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Chaos in the Moon by Lioconvoy

Chapter Four: Awakening

Ranma started to open his eyes, or her eyes, he was a she again. Did someone splash her with cold water while she was unconscious, or was her transformation the result of the things that had flashed into her mind? So many new memories, they seemed so real, but were they hers or were they this girl's who looked like her. Usagi was her name wasn't it?

"I was wondering when you two would wake up. Ranma, Shingo spilled some juice on you and you turned into a girl, is there away to turn you back? Or is there a time limit or something?" Kenji sat in a chair he'd placed in front of his oldest son. He smiled as the boy turned girl opened her eyes.

"Hot water changes him back daddy." Usagi slowly sat up on the couch. She looked at her double. Some how she knew everything about her, or was it him? Ranma, that was his or her name. Such a terrible life, and the past nightmares the reincarnated princess suffered all came from that life. "Not all cat's are evil, just most of them."

"How can you tell the exceptions?" So her transformation was triggered normally, Ranma felt better about that. Like the blond she slowly sat up on the couch she was on. Looking into her eye additional flashes of the things she saw earlier started flowing in. The talking cats, Luna and Artemis, they were good cats, but they weren't really cats, they were aliens.

"Usagi, Ranma don't look each other in the eye." Kenji waited till both of his children were now looking at him. "Ranma, no doubt you're confused. Yesterday you thought you were Ranma Saotome, and today you find out you're Ranmyaku Tsukino. Your mother and I have decided to make a compromise with your name; if you want you can keep calling yourself Ranma. What just happen to you and Usagi is natural of twins in the Tsukino family. We have deep physic connections with our other half. Normally when you get old enough to understand I'd teach you and Usagi how to keep your thoughts to yourself, but since your uncle took you it was pointless to teach Usagi alone. Since neither of you have had any experience with the link the two of you may experience each other's memories whenever you make eye contact."

"Is that why we both collapsed? We overloaded each other when she was coming down the steps?" The new memories in her head weren't her own? That was a good thing; she didn't want to be a princess. Although that meant her sister was a princess? She'd have to talk to her about that. Another thing that she'd have to talk to Usagi about was Nabiki. Usagi had memories of the mercenary were completely different then Ranma's own. "The odd dreams I got those were Usagi's too?"

"After seeing your memories Ranma, I understand why I had so many cat nightmares. Uncle Genma is a monster." Twin, she was a twin. Usagi always wanted a sister, but now she was stuck with another brother. Although, the fact that Ranma could be a girl was a cool thing, she wouldn't abuse it though. Among other things she saw how much Ranma was struggling with his identity thanks to the dreams he got from her.

"Yes, that why you're mother likes to forget the fact she was ever a Saotome." The Tsukino patriarch paused and thought about his in-laws. He'd hopefully never see any of them again. "Dream swapping is normal; no matter how far you're separated you may see something belonging to the other. Tell me something Ranma; are you and Ms. Mizuno a couple?"

"Um I haven't seen Ami in a little over a year, but yeah I like her." Ranma blushed. How did his dad know about his interest in Ami? Did he have the ability to read his mind too?

Usagi rubbed that back of her head a bit embarrassed. "I'm sorry, I told dad about the dream of you and Ami kissing."

"Well your father and I have no problem with that. Ami is a very nice girl." Ikuko smiled as she walked into the room. Taking a cup of hot water, she dumped it on her son's head and was amazed as his body grew in size. From girl to boy with hot water, and maybe it was the cold juice that turned him female? "Now Ranma, this curse you have, how did my brother give it to you and why?"

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Now human again and dressed in a blue sleeveless Chinese silk shirt, black pants, and blue slippers, Ami wondered what her life would be like from this point on. "So hot water returns me to normal, but cold water will make me a cat again?"

"Yes, most sorry you lost clothes you fell in spring with. Many customers lose clothes in springs so I keep extras."

"I don't remember you offering me clothes after you and the panda tried to eat me." The memory of that event was still burned deeply in his mind. Ryoga was grateful that the curse was no more, but was Ami getting cursed worth the cure?

"You beat me and panda up before I could sir."

With the guide paying attention to Ryoga, Ami checked her subspace pocket. The books were there, the mercury computer, and the Mercury Pen. It was a good thing she'd put the pen in there after all. So all she lost in her clothes was a normal pen, and her Student ID. "Ryoga, how will we get back to Japan?"

Without answer his cousin/sister Ryoga stood up and put his hand on her shoulder. Thinking the spell in his mind and focusing once more on the Tendo Dojo, the teleported.

"Most strange. I never see customers vanish like that before. Hmm, bad omen maybe?" Sure the guide was talking to himself, but his daughter was visiting her friends at the Amazon village and he was quite lonely.

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"I can't believe sempai fled from me."

"Makoto, you should really get a clue. Your sempai isn't interested in you. I wonder if he'd be interest in me."

"Mina, since Ryoga is the re-incarnation of Gairyo, it's likely his feeling will eventually turn towards Rei." After Ryoga and Ami left, Rei and Mina filled Mako on what they had covered during her absence. Then Rei left for her date, Luna left to check on the status of the princess, and he was stuck with Mako and Mina and their boy gossip. It was only a matter of time before this topic came up.

"Rei? But she already has a boyfriend?" The senshi of Jupiter pouted. How could her sempai prefer Rei over herself?

"Hmp, Luna said Crises is available though right?" The senshi of Venus looked down at her pet.

"Actually, Crises was seeing Anathena. Although there were rules against the Prince seeing a senshi, so Gairyo and I kept our mouths shut."

"AMI GET'S USAGI'S TWIN!" Makoto was really starting to feel depressed. First Rei get's her sempai, and now Ami gets the prince.

"Yatta!"

Artemis, Mina, and Mako stopped in their tracks and turned to see Ami and Ryoga standing behind them. Ryoga then popped out of existence. The white cat just shook his head. "I see he's getting the hang of the teleporting spell."

Ami just blushed. That shout for joy was way too out of character for her. Still she liked Ranma, and she hoped he liked her, hopefully not just because of fate.

"Ami what happen to you, and why are your clothes different?" It was about time the bookworm took interest in boys. Mina was curious if Ryoga did something to her though.

"Ryoga and I spent the last hour and a half in China. I got cursed, lost my clothes, and a tour guide gave me these." It was probably for the best she went ahead and told the others about her curse, it be too hard to hide it from them.

"Cursed, how much trouble did you and sempai get into in only an hour and a half?" Then again with the magical powers her sempai supposedly had, maybe he cursed Ami? Maybe Makoto didn't know her sempai as well as she thought.

"Well…" That was all she could get out before the heavens opened up and it started to rain. Instantly Ami found herself trapped in her clothes pawing her way out she noticed the shocked expressions on her friend's faces.

"Jusenkyo had returned after all." Artemis looked the blue cat that had been Ami in the eye. "Ami can you still understand us?"

"Meow." The senshi of Mercury could understand the moon cat just fine, but could he understand her. She then felt herself being lifted up. Turning her head she saw she was in the arms of Makoto.

Minako stared at the blue feline now in Mako's arms. It looked like a normal enough of a cat, well except for its fur color. Picking up Ami's clothes she and her taller friend started running for cover from the rain.

He was certain of it. Jusenkyo, the magical springs Gairyo destroyed ages ago, had been reborn, though not as strong as they were before. The look of understanding he saw in Ami's eyes, she was still in their, if it had been the original Jusenkyo she'd loose herself when in her cursed form. As the male Mau followed his charge and Makoto to shelter he wondered what other surprises the future held.

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After explaining the origins of his curse to his parents Ranma asked if they would mind him getting some fresh air. His mother said he had to stay in the back yard. It made sense, he'd been stolen from her for the last thirteen years, and she didn't want to risk loosing him again. Stepping out into the back yard in the pouring rain he became a she again. After adjusting his clothes she started a simple kata. Eventfully his sister changed from her p.j.'s and came out to join him. As he moved she moved the same way as if she had the same training as himself. "You're pretty good Odango Atama."

"Hmp. It's your fault Osage no Onna, all those martial arts dreams. I think I've subconsciously absorbed all your moves." If he was going to pick on her, Usagi was more then willing to return the favor. In this rain her brother was once again a sister, and Usagi couldn't help but think of girly things to do with Ranma. However she held herself back. Ranma needed to get a grip on his identity before she started abusing his curse.

"A martial artist is only the art. That something Pop always said. Well uncle…" As much as he hated Genma, he'd been calling the old fart "pop" as long as he could remember. It would take some time to adjust to the fact this was his real family. Though he could definitely feel a bond with Usagi, it was deep now that the two of them were together. "Before you became Sailor Moon you only used to dream of eating."

"That's cause uncle panda always starved you." It was a constant companion as she was growing, the hunger. Of course she pretty sure she didn't need to be thinking of sweets all the time. "So you saw my nightmares of failure?"

"Yeah, and after seeing your memories I can see why Nabiki's death was among them. It's hard to see her as a nice person. She doesn't act that way at home." Ranma though about their recent memory swap. As they continued their kata's he stretched out his ki. There was a presence approaching, one he could do without, but he'd try not to flee from. "So Mom knows your Sailor Moon?"

"What?"

"Um, from what you remember her seeing, I thought she knew. I mean I don't recall her outright approaching you on it, but I get the feeling she's aware of your alter ego." Many would think him unperceptive, but that was far from the truth, well except when it came to Akane. It would take a full team of experts in physiology to understand her. "Stay behind me Luna, if I don't see you I think I can handle you."

The moon cat sighed as she approached the royal twins. She had to go through the "I'm fine as I don't see you" thing with Usagi as well. "So already you know about me? I assume you also know Usagi is Sailor Moon. What you may not know is you too are from the Silver Millennium. You are the reincarnation of Prince Crises, the twin brother of Princess Serenity."

"He knows everything I do Luna, we kind of swapped memories instead of dreams this time." Usagi stopped practicing went over to Luna to picked her up. With the moon cat in her arms she walked in front of Ranma. She then watched him stop his own Kata and back away. "Ranma, you're going to have to get used to Luna. If I did, you can."

"You had the experience second hand. I lived through it."

"Honestly Ranma, I'm not going to hurt you. Like I said you're the reincarnation of the Prince. I wouldn't touch a hair on your head." Looking at Ranma the black Mau frowned. She once made the mistake of scratching Usagi to wake her up, and ended up in a cast. It was an experience she didn't want to repeat. "I assure you Ranma, I fear you as much as you fear me."

Ranma calmed down and a memory of Usagi's popped into his head. Usagi almost killed the poor moon cat once. "I guess…"

Usagi watched he brother slowly move to Luna and start petting her. "See, she's not that bad."

"Meow"

Luna found herself dropped on the ground and noticed Usagi and Ranma had both ran inside. She then looked over at the source of the meow and saw Makoto holding a blue colored cat and a bag. "Mokoto, you know how Usagi feels about cats."

"I'm sorry Luna, Artimis mentioned Ranma had a Jusenkyo curse and I came here to find out how to turn Ami back into a human." She had come around back because it was about this time Usagi was normally in the kitchen getting her early evening snack. She hoped to bypass Usagi's brother while holding Ami like this.

"That's Ami?" Luna looked the other feline in the eyes and it nodded. "It's a Jusenkyo curse you say; originally you could trigger the transformation back with cow's milk."

"We tried that at a restaurant, it didn't work." Jupiter's senshi saw Usagi poke her head out the screen door of the kitchen. "Usagi this is Ami, she got cursed, can you asked your brother how to turn her back?"

"Hot water. Cold water triggers the change, hot water turns her back, now please take Ami out of here." Usagi didn't mean to be rude to her friends but the only reason she could accept Luna and Artemis was because of their crescent bald spots. If that was indeed Ami, and who knew what the evil felines were capable of, then she needed to get herself a bald spot for when she was a cat.

Makoto watched her "fearless" leader retreat back inside. "The least she could have done was offer me an umbrella."

"You know Usagi and her fear. Her safety comes first and all other thoughts are out the window." Speaking of windows, since the screen door was shut, she'd need a way in. Looking up she saw Shingo's window was opened. "Tomorrow we're going to have to have another meeting."

"Yeah, allots happen today. Hopefully Sempai won't runaway when I get there." Makoto started walking towards Ami's home; hopefully she'd be allowed to stay the night. She'd done enough walking in the rain.

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Ikuko giggled to herself. Since Shingo was staying at a friend's house tonight she could let Ranma sleep in his bed. However that would be a temporary solution, so instead since Ranma was a part-time girl anyway, he'd have to share Usagi's extra large bed with her. "Ranma, Usagi can I see the two of you?"

Beating his sister upstairs Ranma was glad to be called away from their training session with their father. The whole shielding his thoughts thing was boring. Then he was splashed with cold water. Maybe it was better if he had stayed and learned what his father had to teach. "Mom, I just turned back into a boy."

Usagi giggle as she came up behind Ranma. "What's up mom?"

"Usagi don't pick up any of your brother's bad speech habits. Sleeping arrangements for tonight, Ranma we're going to start cleaning out the attic for you to use as a room, but until that is ready you're going to stay in your sister's room." The Tsukino mother smiled as the looked of resentment surfaced on her oldest son's face. "Usagi has a large bed and if the both of you are girls I don't see the problem."

Usagi giggled harder. She promised herself not to pick on Ranma about his curse, but she couldn't help but find it funny that their mother was doing just that. Still sharing her bed with her brother was going to be awkward, even if she did share the womb with him sixteen years ago.

"Oh and can the two of you come in here for a moment." Ikuko led both twins into Usagi's room. After they both entered she closed the door behind them. "Usagi, would you give Ranma your locket for a moment?"

Now it was Ranma giggling at her. Usagi was shocked. Her mother did know she was Sailor Moon didn't she. Taking the moon locket from her pocket she handed to Ranma. She wondered what her mother was thinking. Then she noticed Ranma face now wore the shocked expression. Wait her mother didn't want him to do that did she? Could he? Luna did say he was the reincarnation of Serenity's twin. "Mom, I don't think Ranma can use it."

"Well we'll have to see won't we? Ranma, I think you know what to do."

He'd protest if not for the fact he knew it wouldn't get him anywhere. From Usagi's memories their mother could be quite stubborn. It must have been the one Saotome trait she had. Closing is eye he hope this wouldn't work, but somehow knew it would. "MOON PRISM POWER MAKE UP!"

Usagi could believe her eyes. Ranma's clothes faded from site and an energy aura formed around her, then from the locket ribbons sprang forth forming the leotard part of her Sailor Moon uniform. Next Ranma brought her arms over her head and the ribbons covered her hands and forearms forming the gloves, at her feet the ribbons became boots. The energy aura that had surround Ranma was gone now and Usagi could see that her red hair was now blonde. Ranma then leaned back and around her waist the skirt appeared, at the same time her braid became longer, then the jewel that formed the tiara's core appeared on her forehead. Now standing straight the tiara extended from its center jewel and earring appeared in Ranma ears. Finally Ranma strutted her legs and did the salute Usagi always finished her transformation with.

Ranma blushed. During the transformation he hadn't been able to control himself, but as he finished he did the pose by his own will. "Mom, why did you have me do this?"

"Well I notice when Usagi transforms she gets cleaned, I thought it be the fastest way to get that dye out of your hair. You can change back now." So that was what her first born went through when she became Sailor Moon. She didn't like the fact that Usagi went naked for a brief instant but if the aura seemed to keep her from being indecent. As Ikuko watched her son turn back to normal, her suspicion proved true, Ranma hair was no longer dyed, although it returned to its normal length. Then mother of the twins did something she should have done sooner. She encompassed them both great big hug. "I'm so glad to have you back Ranma."

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Lio's Corner:

- Gairyo performed a binding spell between Crises and Serenity so like Ryoga and Ami, Ranma and Usagi can use each other's powers. Usagi kinda gets the raw end of the deal since Ranma is just a fighter.
- This chapter ends day two of the story, the next chapter will start day three. With the exception of Nabiki and Cologne don't expect much from the rest of the Nerima Crew, Ranma and Ryoga have a destiny that they don't fit into whether Ryoga likes it or not.
-Update 14 Dec 05: After reviewing the story I've caught some more mistakes and fixed a couple things so they flow better.

LC Extra:
-Check out my LJ for an Image of Ryoga-mercury and Ami-cat by Pip. The image is linked in the entry for October 28th.