Sailor Moon ST (Star Trek)
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me…only the concept.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Part 36
For a moment, the world around her seemed motionless…
Mother? Usagi thought. She had not thought about the ruler of the Silver Millennium in years.
You are the Moon Princess! Don't let your destiny end here!
Yes, Mother!
"So, Cleric, what are you going to do now?" said the rebel squad leader, just as he and his crew took aim.
"What am I going to do? I'm going to do THIS."
And with that, Usagi took out her henshin rod, which she uses to regulate her Senshi powers.
"Moon Prism MAKE UP!"
FLASH!
Sailor Moon once again appears!
"Wha-"
"I cannot allow this chaos to continue further."
With that, she took out a vial of Lithium, and placed it upon her hand. Then, she crushed it.
SNAP!
"Moon Aura ESCALATION!"
As she absorbed the drug, Moon expanded her aura. Like an expanding shockwave, Moon's aura touched people after people, calming them in the process. When the entire city was engulfed in her aura, Moon spoke telepathically.
"People! There is no need for further death! The evil caused by this decay has been killed. It was not 'Father' that caused all this! It was the corrupted head of the Clerics that used the Clerics to cause death and misery!"
Moon continued to say that war can only begat war, and that understanding the human condition was the only way to achieve balance.
And balance was achieved.
With the ouster of the city's council, new leadership was needed. While Lithium was not banned, people were given a choice in taking the drug or not. The Resistance did not like this, but the alternative was not acceptable either.
Moon threatened to kick all their collective butts if this compromise was not accepted. And after a demonstration of what she REALLY could do, even the Clerics accepted her proposal.
Cleric Preston was tapped by the new Council to become the civilian head of the Clerics, with Usagi as its field chief. Much reform was made throughout the world, though there were elements that resisted these reforms. However, that's a story for another time.
END FLASHBACK
CLICK!
With the floorboards back in place, Usagi leaves her room for some snacks.
"I really hope that I figure out a better place to put these things away," Usagi mused, as she leaves her room…
BOOM!
Etheric energy lanced outward, as the waterfront warehouse began to collapse
RUMBLE!
A figure slowly made its way out of the debris and away from the scene. The figure quickly moved into the shadows, as fire trucks rushed to the scene of the destruction. When the coast was cleared, the figure made HER move.
As she walked away, she wrapped the curved katana sword in newspaper, before "hiding" it and her straight blade, which was a ninja sword, in pocket space.
Then, the girl looked up at the moon with an expression of madness.
"I win Usagi…my pretender!" Serena yelled. "After all, there can BE only ONE!"
Sometime later…
With the apparent demise of Usagi Tsukino, Azabuu Juuban seemed to be a much…quiet place. However, Ranma had made provisions that, in the event of Usagi's disappearance, an android duplicate, called a "Life Model Decoy" (LMD) would be used to hide Usagi's disappearance. In the meantime, it was up to him and everyone else to determine what had caused Usagi's death, and why her "soul" had been stolen.
Meanwhile, across town, the culprit of Usagi's demise was having a restless slumber…
"No, don't! We can work this out-!"
SLICE!
"No, we can't!"
As Usagi's head fell from her body, powerful energies began to pour from her now-still form. It lanced through Serena, as she basked in the knowledge that she is finally whole.
BOOM!
The glass from the waterfront's windows shattered, as Serena bathed in the sharp glass…
"Ah!" Serena yelped, as she bolted up. For a moment, she could have sworn that she felt her face being cut. When she brushed her cheek, she felt a wet stain.
"How-? Never mind."
Serena looked over to where her husband Mamoru lay very still, still sleeping from the day's work.
"Sigh," Serena mused. "The things I have to do for happiness…"
Serena got up, and went to the bathroom, where the first aid kit was located. She went to the medicine cabinet, and examined her face. Sure enough, there was a noticeable cut.
Serena then opened up it up, got a band-aid, and closed the cabinet.
Then, Serena saw something in the mirror that shocked her.
In the mirror was Usagi.
"We have to talk," Usagi said.
Suddenly, Serena bolted up from her bed. She could here little 'Renee crying from her room. Serena could feel her husband stir.
"The baby is awake," Mamoru groaned, as he was about to get up to check on his daughter.
"You can skip your turn," Serena began.
"Naw, it's alright. I was about to get ready for work anyway," said Mamoru, as he checked his alarm clock.
After Mamoru left the room, Serena got out of bed, and went to the window. The night was clear, allowing a full moon to shine above the city of Tokyo. She was lucky that Mamoru was able to purchase a home in the suburb's hillside, which allowed an impressive view of the city. And the neighborhood was great for raising kids.
And then, there was the "Usagi problem".
Ever since her daughter was born, Serena has received "visits" from her vanquished foe. Serena had hoped that by absorbing Usagi's knowledge and strength, she would have received the tools that would allow her to claim her rightful place as the future "Neo-Queen of Crystal Tokyo". Fortunately, the only reason she defeated Usagi was that her foe noticed her pregnancy. On the other hand, every time she tried to access Usagi's power, Serena felt like she finds herself in some sort of fog of the mind. In fact, Serena has not felt any change whatsoever. She was hoping, however, that a cure of this malaise could be found.
And there was still the matter regarding the Sailor Scouts.
Serena was not sure how to approach them. Sure, she remembered her time as "Sailor Moon", right up until she found herself in the so-called "Mirror Universe". And she does not know what Usagi has told them about her or their "relationship". Regardless of how she was going to approach them, she will have to approach them soon.
"Sigh."
Meanwhile…
"Ranma, are you coming to bed?" Akane said, as she waddle herself to her husband's side. Being six months pregnant was not something she expected to be in so soon. Still, the decision to keep the pregnancy, even though she and her husband had just graduated from high school, was a good one.
"In a minute," Ranma replied, as he finished his kata. Lately, he's been restless, thinking about what happened to Usagi a year ago…
"Father, calm down," Hoshiko ("Sailor Borg") Saotome said, as she tried to comfort the grief-stricken martial arts. His aura was burning red with fury, as he surveyed the destroyed waterfront warehouse.
"Let me go, daughter," Ranma replied. Hoshiko knew that whenever her father gets formal in speech, violence was around the corner.
"Abba, I got the readings on the…samples," T'Sara said, as she continued to analyze her mother's remains. She hoped that there was enough viable material to fashion a new body for Usagi. However, so far, the samples proved to be a disappointment.
"And?" Ranma asked.
"I'm afraid that the only thing that is left is simple protoplasm."
"Usagi…NO!!!"
Ranma's battle aura flared, shaken the surrounding area. Having learned a variety of chi-based techniques, Ranma was perhaps the most powerful human on the planet. At least, when he does not hold himself back.
"Father, please!" Hoshiko pleaded. "Calm down!"
"You do not talk to your father like that!"
"Father, we lost a sister, and now a mother. We don't want to loose you, too!"
Ranma looked at his daughter's deep, blue eyes. A moment later, he calmed down.
"Alright."
And with that, father and daughter hugged, with T'Sara looking on. She is reminded of the type of relationship she once had with her father Spock of Vulcan.
After the funeral, at the Cherry Hill Temple, in which Usagi's parents still did not know about their daughter's activities, it was agreed that the Sailor Scouts would continue to remain in existence, while each member would be allowed to have their own lives. Sailor Venus, now designated as the leader of the Senshi, asked Ranma if he wanted to still be involved, since he was both Sailor Helios and the so-called "Magnificent Kamen".
"I…rather not," Ranma said.
"But we can still use you!" Minako ("Sailor Venus") Aino replied. "Usagi wouldn't quit!"
"Well, Usagi isn't here, is she?"
"People, please," Ami intervened. "Minako, Ranma has a right to do what he thinks is best."
"I agree," Makoto ("Sailor Jupiter") says. "He lost someone very close to him."
"And we haven't?" Rei ("Sailor Mars") Hino says. "As soon as we got Usagi back, we loose her again!"
"People, we can't fight amongst ourselves," Luna d' Maus replied, having assumed humanoid form.
"Yeah, we still have enemies, you know," Artemis d' Maus interjects, who assumed humanoid form likewise. "We still have that to deal with."
"Naru, what do you think?" Minako said.
"I think we should let Ranma do as he wishes," Naru ("Shin Sailor Moon") Osaka says. "Ranma, can you still help us now and again?"
Ranma thought for a moment.
"Okay," Ranma began. "If you guys ever need me, you know how to contact me. And since Ami is training aboard my ship, you can still use its facilities."
So, that's that.
In the days ahead, one question disturbed Usagi's friends: Where was Sailor Pluto? If she was the guardian of Time, then she should have prevented Usagi's death. In fact, she had not been seen by anyone since the day of her death. Ranma tried to use his "Temporal Warrior" skill, among other means, to get to Pluto's Time Gate with very little success. However, that has not deterred him from trying.
In the meantime, Ranma's pain brought out the sympathies of his primary fiancée Akane ("Sailor Tarog") Tendo. Sure, she didn't like Usagi Tsukino, but she secretly admired her for winning Ranma's heart. But she knew that as long as she remains the type of person she was, Akane could secure it. So, after discussing the matter with the other fiancées, Akane and the other girls came upon a rather strange solution…
"Akane? Ukyo? Shampoo? KODACHI?!" Ranma exclaimed.
"Yes?" Akane/Ukyo/Shampoo/Kodachi said, as she/they went up to her/their fiancée. Ranma's fiancées had gone to T'Sara secretly to acquire a modified pair Pottarra earrings. Years ago, Usagi had worked on a project with the old Supreme Kai, shortly before the problems involving the "Black Dragon Balls", involving the earrings. This pair would allow the parties to merge as one person, but instead of a fusion effect, the wearers could switch bodies, as well as switching to a "fused" form. Usagi's old teacher Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom, once told her that no idea is not worth exploring. Hence, the modified pair was created.
"But, why?" Ranma asked.
"I/we just want to make you happy…"
After certain things were straightened out, like beating up Mousse once and for all in honorable combat (though getting a cure for his curse went a long way to settle things between him and Ranma), Akane and Ranma were finally married. Officially, it was a marriage of families between the Tendos and the Saotomes, but the Chinese Amazons, under Cologne's direction in particular, that accepted Ranma's induction into the nation. Thus, most, if not all, of Ranma's obligation have been fulfilled.
Back at the present…
"I'm almost done," Ranma said, as he finished his kata.
"On second thought," Akane said, as she grunted, which triggered her transformation, "I'm going to get ready for the morning rush, Sugar."
"I thought Konatsu does that?" Ranma said, as he toweled himself down. He was glad that he expanded "Ucchan's" to include a dojo, even though Akane's dowry was a dojo. He didn't want to live at the Tendo compound, thinking that his father and the Tendo family would try to leech off of him. Besides, he wanted to earn his dual Physical Education and Philosophy degree, at the University of Tokyo, without any distraction.
And then there was the matter of Happosai, the grandmaster of the "Anything Goes" martial arts.
Ever since Ranma returned from his sojourn, the demented martial arts master was itching to prove that HE was still the master, even though Ranma never gave any hints that he wanted to take over Happosai position. Finally, the day before Ranma and Akane were to wed, Happosai confronted Ranma…
"You will NOT succeed me! I'm the master!"
"Look, old man, I don't have time for this-"
Suddenly, Happosai applied a modified "Weak-as-a-Baby" technique on to Ranma's body.
"What did you DO?" Ranma said, with gritted teeth.
"Remember that time I turned you into a weakling? Well, this version of that technique is permanent. You'll never…surpass…me…?"
Happosai noticed a blue aura…and then a white aura…and then GOLD aura…
"You foolish old man," Ranma said, as his eyes blazed with fury. "Did you know that I have long since surpassed my limitations, and had awakened my true potential?"
Happosai's technique would normally restrict the flow of chi in the human body. However, after hanging around Usagi after all these years, Ranma has learned to manipulate his very body, so that such an offensive technique was useless.
"Ranma, my boy, you should calm down," Happosai said nervously.
"Oh, no. You wanted my attention? You have it…"
FWOOSH!
And thus, Happosai, the Grand Master of "Anything Goes" martial arts was no more. Or was he?
And now, in the morning…
"Papa!" little Happoko said, as she jumped into Ranma's arms.
"Hey, little one," Ranma said, as he carried his "daughter".
"I couldn't sleep, Papa," Happoko said. "Can we spar?"
"Mmmm. I'm sure it won't be a problem. Right, Ukyo?"
"Right."
"Yay!"
"So, go get your gi," Ranma said.
"Okay!" Happoko replied, before running back to her room.
"I still can't be you did what you did," Ukyo said.
"Well, I do know a few tricks."
"No, I mean DID what you DID."
Ranma thought for a moment.
"I could car less about being a 'Grand Master', but the old man had it coming. Perhaps, HER new life, she will be the person she should have been. Does that make sense?"
"With you…probably not."
Ranma rolls his eyes.
Meanwhile, at "The Braxton Building", in Downtown Tokyo…
The renegade Maxwell Braxton surveyed the city from his office tower. For the past year, he was quietly setting things up for his hostile take over of the city, while making sure that his nemesis Usagi Tsukino was dead. Somehow, her doppelganger Serena did what he always wanted to do: kill Usagi. Somehow, though, that did not satisfy his thirst for vengeance. So, six months ago, Braxton decided to finish Usagi off by laying down the foundation for her family and friends demise.
With cigar still in hand, Braxton activated his intercom.
"Miss Bee Ku? This is Braxton. Get Jadeite and Anna on the line. We are going to war."
Tbc.
Tbc.