Silver Solider Ranma
I do not own Ranma ½,Sailor Moon. Or Tenchi Muyo some characters will be OOC this is my first Fic after reading a lot of fanfics from various sites and decided to put some of my ideas to story
Ranma was woken up with sharp abdominal pains that felt vaguely familiar but eluded her as she made her way into the bathroom were minutes later the answer to the previous nights problem was revealed. After washing up and due to her current situation took a relaxing hot shower that she did not have to worry about any interruptions like she dealt with at the Tendos.
(With summer break over with the girls will be in school today so that will make my visit to Nerima easier, although I still have to stop at the school and withdraw my records and see Hinako while I am there, I hope being Ranko for the next few days wont cause to many problems.) Getting out of the shower and wrapping herself in a towel before heading back to her room she bumped into Yusao in a silk robe coming down the hallway.
"Morning Yusao" Ranko greeted her with a smile "Did you sleep well?"
"I did Lady Ranko, thank you" she bowed hiding the mischievous look on her face at using the title knowing it would get a reaction.
"Will you stop being so formal before I decide to throw you in the pool!" Ranko growled in frustration
Taking a couple steps back in mock horror Yusao responded "Oh that this lowly servant would deserve such punishment from Milady for being respectful to her!"
"That's it! Your getting the pool!" Ranko roared out as she jumped towards her housemate getting a squeal from the woman before she jumped out of reach and ran back the way she came heading towards the kitchen laughing with Ranko hot on her heels in pursuit. Fifteen minutes later the sounds of squeals, laughter and miyahs came to an end with a couple screams and a large splash. Ranko walked back into the house minus her towel as it was in the pool still followed by Yusao her robe clinging to her like a second skin and Kou who had a disgruntled look on her face and looked like a drowned rat.
"That was fun" Yusao commented after pulling a couple towels out, tossing one to Ranko then picked up Kou and started drying her off.
Ranko just glared at her for a few seconds before smiling "Yeah it was fun although I think Kou doesn't think so" the cabbit stuck her tongue out at the two women making the laugh.
"I need to get dressed, got several things to take care of before we go to Tenchi's" Ranko said as she walked to her room.
"I will get breakfast started after I bathe and get dressed" Yusao spoke as she finished drying off Kou who now resembled a puff ball.
"No need to make anything for me, I will eat while I am out, go ahead and relax till I get back, Kou is staying here as well if you need to get a hold of me or my ship just let her know." Stepping out of her room Ranko was dressed in an all black outfit consisting of one of the battle uniforms over her battle suit Washu made for her and boots and her hair in a ponytail instead of the usual pigtail.
"Yusao just stared in shock at what Ranko was wearing almost dropping Kou. Noticing the look she was getting Ranko got a little nervous.
"Too much?" she asked but got no response so she asked her partner the same and got a thumbs up from the cabbit.
"Keep her out of trouble will ya partner?" she asked Kou. "Miyah!" was the response along with a head nod.
Minutes later after Ranko had left with the sound of a receding motorcycle engine, Yusao came out of her stupor with a shake of her head
"Wow" was all she said before heading to her room to change.
In Nerima at the Tendo home two teenage girls were heading out the door on their way to the first day of a new school year. Nabiki starting her last year of high school, Akane her third year.
"So Akane you think Kuno baby will start the horde again now that Ranma is gone?" Nabiki glanced at her sister as they walked along the canal approaching Dr Tofu's old clinic that is now a mini market. Nabiki noticed a motorcycle parked near the store entrance that seemed familiar.
Akane's face contorted in anger "It doesn't matter, I will pound Kuno like always!" by now they were in front of the store as Nabiki stopped to admire the bike calculating its worth "As far as that cross dressing perverted freak I am glad hes gone! Now everyone will see that hes nothing but a coward and I am the best martial artist around"
"Coming from you Akane Tendo that's rich!" a mezzo soprano voice spoke behind them. Akane turned around to see the voice belonging to a familiar redhead that was looking down at her with obvious contempt.
"What are you doing here pervert!" Akane yelled balling her fists in anger.
"How are you doing Nabs?" Ranko asked without taking her eyes off Akane
"Don't call me Nabs" Nabiki said with a glare but her features softened a little as she smirked, "Dressed up like that you better hope Kuno doesn't see you or he will really hound you"
Taking her eyes off Akane but watching with her peripheral vision Ranko looked at Nabiki with amusement. "Kuno and his family wont be much of a problem soon, and whats wrong with Nabs? I think its better than your other titles don't you think?"
"Stop ignoring me and flirting with my sister you pervert" Akane screamed as she swung at Ranko with her mallet that was caught with one hand by the redhead without even taking her eyes off Nabiki. Yanking the mallet away from Akane and tossing it into the canal, Ranko glares at her ex fiance with a cold stare that made even Nabiki step back.
"That is one of the reasons why you are not a martial artist Akane to attack someone because they ignore you or say or do something you don't like is the actions of a spoiled brat and a bully."
"Just remember your on your own now in dealing with the boys at school, any challengers to the dojo or if someone comes and kidnaps you as I will not help and with Ryoga and his curse he wont be around all the time to save you."
Akane just fumes in anger hands at her side clenching "I am a martial artist unlike you who cheats to win!"
Ranko smirks "I will agree with you on that one thing Akane, I am not a martial artist" her face then goes cold "I am a warrior, and a soldier which makes me someone not to trifle with, as I told you last time I will not hold back anymore if you hit me I will hit back."
Akane went from feeling justified on being right to nervousness at Rankos statement. Nabiki noticing the time grabs her sisters and starts pulling her towards school.
"Come on Akane or you will miss you fan club and we will both be late" she says still dragging her younger sister.
Ranko gets on her bike, putting the helmet on and starts the engine then revs it a few times.
"Later Nabs!" she says loudly over the sound of the engine and gives a wave before taking off down the street heading towards the Tendos'.
"I hate that nickname" Nabiki grumbles as her and Akane walk quickly towards the school.
"I cant believe that pervert was dressed up like some skank! Calling herself a warrior and soldier, Hah! I knew she was always lying about everything." Akane fumed while stomping her way closer to school.
Nabiki rolls her eyes "Akane, Ranko is many things but a liar? She cant lie to save herself I should know."
Akane turned and glared at her sister "She cant be trusted! Shes a pervert and a freak! I'm glad I don't have to marry him/her, I mean look what she did to daddy!"
Nabiki shakes her head," Sis, daddy got himself in trouble trying to get the panda out of jail, who Ranko put there herself according to auntie."
"See! It is Rankos fault Mr. Saotome and our dad is in jail!" Akane yelled
"Your hopeless sis!" Nabiki says as they approach the gates to the school "Have fun with Kuno" she says heading straight for the school building.
Akane opens her mouth to respond when a familiar and unwanted voice called out
"My Fierce Tigress! I see you are finally free of that foul sorcerer Saotome! Let me congratulate you with my undying love!" Kuno calls out as he runs towards her.
Grinding her teeth as her anger skyrockets she cocks her fist. "KUNO NO BAKA!"
Ranko arrives at the Tendos after a detour to see Ukyo only to find the store was up for sale, maybe Kasumi had some info on whats gone on since her absence without having to resort to asking Nabiki. Dismounting and storing her bike in her SBC she rings the bell at the main gate and waits. While she is waiting she scans the complex with her SBC for any electronic spy devices Nabiki might still be using and detects several which she disables.
"Got to remember to thank Washu for this wonderful device" She comments to herself.
The large wooden door creaks open revealing Kasumi wearing her usual house dress and apron.
"Ranma is that you?" she asks looking the redhead up and down with a questioning eye.
"Hey Kasumi, its Ranko when I am in female form, less confusion with how I don't change with water anymore." She responds with her hands on her hips smiling at her friend.
Kasumi smiles with an unusual gleam in her eye "Of course Ranko, would you like to come inside, I was about to sit down with Auntie for tea"
"That sounds great! I missed breakfast this morning with everything I got to do today I figured I would stop somewhere and grab something to eat." Ranko tells her as they walk into the house and enter the living room were Nodoka is sitting. Looking up from pouring herself some tea she sees Kasumi with the person who at one time was her son/daughter.
Ranko bows to the woman "Saotome-san it is a pleasure to see you again"
Nodoka smiles "Its good to see you again Ranko-chan please join us" she indicates a spot where all three can see one another. "And please call me Auntie, you may not be my child but I still consider you family"
"Thank you Auntie, I am honored you feel that way about me even after all that has happened" Ranko sits down across from Nodoka, as Kasumi returned with a tray of snacks and an extra cup. She sits down to the left of Ranko. Nodoka pours tea for Ranko and Kasumi
"So what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?"
Ranko takes a sip of her tea savoring the flavor before she responds
"Well I returned yesterday from visiting my family and I thought I would stop by and visit to see whats been going on while I was gone" she takes another sip of her tea before picking up a rice ball to munch on.
"I thought your family was..." Kasumi said trying to be respectful of the subject
Ranko lowers her head slightly," My adopted family yes, but I am referring to my birth family, they are alive and well and was very happy to see me as I was of them." She chuckles remembering her sisters reaction
"I met my mother and sister first who came here when they found out I was alive and well, you should have seen their reaction to my curse, they passed out when I changed"
"Oh my! How did the rest of your family take it?"
"Surprising they took it a bit better, my father said I reminded him of his grandmother, my sister in law just arched an eyebrow and my brother in law does not know yet"
Nodoka tilts her head "Why does he not know about it and the others do?"
Ranko sighs as she sets her cup down, leans back a bit and rubs her temples.
"It is complicated, and what I am going to tell you does not leave this room as you are the only two I trust in Nerima with this knowledge"
Both women nod their heads at the seriousness in Rankos voice and swear on their honor. Unknown to the women in the house there were two separate ninjas spying on the meeting, one was Sasuke the Kunos family ninja and the other wearing the usual all black with the golden chrysanthemum symbol on the forehead band.
"As you both know I am not native to this planet even though I have lived in the solar system since the time of what was called the Silver Millennium" Ranko began before she was interrupted by Nodoka
"So you are really an alien?"
"Yes by your definition I am as I was neither born on this or any other planet in the solar system."
Kasumi spoke up "You told me you were raised on the planet Nemesis by your adopted family"
Nodding in confirmation and seeing Nodokas look she clarifies "Thousands of years ago their was an empire ruled by Queen Serenity who ruled from her palace on the moon, while her Senshi under her rule were in charge of their own planet except Terra, or Earth which was not part of the kingdom and Nemesis which is now currently the Asteroid belt."
Nodoka frowns in thought "Senshi I have heard that name before." her face then lights up in recognition "The Sailor Senshi!"
"Yes they are the same ones from the SM, reincarnated except for Pluto, her, along with myself and a few others are the only ones who survived the fall of the Kingdom." Ranko said with great sadness.
"What happened" Nodoka asks after Ranko was able to compose herself several minutes later.
Ranko spent over an hour telling the story of her life from being adopted by the Katsu family, joining the military, the fall of the Silver Millennium, the rebuilding of Atlantis, which hearing about that stunned everyone who was listening that such a place did exist, she continued with its mysterious disappearance, then explained how she time jumped using cryogenic sleep. Nodoka and Kasumi were fascinated with the things she had done thru out history up until the meeting they had on the Chimera.
Kasumi reached over and put her hand on Rankos "Thank you for sharing your life with us and trusting us with it."
Ranko looks at her with a smile on her face "I needed to Kas-chan, its a heavy burden that I have carried for so long and so few have known about." Ranko puts her hand on her chest were the pendant rests under her shirt. "I wont let the memory of those who sacrificed everything to fade from history."
Nodoka can see the sorrow and conviction on Ranko's face and came up with an idea.
"Why not publish your story, so everyone can read and know about what happened?"
Ranko looks at Nodoka with wide eyes and a look of shock on her face at the idea.
"That is not a bad idea!" then Ranko shakes her head and sighs "But I can't, it would cause problems with other...circumstances that I am involved in."
"Your family?" Kasumi guesses showing that she is far from the oblivious person everyone believes her to be.
Ranko nods her head "Correct, I am suppose to keep a low profile to keep the governments of this planet unaware of the existence of extraterrestrials living on the planet."
Nodoka spoke up "why would your family complicate things Ranko-Chan?"
"Well to make it simple my full title with my family and others who know about me I am Lord Ranma Katsu Kamiki Jurai" She looks down at herself "Well make that Lady Ranko Katsu Kamiki Jurai at the moment" Ranko chuckles while scratching the back of her neck.
"Ranko, your royalty?" Nodoka asks in a trembling voice while looking at her with owlish eyes
Ranko nods her head, "Yeah my family is one of the four main houses of Jurai, my sister Misaki and her co wife is married to the emperor of Jurai."
Kasumi giggles while Nodoka looks at her in shock. After a few minutes of no movement Ranko waves a hand in front of the woman with no response.
"I think I broke her"
Kasumi laughs lightly at the situation "Don't worry about Auntie I will take care of her."
Ranko stands up and bows to Kasumi "Thank you Kasumi for the wonderful tea, but I did not realize the time and I have other errands to run today." Ranko looks at Nodoka and shakes her head "Guess I will finish my story next time I visit."
Kasumi smiles as she walk around the table and gives Ranko a friendly hug with is returned after a moments hesitation. After a moment Kasumi steps back and bows back to Ranko.
"It was an honor having you in my home Lady Ranko" she says with amusement in her voice.
Ranko groans in frustration "I am really starting to hate my family for this!"she says as she fades out using her teleport ability and reappears on the roof of Furinkan.
"I am glad to see Kasumi coming out of her shell, and being more than just a demure hostess/maid." Ranko thought as she looked around to double check she was where she wanted to be still getting use to the abilities of the Masu infused in her.
Looking down into the school yard she sees she arrived just as lunch started. Her eyes wandered around watching the various students doing their own thing. Kuno as usual was harassing Akane, Nabiki was chatting with her group of minions which made Ranko frown as she thought the girl would give up her ways. {Going to have to have another chat with that girl again} she thought as she continues scanning the yard. Seeing Akane launch Kuno off into the distance as usual before joining her friends for lunch she fades out and reappears behind Nabiki as she sent her minions off to whatever they were doing.
"Whatcha doing Nabs?" She whispered in the girls ear from behind making Nabiki jump and scream in surprise.
"That's going to cost you" Nabiki says as she turns and glares.
Ranko crosses her arms in front of her chest and gives the girl a smug look.
"Still going to play the mercenary act? I thought I talked you out of that"
"You did, but old habits die hard and I was letting the girls know the current situation for one last time and for my last time making some yen." Nabiki shrugs her shoulders "Besides you have all my info and pictures"
Ranko chuckles "True, by the way what happened to Ukyo? I drove by her shop and saw it was for sale"
"She moved back home to take of family matters after her father was arrested, now my turn to ask a question."
Ranko nodded her head giving her the go ahead to ask.
"What happened to the Amazons? I see their restaurant is closed but no one has heard from Cologne, Mousse or Shampoo"
Rankos face goes blank as she delves into the Soul of Ice, something Nabiki recognizes from the look and the feel of the air chilling.
"The Amazons have been taken care of, and as for the Old Ghoul, her granddaughter and that blind idiot if they show back up here they better just pack up and leave again."
"You've changed, your not the dumb martial artist jock anymore" Nabiki commented to the cold response.
Ranko lets out a snort "That was a personality created by Genma" she then points a finger at Nabiki "Your father was just as bad, I know he fell apart when your mother died and I sympathize with that I really do, but to abandon you and your sisters like he did, well maybe some jail time will get his head out of his rear and back into reality"
Rankos discussion with Nabiki had caught the attention of the students nearby and had drawn them to see what was going on. Unfortunately it had gotten the attention of Akane who came stomping up with her mallet cocked back to swing.
"Get Away from my sister you perverted Alien freak!" Akane yelled swinging her mallet.
Thwack! The meaty sound was heard across the school yard followed by a sharp crack sound as Ranko slapped Akane across the face to the shock of everyone to witness the confrontation.
"I warned you Akane Tendo that I will not tolerate your self centered delusions and attacks of stupidity anymore." Ranko growled out her blue eyes glowing red as she tossed the mallet into the air and blasted it with a bolt of red energy before turning back to her ex-fiancee.
"I will give you this final warning your anger and delusions will get you in trouble and no one will be there to save you." Ranko turns and starts walking to exit the schoolyard as she approached the gate she turned her head back and spoke.
"By the way Akane, tell that pig Ryoga that I said congratulations on becoming a father, I hope your kid survives the two of you as its parents."
Everyone watching and listening stood in shock as they digested the news they just heard not even noticing as Ranko disappeared.
Ranko materializes on the roof of Nekohanten and looks around before nodding her head.
"Looks like I got the hang of teleporting short distances, time to try long distance" Closing her eyes she concentrates on the backyard of her home and she vanishes from the Nerima district.
After successfully appearing in her backyard Ranko went into the kitchen and opening the fridge to grab something to eat she found a large bento with a note on it with her name on it. Ranko smiled at the thoughtful gesture of her housemate as she put the bento along with a few bottles of tea and water into subspace along with several other items. Walking back into the backyard she looks around remembering that she still needed to set up a shrine to Bast and Sekhmet as well as a few other ideas, shrugging her shoulders she fades as she teleports and appears on the roof of the high school in Juuban where the Inner Scouts and Hotaru go minus Rei as she goes to a private school and Michiru and Haruka go to college.
Looking around the schoolyard she spotted Hotaru walking towards a table that was shaded under a tree where Usagi and the others were eating lunch and chatting. Watching Hotaru being shunned by the looks the other students were giving her brought back old memories of when she was feared that there were several assassination attempts on her life before the Fall happened. Shaking her head of such thoughts she teleported behind the tree the girls were sitting at as Hotaru sat down joining them.
"Hey Hotaru!" greeted a cheerful Usagi in between bites of food as she was digging into her lunch
"Hi" said the depressed girl as she was unwrapping her lunch
"Whats wrong? Asks Makoto and Minako at the same time making the two look at each other for a second
"Jinx" Makoto said quickly with a big grin on her face
Minako stopped before she got a chance to say anything and slumps in defeat making Hotaru giggle and Ami look up from the book she was reading with a small smile on her face at her friends antics.
Hotaru took a few bites of her lunch before she responded "I thought it would be different once I got to high school I would make some new friends but everyone still treats me like a freak and tease and make fun of me"
"It is your first week at a new school maybe they just need some time, it was like that for us when we were freshman and even then Usagi is the goofball now as she was then but people have accepted her" Makoto said trying to cheer up her friend
"Yeah that's right I..Hey!" Usagi sputtered as she caught on to what was said.
The others chuckled at this including Hotaru, Ranko took this moment to step out from her hiding spot
"If the other students cant see the sweet caring young lady I care about now as much as I did back in the old days they are idiots who don't deserve you!" Ranko said with affection
The girls gasp as they saw her walking towards them before she was knocked to the ground by a purple haired missile who had a huge grin on her face and was hugging the red haired woman with all her might.
"Oneesama!" Hotaru said in delight, "When did you get back?"
By now the rest of the girls had reached the two on the ground and gotten the attention of the rest of the students nearby who were watching the scene.
Ranko took the offered hand of Makoto who helped her up as Hotaru refused to let go of her.
"I returned yesterday morning, I had errands to run around Tokyo before I made a trip to visit a shrine down in Okayama today so I figured I would stop by and have lunch with you." she said sitting down with Hotaru still hugging her as she pulled her bento and a bottle of water from her subspace pocket
Ami looked at what Ranko did with intense interest "How did you do that?" she asked watching as several more items appeared out of thin air.
"Hidden weapons technique, I can create subspace pockets and store things in them, had it since the old days, relearned it several months ago though most of you stored snacks in them except Ami who would store her computer and several notepads and books in hers" The blue haired girl blushed while the others chuckled
The rest of lunch was spent with small talk and eating, with Ranko sharing hers with Hotaru as the girl refused to let go of her, much to the amusement of the others.
"So what did you girls do over summer break?"
Usagi spoke up first "I slept a lot when not dealing with monster attacks, we did spend time at your house for our meetings and using your pool and sunbathing."
"Haruka papa and Michiru mama tried to get everyone to sunbathe nude but Setsuna mama stopped them from that" Hotaru quietly said looking up at Ranko who chuckled "Those two never change, I found a pair of orange thong underwear in the bathroom this morning probably belongs to one of them"
Minako coughed into her hand with her face a bright red "Actually that's mine"
Ranko stares blankly for a moment "Okay did not need that image"
The girls giggle at Rankos response
Makoto breaks the moment with her answer," I made meals for us when we were at your place and I practiced and spared with Haruka in your dojo"
Smirking "I will have to spar with both of you sometime to see what level your at" Ranko says
"What level are you?" asks Makoto eager to maybe learn some new moves.
"You will have to wait and see" Ranko says with a smirk before popping the last bit of her lunch in her mouth.
Before anyone can say anything the bell rings signaling that lunch was over. The girls groan as they put away their bentos and slowly get up to head back inside. Getting up with Hotaru still holding onto her Ranko pulls her away before squatting down and giving the girl a hug which is returned in kind. Standing up again, she turns to the rest.
"I was planning on having a little party this weekend so bring everyone from the old days over including Luna and Artemis" Turning back to Hotaru "Can you or one of the others drop Feronia off at my place tomorrow"
Hotaru nods before she ran to catch up with the rest of the group heading inside. Ranko looked around to see if anyone was looking her way before she disappeared.
Ranko landed outside Okayama in the same park she visited before totally exhausted from flying as fast as she could all the way from Tokyo which she is starting to regret now. She sat down under a tree to catch a breather and pulled out a few snacks from subspace and ate them at a leisurely pace while watching people go about their lives. After finishing her snacks and downing a bottled water she threw the wrappers into a trashcan as she walked by it and put the empty bottle back into subspace she called out her motorcycle from its subspace garage when she reaches the street. Hopping on she starts up the engine while putting her helmet on and rides off in the direction of the Masaki shrine.
The front gate of the Masaki shrine and home has remained the same other than the two guardians who stood on either side of the gate with a slight covering of moss constantly on guard and to greet those that knew them. The sound of an approaching engine alerted them that someone was approaching and they activated their scanners to determine who it was and if they were a threat. Their scans revealed a single seat vehicle with a female rider armed with several weapons, a more in depth scan revealed the female to be Masu/Jurian hybrid. Both were confused as the only person they knew to be like that was male, so going to full alert, they powered up shields and weapon while informing Princess Ayeka of the current situation and waited.
The unknown rider arrived first as the guardians watched her pull up close to them before shutting off the engine and dismounting. They remained silent but ready to act in an instance to any hostile intention as the rider removed her helmet revealing red hair and as she turned they saw blue slitted cat eyes flick to the left then right looking right at them as if she knew.
"Azaka, Kamidake why are you powered up?" the redhead visitor asked with familiarity.
"You are an unknown and armed entity, please identify yourself and make no hostile moves or we will be forced to subdue you." Kamidake stated as his eye lens light up Azaka as did Azakas'.
Ranko groans in frustration "I forgot you did not know about my ability to change." she mumbled while scratching the back of her head.
Standing tall and showing her master key given to her by Fumiko in the form of a bracer she identified herself formally "I am Lady Ranko Katsu Kamiki Jurai in this form" Lowering her arm and storing her motorcycle away in subspace garage she turned back to the two guardians "Now can I go inside?, I am very tired from flying down here and would like to rest."
Before either one could respond the gate opened to reveal Ayeka in her casual Jurian blue robe.
"Oh good afternoon Lord Ranma, please come in" Ayeka said in greeting stepping aside to allow Ranko to walk past her.
"Thank you Ayeka, but please when I am in this form call me Ranko, I want to have Ranko to be my name in this form and Ranma in my male form.
"As you wish Lady Ranko" Ayeka answers with a confused look on her face and a slight shrug of her shoulders.
"Just Ranko, save the formalities for when it is appropriate, we are family and in private, lets keep it casual." she says as they walk along the walkway leading back to the house.
"I understand" Ayeka says with a nod of her head and a warm smile. "By the way I must warn you that a transmission came today from grandmother, and Noike wishes to speak to you as soon as you arrived about the content of the message"
"A message from Mom? I got a feeling I am not going to like it" Ranko shakes her head before turning to her niece.
"Where is Noike now?"
"Noike as well as everyone else is waiting in the living room, when Azaka and Kamidake informed me you had arrived Noike had gathered everyone with the help of that monster woman" Ayeka growled.
Ranko glanced at her niece {I need to get her and Ryoko together and have a talk with them about their attitude towards each other and how they treat Tenchi} she thought as they entered the house after taking off their shoes and putting on house slippers. Entering the living room one can feel the tension as Ranko looked around she saw Tenchi sitting with Mayuka and Noike, Washu was sitting with Ryoko, Sasami with Katsuhito both Kou and Ryo ohki were sitting in Sasamis lap. Ayeka walked over and sat down with Sasami.
Noike looks at her brother who is currently her sister questioningly "May I ask why my brother is my sister right now?"
Ranko looks at the floor while turning pink in the face and mumbles a response which no one heard except Kou who picked up what was going on from the link with her partner. Kou told Ryo ohki and Washu and Ryoko picked it up from her causing Washu to cackle madly getting the attention of everyone in the room.
"Its a monthly female issue" she said which most understood except Sasami, Mayuka and Tenchi who looked puzzled. Washu then glared at Ranko with a serious look "You will come to my lab later so I can give you a check up and no arguments"
Ranko nodded her head rapidly in agreement while the rest chuckled.
"Ok pay attention everyone" Noike said loudly getting everyone's attention "I received a letter from Lady Seto this morning delivered by Kiriko with a list and instructions" she paused as she pulled out a datapad and set it on the table in front of her. "My instructions were to give that to my brother as he is the only who can unlock it and for him to read the contents."
Ranko walks over to the table and picks up the datapad, after thumb and retina scanning she entered the password that she had picked and only Kou and her mother knew the screen changed to show several folders with multiple files in each one. Opening the first folder then the first file she read it aloud.
"Son, by the time you read this you should have arrived back at Earth, and gotten started setting up your first assignment which if successful will lead to more of its kind being done across the Jurian Empire."
"What is this assignment that grandmother mentioned?" asked Ayeka
Ranko glanced at Noike who understood the meaning of the look she was getting and answered
"It is a joint operation between Jurai and the GP to run a base together on the outer fringe of the empires territory as there have been increased pirate activity due to Seinas work cleaning up the core systems and with what happened with the Renza Federation proved that we need to start keeping an eye out along the borders."
"What does that have to do with her?" Ryoko asks pointing at Ranko who no one notices seems to be a little unsteady
"The station used for Seinas wedding is now being retrofitted for use as a base of operation by Jurai and the GP for patrols, training and defense of this sector and she is in charge of the base with me as liaison for the GP and an officer from Jurai Military as its liaison."
Ranko clears her throat "If I may continue" looking at the datapad again "Inside are letters from some of the other royal houses with proposals of marriage, I have marked the ones I feel are the best suited for your "Unique" condition, please read over them as well as the ones from various prominent families across the galaxy as word of you has spread quickly after the tree ceremony with pictures of you in your robe made you look so dashing that even many of the servants at the palace have a copy"
Ranko started hitting her head with he datapad repeatedly while everyone else chuckled at her.
"Anyways, I also would like you to help Tenchi pick who he wants as his wife/wives other than Noike as she is already engaged to Tenchi as the ones he does not choose they will be among the ones I will consider as possible candidates for marrying you."
All the women looked towards Ranko in shock only to find her passed out on the floor.
Katsuhito started laughing as he made his way out the back door to head back to the shrine finding it funny that his grandson was no longer alone in his woman problems.
Note from Author: Sorry it took almost 2 months to update between taking care of my son, dealing with life issues, writers block it took some time. There will be fight scenes coming up soon for those wanting those. I am not very good at writing person to person fight scenes as I am with ones involving vehicles so have been doing much research by watching animes with person to person fights to use for a basis. There will be more interaction with past characters from earlier chapters before and during the dimension traveling.