SMST: Her Call to Duty! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: SM, R1/2, ST and other properties belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Special Note: This mini-story takes place before the events of "Blackest Reign and a Dark Night". Also, this story will include elements from the new "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" game, so slight "spoilers alert" warning is necessary. C&C are welcomed.
Part 1
Day One: Afghanistan.
When the brass told Brigadier General Usagi "Bunny" Tsukino (USAF) and Colonel Ranma "Ronnie" Saotome (USAF) that they were being sent to Afghanistan to deal with a problem that was suited to their unique talents, they never expected to see the return of an old enemy…
WHAM!
Ranma was slammed against the wall of the temple dedicated the Persian god Mithras.
"Well, nice seeing you again, buddy," Ranma said, as he sits up.
"'Buddy'?" Mithras said, as he continued to control the soldier that first unsealed the temple, while searing for Taliban forces. "I was SEALED in my temple for many cycles, and that's all you have to say, Lord Izanagi?"
"Mithras," Usagi said, as she steps up. She and Ranma were in standard military gear, and then some.
"You can't take a body by force. This age won't let you."
"But my people-"
"They returned to the stars, man," Ranma said, as he dusted himself off. "We show you the way."
"Really? I will be able to see my people again?"
"Honest."
Mithras turn towards Usagi.
"It's been a long time since I have seen your face, Iusaaset," Mithras said, as he touched Usagi's face.
Usagi smiled.
Mithras steps back. The body that the god of light was possessing glowed, as a lifeforce leaves it. The body is caught by Usagi, as the shimmering light floated above a few feet off the ground.
"Now, Ranma," Usagi said.
"Right," Ranma said, as he took out his spell book. He turns the pages to a sectioned part of the book.
"The doctor is in," Ranma said with a smile. "After all, I AM the Sorcerer Supreme…"
In his role, Ranma has access to every spell and rote on the planet, which is a necessary component to protect it from "They-Who-Need-Not-Be-Named"…
"Just get on with it, Ranma, shall we?" Usagi said with annoyance.
"Okay, okay," Ranma said. "Here goes: Portal to the Home of the Children of Zor, Open!"
FLASH!
A crack of light opens in mid air.
GOOD-BYE…
And, with one thrust, the energy mist seeps into the crack, before it closes.
FWOOMP!
"Well, that's that," Ranma said, before closing his spell book. "We better call HQ to secure this site. There's too much archeological history in this room."
"Agreed," Usagi said. "Meantime, I'll treat these men for their injuries…"
Hours later at a forward base…
RATATATATATATATATAT!
"Whoa!" said the Tech Sergeant while looking through a pair of binoculars, as Usagi fired off a few live rounds for target practice at the live fire range.
"How's that, Sergeant?" Usagi asked, as she changed the clip of her pistol.
"Perfect marks, ma'am," the NCO said. "If you don't mind me asking, where did you learn to shoot?"
"Trick shooting at a traveling road show," Usagi said.
"Huh-"
Suddenly, the general alarm was sounded.
"Incoming attack!" yelled a soldier, as he ran for his unit. "Taliban forces are on their way-!"
"Ma'am, I have to take you to safety-" the tech sergeant said, as he turns to see a missing United States Air Force Officer.
"Ma'am?"
Meanwhile, Taliban forces begin to converge towards the ISAF forwarding base. However, unlike the usual attacks, this one was different…
"We should thank our friends for mass-producing these Ironmonger suits," said Hassan, as he directed his group to use a pincer maneuver, having had fighters take the rear of the base, while allowing TWO Ironmongers to take point. The Ironmongers were based on the design of the Mark-1 Ironman suit. However, unlike the Mark-1s, the Ironmongers were bigger and more armored.
"Indeed, Hassan," Muhammad replied. "Once we've cleared this base of these foreigners, we can begin the march towards Kandahar!"
Meanwhile, soldiers were getting pinned.
RATATATATATATAT-!
"Jesus!" said a soldier, as he ducked. The enemy had already occupied some of the house buildings on the base, by slipping through the wells from outside of camp.
"Just how many are they?"
"Doesn't matter," Ranma said, as he took aim with his .50 caliber weapon.
PUUT!
BOOM!
"We secure this position, as long as it takes," Ranma said, as he took aim again…
PUUT!
BOOM!
"But they have the high ground! And we would need to cross that riverbed in order to get in close."
FWOOSH! FWOOSH!
"RPG incoming!" said a nearby sergeant. "Duck-!"
BA-BOOOOM!
"Hmmm, you're right," Ranma said, as he lowers his rifle. "We're going to have to take the center of town…"
Ranma turns to face the soldiers that were penned down.
"As soon as we get an all-clear from CENTCOM, we move in."
"With all due respect, sir, you're Air Force, we're Army," said Sgt. Foley."
"And we're working for Uncle Sam, which makes us all targets," Ranma replied. "You have problem with that, soldier?"
"No, sir!"
"Then let's move…"
Meanwhile, Usagi finds a secluded spot to change…
"SHAZAM!!" Usagi said.
CHOOM!
A lightning bolt falls from the heavens, as her Crescent Moon mark glows.
FWOOSH!
As her mortal guise falls away, Usagi's true form is revealed…
Lady Shazam has returned.
'Time to take the action to the culprits,' Lady Shazam said as she takes to the skies while clutching her staff…
THOOM!
CRASH!
The Ironmongers were tearing up the tanks and other heavy vehicles that tried to protect the American soldiers.
"What are we going to do, Captain?" said a soldier.
The US Army officer was perplexed as to what to do, when an angel of sorts swoops down from the skies.
FWOOMP!
Lady Shazam stood in the path of the Ironmongers.
"[Halt]!" Lady Sazam said in the native tongue of the attackers. "[Surrender, and you shall not be harmed]."
Muhammad and Hassan saw a female, clad in strange clothing, land in front of their Ironmongers. On her tunic was a large, golden lightning bolt, which seemed alive somehow…
"So, the Americans have sent a harlot to stop us, eh?" Muhammad said.
"Let's make an example of her, so that we can put the fear of God into the Americans!" Hassan said, just as he radioed the pilots of the Ironmongers…
"Miss, get out of there!" said the Army captain.
"Don't worry," Lady Shazam said. "I know what I'm doing-!"
WHACK!
Lady Shazam was knocked away by one of the Ironmongers, before landing hard unto the ground.
"Oof!" Lady Shazam said, as she landed unceremoniously.
Everyone was surprised to see Lady Shazam unharmed.
"WHAT?" everyone said.
"That wasn't nice," Lady Shazam said, as she gets up again. "I guess diplomacy is off…"
WHOOSH!
Within moments, Lady Shazam leaps up, with her staff high overhead, and bashed the head of one of the Ironmongers with it.
CRASH!
The other Ironmonger sees this, and quickly punches Lady Shazam in the stomach.
THOOM!
Prepared for conflict now, Lady Shazam took the blow.
"Oof!"
Taking advantage of this, the Ironmonger then tries to deck Lady Shazam in the jaw.
KTCH!
Lady Shazam catches the metal fist in her hand. The Ironmonger then tries to remove his fist from her hand.
WrrrRRrrRrrrr…
"I'm a lot stronger than you, you," Lady Shazam said with a sweet smile.
Lady Shazam twists Ironmonger's arm…off.
RRRIIIIIIPPPP!
CLAK-KAK!
The Ironmonger stumbles back a bit, as his partner steps forward.
WRRRP!
Ironmonger prepares to his weapons.
"Huh," Lady Shazam said, as she brace for the impact of a chain gun and missile discharge.
BOOM-BOOM!
-!
Lady Shazam stood there, as she took the attack. Eventually, everything went up in smoke…
"Did we get her?" Hasan asked.
When the smoke cleared, the only thing that was standing was a makeshift silhouette that was made out of building material before the structure seemingly collapsed.
"That's just a waste of good materials," Lady Shazam said. She turns towards the American troops, and tossed her staff near them.
THUCK!
"Don't move past that point," Lady Shazam said, as she removed her cape before folding it. "Otherwise, you might hurt…"
Lady Shazam's eyes begin to glow…
"SHAZAM!"
THOOM!
A huge lightning bolt, with the thickness of a tank, rains down from the heavens scattering the Ironmongers.
"Now, I get serious," Lady Shazam said.
Meanwhile, Ranma and his comrades managed to storm the center of town, while picking up heavy resistance. Unfortunately, strong, masked men were attacking them.
WHAM!
The blow to his face surprised Ranma, as he quickly recovered. From there, Ranma grapples the man, and remove the mask.
SNATCH!
"Wait, you're Chinese!" Ranma said.
"And you're Japanese," the man spat.
Ranma quickly reassessed the situation, and comes to a conclusion…
"Where's your mother?" Ranma said, knowing that the only way that the Chinese could develop super-soldiers, was by way of the metahuman known as the Mother of Champions, a member of China's superhero team, the Great Ten. She was capable of giving birth to a litter of twenty-five super-soldiers, and who are fully grown within 48 hours. Luckily, they only live within seven days at a time…
"She already returned to China," said the super-soldier. "There is nothing that you can do."
"There is," Ranma said, as he put a Vulcan Neck Pinch onto the man, knocking him out in the process.
GOOSH!
KLUMP!
"Well, so much for going home early…"
Tbc.