Karma's Retribution.
Chapter 3: Now the Fun Begins.
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After their little meeting with the Amazonian Elder, Andrew, not wanting to leave his cousin and his surrogate family behind, had agreed to give him a tour of his workplace.
They had no idea what they were in for, but the setting kind of spoke for itself.
"You live in Nevada?" Nodoka asked him. "I expected you to be manly, but this takes the cake!"
"There's more to Las Vegas than just its casinos," the young business maverick replied. "If anything, this is nothing compared to Microsoft and Stark Industries."
Before they could go any further, Andrew had put on a pair of armor.
"What's with the body armor?" Ranma asked him.
"What I'm about to show you will change your perspective of me," I said. "If anything, I can't exactly show you everything all at once, because the media can be dangerous when they want to."
Sure enough, Andrew had activated the retinal scanner, and in response, it flashed his eyes.
Always hated that part… "Follow me, and for your sake, don't separate."
Everyone shrugged and entered the building, unaware of the surprises it contained.
"Welcome back, Andrew," the feminine voice said. "How was your trip?"
"If anything, Mia," Andrew said to the AI, "it had its rewards. What did I miss?"
"Nothing much, other than Tony Stark's sudden appearance."
"You know Tony Stark?" Nabiki asked him.
"Long story," he replied. "Tell him that I was preoccupied with family matters and I'll get to him as quickly as possible."
"Understood. Will you be giving the tour?"
"Yes, and if anything, if you see anyone with traces of Junsekyou on them OTHER than the Spring of Drowned Girl, don't let them in."
With that, the floor underneath them had lowered itself to the basement.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Supernatural Defense Outpost, West Division."
Sure enough, everyone was amazed.
"Oh my," Kasumi said.
"Looks like something from one of your Gajin movies," Spice said to her wayward husband.
"It was partly inspired by two, actually," he replied.
"Amazing," Dr. Tofu said.
As soon as they entered the bunker, they were surprised at the artifacts that were held there.
"Someone would pay a LOT of money to see these in action," Nabiki said.
"This is why I don't invite a lot of guests," Andrew replied. "Some of this stuff alone could decimate the universe."
"Mind telling me why all this is necessary?" Ranma asked him.
"Glad you asked. If anything, it started within WWII when a guy named Rasputin tried to summon the Seven Gods of Chaos with a giant mechanical fist. Apparently, he had a habit of coming back after dying numerous times even through the worst of deaths. My Grandfather was part of the team that was involved with it, and because of it, I had carried part of its legacy. The gaming companies were basically unaware that their creations had lives without their knowledge, so basically I'm part of the division that finds them."
"But isn't Vegas a packed place?" Nabiki said. "Not exactly the best way to hide."
"That's where the term 'hide in plain sight' comes into play. And I didn't want to be caught dead in Newark after the fiasco with the Golden Army."
"But how powerful were the Seven Gods of Chaos?" Dr. Tofu asked him.
"They make Saffron look like Justin Timburlake AFTER N'Sync broke up."
No one had a retort to that.
"Anyways, you're about to meet some of the residents here, so expect some form of weirdness other than the ones you all are used to."
"We lived in Nerima," Nabiki said, matter-of-factly. "I think we can take anything that you can throw at us."
"Suit yourself, then."
They had entered a room full of books, much to their surprise. However, instead of a fish who had a certain trait, they were greeted by a young woman with pink hair.
"Didn't expect you to bring friends this time, Shifter," she said. "What did you do this time?"
"Nothing, Washu," he replied. "Just bailed my cousin out of a few deals that his brain-dead father got him into."
"You mean the one with the gender curse?" Sure enough, she and Ranma locked eyes at that moment. "Apparently. For those of you that don't know, I am Washu, the greatest scientific genius in the world!" At that moment, two puppets came up that said, "You go, Washu!" "You have no equal!"
"Name's Ranma Saotome," Ranma said. "Sorry about this."
"Definitely like your cousin. He said something similar to that before I took the job offer. And I'm assuming your friends are from Nerima?"
Ranma nodded. "These are Kasumi and Nabiki Tendo, my old friend Ukyo Kunonji, Dr. Tofu, and my Mom, Nodoka. The girl hanging off of my cousin is his Amazonian Wife."
"I've noticed. Actually, I'm just not surprised that it hasn't hit the fan."
"That reminds me," Andrew said, "what are you doing outside the lab, Washu?"
"Temporary relocation. Which reminds me, you need to make this place klutz-proof."
Mihoshi struck again… "Alright, but can you help me with the tour?"
"Sure, but you owe me later."
Washu joined those who were unaware of the situation, but Spice was a bit unaware of what Washu said about owing her.
"What did she mean by that?" Spice asked her boyfriend.
"She likes to use interesting subjects like myself as a guinea pig," he replied. "If anything, I think she wants to study my left arm, which you're hanging on right now."
Spice flinched and let go, preferring to use his right arm now.
"These are the artifacts that we've collected over the years," Washu said. "Some of them are basically too powerful, so we've locked them away in a time-space safe where no one but I have the code for."
"How powerful are they?" Ranma asked her.
"Again, they make Saffron look like a child with no powers." Ranma flinched at that. "And Andrew informed me of your arrival, Ranma. If anything, I can help you with the water magnet thing, but the curse is out of my control."
"Isn't that the Spear of Destiny?" Dr. Tofu asked her.
"Nah," Andrew replied, "that's a replica of the one they have in Newark after Constantine retrieved it. Which reminds me, not everyone here is female."
With that, they came across a door with Egyptian Markings. When they went through it, they saw a giant being with a thousand eyes battle against what looked like Guyver, a woman with purple skin, and a man around 18 years of age wearing a red blazer.
"I end my turn, Jaden-Boy," the man with silver hair said. "Your move, but I doubt even Neos and Yubel will save your hide when my Restrict opens all of its eyes."
"It only takes one turn to make it count, Pegasus," Jaden said. "And I plan on taking out your Thousand-Eyes Restrict!" Sure enough, Jaden drew his card. "First off, I sacrifice Yubel and Elemental Hero Neos in order to summon Neos Wiseman!"
With that, both monsters had changed into a combination of the two.
"And his special ability lets me sacrifice an Elemental Hero, a Neo Spacian, an Evil Hero, or one of Yubel's forms in order to increase its attack points, but since Thousand-Eyes Restrict can try to absorb it, I won't use it. I will, however, play Call of the Haunted to bring back Flame Wingman and Terra Firma!"
With that, Flame Wingman and Terra Firma (who bares an uncanny resemblance to Frieza) stood beside their Spellcaster counterpart.
"I then equip my Wiseman with Fairy Meteor Crush and United We Stand! Now, everyone, attack him directly!" With that, they had attacked Pegasus instead of Thousand Eyes Restrict, making his life points go to 0.
"Not bad, Jaden," Pegasus said. "With that much skill, you can surpass Yugi himself."
"I plan on it, but I have a destiny to fulfill."
Sure enough, Andrew was clapping. "Nice display," he replied. "However, had Pegasus used his Restrict's special ability, he would've taken you out."
"This coming from a guy who specializes in dragons?" Jaden asked him. "Oh well. No one's perfect." He then noticed Andrew's guests. "Who are they?"
"These guys are from Nerima, aka, the City of Chaos. The guy with the pigtail is Ranma Saotome, the two women are Kasumi and Nabiki Tendo, the woman with the sword is Auntie Nodoka, the man talking to Washu is Dr. Tofu Ono, and the woman in guys' clothing is Ukyo Kuonji. The Amazon hanging off my arm is my Amazonian wife, Spice."
"That was interesting," Ranma said. "Your monsters are like something out of a comic book."
"That was the point of it," Pegasus said. "And my name's Maximillion Pegasus, creator of the Duel Monsters card game."
"Name's Jaden Yuki," Jaden said. "Yubel and Neos happen to be two of my partners. Winged Kuriboh's basically a gift from the Game King himself."
"That reminds me," Nabiki said, "how would you like some ideas for Duel Monsters."
"Nabiki!" Ranma yelled. "There are two reasons why you shouldn't do this: One, I never saw my share of the profits, and two, I doubt that Andrew would appreciate a set of monsters made from Nerima's weirdness."
"Actually," Andrew said, "that's how I met Pegasus. It was basically through a Card Tournament that the Top 3 players get customized cards. If anything, I got second place underneath Kaiba, who got Kaibaman as a result."
"Don't remind me," Jaden said. "If anything, I don't even want to remember the Blue-Eyes White Dragons."
"Yes, Chumley told me about that," Pegasus said. "However, it wasn't exactly the reason why I decided to return to Card Creation in the first place. You see, had you destroyed Thousand Eyes Restrict, I would've summoned this." In emphasis, he had held up a monster card that resembled his late wife.
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Monster Data:
Cecelia the Pegasus Angel.
Attribute: Light.
Level: 1.
Type: Fairy/Effect.
Effect: When either "Relinquished," "Thousand Eyes Restrict," or any monster with Toon in its name gets destroyed, summon this monster through your hand, deck, or graveyard. This monster cannot be destroyed in battle and can gain 500 Atk and Def points for every Toon monster in the graveyard.
Atk: 0.
Def: 0.
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"It was the card he had requested and let me keep as a memoir of my late wife. In return, I helped fund his company."
"That explains it," Nabiki said. "But what about Kaibacorp? I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't exactly be willing to give to an amateur that was partly owned by the Big 5."
"Funny you should mention the Big 5," Andrew said. "In fact, after they disappeared, I took up the mantle and turned this place from a war-thriving company and made it into a gaming company, which caught Kaiba's attention. Sure enough, we were at ends with each other since we met at the tournament, but I didn't want revenge. I wanted his funding to help build this place."
"Is there a flashback involved?" Ranma asked him.
"Yup."
(Flashback).
Kaiba's side of the field:
Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon.
Atk: 8500.
Def: 2500.
Spell Cards: None.
Trap Cards: None.
Cards in hand: 3.
Andrew's side of the field:
Buster Blader:
Atk: 6300.
Def: 6000.
Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon:
Atk: 8400
Def: 2000
Spell Cards: Dragon Treasure.
Trap Cards: One Card Face-Down.
Cards in hand: 2.
Kaiba: 1300.
Andrew: 500.
"Although I'm impressed you made it this far," Kaiba said to me, "suffice to say, you won't get my help unless you win, and that's not likely in this case."
"It only takes one draw to turn the tide of battle," I told him. "And I believe it's my turn." With that, I drew a card. "I play Card of Sanctity, which lets us draw until we hit six cards." We had drawn those cards, and I smirked. "Prepare for a blast from the past, Kaiba! I play Polymerization to fuse my Buster Blader with the Dark Magician in my hand!"
He was surprised at that. "Isn't that the only reason why you have him in your deck? Please, I know that play before."
"Know this, Kaiba. Even though you faced the Dark Paladin before, you haven't thought about the effect he has on both our dragons. I also play the card I have face-down, Metalmorph, turning my Red Eyes Darkness Dragon into the Red Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon!"
With that, the Red Eyes had turned metal.
"But it doesn't end there. Even though I can't destroy your Dragon alone, these two can! I play United We Stand on my Dark Paladin and Second Attack on my Dark Metal Dragon! Now you two, attack together!"
Kaiba, thinking it was an easy win, didn't expect to be defeated by a guy like me.
"Not bad for a duelist," he said, "but you caught me off-guard. Looks like I'll have to accept your part of the wager."
The wager was that if I had won, Kaibacorp and Trian Gaming Industries would have a trans-continental union. If I had lost, however, I would have surrendered the company to him.
"Well, I DID base my deck off of both Yugi and Joey, which is proof that they work better together than alone."
Kaiba had smirked. "It shows their friendship shines brighter than the sun itself, although I'm surprised that you have Lord of D. as well, but since it's mostly dragon cards, I'm not surprised. However, you're going to need raw firepower in order to defeat the guys that almost returned Kaibacorp to its previous state."
He told me about the story with the Big 5, Noa, and Gozaburo, and I wasn't exactly thrilled into facing them, especially the Exodia Necross he had.
"What do you suggest that I do?"
"I'll inform Pegasus to make a separate copy of my Blue Eyes cards."
"No need, Kaiba-boy," Pegasus said. "I'm already here, and I must say, both Yugi and Joey would be surprised that a dragon duelist used their cards to defeat you."
"I added their usual monsters in case a certain SOMEONE used a Dragon Capture Jar." I had glared at Pegasus for that.
"I'm assuming you got his funding before mine?" Kaiba asked me. I nodded at that. "How did you? It's a little surprising that you know Pegasus before I knew about it."
"Simple, Kaiba-Boy," Pegasus said, with Kaiba glaring at him. "It's because he gave me a counter-card in case Thousand Eyes Restrict or my Toon Monsters had been destroyed." Sure enough, he showed Cecelia to Kaiba. "It's a representation of what I lost before I planned to buy Kaibacorp, like little Mokuba's gift to you."
"Money isn't everything," I said. "Relying on it to run your life can make you as bad as…you know. And I'll try to make sure that Kaiba Land makes it through America. In return, I'd like you to help me out on finding the supernatural."
"Deal," Kaiba said. "Normally, I wouldn't believe in this sort of stuff, but with it happening elsewhere, we need all the allies we can get."
I smirked. "This happens more than you know, Kaiba."
(End Flashback).
"Sounds a little odd," Nabiki said. "How come Kaiba wanted you to use another set of Blue Eyes White Dragons?"
"Because of his Black Luster Soldier," Jaden said. "When I had dueled Andrew, he was able to summon the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon thanks to my Fusion Gate and then fused them AGAIN to make the Dragon Master Knight! It was like facing Yugi and Kaibaman at once!"
"Just be glad that I didn't bring out the Shining Dragon," Andrew said.
"That reminds me," Ranma said, "why would Duel Monsters be part of the Supernatural?"
"I can answer that," a male voice said, walking out of the shadows. "Pardon my interruption, but I couldn't help but overhear your conversation. My name's Pharaoh Atem, but everyone calls me Atem Moto because of my resemblance to Yugi."
"Aka, the 5000-year old Pharaoh who had stopped the Shadow Games from taking over," Washu said.
"Dare I ask what happened?" Ukyo asked him.
"Glad you asked," Atem said. "Thousands of years ago…" Before continuing, he had noticed that Jaden had set up the fog machine. "Is that really necessary?"
"I thought it was funny," Pegasus said.
"So did I," Andrew said.
"Put the fog machine away, please," Atem said to Jaden.
"Aww…"
"As I was saying," Atem said, "5010 years ago, my father had created the Millennium Items to harness the Shadow Realm's power, but he had lost his mind in the process, and HE had used the Millennium Eye before Pegasus did. However, there was a man that wanted to use the Shadow Games' power for himself in order to revive a Dark God, named Bakura. He was successful, but the power of the Egyptian God Cards fused into the God of Light was enough to seal him into the Shadow Realm for eternity. Bakura, however, had his soul sealed into the Millennium Ring and my own was sealed inside the Puzzle. Many years later, my friend Yugi Moto had solved the Millennium Puzzle, and I had taken on this form because of it. However, it meant one thing: My job was not over."
After a bit of silence, Ranma had the chance to speak.
"If I was a normal person," he said to the now-alive Pharaoh, "I'd tell you the story was bull, but you're talking to a guy who had killed a Phoenix God and has a Junsekyou curse, so I'm interested." The others from Nerima had agreed.
"What bothers me is why you're alive today," Ukyo said.
"I can explain that," Washu said. "Basically, I was in my lab a couple days ago, researching the process of cloning bodies WITHOUT interference, but when I used a random hair, everything went haywire, and instead of a robotic body, I made one with flesh and blood with the spirit of an age-old Pharaoh within it."
"And since I was still in agreement with Pegasus," I said, "when I heard the news, I rushed down there through the broom closet and was amazed. However, I asked Pegasus to bring me a replica of Yugi's deck and a Duel Disk for some odd reason."
"I think it was to see if I still had my dueling skills intact," Atem said. "Other than that, I had won, but only because I was able to use his Shining Dragon against him."
"I'm still surprised Kaiba gave him those cards," Jaden said.
After talking for a bit, Andrew and Washu had led the newcomers to what looked like a Dojo.
"Now we're talking," Ranma said. "I didn't know you guys had a dojo!"
Oh crap, Andrew thought. I forgot about the Neko-Ken. "Ranma, I don't think it's a good idea to…"
"C-C-CAAAAAAAAAAT!"
"…enter the room."
As it turns out, what freaked Ranma out was a were-cheetah sparring with a werewolf with what looked like a tiger anthropomorph, two catgirls, and a woman with blond hair and a lab coat. Their sparring was interrupted by the yell of "CAT!"
"The heck was that?" the werewolf asked his sparring partner. The were-cheetah had shrugged in confusion, then looked in Andrew's direction.
"Sorry about that," he replied. "His old man did a lot of stupid things, which resulted in a fear of cats."
"How stupid are we talking?" the were-cheetah asked him.
"Let's just say that PeTA and I have a common enemy in one Genma Saotome." Yeah, it was no secret that Andrew hated groups like PeTA with a passion. "Washu, can you…"
"Already on it," she said, putting a helmet on Ranma and activating her holo-board. "Just a few quick keystrokes and Ranma will have the fear gone, but the enhancements staying."
With that, Ranma had gotten up. "Name's Ranma Saotome," he said. "Sorry about that." He then realized something, and turned to Washu. "What just happened?"
"I took away the fear of cats that you developed in the pit," she replied. "If anything, this Genma Saotome is in prison, right?"
"After I divorced him," Nodoka said, "I let the authorities take care of him. Andrew was nice enough to give me his Ki Cuffs."
"Family comes first," he replied. "Ranma, the two fighting were Jonathan Talbain, my sensei, and Brittany Diggers-Gia. The spectators were Stryyp Gia, Brianna Diggers, Gina Diggers, and Felicia."
"Nice to meet you all," Ranma said.
"It's an honor," Jonathan said. "Seriously, though, had Saffron gained more power, he would've not only decimated China, but the whole werecreature population as well."
"You're serious, right?" Brittany asked her training partner.
"It made what Gothwrain did seem like a pat on the back."
"What was with the display of fear?" Gina asked him.
"Take a trainee around six years of age," Ranma explained, "wrap him around in fish sausages, and put him in a pit of starving cats. Basically the Neko-Ken in a nutshell, with an extended fear of cats in the process."
"What kind of monster would do something like that?" Brianna asked him. "Especially to a hunk such as you?"
"My old man, unfortunately."
"Basically one of the reasons why I brought him here in the first place," Andrew said. "The others are Kasumi, Nabiki, Ukyo, Nodoka, Dr. Tofu, and Spice, who's cutting off the circulation to my arm."
"Oops," Spice said. "Sorry."
"It's okay."
"Other than that," Ranma said, "I'm actually surprised by your fighting styles. Where did you learn them?"
"My mother…well, adopted mother…had taught me the fighting style. As for Talbain, his was self-taught."
Jon sighed. "I keep telling you, I had nothing to do with that incident! I was in England, not Africa!"
"Dare I ask what happened?" Nabiki asked them.
"Basically, werewolves and werecheetahs have been feuding for years," Andrew said. "It wasn't until a supposed peace treaty that it got worse. Because of it, Brittany's the last werecheetah and Jon-sensei's feeling guilt and disgust over it. As for him, he's being constantly targeted by a Darkhunter who hates werewolves and lycans in general."
"Oh my." Guess who said that?
"What's worse is that the whole thing started through a wererat named Gothwrain. He was suffering prey issues with them and wanted to wipe them all out."
"I think we get the idea," Dr. Tofu said. "It is kind of interesting to see that the last werecheetah's married to a Kyrrn."
"You know about them, Doc?" Ranma asked him.
"Mostly, and I noticed the wedding ring on her that was from El Dorado, I believe."
Stryyp then said, "Have we met before?" Apparently, he was talking to Dr. Tofu.
"Can't say I have. This place has been bringing back memories of older times."
However, Gina was staring intently at Spice. "You're Andrew's Amazonian wife?"
"And you are?" she asked him.
"Basically one of his chief scientists, although I was hoping I'd be more, but you beat me to the punch."
"Well, Great-Grandmother said that he and Ranma can have more than one spouse, although why she would tell me that is odd."
Andrew and Ranma flinched.
"Let's continue the tour," Andrew said, quickly. "If anything, we're approaching the weapons specialist area."
"What kind of weapons are we talking about?" Ukyo asked him.
"You'll see."
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Inside an arena, a guy with orange hair can be seen facing off against a young woman with a scythe with a red and blue blade.
"Not bad for a Soul Reaper," the woman said.
"You're not exactly humble yourself," the man said. "If anything, I'm surprised he can take on a human form."
"Would you guys hurry up?" a teenager with blond hair and a black and orange jumpsuit asked them. "Black Star and I are up next."
"We'll have to call it a draw, Maka," the scythe said. The girl nodded.
However, the doors opened to reveal Andrew, Spice, and the six from Nerima.
"You guys can hold off training," he said. "We've got visitors."
"Drat," the blond said. "I was hoping I could show off."
"Ninjas don't show off. In fact, they don't even wear orange."
However, Ranma recognized the blond ninja. "Naruto? Is that you?"
"Didn't expect you to be here, Ranma," Naruto replied. "Then again, with Andrew here, anything is possible."
"You know him, Saotome?" Nabiki asked him.
"During our training trip, I helped him out against a mob of angry villagers. Since then, we've been Blood Brothers, but we haven't been keeping in touch."
"Why were they chasing you?" Kasumi asked him.
"Because he's the Vessel of the Nine-Tailed Fox," Andrew replied. "And basically the Village Pariah because of it. Everyone, these guys are Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, Ichigo Kurosaki, Maka Aminu and Soul Eater Evans, Black Star and Tsubaki, and Death the Kid and Patty and Liz Thompson. These guys are knee-deep in the Supernatural."
"Nice to meet the man who defeated Saffron," Ichigo said, much to their surprise. "Don't get me wrong. We're not here to kill him. In fact, Soul Society would like to congratulate him for stopping what could have been another Hollow War."
"Same here," Soul Eater said, turning human. "We would've had another Kirshin ravage the world."
"And Kyuubi gives you his thanks as well," Naruto said. "Because of it, Akatsuki has one less Biju to collect."
"Wait a minute," Nabiki said. "We all thought Saffron was a God."
"Saffron was an anomaly," Andrew said. "Basically a cross between the Shichibi no Suzaku, a Kirshin, and a Menos Grande that needed immediate cleansing, and thanks to Ranma, Saffron can start anew. They don't call him a Phoenix for nothing."
"But how can you all be here?" Dr. Tofu asked them. "Naruto's a ninja from a hidden village, Ichigo's basically a reaper, and the others happen to be attending an academy for Weapon Masters."
"My father," Death the Kid said, "had allowed us to be on an indefinite mission, but we had to contact him daily. And I'm basically the decorator here, although a certain someone keeps calling me Monk Jr."
"With the way you act," Soul said, "you could be his kid in another life."
"Don't push it."
"As for me," Ichigo said, "my Dad's one of the Clinic Doctors here, so we had to move from Karakura, and the Old Man had allowed to make it my jurisdiction because of the amount of Hollows in the area, which isn't as high as Karakura's."
"The Hokage allowed me to stay here in hiding in order to throw off Akatsuki's trail," Naruto said. "Although it's a bit of an improvement to see people who share the same burden I do, I still miss living in Konoha."
I then realized something was off…big time. "Where are Blair and Yoruichi at right now?"
"Death Scythe had opened a bar similar to the one near the academy," Maka said.
"I take it he's your father?" Ranma asked her.
"Although I don't acknowledge that fact, yes, I do."
"Same here. Mom just recently took me in custody because of Pops's idiotic decisions, although I'm surprised that Cuz here is taking it in stride."
"For the record," Andrew said, "Death Scythe isn't exactly as idiotic as Genma Saotome, Maka, so you'd better be thankful."
"How bad could his dad be?" Soul asked him.
After a long explanation…
"Does anyone else feel like having roast panda?" Naruto asked them.
"Symmetrical or not," Kid said, "Genma Saotome will die, and to make up for the odd factor, his soul will be eaten."
"After I konso him," Ichigo said. "If anything, you have to pick up the pieces of the soul before it becomes a Kishin egg after losing its Hollow Form."
"Trading you off as food is a dishonorable act," Black Star said.
"If anything," Maka said, "I pity you, Ranma."
"Never been pitied before," Ranma said. "But thanks."
That's when a sound of a chair rolling backwards was heard. As soon as he bumped the corridor, he fell on his back.
"Welcome back, Power Band," he said.
His appearance was a stitched form of himself with a bolt in his head. He was screwing the left side of his head, which was where the round part of the bolt was.
"Looks like a collection of different souls has arrived. One of them is a kind one, another is an indifferent, the next schemes, another is disgusted of her previous actions, one of them wishes for grandchildren, and the final one is a chaotic soul. Haven't seen one of those since Shinigami-sama himself."
"That would be Dr. Stein," Andrew said. "He's basically another mad genius like Washu here."
"At least I'm not the one with a bolt through his head," Washu said.
"Wait a second," Ukyo said. "Dr. Stein? As in Frankenstein?"
"One and the same, my lady," he replied, "although I don't bring dead bodies to life, so don't confuse me for him."
"Your entrances never cease to amaze me, Stein," a man with a bucket hat and clogs said, entering the room.
"Ah, Kisuke," Andrew said. "This is Kisuke Urahara, Soul Society's former Chief of Science and another one of my chief scientists."
"Other than that, I run the underground snack shop and trade in goods through Soul Society."
"Yeah," Ichigo said, "and basically almost endangered us all." Ranma gave Ichigo a bit of a stare. "Long story."
"If I may," he said, "I've got news for Andrew here."
Andrew had perked up at that. "What is it?"
"Apparently, the supernatural beings from New Jersey have arrived."
Looks like Hellboy decided to take my offer, then. "Let them in, Kisuke."
"You mentioned New Jersey before," Dr. Tofu said. "Is Kisuke referring to…"
"You'll see." At that, they were back at the entrance elevator as it went down revealing what looked like a normal human being, an aquatic man, and a red-skinned guy with horns sanded to look normal and a giant fist on his right arm, opposed to Andrew's bandaged left. "Welcome to the East Division, Hellboy."
To be continued…
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(A/n: I DID say that this was a Ranma-based Mega Crossover, and I know Hellboy quit after the Golden Army incident, but instead, he asked for a transfer to Las Vegas. Manning had furiously denied it, but the spectral professor had supported the idea because of who ran it.)