Here the second installment. Thanks to those who reviewed. Hope this chapter was completed timely enough for you. (b/t/w If your wondering about future Akane's weird name she explains it later in the story) I won't be reviling what happened to Ranma until the next chapter, sorry.

Disclaimer: Guess what? I don't own Ranma. Surprised?

Chapter 2

"What you're sayin' is Akane was kidnapped by someone from the future?" Ranma looked at Cologne incredulously.

"Yes, the minute Shampoo described the vortex I was certain."

"How you know it not kidnap from past." asked Shampoo the violet haired beauty sitting by Ranma's side.

"Simple. It is impossible to travel to ones future, it has not been built yet, its like trying to live in a house that will be constructed in five years. You can't do it. Traveling to the past is different. Its already there you're just retracing your steps." Cologne noticed that Ranma suddenly looked sullen. "What is it son-in-law?"

"I was just thinking...if its impossible to travel to the future, then how do I get Akane back?" Ranma fisted his hands. "Do I just sit here and hope she comes back? That this guy will return her sayin' 'Oops...sorry, I was after the other uncute macho tomboy'".

"Ahhh...," Cologne sat back, a mysterious smile played at her lips. "but you see son-in-law, our situation is a bit different."

"How?" asked Ranma as he and Shampoo leaned in closer to hear the honored Amazon elder.

"Once our 'friend' traveled back, he created a cut, so to speak, in the body of time."

Ranma frowned. "So?"

"I would think you of all people would know, that in any type of body, even the tiniest cut can leave a scar." Cologne smiled confidently at the completely baffled young people before her.

Ranma and Shampoo looked at each other then back at Cologne, both drawing the same conclusion which Ranma voiced. "Huh?"

Cologne sighed in exasperation. "the scar or 'amount of time traveled ahead or back' will still be there long enough for us to recite the incantation to pull Akane to us."

"So, we can save Akane by sayin' a bunch of stupid words?" The good feelings that ran through Ranma at that realization abated a bit when he realized how eager the Amazons were to help save their arch rival. "You sure do know a lot about this Cologne."

The Amazon leader blushed.(A/N: I don't know if Cologne led the Amazons in the magna, but in this story she does.) "Very perceptive son-in-law. Time travel has been an Amazon secret since the tribe was first established, but because of the unpredictable and unperceivable consequences involved. It is the most unused yet highly guarded magic our tribe possess. In fact only the leader of the Amazons would have access to it."

Shampoo gasped. "That mean..."

What ever Shampoo was going to say was interrupted by a certain blind waiter as he entered the room. "I'm here, and I have the chest, Granny." Everyone sweat dropped as Moose tried to hand the chest to a broom.

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Akane sank to her knees, disbelief written all over her face. "I kidnapped myself."

"Correction," said Cane "I kidnapped myself."

"Yes," said Akane sarcastically. "We mustn't forget who the true robbing cretin is."

Cane grinned. Walking over to the girl she held out an outfit that she had tucked in her cloaks. "Put this on and come to the breakfast table. I suggest you eat well... you're going to need it."

Akane curled her nose at the distasteful garment. "You've got to be kidding, this outfit weights a ton." She set the offending clothes on the small dresser next to the bed when something Cane said came back to her. "Hey!" she yelled stopping the older woman from exiting the room. "What do you mean, you hate me? What did I ever do to you?"

Cane smirked. "What...? You want I should make a list?" she slammed the door on the way out.

"Honestly! No wonder the Ranma in this world ran away with another woman...what a grouch!" Said Akane folding her arms over her chest. She looked at the Cane-like clothes and sighed. "Oh well, I am a little hungry..."

As Akane walked through the house, she realized that this was not the Tendo Dojo, but a place she didn't recognize. She followed her nose as delicious aromas filled her senses, it wasn't long before she reached her destination. She walked inside.

"Oh. Hello, Akane." Said Kasumi. She was standing by the table, the very picture of motherhood with her hair in a bun, and a simple yet sweet expression on her face. "How are you feeling?"

It took a second for Akane to get her bearings. Kasumi looked exactly like their mother. "Uhh...I'm fine. Thanks."

"Have a seat next to Ming and Okinawa, I'll serve you in a minute."

Akane looked over at the two children sitting next to each other bickering. 'Brother and Sister?' she wondered. She sat next to them, but they were so busy arguing they didn't even notice.

"Nuh uh," said Ming to the slightly older boy. "My Aunt Cane could kick your Dad's butt any day of the week."

"That's what you think! My Dad's so strong he's beaten every Champion Pig Mom has ever raised." Said Okinawa. He was wearing traveling clothes and had an overstuffed backpack leaning on the table next to him.

"Including you?" asked Ming with a half lidded gaze.

"You take that back!" he stood holding up his fists.

"Make me!" she stood getting ready to fight as well.

"Alright, simmer down you two," said Cane as she entered the room. "Hi ya, `Nawa. What brings you to this side of the world?"

"Me and Dad were going to train in Ryugenzawa with the 'stupidly big animals', and we came across China on the way there, so dad said we could visit you. I went on ahead, he told me he would catch up later."

Cane nodded. "So we'll be seeing him in a couple of weeks."

"Right." said the boy as he turned back to Ming.

Kasumi came in with several steaming plates she set one before Akane and the rest before Cane. They both thanked her before diving in. Cane like a woman possessed, she quickly finished off her plates while Akane barely touched hers.

Cane jumped up and gave her big sister a kiss on the cheek. "When she's done send her out to me we began today."

Kasumi nodded as Cane left.

Akane purposely took as long as possible to finish her breakfast.

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Cologne and the other young people sat in a circle ready to perform the ritual. She began to chant while Moose would draw the ancient symbols on the ground. Ranma and Shampoo remained quiet till it was all over.

Then they sat back and waited anxiously for something to happen. A minute passed before Cologne realized something was wrong. "Moose, you fool, you wrote them backwards!"

It was at that time the front door swung open. "I don't know what happened to camp," said an angry young voice. "but this is my house and you people don't belong in it. You better have a good reason for trespassing...or I'll kick your butts."

Ranma and the others all stared at the seven-year-old Akane with Horror. She stood in an offensive stance daring anyone to challenge her. She wore a pair of finger-paint stained overalls that said 'camp wood chuck' on the front pocket, and a baseball cap that had a picture of a chipmunk on it.

"Well?"

No one could think of anything to say or do.

end of Chapter 2.

I got this chapter out as quickly as possible. It kind of got away from me, its longer then I had planned and it still didn't cover everything I had originally planed to have in it. Oh,
well. There's always Chapter three. This chapter had a lot more talking then action and I'm sorry, but in the next chapter the real fun begins *nvus giggles and rubs her hands together*.