"When Blue Clashed With Blue" The Beginning
Lady Rinehart

Okay, I've decided to introduce the bad guys.


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Far out in deep space, a conference of sorts was taking place. Men and woman stood in many legions around a table. At this table sat six people, four men and two women. A large screen prompter was secured and the front of the table. These men and women seated were facing this screen, so many of the other occupants could not view facial features. The man closest to the screen turned.

"Harn, update." A small man stepped from the crowd. He was grasping a small, rectangular controller.

"Well, sir, We've been able to, uh, fix the Lasee." He stepped closer to the man. "The, uh, controller is, uh, here, sir."

"Very good, Harn. Bring it here." As Harn stepped forward, the woman farthest from the screen turned and pulled the small remote from his hands. Harn jumped back slightly. Both the man and woman turned back, as the controller was slid across the table.

"Ah yes." The man at the head once again spoke. He picked the small device up. Glancing it over once, he pressed a small green button near the top. The screen came to like.

Another figure appeared on the screen, this one of a child. The child smiled.

"About time, Dilyn." The child's voice was not that of a child. His was of a man, seeming to be around twenty. The child sat back. "I have been informed you have reached Sector 452, plant objective 3. Is this correct?"

"Sir." The woman from before said. "We are on the outskirts of the Sector. We are closely monitoring the plant."

"Good. I have something for you to do." Two small cards appeared in front of the screen. The first man, Dilyn, picked them up.

"These are two power sources I want checked on. They seem to be connected to my past problem. I can be assured that this will be looked in on?" The child asked.

"Of course, sir." The man said. "In what way do you wish for us to obtain this information?"

"Any means necessary." The child said. "Report when done." The screen went blank. The man at the head turned again. He pushed the cards towards the man on his left.

"Devin, I you to attack these people. If they have any power, they will show on our readings." H smiled slightly. "Now."

"Of course." The man stood. He glanced down at the cards. Two pictures were on each.

These pictures were of Ranma and Usagi.

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Ranma and Usagi were eating some food in their cabin when a voice was heard over head.

"We will be docking in Los Angeles in less than thirty minutes. Please make sure you get all belongings and valuables together. Thank you."

"So, I guess we'd better get ready." Usagi said standing.
"We're going to need to get some bags for these clothes."

"Ya know, I don't normally wear this kind of stuff." Ranma said, indicating to the shirt and large jacket he was wearing.

"What do you normally wear?" Usagi asked. "Or do you normally go around naked?"

"No." Ranma said, blushing slightly. 'Why am I blushing?' "I like wearing Chinese style clothes."

"Oh, okay. Anyway--Hey!" Usagi said, her voice slightly muffled by the fact she was half buried in the closet. She came out holding two duffel bags. One dark green and the other was tan. "Bags!"

"Great." Ranma said. He took the tan one. "We *should* take the clothes, right?"

"Yeah. Whoever gave me the tickets must have left the clothes here for us." She smiled. "I think someone's looking out for me."

"Maybe. Well let's get packing." He started to fold some of the clothes from the closet. Usagi did the same. When both were done, the bags were almost completely filled.

"Let's bring some food too, okay?" Ranma said, indicating to the large amount of food still sitting on their bed. He packed them into their containers and placed half in his bag and the other half in Usagi.

"Attention passengers. We are now docking. Please make sure you have all belongings ready for departure. Also, remember to pass through the rec. room to drop off all keys. You don't get off without the key." A woman's voice was heard over head.

"You got the key?" Ranma asked. He grabbed his bag.

"Right here." Usagi answered, holding the small key up. She too picked up her bag, while placing the shoulder strap in the correct place. They walked out together.

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The pair walked into a hotel, right in the middle of town. A large, balding man sat at the front desk, while a tall skinny kid sat reading.

"Excuse me." Usagi asked, stepping over a broken tile. Ranma mad a face. The Balding man looked up from his papers.

"Yea, doll. Wha' can I do fo' ya?" He asked.

"Uh, a room." She said politely. The man turned away to look at a small book.

"Yea, okay. I gots ya just tha' thing." He stood. "Mac, get tha' lady's bag." He said to the boy on the floor. The boy stood and smiled at the two. He took Usagi's bag. Usagi smiled back at him.

"What's the price?" Ranma asked. He didn't like the fact that this man was ignoring him. The man glanced at him.

"How much ya gots?" The man asked.

"Not much." Usagi answered.

"Usual like, people pay thirty a night." He said. They were following him up some broken stairs. "But for ya, doll face, I'll cute tha' price in half."

"Thank you very mush, sir." Usagi said beaming. Ranma almost growled. 'Why was this OLD man calling Usagi doll face?'

"Here ya are." They had reached the end of the hall. The door was yellow and it looked like in wasn't supposed to be that color. "Pay when ya leave, kay, hon?" The man said.

"Thank you." The skinny boy from before opened the door. Two small beds, a table, and a couple of lights was what greeted their eyes. A small door on the other side of the room indicated that there was a bathroom attached. The man was already out the door and down the hall.

"Um." The boy from earlier said. Usagi turned to him. Ranma was trying to kill a bug that had just crawl across the floor. "It's still daylight out, so you'll probably be going into town, right?"

"Probably." Usagi answered.

"Well, when you come back remember to lock your door. Some of the people here aren't too friendly." He said.

"Thank you." She said smiling. The boy blushed to the root of his red hair.

"Well, we also have pool table down below. They're not great, but it all we've got." He stated.

"We might go down there." Usagi said. In the background, Ranma had what seemed like a pan and was still chasing the bug. The boy smiled and left. Usagi shut the door. She watched Ranma for a minute, and then laughed.

"Ranma, what are you doing?"

"I ain't sleepin' in here with no bug." He answered. He smashed down, only to have created a hole in the floor.

"Come on." Usagi said. She grabbed hold of Ranma's collar and began to drag him to the door. "Let's go out."

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"Yum!" Usagi said, taking another bite of her hamburger. It was her sixth one. Ranma was one his fifth. The waitress was looking at them strangely.

"Will that be all?" She asked.

"Could you bring us another order?" Ranma asked, after swallowing.

"Sure, bud." She turned and left. Ranma grabbed the last hamburger on the table. Usagi grumbled.

"So, where to next?" She asked. Ranma finished the hamburger in two bites.

"Back to the hotel." He said. "This ton is too boring."

Suddenly, a large bug like creature burst through the wall. It looked around and spotted Ranma and Usagi. "You." It pointed at them. The other occupants of the restaurant were running and screaming.

"Well." Ranma said, getting into a fighting stance. "Maybe this will liven' thing up a bit."

"Can you hold it off while a transform?" Usagi asked. She really wanted to run but knew she had to take care of this thing!

"Yea." The bug was already at them. Ranma ducked as its pincers came at him. "Go!"

Usagi ran to the bathrooms where she quickly transformed. She came back to see Ranma dodging and punching. The bug looked to be hurt, but it kept going. She watched Ranma for a second, amazed, then ran to help.

"Moon Rainbow Heart Ache!" She shouted, blasting the creature. As the bug turned to 'moondust' Sailor Moon ran over to Ranma. Ranma picked up a small card. It had two small 'M's printed across it. He shrugged and pocketed it.

"Ranma, you were great!" She squealed. Ranma smiled. "Gosh, I wish I could fight. I can't do anything, really."

"Says the girl who just blew up a monster." Ranma said sarcastically. "Come on. Let's get out of here before the people come back." They began to walk out, when Usagi ran back. She grabbed a bag.

"Can't forget the burgers, can we?"

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"Impressive." Devin said. He turned out of the alley and disappeared. He reappeared in the ship. He sat down at the table. The other turned to him.

"Report." Dilyn, the headman, said. The child was on the screen also.

"The boy has great skill in the material arts. The girl, though, has a large power level. The took out my employee fairly easily."

"Good." The child said. "I want these kids monitored. Keep sending the attacks on a regular schedule." The screen went blank.

The headman turned toward his companions. "You heard him. Watch them." Three guards bowed and disappeared.

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Sailor Pluto watched Ranma and Usagi head back to the hotel. She still didn't understand what the queen wanted. All she knew was that Crystal Tokyo would never come to be. Even if that had only been a possibility, she had hoped it would come.

But now, there was no such possibility. The new future was foggy and unclear. This was strange. There could only be one reason why. She gasped.

"Oh god."

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Hello! Like my baddies so far? I do. Okay, I really want some people to review. I barely got a hand full of reviews last time. I know it takes sometime to get these out, but they will come. Thanks for reading.
Lady Rinehart