Sailor Moon ST: Hero Unlimited – DS Wynne

Disclaimer: Sailor Moon, Ranma ½, Star Trek, Justice League Unlimited and other properties belong to their respective owners.

Note: This is a multi-genre story.

Special note: Since I am using both the DCU and the DCU Animated "worlds" as resources, I've changed things a bit. For example, The Huntress is the daughter of Batman and Cat-Woman (who has been murdered by the Joker). She has a younger sister named "Cat-girl", who has taken up the business of thievery, but in a Robin-hood sort of way. She has an older half-brother named Ibn al-Xuffash ("Son of the Bat") in Arabic, and whose mother is Talia (the daughter of Ras Al'Gul). In my story, Batman has survived the plunge of the Lazarus Pit, after defeating Ras Al'Gul (so he THINKS), and has a second lease on life (like dating Wonder Woman, albeit reluctantly). C&C are always welcomed.

Part 12: "Double-Double" & "Crash"
"I don't NEED a baby-sitter, you know!" Huntress yells, as she sits back in her seat in the stretch-limo. Due to excessive misconduct, Helena ("Huntress") Wayne-Bertinelli was put on probation. Ever since her husband Jack Bertinelli (who was a "straight arrow") was killed in a hit, intended as a message to Jack's father (a mob boss), Huntress swore to find out who was responsible, and make that person pay. In fact, it was the reason why she decided to return to the "family business" of fighting crime. When the Justice League reformed, Huntress joined in order to gain more access to much needed resources…since she and her father, The Batman, had a "fallen out" over her marriage to the son of a mob boss. But with her newest "dress down", Usagi and Ranma has been assigned to shadow Helena, as they participate in the fashion show benefit in Central City. Still, even they would be hard-pressed to keep an eye on her; so, two other people were "recruited"…

"Hey, don't look at ME," Oliver ("Green Arrow") Queen said, as he sipped his non-alcoholic champagne. "Besides, this 'assignment' give US the opportunity to relax a bit."

"Just have some fun, Helena," Dinah ("Black Canary") Lance replies. All three of them were in "fancy dress", since they were to attend a charity benefit hosted by television reporter Linda Park.

"Humph!" Helena replied.

The evening went well. Linda introduced the event, and mentioned the sponsors. And finally, the actual modeling show got underway. As the models came out and strutted their "stuff", one particular model received the most "cat-calls" from one fan…

"Man, she's fine!" Wally ("The Flash") West says, as he got up and whistled.

Ranma glared at Wally, but kept her professionalism. Thankfully, someone did something about it.

SMACK!

"Hey!" Wally said, as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Sit down, WALLY," Linda says, as she nearly seethed. "I mean, really."

"Owie…"

Ranma twirled, and went back to behind the stage.

And then, the lovely Usagi, who had cut her hair to a nice bob, follows behind Ranma. This wasn't a problem, since her hair will grow back to its full length within a day's time.

She did have to destroy her shorn locks, since she neither wanted Cadmus to get cell samples, nor did she want her hair to develop a life of its own.

Usagi was wearing a slimming number, using her Sino-Nordic features to the hilt. Over the years, thanks to various encounters with other men (much to Ranma's chargrin), her body has "evolved" to look more "Eurasian" than even Aino-Japanese. Not that this is a problem either, since she can always "shape-shift" to her "original", non-Lunarian (i.e. traditional Japanese) look.

As she walked down to the end of the catwalk, Usagi twirled around, gave Oliver a sexy wink, and proceeded back to behind the stage.

"Wow," Oliver says. He's been trying to get in Usagi's "pants" for ages, and could have swore that he and she had gotten together sometime in the 1970s, but was too drunk to remember if they DID get together or not.

SMACK!

"Ow!" Oliver says, as he rubs the back of his head.

"You should keep your tongue in your mouth, Ollie," Dinah fumed.

"Hey, I can appreciate the fairer sex, you know."

Helena merely rolled her eyes. So far, she was bored, until she spotted…Steven Mandragora. Big, albino and built like a hulk, Mandragora was surrounded by an entourage of goons and babes. She was after Mandragora for months now, since he was the one who ordered the hit on her late husband.

For a long time, Helena stares at Mandragora, until she notices that he was getting up.

"Excuse me," Helena says, as she gets up.

"Where are you going?" Oliver says.

"I have to…powder my nose."

"You want me to come with you?" Dinah asks.

Helena looks at Dinah.

"I AM a big girl, you know."

"Just let her go," Oliver says, as he waved Huntress off. "What possibly could she do HERE?"

Mandragora was escorted to the men's restroom.

"I'll be right out, Tony," Mandragora says, as he enters the lavatory.

"Right, boss!"

Mandragora looks about the restroom.

Nothing.

Satisfied, Mandragora went to a urinal, and began to handle his "business".

"Sigh…"

Slowly, Huntress, in full costume, opens the stall that was directly behind Mandragora, and raises her crossbow…

Suddenly-

"No!" said the Question, as he burst into the room.

Taking advantage of the confusion, Mandragora immediately runs out…partially exposed.

"I could have taken him out, you know!" Huntress fumed. "And what the hell are you doing here?"

The faceless detective merely straightens his fedora and trenchcoat.

"The Moon Princess was kind of enough to ask a favor of me, in return form some information that I wanted," the man said.

"And that is…"

"That would be telling. At any rate, she knew that you would try to take out Steven Mandragora, so she has asked me to 'shadow' you…since she knows she can't count you Queen to do a proper job at it."

"Just, great! Because of YOU, Mandragora knows that I am after him!"

"Hmmm," Question muses. "I have a deal to make with you. I will help you gather information to convict Mandragora…if you promise to NOT kill him."

"But he killed my husband!"

"And you are Batman's daughter. What do you think he would say about all this?"

"Grrrr!" Huntress fumed. "Fine, we'll try it YOUR way."

"I'm glad to hear that. We better get Queen and Lance on this one as well."

"But why?"

"Muscle, of course."

Huntress smiles.

"I like your style, Mister Question."

About an hour later, Usagi could be found speaking on her cell phone.

"Yes, you will get the package as per our agreement," Usagi says. "Okay, buh-bye."

CHIRP!

"What was that all about?" Ranma said, as he toweled himself dry. He was already dressed for the night's activities.

"Well, that was the Question."

"No, seriously, what was THAT all about?"

"I AM being serious! You remember that guy who's like Batman, but more into conspiracies?"

"Oh, you mean THE Question. What about him?"

"I hired him to tail Helena, and to keep her out of trouble, while Oliver and Dinah do the same."

"Wait a minute. That doesn't make any sense."

"Think of it this way: would you expect a third person looking after you, if you already know that you are being watched by TWO?"

"Good point."

And just then, Mamoru and Rei enter the backroom.

"Hey, Mamoru!" Usagi said, as she hugged her ex-boyfriend.

"Hey, Usagi," replies Mamoru. "I must say that you looked great tonight."

"Thanks. Hey, Rei!"

"Hey, Usagi," replies Rei. As both "Sailor Mars" and "The Martian Manhunter", she had to do double-duty in a sense, either with the Justice League or with the Sailor Scouts. Normally, she would have said something mean to Usagi, as usual. However, with her first full date with Mamoru, she wants to put her best foot forward. "You looked pretty...I amvery impressed."

"Thank you," Usagi replied. "Oh, and you two remember Ranma, right?"

Mamoru looks at the man that is now Usagi's one and only.

"It's…good to see again."

Ranma could tell how difficult it was for Usagi's ex-boyfriend to deal with their present arrangement. Still, it was nice for Mamoru Chiba to keep things cordial.

"Same here," Ranma says, as he extends his hand in friendship.

Mamoru nods his head, as he accepts the hand. Somehow, he knows that he can trust him.

The irony is that in a possible future, the Prince of the Earth is reincarnated as the Starfleet Communications Officer "Hoshi ('Sailor Earth') Sato", who would end up becoming one of Ranma's many wives.

The next day, Usagi wakes up in her old room at the Tsukino residence, in Tokyo, Japan. One of the good things about "globe-trotting" is that fact that one can extend the night. Central City was a mid-western city in the United States, allowing it to have a twelve-hour time difference. So Usagi and Ranma, and Rei and Mamoru, could really enjoy the nightlife in the United States, without the need to justify their absences from Japan.

Plus, it pays to bribe one's little brother with a full day's worth of activities at the local arcade.

"Good Morning, Usagi," says a familiar voice.

Usagi, already knowing whom the voice belongs to, merely yawns.

"'Morning, Luna," Usagi said, as she stretches her arms. "I'm surprise to see you here."

The Moon-Cat leaps onto Usagi's bed from the windowsill.

"Well, I just wanted to check on you," Luna replied.

Usagi looks at Luna.

"You can be SUCH a mother, you know that?"

"Don't blame her, my Padawan," says a disembodied voice. "It is the ties that binds us that makes us stronger…"

Of course, this spooks Luna to no end.

"What was that?"

Usagi sighs.

"You remember Setsuna sending the 'Scouts after me, as a way of keeping me out of trouble?"

"Well…Luna, I want you to meet my Master…Obi-Wan Kenobi of the Jedi Order."

The spectral form of a handsome, young man appears, who wears his trimmed beard and robes with dignity.

"A ghost!" Luna yowled.

"I would prefer the term 'spirit'," Kenobi says. "But my earlier words are no LESS true, Padawan."

"'Padawan'?"

"It means 'apprentice' or 'student'," Usagi says.

"I see- WAIT! This is connected to those 'Star Wars' films."

"Honestly, it is amazing that Mister Lucas got as much of it 'correct' at all," Kenobi says. "I mean, 'mido-chloreans'? Really."

"Well, it IS used as a form of 'carbon dating'. You know, like knowing where 'true North' is, based upon which side of the tree a particular moss grows on."

Usagi goes to the bath, pours water (from the bathroom faucet) into a mug that says 'Sexy Knickers'. Needless to say that when her mother Ikuko found out, she was none too thrilled, though she DID allow her to keep the mug. She then placed an 'Earl Grey' tea bag into the mug, and stared at the water…as her eyes glowed a deep red.

SSSSSssss…

Her heat vision had activated two days ago, and Usagi was practicing on "control".

This did not go unnoticed.

"I didn't know you could do that," Luna says.

"There are many things that you do not know what I can do, Luna," Usagi says, as she flicked her free wrist to produce a bag of catnip.

"Are you a magician, too?"

"Well, depends on which form of magic I use. Sometimes, I am a mystic, with the ability to chant scripture by way of an ancient language, or sometimes I am a hyper-scientist who can create entire worlds using simple scientific principles. But in THIS particular case…well, I just used slight of hand to produce this."

"So where did you get it?"

"I have a 24-pack box in the bathroom underneath the sink," Usagi replied, as she poured the contents into a decorative bowl. "I figure you might stop by from Minako's house sooner or later, so I bought this stuff at the corner market. That's all, and it doesn't take 'magic' to do so."

"I see…"

And just then-

BANG-BANG!

Usagi turns her head towards her bedroom door.

"What?"

"Usagi, you got to turn on your TV set!" Shingo yells through the door. "Superman and Captain Marvel are fighting!"

Usagi was alarmed. She knew that Clark was on edge ever since that incident with Doomsday, but fighting with another hero, and with a nice guy like Captain Marvel, too…

"Guys, I got to go," Usagi said, as she got on the windowsill.

"What about your younger brother?" Kenobi asks.

"What about him?"

"Well…wouldn't he be concerned by your sudden disappearance?" Luna asked.

"As much money I put into his 'arcade experience', HE ought to owe ME."

And with that, Usagi leaps out of the window-

"Moon Power TRANSFORM!"

FWOOSH!

Now fully costumed, Sailor Moon landed onto the ground, crouched (as the air around her seemingly rippled) and blasted into the sky. As soon as she was out over the water of Tokyo Bay, she made a course correction, and flew over the polar ice cap…since doing so cuts her travel time. Yes, she could have used the "Instant Transmission Technique", but she liked the rush of air as she "clocks" at speeds within the mach range. Thankfully, she was well past being bothered by extreme temperatures.

Finally, 'Moon arrives at Metropolis' newest suburb of "Lexor City", and sees that Superman is about to smash an entire bank vault on top of Captain Marvel.

"Superman!" 'Moon says. "Stop this-"

"Wha-?" Superman says, as he drops the vault on top of 'Moon.

CRUNCH!

Superman had been so mad at Captain Marvel's interference, based upon the assumption that Billionaire Lex Luthor was "faking" his new lease on life, that he did not hear 'Moon's plea. So both 'Marvel and 'Moon were smashed into the ground.

"Usagi!" Superman cried out.

Meanwhile, back in Japan…

"Look, I want to know what was that all about in the bathroom the other night!" Nabiki demanded. She was still getting nightmares about hentai demons coming after her…

"You know, you ought to relax more," Ranma said, as he continued to perform his katas.

"Oh, my!" came inside the living room.

"Hey, guys!" Akane says. "Take a look at the news from America!"

Interested, Ranma and Nabiki turn their attention towards the living room. Kasumi and Akane were watching American television via satellite, while watching a cooking program, when the program was pre-empted by a special news broadcast.

"This is Snapper Carr, live at Lexor City," says a young man with brown hair. "Apparently, the fight between Superman and Captain Marvel has taken an unusual turn, with Superman's attack on the hero of Japan, Sailor Moon-!"

"I hope Miss Moon is okay," Kasumi says.

"Sailor Moon will be okay," Akane says. "Right, Ranma? Ranma?"

All eyes turn towards the now empty space where Ranma once stood.

"Where did that pervert go?"

"Hmmm," Nabiki mused.

Back at Lexor City, Superman removed the vault.

"Usagi? Are you okay?"

"Owie," 'Moon says, as she shakes her head. "At least I know I have 'invulnerability'…"

Captain Marvel gets up.

"NOW, can we have Atom check out the generator?" 'Marvel says.

Superman sighs. He could have sworn Luthor's power generator was a bomb…

"I-"

"Red Sun BLAST."

FWOOSH!

"Arrrgh!" Superman said, as he felt the full force of energy generator by a red Star.

Everyone looks up to see Sailor Helios. Her aura was red, as she floated in mid-air.

"Step away from Sailor Moon," 'Helios said, with her arms crossed. "As 'The Warrior of the Sun', I know what to do to render you…impotent."

"Hey, guys, look!" 'Marvel says, as he points at the sky.

High above 'Helios' head was a "micro star", the size of a medium size house, which was red in color. It didn't take a genius to realize that 'Helios was generating a red star. Already, Superman felt his powers dwindling…

Thankfully, Sailor Moon intervened.

"Sailor Helios, it's okay!" 'Moon yelled. "I'm fine."

"But-"

"Look, I appreciate the save, but I CAN protect my self, you know."

'Helios looks at 'Moon, and then at Superman.

"Look, I'm sorry," replies the Man of Steel. "I…I just lost it."

'Helios squints her eyes. She then snaps her fingers-

SNAP!

And causes the micro-star to dissipate.

"Fine, but watch yourself in the future," 'Helios says. Thus, with that-

FWOOSH!

-'Helios was gone.

'Moon sighed, as she places a temporal stasis field around the power generator. While it was true that it was powered by Kryptonite, she could already tell that it lacked the "umph" to be used as a weapon. Of course, the resident Justice League scientist, the Atom (who can shrink down to size), will have to verify all of this. And there was no doubt that Lex Luthor, whom she KNOWS to be a sleaze-ball, will capitalize Superman's fight with 'Marvel (which resulted in the destruction of property that was to be used for low-income residence) to the hilt.

'Moon then turns to Superman.

"Kal, we need to talk…AFTER we help 'Marvel clean up this mess," 'Moon says.

Superman sighs. Receiving a disapproval look from his former wife was tougher than getting yelled at by Lois.

Tbc.