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*Things that should be noted- This occurs after Saffron in Ranma � *
*and after just after the Black Moon family in Sailor Moon. I do not*
*remember the exact ages of the scouts, so Makoto is now 16 *
*through writer magic. *
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The Tale of Tiger Mask (A Ranma 1/2 and Sailor Moon fanfic)
By Robert Green (Rayous@Hotmail.com)
Standard disclaimer- I don't have the copy rights for Ranma or sm, so if
you that do own the copy rights actually read this, please do not take
any legal action, as this is a piece of independent fiction that I am
not making any money from, and it is a good way of getting free
publicity.
" " talking
* *thinking
[the infamous panda signs]
Part One
It was a perfectly normal Sunday afternoon in Nerima. The sun was
shining, children were playing, and a young man was flying through the
sky. Now, in any other place someone flying through the sky would be a
spectacular event...but this was Nerima and this particular young man
happened to be punted into lower earth orbit quite often, and the sight
of his ascent no longer drew a second glance from Nerima's general
population. Ranma, the young man flying through the air, wasn't quite as
blas� about these occurrences...
"Macho tomboy" grumbled Ranma as he rocketed through upper Earth
atmosphere, "Why does she always have to overreact?"
He really didn't do anything wrong this time. It wasn't his
fault that Akane's cooking was toxic. You would think that she would
realize that she was making mistakes after that instance when she
summoned that demon while trying to make tuna casserole.(1) She doesn't
ever even TRY her own food! So he tries to escape death by dinner and
wins a trip to the stratosphere from Mr. Mallet. Can't a guy show a
little self preservation?!?
Ranma just sighed and watched the sky pass by. You can really
sea the stars more clearly from up here(2), it was really kinda
beautiful. Ranma just relaxed and enjoyed the ride. The flying part was
pretty pleasant. There was a sense of freedom as you left the clutches
of gravity and soared with the birds. It was the landings that hurt.
Ranma stirred from his reverie as he felt himself starting to fall *20
minutes, she really must have hit me hard this time, I must be on the
other side of Tokyo by now. Better prepare to land. Hmm, how to avoid
the most damage to where I land. At this speed I should make quite a
crater, and I still haven't finished paying Nabiki for the last time.*
He was going through his options when he noticed a bright light come
from where he would be landing. *What the heck?!? Five girls fighting
some sort of crystal monster? That's a first. Heh, well now I have a
place to land...just need it to move 5 ft to the left...well that's
easily solved.*
"MOKO TAKABISHA"
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"SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!"
The lightning bolt flew into the Monster... and continued
through, scorching the street behind it.
*Damn it, none of our attacks even phase this thing! Our attacks
just go right through or are absorbed, and every time Sailor Moon tries
to dust it, it dodges. We need time to make a plan* "Mercury, give us
some cover!"
"Ok. MERCURY BUBL..."
"MOKO TAKABISHA"
The Youma leaped to the side, narrowly avoiding the beam of
energy that hit where it had been standing. Unfortunately for it, It
leaped right into Ranma's jumpkick, who at the time was moving at
terminal velocity. The sailors dove for cover as razor sharp shards
showered the street.
"Wha... What happened" asked Sailor Moon, slowly getting up and
wiping dust off her skirt.
"He did" said Mercury, pointing to Ranma, who was busy trying to
get crystal shards out of his black pants.
"Oh... what did he do?"
"He threw some sort of energy blast then jump kicked it."
"He JUMP KICKED IT??? He shattered that thing with a KICK?!?"
"He was going over 100 miles an hour at the time."
"What?!?"
By this time Ranma had cleaned himself off and was walking over
to the girls.
"You girls ok?"
"Yea, were alright."
"Ok, see ya, I've gotta get back." And with that Ranma ran off.
Suddenly a chord of music sounded. "Destroying public property
and harming The innocent is�.Oh, the fights over?"
For the first that day the Sailors face faulted as Tuxedo Mask
left in a huff.
Ranma finaly got back to the Tendo residence after a couple of
hours of walking.
"Dang tomboy, did she have to hit me that hard? Now I've
probably missed dinner. And Kasumi was cooking too� I hope they at least
kept some for me. "He stopped muttering as he stepped inside. Kasumi was
in the kitchen cleaning up as he entered. "Oh, hi Kasumi! Did you keep
any leftovers for me?"
"Yes Ranma, I left them in the refrigerator for you. Oh, my, you
seem to have ruined your pants. Ill wash them tonight if you want."
"Thanks Kasumi that would be great." Ranma opened the
refrigerator door and instead of the food he was expecting he saw a
wooden sign. "Damn Panda" muttered Ranma as he left for bed.
<3 weeks later>
*Ok, that's a right on 3rd street, then a left on 56th�Man, I
wish we had a car. I cant believe the closest place to find Cilantro is
in Juuban.* Ranma stopped in front of a store. *Well, this is it, hope
they have it. It would be a shame to go through all this effort and not
be able to have that western meal Kasumi wants to try.*
Ranma quickly made his purchase and was just leaving as he
heard some screams. He rushed outside to see a ball of tentacles
attacking shoppers. Ranma jumped into the fray, using his Kashuu
TenshiAmaguriken technique to tie the tentacles into a bundle of knots.
After checking to make sure the victims were ok, Ranma ran back to the
Tendo's house. The Sailor Scouts showed up just in time to catch a
glimpse of his retreating figure and quickly dusted the monster.
<1 week later>
Yet again Ranma was flying through the air. "Ouch, note to self,
do not complement Ucchan while she is wearing her combat spatula."(3)
*Oh no! With this trajectory I should be landing in the public baths!
Damn it, this is going to suck* Ranma sighed and resigned himself to his
fate to the hands of irate women or lustful perverts. Then, out of the
corner of his eye, Ranma spotted 5 girls fighting what seems to be a
creature made of fire in a local park. "Hmm�I wonder if I could do a
Hiyru ShotenHa while in air�well, now is a good enough time to find
out!"
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"VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!"
The chain flew and wrapped around the lava creature, but were
quickly turned into slag.
"Mercury, have you found this things weakness?"
"I'm trying, give me a second�hmm�that thing is so hot it
vaporizes anything it touches, no wonder my shine aqua illusion didn't
work. Sailor moon, your going to have to get it cause none of our
attacks are going to touch it. We'll distract it."
"HIYRU SHOTENHA!!!!!!"(4)
The scouts looked up to see a raging cyclone appear out of
nowhere above the lava man. They had just enough time to grab on to some
of the surrounding forest as the cyclone touched ground. The lava man
was sucked up and his flames were snuffed out like a blown out candle.
As the creatures flames went out the cyclone weakened and disappeared,
leaving the monster to fall to the ground and shatter. The sailors
looked up in time to catch a glimpse of a figure in a red shirt flying
away.
"I REALY want to know who that guy is." Said Mar's. "Mercury,
could you start searching local databases to see if you can find
anything on him? This is the third time that he has done our work for
him and I would like to know what side he's on. He could be from the
Silver millenium like Tuxedo Mask. Ill do a fire reading on him
tomorrow"
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"Alright, it worked! And the cyclone even changed my trajectory!
Hmm�where am I heading now� oh no, please not the Kuno mansion. This is
going to hurt�
End Part 1a.
1. This event is not from the regular time line, it comes after the
failed wedding attempt and the fight with saffron. Akane and Ranma's
relationship has started to deteriorate under the pressure from friends
and fianc�es. I may write a sidestory about these events at a later
time.
2. Yes, I know it is only morning and the sun is out, but at that height
you can see the stars at any time of day.
3. This is in reference to the first time Ranma called Ucchan "cute" and
she repeatedly hit him because she was embarrassed.
4. For your information, the only reason this worked was because of the
heat thermals rising from the creature. As the heat thermals were
rising, Ranma didn't have to start the spiraling motion, which he could
not have done in mid air.
Thanks again for the C&C, im reworking my part b so that fits better
with the changes i made.
"How's my wife and your kids?"- Travis Hubbard at 3 am
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