On Monday, November 17, 1997 2:49 AM, The Eternal Lost Lurker wrote:

Lurker: <evil grin> I doubt it. I rigged a little security system to
keep anyone from messing with the air vents.

<back in the theater, there's a loud zap, a sizzle, a yell, and a
crash>

Hehehehehehe.

He looked up, and as he did the shadow deepened.  Became black.
And the blackness was filled with... something.  Something that
roiled and moved and hated.  It hated everything, but at this
moment it hated him in particular.

Lurker: He must be Barney...

Tee hee.  :D

This time felt different.  Something was calling to him, to *him* 
specifically. It wanted him, *needed* him.

Lurker: Masaka...it's...it's...

Hikaru, Chichiri: What is it (no da)?

Lurker: It's a ghost fiancee!

Hehehehe.

Still, he winced in anticipation of the yelling he would have
to endure when he came back.

Chichiri: Not to mention the mallet to the head na no da...

:D  :D  :D

Ranma wondered briefly which was the secret
identity and which was the real person.

Lurker: Ooooh, deep.

:)

The two Warriors gaped at him for a minute.  It only made him laugh
harder. Sailor Venus finally tsked at him.  "What is so funny about
this situation, stranger?"

Lurker: <Ranma voice> Your panties are showing...and there's a hi...a
hippo on them!

<snort>   :D  :D  :D

For the first time, he realized that all of the Warriors he had
met were women. He wondered if there were any male Sailors, and
what their costumes might be like.

Lurker: I don't want to think about it.

You don't?  I thought you'd have a pretty good idea, actually.  ^_^

"Uh, well, there's more to it than that.  I can do chi attacks,
too."

Sailor Venus blinked.  "'Chi attacks'?  What are those?"

Lurker: Ever notice that in almost *every* Ranma/SM crossover out
there, we have a variation on this?

Hey ya?  I've actually read very few Ranma/SM crossovers, but I could see that this would be a common theme.

People around Ranma began nodding and bowing.  Ranma paused
briefly, then bowed. himself.  Then he moved with the others
out of the palace.

Lurker: <William Shatner voice> Ranma. paused briefly. then bowed.
himself. Then he moved. with th--

D'oh!  Thanks for pointing this out, in your own subtle way.  :)

The new Warrior sniffed.  "I was born over a thousand years ago. 
How old are you?"

Lurker: Ehhh....little too much attitude on her part there...

Perhaps.  I just imagined a bit of a chip on her shoulder about the fact that her senshi form is stuck on twelve.

He leapt onto the rooftop again, then ran along the tops of the
building, jumping from roof to roof in an effort to catch up
with the battle.

Lurker: <Ranma voice> Mental note: learn to fly. 

Hehehehehehehehe.

"But the Queen has plenty of magic in her own right.  The
Crystal... changed her."  Sailor Mars turned down a corner
of her mouth and looked away.

Lurker: Hmmm....

"One Moment Longer" (which I finally read last week) has another take on this theme.

He moved with the Warriors towards the palace.  Sailor Venus was
leading a discussion of the battle, of what exactly everyone did
and what effect it had. Ranma was impressed with her debriefing
skills.

Lurker: <opens his mouth to speak...>

Hikaru: <glares at Lurker> Don't *go* there.

Lurker: ...

<snort>  :D  :D

Ranma frowned.  Whichever universe he was in, the moon would be a
good reminder that he had to be careful in how he chose to fight
evil. Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster.

Lurker: Proverbs too, now.

Well, true.  But a darned good one - one of my favorites, in fact.

<Lurker hits a button on a remote, and Moonlight Densetsu begins
playing from his stereo as the view of the apartment irises out>

Thanks again, Lurker, for the great MST.  Good laughs throughout.  :)  Gawds, these are fun to get.  :)


-Richard
sterman@sprynet.com

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