Hunting ground: Earth
This is a Ranma ½ & Alien vs. Predator crossover. I don't own any of the characters used in this fic. The series and movie belong to their rightful owner.
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radio/communicator
Chapter seven
Ranma took the flashlight and turned it on, aiming his beam at the two figures in the back of the room. When he did his heart sank, there sat a young girl, in her early twentys he guessed holding the body of a young woman. He recognised the other woman and immediately dashed forward and kneeled next to the two.
Hinata was releaved to see Ryoga yet she didn't recognise the other man with him. She was startled when Ranma suddenly dashed in and instinctively lashed out. Yet her strike never connected, Ranma casually deflected the blow and completely ignored her. "Ryoga-san I'm glad to see you."
Ryoga nodded and moved closer, kneeling next to Ranma and looking at Ukyo. It did not look good, Ukyo's body was a mess, she had lacerations all over her body. He could only watched as Ranma ever so gently examined their mutual friends body. When Ranma moved a large cloth aside he gasped, Ukyo had a large open wound in her stomach and blood was flwing freely. He could literally see her entrails. He was about to ask Ranma something but Ranma spoke before he did.
"Ukyo, can you hear me?" Ranma's voice was filled with concern and sadness.
Ukyo felt someone touch her body but she was far away as if she was dreaming. Then all of a sudden she heard a voice, a familiar voice. At first she thought it must have been someone of another squad yet then images from her past flashed before her eyes. Images of someone she had loved and still loves. Someone who had been her friend for man many years, Ranma. She opened her eyes and at first she saw nothing but blurs yet then her eyes began to focus. She saw Ryoga looking down on her with concern clearly visible on his face. Then she saw another man, and she immediately recognised him. "R-R-anma is that you?" She reached out with her arm, wanting to touch him. At first Ukyo couldn't believe it when Ranma had left. She thought he had simply gone on a training trip. Yet as time passed it became clear he had truly left them. She was heart broken when he had, not knowing why he had left and it had hurt her when he hadn't even told her why he had left. Several years after he had left she found out what had happened and she had been furious with both Akane and Ryoga. She had wanted to kill both of them yet she couldn't. She had never expected to see Ranma again, especially after the aliens had shown up yet now here he was.
"Yes it's me Ukyo." Ranma leaned closer as Ukyo was struggeling to say something and then one last word left her lips as she passed away. "Hi." One word yet it was filled with so much happynes that it almost made Ranma smile yet as he saw a close friend of his past die he couldn't smile. Yet as Ukyo passed away a smile was present on her lips and it was clear that she had died happy. It seemed that after seeing Ranma she could die happy, that a wish had come true a wish that had kept her alive all these years.
Ranma felt tears well up in his eyes but pushed them back blocking the sadness he felt in his heart with cold determination. He closed Ukyo's eyes and gently lay her down, he brushed a few strands of hair from her face and leaned in. He ever so gently kissed her and whispered something in her ear. 'Even in death may you be triumphant.'
Ryoga wanted to do something to say something but he couldn't. Sure he had seen many people he knew die at the hands of an alien yet never a member of the Wrecking Crew. Also the way she had died had been weird, she had died smiling. Then all of a sudden he heard Ranma speak.
"You, tell me where did the attack originate? I can tell from the situation outside that it ended in this street."Ranma's green eyes bored into Hinata.
Hinata wanted to ask him who he was but the authority in his voice was simply overwhelming and before she knew what was happening she was telling what had happened. "We where on standard recon and when we came to Furinkan High we broke out some rations and sat down to eat. We had set out a perimiter yet seeing how we had never encountered any aliens near the school we where somewhat careless. There was no warning, we where suddenly attacked by a group of aliens, it seemed as if the aliens had a nest build inside the school. Two of our members died almost instantly the rest of us managed to defend our selves and begin our retreat. We had to fight for every inch of ground. Somehow we managed to get away from the school but the group simply followed us. During our retreat Ukuo saved my life as one of the aliens had gotten ahead of us and jumped down to kill me. She pushed me aside and was stabbed by it. Carrying her with us we continued to retreat and god knows how we managed to send them fleeing yet not after they had taken two other members of our squad. I decided that moving Ukyo was to dangerous and she told me to get back to base but I couldn't just leave her here so I stayed. I kept using the radio, hoping another squad would pick up our signal." Finishing her story Hinata lowered her eyes and cried at the loss of a close friend.
Without warning Ranma got up and looked at Ryoga. "Ryoga get Hinata ready to move out, she is coming with us to Furinkan High." Seeing Ryoga about to protest he interupted him. "Don't worry we will come back for Ukyo's body, you can be sure about that and I will make sure no alien whatever will touch her body before we get back. No get ready to move out."
Ranma's voice was that of a seasoned commander and Ryoga somehow trusted him yet something wasn't clear. "But isn't it to dangerous to use the school as a drop site? If Hinata's guess is right then there is a nest in that building."
"Who says I'm going there for a the equipment now, I'm going there to take out every last alien there. They are gonna pay for what they did to Ukyo. Ryoga take her outiside and wait for me there we will move out after I am done in here." .
Ryoga nodded and quickly helped Hinata to her feet and together they left the building. When they came back outside he could tell that they had heard the conversation inside, all where quiet. That was untill Ranma exited the building then Taro opened his big mouth. "I dunno what you wanna do fem-boy but you expect us to take out an entire nest, with just the nine of us. If there's really a nest there then there could be dozens of aliens. There's no way we can take them on, sure you might have a lot of fancy weapons but if we start a fight out there other nests might hear us and come on over. So I suggest you forget about going there and be a good little boy and follow us back to base."
"Don't even try, we are going to head over there and kill every last alien in that building even if it means leveling the school and anything surounding it. They killed a friend of mine and for that they will pay." Ranma was about to order everyone to move out when Taro opened his big mouth again.
"Like hell fem boy. You dare call her your friend, if she was truly your friend you wouldn't have left us al those years ago. You would have stayed and fight against the aliens. But no, you had your little heart stepped on and fled like a true coward. Fleeing from your problems and friends, not caring about them." Taro had heard the story of what had happened between Akane and Ryoga and knew that had to be the reason for Ranma to leave. In his eyes that was what only a coward would do. "You never really cared about anyone if you had you would have stayed no matter what."
Ranma turned and glared at Taro. "You might think me a coward and maybe I was back then but if I hadn't left you would have been in even deeper shit trust me. And inspite of what you may think, not a day has gone by that I didn't think of everyone back home. It pained me to leave everyone I knew, all my friends and family, behind. Yet I knew that if I stayed my life wouldn't have been the same I needed this. Not only for my own good but for everyone elses as well."
"Well no matter what you say I will not follow someone who simply left his friends behind because his fiancee fooled around. We are all going back and if you don't agree with me I will make you see it my way. I am not gonna let anyone die because you want revenge. Even though I don't like you, you're more use alive then dead." Taro took a small thermos of of his belt and opened it.
After seeing Ukyo die Ranma's temper had gotten a lot worse and he didn't want to stand here and talk. He wanted action and by the way the targeting lights of his pack where dancing they also wanted to get some action. They had come to this planet to hunt aliens not fool around. "I don't care what you think you fucking panty loving idiot. We will not go back, we will go there kill the aliens and get our equipment, easy as that and no one is gonna stop us. Not even you, go ahead and try and use that water bottle but before you do remember this, the weapons we carry are meant to take out aliens. A big cow like you wouldn't be a problem."
All of a sudden Ranma grabbed a blade from his belt and threw it at Taro. It happened so fast Taro couldn't even react. The blade flew passed Taro's head and then he heard a screech behind him. Turning around they saw an alien, now nailed to a wall thanks to Ranma's blade. "Now no more goofing around and let's get going." Not waiting Ranma set of in the direction of Furinkan High and as they went he put on his mask.
Seeing how they had encountered an alien just now Ryoga, Taro, Mouse and Hinata where on edge. Nervous as hell yet prepared to do what it took to take them down. When they looked over at Ranma, his pack members where nowhere to be seen, they where unable to determine what he felt seeing how he had his mask on. From his posture nothing could be determined as well, he had chancged over the years and the way he moved and held himself where almost inhuman.
They somehow reached the school grounds without encountering any more aliens. When they arrived at the school the saw no aliens yet there was, a lot. It seemed Hinata's team members had died painfully and bloody. No bodies where present and Ranma knew there could be two reasons, one they had been taken to the hive for incubation. Or they had been eaten. Carefully the continued, knowing how close they where to an alien nest.
Hinata was startled when all of a sudden one of the predators appeared next to her. She looked at him and couldn' help but be impressed by the sheer size and power radiating from him.
'Sir?'
Ranma turned and faced Kroteur and nodded.
'We are picking up massive alien presence within the building so far is seems like they haven't noticed us.' As Kroteur spoke Socgar joined them.
'Ranma, what's wrong and don't try and tell me that you're okay cause I can see it's not?' Socgar had known Ranma for 10 years now and he knew when something was wrong. In the 10 years he had known Ranma they had grown pretty close, they where close friends and knew it when something was bugging the other.
Ranma took his mask off and looked Socgar in the eyes. His eyes where red and his cheeks where wet, he had been crying something Socgar had never seen Ranma do. 'She was my best friend on this planet and they killed her, I'm gonna make them pay.'
Socgar was startled when he saw the anger and sadness in Ranma's eyes he was surprised that the death of someone whom he hadn't seen over 10 years. Yet Ranma had lost friends close to him on other occasions and never had he shown anger of sadness, he took it all in stride. Yet no matter how strong someone was, there would always come a time when is would be to much and this had been the proverbial straw. He had seen others like this and knew only one remedy, Ranma needed to cut loose, to let go of all his anger and sadness. 'I think I understand and can only say this, go get them and make em pay, we will be right beside you.'
Ranma managed a small smile and shook his head. 'Oh no you won't, you will not be beside me, I'm doing this alone.' He then looked over at Ryoga and motioned him to come closer.
Ryoga saw Ranma call him closer and as he did Ranma spoke. "Ryoga I want everyone to pull back to at least 250 yards. I will leave Socgar here in charge and I suggest you do as he says."
"What, why, I thought we came here to get your stuff as well as to kick some alien but. Don't even think you can have all the fun, I want a piece of them also for what they did to Ukyo."
Ranma turned and glared at Ryoga, his eyes seemingly glowing green. "I know you want a part of them but they're mine now move back!" When Ryoga crossed his arms and glared back at him Ranma grabbed his collar and threw him back at least 100 yards.
Ryoga landed on his feet and was about to charge at Ranma when he saw Ranma's pack decloak and take aim, not at the school but at him. That and after having seen Ranma's expression was enough to hold him back. Ryoga nodded yet it was clear he wasn't happy about this.
Ranma returned the nod and then took of his shoulder cannon and handed it together with his mask to Socgar.
Socgar was about to protest when Ranma gave the order. 'Gentlemen 14 minute protocol on my mark!"
His pack immediately knew what was going on, they pulled out without hesitationn and dragged the ones who didn't immediately follow along.
"He what's going on, where are we going and why is he staying?" Mouse was struggeling to break free but the strength of the predator was incredible.
Socgar arrived last and was holding on to Ranma's equipment. "He is staying because he is going to take out that building and everything in it."
"WHAT, HOW!"
"I'm sure you heard about the catfist, Ranma has told us everything about it and even we shuddered at the thought of having to go through that. "As he spoke Socgar kept his eyes on Ranma and waited for the signal, be the way Ranma was giving of heat he knew he was preparing to truly cut loose. "In short, Ranma has learned how to controll it, at least for a short time. Ranma is now consciously capable of going into the cat fist. However there is one mayor drawback. If he doesn't snap out of the cat fist after 14 minutes he goes completely berserk. Ask Ranma more about it after he's done. Our task now is to make sure he snaps out of it after the time passes or kill him if he goes berserk." Socgar saw that Ryoga was about to protest but he silenced him. "Those are Ranma's orders." He then armed his weapons and prepared.
Ryoga couldn't believe it, Ranma consciously able to use the cat fist, but at what price? Together with the rest he watched and waited, then all of a sudden Ranma began to give of a large amount of energy. His aura came into being and it was bright yellow, it began to grow larger and larger. As it grew more colors became visible, first green, then blue and finally red. All the time growing in size, then all of a sudden Ranma let out a giant roar as the aura disappeared, it was completely absorbed by Ranma's body.
Ranma felt the energy build up and he could sense the beast within him closing in. Letting out a roar he sucked all the energy back in, triggering the cat fist. His senses sharpened as his muscles grew in size, his nails and teeth elongated and became razor sharp.
Ryoga watched as Ranma lowered himself on all fours raise a single hand. He made a swiping motion at the school and multicolored arcs of energy flew towards the school, the cut into the building as if it wasn't even there. A large explosion followed and all could only watch in horror as dozens of aliens appeared from the building.
The aliens had been sleeping quietly when their rest was rudely interrupted by energy blades cutting up a part of their hive. Multiple aliens where killed in that initial attack but the rest responded. The came out a mass and immediately sighted their target it was like a signal flare in total darkness. Thinking it an easy prey and acting on instinct they charged.
To be continued.