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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Chapter eight

Mouse had always thought Ranma would one day suffer defeat at his hands but now he knew otherwise. He saw no aura but he could feel the energy within Ranma, it was overwhelming, he never would have thought a human would be able to generate let alone control such an amount of energy. He was nailed to the ground and watched as the aliens swarmed towards Ranma. Ranma made no move whatsoever until a group of aliens was only 10 feet away from him. He dashed forward and as he moved a tightly controlled aura appeared around him. Reaching the group in a fraction of a second he struck two of them directly in the chest, they immediately exploded as Ranma released a ki blast within their body. The explosion wiped out the entire group coming towards him and he was engulfed by the energy blast.

All of a sudden there was a large explosion and soon alien body parts where flying everywhere. At fist Taro thought it to be due to the explosion but as it settled he was able to see what was truly happening. Ranma was standing in the middle of a sea of aliens and he was literally ripping them to shreds. Taking of heads, arms with a single swipe or literally taking hold of a torso and tearing it apart. As he moved form alien to alien, seemingly dancing from one to the other.

Even as their brethren where brutally killed the others never relented their instinct telling them to eliminate the intruder at all cost and protect the hive and their queen.

It appeared one alien was about to get lucky as it managed to get close to Ranma's unguarded back. It raised its claws and with a powerful swipe brought them down across Ranma's back. Close where shredded skin was pierced yet that was it. The energy within the attackers body stopping it from penetrating deeper. As if not realizing the futility of its attack the alien attacked again and again and…… it died as a fist punched straight through its skull.

Socgar took notice of the timer counting down in his HUD. 5 minutes and 42 seconds had passed and still the aliens kept coming. Not that he questioned Ranma abilities yet there appeared to be so many of them.

Internally Ranma was fighting a battle against the beats, trying to claw to the surface and take control completely. Yet a part of his consciousness was taking note of the fight. (There's so many of them, time to turn up the heat.) Releasing more energy Ranma began to make his way towards the school building, all the while killing aliens, by now the aliens where beginning to make more successful attacks yet the wounds on Ranma's body where still minor yet numerous.

Kroteur was watching the reading on his scanner and they where of the scale like usual. Whenever Ranma would go into the cat fist, not that he did that often, Kroteur would try and read Ranma's energy level. He tried and tried yet always failed it was as if Ranma released more energy as time passed and he had given up on it. Yet now he could tell that Ranma was truly cutting loose. His scanners where close to overloading and Kroteur only switched them on in intervals. 'Mental note: never pick a fight with the boss.'

Socgar noted Ranma moving towards the building and something told him to get ready to take cover. "People on my signal retreat and duck for cover." His pack members nodded, never taking their eyes of Ranma and he knew that it was for two reasons. One to take actions at the end of the fourteen minutes but more importantly to move in if Ranma got into trouble.

Ryoga,. Mouse, Taro and Hinata nodded dumbly, too taken in by the fight taking place several hundred yards away.

Ranma's progress was slow and steady and by the time he reached the building almost 12 minutes had passed and time was running out. Letting out another loud roar he charged through the mob of aliens and soon was inside. He was acting on instinct and moved through the hive, ignoring the aliens in his path and simply running through them. His body was beginning to tire. He was bleeding badly from many cuts and knew he was running out of steam as well as time. Soon he found his target, the queen, not hesitating for a moment he gathered all the energy he had, preparing to release it in one gigantic blast.

Kroteur had just activated his scanners when all of a sudden they shorted out, it was coming. 'Sir he's gonna do it!'

Even before Kroteurs words had truly registered he was moving and ordering the others to move. "FALL BACK!"

And so they where moving, the predators dragging Taro, Ryoga, Mouse and Hinata along for a bumpy ride. They took cover behind a partially standing building and braced themselves. All of a sudden there was only silence but that soon changed as the mother of all firecrackers seemed to go off half a mile away. Before anyone had a chance to cover their ears the shockwave, traveling through the ground, reached them. It knocked the building they where hiding behind down. The predators covered the others with their bodies and waited for the shockwave to pass. It was fortunate that the building collapsed on them as the heat from Ranma's blast would have seriously burned them seeing how it was hot enough to melt stone.

Socgar was the first one to get out from under the fallen building. Het helped the others throw off the debris. Then witout wasting any time he looked over to where Ranma had been fighting. There he saw a huge crater and it looked as if the ground there was made out of glass. Everything within a hundred meter radius was like that and nothing of the building was left standing. In the centre of the crater he saw Ranma, not moving. He was moving before the rest had even gotten a chance to get up from the ground. He covered as he neared the crater he could still feel heat eminating from the ground there and as soon as he stepped on the glass he felt the heat, he burned the souls of his feet. Ignoring the pai he kept on going untill he reached Ranma.

Ranma's armor was almost completely gone, only shreds where left, not even enough to make him look descent. Socgar kneeled down next to Ranma and picked him up. He went back to the others.

Kroteru was checking everyone over for injuries when he saw Sogar carrying Ranma. He droppped what he was doing and went over to check on his commander and close friend. He carefully checked Ranma over and saw no severe injuries yet Ranma was weak, incredibly weak, the cat-fist had taken its tole as usual. 'Sir we need to get Ranma back to the shelter, he needs to rest.' As he spoke Ranma bega to stir.

'Ugh, I feel like something a Scorge chewed on.' Ranma opened his eyes and knew he would slip back to blissfull unconsciousness soon. 'Shorak.'

Shorak stepped forward as Ranma called for him. 'Yes sir.'

Ranma was already losing consciousness again so his order was short yet Shorak understood it completely. 'Go get her. Kroteru get the equipment down now.'

'Yes sir!' Not hesitating Shorak set off to do as he was told, he activated his cloak as soon as he was moving.

Ryoga, Taro, Mouse and Hinata where staring at Ranma and his pack with disbelief. They where shocked by the devistation Ranma had wreaked with his attack. Somehow knowing that there was little they could do they waited.

Kroteur wasted no time also and immediately set to work. Ranma had made sure that there was enough space to get the cargo down. He opened his computer and set to work. High up in space a ship in earth orbit came to life. Two large cargo containers moved into position. Depressurization of the bay began and after this the door opened. The arrow shaped containers where pushed out. At fist they simply fell towards the ground but soon small thrusters lit up and kept them on course towards Tokyo.

Socgar looked over at the humans with him, he looked them over and his eyes lockedwith those of Taro. "You, Ranma told me that you can change into a powerfull creature. If this is so, change so you can carry the cargo that is on its way down here."

"What, who are you to give me orders, why should I do the carrying?"

"Now that our commander is down I am in command and as to the why, if only one is carrying the equipment the rest of us can cover you from any attacks that we may encounter." Socgar was cool and calculated, his primary concern was to get Ranma and the equipment back.

Taro wanted to object but Socgars orders where logical and clear. Grumbling he took out his water cannister and emptied the contence over his head and….. instant monster.

Socgar and his friends looked over at the now transformed Taro and had to admit they where impressed. They could tell that Taro was powerfull, his body just radiated raw strength.

When Kroteru signalled everyone the crates where almost there everyone looked up and saw two bright dots coming towards them. The crates landed about 100 meters from their current location, the impact was soft anfd silent as thrusters made sure the containers had been slowed down enough. Not wasting any time Socgar ordered Taro to get the supplies. After Taro had picked up the supplies he ordered everyone to get in formation and move out. As they went on their way he dropped into pace next to Ryoga. "Do you have another entrance we can use, I don't think those crates will fit through the entrance we used before."

Socgar looked up into Socgars face and nodded. "We have a secondary entrance, I will show you." And so they where off, as the underground hangar like doors Shorak rejoined their ranks, he was carrying a wrapped bundle. Everyone saw this and knew who that was, Ukyo. Once again confronted with the death of their close friend everyone was silent as they entered the shelter. Taro set down the two large crates and using some warm water changed back. Passing through the second door they where met by Tofu and Cologne. At first they said nothing untill the saw Hinata, they had not seen Ranma being carried by Socgar. Cologne came forward and walked over to Hinata. "Hinata, where is the rest of your squad?"

Hinata couldn't help herself and bursted into tears. "They are all dead, Ukyo…." She looked over to the bundle Shorak was holding.

Cologne looked over at the large predator and his package. "We will take her now."

"No! Ranma wants to take care of her." Not even waiting Shorak walked past Cologne and went over to Tofu. "Is there a large room we can use?"

It took Tofu a few moments to compose himself having seen Ranma in Socgars arms he had wanted to look him over but Socgar had refused, Assuring him that they where more then capable of handling the situation. Looking at Shorak he nodded. "Yes, follow me." Tofu walked off and the other predators followed. Cologne soon ran after them and fell into pace next to Tofu. "Tofu-san why should we let these, these predators take care of Ukyo, she was one of us?"

"Yes she was but she was also Ranma's friend, don't forget that he has known Ukyo ever since they had been kids. Don't worry I am sure Ranma will do nothing we don't want him to do to her body."

Cologne fell silent and looked back at Ranma and then at Ukyo. She sighed and nodded, allowing Tofu to lead them to the room Shorak asked for. They came to one of the training halls, now not in use. Tofu opened the door and let the predators in and then closed the door. After a few moments everyone but Ranma came out, it seemed they had left him in there.

Tofu looked from Cologne to Sogar. "Excuse me don't you need to take care of Ranma?"

"We have done that, now we need food, lots of it. Preferably raw meat."

Tofu looked from Shorak to Cologne and shrugged. "Please wait here while we get your food." Tofu motioned Cologne to follow him, they had to go talk to the cook.

Inside the room Ranma was lying on the ground, he was now wearing some kind of robes. After a few minutes he began to stir, he opened his eyes and managed to sit up. He was hurting all over and was so weak he could hardly stay awake. "Damn I hate this part about the neko-ken." He looked around and saw he was in a training hall. He smiled as he knew that his me had brought him here. He then saw Ukyo's body lying several meters away. Next to her body stood a small box." Slowly he staggered to his feet and was about to make his way to Ukyo's body when he sensed he wasn't alone. He turned around and saw someone step from the shadows. It was Kuno. His body was wrapped with bandages, after having been beaten by Ranma.

"Now we are finally alone again, I don't trust you. I want you to leave this complex, you are not welcome here." As he spoke Kuno walked closer to Ranma and when he was close enough he stepped in and punched Ranma in the face. Kuno was surprised when his fist connected with Ranma. His punch knocked Ranma of his feet. "Why did you not dodge? Are you mocking me?" Kuno was beginning to get pissed off.

Ranma slowly got to his feet and stared at Kuno. "I didn't dodge because I could not. If you are out to beating me up or even killing me, there isn't much I can do at this moment."

"What do you mean, you can't do anything about it?" Kuno's anger was somewhat diminished by Ranma's words. Here stood a man who had beaten him shitless several hours ago.

"Fine I will explain, you see when we where out on patrol I used the neko-ken, I am now capable of using it consciously. However I can only use it for a short time and during this time my body uses up so much energy it literally eats itself away." Ranma undid the cord around his waist and took of the robes. His body was extremely thin and you could count every bone he had in his body. There where hardly any muscles left and it looked as if there was something moving underneath his skin, all over his body.

Kuno was shocked by what he saw, he was amazed to see Ranma alive, with a body like that. For several moments he was silent, then he spoke. "I see, there is no honor for me to gain from defeating you now. We will fight when you are well again." Then without hesitation Kuno turned around and walked over to the door, when he passed Ukyo's body he stopped and kneeled next to her. "May you find true love in death, my friend." Getting up Kuno left the room.

Socgar and his men where still waiting outside the room Ranma was in when Kuo exited the room. The where surprised someone beside Ranma was in there. Not hesitating they entered the room and found Ranma, inside and okay. 'Sir are you alright?'

'I am fine, hungry that's for sure.' Ranma slowly got up and walked over to Ukyo's body and kneeled next to her.

'We have asked them to bring us something to eat, they will….' There was a knock on the door. Socgar nodded to Kroteur to open the door. The door opened and Tofu and Cologne entered the room with several large packages. The put them on the ground and opened them. Inside where large pieces of meat.

"This is as much as we could carry, will this suffice?" Tofu looked at the pile of meat, this was enough meat to feed a group of 20 people for a week.

Socgar ordered his men to take out their share, when they where done he walked over to the pile and took out a large steak. "This will do for us, the rest is for Ranma." Everyone except Ranma left the room, Tofu and Cologne being urged to leave..

As Tofu and Cologne where making their way back to their rooms they where talking about Ranma and his pack. "Do you really think all that food is for Ranma, I mean there has to be at least 100 pounds there?"

"I don't know Cologne-san but even though I wasn't able to take a closer look at Ranma I could tell that something was seriously wrong. All we can do right now is leave them alone and wait."

"Maybe, maybe" Cologne trailed off, her mind working on the situation.

After everyone had left he had decided to eat first, he moved over towards the pile of raw meat and dug in. He was stuffing the meat away as if there was no tomorrow, soon he was covered in blood yet he didn't care, he kept eating and within and hour everything was gone. By the time Ranma finished eating he could feel his strength returning. His muscles had regained their original size and he was able to move properly again. Looking down he saw his robes where stained with blood, shrugging he took them off, leaving him almost completely naked, except for a pair of boxers. He moved over to Ukyo's body and opened the box, inside where several surgical instruments. He took one out and began.

Several hours passed and Socgar had ordered two of his pack to remain behind and guard Ranma's room. The rest headed back to their room to talk about the situation. The door opened and Kroteur and Shorak turned around. Ranma stepped out and was carrying Ukyo's body. None of the wounds she had suffered where visible. 'It is done, let us return her body to the others I have done what I wanted.' Nodding Kroteru and Shorak took their positions behind Ranma and the three of the set of to find Tofu or Cologne.

Cologne was in her room when there was a knock on her door. "Come in."

The door opened and Ranma entered the room, he came in and walked over to a couch in Cologne's room. He gently put down Ukyo's body and without facing Cologne he spoke. "I am done, see to it that she is treated with the honor and respect she deserves." Then without waiting for and answer he left. She saw two predators joining Ranma and then the door closed. She walked picked up the phone and made called Konatsu.

Meanwhile Ranma had decided to take a shower, a cold one. He was using one of the public showers so to speak. He let the cold water wash over his body, washing the blood of his last meal away. His mind was on the task ahead, finding out more about the aliens they where facing here, they where different from the others they had faced. When he heard the door open he quickly turned. "Genma."

Genma had decided to take a shower before tucking in, and seeing how Nodoka was currently using the bathroom at home he had to go out. He noticed a pair of boxers when he entered and saw some towels. "Seems like I am not alone." He proceeded to take of his clothes and entered the showers. Inside he heard a familiar voice cll out his name. Looking up he found the source of the voice. "Ranma, I had heard you where back, how dare you wait so long before coming to see us!"

Ranma decided he was done and walked past Genma and as he did he spoke. "Never talk to me in that tone of voice ever again. I am no longer your son, he is dead and burried in the past. I am now Khatar, remember that well." So he left Genma inside, speechless. Ranma put on the boxers, not even drying off and went back to his room. Inside he found his men, all but Socgar sleeping. Socgar was standing guard, just in case. 'I see you are done, never could understand your need to shower, especially a cold one.'

Ranma smiled and slapped Socgar on the back. 'That's the difference between you and me, I know what feels good.' Leaving it at that Ranma went over to his bed and lay down, within moments he was fast asleep.

The next few days went by with a standard routine. Ranma and his squad would wake up and eat some breakfast and then head out to hunt. By the time it was evening they would return with their trophy's. Many people where discusted by their so called prizes, yet where overjoyed seeing how many aliens they had killed. In those passing days Ranma had discovered that the first reported alien sighting was in China, near Jusenkyo. On their hunts they had managed to take one alien alive and after having examined it they discovered that these aliens where really different from they aliens they knew. Their body temparature was way higher then the others, they healed a whole lot faster and where somewhat tougher and stronger. Also they found an organ they had never seen before, inside their skulls. They had no idea what it was for but where it concerned aliens nothing was good.

To be continued.