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 'Sailor Star', 'Moon Revenge', and 'Moonlight Densetsu' 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 41: United! The Fall of Shardia!
Opening (Sailor Moon style, 'Sailor Star')
The music begins in the darkness then pas downs and lights up to reveal shadow silhouettes of Ranma and his friends before a background of the Solar System.
Makenai! Ashita e seeraa eeru (Don't give up! Till tomorrow, Sailor Yell!)
Zettai! Tsukamaeru! Seeraa sutaa (For I know! I'll catch you! Sailor Star!)
Kono chikai todoke ginga made (Our promise to reach up to the galaxy!)
It illuminates to show the 'Ranma Club' title materialize before the silhouettes. The silhouettes dive down towards Earth.
Anata ga kieta sono toki kara (From that moment you disappeared…)
Sagashi tsuzukeru tabi ga hajimatta (My journey to find you has just started)
Kiban da chizu ni wa sutenshiru no tenshi no e (On the old yellowed map, there's a picture of a stenciled angel)
Yubisasu saki wa daaku na koroseumu ga matteru (Pointing at the dark coliseum as if to beckon me)
It shows Ranma doing a few katas on an iron fence, before a sprinkler hits him, turning him to a girl. Bloom is sitting on a bench in the park sketching the scenery. Stella walks down the street while using her magic to levitate a few purchases behind her. Flora kneels in the middle of a flowering spot. Musa plays her saxophone before a gathering crowd in the streets. Tecna plays and gets a high score on a game at the Crown Arcade. Layla is rollerblading through the streets.
Furueru mune ni wa ano hi no himitsu no kisu (My trembling heart still remembers that secret kiss on that day)
Donna ni tsurai sadame de mo (How hard my destiny would turn out to be…)
Oitsuzukeru kara (I'll keep looking for you!)
Ranma stands on the rooftop of a building as images of Platinum Sky, Diamond Brandon, Gold Helia, Onyx Riven, Silver Timmy, and Amethyst Nabu pass by. Scene changes to show Nodoka, Shampoo, Ukyou, and Mousse vanish into the background, then a shot of Kasumi, Sasuke, Kiko, and the Pixies. In the darkness, a light comes up to reveal all the Sailor Senshi.
Koukai wa shinai seeraa aizu (I won't regret! Sailor Eyes!)
Anata ni tsuiteku seeraa uindo (I'll follow you! Sailor Wind!)
Kono uta wa hoshi no michishirube (This song is our guidepost in the Milky Way)
Makenai! Ashita e seeraa eeru (Don't give up! Till tomorrow, Sailor Yell!)
Zettai! Mitsukeru yo! Seeraa sutaa (For I know! I'll catch you! Sailor Star!)
Tenshi no hane de tobitatsu no (My angel wings will fly me to the sky!)
Shots of Umbron, Garton, and Platti show up as behind them is the shaded form of zooms out to show Ranma and his family and friends before them. They all spring into action as they get blocked by an army of Soul Breakers. All of them dish out their magical attacks as they beat back any monster coming their way. It then shows a shot of Ranma and crew charging at the main big bads, then shows a shot of them dropping before a background of Japan, showing the Juban and Nerima areas. The main cast of Ranma Club then stood on a grassy plain in the moonlight.
End opening
Previously on Ranma Club, Shardia hatched a plot to get rid of the 'Magix Senshi'. To discredit them, he had mimic molds impersonate Ranma and his friends to attack the Sailor Senshi. Because of the frame-up, Ranma and his friends were forced into a needless fight with the Sailor Senshi, who were convinced that they were evil. After detaining Eternal Sailor Moon and her friends, the ruse came out into the open and the mimic molds fought against the Magix Senshi in a mirror match battle. Even so, the copies couldn't stand up to the originals, and the mimic molds were defeated. The victory was short-lived, however, as the commanding officers of Shardia left the Faeries with a little gift: a huge group of Soul Breakers.
Construction site…
Ranma-chan and her friends looked up at the sixty Soul Breakers that stood before them. They were eight-foot hulking monsters made up of certain elements. After two fights in a row, the Faeries didn't feel quite up to another, especially against a large group of Soul Breakers.
"We're in trouble, right?" asked Stella.
"I think so, Stella." Replied Flora. "I don't know if I can continue fighting…"
"I don't think they're giving us much of a choice here…" said Layla, pointing to the Soul Breakers.
A Soul Breaker, a golem of rock, raises its stony fist.
"Uh-oh! SCATTER!" shouted Ranma-chan as she and the others broke away before the ground they were standing on got smashed.
"That was too close!" said Musa.
"Don't let your guard down! They're still coming!" said Ukyou.
A wood Soul Breaker punches at Ranma-chan, who barely managed to bring up a barrier to block it. She grunted at the force as she was pushed back a bit. She had to drop the barrier and move before she could get hit by another Soul Breaker while she was distracted. Flying into the air to avoid a sweep by a wind Soul Breaker, Ranma-chan gets knocked out of the air by a winged Soul Breaker.
Bloom was met with the same luck as her currently female beau. A water Soul Breaker tried to run her through with a shaft of water, which Bloom managed to side dodge. Turning around, her eyes widened when an ice block was flying in her direction. On reflex, she quickly shoots it with a fireball, blowing it to ice cubes. The distraction caused Bloom to get side-swiped by a Soul Breaker which looked to be made of smoke. It knocks her down, then follows up when a Soul Breaker of thorns tried to impale her. Bloom rolled out of the way to avoid becoming a human pincushion, but was kicked by a rubber Soul Breaker.
Stella did her best to avoid being shot out of the air by more Soul Breakers; one firing lasers, another with emeralds. Before Stella knew it, she was taken by surprise by a dark Soul Breaker who had teleported right behind her and knocking her back down to the ground. Before Stella could get back up, her ankle gets ensnared by a vine Soul Breaker, who throws her towards a shield Soul Breaker, which stops her flight path with a huge shield.
Flora was hard-pressed trying to avoid being impaled from below by sharp bamboo spikes shooting out of the ground by a bamboo Soul Breaker. Off from the side, a wood Soul Breaker hits her side with a wooden fist. She then gets blasted to the side by a stream of soil by a soil Soul Breaker. Flora lands roughly before a marble Soul Breaker that tries to stomp her, but she rolled out of the way in time.
Musa was taken by surprise when a cloud Soul Breaker flew up and engulfed her within itself. As she struggled to fight her way out, it spat her back down towards the ground where she is then hit by a gel-substance from a blob Soul Breaker. The gel was rather disgusting to Musa as it was sticking to her body, but then she gets knocked away by a stone Soul Breaker. She barely recovered in time to avoid getting sliced by a bladed Soul Breaker near her.
Tecna had also met problems as her friends when she gets grabbed around the ankle by a Soul Breaker that looked to be made of cables. The monster slammed her down, then a mud Soul Breaker launches a hand, drenching her in mud which quickly solidifies. Tecna quickly broke her way out of the earthened restraints, but was knocked forward by a solid plastic Soul Breaker. Recovering from the fall, she looked up to see a Soul Breaker that looked like a piece of paper folded into a life-sized man. Tecna quickly jumped back when the paper Soul Breaker tried to hit her with an overhead chop, which sliced into the pavement.
Layla managed to form a shield to block a stream of flame from a fire Soul Breaker, but gets hit from behind by an armored Soul Breaker with its heavy gauntlet. Looking up, she saw in horror a lava Soul Breaker dropping a considerable load of magma upon her. The lava engulfed her completely, but she had formed a protective dome in time for the lava to slide down the morphix dome. As Layla dropped it, she was knocked aside by a tar Soul Breaker.
Shampoo and Ukyou had a rough time trying to avoid getting killed off by the Soul Breakers coming at them. A clay Soul Breaker lunged at them both, causing them to jump away, but they get nailed in the air by lightning shocks from a lightning Soul Breaker. The two were-girls were then swept up in a leaf storm caused by a Soul Breaker made entirely out of leaves. Ukyou and Shampoo managed to escape the pull, then had to dodge yet again when huge sharpened glass shards pierced into the ground they were on from a Soul Breaker that looked like a stained glass window.
Ranma-chan and the others normally wouldn't have this much trouble, but they were all too tired from the previous fights to better defend themselves and were now feeling the effects of fatigue. The new bruises they were getting were not helping either.
Just now, Onyx Riven gets knocked back blocking a liquid metal Soul Breaker and crashed into Ranma-chan, fusing back into her. "Dammit! There's just too many!"
"If only we weren't so tired right now…" said Bloom.
The Soul Breakers converged on the exhausted group, but before they could launch an attack, the monsters were suddenly blown back by an energy arc that slammed into them, followed by more being knocked aside by a huge chained spiked ball that was glowing green.
"Hey, what's going on?" said a confused Eternal Sailor Moon from within the force field.
More light arcs were fired at the Soul Breakers, the ones in front getting blown apart from taking the brunt of the attack, giving the Faeries some much needed breathing room. It was also followed up by several small glowing green orbs that were thrown in and set off huge ki explosions, destroying more of the monsters. The sixty Soul Breakers were now reduced to forty-five.
Ranma-chan looked up to see…
"Mom?"
The others looked up to see Nodoka Saotome in her Enchantix form and brandishing her magic-enhanced katana. To the side, they see Mousse who was continuously emitting a green aura.
"Are you all right?" asked Nodoka.
"Sensei! Thank goodness!" said Flora.
"Mousse? What happen you?" asked Were-Shampoo as she looked at his aura-emitting form.
"Sao- er… Sailor Terra gave me a magical boost to fight these things." Replied Mousse as he shot magical ki-enhanced knives from his sleeves at a Soul Breaker, causing it to fall back.
"Hold on, did she just call her 'Mom'?" asked Sailor Mars.
"It's that Mousse guy from before!" said Sailor Venus.
"HEALING FIELD!" Nodoka shot out an orb of light towards Ranma-chan, Shampoo, Ukyou, and the Winx, which engulfed them in an energy dome. The exhausted youths found themselves being slowly refreshed.
"I'm beginning to feel a bit better…" said Musa.
"We'll try to buy you time to heal up!" said Nodoka as she and Mousse charged at the Soul Breakers.
"Thanks, Mom…" said Ranma-chan.
"Your mom really saved us this time." Said Bloom.
"Come on! We've got to heal up so we can help them!" said Layla.
They all nodded and began to use their own healing abilities to speed up the process.
Nodoka charged in with her katana at the ready and Mousse with his sleeves out. The wood Soul Breaker punches out, but suddenly had its fist sliced to plywood by Nodoka's katana. Before it realized what happened, it was sliced into wood chips. The wind Soul Breaker shoots at Nodoka with a gust, who quickly dodges it and fires an energy arc of her own. This causes the wind monster to get knocked back into the soil Soul Breaker, resulting in it getting its own body swept up to pieces by its own comrade. A sand Soul Breaker attacks by attempting to bury Nodoka in itself, but the Saotome matriarch charged her katana with flame and slashed out, actually turning the cut parts into glass from the blade trails. The sand Soul Breaker howled in pain as it wasn't able to reform itself from the attack and was finished when Nodoka sliced into it more until it was bits of sand and glass.
Mousse shot out an iron claw on chain at the marble Soul Breaker, shattering it on impact. The vine Soul Breaker tried to blindside him, but the hidden weapons master turned and blurred his arms at the monster, which then fell apart in pieces. At each arm, Mousse had on a wicked scythe blade. The rock Soul Breaker charged at him, but Mousse breaks it through the chest with his chained spiked ball before retracting it back into his sleeve.
After a minute or so, the healing field vanished after its task had been accomplished. The Soul Breakers turned to see the now refreshed Faeries back in action.
"Hey guys, we're BAAAAAACK!" said Musa.
The rejuvenated teens leapt back into the fray.
"Don't just use force! Exploit your enemies' strengths as well as their weaknesses!" called out Nodoka.
"Huh? What's she talking about?" asked Stella as she dodged a fireball aimed at her head.
Tecna soon found the answer when she saw the wind Soul Breaker and smoke Soul Breaker charge at her from either side. Reacting fast, she shoots out a green electric rope at the wind monster and redirected it into the smoke one. The end result was the wind Soul Breaker breaking up and scattering the smoke Soul Breaker's body into the air.
"I believe I get what you mean, Sensei!" said Tecna.
'So that's it, along with pounding them senseless, use their own power to conserve ours!' thought Ranma-chan.
"Let's go, everyone!" said Bloom.
Stella dodges getting sliced to ribbons by the blade Soul Breaker. She looks ahead to see Flora flying towards her with the paper Soul Breaker chasing her. The two Faeries quickly made sharp turns away from their chasers, the result was the blade Soul Breaker accidentally shredding the paper Soul Breaker like… well, paper.
Bloom gets cornered by the leaf and bamboo Soul Breakers. Looking behind, she sees the fire Soul Breaker rushing at her. Bloom responds by shooting fireballs into it, causing it to burn hotter. It seemed like a foolhardy move, but Bloom had intended it, for when the leaf and bamboo Soul Breakers tried to blindside her while busy with the fire Soul Breaker, Bloom ducks between them and fires upon their unprotected backs, sending them crashing RIGHT INTO the powered-up fire Soul Breaker. They roared in agony before being reduced to ashes unintentionally by their comrade.
Musa flew trying to get away from the beam shots of the light Soul Breaker. Looking ahead, she saw the emerald Soul Breaker in front. She swerved to the side as it tried to swipe her. At the same time, the light Soul Breaker shot a light beam, and Musa, thinking fast, knocks the emerald Soul Breaker down with a sound wave, causing it to fall in the path of the beam. When the beam hit, it ricocheted off of the jeweled monster and hit the winged Soul Breaker trying to dive bomb her. It howled in agony as a large hole was burned right through it and crashed heavily. The light Soul Breaker shoots again, but Musa uses the emerald Soul Breaker as a shield. This time, however, now that the monster's structure had changed from the attack, it acted as a magnifying glass, amplifying the beam, and hitting the darkness Soul Breaker behind them, causing it to dissipate into light particles.
Tecna was parrying the spiked gauntlet punches of the armored Soul Breaker with her virtual shield. She gets pushed back towards the lightning Soul Breaker which was charging itself up to electrocute her. Tecna smirked as she whipped around and used her own electric powers to create a reverse polarity charge, causing the lightning Soul Breaker to get repelled right into the armored Soul Breaker. The armored one gets treated to a major shock as lightning conducted rapidly throughout its body until it became a burnt husk.
Layla was fighting back against the lava Soul Breaker once again, which she had tricked into accidentally dropping lava on the emerald Soul Breaker, destroying it. She sees the water Soul Breaker nearby, and causes a geyser to erupt beneath it. The startled hydro monster was sent up into the air, which then crashed RIGHT ON the lava Soul Breaker's head. The end result was the water Soul Breaker being completely absorbed into the lava Soul Breaker, causing its body to solidify into rock from the sudden cool-down. It was then shattered when Stella blasted the blade Soul Breaker into it.
Were-Shampoo slashes out at the ice Soul Breaker, which alternated between firing ice boulders to freezing beams. The lavender-haired catgirl jumps out of the way of a freeze beam, which hits the mud Soul Breaker, freezing it solid. She repeated the same tactic and got it to accidentally freeze the glass Soul Breaker, which shattered to pieces after becoming so brittle from the drop in temperature. Were-Ukyou at the same time was fighting the fire Soul Breaker, which shot at her with fireballs and searing beams. Using Were-Shampoo's tactic, Were-Ukyou tricked the flaming monster into accidentally shooting the gel Soul Breaker, which melted into a gooey puddle, then the clay Soul Breaker, which solidified into a clay statue. At that moment, Were-Shampoo threw the frozen mud Soul Breaker at the ice one at the same time Were-Ukyou threw the solidified clay Soul Breaker at the fire one. The mud and clay Soul Breakers shattered upon impact with the weregirls' targets. What happened next was that the fire and ice Soul Breakers get knocked right into each other, their opposing elements going wild. To add to the effect, Mousse had just knocked the lightning Soul Breaker right into the lot. The fire Soul Breaker gets extinguished while the ice Soul Breaker melted into water, which shorted out the lightning Soul Breaker.
Ranma, having reverted back into male form and in Soul Knight guise, duked it out with the cloud Soul Breaker. His usual attacks didn't do anything due to its cloudy constitution, but gets an idea seeing the wind Soul Breaker coming at him from another direction. Arming himself with Helia's cable gauntlets, Ranma shot a line at the wind Soul Breaker, grabbing it and slamming it into the cloud Soul Breaker. Like with the smoke and soil Soul Breakers before, the cloud Soul Breaker gets sucked into the wind Soul Breaker's body.
"Son! Use this, too!"
Ranma looked up to see Nodoka smash the cable Soul Breaker down to the ground. Understanding, the pigtailed boy immediately kicked the cable Soul Breaker into the wind Soul Breaker, which caused it to actually get entangled in the cable Soul Breaker's body, at the same time trapping the cloud Soul Breaker.
Suddenly, the tar Soul Breaker falls on top of its incapacitated allies, engulfing them all with itself. Ranma looked up to see Flora waving down at him. Ranma smirked and stomps the ground, causing a column eruption of ki to blow up underneath the Soul Breaker mesh, sending it up into the air. Nodoka sends off a freezing mist to solidify the tar in midair before Ranma jumps up after to finish it off. Platinum Sky, Diamond Brandon, and Onyx Riven emerged with their swords from Ranma and slashed at the entombed Soul Breakers. After the pass, Ranma and his souls calmly landed on the ground as the hunk of hardened tar fell apart into several pieces before exploding with ki. The souls then slashed apart the blade Soul Breaker and thorn Soul Breaker when they tried to blindside their host before fusing back into him.
Nodoka ran her magical ki-enhanced katana through the shield Soul Breaker, its defense useless against her attack while Mousse sliced apart the plastic Soul Breaker with the sword array in his sleeve.
The Winx and NWC landed near Ranma and stood together after the final Soul Breaker was defeated.
"I think that's the last of them…" said Ranma.
From within the force field, the Sailor Senshi were in shock and awe at what they had just witnessed.
"Holy-! They took down a large group of monsters by themselves!" said Sailor Jupiter.
"And did it so efficiently, too!" said Sailor Venus.
Sirens could be heard in the distance.
"Uh-oh, looks like our fight had gotten the attention of the local authorities." Said Bloom.
"Then we'd better not stick around!" said Stella.
"Everyone! To me!" said Nodoka as she prepared a spell. The Saotome matriarch covered everyone in light that flashed brightly, engulfing everyone in the construction lot. When the light died down, everyone was gone save for the remains of the Soul Breakers.
Hikawa Shrine…
In a flash of light, the Faeries and Senshi appeared in the isolated part of the main temple courtyard.
"Are we all here?" asked Nodoka.
Doing a quick rundown, Ranma replies, "We are, Mom, including the Senshi as well." He gestures to said Senshi who stood in shock and no longer in Tecna's force field.
"How did we get here?" asked Sailor Mars.
"Magic, Dearie." Replied Stella with a snap of her fingers, producing a sparkle of light.
In a flash, Ranma and his group powered down to their normal forms. The Senshi were surprised that they would do that right in front of them.
"H-hey… what are you doing?" asked Eternal Sailor Moon.
"We're reverting, what else?" replied Musa in a matter-of-fact tone.
"B-but… aren't you being a bit too casual about this?" asked Sailor Mercury.
"Yeah, I mean, you just revealed your identities to us…" added Sailor Mars.
"It's only fair that you know. After all, we already know about you, Rei Hino." Said Tecna.
The Senshi were all shocked at the casual way Tecna deduced Sailor Mars' identity.
"W-what?"
"Why do you think we ported to Hikawa Shrine? It's your home, after all." Tecna then turned to Sailor Mercury. "Nice job on getting the highest score on the cram school exams, by the way, Ami."
It was Sailor Mercury's turn to be shocked.
"That was a pretty good song you did days ago, Minako. I'd like to hear more." Said Musa to Sailor Venus.
"And I believe I saw you at the arcade, Usagi." Said Bloom to Eternal Sailor Moon.
The Senshi were wide-eyed. These 'Magix Senshi' already knew who they are. Seeing no point in denying it, Eternal Sailor Moon powered down, shocking her comrades.
"There's no point hiding it, everyone." Said Usagi.
The others had to agree and followed suit.
"It's nice to finally formally meet." Said Bloom.
"Likewise."
Brief introductions were made between the two groups.
"On behalf of the Sailor Senshi, I want to apologize for our actions against you. We're deeply sorry for suspecting you to be with Shardia." Said Usagi.
"Yeah… that was really stupid of us on our part." Added Minako.
"There's no harm done. Everything did turn out well, didn't it? That's all that matters." Said Flora.
"Thank you, even though we don't really deserve it." Said Rei, who felt very ashamed of herself. She had to admit she did act rather impulsively instead of thinking things through first.
"Don't be like that. It could've happened to anyone." Said Layla.
"Tell me, how is it that you knew of our identities?" asked Usagi.
Ranma could only give the odango-headed girl a look. "… You're kidding, right?"
"Huh?"
"You're the only girl I know who has that certain hairstyle. It's too… unique to copy."
"Honestly, I don't know why you're so surprised. You all simply changed your clothes, that's all. It's not like your appearances changed radically or you're wearing masks." Said Stella. (1)
The reverted Sailor Senshi could only stare dumbfounded at the simple explanation.
The next few days, both Senshi cooperated with each other to take care of the matter with Shardia's rampage. Any Soul Breakers that were spotted would be taken down before they could do any lasting damage. It didn't take long for Shardia and his minions to realize that the plan to eliminate both sets of Senshi had failed. Needless to say, the chaotic lord was not pleased.
Shardia's lair...
"IDIOTS! MORONS! I WILL NOT STAND FOR ANY MORE FAILURES!"
For the past several days, the master of Umbron, Garton and Platti had raged after his servants had returned empty-handed. With the loss of more than seventy Soul Breakers and the life forces they had gathered, the dark lord was not pleased. The bodies that had been shunted to the subspace pocket had been returned and that made Shardia even more enraged. Though he used the soul energies of his victims as food, he also found great use for the bodies those life essences once inhabited. The soulless bodies became zombielike and were excellent slaves. Furthermore, they were also a source of raw materials create their Soul Breakers and Harvesters. Now their stores of stolen soul energies were dangerously low.
"Please Lord Shardia! We did not expect the arrival of these newcomers..."said Garton.
"SILENCE!"
The three officers immediately backed off at their master's bellow. They shivered as they awaited for Shardia's next orders.
"IT SEEMS THAT WE MUST PUSH OUR PLANS FOR TAKING THIS PLANET'S LIFE FORCES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. MY HUNGER GROWS WITH EACH PASSING DAY, AND THE PITIFUL AMOUNTS OF SOUL ENERGY YOU HAVE PROVIDED ME THUS FAR CAN NO LONGER SUSTAIN ME! I HAVE DECIDED ON MORE DRASTIC MEASURES! WE SHALL DESTROY THE EARTH AND RELEASE ALL THAT DELICIOUS LIFE ENERGY AT ONCE!"
"Destroy the Earth?" Platti gasped as her two cohorts became pale. "But Master..."
"SILENCE! YOU THREE HAVE FAILED, NOT ONLY IN PROVIDING ME WITH NOURISHMENT BUT ALSO IN YOUR MISSION TO DESTROY THE DEFENDERS OF THIS WORLD!"
"But Master! We only knew of the Sailor Senshi and Magix Senshi!" Umbron protested. "We had no idea that these others would appear. And wouldn't they come to stop us if we tried to destroy the Earth?"
"BAH! I CARE NOTHING FOR YOUR EXCUSES! CONSIDER YOURSELVES LUCKY THAT I STILL HAVE NEED OF YOU OR I WOULD HAVE DEVOURED YOUR LIFE ENERGIES LONG AGO!" Umbron and the others shivered at that disturbing fact. "IN ANY CASE, I WOULD HAVE DETROYED THE EARTH AFTER DRAINING IT TO A LIFELESS HUSK ANYWAY! THE ONLY REASON WHY I DID NOT DESTROY THIS PLANET IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS BECAUSE I DID NOT WISH TO WASTE THE PRECIOUS ENERGY THAT I HAD WHEN WE ARRIVED HERE! HOWEVER, NOW THE TIME FOR ACTION IS HERE! I SHALL BEGIN PREPARING TO TEAR OUT THIS PLANET'S CORE AND THEN FEAST ON THE LIFE ENERGY THAT WILL BE RELEASED IN THIS WORLD'S DEMISE!"
"But Master! What about the Sailor Senshi and the Magix Senshi?" Platti askd.
"THEY SHALL BE YOUR CONCERN! USE WHATEVER RESOURCES WE HAVE LEFT TO CREATE SOUL BREAKERS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO DELAY THEM! IT SHALL TAKE ME ONLY TWO DAYS TO BUILD UP ENOUGH ENERGY TO DESTROY THIS WORLD! NOW GO!"
Back at the Time Gate…
"Please! Let me out!" Sailor Pluto begged as she tiredly pounded at her crystal prison.
The two cloaked figures looked back at her as the first one said, "Why? So you can go down and eliminate the ones who are trying to save this world? Not a chance!"
"Oh please! You've been abusing your power over the chronologic flow despite your so-called oath to never interfere with the natural progression of time. You're no better than all the other versions of yourself and you're just as big a hypocrite as a certain Lost Pig we know of." Added the second.
"I promise that I won't harm them!" Sailor Pluto had heard Shardia's plan to destroy the Earth. As of this moment, the chaos that Ranma and the Winx were causing was the least of her worries. Destroying the planet would definitely ensure that Crystal Tokyo would not be a reality. She would deal with the martial artist and the Faeries later.
" Promises, promises, promises! My brother and I both know that your promises don't mean squat!"
"We already KNOW that you plan to eliminate Ranma and the Winx AFTER the crisis with Shardia is over. Tch! Yeah right! Like we're gonna let you do that!
"Despite being the so-called Guardian of Time, you are so SHORT-SIGHTED! You're so concerned about making Crystal Tokyo happen that you don't even see the BIG PICTURE!"
"And I suppose you two can see it?" retorted Sailor Pluto.
The two cloaked figures looked at each other. At that point, they both turned towards her and lowered their hoods, exposing their faces to Sailor Pluto, who became shocked at what she saw.
"You! You're…! ?" said Sailor Pluto.
"Well, I should think we can see the big picture, considering that we happen to be the Guardians of Reality." Said the first figure.
"Our job is to maintain the stability of the Multiverse. Yes, I said MULTIVERSE! You can only see as far as your plane of existence goes, but there are INFINITE planes that your feeble mind can't even comprehend!" said the second figure.
"And in every one of those planes, Ranma Saotome has played a key role, good or evil. We KNOW how big a burden each one carries, whether he knows it or not. When our mortal lives ended, our essences were transformed into the ultimate beings you now see before you."
"We were given the task by the Ultimate Creator, Kami-Sama himself, to watch over the Ranma Saotomes of every reality. Since Ranma represents a key point in the balance of the multiverse, we can only intercede if the situation concerns him. At times, we were forced to either destroy him or make certain he never existed, in order to keep the balance of reality toward the center. Let me tell you, it is not an easy, or pleasant, experience."
"But for the most part, we just had to make certain Ranma survived to fulfill whatever destiny he had at the time."
"Now do you get the reason why we won't let you destroy this universe's Ranma?"
Sailor Pluto considered their words, then slowly nodded. "If what you're telling me is true, then… that must mean that this universe's Ranma Saotome is essentially…"
The two figures pulled their hoods back over their heads. The first one made a simple hand gesture, which released a small portion of Sailor Pluto's powers. "I've given back your ability to view the Timestream, but ONLY that power! Now why don't you look down the chronological flow and see what would have happened if you did destroy your world's Ranma after the Shardia event is resolved."
Sailor Pluto opened the Timestream. She gasped as she witnessed the rise of Crystal Yokyo and its horrid and utter destruction soon afterwards. The fates of Usagi and all the others were so terrible, it was beyond description. When Sailor Pluto could no longer stand seeing them suffer, she immediately shut off her power and turned away, just barely managing to avoid throwing up.
The two figures nodded to each other, seeing that Sailor Pluto had gotten the message before the second figure spoke up. "Not a pretty sight, was it? You should consider yourself lucky. You only have to witness the destruction of ONE universe. In our job, we have seen it countless times."
"Now do you get the whole picture?" asked the first.
"It seems… I have been in error… and I will do everything possible to make things right." Replied Sailor Pluto.
The cloaked beings gave each other an assessing expression then nodded simultaneously. Sailor Pluto was released from her crystal prison, but her powers were not yet fully restored.
"Know this, Sailor Pluto. We are going to give you the benefit of the doubt, just as we have given other versions of yourself the same courtesy." Said the second.
"When you return to your world, your powers will be fully restored, BUT… you will be on, shall we say, 'probation'?"
"Any violation, any attack against Ranma and his allies, ANY INKLING of altering your Ranma's destiny to serve your selfish desire to see Crystal Tokyo a reality, will meet with SEVERE punishment!"
"The punishment will equal that of the crime. Some versions of yourself were permanently stripped of their powers and memories of being a Sailor Senshi. Others have suffered the fate of non-existence. In other words, they were NEVER born!"
"Pray that you do not copy their foolishness. And if you think that we don't have the right to pass judgement on you, think again! We have been given the authority by Kami-sama himself! Keep that in mind!"
With those last words, the cloaked beings teleported Sailor Pluto to Earth.
'This certainly feels like déjà vu, doesn't it?' the first figure said telepathically to the other.
'It sure does, bro. Kinda feels weird.' Replied the other.
'But she seems different from the last one.'
'I see your point. Maybe there is hope for this one'
'You suppose we can trust her not to do something stupid?'
'Well, she's got to learn sometime. She could set an example for other versions of herself.'
Juban…
Sailor Pluto suddenly found herself on the rooftop of a building. She saw that she was still transformed and the Garnet Rod was in her hand. Looking over the side, she could see the Hikawa Temple close by. Sailor Pluto took a moment to collect her thoughts about what just happened.
'I should pay the Senshi a visit. They're probably wondering where I've been all this time.'
The Senshi of Time teleported away.
Hikawa Shrine temple grounds…
"I still can't believe you're not really Senshi." said Usagi.
"I guess we could pass for some, huh?" Said Bloom.
"It's still good that you're on our side." Said Mamoru. "I don't think we could have handled Shardia and his monsters alone."
"No problem." Said Ranma.
"It is a Faerie's duty to help those in need." Said Flora.
"That last Soul Breaker was pretty tough." Said Minako.
Everyone nodded at that. Just recently, they fought against a Soul Breaker that was a thirty-foot golem of limestone. The Sailor Senshi's attacks had nil affect on it, but its rocky constitution meant nothing to the Nerima martial artists, who pounded it to pebbles. It also helped that Layla, while amplified by Nodoka, injected the golem with water, which caused its body to become brittle.
"It's amazing you managed to defeat that thing." Said Artemis.
"You all had me worried there." Added Luna.
Ranma and his group had been introduced to the two Mooncats earlier after agreeing to assist the Senshi against the Soul Breakers. It didn't phase them at all seeing a couple of talking cats, considering what they've seen in the past. Thank goodness Ranma was cleared of the Neko Ken.
"It seemed strange, though…" said Tecna. "Usually those things are accompanied by those little goblin things to drain the souls out of victims, but lately, the Soul Breakers we've fought so far were out supposedly just to destroy everything."
"Hey, now that you mention it, those three people weren't there, too." Added Stella.
"And why weren't they in densely populated areas?" wondered Musa.
"Hey… you don't suppose… that these past few fights were all just a diversion, do you?" said Layla. "That maybe something big is going to happen?"
"I'd say that it's a good bet." Replied Nodoka. "The fact those three people were not there is quite odd. I'd say they've had a shift in plans."
"Well we have been pissing them off lately." Said Ranma. "We kept beating back any Soul Breaker thrown at us."
"Then we had better find out!" said Usagi.
"I agree."
Everyone turned towards the source of the voice and saw Setsuna.
"Setsuna!" said the Senshi.
"Where have you been all this time?" asked Chibi-Usa.
"I was… taking care of a few things." Setsuna replied slowly.
"Really?" asked Usagi. She wasn't sure what Setsuna meant by that, but waved it off as Setsuna's usual way of things. "Oh, everyone, this is Setsuna, a friend of ours. Setsuna, these are-"
"I already know." Said Setsuna, cutting off Usagi.
"Wow, that's Setsuna for you, always on top of everything." Said Rei.
"Excuse me, but how do you know of us?" asked Stella. She was sure she and the others never met her before.
Bloom tilted her head in thought as she looked at Setsuna before asking, "You're not by any chance Sailor Pluto, are you?" Usagi and her friends looked at her in amazement. "Wasn't that hard to figure out. You're named after the planets of the Solar System, and all that was missing was a Pluto."
The Senshi were quite shocked at Bloom simple deduction.
"It's all right, Setsuna, they know of us, but they are not bad people." Said Usagi, vouching for them. "They are also the Magix Senshi."
"I have heard of their exploits from the Time Gates." Said Setsuna. Her gaze then rested upon Ranma, feeling a bit unnerved just from looking at the pigtailed boy. She remembered the cloaked figures warnings of not interfering with the actions of he and his friends.
'Hmmm? Why's this chick looking at me like that?'
Setsuna shook her head and recomposed herself. She had information to give. "I've found our new enemy, Shardia, is planning something big. Whoever this monster is, is planning to literally destroy the Earth as we know it."
Everyone gasped at this bit of news.
"What! ? But why?" asked Makoto.
"He apparently didn't like how you all…" Setsuna looked at Ranma's group. "… easily took down his Soul Breakers. Shardia feasts on souls, and you've all affectively decreased his food supply. Now he's trying to do something drastic to get rid of us all and get the souls."
"But if he could gather souls by simply destroying the planet, why didn't he do that before?" asked Minako.
"My guess is that he didn't want to waste the souls' purity." Ami theorized. "When hunting game, one uses smaller guns in order not to spoil the meat or destroy too much of it. Using a cannon would kill the game, but not much of the meat would be left."
"So he thinks we're nothing but hunted animals…" said Haruka.
"We don't have much time. He could do this at any time, so we have to find his lair and fast!" said Setsuna.
Everyone nodded and stood up.
Some time later…
The Senshi and the Faeries joined forces and split into groups to scout out Shardia's lair. Thanks to the combined technical know-how of Tecna and Sailor Mercury, they were able to pin-point a mountain area just south of the city, greatly narrowing down their search options.
On the ground near the foot of the mountain, Were-Shampoo and Were-Ukyou were looking about as their ears twitched. In their lycanthrope forms, their senses are heightened much more compared to when human. With them were Sailor Venus and Sailor Saturn.
"You sure you feel something around here?" asked Sailor Venus as she and the others explored the caves.
"Yeah, I can almost smell it." Replied Were-Ukyou, her foxtail swishing about.
"This cave is rather creepy…" said Sailor Saturn as she held the Silence Glaive close. "I can sense an aura of ill will in here."
"That means we're in the right place." Said Sailor Venus.
Were-Shampoo stopped when she noticed her cat tail had fallen through something. She had been running her tail alongside the cavern wall and she was sure she passed a solid one. Turning around, she saw that her tail was actually phased through a portion of the cavern wall.
"Aiya! What is this?"
Were-Ukyou, Sailor Venus, and Sailor Saturn turned to see the purple-haired amazon catgirl before the wall. They, too, noticed her tail was through the wall. Were-Shampoo pulled her tail out, then slowly reached out with her clawed hand towards the wall. Like her tail, her hand passed right through it like a ghost.
"It's… an illusion!" said Sailor Venus.
"This must be what they're using to hide themselves." Said Sailor Saturn.
"Nice job, Shampoo. Now we've got to notify everyone else." Said Were-Ukyou.
Deep below the ground under the mountain, Shardia's power build-up continued as his three servants watched in awe. It wouldn't be long before their master would have enough power to destroy the planet's core. The headquarters was hidden within a maze of caverns with a shaft that lead directly to the molten core of the Earth. Once Shardia had built up enough energy, he would send a blast down the shaft and start a chain reaction that would cause the surface of the planet to split apart. The resulting detonation would implode the planet and release all the life forces all at once!
It was then that the alarms went off and Garton used a viewing portal to see who the intruders were.
"Lord Shardia! The Magix Senshi and the Sailor Senshi have found the headquarters' entrance!"
"That's impossible! How could they have killed off our Soul Breakers! ?" said Platti.
"WHAT? I'M NOT READY YET! GO AND DELAY THEM! AT ALL COSTS!" Shardia commanded as he speeded up the process to destroy the Earth.
Time Gates…
"They'd better hurry." The first cloaked figure said.
"I wish we could help them." The second figure said.
"You know we can't do anything more but guide them."
"I know."
Mountain base…
Both sets of Senshi groups and their allies descended deeper into the cavern's dark depths. Nodoka and Ranma felt a massive surge of power the deeper they finally sensed someone coming their way.
"Everyone! Stay on guard! We've got company!" said Nodoka as she unsheathed her katana.
On cue, the three commanding officers of Shardia appeared before them.
"So, you've defeated our Soul Breakers. Very impressive!" said Umbron.
"Too bad that you're already too late!" taunted Garton. "Our great Lord Shardia is just minutes away from destroying this pathetic planet!"
"WHAT! ?" everyone gasped. Tecna immediately spelled a pair of hi-tech goggles over her eyes and began scanning the area. She could see a few thousand meters below their position a being of immense power, then scanned a shaft that led directly to the Earth's core, thousands of miles below.
"My god! He's going to destroy the Earth's core!" said Tecna.
Already the caverns began to tremble as Shardia's power increased even further.
"Correct, Sailor Zenith!" scoffed Platti. "Lord Shardia has grown tired of these delays in his plans of stealing this world's soul energy and has decided to release all the life forces at once! Can you imagine the feast that awaits our lord when this planet's vast life essences are released with the destruction of this backwater mudball? As an added bonus, he shall be rid of both the Sailor Senshi AND the Magix Senshi all in one fell swoop! Killing three birds with one stone!"
"It's your own fault, you know! You could've let us steal soul energy in peace, and at least your planet would still be whole, but no, you just HAD to interfere with us!" said Garton.
"There is absolutely NOTHING you can do to stop him! We are victorious in the end!" taunted Umbron as he and his companions powered up.
"We'll see about that!" said Eternal Sailor Moon as she and her allies tensed up for the upcoming battle.
"Ha! Don't make us laugh!" Umbron sneered. "You were just barely able to even survive against our normal Soul Breakers! If it weren't for the Magix Senshi and their allies, you all would've been soul food right now! We are FAR more powerful! Just what makes you think you have any hope of getting past us?"
"We are the champions of love and justice! We are the defenders of this world and enemy to all that is evil! We are the SAILOR SENSHI!" Eternal Sailor Moon said as she bolstered up her courage. "I am ETERNAL SAILOR MOON!"
The other Senshi also joined in.
"I AM SUPER SAILOR MARS!"
"I AM SUPER SAILOR MERCURY!"
"I AM SUPER SAILOR VENUS!"
"I AM SUPER SAILOR JUPITER!"
"I AM SUPER SAILOR CHIBA-MOON!"
"I AM SUPER SAILOR SATURN!"
"I AM SUPER SAILOR URANUS!"
"I AM SUPER SAILOR NEPTUNE!"
"I AM SUPER SAILOR PLUTO!"
"I AM TUXEDO KAMEN!"
Eternal Sailor Moon then said, "And in the name of the Moon…."
"WE WILL PUNISH YOU!" They all said together.
Platti and her comrades groaned once the Sailor Senshi finished. "Another good thing about destroying this planet is that we'll never have to hear those stupid speeches. I swear, it feels like we're in a corny anime!"
(A/N: *coughcoughcough*)
Eternal Sailor Moon turned towards Ranma and the Winx. "Go! Stop Shardia! We'll handle these creeps! We've got a score to settle with them!"
"What? But…" started Ranma. He and his friends and family knew that the Sailor Senshi stood no chance against these three.
Eternal Sailor Moon shook her head and cuts him off. "From what we've seen, you people may be the only Senshi that have the power to save us all! You and the Magix Senshi can do this!"
Ranma and the Winx bit down at this. They weren't really Senshi. They were just stand-ins, they only borrowed the name to disguise themselves. They weren't Senshi, they're Faeries.
"Sailor Moon, you're wrong. We aren't Senshi, remember?" said Bloom.
Eternal Sailor Moon smiled. "I know you aren't really Senshi, but you fought for truth and justice. You all fought with the hearts and spirits of Senshi. As far as I'm concerned, you guys ARE Senshi! NOW GO!"
Eternal Sailor Moon's speech sounded a bit corny, but Ranma's group did feel the warmth of the truth in her words and her acceptance.
Time Gate…
"Well I have to admit, Usagi may not be as scatter-brained as everyone else might believe."
"True, but she is open-minded."
Shardia base…
Ranma turned to his Alfea roommates, who all nodded and flew down to where Shardia was.
"Son! Go on ahead! We'll assist the Senshi!" said Nodoka as she was joined by Were-Shampoo, Were-Ukyou, and Mousse.
"We'll join you as soon as we clean up here!" said Were-Ukyou.
"Hurry! Go!" said Were-Shampoo.
Ranma nodded and turned to follow the Faeries. Before going, he pulled out a hilt. "Yo Tux! Catch!"
Tuxedo Kamen turned and reflexively caught something thrown to him by Ranma. "What is-"
The object suddenly activated and green shafts of light shot out from each end of the hilt.
"Your cane won't cut it! Use that instead, but it's on loan, you got it?" said Ranma before leaving. He still had Brandon's main broadsword, so offering Tuxedo Kamen his double-ended sword would be all right.
Umbron, Garton, and Platti stood before the Sailor Senshi, Nodoka, Mousse, Were-Ukyou, and Were-Shampoo. The lone Enchantix-Faerie used a status-buff spell on Mousse to give him more power to fight the commanding officers. Were-Shampoo snarled as she bared her claws. Were-Ukyou's tail swished around as she slid into a defensive stance. Mousse held his hands within his sleeves as he took hold of a few pieces of his arsenal. It was then that both groups charged at each other.
Down where Shardia was about to unleash his power to destroy the Earth's core, the chaotic being saw some people rushing into his chambers. He roared in rage as soon as he saw who it was, the Magix Senshi.
"HOLY…!" Musa gasped as she and the others saw Shardia.
"Oh that is just DISGUSTING!" said Stella.
The monster that had caused all of the misery and suffering to this world was a writhing mass of tentacles with numerous mouths around itself and three huge eyes in its center arranged like a points of a triangle. He was an enormous and pulsating purple blob the size of a football arena. Shardia was an ancient being, older than when the Solar System had formed and Earth was just a molten ball. Now all three of its huge eyes glared at the insects who dared to have thwarted his plans up till now.
"NO I WILL NOT BE STOPPED NOW!"
He lets off a blood-curdling howl as Soul Breakers and Harvesters that he had kept on reserve emerged from various passageways and attacked the Alfea students.
"Everyone! Get ready!" said Layla.
Hikawa Shrine…
Luna and Artemis were sitting before a monitor provided by Digit. She and the other Pixies had set up the monitoring system that allowed them to view what was going on at Shardia's base. Also with them were Kasumi and Sasuke. They had been introduced to the Senshi and affiliates once the framing incident was resolved. It didn't really phase them to see a pair of talking cats, considering they came from Nerima.
"Oh… my... will they be all right?" asked Kasumi in concern.
"Such frightful monsters!" said Sasuke.
"They are within the heart of the enemy's stronghold, so meeting strong opposition is to be expected, but…" said Artemis.
"We've got to believe in them! They've got powerful allies now, they MUST win! For the future of our planet!" said Luna.
"Bloom, please be okay…" said Lockette.
"Show them the power of love towards one's home!" said Amore.
"Ugh! That Shardia brute is so disgusting!" said Tune.
"GO FOR IT YOU GUYS!" cheered Chatta.
"In the name of Magix, PUNISH THEM GUYS!" said Zing as she was cosplaying as a Sailor Senshi.
"You must have great faith in your bonded Faeries." Said Luna.
"Of course! We know them and they will perservere!" said Digit. "Isn't it the same for you?"
"You're right, how could we have any doubt?" asked Artemis.
Kasumi and Sasuke were a bit confused as to who the two cats were talking to.
With the Sailor Senshi…
The Senshi were giving their all to defeat the three commanding officers of Shardia. With Nodoka, Were-Shampoo, Were-Ukyou, and Mousse, they were able to hold their own against them.
Sailor Uranus crashed to the ground after being hit by a blast from Umbron. Dazed from the attack, she was unable to move out of the way as Umbron followed up with another lethal blast. Luckily, Were-Ukyou quickly got in front of her and swung her ki-glowing foxtail at the bolt, knocking it right back at Umbron, who went sprawling from his own attack.
Platti was getting annoyed as she tried to destroy Sailor Mars and Mercury. Each time she tried, her blasts would be intercepted by Were-Shampoo, who swiped at the attacks with her claws causing them to dissipate, and Mousse who blocked with a ki-powered shield. Platti was then slammed back as she felt Were-Shampoo's knee drive into her gut.
Garton smirked deviously as he stood over a downed Sailor Jupiter and was about to finish her. That was when he was struck from behind by an energy arc, courtesy of Nodoka's magic-enhanced katana.
With Ranma and the Winx…
Bloom had tagged a bunch of Soul Breakers and Harvesters with balls of flame that stuck to their bodies until they exploded, reducing them to ashened chunks. Stella flew about dodging any monster attacks headed her way, but once they've lined up, she took her opportunity and fired an intense beam of light right through them, burning huge gaping holes in their bodies before they fell lifelessly. Before a Soul Breaker group could reach Flora, she slams her palm to the ground and summoned a huge rose stem that wrapped around the offenders and squeezed them until they dissipated. Musa stunned a group of Breakers and Harvesters with an intense sound wave, then directed it above which shook some boulders loose, dropping and crushing the hapless monsters underneath. Tecna touched the ground which caused a green electric net to spread out towards more Breakers and Harvesters, which trapped them, not missing a beat she formed a virtual arm cannon and unloaded on the monsters. Layla summons a reather large Aqua Blanket that splashed hard on the monster, then it suddenly sealed them up in a sphere of water, which reduced in size until it crushed what was inside.
Ranma then took out six weapons: Sky's longsword, Brandon's broadsword, Riven's scimitar, Timmy's rapier, Helia's cable gauntlets, and Nabu's staff. He then fused all six weapons together to form a rather big weapon. The four swords fused to form a three meter curved blade of light flashing in various colors. It was attached to the end of the staff, which had lengthened to six meters and diameter thickened, and was sectioned numerously, held together by the light cables, granting it sturdiness as well as reach and flexibility. Ranma held the scythe of light at the ready.(2)
"It's time to reap what you sow…"
Ranma charges in slashing at the Soul Breakers and Harvesters with the scythe, slicing them to ribbons with each passing. He reaps through a group in front, then spins the scythe around himself to smash another, then catches one trying to get him from above on the blade before slamming it down onto the ground. Ranma then jumps up and overhead slashes with the scythe, which extended to hit a line of monsters, slicing them in two as it even scarred the ground. Before falling to the ground, Ranma somehow made the scythe's blade click upward, fashioning into a spear, then impales it through another hoarde. Once on the ground, Ranma spun the now spear to slash out at monsters attempting to surround him before turning it back to scythe mode, then hooks a monster around the neck before pulling and beheading it.
With the Senshi…
Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, and Sailor Pluto's attacks were easily deflected aside by Garton, who then knocked the both back with an energy arc. He turned and blocked the Silence Glaive swung by Sailor Saturn and punches her away. He then felt a stream of pink hearts hit him in the leg and turned to see Sailor Chibimoon. He punts the girl away. His attention wavered, however, as a glowing Budda Statue on a chain rammed into his head, courtesy of Mousse. The Hidden Weapons Master then threw a few throwing needles into him, and Sailor Jupiter followed up with a Jupiter Oak Evolution attack. The needles acted as lightning rods, which electrocuted Garton to the point his skeleton could be seen. Mousse finishes him by taking out a chicken and hurling the seven egg bombs it laid at him, exploding with ki upon impact.
Platti knocked back Sailor Mercury into Sailor Mars, sending them crashing. Getting back up, they sent off a Mercury Aqua Rhapsody and Mars Flame Sniper attack upon her, but the officer of Shardia simply redirected the attacks onto each other, causing them to cancel each other Mars and Sailor Mercury try again, but Platti directed them away. However, Were-Shampoo jumped and grabbed the flame arrow, absorbing it into her claws, while Were-Ukyou absorbed the ice-water streams in her claws, much to Platti's shock. Seeing this, Sailor Mars took out one of her spirit wards and slapped it on the distracted Platti, paralyzing her for a few seconds. This was all the lycanthropes needed as they both rushed from either side of Platti and rained down rapid-fire claw attacks with their enhanced claws. Her left was subjected to a chilling cold while her right a searing heat. Both weregirls ended with a double-fisted punch in synch, which caused her to collapse.
Umbron fired a ray of darkness at Eternal Sailor Moon, but was intercepted by Sailor Venus, who managed to deflect it with her Venus Love and Beauty Shock. He tries to fire again but is interrupted by Tuxedo Kamen who hit him with a Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber attack, which only served to anger him. Umbron then blasted Tuxedo Kamen into the cavern wall, then held up a hand to electrocute Eternal Sailor Moon with dark lightning. Before he could finish her off, Nodoka flew in and slashed at his side with her light-enhanced katana, causing him to howl in pain. Tuxedo Kamen then saw his chance, looked at the double-ended sword given to him by Ranma, and threw it like a javelin, which impaled into Umbron. Nodoka follows it up by hitting the imbedded blade with a beam of light, finishing him for good.
A battered group of Sailor Senshi stood triumphantly with the Nerima residents.
"T-T-Thank you…" Eternal Sailor Moon gasped. "Thank you all. We couldn't have beaten them without you…"
Nodoka went to the Senshi to heal them in a healing field.
"We don't have much time left. We have to help my son and students."
Music starts as they sprinted off.
(Moon Revenge)
The Nerima residents and the Sailor Senshi rushed down the cavernous tunnel that led to Shardia. As they entered the lair, they saw the Winx Club and Ranma fighting against Shardia.
Yatto tadoritsuita ai nigirishime (Grasping the love you've finally attained)
Chiisa na nemuri ni yasuragu hito (You fall at ease into a light sleep)
Tojita mabuta ni sayonara kuchizukete (Kissing your closed eyelids goodnight)
Toki no hanazono ni anata okizari ni shita (I left you in the garden of time)
"POWER OF THE DRAGON'S FLAME!"
"OCEAN OF LIGHT!"
"NATURE'S WRATH!"
"SONIC AMP!"
"MAGITECH BEAM!"
"MORPHIX TSUNAMI!"
"KAITEN SAISU!" ("SPINNING SCYTHE")
Shardia howled as he was blasted from all sides by Ranma and the Winx, but refused to concede defeat. He just needed just a little more time. He endured the merciless pounding that he was receiving as he concentrated every ounce of his power to the task. When his aura turned black, he began to laugh manically and said in a final gloat, "YOU YOU ALL DIE!" He then sent the blast hurtling down the shaft towards the Earth's core.
Ai wa yume no mama de wa tsuzukanai (Love can't continue as a dream)
Musaboreba utsukushii shikabane sore de mo (It'll ravage you into a beautiful corpse, but…)
"NO!" Shouted the Winx.
Ranma was suddenly in his female form and turned into Faerie-mode. "What do we do now! ?"
"Son! Students! To me!" shouted Nodoka.
Ranma-chan and the Winx flew to Nodoka, who then enveloped them all in a sphere of light and vanished.
"What? Where did they go?" asked Sailor Venus.
"It looks like it's all up to them now…" said Eternal Sailor Moon.
Nozomu no nara oikakete kite (If you wish come chase me)
Ano kuchizuke wa akai Tatoo (That kiss was a red tattoo)
Sadame no yokoku kizamu Tatoo (A tattoo that engraved predictions of fate)
Watashi ni nara hitome de wakaru (I can tell with one look)
Kuchibiru gata ni itamu Tatoo (Stinging a tattoo in the shape of my lips)
Kakusenai wa anata (You can't hide it)
It's Moon Revenge, woo...
Nodoka, Ranma, and the Winx had suddenly appeared halfway between Earth's surface and the core.
"Everyone! Defensive shield!" Nodoka commanded.
The Faeries formed a circle and started building up their magical energies.
"This is gonna be one HUGE convergence!" said Stella.
The all held their hands up and formed a huge translucent shield of light that blocked the entire shaft just before the dark blast struck it head on. They buckled under the strain as they tried to resist it.
"This is no good! We can't hold it!" said Musa.
Ranma-chan had to agree. They couldn't hold off the blast forever. They had to fight it back. It was then she got an idea.
"I'm going to try something! Try and keep up the shield!" said Ranma-chan as she floated down lower below everyone else.
"Ranma? What are you doing?" asked Bloom.
"Summoning a dragon!"
Nodoka immediately realized what her son/daughter was planning. "Everyone! Trust in her!" She turned to Ranma-chan. "Here Ranma! A bit of a status boost for insurance!" She used a spell to temporarily increase her ki power.
Ranma-chan then focused her ki, then immediately flew towards the outer wall of the shaft.
Yami ni tojikomerarete mo mikareau (Drawn to each other, even when locked in darkness)
Oora wa kesenai tajiroganai (I can't erase the aura, I won't step back)
The pigtailed Faerie gathered her ki as she emitted the Soul of Ice.
Sukete mieteru wakare de moenagara (Heart burning from the transparent farewell)
Tsugi no meguriai mo mata anata ga ii to (I wish to meet you again next time)
She began to fly into a huge spiral. As she does so, the Specialists' Souls emerged and flew by her.
Ai wa fukaku naru hodo yokubari de (Love is more selfish the deeper it gets)
Toiki sae shibaritai rifujin sore de mo (Until you want to tie each breath down, unreasonable yet, but…)
"IT IS NO USE! YOU CANNOT STOP ME! YOU'RE ONLY DELAYING THE INEVITABLE!" taunted Shardia from above.
Ranma-chan continued to fly into a spiral as she and her souls emitted battle auras.
Hikari no uzu noboritsumeteku (We climb the spiral of light)
Akai kioku wa doku no Tatoo (The red memory is a poisonous tattoo)
Mirai no kaosu shimesu Tatoo (A tattoo that shows the future's chaos)
Nodoka and the Winx Faeries kept up the barrier for as long as they could.
'I'm almost there… just hang on, everyone!'thought Ranma-chan.
Futari de nara kudakechiru made (If we're together, until we shatter)
Kuchibiru gata ni itamu Tatoo (Stinging a tattoo in the shape of my lips)
Daita mama de ii wa (I don't care if we're still embracing)
It's Moon Revenge, woo...
Ranma-chan finally flew into the center of the spiral has her Soul of Ice's cold ki mixed in with the hot ki energies of the dark beam and from Shardia himself due to his evil intent and hatred of humanity.
'Let this work!' thought Ranma-chan, then once she stopped at the center… "Everyone! Get down here and drop the barrier!"
They quickly flew down below her and then…
"HIRYU SHOTEN HAAAAAAAAAA!"
Ranma-chan and her souls shot a fist skywards, firing up not a tornado, but a HUGE beam of magical light and ki. It collided with the dark beam as both struggled for supremacy.
"Everyone! She needs help!" said Flora. "Give her more power!"
They all joined hands and surrounded Ranma-chan, focusing their magical energies and sending them into her.
Nozomu no nara oikakete kite (If you wish come chase me)
Ano kuchizuke wa akai Tatoo (That kiss was a red tattoo)
Sadame no yokoku kizamu Tatoo (A tattoo that engraved predictions of fate)
Watashi ni nara hitome de wakaru (I can tell with one look)
Kuchibiru gata ni itamu Tatoo (Stinging a tattoo in the shape of my lips)
Kakusenai wa anata (You can't hide it)
It's Moon Revenge, woo...
Ranma-chan felt a new energy flowing into her and giving her strength, She saw that her mother and loved ones offering her their power, which strengthened her resolve. She poured out every bit of ki she could muster to stop the beam from getting to the Earth's core. Finally, the ki beam pushed back against the dark beam.
"WHAT! ? IMPOSSIBLE!" shouted Shardia.
The beam of light produced by the amplified magic-enhanced Hiryu Shoten Ha shot upwards at a fast pace. The head of the beam then transformed into the head of a roaring dragon before plowing right into the chaotic being. Shardia screamed as he was plowed through the ceiling and broke out the top of the mountain, still being carried up into the night sky.
"What was that! ?" said Sailor Jupiter as she and the others witnessed Shardia's unorthodox exit.
Shardia was eventually driven into space from the amplified Hiryu Shoten Ha dragon beam. The positive magical energies entwined into the technique wrecked havoc on the chaotic lord's being until he started to have shafts of light pierce out of him. More shafts appeared and in one final cry of agony and disbelief, Shardia exploded into nothingness in the vast reaches of space. The explosion was big enough to be seen from Earth.
(End song)
Once Ranma-chan had finished the technique, she suddenly grew dizzy and fainted, reverting to her normal form.
"RANMA!" Shouted the Winx girls.
Bloom flew down and immediately caught the unconscious pigtailed girl in her arms bridal style. She flew up towards the others who grew concerned for her condition.
"How is she?" asked Musa.
"Don't worry, she's just exhausted. That technique of hers must've taken a lot out of her." Replied Bloom.
"Then let's get out of here!" said Stella.
Nodoka teleported them out of the shaft to where they left the others at, then ported them out of the base once it started to collapse on itself from all the fighting.
Time Gates…
"Way to go, you guys!"
"I have to admit, that was an awesome display!"
Earth, Hikawa Shrine…
"THEY DID IT!" cheered Luna.
"THE EARTH IS SAVED!" cheered Artemis.
The Pixies began to cheer at the success of their bonded partners.
"Well done, Auntie, Ranma." Said Kasumi.
"That was incredible!" said Sasuke.
Outside the mountain base…
Both groups of Senshi observed the collapse of Shardia's base, which symbolized the defeat of Shardia and his evil plans of world destruction.
"It's finally over…" said Eternal Sailor Moon.
Ranma-chan was lying asleep on the grass as she was being tended to by Were-Shampoo and Were-Ukyou.
"He- er, she must've been through a lot." Said Sailor Mercury, looking over Ranma-chan.
"She has." Replied Nodoka. "My child just needs a good rest She's earned it."
Tuxedo Kamen walks up and places the double-bladed sword hilt next to Ranma-chan's form. "Just thought I should return this."
The Sailor Senshi looked in awe at these foreigners to Juban. They had managed to repel a great evil, and without them, it probably would've succeeded.
"Sailor Moon?" Sailor Jupiter said, turning to said Senshi.
"Yes?"
"When can we sign them up?"
Next day…
"Do you have to leave?" Usagi asked as she and the others were standing in a field where the Nerima/Alfea residents were preparing to port back to Nerima.
"Yes, I mean, we could really use your help!" added Ami. They were still a bit perturbed that Ranma and Ranma-chan were one in the same, that the Soul Knight and Sailor Gaia were one in the same. They were reminded of the Starlights looking at him. Michiru and Haruka, however, thought that part to be most… intriguing. They were especially interested in his girl curse. Ranma wanted to leave quick.
"Sorry, but we have a home to get back to." Said Ranma as he warmly shook their hands. "I have to admit, it was a kick while it lasted."
"Are you sure that you and the others won't change your minds?" asked Usagi. "We could all work together to fight any future bad guys and…"
"I'm afraid not, Usagi. We really have to get going. We've been away from home for far too long." Replied Bloom as she approached them. "You should all be all right now that Shardia is no longer around."
"Oh, and by the way…" said Stella as she stepped in.
"Yes?"
"You might want to stop with those speeches of yours. I swear they last longer than the battles themselves."
Usagi laughed nervously as she had a large sweatdrop on her head.
Nodoka chanted a spell and opened up another portal of light. Both groups said their goodbyes as the Nerima residents got ready to depart. Minako and Makoto were disappointed to learn that Ranma was already spoken for times six, and that Mousse was still trying to search for the right one for him. Once again, Makoto was denied a potential boyfriend, whom both proved to be way better than her old one.
"It's been one crazy adventure!" said Layla.
"I'll say! But now, I just want to get back home!" said Ukyou.
"Oh my! I can only imagine how dusty the house must be right now!" said Kasumi.
"Just glad Mom have enough money for restaurant bill. Ranma stomach out for revenge that time!" joked Shampoo.
"Hey! I was hungry!" said Ranma indignantly, getting a laugh out of everyone.
They all entered the portal and vanished, leaving the Senshi behind.
Time Gate…
Sailor Pluto appeared before the two cloaked figures, who smirked at her.
"Impressive, Pluto. You managed to resist trying to kill off Ranma when she was completely helpless." Said the first figure.
"You've shown quite some self-control." Added the second. "I guess it wasn't a far stretch to trust you after all."
"I was keeping my promise." Said Sailor Pluto. "I couldn't do that after they had risked their lives to save us and the Earth."
"You see? Now you know better."
"And with that, our business is done."
"Where will you two go?" asked Sailor Pluto.
"We have to continue to observe the progress of our Chosen Five."
"They are the only ones who can save the multiverse."
"So what of this Ranma?" asked Sailor Pluto.
"Our Chosen Five will meet him and his friends later down the road."
"However, now is not the time for them to meet."
"I trust you shall learn from all this? People have the right to choose their own destiny."
"And be an example to your other versions of yourself. Bye now!"
The two cloaked figures vanished from sight, leaving Sailor Pluto alone with her thoughts.
Plane of Infinity…
The two figures appeared and looked towards each other.
"Well, another mission accomplished, bro."
"I have to say, this Ranma is quite an interesting case, huh?"
"No kidding. We've seen him in other universes as a Gundam pilot, a Weapon X experiment, a Hylian, a Green Lantern, a Tekkaman, and a werewolf." (3)
"As a Senshi as well, but never have I imagined as a Faerie with SIX souls in him."
"Kind of like us, but only with two souls."
"And we got our own bodies."
Both figures pulled off their hoods, revealing the identical faces of Ranma Saotome, but both appeared to be in their late thirties. One wore a red band in his hair and the other a blue band. (4)
"So where are our Chosen Five head for this time, Blue?"
"Hmm… the last time we saw them was that they were fighting alongside some robots, Red."
They opened a viewing portal to see them fighting alongside the Autobots against Unicron as music played.
You've got the touch!
You've got the power! Yeah! (5)
To be continued…
Ending: (Sailor Moon style, 'Moonlight Densetsu')
Music starts as the camera zooms through the Juban district before stopping to catch Usagi, Rei, Ami, Minako, Makoto, Luna, Artemis, and Chibi-Usa walking together.
GOMEN NE sunao ja nakute (I'm sorry I'm not straightforward)
Yume no naka nara ieru (I can say it in my dreams)
Shikou kairo wa SHO-TO sunzen (My thoughts are about to short-circuit)
Ima sugu aitai yo (I want to see you right now)
The group was engaged in friendly chit-chat, then see Mamoru coming from the front. Usagi rushes up to greet him before being joined by the others.
Nakitaku naru you na moonlight (Moonlight that makes me want to cry)
Denwa mo dekinai midnight (Midnight that keeps me from calling)
Datte junjou doushiyou (Because I'm so innocent, what should I do?)
HA-TO wa mangekyou (The heart is a kaleidoscope)
Nearby at a coffee shop, Haruka, Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru sat at a table having coffee together. The Inner Senshi walk in and join them.
Tsuki no hikari ni michibikare (Guided by the light of the moon)
Nandomo meguriau (We will meet again and again)
They began discussing the recent events and the disaster averted, then about the newcomers who had appeared at the time. They then started planning for the future, which Setsuna gave some considerable thought to.
Seiza no matataki kazoe (I count the sparkle of constellations)
Uranau koi no yukue (To fortell the future of my love)
Onaji kuni ni umareta no (We were born in the same land)
MIRAKURU ROMANSU (Miracle romance)
The camera zooms out away from them, then started to zoom through the streets of Nerima. It finally stops at the Saotome Complex.
Shinjite-iru no (I believe in it)
MIRAKURU ROMANSU (Miracle romance)
A light portal opens up, and out came Ranma, Nodoka, Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, Layla, Shampoo, Ukyou, Mousse, Kasumi, Sasuke, Kiko, and the Pixies.
"Ah! Home sweet home!" said Stella.
"It is good to be back." Said Tecna.
End ending
Preview…
Stella: Wow, first Manhattan, now Juban. What a trip!
Musa: We finally arrive back home. Felt like forever.
Layla: This would be a good time to kick back.
Ranma: I'd like to think so, but this IS Nerima after all…
Flora: Ranma? Is that someone you know?
Ranma: Great… just great… I was wondering when he'd show up…
Bloom: Next time, on Ranma Club, 'SOS! Greatest Evil in Japan?' What IS this… thing?
Author's notes:
I'm finally done with this chapter! And just in time for the New Year! Sorry for being on hiatus for so long, but trying to write this up, not to mention tackling RL problems is hard to do. I can NEVER rush on something like this. I am also proud to say that I have a TV Tropes page on this fic. It's in my profile.
Happy New Year, everyone!
(1)Seriously, how can you NOT figure them out? All the Sailor Senshi do is change their clothes, and suddenly, no one can tell it's them despite the fact their heads and faces are completely exposed. Riiiiiiiight…
(2)How Dante handles the Death Scythe in Dante's Inferno.
(3)Some of AnimeAddiction's greatest works.
(4)Borrowed from AnimeAddiction's 'Dual Destinies' and 'Great Crossover Crisis' stories, two great reads! Thanks for allowing me to use them, AA!
(5)From the Transformers Movie.
Dragoncat – I was kinda off my rocker when I wrote that. Ah hahaha…
De Reader – I have seen it, and it's still crap. You can pretty it up all you want, but if it has to sacrifice the content of the story, it won't sell. I mean, cramming four to six episodes in ONE HOUR!
Kyuubi16 – All manga? If you mean it takes place after the manga ended, then yes. I think she should've been more careful about how she paired couples…
Pyromania – Oh, Satori deserved a hell of a lot more than a spanking.
Kajoshin – Well this was written before season 4 came out and they did say in season 3 that it was final form, so blame it on the writers of the show. Also, much of Ranma's Faerie mode is done off-page, as mentioned in the previous chapter that she went around as "Sailor Gaia". Actually, I have seen season 4 in RAI English.
Kamen Rider OOO – Of course. Also a bit inspired by Viewtiful Joe ("HENSHIN A GO+GO, BABY!").
Lv1s – Wow, ALL night? I don't know if even I can do that. You've got dedication.
Oraman Asturi – You can find them on youtube or veoh. You'll see what I mean…
Shinzochi – Making good fight scenes is hard work.
masterart –
Cast49 – Can't judge a book by its cover, or a fanfic by its summary. Heh…
PEJP – One would think so, but when you look at the PSX game, it's the SAME length. Also in the 2nd movie, their attacks took too long that they got interrupted by the snow dancers.
Preciola1213 – Yeah, I basically used all the Ranma openings and endings, well the ones that matter at least.
OBSERVER01 – Trying to put your ideas into writing is tough. Also when trying to avoid making writing paradoxes.
Ryan L. Spradling – When they get back to Magix, you'll see…
RyoTheSaiyan – Yeah they did, didn't they? Read AA's work? They are great! They're what got me started on this.
Shade the Bat – Really? I just know there's a trope for that…
Firelordeg – When it will happen…
RHatch89 – Easy there, buddy. LOL
Jerry Unipeg – Yeah, typical Ranma luck, huh?
Jimbobob5536 – And what was the name of that trope?
God of all – Try to.
Timeless Dreamer Neo –
Dumbledork – Of course they keep their usual Enchantix looks. For one thing, they're a LOT sexier than Senshi fukus!
AndrewK9000 – It took me a while to do those fights. Even more so to do it in synch with Ai no Senshi.
Snow299 – You are too kind.
El Irrespondible – Of course the NWC and Winx would win, was there a doubt? Well it's a LOUSY summary. They skipped over all the important plot devices which would cause "dub-induced plotholes". Nothing good comes from rushing. Look at Sega and the Game Gear. Nintendo took their time on making a superior color portable console and they succeeded where Sega failed.
It's time for yet another…
RAI vs. 4Shit RANT!
Tonight's scene: Season 1 episode 25, "The Ultimate Challenge"
When Bloom speaks with Daphne in the lake.
4shit version:
Bloom: "Daphne? Were you calling for me? You're here, aren't you? I can feel it."
Daphne: "Yes Bloom, I'm here."
Bloom: "How did you get here?"
Daphne: "You brought me Bloom."
Bloom: "What? When did I do that?"
Daphne: Come into the water, so you can see me."
Bloom: "Ok, but there's kind of a small problem with that 'cause, see, I can't really breathe underwater."
Daphne: "Close your eyes Bloom, and picture yourself below the surface, and you will be here. Believe and it will happen. It's time for you to find me Bloom. It's time for you to complete your journey. Are you ready?"
Bloom: "Yes, I'm ready."
Daphne: "Good, then come, come beneath the water. Leave the world behind and dive into yourself."
(Bloom appears in the water.)
Bloom: "Whoa. This is like when Miss Faragonda astral-projected me."
Daphne: "Do you understand now Bloom? When Miss Faragonda projected you, all she did was take you deep into yourself, not to a lake on another planet. You see, that's where I exist, Bloom: inside of you."
(Daphne appears before Bloom.)
Bloom: "This is like some kind of dream."
Daphne: "A dream and a reality, together. You're very close to finding your powers Bloom. Keep looking."
Bloom: "Huh?"
Daphne: "What do you see?"
Bloom: "I see my parents' house on Earth."
Daphne: "That is the place you went after the coven destroyed the kingdom of Sparks (DOMINO, DAMMIT!). The place I took you to to begin your journey. The place where you would grow up loved, and unharmed until the time was right. Earth was wonderful. You had parents, friends, even people who didn't understand you, all of these things helped make you who you are."
Bloom: "But who am I? Earth girl of Princess of Sparx?" (I JUST SAID IT WAS DOMINO!)
Daphne: "We are the sum of all our experiences: The friends we make, the people we love, all of these things make us who we are. Ordinary Earth girl and heir to the royal kingdom of Sparx (I SAID- oh %#% this…), That is who you are. Daughter of Mike and Vanessa and keeper of the Dragonflame, that is who you are. Who you are Bloom, that can never be taken from you. What's inside you can never be taken from you. What's in your heart: That can never be taken. Now Bloom, your journey is over. You have arrived."
Daphne disappears.
Bloom: "Daphne? Daphne? Huh? Who I am, what's inside me. What's in my heart. I am Bloom. I am a princess. I am the keeper of the Dragonfire. And no one will take that away from me."
(Bloom emerges from the lake in Winx form.)
God, so much talking…
Now the REAL version.
Rai Version:
(NO DIALOGUE from the time Bloom walks further into the lake, then finds herself at the lake bottom. The journey there plays a calm yet haunting music as we are shown the lake bottom. Bloom closes her eyes and finds herself underwater, then Daphne appears before her).
Bloom: "Daphne, am I dreaming?"
Daphne: "No, Bloom, you are not dreaming. Come with me, little sister. You haven't lost your powers, Bloom. Look over there!"
Bloom: "Ah... that's my parents' house... I mean my adopted parents' house..."
Daphne: "Yes, you were brought up on Earth by two caring and understanding people who loved you well enough to let you go when the time came."
Bloom: "And I let them down, same at Alfea. I didn't meet anyone's expectations. I don't belong anywhere..."
Daphne: "Bloom, you still are who you were, and your past will forever belong to you. Just like your power. No one can take that away from you."
Bloom: "So what happened to me then?"
Daphne: "Nothing that doesn't happen to us all. You had doubts. You were afraid. You came to believe that what you loved most dearly could be taken away from you. But the truth is, no one in the whole universe could ever steal your past, your dreams, or your magic powers. The Witches do not own them. They are YOURS to keep forever! Bloom, to recover your powers, look deep inside yourself."
(Daphne vanishes)
Bloom: "Daphne? Daphne! Oh! DAPHNE! ... Daphne..."
(Bloom emerges from the lake in her Faerie form)
Well, see you all next update!