Star Trek: Ranma's Story 40 – By DS Wynne

Disclaimer: "Ranma ½", "Sailor Moon", "Star Trek" and other genres belong to their respective owners.

Note: This is multi-epic story with many elements to it.

Special note: While this is a spin-off story to "Sailor Moon ST", you don't have to read that one to enjoy this one.

Part 40

The Mishma compound overlooked the city of Tokyo. Originally, it was land given to Lord Jinpachi Mishma as a gift from the Rantsu clan, as part of the agreement ceding control of the Mishma Zaibatsu to the Mishma clan. In fact, this action allowed the Rantsu clan to do more humanitarian and governmental work, while allowing the Mishma clan to conduct their own business. The unfortunate thing about this is that Jinpachi had a dark side that Lord Ranshin and Lady Usashinko Rantsu did not know about. Jinpachi used his façade as a respectable business man to lay the ground work of a black market career, which was developed during the Reconstruction Years in Japan post-World War II. Neither Ranshin nor Usashinko knew the full extent of this until after Heihachi Mishma, Jinpachi's son, had his father assassinated. And the Rantsu clan did not intervene on Jinpachi's behalf because of what was learned about Jinpachi's double dealings.

And that is where the problem lies.

After Heihachi's son Kazuya had set up his father's demise, at the hands of "JACK" combat androids, the now demonic Jinpachi rises from the smoking ashes of the destruction of the compound. Huge, fanged, and horned in the right places, Junipei bellowed.

"RANSHIN!"

The human-turned-demon was outraged that his pact with Lord Ranshin was not fulfilled, even though, in the end, Ranshin was right to not interfere in the family "dispute". Still, that fact would be lost on Jinpachi, ever since he was consigned to Hell.

Over seeing this was the familiar form of Lord Raiden, the sky god of Thunder. He oriental hat and robes concealed his from, as he observed the bellowing of the demon.

"Hmmm," Raiden mused. He couldn't contact Q about this, since Raiden knew that his old friend could not interfere on Earth. However, his still-mortal self was on Earth now, and could be most helpful in this regard. So-

FLASH!

Raiden teleported to Commander Ranma Saotome's location, hoping that he could deal with Raiden's "problem".

Okayama, Masaki Shrine.

"Man, what a day," Ranma said, as he teleported back to the Masaki Shrine. He had to promise Kodachi that he'll give her gift to Wesley, as soon as he can. He stepped forward, and was greeted by one of Counselor Usagi Tsukino's old friends.

"Greetings, Commander," Katsuhito Masaki said, as he raised his cup of tea. He was taking a break from his shrine duties, while observing what was going on below. "Care for some tea?"

"Hey, Yosho, sure" Ranma said, as he accepted his cup. "Man, I swear that the more things change, the more they remain the same."

"There is truth in what you say, Ranma. For example, five girls recently arrived at the house, and, unfortunately, a misunderstanding is taken place below."

Ranma was already running down the stairs.

As Katsuhito continued to drink his tea, he was amused that Ranma had yet to figure out that he was, in fact his grandson, and that his mother Nodoka was HIS daughter. The renegade Prince of Jurai figured that Ranma was too busy to notice this bit of detail. Still, Katsuhito, based on what his dear friend Usagi has told him, was proud of Ranma's accomplishments.

"I wonder how Father would react to learning about Ranma…"

Below, at the Masaki compound…

"Mercury Bubble BLAST!"

Sailor Mercury blasted Ryoko the Space Pirate with a stream of bubbles. Ryoko tried to move out of the way, but was being held in place by the bubbles.

Sailor Venus pointed her fingers at Ryoko.

"Venus Crescent BEAM!"

Before the blast could hit its target-

"Azaka! Kamidaki! Protect!" Princess Ayeak commanded, as she ordered her robotic guardsmen, who looked like floating tree trunks with a single lens for eyes, to protect her room-mate.

"I don't need your help, Princess!" Ryoko yelled. The cyan-colored haired space pirate had enough problems with princess as it is.

"I'm doing it for Tenchi, not for you, demon woman!" Ayeka yelled back. Too bad she was too busy yelling at Ryoko to pay attention to the sailor-suited warrior in the green colored skirt.

BAM!

The brown-haired Sailor Jupiter landed a flying a kick into Ayeka's back. She landed, only to be shot at by Officer Mihoshi of the Galaxy Police Force…and missing every target.

"Keep away from Ayeka!" yelled the blond-haired, dusky-skinned girl said, as she was discharging her weapon blindly. Too bad she didn't see the warrior of Mars coming up behind her…

"Mars Fire Ignite!"

FWOOSH!

Kiyone, Mihoshi's partner, knocked Mihoshi over, avoiding the raven-haired Sailor Mars' attack.

Meanwhile, Tenchi Masaki, who was coming back from town with groceries with Sasami, Ayeka's younger sister, and the cabbit "Ry-Ohki", saw this.

"What's going on here?"

Unfortunately, no one was really listening.

"Tenchi, you got to do something!" the turquoise-color haired Sasami begged.

Tenchi dropped his bags, and ran forward.

At the same time, Tuxedo Mask got up from his daze. He had taken upon himself to scout ahead of the Sailor Scouts, due to his impatience with trying to see if Usagi was at the compound. He adjusted his tuxedo, cape and top hat, when he saw a teenaged boy running towards the girls. Not really sure what was going on, he brandished his dress cane.

"Hold it!" Tuxedo Mask demanded.

"Get out of the way!" Tenchi yelled, not really sure what to think about this particular character.

Tuxedo Mask blocks Tenchi's path.

"No, not until you tell me what your intentions were."

Frustrated, Tenchi took out his wooden sword from pocket-space. He could have taken out "Tenchi", but that would have been over-kill.

"Get out of my way. I'm not going to let my friends be attacked."

That's when Tuxedo Mask attacked Tenchi.

Meanwhile, below in Washu's Lab…

"Dang," Washu said, as she noticed the perimeter alarm. She was still dressed in her "Nurse Washu" outfit, while calibrating the Defiant's new engines. The Doctor, who was Washu's latest "victim", looked up from his readings.

"Hmmm," the Doctor mused. "K-9, make sure that Madam Washu's lab is secured."

"Yes, Master," the robotic dog replied.

Washu saunters to the Gallifreyan.

"Well, Doctor, we're alone again."

"Madam, I avoided your advances back then, and I will continue to do so NOW."

"You like to play hard to get, Doctor. I LIKE THAT!"

The Doctor rolls his eyes. He hoped to be done here as soon as he can!

Back up top, in the living room, Chief O'Brien and Lt. Commander Worf were with some of the crew, eating popcorn and watching the modified television. They were watching the fight between these Sailor Scouts and their hosts.

"Should we help Ryoko and the others?" O'Brien asked.

"Naw, they can handle themselves," Worf replied, while sipping his prune juice.

"Oh."

Ranma was about to touch down, when someone appeared directly in front him.

FLASH!

"Wha-?"

"Ranma Saotome, I have need of your services," Raiden says, as he touches Ranma's shoulder.

"Wait-!"

FLASH!

Meanwhile, Counselor Usagi Tsukino arrives at the lab.

"Hey," Usagi said, as she approaches Washu and her assistant. "How are the repairs-?"

The "assistant" turns around.

"Doctor!" Usagi yelled, as she ran to hug her old friend. She had known the Time Lord for years, and even learned much of her temporal sciences and mechanics from him. In fact, she was his companion for quite a while.

"Hello, Miss Tsukino," the Doctor said, as he accepted the hug. "I was in the neighborhood, when I found out about your predicament."

"Thanks."

Then, she saw Washu's outfit.

"Did she-?" Usagi began to ask.

"Don't ask," the Doctor replied.

Then, Usagi noticed the activated perimeter alarm.

"Trouble?"

"Always. Apparently, this era's Sailor Scouts have invaded the perimeter. I sent K-9 to investigate."

"Oh, boy," Usagi said, as she ran towards the exit of Washu's lab.

Meanwhile, at the recently destroyed Mishma compound…

FLASH!

Ranma noticed that he was in some smoky ruins. He hated when he gets snatched by people-

"YOU."

Ranma turns to see a rather large demon. It had a bizarre hairstyle, hair jutting outward at the sides, bald in the middle, and jagged horns all around its body. However, the fact that the demon's entire torso was a large mouth with jagged teeth disturbed Ranma.

"Me?" Ranma replied.

"Yes. You did not fulfill your pact with my clan. Time to DIE."

Damn! Ranma thought to himself. Pops probably done something again!

Moving at unbelievable speed, the demon bummed rushed Ranma. Ranma managed to deflect the attack, but received a fist, lined with horns, full in the face.

CRACK!

Ranma was knocked back. He felt his lip split, as blood was spilled.

"You seem weaker than the last time we fought," the demon smirked, as it got into another fighting stance. "I will enjoy sending you to the Otherworld!"

Oh, boy!

Usagi went up to the living room, where she saw Worf, O'Brien and the rest of the crew lounging in front of the "special" television set. She looked at the screen and frowned.

"Aren't you going to help?"

"Prime Directive," Worf said, as he sipped his prune juice.

"Can't talk, must eat," O'Brien said, as he continued to munch away on his pop-corn.

"I'll deal with you two later," Usagi said, as she ran outside. She was moving faster than the normal eye could track.

"Fast, isn't she?" O'Brien commented.

Worf merely nodded in response.

Usagi ran outside, ran up the side of the Masaki house, and stood on the roof. It was good to be able to defy gravity whenever possible. There, on the roof, she observed what was going on.

"Hmmm," Usagi mused. She saw that her friends within the Sailor Scouts had gotten the surprise on the Masaki clan. She also knew that as long as Tenchi was not in serious danger, their lack of coordination would prove to be the Masaki clan's undoing. She was curious as to why Yosho hadn't stepped in to stop this nonsense.

Sigh.

As much as she wanted to go right down there, she wasn't sure if she was ready to see her old friends again, especially when she is in the middle of a mission. So, with that in mind, Usagi took out her henshin rod…

"Where is Usagi?" Sailor Mars yelled, as she cornered Kiyone.

"Even if I knew what you are talking about, I wouldn't tell you!"

Kiyone and Mihoshi had arrived when the misunderstanding at taken place.

Sailor Mercury's automatic sensors indicated that the object of their search was close.

"Sailor Venus! Usagi is nearby-!"

FWOOSH!

A ball of light-blue energy landed in the middle of the battle site, knocking everyone back. When the smoke cleared, a lithe, female form emerged.

"S-Sailor Moon?" Venus asked hesitantly.

Sailor Moon was dressed in her traditional Sailor suit, however, her eyes was glowing bright white.

"YOU HAVE CAUSED GREAT HARM TO MY FRIENDS," Moon declared. Her voice seemed to rumble like thunder. "PREPARE FOR RETRIBUTION!"

With that, Sailor Moon moved faster than anyone could keep up. She managed to remove Ryoko, Ayeka, Mihoshi and Kiyone from the battle site, leaving the Sailor Scouts behind.

"What happened to Sailor Moon?" Sailor Jupiter asked, as the wind started to blow about into a gale, lightning flashing in the distance.

"I'm not sure," Mercury said, as she tapped into her Mercury Computer. "But her power-levels are greater than even when she was 'Sailor Cosmos'!"

"Then she must be under the control of these people," Sailor Mars said. "We will need to subdue Moon before we can help her."

"Right!" said Sailor Venus. "Let's do this!"

Meanwhile, the Moon Cats Luna and Artemis were observing what was going on from their position in a tree.

"This is terrible!" Artemis said. "We finally find Usagi, and she has become a monster!"

"We got to do something-" Luna began.

"Hello," said a voice below.

The cats looked down. They could see a little girl with turquoise waving her hand at the cats.

"I didn't know that there were any Lunar cats on this planet," Sasami said.

"Ryo-OW!" yelped the space cabbit.

"!"

Back at the Mishma Compound…

Ranma prepares his move. Already, he could feel his strength being sapped by the creature's presence. So, he decided to mainline his potential power.

FWOOSH!

Ranma's aura grew bright, light blue, before he switches to white. He had remembered when his potential was augmented thrice by the alien 'Dende', the first time, King Kai, his old friend Son Goku's teacher, the second time, and finally Old Supreme Kai, the final time. Those awakenings, plus his constant training, has allowed Ranma to increase his power considerably, which is why he is three times as powerful as he was when first fought the phoenix godling Saffron.

Ranma looks at Jinpachi with a hunter's eye.

"I don't know who you are, or what beef you have with me, but I don't take kindly to bullies."

At this point in his development, Ranma didn't need to yell out his attacks. He was a living weapon that HE himself had forged.

Ranma moved quickly towards his opponent at "invisible" speed. Instead of punching the demon, Ranma leaped over the creature, grabbed its head, and judo slammed it into the ground.

BOOM!

The demon roared, as it quickly recovered. Ranma performed flying spin kick to the head, knocking it to the side.

"Well?" Ranma said with a cocky grin.

"Humph," the creature said, as it got up. It then beckoned Ranma to step forward.

Ranma charged, determined to finish it off.

That's when the creature's torso opened up.

FWOOSH!

The mouth of the torso opened up, blasting chaotic energy into Ranma. Ranma was knocked back.

"Uh," Ranma said, as "he" got back up. That's when "he" noticed that "he" was a "she".

"Wha-?"

"You didn't think that I knew about you Jusenkyo curse?" the demon said, as it began to pummel into Ranma-chan. She felt her energy levels drop considerably, as she was being wrecked with pain.

"First, I will break your flesh, and then I will enslave your spirit."

And with that, Jinpachi continued his assault.

Meanwhile, back at the Masaki compound…

"Jupiter Thunder Dragon!" Sailor Jupiter yelled, as she released her attack.

Moon smirks, as she reaches out…and grabs the head of the dragon!

"Wha-?"

"I happen to be a Warlock, Ju-chan," Moon says, as she cupped the now ball of electrical energy. "Of the Air and Earth elements to be exact."

She then stomps the ground, which juts up a boulder from the Earth. Like a soccer player, Moon then kicks the boulder towards Jupiter.

THOOM!

"Yikes!" Jupiter yells, as she ducks, only to be hit by the ball of electricity.

ZAP!

Sailors Venus and Mars joined forces to combined their attacks.

"Venus Crescent BEAM!"

"Mars Firebird IGNITES!"

FLASH!

FWOOSH!

While Sailor Moon caught Venus' beam in her palm, she allowed the flames to lick her body.

"Heh. Tickles."

Her eyes glowed bright.

"Moon Flash Revised: WIDE LENS!" Moon yelled.

A beam of energy engulf Moon's line of sight, stunning everything in its path.

"Ohhhh…"

Sailor Moon turns her attention to Sailor Mercury.

"YOU'RE NEXT!"

Gulp!

Down near the entrance of the Masaki shrine…

"You stop that!"

"No, I won't!"

Tuxedo Mask and Tenchi Masaki were sparring. Since these two were not as powerful as their respective peers, they were getting winded by their fight.

"You…will…not…pass!" Tuxedo Mask proclaimed.

"Yes…I…will!" Tenchi said likewise.

Sitting on a nearby bench, unnoticed by these two combatants, were Sasami and the Moon cats.

"Should we say something?" Artemis asked.

"We should stop this," Luna said.

"Let's wait a little longer," Sasami said, as she ate her cookie, and fed a carrot to Ryo-Ohki. "This is funny!"

Back at the Mishma compound…

Ranma-chan was getting low on her energy. Still, there was NO way that she was going to loose to this moron!

While thinking about these thoughts, her hand fell upon a scroll underneath. Her mind realized what she was touching, when she was suddenly filled with energy.

"Wha-?" Jinpachi said in surprised, as he steps back from the now glowing Ranma-chan.

As Ranma-chan glowed, a tattoo of a dragon began to move up her arm. It then moved onto her back, as her eyes began to change from steel blue to green. However, the eyes did not just change color, but were changed to that of a dragon.

Ranma-chan rose, feeling stronger than ever.

"Where were we?" Ranma-chan said, as she cracked her knuckles. "Oh, yeah. I was kicking your butt."

Ranma-chan began to wail upon Junipei. The demon tried to use his "miasma breath" on the martial artist, but found its jaw being broken.
CRUNCH!

As Jinpachi was loosing teeth, Ranma-chan began to work on the larger set that was part of its torso.

CRUNCH!

Then, having enough of the whole situation, Ranma-chan lifted Junipei, who was as big as the infamous "Incredible Hulk" into the air, and tossed high into the sky. With one of her out-stretched palms, Ranma-chan performed a powerful "Moko Takibasha" attack.

FWOOSH!

"ARRRRRRRRGGGHHHHH-!"

And Jinpachi was sent back to the Underworld.

As Ranma-chan lowered her arm, she noticed her talons.

"What…what's happening to me?"

As if on cue, her hands became normal.

"Man, what's up with that?" Ranma said, as he shifted back to his normal, male self. Then, he used his "Instant Transmission" to go back to the Masaki compound, hoping that the ruckus going on there was contained.

Thirty minutes later, a pony-tailed man, dressed in a business suit scrounges the rubble, where he picks up the same scroll that Ranma had touched. He was going to challenge Jinpachi for it, after defeating the demon's grandson Jin Kazama. Apparently, someone was nice enough to do the job for him. Hopefully, he wasn't wasting his time trying to retrieve his martial arts school's "Dragon God Fist" secrets.

Observing this, from a distance, was Lord Raiden and…Q.

"Was this REALLY necessary for you to get my younger self to fight Junipei?" Q asked.

"I'm afraid so," the thunder god replied. "Feng Wei murdered his master for that scroll, which was handed down to his master's ancestors by Shen Long."

"That's right, I remember now," Q mused. "Shen Long is in fact an ancestor of my foster brother Ryuu's first teacher Gouken. I am surprised that…that…"

"You feel it, right?"

Q looks up at Raiden.

"The timeline just changed. Again. You know that this is the fourth time these ripples have occurred."

"Indeed, the fourth ripple being caused by the Defiant's trip into the past. As Lord Ranshin, as you NOW recall, you will give the knowledge of the Dragon God Fist to Ryuu, as a favor your friend Gouken. This, in turn will prevent him from using the "Murder Fist" techniques again, when Ryuu faces Gouki the Akuma the second time. Of course, the Rantsu clan will incorporate the Dragon God Fist into their arsenal of techniques…yet again."

"Hey, you know that we Rantsu simply use what works without the need to master something. It's all about 'Anything Goes' my friend."

Raiden rolls his eyes.

"Say, let's take a look at what's happening at the Masaki Shrine!" Q said, as he snapped his fingers, producing a floating television set…

Sailor Moon, who was blazing with energy, was stepping towards Sailor Mercury.

"You…you don't have to do this!" Mercury said. She was more than prepared to fight her friend.

Then, all of a sudden, Moon stops.

"You're right," Moon says, as she suddenly hugs her friend. "Gods, how I miss you."

"?"

Sailors Venus, Mars and Jupiter see this, and wonder the same thing.

FLASH!

Ranma Saotome teleports onto the battle site.

"Oh, I guess it's over," Ranma said, as he observed his surroundings.

"Yeah," Sailor Moon says, as she switches to normal. "You looked kinda beaten up."

"Yeah, I kinda had a run-in-with a demon."

"WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON!" yelled Sailor Mars.

"Actually, I wonder the same thing," said Princess Ayeka.

"Let me at 'em!" yelled Ryoko.

"Calm down, the battle is over," said Kiyone, as she and Mihoshi was trying to hold back the space pirate.

Ranma could see two guys walking up the trail, being escorted by little Sasami, her cabbit, and…and…

"CATS!" Ranma yelled, as he took off. He could deal with cat-hybrids, but real cats, on the other hand…

Usagi shook her head, wondering if Ranma would ever get over his fear of normal cats. She then turned her attention to the tuxedo-clad warrior, that was being held up by Tenchi.

"Mamoru…"

A few hours later…

Usagi was working the power coupling on the bridge of the Defiant, when she received a visitor.

"Hello, Usagi," said a voice.

Usagi came out of the access panel, to see Mamoru looking down at her.

"Hey, Mamoru," Usagi said, as she got up. She wiped the grease from her hands. "What's up?"

"Well, Mr. O'Brien told me that you were down here…"

"Oh," Usagi replied, as she sat down her tools. She had forgotten how handsome Mamoru Chiba was.

"Where have you been?"

"Well, I was away, living a life all by myself," Usagi replied, as she sipped her Klingon coffee. Specifically, I was living in the future as a space explorer under many guises. Right now, I'm a clinical and physiological psychologist."

"So that's why they call you 'Counselor'."

"Yep."

"Then, how is it that you know THIS stuff?"

"Mostly from experience, though I am a trained scientist, you know."

Silence.

"Say, may be you can help get these wires properly crossed. You have a back ground in electrical engineering and all."

Mamoru smiles.

"I would like that."

Meanwhile, up top…

"Ha!" Makoto Kino said, as she ducked Ranma's crescent kick to the head. Ranma had known "Mako-chan" since they were in elementary school. In fact, she was Ranma's first "sempai".

"Man, you sure had gotten good, Ranchan!" Makoto said, as she tried to perform a palm strike.

"Eh, I had lots of practice," Ranma replied, as he countered the strike. He then reversed the strike, and back handed Makoto.

POW!

Makoto fell back.

"Mako-chan!" Ranma said, as he went over to his old friend. When he grabbed Makoto's hand to help her up, something weird happen.

ZAP!

Some sort of electrical discharge occurred between them.

"What was THAT?" Makoto said, as she looked at her hand.

"I'm not sure. Maybe it's static electricity or something."

"I guess so."

As time went on, two things were revealed.

One, besides knowing Makoto Kino, Ranma also knew Ami Mizuno, as a playmate in kindergarten, and knew Minako Aino from when he and she (as "Sailor Venus") worked together on a special case in London England; Genma was framed for crime he did not commit (for a change), that had been caused by a youma. And two, it turned out that Katsuhito was, in fact, his grandfather, and that Rei Hino, a Shinto priestess-in-training was his second cousin on his mother's side.

By the way, both Usagi and Ranma made sure that their own past relationship was not revealed. It would have complicated things while still stuck in the past. Usagi had to promise the Sailor Scouts to return home as soon as possible, preferably after she completes her time in the future. Mamoru wanted to go with Usagi, but Sailor Pluto, who FINALLY decided to show up, forbade him not to.

With the repairs of the Defiant completed, it was time to go.

"Thank you, Doctor, for your help," Usagi said, as she hugged the Time Lord.

"Well, consider this re-payment in full, Miss Tsukino," the Doctor said. "Come, K-9, let us be off."

And with that, the Doctor shuts the door of his Blue Police Box. Slowly, it disappears.

"Man, what a guy!" Ranma said.

Usagi looks at Ranma strangely.

"Hey, I know awesome when I see 'em!"

Later, after everyone from the Defiant was fully dressed in Starfleet gear…

"Be careful, Princess," Luna said. While she didn't want her to go, Usagi was adamant about fulfilling her obligations. Good thing Rini Chiba, the future daughter of Neo-Queen Serenity and King Endymion, had used her Luna Ball to affect the memory of everyone who knew Usagi. That way, no one would question Usagi's absence.

"I will Luna, I will."

With all the good-byes out of the way, the command crew was able to resume their mission. The Defiant rose out of the nearby lake.

"We're ready to go, commander," Worf says, as he set the controls.

"Excellent," Ranma says, as he sat down in his command seat. :Let's go and save the Earth."

As the Defiant gets ready to jump directly into the time stream, Usagi was wondering if she would ever keep her promise to her friends, especially to Mamoru…

Back on Earth…

"We will ever see Usagi again?" Minako asks.

"Well, she did promise," Artemis said.

Makoto scratched the back of her head, wondering if she would see Usagi and Ranma again. She didn't notice the dragon tattoo glowing slightly on her back.

"Well, we need a new 'Sailor Moon' guys," Ami says.

"Hmmm," Rei mused. "Let's see if Naru is interested…"

Mamoru simply looks up into the night sky, wondering he will see his beloved again.

Meanwhile, Lady Usashinko is having tea with Katsuhito, both of whom were observing what was going on below the Masaki Shrine itself.

"Good tea, old friend," Usashinko said.

"Thank you," Katsuhito replies.

Tbc.

Next time: The crew of Defiant arrives in a time when Earth has just ended the third World War, and it will be up to them to insure that the planet survives long enough to make "first contact" with the Vulcans. Also, find out what happened to both the Nerima Wrecking Crew and the Sailor Scouts in this brave, new world. See you next time!