After a quick chat with Tsunami, Ranma appeared. With out reservation he opened the back door that Ranma had left and called on the Neko. He once again found himself in familiar darkness.
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Mamoru once again found himself in familiar darkness. Without taking any further time to adjust, he projected his mind out to Ranma.
"Ranma?"
He waited silently for several moments before he got a response. He had no idea how much time was passing in this reality. He had to hurry. Should someone interrupt the Neko-ken before he finished he seriously doubted he could reestablish the link. Once again, he called out in a soothing voice as possible.
"Ranma?"
This time he got a response.
"Who are you?, What do you want? Where are we?"
Mamoru responded.
"An old friend who has come to restore what you have lost. You are currently linked to my mind as I am yours."
It did not take long for this Ranma to respond.
"I have lost nothing. Go Away!"
Mamoru knew this would be difficult. He had to somehow peek his curiosity.
"I can't do that. Do you not remember Akane or Ukyou?"
There were several moments of silence.
"The un-cute macho tomboy, and the cute fiancée, but I don't remember anything about them."
Mamoru knew that he finally had him cornered.
"Do you wish to remember them?"
"What do you get out of this if I remember?"
"I will get nothing in return. You have already paid me with your knowledge. I will have repaid a dept to you by doing this.
"You on the other had have everything to gain. The memories you left in my mind the last time we were in contact with each other, new fighting techniques, and personal choice."
"Show me."
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For reasons he did not understand he was on the run with his wife Shampoo. As soon as the invaders had shown up Cologne had ordered the both of them to flee.
He was confused, why did they not want me to stay and fight? Next to Cologne, I'm the strongest in the Village.
As soon as they made it out of the valley, he felt an oppressing energy in the air. Before he could identify it, he felt an energy wave come over his body. Before he realized it, he was standing in the middle of the village before the invaders. As he quickly assess the village he realized there was no sign of combat and his fellow villagers seemed afraid. His Mother-In-Law seemed to be an emotional wreck.
Before he could ask any questions, he felt the Neko being pulled forward in his mind.
"How could this be," he asked himself. There was no sign of a cat anywhere. How could he be entering the Neko-ken. He tried to fight the effect and lost.
He knew he was under the Neko-ken, but he was conscience. It was a first for him as far as he knew. He nearly jumped when he learned he was not alone.
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"Ranma?"
Who was that? Did the voice present a threat? Should he answer? A long time passed as he considered those questions.
"Ranma?"
The voice had called out for him again. This time the voice projected a friendly tone. There was only one way to get the answers that puzzled his mind. He answered.
"Who are you?, What do you want Where are we?"
He awaited the answers patiently.
"I'm an old friend who has come to restore what you have lost. You are currently linked to my mind as I am yours."
Ranma was confused. To his knowledge, he had lost nothing. It must be some sort of trick.
"I have lost nothing. Go Away!"
The answer he got was not the one he was seeking.
"I can't do that. Do you not remember Akane or Ukyou?"
Akane, the un-cute, tomboy fiancée who always hit him with that blasted hammar. She is an enemy to the village. What about her was a threat? He tried to remember why she was a threat. He felt his head begin to hurt as he tried to focus on her. When he stopped focusing the headache went away.
Ranma tried focusing on the cute fiancée: Ukyou. She is also a threat to the village but he could not remember why and his head would begin to hurt if he focused on her. There had to be something going on and he wanted answers.
"The un-cute macho tomboy, and the cute fiancée, but I don't remember anything about them."
Best to leave things out in the open. It was not wise to get caught in a trap.
"Do you wish to remember them?"
He knew he had blocked memories. He did not like the idea of not being able to remember.
"What do you get out of this if I remember?"
"Lets see what the cost is," he thought.
"I will get nothing in return. You have already paid me with your knowledge. I will have repaid a dept to you by doing this.
"You on the other had have everything to gain. The memories you left in my mind the last time we were in contact with each other, new fighting techniques, and personal choice."
"New fighting techniques," Ranma asked himself. "Why did he not say so."
"Show me."
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"Show me."
That was all Mamoru needed to establish the link that would undo the brainwashing that had been done to Ranma.
Blackness.
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Mamoru regarded his two children.
"That's how I came to know everyone, and how we essentially rescued Ranma. " Mamoru said. "Everything else after that just clicked." He continued.
"Your Great-Grandmother was thrown out of the village despite my best efforts to let her stay." He said. "Much to your Mother's distress, I invited Cologne into my home in the States." He finished.
"I could not help Shampoo. She is now forbidden from ever taking another husband. I invited her as well, but she turned me down. She said something about living in shame. She has refused any and all contact." He said.
"Your mother and I helped advise the Queen during her rise to power." He said.
Queen Serinity then piped in. "Mamoru, your being to honest. You funned the entire operation in the beginning and got us secretly into the offices of the power holders. Nabiki and you do not take enough credit. We would still be trying to get started if not for your help."
Mamoru looked up at his Queen. "You are to kind," he said.
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Both Jack and Jill swelled with pride. Their father had achieved more than either could have possibly dreamed of. He had really held back a lot of information over the years. This would take some getting use to.
Jill looked at Jack and established their telepathic link that their Great-Grandmother always encouraged. "I can't believe any of this, and yet here we are in the Queen's audience chamber." She said.
Jack knew exactly how his sister was feeling. It was all a bit over whelming. "I know what you mean Sis. I'm inclined to believe we are being told the truth. I just can't believe that Dad knows the Neko-ken. Is in that a berserker state? What on earth happen to the outside world while he was in communication with Ranma?" He said.
Both Serenity and Mamoru were watching the twins have their silent conversation in peace. Jill broke the silence. "Father, what happen when you were in the Neko-ken?" She asked. "We both thought that was a berserker state."
They both watched as their father looked at the ground. It took several minutes for him to give an answer.
"You're right, the Neko-ken is a berserker state, and I have no idea what happen. I know both Ranma and I were in that state for over a week, and that we done something to strain our relationship with the village; however, no one will tell Ranma or me." Mamoru said.
Before the twins could continue pressing for an answer Ukyou stepped into the conversation.
"I'll handle it brother, but I'll need you to leave the room." Ukyou said.
Mamoru did not like being left in the dark. He felt that it was high time that he be let in on the big secret. "Come on Sis, let me in on the big secret." He said, as he watched a sad look come over his sister's eyes.
Before things get out of hand Serenity interjects. "Mamoru, it is best that Ranma nor you know what happen that afternoon." She said with a sad heart. "We ask you as a friend to please clear the chamber."
Serenity and Ukyou both wanted to cry as they watched Mamoru look down at the ground dejected and hurt.
After she is sure he is gone, Ukyou looks at the twins with a stern look. "If it was up to me, we would not be covering this bit of your fathers past." She said.
She looked over at her Queen who nodded in approval and support.
"No matter how much he begs, pleads, or threatens your father is "NEVER" to learn of what happen after he entered the Neko-ken." She said in a firm voice. She watched in satisfaction, as the twins jump at her sudden yell of never.
"Neither is Ranma." She stated. "Do I make myself clear," she said in her best drill instructor voice.
She smiled in satisfaction as both twins nodded their heads in understanding and compliance.
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Yep, its short. I'm not satisfied with the chapter. I still feel like something is missing. I made a mistake of having both Ranma's and Mamoru's view points only being darkness when they communicated telepathically in the beginning. I felt like I would be pushing it if I changed that now. I want to go back and add some sort of sparing scene at the end of their little conversation. I'll probably correct that oversight as I go back to the beginning and try to reedit this monster. Only time will tell.
This Chapter was not gone over by any pre-readers for grammar or spelling as the previous chapter.
Adyen: I like Cologne as well, but I thought you didn't paint her in a very good tone for your story.
///* I guess you could be right to a certain extent. I've always viewed Cologne as a cold, calculating person who will stop at nothing to get what she is after. In this case, a member of her family is on the line, which makes her twice as lethal.*\\\
I knew something like this 'secret base' thing would come up sometime, seeing the way you started the story, but I still had to skip through a lot of the story because of it. I *hate* stories where the Amazon Village actually has their roots from the Moon Kingdom.
///* I really struggled over this, but I set myself several goals. Some of the goals I set are: To have as little or no violence as possible, to befriend the Amazon Village, while avoiding the all-powerful original character. I failed on the all-powerful original character, and I did not want to fail on those other two before mentioned goals.
At one point I was almost tempted to toss out the whole Moon Kingdom / Military Base, but could not see a way to avoid the violence and keep true to all the agendas/goals I had set forth. It would have been all too easy to go in with guns a blazing and to say to hell with the rest of the story.
While I have read several Ranma / SM crossovers. I can't say that I have ever read one that had the Amazon's village roots in the Moon Kingdom. It does not surprise me that such stories exist.
I'm sorry if you now hate this story.*\\\
You need a better pre-reader. *
///* The last time I checked, that takes volunteers. I've only had one volunteer to step forward and to offer help on my grammar and spelling. He pointed out several problems and I've been working on them. He has not read the entire story, and I have not bombarded him with the latest chapters.
I do have one pre-reader who has helped me mostly with the context of the story. He has pointed out several holes, which I have filled in the past.
I'll take what you pointed out to me under advisement. My goal now is to get out the last chapter which should be the next one.*\\\
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Mamoru once again found himself in familiar darkness. Without taking any further time to adjust, he projected his mind out to Ranma.
"Ranma?"
He waited silently for several moments before he got a response. He had no idea how much time was passing in this reality. He had to hurry. Should someone interrupt the Neko-ken before he finished he seriously doubted he could reestablish the link. Once again, he called out in a soothing voice as possible.
"Ranma?"
This time he got a response.
"Who are you?, What do you want? Where are we?"
Mamoru responded.
"An old friend who has come to restore what you have lost. You are currently linked to my mind as I am yours."
It did not take long for this Ranma to respond.
"I have lost nothing. Go Away!"
Mamoru knew this would be difficult. He had to somehow peek his curiosity.
"I can't do that. Do you not remember Akane or Ukyou?"
There were several moments of silence.
"The un-cute macho tomboy, and the cute fiancée, but I don't remember anything about them."
Mamoru knew that he finally had him cornered.
"Do you wish to remember them?"
"What do you get out of this if I remember?"
"I will get nothing in return. You have already paid me with your knowledge. I will have repaid a dept to you by doing this.
"You on the other had have everything to gain. The memories you left in my mind the last time we were in contact with each other, new fighting techniques, and personal choice."
"Show me."
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For reasons he did not understand he was on the run with his wife Shampoo. As soon as the invaders had shown up Cologne had ordered the both of them to flee.
He was confused, why did they not want me to stay and fight? Next to Cologne, I'm the strongest in the Village.
As soon as they made it out of the valley, he felt an oppressing energy in the air. Before he could identify it, he felt an energy wave come over his body. Before he realized it, he was standing in the middle of the village before the invaders. As he quickly assess the village he realized there was no sign of combat and his fellow villagers seemed afraid. His Mother-In-Law seemed to be an emotional wreck.
Before he could ask any questions, he felt the Neko being pulled forward in his mind.
"How could this be," he asked himself. There was no sign of a cat anywhere. How could he be entering the Neko-ken. He tried to fight the effect and lost.
He knew he was under the Neko-ken, but he was conscience. It was a first for him as far as he knew. He nearly jumped when he learned he was not alone.
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"Ranma?"
Who was that? Did the voice present a threat? Should he answer? A long time passed as he considered those questions.
"Ranma?"
The voice had called out for him again. This time the voice projected a friendly tone. There was only one way to get the answers that puzzled his mind. He answered.
"Who are you?, What do you want Where are we?"
He awaited the answers patiently.
"I'm an old friend who has come to restore what you have lost. You are currently linked to my mind as I am yours."
Ranma was confused. To his knowledge, he had lost nothing. It must be some sort of trick.
"I have lost nothing. Go Away!"
The answer he got was not the one he was seeking.
"I can't do that. Do you not remember Akane or Ukyou?"
Akane, the un-cute, tomboy fiancée who always hit him with that blasted hammar. She is an enemy to the village. What about her was a threat? He tried to remember why she was a threat. He felt his head begin to hurt as he tried to focus on her. When he stopped focusing the headache went away.
Ranma tried focusing on the cute fiancée: Ukyou. She is also a threat to the village but he could not remember why and his head would begin to hurt if he focused on her. There had to be something going on and he wanted answers.
"The un-cute macho tomboy, and the cute fiancée, but I don't remember anything about them."
Best to leave things out in the open. It was not wise to get caught in a trap.
"Do you wish to remember them?"
He knew he had blocked memories. He did not like the idea of not being able to remember.
"What do you get out of this if I remember?"
"Lets see what the cost is," he thought.
"I will get nothing in return. You have already paid me with your knowledge. I will have repaid a dept to you by doing this.
"You on the other had have everything to gain. The memories you left in my mind the last time we were in contact with each other, new fighting techniques, and personal choice."
"New fighting techniques," Ranma asked himself. "Why did he not say so."
"Show me."
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"Show me."
That was all Mamoru needed to establish the link that would undo the brainwashing that had been done to Ranma.
Blackness.
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Mamoru regarded his two children.
"That's how I came to know everyone, and how we essentially rescued Ranma. " Mamoru said. "Everything else after that just clicked." He continued.
"Your Great-Grandmother was thrown out of the village despite my best efforts to let her stay." He said. "Much to your Mother's distress, I invited Cologne into my home in the States." He finished.
"I could not help Shampoo. She is now forbidden from ever taking another husband. I invited her as well, but she turned me down. She said something about living in shame. She has refused any and all contact." He said.
"Your mother and I helped advise the Queen during her rise to power." He said.
Queen Serinity then piped in. "Mamoru, your being to honest. You funned the entire operation in the beginning and got us secretly into the offices of the power holders. Nabiki and you do not take enough credit. We would still be trying to get started if not for your help."
Mamoru looked up at his Queen. "You are to kind," he said.
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Both Jack and Jill swelled with pride. Their father had achieved more than either could have possibly dreamed of. He had really held back a lot of information over the years. This would take some getting use to.
Jill looked at Jack and established their telepathic link that their Great-Grandmother always encouraged. "I can't believe any of this, and yet here we are in the Queen's audience chamber." She said.
Jack knew exactly how his sister was feeling. It was all a bit over whelming. "I know what you mean Sis. I'm inclined to believe we are being told the truth. I just can't believe that Dad knows the Neko-ken. Is in that a berserker state? What on earth happen to the outside world while he was in communication with Ranma?" He said.
Both Serenity and Mamoru were watching the twins have their silent conversation in peace. Jill broke the silence. "Father, what happen when you were in the Neko-ken?" She asked. "We both thought that was a berserker state."
They both watched as their father looked at the ground. It took several minutes for him to give an answer.
"You're right, the Neko-ken is a berserker state, and I have no idea what happen. I know both Ranma and I were in that state for over a week, and that we done something to strain our relationship with the village; however, no one will tell Ranma or me." Mamoru said.
Before the twins could continue pressing for an answer Ukyou stepped into the conversation.
"I'll handle it brother, but I'll need you to leave the room." Ukyou said.
Mamoru did not like being left in the dark. He felt that it was high time that he be let in on the big secret. "Come on Sis, let me in on the big secret." He said, as he watched a sad look come over his sister's eyes.
Before things get out of hand Serenity interjects. "Mamoru, it is best that Ranma nor you know what happen that afternoon." She said with a sad heart. "We ask you as a friend to please clear the chamber."
Serenity and Ukyou both wanted to cry as they watched Mamoru look down at the ground dejected and hurt.
After she is sure he is gone, Ukyou looks at the twins with a stern look. "If it was up to me, we would not be covering this bit of your fathers past." She said.
She looked over at her Queen who nodded in approval and support.
"No matter how much he begs, pleads, or threatens your father is "NEVER" to learn of what happen after he entered the Neko-ken." She said in a firm voice. She watched in satisfaction, as the twins jump at her sudden yell of never.
"Neither is Ranma." She stated. "Do I make myself clear," she said in her best drill instructor voice.
She smiled in satisfaction as both twins nodded their heads in understanding and compliance.
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Yep, its short. I'm not satisfied with the chapter. I still feel like something is missing. I made a mistake of having both Ranma's and Mamoru's view points only being darkness when they communicated telepathically in the beginning. I felt like I would be pushing it if I changed that now. I want to go back and add some sort of sparing scene at the end of their little conversation. I'll probably correct that oversight as I go back to the beginning and try to reedit this monster. Only time will tell.
This Chapter was not gone over by any pre-readers for grammar or spelling as the previous chapter.
Adyen: I like Cologne as well, but I thought you didn't paint her in a very good tone for your story.
///* I guess you could be right to a certain extent. I've always viewed Cologne as a cold, calculating person who will stop at nothing to get what she is after. In this case, a member of her family is on the line, which makes her twice as lethal.*\\\
I knew something like this 'secret base' thing would come up sometime, seeing the way you started the story, but I still had to skip through a lot of the story because of it. I *hate* stories where the Amazon Village actually has their roots from the Moon Kingdom.
///* I really struggled over this, but I set myself several goals. Some of the goals I set are: To have as little or no violence as possible, to befriend the Amazon Village, while avoiding the all-powerful original character. I failed on the all-powerful original character, and I did not want to fail on those other two before mentioned goals.
At one point I was almost tempted to toss out the whole Moon Kingdom / Military Base, but could not see a way to avoid the violence and keep true to all the agendas/goals I had set forth. It would have been all too easy to go in with guns a blazing and to say to hell with the rest of the story.
While I have read several Ranma / SM crossovers. I can't say that I have ever read one that had the Amazon's village roots in the Moon Kingdom. It does not surprise me that such stories exist.
I'm sorry if you now hate this story.*\\\
You need a better pre-reader. *
///* The last time I checked, that takes volunteers. I've only had one volunteer to step forward and to offer help on my grammar and spelling. He pointed out several problems and I've been working on them. He has not read the entire story, and I have not bombarded him with the latest chapters.
I do have one pre-reader who has helped me mostly with the context of the story. He has pointed out several holes, which I have filled in the past.
I'll take what you pointed out to me under advisement. My goal now is to get out the last chapter which should be the next one.*\\\