I don't own any of this. so don't sue me. This is an alternate universe so I will try to keep some of the time line the same but a lot is different but I would like some feed back flames or not

And so it begins

Ranma and his little brother Ryuma were playing tag, down the street at a neighborhood park. Their mother and father were sitting close by talking to Uncle and Aunt Tendo, and their three little cousins. "Ranma what do you think mom and dad are talking about with them?"

Ranma just shrugged his shoulder. "I don't know shrimp, but I think I have a way to find out, come on lets go play with the girls." Ranma and Ryuma go over to the girl, and start up a game of tag, since its three on two the girls don't see a problem with it and run a long way out into the field, away from the boys.

Meanwhile…

Genma sees how the boys are interacting with the girls and looks over to Soun. "Soun, I'm glad the boys are playing with the girls, this way we can watch and see which would make really good matches." Soun agrees with Genma. Just then the Nabiki run back over and flop down onto the floor, tired from being chased by the boys. Soun clears his throat, "Hello, Nabiki are you having fun out there? Are those boys giving you a run for your money? I think you are stronger than you think, now get out there and get the best out of those boys. You act like you've been defeated by them."

Nabiki looks over to her mom. " Mom, do we have to? Ranma always picks on me, and Akane and Ryuma are just fighting about who's better than who."

"Yes, dear (cough, cough) go play and just be nice. Talk to the boys like I talk to your father, and be patient. They are boys you know." Mrs. Tendo, looking very weak, and pail, still having a coughing fit shoos off Kasumi, to play with the others

Soun turns, and holds Kimiko. "Dear, maybe we should hold off on picking which children are going to be married, just until the doctor finds out what's going on with you."

Kimiko, a little outraged, "No, we will take care of the family honor here, and now. The schools will be joined and we will decide that today!"

Ranma sees Nabiki walking over toward the play ground, and Ranma leaps from the tree branch and falls right on top of her. "Yo! Nabs, what's with the long face, it makes you look old."

Nabiki startled at first looks up into Ranma eyes now madder than ever, before she says a word she looks away and sternly replies, "Nothing… mother's sick again," Nabiki turns and walks away, headed over to where the others are swings and playing.

After a little while has gone by, Ryuma and Akane get into a fight, and start competing. Ryuma yells at Akane, "I bet I can jump farther than you!" He leaps off the swing and rolls onto the ground. Akane jumps directly after him. Akane falls short of Yuma's jump and Akane picks up her mallet and tries to swing it at Ryuma. Just before she tries to hit him Ryuma knocks her to the ground, and they begin rolling around and start pushing and shoving each other.

Akane Screams "Jesus! Don't you ever play fair?" Ranma comes over and splits the two up. Akane at the top of her lungs screams," I HATE BOYS!" then storms off. Ryuma looks up at Ranma, "Thanks, I thought she would never stop trying to bite me." Ranma just shakes his head. "One day little brother you'll figure girls out."

Ranma sees Nabiki taking pictures from the top of the slide and charges up the slide in front of Nabiki, posing before she can take the picture. Ranma slides back down, Nabiki laughs, and slides down herself. Ranma then goes over to the swings where Kasumi is, and sits down on the swing next to her. "So, K-Chan… How's school going? Is that Kuno still acting like he wants to be a samurai, or what?"

Kasumi giggles, and looks over to Ranma. "Yes, he's still the same. His brother is starting to act the same way he does. He's begun to wear his Bokken on his side also. I think is is tarting to have a crush on Nabiki." Rama laughs and they just stay there watching Ryuma and Akane.

Back at the Saotome residence…

Nokia-Chan, "I think it's time that I take the boys off on another training trip."

Genma, now sweating bullets, "What the..? No you're not… After what you put my poor little Rama through at the cat fish training. I'm not even going to let you take my children out of my sight, not even for a second. If you think they need training and you must take them, you can take me along too. Would you like me to tell my mother that you think I'm making my son's weak by taking care of them?"

Genma starts to shake his head. "It's bad enough that you and Soun had to drag Kimiko out in this weather, when you know that she will not make it for another month, if that."

"Those poor girls are going to have it rough as it is and now you picking their husbands for them."

Ranma listening from his door just before his mother shut her door. Trying to figure out what is going on and why his dad would say the things he was saying. Ryuma watched his older brother sneak back into bed without making any noise. "Ranma, stop trying to act like a cat, you move like one already."Ryuma turns over in his bed, in attempts to get some sleep.

Ranma begins frantically searching the room after, hearing the C-A-T word. "Where is that evil animal?" Ranma realizes it was just Ryuma trying to get a rise out of him. "Little brother, you're really going to get it in the morning. You're so dead, when I get up."

Back at the Tendon's

Kimiko is having another coughing fit, and Soun is helping her lay down and wiping the sweat from her head with a cool towel.

"Dear, please get better. I don't know what I'm going to do without you." Soun say on the verge of tears. "I love you. And I know you will take care of my girls and make me proud" is all she says being for falling asleep.

Kasumi is holding her little sitter Akane while she cries herself to sleep. "It's going to be alright Akane, mom will get better." After Akane is asleep, Kasumi sneaks out of their room and heads down stairs, when she sees uncle Genma and her father drinking and laughing about the fact that the families will soon be joined.

What do the mean the family will be joined, Kasumi thinks and sits down on the stairs to hear what else they have to say.

"Soun what should I do she would not let me take the boys on a trip by myself. My sons are getting weak and I can't train them like the master said."

Genma say in a drunken tone, "Just take them in the morning before she gets up and leave her a note telling her you're going to make a man out of them. You know how she says her sons are so manly all the time."

"That's not a bad idea I could get Ranma to sign a contract and little Ryuma to use his hand print. That is just what the master would have said. No wonder you where his favorite one, Soun old boy."

Genma hands Soun the sake bottle. "I will take the boys in the morning and be out of Tokyo by the time she wakes up. " Genma then raises he glass and Soun does the same. "To the joining of the 'Anything Goes' schools and to the happiness of Ranma and Nabiki."

Saotome residence 3 am

Genma rushes into the boy's room, and shakes there bed's just hard enough not to wake their mother. "Get up boys I need you sign this card for your mother it's her birthday to day, OK."

The boys refuse to wake up, so Genma decided to throw cold water on the boys to wake them up. The boys sign the paper and then Genma tells them, "Get dressed it's going to be a big day, and were going on a training trip to a temple."

Genma now sweating bullets thinks to himself. "I need to get these two out of here, and fast. It's going to take another ten minutes to get everything together, and I can't forget to leave the note on the kitchen table."

Saotome residence 6 am

"GENMA..! YOU'RE A DEAD MAN!" Nodoka screams when she realizes that he had kidnapped her sons. "I'm going to kill you when I get my hands on you! Who knows what will happen to them with just that donkey with them!" Nodoka pulls herself together to call the police. "Hello, yes my name is Saotome Nodoka, and I would like to report a kidnapping! Yes, I have a note from my husband, telling me that he is going to take them for 10 years, and on Ran ma's 17th birthday he will bring them back showing me how manly they have become. I don't care why he took them, I just want my kids back. No I didn't give them permission to go. Yes I'll hold…"

After a few minutes a detective returns to the line.

"What! What do you mean there's nothing you can do? Okay, then I would like to report a theft. My husband stole all the money in the house. Yes! I know it was him, he left a note saying that he was taking all the money with them too. What do you mean, there's nothing you can do? Fine, I'll just call my father. He'll get you and your job. Good day!"

After taking a few breaths, Nodoka picks up the phone, and calls her father.

Nodoka's aunt picks up the phone. "Hello, this is the Sakuraba Residence, how may I help you?"

"Yes, Aunty it's Nodoka. Is daddy home? I really need to talk to him."

"Nod-Chan, it's good to hear from you. Hold on let me go and get him. He's having morning tea with the Prime Minister. It might be a few minutes dear. Would you like me to have him call you back?"

"Yes, that would be fine. Just tell him that it's very important. It's about my children, and for him to call back as soon as possible." Nodoka, trying not to cry "Aunty, tell him that my baster ed husband ran off with his grandsons, and all of our money."

"Why that JERK! I'll skin him alive. I'll have your father over to your house as soon as he's done. Would you like your mother and your niece to accompany him? I bet they'd love to see you. It's been 5 years since you've seen your family. I know your father said he'd never allow your husband into this house, but you and the kids are always welcome. Nodoka, I know this might not be the right time, but your mother is sick again, and I don't know if she'll make it this time."

Nodoka thinking to herself,' Why does everything have to be bad news today?'

"Aunty, I have a better idea, how about I come to the house today, and it will be easier on mother and father? I'll be over in a few hours. I have one more call to make, and if you would, could you send Jade over with the car in about an hour or so? I'll be ready when he gets here."

With a very saddened tone, "Yes dear, we'll be waiting for your arrival. I love you. Goodbye."

Then phone hangs up, and Nodoka presses the receiver and prepares to make another call."Just one more call, and if Soun knows anything about this, I'm going to make sure he regrets it…"

The Tendo home about 10 minutes later:

Ring… Ring… Ring…

Kimiko wipes off her hands to pick up the phone, wondering who's calling this early in the morning. "Hello, Tendo Residence…How can I help you?"

"Hi. Kimiko, it's Nodoka. Have you seen my husband, or my sons?"

"I saw him last night. Soun and Genma were having a drink why? What's wrong?"

Nodoka sighs, "They're gone. There's a note here saying that he was going to make them men among men, or he was going to sacrifice all of them to keep their honor. I need to know if Soun had anything to do with this, or if he knows where they were going."

Nodoka sighs, "Kimiko..they're gone… there's a note here saying that he was going to make them men among men, or he was going to sacrifice all of them to keep their honor!I need to know if Soun, had anything to do with this, or if he knows where they were going…'

Kimiko tries to calm Nodoka, her life long friend down…"Nodoka, hold on. Why don't you let me try to find out what's going on." "I'll call you right back okay?

"Okay, call me on my cell, I'm going over to my parents house in a little while, you can get a hold of me there." "Thank you, I know you'll do what you can."

I know I change the some of the plot and i fixed some of the age issues and time line stuff. I going thru and trying to bring this story back to life I lost my out lines a notes a long time ago so its time to get this story finished. 1/31/15