Disclaimer: The Ranmaverse and all of it's characters are property of the brilliant Takahashi-sama and Sailor Moon characters belong to Takeuchi-sama and I claim no ownership of them. Only the story belongs to me.
AN: Here it is the final chapter of Leaving Trouble Behind. Hope you enjoyed it and feel free to R & R. Sorry this took so long to write, too many fight scenes and been busy with RL.
Edited on 02/11/08
The following takes place on Monday and Tuesday...
"Welcome to the Monday morning news. Late yesterday the Juuban school district decided to close its doors until further notice to prevent the students from being harmed by the recent Youma attacks. All students are advised to stay away from the schools until told to return." A new reporter explained as they sat around the tv while eating breakfast early Monday morning.
"Cool first good thing. We get to skip school." Serena said with a smile. The others just rolled their eyes at her as a bulletin flashed on the screen.
"This just in currently there are four...no sorry five places under attack by Youmas. We urge everyone to stay away from the following locations." The reporter said before a list started to appear on the screen.
"Looks like they want us to split up." Ami said shaking her head and she stood with the others.
"Do we really have a choice?" Lita grumbled as she headed out of the room.
"You two stay here and rest." Serena called over her shoulder to Ranma and Akane as she followed the girls out.
"You sure you won't need our help?" Akane asked worried as she and Ranma followed after them.
"Umm I think you guys might be too busy to help." Mina said with a sigh as she nodded out into the yard. There not far off was Jedite staring daggers at Ranma.
"Alright you guys go, I'll take care of him." Ranma assured them as he started walking toward him.
"We'll be back soon as we are done with the Youmas." Lita called back as the girls ran out of the yard.
"Alright time to split up. Meet up at Sailor Moon's location when you're done." Mercury called over her shoulder as she started off toward her destination.
"Now where is he?" Mercury wondered out loud to herself as she put down her visor and started searching the water park for the Youma who had been attacking it.
"Something tells me it's that way." Mercury said with a laugh as she watched people come running out of the park. As she started off the way they were coming from, she had to jump out of the way of an oncoming lightning bolt, missing it by mere inches.
"So there you are." Mercury said as the Youma jumped out in front of her. "If you think a little bit of lightning is going to be enough to stop me you have another thing coming." Mercury shot at the Youma as she dodged another bolt.
"MERCURY ICE BUBBLES BLAST!" Sailor Mercury cried out sending her bubbles around both of them to mask her movements.
Got to stop him completely on my own. If I can combine my power with the water in this park, it just might be enough. Mercury thought to herself as she moved around behind the Youma while it tried to find her in the fog.
"Power of Mercury hear my call. Lend me your strength!" Mercury called out as she began drawing the water around her until a huge wave had formed behind her. The Youma continued looking around trying to find where her voice was coming from but the fog was still too thick and it was unable to find her.
"MERCURY WATERFALL!" Mercury cried out as the water she had collected rushed passed her merging with the water from her attack and washed toward the Youma. As the Youma finally turned to face her, a lightning bolt in hand, the water washed over him and amplified the lightning as it struck its owner.
When it was done electrifying him, he exploded into a million pieces. "Ha he thought he could beat my water with his lightning" Mercury said with a laugh as she started out of the water park.
"You will pay for what you have done!" Jedite insisted as he charged after Ranma and began sending punches to his mid section.
"I didn't do anything that wasn't deserved!" Ranma shot back with a growl as he dodged between the blows.
"Silence you fool! I will see to it that you are paid back 10 fold for what you have done!" Jedite screamed as he began gathering energy in his hands before shooting it at Ranma.
"Are you deaf too along with being dumb? You two got what you deserved for trying to hurt 'Kane!" Ranma screamed back as he easily dodged the energy blast and charged back toward Jedite.
"They set a temple on fire?! Now that's going too far." Mars growled as she rushed into the temple and after making sure there was no one trapped inside, started searching for the Youma that had started the fire.
"Come out you creep! You're going to pay for setting this place on fire!" Mars swore as she tried to find the presence of the Youma. She finally caught onto it but a moment before it tried to rush her from behind and was able to leap out of the way just in time.
"So you're the little freak that did this." Mars hissed as she turned to look at the Youma. "You picked the wrong scout to mess with." Mars informed him as she started drawing the fire around her in.
"Power of Mars hear my call. Lend me your strength!" Mars called out as the fire started building a wall around her. The Youma sent an attack of water at her to try and put out the fire, but there was too much and each time he put some out, more just sprang up in its place.
"MARS FIRE WHIP!" Sailor Mars cried out as the whip appeared in her hand and she whipped it toward the Youma. The rest of the fire began circling around the whip and as it hit the Youma, the attack pierced his stomach. A moment later the Youma exploded and Mars turned to look around at the damaged temple.
"At least the fire is out." Mars said shaking her head sadly as she turned and started away from the temple.
"I will kill you for what you have done!" Jedite swore as he gathered more energy in his hand and unleashed it at Ranma.
"Listen up Jedite, I killed the demi-god Saffron when he tried to stop me from saving 'Kane, why should you be any different?" Ranma shot back as he dodged out of the way of the attack.
"Enough talk, just die!" Jedite screamed as he rushed toward Ranma.
"Alright you pathetic Youma, time to kick your ass!" Sailor Jupiter called out as she rushed into the forest after spotting the Youma responsible for the attack not far away in a clearing. The campers who had pitched their tents in the area were still running away screaming.
The Youma turned to face Jupiter with a scowl as it began gathering a ball of fire in its hands. Jupiter just rolled her eyes at the Youma as she started concentrating on her breathing and a faint smile crossed her lips as the thundering of a storm could be heard not far off. As the storm came to rest above them, the wind started to pick up, blowing leaves around Jupiter as she stood there unmoved by it.
"Power of Jupiter hear my call. Lend me your strength!" Jupiter called out after a moment as she felt the storm being pulled into her body along with the nature around her. (AN: For those that don't remember, or don't know, in the Live Action and I believe manga as well, it mentioned that Jupiter's powers are from the forest as well which is why she has an attack such as Oak Evolution. It failed to mention this in the Anime though.)
After a few moments of drawing everything into herself, Jupiter gave the Youma, who was still collecting his own power, a small smirk before raising her hands up and shouting, "Jupiter Lightning Bolt!"
As the attack left her hands, the Youma's did as well and half way between them, the two attacks met. When they made contact there was a loud explosion and a cloud of smoke impaired their vision.
After a moment, a loud screech was heard before the forest went silent as if nature itself was waiting for the smoke to clear. When it did, only Jupiter was still standing, the last bit of her attack visible in the stomach of the Youma, before it exploded in a cloud of dust. Jupiter simply turned and started out of the forest.
"You will not get away with what you did!" Jedite insisted as he launched an attack at Ranma, sending multiple energy blasts at him one after the other. "You will pay for what you did to Starlite!" Jedite screamed as he grew even more angry, if that was even possible, as Ranma easily dodged all of the blasts.
"It wouldn't have happened if she didn't attack 'Kane first!" Ranma shot back as he continued to dodge the blasts. "As far as I am concerned we're even." Ranma said calmly with a shrug.
"Even?! You think we are even after what you did?!" Jedite screamed at him in disbelief.
"You're kidding right?" Venus said in disbelief as she looked around and saw couples fighting in the swan boats that carried them across the pond in front of her. Before she had the chance to move, the Youma who had caused the disturbance, caught sight of her and as he looked over so did the couples.
A bit confused, Venus turned from the Youma to look at the couples and noticed their eyes had gone blank. "I see, you control them now huh? You really think that's going to stop me?" Venus asked with a laugh as she watched the couples charge at her under the command of the Youma. Shaking her head, Venus charge straight for the Youma, ignoring the attacks from the couples as she passed them.
"I can't hurt them but I can hurt you." Venus said with a smirk as she began calling her powers forth, drawing off of the love and romance from the swan boats as well.
"Power of Venus hear my call. Lend me your strength!" Venus called out ignoring the people who were now holding onto her and trying drag her down. "VENUS ROMANCE BLOOMS!" Venus called out making sure to aim her attack away from the innocent people and sent it straight toward the Youma.
Soon as it hit and destroyed it, the people around her dropped to the ground letting her go. Without stopping the check on them, she hurried to make sure Sailor Moon was alright.
"We are far from even! We'll be even when I kill everyone you love!" Jedite vowed as he gave up on the energy blasts and decided to attack Ranma with his fists.
"You'll be rottin' six feet under before you touch anyone I love!" Ranma promised as he dodged out of the way of his blows.
What in the world happened while I was knocked out? Akane wondered as she continued to watch the two as they moved around the yard exchanging blows.
"Tuxedo Mask." Sailor Moon breathed when she arrived at the planetarium and found him being held by a Youma. He looked up at her with the faintest of smiles before the Youma noticed her as well and began to laugh.
"Give up Sailor Moon, you can't do anything as long as I have him." The Youma taunted as he shook him for emphasis.
"Do you trust me?" Moon asked ignoring the Youma and insisted kept her eyes on Tuxedo Mask.
"With my life." Tuxedo replied without a moment's hesitation. Moon gave him a quick nod of her head before taking off her tiara.
"MOON TIARA MAGIC!" Sailor Moon called out as she threw the tiara turned disk toward the Youma, and hit him squarely in the head, causing him to lose his grip on Tuxedo Mask, who scrambled away from him.
"It didn't defeat the Youma." Tuxedo pointed out once he was standing by Moon's side.
"Nah it's too weak." Moon said shaking her head as she began drawing her powers readying an attack just as Tuxedo was pulling out a rose from his cape. "MOON BEAM ROTATION!" Sailor Moon called out sending her attack toward the Youma, as Tuxedo followed close behind with his rose. The Youma was cut in half and exploded just as the rest of the Scouts arrived.
"We better get back to the temple." Moon said as she walked out, ignoring the shocked looks her friends we're giving since she hadn't needed their help. After a moment they just shrugged and followed after her.
"You will pay for killing Starlite!" Jedite screeched out as the Scouts arrived back at the temple to find him still in a heated battle with Ranma.
So she forced him to kill her. Akane thought sadly as she thought about the last time Ranma had been forced to kill and what he had gone through because of it. And a woman no less...poor Ranma. Akane thought shaking her head as she looked over at him.
"It was her own fault for attacking 'Kane like that!" Ranma shot back ignoring the gasps from the Scouts when they heard.
Flash Back:
As Ranma-neko began charging at Starlite she turned the ball of energy on him rather than her intended target. He quickly evaded it and before she could move, he swiped across the length of her torso with his chi claws with his right hand, before switching and repeating the action with his left.
Blood seeped out of the gashes as she howled in pain while being thrown back from the force of the attacks.
"Starlite!" Jedite screamed as he rushed to her side and gathered her into his arms.
Ranma-neko went to attack him next, but he quickly sent a blast of energy knocking him back a bit before disappearing with Starlite, vows of his revenge echoing around the temple.
Ranma-neko hissed as he quickly got back up on all fours looking around for any sign of further danger or their return. Seeing none, he made his way over to Akane's unconscious body and began licking her face.
"What in the world happened here?" Mars asked from behind him as the Scouts arrived back at the temple.
"Time for you to lose everything just as I have!" Jedite screamed as he gathered energy into his hands and sent the attack toward Akane. Ranma jumped and quickly knocked Akane out of the way, but was unable to avoid the attack completely as it gazed his side.
Ignoring his own pain, Ranma moved to stand in front of Akane to take any further hit Jedite might send out when he felt extreme heat coming from behind him. Taking a quick glance over his shoulder, he spotted Akane standing there with her aura pulsing around her, with flames intermingled in her aura.
Before he has the chance to ask her what was happening to her aura, he sees flames dance in her eyes for a moment and instead, in a rare moment of Ranma thinking before opening his mouth, he moves to the side to be out of her way.
"How dare you?!" Akane screamed keeping her full attention on Jedite and ignoring everyone else around her. "How dare you cause him to take someone's life again and then try to blame it on him?!" Akane screeched, fully seething in anger as she felt the last of her control over her temper slipping away from her.
"You Jedite will pay for what you made him do!" Akane vowed as she began gathering her chi into her hands, flames dancing across it. "Nenshou gekijon!"(Burning fury) Akane yelled out sending the ball of chi at Jedite, throwing him backwards screaming in pain when it hit.
"Alright Scouts let's finish him off!" Sailor Moon called out when she saw he was trying to get back up even though his shirt was scorched all the way through and they could see his singed flesh underneath.
"Right!" The Scouts called out in unison as they began gathering their powers and their chi together.
"MERCURY POWER!"
"MARS POWER!"
"JUPITER POWER!"
"VENUS POWER!"
"MOON POWER!" The Scouts called out one after the other as they began to pull their power into a ball in the middle of them, each of their colors circling around in it as their auras started to flare.
"SOLAR PLANET ATTACK!" The Scouts cried out in unison as the attack left them and headed straight on a collision coarse for Jedite.
"This isn't over!" He screamed from behind the attack a moment before it hit.
"It's been over for a long time Jedite, you just failed to notice." Moon said shaking her head at him.
"Is it over?" Ranma asked after a moment as he looked over at the Scouts.
"Yep Jedite is dead." Mars said turning to him with a smile.
"Oh good." Ranma said softly before he collapsed to the ground. Akane raised her eye brows and him before shaking her head with a smile. Nodding to Jupiter, the two pick him up and head inside the temple.
"How is he?" Ami asked looking up when Akane joined the others in the front room.
"He's just sleeping, he'll be okay after a little rest." Akane informed them with a smile as she sat down and turned her attention to the tv screen.
"Here's a recap of what was mentioned earlier in the broadcast. The Juuban area schools have decided to keep their doors closed for the rest of the year. You will pass or fail as the case may be with whatever grade you already had.
"School officials stated they would be too busy for the rest of the year and during the summer trying to put up preparations for next year to insure the advents of this year are not repeated. If your grade is not to your satisfactory, you are to contact the school two weeks before it is to start again for the new year. In other news..." The reporter continued to say but Mina turned down the volume.
"Guess that'll make Ranma happy." Akane said with a smile as the other girls laughed.
"Hey Ran-kun you hungry?" Akane asked with a smile as she walked into their room with a tray of food, not bothering to wait for him answer since she knew he wouldn't turn down food. And sure enough he sat up with a smile as he waited for her to put the tray in front of him.
"How is everyone?" Ranma asked in between bites as he began to wolf down his food.
"They're good. And I have some good news for you. The schools have decided to keep their doors closed until it's time to start next year." Akane informed him with a smile, then laughed when he grinned ear to ear.
"So what are we going to do?" Ranma asked after he had finished off his dinner and Akane began gathering the dishes.
"I think it's time we go on our honeymoon. Since we don't have school now and we could use a break seems like the best time." Akane said with a slight blush on her cheeks as she began to walk out of the room.
"Okay we'll leave tomorrow, but let's make it for two weeks instead of one." Ranma called to her with a grin as she nodded her head and left the room without looking back.
"You two ready to go?" Rei asked with a smile as Ranma and Akane walked into the front room the next morning with their bags.
"Yep." Was all Ranma said before he put his bags down and made his way over to the food that had been set out for their going away party. Akane just rolled her eyes at him before turning back to the girls.
"You guys are going to come back to our school next year right?" Serena asked after a moment breaking the silence.
"Yeah, we don't really have any where else to go and we can't just leave our friends." Akane said reassuringly as she walked over and gave Serena a hug.
"Think we'll get an apartment though so if anyone else shows up or returns they won't destroy the temple." Ranma said with a smirk as he looked up from the food. "But we'll be here at least until college." Ranma assured the girls who all broke out in smiles.
A few hours later the party was over and the taxi had arrived to take Ranma and Akane to the airport. "Take care of yourselves." Akane said with a smile as she turned and hugged the girls as they waited in the yard for them to leave.
"You too, and have fun." Mina said with a slight hentai smirk. Akane just rolled her eyes as Ranma returned it with his own smirk before opening the cab door for Akane to get in.
The girls waved until the cab was no longer in sight and then started back into the temple. "I can't wait for my honeymoon." Serena said with a sigh as she trailed behind the girls. They all turned back to look at her before busting up laughing.
"Well you know." Rei said as she raised her index finger and pointed it at Serena. "You could always set a date." She finished sticking out her tongue as Serena's eyes grew wide and raced inside yelling something about wedding plans over her shoulder.
The girls just shook their heads before following her in with a smile.