AN: Thank you so much minna-chan for all the reviews! You guys really keep me going.

As for the pairings, I'm gonna just write for awhile (probably until all the senshi are unplugged) with no particular pairing in mind. Sure there will be possibilities popping up all over the place. But it will be awhile until it is finalized, if ever. But keep the suggestions coming! And if there are any particular characters/animes/whatever that you want to see here, please let me know (and if would probably be a good idea to give me a brief summary about them). Domo arigato!!!

LunarPrincess - w00t!!!! ^_^" I admit that I'm not that familar withInuyasha yet, though it sounds great and Miroku sounds hilarious. Can you give me a little more of an idea what he's like, or where they might find him? Thanks!!! And yes, Ryoga will be appearing shortly (along with the other g-boys!).

"..." is talking, '...' is thought, [...] is AN or definition, (...) is extra info but part of the fic, ... means trailed off, -- means interrupted. I own none of the animes/manga/books/etc or their characters, only my own ideas. Enjoy!

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Darkness. Only darkness and weakness.

And then... pain. And strength! A dim light beaming down on her closed eyelids. And sounds... soft sounds that made no sense until suddenly the words fit together . . .

"...can't stay," a dignified, almost regal female voice was saying.

"Why not?" asked a more girlish voice with a pout in the tone.

"I want this girl to get the best training possible," said the regal voice. "If she is the One, as I believe, this will guarantee her invincibility."

The girl sighed. "Luna, does this have anything to do with the fact that she's the first one I've unplugged since I've been promoted to captain?"

The regal voice sighed in defeat. "Well, it's true, Minako, that though you'd do a fine job, I'd prefer someone with a little more... experience."

"We'll have to return to Zion," said the girl with resignation. "I'll tell Quatre to send out the signals and we'll see if anyone is willing to take her on board."

Usagi slowly opened her eyes as the two figures--one girl and one cat--left the room. Then she closed them again to return not to the hostile darkness but to a soothing sleep.

~*~*~*~*~

"Minako," said a male voice.

She squeaked in surprise and spun around to face him. "Ranma, don't ever scare me like that again!"

"Sorry," he apologized. "It's just... I was passing by and couldn't help overhearing what you and Luna were saying. And... And I know where she could go."

"You do?" said Minako eagerly. "Someone who would willingly take on another crew member though she know nothing and has no experience whatsoever?"

"Yep," said Ranma with conviction. "It's my old ship, the Dragonball..."

"Goku's ship?!" Minako interrupted with surprise.

"One in the same. Everyone knows their crew is the best when it comes to martial arts. And they're the best trainers I have ever known. I learned everything from them."

"But they would willingly take on a fledgling?" said Minako, disbelieving.

"Goku's got a big heart, and it wouldn't take much to convince him. Plus, I'm good friends with his sons, and I'm sure they can put in a good word. It's Vegeta that might take some time to convince, but I'm sure he'll come around in the end."

"You're... you're sure?"

Ranma smirked. "I'll go send out the signal right now. We'll meet them in a week back in Zion."

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"...healed surprisingly fast," someone was saying. Slowly, with great effort, Usagi opened her eyes. The room swam before her vision for a moment before settling into focus.

She was on a table with a blanket covering her body. The small pink-haired woman beside her noticed her open eyes. "Ah! You're awake!" she exclaimed. "I am Washu, the greatest scientist of the entire universe!!! You are Usagi, am I correct?"

Usagi nodded dumbly as Washu continued. "Usually once unplugged we don't keep the names the Matrix gave us. But yours... Bunny of the Moon, huh? Sounds like there is meaning behind it, hidden meaning that the computers did not intend. Perhaps it is a form of your magic making itself tangible in an intangible world."

Her words meant nothing to Usagi. "Where am I?" she asked, slowly sitting up.

"You are aboard the Eros, Resistance Ship-63."

"Resistance?"

"Oh yes, I forgot," said Washu with a worried look. "Luna didn't tell you anything before you were unplugged. Makes my job a bit more difficult. Where to begin?"

"What happened and why I am here," said Usagi helpfully. "And where are my parents and the spore and everyone? Where is Tokyo?"

A million questions continued to explode in Usagi's head, but Washu stopped her. "Whoa, girl. One question at a time. You're here because Luna noticed the great potential of suppressed magic you posses. How the kitty knows these things, I can't say, and I haven't been able to experiment on her to find out. But she noticed you, and she was pretty sure the Agents would soon notice you, too. And it's not a good thing to be noticed by the Agents-- more often than not, you end up dead. And to possess magic . . . There are some pockets of resistance within the Matrix that actively use magic, but any magic that is discovered is deleted. They are computers, based on factual data, and they can't understand the unfathomable realm of magic. And because they can't control magic, it causes problems: glitches, bugs, etc. And slowly, bit by bit, it wears away at the Matrix as a whole."

Usagi looked more confused than before. "Is still don't understand. What is the Matrix?"

Washu sighed. "Relax, honey, this might take awhile . . ."

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"The Real world..." murmured Usagi as she stared out a window at the barren wasteland whizzing by below them. Three days had past since Washu's explanation, and she was still struggling to believe that the world where she spent so many years of her life, that she remembered so well, was a lie.

"Hard to imagine, isn't it?" said a voice beside her.

Usagi jumped in surprise and spun around to find a boy with a short braid staring out the window. "Hard to imagine that none of it really happened..." he murmured with a nostalgic look on his face.

"Ranma, right?" asked Usagi.

The boy smiled and turned to face her. "Yep, that's me. Ranma Saotome, the best martial artist you'll find on this ship. I'm supposed to tell you that we're only an hour or two from Zion now."

Usagi sighed. "I don't understand why Luna's making me leave. I mean, there's so many nice people here..."

"She just wants the best possible training for you," explained Ranma. "And we're a rather new ship, with little experience in training fledglings. And the best place for martial arts is the Dragonball. Then of course, there's the issue of weapons, but I have a feeling Luna will let you learn from Duo or Quatre rather than sending you to Koneko's, the ship of assassins. So you see, it will only be a few years and then you'll be back on the Eros."

"Years?" gasped Usagi.

"Don't worry," Ranma assured her. "By the time your training is over, you won't want to leave."

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AN: Next time- Zion and meet the crew of the Dragonball! Thank you for reading and *please* review! Domo arigato minna-chan. Ja!

~Calli-chan