Disclaimer: Ranma Saotome and the Ranma 1/2 crew belong to Lady Rumiko Takahashi. Sonic and his crew belong to SEGA. "Infected" is written and sang by Bad Religion.
A/N: Yes! Here we go with the finale of book one. The fight you've all been waiting for, Super Ranma versus Mecha Sonic! There is no holding these two back for the butt-kicking of the century! Hold on tight, ladies and gents, it's show time!
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BERSERKER - OVERLORD
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I had not a care in the world. I was super-powered and looking to end the conflicts. As I looked around at Kiima, Saffron, and the rest of them, I could only smile. These were my friends, and I wanted to protect the whole lot of them.
I heard voices approaching from off to the side. No surprise, really, I could sense them coming from miles away. I turned to be greeted with the remains of the Fiance Brigade. The Nerima Wrecking Crew. They stopped upon seeing me, and I could only wonder why.
Then, I looked at myself. I was aglow with a golden aura that felt like it could burn my flesh. But didn't. No one approached me too close from the Fiance Brigade.
"Ranma, this is your last chance! Leave those floozies and come back to me! I made you dinner to celebrate!" Oh yay... Toxic Waste for dinner if I go with Akane... Such delight...
"No way, Akane. There's no way in all creation will I go back to what I had. I have so much now, I cannot give it all up. That goes for the rest of you as well."
"If that way Airen think, Shampoo kill obstacle! Obstacles are for killing!"
"Wake the fuck up, Shampoo! Have you seen that little 'law' hold true anywhere in Nerima? No! If you try to kill someone, you WILL go to prison. And the fact you did kill someone while on a student visa will reflect badly on China if you are not punished by Chinese law!" Shampoo was taken aback by my words. Good. Maybe now she'll grow the fuck up and do things right.
She might have been the fiance I would have chosen, but that whole 'Ranma, I kill!" incident was still not forgotten. Not to mention I would be treated like a second class citizen until I blew Joketsuzoku to hell.
Geez, now that I think about it, I was more of a possession to these people. Mr. Tendo, Pops, Nabiki, Akane, all the rest of the fiances... I was just a THING to them. Damn them all.
"Now, if you'll excuse me..." I said, walking over and putting my arms around Chaos. I gave her a small kiss on the cheek, before I grinned. "Wait for me?"
"Always."
I smiled, before taking off into the skies with a tail of golden light following me.
It didn't take me long to reach China. After all, a man flying through the skies of Earth like a comet can make a lot of mileage. And all this without a tank of gas...
Heh, I could see the waters of the ocean pass beneath me like nothing. Here I was, flying for once of my volition and not by a ki mallet strike ala Akane Tendo.
I realized this might have been a goodbye. Once again, I was rushing out to battle against someone who could likely kill me. And yet, with all this newfound power, not a worry was in my mind.
And yet, I WAS worried. But not for me. Thoughts of Chaos came to my mind, and I hoped only one thing. That I would be going back to see her. After all, she is the girl... The girl I will come to love and cherish...
Ahead! Right there, was a silver, metalic version of... me? What the hell? "What the hell are you!" I screamed as I rushed him, my mind still awhirl with thoughts of Chaos.
Now here I go,
I attacked. The words of a song I once heard filled my mind. I thought the lyrics were fitting for my current emotional rollercoaster. I just wanted this all to end. End so I could run off with Chaos together.
hope I don't break down,
I won't take anything, I don't need anything,
don't want to exist, I can't persist,
please stop before I do it again,
My mind was still awhirl as I fought, my silver clone attacking me in familiar ways. He's fighting just like me! I need to think fast. The gears whirled in my head before a thought occured to me. What about all this speed in me?
just talk about nothing, let's talk about nothing,
let's talk about no one, please talk about no one, someone, anyone
I burst forth with a blast of gold, and struck! I knew this had worked when my fist hit silver face. I heard it beep for a moment before a haymaker took me across the face. Only... no pain.
You and me have a disease,
you affect me, you infect me,
I'm afflicted, you're addicted,
you and me, you and me
The power I held was intoxicating... Chaos! I must think of her, to hold off the power of my change... Please, no... Her lips... Sexy body... Her beautiful hair... The way her eyes glow when she smiles...
I'm on the edge,
get against the wall,
I'm so distracted,
I love to strike you,
here's my confession,
you learned your lesson,
stop me before I do it again
I was fighting on auto-pilot. Another haymaker took me in the face before I realized. Thoughts of Chaos would be breaking me away from the fight. But Sonic does not lose! Not for good, never!
just talk about nothing, let's talk about nothing,
let's talk about no one, please talk about no one, someone, anyone
Another trade of blows burst forth, his blows landing to pretty much no effect, though mine would land to little effect. I was too distracted holding the power at bay, trying not to lose control... The first to lose sight of their goals... My goals... No, I will not fail!
You and me have a disease,
you affect me, you infect me,
I'm afflicted, you're addicted,
you and me, you and me
I embraced the power I contained.
You're clear -
as a heavy lead curtain want to drill you -
like an ocean,
we can work it out,
I've been running out,
now I'm running out
don't be mad about it baby,
I controlled it, grasping the energy and starting to channel it. I started pushing it into my hands, pulling them back as the energy gathered.
You and me, you and me,
I want to tie you, crucify you,
"Die, Silver Ranma!" I screamed as I shot forward, using my legs to land blows on him again, trying to keep him away from my hands. High kick, axe kick, roundhouse into foot-lock... Rising Demon Kick into Heavenly Comet Kick... Backslash Upper into Black Howling Strike. The flurry of blows came.
kneel before you, revile your body,
you and me, we're made in heaven,
I felt the energy flicker for a second before silver hand met with flesh. I nearly lost my focus before kicking Silver in the head, sending it flying. The slash marks on my side weren't serious, just a little worrisome. The energy returned.
I want to take you, I want to break you,
supplicate you with thorny roses
I threw the blast as Silver charged back in, no longer trusting the energy to protect me. I needed to end this quick. No telling how much longer I had left.
you and me are incurable I want to bathe you in holy water
The blast struck, but he just kept coming. He was looking to... Ow! He headbutted me, and it really hurt! The energy in me didn't fluctuate, so I figured my state must be wearing off. I tapped the energy more, begging it to help me.
I want to kill you upon the alter, you and me, you and me
CHAOS... CONTROL! And the resulting blast sent me to slumber, but not before I sent Silver into the scrap heap.
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"And that's the last thing I remember." I said as I talked with acquantances about my latest outskirts. I was in China, but then I found myself back in Japan. Did I warp?
"So, you used Chaos Control?" Shade asked me. It didn't matter if I hid it anymore. I now remember... All of it...
"Shadow... Knuckles... Tails... I missed all of you so much... I only worry over who made that silver version of me..."
"You think it was Eggman?"
"You think he was reborn too? I hope not!"
"... Nah. Let's not accuse a dead man of anything. Let's just enjoy ourselves..." I said, looking to Chaos. I smiled, and was happy to notice the others getting closer to some of the other girls. Knuckles to Rouge, Tails to Cream, and Shadow to Amy. Tikal was a bit lonely looking, but I had faith she would find someone for herself.
Looking around, I got to my feet.
I was happy.
And I wanted to do nothing more...
Than run for the freedom of it.
Of course, settling down with Chaos wasn't on my list of to do YET. I wanted to, but there's so much more out there I wanted to do. After so many years of death...
Sonic the Hedgehog, previously a hedgehog, is now human. And ready to have some fun.
"RANMA!"
Whoops, that's my que. "See you, guys!" I gave Chaos a brief peck on the lips before taking off with the fiance brigade hot on my heels.
I could only grin.
Life was finally fun again.
And I won't complain about how interesting it is.
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A/N: Hope you enjoyed the Berserker saga of my story. Next to come will be soon, I hope. I didn't mean to take so long with this installment, but the lack of inspiration struck hard. Thanks for waiting patiently.