SMST: The Avenging Moon! – By DS Wynne

Disclaimer: SM, R1/2, ST, DC/Marvel Comics and other properties belong to their respective owners.

Note: This is a multi-genre story.

Part 9

The days and weeks comes and goes, and the near-tyrannical nature of the agenda of Iron Man and SHIELD proved vexing enough for Usagi and Ranma to side with the Hulk and his "Warbound", when the so-called "Green King" declared war, erroneously so, against those who had exiled him: Usagi's Illuminati. Specifically, the Hulk was furious that the his wife, the Caiera the Old Strong, a Shadow Guard Captain that served the Hulk's predecessor (known as the tyrannical "Red King"), had dies from an explosion caused by a warp core breach within the very craft that had originally brought the Hulk and Ranma to the savage world of Sakaar in the first place. When this happened, the Hulk wanted to make the world pay, starting with Usagi, since she was a member of the Illuminati…

WHAM!

The Hulk, having ambushed Sailor Moon in the deserts of New Mexico, was ready to pound the Moon Princess into submission.

"Fight back, damn you!" the Hulk roared, as he used his massive hand to pin Sailor Moon down. "I know you can do better than this!"

Ever since her showdown with Clor, Sailor Moon has abstained from using her full might, especially as "Thordis". She felt guilt for actions of Iron Man and a few other members of the Illuminati. On the matter of sending Ranma and the Hulk into exile, two votes were taken. In both cases, Sailor Moon and Professor X were absent in the voting, while Namor voted in the negative in both. Mister Fantastic voted to send Hulk into space, while voting against sending Ranma into space, due to Ranma's history with the Fantastic Four. The deciding vote was on the shoulders of Iron Man, Black Bolt and Dr. Strange. Dr. Strange's reasoning was that Ranma should be punished for his irresponsible actions concerning the induction of the Scarlet Witch into the ranks of the Lords of Chaos, although it had more to do with what the Scarlet Witch did to Dr. Strange's hands, which caused him to develop a phobia. Black Bolt voted for the affirmative because, at that time, he was really a Skrull agent, who was sent to undermine Earth's heroes. As for Iron Man, he simply wanted Ranma and the Hulk to be out of the way, mostly because Iron Man wanted Usagi for himself; getting rid of the Hulk, perceived as a potential threat to the future of human kind, was merely a means to get rid of Ranma, which was dumb since he had a lot of connections in deep space, including those within the Green Lantern Corps…

Still, as far as the Hulk was concerned, Sailor Moon was a member of the group that had caused him pain.

"Fight back, or-!"

"You want me to fight back?" Sailor Moon asked angrily, as she channeled Odinspower into her body, as indicated by her fiery eyes. "Here you go! CRESCENT THUNDER RASENGAN!"

A swirling globe, with a spinning moon crescent within, is formed in Sailor Moon's right palm. It quickly expands to the size of a basketball, as Sailor Moon slams it into the Hulk's chest.

"Arrrggggh-!"

The force of Sailor Moon's energy projectile sends the green goliath high into the air, before-

THA-BOOM!

A lightning strike the Hulk while detonating the energy contained in the Rasengan.

THUMP!

"Green King!" said Hirorim the Shamed said, as he rushed to aid his Warbound brother and king. Hirorim, like Caiera, was a member of the gray-skinned race from the world of Sakaara.

Meanwhile, Lady Elloe Kaifi, a member of the red-skinned race from Sakaara, as well, looked at Sailor Moon with a quizzical eye. Elloe had assumed that Sailor Moon was simply a prissy girly-girl who cries a lot, based upon Ranma description of her. Seeing how powerful Sailor Moon was, based upon what she had just pulled off against the Hulk, was forcing Elloe to reconsider her challenge to her would-be rival for the right to mate with Ranma…

"Hulk…Bruce," Sailor Moon said, as the Hulk gets up. "I'm sorry for what happened to you. I really am. I should have paid more attention to what Tony was doing, when he got his vote to exile you and Ranma."

"Fine, but that does NOT excuse you for what happened to Caiera, or Sakaara," Hulk said accusingly. "Because of the ship that 'Fem-Boy' and I were on, millions of people, including my wife were killed…including my unborn SON."

"How was that possible?"

"Obviously, it was sabotage," Miek said confidently. "How else could it detonate otherwise?"

'Would…would Tony go through all this, just to get me?' Sailor Moon thought. 'What kind of monster has he become…?'

"Someone has to pay for what has happened," the Hulk said. "Starting with you and your Illuminati."

Sailor Moon closes her eyes, as tears fell. Even if she was not directly responsible for the mishap, she should have paid more attention to the machinations of what was going on…

"Bruce, I cannot take back what has happened," Sailor Moon said, as she wiped her tears. "But, I will help you in your quest for vengeance."

"Why would I believe YOU?" the Hulk said accusingly.

"Because, had Ranma been there with you, he could have died along with your wife. And if Tony is willing to go through all that out of petty spite, then he and SHIELD needs to be put down."

"Why should we trust YOU?" Elloe said.

"Because of Ranma, that's why," Sailor Moon said to Elloe. "And don't think I can't smell his scent on your body either, or feel your desire for him…or the fact that your are pregnant with his child."

Elloe's eyes widened with surprise and shock.

"When did this happen?" Hirorim asked Elloe.

"It…was the last night before that savage 'Silver Surfer' took him home," Elloe said as she looked away. "I…I couldn't deny him the right to return to his homeworld, so I said nothing to him when he left."

"But you came with us," Korg said.

"Because he is the only thing that me and my child have left in this Universe, since my family is no more."

Elloe then turns towards Sailor Moon.

"What are you going to do about this?" Elloe said almost accusingly, fearing that she would be denied the right o see Ranma again.

"Ranma will be dealing with you, not me," Sailor Moon said. "But I am concerned that you are pregnant."

"I wear a special armor to protect my body," Elloe said. "Not to mention that this biosphere has made all of us a lot stronger and tougher than ordinary humans."

"Alright…"

Sailor Moon then turns towards Hulk.

"THAT is the reason why you can trust me," Sailor Moon said. "So, what will it be?"

The Hulk ponders her worlds.

"That's fine and dandy, but how do you think you associates will react to you?" the Hulk asked.

"That's my problem, not yours," Sailor Moon said. "So, here's what we should do…"

And thus, the event known as World War Hulk begins. With her knowledge of SHIELD, and with help of Ronin, Iron Man, his allies and SHIELD were taken down rather easily. Sailor Moon made sure that the Justice League of America was off-planet, so that the assault on New York City proceeded smoothly. The Warbound, the Hulk in particular, humiliated the heavy-hitters, and forced them to watch as the Green King passed judgment on the Illuminati.

As Sailor Moon passed by the rows of heroes, she could feel the hatred in their eyes.

"Usagi!" said a familiar voice.

She turned her head to see Troia, member of the Titans, and a daughter of Ranma and Hippolyta, trying to see her stepmother.

"What, I'm busy," Sailor Moon replied. She was nursing a wound of her left eye, taken from her by her fight with Dr. Strange, when he used the power of a powerful entity named Zom, to combat Sailor Moon, a powerful magus in her own right, in a fight of mystical and physical proportions that took out several city blocks. Zom, an entity that existed when the Universe was young, took Sailor Moon's left eye during the battle. However, Sailor Moon smashed the body of the possessed Dr. Strange while placing the dreaded "Gilgul" rote on him. Performing the act of Gilgul on any mage literally destroys a magus' ability to perform magic permanently. However, Sailor Moon used it to destroy Zom, since the entity, in his spirit form, would be susceptible to the attack. Sailor Moon wanted to use the Gilgul rote on Dr. Strange himself for his actions, for his vote to put Ranma into exile, but thought it would be too cruel to do so. Besides, she reasoned, Dr. Strange was going to be in a difficult bind, when he has to answer for summoning Zom in the first place…

"Why is Dad allowing this to happen?" Troia asked.

"Because he is under my control," Sailor Moon lied. Better for her to take the heat, than allow Ranma to be hated by his own children.

"But why?" Nightwing asked.

"Revenge. As long as Tony Stark has not paid the price for his attempted murder of my husband, I will side with those who share my hatred of him."

With that, Sailor Moon walks away, ignoring the cries of rage from those who trusted her the most.

Soon, judgment will be passed.

Later…

"Bring out the 'gimp'," Hulk said, as he sat on his throne in the middle of Madison Square.

"Usagi!" Iron Man said, as he was dragged, with his power armor neutralized, as he was placed on the chopping block. Ronin steps up, with his katana in hand…

"Anthony Stark of Earth," Hirorim began to say. "You and your compatriots have been summarily found guilty of genocide. However, you may petition the king for a reprieve."

"Hulk, Bruce, listen to me!" Tony said. "I'm sorry for sending you and Ranma into exile, but I didn't booby-trap your ship!"

Iron Man then turns towards Sailor Moon with pleading eyes.

"Please, Usagi, I'm sorry for what has happened! You know me! If not for me, spare my life for Antonia's sake!"

Sailor Moon desperately wanted to believe Iron Man…

"If you are telling the truth, then Ronin's blade will not harm you. If you are lying, your head will fall."

Pause.

"Or you can be sent to permanent exile."

"How?" Hirorim asked.

"Iron Man prides himself to be a 'futurist'," Sailor Moon said. "I say, we make him EAT his words…by sending him 5 BILLION YEARS into the future."

"You have the means?" Elloe asked.

"I have many means to initiate a time jump. I only need one."

Pause.

"So, choose."

Iron Man growls. He couldn't trust Sailor Moon enough to take his chance to face Ronin's blade. However, the future, even as distant as it seemed, may prove to be his salvation.

"Exile, then."

Sailor Moon then turns towards the Hulk.

"Do you confirm?" Sailor Moon asked.

"Do it."

Sailor Moon motions an aide to hand her a metal box. She then opens to reveal what appeared to be an unusual looking taser.

"I've preset the device to inject you with enough tachyon energy to send you on your way," Sailor Moon said. "Otherwise, you might evolve into something else."

Pause.

"Anything you want to say, Tony Stark?" Hirorim asked.

"No," Iron Man said.

"Then let the sentence of exile by time travel be implemented."

"Good-bye, Tony," Sailor Moon said, as she activated her "Time Taser".

"Just…take care of Antonia," Tony said, as he closes his eyes.

"I will," Sailor Moon said, as she kissed Iron Man. It was not a kiss out of love or friendship, but out of pity.

"Good-bye, Tony," Sailor Moon said, as she stuck the taser into Iron Man.

"Arrgh…"

And Iron Man was gone.

Tbc.