Revised, thanks Adyen!
The girl's listened to his story in utter amazement. In all their experiences they had never seen or heard of anything so strange. Well, the balloon monster that had a crush on Mamoru was a close second. Then there was the monster that spat fur balls... but we are not even going there. It did not matter. All that did matter was that he was telling the truth, and that they had a friend they needed to rescue.
Usagi as always took everything in stride. Nothing ever seemed to faze her. No matter how strange it seemed to be. Well, except for the fur ball-spiting monster that almost creamed her with the nasty saliva drenched fur ball. That had been more unnerving than when they fought Galaxia for the last time.
Rei could understand the mind swapping, but was a bit amazed that Ranma was able to leave a copy of his mind in Mamoru's head. She was equally amazed by his skill. 'Only a bit over a years worth of training, and he is as good as Ranma, if not better. Simply unbelievable.'
Makoto and Maniko both were lost, and had no clue as to what to think or do. They did get the part were Mamoru needed their help in saving Ranma.
Ami was unclear on one item in his story and decided to get it cleared up. "So are you still in contact with Ranma?"
Mamoru was at a loss to the question. He was not entirely sure how to answer that question. "Yes and no, I have a working copy of his memory in my mind right now. It has no independent thought of its own. I don't have direct contact with him. Cologne might see the connection and find a way to break it permanently.
With her training Rei had a better grasp of what was going on. "I see that would make sense. You're following his last directions and you have access to all his memories and skills. Do you know where he is right now? All the girls perked up at the question.
Mamoru sighed to himself at the question. He knew the answer already and could get an update any time he wanted, but to tell them that and he would have to answer questions he did not want to. "Only one place he could be."
Everyone around the table exclaimed, "The Amazon Village!" Silence followed that statement until Usagi broke it. "What do you need from us Mamoru-san?" Mamoru smiled at the question. It was more than he had ever hoped for. "Remember the village idea I was talking about?" Everyone nodded. "Well Ranma liked it so much that he decided to move forward with it. He wanted all of you to be members of the village. If I could demonstrate that Ranma has very powerful female friends. I might have a chance to speak to the council and present my case. The whole thing could very well be resolved peacefully."
Rei truly liked that idea, she really did, but she could not see the Amazons ending this problem peacefully. "And if they don't agree to this?"
Mamoru frowns as the bad memories rush back into his mind. "All I know is what I'm told. When Cologne kidnapped Ranma, she left a note. "Should we ever meet again, it shall be mortal combat." Should the council agree with her, I'm afraid there will be a fight, but I can't, no, won't leave Ranma there.
He noticed that everyone present had a determined look on their face. Oddly enough even the two cats who were still tied up and gagged looked determined. Suddenly a bright flash blinded them all. That flash had come from Usagi who now sported her birthright upon her brow. "Ranma is very important to our future, as it now appears so is Mamoru. Should the Amazons choose to make themselves our enemies over this misunderstanding then so be it. It's not like they are not being given a choice on the matter."
Mamoru inwardly flinches at that declaration. He then looks her directly in the eye. "I'm hoping it won't come to a fight." Ami interrupts the conversation before it can begin. "Sensei, we have to take all the possibilities into account."
Mamoru never did like that honorific. He hated formalities in general. "The survival mode of the Amazons is too strong. I don't believe we will have to fight. Cologne and Shampoo... in which case I will fight them personally. Collectively this will be a good chance for the village to build alliances that will help them out in the future. They can't ignore that." Ami realizes she is talking to a strategist. Given enough time she could probably think up new questions. Her main concerns were addressed. "I guess you have thought of everything then." Mamoru frowned at that comment. "No one can think of everything Ami, or a least I have yet to meet them. There might be questions I have not yet considered so ask away."
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Mamoru answers the firestorm of questions being thrown at him. Soon enough the brain storming session is drawing to a close. 'Time to open up a very touchy point of the meeting.' "Ok, there is one last issue I must bring up. In order to pull this off I'm going to have to bring in a few other people." He patiently waits for a response and while all the girls periodically glair at him. Finally Usagi answers, "We are extremely uncomfortable with this. Who exactly do you need to bring in?"
Mamoru sighs at the answerer. 'This is going to be more difficult than I thought. "First I'll start off with the people you know: My sister Ukyou, Ranma's fiancée Akane, and Akane's sister Nabiki. Usagi keeps a poker face. "We have fought by both Ukyou's and Akane's side before. We can agree with them, but why Nabiki?" Mamoru shrugged, "For the most par she understands the Amazon's way of thinking. She is also a very shrewd individual who will spot any traps. I want her to do the negotiations. I also need her there for a possible worse case scenario."
Rei frowns and takes over the conversation. "I can see no way around this without letting her know our secret. Nabiki is a mercenary and I don't trust her not to sale our secret identities to the highest bidder." Mamoru smiles as their true concern is brought out into the open. "She won't, I'll see to that. Did you know that every dime Nabiki has coming in goes to her family?" Usagi flinches at this new information. "Ranma never told us."
Mamoru looks off into space with a blank look on his face. "He did not know. Being the person I am in the business world Nabiki had me look at the family books. She also wanted me to give her some ideas on how to help her family. She has even gone so far as to set up trust funds for everyone including Ranma for college. She respects me enough, she will do this for me without question." Ami has a thoughtful look on her face. "I see you think highly of her, but we still don't like it. What is this worse case scenario you mentioned earlier?"
Mamoru sighed at the question. He knew it was coming. "It may be possible for me to voluntarily enter the Neko-ken." He watches the girls shudder at the mention of the name. "In that case I will need as many people as possible close by to bring me out. Ukyou and Nabiki are the most likely candidates. Listen, I'll worry about Nabiki. If push should come to shove I'll get everyone and their families into hiding. Plus, she does not wish to alienate me. He hears a squeal of delight coming from Maniko. She had stars in her eyes. His curiosity got the best of him. "What?"
Most people thought of Maniko as a silly, unobservant, day dreaming girl. Those people only got two out of three. You could deafeningly scratch out unobservant. Maniko pointed her finger at Mamoru. "I see!!!!" Makoto looked around confused at her friends for any kind of clue and gets none. "You see what?" Maniko manages to stop giggling. "Girlfriends, I wish to point out to you that it appears that he may have taken himself off the market. Usagi immediately reproduced Maniko's squeal note when she put two and two together. She points her finger at Mamoru and begins to wave it. "Its time to spill the beans Mamoru."
The official meeting breaks into a major gossip session. The imprisoned cats, Ami, and Mamoru look down at the floor and sigh. It took twenty minuets to get things back under some sibilance semblance of control.
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Once every one quiets down Ami continues the meeting. "Ok you mentioned the people we know. Who are the ones we don't know?" Mamoru is glad that things are back on track and smiles at her. She blushes at the simple attention and looks down at the floor. "My security team and some of Ranma's distant family and their friends. My security team is a group of professionals who know how to keep their collective mouths shut. As to Ranma's family and their friends... lets just say they have their own secrets that they wish to remain hidden. The girls take all this into consideration. Finally Usagi speaks up. "Are you absolutely sure you can trust your security team?"
Mamoru looks up at the ceiling. "Any breech of my privacy, or the privacy of my friends, clients, or even my acquaintances is a breach of contract. That contract allows me to deal with them heavy handily. Up to and including their sudden disappearance from the face of the known planet. Don't worry I have no plans on killing anyone. I've happy to say I've never had to deal with a breech." Rei giggles. "Remind me never to sign a contract with Mamoru." The rest of the group laughs. They all agree in principle about the people being brought in.
Mamoru discusses the plan he has in mind and the cover stories he has in place. Finally its time to leave so he reiterates on the cover story. "Girls, it's been fun chatting, but I have to go get everyone's passports pushed through. Remember the cover story. You all won a educational field trip to China that Ami entered you in." Usagi cried out at the reminder. "Why does it have to be educational?" Rei snaps at her, "Because Meatball head, we are in the middle of the school term.
Mamoru snickers at the nickname. "It should only take an hour or two to take care of the actual problem. It will more than likely take days to hammer out a treaty. Some of my security team will be tutoring you so that you won't fall behind. As a bonus you will learn a few things about China and the province we are visiting. You will also be handing in a report based off your level of understanding. That way no one will be asking any questions. I can't remain in hiding forever, I risk discovery." Ami sighs in relief. "Thank you for remembering our education Mamoru-san."
Usagi jumped into the conversation. "What about Miss Haruna? Once three of her students go missing right after Mamoru paid our class a visit..." Rei gasped at Usagi's sudden use of her brain. Even she had not seen that hole. "For once Meatball head is right. Any ideas Mamoru?"
Mamoru considers his options and can't think of any practical solutions. "None that I can think of. We will have to drag her along. Maybe she would not be as hard on Usagi and Makoto once she knows the truth. She confided in me that she thinks you two are somehow cheating. She had you back in middle school and now she has you in your senior year. Your both are now model students. She is suspicious." Rei has a very large frown on her face. "I don't like this idea.
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I've been busy as of late, garden work and reading. Plus I have been having a major case of writing block further on in the story. I've written to the point of having the crew at the gates of the Amazon village. There are about forty pages of hand written notes and I find myself leaving the bloody things behind.
Sigh, just when I thought I had an original idea I discover someone else already has it posted. Don't those of you who write just hate that? I forget which chapter it is; it's a long story but worth the read IMHO.
Obsessions by: Elidibus
http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1286538
Let me now what you think. If you wish to reach me by MSM, AIM, YaHoo, or ICQ I'll be online Thursday night at around 10 PM est. My online times are sporadic. Sorry about that.
As an added bonus I included a scan of page 46 of my hand written notes. You can see where I have done some heavy modification if you can read my own handwriting. It is viewable at my website and should be easy to fine. Just find this chapter.
Till the next chapter...
OM
The girl's listened to his story in utter amazement. In all their experiences they had never seen or heard of anything so strange. Well, the balloon monster that had a crush on Mamoru was a close second. Then there was the monster that spat fur balls... but we are not even going there. It did not matter. All that did matter was that he was telling the truth, and that they had a friend they needed to rescue.
Usagi as always took everything in stride. Nothing ever seemed to faze her. No matter how strange it seemed to be. Well, except for the fur ball-spiting monster that almost creamed her with the nasty saliva drenched fur ball. That had been more unnerving than when they fought Galaxia for the last time.
Rei could understand the mind swapping, but was a bit amazed that Ranma was able to leave a copy of his mind in Mamoru's head. She was equally amazed by his skill. 'Only a bit over a years worth of training, and he is as good as Ranma, if not better. Simply unbelievable.'
Makoto and Maniko both were lost, and had no clue as to what to think or do. They did get the part were Mamoru needed their help in saving Ranma.
Ami was unclear on one item in his story and decided to get it cleared up. "So are you still in contact with Ranma?"
Mamoru was at a loss to the question. He was not entirely sure how to answer that question. "Yes and no, I have a working copy of his memory in my mind right now. It has no independent thought of its own. I don't have direct contact with him. Cologne might see the connection and find a way to break it permanently.
With her training Rei had a better grasp of what was going on. "I see that would make sense. You're following his last directions and you have access to all his memories and skills. Do you know where he is right now? All the girls perked up at the question.
Mamoru sighed to himself at the question. He knew the answer already and could get an update any time he wanted, but to tell them that and he would have to answer questions he did not want to. "Only one place he could be."
Everyone around the table exclaimed, "The Amazon Village!" Silence followed that statement until Usagi broke it. "What do you need from us Mamoru-san?" Mamoru smiled at the question. It was more than he had ever hoped for. "Remember the village idea I was talking about?" Everyone nodded. "Well Ranma liked it so much that he decided to move forward with it. He wanted all of you to be members of the village. If I could demonstrate that Ranma has very powerful female friends. I might have a chance to speak to the council and present my case. The whole thing could very well be resolved peacefully."
Rei truly liked that idea, she really did, but she could not see the Amazons ending this problem peacefully. "And if they don't agree to this?"
Mamoru frowns as the bad memories rush back into his mind. "All I know is what I'm told. When Cologne kidnapped Ranma, she left a note. "Should we ever meet again, it shall be mortal combat." Should the council agree with her, I'm afraid there will be a fight, but I can't, no, won't leave Ranma there.
He noticed that everyone present had a determined look on their face. Oddly enough even the two cats who were still tied up and gagged looked determined. Suddenly a bright flash blinded them all. That flash had come from Usagi who now sported her birthright upon her brow. "Ranma is very important to our future, as it now appears so is Mamoru. Should the Amazons choose to make themselves our enemies over this misunderstanding then so be it. It's not like they are not being given a choice on the matter."
Mamoru inwardly flinches at that declaration. He then looks her directly in the eye. "I'm hoping it won't come to a fight." Ami interrupts the conversation before it can begin. "Sensei, we have to take all the possibilities into account."
Mamoru never did like that honorific. He hated formalities in general. "The survival mode of the Amazons is too strong. I don't believe we will have to fight. Cologne and Shampoo... in which case I will fight them personally. Collectively this will be a good chance for the village to build alliances that will help them out in the future. They can't ignore that." Ami realizes she is talking to a strategist. Given enough time she could probably think up new questions. Her main concerns were addressed. "I guess you have thought of everything then." Mamoru frowned at that comment. "No one can think of everything Ami, or a least I have yet to meet them. There might be questions I have not yet considered so ask away."
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Mamoru answers the firestorm of questions being thrown at him. Soon enough the brain storming session is drawing to a close. 'Time to open up a very touchy point of the meeting.' "Ok, there is one last issue I must bring up. In order to pull this off I'm going to have to bring in a few other people." He patiently waits for a response and while all the girls periodically glair at him. Finally Usagi answers, "We are extremely uncomfortable with this. Who exactly do you need to bring in?"
Mamoru sighs at the answerer. 'This is going to be more difficult than I thought. "First I'll start off with the people you know: My sister Ukyou, Ranma's fiancée Akane, and Akane's sister Nabiki. Usagi keeps a poker face. "We have fought by both Ukyou's and Akane's side before. We can agree with them, but why Nabiki?" Mamoru shrugged, "For the most par she understands the Amazon's way of thinking. She is also a very shrewd individual who will spot any traps. I want her to do the negotiations. I also need her there for a possible worse case scenario."
Rei frowns and takes over the conversation. "I can see no way around this without letting her know our secret. Nabiki is a mercenary and I don't trust her not to sale our secret identities to the highest bidder." Mamoru smiles as their true concern is brought out into the open. "She won't, I'll see to that. Did you know that every dime Nabiki has coming in goes to her family?" Usagi flinches at this new information. "Ranma never told us."
Mamoru looks off into space with a blank look on his face. "He did not know. Being the person I am in the business world Nabiki had me look at the family books. She also wanted me to give her some ideas on how to help her family. She has even gone so far as to set up trust funds for everyone including Ranma for college. She respects me enough, she will do this for me without question." Ami has a thoughtful look on her face. "I see you think highly of her, but we still don't like it. What is this worse case scenario you mentioned earlier?"
Mamoru sighed at the question. He knew it was coming. "It may be possible for me to voluntarily enter the Neko-ken." He watches the girls shudder at the mention of the name. "In that case I will need as many people as possible close by to bring me out. Ukyou and Nabiki are the most likely candidates. Listen, I'll worry about Nabiki. If push should come to shove I'll get everyone and their families into hiding. Plus, she does not wish to alienate me. He hears a squeal of delight coming from Maniko. She had stars in her eyes. His curiosity got the best of him. "What?"
Most people thought of Maniko as a silly, unobservant, day dreaming girl. Those people only got two out of three. You could deafeningly scratch out unobservant. Maniko pointed her finger at Mamoru. "I see!!!!" Makoto looked around confused at her friends for any kind of clue and gets none. "You see what?" Maniko manages to stop giggling. "Girlfriends, I wish to point out to you that it appears that he may have taken himself off the market. Usagi immediately reproduced Maniko's squeal note when she put two and two together. She points her finger at Mamoru and begins to wave it. "Its time to spill the beans Mamoru."
The official meeting breaks into a major gossip session. The imprisoned cats, Ami, and Mamoru look down at the floor and sigh. It took twenty minuets to get things back under some sibilance semblance of control.
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Once every one quiets down Ami continues the meeting. "Ok you mentioned the people we know. Who are the ones we don't know?" Mamoru is glad that things are back on track and smiles at her. She blushes at the simple attention and looks down at the floor. "My security team and some of Ranma's distant family and their friends. My security team is a group of professionals who know how to keep their collective mouths shut. As to Ranma's family and their friends... lets just say they have their own secrets that they wish to remain hidden. The girls take all this into consideration. Finally Usagi speaks up. "Are you absolutely sure you can trust your security team?"
Mamoru looks up at the ceiling. "Any breech of my privacy, or the privacy of my friends, clients, or even my acquaintances is a breach of contract. That contract allows me to deal with them heavy handily. Up to and including their sudden disappearance from the face of the known planet. Don't worry I have no plans on killing anyone. I've happy to say I've never had to deal with a breech." Rei giggles. "Remind me never to sign a contract with Mamoru." The rest of the group laughs. They all agree in principle about the people being brought in.
Mamoru discusses the plan he has in mind and the cover stories he has in place. Finally its time to leave so he reiterates on the cover story. "Girls, it's been fun chatting, but I have to go get everyone's passports pushed through. Remember the cover story. You all won a educational field trip to China that Ami entered you in." Usagi cried out at the reminder. "Why does it have to be educational?" Rei snaps at her, "Because Meatball head, we are in the middle of the school term.
Mamoru snickers at the nickname. "It should only take an hour or two to take care of the actual problem. It will more than likely take days to hammer out a treaty. Some of my security team will be tutoring you so that you won't fall behind. As a bonus you will learn a few things about China and the province we are visiting. You will also be handing in a report based off your level of understanding. That way no one will be asking any questions. I can't remain in hiding forever, I risk discovery." Ami sighs in relief. "Thank you for remembering our education Mamoru-san."
Usagi jumped into the conversation. "What about Miss Haruna? Once three of her students go missing right after Mamoru paid our class a visit..." Rei gasped at Usagi's sudden use of her brain. Even she had not seen that hole. "For once Meatball head is right. Any ideas Mamoru?"
Mamoru considers his options and can't think of any practical solutions. "None that I can think of. We will have to drag her along. Maybe she would not be as hard on Usagi and Makoto once she knows the truth. She confided in me that she thinks you two are somehow cheating. She had you back in middle school and now she has you in your senior year. Your both are now model students. She is suspicious." Rei has a very large frown on her face. "I don't like this idea.
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I've been busy as of late, garden work and reading. Plus I have been having a major case of writing block further on in the story. I've written to the point of having the crew at the gates of the Amazon village. There are about forty pages of hand written notes and I find myself leaving the bloody things behind.
Sigh, just when I thought I had an original idea I discover someone else already has it posted. Don't those of you who write just hate that? I forget which chapter it is; it's a long story but worth the read IMHO.
Obsessions by: Elidibus
http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1286538
Let me now what you think. If you wish to reach me by MSM, AIM, YaHoo, or ICQ I'll be online Thursday night at around 10 PM est. My online times are sporadic. Sorry about that.
As an added bonus I included a scan of page 46 of my hand written notes. You can see where I have done some heavy modification if you can read my own handwriting. It is viewable at my website and should be easy to fine. Just find this chapter.
Till the next chapter...
OM