Insert Sailor Moon!4 – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: "Sailor Moon", "Ranma ½" and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This story is a semi-alt, fusion crossover.
Part 4: "A Black Rose Cometh!"
DING!
"Come on, Ranma!" Akane said from her position in Ranma's corner. "You can do it!"
Ranma, in female guise, nodded. Ever since Upperclassman Kuno's younger sister, Kodachi ("The Black Rose") Kuno, had declared her love for her male form, it was one mishap after another…
FLASHBACK!
"Here!" said the merchant. "Have another!"
"Thank you, sir!" Ranma-chan said, as she accepted the egg rolls. Every so often, Ranma uses her female guise to score some treats for herself. It was one of the few times that Ranma appreciated her cuteness. As she went about her way, she heard a large commotion in the nearby yard. Curious, she went to investigate…
A lone school girl, who suspiciously looked liked a female Upperclassman Kuno, was using some sort of long ribbon to beat up some boys.
Feeling sorry for the victims, Ranma took the imitative by grabbing the end of the ribbon. The attacker was surprised that there was someone audacious enough to intercede on her prey's behave.
"Who are you?!" the girl asked.
"Call me…'Usagi'," Ranma said, as she flicked her odango hair to the side. She has long since picked up the nickname from Upperclassman Kuno (Brrrrr!). "Don't you think that it's not fair for you to pick on the weakling?"
"On the contrary…EVERYTHING is fair in love and war!"
The girl attacked Ranma with a series of bowling ball pins, but Ranma simply jumped over the attack landed…and slipped on a rock.
"Ouch!" Ranma said.
"Humph," the girl said, as she regained her composure. "I don't know who you are, but you have made an enemy of KODACHI, THE BLACK ROSE! HOHOHOHOHOHO-!"
With a flurry of black rose petals, Kodachi disappeared.
"Owie," Ranma said, as she got up. "I got to work on my landings…"
Ranma then turned to Kodachi's victims.
"You boys ought to be ashamed of yourselves for allowing a girl to pick on you."
"Ranma, you have a lot of nerve!" one of the victims said.
"Huh?" Ranma replied. "I'm only Usagi-"
"We know that!" said another victim, as all three victims took off their excess bandages, revealing the fact that they were members of Furinken High School's martial gymnastic team.
"What happened?" Ranma asked.
Apparently, the St. Hebeneke School for Girls' martial gymnastic team leader, Kodachi Kuno, was attacking her opponents before the official matches began. So, she was attacking the Furinken team.
Thankfully, Ranma was on hand.
Well, not exactly…
"I'll do it!" Akane Tendo says, after being encouraged to participate in the martial arts gymnastic match. At the moment, she was trying to get her gymnastic equipment ready in the Tendo dojo.
"Akane, you KNOW that you're a klutz," Ranma said, as he stretched his limbs.
"Well, so are YOU."
"Only when female," Ranma replied. "And even so, I have used it to my advantage."
"Riiiii-ight," Akane replied. "Look, are you going to help me or not?"
"If you ask nicely."
Akane, now fuming, picks up a nearby pitcher of water, and throws it at Ranma.
"Can you help NOW?"
"Sure, Akane-chan!" the now female Ranma says with glee. Then, her expression changes, as she slaps her left palm on her forehead. "D'oh!"
Unfortunately, having "Ranma-chan" trying to help train Akane was like having a bull in a China shop.
"Ugh!" Akane said, as she was trying to untangle herself from Ranma-chan. "Get off of me!"
"I'm sorry Akane-chan," Ranma replied. "It's just that it's kinda hard to focus on someone I like."
"…"
"But, we can still-"
"BRA-vo," said a voice.
Akane and Ranma turn to see Ryouga and Nabiki, who were coming off from their study date.
"I see you are actually contributing for a change, Saotome," Nabiki says dryly.
"We're just practicing for 'Kane-chan's match, big sister," Ranma replies.
"Well, I don't know much about gymnastics," Ryouga says, as he picks up a stray ribbon. "But-"
Ryouga immediately whips the ribbon around, before snaking it around Ranma-chan's body, and begins to whip it around the room.
"-I can manage to teach you a thing or two!"
"Maaaaaake iiiiiiiiiiit stoooooooooooop!" Ranma-chan replies.
"Sure."
FLICK!
"Oof!" Ranma-chan said, as she fell on the dojo. "Why are you being so mean to me!?! WAH!"
"Ryouga…" Nabiki smirked.
"Okay, okay! I'm…sorry."
Ranma-chan's expression changed.
"Gotcha! As if your little antics can hurt ME. Biiiiiiii!"
"Why you-!"
"Guys, I'm going to bed," Nabiki says. "Keep the noise down, will you?"
"Okay, guys," Akane says. "As much as I like you two beating the brains out of each other, I really need help, guys!"
"Okay, truce?" Ryouga says.
SPLASH!
"Truce," Ranma-chan says, as she flicks her cup away.
"Oh, I'm going to enjoy THIS," Ryouga-chan smiles viciously.
Late in the night, and early morning…
"Okay, take THAT!" Ranma-chan says, as she throws a hulahop at Ryouga-chan.
"Ha! Take THIS!" Ryouga-chan replied, as she threw back a series of bowling pins.
Unfortunately, in typical fashion, the training session degenerated into yet another Ranma/Ryouga fight, with Akane stuck in the middle. And it was because of that, that Akane twisted her foot during the practice session.
"Are you two STILL up?" Akane said, as she hobbled to bop her housemates.
"She started it!" Ranma-chan and Ryouga-chan said in unison.
"Well, it's getting late," Akane replied. "GO TO BED!"
The two trans-gendered martial artists went to soak in the furo, only to realize something.
They weren't changing back to their normal selves right away.
"Ryouga…?" Ranma said with worry.
Before Ryouga said something, the change took place.
FLOOP!
"Ah, much better," Ranma said, as he relaxed. "So, what are we going to do?"
"Well…YOU can compete in Akane's stead," Ryouga replied.
"Me? What about you?"
"Hey, you volunteered, I didn't. Besides, I got other things to do."
"Oh, I see. This is about Nabiki, isn't it?"
"Well…maybe a little," Ryouga said with a blush. "Besides, she kinda reminds me of Ryo, once you get to know her."
"…"
"What?
"Who the heck is Ryo?"
"This boy I met…I'm doing it again, ain't I?"
Ranma nods.
Ryouga sighs. These snippets of memories and personality switches were getting on his nerves.
"I don't want to talk about it. Besides, you wouldn't understand."
"You think I don't?" Ranma replies. "It's getting harder to think like a guy when I'm a girl. And don't get me started about the dreams I'm having. I mean, enough with the princesses and moons, for crying out loud!"
"Yeah, well, we can always razz on your dad in the morning," Ryouga smirked.
Ranma smiles at the thought.
Across the hall…
"Man, I don't know what I am going to do," Akane said, as she lay down her bed. When she looked up, she saw a girl, who was wearing leotards, and had a wooden hammer in her mouth, stuck on the ceiling.
"Wha-?"
"En garde!" the girl said, as she began her attack.
Akane leaped out of the bed, and landed with one foot.
"Who are you!?" Akane said, as she hobbled out of the way.
"I am to be your opponent! I am Kodachi, the Black Rose of St. Hebeneke's School for Girls."
"Well, you're too late. I can't compete with this bum ankle."
The black haired girl looked at her opponent warily.
"Nevertheless, I can't take that chance!"
And with that, Kodachi attacked.
"RANMA! RYOUGA! Help!"
"Akane!" Ryouga and Ranma said, as they bolted out of the furo. Unfortunately, in their haste, they knocked over the pail of water over their bodies, triggering their transformation.
"Come on!" Ranma-chan yelled, as she bolted out of the bathroom.
"Ranma, wait-!" Ryouga-chan, as she grabbed her towel.
Ranma-chan rushed into Akane's room, and saw Akane's attacker.
"HOLD IT!"
All eyes turned to Ranma-chan.
"Who-who are you?" Kodachi asked while doing a warding hand gesture.
"You can call me…Usagi! Attacking the injure is wrong!"
Ranma-chan performed a sentai poise.
"In the name of love and justice, I shall punish you!"
"Gah…" Akane said with embarrassment. "Um, aren't you missing something?"
Ranma-chan was puzzled at first, and then noticed how cold it was…
"Eeep!"
Ranma-chan ran out of the room, quickly puts on her clothes, and rushes back to Akane's defense. She could see that Ryouga-chan was already engaged in battle with the intruder.
"Ha!" Ryouga-chan said, as she thrust a solid punch.
Kodachi dodged the attack, and threw a chain with heavy weights on each end. The chains caught Ryouga-chan, and weighted her down. She was about to pounce on the blue-haired girl, when Ranma-chan attacked with a flying kick.
CRASH!
And out the two went.
Kodachi landed with her feet on the next roof, while Usagi landed on her rear-end.
"Ow!"
SPLASH!
"Man, that's hot!"
"Just find her and get her out of here," Nabiki says.
Kodachi, not seeing this transformation, went on her way, but she slipped on a loose tile.
"Ooh!" Kodachi said, as she plummeted to the ground.
Ranma, seeing this, leaped to Kodachi's rescue. Having caught her, Ranma wanted to check to see if she was okay.
"You okay?" Ranma asked.
Kodachi looked up into Ranma's eyes…and found out that she was in love!
"Kind sir, what is your name?"
"Um, Ranma," Ranma replied. "You shouldn't be here."
"I know, it's just that- here, have a token of my appreciation."
Ranma accepted the black rose bouquet, and as soon as he did, a whiff of gas emitted from the petals.
"Wha-?" Ranma replied, realizing that he's been drugged!
"And now, I, the Black Rose, will find true love!"
Suddenly, Kodachi's danger senses rang.
Streaks of bandannas rained down on Kodachi, who leaps in the nick of time.
"Leave him alone!" Ryouga-chan yelled, as she leaped to Ranma's defenses.
Kodachi looks at this, and assumes the worse.
"So…there is another female I will have to compete with," Kodachi says. "Very well, I shall return. HOHOHOHOHOHOHO-!"
And in a hail of petals, Kodachi disappears.
"You okay, Ranma-kun?" Ryouga-chan says.
"I'll be fine, ugh. Wait! Why all the concern?"
"It's nothing, okay? Jerk!"
And with that, Ryouga-chan stomps back inside.
"Uh, Akane, somebody? I need some help over here!"
"Really, Ranma. With you hitting on anything that is female, why should I?" Akane says, as she covers Ranma's body with a blanket. "'Night!"
And thus Ranma was alone outside in the cold…all night.
Over the course of a few days, Ranma-chan trains. Of course, this didn't stop Kodachi from attacking "the fair-haired harridan", or prevent her form molesting her male form. And thus, the day of the match, Ranma-chan (or "Usagi") is ready for anything.
Well, not quite anything.
END FLASHBACK!
DING!
Kodachi throws three razor sharp hula-hoops, as they aim straight for the turnbuckle.
"Look out!" said "Ami" (Ryouga-chan's alias). She was handling Nabiki's confidence games at the site of the match, and is reporting the events through her Mercury Computer (where she keeps her booking records).
Akane ducks, just as the hoops slices through the turnbuckle.
"My fair hair Princess!" Tatewaki Kuno proclaims. "I root you on!"
"Usagi" blushes, which was long enough for Kodachi to club her with a solid rope.
CLANG!
"Ranma, stay focus!" Akane says.
"Usagi" nods. Every time she is using her female side, she runs the risk of invoking her "klutz factor". She had to stay on top of the game.
"'Ami'!" "Usagi" yells. "Give me you umbrella!"
"Ami", dressed in a typical girls school uniform, reaches for her umbrella.
"Excuse, I need this," "Ami" says.
"You Furinken girls ought to know that you are OUR guests," said a St. Hebeneke girl. "Show us some respect."
With a shrug of her shoulders, "Ami" lifts her umbrella, which underneath the girl's bench, with the girl and her friends on it. With yet another casual shrug, "Ami" flips the entire row, thus clearing the bench.
"Augh!" came the cries.
"Here!" "Ami" says.
"Thanks!" "Usagi" said, as she used the umbrella to block the attack.
Eventually, after some wear and tare, "Usagi" won the match.
Later, in the locker room…
"Aw, man," "Usagi" said, as she soaked her feet in ice.
"Well, you did beat the odds," "Ami" replied.
"Yeah, well, I could have done it," Akane replies. Yet again, her chances for glory slips her fingers-
BOOM!
One of the walls gives way to an angry girl with bombori clubs.
"YOU, dumpling girl, blue-haired girl…I KILL!"
"SHAMPOO!" yells Usagi and Ami in unison.
Tbc.
Author's note: How soon should I bring in the Sailor fukus? Let me know.
Next time: "A Hot Brand of Shampoo!"