A Ranma 1/2 Alternate Histories Company Presents:
Helping Myself.
By Felix Webster ( Felix Warstar )
Disclaimer: All original Ranma 1/2 Characters and Back story Copyright Rumiko Takahashi. This is written for fun and not for any profit so please don't sue as I'm a poor writer who one day hopes to write something original and become a so called professional writer. . . this is just practice.
Anyone new is mine but I'm not too fussy about where they go as long as I know.
Chapter 1:
- The First Arrival -
Ryu Saotome looked at the hut door before knocking. He'd been here numerous times in another world but only a few times in this one or so he was told. Knocking got a response quickly from inside as the fat little Guide opened up the door and looking happy for any interruption to his day.
"Ah, Mr. Customer you come back for a visit?" the Guide stated as he recognized the man in an instant even though he had last seen him as a teenager.
"Actually no, sorry. I came to find my Uncle and Cousin before they got cursed here," Ryu replied trying to stick to the plan. "Their names are Genma and Ranma Saotome. . . have you seen them?"
"No wonder young Mr. Customer look so familiar!" the Guide slapped his forehead suddenly. "Unfortunately you come too too late. Both have curse now. . . and older Mr. Customer had accident with another spring near by. . . he drown there."
"Pop. . Uncle Genma drowned!?!" Ryu exclaimed in shock, it was one thing to know his Pop in this world had died but to find out his soul was forever bound to a cursed spring was horrifying. . . luckily Akane had been brought back so her soul was fine even with a spring that cursed in her likeness, at least they hoped she was alright. "Where's Ranma?"
"Young Mr. Customer is in the back field trying to come to terms with curse," the Guide pointed to an area that was off and a little above the springs.
"Which curse did he get?" Ryu asked knowing full well the answer but having to ask anyways.
"Same one you got," the Guide replied looking confused about the coincidence. "Springs seem to like that one recently for unknown reason."
"Magic tends to be unpredictable, even when being consistent," Ryu smiled but it lacked the humour he wanted it to contain. "I'm going to need some cold water too."
- - - -
Ryu walked into the clearing to see a young red haired girl trying very hard to concentrate on a kata but utterly failing at it, "Geez, did I ever look that young as a girl?"
"Hey!" Ryu called from where he stopped and the girl's head snapped around looking as if she was expecting and attack.
It took a moment for the girl to recognize who he was even though he was an older carbon copy of Ranma. The girl's eyes went wide when it clicked and she ran into the arms of the man, "RYU!!!"
"Hey Kiddo," Ryu replied as he hugged her. Ranma was so stressed out she didn't even realize how much she was showing of the dreaded 'emotions' Pop always tried to beat out of her and Ryu wasn't going to bring it up as this was needed for Ranma to heal.
"Why. .why are ya here?" Ranma asked in confusion as she pulled slightly away so she could look her Cousin in the face. "How. . how do ya know it's me?"
"I came to warn you and Uncle about this place. . but I guess I'm too late," Ryu gave the girl a sad smile. "I talked to the Guide so I know about Uncle. . ."
"Yeah. . Pop is in one of those stupid pools now. . that's what the Guide says anyways," Ranma said, her voice breaking a few times. "But that don't answer the question."
"I've been here before, and if you come here without magical protection you get cursed," Ryu explained as he held up his right wrist to show the small silver bracelet with several gems in it. "I didn't have this the last time I was here."
"You got a curse!? What. . what do ya turn inta?" Ranma asked with her words almost running together. Ryu could tell she was using this *interrogation* as a way to ignore the grief like Ryu had used anger to years ago.
"Actually. . ." Ryu started as he pour the contents of the canteen he'd brought over his head changing him into a twenty-five year old red haired woman in incredible athletic shape who looked like the older sister to Ranma's female form. "We've got the same curse. . . kinda fitting for Cousins who look so much alike don't you think?"
"You. . you lose your manhood too?" Ranma looked even more grief stricken at this.
"What? Hey, just because you don't look like a man on the outside doesn't mean you're less of a man inside," Ryu stated sternly to a look of unbelieving from the younger girl. "Besides, there's a lot of fun one can have as a girl. . including getting free food."
Ranma's eyes lit up for a second but then became depressed again, "But girls are weak. . ."s
"Hey, I know Pop's. . I mean Uncle Genma's ideas about the world too and I can guarantee that he was wrong on that one," Ryu said calmly even though inside he was cursing the recently dead. "I can get the Guide to take us to a close by Village that will prove it too."
"Really?" Ranma said almost lighting up again but it fizzled too soon, "But. . I haven't been able ta do even the most simplest of katas since the change. . ."
"That's the grief and not because you're a girl. Just a warning but you're gonna to feel emotions a little more powerfully when you're in this form, that's part of being a woman, but it won't interfere with the art once you get a handle on it," Ryu smiled trying to comfort the other girl. "Look, lets go down and talk to the Guide about that Village so I can prove my point. . okay?"
"Um, okay I guess. Since I can't concentrate here I've got nothin' better ta do," Ranma shrugged then headed down the path.
Ryu was following a bit behind Ranma but stopped to look over the field of springs from above, "I still find it so funny how close to each other *those* four springs are. Just a nudge in the right direction and I could have been. . ."
"Um. . excuse me?" a young male voice said from behind Ryu.
Ryu almost started laughing as she turned around to look at the lost boy she had forgotten about, thankfully she stopped herself as it wouldn't have helped. The strangest part was that he looked younger than she remembered.
"Maybe I'm just getting old or something," She thought to herself but she smiled at the boy trying to look harmless. "Yes? Can I help you?"
"You wouldn't happen to know where I am would you?" Ryoga asked with a hand behind his head and a silly forced smile on his face. "I'm trying to find a coward by the name of Ranma Saotome and I was told he was somewhere called Jusenkyo. . ."
"Well it's your lucky day!" Ryu exclaimed with a huge smile thankful that Ryoga failed to noticed her narrowing her eyes at calling her a coward. "See those springs down there? That's Jusenkyo."
"It is!?!" Ryoga said in disbelief as he leaned over the edge to get a better view.
"Oh yes, but you really don't want to go down there!" Ryu put on a frightened face as she whispered loudly, "The place is cursed!"
"Cursed?" Ryoga asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, CURSED!" Ryu exclaimed as she continued her little play. "If you were to fall into any of those springs you'd become whatever drowned in that water over the centuries!"
"Really!?" Ryoga gave the springs a fearful glance before smiling at the woman. "Then it's lucky I'm up here with you then."
"Yeah. . lucky," Ryu replied then waited for Ryoga to look down again before giving him a powerful shove. She quickly turned towards the springs to watch his descent.
"Almost. . almost. .almost. . SCORE!!!" She raised her hands in the universal goalpost sign as Ryoga hit where she was aiming. "Sorry Ryoga. . . This time you shouldn't have it as bad though."
Ranma came back up to find her Cousin when she realized Ryu wasn't behind her but stopped when she heard a frightened shriek before a loud splash, "What was that!?"
"Nothing to worry about, just giving a old friend a hand. I bet he's already gone," Ryu smiled at the girl as she walked past. "Lets go find that Guide."
- - - -
"Interesting," the man stated as he watched the screen formed of mist as it showed a falling boy after being pushed off a cliff.
"Bandana boy's still gonna be cursed," Sakura pointed out as she shifted in her place before the man. "Didn't you want that to be the change in this string?"
"His curse happening or not isn't important anymore," the man replied firmly then smiled. "Besides it's not the same curse."
"Yeah. . . I guess, but what Ryu did was very mean. . and very predictable," Sakura rolled her eyes slightly.
"In a way, yes it was, but Ryu had the best intentions," the man reminded her.
"You're the one who keeps reminding me about where those lead to," Sakura countered smugly.
"We'll see," the man turned back to the screen. "We'll see."
- - - -
Author Notes: Well there is chapter one. I'll let you guys figure out what *someone* suggested for this one. . it's not hard to figure out.
Next chapter will be the Amazons then chapter four they will be heading towards the Tendo Dojo.
Hope you like it.
Helping Myself.
By Felix Webster ( Felix Warstar )
Disclaimer: All original Ranma 1/2 Characters and Back story Copyright Rumiko Takahashi. This is written for fun and not for any profit so please don't sue as I'm a poor writer who one day hopes to write something original and become a so called professional writer. . . this is just practice.
Anyone new is mine but I'm not too fussy about where they go as long as I know.
Chapter 1:
- The First Arrival -
Ryu Saotome looked at the hut door before knocking. He'd been here numerous times in another world but only a few times in this one or so he was told. Knocking got a response quickly from inside as the fat little Guide opened up the door and looking happy for any interruption to his day.
"Ah, Mr. Customer you come back for a visit?" the Guide stated as he recognized the man in an instant even though he had last seen him as a teenager.
"Actually no, sorry. I came to find my Uncle and Cousin before they got cursed here," Ryu replied trying to stick to the plan. "Their names are Genma and Ranma Saotome. . . have you seen them?"
"No wonder young Mr. Customer look so familiar!" the Guide slapped his forehead suddenly. "Unfortunately you come too too late. Both have curse now. . . and older Mr. Customer had accident with another spring near by. . . he drown there."
"Pop. . Uncle Genma drowned!?!" Ryu exclaimed in shock, it was one thing to know his Pop in this world had died but to find out his soul was forever bound to a cursed spring was horrifying. . . luckily Akane had been brought back so her soul was fine even with a spring that cursed in her likeness, at least they hoped she was alright. "Where's Ranma?"
"Young Mr. Customer is in the back field trying to come to terms with curse," the Guide pointed to an area that was off and a little above the springs.
"Which curse did he get?" Ryu asked knowing full well the answer but having to ask anyways.
"Same one you got," the Guide replied looking confused about the coincidence. "Springs seem to like that one recently for unknown reason."
"Magic tends to be unpredictable, even when being consistent," Ryu smiled but it lacked the humour he wanted it to contain. "I'm going to need some cold water too."
- - - -
Ryu walked into the clearing to see a young red haired girl trying very hard to concentrate on a kata but utterly failing at it, "Geez, did I ever look that young as a girl?"
"Hey!" Ryu called from where he stopped and the girl's head snapped around looking as if she was expecting and attack.
It took a moment for the girl to recognize who he was even though he was an older carbon copy of Ranma. The girl's eyes went wide when it clicked and she ran into the arms of the man, "RYU!!!"
"Hey Kiddo," Ryu replied as he hugged her. Ranma was so stressed out she didn't even realize how much she was showing of the dreaded 'emotions' Pop always tried to beat out of her and Ryu wasn't going to bring it up as this was needed for Ranma to heal.
"Why. .why are ya here?" Ranma asked in confusion as she pulled slightly away so she could look her Cousin in the face. "How. . how do ya know it's me?"
"I came to warn you and Uncle about this place. . but I guess I'm too late," Ryu gave the girl a sad smile. "I talked to the Guide so I know about Uncle. . ."
"Yeah. . Pop is in one of those stupid pools now. . that's what the Guide says anyways," Ranma said, her voice breaking a few times. "But that don't answer the question."
"I've been here before, and if you come here without magical protection you get cursed," Ryu explained as he held up his right wrist to show the small silver bracelet with several gems in it. "I didn't have this the last time I was here."
"You got a curse!? What. . what do ya turn inta?" Ranma asked with her words almost running together. Ryu could tell she was using this *interrogation* as a way to ignore the grief like Ryu had used anger to years ago.
"Actually. . ." Ryu started as he pour the contents of the canteen he'd brought over his head changing him into a twenty-five year old red haired woman in incredible athletic shape who looked like the older sister to Ranma's female form. "We've got the same curse. . . kinda fitting for Cousins who look so much alike don't you think?"
"You. . you lose your manhood too?" Ranma looked even more grief stricken at this.
"What? Hey, just because you don't look like a man on the outside doesn't mean you're less of a man inside," Ryu stated sternly to a look of unbelieving from the younger girl. "Besides, there's a lot of fun one can have as a girl. . including getting free food."
Ranma's eyes lit up for a second but then became depressed again, "But girls are weak. . ."s
"Hey, I know Pop's. . I mean Uncle Genma's ideas about the world too and I can guarantee that he was wrong on that one," Ryu said calmly even though inside he was cursing the recently dead. "I can get the Guide to take us to a close by Village that will prove it too."
"Really?" Ranma said almost lighting up again but it fizzled too soon, "But. . I haven't been able ta do even the most simplest of katas since the change. . ."
"That's the grief and not because you're a girl. Just a warning but you're gonna to feel emotions a little more powerfully when you're in this form, that's part of being a woman, but it won't interfere with the art once you get a handle on it," Ryu smiled trying to comfort the other girl. "Look, lets go down and talk to the Guide about that Village so I can prove my point. . okay?"
"Um, okay I guess. Since I can't concentrate here I've got nothin' better ta do," Ranma shrugged then headed down the path.
Ryu was following a bit behind Ranma but stopped to look over the field of springs from above, "I still find it so funny how close to each other *those* four springs are. Just a nudge in the right direction and I could have been. . ."
"Um. . excuse me?" a young male voice said from behind Ryu.
Ryu almost started laughing as she turned around to look at the lost boy she had forgotten about, thankfully she stopped herself as it wouldn't have helped. The strangest part was that he looked younger than she remembered.
"Maybe I'm just getting old or something," She thought to herself but she smiled at the boy trying to look harmless. "Yes? Can I help you?"
"You wouldn't happen to know where I am would you?" Ryoga asked with a hand behind his head and a silly forced smile on his face. "I'm trying to find a coward by the name of Ranma Saotome and I was told he was somewhere called Jusenkyo. . ."
"Well it's your lucky day!" Ryu exclaimed with a huge smile thankful that Ryoga failed to noticed her narrowing her eyes at calling her a coward. "See those springs down there? That's Jusenkyo."
"It is!?!" Ryoga said in disbelief as he leaned over the edge to get a better view.
"Oh yes, but you really don't want to go down there!" Ryu put on a frightened face as she whispered loudly, "The place is cursed!"
"Cursed?" Ryoga asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, CURSED!" Ryu exclaimed as she continued her little play. "If you were to fall into any of those springs you'd become whatever drowned in that water over the centuries!"
"Really!?" Ryoga gave the springs a fearful glance before smiling at the woman. "Then it's lucky I'm up here with you then."
"Yeah. . lucky," Ryu replied then waited for Ryoga to look down again before giving him a powerful shove. She quickly turned towards the springs to watch his descent.
"Almost. . almost. .almost. . SCORE!!!" She raised her hands in the universal goalpost sign as Ryoga hit where she was aiming. "Sorry Ryoga. . . This time you shouldn't have it as bad though."
Ranma came back up to find her Cousin when she realized Ryu wasn't behind her but stopped when she heard a frightened shriek before a loud splash, "What was that!?"
"Nothing to worry about, just giving a old friend a hand. I bet he's already gone," Ryu smiled at the girl as she walked past. "Lets go find that Guide."
- - - -
"Interesting," the man stated as he watched the screen formed of mist as it showed a falling boy after being pushed off a cliff.
"Bandana boy's still gonna be cursed," Sakura pointed out as she shifted in her place before the man. "Didn't you want that to be the change in this string?"
"His curse happening or not isn't important anymore," the man replied firmly then smiled. "Besides it's not the same curse."
"Yeah. . . I guess, but what Ryu did was very mean. . and very predictable," Sakura rolled her eyes slightly.
"In a way, yes it was, but Ryu had the best intentions," the man reminded her.
"You're the one who keeps reminding me about where those lead to," Sakura countered smugly.
"We'll see," the man turned back to the screen. "We'll see."
- - - -
Author Notes: Well there is chapter one. I'll let you guys figure out what *someone* suggested for this one. . it's not hard to figure out.
Next chapter will be the Amazons then chapter four they will be heading towards the Tendo Dojo.
Hope you like it.