Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Welcome to the Fanfiction Federation. We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.

When you do register, there will be no e-mail telling you that you got accepted by the admin. So check back later to see if you have. You will be accepted within the day.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
ATA 3; To current
Topic Started: May 7 2009, 12:56 PM (25,419 Views)
Ozzallos
Member Avatar
33,589,041 XP to next level
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *
As promised. And Trimatter thanks you for the poll. A coworker gave him a sliver of doubt on chapter lengths and insisted on no more than 5kw for readbility.
(and sorry about the range omission in the poll... still helped)

Again, work in progress and all that, but this rounds out the chapter at... 38kw
(note, this is the only fic I seem to post unusually large chapters to :S )

----------------

"And didn't I specifically tell you not to destroy the train?" The guardian of Pluto quipped back, causing the pigtailed girl to roll her eyes.

"It was like this when I got here."

"What a beautiful uniform!" Konatsu suddenly perked up, admiring Setsuna's fuku battle armor. "You didn't tell me you were a magical girl! Can I be a pretty defender of love and justice too??"

"Must have slipped my mind," Setsuna Meiou cast a dry look at the Kunoichi before turning back to their sky born adversary. "I'll need you both to get the dementor down here and keep it occupied until I can seal it, understand?"

"Good as anything I got," Ranma shrugged, allowing a bright blue ball of ki to colece in her hand. "You, 'Natsu?" The neo girl shook her head. Ranma nodded and looked skyward. "Hey, ugly!, Got somethin' for you!"

It was like a dead scream, The Princess of Pluto noted as she watched Ranma form his signature attack for the first time in person and sent it lancing out through fifty meters of altitude and up into the dementor. No, it wasn't nearly as powerful, but the fact that it was composed of a sphere of pure life force all but made up for the fact. Its flight time, however, gave the wraith plenty of warning and it looped away to allow it passage. It seemed content to ignore the attack until the ki lbegan to loose cohesian with range, whereupon it dove into the ball readily.

"What the hell?" Ranma stared, as did Konatsu and Pluto. The martial artist had expcted to provoke it into attacking them, not the moko takabisha....

Konatsu cocked his head. While he couldn't see the wraith for himself, he could see its effects on the ball of fading ki as it seemed to implode unnaturally. "What is it doing?"

"Ranma," Setsuna asked, never taking her eyes off the dementor as it swooped into the nebulous ball of ki and began to absorb it. "What exactly is that attack comprised of?"

"Um, just ki... Confidence amplified ki," He replied, glancing at his guardian counterpart and then back up to the nearly devoured sphere. "And why the heck is it eating my Moko Takabisha? Better yet, why didn't it do that earlier?"

"Dementors consume positive emotion," Setsuna explained quickly now that the ki had disappeared entirely and the dementor was tracking on them more aggressively than before. "Once the victim is mentally broken, their very soul can then be... extracted."

"Then perhaps the technique is too potent at close range?" Konatsu theorized as she slipped another set of wards from the breast of her shozoko, looking for her target. "And I still cannot see see the creature. Miss Meiou can see it as well?"

"Sailor or Guardian Pluto when I don this aspect, please," She correct, but nodded regardless. "Traditionally, only those touched by magic can see them, though I'm sure you've already felt their...effects. Near paralytic terror, unless one is properly warded."

"Well that'd explain me, I guess," Ranma retorted. "Been touched by magic too many times-- Ah shit, here it comes. Dead ahead 'Natsu, just droppin' along the engine car."

The seals slid into her fingers and she broke into her charge even as Ranma powered up another moko takabisha, setting one blazing left of the nin. The ki flashed by and then another to the right in an attempt to keep the dementor down the same predictable line of advance. It hissed at the effort, declining to attempt their consumption and instead charged into Konatsu who promptly split into three seperate versions of himself. A claw swiped at one, promptly reducing the clone into a exploding puff of smoke. The wraith snarled, racking the other with the same and took to the final remaining withthe same ferocity, no longer charging but fully intent with killing the clones around it. The final clone exploded predictably but the process had effectively trinagulated Konatsu's invisible target, slipping in a seal before dying.

The creature shriked as the ward dumped its full potential into the dementor, then another as the real Konatsu wavered back into existance and slapped another along its now visible cloak of shadows back. The specter writhed in agony as Konatsu rolled clear to allow his partners a clear line to the target. It didn't go to waste and another moko takabisha slammed into it, detonating violently even as the thing attempted to rip the seals from its person.


"If you're gonna do somethin', better do it now!" Ranma hollared, straining with the release of another bolt of ki. Sailor Pluto nodded, spun the stave through a graceful arc and was in behind the last moko takabisha at a dead run. She flipped the impliment around, bringing the Heart tip to bear as she closed on her target.

"Time Key, Set Up!"

"Stand by, Ready. Setup." Her stave intoned and the heart tip suddenly parted with the command, breaking away down the center and extending out to form a inward curved 'V'. The moko takabisha detonated several seconds ahead of her assualt, but it was all the time she needed as the crystal orb within the now broken heart pulsed bright pink and she fed in the next command sequence. "Shard Seal!"


"Sealing mode, set up," It acknowledged and the shaft of her key sprang to life as she took the final leap through the blast wave while the shaft itself unfolding into a series of notched keys that rotated out and locked into position. By the time the dementor was able to percieve the new threat, it was far too late and watched in it's own version of horror as The Princess of Pluto decended throught the wave of pressure and plunged the radiant ord directly into its chest. The creature hissed agony with the impalement and Setsuna smiled grimly as she uttered the final command to her weapon.

"Time Key... SEAL!"

The raging dementor suddenly stiffened, its form arching as if had suddenly been subjected through a few thousand volts of power. In reality, it wasn't far from the truth as rays of pink energy pierced the creature's shadowy veil, exploding outward brilliantly. Ranma and Konatsu watched from aoutside melee range as the Guardian of Pluto struggled with the staff at bucked, a quarter of its length imbedded in thrashing creature that was rapidly losing its own mass to the smoldering pink orb in its chest. It hissed, it screamed, and then it began to implode upon itself. The bony hand that had been attempting to unnsuccessfully grasp the shaft of Pluto's weapon abrubtly buckled, coinciding with the collapse of what should have been its shoulder. Both disappreared into what was rapidly becoming a whirlpool of shadow and the Dementor contined to lose density. Fifteen seconds in found the wraith to be a struggling ball of shadow, one arm desperately clining to the outside world while the rest of it had been emulsified into a cloud of darkeness from which a groutesque shadow rotten face would occasionally emerge to his before being sucked back into the garnet gem's pink event horizon.

The face surfaced for the last time, hissing defiance before being consumed entirely, the arm flaying wildly until being before becoming completely involved itself. The staff ceased its bucking and all three watched the clould of shadows coelece along the orbs formost point and form into a faceted pink gem, it's shaft no larger than that of a hand's span. The gem solidified, pulsed pink, then fell to the battle damaged train car roof with a slight 'tink!'

"Soul Shard XXI... Sealed." The staff reported in a vaguely feminine voice and the the keyed teeth along its length rotated back into position, snapping flush with the silver shaft as the heart tip locked back in to complete itself.

The trio gathered around the shard and Setsuna picked gem up, holding it to catch whatever meager light was able to penetrate the fog around them. She tipped the staff back over her shoulder in statisfaction. "And that's how we dealt with Dementors in the Silver Millenium."


-----------

The half giant known as Haggrid waited. By and large he was a patient man. After all, one had to be patient in raising some of the creatures he had tended to over the year. Fluffy's chewing stages, for example, required a great deal of patience. At the moment, however, patience was wearing thin and he pulled out a beat up pocketwatch from his coat, eyeing it dubiuously, as it it might actually not be telling him the correct time.

But it was.

The Hogwarts express was a full hour and fifteen minutes behind schedule. He of all people knew that it did not bode well for anybody involved since the Express was never late. And not only did the express carry the students, protected only by a small compliment of practiced wizards, but it held them... Professor Dumbledorf's guests. And that beautiful asian siren, the back of his mind added and a slight smile crept across his beareded face for a moment before being physically shaken off, replaced by a more serious expression. he checked the watch again and stared down the tracks, out of beyond the Hogsmead station tunnel and into the night. Nothing but. A light, the ground's keeper's chubby face suddenly animated, and the faintest chug of steam pistons carried on the wind.

"About damn time if you ask me," Haggrid grumbled to himself, all but ready to fetch the attendants when he was joined on the platform by two men and a woman. He blinked, recognizing the black man in sky blue and purple robes immediately. Next to him was a comely young woman with purple hair and a maroon leather jacket, while bringing up the rear, a pasty skinned man in a trench coat. The half giant blinked but greeted the new arrivals warmly nonetheless. "Last person I'd be expectin' around here, Mister Shacklebolt. Mister Dawlish as well if my eyes not be mistaken, but I'm not recognizing miss...?"

"Tonks," She said simply and the head of the wizard group nodded in kind. The trenchcoated mage glanced down the platform where the details of the train were begining to take shape in the inky night.

"Good to see you again, Groundskeeper," The black man nodded, but like his counterpart, continued to glance down the tracks himself.

Even the girl seemed a bit distracted, so he leaned in to get their attention. "Is there something I can be doin' for you? Expectin' it to get fairly busy once the train pulls in, of course."

"There has been... an incident," The head mage glanced back, his face a serious mask. The engine was just now entering the stations threshold, its churning steam cycles winding down with the decrease in speed.

"An incident?"

"An incident that requires Auror attention," the wizard named John Dawlish, supplied, before turning back to the his partneter. "Wands perhaps?"

"No, let us not provoke them," Kinglsly Shackle bolt shook his head, his eyes never leaving the train as it passed. First the Engine, then the first red car. "Grounds keeper, please stand back. Tonks, ensure our flank is clear."

The woman nodded, taking her position along side the two Aurors and the third car rolled by. Haggrid's jaw dropped. Something had blown a hole clear out of the front left side of the compartment, resulting in twisted, mangled steel. Mangled, yes, but almost completely circular. His eyes traced along the rook of the car which had nearly been sheered away in some places while suffering high tempreature scoring in others. Little of car number three's structure had been left untouched and it looked as if half the siding was simply going to peel off. His large head tracked the locomotive as it slowed, grinding to a slow halt and it wasn't until then he noticed the occupants. Unlike the other cars, this one wasn't crowded with students. It held exactly three indivisuals, plainly visible through one of the unshattered windows.

He recognized them as well.

"Oh, dear," he murmered. He had invited them. He had passed the message on to the Professor. And now, they apprarently had destroyed part of the Hogwarts' Express. Not that it couldn't be repaired with the wave of a wand, just that it looked bad... very bad for him at the moment. The train finally urched to a stop and the attendancts were out, sheperding awed students young and old from the cars, but maintaining a clear corridor away from the third. the students tried to linger to find out just who destroyed the car and eliminated the dementor flying around the car when a redhead teenage girl popped her head from the compartment's largest breach looking around the station before locking onto haggrid and his escort.

She hung out of the hole, hopping lightly onto the hogsmead platform with Konatsu behind, followed shortly by the the Senshi of Pluto in fuku armor. the red headed girl was the first to pipe up.

"Uh, yeah. We're here to see some guy named Dumbledorf?"


-----------------------------

Author's Notes-

The nekoken: Inspite of claims otherwise, there is no exact predictor of what triggers the phobia, as RT illustrates Ranma in the presence of dozens of cats without mental collapse and then in other scenes where it takes only one to do it. As such, I will attribute it to other psychological factors, such as ambient mental stress at the time that determines the number it takes to trigger the phobia.

Kasumi Konatsu: I've really enjoyed evolving 'Natsu into a main character and in doing so have noted a peculiar item. Konatsu's canon character actually reads the way most fics portray fanon kasumi; airheaded, unconcerned and oblivious. Of course, there isn't a whole lot of depth invested into kasumi's character as it is, but I would consider her the more down to earth of the pair.

Konatsu no justsu: No Naruto crossovers will be found, but i found it a fun way to extend his abilities beyond what we see in canon. Likewise it meshes well with his demonstrated techniques.

Hogwarts Express: Travel times were a little iffy but scheduling does indicate a solid 8 hour trip by normal IRL rail London to Edinburgh, where Hogwarts castle is roundabouts located. Being a magical train, I've defaulted the Hogwarts Express travel time to about 6 hours.

Ranma/Konatsu vs Dementors: Believe it or not, there are things Ranma cannot kill and after some review, I've decided one of those things would be dementors... In most cases. That's not to say neither can hurt them, as I've scripted Ranma's confidence based attacks as being able to at least inconvenience it, while Konatsu's blade and seals do likewise. In most cases, an artifact of the silver millenium would be required to dispatch one of these vile creatures.
Edited by Ozzallos, Jul 27 2009, 10:20 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
BF110C4
Superior Member
 *  *  *  *
So the only thing Ranma can do to Dementors is giving them one hell of a stomach ache...

Cool he is not a god (no offence toward your fics where he IS a goddess or near so), that means that he will need all the help he can and he will learn to delegate responsabilities to other members in the team.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Wharpt
Member Avatar
Superior Member
 *  *  *  *
Neat! So, it'll be next chapter when The Three will meet Dumbledore? And will Konatsu get hir wish for a Senshi fuku? :eyeroll: Ranma's first meeting with McGonagall should be interesting. I'll lay odds he can sense the cat in her. :D
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Muramasa
Newbie
 *
I take it you've been watching some Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. :)


In any case, an excellent addition.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
WarGiver
Member Avatar
Advanced Member
 *  *  *
but if they can eat an MT at long range, what about a Shi Shi Hokodan?
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Dumbledork
Member Avatar
Superior Member
 *  *  *  *
Great job.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
violetshadows
Advanced Member
 *  *  *
Huh, was the Nanoha reference a whimsical joke, or do you intend to write it in as an actual cross? I only ask because I don't remember you ever saying you were going to include it.



Quote:
 
but if they can eat an MT at long range, what about a Shi Shi Hokodan?


Probably not, I'm pretty sure Ozz said they ate only positive emotions and we all know there are few things positive about that particular attack.
Edited by violetshadows, Jul 28 2009, 03:04 AM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Dumbledork
Member Avatar
Superior Member
 *  *  *  *
I just had an idea. There's a way for people from the Silver Millennium to still be around today: magical portraits. Would be fun to see a bunch of the portraits bow before Ranma when she passes them.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
violetshadows
Advanced Member
 *  *  *
Quote:
 
I just had an idea. There's a way for people from the Silver Millennium to still be around today: magical portraits. Would be fun to see a bunch of the portraits bow before Ranma when she passes them.


Hell, if the spell has been around long enough, there could be pictures of the senshi or even Serenity lying around some where.

Ranma watched as the blonde portrait touched her finger to her lips in thought, a heavy sword swung casually over her left shoulder, "You look familiar...don't I know you."
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Wharpt
Member Avatar
Superior Member
 *  *  *  *
violetshadows
Jul 28 2009, 04:51 AM
Quote:
 
I just had an idea. There's a way for people from the Silver Millennium to still be around today: magical portraits. Would be fun to see a bunch of the portraits bow before Ranma when she passes them.


Hell, if the spell has been around long enough, there could be pictures of the senshi or even Serenity lying around some where.

Ranma watched as the blonde portrait touched her finger to her lips in thought, a heavy sword swung casually over her left shoulder, "You look familiar...don't I know you."
Clarke's Law #3 - 'Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.' Perhaps some of the portraits are _Holograms_ from the Silver Millenium? And would the Gate's AI be able to upload them? :huh:
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Ozzallos
Member Avatar
33,589,041 XP to next level
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *
Wharpt
Jul 27 2009, 11:09 PM
And will Konatsu get hir wish for a Senshi fuku? :eyeroll:
Oh, you think I'm joking, don't you? :ph34r:

As for a ShishiHadoken, I'd wager it wouldn't do much to a dementor, since I'm scripting hard positive emotion to be the equivolent of a poor man's patronos. If I had to put an effect to it, it'd be more or less a light breeze to a dementor than anything else. On a side note, a SSH user woud probably be more vulnerable to the dementor's kiss since he/she (but lets face it, we're talking about Ryoga here) is further along on the depression curve than a normal individual.

Elaborating on that, I'm scripting as the emotion draining aspect as breaking down the barriers to the soul so that it can be extracted, if it wasn't clear in the snippet.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Dumbledork
Member Avatar
Superior Member
 *  *  *  *
Quote:
 
Oh, you think I'm joking, don't you?


Joking about what? You've said more than once that the senshi are dead, will stay dead, won't come back, and there won't be any new senshi. And yous should not change that.
Edited by Dumbledork, Jul 28 2009, 02:43 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Ozzallos
Member Avatar
33,589,041 XP to next level
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *
Dumbledork
Jul 28 2009, 02:43 PM
Quote:
 
Oh, you think I'm joking, don't you?


Joking about what? You've said more than once that the senshi are dead, will stay dead, won't come back, and there won't be any new senshi. And yous should not change that.
And I stand by that statement, while standing by the other. They're friends in fact. Friends composed of equal amounts of win, awesome and wrong :lol:
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
fitzgerald
Member Avatar
Superior Member
 *  *  *  *
Dumbledork
Jul 28 2009, 02:43 PM
Quote:
 
Oh, you think I'm joking, don't you?


Joking about what? You've said more than once that the senshi are dead, will stay dead, won't come back, and there won't be any new senshi. And yous should not change that.
True,

However there is a substantial difference between not having any other Senshi than Pluto, and Konatsu getting a Senshi Fuku to wear; likely via disguise pen or some such left over magic.

It's a cute Sentai series throwout, and a fun visual of Pluto, Konatsu & Ranma going around in Senshi Fuku.


Ciao
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Dumbledork
Member Avatar
Superior Member
 *  *  *  *
fitzgerald
Jul 28 2009, 06:16 PM
Dumbledork
Jul 28 2009, 02:43 PM
Quote:
 
Oh, you think I'm joking, don't you?


Joking about what? You've said more than once that the senshi are dead, will stay dead, won't come back, and there won't be any new senshi. And yous should not change that.
True,

However there is a substantial difference between not having any other Senshi than Pluto, and Konatsu getting a Senshi Fuku to wear; likely via disguise pen or some such left over magic.

It's a cute Sentai series throwout, and a fun visual of Pluto, Konatsu & Ranma going around in Senshi Fuku.


Ciao
That's a possibilitiy of course.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
ZetaBoards - Free Forum Hosting
Free Forums. Reliable service with over 8 years of experience.
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · Previews · Next Topic »
Add Reply