Silver Solider Ranma
I do not own Ranma ½,Sailor Moon, Dark Stalkers or Tenchi Muyo some characters will be OOC this is my first Fic after reading a lot of fanfics from various sites and decided to put some of my ideas to story.
The trip back to Japan did not go as smoothly as Ranma would have liked. Thanks to a little electronic stowaway not only did it get a hold of info on his ship, its data burst that it had sent out gave away his location to Washu, his sister and the rest of the Masaki household it had compromised his ships stealth enough to alert a radar operator at Eielson Air Force Base who had alerted his commander to what he saw on the radar.
A couple of F-16s where sent to the area to investigate which led to Ranma activating a robotic drone to draw the fighters away from the Chimera. It was programmed to avoid any live fire and to buzz the tower at the base then go at Mach 7 north towards Barrow then contine further North another 100 miles before self destructing.
After making sure the fighter jets were gone the Chimera continued to Nunivak Island cloaked where it proceeded to land in Karon Lake near the center of the island. By the time Ranma had turned off the drone interface, Kiva had located the source of the problem and had teleported the peebo to the bridge into a small shielded box used for hazardous materials to block anymore transmissions.
Removal of everything from the vault on the island was done in 6 hours using all the helper bots on board, his subspace bracer and using the teleporters from the Chimera and Fumiko. Kou ate any scrap metals or electronics that were no longer usable leaving the former stronghold/bunker a empty rock cavern.
After setting demolition charges in strategic locations inside the now empty carverns the Chimera launched out of the water kiva had finished setting the course towards their next destination when the charges went off flooding the cavern with water from the lake as planned and opening a hole near the top for water to drain into.
The rest of the flight went smoothly to Mikurajima Island where the 3rd vault was located, after grabbing the peebo that had been questioned during the flight and agreed to cooperate safely putting it into a inner pocket of his trenchcoat he was now wearing plus Kou on his shoulder had jumped out of the ships aft airlock as the ship flew over the Inane Shrine in a remote part of the island.
Flying to the nearest road just north of the shrine it was still early enough that no one was around as Ranma pulled his motorcycle out of subspace put on his helmet, set Kou in her special seat then took off down the road heading to the port where he can catch the ferry back to Tokyo.
After stowing the motorcycle away just before they entered the town, Ranma with Kou riding on his shoulder again walked the rest of the way to the waterfront in time to see the Camellia-Maru approaching the dock giving him enough time to get his reserved ticket from the ferry ticket booth and watch as visitors off loaded.
"Kou i hate having to do this, but if the crew does not allow you on board as you are, i will have to put you in a pet carrier until we get to our cabin ok?" Ranma tells his partner thru thier link who looked sad but sent the feeling she understood. Feeling bad about depressing the cabbit he promised to get her a treat once they were back in Tokyo to make it up to her.
Luckily for them the captain had no problem with the lovable creature who used her cuteness to get on board without any problems.
Walking to thier cabin Ranma kept glancing at Kou who was sitting on his shoulder with a very smug look on her face, he just shook his head at his partner with a chuckle.
The ferry ride took a few hours which gave him time to grab some snacks and drinks from the vending machines before heading to the deluxe cabin he reserved for privacy. Half of the trip was spent in the cabin with Ranma checking his emails while eating his snacks, Kou was munching on some carrots that he had stored in his subspace pockets. Most of the emails were taken care of quickly being junk mail leaving the important ones he responded to them quickly there was one left that he would need help from Washu with he just hoped it would not require being a guinea pig again as he contacted her using a Holoprojector communicator that looked like a silver Rubiks cube.
"Ohayo gozaimasu Ranma!" the 3d Hologram projection of the redhead scientist greeted him from his computer.
"Hello Washu-chan, how are you doing?" Ranma replied back, Kou added her greeting in as well.
"I'm doing well although your little disappearing act caused alot of trouble and upset a few people mainly Sasami" The look she gave him was nothing compared to the knowledge that he had upset his young niece.
"Tell Sasami i am very sorry and will make it up to her somehow, but right now i am in need of your help" Ramna replied looking ashamed at having to ask for help from her so much lately.
"What can i do for you?" she asks without hesitation and ignoring his obvious discomfort planning on finding out why he is acting the way he is later.
Pulling out the peebo he showed it to Washu, "This little guy stowed away on my ship, got detailed information about the Chimera and transmitted it to its creator whom i know and plan on visiting soon. What i need is a program i can email to her to wipe out the information she recieved as i am sure you will agree with me should not be in the hands of unauthorized people."
"A small mobile robot with a A.I system, and this person who created it is human?" Washu asked with a hint of amusement in her voice.
Ranma nods his head as he taps the peebo on the head waking it from sleep mode "Wake up, got someone who want to talk with you" he says as he sets the little bot on the table.
"Is this the person who you said could upgrade me?" the little bot asked looking between Ranma and the holographic image.
"Yes i am, i am Washu the greatest scientific genius in the Universe!" the hologram proclaimed as she took a stance, Both Ranma and the peebo groaned in unison.
Ranma shook his head as he put the holoprojector on the center of the table before he headed to the door putting on his trenchcoat and sunglasses
"I will let you two talk things over, i'm going for some fresh air and more snacks, Kou keep an eye on things for me ok?."
"Miyah!" the cabbit gave a happy verbal confirmation ten went back to nibbling her carrot stash.
After getting more snacks from the vending machines on C deck and storing them in his subspace pockets Ranma strolled back to B deck where his cabin is located and walked to the back of the ship sat down and watched the other passengers on the ship as they enjoyed the cruise back to Tokyo until Kou contacted him thru thier link that he was needed back in the cabin.
"Ok so whats the situation and wheres the bot?" Ranma asks after he locks the door to the cabin to see Kou and Holo Washu waiting for him but no peebo.
"I have it in my lab right now, using the communicator to pinpoint the exact location of the peebo taking into account the travel speed of the ship your on, I am a genius!" Washu explained cackling in glee.
Ranma sits down in one of the chairs in the cabin. "What about the data it sent about the Chimera?"
The holo of Washu waved her hand dismissivly "All taken care of, i had your little friend sent another databurst to her that upload a special virus that will seek out and data about your ship and wipe it from her database."
"Thanks Washu i owe you once again" he says as he looks at her projection with a warm smile, "I am going to have to do something really special for you soon to show you my appreciation for everything you have done for me"
Washu gets a hopefull look on her face that turns slightly leacherous
"No i will not let you get a "Sample" like you tried doing to Tenchi" He quickly says knowing what she was thinking making her pout but she still looked happy none the less.
"I will visit soon, give everyone my best for me and Washu?"
The redhead looked at Ranma "Yes?"
Ranma stands and bows to her "Thank you"
Washu blushes breifly before her projection disappears as she had cut the connection. Picking up the projector and storing it away he wondered why she responded that way.
"Must not get thanked much" he muttered out loud as he laid down on the bed.
"Miyah!" Kou voiced in agreement as she hopped onto his chest and nuzzled his face before curling up to take a nap with her partner.
The announcement of arriving in Tokyo Bay woke Ranma up, gathering all of his things and doing one more sweep to make sure he grabbed everything made his way out of the cabin and stood along the railing looking out around the harbor. Ranma noticed a ship that stood out from the rest in the harbor and one that made him tense up, a Ming Dynasty era style Treasure Ship with the symbol of a dragon on the biggest sail and he growled like a cat.
"Musk"
Putting on a pair of sunglasses with a built in TAC (Tatical Attack Computer) that Washu gave him and linking with the base computer was able to fully scan the ship of cargo, crew and passengers. He was not happy to see the results showed a mix of Musk, Amazons, as well as Phoenix tribes on board but none of the leaderships showed up in the scans. Concerned he next scanned Nerima starting with the Tendos' Herb with his followers Mint and Lime, Kima, and a few Amazons namely Shampoo,Mousee,Ling Ling,Lung Lung and a elder that was not Cologne.
Ranma stepped back into his cabin lokcing the door and pulling out his holo communicator. A six inch full body hologram of Noike appeared.
"Brother! You are in a lot of trouble for disappearing, you made Sasami upset with what you did !" his sister yelled at him causing him to flinch.
"I know! Washu already told me ! And i promise i will make it up to her later as well as everyone else but right now i have a serious issue that i will need help with!"
Noikes' face became stern and serious "What is the situation?"
"The three tribes in China i told you about, are here in Japan right now, They have a ship sitting in Tokyo Harbor right now with dozen of people on board and several highly dangerous individuals at the Tendo home right now."
"Orders" Noike asked standing at attention
"I need two fully equipped and cloaked squads one to keep a eye on the ship i am sending you the data of right now, then i need the other to surround the Tendo home."
Noike salutes "Understood sir! Anything else? Ranma thinks briefly before a idea comes to him making him grin showing off a set of fangs he has yet to notice.
"Yes, Let Ryoko know i would consider it a personal favor if she would join me in case a fight breaks out i think she would enjoy a good fight if so have her meet me on the roof of Furinkin High School."
Noike pales and gulps remembering how Ryoko gets in a fight, "Are you sure thats a good idea, she can go a bit overboard"
Ranma glares at his sister, "Two of the people there i fought and leveled a mountain each, i think a show of power and force will curb any hostile ideas and if not they will learn i dont play around anymore."
"Might as well use your ship too while your at it" Noike says offhand before she slapped her hands over her mouth realizing she said that out loud.
"Thats a great idea! Have the Chimera overhead cloaked and if trouble happens uncloak with all bottom guns pointed at them, thanks Sis!" Ranma grinned at the hologram of Noike who was banging her head on something off screen.
"Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!" she chanted while banging her head before the transmission cut off.
Ranma and Kou looked at each other and shrugged. Setting the cabin key on the table for the crew to get once they unlock the door as he knows they would be able to open it and leaving a short note and a generous tip for the trouble and kindness in letting Kou on board like they did the two teleported off the ship.
"That is getting easier to do the more i do it, i got to thank Ryoko for the tips she gave me to make it easier and to go further than i use to." Ranma thought out loud as he appeared in his backyard Minus Kou.
"Lord Ranma you have returned!" Yusao greeted him as she came outside to greet him. "It was very rude for you to disappear like you did"
Ranma felt ashamed once again for being chewed out this time by a friend and someone he has come to depend on around the home.
"I apologize Yusao, my ships decided i needed to take care of a few things that i had been putting off and they felt taking care of them would give me a chance to collect myself.
"I see" his assistant and friend responded "I take it you are feeling better now?"
Ranma clenches his jaw as he walks past her heading into the house with Yusao following right behind him.
"Yes and No, some powerful ..shall we say people have shown up and are currently at the Tendo residence."
Entering his room he touches a spot on the wall near his closet that houses a hidden switch. Opening the walk in closet door instead of clothes,shelves and dressers there is now weapons ranging from knives to guns and several exotic unknown looking weapons and the back wall had 3 sets of armor,his SM armor from his time as a member of the Omega Knights (Combo of Plate and Chainmail black with a Omega symbol on the left side of the chest piece) , a suit of experimental power armor his adopted mother made but did not fully get all the bugs out before the Fall, and a set of armor made by Washu.
Yusao looked around at the assortment of weapons "Are you expecting trouble? And if so might i recommend back up"
Picking up the Kinjakan & Gekkaja and a few other items, Ranma stores them up his sleeves into his hidden weapons spaces and chuckles.
"Already taken care of that, I have two cloaked squads, Ryoko and Ryo Ohki and the Chimera helping out with the situation.
Grabbing a GP blaster pistol and a couple energy packs he hands them to her.
"In case any hostile unknown people show up you are to shoot first and ask questions later."
Yusao looked at the gun in her hand then at him with determination showing in her face.
"Shoot anyone I don't recognize? Or is there specifics?"
Walking out of the room while pressing another hidden button Ranma waited till he closed the closet door before responding.
"Anyone with wings and talons for feet and hands, or any woman wearing Chinese clothing and weapons with unusual hair color for natives of this country and don't let any of the women approach you, shoot them down again I cannot emphasize that enough and last any males with any animal like features wearing Chinese clothing or furs."
"Understood, will there be anything else?" she asks as they step into the backyard after making a quick trip into the kitchen were Ranma grabbed some food and drink from the fridge.
"If you get outnumbered go to the basement and hit the panic button, the house will go into defense mode and defend itself and anyone on its friendly list."
Ranma turns and puts a hand on her shoulder making her blush "Stay safe" he said and before she could respond he was gone.
On the roof of Furinkin High School Ryoko was sitting on the edge looking down at the school yard as the students were on lunch break unaware of her presence while Kou and Ryo Ohki were running around playing.
"Well this is boring" Ryoko said as she watches the teenagers go about their lunchtime activities, she watches one girl in particular attack a student dressed in a hakama and wooden sword with a mallet launching him off into the distance. "Got some strength to her that's for sure"
"Akane has always been that way for as long as I have known her" a male voice spoke from her right turning to look at the speaker she see its Ranma.
"She the one you were hitched too?" Ryoko asks as she watches the girl go around making sure no one else was being "Perverts."
Ranma shakes his head "Yeah it was a forced engagement back before I recovered my memories, we fought worse than you and Ayeka, but I tried to look out for her and protect her as she sees herself as a martial artist and the best" Ranma snorts in disgust "All she does is break bricks and jogs, shes nothing but a bully, right Nabs?"
Ryoko spun around to see a girl with short brown hair with her arms crossed across her chest smirking at them.
"You did show how inadequate she was when you showed up in our home, not to mention the curse did throw our conceptions of the world on its side." Nabiki said with a smirk that turned into a smile when Ranma changed into his female form the clothes changing to fit the current body.
"Neat trick with the clothes, martial arts technique? Nabiki asked while looking at the clothes closely with intense scrutiny.
Ranma smirked and hooked a thumb at Ryoko "Her mother made them for me, all it took was for me to spend a day as a guinea pig." he said the last part with a shiver.
"By the way what is the Blue Blunder doing here? I thought he was in college now"
"Kuno baby used his connections thru his father to be here as a Security but we know its to continue to try getting my little sister now that your gone."
"So he does not know about her and pig boy being together and that shes carrying his little piggy?" Ranma asks growling in anger over being betrayed.
Nabiki rubs her forehead in weary resignation at his question, she wanted to defend her sister as she is family but there was no denying the truth that Akane had dishonored the Tendo name and since Ranma is not a Saotome the agreement is no more, there is no need for the man in front of her to have anything to do with her family or Nodoka.
Nabiki shakes her head but doesn't say anything.
Seeing that his question had caused the girl grief he switched to another subject, "So whats going on at your home with the Musk, Phoenix and Amazons there?" Ranma asked with an intense look that Nabiki associated as his combat look.
"They showed up this morning trying to locate you since the last place you lived was there, they would not say why they are looking for you but they are very determined to find you, how did you find out about them?."
"I knew about them from the ship of theirs in Tokyo Harbor when I arrived by ferry this morning, what I would like to know is why they are here and what their mood is like so I have an idea what I am walking into."
Nabiki tried looking into his eyes to get a read on him but was unable to due to the reflective sunglasses he is wearing. "I can tell you the overall mood is apprehension with some anger coming from the Amazons, they would not say why but they are not too happy at the moment and I got a feeling it is because of something you did."
Ranma turned and looked down at the school yard thinking to what he has received from reports the cloaked squad near the Tendo home has been sending him thru his TAC, after going over the reports and the info from Nabiki he comes up with a plan.
"Nabs, I want you and Akane go to a friends house in case things go to hell, and make sure you tell that bull headed sister of yours to stay away, I will make sure Kasumi and Aunty are safe, if she argues or tries to get involved use this."
Ranma pulls out a small black device with two metal prongs at one end and a switch on the side.
"That's a 50k volt stun gun I was able to get registered to you, since your not a martial artist you will need something to defend yourself, got one for Kasumi too, anyways if Akane tries to get involved zap her with that."
"This wont affect her condition will it?"
"No, just don't zap her in that area just to be on the safe side" Ranma turns to his blue haired friend.
Ryoko I want you to remain hidden till I call for you, even though I destroyed Jusenkyo any one of the visitors might have some left over curse water and trust me I don't want you cursed.
"Gotcha," Ryoko replied before she disappeared as she teleported away startling Nabiki.
"Interesting woman you have Ranma"
Growling like a cat Ranma lowered his sunglasses showing his cat eyes which lit up with his anger.
"She is the daughter of a good friend and happens to be a very good friend who is in love with my nephew.
Nabiki held up her hands defensively "I get it, shes just a friend nothing more"
Turning to the pair of cabbits, Ranma bent down as they ran up to him and jumped into his arms and stood up again.
"You two cuties I have a special job for you, think your up to it?"
Dual "Miyahs" and head nods was the answer making him smile and reminded himself to buy a large amount of carrots for the two as a thank you.
"I need you to enter the Tendo home find Aunty and Kasumi and make sure they are holding you or your on their shoulder in case things go bad I want you to keep them safe and get them out of the area by any means you see fit, okay?"
The cabbits nodded their heads and vanished, Nabiki looked at Ranma with a cocked eyebrow.
"You might want to head back to class Nabs, bell will ring soon" With that he stepped off the edge of the roof.
Nabiki ran up to the edge and looked down to nothing but the school yard and students returning inside for classes.
"I wonder if he stayed female for a reason or if he forgot" Nabiki comments as she heads for the stairs.
Ranma appeared on the roof of the Cat Cafe and immediately suppressed her Ki to avoid alerting the people currently in the building. Turning invisible she phased thru the roof into Colognes' old room to see a couple of Amazon warriors around the same age of Shampoo guarding the door, moving over to look outside the door saw the same thing. Pulling her head back out she placed a small explosive charge on the exhaust vent to the kitchen then teleported to the roof of the old Uchans. Once she was sure it was safe at his current position she contacted the squad watching the Tendo residence.
"Squad A this is Wild Horse, what the situation there?"
A female voice responded "All quiet at this time, hostile forces are having tea with the residents and two cabbits resting on both residents, have helmet cams on and sending you the signal now."
Video feed appeared on the lenses of his TAC showing the everyone sitting at the table having tea as reported, seeing the cabbits in Kasumi and Nodokas' laps gave him small comfort.
"The three main targets are as follows, the short shriveled female with the staff is an Amazon elder, the woman wearing armor and wings is Kima the child in her arms is Saffron he is not to be harmed. Third target is the male with the multi colored hair is Herb of the Musk. They are to be taken out only under my direct order codeword is Seto"
Ranma heard the shudder over the line and chuckles "I know she scares me to and I am her son err currently daughter and first borne child, how do you think I feel!" That got a positive response of chuckles from the squad.
"Be aware Ryoko is hiding near by and I have the Chimera hovering overhead cloaked if things go wrong it will decloak after residents are safely away by cabbit and will open fire on the property, the code for that will be Damocles, if that order is given return to base or make for my home which you can find with subspace code 13.
"Understood sir."
Ranma switched over to another channel "Wild Horse to Stable "
"Stable, this is Noike whats up Wild Horse?" came Noikes' response over the communication.
"I am preparing to confront hostiles at the Tendo home, be advised all units are on standby awaiting my orders"
"Understood "Wild Horse, be careful and good luck Stable out" there was a click as the line went dead
Ranma watery eyes did not diminish the smile she had at the love and care conveyed in that last message. "Thanks imouto, its good to have family who truly cares" Firming her resolves and wiping away the moisture in her eyes and brought out her bike, putting on the helmet and revving the enginge a few times out of habit now she took off towards the Tendo home her black trench coat flapping in the wind.
Arriving at the front gate, Ranma could feel the tension coming from inside the property of a mixture of anger, hostility, determination and the last a sense of peace she knew was coming from Kasumi. Dismissing the bike and helmet, she checked that her swords was strapped to her back securely but ready to withdrawal at a moments notice, a quick check of her sidearms, daggers, back up pistols, flash bang grenades and smoke grenades, feeling prepared she rang the bell.