SMST 6C: Hero Ultimate! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: R1/2, SM, ST and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Part 21
Meanwhile…
"Soon, the 'War of Light' will begin," Scar said, as she wrote in the latest entry in the Book of the Black, within a secret cavern on Oa.
"To what end, Mistress?" asked a voice.
Scar turns around to see the adult form of Miss Hinako Ninomiya, the Omega Black Lantern. The gray in her black eyes sparkled.
"The Universe is too chaotic to be properly monitored. The war will 'burn' off the 'garbage' that clutters it."
"You mean, the delinquents."
Scar smiles.
"Yes, the delinquents. Imagine a Universe free of delinquents."
"That is a worthy goal."
"Indeed it is, and one of your former students will enable that goal."
"You mean Ranma Saotome."
"Yes," Scar said with a growl. "One of the Lords of Chaos."
"He's not so bad."
"No, but his presence prevents the Moon Princess from doing her job as a Lord of Order. Take care of HIM, and the Moon Princess will see things the way the Guardians should see them."
Scar feels the wounds that still fester on the right side of her face.
"I wear this wound to remind me of the importance of this goal, and I shall continue to do so until Order reign supreme."
Scar begins to ascend to the surface.
"Be sure to inform the Black Hand of our latest goal. Thanks to my leaving a yellow power ring with the female guise of Omega Lantern, chaos will soon engulf this world. However, all the same, I want to him to be ready to initiate the 'Blackest Night' event, if the result of the War of Light does not go according to plan."
"As you wish, Mistress," Miss Hinako said, as she descends back into the shadows.
Meanwhile…
POW! WHACK!
The Hulk slams into the Wendigo with his fists, as the tow titans tear up the countryside.
"Wendigo!" the Wendigo roars, as he tries to bite into the Hulk's skin.
"STOP TRYING TO BITE ME, HAIRY MAN!" the Hulk said, as he grabs the Wendigo's head, and uses a head-butt attack.
WHAM!
"Ha!" Hulk said, as he roared approvingly. "Hulk WINS-!"
Suddenly, the Wendigo roars…
"You no make Hulk scared!" Hulk said. "You just make Hulk MAD-!"
Suddenly, more Wendigo(s) come out of the woodwork, five in all.
"Wendigo!" the Wendigo yells.
"Bring it!" the Hulk chortle. "Hulk still strongest one there is-!"
Meanwhile, Usagi comes running back with her mystic hairbrush.
"Why is it that I am green, and have no power?" Usagi said, as she huffed. She had thought that the enchantment on her brush would help deal with the Wendigo situation…
As soon as she arrived at the scene, Usagi could see that six Wendigo(s) were pouncing upon the Hulk.
"I hope this works," Usagi said, as she pointed her brush at the Wendigo(s). She hated the fact that she will use up yet another enchantment, thus bringing down the number of available enchantments to seven.
"Here goes…BY POWER OF ASGARD, BY THE MIGHT OF MY FOREBEARS, LIFT THE CURSE OF THE WENDIGO, AND RESTORE THESE PEOPLE TO NORMAL!"
CHOOM!
The skies open up, and lightning strikes the Wendigo(s)…
"What-?" Hulk said, as he shielded his eyes from the blast.
"There, it is done," Usagi said tiredly.
The Hulk looks around to see four naked men and two women huddling.
"Go, or Hulk smash," the Hulk growls.
"Ahhh!" screamed one of the women, as she and her companions all scattered back into the woods.
"Stupid puny humans," the Hulk said, as he turns around to see…Wendigo Usagi, who was crying. The feedback from the magic effect reverted her back to her new form, perhaps permanently.
"Huh? What happened to Odango-head girl?"
Wendigo Usagi groused, realizing that she had forgotten to cure herself in the process. She could speak at the moment, but she thought like she normally did.
'I'm an animal…a monster,' Wendigo Usagi thought. Already, she craved for raw flesh, but her will to be a human, based upon her training, which allows her to control her instincts.
"Don't be sad," said Hulk, as he goes to comfort his friend. "Hulk will take care of you."
Wendigo Usagi sniffs, as she stopped crying. She felt comforted by it. And because she was starting to relax, a new instinct began to take over her…
"Why is friend sniffing pants?" Hulk said with a degree of uncertainty.
Wendigo Usagi began to purr, as she began to lick Hulk's face.
'If I am to be less than human, then let this last act of mine be the last act of humanity that I commit…to the man who protected me,' Wendigo Usagi said, as she pounced onto the Hulk.
For some reason, the Hulk appreciated this…
Meanwhile, back on Oa, the Guardians make a final decision.
"Then it is agreed?" Scar the Oan said, as the Guardians hovered over the Book of Oa.
"Wait," Ranma said, as he steps forth.
"Ranma?" Sailor Jupiter said, as she feared for her sempai's safety.
"What is it, Omega Lantern?" Scar said impatiently.
"I don't think it's wise to go after Nabiki like this," Ranma said. "You don't know her like I do."
Scar squints her eyes. She would not have manipulated the Omega Lantern just to have her plans go astray.
"This is our right as Guardians to nip this matter in the bud," Scar said. "And I am doubtful that a human girl will have harness the Orange Light to the degree that her predecessor, Larfleeze of the Orange Guild, has."
"Omega Lantern, with Ion leading a contingent of Green Lanterns to free his homeworld of Daxam from Mongul the Second, our strength in numbers have weakened," said another Guardian. "We cannot allow chaos from running rampant."
"But-" Ranma said.
"If you feel this way so strongly, Omega Lantern, you may resign your commission," Scar said. "You already have violated several of our rules as it is."
Ranma closes his eyes. He then turns towards the assembled Guardians and the Green Lantern Corp.
"I became a member of the Corp because I believed in protecting people. But ever since the attack on Earth by Sinestro, the Sinestro Corp, Superman Prime, Sailor Antipluto and the Anti-Monitor, YOU guys have slowly become something hollow…and corrupt. So, I'm resigning."
"Ranma, I know how you feel, but we need you," Hal said.
Ranma glances over towards Sailor Jupiter.
"Sailor Jupiter won't be burdened by politics. She can be your 'Ace'."
"Ranma, I'm staying if you aren't," Sailor Jupiter said. "And…you're my partner."
"Don't worry, Kuno will help you out."
"Him?" John exclaimed.
Ranma turns towards John.
"Hey, he may be an idiot jerk, but he's trained enough to be a A-lister. I mean, you know, Guy did train him, after all."
"You're damn right," Guy said.
"If that is your final decision, turn in your ring, Omega Lantern," Scar said.
With great reluctance, Ranma removes his ring, and gives it to Hal.
"Ranma, please don't-" Sailor Jupiter said.
"The Senshi of Jupiter will be the new Omega Lantern," Scar said. "Are we in agreement?"
"Aye," said the other Guardians.
"Motion carried."
"Well, that's it," Ranma said, as he looks around. Without his ring, he was back in his normal clothes.
"Don't worry, we'll keep you informed of what's been happening," Kyle said.
"And don't get soft, Saotome," said the massive alien named Kilowog said, as he slaps Ranma on the back. "We might need ya back."
"Hey, YOU don't get soft," Ranma said. "I might come back with a new martial arts technique to school you in."
"Ha, fat chance!"
"Ranma…?" said Sailor Jupiter.
Ranma turns towards Sailor Jupiter.
"Don't worry, I'll fine," Ranma replied. "Just keep an eye on Kuno for me."
Sailor Jupiter smiled at Ranma.
"I will, Ranma."
And, with that, Sailor Jupiter gives her old sempai a hug.
"You may leave, Ranma Saotome," Scar said. "We will be sure to send your personal effects to you soon."
Ranma breaks the hug, and then places an index and middle finger to his forehead.
"Be seeing you," Ranma said, as he performs the Instant Transmission Technique.
FLASH!
And he was gone.
Meanwhile, back on Earth, hours after the Hulk and Wendigo Usagi had "copulated", Bruce wakes up.
"Huh?" Bruce said, as he looks around the meadow. "Usagi-?"
He spots a note next to him. He reads it:
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, BRUCE. IF RANMA COMES LOOKING FOR ME, TELL HIM THAT HE IS FREE TO SEE OTHER WOMEN, BUT DON'T TELL HIM WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. IF THIS IS MY FATE TO BE AN ANIMAL, I RATHER HAVE HIM REMEMBER ME AS I WAS, NOT AS I AM. AND BRUCE? GO BACK TO BETTY. SHE MISSES YOU.
USAGI.
Bruce sighs. By now, he knew that his friend could be anywhere in Canada, so it would be hopeless for him to find her. Still, it would be nice to check on his wife Betty, in order to see how she was doing…
Meanwhile, Wendigo Usagi was further north, foraging for food. It was still winter, as she trekked through the woods.
'Huh,' Wendigo Usagi thought. 'Now I know how that Wampa that almost killed Luke feels…'
It was starting to get dark, as she carried the gifts that she had received from her Asgardians peers. She hoped that her brother Baldur kept things together, while she goes on her quest…that has ended miserably.
Still, at least she looked something like her self, but only bigger and hairier. And in some way, she could easily get used to her new life, being a former Saiyan and all…
It was getting dark, as Wendigo Usagi looked at the Northern Lights.
'Will I be able to appreciate this a year from now?' Wendigo Usagi thought.
And then, something happened.
"Moon Princess," said a voice.
'I recognize that voice…'
Suddenly, the ghostly image of an Amerind goddess appears, larger than life.
'Nelvanna?' Wendigo Usagi thought.
Nelvanna was one of the Inuit gods that had been trapped by Tundra, a malevolent earth spirit that has dominon over the Canadian landmass, and who was responsible for the creation of the Wendigo(s).
"Moon Princess, because you served as my vessel, so that I could give birth to our daughter Narya to fight Tundra, my connection to the Earth plane is still present."
Narya was the Canadian superhero known as "Snowbird", who mother had temporarily possessed Usagi in order to conceive a child with a man native to Canada. Ranma, of course, didn't like it, but felt that he owed the Inuit gods a favor for their support during the war against the "Old Ones", led by Cthulu itself. With Narya's birth, the Inuit gods had a weapon to use against Tundra. As "Snowbird", Narya led the Alpha Flight to victory. It wasn't enough to free the Inuit gods, but Tundra was no longer a threat to humankind.
"And because of this, I grant you control over this form of yours…"
FLASH!
Wendigo Usagi shrank until she was back to normal. She was nude, but she quickly wrapped Baldur's cloak around her body.
"Thanks, I guess," Usagi said, as she shivered.
"You're welcome, Moon Princess. And go in peace…"
And with that, Nelvanna disappears…
Usagi shivers, as she takes out her hairbrush.
"This…is the fourth time I am using this thing, but I'll take my chances, if I can avoid freezing to death!"
And thus, Usagi takes to the skies. Destination: the Fortress of Solitude.
Tbc.