A Ranma ½ and Inu-Yasha Crossover
Ranma's New Curse 

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters.  This is a work of
fanfiction, which means I get to play god and change the characters 
around as I see fit.  HA HA HA!

Notes: In the Ranma Universe this story starts out at the end of the
battle with Saffron.  I have decided to change the view for the Inu 
Yasha universe from this point on.  After doing some research on the 
characters I decided to put Rin, Sessho-maru and Sango into the story
line.  I was going to put Sessho-maru in the story anyway but the way
I'm putting him into it now is better than before.  I hope you enjoy!

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	Saffron stagerred and fell to the floor as he stared at the light
that didn't seem to be getting any closer.  He had been flying for what
seemed like days and every time he thought he was getting closer, the
light seemed to get farther away.  'Damn this place!' he thought to 
himself angrily.  "Why can't I just get to that blasted light!" With 
that thought mentally shouted throughout the dark terrain Saffron felt
a strong wind blow against his body.  When he opened his eyes he had
to close them again in fear of throwing up.  Although it looked like 
nothing was happening he could feel the darkness move around him as it 
literally pushed him toward the light.

	Saffron smiled to himself as he opened his eyes once more as he 
finally found himself standing in front of the light.  When he looked 
at it he found that the light was the size of a small cube.  He looked
around the area and saw someone that he thought he would never see 
again.

Chapter 8: Fighting Your Inner Demon

-------------------------------Tendo Dojjo-----------------------------

	Soun, Nodoka, Cologne, Nabiki, Shampoo and Ukyo sat around Baba 
and the comatose form of Happousai as Inutaisho meditated in front of
them.  Akane was still unconscious with her head resting on Nabiki's
lap and a cold cloth on her forehead.  The other people who came to
witness Ranma's dissapearance had left a while ago due to the polite 
mannerisms of Kasumi.  

	Cologne sat next to the others and silently contemplated the
situation she was in.  'There's no way I can bring the boy into the 
tribe now.' The old woman sulked as she smoked her pipe and poured the
ashes onto Happousai's body. 'And I have to get our mirror back from 
that demon.'

	Nabiki, Shampoo and Ukyo kept their distance from the old 
pervert's prone form.  Even unconscious no girl is ever safe from the 
hands of Happousai.  

	They all watched silently as Inutaisho went into his trance until
they started asking Baba questions.

	"Exactly what is Inutaisho doing to my son, miss...?"

	"Everyone calls me Baba so that should do for now as well." The 
old woman said with a small smile.  "What my lord is doing is preparing
our new master for hs new powers.  A simple test that should be over in
a short while."

	"But where will he test Ranma?" inquired Nabiki as she stroked 
the head in her lap.
	
	Baba tapped her head with one finger.  "In here.  Basically the 
test will take place in the young masters mind.  He needs to overcome 
his inner demon, so to speak, before he can control his youki.  Since
the master has been preparing the boy for 10 years, once the matter of
inner demons is solved he should not be subject to fit's of rage and
violence like the one earlier."

	"Oh my. That's good news isn't it?"

	All heads turned to the new speaker as she entered the room with
a tray of tea and cookies.  Her ever present smile adorning her face.

	"Where have you been child?  I didn't see you earlier." Baba 
asked with a raised eyebrow.

	"I went to the kitchen to prepare us some snacks as we wait for 
Ranma-kun to finish." Kasumi answered as she continued to pass out the
refreshments.

	'Odd I did not sense her before.' Baba thought as she looked the
eldest Tendo daughter up and down.  'She seems to give off an aura of 
peace and tranquility, yet she seems so strong.'  Baba continued her 
evaluation of the girl in silence but could find nothing out of the 
ordinary about the girl other than an odd feeling.  'Hmmm... I must be
getting senile.  All those years have finally caught up to me.'

	"Oh my, what's Ranma-kun doing?" Kasumi asked in an odd tone.

	All eyes turned to Ranma's demon form as it started to bleed off 
more youki than normal.  Only Baba's eyes remained on Kasumi as she saw
the girl take a slightly offensive stance when the other's turned away.
'Hmm...now I know somethings not right.'

	"Umm.. Baba is Ran-chan supposed to be doing that?" Ukyo asked as
Ranmas aura seemed to triple in size.  All the occupants of the dojo 
moved even further away from the boy in fear of him failing the test 
and going berserk like Inutaisho said he might.

	"I don't think so." Baba answered, all thought of the Tendo girl 
pushed out of her mind for the moment.  'Could the young master be 
failing the test?'

	After a few seconds Ranma's aura began to diminish until it was
only a small glow.  "It was just a false alarm." Baba said reassuringly 
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief as they sat back down.

	"What could have made Airen do that?" Shampoo asked.

	"It most likely signifies the beginning of the test." said Baba 
as she dismissed the issue.  She turned back to the group only to see 
that once again Kasumi was absent. 'hmm...the plot thickens.'

	"Does Ranma-kuns training have anything to do with those scrolls
he gave you?" soun asked wjile pointing at the two scrolls sitting at
Baba's feet.  "Do you know whats on them?" 

	"Unfortunately I do not the answer to both of those questions
Tendo-san." Baba said as she studied the scrolls.  They were both pure 
black with a symbol of a white paw as the seal.  "They are for the 
maters eyes only so I will never know what's on them anyway."

	"What are you talking about all we have to do is read it." Nabiki
spoke up.  "How do you know it's not a curse or something?"

	"My Lord would not spend his time nurturing something for years 
only to destroy it." Baba shouted at the girl.  "And I will not read 
them."

	"Plus she can't open them." spoke up a voice from beside them.
	
	Nabiki and Baba turned to see Happousai with both scrolls in his
hands as he studied them.  Baba sweatdropped as she lowered her head.
"And yes I can't open them."

	"See this girlie?" He asked showing them the scrolls side. 
"That's the seal of the royal family of the Western lands.  A family 
which Ranma is now a part of.  Only one with their blood could open
it." Happousai stated as he made an example of himself by trying to 
open the scroll only to have electricity shoot up his arms and blow him 
across the room.  "See..." he said groggily as he slowly got to his 
feet. His body blackened and charred. 

	"Happousai is right, only me or those who are of my family may 
open those scrolls."

	All eyes turned to Inutaisho as the demon sat staring at them. He
was still in the same position as before but with his eyes open.

	"My Lord has the young master passed the test yet?" asked Baba as 
the others behind were interested in the answer as well.

	"No, the test has just begun."

	"Oh my.  Does this mean I have to make more tea."

	Baba turned to Kasumi and looked at her oddly.  'When did she
sneak back in here?  How did she sneak back in here?'  She looked over
the young girl once more but could still find nothing out of the 
ordinary about her.  The only interesting thing was that she was
wearing a pearl necklace that she wasn't wearing before.

	Baba wasn't the only one to notice Kasumi's entrance.  Inutaisho
watched Kasumi as she asked if he wanted more tea.  "No thank you." he
said quickly.  'So there was a third daughter.  But something seems off
about this one.'  He studied Kasumi more closely until his eyes came to
the pearl necklace she had around her neck.  'Oh Crap!  Oh well it will
be another good test for the boy when he finishes this one.' he sighed
to himself.  'Why are all of the nice ones demon hunters.'

--------------------------In Ranma's Minnd------------------------------

	Ranma warily walked further into the darkness as he contemplated 
the demons instructions.  "You defeat your inner demon by yourself!  
Trust me, only you can defeat the demon that's out there.  I have faith 
in you.  If I thought you couldn't do it I'd kill you myself."

	"Yeah good words of encouragement there old man. Sheesh." He 
continued walking forward, or tried to walk forward until he heard the
sound of a gunshot.  "What the hell was that!"  Before he could look 
around to try and tell where the shot had come from a figure jumped out
from the darkness and landed on his back punching him repeatedly.  It 
wasn't until Ranma threw the thing off that he saw what it was.

	It was him.  Or rather a mini version of him.  The man stood 
about four feet tall and was covered in scars.  He was dressed in 
combat gear and had a shotgun strapped to his back.  The man quickly
got to his feet and took the shotgun in his hand and aimed it right at 
Ranma.  "Stay back demon! I'm warning ya!" the shorter Ranma said as 
he pointed the gun between his eyes.

	Ranma held both his hands up as he kept his distance from his 
dwarfish self.  "Hey man I ain't no demon!"  He shouted at the man as 
what the man called him finally sunk in.

	The short man walked forward cautiously, never lowering his 
weapon.  Once the man got a good look at who it was he had at gunpoint,
a smile broke out on his face.  "Holy crap you're actually here!"  The
short man threw down his weapon and grabbed Ranma's face.  "Wow on the 
outside I'm a handsome devil aren't I." He said as he continued to poke
and prod Ranma's body.

	"Umm... what the hell are you doing?" Ranma asked as the little 
gnome like man stretched his face out.  Ranma pushed the little man off 
of him and kept him at an arms distance.  "And why do you look like 
me?"

	The short man puffed out his chest and bowed to Ranma.  "Allow me 
to introduce myself.  I am Saotome Ranma, inner demon hunter 
extrodinaire."

	"What?" Ranma said as he sweatdropped.  "I'm Ranma Saotome.  
You're just some demented little dwarf."

	The smaller Ranma frowned at him.  "I prefer the term vertically 
challenged.  And yes you are Ranma Saotome but so am I.  In case you 
didn't notice this already, welcome to your inner mind." he said as he
gestured to the blackness around them.  "Now that I meet you I know why
this place is so empty." the little man said with a small grin.

	"Hey!  Why you little..."

	"Now, now sticks and stones, sticks and stones."

	"You little freak!  If you're me than why the hell do you look so 
different then I do?" 

	"What do you mean look so different.  It's like looking in a 
mirror." The small Ranma said as he stood directly in front of Ranma.

	"Yeah a funhouse mirror maybe."

	"If you're asking why I look the way I do.  That's thanks to you.
My sole purpose in your mind is to hunt down any foreign bodies that 
are in here." 

	"So why aren't you like a strong looking knight or something.  I 
would have never imagined a dwarf with a shotgun as my mental 
guardian."

	"Well excuuuuse me.  Mister high and mighty was expecting a 
friggin knight in shining armor and all he got was little old me!  You
know I'm sorry I'm not as heroic looking as you thought I'd be!  Sorry
I don't look good enough to carry you off into the sunset!  Of course 
he doesn't even take into consideration that I've been defending him 
for ten friggin years! Don't believe me! Well these aren't beauty 
marks!" the man yelled as he gestured to his scars.

	"Jeeze don't get so testy it might stunt your growth." Ranma said
with a small smile.  "Seriously though I was sent here to help you with
my inner demon."

	"You're going to help me? Ha ha ha ha!!"

	"Hey I'm serious.  I'm sure I'm twice as good as you are at this 
demon killing thing.  Hell I've done it before and it didn't take me no 
ten years to kill one demon."

	The dwarf frowned and grabbed Ranma by the collar.  "Listen up,
what's in your mind ain't no ordinary demon.  She's freaking insane. 
You are gonna be no more help to me than that damn dog."

	"Dog.  You mean Inutaisho was helping you?" Ranma asked 
disbelievingly.  "And what do you mean by she?"

	"That damn dog only made it harder for me to do my work.  And yes
the demon's female."

	"I thought Inutaisho was a powerful Tai-youkai?"

	"He is a powerful tai-youkai.  Only with the hormones of a 
teenager!" the dwarf grunted angrily.  "He tends to think with his 
other head, if you know what I mean."

	"Oh you noticed that too."

	"You have no idea how annoying he got after a while.  Everytime 
he tried to help me out I ended up having to save him.  Do you have any 
idea how annoying that is?"

	Thoughts of Akane shouting 'I'm a martail Artist too!' ran through
Ranma's head as he thought of every situation in which he had to save her 
due to her own meddling.  "Yes I think I do."

	"Well then you sure you're not gonna wuss out on me when the
going get's tough?"

	"Hey we're Ranma Saotome.  We never lose right."

	"Fine then." the dwarf said as he pumped his shotgun.  "Let's get 
this show on the road."

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	"Well, well, well.  I never thought I'd see you again." Saffron 
said as he walked closer to the unconscious figure by the light.  "You
cost me my life you stupid human!" he said as he kicked the figure in 
the stomach causing it to gasp involuntarily.  "And I guess I'll keep 
you as my hostage once I get out of this place.  That seems to be the 
only thing you're good for."

	He roughly picked up the figure and tossed it onto his shoulder.
"Now all I need to find is a way to get out of here.  He looked toward
the light and was able to see several figures in it that looked 
familiar to him.  "Oh well I have nothing else to lose." Saffron took 
a step toward the light and he felt his body go on fire as he was 
roughly thrown back by it.  "That didn't seem to work."  He looked at 
the figure that had fallen off of his shoulder and onto the floor.
"Well I guess more time in here can't kill me.  Once I find a way out
of this blasted hell I'll finally have my revenge.  Saffron smiled as 
he sat down and thought.

End Chapter 8

Author's Notes: I was planning on there being more to this chapter but
I wanted to stop it there for now.  I would like to say HAPPPY NEW YEAR
to everyone and resolve to write this story faster.  I also seem to 
think that no one actually reads my authors notes since no one ever 
responds to them.  *sigh* oh well. 
Whats in store for Ranma and, well, Ranma?
What Demon will he have to face?
And where the hell is Saffron?
Also where the hell is Inu Yasha and the gang and are Ranma and them 
ever going to meet? 
All questions will finally be answered in the next chapter.
Later