Ranma whisled quietly when they arrived in front of the Gekkoku Kageki Dan in Ginza. The building housing the Moon kingdom Theatre was rather impressive-looking. To think that a secret squad of steam-powered armored troops intended for fighting supernatural menaces had its secret headquarters here... It was a little mind-boggling.
"Come this way, Saotome-san. The director is waiting for you"
"Ah ! Of course !" Ranma hurried inside and found himself in a huge entrance hall tastely decorated but quite empty "It's rather... quiet here" He and usagi were the only people in here.
Usagi smiled "We're only performing at night this week. That's why there's almost no one here"
"Oh... I see" Wonder who had this crazy idea of hiding an anti-supernatural task-force in a theater, he thought.
Suddenly, a giggling voice interrupted his train of thoughts "Kyahahaha ! Onii-chan, are you Usagi-neechan's boyfriend ?"
"Wha !?" Ranma jumped and turned to face a little girl who looked like a lot like Usagi but with pink hair, holding a fluffy cat. She was smiling mischeviously and radiating kawaii. He estimated that she had to be around ten-twelve years old.
"Chibi-Usa ! You shouldn't tease Saotome-san ! Ensign Ranma Saotome is here to take command of the Hanagumi"
Ranma was a little bewildered "That's... That's right. And who ?"
"I'm Usagi but everyone calls me Chibi-Usa because they don't want confusion between me for Usagi-neechan. I'm in the Moon Kingdom Flower Division Combat Force. Neat, huh ?" She held out her plushy "And this is my special friend Luna so be gentle with her, okay ?"
"Er... Sure..." They put a kid in the team. What the heck !?
"Usagi-neechan ?"
"Yes, Chibi-Usa ? What's the matter ?"
"Oniichan has a strong soul too. I can feel his spiritual energy... He will pilot the Koubu, won't he ?"
Koubu ? What the hell is that ? Ranma was asking himself what he was doing here and if his wish hadn't been screwed somehow. He wanted to be a hero, not lead a bunch of girls into battle !
"That's right" Usagi nodded "I felt it too"
Chibi-Usa held her stuffed cat tight. Fear and sadness were now showing on her face "I... hate war..."
The older girl put a reassuring hand on the little girl's shoulder "Don't worry, Chibi-Usa. Come on, let's go to your room and I'll read you a story"
Chibi-Usagi seemed to calm down and smiled again "Okay"
"Ah ! Saotome-san ! Lieutenant General Hino is in the manager's office. Well now, we'll now excuse ourselves" This said, the two girls (who might be blood sisters or near relatives only for the resemblance) took the stairs and disappeared, leaving ranma alone in the Theater's lobby.
"What the hell is going on here !?" Ranma wondered aloud. The memories of the briefing with count Hanakoji had made him think he would command an undercover military elite squad, not some all-girl dancing troupe playing soldier.
Still there was nothing left to do but going to report for duty to lieutenant general Hino. Maybe he could explain the situation. So ranma headed inside the Lunar Kingdom opera House.
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