The Eternal Lost Lurker (EternalLostLurker@worldnet.att.net)

Another fun crossover! Although it gets a little dark along the way...

Ranma 1/2 property of Takahashi Rumiko, Weekly Shonen, Shogakukan, VIZ.
Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon property of Takeuchi Naoko, Kondansha, Toei
Animation.

This story takes place at the end of the Ranma 1/2 anime series, and
between Sailormoon R and Sailormoon S.

Nibun no Senshi Sailor Moon

Episode 1: NEW MOON

   At the Hikawa Shrine, the five Sailor Senshi were having a meeting, and
a small celebration party. It had been a week since the defeat of the Black
Moon Family, and the return of Chibi Usa to her own time. Things were
peaceful, and everyone was happy.
   
   However, this was not to last.
   In the heart of Juuban, a horrible creature, ten feet tall, seemingly
made of solid mud, stalked through the streets, demolishing everything in
sight. People ran screaming in terror. The creature picked up cars and
tossed them at stores. 

   At Hikawa Shrine, Rei, Luna, and Artemis simultaneously sensed an evil
force, and informed the others.
   "Oh nooooo, not agaaaaaain!" whined Usagi. "I thought we were through
with all thiiiiiis!"
   Makoto smirked. "We will be, as soon as we deal with whatever it is. We
handled the Dark Kingdom, Ail and Ann, and the Black Moon Family. Whatever
this is, we'll kick its butt."
   "You shouldn't be so overconfident, Mako-chan," Ami said. "This thing
looks far more powerful than any monster the Black Moon family conjured
up."
   "We'd better go, you guys," Minako suggested.
   Luna nodded. "Minna, henshin yo!"
   The five girls grunted an affirmative.
   "MERCURY STAR POWER, MAKE-UP!"
   "MARS STAR POWER, MAKE-UP!"
   "JUPITER STAR POWER, MAKE-UP!"
   "VENUS STAR POWER, MAKE-UP!"
   "MOON CRYSTAL POWER, MAKE-UP!"

   A few moments later, the Sailor Senshi arrived at the disaster site.
"Eeeew," Venus commented.
   "That thing's butt-ugly," Jupiter remarked.
   "And evil," Mars added.
   "We'd better stop it," Mercury advised.
   "Alright, let's dust this monster!" Moon cried.
   Leaping in its path, they began their speeches.
   "Evil creature! How dare you disrupt the peace of this city!" Mars
shouted. 
   "Senseless destruction is a waste," Mercury chimed in.
   "You better stop, or you're gonna regret it!" Jupiter added.
   The monster ignored them.
   Venus scowled. "Hey! We're talkin' to you, stupid monster!"
   "Ai to seigi no, sailor-fuku bishoujo senshi..." Moon began.
   "SAILOR TEAM!" all five shouted.
   "Mercury ni kawatte..."
   "Mars ni kawatte..."
   "Jupiter ni kawatte..."
   "Venus ni kawatte..."
   "Tsuki ni kawatte..."
   And as one, "OSHIOKI YO!"
   The monster continued to ignore them.
   Jupiter scowled. "Alright then...Sparkling Wide Pressure!" She hurled a
disc of concentrated thunder at the beast. It struck, but had no effect on
the thing. Jupiter blinked.
   Mercury scanned it. "It's skin is like a very thick armor. I doubt our
individual attacks will have any effect on it."
   Mars frowned, and began her attack. "Burning Mandala!"
   The rings of flame struck the monster. It turned its head in Mars'
direction, pulled a lamppost out of the ground, and hurled it at her. She
barely dived out of the way in time.
   "My turn," Venus said. "Venus Love-Me Chain!"
   Venus's glowing chain wrapped itself around the monster. It looked down
at it, gave a rumbling chuckle, and untangled itself from the chain. Then,
to everyone's astonishment, it lassoed a mailbox with the chain, and hurled
it at Venus. She managed to dodge the mailbox, but the chain caught her
ankle on the return flight. She tripped, and winced. "Owww...." She rubbed
her twisted ankle.
   Mercury scanned Venus, and breathed a sigh of relief. "It's twisted, but
that's all."
   Venus grimaced. "That's plenty, believe me."
   Mercury put away her computer, and attacked the creature. "Shine Aqua
Illusion!"
   A wave of ice flowed over the monster. For a second, it was frozen
solid. Then, the ice shattered, and the thing threw a stop sign at Mercury.
She yelped and rolled to the side.
   Moon glared at the beast. "Alright you, that's enough!" Her scepter
emerged from hyperspace, and she grasped it firmly.
"Moon....Princess...Halation!"
   Sailor Moon's attack slammed into the monster...and knocked it back
about two meters. Moon blinked at it. The monster shook its head, and
seemed to GLARE at her. She laughed nervously and backed away. "Guys...I
think it's mad..."
   Mercury gave a shriek of alarm as the creature picked up a bus. "Look
out, everyone!"
   The monster threw the bus at the Senshi. They all shrieked and dived
wildly to the sides. Venus, Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter managed to get out
of the way just in time.
   Moon, however, was not as lucky. 
   The Senshi gasped, as Sailor Moon's scream ripped through the air. The
bus struck the pavement, and bounced up, landing a few meters away.
   And a few meters more ahead of it, Sailor Moon struck the side of a
building with a sick thud. She crumpled to the ground, unconscious. A smear
of blood marked her passage, and her arms and legs were bent at unnatural
angles.
   "NOOOOOO!!!" the other Senshi cried.   
   The brooch containing the Ginzuishou ripped free of her uniform, and
skittered across the sidewalk, and into the gutter. "Oh no...the
Ginzuishou..." Mercury gasped. 
   Before any of them could react, the brooch tumbled into an uncovered
drainage vent in the gutter, and vanished from sight.
   And Tsukino Usagi lay motionless on the sidewalk.

   Somewhere nearby, Chiba Mamoru fell to the ground in agony. 

   //We interrupt this program for a special news bulletin. We now take you
live to Juuban, where the latest monster attack has taken a drastic turn.//
   The Tendou family, Genma, and Ranma crowded around the living room
television. Akane gasped. Kasumi said, "Ara..."
   Ranma stared at the scene. "Wow. That's horrible."
   //The monster, which has been destroying property along a three
kilometer stretch of the business district all afternoon, was confronted by
the Sailor Senshi. However, the Senshi were incapable of destroying the
monster, and...this just in. According to eyewitnesses, the monster has
killed Sailor Moon. Repeat, Sailor Moon, the leader of the Sailor Senshi,
has fallen. The other Senshi have vanished, and the rampage continues.//
   Everyone gasped. "I don't believe it," Nabiki said.
   The Sailor Senshi were very well known throughout most of Japan. Their
battles were often televised in Tokyo, and everyone at the Tendou residence
had enormous respect for the female warriors. 
   "This is terrible," Akane said.
   "I'll say," Ranma agreed. "Sailor Moon, dead...it just don't seem like
it could happen."
   "And without the Sailor Senshi, there is nobody to stand up to that
monster," Soun commented.
   Ranma scowled. "Like hell there ain't," he said.
   Akane gasped. "Ranma! You're not thinking of going to Juuban and
fighting that thing, are you?"
   Ranma smirked. "Somebody's gotta do it, Akane."
   "That's my boy!" Genma said proudly.
   Soun bawled. "Don't do it, son! You'll be killed! Just like poor Sailor
Moon!"
   "Ranma-kun...please be careful..." Kasumi offered.
   "Ranma...I'm going..."
   "No you're not, Akane." Ranma crossed his arms and stared flatly at his
iinazuke. 
   Akane scowled. "Ranma...you'd better not be saying that because you
think I can't take care of myself."
   Ranma sighed. "That thing killed Sailor Moon. There's a good chance it
could even kill me. I don't...I don't want nothin' to happen to you," he
finished softly.
   Akane's eyes shimmered. "Ranma..." She impulsively grasped his hand.
"Please...if you're going to do this...promise me you'll be careful."
   Ranma grinned. "Hey, don't you worry. I'll find a way to beat that
thing, and I'll come home without a scratch."
   Just then, the door opened, and a young man clad in yellow and black,
with a similarly colored bandana, burst into the house. "Where...is..." he
began.
   Ranma turned, and smiled. "Ryouga! I was kinda hopin' you'd show up."
   Hibiki Ryouga looked up, confused. "Huh? Wha?"
   Ranma filled Ryouga in on the news. Ryouga gasped. "Surely not!"
   Ranma nodded. "Yeah." Then, grasping Ryouga's shoulder, he said, "And
that's why you and me are goin' up there, and we're gonna kick that thing's
ass back to wherever it came from."
   Ryouga paled. "You want...you want to fight something that took out one
of the Sailor Senshi? Are you insane?"
   Ranma shook his head. "Maybe so. But think about it. How many people in
Japan would even have a chance of finishing off that thing? The Senshi
couldn't do it. I have a feeling the defense force wouldn't even scratch
it. Face it, man. If anybody's gonna take that thing down, it's gotta be
us."
   Ryouga blanched at the concept, but then nodded grimly. "You're right,
Ranma. Okay, let's go."
   "Be careful, you two," Akane said gently.
   Ranma and Ryouga nodded gravely, and left the dojo.

   Rei, Ami, Minako, and Makoto were all pacing nervously in the hospital
emergency waiting room. 
   "This sucks," Makoto said.
   Minako nodded. "I can't believe this happened."
   "And the Ginzuishou is gone..." Rei said, frowning.
   Ami sighed. "I doubt that the Ginzuishou would be able to heal her, even
if we had it," she said. "It's powerful, definitely, but even if we knew
how to use it, I'm not sure it would work in this situation."
   Makoto scowled. "It ought to. I mean, it brings people back from the
dead!"
   Just then, the operating room doors opened. The girls waited with bated
breath as Mizuno-sensei emerged, scanning a clipboard.
   "Okaa-san? Is she..."
   Mizuno-sensei smiled gently at her daughter. "Usagi-chan is alive. She's
unconscious, and isn't expected to awaken any time soon. And to be
honest...her condition is precarious, at best. But, we are optimistic. She
will live, and that's the most important thing to hope for."
   The girls all heaved a thankful sigh. "Arigatou, Okaa-san," Ami said. 
   "Thank the Sailor Senshi, not me," Mizuno-sensei said. "If they hadn't
managed to get her here, I don't think we could have gotten an ambulance
past that thing out there."
   Ami nodded. "Yes, we should be grateful to them."
   "Well, daughter," Mizuno-sensei said, "I need to get back in there and
see to Usagi-chan. I'll keep you all updated on her condition."
   "Arigatou, Okaa-san!" Ami hugged her mother, and then plopped heavily
into one of the waiting room chairs.
   On the way back into the operating room, Mizuno-sensei smiled to
herself. <I'm proud of you, daughter. I'm also relieved it's not you in
here.> She sighed. 
   One of her colleagues, Ono Tofuu, approached her. "So how are they
holding up?" he asked, indicating the direction of the waiting room.
   "As well as can be expected," Mizuno-sensei replied. "Usagi is very
lucky that she wasn't killed by that thing," she commented.
   Tofuu nodded. "Yes...I just hope the other four don't decide to take the
creature on again, for revenge."
   Mizuno-sensei looked worried. "I don't think Ami would let that happen,
but the others are a bit hotheaded..."
   The two doctors, who had long since realized who the Sailor Senshi
really were, shared a moment of heavy silence.
   
   A dripping wet Ranma grumbled, and Ryouga snickered at her.
   "It ain't fair, I tellya," Ranma groused as she glared at Ryouga. "How
come I managed to get splashed and you didn't?" 
   Ryouga shrugged. "I wouldn't know, Ranma."
      The two were in Juuban, headed for the part of town the monster was
trashing. A moment earlier, they had passed a fire hydrant which had been
damaged by the monster's rampage, and it had picked a choice moment to
burst, thoroughly drenching Ranma. "So, what's our plan?" Ryouga asked. 
   Ranma sighed. "I wish I knew," she admitted.
   Ryouga stared. "You mean you don't have a plan?"
   Ranma shook her head. "Nope. I'm sure we'll think of something though."
   The two approached the remains of a wrecked bus, and Ranma shuddered.
Ryouga looked at the wall a few meters from the bus, which was smeared with
blood. "Is this..." he began.
   Ranma nodded. "This is where Sailor Moon was killed." 
   Ryouga blanched.
   There was a roar, and both martial artists looked up. "The thing's
close," Ranma observed, jamming her hands in her pockets. Then she paused.
"What the--?"
   "What is it Ranma?" Ryouga asked.
   Ranma withdrew her hand from her pocket, holding a brooch of some kind.
"How'd this get in there?" she wondered, observing the piece of jewelry.
   "What's that?" Ryouga asked.
   Ranma shrugged. "I dunno." She opened it up, and gasped. There was an
incredibly beautiful silver crystal inside the brooch. It seemed to pulse
with a light of its own.
   "That's beautiful," Ryouga commented.
   Ranma nodded. "I'll figure out where it came from and who it belongs to
later," she said, shoving it back into her pocket. "Right now, we have a
monster to stop."
   The two martial artists jumped as the thing lumbered into view before
them.

   Usagi had been moved into the ICU ward. Against hospital policy, her
friends had been allowed inside to see her. 
   Luna and Artemis emerged from Ami's and Minako's handbags. They stared
gravely at Usagi's shattered, sleeping form.
   "Poor Usagi..." Luna said.
   Artemis sighed. "Whatever did this, is more powerful than even Beryl."
   Everyone shuddered with that thought.
   Luna then frowned. "What happened to the Ginzuishou?"
   Ami sighed. "It was lost when she was hit. It tore loose from her Senshi
uniform, and we couldn't catch it before it fell down a gutter."
   Artemis frowned. "We've gotta find that crystal. If we don't, we've got
no chance of stopping that monster."
   Mamoru chose this moment to arrive, and was filled in on the situation.
He knelt beside Usagi's bed, clutched her hand, and wept openly.
"Usako...forgive me...I failed you..."
   Rei placed a hand on his shoulder. "There was nothing you could have
done," she said softly.

   "KYAAAAAAAA!!!!" Ranma shouted as she launched herself at the monster.
   "Ranma! Don't be a fool!" Ryouga shouted, leaping high into the air and
coming down on its head, umbrella first. 
   The monster swatted at Ranma. It ignored Ryouga as he bounced off its
head, umbrella acting like a pogo stick. Ryouga tumbled to the ground,
making a small impact crater. He rolled to his feet, and eyed the monster
warily.
   Ranma, meanwhile, flew through the air, trying to gain control of her
fall. She bounced off the same wall where Sailor Moon had fallen, and hit
the ground fairly hard.
   As she sprung up, a white light flared before her vision. She gasped in
pain and surprise.

   In the ICU ward of the hospital, the Senshi gasped as Usagi's crescent
moon sigil flared brilliantly to life. Looking at each other, they saw that
their own sigils were flaring as well.
   "Luna...what does this mean?" Minako asked.
   Luna stared in disbelief, then gasped in awe. "I think...it means..."
she glanced meaningfully at Artemis.
   "It means...another has been chosen."
   Princess Serenity's strong crescent moon sigil continued to flare.
   Prince Endymion felt a surge of power emanate from his love, and
understood immediately.
 
   "Do not be afraid, Saotome Ranma."
   "Huh? Who's there?"
   A vision of a young woman in a pristine white dress flickered across
Ranma's mind. The woman had long golden hair, tied in two odango atop her
head, and spilling to her feet in two long ponytails. A brilliant crescent
moon flared on her forehead.
   "I am Serenity, princess of the Moon Kingdom. I am also the one who
fights for love and justice in the name of the Moon."
   Ranma gasped. "But...that would mean you're..."
   Serenity's image nodded. "I am Sailor Moon."
   "Then...I'm talkin' to a ghost?"
   Serenity laughed softly, then her expression turned somewhat grave.
"Ranma, I have not been killed as you believe. I live still. However, my
body has been damaged, and I must be allowed to heal normally, as any
human, or my true identity would be revealed to all, which would be a
disaster.
   "Saotome Ranma, I would ask a favor of you. It is not neccessary for you
to do this, but you are the only one who has the strength of spirit, and
the power, to carry out a wish for me."
   Ranma looked confused. "What wish?" she asked.
   Serenity sighed. "Ranma, a grave evil has descended upon the world. This
monster, I fear, is only the beginning. The other Sailor Senshi are not
powerful enough to deal with this. Even I was not ready.
   "Now, I can fight no longer. I need an avatar. A warrior to carry on in
my place, until such time as I can once again become Sailor Moon."
   Ranma was catching on. "Wait a second...you ain't askin' me to..."
   Serenity nodded solemnly. "I know of the nature of your curse, and that
your true form is male. Nevertheless, I would ask this of you, Saotome
Ranma. I know it will be difficult for you to accept, and if you choose not
to, I will understand. But I fear if you do not accept, then this world is
doomed."
   Ranma swallowed. "I dunno...are you sure there's no other way?"
   Serenity looked down. "I'm fairly certain of it."
   Ranma sighed. "Alright, what do I do?"
   "Take the brooch you found in your pocket. And say..."

   Usagi's sigil emitted a blinding light, then disappeared, as did those
of the other Senshi. 
   They all looked around, confused.
   
   "Moon....Crystal....Power....Make-Up!"
   Ranma felt energy engulf her, as her clothes dissolved, to be replaced
by an unfamiliar, and rather embarrassing, uniform. She felt her own power
increase, and her energy rise. She felt like she could take on anything
now.
   The transformation completed, and Ranma looked down at herself. "Aw man,
does this skirt have to be so short?"

   Ryouga was not faring well. He had tried the Bakusai Tenketsu against
the  monster, but the thing had knocked him away. It didn't hurt terribly,
but he had a feeling he'd be awfully stiff tomorrow.
   "Alright you..." he growled.
   The monster picked up a Toyota and hurled it at him. Ryouga barely leapt
out of the way in time.
   The monster prepared to hurl another vehicle. 
   Suddenly...
   "MACHINASAI!"
   Ryouga and the monster both turned to the direction of the shout.
Ryouga's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. "What the HELL!?"
   Standing there, glaring defiantly at the creature, was a girl with red
hair in a pigtail, wearing a sailor-fuku with a red bow, a blue skirt, and
red knee-length boots. White gloves covered her arms to the elbow, and a
golden tiara graced her forehead. The end of her pigtail was adorned with a
round, ruby ornament. 
   Performing silly poses, she said, "You've done enough damage to this
town aleady. It's time for it to stop. You managed to defeat the rest, now
see if you can stop the best!"
   The monster stared at her incredulously. Ryouga just stared.
   "Ai to seigi no, sailor-fuku bishoujo senshi...Shin Sailor Moon! Tsuki
ni kawatte, oshioki yo!"
   Under her breath, Shin Sailor Moon mumbled, "Boy, do I feel silly doing
this."
   Ryouga fainted.

   "Alright you big ugly monster, let's see whatcha got!"
   The monster was less than amused. It picked up a sport utility vehicle
and hurled it at Shin Sailor Moon. She leapt over it, and landed
gracefully. "HA! Is that all you got?"
   Growling, the thing picked up another vehicle and hurled it. Shin Sailor
Moon rolled to the side, easily dodging it. <Too much damage being done.
Gotta end this now.>
   She felt the new power burning within her, fueling her already vast
energy. Grinning, she cupped her gloved hands together, and began summoning
her ki. A ball of bright yellow energy appeared in her hands. One section
of it, shaped like a crescent moon, glowed white.
   The monster paused as it saw this. After a moment of buildup, Shin
Sailor Moon released the energy with a cry of "MOUKOU TSUKITAKABISHA!!!"
   The crescent-shaped blast flared brilliantly as it tore into the
monster. The thing had a chance to roar one more time before it crumbled to
dust.
   Shin Sailor Moon leaped into the air and shouted, "YATTA!"
   Changing back to her normal form, she went to revive the lost boy.

   In the ICU ward of the hospital, the Senshi, the cats, and Mamoru all
felt the energy, and rushed to the waiting room, where a breaking news
report was blaring over the television.

   //This just in! The monster which claimed the life of superheroine
Sailor Moon has been destroyed!//
   "Masaka...how?" Makoto wondered.
   "Shh...we'll find out," Ami said.
   //Our intrepid reporters witnessed the battle, and this is the video://
   On the screen, a redheaded girl in a uniform matching that of Sailor
Moon was facing off against the monster.
   //"MOUKOU TSUKITAKABISHA!"// 
   The Senshi gasped as they watched the new girl blast the monster.
   //This is all we were able to pick up clearly with the camera. However,
according to eyewitnesses to the exciting battle, the new warrior calls
herself Shin Sailor Moon.//
   The Senshi all looked at each other.
   "Shin Sailor Moon?" Rei wondered.
   "So that's what that was all about," Luna commented. 
   Artemis grinned. "Guys, looks like we've got a new teammate," he said.

   Ryouga and Ranma returned to Nerima, to find excitement at the Tendou
dojo.
   "Did you guys hear? There's a new Sailor Moon!" Akane enthused. "She
destroyed the monster!"
   Ranma nodded. "Yeah, we saw it. Well, I saw it. P-chan here was out
cold."
   "Who you callin' P-chan," Ryouga said distractedly. He was still trying
to figure out what had happened. That Sailor Senshi had seemed so
familiar...
   
   TO BE CONTINUED