Chap 21 Time Cubed

Ranma 1/2 is the creation of Rumiko Takahashi, 3x3 eyes (Sazan Eyes) is the creation Yuzo Takada, and Sailor Moon is the creation of Naoko Takeuchi. All are used without permission. This fan-fiction isn't intended for commercial use but is rather a tribute to Ranma 1/2, 3x3 Eyes, and Sailor Moon.

[Author's note: It is interesting on note how well up to a certain point the Ranma 1/2, 3x3 eyes and Post Black Moon Family Sailor Moon continuities can coexist.

Guardian Pluto pulled herself off the ground shaking her head. "Well looks like I am one of the lucky winners of Kaiyanwang Paradox's budget trip through time game. Seems I am still in Nerima but I wonder when in the blazes I am."

Guardian Pluto suddenly felt herself being grabbed as a voice yelled practically in her ear. "Shampoo my love!"

"Yep Nerima all right. Mouse put on your glasses you idiot," Guardian Pluto said calmly.

Adjusting his glasses Mouse backed up, "You're not Shampoo. You are a demon."

"No I am worse than a demon, I am a royally pissed off half Sanjiyan Unkara who is going to PUNCH OUT YOUR LIGHTS!" she said hauling off and punching Mouse in the face. "Ah that didn't get me home but it felt so good to punch that idiot out," Guardian Pluto commented over the now quite out cold Mouse. "Better take this moron home. I wonder if this is the timeline Setsuna told me briefly about. If so then the Ke Lun here is going to get a very unpleasant surprise."

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Yakumo shook his head. "Great, first I get turned into some sort of walking soulless corpse, get dragged into something weirder than the Twilight Zone, and now to top it all off I have been thrown into another timeline," looking around he frowned, "This doesn't look like either the Nerima or Shinjuku Ward of Tokyo. So WHERE AM I NOW?!" he yelled unknowingly echoing the words said across countless timelines by a certain continually lost martial artist.

"Ah, a new pure heart crystal for my masters," said a female figure that smelled of diesel as it grabbed at Yakumo's chest. "What?! No pure heart crystal. That is impossible!"

"Pure heart crystal? That means you are one of that Pharaoh 90's summoned daimons. Well here is something else for you ugly. Tou-Chao!" Yakumo yelled hitting the ground with his open hand. The invisible bug cut three long tracks through the concrete to the monster and kept going. The monster promptly fell down turning back into a small truck while a wispy demon spirit left the remains.

"I don't believe it, he effortlessly defeated that thing," said a familiar voice. Yakumo turned and smiled at the figures standing above him. "Usagi am I glad to see you and the Sailor Senshi. Could you get Sailor Pluto, Meiou Setsuna or whatever name she goes by to get me home?"

Sailor Mars frowned and pointed to Yakumo, "Just who are you and how do you know who we are?"

Yakumo laughed a little and rubbed the back of his head, "He he forgot about that. Well you see I am from other timeline...

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Sham Pu quickly realized she was in the Shinjuku part of Tokyo again. Grumbling several choice curse words in Mandarin she considered her options. Given that Paradox had said that she was sending three people to some known alternative timeline and she was now in Shinjuku suggested that this was the timeline in which Yakumo was Parvati's rather than her Wu. Unfortunately that summed up her knowledge of this timeline other than that somewhen in it Pai had been given the equivalent of the Xi Fa Xiang Gao with shampoo Number 411, a condition she had for four years. Shrugging her shoulders Sham Pu went in the direction of Yakumo's school; it was as good as any place to start.

When she got there she saw a frog demon looking like the one Ranko destroyed in China complete to being dressed in a trenchcoat. In his arms was Yakumo's girlfriend Natsuko with the top front of her school uniform ripped off and Yakumo standing on what has once been a bridge. "Those who not have power not deserving of the mark of Wu," he said sinking his fangs into Natsuko's neck.

"Stop! Natsuko doesn't know anything about this. I will do anything you want, just leave her alone," yelled Yakumo.

"Where is the Sanjiyan Unkara?" asked the frog demon.

Before anyone could react Pai's staff flew out knocking Natsuko from the thing's grasp, "Such arrogance from a filthy Gesu!" intoned Parvati's cold voice.

'Time to stop being an observer and be a martial artist' thought Sham Pu jumping up on the rubble so that she was closer to the demon than Parvati was.

"Sanjiyan," intoned the frog demon looking at Parvati.

'Hope I do this right; this Parvati doesn't know me.' thought Sham Pu "Gesu you wanted one Sanjiyan? Well..," Sham Pu continued opening her third eye and forming her own staff, "you've got two!"

Parvati backed up slightly, an expression of startled amazement on her face. Sham Pu smiled her most nasty smile, "Princess Parvati IV and I are feeling generous today. We'll left you live if you leave now and not bother either of us again."

"At last I found Sanjiyan. Now I will feed," yelled the frog demon as it jumped toward Sham Pu.

"If you are merely hungry Gesu I could give you some nice Chinese cooking," Sham Pu said hoping her voice had the right mixture of coldness and sarcastism. "Rei-Syou revised."

The frog demon fell back down the rubble pile slightly singed by the power of the lightning snake, "You were lucky to have chosen me to attack, Gesu," Sham Pu said not keeping the disgust she was feeling out of her voice "I doubt that Parvati there would have let you live. Even if I was still human you would be no real threat which is why I am so forgiving, but even I have my limits, Gesu. I give you one last chance, leave or die."

The frog demon shook his head, "Once human? How?"

Sham Pu laughed, "You are such an amusing Gesu. I thought the power of Jusenkyo was well known. Did you think we Sanjiyan would create a way to become human if there wasn't a way back? Did you think we Sanjiyan would only have one way to become human. So many pools of transformation, so many choices."

"I want immortality of Sanjiyan. You will tell me where I find Jusenkyo," said the frog demon.

"Is that was this is all about? How pathetic," said Sham Pu mockingly, "You mean to tell me you shambled your way all the way to Tokyo, Japan when the goal you sought was in the midst of the Bayankala Mountain Range, in the Qinghai Provence of China?" Sham Pu shook her head, "Tell me is stupidity common in your family or are you just the dumb one?"

The frog demon shook with rage, "I am not stupid and I am not going to China when the goal I seek is right here!" he yelled again leaping at Sham Pu.

'Perfect. I revealed the existence of Jusenkyo to Parvati and got this fool angry enough to attack me. Everything is going according to plan.' Sham Pu smiled, "For one desiring immortality you are certainly eager to die. For amusing me I will make your death a quick painless one. Rei-Syou. Kuan-Yaa. Cha-Lieh-Chong. Tou-Chao,"

Parvati's jaw dropped in amazement as four powerful magical attacks slammed into the frog demon one right after another. Needless to say where the frog demon had been there was only a black smear. "Princess Parvati, what brings you to Japan?" asked Sham Pu as she turned her gaze to Parvati.

Parvati blinked at the other Sanjiyan Unkara, "How did you do that?! It is impossible to do those attacks that close together. Also I never had seen you before how do you know my name?" she asked somewhat annoyed.

'Ok Sham Pu, Parvati is no fool so you better take what you know of your world and spin a believable tale.' Sham Pu thought as she chuckled, "My people revere you Honored One so when I won the tournament and none of you came to give a blessing to use the Pool of Female Sanjiyan Unkara I in my pride came looking for you. Instead when I arrived in the Sanjiyan Holy Land I triggered a message you left behind telling me how one mad Sanjiyan Unkara had destroyed your people," Sham Pu paused trying to read if Parvati was believing the tale she was weaving. Giving up on trying to read Parvati's expression Sham Pu continued.

"Fortunately while I was there I met an Honored One from Japan who had also been worried about the loss of contact. She saw that I was a skilled martial artist and was startled when I turned down her offer to become her Wu. I then told her of how I had won the tournament and was looking for a blessing to use the Pool of Female Sanjiyan Unkara. She didn't believe that such magic existed so I told her that if the pool didn't do what I said it did she could have me as her Wu," Sham Pu giggled, "I'm sorry Honored One but the shock on her face when I came up as a fellow Sanjiyan Unkara was priceless. Sadly the mortals of Japan were isolating themselves so I could not visit her for a long time and then her visits stopped shortly after Commodore Perry arrived. I thought what it was due to the rapid changes he had forced on the mortals there but when after WWII ended she still did not visit I decided to come here to see what happened. I sensed you and thought you might know the local access point to our world."

Parvati looked at Sham Pu critically, "This is the first time I have ever heard of Jusenkyo. You implied that there was a way to become human there. So how did I not know if it?"

Sham Pu sighed, "Likely because Jusenkyo in of itself is not permanent. It causes you to shift between forms depending on water temperature. While my human form doesn't age it has nowhere near the stamina my Sanjiyan Unkara form does. But the more I train in martial arts the stronger both of my forms get, which is how I can cast magics that would leave an untrained Sanjiyan Unkara collapsing from exhaustion. Jusenkyo would give you the form and weakness of a human but it would not remove your immortality. And with warm water you would still become a Sanjiyan Unkara."

"So you are saying that Jusenkyo would not be as effective a method in becoming human as the Ningen No Zou," Parvati stated.

Sham Pu nodded as Parvati considered something, "Your ability to cast spells quickly is due to martial artist training? Could you train me? I am afraid that my Wu is just slightly above useless."

Sham Pu frowned, "I would prefer if you used the Pool of Young Girl before I trained you. I found out long ago that the benefits of marital arts training increase a 100 fold if it is done in human form. There is something about a Sanjiyan Unkara's use of Ki and Chakra that makes it far too easy for them to do martial arts," Sham Pu smiled at Yakumo, "Of course we could would have your Wu use the Pool of Female Sanjiyan Unkara and have him make your human side his or rather her Wu. That would allow me to train you in more powerful techniques all the sooner."

Parvati looked at Yakumo with disgust, "If you think that even for a moment I am going to let Pai become this fool's slave you are out of your mind!"

Sham Pu scowled, "That is one thing that you will have to change Parvati if you become my pupil. You and Yakumo will have to treat each other as equals in battle. But if you still want a master-slave relationship you can still have it in the bedroom," she smiled.

Two of Parvati's eyes widened while her right human eye developed a twitch. "In the bedroom?!" she practically screeched. "Why in the name of my people's Holy Land would I want to mate with... with that?!" she sputtered pointing to Yakumo.

"Well I admit he is somewhat of a fixer upper right now. But in a century or two some kinky stuff in the bedroom will certainly help keep it from becoming boring," Sham Pu smiled enjoying the expressions Parvati was making.

"Hey it's not like that, I think of Pai like a sister," Yakumo sputtered.

"Pai? Ah you have nickname for your Sanjiyan Unkara, how cute. Well Wu, if there is someone you really care about we can make her Sanjiyan Unkara as well. There is more than enough water at Jusenkyo," Sham Pu said as she opened her staff letting out another Takuhi. She then took out a piece of paper, wrote something on it and handed it to the bird demon. "Takuhi I want you to go to Jusenkyo and bring back two casks of water. One from the pool of Sanjiyan Unkara, which is the only covered pool in the valley and the other from pool of young girl. The note I wrote will instruct the Guide there to show you what pool it is. Now go."

Sham Pu watched at the bird-demon took flight. 'What are you doing?" asked Yakumo.

"It much faster to bring you the water than have you hike all over China to Jusenkyo. Parvati will get the best of both worlds. She will become human and yet retain all the power of a Sanjiyan Unkara. We will also have the means to make you Sanjiyan Unkara so she will stop treating you like something she stepped in," Sham Pu said as Parvati closed her forehead eye and let Pai deal with the crazy Sanjiyan Unkara. It was not like there really was any water that could turn someone human much less some that would turn her Wu into a Sanjiyan Unkara.

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"Hello welcome to the Neko Hanten," said Shampoo automatically as a figure entered her grandmother's restaurant. He smile dropped the minute she saw what the figure carried. "Mousse," she frowned.

"Yep. Magoo-sama here mistook me for you. So I cold clocked the blind idiot and brought him home," said Guardian Pluto as she walked to an empty place and dumped Moosse to the floor. "Now if you must excuse me I need to do some things before I go to the Tendo Dojo and met Ranma."

Shampoo narrowed her eyes, "Panda-man not make you fiancée of Airen?"

Guardian Pluto smiled softly, Shampoo's reaction had confirmed her feeling as to what timeline Paradox had sent her to. But she had only the most minimal details on that history and no idea as to when in that year's insanity she was. "No I am not a fiancée of Ranma by that idiot Genma or anyone else. I am something Ranma needs far more - an ally, a true friend," Guardian Pluto then hardened her face and opened her wings causing Shampoo to gasp.

"A little warning. I am bringing a relation of Ranma's into this mess who is not going to let you, that shriveled up troll of a great grandmother of yours or anyone else control or hurt Ranma anymore," Guardian Pluto said as she exited the restaurant and flew up into the sky.

About half an hour later a beautiful woman dressed in badly made white armor knocked on the door of the Tendo Dojo her face stern. Kasumi answered the door and the woman's expression softened into a smile. "Hello I am looking for Saotome Ranma or his sister Ranko."

Kasumi's smile wavered slightly, "Ranma is out on a training trip and while we have a Ranko here her family name is Tendo not Saotome."

The woman's smile dropped immediately and she stormed into the house her face full of fury. "Saotome Nodoka! Where are you, you heartless witch?"

From between Ranko and Mr. Panda Nodoka stood just in time for the enraged woman to grab the front of Nodoka's kamona with her left hand and slam her into a wall. "Listen to me you pathetic excuse for a mother and listen to me well. I have spent the last 120 years without any memory of who I was but today I found not only who I was but that the only decedent of mine who is truly worthy of my bloodline has a heartless bitch for a mother who will have him seppuku if he doesn't measure up to some undefined concept of a 'man among men'."

The woman pulled a European sword from her hip putting the blade to Nodoka's throat. "You will consider that contract filled as he has far more manhood in him than the bravest men of this time," the woman smiled nastily noticing the fear in Nodoka's eyes, "Ranma wants your acceptance and love and all you can think about is some ill defined promise he was not even told about until a couple of days ago."

Ranko stood tears in her eyes, "Please let her go."

"Not until she agrees," the woman looked back behind her, "Why should you care? It's because of that stupid contract that you cannot even admit you are really Ranma's sister or that thanks to that moronic decedent of mine, Genma, you and he share the same body,"

The woman pulled back on the blade slightly, "I on the other hand am far more understanding. After all I don't blame my other decedent for being so weak; for when it finally came down to the making the right choice he was willing to put everything on the line. 'We must endure the unendurable.' I wish I had known who I was then, then I could have been so proud that he was my decedent though my dear son Jimmu," the woman said tears falling from her eyes.

Nabiki paled as a sudden and terrifying revelation occurred to her. "Omikami Amaterasu," she said in an hushed voice.

The woman laughed, "I should have known of this group, you my dear Tendo Nabiki would figure it out if I gave out enough information. If you are wondering, I am willing to forgive you for using my decedent to make money. Heaven knows your father is too much an emotional wreck to be much use. Other hiring himself out as a walking water fountain, that is," Amaterasu turned back to Nodoka, "Now I believe we were talking about the little matter of a seppuku contract," she said pushing the sword just enough that it drew a little blood.

"You can't be the supreme kami of Japan," Nodoka said her eyes on what of the sword blade she could see.

"Because I no longer Genma's walking example of a weak, weepy woman? Living in city alone and then traveling for 120 years with no memory makes you become self sufficient in a real hurry. You know the only visitor I has was a white dragon named Merlin? And the only reason he was in the area was because he was dying from some horrible sickness. He said he got it in the city of Hiroshima August 6, 1945," Amaterasu then snorted dropping the sword and letting Nodoka go, "On second thought I shouldn't threaten a woman who is so afraid of dying that she wets herself," she said pointing to a small yellowish pool that had formed under Nodoka.

"Why don't you clean yourself up, MORTAL. Meanwhile I will show my decedent just what I think of his training his son in the Neko-ken," Amaterasu said shoving the sword into the floorboards followed by removing the scabbard and draping it over the sword. Suddenly Mr. Panda found himself outside with something more frightening than the Master, more terrifying than his wife with a sword: a very angry Amaterasu.

"Come on, Genma, you are my decedent certainly you can handle a weak woman even if she is the supreme goddess of Japan," Amaterasu said as she leapt at Genma and proceeded to introduce him to new meaning of the word pain. Nodoka meanwhile had fallen to the floor crying in shame. Ranko knelt down and hugged Nodoka, "Don't cry mom its all right," she kept saying.

Amaterasu reentered the house shaking her head. "Even the best of families have the occasional bad apple but Genma is not a relation I would wish on even my worst enemy."

Ranko looked up at Amaterasu angrily as she held her weeping mother, "There is no way you can be Amaterasu. She is kind and gentle just like Kasumi not some cruel monster," she spat.

Amaterasu suddenly put both her hands to her head and screamed in a tone that put the most tormented soul in the lowest plane of Hell to shame. "Noooooooo. I am not a monster," she wailed falling to her knees. "You're wrong Susano. I am not a monster. I am not a freak," she said putting her head in her hands.

The house door slammed open and a handsome young man stepped through with a green haired lady just behind him. His face took on the aspect of intense rage at seeing Amaterasu crying. "Am-chan. It is I, your nephew Okuninushi. What is wrong?" he asked running to the crying woman and kneeling down.

Amaterasu pulled her face from her hand revealing three tear streaked eyes. "Dear nephew Okuninushi, I'm not a monster am I?" she asked.

"No you are not a monster. Now which of you baka reminded her of what she was?" said Okuninushi his voice full of anger as he looked at the mortals before him.

"Before you go flying off the handle like Tendo Akane, Okuninushi perhaps you might ask why someone called your aunt a monster in the first place," said the green haired woman from the open door.

"Guardian Pluto!" Okuninushi exclaimed standing, "You knew that my aunt would be here and possibly in some emotional turmoil. What else do you know?"

"Part of this is my fault," said Guardian Pluto, "I wasn't happy with the way Ranma was being treated so I thought having his ancestor Omikami Amaterasu involved would help. When I found her she had no memory of who she had been; so I told her a little about herself and what Ranma was going through. I knew there would be conflict but I never dreamed it would get this out of hand."

Amaterasu slowly stood up looking at the sword shoved in the floor. Okuninushi followed her gaze and dropped his jaw in amazement. "That is Excalibur and its scabbard! What is the most powerful sword of the greatest Western king doing here?"

Amaterasu walked up to the sword, "There is something familiar about this sword" she said as she grabbed the hilt and pulled the sword out of the floor. Looking at the blade her three eyes widened as she saw her own reflection, "I... I remember!"

She turned toward Ranko and Nodoka, "I'm sorry but for some reason I lost all memory of who I was 120 years while at the same time my fellow kami disappeared. It wasn't until Guardian Pluto told me about you and Yamato Hirohito that I even knew I had any family," she said as she picked up the scabbard and resheathed Excalibur. "I guess the fear of losing you over a stupid and ill-defined promise made me behave totally irrationally. I know it's not much but I offer my body to use as you see fit for hurting your mother like this," Amaterasu said as she knelt before Ranko holding Excalibur above her head just like a Samurai would do with his katana before his daimyo.

Ranko looked at the sword offered to her and at the knelling goddess. 'For some reason she thinks that 'Ranko' and me are two separate people sharing one body. I certainly don't want her trying to hurt mom again so I might as well go along with it.' Reaching out with both hands she lifted the sword. Even in its scabbard she could fell the perfect balance of the weapon. "Do you know any martial arts?" she asked as she unsheathing the sword and looked at the blade, its flawless mirror surface and beyond razor sharp edges spoke of its craftsmanship.

"Yes I am an eight Dan in Kenjutsu and equally skilled in using a bow," said Amaterasu.

Resheathing Excalibur Ranko looked at Amaterasu and asked, "What unarmed martial arts do you know?"

"Only some basic moves," Amaterasu replied.

Ranko nodded, "All right, here is the way it is. You teach me Kenjutsu and I teach you unarmed martial arts. I wanted my mother's acceptance and you hurt her emotionally so don't expect me to go soft on you just because you are a goddess or because you and I are related."

"Thank you Ranko-sensei. Ranma-sensei," Amaterasu said bowing all the way to the floor causing her nephew to wince.

"I am going to love the look on the Ke Lun's face when she finds out about this," laughed Guardian Pluto.

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If Guardian Pluto was enjoying herself the same could not be said for Sailor Pluto. Something or someone had practically taken a sledgehammer to the timestream. She appeared as a young man finished telling the Sailor Senshi something.

"...and the next thing I knew that maniac Kaiyanwang Paradox had sent me here, to this timeline."

"Kaiyanwang Paradox?" asked Sailor Pluto as Sailors Uranus and Neptune showed up.

Yakumo turned and Pluto widened her eyes in recognition of the mark on the boy's forehead, "Wu. You're Wu!"

Yakumo groaned, "Great I get Sailor Pluto who I need but I also get the trigger happy Sailors Uranus and Neptune. Look I may be unkillable and indestructible but I would prefer it if you two would not try to blast me all over the countryside."

Sailor Pluto held out her hand in front of the two other Outers. "You said something about being sent here by Kaiyanwang Paradox. Who is that? A new enemy?"

"To you three at least yes. In her world her history you three were responsible for killing some of her best friends as well as her family and the grief has pushed her totally off the deep end," Yakumo said hoping Pluto would not push the issue of exactly who Kaiyanwang Paradox was. "As a result we now have an evil time traveling maniac who sees the past as little more than a piggy bank to raid for the needs of her demonic subjects."

Before anyone could respond what appeared to be Sailor Pluto appeared, "Blast it I messed up again. You would have thought that my predecessor would have left some instructions on how to operate her magical devices," She looked at Sailor Pluto and started rubbing her head, "Great, I really did not need this."

Sailor Pluto narrowed her eyes, "Who are you?"

"Shadow Pluto, Keeper of the Time Gates. Well at least what I understand of the blasted things," the woman said grumbling, "Now let's see now just how far off my timeline am I this time," Shadow Pluto said summoning up a floating map of time.

"What are you doing?" asked Uranus angrily.

"I am no threat to your precious Crystal Tokyo, I simply want to get home to my Crystal Tokyo. By the way everyone calls me Shades," Shades said looking over the time map. "Great, there are other time travelers here," Shades grumbled as she turned and looked at Yakumo. "At least one of them is nearby. So what exactly are you doing here?"

"Same as you. Trying to get home," Yakumo said, "You said time travelers as in more than one. You wouldn't happen to know where they are?"

"Of course I know where they are but there is no way I am going to tell you with those three trigger happy baka listening in," Shades said gesturing with her thumb to the Outers.

"Which is exactly why I thought it was best to check up on you," said a familiar voice. The eight Senshi looked up and saw Sailor Moon in a different colored outfit. The dull red trim combined with her black outfit matched the grim features on her face. "It was their callous attitude that the end justifies the means and blast first maybe ask questions later that created Kaiyanwang Paradox in the first place."

"Who are you?" asked Sailor Jupiter.

"Jupiter, my dear friend, I am simply another future for Sailor Moon. I call myself Queen Eclipse," Queen Eclipse smiled.

"Why does your Sailor Pluto call herself Shadow Pluto?" asked an angry Uranus.

Queen Eclipse smiled, "Because while she has Sailor Pluto's powers and memories she is not Sailor Pluto but rather a ShadowBeing given the form of Sailor Pluto."

"Though my knowledge is far better than yours, Pluto. My Queen's arrival only confirms my fears; Kaiyanwang Paradox has her finger in this timeline," grumbled Shades.

"As much as I wish it was for other reasons you are correct old friend," said Queen Eclipse.

"Any idea on what her goals are here or is that hoping for too much?"

"The visitors she brought here are to prevent the battle between Pharaoh Wiseman and Neo-Queen Serenity."

Shades closed her eyes, "Yes, I see it now." Shades then slowly opened her eyes, "The future is far better than the one that would have been here, but there is a price."

"Crystal Tokyo," sighed Queen Eclipse, "That is one of the few things that is predictable about Paradox. In the timelines she takes an active hand in she either portrays Crystal Tokyo in the worst possible light or crates a better future to sow internal conflict among the Sailor Senshi. Either way she ensures Crystal Tokyo either will not happen or will go down in flames some 900 years after its founding."

"We beat her," said Shades angrily.

"In forming a better Crystal Tokyo yes. But in actually outwitting her…"

"That still doesn't explain you associating with a demon!" fumed Uranus.

Queen Eclipse turned to face the Outer her face a mask of intense anger, "Now listen to me you self righteous baka. Not all demons are evil, some in fact want to find a way to live with humans but because of the way they are they thought they could not change," Queen Eclipse pulled out her compact, "I have a Wiseman in my world too or rather a Wisewoman; unlike your future we are not at each other throats. I wield the Ginzuishou, she the Jakokusuishou, and an old friend the Ningen no Zou. No one of us has total power and there is always a third party to between the other two from trying to pound in each other brains."

"But they're demons," stammered Neptune.

"So? I sooner trust the judgment of many of them than you three. Under your 'wise' guidance I either turned into that naive total airhead Neo-Queen Serenity or that sadomasochistic maniac Kaiyanwang Paradox!" Queen Eclipse yelled in Pluto's face her own face purple with rage.

"SAY WHAT?!" yelled the four Inners with Sailor Moon simply staring at Queen Eclipse her mouth opening and closing but no sound coming out.

"I cannot believe how naive we all were back when this was the present," said an artificial female voice. Turning everyone saw a women dressed in a tattered purple robe.

"Kaiyanwang Paradox," said Queen Eclipse shaking her head.

"You know I never dreamed that my efforts to wipe out Crystal Tokyo in all futures would produce such a challenging version of me nor in a Crystal Tokyo that in so many respects resembled a mixture of the original and my own kingdom," Paradox commented.

"We don't go raiding the past to kidnap people for our demons," Queen Eclipse said glaring at the figure.

Paradox seemed to glare at Queen Eclipse, "No you don't. You have found ways to alter the demons that come to you as little as possible," Paradox then straightened up. "I will not go back to using the methods of Neo-Queen Serenity. Those methods prevented me from seeing how Pluto was using me and killed not only my only daughter but the rest of my family as well," the figure spat.

Queen Eclipse looked at the figure, "You found out right after Pluto went too far, didn't you?"

Paradox backed up clearly shaken, "You know?"

Queen Eclipse sighed, "Quite obvious really. The Ginzuishou for all its power cannot bring back the dead. It can create a psudobody and place the soul within in. But the result has more in common with the demons we fought then the humans we protect," Queen Eclipse glared at Kaiyanwang Paradox, "My Sailor Senshi have embraced their true nature but they have accepted it rather than let it turn them bitter."

It seemed as if Paradox was staring hard at Queen Eclipse though her face was totally hidden by the hood of her robe, "I detect a harshness in your voice. You have no more love for Sailor Pluto than I do. And yet somehow there still enough of Neo-Queen Serenity in you that you will not let her suffer. Enough to challenge me and my goals."

"I may not have your power or your experience, Paradox, but I was there when it all ended. I saw the place and time you died, Paradox. In the end your insane plan to merge several key timelines using time vortexes and wipe out Crystal Tokyo in all futures will fail."

Paradox seemed to straighten, "It will NOT fail!" she yelled.

Queen Eclipse looked sadly at Paradox, "You don't get it. For me it is history and despite your efforts history can not be changed."

"I will prove you wrong," snapped Paradox.

Shades muttered something under her breath, "My Queen. There seems to be a distortion field around the travelers. Until it fades any attempt at getting them home would just make things worse by bringing more people from their world here."

Queen Eclipse rubbed her temples, "How long?"

"A week perhaps two," Paradox said giggling, "What are you worried about? I mean just what kind of damage can a neophyte Wu, his nearly as neophyte Sanjiyan Unkara, and a half Human half Sanjiyan Unkara who turns into a demon with warm water do?"

"My Sanjiyan Unkara? You mean Sham Pu is here too?"

"If by here you mean this timeline or city yes. But if you mean here in this district then no," Paradox said giggling again.

"Where is she?" asked an increasing annoyed Yakumo.

"Why my dear Yakumo, even as ill trained as you are, you are still Sham Pu's Wu. Wouldn't it stand to reason that the first thing she would do would to seek out this timeline's version of you and see how you were doing as Parvati's Wu?" Paradox said the tinge of humor coming through even her artificial voice.

"Oh boy. Her first reaction will be to have my counterpart become Sanjiyan Unkara so that Pai can be Wu," Yakumo said slapping his head.

"This is more fun than watching my lust demons have their way with Neo-Queen Serenity," said Paradox said giggling like school girl.

"Have their way?" said the faint hushed voice of Sailor Moon.

Paradox looked at the girl, "Gads I can't believe I was this idealistic or naive. One of you need to explain..."

"I don't need to have that explained to me. You're talking about rape!" yelled Sailor Moon.

"If you are talking about the rest of the Sailor Senshi then yes but," continued Paradox as she removed her robe revealing a dress similar to Neo-Queen Serenity's except in place of her clothes' bright and vibrant colors were dark and muted tones, "If I gave my consent for my counterpart to have a tumble in the hay with my lust demons then it could hardly be called rape in that case," she said smiling as she finished removed one of gloves revealing rope burns on her wrist. "It not as if I don't put her through something I don't do myself. To be tied down helpless while a chosen few of your subjects are given a chance to have some fun," Paradox hugged her self, "Makes me warm just thinking about it."

Queen Eclipse shook her head, "You are worst than evil. You're just plain sick."

Paradox smiled as she faded out, "Don't knock it until you try it."

Queen Eclipse continued messaging her temples as Sailor Moon went into her default emotional defense mode ie wailing her head off. "Could somebody please calm that down so we can actually sit down and plan on how to deal with this mess."

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Guardian Pluto's momentary joy was replaced by concern. Her efforts at manipulating events had resulted in both Nodoka and Amaterasu nearly becoming total emotional basket cases. Given her initial reaction to Amaterasu's threat Nodoka could go and do something really drastic and it was time to defuse that possibility. "Nodoko-san," Guardian Pluto said kneeling before the woman who looked at her with tear streaked eyes Ranko still by her side. "They say with age comes wisdom. Well despite living for 13,000 years what I did today was not very wise. Your son and daughter both love you very much and only due to some misinformation from Genma were they hiding from you. I want you to promise on your honor that for their sakes you will not try and eliminate the dishonor you currently feel by committing seppuku."

Nodoka looked at Guardian Pluto, then at Ranko, and finally at the kneeling Amaterasu, "Amaterasu said she was my daughter and she and my son share the same body," Guardian Pluto quietly nodded going on to the next stage of her plan, "Two minds, one body," she said holding Nodoka's hands "Trust me on this. Several misguided attempts at a 'cure' have put the other mind asleep. The fact of the matter is there is no cure for Jusenkyo. You promise?"

Nodoka nodded her head, "I promise," she said her voice a little stronger.

Ranko looked at Guardian Pluto critically, "What do you mean there is no cure?"

Guardian Pluto stood up, went into the kitchen and returned with a glass of water. "My mother was of the same race as Amaterasu, the Sanjiyan Unkara. If there was a cure do you think I would continue to allow myself to turn into this?" she said pouring the glass on her own head. Everyone gasped as the woman turned into a demon right in front of them. Amaterasu and Nodoka both slowly stood up their eyes wide.

Guardian Pluto smiled, "I had more than enough time to accept this. Not as bad as the man who fell into Spring of Drowned Panda and then tried to use the Spring of Drowned Man. He turned into literal Panda-man as the springs mix rather than replace one another," she said as she folded her wings over herself like a cloak. "Though there are problems with the occasional over zealous Demon Hunter."

"What about the packets of Instant Jusenkyo water?" asked Nabiki.

"Crude imitations as demonstrated by how they work or rather not work," Guardian Pluto said, "You know there is a spring of drowned Female Sanjiyan Unkara. Using it on Ranko when the body is in Ranma's form should fix all the mental damage that moron Genma has done. Neko-ken included. Besides," Guardian Pluto said as she went out and came back with a book, "it will give Ranma and Ranko the ability to use this training manual Genma stole."

Ranko accepted the manual, "Sazan Ryu?" she said reading the title.

"The martial arts style of the Sanjiyan Unkara," Guardian Pluto smiled.

"What is the Neko-ken?" asked Nodoka.

Ranko explained the process of the Neko-ken. Both Amaterasu and Nodoka faces became dark as storm clouds. Okuninushi on the other hand developed a look of stunned amazement on his face. When Ranko was done Amaterasu and Nodoka looked at each other. "Think he has recovered from your last lesson?" Nodoka asked. "Let's go find out," Amaterasu said as both women walked out into the back yard. A few moments later there were the sounds of a Panda crying out in pain.

"Yep he recovered," quipped Guardian Pluto as Okuninushi simply stood there with an amazed look on his face. "I cannot believe there is anyone that stupid," he finally said.

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Sham Pu was having far more somber thoughts as she sat in the hospital looking at Natsuko. "It won't be until tomorrow that the water will arrive," Sham Pu said pulling out a ward, "more than enough time to teach you both the basics in Sanjiyan Unkara Ward magic."

"That looks like a normal shinto ward," said Hideyoshi pushing his glasses back up.

"And until they opened their third eye many Sanjiyan Unkara would look like normal humans," Sham Pu said tossing the ward down on the ground where it turned into a little bug, "Appearances are deceiving. This is a Tei-Chin-Chii-Chii-Chong. It has restorative powers," Sham Pu said as the bug crawled up on the bed and attached to Natsuko. "It will help speed her recovery."

Several hours later Sham Pu nodded in approval as Yakumo and Pai both finished making a Tei-Chin-Chii-Chii-Chong ward. "Good, you have a good handle on the basics. Now let us all get some sleep. The water should be here tomorrow and it is going to be a long day.

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Sham Pu was back at the village and had just been defeated by a cloaked figure who had Pai beside her. As the cloaked figure and Pai ate the first price Sham Pu walked up and gave the Kiss of Death. At which point everything hit the fan only this time the figure proceeded to lay waste to the village. Sham Pu ran up to grapple with the enraged figure and finally pulled off its hood and stared not into the face of Ranko but rather her own. At which point Sham Pu woke up sitting bolt upright sweat pouring down her face. That had been a very unpleasant variant to what had become a familiar nightmare.

"Stop!" proclaimed Parvati.

"I am sorry. I didn't mean anything," Yakumo stammered.

Sham Pu smiled, "What he do?"

"This lecherous swine kissed me while Pai was asleep!" bellowed Parvati.

Sham Pu decided to have some fun, "Oh is that all. I thought from the way you yelled he was trying to feel you up or something worse."

Parvati's left human eye started to twitch again. "Here I thought it was only the young mortals who were worst than some monsters. Now I find that the first fellow Sanjiyan Unkara I have seen in nearly 300 years is a pervert."

Sham Pu giggled, "I'm no pervert just practical," looking at a tapping sound at the window, "Ah here is our water," she said as she careful took the two water casks from the bird demon's claws on the ground. Checking the labels Sham Pu smile and got a cup from the kitchen. "Welcome to the race of the Sanjiyan Unkara" Sham Pu said gleefully as she tossed the water in Yakumo's face.

Parvati's three eyes widened in shock, "You weren't crazy. There really is such a place," she said as she approached her Wu and poked her finger into one of the additions in her Wu's anatomy. Yakumo looked down and saw Parvati pushing her finger into his breast. 'Wait a minute men don't generally have B cup size breasts.' In near panic Yakumo pulled out his pants so he could see if the lower part of his body matched what was implied topside. Yakumo's three eyes opened wide and a strangled gurgling sound came from his or rather her throat.

'Oh this is going to be fun.' Sham Pu thought, "Think of it this way, thanks to your night job you have a wardrobe that will go with your new cold water body," she said. Yakumo's head snapped up at the words 'cold water' and ran to the kitchen and turned on the hot water tap. A few minutes later a very annoyed male Yakumo walked back in.

"Now for the second part," Sham Pu said throwing water from the second cask into Parvati's face. A very confused Pai blinked her two eyes. "Now all you have to do is look at Pai in your cold water form with your third eye and pull at the image you see and she will become your Wu," Sham Pu frowned "However since used a certain way the Ningen No Zou could destroy the world so it is not the sort of thing you want the followers of Kaiyanwang Siva to be able to play around with. So you are still going to have to find that thing."

"Considering you changed me briefly into a girl you could at least help," said Yakumo.

Sham Pu walked into the kitchen, poured a glass of cold water and came back out with it in her hand she said, "The magic is such that any cold water will trigger the transformation," throwing the contents in Yakumo's face. The now very female Yakumo scowled at Sham Pu with her three eyes. "Don't just stand there. Make Pai your Wu."

Yakumo looked at Pai who had tears in her eyes, "What happen to Yakumo?" Yakumo saw something in Pai and tried to concentrate on it to determine what it was. Next thing he knew Pai had the mark of Wu on her forehead. "What Yakumo do to Pai?" asked Pai in a worried tone.

"Yakumo royally screw up. That what Yakumo do to Pai," Yakumo said glumly "Pai let's go to school. We still have to find the Ningen No Zou and I need to file a leave of absence."

"Yakumo right maybe Ningen No Zou will make Yakumo human?"

"It can't. The Ningen No Zou's humanization process only works with non-Jusenkyo Sanjiyan Unkara. But it has other powers. Such as the one that allowed me to travel to this timeline."

"Timeline? What Sham Pu mean?" asked Pai.

"Very simple Pai, you traveled the world to get here, I on the other hand however unwillingly traveled time," said Sham Pu.

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Yakumo's early morning adventure was less nerve wracking than Ranma's. Ranma went to sleep in his warm water form and when he woke up he found a very nude goddess in his futon with him. He jumped out of the futon less Akane find him like that and grab the nearest blunt object to play a game of smash the pervert named Ranma with. Then while he was trying to sort through his thoughts Guardian Pluto showed up with a bucket and next thing he knew he was female. Ranma walked to the bathroom but noticed that this time his body felt stronger, more agile than ever before. Shrugging off the feeling Ranma splashed himself with warm water.

"Ranma," said the soft voice of Amaterasu, "When I said this body was yours to do with as you please I meant it."

Ranma turned around and was relieved at seeing that the goddess was now clothed. "Well it's just that Akane..."

"Akane would what?" asked Amaterasu a slight edge in her voice.

"Jump to the wrong conclusion and hit Ranma," said Kasumi from behind the goddess in her typical happy voice.

"I see," stated Amaterasu her face a mask. The goddess then smiled, "Don't worry I will have a talk with her during breakfast."

During breakfast Ranma and his mother both kept a nervous eye on the goddess. "Akane, what is this I hear about you jumping to the wrong conclusions about Ranma and hitting him for it?" Amaterasu asked in a pleasant voice.

Nabiki paled remembering Amaterasu's violent reaction with both of Ranma's parents. 'Sis, don't say something stupid. She could kill you.' she thought.

"He's a pervert," Akane said.

"Oh and exactly how is he a pervert?" Amaterasu asked still in a pleasant tone of voice.

"He turns into a girl and he saw me naked in the bathroom," Akane stated, "Never mind he plays around with all those other girls."

Amaterasu frowned, "Ranma turns into a girl because this idiotic decedent of mine didn't have enough brains to learn Chinese. Similarly the other girls are mainly the result of him listening to his stomach rather than his bloodline," she said glaring at Genma who was wondering if he should go on a training trip with the Master. As brutal as it was his training was likely safer for his health than being around this goddess. "As far as him seeing you naked from what Guardian Pluto told me you walked in on him."

Akane humped and said, "He is still a pervert."

By this time Guardian Pluto was having serious thoughts about Ranma and Akane getting along with each other in this reality. "Blast it you two got along so well in my timeline so what is your major problem in this one?" she asked angrily.

"Your timeline?! All right Guardian Pluto, just what have you been keeping from all of us?" asked Amaterasu in an angry tone.

Shrinking from the gaze of the angry goddess Guardian Pluto started telling them about her world. By the time she was done everyone was staring dumb founded. "Let me get this straight," said Nabiki, "You were sent here by some time traveling nutcase and in your world we are either the same kind of being Amaterasu is or their immortal indestructible guardians known as Wu."

"That accurately sums it up," Guardian Pluto said sheepishly.

"Wait a minute that bucket of water you threw at me when I got out of bed. What was that Pluto?" asked an angry Ranma.

"Spring of Drowned Female Sanjiyan Unkara," she said softly.

Ranma jumped up and grabbed Pluto by the front of her outfit. "Mind telling me why?"

"It's very simple Ranma. Your father taught you next to zilch in social skills. I didn't realize until now just how much you depended on Ranko, the personality that formed out of all the 'weak female' parts of your mind," Guardian Pluto said grabbing Ranma's hand and pulling him to her. "Without her you are a total jerk with less social development than a monkey. Ranko's influence changed everyone here for the better in my world so why not make that happen in this world?"

"Because without my influence my brother's counterpart was and still is likely to use your face for a punching bag," said Ranko's voice.

Ranma stiffened and slowly turned in the direction of the voice. His eyes bugged out a little for standing in the frame of the front door was his female side with three eyes. "I know you've all heard a variant of this before but I just cannot resist. I'm Saotome Ranko. Sorry about this," she said laughing.

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Sailor Pluto was not happy. Once Sailor Moon had calmed down she had agreed with Queen Eclipse that the Outers were basically loose cannons and both of them read the Outers the riot act. Queen Eclipse felt it was best to get the travelers together so as to try and minimize the alterations happening. From what Yakumo said it was unclear if Sham Pu was in Shinjuku or Hong Kong so Sailor Pluto went to where she felt the third traveler might be. As she approached the Tendo Dojo she heard a female voice say "I'm Saotome Ranko. Sorry about this."

Sailor Pluto sighed. It looked like she had found her third traveler. Well given all the people it could have been she should feel thankful. "Saotome Ranko," The girl turned and frowning took up a defensive stance. Sailor Pluto could feel the power building up in the girl. Right now she probably surpassed about all the Senshi except for Saturn and Moon.

"Ranko? What's wrong. Who is out oh shoot," Sailor Pluto stopped as an icy grip of fear grabbed her. That was her voice, "Let me go, Ranma, that idiotic counterpart of mine is very much into acceptable losses. She wouldn't hesitate Death Screaming this whole house to the ground if she felt it endangered her precious Crystal Tokyo," Sailor Pluto paled as another version of her gently moved Ranko out of the way.

"Now are the two of us going to talk about this like intelligent people or are you going to go off the deep end to the point where I am going to wind up breaking your neck as well?" the other Pluto said folding her arms across her chest.

"Guardian Pluto you sure that is the right stance to take with her?" asked a nervous Ranko as the others in the house came to the door.

"It was my main weak point, Ranko. I rarely did direct confrontations in this time period and when I did they nearly always were of the blast first worry about it later kind," Guardian Pluto said as she pulled out a mirror. "Though if it does go down to that I want to make sure I am the one who walks away from this," she said gazing into the mirror. Sailor Pluto gasped as a blob of light exited from Guardian Pluto's head and turned into a pure heart crystal. "Here Ranko keep an eye on this. I do not want to remain Wu any longer than I have to," she said looking at Sailor Pluto.

Sailor Pluto gulped as she saw the mark of Wu on Guardian Pluto's forehead. "Yakumo said that Kaiyanwang Paradox stated that she sent three people. So why are there four of you?" she asked.

"Setsuna quickly found out where they had been sent and we decided to bring them back before things go too messy," her counterpart said.

Sailor Pluto frowned, "Well it is a little late for that. Your three friends have royally messed up this timeline. Crystal Tokyo is fading fast and I have no idea on how to save it. Worst yet thanks to the energy field around there people they cannot even try to go home for at least a week perhaps two."

Guardian Pluto shook her head. "The reason you are having problems is likely because you are trying to save one Crystal Tokyo rather than the idea."

"Well we have another problem. Setsuna said there the two timelines are not in sync with each other. The best ratio she could set up was one hour there equals over 2 days here. So basically my instructions are get everybody together, have Guardian Pluto send a written message on the situation back, and then figure out what to do from there."

Sailor Pluto jumped as her communicator beeped, "Mercury, please tell me you have good news about knowing where Sham Pu is."

Mercury sweat dropped, "Well we found she, as well as this timeline's Yakumo and Pai have gone Ningen No Zou hunting... in Hong Kong. Queen Eclipse is having Shades looking for them so hopefully we can get that situation under control."

"Queen Eclipse? Shades? Great we got a glimpse of at least one of them in that other timeline Paradox created," said an exasperated Ranko.

"Other timeline?!" asked a worried Sailor Pluto, "Just how many timelines have you encountered?"

"We kind of lost count a while ago. Your counterpart was not happy about finding out that the Millennium Queen was another one of Paradox's tinkering with Sailor Moon's life and…"

"Sailor Moon was the Millennium Queen?!" asked Pluto paling, "But she was the one who helped Beryl end the Moon Kingdom."

"Yeh, the little crazy has been busy," scowled Ranko.

"The ironic thing is my past was all triggered by Pluto killing the wrong person at the worst possible time," said an all too familiar artificial female voice.

"You are going to tell us or do we play 20 questions?"

"It was you or rather your brother Ranma she killed," said the purple robbed figure, "Since he wasn't there my family's pure heart crystals were destroyed thanks to Neptune and Uranus."

"Why would she kill my brother?" yelled Ranko.

"Perhaps she saw the future where he was Wiseman, Akane was Guardian of the Time Gates, and the Sailor Senshi were all dead and jumped to the wrong conclusion. Of all the people who could become Wiseman Ranma was the only one who out lasted Neo-Queen Serenity. Perhaps she saw you help make the Millennium Queen and didn't bother to learn the battle between her and Queen Serenity was a mistake created out of Queen Serenity's own biases. Just as there are many people who can become Wiseman there are many ways each can become Wiseman."

"If that is true then there are many paths to you as well," growled Ranko.

"I have looked but have found only one. Perhaps it was just the right combination at the worst possible time that made me. You think I am a monster but I am nasty only with those who deserve it. In the case of the virgins that I liberated from that Ryo-ko I told them what fate I had spared them from. Since Sham Pu was so successful in her initial search for the Ningen No Zou there was no reason for her to return. By the Laws of the Joketsuzoku their lives are mine to do with as I please. But I still gave them a choice of returning to what lives they had where in the past or live in my own time with their every need and want taken care of at the cost of their virginity," the robed figure straightened up, "Even I was surprised at how many took me up on my offer. Some have even become like Hotaru full time partners to some of the more perverted lust demons. Of course perverted by lust demon standards is wanting to actually talk to a woman than have sex with her," finished the figure shrugging its shoulders. "You know that when Sham Pu gets the Ningen No Zou she is coming here as she figures that she can provide enough training to boost your power levels up to reasonable levels."

"That is assuming Guardian Pluto doesn't convince everyone here to become Sanjiyan Unkara," Ranko said shaking her head.

"You say that like its a bad thing," said Guardian Pluto in an annoyed voice.

Ranko rubbed her head, "This isn't our history and part of what makes our world work is the way we interact. There have been nearly seven months worth of interactions here that we know little about."

"She's right without the insight of becoming Sanjiyan Unkara this timeline's Akane is still likely an egotistical brat that gets mad when things don't go her way," said another female voice which caused Nabiki to again pale and Kasumi to get the weirdest expression on her face.

"I'll show you," yelled Akane as she stormed out of the house holding a mallet. "who is an. Egotistical. Brat?" she finished weakly staring at the speaker. "I guess didn't you recognize your own voice, right sis?" said Nabiki as she nervously walked through the door and looked at the other Akane.

"I wouldn't be too cocky either, Nabiki. You accession to kami status changed your prospective in our world. In this world I suspect you are still the little twisted witch who gets her kicks at getting money and using blackmail to control people's lives," said the other Akane as she opened her third eye and crossed her arms over her chest.

Nabiki left eye starting twitching while her sister Akane started babbling about twins and three eyes. Ranma stepped out of the house, "Two Akanes? And one of them has three eyes? Could somebody tell me what is going on?"

"Simple," said Ranko smirking, "She, like me, is from another timeline--a world where history followed a far different sequence of events."

"She fight or cook any better than this tomboy?" Ranma said pointing back to his world's Akane who glared at him pulling back her mallet. "RANMA NO BAKA!" she yelled swinging the thing at his head.

"Cha-Lieh-Chong," said Akane Sanjiyan blasting the head of the mallet to dust. "Still living in your little fantasy world of being the best martial artist here and being able to make meals fit for mortal human consumption I see," she calmly stated as her counterpart missed Ranma and ungracefully fell on her face.

Akane pulled herself off the ground staring daggers as her counterpart. Ranma by contrast was smiling. "That was great. Can you teach me that?" he said stepping forward.

Akane Sanjiyan frowned, "Your cold water form is a half Sanjiyan Unkara? How?" Looking over at Guardian Pluto who winced, "Never mind I think I know how. Definitely, as your new status is eventually going to make you a magnet for every 'I want to be immortal' loony in the area."

Akane Sanjiyan took up a fighting stance, "Given that this time is nearly seven months from the time we met in both worlds it will be interesting as to what techniques you have picked up and created," Akane Sanjiyan smiled, "my human form is nowhere near your skill level but this Sanjiyan Unkara form is another matter."

Ranma quickly realized that this Akane was not going to come charging in like the one he knew all too well. Ranma went in with a foot sweep which Akane Sanjiyan jumped over easily. "Don't feel too bad even as half Sanjiyan Unkara you will find your Ki and Chakra abilities much better in your female form," Ranma narrowed his eyes at that comment and threw a couple rabbit punches which Akane Sanjiyan blocked easily. Ranma back up and frowned, "Something just doesn't add up here. Your speed is greater than the tomboy's but your stance suggests that your skill is only marginally better."

Akane Sanjiyan nodded, "The Sanjiyan Unkara have far larger reserves of Ki and Chakra which they normally use to power their spells. As a result they can easily master Ki and Chakra techniques normally requiring the skill of a third Dan or better. The main problem is that it doesn't not impart one with actual skill. That is why I train in human form--it helps build up my reserves that much faster and allow me to actually acquire the needed skills to control those reserves properly. In fact my world's Ranma created a school called the Sanjiyan Unkara Ganso Musabetsu Kakuto Ryu that exploits these huge reserves of Ki and Chi. Against this new school no mortal martial artist has a chance. For example, our Sham Pu tossed Ke Lun around like she was a white belt using that Ryu and she is not even 1st Dan in it yet."

"Sweeto," said a familiar voice as a small form groped Akane Sanjiyan. Quickly she pulled Happosai from her breast. "Hello, Akane dear. Uh when did you get three eyes?" he asked nervously as she stared at him dangling from her hand.

"It doesn't matter as you are not going to be awake long enough to hear it. Rei-Syou female Ki revision!"

"Bububub," babbled Happosai shaking as sparks of Ki danced around him like St. Elmo's Fire. Akane Sanjiyan then dropped Happosai where he just laid there with the widest smile on his face Ranma had ever seen.

"That should keep the pervert out of commission for at least two days. I hope," Akane Sanjiyan said.

"What did you do to him?" asked a stunned Ranma.

"Merely dumped about 100th of my female Ki reserves into the little pervert via the lightning serpent. I figured if I gave him what he wanted faster than he could take it he'd pass out and I was right."

"That was part of the Sanjiyan Unkara Ganso Musabetsu Kakuto Ryu?!" asked an awed Ranma.

"Yes but it is still a work in progress. We haven't worked out what can be trained when or even what can be safely learned by mortals. For that reason the school is restricted only very powerful and skilled mortal and supernatural beings."

"Sure the last thing you want somebody to do is use an Oppenheimer Retributive Strike and turn a major city into Jusenkyo Central," quipped Guardian Pluto. "Good thing is somebody seems to have used the Manganmaru in this timeline so what happened in our world cannot happen here. At least with that item."

"Seems our robed migraine has taken a powder," Ranko commented. "But there seems to be unusually large amount of magic where she was standing. What the? It's moving? That sneaky little... She didn't leave at all; she was invisible."

"Only confirms that feelings that she may be putting on an act as to how powerful she really is," Guardian Pluto said narrowing her eyes. "Blast it can't sense anything in this form. Should have stayed in my demon form."

"We she is gone for real this time. Say we go with our counterparts?" said Ranko.

"Sure. Its going to be fun to see what Hina-chan-sensei does."

"Who?" asked Ranma.

"Hinako Hinomiya. Your tannin and english teacher," said Ranko puzzled. "You know looks like a child until she drains somebody's Ki and then turns into a woman."

"Ranko, I don't think he has meet her yet," said Sanjiyan Akane.

"I guess our old tannin and english teacher hasn't left the district yet," Ranko shrugged. "Want to go in warm water forms and play with what there is of Kuno's mind?"

Sanjiyan Akane shrugged, "Sure if there is still a dating horde in this timeline I can try out my shred their clothes until they are no longer decent attack."

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Everything had gone well in Hong Kong until Benares showed up through Takuhi's body promising that everyone in the house would die a painful bloody death. Sham Pu countered that she would foil Benares by making everyone else in the house Sanjiyan Unkara so he'd get Pai but have more Sanjiyan Unkara to fight him. As proof of this she called in Lee Ling-Ling and with one splash made her Sanjiyan Unkara. Benares was viable shaken and withdrew his threat. Sham Pu by contrast decided to take preventive measures. Which is why when Shades caught up to Sham Pu she found not just one Sanjiyan Unkara and one Wu but several Sanjiyan Unkara and a couple of Wu most of whom where trying to cope with their new transformations. This was followed by Shades finding a good solid wall and repeatedly hitting her head against it.

"She did WHAT?!" screamed Sailor Pluto in a voice a few octaves above her normal range.

"Used that Sanjiyan Unkara pool water on Yakumo and three people in Hong Kong. Then one of them made her brother Wu," said Mercury nervously.

"Have Shades get that baka back here before she turns all of Hong Kong into either Sanjiyan Unkara or Wu," yelled Sailor Pluto her face purple with rage.

"She is all ready on her way with her little group but she is going to Nerima not here," Mercury said, "Pluto why are you so angry it just four people affected."

"No it isn't because my baka counterpart Guardian Pluto convinced everyone here to become Sanjiyan Unkara and then took them to where she stored the water. We have find a way to get those maniacs out of here before they turn the whole planet into either Sanjiyan Unkara or Wu!" she said cutting off the link with her Mercury.

"What damage can they do in two weeks? Try what damage can they do in less than two days," fumed Sailor Pluto.

"That is what makes it so fun," said a familiar voice.

Sailor Pluto spun around, "You! You are the one who has turned my timeline into a total mess by sending those... those people here," she fumed at Paradox who was in her variant Neo-Queen Serenity outfit.

"Just think they are going to be here for at least another five days perhaps as long as 12. Imagine the fun there will be," Paradox giggled and then got serious, "How does it feel Sailor Pluto to have someone controlling your life without any regards to your feelings or your desires? I thought you would like my gift of actually knowing what I went through with your counterpart of my timeline."

Sailor Pluto backed up stunned, "What's the matter Sailor Pluto? Don't like your own tactics when you are the one being manipulated?" Paradox said in a cruel voice.

Sailor Pluto in that moment realized that in other history her actions had created this vengeance happy version of the moon princess and fell to her knees crying. "You know I think I will leave you and the other Outers of this timeline alone. The emotional pain you will all soon feel will be more than anything my lust demons, Hotaru, or I could come up with," Paradox said as did something with a control on her wrist. She then stepped into the Time Gates that formed.

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Setsuna looked at the letter that had come through the Time Gates less than half an hour after she sent Ranma and Akane through. As she read it she shook her head, "Well I can't fault their logic but Guardian Pluto and Sham Pu have really mucked up things."

"What is going on?" asked Prince Demando.

"So far the main thing is the Pool of Drowned Sanjiyan Unkara getting a real work out in that other history. Ranma, all three Tendo daughters, Ling-Ling's counterpart, the woman Sham Pu got the statue from all have gotten the water. On top of it we have a future version of the Sailor Moon we saw Paradox create trying to keep a lid on things," Setsuna shook her head, "My counterpart must be having fits."

Setsuna then chuckled as she read a part of the letter aloud, "I knew that Ranko's influence on all of us had been for the better but it wasn't until being in this timeline that either of us realized just how much we owed Ranko and the Pool of Drowned Sanjiyan Unkara. My own counterpart is a total egotistical brat who as near as I can tell has not really improved despite that we are some six to seven months forward in time. Ranma's counterpart at first appeared to have picked up a lot of techniques but as we went through many of them definitely fell into what our Ranma called the 'totally underwhelming' category though the Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken and Hiryu Shoten Ha (both via this world's Ke Lun), and Sui-ken Ranma (Ranma really drunk? Now there is a scary thought) are definitely on the 'very useful' list."

Setsuna frowned slightly she continued reading, "Your counterpart Guardian Pluto's idea to bring in this timeline's Amaterasu to solve problems got way out of hand as she wound up threatening this reality's Nodoka. Seems seeing herself in Excalibur brought back her memory but in such a way it fused with the Pendragon Oni part of her mind. She tried to make it up to Ranma by offering him and Ranko to use her body in anyway they liked (Happosai, if you are hearing this get your mind out of the gutter, please.)", Setsuna said giggling as the small martial artist tried to get the silly grin off his face while their own Amaterasu simply shook her head.

"As expected with a Ranma without Ranko's influence that could mean one thing: new sparing partner. It pretty much like when our Genma and Pendragon Amaterasu train together. This world's Kuno did not react well to Amaterasu's little statement and neither did Shampoo (I am sorry Ke Lun but it is clear that this version is well on the way being the one talked about in General Yamoto's timeline and so not deserving to be called by her proper Mandarin name.)" Setsuna said as she noticed Ke Lun hanging her head in shame.

"Elder Ke Lun, it's not your fault," said Sailor Moon comforting the old woman, "That is not you any more than Valkyrie Moon is me."

"Except that it could easily been me. As Setsuna explained before they left that timeline is for all practical a merger of the three individual ones she originally saw for Ranma, Pai, and you," Ke Lun looked thoughtfully at the Time Gates, "In a way Paradox has given me a great gift: a chance to truly see the consequences of our Laws and my efforts in enforcing them. As I have feared it is every bit as bad as I thought. When my great granddaughter gets back we are going to have a long talk about overhauling our Book of Laws."

Setsuna nodded her head as she continued reading from the letter, "Our Sham Pu showed up late in the evening by which time this reality's Pluto was having a nervous fit. When she started yelling at Sham Pu Guardian Pluto tapped a few pressure points and instant unconscious Pluto. Part of the reason she was coming so unglued was due to the energy field you found. Queen Eclipse and Shades (they are from the timeline we saw Paradox create) were not pleased with Sailor Pluto's actions and so tied her up and gagged her. (Less Sailor Acceptable Losses decides to Death Scream everyone in our sleep. If this is what Paradox had to deal with for a 1000 years no wonder she lost her marbles.)" Setsuna read aloud wincing. "Basically that is all for now. As you explained for every hour that takes place here only a minute passes at home so we should be home three to six hours from when they were thrown here. I doubt what we still have running loose in our timeline will get out of control in that time."

Setsuna sat back looking at the Time Gates, "That blasted energy field prevents me from getting any better ratio than 1 minute to 1 hour. In the time it took me to find out when and where they were sent and figure out who to send and where to send them nearly a day had already passed. And that is the best we are going to get."

"So by the time we actually see something it will have happened that many hours ago?" asked Mercury.

"That is about it. So for all practical purposes our Ranma and Akane are on their own until that blasted field fades."

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Cologne settled into the tree to observe what was going on. Her grand daughter's report had been a really jumbled mess. First something about a demonic warning, then a beautiful but powerful woman warrior with two Akanes and Ranmas, and finally a terrified rambling about another far more skilled Shampoo and a green haired lady. Cologne narrowed her eyes at what she saw. Two son-in-laws, two Akanes one of whom was on the fence, and right behind were the beautiful woman, the green haired lady, and the second Shampoo. The sound of a bell signaled the arrival of her great grand daughter and everyone vacated the fence.

"Airen take Shampoo on date?" asked her grand daughter jumping from her bike.

The other Shampoo looked at one of the son-in-laws and in far better Japanese asked, "This is nearly seven months later than our own world, right?"

"Yep, Sham Pu it is."

"Then why is my counterpart talking like she has an intelligence on par with one of Akane's training dummies?" asked Sham Pu annoyed.

"For one of two reasons. Either she wants people to underestimate her intelligence by talking like an idiot or she is so arrogant she fells she doesn't need to properly learn the language," said the green haired lady.

"Guardian Pluto, given General Yamoto's timeline I think we can limit that to arrogance, sorry Sham Pu," said one Akane.

"As I said don't apologize for telling the truth. Better to face it then to try and disguise it," said Sham Pu.

"Shampoo take care of impostor," said Shampoo advancing on Sham Pu.

"Certainly has a one track mind. Her grandmother is in that tree over there looking in on this whole mess," said Guardian Pluto.

"The Old Ghoul is watching this? Isn't that going to cause problems?" asked one son-in-law.

"Only for this timeline's version of my tribe and this idiotic version of me," said Sham Pu angrily, "By the authority granted to me by the Book of Law I proclaim the Laws regarding the Kisses of Death and Marriage in this world to be null and void."

Shampoo laughed, "Impostor fool. No one has that type of authority."

Sham Pu flared up a red battle aura, "I am no fool you arrogant mortal," said Sham Pu as she grabbed the front of her counterpart's dress, "One race does have that authority and I will explain it in two words so that pile of yak dung you call a brain can understand," yelled Sham Pu.

Cologne backed in fear as Sham Pu opened a third eye. "Sanjiyan Unkara," she screamed throwing Shampoo into Kuno knocking them both out. Sham Pu then closed her three eyes and the battle aura vanished. Opening three eyes again Sham Pu smiled at one of the Ranmas, "Just enough force to knock them out but not enough to actually break anything," she said.

Cologne had seen more than enough. From what they had said it was clear that these people as incredible as it sounded were time travelers but not from just the past or future but from another history altogether. The Elder hopped down and over to Sham Pu. "Mind telling me how you got access to the Pool of Drowned Sanjiyan Unkara? That pool is forbidden."

Sham Pu smiled wickedly, "Not to someone who has been given a Blessing by a native Sanjiyan Unkara."

Guardian Pluto nodded. "I knew your tribe held my mother's people in reverence but I didn't want to risk the possibility that being half human or from another history invalidating me from giving such a blessing. That is another reason I got Ranma's ancestor Amaterasu involved; she is a pure blood native in both senses Sanjiyan Unkara and so valid for such a Blessing. Furthermore even if she didn't give it as Ranma's eldest female relative she could argue on his behalf."

"So that was the Blessing she was talking about giving me when she first talked to you!" exclaimed one of the Ranmas.

Guardian Pluto smiled, "Though given the pools mixing I still had to convince the Tendos of the advantage of becoming Sanjiyan Unkara and given their treatment of Ranma Amaterasu here in giving them her Blessing. Given the mess I made of Crystal Tokyo I felt flexibility was the key to this situation."

Cologne visibly paled. If what this woman was saying was true than she had given her grand daughter's main adversary the power to totally dismantle her tribe's laws. The situation had become very dangerous not only from a cultural standpoint but from a tactic standpoint. In terms of raw power not even the self proclaimed kami of Phoenix Mountain Sa Fulang was brash enough to challenge the weakest of Sanjiyan Unkara. Unfortunately thanks to some poor decisions on her part and that of the Elder Council more than just the Laws involving the Kisses were in play. The situation was long past the point of pack up, go home, and forget about it. "Honored One, it is not that simple."

Sham Pu sighed, she had suspected as much given the extremes her counterpart had gone to to get Ranma as her husband. "Given that we will have to return to our own timeline soon I think we need to know exactly what is involved. Especially as I already have some revision plans for the Book of Law."

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Saying Ke Lun was not happy was on par with "Houston we have a problem," ie understatement central. She already knew that her counterpart had bungled things by how out of control her great grand daughter had gotten but she never imagined it was this bad. The note her great grand daughter had sent back showed that both her counterpart and the Elder Council had created a situation where Shampoo could never return without Ranma. That Ranma had clearly fallen into love with Akane only served to complicate matters. The total desperation Shampoo was feeling was causing her take actions that at best make Ranma distrust the Joketsuzoku if not make him despise them. The worst part was that there were indications that the rapidly forming Ranko personality had a deeper resentment of the Joketsuzoku than Ranma did.

Ke Lun sighed, in trying to help that other Ranma Guardian Pluto had unknowingly thrown a mixture of gasoline and dynamite into an already raging fire. It was only a matter of time before things exploded with the Joketsuzoku likely taking the main force of the blast. Ke Lun stared at the Time Gates and shook her head. Going into that other world would accomplish nothing. Her counterpart Cologne was seven months her senior and knew the complexities of that world better than she did. Furthermore Sham Pu was handling this from not only the aspect of a Joketsuzoku warrior but also as Sanjiyan Unkara. Showing up would at best muddle things and at worst undermine any authority Sham Pu had.

Ke Lun had to chuckle a little. Long before a comic book writer turned the phase 'with great power comes great responsibility' into a cliché there was the phase 'heavy upon the brow sits the crown.' which basically meant the same thing. The duty to society or giri as the Japanese called it is supposed to supersede personal desire or ninjo. If the reverse happens than disaster was nearly always the result. Even Machiavelli had realized that the personal ambitions and desires of his ideal prince must take second stage to the welfare of the State. Somewhere along the line both her counterpart and the Elder Council had forgotten that fact and this mess was the result.

As much as Ke Lun wished her great grand daughter was up to the challenge the fact was that things had gone too far to be solved with all the other chaos due to happen in that world especially in two short weeks. Battles with Ha Bu, Rouge, and Sa Fulang still lay in the future and given the way things seemed to happened around Ranma and Ranko she wouldn't be surprised if conflict with the seven lucky gods would also occur in that other world. No the best plan was to learn as much as possible about mistakes in that other world and not make them in this one. Preferably without making new ones in the process. Though as she looked over at Tsukino Ikuko listening to what had happened that was not very likely.

Tsukino Ikuko had seen the events unfold on TV and took off to Nerima district the moment all those other versions of her daughter showed up. By the time she had shown up the Time Games had already sent all the groups through time. Unlike the reporters who kept a respective distance from the Time Gates she went straight toward her daughter and grand daughter. She had to shake her head at that; thanks to time travel she now had a grand daughter as old as if not older than her daughter.

In the course of the last hour Ikuko had gotten a good overview of what was going on. As much as she wanted to protect her daughter it was clear that was impossible. Usagi had been right in that the influence of her life as the Moon Princess was having a direct influence on her current life regardless of what Usagi personally wanted. However there were some things that she her mother could control. Walking over she reached down and grabbed Sailors Neptune and Uranus by the ear and pulled both of them up. All the while they both were yelping and trying to keep Usagi's enraged mother from ripping their ears off.

"Now listen to me you two," she said in a cold tone that made everyone stop and listen, "I don't know what idiocy you two did in that other world to turn my daughter into this Kaiyanwang Paradox maniac and right now I don't care," she said pinching their ears harder, "But you ever hurt my daughter in this timeline and being raped by Kaiyanwang Paradox's lust demons will be the least of your worries. Do I make myself very clear on this matter?" she asked twisting their ears.

"Yes Tsukino-sama," they both said in pain at which point Ikuko let them go. Usagi and Black Lady both gulped as Ikuko walked over with the look that every child knew mean that the dreaded lecture was coming. Ikuko knelt down and looked her daughter straight in the eye, "Now young lady, I am not happy about you keeping this from me this time around. You were gone all these odd hours and worrying your mother to death about you using drugs or fooling around. Now that both your superhero identities are public knowledge I trust you have planned some protection measures that do not involve turning our home into a demonic zoo?"

Usagi slowly nodded as her mother turned her attention to Black Lady, "I know that at times mother daughter relationships can be rocky but I expect my grand daughter to come up with a better solution to dealing with differences with her mother than trying to take over the Earth with the help of some undead mass murderer," Ikuko said as Black Lady sheepish looked at the ground. Putting her hand under Black Lady chin Ikuko lifted the young woman's face up so their eyes met. "Now no more of this take over the world nonsense. Right?" Black Lady nodded her head as Prince Demando rose and bowed to Ikuko.

"Greetings my lady," he said.

Ikuko rose and bowed back, "You seemed to be such a cultured pleasant man."

Prince Demando smiled taking Ikuko's hand and kissing it. "I can safely say that our plans to take over the past are at an end, my lady. Especially as your daughter has seen and will prevent our Crystal Tokyo from being your future," Prince Demando then frowned, "That said we cannot abandon our quest to free our Crystal Tokyo from your daughter's well meant but misguided rule."

Usagi stood and clasped Prince Demando hands, "Perhaps I can reason with her, especially as the three people largely responsible for her turning out that way have either changed or died."

Prince Demando nodded, "Once this situation is resolved the Sailor Senshi and the Black Moon Family need to sit down and simply talk to each other."

Usagi smiled, "I think that is something we all need."

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Paradox was doing a major revaluation of sending Yakumo, Sham Pu, and Guardian Pluto to the hybrid timeline she had found. Mainly in part because she seemed to have unleashed the same kind of energy that gave Setsuna problems in viewing Nerima's future. She was having increasing difficulty in viewing the timeline and it was no fun to alter a world if you couldn't easily see what was going on in it. Every so often one of her projects turned sour like this and it was best to cut her losses and let the timeline go. Also Paradox was having major misgivings about leaving Pharaoh 90 run lose as there was still the little issue of what Neo-Queen Serenity would do when she woke up.

Struggling with her increasing unstable Time Gates Paradox watched Ranma learn a few additional abilities from his counterpart and smiled. Two of the three parts of her plan had worked; everyone had so busy dealing with the visitors and three of their group being in the future of another timeline that sneaking in and subduing Snow Princess Kaguya had been child's play as had bringing her here. Deciding who got to 'play' with Kaguya now that had been the hard part. In the end it was decided that the Marquis de Sade would get Kaguya as a new plaything but Paradox had made him promise to hold off until she came down. Paradox needed a way to relax as she had to deal with three potential problems - the Neo-Queen Serenities of this and Guardian Pluto's timeline and Sailor Galaxia.

Paradox frowned. She had a moderate list of timelines to be very careful with, and Sailor Galaxia timelines were right behind those that had those insanely powered humanoid beings with the monkey tail. Sailor Galaxia timelines always bothered her and now that she knew the Senshi were in fact originally from another reality she knew why. The events of a Sailor Galaxia timeline did not fit into the history of the Moon Kingdom or into previous history. The basic fact was there were a lot of things wrong in every one of them. At this stage the Outers knew Usagi was the Moon Princess and so why did they keep challenging her all the time? Usagi knew that Mamoru was her intended and yet she was fooling around with that Seiya starlight? And then there was that Chibi-Chibi kid, light of hope or whatever she was.

The only thing that made any sense was that like the Sailor Senshi Sailor Galaxia and the Starlights were not native to this dimension. As with the Sailor Senshi, there was a memory distortion field resulting from their arrival that made everybody accept their presence without noticing that several critical details were off (like information regarding the history of the planets). As demonstrated with Luna's muddled memory this had several side effects in terms of memories and personality.

The one good thing was in the Black Moon Kingdom timelines what ever caused Sailor Galaxia to come to this reality never happened. Which was precisely why Paradox had chosen the 30th century Nemesis in the timeline Guardian Pluto had created when she killed her (relatively speaking) slightly younger self to move her kingdom to. It had been a matter of practicality; it had taken cannibalization of the entire lab of the self proclaimed 'greatest genius of the universe' just to hold everything together at the End of Time and that was now failing. As it failed the breakdown of reality made accessing the past became harder and harder resulting in losing access to the past totally. If she wanted to continue living and indulging in her personal pleasures while setting up thing for her successors she had to permanently move her kingdom to the past. Paradox shook her head. Enough of deep thought, time to play with De Sade.

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