Deathscythe Reaper.

by Man in the shadows.

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Ranma ½ or Gundam wing. Sunrise owns the rights to Gundam Wing, as far as I know. Ranma ½ belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. God Bless these people. I'm also low on cash. Please don't sue. God bless these people's lawyers.

I'll add other disclaimers at the end of the fic, if need be.

> < This is for thoughts. = = are for Transmissions.

WARNING: Spoilers, Foul language, Adult situations

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Quatre Raberba Winner and Trowa Barton were walking down a hall in the complex where the new Gundams were being constructed. Quatre was clearly worried about what could have come up to warrant the rebuilding of the Gundams. Trowa didn't show any emotion at all.

As they turned around the corner, Quatre bumped into a woman with long brown hair. "Oh, I'm sorry."

"Oh My! I'm sorry."

"Don't worry. It's all my fault."

"Oh my God," muttered the wide-eyed younger woman next to the first woman. They clearly were sisters. "You're Quatre Raberba Winner!"

"Yes. Who are you?"

"My name is Nabiki Tendo. This is my sister Kasumi." Nabiki had assumed a businesslike mask but there was a bit of excitement in her eyes.

Kasumi just had a pleasant smile and said, "Pleased to meet you. Who's your friend?"

At that moment Duo blazed by. "Hi guys!" As he blazed by faster then usual, a Chinese guy in white robes ran after him with a scythe in his hands, cursing at the top of his throat.

The others almost went after the guy, but Cologne appeared before them. "What took you two so long? It's time to begin your training."

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Kuno sat in the cockpit of his Gundam and meditated. It had become so much easier to just meditate and plan while he sat inside his Gundam. He just let his thoughts drift and they found new ways to improve his mind with his thoughts.

His thought wondered back to his recent business in Japan. Kadochi had been making a mockery of the Kuno named. She had gone as far as to try and have herself legally married to Ranma in Ranma's absence, and she tried to have him declared a national hero.

Of course, Kuno had to protect his family name from this. He hired legal guns to quickly shoot down Kadochi's attempts. Then when she started attacking Kuno's lawyers, he had to take a more forceful action. He challenged her to a duel. And she had left him no recourse but to beat her soundly.

She really left him no other choice. And when she continued to try and peruse marriage to Ranma, he disowned her from the family. He had the power to do so since his father died and Kuno became the head of the household. He just hadn't been put into such a corner. He had been left with no other choice.

And it was so easy. After signing a few simple papers, she was cut off from the family, the fortune, and the family resources. She may now be on the streets, but she had left him no choice. He had to preserve his family name.

Turning to the present, Kuno looked at the machinery about him. The Katana was as honorable as his own blade. Even more so, since his on lifeforce fueled most of the systems. With his Gundam, he could do anything possible.

Kuno then looked at the time and left the cockpit for the plane he was in. Heero had given him one decent bit of advice that he used. It was now his habit to check the Gundams every twelve hours.

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Duo smiled and joined Trowa and Quatre at a table in the mess hall. "I haven't seen you two since the war ended. I thought we were going to have a reunion or somethin'."

"We've all been busy," said Trowa before he took a sip of his coffee.

"Hey, Duo," started Quatre, "Who's that guy with all the chains?"

"Oh, that's Mousse," said Duo with a smirk. "He thinks I'm trying to date a girl he likes so he's trying to kill me."

"And why does he think that?"

"Cologne told him. Apparently it's part of my training. I've been chased by attack dogs, Gang members, and Mousse. Now I got a chi' move that allows me to go faster." Duo grinned as he leaned back in his chair.

Quatre was starting to have second thoughts about training under Cologne when Kasumi walked over and set down a plate of cookies. "My I Please join you?" Trowa noted the way Duo seemed to be drooling at the site of the cookies.

"Sure," said Quatre with a smile.

"Thank you," said Kasumi as she sat down. "Would any of you like some cookies?"

"Sure," said Duo with a ecstatic smile as he picked up a few cookies and started to eat. Trowa nodded a bit of thanks and took one politely.

"Thank you," said Quatre. So, what brings you to this base?"

"Oh, I came here with my family and Cologne. My sister is a pilot of a Chi' Gundam."

"You must be very proud," complemented Quatre.

"Actually I'm a bit worried." Kasumi sighed a little. "Akane has never been very patient. I'm not sure if it's best for her to be piloting a Mobile Suit."

Duo picked up a few more cookies. Suddenly his eyes went wide and he ducked under the table. The other pilots were about to ask what Duo was doing when Kasumi said, "Oh, Hello Mousse."

"Hello Kasumi. Have you seen Duo lately?"

"He's somewhere underfoot," supplied Trowa.

"Thank you."

Before the visually challenged Martial artist could walk away, Quatre asked, "Why are you after Duo anyway?"

Mousse tensed up and rage was clear on his face. "That bastard is trying to take my Shampoo away!"

"Your shampoo?"

"Yes... The most lovely woman in the world."

"That's her name?"

"Yes." Mousse looked a bit defensive.

>Mousse and Shampoo...< It took all of Quatre's willpower not to ask what happened to conditioner.

"If he even goes near my Shampoo again I'll kill him," said Mousse with a determined look. He managed to evoke a smirk from Trowa.

"Duo's seeing someone," asked a voice from the doorway. Heads turned to see Hirde in the doorway. Duo has recognized her voice and started choking on a cookie. Mousse heard this and lashed out with a chain under the table. It wrapped around Duo's middle and squeezed him hard, making him cough up the offending cookie.

With a yank, Duo was flung from under the table and into a wall. Then Mousse held up another arm and flung a volley of knives. Hirde let out a scream.

On hearing the scream, Duo threw himself to the floor, the sharp weapons barely missing his head. Trowa and Quatre started to get up but Mousse sent chains their way to tie them up.

Mousse turned back to duo and slammed him against another wall. Duo was still dazed and could barely do anything. Mousse prepared to throw a lot of painful objects at the Gundam pilot when he felt a bit of pressure at the back of his neck. Then everything went black for mousse as he passed out.

Hirde quickly went to Duo's side and started to help untangle him from the chains. Trowa and Quatre just stared at where cologne was standing. "How did you do that," asked Trowa.

"I hit a shiatsu point on Mousse's neck and knocked him out," said Cologne as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"You okay, Hirde," he asked once he was free. She nodded and Duo turned to Cologne. "Why the hell haven't you told him that I'm not after Shampoo? He won't believe me!"

Cologne bopped him on the head with her cane. "You need someone to keep you on your toes." With a deft movement, she easily freed Trowa. "Time for your training." Trowa nodded quietly and followed her out of the room.

Duo hung his head and groaned. "Why me?"

Howard had been standing in the doorway and saw Duo needed something to take his mind off of this. "Hey Duo, why don't you and Hirde come and help me work on the Deathscythe Reaper?"

The pilot seemed to brighten a bit at the thought of showing Hirde his new toy. Quatre just looked at Kasumi and asked, "Is it always like this?"

"Oh my, yes. But Mousse seemed a bit more eager back home." This caused the pilot to blink. "Would you like another cookie," she asked the still bound pilot.

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In Brazil, Ranma was sitting inside the Wing Zero while Heero sat in the Phoenix. There was a amount of cable between the two Gundams as they ran a simulated battle. The Zero systems glowed about them as they fought hard against each other. In the test the day before Ranma easily beat Heero, while he used the Phoenix. Now with Heero using the Phoenix, the battle was evenly matched.

In other parts of camp, Wu Fei was working on the Moko Takabisha that Ranma had recently taught him. Near by, Rain, Kate, and Hal were huddled about a laptop, going over some plans for converting the Wing Zero and Altron so they can have partial Chi' Systems. Near by Akane was cleaning a rifle. Lisa was quietly reading a book. Ukyou was inside one of the trucks. Blankets were over the windows so she could take a sponge bath in private. And Ryouga was sitting on a rock trying to think.

Ryouga had a lot on his mind. Akane had seemed very distant lately from the others, and it bothered him. He knew it had to do something with her experience with the Wing Zero. It had been too long since he played the part of P-Chan, so he couldn't find out what was bothering her through that way. And it was eating him how she seemed bothered. Finally he decided to go and ask her what was wrong.

He looked up and made sure the sky was clear. Ryouga found it harder to stay human in the rain forests, but he found ways to do it. But now they were in the outdoors. So he had to keep a vigilance on the sky. As it was now, the sky was clear. But that meant little. Ryouga gathered all the courage he had and walked over to Akane. "Uh... hi." However strong his mind could be at time, his hart was still flaky.

"Hi Ryouga, what do you want to talk about?" Akane hadn’t even looked up from her rifle.

"Well... Something seems to be bothering you..."

"So?"

This wasn't going as well as Ryouga hoped. So he decided to be blunt. "Does it have to do with the Wing Zero."

Akane turned to Ryouga with a bit of a blaze in her eye. "None of your business."

"But Aka-"

"I said it's none of your damn buis-" Then the rain hit suddenly, as it often does in the rain forest.

Another scream entered the air with the cry of, "YOU PERVERT!" It was soon followed by the sounds of a pig being beaten. Ranma slid back into his cockpit knowing he would likely be next.

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As he sat in his cockpit, Duo looked at the odd system before him. Through the silicon panels that where being added, his chi would send signals through special cables, to parts of the Gundam. In turn these cables could also be charged with his chi' and energy from the Gundam's powerplant, allowing for chi' moves. Duo thought about using the technique for increasing his speed with his chi' and wondered if the new Deathscythe could do that.

Already Cologne and Nodoka had been putting him through training in putting out an aura and using it to control a Gundam. He had the hang of it, and from the look of the computer simulations the new Deathscythe would be more deadly then the others. It probably could even give Wing Zero a run for it's money. The thought of piloting such a Gundam gave Duo gossebumps.

The Deathscythe Reaper looked a lot like the Deatscyhte Hell. So far the only basic differences were that Reaper was slimmer, more agile, and Nodoka had put a cloth hood around the head. He had to admit that with the green eyes staring out of the darkness of the hood, it was more imposing.

Even thought Duo would never admit to it, he was a bit nervous about the test runs. Using Chi' to control some of the functions of the Reaper wasn't going to be easy. Simulations were one thing, reality was another. In the actually test the Gundam would be against gravity and the new systems would only just be started. Duo would be running them at full and experiencing powerful G-Forces.

Of course that part of his intelligence was easily shouted down by the desire to once more be piloting a Gundam at full tilt. He would be in total control, and pushing the Deathscythe past it's limits. There was few things that Duo wanted more then to pilot a Gundam.

And the Deathscythe Reaper was already more then just a Gundam.

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Bea sat in her Ursa Minor as it traveled over the Atlantic in a Carrier jet. There were 10 other carriers with hers. They were all part of Dark Shadow. Their Mission was to stage an assault against Brussels.

Other regiments would attack from their hiding bases, when she and Dark Shadow landed. The only problem would be the Chi' Gundams.

And those were in Brazil being hunted by the people they were probably fighting for. The irony wasn't lost on her, as a smile crept on her face. Soon the battle would begin and end.

>The best part for me will be walking in and taking away the strongest voice for the Earth Sphere Unified Nation.<

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Relena sat in the car and groaned as the Media continued crowd around her car. The car hadn't been able to move for an hour. They all wanted to talk about the new Mobile Suit that had been seen fighting the Chi' Gundams. Even more they wanted more info on the Chi' Gundams themselves and what Wing Zero and Altron were doing in Brazil.

She had no doubt in her mind that the tabloids had already printed several stories about government conspiracies with the Gundams, by this time. A Media blitz against the government had already begun. The only good news for her was that Trowa and Quatre had arrived.

Then things went down hill when the civil alert siren sounded.

Howard answered a line while the mechanics starts closing up engine panels, as per his instructions. He quickly turned to Duo as he hung up. "We got incoming. Kuno and his Mobile Dolls won't be here for an hour. We got to get the Deathscythe out there."

"But that thing isn't ready," protested Hirde from a maintenance scaffolding as it started to pull away.

"Don't worry. I'll survive," said Duo with a grin as he got into the cockpit and started up the Gundam while bringing forth his chi' aura. "Let's see what this baby can do."

As the door closed, Nodoka shouted to him, "Remember you can use your Chi' technique with your Chi' Gundam."

"Gotcha." With the cockpit sealed up, the LCD screens brought up several view. Duo slowly got the Gundam to it's feet and walked towards the hanger doors.

"How convenient," said Bea with a smile.

"Drop in three..." The back ramp opened. "Two..." Bea and her troops readied their rifles. "One. GO! GO! GO!"

One by one, the four Ursa Minors and the Ursa Major slid out the back of the Plane, and into open air. The descended towards the city, ready to do battle against the ill prepared government.

Duo smiled and got the DeathScythe running towards them. He would have used his boosters, but they were still being installed. The first Ursa Minor turned his way and Duo drew his scythe. Her hit the Ursa three times, smashing up the head and wrist. On of the Ursa Minor's eyes was busted.

Something was dreadfully wrong and Duo knew what it was. The scythe didn't ignite. Duo couldn’t bother with finding out what went wrong. He quickly fired a salvo from his head mounted Vulcan cannons. Shells put several bullet holes in the other mobile suit and took out another eye.

The Ursa started shooting blindly. Duo quickly got Deathscythe to dodge to the side, and with a swing of his staff, he took the Ursa's head off. "Damn! These things are tuff."

Then the Ursa Major got before Deathscythe and went for a bare-knuckle blow to the abdominal area. Deathscythe was sent reeling back. Duo felt the blow. "What's going on here? " Then 4 spikes protruded out of the Ursa Major's knuckles. Duo knew this was a bad thing and tried the chi' system to try and ignite the scythe. It again didn't work. The Ursa drew back it's fist and Duo tried pouring all the chi' he could into turning on the beam scythe.

The thermal blade burst into existence. It was longer the last beam scythe that Duo used. Quickly he drew it back and sliced through the middle of the Ursa Major, and the chests of the two minors. They all blew up about him. The flames gave the incomplete Deathscythe a demonic look.

Two more groups of Ursas joined the surviving two and Duo grinned. "Come and shake hands with the reborn God of Death!"

"Have four squads go to intercept," Bea ordered.

=Two are already on the sceane.=

Bea smiled and returned to the task at hand.

A Ursa Minor came up behind her. Over it's PA came, =Relena Dorlin. Surrender now or my Ursas will fire on the people.=

Relena sighed and held her hands up.

Then the shoulder of the Deathscythe got impaled by a Ursa Major's claw. With one quick motion, the Ursa ripped the arm free of the shoulder. Duo cried out and pain ripped across his body as if his own arm was that that had been ripped off. Duo was in too much pain to keep the DeathScythe Reaper from falling over backwards. Duo looked at the screen as the Ursa Major aimed a large cannon at him. "Damn... It can't end like this..."

Suddenly Duo was saved as while looked like an arrow pierced the barrel of the cannon and exploded. The Katana blazed by, taking of the Ursa Major's head with a swing and then going for a bunch of Minors.

=Thy foes shalt be smited for thy most courageous warrior, Tatewaki Kuno hath come to smite them and rescue the day!=

Duo let out a groan. "Great, saved from mobile suits by this bastard... I'll never live this down." A Ursa Minor began to exit the downed Major Shell, and Duo quickly slammed his Scythe into it, blowing it up. "At least I can point out his sloppy job."

Then Howard turned up on the com. =Good work, Duo. The enemy is running.=

"Yeah... Deathscythe lost an arm. Those guys are tough."

=We'll send a truck to pick you up.= He started hearing someone shouting off screen. Howard didn't look to happy. =Oh on! They kidnapped Relena!=

"Again? What is it with these badguys and kidnapping Relena?"

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Author's notes:

Deathscythe Reaper went though it's first battle, and trash it's foes. And Duo found the downside to using Chi' Gundams.

It's clear Duo doesn't like Kuno.

I'm sorry about how long this fic took, but I've been working on a job that makes money.

People, e-mail me at [email protected]. I want your thoughts on this fic.