Mercury Family
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Chapter 3 – A storm of ice and thunder
A little early that night….
While the Tsukinos and company were having dinner, Luna was sneaking down the hallway from Usagi's room. As she approached the stairs, she keep reviewing what she had listened early during the day and what she had felt coming from those people.
I'm sure that I did felt something from those girls, but what? Hmm as I get closer the feeling intensify…I must check them but if what they say is true, then their mother can not spot me.
Luna stopped at the first step of the house stairs that did allow her see the whole dining room without being seen. From her place she carefully studied the Mizunos, Chibas, and Hinos since she couldn't get closer she decided to use her lunar powers to amplify her senses and so be able to scan each individual.
Well since that Ami girl is the nearest to Usagi I'll start with her. Let's see…Hmmm as I thought there is a power coming from her, no not just one power, but two powers to be precisely, one is her high level of life energy…that means that that girl is an elite warrior.
The other power… I know this power, but its looks like to be sleeping. By the passive waves that comes from her I'd say that this power almost feel like Usagi's…. wait could it be? Could that girl be a senshi like Usagi?
Luna made a mental note to take a closer look to the girl in a more appropriate time; then she moved her senses to the girl's sister, and come to the same stunning conclusion that the girl was probably another senshi.
This can't be a coincidence... two girls from the same family being unawake senshis that is too much of a coincidence, is it possible that the whole family is from the Silver Millennium?
Then she moved her gaze to the other children, checking Rei first and then checking Mamoru.
What a hell is going on here? The whole bunch is emitting the same feeling, even that Boy! Wait a boy with a senshi feeling? The only one that I know of is Endymion… Oh great I knew this was too much to be a coincidence, almost all of the possible… candidates? ...Could it be? Could all those girls be the inner senshis? Damn I need to be too closer to be sure… I'll follow these people discretely and check them while they're sleeping.
Moving her gaze to the adults she checked first the short brown hair one and as she checked her, she felt the dual power, but the second and older power is weak very weak, and it didn't feel like a senshi.
Her power is a lot more like a noble or a cousin to a senshi from the Silver Millennium. Besides she indeed looks familiar, I'm sure that I saw her before, but where…and when?
She felt the same thing with the rest of the adults, minus Ranko plus the adult Tsukino's, but when she moved her gaze to Ranko it was the moment that the Mizunos were about to leave and it was then that Ranko had spotted her.
'Present Time'
Neko-Ranko did pay attention to what her 'sister' had said and when Luna told about the true form of the Neko-ken and that a soul of a cat was living inside her the Neko-Ranko stopped to think.
What does sister means by… by…uh? Wait my… my body… is…ok wait a minute, back up a moment. If what she said is true then… then I'm a soul possessing a human…. when the hell did it happen? The last thing that I remember is… I… I can't remember! Some thing is blocking my memories. Well not for long, and if this block is a result of the fake method then I must face whatever demon got in here as well.
With that in mind Neko-Ranko turned her whole attention to the inner side of her mind; she soon found the barrier and a dark shadow. When she tries to put down the barrier, this mysterious shadow attacked her.
Oh it's a fight that you want isn't it? Ok pal you got a fight with the best lunar cat warrior around. "By the power of my ancestry, the mystical feline race of the moon knows as MAU and by the power of Mercury my home kingdom I SELEN invoke the power of the LUNAR SENTRY."
On the real world barely a second had passed when suddenly the symbols of the moon and mercury flare brightly in Ranko's head, then Ranko started to speak stunning every one and when she finished, a power had burst around her, transforming her and awoke memories in Luna.
"S-Selen? L-little sister is... is that you?"
"Uh? What do you mean by sister? Are you telling us that the cat soul that possessed Ranma is your sister?" ask a bit annoyed and at the same time surprised Nabiki. But before Luna can answer, Ami start speaking.
"Luna if what you say is true and the cat that is inside her is your sister wouldn't she be able to talk like you do?"
"Yes Ami she should why?" Luna answered and inquired
"Because when my mother went cat, she never talked." Ami explained
"WHAT? Its not possible, if my sister soul is the one that did go to her then she should've be able to speak, like she did right now." Luna said
"Could some thing have gone wrong? You say that momma went through the fake method." Shampoo inquired
"Yes it's a possibility… Oh god why didn't I see it sooner. If the fake method was developed by evil people then instead of a cat spirit an evil spirit would have merged as well. I don't have time to lose I have to help my sister. Listen I'll create a mental link with her and I'll help her." Luna yelled
"Oh no, you won't! Not unless you take me with you. If some thing is harming my mom than it has to answer to ME! I had sworn that I'll never again be separated from her. It's past time I return some of the good things that she had done to me." Ami said while towering over the cat
By now a shinning frosting aura surrounded Ami and the symbol of Mercury was shinning like the sun on her forehead.
"And you can count with me as well, no one harm mom and get away with it." Makoto said as she too started to show the Jupiter symbol on her forehead and lighting sparks started to appear over her body.
"Wait if it's a demon that you are going to fight, then you'll need my help as well, and I'll be dammed before I let a demon take my aunt away" yelled Rei as she too used her confidence and will power to impose her will. Besides she too has a mark on her forehead, the senshi of Mars mark.
"Auntie Ranko was a great help to me and to mom as well, besides I won't let bookworm here have all the fun… I do not know why but I suddenly have the feeling that Usagi should come with us as well." Mamoru said
"Me? Why should I…." as Usagi trailed off and closed her eyes as she started to feel a funny feeling of déjà vu like she did at lunch time over her school, then she did what she was an expert in doing, she followed her heart. When she opened her eyes again they were filled with a calmness that was uncanny.
Looking at the people she saw a connection between her and them, especially between her, Mamoru, and Rei.
"I'll go as well. Luna you got a small army to go along side with you." Usagi said
Usagi Moon symbol shone brightly, and suddenly beans of energy interconnect the symbols of the girls and Mamoru's Earth symbol reinforcing a bound that already was there.
"I would have forbidden it, not because I don't want it or am trying to keep you away. You see only those of the Silver Millennium, specially the nobles or the senshis could link and work with me to aid those ill of mind or possessed. But since you are a senshi I'll gladly accept you help." Luna said
"Wait a minute since when are we these Senshi?" ask all the kids at once
"The symbols on your foreheads said it so" Luna explained
Luna jumped in the air and whirled for a bit in mid air before landing on her four pawns, followed by three pens and a broche. "Usagi take the broche and yell MOON PRISM POWER to transform, Ami the blue pen and yell MERCURY PLANET POWER to transform, Makoto the green one yell JUPITER PLANET POWER to transform, Rei the red one to transform yell MARS PLANET POWER." Luna explained
"Usagi... Be glad young lady that I and your father own our lives more than once to Ranma, and that Ranma need help right now. Go on transform and go help Ranma." Yuka said while frowning
"OK mom, and don't worry I won't let my best friend mother suffer any longer" Usagi replied
"What about me?" Mamoru asked.
"I'm sorry Prince Endymion but I only have access to the lunar senshis devices" Luna lamented
On that instant the girls picked their devices and yelled:
"MERCURY PLANET POWER MAKE UP!"
"JUPITER PLANET POWER MAKE UP!"
"MARS PLANET POWER MAKE UP!"
"MOON PRISM POWER MAKE UP!"
Mamoru look at the transformations then something click on his mind as he see Sailor Moon, then he pick a rose that he always carried and concentrated. Instants later and a hurricane of rainbow lights, lighting, fire and water flood the room. As he and the girls were wearing the Tuxedo Mask costume and the senshi fuku.
"Wow!" said those watching, while Usagi's father was fuming.
"USAGI… The next time that you'll need to transform, made it in SECRET!" He literally
"Err why did you ask that dad?" Sailor Moon asked
"Did you know that you, all of you go naked when you transform?" He asked
Insert massive blush here.
"Great! Oh great! It was all that I needed, more fuel to the Pervert squad." Sailor Mercury muttered.
"Listen cat when this is over you own us a huge explanation." Kodachi warned.
"Don't worry I will. Now girls remove your tiaras and concentrate on your inner power. Unite your hands, and then join them with my pawns. You do it too Tux boy." Luna ordered
The senshis and Tuxedo Mask complied and soon their hands, minds and power joined with Luna as she made a link with Ranko. When the girls, TM and Luna become aware of their surroundings they saw a redhead girl with feline features, wearing a blue feminine version of Endymion's body armor. (A.N. to better visualize it get the super mercury fuku, and mix it with a blue upper body armor of Endymion's. But a woman's body armor model type.) She was fighting against a monster near a wall.
This girl was also wearing a tiara with a blue gem in it. As the senshis could tell, she was holding her own against an obviously skeleton cat type Youma, which had managed to connect various hits. On seeing this, the senshis immediately rushed in to fight the monster.
"Usagi, Luna take care of her, that thing is ours. Mamoru see if you can find Ranma, He'll probably be in the other side of that wall." Mercury ordered.
It's said and done, Mars, Jupiter, and Mercury jumped in and started to use their martial arts against the monstrous thing, while Moon and Luna went over to their wounded friend, and Tuxedo Mask go to a wall that was near.
Upon getting close to the wall, Tuxedo Mask started to hear the faint cries of a small child, looking around he saw that the wall was impossibly high and wide. 'Guess the only way is through it' "BAKUSAI TENKETSU!" He yelled
"Who's there? Ryoga is that you?" A boy cried from the other side
"Ranma… Are you Ranma?" Tuxedo Mask asked
"Yes I am who are you?" Ranma replied
"I'm Mamoru, Chiba Mamoru, I've come to help." Tuxedo Mask replied
"Chiba… wait are you Kodachi son?" Ranma asked with a voice that becomes older each time that it speaks
"Yes I am; I, Ami, Makoto, and Luna had come to help you, your sister in facing the monster Neko-ken." Tuxedo Mask replied
"WHAT! Hurry up with the wall there isn't time to lose they'll need help." Ranma yelled
"Meow! Meow! Meow!..." many cats were heard
"Uh…. is there any cat with you in there?" Tuxedo Mask asked
"There are too many to count, listen try and make a hole on this barrier, while I ...f-face them." Ranma replied
"Right hang in there BAKUSAI TENKETSU!" Tuxedo Mask replied and resume attacking the wall
While Tuxedo Mask helped Ranma, and the girls were having the fight of their lives, Moon and Luna tended to their friend wounds.
"Are you all right?" Sailor Moon asked
"Ugh! I've been better… P-pr-PRINCESS!...but how? You shouldn't be a senshi." The girl replied
"Uh? What do you mean princess? Luna here was coming to help you, but my friends over there wouldn't let her come alone, so when they asked me if I wished to come I agree. So to make a long story short I and the girls receive some objects that allowed us to transform into this garb." Sailor Moon replied
"She did what? ...Never mind that for now, look you are the princess and I'm sure of it." Selen replied
"If you say so…" Sailor Moon said
"Trust me on this you are our princess. Now if it's not asking too much your highness could you cast a light heal spell on me? You see that Youma really did a number on my ribs." Selen replied
"I would if knew how." Sailor Moon said
"How can you not know such simple and basic spell? I saw you cast it hundred of times." Selen inquired shocked
"I knew how to cast magic on my own before?" Sailor Moon asked
"No time for that now Sailor Moon, you stay here with my sister while I'll go get a piece of that trash over there for my self LUNAR SENTRY MAKE UP!" Luna yelled
Back to the fight and a bit early.
"Girls let's unite our new techniques with the Katchu Tenshi Amaguriken." Mercury yelled
"OK!" yelled both Jupiter and Mars.
"KATCHU TENSHI AMAGURIKEN REVISED! MERCURY BUBBLES RIVISED! ICE SHARDS STORM!" Mercury yelled as she launch a new and more powerful attack
"KATCHU TENSHI AMAGURIKEN REVISED! JUPITER THUNDER RIVISED! 1000 THUNDER DRAGONS ASCENCION!" Jupiter Yelled yelling and unleashing her new attack
"KATCHU TENSHI AMAGURIKEN REVISED! FIRE SOUL REVISED! FLAME METEOR PUNCH!" Mars too released her new attack
"Hey! Let some for me will you? LUNAR SILVER SWORD BLADE DANCE!" with that Luna joined the fray, as she fought wearing almost the same thing that her sister was using, but black and white instead of blue and white.
The Youma was unprepared and was caught by surprise so it received all of the four devastating attack directly. It was thrown against the barrier with such force that it cracked, finishing the hole that Mamoru was making.
"So you are the Neko-ken that got me into so much trouble in the past." Ranma said.
As the monster were getting up the whole gang approached, and Luna heard the tail end of Ranma's speech.
"He is the demon that possessed you when the fake Neko-ken was taught." Luna said
"Fake uh? And what happens when the true one is taught?" Ranma asked
"SHE IS THE SOUL OF THE CAT THAT MERGED WITH ITS OWNER AFTER YEARS OF PEACEFUL LIFE, WHILE YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN TRAINING FELINE MOVEMENTS KUNG-FU. BUT THANKS TO THAT PANDA I AM IN CONTROL." The Youma answered while it sneered
"Do you want to bet on it bone face?" Ranma asked before lunching his art upon the demon hitting it hard and fast. The others were about to help when Mars stopped them.
"What are you doing?" demanded Mercury.
"This is his soul, his mind, he must defeat it alone; our help here was just to weaken it enough for Ranma to be freed." Mars replied
"You've spent too much time with Cologne obaa-chan." Jupiter muttered.
They watched the fight closely, while Luna taught a quick healing spell; that soon restored Selen.
"FOOLISH MORTALS YOU CAN NOT DEFEAT ME! I AM CONNECTED DIRECTLY WITH THIS SOUL AND IT FEEDS ME WHILE I TURN THE LIFE OF THIS ONE A LIVING HELL AS ORDERED MY MASTER." The Youma said
"Your master… who is your master?" asked Ranma.
"SINCE YOU'LL DIE HERE ANY WAYS I'LL TELL. MY MASTER IS THE ONE THAT ENVISONED CRYSTAL TOKYO, SHE HAD FORESEE HIS INTERFERENCE, SO IT SENT ANOTHER SLAVE, TO GIVE THAT EXCUSE OF A FATHER THE HELL VERSION OF THE NEKO-KEN. TOO BAD A LUNAR CAT WAS AMONG THE OTHER CATS. NOW DIE! DARKNESS STORM!"
The skeleton Youma unleashed a storm of dark energy that hit everyone. The senshis, lunar sentries, Tuxedo Mask and Ranma screamed and were thrown back with stunning force. Ranma recovered quickly and saw Mercury landing right by his side; she was wounded and almost unconscious. Recalling what the Tux guy had said Ranma quickly identified the girl with blue hair.
"AMI! That's it no more Mr. Nice Guy! PERFECT MOUKO TAKABISHA!" Ranma yelled
Ranma unleashes the grandmother of all ki blasts.
The Youma was overwhelmed with such powerful blast; it was so powerful that it did die with such powerful attack. But not before all his connections with Ranma and Selen were severed; it was thrown out of Ranko's body with such a force that the Youma flight keep going on the real world.
Unfortunately the blast broke the ceiling and roof of the Tsukino's house. But the blast kept going, leaving earth and deep into space. When Ranma relaxed, he went to Mercury side and hugged her with all his might.
"Ugh! Mom…Ranma…Need air." Mercury gasped
"Ops I'm sorry. Are you ok sweetheart?" Ranma asked
"Yes I am. A bit weak and I'm hurting in many places." Ranma said
While the two hug tightly, Jupiter started to stand up, but stopped at a sitting position once she got a better look at who was hugging her sister.
"Uh… Who are you, and where is momma?" Jupiter asked
"Are you all right Mako-chan?" ask Ranma as he rushes to his daughter side.
"I…I'm ok, now who the hell are you? And sis why do you look different from when I saw you transformed?" Jupiter asked
"Relax sis, this is how my soul truly look alike. And he is our mom; I mean… well for you to understand I'll need to tell you a long story about his and mom past. Suffice to say that he and mom are the same and only." Mercury replied
"UH?" was all that Jupiter said
"Before mom got pregnant with me, he…he and mom were the same, like a person who could switch bodies like we can switch cloths. Only for the change to happen, you needed a bit of water." Mercury tried to explain
"I don't believe it." Jupiter said
"Believe it Mako-chan. Here look at these memories." Ranma said as he created a ball of light. Curiously Makoto, Rei, Usagi, Luna, Selen and Mamoru took a look at it. They did not just see the memories, but they also heard it.
"Oh and Selen, thanks for trying to save me when I was in that pit." Ranma said
"You're welcome, but now that I can clearly see you, you look very familiar to me, as if I did saw you before, but I just can't pin it down." Selen said as she neared him
"Well perhaps there is an easy way to find out." Ranma said
"How?" asked every body
"Come with me, all of you." Ranma said as he turned ands started walking back to the wall
"Where are you going Ranma?" Mercury asked
"I'm going to the core of mine, Selen and my twin sister soul core." He replied
To be continued.