Disclaimer: Their can be only one true righteous owner Ranma ½, Sailor Moon, Tekkaman and Martian Successor Nadesco and sadly it isn't me…..for now.
Authors Notes: There have a couple of questions in regards to the past chapters. Yet nothing major enough to warrant a major speal from me. This chapter IS darker than previous ones, if you are not comfortable with themes such as death, war, disease and rape please do not read parts of this chapter just skip through them. I have marked the start and end of these more disturbing passages with bold type so when you see this BREAK you know its about to get dark in content. You have been warned.
Now on to the reviews, thanks to all those who reviewed it makes my day to see new reviews with each further chapter posted, thank you.
Duelingchamp: Thanks for the review. My plans for Ranma are well a secret for now. I havn't actually decided on who he will end up with, so far though it will not be a Senshi or a member of the NWC. As for Crystal Tokyo….you'll see in time (man what a lame pun even for me)
Jerry Unipeg: Thanks once again for the review. It's nice to have a constant reviewer. Yes shocking Pluto is always fun.
ranma girl 14: Thanks for the review. Ranma will be meeting with the Senshi soon.
AscendedWarrior: Thanks for the review. Yes this will be a mega crossover. I do agree that most mega crossovers tend to be poorly written and/or confusing. I have paid particular attention to what I believe are the failings of those stories, the main one seeming to be that the author tends to introduce all of the characters at once. This causes the story to falter as it gets confusing as to whose doing what with whom and so forth. I have a solution to this problem, well at least I think I do and hopefully this story will break the trend of poor mega crossovers.
Ryden fall: Thanks for the review. No the time gates haven't gone anywhen (lol) the have been closed, I tend to think of the gates as a kind of window and this window has been shut and the curtains drawn. The explanation for this will be in this chapter.
Once again thanks to all who reviewed the last chapter and hopefully more reviews to come? Now onto the story, enjoy.
Mizuryunokamioh: I have always wondered why if the Silver millennium had the time gates why did it fall, why was there no plans in place to prevent it from falling or at the very least plans in place to save at least a part of it so it could be rebuilt
This is my answer to that question.
The Pluto Protocols
Chapter 3 – Beginnings Part 4
'Speech'
"Sound Effects"
(Thoughts)
Earth's Orbit
Space Ring
193 UGY (1)
Ranma Saotome issued forth a long sigh as the ARC came to a stand still. Having survived the previous mission (barely), Ranma finally believed he understood just what he was supposed to do. Thankfully one of his acquisitions had manage to reprogram the ARC's central processing system, giving it a bit of a personality and allowing Ranma to understand it a lot easier. Still their were some issues that did need to be resolved.
As the entry platform finished rising and the Nav field dissipated Ranma quickly moved towards the entry way to the Navigation room in hopes of getting something to eat before his next mission. The last two times he had wound up going several days without food until the authorities had finished interrogating him (or he had escaped which ever came first).
Just as his hands went for the handle the door opened revealing the ARC's CPS in its new body, that of a small humanoid robot. Outside the ARC the familiar looking opening once again began to grow with power as it prepared for firing.
'The Navigator is ready for its mission excellent the new shall proceed'
'Huh wait I'm not ready yet I want to get som….'
'Drop complete Navigator has begin retrieval stage….I have discovered an odd glitch in my processing system. It seems that this drop ahs caused a surge in my mystronic (2) feed. I will have to monitor this'
With that the ARC'S CPS went to return its body back into storage. Meanwhile this times Earth a rather perturbed Ranma contemplated his situation.
'Stupid Robot I wanted to get something to eat first. Man this sucks I huh whats that?'
Ranma looked curiously into the distance to search for the strange sound he had just heard. Noting several odd looking plants and what appeared to be a large cloud of dust heading towards him Ranma began looking puzzled.
(Man I coulda sworn I had heard something but theirs nothing here cept for a few creepy looking plants and a large cloud of dust heading straight for me and the big looking bug thing over next to those buildings. Huh bug thing there wasn't a bug thing there a minute ago and now it's opening its mouth and OH CRAP)
Ranma dodged to the side as a mass of red goo shot out of the strange creature's mouth. Looking towards where the goo landed Ranma noted that the stuff had literally melted the ground. Deciding that now was a good time to run Ranma entertained a final few words as he sprinted of towards the horizon
'STUPID ROBOT WAIT TILL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU'
BREAK
Location Unknown
Time Unknown
Usagi blinked as the darkness receded wondering where she was.
(What's going on here the last thing I remember was going to bed)
In the dim light Usagi began to slowly move forward noting that each step made a crunching sound.
(I wonder what that is I must be walking on gravel or something)
With a quick look to the ground Usagi found that the dim light made it difficult to tell what she was walking on. She decided to continue forward as it seemed that each step she took made the light brighter.
Several steps later she found that she could now see a lot better and decided to take a second look at the ground. Only to fall backwards in horror, the crunching sound had been made from bones, bones she had been walking on, bones that were everywhere.
(Oh my Kamisami what is this, what's going on)
Her body shaking Usagi quickly turned to go back only to a virtual field of bone stretching back as far as she could see. She started to shake even harder as she took a step back only to stumble slightly a large cracking sound filled the air. Looking downwards again she saw her foot had just crushed a skull and hundreds of maggots were crawling out over the bones, over her shoes, up her legs.
Screaming as load as she could Usagi turned and ran her eyes closed and hands coving her ears so she couldn't see or here the bones beneath her feet being ground to powder. She ran till her chest felt heavy her legs turning to jelly, she desperately tried to press on.
Suddenly her legs hit something and she fell crashing to the ground with a painful thump bones splintering around her. Looking up and back at what she had tripped on she instantly regretted it. Heads, she had tripped on heads, human heads, heads she knew. They were the heads of her friends, Motoki and his sister, Naru's sister and Umano.
Vomiting noisily Usagi desperately tried to forget what she had just looked at but the vision would not leave her. Opening her eyes she rose to take flight again only to finally see the sky. It was red, blood red, with green clouds. Turning see set her self to flee only to see a tree, a black tree using green and yellow pus and that's when the smell hit her. With that Usagi once again vomited.
The smell was beyond bad, if one could imagine all of the worst smells in the world and then multiplied that by a thousand it still would not be enough to match this smell. It burned her nose and eyes, each breath sent her stomach back into convulsions even as she had emptied her stomach of everything she had every eaten.
Finally able to move again Usagi began to wander aimlessly her mind savaged by the sights and smells of where ever she was. Finally after what seemed days of endless walking she came to a stop and the horror returned this time a single corpse. It was Mamoru.
Break
Earth's Orbit
Tokyo City
Year 2916 CE
Ranma glared at the series of barriers that blocked the path of the ARC. His last mission had not been easy, in fact he been able to know of it before hand he would have declined calling it a suicide mission. If giant bugs weren't enough problems there were also armoured warriors with enough power to take out a city in a single shot. Hopping off the entry platform Ranma headed towards the door this time determined to at least eat before he left. Even as the door opened and the Robot body (now even more modified to that of a young girl aged around 12) entered telling Ranma it was time to depart, Ranma walked straight by it. The body blinked as its Navigator walked by seemingly oblivious to the time, deciding to follow the Navigator and see if the may be a medical problem the Robot too turned and left the Navigation Room, all the while the familiar opening hummed in readiness.
Ranma grinned to himself as he looked at his creation, the Ranwich (3).
(Oh yea now this is what I'm talking about. Ham, Bacon, Beef, Chicken, Pickles, Soy Sauce, Barbecue Sauce and three different types of cheese all in triple layers oh and mayo can't forget the mayo and all toasted to perfection)
Opening his saliva ridden mouth Ranma prepared him self for the succulent meal he was just moments from consuming. At that moment the Robot walked in and found its missing Navigator (having lost him for several minutes) and with a slight nod of its head proceeded to inform the Navigator of his impending arrival to Earth.
'Navigator I have found you, it is now time for you mission'
'huh no way I'm not going yet I'm going to eat this Ranwich fir…'
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Location Unknown
Time Unknown
Usagi could only stare in horror at the sight of her dead (future) husband. His body had been cut to pieces, with each piece being nailed onto a tree so that each piece was in the opposite position to where it should be. His head was between his arms, which had been position where his legs should have been. His legs had been nailed next to the shoulder joints wile his hips had been position on top of his neck. Unable to vomit nor run Usagi stared.
Finally she was able to tear her eyes away from the former earth prince only to spy an equally horrifying vision. The three moon cats, each with their heads removed and replace on each others bodies, Luna on Diana, Diana on Artemis and Artemis on Luna. Each of their eyes had also been removed and the sockets sewn shut, the eyes in turn had been sewn onto the tongues which lay hanging out of their mouths.
And so the horrible sights continued, as Usagi finally able to move continued deeper into the horrible landscape. Setsuna had been stripped naked her head removed and placed into her ripped open chest. Haruka and Michiru had their heads swapped and placed facing backwards, each had been impaled with stakes running through there bodies entering at their mouth's and exiting out of their womanhoods. Hotaru had been ripped to pieces similar to Mamoru only each of her body parts had been placed on stakes then planted next to each other in a single row. The inner Senshi fared no better each had been tied between a pair of stakes by their hands and feet, only theirs heads arms and legs had all been cut off and re-attached so they were facing backwards. Three addition bodies in tattered Senshi uniforms were also present only Usagi was unable to identify them as the heads had been seemingly crushed between to large polls attacked to ropes. For a final degradation each corpse had been violated judging from the massive tearing that Usagi had seen around their genitalia.
Finally eyes red from the constant stream of tears, her mouth horse from screaming and crying with each new grizzly discovery Usagi had arrived at a large Castle were a final horrible sight lay. The bodies of Rini and herself both naked nailed to the Castles wall above the drawbridge. Each had a nail through the forehead the wrists and the ankles. The nail were huge so large that the ones on Rini's wrists had caused the wrists to rip entirely and her body to begin sagging and looked s though it would soon fall off.
Unable to push her body any further Usagi fell to her knees. Not knowing what she was seeing or why, nor how she could both be seeing all of this and be obviously dead and hanging nailed to a castle door. Her tears dried as she knelt at the castle entrance waiting for whatever had done this to arrive so she could get her revenge or at least die trying and join her friends.
Break
Earth's Orbit
Ardennes Forest
Year 1914
Ranma Glared at the Robot body of the CPS.
'Now you listen here before I go down and recruit anyone for the Silver millenalthingywhatsit I am going to have something to eat do you understand?'
'Yes Navigator you wish to refuel before beginning your mission'
'Yea I do so if you will excuse me I will no go and eat ok'
'Understood'
The robot waited patiently for its navigator to finish refuelling, which didn't take long and when Ranma had swallowed the last bite of his Ranwich it gave the order for the transport beam to begin charging. Ranma gave one last lick of his finger before rising of his seat.
'Ok Robot I'm now ready to begin my mission'
'Very well Navigator commencing with transport to Earth'
With that Ranma vanished along the transport beam to the surface while the Robot looked puzzled.
'Odd my processor has picked up an error; it seems to be dis-satisfied with the transport of the Navigator. I shall rectify this situation'
Ranma had only been standing in the middle of a forest for a couple of minutes wondering which direction to go when he felt himself being hit by the beam once again. Soon he was back in the Navigation room with the robot looking at him. He suddenly felt a chill go down his spine and swore to himself that the robot had just smiled.
'He robot what's the problem why did you bring me back h…'
'Second transportation completed, odd that seemed preferable to the first'
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Location Unknown
Time Unknown
The hairs prickled on the back of Usagi neck causing her to reach for her heshin wand. Only she couldn't find it, quickly getting to her feet she wonders where it had gone. At that moment her eyes caught the sight of a large black mass bearing down on her position from the top of the castle. Forgetting her missing wand she leapt for the closest weapon she could find. Grabbing hold of a lone stake she raised the long pointed wooden pole ready to face her attacker.
The mass having reached her chuckled.
'What prey tell do you plan to do with that princess'
Usagi looked at the mass with shock her.
'How….how do you know who I am'
'Simple princess we have met before or don't you recognise me'
With that Usagi's eyes widened and memories of her fight with Galaxia flooded back.
'Chaos' she breathed eyes now narrowing in anger 'You'll pay for this'
Waving a part of the black mass about Chaos replied his echoing voice seemingly filling the entire region.
'This is not my doing Usagi'
'My name how do you..' Usagi's question was quickly cut of as the Chaos continued
'I am an elder being Usagi, knowing your name is only an inconceivably small part of my knowledge. As for this place it is a dream'
'You knew what I was going to ask'
'Yes' Chaos moved himself to a small rock which grew from the ground the horrifying images fading away like somebody washing the paint from a canvas. Usagi frowned contemplating what the being had said and quickly found herself a rock to sit on as well
'So you sent me this dream then to scare me well it won't work. I don't know how you survived our last battle but I won't let your evil exist I….' Usagi speech was cut of as Chaos began laughing
'HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA'
Angry with Chaos' reaction Usagi leapt to her feet and went to grab her heshin wand once again only to remember that she couldn't find it.
'Looking for something, you heshin wand perhaps, well you can't find it here'
Blushing Usagi glared at Chaos
'So you took it then give it back and stop laughing at me'
'Give it back, I would if I had it'
'You don't have it then why can't I find it then'
'Because you're not here only a part of you is'
'Oh'
Looking confused Usagi sat back down. Her eyes wandered to the black mass that was Chaos.
'Why did you laugh' She huffed.
'Because you think that you can destroy me'
'I've beaten you before'
'Yes you have and a magnificent battle it was however Princess I am an elder being. My powers a beyond your comprehension. Nothing save another elder being could possibly match me and they never would go against me'
'Um what's an elder being'
Chaos sighed at the question. It seemed that mortals had forgotten so match as the had progressed through the ages.
'We elder beings are the oldest of all beings in existence, we are the representations of the forces of nature, Life, Death, Dream, Time, Order, Creation, Desire and Chaos. We have been and always will be. Does that answer your question?'
Um not really 'Usagi answered confused.
Chaos sweat dropped at the reborn princess's reply.
'Never mind then'
'Um okay so then I guess that means you here to finish me off' Usagi queried bracing her self for flight (running not actual flying).
'No that's not why I am here'
'So why are you here then why send me that dream'
'I didn't send you that dream. Dreams are beyond my power for the most part. I am here give you an offer'
Break
Earth's Orbit
Tokyo City
Year 2004 CE
Ranma gave a satisfied smile as the ARC returned to proper time. His mission was over, well at least the part where he had to find potential recruits for the Silver thingamyion. Now he just had to awaken the heir's new army and building force and send the ARC on its final voyage nothing to major.
As Ranma contemplated what he was going to do when he returned to Nerima (and who he was going to beat up) a large pain erupted in his side. Feeling as though someone had torn his side open Ranma looked down and noticed his side was in fact bleeding. Looking back up Ranma began to feel vertigo as the ARC began sinking towards the Earth,.
Trying desperately to get the ship back under control Ranma trapped into the communication device calling up the ARC CPS.
'YO ARC WHATS GOING ON HERE'
'NAVIGATOR, WE SEEMED TO HAVE HIT A LARGE ASTEROID UPON RE-ENTRY TO THIS TIMELINE'
'WHATS THE DAMAGE' Ranma cried as he struggled to stop the ARC from spinning feeling the intense heat as the ships nose entered into the earth's outer atmosphere.
'STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS GREAT I RECOMMEND YOU EVACUATE'
'TO WHERE' Ranma asked having finally got the ship to stop spinning he was now attempting to angle the ships nose in order to prevent the ship from breaking apart during re-entry. 'I CAN'T EXACTLY GET OUT AND WALK NOW CAN I'
'IF YOU REMAIN ABOARD NAVIGATOR RANMA YOU WILL DIE. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO YOUR BODY'
'I KNOW THAT ALREADY WHAT EVER TORE THE SHIP OPEN DID ME AS WELL BUT I AIN'T GONNA GIVE UP YOU AND I ARE BOTH GOING TO MAKE IT'
The now super heated vessel burst through the high cloud over Tokyo skimming across the hills.
'Navigator we are through the atmosphere it is time for you to evacuate you will not survive the landing'
'I don't care ARC I ain't gonna leave you to be smashed up all over the place' Ranma groaned as the craft speed towards the ground idly noting through the view scope that he was heading for the exact spot the Ryoga had learnt the breaking point. He then angled the craft towards the ravine he and Ryoga had fallen into hoping the long ravine would be able to hide the craft. Suddenly just as the nose of the ship smashed into the mountain before the ravine Ranma felt his body jerk a final message playing through his ears
'I'm sorry Navigator but I do not wish for you to cease function'
With those final words Ranma felt himself fall to the ground as he was sent from the ship via the transport beam one final time.
Break
Earth
Tokyo City – Jubaan Ward
Year 2004
Setsuna Meioh sighed as she looked at the worried faces of her fellow Senshi, in particular those of Usagi, Rini and Mamoru. Having just finished revealing that Rini was now of this time and that the time gates had been closed she braced herself for the response taking particular note of the tired look on Usagi's face.
After the last what do you mean it's closed died out. Setsuna set to the task of explaining what she believed was happening.
'The gates have sealed themselves and are unable to be opened at least for now. As for why I am not totally sure but I do have a theory. Since the Black Moon Clan attacked us here in the past the timelines have been unstable. This is mainly due to the fact that the future is essentially ever changing. However the constant time travel by Rini the Clan and Wiseman caused the bulk of possible future for a short period of time to become fixed. Since Wiseman's defeat the number of fixed futures have dissipated collapsing on themselves. Yet with each new enemy since Wiseman we have fought have caused fluxes within these collapsing timelines creating pressure on the main time line. After Galaxia's defeat the flux was so large that essentially time froze and the alternate lines became fixed briefly once again. Since her defeat a large number of lines has once again began to collapse only this time they did it almost simultaneously. Now as the gates are semi connected to the time stream at all times (4) the gates became strained and in order to protect itself closed'
Seeing looks of shock, understanding and utter confusion (guess who was sporting which look) Setsuna sighed yet again before assuring everyone present that the problem would sort itself out eventually but that Rini for the rest of her life would be of this timeline.
With the Senshi meeting over everyone decided to enjoy a quick snack. Rini and Hotaru however went outside. Looking with concern at her friend Hotaru tried to consol her as best she could. Minutes passed before the young Senshi finally spoke pointing at a shooting star.
'A shooting star Hotaru do you think I should make a wish'
'I don't know Rini but something about that star make me feel…like something bad is going to happen'
End?
Well another chapter finished and one more to go to complete the first part of this fic, the Beginning. So please read and review let me know what you thought of it and what needs improving and what's great and so on and so forth. So until the next chapter
Adios
(1) UGY United Global Year, the dating system used in Tekkaman.
(2) Mystronic – A magical alternate to electronic power. Used in place of electricity to run various techs like computers.
(3) Ranwich – a play on manwich which in itself is a word play on sandwich. A manwich is used to describe a sandwich made and eaten by men. It contents are usually lots of meat, dairy and sauces.
(4) Sorry folk's really bad pun