks," Usagi said. "And it's 'Usagi…Usagi Tsukino. Although, I can't say that about my automobile is okay…"
"The nearest mechanic shop is in town, and that's a longs way from here," Superboy replied, as he turns over Usagi's vehicle. "However, the Kents are nearby. I can get them to help you."
"I'd appreciate that, Mr. Superboy," Usagi replied, as she petted Krypto.
"Call me 'Kal'," Superboy said with a smile.
And with that, Superboy and Krypto took to the air.
"Hmmm", Usagi said aloud. "You're quite the enigma."
A half an hour later, a truck comes down the road. A middle-age farmer and a boy wearing glasses steps out of the truck, once it came to a complete stop.
"Excuse miss," the farmer said. "Superboy told us that you had car trouble…?"
Usagi nodded, as she stared at the boy.
Does he really think eyeglasses will fool anyone? Usagi thought to herself.
"Clark, go ahead and get the spare jack," the man said.
"Yes, Pa," Clark replied.
A short time later, Usagi is having lunch at the Kent farm.
"Thank you for lunch, Mrs. Kent," Usagi said, as she ate her sandwich.
"You're quite welcome, Usagi," Ma Kent replied.
Usagi was using the English version of her name, "Bunny Moonchild", during her undercover work with the Feds. However, she did not feel right to lie to these nice people. So, she used her real name instead.
"So, where are you from?" asked the middle-aged woman, who was now serving rhubarb pie.
"Chicago," Usagi replied. "But I was born in Japan."
"So, why are you dealing with those crooks?" Pa Kent asked.
"Well, I ended up in the wrong crowd, Mr. Kent," Usagi said. "With the economy as it is…"
"Well, just to let you know, Smallville doesn't tolerate bad behavior," Ma Kent warned.
"Don't worry about that, Mrs. Kent. That part of my life is DONE."
"I'm certainly glad of that, Bunny."
"Ma, can Usagi stay here for the evening?" Clark asked. "I don't think it's safe for her to be back on the road just yet."
"I'm sure that it won't be a problem," Ma Kent replies. "Pa?"
"I see no problem," Pa Kent replies. "Perhaps tomorrow, we can find you a place in town to stay for the time being."
"Thank you, Mr. Kent…Mrs. Kent," Usagi replied.
Usagi would stay for the evening.
The next day, Usagi gets up to do her morning workout. As a practicing martial artist, Usagi had a built-in regimen.
After putting on her cut-offs and sweatshirt, she went into the backyard, and began to perform tai-chi exercises.
"What's that?" asked a voice.
Usagi turned to see Clark standing there. He was working on the family tractor, trying to get it ready for fieldwork, while his white dog was lounging lazily.
"This is 'tai chi'," Usagi replied. "It an Oriental conditioning exercise used to center the mind and body."
Clark was mesmerized at how beautiful Usagi was.
"So, this is what's been going on," said a voice.
Usagi stopped her exercise, and both she and Clark turned to see a teenaged boy and girl getting out of a pick-up. The boy was a blond kid, and the girl was an orange/redhead.
"Really, Clark, you shouldn't be so fixated on these city folks," the girl chided.
"Lana, she's just a guest, you know," Clark retorted. "What are you and Pete doing here anyway?"
"We just wanted to know if you wanted to come to the State Fair with us, later this afternoon," Pete replies.
"I'm in," Clark says. "Say, can I bring a guest?"
Both Pete and Lana look Usagi over.
"Sure, why not?" Lana replies. "But you're buying."
Clark turns to Usagi.
"Usagi, would you like to-"
"It would be an honor, Clark," Usagi replies.
Meanwhile, at the county juvenile correctional facility…
"Hey, Lex," said the warden. "You have a package!"
"Thanks, chief," said a bald teenager. Lex took the package and waited for the warden and the guards to leave.
As far as everyone else was concerned, Lex Luthor had a transistor radio. But to the criminal mind, he had the parts to get rid of Superboy once and for all!
In the beginning, Superboy and Lex Luthor were best of friends. Both were orphans, and both had a thirst for knowledge. Unfortunately, due to a lab accident, that Lex blamed Superboy for, the budding genius turned to a life of crime. Unfortunately, much of it bent on destroying Superboy.
"You will pay for making me lose my hair, Superboy!"
Later at the state fair, a conversation was taken place…
"Thank you for this lovely time," Usagi said, as she ate her cotton candy.
"You're welcome, Usagi," Clark replies. "In fact, I should thank you for coming with me."
Usagi demonstrated a fountain of knowledge that was within her. Having just completed her schooling, Usagi described the various artifacts that were on display, which came from "The World of the Bizarre" exhibit. In fact, some of the pieces were either outright fakes, or were stolen.
"Maybe I should go into archeology instead of journalism," Clark says.
"Oh?" Usagi asked.
Clark told Usagi that he always wanted to see the world, and felt that journalism was the best way of doing so.
"You can still do that, Clark. I simply wanted to be a researcher and stuff."
"Really?"
"Really."
Before Clark could ask more questions, one of the robots from the World of the Bizarre exhibit comes to life.
"Run!" said one of the fair patrons.
"BRING SUPERBOY HERE, OR FACE DESTRUCTION!" the robot commands.
"Clark, what's going-"Usagi begins.
Clark was not there.
Usagi turned around, just in time to see an elderly woman and her grandchild loosing their footing.
"Oof!"
The robot was about to stomp on the two, when a streak of red and blue comes crashing into the robot.
CRASH!
"Superboy!" Usagi exclaims.
"I bet that you're one of Lex' creations," Superboy said, as he cracked his knuckles.
"AT LAST, YOU ARE HERE!" the robot said. "BEHOLD, THIS IS YOUR DESTRUCTION!"
The robot emitted a black light, striking the Boy of Steel straight into the chest. While the blast did not hurt, Superboy felt decidedly weaker.
"What's…happening to me…?"
"FEEL THAT? FEEL YOUR POWERS FADING? I DEDUCED THAT YOUR POWER SOURCE IS DERIVED FROM THE SUN ABOVE US. SO, I FOUND A WAY TO NULLIFY THAT SOURCE WITH MY 'BLACK RAY'!"
Superboy tried to tackle the mechanical man, but found that his speed and strength was lacking.
BLAM!
"Superboy!" Usagi exclaimed.
Tbc.