Lost and Found – 6
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IMPORTANT: (MUST READ) This is another Round Robin being written on Slytherin Mafia's yahoo group. With their permission, I put this up on here for other people to read and give ideas. This will be updated weekly or whenever the next person puts their chapter up. Any reviews will be passed on to them and replies will be the same. Please R&R. Thanks. IMPORTANT: (MUST READ)
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"I can't stay here." Harry returned to his main issue, "They followed me here. I can't let them…"
"We just found you." Duo cut him off, "We're not letting you go again. Where you go… We'll follow."
"They'll hurt you!"
"Don't worry," Ranma grinned, "I can think of a couple of ways to beat them."
"So can I." Duo sniggered.
"No, Maxwell." Wufei was firm.
"You don't know what I'm thinking." Duo was indignant.
"Yes we do." Heero stated.
"Duo, it's not a solution to the problem." Quatre sighed.
"Yes it is." Duo argued.
"No. It isn't." Wufei countered.
"Of course it's a solution." Duo protested.
"No. It's isn't." Wufei repeated.
"Look, Fei… I have yet to find a problem which cannot be solved by careful application of high explosives." Duo shrugged.
"It's not a solution, Maxwell."
"It's a perfectly viable option," Duo declared, "And you can't stop me."
"God, I am not introducing you to the twins." Harry muttered.
"Who?" Quatre asked.
"I know a pair of twins who sometimes seem to think that explosives and pranks solve everything."
"Look Harry," Ranma slung an arm around Harry's shoulders, "You're not getting rid of us. We're family. Your problems are our problems. Your enemies… Our enemies… I've spent nearly my whole life preparing for when I'd find you and Duo… Making sure that I'd be strong enough to protect us from the man mum and dad were scared of. Now you tell me that he killed them? You can't stop me."
"You can't stop either of us." Duo agreed.
"Where one of us goes," Quatre smiled, "The rest of us follow."
"So that's six extra minds to help." Duo stated, "Six extra minds that hold no allegiance to anyone in this fight other than you. Hell, five of us fought a War as a separate side. Five of us against the World. And we won! Seven? We're laughing all the way to victory."
"I spent my life waiting for this day." Ranma added, "I'm not letting anyone take you away from me again. I wasn't old enough last time. I wasn't strong enough. I wasn't skilled enough. I am now. You really think you can stop me?"
"We'll follow you to the ends of the Earth." Duo announced, "And we'll do it without thinking. I started looking for you based on a dream. A half forgotten memory of two boys… You don't get to run out on me."
"Look, your life may not have been great up till now." Ranma shrugged, "And I know for sure mine wasn't a shining example of perfection… But we're gonna change that. We can do anything we want to."
"First we get Moldy-warts and Bumbledore outta ya life." Duo declared, "Then we figure everything else out from there. Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself. Been doing it for a long time, kid."
"They'll hurt you!" Harry protested, "To get at me… Like…"
"Like Sirius?" Quatre came in. Harry winced, "Harry… Bad intel happens to the best of us. You weren't to know that your source had been compromised… It happens. You just learn to take precautions. No one taught you what to do… How to check things. It's not your fault."
"Let's head to the Tendo's." Ranma suggested, "We can talk on the way. I'll show you the long route. We should arrive just about in time for supper."
Harry wasn't really given much chance to protest as the group almost herded him out of the airport.
As they walked through the local park, Harry was still trying to protest that he shouldn't stay. But it was clear that his heart wasn't really in it. While he wanted to protect the others, especially his brothers, he also didn't want to be alone. He wanted what they were offering… Love, with no price tag attached.
"Look," Ranma decided to end the argument completely, "You're safer in Nerima than anywhere else. If anyone tries to attack people around here… Us Martial Artists deal with it. We have the highest percentage of Martial Artists in an area in the whole world. A little old lady performing a Tea Ceremony around here is probably a Master in some sort of Martial Arts."
"That's so cuuuute!" A brown haired girl crossed their path chasing something.
"Even her?" Harry retorted pointing at the girl.
"Oh, Auzsa?" Ranma shrugged, "She's one half of the 'Golden Pair'… Yeah, she's a Martial Artist. Very good in her field… Of course she's completely nuts."
"You sound like that's expected." Wufei frowned.
"Around here?" Ranma replied, "It's normal. No one's entirely sane in Nerima. There's just varying degrees of insanity… It's also one of the safest places to live if someone's after you. Half the people here wouldn't make sense to anyone else. And that's just the actual residents. The guys that pass through are often worse."
"It can't be that bad." Quatre laughed.
"I'll show you the Kunos at some point." Ranma retorted, "They're probably the worst around here."
"Ranma Saotome! Prepare to die!" The cry was clear and seemed to come out of nowhere.
Instantly the Gundam Pilots had their guns in their hands and were looking for the threat. Harry had drawn his wand and flattened himself against a tree.
"Not now, Ryoga!" Ranma sighed, slightly exasperatedly, as he saw the boy charging towards him.
"Because of you I saw hell!" The boy declared starting to lash out at Ranma.
"Can we do this tomorrow?" Ranma asked, "Only I have some…"
Ranma was clearly only blocking the punches from Ryoga. His eyes were constantly taking in the locations of everyone else. It was clear he was steering the fight away from the Pilots and Harry.
"Today we shall defeat you!" Ryoga snarled.
"We?" Ranma blinked. He glanced upwards, "Duck!"
The Gundam Boys hit the ground before the order was complete. Duo noticed that Harry was still flat against the tree. A small frown on his face.
Both Ranma and Harry were staring at the same point in the sky. Duo looked at it. There was a white duck circling there. It appeared to be wearing thick glasses.
"What the…?" Duo was confused.
Suddenly glinting metal flew from the duck's wings. All aimed directly at Harry. The duck seemed to quack in victory as the attack was launched.
Harry froze. Duo's confusion was pushed roughly aside by frantic worry, as he leapt to his feet to block the flying daggers. He reached Harry with only seconds to spare. Positioning his body to shield his younger brother. He prepared for the pain.
It never came. Instead there was a flood of water.
After a few seconds, Duo noticed Harry staring over his shoulder. He glanced behind him.
Standing with her back to Duo was a girl. She was dripping wet from the water, which had come from a punctured hose. A deflected dagger had punctured it. In front of the thrown daggers were scattered. But she still held two in her hands.
Her red hair was pulled back in a small braid. And her clothes were eerily identical to Ranma's. Whom Duo could not see.
Duo absently noted that the other Pilots were staring at the girl in shock.
He also noticed that the girl was only a fraction taller than him.
"Damnit Mousse!" The girl snarled, "He's a civilian!"
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Does this work for everyone? Also despite how I've depicted Mousse here, I actually quite like him. I think he's good for Ranma in a weird way. Ranma often has to use his brain to beat him. A rarity for Ranma.
