Crossing reality.
This is a crossover with several books written by R.A. SALVATORE them being: The Dark Elf Trilogy; Icewinddale trilogy, Legacy of the Drow. I'm not the owner of the characters used in this fic and I'm doing this just for the fun of it and no profit is being made.
" " : Spoken words * * : Thoughts # # : Panda sign
Xian Phu blinked as Ranma made his move. She had attacked him with a straightforward thrust with her bon bori and when she did so Ranma countered. At first Xian Phu thought that Ranma would attack her with a punch or kick but nothing was further from the truth.
Ranma saw the attack coming a mile away and he thought of a way to take her out. According to the rules of the tournament a fight could be won by either knocking your opponent out or by throwing him/her out of the ring. Since Ranma didn't like the idea of hitting girls he chose for the later. As soon as Xian Phu had attacked he stepped in and using her outstretched arm he threw her out of the ring.
Xian Phu was flying through the air before she knew what was going on. *This outsider is good, he will make a fine husband.* As soon as she landed Ranma was announced the winner. That was after the people fully understood that one of their best fighters had just won. The referee raised Ranma's arm as a sign of victory.
Xian Phu got back to her feet and made her way to Ranma. *I will give him the kiss of marriage and then he has to marry me.* As soon as she was near Ranma she grabbed him by the neck.
Ranma was more or less savoring his win when someone grabbed his neck and when he looked he saw Xian Phu hanging on hir neck, eyes closed. "What the.."
Cologne smiled as she saw her great granddaughter make her move. That outsider male would make a very good husband. Just when Xian Phu was about to kiss Ranma there sounded a terrified scream behind her. Turning around she was just in time so see a large tree heading towards her, several amazons stuck to it. She tried to jump out of the way but due to the surprise of seeing a tree coming towards her she was still hit and flew through the air and came to a sliding halt after about 25 meters. She immediately tried to get up but she fell to her knees as soon as she did. It seemed that some of her ribs had been broken due to the impact and she couldn't get up now. She then looked around to determine what was going on and what she saw stole her breath away. Standing there was a huge sixteen feet two headed giant. It had a tree in its hands and was swinging it like a baseball bat. It seems that the giant had sneaked up to the gathered amazons and attacked before it was discovered. Due to the fact that it had managed to surprise the people and that most of the fighter had entered the tournament now where tired of fighting it was able to cause a lot of commotion. She saw several amazon warriors attack the giant but their weapons where to short or simply had no effect, they where swatted away like flies. As she saw the young amazons fly through the air she realized that Xian Phu was also here and most likely she would try and attack the giant to help her people. Looking around she saw That Ranma was holding Xian Phu back and she wasn't agreeing with him.
As soon as the ugly giant had shown its heads Ranma saw that Xian Phu was about to attack. Seeing this he grabbed her arm and turned her around. "NO don't, listen to me it's to dangerous to attack that thing head one." He noticed that Xian Phu was still trying to break free so he grabbed her other arm and shook her to get her attention. When he saw that she was looking at him, even if it was with a look telling him that she would kill him he spoke to her. "Do you understand me?"
Xian Phu was trying to break free but Ranma's grip was too strong. She was about to knock his lights out when Ranma asked if she could understand him. Luckily she was able to understand Japanese so she nodded her head as answer.
Ranma was relieved to see that she understood him. "Okay we don't have much time I want you to lead the people out of here. I will hold of that thing and as soon as everyone is away gather some of you best archers and attack it from a distance and when..." Ranma didn't get a chance to finish when he heard what seemed to be the cry of a small child. He released Xian Phu and turned around and what he saw took his breath away sitting there was a small girl crying. Next to the girl lay a body, he guessed it was the girls mother. He could tell that she was still alive since she was trying to send her child away, telling her to run. But he could tell that the girl was also wounded, from the way the leg was bend it was most likely broken. The giant was slowly stalking towards the girl and her mother. It seemed to have found an easy prey. "Shit!!"
Xian Phu also saw the girl and was about to run to her to help her when someone wearing a cloak came racing past by. She then saw who it was, it was the outsider she had just fought.
Ranma ran as fast as he could but he knew he couldn't reach them in time. The giant was already standing over them, ready to strike. His eyes then caught sight of something that seemed to jog some kind of memory. Words flashed through his mind and before he knew what was going on he was shouting. "Guenhwyvar come to me my shadow!!!!"
Meanwhile on the astral plane Guenhwyvar was relaxing, already several years had passed since she was last called by Drizzt. The last thing she knew was that Drizzt was fighting with his sister Vierna who was casting a spell. Then as Vierna was struck by Drizzt she saw a bright flash and when her eyes found their focus again she was back on the astral plane. Suddenly she heard a very familiar voice yet something was wrong but she couldn't resist the urge to go out and see what was going on. She turned and ran through the tunnel connecting the prime material plane with the astral plane. As she came into existence on the prime she had to take a few seconds to find her focus and see where the voice calling her was coming from. She then saw what seemed to be Drizzt running, yet she could also tell that this was not the real Drizzt. But then she heard a scream of a little girl and immediately focused. She looked around and saw the little girl and her mother and she knew what to do. Without any hesitation she leaped into the air and landed on the back of the giant.
Ranma saw the statue onyx statue glow and then a mist formed around it and not soon after that a large panther stood next to the statue. At first he got scared but then he felt a feeling of familiarity as if he had seen the panther before. He decided to leave these feelings for later now he had to get that girl and her mother out of there. He smiled when he saw the panther attack, he knew that she would buy him the time needed to reach them in time.
The ettin felt something heavy land on his back and then felt what seemed like razors cutting in his back. He stopped and one of the heads saw what was going on. On his back was a large panther clawing and biting like crazy. The ettin roared and tried to grab the panther. He had completely forgotten about the girl and her mother.
Ranma slid to a halt next to the mother and tried to help her up. It seemed that her leg was broken but she was able to limp away. Ranma decided to take the girl so he picked her up when a large shadow fell over them. He glanced over his shoulder and saw the giant standing there. It seemed to have gotten rid of the panther and was now going after its prey again. The giant readied the tree and struck. Then without thinking Ranma jumped in the air trying to avoid the tree but because he was holding a girl he was to slow to completely avoid being hit so he turned his back towards the tree intent on taking the brunt of the hit. Ranma flew through the air and crashed into a wooden shack. Just before he hit the shack he had again turned his back towards the danger.
The mother of the child had been able to get away but she saw the stranger and her child flying though the air and crash into the shack. She screamed, thinking her child to have been killed.
Guenhwyvar after having been knocked of the ettins back got back up and saw the ettin ready to attack "Drizzt" and the child so she reacted. She jumped towards the ettin and roared hoping to stop him from swinging that tree but it was to late as she saw Ranma and the girl fly through the air.
The ettin had just swung his giant baseball bat when he heard a roar. He quickly turned around and saw the incoming panther. He swatted the panther away but the agile cat landed on her feet and prepared to attack.
The crying mother reached the collapsed shack and with the help of some friends she was about to stat digging, trying to find her child and the stranger who had saved her and tried to save the child. All of a sudden the pile started to move and not soon after the wooden boards where pushed apart as the stranger stepped out of the pile.
Ranma stepped out off the pile of rubble and opened his cloak revealing a crying yet living girl. He handed her to her mother and when the other amazons tried to help him he shrugged them off and glared at them. The amazons seemed to back of instantly. He slowly made his way towards the giant which had its back turned towards him.
When Ranma had stepped out of the rubble his cloak covering his face had been removed and they all saw his dark skin and white hair. But what startled them the most where his eyes. Instead of normal colored eyes there where two lavender orbs which seemed to burn with anger. As soon as they saw this they stepped back not knowing what to do and when he made his way back towards the giant they let him be.
First slowly but soon running all out Ranma made his way towards the giant. While running his swords seemed to simply appear in his hands. He continued to gain speed and soon he seemed like a blur. As soon as he was close enough he jumped with all his strength, blades spread to the sides.
Guenhwyvar was fighting the ettin and found it a hard battle, she was used to fight in the dark but now she was out in the open. The ettin, not stupid, was using the tree to keep her away from him. At the same time the other head was looking for a way to get rid of her. Suddenly she heard familiar footsteps coming closer and as she looked between the giant's legs she saw "Drizzt" coming towards her. She also saw the eyes and when she saw the blades she knew his plan so she tried even harder to get the ettins attention. She clawed at the tree, trying to slap it away or even from the ettins hands.
The ettin saw the panther going on to the offensive even more and focused both of his heads to try and fight of this annoying cat. Then all of a sudden he felt something hit his neck and then saw a person flying between his heads. After that it knew nothing more as both heads had been cleaved of and fell to the ground.
Ranma with his blades wide flew between the giant's heads, severing them. He then came to s sliding halt and immediately turned around and was just in time to see both of the heads fall of. He then collapsed as the adrenalin faded from his system and the wounds he had suffered made their presence known. Before he hit the ground he saw four large black paws make his way towards him and as he closed his eyes he felt a tongue lick his face, after that everything went black.
After what seemed like a few minutes Ranma opened his eyes and looked around. He was in a bed of some kind of hut and he had several bandages around his chest. He remembered fighting a large two-headed giant. He was able to recall the entire fight, the giant panther, cutting off the giants head and the small girl and her mother. He was about to try and sit up when he heard a voce coming from outside the door.
"Better be careful, you have several broken robs and your bruised all over."
"Who's there?"
The door to the room opened and in stepped what seemed like a shriveled old lady. She had a large cain with which she used as some kind of pogo stick. Behind her entered a young amazon, Ranma recognized her as the one he fought before the giant showed up. "How's the girl and her mother, are there any more wounded?"
*Remarkable, he thinks about others before thinking about himself.* The old lady hopped closer and inspected Ranma's bandages. "They are fine, thanks to you and your friend over there. As for the other people, there where several injured but nothing serious, now sit still so I can inspect your wounds."
Ranma sighed of relief, he was glad everyone was okay. Suddenly it hit him, friend? "Uhm excuse me but which friend do you mean?"
The old lady finished inspecting his bandages and helped Ranma to sit up. "I mean your animal friend next to the bed."
Ranma looked next to the bed and saw a huge black panther lying there, looking up at him. The panther seemed relieved to see Ranma awake.
The panther got up, her legs seemed weak as if she was tired. Guenhwyvar then put her head a few inches from Ranma's face and sniffed at him.
Ranma in his turn was amazed that he didn't freak out at having a huge cat so close to him. Somehow he felt at ease with the cat around. He was about to reach out and touch the cat when she surprised him by licking him. The tongue nearly covered three quarters of his face. After licking him tha panther lay her head on Ranma's lap. Ranma then reached out for the large head and petted it. He remembered the name of the panther and whispered to her. "Guenhwyvar, thank you for helping me, don't know how I know you but I feel like I've known you for a long time." Ranma continued to pet the cat as he turned his attention to the old lady again. "Well I have to thank you for tending to my wounds. By the way would you mind telling me your name, I have a feeling that you know mine already?"
"Yes I do know your name young Ranma Saotome, my name is Cologne I am one of the vilage elders, It's an honor to meet a warrior like yourself. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask them." Cologne hopped back a few steps and sat down on a chair. Xian Phu in her turn stood next to Cologne.
Ranma started to think about things he wanted to ask the old lady. After several minutes he came up with two questions he would like to have answered. The first concerned Guenhwyvar. He had a feeling as if he had known Guenhwyvar for a long time but as far as he remembered he never had a pet this big. So in his mind there was only one way he could have know the panthers name. According to the Jusenkyo guide there was a possibility that someone who fell in a cursed spring gained some of the memories of the one who drowned there. He had to find out if the name of the panther came from whoever had drowned in the spring. "I have two, no make that three questions. One could you please tell me where you found the onyx figure and where is it now?"
"The figurine is in your clothes over there on that table. As for where we found it. The figure was found several years ago at the cursed training grounds of Jusenkyo. It lay next to a spring which was partially overgrown with bushes. It lay on the edge of the spring, when it was found it was taken back to the village. To us it was nothing but a very detailed statue and beautiful statue. We where unable to find anything strange about it until you called the panther. We know nothing more about either the panther or the statue. We have tried to get the panther out and get it to eat something but ever since you lost consciousness 24 hours ago she has been at your side ever since. This is a very dedicated friend you have here." Cologne looked at the large panther. "I am curious. Just before the cat appeared you called out a name, is that her name?"
"Yes her name is Guenhwyvar. As for the second question." Ranma's tone then changed into one with a slight amount of disinterest. "Where's my old man, he's not here and when the fighting began I lost sight of him. No don't tell me, as soon as the fighting started he hid himself."
Cologne laughed. "You are right young one he was hiding in one of the huts far away from the battle as for his whereabouts now. We have taken him to a hut where he has been staying ever since we found him. He has been taken to what you might call a daycare center. He is playing with the children there, you see his curse makes him a perfect teddy bear. If you want I'll take you to him."
Ranma pictured his father being used as a toy and smiled. "Nah let him stay there for a while longer, wouldn't want to spoil the fun the kids are having. I would rather ask my last question." Then Ranma's voice lowered and a lot more serious.
Cologne could tell that whatever he was going to ask was important. "Ask and I shall answer, if I know the answer."
"Okay, it's not as much a question but more something along the lines of a request." Ranma took a deep breath and ignored the pain coming from his broken ribs. "I would like to go back to the training grounds of Jusenkyo."
"Why do you want to go back, if it's about finding a cure I can tell you that that is impossible. You see when someone is cursed there is no way of reversing it, never."
"I had a feeling that that was the case. No I want to go back for a different reason but I can't tell you, it's personal. Will you help me get back there?"
Cologne considered Ranma's request and found she couldn't refuse it. He had earned the respect of the amazons so she would help. "Very well I'll help you, Xian Phu here will take you to the springs if when you feel up to it."
"Thank you, I'll get dressed and then we'll be on our way." Ranma then proceeded to get out of bed when he felt a draft in a place where he usually didn't feel drafts. He looked down and saw he was but naked. "Uhm it seems that I have misplaced my underwear. Would you mind going out and waiting there until I'm done?"
Cologne laughed as Xian Phu blushed, from what she saw Ranma was a very healthy young man. She also knew that she couldn't give him the kiss of marriage. Silently they left the room and Ranma proceeded to put on his clothes.
To be bla bla.
This is a crossover with several books written by R.A. SALVATORE them being: The Dark Elf Trilogy; Icewinddale trilogy, Legacy of the Drow. I'm not the owner of the characters used in this fic and I'm doing this just for the fun of it and no profit is being made.
" " : Spoken words * * : Thoughts # # : Panda sign
Xian Phu blinked as Ranma made his move. She had attacked him with a straightforward thrust with her bon bori and when she did so Ranma countered. At first Xian Phu thought that Ranma would attack her with a punch or kick but nothing was further from the truth.
Ranma saw the attack coming a mile away and he thought of a way to take her out. According to the rules of the tournament a fight could be won by either knocking your opponent out or by throwing him/her out of the ring. Since Ranma didn't like the idea of hitting girls he chose for the later. As soon as Xian Phu had attacked he stepped in and using her outstretched arm he threw her out of the ring.
Xian Phu was flying through the air before she knew what was going on. *This outsider is good, he will make a fine husband.* As soon as she landed Ranma was announced the winner. That was after the people fully understood that one of their best fighters had just won. The referee raised Ranma's arm as a sign of victory.
Xian Phu got back to her feet and made her way to Ranma. *I will give him the kiss of marriage and then he has to marry me.* As soon as she was near Ranma she grabbed him by the neck.
Ranma was more or less savoring his win when someone grabbed his neck and when he looked he saw Xian Phu hanging on hir neck, eyes closed. "What the.."
Cologne smiled as she saw her great granddaughter make her move. That outsider male would make a very good husband. Just when Xian Phu was about to kiss Ranma there sounded a terrified scream behind her. Turning around she was just in time so see a large tree heading towards her, several amazons stuck to it. She tried to jump out of the way but due to the surprise of seeing a tree coming towards her she was still hit and flew through the air and came to a sliding halt after about 25 meters. She immediately tried to get up but she fell to her knees as soon as she did. It seemed that some of her ribs had been broken due to the impact and she couldn't get up now. She then looked around to determine what was going on and what she saw stole her breath away. Standing there was a huge sixteen feet two headed giant. It had a tree in its hands and was swinging it like a baseball bat. It seems that the giant had sneaked up to the gathered amazons and attacked before it was discovered. Due to the fact that it had managed to surprise the people and that most of the fighter had entered the tournament now where tired of fighting it was able to cause a lot of commotion. She saw several amazon warriors attack the giant but their weapons where to short or simply had no effect, they where swatted away like flies. As she saw the young amazons fly through the air she realized that Xian Phu was also here and most likely she would try and attack the giant to help her people. Looking around she saw That Ranma was holding Xian Phu back and she wasn't agreeing with him.
As soon as the ugly giant had shown its heads Ranma saw that Xian Phu was about to attack. Seeing this he grabbed her arm and turned her around. "NO don't, listen to me it's to dangerous to attack that thing head one." He noticed that Xian Phu was still trying to break free so he grabbed her other arm and shook her to get her attention. When he saw that she was looking at him, even if it was with a look telling him that she would kill him he spoke to her. "Do you understand me?"
Xian Phu was trying to break free but Ranma's grip was too strong. She was about to knock his lights out when Ranma asked if she could understand him. Luckily she was able to understand Japanese so she nodded her head as answer.
Ranma was relieved to see that she understood him. "Okay we don't have much time I want you to lead the people out of here. I will hold of that thing and as soon as everyone is away gather some of you best archers and attack it from a distance and when..." Ranma didn't get a chance to finish when he heard what seemed to be the cry of a small child. He released Xian Phu and turned around and what he saw took his breath away sitting there was a small girl crying. Next to the girl lay a body, he guessed it was the girls mother. He could tell that she was still alive since she was trying to send her child away, telling her to run. But he could tell that the girl was also wounded, from the way the leg was bend it was most likely broken. The giant was slowly stalking towards the girl and her mother. It seemed to have found an easy prey. "Shit!!"
Xian Phu also saw the girl and was about to run to her to help her when someone wearing a cloak came racing past by. She then saw who it was, it was the outsider she had just fought.
Ranma ran as fast as he could but he knew he couldn't reach them in time. The giant was already standing over them, ready to strike. His eyes then caught sight of something that seemed to jog some kind of memory. Words flashed through his mind and before he knew what was going on he was shouting. "Guenhwyvar come to me my shadow!!!!"
Meanwhile on the astral plane Guenhwyvar was relaxing, already several years had passed since she was last called by Drizzt. The last thing she knew was that Drizzt was fighting with his sister Vierna who was casting a spell. Then as Vierna was struck by Drizzt she saw a bright flash and when her eyes found their focus again she was back on the astral plane. Suddenly she heard a very familiar voice yet something was wrong but she couldn't resist the urge to go out and see what was going on. She turned and ran through the tunnel connecting the prime material plane with the astral plane. As she came into existence on the prime she had to take a few seconds to find her focus and see where the voice calling her was coming from. She then saw what seemed to be Drizzt running, yet she could also tell that this was not the real Drizzt. But then she heard a scream of a little girl and immediately focused. She looked around and saw the little girl and her mother and she knew what to do. Without any hesitation she leaped into the air and landed on the back of the giant.
Ranma saw the statue onyx statue glow and then a mist formed around it and not soon after that a large panther stood next to the statue. At first he got scared but then he felt a feeling of familiarity as if he had seen the panther before. He decided to leave these feelings for later now he had to get that girl and her mother out of there. He smiled when he saw the panther attack, he knew that she would buy him the time needed to reach them in time.
The ettin felt something heavy land on his back and then felt what seemed like razors cutting in his back. He stopped and one of the heads saw what was going on. On his back was a large panther clawing and biting like crazy. The ettin roared and tried to grab the panther. He had completely forgotten about the girl and her mother.
Ranma slid to a halt next to the mother and tried to help her up. It seemed that her leg was broken but she was able to limp away. Ranma decided to take the girl so he picked her up when a large shadow fell over them. He glanced over his shoulder and saw the giant standing there. It seemed to have gotten rid of the panther and was now going after its prey again. The giant readied the tree and struck. Then without thinking Ranma jumped in the air trying to avoid the tree but because he was holding a girl he was to slow to completely avoid being hit so he turned his back towards the tree intent on taking the brunt of the hit. Ranma flew through the air and crashed into a wooden shack. Just before he hit the shack he had again turned his back towards the danger.
The mother of the child had been able to get away but she saw the stranger and her child flying though the air and crash into the shack. She screamed, thinking her child to have been killed.
Guenhwyvar after having been knocked of the ettins back got back up and saw the ettin ready to attack "Drizzt" and the child so she reacted. She jumped towards the ettin and roared hoping to stop him from swinging that tree but it was to late as she saw Ranma and the girl fly through the air.
The ettin had just swung his giant baseball bat when he heard a roar. He quickly turned around and saw the incoming panther. He swatted the panther away but the agile cat landed on her feet and prepared to attack.
The crying mother reached the collapsed shack and with the help of some friends she was about to stat digging, trying to find her child and the stranger who had saved her and tried to save the child. All of a sudden the pile started to move and not soon after the wooden boards where pushed apart as the stranger stepped out of the pile.
Ranma stepped out off the pile of rubble and opened his cloak revealing a crying yet living girl. He handed her to her mother and when the other amazons tried to help him he shrugged them off and glared at them. The amazons seemed to back of instantly. He slowly made his way towards the giant which had its back turned towards him.
When Ranma had stepped out of the rubble his cloak covering his face had been removed and they all saw his dark skin and white hair. But what startled them the most where his eyes. Instead of normal colored eyes there where two lavender orbs which seemed to burn with anger. As soon as they saw this they stepped back not knowing what to do and when he made his way back towards the giant they let him be.
First slowly but soon running all out Ranma made his way towards the giant. While running his swords seemed to simply appear in his hands. He continued to gain speed and soon he seemed like a blur. As soon as he was close enough he jumped with all his strength, blades spread to the sides.
Guenhwyvar was fighting the ettin and found it a hard battle, she was used to fight in the dark but now she was out in the open. The ettin, not stupid, was using the tree to keep her away from him. At the same time the other head was looking for a way to get rid of her. Suddenly she heard familiar footsteps coming closer and as she looked between the giant's legs she saw "Drizzt" coming towards her. She also saw the eyes and when she saw the blades she knew his plan so she tried even harder to get the ettins attention. She clawed at the tree, trying to slap it away or even from the ettins hands.
The ettin saw the panther going on to the offensive even more and focused both of his heads to try and fight of this annoying cat. Then all of a sudden he felt something hit his neck and then saw a person flying between his heads. After that it knew nothing more as both heads had been cleaved of and fell to the ground.
Ranma with his blades wide flew between the giant's heads, severing them. He then came to s sliding halt and immediately turned around and was just in time to see both of the heads fall of. He then collapsed as the adrenalin faded from his system and the wounds he had suffered made their presence known. Before he hit the ground he saw four large black paws make his way towards him and as he closed his eyes he felt a tongue lick his face, after that everything went black.
After what seemed like a few minutes Ranma opened his eyes and looked around. He was in a bed of some kind of hut and he had several bandages around his chest. He remembered fighting a large two-headed giant. He was able to recall the entire fight, the giant panther, cutting off the giants head and the small girl and her mother. He was about to try and sit up when he heard a voce coming from outside the door.
"Better be careful, you have several broken robs and your bruised all over."
"Who's there?"
The door to the room opened and in stepped what seemed like a shriveled old lady. She had a large cain with which she used as some kind of pogo stick. Behind her entered a young amazon, Ranma recognized her as the one he fought before the giant showed up. "How's the girl and her mother, are there any more wounded?"
*Remarkable, he thinks about others before thinking about himself.* The old lady hopped closer and inspected Ranma's bandages. "They are fine, thanks to you and your friend over there. As for the other people, there where several injured but nothing serious, now sit still so I can inspect your wounds."
Ranma sighed of relief, he was glad everyone was okay. Suddenly it hit him, friend? "Uhm excuse me but which friend do you mean?"
The old lady finished inspecting his bandages and helped Ranma to sit up. "I mean your animal friend next to the bed."
Ranma looked next to the bed and saw a huge black panther lying there, looking up at him. The panther seemed relieved to see Ranma awake.
The panther got up, her legs seemed weak as if she was tired. Guenhwyvar then put her head a few inches from Ranma's face and sniffed at him.
Ranma in his turn was amazed that he didn't freak out at having a huge cat so close to him. Somehow he felt at ease with the cat around. He was about to reach out and touch the cat when she surprised him by licking him. The tongue nearly covered three quarters of his face. After licking him tha panther lay her head on Ranma's lap. Ranma then reached out for the large head and petted it. He remembered the name of the panther and whispered to her. "Guenhwyvar, thank you for helping me, don't know how I know you but I feel like I've known you for a long time." Ranma continued to pet the cat as he turned his attention to the old lady again. "Well I have to thank you for tending to my wounds. By the way would you mind telling me your name, I have a feeling that you know mine already?"
"Yes I do know your name young Ranma Saotome, my name is Cologne I am one of the vilage elders, It's an honor to meet a warrior like yourself. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask them." Cologne hopped back a few steps and sat down on a chair. Xian Phu in her turn stood next to Cologne.
Ranma started to think about things he wanted to ask the old lady. After several minutes he came up with two questions he would like to have answered. The first concerned Guenhwyvar. He had a feeling as if he had known Guenhwyvar for a long time but as far as he remembered he never had a pet this big. So in his mind there was only one way he could have know the panthers name. According to the Jusenkyo guide there was a possibility that someone who fell in a cursed spring gained some of the memories of the one who drowned there. He had to find out if the name of the panther came from whoever had drowned in the spring. "I have two, no make that three questions. One could you please tell me where you found the onyx figure and where is it now?"
"The figurine is in your clothes over there on that table. As for where we found it. The figure was found several years ago at the cursed training grounds of Jusenkyo. It lay next to a spring which was partially overgrown with bushes. It lay on the edge of the spring, when it was found it was taken back to the village. To us it was nothing but a very detailed statue and beautiful statue. We where unable to find anything strange about it until you called the panther. We know nothing more about either the panther or the statue. We have tried to get the panther out and get it to eat something but ever since you lost consciousness 24 hours ago she has been at your side ever since. This is a very dedicated friend you have here." Cologne looked at the large panther. "I am curious. Just before the cat appeared you called out a name, is that her name?"
"Yes her name is Guenhwyvar. As for the second question." Ranma's tone then changed into one with a slight amount of disinterest. "Where's my old man, he's not here and when the fighting began I lost sight of him. No don't tell me, as soon as the fighting started he hid himself."
Cologne laughed. "You are right young one he was hiding in one of the huts far away from the battle as for his whereabouts now. We have taken him to a hut where he has been staying ever since we found him. He has been taken to what you might call a daycare center. He is playing with the children there, you see his curse makes him a perfect teddy bear. If you want I'll take you to him."
Ranma pictured his father being used as a toy and smiled. "Nah let him stay there for a while longer, wouldn't want to spoil the fun the kids are having. I would rather ask my last question." Then Ranma's voice lowered and a lot more serious.
Cologne could tell that whatever he was going to ask was important. "Ask and I shall answer, if I know the answer."
"Okay, it's not as much a question but more something along the lines of a request." Ranma took a deep breath and ignored the pain coming from his broken ribs. "I would like to go back to the training grounds of Jusenkyo."
"Why do you want to go back, if it's about finding a cure I can tell you that that is impossible. You see when someone is cursed there is no way of reversing it, never."
"I had a feeling that that was the case. No I want to go back for a different reason but I can't tell you, it's personal. Will you help me get back there?"
Cologne considered Ranma's request and found she couldn't refuse it. He had earned the respect of the amazons so she would help. "Very well I'll help you, Xian Phu here will take you to the springs if when you feel up to it."
"Thank you, I'll get dressed and then we'll be on our way." Ranma then proceeded to get out of bed when he felt a draft in a place where he usually didn't feel drafts. He looked down and saw he was but naked. "Uhm it seems that I have misplaced my underwear. Would you mind going out and waiting there until I'm done?"
Cologne laughed as Xian Phu blushed, from what she saw Ranma was a very healthy young man. She also knew that she couldn't give him the kiss of marriage. Silently they left the room and Ranma proceeded to put on his clothes.
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