| Banana Skins Chapter 5 JUST GET US OUTTA HERE! Two vibrant red heads broke the surface of the lake first, one male, one female, both gasping for breath. Then followed a lavender and red haired man, two dark haired men , four very pretty women, a boy, a cat and a pig along with a fairly large brown backpack. All of which began to slowly swim toward the shore, two of the women, namely the blue haired and long ebony haired ones, cursing colourfully at the lavender haired man. All trodded ashore in a near drowned mess. "CAT CAT CAT!!!!" The red haired girl danced around the lake, chased by said white cat with fancy ornaments attached to its fur. "TALK Underwear boy!" Pan growled drying herself with her ki. Trunks protested, "It wasn't my fault! That psycho Chinese chick made me press something!" "P-chan! Are you hurt?" Akane hugged the soaked piglet to her chest. "Nnnngnnn..." Sanosuke groaned, shaking the water from his hair. "Way to drown us genius." Yahiko was swirly eyed and were currently unable to make any comment at all. Kaoru was wringing the water from her new clothes. "Where are we degozaru ka?" Already dry, Kenshin took a look at the surroundings. "Juuban park," Goten read from the plaque on a nearby sign. A newspaper flew past and landed smack on his face. "Year 1997," he said, slightly muffled. "That's only one year in the future!" Akane exclaimed. "But most likely a different parallel universe," Bra added, shooting her brother a death glare as she dried off with her ki. "LOOK IT WASN'T MY FAULT! Pan will ya shut up for a second!?" Trunks screamed. Pan's eyes lighted dangerously. "What did you say?" "Um..." Suddenly faltering, Trunks was almost glad as a explosion filled the quiet park atmosphere. Though not for long. His eyes narrowed. "Pan." "I sense it," Pan frowned. "Guys, lets go take a look." In silent agreement, all moved rapidly toward the explosion. "Of all things holy, WHAT is THAT!?!" Surprisingly, it was a female Ranma that screamed, having reached the clearing before them. All of them stared at the slimy mass of tentacles and what looked to be inside out organs from behind a shield of bush. "In the name of the moon, I SHALL PUNISH YOU!!!" Some weird blonde hair girl in a VERY short skirt leap in front of their view, and posed. Followed by four other girls in the same sailor uniform, but all different coloured. Bra blanched. "You have got to be kidding me." Pan grimaced. "Please don't tell me this is what I think this is." "MOON, HEALING POOOOWER!!!" The blonde haired girl started to twirl maniacally and then posed again. "Where are we degozaru ka?" Kenshin asked, his eyes twitching as the 'monster' turned into smithereens of flesh as what looked like stars shot at it, and strangely, a red rose. Pan and Bra were shaking Trunks wildly. "Get us outta here!" They shouted in his ear together, fear on their faces. Goten shrugged, "It's just sailor moon, geez, I never thought they actually existed, I mean, wasn't it just an old anime?" "I'm fixing it, I'm fixing it!" Trunks yelled back, wanting to be out of here as soon as possible. Nightmarish memories of the bad Mr Satan and Saiyaman poses shot though his mind. His fingers clicked various buttons. "Why do I get a bad feeling about this?" Sanosuke muttered as a 'beep' sounded and suddenly, all of them disappeared. ~ ~ ~ ~ "AIIIIYEEEEEE!!!" Splash. Choked heads broke the surface of the water, spluttering indignantly. "This is getting redundant," Bra muttered as she wadded the short distance to the shore, a black pig resting on her head as the rest struggled still in the water. "CAT! CAT!" "RANMA! STOP MOVING!" A choked glug followed. "BAKA!!!" Needless to say, two resounding bangs rebounded off female Ranma's and Shampoo's head, curtesy of Akane's mallet. And since she couldn't swim, she went under the waves almost immediately. "Er...guys?" Bra pointed to the water which went no higher than her chest. All heads turned and started to look sheepish before all coughed and stood casually. "Penguin?" Goten questioned. Pan bopped him on the head, "That was not a legitimate statement. What penguins..." She trailed off as a blue shape stood proudly and in full view on the shoreline. "Well what do you know...a penguin." "WATERY!" The blast of aura had all there alert, Kenshin, Kaoru in his arms, mirroring Ranma and Akane leapt into the air, eyes narrowed as they touched down on shore, whipping around as the others landed beside them, just as a funnel of water erupted from the lake. "Nani...!" Akane shook herself free of Ranma as the water from the lake transformed into a beautiful water sprite looking creature. "Sorcery..." Kenshin murmured, "...degozaru." Trunks, Sano, Kenshin and Ranma tensed as a shadow leapt through the air and landed seemingly on the water sprite's shoulder. "Who are you?" A girl roughly 17, with the most ridiculous looking outfit filled with frills, ruffles and abstract colours and a pink wand topped with a star peered down on them, a curious look on her face. All of them looked at her with stony caution. The silence was suddenly interrupted. "Will you let go of me?" Pan, vein throbbed as she was carried in Trunk's arms, a cat covering her face. Hastily, the males who were currently handling their females set them all on the ground. "I think, you should tell who you are first ne jou-chan?" Sano said flippantly, fish bone in mouth. Short chestnut brown hair shone in the sun over green emerald eyes as the girl winced slightly, almost sighing before twirling her wand spectacularly. The air around her turned into a symbolised glowing circle with a star. Glowing glitter sparkled around her form. "Watashi wa, Kinomoto Sakura, Mistress of the Sakura Cards, yoroshiku!" The girl posed atop the silently staring water sprite. Somewhere, a cricket chirped. "Y-yoroshiku..." Ranma returned, weighed down by a large sweat drop. "WAI!!! Sakura-chan! That was so kawaii..." A black haired girl popped from the bushes camera covering her blushing face, making Yahiko and Goten who were nearby leap several feet in surprise. Sakura sighed. "Tomoyo-chan..." "That was so cool!" Tomoyo said wistfully, then noticed the others, and bowed sweetly. "Gomen ne, I was filming my Sakura-chan using the Watery, you weren't hurt were you?" "L-lie..." Pan sweat dropped. 'Is this some kind of movie? But her aura...it's..." The girl named Sakura jumped beside them with an apologetic smile. "Gomen, but since you saw me, I have to wipe your memories." Her face paled a little as the group's eyes simultaneously narrowed. Sakura waved her hands panicky. "It won't hurt! I promise! But..." "Sakura cannot be found out," Tomoyo finished with a smile. Neither of them has any menace in their hearts, in fact, if it wasn't for the water thingo behind her, this Sakura girl seemed like a totally normal girl with no evil intentions at all. Sano smirked, "Sorry Jou-chan, no one is touching my memories." "Especially some weirdo like you!" Ranma shouted, "Ya hafta defeat us first!" "But, but, but..." Sakura argued cutely, then, all of a sudden, her facial expression turned blank with a resigned sigh. "Fine, Tomoyo-chan?" "HAI!!!" Faster than they believed possible, Tomoyo ducked back into the bushes and before they could blink, came out again with 3 full sized movie cameras and production lights. They all sweat dropped. Sakura blushed, "Tomoyo-chan, that wasn't what I meant..." "But if I went away, how can I film my kawaii Sakura-chan battling evil bad guys?" Tomoyo tiled her head with genuine confusion. A giant thump was heard as everyone face faulted. "WE ARE NOT EVIL!" Pan yelled in the purple haired girl's face. Tomoyo waved her off sweetly. "Hai, hai, but filming Sakura-chan in action is my job!" Stars filled her eyes. "Sakura-chan is so kawaii and cool that it is a crime not to capture it forever..." Still sweat dropping, Sakura turned to the group. "ANYWAY...It won't hurt..I only have to remove all memory of me, nothing else. Won't hurt a bit, ne?" "Sessha can't allow that degozaru yo." Kenshin touched the hilt of his sakabatou lightly. The others nodded in agreement. Sakura's face went blank. "Very well." Her wand twirled around her and what followed was an amazing display of special affects which the author can't afford. "Wood! Bind and surround them!" The wood suddenly sprang from what looked to be a card of all things. "What the f..." Trunks was cut off as branches made a solid wall around them, trapping them in a wooden cone. Sakura's body glowed pink as she concentrated for a moment. Her eyes opened coupled with a smile. "K! Done!" Something nudged her foot. "Eh?" A little black pig pawed against her leg vehemently and behind it sat a pink hued cat with ornaments. "KAWAII!!!" "Sakura-chan..." Tomoyo gestured to the binding wood cone. "Hai!!!" Sakura looked down at the cute black pig. "You're lost ne? Would you like to follow me?" Without waiting, she scooped him up and grabbed Tomoyo's hand. "Fly! Power!" Two girls, a pig and a ton of camera equipment flew into the air. Poor Ryouga...a long squeal erupted from the small pig which roughly translated to: "Noooooooooooooooooo!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "P-chan! He's gone!" A slightly bewildered group of people walked along the park path. Ranma, now male, grunted. "So? He probably got lost again." Akane shook her head. "But we aren't in the same DIMENSION! What if he's hurt? Or dying! Or EATEN?!" A hand settled on her shoulder, making her peer up at dazzling blue eyes. "It's okay Miss Akane, I'm sure we'll find him. We'll all do our best to save little P-chan," Trunks's smile shone as he spoke. "Trunks-san..." Akane whispered in wonder. A boot and a fist connected with his face simultaneously. "Stop flirting," Pan said coldly, removing her foot. Ranma only grunted indifferently before removing his fist. Bra pinched the bridge of her nose. "Niisan, you're pathetic." "LISTEN TO SHAMPOO! Weird girl just kidnapped pig boy!" Sano stick a finger in his ear to get away from the Chinese Amazon's scream. "Whatever, what stupid girl?" "Girl with wand and weird clothes! Shampoo saw her! She's wiped your memory! Airen! tell them!" She said desperately. Ranma scratched his head and said intelligently, "Huh?" "Oh her," Bra waved her hand dismissively. "She took the pig huh?" her lips quirked in a smirk. "Luckily, mind tricks don't work on Saiya..." "Who?" Pan scratched her head. "Huh?" Goten had question marks around his head. "Eh?" Trunks questioned. Bra let out an annoyed breath. "Never mind." She met Shampoo's gaze. "Besides the cute pig, why do you want to find her?" Shampoo smirked, "Shampoo feels old Chinese magic around strange girl." "..." The group echoed. "K..." Ranma said slowly. "Let's find this person then!" Yahiko said enthusiastically, happy to finally get a word in. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pig and stuffed toy peered at one another. Keroberos, guardian of the seal, bear looking stuffed toy with wings (WHO YOU CALLING A STUFFED TOY!?) peered closely at his Mistress's new 'pet'. "..." "..." Ryouga, or P-chan, as he shall be called at the moment, sweat dropped. "So what's your name?" Kero asked with caution. P-chan looked wildly around the room for a way out. "You have a strange aura, little pig." Pig!? P-chan growled, fangs baring at the talking animal...thing. "Kero-chan, P-chan!" Sakura bounced in the room cheerfully and staring at the two glaring animals. She set a dish of food between them. "Hungry?" Emerald eyes smiled at him at eye level. "P-chan is ok for a name ne?" P-chan blushed at the closeness of the cute girl, and nodded. Sakura didn't seem surprised at the intelligent response and only grinned happily before patting the pig affectionately on the head. "Watch out Sakura! It has a weird aura!" Kero shouted. Pig and girl stared at him. "He's a...mmmmft!" Kero suddenly found a octopus ball in his mouth, with P-chan holding the other end of the toothpick. Sakura laughed. "Isn't that cute? P-chan wants to feed you." Kero swallowed and tried again. "He's...oof!" Another octopus ball and a smirking pig twirling the toothpick like a staff. Swallow. "He..mmft!" "You..opht!" "That...ghft!" Each time that Kero opened his mouth, an octopus ball filled it, sending the Card Mistress into a fit of giggles and Kero glaring heatedly at his opponent. "P-chan, you're all wet and dirty! You can take a bath with me! C'mon Kero-chan!" P-chan's panicked squeal sounded throughout the town. Somewhere, a flock of birds rose in the air. ... "What's wrong with it?" Kero sat in the water contentedly, watching as the pig struggled in his Mistress's arms while she changed. Totally naked, Sakura stepped into the warm water, and grabbed the P-chan by the neck. "Now, now, you're all dirty." The black pig currently holding back a nosebleed was dumped under the water. "HOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!" Another flock of birds took off from a random tree. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Kenshin and Ranma looked up in sync. "Someone just screamed the scream of a woman with a pervert." Ranma stated before taking a flying leap into the air and onto the nearest roof. An explosion rocked the ground. Goten's face went unusually serious and looked toward the ripple of ki. "That way." They arrived to see a flying lion, a blue angel and a strange man in green Chinese robes attacking poor Ryouga, dressed only in pants and bandanna. Sakura stood nearby in a pink bathrobe looking traumatised. Ranma shook his head. "What did that idiot do NOW?" A ball of fire erupted from the flying lion's mouth and directly hit Ryouga followed by a rain of ice crystals from the blue angel and a hail of lightning from the robed man. Pan ran forward, eyes wide but Ranma held her back. "But Ryouga..." "Oh he's all right. He's gotten much worse from me alone." Ranma gestured as Ryouga was revealed after the smoke cleared to be perfectly fine, if not a bit burnt with his arms in the blocking position. Another bombardment followed immediately. The pigtailed boy sweat dropped. "I guess we should rescue him before he gets annoyed." "MATTE!!!" A voice screamed out before any of them could make a move. The traumatised girl who was running toward them, tears flowing down her cheeks. "Matte yo," she repeated as she stood a little ways from the Chinese man. "Yue-san, Kero-chan, Syaoran-kun," she directed at each in turn with a sweet smile, "It's okay...really. P-chan, or whoever he is didn't see much, and I'm sure he didn't want to get in the bath with me intentionally..." Ranma took the time to leap down and wap the back of Ryouga's head. "What was that?!" A vein started to throb in his head. "It wasn't my fault! I was...er...disabled!" "YOU PERVED ON SOME CUTE GIRL AND GOT IN A BATH WITH HER!!" Three mallets, a bokken and kick landed on Ryouga's head. "Hentai." "Ecchi." "Baka." "Perve." "Pig boy shouldn't perve on girl!" And left the poor guy in a 5 feet crater. "Gomen ne," Akane quickly bowed to the girl who was hastily wiping away her tears. "Ryouga and Ranma are natural perverts, you have every right to harm them..." "Hey! How'd I get in the blame?!" Ranma complained. Akane ignored him and bowed again. "You have every right to harm them, but I can't let you kill poor Ryouga-kun. He's been through so much pain from Ranma already." Ryouga's eyes started to water emotionally. "Akane...." Ranma started to pout in annoyance. The girl looked at them in surprise. "The people from Penguin Lake..." "Huh? Nee-san, we haven't met before, what are you talking about?" Yahiko asked. Sakura looked sheepish. "N-nothing." "She's the girl who trapped us in bark at the park, am I correct?" Bra smirked at Sakura's shocked face. "Memory charms don't work well on me, watashi wa, Bra-chan, nice to meet you Kinomoto Sakura." Bra victory signed with a wink. Syaoran shook his head, "Sakura-chan, you need to work on those memory charms, I thought Hirizagawa taught you better." Sakura slumped with a sheepish smile. "I guess you found me out, gomen Syaoran-kun! I'm not very good at this..." The boy's eyes soften, "You tried your best." Both of them blushed. "Kawaii..." Pan, Akane, Bra, Kaoru and Tomoyo, camera in hand having just popped from the bushes, echoed together, hearts in eyes. The males present sweatdropped, while Syaoran and Sakura just blushed. "So...we still going to kill him?" Kero asked bluntly. Some of them did a back take at the talking lion. Sakura shook her head with a smile, "Lie, I want to meet them." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "You're kidding me, that cool lion is THIS!?" Goten dangled Kero from his fingers by his tail. Introductions came and went, though the Kinomoto house was considerably crowded. Sakura poked Ryouga on the head with her finger. "You be glad my onii-san isn't here or you'll be more than dead buddy." Ryouga nodded hastily, and whispered, "Just don't tell them...Ranma and Shampoo know, but...Akane...well she..." Sakura smiled. "Sure." 'She's so cute," Ryouga blushed at the thought. Trunks leaned easily against the wall. "So it's only 1998, we've only passed two years since Ranma's time. This isn't good, so far all my repairs have been only temporally since the technology isn't available yet." Bra appeared behind Yue with a smirk. "Or is it just because you're too stupid nii-san? I do after all have a greater IQ than you since I'm the child prodigy after all, and female." Trunks glared at the last remark. "Give me a go." "B-chan, you DID try! And got us nowhere!" Pan pointed out. "But I have better tools to work with now! And even if I can't get us home, I can move us further than two crummy years!" Bra said confidently. "Heh, suit yourself." Trunks loped the watch into the air. Bra caught it easily with one hand. "Kero-chan...is it possible to send them back with the Time card?" Sakura asked. "No. Time cannot reach as far as that, it would severely drain your only developing powers Mistress if you tried it," Yue explained softly. "Hai Yue-san...Gomen nasai minna-san, my powers can't help you," Sakura apologised sincerely. Blank stares met her gaze. "Er...what powers?" Goten asked dumbly. Tomoyo smiled, "Ara, Sakura-chan, they don't remember." "I guess I just have to show you again!" Sakura said excitedly. "Ano, Sakura-chan, I don't think that's a good idea..." Syaoran said uncertainly, but Tomoyo pushed him aside, camera to eye. "You show 'em Sakura-chan!" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Bra was starting to think she was the only sane one of the group. After all, she was the only one sitting still and actually working at something CONSTRUCTIVE while the rest played. Ranma and Pan were squabbling over who would duel the Fight Card next, both of them eager to face an opponent that would never ever tire ("It's my turn!" "I'm a GUY so it's MY turn!" "Well you're not exactly MALE right now are you?!"). Goten was dancing with the flower card in his own naive way. Trunks was flirting with every female card imaginable. Akane, Kaoru and Sakura were chatting with cups of tea in their hands, Kero-chan flitting about around them. Kenshin and Yahiko were peering intently at the sword card ("It's so pink degozaru..", "Kenshin, you wear this colour robes!", "...") and Sanosuke and Ryouga were battling the power card at the same time ("Get back here you little midget girl!". Shampoo and Syaoran were speaking rapidly in Chinese about...guess what, fighting! Yue and was just...standing there. Bra sighed and rolled her eyes. All these hunky guys and all of them were stupid or taken...or too young in Yahiko's case. "So, fixed yet oh omnipotent female?" Trunks mocked. Bra flipped her hair airily, "For your information, yes! I KNOW we can get home this time! Then we can send everyone home using Kaasan's time machine that actually WORKS." Trunks flipped his hair over his shoulder, in that way he insisted was very manly. "We'll see about that. GUYS! The watch is fixed! Get over here!" "Hai!" The rest chorused, and crowded around. Bra looked at Sakura, "Gomen ne, I don't know what will happen to you..." BEEP! And they were falling once more... End Chapter 5! |