Trials & Curses Book 2 Chapter 7
WARNING: This story deals with mature subject matter such as rape, abuse and violence.
"Damn it, Ukyo, she's my mother!" Reiko snapped, "I have to go!"
"Reiko, I have to go!" Ukyo said.
This was going nowhere quick, Reiko had to figure out a way to convince Ukyo to give up the ticket. If she were trapped back in the past, Reiko wouldn't mind. She was going to China and by the time she gets back the key would no longer have enough power to open a gate.
They was in the living room of the Masaki house while everybody was packing and getting ready to go while Reiko was stuck arguing over the last ticket. Ukyo couldn't go, she was needed here but how was Reiko supposed to tell the girl that. Maybe some of the truth would work, just not all of it.
"Ukyo, look, you know I'm from the future, right?" Reiko asked.
"Yeah, so what sugar?" Ukyo asked.
"What would you say if I told you that a lot of people needed you here." Reiko said, "If you go to China, a lot of people here are going to die."
"You have got to be kidding me." Ukyo said.
"Ukyo, listen to me!" Reiko said, "You're my aunt and I wouldn't lie to you. Please, Ukyo, this is why I was sent back. I was sent back to help you get settled into your new role. Now, a friend of mine will be coming by tomorrow to take my place. Please, Ukyo, give me the ticket and stay here. These people need you."
"Ranma needs me." Ukyo said.
"Not as much as the people here need you Ukyo." Reiko said, "Setsuna will come tomorrow to help you. Please, Ukyo, stay."
"Reiko." Ukyo said.
"Please." Reiko pleaded.
"All right." Ukyo said.
Reiko threw her arms around Ukyo, "Thanks auntie!"
* * * * *
Ranma watched out the window of the plane as it flew over the ocean, the sun was setting and turning the water several shades of crimson. It was beautiful, and yet, she could care less. Her daughter was in trouble and those bastards who raped her were behind it! If they hurt Reiko, Ranma would kill them, plain and simple.
Land finally came into view as Ranma sighed in relief, finally they were in China and soon she would have her daughter back. First though, they had to make it to the Amazon village and meet with great grandmother Cologne. From there, they would plan the assault on those bastards and she would finally have revenge.
She wanted to cry, god did she want too cry some more, but she wouldn't let any more tears fall for those monsters. She wouldn't give them the satisfaction!
The light finally came on to put the seats up and fasten seatbelts, which meant the plane would be landing soon. Good, that meant they would soon be on their way. And the sooner they got started, the sooner they would have Reiko back.
"Ranma." Ryoga said.
Ranma looked next to her at the person who hated her the most even though he denied it. Ranko was on the aisle seat fastening her seatbelt, looked over to see what Ryoga was going to say.
"What is it Ryoga?" Ranma asked.
"Well," Ryoga said, fidgeting in his seat, "I wanted to apologize again for everything I've done to you. Especially back at the Amazon village, I could have killed your baby. I'm sorry."
"What!?" Ranko hissed.
"I, I attacked Ranma right after Jusenkyo when she was in the village." Ryoga said, "If it wasn't for Shampoo, Ranma and Reiko both probably would have been dead."
"I can't believe you! I can't believe I actually had feelings for you!" Ranko said.
"Maybe we should wait until we get off the plane." Soun said from his seat in front of Ranma.
"NO!" Ranko snapped, "We will finish this now!"
"Ranma, I've been thinking a lot lately and everything I've done was out of hatred for something that wasn't even your fault." Ryoga said.
"Did you watch with that bastard!?" Ranko snapped, "Did you watch what they did to her?!"
"No." Ryoga said, "If I did, I would have killed those pigs."
"Look whose talking, pig boy!" Ranko said.
"Ranko please let him finish." Ranma whispered.
"It was my fault for not showing up in time for our duel and it was my fault for following you to China." Ryoga said, "I thought my life was hell with people trying to cook me and stuff, but you had it a lot worse. If I knew what that bastard of a father was like earlier, I would of personally of killed him. I know I can never ask for complete forgiveness, but I will try to make it up to you. I promise."
Ranma was actually touched, Ryoga had apologized before though she never believed he was sincere. However, this time there was something in his voice, it seemed like he was telling the truth. He really was sorry and wasn't just trying to get to Ranko through her.
"Ryoga, thank you." Ranma said, "And I do forgive you, I did some pretty stupid stuff myself when I was younger, and I'm sorry. I shouldn't have taken all that bread for one thing. It's a wonder I didn't get fat from it all!"
Ranma started laughing uneasily and shortly after Ryoga and Ranko joined in. Ranma really didn't feel like laughing but she wanted to lighten the mood. Ranko needed to laugh more than anyone, after all, she blamed herself for losing Reiko, which wasn't true. It was nobody's fault and they would get the little girl back. The proof was sitting behind Ranma reading some book Reiko picked up back at the airport's gift shop.
* * * * *
After leaving the airport, they traveled several hours into the night before finally making camp. Nodoka was amazed at how beautiful the wilderness and forests were after finally breaking away from the city. The green landscape seemed to stretch on forever.
Nodoka watched the others work on setting up the camp. Soun and Ryoga was working on the tents while Reiko and Ranma got a fire going, giving both heat from the slightly chill air and light to see what the others was doing. Akane and Ranko worked on plans for lookout during the night.
Nodoka's attention kept going back to Soun however, it was nice of him to buy the tickets and to even accompany them to China. Unlike Genma, Soun seemed to truly care for his daughter and seemed to care just as much for Ranko and Ranma as well. His wife has been dead for ten years, maybe she should...
NO! Now wasn't the time for thoughts like that, she had to concentrate on Ranma. They were going to confront the girl's rapists and little Reiko's kidnappers. Nodoka had to keep an eye on her child and make sure nothing else happened to the poor girl. She would never let anything bad happen ever again to any of her children.
* * * * *
Soun wanted so much to make up for the part he played in what happened to Ranma and what he tried to force the poor girl to do. He wanted so much to join the two schools that he almost drove away his daughters and refused to see the depression the young red head was feeling. If only he realized what Genma was truly like long before this happened.
That was the whole problem though, Genma used to be such an honorable man when they were younger, it still seemed hard to believe what kind of monster he turned into. Then again, looking back on the time the two spent with the little pervert Happosai, it was easy to understand what happened. The worse part was, the little perv was still out there buried in that cave.
A chill went up Soun's back when he thought of the little panty-stealing freak. He may have been a pervert, but he was a powerful martial arts master who was always able to wipe the floor with Genma and Soun. What happened if the freak ever escaped the cave again?
Now wasn't the time to worry about that though, he needed to protect Ranma and his daughter, not to mention the others, from whatever might be out there in the surrounding wilderness and forest.
* * * * *
It was late into the night when Reiko finally took her turn at watch and she was beginning to get bored. She was beginning to wonder if a look out was necessary when a bright flash of light appeared out in the forest. She silently slid out into the trees and headed out through the trees towards the light and came out in another clearing.
She may no longer of been Sailor Pluto, but Reiko could still sense the energy when a time gate opened around her. A gate was just opened here recently, but what came through it?
Reiko quickly got her answer when a four-foot tall white and orange robot appeared out of thin air right in front of her. Her heart skipped a beat before finally realizing who it was.
"Iczel?!" Reiko asked in shock, "What are you doing here?"
"Setsuna sent me with a new time key for you." Iczel responded.
"Setsuna wouldn't have sent you back just for that." Reiko said.
"I'm also here to inform you that you are no longer Setsuna's apprentice." Iczel said.
Reiko's heart dropped at that, she knew she was going to be punished for letting everyone find out who she was in addition to leaving the initiation of the new Sailor Jupiter with the Setsuna of this time. Stripping Reiko of her apprenticeship was something she hadn't anticipated though, and it hurt to know that her Auntie went that far.
"Relax Reiko," Iczel said, her voice seemed a little sad, "It's not a punishment, she sent me to bond with my new partner."
"What do you mean new partner!? What the hell happened to Nagisa!?" Reiko demanded.
Nagisa couldn't be hurt, she was too strong of a girl to be hurt. Reiko knew something happened to her friend if Iczel were here.
"She was killed by Chaos before I could get to her. I'm sorry Reiko, but you know what she wanted if anything ever happened to her. She wanted you to become my new partner and Setsuna agrees." Iczel explained.
Reiko dropped to the ground on her knees in disbelief. It wasn't true. First her boyfriend was taken from her and now her best friend. It couldn't be true!
Tears started falling down her cheeks as she looked up at Iczel. Damn that uncaring robot for this, it was that thing's fault for Nagisa's death. If only that rust bucket never showed up.
That wasn't fair though, this wasn't Iczel's fault. Iczel may have not been human, but the robot really cared for Nagisa and would never intentionally get the girl hurt. This was all Chaos's fault and as soon as this was over, the bastard would pay.
"I-Iczel, I can't go b-back now." Reiko cried.
"I know. Setsuna wishes you good luck." Iczel said.
"Th-Thanks Iczel. Will you be staying t-to?" Reiko cried.
"Yes, I will be near if you need me." Iczel said, fading from sight.
After Reiko got herself under control, she dried her tears and headed back to the camp. She was thankful to find that no one had woke up while she was gone. If they got up early in the morning and hurried, they might actually reach the Amazon village within a few days.
Reiko ended up keeping watch the rest of the night. Since she couldn't sleep she didn't bother waking the others up. Her thought kept jumping from Ebony to Nagisa and to Ranma. Why did her family always seem to suffer so much? It just wasn't fair, did they piss of some Kami or something?
The answers still hadn't come to her as the first light of the morning started to shine over the horizon. A new day, too bad there didn't seem to be much hope with it. Something bad was going to happen within the next few days, she could feel it. If only she could see into the time stream, but that was impossible. She just had to try her best and help out the others and pray for the best.
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Standard Disclaimers:
Iczelion and affiliated characters are property of ADV films.
Ranma and affiliated characters are property of Rumiko Takahashi.
Sailor Moon and affiliated characters are property of Naoko Takeuchi.
I do not own these characters and I am not making money off of them. This is a fanfiction after all, free to whoever wants it. Also, if for some strange reason wants to repost this or any of my stories feel free to do so. If by the same reason anyone wants to rewrite any of these stories or write new ones based around them, then please do. I only ask that either a copy of the story or the web address where I can find them be e-mailed to me. My e-mail will be listed at the bottom.
On another note, I gladly accept all comments, good or bad, flames, critiques and advice. I am new at this so my stories could be better so I take all e-mails and reviews seriously in order to try and become a better author. This story is prone to revisions as I work to make it better.
Rape and abuse of any kind are serious matters and are a crime. If you have been raped or abused and need help or just someone to talk too, here are a few numbers you can call, all of them toll-free:
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE
RAINN rape-crisis hotline:
1-800-656-HOPE
Girls and Boys Town:
1-800-448-3000
I dedicate this story and all my others to the people who read and enjoy them. After all, if only one person reads them and enjoys them, then it was all worth it.
Thank you,
Gatomonomega
e-mail address: gatomonomega@hotmail.com
Or you can leave a message as a review, if it is about the story, at http://www.fanfiction.net
Make sure to leave it under the story it's meant for.
WARNING: This story deals with mature subject matter such as rape, abuse and violence.
"Damn it, Ukyo, she's my mother!" Reiko snapped, "I have to go!"
"Reiko, I have to go!" Ukyo said.
This was going nowhere quick, Reiko had to figure out a way to convince Ukyo to give up the ticket. If she were trapped back in the past, Reiko wouldn't mind. She was going to China and by the time she gets back the key would no longer have enough power to open a gate.
They was in the living room of the Masaki house while everybody was packing and getting ready to go while Reiko was stuck arguing over the last ticket. Ukyo couldn't go, she was needed here but how was Reiko supposed to tell the girl that. Maybe some of the truth would work, just not all of it.
"Ukyo, look, you know I'm from the future, right?" Reiko asked.
"Yeah, so what sugar?" Ukyo asked.
"What would you say if I told you that a lot of people needed you here." Reiko said, "If you go to China, a lot of people here are going to die."
"You have got to be kidding me." Ukyo said.
"Ukyo, listen to me!" Reiko said, "You're my aunt and I wouldn't lie to you. Please, Ukyo, this is why I was sent back. I was sent back to help you get settled into your new role. Now, a friend of mine will be coming by tomorrow to take my place. Please, Ukyo, give me the ticket and stay here. These people need you."
"Ranma needs me." Ukyo said.
"Not as much as the people here need you Ukyo." Reiko said, "Setsuna will come tomorrow to help you. Please, Ukyo, stay."
"Reiko." Ukyo said.
"Please." Reiko pleaded.
"All right." Ukyo said.
Reiko threw her arms around Ukyo, "Thanks auntie!"
* * * * *
Ranma watched out the window of the plane as it flew over the ocean, the sun was setting and turning the water several shades of crimson. It was beautiful, and yet, she could care less. Her daughter was in trouble and those bastards who raped her were behind it! If they hurt Reiko, Ranma would kill them, plain and simple.
Land finally came into view as Ranma sighed in relief, finally they were in China and soon she would have her daughter back. First though, they had to make it to the Amazon village and meet with great grandmother Cologne. From there, they would plan the assault on those bastards and she would finally have revenge.
She wanted to cry, god did she want too cry some more, but she wouldn't let any more tears fall for those monsters. She wouldn't give them the satisfaction!
The light finally came on to put the seats up and fasten seatbelts, which meant the plane would be landing soon. Good, that meant they would soon be on their way. And the sooner they got started, the sooner they would have Reiko back.
"Ranma." Ryoga said.
Ranma looked next to her at the person who hated her the most even though he denied it. Ranko was on the aisle seat fastening her seatbelt, looked over to see what Ryoga was going to say.
"What is it Ryoga?" Ranma asked.
"Well," Ryoga said, fidgeting in his seat, "I wanted to apologize again for everything I've done to you. Especially back at the Amazon village, I could have killed your baby. I'm sorry."
"What!?" Ranko hissed.
"I, I attacked Ranma right after Jusenkyo when she was in the village." Ryoga said, "If it wasn't for Shampoo, Ranma and Reiko both probably would have been dead."
"I can't believe you! I can't believe I actually had feelings for you!" Ranko said.
"Maybe we should wait until we get off the plane." Soun said from his seat in front of Ranma.
"NO!" Ranko snapped, "We will finish this now!"
"Ranma, I've been thinking a lot lately and everything I've done was out of hatred for something that wasn't even your fault." Ryoga said.
"Did you watch with that bastard!?" Ranko snapped, "Did you watch what they did to her?!"
"No." Ryoga said, "If I did, I would have killed those pigs."
"Look whose talking, pig boy!" Ranko said.
"Ranko please let him finish." Ranma whispered.
"It was my fault for not showing up in time for our duel and it was my fault for following you to China." Ryoga said, "I thought my life was hell with people trying to cook me and stuff, but you had it a lot worse. If I knew what that bastard of a father was like earlier, I would of personally of killed him. I know I can never ask for complete forgiveness, but I will try to make it up to you. I promise."
Ranma was actually touched, Ryoga had apologized before though she never believed he was sincere. However, this time there was something in his voice, it seemed like he was telling the truth. He really was sorry and wasn't just trying to get to Ranko through her.
"Ryoga, thank you." Ranma said, "And I do forgive you, I did some pretty stupid stuff myself when I was younger, and I'm sorry. I shouldn't have taken all that bread for one thing. It's a wonder I didn't get fat from it all!"
Ranma started laughing uneasily and shortly after Ryoga and Ranko joined in. Ranma really didn't feel like laughing but she wanted to lighten the mood. Ranko needed to laugh more than anyone, after all, she blamed herself for losing Reiko, which wasn't true. It was nobody's fault and they would get the little girl back. The proof was sitting behind Ranma reading some book Reiko picked up back at the airport's gift shop.
* * * * *
After leaving the airport, they traveled several hours into the night before finally making camp. Nodoka was amazed at how beautiful the wilderness and forests were after finally breaking away from the city. The green landscape seemed to stretch on forever.
Nodoka watched the others work on setting up the camp. Soun and Ryoga was working on the tents while Reiko and Ranma got a fire going, giving both heat from the slightly chill air and light to see what the others was doing. Akane and Ranko worked on plans for lookout during the night.
Nodoka's attention kept going back to Soun however, it was nice of him to buy the tickets and to even accompany them to China. Unlike Genma, Soun seemed to truly care for his daughter and seemed to care just as much for Ranko and Ranma as well. His wife has been dead for ten years, maybe she should...
NO! Now wasn't the time for thoughts like that, she had to concentrate on Ranma. They were going to confront the girl's rapists and little Reiko's kidnappers. Nodoka had to keep an eye on her child and make sure nothing else happened to the poor girl. She would never let anything bad happen ever again to any of her children.
* * * * *
Soun wanted so much to make up for the part he played in what happened to Ranma and what he tried to force the poor girl to do. He wanted so much to join the two schools that he almost drove away his daughters and refused to see the depression the young red head was feeling. If only he realized what Genma was truly like long before this happened.
That was the whole problem though, Genma used to be such an honorable man when they were younger, it still seemed hard to believe what kind of monster he turned into. Then again, looking back on the time the two spent with the little pervert Happosai, it was easy to understand what happened. The worse part was, the little perv was still out there buried in that cave.
A chill went up Soun's back when he thought of the little panty-stealing freak. He may have been a pervert, but he was a powerful martial arts master who was always able to wipe the floor with Genma and Soun. What happened if the freak ever escaped the cave again?
Now wasn't the time to worry about that though, he needed to protect Ranma and his daughter, not to mention the others, from whatever might be out there in the surrounding wilderness and forest.
* * * * *
It was late into the night when Reiko finally took her turn at watch and she was beginning to get bored. She was beginning to wonder if a look out was necessary when a bright flash of light appeared out in the forest. She silently slid out into the trees and headed out through the trees towards the light and came out in another clearing.
She may no longer of been Sailor Pluto, but Reiko could still sense the energy when a time gate opened around her. A gate was just opened here recently, but what came through it?
Reiko quickly got her answer when a four-foot tall white and orange robot appeared out of thin air right in front of her. Her heart skipped a beat before finally realizing who it was.
"Iczel?!" Reiko asked in shock, "What are you doing here?"
"Setsuna sent me with a new time key for you." Iczel responded.
"Setsuna wouldn't have sent you back just for that." Reiko said.
"I'm also here to inform you that you are no longer Setsuna's apprentice." Iczel said.
Reiko's heart dropped at that, she knew she was going to be punished for letting everyone find out who she was in addition to leaving the initiation of the new Sailor Jupiter with the Setsuna of this time. Stripping Reiko of her apprenticeship was something she hadn't anticipated though, and it hurt to know that her Auntie went that far.
"Relax Reiko," Iczel said, her voice seemed a little sad, "It's not a punishment, she sent me to bond with my new partner."
"What do you mean new partner!? What the hell happened to Nagisa!?" Reiko demanded.
Nagisa couldn't be hurt, she was too strong of a girl to be hurt. Reiko knew something happened to her friend if Iczel were here.
"She was killed by Chaos before I could get to her. I'm sorry Reiko, but you know what she wanted if anything ever happened to her. She wanted you to become my new partner and Setsuna agrees." Iczel explained.
Reiko dropped to the ground on her knees in disbelief. It wasn't true. First her boyfriend was taken from her and now her best friend. It couldn't be true!
Tears started falling down her cheeks as she looked up at Iczel. Damn that uncaring robot for this, it was that thing's fault for Nagisa's death. If only that rust bucket never showed up.
That wasn't fair though, this wasn't Iczel's fault. Iczel may have not been human, but the robot really cared for Nagisa and would never intentionally get the girl hurt. This was all Chaos's fault and as soon as this was over, the bastard would pay.
"I-Iczel, I can't go b-back now." Reiko cried.
"I know. Setsuna wishes you good luck." Iczel said.
"Th-Thanks Iczel. Will you be staying t-to?" Reiko cried.
"Yes, I will be near if you need me." Iczel said, fading from sight.
After Reiko got herself under control, she dried her tears and headed back to the camp. She was thankful to find that no one had woke up while she was gone. If they got up early in the morning and hurried, they might actually reach the Amazon village within a few days.
Reiko ended up keeping watch the rest of the night. Since she couldn't sleep she didn't bother waking the others up. Her thought kept jumping from Ebony to Nagisa and to Ranma. Why did her family always seem to suffer so much? It just wasn't fair, did they piss of some Kami or something?
The answers still hadn't come to her as the first light of the morning started to shine over the horizon. A new day, too bad there didn't seem to be much hope with it. Something bad was going to happen within the next few days, she could feel it. If only she could see into the time stream, but that was impossible. She just had to try her best and help out the others and pray for the best.
* * * * *
Standard Disclaimers:
Iczelion and affiliated characters are property of ADV films.
Ranma and affiliated characters are property of Rumiko Takahashi.
Sailor Moon and affiliated characters are property of Naoko Takeuchi.
I do not own these characters and I am not making money off of them. This is a fanfiction after all, free to whoever wants it. Also, if for some strange reason wants to repost this or any of my stories feel free to do so. If by the same reason anyone wants to rewrite any of these stories or write new ones based around them, then please do. I only ask that either a copy of the story or the web address where I can find them be e-mailed to me. My e-mail will be listed at the bottom.
On another note, I gladly accept all comments, good or bad, flames, critiques and advice. I am new at this so my stories could be better so I take all e-mails and reviews seriously in order to try and become a better author. This story is prone to revisions as I work to make it better.
Rape and abuse of any kind are serious matters and are a crime. If you have been raped or abused and need help or just someone to talk too, here are a few numbers you can call, all of them toll-free:
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE
RAINN rape-crisis hotline:
1-800-656-HOPE
Girls and Boys Town:
1-800-448-3000
I dedicate this story and all my others to the people who read and enjoy them. After all, if only one person reads them and enjoys them, then it was all worth it.
Thank you,
Gatomonomega
e-mail address: gatomonomega@hotmail.com
Or you can leave a message as a review, if it is about the story, at http://www.fanfiction.net
Make sure to leave it under the story it's meant for.
