Justice of Time
By AnimeFreak317
Disclaimer-None of these characters are mine. They are the property of their respective owners and are not being used for financial gain.
Author's Notes-I know that some of you are wondering why in the first chapter I had it set up looking like Ranma was the reincarnation of Inu Yasha and in the second as Kikyo/Kagome. You will have to trust me on this that there is a reason for it. I apologize for making it sound so confusing and such, but hey, any good writer can work around their own mistakes, can't they? (I'd better if I don't want more flames than I already got.)
This is the revised version of this chapter. I'll try to have more chapters much sooner than later like I did. I do want to thank all of you that have been so patient with me in waiting for a new installment of JoT. You may find subtle differences between what I had posted the first time and what I have now. And I'm sorry for being such a slouch in my writing (standing vertical DEEP bow) minna, gomen nasai. (ow...my back, please help me straighten back up. Owie owie owie).
Oh, almost forgot. This fic was inspired by various fics such as--Aijou & Aitou, Little Angel Lost, Shadow's Rebirth, Kasumi's Guilt, and such. All great fics that should be checked out.
Don't forget to read and comment on Becky Burger's Sailor Ranko series. She's been looking for comments on her great series and it's true that it hasn't been given the recognition it deserves. Also, she started reading her stories online, so anyone who want to listen, check it out And someone please put her in the top 10 list.
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Chapter 3-Criminal Intent
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The day was finally over. School was out and plans were made by most of the students of Furinkan High. But there were those who were worried for some reason. Two in particular felt a great deal of sadness at lunch that they couldn't describe, thus making the day seem longer than normal. Though they couldn't express it to each other verbally, they could see it in each other's eyes that something was a mist. Not able to do much about it for the time being they focused on their classes as best they could. When that bell rang, they saw their blue haired 'friend' rush out the door without even saying goodbye, not that they would have cared at all or anything.
Now they were walking out the school, hoping to see Ranma later at the mall like they said they would. This was the only bright side they saw all day. The hope to see their friend again.
"Hey ladies, have I got some hot news for you," said a voice off to their left. "Maybe you'd be interested in it."
"Why would we be?" asked Sayuri without breaking stride.
"Oh, no reason really, It just involves a certain friend of yours that never made it back from the fight this morning. It's so fresh that even Nabiki doesn't have the inside information. So what do you say?"
This made the two stop in their tracks to hear what the informant had to say. "And how much is this going to cost us?" replied Yuka.
"Oh, not much, say 10,000 yen."
"WHAT?!" replied the two.
"Trust me, it's worth that. Just imagine what it would cost if Nabiki were to sell it to you. Not to mention what she'd have you two do for her...again."
Sigh She was right. Compared to Nabiki, this was one hell of a deal. Neither of them wanted to dress in negligee again while entertaining Special Guest of her's again. Never had they been so embarrassed. Looking at each other they gave each a quick nod and pooled their money together. It also meant that they wouldn't be spending as much, if anything shopping later.
"Thanks for your business. Now, since Nabiki has people listening all around, you'll have to read this on your way home. I personally don't want to lose more business than necessary, considering everything. Well, enjoy your day," the informant said with a smile as she walked off.
That smile didn't do anything to lift their spirits. If anything it made them more wary. They knew for a fact that she didn't like Ranma one bit. Ever since she saw him holding a pair of her panties, she's held a special place of disgust for the pigtailed martial artist. It wasn't even his fault. Happosai handed them to him as he was passing by screaming about gifts for his heir.
Without giving it any more though, the two quickly rushed out the school and got a few blocks away from there when they opened the note.
Dear 'Sweet' Yuka and Sayuri,
I am happy to announce that I have heard from my informant, who
heard from her brother, who heard from his girlfriend, who heard from her
mother, who heard from her friend, who heard from her husband, who works for the
Juban P.D. that Ranma was brought to the Juban Memorial Hospitable and was not
expected to make it. Have a 'Pleasant' day.
Kakano Bieko, Luscious Informationist Extraordinaire
As soon as they finished the note, they quickly ran to their homes, agreeing to change and get some extra money for the train ride to Juban. They said they'd meet by the ticket window in 20 minutes.
Ten minutes later they were on the train to Juban to see their friend, praying that she was still alive when they got there.
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Nodoka was sitting at home, much like she always has. It has been years since she had even heard of the whereabouts of her son and husband. This, like any other day was filled with echoes of silence in the halls of the Saotome estate. The emptiness was like an unwelcome friend to her. She wished that she would hear word from someone whether or not her family was still alive. She would do anything. Even burn the contract that was held in her hand, worn from the years and tears spilt on it. She wanted nothing more to do with it. However she couldn't part with it. It was the last peace of 'art' that her son made. To her, that was all it was, her son's artwork. No reasonably rational individual would even consider the words that were on the paper to have any meaning anyways. This was the main comfort in her days.
Today was no exception either. For some reason, since about mid day, she felt a surging emotion of depression fall upon her. One that she felt only months prior. Only more so. She didn't know why, but she had a bad feeling about today. The omens were everywhere. The strange dream of being on the moon during a ball, a red-headed girl that looked much like her, both wearing matching blue and aqua green dresses that reached to the floor. All having fun before an attack that destroyed the palace, hurling the red-headed girl towards the Earth and kill what she assumed to be friend's or servants lives before her very eyes. All before being engulfed in a bright light that came from the Queen's dormant location.
Ring ring ring
The telephone rang in the distance of the house, snapping her from her day dreams. Without sparing a second she dashed over, hopefully to hear something that would ease her suffering, not compound them (dam telemarketers).
"Moshi moshi, Saotome residence, Nodoka speaking."
"Yes Saotome-san, my name is Dr. Meiou from Juban Memorial Hospital." Nodoka suddenly froze up. "We had a patient here by the name of Ranma Saotome, do you know her?"
'Her?' she though. That can't be right, last time I checked... "I'm sorry, did you say 'her'?"
"Yes I did."
Visibly slumping over Nodoka continued, "I'm sorry, I don't have any daughters. Only a son named Ranma though."
"I understand that, however, from what I can gather from her doctor in Nerima, she has a gender changing curse that changes with cold water, turning her into a red-headed girl."
She gasped at this, like it was from her dream. "Do you know where she is now?"
"I'm sorry, but after she was taken care of at the hospital, she was released. If you want, I could give you the address of where she might be. Then you can see with your own eyes if she is your child or not."
On one hand, it was impossible for something like changing genders to happen with what...water? On the other hand, this red-headed girl sounded like the girl from the dreams. She didn't know how, but it might ease her dreams a little. With that in mind, she made her choice.
"Onegai," besides, she had nothing better to do that day.
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The police have been searching the Tendo dojo for over an hour. Just when they thought they were done, they would find more evidence and weapons that could be used against the family. Of the evidence, which included katana's, tanto's, mallets, staffs, diaries, mallets, and such, the most useful was the photos and notes found in Nabiki's room. In there they also found hidden wall safes and floor panels. It was also there that they found a lot of the blackmailing evidence that she had on most everyone in Nerima. This evidence indicated that she was also in locations that she shouldn't be in. The most incriminating thing that they found in her possession was a 9mm pistol, without a permit. This would be her downfall if nothing else.
"Detective," called one of the third team members. "We just got word that the two Tendo girls were let out of school and are on their way home. Should we go with plan 'A'?"
Detective Ichio thought about it for a moment. Then he gave his decision. "No, go with plan 'B' and hide the cars and ourselves. As soon as they walk in the gates we surround them. Remind everyone to have their tasers set on full power against them. Don't take any chances with them. Remember, if they make any hostile threats, verbal or physical, use any force necessary. Got it?"
"Yes sir." And with that, the officer went into motion, informing the others.
It was moments later that the cars were parked around the corner of the dojo wall, out of sight. One of the scouters spotted the two coming two blocks down and radioed in.
"Alright everyone, get into position and wait for my command." With that everyone found a place to hide out of sight.
This is it, the moment I've been waiting for. The moment of truth. Promotion her I com...
"Sir, you should hide too you know," said Officer Yugi. "That is unless you want to give them a 'Tadama' when they walk in."
Shrinking back quickly he did so. No point being in point blank range and risking injury before he could enjoy the promotion.
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"HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO OUR DAUGHTER!!!" screamed Michiru as she went to rip apart the beast that deflowered her daughter. She didn't even care who or what was in bed with her, she just knew that that person was going to pay.
As soon as she grabs the red-headed individual, she gets thrown across the room and lands on her lover. Looking up she sees that the individual was a female, and can confirm that her daughter was indeed growing up as the evidence was clear on both their chest and evidence that also proved that their hair color was their natural color when the bed cover were taken with her. What surprised her even more was the fact that she was still sleeping.
But "HOW" she was sleeping was what still enraged Michiru, who had her parental instincts in full focus on. I.E.--Destroy the perp who took away her daughter's innocence.
Charging again without precautions, she leapt at the duo only to be stopped by a quick kick to the solar plexus sending her across the room, again, landing on her lover again, and being knocked out.
The other two were strangely silent through out this, more so with a full body blush after Michiru's second attempt after the kick and seeing the red-head's and their daughter's leg, which was wrapped over the red-head's, being lifted high in the air for a moment before slowly lowering them back down.
"Maybe we should wait till they wake up before talking to them." Haruka quickly agreed as she stood up with the green haired woman in her arms and walked out.
Michiru makes for a grab at the slumbering Ranma-chan, but gets back handed in an unconscious motion. Recovering from the first assault, she tries again, only to get a second one, where Ranma ends up wrapping Hotaru in an even tighter embrace. Haruka restrains her from further assaults, and both agree to wait till they wake up to dispense their justice.
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She was about to give her answer when she was interrupted. "And what's this deal with the title 'Princess?' You know I haven't been a Princess for years."
"Sorry, your majesty. Just an old memory of how I enjoyed teasing you. In my book, you'll always be the playful little princess who wined about all her studies. Besides, I remember watching you grow up for so long that in so many ways, your still a child to me."
The queen smiled at this. "While at the same time, now anyways, you're the child."
Kasumi let of a sigh as she knew that she still couldn't win in a war with words with her queen.
"Now let me tell you something you may not know."
This peaked the re-awakened Senshi's interest.
"You see, when I sent everyone's soul forward, their memories went with them. Sadly, Setsuna was too far away for my spell to send her too, not that it would have done much of anything anyways. Only a portion of her soul and most of her memories were sent forward and reborn in you."
"Does that mean..." Kasumi started to ask.
"Yes, your souls were originally one. Since the spell wouldn't kill, but heal, when your souls split, her soul was made whole so she would live, also making yours whole and that solely your own. Your two can never merge together again."
Kasumi stood there wobbling as she absorbed this information. Feeling like she was going to fall she started reaching around to grab hold of anything to help steady herself. She then felt a pole to grab onto to recollect her thoughts. Strange though as the pole itself was not fixated to the floor, wall or ceiling.
Finally collecting herself she looked at what she grabbed onto, freezing in shock.
It was the Garnet Rod. The same one to access the Gates of Time and the Plutonian Castle.
Looking in shock she looked questioningly at Queen Serenity.
"Yes, that is the Garnet Rod."
"But...but how?"
"That's simple, every Senshi has a weapon that was designed for them, more so for their station on their home world. Sadly, only the outers have reclaimed theirs while the inners will need help finding theirs."
"But that doesn't explain..." she started as she was cut off.
"Yes it does. You see, it's one for every spirit and soul. Note how your gem is green when it use to be white."
Listening to her queen, Kasumi took a closer look at the key and realized that she was right. It use to be white. A color of balance. The only way to truly see into the future was for chaos to be equal to that of order. Then it dawned on her...
Serenity smiled as she saw Kasumi knew come to the realization of what needed to be done.
"You know what to do," she stated.
Nodding her head she stretched her hand to the gem on top. She stopped inches away from covering it to look at her queen one last time. "Thank you, my friend, my princess, my queen."
Placing her hand over the gem Kasumi called out the transformation phrase for the first time in 'her' life, "PLUTO PLANET POWER, MAKE-UP!!!"
Suddenly a bright light engulfed her as she disappeared from the realm of dreams.
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Keichi had a hard time looking at the goddess in front of him. He was feeling both embarrassment and shame. Embarrassment from Urd earlier when she told him the terms of his loss. Shame that he knew too little about how to be intimate. Even when his sempai brought in porn magazines to show off, he couldn't look at it without bleeding through his nostrils and passing out. Even after they forced him to look, the longest he remained conscious was about 10 seconds.
Across from him Belldandy was also in a similar state, face flush red. She never learned how the act works, only stories of the experiences from her older sister. Her entire life prior to meeting Keichi was filled with saving the lives of others, healing spirits that became tainted from abuse to their beings, and serving her father. She saw naked bodies before, but never connected them with acts of intimacy as she mostly looked into their souls.
"So uh..." they both said simultaneously.
Neither said another word as their courage faded...again.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK
"Oneesan, can I come in?" asked the goddess of the future.
"H...Hai." squeaked out the two, again finding the weaves in the tannin mats very interesting.
Opening the door Skuld crossed into the room, shutting the door behind her. Her walk to the other side of the room from her sister and her 'boyfriend' could only be described as the walk of a professor before they gave their lecture of the day. With her she carried the box that Kami-sama sent to her. She knew what she had to do, as it was her idea to begin with, and with her father's approval.
Setting the box down, she opened it up to pull out an easel, followed by a gigantic note pad that had no writing on the front.
Once she was set up, she turned to the two. "It has come to my attention that the two of you missed out on some very important classes when you were younger."
The two 'students' could only blink in wonder as to what that could be.
"These classes were ones that are near vital to anyone who is entering their teenage years. Oneechan, you were sick on those days, as were you Keichi," she said as they looked at her questioningly. "It's way past time, as Kami-sama said himself, for you two to learn," she continued while flipping the front sheet of the giant note pad, "all about Sex-ed."
THUMP THUMP
Skuld looked back at the two, seeing that her sister fainted and Keichi passed out from blood loss, staining his new shirt that he got only the week before. It was so hard to get blood out of the Chinese Kung-Fu shirts.
Shaking her head, she looked back at the first page which depicted a man and a woman standing side by side, kissing and caressing each other while displaying their full assets.
SIGH "This is going to take longer than I thought," she said aloud while shaking her hung head back and forth.
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In the dark recesses of some unknown castle, a new presence has awoken. After two and a half millenniums he had finally drawn the necessary power to free himself from his imprisonment. For so long he had been held by the spell of that red haired Senshi from so long ago. He knew of their near immortality, but he doubted that even she could survive this long.
In fact, he knew she didn't. Even though he was lacking the power to reincarnate his un-hatched body, he could still travel through the astral plains and watch. He saw her demise from when his sister, Beryl attacked the moon kingdom two thousand years ago. He saw as she was flung from battle bleeding profusely as she plummeted down to the Earth, only miles from where his body was contained. He smiled as she landed in the swamps that slowly over time became the known cursed training grounds of Jusenkyo. Knowing that there was no way she could survive all that he returned to the Moon Kingdom only just in time to see his sister and her army being sealed away with the rest of the moon's population and flung to the Earth.
When the swamp that the red head landed started turning into Magical Springs, he began to worry that she may reemerge from there. As time continued on he witnessed many come fall into one of the now hundreds of springs. Only few have ever fallen into the spring that he worried about, but none of them showed any indications of possessing the Senshi's powers. That was until a young man and his pathetic father came across the training grounds. Even after the many years he was still paranoid that she would re-emerge from them and on that day, his worries were confirmed. Once "she" came out, he saw that this boy had a part of her soul in him. He knew it would be only a matter of time before she would be fully awakened.
With that he had been watching over her and creating situations where she would be killed. Upon her arrival at the Amazon village, he managed to influence the guide to seat them at the Grand Prize table. The guide knew that they were hungry and given the past of humans that he saw, they would eat without any reservation or care. Food was there and to be eaten, to hell with the consequences. Even to some extent manipulate people to do his bidding. This included those who were especially strong, yet were more prone to the dark side.
This he discovered only after he got bored one day and decided to try extending his limited powers to the darkness within certain beings. The first being members of religious cult. By poisoning ones being with thought of power and control he was able to ensure that manipulate his now pawns. Also he noticed that he could feed off the energy they created, thus being an added bonus.
With this practice being long in use it was easy to influence those he knew would encounter the boy/girl. It mattered not where they were on the planet. In the beginning, he could only reach the borders of his home country and parts of Mongolia, influencing their desire for wealth and having them raid villages within China. Even the great wall was his plan as he fed of the slavers who used their slaves as part of the wall. Over time with the help of many baby booms and the quick rise in the worlds population he was able to absorb more darkness and energy out of his pawns.
But even with the energy he obtained, he knew it wouldn't be enough to awaken him, so he decided to start searching various levels of the astral plane. He needed the essence of those who's beings were destroyed. Those with evil intentions and power. In so many ways, he was successful.
He found one section of the astral plane that held the souls of those whom done many great evils in their lives. Such hatred and cruelty. It was like a oasis in the middle of the desert which he consumed greedily. Such souls as Hitler, Gangues Kong, Vikings, drug lords, rapist, murderers, all feeding his power to awaken.
Then one day, he came across an essence like no other. One who's being was consumed with lust, such greed. This being was all powerful, yet sought out more power, even to the point of destroying the bonds of those in love. His power nearly rivaled his own and did in the living world what this being did in the astral plane, consuming others to grow in power.
This soul from so long ago still held the memories from his first creation into what he became, all the way to his final demise, against that which he consumed. This elevated his hunger knowing that once he consumed this soul, he would awaken, and awaken he did.
Awaken to his home, in Mt. Phoenix, China, not so long ago.
Now it was time. His pawn were finally successful in destroying his nemesis. Now it was time to call them to him. He smiled as he stretched out his wing, preparing for what needed to be done.
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Most people would say that dreams are visions of what may happen in the future. Premonitions if you will. Others would say they are memories of the past lost and twisted over the passing of time. Yet some would say...the wished they could remember what they dreamed about.
To Ranma, her dreams were that of the past. One of her past lives.
Dream sequence
Three warriors laid panting after being knocked back a ways. Their foe proved to be immensely stronger than they ever could have imagined. They were all that stood between this mutated demon and the destruction of mankind. One was a woman, dressed in ancients priestess cloth. The second was young teenage girl that had on a junior high school uniform that mainly consisted of green and white. The final was a male that was unique to say the least. His hair was long and silver. Atop of his head instead of round human ears he bore those which resemble dog ears. He wore a red robe, carrying an appearingly thin katana.
All three carried multiple wounds with heavy hearts. Earlier they witnessed the deaths of their friends and allies. The first to go was the monk, Miroku, as he was sucked into his own wind tunnel his line was cursed with by the said mutated demon.
The second to fall was the fire cat known as Kirara. She was encased in an aura of misty poison and ice. She froze before she even hit the ground.
Next was the fox-demon child, Shinpo. All it took was a swing from the mutated demon's oversized tentacle to turn him into a bloody smear in the earth. May his soul find peace and his father.
The remaining human-like wolves, one male of whom carried two pieces of a powerful gem called Koga, the other being his fiancée from her childhood, Ayame, were caught in another tentacle. Fighting as they did was not enough as the tentacle warped into an encased bubble absorbing them into the beast's form.
Last was a female demon huntress, Sango. She was the last of her clan. She was strangled until she moved no more, then tossed into the distance.
"So Inu Yasha," the mutated beast said as he slowly slithered towards them, "How does it feel knowing the limits of your strength and your Tensaiga can never exceed the power I now possess? No being alive can, especially not a half-demon like you," he smirked.
Struggling to his feet he retaliated, "I'm...not...PANT PANT...finished...yet...Naraku." He made it to his feet only to collapse face-down to the ground.
"Ka...go...me..." the priestess called out.
"Ki..ky...o..." the student replied. "How...GASP...can we...stop...him?'
"HA HA HA HA!" laughed Naraku. "Like there's anything you can do, but lay there and die."
Inu Yasha tried to stand once more with the support of his father's legacy, the fang/sword known as the Tensaiga, only to collapse once again.
It was then that Naraku was upon them. He decided the best way to end the thorns in his side was to take them out one at a time. His first target was the young girl, Kagome. He raised one tentacle up high, angling the tip straight at her.
"This is payback for the time you shot me you little bitch," he smirked. Without hesitation he shot his tentacle straight at her.
"KAGOME!!!" cried out the half-demon as he tried to get to her.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
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"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" screamed Ranma as she awoke.
For a long time she sat there panting, oblivious to the girl beside herself shaking her to snap her out of her trance, the blond haired cross dresser who had a cautious look in her eye, the elegant long green haired woman looking at her with sympathy, or the state of her dress.
Finally looking around she saw someone trying to get her attention. Without so much as a moments notice, she dove into those arms, only to let loose the tears that now flowed freely from her eyes.
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Dr. Tofu tried to remain alert for any other attacks that may happen, even with his exhaustion level was reaching a new time high. He had barely gotten an hours worth of sleep in the past 48 hours with one emergency call or another to the local residents of Nerima. Add that to the frustration he felt with certain members of the NWC, saving a life only to have someone he thought of as a sweet girl, kill her, not to mention injuring her own sister in the process, it was amazing that he could think straight.
Not knowing what could happen next, he closed his clinic and directed his patients to outlying clinics for treatments, feeling that the storm had not finished passing yet.
How right he was, for now he was witnessing Kasumi floating in mid air enveloped by a white light. Slowly her body rotated to a vertical position. Not knowing what was happening he sat back and tried to watch.
"pluto planet power, make up," he heard her in an almost non-existent whisper, yet clear as a bell. Suddenly she was almost dancing in mid air in a circular dance, only to be surrounded by a wall of clouds. Not two seconds later he looked up and passed out at what he saw.
Where a once standing/floating brown-haired Kasumi covered in bandages and a sheet now stood emerald green-haired Kasumi dressed in a white leotard, elbow length gloves, black micro-skirt, calf-high boots, choker, green bows on the chest and above the skirt in the back, green jewels on her chest, tiara, and earrings. She was also holding a key-like staff with a green heart-shaped ruby on top. With the transformation, all her wounds were healed, her hair cleansed of the dye she'd been forced by her father to use, and the colored contacts vanished, leaving her natural emerald eyes available for the world to see, if they could see past her disguise field.
"It's now time," she said to no one in particular as she briefly looked around, not noticing the good Dr. passed out on the ground. With almost practiced ease, she opened a portal to the Gates of Time, and vanished from view.
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Author's notes--I know that this chapter is missing some of the elements that came with others. Lets just say that I couldn't make my deadline with work, so I decided to post what I got. Beside, I like how I left off here with…3 cliffhangers. Also, being an alcohol-free trucker is not an easy occupation to have. And I don't mean that I drink and drive. NO WAY IN HELL!!! I mean on my off days (which are kind of rare, even when I go home for a chance PFFFFF for R&R. (Insert Music--Aerosmith; Dream On)
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Gendou's Music Box Fanfiction (http://shihanna. of Ranma's Senshi Seifuku a small request...I'm looking for some Anime songs to such series as "Nana, Seven-of-Seven," and "Koko Wa Greenwood." Would anyone out there know where I could find them? If so, please let me know.
Now, one last note--I vow that my next chapter WILL come out A LOT sooner than this one did, and it WILL be back to my minimum standard, plus some to make up for the shortness in this chapter.
Again, thank you for your patience and comments on my story.
AnimeFreak317