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Spoiler Warning: This fanfiction will definately include spoilers of events and characters that appear later on in these Anime Titles. Technically these characters have already appeared, they just haven't appeared in the English version of the series.
------Soul Searching------
The usual group, which now consisted of Ranma, Akane, Ukyo, Crystal and Reiya, was headed in the general direction of Furinkan High School. One might have been skeptical of the fact that they were headed in the right direction, because as of yet there was still no sign of the school building. Since none of them was Ryoga however, they still assumed they were going the right way.
"Did Furinkan disappear or something?" Ranma wondered aloud.
"We should be pretty close by now and we should be able to see it, but I still don't see any sign of it," replied Reiya.
Akane said, "Even in Nerima, buildings don't just vanish."
"No, but they are periodically destroyed," noted Ukyo.
As they reached the location where Furinkan normally stood, Nabiki was standing ahead of them. This wasn't that unusual, considering she always left a little early when it came to Akane making lunch. The fact was that where the school building normally stood, there were mangled ruins that had once been the school building.
"Do I want to know what happened?" asked Akane.
Nabiki shrugged, "From what I've gathered, a giant monster appeared and demolished the school sometime this morning."
Ranma raised an eyebrow, "Wait a minute. If there was a "Giant Monster" destroying Furinkan, wouldn't we have at least heard some destruction?"
"Ranma, do you ever hear anything when you're sleeping?" asked Akane.
Ranma facevaulted.
Ukyo said, "Well, if this is the case, then I guess we don't have any school today."
"In that case, I'm heading home for more sleeping hours," stated Reiya walking back in the direction they had been coming from.
Crystal shrugged and leaned back against the trunk of a nearby tree, looking over the ruins of the school building attempting to figure out what kind of monster could have caused the kind of damage she was looking at. While Crystal was doing this, she finally managed to get the thoughts of her genetic history out of her mind for the first time in about three days.
"I've got an idea," stated Ukyo suddenly.
Ranma blinked, "What kind of idea?"
"We can all see a movie," replied Ukyo.
Crystal spoke up finally, "I need to pay a little visit to Washu, but you guys have fun."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Two visits in the same week, to what do I owe this honor?" asked Washu in a joking manor.
Crystal didn't seem to notice this, "I was wondering if you could teleport me to the Feudal Era...I know you teleported me out of there the first time I went, so I know you can get me there safely."
"You need some time to think, is that it?" asked Washu.
Crystal nodded, "Basically. I figure the usual suspects won't be able to come looking for me if I'm in a different era altogether."
Washu agreed, "That's definately true, although Shiva can pass through that well if I remember correctly."
Crystal shrugged, "He's off training and won't be back for several weeks anyway. I should have enough time to think until then."
Washu nodded, "Then you're all set?"
"Well, first I could do with a trip to my apartment to pack some things, but then I'm ready to go," replied Crystal.
*-*-*-*
Crystal returned with her sub-space backpack filled with clothing, food and cooking equipment as well as a sleeping bag and a pillow. She was actually traveling relatively light this time around, although she knew she was going to stay a great deal longer.
"I actually have something for you," said Washu as Crystal reappeared.
Crystal blinked, "What sort of something?"
Washu sighed, "I was working on an experiment you see. That is, I was working on it up until Mihoshi suddenly got back from another trip to report to the Galexy Police Headquarters. She somehow got into the lab, which is something I really should start researching and the experiment ended up exploding. The fact is, I was sort of borrowing your gameboy color for the experiment and well--"
"You WHAT?!" exclaimed Crystal before Washu could finish her explanation.
Washu sweatdropped, "Anyway, there was no sign of your gameboy, but I did find this."
She handed Crystal a strangely large white egg with a golden lightning bolt on either side of it. Crystal took it and looked it over a few times.
"Wait a minute, what kind of experiment were you working on?" asked Crystal.
"I was trying to build a transporter that could really put you into the game, provided it didn't blow-up the universe in the process," replied Washu innocently.
Crystal said, "In that case, we might be lucky Mihoshi messed it up."
Crystal looked at the egg again and then looked to Washu, "This is a Pokemon Egg, isn't it?"
Washu sweatdropped again, "Apparently the transporter I was working on teleported something from within your game into the real world, so now it's yours."
Crystal sighed, "Alright then, but next time could you ask before you borrow my things?"
"Fine," replied Washu. "I bet you must be ready to get going to the Feudal Era then?"
Crystal put the egg into her backpack along with the rest of her things and nodded. Washu typed some codes into her keyboard.
**Flash**
Crystal was gone.
There was a knock on the lab door.
"It's open," stated Washu.
Sasami's voice entered the lab, "Washu, lunch is ready!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Nabiki, explain again why it was important for me to buy all of the tickets!" demanded Ranma as the group walked out of the movie theater.
Nabiki shrugged, "You are a free-loading house-guest to all of us?"
"She does have a point Ran-chan," agreed Ukyo.
"Definately," agreed Akane.
Ranma blinked, "You two? Why are ya all ganging up on me?!"
"Face it Ranma, you've dug yourself a nice hole that is too hard to crawl out of," replied Nabiki.
"What does that mean?" asked Ranma.
"You try to figure it out," replied Nabiki.
Ranma lost track of his anger in his confusion.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Tenchi asked, "You're spending even more time in that lab of yours these days, what are you so busy working on Washu?"
"Just things," replied Washu.
Ryoko shrugged, "As long as she isn't after Tenchi, I don't care."
"What does that mean Ryoko?!" demanded Ayeka.
"It means Tenchi is mine," replied Ryoko.
"Mreow," said Ryo-Ohki.
Sasami sighed, "Yep, they're fighting again."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Crystal was sitting up in a tree with her backpack hanging from an extra branching that was sticking out of the large one she happened to be sitting on. She was leaning back against the trunk of the tree and looking off into the sky.
She obviously had a lot on her mind and because of that she failed to notice a lot of what was going on around her. She always managed to get like that when she was thinking and it did have a tendency to worry her friends. That was a big part of the reason why she had chosen to do her thinking away from her friends, so she could have the time to think without having to put up with the noise and chaos that came with everyone worrying about her sudden silence.
"If it isn't the dragon-girl back in the Feudal Era," said the familiar voice of Inuyasha.
**Thud**
Crystal hit the ground, being snapped out of her thoughts by surprise and annoyance.
Crystal asked, "How many times to I need to tell you my name is Crystal before you'll actually remember?"
"Don't mind Inuyasha, he's always like that," said Shippo.
**Wham**
"Why'd you hit me Inuyasha?!" demanded Shippo who had a large lump forming on his head.
Inuyasha shrugged, "She wasn't asking you."
"Well, this is better than the Furinkan High incident I suppose...it was pathetic that the entire student body was convinced that I was a boy," noted Crystal. "They believed that for an entire year!"
Kagome blinked, "How is that even possible?"
"There are quite a few really dense people at that school," replied Crystal. "Not to mention the new student who is staying in my apartment, claiming to be my cousin. That isn't possible, considering I have no living relatives."
Miroku said, "Of course, none of this explains what you were doing all by yourself up in that tree."
"Er..." Crystal started. "I just decided to get away from it all and get some time to myself. I got the results of my DNA test back from Washu and I have a lot to think about."
Shippo asked, "Is that another one of those things from that school place Kagome?"
"Not exactly," replied Kagome.
"It doesn't matter," continued Crystal. "I just need to adjust to my new self."
Inuyasha said, "That must mean you finally figured out what your other half is."
"It really isn't that big a deal," replied Crystal jumping back into the tree and putting on her backpack. "It just means I'll have to rethink the way I've thought of myself."
She started off through the trees, jumping skillfully as though she had been doing this all the time.
"Wasn't she more cheerful the last time we saw her?" asked Miroku.
Sango said, "Something must be bothering her."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Nabiki, explain again why we're eating dinner in this expensive cafe? And more importantly why am I paying for it?!" demanded Ranma.
Nabiki replied, "Because I couldn't find Kuno-baby."
"That's all well and good, but why is Reiya eating so much?!" demanded Ranma.
"I have a big appetite," replied Reiya.
Akane and Ukyo couldn't help laughing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Crystal had settled down under a new tree some distance off. Her backpack was sitting beside her and she was looking off into the sky, which happened to be growing somewhat dark. Then it occured to her that there wouldn't be any moon tonight, which meant it would definately be a dark one.
She wasn't afraid of the dark, it was just that it would be the first time she spent the night in the Feudal Era and she already knew that the chances of being attacked by demons were extremely high.
"Oh well, I'll just worry about that when it happens," Crystal said to herself.
*-*-*-*
Once the sun was completely gone from the sky, strange noises started coming from a short distance off in the forest. Crystal was snapped out of her thoughts by these noises, picked up her backpack and started in that direction to investigate.
Crystal was a little surprised to see something that looked like a Minotaur crossed with a tiger and a winged serpent. She was even more surprised to see the usual group that was with Inuyasha trying to ward it off, along with someone who looked surprisingly like Inuyasha with black hair. Several things clicked in Crystal's head at the same time and she understood what was going on.
The creature made a move to attack. Out of pure reflex, Crystal cupped her hands and shouted, "Shishi Houkoudan!" unleashing a powerful burst of her built up depressive energy at the creature. The blast knocked it to the side, into a large row of trees.
[Lion's Roar Projectile]
Miroku said, "Crystal has very good timing."
"She must not have gotten very far," said Sango.
Crystal shrugged, deciding she wanted to finish off this monster as quickly as she could. It was still down, which meant that like the Centaurian creature from before it was relatively weak and wouldn't last through the attack she was preparing for. The electric blue energy was already crackling around her arm. It was obviously more powerful than the one she had used to counter Shiva's attack. She drew the Dragon Blade, which extended the flow of her own energy around the entire length of the sword.
Inuyasha recognized the attack, "It's the same attack, but it seems different somehow."
The energy took on the form of a much larger, serpentine dragon's head surrounded by the crackling electric blue energy. Crystal slashed the Dragon Blade forward, "Gozen Reiji Ryuurensha!" and the dragon blast rushed into the Minotaur monster, exploding on contact with it. The monster was reduced to nothing in seconds.
[Blade of the Midnight Dragon]
Crystal sheathed the Dragon Blade and decided it was safe to relax. She didn't actually relax, but her battle aura faded back into her normal passive aura.
"Looks like it's a good thing I was around," said Crystal.
Inuyasha said, "For your information, I could have handled that thing blindfolded."
"Are you Inuyasha?" asked Crystal.
Inuyasha blinked, "Who else would I be?"
"Well, you do look human at the moment," replied Crystal.
Inuyasha shrugged, "So what if I do? You fight like a demon."
"Yep, you're definately Inuyasha," sweatdropped Crystal.
Shippo asked, "How did you know to come here?"
"Well, I heard the fighting and I got curious," replied Crystal. "It might not seem like it all the time, but I do have pretty good senses."
Inuyasha said, "And the dragon-girl fights like a demon."
Crystal sighed, "And you're a human right now, so don't try to piss me off if you value your life."
"Really? What are you going to do about it dragon-girl?" asked Inuyasha.
**WHAM**
"Ow..." grumbled Inuyasha who was on the ground with a phonebook planted on his head.
"How was that?" asked Crystal.
Inuyasha got up and the phonebook was gone ~That is definately her version of "sit".~
"When you need help, feel free to ask," said Crystal as she turned to leave.
Kagome asked, "What were the results of the DNA test anyway?"
"Your friend Inuyasha can tell you that," replied Crystal jumping up into a nearby tree and vanishing into the distance.
Miroku said, "Well, I suppose we should find a better place to set up camp."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ryoga was walking through a section of Yosemite National Park.
"Where am I?" Ryoga asked no one in particular and made a run for it as he came face to face with a large bear.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
To Be Continued...
Spoiler Warning: This fanfiction will definately include spoilers of events and characters that appear later on in these Anime Titles. Technically these characters have already appeared, they just haven't appeared in the English version of the series.
------Soul Searching------
The usual group, which now consisted of Ranma, Akane, Ukyo, Crystal and Reiya, was headed in the general direction of Furinkan High School. One might have been skeptical of the fact that they were headed in the right direction, because as of yet there was still no sign of the school building. Since none of them was Ryoga however, they still assumed they were going the right way.
"Did Furinkan disappear or something?" Ranma wondered aloud.
"We should be pretty close by now and we should be able to see it, but I still don't see any sign of it," replied Reiya.
Akane said, "Even in Nerima, buildings don't just vanish."
"No, but they are periodically destroyed," noted Ukyo.
As they reached the location where Furinkan normally stood, Nabiki was standing ahead of them. This wasn't that unusual, considering she always left a little early when it came to Akane making lunch. The fact was that where the school building normally stood, there were mangled ruins that had once been the school building.
"Do I want to know what happened?" asked Akane.
Nabiki shrugged, "From what I've gathered, a giant monster appeared and demolished the school sometime this morning."
Ranma raised an eyebrow, "Wait a minute. If there was a "Giant Monster" destroying Furinkan, wouldn't we have at least heard some destruction?"
"Ranma, do you ever hear anything when you're sleeping?" asked Akane.
Ranma facevaulted.
Ukyo said, "Well, if this is the case, then I guess we don't have any school today."
"In that case, I'm heading home for more sleeping hours," stated Reiya walking back in the direction they had been coming from.
Crystal shrugged and leaned back against the trunk of a nearby tree, looking over the ruins of the school building attempting to figure out what kind of monster could have caused the kind of damage she was looking at. While Crystal was doing this, she finally managed to get the thoughts of her genetic history out of her mind for the first time in about three days.
"I've got an idea," stated Ukyo suddenly.
Ranma blinked, "What kind of idea?"
"We can all see a movie," replied Ukyo.
Crystal spoke up finally, "I need to pay a little visit to Washu, but you guys have fun."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Two visits in the same week, to what do I owe this honor?" asked Washu in a joking manor.
Crystal didn't seem to notice this, "I was wondering if you could teleport me to the Feudal Era...I know you teleported me out of there the first time I went, so I know you can get me there safely."
"You need some time to think, is that it?" asked Washu.
Crystal nodded, "Basically. I figure the usual suspects won't be able to come looking for me if I'm in a different era altogether."
Washu agreed, "That's definately true, although Shiva can pass through that well if I remember correctly."
Crystal shrugged, "He's off training and won't be back for several weeks anyway. I should have enough time to think until then."
Washu nodded, "Then you're all set?"
"Well, first I could do with a trip to my apartment to pack some things, but then I'm ready to go," replied Crystal.
*-*-*-*
Crystal returned with her sub-space backpack filled with clothing, food and cooking equipment as well as a sleeping bag and a pillow. She was actually traveling relatively light this time around, although she knew she was going to stay a great deal longer.
"I actually have something for you," said Washu as Crystal reappeared.
Crystal blinked, "What sort of something?"
Washu sighed, "I was working on an experiment you see. That is, I was working on it up until Mihoshi suddenly got back from another trip to report to the Galexy Police Headquarters. She somehow got into the lab, which is something I really should start researching and the experiment ended up exploding. The fact is, I was sort of borrowing your gameboy color for the experiment and well--"
"You WHAT?!" exclaimed Crystal before Washu could finish her explanation.
Washu sweatdropped, "Anyway, there was no sign of your gameboy, but I did find this."
She handed Crystal a strangely large white egg with a golden lightning bolt on either side of it. Crystal took it and looked it over a few times.
"Wait a minute, what kind of experiment were you working on?" asked Crystal.
"I was trying to build a transporter that could really put you into the game, provided it didn't blow-up the universe in the process," replied Washu innocently.
Crystal said, "In that case, we might be lucky Mihoshi messed it up."
Crystal looked at the egg again and then looked to Washu, "This is a Pokemon Egg, isn't it?"
Washu sweatdropped again, "Apparently the transporter I was working on teleported something from within your game into the real world, so now it's yours."
Crystal sighed, "Alright then, but next time could you ask before you borrow my things?"
"Fine," replied Washu. "I bet you must be ready to get going to the Feudal Era then?"
Crystal put the egg into her backpack along with the rest of her things and nodded. Washu typed some codes into her keyboard.
**Flash**
Crystal was gone.
There was a knock on the lab door.
"It's open," stated Washu.
Sasami's voice entered the lab, "Washu, lunch is ready!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Nabiki, explain again why it was important for me to buy all of the tickets!" demanded Ranma as the group walked out of the movie theater.
Nabiki shrugged, "You are a free-loading house-guest to all of us?"
"She does have a point Ran-chan," agreed Ukyo.
"Definately," agreed Akane.
Ranma blinked, "You two? Why are ya all ganging up on me?!"
"Face it Ranma, you've dug yourself a nice hole that is too hard to crawl out of," replied Nabiki.
"What does that mean?" asked Ranma.
"You try to figure it out," replied Nabiki.
Ranma lost track of his anger in his confusion.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Tenchi asked, "You're spending even more time in that lab of yours these days, what are you so busy working on Washu?"
"Just things," replied Washu.
Ryoko shrugged, "As long as she isn't after Tenchi, I don't care."
"What does that mean Ryoko?!" demanded Ayeka.
"It means Tenchi is mine," replied Ryoko.
"Mreow," said Ryo-Ohki.
Sasami sighed, "Yep, they're fighting again."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Crystal was sitting up in a tree with her backpack hanging from an extra branching that was sticking out of the large one she happened to be sitting on. She was leaning back against the trunk of the tree and looking off into the sky.
She obviously had a lot on her mind and because of that she failed to notice a lot of what was going on around her. She always managed to get like that when she was thinking and it did have a tendency to worry her friends. That was a big part of the reason why she had chosen to do her thinking away from her friends, so she could have the time to think without having to put up with the noise and chaos that came with everyone worrying about her sudden silence.
"If it isn't the dragon-girl back in the Feudal Era," said the familiar voice of Inuyasha.
**Thud**
Crystal hit the ground, being snapped out of her thoughts by surprise and annoyance.
Crystal asked, "How many times to I need to tell you my name is Crystal before you'll actually remember?"
"Don't mind Inuyasha, he's always like that," said Shippo.
**Wham**
"Why'd you hit me Inuyasha?!" demanded Shippo who had a large lump forming on his head.
Inuyasha shrugged, "She wasn't asking you."
"Well, this is better than the Furinkan High incident I suppose...it was pathetic that the entire student body was convinced that I was a boy," noted Crystal. "They believed that for an entire year!"
Kagome blinked, "How is that even possible?"
"There are quite a few really dense people at that school," replied Crystal. "Not to mention the new student who is staying in my apartment, claiming to be my cousin. That isn't possible, considering I have no living relatives."
Miroku said, "Of course, none of this explains what you were doing all by yourself up in that tree."
"Er..." Crystal started. "I just decided to get away from it all and get some time to myself. I got the results of my DNA test back from Washu and I have a lot to think about."
Shippo asked, "Is that another one of those things from that school place Kagome?"
"Not exactly," replied Kagome.
"It doesn't matter," continued Crystal. "I just need to adjust to my new self."
Inuyasha said, "That must mean you finally figured out what your other half is."
"It really isn't that big a deal," replied Crystal jumping back into the tree and putting on her backpack. "It just means I'll have to rethink the way I've thought of myself."
She started off through the trees, jumping skillfully as though she had been doing this all the time.
"Wasn't she more cheerful the last time we saw her?" asked Miroku.
Sango said, "Something must be bothering her."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Nabiki, explain again why we're eating dinner in this expensive cafe? And more importantly why am I paying for it?!" demanded Ranma.
Nabiki replied, "Because I couldn't find Kuno-baby."
"That's all well and good, but why is Reiya eating so much?!" demanded Ranma.
"I have a big appetite," replied Reiya.
Akane and Ukyo couldn't help laughing.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Crystal had settled down under a new tree some distance off. Her backpack was sitting beside her and she was looking off into the sky, which happened to be growing somewhat dark. Then it occured to her that there wouldn't be any moon tonight, which meant it would definately be a dark one.
She wasn't afraid of the dark, it was just that it would be the first time she spent the night in the Feudal Era and she already knew that the chances of being attacked by demons were extremely high.
"Oh well, I'll just worry about that when it happens," Crystal said to herself.
*-*-*-*
Once the sun was completely gone from the sky, strange noises started coming from a short distance off in the forest. Crystal was snapped out of her thoughts by these noises, picked up her backpack and started in that direction to investigate.
Crystal was a little surprised to see something that looked like a Minotaur crossed with a tiger and a winged serpent. She was even more surprised to see the usual group that was with Inuyasha trying to ward it off, along with someone who looked surprisingly like Inuyasha with black hair. Several things clicked in Crystal's head at the same time and she understood what was going on.
The creature made a move to attack. Out of pure reflex, Crystal cupped her hands and shouted, "Shishi Houkoudan!" unleashing a powerful burst of her built up depressive energy at the creature. The blast knocked it to the side, into a large row of trees.
[Lion's Roar Projectile]
Miroku said, "Crystal has very good timing."
"She must not have gotten very far," said Sango.
Crystal shrugged, deciding she wanted to finish off this monster as quickly as she could. It was still down, which meant that like the Centaurian creature from before it was relatively weak and wouldn't last through the attack she was preparing for. The electric blue energy was already crackling around her arm. It was obviously more powerful than the one she had used to counter Shiva's attack. She drew the Dragon Blade, which extended the flow of her own energy around the entire length of the sword.
Inuyasha recognized the attack, "It's the same attack, but it seems different somehow."
The energy took on the form of a much larger, serpentine dragon's head surrounded by the crackling electric blue energy. Crystal slashed the Dragon Blade forward, "Gozen Reiji Ryuurensha!" and the dragon blast rushed into the Minotaur monster, exploding on contact with it. The monster was reduced to nothing in seconds.
[Blade of the Midnight Dragon]
Crystal sheathed the Dragon Blade and decided it was safe to relax. She didn't actually relax, but her battle aura faded back into her normal passive aura.
"Looks like it's a good thing I was around," said Crystal.
Inuyasha said, "For your information, I could have handled that thing blindfolded."
"Are you Inuyasha?" asked Crystal.
Inuyasha blinked, "Who else would I be?"
"Well, you do look human at the moment," replied Crystal.
Inuyasha shrugged, "So what if I do? You fight like a demon."
"Yep, you're definately Inuyasha," sweatdropped Crystal.
Shippo asked, "How did you know to come here?"
"Well, I heard the fighting and I got curious," replied Crystal. "It might not seem like it all the time, but I do have pretty good senses."
Inuyasha said, "And the dragon-girl fights like a demon."
Crystal sighed, "And you're a human right now, so don't try to piss me off if you value your life."
"Really? What are you going to do about it dragon-girl?" asked Inuyasha.
**WHAM**
"Ow..." grumbled Inuyasha who was on the ground with a phonebook planted on his head.
"How was that?" asked Crystal.
Inuyasha got up and the phonebook was gone ~That is definately her version of "sit".~
"When you need help, feel free to ask," said Crystal as she turned to leave.
Kagome asked, "What were the results of the DNA test anyway?"
"Your friend Inuyasha can tell you that," replied Crystal jumping up into a nearby tree and vanishing into the distance.
Miroku said, "Well, I suppose we should find a better place to set up camp."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ryoga was walking through a section of Yosemite National Park.
"Where am I?" Ryoga asked no one in particular and made a run for it as he came face to face with a large bear.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
To Be Continued...