In the Caddie, the green light from the radio illuminated the faces of Nick and the kids. Tension filled the car, and the Nighcrawler's words were not helping.

"Tonight my children, we talk of our hidden quests. We each have our quests that we seek to conquer. Are we searching for something, or are we hiding from someone? We try to complete our quest before it's too late. What's your quest? The Nightcrawler is open to all."

Nick clicked the radio off.

"Do you really think Akane is the girl you found?" Ranma asked.

"I don't know," Nick answered. "I hope not."

Everyone nodded agreement.

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Tracy pulled the extremely crowded car to the front of building.

"What happened?" Nabiki asked. "I thought we were going to the hotel."

Tracy grabbed an umbrella that was next to her and prepared to get out of the car. "I have to talk to a friend of mine who lives here. He might know where Akane is."

"But why would he live in a church?" Genma questioned.

"He has a unique idea of architecture," Tracy remarked.

"I'm coming with you," Nabiki said. Kasume, Mr. Tendo, and the two elderly people also made it clear that they were also tagging along. Only Genma refused to get out of the car. "I'll just stay here out of the rain," he said.

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When Nick arrived at the coroner's office, the group in the car with him almost demanded that he park under an overhang. When they were satisfied with his parking spot, they emptied out of the car.

Nick led the way to Natalie's office. He was imagining what the look on her face would be when he entered with six other people.

His guess wasn't too far off. Her eyes widened at the sight of seven people all coming in at one time. "Nick, do you have something to tell me that I should know?"

"Nat, this is Ranma Saotome and his friends," he started. "They might be able to recognize the Jane Doe from the other night."

Nat looked down to the floor. "Okay, well, the locker's over there. Let me just finish this report and then I'll open the door."

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"Vachon, I have guests, so you'd better be 'decent,'" Tracy yelled as she was leading everyone up the stairs.

"Everything's okay Trace," called a voice from above.

The group entered the upper room and found Javier Vachon sitting in his chair with his guitar. "When you said 'guests,' I thought you meant maybe two people, not six," he mentioned, barely looking up from his instrument.

"Very funny," Tracy remarked smiling. Then her smile vanished. "Vachon, have you heard anything about a young Japanese girl being kidnapped or something like that?"

Vachon gave her an inquisitive look. After noticing the concerned looks on the rest of the group's faces, he turned serious. "Nothing's reached these ears. Why, she a friend of yours?" he asked.

Multiple voices chimed in at once. "My daughter." "My sister." "My grand-daughter."

"Well, I'll keep my eyes and ears open," Vachon told the band.

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Ukyo gazed at the detective and affirmed her belief that he was gorgeous. It surprised her, because Detective Knight was the complete opposite of her beloved Ranma. Instead of Ranma's raven black hair, he had silky straw-colored locks. Nick was taller and seemed more sincere and more kind than Ranma tended to act. Plus, he was probably more than 20 years older than her and Ranma. Still, she couldn't help but have a small crush on the detective. She wasn't allowed to think of that now, though. She had to think about helping Ranma find Akane, as much as she didn't want to.

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Natalie put her papers away and got up from her desk. As she headed toward the locker, she could tell everyone was worried.

She pulled open the door, revealing the covered table. Under the white covering, the form of a body showed.

Everyone tensed as she started to pull back the sheet. When she revealed the face of the body, Kuno fainted. But the look on everyone else's face told Nick what he wanted to know. Nick pulled out his cell phone and dialed Tracy's number.

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At the church, Tracy and the others were just about to leave when her phone rang. She pulled it out from under her jacket and flipped it open.

"Vetter." she answered it.

The rest of the gang watched her closely as she listened to Nick talk. Finally, she hung up the phone.

"The Jane Doe wasn't Akane."

Relief flooded over everyone. Mr. Tendo started crying in happiness.

"So, we're off to the hotel," Tracy said, mostly to Vachon.

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Nick hung up with Tracy and turned to everyone else. "Okay, Tracy's heading over to the hotel. I say we check some of the other clubs that teens hang around."

Nick picked up Kuno, who was still unconscious on the floor. "We need to get back to the car and head out."

"It's raining pretty hard Nick," Nat stated aloud, then more quietly, "Be careful, not like it matters to you, but you do have cargo."

"Don't worry," he said and pecked her a kiss on the cheek. Then carrying the inanimate Kuno, he directed the rest to the Caddie.

When they got to their spot however, there was a problem. The Caddie was missing. Nick almost dropped Kuno in anger.

"Where car go?" asked Shampoo.

Nick then noticed the tow-away zone sign where the car had been. He cursed himself for not seeing it before. "Looks like we'll have to walk. At least until I can call someone and get my car back."

Nick watched as most of the group looked at him, almost annoyed with the fact that he suggested walking in this downpour. He ignored them and stepped out into the rain. Besides the fact that he was getting soaked, another thing bothered him. The original scents that his companions gave off had vanished. Instead, his vampire senses were picking up animal scents. He turned around and this time did drop Kuno, not out of anger but out of surprise.

Where Shampoo, Ryoga and Mousse had stood, there was now a cat, a pig and a duck, respectively. And were Ranma had been, a girl cowered, apparently afraid of the cat. The girl had red hair, pulled back in a braided pigtail, and she was wearing the same clothed Ranma had been wearing.

Kuno barely opened his eyes. "Pig-tailed girl," he muttered, and then he fell unconscious again.

"What--what is this?" Nick asked.

"Nick baby, have we got a lot to explain to you," Ukyo said.