This is the standard disclaimer that all fanfics get. The characters of Ranma ½ belong to Rumiko Takakashi. The characters of Sailor Moon belong to Naoko Takeuchi. This is all for non-profit reasons, so please don't sue me. I don't have enough to make it worth while anyway. And now on with the story. Note: I know Ranma is acting out of character. The reasons why will be explained in memories and flashbacks throughout the story. This is NOT an SI fic. From Weird to Weirder A Ranma ½ and Sailor Moon Crossover By: Tomas Megerson Send C & C and flames to nighthawktm@yahoo.com Chapter 1: Going Home The sun's shinning light had died down to a faint glow in the western sky. Light raining from the full moon kept the street visible to those who walked it. The crisp spring air held but the faintest touches of winter in it. Shadows, drawn from the faintest touches of buildings darkend the land. Had anyone been on these streets they would have noticed two of the shadows seemingly come to life and flow down the road with the grace of dancers. Two figures walked into the light. Behind them were the familiar streets leading to the Tendo Dojo. In front of them was their future. One was a familiar pig tailed boy. The other was a stranger to this city district. Both had eyes that were far older than they were. Ranma Saotome looked up at his taller friend. They had become close during the six months they spent travelling together. They would stick together no matter what happened. He was glad he had someone to fall back on. "I still think you should have let me burn the place down Ranma! Those bastards deserve it. After all you went through, to toss you out like this!" "Calm down Tomas. It's better this way. I've spent two years trying to get out of this fiancée mess. I never would have married that uncute tomboy. It's funny, really. During all that time part of my mind kept telling me that I loved that violent tomboy. I would go and rescue her from anything. I destroyed my cure for her. I even went so far as to kill for her. During this trip, though, telling you all of the stories, I came to realize something. I was thinking of her as an object to posess. She was something given to me, the first thing that I didn't have to earn, and I was going to keep it, no matter what. I saw something else as well. I was an object to be possessed by them. None of my fiancées wanted me because of who I am. I was just something to be fought over. Now everyone is off my back. I've changed too much to accept that life. Hell, you've changed me too much. I never did think I would learn to hold my tongue. Even Akane never hit me as hard as you did every time I shot off my mouth. At least she never broke bones." "Hey that only happened twice. Now at least you take the time to stop and think about what you're saying. Sometimes. Besides, think of all the times you've gotten to do the same to me." "Yea, it was fun, but I still don't appreciate all the fights you got us into because of it. You always want to test your skills one way or another. I still don't understand how you can get us into so many fights that don't concern us. " "It's a gift, really. On the bright side, if I hadn't gotten us into all those fights, Happosai may have beaten us. Look at where you were when we met, and look at yourself now. It was as good as that Breaking Point training you told me about. Ranma's mind back to that fateful day when he and Tomas battled. He knew that he was faster, but Tom had more strength and endurance than he did. The battle had be hard and grueling with ki attacks flying. Fist and feet slammed together trying to break through the defenses of the other. Finally Ranma got fed up and started to put everything he had into the Hiryu Shoten Ha. He began to move around his opponent in a spiral fashion. Tom followed him sending punch after punch and kick after kick. There were a number of close calls but finally it was time. Even as he released his attack, Tomas screamed an attack of his own, his ever-potent Phoenix Rising Inferno. Even as the two attacks collided, a huge tornado made of pure fire erupted around them. After almost a minute and a half, it died down leaving the two battered and burnt warriors staring at one another. Then as one, they collapsed to the ground. After a quarter of an hour of hard breathing, Tomas got up and walked over to Ranma. Then again, it was more like stumbling towards Ranma. Sitting down next to him he starts to question his rival. "So are you going to tell me why you're after the dwarf too or not?" "Why do you keep asking that?! You're working for him, so you ought to know why I'm after him!" "I'm not working for that perverted little freak of nature! I want to rip his head off and cram it down his neck! My first date in almost two years and he pops out of no where and glomps her! Before I can move he turns and hits me with a ki blast! My date faints and I look like an idiot! I'm going to kill that bastard if it's the last thing I do!" "Your lucky he only glomped her. He used some drugs on my fiancée that were supposed to make her his love slave. Thankfully it only put her in a coma. Once I get the antidote from the freak I can bring her back." "So it seems where on the same side, huh. The enemy of my enemy is my friend and all that jazz. What do you say we work together. Two of us stand a better chance of kicking the little pervert's ass than only one." "I don't work with strangers. They can't be counted on to watch your back." "Fine. I'm Tomas Megerson, but please call me Tom. And you are?" "Ranma Saotome." "Well then Ranma since we're no longer strangers why don't we work together. Two are better than one in a situation like this." "Alright, but on one condition." "And that is?" "That we NEVER combine those two attacks again. That hurt like hell." With that simple statement the two young men shake hands. Coming out of that memory, Ranma looked up at his 'big brother' once again. He saw the experienced fighter he knew not the angry young man behind it. Tomas was about 6'4" with a thin build. Some would say he was too thin. He was also two years older than Ranma, but was in the same grade. He had been out of school for a while now. He didn't look it, but he was stronger the Ranma. Not by much, but it was noticeable during a fight. He wasn't as fast though. His speed lay some where between Ranma's and Ryouga's. He was wearing the same thing he always wore. A pair of jeans, a black tee shirt loose, and denim jacket. He wore a plain black baseball cap backward with his bangs hanging on the outside. He had sandy blonde hair that fell around his head. He never could get it in any type of style. He wasn't strikingly handsome, but he would always get more than one look from the girls. He had sharp blue eyes, which seemed to see everything all at once. They seemed to change with his mood. They could be the soft blue of the sky or as hard as ice in the North Pole. Right now they looked like they could freeze hell over. Ranma sighed. These were just the first of his problems. Tomas was a bigger trouble magnet then he was. He could get into a fight at the drop of a hat. In fact, any number of times he did just that. He hated it when someone took his cap from him. He also had a very hot temper. He wouldn't stand by and let problems happen. He threw himself into them to try and end them. He almost always succeeded. Normally, though, there was more than one person out like a light. With that thought Ranma turned back towards the road ahead. Tom turned toward his friend. Ranma was shorter by a good six to eight inches. He had his black hair tied into a pigtail. He wore a red shirt and black pants, both of Chinese make. His clothing allowed for easier movement and no restrictions. He was well built, muscular without being out of proportion. He too had striking blue eyes. They weren't shinning as they normally do, however. They had been totally clouded over with depression. And if that wasn't enough, behind the depression lay one of fear. Tom didn't know why, but he was beginning to think he had better find out. As they reached the end of the Nerima district Tom grabbed Ranma's arm and turned him around. "You realize that you're not going back, right?" he asked in a concerned voice. "This towns empty of anything that you want. But Ukyou is still there, and you know how she feels." "I know. The problem is that I don't feel the same about her. Being with her would only ruin her life. She deserves someone who truly loves her. Mr. Tendo threw me out of the only place I could call home for the last two years. Pops ran away not long after Akane did. He couldn't bear the thought of his dream shattered. Shampoo got deported for attacking Akane while she was in the coma. Oh, and Akane is most likely sleeping with Ryouga, wherever the hell they are. I still can 't believe that she let Ryouga lead them. They're probably in the Antarctic by now. There is nothing left for me here. Lets go. I want to get out of this hell hole as fast as possible. I want to start over." "Just one question Ranma, where are we going anyway?" "To the Juuban district. That's where my mother lives. Its time to go see her. I figured that if I'm going to start over, I want to try to settle with her. Hopefully I can get her to void out that stupid contract pops made me sign and except me for who I have become. You coming with me?" "Of course. The pact we made said till death. Besides I got a good feeling about this. At least we should be able to get a free meal if nothing else. We just got to make sure to ask for food before you give your life's history. "I still think that she'll kill me because of that stupid curse. How can I be a man amongst men when I change into a girl when splashed with cold water? This stupid curse is a death sentence for me." "Quite frankly I think your exaggerating. I can't believe that any mother would force her only son to commit seppuku. Especially when it's not his fault. Your father got you into this mess. In my opinion your mother will have a way to get you out. I think it's one of those universal law or something." "My mother is very honor bound. She may not be as bad as Pops with the Tendo mess, but she still places honor as a high priority." "Well, the only way to find out is to do it. Lets get moving." With that the two young men walk towards the Juuban district and a place they hope they may be able to call home. **************************************************************************************** The sun rises into the sky as the two tired, hungry, young men approach a modest looking home. All around the front porch were flowers of every variety. Just before ringing the doorbell Ranma stopped and looked at Tomas. "Well, this could be the end. I hope that feeling you've got is right." So saying he pushes the button twice. They wait for only a few moments, but for Ranma it is an eternity. A middle-aged woman answers the door. She still shows signs of great beauty. She looks the two boys over and suddenly her eyes go wide with shock. "Ranma? Is it really you? Have you finally come home to me?" Both Ranma and Tomas bow to her, and Ranma speaks. "Yes, mother, I've finally come home. It's great to see you." Nodoka's eyes fly open wider than is thought possible. "My son." She whispers and grabs Ranma in a bear hug. "Oh my son you've returned at last! Bring your friend in. Who is he? Where is Genma? Why has it taken so long for you to return? Where have you been all these years? What has happened in your life?" Seeing his mother on the verge of collapse, Ranma tried to calm her down. "Relax Mom, I'll explain it all. Just sit down in the dining room. I'll give you the whole story. Uh, mom, do you mind if we fix ourselves something to eat before we start? We haven't had anything since lunch yesterday. "Of course dear. If you haven't eaten in so long get some food. I wouldn't want you to faint on me while your telling the story." "Hey, Ranma, you start telling the story and I'll go get us some food. Its long enough as it is, and there's only so much time in a day. Be back in a few." Even as Tomas said this, he gently pushed Ranma into a chair across from his mother. Then he headed off into the kitchen. Ranma gathered his courage and started his story. "Well, I guess I'll start by answering your questions. I've been living in the Nerima district for the past two years. Me and pops were almost always somewhere around the Tendo Dojo. As for where Pops is now, I haven't got a clue. He ran out on me. Suffice to say I want that entire part of my life closed. After I tell you my story, my life will be a clean slate to start off on." At this point Tomas returned with a pile of food. He sat down next to Ranma and put the plate in between them. As they both begin to eat (at a normal pace), Ranma continues answering the questions. "This is Tomas Megerson. He's more than a friend though. We're like brothers. In the past six months we've seen living hell and stood together. We saved each other's lives more times than I care to count. You know, Mom, he's the first guy that I have ever trusted with my life. He's the first true friend I've had in a long time. Nodoka looked Tom over and than smiles warmly. "I'm glad to see that my son has such a high opinion of you. I must ask, however, what do your parents think of all this? They must be worried about you. Maybe you should call home to let them know you are alright." Tom's eyes faze over with pain for a moment before he replies. "Both of my parents are dead. They where returning home from the airport when a drunk driver hit their car. They both died instantly. I was an only child and my grandparents where already dead. I couldn't stand home anymore; there were too many memories. So I left. Haven't been back to the States since. It's been almost two years now. Ranma's my best friend and I would prefer to stay with him." "I'm sorry to here about your parents deaths, but you must be strong to have pulled through so well. Many would have broken under the pain. You seem to be a fine young man, and I'm sure they would be proud of you." "Thank you, Mrs. Saotome. It means a lot to me, really." All right then, Ranma tell me where you've been the past ten years. I want to hear it all." Ranma started by telling her about the Neko-ken training. He then went on to his training trip, China (minus his and his pops curse), the fiancées, his battles, Happosai's spell on Akane which was the reason he had been gone for eight months, his fight with Tom, their final battle with Happosai, and his return home to find everything had changed. He concluded with his being thrown out of the Tendo's. After all this, he turned and looked at Tomas. "Would you mind go getting the water? I need to show Mom this, not just tell her." "Sure thing, Ranma." With that Tomas headed into the kitchen once more. "Son, tell me what you meant by that? What do you have to show me and what does water have to do with it?" Even as Nodaka spoke these words, her eyes narrowed into slits. "Well, Mother, when Pops and I were on that training trip we went to a place called Jusenkyo. It is in China and has a thousand cursed pools in it. There was, well, an accident." Even as he spoke these words Tom entered with the water, one of cold and one of hot. "Pops fell into the spring of drowned panda. When he leapt out of the water, well, I froze and he hit me into another spring. Tom, pour the cold water on my head please." Even as the cold water dripped off of him, Ranma became a red headed girl, with a body that many women would kill for, even though she was short. He, or perhaps she, spoke again in a higher voice. "Spring of drowned girl. Well, mother, what do you think of your son now?" "You can reverse it, right? It's not permanent is it? After all you did arrive male." Even as she said this, Tom splashed Ranma with the hot water. She changed back into a he. `"It's water activated. Cold water turns me into a girl. Hot water turns me back into a guy." Nodaka was shocked. To have any one live through all that her son did was incredible. For it all to come from a 16-year-old boy was even more so. Then the perfect way to answer him came to her mind. She got up and went to the fireplace. She drew out a document and showed it to Ranma. He blanched wen he saw it was the contract he and Genma signed. Then she tossed it into the roaring flames of the fire and said, "That piece of garbage never happened. You are my son. To have lived through all that you have without breaking is incredible. You are truly a man amongst men." It was at that point that Ranma broke down. All the stress and now the relief of having his mother back overloaded him. He started to cry. Tom took one look at Ranma, one look at his mother, and quietly left the room to allow Nodaka to comfort her son. As he headed out to the back yard, he sighed and stretched his tired muscles. All of the pain and fear could now leave his friend. That alone was worth all the money he could get his hands on. Even as he looked at the sun, he realized that It took almost four hours for Ranma to tell his whole story. This is the standard disclaimer that all fanfics get. The characters of Ranma ½ belong to Rumiko Takakashi. The characters of Sailor Moon belong to Naoko Takeuchi. This is all for non-profit reasons, so please don't sue me. I don't have enough to make it worth while anyway. And now on with the story. Note: I know Ranma is acting out of character. The reasons why will be explained in memories and flashbacks throughout the story. Also, in this story I'm throwing all of the Inner Senshi into Juuban high. They are all the same age as Ranma, about 17. Tomas is 19, but has been out of school since his parents' death, about two years, so he is in the same grade as Ranma. I'm also making Hotaru 15 in this, but she goes to a different school. This is an alternate Sailor Moon universe, bet the changes are pretty much in age. In the Ranma Time-line it is about 14 months after the bombed wedding. This is NOT an SI fic. From Weird to Weirder A Ranma ½ and Sailor Moon Crossover By: Tomas Megerson. Send C & C and flames to nighthawktm@yahoo.com Chapter 2: School Daze Nodaka awoke from her peaceful sleep to the sound of fighting. At first she was wondering what type of maniacs would be getting into a brawl at six in the morning. Deciding that it would be best to check on the matter before calling the police, she got out of bed, put on her kimono, and headed towards the stairs. It was at this point that she recalled that her son had finally come home, and rushed to the backyard, fearing the worst. What she saw however left her in a total shock. There was her son, Ranma, in a fight of unspeakable proportions with Tomas, his best friend. The fight, however, was only unspeakable if you had never seen these two spar before. The two young men were moving so fast that at times it seemed that their bodies blurred. Their hands and feet were blurring constantly, achieving speeds that Ranma would have thought possible only with the Armagurikan a year before. The battle between the two raged all over the yard. It soon took them near the kio pond and *SPLASH* the two of them landed in. At this point Nodaka decided to get them to clean up for school. "Boys, that's enough playing around. You've both got to get into the shower and clean up. School starts at 8:30 and you don't want to be late on your first day. You'll find your uniforms on your beds. Go get cleaned up now, and I'll start on breakfast." With that she turned and headed into the house humming to herself. It was good to have her son back. Ranma and Tomas blinked at each other for a minuet or so in total silence. Tomas broke it with a simple statement. "Ah kuso, not school! I haven't been there in years. I don't want to start again." "Well tough. If I've got to suffer, so do you. Besides, since you dropped out we're in the same grade so its not like we won't see each other. If we're lucky, we'll be in the same class. Come on, let's get cleaned up. There's no avoiding it." "I know, but after two years its going to be hard to get used to studding again. I'll give her school, but there is no way that I'm putting on any uniform. I don't care what school policies are, there is no way that they will get me into one of those things. How 'bout you?" "I can't disappoint mom. I haven't seen her in ten years after all. I guess I'll give the uniform a shot. This isn't Nerima so I shouldn't have to worry about any fights. A uniform couldn't kill me. And if I don't like it, I can switch back tomorrow." "Sure, whatever, lets hit the shower. I want to get cleaned up for the first day. Got to impress the ladies you know." The two young men (or better young man and young woman) headed to the bathroom to get cleaned up. ******************************************************************************************** As Ranma and Tomas walked to school in their normal clothing, they continued the discussion that they were having before called to breakfast. "I can't believe that she got you a girls uniform. She actually expected you to go in your cursed form. That has got to be one of the funniest things that I have ever heard!" Tomas was breaking up. He couldn't believe it when he told him about it. Then listening to him tell his mother that he wouldn't were the uniform was even better. Thankfully she relented and they were off. "Get over it Tomas! Its NOT that funny!" Ranma was getting ticked off. Here was his best friend and he was laughing at him. "Sure it is. But ... okay I'm sorry. I'll try to stay under control. Come on, lets use the fence. We need to get in our balancing practice." The two of them hopped on the fence and continued on to school. A few minuets later Tomas looked back at Ranma and started a new conversation. "So, Ranma, what do you know about the Juuban district? You never got around to telling me anything about this place." "Its got a reputation for strangeness. Almost as bad as Nerima sometimes. I've seen things in the news about monsters and girls in short skirts who fight them. Personally, I think it's just a news prank or publicity stunt. The monsters are among the goofiest things I've ever heard of." "Well then, maybe we should give them a little taste of what we're made of. Imagine its surprise if we hit it with some ki blasts. It would certainly be different from girls in skirts." All of a sudden Tomas leapt into the air landing on the sidewalk. Even as Ranma looked up he saw a dozen burly men surrounding them. He noticed that they all had a similar tattoo and guessed that they were a part of a gang. As soon as he took this in, he started listening to what his friend was yelling at them. "What the hell do you bastards think your doing!? Get the hell out of our way! We're NOT going to be late for our first day of school. Move right NOW!" Tomas was pissed. He was actually beyond pissed. If he were Akane he would be mallet happy right now. The fact that these men (and he used the term loosely) would get in his way (and take a cheap pot shot at him) on his way to his first day back to school in years ticked him off. "This is snakes' ground little boy, and any who pass through it got to pay the toll. Just hand us all your money and you can go without a scratch." The ugly guy in front started to laugh. Tom noticed that he was missing a couple of teeth. He also noticed that Ranma was next to him instead of on the fence. His response was not what the gang expected, nor did they like the look in his eyes. "Alright, a fight. This is going to be fun. Hey Ranma, person with the least knockouts buys the other lunch." "You're on Tomas. I hope you enjoy paying for it." With that they both got into their respective fighting stances. ******************************************************************************************* "Chikuso, we're late for school!" yelled the boy in the denim jacket. The two of them then jumped on the fence and took off at an incredible rate. Makoto then realized that she was also going to be late and set off at a run to Juuban High. Her thoughts kept drifting back to the young men and how much they looked like her old boyfriend. ******************************************************************************************** Usagi was late for school. This in itself was not unusual. Nine times out of ten she was making her mad dash to Juuban High. Her thoughts were locked on avoiding detention when a pair of blurs passes her. Looking closely she saw what appeared to be school bags on their backs. She was about to dismiss them as another pair of late arrivals when a thought hit her. Usagi skidded to a halt and gasped. "They were running on the fence!" ********************************************************************************************* Minako was not her normal bubbly self. She was extremely tired. Minako Aino, a girl with blonde hair to her waist and beautiful blue eyes, was almost as bad a Usagi when it came to getting to school. Her friends took turns going to her house to wake her up. She turned to regard one of her best friends. Ami was slightly shorter and had blue hair cut short. The two of them were sitting under a tree in the front of the building. Minako about to give Ami a piece of her mind about dragging her to school early when two figures appeared in front of her. One of them was wearing a red chines shirt and black pants. His hair was in a pig tail and as black as a stallion's main. The other was a number of inches taller. He had a denim jacket over a black shirt, jeans, and a black cap on backwards with his sandy blonde bangs hanging out. The one with the cap on started to speak. "Excuse me, but you are the most incredible girl that I have ever seen. Your beauty is like the rising sun on my cold life. Please say that you will allow me to take you on a date." Minako blushed deeply and was about to reply when a pair of snapping fingers in front of her face brought her back to reality. "'scuse me, but are you alright? I asked you if this was Juuban High?" Minako, blushing even more because of her dream replied with a stuttering yes and watched the two figures as they entered the high school. "Hey, Ami, what do you think about those two guys?" Looking up Ami frowned. She looked but didn't see anyone around. "Which guys are those?" She had never looked up from her book. ************************************************************************************************** "Hey, Ranma, did you see the way that blonde was looking at me? I was afraid that her head was going to explode from all the blood rushing to her head." "What do you mean Tomas? Except for looking a bit hot she seemed fine to me. She really ought to take care of that sunburn, though." Tomas facefaulted. He couldn't believe what he just heard. Was his best friend that dense when it came to women? He hoped not. He quickly picked himself up and started towards the main office, right behind Ranma. By the time he got there Ranma was in a deep argument with the secretary. "Look, do I seem like a girl to you? I don't care what those records say. Here, look at my transcripts from Frunkin High. They'll tell you I'm a guy." He then handed a file folder that he had pulled from his bag. The secretary looked it over and saw that it was the same except for the gender. She then gave Ranma his schedule and grumbled about "those damned computers." Tomas gave her a once over and stepped forward. "Pardon me, but I am also a new student here. My name is Tomas Megerson. May I please have my schedule." "Such a polite young man. Let me see… ah here it is. Have a good first day of school." "Thank-you. Lets go Ranma." The two of them than headed down the hall. "Hey, Tomas, what was with all that good boy stuff. You've never acted like that before." "I just didn't want her to get mad at me too. I thought I'd try being polite, that's all. She looked like she was having a bad day as it is already. Say, I'm in room 314, you?" Ranma opened his schedule for the first time. "I'm in the same room as you. That's great, we won't be split up for the whole day. Should be just up ahead. Well, Tomas, are you ready to start school?" "Not one bit, but lets do it anyway. Won't be the first time I did something I didn't want to." Ranma opened the door and the two of them stepped into the class room. **************************************************************************************************** Rei was not in a good mood. She had been having this nagging feeling since the night before. She had tried to do a fire reading on it, but the only images that would come where of a horse and a phoenix. It made no sense to the young Shinto priestess in training then, and it didn't make any now. She was contemplating sleeping through class for once when the door opened. Two young men, neither in uniform, came through. The teacher turned around to regard them. "Can I help you gentlemen?" The teacher gave them a disapproving look for interrupting the class. "Yes, we're new students and have been assigned to this class" said the one with the cap. A number of girls in the class started to mummer among themselves. Rei noted that the one who spoke had a slight, almost sarcastic smile on his lips. The teacher then asked for them to introduce themselves to the class. The one in red spoke first. "Hi, I'm Ranma Saotome and I'm a martial artist." "I'm Tomas Megerson. Like Ranma I practice the martial arts. I'm also into a few sports but only for recreation, not for a team." "Well, then,"the teacher continued," would you mind telling me why your late to class? Being new is no excuse." "Before Ranma could put his foot in his mouth Tomas spoke up. "We're sorry, but there was a problem with the computers in the office. It took them a while to find our scheduals." "Very well, but don't be late again. Tomas, you sit in front of Ms. Hino in the third row. Ranma, you're in the second seat in the first row by the window." "Thank-you sensei." Ranma spoke. He started to move toward his indicated seat when the teacher spoke again. "Also, you two need to get uniforms. I don't know why you didn't wear any today, but you better have them tomorrow." Rei heard Tomas mumble something about not being caught dead in a school uniform, but the teacher didn't notice. All of a sudden her mystic senses started blaring. From what she could tell these two new students were the cause of the nagging sensations going on in her head. As she stared at Tomas' back she heard a soft sound. He was snoring. Glancing over she noticed Ranma doing the same. Fortunately for the two martial artists the teacher didn't care. He let them sleep through class and then past the lunch bell. Eventually the only ones in the room were Ranma, Rei, and Tomas. Rei was just about to probe Tomas when he was no longer in his chair. ***************************************************************************************************** Tomas was having a peaceful dream. He was in a world were his parents were still with him and he was eating his mother's wonderful cooking. All too soon for him, his danger sense slammed on and his body went into action. His eyes snapped open and took in his surroundings. He turned his body sideways so his legs were out from under the table. He then bent back and did a hand spring propelling him two rows away, landing in a defensive stance. His eyes ripped around the room, but he didn't see anything. "What's going on? Where is everyone?" Tomas was confused. His danger sense wasn't going off anymore so it was safe. Still he stayed in his defensive stance. Rei was also confused, but for a different reason. She decided that she should answer his question, and maybe get him to open up. "It's lunch time. The teacher decided to let you sleep. I was, uh, just about to try to wake you up." He dropped his stance and gave the girl a once over. "Uh, I'm afraid that I can't recall your first name, Hino-san. Would you mind telling me, I'm Tomas." "I'm Rei. It is a pleasure to meet you Tomas-san." "Likewise, but don't be so formal. Hey, you said it was lunchtime. Would you mind joining me? I'd really like the company and it would be nice to have a new friend. I don't have that many." "What about your friend over there. Shouldn't you wake him?" "Ranma? Nah, let him sleep. Besides, I, uh well I kinda lost a bet to him earlier and owe him lunch. I don't have enough on me to pay for two of us. If I let him sleep, then I don't have to worry about it until later." "That's no a nice thing to do. I'm going to wake him up." As Rei took her first step towards Ranma, Tomas grabbed her arm and turned her around. She was about to scream at him to take his hands off of her when she saw a desperate look in his eyes. It shocked her so much that her anger left her before it could surface. "Please, don't! He eats a lot. I've only got enough for one person right now. There is no way I could buy him lunch and still have some money left over to feed me. Don't worry, I promise to pay him back after school." Rei didn't know why, but she believed him. He was making his friend sound almost like Usagi when it came to eating. "I suppose that I can be persuaded to let him sleep, but you owe me." "Fine, no problem, name it." "To start with, your going to eat lunch with me and some friends of mine. I'm sure that they would be happy to meet you. We can work out the rest later." Thinking about it, the looks on Minako's and Makoto's faces should be worth it. "Hey that sounds great. Come on, lets go. I'm starved." With that his hand switched from holding her arm to gently taking her elbow so he could escort her to lunch. All through this Ranma slept in peaceful slumber. Rei was in total bliss. Here she was heading to have lunch with her friends (and fellow Senshi) while on the arm of one of the best looking guys in school. She had found out that he was 19 years old, but had been out of school since his parents died a couple of years ago. They had just gotten their food and had stepped out the door looking for Rei's friends when all hell broke loose. ************************************************************************************************** "Here Usagi, you can have the rest of my lunch, I'm not very hungry." "Alright! Thanks Mako-chan. Mmph ulrg grunb this is urmph good!" Usagi's day just went from bad to good. She had been late to school and was sent to the principal's office. Then she had gotten a lecture on being to class on time and something she had never thought of before; she had to come to school an hour early for morning detention for the next three days. But now, Makoto (the best cook Usagi knows) was giving her the huge, delouse lunch that was now before her. Without a thought she dug in. It was all going great until a shadow fell over the girls. They looked up and gasped in shock. There was the biggest (and ugliest) youma that they had ever seen. And one of its clawed hands was streaking toward Minako's throat! This is the standard disclaimer that all fanfics get. The characters of Ranma ½ belong to Rumiko Takakashi. The characters of Sailor Moon belong to Naoko Takeuchi. This is all for non-profit reasons, so please don't sue me. I don't have enough to make it worth while anyway. And now on with the story. Note: I know Ranma is acting out of character. The reasons why will be explained in memories and flashbacks throughout the story. Also, in this story I'm throwing all of the Inner Senshi into Juuban high. They are all the same age as Ranma, about 17. Tomas is 19, but has been out of school since his parents' death, about two years, so he is in the same grade as Ranma. I'm also making Hotaru 15 in this, but she goes to a different school. This is an alternate Sailor Moon universe, bet the changes are pretty much in age. In the Ranma Time-line it is about 14 months after the bombed wedding. For the Sailor Moon universe this is somewhere between Sailor Moon S and Sailor Moon SS. This is NOT an SI fic. From Weird to Weirder A Ranma ½ and Sailor Moon Crossover By: Tomas Megerson. Send C & C and flames to nighthawktm@yahoo.com Chapter 3 The Youma Comes to Play Tomas was enjoying himself. It was his first day at school and already he had a beautiful girl on his arm. When she pointed out her friends he felt his luck come in. He was going to be eating lunch with five beautiful women, not just one. He wasn't a pervert. In fact no perverted thoughts had entered his mind. He just loved the jealous looks he'' get from the guys because of this. All of a sudden his danger sense kicked in again. "Rei, get out of here now! All hells about to break loose!" "What are you talk..." her last words were cut off by a huge growl. A giant, ugly youma had appeared in front of them. Fortunately its back was facing them. One of its clawed arms suddenly ripped forward. Rei turned to yell at Tomas to run, but he wasn't there. ********************************************************************* Minako saw the claw coming at her and knew she was dead. As her death descended on her time seemed to slow down. It seemed to inch toward her. When it was but a few feet away the view seemed to shift. She felt her body tip and could no longer see the youma. As she watched the outer wall come closer time returned to normal. The claw was driven into the ground and she was sitting behind someone. Someone in a denim jacket to be exact. She recognized it from the morning's meeting with the two strange boys. Her eyes went dreamy and started to flash little hearts. ********************************************************************** Tomas saw the clawed arm draw back and knew there had to be a living target at the end. Considering the fact that there were four gorgeous women on the other side of the monster, Tomas knew that he had to move fast. Seeing that the wall surrounding the school would stop him from cutting right (not to mention Rei was on that side of him), he cut left and headed toward the creature's target. It was the blonde with the normal hair cut. He reached her when the claws on the beast were only a bit more than a yard away. He scooped her into his arms and sprang toward the corner of the wall. He then turned to face the monster that had ruined his lunch period. It was blinking in confusion, sure that it had a kill, and now wondering where its victim had disappeared to. Looking past the beast, he saw all the girls in shock. "Rei, get everyone out of here! I can protect the blonde but not if I have to save all of you too! MOVE!" The monster turned toward him with an evil grin that would do any bad guy justice. Tomas saw that the girls were finally moving and heading toward Rei who was starring at him with a shocked face. Then the youma charged. **************************************************************************** The other three girls stared at the spot Minako was at before Tomas moved her. When Makoto heard Tomas's call to get Rei and get out of there she came back to reality. The Youma turned toward Minako and Tomas when he called out, so Makoto shoved the others at Rei and started to run towards her. When they reached Rei's side she explained her plan. "Its simple, the quicker we get out of here the quicker we transform and the quicker we can save them." Rei was about to reply when a gut wrenching scream tore through the air. Looking at the fight they all gasped. In one voice both Ami and Usagi explained everyone's thoughts. "I think I'm going to be sick." Tomas was in front of Minako, who was busy loosing her lunch. He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face and was in a tight defensive stance. He was busy admiring his handy work. The scream had come from the youma. Its right arm was now nothing more than a stub near the shoulder. The rest of the arm was currently shoved through the youma's other shoulder. The girls decided that this was a good time to leave and headed toward the school. There they hoped to find an empty room so they could transform into their Senshi identities. Unfortunately the unexpected happened. "The door's locked. Now what do we do? We can't get in." "Don't worry Mako-chan. The boy can't see us here. Lets transform right now." Usagi was getting worried. The fact that the boy was smiling at what he had done to the youma didn't sit well with her. It was almost as if he had enjoyed it. It was too bad that Ami had to spoil her plan. "We can't transform here Usagi. They put people to watch from the windows. If we transform they'll know our identities." Ami paused to think and came up with the only solution she could. "Everyone, there's a dumpster in an alley three blocks from here. We could transform behind it." Hope came back to Usagi's eyes. They still had a chance to save their friend and the guy who had saved her before. "Well, what are we waiting for? Lets go! Ready everyone?" "Lets do it!" cried Makoto. "Ready to go" said Ami. "......" Rei was missing. Makoto looked around for a moment and spotted her. She was already out the gate and heading down the street. They all took after her trying to catch up. ***************************************************************************** Tomas gritted his teeth and spit out the blood that was in his mouth. He was getting trashed and didn't like it one bit. The youma attacked again. Tomas put up a successful defense this time. He dodged the first two blows, blocked the next three (getting a viscous cut on his arm in the process) and then making a successful counter attack imbedding it into the school wall. For this breather he reflected on how things got out of hand. Unfortunately he was a bit late on that self-advice. He never noticed the blast the monster sent at him until it hit. The blast threw him back and aggravated his injured are and ribs causing him to drop to his knees in pain. He let out an agonizing scream as the pain flared through him. The youma, seeing him no longer moving, leapt in for the kill. ******************************************************************************* Minako was scared. Not for her own life. Not of the youma in front of her. These were normal things for Sailor Venus. She was use to them by now. She was scared for the young man trying to protect her. He was battered, bruised, cut, and showed no signs of stopping until he was dead. When he threw the youma into the wall and it stopped moving she thought it was over. She closed her eyes to give a prayer of thanks to the kami and missed seeing the monster throw the energy blast. She noticed it the same time Tomas did, when it hit him. Minako shrunk back at the sound of his scream. Then the youma lunged at them, and she was sure her hero was dead. "MOUKO TAKABISHA!" ******************************************************************************* Ranma was in a peaceful, deep sleep. He was having no dreams that he would later recall, but there was a slight smile on his lips. The shaking of the room woke him, mostly because it caused him to fall out of his chair. Looking around he noticed the room was empty. He was still pondering this fact when he heard an explosion. Even as he moved to the window to see what was happening, a terrible scream reached his ears. He reached the window in time to see the youma leap towards his friend who wasn't even moving. Ranma leapt out the window letting loose with one of his favorite attacks. "MOUKO TAKABISHA!" A ball of bright blue ki shot from his hands and slammed into the youma driving it into the ground right in front of Tomas. Ranma watched as Tomas slowly get up and move to place himself between the creature and a girl. "Ranma, be careful! That things tough! Just buy me a few minuets to rest and we can take it out together." "Okay, I'll see what I can do." He turned back to the creature in time to dodge the energy blast that was coming at him. Ranma chose to take the fight to the youma and moved into battle. He dodged, ducked, and jumped over the club that was being wielded by the creature. Seeing an opening he slid inside the monster's defenses. "KATCHU TENSHIN ARMAGURIKAN!" Ranma cut loose with over 500 punches in less then a second. The force of it drove the ugly beast back into the hole Tomas originally created with it. It was then that Tomas appeared at his side. "Thanks for the save back there. Listen, I've got an idea that's so crazy it might work." "You know the last time you told me that we had fifty people chasing us out of a town in china." "Yeah, but this time its different. We have a demon chasing us instead." "So what's your glorious plan?" Ranma was beyond scared now. His friend was smiling, and it wasn't an 'I'm happy smile' either. "You remember when we first met?" Ranma was close to panic. "You recall how the fight ended?" He was now prepared to bolt. "Let's do it again." Now Ranma was afraid. "AGAIN!? Are you nuts?!" "Yes and yes, but you should know that by now. You told me so yourself often enough." "The last, not to mention only, time we did that it almost killed the both of us! And you want to do it again?! With your arm mangled like that?!" "Look, Ranma, either I bleed to death, ugly over there kills me, or I die in the attack. What do I have to loose? At least this way I'm going down fighting." Ranma looked at his friends face and saw what was there. A determination to win no matter what. Deep in the eyes, he could tell Tom was calculating the chance that he will survive. The front of the eyes showed that the odds didn't mean a thing to him. He would not loose and even death wouldn't stop him. Ranma sighed. "Okay, lets it. Try to lure it as far from the school as you can. I'll start circling." The youma pulled itself from the wall and turned to face the boys. Ranma moved in what seemed like a flanking maneuver while Tomas took a defensive stance. Minako wondered what was going on. Seeing Tomas wounded and alone, the youma attacked him with a fury. Tomas dodged the attacks and countered enough to make sure that the youma wasn't moving from its spot. As he did this he gathered as much heat as he could from his surroundings. As soon as he finished this he tapped into the astral plane and gathered the mystic flames. Even as Tomas did this, Ranma started running circles around the two combatants. Every lap he brought himself closer to the two. Ranma concentrated on keeping his emotions cool and his fist cold. "NOW!" He brought himself behind the creature and slammed his cold fist into its back. At the same time Tomas drove his two flaming fists into the youma's chin. "HIRYU SHOTEN HAAAAAA!!!!!" "PHOENIX RISING INFERNOOOOOO!!!!!" ********************************************************************************* The sailor scouts where a block away when the attacks went off. They stopped and stared in shock as a tornado made of pure fire tore into existence. Over a minuet and a half later it finally died out. A minuet after that they got their bodies working and sprinted toward the school. The youma, Ranma, and Tomas were gone. Minako was in a corner of the yard staring into space. They tried to question her, but all she could do was point over the east wall and mumble something about that way and being in love. Exchanging a glance, the other Senshi hopped over the east wall and tried to fallow. ******************************************************************************** "Man this hurts. Only good thing is that the attack sealed my open wounds." Tomas was in pain. As he and Ranma roof-hopped toward the hospital, he was leaning heavily on his friend. "Don't talk Tomas. You don't have the strength for it. The hospital should only be a mile or so ahead." Ranma was a bit on the crisp side but otherwise okay. He was doing most of the work. "Hey, I wonder what everyone below us is saying, what with us glowing." Both of their battle auras where flared up to help keep them moving fast. Ranma was glowing blue where Tomas was red. Tomas's was very faint, however. "Ah, they're probably talking about angles or some such thing." "Stop right there, demons!" "Well, Ranma, that blows that theory." Tomas studied the people in front of him. There were three women in sailor suits with ridiculously short skirts. All of them looked too old to be dressing in such an outfit. One had short blonde hair and looked almost mannish in appearance. Well, if one didn't look below the neck, anyway. The next had long light green hair in waves. The last had long dark green hair. All three of them had the look of seasoned fighters. Ranma, on the other hand, was looking behind them. He could feel some power sources heading straight at them and fast. "Hey, brother, we got to make this quick. More of them are coming up behind us. We could handle these three, but if any more come we're toast. Got any more plans up your sleeve?" Tomas didn't bother to reply. His eyes were closed and his aura brightening. He was once more gathering the flames of the astral plane. Ranma realized what was happening and moved behind his friend. He wrapped his hands around Tomas's waist to help steady him. He then sent a quick prayer to any Kami that might be watching so that his friend might survive his attack. The blonde in front of them smirked. "Hiding behind your injured comrade isn't going to save you, scum. WORLD SHAKING!" "DEEP SUBMERGE!" Ranma quickly countered with one of his newer moves. "STAR SHIELD!" A blue ki shield appeared before them. The combined attacks slammed into the shield and knocked them back to the edge of the building. The shield held, however, and neither one of the boys was hurt. Ranma dropped the shield just as Tomas opened his eyes. The flames were raging inside of him. Tomas could feel their power burn in his soul. He prepared his counter attack and smirked right back at the girls. "Not to bad, girls. No where near good enough, but still not to bad. Maybe you'd like a taste of what I'm capable of." He reached into his soul and drew forth the flames from within. Directing the energy to form under the girls who were staring at him, he released the energy straight up. "PHOENIX FIREWALL ARISE!" A wall of mystical flames tore up from under the three outer scouts. Even as they started to scream in pain, Tomas collapsedd into Ranma's arms from the exertion, totally exhausted. Ranma only spared a moment to look in the flames at the three figures and then turned north carrying his best friend away from those who would harm them. ******************************************************************************** Next time: The chase is on! Scouts wanting revenge, Martial Artists wanting a place to heal their wounds and aliens who want just one thing. And guess who Ranma's grandfather is.