Dark Bunny7 – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: "Sailor Moon", "Street Fighter" and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is an alternate, crossover story.
Part 7: "Wrath"
"Come on!" yelled Sailor Moon, as she directed the retreat.
Sailor Jupiter carried Sailor Mercury in her arms, as Sailor Mars helped a slightly hobbled Sailor Venus. Behind them, a pitch battle was taking place.
"Give it up, 'Dark Bunny'!" the Moonlight Knight said, as he took a swing with his Arabian scimitar. "This isn't right, and you know it!"
Dark Bunny smirked, as she blocked the attack with her "chi-sword". A chi-sword is a sword made by the will of its owner, and is fueled by the owner's chi storage. Essentially, the "sword" is an energy blade, and it was a trick Dark Bunny picked up during her training journey.
"What I KNOW, is that you and the Sailor Scouts forced this issue on me."
With a reverse spin-kick, DB knocked the MK's sword out of his hand. She followed the counter with a series of punches into the torso and face.
"YOU-"
POW!
"-HAVE-"
SMACK!
"-NO-"
WHACK!
"-IDEA-"
CRUNCH!
"-WHAT I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH!"
The MK felt pain, as blood began to stain his robes. He crawled on the ground, as DB picked up his sword. Then, DB saunters over to the fallen.
"I wanted to be strong enough to protect the weak and helpless. But you guys think that I'M the villain. Well, if that's what I am to you…then I will be THAT villain!"
And with a single stroke, DB plunged the scimitar into MK's back, through the shoulder-blade.
"ARGH!"
"The weak shall NOT inherit the Earth," DB said, just as a black, reverse moon-mark appeared on her forehead. "I shall not kill you, but you better stay out of my way."
And with that, DB faded into the darkness.
On top of the roof…
"Alan, I'm worried," Ann said, who was in her elfin guise. "I'm glad that dumpling-head is on our side, and all, but…she scares me."
"Don't worry, Ann," Alan replied, who was also in elfin guise. "As soon as the Doom Tree has been properly fed, we will be powerful enough to discard our ally."
Unknown to the two of them, a pair of glowing red eyes watched the pair with interest.
So, they think they can double-cross me, DB thought. Luckily, for them, I don't take things personally.
The next day…
Ranma…
Ranma Saotome, teen martial artist and sex-changer, found himself in a field of Lilies. He looked up to see a clear, blue sky, and felt a Summer breeze…
"Ranma."
Ranma Saotome turned to see a girl, with long dumpling hair, a crescent moon mark, and a gown fit for a princess. However, Ranma's expression turned violent, upon recognizing the face.
"YOU!"
Ranma immediately attacked the girl, whom he had recognized to be "Dark Bunny". Ever since he had learned of what had happened to Ucchan and the others a few days ago, he was determined to get back at his opponent. However, just as he was about to strike, he looked into his would-be opponent's eyes, and stopped dead in his tracks.
"Do as you will," the girl said, as tears began to stream down her eyes. "If I need to pay for the sins of my mortal self, then so be it."
"GAH!" Ranma said with frustration, as he backed off. Then, he turned back to the girl. "Why?"
The girl turned her head slightly, before returning her gaze.
"I had died, trying to save my friends from an enemy who had murdered them. In my death, I had wished that I was strong enough to prevent their deaths in the first place. Funny how it was the devil that answered my prayers."
The scene turned dark, and the silhouette of "the Akuma" appeared on the horizon. The horrific image made Ranma's skin crawl.
"Ranma, I-"
Tendrils cam jutting outward, encircling the girl.
"Ranma, help me!"
By instinct, Ranma tried to rescue the girl, only to be rebuffed.
"Ranma! RANMA-!"
Splash!
"Ranma, wake up!" Akane said, as she twirled her bucket. "Breakfast is ready, and your dad is eating it all."
"Okay, thanks," Ranma-chan said, as she shook the water from her head. For a week now, she has been dreaming of this girl. At first, she thought that her dreams were the result of a bruised ego. Now, with this last one…she wasn't sure anymore.
At the same time, Ranma-chan was working on a technique that could counter Dark Bunny's ultimate attack. And thanks to the efforts of Cologne, Ranma-chan knew more about Dark Bunny and her martial arts style.
Apparently, "Raging Demon Murder Fist" uses the victim's own "shadow", or Darkside, as the key of sending the victim to Hell, where said victim is to be attacked by a horde of demons. However, most victims rarely survived such an attack. Upon reflection, though her memory was hazy, Ranma-chan could have sworn that some girl name "Hild" had warded off the demon attack, and that the girl did so as a way of thanking Ranma-chan for years of entertainment.
Weird.
At any rate, the research done indicated that the complete emptying of the shadow can counter the attack. Unfortunately, the precise counter technique was not known, and there was no way to find any living practitioner of that technique. Still, there may be a modified counter technique. And then it dawned on Ranma-chan.
The Umi-senken.
If Ranma-chan can get permission to unseal the Saotome forbidden art, then there is a way to defeat Dark Bunny once and for all!
Across town, at the Cheery Hill Temple…
"Tenchi!" Rei said, as she greeted her cousin. "How's it going?"
"Oh, I'm fine, Rei," Tenchi Masaki said, as he used his cane to hobble inside, with Rei helping him. "I finally got the cast off, so I'm trying to get my strength up."
With Tenchi seated, Rei served her cousin tea.
"So, I heard what had happened," Tenchi said, as he sipped his tea. "I'm sorry for getting you all involved."
"Ah, don't be," Rei replied. "Dark Bunny has to be stop, otherwise, I can't get my Moon Princess back."
"I guess. So, have you found any clues to my friend's whereabouts?"
"Ami believes that she is being held prisoner at Dark Bunny's house. From what we can conclude, I don't think that Mr. and Mrs. Tsukino knows of their daughter's 'activities'."
Tenchi mulled over the words. He wanted to rescue his friend Ryoko the Space Pirate, but he didn't want to involve any innocents-
"Help…me…"
Tenchi and Rei turn to see a battered Ryouga Hibiki, as he tried to stand.
"Ryouga!' Rei said, as she went over to help her neighbor to the couch. "What happened?"
"A witch named Dark Bunny did this…to me…"
Rei and Tenchi looked at each other.
"It was awful…"
"So, what happened, if I can ask?" Tenchi inquired.
Ryouga looked away, before returning his gaze.
"We…had decided to get back at her for what she did to a friend of ours, but she had escaped her trap. And then, she returned stronger than ever…"
Tbc.