"What do you mean?" Ranma asked.
Onoli took charge. "It appears that a convict from the Retreat, a Nogitsune named Claudius escaped from his prison cell. Setsuna here has had some visions that point to him coming to earth."
Sheila blinked. "Hey, Onoli, how is that possible? That jerk Claudius doesn't have a host. He shouldn't be able to exist here normally because he'll have the same problem as he does with Jade, the mana levels of the planet aren't aligned peacefully enough so that he can exist as just a spirit."
Setsuna spoke, "I believe he has found a safe haven on earth. As long as he stays there, he has nothing to worry about."
Ami raised her hand. "So, this Claudius is a spirit?"
Onoli nodded his head. "More or less. The way a Kitsune, or in this case, a Nogitsune spirit takes form is similar to an Aural Ghost. He has a physical presence, only he is not confined to just his 'true' shape, and can morph his physical features into something else."
"So you need help taking on this jerk?" Haruka said as she cracked her knuckles. She was raring for action. She had been having a bad day, and the fact that Michiru's parents liked the idea of having Raphiel as Michiru's boyfriend instead of Haruka as Michiru's girlfriend was irking the cross-dressing racer werecheetah to no end.
"Not only that, but Claudius has gained the aid of an old enemy of ours." Setsuna said.
"What?" Numerous Senshi said.
"Who is it, who is it, WHO IS IT!?" Hotaru asked in an uber-hyper manner.
Ranma blinked. "That kid needs to lay off the caffeine..."
"Or the Prozac..." Gar muttered, earning a glare from Haruka and Michiru
Sighing, Setsuna said, "All of you Senshi fought him before in the past life, though only three Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen have fought and defeated him when he returned again."
Ami understood almost instantly. "You're talking about Jadeite, aren't you."
Setsuna nodded her head. "Correct."
Rei had to hold in her anger. She had stronger connections with Jadeite. That jerk had used her temple as a place to launch a trap to kidnap people for the energy. Worse, in a past life she was a fiancee to that scum. Rei wanted to get her claws around that bastard."
Meanwhile, Usagi began crying. "Why we gotta do this again? He was such a meanieeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!"
"Oh, there, there..." Tirga said, taking Usagi into his arms. "It's okay my little werelion fluff. You can face him." Noticing all the people staring at him, and hearing the low growl coming from Mamoru, Tirga asked, "What?"
Carla rolled her eyes. "Damn it Tirga. Only an hour away from your girl and you're already playing the field again!"
"But I like playing..." Tirga said. His hand absent-mindedly feeling Usagi's firm werelioness butt.
One Kapowie x10 supplied by Sheila and one amorous weretiger through a screen door later, the meeting continued.
"So what do we gotta do?" Ranma asked. "Beat these two up, lock them in prison, and throw away the key?"
Onoli sighed. "I wish it were that simple. Setsuna has had a vision that these two are gathering a small army."
Thropan perked up. "A small army? Great! Maybe this will keep me away long enough to give Dr. Diggers enough time to cool down."
Dr. Michi Mizuno raised her hand. "I don't understand. Even with all of you here, how do you plan to take on a small army?"
"Simple. We just have to manage with what we have." Setsuna answered.
Dr. Mizuno sighed. She looked at her daughter for a few moments, then back at Setsuna. "If anything happens to her, I will be looking for you, Ms. Meioh."
Setsuna nodded her head. "Duely noted."
Tirga crawled his way back into the room. "Geeze Sheila... Why did you have to hit me so hard? So what if I try to squeeze the lioness with the weird hair-style? I mean, you're sleeping with Ranma..."
Gar stood up and looked down at Ranma. "WHAT!? You're STILL doing THAT with my sister!?"
Ranma started to sweat, "Er, well, yeah..."
Sheila stood up and started to match her brother's stare "HEY! You leave Ranma alone!"
Makoto stood up and also glared at Gar. "Yeah! He's the sweetest guy I've ever known!"
Gar blinked. "But..."
"I WON'T LET YOU HURT MY BOYFRIEND!" Sheila and Makoto barked, practically simultaneously. This caused eeryone to stare at the two females weres for a few moments in silence, which was only broken by Minako.
"WOW! You did Ranma? YAY MAKOTO! YOU GO GIRL!" The hologram of Minako cheered her friend on.
Gar then felt Luan and Carla tugging at his legs. "Gar..." Both werecats said warningly.
"But-" Gar didn't get to say further as the two short female werecats literally pulled down on Gar., causing him to fall onto his butt with an audible thud.
Seeing that Gar as being takencare of, Sheila and Makoto sat back down, each holding one of Ranma's arms protectively. Ranma just sweat-dropped.
It was then that one of the sliding doors that was still working slid open. Everyone turned their heads to see:
Haruka blows her top.
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(Posted Sun, 23 Feb 2003 22:35)
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