TRTSS 30: His Honor and Duty! – DS Wynne


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Note: This is a multi-genre one-shot.


Part 2


A few hours later, at an undisclosed warehouse, Ranma Saotome calls into session a meeting amongst the members of the Nerima Wrecking Crew. Present, besides Ranma and Ryouga Hibiki, were Tatewaki and Kodachi Kuno, Shampoo and Mousse of the Joketsuzoku, Ukyo Kuonji and Ranma's wife Akane Tendo-Saotome.

"Okay, I'm glad everyone decided to show up," Ranma said, as he scanned the expecting faces of his long-time comrades and loved ones. He even considered Kuno to be a loved one, since he is family, via being married to his sister-in-law Nabiki.

"Ranma, be glad that Kasumi doesn't mind baby-sitting Kenma," Akane said as she scoffed.

"What does Ranma want?" Shampoo asked.

"Don't tell us Usagi got you roped into anything…again," Ukyo said with a smirk.

"No, she hasn't, actually," Ranma said.

"Then what is all this for?" Mousse asked.

"I don't care WHAT you want, so long as I get want I want," Tatewaki said.

"Fine, fine," Ranma replied with a sigh. "Your 'pigtailed goddess' will spend the night with you."

"Success!" Kuno proclaimed, while the others looked at Ranma as if he had lost his mind. "At last, my goddess will be mine-"

"Anyway," Kodachi said, after knocking her brother unconscious. "Why would you make a deal like that?"

"You…you're not going to-?" Akane asked.

"Heck, no! I'll just program one my 'life-model-decoys' (LMDs) to go out with the jerk. And, yes, Nabiki knows, but doesn't care about such things."

"That's because she cares about Kuno's money more," Ukyo said with a smirk. "But, yes, why would you be willing to even entertain Kuno's…notions to begin with?"

"It's because of…this," Ranma said, as he turns around to show the nape of his neck. On it, etched into the skin, was a black omega symbol, followed by a bar code underneath.

"I always wondered about that," Akane said. "Usagi has one, too."

"It is symbol of the Dark Lord of the New Gods: Darkseid," Shampoo said ominously.

"And how would you know that, and I don't?"

"It was during your time as 'The Mistress', Tendo," Kodachi said.

"Oh."

"Darkseid is back?" Mousse asked.

"Darkseid was killed by the combine might of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman," Ryouga said, as he brings up a virtual screen of used to be the city of Bludhaven, Delaware. He then brings up a few other virtual screens showing the battle between Sailor Cosmos and the Furies of Apocalypse (in the guise of some of the well-known female superheroes and villains), while Ronin dealt with Kalibak (in the guise of Tawky Tawny, a were-tiger and magical sage). Everyone winced when Ranma got clawed in the gut, before Ranma knocks out Kalibak.

"When did this happen?" asked Akane, with a mixture of concern and angry.

"It happened a while ago," Ranma grinned out of embarrassment. "Who would have thought that Tawky was a grand-master in the Cat Fist?"

"Well, the next time you go on your 'trips', I want to know why," Akane said. "You got me?"

"Yeah, yeah…"

"Anyway, Darkseid and his forces were defeated that day, thankfully," Ryouga said. "Wonder Woman wore Darkseid down long enough to allow Batman to utilize a 'radion' bullet, which destroyed his physical body. Superman finished him off by creating a harmonic frequency that canceled Darkseid's essence, so that it could never be reborn in ANY reality."

"But Darkseid was around when we visited Apocalypse, back in the 24th century, right?" Shampoo asked.

"In one timeline, yes," Ranma replied. "However, since all of us journeyed back in time to this era, it is possible that a temporal split has occurred. So, there is no way of knowing if Darkseid did return or not."

"Be it as it may, it's very possible, knowing that his track record, Ranma-sama," Kodachi said.

"So, how does Darkseid figure in all this, Saotome?" Mousse asked.

"Glad that you asked," Ranma said, as he switches screens. It showed a map of Russia. "Recently, Usagi picked up some intelligence on Intergang activities in this remote area of the Russian Federation: the Arkhangelsk Dam, located at the head of the Northern Dvina River. With the reorganization of the Russian government over the years, it has been possible to slip in a contingent of Intergang personnel to provide a base of operations to manufacture not only weapons from Apocalypse, but also this…"

Ranma switches screens to reveal scores of Parademons being cloned and packaged.

"My gawd," Ukyo said, as she looked at the screen. "And no one notices this?"

"Apparently not, when all of the Russians who mans the facility, or supervises it, are a part of Intergang. And if someone in the Russian government does know, I wouldn't be surprised if they are on the take."

"Then this place is important?" Kuno asked.

"It is because of this man," Ranma said, as he brings up a picture of a costumed man and his entourage. "He calls himself 'Dr. Impossible', and wants to bring back the New Gods in a twisted sort of way. We can't let that happen."

Pause.

"I never got the chance to take on Darkseid, so, for me, ending his legacy once and for all is a plus. But on a larger note, we can't let Intergang have a free hand. Needless to say, it's very possible that Dr. Impossible wants to fulfill Darkseid's dream of global dominance. Short of that, we certainly can't let these arms and cloned soldier be used against innocents."

Pause.

"Ryouga and I will do this, but each of you can decide for yourselves if you want to participate."

The members of the Nerima Wrecking Crew looked around towards one another before Akane turns to look directly at Ranma.

"We'll help, Ranma," Akane said.

"Yeah, Ranchan," Ukyo said with a smile. "It's been a while since I've gone on an adventure."

"I am more than willing to follow you anywhere, Ranma-sama," Kodachi said.

"Shampoo will help protect the world from evil," Shampoo said triumphantly.

"And I'll help," Mousse replied.

"Just remember our deal," Tatewaki said.

"Okay, okay," Ranma said with annoyance.

"With that out of the way, we can get on with our mission briefing," Ryouga said, as he passed to everyone individual objectives statements in unmarked envelopes. "The primary objective is, of course, to shut down Intergang's facility. I don't need to remind you all that if we're caught or killed—not that it'll happen—are actions might cause an international incident."

"Like we can avoid embarrassing ourselves," Akane said with a smirk.

Ranma inwardly smiled, knowing he might reclaim his honor. But passed upon his past experience, in regards to these sorts of things, no mission has ever gone without a hitch…

FLASHBACK!

The streets of Hathon were literally raining hell, as the combatants on both sides exchanged weapons fire. Kira had moved off to the side to provide cover, using her skills as an expert sniper. Backing her up was Ranma, who took look-out while watching Kira's back

"O'Brien: I see four transport vehicles rolling down the streets," Ranma said, as he used his electronic binoculars. "I think they are attempting to cut us off."

"Got it," O'Brien said, as he moved around the vehicle that was providing cover. He then turns to Shakaar.

"Shakaar, we need to find a way out of here," O'Brien said.

"There's a utility alley about fifty meters from here," Shakaar said. "If we can get to that, we can meet your driver."

"Did you copy that, Ranma?" O'Brien asked.

"I did," Ranma replied, as he prepared a 'Happo-Daikarin'. Although it was essentially a firecracker, the technique involved infusing chi for a greater kick. Ranma modified the technique so that he could infuse his own chi with ANY explosive.

Once Ranma's Happo-Daikarin was set, he threw it at the base of a nearby building he knew that was empty.

"Heads down," said Ranma, while he sat on the ground with his ears covered.

"How is one grenade going to help?" Kira replied.

Before Ranma could say anything, Kira heard a great explosion whose shockwave could be felt. The targeted structure was gutted, as well as street in front of it.

"Don't you think that was a bit much?" O'Brien yelled into his secured comlink.

"Whatever works, Miles," Ranma said, as he pulls a bewildered Kira from her position, so that they could make it to Miles, Shakaar and Plin's position.

"Well, we still got Cardies on our collective tail," O'Brien said, as he and his companions moved to their intended destination, only to see that Cardassian security forces had anticipated this.

"Ah, bloody hell!" O'Brien yelled, as he took cover.

"They're trying to get us with a pincer maneuver," Shakaar said, as he slid behind some rubbish. He then takes aim, and picks off a few Cardassians.

"I can't be found out!" Plin said. "I don't want my family to bear responsibility for my actions!"

"It's too late for that," Ranma said, as he and Kira join O'Brien and the others. "What's the sit-rep?"

"We have four left, but they took cover behind the dumpsters," Shakaar said.

Ranma quickly takes out his modified Tricorder, and scans the structure around them…

"There's a geothermal collector about twenty meters from here," Ranma said.

"So?" Kira asked. "Just…do what you did back there."

"One, I have only one more grenade, and, two, if I did use my technique again, we could be trapped from the resulting explosion…or worst."

Pause.

"I feeding your rifle the exact coordinate of the pipe. It's a risk, but hit that, and our exit will be cleared."

"I see it," Kira replied, as she used her scope to locate the junction point. "It's going to be tricky, because the port has been heavily enforced, but I think I can do a bursting shot."

"Take the shot then, Nerys," said Shakaar, as he swept back his dirty, blond hair.

"Right," Kira said, as resets her energy rifle. She breathes calmly before pulling the trigger…

"You did it!" Plin yells with excitement, as the resulting explosion, thanks to the pressure within the pipes, kills the remaining Cardassian security forces.

"We're clear!" O'Brien said, as he signals the group. "I see our 'transport'…!"

The group arrives at their land transport. It was stolen from the Cardassians by a member of Ranma's team.

"By time you guys showed up!" Rayne Sinclair yelled, as she exchanged energy discharges with the Cardassians, as her companions got into the truck.

"Yeah, well, whatever," Ranma said, as he gets into the driver's side of the transport. "You got shotgun."

"Yeah, well, whatever," Rayne said, as she gets into the passenger side. The red-head then turns towards Miles.

"You got extra clips back there, as well as some food."

"I just want to be back on Earth, when this mission is over," O'Brien said.

"And miss all this?" Kira said sarcastically. "It's easy for you Federation types to have creature comforts-"

"Nerys, enough," Shakaar said. "We can use all the help we can get."

"Tch."

"My goodness, you got wounded," Plin said, noticing a blood stain on Rayne's shirt.

"This is nothing," Rayne said. "I got it while trying to secure a truck. Miles? Hand me a blood pack."

"Right," O'Brien said, as he gets out a pack of blood, normally used for medical purposes. "Here."

"Thanks," Rayne said, as she began to drink the blood.

"What are you?" Kira said.

"Dhampire," Ranma said, as he kicks the transport into gear. "Amongst my race, there are evolutionary offshoots. In Rayne's case, she would be a member of a predatory species that consumes blood to survive."

"Interesting…"

"Cardie blood gives me gas, because it's too different from humanoid blood," Rayne said, as she breathes a sigh of relief. "So, I'm stuck with human and Bajoran blood to sustain myself."

"Huh."

"Well, here goes," Ranma said, as he floors the engines. In the process, he runs through Cardassian checkpoints along the way.

"The other members of our cell will be joined by another from a nearby province," Shakaar said. "We'll be able to hit Gul Pirak within hours."

"Good. This will send a signal to the Cardassians that will force them to the negotiating table…"

And, with that, Ranma's team continues on their way.

END FLASHBACK!

A few days later, Ranma and Ryouga find themselves at the Arkhangelsk Dam. Luckily, everyone was well in place.

"I hate the rain," Ranma said, as he looks up. He was just glad that he had long since "cured" his curse a long time ago.

"You ready, Ranma?" Ryouga asked.

"As much as I will ever be," Ranma replied. "Let's go…"

Tbc.