TRTSS10: Planet Ranma! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: R1/2, SM, ST and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story, based upon Marvel Comics' "Planet Hulk" storyline, as well as the DC Comics storyline "Public Enemies". C&C are welcomed.
Part 10
Meanwhile, back on Earth...
"Not today, Superman," said the World's Mightiest Mortal, Captain Marvel cold-cocks Superman, using the magic to cause aggravated damage to the Man of Steel, since Superman, like any other human or Kyptonian, was susceptible to magic…
"Damn it, Marvel," Superman said, as he held his jaw. "I don't have time for this."
With a solid punch to the ground, Superman causes the ground to erupt, resulting in debris flying up towards Captain Marvel.
"Whoa!" Captain Marvel said, just as Superman flew up in the air to deliver a punch that was expertly blocked.
Meanwhile, Batman narrowly dodged a volley of arrows from Hawkman's arrows.
It should be noted that at this was before Ranma Saotome would take Katar Hol's place as the Winged Wonder from Thanagar, before he was killed during the "Blackest Night Event"…
Nevertheless, Batman dodges the attack, and leaps over Hawkman. At the same time, the Dark Knight throws a pair of bolas at Hawkman, binding his wings, arms and legs in the process.
Meanwhile, Amadeus Cho, a godson of Ranma and Usagi, used the distraction outside the military facility to successfully upload key tactical data from Lex Luthor's personal files.
"That's it, boy," Amadeus said, as he rubs the ears of his pet coyote pup "Kirby", whom he found alone shortly before the Hulk and Ranma's disappearance. Ever since Cho's parents were murdered by a rogue Technocratic scientist named Pythagoras Dupree (codename: "Excello"), for trying disrupt the goddess Athena's plans to create a new "Prince of Power" for a new age. Excello rejected his chance, out of fear, to be the Prince of Power for his age, but wanted to make sure that no one else took his place. So, he set up a phony contest to test would-be candidates, and then killed them afterwards. By luck, Cho barely missed getting killed, so he was on the lam until his godparents caught up with him. For the most part, Cho comes and goes as he pleases, with his godparents checking up on him from time to time, since neither Cho nor the Saotomes wanted any additional collateral damage. Still, the deal was that as long as Cho stayed out of trouble, did his homework and checked in with his godparents daily, Cho will always have support. In fact, the Saotomes are making legal moves to have the courts grant Cho emancipated status upon his 16th birthday…
Nevertheless, with the escalating conflict within the superhero community, with hero fighting hero over the Superhero Registration Act of 2006, no one could be trusted. Hence, that is why Sailor Moon had to rely upon her godson's skills to get the data she needed from President Luthor's files, even if it meant using dear friends as distractions…
"I got the files, Usagi," Cho said happily, as he pulls out the memory stick from the main system.
"Do you now?" Luthor said, as he enters the room with Dr. Amanda Waller (heavy-set African American woman), head of Task Force X, which operates "Suicide Squad" (superhuman criminals used for suicide missions) and "Argent" (undercover metahuman specialists who investigate metahuman phenomenon).
"Mr. President!" Cho exclaimed.
"I will be taken that," Waller said, as she directs security to apprehend the boy.
"I need this information, so that the world can be saved," Cho said, as Kirby growled.
"I know about what Sailor Moon is attempting to do," Luthor said. "I've already have a warrant out for her arrest, and neither Superman nor Batman can help you now-"
Suddenly, Captain America comes crash through the window, using his famous shield as a battering ram.
"Maybe Captain America, perhaps?" Cho said with a smirk.
"You!" Luthor yelled.
"Me," Captain America replied. He then grabs Cho.
"Hang on, son," Captain America said, as he takes Cho, and leaps out of the building, using the same means.
"I thought that fool Iron Man has things covered?" Luthor said, as he surveyed the damage.
"General Steve Rogers will be dealt with, sir," Waller replied. "And so will the Kryptonian and the Cape Crusader."
"Of course, they will be dealt with," Luthor said, as he taps a button on his desk. A door slid open revealing a green/purple battle-suit.
"I will personally see to it. In the mean time, get me Stark…"
Meanwhile, in Tokyo, Japan…
"I can't believe you're going up instead of me," said teenaged genius Hiro Okamura, aka "Toy Man". He was the son of Winslow Schott, the original Toy Man.
Usagi pulls herself from the chassis of "Sailor Moo One", a giant robot that Hiro had built as a gift to his "crush". It had been updated for a trip that she didn't think she will make it back alive…
"Hiro, there will always be 'Magical Girls'," Usagi said, as she wiped her hands. "Not to many boy geniuses-"
"Mom!" Power Woman yelled from a command plank. "We got the telemetry data you needed!"
"Good, begin feeding the data to the onboard computer."
"Okay…"
"I'll miss her," Hiro said, as he placed a hand on the giant robot. "She was my first."
"I REALLY hope that you didn't do anything…gross to her," Usagi frowned.
Before Hiro could say anything, the proximity alarms sounds.
"Eh?" Hiro said, as pulls out his modified "Gameboy Advanced System" to see who had set off the alarms. "There's something metal coming our way-"
Suddenly, Iron Man comes down with a roar.
"Usagi, you're under arrest, as signed by the President of the United States!" Iron Man said.
"No!" Power Woman yelled, as she took to the air.
"Lara, wait!" Usagi said, as she tried to warn her daughter not to engage in combat.
Iron Man taps into his repulse beams, and blasted Power Woman.
"Augh!"
"Get the heck out of here!" Hiro said, as he tapped his wrist watch. From everywhere, pieces of robot armor forms around the boy, creating the persona "Toy Man".
"I will stop you!"
"Oh, please," Iron Man said. "Kid, I've playing the armor game for a long time. Observe."
Iron Man uses his Extremis abilities to shut Toy Man down, as evident by the fact that Toy Man's armor fell over "dead".
"Hey!" Toy Man said. "What gives…?"
Iron Man lands in front of Usagi. For a moment, there was a moment of silence between the two heroes…
"If you're going to be here, you might as well help me suit up," Usagi said with a smirk, as she picks up her tools.
"I'm sorry, but you're coming in," Iron Man said, as he raises his right palm at Usagi.
"Huh. So, you are going to turn me in, on the orders of a man who, by most accounts, is a 'supervillain'?"
"President Luthor's criminal record was expunged," Iron Man replied.
"Yes, after he proved himself instrumental in stopping Darkseid's last invasion of Earth," Usagi said. "Or was it the invasion of the Crime Syndicate of Amerika from the Anti-verse? But anyway, everything that is Lex Luthor is about proving himself better than Superman, ever since they were kids."
"It's not place to make that call," Iron Man said. "Look, I'll do what I can to vouch for you, but you have to stop this."
"Tony, do you even know what's going on?" Usagi said.
"I know that you've went rogue, after helping Superman and Batman escape, as well as have Captain America still classified documents."
"Tony, Luthor is withholding key documents that would allow others to test his findings over the impending impact of the Kryptonite fragment, which was the size of a planetoid. So, guess what? Luthor is using the impending crisis to blame Superman for, while accumulating more power."
Pause.
"You know I'm right, Tony."
For a moment, Iron Man simply looked at Usagi…
"Perhaps, I can help you reinforce the structural integrity of your…ship," Iron Man said, as he looked up at the giant robot facsimile of Sailor Moon. He then peeked underneath the faux skirt.
"Wow, the realism is uncanny."
"Blame it on the hormones of a lovestruck teenager," Usagi said with a smirk.
"I heard that!" Toy Man yelled.
Thirty minutes later, Usagi, in her space suit, while strapped into the cockpit of "Mecha Sailor Moon", performs the final systems check.
"All systems checked on my end," Usagi said.
"Mom, all systems are go," Lara said, as she handled the launch sequence, still not really trusting Iron Man.
"Impressive work, kid," Iron Man said, sans the helmet. "Maybe you can work for me someday?"
"Maybe you can bite me?" Hiro replied.
"My kind of guy…"
"Humph," Hiro said, as he turned to look at the monitors. "You're all set, Usagi."
"T-minus 10 and counting," Lara said. "Nine…eight…seven…six…five…four…three…two…one-"
"Launch!" Hiro yelled, as he pressed the launch button on the main control panel.
With a roar, Mecha Sailor Moon launches into space from a former missile silo-turned-toy factory that had been abandoned after the yen collapsed. The people of Tokyo looked up to see something shooting up into the skies…
"Oh, my," Kasumi Tendo said, as she looked out her window.
"What is it?" Akane Tendo said, as she enters the kitchen. She had been fuming for weeks, ever since Ranma disappeared for some strange reason. The only reason why she wasn't totally livid was that she knew that the "cross-dressing pervert" was not in the company of her usual rivals…
"I'm not sure, but I just saw a flying, giant magical girl with an unusual hairstyle."
"Sis, don't be silly," Akane replied. "There's no such thing."
"Maybe…"
Meanwhile, on Sakaara…
Ranma Saotome (still in his girl form, due to the overly superstitious nature of the Sakaarans) and her squad waited until the viceroy and his entourage has crossed into the proverbial kill zone. Ever since the escape of the Warbound from the gladiatorial games, they have been living out in the wild. At the same time, the denser atmosphere, lower oxygen content and heavier gravity had an effect on Ranma and the Hulk. Not only had they recovered, but their respective bodies have been enhanced. In fact, anyone who comes to live on Sakaara for any significant amount of time, willingly or not, will be enhanced. Still, Ranma's mastery over "her" chi levels would have allowed her to survive indefinitely anyway, so what has happened to her was a bonus.
"Get ready," Ranma-onna said, as she signals her squad.
Elloe, Ranma-onna's bedmate and war sister, sneaks up to Ranma-onna;s position.
"Ranma, are you sure about this?" Elloe asked.
"The Viceroy is a fat dog who has been stealing from the people for years," Ranma-onna said. "It's time for him to give back."
Elloe nods her head in reply. She hoped that her band makes it to southern province by nightfall, if they were to get safe harbor…
Ranma-onna then uses her pocket mirror to signal the squad on the other side of the ravine. Thus, with that, a massive explosion occurs, trapping the caravan.
"Follow my lead," Ranma-onna said, as she stood up. "Yo!"
The Viceroy looks up to see Ranma-onna, who was wearing her gladiator's garb still, and a Red Sakaaran.
"Well, how lovely," the viceroy said, as he continues to lounge on his transport while eating grapes. "What can I do for you?"
"You can hand over your money," Ranma-onna said. "Think of it as a donation."
"Ah, I see," the Viceroy said, as he holds a transponder in his hand. "I don't think my protectors would like that…"
"Eh?" Elloe said.
Suddenly, the air around him and his entourage shimmer, revealing warbots.
"It's a trap!" said Ranma-onna said, before bursting out laughing.
"I don't see the humor in that, Ranma!" Elloe said. "And we're not equipped to deal with these mechs!"
"It's…an old joke from…my world," Ranma-onna replied. "As for the other matter, I'll take care of it."
With that, Ranma-onna leaps down to the floor of the ravine. As she does, she changes forms…
With a thunderous roar, Ranma-onna becomes…"Hulkma" (or "She-Hulkma", to be exact)!
"Egads!" the Viceroy said, as he and his entourage was taken aback.
"Humph," Hulkma-onna sneered, thinking that an accident involving a Sakaaran landmine nearly cost her life, and that Bruce Banner, aka "The Hulk", being the only human on the planet, donated his blood for Ranma-onna's recovery. Now, she had the ability to go green…literally!
"Now, where were we?" Hulkma-onna said, as she cracked her knuckles.
The Viceroy, who heard of the legendary Green Scar, could only sweat in silent fear.
"…"
Tbc.