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Hikaru- Ah! Megami-ama!!

Kibou- What!?

Hikaru- I've been reading too much Oh, My Goddess! lately so I was wondering if we could add something later.

Kibou- ORO!!??? (then giggles)

Faye- I'll be in the program if you pay me well!!

Kagome- HEY!! I want to be in the story too!!!

Duo- And me!! And me!!!

Ash- And I want Tai out!!!

Minako- Yes, yes!! Let Inu-Yasha and Duo be on the show and invite Kenshin to join aswell!!!

Hikaru- (slaps everyone with a fan) Enough people!!!

Kibou- (sobbing her head) Why did you hit me??

Hikaru- Stop wasting time and lets get on with our stuff!! Beside I said Oh, My Goddess not Inu-Yasha, Gundam Wing, Cowboy Bebop or Rurouni Kenshin!!![this animes are not mine either]

Ash- And what about . . .

Hikaru- (snaps fingers) TURKS!!

Minako- Not again!! (is dragged out of the studio along with Faye, Kagome, Ash)

Duo- (walking out) Fine, fine!! But I will return. And then you'll know who is the god of death!!!

Kibou- Shinigami!?? I didn't know you invited Lune over!? Why didn't you tell me!??

Hikaru- (*sigh*) And now on with the show!!

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It is now morning. Our heroes had I good night sleep and where now ready for another day. Umi, Otaru, Tai, Pan, Dai and Mink were already up and had some breakfast prepared by Shinobu who offered to cook for them for free. The advantage was that they didn't eat as much as they had the day before, except for Pan.

Mink- Where should we head to now?? (while playing with her hair)

Otaru- I think its wise to ask the village people for some information on Nekolot. Maybe one of them knows something useful.(sitting on a rock)

Dai- The last piece of information we had on Nekolot said that we should look for the emerald city. (while practicing some movements with his sword)

Pan- I don't know you guys, but if Mink, Sakura and I flew to find Nekolot our quest will be a lot easier. (sitting next to Otaru)

Tai- But you have to remember what the oracle back at the Otaku Temple told us.

Umi- Any abuse of your powers will come to the suspension of these. (standing next to Otaru)

Pan- That's not fair!!

Cloud- (while walking out of the Inn) Nobody said it was.

Umi- (walking happily next to Cloud) Good morning Cloud!!! Did you sleep well??

Cloud- (looking puzzled at Umi) Yes, thank you.

Dai- Shouldn't we wake the rest up?? The faster we leave the sooner we'll get to our destination.

Mink- I don't know. They probably need to rest a lot.

Umi- If we don't wake them up I'm sure they'll sleep for hours!!!

Otaru- Tai, could you go and wake them up, please!?

Tai- Sure! No problem!! (starts walking towards the Inn)

Mink- (to Pan) I wanted to fight too!!

Pan- Maybe some other time, Mink.

Dai- We could spare while we wait for the others.

Otaru- That sounds good to me. (stands up)

Cloud- It'll be good to gain some Experience Points.

Pan- What!??

Cloud- Forget it!! (sits on the rock where Otaru was sitting)

Otaru- Okay!! (takes out his jute) Dai, are you up for the challenge!?

Dai- (smiles) Remember we are just training, not trying to kill each other.

Dai and Otaru begin to attack each other. Dai holds his sword with one hand and handles it fairly well, while Otaru uses his jute to block Dai's attacks. Dai went easy on Otaru because he avoided using his magic powers.

While Otaru and Dai spare for a while Tai had some trouble waking up our sleeping friends.

Tai- (pushing Ranma) Come on!! Wake up already!!!

Ranma- (rolls over) Five minutes more, dad!

Tai- (sigh) Useless!! (walks up to Ash and shouts in his ear) WAKE UP!!!!

Ash- (startled sitting up) I'm up!! I'm up!!!

Tai- Help me get the others up! (walks over to the next room)

Ash- (looks at Ranma sleeping and then grabs one of his pokeballs) Totodile!!! I choose you!!

Ash throws the pokeball and from it comes out a funny-looking cocrodile. Totodile appears on Ranma's bed and in Ash's command uses his water-gun attack at Ranma. The innocent Ranma wakes out in his female form as he tries to figure out what has happened.

Ranma-chan- (sitting up) What the...!!?? (looks at Ash) Is this your way of waking up people!!?? Couldn't you be more civilized!!??

Ash- (shocked just like his Squirtle) WHAT !!?? You're ... you're .... a girl!!!!

Ranma-chan- Huh!?? (looks at himself) Oh!! Dang!!

Ash- (on the floor still shocked) How ... how did ...!!?? What . . . !!!??

Ranma-chan- (getting up and walking out of the room) Geeze!!!

Ash- (looking at female Ranma leaving the room) He . . . he . . . she . . . !!!!

Mean while in the other room Tai woke up Minako and Sakura but was scolded by Minako for entering a girls room and for waking her up. Tai just appologized and walked out the room. Ranma-chan hurried to the kitchen were Keitaro washed the dishes. Ranma-chan started boiling some water and then noticed Keitaro staring at him/her.

Ranma-chan- Uhh . . . Good morning!! (smiles)

Keitaro- I don't remember you coming with that group of people. Are you a new around here??

Ranma-chan- (grabbing the kettle were he warmed the water) I'm just trying to fix up a little problem of mine!! Don't mind me and continue with your chores!!

Keitaro- (puzzeled) Huh!!??

As soon as Ranma finished his speech he poured the hot water over himself and returned to his normal male figure. Then he left the kettle in its place and walked out of the kitchen.

Keitaro (shocked) What the . . .!!!??

Ranma walked back up to the room to dress in his everyday clothes. In the room he found that Ash was still sitting on the floor trying to figure out what had happened. Ranma walked up to him and tried to explain Ash that what he saw was only his other form and tried to explain about his course. Since Ash was to shocked to even listen to Ranma, he told Ash that in his world it was normal for this kind of things to happen

Ash- So its normal in your world??

Ranma- Yeah!! I have a friend that turns into a pig. My dad turns into a panda so its nothing out of the ordinary.

Ash- Oh!!! I don't find it normal.

Ranma- Well I don't understand your pocket monsters things so we're even!!

Ash- I guess!! (stands up) Then I think I'll go down for something to eat.

Ranma- Sure!! I'll catch you up when I'm done.

Ash- (walking out of the room) How weird!!

Ranma- And Ash!? Don't tell anyone about it!!

Ash- (turning to look back at Ranma) Huh!?? Okay!!

Soon Sakura, Ash, Ranma and Minako (who sat close to Ranma) finished their breakfasts and joined the rest of their friends outside. Otaru had finished his training with Dai and now was Mink and Pan's turn. Mink was struggling with Pan's velocity but Pan was having some trouble handling Mink's strength.

Ranma- Oh!! Early training!! Nice! (walking out of the Inn)

Minako- (getting close to Otaru who rested on a rock) GOOD MORNING!!!

Otaru- (kind of nervous) Goo . . .good morning Minako!

Sakura- Sorry for oversleeping!!!

Tai- That's okay!! Besides you weren't the only one. (stares at Ash)

Ash- WHAT!!?? (looking back at Tai)

Umi- Well its good to know that because you overslept you won't be complaining about the long walk we're going to have to do today and tomorrow.

Minako- (looking menacingly at Umi) What do you mean with that!!??

Umi- (playing innocent) Well, you know that last time someone, who I will not mention, was complaining of how tired she was and made poor Otaru carry her.

Minako (about to strangle Umi) WHY YOU . . .!!!!

Otaru- (standing up between Minako and Umi) Please, please girls!! Calm down!!

Ranma- Oh!! Hey Umi!! Could you come with me for a moment!?

Umi- (surprised) Me??

Minako- (annoyed) What!? Why her!!?

Ranma- (to Otaru) Could I borrow some??

Otaru- (puzzeled) Huh!?? Sure!

Ranma- Thanks!!! (grabs Umi's hand and drags her) Come on, lets go!!

Umi- (blushed) Whoa .!!!!

Ranma took Umi to the weapon shop and was followed by the curious Minako, Sakura, Otaru and Cloud (who wanted to see what they had at the weapon shop). Ranma entered the shop to find a Japanese old style room with lots of weapons around. Sitting on a tatami was a long-black-haired girl with a sword by her side.

Motoko- (in a very polite way) Welcome! Please look around!

Ranma- Okay!! We'd like a rapier please!!

Motoko- (standing up) Yes, sir! (walking to one of the shelves)

Umi- A rapier??

Ranma- Yeah!! Isn't that the type of sword used for fencing??

Umi- Oh!! Yes, I can use one!! I didn't think you'd remember.

Ranma- Well, you said you know how fight since you were in you school's fencing team, right!? And I told you that at the next town we'd get you a sword so you can defend and won't feel so useless.

Umi- (smiles) How sweet of you to remember!! (gets near to Ranma who blushes) Thank you!!

Minako- (jumping between Ranma and Umi) Hey!! They've got cool stuff here!!!

Sakura- (walking up to Ranma, Umi and Minako) So many weapons!!

Cloud- (inspectioning one of the swords)Let see if we can find something useful.

Motoko- (returning with a sword) Here! Its one of the best rapiers we have. (hands over the rapier)

Umi takes the sword with both hands as Motoko gives it to her. Then standing away from the others she took the sword with the hand and held it in front of her then she moved forward as she stretched her arm and extended the sword as in an attack. Then she did various movements with the sword in a fencing way and then returned to her initial position with the sword held in front of her. She then turned to look at Ranma.

Umi- (smiling) Its wonderful!! I can surely use this during our quest.

Ranma- (smiling back) Perfect!! (to Motoko) We'll take it!! (gives money to Motoko.

Motoko- Thank you!! (takes the money)

Minako- (to Ranma) I want a sword too!!!

Cloud- but you've already got your powers!! Why do you want a sword for??

Minako- To fight, of course!!

Ranma- Can you even handle a sword?? Do you know how to use them??

Minako- (annoyed) Of course I know how to use a sword!!!

Umi- Oh really!!? You don't seem like someone who knows how to handle a sword. And if you do know, can you carry it!?? For a person who gets tired so easily I don't think you can carry a sword all the way to Nekolot.

Minako- (angry) It's obvious that you don't know how strong I am!

Umi- I can tell by just looking at you. (glancing at Minako)

Ranma- Well, anyways I don't have money for another sword. (looks at Minako) Sorry!!!

Sakura- (looking at Umi's new rapier) It's really cool!!!

Umi- Yeah! It is!!

Sakura- It looks like The Sword!! (smiles)

Ranma- The sword!?

Sakura- Yeah!! One of my cards!!

Cloud- Can I see it!? (walking up to Sakura)

Sakura- Sure!! (smiles at Cloud and gives him a pink card)

Ranma- (looking at the card in Cloud's hands) Oh!! So this is what your cards look like!!

Umi- (standing between Cloud and Ranma looking at the card) How nice!! It's a pink card!! And it does look like this sword.

Cloud- does this mean that you wand can turn into a sword!??

Sakura- (just smiling) Yeah!!

Minako- (taking the card from Clouds hand) It's a really nice card, with a really cute picture!! (gives the card back to Sakura)

Cloud- Okay!! Anything else you need before we leave!??

Ranma- I don't think so.

Minako- Where are we heading now??

Sakura- Dai said something about an emerald city.

Motoko- (who was still there) Do you mean the Emerald City that lies to the west of Little People's Village??

Our friends looked surprised at Motoko and ask her about the location of this Emerald City.

Motoko I don't know much. I think Mitsune knows where it is. I know it's a mystical city and its very hard to find without assistance from elders and wise men.

Cloud- I see.

Ranma- Then I think we should look for Mitsune. She must have more information on Emerald City that will help us get to our destiny.

Umi- Excuse me, do you know where we could find Mitsune??

Motoko- She's probably with Naru.

Minako- And do you know where Naru is??

Motoko- No. But I'm sure she's not with Keitaro.

Sakura- Hoe!! How are we going to find her??

Ranma- Is there any place we can start looking??

Motoko- I don't know!! Try asking someone at the Inn, they should know!!

Cloud- How!?

Motoko- Haruka runs the place and you can always find Haruka at the Inn. That! And the money is kept there so probably Mitsune is around there! (smiles)

Our friends do a oyakusoku pose [typical pose done in Ranma ½ with the thumb, index and little finger streched out and the rest of the fingers down and the body half to the side like about to fall, while balancing on one foot.] Soon they walk out of the Weapon Shop and find Mitsune at the Inn with Haruka.

Mitsune- Emeralde City?? Yeah . I think I have a map here. But its gonna cost you.

Tai- How much?

Mistune- 100,000 rupees!!

Ranma- (¬_¬U ) I guess we'll do fine without the map.

Our friends got the map for a very low price and soon they left Kakariko Village, the exHinata girls and Keitaro following the small-funny-looking- yellow-brick-road, that would lead them to their next adventure.

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Okay!! I will add more action on the next episode!! We'll see old friends coming around and new characters as well. See you soon!!!!