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***** = memory
------- = another location

+++++ = another location in the memory :D

************** Beginning of time ***************

Ranma started toward the boy who had insulted Setsuna, his eyes fixed into a glare that could stop even the most powerful of men.

Ranma : What the hell did you just say?

Boy : N-nothing man. Can't you take a joke?

Ranma : It's funny to you when you put others down? Is that how you get your kicks?

Ranma was now directly in front of the boy. How a high school student was afraid of a ten year old, none of the other boys knew. What they did know, is that the kid was deadly serious.

Ranma *sneering and whispering* : I hate people like you, now apologize.

The boy bowed low before Setsuna and mumbled apologies while looking at her feet. Setsuna blushed as she looked toward Ranma, who was wearing a smirk.

Setsuna : It's ok, just don't let it happen again.

Ranma chuckled and walked back to Setsuna, and taking her hand again. They walked toward the administrations office at their own leisure. When they got there, Setsuna let Ranma into her office and offered him a seat.

Ranma : Wow, so this is your office huh?

Setsuna : Yes. Ranma, about what you did earlier.

Setsuna had a slight blush on her cheeks as she talked to Ranma, having a hard time looking into his blue-gray eyes.

Ranma : yes?

Setsuna : Thank you.

Ranma looked at her strangely and then looked down to his hands, as he fiddled with a pen he had picked up.

Ranma : No problem. A woman like yourself shoulder have to put up with idiots like him. I'm just sorry he had said it in the first place.

Ranma looked up at Setsuna when he didn't get a response to anything and saw her staring at him, her mouth agape

Ranma : W-what's wrong?

Setsuna *brink of tears* : K-kei?

Ranma blinked a couple times and then touched his forehead, getting an intense searing pain for his reward.

*****

Kei danced about the enemy, his dance a deadly one that spoke volumes of his power. Each move more powerful than the last, and taking out generals and canon fodder alike.

Beryl : Insolent whelp! Why can't my minions kill such a weakling!

Kei jumped over a sword that was aimed at his legs, and landed on the flat of the blade. He ran up the sword carefully and kicked the wielder in the head, using it as a springboard and coming back behind another. He slashed out his hand, making a wide arc and cutting the demon in half. Pluto glanced over her shoulder toward her son, and watched in a transfixed horror as he casually took care of the over powering demons. Setsuna looked behind him and saw a demon wielding a soul sword, stalking toward Kei's back.

Setsuna : Kei! WATCH OUT!

Setsuna tried to run to him, but a sword penetrated through the back of her shoulder and burst through the front, leaving her staring at the edge of the blade. She looked behind her and saw a grinning Youma.

Youma : Don't dismiss me so soon, Pluto trash.

Kei stared at the sword penetrating from his mothers shoulder and snapped in anger. His power radiated from him and leaked out as he slashed about and kicked around. His power quickly draining as he pushed himself to try to save his mother.

Setsuna : NO! Kei! Stay away!

Kei didn't hear a word. It fell on deaf ears as he went about his mission. He was a Pluto knight, he was the bodyguard to the throne. None of that mattered, the only thing he wanted to save, was his mother. At any cost. A sword caught his foot and blood splashed out, as he fell to the ground in pain. Before he could move, he was surrounded with dozens of swords pointed at him. Before he could do anything, the swords descended and pierced his body. With his dying wish, he ignited all his available Ki, creating a small super nova and tearing apart the land as it ripped through the ground. He glanced through the energy and into his mothers eyes, and apologized, before dying.

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Serenity stared at her viewing orb with shimmering eyes. She knew the kingdom of Pluto was under attack, but it would be too late before she could help them.

Serenity : Gather the senshi.

The guards seemed spooked at how monotone the queen's voice was, but nonetheless left in a hurry and summoned the remaining senshi.

Serenity : Inner and outer senshi alike, there has been a death amongst the guards of Pluto. Some of you have known him since he was young and some of you hate him because of his power. Never the less, he has died. He disobeyed my direct order to retreat, in order to save the senshi of Pluto.

Pluto hung her head in shame, tears glimmering in the side of her eyes. All the scouts stared at her, and the first time since childbirth that she showed emotions.

Serenity : No judgment can be passed on the dead. Onto more pressing matters now, we know Beryl is on the move and will be attacking the moon kingdom. When, is still beyond us.

Setsuna blocked out the rest of the meeting and vowed to get revenge, her mind setting on one course of action and she glared at Serenity. She spoke so casually of her sons death, and then stated about more pressing matters. Before the meeting was done, she lowered a glare that could freeze fire in it's place at the queen, before disappearing. The queen sighed and continued with the meeting. Pluto sat at the gates of time and cried her eyes out. Nothing stopping the tears, not even memories.

********

Ranma looked up from his seat and at Setsuna, who was currently crying against the desk, her arms folded around her head.

Ranma : M-mother?

Setsuna's head snapped up and stared at Ranma like he had grown a third head.

Setsuna : If you are joking with me Ranma, I will kill you where you sit.

Ranma : Mother, it's Kei. What happened? Last thing I knew was that I used all my extra energy to save you. Then blackness, until now.

Setsuna got up and ran over to Ranma-kei, crying and hugged onto him for life. Once she reigned in her emotions, she pulled back and slapped Ranma.

Ranma : Ouch, what was that for!

Setsuna : Don't you EVER do that again, do you hear me?!?

Ranma : Sheesh, I just wake up, and I'm already being punished. It's good to see your alive mother. I dreaded having to use that technique, but you are more important to me.

Setsuna : Now you know how I feel. Do you know how lonely and stressing it is to live for seven thousand years, with the burden of knowing your son sacrificed himself for you to live?!?

Ranma : Can't say I do. However, I know, from Ranma's memories, that you are the perfect mother.

Setsuna blushed at the compliment and then looked into Ranma's eyes again. There was something there, something he wasn't telling her, and she wanted to know what it was.

Setsuna : And?

Ranma : And what?

Setsuna : What are you hiding from me?

Ranma : Never could hide anything from you could I?

Setsuna : Not on your life..... or mine.

Ranma : Well, it's like this ---

Ranma went about telling Setsuna all about his past, present and other timelines he has seen during his time as Ranma. Also about the girl that 'Ranma' had liked when he was in the other dimension.

Setsuna : Kei, that's horrible!

Ranma : Mother, please call me Ranma. It's ok now.

Setsuna : I guess this is why the time gates never alerted me to your presence. You basically are the time gates, so it felt no need to alert me.

Ranma : I guess. However, I wanna know how you knew it was me.

Setsuna : Well, the moment you blushed from our talking, a slight purple sign of Pluto appeared on your forehead. That was what I was staring at.

Ranma : Ah, that makes a little sense, I guess. Also, since mine and Ranma's memories are one in the same. We have something else to worry about. Genma, that fat bastard, won't let me go that easily. Sure I've managed to stay one step ahead for the past couple years. But he will catch up eventually, and he has some surprises for us. According to Ranma's memories, Genma engaged him to at LEAST ten other women.

Setsuna : HE WHAT!?! That fat bastard, I'll kill him!

Ranma : Wait, there is a way to settle this without blood shed. But you are going to have to trust me.

Setsuna got up and hugged onto Ranma and kissed his cheek, making him blush.

Setsuna : Take all the time you need. Don't forget to take the family sword with you.

Ranma : I don't like weapons.

Setsuna : This isn't just a weapon, remember. I take it you don't remember, Sho?

Ranma : No, I can't say I do.

Setsuna held up her hand, palm toward the ceiling and a bright flash of purple filled the room. When it settled, there was a garnet scabbard with a slightly bend hilt hanging out of it. The blade pulled out with ease, and energy pulsed around it's tip.

Setsuna : Sho is a sword that will protect you. Even in the most brutal of fights, down to the fights of knowledge.

She handed Ranma the sword, and he slung it around his back, and made a mental note of how much it weighed, so he wouldn't hinder his performance. Setsuna smiled once she looked Ranma over again. The sword on his back made him seem more like her son than before.

Setsuna : Good, now go take care of your problems, and come to me if you need anything. I expect you back within a month though.

Ranma : Of course mother. However, before I go, can I borrow some money. I don't think there are any places that will hire a ten year old.

Setsuna giggled and handed Ranma a bank card and told him of the mass amount of money in it.

Setsuna : This should be more than enough. I've accumulated around tens of millions of American dollars. So don't worry about watching the money.

Ranma whistled to himself as he pocketed the bank card and bowed to his mother. Before he could straighten out, he was gathered into a hug and kissed on the cheek. Blushing Ranma stepped out of the office and wordlessly walked out of the school. Not noticing the outer senshi staring at him from on top of the building. Ranma stopped by the near bank and withdrew a mass amount of Yen before signaling for a Cab. Once in the cab he gave directions to the Tendo Dojo and sat back, enjoying the ride. After an hour of driving, Ranma arrived at the Tendo Dojo, and paid the taxi driver, leaving a large tip. He looked up at the sign and suppressed a shudder from his previous life.

Ranma : Well, I'm here. Time to get this over with.

Ranma put on his game face and knocked at the gate. Kasumi answered the gate and opened it slightly.

Kasumi : Can I help you?

Ranma : Ah, yes. I'm looking for a Soun Tendo and an Genma Saotome. Are either present?

Kasumi : Oh my, yes they are both here as a matter of fact. Please come in.

Kasumi opened the gate and Ranma walked through, smiling to Kasumi and thanking her. He walked into the house and toward where he remembered the kitchen being, and looked from the door jam at Soun and Genma playing Shogi.

Soun : How depressing. Your ingrate son leaving all of us for a pretty girl.

Genma : When I get my hands on that little -

Ranma : That little what?

Genma : That little bastard. That's wha-

Genma looked up and toward where he had heard the voice. Soun jumped for joy, and looked down at the bewildered Genma.

Soun : Genma old chap. Ranma came back!

Genma : Ah, so he did. So he did.

Genma looked at Ranma curiously, but couldn't figure out what he was doing, since Ranma had on a false smile.

Ranma : Hey, old man. Care telling me how I became engaged to one of the Tendo women?

The Tendo girls all gasped as they looked at their parents in mute shock. Akane growing angry by the boys boast.

Akane : What makes you think we'd marry a pervert like yourself!

Ranma : Did you hear me say I wanted to marry you? I think not. So please sit down and be quiet while the adults talk.

Akane looked like a fish out of water, and Nabiki had to suppress a giggle.

Ranma : Now, speak old man.

Genma : It's a matter of Honor.

Ranma : So, it's a matter of honor that I marry your friends daughters on an engagement before my birth, while you both were drunk.

Genma : How did you know?

Ranma waved off his question and leveled a semi-glare at Genma.

Ranma : Answer.

Genma : Yes, it's a matter of honor.

Ranma : Honor doesn't mean anything to you Genma. We both know that. Otherwise you wouldn't have sold me out to so many people for food to stuff your fat face.

Genma *sweating* : I don't know what your talking about.

Ranma's face stayed neutral at all this, but one look at his eyes and you would notice his growing rage that the old man's idiocy.

Ranma : Ukyo, does that name ring a bell? You MADE me leave her on the side of the street, while we ran off with the dowry. How the hell was I supposed to know Ukyo was a girl.

Genma : Doesn't matter, you chose the food.

Ranma *seething* : Old man, I was SIX!

Genma : It's a matter of Honor.

Soun : OH MY SON-IN-LAW IS SO GIRLY!!!!!!

Ranma's hand glowed with Ki as he leveled a knowing glare at Genma.

Ranma : Last chance old man. WHY!

Genma : I was hungry!

Ranma growled and launched a Ki blast at Genma, knocking him back into the Koi pond.

Ranma : Wrong answer.

Ranma watched the Koi pond and was delighted to see a fat panda surface.

Ranma : I see you've been to Jusenkyo .

Genma *holding sign* : How do you know of Jusenkyo?

Ranma : Fool, I know a lot of the crap you've done. Did you visit the Amazon's?

Genma was at a loss for signs. Just then a large hole was created courtesy of Shampoo's Bombori's.

Xian Pu : Fat Panda man. Where Airen?

Genma pointed a sign at Ranma, and was shocked when she glomped onto him.

Ranma : Xian Pu, what are you doing here?

Xian Pu : Didn't fat panda person tell you why Xian pu here?

Ranma : No, he did not.

Ranma was having a sensation of remembrance as he looked at the situation. Just then Khu Lohn hopped into the room and looked at Ranma.

Khu Lohn : Ah, I see my Son-in-law has arrived.

Ranma : Excuse me Elder, but in what way did that bastard of a father engage Xian Pu here to me?

Khu Lohn : Ah, he promised his 'Strong' son in order to get a weeks worth of rice. We thought he was joking, so we blew him off. But since he stole the rice. We have no choice but to take you.

Ranma : No.

Khu Lohn : You think an outsider male can beat an Elder of the Chinese amazons?

Ranma : No.

Khu Lohn : Smart Boy.

Ranma : But I know I can.

Xian Pu : Come Airen, you come with Xian Pu and make nice nice.

Ranma : sorry to disappoint, but I ain't going anywhere.

Khu Lohn : Stupid man. I will knock you out and bring you with us then.

Khu Lohn shot forward so fast that she disappeared. Ranma just shrugged and dodged at various times, making Khu Lohn miss him with the staff's end.

Khu Lohn : Looks like you have some skills after all. Guess I better be serious.

Ranma : Doesn't matter if you get serious or not. You are three hundred years too young to beat me.

Khu Lohn *thinking* : His arrogance is astounding. I have to beat him now, in order to satisfy the honor of the amazons.

Ranma grinned and walked toward Khu Lohn. Or rather, what seemed like walking. But from Khu Lohn's point of view, Ranma was actually phasing in and out of place, while walking toward her.

Khu Lohn : W-what,. are you?

Akane : What the heck are you talking about old lady. He is just walking toward you.

Khu Lohn : Quiet girl! He may seem like he's walking to you, but from my point of view, he is actually running back and forth. But why?

Ranma smirked, then stopped. He sat on the ground and looked over to Khu Lohn.

Khu Lohn : Take me seriously!

Khu Lohn tried to move forward to attack Ranma. Keyword, tried. When she went to move, she found that all her limbs have been locked in place.

Khu Lohn : I see, you were so fast, I didn't see your pressing my pressure points.

Ranma : Yup, they won't wear off for around three hours.

Xian Pu : Airen strong!

Xian Pu tried to glomp onto Ranma, but found she too was froze in place.

Ranma : That goes for you too. I don't care what Genma did in China. I ain't engaged to nobody. I have prior engagements that were made LONG before your pathetic excuse for marriages. This is the only time I'm going to be nice about it. Give up on this dream, it will never come to pass.

Ranma turned and walked away, shutting the door behind him. He got back into the cab that had waited for him, and headed home.

Genma : Bastard son of mine. How dare he.

Khu Lohn : I think we should take his advice. While I didn't see his true power. I know he is more than a match for all of us. He could've killed us all and just did away with the whole idea of engagements. But he gave us a chance.

Genma : NO!

Soun : My friend is right, THE SCHOOLS MUST BE JOINED!

******

Ranma shook his head as he entered the house that he was staying in. He knew they wouldn't listen. He looked around and then walked into the room, and saw Setsuna laying on the bed, curled up in a ball. Her eyes were closed but the make-up stains said that she had been crying. Ranma walked over and laid next to her. He picked her up and cradled her close to his heart and kissed her forehead, before falling into a blissful sleep.