"When Blue Clashed With Blue" A Missed Meeting
Lady Rinehart
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"Drive?" Ranma asked.
"Yes, drive. You know, operate a car?" Usagi said. She pulled the blankets off and sit up.
"Well, yeah!" He said. "I know the basics at least of driving a hover car." Ranma smiled. "Good enough?"
"No."
"What'a mean?" Ranma asked, again confused. Usagi slid to the door and wrapped both arms around Ranma.
"Now you have to teach me!" She said happily. She pulled back and walked toward the hotel.
Ranma stood there, a small goofy smile on his face. A light blush had spread across his cheeks. His eyes were glazed and unfocused. All he could think about was the way Usagi had felt pressed against him, about how warm she was. 'Gi-chan…"
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"He did WHAT?!" Nodoka shouted. Urd placed her hands over her delicate ears. Who ever thought humans could be so loud…
"Yes. Your husband used your son as a bargaining chip for years. Countless times he used Ranma to get food."
"He…wouldn't dare!" Nodoka said. The television turned on. It showed the other ten times Genma used Ranma to feed his own belly.
"I can't..."
"Do you want your son to be happy?" Urd asked suddenly. Nodoka was surprised with the question.
"Well, yes, but…"
"Then release him from his engagement with one of the Tendos."
"It a matter of honor!" Nodoka argued.
"Your husband made the arrangement, correct?" At Nodoka's nod, Urd continued. "If your husband didn't originally have honor, then the marriage wouldn't be mad in honor either."
Nodoka thought this over for a second. It was true, as she had seen that her husband was honor-less. If an honor-less man made an offer for marriage, the marriage would not be based on honor. She frowned.
"You are right." She said slowly. She then saddened. "It does not matter. My son has already left and abandoned me."
"Not rue." Urd reassured. "Your honor-less husband tried to force your son into the marriage. Your son went out to find happiness. You will see him again, I assure you."
"My son is happy where he is?" Nodoka asked.
"Very." Urd replied. Nodoka smiled.
"Then I have only one thing left to do."
"What that?" Urd asked.
"GENMA!!!"
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"Thank you for choosing our airlines." The flight attendant said with a bright, slightly fake smile. "Please come back again!"
Haruka grunted and strode past the open hand. The woman's smile didn't dim but a vein appeared on her forehead. Michiru smiled back, holding onto Hotaru's hand. Lita smiled also. They went to pick up their bags.
"Well, here we are!" Lita said happily. "In New Mexico, U.S.A!"
"Great." Haruka said sarcastically. "Let's find our princess and leave."
"About time you girls got here!" Luna's voice sounded from the off-white cage. Lita picked the pet cage up.
"Have a nice trip?" Lita asked. Luna gave her a look that said 'Oh, shut-up'.
"Michiru, your mirror did say she was heading toward here, correct?" Luna asked.
"Yes. Her image appeared and then a restaurant sign. That restaurant is on the corner of town."
"What are we waiting for?" Haruka asked, excitedly. "Lets go!"
"Let's go find Usa-chan!" Hotaru added.
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"You failed." The child said. He did not look too happy as he looked over the four Members of his Collection he had left.
"Mast Xander, we did not mean to fail. The children are more clever than we previously thought."
The child, now known as Xander, looked the group over again. "I wan them found. I want them captured or destroyed."
"It will be done." Dilyn said, bowing in his chair. He switched the screen off. Xander sighed.
"I wish they'd work together." He mumbled. "I don't want to be a child any longer."
"You know, dearest, maybe you're going about this the wrong way." A female's soft voice sounded.
"Do not come here." Xander growled. "I don't want you seeing me like this!"
"I do not care, love." A woman stepped out of the shadows. The looked to be around thirty, but she was still beautiful. Her black hair was graying slightly, but was still shining.
"Lillian." The small boy said. She kneeled in front of the child. "I told you I didn't want you to see me like this."
"Love, I do not care if you are a child. You have the heart of a man." She said smiling. The boy looked up.
"I will be a man again. I will rule the Universe." He looked her in the eye. "You need to leave."
"I did not leave before when you attacked innocent. I will not leave know." She kissed the boy's forehead. "I love you."
"How can you love a child?" Xander asked.
"Love is strange." Lillian replied. "You are going about this wrong."
"Going about what wring?" Xander asked.
"The guardians." She said. "You plan to kill them, right?" He nodded. "Do not."
"Why?"
"He is our--"
"He is dead. He has been dead since he betrayed me." Xander said roughly. He pulled his hand from hers.
"He only did what I did. He only stayed with the one he loved."
"Then he'd do it again. I will not let him live." Xander replied stubbornly.
"I will get her to grant m the body of a man then dispose of them both!" He smiled cruelly. "The Galaxy Dark will prevail."
"Love, why not concert them both?" She continued at his surprised look. "If she is on our side, then so will he." She had a pleading look in her eyes.
"But…"
"I want Terris back, love." Lillian said. "I want my son back."
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"Let's stop there." Usagi said, pointing to a bar. Ranma looked the place over. He then pulled the van to a halt.
"I guess this is a good a place as any." He replied. The place looked a little run down, but it was the best looking place since they'd come into this town.
"Good." Usagi slid out of the seat and the van. Ranma came around to sand next to her.
"Did I tell you how great the van looks now?" Usagi asked, smiling over at Ranma. Indeed the van did look great. It no longer had any more dents or broken glass. It was a dark blue color now, instead of its previous brown/unknown color. It had in beautifully written white letter across the side door, 'Without Destiny'.
"Come on!" Usagi pulled Ranma through the bar door. Inside was what you'd expect to see in any bar: large, drunk men playing pool and cards, and large women arm wrestling off to the side.
"What'll ya have?" The bartender asked as she spotted them. Usagi smiled brightly.
"Cherry-coke please." Some men began to laugh at how innocent she looked and sounded.
"Honey, you're on the wrong side of town." The bartender said. "You might wanna leave. I don't serve little girls." Usagi's eyes narrowed.
"I'm not little." She said quietly. The bartender looked her over.
"How about you letting your boyfriend there fight for your drink, huh, sweet cheeks?" A blurry man asked eyeing Usagi.
"Alright!" Usagi said. Ranma blinked.
"Gi-chan? What are you getting me into?"
The man, who had asked, looked shocked. He hadn't been too serious before, but was willing to knock some sense into these children.
"If ya win, I'll buy ya a meal. If ya lose, I getta kiss from the pertty lady there, alright?"
"You wanna kiss Usagi?"
"I wanna kiss sweet cheeks yeah."
"Fine then." Ranma was determined to be the only one to kiss Usagi. 'Wait,' he thought suddenly. 'Why do YOU want to kiss her?' He was unprepared for the fist that connected with his stomach.
"Ouch!" The large man said, pulling his hand back. His fingers were turning a slight purple. Ranma blinked back to reality.
"Sorry. I wasn't paying attention." He got in a stance. "Let's go."
"Actually," The man said, rubbing his hand. "I think I'll just buy you the meal. If your half as string as your stomach is hard, I'd never win."
The bar continued without much more interruption. The man, we now know as Butch, and the bartender, whose name is Marline, talked with Ranma and Usagi over a meal.
Suddenly, a Roache Demon crashed through the door. Eight or so companions followed it. Both Usagi and Ranma jumped to their feet. Thee other occupants tried to run.
"I was eating!" Usagi shouted, throwing a glowing discus at the first. It was dust in a few seconds. Ranma threw some power ball at the others. When the smoke cleared, a man was in the clearing. He smiled.
"Of course you'd defeat them easily." Devin said. He held a white envelope in one hand. "Your mother gives the best, Terris." He held it towards Ranma.
"Why do you call me that?" Ranma asked. The bar was cleared out except for the bartender who had fainted.
"It is your name, of course. I'm sorry I can not explain more." He looked over to Usagi. "Nice to see you again, Karen."
"My name is Usagi." Usagi said.
"No, your past life name."
"My name then was not Karen either."
"Oh, I forgot. You have been reincarnated several times. You see, every daughter in the line of Serenity carries the soul of Karen. Do you not know the reason there is only one child for the Moon family?"
"No."
"So the tragedy of the first would not happen again." He smiled. "Read the letter. Go to New York. There you will find answers." He disappeared, the envelope falling to the floor. Ranma picked it up.
"What a strange man." Usagi mumbled.
"Let's go." Ranma took Usagi's hand a pulled her out the door. About twenty minutes after their van had left; a dark green convertible pulled up.
Haruka opened the bar, or rather, walked by what was left of it. The senshi could tell there had been a scuffle. Makoto punched the doorframe.
"We missed her."
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Not the best place to leave off, I know. Be glad I got some in.
Hugs and Bunnies,
Lady Rinehart
Lady Rinehart
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"Drive?" Ranma asked.
"Yes, drive. You know, operate a car?" Usagi said. She pulled the blankets off and sit up.
"Well, yeah!" He said. "I know the basics at least of driving a hover car." Ranma smiled. "Good enough?"
"No."
"What'a mean?" Ranma asked, again confused. Usagi slid to the door and wrapped both arms around Ranma.
"Now you have to teach me!" She said happily. She pulled back and walked toward the hotel.
Ranma stood there, a small goofy smile on his face. A light blush had spread across his cheeks. His eyes were glazed and unfocused. All he could think about was the way Usagi had felt pressed against him, about how warm she was. 'Gi-chan…"
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"He did WHAT?!" Nodoka shouted. Urd placed her hands over her delicate ears. Who ever thought humans could be so loud…
"Yes. Your husband used your son as a bargaining chip for years. Countless times he used Ranma to get food."
"He…wouldn't dare!" Nodoka said. The television turned on. It showed the other ten times Genma used Ranma to feed his own belly.
"I can't..."
"Do you want your son to be happy?" Urd asked suddenly. Nodoka was surprised with the question.
"Well, yes, but…"
"Then release him from his engagement with one of the Tendos."
"It a matter of honor!" Nodoka argued.
"Your husband made the arrangement, correct?" At Nodoka's nod, Urd continued. "If your husband didn't originally have honor, then the marriage wouldn't be mad in honor either."
Nodoka thought this over for a second. It was true, as she had seen that her husband was honor-less. If an honor-less man made an offer for marriage, the marriage would not be based on honor. She frowned.
"You are right." She said slowly. She then saddened. "It does not matter. My son has already left and abandoned me."
"Not rue." Urd reassured. "Your honor-less husband tried to force your son into the marriage. Your son went out to find happiness. You will see him again, I assure you."
"My son is happy where he is?" Nodoka asked.
"Very." Urd replied. Nodoka smiled.
"Then I have only one thing left to do."
"What that?" Urd asked.
"GENMA!!!"
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"Thank you for choosing our airlines." The flight attendant said with a bright, slightly fake smile. "Please come back again!"
Haruka grunted and strode past the open hand. The woman's smile didn't dim but a vein appeared on her forehead. Michiru smiled back, holding onto Hotaru's hand. Lita smiled also. They went to pick up their bags.
"Well, here we are!" Lita said happily. "In New Mexico, U.S.A!"
"Great." Haruka said sarcastically. "Let's find our princess and leave."
"About time you girls got here!" Luna's voice sounded from the off-white cage. Lita picked the pet cage up.
"Have a nice trip?" Lita asked. Luna gave her a look that said 'Oh, shut-up'.
"Michiru, your mirror did say she was heading toward here, correct?" Luna asked.
"Yes. Her image appeared and then a restaurant sign. That restaurant is on the corner of town."
"What are we waiting for?" Haruka asked, excitedly. "Lets go!"
"Let's go find Usa-chan!" Hotaru added.
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"You failed." The child said. He did not look too happy as he looked over the four Members of his Collection he had left.
"Mast Xander, we did not mean to fail. The children are more clever than we previously thought."
The child, now known as Xander, looked the group over again. "I wan them found. I want them captured or destroyed."
"It will be done." Dilyn said, bowing in his chair. He switched the screen off. Xander sighed.
"I wish they'd work together." He mumbled. "I don't want to be a child any longer."
"You know, dearest, maybe you're going about this the wrong way." A female's soft voice sounded.
"Do not come here." Xander growled. "I don't want you seeing me like this!"
"I do not care, love." A woman stepped out of the shadows. The looked to be around thirty, but she was still beautiful. Her black hair was graying slightly, but was still shining.
"Lillian." The small boy said. She kneeled in front of the child. "I told you I didn't want you to see me like this."
"Love, I do not care if you are a child. You have the heart of a man." She said smiling. The boy looked up.
"I will be a man again. I will rule the Universe." He looked her in the eye. "You need to leave."
"I did not leave before when you attacked innocent. I will not leave know." She kissed the boy's forehead. "I love you."
"How can you love a child?" Xander asked.
"Love is strange." Lillian replied. "You are going about this wrong."
"Going about what wring?" Xander asked.
"The guardians." She said. "You plan to kill them, right?" He nodded. "Do not."
"Why?"
"He is our--"
"He is dead. He has been dead since he betrayed me." Xander said roughly. He pulled his hand from hers.
"He only did what I did. He only stayed with the one he loved."
"Then he'd do it again. I will not let him live." Xander replied stubbornly.
"I will get her to grant m the body of a man then dispose of them both!" He smiled cruelly. "The Galaxy Dark will prevail."
"Love, why not concert them both?" She continued at his surprised look. "If she is on our side, then so will he." She had a pleading look in her eyes.
"But…"
"I want Terris back, love." Lillian said. "I want my son back."
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"Let's stop there." Usagi said, pointing to a bar. Ranma looked the place over. He then pulled the van to a halt.
"I guess this is a good a place as any." He replied. The place looked a little run down, but it was the best looking place since they'd come into this town.
"Good." Usagi slid out of the seat and the van. Ranma came around to sand next to her.
"Did I tell you how great the van looks now?" Usagi asked, smiling over at Ranma. Indeed the van did look great. It no longer had any more dents or broken glass. It was a dark blue color now, instead of its previous brown/unknown color. It had in beautifully written white letter across the side door, 'Without Destiny'.
"Come on!" Usagi pulled Ranma through the bar door. Inside was what you'd expect to see in any bar: large, drunk men playing pool and cards, and large women arm wrestling off to the side.
"What'll ya have?" The bartender asked as she spotted them. Usagi smiled brightly.
"Cherry-coke please." Some men began to laugh at how innocent she looked and sounded.
"Honey, you're on the wrong side of town." The bartender said. "You might wanna leave. I don't serve little girls." Usagi's eyes narrowed.
"I'm not little." She said quietly. The bartender looked her over.
"How about you letting your boyfriend there fight for your drink, huh, sweet cheeks?" A blurry man asked eyeing Usagi.
"Alright!" Usagi said. Ranma blinked.
"Gi-chan? What are you getting me into?"
The man, who had asked, looked shocked. He hadn't been too serious before, but was willing to knock some sense into these children.
"If ya win, I'll buy ya a meal. If ya lose, I getta kiss from the pertty lady there, alright?"
"You wanna kiss Usagi?"
"I wanna kiss sweet cheeks yeah."
"Fine then." Ranma was determined to be the only one to kiss Usagi. 'Wait,' he thought suddenly. 'Why do YOU want to kiss her?' He was unprepared for the fist that connected with his stomach.
"Ouch!" The large man said, pulling his hand back. His fingers were turning a slight purple. Ranma blinked back to reality.
"Sorry. I wasn't paying attention." He got in a stance. "Let's go."
"Actually," The man said, rubbing his hand. "I think I'll just buy you the meal. If your half as string as your stomach is hard, I'd never win."
The bar continued without much more interruption. The man, we now know as Butch, and the bartender, whose name is Marline, talked with Ranma and Usagi over a meal.
Suddenly, a Roache Demon crashed through the door. Eight or so companions followed it. Both Usagi and Ranma jumped to their feet. Thee other occupants tried to run.
"I was eating!" Usagi shouted, throwing a glowing discus at the first. It was dust in a few seconds. Ranma threw some power ball at the others. When the smoke cleared, a man was in the clearing. He smiled.
"Of course you'd defeat them easily." Devin said. He held a white envelope in one hand. "Your mother gives the best, Terris." He held it towards Ranma.
"Why do you call me that?" Ranma asked. The bar was cleared out except for the bartender who had fainted.
"It is your name, of course. I'm sorry I can not explain more." He looked over to Usagi. "Nice to see you again, Karen."
"My name is Usagi." Usagi said.
"No, your past life name."
"My name then was not Karen either."
"Oh, I forgot. You have been reincarnated several times. You see, every daughter in the line of Serenity carries the soul of Karen. Do you not know the reason there is only one child for the Moon family?"
"No."
"So the tragedy of the first would not happen again." He smiled. "Read the letter. Go to New York. There you will find answers." He disappeared, the envelope falling to the floor. Ranma picked it up.
"What a strange man." Usagi mumbled.
"Let's go." Ranma took Usagi's hand a pulled her out the door. About twenty minutes after their van had left; a dark green convertible pulled up.
Haruka opened the bar, or rather, walked by what was left of it. The senshi could tell there had been a scuffle. Makoto punched the doorframe.
"We missed her."
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Not the best place to leave off, I know. Be glad I got some in.
Hugs and Bunnies,
Lady Rinehart