A Dragon From Above
Chapter 5 : New friends,New Enemies ?
Disclaimer : Ok everything I use here in my fic are not mine except myself there satisfied?
* *:Thoughts
[ ] :Speaking in my own language
{} :Chinese
" ": Japanese (but you should know by now , ne?)
^ ^: The Alpha and Omega aka Kami-sama
# #: Panda Signs
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A man in dark clothes is walking between the corridors of the street."come out I know you're following me" said the man aloud.
Suddnly a small breeze blew over him and a thick mist appeared."I'm supprised that one such as you can detect me." a voice answered out of no where like it was everywhere.
"Come out and die."said the man then going to a stance.
"As you wish...HeiTen-san" replied the voice.
*Slash* Was all the black clothed man heard and fell in his own pool of blood.
"You...you ...how can ...you defeat me?Show yourself..."coughed the man while dying slowly.
"I am sure you've heard of me." then walked out the one who attacked HeiTen.It was Zabusa.
"YOU ! But...you were dead...How?" said the dying man.
"It does not concern you.Don't you know that Demons can die?" that was the last voice HeiTen ever heard after his spirit was taken away from his body.
"Haku,dispose of his body but bring his head to Mr Jones."
"Yes Zabusa-sama."
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"Screw Upper Revised:Flame Tornado !!" a firery version of original screw upper technique ran towards Max who in return unleashed his own attack."Ice Gayser !" a pilar of ice erupted from the ground and engaged the tornado before the it comes any closer and both the attacks canceled each other while blocks of ice splatered arround and vapours were released to the air.Each attackers jumped away and starts attacking again.
"Reisen Amaguri Ken!" (a combined version of the chest nut fist and Reisen Ken) shouted Ranma and he striked Max.
"Trans Dual :Dance Of Dragons" Max countered each punch made by Ranma by using his palm strikes.
"Hah, you think that normal palm strikes can match my ReisenKen?" said Ranma while continuing his attack.
"Nope,but this is a little different." smirked Max,but was caught off guard when suddenly a fist broke through his defences and was launched backwards a few feet.*Damn..those punches hurt.*
Feeling the side affects of the lighning punches Max winced and prepared for the upcoming punch to his face,but it never come.
"What the...how come I can't use my ReisenKen?" asked Ranma.
"When I countered your punches I also filled them with Ki and I hit your presure points that gave Ki to your hands.I blocked them knowing that you need Ki to convert them to electricity." said Max ,He was recovering from the paralyzing technique.
"Shit,I knew it was too easy."
"Hey you hit pretty hard too."
"Whatever,I know how to relive those points.....there." said Ranma.He began to charge up with Ki in his hands.Max seing Ranma did this also started to gather Ki in his hands.Looks like an all out Ki battle is going to take place.Luckily they were in the abandened site behind the school.
The two figures smirked at each other and launched their initial attacks.
"Chou Hodouken : Shin Ryu Hokoudan !!!"
"SHIN MOKOU TAKABISHA BEAM !!! "
A great ball of ki unleashed itself from Max's hands and head towards Ranma,who in return countered with a gaint beam of Ki.The two Ki blast where halted in the center.Max's Ki ball is a bright golden colour of courage while Ranma's is a bright blue colour of confidence.
The mass blasts of Ki and quantum energy was so powerful that the whole Nerima ward felt it.People all around have a boost of confidence and courage.It continued for about 5 more seconds and both figures stopped together and collapsed on the ground panting.
"That....was so...cool...." said Max between gasps and tried to stand up.
Ranma grunted and smirked at the same time "Yeah...we need to try to expand our Ki reserves if we're gonna see who will win."
"But until then,let's go grab a bite." said Max.
"Sure.What do ya have in mind?"
"I'm thinking about some Udon Noodles.What ya think?"
"Ok.Let's go."
Two shadows were seen jumping on the roof tops of Nerima,then to the Beika district.They stoped at an Udon Noodle Stall and walked in.The two ordered their meals and start talking about their techniques and findings of the day.
"Well how'd ya think of my new attack?"asked Ranma.
"It's just an over grown Mokou Takabisha with a beam like state, no big deal." said Max.
"What? Hey it was big ain't it?"
"So is my attack.And Ryoga's Perfect Shi Shi Hokoudan.Listen man we need to think of better attacks,not just on power but skill.We need to think of our element."
"Element eh? You mean like my 'Soul Of Ice'?"
"Yeah,something like that.I mean,we have wind based attacks which is the screw upper,fire based like the raging flame and ice blast for ice elements.But we need some other attacks that don't need too much concerntration.Ryoga have his earth based attack which is the Baksai Tenketsu and Mousse have the Metel element with his vast variety of metel objects.We need all of each to perform the five elemental attacks.Lightning,ice and wind are of the eight elements." said Max.The food arrived and they both stopped talking and dug into the food.
After 6 bowls each....
"Okay,whatever but why do we need earth and metal elements? I mean,we can each kick Ryoga or Mousse's butt anytime."
"I know but that's because they don't know the circle of elements.I'm supprise Cologne never mentioned this though."
"What Circle?"
"Okay it kinda goes like this.Fire was made by wood,wood by water,water by metal,metal by earth,earth by fire.This goes on like a circle.Then the other circle is the counter circle.
Water counter fire,fire counter metal,metal counter wood,wood counter earth,earth counter water.Ice,lightning and wind are another natural elements that completes the eight astrial gates,or heavenly gates."Bak Gua" is therefore formed.Lightning is even hotter than fire alone so it means it's an evolved form of fire.Ice is another evolved form....by water.Wind is it's own form.So...that's about it.If we can master all those elements then we truely can call ourselves better Martial Artists.So to say that there aren't anyone out there that figures it faster than us." Said Max.
"Oh,I get it.So we need ta learn the Earth and Metal element eh?" asked Ranma.
"Yeah,and since I also know the method to train for the Breaking Point we should start soon before I go live with the Prof.The metal element require us to use weapons.Now Ranma I know that you're against using weapons but we must think of it as an extend of reach for us."said Max.
"Yeah I know that.Heck I even practice my Bo staff against my Pop in the morning."
"Okay It's settled then.We train in the mountains until I move out." said Max.
"Right."
The following days consist of occational attacks by Kuno or Akane bashing and the trainning for the Baksaitenketsu.Collogne even decided to help them train.Mousse helpped Max train in the Hidden Weapons attack.Oddly enough that Ranma said Akane's mallet bashing didn't hurt much after the boulder bashing.
The last day have finally arrived and Max was preparing to move out of the Tendo househole.But it seems that he was not going to leave alone....
One day ago....
"Akane you really should be a little more carefull on what you put inside your cooking.I swear you could kill a herd of elephants with just a small portion of it."said Ranma.
Foot meet Ranma's mouth,Ranma meet mallet-sama.
As usuall the sound of fiancee bashing and torture echoed through the Tendo residence.
"ALRIGHT THAT'S IT !! THAT FUCKING BROKE THE CAMELS STRAW !!" screamed Ranma then started storming up the stairs.He opened the door to Max's room and they dicided to leave at midnight.Max and Ranma left a messgae telling them that they're leaving and they don't care about the Tendos or Ranma's father anymore.If they follow them,they will call the authorities about all the things that happened.It seems that everytime Ranma was being abused Max have taken photos and recorded the whole thing on several occasions.So they now have solid proof that even Nabiki couldn't find any faults about them.
Present day....
The two arrived at Beika Street.Max pressed the doorbell and a plump looking old man answered the door.He was dressed in a white lab coat with black slacks,the top of his head was bald but not the side which have white curly hair.He wore a set of round edged spects and when he opened the door they both bowed to him.It was proffessor Agasa.
"Good morning Proffessor.I am Max and this is Ranma,we are the ones who called you two weeks ago about the spare room? " said Max.
"Ah yes.The Martial artists from Nerima eh? I heard that place was full of ood things.So you two want to stay here for how long? It doesn't matter since I need company too.Hahahaah,please come in." said the Proff.
They entered the house.It was nicely funished except for all the papers arround them.Two computers on the front desk and a labtop was switched on beside them.The Proffessor guided them to their rooms and they set down their stuff which consists of one back pack each.
"So hows the pay?" asked Ranma.
"It's free don't mention it.I appreciate the company.oh yeah would you two be interested on a camping trip to the mountains? We are going to collect mushrooms with the kids."said Agasa.
"Kids? What kids?" asked Ranma.
Max replied "You mean Conan,and the detective squad? Sure why not."
"Oh those kids sure.We can sure need a vacation after that last trainning." said Ranam.
"Oh okay.but did I mentioned Conan? How did you know about the detective squad?"
"I know lots of stuff.Besides I am going to attend Teitan high.I heard that Kudo was back." said Max.
"Um...yeah but can you keep it a secrete?" said Asag.
"Sure we understand." said Ranma.He was briefed by Max on everything on Conan and his incident earlier.
"Right I'll leave you two boys to unpack.Conan and Ai will be back at six.I haven't told them about you two and I don't know what they'll make about this but anyway they wont be a handfull.Enjoy the stay as long as you can." said Agasa as he went out.
"So? What do you think? We have a new start." Said Max.
"Yeah can't wait." replied Ranma.
Six o'clock.......
"We're back !!" two voice were heard through the hall.
"Hello you two.We have guests today and they'll be living with us." said Agasa.
"Guests? Who are they?" said Conan while taking out his shoes Ai by his side.
"Yo Conan.It's nice to finally meet THE Detective that solved all those mysteries.I know that Mouri-san wasn't smart enough heheh.By the way,I'm Max and this is Ranma ." said Max with a hint of excitement in his tone.
"We'll be livin with ya' I'm Ranma sorry about this." said Ranma as he scratched his head.
"YOU !! " shouted Haibara as she pointed at Max and Ranma."You're the one...the one that knows all about us !!"
"WHAT? Stand back Ai,Proffessor get down !!" screamed Conan as he switched on his stun gun watch.*Damn,I never knew it would turn out like this.Gotta make sure they're all safe* He shot a needle at Max but Max tilted his head and hold up his hands."Whoa,hold it man.I'm not the enemy."
"Why should we trust you?Who are you? How do you know about this?" shouted Conan,he sillently cursed himself as he missed.
"Well....actually I'm a fan of you." said Max sheepishly.
"Huh?"
"Okay I guess we need a little explaination."said Max.
The Next day.....
"So it's the first day of our new life."*Second day for me though* said Max.
"Yeah,howabout a little warm up?"
"Dude you'll never beat me this time."smirked Max while getting ready for a punch up match.
"Says Mr-I-Don't-Know-How-To-Do-A-Technique-That-Was-Ingrained-In-My-Mind."
"WOW,what vocab."
"Damn,just get ready to lose like last time."
They jumped to the roof and each fall into a different stance.Ranma uses his initial Anything Goes Stance which is a loose hands beside his hips.He looked as though he was just standing there but Max knew that he was inviting for an attack to counter it,because that was what Ranma is best at....Countering.Max on the other hand made a half horse stance with one open palm in front and another palm hovering near the neck.His stance was he ideal stance for both offence and defence.They stayed like that for a few seconds then as if an invisible signal was shown to them,they each jumped up high and attacked each other with rapid attacks.They didn't use their more damaging attacks for the sake of the Proff's house so they stick to their normal punches.Their 'Normal' punches seemed 'normal' to them but to Proffessor Agasa and the other occupants of the household,it seems that they were trying to kill each other.
"This is....is..impossible!! They are practically breaking the laws of physics itself." said Ai.
Agasa looked dumbly at the 'warm up' and cleaned his glasses."Is it me or are they staying in the air a little bit longer than usual."
"Nope I'm sure that it's not you because they are hovering above the roof." said Conan.
"Max,looks like our warm up session has attracted some viewers."
"Yup,so wanna finish this?"
"Hah,sure after I finish you.Kya !! "
A punch broke through Max's deffence and hit him on his left shoulder,Max's winced as the fist make first conatact but ignored the pain that was screaming through his left shoulder.He gave an open palm strike to the middle of Ranma's chest.Ranma didn't expect that from Max and tried to lean back to decrease the damage he was about to recieve but was too late and they both fell off the roof.
"Oh my god !! They..they just fell of the roof !!" cried Ai as she ran to the direction of Max.
"Check on Ranma I'll get after Haibara." said Conan as he rushed toward Max.
"Um..yeah..." said Agasa and he went towards Ranma.
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"Uh...that was one spicy a meat ball." said Max as he stood up.
"What..what are you made of? You just fell of a two story house and you just shrugged it off like it was just a scratch." said Haibara.
"Yeah,you alright?" said Conan as he tried to help Max up his feet.
"I'm alright,we get much worser falls than this.It's just Ranma's attack that knocked me of.I swear that the concretes in Nerima was alot softer."
Both teenager turned kids sweat dropped.Here was a guy that falls off a two story building and all he was complaining about the hardnest of their concrete?
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Mean while......
"I'm very impressed with your....men Jones.Are there any others?" asked Gin across the table.
"Hehe...unfortunately..yes.And before you think of finding those villages I must tell you something......you won't find it."
"Hmm...explain."
"You see,the islands...is protected by what they called hidden jutsus and the creators are the Kages of each and every village.Even our satellites can't pin point their exact location."
"Then how did you get Zabusa?"
"They are clones.The real Zabusa and Haku were dead.I bought their blood D.N.A. from a runaway merchant.He said it was a blood of a powerful fighter.I bought two canisters each.Many sacrifices were made and many people has died for the sake of merging with the D.N.A. but I finnally manage to find two perfect match for them.I tried to brain wash them but to no avail.It seems that they were trained for great will power control to counter all sorts of tortures.So I just made them my employees."
Gin was very interested in that.*Hmm..clones eh? If I were to get that kind of fighters in our group then we would be unstoppable.*
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"Haku.."
"Yes Zabusa-sama?"asked Haku while cleaning his Kunai.
"We need to get out of here quick...I hate to work for weaklings like these."
"Anything you say Zabusa-sama I will always be with you.Use me as you please." said Haku determation in his voice.
"I will ask for a much tougher task.Then we will fake our task by dieing again.After that shall we come back here and kill that good for nothing dog and take over his place."
"I understand Zabusa-sama....will we ever return to the Hidden Villages?"
"No."
"I...understand."
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"Okay were are finally here." said Proffessor Agasa to the group.
They arrived at the mountain a few hours after Max and Ranma's so called sparring.They introduced themselves to the D.S. (Detective Squad) and are gladly accepted by them.They were going to pick mushrooms to cook for lunch that afternoon.They were only permitted to collect 5 mushrooms each.
"I don't why would we be collecting mushrooms here."said Haibara.
"Hey mushrooms are a big delicacy at this time of season.And they are expensive too."said Genta,the fat boy was almost as food loving as Ranma and Max.
"Apples are also popular at this season and they are considered the fruit of knowladge." said Ai while walking near the Proff.
"Haha if it's the fruit of knowladge then maybe Genta should eat more of it." giggled Ayumi.
"Hey.."said Genta.
"But Ai...it's only writen in the bible and it's based on religious belive." said Agasa.The two begin to argue about it.
Mitsuhiko stood there staring at Haibara.Conan walked near him and asked him what's wrong.
"Um..it's just that...do you notice that Haibara is so unlike us? She is cold on the outside but she is real polite and kind.She seems so mature and intelligent...." said Mitsuhiko as he blushed."Well it's nothing special really it's just that I.."
Conan put hand on Mitsuhiko's shoulder and said "If you're talking what I think you're talking ,I suggest you give up.You're out of your league."
Max and Ranma was walking ahead of them talking about how beautiful and peaceful here compared to the noisy and chaotic Nerima.
A few minutes passed and the group haven't find any mushrooms.Well except Max and Ranma,they seemed to find faive mushrooms each but they kept the rest hidden in subspace with them.They planned to cook them at home.Then Conan pointed out that because mushrooms only grows on mushy and wet environment they need to find signs of yellow leafs trees because they absorbs the nutriens from trees.
Genta tried to wonder of to the other side of the fence but was caught by Max.It seems that Genta found a source of mushrooms at the other side of the fence which were said to be a hunting ground for bears.
But Genta managed to sneak pass Max when he was talking to Ranma and went over to the hunting grounds.
"Oh man....I knew he was trouble but I didn't know he was that stubborn." said Max as he,Ranma,Mitsuhiko and Haibara was sent into the hunting grounds to search for him.
"Dude how come he get passed you anyway?" said Ranma.
"I told you...I was talking with you about and I tought he was smart enough not to climb over when I first caught him." said Max.
"That's Genta for you,always thinking about food." said Mitsuhiko walking beside them.
Both Max and Ranma blushed as they heard that.The topic they were talking was about how the mushrooms should be cooked when they reached home.
Then suddenly a gun shot was heard throughout the forest.Ranma tensed but Max just stood there calmly as though he was aspecting something to happen next.Another gun shot fired and the shot hit the tree beside the group.Mitsuhiko tried to yell to the hunter that they were
here but Ai stopped him from doing do because there was a body lying not far from here.She started running and was followed by Max and Ranma.She explained that the hunter purposely shot them to kill any eye witness about the murder.
"Hold on there Haibara,how can you be so sure?Maybe it was because that a bear was behind us and that hunter was just trying to scare it off?" said Max.
"Don't be oblivious,did you saw that body? It was a gun shot wound.He was murdered! We must get away from here." ssaid Haibara.
"ALright you win....but first let me check out your feet.I know you sprained it while running from that guy." said Max and bend down to inspect Haibara's leg.True enough her ankle was sprained and a small bruise was starting to form.Max washed her bruise with cold water from his canteen and put his hands over the wound.He then applied his Ki to the bruise and it felt better.
"How..how did you?" stuttered Ai.Mitsuhiko was stunned beyond anything.Ranma just shrugged.
"You wanna know?"asked Max.They nooded together.
"Well that......is a secrete." said Max and winked at them.Both of them facefaulted.
"Where did that came from?" said Ranma.
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Somewhere....a certain wondering wizard sneezed...
"ACHOO ! Hmm..interesting,I just sneezed.That never happend before." said Xellos.
At the Kami plane,a certain monkey was laughing his head off.
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After that Max and Ranma sensed another presents behind them.It turned out to be a small bear cub.
"Aww..it's so cute." sadi Haibara and she lean down to pat it.
"Yeah..yeah."said Mitsuhiko.
"Hmm..then the mother won't be far behind since mother bears are very protective about their cubs.But I ain't affraid of some overgrown bear." said Ranma.
"What? What do you mean?"asked Mitsuhiko.
"I deffeated ghosts,dragons,pheonix gods and gaint c.c...c-c- um...feline monsters some bear ain't much a big deal anyway." said Ranma proudly.
"And although I never go through anything like Ranma here,I'm sure some bear isn't much trouble." said Max.
"You're kidding right?" asked Mitsuhiko clearly not beliving anything the two said.
"I belive it even though it's crazy.They fell of Agasa-san's roof this morning and shrugged off like nothing happened plus they can hover above the ground." said Haibara in an emotionless voice.
"Actually we can do something better than just a few metters,we can jump higher than the average man.Heck I've meet people that can fly." said Ranma thinking of the fight with Prince Habu.
"Okay this is too weird.But can you show us?" asked Mitsuhiko.
"Sure" said Max and Ranma together and jumped up...waaaay up into the trees and hovered there for a few seconds before they started falling down and landed with a small thud.They then continued their journey to the fence sillently....well because the two kids behind was too shocked to make any more comments on what they just saw.
They stopped at the fence and Max carried Haibara while Ranma carried Mitsuhiko and jumped over the fence.They spotted Conan and the rest of the group.It seems that three hunters decided to join the search for them but Max found them earlier.Haibara wispered in Max's ears that the murdered was in that group and that they need to be careful but Max asured her that he will protect everyone.Conan noticed that so Max told him what happened.Conan pointed out the murderer with Max and Ranma's help then they heard a sound behind them.A gaint bear appeared roaring loudly and started to charge them.Genta tried to run but was halted by an old man which was the murderer.
"Don't run boy,it's the bears instinct that anything that runs is considered a threat and will kill it." shouted that old man.
Another hunter tried to shoot the bear from behind but was stopped by Ranma.Max told Haibara to show the liitle bear cub to the mother bear.The bear,after found her cub walkied slowly into the jungle.The story was because the old man is indebt to the bear because it saved him when he was young from falling down a mountain slope.The bear stayed with im and kept him warm during the cold winter nights until it was shot in the eyes and was blinded from the left eye by another hunter who thought the bear was harming him.
The old man killed the hunter in the jungle erlier because that man killed one of the bears cub as bait to lure the mother out.He killed that hunter with the first shot,the second shot was a warning to the kids because the bear was just a few meters beside them covered by the bushes.The police came and took him away and then verything went back to normal.
In the car.....
"I fell so sorry to Mrs. bear." said Ayumi as a tear appeared at the corner of her eye.
"Well nothing we do but pray for them." said Max.
"Still.....he considered the bear was more important than humans,the nerve of that guy." said Haibara.
Yup everything was back to normal that day.
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"Zabusa,Haku I understand your thirst for blood and the lacking of killing in this mission but I really need you on this." said Jones.
"But to kidnap a kid ? I am a ninja,a shinobi of great skills !! Not some lacky for kidnapping." said Zabusa,only his years of shinobi trainning is keeping him from taking out his gaint sword and hack Jones's head off his shoulder.
"You ARE going to do as I said or have you forgoten who created you? I can create another one like you if I want but it's a waste of time.I can do it once and I can do it again.Now GO !! " shouted Jones.
"Yes....Mr.Jones." said Zabusa grimly and he disappeared with a puff of smoke.
"Jack,when they return I want them to be dead.Bring out the canister and start creating another batch of the two ninja's.It seems that this two has defected." said Jones.
"Yes boss...uh...do you need us to kill them when they finish their job instead?"
"Hmm...even better.I hate to waste money on carpet cleaning." replied Jones.
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"That...that BASTARD !! How dare he !! " screamed Zabusa.
"Zabusa-sama please calm down there are ears inside the walls." said Haku while trying to calm his master down.
"Hump,if I'm correct this will surely be our last mission.He is susppecting this to happen.Listen Haku..."
"Yes Master?"
"I want you to live on."
"Wha..what?"
"If anything happens to me...I want you to live on and don't ever try to follow my footsteps.I don't want you to die for me again like in the wave country."
"No...NO! I will always be with you no matter what !! If you die,I'll die with you.Please let me be your ninja tool." cried Haku.
"No,this is my final comand as your Master.I have taught you every jutsu I know and you are much more skilled than me...you just lack the experience."
"No...please..Do..do you hate me so much that I can't even die with you?" tears were falling down and started leaking through Haku's mask.
"It's not that.Don't ever say that.I ....you are my student and you must do what I say.Try to find a way back to the leaf village and stay with that...Naruto kid.He can be your friend.Kakashi will understand."
"But...but..I...love you..." cried Haku even more as he took of his mask.The mask revealled a beautiful face.It was pale but the tears had made the face red and more attractive...it was a face of a girl.It seems that Haku's body was a body of a girl when Jones tried to make the cloning.He didn't seemed to mind that since Haku's orginal face was indeed looked like a girl.Only Jones and Zabusa knew this.Haku tried to act like a boy but the body and D.N.A. merged together and because Haku has a heart so pure that HE turned into a SHE not only physically but also mentally.
"I...know Haku,but it has to be done."said Zabusa and a tear dropped from his face.
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(A/N: Although I'm following the story line by much it is an AU.)
"Alright...sources say that this kid...Conan Edogawa is suspected to be our last target...Kudo Shinichi. You are to go and kidpnap him and this girl ....we don't her name but she is also suspected to be Sherry.Get them alive." said Gin.
"Yes. Anything else?" asked Zabusa.
"Yes...do not fail me."
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It was midnight in the Proffessors place.Conan has returned to the Mouri residence and everyone was asleep.A cold breeze woke Ranma up and he shooked Max.
"Uh..what the he.." he was sillenced by Ranma's hand that covered his mouth.Then Max felt it.The breeze was not only cold....it was filled with ki.
"Do you feel it too?" asked Ranma releasing his hand.Max nooded.
"Someones in here....and very skilled too..do you think it's one of my enemies trying to get me?" Ranma asked and he started to wear his shirt and braistlets,prepared for a battle.
"No...I don't think so." said Max also preparing *Shit this is all wrong..what the hell happened I don't remember anything like this at all.*though Max.
They walked down the stairs quitly while hidding their Ki signitures.They were shocked to discover that the whole place was covered by mists....cold mists.
*This looks familiar...but where?* though Max to himself.
"It seems that there are fighters after all....Zabusa-sama will be pleased to fight you two." a voice called out from everywhere.
*Zabusa-sama? It can't be. Shit It looks like tha Naruto universe is also mashed with this.* thought Max.
"Who the hell are you? Show yourself."called Ranma.Loud enough but not too loud so that not to wake the whole neighbour hood."Yo Max..you know anything about this?" whispered Ranma.
Max gave a nod "Yeah I know who he is.He's a Ninja."
"Oh, just a ninja like Sasuke or Konatsu? This shall be easy" said Ranma while cracking his knuckles.
"Unfortunately....no.He is at a complete different level with the ninja's in Nerima.He is a REAL ninja."
"What do ya mean?"
"You seemed confident that you can defeat me." said the voice,slighly irritated because it was being ignored.
"Come out Haku I know you're hare." cried Max.
"You know my name? What Village are you from?" replied the voice.
"I know all about you and Zabusa."*I don't know if this is a mission for him or not...he can't be alive if he was dead in the series can he?*
"What village? Yo what are ya'll talking about?" asked Ranma.
"You must be from a Hidden Village to know about me or Zabusa."said the voice.The thick mists started to disappear and a dark shape was revealed.A figure with a mask on wearing wooden sandels long sleeves,long hair tied to a bun with khaki shorts up to the knees.
"I am Haku...former Shinobi of The Hidden Mist student of Zabusa Momochi.State your name and village." said Haku.
"I am Ranma Saotome from the School Of Anything Goes Martial Arts." sadi Ranma while taking a stance.
"I am Max um..uh..Knight? Yeah,Max Knight from The Ancient Tomb Sect." said Max.
"Ancient Tomb? What the heck is that?You never told me about that."said Ranma.
"Eh...I just thought of my favourite Sect in a novel."said Max sheepishly.
"Who shall I attack first? Or would you two attack at once?"asked Haku as she took out eight needles,four in each hands.
"Why are you here Haku?" asked Max also readying himself.
"None of your bussiness but all I can tell you is that I was ordered to kill the girl Sherry."
"What? Then the BO knows...damn it that means Zabusa is after Conan." said Max.
"Yes....at the moment he is at the Mouri residence.I have wsted my time talking to you....let's fight."
"Why don't we go outside,I don't wasnt to risk destroying this house." said Ranma.
The three went out side and went over the open space across the street.
"Who goes first?" asked Ranma.
"You go first,I'll head to stop Zabusa." said Max as he ran pass Haku.
"Why don't you stop him?" said Ranma.
"Why should I? He'll be as good as dead if he fights with Zabusa." said Haku,needles at the ready.
"Whatever,hey you're a girl right? You ninja's wouldn't have any rules that says something like 'if a girl was defeatedby an outsider male she were to marry him' or ' chase him and kill him' ?"
"No, why?"
"Just making sure...your move."
"Very well........"said Haku.
Haku threw a barrage of needles at Ranma,while Ranma was dodging them she made a couple of hand seals and shouted "Hidden Mist No Jutsu !" a dense fog appeared from nowhere covering up the whole street and made it impossible to see.
*Damn....this really IS different from battling Sasuke and Konatsu...Got to do something..all this mist...can't see...but I can sense her...um..strange I can't feel her ki...what the hell?* before Ranma could finish his thoughts he was attack from above.He quickly jumped away but as he tried to land he recieved a kick to his chest.*Shit I got hit at the same place twice.* He dodged another kick from Haku then jumped up to get a clear view but was forced to do a roll to the side because another barrage of needles was thrown at him.*Fuck that this is getting worse.*
"Hey Haku looks like you're only good at attacking from behind.What a cowardly way for a ninja." shouted Ranma.*I need to make her angry at me.But instead of an angry answer another two needles were threwn aiming for his vital points.
"Yup trust a GIRL to stab a man behind the back." *If that didn't get her...then..*
"Your tights are too thick,your hair's like a cow lick,you can't even kick,your mask makes me sick,talks like a hick,itch like a tick,build like a stick,you have lousy tricks,you're dumb as a brick,in other words..you are soooo UNCUTE !!"
Ranma was waiting for the blast of heated angry ki waves but it never came.*What the hell? No one I know could stand that.* Suddenly a fist caught Ranma in the solar plexus,but Ranma was unfazed by that and hooked on the hands."Hah got ya..huh? " the 'hands' turned into water as Ranma hold the hands.*Fuck a clone...clone? I still got that trick.* Ranma made a deffensive post and waited for the attack.He waited for 10 seconds but it never came.*What the hell is taking that girl so long...SHIT!! HAIBARA !!* as he realised it was a trick to distract him Ranma rushed to the house while cursing himself.
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"Hmm...this looks like the place."
"Hold it right there Zabusa."said Max.
"Hmmp? You know my name...which.."
"No I'm not from any village if you're gonna ask that.But I am going to ask you to stop this at once."
"Interesting.They send a boy to kill me."
"What, the BO? Nah...I came here on my own."
"Even more interesting...tell me boy ,how do you know about me and I might spare your life."
"All I want is that you stop this act or I'll be forced to kick your ass." smirked Max.
"You think you can deffeat me? Before I kill you,tell me how do know that I was here?"
"From Haku."
"What? Haku? Why did she tell you?"
"Haku's a SHE? I thought it's a HE."
"No,they cloned her and the body used was a body of a girl." said Zabusa grimly.
"Cloned? Damn..the BO is really crazy.So you're not the real Zabusa?"
"The real me was killed in the wave country but I have all the memories of the original Zabusa."
"So...you wanna stop? Maybe coz I know you're a good guy inside.Why not cut the crap and jion me?" asked Max.
"Join you? What can a boy like you could possibly do to help me?" laughed the former demon of the mist.
"Well for instance I beaten up those two over there." said Max as he pointed to the corner two men dressed in black was tied up and gaged to a post.
"So? I can do blind folded."
"And the fact that I could sneak up on you? " said Max,he was trying to avoid the fight .
"Alright,I'll consider that you have some skill.So what do you want me to do? Surrender myself?"
"Nope,since the BO found out about Conan then they must be stopped."
"Agreed they have made me do their bidding and they shall pay."
"So what are you waiting for? let's go back before Haku and Ranma wakes to whole district."
"You mean that my Haku caould be deffeated by some outsider?" said Zabusa angrily.
"No but they will cause a racket for sure."
"Fine." after that Zabusa appeared baside Max and made a seal.The two disappeared in a puff of smoke and appeared in the back yard of Agasa's house.
"Wow,I really need to learn that." said Max.
"Humph." grunted Zabusa.
"The mist is sure thick....wait this is the hidden Mist no justsu.I didn't realise it was this dense."
"The art of my village is uncomparible to you outsiders.Wait I sense Haku inside the house we need to hurry before it's too late." said Zabusa as he disappeared again in a puff of smoke.
"The more I see that the more I'm interested."
"Max !! Haku went inside the house !" shouted Ranma.
"Calm down Ranma,I'm sure it's gonna be fine since..." a puff of smoke appeared again with Haku and Zabusa.The mist was blown away by Haku.
"So...we're not fighting anymore?." asked Ranma.
"Nope.We'll be kicking BO butt." said Max.
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"Sir, the traitor Zabusa and two unknown boys are talking together and the mission was aborted.We also lost contact with agent six and five." a man in black (No not THE MIB) called through the handphone.
"Destroy them." replie dthe voice."And make sure those two kids and the original target is also killed leave no evidence."
"Right Boss."
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"And that's what we're gonna do." said Max.
"Um..ok but where is their HQ?" asked Ranma.
"I know my employer's HQ.We could start from there."said Zabusa.
Then a voice answered them,"You all ain't going anywhere else unless it's hell."
"Let's see...one,two,three,four,five,six,seven,eight...so there's eight of you guys armed with fire arms and four of us who are skilled in deadly arts....Bad odds." said Max.
"For them." finished Ranma and then they vanished from sight just to appear behind the BO agents.
"Buh bye." whispered Max into their ears then knocked them out by touching their sleeping points by the neck.
"Sleep tight." said Ranma while dusting his hands.
"Don't let the bed bugs bite." They said together and tied them up with ropes taken out from sub space.
Zabusa ans Haku was stunned at how fast these two boys are.*They are almost as fast as Haku...*thought Zabusa.
*Was he toying with me just now? Or did he underestimated me?*thought Haku.
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Arthur's Note:
Holy that was the longest Chapie.I would like to continue but I got a test next day.I promise that next chap is gonna have lots of action.R&R C&C.
Chapter 5 : New friends,New Enemies ?
Disclaimer : Ok everything I use here in my fic are not mine except myself there satisfied?
* *:Thoughts
[ ] :Speaking in my own language
{} :Chinese
" ": Japanese (but you should know by now , ne?)
^ ^: The Alpha and Omega aka Kami-sama
# #: Panda Signs
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A man in dark clothes is walking between the corridors of the street."come out I know you're following me" said the man aloud.
Suddnly a small breeze blew over him and a thick mist appeared."I'm supprised that one such as you can detect me." a voice answered out of no where like it was everywhere.
"Come out and die."said the man then going to a stance.
"As you wish...HeiTen-san" replied the voice.
*Slash* Was all the black clothed man heard and fell in his own pool of blood.
"You...you ...how can ...you defeat me?Show yourself..."coughed the man while dying slowly.
"I am sure you've heard of me." then walked out the one who attacked HeiTen.It was Zabusa.
"YOU ! But...you were dead...How?" said the dying man.
"It does not concern you.Don't you know that Demons can die?" that was the last voice HeiTen ever heard after his spirit was taken away from his body.
"Haku,dispose of his body but bring his head to Mr Jones."
"Yes Zabusa-sama."
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"Screw Upper Revised:Flame Tornado !!" a firery version of original screw upper technique ran towards Max who in return unleashed his own attack."Ice Gayser !" a pilar of ice erupted from the ground and engaged the tornado before the it comes any closer and both the attacks canceled each other while blocks of ice splatered arround and vapours were released to the air.Each attackers jumped away and starts attacking again.
"Reisen Amaguri Ken!" (a combined version of the chest nut fist and Reisen Ken) shouted Ranma and he striked Max.
"Trans Dual :Dance Of Dragons" Max countered each punch made by Ranma by using his palm strikes.
"Hah, you think that normal palm strikes can match my ReisenKen?" said Ranma while continuing his attack.
"Nope,but this is a little different." smirked Max,but was caught off guard when suddenly a fist broke through his defences and was launched backwards a few feet.*Damn..those punches hurt.*
Feeling the side affects of the lighning punches Max winced and prepared for the upcoming punch to his face,but it never come.
"What the...how come I can't use my ReisenKen?" asked Ranma.
"When I countered your punches I also filled them with Ki and I hit your presure points that gave Ki to your hands.I blocked them knowing that you need Ki to convert them to electricity." said Max ,He was recovering from the paralyzing technique.
"Shit,I knew it was too easy."
"Hey you hit pretty hard too."
"Whatever,I know how to relive those points.....there." said Ranma.He began to charge up with Ki in his hands.Max seing Ranma did this also started to gather Ki in his hands.Looks like an all out Ki battle is going to take place.Luckily they were in the abandened site behind the school.
The two figures smirked at each other and launched their initial attacks.
"Chou Hodouken : Shin Ryu Hokoudan !!!"
"SHIN MOKOU TAKABISHA BEAM !!! "
A great ball of ki unleashed itself from Max's hands and head towards Ranma,who in return countered with a gaint beam of Ki.The two Ki blast where halted in the center.Max's Ki ball is a bright golden colour of courage while Ranma's is a bright blue colour of confidence.
The mass blasts of Ki and quantum energy was so powerful that the whole Nerima ward felt it.People all around have a boost of confidence and courage.It continued for about 5 more seconds and both figures stopped together and collapsed on the ground panting.
"That....was so...cool...." said Max between gasps and tried to stand up.
Ranma grunted and smirked at the same time "Yeah...we need to try to expand our Ki reserves if we're gonna see who will win."
"But until then,let's go grab a bite." said Max.
"Sure.What do ya have in mind?"
"I'm thinking about some Udon Noodles.What ya think?"
"Ok.Let's go."
Two shadows were seen jumping on the roof tops of Nerima,then to the Beika district.They stoped at an Udon Noodle Stall and walked in.The two ordered their meals and start talking about their techniques and findings of the day.
"Well how'd ya think of my new attack?"asked Ranma.
"It's just an over grown Mokou Takabisha with a beam like state, no big deal." said Max.
"What? Hey it was big ain't it?"
"So is my attack.And Ryoga's Perfect Shi Shi Hokoudan.Listen man we need to think of better attacks,not just on power but skill.We need to think of our element."
"Element eh? You mean like my 'Soul Of Ice'?"
"Yeah,something like that.I mean,we have wind based attacks which is the screw upper,fire based like the raging flame and ice blast for ice elements.But we need some other attacks that don't need too much concerntration.Ryoga have his earth based attack which is the Baksai Tenketsu and Mousse have the Metel element with his vast variety of metel objects.We need all of each to perform the five elemental attacks.Lightning,ice and wind are of the eight elements." said Max.The food arrived and they both stopped talking and dug into the food.
After 6 bowls each....
"Okay,whatever but why do we need earth and metal elements? I mean,we can each kick Ryoga or Mousse's butt anytime."
"I know but that's because they don't know the circle of elements.I'm supprise Cologne never mentioned this though."
"What Circle?"
"Okay it kinda goes like this.Fire was made by wood,wood by water,water by metal,metal by earth,earth by fire.This goes on like a circle.Then the other circle is the counter circle.
Water counter fire,fire counter metal,metal counter wood,wood counter earth,earth counter water.Ice,lightning and wind are another natural elements that completes the eight astrial gates,or heavenly gates."Bak Gua" is therefore formed.Lightning is even hotter than fire alone so it means it's an evolved form of fire.Ice is another evolved form....by water.Wind is it's own form.So...that's about it.If we can master all those elements then we truely can call ourselves better Martial Artists.So to say that there aren't anyone out there that figures it faster than us." Said Max.
"Oh,I get it.So we need ta learn the Earth and Metal element eh?" asked Ranma.
"Yeah,and since I also know the method to train for the Breaking Point we should start soon before I go live with the Prof.The metal element require us to use weapons.Now Ranma I know that you're against using weapons but we must think of it as an extend of reach for us."said Max.
"Yeah I know that.Heck I even practice my Bo staff against my Pop in the morning."
"Okay It's settled then.We train in the mountains until I move out." said Max.
"Right."
The following days consist of occational attacks by Kuno or Akane bashing and the trainning for the Baksaitenketsu.Collogne even decided to help them train.Mousse helpped Max train in the Hidden Weapons attack.Oddly enough that Ranma said Akane's mallet bashing didn't hurt much after the boulder bashing.
The last day have finally arrived and Max was preparing to move out of the Tendo househole.But it seems that he was not going to leave alone....
One day ago....
"Akane you really should be a little more carefull on what you put inside your cooking.I swear you could kill a herd of elephants with just a small portion of it."said Ranma.
Foot meet Ranma's mouth,Ranma meet mallet-sama.
As usuall the sound of fiancee bashing and torture echoed through the Tendo residence.
"ALRIGHT THAT'S IT !! THAT FUCKING BROKE THE CAMELS STRAW !!" screamed Ranma then started storming up the stairs.He opened the door to Max's room and they dicided to leave at midnight.Max and Ranma left a messgae telling them that they're leaving and they don't care about the Tendos or Ranma's father anymore.If they follow them,they will call the authorities about all the things that happened.It seems that everytime Ranma was being abused Max have taken photos and recorded the whole thing on several occasions.So they now have solid proof that even Nabiki couldn't find any faults about them.
Present day....
The two arrived at Beika Street.Max pressed the doorbell and a plump looking old man answered the door.He was dressed in a white lab coat with black slacks,the top of his head was bald but not the side which have white curly hair.He wore a set of round edged spects and when he opened the door they both bowed to him.It was proffessor Agasa.
"Good morning Proffessor.I am Max and this is Ranma,we are the ones who called you two weeks ago about the spare room? " said Max.
"Ah yes.The Martial artists from Nerima eh? I heard that place was full of ood things.So you two want to stay here for how long? It doesn't matter since I need company too.Hahahaah,please come in." said the Proff.
They entered the house.It was nicely funished except for all the papers arround them.Two computers on the front desk and a labtop was switched on beside them.The Proffessor guided them to their rooms and they set down their stuff which consists of one back pack each.
"So hows the pay?" asked Ranma.
"It's free don't mention it.I appreciate the company.oh yeah would you two be interested on a camping trip to the mountains? We are going to collect mushrooms with the kids."said Agasa.
"Kids? What kids?" asked Ranma.
Max replied "You mean Conan,and the detective squad? Sure why not."
"Oh those kids sure.We can sure need a vacation after that last trainning." said Ranam.
"Oh okay.but did I mentioned Conan? How did you know about the detective squad?"
"I know lots of stuff.Besides I am going to attend Teitan high.I heard that Kudo was back." said Max.
"Um...yeah but can you keep it a secrete?" said Asag.
"Sure we understand." said Ranma.He was briefed by Max on everything on Conan and his incident earlier.
"Right I'll leave you two boys to unpack.Conan and Ai will be back at six.I haven't told them about you two and I don't know what they'll make about this but anyway they wont be a handfull.Enjoy the stay as long as you can." said Agasa as he went out.
"So? What do you think? We have a new start." Said Max.
"Yeah can't wait." replied Ranma.
Six o'clock.......
"We're back !!" two voice were heard through the hall.
"Hello you two.We have guests today and they'll be living with us." said Agasa.
"Guests? Who are they?" said Conan while taking out his shoes Ai by his side.
"Yo Conan.It's nice to finally meet THE Detective that solved all those mysteries.I know that Mouri-san wasn't smart enough heheh.By the way,I'm Max and this is Ranma ." said Max with a hint of excitement in his tone.
"We'll be livin with ya' I'm Ranma sorry about this." said Ranma as he scratched his head.
"YOU !! " shouted Haibara as she pointed at Max and Ranma."You're the one...the one that knows all about us !!"
"WHAT? Stand back Ai,Proffessor get down !!" screamed Conan as he switched on his stun gun watch.*Damn,I never knew it would turn out like this.Gotta make sure they're all safe* He shot a needle at Max but Max tilted his head and hold up his hands."Whoa,hold it man.I'm not the enemy."
"Why should we trust you?Who are you? How do you know about this?" shouted Conan,he sillently cursed himself as he missed.
"Well....actually I'm a fan of you." said Max sheepishly.
"Huh?"
"Okay I guess we need a little explaination."said Max.
The Next day.....
"So it's the first day of our new life."*Second day for me though* said Max.
"Yeah,howabout a little warm up?"
"Dude you'll never beat me this time."smirked Max while getting ready for a punch up match.
"Says Mr-I-Don't-Know-How-To-Do-A-Technique-That-Was-Ingrained-In-My-Mind."
"WOW,what vocab."
"Damn,just get ready to lose like last time."
They jumped to the roof and each fall into a different stance.Ranma uses his initial Anything Goes Stance which is a loose hands beside his hips.He looked as though he was just standing there but Max knew that he was inviting for an attack to counter it,because that was what Ranma is best at....Countering.Max on the other hand made a half horse stance with one open palm in front and another palm hovering near the neck.His stance was he ideal stance for both offence and defence.They stayed like that for a few seconds then as if an invisible signal was shown to them,they each jumped up high and attacked each other with rapid attacks.They didn't use their more damaging attacks for the sake of the Proff's house so they stick to their normal punches.Their 'Normal' punches seemed 'normal' to them but to Proffessor Agasa and the other occupants of the household,it seems that they were trying to kill each other.
"This is....is..impossible!! They are practically breaking the laws of physics itself." said Ai.
Agasa looked dumbly at the 'warm up' and cleaned his glasses."Is it me or are they staying in the air a little bit longer than usual."
"Nope I'm sure that it's not you because they are hovering above the roof." said Conan.
"Max,looks like our warm up session has attracted some viewers."
"Yup,so wanna finish this?"
"Hah,sure after I finish you.Kya !! "
A punch broke through Max's deffence and hit him on his left shoulder,Max's winced as the fist make first conatact but ignored the pain that was screaming through his left shoulder.He gave an open palm strike to the middle of Ranma's chest.Ranma didn't expect that from Max and tried to lean back to decrease the damage he was about to recieve but was too late and they both fell off the roof.
"Oh my god !! They..they just fell of the roof !!" cried Ai as she ran to the direction of Max.
"Check on Ranma I'll get after Haibara." said Conan as he rushed toward Max.
"Um..yeah..." said Agasa and he went towards Ranma.
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"Uh...that was one spicy a meat ball." said Max as he stood up.
"What..what are you made of? You just fell of a two story house and you just shrugged it off like it was just a scratch." said Haibara.
"Yeah,you alright?" said Conan as he tried to help Max up his feet.
"I'm alright,we get much worser falls than this.It's just Ranma's attack that knocked me of.I swear that the concretes in Nerima was alot softer."
Both teenager turned kids sweat dropped.Here was a guy that falls off a two story building and all he was complaining about the hardnest of their concrete?
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Mean while......
"I'm very impressed with your....men Jones.Are there any others?" asked Gin across the table.
"Hehe...unfortunately..yes.And before you think of finding those villages I must tell you something......you won't find it."
"Hmm...explain."
"You see,the islands...is protected by what they called hidden jutsus and the creators are the Kages of each and every village.Even our satellites can't pin point their exact location."
"Then how did you get Zabusa?"
"They are clones.The real Zabusa and Haku were dead.I bought their blood D.N.A. from a runaway merchant.He said it was a blood of a powerful fighter.I bought two canisters each.Many sacrifices were made and many people has died for the sake of merging with the D.N.A. but I finnally manage to find two perfect match for them.I tried to brain wash them but to no avail.It seems that they were trained for great will power control to counter all sorts of tortures.So I just made them my employees."
Gin was very interested in that.*Hmm..clones eh? If I were to get that kind of fighters in our group then we would be unstoppable.*
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"Haku.."
"Yes Zabusa-sama?"asked Haku while cleaning his Kunai.
"We need to get out of here quick...I hate to work for weaklings like these."
"Anything you say Zabusa-sama I will always be with you.Use me as you please." said Haku determation in his voice.
"I will ask for a much tougher task.Then we will fake our task by dieing again.After that shall we come back here and kill that good for nothing dog and take over his place."
"I understand Zabusa-sama....will we ever return to the Hidden Villages?"
"No."
"I...understand."
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"Okay were are finally here." said Proffessor Agasa to the group.
They arrived at the mountain a few hours after Max and Ranma's so called sparring.They introduced themselves to the D.S. (Detective Squad) and are gladly accepted by them.They were going to pick mushrooms to cook for lunch that afternoon.They were only permitted to collect 5 mushrooms each.
"I don't why would we be collecting mushrooms here."said Haibara.
"Hey mushrooms are a big delicacy at this time of season.And they are expensive too."said Genta,the fat boy was almost as food loving as Ranma and Max.
"Apples are also popular at this season and they are considered the fruit of knowladge." said Ai while walking near the Proff.
"Haha if it's the fruit of knowladge then maybe Genta should eat more of it." giggled Ayumi.
"Hey.."said Genta.
"But Ai...it's only writen in the bible and it's based on religious belive." said Agasa.The two begin to argue about it.
Mitsuhiko stood there staring at Haibara.Conan walked near him and asked him what's wrong.
"Um..it's just that...do you notice that Haibara is so unlike us? She is cold on the outside but she is real polite and kind.She seems so mature and intelligent...." said Mitsuhiko as he blushed."Well it's nothing special really it's just that I.."
Conan put hand on Mitsuhiko's shoulder and said "If you're talking what I think you're talking ,I suggest you give up.You're out of your league."
Max and Ranma was walking ahead of them talking about how beautiful and peaceful here compared to the noisy and chaotic Nerima.
A few minutes passed and the group haven't find any mushrooms.Well except Max and Ranma,they seemed to find faive mushrooms each but they kept the rest hidden in subspace with them.They planned to cook them at home.Then Conan pointed out that because mushrooms only grows on mushy and wet environment they need to find signs of yellow leafs trees because they absorbs the nutriens from trees.
Genta tried to wonder of to the other side of the fence but was caught by Max.It seems that Genta found a source of mushrooms at the other side of the fence which were said to be a hunting ground for bears.
But Genta managed to sneak pass Max when he was talking to Ranma and went over to the hunting grounds.
"Oh man....I knew he was trouble but I didn't know he was that stubborn." said Max as he,Ranma,Mitsuhiko and Haibara was sent into the hunting grounds to search for him.
"Dude how come he get passed you anyway?" said Ranma.
"I told you...I was talking with you about and I tought he was smart enough not to climb over when I first caught him." said Max.
"That's Genta for you,always thinking about food." said Mitsuhiko walking beside them.
Both Max and Ranma blushed as they heard that.The topic they were talking was about how the mushrooms should be cooked when they reached home.
Then suddenly a gun shot was heard throughout the forest.Ranma tensed but Max just stood there calmly as though he was aspecting something to happen next.Another gun shot fired and the shot hit the tree beside the group.Mitsuhiko tried to yell to the hunter that they were
here but Ai stopped him from doing do because there was a body lying not far from here.She started running and was followed by Max and Ranma.She explained that the hunter purposely shot them to kill any eye witness about the murder.
"Hold on there Haibara,how can you be so sure?Maybe it was because that a bear was behind us and that hunter was just trying to scare it off?" said Max.
"Don't be oblivious,did you saw that body? It was a gun shot wound.He was murdered! We must get away from here." ssaid Haibara.
"ALright you win....but first let me check out your feet.I know you sprained it while running from that guy." said Max and bend down to inspect Haibara's leg.True enough her ankle was sprained and a small bruise was starting to form.Max washed her bruise with cold water from his canteen and put his hands over the wound.He then applied his Ki to the bruise and it felt better.
"How..how did you?" stuttered Ai.Mitsuhiko was stunned beyond anything.Ranma just shrugged.
"You wanna know?"asked Max.They nooded together.
"Well that......is a secrete." said Max and winked at them.Both of them facefaulted.
"Where did that came from?" said Ranma.
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Somewhere....a certain wondering wizard sneezed...
"ACHOO ! Hmm..interesting,I just sneezed.That never happend before." said Xellos.
At the Kami plane,a certain monkey was laughing his head off.
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After that Max and Ranma sensed another presents behind them.It turned out to be a small bear cub.
"Aww..it's so cute." sadi Haibara and she lean down to pat it.
"Yeah..yeah."said Mitsuhiko.
"Hmm..then the mother won't be far behind since mother bears are very protective about their cubs.But I ain't affraid of some overgrown bear." said Ranma.
"What? What do you mean?"asked Mitsuhiko.
"I deffeated ghosts,dragons,pheonix gods and gaint c.c...c-c- um...feline monsters some bear ain't much a big deal anyway." said Ranma proudly.
"And although I never go through anything like Ranma here,I'm sure some bear isn't much trouble." said Max.
"You're kidding right?" asked Mitsuhiko clearly not beliving anything the two said.
"I belive it even though it's crazy.They fell of Agasa-san's roof this morning and shrugged off like nothing happened plus they can hover above the ground." said Haibara in an emotionless voice.
"Actually we can do something better than just a few metters,we can jump higher than the average man.Heck I've meet people that can fly." said Ranma thinking of the fight with Prince Habu.
"Okay this is too weird.But can you show us?" asked Mitsuhiko.
"Sure" said Max and Ranma together and jumped up...waaaay up into the trees and hovered there for a few seconds before they started falling down and landed with a small thud.They then continued their journey to the fence sillently....well because the two kids behind was too shocked to make any more comments on what they just saw.
They stopped at the fence and Max carried Haibara while Ranma carried Mitsuhiko and jumped over the fence.They spotted Conan and the rest of the group.It seems that three hunters decided to join the search for them but Max found them earlier.Haibara wispered in Max's ears that the murdered was in that group and that they need to be careful but Max asured her that he will protect everyone.Conan noticed that so Max told him what happened.Conan pointed out the murderer with Max and Ranma's help then they heard a sound behind them.A gaint bear appeared roaring loudly and started to charge them.Genta tried to run but was halted by an old man which was the murderer.
"Don't run boy,it's the bears instinct that anything that runs is considered a threat and will kill it." shouted that old man.
Another hunter tried to shoot the bear from behind but was stopped by Ranma.Max told Haibara to show the liitle bear cub to the mother bear.The bear,after found her cub walkied slowly into the jungle.The story was because the old man is indebt to the bear because it saved him when he was young from falling down a mountain slope.The bear stayed with im and kept him warm during the cold winter nights until it was shot in the eyes and was blinded from the left eye by another hunter who thought the bear was harming him.
The old man killed the hunter in the jungle erlier because that man killed one of the bears cub as bait to lure the mother out.He killed that hunter with the first shot,the second shot was a warning to the kids because the bear was just a few meters beside them covered by the bushes.The police came and took him away and then verything went back to normal.
In the car.....
"I fell so sorry to Mrs. bear." said Ayumi as a tear appeared at the corner of her eye.
"Well nothing we do but pray for them." said Max.
"Still.....he considered the bear was more important than humans,the nerve of that guy." said Haibara.
Yup everything was back to normal that day.
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"Zabusa,Haku I understand your thirst for blood and the lacking of killing in this mission but I really need you on this." said Jones.
"But to kidnap a kid ? I am a ninja,a shinobi of great skills !! Not some lacky for kidnapping." said Zabusa,only his years of shinobi trainning is keeping him from taking out his gaint sword and hack Jones's head off his shoulder.
"You ARE going to do as I said or have you forgoten who created you? I can create another one like you if I want but it's a waste of time.I can do it once and I can do it again.Now GO !! " shouted Jones.
"Yes....Mr.Jones." said Zabusa grimly and he disappeared with a puff of smoke.
"Jack,when they return I want them to be dead.Bring out the canister and start creating another batch of the two ninja's.It seems that this two has defected." said Jones.
"Yes boss...uh...do you need us to kill them when they finish their job instead?"
"Hmm...even better.I hate to waste money on carpet cleaning." replied Jones.
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"That...that BASTARD !! How dare he !! " screamed Zabusa.
"Zabusa-sama please calm down there are ears inside the walls." said Haku while trying to calm his master down.
"Hump,if I'm correct this will surely be our last mission.He is susppecting this to happen.Listen Haku..."
"Yes Master?"
"I want you to live on."
"Wha..what?"
"If anything happens to me...I want you to live on and don't ever try to follow my footsteps.I don't want you to die for me again like in the wave country."
"No...NO! I will always be with you no matter what !! If you die,I'll die with you.Please let me be your ninja tool." cried Haku.
"No,this is my final comand as your Master.I have taught you every jutsu I know and you are much more skilled than me...you just lack the experience."
"No...please..Do..do you hate me so much that I can't even die with you?" tears were falling down and started leaking through Haku's mask.
"It's not that.Don't ever say that.I ....you are my student and you must do what I say.Try to find a way back to the leaf village and stay with that...Naruto kid.He can be your friend.Kakashi will understand."
"But...but..I...love you..." cried Haku even more as he took of his mask.The mask revealled a beautiful face.It was pale but the tears had made the face red and more attractive...it was a face of a girl.It seems that Haku's body was a body of a girl when Jones tried to make the cloning.He didn't seemed to mind that since Haku's orginal face was indeed looked like a girl.Only Jones and Zabusa knew this.Haku tried to act like a boy but the body and D.N.A. merged together and because Haku has a heart so pure that HE turned into a SHE not only physically but also mentally.
"I...know Haku,but it has to be done."said Zabusa and a tear dropped from his face.
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(A/N: Although I'm following the story line by much it is an AU.)
"Alright...sources say that this kid...Conan Edogawa is suspected to be our last target...Kudo Shinichi. You are to go and kidpnap him and this girl ....we don't her name but she is also suspected to be Sherry.Get them alive." said Gin.
"Yes. Anything else?" asked Zabusa.
"Yes...do not fail me."
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It was midnight in the Proffessors place.Conan has returned to the Mouri residence and everyone was asleep.A cold breeze woke Ranma up and he shooked Max.
"Uh..what the he.." he was sillenced by Ranma's hand that covered his mouth.Then Max felt it.The breeze was not only cold....it was filled with ki.
"Do you feel it too?" asked Ranma releasing his hand.Max nooded.
"Someones in here....and very skilled too..do you think it's one of my enemies trying to get me?" Ranma asked and he started to wear his shirt and braistlets,prepared for a battle.
"No...I don't think so." said Max also preparing *Shit this is all wrong..what the hell happened I don't remember anything like this at all.*though Max.
They walked down the stairs quitly while hidding their Ki signitures.They were shocked to discover that the whole place was covered by mists....cold mists.
*This looks familiar...but where?* though Max to himself.
"It seems that there are fighters after all....Zabusa-sama will be pleased to fight you two." a voice called out from everywhere.
*Zabusa-sama? It can't be. Shit It looks like tha Naruto universe is also mashed with this.* thought Max.
"Who the hell are you? Show yourself."called Ranma.Loud enough but not too loud so that not to wake the whole neighbour hood."Yo Max..you know anything about this?" whispered Ranma.
Max gave a nod "Yeah I know who he is.He's a Ninja."
"Oh, just a ninja like Sasuke or Konatsu? This shall be easy" said Ranma while cracking his knuckles.
"Unfortunately....no.He is at a complete different level with the ninja's in Nerima.He is a REAL ninja."
"What do ya mean?"
"You seemed confident that you can defeat me." said the voice,slighly irritated because it was being ignored.
"Come out Haku I know you're hare." cried Max.
"You know my name? What Village are you from?" replied the voice.
"I know all about you and Zabusa."*I don't know if this is a mission for him or not...he can't be alive if he was dead in the series can he?*
"What village? Yo what are ya'll talking about?" asked Ranma.
"You must be from a Hidden Village to know about me or Zabusa."said the voice.The thick mists started to disappear and a dark shape was revealed.A figure with a mask on wearing wooden sandels long sleeves,long hair tied to a bun with khaki shorts up to the knees.
"I am Haku...former Shinobi of The Hidden Mist student of Zabusa Momochi.State your name and village." said Haku.
"I am Ranma Saotome from the School Of Anything Goes Martial Arts." sadi Ranma while taking a stance.
"I am Max um..uh..Knight? Yeah,Max Knight from The Ancient Tomb Sect." said Max.
"Ancient Tomb? What the heck is that?You never told me about that."said Ranma.
"Eh...I just thought of my favourite Sect in a novel."said Max sheepishly.
"Who shall I attack first? Or would you two attack at once?"asked Haku as she took out eight needles,four in each hands.
"Why are you here Haku?" asked Max also readying himself.
"None of your bussiness but all I can tell you is that I was ordered to kill the girl Sherry."
"What? Then the BO knows...damn it that means Zabusa is after Conan." said Max.
"Yes....at the moment he is at the Mouri residence.I have wsted my time talking to you....let's fight."
"Why don't we go outside,I don't wasnt to risk destroying this house." said Ranma.
The three went out side and went over the open space across the street.
"Who goes first?" asked Ranma.
"You go first,I'll head to stop Zabusa." said Max as he ran pass Haku.
"Why don't you stop him?" said Ranma.
"Why should I? He'll be as good as dead if he fights with Zabusa." said Haku,needles at the ready.
"Whatever,hey you're a girl right? You ninja's wouldn't have any rules that says something like 'if a girl was defeatedby an outsider male she were to marry him' or ' chase him and kill him' ?"
"No, why?"
"Just making sure...your move."
"Very well........"said Haku.
Haku threw a barrage of needles at Ranma,while Ranma was dodging them she made a couple of hand seals and shouted "Hidden Mist No Jutsu !" a dense fog appeared from nowhere covering up the whole street and made it impossible to see.
*Damn....this really IS different from battling Sasuke and Konatsu...Got to do something..all this mist...can't see...but I can sense her...um..strange I can't feel her ki...what the hell?* before Ranma could finish his thoughts he was attack from above.He quickly jumped away but as he tried to land he recieved a kick to his chest.*Shit I got hit at the same place twice.* He dodged another kick from Haku then jumped up to get a clear view but was forced to do a roll to the side because another barrage of needles was thrown at him.*Fuck that this is getting worse.*
"Hey Haku looks like you're only good at attacking from behind.What a cowardly way for a ninja." shouted Ranma.*I need to make her angry at me.But instead of an angry answer another two needles were threwn aiming for his vital points.
"Yup trust a GIRL to stab a man behind the back." *If that didn't get her...then..*
"Your tights are too thick,your hair's like a cow lick,you can't even kick,your mask makes me sick,talks like a hick,itch like a tick,build like a stick,you have lousy tricks,you're dumb as a brick,in other words..you are soooo UNCUTE !!"
Ranma was waiting for the blast of heated angry ki waves but it never came.*What the hell? No one I know could stand that.* Suddenly a fist caught Ranma in the solar plexus,but Ranma was unfazed by that and hooked on the hands."Hah got ya..huh? " the 'hands' turned into water as Ranma hold the hands.*Fuck a clone...clone? I still got that trick.* Ranma made a deffensive post and waited for the attack.He waited for 10 seconds but it never came.*What the hell is taking that girl so long...SHIT!! HAIBARA !!* as he realised it was a trick to distract him Ranma rushed to the house while cursing himself.
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"Hmm...this looks like the place."
"Hold it right there Zabusa."said Max.
"Hmmp? You know my name...which.."
"No I'm not from any village if you're gonna ask that.But I am going to ask you to stop this at once."
"Interesting.They send a boy to kill me."
"What, the BO? Nah...I came here on my own."
"Even more interesting...tell me boy ,how do you know about me and I might spare your life."
"All I want is that you stop this act or I'll be forced to kick your ass." smirked Max.
"You think you can deffeat me? Before I kill you,tell me how do know that I was here?"
"From Haku."
"What? Haku? Why did she tell you?"
"Haku's a SHE? I thought it's a HE."
"No,they cloned her and the body used was a body of a girl." said Zabusa grimly.
"Cloned? Damn..the BO is really crazy.So you're not the real Zabusa?"
"The real me was killed in the wave country but I have all the memories of the original Zabusa."
"So...you wanna stop? Maybe coz I know you're a good guy inside.Why not cut the crap and jion me?" asked Max.
"Join you? What can a boy like you could possibly do to help me?" laughed the former demon of the mist.
"Well for instance I beaten up those two over there." said Max as he pointed to the corner two men dressed in black was tied up and gaged to a post.
"So? I can do blind folded."
"And the fact that I could sneak up on you? " said Max,he was trying to avoid the fight .
"Alright,I'll consider that you have some skill.So what do you want me to do? Surrender myself?"
"Nope,since the BO found out about Conan then they must be stopped."
"Agreed they have made me do their bidding and they shall pay."
"So what are you waiting for? let's go back before Haku and Ranma wakes to whole district."
"You mean that my Haku caould be deffeated by some outsider?" said Zabusa angrily.
"No but they will cause a racket for sure."
"Fine." after that Zabusa appeared baside Max and made a seal.The two disappeared in a puff of smoke and appeared in the back yard of Agasa's house.
"Wow,I really need to learn that." said Max.
"Humph." grunted Zabusa.
"The mist is sure thick....wait this is the hidden Mist no justsu.I didn't realise it was this dense."
"The art of my village is uncomparible to you outsiders.Wait I sense Haku inside the house we need to hurry before it's too late." said Zabusa as he disappeared again in a puff of smoke.
"The more I see that the more I'm interested."
"Max !! Haku went inside the house !" shouted Ranma.
"Calm down Ranma,I'm sure it's gonna be fine since..." a puff of smoke appeared again with Haku and Zabusa.The mist was blown away by Haku.
"So...we're not fighting anymore?." asked Ranma.
"Nope.We'll be kicking BO butt." said Max.
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"Sir, the traitor Zabusa and two unknown boys are talking together and the mission was aborted.We also lost contact with agent six and five." a man in black (No not THE MIB) called through the handphone.
"Destroy them." replie dthe voice."And make sure those two kids and the original target is also killed leave no evidence."
"Right Boss."
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"And that's what we're gonna do." said Max.
"Um..ok but where is their HQ?" asked Ranma.
"I know my employer's HQ.We could start from there."said Zabusa.
Then a voice answered them,"You all ain't going anywhere else unless it's hell."
"Let's see...one,two,three,four,five,six,seven,eight...so there's eight of you guys armed with fire arms and four of us who are skilled in deadly arts....Bad odds." said Max.
"For them." finished Ranma and then they vanished from sight just to appear behind the BO agents.
"Buh bye." whispered Max into their ears then knocked them out by touching their sleeping points by the neck.
"Sleep tight." said Ranma while dusting his hands.
"Don't let the bed bugs bite." They said together and tied them up with ropes taken out from sub space.
Zabusa ans Haku was stunned at how fast these two boys are.*They are almost as fast as Haku...*thought Zabusa.
*Was he toying with me just now? Or did he underestimated me?*thought Haku.
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Arthur's Note:
Holy that was the longest Chapie.I would like to continue but I got a test next day.I promise that next chap is gonna have lots of action.R&R C&C.