Ecastech½
By AzureTemplar
A Ranma½/Robotech crossover
Standard disclaimer: Ranma ½ is the property of Rumiko Takahashi, Dual is the Property of pioneer, Escaflowne is the property of Bandai, and Robotech is the property of whoever owns it.
' ' = Thought
" "= Speech
Chapter 03
White Dragon Celebration
- Over at the Sanada Estate -
Nodoka went over to the phone and called Mrs. Nanjyoin.
"Hello Mrs. Nanjyoin? This is Nodoka Sanada. Yes I'm fine, thank you for asking. I hear that you have a grand daughter that is new to the Island. Yes! I'm thinking the same think. Tomorrow is the grand launching of the space fortress they cou... Oh you already thought of that and your grand daughter already said yes. I'll have Ranma pick her up in the morning. No!! I don't think that is a good idea. An arrange marriage is so old fashion and I would like to give Ranma the choice to choose who he want to be with. Wouldn't it be better if they got to know each other first? Yes Mrs. Nanjyoin, I'll keep that in mind. OK I'll talk to later then."
'Oh I can't wait to tell Ranma the good news! I do have to admit that the arrange marriage is a good back plan. Knowing my son, it might just take that to make him settle down,' thought a very happy Nodoka. She then turn to look at the clock and wonder 'Strange shouldn't Ranma be home by now. I wonder what keeping late.'
- Over at the White Dragon -
Cologne and Shampoo arrived at the restaurant and were headed into the place. Cologne looks around the empty place and called out, "Hello? Is anybody home!!"
From the kitchen, a tall slender women with blue hair came out to greet them.
"Welcome to the White Dragon. How may I help you?"
Cologne look the women over and answered, "We are here to see Max Lynn?"
Leena nodded her head and went back into the kitchen to get her husband.
After a few minutes, Max stepped out of the kitchen and greeted his grandmother with a smile.
"Hello grandmother. I'm glad you could come on short notice," he solemnly greeted Cologne before turning to face his grandmother's traveling companion. "May I ask who your companion?"
A very confused Leena walked back into the room and stood next to her husband.
"Grandmother?" she asked, interrupting Max's attempts to learn the unknown lady's name. "You never told me that your grandmother is still alive?"
"I'll tell you about it later honey. Could you go and get Jason?" Max nervously asked. Before Leena left she gave her husband a look that told him that she wasn't please.
Max led his two guests to a nearby table and motioned for them to take a seat.
"Please have a seat while I'll go get some tea and something to snack on." A while later, he return from the kitchen with the tea set and some snack.
"Max this is Shampoo, your sister daughter. You and her are the only living relative that I have left" Cologne sadly stated as she sips her tea. Max nodded his head and waited for his grandmother to continue. "I'm not mad at you, but I would like to know why you never wrote back to the village after you left?"
Max gave a sigh as he thought about how best to explain what he did and why he did it.
"I'm sorry for making you and mother worry like that, however I really don't want to go into to much detail. Let just say that during the Unification Wars, I had the skill to make a different, but because I refused to fight, the village that took me in was destroy in the crossfire. On that day I lost something important to me and because of my stubbornness about fighting, she die along with the rest of the village. I was to ashamed to return to the Joketsu village or even write back to mom..."
"I see" said Cologne as she pondered what she had been told. "So grandson why did you sent me a letter after so many years?"
"I know it was selfish of me but I wanted to know if you and mom were still alive. I guess I got my answer. I also wanted one of my sons to meet his great grandmother" said Max in a sad tone.
"One of your sons? What happen to the other?" ask Cologne.
"Sadly he is a lot like me when I was younger. His name is Kyle Lynn and is staying with relative in Japan" answer Max. At that moment Leena came back into the room with a brown hair boy. Max called to his son.
Jason come over here son. I would like you to meet your great grandmother Cologne and your cousin Shampoo. They came all the way from China to visit us"
"Wow! Cool! You guy came from China" said an excited Jason. He heard of the place from his parent but never really met anyone form China.
Max cough and said, "Grandmother we getting ready to celebrate the founding of this restaurant. I would be honored if you and Shampoo would join us this evening."
"A celebration? I'd be delighted," Cologne commented as she nodded her head.
"We still need to get the preparations ready for the celebration tonight. Grandmother, why don't I have Jason show you and Shampoo the way to the guess room? I'll c...," was all that Max could get out.
- At the entrance of the White Dragon -
"Come on Ranma! Hurry up already!" Minmei said as she dragged Ranma in to the restaurant. "I'm Home! And I brought Ranma with me!"
"Come on Minmei. You can let go of my arm now. This is getting embarrassing," Ranma pleaded as he tried in vain to free his arm.
"Welcome back" greeted Leena.
"Ah Minmei I like you to meet my grandmother Cologne and your cousin Shampoo. They will be staying here for awhile," said Max as he greeted her. Max then turn to Cologne. "Grandmother this is my niece Minmei Lynn and her friend Ranma Sanada."
The party exchange greeting.
"Oh Aunt Leena. Ranma had agreed to help with the preparation" said Minmei to her aunt.
'Something about this young one boy intrigue me. I sense a strong Chi aura coming from him,' Cologne thought to herself as she eyed Ranma.
Shampoo on the other hand had other thoughts about Ranma. 'Now there a stud. I wonder if he could fight or is he just a pretty boy.'
"Mrs. Lynn could I...," Ranma never got to finish as Leena nodded her head and show him where the phone is.
Ranma thanked her and dialed the number for the Sanada estate "Hello Mom? Yes it's me Ranma. I know it's getting late. I'm sorry I couldn't call earlier. I'm at the White Dragon right now. No!!! Me and Minmei are not on a date!. The Lynns are throwing a party to celebrate the founding of the restaurant this evening and they would like us to join them. I'm here to help them get ready for the party. No, Minmei didn't trick me into this. Yes! I'm sure. I'll stop by later and pick you up. What? You have something important to tell me? How about you ask me later after the party? Ok, I'll talk to you later mom."
Ranma was about to head back toward Minmei when Shampoo stepped in front of him.
"Shampoo challenge you to fight, you accept?"
Ranma look at her strangely and answered, "Ah no thanks."
Shampoo had a sad expression when she heard his answer.
'Just as I thought. He's nothing but a pretty boy...'
"Err.. grandmother, Ranma is a friend of the family you're not going to..." Max nervously ask.
Cologne let out a laugh and replied, "Don't worry about it grandson. I'll exempt Ranma from the marriage law."
"Marriage law?" ask a confuse Ranma.
Max shook his head and said "Ranma, if you were to beat Shampoo in a fight, by the law of the Amazon, you two would be married."
'Oh.. geez that just great. I hope mom never find out about this law' thought Ranma as a shiver ran down his spine.
Minmei had a frown on her face when she heard about the marriage law.
'That just plan stupid!'
Cologne turn to face Ranma.
"Come now sonny boy. If you don't want to spar with Shampoo I can understand. So how about you and me go a round. Heck if you win, I'll even teach some of our Chi technique. Course, if you loose, you'll take my Shampoo out on a date," Cologne stated. 'This is going to be too easy. From the way he move it seem he know a little martial arts.'
'I don't know about this but the idea of getting my hand on some new Chi technique does sound good. I can sense that she is a master in Chi control and if I loose, all I'll have to do is go on a date with Shampoo.' Ranma thought as a grin formed on his face.
"Shampoo understand you just is pretty boy that no know how to fight!" Shampoo said in a teasing manner.
Ranma didn't like being called weak and yelled, "Hey! You take that back!"
"Why? Is Shampoo wrong?" Shampoo asked before she started to laugh.
Cologne just rolls her eye and thought 'And here I had high expectation for him. I can't believe he is falling for Shampoo trap.'
Ranma frown and cross his arm "OK granny I accept your challenge!"
"Ah Ranma I don't think this is a go..." said Max before someone whack him on the top of his head.
Cologne look at Max and said "You be quiet. This is a friendly little spar and I already gave my word that he is exempt from the marriage law."
Max gave a sigh and got up "If you really have to do this please do it on the roof and grandmother, please don't use any high explosive Chi blast!"
'High explosive Chi blast? Maybe this isn't a good idea after all' thought Ranma as he tried to read her Chi aura.
- Later on he roof of the White Dragon -
Everyone was now on the roof and waiting for the fight to start.
'Why do I get the feeling that Ranma is in over his head. Hey! Why is Shampoo looking at Ranma like that?' thought Minmei.
'Why hasn't great grandmother attacked yet? Surely Ranma is not a match for her?' thought Shampoo.
After a painful minute of starring and sizing each other up, the two rushed towards each other and started exchanging blow. Cologne was the one that was doing most of the attacking while Ranma was dodging her strikes. She suddenly did a low sweep with her staff and was surprised that Ranma flipped a few feet away from her strike.
'He a lot better then I thought but I get the feeling that he is holding back. Well we are going to have to change that now won't we...,' Cologne thought as she gave Ranma a smirk.
Cologne decide to test Ranma reflex and rush toward again him. When she is close enough she began her attack.
"Kachuu Tenshin Amaguri Ken!" Her hand instantly started to blur and hundred of blow headed toward Ranma.
Ranma was impressed that she knew a speed technique and counter with his own "Shadow Hand." He managed to block most of her strike but a couple still got through and knock him back. He got up and returned to his fighting stance.
"I'm impressed that you could even block some of my attack sonny boy," Cologne commented as she to got ready for her next attack. Cologne then yelled out "Splitting cat hair."
Seconds later, Ranma was surrounded by twelve Colognes.
Ranma closed his eyes and got in to a horse stand. He then concentrates his Chi into his fist and feet. After that was done, he yelled out "Shadow Strike" and his fist blurred and hit all of the Cologne that surrounded him.
'Damn! I shouldn't have under estimated him,' thought Cologne as she was lying on her back. She never thought anyone would be able to hit her while doing that technique. Not only that, but he even hit a couple of pressure point and locks up her arm and leg. She applied a little of her inner Chi to undo the pressure point and got up. She then notice that one of Ranma arm is lock by the pressure point she applied to him.
Ranma use his free hand and unlock his other arm from the pressure point.
"Shall we called it a tie? For one so young, you have great skill in the arts but I get the feeling you were holding back on me," Cologne said as she narrowed her eyes.
"You're not too bad yourself granny. Beside you were holding back too. I'd say we're about even...," Ranma commented. Ranma turn to look at their audience. "What? Hey why are you guys looking at me like that?"
Shampoo couldn't believe that Ranma had stood his ground against her great grandmother and was just standing there with her mouth open.
Max was in no better condition then Shampoo was as he was still trying to determine if he really saw what just happened.
Poor Minmei was still in shock at what she just saw. She only has seen these things in those old Kung Fu movies.
Jason ran up to his great grandmother "WooooW that was so cool! Great grandmother, you got to teach me how to do that!"
Minmei snap out of her shook and rush toward Ranma. She then latch onto his arm and glare back at Shampoo. Shampoo understood the message that her cousin has staked her claim on Ranma but she also notice that Ranma wasn't returning the feeling. She knew she still has a chance to win Ranma heart.
Ranma just stare at the two girls and wondered.
'Why are they staring at each other like that. Did I just see a spark of electricity between them? Nah, I must be seeing thing.'
Cologne already knew that Shampoo had taken a liking to Ranma and was now ready to support her in catching him.
'He definitely a good catch for my Shampoo.'
For some strange reason Ranma has an urge to run fast and far away as he could.
"All right fun time over! We still need to get ready for this evening," Max yelled out.
"Can Shampoo help to?" Shampoo cheerfully asked.
Max nodded his head and started telling them what need to be done.
- About an hour and a half later at the Sanada Estate -
Ranma is still deep in thought as he walk toward his house.
'That wasn't so bad. We actually got it done early, even with the staring contest between Minmei and Shampoo. When both of them grab on to my arm and wanted to come with me to pick up my mother I felt like that comic character Tenchi Masaki... Maybe I'm over analyzing this. Stuff like that only happen in the comic.' He open the front door and yelled out "Mom, I'm home!"
Nodoka walk into the room and greeted her son.
"Welcome home dear. Why don't you go take a bath while I get ready?"
"Ok mom," replied Ranma as he headed up stairs.
Later Ranma came down the stairs dress in a black suit with a pair of sunglasses.
His mother nodded her in approval but told him, "Loose the sunglasses. I swear, ever since you watch that M.I.B. movie you.."
"But mom I...," Ranma whined.
"No Ranma!" said Nodoka in a stern voice.
Ranma relented and took off the sunglasses.
"Now let head toward this evening celebration," Nodoka said as both of them head out the door.
- Thirty minute later at the White Dragon -
Ranma and his mother enter the restaurant to find it filled almost to capacity. Even the mayor of Macross City and his assistant is there at the party.
"I'm glad you could make it Nodoka. I take it Ranma told you about my guest" greeted Leena as she walk toward them.
"It's good to see you too Leena. Yes, he told me on the way over here. I can't wait to meet this Shampoo. Oh by the way this is quite a turn out." Nodoka said to her friend Leena.
The two then started to chat about various thing.
Ranma was about to go and mingle with the other guest at the party when he saw Minmei and Shampoo.
They were both wearing a silk Chinese dress that hug to their ever curve. Minmei is wearing a blue dress with a dragon design while Shampoo is wearing a pink dress with a flower design. Ranma nearly had a noise bleed after seeing both girls in their dresses. He couldn't help but stare at them. The girls smiled when they saw his reaction and both went to grab an arm. For tonight they would put their grudge aside and agree to share Ranma.
When he felt them latch on to his arms and rubbing their body close to him, he almost pass out from sensory over load. He couldn't help but turn red from embarrassment. They both giggled as they saw how embarrassed Ranma is by the attention they were giving him and drag him to the table that is reserve for the Sanada.
The other man at the party look at Ranma with envy and jealousy. Of course all the married mans in the room were whack in the head by their wife for leering at the young girls. Nodoka saw the whole thing and wipe a tear from her eye.
Leena just roll her eye and said "Let me guess. You are thinking how manly your son is to have two beautiful girl throwing them self at him."
Nodoka nodded her head and get a dreamy look in her eye.
"I could just see it now. A Chibi Ranma, Minmei, and Shampoo running around..."
"Right! Hey let go to the snack table," Leena said as she dragged Nodoka along with her.
'I hope she doesn't drink. The last time she did I...' Leena shiver at the memory.
Over at the Sanada table both Minmei and Shampoo were trying to get Ranma attention.
'Let seeee...the equation for n...ah.. what was I thinking again... yeah equation...,' Ranma thought as he tried to keep his hormones in control, but having two lovely girls constantly rubbing their bodies against his didn't help. A few brave girls at the party would try and talk to Ranma but would be scare off by the glare from either Minmei or Shampoo.
Through out the party Nodoka is busy chatting with Cologne and Leena about "how manly her son is".
"You know in the Amazon village of Joketsu it isn't uncommon for a man to have more then one wife. By ou..." was all Cologne could get out before Nodoka squealed in delight. Cologne almost passed out as Nodoka literally shook her for more information. Leena just sadly shook her head and pray for Ranma.
Back at the Sanada table, Ranma felt like running for his very life.
'What is my mom up to now...'
- A couple Hours later at Ucchan's -
Ukyo Kuonji wiped the sweet from her brow as she took a good look at the place. After several hours of cleaning she finally got the place looking like a restaurant.
'I can't believe how dirty and run down the place used to look. Didn't the previous owner had any pride in their restaurant? I guess that's a westerner for you,' thought Ukyo as put away her cleaning equipment. 'Darm it! that longer then I thought. I still haven't unpack and I haven't even finished filling out all the paper work yet. I guess the grand opening of Ucchan's Okonomiyaki Restaurant is going to be delay for a while. I have to wait until Monday to turn in the paper work. At least the party next door is dying down.'
Ukyo picked up the trash bag and head out the front door. As she was stuffing her trash in the bin, she heard someone yell out, "Ranma, are you ready to go yet?"
"I'm coming mom! I just got to say good bye to Minmei and Shampoo!" yell back a much younger male voice.
'Ranma? Could it really be him?' Ukyo thought as she drop what she is doing and started looking in the direction the voices were coming from.
She saw a woman with dark red hair and a young man with black hair done in a pigtail style, leaving the White Dragon Restaurant. She then ran towards them but crashed into a young girl with blue hair that had stepped out of the White Dragon restaurant.
Ukyo groan in pain as she got up and went to help the other girl.
Ukyo bow to the girl and said, "Sorry about that sugar. You're not hurt are you? I was in a hurry and didn't pay much attention to where I am going. By the way my name is Ukyo Kuonji."
Minmei was slightly shaken by what happen and replied back, "I'm Minmei Lynn. No need to worried I'm fine, so no harm done... Hey! You're the girl that bought the place next door."
Ukyo nodded.
"Ah.. Minmei right?...Do you know if the person who just left is name Ranma Saotome?"
"Sorry don't know who that is. The only Ranma I know of is Ranma Sanada and he just left with his mom a moment ago."
"Oh..."
Minmei saw this answer only made Ukyo depressed and decided to cheer her up.
"Since you're new to the Island, would you like to come with me and my two cousins to see the launching of the space fortress?"
'Maybe I should take her up on that offer. It's not like I can really do anything until Monday anyway. Beside it's been a long time since I had a friends to hang out with,' Ukyo thought. Seconds later a smile formed on her face. "Sure, why not."
- Late in the evening at the Sanada Estate -
Ranma and his mother had just gotten home and were now walking into the living room.
"Hey mom. Didn't you want to ask me something before the party?" ask Ranma.
"Well son you see Mrs. Nanjyoin has a grand daughter that is new to the Island and I would like you to take her to see the launching of the space fortress. After that you can give her a tour of the Island. Her name is Kasumi Nanjyoin and before you say no, I've already made the arrangement with Mrs. Nanjyoin" Nodoka said with a smirk.
"But mom I was going to visit Fleet Admiral Rara that day," Ranma said as he tried to find a way out. Nodoka cross her arm and look sternly at him.
"Ranma!! This is more important. You can test your new toy out later. Are we clear young man!"
"Oh all aright. As long as it's not a date."
"Good. You pick her up to tomorrow at the Mrs. Nanjyoin place." Nodoka said as she started up the stairs.
"Hey mom. I'll be in the Lab working on the project."
"Don't stay up to late now. You have to be somewhere early tomorrow," She headed for her room to get change and thought, 'What am I ever going to do with that boy.'
- Hanger in the back of the Sanada Estate -
Over at the hanger, A.K.A. the Lab, Ranma enter the security code for the entrance. The light on the panel turn green and the metal door swished open. The door closed behind him as he walked down the corridor toward his Lab.
Ranma walked into a huge room and admired the nearly completed project that he and his grandfather had started. The giant white armored Guymelef stood in the middle of the Lab looking like a medieval knight in white armor and a red cape (Think of Escaflowne the size of a Gundam without the red jewel on the left side).
Getting the needed materials for his project was never a problem. Beside being well off, his grandfather was the great war hero who help ended the Unification Wars, Admiral Ken Sanada.
For most of his life, Ranma grew up around the military way of life. He even knew a lot of the military personnel and was on a first name bases with them. Almost everyone one in his family had at one time or another serve in the military. Both his grandparents had met each other while serving. His departed aunt Mitsuki had served in the military along with her husband Henry Global. The only person who never followed the family tradition of joining the military was his mother. As for himself, he would like to follow in his grandfather's foot steps and become a great man that people could look up to and respect. As he was looking at the Guymelef, he couldn't help but think back to how all of this got started.
----(Flash Back)----
'Ranma is going to flip when I show him my new invention,' thought an excited Ken Sanada as he put the last piece on the machine. 'It's finally done. After so many years of research I'm finally going to prove that my theories of parallel world.'
Thought Ken as he step back to admire his work. The door to the Lab swished open and Ranma walked into to the Lab room.
"Hey grandpa! What did you want to show me?"
"Ranma! I want to show you my new invention it's called t..." is all Ken got out before he is interrupted.
"Ah.. grandpa! Its not going to explode like the last one, Is it?"
"No!! That last one wasn't my fault. Who would have known there would've been a power outage that day? Beside your eye brow grew back didn't they. AS I was saying this is my Super-Ultra-Deluxe Parallel World Transporter," Ken stated as he started laughing like a mad scientist.
'I don't like the sound of that. Parallel World Transporter doesn't sound to reassuring,' Ranma thought as he took a couple step back.
"Ah.. grandpa. Maybe you shouldn't turn on the machine y..." Ranma didn't get to finish as he notice that his grandpa had already pull all the lever and has just press a big green button with the word go on it.
Ken turn to face his grandson and ask "Did you say something Ranma?"
Ranma just shook his head in disbelief and wait for the explosion to occur.
This time however there was no explosion. Just an arcing current of electricity as it move from one capacitor to another. As the current of electricity speed up and intensified, a ring of electric energy started to form between the two conductors. Then the ring of electric energy collapse on itself until it is the size of a pin head. Then it started to expand again until it took up a good portion of the Lab. The energy this time looked like a flat disk of water rippling with distortion and had a couple of electric discharge going off within it. When the energy disk stabilized itself and the rippling has now stop, it showed an image of strange place with some alien looking creature moving around.
"All right I done it. I've made a doorway to parallel world!" said Ken as he rush toward the portal and stuck his hand through the portal.
After he stuck his hand in, the portal image started to blur and his hand came out the other end of the spatial anomaly.
'That strange it felt like I just touch water but my hand are dry. Did I mess up somewhere?,' though Ken as he examine the spatial anomaly.
"Grandpa I don't think this is a doorway to a parallel world, but a viewing portal to a different dimension. I don't remember ever seeing any of these creatures on our planet," said Ranma as he also study the spatial anomaly.
"I think your right Ranma."
Several hours has passed as Ranma and his grandpa started watching the event that were taking place in the viewing portal.
"Hey Ranma pass me the popcorn."
"Sure here you go grandpa. You know this is a lot better then HDTV."
They continue to watch as a girl name Hitomi Kanzaki is transported to a planet called Gaea and meet up with Prince Van Fanel of Fanelia. What caught their attention was a type of armored robot the native called a Guymelef. More specifically, the one called Escaflowne.
The Super-Ultra-Deluxe Parallel World Transporter machine would occasionally throw a few electrical arcs that would make the viewing portal ripple and skip forward in the event that it was showing. Both Ranma and his grandpa found this annoying but they couldn't complain.
They got to the part where Van and Hitomi had just arrive in Asturia when the Super-Ultra-Deluxe Parallel World Transporter machine started making a hissing noise before it melted down into a slab of metal. With its demise, the viewing portal also started fading away.
"Hey it was starting to get good!!" complain Ranma.
"What the...," Ken said as he look at his invention and wanted to cry. He walked over to his machine and gave a sad sigh "It's a goner."
Then ken smiled as he just got a good idea.
"Hey Ranma! I have a great idea. Why don't we rebuild our very own Escaflowne Guymelef?"
"But grandpa we don't have any Drag-energist on this planet."
"Not a problem! We'll just use bio-crystal instead. Beside I never said that we are going to make it like the original. With my understanding in the field of crystal-tech, robo-technology, and with your ability to manipulate bio-energy we could make a far more advance model."
"All right grandpa I'm In."
"By the way how is your training with old Lau going?" Ken asked as he started inputting some data into his terminal.
"Master Cheung told me that my training as a Chi Master is almost complete. Oh! He also want me to tell you to stop calling people the could control their Chi bio-manipulator. He want you to use the term Chi user or Chakra user. I have to agree with him. Bio-manipulator make me sound like some kind of machine," Ranma stated as he look over his grandpa shoulder to see what he is tying.
"Yeah yeah what ever. I swear old Lau could be so old fashion. Trying to make everything sound all mystical and unknowing. It's a good think I ask him to train you when I found out you had a talent for those things. Ranma you know you don't have to push your self so hard. With you studying to be top of your class, your martial art training, and your Chi training, I'm just afraid that you won't have anytime to socialize with that pretty friend of yours, Minmei."
"Now cut that out grandpa! You are beginning to sound like mom!!... By the way how did a scientific military man like yourself befriend a martial mystic like Master Cheung?"
"That is quite a long story. How about I tell you about it some other time. For now we have to draw up the plan for our version of Escaflowne." Ranma nodded and sat at his own terminal.
----(End Flash Back)----
Ranma shook himself out of memory lane and head toward the container that house's the Chi sensitive bio-crystal.
'I better get started or I won't be able to finished tonight,' Ranma thought as he pick up the Chi sensitive bio-crystals and headed back to his Guymelef.
Ranma spent the next few hours installing the Chi sensitive bio-crystals in the cockpit of his Guymelef. After he finished , he gave a yawn and made his way over to the main terminal. After entering a few command Ranma started walk toward the exit.
'That diagnostic routine should be done by tomorrow morning. Finally the project is done. Our dream to rebuild Escaflowne is now complete grandpa.'
To be continued..
Authors notes:
Finally I'm done with this chapter. Sorry for the late update but you know how it it during the thanks giving holiday. I'll do want to finish my story but gaming will always come first. I'm also sorry for the bad grammar with me mixing my tense. I don't have anyone to proof read my work. I do proof read my work like 5 time before posting it. I guess it's like trying to cut your own hair; you could never get it right. No I haven't forgotten about Kasumi and NO she not a background character in the story. It's just not time for her yet. I know a lot of you wanted the action chapter but I felt this chapter is a crucial part of the story, so I didn't skip it. Hopefully I'll get a chance to work on the next chapter of this story. I still have to finish writing chapter for my other story.
A Ranma½/Robotech crossover
Standard disclaimer: Ranma ½ is the property of Rumiko Takahashi, Dual is the Property of pioneer, Escaflowne is the property of Bandai, and Robotech is the property of whoever owns it.
' ' = Thought
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Chapter 03
White Dragon Celebration
- Over at the Sanada Estate -
Nodoka went over to the phone and called Mrs. Nanjyoin.
"Hello Mrs. Nanjyoin? This is Nodoka Sanada. Yes I'm fine, thank you for asking. I hear that you have a grand daughter that is new to the Island. Yes! I'm thinking the same think. Tomorrow is the grand launching of the space fortress they cou... Oh you already thought of that and your grand daughter already said yes. I'll have Ranma pick her up in the morning. No!! I don't think that is a good idea. An arrange marriage is so old fashion and I would like to give Ranma the choice to choose who he want to be with. Wouldn't it be better if they got to know each other first? Yes Mrs. Nanjyoin, I'll keep that in mind. OK I'll talk to later then."
'Oh I can't wait to tell Ranma the good news! I do have to admit that the arrange marriage is a good back plan. Knowing my son, it might just take that to make him settle down,' thought a very happy Nodoka. She then turn to look at the clock and wonder 'Strange shouldn't Ranma be home by now. I wonder what keeping late.'
- Over at the White Dragon -
Cologne and Shampoo arrived at the restaurant and were headed into the place. Cologne looks around the empty place and called out, "Hello? Is anybody home!!"
From the kitchen, a tall slender women with blue hair came out to greet them.
"Welcome to the White Dragon. How may I help you?"
Cologne look the women over and answered, "We are here to see Max Lynn?"
Leena nodded her head and went back into the kitchen to get her husband.
After a few minutes, Max stepped out of the kitchen and greeted his grandmother with a smile.
"Hello grandmother. I'm glad you could come on short notice," he solemnly greeted Cologne before turning to face his grandmother's traveling companion. "May I ask who your companion?"
A very confused Leena walked back into the room and stood next to her husband.
"Grandmother?" she asked, interrupting Max's attempts to learn the unknown lady's name. "You never told me that your grandmother is still alive?"
"I'll tell you about it later honey. Could you go and get Jason?" Max nervously asked. Before Leena left she gave her husband a look that told him that she wasn't please.
Max led his two guests to a nearby table and motioned for them to take a seat.
"Please have a seat while I'll go get some tea and something to snack on." A while later, he return from the kitchen with the tea set and some snack.
"Max this is Shampoo, your sister daughter. You and her are the only living relative that I have left" Cologne sadly stated as she sips her tea. Max nodded his head and waited for his grandmother to continue. "I'm not mad at you, but I would like to know why you never wrote back to the village after you left?"
Max gave a sigh as he thought about how best to explain what he did and why he did it.
"I'm sorry for making you and mother worry like that, however I really don't want to go into to much detail. Let just say that during the Unification Wars, I had the skill to make a different, but because I refused to fight, the village that took me in was destroy in the crossfire. On that day I lost something important to me and because of my stubbornness about fighting, she die along with the rest of the village. I was to ashamed to return to the Joketsu village or even write back to mom..."
"I see" said Cologne as she pondered what she had been told. "So grandson why did you sent me a letter after so many years?"
"I know it was selfish of me but I wanted to know if you and mom were still alive. I guess I got my answer. I also wanted one of my sons to meet his great grandmother" said Max in a sad tone.
"One of your sons? What happen to the other?" ask Cologne.
"Sadly he is a lot like me when I was younger. His name is Kyle Lynn and is staying with relative in Japan" answer Max. At that moment Leena came back into the room with a brown hair boy. Max called to his son.
Jason come over here son. I would like you to meet your great grandmother Cologne and your cousin Shampoo. They came all the way from China to visit us"
"Wow! Cool! You guy came from China" said an excited Jason. He heard of the place from his parent but never really met anyone form China.
Max cough and said, "Grandmother we getting ready to celebrate the founding of this restaurant. I would be honored if you and Shampoo would join us this evening."
"A celebration? I'd be delighted," Cologne commented as she nodded her head.
"We still need to get the preparations ready for the celebration tonight. Grandmother, why don't I have Jason show you and Shampoo the way to the guess room? I'll c...," was all that Max could get out.
- At the entrance of the White Dragon -
"Come on Ranma! Hurry up already!" Minmei said as she dragged Ranma in to the restaurant. "I'm Home! And I brought Ranma with me!"
"Come on Minmei. You can let go of my arm now. This is getting embarrassing," Ranma pleaded as he tried in vain to free his arm.
"Welcome back" greeted Leena.
"Ah Minmei I like you to meet my grandmother Cologne and your cousin Shampoo. They will be staying here for awhile," said Max as he greeted her. Max then turn to Cologne. "Grandmother this is my niece Minmei Lynn and her friend Ranma Sanada."
The party exchange greeting.
"Oh Aunt Leena. Ranma had agreed to help with the preparation" said Minmei to her aunt.
'Something about this young one boy intrigue me. I sense a strong Chi aura coming from him,' Cologne thought to herself as she eyed Ranma.
Shampoo on the other hand had other thoughts about Ranma. 'Now there a stud. I wonder if he could fight or is he just a pretty boy.'
"Mrs. Lynn could I...," Ranma never got to finish as Leena nodded her head and show him where the phone is.
Ranma thanked her and dialed the number for the Sanada estate "Hello Mom? Yes it's me Ranma. I know it's getting late. I'm sorry I couldn't call earlier. I'm at the White Dragon right now. No!!! Me and Minmei are not on a date!. The Lynns are throwing a party to celebrate the founding of the restaurant this evening and they would like us to join them. I'm here to help them get ready for the party. No, Minmei didn't trick me into this. Yes! I'm sure. I'll stop by later and pick you up. What? You have something important to tell me? How about you ask me later after the party? Ok, I'll talk to you later mom."
Ranma was about to head back toward Minmei when Shampoo stepped in front of him.
"Shampoo challenge you to fight, you accept?"
Ranma look at her strangely and answered, "Ah no thanks."
Shampoo had a sad expression when she heard his answer.
'Just as I thought. He's nothing but a pretty boy...'
"Err.. grandmother, Ranma is a friend of the family you're not going to..." Max nervously ask.
Cologne let out a laugh and replied, "Don't worry about it grandson. I'll exempt Ranma from the marriage law."
"Marriage law?" ask a confuse Ranma.
Max shook his head and said "Ranma, if you were to beat Shampoo in a fight, by the law of the Amazon, you two would be married."
'Oh.. geez that just great. I hope mom never find out about this law' thought Ranma as a shiver ran down his spine.
Minmei had a frown on her face when she heard about the marriage law.
'That just plan stupid!'
Cologne turn to face Ranma.
"Come now sonny boy. If you don't want to spar with Shampoo I can understand. So how about you and me go a round. Heck if you win, I'll even teach some of our Chi technique. Course, if you loose, you'll take my Shampoo out on a date," Cologne stated. 'This is going to be too easy. From the way he move it seem he know a little martial arts.'
'I don't know about this but the idea of getting my hand on some new Chi technique does sound good. I can sense that she is a master in Chi control and if I loose, all I'll have to do is go on a date with Shampoo.' Ranma thought as a grin formed on his face.
"Shampoo understand you just is pretty boy that no know how to fight!" Shampoo said in a teasing manner.
Ranma didn't like being called weak and yelled, "Hey! You take that back!"
"Why? Is Shampoo wrong?" Shampoo asked before she started to laugh.
Cologne just rolls her eye and thought 'And here I had high expectation for him. I can't believe he is falling for Shampoo trap.'
Ranma frown and cross his arm "OK granny I accept your challenge!"
"Ah Ranma I don't think this is a go..." said Max before someone whack him on the top of his head.
Cologne look at Max and said "You be quiet. This is a friendly little spar and I already gave my word that he is exempt from the marriage law."
Max gave a sigh and got up "If you really have to do this please do it on the roof and grandmother, please don't use any high explosive Chi blast!"
'High explosive Chi blast? Maybe this isn't a good idea after all' thought Ranma as he tried to read her Chi aura.
- Later on he roof of the White Dragon -
Everyone was now on the roof and waiting for the fight to start.
'Why do I get the feeling that Ranma is in over his head. Hey! Why is Shampoo looking at Ranma like that?' thought Minmei.
'Why hasn't great grandmother attacked yet? Surely Ranma is not a match for her?' thought Shampoo.
After a painful minute of starring and sizing each other up, the two rushed towards each other and started exchanging blow. Cologne was the one that was doing most of the attacking while Ranma was dodging her strikes. She suddenly did a low sweep with her staff and was surprised that Ranma flipped a few feet away from her strike.
'He a lot better then I thought but I get the feeling that he is holding back. Well we are going to have to change that now won't we...,' Cologne thought as she gave Ranma a smirk.
Cologne decide to test Ranma reflex and rush toward again him. When she is close enough she began her attack.
"Kachuu Tenshin Amaguri Ken!" Her hand instantly started to blur and hundred of blow headed toward Ranma.
Ranma was impressed that she knew a speed technique and counter with his own "Shadow Hand." He managed to block most of her strike but a couple still got through and knock him back. He got up and returned to his fighting stance.
"I'm impressed that you could even block some of my attack sonny boy," Cologne commented as she to got ready for her next attack. Cologne then yelled out "Splitting cat hair."
Seconds later, Ranma was surrounded by twelve Colognes.
Ranma closed his eyes and got in to a horse stand. He then concentrates his Chi into his fist and feet. After that was done, he yelled out "Shadow Strike" and his fist blurred and hit all of the Cologne that surrounded him.
'Damn! I shouldn't have under estimated him,' thought Cologne as she was lying on her back. She never thought anyone would be able to hit her while doing that technique. Not only that, but he even hit a couple of pressure point and locks up her arm and leg. She applied a little of her inner Chi to undo the pressure point and got up. She then notice that one of Ranma arm is lock by the pressure point she applied to him.
Ranma use his free hand and unlock his other arm from the pressure point.
"Shall we called it a tie? For one so young, you have great skill in the arts but I get the feeling you were holding back on me," Cologne said as she narrowed her eyes.
"You're not too bad yourself granny. Beside you were holding back too. I'd say we're about even...," Ranma commented. Ranma turn to look at their audience. "What? Hey why are you guys looking at me like that?"
Shampoo couldn't believe that Ranma had stood his ground against her great grandmother and was just standing there with her mouth open.
Max was in no better condition then Shampoo was as he was still trying to determine if he really saw what just happened.
Poor Minmei was still in shock at what she just saw. She only has seen these things in those old Kung Fu movies.
Jason ran up to his great grandmother "WooooW that was so cool! Great grandmother, you got to teach me how to do that!"
Minmei snap out of her shook and rush toward Ranma. She then latch onto his arm and glare back at Shampoo. Shampoo understood the message that her cousin has staked her claim on Ranma but she also notice that Ranma wasn't returning the feeling. She knew she still has a chance to win Ranma heart.
Ranma just stare at the two girls and wondered.
'Why are they staring at each other like that. Did I just see a spark of electricity between them? Nah, I must be seeing thing.'
Cologne already knew that Shampoo had taken a liking to Ranma and was now ready to support her in catching him.
'He definitely a good catch for my Shampoo.'
For some strange reason Ranma has an urge to run fast and far away as he could.
"All right fun time over! We still need to get ready for this evening," Max yelled out.
"Can Shampoo help to?" Shampoo cheerfully asked.
Max nodded his head and started telling them what need to be done.
- About an hour and a half later at the Sanada Estate -
Ranma is still deep in thought as he walk toward his house.
'That wasn't so bad. We actually got it done early, even with the staring contest between Minmei and Shampoo. When both of them grab on to my arm and wanted to come with me to pick up my mother I felt like that comic character Tenchi Masaki... Maybe I'm over analyzing this. Stuff like that only happen in the comic.' He open the front door and yelled out "Mom, I'm home!"
Nodoka walk into the room and greeted her son.
"Welcome home dear. Why don't you go take a bath while I get ready?"
"Ok mom," replied Ranma as he headed up stairs.
Later Ranma came down the stairs dress in a black suit with a pair of sunglasses.
His mother nodded her in approval but told him, "Loose the sunglasses. I swear, ever since you watch that M.I.B. movie you.."
"But mom I...," Ranma whined.
"No Ranma!" said Nodoka in a stern voice.
Ranma relented and took off the sunglasses.
"Now let head toward this evening celebration," Nodoka said as both of them head out the door.
- Thirty minute later at the White Dragon -
Ranma and his mother enter the restaurant to find it filled almost to capacity. Even the mayor of Macross City and his assistant is there at the party.
"I'm glad you could make it Nodoka. I take it Ranma told you about my guest" greeted Leena as she walk toward them.
"It's good to see you too Leena. Yes, he told me on the way over here. I can't wait to meet this Shampoo. Oh by the way this is quite a turn out." Nodoka said to her friend Leena.
The two then started to chat about various thing.
Ranma was about to go and mingle with the other guest at the party when he saw Minmei and Shampoo.
They were both wearing a silk Chinese dress that hug to their ever curve. Minmei is wearing a blue dress with a dragon design while Shampoo is wearing a pink dress with a flower design. Ranma nearly had a noise bleed after seeing both girls in their dresses. He couldn't help but stare at them. The girls smiled when they saw his reaction and both went to grab an arm. For tonight they would put their grudge aside and agree to share Ranma.
When he felt them latch on to his arms and rubbing their body close to him, he almost pass out from sensory over load. He couldn't help but turn red from embarrassment. They both giggled as they saw how embarrassed Ranma is by the attention they were giving him and drag him to the table that is reserve for the Sanada.
The other man at the party look at Ranma with envy and jealousy. Of course all the married mans in the room were whack in the head by their wife for leering at the young girls. Nodoka saw the whole thing and wipe a tear from her eye.
Leena just roll her eye and said "Let me guess. You are thinking how manly your son is to have two beautiful girl throwing them self at him."
Nodoka nodded her head and get a dreamy look in her eye.
"I could just see it now. A Chibi Ranma, Minmei, and Shampoo running around..."
"Right! Hey let go to the snack table," Leena said as she dragged Nodoka along with her.
'I hope she doesn't drink. The last time she did I...' Leena shiver at the memory.
Over at the Sanada table both Minmei and Shampoo were trying to get Ranma attention.
'Let seeee...the equation for n...ah.. what was I thinking again... yeah equation...,' Ranma thought as he tried to keep his hormones in control, but having two lovely girls constantly rubbing their bodies against his didn't help. A few brave girls at the party would try and talk to Ranma but would be scare off by the glare from either Minmei or Shampoo.
Through out the party Nodoka is busy chatting with Cologne and Leena about "how manly her son is".
"You know in the Amazon village of Joketsu it isn't uncommon for a man to have more then one wife. By ou..." was all Cologne could get out before Nodoka squealed in delight. Cologne almost passed out as Nodoka literally shook her for more information. Leena just sadly shook her head and pray for Ranma.
Back at the Sanada table, Ranma felt like running for his very life.
'What is my mom up to now...'
- A couple Hours later at Ucchan's -
Ukyo Kuonji wiped the sweet from her brow as she took a good look at the place. After several hours of cleaning she finally got the place looking like a restaurant.
'I can't believe how dirty and run down the place used to look. Didn't the previous owner had any pride in their restaurant? I guess that's a westerner for you,' thought Ukyo as put away her cleaning equipment. 'Darm it! that longer then I thought. I still haven't unpack and I haven't even finished filling out all the paper work yet. I guess the grand opening of Ucchan's Okonomiyaki Restaurant is going to be delay for a while. I have to wait until Monday to turn in the paper work. At least the party next door is dying down.'
Ukyo picked up the trash bag and head out the front door. As she was stuffing her trash in the bin, she heard someone yell out, "Ranma, are you ready to go yet?"
"I'm coming mom! I just got to say good bye to Minmei and Shampoo!" yell back a much younger male voice.
'Ranma? Could it really be him?' Ukyo thought as she drop what she is doing and started looking in the direction the voices were coming from.
She saw a woman with dark red hair and a young man with black hair done in a pigtail style, leaving the White Dragon Restaurant. She then ran towards them but crashed into a young girl with blue hair that had stepped out of the White Dragon restaurant.
Ukyo groan in pain as she got up and went to help the other girl.
Ukyo bow to the girl and said, "Sorry about that sugar. You're not hurt are you? I was in a hurry and didn't pay much attention to where I am going. By the way my name is Ukyo Kuonji."
Minmei was slightly shaken by what happen and replied back, "I'm Minmei Lynn. No need to worried I'm fine, so no harm done... Hey! You're the girl that bought the place next door."
Ukyo nodded.
"Ah.. Minmei right?...Do you know if the person who just left is name Ranma Saotome?"
"Sorry don't know who that is. The only Ranma I know of is Ranma Sanada and he just left with his mom a moment ago."
"Oh..."
Minmei saw this answer only made Ukyo depressed and decided to cheer her up.
"Since you're new to the Island, would you like to come with me and my two cousins to see the launching of the space fortress?"
'Maybe I should take her up on that offer. It's not like I can really do anything until Monday anyway. Beside it's been a long time since I had a friends to hang out with,' Ukyo thought. Seconds later a smile formed on her face. "Sure, why not."
- Late in the evening at the Sanada Estate -
Ranma and his mother had just gotten home and were now walking into the living room.
"Hey mom. Didn't you want to ask me something before the party?" ask Ranma.
"Well son you see Mrs. Nanjyoin has a grand daughter that is new to the Island and I would like you to take her to see the launching of the space fortress. After that you can give her a tour of the Island. Her name is Kasumi Nanjyoin and before you say no, I've already made the arrangement with Mrs. Nanjyoin" Nodoka said with a smirk.
"But mom I was going to visit Fleet Admiral Rara that day," Ranma said as he tried to find a way out. Nodoka cross her arm and look sternly at him.
"Ranma!! This is more important. You can test your new toy out later. Are we clear young man!"
"Oh all aright. As long as it's not a date."
"Good. You pick her up to tomorrow at the Mrs. Nanjyoin place." Nodoka said as she started up the stairs.
"Hey mom. I'll be in the Lab working on the project."
"Don't stay up to late now. You have to be somewhere early tomorrow," She headed for her room to get change and thought, 'What am I ever going to do with that boy.'
- Hanger in the back of the Sanada Estate -
Over at the hanger, A.K.A. the Lab, Ranma enter the security code for the entrance. The light on the panel turn green and the metal door swished open. The door closed behind him as he walked down the corridor toward his Lab.
Ranma walked into a huge room and admired the nearly completed project that he and his grandfather had started. The giant white armored Guymelef stood in the middle of the Lab looking like a medieval knight in white armor and a red cape (Think of Escaflowne the size of a Gundam without the red jewel on the left side).
Getting the needed materials for his project was never a problem. Beside being well off, his grandfather was the great war hero who help ended the Unification Wars, Admiral Ken Sanada.
For most of his life, Ranma grew up around the military way of life. He even knew a lot of the military personnel and was on a first name bases with them. Almost everyone one in his family had at one time or another serve in the military. Both his grandparents had met each other while serving. His departed aunt Mitsuki had served in the military along with her husband Henry Global. The only person who never followed the family tradition of joining the military was his mother. As for himself, he would like to follow in his grandfather's foot steps and become a great man that people could look up to and respect. As he was looking at the Guymelef, he couldn't help but think back to how all of this got started.
----(Flash Back)----
'Ranma is going to flip when I show him my new invention,' thought an excited Ken Sanada as he put the last piece on the machine. 'It's finally done. After so many years of research I'm finally going to prove that my theories of parallel world.'
Thought Ken as he step back to admire his work. The door to the Lab swished open and Ranma walked into to the Lab room.
"Hey grandpa! What did you want to show me?"
"Ranma! I want to show you my new invention it's called t..." is all Ken got out before he is interrupted.
"Ah.. grandpa! Its not going to explode like the last one, Is it?"
"No!! That last one wasn't my fault. Who would have known there would've been a power outage that day? Beside your eye brow grew back didn't they. AS I was saying this is my Super-Ultra-Deluxe Parallel World Transporter," Ken stated as he started laughing like a mad scientist.
'I don't like the sound of that. Parallel World Transporter doesn't sound to reassuring,' Ranma thought as he took a couple step back.
"Ah.. grandpa. Maybe you shouldn't turn on the machine y..." Ranma didn't get to finish as he notice that his grandpa had already pull all the lever and has just press a big green button with the word go on it.
Ken turn to face his grandson and ask "Did you say something Ranma?"
Ranma just shook his head in disbelief and wait for the explosion to occur.
This time however there was no explosion. Just an arcing current of electricity as it move from one capacitor to another. As the current of electricity speed up and intensified, a ring of electric energy started to form between the two conductors. Then the ring of electric energy collapse on itself until it is the size of a pin head. Then it started to expand again until it took up a good portion of the Lab. The energy this time looked like a flat disk of water rippling with distortion and had a couple of electric discharge going off within it. When the energy disk stabilized itself and the rippling has now stop, it showed an image of strange place with some alien looking creature moving around.
"All right I done it. I've made a doorway to parallel world!" said Ken as he rush toward the portal and stuck his hand through the portal.
After he stuck his hand in, the portal image started to blur and his hand came out the other end of the spatial anomaly.
'That strange it felt like I just touch water but my hand are dry. Did I mess up somewhere?,' though Ken as he examine the spatial anomaly.
"Grandpa I don't think this is a doorway to a parallel world, but a viewing portal to a different dimension. I don't remember ever seeing any of these creatures on our planet," said Ranma as he also study the spatial anomaly.
"I think your right Ranma."
Several hours has passed as Ranma and his grandpa started watching the event that were taking place in the viewing portal.
"Hey Ranma pass me the popcorn."
"Sure here you go grandpa. You know this is a lot better then HDTV."
They continue to watch as a girl name Hitomi Kanzaki is transported to a planet called Gaea and meet up with Prince Van Fanel of Fanelia. What caught their attention was a type of armored robot the native called a Guymelef. More specifically, the one called Escaflowne.
The Super-Ultra-Deluxe Parallel World Transporter machine would occasionally throw a few electrical arcs that would make the viewing portal ripple and skip forward in the event that it was showing. Both Ranma and his grandpa found this annoying but they couldn't complain.
They got to the part where Van and Hitomi had just arrive in Asturia when the Super-Ultra-Deluxe Parallel World Transporter machine started making a hissing noise before it melted down into a slab of metal. With its demise, the viewing portal also started fading away.
"Hey it was starting to get good!!" complain Ranma.
"What the...," Ken said as he look at his invention and wanted to cry. He walked over to his machine and gave a sad sigh "It's a goner."
Then ken smiled as he just got a good idea.
"Hey Ranma! I have a great idea. Why don't we rebuild our very own Escaflowne Guymelef?"
"But grandpa we don't have any Drag-energist on this planet."
"Not a problem! We'll just use bio-crystal instead. Beside I never said that we are going to make it like the original. With my understanding in the field of crystal-tech, robo-technology, and with your ability to manipulate bio-energy we could make a far more advance model."
"All right grandpa I'm In."
"By the way how is your training with old Lau going?" Ken asked as he started inputting some data into his terminal.
"Master Cheung told me that my training as a Chi Master is almost complete. Oh! He also want me to tell you to stop calling people the could control their Chi bio-manipulator. He want you to use the term Chi user or Chakra user. I have to agree with him. Bio-manipulator make me sound like some kind of machine," Ranma stated as he look over his grandpa shoulder to see what he is tying.
"Yeah yeah what ever. I swear old Lau could be so old fashion. Trying to make everything sound all mystical and unknowing. It's a good think I ask him to train you when I found out you had a talent for those things. Ranma you know you don't have to push your self so hard. With you studying to be top of your class, your martial art training, and your Chi training, I'm just afraid that you won't have anytime to socialize with that pretty friend of yours, Minmei."
"Now cut that out grandpa! You are beginning to sound like mom!!... By the way how did a scientific military man like yourself befriend a martial mystic like Master Cheung?"
"That is quite a long story. How about I tell you about it some other time. For now we have to draw up the plan for our version of Escaflowne." Ranma nodded and sat at his own terminal.
----(End Flash Back)----
Ranma shook himself out of memory lane and head toward the container that house's the Chi sensitive bio-crystal.
'I better get started or I won't be able to finished tonight,' Ranma thought as he pick up the Chi sensitive bio-crystals and headed back to his Guymelef.
Ranma spent the next few hours installing the Chi sensitive bio-crystals in the cockpit of his Guymelef. After he finished , he gave a yawn and made his way over to the main terminal. After entering a few command Ranma started walk toward the exit.
'That diagnostic routine should be done by tomorrow morning. Finally the project is done. Our dream to rebuild Escaflowne is now complete grandpa.'
To be continued..
Authors notes:
Finally I'm done with this chapter. Sorry for the late update but you know how it it during the thanks giving holiday. I'll do want to finish my story but gaming will always come first. I'm also sorry for the bad grammar with me mixing my tense. I don't have anyone to proof read my work. I do proof read my work like 5 time before posting it. I guess it's like trying to cut your own hair; you could never get it right. No I haven't forgotten about Kasumi and NO she not a background character in the story. It's just not time for her yet. I know a lot of you wanted the action chapter but I felt this chapter is a crucial part of the story, so I didn't skip it. Hopefully I'll get a chance to work on the next chapter of this story. I still have to finish writing chapter for my other story.