Avenging
Chapter 4

The Masks We Don't Really Have to Wear

An Ranma 1/2/Avengers (the superhero group) fusion

Great to see this one back in action.  THis chapter was really awsome when it first came out. Unfortunatly I didn't get around to responding to this the first time my apologies. So here It i

to make him panic. Circumstances had forced him to use his still wrapped up shield to block most of the thrown of water, and that led to Nabiki eventually asking what the item he had under wraps was. Now that had been temporarily taken care of, although somehow he had a feeling she wasn't going to buy the 'lucky hubcap' story he had made up on the spur of the moment

Personally I'm not sure how long you're going to be able to milk this gag let's face it even in this enhanced form Ranma just isnt that smart and considering how after Ryouga he's Murphy's favorite toy. . . .>

a permanent feature on the middle sister's face since the announcement
about the engagement. Tough luck. Akane wasn't taking the bullet for Nabiki no matter what. It would be best to simply get Nabiki engaged to Ranma quickly. The sooner the matter was settled, the sooner Akane's older sister could accept her fate and get on with her life. Perhaps there was something Akane could do to draw the two of them closer together. Some common ground that they shared. It only took her a moment to come up with something.

The tete a tete you have going with the sisters regarding who gets shafted with Ranma promises to have lots of milage keep it up.

"Depends on how much he pays me," Nabiki answered. "I don't fight for
free."
"Pay?!" Ranma snorted in both disbelief and disgust. "I don't think so. I get into plenty enough fights without having to pay for them."
"And how often do you win?" Nabiki asked.

One request I have for what good it does I know she can be more then a little more then a pain. I know that she's not the closet saint that a lot of our colleuges like to write her as but please, PLEASE do not make Nabiki one of the villains let's face it she's way too cool for that. OK perhaps that was a tad knee jerk of me but it had to be said.

"If people in my neighborhood get ripped off, then they won't have the
money they need to pay me for my services. Besides, these guys are going to pay me." She bent down and began rifling through the pockets of the unconscious men.

"Nabiki!" Akane cried out in shock when she realized what her sister was up to. "You can't go looting people. It's...it's wrong."

Nabiki fished a handful of yen out of the first gang member's wallet, then moved on to the next, tossing the worn piece of leather on his chest. "Of course I can. Think of it as an object lesson for them. Since they're suffering the anguish of being robbed, maybe that'll make them think twice before trying to rob someone else again."

Very nice. Despite my previous rant. Our girl is far from perfect but still stylish.

"You may call me Xellos, if you must use a name. Just Xellos." The man
bowed formerly, and for just a second, they thought they saw his eyes

Gee I don't know. I'm not sure having more x-overs besides your fusion really works here. (not that I'm one to talk here) When I read your first draft I assumed it was Loki.

Kodachi let out a gentle sigh. It was as she feared. "So it is a hostile takeover."
Misuharu nodded. "Very hostile." His hand went into his pocket, and he
pulled out a gun. He aimed it directly at Kodachi.

Interesting sub plot.

"How can you enjoy getting wet like that?" Ranma asked.

"How can you not enjoy it? Akane asked in return as rivulets of water ran
down through her hair and over her face. "There's nothing like being out in
the rain. It washes you free of your cares and leaves you fresh and
rejuvenated." She spun gleefully around in a circle, her bad leg not
hindering her in the least.

THis is a very nice touch showing how the two personalities are merging a tad more then Akane would care to admit.

No. That wouldn't do either. It looked like she was going to have to use that ridiculous name. "I'm Bucky," she sighed in semi-embarrassment.
"Lousy name. What did you do, lose a bet?"

Heh. Best running gag in the entire series.

Hawkeye suddenly felt very scared as Raiden, the Japanese God of Thunder, >prepared himself for a battle of the gods.

or perhaps Susano-o would work even better.
It's great to see the best Magna/marvel fusion/xover back in action. I wish that was more of a complement but still. Can't wait for chap 5 talk to you later

                                    Bill Morse.
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