Shadow's Rebirth Revisited

Before I begin, I'd like to say that the first half of this fanfiction is a rewrite of Xen-oh's Original Shadow's Rebirth. I decided to adopt it after an anonymous reviewer suggested it. Now I know that I rarely have time to finish my own work, but I'd love to see one of the fics that inspired me to write my own fanfiction finished. Xen hasn't updated in what is possibly 7 years now and his fics still garner reviews and fans. And so for the sake of the fans (including myself), this rewrite will have all of his original content, with the grammar/spelling checked. So without any further delay, I present to you this fanfiction and hopefully Xen will come back one day and revisit his own masterpiece.

Prologue: Waking Up; Running Away

I'm falling. I can feel the heat increase and my body is beginning to burn. I glance up and see that my goal has been achieved. Earth is saved. I can finally let go and die. "Maria, this is the promise...I made to you..." I say as I enter the atmosphere. The heat is intense now and the pain is unbearable. But it doesn't matter, I did it, I helped stop the ultimate creation before it doomed Earth. That is when I see it. In front of me, falling at the same pace I am, it is a black emerald. It is glowing a strange black aura; it isn't evil but rather…chaotic. As if in a trance I grab it. Power floods through my system! I never felt so alive! Then I hit the ground.

"AAHHHH!" I woke up screaming, again. Luckily it is so silent, so I don't embarrass myself. This isn't the first time I had this dream. Its been a re-occurring all my life. It is something very important, I know it! But before I can think deeper, the damn panda rolls over and throws a sign at me, {Go to sleep boy!}, it rolls back over and goes to sleep.

"I hate you," I murmur, but he's already sleeping. I sigh and get dressed, black pants and red shirt. For some reason I love these colors. With a quick flip out the window, I'm out the Tendo home and roof hoping towards my destination.

I arrive at Furinkan High and quickly head to the track field. Without a thought, I'm on the track running. I can see and feel the scenery blur by me and before I know it I'm at the end of the field. I just ran the 400-meter run in five seconds. I know, it's amazing, but for some reason I feel that I should be able to go faster. So I go again, this time I'm straining to go faster. I finish and this time, it's three seconds.

"Damn it! Still no good," It begins to rain and I'm a redheaded girl. If you want to know the truth, it doesn't bother me like I say it does. Hell! The main reason I like it so much is because I can go faster. I catch my breath and begin to run again at full speed around the track. It's still raining, but the water doesn't slow me down. This time, the time is 2.4 seconds. I know, that speed can shatter numerous records, but I still feel so damn slow! I again catch my breath and stop breathing hard. My sweat, is washed away by the rain. I walk towards a huge tree in the corner of the field and sit under it's branches and silently watch the rain fall.

I just sat there, watching the rain fall, I don't know how much time passed, I think it was hours, just lost in thought. That was when I noticed I was male again, and there was a slight pressure on my shoulder. I look down and noticed that there was a person leaning on me. By the Kami, she is beautiful! She had long bright pink hair and a very angelic face. She was wearing a Furinkan High uniform that the rain, made cling to her curvy figure. I blush when I realized that she is leaning on my shoulder sleeping. I can feel my expression soften, because for some reason…I feel that I know her. She's something special.

Then I felt her aura, and almost gasped. She's more powerful then all the other fighters; she's at my level. I mean my level after the Saffron fight, where I stopped holding back; hell I bet she can whip him like a dog. I nudge her gentle, trying to not take notice of her soft skin. Her eyes open and I find myself staring into two red eyes. My heart catches and I get very intense feelings...I want to hold her, protect her. I think I'm in love.

I gain my nerve, "Who are you," I asked.

She smiles an in my opinion a very cute smile and pokes my nose with her finger and asks in a slightly husky voice, "Who am I?"

I get shivers down my back as a name enters my mind so I say it, "Amy."

I don't know where that name came from, but I'm glad because her smile widens showing perfect teeth, "So you are starting to remember," she says.

Before I can ask, she blurs and in a movement she's straddling my lap. I try heard not to notice that her skirt ridden up to show smooth silky thighs. My fingertips brush over them and we both shudder. I move my face from the sight to her face to find that she is staring at my eyes, not my blushing cheeks.

"Here's a better question," she pauses, "Who are you?"

And that stumps me, "...Ranma..." but I know I got the answer wrong before I said it.

She sighs and gets up, taking away the warm feeling, "You don't remember, she says sadly and starts to walk away.

I scramble to my feet, "Remember what," I yell. She stops but doesn't turn around.

"Don't you ever feel that no matter how fast you go, it's not fast enough? Don't you feel that something is missing, a piece of you is gone and you desperately need it back. That you are only millimeters from touching that piece, but you can't quite reach it?"

I answer without hesitation, "Yes every day of my life. Tell me. Who am I?"

She giggles, "Until you remember, your true name, I can't help you. Goodbye Ranma," and then she was gone. The sun came up and the rain stopped, but it was to late, she was gone. I walked back to the Tendo home, depressed, but excited.

End of Prologue

So tell me what you think of my revisions and if you enjoy it, I'll continue.