SMST: Earth, Wind and Fire! - By DS Wynne

Disclaimer: "SM", "R1/2", "ST", "Avatar: The Last Airbender, and other properties belong to their respective owners.

Note: This is a multi-genre story.

Special note: While the set up takes place during "SMST: Hero Initiative", "SMST: The Village Hidden in the Moon", "SMST: Journey into Mystery" and "SMST: Journey to Adventure", in the year 2008-09, the rest is a "flashback" takes place shortly after Goku Son's defeat of Piccolo Daimao on Chikyuu (i.e. "Dragonball").

Part 1

Natsume Tendo looked up towards the aproximate location of her aunt Nabiki's bedroom should be...

"Father has been up there for a while," Natsume comments.

"Yeah, he has," replied her step-mother Usagi, as she turns her attention towards Nabiki's room. She knew EXACTLY what was going on, especially since she had been the one who suggested it. Still, in spite of Ranma's apparent attempts to "hide" his activities with the middle Tendo sister, Usagi knew that it was only a matter of time that Ranma's older daughter would figure what was going on...

"You know, you want to spar?" Usagi asked.

"Um, sure," Natsume says. "I'm already dress for it..."

"Good, so am I," Usagi says, as she gathers the shogi pieces. "Let's go..."

A few minutes later, Natsume, with her carpet beater, stood opposite of Usagi in the Tendo Dojo.

"Ready?" Natsume says, as she gets into a loose fighting stance.

Usagi checks her arm bracers, to serve as inhibitors for her powers, and gets into a "rabbit" stance.

"Ready."

"Here...GOES!" Natsume says, as she charges forward.

Usagi squints her eyes, as she read her movements. So far, Natsume was making sure that Usagi did not read her movements.

"HA!" Natsume yells, as she began to use a combination of jabs, thrusts (with her carpet beater) and kicks. It wasn't serious, since Natsume was trying to engage Usagi. However, she was frustrated that she could not read her step-mother's movements.

"Let's see...if THIS works," Natsume says to herself, as she began to whip her carpet beater. "Huh...HA!"

A small tornado is formed, and begins to head down towards Usagi.

"Ah, the 'Hiryu Carimbou' technique," Usagi says, as she performs 'mudra' hand signs.

"Air Style Jutsu: Air Scooter."

Usagi expelled a large gust of wind. At the same time, she rotated her arms to form a 'solid' ball of air.

"What is that?" Natsume says, having not seen the technique before.

"Pay attention to the fight, my dear," Usagi says, as she hops on top of the air bubble, and leaps just as Natsume's attack made contact with the ball.

FWOOM!

The ball and the tornado combined to form a bigger ball of air.

"Thanks for the 'donation'," Usagi says with a smile, as she sat down on the sphere nonchalantly.

"Whoa," Natsume says. "Amazing..."

Usagi smiles, as she performs a hand-stand and flips off her attack. The ball soon dissipates, though not before rattling the house a bit.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Loki and Ranma look up from their love-making.

"What is that confounding noise?" Loki replies. Loki, the Norse goddess of magic, also known as "The Trickster", was the combination of the original Asgardian Loki Laufeyson and Nabiki Tendo. Thanks to the Chousin "Tokimi", Loki and Nabiki merged into one being, with Nabiki being the dominate personality (as influenced by Loki). Why this was the case, only Tokimi knows. Regardless, the new "Loki Nabiki" (her full name) has come to love Ranma, in spite of her disdain for the avatar of the Wyld.

"Ah, don't worry about it, babe," Ranma replied, already guessing what was going on. "Less talk, more loving."

Back down in the dojo, Natsume and Usagi towel off while sipping bottled water.

"You know, that trick of yours is pretty neat," Natsume says. "I wish Father would teach it to Kurumi and I."

Usagi lowers her bottle from her nouth.

"You mean, Ranma hasn't taught you girls jutsus or anything?"

"Well, no. Mostly, Father is busy doing his own thing."

"Huh. Did you even ask?"

"Well, no-"

"Then, there you go. But...I can teach you a few things, since you girls did ask me to certify your right to teach 'Women's Anything Goes' martial arts."

"Wait, I thought Mother could do that."

"Um, no. Akane may be master of the Tendo School of Musabetsu Kakuto, but I'm the Grandmaster of Women's Musabetsu Kakuto. So, you could only teach your mother's arts, but NOT from the persepctive of the 'Main School'."

"Oh. Well, I'm sure Mother wouldn't mind if I learn from the Main School, so I can be a certified instructor in more than one aspect of our Art."

"Great!" Usagi says. "Considering that you are an advanced practitioner, learning the basics of the jutsus will be easy enough."

"And then?"

"And then we get to the fun part."

"Huh."

"Okay, so here's what we do FIRST..."

As Usagi begins teaching Natsume how to utilize jutsus, her mind goes back to how she and Ranma first developed the elemental jutsus, after first observing the skills of a twleve year-old boy...

FLASHBACK!

"Good-bye, Bulma!" says the young Goku Son with a wave, as he and his adopted parents Usagi and Ranma board a Capsule Corp space pod. It was the latest design from Dr. Briefs' "Capsule Corporation", which would allow the Saotome family to return to Earth (Prime) within a reasonable amount of time.

"Take care, squirt!" says Bulma, the daughter of the Briefs couple. "And don't get into trouble!"

"Thanks for the ride, Doc," Ranma says, as he shook Dr. Briefs' hands.

"Nothing to it, Ranma-my-boy," Briefs says. "As long as the boy has parents, that's thankful enough."

"Now, don't forget to write, Usagi," Mrs. Briefs says to Usagi. "And don't forget to have LOTS of children."

Usagi blushed slightly. Even though she and Ranma were married now, they couldn't consumate the relationship due to her acidic blood. She could have used the wish-fulfilling ''Dragonballs" to make her dreams come true, but since the balls could only be used once a year, it would have been selfish of her to use them for her own personal needs. No, if she was to thin out her blood, Usagi would have to resort to the use of Capsule Corp's designer medication for a while before it is safe to be in a relationship with her new husband.
Not that there weren't other ways to be intimate though...

"We'll try, Mrs. Briefs," Usagi says with a half smile.

Meanwhile, an agent of the demented, and disgraced, Emperor Pilaf finishes placing the bomb on the main component of the warp drive.

"Get rid of YOU...no more problems," says the dark-haired Agent Mai. "And without you, my associates in the Red Ribbon Army will be ready to find those stupid Dragonballs...in a YEAR. HOHOHOHOHOHO!"

Soon, the space pod, dubbed "The Dragon's Path", leaves the space around Chikyuu (called "Earth" in the native tongue), one of many Earth-like doppelganger worlds that were created by the mysterious Preservers.

"Pops, I'm hungry," Goku says.

"Goku, we JUST ate before leaving," Ranma says. "The again...I can use a bite myself."

"COOL!"

"Usagi?" Ranma yells back. "Can you bring us something to eat?"

"Sure thing," Usagi says, as she went through the cabinets, were the food capsules are stored. She was glad to pack PLENTY of food for the trip back to Earth.

"Dinner will be ready shortly."

"Fine. Just let me set the ship on automatic, and we'll be ready to go."

After punching up the proper sequence, Ranma activated the warp engines. His sixth sense rang too late, as the engines roared to life.

"What-?"

BOOM!

The pod began to careen out of control, as it shifted in and out of warp space.

"Mayday, mayday!" Ranma yelled into the communications link. "We are having problems-"

"You think?" Usagi managed to say.

"Pops, what's happening?"

"We are going to have to make an emergncy shunt back into normal space, but to WHERE, I don't know."

"Strap into your seat, hon," Usagi says.

"Okay," Goku replied, as he did as he was told.

"Y'all in?" Ranma says.

"I am!"

"Me, too, dear."

"Good, here GOES...!"

SKREEEEEEEEE-!

Meanwhile, on the planet known to its inhabitants as "Jeegoo" (called "Earth" in the native tongue), a brother and sister (teenaged) pair are out fishing in the bitter cold of that world's southern arctic region.

"I'm telling you, Katara," says the older boy. "We'll get some food just yet."

The girl looks up with annoyance.

"You've been saying that all morning, Sokka," the girl replied.

"Humph!" Sokka says. He the sees a falling object.

"Wait, what's that?" Sokka says, as it points to the object.

Katar looks up, and frowns.

"It's...coming OUR way!" Katara yelled.

"No kidding!" Sokka says. "JUMP!"

The siblings leap onto a nearby floating ice-sheet, just as the metal object comes crashing into the water.

SPLASH!

It then hits a nearby block of ice, halting it in its tracks...

"What is THAT?" Katara asked.

"How am I suppose to know?" Sokka yells.

Katara, who was already angry at her brother, stomps her feet.

"Sokka, NOW is NOT the time to get ON MY CASE!"

A power seemed to spike within the girl, causing a glowing ice ball to emerge from the depths of the water. At the same time, a hatch on the side of the object pops open.

"What the heck was that?" Ranma says, as he felt a surge of energy from outside. He looks down.

"You two okay?"

"I am, Pops," Goku says.

"Me, too, Ranma," Usagi replies. "What's going on?"

"I'm not sure-"

"Hey, YOU!" yells a voice from below.

Ranma looks down to see a teenager holding a spear at him. Already, Ranma became famiuliar with the boys language, thanks to passing the "Test of the World Tree", which allows him to speak any Earth language. And, apparently, the boy was speaking an Earth language.

"Huh?"

"Who are you?" the boy demanded, while the girl was paying more attention to the glowing ball of ice. "You could have gotten myself and my sister killed, you know!"

"Oh," Ranma says. "I'm 'Ranma Saotome'...and sorry about...this..."

Tbc.

Author's note: Yep, this is the "Avatar: The Last Airbender" tie-in, with "Dragonball" elements. So, Goku Son is still a kid, and has yet to learn how to fly (as does Usagi and Ranma). In this lore, there are doppelganger worlds that look like Earth. So, on one planet, there is the world of DBZ, on another, One Piece, on another, Pokemon, and so on. Some are known to the Federation, while others are not. As for Usagi's condition, her newest body is based upon the cloning techniques as seen in "Alien Resurrection". So, she has enhanced physical abilities and predatory instincts, but her blood is acidic, which is why she has not gone on a proper honeymoon with her new husband Ranma. For now, she is concentrating on thinning out her blood, and taking care of her and Ranma's adopted child Goku. Finally, the title of this latest addition is a clue to what "bending" arts Ranma, Usagi and Goku will be mastering (Ranma will figure out a way to master all the elements, since he'll see it as a challenge, but only the Avatar will have his "Avatar state" as the "wild card" that trumps Ranma's abilities if need be). Which ones that the new arrivals will learn will be up to you (at least until I am sure that I won't get any further input on this matter). C&C are always welcomed.