Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Ranma ½, Saint Seiya, YuYu Hakusho, Magic Knights of Ray Earth, or Flashman. Each TV or Manga series belong to other people.
This is a tale of what could have happened if instead of the five original Flashman being kidnapped and sent to the Flash planet were they would become the known Flashman, Usagi, Ranma, Seiya, Yusuke, and Umi were taken instead.
I'll need proofreaders, as well as some help with the grammar, as I'm not all that good with it, since I'm a Brazilian, and English is my second language.
Authors note: I'm sorry for the huge delay in updating my stories, I got not just a writers block but my life has been hectic as of late. But I'll try to post and update my stories more.
Anime crossover Super Sentai Flashman with bits of Changeman
Chapter 7 – A trip to China
On the following day, Athena, Shiryu went with Ranma and Usagi using the deployment flying-fortress called Star Condor, which like their main ship was still incomplete, but the basic equipment and systems already installed which allowed it to safely fly while still in an atmosphere type of environment. Though there was only 3 of the 5 seats installed, so Shiryu was left standing at the back of the fortress bridge, with Ranma sitting at the front center, Usagi to his left and Athena to his right.
Athena or as many citizens of Japan knows her as Saori Kido, marveled at the heigh and speed that the fortress is flying towards the region of china that holds the cursed springs of Junseikyo. Just by looking at the control panels ahead of her she could tell the huge difference between Earth's tech and Flash planet Tech. It was like comparing the tech used on the Iron saints cybernetic clothes developed by the Kido corporation to the mechanical artifact found inside a bronze age shipwreck on the bottom of the Mediterranean sea.
She still chuckled when remembering that bit of news. Only she and her sister new of the true origin of that piece of equipment, and how it was high tech for the poor societies of that time. A marvel clockwork depicting a mechanical computer that precisely predict no just the day time, but also the position of the moon and the inner systems worlds. Comparing that gear filled device with the high tech of Star Condor was like comparing her a goddess to a lowly farmer's son that become a scholar. A huge difference plain and simple.
Star Condor was a literal flying fortress, 5 times faster than the American X-43A, as they were flying at 57,248.64 km/h they were flying at 37,650 meters above Earth's surface, not to mention that they were totally invisible to any human made detection system, the only way to be spotted was for a visual detection, and with such speed and heigh, that was a hard task to be accomplished.
They had just taken off and already not even a full 3 minutes later they were nearing their destination, that's how fast they went from Tokyo Japan to the middle of china.
"There! That's the Rozan Waterfall, the place were I trained most of my life. And as you can see from here, not far from it there is a series of springs with variable sizes, that's the Junseikyo valley and I can also see the small Amazon settlement, we can land besides it on that clear spot besides it. It seems that they finished harvesting the years crop." Shiryu told them
"It's a good place as any, Ok everyone prepare for landing. Shiryu try to hold onto something for a bit please" Ranma told them as he piloted the Star Condor with Usagi's help, and the only moment of small disturbance was the small shake that was felt when the flying touched the ground and did a small run until it stopped at the ending of the now cleared crop field.
Not even a minute after landing on it the flying fortress is surrounded by many amazons. They vary in age and size, muscular and sleek, fat and thin. Not to mention a few males among the dozens of warrior women.
"Great grand mother what's that" asked a purple head girl of about 12 years wearing a blue Qi-Pao dress carrying a basked full of crops to a small old woman balancing herself on top of a stick.
"**sigh** I really doubted that you'd listened to your father, mother and me when we told you to stay inside the village today and train Xian Pu… but I can see that you were helping in the crops, and got yourself a basket filled with chestnut, so I'll relent this time as you were getting the needed materials for your training… about your question child, that seems to be what the modern world call an airplane, tough I never saw anything like that… wait this energy… it can't be… she couldn't be this old already…" replied the woman before her senses spotted a familiar energy inside the flying fortress
"KU LON! DID YOU FELT IT?" Asked a frantically slightly younger then her, but none the less old woman that with everyone else come rushing out after the Star Condor flew over their heads and landed on their crops field
"**nodding** I did Lo Xian, it seems she returned, and by what I feel she is inside that flying machine, and I can feel 3 Gold Saints with her, … 2 of them are males by the feel of it … but … it seems that the third one is female, as I can sense 3 life signatures in a single body, … which can only means the third person is female and a mother to be." Ku Lon replied
"what are you talking about great-grandmother?" Xian Pu asked
"Xian Pu you are to be in your best behavior when the crew of that flying machine comes to greet us. AND under NO CIRCUNSTANCE, are you and anyone to challenge them, not to mention that one of the women inside that is none other then our Matron Goddess Athena herself. So NO KISS OF DEATH to any of the women in there, and the other one is a Gold Saint Level amazon by the feel of it, and it seems that she is pregnant"
"AYAH! ATHENA-SAMA IS HERE?!" Yelled Xian Pu attracting the attention of everyone. Which promptly the amazons to gasp in surprise.
"Attention everyone! Do not engage our visitors! That's an order!" Yelled Lo Xian using her Ki to amplify her voice. Her order generate a lot of murmur among the Amazons.
Suddenly on the side near the rear an door slides back a bit, then slides towards the fortress nose, from it comes four people, the first one is Shiryu, who many recognize and smile at him, after him comes a man wearing strange stylized clothes with it being mainly a white and yellow robe with an black under shirt that has a red strip on his arms, he is wearing black pants and a silver tiara with red trim on it(see Flashman Jin on google for reference), behind him comes Usagi her clothes are mainly a red spandex, white trim and a pink toga and shorts over it. (check on google Flashman Lou to see her clothes), many Amazon's were stunned and captivated by her beauty, grace of movements, and sheer powerful aura.
At first Xian Pu and a few others thought that she was Athena by this felling of power, but that thought come to a halt by the last person to exit the flying fortress. It was a truly regal woman with purple hair and eyes; she was wearing a toga dress, a gold headband, gold belly protection with many carvings and dotted with ruby stones, on her hand was a staff with a gold tip in a strange shape of a bird inside a circle that is slightly above two rods. And if the previous woman powerful aura was amazing, this one is so much more intense that it was like attempting to look directly into the sun, i.e.: you can't look directly towards it for more then a second without hurting your eyes.
While many Amazons both male and female were too stunned by what they could feel from the newcomers, Ku Lon, Lo Xian and every other elder woman from the Amazon council, dropped down from their staffs and into their knees, bowing low and had their foreheads touching the ground, tough one elder among them was shaking and trembling, with barely contained sobs, as a pool of tears was forming below her.
As Ranma and the others approached these people, both Usagi and Athena started to feel a nagging sense of déjà vu. When they were a few feet from the Amazons Ku Lon spoke in perfect Greek. "Oh powerful and wise Lade Athena, Goddess of wisdom, warfare and handcraft, we are floored and honored with your presence in our humble village. What can I, Ku Lon Silver Owl Saint your faithful saint do for you?"
"Please all of you arise, I've come here to oversee the quest of this noble warrior in his quest to help his sister soul" Athena said as she looked at Ranma at the end. Tough among the rising elders, one remained knelt and bow down, still trembling and sobbing.
Usagi notice this and as looked at the kneeling that nagging feeling increase, curiously she approached the figure, whose trebling worsen, and all she can hear among the sobs is barely a whisper of the words "Serenity-sama…" and "So sorry my princess…"
At hearing those words a strange feeling struck Usagi, she knelt down and gently reach over and pick the small figure up, as a strong sense bordering into motherly love enveloped Usagi and guided her into trying to comfort and easy up this woman whose soul were scarred and tormented with grief.
"shhh it's alright… I'm here… " murmured Usagi as she tenderly hold the small figure that at those words latched on Usagi and let out millennia old pent up grief and regret, sobbing hysterically onto Usagi's shoulder.
A silver powerful aura could be seen enveloping Usagi and the elder, as few by few regain her youth, and their clothes morphed into a silver royal gown. Both of their hair become alight with ethereal power. Ranma has his eyes locked on the scene, as he started to approach them, but his path is suddenly blocked by Athena's staff.
"Let it play out Ranma, I feel that this is needed to heal that old warrior soul, granting her closure for what happened at the end of the Silver Millenium" She explained
"Silver Millennium? What is that my liege?" asked Ku Lon
"You, Dohko and Shion wouldn't know or remember it as it was a Queendom that existed on the time of one Holy war against Hades before the one you faced. In that time human society did has access to far more resources and powers then today humanity. It evolved to the point that allowed space travel, and colonies to be set in other planets. One of these colonies evolved to the point of independency and it formed a coalition with the other colonies creating the Queendom of the Silver Millennium. My sister Artemis was the Matron Goddess of that queendom, and like me from time to time she returned to this level of existence and incarnated / merged with a chosen woman to help guide humanity. She always did created a legion of faithful warrior women that helped with the most quest and mission. And from time to time she did have a daughter to keep the royal line going, and those women there are my nieces."
"S-So-Sou Ah Pu i-is y-y-your n-n-ni-niece?" Ku Remu another elder stuttered
With a nod and one last look Athena turned and starting to walk towards Junseikyo. "Come Ranma we need to proceed toward Junseikyo and don't worry about Usagi, she'll join with us later." Athena said
Ranma spared one last look towards Usagi, who raised her head to look towards him, before smiling faintly and nod before retuning her attention to the now young woman on her arms that more reassemble a 7 years old girl
"Xian Pu, find your father and tell him to set up the visitors cottage with the finest silk and appliances that we have for our honored guests" Ku Lon said as she look at her great granddaughter
"At once Great-grandmother" Replied Xian Pu before dashing towards the village.
No sooner the young teen dashed out a mature around her 60's woman reached the Matriarch and asked "Grandmother what's going on here? And why my youngest is in such a hurry?"
"Oh, Xiao Wa my child I'll explain later the details but suffice to say that we the Joketsuzoku had been blessed today though I fear that a great storm is looming over the horizon… Go find our top elite warriors, both male and female of little Xian age and tell them they are on escort duty to these newcomers, as the two women that come are none other than Athena-sama herself and her niece." Ku Lon said
"Grandmother?! I-if this is this true then…" Xiao Wa stuttered
"yes, child our family can finally start to pay up our utmost debt to Athena-sama. No go, fetch the younglings and remind them … painfully if needed that no Kiss of Death or Kiss of Marriage will be allowed or tolerated" Ku Lon replied
"Elder… " an unknown feminine voice called from Sou Ah Pu direction, turning her face Ku Lon saw Usagi looking directly at her, with a serene face but curious and yet steel eyes of a bloodied warrior.
"I'm Ku Lon child, though in your language it might be better to pronounce it like the facial product Cologne". Answered Ku Lon
"What did you mean by Kiss of Death and Kiss of Marriage?" Usagi asked
"Can you understand Mandarin child?" Xiao Wa asked
"I can understand but not pronounce it or speak in Mandarin. The reason for it is an language translator that has been implanted in mine and my siblings brain." Answered Usagi
"Does such device already exist?" asked an old male around his 70's
"Not on this planet sir…" started Usagi
"I'm Dehr Te Jent, Lo Xian grandson and one of the few male chiefs of this village. I'm responsible for the maintenance of the few devices that some times we do bring from the outside world, as well as the electrical grid that has been installed the prior decade" He replied
"Oh I see, well to answer your question, I myself, Ranma-kun, and three others had been abducted when we were still an infant, and were raised in another. One with a far more advanced tech that exist here on Earh. One such device allow us to understand any spoken language, though it only auto translate what is heard not what can be said" explained Usagi, though after it she felt Sou Ah Pu tightened her hold on her. Looking down Usagi see a trembling hand reach out and touch her cheek.
"Oh… I see… Serenity… Seny hime I'm so sorry… I wasn't there when you needed me the most. … I …. I'm the last pure blooded lunarian… I'm …. I …. I was your niece…. I'm the niece of the later princess Serenity. I was able to escape the destruction of the Lunar Queendom by being here on Earth when it happened. For what I've been told by at the time my caretaker my mother … your older sister, was suspecting that a war was coming and that there was a high probability that the war would destroy the Silver Millenium, so to save me she hid me here, with 5 of her loyal guard, they were also sisters to the Princess Serenity guard. Their descendants are the actual active senshis… and mom…. Mom in a last ditch effort to get her pursuers from Mettalia off of us fought them on the valley that no a days is known as Junseikyo" Sou Ah Pu explained
"That means that Ranma-kun is really a descendant of the original Mrecury royal line." Usagi said looking in the direction that Ranma went with Athena.
"if that's the case then I'm relieved to know that even though the royal blood has been diluted over the centuries, your children will still carry a great amount of royal linage from the Silver Millennium" Sou Ah Pu said as she closed her eyes and drift to sleep in Usagi's arm.
Nodding at what she heard Lo Xian turned to her grandson and spoke "Dehr would you be a dear and go back to the barracks and tell your sister to assemble her platoon. Half of them are to come here and form a defensive perimeter around that machine, the other half are to gear up and Escort Lady Athena and her company to Junseikyo. They are to protect them and provide any assistance that may be needed. Oh! And she is to choose five of her bests warriors to be the personal guards and assistants for the descendant of Queen Serenity. It has finally come the day that we can also start to repay her for the failure of our families in protecting Sou Ah Pu's mother"
"Are you also a descendant of the senshis elder?" Usagi asked
"I am your highness; my line comes form the Jovian royal family" Lo Xian replied
"then may I ask for a favor? You see I my self plus Ranma-kun and 3 others recently got back to the Earth, and have been blessed to find family and friends, though I fear that we still do not understand a lot about this planet, so we need help in settling down. Our family and the Japan government are being helpful but we still need helpers with the new village that's being built around our ship, not to mention that if worst come to worst… Myself, Ranma and the others only have one year to remain here on this planet." Usagi asked and explained
"W-what?!" yelled a shocked Lo Xian
"This planet and the planet that I have been living have incompatible energies, and my body has become attuned to that energy, so by what have been explained by Sailor Pluto if a vaccine is not found I can only stay here for a year… 3 if a device can be built to help change this planet sun radiation frequency into the same one that I'm used to." Answered Usagi
"What happens after this period?" asked a now awake Sou Ah Pu
"I either return to the Flash planet for treatment to restore my and the others health … or I and the others will die". Usagi answered with a sad face
Which cause fresh tears to be spilt from Sou Ah Pu eyes as she tightly hug Usagi before releasing her and sprang to her feet with a determined face. She readjust her clothes before dashing to the village so fast that she left after images and a dust cloud. Tough if one was to look at her attentively they would be able to notice the Moon symbol almost ablaze with energy on her forehead.
A few minutes later Ranma, Athena and Shiryu were a third of the way towards Junseikyo when they felt a large group of people running toward them from the village
"Why so many of them are coming here?" Wondered Shiryu aloud
"If I were to guess, Usagi-chan explained a few things to them, which might put things into perspective for them. And I do not doubt that many of them has the desire and curiosity to see what Athena-sama here would want in a place like this". Ranma tried to reason their motives
"you wouldn't be that far off it male." A voice said as mere seconds after it 20 women and 5 men all of them wearing leather clothes and pieces of armor, all of them were carrying weapons attached to their backs, waist line, and in some cases even their arms and legs did have a weapon strapped to it; they were knelt down before them with their heads low
"I'm Kom Bu, second in command of the Artemis Platoon, I was ordered by elder Lo Xian to bring half of the platoon as your escort Lady Athena, the other half is keeping guard over this male and the daughter of Serenity flying machine" Sope the same one that had spoked early.
Frowning a nit Athena asked "Do you have something against this men or is it against males in general?"
"**sigh** It's not him specifically, my lady. I really do not like men in general sense of the word. Though I do know that not all of them are as bad as the majority, I suffered a lot through out my experiences outside this village." Kom Bu replied, she was wearing dark yellow clothes, silver helmet and shoulder pads, a leather and bronze armor piece over chest that goes all the way around her back.
On her back there were three blades, her forearms were covered with a pair of bronze bracelets, and on the right one there was a folded mini cross-bow, on her leather boots the Japanese ninja weapon sai could also be seen, with one per leg.
She has dark blue eyes and hair, in the same shade of Ranma's sister Ami. Looking at her Ranma got a suspicion of what sort of bad experience could result in such emotional scar
"Honored warrior, I can sense that you have emotional scars, and that it is prudent to be untrustful of strangers, but as my mate may have told you, we were not on Earth while growing up, so neither of us nor those that came with us has been taught much about common behavior for males and female." Ranma replied
"At least you're honest and I can tell that you are not lying. I and my fellow squad members are the scouts of this platoon, we're specialized in information gathering, so we have experience in reading the truth about what's being said around us." Kom Bu replied
"May I inquire about you and your family? It's out of curiosity since your eyes and hair is of the same shade of blue that my sister has." Ranma asked
Raising an eyebrow Kom Bu answered "you are wondering about the descendants of the lunar people among us Amazons are you not?"
"Yes I am. My whole life the only other humans around me were my mate and the other three that grew with us on the Flash planet. So, as you see to us family is the most precious thing to us". Ranma answered
"I can understand that a lot better then many others, as I too grew up alone, as I was about 3 years old when mother died to protect me from the Musk warriors. The Musk not just rob me of my family, they also took my innocence and virtue away from me."
"So you do not know much about your line?" Athena asked
"No I do not, my liege unfortunately no. I might be indeed related to this male… er… sorry didn't asked your name" Kom Bu replied
"My name is Ranma, for what I got to learn my family name is Saotome, and we descend from the lunar people." Ranma answered
Nodding Kom Bu said "It's not impossible that we do share a common ancestor, but I fear that our level of kinship would be so many times and generations apart to not really matter for many. But like you I too see family as a precious thing and would paid such as a high price as to conceive bear a child from a man if it mean I got a chance to be in my mothers arms once more."
Smiling in understanding Ranma said "Then come with us, and when I return to Japan I'd like that you come with us if you don't mind. I'm sure that Sis and mom would be your friends in no time."
"It's a tempting offer, and I might accept it. I was planning on going out to travel for a bit in my next vacation time. Might as well be worth it to get to know another country" Kom Bu replied with a bit of humor on her voice and as she noticed that perhaps this male Ranma may as well be one of the few exceptions to mankind
"Then let's proceed to Junseikyo, but it might as well as be alert, since if I'm not mistaken it's around this time of the year that the Musk do indeed use the springs" Shiryu said as he set down the box carrying his dragon cloth and then pulled a lever, which opened the box.
Seconds later Shiryu is wearing his armor as he stood besides Athena, as the whole group set a comfortable pace going to Junseikyo. After a few minutes of peaceful walk and small chat among them, were the reason of why they were going Junseikyo were revealed and stunned the Amazons to the core, specially Kom Bu
"You'd go that far to help your sister? To give up your manhood so she has a chance to be keep her alive and to let her at last live for herself half of the time?" Kom Bu ask barely believing that such virtue might exist among the male kind exceptions, and at a nod from Ranma she continue
"you're a true rarity Ranma, one that I might even come to trust and to be at easy around you. Your mate Lady Usagi is a really lucky lady to have found such a rarity as you."
Chuckling Ranma replied "You should meet Yusuke-kun then, he's as honored and courteous as I am, though like me and Usagi, he do not know mush about social interactions and what's right and what's wrong in social relations"
"I'm definitely take you up on your offer to go to Japan when this is over. A male… no a man just like you, who's as honor bond and as pure as a child is an offer that is almost too good to be true… **chukling** though I do not see myself pinning for a man, it will be enjoyable to get to know him. And who knows I might find a nice girl who wouldn't mind having some fun with me" Kom Bu said
Blinking Ranma can't help but ask "What do you mean a girl wouldn't mind to have some fun with you? Is there some kind of game play or activity that would led people to mind such social interactions?"
At his confuse face many can't help but to blush or to laugh the way his naivety at what Kom Bu said. "Yep as naïve and pure at heart as a child. Please Ranma do not change, you're such a rarity these days, that I'm glad to have met you. But to answer you, every human being has preferences and concepts to what is right, wrong, enjoyable, sorrowful, pleasurable or plain gross. This also applies to the interactions among humans, one such type of interactions is the mating activities. In general, these are private actions usually done by a male and female in private environment such as the bedroom of two people. But in some cases, there are humans that prefer the intimacy and mate process of people of their own gender."
"Wait you mean that there are men that would mate with another male, and that there are women that prefer it with another female?" Asked Ranma curiously
"Precisely Ranma. Kom Bu here seems to be such example of a woman that would prefer to mate with another woman and to do it with a man" Shiryu answered which was confirmed by Kom Bu nodding
"…. This is a bit confusing to me. Because for what I learnt isn't the mating process meant for the reproduction of a species?" Ranma asked
"Usually it is the case and objective of such a process Ranma. But just like any other king of physical activity the mating process can be executed with a focus sorely towards the body pleasure. That's why some times couples and even groups of people engage in such activities." Athena explained
"So there are people that only seek the pleasure provided by the mating process?" Ranma asked, which everyone answer by nodding.
"Pleasure… Pleasure from the physical activity… **frowning deeply** Athena-sama am I wrong in coming to the conclusion that such an act can be used for evil purposes and as a weapon?" Ranma asked
"Indeed you are right Ranma, there are people on this world that would and did use the mating process or sex as it is commonly known to attack and to bend others to their will. Kom Bu here is a perfect example of a woman that has been the victim of such an attack before." Athena answered with Kom Bu nodding
"yes I was. And in the early years right after the attack, I was not only scarred emotionally, but until my fellow amazons come to my rescue, I was nothing more than a sexual slave, for the Musk. It took me years, decades even before I got back any semblance of self-worth, fight spirit and independency back. But that experience will never completely heal, and it is one of the main reasons why I do not trust males… and it shame me to admit but one of the few fears that I do still have is to be defeated in combat by a male and be forced to give the kiss of marriage and relive all that trauma again." Kom Bu said
Ranma once again feels negative emotion towards another being, this time it was aimed at the Musk and those that would act with such disdain and contempt towards another sentient being
'Ran-chan is there something wrong? I can feel your negative emotion' come the surprise reply of both Ranko and Usagi at the same time. By a brief moment Ranma surprise was seen on his face, before he was able to conceal it.
´S-Sis? Is that you' Ranma asked and at the same time Usagi also asked
'R-Ranko-chan? B-But how? You're still inside Ran-chan and did not have our ability for telepathic communication'
'Yes it's me bro, Usagi-cha. It's nice to finally hear from you and to be albe to have been heard. I've been aware and been trying to be heard for the last 4 hours, but for some reason I can't see anything, nor can I move or feel anything except for this nagging feel of worry and hope.' Ranko replied
'Sis… Oh Ranko-chan I was so worried. I thought that I had lost you.' Ranma start to get emotional and tears to form on his eyes surprising many.
"Is there anything wrong Ranma?" Athena asked
"It's my sister Athena-sama, I can hear her in my ming. Usagi can hear her as well. She's awake and have been trying to contact anyone for the past hour, she just now succeed in it" Ranma answered
"May I join in the conversation Ranma? I need to touch your forehead and send my Cosmo into you to stablish a link to join in the conversation. I need to thank her and to help explain to her what happened" Athena said and with a nod from Ranma, Athena raised her right hand and touched his forehead with the tip of her staff
The next thing that herself, Ranma and Usagi noticed was that they were inside a mostly gray void, but in some places Yellow, Pink, Red, Blue and Green light and clouds can be seen. Not far from them in an area whose light is almost purple my the mix of Red and Blue they noticed the ghostly image of Ranko.
As soon as they saw her Ranma and Usagi dash to her and enveloped her into a tight emotional hug, which surprise them at being able to hold her, this event in Ranma case made it almost impossible for him to hold his tears as he fiercely hug his sister.
Ranko was stunned by such action and she could literally feel her brother relief and happiness at seeing her. Usagi too is amazingly happy to see her, if the feeling she was sensing was of any indication. Turning to Athena Ranko saw the Goddess smiling at her as she was approaching the trio.
"Athena-sama what is going on? Where are we? And Why is it that Big bro is so emotional at seeing me?" Ranko asked
"They are just glad to be able to see, hear and hold you after the last battle" Athena answered
"The last battle? All that I remember was that Youma aiming at you and then… then… I…. I… I'm dead isn't it? I'm dead or at least I'm dying… Oh brother, I'm… I'm so sorry, you… we were just reunited… I'm sorry to cause you this pain…" Ranko fiercely hold her brother as she too started to sob alongside him
With a bit of sadness in herself Athena answered "You are indeed dead Ranko, at least your body did perish, but I was able to save your soul, and to store it into Ranma here. I know that this is not what either of you wanted or wished to, but to save you Ranma agreed in sharing his body with you. And to grant at last some sort of independent life or at most a half independent life we're near one of the last magic nexus of the Earth. It's our hope that the body shapeshift properties of this place will allow Ranma's body to switch between male and female form, and I'll be able to grant you the full control of the female form."
Ranko was stunned by it as she slowly look at her brother before rising his downed head and looked into his face. She saw the sorrow, anguish, love, hope, determination and above all love for her on his eyes. This last emotion struck Rank deeply and conveyed without words the true length that he'll go for his family and loved ones.
"Oh… oh… BIG BROTHER!" Ranko fiercely hug her brother as she too let her emotions free, sadness, thankfulness, and love emanate from her in waves, which bring happiness to all present
"Athena-sama I was talking with the people on the village right before being brought here, and they were listing to me a few of the curses and that they do mix instead of canceling eachother, so is it possible for Ranma to be dosed with both Nyannichuan the Drowned girl water and if there is the water from the drowned twins spring? That way they'd both have independent bodies" Usagi asked
"hmmm… It's worth a shot, though I fear that if this indeed do work, Shinigami and karma will be upset and might make it not work or change the final result." Athena answered
"You are right I'll be upset with such an action Athena" Said a voice that come from the darkest gray spot of their location. None except Athena recognize the voice.
"Meoh Hades!" Said Athena fiercely looking at the darkness were a pair of dark red eyes could be seen
"**chuckles** Indeed my niece, I've been monitoring this situation since her soul left her body. For all intents and purposes she now belongs to my realm, to either be sent to Elysium to await her beloved ones if they indeed do deserve a place there such as her brother, that up till now did nothing wrong, the only sentient beings that he and his friend slew were dark souls that deserve to spend at last 30 eons in hell before being allowed back into the Samsara wheel". Hades said it
"Sorry pal but until I myself perish she's staying with me" Ranma said as both himself and Usagi got in front of Ranko and Athena. This only create amusement in Hades
"the classic brother protecting sister. **chuckles** how amusing. But useless in the end as the only thing that is really keeping her here is Athena's godling will, your bound of love only unite your soul with hers boy, so when one perish, both perish as it is the eternal rule of the universe." Hades replied
"He speaks the truth Ranma, Ranko, Usagi, only my presence and power is keeping him away from Ranko." Athena commented
"What is this universal rule that he spoke off?" Usagi asked
"This is a rule written by the creator of the Universe, an entity that exist outside and inside this realm at once. The rule says that paired and bounded souls can not be split for any reason. So from here on out your souls will always be together, be it living inside a physical body each or being together in afterlife. I and Hades can plainly see that you three plus one other soul had been bounded for eternity." Athena explained
"Indeed, though I still have my right to exert upon these mortals, I'll let this small drama play out, after all entertainment such as this is rare to find. Though it does not mean that I or other divinities won't mess up with you guys from time to time, so I'll let you proceed with the Nyannichuan and the both of you will be able to share the body, tough as I said to mess with you I tell you it here and now, whatever one see, hear, taste and fell so will the other, all of your senses and emotions are from now on shared between Ranma and Ranko until Ranma's body perish. And be advised if you find and use the twins water both of you will still be sharing senses and emotion, so both will still be male and female regardless if you have one or two bodies, both will be hermaphrodite."
These last words mortify Ranko to no end, which made Ranma sharply look at her. "Big bro… I'd rather share a body with you and be 100% female half the time then to let us suffer from the social stigma we'd need to face if we indeed become hermaphrodites." Ranko said with worry in plain sight on her face
"Is it that bad sis?" Ranma asked
"It is bro. Not to mention we need to worry about Usagi as it would affect her as well." Ranko answered
"What do you mean Ranko" Usagi asked
"it is bad enough that I'll be seeing and feeling yours and big bro intimate moments, but if we do become futanari not only we all will be marked as freaks, but me and Big Bro might be face with a possibility that we'll lose focus of who is who, which body is mine, which body is his, and you might feel embarrassed to get intimate with another girl, but you may also feel awful by being unable to distinguish me from Big Bro, as well as you might think that you're cheating on him by being intimate with me." Ranko tried to explain while blushing from head to toe
"**sigh** for what I heard of how this curse work it'll be inevitable that the change will occur while I'm still being intimate with Ranma-kun, so I'll try to adapt to it and still be committed to Ranma-kun only" Usagi said
"It's ok Usagi-chan well manage, though a question dis arise out of all of this, who is the forth soul?" Ranma said and asked
"you three will meet him in Japan that's all that I'll say. Though It will be fun to watch your interactions and to see if the Moon princess will remain faithful to you" Said Hades before he disappeared from that place laughing the whole time
Usagi latched herself into Ranma and bury her face into his neck. Her whole body tremble with fear. "Ran-chan please hold me, do not let me go" pleaded Usagi before Ranma hug her back just as fiercely.
"I'll be with you always Usako, from here on onto forever" Ranma said
"Even though it's not how I planned my future, I'll support the both of you to the best of my abilities." Ranko said
"Are you prepared for this challenge miss Ranko?" Athena inquired
"I'd be lying if I said that I am. Truth to be told I'm scared, apprehensive and worry Lady Athena. I've never entertained the though of being intimate with another girl, frankly the mere though of it made me nauseous and green. But now it can't be avoided, soon or later Big Bro body will change into me in the middle of their kissing session to say the least. But now it is even worse with me feeling their kisses, seeing what he sees… it'll be a nightmare not to snap and go insane from it all." Ranko said with both Usagi and Ranma agreeing while still holding each other
"Be grateful that will be all that will be shared among you and your brother, because if you both shared memories and experiences then the worst-case scenario that you described it, were you'll wouldn't be able to tell who is who apart. We'd literally have a new person in our hands with both male and female perspective, a true androgenous being" Athena said causing all three teens to shiver
"Athena-sama… can you link my emotions and senses with both Ranma and Ranko? … Even tough I'd rather be Ranma's only mate I see that now is impossible, and I fear what the future may hold. So I rather share with them my vision and senses, bringing one more guarantee to my commitment to Ranma, than to run the risk of fall into some sort of trap and be induced into an uncontrollable situation where I'll end up being unfaithful to Ranma or worse leave him… I's rather die than to be unfaithful to him or to leave him for another." Usagi said with conviction
Smiling Athena nodded at them and let her Cosmo flow and surround them. Though she also fell another Cosmo descending on these three, bathing them on it's power.
'Aphrodite what are you doing?' Athena asked through her mind
'these souls also fell on my domain Athena. It's extremely rare to see such a strong bound between souls then these three. They have my blessing, though the forth one will indeed present a challenge to this blond girl and her beloved, and I may make sure she stays committed to her mate, but a trap and a stumble in their relationship is unavoidable' Aphrodite replied
'Is it truly unavoidable?' Athena asked
'It is I'm afraid. It can be delayed, but it will happen it is the utmost challenge to every couple, be it a hetero couple or a homo couple. The young lad here is absolutely right. Lust is a weapon, just like any knife or blade is a weapon. In the case of the blades its only function is to cut, be it in the preparation of food, or to harm others. In the case of lust, it's only function is to subdue a person to pleasure, it acts like a drug, it is highly addict able and can and will break and bend minds to this addiction.' Aphrodite explained
'So, it is up to them and their will." Athena surmised
'Yes, it is. This is one of the only points were our domain intermix, it is a war between lust and love, if their love is as pure as it seems it will prevail.'
'So in a way I can help them. Warfare is my domain, I can point them the risks and dangers, the strategy in how to overcome it is up to them.' Athena replied
Back into the real world only 5 minutes has pass, before Athena remove her staff from Ranma's head were for a brief moment the symbols of the Moon, Merucry and Athena's own could be seen. Ranma open his eyes and with a serous face nodded to her before the both of them resume walking, which made the rest of their company to also start to walk to keep up with the pair.
On the Junseikyo it self a buzz of movement could be seen with two teens fighting for they lives against Musk warriors that few by few were heading the teens towards Nyannichuan. Both teen were getting tire from fighting off this strange beast like people all morning
"Come on Ryo-kun can't you get us lost and away from this place?" Asked a girl wearing black ninja like pants, socks and sandals, she's also wearing a blue kimono like shirt with the yellow kanji ' 好 ' (read Ko, which means good according with google translator) stamped all over it.
"I'm trying U-chan, but I can't get us away from this place, it's like it is attracting us to one of these pools" her friend a boy a tiger striped bandana, yellow shirt, black pants, kung fu shoes, carrying a huge brown backpack, and fencing the Musk with a heavy bamboo umbrella.
That's when the ground under the girl's left foot crumbled and she fell into the pool, strangely her attackers jump back and avoided being hit with the water, while at the same time being aware of were they were landing.
"UKYUO!" Screamed her friend as with a hard shove got a breathing room to jump into the same pool that his friend fell into. That's the scene that Ranma, Athena and the Amazons saw when they got there.
"No you fool! Damnit Ok people time to teach these Musk a lesson. Ranma the spring that took the two teens is the one you are looking for, might as well go there and help them" Kom Bu said
With a nod Ranma jump down from the small hill into the bamboo poles, then he keep jump from pole to pole until he dove into the spring. Once there he felt a tingle all over his body, before feeling a numbness and his now her movement become hard and hard to execute
'Do not worry Big Bro, I can finally move on my own. Which probably means that you are stuck were I was. So, rest for now and enjoy the ride. I know what must be done to help those two bellow us'
She felt her brother nod before she started to swim down toward the teens. The boy, now a girl heard and felt the splash, looking up he saw a redhead swimming towards them. Not to look at a gifted horse in the mouth the teen used one arm to call the redhead.
Once there she saw a frantically Ukyo trying in vain to get to the surface, but it seems that something was holding her in the mudded bottom. Reaching down Ranko couldn't see but felt a hand there, a bone hand was holding the girl. Frowning Ranko could've sworn that she saw the same red eyes of Hades mock at her, right before the skeletal hand release Ukyo and grabbed Ranko
Who in her surprise open her mouth to yell before being grabbed by the skeleton who rose from the mucked and muddied bottom. Her screams rose when the open it's jaw and moved as if it was about to byte her.
'No way in hell I'll let that happen to us. Sorry pal but death won't kiss my sister anytime so soon. RANKO HURRY YELL PRISM FLASH! EVEN IF WE'RE UNDER WATER! HURRY!'
Trusting her brother, the skeleton maw was half an inch away from her skin when Ranko yelled with the little bit of air left on her lungs "PRISM FLASH!", her whole body lit up with red light, which made the skeleton pause it's movements for a second. It was enough time for the transformation to finish, and for Ranko to cough inside the helmet as the suit converted the water into oxygen for her to breath
In a weird way the skeleton eyes turned from red to blue as it moved back, and moved one hand to the now helmet covered head. The skeleton then turned it's head to the side and struck it's hand there into the mud in the spring side, a moment later it brought it back holding a small scepter; in one of it's points there was a star made of quartz in it and the moon symbol carved into it.
The skeleton took Ranko's hand and pressed the staff into it. To say that she was surprised it would be like saying that the sun was a little bright. HUGE understatement. Looking at the staff then at the Skeleton Ranko can't help herself but to mutter in a shocked voice "D-Diana? Princess Diana? Are … are you princess Diana, older sister of princess Serenity?"
The skeleton seemed to have heard her and nodded, then touched her forehead to Ranko, which led to Ranko to heard a voice in her head
'I'm so sorry about the scare and action of this old body of mine. But Hades has absolute control every dead being, that includes me and this body. But a suddenly spark of energy made him pause. It was enough to save you, and to twart whatever plan he did had for you child. Though it's faint I do sense both Lunar energy as well as the Mercury people energy, are you a descendant of both houses? Does the Silver Millenium still exist?' Diana asked
Ranko shook her head before replying "I'm sorry but it doesn't. Though descendants from the royal houses still lives here on the Earth. I descend from the house of Mercury, my… my brother girlfriend is the reincarnation of your little sister"
'S-Seny… little sister is alive again? Oh thank the heavens… Listem I'm entrusting this to you and when my sister gives birth to her children, the first one is to receive that and to be the new Senshi of the Moon' Diana asked
"I'll do it. Though she's already pregnant of twins. And before you yell at me and get out of here to haunt my brother rest easy that he fif not took advantage of her. It seems that since they both grew on planet Flash…" Ranko said
'WHAT!? SHE GREW UP WERE?' Diana yelled and amazingly the bone structure of her head seemed to be frowning deeply
"Planet Flash. She alongside my brother and three others grew up there for 14 years. I gather that you know what the problem is." Ranko replied, which earned a nod from the skeleton
'I hope that the Mercury banker is still there… Listen if you want to save your brother and my sister alongside my unborn siblings, then you must travel to the planet Mercury and find the Royal Academy Science Bunker, there are notes there in how to create a vaccine there, as well as blueprint for a Flash Planet environment. If worst come to worst that chamber will let them survive until a vaccine can be crafted. And tell my royal guards descedants that they are to move in with my sister and help her to their dying breath. Tell them that once they do that they can rest easy and in peace, their debt would have been paid, allowing future generation freedom to pursue their dream' With the last message the skeleton movements stop and Ranko swam back to the surface
Once there she saw the Amazons fighting the Musk while covering the teens, with Ukyo coughing and vomiting the water that went into her lungs. "PRISM SHOOTER!" yelled Ranko as she took out her gun and started to shoot the Musk down.
Many of the Musk warriors were caught by surprise to see this strange red and white female with strange head shooting their party down, with deadly beams of yellow light
Then with the instructions of her bother she switched her gun into sword and shield mode, and started to whack and cut down the Musk warriors that managed to get near her.
It didn't take long for the Amazons to beat the Musk down with a few of the Musk and Amazons dying in the conflict. When it was over the Amazons let out their victory roar before starting to tend their wounded comrades.
"Thank you for helping me save my dear U-chan. My name is Ryoga, Ryoga Hibiki and she is Ukyo Kuonji" Said one of the teens formerly boy and now girl. The presentation is not lost on Ukyo who snapped har face to the girl caliming to be Ryoga and noticing the semblance albeit the height and gender difference this new girl does indeed look like her Ryoga.
Ranko reached over the sides of her helmet and after unclasping it, remove it showing to the teens the same redhead that they saw inside the pool. "It was my pleasure to grant assistance were it was needed. Though suffice to say that while a battle was happening here I got to meet Meioh Hades down there, he was controlling the body of the last person that drowned there" Ranko said getting gasps and sharp intake of breath from those within hearing range.
"You are a formidable warrior indeed Ranma, to face against Hades is no small feat, even if it was just a puppet of his" Kom Bu said
"Thanks, but it is Ranko now. Remember there are two souls sharing a body, So now that the body is female I'm in control until hot water hit me and my brother get back behind the wheel so to speak" Ranko replied
"What do you mean by being female until hit with hot water, and why did you say that there are two souls in your body sugar?" Ukyo asked
"Well it's a long story, might get comfortable it will take a while to explain it to you two" Ranko answered as she sat down on the ground still wearing the Flash techno suit. But unlike her brother whose suit was almost all red, hers was like either Pink or Yellow Flash, but Red instead of yellow or pink
About an hour or so later her tale which left both Ukyu and Ryoga with unbelivalbe looks struck in her face. What's worse for the teens is that when Ryoga dropped a bit of hot water that was being heated to make tea for them, over her head and triggering the change into male it corroborated with the tale, not to mention that they saw Dragon Shiryu on the galactic tournament on the tv once.
"So let me see if I got this straight sugar, these waters are cursed to change whatever living being that fall in, into whatever last drowned in there, this is why I'm lucky to just my hair change a few shades of brown towards brownish red hair, while Ryu-kun here had been turned into a girl more developed and stacked then me, albeit being on the short side, Gods, Goddesses and a bunch of other entities really do exist, not to mention real descendants of mythical people and that you plus four others have been living in another planet and just got back to help with the weirdness that have been happening in Japan. Is that it?" Ukyo asked
"In a nut shell that's pretty much it" Ranko replied
"Ryo-kun I think that your family curse is not really to have an awful sense of direction, but the classic Chinese curse of may live…" Ukyo was suddenly interrupted by the yell of almost every amazon warrior within hearing range
"DON'T FINISH THAT SENTENCE!" followed by Shiryu covering her mouth with his hand
"For the wellbeing and sake of us all do not jinx us with this curse. I saw what it can do first hand"
With a nod from Ukyo and a frowning Ryoga Shiryu release Ukyo before standing up and looked and Ranko before asking
"What are you and your brother going to do now Ranko?"
"Well according with Big Bro we can take a small contingent of at most 10 people to come with us aboard the Star Condor while the rest that will come must find another means to travel to Japan." Ranko answered.
Kom Bu nodded before looking over the survivors from the Amazons and selecting her fastest runner "Ling Ling, set your fastest pace back to the village and warn them of what happened here. Tell honored matriarch Ku Lon that our mission was a success, and that our honored guests will be taking 10 of us with me included back to Japan with them."
"At once commander Kom bu". Ling Ling saluted before careful making her way to outside the borders of Junseikyo and once she felt safe enough she dashed out at top speed back towards her village
"I'd ask for a ride back to Japan for me and Ukyo, but I fear that my curse may throw your plane instruments off alignment and we may as well as end up in the same planet that you had come from" Said Ryoga as he sat to Ukyo's right
"And I'm stay by Ryo-kun side. Ever since we were kids we've been together, and without me he'd already be dead of starvation or worse. He literally has the power to go anywhere, but he just can't control it. I've been to more places that I care to count or remember, tough that summer on Copacabana beach on the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil while it was winter here was a really nice place to pent the week. Or that other time in one of the islands of Greece, that for sure was a relaxing time." Ukyo said
"you've been to Greece? Do you know which island you were on?" Athena asked
"Hmm if I'm not mistaken it was an island from where we cold see another one with these bunch of ruins and ancient Greek structures and the statue of Athena at the top, though I remember that on that last night we saw a bunch of fires lit up at the top of an tower, then a few hors later these weird lights started flash all over the place. The last thing I remember before falling asleep was a strange light beam light a spotlight beam to pass over us, I got the peace and warm feeling to envelop us. We woke up the next day on another place, this time we were on the shore of Akane island in Japan. The weird thing was that not just our whole camping set were there with us there was this." Ukyo opened her backback and from it she took out a silver medallion with gold zodiac symbols around it and an owl made of what appears to be ruby.
Athena widened her eyes before she knelt before Ukyo and asked "May I touch it?"
Ukyo hand the medallion over to Athena who look at it intensely, before nodding. Then to the surprise of everyone she used her own nails to slightly cut the palm own hand and let her blood soak the medallion. The medallion itself started to glow brightly by the second, then with a flash of light that blinded everyone it split itself into many parts before circling around Ukyo, shortly before attaching armor parts to Ukyo's clothes. When everyone vision retuned Ukyo was wearing some sort of body armor similar to Shiryu's cloth
"W-what just happened?" Ryoga asked looking Stanned at Ukyo and at how sexy and beautiful she was wearing that armor
"The Saintia Cloth of the Owl had chosen a new bearer. Wellcome to the ranks of my personal elite guard Saintia Ukyo of the Owl. I'll designate to you a new sensei to teach you our ways and how to properly use your own Cosmo. And do not worry your friend is welcome to train along side you." Athena said smiling
"T-t-th-tha-thank y-y-you,,,, y0yo-your h-hi-high-n-ness." Ukyo stuttered before shaking and trembling she bow down with her forehead touching the ground. Ryoga too bowed low in thanks for this honored boon, as even he knew that to receive any training from such elite group was an honor that few ever received.
"I take it you heard and know what happened … Dohko of Libra" stated Athena without turning back, stunning Shiryu who didn't felt his master near by. And from behind the straw hut a diminutive old man with purple skin walked out before knealing a few feet away from Athena
"Indeed I did Athena-sama, I gather that you wish me to train these two of teens" Dohko answered
"Precisely, though not just you but also Ku Lon must train them. I'm sorry to say this now but if both Ryoga and Ukyo are to survive the chaotic times ahead, they'll need to endure the rash and usually lethal training to at least be on the top 5 Bronze rank and at most I want them on par with Seika and the others. And with Ryoga curse ability of teleportation you'll be able to train in the most different environments of the Earth." Athena said
"It'll be done my Lady, but what about my duties in keeping an eye onto your seal that is holding Hades off?" Dohko asked
"It's null and void, he's already free, so I release you and Ku Lon from the Misopheta Menos. I need all of my warriors in peak shape and ready for battle at moment's notice" Athena ordered
Dohko nodded before from his body a Tsunami of Cosmo energy is unleashed, as he changed from the small old man into a young man in his later 20's into his earlier 30's. Not far from them another explosion of Cosmo is felt. Ukyo felt her new armor respond to this second wave of energy as if it were greeting a dear friend after years being away
When the energy died down on the Amazon village a gobsmacked Xian Pu and her parents were looking at a beyond stunning beautiful woman with long and vibrant blue hair that now covered her double D cup breasts, she has a 6 pack abs, she was finishing tying her old small dress like a loin cloth before noticing her family face and near burst out laughing, tough she let a few giggles escape as the amuse smile was permanently etched on her face
"Oh, my children what did I tell you about expecting the unexpected? **giggling** and if you're not careful a fly might build a nest in your mouth" Ku lon said with amusement before gently push her granddaughter and great-granddaughter mouths shut
"G-Grandma?" asked Xiao Wa
"It's me child, I've been released from the Misopheta Menos by Athena-sama herself. This only means one thing the war against Hades is about to begin anew. Please take care of this village for me, I need to rendezvous with Dohko to get my assignment from him before I need to search for my new cloth." Replied Ku Lon just before being fiercely hugged by both her granddaughter and great-granddaughter
"please great-grandma don't go, I-I do not want to lose you" Cried Xian Pu with tears in her eyes. Which brought understanding and a sad smile to Ku lon.
"Oh child, … do not grieve for me, as I'll always live in your heart, as you and your mother will live in mine … but to protect you both I must go… this is my fate and destiny my children, so please be strong my children" tears also threatened to fell from Ku Lon eyes as she fiercely embrace her children before she let go and stood up went to her house to get a new (210 years old) set of clothes preserved inside an ice crystal made and maintained with her Cosmo
She took a few steps out before stopping to look back and give one last order
"I want the two of you aboard Star Condor, and if the worst come to pass and I and the other saints lose this battle I want the both of you off this planet. Xiao take with you our lore; I am trusting our legacy to you two. Make sure it lives on even if it is in another planet. Please my children grant this my last wish and make sure to only die of old age a few centuries from now". This time tears did fell from her eyes, before shutting them down and racing out to meet her fate.
It wasn't just Ku Lon that did have a tearful good bye, as all the elders did get young again, before saying their good byes and racing out towards Junseikyo, the only exception was Sou Ah Pu who remained at Usagi's side.
"What just happened my niece?" Usagi asked
"that was the sign many feared that would come. War is coming auntie, and the torch has been passed to the younger generation while the went out to face off the danger to our children" Sou Ah Pu answered
"Talking about children did you birthed any?" Usagi asked
With a fond smile Sou Ah Pu answered, "I did auntie, tough only my great-grand children lives, as the rest of my children either fell on battle or to disease that plagued this region from time to time".
"Then they'll come with us alongside Dehr Te Jent, Xian Pu, Kom Bu, Xiao Wa and her husband, plus three others, anyone else must pack up and head to Japan ASAP" Usagi said getting a nod from her niece, who then looked fiercely at a woman a few feet away, this woman was wearing a gold Chinese armor with red leather below it and over a battle kimono. She has emerald eyes and a fiery long red hair, over her armor one could spot a many weapon, from kunai and shuriken, to a pair of maces. In other words, she was armed to the teeth literally.
Right away she nodded before star to ensuing orders to her fellow amazons, from the 22 Women and 3 Men, two women and one man raced back into the village proper to pack their things, with the green eyed redhead among the women.
Looking at the sky Usagi prayed for a better future to all of them and to survive long enough to at least defeat the Imperial cruiser Mess
To be continued