Robotech Nibunoichi: Chapter Seven
By Valkryie01 ()
[Legal Stuff: Ranma 1/2 is created by Rumiko Takahashi and
Is distributed in the US by Viz. Communications. Robotech is
The property of Harmony Gold with the novels written by Jack
McKinney and published by Del-Rey. I'm only borrowing these
Characters.]
****(Notes before you begin: The events in the Ranma 1/2
Anime/ Manga takes place in 2010-2012 in this story to
maintain continuity with the Robotech storyline.)*****
(Previously in Robotech Nibunoichi: Ranma was released from protective custody and established a dojo in Macross. The place is an astounding success. Rick Hunter and Max Sterling has become a couple of his best students. Henry Gloval went on a date with Nodoka Saotome.)
Late Summer 2013...
Akane was looking forward to her vacation. Nabiki and Minmei were going to allow her to accompany them on tour for a week while school was out. She was looking forward to the time away from home. She also hoped that this would be a growth experience for her fiancée and that he would take the time to solve some of the other fiancée problems while she was safely away from Macross.
The morning that she was to depart for Monument City to meet up with her sister and Minmei her and Ranma were enjoying a very rare quiet moment.
"Ranma, would you please try to take care of some issues while I'm gone this week?" asked Akane, "Shampoo and Ukyo for starters."
"I'll try hon." I don't know how, but I will try to find a solution," replies Ranma.
Nodoka yells out the door, "Akane-Chan, Rick should be here in a few minutes to take you to the Monument.
Akane quickly changes the subject to Rick," I thought that
Rick and Lisa were supposed to go on a date today."
"They are. Rick's just doing this as a favor this morning. Lisa is going to meet him at the dojo later after her class," Ranma told Akane.
"Ranma no Baka. You're distracting her for him while goes to see Minmei. Ranma, you know you should stay outta things like that.
You've got enough girl problems as it is. Stay outta others okay?"
Akane chastised him.
That Akane hadn't malleted him was a sign of how much their relationship had grown in the last year.
Three days later...
Rick Hunter and Lisa Hayes entered the Saotome dojo looking for Ranma.
"Hello Nodoka is Ranma here?" asked Lisa.
"My son will be out in a minute," answered Nodoka.
In the background they hear Onna-Ranma's voice," Crap, I can't believe I forgot about that stupid bucket that was full of water from the last time."
They next hear a faucet come turn on and the off and a wet but male Ranma comes walking out while toweling his hair dry.
"Hey, it's Macross's second most eligible couple," quipped Ranma.
"And who would be the first?" asked Rick.
"Me an 'Kane. So what brings you two here? You class isn't
'till tomorrow you know," replied the martial artist with a wry grin.
Lisa started "Actually we're here on official business. We would like your assistance on a mission. I can't tell you what it is, where it will be, or even how long it will take because we don't even know yet ourselves. All we know is that it involves the security of the entire planet."
Ranma wasn't sure what to say. He didn't want to end up in the military but he also cared for everybody he knew and securing the safety of the Earth would be of the best way to ensure that they were safe. Ranma looked over towards his mother and she silently nodded to him.
"Okay I guess I'm game," Ranma finally answered.
"Good because, if you'd said no I would have been forced to give you this," replied Lisa and held up an envelope.
"What's that?" inquired Ranma.
"A letter drafting you into the RDF as an Ensign with a temporary assignment to Skull Squadron," replied Lisa," and I'm pleased that I didn't have to use it."
"I'll be by to pick you up at 0800 hours tomorrow. Bring that present that I gave you last year too 'kay." Rick added.
Ranma was shocked. He liked Rick and Lisa well enough, but were they that dedicated to their jobs that they would force somebody to go on a mission with them. Ranma was beginning to think that he was going to regret this.
The next morning Rick was there promptly at eight. Ranma and
Rick rode silently in the hummer to the defense forces base. Once there they hitched a ride on a launch over to the Prometheus and then made their way up to the briefing room.
Lisa, the Sterling's, Claudia, the Terrible Trio (Sammie, Kim and Vanessa AKA the "Bridge Bunnies"), Admiral Gloval and Minister
Exedore were already there when Rick and Ranma arrived.
Admiral Gloval started, "Good, now that we're all here what I have to saw will be short. This mission requires the utmost secrecy.
Therefore you will not receive the details of your mission until your rendezvous with Breetai's flagship. You will be taking off in the morning.
Ranma, Rick, would you two please stay. The rest of you are dismissed."
Everybody got up and walked out of the room quietly. Rick and
Ranma walked over two where the Admiral was sitting.
"Thank you for coming Ranma. I hope you understand that I have to insist that you stay here on the fortress tonight," Gloval told him.
"That's okay. I do understand that part, but I get the feeling that there is more you want to ask me?" replied the teenager.
"I would like you to seriously consider an enlistment. I won't force you, despite the letter Captain Hayes had. Somebody with your talents could be very useful."
Very early the next morning Ranma was aboard the shuttle Shiva with Lisa, Exedore, and Claudia. Rick and the Sterling's were flying up in their VT's. Ranma thought it weird that Max and Miriya were flying two-seaters on a combat mission.
Over the loudspeakers he heard," T minus thirty seconds and counting. Please make sure that all restraints are secure."
"Ready Ranma?" asked Lisa.
"Yup," he replied.
Claudia threw in, "We'll see."
"T minus 20 seconds and counting. please assume launch positions," came that same voice again. The shuttle started to lift into a vertical position.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, ignition, five, four, three, two, one, and liftoff."
The Shiva and the Veritechs of Skull Squadron lifted off on their boosters into the dreary autumn sky for their rendezvous with
Breetai's flag-ship.
Ranma was pressed back into his seat and couldn't move. They soon they reached orbit and stopped accelerating Ranma could move again.
The shuttle and the fighters flew for several hours until they reached the flagship. Shiva entered through a shuttle bay on the port side and we're met by Breetai himself, the sixty plus tall foot giant with the gleaming skull-plate and a brand-new looking blue uniform.
"My micronian friend's welcome," his giant voice resonated.
Exedore replied, "Greetings and salutations my Lord Breetai."
"Good to see you Exedore," replied a smiling Breetai, "It's good to have you back aboard."
Exedore couldn't help but smile as well. He felt that.
"Why, uh, thank you sir," replied the Zentraedi minister.
Breetai then turned to Ranma, Claudia, and Lisa.
"Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Grant, and Mr. Saotome please accept my greetings as well. Now let's go meet those pilot friends of your on the bridge."
Breetai walked and the "Micronian" group stepped onto a moving walkway so that they could keep up and made their way to the bridge.
Rick and the Sterling's (Max, Miriya, and baby Dana) are also making their way to the bridge.
"I wonder what it will be like to serve under Commander Breetai
Rick?" asked Max.
"It'll be glorious," Miriya responded.
"I don't know. I just wish we knew more about this mission," interjected Rick.
"Gloval asked me to bring my whole family along and left it at that, replied Max.
"Why in space would the old man want you to bring Dana along?"
"I don't know Rick. But I tell you one thing, I won't put her in jeopardy mission or not," responded Max with vigor.
"I won't let you either."
Ranma was wandering the corridors of the ship by himself. He was trying to think of just why they would want him along on this mission. He was walking along when he heard the paging system,"Ranma
Saotome please come to the briefing room."
Ranma quickly made his way back to the briefing room and the mission briefing started.
A couple of weeks later...
"Prepare for de-fold." came the voice over the P.A. system.
Down in the fighter bay of the flagship Skull Squadron was preparing for their mission.
"Ready Ranma?" asked Max
"Yeah. You sure Miriya and the baby are going to be okay?" replied Ranma.
"I hope so," answered Max as he climbed into the front seat of the blue trimmed "Super" VT-1 "Trainer" Valkyrie. This one was modified though to be a virtual copy of the one Max normally flew in combat with the exception of the second seat for Ranma.
They fired off into deep space a few moments later followed closely by Miriya and the rest of Skull, sans Rick, and flew directly at Reno's Command ship. They blew their way in to an upper bay near the bridge converted to Guardian mode and landed.
Over the communications system Ranma heard Commander Breetai threaten Reno with destruction if he didn't surrender and that they had the Protoculture matrix.
He then heard Minmei's song "Stage Fright" playing and in the right screen on the console in front of him he saw Rick and Lisa kissing.
Ranma thought," I hope that I and Akane get to do that soon."
"Love is the basis of protoculture. You cannot conquer love and thus you cannot defeat us. Behold the power of Love."
Across the bay they were in Miriya's cockpit opened up and she stood up holding baby Dana.
"I am Miriya Parino, formerly first in command of Quadronno unit two. I am here with my mate to show you the true power of Love.
Behold my child." Miriya proclaimed as she held Dana above her head.
"It's a Micronized Micronian!" somebody screamed.
"It's a mutant!" yelled another soldier.
"No it's an infant, created within my own body by my mate and
I," replied Miriya. Max raised the canopy and stood up at this time
"Your mate?" inquired Reno, "But he is only a micronian."
"We also have further proof of the power of Protoculture.
Ranma please stand up."
Ranma stood up and with a flourish jumped out of the cockpit and landed on the deck next to the fighter. He began summoning his chi and concentrating it into a tight space. He concentrated and released it at a nearby bulkhead, blowing it away.
The nearby Zentreadi were shocked. If this one micronian could wield this much power how could they stand up against a whole planet of them. Some of the soldiers in the bay ran. The rest that stayed trained their rifles on the young boy.
Ranma then began to implement the second part of this plan.
He was not looking forward to this part and was hoping that they weren't going to need it. He removed a flask from the pocket of his flight-suit and poured it over himself.
"That micronian male just turned into a Female?" screamed one soldier. This was enough for Reno and he fainted. His second in command decide right there to surrender and was making his way to a communications console to do so.
Ranma was relieved that the plan had worked and that nobody had been hurt. She proceeded to jump back up to the cockpit of the guardian. Just as she landed a shot rang out. An auto-cannon round grazed Max and he collapsed into the front seat of the Valkyrie.
"Kill them," bellowed Reno
"MAX!" screamed Miriya from her fighter.
"I've got him Miriya," yelled Ranma," let's get outta here."
Ranma was thankful for the numerous flight lessons that she'd had with Rick as she followed Miriya out of the hole that she'd blown in the hull and converted back to fighter mode.
As Ranma and Miriya made their way back towards the Breetai's ship they had to fight through dozens of battle-pods. Miriya was like an avenging angel and Ranma was holding his own Pod after Pod was blown away by the two of them as they made their way. They were soon joined in battle by the rest of Skull Squadron, including Rick.
"Ranma and Miriya," Rick called out over the communications system,
"Make your way to the ship as fast as possible. The rest of us will cover you."
"Okay boss," replied Miriya using a phrase she'd learned from her husband.
Rick was hoping that Ranma wasn't going to be turned completely off flying by this.
Ranma was scared shitless. He'd never expected combat to be this intense. What scared him even more was that it was exhilarating. He was confused by this as he brought his fighter into the bay on the flagship.
Up on the bridge of the flagship...
"Proton cannon finished charging," Claudia announced.
"Clear the field and then fire," ordered Breetai.
"Skull squadron clear the field of fire," radioed Lisa.
"Clear now," replied Rick a few seconds later.
"Sanitize the area."
Ranma was looking out a viewport and expected a massive blast.
Instead all he saw was a slight rippling effect, the destruction of every battle-pod, and the explosion of Reno's ship.
Several days later...
Lisa, Claudia, and Miriya were enjoying some girl time together during the voyage back to Earth. They heard a knock at the door and when it opened there stood Onna-Ranma.
"May I join you," she asked.
"NO! This is supposed to be girl time," Lisa giggled slightly drunk.
"But I am a girl," replied Ranma with the kawaii look.
"We are not fooled Saotome," Miriya shot back.
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to talk," replied a dejected Ranma as she turned to leave.
Claudia saw Ranma-Chan's shoulders slump as she walked away.
"Stay here girls. I'll be back in a minute," Claudia told Lisa and Miriya.
Claudia ran and caught Ranma after a few seconds.
"Hey kiddo what's wrong?" inquired the tall black woman.
"I'm confused. I don't know how to feel about what I felt during that fight. I despise killing but I was thrilled by the challenge and the intensity. Now I have nightmares about all those people I killed.
Normally I'd talk to Max or Rick about this but I felt that I needed a different opinion."
"What you feel is perfectly normal kiddo," consoled Claudia, "Roy used to be the same way when he'd return from a combat mission when I first met him."
"So how do I deal with it?"
"You're going to have to figure that one out yourself kiddo," replied Grant.
Claudia left and returned to her quarters.
As Ranma walked away he suddenly remembered his promise to Akane
Back on Earth...
"Where is that Baka! I was only gone for a week and he leaves the planet.
He's been gone for over a month. I'm gonna kill him," yelled Akane.