The Legend of Ranma
Ranma and Sailor Moon. Not mine. Fan fiction. Don't sue. That's all.
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[" "]: Telepathic communication
Chapter 4
Japan's Newest Superhero
"Get that camera focused on that guy!" A television reporter screamed to his cameraman as the news crew arrived at the scene of the chaos that was occurring in the park. A couple of other camera crews had already gotten to the scene and were busy filming the battle between Japan's newest costumed adventurer and the forces of the Negaverse. A large crowd had also formed to witness event. What had begun as a quiet afternoon had erupted into a spectacular fight with five hideous monsters and a certain hero with pointed ears. The appearance of the famous Sailor Senshi was a big story in itself, but when it appeared that they were about to be destroyed, this newcomer had come from out of nowhere and saved the Senshi and their ally from certain destruction. Now, with the seven girls and Tuxedo Kamen too injured to help, the former Hero of Time, now calling himself the Hyrule Knight was taking on five gigantic youma and their masters head-on.
"Hyrule Knight! Watch out!" Navi cried out as one of the Headmasters crept up from behind and let loose a full barrage of fire, icy mists, acid, lightning and sonic blasts.
Ranma nimbly dodged the volley and then leapt up at another Headmaster. With a swing of the Biggoron's Sword, he lopped off two of its heads. The beast howled in pain as it swung one of its claws at Ranma. The martial arts Hylian evaded the blow and then stabbed the three-foot blade into its forearm, causing more pain. At the same time, one of the other Headmasters came charging in on one side.
"Oh no you don't!" Navi cried out as she sped out and stopped in its path. She then concentrated her energies and released a large ball of bright light. The monster screamed as it was blinded by the sudden burst of luminescence. It stopped in its tracks and shut its five pairs of eyes.
Ranma decided to take advantage of this and put away his sword for a moment. He called forth his fairy bow and notched an arrow. The arrow began to glow with a bright blue light that shot off small sparks from its tip. The youma that he had been battling charged at him and that was when he let his projectile fly.
"ICE ARROW!"
Sailor Mercury watched with fascination as the projectile streaked toward the beast. It looked like the opposite to Sailor Mars' Flame Sniper Attack.
The Ice Arrow flew straight and true, impacting hard on the Headmaster's chest. Normally, its freezing magic was only good enough against smaller targets, not opponents that were forty feet tall. However, with the TriForce of Courage augmenting it, the arrow had more than enough power to do the job. The youma glowed with a blue light and suddenly found its body encased in ice. The unexpected drop in temperature took it by surprise and when it remembered that it had a head that could breathe fire, it was too late. The red-colored jaws were frozen shut. Worse yet was the fact that it was still going forward, unable to stop.
The transformed Ranma noted this and leapt over his frozen foe. When he landed, he turned around and called forth the Longshot. He pressed the trigger and the weapon shot out its harpoon and chain. The chain shot past the ice-encased Headmaster and its pointed tip pierced into the chest of the one that Navi had blinded.
The beast screamed out when it felt something sharp pierce its torso. Its blindly grabbed onto the chain, hoping to pull it out, but then Ranma gave it another surprise. As soon as the metal point hit the Headmaster, Ranma's normal boots were exchanged for the Iron Boots. Because of their greater density, the metal-shod footwear was far heavier on Earth than on Hyrule, and served to keep him on the ground. With the Golden Gauntlets augmenting his strength, plus the reeling mechanism of the Longshot, the Hyrule Knight yanked hard on the chain. The Headmaster went flying forward and ended up crashing into its frozen companion. The other Headmaster's body had been made brittle from the mystic ice and the impact caused it to shatter into a pile of ice cubes and bloody body parts.
"Wow! Nice move!" Sailor Venus commented as she, the other Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen watched from the sidelines. The earlier battle had taken away much of their energies and they were too injured to be of any help to their savior. Sailor Neptune and Uranus were just barely conscious after Saffron had sapped them of their strength. ChibiMoon was out from Jedite's backhand. All they could do was watch as the Hyrule Knight began whittling down the creations of the Negaverse.
Returning the Longshot and the Iron Boots to their places in subspace, Ranma charged at the still blind Headmaster and took out his sword again. It was then that he noticed that the two heads that he had chopped off earlier were regenerating into smaller, seven-foot tall versions of the larger youma. He also saw that the shattered fragments of the one he froze were also becoming animated as well.
"Hyrule Knight!" Navi cried out as she flew to where Ranma was being surrounded. "Don't cut those monsters up! The pieces will just grow more of them!"
"Then I'm just going to have to make sure that there isn't anything left for them to grow back!" The former Kokiri couched down and began focusing his energies into the huge blade. The monstrous beings began converging on him from all sides, hoping to overwhelm him by sheer numbers. The twenty or so monsters were almost on top of him when Ranma's blade started to glow with a bright orange-red color.
"SPIN ATTACK!"
The Hyrule Knight spun his sword in a wide circle, releasing a huge wave of energy that surrounded him. The mini-Headmasters were caught in the blast and were reduced to piles of blackened ash. Ranma then turned his attention toward the remaining youma.
"That was cool!" Sailor Jupiter exclaimed. "Hey! That guy looks just like my old sempai!"
The rest of the Scouts moaned as Sailor Mars replied to her comrade's observation. "Now you've got to be kidding! There's no way HE could look like your old boyfriend!"
"Why not?"
"Because he's got pointed ears!"
"So? What does that have to do with it?"
Sailor Mars would have facefaulted if she weren't so injured.
Ranma displayed incredible agility as he dodged the creatures and their attacks. The remaining three Headmasters threw everything at him, but they couldn't lock onto him. The three generals were also displeased that this newcomer was making them look like fools.
"All of you! Get him!" Jedite screamed.
Two of the Headmasters charged in on both sides, trying to catch the Hyrule Knight between them. At the same time, Malachite and Zoycite were letting loose with barrage of dark energies at him. Ranma was forced to put up his Hylian Shield to block the bolts as the monsters closed in on him.
"Look out Hyrule Knight!" Navi cried, as the multi-headed horrors were about to converge on him.
Ranma waited until they were almost on top of him then slammed a palm to the ground.
"DIN'S FIRE!"
A huge hemisphere of mystic fire magic erupted from the ground and caught the two Headmasters in the blast. The youma screamed in agony as they were charred to cinders by the massive amounts of heat. The energies that were released by the two Negaverse generals only served to augment the already enhanced fire spell. When the fireball died down, the Hyrule Knight stood at the center of a sixty-foot crater of scorched earth. All three servants of Beryl sweated hard as they saw that Ranma had nary a scratch on him. The last Headmaster was also cowed as it realized that its comrades were nothing more than unrecognizable piles of ash.
In fact, it was so paralyzed with fear, that it made no move as Ranma leapt up high to finish it off. As he reached the apex of his jump, he called forth the Megaton Hammer. Using the Biggoron's Sword to cut it to pieces was not a good idea so Ranma opted for the mighty weapon of the Gorons. The Headmaster's eyes, all ten of them, widened as it saw the Hero of Hyrule descend down toward it like an avenging angel.
"MEGATON HAMMER STRIKE!"
Now it was rumored that the Megaton Hammer was powerful enough to almost move a mountain with a single blow. It was certainly strong enough to kill the dragon Volvagia. However, when the TriForce of Courage augments that selfsame weapon the results are quite devastating.
THOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The head of the hammer struck the middle head and the monster was driven deep into the ground like a tent stake. Uranus had to whistle at the attack which made her World Shaking look like a minor tremor. The sound of its impact was heard throughout Tokyo and the entire island shook as if it was subjected to a small earthquake. The Headmaster was more than a little dazed at the impact. Ranma took this opportunity as he leapt away and took out his fairy bow again. He quickly notched five arrows and began infusing them with a red energy. Taking careful aim at each of the Headmaster's noggins, he let the arrows fly.
"FIRE ARROW BARRAGE!"
The Headmaster screamed as five searing projectiles struck each of its heads and caused them to explode into pieces so small that they couldn't possibly regenerate. With the TriForce of Courage enhancing their destructive capabilities, the arrows went off like miniature Din's Fire spells. The heat of the energies also cauterized the stumps, preventing them from sprouting new heads. Sailor Mars was flabbergasted. She could never fire off that many arrows in such rapid succession.
The now decapitated body was still unable to free itself from its position in the ground as Ranma notched another arrow and began focusing his power into it. Another Fire Arrow reduced the last youma into a smoking ruin. He then drew his sword and faced off against three minions of Beryl who had been hovering above his battle with the Headmasters. Navi floated to his side as Ranma shouted out, "You're next!"
Jedite, Malachite and Zoycite were little more than shocked to see their forces so easily defeated by one man and a fairy. They knew the penalty of returning to Beryl in defeat and began releasing bolts of evil energies at him, trying to blast him into oblivion. Ranma once again dodged with ease and deflected some of the blasts with his shield.
["Ranma! They have a bit of an advantage in the air! It's time to use the Hover Boots!"]
["But Navi! They only allow me to float in the air for a few steps! They certainly can't let me fly!"]
["With the TriForce of Courage they can!"]
["You mean?"]
["With the new spells I've added and the TriForce of Courage fully integrated with you, there's no reason why you can't!"]
Ranma smiled as he silently called forth the Hover Boots. He then took a mighty leap toward one of his adversaries. Jedite tired to float out of the way, but was very surprised when the Hyrule Knight hovered in the air and began raining martial arts maneuvers on him. Punches and kicks were thrown in rapid succession and Jedite had to raise his telekinetic shield block. With his augmented strength, the impacts of Ranma's blows echoed like thunder. Cracks in his shield began to show as Ranma continued his assault.
"Incredible!" Sailor Mercury commented as she activated her visor. However, the high-tech scanning device was unable to determine anything about their unknown rescuer. The TriForce of Courage was radiating so much power, on so many levels, that all she got was static. One thing for certain, whoever this person was, he was in possession of some serious power. It may well be that his power might be even more potent than the Silver Imperium Crystal.
"What I'd like to know is where I can get a pair of those boots!" Sailor Jupiter said.
Before Ranma could break though Jedite's shield, Navi warned him to get out of the way. Ranma shot upward, just barely evading Zoycite and Malachite's double assault as they sent more power blasts at him. Jedite however, was not as fortunate. He took the full brunt of the intended ambush, which shattered his weakened barrier and caused him to scream out. His body was subjected to massive amounts of pain as his comrades' energies flayed through him. The two other generals gasped in shock as they saw they had missed their target. They then heard a shout from above them and looked up.
"LIGHT ARROW BARRAGE!"
Three streaks of golden light came streaking down toward them. The three generals were temporarily blinded by the intense luminescence of the arrows and were unable to move for a split-second. That was all the time the projectiles needed at they struck their targets. Zoycite screamed as an arrow struck her in the right shoulder. Malachite's chest was pierced and Jedite, who already in pain from the first attack, was hit in the gut. The three arrows released their payloads of magical power as each began draining the dark, evil power within their targets. The three evil servants of the Queen of the Negaverse writhed in the air for a moment before plummeting to the ground. They managed to land on their feet but found themselves paralyzed from the power contained within the arrows.
Ranma floated back down to land between his three opponents and the Sailor Scouts.
Navi came to his side. ["Ranma! You're getting low on your own personal stores of magic! Even though the TriForce of Courage is boosting everything, you do need time to recharge."]
Ranma nodded. He had begun to feel his own personal reserves of magic being depleted as the battle raged on. Even though he could just simply take out his bottle of Magic Replenishing Potion, he didn't want anyone to know about it. That potion was to be used as a last resort. The arrows he fired would not hold the three villains forever and they still possessed a lot of power. He needed to finish them off fast.
It was then that Navi began fluttering around Sailor Moon and pointed at her tiara. ["Ranma! I sense something here that you can use to take those three out all at once!"]
["What do you mean Navi?"] Ranma was confused, then smiled as Navi telepathically showed him what she had discovered. He then bent down and plucked the tiara off Sailor Moon's head. "Excuse me. Mind if I borrow this?"
"Huh? But it doesn't work anymore!" Sailor Moon had stopped using her tiara attack when it had failed her several times. The power contained within the headpiece was low and didn't have the force necessary to deal with the ever-stronger opponents the Scouts faced each time. As of now, it only had a residual amount of power left.
Ranma simply smiled as he silently called forth an item that had been one of his main weapons as a child. With Navi donating some of her energies and using the TriForce of Courage, Ranma merged the two items together. The tiara glowed with renewed power. The Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask watched in awe as Navi guiding him through the correct motions. The Hyrule Knight felt pretty silly doing a pirouette but as Navi had said, it was genre. The three Negaverse generals widened in disbelief as they recognized what he was doing. However, the Light Arrow spell still kept them paralyzed from doing anything about it.
The camera crews that were filming the battle were also dropping their jaws. They had seen this maneuver done before and they just couldn't believe that someone else was attempting it.
"No way!" Sailor Moon cried out as she saw her tiara glow and change shape.
"He doesn't really expect that to work!" Venus said.
"He's really going to do it!" Mars shouted as the Hyrule Knight finished the motions and drew back his hand. Ranma threw the transformed tiara and shouted out the new Sailor Senshi attack.
"MOON... TIARA... BOOMERANG!"
"Boomerang?!" The Senshi and Tuxedo Mask exclaimed.
Sure enough, the tiara took the shape of Ranma's old boomerang. Considered a toy by the people of Hyrule, the magic contained within it, plus the energies added to it by Navi and the TriForce of Courage, had not only reactivated the tiara's power, but also boosted it past its previous maximum capabilities. The generals could feel the power radiating from the new weapon. It was a combination of the Moon Kingdom's energies (which they were very familiar with) and the new power source that they had been fighting against.
In the timestream, Sailor Pluto was more than surprised to see Sailor Moon's old tiara attack had been reactivated and enhanced. She watched with great interest as the Hyrule Knight threw the weapon at Beryl's minions.
The tiara-turned-boomerang smacked into Jedite first then rebounded to hit Malachite and Zoycite. Each impact caused huge explosions as the three were enveloped in blinding flashes of light. The power of the boomerang, plus the waning energies of the Light Arrow spell, pushed their abilities to their limits. The balls of light that were formed lit up the night sky for several seconds before finally dying out. Ranma caught the returning boomerang, which returned to being a tiara again. He stood and waited with the rest.
When the power dispersed itself, The Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen couldn't believe their eyes. Three of their enemies had been totally defeated by one person. Sailor Moon's weakest attack had taken them all out. The three villains were sprawled out on the ground. Their gray uniforms were tattered and dirtied with numerous tears in them. Their bodies were covered in many bruises. Ranma had his sword held at the ready as he slowly approached them. When he was about ten feet away from them took out the Lens of Truth and shone its eerie light on them. Satisfied with what he saw, he put the mystic detection device away.
"Y... You... haven't beaten... us yet!" Malachite gasped as he tried to get up. He failed and fell flat on his face.
"Says you." Ranma replied. "According to what the Lens of Truth is telling me, you three don't have enough power to light a match! Now, you are going to tell me what's going on and who sent you."
Malachite groaned as he realized that he and his comrades didn't have the strength to even teleport back to the Negaverse. It was then that a loud, booming voice rang out from above.
"Hold!"
Ranma looked up and saw a gigantic face being formed from the dark clouds above them. His mouth pulled back in a snarl as he recognized whom it was.
"Saffron!"
A bolt of lightning came down from the heavens and struck the defeated trio, causing them to disappear.
"What did you do to them?" Ranma cried out as he took a defensive stance. The Sailor Scouts also gasped.
"No need to be concerned about those three losers." Saffron replied with contempt. "I sent them back to Queen Beryl to punish for their failure. No little one, it is your own safety that you should be concerned about."
"What do you mean?"
"I was very impressed with what you have accomplished so far, but you have yet to show me your true power Hyrule Knight. Perhaps if I were to up the stakes a bit more?"
Ranma and Navi were in a state of pure shock when they saw the image raise up a hand and displayed what was on the back of it.
["Navi, it can't be! That can't be the TriForce of Power!"]
["Oh yes it is! Look at your own hand!"]
Ranma looked down at the back of his right hand and saw the symbol of the TriForce of Courage begin to resonate with energies being released by the TriForce of Power. Before he could contemplate further, Saffron released a sizzling bolt of magic at him.
Ranma was able to call forth the Mirror Shield and bring it up to block in time. The massive beam began rebounding off the polished surface and was redirected skyward and to the sides. However, it was like trying to stop a raging torrent of water. Ranma was thrown back several hundred yards and landed in the middle of the now devastated park. The Sailor Scouts and their ally were just able to scramble out of the way of the reflected energies.
Sailor Pluto gasped as the double image of the TriForce of Power and Courage appeared before her again. The incredibly powerful interference prevented her from seeing into the timestream. She was left wondering what was going on and decided that now was the time for her to get involved. She tried to transport herself to the time where the interference started but found that she was being prevented somehow. She then saw the image of Saffron as he held up the hand that displayed the Triforce of Power.
On Phoenix Mountain, Saffron chuckled as he watched through the viewing portal at the scene of Sailor Pluto's failed attempts to interfere. Oh no. When I said no interference. I meant it.
It was at this time that Ranma was presented with his final challenge. The area around him was suddenly encircled with walls of mystic fire, enclosing an area of more than two hundred meters in diameter. The fires then curved over into a dome, which would prevent him from escaping via Hover Boots. He could not count on the Sailor Senshi or Tuxedo Kamen for assistance as they were cut off from him. He then noticed the remains of the Headmasters glow with dark energies. The pieces lifted off the ground and began merging together into one huge, shapeless mass that hovered above him. Ranma and Navi had a sinking feeling. This premonition of doom was verified when the blob suddenly exploded and a gigantic form landed on the ground before them.
The new Headmaster was more than eighty feet tall and had the heads of the four previous monsters combined. All twenty of them! It had claws that were large enough to crush a car like an empty soda can and it let out a roar that shook the neighborhood like a thunderstorm. Just as Ranma brought up his sword to prepare for battle, the monster lashed out with a massive, clawed hand and knocked the Biggoron's Sword from his grasp. The huge blade went flying and a small opening in the firewalls appeared. The sword flew through the opening and landed outside the mystic ring of fire. The opening them sealed itself up again. The Hyrule Knight suddenly had a sickening feeling of déjà vu.
["Ranma! Look out!"]
Navi's warning came in the nick of time as all twenty heads let loose with their attacks. Ranma had nearly bought it as a huge barrage of fire, icy mists, acid, lightning and sonic wails narrowly missed him as he ducked behind a tree. Realizing that he needed the power, he called forth the bottle of Magic Replenishing Potion and drank it down. Fortunately, the tree kept anyone from seeing him take out the bottle and drink from it.
["Yuck! I've always hated that taste!"]
His body was instantly recharged with power and Ranma could feel his confidence rising again. He leapt out from behind the tree and called forth his bow. Notching an arrow and infusing the Light Arrow spell, he launched it at one to the heads that breathed fire. The arrow exploded, paralyzing the head momentarily. The Hero of Hyrule then leapt up, took out the Megaton Hammer and struck it.
THOOOOOOOM!!!
The impact was staggering and the head was promptly made unconscious. As the Hyrule Knight landed on the ground, Navi floated to him.
"Hyrule Knight! This monster is a lot more powerful than the last ones! It would take too long to take out all those heads one at a time! We have to stop it now!"
"What can we do?" Ranma shouted as he dodged another withering barrage of mixed energies. "Does this thing had any weak points?"
Outside the dome, the Sailor Senshi, Tuxedo Kamen, the camera crews and those who were watching at home, could do nothing but observe the battle within the fiery hemisphere. The new hero's career as a defender of good seemed destined to be short-lived.
Sailor Jupiter was not one to give up. Forcing herself to her feet, she managed to move over to where Ranma's sword had landed.
"Come on you guys! We've got to help him!" The brown-haired girl grasped the hilt of the huge weapon and tried to lift it. Unfortunately, the Biggoron's Sword was far heavier than she imagined. "Off! Man, this thing's heavy!"
Mars and Venus crawled over to where Jupiter was and also managed to stagger to their feet. Unfortunately, even with the three of them, they only managed to get the sword a few feet off the ground before it fell back down to the soil.
Just WHAT is that sword made of?! Sailor Mercury engaged her visor again and tried to analyze it. The readings she got indicated that the weapon was composed of alloys that she couldn't identify. The tensile strength was far above the strongest metals on Earth. Even the best titanium alloys were nothing compared to the Biggoron's Sword. Furthermore, the sword was also emitting powerful magical energies that enhanced its molecular structure and made the blue-haired Senshi shake her head in disbelief.
Navi began extending her senses and then bobbed up and down. "Yes! I can sense that all the heads are connected to one spot! In the center of its chest! Shoot a few Light Arrows there! That's where all its dark energies have been concentrated at!"
"But Navi!" Ranma ducked and rolled as another group of shots went by. He noted that he was starting to run out of space to dodge. The huge Headmaster wasn't letting up for anything as it continually attacked him, giving him only enough time to dodge. Every time he evaded, the ground became more scorched and poisoned. He knew that it would only be a matter of time before he would have no room to maneuver. Worse yet was that the head he had knocked out had already regained consciousness. "Even if I did manage to get a few shots off, the Light Arrows would only stop him for a few seconds! He's just too big! I can't risk cutting pieces off him because they'll just grow into more of them." Ranma thought that it was just as well that he didn't have the Biggoron's Sword at the time. "Man! I really wish I had the Master Sword!" Ranma thought back to the adventures he had on Hyrule. The Master Sword had been the weapon, which allowed him to defeat Ganondorf. Even the Biggoron's Sword was unable to pierce the evil man's dark powers.
"Don't worry! The Biggoron's Sword will be enough for your strongest attack!"
"My what?!"
"Trust me Hyrule Knight!"
Ranma paused for the briefest of moments before nodding and taking out his bow. Grabbing a few arrows he began infusing them with the Light Arrow spell. He then changed his tactics and rushed toward the monster instead of keeping away from it. Just as the beast was about to let loose another wave of destruction, Ranma leapt high and notched the first of his enchanted arrows. It was then that the Headmaster let loose its attack.
The Hyrule Knight mentally commanded his Hover Boots to send him even further up and he almost crashed into the fiery ceiling of the dome. He barely managed to clear the blasts of energy and projectile attacks as he launched the first of his arrows. He then loosed fourteen more arrows in rapid succession.
"ARROWS OF LIGHT! RAPID FIRE!"
The monster screamed out in pain as the arrows hit home, one after another. Fifteen bursts of golden light registered and the multi-headed horror was suddenly stiff as a statue. Ranma wasted no time as he landed near where his sword had been knocked away, which was ironically where the Sailor Senshi were. Ranma motioned for them to get back as he took out his remaining arrows one by one and infused them with the Light Arrow energies. He began shooting them at the wall of mystic fire. There was another series of light bursts as a small hole was made. The walls of the barrier began to shudder as the energies released by the arrows took their toll. Finally, the entire dome collapsed, unable to stand up against the energies being forced into it. As soon as he got through, he ran toward his sword and swept it up.
"Get back!" Ranma shouted as he faced off against his monstrous foe. The Sailor Senshi and their ally knew that this was it, but they weren't going to just stand there and do nothing. They took up positions behind him and began focusing whatever energies they had left. They were heroes and if they were going to die, they would go out fighting.
Ranma however, had different ideas and dying wasn't on the agenda. Looking to Navi, he asked, "Now what?"
"Focus the TriForce of Courage into the sword and let him have it!"
Ranma raised his sword and had it pointing skyward above his head. He then summoned forth all his strength and began to glow with a bright white light. The TriForce of Courage appeared above him and grew to a huge size. It then superimposed itself onto the blade of the Biggoron's Sword; vanishing into the metal and making it glow with unimaginable power. The blade let off a brilliant beam of light that went up and parted the dark clouds in the sky.
"That's way cool!" Sailor Jupiter exclaimed.
"Awesome!" Venus agreed.
"I think we'd better take his advice and get back!" Mars said as she sensed that something big was about to happen.
As the Senshi managed to pick themselves up and backed away, Ranma lowered the sword and charged at his foe. The Headmaster was just shaking off the effects of the Light Arrows when it spied its adversary charging at it. It prepared to let loose a final barrage and send the little gnat into oblivion when it noticed the sword it held. Its eyes widened as it sensed the immense power within the blade. Before it could let loose its attack, the Hyrule Knight leapt up and delivered the final blow.
"TRIFORCE SWORD OF COURAGE!"
The blade came down in a shining arc and let loose a mind-boggling amount of energy that lit up the night sky. The monster roared as searing pain flared up at the point of impact. The blade cut through its body as if it were made of cotton candy and more energy was delivered as it sliced down. Ranma went down the length of the Headmaster's torso, then down its lower body. When the Hylian came down to the ground, the monster was cut cleanly in half! The two sections of the Headmaster tried to regenerate themselves but the damage caused by the attack was too much for them to handle. The halves began to tremble and quiver as the power contained within them threatened to explode.
The television crews knew that this was the time to get out of the danger area and began backing off. The Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask also rushed to get out of the blast zone. One person however, was too exhausted to move. That person was the Hyrule Knight.
Ranma was just too tired after the lengthy battle and calling forth the TriForce of Courage. He knew that he wouldn't be able to get out of the way in time. Just as the youma was about to blow, he called out his last reserves to protect himself and Navi.
"NAYRU'S LOVE!"
A blue crystal barrier appeared around the Hero of Hyrule and his fairy partner just as the youma exploded. The blast destroyed nearly half the park, but fortunately, there were no innocent bystanders since the youma had started its attack. The people who had been observing the battle shielded their eyes to avoid being blinded by the explosion. For a long minute, the maelstrom raged on. Finally, it began to die down and eventually ended.
The Sailor Senshi were the first to approach the crater that marked where the youma had perished. There was nothing but complete silence as small columns of smoke rose from near the center of the deep depression. They stopped suddenly as they saw something moving. They quickly assumed fighting stances and waited.
From out of the huge cloud of dust that was kicked up from an errant gust of wind, a figure walked out and stood before them. His clothes were a bit dusty, but none worse for wear. The fairy that floated over his right shoulder had lost some of its usual luminescence but was still alive. The large sword and shield strapped to his back glinted in the moonlight. Nothing was said for a long time until the figure smiled, held up an object and tossed it to Sailor Moon. The leader of the Sailor Scouts was still a little dumbfounded about what had happened.
"Thanks for letting me use your tiara. Don't worry about the Headmaster. He's... how do you call it?" Navi whispered into his ear. "He's moon dust!"
There was a deafening roar and a standing ovation as the crowds of people that had gathered to see the battle cheered. Ranma let off a sigh of relief that the fight was finally over. He noted that the Scouts were still injured and decided to help. Turning to Navi he asked. "Hey Navi. Do you think you could heal their injuries."
"I'm afraid not Hyrule Knight. The battle and that final explosion took a lot out of me. I'm really low on power right now."
"No problem." The magical warrior called forth his bottle of Lon Lon Milk and held it up in front of Navi. "Will this do?"
"That'll be fine." Navi then began circling the bottle and Ranma watched as the liquid inside was magically drained. The level lowered down to about halfway before the fairy then darted toward the Sailor Senshi and began circling each of them and Tuxedo Kamen. The girls gasped in surprise as their injuries began healing themselves up. Sailor Jupiter's bruised ribs were eased of their soreness. Venus could no longer feel the effects of her sprained ankle. The burns on Mars and Mercury disappeared and Sailor Moon's cuts and bruises faded away. Tuxedo Kamen was also restored to full health as well as Neptune, Uranus and ChibiMoon, who was just coming back to awareness.
Ranma nodded as Navi completed her transfer of the Lon Lon Milk to their bodies and put the bottle away. He then motioned to Navi that it was time to go. The fairy nodded and began to follow him as he began to walk away from the scene. By now the local authorities would be on their way.
"Hold it right there buster!" Sailor Mars called out as she started after him. Sailor Venus and Sailor Jupiter joined her. They wanted some answers.
Ranma stopped and turned to face the dark-haired girl. He also looked over the other two. Hey! They're kind of cute! "Yes?"
"Who are you?" Venus asked.
"That's what I'd like to know."
Every turned around at the voice and saw Sailor Pluto appear before them with her garnet rod. She had been able to teleport due to the destruction of the Headmaster and Saffron relinquishing his barrier.
"And you are?" Ranma asked.
"I am Sailor Pluto, Guardian of Time. I think you owe us an explanation."
The Hyrule Knight considered for a moment, then decided against it. He was still very new to all this and it would be better if he got more information. Right now, he was exhausted. He shrugged as he smiled and replied to the attractive Senshi. "Sorry, but I'm not in the mood to answer any questions right now. Maybe later. I have a feeling that we'll meet again Sailor Senshi." He then said in a quiet voice, "Farore's Wind!"
The former Hero of Time disappeared in a flash of green-colored energy.
The Sailor Senshi began looking frantically around for their mysterious savior but they couldn't find him. Even Sailor Mercury's computer and Sailor Pluto couldn't find him as the TriForce of Courage sent out too much interference.
"Where'd he go?" Sailor Moon asked as she still clutched her returned tiara.
"I don't know, but one thing's for sure..." Sailor Jupiter said.
"What's that?" The other Scouts asked.
"He's soooo cute! He definitely reminds me of my old Sempai!"
Now that they weren't injured, the Inner Senshi did a group facefault. Although, deep in their minds, they had to agree that the Hyrule Knight was a hunk.
Sailor Pluto was more than miffed at being brushed off, but now she knew for sure. The power that the Hyrule Knight possessed was indeed the TriForce, or at least a portion of it. However, she had also sensed another portion of the TriForce with very evil intentions, and that made her shudder. Thinking back to the old legends, she wondered if this newcomer could really be trusted. Sure he had saved the Senshi from certain destruction, but that didn't mean that he would remain on their side. During her long lifetime, she had seen countless others who were on the side of good, fall under evil's influence. That had happened during the fall of the Moon Kingdom and she shuddered at the thought of the power of the TriForce being used for destruction. Then she remembered the image of Saffron as he wielded the TriForce of Power. If a god could be corrupted by such power, then what was to stop the Hyrule Knight from doing the same? Just him being here had already caused far too much chaos and now she wasn't sure of the future anymore.
It was at that time that she made a fateful decision. The TriForce was just too powerful and dangerous to remain and in order to save the future of Crystal Tokyo, it would have to be destroyed along with the Hyrule Knight.
On Phoenix Mountain, Saffron chuckled as he held up the hand that had the TriForce of Power on it. He had finally found what he was looking for.
To be continued...
Author's Notes
Well, that takes care of the rewrite for this chapter. It's relatively minor, but It does add some more flavor to the story. I've decided to make this story happen around the time of the fourth season or so. Sailor Saturn has awakened but has yet to discover her full potential as a Senshi.
