Chap 29 Auld Lang Syne

Ranma 1/2 is the creation of Rumiko Takahashi, 3x3 eyes (Sazan Eyes) is the creation of Yuzo Takada, Sailor Moon is the creation of Naoko Takeuchi. There are also a few other characters from other anime. 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.

Seto frowned as the barrier disappeared, "What was that thing?"

"Have no idea, but it could not have been good," said Akane frowning.

"I got this ugly feeling that we are going to find out what that thing was all too soon," commented Ranma, "However I say let's get this disaster over with and finish the goal of Seto's little simulation so we will have at least one less thing to worry about."

About an hour later they came to a hedge maze. "The encounter with the queen involves a maze." commented Seto putting his hand on a wall. "But the maze was supposed to be underground and made out of stone."

"Well let's see what else has changed," commented Ranma as they entered the maze. Within moments a high pitched scream was heard. "Please tell me that is not the queen," groaned Akane.

"Afraid so," admitted Seto as they all ran toward the sound. Turning around a corner they saw Merik his left hand on his right shoulder scowling at what looked like Mokuba in a dress. "When I get a hold of the rest of the Big 5..," Seto muttered under his breath.

Merik turned revealing blood on his shoulder and glared at Yugi, "I have about had it with this messed up island as surely you have Pharaoh."

"Why do you insist on calling Yugi Pharaoh?" Mayuan asked her tail curling around Seto's waist, "Seto is the reincarnation of Pharaoh-Priest Horemheb not Yugi."

Merik frowned, "I have no interest in the Pharaoh that sealed the Shadow Games. I am more interested in the Pharaoh whose father created the Items," finished Merik his gaze again settling on Yugi.

"Look, Merik, you can have your little grudge match with Yugi latter," commented Ranma, "You are right in that we are tired of the island but unless we follow through the quest Seto designed it will be just one more thing to deal with," Ranma folded his arms across his chest, "It took me a while to realize it but Paradox has been using Pops' method of distraction all this time. Only in her case it has been throw one mess after another your way. With the way things have gone I would not be surprised if it turned out Hiroshima and Nagasaki were somehow her doing."

"Ranma, I think you are getting a little paranoid," pointed out Parvati, "If Paradox was really that powerful she would not need all the smoke and mirrors."

"You said it yourself, sis; in a month she will be dead. The smoke and mirrors could simply be her last ditch plan for whatever her ultimate goal is," frowned Ranma spreading his hands.

"Perhaps but let's get this mess dealt with and then we deal with the time traveling robed maniac," Parvati then frowned, "That leaves the little issue of getting through this maze."

"The solution to that problem is coming this way" said Seto pointing to a little glowing creature.

"Hey, it's one of those informational fairies that help players," said Joey.

Parvati looked at the little creature and started rubbing her head while glaring at Seto, "Of all the methods of information you could have chosen and you stick us with flipping Tinkerbell?! When do Peter Pan and Captain Hook show up?"

Seto glared at Parvati and then frowned, "I thought you spent your life in remote places of the world. How do you know of Peter Pan?"

"Because Pegasus said in a way Pai was like a real live version of a kid who never grew up named Peter Pan," smiled Parvati, "It perked my interest and I found the book and play written by Barrie in Pegasus' library," Parvati then frowned, "Well I guess we don't have much choice but to follow the oversized firefly. Faerie beings are not cute but down right dangerous," muttered Parvati who shivered at the thought of what some of the real beings of Faerie could do.

Seto was not in a pleasant mood as they finally got out of the maze. The Big 5 had rewritten too much of his program to be sure even if they did complete the quest things would be over. "I am Queen Edina and thank you again for rescuing me," said the queen as they exited the maze and were greeted by the queen's guards.

"Seto," whispered Parvati holding him back a little, "her voice."

Seto winced as he whispered back, "Not my doing, Parvati; the Big 5 changed her voice as well as her looks. So instead of sounding mature and polite she sounds like she swallowed a tank of helium."

"You wrote this thing. Do we have to listen to that?"

"The Big 5 have messed things up so much I can't trust the quest even being what I programmed. When this is over I could try to talk Tea into turning what is left of the Big 5 over to Drowa to play with."

Parvati smiled grimly, "If we have to put up with that for long I'll help you talk to Tea.' she then nodded in the direction of the carriage which had arrived to take them to Queen Edina's castle.

"So what were you doing stumbling around that maze anyhow?" asked Ranma.

"I was kidnapped by a well meaning but misguided subject who was not happy with my plan to offer myself as this year's offering to the Mystic Dragon."

Seto frowned, "I was under the impression that the yearly offering was to summon the Mystic Dragon."

"That was originally true but somewhere along the line the Mystic Dragon stayed rather than returning to whence it came," remarked Queen Edina. "Now the offerings are to appease it so it does not go running amok through out the countryside."

The rest of the journey was spent in relative silence though Ranma and Ranko mentally talked to each other. 'Sounds like the Big 5 royally messed up things, Ranma.'

'You mean because of Seto's question?'

'Yes. If the Mystic Dragon was to be summoned then it would have to been controlled by someone. But if it is just running around wild like the monsters on Duelist Kingdom...'

Ranko's thought to Ranma was interrupted by what sounded like thunder. Looking out of the carriage Ranma frowned, "Thunder but not a cloud in the sky? Seto, what is with the weather around here?"

"That was not thunder, Ranma; that was a sonic boom," Seto put his hand to his chin, "But that doesn't make sense. We are miles away from any airline route."

Joey looked out side and widened his eyes, "Good grief. Is that the Mystic Dragon?" pointed Joey.

Everyone in the carriage turned and looked as a dragon shaped figure in the sky. Parvati stared at the figure as it grew larger for a moment and smiled, "No, that is not the Mystic Dragon. That is a relative," Parvati leaned out of the carriage and shouted "Kuan-Yaa, Ki revision!" shooting the attack straight up into the sky.

The dragon seemed to hang in mid air for a moment and than started getting larger again. Now everyone could make out marking on the dragon's wings. The familiar red and white bars covered by a blue circle in which sat a white star on one wing and USAF on the other. The dragon looked down at the carriage as it flew over and started circling back. "Seto, who is that?" asked Mayuan her tail curling around Seto's arm.

"Emperor Yamato Hirohito," said Seto as he gripped Mayuan's tail. The scenes on TV did not do justice to the imposing power that now flew over them.

"Emperor Yamato Hirohito?" asked Queen Edina frowning, "Emperor of what?"

" Japan," replied Joey staring up at the huge dragon that now circled the moving carriage.

"That is?" asked Queen Edina a slight annoyance creeping into her voice.

"Our country. Our homeland," replied Seto.

"Why is he circling like that? I know he can hover," asked Joey.

"Because the wind currents hovering would create would buffet this carriage like leaf in a wind storm, Joey," commented Tea who then rubbed her head.

"Sailor Mercury again?" asked Tristan.

"Who else?" Tea then put her hand on Parvati's shoulder, "Is this what you go through every day?"

Parvati frowned, "No, Pai and I have always been separate. Her thoughts don't leap out into mine nor does the reverse happen," Parvati then looked at Tea critically, "I could try to awaken my aunt to help you get control of Sailor Mercury's thoughts and memories. But that would mean a nearly constant voice in your head."

Tea considered for a movement, "Please. At least I would know where Tea ends and Ami begins."

"Ami?" asked Joey.

"Mizuno Ami. My real name," Tea then put her hands to her head, "No, I am not Mizuno Ami; I am Mazaki "Tea" Anzu," Tea then looked at Parvati, "Please help me."

Parvati grasped Mayuan's hand and pulled it to the Ankh Mayuan wore around her neck. She then guided the hand now holding the Ankh to Tea's head. After a moment of this Parvati let the hand go. "How do you feel?"

"I have been better," replied Tea calmly, "So this is what happens after you die. You reincarnate as something else," Tea than frowned, "This human's mind is a mess. Even with my guidance it is going to be a while before I have it sorted out," Tea then closed her eyes. They then snapped open filled with anger. Tea then grabbed Parvati by her shirt, "You said a voice in my head. You never said about it taking over."

"You have been with me and Ranma enough to know what I mean by voice in your head Tea. Don't get angry because you decided to go Genma on me," snapped Parvati grabbing one of Tea's wrists.

"Sis, comparing Tea's lack of understanding to Pops is a bit much," sighed Ranma. A second clap of thunder was heard interrupting Parvati's response. Everyone again looked out of the carriage and saw another dragon shape in the distance.

Mayuan frowned, "That is one of us."

"You mean a ShadowBeing?" asked Ranma who narrowed his eyes. "I think I see something else, on the back of the green dragon."

Mayuan nodded, "You are right; there is someone else there. Something like Pegasus."

"Like Pegasus?" asked Ranma puzzled.

"Someone with a Millennium Item," responded Mayuan.

Ranma and Parvati look at each other and then at Merik who nodded, "Yes I feel it now," Merik then frowned, "Strange I sense this person has held his item for decades; I thought that someone so skilled I would have known of before now."

Parvati leaned back in her carriage seat in thought, "Something is wrong. Shadi held the Ankh and Scales and he is dead, Isis has the Torque and she is around Yugi's age if her Ki means anything, Bakura has the Ring and he is again around the same age as Yugi, You have the Rod, Pegasus has had the Eye for only five years, and Yugi has the Puzzle. That accounts for all seven Items."

Merik touched the top of the Rod to his cheek in thought mentally counting off the items. "You are correct. That does account for all seven items and no one does fit what I feel."

"No one in this history. Paradox has played with alternate timelines before," grumbled Ranma.

"Alternate timelines?" repeated Merik. Hiroshima and Nagasaki had shown such things were possible but to pull what you wanted from such worlds was a power far surpassing the Millennium Items, provided you could control it. Already Merik was forming a mental impression of Paradox; powerful but little skill in applying that power.

Merik along with everyone else in the carriage could now see the dragon. Mainly green with patches of brown the dragon was about the side of a small plane. In its back there was a man in long black billowing robes. "General Burakku Hiryuu!" said a strong powerful voice, "We barely find out about this island and next thing I know you, your wife, and Ke Lun have talked Ranodal into flying into a unknown situation blind."

"No, not blind," replied a soft but firm voice, "The three of us all likely the only ones off these islands who know what has happened. From the information relayed to me I was looking at Seto's program to get a better handle on what to expect. I may not have total knowledge but it is more than nothing; so I am not going in her blind."

"Seto? Who is Seto?"

"Seto Kaiba, the head of Kaiba Corporation. The leader in hologrammic technology."

"What are you talking about? The Goebbels Institute is the leader in hologrammic technology. Has been for nearly ten years."

"What is going on? One of those voices is acting like my company does not even exist," grumbled Seto as the carriage pulled into Capit. The crowd gestured to the two circling dragons as the carriage passed though. When the crowd figured out that these dragons posed no threat they cheered the return of their queen.

"Likely because in the history he comes from it doesn't" scowled Ranma as the carriage finally pulled into the castle grounds. They had barely dismounted from the carriage when both dragons landed. As the figure in black robes approached the group it became clear his robes were covered in strange symbols while around his neck hung what looked like the Millennium Ring. White hair and beard framed a face whose spectacles only accented the fanatical gleam in the man's eyes. The most troubling thing was the armband the man wore: a red background surrounding a white phoenix which in turn surrounded a swastika.

The man stopped and blinked staring at Ranma, "Saotome-sensei?"

Hearing a movement behind him Ranma turned and saw a man looking like an older version of himself, "Father? What are you doing here?"

"Wrong history, you two," responded Ranma who if he could ever get his hands on the maniac was going to show Paradox yes he did hit girls and hard too.

"Actually it is a little more complicated than that," said the black dragon.

"I am not going to like the explanation of that am I?" asked Ranma.

"All you know of your history aside from myself, Elder Ke Lun, and hopefully Duelist Kingdom is gone," said the black dragon.

"What do you mean gone?" exploded Seto.

"What happened to our Hiroshima and Nagasaki happened to nearly the entire world."

"Are you saying that our world our history..," asked the robed man.

"Is a sham, a fiction created by magical powers not even this new history can grasp," the black dragon looked at the robed wizard, "The Nazis, the Holocaust, all of it were part of this world's history, Heinrich Himmler."

"Paradox!" hissed Himmler his hand clenching into a fist so hard the nails drew blood, "That time traveling madwoman. It was not enough that Pegasus had to leave us to fight her but now she does this. She twists the memories of one of Ranma's best pupils into thinking this history is wrong."

Ranma started rubbing his head as Seto started yelling at Himmler, "Seto, yelling at the messager is not going to fix this mess. That is assuming it can be fixed," said the black dragon.

Seto turned and glared at the black dragon, "What do you mean if it can be fixed?"

"First we would have to find out how this was done. Then we would have to address the moral question of if we have the right to try and change it back. And finally we would have to see if any means exist to restore things."

"Actually first we need to end this little quest and clean up the mess Duelist Kingdom is in before we do anything," frowned Parvati, "Then we can deal with the time traveling nutbar's actions."

"I came back with the scales in the hope they could create a way to see into the true past of this world," said the young woman who looked like Sham Pu.

"Returned with the scales? Just who are you?" asked Seto.

"Ranma's counterpart tended to call me Old Ghoul."

"Elder Ke Lun is that you?" blinked Ranma, "But you are a near twin to Sham Pu."

"Thanks to what ever happening to nearly the whole planet. Don't know what spared me the mental changes that hit nearly everybody else but I remember the correct past."

"Your memories are the ones that have been tampered with Elder. Just like those of the people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki."

"Really? Why don't you try to go to the past you remember, Himmler; and see who has been tampered with."

"Look you two figure out whose history is right later," scowled Parvati, "Duelist Kingdom is a near total war zone with all the ShadowBeings running amok though Pegasus was holding his own. We don't need help but he likely does if only to deal with the emotional trauma the duelists have gone through."

"They can go but I would like him," Mayuan gestured to the black dragon, "to stay. Perhaps he might be able to reason with the Mystic Dragon if it can be reasoned with."

"Sounds like a plan," said Himmler, "If there are people in need of our help they come first and if he is there I would love to meet my inspiration again. Come."

Nodding Ke Lun and the Ranma look alike climbed on to the green and brown dragon and within moments it was airborne and out of sight. "He called you General Burakku Hiryuu. I could have sworn I have heard that name before."

"You did Ranma. It was the name we heard used in that timeline Pluto was in. You brought hot water I trust."

"Of course Parvati. It is a little hard walking around when you are a 20 meter long dragon," A moment later General Yamato and his wife were talking with the Queen while some of the group changed clothes.

"Ok any idea where this Mystic Dragon is?" asked Ranma after they finished dressing and were on a balcony overlooking the kingdom.

"I think that it is on the other side of that!" pointed Joey.

In the sky there were ShadowBeings of every description. "It is a whole army!" exclaimed Parvati.

"How in blazes are we supposed to fight that?!" asked Joey.

"You aren't," smiled Mayuan, "Gray magic lightning blast!" she yelled shooting a beam of gray energy at the descending army from her mouth blasting dozens, "Blast, they are too spread out for my attacks to be truly effective."

Merik watched as Tea followed up with a long range attack of her own. In theory his Rod should give him access to the kind of power he was seeing here. The problem with that theory was he was not sure how to control the process. He then watched as the Queen was carried off. What followed was a quick trip to where the phoenix flying machine was buried followed up by Time Wizard to bring it back. Merik then started having the same problem he had in the maze; some monsters would come out others would not. By the time they got to the imposing Castle which Seto revealed was not what he programmed Merik was rethinking his attack plans.

"Ok we are here, any ideas?" asked Ranma.

"Perhaps an explanation is a good place to start," said a soft female voice. From within the castle stepped a huge five headed dragon. It tossed a body toward them which whimpered in pain. "This Kaiba Noah did not have any answers, perhaps you do."

"What type of answers do you mean? And who are you? I had it set that the Mystic Dragon required two tributes to awaken. Now I find out not only is it running around without its two tributes but it seems to have developed a self-will of its own."

"Developed? I had self-will before I was attracted to this ShadowRealm body. The disruption of the proper method of the Silence in this area intrigued me and now it has enveloped the entire world." the five heads of the Mystic Dragon frowned, "The Silence is the way all things end, at least until today. People who were embraced have returned and those once alive have been embraced," the dragon turned its attention to the duelists, "Do you have an explanation for this?"

"Anyone have any idea what this dragon is babbling about?" asked Joey.

"It is obvious it is talking about the way history has been reshaped in the outside world," snapped Seto.

"Seto, it is not Joey's fault that he lost track of what has been going on," said Parvati sadly, "With all that has been going I have problems keeping things straight, myself."

"I remember you," said the Mystical Dragon its five heads focusing on Akane. "You took my host's soul into your own and forced me out."

Akane paled, "But that would mean you are..."

"Mistress 9."

"Is this where you go on about how you are going to destroy the world?" asked Ranma.

"How do I destroy what no longer exists," said the Mystic Dragon, "Your world, all you knew is gone."

"Not quite all Mistress Mystic Dragon. There are still people who remember the way the world is supposed to be," replied Ranma.

The Mystical Dragon lowered its five heads and looked at Ranma with all of them, "Tell me more."

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Pegasus was not a happy man. There were simply too many things going on. His island was totally out of control and thanks to Paradox the world had just been changed into heaven knew what. Then there was the little issue of the Big 5's little blunder sitting right next door which given the evidence also had the total nutjob with the Millennium Rod on it. It was time to take and active hand in the situation and to blazes with Seto's ego. "I am going over to that other island and end this mess right now."

"I will not let you hurt my brother!" yelled Isis as she grabbed Pegasus' arm.

"My dear your wants and needs are meaningless. It is long past the time I started acting instead of reacting to Paradox and whatever piece of insanity she throws our way. That has been how she has kept us from actually formulating a plan of attack; just keep piling on the situations and you get lost in the noise. Well it is high time somebody turned down the blasted boom box."

"I couldn't agree more my old friend," said a voice.

Pegasus and Isis both turned and saw a green and brown dragon land. Isis blinked as she saw the Millennium Ring around the neck of the bearded robed man. Pegasus smiled grimly, "Hello, Heinrich Himmler. I am going to have to really hurt Paradox when I get my hands on her."

"Pegasus J. Crawford. What in the name of all the Heavens and Hells is going on here? This is nearly as bad as China in the 1950's." gestured the robed man to the surroundings.

"This entire island has become a Shadow Match. But I have an ugly feeling that the key opponent is not here but on that other island. I was about to go over there."

"You don't need to; Sensei-sama has things well in hand," Himmler then frowned, "I take it this mess is Paradox's doing?"

"With her moral compass royally messed up you expected something pleasant?" Pegasus then looked over at the other island in the distance. "What bothers me is the last bombshell she dropped. She wants to turn two young kids into her successors."

"Why in the name of all the Heavens and Hells would she want to do that?"

"Because she is dying. In fact without some way to replenish her Ki she will be dead inside of a month."

"Actually I sensed little native Ki in her, Pegasus. She has been doing a variant of my trick for who knows how long but has reached the limits of its effectiveness. I suspect she is loosing Ki as fast as her magic can supply it. No matter what she does she will be dead inside of a month," said Happosai pulling out his pipe and smoking it.

Pegasus nodded, "I have the feeling that we have all the pieces to what Paradox ultimate goal is and can't see the forest for the trees," Pegasus paused, "All these histories are all related to her goal somehow," Pegasus turned to Setsuna, "Setsuna, what would happen if you tried to directly connect two Time Gates together?"

"I can answer that," said what sounded like Ranko's voice. Everyone turned was what looked like Ranko in a variant Sailor outfit, "In theory you would create a symbiotic relationship between the two worlds involved. However if different times of what started out as part of the same timeline were involved this would cause a feedback loop. The Time Gates in the future would use whatever power available to reshape their present to fit the past."

"That is why such links are forbidden. No one wants to put the theory to the test. Besides intermittent links more reasonable and less problematic," commented Himmler.

"Hello again, Sailor Nemesis," grinned Pegasus.

"You met another version of me," replied the woman.

"From the timeline where the Nazis not only existed but won WWII," frowned Pegasus.

"Any idea on what Paradox was trying to do?"

"The pieces are all there." Pegasus nodded tapping a finger on his right hand for each point, "Hiroshima and Nagasaki are transformed to fit the history of another world. A while later several alternate histories are sent through the Time Gates to this world and then several people are sent from this world to another. Even later on Disrupter tricks his enemies into following him to Hiroshima August 6, 1945 and they all die in an atomic blast. Then we are told that Paradox has moved her subjects from the end of time to an alternate history, and finally, Paradox takes an interest in Duel Monsters while at the same time we learn the woman is dying."

"If you know, Pegasus, just tell us rather than acting like a defective," fumed Isis.

"Isis-girl the word is detective not defective. I felt that Paradox was suicidal but in a universe with ever branching histories for any timeline she succeeded there had to be a timeline she failed. Also she did not want to wipe her subjects from existence nor leave them leaderless as she cared a great deal for them. What action would ensure that she would succeed and also fit her other goals?"

"A reshaping of history so that she never existed in the first place but someone took her role!" exclaimed Himmler, "Moved out of their native timeline her subjects would be isolated from the changes. Polerimization to latch onto the Ki of the timeline that passed through and presto! A new history in the image you choose."

"But something went wrong. Perhaps she did not have enough power or was interrupted. Dimes will get you donuts that if you look at the world as it is now it is one giant kludge."

"What went wrong is it could never have worked. Without a past there is no present or future. Paradox's insane effort in wiping herself from history may have doomed this timeline."

"What do you mean?" asked Isis.

"In this world China is filled with crazy warlords who have slaughtered millions to create their own version of the Millennium Items," Himmler raised his eyes, "Conversely millions who died in your history now live. By using the ShadowRealm to create this world Paradox has given those souls the ability to fight any changes but those who have and are being slaughtered to make new Millennium Items will find out this world is a fraud and try to restore things to the way they were."

Pegasus then nodded, "Since there are members on both sides that will not give up the ultimate result will be a totally breakdown in causality resulting in oblivion for this particular timeline."

Himmler nodded grimly, "Unless a solution can be found this world has no future."

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The Mystic Dragon formally Mistress 9 nodded. "I see. It seems this Paradox is my enemy as well as yours," the five heads then smiled in a nasty manner. "I find what I feel in China to most interesting. As we speak I feel thousands being embraced by the Silence but their souls are going to a realm not too different from the one in that Rod."

"You mean somebody is going through China engaging in some massive Shadow Game?" asked Ranma.

The Mystic Dragon frowned, "No. I mean that whatever process was used in making that Rod is being duplicated all over China. Confused lost souls that need a firm guiding hand or claw as the case may be," The Mystic Dragon then focused it five heads on Seto, "You originally created this world for an amusement but forces outside your control transformed it into something beyond your original vision. I find it confusing but interesting. My guest is a little less enthusiastic. Aren't you, Queen Edina?"

The queen came out of the castle her face a mask of fury glaring at Seto all the while. "Tell me this Dragon is lying. That what my people went through was not part of some sick game you created."

"It was only a computer program. You and all of this were never intended to be real," stammered Seto.

The Mystic Dragon chuckled, "Would you all like to see where what caused this is strongest? The strange thing is it not on this planet."

Everyone stared at the Mystic Dragon slackjawed. "It might help..," was all Ranma got out before they all found themselves in a gray mist filled world. "Warn us next time you do that!" yelled Ranma. He then noticed something in the gray mist. Running up to it Ranma exclaimed, "Kuso. Those are the Time Gates."

"Time Gates? You mean that these gates allow you to travel through time?!" asked the stunned Mystic Dragon.

"Yes, even if that was not your goal," grumbled Ranma, "That Pluto was able to bring the Gates to us was one thing but I now realize that those copies were only a pale shadow of the real thing," Ranma pushed at the Gates frowning, "Should have expected that."

"Expected what?" asked Seto.

"Gates implies something that can be locked or blocked and they are not responding to my efforts to find out what has turned the world upside down," as Ranma formed a blue aura around him "That means there is some sort of key if you will needed to operate them. Perhaps that oversized pole arm Pluto carries around with her. Kami-sami knows she sure does not use the thing to fight with."

"Hey guys. Look at what I found," said Tea picking up something from the ground, "A Polyermination card."

Ranma frowned and pulled the card from Tea's hand, "Same energy as I felt from these Gates," Ranma looked back at the Time Gates, "I do not like it. I am getting the ugly feeling that all the time traveling Paradox was doing is somehow connected to this card."

"The past or the future?" asked Mystic Dragon.

"Neither, Paradox was messing around with trips sideways in time. To worlds where history took a different path."

"From what Pegasus has said some of them were quite interesting," said a female voice.

"Yes Ranko they were," Ranma then frowned, "What do you mean that wasn't you?"

"It wasn't her. It was me."

Ranma turned around and frowned, "Sailor Nemesis. What in the world are you doing here?"

"I belong here, Ranma. At least I have since 1942 when Sailor Pluto gave her life to stop a Nazi from another future from adding our history to her collection. At least that is what I remember."

"Then you accept that all of this is wrong."

Sailor Nemesis smiled sadly, "Yes I am aware my history was fabricated. However, as you and Himmler have both figured out this is not a simple matter of putting things back the way they were. Paradox unleashed forces she really did not understand and if they are not focused this world will have no future for anyone."

"What do you mean no future for anyone?" asked a worried Joey.

"I mean that the two forces will keep trying to change this world to fit the history they belong to until causality itself breaks down. With no consistent past there can be no future."

"So how do we fix this mess?" asked Ranma.

"Offer one of the two groups an alternative," said Yugi calmly.

"One of the groups? Should that not be the group of this history, Yuge?"

"As much as I would want this to be our history Joey we do not have the right to choose."

"As much as I would like to agree with you Yugi we may not have a choice. Already parts of your history have appeared: The Arizona Memorial and a concentration camp in Poland. It is painfully clear your history has the dominance in this conflict. We need something to offer the people of this reshaped world an alternative."

"Why not go to the source?" asked Ranma.

"What do you mean?" asked Nemesis.

"I mean what about the world where this," gesturing to the Time Gates, "came from. I mean if there was anybody left after what brought the Kingdom this represents you would have think they would have come looking for their princess."

"Good idea except when I tried Pegasus's idea of looking into our past I found I could not see anything past today. Whatever Paradox did has messed up the way the Time Gates work. Pegasus said he may have an alternative but I have..."

Nemesis's comment was interrupted by a strange throbbing noise. Turning everyone watch as what looked like a 1950's era British Police Box appeared. The door opened and out stepped Pegasus, "I was hoping that would work. Oh you're here. Good, that saves me the trouble of figuring out how to get this to the other island. Now who wants to go to the Silver Millennium?"

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