For Ranma, it was like watching a Sergio Leone movie. Sailor Pluto and the other senshi were having a staring match, waiting for the other side to make the first move. The only things lacking to complete the picture were the close-ups on the senshi's faces and music by Ennio Morricone. Someone else might had compared the situation to a samurai movie but Ranma wasn't very fond of martial artists after all.
That had left him time for a countermove. His finger was on the 'panic button' on his belt. However, he was still hesitating. A part of him thought that SHE wasn't ready for a real fight yet...
Maybe it was still time to try and resolve this peacefully "Okay, time out! Listen..."
Unfortunately, Pluto chose to act first "Dead Scream!" The guardian of Time spun on her heel and shot her attack at the machinery on her right.
BOOOOOOOOOMMM!
The resulting explosion threw smoke, debris and energy sparks all around, distracting the senshi and Ranma from Pluto as they were too busy to shiled themselves. Taking advantage of this, she bypassed them in the confusion and resumed her hunt for her target.
Ranma had only time to blink in surprise as Pluto suddenly appeared in front of him, her time key staff ready to strike. His hands went for his belt again...
WHACK!
She didn't leave him a chance and clobbered out of his wheelchair. He had spots in his eyes and his ears were ringing. He desperatly tried to regain his senses, knowing he was completely defenceless now. Was that blood he was tasting in his mouth?
"NO! PLUTO, STOP!!!" Sailor Moon yelled. Ranma heard sounds of a scuffle.
Pluto's answer was rather predictable "You don't understand! He must die for the sake of the Future!"
Ranma didn't understand why that girl was so gung ho about killing him. To him she sounded like a ranting fanatic, not his favorite kind of people... If his assessment of Pluto was true then negociation was impossible.
He asked himself if things could get any worse.
*****
Someway, somehow, pluto's loud threats reached the deeper levels of Ranma's house.
What looked like some kind of high-tech bed suddenly lit up. Other machines came alive, casting an eerie glow in the darkness.
But apparently, whatever reaction the fight upstairs had started wasn't fast enough for the bed's occupant. In a loud crash, a gloved fist had smashed a hole in it from the inside. Then it was torn into pieces in mere seconds.
A humanoid shape got up from the wreckage. Red eyes glowed in the darkness. The awakened being knew its creator was in danger. it had to act... NOW.
*****
"Don't you see!? He's a threat! A menace! He isn't supposed to be like this!" This was getting tedious. Once again, the princess and the inners lacked the stomach to do what was necessary. She hoped Uranus and Neptune would arrive soon.
"Pluto..."
CRUNCH!
"What was that?" wondered Venus aloud.
RUMBLE!
Sailor Mercury activated her visor "Something's moving underground. It's going through obstacles as if they weren't there! Its' headed... Right here!"
WHOOM!
"See! See! I told you! He must have activated some sort of killer robot to deal with us. He's evil and must be eliminated!" The senshi's expressions clearly told Pluto 'Are you crazy?' Why wouldn't they follow her lead on this!?! Surely they weren't desperate for boys that much!
WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!
"Um..." The senshi were moving back from the armored blast door in the back of Ranma's laboratory. They didn't like the way it was buckling under the impact of what seemed to be only punches. Even Pluto calmed deown, somewhat, puzzled at this new development.
"She's awake...," muttered Ranma in wonder and... fright?, "That shouldn't be possible..." He hadn't sent any signal, he was sure of it.
Hotaru was in front of Ranma, shielding him with her body. She was the only one who heard him and asked, "Sempai... Who's awake?"
Only one word came out of his lips in a rather ominous tone of voice : "KOS-MOS..."
WHAM! CRASH!
The door couldn't resist any longer. The huge metal sides had crashed into the ground, leaving the way open for Ranma Saotome's combat android prototype.
KOS-MOS looked like a human woman in her early twenties, clad in some sort of tight-fitting white bodysuit. She had long blue hair and big , unblinking, red eyes. Said eyes tracked the senshi and locked on them.
Her voice was cold and mechanical as she announced "Targets acquired: Seven sailor senshi type magical girls. Activating battle protocols. Mode A7 enabled. Objective: Protect the Creator and neutralize the Enemy"
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