Still, for some rather odd reason, Doctor Tomoe had been insistant that these two be told if anything happened to him or his child. He didn't understand why, but one could never understand the twists of another persons mind fully. However a promise was a promise, and he had a duty to fulfil.
"Hello, I'm General Hammond, the commander of this facility," he told them, "And I have some rather bad news to inform you of."
"Is about Hotaru, no?" the teenager asked.
"Yes, I'm afraid that it is."
"What happen?"
"Ranma!" the elder Japanese man snapped.
The boy subsided, but looked rather annoyed to be restrained.
"Too sorry. Son very worried."
"I can completely understand," the General replied, "I would feel the same in his place."
The other man merely nodded.
"As for the situation, it is rather... bad. Shortly before we contacted you, an enemy force broke into this base and kidnapped Hotaru."
"'Kidnap'?" Ranma parroted in confusion.
"Grabbed, took... stole."
"Huh?!"
"She was taken by force, and the ones who did it ran off before we could get her back."
"Is not good. I go now."
"Where?"
"Rescue," came the teen's reply as he left the room.
"You can't exactly do that."
"Watch."
The General was about to answer that before he saw the boy manage to duck an weave around the guard outside the room with such ease and speed that he was shocked.
But a simple grab by his father caught the teen by the collar and dragged him back into the room.
Scowling, the boy glared up at his father. "Why do that?!"
"Time listen," came Genma's reply.
"Exactly," Hammond commented as he tried to get over how quickly the pair moved. "It's not as simple as you think. These were not normal people who kidnapped her."
"Who?"
"They are called Goa'uld, and they are a race of beings that take humans as bodies for themselves."
"Is... what word... Monsters?" Ranma blurted.
"They can be called that, but they are very powerful, with a lot of slaves who worship them as gods."
Both Saotomes frowned as they considered his words, and he was sure that they were going to have a lot of trouble dealing with what had come up. It wasn't an easy thing, but he knew that they would have to deal with it as quickly as they could. But he wouldn't push them, as it wouldn't serve any useful purpose."
Instead, he decided that it would be best if he:
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