Who wants to live forever? Take two.

Authors note: I am introducing one or two small changes in the continuum that will twist the world into something completely different. Also, to align myself with the various factions within the Ranma ½ fanfic groups, I am not a Akane is a evil bitch or some such thing. Sure I am going to kill her off at least once and possibly many more times but I will do the same to Ranma. How does taking a life change a person?

Yea it is a crossover. Highlander. Why? It can explain some things.

Disclaimer. The characters portrayed in this story are not mine. Well maybe a few of them, but those I will take credit for. The rest belong to the wonderfully talented Ruminoko takawhatever.

Note: " " Japanese English * * actions

Prologue.

Scene: Phoenix Mountain.

The silent clouds of steam whisps over the remnants of the mountain as the sun quietly set in the west. The last rays of light play out like the battle that finished a few moments ago. In the crushed wading pool that house the magical Jesundo water supply sat a crowd of people. They stood witness to the tragedy that lay before them.

Two people in a seemingly natural embrace. Two women, a voluptuous redhead and a slightly stocky but other wisely pretty brunette. The redhead was holding the brunette, gazing into the closed eyes. Scanning her face for any sign of movement.

"Come on Akane. I have to be in time, I have to!"

No response.

"There is something I need to tell you. You have to be there. I need to tell you that I. I Ll. Damn it, why is this so hard?!?!"

**Flashback** Scene: Tendou Dojo, Breakfast.

At the table was a large man reading a newspaper. There was a large empty place at the table were a sometimes panda sometimes man might sit. Two other people sat at the table, a black haired teenaged boy and a black hair teenaged girl. Both were concentrating very hard at eating the meal set before them. Every now and again the teenaged boy would look up and watch the teenaged girl eat.

*gosh she is cute*, he thought.

Until the teenaged girl caught the teenage boy, her gentle neutral expression twisted to confusion then anger. "What are you looking at?"

He blushed and looked back to his bowl. "Nothing. Just watching you shovel all that food into your mouth. Not going to help your thunder thighs though."

It took a moment for that to sink in. It was decided that it was an insult. Her brow furrowed into anger and she screamed "What do you mean by that? Are you saying that I am fat?"

Before waiting for a response she drew a hammer (from where? We don't know.) and hit the young fellow. After making sure that he was blissfully unconscious, the young lady exited the house on her way to school.

"Oh dear." Sighed a brown haired girl in a conservative dress.

**Back to the future**

"This isn't the way it is supposed to be. We are supposed to live happily ever after. I kill a god, we realize that we ll. that we lloo.." His head hung low with small drops of water sliding down his cheek and falling to hit Akane on her cheek.

"I needed to tell you that I ll.love you."

The sun finished setting as twilight settled over the horizon. It was silent. Then Akane shot bolt upright gasping for air desperately.

"What. *gasp* happened?" she looked wild eyed around.

"Pervert! Get your hands off me!" She said in disgust as she rolled off Ranma's lap.

The Ranma looked at Akane with an incredulous look. "But." You could see something tender within the petite female shatter. She stood up, turned around and walked away, head hung low.

Chapter 1 First blood.

*One week and a very quiet trip back to Japan*

The "Nerima Wrecking Crew" walked through the Tokyo glumly. Halfway through the terminal Akane doubled over in pain. But as soon as it started, the pain was gone. Ranma, who was male at this moment, was at her side.

"Whats wrong?" He asked with concern in his voice.

"I don't know I was walking along and there was this tingling and sharp but it is gone now."

Ranma quickly withdrew his hand. "Good. Not like I was concerned or nothing."

Akane slowly got to her feet and looked about. She shook her head and started towards the exit. Though she couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched. She couldn't tell by whom but the feeling was still unsettling.

**meanwhile close by**

"Hhmmmm. I don't recognize her. From the looks of it she might be new. This trip wasn't wasted." Thought a rather ominous looked woman.

*** A few days later***

"It is weird. Ever since Phoenix Mountain Ranma hasn't been able to sneak up on me. I mean before he could just appear and I wouldn't know better, but now I know if he comes within 25 feet of me." Akane explained to Nabiki.

The smaller brunette was sitting at her desk with her arms crossed. "With it being so quiet around here I would imagine that he is feeling restless. Not even Ryoga has shown up." She said.

"It is more then that. I am feeling changes that are just weird."

"Are you getting hair where you didn't have any before?"

"Be serious!"

"Okay, okay. I will see what I can find out. The regular rate of course"

"Of course" Akane said dryly. "I need to work out."

***In the Dojo a few moments Later***

Akane slowly approaches the door of the dojo and pauses. She feels a brief tingle behind her nose before opening the door slightly. Inside we see Ranma going through the last forms of a relatively complex kata. Each form glided seamlessly into the next while not seeming forced. The serene expression on his face encapsulated his entire existence in a series of movements.

Akane slowly slid into the room and watch from a more obvious position. Ranma drew the kata to a close and started to whip the sweat of his forehead. Akane threw a bottle of water towards him. "Here have of .. Eeep!"

The bottle flew in a nice parabolic arc to bean Ranma on the head. "Ow! What did you that for?"

"I was just tossing it to you. You looked like you could use some water. I didn't.**ACHOO** That was weird."

"Eh? Yea I know, I would have thought that it would have drenched me. You must be loosing your touch." He said with a slight grin.

"Not that! Geeze didn't you feel it? If I did then the Great Saotome must have as well!"

"Um yes it did. It hit here" pointing to a lump on his head, "And landed there. Not much to it."

"Idiot! You know in the airport, when I got that pain or weird feeling. It was the same thing but not as bad." At that moment the side of the building blew up. Once the dust settled there was a lone figure standing in debris. He was a rather large man with red hair and a trimed goatee. The figure was clad in a leather trench coat and was carrying a rather large claymore.

"Uh Akane this doesn't look good. I don't know what he said but it doesn't look good."

"He said he is looking for your head. I didn't think you went to Europe."

"I don't know him but with my father, who knows." He takes a casual stance before the Kollr."

The large man said while gesturing with his sword. That caused Ranma to spring into action. He ran up to the large man and went for the short snap kick to the jaw. Kollr blocked that easily and swept broadly to take Ranma at the knees. That was a cause for him to jump up aim for the sword arm.

He reached out and tagged Ranma Behind the ears. That caused him to stumble across the dojo.

"Good God! What hit me?" He shook the daze from his head and looked at his opponent. The man just smiled. *How can he hit me? No one can hit me. Well there is one thing that will do it.*

"Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken!" he cried as he ran forward. He ducked under the sword and started to tenderise Kollr's Abdomen. Kollr dropped to one knee and started to spit up blood.

Kollr Launched himself at Ranma causing him to dash and block madly. One shot made it past his guard and sliced open his shirt. A thin red line appeared across his chest.

"Ranma." Cried Akane as she rushed into the fray. She dodged and even got in a few hits. But on a rather nasty strike her defence failed and she was rather surprised to see the point of a rather bloody sword sticking through her chest. The shock of it left her standing and she slumped to the ground as it was pulled slowly out of her body. Ranma saw this and went into a rage. The typical blue aura around him turned a sickly green and he attacked. Block. Dodge. Strike. Ranma caught the sword between his hands and snapped it. Grasping the two-foot portion of the blade proper he threw it at Kollr's foot and stapled him to the floor of the dojo. On the edge of loosing control he flew into the man. Ranma hit the arm, audibly breaking it before attacking Kollr's throat.

Ranma stood over the gasping, mangled body of Kollr when a strained cough drew his attention. A pool of blood had collected around the body of the small brunette. "Akane." he ran over there and cradled her in his arms.

"Ranma. I think. *cough* I think I am."

"Hush akane. you will be fine. Everything will be all right."

"*cough*" She grew cold in his hands and the look in hers grew distant. Her chest ceased to heave.

"Akane." He gently closed her eyes and turned to his foe, aura burning black like a midnight thunder storm. The only thing that was remaining was the broken end of the sword.

By this time the last of the family had gathered at the opening of the dojo. Nabiki's face was painted with horror, Kasumi was already scrambling for the phone in the vain hope of getting help, Genma and Soun were watching their dreams shatter in the most horrible way.

"So much blood.I need to get out of here." Ranma bounded out of the Dojo and ran.

The ambulance got there and the paramedics came out.

"what happened?"

Nabiki was the first to speak. "I assume a sword fight, the remnants of it is over there."

The paramedics converged on Akane and started to check for a pulse. Check for breathing. They traded piteous looks and went towards Soun and Genma. Soun was crying in the corner and Genma was almost through his first bottle of sake.

"I am sorry to say but she is dead. I just called the corner, they should be here in a few minu."

"*GASP*" Akane sat bolt upright coughing. She was wild eyed and checking herself over. She was feeling all up and down her chest. She found the hole in her Gi and was frantically inspecting the skin. It was wet with blood but no wound was found.

"What. is happening?" She whispered as she looked too her father.

The entire room was staring at her.

**meanwhile**

Ranma knew a lot about tracking. Though this trail didn't really test his skills he was still careful. The pregnant sky started to burst. The gradual rain soak the young man as the familiar tingle ran through his body.

"Perfect. Can't see the tears for the rain." He started on the trail again. It was slow going even as the blood started to wash away. The blood trail lead into a alley but as the redhead reached the end the trail had been washed away.

"Perfect. Just perfect." This was starting to be too much for her. She dropped against the alley wall and just started to cry.

"Bwwweee?" The sound startled the redhead. The fright in her eyes turned to surprise and relief when she spotted the little black piglet.

"Hiya Ryoga. I got some news for you and you are not going to like it."

"Bwwee?" The little pig look concerned and then angry.

"You have a stash at Tofu's right?" The little piglet nodded. "Good." Ranma grabbed Ryoga by the yellow bandana and started to walk toward the clinic.

"You know pork-butt I never thought it would end like this. Tomorrow I will start looking. I mean a seven-foot gaijin isn't that hard to find. I mean one that is bleeding profusely and has several broken bones. It is the least I can do for her"

The pig was starting to put the clues together. He was frantically fighting to free himself of the redhead.

"Stop fightin' it Bacon breath, I really don't want to knock you out. I will. I need someone to talk to." Ryoga started to quiet down but not completely. His Bwees' were like a silent song to loved denied.

**you can imagine what was being said so Fast Forward to Tofu's clinic**

"I don't know what to say there is nothing wrong with her. You can take a look yourself. Aside from being dirty she is fine." Tofu said matter-of- factly.

"You didn't see a sword sticking through her heart Tofu. There is no way that wound can just disappear. I have several paramedics ready to testify that she was dead."

"I can consult my books but I don't know of anything. Maybe the water of Phoenix Mountain. Phoenixes do rise from their ashes are relatively immortal but that would not explain it."

"Okay doc. Second question. I need some panda tranquilizers for two."

"Nabiki! There will be none of that! I will give you some herbs that will help calm them down but none that that!" There was a ding of bell on the door as it closed. " I will go and see who that is."

The brunette on the table was still looking a little shocked. She hadn't really said anything since she woke up. Nabiki actually looked worried. This was her family and the Ice Queen melted for them.

". Come right in I think you should see this." Came a voice from the lobby.

"I don't care. I know that she is." The redhead stopped in her tracks as she entered the room. She dropped the piglet that she had been carrying.

"Bwweeee," said the pig rather indignantly. Then hopped up onto the table and into the lap of the stunned Akane.

"P-Chan?" She hugged the little pig.

"Apparently that is just what she needed." Stated Tofu, still thoroughly confused. "But what about him. er her?"

"Leave that to me." She walked up to the redhead and whispered into her ear "You know you love her. Admit it, you know you want to."

You could hear the gears working in her head. And at the sound of the Splut her brow furrowed and she said "I do not! Not with that uncute TOMBOY!!!"

"You see he is like a computer. Every now and then it needs to be rebooted. Hard. Speaking of which." She ducked.

"Ranma No Baka!" Akane said as she pelted Ranma with a rather large hammer.

"Bwee" agreed P-Chan.

"Wow. Nice arc on that one." Said Nabiki.

"Akane! None of that!"

"Sorry Doctor." She said as she blushed.

**in a rather small hotel**

[Report on Kollr.

Date: September 19, 1995.

Encountered another immortal, Japanese female by the name of Akane Tendou. No record of her found in database. Both died. No heads were taken. Assuming Akane is a new immortal. Request for another watcher to monitor her.

Note: It was a mortal that managed to kill Kollr. This is suprising because Kollr is considered one of the top immortals. Request a watcher for him as well.

Robert McAlister. Watcher of Kollr]

Robert took a drag off his cigarette shook his head and looked back to the TV. The picture showed a rather peeved Kollr in a room similar to his own.

"Why couldn't have I gotten the Japanese girl?"

**end Chapter 1**

Note: Okay that was a little darker then I was planning. She wasn't supposed to die that horribly. But if you have not guessed, she is immortal. Who would have though eh? Stay tuned as more surprises are found.