TRTSS11: Legacy of a Hero! – By DS Wynne

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Note: This is a multi-genre story.

Part 8: “Rainbow Lanterns and the Fiancées They Come With!” (IV)

Meanwhile, Queen Aga’po looks on with pride.

“Do you know the tale of the eternal lovers?” Aga’po asked Sailor Venus, who was given the duty to protect the Queen as a member of the Star Sapphire Corps.

“Yes, I recall,” said Sailor Venus with a sigh. “A long time ago on Earth, Prince Khafu, the son of the Pharaoh Ramses II, and his lover Lady Chaya-Ra, were murdered by a priest Hath-Set with a cursed knife made from the Thanagarian metal known as “Nth Metal”. As a result, the Prince, his beloved and Hath-Set are perpetually reincarnated, where the cycle of violence continues. Most recently, the present incarnation of these ‘Eternal Lovers’, Katar and Shayera Hol, known to Earth as Hawkman and Hawkwoman respectively, died during the Crisis. This occurred shortly after the death of Kendra Saunders, also known as Hawkgirl had died during the Thanagarian-Rann War, when she sacrificed her life to stop a war from spreading across the Three Galaxies. It should be noted that Kendra was the niece of Shiera Saunders, who was a previous incarnation of Hawkwoman…she, in the prime of that incarnation, was also called Hawkgirl. Shiera’s husband, Carter Hall, was the previous incarnation of Katar Hol, and had been called Hawkman.

Pause.

“As of now, they have yet to be reborn, while their original bodies, fueled by the enternal nature of their love, gives us our power through the Star Sapphire power rings.”

“And that is why it was important that a…fusion of souls took place,” Aga’po said. “Like Khafu and Chaya-Ra, Ranma and Usagi are eternal lovers. However, unlike Khafu and Chaya’Ra, their love is driven to dynamism, due to their natures. Together, they will allow the Universe a chance to avoid Universal destruction, if the prophecies of the coming darkness is to be believed.”

“But why THEM?” Sailor Venus said tearfully. “Why couldn’t it be someone else to fill the roles of the Eternal Lovers?”

Aga’Po notices the tears coming from Sailor Venus’ eyes.

“Oh, I see now. You wanted to be one of the Eternal Lovers, young one.”

“Yes,” Sailor Venus said. “Ever since my incarnation as Gabrielle the Bard, I always wanted a second chance to be with Ranma again. I even married him, after all these years. But it seems as if fate does not want me to consummate my marriage.”

“Well, not to pry, but have you ever tried a, as you humans would say, a ‘threesome’?”

Sailor Venus blinked.

“Well?”

“I…I never thought of that,” Sailor Venus blushed. “I guess I was going for a more traditional route of consummation.”

“Based upon your situation, the Sun Prince and the Moon Princess are hardly ‘traditional’. And besides, you are a Star Sapphire, as well as the ‘senshi’ of Love. You should hardly be prudish.”

“Ah.”

“But on a serious note, Lord Ranma and Lady Usagi knew Prince Khufu and Lady Chaya-Ra, when Khufu assembled a…society of Justice. After Khufu had harnessed the Nth metal to become Earth’s first ‘Hawkman’, he had assembled others to his cause, besides Ranma, known as ‘The Easterling Rider’, and, Usagi, known as ‘The Warrior of the Moon Hare’. There was Khem Adam, wielder of mystic sextet of SHAZAM. There was Nabu, vizier of Fate. There was the Metamorpho, master of the elements. There was the Blue Beetle present, as well. Together, they fought against the likes the immortal Vandal Savage, as well as the likes of the League of the Obsidian Age.”

Pause.

“Alas, the untimely deaths of Khufu and Chaya-Ra ended that society of Justice.”

“But what is the point of you telling me this?” Sailor Venus asked.

“I’m telling you this because Khufu was Ranma’s best friend. They were like brothers, and Khufu had sworn Ranma that no matter what, justice will ALWAYS overcome injustice. Thus, in the event that Khufu cannot fulfill his duties, Ranma will take his place. Same thing with Chaya-Ra, where Usagi is concerned.”

“And so…?”

“They are to be the NEW Hawkman and Hawkwoman.”

“I see…”

Meanwhile, Sinestro rises to his feet.

“It appears I have underestimated you, Saotome,” Sinestro said, as he turns to face Nova Centurion Ranma…who was making out with Hawkwoman, while Hawkman was making out with the Silver Sailor Moon. He was disturbed by the fact that the couples were completely ignoring him.

“…”

“It’s strange, Peacock,” Hawkwoman said, after finishing kissing Ranma. “I remember only dating Ranma once, shortly before we had arrived on Earth, and yet I remember being married to him.”

“That’s because our souls have merged with theirs,” Hawkman replied, as he stroked Usagi’s facial cheek. “There is a sense of familiarity at work.”

“Well, I guess we’ll become one mind, eventually,” Ranma replied.

“Definitely needs getting used to,” Usagi replied.

“Excuse me?” Sinestro said. “I will not be ignored.”

“Very well,” Hawkman said, as he smacks his war mace in his hand. “Let’s oblige your request.”

“You two deal with the others,” Hawkwoman said, as she twirled her spear. All of Hawkman and Hawkwoman’s weapons were laced with Nth metal. Not only is their properties anti-magic, but also they can have an effect on the power of a Green Lantern…and other similar professions.

“Like I am impressed with your archaic weaponry,” Sinestro said, as he suddenly created a volley of giant spikes to throw at the Hawks.

“Move it!” Hawkman said, as he and his wife took to the skies while dodging the spikes.

THUNK! THUNK! THUNK-!

Meanwhile, Nova Centurion Ranma turns to see another one of Sinestro’s “goons” get a jump on him.

“Fear ME!” said the alien, before-

WHACK!

SS Moon smacks the Sinestro Corpsman on the head, knocking him unconscious. NC Ranma looks at his wife.

“Crude, but effective,” Usagi said with a shrug.

“Hey, whatever works,” Ranma said, as he adjusts his helmet. “Wait, I got an idea. Follow me…”

And with that, Ranma takes to the skies.

“Hey, wait up, Ranma!” Usagi said, as she hops on her surfboard, before she took to the skies…

Meanwhile, Sinestro and the Hawks battle each other to a standstill, starting with Hawkman smashing his mace into a shield generated by Sinestro.

CRACK!

Sinestro grunts, as the strain of the blows crack his shield.

Meanwhile, Hawkwoman, having lost her spear during her fight, reaches into her belt, and pulls out three large Shurikens out of her belt. Remembering her skills as Usagi, Hawkwoman threads them with fishing threads, normally used for entanglement traps, and-

“Ha!” Hawkwoman yelps, as she throws her blades at Sinestro, who dodges them.

SWISH!

“Really, Hawkwoman,” Sinestro said with a smirk. “Do you think I am such a novice that I would not see you use your tactic to distract me, and thus allow your husband to pummel me with his mace.”

“Actually, ‘fear monger’, I’m counting on it,” Hawkwoman said, as she begins to manipulate the fishing chords.

FLICK!

Suddenly, Sinestro found himself to be entangled in the threads.

“What-?” Sinestro replied, before-

WHAM!

With a solid hit, Sinestro goes down.

“And you still were distracted, Sinestro,” Hawkman said, as he twirls his mace.

Meanwhile, NC Ranma and SS Moon are high above the planet of the Star Sapphire Corps.

“If I’m right, the Yellow Power rings are set up the same way the Green Power rings are,” Ranma said. “We will need to disrupt the generating signal that feeds the Sinestro Corpsmen’s power.”

“Wait, I understand now,” Usagi said. “The Light Spectrum follows the same laws of light. We just need to generate an inverse effect that will, in essence, cancel out the signal.”

“Bingo. Now, I’m more familiar with the way these things work, considering the fact that I…was a GL, and a Sinestro Corpsman. So, I’ll generate the energy frequency, while you…broadcast.”

“Got it…”

The power of the Nova Corp involves the manipulation of the fundamental forces: gravity, strong and weak nuclear forces, electromagnetism and matter. All Ranma would need to do is manipulate the electromagnetic field, in order to find the right frequency to cancel out the power of the Sinestro Corps…

“Ready?” Ranma said.

“Ready!” Usagi replied, as she spread her limbs.

“Here goes…”

FWOOSH!

Once Ranma delivers the EM field frequency, Usagi, with her cosmic powers, will amplify that frequency…

WHOOSH!

Usagi glowed white, as she absorbed the energy. And then, once she glowed yellow…and then suddenly shifts into a narrow color band between violet (love) and indigo (compassion).

“Now!” Ranma yells.

FLASH!

The skies over Zamora are blanketed by a color. Curiously, while the Star Sapphires are enhanced by this effect, the Sinestro Corps suddenly find themselves to be weakening rapidly.

Sinestro, realizing that as time goes on, that there was a chance for failure, signals the remaining members of the Sinestro Corps to retreat.

“Retreat!” Sinestro called. “We will go for the next phase of our plan, but we must leave before all is lost!”

The Hawks duck for cover, as the few remaining Sinestro Corpsmen gather their wounded and their leader.

“Should we-?” Hawkwoman said, as she was about to pull Sinestro’s strings.

“No, we got the dead and wounded to deal with,” Hawkman said, as he sees the scenes of a terrible battle.

Hawkwoman could only reply with a nod.

A week later on Oa…

“…And thus, we will take care of our Guardian sister, so that she may recover in peace,” said one of the Guardians of the Universe. “Alpha Lanterns, take Scar into custody.”

“No!” Scar said, as she was being removed from the chambers. With her powers nullified, she was no longer a threat.

“I only wanted peace-!”

“Aw, man,” Ranma said, as he shook his head. “What a fruit cake…”

“Ranma, you should have more sympathy than that,” Usagi said. “She only wanted to bring peace to the Universe, even if it was wrong to do so…by this means.”

“Yeah, I guess so-“

“Ranma Saotome, please step forth,” said the Guardian that sentenced Sacr.

“Yes, sir?” Ranma replied.

“Because of your efforts, we have decided to reinstate your commission as Green Lantern,” said the Guardian.

“Congratulations, Ranma,” Hal Jordan said, as he and his fellow gathered around him.

“Good job, Ranma!” Sailor Jupiter said. “I honestly thought you’d be done for.”

“Eh, it’s nothing,” Ranma replied.

“Especially, when it comes to the likes of ME,” Tatewaki Kuno said.

“Huh.”

As the ring is presented to Ranma, something else comes to mind…

“On second thought, I’ll have to decline.”

“WHAT?” the Guardian said in surprise. “You are rejecting our offer?”

“What’s going on, Ranma?” Hal asked.

“The Corp has changed, Hal,” Ranma said. “Heck, I’ve changed. And plus, Tatewaki and Makoto can more than make up for me not being in the corps anymore. But, I will always be there for you guys, if you ever need me. Deal?”

“If that is your wish, then so be it,” the Guardian said. “We will miss your presence here.”

“Ranma, are you sure?” Sailor Jupiter asked with sadness.

“I am, Mako-chan,” Ranma said, as he gently cupped Sailor Jupiter’s chin. He then turns towards Kuno.

“And Kuno, be mindful that you are a part of an organization, okay?”

“Of course,” Kuno said proudly. “And all of its members can emulate my greatness.”

“Why do I even bother…”

And then-

“RANMA!” Red Lantern said, as she, Indigo Tribe Kasumi, Agent Orange Nabiki and Star Sapphire Shampoo appears.

“A Red Lantern?” Guy Gardener yells, as he prepares for battle.

“Hey, wait, Guy,” said Kyle Rayner, as he attempts hold Guy back.

“Yeah, Guy,” Ranma said with a smirk. “She’s my baby’s momma-“

WHAM!

And Ranma is knocked into the upper atmosphere via ‘Air Akane’.

“Humph!” Akane huffed. “Running around like you have NO responsibilities at home…”

“Huh,” Guy said, as he relaxes a bit. “I change my mind…I actually LIKE her.”

“Typical,” John Stewart said, as he shook his head. “Aren’t you and Saotome ever going to bury the hatchet?”

“Unless it’s in HIS back, no, I don’t think so.”

“…”

“Oh, my,” Kasumi said, as she held her hand to her mouth, as she careens her neck to see where Ranma would land. “I hope he isn’t hurt too badly…”

“I’m surprise that YOU decide to leave your heaven behind, Nabiki,” Ukyo said with a smirk.

“Well, I can come and go as I please, now that the Controllers have begun their recruiting drive for new ‘Agents Orange’,” Nabiki says with a shrug. “Besides, my husband Tate-kun is here, and I want to return to Earth with HIM.”

“Colors suit you, Mercenary Girl,” Shampoo interjects. “Like prison jumpsuit in America.”

“Very funny, Shampoo.”

As this display of the usual antics goes on, Usagi’s mind was in a whirl…

“The pieces are almost set,” Usagi said softly, as the Nerima contingent bicker amongst each other. “In the coming days ahead, the ranks of the Spectrum of Light will be filled. On the side of Chaos, there was the so-called Nerima Wrecking Crew, with each of its members representing the chaos side of the Light. And so, the Sailor Scouts will represent the side of Order soon. So far, Ami, Minako, Rei and Makoto are representing the blue (hope), love (violet), rage (red) and will (green).”

Pause.

“I will have to bargain with Nabiki and Kasumi for their cooperation, so that Haruka and Michiru will gain the greed (orange) and compassion (indigo) aspects of the Light. And no doubt, if I know Sinestro, Hotaru will gain the color of fear (yellow). I wish there was no other way to avoid that unpleasantness, but if the future is true, then the prophecy concerning the Blackest Night is an already forgone conclusion…”

Elsewhere, far underneath Oa, the Black Lantern Hinako Ninomiya examines the Book of the Black Lanterns. As one, she was technically ‘Undead’, since there was a black ichors that was now flowing through her veins, in spite of her alabaster-like beauty…

“It appears that Guardian Scar has been…detained,” Hinako said, as she continued to write in the Book of the Black Lantern Corps. She then turns to look into the shadows.

Black Lantern Sailor Pluto steps forth. Like Miss Hinako, she had a black, mucous substance running through her veins.

“She will guide us, as it has been foretold,” Sailor Pluto said. “ After all, she will have to choose her ‘Ion’.”

Pause.

“And no doubt, the Moon Princess and the Sun Prince will make their next move when THAT occurs.”

“And if they do not?” Hinako asked.

“Then Crystal Tokyo will never be…and the Universe, as we know it will be no more.”

Fin.

Author’s Note: The Green Lantern stuff will continue in “The Blackest Reign and a Dark Night!” In the meantime…

Next Time: On the eve of the end of everything, Ranma interacts with the next generation of heroes. Be here for “The Flower of Youth!” See you then!