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Ranma- You're weird. You realize that don't you?

ClanCrusher- And proud of it.

Ranma and the Land of Symphonia

Sidestory- A Divine Sleep

Ranma was dreaming, somehow he knew it was a dream but he couldn't figure out how he knew. He was standing in a sparsely furnished office with two chairs and a desk. On the desk there was an apple, a cup with a few pens in it and a photo. Looking further Ranma realized that he was not the only person in the room.

Seated behind the desk was an elderly man with white hair and beard. He had every appearance of a knowledgeable elder figure.

Before Ranma could ask him anything the man spoke, "Please Ranma, have a seat."

Wondering how the person could possibly know his name Ranma did the only thing he could. He sat down.

"I know you have a lot of questions right now and maybe I'll answer them after I'm done, but for now just bare with me.

"Alright." Said Ranma a bit confused.

"As you have already guessed, at the training ground Jusenkyo you were taken from your world and transported to a world called Symphonia."

"Yeah I gathered that much." Agreed Ranma.

"Ah, but this is what you do not know. The land of Symphonia was created from a game."

This brought Ranma up short, "A…a...a game!"

"Indeed, you had been transported to a game called Tales of Symphonia."

"You mean to tell me the whole time I've been playing IN a video game?" shouted Ranma standing up from his seat.

"Ahh, now that is where you're wrong."

Ranma sat back down in his chair with a soft thump, "So what do you mean?"

"Hmm, well I think it's best if I started from the beginning."

"Please do."

"There are two planes of existence besides the earth realm, more commonly known as Midgard. In one place, where the demons reside, is known to mortals as Hell or Nefilim (sp?). Mortals know the other place where Angles and deities reside as Heaven.

Ranma nodded his head in understanding.

"Heaven has a computer system here that oversees the mortal realm that is run by various personnel. However, every so often, the system gets bugs in it that need to be eliminated by people called de-buggers. Their job is to travel to Midgard and destroy the physical manifestation of the bug or bugs, thereby fixing the system."

Ranma wasn't exactly following this but he got the gist of it and motioned for the man to continue.

"The place where you and Genma went is the source of a major infestation of bugs and has generally been given up as a lost cause. When you came, you put the alert level of an infestation way past the red zone and an entire squad of de-buggers was sent there to destroy them. Among them, my daughter Skuld.

"What's so important about her?" he asked.

"She was the one who made the portal you fell through," he explained, "Ironically enough, you fell into the nexus spring while the portal was open and you were transferred to the game of Tales of Symphonia."

"Well okay, so can you bring me ba-"

The old man cut him off, "I'm not finished yet. Due to your chaotic aura that you got when you came to Jusenkyo, combined slightly with divine influence, you have transformed Symphonia from a mere game to an entirely different world."

Ranma knew his jaw was on the ground but didn't bother to make the effort to close his mouth. If what the old man was saying was true, he had accidentally created a real world! Without even trying!

"Shocking isn't it?" said the man with a slight tone of amusement, "There is no telling how this will have affected other worlds or dimensions ever since Symphonia was transformed into a real place. The world has its own history which could have affected any other time lines,"

Ranma finally recovered from his shock, "Well then, cant you bring me back to my home-world?"

Sighing, the man responded, "I am sorry but I'm afraid I don't know enough about the new world to pinpoint its location and transport you back. If attempted, you could end up anywhere from Pluto to a black hole."

"Then how are you able to talk to me like this?"

"I am merely contacting you on a subconscious level, which is a different matter entirely. Since it was my subordinate who put you in this world I thought you would like an explanation."

Slightly depressed Ranma slumped back in his chair. The old man saw his depression and quickly spoke up, "However, another one of my daughters has recently played the game. I believe if you can come into contact with the spirits known as Origin and Maxwell in that world, I think we could work something out."

Ranma brightened considerably at this, "Alright then, I'll look for them."

"Indeed," they were interrupted by a loud beeping noise coming from the man's left wrist. The man pushed a button on his watch and smiled at Ranma.

"And now I believe it is time for you to wake up."

"Wait a sec, I never got you name!"

"Well, some people like to refer to me as Kami-sama."

SPLASH!

Back in the land of Symphonia Ranma was awoken by Kratos with an ice-cold pail of the chemical formula known as H20.

Back in Kami-sama's office:

'Oh yes Ranma, you'll find that the effect you caused had a very 'interesting' effect on your timeline alright' thought the man to himself, 'Now, where was I?

Kami-sama waved his hand, causing a cabinet to open. Inside was a TV and Game Cube with the game "Tales of Symphonia" in it.

A/N: Just a quick side story to kill my writers block. Please tell me what you think. Sorry for the long waits for updates and all, you can blame school for that. Finally, if Mdizzle is reading this, PLEASE UPDATE YOUR RANMA STORIES! That's all.

And finally, the results for the pairing polls:

Sheena:6

Raine: 3

Colette:1

That Other Girl:1