Disclaimer: "Ranma ½", "Wonder Woman" and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is crossover/AU story.
Special note: This is a revision story of "An Amazon named Ranma".
Part 5: "Origins".
"So," Nabiki ventured. "Did you ever return to this Paradise Island?"
"Many times, in fact," Ranma says. "I wanted to be in my little girl's life as much as possible, while in the role of the Emissary. I stayed home longer when the first 'Captain of the Guard' was killed during the first breakout from the Underworld."
"'First breakout'?" Nabiki asked.
"Yeah. I took on the role until one of the more senior members of the guard had completed her 'trails' in one of our many contests."
Ranma cleared his throat.
"It was nearly a century ago that one such 'breakout' would change EVERYTHING."
FLASHBACK!"Mother, come quick!" Drusilla yelled, as she ran into her mother's quarters. "There is an…air-plane on the beach."
Rhea looks up from her battle scrolls. She was in the middle of planning the next training regiment. Knowing that Herakles would come down every year from Mt. Olympus to fight Ranma, Hippolyta had made sure that both of them would take their fight elsewhere. If the scion of Zeus wants to be humiliated every time they fight, then so be it.
"I am coming," Ranma said, as she took her sword.
As Ranma and Drusilla ran to the beach, they met other Amazons there. Amongst the wreckage was a mortal woman, who was dusting herself off.
"Who are you, stranger?" Ranma inquired in English. From the woman's flight jacket, she was an American.
"Howdy! My name is Diana Trevor…but you can call me Diana!"
Later that after noon…
"So, what brings you to our shore?" asked Queen Hippolyta, who has granted the woman an audience.
"Well, I am a courier working for the United States government, when I ran into some strange clouds. Mighty big storms you got around here."
"We chose this island to live on to live apart from Patriarch's World, mortal because of those storms."
Ranma watched the stranger like a hawk. It has been a while since she has last dealt with mortals herself.
"Well, if it's alright with you, I would like to get back home."
Before the Queen could respond, a messenger comes running into the halls.
"Your Majesty!"
"Yes, Kalika?" Hippolyta asked.
"We've just received word from Nu'Bia and her band. The denizens of the Underworld are in an upheaval, a horde of monsters are on their way towards 'Doom's Doorway'!"
Years ago, Hippolyta had chosen the dark-skinned warrior Nu'Bia to patrol the Underworld as a first line against any encroachment onto Paradise Island, which "sat" at the gates of Tarturus. Tarturus is an aspect of the "Underworld", which is a catchall phrase to describe one of the realms ruled by Hades. Specifically, Tartarus is where the monsters, deposed Titans and other prisoners of the Olympian gods are kept.
"Captain Ranma, prepare a garrison!" ordered Hippolyta.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
A few hours later, Hippolyta, Ranma and the assembled Amazons were waiting for the incoming horde.
"Mother, thank you for letting me come with you," Drusilla says.
"Don't thank me yet, daughter," Ranma replied. "No matter what, your childhood is about to end."
Even Diana Trevor wanted to participate. Ever since she was a little girl, she wanted to follow her father's footsteps by joining the military. Unfortunately, because of the prohibition on women in combat, she couldn't. It was only because of her experience as a flyer that allowed her to work in government service.
"You do not have to do this, Miss Trevor," Ranma said.
"I need to do this," Diana replies. "My daddy and my brothers were able to serve in combat; I want the same experience as well."
Ranma looks at Diana.
"Fine, but stay close."
Ranma turns to Queen Hippolyta.
"Your Royal Guard is assembled."
Hippolyta puts on her war-helmet.
"Move out!"
Over the next few days, the battle to contain the demonic horde was fierce. Unfortunately, as with all wars, sacrifices were made.
"Polly!" yelled Diana, as she ran to warn to intercept the Queen's attacker.
"What?" Hippolyta says, as she turns around-
CHUNK!
"Ahhhhh-!"
"DIANA!"
Ranma, who had seen the situation from afar, ran to her monarch's side.
"Your majesty-?"
Hippolyta cradled the dying form of the stranger who sacrificed her life for her.
"Polly," Diana began. "Tell Ulysses that…I…love him-"
And with that, Diana Rockwell-Trevor was gone.
Hippolyta looks at her Royal Guard.
"We finish this battle TODAY."
Ranma nods in agreement.
Eventually, the battle is won. However, the costs were great.
"Mother…" Drusilla said, as she cried into her mother's arms. Even though she had inherited her bastard-father's great strength, she was still such a child inside.
"I know, I know."
Some years go by, and things return to normal. Well, except for one thing: the birth of the child of Queen Hippolyta. Ever since the demon hoard attack, Hippolyta has yearned for an heir. Since Ranma had a male form, then it was he who would sire her child. And thus, Diana, the Princess of Themiscryia was born.
"Isn't she wonderful?" asked Hippolyta, as she looked at her dark-haired child.
Ranma had to admit that her daughter was a treasure. Maybe she was getting over her shame of humiliation.
"Drusilla," Ranma said, "I want you to take care of your little sister Diana. I never had an opportunity to have a brother or sister, you know."
Drusilla looks at her little sister.
"I will, Mother. I will."
Suddenly, a bright light forms right in front of the Royal Family. Stepping forth were the Olympian gods!
"Sires!" said Hippolyta, as she and the other Amazons bowed out of respect. Rhea simply nodded her acknowledgement.
"Oh, great…it's the freak squad!" Ranma said, as she received an admonishment glare from Hippolyta.
"Hark!" said Hermes, the messenger god. "We of Olympians bare good tidings!"
"Yes," said Athena, goddess of wisdom. "We have need of a champion that will be worthy of our message of peace. So, on that note, we shall bless this child."
Athena steps forth to Diana's crib.
"I, Athena, grant thee wisdom, so that you will have a tactical mind and sound reason."
The goddess of the hunt Artemis steps forth.
"I, Artemis, grant thee the eye of the hunter, and unity with beasts."
The goddess of love Aphrodite steps forth.
"I, Aphrodite, grant thee the power of love, so that you may open Men's hearts."
The goddess of the harvest Demeter steps forth.
"I, Demeter, grant thee the strength of the Earth, so that you may be long-lasting."
The goddess of the hearth Hestia steps forth.
"I, Hestia, grant thee the sisterhood of fire, so that you protect your own."
Finally, the messenger god Hermes steps forth.
"I, Hermes, grant thee the gift of flight and speed, so that you can better represent the will of your nation."
Diana began to glow, as the Amazons gathered around their princess.
"Protect your princess, Amazons," Athena said. "She has a great destiny ahead of her."
And with that, the Olympians disappear in a flash of light.
Ranma looks at her daughter, wondering what that destiny would entail.
The years wore on, as young Diana began to grow into womanhood. With the new Captain of the Guard Phillipus in placed, Ranma could spend more time with her family.
"Come on, Diana! You can do it!" Ranma yelled.
Ranma was supervising her daughter Diana's training. The Amazon Princess had to know how to control her great strength. Luckily, her half-sister Drusilla was there to be Diana's sparring partner. Princess Diana was perhaps the most beautiful female on Paradises Island. Blessed by the gods, Diana was destined for greatness, as evident by the use of her powers. This was confirmed when the Amazon's Oracle had said that when a bird of metal comes to Paradise, a great warrior must save humankind from itself. As a result, Diana tends to be a bit headstrong about her special privilege. That did not stop Ranma from putting her daughter through the ringers. Diana may have the strength of the Earth, but Ranma's experience with her fights with Herakles rendered that factor void.
Diana leaped, avoiding Drusilla's thrust. When Diana remained in the air, Rhoda turned to their mother.
"Mother! Diana is doing it again!"
"Hey, I'm just using Father's teachings of 'Anything Goes' martial arts, you know," Diana replied.
Ranma shakes her head. Ever since her daughter's eighteenth birthday, Diana has been cocky as heck.
"Girls, calm down. Drusilla, Diana is right. Diana, you may be right in your assertions, but we are focusing on basic training."
"Awww!"
Drusilla merely laughs.
Later, that day…
Ranma was standing on the balcony of her quarters of the main palace. She was wondering if she has changed too much to be with Akane, especially since she was over two thousand years old. And she was completely comfortable with being "Ranma", rather than being "Ranma Saotome". Could it be that all of her experiences thus far have changed her to something else, or could it be because of her pact that she had made with the gods, and Rhea in particular? Surely, her difficulties at resolving her beef with the Olympian god of strength Herakles could be related to the fact that Drusilla is their daughter, and that if Herakles dies, the so-called "Kindly Ones" will get involved. Born from the spilt blood of the ancient progenitor Uranus, the Kindly Ones, otherwise known as "the Furies", believed in "family justice". That is to say, if a blood relative kills another, then the next of kin has to perform a rite of vengeance; if not, the Furies would kill THAT kin. Ranma didn't want Drusilla to bare the burden of her mother's action. Thus, the only solace she could achieve was her occasional sparring matches between herself and the scion of Zeus, which allows her to beat the stuffing out of him. So far, Rhea has a 9:1 record (for every nine wins, there is one lose) in this regard. After all, SHE is constantly training.
As Ranma was about to table her thoughts for the evening, she noticed a roaring sound, followed by an object darting past the face of the Sun.
CRASH!
"Mother!" said Drusilla, as she runs into Ranma's quarters. "Something crashed into the bay!"
Ranma gets her broadsword from her main wall.
"Summon the guard, and inform the Queen that I will investigate this occurrence."
END FLASHBACK!"What we ended up learning, was that an American pilot named Steve Trevor had crashed on our island," Ranma said, as he sipped his tea. "It turns out that his arrival was prophesized by our Oracle sometime ago, and that one of us Amazons would have to go to Man's World to protect it from itself."
Ranma pauses.
"Who would have thought that the Amazon chosen for this honor would be my own daughter Diana? Of course, her mother was not too thrilled about the whole thing, but she one the challenge that granted her the honor of going out into the world to stop the madness that her grandfather Ares was responsible for. At least I used my status as an Emissary to the Allied Powers as a way to 'shadow' my little girl from time to time. Personally, I thought the only reason Diana even became a 'superhero' is because of that husband of hers."
There was silence for a moment. Ranma wondered if the Tendo clan and his father would understand where he was coming from-
"Oh, how my son was humiliated!" Genma wailed, having returned to his human form. He thought how humiliated he was, thinking about what this Herakles did to his son…and the fact that Ranma had adopted the ways of womanhood.
"There, there, old friend," Soun said, as he tried to comfort Genma.
Kasumi simply got up, and hugged Ranma. She wanted to make sure that Ranma was cared for.
"I can't believe it!" Akane yelled. "I can understand what happened to you when that bastard did that to you, but you allowed that bastard to get away with it. And I just can't believe you'd 'shack up' with some woman just because she wanted a kid."
"Drusilla's safety was more important than shedding blood," Ranma said, ignoring the slight insult to Hippolyta and Diana. "I thought you would understand THAT at least."
Ranma turned to his father.
"Dad, I did what I could to redeem my honor. I'm if that won't satisfy you."
Genma looks up angrily.
"No son of mine would ever accept any measure. He would have died rather than let live with what was done to him!"
And with that, Genma got up, and stormed out of the living room.
"Genma, wait-!" Soun began.
Soun turns to Ranma.
"I'll…I'll talk to him," Soun said.
"I'm surprised that you're taking this well, Mr. Tendo," Ranma says.
"I'm not happy by these turn of events, but the fact that you came back home says much about your honor."
"Thanks."
"Well, he could go back to that island of his for all I care!" Akane fumed. "Besides, what so special about this 'Princess Diana' anyway?"
"I got it!" yelled out Nabiki. "I knew your story sounded familiar…"
As Nabiki ran out of the room, everyone looked at her parting dust. Then, everyone else turned to Ranma, who merely shrugged.
Meanwhile, outside…
"Great, grandmother," began Shampoo. "Why we come here?"
Cologne looks at her heir, as she hops towards the Tendo. She then shows a canister.
"What that?"
"It was sent to me by special courier, a month ago," Cologne says. "I was not to open it until today."
"So, what is it about?"
"It's about the return of son-in-law-"
WOOSH!
Cologne smirked, as she shook her head. It's too bad that her great, granddaughter will meet great disappointment very shortly.
Back at the Tendo household…
Nabiki stalks back into the living room, and slams an issue of "Sensation Comics #1" down on the coffee table.
"This is your 'daughter', isn't it?" Nabiki asked.
Kasumi looks at the comic book. She knew that Nabiki secretly collected comic books featuring heroines. In fact, the main reason why her sister was such a "grifter" was because of this hobby.
Akane looks at the cover; her eyes widens.
"Your daughter is…is…" Akane stammered.
Ranma smiles.
"While we Amazons don't like to brag, yes, this is my daughter Diana, the Princess of the Amazons…otherwise known as 'WONDER WOMAN'."
"…"
Tbc.