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Just for your information
{_ _ _} Means place
*_ _ _* Means thoughts

The Ancient Martial Arts Technique

Chapter 3

At the Cabin

The two remaining Tendo sisters, Saotome family, Chinese duo, that is only Shampoo and Mousse were there, Cologne went to the Amazon village to get some more spices and herbs that she needed for cooking' or so she said even though most knew she was after more passion spice and that sort of stuff. The chef, and the lost boy were also there and they all sat around the small table, some talking quietly while others, mainly Shampoo and Ukyou, were yelling at the top of their lungs.

"So why are you here?" Nabiki asked the two new comers.

"We're here to find someone." Ryuen answered. "… actually two some ones." He corrected himself. This caused Chiki to hold back a smile.

"And who might they be?" Nabiki questioned further.

"We don't know. We only have a hunch but nothing to prove that they are who they are." Chiki answered.

"Who do you think it might be and why are they so important?" Nodoka questioned. The two new comers looked at each other unsure whether or not to answer that question. They decided not to just in case someone is around.

"I'm sorry but we can't answer that, Mrs. Saotome." Ryuen answered. The Nermia crew continued to ask questions, well all except for Ranma who was not expected anything more than just sit there, that may be so but it isn't like that inside his brain.

The questions ranged from their personal life to well, anything.... Soon the group gave up on ever getting anything out of the couple unless they wanted to tell of it freely. Ukyou and Shampoo were one of the first ones to go to their rooms then followed by Nodoka, Kasumi, but even Nabiki had to give up momentarily and left to the room she had all to herself. Ryoga and Mousse was already sleeping in their rooms as was Genma and Soun.

Soon the only ones that are left were Ranma, Ryuen, and Chiki. Hidden behind Ranma's bangs was his expression, making it hard to figure what he was feeling.

"Why are you really here?" Ranma asked his tone instituted nothing but seriousness. Ryuen and Chiki knew that if this was who they think he was, it wasn't going to be easy.

"We want your help." Ryuen said for Chiki, she seemed to be lost in her own thoughts.

"What? Why?" Ranma pressed.

"Before we tell you anything you have to promise not to tell another soul about it." Ryuen warned. Ranma thought about it for a while.

"No." He answered and they looked at him doubtfully.

"No?"

"No, I won't make a promise that I might not be able to keep. If it endangers anyone, I'll tell it out." Ryuen and Chiki had a flash back of the one who was their friend and companion.

"No," Chiki spoke up for the first time in the conversation. "It is better if you keep it a secret. If anyone finds out about this they would only be in danger of being killed." Chiki answered. Ranma reluctantly agreed.

"Hold on." Ryuen said as he stood up from his lotus position. Going to various places in the room, he collected tiny black things. Soon Ranma realized what it was Ryuen was collecting, miniature microphones. Ryuen sat back down at the table and dropped them into the cup of tea one of the residents had left behind. "Okay. Now you can continue." He grinned, as did his female companion.

"Now remember you mustn't tell anyone what happens tonight okay?" Ranma nodded. "First we'll tell you a story." Ranma got into a more comfortable position and listened intently to the story Chiki was telling.

"You are the Master of the Waters." Chiki stated it like a fact.

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In a dark room

Kasumi stared up at the ceiling trying to comprehend what had happened. Her youngest sister, the baby of the family, was happily living her life then the next day she was gone. * Gone... killed by a monster. Gone just like her mother... the one who taught me everything... *

In the very same day, two new people show up putting her world once again in a spin. She knew that her sister's life was always hectic and changed daily. Kasumi was barely in any of the adventures that Akane was in and was close to being overwhelmed. How her younger sister did it, was still a mystery...

*Oh kami, please some how, don't let her be dead… don't make them be separated by such a large void… * She thought before she drifted to a land of dreams. The peace full dreams where her mother was still alive and everyone had a happy life. A place where there was no craziness.. no heart ache.. no pain.. A place not many can come up with…

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In the dinning Room

"Okay." Ranma said trying to keep calm after he heard the story. "Let me see if I have this right.." Ranma started to repeat their story, only in a shorter version. Ryuen and Chiki nodded when the time was right and when he was done, they told him that's what they said. "So if I am this master of the Waters, what do I have to do with anything?" Ranma asked.

"We will need your help Ranma, to fight." Ryuen answered. "A big fight will break out before the year is over and if we're not ready, then the Dark Ones will take over everything and there will be nothing but pain in this world."

"Who are the Dark Ones? And what do you have against them to want to kill them?" Ranma questioned.

"They are the one responsible for all the evil in this world, Koikami and his men." *Am I really buying this? This sounds so much like one of those anime! Especially the one with those girls that run around trying to fight monsters.. This is so corny! * Ranma thought. He may not have too good of a handwriting be he did however, love to read magnas.

"The one who will destroy the world if we don't stop him." Ryuen answered. "But we aren't strong enough, we will need help. Ranma, you are the only one who has the power to help us."

"I have the power?" Ranma asked. "What kind of power is this?" He asked.

"You are the Masters of all Waters. You can control anything that has liquid from the deepest ocean to the smallest drop of water." Chiki spoke up for the first time in along while.

"How do you know if I'm really this Master of the waters person?" Ranma asked. "And why should I help you?" he added as an after thought.

"Because I can sense the power flowing within your veins, there is no doubt about it." Ryuen answered the air of seriousness that wrapped around them like a blanket was anything but comfortable.

"Well? Are you going to give me some proof or do you expect me to believe you just like that?" He snapped his fingers just as he finished his statement.

"Are you sure you want the proof?" Ryuen asked. He could see the fire burning brightly behind Ranma's blue-gray eyes. Ranma nodded. "Are you sure? There will be lots of pain, there's even a chance that you won't be able to make it through either." The fire in his eyes seemed to erupt. No one ever doubted him before. He was an overconfident martial artist and no one ever spoke against him except for his father didn't count because he disagreed with everything he said. His eyes dimmed as he remembered the other person who would ever challenge him.

"Why should I believe you? I just met you today and you expect me to believe what you said?" Ranma answered, the skepticism seeping from his voice was hard to miss.

"We're not telling you to believe us." Chiki answered. *She's hiding something. * Ranma thought as he looked at her sweaty shaking hands. "We just need you to give us a chance and we will prove to you that what we are telling you is the truth. Besides you can read energy, does it look like we're trying something?" She asked him. Ranma studied both their auras and sighed, they were telling the truth, and he knew it.

"Fine." He finally gave in, "How long is this going to take?" Ranma asked.

"It shouldn't take longer than a day and a half, less if everything goes correctly." Chiki answered happily. *Maybe this time round he may be able to love me... * She thought blissfully. She didn't see the sad look Ryuen gave her.

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Dark Bedroom

An elder man, in his late forties, lay in his bed twisting and turning. There were tears in his eyes as he called out his wife. He tried to reach out to her....

>>>>Dream< /Center>

Soun was standing in a beautiful open field. There he saw the woman of his dreams. "Kamia!" He exclaimed as he ran towards her. She was exactly as he remembered her to be… Long dusty brown hair falling to her waist… her flawless pale skin stretching over a well-formed face… two dark, almost black, orbs as her eyes… so captivating…

Her eyes glistened as she saw her husband run towards her. She knew he could not touch her or she him but she wanted to so bad... After so many years alone waiting for her love to join her, she wanted him to wrap his strong arms about her waist. How much she wanted to be in his embrace... But no! No! She had something to do! Kamiah held her hand in front of her, creating a barrier that would stop any and everything from coming close to her.

Soun fell on his behind when he ran into the invisible wall. "Mia..." He whispered her name, untamed emotions of longing and happiness twisted into it, making her heart clench painfully.

Kamia took a deep breath trying to calm her speeding heart. She closed her eyes trying to hold back her emotions. "Soun-chan." She whispered it sounded just like how he said her name. "Soun.." This time, there was more confidence behind her voice.

"Yes?" He answered.

"Soun, I was told to come and tell you that there is a strong danger that is about to be released. You have to leave as soon as possible for Japan again." She said looking deep into his almost black voids. "Please Soun tell me you will take good care of our children. Protect our children from them." She pleaded.

"Why? What is happening Mia? Who do I protect them from!?" He asked using the nickname he gave her. "What about Akane? We have to find her before we leave!"

"I'm sorry Soun but I can't tell you. You can't do anything to help Akane. Someone's already taking care of her, she'll be fine." She said. It was obvious that she didn't want to leave. "I have to leave Soun. Remember, take good care of them!" Before she disappeared completely, she gave him a deep kiss on the lips, filled with all the love, heart ache, passion all pent up for the past twelve years.

>>>>End Dream< /Center>

"Mia!" He yelled as he shot up in his bed. His breath, labored, and every part of his body covered in sweat. *This definitely can't be good. * He, a man who believes in omens, thought. All the signs of tears threatening to break foreword was nowhere to be found. He was going to be strong for his little babies. He will try to fulfill his wife's wishes. He will do it...

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In the dinning Room

The blue-eyed man gave up and accepted to go to the challenge. "When will we go?" asked. The brown haired girl almost jumped up and down in joy. The other man however, was silent. *I really hope Ranma has enough strength to survive this. If he can't then everything will be hopeless. *

"Okay. We'll go tomorrow morning after breakfast." Ryuen answered.

"Tomorrow?" Ranma asked. He seemed to be slightly angered that they didn't care for his fiancée had just gone missing, and had a possibility of being dead... not that he would ever admit that was a possibility...

"Yes. The sooner you trust us the sooner we can prepare for the fight." Ryuen answered in a professional manner. Ranma wanted to tell them off and told them that the next morning he would be busy but something in him rejected the thought and what came out of his mouth was very quite surprising.

"Fine." *What? I never said that! I wanted to say no! * He commanded his mouth to open and tell what he was really thinking but his mouth seemed to be fused shut. Then it opened, not to say "Heck no!" as he wanted, but "Good night" came tumbling out. As if someone was moving him, Ranma got up from his position and went to his room.

"That went better than I thought." Ryuen said. Chiki couldn't help but agree. "But it was strange that he would accept. I thought he would want to find his fiancée but I guess I was wrong." He said. He didn't know how right, or wrong, he was.. that depended on how you look at the situation.

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Ranma forced himself to go back to the room where Ryuen and Chiki was and heard them talking silently. He quickly ducked back behind the doorway and listened into their conversation.

"He looks so much like Reino." Chiki whispered to Ryuen.

"Yes. I just hope that he is ready for the challenge." Ryuen said as he remembered the time, so very long ago, when he had to go through the almost same exact thing...

"Ryuen, do you think she's here?" Ranma from his position behind the door could barely hear Chiki's soft whisper. The liquid gathered in Chiki's eyes were ready to come pouring out, the only thing holding her back is her want of being strong… strong women did not cry….

"I don't know." He answered. "But I have a strong feeling she will be here." He paused when he saw more tears gather in her eyes making them shine even more than they already were.

Chiki was sitting on the ground with tears in her eyes, nothing like when he first saw her. A few feet away with his hand outstretched, Ryuen stood wanting to go comfort her but was unsure weather or not it was a good idea. Then Ryuen took the last few steps closer to her and laid a comforting hand on her shoulder. She looked at him in surprise.

"Ryuen?" her voice was barely audible to Ranma. If it wasn't for all the years of training his hearing skills he wouldn't be able to hear what she was saying.

"I know you treated her badly back then but she's not the kind of person who would hold a grudge for a long time. You've already forgiven yourself. Is it because Ranma looks so much like Reino?" Ryuen said trying to soothe herself anger.

"No! I've never been able to forgive myself and never will. Yes, Ranma makes me think of all the times I've mistreated Tora because she was closer to him than I will ever be. I thought she was going to steal him away from me but I was wrong. She didn't steal him away from me; he was never mine to begin with. Plus, it is something he should decide by himself, not for me to make for him." She started to sob onto his shirt.

"Shh… Don't cry. Everything will be fine. She's already forgiven you. I know. Why else would she want to be your friend?" He repeated what he said earlier.

"But it isn't an excuse! I should've been at least civil to her but I wasn't! I treated her badly even though she wanted to be my friend!" Chiki exclaimed the anguish she was feeling inside was evident in her voice.

"A few weeks before the battle," Chiki started the memory from long ago that seemed just like the day before.

>>>>FlashBack< /Center>

On a large plateau that over looked miles 'round, a young girl with brown hair was standing facing the coming sun. The loose strands of hair that came down from the two buns on her head flowed gently in the soft spring wind. Her soft green skirt, too, danced with the wind. Her green vest brought out her mahogany eyes and deep brown hair. Someone came up behind her and she tried to ignore her 'adversary's' presence and was doing fine until her companion spoke up.

"The sunrise is beautiful isn't it?" Her companion said in a soft low voice. "It symbolizes the starting of a new day." Chiki looked over at her and snarled.

"What do you want?" She asked rudely at the dark haired girl. The distain in her voice was hard to miss and the girl winced a bit.

"I want us to start over. I know we got off on the wrong footing when we met, but we can start over? Start over like a new day? Fresh and clean?" The girl was close to pleading.

"Why do I want to do that Tora? Do you think you can just come waltzing in and get everything? Reino and Ryuen may trust you but I don't and never will!" Chiki yelled at the other girl. "You are one of the Dark Ones. I know you are here to spy on us. And after you get the information you need, you will go back to 'Ice Prince' and will go after us and kill us." Chiki continued her tirade. "You've already can try to capture Reino and Ryuen's hearts but you can't get mine! I'm not as soft hearted as them." Then the conversation made a completely different turn. "Reino is mine! I've known him longer and I know him better than any other girl! You can't have him! He loves me!" Chiki yelled. Then she pushed the other girl away and stormed off, her day already spoiled. What she didn't see was a small tear trailing down Tora's cheek.

>>>>End FlashBack< /Center>

"Chiki, that was long ago. Tora's never been able to keep a grudge for long. She'll forgive you." Ryuen said repeating his earlier statement once again.

"She might but I won't! I should've tried to be her friend. She came and asked me but I didn't, instead I hit her in the face with her offer!" She exclaimed as she shot out of her seat and into Ryuen's face. "We could've been friends! But because of Reino, I rejected her. I was jealous of how she could get his attention without even trying. She may've been clumsy but she was still able to catch his attention. Me? No matter what I try, he wouldn't ever think of me more than a sister." Chiki seemed to calm but she collapsed to her feet and Ryuen knelt by her side and gathered her into his arms, letting her cry on to his shoulder.

Ranma quietly stood up and left his hiding place. He had learned more than he wanted to. *It is more than the right time to start to repay for all the things I've done. *

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Ranma quietly went into his room and dropped onto his futon like a lead weight. He had lots to think about now that he'd learn about his past life. *Even in the life before this one, I hurt so many people. * He thought of Chiki and Akane and his mother who he had unwillingly hurt terribly. *It's time for me to start shaping up. If this continues on any longer more are going to get hurt. * Ranma thought determined. *If nothing happens today, I'll start making the changes myself. * Then Ranma drifted off to sleep only to be awakened a hour later by his father for his usual morning training cession.

*Doesn't Pops have anything better to do? Or is he here just to make my life miserable? * Ranma thought as he or rather she went sailing through the air. Genma had used a bucket of cold water to wake Ranma up and everyone knows what would happen next.

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The Cabin

The next morning, when everyone woke up, and came down for breakfast, Ranma told them the news. "Pops?" He said, that caught his father's attention.

"Eh?" He answered with his mouth full... Nodoka slapped him on the shoulder and told him to swallow before talking.

"I'm going to go somewhere today, so don't bother trying to find me." Then he stood up and left the table without another word to go out to the forest where he was to meet with Chiki and Ryuen. Soon the both of them arrived.

"Are you ready Ranma." Ranma had already given his word so he wouldn't go against it. Plus, if he showed these two that he wasn't really 'Reino' who they were looking for, then they would leave him alone and he could search all he wanted for Akane.

"Yeah the sooner we go, the sooner we can get back." Ranma answered and Ryuen transported both Ranma and himself to a cave. Ranma looked around and saw Chiki pop out from nowhere. "How in the world did we get here?" He questioned them.

"Well I took you by underground tunnels and Chiki flew here." Ryuen answered.

"Um... Okay." Ranma looked suspiciously at the cave trying to see what was inside of it. "What am I suppose to do here?" He asked.

"Well, you have a day to go in there and come out the other way. We don't know what it is that is in there but we know it is very dangerous and if you are not careful then you will be killed." Ryuen told him. *Will death be that bad? * Ranma pondered. *Maybe I should just stay in there and never come out. * "Oh, if you don't get out of there in a day, you will be a wondering soul that will never find rest. Don't forget, your girl is waiting for you to find her who knows where she is, I'll bet she's waiting for you to come get her." Ryuen whispered into his ear before Ranma went in, leaving the couple by themselves.

"Now what do we do?" Chiki asked.

"We wait for him to come out." Replied Ryuen.

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It was so dark… so cold…. no light… no heat…... wait! Over there! Soft light!

He tried to command his feet over to where the soft light shone…. It was then that he realized he wasn't getting any where…. And something was surrounding him…. Just like water… *Where did the water come from? * He questioned himself. *I'm suppose to be in some cave, no where near water… If it really is water why am I not changing? * He questioned.

TBC

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Hello, sorry for the delay… I had to write a paper for English and heheeh…. I'm done with it! Hehehe… 3 hrs for 1 page…. I'm slow…. So what do you think? Good bad? E-mail to me at silver_Dragon2426@hotmail.com Kay? I'm hoping that from now on, every chapter in this story have about 10 pages… (This one is one page off this time) hehehe… I just posted the next chapter of DS and It's at my WB… All of my stories are in draft form and will change every once in a while (nothing too big I hope.… heheh….

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