After the scare of Akane's cooking things settled down to normal in the Tendo home, well as normal as possible when Ranma is in residence. Although with Soun and Genma teaching classes the dojo was actually starting to bring money in. Soun was also teaching Akane, and he wasn't easy on her, he pointed out her flaws mercilessly until she finally learns how to block them, and he forbid her to summon her mallet until she learned how to control her temper.
Now that Genma had classes to run he wasn't tossing Ranma into the Koi pond to wake him up. Which meant that Ranma was actually getting enough sleep for once and was able to apply himself better in school, plus Chibi-Usa was helping him to study by only letting him train when he answered a question right. This gave him incentive to actually remember the answers. Chibi-Usa was honestly surprised that no one had thought to do this with him before. Nabiki watches this and blinks, the girl from the future knew more about Ranma than someone who had lived with him for a while.
As the study session progresses Chibi-Usa gradually increases the difficulty of the questions and Ranma is still answering them, though she'd throw in a previous one to make sure he retained the information. Now, all she had to do was make sure Hotaru kept doing this with him once she left. Ranma needed to get his grades up and kick ass in college so he could become a licensed instructor of the Martial Arts, that way he'd be able to teach her in the future.
As the study session continues Chibi-Usa's battles sense snap taut, " Ranma, stay here and protect Hotaru and the other noncombatants. I have work to do. "
" I should go. " Ranma says.
" You don't have magical attacks, I do. Besides, you trained me. So it will be like you're in the fight anyhow. Hotaru needs you here. " Chibi-Usa says.
" All right, just promise you will call for help if it gets to be too much. " Ranma says.
" I will. Pink Moon Crystal Power… Make Up! "
Sailor Moon generation two soon stands in front of Ranma and she leaps off, heading for the evil she can sense in the area. She would do everything within her power to protect Hotaru, and there was quite a lot within her power. She was ever so grateful for being trained by Ranma, it gave her so many more options in battle. The girl in the pink fuku drops down on top of the youma with a chestnut roasting on open fire kick combo.
The youma goes sailing back as Sailor Moon II lands and grabs her tiara, doing just like her mother had taught her, " Moon Tiara Magic! "
The youma dodges this attack and Sailor Moon II starts dodging every attack, leading her opponent into a spiral, delving deep into the heart of ice in order to have cold ki to the youma's hot ki. She was going to unleash a full power Heaven Dragon Blast on this idiot youma and hope to hell that took it out. She grins as it does and does the Sailor Moon victory pose.
Princess Tranquility curses at this, " Dammit, the next generation is going to kill me. Especially the next generation gems, they're the worst offenders. "
" Perhaps, milady, but there is a way around all that, take out the gems before they can have children. Sailor Emerald was nearly killed by one of your youma, it was only the intervention of Sailor Garnet, the gem of dimensions that saved her from your wrath and from death itself. "
" General Calcite, you make an excellent point, however, there is the matter of the Enforcers, if they manage to alert Blaze Mars to the fact that I am in fact back she will find some way to gather the others to her and put a stop to me. "
" Not even Blaze Mars and her prince have enough power to stop you now, milady. "
Colony L1:
Rachel Hino snaps awake from her vision trance, her blue eyes blazing in anger. So, Princess Tranquility thought she'd be able to survive her and her prince, huh? She curses the timing though, at eight months pregnant it wasn't ideal for her to fight, however Martian women never miscarried. She gets up from in front of the candle she kept lit at all times and goes in search of her husband. How he had hidden his marriage from the rest of the Gundam Pilots she didn't know, but right now he had to gather them all. The planetary knights were needed, especially Death Knight, Duo Maxwell, the pilot of Deathscythe, and an actual Shinigami.
" My ember, you should be resting. " Heero Yuy says firmly, his Prussian blue eyes soft with concern.
" Gather the planetary knights, Prince, Princess Tranquility is being a bitch, thinks we can't stop her, well actually that's what General Calcite said. " Rachel states firmly.
Heero's eyes widen at this, " Dammit, why did this have to happen now. I know nothing will happen to you or our little one, but why now? "
Rachel sighs, " I don't know, my prince, but you must gather the rest of your court, Tranquility is playing a dangerous game and we need to countermand her moves just as soon as possible, though when we go to Earth we will be staying with the Ronins as I do not want to stay with my sister. "
" Plus, it helps that Lust Venus and Wildfire are dating, correct? " Heero asks.
" True, that does help, but at least there we will have more allies and between Lady Kayura and Sailor Earth there base is very well protected. We'll be parents before this ends, just mark my words. " Rachel states.
" I'll make the call, you get some rest. "
" What do you call meditation? I'll do some katas, at least that way I get some physical exercise that you won't bitch about. " Rachel snaps.
Heero winces as he goes to make some calls. Those mood swings were going to kill him yet. The first call Heero made was to his best friend, Duo Maxwell, " Heero, buddy, what gives, you went silent after Mariemaia. "
" I wanted Rachel and I to be able to live in peace. However, today she had a vision that demands we take action. Princess Tranquility is back. "
" Haven's ambitious bitch of a sister, that Tranquility? " Duo asks.
" Yes, that one. Rachel told me to assemble the planetary knights, that I had to assemble my court, and with her currently pregnant, and yes, I was going to tell you, Duo, it's just I've been busy recoding the entire system for L1. " Heero says.
" I like the effect she has on you. I'll just port over, don't want Fei-chan thinking that I'm late to everything, though he doesn't know that I am actually a death god. " Duo says.
" Do not inadvertently kill my child. " Heero warns him.
" I would never, and you know that. I refuse to kill unborn children or pregnant women. I drive my fellow death gods nuts. " Duo says.
" Sorry, Duo, it's just ever since Rachel got pregnant I've been on edge, I can't help it. The prince part of me is trying to go super protective while the perfect soldier part is pulling back from doing that. "
Duo sighs and looks at his friend on the vid chat, " Yeah, I know. I'll be there shortly. Want me to get Quat-chan? "
" Would you, it would save time and he actually remembers, like you do. Just be careful, if Tranquility even begins to suspect that we're moving she'll attack. "
" Like to see her or her minions try, I'll drop them all like flies. " Duo says, his voice hard.
" See you when you get here, just lock onto my power signature, only the planetary princes can teleport in anyhow. " Heero says.
" Right, be there soon, with Quat-chan. " Duo says.
Heero makes the next call to WuFei Chang, " What do you want, Yuy? "
" There's a fire that requires Gundam pilot assistance to put out, I've encoded my coordinates into the transmission, get here as soon as you can and leave your women are weak attitude where you are, Rachel really won't tolerate it right now, WuFei. " Heero says.
" Why is that, Yuy? " WuFei asks him.
" She's eight months pregnant, WuFei. " Heero answers.
WuFei flinches, " Got it, leave my attitude behind unless I want my sis kicking my ass, and yes, I remember, my prince, she have a vision, I can collect Barton and get there by tomorrow. "
" Understood, WuFei, take every precaution you can. We're dealing with Princess Tranquility. "
" That psychotic bitch. Dammit, how the hell is she able to make trouble for us? Isn't she supposed to be dead? " WuFei demands.
" Just get here. " Heero says.
" On my way. " WuFei says and disconnects.
Heero is on his way to his wife when he hears, " Hey, babe, you're looking good. "
He hears his wife laugh at this, " Still a charmer, huh, Duo? "
" Can I help it if I know beauty when I see it? " Duo replies as Heero steps into the room.
Rachel turns to Quatre, " Now Love Knight, don't' be shy, he won't shoot you for hugging me. "
Quatre laughs at this and hugs Rachel, " You're right, he wouldn't risk you right now, would he? "
" No, I wouldn't, besides I would never harm a member of my court. Rachel says the knights need to assemble. Endymion is already on Earth, we'll have the Wind and Flame Knights here tomorrow. " Heero says.
" The Silence Knight is also on Earth, he was reborn as Ranma Saotome, and is currently protecting Hotaru, as Tranquility fully corrupted Sailors Uranus and Neptune. We still need the Storm Knight, the Thunder Knight, and the Ice Knight. " Rachel says.
" Thankfully the Thunder Knight is not Zechs, though I have no clue where to begin to look for them. " Heero says.
" True, it would be easier if we had an idea of where to look for them, as Queen Serenity did not like any of us, though she really had a hard on for Rachel. Why, I'm not really sure. " Duo says.
" It's because I told her where she could shove the crescent moon wand for daring to have the nerve to tell me I wasn't good enough to date or protect her son. She really didn't like that. " Rachel says with a shrug.
Heero blinks, " Why didn't you ever tell me this? "
" I handled it, besides I told her if I ever felt she wasn't using her power correctly I would remove her fat, sanctimonious ass from the throne and put you on it. " Rachel replies.
Quatre blinks as Duo whistles, " Damn girl, you got a bigger set than most guys do. "
" Well, Duo, I am a Martian female through and through. " Rachel replies to this, she had known Duo would say something like that to show his appreciation of her fortitude.
Soul Society:
The captain of the 10th division, Toshirô Hitsugâyâ, pauses in his work and then his teal eyes widen. His prince was calling him back to service. What had happened that required the planetary knights once again? " Matsumoto, I have to head out for a little while, tell Head Captain Yamamoto that the prince is calling, he'll understand. You're in charge until I get back and I expect the work to actually get done or I dock your pay for year when I get back. "
Toshiro takes off, not everyone realized that he was in fact still alive, Hyorinmaru was actually not a zanpaktu, but his weapon as the Ice Knight, it was why he tolerated so much crap from Kurosaki, he knew Kurosaki could tell he was in fact still alive and only living and dressing as a soul reaper for some reason. He'd had to find a way to blend in until he was needed again, as he hadn't died at the fall of the Silver Millennium. Oh, Queen Serenity had tried to get all of those whom didn't exactly agree with her way of thinking out of the way, true, but she had failed with him.
Toshiro hated the fact that he had to watch the hime suffer through all of Endymion's bouts of stupidity, it almost made him wonder when the Princess would realize that she had been player by a master player. She had never been meant for Endymion, he'd had to suffer in silence when the engagement was announced. Prince Heero and his Enforcer protector, Blaze Mars had been on Kinmoku, trying to strike up an alliance when Queen Serenity had announced the engagement, he remembered the hime being furious until she spoke privately with her mother and then she had been all smiles.
He had known then that Queen Serenity had cast a spell upon her daughter, to make her comply with her wishes. Until that day Endymion had treated the hime like dirt, he must have known he had to change the way he acted if he wanted the spell to last. His cousin had been furious, that was the true reason why she swore that the Earth would never be a part of the Silver Millennium.
Colony L1:
The four occupants of Heero and Rachel's apartment are in for a surprise when Toshiro teleports in, " My prince, I have come back to you to offer my services once again, I am Prince Toshiro of Mercury, the Ice Knight. "
Heero looks at the white haired teen kneeling before him, " You know I hate that stuff, we are equals, please rise, Toshiro. Where have you been all this time anyhow? "
" I've been working as a Soul Reaper, living in the Soul Society. " Toshiro answers.
" I see, you chose a place where you could observe everything and know when we were all reincarnated again. Nice job, but why do you look so worried, Ice Knight? " Heero asks.
" Because your mother placed a spell on your sister to get her to go along with the engagement to Endymion. Endymion's only been acting like a gentleman so he can keep your sister, if he ever reveals his true nature then the spell will be broken. " Toshiro says.
Quatre's eyes harden, " How dare she trample upon the domain of power for all Venusians, if mother were still alive she'd be ready to kill Queen Serenity and Endymion for daring to try such a thing. True love wins out in the end, it always does, no matter what anyone tries to accomplish with spells. "
" Then who did our hime love? " Duo asks.
Toshiro's eyes harden, " Me, but I was encouraging the hime to think for herself, I taught her how to fight, and you know how well that would have gone over with her royal bitchiness. " Toshiro says.
" Terrific, now we have to fix this mess as well. Heero, remind me why I didn't kill your mother before the Silver Millennium fell and out you on the throne because I really can't remember. " Rachel snaps.
" Because I asked you not to, though I am beginning to agree with you, my mother should have been stopped. For every action of hers that I managed to undo there were three more that I had to deal with. I got the Gems to agree to protect the Silver Millennium, I'm the one that kept all of our alliances intact. That bitch was trying to drive the Kingdom into the ground. " Heero says.
" Typical of her actually. " Rachel says.
" Unfortunately Rach is right. Serenity the IV was never to have the throne, it was meant for you, Heero. " Duo says.
" You mean my little sister is not the heir? "
" Well, you were to rule and she was to help you. The Crystal was not the royal treasure, you mother was using her daughter's life force every time she used it. " Duo says firmly.
Heero starts ranting in Jovian at this and they all just let him vent, it was better than him shooting something or blowing something up. Toshiro looks at Rachel, his eyes asking for permission and she nods, she knew everyone was fascinated to feel a baby move in utero. Toshiro also had another reason, he was always able to tell gender and health just by touching the mother, " Care to know whether you're having a son or daughter? " Toshiro asks.
This stops Heero's rant, " You can tell? " Heero asks him.
" Always could, Mercurians were healers, remember. Mother and child are in perfect health, or should I say mother and children. " Toshiro replies.
" How many? " Rachel asks.
" Quads, yes, I said quads, two of each. " Toshiro says.
" Hee-man, you're going to need a bigger place. " Duo says.
" Hn. " Heero replies and Rachel kicks his shin while glaring at him.
" Heero Yuy, what the hell have I said about using monosyllabic answers around me! " Rachel snaps.
Heero winces at this, " Not to use them. "
" Damn straight, perfect soldier. " Rachel snarls.
Quatre lets Heero's love wash over her and Rachel looks at him, " Don't do that again, Quatre. He can't fall back into bad habits with you guys around, I won't let him. In fact, give me your laptop, now, my prince. "
Heero sighs and hands it over, Rachel putting it in her subspace pocket. She was not going to let him fall back into perfect soldier mode now. She needed her attentive husband present. Duo understood her perspective, as he was the one she complained to about him. They kept in touch via telepathy, which made it so Rachel hadn't killed her husband before he became her husband. The prince part of him was being given more air time, so to speak, since she needed the prince more than the soldier currently.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Ranma, Gundam Wing, Bleach, Oh! My Goddess, or Ronin Warriors.
Author's Note: I decided to borrow Toshiro to be the Ice Knight, as I didn't want to create a new character.