Disclaimer: See Chapter 1

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Previously on Mighty Morphin' Sailor Senshi

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Usagi struck a pose as she stepped forward in response to Goldar's question, "In the name of Peace, Love and Justice! Moon Ranger!"

Mamoru took a supporting pose next to her, "Earth Ranger!"

Ami made the next move as she too took a pose beside the newly introduced Earth Ranger, "Ranger Mercury!"

Rei dropped into a pose that signified a readiness for action, "Mars Ranger!"

Makoto took a fighters stance and smirked behind her faceplate, "Jupiter Ranger!"

Minako made a 'come hither' gesture before making a pose herself next to Makoto, "Venus Ranger!"

Usagi twirled and ended in a pose where she crossed her arms and pointed one finger like a gun at Goldar and Boreal, "We are the Power Rangers! Here to defeat Evil! And that means you!"

Goldar's left eye began to twitch while Boreal looked confused at the Rangers actions. Goldar had the sinking feeling he knew why they seemed so familiar. Behind the Rangers, still trapped in the rubble, Ranma looked at the backs of the Rangers in disbelief. Then he looked upwards towards the sky. "Kami-sama, I don't believe it. I'm being rescued by color-coded Kunos!"

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Juuban

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Goldar snarled at the rangers, "Power Rangers? You sound more like those annoying Sailor Senshi to me." He said as he brought his sword to his side, "It doesn't really matter who you are. I, Goldar, greatest warrior of Queen Beryl, shall crush you just as easily as I crushed the original Power Rangers!"

Goldar swung his sword in a wide arc towards the rangers, sending a beam of golden energy flying at them. The rangers instinctively dodged out of the way of the energy blast. Unfortunately they forgot that Ranma had still been buried behind them. Ranma yelled out in pain as the explosion freed him from the rubble and sent him flying into an alley nearby.

"Ranma!" screamed Rei as she saw him fly out of sight into the shadows of the alley. She turned towards Goldar and a red metal bow appeared in her hands. Rei aimed her weapon at Goldar and an arrow made of flames came together as she pulled back at the air where an arrow would normally have been. "You'll pay for that, you monster!" She said as she released her attack fueled by her anger at Goldar with a cry of, "Flame Arrow!"

Ami and Usagi were heading towards where they had seen Ranma land when Rei's attack exploded against Goldar's sword. Goldar had managed to block the shot before it hit him. He saw the Blue and Pink Ranger running towards Ranma and noticed that the Red Ranger was notching up another Flame Arrow in his direction. As much as he would have liked to finish off Ranma personally, it would be better if it was done as soon as possible. He didn't want to risk Ranma pulling off another upset victory again.

"Boreal!" he shouted at his ally as he dodged the Red Rangers attack by jumping backwards, "Finish off Ranma while I deal with them!"

Boreal nodded at Goldar who was too busy dodging the Red Rangers' attacks to notice. He had just taken a few steps forward when the Black, Green and Yellow Ranger stood in his way. Boreal saw that the Blue and Pink Ranger were getting closer to the mouth of the alley. She used the 'Bakusei Tenketsu' on the street in front of her which prompted the rangers to roll out of the way. Then she flung her battleaxe at the Blue and Pink Ranger who looked back when they heard a sound that reminded them of helicopter blades. They barely managed to avoid the attack by diving for the ground. The battleaxe embedded itself into the walls that made up the alley. It stretched between the walls like an evil looking mambo stick.

"Don't get in my way, rangers." She said to them threateningly, "Or you'll wind up just like your friend!"

Behind his faceplate, Mamoru gritted his teeth. Ranma was one of the best friends he had ever had. A wicked looking rapier materialized in Mamoru's hand. He raised the sword and pointed the tip of it at Boreal. "There's no way I'm going to let you get away with this. The innocents you have harmed, the destruction you have caused today…" he took a fencers stance while he continued his speech, "The wrath of Heaven is slow but sure! Boreal, you will rue the day that you met me! I, the Black Lion of Earth, will punish you in the name of your victims here today! This I swear!"

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Kuno mansion

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Back in Nerima, in the same mansion as before, Tatewaki Kuno sneezed once more. The woman seated beside him handed him another tissue. "Here you go brother dear," she said as he took the offered tissue.

"Thank you, dear sister." He said to her politely as he went back to watching the news report. The reporters had just arrived at the scene of the Rangers fight with the youma at the same time Mamoru's sword had appeared. "It would appear that this 'Black Lion' is a noble warrior much like myself."

"I wonder where Ranma-san is during all this?" Kodachi asked out loud as she watched the screen, "He's usually involved in such things is he not?"

"That is true, my dear sister," he replied to her, "He and his twin sister, my pig-tailed goddess, is often found involved with such excitement. I'm sure our friend is close to the action wherever he may be at this moment."

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Juuban

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Usagi and Ami looked up from where they had landed after diving out of the way of Boreal's battleaxe when they heard Rei shouting at them. "Look out!" she warned them as they heard her release another Flame Arrow, "Goldar's heading your way!"

They both rolled out of the way as Goldar's sword made a downward slice at where their heads had just been. They got back up beside Rei who was readying another attack. Goldar now stood between them and the alley. Behind them, the three rangers could hear the rest of their friends fighting with Boreal. They tensed themselves, preparing to fight Goldar. A pair of blue daggers appeared in Ami's hands as she took a stance against Goldar. A round pink shield with a pegasus embossed on the front of it appeared in Usagi's hands as she took a defensive stance. Behind them, Rei aimed her bow and arrow at Goldar.

Goldar sent another burst of golden energy towards the three rangers. Usagi stepped in front of her two friends and braced herself with her shield held out to receive the blast. Seconds before the blast impacted with the shield, Usagi cried out, "Shield of Devotion!" A dome of energy shielded the three from the explosion when the blast hit the protective barrier that Usagi had created. Goldar tried to peer through the resulting dust and smoke of the explosion and barely dodged another Flame Arrow that came hurtling out of the cloud.

Ami dashed out of the cover of the dust cloud with her daggers held at the ready. She slashed at Goldar with her left but failed to hit him. Goldar simply dodged the rest of Ami's attacks and lashed out with a quick kick that connected to Ami's side. She rolled with the hit and came to a stop a few feet away. Goldar was about to step towards her when his danger sense prompted him to jump back just as he heard the pink ranger cry out "Moon Shield Slicer!" A second later, a whirling discus of pink light shot past in front of him and arced back towards the one who threw it. Usagi caught the returning shield and readied it for another throw. Rei let loose another Flame Arrow which grazed Goldar's shoulder and exploded, throwing him to the ground.

Goldar snarled at the red ranger as he stood up and prepared to fire another blast from his sword. A cry of "Wolf Cross Cutter!" from behind, distracted him. A blue energy beam in the shape of an X hit Goldar and sent him tumbling to ground once again. The blue ranger smirked behind her face plate in the same fashion as her adopted brother. Ami brought her two daggers together as Goldar got back to his feet again.

Usagi lowered her shield and struck a pose. "The forces of evil can never stand against power of Love and Justice!" She cried out loud to the disbelief of the watching news crew that had focused on their fight shortly before the blue ranger had managed to hit Goldar. "Cease your evil ways or we shall be forced to punish you in the name of Love!"

Back on the moon, in Ranger HQ, everyone save Serenity looked embarrassed at seeing the Pink Ranger make her speech on national television. Serenity looked on proudly as Usagi showed herself to truly be her father's daughter (rebirth notwithstanding) as Usagi held her pose with a grace borne from her dormant memories. Luna on the other hand hung her head in shame at her former charges' antics. She and Artemis had secretly tried to undue and discourage the senshi's tendency to break out in poses while spouting speeches in the middle of a battle but were only marginally successfully. Artemis draped his tail over Luna's and tried to console her. "Don't worry, dear," he whispered in her ear, "we'll just have to try and break them of the habit again."

The three rangers were wary (Usagi felt a little irritated too) when Goldar began to laugh evilly in response to the pink ranger's speech. "You will 'punish' me? Do you really think you can beat me?" He said to them scornfully. "You're much better than I expected so I guess I'll just have to stop playing around with you!" Once he finished talking, his size began to increase and his face began to change as he began to laugh once more. A few seconds later, where once had been a handsome young man in golden armour stood a fearsome monkey-like creature with large black wings. "Let me show you just how useless it is to fight against me!" he said to them, "I'll hang your helmets on my wall before this day is over!"

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Inside the alley

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Ranma awoke to the sounds of a burst water pipe nearby. He was lying right next to a shallow pool of water that had formed thanks to the burst pipe. He was surprised to find that he was still male despite having landed so close to such a plentiful source of cold water. "Today must be my lucky day…" he mumbled weakly to himself as he started to sit up. He grimaced as he painfully pulled himself out of the remains of the alley wall he had flown into. He spent a few seconds trying to stand up but found that he lacked the energy to do so. He slumped back against the rubble he had just escaped from.

"Well Ranma, my boy, you've certainly seen better days haven't you?" A voice asked him from out of the nearby shadows.

"Who…is it?" Ranma asked weakly. He wasn't too surprised that someone had managed to sneak up on him, given his current condition. The voice did sound familiar though but he couldn't focus enough to remember who it was. "Stop hiding and…show your face! I aint in the mood for games."

"Neither am I", replied the voice, "The situation is much too serious for games right now. I'm hope you've managed to get it through your thick head that you can't beat those two as you are now. You've got skill and power boy but you lack protection against their biggest advantage. Not to mention it happens to be one of your biggest weaknesses."

Ranma opened his mouth to say that he hadn't been beaten yet but was cut off before he could say anything. "I know what you're going to say, 'Ranma doesn't lose!' but we don't have the time to indulge your ego right now! Those two almost killed you despite everything you tried and if those new rangers hadn't shown up when they did you'd be dead right now!"

"I…you're right." Ranma reluctantly admitted to the voice, "If those Kuno wannabes hadn't shown up, I'd be dead by now…" He said before an angry look settled on his face, "But if Boreal hadn't drained me earlier I could've taken those two!"

"That might be true." The voice grudgingly admitted, "But the fact remains that Boreal did drain you, didn't she? You had no defense against her magic and I doubt you would have been able to beat her with a signpost even though you did do some damage I have to say."

"It's not like I had anything else better to hit her with."

"Well now, that is something I can help you with!" the voice said with undisguised amusement.

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Curtain Call

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R-Kives: Well I've managed to bring out another addition to this story. Took me awhile since recently work has kept me with little time to work on it.

Arcee: Anyway, here's all the reviews for chapter 7, R-kun!

R-Kives: (frowns at her) Will you stop that? (starts reading the reviews) hmmm

R-Kives: Wonderbee31 wants to know if Ranma will recognize the Senshi...the answer to that question is that no, he won't but I'm still trying to decide whether the senshi will reveal themselves to him or try to keep it a secret from him for awhile. I'm open to suggestions on the subject.

Arcee: Hey boss, don't you think you'll spoil the story a bit if you keep answering all the questions like this?

R-KIves: Not in the slightest, if any questions like that pop up, I'll simply remain silent on the matter. A few of the reviews for chapter 7 touched on some issues that I'll remain silent on because to do otherwise will spoil the story somewhat even though I wanna talk about it, I'm not gonna.

Arcee: By the way, about the rangers outfits...

R-Kives: Yes?

Arcee: Where'd you get the idea for them?

R-Kives: They're largely based on a pic I saw on the net, just pop in 'Hana Rangers' into a search engine and voila! I changed the colours and added a few senshi touchs and that was that.

R-Kives: Well that's all the time we have left so until next time, we hope you all enjoyed this chapter!

Arcee: See you next time everyone! And remember, vote Ranma Rangers!!

R-Kives: Stop trying to influence the readers! (pulls on a rope that descends out of nowhere)

Arcee: (falls down a bottomless hole suddenly) Ahhhhhhhh!!! I knew I shouldn't have showed him my Excel Saga Collectionnnnnnnnnn!!!

R-Kives: I, R-Kives, do hereby give my permission to end this chapter of Mighty Morphin' Sailor Senshi! (a large billboard with a stylized 'R-Kives' on it drops on top of R-Kives, Arcee can be seen sitting on top of it)

Arcee: Hail Lord R-Kives! (grins)

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