"ARGGHHHH!" said Pluto, blasting the small gadget into tiny pieces in an impulsive move. "You see, he's a menace. He's dead now though."
"Hey, Hotaru. I thought we were friends," said a voice.
Sailor Saturn took three steps and was in between Ranma and Pluto at the end of that short trip. "We are."
"How did he see through the disguise field?!" asked Pluto, startled.
"Well, I kinda knew about Hotaru's hobby. I've even worked out the basics of some help for the next time they're defending the world," said Ranma, his hand ready to push a button on a box on his belt if it looked like Pluto was going to do anything besides talk.
"Really, sensei?!" Saturn asked, her attention momentarily off Pluto due to the idea of getting a present.
Pluto's staff began to swing up.
"VENUS LOVELY BOOT-TO-DA-HEAD!" WHAM!
"That was different," commented Sailor Moon as Pluto staggered from the impact.
Venus merely smiled, having a suspicion that her lack of boyfriends had been caused by someone meddling with time. Vindictive? Her? No never. Not a chance. Well, maybe. A little.
"YOU!" Mercury pointed at the boy. "You're Doctor Saotome!"
"Excuse me?!" said a number of Senshi, including Pluto.
"Yeah... that voice. AMI?! Oh my, does your mother know about this?" asked Ranma.
"He's been working on artificial limb replacements with my mother's hospital," explained Mercury. "He pioneered that artificial skin for burn victims... Please don't tell my mother."
"Hmmm," hmmed Ranma, wondering if his agreement or disagreement with that nondisclosure would impact his chance of getting shot at by the tall crazy one.
"He's a doctor?!" chorused several of the Inners. The single Senshi began looking at Ranma in a new light. Okay, he wasn't cute or handsome. Too many scars and injuries for that. He wasn't tall either. A doctor though?
"My specialty is robotics, though I have degrees in metallurgical science, chemistry, and physics," said Ranma. "Once you get one degree the prerequisites tend to be met for others, with a few additional classes taking some time. I'm going to be getting an honorary degree from Tokyo University later this year in medical technology for my contributions to the field."
"You see! None of this is supposed to happen! He's a danger to the future!" tried Pluto.
"Not buying it," said Venus.
"No sale," agreed Mars.
"Try the other one," suggested Jupiter.
"Have you been getting enough sleep lately, Pluto-san?" asked Mercury.
"Having a doctor on our side might be handy," thought Moon aloud as she pictured having a doctor's excuse to sleep in late.
Pluto looked around the room and saw that they were universally disbelieving of her.
Therefore:
(Posted Thu, 08 Apr 2004 10:02)
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