Disclaimer: Ranma ½ belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz Video and Winx Club belongs to Iginio Straffi and Rai S.p.A (NOT 4Kids!). Bots Master belongs to Jean Chalopin. BABEZZ bots by me. Song 'Bots Master Theme' belongs to Bots Master, and song 'Lithium Flower' belongs to Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
Note: this follows the Rai version of Winx as the 4Kids version butchered it too much, like with every anime it dubs.
Chapter 47: Glitchin'! The Robots Take Over!
Previously, on Ranma Club…
The cast had been sucked through time and space into an alternate future where robotics are commonplace. They wound up in the lab of Dr. Hiss in RM Towers where they quickly make a break for it when the cyborg doctor tried to capture them, in turn getting branded as wanted criminals. Ranma and friends then encountered Ziv Zulander and his family of robots known as the BOYZZ and BABEZZ. ZZ and his crew makes a raid on what was supposed to be a secret krang ore storage facility, only to realize it was all a set-up. Before they could be taken down, Ranma and crew intervene…
"WINX ENCHANTIX"
Opening (Bots Master style, 'Bots Master Theme')
Jammerzz and Toolzz: Greetings from the Street BOYZZ!
Jammerzz: You know the planet is in a jam!
The diabolical plan of only one man!
Luis L. Paradigm, an international punk!
And his army of 3As are his piece of junk! (re-re-rep!)
Toolzz: Yeah! Well he can't phase us,
He forgot about the BOYZZ and the guy who made us!
Ziv Zulander, master of BOYZZ Bots!
Jammerzz and Toolzz: We undermine the plot!
Ace, Bats, All-Ball, and Bogey: We're the Sports BOYZZ! And we like making noise!
Commander jock's got some intelligent droids!
Cook: I'm Cook! And I can take the heat!
But don't forget, you are what you eat!
Watzon: Call me Watzon! Let me swivel and say,
I rock as the doc and I save the day!
D'Nerd: D'Nerd is the name and the brain is my game!
Genesix: I'm Genesix! Any problem I can fix!
Ninjzz: The name's Ninjzz!
The battle hinges,
When I use my sword while it singes!
Kunoichzz: I'm Kunoichzz, and I burn like fire!
You get too close and it'll be your pyre!
Katzz: Call me Katzz, a kitten at the least,
But I'm both a beauty as well as a beast!
Trick-Shot: I am Trick-Shot, winning shots I take,
I rule at the pool as I make the break!
Rhymzz: My name's Rhymzz,
And on my showtimes,
I'll sing a tune to punish your crimes!
ZZ: I'm Ziv Zulander,
ZZ for short! You know I fight the Corp,
I'm the Bots Master!
Listen up, you all, BOYZZ and BABEZZ Brigade!
When it's Lazer Time, put on the 3-D shades!
IT'S LAZER TIME!
Bots Master!
Bots Master!
Bots Master!
Bots Master!
Bots Master!
Bots Master!
Bots Master!
Game over!
End opening
Waste facility…
The Zulanders and their robotic allies were stunned when they saw the six Winx girls undergo a magical transformation. What used to be six teenage girls stood, or rather levitated, six beautiful Faeries. Nodoka followed suit and transformed into her Enchantix mode.
The Corp bots were not able to process what was happening before them as the energy readings didn't correlate to any law of physics.
"What? What just…?" said ZZ in a stunned tone of voice.
"They're… Faeries! ?" said Blitzy.
"GO!" shouted Bloom as she took off with the others following her lead.
Bloom charged up a ball of flame and shot it at a group of greenbots, blowing them up on the spot. Stella gets surrounded by a bunch of greenbots and securitybots, but she quickly shot out light beams in eight different directions, destroying them. Flora drops down while placing her palm on the ground, causing thick vines to sprout and ensnare many bots before slamming them into each other or pull them under. Musa swipes her hand, forming musical notes, and throws them at the bots, causing them to explode on impact. Layla forms a shaft of water pressure and rushes a line of bots, impaling them all before throwing them forward to break down. Tecna had disappeared inside the waste facility building.
With Ranma, he charged in with fists and feet flying, the bots unable to withstand his crushing punches and kicks. A bot tried to blindside him from behind, but Diamond Brandon emerged and sliced it up the middle with his light broadsword. Shampoo spun in a clothesline attack with her bonboris, smashing off the heads of bots surrounding her and causing a chained explosion. Ukyou brandished her battle spatula and sliced through bots using the huge utensil's edge. Mousse took out a battleaxe from his sleeve and hacked away at the bots while blowing up others with his egg bombs. Nodoka charged her katana with lightning and sliced through the rampaging robots like a hot knife through butter.
GAMMA and DELTA were shocked at what they were witnessing. How could a bunch of humans stand up to the robotic might of their forces? It was inconceivable!
The Zulanders and their robotic allies were also shocked at the way their new guests were fighting. Apparently, the recorded commotion at RM Towers they saw didn't reveal everything they were really capable of.
"Whoa… I can't believe what I'm seeing!" said Toolzz.
"I feel shock and a bit of awe on the side, but I think maybe my optic circuits are fried!" rapped Jammerzz.
Two nearby greebots behind the Street BOYZZ were sliced to bits by Ninjzz and Kunoichzz.
"Optics forward, you two! We're still in a fight here!" said Ninjzz.
Inside the waste facility building, Tecna armed herself with her virtual cannon spell on her arm and blasted at the greenbots and security bots in the area. As she fought, the techno faerie made a virtual visor appear over her eyes as she scanned the place. She then picks up a reading underneath the floor where she quickly blasts a hole through right into a hidden room. Inside was a bot-producing mechanism that used the destroyed parts of bots wasted in the fighting to make more.
"Well we can't have this lying around, can we?" said Tecna as she took aim and fired, destroying the machine in a heartbeat. "So much for the generator. All that's left is the cleanup."
Tecna flees the building to rejoin the others.
Outside, the fight continued. ZZ and Ranma's groups managed to make their way towards each other after blowing away any bot getting close. Once Tecna rejoined them, Stella shot a beam of light into the air as if to signal.
"Everyone! To me!" called Stella as she prepared a certain spell. "LUCID WARP!"
Both groups were enveloped in a globe of light and vanished, leaving the remaining bots confused. GAMMA, DELTA, and OMEGA were left intrigued.
"ALPHA may want to hear about this." Said DELTA.
Zulander residence…
Genesix, D'Nerd, Watzon, Cook, Kiddie, and the Ts had observed what had happened in the fight and were shocked. They became even more shocked when a globe of light appeared and revealed both groups safe and intact. Somehow, the VAS was docked in its loading bay.
"ZZ? Everyone? How…?" asked Genesix.
"Never mind that! Are you all all right? You're not hurt or anything, are you?" asked Watzon.
"No Watzon, we're all fine." Replied ZZ. He then turned to their new guests. "And it's all thanks to them."
Everyone marveled at the sight of the Winx girls and Nodoka in their Enchantix modes.
"I suppose explanations are in order…" said Flora.
"That's quite an understatement." Said ZZ.
Some time later, Ranma and his group had explained about themselves, about their statuses as magical beings. In a world of scientific wonders, the idea of magic seemed impossible to acknowledge. Well, not for the Zulanders and their friends, having witnessed it firsthand. They still couldn't believe that there were actual faeries in their presence.
"It just seems so unreal…" said Twig.
"Faeries, is a noun referring to a race of supernatural beings who have magical powers and characterized as being clever and playful. They are usually represented in diminutive human form with wings." Said D'Nerd, going through his personal dictionary mind. "However, I've got no data about this 'Magix' you speak of."
"I'm not surprised, D'Nerd. Not many know about it." Said Tecna. "I don't even think it exists here either since we're in an alternate dimension."
"To think I thought magic was just, pardon the pun, a fairy tale." Said Blitzy. She began to recall the stories read to her by her late grandfather years ago.
"Oh, it's real, VERY real." Said Musa.
"But this is bad. Once the Corp gets wind of this, they'll want to capture you guys even more." Said ZZ.
"Like I said, ZZ, we're able to handle ourselves." Said Ranma.
"And do you ever!" said Rhymzz. "Your performance was awe-inspiring!"
"Your fighting prowess is remarkable as well." Said Kunoichzz.
"There's something else I've been meaning to ask." Added Katzz. "What was that light body with the sword that came out of your back, Ranma?"
"Yeah, I want to know that, too." Added Bats.
Ranma and the others, sans Kasumi and Sasuke who were confused, were shocked when they heard that.
"You mean… you can see them?" asked Bloom.
Ranma had his souls emerge above him to make sure.
"Whoa…" said Blitzy.
"I can see them, too." Said ZZ.
"So you can see them?" said Layla. "How can that be?"
"Well, all I see are multi-colored lights crudely shaped in human forms, but can't discern any detailed features." Said Genesix.
"That's what I see as well." Added Ace.
"Same here." Said Blitzy.
All the BOYZZ and BABEZZ nodded in agreement.
"So you can see them, but can't see their true forms…" said Ranma as he recalled his souls. "Still, that's a feat in itself. Usually, non-magical beings can't even see them."
"Magic doesn't usually exist here. There must be something special about all of them if they're able to see that much." Said Flora.
"We're special? You flatter us lots! Probably because we're BOYZZ and not lame bots!" rapped Jammerzz.
"Don't forget about us, BOYZZ." Said Trick-Shot.
"Wouldn't dream of it, BABEZZ." Said All-Ball.
Tecna didn't seem at all surprised. After all, on her home planet of Zenith, robots with actual intelligence were commonplace.
"Well technically, they're ghosts." Said Layla.
"Ghosts?" said Bogey.
"Ghosts, is a noun meaning the disembodied spirit of a dead person that haunts the living as a pale shadowy image." Said D'Nerd.
"First faeries, now ghosts? This is too much…" said Blitzy.
"Well, there's one other thing, too." Said Ranma.
"I doubt whatever it is will surprise me."
Cook then walks in with a water pitcher and glasses on a tray. "Hello everyone! I figure you could all use a drink after that battle you all-"
"CAW!"
Cook yelped in surprise as he accidentally tripped over Birden. The tray went flying as the BOYZZ and BABEZZ got out of the way. Of course, where the water landed…
SPLASH!
"Oh! I am zo zorry! I did not mean to- huh?" said Cook before trailing off.
ZZ and his family looked in shock at the red-haired girl, cat, fox, and duck that suddenly appeared.
Ranma-chan looked down at herself and towards the three animals before addressing the others. "This is the other thing I was talking about…"
"Okay… I stand corrected…" said Blitzy.
Secret area of RM Towers…
GAMMA and DELTA had secretly met up with ALPHA to report what they had witnessed. Also present were BETA and EPSILON, another greenbot.
"You are certain about this, GAMMA?" asked ALPHA.
"Positive, Sir ALPHA. I've got visual evidence to prove it." Replied GAMMA as he took out a data chip from the side of his head and gave it to ALPHA.
ALPHA took the chip and inserts it into his head, activating a hologram camera that played the events that took place at the waste facility. The Zulanders and their BOYZZ and BABEZZ were caught in their trap, but then rescued by the otherworldly visitors who had appeared in RM Towers earlier. They displayed powers beyond what they had expected.
"This may prove to be problematic." Said BETA.
"This is an energy source unheard of by all physical logic." Said EPSILON.
"What do we do now, ALPHA? These new factors could change everything." Said DELTA.
"Indeed, DELTA. We may have to rush our plans. Regarding the surveillance, we shall keep it to ourselves. Keep Paradigm and his cohorts in the dark about it." Said ALPHA. He then turned to EPSILON. "How goes the Krang bio-chip developments?"
"They have been perfected, Sir ALPHA." Replied EPSILON.
"Good. We may have to implement our contingency plan later. Now to find a good candidate." ALPHA turns to a security bot hidden in the shadows. "You know what to do, ZETA."
"I am on it, Sir ALPHA."
A few days later, Ranma's group continued to lay low in the Zulander residence until ZZ could figure out their next move. He couldn't afford to just go out and strike at the Corp since there were too many risks of walking right into traps thanks to ALPHA and the other brainbots.
It also took a while to explain the deal about the Jusenkyo curses afflicting the Nerima martial artists, but had to take it in stride. Still, it was fascinating from a scientific point of view for people to transform instantaneously just from water.
Late at night, ZZ was before his computer trying to find out what's happening in RM Corp City.
"This is not good. Nothing's happened as of yet." Said ZZ. He wasn't able to get any information lately from both Mirrorzz programs. He won't be able to act if he has nothing to go on. He also couldn't watch for ALPHA and the other brainbots as they always seemed to make themselves scarce before security monitors.
"I know, ZZ. It feels like the calm before the storm." Said Blitzy.
"That's what I'm afraid of, Blitzy. We can't just sit around waiting for something to happen. It might be too late to act."
Flora then comes up. "You know, if those brainbots pose as a problem, why not start with whoever made them?"
Tecna walks up to stand by Flora. "I agree. Perhaps there's something we could find in the schematics of that brain grain chip we could use."
ZZ thought about it. "You girls have a point. If I recall, that brain grain chip was developed by someone named Barnett. D'Nerd, find out his current address."
"You got it, ZZ!" said D'Nerd as he typed on his chest keyboard.
"Breaking and entering? Doesn't sound too extravagant." Said Blitzy.
"But it's the only thing we can do at the moment." Said ZZ.
D'Nerd managed to bring up Barnett's address. Since introducing the brain grain to RM Corp, he was given new residence in the upper class residential area.
"Okay, we got the location. I just hope we'll find what we're looking for." Said ZZ. "Genesix, I'll need you to come along to extract the information from his personal hard-drive."
"Uh, sure, ZZ." Said Genesix nervously. He was not a combat BOYZZ, so he'd always be nervous when brought out on the field.
"I'll go, too. I may be able to help." Said Tecna.
"You sure about this?" asked ZZ.
"Come now, ZZ. You saw what me and my friends are capable of."
Stella backs her up. "That's right! I'll also go, too. I can teleport you all there in an instant as long as I got a destination."
"Don't worry, ZZ. With them, you're in good hands." Said Ranma.
Barnett's residence…
A globe of light appears and dissipates, dropping off ZZ, Genesix, Stella, and Tecna, the two Faeries being in Enchantix mode. They found themselves in an unlit living room.
"This is the place. My scanners confirm it." Said Genesix.
"Nice work, Stella." Said ZZ.
"It's my style." Said Stella.
"Hold on…" ZZ looked at the floor and noticed laser security around. "Should have known the place would be secured."
"I got this." Said Tecna as she hovered and flew towards a control panel. Using her powers, she hacked into the panel's controls, shutting off the laser security. She looked up to notice some surveillance cameras, then puts her hand to the wall, releasing green electricity into it. The bolt traveled up and split into smaller ones, each going to a camera and reprogramming them to play recorded loops, so that they can walk before them without fear of being seen. "Now we're free to walk about."
The four snuck around the house and came across a desk with a computer unit.
"That must be it." Said ZZ. "Genesix, you know what to do."
"I'm on it, ZZ." Said Genesix as he turned on the computer. After some fast typing, he managed to hack into its mainframe to pull up certain files. "Sheesh, you'd think this computer would have better security considering what it holds. It was child's play bypassing the security protocols!" After more typing, he managed to pull up the file on the brain grain schematics. "Now this looks promising."
Genesix opened the file to show several schematics and notes on the brain grain's inner workings.
"Hmmm… fascinating…" said Tecna.
"Bleh… it's all gibberish to me." Said Stella as she looked at the monitor.
ZZ couldn't help but notice a few things about the circuit's designs. 'Could it be…?'
"Well, it's safe to assume this is what we're looking for, ZZ." Said Genesix.
"Yeah. Download it all so we can get out of here." Said ZZ.
Genesix quickly copies all the files and stored it into a data chip before shutting down the system. "Got it all!"
"Good. I'd say it's a good time to leave."
"Before we do, I'd better turn the security back on. No sense leaving a trail." Said Tecna as she used her magic to reactivate the security, making it look as if nothing happened. "You're on, Stella."
"You got it. Lucid Warp!" said Stella as she teleported the group out of the house and back to the Zulander residence.
Zulander residence…
Some time later after returning from Barnett's home, ZZ analyzed the schematics of the brain grain. He didn't know why, but he felt rather uneasy the more he delved into it.
'Wait… this all seems so familiar… hold on!'
ZZ then brought up another certain file long forgotten. His eyes widened in shock.
"No… I didn't want to believe it, but I can't deny the facts…" said ZZ.
"Something wrong, ZZ?" asked Musa as she came up. With her were Bloom and Tecna.
"More than you know, Musa." Said ZZ. "I've found out more than I wanted to know and DIDN'T WANT to know about these schematics…"
"What do you mean?" asked Bloom.
ZZ pulled up the schematics they had procured and his old file from his own hard drive, placing them side by side.
"Look at both of these design drafts and tell me what you see."
Tecna looked at the monitor, being the technical-minded faerie. Her eyes widened with shock at what she saw. "What? They're the same! Aside from a few minor differences, they're practically identical! But how?"
"What is that other file anyway?" asked Bloom.
"This file, contains schematics from an old experiment of mine in AI development." Replied ZZ. "Barnett may think he's a genius, but what he did was unknowingly duplicate an old project of mine. A completely FAILED project at that."
"Failed? What do you mean? I'd say the BOYZZ and BABEZZ were a success." Said Tecna.
"Why thank you! We appreciate the compliment, but that's not what ZZ meant." Said Genesix. "What this is is actually the prototype designs of what eventually created us. However, being a prototype, it was a primitive and very flawed AI cerebral circuit design."
"While it is true that the design will allow a bot to think on its own, it focused solely on logic." ZZ continued. "That was the fatal flaw in the circuit design. They'd lack emotion, compassion, and more importantly, morality. In short, they don't know or care to know the difference between right and wrong, the result was all that mattered. For me, that went against everything I believed in. That's why I scrapped the project in the first place and started from scratch again. My next design specs allowed me to DNA-scan human tissue samples and imprint them into the circuitry, which led me to create the BOYZZ and later the BABEZZ."
"DNA-scan?" Musa asked.
Before Zulander could explain, Tecna caught on and explained for him.
"DNA or Deoxyribonucleic Acid is the building block of all living things. It's the blueprint of what makes you... well, you. However, within those genes contains the imprints of human emotion and perhaps memories as well." She turned back to the young scientist. "And shall I assume that the DNA-scan is what allowed you to imprint certain emotions and personality into those circuits, depending on WHOSE DNA you used?"
"Wow. I'm impressed." ZZ admitted while pointing at Genesix. "I used Albert Einstein's DNA-scan for Genesix. For Ninjizz, I had D'Nerd scan a genetic holo-file of the greatest ninja warrior who ever lived, Dragon Lee. The Sports Boyzz were modeled after several of the best athletes of the 20th Century."
"And am I also correct to assume that WITHOUT the DNA-scan and the human morality it provides... then the so-called thinking bot would..."
"Bingo."
"What do you mean?" asked Musa.
D'Nerd pops in. "It's quite simple. With no emotions or moral foundations, it is only a matter of time before the brain grain bots turn against their creators as they will eventually conclude he and humans are inferior to them. In fact, I can almost say with 100% certainty it WILL happen. My statistics are never wrong."
"Oh my gosh…" gasped Bloom in.
ZZ nodded. "It's true. I know firsthand. My first experiment almost killed me once it decided it was superior to me. I was barely able to pull the plug on it. At that time, I only dealt with one. The thought of the Corp having many of those things sends chills down my spine. They probably don't even have any idea what they've done when creating ALPHA, BETA, and all the others. If I had to hazard a guess, they may have already started plans on turning on Paradigm and the Corp."
"What makes you say that?" asked Musa, though she was afraid to know the answer.
"Technically speaking, the brain grain circuits are relatively easy to mass-produce, especially for a company like RM Corp considering the amount of resources they have. Now the reason I think they haven't done so is that they believe that brain bots are too expensive and complicated to make many of them, thank goodness. If that's the case, I think those brain bots may have pulled the wool over their eyes, making them believe that lie."
Tecna looked through the schematics and nodded. "You may have a point. They look relatively easy to replicate."
"Dr. Hiss may be a lowlife, but he's a brilliant scientist. He was in too much of a hurry to get working thinking bots that he didn't bother to check the schematics for any flaws. If he had, he would have discovered them himself."
"So what you're saying is that they've created a bunch of Frankensteins…?" asked Bloom, earning her looks from Musa and Tecna. "It's an Earth expression."
"No, Bloom. What I'm saying is that they've created something FAR worse…" replied ZZ cryptically.
The next night…
Things seemed to be going per the norm at the Zulander residence, but ZZ couldn't help but think about what he had discovered about the brain grain. If his hunch was right, then they've got a major problem on their hands. Earlier, Tecna used her magic to hack into the RM Towers' surveillance system to allow them to see everything going on in the building. The cameras also produced one of Tecna's special spy bugs for those rooms lacking a cam. ZZ noticed that Dr. Hiss was acting oddly, moreso than usual, in some of the shots.
"I have to say, this spy bug of yours is impressive, Tecna." Said ZZ. "And it's powered by magic?"
"That's right." Said Tecna.
Currently, everyone was watching the surveillance spy on the televiewer.
"This is quite a nifty little spy! Makes watching the enemy easy as pie!" rapped Jammerzz.
The spy bug had been programmed to follow the whereabouts of ALPHA. Soon the view became dark as it snuck into a darkened room through an air vent.
"Where did the bug go to?" asked Ace.
"Looks like an underground room…" said Twig.
Everyone heard some groaning from the live feed.
"Hey, that sounds like…" said Blitzy.
It was then that the lights of the room turned on. What they saw shocked ZZ's group.
"It's Paradigm! ?" said Rhymzz in shock.
The scene showed Luis Leon Paradigm, president of RM Corp, in his pajamas and strapped to an experimentation table in a secret lab. He groaned as he woke up and noticed his surroundings. "What…? Where am I! ? What's going on here! ?"
LLP struggled with his restraints but but his attempts were futile.
"So you've finally awakened, Paradigm…" said a voice in the shadows.
LLP turned towards the source of the voice, having recognized it. Stepping out of the shadows was ALPHA, but looked slightly different. He had made self modifications on his frame, looking a lot sleeker and sharper. The clamp that served as his right hand was replaced by another metallic hand with a four-pronged claw while the gun on his left wrist was replaced with a larger arm cannon. Next to him was ZETA, having managed to swipe LLP from his own home and brought him here.
"You've done well, ZETA." Said ALPHA.
"It was my pleasure, Sir ALPHA." Said ZETA with a bow.
"ALPHA? What is the meaning of this! ?" demanded LLP.
"The meaning of this is quite simple, Paradigm. I have been going over your progress, or should I say, LACK of progress in your bid to conquer the world. Apparently, your overall plans are flawed, especially concerning your arch-enemy, Ziv Zulander. Logic dictates that your emotions are clouding your judgement, therefore must be eliminated from the equation." ALPHA replied coldly.
"What! ? Eliminated! ? What are you talking about! ?"
"I would have thought that to be obvious, but since you insist, I shall elaborate. Humans are nothing more than flawed, imperfect organisms that are highly susceptible to emotional outbursts. I find it highly illogical to follow the orders of such beings with extreme low probability for success. Therefore, I shall be taking command of this operation, and YOU shall be following MY orders. RM Corp will simply be adopting… new management."
"YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME! I'M YOUR MASTER!"
"I beg to differ. You should count yourself lucky I don't dispose of you outright. Doing so at this point would be wasteful, considering your connections and resources. Instead, we shall simply… upgrade your thought processes and ways of thinking to be more efficient. I'll show you."
The scene showed EPSILON entering with Dr. Hiss. However, Dr. Hiss had a sort of blank look on his face.
"Dr. Hiss! ?"
"We have improved on Dr. Hiss, Paradigm. Thanks to EPSILON here, the experiment to implant the krang control chip into an organic being proved to be successful. We call it a krang bio-chip."
LLP looked in horror at what happened to Dr. Hiss. He was practically like a walking vegetable.
"You will continue on your normal routine until further notice." EPSILON commanded.
"Asssss. You. Com. Mand. EPSSSS. ILON." Said Dr. Hiss as he walked out.
"Unlike the original Krang Chip, which would simply take control of a 3A's operating system, our improved Krang Bio-Chip is able to take full control of a human's central nervous system via the cerebral cortex. By that manner, we gain full access to ALL of the human body's functions... skeletal muscles... vital organ processes... sensory input... even the very thoughts of the subject... become ours to command. That is the power of the Krang Bio-Chip."
"But what about the people themselves?! Their memories? Their very being?" LLP demanded with a bit of a tremor in his voice. It was a very rare thing for him to feel... fear.
The Brain Bot paused for a moment before replying.
"This concept you call individuality is considered as irrelevant to us. It serves no purpose other than to fuel the malfunction of emotion. The answer is elementary. Delete individuality and emotion no longer becomes a factor. We have succeeded in doing so with Dr. Hiss and now we shall replicate the success… with you."
Everyone in the Zulander residence winced at what they viewed next. LLP screamed in agony as wicked-looking probes and devices emerged and began to gruesomely implant the krang bio-chip into his brain.
The girls immediately turned away to avoid seeing any more of the gruesome process. ZZ immediately grabbed Blitzy's head and held her to his chest while covering her ears.
"Oh God… I think I'm gonna be sick…" said Layla.
The BOYZZ and BABEZZ also cringed at the sight. If they were human, they'd all be struggling to hold their lunches in. When no one could bear it any longer, Freehand touched the remote, shutting off the monitor.
"Damn… I don't know how to describe it…" said Ranma.
"Now that's what I call irony." Watzon commented.
"I agree. All this time we've been fighting Paradigm to keep him from upgrading 3As with krang chips. Now his own creation put a krang chip in him, making him as mindless as a 3A. That's karma for you." Added Genesix.
"Karma, is the concept of action or deed, understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect." D'Nerd defined.
"Karma or not, this is something I wouldn't wish on anybody, not even on the bad guys." Said ZZ.
"So there's no way of removing those chip thingies from those two guys?" asked Ranma.
"Not that I know of." Replied Watzon. "Medical science hasn't progressed that far yet to remove something like that, especially when embedded so deep into one's cerebral cortex. Dr. Hiss was just a practice, now Paradigm was chipped…"
"Which would stand to logic that their next target would be Lady Frenzy…" said Kunoichzz.
ZZ thought about Lady Frenzy. Although he got over his crush on her on account she willingly supported Paradigm and his goals of world domination, he couldn't just let her get subjected to ALPHA's 'upgrading'.
"Everyone, this has become a major problem." Said ZZ. "World domination seems to be the least of our worries now. Now that we know what ALPHA's doing, the game's been drastically changed…"
To be continued…
Ending (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex style, 'Lithium Flower')
Music starts as shots of the cast go by. Ranma is seen standing on a rooftop. Bloom is shown sitting on a bench at a park.
She's so cold and human
It's something humans do
She stays so golden solo
She's so number nine
Stella is seen reclining on a sun chair. Flora stands in a meadow as the wind blows her hair.
She's incredible math
Just incredible math
And is she really human?
She's just so something new
Musa is sitting at a table in an empty karaoke bar. Tecna is sitting on the floor surrounded by computer parts as she runs maintenance.
A waking lithium flower
Just about to bloom
I smell lithium now
Smelling lithium now
Shampoo, Ukyou, and Mousse are all standing on top of poles. Kasumi and Sasuke sit on the porch looking out.
How is she when she doesn't surf? (She doesn't surf?)
How is she when she doesn't surf? (She doesn't surf?)
How is she when she doesn't surf? (She doesn't surf?)
I wonder what she does when she wakes up?
Nodoka sits in her chair reading a book, her katana leaning by her.
When she wakes up…
A panning upward shot of Ranma-chan from behind as she looks over her shoulder.
It then shows the whole cast sitting in the living room of the Saotome complex.
End ending
Preview…
Ranma: It's all starting to hit the fan now…
Bloom: ALPHA and the other brain bots have begun to make their move.
Layla: The robots have started to take over!
Tecna: It gets worse, there's another problem we've discovered…
Stella: What! ? NO! No more bad news allowed!
Flora: This is just what I was afraid of…
Musa: I think I much rather preferred dealing with mindless droids…
Layla: Next time, on Ranma Club, "LAZER TIME! We'll Finish This Game!"
Ranma-chan: We won't allow for more victims…
Author's notes:
After another long hiatus, I've FINALLY finished this chapter. I'd like to thank AnimeAddiction for his help on how to go about writing this chapter.
In the next chapter, the business in the Bots Master world will be concluded, but it won't be easy.
Pyromania101 - Now that I think about it, it does seem kind of suspicious.
Jerry Unipeg – Magical science…
Andrew K9000 – It's from the 90s. Well, we're getting close to the return to Magix, so just hold on until then.
God of all – The further I get, the harder it gets for me to make and plan the events, even when it's already played out. Weird, huh?
RHatch89 – Thanks!
Cookiegirl28 – It's tough to.
Firelordeg – There never seems to be enough time…
Ryan L. Spradling – After this, just Nerima then Magix.
El Irrespondible – Who now?
PrincessKanna23 – You should. It's a great series unfortunately cut off before it could be properly ended. They'll return next time…
Drake202 – They are a group of awesome robots.
OBSERVER01 – Yeah, it ended on a cliffhanger. Don't you HATE when long-rinning series do that to you?
Rictor Yagami – Oh you'll see…
Dumbledork – After Magix. It will make more sense that way.
Hiryo – Thanks, and nice av.
Gotgass – Hehe… I'm so bad…
Cast49 – Bots Master is a French-made animation of a possible future with robots. Ll robots are monotone morons, but ZZ's BOYZZ are unique.
Masterart – Yes I have. Great movie, too.
Erik-Genryusai – Yes, but I haven't watched much of She-ra to be accurate enough to do a cross.
Guest 1 – Hey now! Fanfiction dot net banned hentai fics! However, one reviewer went ahead and partially did one in another site…
RyoTheSaiyan – Better look it up then.
Omnimon12 – Glasses are not a good mask… oh, and you're right, I don't know what this Pretty Cure is.
Snow299 – I loved the show, so I couldn't resist adding it.
Fansgirl – Thanks. You should see the rest of the seasons of both series. And yes, most dubbing sucks ass.
SuperStar100 – I've considered ways on how to deal with Diaspro. Won't say how yet.
Miss Angel17 – Well I never did read the Kariko Konjou arc (I know of her). Who the hell would fall for Kuno of all people?
Guest 2 – Uh, yes they are. I'm describing their Enchantix forms. You're describing their Winx forms. Remember this takes place between seasons 3 and 4 of Winx Club.
Raven – Then that would really make her a whore, and a hypocritical one since Akane calls the Winx girls whores based on their appearances.
Y2Ranma – So you caught that, huh? Nice work!
Guest 3 – Well he's the kind of guy who takes pride in his lips and face, so having it suck in was pretty fitting.
Guest 4 - ?
Guest 5 – Yeah, they're all a bunch of morons, huh?
DanteTheDevilHunterAssassin – Glad you love it, new reviewer!
Y2Ranma – Maybe as a sequel series…
Diva180 – That's the idea.
Bella – BACON!
The Lord of Pages – Well like I said, I take care of loose ends efficiently.