Justice of Time
By AnimeFreak317
Disclaimer–None of these characters are mine. They are the property of their respective owners and are not being used for financial gain.
Author's Notes–This is a series that came to my mind one day. Ideas have come from such other various fanfics as, "Relatively Absent, Time Heals All Wounds, Pluto's Son, Awkward Consequence," and another fanfic that has two Pluto's running about, but I forgot it's name. Describing anymore would give away some of the story. I'm sure there are others out there that contribute to my delusions. But for now, these come to mind. Besides, I'm bored and beer-less. Dam, I gotta solve that problem soon before I decide the government is a good thing. Heaven help us if that happens.
Also, this is a reposting to with all the modifications and some updates as I will be posting the other chapters I have finished as soon as I reformat them into the formats that are accepted on this site. I'll try to have the next chapter out by the middle of next month.
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Prologue–Crimes of Nerima
It was a bright, sunny morning in Nerima as Ranma was walking to school on his favorite route, this being the top of the fences. Unusual to this was the fact that his 'beloved' fiancée was strangely absent. She claimed to have needed to get to school early to finish some project that was due at the end of the month. This didn't bother the pig-tailed martial artist one bit. In fact, he relished the fact that he may actually get to school on time without being considered target practice by Akane and her 'Mallet-sama.'
Lately, though, she didn't even need a reason to pull it out and give him a good whack. It seemed that all he had to do was breath and there she as with it. Various obstacles just added more pain and injury, such as the strangely absent Chinese bimbo that usually comes along and glomps him. Nor was the Shakespearian-wannabe who, as of late, usually catches him on his way to school.
This was a nice break from the Chaos that engulfed his life, but there was an air of uneasiness about. He couldn't help but feel that something big was going to happen. Looking up to the sky, he wondered what Kami-sama was planning for him today.
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Up in Asgard, Kami-sama was typing away at his computer. With a final stroke of the key, he entered a command into the system and sat back. "I hope this will be the final straw that makes him leave. If not, there ain't much that can be done for the future." Sometimes, he wishes that he could go down to Midgard himself so he could intervene and convince certain individuals of their crimes. But he knew he couldn't because of a self-imposed law that prevents him unless it is a last resort to save all creation, and only at the last possible moment at that. But he knew one who could help protect all. He had faith in this one's resolve and duty to overcome these inconveniences. One named Ranma Saotome. Such a burden was hard to lay upon one being who has already suffered so much torment in his life, but to remain so true to honor after all this time, was remarkable. Once the crisis of humanity and all life was saved, maybe Ranma would like to become one of the ranks by his side. Only time could tell.
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His senses were growing wilder the closer he got to school. He figured it was where he would find out why his day was so calm. Sighing in resentment, he proceeded to school. He knew if it wasn't here and now, it would be later and harsher. He just wished that Akane didn't feed him her-so-called food that was only better than fresh sewage at a refinery plant.
Leaping off the fence, he proceeds towards his 'punishment' in expectation. He was no sooner than one-step onto the school property than it happened...
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Hotaru was smiling in contemptment as she and Setsuna-mama were walking in the park. School for her was canceled because of a recent rouge yoma taking the liberty of attacking students there, and in doing so, damaged the building. There was a nice misty hue of water covering the plant life of the park from the recent rainfall that fell that morning. Now the clouds were breaking up leaving a clear blue sky, complete with the rainbow that follows some springtime rain. The shear beauty of it left her feeling more energized than normal. A feeling of peace, so long forgotten, washed over the normally distant and depressed Senshi of Saturn.
"Thank you for bringing me out her Setsuna-mama. I really miss spending time with you."
"I know little one. It's just I've been really busy lately. You know how it can be at the gate," said the Senshi of Pluto.
The two walk over to a nearby bench facing the cliff of a high hill with numerous trees on both levels hiding the rising sun. Before sitting down, Setsuna produces a towel and wipes the excess water off so they can sit without getting wet.
"This reminds me of mornings I use to spend with...her. We use to go all over the universe just to see where the sunrise would look the best."
The elder looks at her younger charge with a questioning look. "What do you remember about her?"
Hotaru closes her eyes and thinks back. "I remember how close we were. Closer than sisters, but not like Michiru-mama and Hakura-papa. I couldn't bring myself to that. I mean, Terra and I couldn't be that way because of her parents. She was betrothed to all those other men thanks to her father, and he was preaching about honor. It's always been important to her and he used it against her," she said while wiping the tears from her eyes. "I miss her so much. If only she was alive when the rest of us were sent forward, then maybe..."
Setsuna reaches over and hugs her. "Yes, I know. She was the only one who could ever get me to laugh and cry at the same time. Her innocence and honor was what helped us back then. Sadly enough, she was the only one who remembered our birthdays. Even if it was according to Terra time. Remember the gift she gave me on my 1246th birthday?"
A chuckle escapes Hotaru's lips. "How could I forget. You blushed like a little school girl when that male stripper popped out of that cake. I never laughed so hard in my life. With her, you never see it coming. Not even from the gate."
Blushing Setsuna responded, "True. But it wasn't as funny as when she got you your 19th birthday gift. You looked so adorable in that negligee she got you. Who'd of thought that pink and red..."
"SETSUNA-MAMA. No need to bring that up now, that happened in the silver millennium. I don't even have that set anymore."
"Of course there is. You brought up the stripper, I bring up the teddy. I'd say were even. It's a shame we weren't able to get her back. I would have loved the look on her face if we could have..."
Looking sad again, Saturn continues, "Yeah, but then that dam Phoenix God went and..."
"I know. Knocked her out and into those pools. I can not believe she drowned either."
"We can only hope that she is still resting in peace now."
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"HALT VILE DEMON!" This coming from a boken...no, make that steel katana toting moron. "Today thou shalt be given the righteous justice justly deserved for harboring the fair Akane and the beauteous Pig-tailed girl."
Ring. Ring ring ring. "Arien," shouted the over zealous tart while launching herself at Ranma. "You no go class. Take Shampoo out on date now, no?"
Watching from the third floor window, Akane sees this and rushes out door, knocking over her cooking project that was due at the end of the month.
"Get off my Ranchan you Amazon hussy!" cried the pizza maker.
"How dare you steal my lovely Shampoo away from me. Now you DIE!" Declared the coke bottle warring hidden weapons master.
"OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH. Ranma-sama, why don't you leave these peasants and come with me to my humble abode. We could make such sweet music together." Said the leotard clad psycho.
"Aloha me kekei's. You told you no allowed bring fights to school with you. Now you get nice buzz cut," said the hellish Hawaiian barber.
"RANMA, HOW DARE YOU CHEAT ON YOUR FIANCEE LIKE THAT!" cried waterworks Tendo.
"RANMA, YOU BREAK YOUR FATHER'S HEART!" bellowed the glutton part time panda.
"RANMA, BECAUSE OF YOU, I'VE SEEN HELL! PREPARE TO DIE!" reamed the lost 'pig.'
"HOW DARE YOU FLIRT WITH THOSE BIMBO'S. RANMA NO BAKA!" screamed the tomboyish bitch as she came running out the school doors.
All this said practically all at the same time while creating a circle around the doomed target. What god did I piss off this time, thinks as he looks to the sky. Are you having fun watching me Kami-sama. Cause I ain't having fun.
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"No Ranma, I'm not. I do wish you the best of luck today."
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Meanwhile, at the temple where the Norns are residing...
"Place your bets everyone, who will win today's fight. Ranma 'Hercules' Saotome," called out Urd while the many gods, goddesses, and demons came over to visit and watch the big fight, who let out a cheer for the mortal that had captured the eye of many, "Or the Nerima Wrecking Crew." This bringing up boos and disgust of many, especially and unexpectedly, the demons.
"Remember, favor's bet will be collected from the losing parties. Categories range for today are, for Ranma, not a scratch, multiple bruising, new scars, sprains, broken limbs, two out of the four, three out of the four, and barely standing. For the NWC, we got team work, Curse changing, new attacks, female fury, turn on each other, Kuno gets a hit in, Akane's breakfast takes it's toll, and victory. Place your bets everyone."
Keiichi stands up. "Well what about me, I'm just a mortal. It's not like I could grant favors."
"Don't worry Keiichi-san," said his love, Belldandy. "The ultimate force will help you if you want to try."
"Don't worry Kei, I'll cover you for one favor. I'll even make it so it's not beyond what you're capable of," smirked Urd, already knowing what 'favor' to collect from him, or should it be, for her sister.
"It better not be what I'm thinking, ya old hag," stated Skuld, having the same thoughts as her elder sister.
"Hu, why fret over the details, so what do you say Keiichi?"
"Ok, then I'll go with the NWC turning on each other," smiled Keiichi, knowing that this is what they usually do, and hoping for some time alone with the goddess that he loves, like a week.
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Kuno start by rushing in with an overhead strike, which Ranma steps to the side for and in the process throws the dangling Amazon to the ground. He's about to retaliate when Moose attacks him with a barrage of sharp weapons on chains. Ranma leaps out of harms way into Ryoga's waiting strike. He swings his umbrella in a horizontal strike what clips Ranma's side and sends him reeling in pain of to the side as a couple of his ribs are cracked. As he lands, he uses his momentum to roll over a few times and uses his hands to springboard into the air as the Principal's sheers skim a part of his hair above his right temple and the end of his pigtail. This even leaves a gash in his head where they connected.
Dam it, that poison Akane fed me is affecting me worse than usual. Gotta make this fast before I get creamed, thought the target of many.
"Ranchan, how could you do that to her? Your going to have to pay for that," said the oversized spatula carrier.
"Men who do bad thing to wives go very bad place," stated the self mentioned foreign wife.
"OHOHOHOHOHOH, while I like your rough play darling, I have to agree with these peasants. Women should be treated more delicately," followed up the residential psychotic gymnast.
"Baka! This is why us women have to stick together. To prevent JERKS like YOU from hurting us," cried out the abusive tomboy.
And with that, they proceeded to inflict justice upon the bane of women.
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"Alright, bets are now closed. It looks like we have an even number going all the way. Depending on the outcome of today's fight will determine how many favors are to be collected by each," called out the sexy goddess of the past.
"Come on sis, I wanna change my bet over."
"Sorry Mara, but bets are closed. If I let you change it, then I'd have to let the wimp change his too." The afore mentioned demon gazed in hatred at her sister for this, then sighed in exasperation at the indignity of it all.
"OOOOHHHHH," came the cry from all the occupants of the temple.
"What happened? What did I miss?" questioned from the demon and heaven sisters.
Skuld smirked in reply, "Only a few good shots in from the fiancée brigade."
"Dam it," cried Urd. "Anyone remember to hit the record button on the DVD player?"
"Eya lass. Already ahead of ya," said William Wallace, God of Freedom.
"YES! Got my new scars," Cried out Thor, God of Thunder. "I love it when they add on to perfection."
"How can you say that?" asked the goddess of love, Aphrodite. "Less scarring means more perfection in sculpting. Why do you think I get all my scars removed whenever I receive one?"
"Cause your femininity, as you put it, can only be seen by the beauty of the skin."
"Dam right, and don't you forget that."
"Is it me or is Ranma not up to par today?" asked Hilda, ruler of Niflheim.
An aw-struck silence cover's the temple while everyone thinks on this and continues to watch the battle unfold on the digital widescreen Skuld was so kind to make when Ranma's battles were starting too become one of the best past times of all creation to watch. A moment later, the gathered crowd watched as Kuno was knocked out, only to be knocked away by his father a moment later.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" screamed most of the gods and goddesses and some of the demons as the placed some form of a bet on him, warming the hearts of the demons who relished in the torment of their counterparts on the doublet system.
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"So Hotaru, what would you like to do today?" As if I didn't already know.
"Hmmmm. I'd like to pick out a new dress. Like the one she use to ware when we were on vacation. I even think they have it at the mall, when I was last there with Usagi and her friends."
"Sounds like a plan. So you ready to go?"
With a nod, they walked off hand in hand to get that dress.
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Ow. Fucking panda. I'd better end this fast. I ain't gonna last much longer. Such were the thoughts of Ranma as he knew he was in way to far over his head. With that, he starts backtracking while just about everyone else was charging on him head on. Multiple strikes, weapons, and kicks were all thrown at him while being charged at. A couple of blows got through but he was able to remain on his feet. Only seven steps to go, he thought as he smirked, further enraging many of those who could and would do him in.
"LOOK OUT! HE'S TRYING FOR THE HIRYO SHOTEN HA!" shouted Ukyo as she looked on taking a breather for a moment.
Few heard this and tried to jump away. That's when they heard the most frightening sound that anyone could hear in their position.
"Hiryo Shoten Ha: Revised, Hurricane of Despair!" With that, the sleeping dragon was awoken and released with unbefound fury upon the school and citizens of Nerima as a level 5 twister formed, sucking up with it anything not deeply rooted in the ground, including the fathers, the fiancées, and any other martial artist who was attacking him.
"Shit," shouted Ranma as he struggled to remain rooted in the center of the storm and keep his calm, knowing if he let his soul of ice melt even a drop, he'd be swept away as well.
He was able to hold on for another few moments as the others were swept up higher and higher. Suddenly, he heard Akane's battle cry.
"RANMA NO BAKA!" This was followed immediately by a stray mallet connecting with his out stretched arm.
CRACK "Yeow! Fuck MEEeee..." he cried out as he felt his arm break. This cause him to lose his cool and get sucked upward into the blast. Luckily for him, the storm had already passed it's peak and he wasn't lifted very far.
As it finally passes, Ranma is flung up and out towards the top of the school feet first into the fence along the outer wall. One foot lands on it and propels him over the top, catching and twisting his ankle, and dropping him face first onto the rooftop leaving a nice impression of himself.
He laid there for a moment longer before he could muster the strength to roll over so he was on his back, and could breathe. Dam it, that took too much out of me. At least I'm safe for the...oh fuck.
This coming from when he opened his eyes and saw the reflection from the sunlight coming from various metallic objects falling at a rapid pace towards the roof where he laid. Using the little strength remaining within himself, he got up and started limping to the door for possible shelter. He was three steps from the door when Kuno's katana landed on his shoe, right in between his toes. He yanked it out and dove for the door, only to find it was locked.
CLANG, CLING CLING CLANG BOOM CLANG CLING CRACK
Such were the various sounds of weapons landing all around Ranma as he feudally tried to ram the door open with his good shoulder with no luck. "Of all the dam things the principal could do, fuckin re-enforced steel doors."
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"How's he gonna get out of this one now?" asked Keiichi.
"He'd better hurry if he's gonna make it," said the self-proclaimed love goddess.
"You'd better hope so sis. Otherwise I get the favors from you two directly, and your little pipsqueak too," exclaimed Mara.
"Look," cried Thor. "He's making his move."
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"This has got to work. KIYAAAAAHHHH!" cried Ranma as he used the sword to make an 'X' in the door. Tossing the sword aside, he lunged at the door again.
Leaping off the ground to add some momentum towards the door, he connected with it breaking it apart. Before he finished flying through the door, though, his cute fiancée's mini spatulas ripped through his calf muscle, embedded itself in the bone, thus throwing off his balance and concentration as he landed face first on the stairs and started his uncoordinated decent down the stairs to the floor below.
He was in pain. He was bleeding. He knew that he was very lucky to still be alive. But most importantly, he knew he had to get himself to Dr. Tofu's ASAP. He didn't know how much time he had before he passed out and was left for dead. Each limb and muscle screamed at him as he got up to move, nearly blinding him.
Guess everyone decided to head home after today. I don't blame them after what just happened. Though I do wish someone did stay. I could use the help now. With that, he slowly started his decent down the stairs to make his way to the doctor's office.
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"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" screamed Mara. She was so sure that today would be the day that he was defeated. "How could this happen? They had him today. What went wrong?"
"Tsk tsk sis," teased Urd. "Surely by now you would know that Saotome Ranma never loses when it counts."
"Well everyone, we thank you for coming over to watch with us today," said the ever-cheerful Norns of the present. "We have still yet to determine how to call the final results. We will email you something by this evening as to the results and list that will mostly be random as to who gets to
collect the favors."
"Mostly?"
"Why yes. Keiichi-san, for example, made the bet directly with Urd. So she can only collect from him. No one else can. Not even...me," she sadly said.
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"I can't believe that they only had that one size left. It's too big for me," complained Hotaru. "I mean, it's more like it's made for Terra than me."
"It's ok sweetheart. You'll probably grow into it within a year or two." Or you could do something special with it soon. "Come on. Let's get something to eat before we head back through the park."
"Ok mama. Thank you."
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"SHE HUGGED ME! KASUMI HUGGED ME! YAHOOOOOOOOO!" Ranma stared in disbelief as Dr. Tofu skipped off in the opposite direction he was coming from.
"Great. She decides to bring that book back today of all days. Just when I need him the most," he said in a weak voice as he continued to walk into the office, just hoping that he would snap out of his delusions soon. As he walked up the stairs, the aforementioned girl opened the door, starting to walk out with another book in her hands.
"Oh my," she said. "Ranma, what happened to you?"
"Oh, nothing much," he said trying to muster up a smirk. "Just everyone being there, getting some lucky hits on me. Mostly thanks to that wonderful breakfast your sister cooked up for me this morning and having it shoved down my throat by our fathers."
"Here Ranma, let me help you in."
"That's ok Kasumi. I can...make...it..." he said as he collapsed on the stairs. Obviously passed out from exhaustion.
Without another moment's hesitation, she scooped him up and brought him into the examination room. "Oh Ranma. I don't know how much more of this you can take, or I for that matter."
With him lying on the table, she started to undress him completely to examine his injuries. Looking at the spatula still embedded in his leg she knew that it would half to be the first to be fixed, after she took the photos of all the injuries, like a good nurse or doctor would for future reference.
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Three hours later, Ranma began to stir from the pressure that was being added to on the side of his head. Regrettingly opening his eyes, he saw Dr. Tofu standing with a surgeons mask on very close to his face.
"Dr. Tofu, Ranma's awake." said a familiar voice off to his other side, who he saw to be Kasumi, also with a mask on.
"Don't move Ranma. I'm almost done here," said Dr. Tofu as he put the last staple in his head closing up the injury. "All done. You know, you're probably the luckiest being on this earth. With all these injuries you've sustained, you should have been dead on the spot. But somehow you've been able to make it all the way here before just passing out."
"Thanks Doc, but how were you able to fix me up so quickly. Usually when your in one of your moods, your like that for at least two hours."
"Well, it was because of me Ranma. I was able to at least prepare you and start bandaging you up. By the way, I do have to say I really enjoyed the experience it gave me in helping people. I think I would like to try to help out more in the future."
"You did, well I'm glad it was you that started. Thank you, Kasumi. You too Doc."
"No problem Ranma. Well, now that that's done, I'm going to go into my office and have a cup of tea to relax. Even if you never cease to surprise me, it can still be a draining experience. Even for someone as young as me." With that, Dr. Tofu left the two alone to chat and whatnot.
"Ranma-chan, have you given any thought to what we talked about before? You know..."
"Yeah Kasumi, I have, but I just don't know. I mean it would hurt so many people. Especially you."
"What have I told you. To me you will always be my little brother, or sister as the case may be. That doesn't change anything. I've told you that you should start making decisions for yourself before you get yourself killed. It's only fair that you get some retribution for everything that people, especially Genma, have put you through. Honor be dammed for once."
"But honor is everything to me. It's all I have. What else can I do?"
"I don't know, but I do know that if someone attacks you, you may end up crippled, or even worse. Especially if they attack you soon. If they do, family be dammed, I will take action. I will not just sit by and let you be killed. Please Ranma, I would rather see you happy than have to look forward to being the only one who visits your grave in the future. Please, I'm begging you to..." she cried as she trailed off, burying her face in her hands as tears rolled down.
Seeing this Ranma started to get up and off the table to walk over to her, letting his only cover fall off without noticing it. He grabbed her in a hug to try to calm her down like she had done on so many other occasions, whispering to her that it would be alright, that he would...
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Akane was limping into Dr. Tofu's office at that moment. Somehow she was able to limp all the way there from her near death experience from drowning in a one meter deep pond in the park after landing on Genma in his panda form. As she made her way back to where she thought he was, she saw the bane of her existence. The one who was like a plague that could not be killed. And to top it all off, he was hugging her sister, while naked and while she was wearing what appeared to be only a hospitable robe. To her, there was only one way to fix this so it would never happen again.
"RANMA"
Hearing this he looked up and over to the door where Akane was charging from, mallet in hand.
"NO"
Without a second thought, he shoved Kasumi out of harms way.
"BAKA!"
WHAM, CRASH
He was knocked out the side of the wall flying in the distance from the solid blow to his head with a new concussion that was claiming his last will of consciousness.
At the same time Ranma hit the wall, Kasumi felt her head hit the side of the counter, and was instantly knocked out cold.
In another part of the building, Dr. Tofu heard the cry and ran as fast as he could into the examination room just in time to see the results of the tomboy's unjustly anger. He knew what he had to do now as he approached her...
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"Thank you for the ice cream Setsuna-mama. I really enjoyed it."
"Think nothing of it, my little firefly. I do have to apologize for the rain. I didn't expect it to hit us while walking back."
"It's ok. I actually enjoy the rain. Remember that me and her use to play in it all the time when we came here. It was always fun."
"I know but..."
Crash, Crash
"What was that?"
"I don't know, but we'd better find out real quick. It sounded like it came from the cliff side."
As they ran over to see what happened, the currently female formally hospitalized patient was seeing a new color as she was shocked from her induced slumber by smashing into the cliff side, then falling to the ground below landing on a strangely jagged piece of rock that ran through her backside piercing her lung. As the new color engulfed her, which she recognized as white, she saw the outline of a figure that strangely seemed familure.
"My...fire...fly..." she said, just before death claimed the life, of Ranma Saotome.
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A.N.–Well, what can I say? I know, "I finally got my beer, finally finished the prologue of a new story (only taking a week to make though), and finally got it posted. I will keep working on these two stories and before long, I may have them finished. Key word here is 'may' and that could mean anything. It may just depend on the responses to this. Flames, comments and criticisms are always welcome. Worms, Viruses, and Trojans will be rejected, and the senders of these will be dealt with as seen fit.
Preview of next Chapter–Ranma has been summoned to the al mighty's office. What will happen here? Plus, Kasumi starts dreaming of, WHAT, NO WAY. How could she be... And Urd wants to collect her favor from her possible-future-brother-in-law. But what could it possibly be? Hmmm, I wonder. Oh well, till next time, don't have your three 'b's' without your three 'v's.'