Uranus noticed and glanced around nervously. Okay, maybe the mechanical samurai were just low level drones. There were a freaking LOT of them, however. "What is it?" She was, of course, thinking of intuition and sneak attacks.
"Beethoven's Pastorale," said Neptune with a frown. "They are playing good music and it is not suitably villainous music."
"It's kinda nice," offered Saturn.
"That's what's bugging me," admitted Neptune. "I focus on this Emperor, hoping to get some sense of his evil. Nothing. There's evil all around us but none of it is Great Evil. There's one or two that seem to be Wanna Be Great Evil But Can't Quite Manage It and some Fairly Evil In A Specialized Manner but I'm not getting anything that really qualifies as a Major Menace."
"Maybe they've found a way to block you," said Uranus hopefully.
K-SHANG! K-SHANG! K-SHANG! K-SHANG!
The Senshi watched as a gigantic robot took up a position along their route and stood at attention.
Saturn was the first to speak. "They have Gundam units?"
KANG! KANG! KANG! KANG!
Their heads barely clearing the feet, the Senshi walked past the giant robots of Ranma's childhood, translated by the Artificial Intelligence of the Imperial Automated Factories into reality. Sort of. They might just look the same since a lot of the technology just wasn't up to creating an exact copy.
Saturn, who was slightly more into anime (a result of staying home sick a lot), started naming them off. "Deathscythe Gundam, Orguss, Full Metal Siren, Heavy Metal L-gaim, Dangaioh, Patlabor's Griffin..."
Uranus leaned close to Pluto. "Uhm. Pluto-san. Our Senshi uniforms are bulletproof, right?"
"...Grand Mazinger, Gigantor, Getter Robo..."
"I don't think it's ever come up," said Pluto as she saw two giant robots unfurl a banner between them that read "Welcome Beloved Princesses". "I don't think we've ever had invading aliens throw us a welcoming party."
"...the original Gundam, those three are from Armored Trooper Votoms, Tobikage..."
"They look so beautiful and exotic and... elegant!" came a call from within an appreciative murmur in the crowd.
Saturn blushed, Uranus looked bewildered, Pluto accepted it in good grace, and Neptune couldn't help but pose.
"...Fusion-maru from Granzort, Iczer-robo, Giant Robo," continued the blushing Saturn. "Knight Of Gold from 'Five Star Stories'..."
"This is just so wrong," grumbled Neptune as soon as she could mutter loud enough for Uranus to overhear. "The Evil Overlord is not supposed to serve tea and biscuits. They are not supposed to welcome the heroes and get all their oppressed people and minions to cheer as we come in."
"You'd rather fight your way through these crowds?" Uranus said out of the corner of her mouth.
"If you'll come this way," offered General Mille as they came to a palace. "The Emperor will see you in a few minutes."
While standing at the door waiting for the crowd next to the throne room to part, Saturn asked a question to Uranus. "Do we really have to attack full power the moment we see him?"
"Yes. That way we can get away in the confusion after he's dead," said Uranus.
General Mille twitched as she overheard this. On spotting a minor minion she didn't like approaching the throne, she decided to see if this were just a joke or if one of their Emperor's enemies had brainwashed his "fiancees". Same basic build, same basic look, turning face away from them... now. "See, there he is now. Emperor Ranma."
"WORLD SHAKING!"
"DEEP SUBMERGE!"
"...dead... scream..."
"SILENCE GLAIVE SURPRISE!"
Seeing the janitor get exploded for no apparent reason, the crowd of generals, minions, robots, court attendees, and went silent.
General Mille stepped back and drew her drug whip, checking the supply of medication that could be induced into a target through the small needles in the tip. "They've been brainwashed by the enemy! They're out to kill the Emperor!"
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