Blinded Stars

Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma ½ or Sailor Moon. They belong to their respected creator/ owners and I not making a cent of this. So keep the layers in their cages. We all know the rest….

Chapter 2: What's happening to me! PART 2

-Previous ending-

Ranma slowly opened her eyes to find that her aura was now several shades lighter then before and was shimmering and sparkling slightly.

"Wow, her levels just jumped again. If I'm reading this right, she is starting to gather energy within herself. What the? Her energy signature just changed as well. It gained a strong magical component… It's similar to our own!" Mercury shouted as she received the readings.

"Flaming Sniper!" Mars yelled, firing her attack at the unsuspecting youma. When the attack hit the youma's body steam arose from the area, obscuring half of its body from view.

-Previous ending, end-

Ranma slid into a stance that was unknown to her and yet seemed like she had always used it. She also seemed to recall several other stances that she haven't even seen or heard of. Ranma then felt the need or rather the urge to run and let the girls on the wall handle it, but she pushed the thought back and narrowed her eyes at the enemy as it began to dodge several more attacks made by the girl in the revealing red skirt outfit. "No, this is my fight," Ranma said under her breath as she cupped her hands to her side with such grace, like it was another over practiced art.

"Um. I think you all should take a look at the girl…" Venus shouted, noticing that the red head's forehead was shinning a golden hue.

Ranma charged forwards with her hands still at her side and all attention seemed instantly focused on her. When Ranma got within strike range she did a flip and jumped straight above the monster. She then shifted most of her ki into her arms as she came down head first. With only inches between herself and the monster she brought forward her arms so that they slammed into its body. The contact created a bright flash causing every one to turn away. As every one glanced back they were amazed as and stunned. Ranma was crouching in the area were the monster once stood, like she just landed. Her aura spent in the attack and her clothing was ripped, torn, and heavily burned. The street around her was a bit charred. As she stood up her shirt snapped in a few areas and fell off. When it hit the ground it crumbled into more pieces. Ranma turned to the girls in funny looking outfits and said "That was my fight! Why did you come barging into it?"

The Sailor Senshi were thrown for a loop as the half nude red head in front of them demanded why they tried to help out. Not to mention that she destroyed that youma with one attack.

"Wow, her readings are quite amazing. The way the magic flows through her body, just optimizes any spells she would cast," Mercury said continuing to scan the redhead in front of them.

"Ranma! Are you okay?" Kira asked running up to her with Ryoga in toe.

"Ya I'm fine. Though my body hurts a little from that last move," Ranma replied turning to the two. The scouts gave a glance at Mars when they noted Kira and a boy coming from the side lines.

"Wha… Ranma, what's the symbol on your forehead?" Ryoga asked.

"Ryoga give Ranma your shirt. We can't have her going around with out a top on," Kira interjected before Ranma could open her mouth.

"So who are you?" Moon asked pointing to Ranma. "And how were you able to do that?"

Ranma turned back to the strange outfitted girls after Ryoga relinquished this shirt to Ranma. "I'm Ranma Saotome, who are you?"

"Ranma, these are the Sailor Scouts!" Kira replied to her cousin.

"That's right, we're the Sailor Scouts," Mars replied striking a pose.

"Right…" was all Ranma replied to that.

"Um… Ranma what's with the glowing symbol on your head," Ryoga asked again.

"What glowing symbol?" Ranma asked putting her hand to her forehead as if to feel for it. But the only thing to note was that her forehead was a tad bit wormer then normal, but that wasn't any need for concern.

"It looks like a star," Kira said placing her hand on the marking and then quickly pulled her hand back as she got shocked by some static electricity before placing her hand back on Ranma's forehead to get a closer look.

"I've never seen one like that," Ryoga replied as he adjusted his undershirt.

"A star…?" The scouts said staring at Ranma.

"She is the one in my vision," Mars replied. "Did you see the way she was glowing?"

"Ya, but why is there a symbol glowing on her forehead?" Jupiter asked.

"Um, Kira is admitting the same energy waves as her look-a-like. But not at the same level, not even close," Mercury said getting the attention of the others. "And the boy is holding a large amount of life force as well."

"Are you saying that he's getting ready for an attack?" Jupiter asked.

"No, he just has an enormous amount of life energy inside of him. My computer is saying that all of the other readings support such a large amount," Mercury replied.

"But a person with that much life energy can't be normal… right?" Venus asked.

"Not really. Something's not right about those two; and Kira's readings aren't the same as they were last week," Mercury stated.

"So is the boy the same from your vision?" Moon asked.

"He looks like the same but I can't say for sure, until he fights. He had a green glow in my vision," Mars replied.

"HELLO? You still didn't answer me," Ranma said taking on an inpatient look.

"They're the Sailor Scouts. They're only here to help." Kira replied.

"I don't need help and they shouldn't get into other's fights," Ranma stated rather dryly.

"Hey, you weren't getting anywhere against that youma. So we jumped in!" Mars said getting a little frustrated with the girl's attitude.

"I was able to beat Saffron, and that thing was nothing in comparison to him," Ranma retorted.

"Oh really. Then why were you getting so frustrated with it?" Mars shot back.

"Ranma, just drop it. They only mean to help," Kira insisted.

"It was because it kept absorbing all the damage I dealt it and acted like it wasn't even phased," Ranma replied to the red skirted girl.

"Ranma…" Kira proceeded pulling on Ranma's arm. "Cut it out."

"They started it by jumping into my fight," Ranma replied with a pout.

"So how are you and that boy over there?" Moon asked as she pointed to the yellow bandana wearing boy next to them.

"Why would you care?" was Ranma's reply.

"RANMA!" Kira yelled as pulling on her arm again real hard.

"Yow, that hurt!" Ranma yelled back.

"Well 'Ranma' what's the boy's name?" Venus asked as she gave Ryoga a look over. "He's kinda cute!"

"Um. I'm Ryoga. Umm… thanks."

"We need to get going so… by!" Kira said grabbing hold of Ryoga's arm and pulling him and Ranma around the corner.

"Hey, wait!" Moon shouted as the three left, but was ignored.

"We're going to have a little chat Ranma after we get you a change in clothing and your going to tell me what you did to that youma," Kira said as the trio walked away leaving the scouts.

"I'm going to follow them from a distance," Mars said before jumping up to the roof of a building.

"I'm coming too," Jupiter said jumping up after her.

"Hey, wait up!" Mercury replied chasing after them.

-Back at the mansion-

"I thought you three would be out for a while," Mustang asked as they entered.

"Well one of those youma things attacked and Ranma fought it. But her clothing got damaged during the fight," Kira replied.

"So I take it that you're here to get Ranma a change of clothing?" Nodoka asked.

"Ya. That would be it," Ryoga replied as he walked pass and down the hall following the others.

"You're going to have to wait out here, Ryoga; while I get us ready," Kira stated still holding onto Ranma's arm.

"I take it that my Ranma won the fight. Right?" Nodoka asked Ryoga.

"Well ya, but he did a move I've never seen him use before. Then a symbol began to glow on Ranma forehead," Ryoga answered, finding that for some reason he just started to get the feeling that she was probing him for information of some kind other then what he was telling her.

"All right, wait till you see what I have Ran-chan wearing," Kira announce ten minutes later as she exited the room wearing a blue shirt and mini skirt.

"I see that you change yourself as well," Nodoka replied to the call. "Where's Ranma then?"
"Still in the room. I think she's too embarrassed to come out so… I'm going to get every one to come to her," Kira said with an evil grim.

"Now dear, don't be so mean. Ranma's not good with mind games and you might hurt her feelings," Nodoka chastised. "Let's go and get Ranma. She's probably in a panic right now." They began their walk to the room from the dining room where she was speaking with Ryoga.

"Ranma, are you all right in there?" Nodoka asked as she talked through the door.

"Just fine," came a shaky and unsure voice.

"Do you mind if I come in dear?" Nodoka said in a motherly voice.

"I guess…"

"Now wait right here Kira. I'll have her out in a second," Nodoka said before opening the door.

Ranma looked up from the bed which she was sitting on as a tear streamed down her face. "Who I'm I?" she asked.

"You're my Ranma, Dear. Who else could you be?" Nodoka said sitting down next to her. "Why the question?"

"I thought that I was supposed to be a man, yet…" she tailed off and looked to the floor.

"I heard that after the fight everyone noticed a symbol appeared on your forehead."

"Ya, not like I've had enough of strange events in my life. I didn't get to look at it though."

"Oh, how come?" she said pulling Ranma into her lap and wiping away some of the tears.

"It faded away shortly after we left the area," Ranma said, her voice still somewhat shaky.

"You were born as a boy, but please finish your thought from earlier," Nodoka cooed bringing her arm around her.

"Ever since the Saffron incident, I've been having this nagging feeling that I'm not who every one says I am," Ranma replied.

"Of course you are. You're my Ranma. My child," Nodoka replied pulling Ranma into a full embrace.

"No… there's… something else. I feel different as a girl. I feel that it's not my place to fight and protect others. I feel like I should be dancing at a banquet in a… 'dress' with someone… on my arm," she said as another tear rolled down her cheek. Her voice being muffled by her mothers body. "And yet it feels right that I fought the monster…"

"You're just confused by where your place is or rather where it should be. Just follow your heart and you will end up where you should be," Nodoka replied raising Ranma's chin to reveal her face with a stream of tears running down it.

"I'm supposed to be 'a man amongst men', not a girl…" Ranma replied, forcing her face back down.

"Why do you run from your feelings and push them away to such a point that they hurt you so much?" her mother asked.

"…Men don't show their feelings… I've even failed to that."

"Nonsense, men do show their feelings. They do so in many different ways just like women."

"I'm crying… only the weak and girls do so… I'm 'both'…"

"Your not weak; from all the stories that I've hear about you. No one should even dare to call you weak," Nodoka said as she began to rock her and rub her back.

"But girls are week, and I'm…"

"How many boys have you fought in your girl form or another girl fought and beaten that boy?" Nodoka asked, cutting Ranma's sentence short.

"Um… I don't know, a lot… but all of those that fought me were not at my level so they really don't count."

"You miss the point. You are able to beat them because you are stronger then them and that's all there is to it. You're not weak. You're one of the strongest ones around."

"But-"

"There are no exceptions Ranma. You won because you are strong."

"……."

"Kira, you can come in now," Nodoka said loudly so Kira could hear her. Ranma listen to the door open and her cousin enter and walk up to them. She also felt her sit down next to them and her arm place on her back. "I take it that you had your ear up to the door, dear?" Nodoka asked shifting to accommodate the other girl.

"Um… sorry… I didn't mean to intrude," Kira replied looking away from Nodoka.

"That's all right dear; Ranma is going to need someone. It might as well be someone near," Nodoka said as she lifted Ranma's face again.

"Ranma……" was all Kira said before she rapped her arms around Ranma bringing her to her side. "I won't let any one hurt you. I promise," she continued a little while later.

"I'll let you two be for a while. I have something to talk about with my brother," Nodoka said as she removed herself from the bed. She then found Ryoga wondering aimlessly down the hall and directed him to fallow her.

Back in the room Kira shifted her position to support Ranma and had her in a steady hug. "What wrong? You weren't sad when I left," Kira asked.

"… I'm not acting like myself," Ranma replied as some more tears streamed down her face.

"But how do you know who you are or how you act if you keep on hiding and pushing things away?" Kira replied challenging Ranma's statement.

"I've never acted this way. Now thinking back on some events; I feel that I've gone crazy."

"Which ones?"

"I would have never gone along with getting my ears pierced if I was in my right state of mind. Yet the idea even now seems okay."

"Don't worry Ranma, I'll help guide you on whatever you choose," she said before pressing her lips to Ranma's and tightening her embrace.

-Outside up in a tree-

"Ah… Master will be pleased to know that Ranma has yet to return. I find it intriguing that redhaired girl that he talks so much about has a sister. Yet I will have to inform him that Ranma still has that Ryoga guarding them," said a little short man in a ninja garb. Farther out on the gate walls three Senshi are staring at a little compacted super computer.

"So what just happen? The readings just dropped like a rock," Mars asked.

"It would seem that she either has 'powered down' or has used up all of her energy," Mercury replied.

"So the other reddish-orange dot would be the girl from school, Kira. Right?" Jupiter asked pointing to the screen.

"Right now the both of them are reading the exact same…"

"Hey what's that dark blue dot right there?" Jupiter said motioning to the screen a little further down this time.

"Um I think the readings say that it's a guy in a tree over there," Mercury replied pointing in the direction.

"Can we see what they're doing from this distance on you computer?" Mars asked

"Well let's see… kind of. I can show the room in a slight 3D form; focusing on them."

"How is that not actually watching them?"

"Color is based on energy level readings, clothing doesn't show up if it's light enough…, and not all the time the image comes in clear."

"Mercury… Why doesn't light clothing appear?" Jupiter asked with a silly grim on her face.

"Hey… what are you thinking with that look?" Mercury shouted.

"Oh I don't think we need to say to tell you," Mars replied "So who have you been looking at?"

"Wha… err… No one!" Mercury replied to the accusation.

"We can talk about Mercury's little spy toy later. Let's find out what's going on in there." Jupiter stated pushing here own ideas aside.

"Hey Kira, your friend Usagi called and said that you can meet her at the school instead because of the attack," Mustang said after a few light knocks on Kira's door.

"Alright, we'll be out in a little bit," Kira replied looking to the door. "Come on Ranma. I would like you to meet her. She very well… fun."

"Okay." Ranma replied wiping her eyes.

"Don't worry about the dress, you look fine. All we need to get you is a pair of slippers that match."


Ok. just a few notes.

Mustang is not from F.M.A. to all those that have asked. i just liked the name.

the farthest that Ranma's and Ryoga's relationship is going to go is being good friends. (but a few have catch on how i'm going to do it.) (i'm evil at times)

As for what is happening to Ranma, i leave as a secret.

The papers Genma signed have yet to take full effect. I'll amit that i've been ignoring that end. i try to fix that in the next chapter.

Please tell me of any plot holes within eny of the chapters so i can repair them.