Star Trek: Ranma's Chronicles 25– by DS Wynne
Disclaimer: Ranma ½ and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Special note: Remember, anything "sexual" in this arc is "implied". Otherwise, I'd have to change the rating, and I rather not.
Part 25: "Aftermath, Final Act".
Location: Federation Station DS9 (Bajoran Sector).
Sometime later…
"Constable?"
Constable Odo, the Bajoran station commander (and formerly a "Changeling") turns to face the newest on-deck Starfleet Security officer, the newly promoted Lt/Commander Pert. Pert was a "Chinese Amazon" who, unlike her great-grandmother Shampoo, was more flexible about "pursuing" her "airen" Commander Ranma Saotome. She highly respected Ranma as both a friend and colleague, and was more than happy for their relationship to remain platonic. Besides, according to what she has been hearing lately, Ranma, as a Juraian prince, was entitled to multiple wives. Not that she was in favor of such an arrangement, but Pert knew that Ranma was not sure he wanted to have the two that he has now (if one bothers to count Lt. Amanda Rogers, who is the reincarnation of Ranma's first wife the legendary Starfleeter Admiral Akane Tendo-Saotome…something that Amanda wasn't sure she wanted to pursue in the first place). She did know that Ranma's second wife, Counselor Usagi Tsukino-Saotome, didn't mind, as long as the newest addition didn't mind being shared. When asked if Usagi was a lesbian or bisexual, the Counselor said that being with Ranma meant dealing with Ranma's cursed form. So while she did prefer Ranma being male, Usagi was not about to let Ranma's female form be a hindrance to her own needs.
At any rate, Pert has a lot to think about before taking her relationship with Ranma to the next level.
"Yes, commander?" Odo asks.
"I've been getting some rather weird reports," Pert said, as she handed Odo a security report. "A number of the female crewmembers, myself included, are…well…"
"Okay, spit it out."
"At first, I thought maybe we have a new outbreak of voiles, but I seriously doubt that these things would ONLY acquire…female undergarments."
"That is odd," Odo said, as he looked at the report over. "I've been getting the same complaints as well. Quark's 'dabo girls' think that someone is trying to steal their underwear to have better access to…them. Of course, I questioned Quark about this, but…I don't believe its him."
"Why not?"
"Because his 'business partner' is on board, and I seriously doubt that he'd make a move to embarrass her."
"Oh, that's right. The Tendo sisters and the Juraians royalty are on board."
"The only person that is really benefiting from this…mystery is Garak. He's been making a…killing from women trying to purchase new underwear."
"Then the hunt for clues moves on."
"So, where can I contact you if something comes up?"
"I'll be in…Garak's."
"You, too?"
"Yes. This uniform chaffs a bit."
"…"
Meanwhile, in the conference room nearby…
"…And so I want you to begin donating to the Bajoran 'children relief fund'," Nabiki said, as she went over Quark's documentation. She was close to concluding her meeting with Quark, and wanted to do so as soon as possible. After all, she wanted to spend time with her family. At present, she was dressed in a gray business suit, styled in the fashion of the times.
"I'm a Ferengi," Quark replied with some sort of indignity. "Why should I be so charitable? Remember 'Rule of Acquisition' #18: 'A Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi'?"
"I do, Mr. Quark. But do YOU remember 'Rule of Acquisition' #13 and #22?"
"Yeah, I do. #13 is 'Anything worth doing is worth doing for money', and #22 is 'A wise man hears profit in the wind'. I KNOW this."
"And look at it THIS way. On the record, we attract new set of clientele from the legitimate business sector, we increase our profit margins greatly."
"And 'off the record'?"
Nabiki gave Ferengi a chilling smile.
"We have more 'sheep' to fleece later on if we choose to. Beside…I prefer to go after the wolves than the sheep in our line of work."
Ferengi looks at Nabiki in awe. He had heard of rumors that her "senior partner" was good in business. However, if she can out-Ferengi the Ferengi, then those rumors of Nabiki being some sort of 'goddess' MUST be true.
"I'M NOT WORTHY!" Quark said, as he suddenly cow-towed in front of the middle Tendo sister. "I'M NOT WORTHY!"
Nabiki merely smirked.
Meanwhile, in one of the less-used cargo holds.
"Master, when can we see our families?" Soun said, as he huddled in front of the fire. Rom had showed them how to operate some of the systems on the station, which is why the fire suppression system has yet to activate.
"Yes, I agree," Genma said, as he lounged on a crate, eat some food from the replicators. "I can't wait to see that wayward son of mine."
"And I can't wait to seem my daughters again."
ZAP!
Soun and Genma turn to their master Happosai, who was using the latest batch of female underwear to increase his strength.
"This is not enough," Happosai fumed. "I need more…power!"
Earlier, the demented martial arts master had scoped his prey, Ranma Saotome, from the shadows. He was curious as to how powerful his wayward student was…
FLASHBACK!Ranma was working out in a section of the station that only a few people knew about. He wore only spandex shorts, as he performed his "katas". Now, this would have been strange, except that the environment Ranma was training in was a very harsh environment. In fact, very few "normal" humans could withstand the high temperatures and high gravity that Ranma was immersing him self in. He wanted to get in some training to get away from those creepy girls he fought earlier, as well as put in some training before his family arrives.
Meanwhile, Happosai, who was using the duct system to sneak around the station, was observing this. He wanted to confront his wayward student as soon as possible, in order to get a jump on him, but had to pause himself upon actually seeing Ranma in action. He was amazed and jealous how Ranma has seemingly surpassed all expectations. If Happosai is going to deal with him, he'll need a lot more power.
"Chip, chip!" Happosai said, as he turned his voile around. Being small enough allowed him to ride his new "pet" like a stead. It certainly beats crawling around at HIS age.
"That's odd," Ranma said to himself. He thought he felt a familiar signature…
Wrrrrr…CLICK!
Ranma immediately turned around to see…HER.
"Uncle Ranma?" Miko said, as she entered to the room. "You have a moment-!"
"Miss, wait-!"
Miko was unaware that the gravity settings were at 100Gs (that's 100 times Earth's gravity).
"Ulp!" Miko said, as she suddenly landed flat on her face, struggling to move. "Urk…"
"Hold on," Ranma said, as he restored the environment to normalcy. "You okay?"
"I guess so. Ow…"
"Didn't you read the sign?"
"Um…I don't know how to read that alien language."
"Oh, that's right," said Ranma. He had forgotten that this part of the station was not as modernized as the rest of it. "Well, I'll remember to fix that later."
"Oh," said the purple-haired shinobi said. She looked at her "uncle", and began to blush. She knew that she was not related to Ranma by blood, but she still had to remember that Ranma and Usagi were her mother's close friends.
Regardless…Ranma was a "hottie".
"Um, I wanted to apologize for what happened earlier. It's just that when my friends and I teleported to that place, we kind of…well…assume that you were with the thieves."
"Well, that's okay," said Ranma, as he toweled himself off. "By the way, those are interesting martial arts techniques you performed."
"Well, I should know…'cuz you kind of taught me those techniques."
"Excuse me?"
"It's true. You helped me to advance in my knowledge of Injitsu, when a rival clan, the Sazuka, attacked."
"I see. It's just that…I don't know that particular style."
"Oh."
"Perhaps…you can show it to me? You got me curious-"
Miko was suddenly hopping in excitement.
"Can I? Please?"
There was a hunger look in Miko's eyes, but dismissed it as youthful exuberance.
"Uh, sure."
An hour later…
"Thank you for this session, Counselor," Lt/Commander Taisuke Kuno said, as he bowed.
"Yes, I agree," Kodachi said, as she bowed. "It's nice to know that I have a nephew in this future."
"You're welcome," Usagi replied likewise. "Remember, you can stop by at any time."
After the Kunos leave Usagi's office…
"…Boy, what a day," said Usagi, as she sat down to drink her tea. Other than dealing with the mystery concerning her missing underwear, the day was ending normally-
FLASH!
Ranma had teleported into Usagi's office.
"Ranma, what-"
He immediately closed the office doors, closed the blinds, and swept Usagi's things off of her desk. Ranma then picked Usagi up, and laid her on her own desk.
"Not that I don't mind," Usagi said. "But what is the sudden urgency?"
"Less talk, more action," Ranma said, as he…got to work.
"Oh!" Usagi replied. Thankfully, she wasn't wearing any panties that day (for obvious reasons).
Meanwhile, in one of the guest quarters…
"You seem full of yourself," Fubuki said, as she observed Miko humming a tune.
"Well, let's just say a lady never kiss and tell," Miko replied.
"Oh, yeah…a lady of the NIGHT."
"Fubuki!
Back in Usagi's office…
"Saotome?" Nabiki said, as she entered Usagi's office. She and the family had just arrived, expecting to be greeted by Ranma. Instead, Keiko was the one who greeted them, and told them that Ranma and Usagi were having a late 'lunch'. When Nabiki noticed a slightly embarrassed look on Keiko's face, the Exemplar used her abilities to see what was going on. And after doing so, she said told the family that she would personally retrieve them.
And so…
CLICK.
Nabiki sighed, as she observed the scene. Ranma and Usagi were on Usagi's desk…still in mid-coitus.
"N-Nabiki?" Ranma said, as he was covering himself up, while Usagi was still experiencing the after-glow their encounter.
"Sigh…"
"Yes," Nabiki smirked. "Seeing you like this…well, I don't know if I should be amused or angry. After all, aren't WE a couple?"
Ranma looks at Nabiki.
"I don't think me being involved in the lives of more than one woman constitutes a 'couple'."
"Whatever," Nabiki said, as she sniffed the air. "Get yourselves together; your Mother wants to see you as soon as possible."
After Nabiki leaves, Usagi turn to Ranma.
"You know, you will HAVE to tell me how you learned those new moves."
END FLASHBACK!"Master, when can we see our families?" Soun whined.
Happosai ignored Soun, as he got the last panty. It had a bunny rabbit sewn in the front.
"Gah!" Happosai said, as he tossed the panty on top of the stolen incense burner. Upon contact, the panty burst into flames, producing a near-bonfire of chi.
FWOOSH!
"Interesting," Happosai said. He then got another similar pair of panties, and tossed those unto the incense burner.
FWOOSH!
"Whoa," Happosai said, as he felt the amount of chi that was coming from his act. Happosai then began to experiment with the panties. Certain pairs were packed with huge stores of chi, but the ones with the bunny print produced the most.
"What is it, Master?" Genma asked.
"Well, Genma, I think I have just found a way to tame that son of yours! Heeheeheeheehee-!"
And so…
"MY BABIES!" Soun said, as he grabbed a hold of Amanda, Nabiki and Kasumi, who were shopping for clothes at Garak's place, and squeezed.
"Huh?" Amanda said.
"Daddy?" Nabiki said.
"Father?" Kasumi said.
"Oh, how I miss you!"
Nabiki immediately detected hints of temporal energy on her father…
"Let me take a look at you, Akane," Soun said. "Other than your…foreign features, you look like my Akane."
Then, Amanda's old memories began to click.
"DAD?"
"You DO remember me!"
"Father…how did you arrive here?" Kasumi asked.
"I don't know, but the gods allowed us to escape from those demon women-"
"YOU!"
Soun turned to see Miko and her friends ganging up on him. They were at the Cat Café, next to Garak's, when they saw the Tendo patriarch.
"Thief!" Miko said.
"Wait," Kasumi said, as she stepped in front of her family. "Please, do no harm my father."
Fubuki was about to ignore her, but her senses began to spike. It was like she was in the presence of a kami.
"Um, sure. Heh."
"What is going on here?" Amanda demanded.
"He and two others stole a priceless heirloom at my ancestral estate," Miko replied.
"If I may ask," Nabiki began. "Were these other thieves a shrunken troll and a fatman with glasses?"
"You…you know them?" Yuka asked.
Nabiki sighed. This was going to be a long day.
Meanwhile, in one of the private room's at "Quark's"…
"Thank you, Ranma," Sasami said, as she accepted a rare Bajoran flower. It was called a "Mood Rose", and could change colors depending on the mood of the person close by. Rather than plucking it, Ranma made sure it was a fully potted plant.
"You're welcome," Ranma said. "Sasami, I-"
"Do not worry about it," Sasami replied. "I know that you have certain marital obligations, but that's okay! I know that the Tendo sisters and Usagi are special to you, and that you want to make the ultimate decision mine and mine alone. I…I like that."
Ranma and Sasami were about to go in for a kiss, when-
SPLASH!
Ranma-chan then felt something on her chest.
"My, my," Happosai said, as he felt Ranma-chan's breast. "You've certainly gotten healthier."
"You," Ranma-chan said, as she attempted to remove the troll. Unfortunately, Happosai was moving faster than Ranma-chan anticipated.
"How-?"
"You've gotten soft, my apprentice," Happosai said. "And I have found a way to get STRONGER."
Suddenly, Happosai groped Sasami-
"Eeek!"
-And stole the rose.
"If you want to get me, come after me! Heeheeheeheehee-!"
"Sasami, are you alright?" Ranma-chan said, as she comforted her fiancée. She damned herself for being so intoxicated by the rampant sexual energy that the station has been immersed in lately, to the point that she could pick up Happosai's familiar aura.
"I'm…fine. But the rose-"
"Don't worry about it," Ranma-chan said. "I'm going to teach that freak a lesson he'll never forget."
Elsewhere…
"So, Genma, this is where you ended up," Nodoka said, as she had her family sword at ready.
"But, No-chan, it's not my fault!"
"It never is. After thinking that YOU and Soun had disappeared forever, I had to fend for myself. Thankfully, my father took me back in, instead of still holding my marriage against me."
Genma began to cow-tow.
"Please forgive me! I promise to be a better husband."
Nodoka sighed.
"Genma, get up."
Genma gets up, waiting for his punishment.
"If you still want to be my husband, you will have to work for it. And I'm NOT the same oblivious 'No-chan' that you think I am."
"Yes, anything!"
"Alright then," Nodoka said, as she puts away the Saotome blade. "Now, sit down, and let me tell you what has been going on…"
Ranma-chan tracked Happosai down to Happosai's hide out on the station. She could see a pile of panties in one spot of the cargo bay, but can also see another, though smaller pile, next to some sort of incense burner.
"Your happiness is undeserved," Happosai said, as he held up a particular pair of panties. "With these, you will finally acknowledge me as the master!"
Ranma-chan recognized the pair as Usagi's.
"And now…MY ASCENSION!"
Happosai threw the pair of panties onto the incense burner.
FWOOSH!
Happosai began to soak up the excess chi, and was getting bigger, stronger…and younger. Now, Happosai was "hulk-like".
"NOW, YOU WILL PLEASE YOUR MASTER!"
Ranma-chan shook his head.
"You are a foolish old man, Grandfather Happosai," Ranma-chan said.
"HUH?"
"Oh, did you know that I learned that you are Genma's father? And that I knew this even before you screwed up my first wedding with Akane?"
"HOW-?"
"Thank Nabiki. And because you were family, I tolerated your nonsense. But embarrassing me is one thing; molesting my fiancé Sasami is cross the line. And since you are so into women undergarments, I think it's time I used the Injitsu…on YOU."
With one movement, Ranma-chan removed her clothes, and undid her "dragon's ties". Her red her suddenly lengthened and bellowed like a tornado. Almost immediately, Ranma-chan's aura began to collect all the latent energies from the underwear that was in the room.
"Now, we will SEE who is the hentai master of 'Anything Goes Martial' arts!"
Happosai merely big-sweated.
"…"
(A/N: Due to the nature of the battle between Happosai and Ranma-chan, it's best to leave such things to the imagination. Better yet, don't imagine it, or you will go MAD!)
The next day…
"Thank you for helping us, Uncle," Miko said, as she and her friends prepared to return home, thanks to the Prophets. "This heirloom, this incense burner, will insure the Miroku clan's survival."
"Hey, no problem," Ranma-chan said, as she hugged Miko. The battle between her and Happosai had locked Ranma in her female form, as well as enhanced it to "Jessica Rabbit" proportions. During the battle, using her abilities at chi manipulations (and her knowledge at Jusenkyo curses), Ranma-chan tapped into Happosai's chakra, and allowed her to manipulate the demented martial arts master. The result?
"What a haul!" said Happo-chan, as the seemingly sixteen-year old girl ran off with a bag full of…panties?
"I will give you a proper home, my lovies! Soun, Genma- hurry!"
"Yes, Mistress!" Soun and Genma said in unison, as they followed the teenager…while being chased.
"After her!" Pert said, as she and her security team gave chase, as Ranma-chan and Miko big-sweated.
"…"
"You know, it's true," Ranma-chan began. "'The more things change, the more they stay the same'."
"I see. So, will you be fine?"
"I will. I just accumulated an excess amount of chi, so I'll have to work it off."
"Well…I can help."
Miko and Ranma-chan turns to Fubuki. She was STILL determined to get Ranma-chan into the "sack".
"Ah, no thanks. I'm cool."
Tbc.
Author's note: I know, I promise a fight between Happosai and Ranma, but…there are certain things that I'm not going to write about, especially in THIS forum. All you need to know is that Ranma mastered Sexcraft, and used it to defeat Happosai…though Happosai will always be, well, Happosai. C&C are welcomed, of course.
Next time: We get to see how the others within the new "Nerima Wrecking Crew" deal with events in the world of "ST: DS9". Basically, neither Ranma nor Usagi will be "seen" in the next story arc (though they will be referred to). So, be here for "Cast of Characters", next time on "Star Trek: Ranma's Chronicles". See you then!