SMSTSS 39: Tales of a Lunar Avenger! – By Ocramed
Disclaimer: SM, R1/2, ST and other properties belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a limited story.
Special Note: This story takes on the classic Avengers, featuring the original incarnation of the membership, plus Ranma Saotome (as "Ronin") and Usagi Tsukino (as "Sailor Moon").
Author's Note: If there are any particular Avengers story lines that you, as the reader, want me to cover, let me know. Otherwise, C&C are welcomed.
"The Ultron Imperative"
"…And here at the Avengers Museum, we are proud to display various trophies taken from the fallen enemies of the Mighty Avengers," said Jocasta, as she continued her guided tour in human form, thanks to her ability to change her appearance using chameleon nano-bots that made up her body. With the old Stark Mansion converted first to the headquarters for the Avengers, then later to a museum, it was still one of the most popular places to visit in the New York Metropolitan Area.
"Oh, wow," Naruto Uzumaki said, as he took at wide look at the trophy room. "Mom and Dad really racked up some points."
"Naruto, are you out of your mind?" asked friend, and somewhat fiancée to Naruto, Sakura Haruno, as she lowered her digital camera.
"What?"
"The trophy room wouldn't have existed if the bad guys didn't try to take over the world," Sakura said. "It's NOT a place to 'rack up' victory 'points'."
"She right, jerk," Sasuke Uchiha said with a smirk, as he adjusted his sunglasses. The only reason why he was around was so that he could make sure that his "best friend" Naruto didn't try to pick fights with the local super-villain community.
"Your parents didn't accumulate this stuff just to be some glory hound like you."
"What?" Naruto yelled defensively.
"Hey, the truth hurts…"
"Erm, shall we move on?" Jocasta asked, even as she broke out in a sweat, which seemed impossible to do for a machine of her type.
"I'm sorry Miss Jocasta," Sakura replied. She could tell that their guide, and family friend to the Rantsu clan, was a machine, due to the fact that Jocasta was not given off any 'chakra', or bio-energy of any kind. "Proceed..."
"Right," Jocasta said with a smile, as she turns towards the head of a famous super-villain, someone who was instrumental in her initial creation. "Now, we recently unveiled this next piece: the head of the automaton 'Ultron-5', the fifth generation of the Ultron series created by Dr. Henry Pym, whom you know as the superhero 'Gi/Ant-Man' founding member of the Avengers. In fact, Dr. Pym is more famous in artificial intelligence science, including creating the process that have made 'life-model-decoys' that have been in use publically for a while."
"Well, I don't like that," Naruto said with a smirk.
"Why not?" Sakura asked.
"It's because, more times than not, LMDs have been used as substitutes for my folks parenting skills. Heck, the latest models are so good at fooling people that I don't even know if I HAVE parents."
"…"
"Oh, cry me a river," Sasuke said. "At least you HAVE parents."
"Humph."
"So, this is the machine that gained sentience and has tried to take over the world?" Sai said, as he glanced at her guide book.
"GAH!" Naruto said as he jumped. "Where the heck were you?"
"I was right behind you," Sai said. He was along with the tour in order to bring back general information on the American superhero community to his "Root" organization, an elite "black operations" branch within the Special Assassination and Tactical Squad (ANBU), a shinobi "special operations" group, back in the hidden village of Konohagakure, in Hokkaido, Japan…
"And unlike you, I actually want to learn about these…Avengers."
"Ah-HA!" Naruto yelled. "So I was right about your true purpose here."
"Naruto, it wasn't a secret," Sakrua asked. "Your father was the one who gave Sai his mission."
"Humph!"
"Miss Jocasta, there have been other Ultron created, right?" Sakura asked.
"Indeed, Miss Haruno," Jocasta said. "But more to the point, no matter the iteration, the Avengers were there to stop them, thanks to courage and a strong team effort. Otherwise, the world at large would have been a far different place today…
FLASHBACK!
"THE HUMAN WILL BE DESTROYED, STARTING WITH THE AVENGERS!" said Ultron-6, formerly Ultron-5, as the Avengers arrived on the command deck of the SHIELD helicarrier. Thanks to Ultron-6's recent upgrades, he was able to hook directly into Assistant Director Maria Hill's brain, and began to copy the launch codes for every nuclear weapon on Earth. With the codes accessible, Ultron-6 launched the codes.
"Great, just great," Ronin said with a smirk, as he, Sailor Moon, Hulk, Iron Man and the Wasp stopped to assess the situation, even as Captain America, Thor, Black Panther, Black Widow and Hawkeye worked to buy Gi/Ant Man time to create a neutralizing program to end the Ultron threat.
"Why is it that when a mechanical threat occurs, human beings are the target…?
Ronin turned towards Iron Man.
"I bet you had something to do with it, too, Tony!"
"Me?" Iron Man replied. "Don't put THIS on me, Saotome!"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was sadly mistaken by the fact that you had a hand in convincing Hank to include a weapon system in Ultron's design schematics. My bad."
"…"
"Guys, we don't have time for this," Sailor Moon said, as she kneeled by the unconscious Maria Hill, administering medical treatment. As soon as the Avengers arrived, Iron Man, using his upgrade "Mark Zero" armor, which did not feature a computer system, used his repulsor ray technology to sever the link between Ultron-6 and Agent Hill.
"How is Maria?" Wasp asked Sailor Moon.
"I don't see any apparent damage, although I am concerned about the long term ramifications of a direct 'hack' into the human mind," Sailor Moon said. The Moon Princess had been trained in medicine a long time before becoming an Avenger, which is one of the reasons why she had been sent to forefront upon learning what was happening to Maria upon learning what Ultron-6 was attempting to do.
"Hopefully, there won't be any damage from what Ultron had done."
"Enough of this talk," Hulk said, as he smacked his fist into his palm. "Smash now."
"Hulk, wait-!" Iron Man yelled, as the Hulk charged forward.
"YOUR STRENGTH MEANS NOTHING, MONSTER," Ultron-6 said, as he took hold of Hulk at the very last minute, and began to absorb the gamma radiation from the jade goliath's system.
"Arrrgh!" Hulk yelled, as he began to revert back to normal.
"Bruce!" Iron Man said, as he goes over to his friend's aid, just before Ultron-6 tried to blast Dr. Bruce Banner.
FWAM!
"Th-thanks," Banner said weakly.
"No problem, buddy," Iron Man said. He and Dr. Banner, as well as a number of brilliant superheroes, and villains, for that matter, attended Empire State University. Surprisingly, the common denominator for all of them was that the science-oriented superheroes, and villains, took the same seminar class, in "Philosophy of Metaphysical Science", that Usagi had taught while a lecturer at the school. In fact, some had wondered if it was the Moon Princess' fault for the plethora of costumed superheroes, and villains, that tend to create million, if not billions, of dollars in asset damages…
"So, 'Fearless Leader', what's the plan?" Ronin asked Iron Man.
"Oh, so NOW you are being differential to me," Iron Man replied, as he sits Dr. Banner next to Agent Hill.
"Tony, don't," Sailor Moon said, as she began to examine Dr. Banner. "You're not going to win this latest row with Ranma, and we DO have more pressing things to deal with at the moment."
"You're right, Sailor Moon," Iron Man said he maneuvered into position, and unleashed his Repulsor Beams from his gauntlets.
FWOOSH!
"USELESS," Ultron-6 said, as the beams bounced off his armor. "DO YOU NOT THINK THAT I WOULD NOT BE PREARED FOR THIS ATTACK? AFTER ALL, I DID STEAL THE TECHNOLOGY FROM YOUR ARMOR'S SPECIFICATIONS, AS WELL AS MAKE MY NEW BODY BASED UPON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CAPTAIN AMERICA'S SHIELD, TONY STARK."
"Tony," Sailor Moon began to say.
"Don't you start on me about this whole thing being my fault," Iron Man said. "I get enough grief as it is."
"No, I was about to suggest that you change the frequency of your weapon systems to match that of Ultron's armor," Sailor Moon said.
"What do you mean by that?" Wasp asked, as she fluttered by.
"Of course," Dr. Banner said in realization, as he puts on his glasses from his utility belt, which stretches every time he changes into "the other guy". "Every molecular structure has a unique vibration signature, when it comes to the states of matter."
"Yeah, I know," Wasp said. "There is the state of solid, of liquid, of gas, and of plasma. So?"
"I get it now," Iron Man said, as he manually prepared his next attack. "The only substance in the Universe that can affect adamantium is vibranium, since vibranium affects the state of adamantium."
"We don't exactly have any of the stuff with us, Tony," Ronin said.
"True, but remember Dr. Ulysses Klaw, aka 'The Klaw'?" Sailor Moon. "He took on the properties of Vibranium in order to become a living sound wave, one that can affect even adamantium."
"And that is why I need to make adjustments to my weapons tech," Iron Man began to say. "In the meantime…Ronin, I need a distraction."
"It's about time," Ronin said, as he cracked his knuckles.
"Sailor Moon, I need you to cover Ronin's rear. Bruce, can you hack into the SHIELD helicarrier's systems to deactivate the nuclear warheads?"
"Sure," Dr. Banner said, as he takes out what appeared to be personal access data device (PADD). "Nuclear technology happens to be my specialty, of course."
"Janet, provide cover for Bruce and Agent Hill," Iron Man said.
"Sure, thing," Wasp replied. "But, what are you going to do, Tony?"
"I need time to match the molecular frequency with Ultron's defenses, including his 'deflector shields'."
"Okay," Wasp said, as she fluttered to take over for Sailor Moon, before growing into her normal size. "Bunny? I got it."
"Alright," Sailor Moon said, as she hands over to Wasp her medical scanner. "Keep an eye on Agent Hill."
"You got it…"
Meanwhile, Ronin engages with Ultron-6.
"Kachū Tenshin Amaguriken!" Ronin yelled, before he delivered a flurry of several hundred thrown punches a moment into Ultron-6's chest. Immediately, Ronin noticed that the machine was trying to adapt to his fists by moving about the nanoprobes to reinforce his outer shell.
"You cannot stop me, human!" Ultron-6 said, as his mouth and eye began to glow. "You are just a biological creature, and my new body is made from adamatium-!"
"HA!" Sailor Moon yelled, as she brought down her Moon Scepter on top of Ultron-6's head, nearly causing it to be forced into the machine's chest cavity.
Ultron-6 was nearly in a state of shock, not realizing that just because his outer shell was impervious, that didn't mean the joints that supported couldn't be dislodged out of place. Blindly, Ultron-6 grabbed Sailor Moon and Ronin, and threw them away from him.
"Ah!" Sailor Moon yelped, as she was caught by Iron Man.
KTCH!
"I got you, beautiful," Iron Man said, as he sets Sailor Moon down unto her feet.
"Thanks," Sailor Moon said, as she collected herself and saw that Ultron-6 was reforming…
Not that it mattered to Ronin, one way or another.
"Moko Takabisha!" Ronin said, as he blasted the menacing robot with pure chi.
"Tony, are you ready?" Sailor Moon said, as she prepared herself.
"I need more time," Iron Man said.
"Then try a different prescription tablet," Sailor Moon grinned.
"Very funny."
"Hey, you left yourself wide open on that one," Sailor Moon said, as she stepped forward, twirled her Moon Scepter about, and-
"Moon Scepter Elimination!" Sailor Moon yelled, as she launched a giant heart at Ultron-6.
Now, one would think that the "Moon Scepter Elimination" attack would be the weakest attack as far as Ultron-6 was concerned. However, such an attack falls under the banner of "magic". And since magic defies the laws of physics, such an attack would inflict massive damage.
FWAM!
BOOM!
Luckily for Ultron-6, his hard shell protected his internal circuits from the brunt of the damage.
"YOUR EFFORTS ARE FOR NAUGHT, HUMAN," Ultron-6 said, as he reformed is body. "EVEN AS I SPEAK, I AM ADAPTING TO YOUR ATTACKS."
"Good for you, 'clockwork'," Ronin said with a smirk. "Now, say 'cheese'."
"WHY WOULD I MENTION A BOVINE PRODUCT?"
"Because we're about to have a 'photo finish'," Iron Man said, as he unleashed the full power of his 'Arc Chest Beam'. After fine tuning the calibration of the beam emitter, Iron Man was now prepared to render Ultron-6 body…useless.
FWAAAAMMMMMMM!
Ultron-6's body rattles from the effects of Iron Man's attack, it begins to break apart.
"IMPOSSIBLE!" Ultron-6 proclaimed.
"Everything is possible, when the Avengers are assembled," Iron Man said, as Ultron-6's head automatically removes itself from its body.
"Don't let it get away!" Wasp exclaimed.
"I got it!" Sailor Moon yelled, as she twirls around to launch a newest attack. "Moon Capture RAPTURE-!"
Sailor Moon creates a blizzard of glowing sparkles of light, which appeared all over the command deck of the SHIELD helicarrier. However, the sparkles quickly move and center around Ultron-6's fleeing head, freezing it in place.
"Dusted!" Sailor Moon said proudly.
"Hey, I helped, you know!" Ronin pouted.
"Of course you did, dear," Sailor Moon said, as she kissed her husband.
"A little better…"
"Wait, about the nukes?" Iron Man said, as he turned towards Dr. Banner.
CHIRP!
"Done," Dr. Banner said, as he smiled proudly. Any time he could save the world without hulking out was a plus. "I reprogrammed the warheads' trajectory to land in a spot in the middle of the Pacific Ocean harmlessly."
"Woo-hoo!" Wasp said. "We did it…"
Pause.
"Um, what did we exactly do?"
"I put Ultron's head in stasis, with a little help with magical girl…magic," Sailor Moon said, as she picks up the head. "But I don't how long the effects will last."
"Hopefully, they will last long enough for Hank to get here and to deal with Ultron-6," Iron Man said. "Other than that, a job well-done, team."
"For once," Ronin said with a smirk, causing Sailor Moon to shake her head with a sigh…
END FLASHBACK!
"Unfortunately, since then, Ultron has manifested himself on numerous occasions," Jocasta said. "In fact, he was responsible for my creation, when he attempted to create a mate based upon the memories and personality matrix of the late Janet Van Dyne, aka 'The Wasp'. Subsequently, Ultron was responsible for my newest body, originally dubbed 'Femtron' by the Media and Press, after melding his form with Mr. Tony Stark's body in order to create a cybernetic organism with the appearance of Ms. Van Dyne."
"Humph," Sasuke said. "Probably got the idea from THIS guy."
"Hey!" Naruto said.
"Er, so, what happened?" Sakura asked, as she broke out in a sweat.
"It was thanks to the Avengers that Ultron was neutralized, that Mr. Stark was restored, and that what was left was reconstituted as my new body," Jocasta said. "You can say that I am Ms. Van Dyne's twin sister, after a fashion."
"I have to say that I am fascinated with this museum of yours," Sai said. "There is a lot to learn just by observing your artifacts."
"I BET," Naruto replied.
"We do have time to look at the pieces that we have here at the Avengers Museum," Jocasta said. "I can show you what we have, as well as tell you the history behind them."
"I would like that, Miss Jocasta," Naruto said. "I…I always wondered what my folks were up to when they were 'superheroes' and not just 'heroes'."
"Well, then, follow me," Jocasta said, as she motioned the teens to follow her. "There is a lot of history involved in this place, and your parents were at the heart of it all…"
Tbc?
More Notes: Continuation will be review dependent. Otherwise, this story ends as a one-shot. At any rate, take care…
