Ranma - Here we go again
By Paks
URL: http://www.geocities.com/rwinton2003
Chapter 2: Facing the Music
Release Date: 1/11/04
Disclaimer
1) The characters and story of Ranma 1/2, Tenchi, Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon belong to their respective creators, and are used here without permission or license.
2) No claims to the above copyright are made by the author of this work.
3) This work is for non-commercial use ONLY, and is produced for the enjoyment of fans only.
4) This work is the expression of the author and the depiction of the Ranma 1/2, Tenchi, or Sailor Moon characters herein are in no way represented to be a part of Ranma 1/2, Tenchi, Dragon Ball Z or Sailor Moon as depicted by the original author and copyright holder(s).
Authors note: This story is set to be a mega-crossover, you have been warned
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Ranma walked slowly home, curious about what had happened that afternoon. He had fought two demons and even his Mokou Takabisha hadn't done any real damage to them. That shot would have at least blown a wing off Saffron. In the end he had to be rescued by girls, cute girls in short skirts, but girls nontheless. He needed to increase his training. He would not be bested by girls.
Walking through the front door of the Tendo home he politely anounced his arrival, although upon seeing his father in the backyard playing with a beach ball alarm bells started ringing. When he walked past the kitchen his danger senses were blaring, perhaps the noxious fumes escaping the kitchen had set them off. However, Ranma was focusing on the events of the afternoon and was ignoring his well honed senses.
Walking up to the bathroom the young martial artist still deep in thought collected bathing things from his room. Entering the outer bathroom he stripped off in preparation for a nice warm bath and some deep thought on how he was going to increase his training regimen. Still deep in thought, he failed to notice the occupied sign on the bathroom door. When he walked through the door he froze as he finally noticed that the bath was occupied, and it was not by the Tomboy.
"My my Ranma, is walking in on my sister not enough for you?" Purred Nabiki.
At Nabiki's question, Ranma blinked. He started quivering as Nabiki began to put on a show for his benifit. Fear, however, meant that he couldn't leave.
"Not going to join me Ranma?" Nabiki's said already thinking of ways to get back at Ranma for walking in on her. Ranma just started shaking his head emphatically while squeezing his eyes shut as far as they would go.
"Oh well, perhaps you would like to leave then so that I can finish my bath in peace?" Nodding vigorously, Ranma backed out of the occupied bathroom, regretting the fact that he didn't understand girls better, and fearing Nabiki's retribution.
As Ranma left Nabiki absently noticed that the silvery tail was real. Weirdness had once again decided it would be amusing to play with Saotome Ranma, perhaps this would inspire some profitable opportunities. Grinning she sank back into the bath tub.
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Rei was returning home from school, her mind preoccupied with the reoccuring dream that she had been getting redcently. Dreams in which all of her friends were dead. Dreams in which the world crumbled. These dreams were beginning to affect her sleep. In truth she was exhausted. Walking down along the footpath she failed to notice Haruka walking towards her.
"You look tired."
"Oh hello Haruka."
"Would you like a ride home?" asked the older girl gesturing to her motorcycle.
"Please." replied Rei, greatful that she would not have to walk home.
Yuuichiro watched this brief conversation from across the street. A little shocked that Rei was accepting motorcycle rides from guys. Immediately jumping to the conclusion that this must be a boyfriend of Rei's, he decided to find out more about the fellow. For Rei's own good of course.
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Later that evening the Tendo’s, minus Akane, and the Saotome’s sat at the table awaiting food. Nabiki was looking at Ranma smugly. The doorbell rang.
"I’ll get it" said Nabiki as Kasumi started to rise.
Springing up and answering the door, she collected the food from the delivery boy. At this, Ranma began to sweat profusely, Nabiki, paying for food when Kasumi’s food was on offer? The danger sense that he had been ignoring since arriving home suddenly got his attention.
"Um, where is Akane?" An incredibly nervous Ranma asked.
"Cooking you dinner, isn’t that nice" Ever oblivious Kasumi.
"What’s wrong Ranma, you should be grateful that your fiancé is willing to cook for you in this day and age" smirked Nabiki as she served the delivered food to everyone but Ranma.
With that Akane exited the kitchen with a bubbling pot, Ranma hoped against hope that it was curry.
"I made you Yukisoba, Ranma," announced Akane as she generously sloshed the strange substance onto Ranma’s plate "and there’s plenty more if your still hungry" she continued as she placed the still bubbling pot on the table.
That was when Shampoo chose to arrive bearing ramen. Shampoo was followed closely by Ukyo, who of course was carrying boxes of Ranma's favorite. Nabiki just sighed as Shampoo once again failed to use the door. Both Shampoo and Ukyo began glaring at each other as soon as they noticed that they were both there for the same reason. Carefully putting down the food Ukyo drew her BAS, and Shampoo drew her bombori.
"Why are you here you Chinese Bimbo?" Ukyo growled menacingly.
"Mercenery girl say Airen need saving from Kitchen Destroyer. Why is you here Spatula Girl?" Shampoo threw back.
"Who are you calling Kitchen Destroyer?" Yelled Akane as her cheerful demeaner faded with the arrival of he rivals. Ranma just began praying, to whatever god or goddess who would listen, that he could get out of this mess without food poisoning or a beating. Soun and Genma had already vacated the premesis, both of their bowls of takeout empty courtesy of a fat panda.
At that the three way brawl began right on top of a praying Ranma, who by this stage figured if he got knocked out during the fight he could deal with the consequences later. Kasumi quickly moved the Ramen and Okonamiyaki out of the fight, waste not want not after all.
"Where were you this afternoon Ranma? You took a long time coming home." Stated Nabiki off to one side while slurping her takeaway noodles. Yes, revenge would be hers.
All three fiances let that sink statement sink in and then the fight escalates as they began to blame each other for monopolising Ranma. Three simultaneous denials later and the fighting begins to wind down, each fiance looking the worse for wear. They all turn to Ranma who through no effort of his own was still conscious.
"Ranchan if you weren't with Shampoo or Ukyo where were you?"
"Yes Ranma, have you gone and gotten yourself another floozie?"
"Airen?"
Ranma chose wisely not to answer that, annoyed that none of his fiances trusted him at all, and thinking how pleasant it would be to have a fiance that did actually trust him. Akane began growling as her aura heated up further. When Ranma did not answer she malletted him through the floor. The untouched meal that she had cooked soon joined him there.
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With all the attacks that had been happening recently the scouts had arranged yet another study/strategy session at Rei's temple. What was not unusual was that Usagi had not arrived yet. What was extremely out of the ordinary was that Rei was drowsily lounging on some cushions in the corner. Ami, Makoto, and Minako kept glancing at her worriedly, concerned that she had yet to comment on Usagi's tardiness.
Just as the tension levels almost reached breaking point Usagi opened the door and walked insisde. Immediately Rei sparked up, moved towards her place at the table and declared the meeting ready to begin. Usagi took her standard place at the table, reaching for one of Reis' manga. Snatching the manga from Usagi, Rei asked Ami what she had found out anything about the new enemy or the other scouts.
"Nothing really about the enemy. They seem to be stealing what they call 'heart crystals', these may or may not be the physical manifestation of a persons soul." she began. Taking a breath and tapping at her computer she continued "About the scouts, we know that they claim to be the scouts of the outer planets, they are probably like Pluto."
"But why won't they work with us?" Whined Usagi.
"Probably because their objectives don't match our own" answered Ami.
"Well has anyone else seen anything about either our enemies or the other scouts that they can add?" Minako asked while looking at Rei, Usagi, and then Makoto.
Rei by this time was struggling to stay awake and was getting a bit irratable at the lack of progress they were making. She snatched yet another manga from Usagi. Makoto glanced over at Rei and Usagi.
"Rei are you OK? You look really tired."
"I'm OK, I just wish Meatball Head would pay more attention in these meetings."
"I was paying attention, yesterday I fought a Daimon with Neptune and Uranus." Usagi said while reaching for the final cookie.
"WHAT!" Exclaimed the rest of scouts.
"Yep, after Haruka's race. They were ugly looking things."
"Well, what happenned Meatball Head?" Growled Rei, frustrated at having to draw every little detail from the ditz.
"Oh, there was this hunky looking guy and gorgeous girl who helped us fight them."
"What did the hunk look like?" Minako asked with sparkles in her eyes.
"Well he wore his hair in a pigtail, had rock hard muscles, and ...."
"Tell us about the fight Meatball Head!" Yelled Rei while lightly rapping Usagi on the head with one of the many confiscated manga.
"Um, we dusted the daimons, but Kaori Nite got away."
"Usagi do you think you can give us a few more details" Makoto asked trying to head off one of Rei's famous temper tantrums.
"Oh right. The guy and the girl both were very good martial artists, even better than you Mako-Chan, but they were outnumbered and didn't seem to have magic."
"What about the other scouts, Usagi?" asked Ami.
"They were nice, but they still don't want to work with us."
"Do you think that the guy will show up to help us in our future fights, maybe he's like Tuxedo Mask." Minako added the sparkles never having left her eyes.
"Maybe, and we could use some help if the other scouts won't help us....." Makoto added.
"Perhaps if we did some more research on pure hearts we could find the victims before the enemy and protect them." Ami said.
"Yes, lets do that." Usagi absently said, her mind elsewhere.
With that the meeting broke up. Ami and Makoto got up and left together. Usagi wandered out, closely followed by Minako who was keen to find out more about the hunky martial arts guy. Rei wandered off towards her bedroom to get some sleep, those dreams were really getting to her.
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The day after his beating for not returning home quickly enough, Ranma sat in the dojo with his tail curled around his waste. Most of his recent changes had been obvious to any who cared to look - a greater muscle mass, a different hair colour, and even a tail. However, his internal energies had also begun to change ever since the moon had fallen on him.
He could sense a different energy lying next to his ki, it was slowly expanding and fusing within his being. His ki reserves were also growing, far more rapidly than they had been previously. The two energy sources were trying to merge with each other, but since the process had yet to harm him he wasn't really concerned.
Setting up a training dummy in the middle of the dojo, Ranma threw a Mokou Takabisha at it. However, the usually lengthy powering up process was greatly reduced and the ball of ki was far larger than usual. The training dummy was vaporized. Wondering if the other energy would act in much the same way as his ki, Ranma set up yet another training dummy. Reaching deeply into himself he formed a ball of the new energy and threw it at the training dummy. Much to his annoyance the white ball of energy was flecked with pink spots.
"Great, the new energy just has to be pink" he grumbled to himself, as the new energy vaporized the training dummy.
Wondering what to call his new attack he decided to think about it while he looked at the new energy some more. He decided to move to a vacant lot to practice - or, maybe if he went to the next district he wouldn't be disturbed. After all, it wouldn't do to have Nabiki mad at him for destroying the dojo as well.
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Yuuichirou had been running around town for the last two days wondering who that guy was that had been talking to Rei, and searching for him. That was when he heard violin music. He saw the girl playing the violin in the square, sitting nearby was Haruka. Yuuichirou thought that Haruka was also seeing this girl, two timing on Rei, he got mad. Despite this he continued to observe them, although he couldn't hear what they were discussing.
In reality Haruka and Michiru were talking about their mission. Haruka was looking rather glum at the lack of progress in their mission. Michiru just played her violin with a greater than usual focus.
"Are we just wasting time with this?" Asked Haruka with her shoulders slumped.
"What happened Haruka? This isn't like you." Replied Michuru while she played.
"If it's too late why are we doing this?" Haruka tried to meet Michiru's eyes, but they were firmly focused on her violin's bow and strings.
"We knew that when we started this. Haruka, the wheel of destiny was already began spinning. The new age is already coming. We have to get the three talisman."
"For that.."
"We have to sacrifice everything."
"We were not told of the two new entrants in the fights" Haruka said circling Michiru and approaching her from behind.
"The boy and the girl...." mused Michiru, blushing a little.
"The boy and the girl." answered Haruka placing her hand on Michirus shoulder, not noticing Michiru's earlier blush.
Throughout this conversation Yuuichirou was fuming at the closeness displayed between the two. In fact he was thinking up ways to approach Haruka and beat some sense into his two timing head. With that he slipped away.
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Yuuichirou had managed to corner Haruka in an empty lot in the pouring rain. Still fuming from seeing Haruka and Michuru's rendezvou in the park, he loudly challenged her to a match. Just itching to beat a guy, who in his eyes was a two timing jerk, into the ground he took a sloppy stance.
A confused Haruka looked up to see a fuming young man looking at her with hatred and standing in a loose fighters stance. She had just cut through this lot as it was a shortcut to get to her bike and she didn't want to get any wetter than she had to. Sighing as she saw another wannabe challenger, she resigned herself to getting wet.
"Come on coward, fight me!" Taunted a fuming Yuuichiroiu.
"What is you problem?" Asked Haruka not even getting into a stance.
"You are a two timing jerk!" Yelled back Yuuichirou, and with that he launched himself at Haruka.
Still a little mystified as to this young mans motives, Haruka simply avoided all of his blows. Her dodging only seemed to make the man more angry though. Deciding to try and get some more information from this guy, she decided to make some light conversation when they fought.
"My names Haruka, whats yours?" She spoke as she dodged a sloppily thrown kick.
"Yuuichirou, come on - FIGHT ME!" Screamed Yuuichirou throwing yet another punch.
"If you tell me exactly what this is about." Answered a calm, if slightly annoyed Haruka, who easily avoided the punch.
"You are two timing on Rei with that green haired girl." Yuuichirou continued attackin, reigning kicks and punches down on Haruka who simply avoided everything that he threw at her.
It was at that stage of the fight that Rei happened to pass the vacant lot on her way back to the temple. Seeing the fight she headed towards it to see if she could break it up. Seeing that one of the fighters was Yuuichirou, and he seemed to be attacking Haruka, she increased her pace.
"Yuuichirou stop it." Called out Rei as she hurried over to the two soaking wet fighters.
Hearing Rei, Yuuichirou stopped attacking Haruka, he was breathing rather heavily after his efforts. Haruka simply stood off to the side eyeing him warily. Rei hurried over to Haruka's side and then asked Yuuichirou what was going on.
Haruka, who by this time was soaking wet was more then slightly annoyed, waited for Yuuichirou's explanation. Yuuichirou just drew himself up and tried too look dignified even in his disheveled state. He calmly accepted Rei's decision, although he was bitterly dissapointed that she had gone straight to Haruka.
"Haruka, although you're two-timing, you're probably very manly. Don't do anything to make Rei suffer. Please split up with that other girl. That's all I want to say." At Yuuichirous response Rei gaped, not beleiving why he had been fighting Haruka, who he thought was another guy.
Yuuichirou spun around and began walking away. Haruka looked at Rei, this was a common misunderstanding where she was concerned. Rei was still recovering her composure after that little shock. Watching Yuuichirou leave Haruka calmly asked if Rei wanted to go after him. Rei firmly replied in the negative.
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After trying to train in the park and being accosted by Mousse, the Kuno's, and turned into a girl, a frustrated Ranma decided that she would go and try a new district to train. Although it was funny when his new ki attack had scorched away most of Kuno's hair. Mousse was still in the vacant lot, knocked out and wrapped in his own chains. Hiding under the bridge Ranma pondered her next move.
Thinking that she would be spotted if she roof hopped out of Nerima, she decided to catch the train and roofhop to a good training spot. Checking her pockets for any spare change that hadn't been poached by Nabiki, she pulled out a 500 yen coin and wonder how far it would get her. Figuring that she was less likely to be spotted as a girl she didn't bother changing back. Buying a ticket in the machine she decided to head towards Juuban where she had had that last fight. Jumping on the train she settled in for a long trip.
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Back in the Tomoe laboratory, professor Tomoe looked with pride at his latest daimon egg. Murmering to it, and expousing how great it was, he giggled insanely. At that moment Kaori Nite walked in fuming, she demanded that the professor give her another Daimon egg.
"Why should I give you another egg, you just waste them. I've yet to see a single talisman." Stated the professor.
"That is only because someone always gets in the way."
"Who?" Enquired the professor, still upset about all of the wasted daimon eggs.
"The damned senshi, and more recently a red haired bitch and a black haired boy." Kaori Nite muttered darkly.
"So why should I give you this perfect egg if you will simply waste it as you have all the others?" Enquired Professor Tomoe the light glinting off his dark glasses.
"Because this time I have the perfect plan." smirked Kaori Nite.
"Very well, go and get me a heart crystal this time." With that the professor handed the daimon egg to the evil minion.
"Yes, this time I have the perfect plan" Kaori Nite cackled as she accepted the daimon egg from the professor and vanished.
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Kaori Nite appeard on the train, producing the daimon egg she pushed it into the wall of the carriage.
Kaori night embeds the daimon egg into the train. She didn't notice Ranma who was in the carriage watching her performance. The red haired girl came up behind the evil minion.
"Hello, I didn't expect to see you again." Kaori Nite jumped and spun aroun at the young girls words.
"You...." Fumed Kaori Nite when she saw a familiar red head.
"Yep, I just wanted to congratulate you on that fight, it's not often girls beat me." An oblivious Ranma continued, Back in Nerima multiple sneezes could be heard.
Just then the train pulled up at the next spot and
another passenger got in to the strangely deserted
"What's your name girl?" Kaori Nite sneered (well she did try to ask sweetly - it didn't work).
"Ranm...Ranko." Answered Ranma.
"Ranko, how would you like to continue our little duel at the next stop?" Hoping that the girl would be stupid enough to say yes.
"Sure!" Ranma excitedly answered, happy that she had managed to get a rematch so soon after she had developed some new techniques.
They waited for the next stop in silence. The third sulking passenger had not even noticed them. At the next stop the depressed young man quickly dismbarked, followed by Ranma and Kaori Nite. When all three had exited Kaori Nite watched as the train morphed into the next daimon and ordered it to get the other passengers heart crystal.
"Wait a minute, you said that you would be fighting
"Yes, I wanted you out of the way so I could get that mans' heart crystal." Kaori Nite mocked Ranma.
"I don't know what a heart crystal is, but I can't let you steal from that man." Stated Ranma as he watched the man struggle against the daimon.
"My my, you would protect a complete stranger? Perhaps you have a pure heart crystal too?" Laughed Kaori Nite.
Ranma jumped over to get the man out of the daimons grip. Firing his standard Mokou Takabisha's in rapid succession, courtesy of his new deep ki reserves, he tried to get the daimon to release the man. Meanwile the daimon was slowly backing off. It was when Ranma was trying to get the man away from the fight that the inner scouts showed and loudly announced themselves.
Looking at the new arrivals Ranma saw that one of the girls was at the fight the previous day. Noting that they were fighting against Kaori Nite and her summoned demons, he quickly asked that she help the man get to safety.
Sailor Moons eyes widened when the red haired girl from the previous day approached her carrying an unconscous Yuuichirou and asking that she get him to safety. Gulping she quickly nodded and took the Yuuichirou from the girl and began running off. Meanwhile the other scouts had begun to attack the daimon. Sailor Mercury, as usual, stood off to the side scanning the daimon for weaknesses.
Seeing that three girls were throwing powerful energy attacks at the daimon, Ranma faced off against Kaori Nite. Eager to try his new attacks now that all innocent bystanders had been removed from the fight he prepared to use his new energy attack. He absently noticed that it had combined even more with his ki than it had that morning.
Summoning up his new attack, a ball of white energy, with pinkish flecks, and ki runnig running through it, he let it grow bigger and bigger between his hands. Looking at Kaori Nite he was startled to see a black ball of energy heading towards him. Dodging to the side, Ranma was careful not to disrupt the energy build up as the black energy destroyed a train station wall behind him. Quickly releasing the energy at Koari Nite he named it, on the spur of the moment, "Moonbeam Energy Retribution", not realising how close he had unwittingly come to finding the origins of the new energy.
Startled by the attack name Ami looked at the red haired fighter facing off against Koari Nite. She quickly notes the silve stripe in the hair and the silver tail, putting two and two together she decides that thi smust be the girl Usagi was talking about in the last meeting. A cry from Sailor Jupiter as the daimon belted her out of the fight quickly moved Ami's focus back to the daimon.
Kaori Nite dodged Ranma's Moonlight Energy Retribution and flew towards him. Momentarily forgetting that he too could fly, Ranma was struck by a quickly thrown black energy bolt and thrown towards the daimon. Unfortunately, his landing knocked Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus to the ground, and left him stunned.
"Daimon, take the red haired girls heart crystal." Screamed a triumphant Koari Nite.
From the shadows Neptune and Uranus gasped at the brightly glowing heart crystal that emerged from Ranma chest. Both were wondering if a talisman had finally been found. Hoping that a talisman had been found, and yet feeling much more sorrow than expected at the girls consequential demise, they decided to let the drama unfold a little further before intervening.
At that moment Sailor Moon arrived back on the scene. Seeing Kaori Nite pick up Ranmas' heart crystal she didn't expect the protective anger that welled up inside her. Watching as the rest of the senshi rose to their feet once more, she announced herself.
"Wait! Stealing that person's pure heart. For love and justice, the pretty soldier Sailor Moon will not forgive you! In the name of the Moon, I'll punish you."
Koari Nite gazed into the heart crystal, and despite it glowing far more brightly than the previous heart crystals that she had found, it wasn't a talisman. At that moment the Venus Love Me Chain struck the crystal from the womans hand. Spinning to face the senshi of light Kaori Nite growled.
"Daimon, attack the senshi." Kaori Nite ordered.
"With pleasure." The daimon answered, grinning with glee now the red haired girl who hurt her was down.
"Sparkling wide pressure!" Sailor Jupiter attacked, but the daimon was too strong. It turned into a train and was going to give the Sailor Senshi a ride to their death. But Sailor Mars used her wards to slow down the daimon.
That was when Sailor Moon let out a loud savage growl and charged at the daimon. For once her attack was extremely coordinated and she tore the daimons head from its mounting on the front of the train with her moon scepter. The daimon reverted to its humanoid form. Shocked at their leaders unusual savagery the senshi nevertheless fired up their own attacks and began blasting the headless daimon that was staggering around blindly groping around for its head.
That was when the two outer senshi chose to emerge from the shadows. Making their way over to the Ranmas' still form they found the heart crystal that lay beside her. Haruka picked it up and gazed into its glowing depths.
"Is it?" quietly asked Sailor Neptune.
"No, it is not a talisman, but it is much purer than any we have seen before" Haruka says in a releived tone as she gently returned the heart crystal.
"That's good, do you think the young ones need can handle those two in this one?" Michiru asked eyeing the daimon as it crawled around the ground searching for its head.
"Yes, lets go." With that the outers left. Sailor Mercury observed thair actions and departure.
The senshi ignored the groping daimon and turned to Kaori Nite. Strangely enough, only Sailor Mercury had noticed the outers arrival and departure. Kaori Nite was cursing to herself at the daimons easy defeat. Looking at the daimon in disgust she vanished.
Sailor moon turned her attention back to the daimon and blasted it with her Moon Spiral Heart Attack. Upon moon dusting the daimon she rushed over to Ranma's side. Seeing that Ranma was sleeping normally, she visibly calmed down. Taking the smaller girl into her arms she turned and faced the rest of the Senshi and calmly asked Sailor Mars if she could bring Ranma to the temple, eliciting a facefault from them.Hearing sirens in the background and seeing the damage, Sailor Mars was quick to agree.
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Back at the shrine Rei, Minako, Makoto, and Ami all sat around Yuuichirou and Ranma who were both sleeping on futons in the middle of the room. Usagi had Ranma's head in her lap stroking her hair. Ami as usual was scanning the two sleeping individuals. Breaking the silence Rei asked Usagi who the girl was.
"This is Ranma. She helped me fight the daimon with Uranus and Neptune the other day." Usagi said still looking at the girl. Trying to figure out why she was so protective of the girl. She felt a link that was stronger than that she had with Mamoru.
Eyeing the tail Makoto pointed out the fact that the girl obviously wasn't human. With this pointed out everyones gazes were drawn to Ranmas' silver tail. Usagi reached down and felt the tail, eliciting a loud purr from the sleeping Ranma.
"It's real." Usagi said, stating the obvious.
"We know its real Meatball Head, but can we trust her?" An enraged Rei growled.
"Yes, I have a connection with her. It's like the one I have with Mamoru, but much stronger."
"How can it be much stronger Usagi, if he is your soul mate and future husband." Ami added.
"I don't know, but I feel a kinship with this girl, like we are best friends or sisters." Usagi answered with certainty.
"OK, what does your computer say about the girl, Ami?" Minako asked.
"It's still scanning her, she is in very good physical condition for the blows she took earlier in the fight. There are some physiological differences from the human norm, the tail being the most obvious." Ami peered more intently at the mercury computer, her eyes widened and she gasped in shock "The computer says that she is lunarian!".
"But isn't Usagi lunarian?" Makoto asked.
"Yeah, and she doesn't have a tail." Minako added.
"I don't understand, the computer just says that Ranma is Lunarian." Ami said again.
"Perhaps I am different because I am lunarian royalty." Usagi quietly said as Ranma began to stir in her lap.
Ranma opened her eyes to see five curious girls staring down at her, she quickly checked that she was still in her female form and sighed in relief when she found that she still was. Still half asleep she noticed that her head rested in the lap of one of the girls looking at her she sprang to the roof and held on for dear life.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." Gasped out Ranma, Waiting for the objects to be thrown at her for being perverted, or even her fiance's to start coming out of the woodwork. Surprised at this rection Usagi worriedly asked what was wrong.
"You mean you aren't going to hit me for lying in your lap?" Ranma asked still clinging to the roof.
Usagi's eyes widened at this reponse "We won't hit you, now come down, we only want to ask some questions." Usagi spoke gently.
"OK." Said Ranma cautiously, but she still watched the other four girls warily, glancing occasionally at the unconscious Yuuichirou.
"Is he OK." She asked gesturing at the unconscious Yuuichirou.
"He will be when he wakes up." Answered Rei in a no-nonsense voice.
"That's good." Ranma answered sheepishly scratching the back of her head sheepishly, embarrassed at her performance when she woke up earlier. "Um, I'm Ranma Saotome, sorry about this."
"Where are you from Ranma." Usagi asked curiously, she wanted to know if there were any other lunarians on Earth. She had thought she was the only one.
"I'm from Nerima." shrugged Ranma.
"Your not human, are there others like you." Asked Ami.
"Nope, I was human until last week."
"So you haven't had the tail all your life?" Ami asked again.
"Nope, it grew in overnight, and then my hair started to go grey."
Usagi wanted to ask about the boy with the tail but didn't want to compromise their identities, so she settled for guiding Ranma to a cushion and sitting down next to him. It was then that Ranma noticed that it was dark, and he began to get up to leave.
"I gotta go, thanks for looking after me after that fight."
Quickly Rei asked the red haired girl to stay, pointing out that it was a long way to Nerima this late at night. Fearing the retribution of all of his fiance's, especially Akane if he stayed out all night, Ranma politely declined. Everyone got up to see Ranma off. Rei stepping over Yuuichirou on her way out. Saying their goodbyes, and offering an extended invitation for if she returned to the area, Ranma left.
"I can still feel her." Usagi murmured as Ranma dissapeared down the stairs.
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When the girls returned to the room in the temple where Yuuichirou had lain just 10 minutes ago, they found him calmly sitting on the chair with a new duffle. The old one had been destroyed in the fight. He looked at Rei and asked he about the monster. Rei told him that there was no monster, she had found him sleeping outside and moved him inside to be more comfortable. Yuuichirou looked at Rei and said that he was leaving. Rei just said goodbye and left the room. The other girls shuffled their feet uncomfortably, as Yuuichirou walked out of the door for the last time.
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Authors Note: Please R & R, let me know if the fight scene was too long. It seems to go on a bit. What is the link between Usagi and Ranma (Guess you’ll find out later – maybe it is a matchup, maybe it isn’t). Usagi OOC? Well Ranma weirdness effect, what can I say.