Chapter Two:

Is A Legend Just A Legend?

"Really Pop? Tell us." Hikaru looked at him curiously.

Ranma looks to Ausar.

"Maybe you should tell the story. I know you know it more than I do."

Ausar nodded and looked to Hikaru.

"Well….long ago, the Kingdom of Oasis was Blessed by the Gods. And they Blessed us with the Jems of Elements…." Ausar goes into his shirt and pulls out a long gold chain.

Then out of his shirt came out the light blue jewel that was on the middle of his wrap earlier before.

"This Element…is the Element of Water. I can control the Spirit of the Water. From rain to ocean. And the other member of my Family has the others. My Father, Imhotep, has the Element of Earth. My Mother, Amenti, has the Element of Wind. My older sister, Sentany, has the Element of Fire. And there is one more, it is the Element of Spirit, which goes to the Legendary Warrior." Ausar looked to Ryo and smiled. "You are that warrior."

Ryo raises an eyebrow.

"What?"

"The Legend says…a man with the power to change from male to female is to help us fight Anubis. These jewels are what maintain the Oasis. And the only people with the 5 Element jewels or has a white jewel is allowed in and out of the Oasis."

"But didn't you just say Oasis needs all the 5 elements to maintain itself?" Ukyo pointed to his jewel.

"Yes, but it can withstand without one jewel for some time. Besides, the Element of Spirit is the strongest Jem, it has the power of all four of the main ones. Anyways…Ryo, with your strength I know we can defeat Anubis."

"No."

"You will be handsomely rewarded. You will have my sister's hand in marriage."

Ryo slams his fist on the table and stood up.

"What makes you think I'll get married to the girl my parents want me to marry? No." Ryo then turns to leave.

"And you will also get the cure to your curse." Ausar grinned.

Ryo stopped and slowly turned around. Ryoga, Mousse, and Shampoo leaned in as well.

"The…cure?" Ryo asked.

"Yes." Ausar grinned, knowing he got Ryo no matter what.

"Then we're leaving tomorrow morning."

"No, Ryo!" Akane stood up and hugs onto him. "Let us come with you."

Ryo pushed his Mother to let go. "Mom, I have to do this on my own. I can't have you and Pop protect and follow me all the time. I'll come back and with the counter-curse for everybody else."

Shampoo smiled sweetly.

"Such gentleman. Gets from Ranma."

Ryoga rolls his eyes at Shampoo comment.

Ryo looks to Ausar.

"So, you want to leave tomorrow?"
"Yes, sooner the better."

"Good. We'll get their faster this time. There is another animal we can take…"

As the plane took off into the air, Prince Ausar clung to his seat, frighten as a kitten. He wore his uniform, which was cleaned thanks to Hikaru. Ryo looks at me, chuckling.

"Calm down, it's not that bad." Ryo put on his head phones on and push play on his mp3 player.

Ausar looks to Ryo, who was wearing a blue Chinese kimono shirt with no sleeves and black pants.

"This is defying the Gods….only Gods fly….or the birds…." Ausar looked out the window and his skin turned a bit green.

Ryo leans over and closes the window so Ausar doesn't puke all over the plane and then nods slowly to the beat of his music.

After a moment or two Ausar got use to being in the air. He looks over to Ryo and taps his shoulder.

"What is this majik?" Pointing to the mp3 player.

"It plays music." Ryo takes of his head phones and places over Ausar's ear. "That's my favorite song. It's called Inner Vision By System of the Down."

The noise on the headphones was too loud for Ausar to take. He pushes them off and rubbing his ears.

"That…is….not…music…" Ausar shook his head.

Ryo laughed.

"Music has changed, a lot while you were in that bubble."

The two had arrived in Cairo, Egypt later on that afternoon, and a car drives them south to Al Miayli then south-east about 125 miles.

"Stop please." Ausar orders the driver.

The Driver does so and turns to them.

"Why stop here? Middle of nowhere." The driver explained.

Ausar jumps out of the jeep and starts walking. Ryo pays the man and pats his back.

"Don't ask me. I am following him." Ryo then jumps out with his bag and follows.

"You crazy! You die out her-"As Ausar moves, like a invisible force field disappearing, a forest appears slowly.

The driver stares in awe as Ausar and Ryo walks through the force field and the image of the forest disappear.

"…no more drinkin'…" The Driver threw it flask out of his car and then drives back to Al Miayli.

Ryo stared in disbelief. All around him was freshly palm tree, waving in the wind, birds chirping all kinds of songs.

"If Hikaru was here to see this."

Ausar smiled at him.

"Come we have a long walk. She awaits for you."

"Who?" Ryo follows Ausar through the forest.

"My sister, Sentany."

"I said, I won't marry her." Ryo said, getting a bit annoyed.

"You won't say that when you meet her. Besides, it is destined "

"Keep talking, Ausar. It will not happen."

They walked through the forest for about 30 minutes until they meet a river.

Ausar, turns around and smiled at Ryo.

"Welcome to Oasis." Ausar pushed a huge palm leaf away and before them was one of a white pyramid.

Ryo stared, once again, in awe at this work of art. He looked over to his left to see another pyramid in the distance. Straight ahead was the city.

"This…is it?"

"You have not enter the city. Come on." Ausar took his arm and rushed him over into the city.

The two walked in right in the city's marketplace. Everywhere around them was carts, selling food, weapons, jewelry, and clothing. The people around them all wore a white jewel around their necks, hair, waist or arm. They stop slowly stopped at what they were doing and bowed to Ausar. They see Ryo and whisper.

"The don't seem to like strangers do they?" Ryo whispers to Ausar.

"No, they just don't see outsiders much. We are not allowed to bring any outsiders unless if your Royalty. They know of the legend. After a day or two they'll know you and welcome you in."

"Ok…" Ryo then stopped with Ausar at huge wooden doors.

Ausar waves at the men at the end of the doors and they open them. Ausar and Ryo walk in and before them stands the palace. Ryo was stunned. The palace seemed to be built with white marble. The two walked up the stairs to the main entrance. Beside the man doors is a throne statue on either side. One of a muscular Pharaoh and the other of a beautiful Queen. Guards opens the door and let the two enter a long hall way. They walk down further and the walls turned into open pillars and there is a court yard on the other side. Gold and white curtain covers the spaces between the pillars, but the wind blows them to open a bit. Ryo can see woman on one side washing in a huge public pool.

"OH yeah…" Ryo grinned.

"Ryo! Come on, my Father awaits you!" Ausar grabs his arm and pulls him away.

"Aww…just for a minute…" Ryo sighed and reluctantly gets pulled along.

Ryo is lead into the Throne room. The room is as big as a foot ball field. There are long tables on the right and left where guests were eating dinner. Belly and Ribbon dancers used their majik spells on their watchers, trapping them in a trance. With the two boys entering the room, the guests stop talking and the dancers stopped dancing. Without fear, they stepped forward to the back of the room where a set of thrones were.

A woman and a man stood up and stared down at them.

"Ausar? Ausar!!!!" The woman cried out and ran down to the boy.

Ausar and the woman embraced. The woman was about in her early 30's. Dark skin and jet black, curly hair. She wore a Golden snake crown with a see-through wrap covering the back of her hair like a cape, it ended about to her shoulders. She wore a white linen dress wrap with the small golden and blue neck wrap that went over her shoulders. Instead of a blue jewel she had a silver jewel.

"You are alright! I thought I would never see you again…" The woman was in tears, holding on to the boy, who was trying to get free now.

"Mom…"

The man then walked over and hugged Ausar.

"My…boy." The man looked to be in his late 30's early 40's. He wore a white bowling-pin shape head-dress. He also had the neck wrap around his shoulders, blue and gold, and with a green jewel in the middle. He was wearing a white linen, like Ausar, at his waist.

The man then looked at Ryo and studied him.

"And you are?"

"I am Ryo Saotome, I am what Ausar said, 'The Warrior'." Ryo answered.

"I am Pharaoh Imhotep, of Oasis." Imhotep bowed to Ryo, which shocked all the guests as they went on louder in their gossip.

"And I am Queen Amenti, of Oasis. Thank you, brave one for watching over Ausar." The Queen then bowed to Ryo.

"Hey! I can take care of myself you know." Ausar snapped.

"So you are our Warrior." Imhotep snapped his finger and a servant girl brought him a jug of water. "Then let's test it."

"Ahh! No! No! Please anything but-" The Pharaoh poured the water down on Ryo, transforming him into his counter-part. "-water….great…"

Everyone gasped and was amazed by the transformation. The Pharaoh and Queen was very pleased.

Ryo didn't like everyone gawking at him.

"Look, no offence but I am not a circus freak you can show off. I am suppose to help you defeat some Anubis guy then you give me the counter-curse and I can go home."

"Do not worry my boy." The Pharaoh pat Ryo's back. "You will get your reward. Now come, we shall have a feast for your arrival!"