Star Trek: Ranma's Adventures – By DS Wynne

Disclaimer: "Ranma ½ ", "Sailor Moon" and other sources (unless stated otherwise) belong to their respective owners.

Note: This is a multi-genre crossover/fusion story.

Special note: This story takes place a year after the events of "Sailor Moon ST".

Part 53: "The Heavens and Earth, Part Six".


The chaotic nature of the time-stream continues wreck havoc on the timeline, due to the collapse of the Bajoran Wormhole in the 24th century…

Location: "Saotome Residence", Colorado Springs (Colorado, USA).

The plan for that day was for the family to have their meal before Usagi and Ranma's colleagues from work show up to watch the final baseball playoff game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers.

"Mom, is there anything you would like for your side dishes?" Usagi asks Ikuko.

Ikuko looks up at her daughter with wonder. Usagi looks like she had aged ten years, and was prettier than she has ever been, but Usagi being so…matronly disturbed her a bit. She was still used to the young, teenaged girl who could barely cook curry.

"Just the mix vegetables," Ikuko replies.

Usagi smiles, as she went to get the vegetables for Ikuko's grilled salmon.

Meanwhile, Renata and Genko were observing all this. The entire family was sitting at the picnic bench in the backyard for lunch; Ranma was still getting the meats ready for their guests when they arrive for the game.

"Do you think grandmother is pretty?" Renata thought telepathically.

Genko turns towards her older sister.

"I don't care for aesthetics, Ren," Genko replies likewise. "She is okay for a human, I guess."

"So, how old are they, Usagi?" Ikuko asks.

Usagi turns towards her mother.

"Well, Renata is 'twelve', and Genko is 'six'," Usagi replied.

"Oh. Um, how are they doing in school?"

"Actually, they don't attend school."

"They don't?"

"No. They have had private tutors in the past, thanks to their respective guardians."

Ikuko looks at her daughter in shock.

"You mean…you and Ranma do not take care of your children?"

"Mom, it's kind of difficult to raise kids while being on active duty."

"I have been meaning to ask you something about that," says Ken, as he sits down to eat. "I saw a lot of military stuff throughout the house."

"That's because we ARE military, Mr. Tsukino," Ranma says, as he flips over the meats. "United States Air Force, to be exact."

"But…I thought you have to be a citizen of America in order to be…a soldier."

"Usagi, you are a soldier for the Americans?" Ikuko asks with hesitation. In spite of her liberal upbringing, she would hate it if her daughter were no longer a Japanese national.

"Yes, I am Mom," Usagi replied.

"Then…how is this possible?"

"'Dual citizenship," Ranma replied. "And even then, special consideration was involved."

"So what do you two do?" Ken asks.

Usagi and Ranma look at each other. They still could tell anyone their exact job description, since "Project: Stargate" was a classified operation.

"'Systems Analysis'," the two said in unison.

"What is that?"

"We…make sure that both organization and resources are properly monitored and managed," Ranma says.

Ikuko turns to her daughter.

"You must have gone to college then, Usagi," Ikuko says.

"Yes, Mom, I did," Usagi replied. Point of fact, Usagi and Ranma has attended a variety of institutions over the years, some of which were not on planet Earth. "I graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a degree in physiological psychology, and did some advance work at the University of California at Berkeley."

Ken turns to Ranma.

"Aerospace Engineering at the Academy, and Astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology," Ranma replied. "Hey, I just wanted to be a pilot…and someday, an astronaut."

"So you had gotten good grades," Ikuko says with pride. She always had to struggle with her daughter to even get to school on time.

"Mom," Usagi whines.

"I know, I know. But…you know how I am about these things."

"I do."

"But we are concerned that…your children are not going to school," Ken says. He still has a hard time in dealing with the fact that his "little girl" is no longer so "little".

"We feel the same way, actually," Ranma says, thinking about his son Naruto, and how he wanted to bring his son home. "We provide them as much as possible with some stability. And by the way, Renata is starting her acting career."

"Really?" Ikuko says.

"Yes, she is," Usagi says, as she turns to Renata, who was eating. "Hon, tell your grandmother about your last job."

"Oh, um…right," Renata says. "I'm going to be in a breakfast cereal commercial!"

"That's wonderful!" Ikuko says.

"Thank you, grandma."

Ikuko was still not sure how to view her role as grandmother, but said nothing.

"You should at least get Genko into a school, son," Ken said to Ranma. "I can understand Renata's situation, but…"

"I understand, sir," Ranma says. "It's just that Genko…has a special case."

"Still, a child needs to develop socialization skills."

"And I have another question: how is it that you and Usagi can be in Tokyo and here looking…different?"

"It is…some kind of magic," Ranma replied.

"What?"

"To be honest, I don't like elaborating on everything…it's not my style. But if you can believe that your daughter can be 'Sailor Moon', then it is possible to be to do things that normal people can't do."

Ken wanted to press the issue, but he sensed a noticeable edge in Ranma's words.

"Alright, I'll accept that answer for now."

"Cool."

"Is anyone home?" says a voice from the back gate.

Ranma looks over and sees-

"Yo, Mitchell!" Ranma says. "You're early."

Lt/Colonel Cameron Mitchell (USAF) was the field commander for SGC, as the leader of "SG-1". He was the cousin of the American astronaut Commander John Crichton (USN), a friend of Ranma and Usagi who chose to stay away from Earth to protect its location from hostile aliens. Both the Scarrans and the Sebaceans (known as "Peacekeepers"), the aliens in question, were both seeking its location to conquer it because of John Crichton's theory on wormhole capability as both a means of travel, and as a weapon. The Saotome couple chose to keep two of the respective doppelgangers out in space with Crichton to ensure that the peace treaty that was made after the "Peacekeepers Wars" is maintained.
"Hey, I wanted to get here before you or Usagi ate up all the food," Mitchell says, as he enters the backyard.

"Very funny."

"And…I got the beer," Mitchell says, as he holds up a six-pack of bottled "Sam Adams" honey lager.

"Well, damn, my friend…come on in!"

Mitchell then sees Usagi's parents.

"Um, these are…?"

"Yes, Cameron, they ARE my parents," Usagi says. "Mom, Dad…this is Lt/Colonel Cameron Mitchell, our colleague over at Petersen AFB. Cameron, this is Ken and Ikuko Tsukino."

"Nice to meet you, Colonel Mitchell," Ken says, as he gets up to bow.

"Um, yes," Mitchell replies likewise. From the phone call he got this morning, he had to remember that Usagi's parents doesn't know anything of her background. He then turns to Usagi mother.

"And you must be Usagi's mother Ikuko."

"Yes," Ikuko says, as she nods slightly.

"Wow…for a minute I thought that you were her sister."

"Thank you for the compliment," Ikuko says with a smile.

Renata giggles while Genko rolls her eyes.

"Kids," Ranma says to his daughters. "This is Colonel Mitchell, a friend and colleague of your mother and father."

"Hello!"

"Charmed."

"Lovely kids, Ranma," Mitchell says. Genko was creeping him out for some reason.

"So have you've known Usagi and Ranma long?" Ken asks.

"For a while now, sir," Mitchell says. "We served together in Antarctica during a…training exercise."

"I see."

"Anyway, I am glad that Ranma is hosting the game over at his house for a change, since it's HIS turn top host."

Ken looks over at Ranma.

"I figure we could kill two birds with one stone," Ranma says. "Usagi is going to take the girls shopping with a friend of hers, while the rest of us will watch the game."

"Is the invitation to do these things open to Ikuko and myself?" Ken asks.

"Well…sure."

"Then I will stay to watch the game. I am a fan of the Tokyo Giants."

"And I can spend more time with Usagi and the girls," Ikuko says.

"Then it's settled then," Ranma says. "Oh, and Mitchell? The Tigers are NOT going to sweep the A's."

"They are," Mitchell says. "And I bet your last paycheck on it."

"Fine, it's a bet."

"Ranma are you sure?" Usagi asks. "I mean…Detroit did defeat New York."

"Naw, it's okay," Ranma proclaims. "My sources are good."

A few hours later, a different story is told.

"Alright!" Mitchell yelled, as he got up from the sofa. "I TOLD you that Detroit would beat Oakland!"

"Yeah, yeah," Ranma said, as he waved it off. He was SURE that he would win the bet.

"Ah, don't be mad, Colonel," General Henry "Hank" Landry said with a chuckle. "You win some…you loose some."

"Well, I lost a LOT," Ranma replied.

"How much did you loose, Ranma?" Dr. Daniel Jackson asks.

"This week's paycheck."

"I hate to be in your shoes when Usagi finds out, sir," says Lt/Colonel Samantha Carter.

Ken was sitting quietly while the men were watching the "Oakland-Detroit" game. To be sure, he was a fan of baseball, especially the Tokyo Giants. However, he was not sure how to deal with these…revelations.

First, he learned that his daughter Usagi was sleeping with her boyfriend Ranma. THEN, he learns that his daughter was Sailor Moon. THEN, thanks to some bizarre circumstances concerning "time travel", he learns that his daughter was married Ranma for years, had children of their own, and had dual American citizenship. Finally, Ken learns that his "little girl" was a member of the American military establishment with prestigious credentials. What he didn't know was that Usagi, and by extension Ranma, was a "black operator". This means that she is involved in secret operations like "Project: Stargate".

Of course, the two have been involved in other affairs before they became a part of SGC, but that information is classified.

As far as Ken knows, officially, Usagi and Ranma works for the United States Air Force's "Air Force Space Command" at Peterson AFB nearby as "Systems Analysts"; he didn't know exactly what that meant, but he was sure that it took a lot of education.

"So, you are the father of Colonel Saotome," said the humanoid alien Teal'C. "You must be very proud of her accomplishments."

"Uh, yes, I suppose I should be…"

Meanwhile, Usagi and Ikuko were shopping at the local mall with Renata, Genko and Usagi's friend Osiris (a Gao'uld "Systems Lord") under the guise of his host "Dr. Sarah Gardner", a former girlfriend of Jackson. Jackson hated the fact that Sarah likes being a Gao'uld, and that she has a thing about Usagi…who has the Isis Gao'uld symbiont.

"Usagi, if you don't mind, can I spend some time alone with the girls?" Ikuko asks.

"Um, sure, I guess," Usagi replied. She then gives her mother a list. "These are the things that the girls need-"

"Usagi, I have been a mother. Let me do this."

"Okay. Girls, please behave. And Genko? Keep your doll in check, okay?"

"Yes, mother," say the girls in unison.

Ikuko's left arch was raised. Why would she say something about Genko's doll?

"Sarah and I will do a little shopping of our own," Usagi says. "We'll meet you three back here in an hour."

"Okay, but, um," Ikuko stammered.

"Oh, that's right," Usagi says, as she dug into her purse. "Here is some spending money for you and the girls."

Usagi produced a thousand dollars in one hundred dollar-bills.

"How much is this?"

"Just a thousand."

"'Just a thousand'? How much money do you have?"

"Now, mother, I don't advertise my finances to anyone…no disrespect intended."

"Okay…"

As the afternoon rolls on, Usagi and Osiris go into the boutiques.

"What do you think?" Usagi says, as she shows off an outfit to her friend.

"I think you look lovely," Osiris says in a typical Gao'uld-like manner. "But…I think you would look even better as 'Isis'."

"Osiris…"

"Please?"

"Okay…is this better?" Usagi said as the Gao'uld "Isis".

"Lovely," Osiris says, as she took Isis' face into her hands, and kissed her full on the lips. Isis returns the kiss.

"It has been a long time since I have touched your lips, my love," Osiris says.

"I know," Isis replies. "But I am committed to Usagi's happiness, and that happiness is her love for the Chaos Avatar."

Osiris sighs.

"And it is because of your commitment that I have pledged my loyalty to this world."

Silence.

"We better find the others," Usagi says, as she gathers her purchases. "We're suppose to meet them-"

"Usagi?"

Usagi turns around to see her mother standing there. She had an orange Julius in hand.

"Mom, where are the girls?" Usagi asks.

"I sent them over to the toy store nearby," Ikuko says. She gives Osiris the "evil eye".

"How much did you-?"

"I've seen enough. We will need to talk later."

"…"

Location: Somewhere underwater…

"Father, wake up," says a voice.

Ranma groggily opened her eyes. The she realized something.

She was underwater.

GULP! Ranma sounded, as she tried to hold her breath.

"It's okay, Father," says a slim, red-haired woman with blue eyes, while wearing a green bodysuit. "You can…breathe underwater now."

Ranma calmed down, as she began to breath normally.

"Mera?"

Mera, the wife of the King of Atlantis Orin (otherwise known as the superhero "Aquaman") nods her head.

"How-?"

"You were given gills while you were unconscious, after Attuma attacked your ship."

Ranma immediately touched her neck, and felt the gills.

"Why-?"

"Why does Attuma do anything?" Mera says. "Your ship was attacked, while you were on your way here to Atlantis. I suppose you and your crew were being held hostage-"

"-And the gills are to insure that we can live long enough to serve Attuma's purposes," Ranma says with disgust. She knew that the Atlanteans were masters at "Bio-wizardry", and much of the evolution of the Atlanteans throughout the years was the result of this. Unfortunately, such modification tends to be perfect. It would suck big time if she were stuck as a sea-dweller, especially when being underwater all the time would prevent her ability to maintain her maleness.

Most importantly, she knew that Attuma was not above using people close to the Atlantean royal family to get vengeance on them. Attuma was a "blue-skinned" barbarian Atlantean who sought to return Atlantis to its barbaric and brutal past, and hates all "pink-skins" for being pale imitations of "homo mermanus" stock.

"Where are the others?"

"We don't know, Father. The only reason we even knew what had happened to you was that Attuma's marauders were boasting the fact that they had my father…namely me. Orin is sending out more parties out to look for your crew, but with this civil war…"

"Say no more," Ranma says, as she gets up. She was in a red bathing suit made from the same material that most Atlantean clothing were made from. "My quest for the final piece of the Gabrielle's chakram can wait. My friends are in trouble, and I plan on making that bastard Attuma pay for his insolence."

Tbc.

Author's note: Quick question. Should Ikuko and Ken know more or less about Usagi's past? Let me know what you think. In the meantime, we see what exactly has happened to Ranma and his crew (I can't wait to depict a transformed Brock Samson, as he and Ranma are forced to fight), as the world of Atlantis unfolds…which is in the midst of a civil war caused by the enemies of both Aquaman and Namor the Submariner…thanks to an even older enemy known as "The Watcher of the Deep"…the "father" of Ranma's grand-daughters Sadako and Samara of "Ringu" and "The Ring" fame! See you then!