Disclaimer: Ranma ½ belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz Video and Winx Club belongs to Iginio Straffi and Rai S.p.A (NOT 4Kids!). Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko Takeuchi and Toei. Songs 'Carnival Babel' belongs to Blue Seed and 'Otome no Porishi' belongs to Sailor Moon.
Note: this follows the Rai version of Winx as the 4Kids version butchered it too much, like with every anime it dubs.
Chapter 39: Entrance! New Magical Girls on the Block!
Opening (Blue Seed style, 'Carnival Babel')
Music starts as an orb of light rises in the darkness. The light orb then illuminates to show the city of Tokyo at street level.
Mysterious T.O.K.Y.O!
Take It Easy Dangerous Night!
Mysterious T.O.K.Y.O!
Pick Me Up Foxy Night Game!
It starts to zoom very fast through the empty streets until hitting the Juban district, then zooms out to a bird's eye view of the city up to the Earth's surface, then to the moon, where it spins in the 'Ranma Club' title.
Tsukikage saewatari betsu no yoru e izanau (The shade of the moon is as clear as it can be, inviting the night)
Sameta tokai no kodou abiru KURAKUSHON (The sound of the klaxon showers out, the pulse of the quiet city)
Bloom is seen from behind on Tokyo Tower as she turns to look over her shoulder. Stella is seen looking up at the stars from a rooftop. Flora stands on a tree branch in the park as the wind blows her hair. Musa walks down the streets then turns to look over her shoulder. Tecna leans against a light post, which illuminates. Layla lands in front of a fountain, which then spouts water.
A shot of Kiko as he jumps through the sky.
Kodoku yori taikutsu na seijaku wa rabirinsu (Silence, so much more wearisome than loneliness, is a labyrinth)
KAIRAKU ni mi wo yudanete hitaru yoru wa IRUMINEESHON no umi (Pulling the body into pleasure, the shining night is a sea of illumination)
Ranma walks through the seemingly deserted streets. He stops as Platinum Sky, Diamond Brandon, Gold Helia, Onyx Riven, Silver Timmy, and Amethyst Nabu emerge from either side of him. They all look up as it zooms out to show them surrounded by monsters.
Aoi aoi toki ga tokedashita (Blue… the blue time begins to melt)
Hakanaku uwakiagaru mirai (The future floats to the surface ephemerally)
Inochi wa hikari no kazu dake kirameite chiriyuku (Life glitters in the same numbers as the lights, and then is gone)
The Winx in their Enchantix forms fly in destroying monsters left and right. Shampoo, Ukyou, and Mousse soon join in, showing off the power of the Nerima Wrecking Crew to the monsters with their techniques. Finally it shows Ranma and his sould fighting off the brunt of the monsters, then shows him facing a hidden figure in the shadows.
Mysterious T.O.K.Y.O!
Take It Easy Dangerous Night!
Mysterious T.O.K.Y.O!
Pick Me Up Foxy Night Game!
Triple split screens of Kasumi, Sasuke, and Nodoka flash by. It then shows Ranma, the Winx, and his friends facing a demonic shaded face in the sky that seemed to laugh at them. Ends in a group shot of the entire Ranma Club cast in battle positions.
End opening
Previously, on Ranma Club…
The cast had ended the reign of the Quarrymen during their visit to Manhattan. Even after, the evil of Demona still remained. Ranma's group worked with Goliath and his clan to stop her latest scheme, which was to blow up New York and everything else nearby with an enhanced hydrogen bomb. The cooperating parties managed to stop her plan from happening and had put an end to her racial crimes once and for all, thanks to Puck, Angela, and Alexander Xanatos. With the threat gone, the inhabitants of Nerima and the Winx leave for home. However, instead of arriving back in Nerima as planned, they wind up in Juban instead.
Juban streets…
"MERCURY/MARS/JUPITER/VENUS CRYSTAL POWER…."
"MOON ETERNAL POWER…"
"MAAAAAAAKE-UUUP!"
"What was that?" asked Stella.
Ranma looked off into the distance to see an unusual sight. "Over there!"
Everyone turned towards an empty lot and saw what looked like a female monster in a weird outfit resembling a… lawnmower?
"… What in the…" said Bloom.
The mower monster was rampaging the lot before being halted by a voice.
"HALT MONSTER!"
Ranma's group and the monster turned to see five silhouetted figures standing a distance away. In the light, they were seen to be young girls all clad in modified sailor fukus with tiaras, elbow-length gloves, and really short colored skirts.
The first girl had waist-length dark hair with a dark purple sheen and wore a red skirt with red high heels.
The second girl was slightly shorter in stature with short blue hair and wore a blue skirt with blue boots.
The third girl was the tallest with brown hair done up in a long top-knot ponytail and wore a green skirt with short green boots.
The fourth girl had waist-length blonde hair with a red hair ribbon and wore an orange skirt with orange low heel pumps.
The final girl was also a blonde, but had a very unique hairstyle done up in two odangos on either side of her head leaving long trails of hair and wore a red, blue, and yellow multi-layered skirt and white knee-high boots. Unlike the other four, she didn't wear a tiara but had a crescent moon shape on her forehead and had white angel wings on her back.
All five girls took sentai poses as they gestured to the monster.
"The flame of passion and Rin Pyou Tou Sha! With the power of prayers I shall strike evil, Super Sailor Mars of the Red Heels!"
"I can handle homework and juku again and again, I always read my reference books! The number one equal in all the country in classes and exams is Super Sailor Mercury!"
"With reborn strength as great as the thundering skies, Super Sailor Jupiter of enormous power strikes down!"
"The legend of the mask is something of the past! This face is more beautiful, the last senshi to appear is Super Sailor Venus!"
"You shall cease your horrible actions! For love and justice, comes the arrival of the sailor-suited pretty soldier, Eternal Sailor Moon! In the name of the Moon…"
"WE'LL PUNISH YOU!"
From where they were watching, Ranma's group sweatdropped at the scene.
"That was just… wow…" said Stella.
"What I find surprising is that the monster is actually stopping to listen." Said Musa.
Everyone nods in agreement to this.
The Mower Menace suddenly charged at the fuku-clad girls, her arms turning into grass shears. The senshi jumped out of the way before they could get haircuts at neck level.
"GAH! That was too close!" said Eternal Sailor Moon after falling on her rear end.
The Mower Menace turns and shoots mower blades from her chest at the senshi, causing them to quickly dodge.
"FIRE SOUL!"
"SHABON SPRAY!"
"CRESCENT BEAM!"
"SUPREME THUNDER!"
Mars, Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter launched their attacks to destroy more blades coming at them. As for Eternal Sailor Moon…
"AAAAAHH!"
The senshi leader quickly ducked a mower blade flying at her head. She turned around and cringed when she saw the blade slice right through a tree behind her.
"Sailor Moon! You all right!" said Sailor Venus.
Said senshi quickly nodded before getting up to regain her bearings.
"You're only supposed to mow grass, you jerk!" said Sailor Jupiter.
They all launched their attacks upon the monster, but it moved too fast for them to get a bead on.
"Damn! That thing's fast!" said Sailor Mars.
"MOON TIARA ACTION!"
While the monster was busy dodging, Eternal Sailor Moon had readied her first attack and threw it at the monster. She may not be wearing a tiara anymore, but she found out she could form it from the energy in the crescent moon mark on her forehead. The moon energy disc only managed to knick the monster in the arm . Apparently, the monster didn't appreciate being attacked from behind and angrily charged at Eternal Sailor Moon.
"AAH! STAY AWAY!"
"SAILOR MOON!"
From their viewing spot, Ranma got tense.
"They look like they're in a bind. Should we intervene?" asked Bloom.
Ranma was about to consider it, but was halted when he and the others saw the monster stop as a rose had stabbed into the ground before it.
The Mower Menace looked up to see an individual standing on a light post. He was a tall man clad in a tuxedo complete with a silk top hat, a flowing cape, and what looked like a white ballroom mask on his eyes.
"Beautiful flowers bloom best under the moonlight. To recklessly mow them down, I Tuxedo Kamen will not forgive you!"
"Tuxedo Kamen-sama!"
"Huh? Who is that guy?" wondered Ranma from his hiding place.
Tuxedo Kamen leaps down next to Super Sailor Moon. The monster charged at them, but Tuxedo Kamen throws a rose right in her face, the stem stabbing it in the middle of her forehead, causing her to howl in pain. Before she could recover, Tuxedo Kamen takes out his cane and extends it into the monster's gut, knocking her back.
"You all right?" asked Tuxedo Kamen.
"I am now…" replied Eternal Sailor Moon.
The Mower Menace slowly gets back up, but was soon barraged in the face by a stream of small pink hearts from a little girl with pink hair and dressed similarly to Eternal Sailor Moon's previous Super form.
"PINK SUGAR HEART ATTACK!"
Super Sailor ChibiMoon was on the offensive as she shot her attack at the MowerMenace, but it seemed to be more of an annoyance than harmful. Just as the monster was about to turn and attack the impertinent girl for her pitiful attack, she gets stuck hard by three additional ones.
"WORLD SHAKING!"
"DEEP SUBMERGE!"
"Dead Scream…"
This catches the attention of the Nerima residents as they turned to look at the newcomers. The first was a girl with past shoulder-length wavy aqua hair and clad in a senshi fuku with an aqua green skirt and low heel pumps. The second was a tall girl with short dusty blonde hair in a mannish style and wore a senshi fuku with dark blue skirt and ankle boots. The third was another tall girl with knee-length dark green hair and dressed in a senshi fuku with black skirt and knee length boots. She was also carrying a jewel-tipped staff that resembled a large key.
"Protected by the planet of the Distant Sky, I am Super Sailor Uranus, the Senshi of Flight!"
"Protected by the planet of the Deep Sea, I am Super Sailor Neptune, the Senshi of Oceans!"
"Protected by the planet of Time, I am Super Sailor Pluto, the Senshi of Revolution!"
Before the monster could react, she screamed in pain once more as she got slashed. The culprit was one more senshi who appeared. She was a short girl with shoulder length black hair and clad in a senshi fuku with dark purple skirt and knee length boots. In her hand was a long, wicked-looking glaive.
"Protected by the planet of Silence, I am Super Sailor Saturn, the Senshi of Death and Rebirth!"
From their hiding spot…
"More came in…" said Flora.
"And more talking…" said Tecna.
Ranma could only sweatdrop at the comments, but they did have a point. "Well, it looks like they got the situation under control here."
Back at the lot…
"BURNING MANDALA!"
"SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!"
"VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!"
"SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!"
The Inner Senshi quickly barraged the Mower Menace while she wasn't moving, weakening her enough for the final attack.
"Eternal Sailor Moon! NOW!" shouted Tuxedo Kamen.
Eternal Sailor Moon nodded and brandished the Moon Power Tiare. She goes through the motions, making complicated hand gestures before charging up her attack.
"SILVER MOON CRYSTAL POWER KISS!"
The Moon Power Tiare fired off multiple beams of golden light. Before the Mower Menace recovered, she got struck hard by the attack. She screamed in pain and in her death throes managed to say one word.
"BEAUTIFUL!"
Soon after, the monster vanished, and in her place was a lawnmower, which harmlessly crashed into the ground.
"Whew… that was tough…" said Eternal Sailor Moon.
"It seems there's a new enemy here in Juban." Said Sailor Mars.
"I'm sure it isn't anything we can't handle!" said Sailor Jupiter.
"I don't know, I have a bad feeling about this…" said Sailor Mercury.
"Same here. It shouldn't have taken this many of us to do this." Added Sailor Venus.
Sailor Pluto couldn't help but think about Sailor Venus's words. If this were only a skirmish, she shuddered to think what the real battle would be like.
From their observation point, Ranma's group looked on.
"Looks like they took care of it. Guess we didn't need to interfere after all." Said Layla.
"True, but after seeing this, I don't know if we can leave this alone." Added Tecna.
"I think you may be right, Tecna." Said Nodoka. "This is probably why I wasn't able to transport us all back to Nerima as planned. The disturbances here must've guided us to Juban."
"So what do we do now?" asked Ukyou.
Nodoka tilts her head in thought about their next course of action. "It looks like our return home will be a bit delayed. Juban seems kind of nice this time of year."
"You mean…?" asked Flora.
"Look like vacation still on!" said Shampoo.
"I suppose we should stick around. I have a feeling things will become more than those people can handle later." Said Bloom.
"No kidding…" said Ranma as he was running an analysis of the fight they had all just witnessed. 'Quite a strange enemy they were fighting. It was only a good thing it was taken by surprise. And those girls' attacks, they have horrible start-up time, especially the one with the odangos.'
It was true. From his count, it took Eternal Sailor Moon nearly forty seconds to start the attack, charge, and actually fire. That is not a good thing when in a fast-paced fight. (1)
Ranma's group turned to leave the scene and find a means of accommodations. It shouldn't be too hard to locate a good hotel.
Just as the Senshi were about to leave, Sailor Pluto turned her head as she felt something like a static shock. The others noticed her reaction.
"What's wrong, Sailor Pluto?" asked Sailor Venus.
"I sensed a disturbance in the Timestream…" replied Sailor Pluto.
"Was it because of the monster?" asked Sailor Mars.
"In part. I sense other presences interfering. This is not over just yet. I'll have to check the Time Gate just to be sure."
With that said, the Senshi of Time left, leaving the other Senshi confused.
"Other presences? What could they be?" wondered Sailor Mercury.
Next day…
Nodoka managed to reserve some accommodations at a nearby four-star hotel in Juban. Because they had such a huge party, she had to reserve two adjacent luxury rooms. Their stay would be indefinite since they weren't sure what the crisis involving the Senshi would end. It was fine since Nodoka had enough money anyway. The hotel staff would be having a field day.
"So what's the plan?" asked Ukyou.
"I sense that a great force is at work here in Juban, and I fear that those Senshi will be getting more than what they bargained for." Said Nodoka.
"Is it really that bad?" asked Bloom.
"It is. I can feel an evil entity at work here. If this is left alone, there's no telling what might happen."
"Well we can't have that, can we?" added Musa.
"It is a Faerie's duty to help those in need." Said Flora.
"We'll have to remain vigilant." Said Nodoka.
In another dimension…
"GO! GATHER ME ALL THE SOUL ENERGY YOU CAN!"
"Yes, Lord Shardia."
Time Gate…
Sailor Pluto looked upon the Time Gate and frowned as she saw the future timeline being disrupted by a strange presence. From what she was able to put together, presences that weren't supposed to be in Juban were there and causing the chaotic disturbances. She could make out several figures, mostly feminine, but one in particular was a pigtailed being which she could for some reason sense multiple life forces in him. The Senshi of Time was also shocked to sense a considerable level of chaos in that individual alone (2). Naturally, Sailor Pluto assumed this person and his allies must be the sources of chaos causing the timeline to be disrupted. As the Guardian of Time, it is her duty to ensure that the future of Crystal Tokyo will come to pass by any means necessary. Pinpointing the location of the source, she planned to visit this person and erase him. Should his allies try to stop her, they, too, shall meet the same fate.
Sailor Pluto then attempts to teleport herself to Juban and eradicate the source, only to find herself stuck. Confused, she tries to teleport again, but met the same resistance. She couldn't understand what was going on.
"Sorry, but we can't let you do that."
Whirling around towards the source of the voice, Sailor Pluto saw two figures clad in hooded cloaks, obscuring their faces. Such suspicious looking people, she assumed that they were the enemy.
"Who are you? How did you get in here?" demanded Sailor Pluto.
"All will be made clear in time, Setsuna." The first cloaked figure said.
Sailor Pluto became alarmed at how the person addressed her. "Huh? How did you know my name? Who are you two!"
"Like he said, all will be made clear eventually." Said the second cloaked figure as he made a simple hand gesture.
Sailor Pluto brings her Garnet Rod to bear and readies her attack.
"Dead Scream…"
Pointing the Garnet Rod at them, she was surprised when nothing happened. Her weapon wasn't emitting any energy.
The first figure shook his head and said, "It's no use, Setsuna. The spell that prevents you from leaving this place has also neutralized your powers. Now then…" He raised a hand and made a gesture. The Senshi of Time suddenly found herself encased in a transparent sphere of crystal. "That should keep you from doing anything stupid until our business is concluded."
"WHAT IS THIS? WHAT'S GOING ON! WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?" Sailor Pluto demanded as she defiantly tried to break out of her prison by slamming her Garnet Rod against the inside of the sphere. It was all in vain, however, as the sphere was impervious to force. The only result was a constant clanging noise, which only irritated the two figures.
"Can you do something about the noise?" asked the first cloaked figure to the second.
The second nodded then clapped his hands. The noise suddenly ceased, the crystal sphere now being made completely soundproof. This only served to infuriate Sailor Pluto even more as she started whacking at the inside even harder, though still in vain.
"Thank you."
"No problem, bro. It was starting to grate on my ears as well."
"You know, this whole thing is like déjà vu."
"I know what you mean. We've done this exact same thing before with another Sailor Pluto in that other dimension."
"Fortunately everything went well that time. I have to admit, this Ranma is quite interesting."
"You're telling me. And I thought our situation was weird."
The cloaked figures turned their attention towards the Time Gate to observe the actions of Ranma and his friends(3).
Juban shopping district…
Ranma was being dragged about in the Juban mall by Bloom, Stella, and Flora. By way of roulette, Ranma had been selected to accompany the Faeries of Flame, Light, and Nature, much to the other girls' disappointment. They had all split up into groups to cover more ground and watch out for any strange occurrences, which in their case, happens a lot. It was Stella's idea to check the shopping mall, though the others could tell she had ulterior motive.
"Wow, this place is huge!" said Stella.
"Remember, Stella, we're here to patrol, not to shop." Said Bloom.
"I'm just trying to blend in with the crowd actions here. We're shoppers, so we may as well look like it!"
"You may have a point, but don't lose sight of your objective." Said Flora.
Ranma could only sigh. Girls could be really crazy in malls. Despite that, they're still good company. He slowly smiled seeing the girls' giddiness. It was then that something caught the pigtailed boy's eye.
"Hey girls! Over there!"
Bloom, Stella, and Flora stopped to turn where Ranma was facing. They saw a certain group of girls walking towards a hair salon.
"Are those… the girls we saw that night?" wondered Flora.
"They have to be." Replied Ranma after recognizing Usagi, Rei, Ami, Makoto, and Minako in their civilian identities. There was just no mistaking the hairstyles, especially the one with the odangos.
"So what now?" asked Flora. "It's not like we can just approach them."
"She's right. That would be awkward." Added Bloom. "We should probably stick around. I have a feeling something might happen…"
Unfortunately it did. Suddenly, something crashed through the large skylight. People started screaming and dove for cover as broken shards of glass rained down. It was then that four huge monsters landed along with three figures in odd outfits in the middle of the main plaza.
"Go Razorgale! Blow those puny mortals into submission!"
Razorgale rumbled in response and began shooting out miniature tornadoes. The thing was humanoid but seemed to be made completely out of spinning winds. People screamed as they were sucked into the miniature tornadoes and collapsed as their air got taken away.
"Cryon! Shade! Round up the escapees! They shall serve as feast for our master!"
The monster, Cryon, was a humanoid being made completely out of ice and its companion, Shade, was like a living shadow. Cryon used its powers to create a wall of ice to cut off any escape routes. Shade threw out huge spheres of darkness that blocked other doors in which anything passing through it would be trapped in the dark void.
"Terran! Prevent those souls from escaping!"
Terran, a golem of rock, punches the ground, causing a fault to crack open and surround the remaining people. Soon the entire mall was sealed off as the three commanding villains chuckled evilly.
"Hear us, puny humans! We are the commanding officers of the almighty Shardia, Emperor of the Chaos Dimension and future ruler of the Universe! Your world is but a stepping stone to that goal, so you all should feel honored to sate our master's hunger! I, Umbron, claim your souls!" The one called Umbron was a tall man with a shock of dark indigo hair in a flared style and purple eyes.
"Hey! What's the big idea claiming them as your own? We did just as much work! I, Garton, claim these souls!" He was a man slightly shorter and scrawnier than Umbron with dark green hair covering the right half of his face and completely black eyes as if they were voids.
"Hold on! I, Platti, shall claim these souls for Lord Shardia!" She was a slender woman a head shorter than Umbron with long platinum hair and deep red eyes.
"You two stay out of this!" said Umbron.
As the three commanding officers argued amongst themselves, Ranma, Bloom, Stella, and Flora had ducked into a nearby maintenance room and peeked out from behind the door. The four were able to evade being captured with the crowds.
"Who the hell are these guys?" wondered Ranma.
"And their style is so hideous! I wouldn't be caught dead wearing something like that!" said Stella.
"Looks like my feeling was right…" said Bloom.
"Should we step in, Ranma?" asked Flora.
Ranma was just about to consider it when suddenly, five figures came onto the scene.
"Hold it right there!"
Umbron, Garton, and Platti stopped in their arguing to turn towards the source of the voice. Standing a distance away were the Inner Senshi.
"You shall repent your evil ways in the purifying fires of Super Sailor Mars of the Red Heels!"
"Your actions are intolerable and you shall be cooled down by the pure mists of Super Sailor Mercury!"
"With the power of thunder and lightning, Super Sailor Jupiter will shock you into submission!"
"Your acts are unforgivable! You shall be purified in the power of love and light of Super Sailor Venus!"
"You shall cease your horrible actions! For love and justice, comes the arrival of the sailor-suited pretty soldier, Eternal Sailor Moon! In the name of the Moon…"
They all made complex hand gestures and pointed at the three villains while taking a group sentai pose.
"WE'LL PUNISH YOU!"
In the maintenance room, Ranma and the girls sweatdropped.
"They did that speech thing again…" said Stella.
The commanding officers of Shardia chuckled as they faced off against the Inner Senshi.
"We've heard of you." Said Umbron as he and his cohorts prepared for battle. "We've studied your past tactics and knew that meeting you would be inevitable. Personally, I'm not all that impressed at your exploits." He gestured to Cryon and Shade. "Get them!"
"BURNING MANDALA!"
Sailor Mars launched a barrage of flaming rings at the two incoming monsters. She was shocked when the rings just sizzled out upon touching Cryon and the others merely absorbed into Shade's body.
"Ha! FOOL! Fire means nothing to Cryon or Shade!"
Suddenly, Cryon holds out a hand and shoots Sailor Mars with a blast of ice, knocking her back and encasing her from the waist down.
"SAILOR MARS!"
"You Senshi are so stupid! These Soul Breakers were created with powers to match or neutralize you! You stand no chance!" taunted Platti. She then gestured to Razorgale.
"SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!"
"SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!"
Razorgale merely held out a hand, which turned into a spinning horizontal tornado. Its tornado hand swallowed up both attacks then rerouted them to return back at their senders. Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mercury screamed after being struck by their own attacks.
Not wanting to be left out, Garton directed Terran to attack as well.
"VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!"
Terran struck the ground, causing a wall of earth to form in front of it, resulting in Sailor Venus's attack to be stopped in an instant. The earth wall then softened into soil, which lashed out at Eternal Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus in a wave.
"AAAAAAHHH!"
The force of the soil wave caused the two blonde Senshi to get swept up and crashing into their companions. With all of them bunched up together, Shade shot a sphere of darkness at them, encasing them all in a shadow void. The Inner Senshi desperately tried to blast their way out of the darkness, but any attack they tried would just get swallowed up in shadow. Things didn't look good for them.
"Excellent work, Shade! Now finish them!" commanded Umbron.
Shade was just about to crush the Inner Senshi in the darkness sphere, but in that instant, something had been stabbed in its head, causing it to lose concentration and dropping the darkness sphere along with its prisoners. Turned out that something in Shade's head was a rose. As the Senshi tried to regain their bearings, they looked up to one of the upper level tiers to see their cloaked savior.
"Tuxedo Kamen-sama!" said Eternal Sailor Moon.
"The mall is a place for friends and families to get together and socialize. To attack innocent bystanders, I, Tuxedo Kamen will not forgive you!" Tuxedo Kamen leaps down upon the last line and throws three more roses at Cryon, Razorgale, and Terran. Unfortunately, the attacks did nothing to affect them. He then tried a different tactic.
"TUXEDO LA SMOKING BOMBER!" (4)
Thrusting out his hands, Tuxedo Kamen shot out an energy ball at the monsters, causing an explosion and dust to kick up.
"You got them!" said Eternal Sailor Moon.
Unfortunately, when the dust cleared, the four monsters and their three leaders were unscathed.
"I-impossible!" said Sailor Mercury.
"Hmmm… amusing… useless, but amusing." Said Garton.
Shade then shot a shadow ball at Tuxedo Kamen, knocking him back and crashing into the other Senshi.
"Hey Umbron, wouldn't be a waste to just kill them? They'd be so much more useful as energy for Lord Shardia!" said Platti.
"You have a point, Platti. No point in being wasteful, is it?" replied Umbron. He then raised his hand up in the air. "COME FORTH, HARVESTERS!"
Suddenly, the Senshi and their ally were held down by a group of ghoulish-looking goblins. They screamed as the Harvesters started to drain them of their energy.
Garton and his companions laughed at the sight and then gloated, "Count yourselves lucky! You may be useless in battle, but you'll be useful as nourishment for our master! Be honored as it's a once in a lifetime opportunity! HAHAHAHA!"
Ranma and the three Winx winced as they witness the scene from the maintenance room.
"They're in some serious trouble!" said Bloom.
"We have to help somehow!" said Stella.
"Yeah, but-" said Ranma.
He was cut off as he and the girls heard two more voices.
"WORLD SHAKING!"
"DEEP SUBMERGE!"
A ball of light tore across the ground followed by a ball of water. The Inner Senshi smiled, knowing where those attacks came from. Unfortunately, so did the officers of Shardia.
Razorgale absorbs the World Shaking attack into its tornado hand and redirects it up through the broken skylight, causing it to harmlessly dissipate. Cryon stops the Deep Submerge by freezing it in place before coming within ten feet of it. The iced over attack crashed to the floor and shattered into ice cubes.
Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune were shocked to see their attacks easily stopped.
"Hmph… I was wondering when you'd show up." Said Umbron.
"Invited by a new age-" started Sailor Uranus.
"Yeah yeah, you're Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune. Big effin' deal." Umbron said, cutting her off. "Nothing but additional nourishment for our master. Get them!"
"Look out!" cried Eternal Sailor Moon.
"What- AARGH!"
Sailor Neptune and Uranus found themselves latched onto by more Harvesters as they drained them of their life energy.
"PINK SUGAR HEART ATTACK!"
A stream of pink hearts shot out at Terran, but the monster made no indication of feeling or even noticing the attack of Sailor Chibimoon. Once it did, it and the others turned to look at the little Senshi, who could only sweatdrop at the ineffectiveness of her attack. Terran squats down and places its hand before Sailor Chibimoon and flicks her away. She screamed in pain at the force, but was then caught by more Harvesters and had her energy drained.
"SAILOR CHIBIMOON!"
"Hmph… a small appetizer, but still useable." Said Garton.
"SILENCE GLAIVE!"
Sailor Saturn appeared slashing at Harvesters with her Silence Glaive, cutting them down. Unfortunately, the little monsters had the advantage in numbers and soon overwhelmed her. She was then latched onto and proceeded to have her energy drained.
The three commanding officers laughed at the sight of their defeated opponents. "These are the famous Sailor Senshi? That was too easy!" said Garton.
"I recall there was supposed to be one more." Said Platti.
"No matter. Once we drain them, that last one will be easy to handle as the strength of the Senshi will be greatly diminished! In a few minutes, the Senshi and the other people here will vanish into nothingness!" said Umbron.
"It was a good idea to create that Mower Menace to gauge their abilities. That thing was a failed experiment and even then they had a tough time taking it down! They had no chance to begin with!"
Time Gate…
"LET ME OUT! I HAVE TO HELP THEM! PLEASE!" pleaded Sailor Pluto after observing the events from the Time Gate.
The first cloaked figure shrugged as he addressed the Senshi. "Oh keep your fuku on! The Inner and Outer Senshi will be getting some help!"
"Still, I'm rather curious as to how this Ranma and his friends will pull this off." Added the second cloaked figure as they peered into the Time Gate.
Maintenance room…
"That tears it! We gotta do something!" said Stella.
"Agreed." Said Ranma.
"Hold on!" said Bloom.
"What is it, Bloom?"
"We can transform, but what about you? You can't just go in there as a civilian. What if someone traces you back to us?"
"Oh man, haven't thought about that…"
"I've got it!" said Stella. Putting a hand to Ranma's chest, she mutters a small incantation, causing him to slightly glow yellow. When the light died down, Ranma was no longer in his usual kung fu attire, but in the Specialist uniform of Red Fountain with an added mask colored blue. The mask covered the entire upper half of his head and seemed to meld with his hair, which was also colored blue.
"Whoa…" said Ranma as he looked at himself.
"Oh my, Ranma, you look good…" said Flora.
"Thanks… okay, let's get to it!"
The Winx girls nodded and raised their fists into the air.
"WINX ENCHANTIX!"
Time Gates…
The two cloaked figures looked on in interest.
"Oh boy, this'll be interesting!"
Juban Mall…
Umbron, Garton, and Platti continued to laugh at the plights of the Senshi, who were almost completely drained. Suddenly, they saw a bright flash above them. The Senshi and their caped ally also looked up to see four silhouettes at the broken skylight. They could make out one guy in a cape, but the other three were feminine in shape and had wings.
"What? Who are- AAARRRRGGGH!" Garton screamed as another blinding flash caused him and his cohorts to be temporarily blinded. Without their masters to guide them, the monsters stood in confusion.
That was when Ranma and the three Winx made their entrance.
A ki blast shot out and destroyed the Harvesters holding Eternal Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus, causing the depleted Senshi to slump to the ground. A ball of flame freed Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury. A beam of light released Sailor Jupiter and Tuxedo Kamen. Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus were freed when the Harvesters holding them were suddenly coiled and squeezed to nothingness by vines. Finally, Sailor Saturn and Sailor Chibimoon were freed from their tormentors whom got sliced to ribbons.
The servants of Shardia were shocked to see that the four interlopers had freed their quarry.
"WHAT? WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?" demanded Umbron.
It was then that everyone looked up and saw their saviors. One was a masked young man in a blue and white uniform and cape, holding two swords of light. The three girls, a redhead, a blonde, and a brunette, were truly a sight to behold. They were dressed in rather skimpy outfits and had huge gossamer wings on their backs. They hovered at either side of the male.
Holding Sky and Brandon's swords while emitting his battle aura, Ranma replied, "Your next opponents."
"SOLAR FLARE!" Stella launched a light orb at the faces of the four monsters, which then exploded into bright flashes of light, causing them to howl as they got blinded.
Ranma took the initiative to leap into the fray and engage the Harvesters. Several of the goblins tried to take him down en masse, but were immediately taken down by his punches, kicks, and slashes.
Bloom, Stella, and Flora soon joined in to lighten the load on Ranma.
"FLYTRAP MINE!" Flora summons several huge Venus flytraps from the ground, which swallowed up a number of Harvesters before going back under.
"HEAT WAVE!" Bloom spun her arm in a circular arc, firing off a wave of fire that burned the surrounding Harvesters to crispy husks.
"She's… got my powers!" said Sailor Mars.
"OCEAN OF LIGHT!" Stella hovered up above a group of Harvesters that tried to dog pile her and dropped a big ball of light upon them, causing an illuminating explosion. The Harvesters were dissipated into light particles.
"She has my powers, too!" said Sailor Venus.
"Whoa! Look at them go!" said Sailor Jupiter. She was especially interested in the boy with the two swords. She wasn't the only one as Sailor Venus roved over his form as well.
"Just who are they?" asked Eternal Sailor Moon to no one in particular.
Sailor Mercury activated her tech visor and was astounded by the readings she was getting. The energies the four newcomers were emitting were of an unknown form and didn't correlate to anything they've previously encountered.
Umbron and his fellow officers were also wondering who these people were. They had absolutely no data on them.
"Terran! Attack them!" ordered Platti.
Just as the last of the Harvesters were beaten, Ranma and the girls turned to see Terran shoot a huge rock fist at them. Ranma quickly jumped forward and shattered it to pebbles with a flying kick. The villains and the Senshi became wide-eyed at the display.
"What?"
Flora took advantage of Terran's distraction and landed on its head. Placing her hands at its temples, she focused her powers.
"GERMINATION!"
She quickly flies off just as Terran's entire body started to convulse. Numerous vines and plants grew out of its body until it finally broke apart into pieces. The plants dissolved into the ground and sprouted out a patch of grass as to mark Terran's final moments.
"Whoa…" Tuxedo Kamen in awe.
"HOW DARE YOU? CRYON! SHADE! ATTACK!" shouted Garton.
Cryon advanced upon Bloom while Shade made an assault on Stella. Big mistake.
Cryon fired beams of ice at Bloom, who swerved in and out of its attacks. She then blocked an incoming beam with a barrier of flame, then pushed it away. Burning with a flaming aura, she charged towards Cryon, breaking into its chest.
"POWER OF THE DRAGON'S FLAME!"
Suddenly, the area in its chest started to burn red hot, causing Cryon to howl in pain. Cracks formed around the area, and then exploded into ice cubes which melted into the ground, leaving a fiery Bloom behind.
Shade turned into a wave of darkness and towered over Stella. It then crashed down upon and engulfed her into itself to try and banish her into the void. However, the Faerie of Light had other ideas.
"I don't do darkness. I like to SHINE! SEARING RADIANCE!"
To Shade's confusion, beams of light started shooting out of its body. Soon, light beams shot out from all over, causing Shade to explode into particles of light. Once the light died down, Stella hovered with a smirk on her face.
"No way…" said Eternal Sailor Moon in awe.
.
By this time, Umbron, Garton, and Platti were more than perturbed that their forces had been all but completely annihilated by these interlopers. Only Razorgale remained, and if it was taken down, they'd have to face these four next. They decided to call it quits for now and retreated, leaving Razorgale to its own devices.
Razorgale turned to see that its allies had been destroyed and its masters had abandoned it. It soon found itself surrounded by Ranma, Bloom, Stella, and Flora.
"No place to go, huh?" taunted Ranma.
The monster of wind then attacked, firing off gale arcs at its enemies. The four easily evaded the attacks, staying a distance away from the monster.
"Girls! Now! Convergence!" shouted Bloom.
Flora drops to the ground and causes an eruption of soil. Razorgale began to absorb it into itself, but the amount was too much until it became a whirlwind of dirt. Bloom and Stella then shot at Razorgale with their respective elements. The combined attack of fire and light caused the monster to overheat and with so much rock and dirt in itself, caused the monster to crystallize.
"It's all you, now!" called out Stella to Ranma.
"I'm on it!" said Ranma as he rushed up to the now crystallized Razorgale and kicked it upwards. Leaping up after it, Ranma brandished his swords and with inhuman speed, diced up Razorgale to pieces. He then lands on the ground just under the falling remains. Before he could get rained down upon, Ranma made his swords disappear in favor of Nabu's staff. Focusing his ki into it, he points his weapon towards the falling shards. "MOKO TAKABISHA!" A huge beam of ki shot out from the tip of the staff and engulfed the shards, reducing them to powder. The remains soon scattered into the winds.
"Not bad…" said Sailor Uranus.
"You kidding? They completely obliterated them!" exclaimed Eternal Sailor Moon.
Ranma could only smirk at the comments. "YATTA~ZE!" ("WE DID IT!")
"That'll teach you to mess with malls!" said Stella.
The crowds of spectators cheered as photos were being snapped. Ranma, Bloom, and Flora were surprised at the sudden fanfare, but Stella took it in stride. That was when the Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen gathered up their remaining strength and began to approach them. Ranma and the Winx knew then it was time to leave.
"Well, I think it's about time to go." Said Flora.
"Good idea." Said Bloom.
They immediately flew out from the broken skylight, with Bloom and Stella carrying Ranma out.
"Wait!" Eternal Sailor Moon called out, but the four were already long gone.
Juban Hotel sometime later…
Everyone was watching the evening news in the Winx's room, which played the events of the mall incident from earlier.
"Whoa! You guys did all that?" asked Musa.
"You kicked serious butt!" said Layla.
"Compared to fighting the Trix, those monsters were nothing." Said Stella.
Nodoka puts a hand on Ranma's shoulder. "You and the others did well, Ranma. It was a good thing you all helped those Senshi and those people."
"It was nothing, Mom." Said Ranma.
"I cannot help but feel this is only a start of things to come." Said Tecna.
Time Gates…
"She's right, you know." Said the second cloaked figure.
"No kidding. Things will start to get hectic for ALL of them." Said the first.
In her crystal prison, Sailor Pluto was relieved that the Senshi were rescued, but she was still worried about the impending chaos she was sure would follow because of these unknowns.
To be continued…
Ending (Sailor Moon R style, 'Otome no Porishi')
Music starts as it shows Ranma walking to the right in a nondescript background.
Donna PINCHI no toki mo zettai akiramenai (No matter what pinch I find myself in, I'll never give up)
Sou yo sore ga KAREN na otome no PORISHI- (That's right! That's the lovely maiden's policy)
Itsuka HONTO ni deau daiji na hito no tame ni (For the one so precious to me, who I'll surely meet someday)
Kao wo agete tobikonde yuku no (I'll lift my face up high, and plunge forward)
Ranma walks by Domino, where he is joined by Bloom. They walk by Solaria and joined by Stella. Following joined by Flora at Linphea, Musa at Melody, Tecna at Zenith, and Layla at Andros.
TSUN to itai mune no oku de (With a sharp pain, a love is awakening)
Koi ga mezameru wa (deep inside my heart)
They stop once reaching the background of Nerima, where Nodoka, Shampoo, Ukyou, Mousse, Kasumi, and Sasuke run up to them. They all join in and continue walking.
KOWAI mono nanka nai yo ne (There is nothing I'm afraid of)
Tokimeku hou ga ii yo ne (A pounding heart is much better)
Ooki na yume ga aru yo ne (I have big dreams)
Dakara PITto ririshiku (That's why I go on bravely)
The large group then walks by a background of Magix. It then changes to a background of Nerima.
Naritai mono ni naru yo ne (I will be what it is I want to be)
GANBARU hito ga ii yo ne (Those who persevere are great)
Namida mo tama ni aru yo ne (I may shed tears at times)
Dakedo PITto ririshiku (But I will still go on bravely)
At this point, all of them started to go into a fast sprint. They run past a background of Manhattan at night. It soon changes to a background of their current location, Juban. They all stop as the view widens to show them on a hill overlooking the prefecture.
End ending
Preview…
Bloom: It looked like our troubles in Juban are only beginning.
Stella: This sort of thing tends to happen to us a lot…
Ranma: We continue to fight against the strange opposition plaguing the town, but…
Flora: Shampoo? Ukyou? Where are they? They couldn't be…?
Layla: Everyone! They're in trouble!
Ranma: Next time, on Ranma Club, 'Desist! This is a Misunderstanding!' Crap crap crap! This feels like Nerima again…
Author's notes:
Sorry for my absence, people. Had a lot going on at the time. Was doing some artworks and getting more material for inspiration. Oh, managed to see the 2nd Winx movie as well. FINALLY I'm done with this chapter! This'll most likely be a 3-parter. You fans of AA's work should be pleased with this particular chapter!
(1)Sailor Moon's attacks have horrible start-up time. This is very true in the PSX fighting game. Sure, Moon Gorgeous Meditation is the strongest attack and is unblockable, but the startup leaves much to be desired. Only an idiot would get hit by it.
(2)Ranma tends to be a high source of chaos considering his time in Nerima.
(3)Readers of AA's works ought to know who these two are.
(4)One of Tuxedo Kamen's attacks in the manga version.
Today's…
RAI vs. 4Crap Rant!
Continuation from the previous chapter's rant in the same episode. Season 1 ep 11, 'The Monster and the Willow' ('Junior League' in 4 Crap terms)
Scene – meeting the Nymph queen
4Crap:
Queen: "This literacy for butterflies benefit will be an event to remember. It will be bigger than our annual swamp palace tour!" (Uhh….. what?)
Stella: "The thing is, that's not why we're here, Your… should I call her Your Littleness or Your Highness?"
Bloom: "Majesty! Try Your Majesty!"
Queen: "So you must be here to volunteer for our polliwog playground improvement project!" (Uhh… WHAT?)
Flora: "Actually, we're here because we need to borrow your Cheerful Gladiolos."
Queen: "A big request. May I ask why you need the last flower?"
Flora: "Sure. It's the one ingredient I'm missing to finish my witch repellant potion."
Queen: "Well that's interesting, because we might need something from you. Please excuse me if this is unladylike, but, tell them, Mitchreal…"
Nymph: "We are in very dire straits. Are you at all good with monsters?"
Bloom: "What? A monster's after you?"
Queen: "Allow me to explain. That is Zillith Island. It is the one place in this swamp where our food grows. We had full access to this island and its Zilleth leaves until a giant water creature attacked us. Now we cannot go anywhere near it or the monster will eat us…"
Bloom: "Why is he attacking you?"
Queen: "We don't know. All the creatures in this swamp have lived in harmony for as long as anyone can remember."
Nymph: "But all that's changed and I'm afraid we are in terrible trouble. We might put up a good front, but the truth is our food supply is so low, some of us won't last past tomorrow!"
Queen: "Things are so desperate that a few nights ago, one of our members snuck over there all by herself. It was brave but foolish…"
Bloom: "Oh no… what happened to her?"
Queen: "She never came back…"
Flora: "That's horrible…"
Queen: "I hate to impose, but you're big and perhaps you can help us?"
Bloom: "Sure! Of course! We'll help you!"
Musa: "I'm with Bloom!"
Bloom: "Let's go, girls!"
Tecna: "Yeah!"
Flora: "Let's get that monster!"
(transformation)
(go to girls flying over swamp)
RAI:
Queen: "We are very happy to have you here! You see, we don't often receive visitors."
Stella: "Thank you for your warm welcome, Your… uh… think I should say Your Littleness instead of Your Highness?"
Bloom: "Majesty! Try Your Majesty!"
Queen: "You must have had a very long journey. You all look a bit tired. May I offer you some refreshments?"
Flora: "Actually, all we really want is to touch the petal of a Cheerful Gladiolus. May we?"
Queen: "Of course you may. I can tell you have a lot of respect for nature."
Flora: "But…it seems almost incredible that nobody's ever met you before."
Queen: "We keep a low profile. We know where to hide when we need to. And then, so few creature ever come around here. There must be a reason…"
Nymph: "Perhaps you've heard of something called the Great Monster of Black Island?"
Bloom: "What? A monster lives around here?"
Queen: "Yes, quite unfortunately. If you look over that way, right behind the fog bank, you'll see an island right in the middle of the swamp. And in a deep underwater cave under the island is where that horrible creature lives. It's a gigantic evil being which threatens my people daily."
Bloom: "Why don't you move somewhere else?"
Queen: "Because our survival depends on a plant called Zillith, and it can only be found on that island. With great patience and more effort, we are able to make a strong and transparent type of material."
Nymph: "That's what we use to manufacture the bubbles in which we live. (4Crap cut of a shot of the bubble city) Without the Zillith, we'd have to live above water where predators await! But the Black Island Monster makes it very difficult to gather Zillith leaves."
Queen: "Every once in a while, one of us volunteers to go to the island and try to pick at least one leaf, and this time, it was Luzis's turn."
Bloom: "Why? What's wrong? What happened to Luzis?"
Queen: "She never came back…"
Flora: "That's terrible…"
Queen: "It's our destiny. We've been living like this for quite some time."
Bloom: "Well, I say it's high time things changed! You ready, girls?"
Flora: "Ready when you are, Bloom!" (notice Musa and Tecna had NO lines here)
(transformation)
(4Crap cut)
Queen: "Marvelous!"
(Shot of the girls looking at the Nymphs. Scene change to a panning of a swamp and to a 3-eyed owl)
(End 4Crap cut)
(go to girls flying over swamp)
(4Crap cut of Bloom's feet skimming over the water)
Once again, useless content changes at work as well as taking advantage of off-screen talking.
Another scene. This was cut completely from 4Crap
RAI:
(after Musa gets swallowed by the monster)
(Underwater view of Bloom, Stella, Flora, and Tecna. Then it goes to a shot just at the water's surface as something swims towards the girls and reaches their feet. Stella notices the movement and quickly fires a light beam into the water. Later, a dead fish floats to the surface, complete with X-eyes.)
Stella: "Gasp! …. Whoopsie…"
Sheesh, why did they cut that part out?
Jerry Unipeg: Nice to hear from you again!
God of all: So much material…. Hard to decide where to go with this.
Eddog2323: A two or three parter depending on how I write it.
Ryan L. Spradling: I've something else in mind for him.
Sagitarius: Heheh…. Thanks for that description!
De Reader: Yes, Ranma will combine weapons a lot. I haven't even started on what he can do yet.
Jimbobob5536: Everyone loves the skimpiness!
RyoTheSaiyan: Heh, you're catching on!
Hanzo of the Salamander: Thanks!
Rictor Yagami: As a fellow fan of AA's works, you ought to know the answer to this by now.
Chm01: Hmmm…. You know, I never realized that…
Dumbledork: Meh, don't feel like it. It's good to tease the new readers a bit.
Cabrera1234: That will be kept in the dark for now…
Tailsmo4ever: Not just yet. Was busy.
OBSERVER01: I try.
DonPJuan: I do that as well with other great ones.
Tensa-Zangetsu102: It's hard to, really…
El Irrespondible: Oh in a bit…
Shinzochi: Thanks. If there's one thing I hate, it's racism. What happened to her was severe karma.
Masterart: This is only the beginning..
Cast49: Actually, I've got something else in mind for Mousse once I get back to Magix…
Cookiegirl28: Thanks, new reader!