GetBackeRs: Ginji, Ban and Ranma
(Ranma 1/2 and its characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi; GetBackers and its characters, themes and whatnot belong to....whoever made GetBackers ;P)
Prologue
Kurobe, a smalltime criminal, was holed up in a warehouse with his henchman (hey, everyone's got em). In his hands, he held a large, round crystal, which he had recently stolen from an old woman who owned a ramen shop. He believed that it was worth a lot, especially considring the fuss the woman had put up over it.
However, the woman had hired a Recovery Service to get back the crystal. And so, he had to take care of them first.
The door was busted down, and in stepped the GetBackers, Ginji Amano and Ban Midou. Kurobe laughed.
"That's it!?" He chuckled incredulously. "Two of ya? I had thought that old bat would get more than just the two of ya. Well, let's see how ya like a bit of lead!"
Ban sighed. "Why is it that we have to do with a stereotypical idiot like this guy?"
Ginji smiled. "Well, at least its an easy one this time, and not like when we had to get the 'platnium'. That was a seriously hard job."
"And we didn't get even a bit of cash." The brunette added.
"Now, Ban, that was your fault." The blonde reminded. "You said you wanted ten percent of whatever was stolen."
"But that was because I had thought it was something valuable, rather than..."
"WILL YOU TWO QUIT OGNORIN' ME!?" Kurobe shouted, annoyed.
Ban and Ginji frowned, giving the idiot with delusions of grandeur a smoldering glower.
"This bug is annoying." Ban said. "Let's shut him up."
Ginji nodded. "Yeah."
"GET THEM!"
The two men charged at the henchmen, who had quickly drawn their guns. However, Ginji released a massive charge of electricity from his body, and the charred villains fell painfully unconcious. The rest couldn't even see where ban was running, fast as he was, using his 200 kg force grip, or 'Snakebite' as some called it, to take them down.
Kurobe stared in horror as his men easily fell at the hands of two men (admittedly, two men with superpowers). The idiot decided that now MAY be a good time to run away.
As he ran three steps away from the two men, a red blur rushed in front of him. He stared at the cute, petite red-haired girl, who was probably no more than 16. She was smiling.
"Hi." She greeted, raising her hand.
Kurobe stared, returning the greeting.
"I'm gonna have ta knock ya out now." She said, still smiling. "No hard feelings, but you hurt an old friend of mine ya know. I'm just returnin' the favour."
Her hands were a blur as she hit the gangster several times in the head and stomach, all in the space of a few seconds. She took the crystal out the man's nresisting hands, and he fell to the ground, unconcious.
Ranma grinned, giving a thumbs up. "Mission complete, guys!"
Ban and Ginji smiled at this. It had only been a couple of months since they got together and formed the GetBackeRs recovery service, but they had gained quite a reputauion for a 100% success rate. And, in all that time, their friendship had never wavered, never fallen apart.
Admittedly, Ranma was a rather recent addition to the team, but she was good partner.
The three of them turned and left the warehouse, ready to return the crystal to its rightful owner.
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Back at the Honky Tonk, a small bistro that was the unofficial headquarters of the GetBackeRs, Cologne bowed to the three Recovery Servicemen, holding the crystal in her arms.
"I thank you for retrieving this relice." The old woman said, smiling. "This is very precious to me, and to my people. I shall send one of my staff over later to give you your payment." She walked towards the door, and turned to Ranma. "It was a pleasure to see you again, Son-in-law. We miss you terribly."
Ranma frowned. "Well, I hate to say it, but the feeling's NOT mutual. Although, I must admit it was nice seein' ya agin, but the others..."
Cologne nodded. "I understand. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about you, or where you are."
Ranma bowed. "Thanks very much, Cologne."
Cologne bowed back, and left the restaurant.
Ginji leaned next to the red-head. "What was that all about Ranma? How do you know that woman? And why'd she call you Son-in-law?"
Ban placed a hand Ginji's shoulder, and dragged the blonde away. "It's none of our business, Ginji. If she wants to tell us, she'll tell us. Right now, we need to make these flyers so that we can get more customers." He turned to Ranma, holding up a marker pen. "You too, Ranma. We're a team, and we must work on everything together."
Ranma smiled. "Right, whatever ya say, Ban!"
The three of them immediately set to work on increasing their business.
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In a dark room, four figures stood. Okay, one of them was sitting, but there was four of them.
The one who was sitted smirked. "So, what do we have in mind?"
One of them stepped forward, and brought up an image on a large screen in front of them.
"This was taken earlier today." The person said. The image was of the GetBackeRs, in the middle of a fight.
Their leader grinned. "So, we finally found them."
"Yes. It would appear that they are working as a Recovery Service."
"Good. That means that, no matter what, we'll be able to face them sooner or later."
One of them hefted a couple of large weapons in their hands. "Why we no just attack?"
"Because, that's not how things work. We're an established business, we provide a service to whoever's willing to pay us. Besides, this isn't Nerima. We can't just run around attacking people. That will acquire unanted attention, and will ruin our...image." The person got up, and walked towards the screen, placing a hand on the image of Ranma. "But, don't worry. Soone, we SHALL face the GetBackeRs, and then we'll get our revenge on Ranma Saotome."
The person laughed, and the others stared at the image resolutely.
They WILL destroy the GetBackeRs, and Ranma Saotome, one way or the other.
Count on it.
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And so begins another story.
I personally have never seen a crossover like this, and thought that it would fit. Ranma 1/2 has unusual martial arts and magic and what have you, and GetBackers has several charcters with unusual abilities.
I have not read the manga of GetBackers, but I have seen the anime series in its entirety. And, no, I won't be following any specific plotline from the anime. This will be an entirely original story (well, as far as a crossover fanfic goes).
WHo do you think the four mysterious villains are? And what kind of Service do they provide? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
And yes, I know I have other stuff to work on, but when I get a new idea, I just HAVE to get it down.
Hope ya enjoyed it, and please comment!