TRTSS44: Tales of Ranma Who! – By Ocramed
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Note: This is a multi-genre story. C&C are welcomed.
Special Note: This story takes place during the events of the Seventh Series of "Doctor Who".
Part 1: "Death is the Only Answer"
1945 CE: Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey).
"My friends!" said Albert Einstein, as he greeted his old friends. "Come in, come in-!"
Usagi Tsukino and Ranma Saotome enter the residence of long time friend, and colleague, Dr. Albert Einstein.
"Hello, Albert," Usagi said, as she motions towards her husband.
"Beware of Japanese bearing gifts," Ranma said with a smile, as he hands over a wrapped bottle. With the war over, Ranma was glad that he could lay down his martial spirit for a while, especially after dealing the Axis Powers super-powered "freaks", as he likes to put it…
"Oh?" Einstein said, as he accepts the bottle. He looks at the label, and smiles.
"Ah, you brought my favorite bottle of rice wine," said the physicist.
"Well, it may be the only bottle of rice wine for a while, professor," Ranma said.
"Ah, yes. The Togo Regime officially surrendered earlier this month."
"Yep."
"Are you two concerned about what will happen next?"
"Ranma and I made sure that the American government knows our feelings on this matter," Usagi said. "For example, the royal line and the daimyo system of governance will be in consideration when a new constitution is drawn up."
"Oh?"
"Yeah, we're hoping that a new governmental framework will be similar to England's," Ranma said.
"And if this is not considered?"
"Let's just say that I'll be unhappy if the American government if they don't."
"Ranma, don't," Usagi chided mildly. "Remember, it was General Tojo, influenced by our son Genshin and his "Black Dragon Society", who had started the wars in the Pacific I the first place."
"Yeah, I know. But breaking a people's pride and honor is something that I can't stand, even if in the wrong."
"Well, the Japanese people were the only ones who were influenced by the ambitions of evil men," Einstein said with a sad nod. "But, enough of this. I wanted to show you something…"
Einstein takes the couple to his private lab.
"As you know, I've done a lot of work for the government on creating weapons to defeat the Axis Powers," Einstein said. "But, I've been using their resources for my own private research."
"Let me guess: a time machine?" Ranma asked drolly.
"How did you know?"
"Usagi told me."
"That was SUPPOSE to be our little secret, frau," Einstein said.
"Albert, I didn't think you would care," Usagi said with a shrug.
"Well, I do, which is why I think I might have found something," Einstein said, as he looked over at his desk filled with beakers and vials. "Ah, here it is…"
Einstein picks up a flask filled with a translucent green liquid.
"Behold, my…bionic fusion liquid, I think," Einstein said.
"You…think?" Ranma said, as Usagi takes out her "special reading glasses" to perform a brief sensor scan with it."
"Well, the name is clumsy, but I believe that this liquid will provide me with the key to create a new molecular structure to access the fourth dimension," Einstein said.
"That stuff looks a tad unstable, professor," Usagi said. "In fact, it appears to be affecting localized Time and Space-"
POP!
A fez suddenly appears on Einstein's head.
"Um, what?" Ranma said.
"Oh, dear," Einstein said, as he felt himself disappearing.
"Albert, wait!" Usagi said, just as Einstein was about to disappear.
"Usagi!" Ranma said, as he touched Usagi by the shoulder, even as Usagi touched Einstein by HIS shoulder.
POP!
And the trio was gone.
Meanwhile, the eleventh incarnation of the enigmatic Timelord known only as "The Doctor" searches for one of his most prized possession near the control panel of the TARDIS…
"Now, where in blazes is that fez?" the Doctor said, as he looks high and low.
And then-
POP!
The Doctor sees Ranma, Usagi and Einstein appear before him.
"Huh," the Doctor said in surprise. "This is…odd…"
"Who are you?" Ranma said, as he steps forward in front Usagi and Einstein. "Are you responsible for us being here?"
"Well, no, well, not exactly," the Doctor said, as he reaches for his fez. "I suspect that my fez brought you here…"
Usagi sniffs the air, and realizes something.
"This is THE TARDIS," Usagi said.
"Whose?" Ranma said.
"The Doctor's."
"How do you know that?"
"I just know, okay?" Usagi said, as he felt the paneling of the control board.
"Well, I never seen this guy before," Ranma said.
"Just because I look different, that doesn't mean that I'm not the Doctor," the Doctor said. "Now, why are you three here?"
"Well, 'Doctor', we're here because of that fez of yours, and because of THIS," Einstein said, as he presents his goo. "I was trying to build my time machine-"
"You're still on that?" the Doctor said.
"Well, why not? After our little adventure with the Rani-"
"Well, I think that this…this goo has something to do with this," Usagi said. "It's made from pure, distilled trans-temporal energy."
"Ah, and that goo interacted with my fez," the Doctor said. "Most curious…"
"Doctor, I think I will be successful in applying the goo, once I figure out how," Einstein said, just as he accidentally trips over himself, spilling the goo's contents over himself.
"Professor!" Ranma said.
As soon as the goo made contact with Einstein's skin, the famed physicist glowed brightly.
"Albert!" Usagi said.
"Oh, dear," the Doctor said, as he, Ranma and Usagi watched Einstein become…an Ood.
"What the hell is THAT?" Ranma said, as he stood back, ready to fight the creature.
"Calm down, Ranma!" the Doctor said. "He is just an alien lifeform, and is quite harmless."
"But he has tentacles coming out of his mouth."
"Be as it may, he's harmless-"
"Death is the only answer," said Albert-ood.
"Or not…"
"Doctor, how did Albert change?" Usagi said, as she waved her hand over Albert-ood's blank-like face.
"Most likely the resonance of the goo mixed with the residence of the TARDIS to come up with…this," the Doctor said.
"In other words, you don't know how," Ranma said flatly.
"Yes, but I know how to reverse the process," the Doctor said, as he shines his trusty sonic screwdriver in front of Albert-ood's face…
FLASH!
"Oh, my!" Einstein said with a bewildered expression, as he fell back on a nearby chair.
"Albert, you're okay!" Usagi said, as she hugged Einstein.
"Why wouldn't I be?"
"I think it's best if we get return to our proper time," Ranma said.
"Quite right," the Doctor said, as he reset the TARDIS. "Next stop…?"
"18th of September, 1945," Usagi said.
"Of course," the Doctor said. It felt good to be with his old companions, even if said companions were of a younger iteration…
And unknown to all, a sizeable amount of goo was slithering about, until it reached a crevice to hide for some unknown purpose.
Fin.
Next Time: "The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe!"