Catch a Cat By It's Tail
(A Ranma 1/2 and Sailor Moon fanfic)
by Shea McIntee
Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon, and/or any other
series mentioned; they belong to Rumiko Takahashi and others whom
I humbly abase myself before. I'm not worthy!
Prologue
The valley was quiet and still. The cool crisp air blew softly
across the many pools dotting the valley, and past a small hut.
Aside from the blowing breeze and the rustling of a few scattered
trees, the only noise was the sound of a single bird singing. It's
song told the uncomprehending world a tale passed down through the
generations, of love and tragic death among the stars, long before
this valley was born.
And then the silence was broken.
"Oh! Honored Customers be careful! Very bad you fall in spring!"
*ker-splash!*
"Ha! Slowing down already, oyaji?"
"Growlph!"
"Huh?"
*WHAM!*
"Waaahh?!"
*CRUNCH!*
"I-t-e..."
*Splash!*
The guide winced as the honored customer (now a panda) slammed the
young honored customer into a small cliff inder an overhang, who then
slid limply down into a small spring below, with blodd tracing his
path down. That had to REALLY hurt.
He sighed as he walked towards the panda.
"Graowph?"
"Sir! You fall in 'Shaomonichuan,' Spring of Drowned Panda. There
tragic story of panda who drown in spring two thousand year ago. Now,
whoever fall in spring take body of panda!"
"Roarf??"
The guide, with a slightly dazed (and pale) panda, walked towards the
small spring where the other customer had fallen.
Genma was panicking. 'Turn into a panda?!?' And his son had fallen
into a spring!
'Kami-sama, Nodoka will make a rug out of me! Now he'll never fulfill
the pledge with the Tendos and support me in my old age!'
Visions of sharp katanas mingled with those of a haggard and
skeletally thin Genma starving on the streets.
'Where did he land? What if he... (and here he shuddered) what if he
turned into a weak girl! Nodoka will fillet me, and THEN make a rug
out of me! And then... she'll force me to fulfill that contract!
The guide reached the small spring, really more of an overgrown
puddle, and, pulling out a long pole out of nowhere, fished around in
the pool, and dragged a smallish limp form out.
"Oh! Poor honored customer fall into maonichuan, spring of drowned
cat!"
He paused for a moment. "{strange... I could have thought that that
spring was over there...}" he muttered under his breath.
'Well, this isn't that bad... maybe the boy will finally get over his
weak fear of cats.'
Ranma coughed and stirred, and opened his eyes. He frowned. The world
felt... different. He wiped at his face with his hand and then froze.
The carefully looked at his hand and started to tremble. He edged
slowly towards a pool of water and peered in. Furry face... pointed
ears... sharp teeth and claws... slitted eyes...
"Ahhhhh!! C-c-c-cat!!"
And he raced away in a total panic.
Author's Notes: Well, this was sitting around in my notebook for a
while, and I came across it and decided to post it. Comments/criticism
is quite welcome: deus_ex_mach42@hotmail.com
Update Notes: Okay, after a suggestion by Darkreign, I decided to
continue writing this fic. Originally, it was going to be a sailor
moon/ranma crossover involving lots of poking fun and such, but that was
kinda usurped by the "For If We Shadows Have Affended" idea. Instead,
it'll be somewhat different in concept, although there'll be plenty of
attempts at humor.
PS: BTW, I've noticed that a rather large number of my fics involve
Ranma 1/2 and Sailor Moon... huh...
PPS: I think I'm done with writing more prologues/chapter ones instead
of working on stuff I've already started... except I'm trying to figure
out a Ranma/Chronicles of Amber (Zelazny) crossover and a Ranma/Darkover
crossover.
(A Ranma 1/2 and Sailor Moon fanfic)
by Shea McIntee
Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon, and/or any other
series mentioned; they belong to Rumiko Takahashi and others whom
I humbly abase myself before. I'm not worthy!
Prologue
The valley was quiet and still. The cool crisp air blew softly
across the many pools dotting the valley, and past a small hut.
Aside from the blowing breeze and the rustling of a few scattered
trees, the only noise was the sound of a single bird singing. It's
song told the uncomprehending world a tale passed down through the
generations, of love and tragic death among the stars, long before
this valley was born.
And then the silence was broken.
"Oh! Honored Customers be careful! Very bad you fall in spring!"
*ker-splash!*
"Ha! Slowing down already, oyaji?"
"Growlph!"
"Huh?"
*WHAM!*
"Waaahh?!"
*CRUNCH!*
"I-t-e..."
*Splash!*
The guide winced as the honored customer (now a panda) slammed the
young honored customer into a small cliff inder an overhang, who then
slid limply down into a small spring below, with blodd tracing his
path down. That had to REALLY hurt.
He sighed as he walked towards the panda.
"Graowph?"
"Sir! You fall in 'Shaomonichuan,' Spring of Drowned Panda. There
tragic story of panda who drown in spring two thousand year ago. Now,
whoever fall in spring take body of panda!"
"Roarf??"
The guide, with a slightly dazed (and pale) panda, walked towards the
small spring where the other customer had fallen.
Genma was panicking. 'Turn into a panda?!?' And his son had fallen
into a spring!
'Kami-sama, Nodoka will make a rug out of me! Now he'll never fulfill
the pledge with the Tendos and support me in my old age!'
Visions of sharp katanas mingled with those of a haggard and
skeletally thin Genma starving on the streets.
'Where did he land? What if he... (and here he shuddered) what if he
turned into a weak girl! Nodoka will fillet me, and THEN make a rug
out of me! And then... she'll force me to fulfill that contract!
The guide reached the small spring, really more of an overgrown
puddle, and, pulling out a long pole out of nowhere, fished around in
the pool, and dragged a smallish limp form out.
"Oh! Poor honored customer fall into maonichuan, spring of drowned
cat!"
He paused for a moment. "{strange... I could have thought that that
spring was over there...}" he muttered under his breath.
'Well, this isn't that bad... maybe the boy will finally get over his
weak fear of cats.'
Ranma coughed and stirred, and opened his eyes. He frowned. The world
felt... different. He wiped at his face with his hand and then froze.
The carefully looked at his hand and started to tremble. He edged
slowly towards a pool of water and peered in. Furry face... pointed
ears... sharp teeth and claws... slitted eyes...
"Ahhhhh!! C-c-c-cat!!"
And he raced away in a total panic.
Author's Notes: Well, this was sitting around in my notebook for a
while, and I came across it and decided to post it. Comments/criticism
is quite welcome: deus_ex_mach42@hotmail.com
Update Notes: Okay, after a suggestion by Darkreign, I decided to
continue writing this fic. Originally, it was going to be a sailor
moon/ranma crossover involving lots of poking fun and such, but that was
kinda usurped by the "For If We Shadows Have Affended" idea. Instead,
it'll be somewhat different in concept, although there'll be plenty of
attempts at humor.
PS: BTW, I've noticed that a rather large number of my fics involve
Ranma 1/2 and Sailor Moon... huh...
PPS: I think I'm done with writing more prologues/chapter ones instead
of working on stuff I've already started... except I'm trying to figure
out a Ranma/Chronicles of Amber (Zelazny) crossover and a Ranma/Darkover
crossover.