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cHaOs Energy Times Infinity
Chapter 14 - Off the Deep End
Crossover Bid For Power/Ranma/Sailor Moon/Slayers/
Project A-Ko/DBZ/Tenchi
by Afroplex - jwessels@cse.unl.edu
http://cse.unl.edu/~jwessels

########### SPACE STATION EMERGENCE #########################

Sakana stepped through the red portal into the grand chamber of
Kyah. Everything was on low power, and only the slight hum of
power keeping the station habitable could be heard. Still
holding on to Mamoru's hand, she pull him and the rest of the
scouts through the portal. They crashed in a heap on top of
him, with Ranma-chan ending up on top scrabling to avoid the two
cat boxes carried by Cko.

Rei felt something brush her thigh, and looking down (or up
depending on your perspective), saw Ranma trying to get off
the group "YOU PERVERT!"

Ranma grimised, and felt the pile below him shudder then explode
outward, spraying several girls outward. Rei punched Ranma into
the ceiling and crawled out of the pile. Fortunately, she didn't
hear the twitching form that fell to the floor mummer 'uncute
tomboy'.

Sakana chuckled and picked a crushed Mamoru up. Turning toward
the chamber door, she paused to make sure the rest of the group
was following. Turning into the metal corridor, she made her way
toward the command center to turn on the main power.

As they made their way, everyone but Sakana and Washu were gawking
at the technology surrounding them. Ami had her Mecury computer out,
scanning various things such as the layout of the station, energy
sources, and metal compositions. Ranma, peered over Ami's shoulder.
"What cha got there?"

"It's my Mecury computer. I'm scanning the station. This place
has some interesting technology."

Ranma, always looking for info on martial arts, but not much else,
didn't ask anything more about her scans. He was curious however
about how Sakana opened that portal, it could be interesting to
use to move from place to place or with the Saotome Special Technique.
"Say, you wouldn't happen to know how Sakana opened that portal
back there? Do you?"

Ami shook her head, and then remembered what she saw back in the void.
"No I don't, but I think I just remembered something important about
the void we were in, but you probably wouldn't understand. It is
important to you though, so I think I'll tell you first."

"What's that?"

"Did you notice the energy ribbons between the blobs?"

"Yeah. It did seem wierd, but since I thought it was something normal."
Ranma shrugged.

"I don't think so. There were four coming from the blob - our
universe - and going to others. One is the one we are in. The other
three I think are your home, CKo's, and Washu's. My theory is when
you entered our universe, the ribbons formed. I also noticed one last
thing - they were moving slowly toward each other." Ami's brow furrowed
in thought.

"What does that mean?" Ranma questioned, her curiousity now showing.

"Not sure, but there is one theory that has crossed my mind, which is
why I think it is important to tell you first." Ami looked up from her
computer. The two were a few yards back from the main group. "You want
to hear this?"

"I've been through enough. I can take one more surprise."

"Alright. I think those ribbons are pulling our homes to be merged
together. When the blobs touch, they will be merged into one."

Ranma, not quite up to speed on what that meant. "So?"

Thankfully, Ami's patience was fairly high after working with Usagi for
so long. "I'm saying that when you go back home from this trip, all
your stuff, home, friends you left behind, and the same with all the
place and people I know will be in the same world."

Ranma let out an "Oooohhhh...." and realization hit. "Oh man! Now
I have to fight those youma things you were telling me about and
my gazillion fiances at the same time."

Ami sweat dropped at the response, and stepped up the pace to join
the rest of the group that was just entering the control room,
and to tell Washu her theory of the energy ribbons.

As Sakana started hitting switches, the dim lights in the station
brightened, and the screens surrounding them flashed to life. Washu
delved in and did some tinkering of her own, which sped up the
process - and activated the external defense system for good measure.

Minako, tired she was doing nothing, leaned over and thought she spotted
a cd player. Pushing what she thought was the play button, it shorted
out and activated the now full powered defense systems. The screen in
front of her showed a few of the weapons outside firing. "Eep." The
fidgeting Senshi of Venus scooted to the center of the other scouts and
tried to look as inconspicuous as possible.

----------- outside where hell just broke loose ---------------------

Kyah crawled up from the floor of the cockpit. Komosauro was frantically
manipulating the controls to avoid the random shots from -Kyah's- space
station.

The queen growled, "Whoever is pulling this stunt is going to pay! I'm
quite certain that the station was put on standby in this remote corner
of the galaxy with no one aboard to lower power usage."

Komosauro flinched as a blast hit their left flank. Whispering under his
breath, "Come on baby hold together."

All of a sudden the firing stopped, and the internal docking bay opened.
The Shogo IV limped in and landed roughly on the functioning four of its
ten landing legs. They quickly crumpled under the weight, and the ship
slammed into the floor of the bay to add more damage to the crippled ship.
Cursing followed from Komosauro and Jake that could be heard through
the ship's hull.

Sakana ran into the now pressurized bay, with the rest of the group in
tow. Cko was exhausted, and was being carried by Makato on her back.

Ranma, not wanting to take any chances with whoever their guests were,
called out, "Sun Galaxy Power! Make up!" Plasma flames washed over
Ranma, and the golden gemmed gauntlet appeared, and her clothing was
replaced by the red and gold sailor fuku. Looking herself over, Ranma
concentrated and changed into her male form, then changed the outfit
to a white shirt and pants with red and gold trim. "Not exactly what
I had in mind, but it'll do." He then let the plasma ripple over his
body, and he floated up to the ceiling to watch over the area should
anything happen.

Sakana looked up at the youth that had killed her earilier and shivered.
Mamoru put his hand on her shoulder, "Don't worry, I forgive you. Just
concentrate on the task at hand."

Nodding, Sakana walked to the ship and jumped to the stop just as
Komosauro opened the hatch. The black haired man smiled, and scratched
the back of his head, "Heh heh. Hi. Would you mind if we got some
repairs? Kyah down here is kind of upset too with you firing on
us, so just giving you fair warning."

Sakana tensed at hearing that Kyah was in the ship. Washu came up
behind her and watched as the man came up and pulled up short, bald man
up that had a green glow to one of his eyes. Next came a woman with
white hair, and long ears. Washu guessed this was the queen Sakana
told them about when Sakana's fists clenched behind her back. Then,
it was Washu's turn to be surprised when Tenchi came through the hatch
with a bandeged Ryoko.

"Tenchi! Ryoko! You're ok - more or less - but ok," Washu exclaimed.
The youth looked to the red haired scientist, and gave a nod. His quiet
nature and the sad look in his eyes caught the age old scientist off
guard. 'Something happened, I've never seen such hopelessness in his
face.'

Ranma watched the seen from above and frowned. Of all those present,
he had the most experience in emotion based ki. The young man down
there that was supporting a woman similar in features to Washu had
the feel of depression all around him. Ryoga put this guy's aura
to shame, but if this guy wasn't well trained in ki control, the
outlook wouldn't be good for his mental state.

The group talked, and Sakana kept her cover. The plan was to find out
where the rest of the group was before dealing with the vegilante queen.
Ranma floated down and joined the rest of the scouts, who had by now
transformed into their respective guises.

Sakana walked with Kyah in the lead, and made their way back to the
thrown room to discuss what has been going on in the galaxy and the
result of Sakana's mission. It was much faster getting around with
the automatic walkways working. Just as they opened the doorway to
the thrown room, an alarm went off.

"What in the world is it this time!?" Kyah was getting very annoyed
at this unexpected surprises. First Telleo, then a black hole, then
getting fired upon by her own base, meeting up with an agent and several
magical fighters she presumed were dead. Rushing to her throne, she pushed
several buttons on the side to give a read out of the situation. Add one
more surprise to the list - looks like someone just opened the reactor...
"WHAT!?"

Whirling around, Kyah rushed out the door toward the center of the base.
Sakana, not liking being uninformed, leaned over the read out and paled.
"Everyone! Follow me and Kyah! If we don't stop this, we all are going
to be glowing green in a few minutes!"

--- in front of the reactor ---

Tenchi sighed and walked over to the edge of the plasma conduit, now
exposed to the air. Ranma rushed forward to catch the boy and snagged
his collar as he jumped. Ranma thought to himself, 'I knew something like
this might happen. Pig boy is one thing, someone else with that condition
probably wouldn't make it. Good thing I followed him.'

As he pulled back, he was surprised to meet resistance. No longer in his grip
was what the Nerima martial artist considered a wimp, but a being of emmense
power. Tenchi floated above the conduit in full Jurian battle makeup, and
and turned to face a shocked defender of the Silver Millenium. "Let me go, or
I will be force to hurt you. I've hurt so many, I don't wish to repeat
it. Please, let me go."

The firmness in Tenchi's voice carried sorrow with it, and only made Ranma
more firm in his stance to not let this guy go through with it. "I'm just
a martial artist, well, kinda. But you can use your strength to protect
others not to hurt."

Tenchi lowered his eyes to the wrist holding his collar. "I've already killed
billions."

A shudder went through Ranma's spine, and he mouthed the word billions silently.
Tenchi continued, "A few days ago I was fighting on a planet once known as
Telleo. At first, all I could do was watch. Then when I was in danger,
I lashed out with the power and destroyed the planet with over fifty billion
innocent people. Their death was horrible as they were pulled into the
black hole, the air sucked out of their lungs as the atmosphere was ripped
into space."

Tenchi's eyes traveled from the wrist to the plasma below. Kyah and the
rest of the group then entered the room to see what looked like Ranma holding
Tenchi over the pit. "I know this because I was there, and I heard Komosauro
and Kyah talking about it on the trip here. I am nothing but a monster and
the best thing I can do is to keep my power from killing any more."

When the scouts tried to approach the two, Kyah head them back."Don't
get any closer. The radiation from that pit of plasma would kill you
in seconds if you got within ten feet of it. The shielding thankfully
was activated when you turned on the station, so I don't think we
have anything to worry about. It's how those two are still alive
in there I'm amazed at. We can't bring down the shield to help them,
and the shield also blocks Komosauro's powers. All we can do is watch."

Tenchi, tired of waiting for Ranma to make a move, kicked forward into
Ranma's face. Ranma dodged, but his grip on Tenchi's collar was loosened.
The opportunity presented itself, and the prince of twisted himself free
of the grip and plunged into the inferno.

Ryoko, the last to arrive with her injuries saw Tenchi's body dissolve in
the million degree ball of nuclear energies. Ranma and Ryoko cried out
simultaineously, "NO!!!!"

Ryoko tried to rush forward, but was caught by Komosauro and quickly
knocked out with a blow to the head. Ryoko's last conscious thoughts
before she fell into her slumber were, 'I've lost so much, why must I
live this way.'

Ranma fell to his knees, and stared as the doors to the reactor closed.
"Why is it that I can never save those around me? All this power, and
I couldn't save them." Ranma then felt the exertion of using so much
power to keep him shielded from the effects of the radiation. He slumped
over unconscious.

Ami scanned both Ryoko and Ranma to make sure they were ok. "It looks
like they will be ok physically. I'm surprised Ranma is ok - his powers
must have protected him. Mentally though, we'll have to make sure they
don't do anything like...." Ami trailed off not wanting to finish her
comment after just witnessing Tenchi dive in.

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End Chapter 14