Ranma Half Moon chapter 59, "Tokyo Death Match! Ranma-ko's hardest battle ever!" Part 2
Author's note: This episode happens during the Sailor Moon episode 31, "Loved and chased! Luna's worst day ever."
Note: Space Pirate Strawberry, Parfait, and Chewy are non-cannon characters in a one of my previous fan fics, Yu Yu Hakusho Re Pure.
Usagi, Luna, Makoto and Ami arrive at the address computed by Ami's magical handheld computer.
Luna feels better after the shock earlier in the day, but suddenly relapses when she notices Rhett Butler is looking out of the second-story window of the house that they have come to. "I think I will sit this one out."
Usagi pulls her eyelids back. "Luna, you must be serious, this is Sailor Warrior business."
"I do not look that ugly!"
Makoto smiles. Usagi and Luna must have a very deep relationship if they are that comfortable in teasing each other.
Ami smiles. "Luna has been through a lot today. It's okay if she rests here."
Still holding her eyelids back, Usagi nods. "It's okay, nyah."
From a high tree, Space Pirate Parfait observes the scene. The Space Pirates are not friends with Rhett Butler's gang, but Rhett is considered less of an enemy that Chewy. Still, my ability to read spirit energy tells me that Rhett was not particularly trustworthy. His spirit aura was nearly that of a demon!
There is an interesting looking black cat with a crescent moon on her forehead with several human protectors down there. The cat seems to have a strong and righteous spirit aura. Why would a cat like that be visiting Rhett?
The dark cat's protectors have left her alone on the street. This can't be good. It's not like Chewy's army doesn't know where Rhett's human protector lives. They would probably mistake her for one of Rhett Butler's gang members. Chewy's army are fierce fighters but dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to spirit auras.
As if on cue, Chewy's army appears below Parfait, lining the walls of the suburban street. Luna freaks out and makes a run for it.
Rhett's human protector opens the door for the dark cat's human protectors and holds Rhett Butler in her arms. Rhett freaks out and bolts down the stairs and races in the direction where Chewy's army has cornered the dark cat.
Parfait watches this confrontation with interest. Will Rhett save this cat? This might show that there is some good under Rhett's near demonic aura.
A division captain makes a jumping attack move to try to kill Luna. Rhett snatches Luna at the last second and jumps to a nearby ledge, but the ledge isn't big enough for the corpulent Rhett Butler to balance on.
Parfait smiles. Well, if Rhett can do for that the black cat then I can at least assure that he has a safe landing.
Rhett and Luna fall from the wall ledge.
Parfait uses his power of telekinesis to guide their fall so that they bounce off of a trash can and fall through a manhole cover out of harm's way.
Parfait jumps down into the stray cat army. "Anyone think that they are tough?"
One cat jumps at Parfait but Parfait grabs him and swings him around at very high speed before throwing him into the cat army.
The cat army, outclassed, sulks away.
Parfait smiles. Chewy wasn't stupid. He wasn't going to risk a two front war with Rhett Butler's gang and the Space Pirates. That dark cat was probably safe now.
Parfait leaves to visit Space Pirate Strawberry at the pet store where he is being held prisoner. Chewy had arranged for Strawberry to get caught the week before, and Strawberry was pretty bummed out over being in a store window.
Meanwhile, Rhett Butler's human protector, a young girl, tries chasing after Rhett and follows him down a dark alley.
Suddenly, an elegant long-haired young man appears before her.
"Now, let's not have any problems. Just give me you Rainbow Crystal. Zoi!"
The girl faints.
However, the dark crystal does not extract the Rainbow Crystal from the girl. Zoisite's eyes grow wide with horror. It was the ugly cat in his vision that had the crystal, not the girl!
"Hold it right there!"
Zoisite looks down the alley to see three of the Sailor Warriors crunched together in the narrow alley. They are so close together that their leader can't even do her battle boast without smacking both of her fellow warriors.
Seeing the opportunity to fight under favorable circumstances, Zoisite readies an attack. "Zoi!"
Sailor Mercury steps tries to step forward. "Shabon Spray!" However, instead of completing the attack, she trips over Sailor Moon and winds up stuck with her butt sticking up in the air.
Sailor Jupiter gulps. How am I supposed to concentrate on fighting Zoisite like this? I know that I must keep my eyes on Zoisite, but somehow I cannot take my eyes off of Ami in her compromised position.
Zoisite chuckles. Unfortunately, I know that Tuxedo Kamen might also be in the hunt for the crystal. "I don't have time to play today."
Sailor Mercury rights herself.
Sailor Jupiter regains her composure. "Supreme ..."
"Stop, we'll be electrocuted!"
Sailor Jupiter stops and sees Zoisite disappear.
Sailor Mercury regains her composure. "At least the girl is all right. Let's help her back to her home."
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Ranma-ko arrives at the bridge over the drainage ditch. As expected, she sees Minako getting ready to jump the fence.
"Stop!"
Minako looks at Ranma-ko. A tumbleweed blows past. "Ranma, you're making a mistake. I'm not worth blowing this mission."
"I can't let you do this, Minako. You belong by my side, fighting Dark Kingdom."
"That would put you at too much risk. I am cursed. People like me should just stop living."
Ranma takes a step towards Minako.
Minako's eyes narrow to a glint. "Ranma, I know you are very resilient. If I beat you to a pulp to prevent you from interfering, you will still be able to recover to fight Dark Kingdom. If that's what it takes to save the world then I am prepared to do it."
Ranma cracks her knuckles. "I knew it was going to come to this. The 'Anything Goes School of Martial Arts' accepts all challenges, but never before under circumstances like this."
Minako nods. "I guess it can't be helped."
Minako and Ranma-ko pump up their battle aura's and charge at each other.
To be continued.