TRTSS17: Mirrored Tempus! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: R1/2, SM, ST and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Special Note: This mini-series takes place before the events depicted in "Blackest Reign and a Dark Night!". As always, C&C are welcomed.
Part 12
Meanwhile, back at the Tendo Compound, the Sailor Scouts and the so-called Nerima Wrecking Crew, and a few of their younger counterparts, are assembled in the dojo, along with other guests. Needless to say the reaction to these turn of events were…interesting.
"WAHHHH!" Y. Usagi cried out. "I got monster children!"
"Mother, I'm not a monster," said Moka-chan, as she sighed. She wanted to take a break from her boyfriend Tsukune and their friends. Well, she needed to take a break from your half-sister Kokoa's attempt to kill her, or, at the very least, force her to change into her darker personality. She certainly didn't want to be in a position where her own mother, even a temporal doppelganger, would want to reject her outright...
"But you got fangs and stuff!"
"Moka-chan is only half-vampire," said Ruby the Witch. She had accompanied the daughter of the Lady of Shadows as her adult escort for her trip to Tokyo, as well as be around if Moka-sama decides to show up…
"She will only drink enough blood to survive, not to relish in the suffering of others."
"I don't know," Y. Usagi said. "But…her father is Dracula…"
"Mom, she's okay," Power Woman said, as she attempts to defend her half-sister, in spite of her nocturnal origins. "I've known Moka for years. She's a sweet girl."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Who is your father?" Y. Mamoru asked.
"Superman, actually."
"Wow," Y. Usagi said. "I got married to the American superhero?"
Y. Mamoru turns towards Y. Usagi's older counterpart.
"Is Chibiusa our daughter?" Y. Mamoru asked incredulously.
"Of course she is," Usagi said, as she kissed her Sekirei, Miya Asama, on the cheek, while wrapping her arms around her waist. Miya decided to come down to Tokyo with Ranma's Sekirei. "Why wouldn't she be?"
"But…you have all these…liaisons."
"Mister Chiba, I care for my Ashikabi very much," Miya said sweetly, as she stepped forward to defend her beloved. "And I know that you care about Usagi. But I will say this: make her sad, and I will be very disappointed."
That's when Miya exhibit her trademark demon-visage look.
"Gah!" Mamoru yelped.
"See?" Y. Usagi exclaimed. "I've become an icky-woman!"
"Oh, be quiet," Usagi said. "Now I'm feeling weird about all this…"
"I still can't believe that I missed this opportunity to be with the Princess," Haruka said. Already, she was thinking of certain possibilities for when she and the other scouts return to the past. Unfortunately for the Senshi of Uranus, so was the Senshi of Neptune.
"Don't you dare, Haruka," Michiru said.
"Um, well…"
"RANMA!" Y. Soun yelled at Y. Ranma. "How dare you sully the honor of my precious Akane with these girls?"
Y. Soun was referring to the fact that Ranma's older counterpart had his Sekirei hanging on the younger Ranma.
"I didn't do nothing!" Y. Ranma said. "This is the other Ranma's fault!"
"Matsu, maybe if we can corrupt our Ashikabi's younger persona, he'll be more inclined to make us proper women?" said the dark-haired Kazehana, as she leers at Y. Ranma.
"Well, there is a possibility that by altering Minato-san formative days, he can be properly groomed," Matsu said, as she inputted her calculations in her personal access data device.
"Good," said the blond Tsukumi, as she stares at the older Ranma, who was in a middle of a conversation with Hourman and a few other members of the Justice Society of America—Mr. Terrific, Dr. Midnite and Stargirl—regarding a temporal paradox wave that threatens to cause great harm, with the epicenter being around Japan.
"By then, he'll only know ME as the one-true bride."
"No, Musubi is one-true bride!" said the Kumo-ken mistress. "Musubi will train younger Minato to be even better fighter!"
"Ku-chan likes both Minato-san(s)!" Kusano said, as she watered her potted plant.
"Even after all this time, I'm always amazed by how much everyone 'loves' Ranma," said the old Nabiki with a smirk.
"I hear that you have had an affair with Saotome," said Y. Nabiki. She still can't believe her older counterpart had married Tatewaki Kuno, of all people. Then again, Kuno did come from a rich family, albeit a crazy one…
"Yes, and?" Nabiki said, as she cocked her head a bit.
"What do you see in him? He's uncouth, and limitedly talented."
"True, but he's good in the sack."
"Um…"
"Oh, my," said Y. Kasumi, as she placed her free hand over her mouth.
"Nabiki, that is improper talk," said the older Kasumi.
"Big Sister, don't sit in judgment over MY actions," Nabiki said between sips of her tea. "You had been involved with Ranma longer than I have."
"Oh, my," Y. Kasumi and Y. Nabiki said in unison, while Kasumi blushed furiously…
"Mom should've called us sooner if she is going to have this great adventure or something," Naruto said. "I could use the additional experience."
"Idiot, not everything has to be about training, you know," Sasuke said, as he continued to meditate.
"You're just saying that because you don't want to be surpassed by ME," Naruto grinned.
"Keep believing that, why don't you…"
"Big brother, you shouldn't take things for granted," Renata said.
"But it's true, you know-!"
"So, you're another one of Usagi's children, eh?" Y. Mamoru said with lament.
"Yeah, what about it?" Naruto said with suspicion, as he folds his arms.
"Naruto, be nice," Renata said with bubbly smile. She then turns towards Y. Mamoru.
"Hi, my name is Renata Saotome," Renata said with a bow. "My brother is Naruto Uzumaki…"
Y. Mamoru had trouble responding for two reasons.
One, Usagi's daughter was obviously "blessed". And, secondly, Renata was wearing her usual kunoichi mesh shirt without her undergarments, which became apparent when her jacket opened up a little.
"Gah!" Y. Mamoru yelped, as he exhibited the classic nosebleed attack. "Cover yourself!"
"Eh?"
"Humph," Sasuke said with a smirk. "Obviously, cousin Usagi has poor taste in her boyfriends…"
"You're not related to the princess are you?" Y. Rei asked. She could feel the evil practically coming from this younger teenager…
"Not by blood, I am."
"Sasuke Uchiha is Ranma's cousin," Akane replied, as she brings out a tray of drinks and snacks with Nodoka and Y. Nadoka into the living room.
"Did you say…Uchiha?" Y. Genma asked with suspicion.
"What of it?" Sasuke replied.
"Er, nothing," Y. Genma replied. "It's nothing…"
"Humph."
"Everyone, listen up," Ranma said, as he addressed everyone in the room. "First, I apologize for this inconvenience."
"It ain't enough," Ryouga said.
"That's all you're going to get," Ranma replied.
"Mom, Dad, don't fight," said Ryanko Hibiki.
"Wait, did she just call you…'Mom'?" Y. Ranma said in fear. "And you…'Dad'?"
"What?" Y. Ryouga exclaimed. "You mean, Ranma and I are going to-?"
"NO," Ryouga said. "Ranma, do you care to explain this?"
"Fine, I will," Ranma said, as he looked at his daughter Ryanko. "Ryanko was the result of the machinations of a mad scientist. Ryouga and I were kidnapped during one of our usual sparring sessions-"
"In which I was winning, by the way," Ryoug said with a smile.
"Shut up, pig."
"I don't have the pig curse anymore, remember?"
"I'm cured?" Y. Ryouga replied, before remembering that his older self had switched to the girl curse. "Oh, never mind…"
"Anyway, while I was in my girl form, the mad scientist harvest my…genetic material, and combined it with Ryouga's. One thing led to another, and Ryanko was the result."
Pause.
"She was then accelerated to maturity with the express purpose of creating the ultimate human weapon, with the skills and combat experience of both me and her…father," Ranma blanched. "Thankfully, we interrupted the process before she could become a killing machine or something."
"That was interesting, son," Y. Soun said, trying to collect his thoughts. "But what does this have to do with my Akane?"
"Two things," Ranma said. "One, thanks to the work done by the lovely Usagi-"
"Thank you," Usagi said, as she bowed.
"We learned that it is imperative that we get the younger Akane and the others back."
"How so?" Minako asked, ignoring the glares from Tsukiumi.
"All of our younger personas were taken from a moment of time, from the past. Unfortunately, we wrong when we said that our younger selves were 'temporal doppelgangers'. Well, not exactly."
"I don't understand."
"Ami?"
"Thank you Ranma," Ami Mizuno replied, as she produces a holographic projection with her younger counterpart. "Everyone has a unique energy signature that decays over time until the moment of death."
"You can tell when people are going to die temporally?" Hotaru Tomoe asked.
"Yes, we can," Y. Ami replied. "With frightening certainty, I'm afraid."
"Well, Hourman did help refine the process," Ranma said. "But that leads to our present problem."
"Wait," said Mr. Terrific said. "I think I can guess…"
Mr. Terrific quickly calculates the decay rate into a new equation.
"Of course!"
"What is it?" Stargirl asked.
"When Bunny created the process that synthesizes Omega Particles, it created a blurring effect that allowed the equivalent of a pulled muscle."
"A hernia," Dr. Midnite said.
"Precisely," Mr. Terrific said. "Now, the 'muscle' that represents Time is distending the fabric of Space/Time. That's how the younger versions of certain people showed up."
"But why just us and not others?" Makoto asked.
"Do any of you live in an area where localized reality is not defined?"
"Well, Azabuu Juuban is steeped in magic," Rei said.
"Nerima is concentrated with ki energy," Ukyo said with a nod.
"That could explain it," Mr. Terrific said. "People who are of a paranormal and supernatural bent tend to be the most affected by strange temporal mishaps than ordinary people."
"And we are certainly not ordinary," Mousse replied with a smirk.
"So, is what Usagi did reversible?" Akane asked.
"In theory, yes," Mr. Terrific said.
"Then, why not reverse the process now?"
"That's where my little story comes in," Ranma said. "The place where the younger versions of Akane, Ukyo, Shampoo and Kodachi are being held is that mad scientist's old lair."
"Mom, the same one?" Ryanko asked.
"The same. In fact, it seems as if that so-called 'secret lair' is listed on the villain's version of the Classified Ad.
"Minato-san, when do we leave?" Musubi asked.
"Yeah, Papa, I want to kick names and take butts!" Karumi said enthusiastically.
"I believe the correct terminology is 'kick butt and take names', Karumi," Natsume said.
"I thought I said that."
"…"
"Truly, this is a boorish lot," Tatewaki Kuno said. "But, we shall support this 'war effort'."
"Perhaps, it is our destiny to finally demonstrate to both 'Foul Sorcerers' that the Kuno clan can achieve victory," Y. Kuno said proudly.
"Again, why are we married to Kuno?" Y. Nabiki asked her counterpart, in which she shrugged her reply.
"When do we leave, sugah?" Ukyo asked.
"And do we have need for more reinforcements?" Shampoo asked.
"You will always have me, Shampoo!" said Y. Mousse, as he hugged the older Shampoo.
"Hey, she's MY Shampoo!" Mousse replied.
Shampoo sighed. One Mousse was one too many…
"To answer everyone's question: we move out in thirty minutes," Ranma said.
"Why so soon?" Y. Ranma asked.
"Word from my contacts had indicated that someone is trying to merge Akane, Shampoo, Kodachi and Ukyo into one being."
"What?" Akane asked.
"Ranma, what will happen if such a thing takes place?" Ukyo asked.
"And that brings up the second problem," Ranma said. "When the buckling of Time took place, the energy signatures of the past had split in half, not doubled. If those energy signatures are not restored, the people of future will lose cohesion."
"What are you saying?" Y. Usagi asked.
"The people of this era will die by temporal erasure."
"Then good!" Y. Usagi said with determination, as she looked at her older counterpart. "That way, I don't have to be HER."
"Oh, boy," Ranma said. "We don't have time for this…"
Tbc.
