The Sailors of Nerima: A Nabiki's Heartache Omake / Parody Part 3
A Ranma 1/2 Fanfiction by Ryo_Oki
"ryo_oki@pacbell.net"
Disclaimer: Warning this is a very silly parody of my Nabiki's
Heartache story. This is set in a "slightly" different universe
that that of the main story. What happens here will have no
baring on the original story or its later chapters.
DISCLAIMER PART 2: Ah the life of a Ranma fanfic author is fraught with
flamers and anal-retentive 'canon' fanatics.
Everyone in the room was looking down on the unconscious form of Akane.
"So, what do we do now fearless leader.", Ranma asked the little pig.
"Maybe we toss violent girl back into bedroom, so she think it was only
a dream", Shampoo said.
"That might work, except for the fact, that I believe she was listening
outside the door for quite a while until she decided to drop in. Even we put
her back in her bedroom she is still going to be suspicious.", Nabiki said.
"You do realize that if she finds out the truth, she is going to want
to help out.", Luna-P said.
"There aren't any other uncounted for Sailors are there?", Nabiki asked
Luna-P
"Except for Sailor Orchid, no there are not.", Luna-P Said.
"That's good.", Ranma said with a relieved look on his face.
"Something wrong Darling.", Nabiki said to Ranma.
"I just had visions of Akane in a fuku swinging around a giant hammer
trying to squish youmas but failing miserably.", Ranma said.
"Akane always remind Shampoo of youma. Very strong. Very violent. Never
listen to anything anyone say, not to mention silly hammer attack. Shampoo can
almost imagine giant Akane stomping down street yelling out 'Hammerin' or some
such thing.", Shampoo snickered.
From the panicked look Ranma just got on his face, everyone could tell he
could also imagine such a thing, and didn't seem to pleased by it.
Akane began to groan and rise up from the carpet.
"Well, it looks like we are out of time, so what do we tell her?", Ranma
asked.
"If we need more time, Shampoo can fix.", the bubbly amazon said while
holding a bonborrie over Akane's head.
"Tempting, but no that would only delay the inevitable.", Nabiki said.
Akane looked up and saw her little pet pig sitting on the bed looking
at her.
"Oh P-chan I had the silliest dream that you could talk.", Akane said.
"It wasn't a dream.", Luna-P replied causing Akane to stare and fall
backwards off her knees and onto her rear end.
"I don't understand. What is going on?", asked a very confused Akane.
"This is going to take a while Akane, but before I explain that, there is
something else I must do first.", Luna-P said as he moved a little toward the
center of the bed, sat down, and his form began to blur and grow.
"I have to show you this first.", a now human Ryoga said looking at a
shocked, Akane whose expression was slowly changing to anger.
"You....you... your P-chan?!?", Akane said while glowing red and
advancing on Ryoga with a very large metal mallet.
She found herself held back though by Ranma.
"Why are you stopping me, you always hated him. At least now I know why?",
Akane said sounding angry and sad at the same time.
"As much as he deserves it, he has to stay alive...At least for now.",
Ranma said while glaring at Ryoga, who was busy "studying the ceiling."
"He has to be punished, he saw me naked.", Akane said.
"Then he has been punished enough.", Shampoo said.
"You are not helping any, you know.", Ranma said to Shampoo.
"Akane just calm down for now, and we will try and explain what is going
on.", Nabiki said, hoping her little sister could control her temper for once.
Everyone tried to explain to Akane what had happened to them so far, but
she was not going to be convinced by words alone.
"So let me get this straight. Nabiki is the reincarnation of some moon
princess. Ranma in his previous life was her catgirl lover ,and Shampoo and
this other girl, were also princesses and lover in another time.", Akane
said as the others nodded. "That is the biggest bunch on crap I have ever
heard. You think I am dumb enough to believe that?"
"Why not you still hadn't figured out who pig boy was until you
were told.", Shampoo said.
"Well if you are these so-called magical girls lets see you transform.",
Akane said, as she thought she was calling their bluff.
Everyone looked over at Ryoga who sighed then nodded at them.
"If that's what it will take Akane, then so be it. But, once you are
convinced, you can never tell anyone else what you have seen. It would be
too dangerous for you and for us if the wrong 'people' were to find out
our secret. So do you agree?", Ryoga.
"Yeah, whatever.", Akane said, hardly believing that she was agreeing
to something so stupid.
Akane was briefly blinded as three different brightly colored sources
of light sprang into being. One the light faded Akane looked over at everyone
and almost fainted again. Shampoo and Nabiki looked like something out of a
magical girl show, and Ranma.....Kami-sama....Ranma looked like some sort of
cross being a magical girl and a neko musumi. She then realized that she had
just seem this particular catgirl not to long ago.
"Its not a joke. You are magical girls and Ryoga is your 'mascot'.",
Akane said while sounding very confused.
"Mascot...Indeed.", Ryoga snorted as he changed back to his Luna-P form.
"This is not a joke or a game Akane, this is quite serious.", Ranko-neko
said as she stepped up to Akane, who was fighting the urge to glomp onto the
large kitty again.
"Then I want to help. I am a martial artist just like all of you.", Akane
said as Luna-P began to massage his temples with his forelegs.
"Akane, it is not that simple. You can not fight as you are, and there
are no more Sailors.", Luna-P said.
"But I want to help, I'll do anything.", Akane said as she started to
whine, much to everyone's annoyance.
"Well there is one thing you can do, but I do not that you are going to
like it.", Luna-P said.
"I'll take it.", Akane said.
"Akane dear, shouldn't you at least ask what it is before you accept.",
Nabiki said to her impulsive sister.
"During the Silver Star Kingdom there were two advisors. I was one of them.
If you wish you can be the other, since.... hmmm.. Why can't I remember her name?
Oh well. IF you accept you will become an advisor just like I am.", Luna-P said.
"Just like he is. Heh Heh.", Shampoo thought.
"I don't think its a good idea Akane." ,Ranma said.
"Shut up Ranma. Its bad enough you dump me for my sister, but you are not
keeping me out of this as well.", Akane said.
"If that is how you feel fine, but remember you will now be responsible
for looking after the Sailors, do not let your personal views of them get in
the way of your job.", Luna-p said.
"Whatever, just hurry up already.", Akane said.
A beam of light flew out from the star on Luna-P's head and struck Akane
on her forehead forming a silver star on there as well. Akane began to glow
then in a bright flash of light she seemed to disappear. Everyone looked at where
she used to be and saw a pile of clothes on the floor. Something small was moving
within them though.
As the clothes were moved aside a small white piglet with a silver star on
its forehead was revealed. Everyone stared, then stared some more, before they
broke out into laughter.
Akane took one look at herself in the mirror and began to chase Luna-P
around the room yelling out, "Snort Ryoga Bwee no Baka."
"Well he did warn you that you would be like him.", Nabiki said.
"Oh, how cute, now violent girl be good girlfriend to pig boy.", Shampoo
said while trying to stop laughing.
"Now all she needs is a new name now.", Ranma said.
Everyone thought for a few moments before Shampoo looked up with an evil
grin on her face. She pickup up both pigs and put on the bed side by side.
"Shampoo decide on name for pig boy's new girlfriend. Pig boy, Shampoo like
to introduce you to.......Bacon Bits, your new partner.", Shampoo snickered as
Akane looked stunned, Luna-P blushed and Ranma and Nabiki fell over laughing.
"That's not funny. Why is everyone so mean to me.", Bacon Bits whined,
sounding an awful lot like a certain meatball-headed princess.
"Its not that bad Akane, you can change back whenever you want. You
also do not have to keep the name if you want, although it does seem
strangely appropriate.", Ranma said.
"It's not fair, all of you get to turn into magical girls or cat girls,
and I get stuck turning into a pig and having P-chan as a partner.", Akane
said as a certain little black pig looked heartbroken.
"Shampoo think violent girl whine too much. Always expect something for
nothing. Always think you have to best without practicing. That not way life
works.", Shampoo said getting tired of Akane's whining.
"If you ever wish to get any better Akane you must stop responding to
everything with fear and anger. You will never get any better if you let your
emotions control you. You should also apologize to Luna-P. He did not have to
make you an advisor, he could have easily wiped your mind of what you had seen.",
Ranma said, not believing that he was standing up for pig boy.
"Your anger and fear also makes you a prime candidate for being recruited by
the Dark Star Kingdom. If that happened they would most likely turn you into a
youma, and we would unfortunately be forced to fight you if that happened.", Ranma
said in all seriousness to a now shaking Akane.
As Akane opened her mouth, or rather snout at the moment, to say something,
a large explosion was heard in the distance and the whole neighborhood seemed to
shake.
"It seems that Orchid has now fully awakened, but she is not yet in control
of herself. You will need to calm her down Scouts, especially you Shampoo, if you
do not wish to see the city destroyed.". Luna-P said to everyone.
(Fifteen minutes early at the Kuno Mansion)
An acrid smell from the kitchen draws the Kuno family servant Sasuke to the
source of the smell. Upon entering he finds Kodachi laying on the floor, her hands
and arms covering her head as if she is expecting to be attacked.
"Mistress, what is wrong? Are you injured?", the small ninja asked with a
hint of fear in his voice.
"Pain...too much pain... Must find Lina-san.. Need help...", Kodachi
said barely above a whisper.
"I don't understand mistress. Let me call your physician.", the ninja said,
while reaching for the phone in the kitchen.
Kodachi pulls him to the floor and says, "No doctors, they will do no good.
You must find Lina-san. Only she and the princess can help."
"Who are you speaking of mistress. I have never heard of this Lina or a
princess.", he stops his questions short, when he notices an unknown glowing
symbol of Kodachi's forehead.
"Step away from her, servant!", an imperious voice calls out.
Sasuke looks up and notices that master Kuno has entered the room and is
surrounded by what looks like tendrils of black energy. He also notices a glowing
purple crystal in his left hand. The same crystal that seems to have some sort of
influence over Kodachi.
"Master Kuno why are you doing this? You are disgracing your family and
yourself by engaging in such perversions against your own sister.", Sasuke says
which much more force and conviction that most thought him capable of.
"How dare you speak to I, the noble Blue Thunder of Furinkan High. You
shall be punished for that slave.", Kuno said.
"I have never been your slave. My family had owned your family a debt of
honor, but by your actions you have ended that debt. I can no longer serve
such a dishonorable clan. When your mother died I promised her I would do my
best to protect both you and your sister. Obviously I have failed greatly, but
that failure ends today. You shall no longer be allowed to act however you wish,
while everyone else suffers for it.", Sasuke said.
"You shall die for your presumptions.", Kuno said as he swung a black
glowing Katana at his former servant.
The Katana though, never reached its target. A ball of bluish black energy
came from behind Sasuke and knocked it out of Kuno's hand. The energy came from
the hand of Kodachi, who was now trying to stand up while still obviously under
great pain.
"So you still have not learned who is your master.", Kuno said to his
sister as arcs of black lightening shot towards her causing her to collapse
to the ground in pain.
Several shuriken flew towards Kuno and he was forced to cease his attack
or be struck. By dodging them though he inadvertently dropped the crystal he
was carrying. The little ninja took advantage of this by leaping for it, then
crushing the brittle object in his hand.
"You fool, do you know what you have done.", Kuno shouted.
"Yes, 'brother dear', he has sealed your fate.", a feminine voice full of
menace, said from behind Sasuke.
"ORCHID STAR POWER MAKE-UP"
A blast of energy knocked both Sasuke and Kuno to the floor. Behind them
Kodachi was undergoing a startling transformation. Ribbons of black energy
surrounded her, causing her present outfit to burst off and be replaced with
a black bodysuit and a short dark purple skirt. Knee high dark purple boots, and
elbow length gloves also appeared. Finally a dark purple bow formed over her chest
with a smaller bow forming at the base of her back. In her hands was some sort of
energy whip that was giving off black and purple arcs of what looked like
electricity.
"Foul servant of the Dark Star Kingdom, you may have been able to possess
my brother and abuse the noble Kodachi Kuno, but let us see how well you fare
against the Princess of Saturn and the Sensei of Love and Destruction.", Sailor
Orchid said to an obviously frightened Kuno.
"Shockwave!", Sailor Orchid yelled out as a ripple seemed to flow through the
air striking Kuno and slamming him through several walls. The dazed Dark Kingdom
general barely managed to teleport away before a sphere of black energy fused the
ground into glass where he formerly sat.
Sailor Orchid turned to look at the little ninja, who had freed her from
her 'prison'. The poor man looked so confused she couldn't help but giggle.
"Do not worry, dear Sasuke, all will be explained in time.", she said
cryptically. "Besides you have some explaining of your own to do............
father.", she said, then disappeared from sight.
"How did she know.....", the little ninja tried to think before shock from
the recent events overcame him and he fainted.
High above Nerima, Sailor Orchid floated, looking for her quarry.
"Come out little boy. It won't hurt for long, I promise.", Sailor Orchid
thought to herself. "Ah there you are!", Sailor Orchid said, as she fired off
an energy bolt at a figure who had just fled down an alley.
She flew down to follow her 'loving brother', but the alley was empty,
except for several gang members she accidentally fried with the previously
mentioned energy bolt.
"Damn, he got away.", Orchid said as she stepped over and occasionally
on the gang members she cooked. "Serves them right. Those bandits were
probably waiting for some innocent girl to walk by so that they could do
horribly etchi things to her.", Sailor Orchid said as she took all of the
valuables from the gang... I mean bandits. "Just like Lina-san taught me.
Whenever you defeat evil, you are entitled to their worldly goods.", Sailor
Orchid thought proudly to herself as she jumped onto the roof of a nearby
building.
"I wonder where Lina-san is? I know I felt her earlier. Did the others
survive as well. Sweet 'little' Rani-chan, Corrine-chan, I mean her majesty.
Even those 2 annoying little 'advisors'. I wish I could see them now.", Sailor
Orchid said out loud to herself.
"You should be careful for what you wish for.", a familiar voice said from
behind Sailor Orchid.
"Sailor Orchid spun around ready to fry the intruder when she noticed that
she was now facing a little red headed cat girl in a fuku very similar to her own.
"Ra..Ra.. Rani, is that you?", Sailor Orchid asked quietly.
"Tsk.. Tsk, Sailor Orchid you know you are supposed to address me as Sailor
Neko when I am in this form.", Sailor Neko said in a mock scolding tone of voice.
"It is you!!!"
GLOMP
"How are you? Is everyone else here? I've missed all of you...", Sailor
Orchid continued to rattle on, before she was quieted by Sailor Neko.
"Everyone else is fine. We were all out looking for you. I just happened
to be the one to find you.", Sailor Neko said.
"Rani, I mean Sailor Neko, what happened? You used to be taller than all
of us, now you so petite. You are still very cute though.", Sailor Orchid teased
as Sailor Neko blushed.
"You have changed as well. You used to be as small as I presently am.
Now I see a full grown women in front of me. A very beautiful women.", Sailor
Neko said as it was Sailor Orchid's turn to blush.
"Let me show you where the others are.", Sailor Neko said as she took hold
of Sailor Orchid's hand and let her off on a short roof hopping trip through
Nerima.
Landing on another roof a few miles away Sailor Orchid noticed two very
familiar people in front of her. At least her eyes noticed two people, her heart
on the other hand only saw one. She ran by Princess Corrine as if she didn't
exist, much to the Princess's annoyance and glomped onto Sailor Amazon which
such force that they ended up on the ground and practically rolled off the
roof together.
"That's ok, don't mind me.", the princess grumbled.
"Hush Nabi-chan.", Sailor Neko whispered to his lover. "You remember
how they died. They have been waiting thousands of years for this moment.
Besides if you want to be the center of attention, you only have to ask.",
Sailor Neko said as she wrapped herself around the princess and began to
purr quite loudly.
Several minutes later, after the impromptu cuddling session was done,
Sailor Amazon and Orchid approached the princess.
"I am sorry if I ignored you, but it has been so long....", Sailor Orchid
said as she was interrupted.
"Do not worry about it. I was just being immature. I forgot how long you
were waiting to find each other. There is nothing to apologize for.", Princess
Corrine said to Sailor Orchid.
"We still have a lot to talk about, but we should not do so here out in
the open.", Sailor Neko said while pulling her communicator out of subspace.
"Hey P-chan you there?", Sailor Neko said into the communicator.
"Did you find her?", a voice answered.
"Yes we did. Do you think that you and 'Bacon-Bits' have enough mana to
transport us to your location.", Sailor Neko asked.
In response to that question, everyone soon found themselves back in
Ranma's room at the dojo.
As she looked around the room Sailor Orchid noticed two little pigs sitting
on the edge of a bed. She couldn't help but smirk when she read the aura of the
little white pig.
"Why Akane Tendo you seemed to have changed since we last met, although I must
say that your present form is quite appropriate for your personality.", Sailor
Orchid said.
"What!?! How did you know who I was.", the little white pig said.
Sailor Orchid tossed her hair over her shoulder and said, "You could say that
we have met before."
"Perhaps it is best if we all show our true forms to each other, since all
of us, including Sailor Orchid will be working close together.", Luna-P said as
he returned to his human form followed shortly thereafter by Akane.
Sailor Orchid watch everyone change. She already knew about Akane and
had a feeling who the black piglet was, but watching her former ruler turn into
Nabiki Tendo and her lover turn into 'her' Ranma-sama was almost too much. The
biggest shock was when Lina-san turned into that Chinese Amazon girl that she
always teased. When that happened Sailor Orchid was not sure she wanted the others
to know who she was. She was certain her Ranma-sama would reject her again and
even Lina-san would no longer wish to be with her.
Everyone was looking at Sailor Orchid, who had yet to change. She appeared
to be nervous and even looked a little sad. Shampoo noticed a tear beginning to
fall from Sailor Orchid.
"Why you cry Amelia-chan? You should be happy to be with friends again.",
Shampoo said.
"I am afraid that you will not like who I am. We have no exactly been
close in the past.", Sailor Orchid said.
"If Akane and Shampoo can work together I am sure anything is possible.",
Ranma smirked.
There was a bright flash and a brief flurry or Orchids before the form
of Kodachi Kuno appeared before everyone present.
"Oh @#@&%, this is going to annoy Akane and definitely Nabiki as well.",
Ranma thought to himself.
"There is no way that I am working with her!", Akane shouting as
she advanced toward Kodachi, ready to pummel the girl.
"Akane, stop!", Ranma said as he held her back by the shoulder.
"Let me go you baka.", she said as she tried to squish her former
fiancee with her mallet.
Ranma grabbed the mallet and tossed it out the window.
"Dammit Akane, you will listen for once. Everyone here has had problems
with Kodachi before but we need her if we are going to be fighting this dark
queen that P-chan keeps talking about. Besides in case you hadn't noticed
Kodachi is now a lot more powerful than you, over me, it hurts me to say. The
only one who could fight her would be Nabiki in her Princess form. Even then I
would not like to be anywhere near the fight when it occurred.", Ranma said.
"Sounds like you are scared of her Ranma. Since when are you a coward?",
Akane said.
"It has nothing to do with being a coward, and everything to do with
common sense, which I have fortunately regain some of, when I recalled the
memories of my past life.", Ranma said as he looked at Akane in disappointment.
"I realize it will take sometime for anyone to trust me, or even listen
to what I have to say most of the time, but I have changed. When my power awoke
I, like Ranma, regained the memories and feelings of my past life. I also need
your help to free my brother from the spell, that red-headed witch queen put
him under.", Kodachi said.
"Witch queen???", everyone seemed to ask.
"I believe she called herself Queen Berylium, or some such name.",
Kodachi said to everyone.
"He is probably one of the generals then. They usually can not be freed,
only destroyed, but if it can be done we will try.", Ryoga said.
"Nabiki-san, I have perhaps treated you the worst of all. When I was young
I was jealous of your relationship with my brother. He was all I had. I wanted
affection from someone to make up for the death of mother. I got more than I
wished for when he became possessed though.", Kodachi said with some fear in
her voice.
"What happened?", Shampoo said as she surprised herself by placing her
hand on Kodachi's shoulder.
"Let's just say he wished to have intimate relations with me. Fortunately
that never happened. He is still too naive to realize what it takes to make love
to a woman.", Kodachi said as everyone present turned slightly green.
"If we could drive the 'demon' out of him I would be grateful to all of
you.", Kodachi said as she placed her hand over Shampoo's.
"Shampoo no mind helping cure airen's brother, even if stick boy was
nuisance in past. All Sailors stick together to help. Shampoo just sorry all had
to die so long ago, could have spent much more time together if that not happen.",
Shampoo said to Kodachi.
"Well..... That isn't exactly true Shampoo. Some of us did survive the fall
of the Silver Star Kingdom. We were no longer immortal, but we did survive for a
while.", Ranma said to a surprised Shampoo.
"What does Ranma mean? What happened to Princess and Rani back then?", Shampoo
asked.
"That is kind of a complicated story, but it all start on the day the kingdom
finally fell and was destroyed.", Ranma said.
Begin Flashback Sequence
Rani and Corrine stood huddled together in an archway as the palace collapsed
around them. Queen Serendipity was dead, but not before taking her sister Queen
Berylium with her. With death of the Queen and the constant attacks against the
kingdom, the moon was now dying. Soon no trace of magic would be left. The magic
that sustained the atmosphere would soon be gone and those few survivors still
left would be dead once that occurred.
"Corrine, please we have to leave here now. There is nothing more that we can
do. Everyone else is dead and I don't want to lose you as well.", Rani said to her
friend and life-mate.
"There must be something we can do.", Corrine said, still in shock over seeing
her mother die in front of her eyes.
"The only thing we can do is escape to Earth. It will be a very rough life,
but it is better than dying. All of our people's holdings; Atlantis, Lemuria, and
the others are all destroyed. All that is left are the primitive tribes that live
there. We will have to live with them and learn their ways if we are to survive,
especially now that when the kingdom's magic fades completely we will be mortal.",
Rani said to Corrine.
"Are you sure we are the only ones left Rani?", Corrine said.
"Yes, I felt Amelia-chan die a few minutes ago, Lina-san died within
moments of Amelia's death. I think they died together very close to here.",
Rani said holding back the tears that threatened to overcome her.
"Can we see them one last time?", Corrine asked.
"I don't think we should.", Rani said. "I don't think I would be able to
keep myself together if that happened.", Rani thought to herself.
"Please. I just want to say goodbye.", Corrine said, while tears began
to flow down her cheeks.
"Alright, if that is what you want, I will take you to where I sensed them.
But we can not stay long. We must make it to a shuttle and leave soon after.",
Rani said.
Rani led Amelia to where she had sensed her teammates die. They came upon a
small crater and noticed two figures in the center not moving. As they made their
way down they noticed that figures were indeed there fellow Sailors. They were
laying close to each other, their arms wrapped around each other. Amelia, even in
death, had a small smile on her face. If she had to die then there was no better
place than in the arms of her lover.
Corrine knelt down beside her two fallen friends and spoke, "Lina, Amelia,
I am so sorry Rani and I could not be there to fight beside you. We had to hold
back the rest of the youma while mother finally managed to kill her horrible
sister. Mother did not make it though. Rani and I are the last two survivors
here and soon we must leave for Earth. I do not know what kind of life we will
have there, but we will try to carry on the traditions of the kingdom. We will
also never forget either of you. We loved both of you as much as one person can
love another. You were our sisters, our friends, even our lovers at times. You
meant more to us than anyone. I can not say goodbye, because that would mean that
we would never see you again. We will see you, if not in this life, then in the
next. We will never forget you."
All throughout Corrine's prayer to her friends, Rani had her teeth clenched
tight and her eyes shut as tight as she could. She had to hold back her emotions
and be there for Corrine. But her kind were created to be emotional, to be open
and friendly with others. To hold back such sad emotions she was feeling almost
hurt as much as seeing Corrine now crying in front of her.
"Princess we have to go now, there is not much time left.", Rani managed to
say while keeping some control over her emotions.
"We can't just leave them laying there on the ground, and we do not have time
to bury them. Can you do something Rani, I do not want them to be found by some
youma.", Corrine said.
"I have enough mana left for one last spell. Please step back princess.",
Rani said.
A bolt of plasma leapt from Rani's hand and flew toward his two deceased
friends. When it struck there was a bright flash and the two deceased Sailors
were instantly vaporized.
"They deserved a better send off than a simple cremation, but I would prefer
to remember them as they lived and fought with us, not on how we last saw them.",
Rani said as she began to walk away arm in arm with Corrine.
They made their way to what was left of the shuttle port and found one small
passenger shuttle left undamaged. As the shuttle left the moon's rapidly
vanishing atmosphere and headed for Earth, Rani finally allowed herself to feel
the emotions she had been holding back. She ended up crying herself to sleep in
her lover's arms.
They stayed cuddled together until the shuttle reached the Earth's
atmosphere, where upon Rani had to help guide the shuttle in manually. They
decided to land the shuttle in a secluded valley in the middle of a large
peninsula that jutted out into the Mediterranean Sea.
Realizing that their present forms would attract attention from the
local primitive cultures, they used what little magic that was left in their
henshin pens to alter their appearances. Unfortunately the disguise completely
drained the pens and they were now stuck in their disguised form. Rani resembled
a six foot tall brunette female with blue eyes, and Corrine now looked like
blond haired, green eyed girl just over five feet tall.
They were not as mortal as they thought they were though. Although they could
now be injured and even killed by common weapons, their ageing had been greatly
slowed. They fought in the Trojan war, with Hercules. They helped restore Greek
society around 400 b.c. Finally they even helped a group of women, who resembled
the old Jupiter amazons of old escape the forces of Augustus Caesar, before age
began to take its toll on them. Before they died they helped establish the new
amazon nation in a remote area of China. Even today the amazon still remember their
founders. The two warrior women and lovers, Xena and Gabrielle.
End Flashback
Shampoo listened to the story in astonishment. The amazons were founded in
China by a descendant of Ranma and Nabiki. The old witches in the village would have
kittens if they found out about that. She wondered how she could slip the
information to them.
Everyone noticed Shampoo jumping up and down in excitement. Kodachi
particularly enjoyed the show.
"So you are excited about Ranma founding your nation I take it, Lina-san, I
mean Shampoo-san.", Kodachi said.
"Shampoo be very excited. Must tell great-grandmother and old pervert
healer. They be very interested in this.", Shampoo said.
"You can tell Lilac about this, but not Cologne, Shampoo. Lilac already
knows about our identities, but your great-grandmother does not and I prefer
to have as few people as possible find out about us.", Ryoga said.
"Shampoo think about it, but Shampoo make final decision.", Shampoo
said as smirked at Ryoga.
"I tend to agree with that as well. You may advise us Ryoga, but do not
presume you have the right to order us around. After all it is not you who is
is reincarnated queen.", Nabiki said sounding awfully full of herself.
"And I thought Ranma had an ego.", Akane mumbled.
Before Nabiki could respond to that, the door to the room opened and in
stepped Kasumi.
"Ranma, dinner is almost ready... Oh I didn't know we had so many guests.
Are they staying for dinner?", Kasumi asked.
"Shampoo no can stay, have to help out great-grandmother at restaurant.
Since Mousse gone only Shampoo left to help.", Shampoo said.
"Does the old ghoul know what happened to duck boy.", Ranma asked.
"No, great-grandmother think Mousse just run away. She not too sad he gone
either.", Shampoo said.
"Mind if I accompany you dearest. After we will have to tell your great-
grandmother about our relationship.", Kodachi said while gripping Shampoo's hand
in her own.
"How did that happen?", Kasumi accidentally said aloud.
"That's a long story Kasumi-san. Maybe someday Shampoo can tell you about
it, but no have time to do that now.", Shampoo said as she and Kodachi leapt
out of Ranma's window together and soon were roof hopping off into the distance.
Shampoo and Kodachi walked into the Cat Cafe together, hand in hand, much
to the shock of the customers and especially Cologne. Cologne took one look at them
smiling and holding hands and went back to check her spice rack to see if anything
was missing. Finding nothing out of place she went to speak with them to what was
going on.
"Shampoo what is the meaning of this? Why, of all people, are you holding
hands with her.", Cologne said while pointing to Kodachi.
"What wrong with Shampoo holding wife's hand?", Shampoo said with a
Cheshire cat grin on her face.
THUD
Most of the customers in the cafe had now imbedded themselves in the floor
face first.
"Shampoo, it is not proper to joke about such things.", Cologne said.
"Shampoo no joke, watch this.", Shampoo said as she pulled Kodachi down to
her and gave a kiss that caused her hair to toing out.
Cologne took this opportunity to fall off her staff.
"Since when have both of you been a couple. A few days ago you were still
trying to kill each other half the time.", Cologne said in an exasperated tone
of voice.
"Shampoo find out that Shampoo and Dachi-chan married in former life. We
remembered that recently, so we no longer fight. Besides it much more fun to
make out than fight.", Shampoo said rather lustfully, as Kodachi blushed and
rest of the customers joined the previous ones on the floor.
"How did you come upon this knowledge and act upon it so soon?", Cologne
said, while wondering what else was going to happen.
"Shampoo no can say. Make promise to.... another, so no can tell.", Shampoo
said to Cologne.
Cologne sighed and began to rub her temples.
"Shampoo, it is bad enough that, that idiot Mousse ran off, now you are
telling me that you with to have a relationship similar to Soap and Rope, back
in the village. We are understaffed as it is. I can not spare you so that you
can go off and spend time with your 'wife'.", Cologne said.
"Perhaps if I send over some of my servants to help, would that alleviate
the problems you are having.", Kodachi said to Cologne.
"I can not afford to pay for a large staff.", Cologne said
"You do not have to. There are far too many servants at the mansion as it is.
It will be a simple matter to have them spend most of their time here. You would
not even have to pay them, since they are technically my staff.", Kodachi said as
she watch Cologne smile briefly at the thought of now having to pay for more help.
"You also do not have to worry about this being some sort of trick. I care
for Shampoo-sama far too much to do anything to jeopardize our relationship.",
Kodachi said.
"Very well, they may work here for a while. Send them over tomorrow morning,
but if they cause any sort of damage, you will be responsible for taking care of
it.", Cologne said to Kodachi.
"I doubt that there will be a problem. Many of them might relish the chance
to get away from the mansion for a while.", Kodachi said.
Later that evening Shampoo and Kodachi were laying on Shampoo's bed together,
looking at each other, occasionally stroking each others' hair. Kodachi sat up, put
her legs straight out in front of her and pulled Shampoo up so that Shampoo
had her back to her. Kodachi began to run her hands across Shampoo's shoulders
then down her sides using the backs of her nails. Shampoo shivered the
sensation. At the same time she began to kiss Shampoo on the back of the neck
and occasionally nibble on her ears.
"How long has it been since we have done this?", Shampoo managed to gasp
out much to Kodachi's amusement.
"Oh, about three or four thousand years, give or take a couple of decades.",
Kodachi said.
"Far too long in my opinion.", Shampoo said, then gasp out loud as Kodachi
began to run her hands under the front of Shampoo's dress and across her inner
thighs.
"So, Amelia-chan want to be naughty tonight, well your mistress Lina will
be happy to oblige.", Shampoo said in her previous incarnations voice as she
reached behind herself to unzip her dress and let it fall to the floor.
By the time she was done, her 'little' Amelia-chan was already out of her
own dress and was drawing her 'mistress' into a deep kiss.
Cologne was down in the storeroom, sorting out the supplies that would be
necessary to prepare tomorrow's meals when she heard what sounded like giggling
then moaning coming from upstairs. She looked up, arched an eyebrow, then sighed.
"It figures. It took Shampoo over a year to become friends with Ranma, but
after only one day she is already 'boinking' the gymnast. Where did I go wrong
with that girl.", Cologne thought in frustration.
Back at the Kuno estate a certain Dark Star Kingdom general had managed
to sneak back to his meditation room, to tell his master about the slight
setback that had occurred in their plans.
"Master, I have some news for you.", the boy said the idol of a Panda
that was in front of him.
"What is this news, servant.", the Panda Man replied to the bokken shaped
monolith in his lair.
"I regret to inform you that our plan to enslave one of the Sailors has
failed. My sister proved more resilient that we had planned.", the boy said
with some fear in his voice.
"You realize that she was our best hope to defeat the Sailors and that
foolish ditz of a queen of theirs.", the Panda said.
"Yes master I realize my failure, but before you decide to punish this
unworthy servant, let me try to recruit one other.", the boy said.
"Who is this other?", the Panda said.
"She was once very close to my old self. I believe that she still trusts
me. If I can recruit her, her skills and intelligence will be of much use.",
the boy said.
"Very well, but if you fail this time, you had better hide yourself well,
for I am tired of dealing with fools.", the Panda said menacingly.
The next morning Kuno waited on a roof across from the Tendo Dojo,
cloaking his presence from all. He would have to wait till his 'recruit' was
alone preferably. By mid afternoon he was quite board and growing even
more impatient. His quarry had either not yet left her home or she, had yet to
arrive from a previous outing. Unusual since this was a school day.
He could wait no longer. If her failed his master would be most displeased
and he would no longer be given the pig-tailed girl and his fierce tigress
as a reward. He could not help but wonder though if there was someone else he was
forgetting. It almost seemed as if he should forget about his two loves for
another, but that could not be right, could it? He could almost see another's
face in his mind, but he could not quite grasp what he saw and the more he
thought about it the more it seemed to fade away.
He leapt from the building and landed inside the dojo's fence silently. He
made his way to the front of the door and faded into view before knocking. The
door opened and he was greeted by the eldest Tendo daughter, the matronly
Kasumi, he believed her name was.
"Good morning Kuno-san what may I do for you.", Kasumi said feeling a
little nervous around the boy for some reason.
"Good morning Tendo-san, may I speak to Nabiki-san if she is available.",
Kuno said trying not to show how anxious he was to get this all over with.
"I am sorry Kuno-san, Nabiki is not here at the moment. She left here
quite early this morning with Ranma and has not returned yet. Perhaps they will
return after their school lets out this afternoon, but I can not say for certain
if they will.", Kasumi said.
Damn, this was ruining his plans. If he failed to recruit another person
for his noble master's cause he would not receive his reward and would be
punished in a most unpleasant fashion. He believed his master favored torture,
although the tape on torture techniques he found was most strange. He wondered
why someone would even make such a thing, and if they did why call it by such
an odd name, Cool Devices. Perhaps he would have to peruse that informational
tape again later.
Kasumi noticed that Kuno looked distracted and oddly flushed for some
reason suddenly.
"Would you like me to relay a message to Nabiki, or would I be able to help
in some way?", Kasumi said while having the feeling that perhaps she should not
have offered to help Kuno-san.
"Well, I suppose she will do. It is not like I have any choice now.", Kuno
thought to himself. "Perhaps you can Tendo-san, although I must ask that you keep
what I am about to tell you in strict confidence.", Kuno said as his eyes began
to glow red.
A few moments later a loud scream was heard from within the Tendo Dojo, then
all was silent. All anyone would find, when they returned home later, was a burn
mark on the floor, and next to it a very familiar looking house dress.
Authors Note: I know I'm being an evil bastard for choosing to end the chapter
this way, but when I finished writing the last paragraph it just struck me as a good
place to stop.
I will finish off this omake before I return to writing the beginning of
second chances, and a couple of more serious fics I have in mind. Since I am
starting my medical training and continuing my computer training, I only have
a limited amount of time to work on these fics unfortunately. They will be
finished, eventually. I am not going to pull a "dark phoenix" on all of you
but my time before the semester break over the Christmas holidays will be limited.
I hope all of you are enjoying this silly omake as much as I am writing it.
Till Later
Ryo Oki
A Ranma 1/2 Fanfiction by Ryo_Oki
"ryo_oki@pacbell.net"
Disclaimer: Warning this is a very silly parody of my Nabiki's
Heartache story. This is set in a "slightly" different universe
that that of the main story. What happens here will have no
baring on the original story or its later chapters.
DISCLAIMER PART 2: Ah the life of a Ranma fanfic author is fraught with
flamers and anal-retentive 'canon' fanatics.
Everyone in the room was looking down on the unconscious form of Akane.
"So, what do we do now fearless leader.", Ranma asked the little pig.
"Maybe we toss violent girl back into bedroom, so she think it was only
a dream", Shampoo said.
"That might work, except for the fact, that I believe she was listening
outside the door for quite a while until she decided to drop in. Even we put
her back in her bedroom she is still going to be suspicious.", Nabiki said.
"You do realize that if she finds out the truth, she is going to want
to help out.", Luna-P said.
"There aren't any other uncounted for Sailors are there?", Nabiki asked
Luna-P
"Except for Sailor Orchid, no there are not.", Luna-P Said.
"That's good.", Ranma said with a relieved look on his face.
"Something wrong Darling.", Nabiki said to Ranma.
"I just had visions of Akane in a fuku swinging around a giant hammer
trying to squish youmas but failing miserably.", Ranma said.
"Akane always remind Shampoo of youma. Very strong. Very violent. Never
listen to anything anyone say, not to mention silly hammer attack. Shampoo can
almost imagine giant Akane stomping down street yelling out 'Hammerin' or some
such thing.", Shampoo snickered.
From the panicked look Ranma just got on his face, everyone could tell he
could also imagine such a thing, and didn't seem to pleased by it.
Akane began to groan and rise up from the carpet.
"Well, it looks like we are out of time, so what do we tell her?", Ranma
asked.
"If we need more time, Shampoo can fix.", the bubbly amazon said while
holding a bonborrie over Akane's head.
"Tempting, but no that would only delay the inevitable.", Nabiki said.
Akane looked up and saw her little pet pig sitting on the bed looking
at her.
"Oh P-chan I had the silliest dream that you could talk.", Akane said.
"It wasn't a dream.", Luna-P replied causing Akane to stare and fall
backwards off her knees and onto her rear end.
"I don't understand. What is going on?", asked a very confused Akane.
"This is going to take a while Akane, but before I explain that, there is
something else I must do first.", Luna-P said as he moved a little toward the
center of the bed, sat down, and his form began to blur and grow.
"I have to show you this first.", a now human Ryoga said looking at a
shocked, Akane whose expression was slowly changing to anger.
"You....you... your P-chan?!?", Akane said while glowing red and
advancing on Ryoga with a very large metal mallet.
She found herself held back though by Ranma.
"Why are you stopping me, you always hated him. At least now I know why?",
Akane said sounding angry and sad at the same time.
"As much as he deserves it, he has to stay alive...At least for now.",
Ranma said while glaring at Ryoga, who was busy "studying the ceiling."
"He has to be punished, he saw me naked.", Akane said.
"Then he has been punished enough.", Shampoo said.
"You are not helping any, you know.", Ranma said to Shampoo.
"Akane just calm down for now, and we will try and explain what is going
on.", Nabiki said, hoping her little sister could control her temper for once.
Everyone tried to explain to Akane what had happened to them so far, but
she was not going to be convinced by words alone.
"So let me get this straight. Nabiki is the reincarnation of some moon
princess. Ranma in his previous life was her catgirl lover ,and Shampoo and
this other girl, were also princesses and lover in another time.", Akane
said as the others nodded. "That is the biggest bunch on crap I have ever
heard. You think I am dumb enough to believe that?"
"Why not you still hadn't figured out who pig boy was until you
were told.", Shampoo said.
"Well if you are these so-called magical girls lets see you transform.",
Akane said, as she thought she was calling their bluff.
Everyone looked over at Ryoga who sighed then nodded at them.
"If that's what it will take Akane, then so be it. But, once you are
convinced, you can never tell anyone else what you have seen. It would be
too dangerous for you and for us if the wrong 'people' were to find out
our secret. So do you agree?", Ryoga.
"Yeah, whatever.", Akane said, hardly believing that she was agreeing
to something so stupid.
Akane was briefly blinded as three different brightly colored sources
of light sprang into being. One the light faded Akane looked over at everyone
and almost fainted again. Shampoo and Nabiki looked like something out of a
magical girl show, and Ranma.....Kami-sama....Ranma looked like some sort of
cross being a magical girl and a neko musumi. She then realized that she had
just seem this particular catgirl not to long ago.
"Its not a joke. You are magical girls and Ryoga is your 'mascot'.",
Akane said while sounding very confused.
"Mascot...Indeed.", Ryoga snorted as he changed back to his Luna-P form.
"This is not a joke or a game Akane, this is quite serious.", Ranko-neko
said as she stepped up to Akane, who was fighting the urge to glomp onto the
large kitty again.
"Then I want to help. I am a martial artist just like all of you.", Akane
said as Luna-P began to massage his temples with his forelegs.
"Akane, it is not that simple. You can not fight as you are, and there
are no more Sailors.", Luna-P said.
"But I want to help, I'll do anything.", Akane said as she started to
whine, much to everyone's annoyance.
"Well there is one thing you can do, but I do not that you are going to
like it.", Luna-P said.
"I'll take it.", Akane said.
"Akane dear, shouldn't you at least ask what it is before you accept.",
Nabiki said to her impulsive sister.
"During the Silver Star Kingdom there were two advisors. I was one of them.
If you wish you can be the other, since.... hmmm.. Why can't I remember her name?
Oh well. IF you accept you will become an advisor just like I am.", Luna-P said.
"Just like he is. Heh Heh.", Shampoo thought.
"I don't think its a good idea Akane." ,Ranma said.
"Shut up Ranma. Its bad enough you dump me for my sister, but you are not
keeping me out of this as well.", Akane said.
"If that is how you feel fine, but remember you will now be responsible
for looking after the Sailors, do not let your personal views of them get in
the way of your job.", Luna-p said.
"Whatever, just hurry up already.", Akane said.
A beam of light flew out from the star on Luna-P's head and struck Akane
on her forehead forming a silver star on there as well. Akane began to glow
then in a bright flash of light she seemed to disappear. Everyone looked at where
she used to be and saw a pile of clothes on the floor. Something small was moving
within them though.
As the clothes were moved aside a small white piglet with a silver star on
its forehead was revealed. Everyone stared, then stared some more, before they
broke out into laughter.
Akane took one look at herself in the mirror and began to chase Luna-P
around the room yelling out, "Snort Ryoga Bwee no Baka."
"Well he did warn you that you would be like him.", Nabiki said.
"Oh, how cute, now violent girl be good girlfriend to pig boy.", Shampoo
said while trying to stop laughing.
"Now all she needs is a new name now.", Ranma said.
Everyone thought for a few moments before Shampoo looked up with an evil
grin on her face. She pickup up both pigs and put on the bed side by side.
"Shampoo decide on name for pig boy's new girlfriend. Pig boy, Shampoo like
to introduce you to.......Bacon Bits, your new partner.", Shampoo snickered as
Akane looked stunned, Luna-P blushed and Ranma and Nabiki fell over laughing.
"That's not funny. Why is everyone so mean to me.", Bacon Bits whined,
sounding an awful lot like a certain meatball-headed princess.
"Its not that bad Akane, you can change back whenever you want. You
also do not have to keep the name if you want, although it does seem
strangely appropriate.", Ranma said.
"It's not fair, all of you get to turn into magical girls or cat girls,
and I get stuck turning into a pig and having P-chan as a partner.", Akane
said as a certain little black pig looked heartbroken.
"Shampoo think violent girl whine too much. Always expect something for
nothing. Always think you have to best without practicing. That not way life
works.", Shampoo said getting tired of Akane's whining.
"If you ever wish to get any better Akane you must stop responding to
everything with fear and anger. You will never get any better if you let your
emotions control you. You should also apologize to Luna-P. He did not have to
make you an advisor, he could have easily wiped your mind of what you had seen.",
Ranma said, not believing that he was standing up for pig boy.
"Your anger and fear also makes you a prime candidate for being recruited by
the Dark Star Kingdom. If that happened they would most likely turn you into a
youma, and we would unfortunately be forced to fight you if that happened.", Ranma
said in all seriousness to a now shaking Akane.
As Akane opened her mouth, or rather snout at the moment, to say something,
a large explosion was heard in the distance and the whole neighborhood seemed to
shake.
"It seems that Orchid has now fully awakened, but she is not yet in control
of herself. You will need to calm her down Scouts, especially you Shampoo, if you
do not wish to see the city destroyed.". Luna-P said to everyone.
(Fifteen minutes early at the Kuno Mansion)
An acrid smell from the kitchen draws the Kuno family servant Sasuke to the
source of the smell. Upon entering he finds Kodachi laying on the floor, her hands
and arms covering her head as if she is expecting to be attacked.
"Mistress, what is wrong? Are you injured?", the small ninja asked with a
hint of fear in his voice.
"Pain...too much pain... Must find Lina-san.. Need help...", Kodachi
said barely above a whisper.
"I don't understand mistress. Let me call your physician.", the ninja said,
while reaching for the phone in the kitchen.
Kodachi pulls him to the floor and says, "No doctors, they will do no good.
You must find Lina-san. Only she and the princess can help."
"Who are you speaking of mistress. I have never heard of this Lina or a
princess.", he stops his questions short, when he notices an unknown glowing
symbol of Kodachi's forehead.
"Step away from her, servant!", an imperious voice calls out.
Sasuke looks up and notices that master Kuno has entered the room and is
surrounded by what looks like tendrils of black energy. He also notices a glowing
purple crystal in his left hand. The same crystal that seems to have some sort of
influence over Kodachi.
"Master Kuno why are you doing this? You are disgracing your family and
yourself by engaging in such perversions against your own sister.", Sasuke says
which much more force and conviction that most thought him capable of.
"How dare you speak to I, the noble Blue Thunder of Furinkan High. You
shall be punished for that slave.", Kuno said.
"I have never been your slave. My family had owned your family a debt of
honor, but by your actions you have ended that debt. I can no longer serve
such a dishonorable clan. When your mother died I promised her I would do my
best to protect both you and your sister. Obviously I have failed greatly, but
that failure ends today. You shall no longer be allowed to act however you wish,
while everyone else suffers for it.", Sasuke said.
"You shall die for your presumptions.", Kuno said as he swung a black
glowing Katana at his former servant.
The Katana though, never reached its target. A ball of bluish black energy
came from behind Sasuke and knocked it out of Kuno's hand. The energy came from
the hand of Kodachi, who was now trying to stand up while still obviously under
great pain.
"So you still have not learned who is your master.", Kuno said to his
sister as arcs of black lightening shot towards her causing her to collapse
to the ground in pain.
Several shuriken flew towards Kuno and he was forced to cease his attack
or be struck. By dodging them though he inadvertently dropped the crystal he
was carrying. The little ninja took advantage of this by leaping for it, then
crushing the brittle object in his hand.
"You fool, do you know what you have done.", Kuno shouted.
"Yes, 'brother dear', he has sealed your fate.", a feminine voice full of
menace, said from behind Sasuke.
"ORCHID STAR POWER MAKE-UP"
A blast of energy knocked both Sasuke and Kuno to the floor. Behind them
Kodachi was undergoing a startling transformation. Ribbons of black energy
surrounded her, causing her present outfit to burst off and be replaced with
a black bodysuit and a short dark purple skirt. Knee high dark purple boots, and
elbow length gloves also appeared. Finally a dark purple bow formed over her chest
with a smaller bow forming at the base of her back. In her hands was some sort of
energy whip that was giving off black and purple arcs of what looked like
electricity.
"Foul servant of the Dark Star Kingdom, you may have been able to possess
my brother and abuse the noble Kodachi Kuno, but let us see how well you fare
against the Princess of Saturn and the Sensei of Love and Destruction.", Sailor
Orchid said to an obviously frightened Kuno.
"Shockwave!", Sailor Orchid yelled out as a ripple seemed to flow through the
air striking Kuno and slamming him through several walls. The dazed Dark Kingdom
general barely managed to teleport away before a sphere of black energy fused the
ground into glass where he formerly sat.
Sailor Orchid turned to look at the little ninja, who had freed her from
her 'prison'. The poor man looked so confused she couldn't help but giggle.
"Do not worry, dear Sasuke, all will be explained in time.", she said
cryptically. "Besides you have some explaining of your own to do............
father.", she said, then disappeared from sight.
"How did she know.....", the little ninja tried to think before shock from
the recent events overcame him and he fainted.
High above Nerima, Sailor Orchid floated, looking for her quarry.
"Come out little boy. It won't hurt for long, I promise.", Sailor Orchid
thought to herself. "Ah there you are!", Sailor Orchid said, as she fired off
an energy bolt at a figure who had just fled down an alley.
She flew down to follow her 'loving brother', but the alley was empty,
except for several gang members she accidentally fried with the previously
mentioned energy bolt.
"Damn, he got away.", Orchid said as she stepped over and occasionally
on the gang members she cooked. "Serves them right. Those bandits were
probably waiting for some innocent girl to walk by so that they could do
horribly etchi things to her.", Sailor Orchid said as she took all of the
valuables from the gang... I mean bandits. "Just like Lina-san taught me.
Whenever you defeat evil, you are entitled to their worldly goods.", Sailor
Orchid thought proudly to herself as she jumped onto the roof of a nearby
building.
"I wonder where Lina-san is? I know I felt her earlier. Did the others
survive as well. Sweet 'little' Rani-chan, Corrine-chan, I mean her majesty.
Even those 2 annoying little 'advisors'. I wish I could see them now.", Sailor
Orchid said out loud to herself.
"You should be careful for what you wish for.", a familiar voice said from
behind Sailor Orchid.
"Sailor Orchid spun around ready to fry the intruder when she noticed that
she was now facing a little red headed cat girl in a fuku very similar to her own.
"Ra..Ra.. Rani, is that you?", Sailor Orchid asked quietly.
"Tsk.. Tsk, Sailor Orchid you know you are supposed to address me as Sailor
Neko when I am in this form.", Sailor Neko said in a mock scolding tone of voice.
"It is you!!!"
GLOMP
"How are you? Is everyone else here? I've missed all of you...", Sailor
Orchid continued to rattle on, before she was quieted by Sailor Neko.
"Everyone else is fine. We were all out looking for you. I just happened
to be the one to find you.", Sailor Neko said.
"Rani, I mean Sailor Neko, what happened? You used to be taller than all
of us, now you so petite. You are still very cute though.", Sailor Orchid teased
as Sailor Neko blushed.
"You have changed as well. You used to be as small as I presently am.
Now I see a full grown women in front of me. A very beautiful women.", Sailor
Neko said as it was Sailor Orchid's turn to blush.
"Let me show you where the others are.", Sailor Neko said as she took hold
of Sailor Orchid's hand and let her off on a short roof hopping trip through
Nerima.
Landing on another roof a few miles away Sailor Orchid noticed two very
familiar people in front of her. At least her eyes noticed two people, her heart
on the other hand only saw one. She ran by Princess Corrine as if she didn't
exist, much to the Princess's annoyance and glomped onto Sailor Amazon which
such force that they ended up on the ground and practically rolled off the
roof together.
"That's ok, don't mind me.", the princess grumbled.
"Hush Nabi-chan.", Sailor Neko whispered to his lover. "You remember
how they died. They have been waiting thousands of years for this moment.
Besides if you want to be the center of attention, you only have to ask.",
Sailor Neko said as she wrapped herself around the princess and began to
purr quite loudly.
Several minutes later, after the impromptu cuddling session was done,
Sailor Amazon and Orchid approached the princess.
"I am sorry if I ignored you, but it has been so long....", Sailor Orchid
said as she was interrupted.
"Do not worry about it. I was just being immature. I forgot how long you
were waiting to find each other. There is nothing to apologize for.", Princess
Corrine said to Sailor Orchid.
"We still have a lot to talk about, but we should not do so here out in
the open.", Sailor Neko said while pulling her communicator out of subspace.
"Hey P-chan you there?", Sailor Neko said into the communicator.
"Did you find her?", a voice answered.
"Yes we did. Do you think that you and 'Bacon-Bits' have enough mana to
transport us to your location.", Sailor Neko asked.
In response to that question, everyone soon found themselves back in
Ranma's room at the dojo.
As she looked around the room Sailor Orchid noticed two little pigs sitting
on the edge of a bed. She couldn't help but smirk when she read the aura of the
little white pig.
"Why Akane Tendo you seemed to have changed since we last met, although I must
say that your present form is quite appropriate for your personality.", Sailor
Orchid said.
"What!?! How did you know who I was.", the little white pig said.
Sailor Orchid tossed her hair over her shoulder and said, "You could say that
we have met before."
"Perhaps it is best if we all show our true forms to each other, since all
of us, including Sailor Orchid will be working close together.", Luna-P said as
he returned to his human form followed shortly thereafter by Akane.
Sailor Orchid watch everyone change. She already knew about Akane and
had a feeling who the black piglet was, but watching her former ruler turn into
Nabiki Tendo and her lover turn into 'her' Ranma-sama was almost too much. The
biggest shock was when Lina-san turned into that Chinese Amazon girl that she
always teased. When that happened Sailor Orchid was not sure she wanted the others
to know who she was. She was certain her Ranma-sama would reject her again and
even Lina-san would no longer wish to be with her.
Everyone was looking at Sailor Orchid, who had yet to change. She appeared
to be nervous and even looked a little sad. Shampoo noticed a tear beginning to
fall from Sailor Orchid.
"Why you cry Amelia-chan? You should be happy to be with friends again.",
Shampoo said.
"I am afraid that you will not like who I am. We have no exactly been
close in the past.", Sailor Orchid said.
"If Akane and Shampoo can work together I am sure anything is possible.",
Ranma smirked.
There was a bright flash and a brief flurry or Orchids before the form
of Kodachi Kuno appeared before everyone present.
"Oh @#@&%, this is going to annoy Akane and definitely Nabiki as well.",
Ranma thought to himself.
"There is no way that I am working with her!", Akane shouting as
she advanced toward Kodachi, ready to pummel the girl.
"Akane, stop!", Ranma said as he held her back by the shoulder.
"Let me go you baka.", she said as she tried to squish her former
fiancee with her mallet.
Ranma grabbed the mallet and tossed it out the window.
"Dammit Akane, you will listen for once. Everyone here has had problems
with Kodachi before but we need her if we are going to be fighting this dark
queen that P-chan keeps talking about. Besides in case you hadn't noticed
Kodachi is now a lot more powerful than you, over me, it hurts me to say. The
only one who could fight her would be Nabiki in her Princess form. Even then I
would not like to be anywhere near the fight when it occurred.", Ranma said.
"Sounds like you are scared of her Ranma. Since when are you a coward?",
Akane said.
"It has nothing to do with being a coward, and everything to do with
common sense, which I have fortunately regain some of, when I recalled the
memories of my past life.", Ranma said as he looked at Akane in disappointment.
"I realize it will take sometime for anyone to trust me, or even listen
to what I have to say most of the time, but I have changed. When my power awoke
I, like Ranma, regained the memories and feelings of my past life. I also need
your help to free my brother from the spell, that red-headed witch queen put
him under.", Kodachi said.
"Witch queen???", everyone seemed to ask.
"I believe she called herself Queen Berylium, or some such name.",
Kodachi said to everyone.
"He is probably one of the generals then. They usually can not be freed,
only destroyed, but if it can be done we will try.", Ryoga said.
"Nabiki-san, I have perhaps treated you the worst of all. When I was young
I was jealous of your relationship with my brother. He was all I had. I wanted
affection from someone to make up for the death of mother. I got more than I
wished for when he became possessed though.", Kodachi said with some fear in
her voice.
"What happened?", Shampoo said as she surprised herself by placing her
hand on Kodachi's shoulder.
"Let's just say he wished to have intimate relations with me. Fortunately
that never happened. He is still too naive to realize what it takes to make love
to a woman.", Kodachi said as everyone present turned slightly green.
"If we could drive the 'demon' out of him I would be grateful to all of
you.", Kodachi said as she placed her hand over Shampoo's.
"Shampoo no mind helping cure airen's brother, even if stick boy was
nuisance in past. All Sailors stick together to help. Shampoo just sorry all had
to die so long ago, could have spent much more time together if that not happen.",
Shampoo said to Kodachi.
"Well..... That isn't exactly true Shampoo. Some of us did survive the fall
of the Silver Star Kingdom. We were no longer immortal, but we did survive for a
while.", Ranma said to a surprised Shampoo.
"What does Ranma mean? What happened to Princess and Rani back then?", Shampoo
asked.
"That is kind of a complicated story, but it all start on the day the kingdom
finally fell and was destroyed.", Ranma said.
Begin Flashback Sequence
Rani and Corrine stood huddled together in an archway as the palace collapsed
around them. Queen Serendipity was dead, but not before taking her sister Queen
Berylium with her. With death of the Queen and the constant attacks against the
kingdom, the moon was now dying. Soon no trace of magic would be left. The magic
that sustained the atmosphere would soon be gone and those few survivors still
left would be dead once that occurred.
"Corrine, please we have to leave here now. There is nothing more that we can
do. Everyone else is dead and I don't want to lose you as well.", Rani said to her
friend and life-mate.
"There must be something we can do.", Corrine said, still in shock over seeing
her mother die in front of her eyes.
"The only thing we can do is escape to Earth. It will be a very rough life,
but it is better than dying. All of our people's holdings; Atlantis, Lemuria, and
the others are all destroyed. All that is left are the primitive tribes that live
there. We will have to live with them and learn their ways if we are to survive,
especially now that when the kingdom's magic fades completely we will be mortal.",
Rani said to Corrine.
"Are you sure we are the only ones left Rani?", Corrine said.
"Yes, I felt Amelia-chan die a few minutes ago, Lina-san died within
moments of Amelia's death. I think they died together very close to here.",
Rani said holding back the tears that threatened to overcome her.
"Can we see them one last time?", Corrine asked.
"I don't think we should.", Rani said. "I don't think I would be able to
keep myself together if that happened.", Rani thought to herself.
"Please. I just want to say goodbye.", Corrine said, while tears began
to flow down her cheeks.
"Alright, if that is what you want, I will take you to where I sensed them.
But we can not stay long. We must make it to a shuttle and leave soon after.",
Rani said.
Rani led Amelia to where she had sensed her teammates die. They came upon a
small crater and noticed two figures in the center not moving. As they made their
way down they noticed that figures were indeed there fellow Sailors. They were
laying close to each other, their arms wrapped around each other. Amelia, even in
death, had a small smile on her face. If she had to die then there was no better
place than in the arms of her lover.
Corrine knelt down beside her two fallen friends and spoke, "Lina, Amelia,
I am so sorry Rani and I could not be there to fight beside you. We had to hold
back the rest of the youma while mother finally managed to kill her horrible
sister. Mother did not make it though. Rani and I are the last two survivors
here and soon we must leave for Earth. I do not know what kind of life we will
have there, but we will try to carry on the traditions of the kingdom. We will
also never forget either of you. We loved both of you as much as one person can
love another. You were our sisters, our friends, even our lovers at times. You
meant more to us than anyone. I can not say goodbye, because that would mean that
we would never see you again. We will see you, if not in this life, then in the
next. We will never forget you."
All throughout Corrine's prayer to her friends, Rani had her teeth clenched
tight and her eyes shut as tight as she could. She had to hold back her emotions
and be there for Corrine. But her kind were created to be emotional, to be open
and friendly with others. To hold back such sad emotions she was feeling almost
hurt as much as seeing Corrine now crying in front of her.
"Princess we have to go now, there is not much time left.", Rani managed to
say while keeping some control over her emotions.
"We can't just leave them laying there on the ground, and we do not have time
to bury them. Can you do something Rani, I do not want them to be found by some
youma.", Corrine said.
"I have enough mana left for one last spell. Please step back princess.",
Rani said.
A bolt of plasma leapt from Rani's hand and flew toward his two deceased
friends. When it struck there was a bright flash and the two deceased Sailors
were instantly vaporized.
"They deserved a better send off than a simple cremation, but I would prefer
to remember them as they lived and fought with us, not on how we last saw them.",
Rani said as she began to walk away arm in arm with Corrine.
They made their way to what was left of the shuttle port and found one small
passenger shuttle left undamaged. As the shuttle left the moon's rapidly
vanishing atmosphere and headed for Earth, Rani finally allowed herself to feel
the emotions she had been holding back. She ended up crying herself to sleep in
her lover's arms.
They stayed cuddled together until the shuttle reached the Earth's
atmosphere, where upon Rani had to help guide the shuttle in manually. They
decided to land the shuttle in a secluded valley in the middle of a large
peninsula that jutted out into the Mediterranean Sea.
Realizing that their present forms would attract attention from the
local primitive cultures, they used what little magic that was left in their
henshin pens to alter their appearances. Unfortunately the disguise completely
drained the pens and they were now stuck in their disguised form. Rani resembled
a six foot tall brunette female with blue eyes, and Corrine now looked like
blond haired, green eyed girl just over five feet tall.
They were not as mortal as they thought they were though. Although they could
now be injured and even killed by common weapons, their ageing had been greatly
slowed. They fought in the Trojan war, with Hercules. They helped restore Greek
society around 400 b.c. Finally they even helped a group of women, who resembled
the old Jupiter amazons of old escape the forces of Augustus Caesar, before age
began to take its toll on them. Before they died they helped establish the new
amazon nation in a remote area of China. Even today the amazon still remember their
founders. The two warrior women and lovers, Xena and Gabrielle.
End Flashback
Shampoo listened to the story in astonishment. The amazons were founded in
China by a descendant of Ranma and Nabiki. The old witches in the village would have
kittens if they found out about that. She wondered how she could slip the
information to them.
Everyone noticed Shampoo jumping up and down in excitement. Kodachi
particularly enjoyed the show.
"So you are excited about Ranma founding your nation I take it, Lina-san, I
mean Shampoo-san.", Kodachi said.
"Shampoo be very excited. Must tell great-grandmother and old pervert
healer. They be very interested in this.", Shampoo said.
"You can tell Lilac about this, but not Cologne, Shampoo. Lilac already
knows about our identities, but your great-grandmother does not and I prefer
to have as few people as possible find out about us.", Ryoga said.
"Shampoo think about it, but Shampoo make final decision.", Shampoo
said as smirked at Ryoga.
"I tend to agree with that as well. You may advise us Ryoga, but do not
presume you have the right to order us around. After all it is not you who is
is reincarnated queen.", Nabiki said sounding awfully full of herself.
"And I thought Ranma had an ego.", Akane mumbled.
Before Nabiki could respond to that, the door to the room opened and in
stepped Kasumi.
"Ranma, dinner is almost ready... Oh I didn't know we had so many guests.
Are they staying for dinner?", Kasumi asked.
"Shampoo no can stay, have to help out great-grandmother at restaurant.
Since Mousse gone only Shampoo left to help.", Shampoo said.
"Does the old ghoul know what happened to duck boy.", Ranma asked.
"No, great-grandmother think Mousse just run away. She not too sad he gone
either.", Shampoo said.
"Mind if I accompany you dearest. After we will have to tell your great-
grandmother about our relationship.", Kodachi said while gripping Shampoo's hand
in her own.
"How did that happen?", Kasumi accidentally said aloud.
"That's a long story Kasumi-san. Maybe someday Shampoo can tell you about
it, but no have time to do that now.", Shampoo said as she and Kodachi leapt
out of Ranma's window together and soon were roof hopping off into the distance.
Shampoo and Kodachi walked into the Cat Cafe together, hand in hand, much
to the shock of the customers and especially Cologne. Cologne took one look at them
smiling and holding hands and went back to check her spice rack to see if anything
was missing. Finding nothing out of place she went to speak with them to what was
going on.
"Shampoo what is the meaning of this? Why, of all people, are you holding
hands with her.", Cologne said while pointing to Kodachi.
"What wrong with Shampoo holding wife's hand?", Shampoo said with a
Cheshire cat grin on her face.
THUD
Most of the customers in the cafe had now imbedded themselves in the floor
face first.
"Shampoo, it is not proper to joke about such things.", Cologne said.
"Shampoo no joke, watch this.", Shampoo said as she pulled Kodachi down to
her and gave a kiss that caused her hair to toing out.
Cologne took this opportunity to fall off her staff.
"Since when have both of you been a couple. A few days ago you were still
trying to kill each other half the time.", Cologne said in an exasperated tone
of voice.
"Shampoo find out that Shampoo and Dachi-chan married in former life. We
remembered that recently, so we no longer fight. Besides it much more fun to
make out than fight.", Shampoo said rather lustfully, as Kodachi blushed and
rest of the customers joined the previous ones on the floor.
"How did you come upon this knowledge and act upon it so soon?", Cologne
said, while wondering what else was going to happen.
"Shampoo no can say. Make promise to.... another, so no can tell.", Shampoo
said to Cologne.
Cologne sighed and began to rub her temples.
"Shampoo, it is bad enough that, that idiot Mousse ran off, now you are
telling me that you with to have a relationship similar to Soap and Rope, back
in the village. We are understaffed as it is. I can not spare you so that you
can go off and spend time with your 'wife'.", Cologne said.
"Perhaps if I send over some of my servants to help, would that alleviate
the problems you are having.", Kodachi said to Cologne.
"I can not afford to pay for a large staff.", Cologne said
"You do not have to. There are far too many servants at the mansion as it is.
It will be a simple matter to have them spend most of their time here. You would
not even have to pay them, since they are technically my staff.", Kodachi said as
she watch Cologne smile briefly at the thought of now having to pay for more help.
"You also do not have to worry about this being some sort of trick. I care
for Shampoo-sama far too much to do anything to jeopardize our relationship.",
Kodachi said.
"Very well, they may work here for a while. Send them over tomorrow morning,
but if they cause any sort of damage, you will be responsible for taking care of
it.", Cologne said to Kodachi.
"I doubt that there will be a problem. Many of them might relish the chance
to get away from the mansion for a while.", Kodachi said.
Later that evening Shampoo and Kodachi were laying on Shampoo's bed together,
looking at each other, occasionally stroking each others' hair. Kodachi sat up, put
her legs straight out in front of her and pulled Shampoo up so that Shampoo
had her back to her. Kodachi began to run her hands across Shampoo's shoulders
then down her sides using the backs of her nails. Shampoo shivered the
sensation. At the same time she began to kiss Shampoo on the back of the neck
and occasionally nibble on her ears.
"How long has it been since we have done this?", Shampoo managed to gasp
out much to Kodachi's amusement.
"Oh, about three or four thousand years, give or take a couple of decades.",
Kodachi said.
"Far too long in my opinion.", Shampoo said, then gasp out loud as Kodachi
began to run her hands under the front of Shampoo's dress and across her inner
thighs.
"So, Amelia-chan want to be naughty tonight, well your mistress Lina will
be happy to oblige.", Shampoo said in her previous incarnations voice as she
reached behind herself to unzip her dress and let it fall to the floor.
By the time she was done, her 'little' Amelia-chan was already out of her
own dress and was drawing her 'mistress' into a deep kiss.
Cologne was down in the storeroom, sorting out the supplies that would be
necessary to prepare tomorrow's meals when she heard what sounded like giggling
then moaning coming from upstairs. She looked up, arched an eyebrow, then sighed.
"It figures. It took Shampoo over a year to become friends with Ranma, but
after only one day she is already 'boinking' the gymnast. Where did I go wrong
with that girl.", Cologne thought in frustration.
Back at the Kuno estate a certain Dark Star Kingdom general had managed
to sneak back to his meditation room, to tell his master about the slight
setback that had occurred in their plans.
"Master, I have some news for you.", the boy said the idol of a Panda
that was in front of him.
"What is this news, servant.", the Panda Man replied to the bokken shaped
monolith in his lair.
"I regret to inform you that our plan to enslave one of the Sailors has
failed. My sister proved more resilient that we had planned.", the boy said
with some fear in his voice.
"You realize that she was our best hope to defeat the Sailors and that
foolish ditz of a queen of theirs.", the Panda said.
"Yes master I realize my failure, but before you decide to punish this
unworthy servant, let me try to recruit one other.", the boy said.
"Who is this other?", the Panda said.
"She was once very close to my old self. I believe that she still trusts
me. If I can recruit her, her skills and intelligence will be of much use.",
the boy said.
"Very well, but if you fail this time, you had better hide yourself well,
for I am tired of dealing with fools.", the Panda said menacingly.
The next morning Kuno waited on a roof across from the Tendo Dojo,
cloaking his presence from all. He would have to wait till his 'recruit' was
alone preferably. By mid afternoon he was quite board and growing even
more impatient. His quarry had either not yet left her home or she, had yet to
arrive from a previous outing. Unusual since this was a school day.
He could wait no longer. If her failed his master would be most displeased
and he would no longer be given the pig-tailed girl and his fierce tigress
as a reward. He could not help but wonder though if there was someone else he was
forgetting. It almost seemed as if he should forget about his two loves for
another, but that could not be right, could it? He could almost see another's
face in his mind, but he could not quite grasp what he saw and the more he
thought about it the more it seemed to fade away.
He leapt from the building and landed inside the dojo's fence silently. He
made his way to the front of the door and faded into view before knocking. The
door opened and he was greeted by the eldest Tendo daughter, the matronly
Kasumi, he believed her name was.
"Good morning Kuno-san what may I do for you.", Kasumi said feeling a
little nervous around the boy for some reason.
"Good morning Tendo-san, may I speak to Nabiki-san if she is available.",
Kuno said trying not to show how anxious he was to get this all over with.
"I am sorry Kuno-san, Nabiki is not here at the moment. She left here
quite early this morning with Ranma and has not returned yet. Perhaps they will
return after their school lets out this afternoon, but I can not say for certain
if they will.", Kasumi said.
Damn, this was ruining his plans. If he failed to recruit another person
for his noble master's cause he would not receive his reward and would be
punished in a most unpleasant fashion. He believed his master favored torture,
although the tape on torture techniques he found was most strange. He wondered
why someone would even make such a thing, and if they did why call it by such
an odd name, Cool Devices. Perhaps he would have to peruse that informational
tape again later.
Kasumi noticed that Kuno looked distracted and oddly flushed for some
reason suddenly.
"Would you like me to relay a message to Nabiki, or would I be able to help
in some way?", Kasumi said while having the feeling that perhaps she should not
have offered to help Kuno-san.
"Well, I suppose she will do. It is not like I have any choice now.", Kuno
thought to himself. "Perhaps you can Tendo-san, although I must ask that you keep
what I am about to tell you in strict confidence.", Kuno said as his eyes began
to glow red.
A few moments later a loud scream was heard from within the Tendo Dojo, then
all was silent. All anyone would find, when they returned home later, was a burn
mark on the floor, and next to it a very familiar looking house dress.
Authors Note: I know I'm being an evil bastard for choosing to end the chapter
this way, but when I finished writing the last paragraph it just struck me as a good
place to stop.
I will finish off this omake before I return to writing the beginning of
second chances, and a couple of more serious fics I have in mind. Since I am
starting my medical training and continuing my computer training, I only have
a limited amount of time to work on these fics unfortunately. They will be
finished, eventually. I am not going to pull a "dark phoenix" on all of you
but my time before the semester break over the Christmas holidays will be limited.
I hope all of you are enjoying this silly omake as much as I am writing it.
Till Later
Ryo Oki