Allow me to take this time to outline certian points which seem to befuddle some of you.

1) Ranma will not, by any means or proxy, use alchemy. His brain is wired towards fighting.

2) Ed wanted to ignore alchemy while in Japan because what good has it brought him? Lost body parts and nearly his brother.

3) Ranma figures, new world, time to change the rules.

Ranma took an evaluating glance at his opponent, A huge man with large mucle content with creepy sparkles around the head, possible altered demon head or battle aura. Muscle mass SHOULD decrease opponent speed. Odd pair of gauntlets, armor or something more? Armstrong flexed and more sparkles apeared. He settled into a pugilist stance and charged. Ranma side stepped and planted a knee ito the the Strong Arms stomach. Alex was suprised by the power Ranma wielded. After a few more swings and a nice bruise, the major realized that he would need to use a more tactical move. "Witness alchemy passed down the Armstron line for generations."

Ranma watched as alex hefted and punched a large stone in his direction, followed by another and another. Ranma casually sidestepped the first, batted the second away, and decimated the third with a Ki coated punch. He returned fire with an unannounced blast the size of a baseball. The major ducked as the blast wizzed bast him and detonated when it struck a tree. The strong arm alchemist put his arms up in defeat. "Such power and skill," sparkles returrned, "I doubt even Roy could win!" que the tears, "I surrender."

Ranma smiled and bowed sightly, "I went easy on you, but a lot harder that I would most people. Nice trick with the rocks. I wasn't expecting it. I didn't sense any particular energy, I assume it was alchemy?"

Armstrong nodded as he glanced back at the tree, "What was that you threw at me? It exploded!"

Ranma shook his head, "It was a weak blast of Ki. Anyone could do it with a small amount of training. Pardon me one moment,"

Ranma spun around quickly and hurled a ball of cold Chi. Kasumi was scooting away from Roy when the Flame alchemist was coated in a layer frost. Kasumi smiled and waved to Ranma. He smiled and walked towards the former Tendo caretaker. Roy was shivering from the ultimate cold shower. He glared at Ranma as he put on a white glove. Roy became distracted by Major Armstrong and his massive bruise on his chest. "I'd not push Mr. Saotome if you value your hand colonel. He just stomped me into the ground."

Roy looked at Ranma with suspicion. He hadn't watched the fight, He saw Kasumi and tried to make a move. Next thing he knew, he was coated in a half inch of frost. This person somehow must of hit him with alchemy! there could be no other explaination.

Kasumi smiled as she watched her personal hero spar against the nice major. Ranma was being more forceful than usual though. The major was handleing it. She watched as Ranma brushed aside the Major's alchemy and return fire. her space was suddenly violated as Roy began to speak to her, with very poor pick up lines. She began to inch away when her hero helped out again by giving the offender a cold shower. Kasumi smiled, "Ever my hero,"

"Hey, they mess with you they in trouble with me. I don't think I could forgive myself if you got hurt because I was goofing around."

Back in Nerima...

Colonge sat in the park, waiting for the rest of the confounded rifraf to show. She was a elder, when she said show up, she meant show up! she saw the Tendo family plus two Saotomes arrive. "I doubt the rest will show up, so I'll get straight to the point. Ranma and Kasumi are gone. They no longer are in Japan or even on this plane of existance. They are basically dead, and there is no way to get them back."

They all were in shock. Soun and Akane cried while Nabiki was on open shock. Genma was still rubbing the spot where Winry had last struck him. "How did it happen?" was all he could ask.

She was suprised that Genma asked the right question. She let out a heavy sigh as she produced the mirror. "He restored the mirror, then made a one way trip. The magic is gone now (lie) and can't be recharged (another lie). Kasumi went with him. I do not know the reason. Was she unhappy at home?"

Everone looked at each other, "We don't know. She never complained about anything. she mostly kept to herself."

The elder stared blankly and blinked. How dense could these fools be? "Well, I better get going. Have to pack, you understand,"

Ranma walked along behind everyone as they all walked to town. He had managed to get himself back under control. He had slipped earlier, when Roy tried to ask Kasumi out. Do not get attacched you idiot! You're damaged goods. Kasumi deserves better that a foolish martial artist like me. Ranma was brought out of his revere when he heard his name. He looked to the side to find one Riza Hawkeye staring at him. Creepy lady "Yea?"

"How long have you've known Full Metal?"

Ranma looked at Riza causiously, "Why do you need to know?"

She looked forward, "It comes with the job mostly."

"I've known Ed and Winry about ten years. Winry gave me the arm and leg,"

Riza looked at Winry, "Are they really married?"

Ranma smiled as he kept going, "Yea, I was the best man at the wedding,"

Hawkeye frowned as her chance was officialy gone. She always liked Ed, he was caring. Unlike the Flame alchemist, Ed had half of eastern headquarters and a good portion of Central secretly after him. There was als that thief from that one city, she couldn't remember where it was. The rest of the trip was spent in silence. Short that it was, only a five minute walk.

Ranma had kept himself at a distance from Kasumi. He would busy himself by striking a conversation with Riza or Havoc. Ed watched it all with a frown, "I need to set him straight soon. He is going to hurt Kasumi if he keeps this up, Winry might know what to do."

Kasumi sat in her room at the military's temporary headquarters (See hotel). Roy thought it was best to put the search for scar on hold while they dealt with Ed, Winry, Ranma and Kasumi. She was given a room to herself.When they tried to give Ranma a room, he simply said don't bother, that he wouln't be able to sleep tonight anyway. Ranma shortly after dissapeared with Armstrong into town. So she was left with Winry to begin her apprenticeship. She mearly said she was tired and retreated to her room. "Why is Ranma acting like this? One minute he is happy and talking with me, then he avoids me like the plauge. It is driving me insane!"

There was a sudden knock on her door. She opened it to discover the Elric couple. She ushered them in, curious of their reason to visit. "Kasumi, we need to talk about Ranma," Ed said.

Kasumi was slumped in her chair, "He must be upset with me, he is avoiding me,"

Ed shook his head, "Your way off. He thinks you deserve better than him. All the trash talk he endured makes him think he's worthless."

Winry crouched before her, "If you want, we can help you catch him. It might help to be blunt with him. He's like family, but he can be dense when it has nothing to do with fighting."

Kasumi looked to Ed then Winry, "Really? He's not mad?"

Ed laughed, "From my experience, If he was mad, the country side would have craters already. We'll get Ranma so he won't move, You just tell him how you feel."

The three of them stepped out of the hotel, on the hunt for a wild horse.