Freya hummed, watching the image of the sprinting werecheetah with a thoughtful expression on her face. “You know, I’ve been watching this universe a couple of realities over…the one with those parasitic vermin; the Goa'uld...”
The other goddesses glanced at each other before turning back to Freya. Urd spoke up. “What about it?”
The Norse goddess smirked. “Seeing as how the Norse gods are being represented by those funny looking grays, Sif, Urd and I don’t exactly have a lot to complain about. On the other hand, I think it’s safe to say that the rest of you are a little pis…peeved by the Goa'uld ruining your good names. Am I right?”
Bast, more so than the other goddesses, scowled in anger. “Oh yeah, those stuck-up little worms have been torturing humans and Jaffa for millennia, and a lot of deities from the Egyptian pantheon aren’t happy about it.” The furry goddess turned to the scrying pool. “I think I can see where you’re going with this, but I’m not sure if it’s such a good idea. Ranma might be able to kick butt with the best of them, but I don’t think he has the skills to take over as a System Lord. He and whatever Jaffa he could gather would likely be blown to pieces before he got his act together.”
Athena spoke up. “Maybe he could be First Prime, and someone else could be the leader? At least to begin with…”
Sif cut in. “…and if numerous Systems Lords were replaced simultaneously, we could encourage the new Lords and Ladies to band together for protection.”
“With the assistance of the SGC, the Tok’ra, and the Rebel Jaffa, not to mention the backing of REAL gods, they might be able to tear those copycat worms a new…one.” Amaterasu finished lamely. Straightening up, the Japanese goddess continued. “Besides, you have to admit that as far as quests go, you don’t get more epic than liberating an entire species from slavery, particularly if the species is spread across the galaxy.”
The goddesses talked amongst each other for a couple of minutes before separating to gather other deities.
*WHUMF!CLANG!* “…ow…” A certain pigtailed werecheetah groaned, picking himself up off the ground and rubbing his aching head. “Ugh…what the heck was that?” Looking around to find whatever had landed on his head after he had bellyflopped onto the ground, found an odd shield shaped like a lion’s head. Picking up said shield, Ranma turned it over in his hands, examining it. “Cool.” After a quick glance around to check for any possible owner, and seeing no one, he slipped the shield into place on his forearm. “Now, where am I?” The spotted martial artist scanned eyed the immediate area.
Trees.
Rocks.
Trees.
Big pyramid thing in the distance.
Yet more trees.
A glowing portal thirty feet in the air, which had just disgorged a slender figure.
Reacting with unbelievable speed, Ranma shot across the clearing and skidded to a stop just beneath the falling woman with plenty of time to spare, catching her easily. Despite the events of his life so far, and all of the women he had met, Ranma couldn’t help staring in awe at the woman in his arms. If she had to be described with only two words, those words would be ‘gorgeous’ and ‘regal’. “Um…Hi.”
“…hello. Could you please put me down?”
As soon as the tiger-striped woman’s words sank in, Ranma’s instincts almost drove him to drop the woman like she was on fire, but he managed to ignore them and set her gently on her feet. “Sorry ‘bout that.”
“That’s alright, but I would like to know why you brought me here, Mr…?”
Ranma blinked, then hurriedly bowed. “Ranma Saotome, but I wasn’t the one who brought you here. I only just got here myself.”
“I see.” After a quick look around, she turned to her companion. “Maybe we can find answers, or assistance, at that pyramid.”
“Sounds like a plan. If you want, I could get us there in a minute or two.”
The tiger woman shook her head. “No, I don’t think so. You should conserve your strength, just in case the inhabitants are hostile.” With that, she began walking to the distant structure.
As Ranma followed her, he absently noted that there was no tail resting above her perfectly formed rear. He shook the mildly perverted thoughts out of his head and spoke up. “Hey, you never told me your name!”
The woman blinked and stopped, turning to face the werecheetah. “Please forgive my absent-mindedness. My name is Archon.”
Bast pouted cutely. “Why isn’t she falling for him yet? That supernatural sex-appeal should be working by now!”
Athena looked up from glaring at her now shieldless arm. “She’s just been taken from her world and dumped in the middle of nowhere with a stranger. She’s not going to ‘jump his bones’ right away. That’s part of the reason we chose her.”
Ignoring them, Urd picked up a pebble and dropped it into the scrying pool, the ripples changing the image greatly. “Let’s see what one of the others are doing.”
A dozen Jaffa guards charged into their goddess’ personal chambers, staff weapons at the ready, only to find their Mistress alone and seated on her bed. Desperate to avoid offending their red-headed ruler, the Jaffa immediately sank to their knees and bowed their heads. “Forgive us Mistress, but we heard the alarms and came as quickly as we could.”
The beautiful woman smirked slightly. “That is quite alright, my servant. This was simply a test of your reaction times, and the promptness of your response pleases me.”
“Thank you, Lady Morrigan.”
“Return to your posts; I have no further need for you at this time.”
The Jaffa stood and bowed. “As you command.”
As they left, and the doors closed behind them, Lady Morrigan’s form shifted, becoming more luscious, more scantily clad, and most importantly, growing bat-like wings and green hair. “Lady Morrigan? How…convenient.”
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