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"Person Speaking"
'Person Thinking'
"Demon Speaking"
'Demon Thinking'
At Jusendo:
"HiryūGyōtenHa"
The head of the Dragon Spout was forced to point up, spraying Jusenkyo water all over. Ranma was falling towards the ground, aiming so that he fell through the water. As the geyser touched him, he felt the familiar tingle of his Jusenkyo curse turning him into a her. Putting this out of her mind, she focuses on her awakening fiancé Akane who just returned to her normal state. The two smile to each other as they land, only for Ranma to pass out from the exertion, giving the ambient magic a chance to act. The massive influx rips a hole in space, pulling her through in a flash of golden-red light.
"Ranma!" Everyone screams as they are unable to do anything to prevent it.
"Damn it, Ranma. I was supposed to be the one to beat you!" Ryoga yells as he punches the ground.
"Ranma, you shall forever be placed in the history books as the strongest Amazon warrior." Cologne states in a proud yet mournful tone.
They went home to Japan and held a large funeral service for him. All three of the tribes surrounding Jusenkyo came. The Kunos had to be ejected for the domestic peace. A large horse made of rare metals was used as a gravestone, the final monument to Ranma's accomplishments.
Meanwhile, in the void between dimensions, a powerful being is trying franticly to protect its' host, even at the cost of reinforcing the seal that holds him in. Rapidly searching for a world that they can survive in, it finds a realm that would work. It pulls at the world as hard as it can, causing Ranma's body to disappear in another flash of light.
Outside of Konohagakure:
Two people with masks were currently patrolling the woods around town watching for suspicious activity. That suddenly stopped when a golden-red flash of light fell out of the sky at high speeds. As soon as they saw this, they started running towards the landing spot in a shun-shin.
"What the hell was that, Tora?" The one with the cat mask called out with a distinctly feminine voice.
Tora replied, "I don't know, Neko. Lets hurry up and find out."
"Right." Neko answered haughtily.
As soon as they reached ground zero, they noticed that whatever landed here made a HUGE crater, at least 15 meters wide. In the center of the crater is a small, black-haired boy, about 12-13 years old, with a burning seal mark on his stomach glowing with a soft gold color. His body was covered in injuries head to toe, bruises, cuts, scrapes, and VERY definite burn marks were present.
"What in Kami-sama's name happened to this kid?" Tora said in a shocked tone of voice, filled with disbelieve.
"Don't know. Lets get him to the Konoha Hospital." Neko finished in a hurried tone.
About ten minutes later, a bandaged Ranma was resting in a room of the hospital resting. He had a few IVs sticking into his arm to supply his body with nutrients. However, his consciousness was having it's first trip into the mindscape.
"Where am I?" Ranma called out, hoping for an answer. He wasn't disappointed.
"OVERHERE." A large booming voice resounded throughout the cave. Within mere minutes, Ranma found out where the voice came from. He came up to a large gate made out of a silver-like material, seemingly held closed by a strip of paper with the word 'Seal' on it. Behind the gate, however, made him extremely nervous, but not terrified out of his mind as usual. It was a large cat with one tail. The fur was a bright blue with lighting seeming to jump across. "Finally,Igettomeetmyhost."
"Who are you, and why am I not scared of you?" Ranma asked with a mix of nervousness, awe, and confusion.
"You know me as the spirit of your Neko-Ken. As for why you are not afraid of me, it is because the seal that holds me in you has been reinforced, sealing the Neko-Ken. Without the Neko-Ken, you no longer have abject fear to trigger it. In other words, the Neko-Ken is gone."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"FINALLY! By the way, what are you anyway?"
"A NekoRaiju, though you can just call me Rai. Also, if you need some help, I can lend you some of my power."
"Um, thanks. I don't know what to say."
"By the way, I should let you know that you aren't in your home world anymore."
"…" Ranma blink-blinked at thatcasual comment.
"heh heh, you're probably wondering what I mean? I mean that when you managed to beat that overgrown bird, the combination of magic in the area ripped a hole in space, throwing you into the void. I managed to find a world that we might be able to survive in, though I don't know much about this realm. Sorry about that."
"It's okay. I should probably wake up now. How do I get out of here?"
"Just focus on the real world. See ya."
"Okay, bye." Ranma finished the conversation and focused. Seconds later, his body disappeared from the mind scape.
Ranma opened his eyes only to be greeted with a white ceiling. As he felt out his body to find injuries, he noticed that he had an IV stuck into his arm. He also noticed that he had lots of bruises and cuts, and several second degree burns. After just laying there for a while, he heard people talking on the other side of the door.
"Hello? Is anyone there?" Ranma called out, his throat hurting due to being dry.
"Oh, he's awake. Go get Hokage-sama." A voice sounded through the closed door, sounding only like a whisper."I'll check to see how he is doing."
"Right," replied the second voice. He heard the sound of footsteps going away from him.
Ranma looked towards the door as it opened to reveal a woman in a hospital uniform wearing a head-band with a symbol similar to a leaf.
"How are you feeling?" She asked in a soft tone.
"Thirsty. Could you get me some water by any chance?" He asked, eyes drooping like he was barely concious.
"Sure. I'll be right back."
After a few moments, the woman came back carrying a tray with glasses of water.
"Here you are. Is there anything else you need?"
After drinking the water, Ranma asks the one question that all lost people ask: "Um, where am I?"
"You're in the Shinobi Hospital in Konohagakure. You were found in the forests just outside the village walls," she answered after stifling a giggle.
'Hmm, Konohagakure, The Village Hidden in the Leaves, eh? It seems that Rai was telling the truth. I really am in another world. What to do, what to do?' Ranma thought with varying intrest. Finally he spoke, "Is there any way I could talk to the person in charge of this area?"
"Yes, the Hokage is on his way here right now. He should be able to help you." She answered with a calm air about her, inadvertantly reminding him of Kasumi.
"Thank you."
'Hmm, my body seems to be about 12 years old. Damn, this is a problem.'
After a few minutes of thinking about the situation, an old-looking man wearing a white-brown robe carrying a pipe came in. He was soon followed by a man wearing something like body armor and a dog-like mask. Taking a puff of his pipe, the older one spoke, "Good afternoon. I see that you are recovering well?"
"Well enough. I've had to recover from bigger injuries before. Names' Ranma by the way, Ranma Saotome."
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sandaime Hokage of Konoha. What happened to you, if you don't mind me asking?"
"Nah, I don't mind. Picked a fight with a demi-god, clipped the birds' wings, and woke up here. That's the short version by the way."
"A demi… God?" Hiruzen queried with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeh, overgrown bird went psyco. Someone had to bring him down." Ranma commented as casually as if he was talking about the weather.
"You don't seem to think that that would be considered veryweird."
"Eh, when you've had the life I've lived, things like that seem pretty tame."
"That's… interesting. Can you elaborate, if you don't mind?"
"Sure. You might want to sit down for this. It's going to take a while." Ranma stated in a solemn tone. After the two adults sat down, he relayed a somewhat edited version of his life in Nerima. This was something that he was more open about mainly because of the fact that even he could barely believe it. He made sure to inform them of the Neko-ken and the fact that is was now sealed, eliciting a mental 'finally'. By the end of it, Hiruzen's eyes were as wide as they could be without popping out of their sockets. To say they were shocked would be to say that the ocean is big, MajorUnderstatement. After a few minutes of openly gaping at the young martial artist, the Hokage shook himself out of his daze and spoke.
"I… see. Is there anything else that I might need to know about?"
"Let's see, I have a curse that causes me to change into a girl."
This comment caused three raised eyebrows. "How did that happen?"
"Forced to go to a place called Jusenkyo, anyone who falls into the springs there gets cursed to turn into whatever drowned there with the touch of cold water."
"May I see this curse."
"Sure. Just get me some hot and cold water. That's all it takes."
"Of course. Dog, can you go get the water." The Hokage requested from the masked man. The man replied with a deep bow, "Right away, Hokage-Sama."
The two waited while Dog left to get the water. It took about a minute for him to return to the room with the water. He immediately handed the water to the pigtailed boy.
"Thanks. Now, as far as I know, cold water activates the curse," Ranma then punctuated his statement by dousing himself with the cold water, turning him into a her, "and hot water reverses the effect," she finished by dousing herself with the hot water, returning to her male form.
The two adults were left blinking. This went on for a few minutes until Ranma broke the silence, "Um, are you two okay?"
"Yeah, I think. Get some rest while I think about this. We'll be back tomorrow." The Hokage spoke with a slight daze.
"'kay. Ja ne." Ranma finished with a yawn. After the adults left, Ranma finally went to sleep.
A/N: There are going to be a few updates to this chapter before the next one comes out. Working on some timetable issues.
A/N: Sorry about not posting the second chapter yet. I haven't been able to get time to work on it lately, and a small bit of writer's block.