Soul's Destiny, Blood's Inheritance Chapter 15: The Last Chapter, a ranma fanfic

Disclaimer: I own none of the animes appearing in this fic.

Author's Notes: Negaverse, schmegaverse. Dark Kingdom, Shmark Kingdom. Not many people have really cared what name I use so if you don't mind, Negaverse has a real ring to it. It's the only thing Dic did that was really memorable in that series, apart from cutting episodes. If it really upsets people then I'll try to stop using Negaverse but I've really not had but one complaint.

Soul's Destiny, Blood's Inheritance

Chapter 15

Ranma sighed in relief as he made it to his bedroom unnoticed. He failed to realize, however, that he was leaving a blood trail. One that Washu and Saasami were about to discover.

Suzaku, Genbu, and Seiryuu quickly morphed into their natural, half human forms to tend to their master. Genbu growled as his compatriots' wings got in the way, "Why do you two have wings again? And Seiryuu, sit down and get into a more energy efficient form, you're injured also," he snapped.

Suzaku morphed into a full human with a grin, "That better, oh wingless one?"

Genbu was about to retort when Ranma moaned. "Guys that's enough. Seiryuu, sit down before I get Genbu to force you," Ranma said, taking off his shirt. Suzaku quickly began to apply his healing power as Seiryuu obeyed with a scowl. Genbu began to add his own energy to Suzaku, allowing the healing process to speed up a bit.

Ranma stared at the wall in front of him, trying to come to terms with his inability to get Byakko back. "Don't think it," Suzaku said, "You did what you could. You need to replenish your energy fully before you go after dark general Kunzite."

Ranma clenched a fist, mentally cursing his inability to save his subjects as he saw them.

He was startled out of his thoughts by Sasami and Washu-chan bursting into the room a moment later. They stopped short as Seiryuu jumped to his feet to get into attack position, only to be stopped by Genbu. Suzaku ignored them as he continued to pour energy into the nearly closed wound.

"You'll get an explanation later," Ranma said, voice commanding, "Leave."

Sasami bowed low, suddenly feeling like she was talking to her father, and left. Washu scowled, "You had better explain kiddo or I'll be dragging you and your friends to my lab."

Ranma chuckled a bit as Washu left, and Genbu sighed, "Well, cat's out of the bag, so to speak."

"Pity that bag doesn't call himself Kunzite," Suzaku said as Seiryuu nodded.

Genbu then snapped his fingers, "Highness? Where did the stones containing the generals go off to when they were freed?"

Ranma yawned, fatigue beginning to overtake him, "My name's Ranma, not Highness. The stones probably went to their respective scouts. Jadeite had a thing for Mars, Nephrite for Jupiter, Zoicite for Mercury. Kunzite will go to Venus when he is freed most likely."

Suzaku helped Ranma to his bed and tucked him in, making sure his prince was asleep in a healing rest before standing again. He then turned to the other two and began to usher them out. "I'll give the explanation, you two keep quiet," he ordered.

The three went downstairs to tell their part in Ranma's story to those that were home and worried.

Rei, Ami, and Makoto each put the stones they had found on the table for Luna to look at. Ami looked a bit saddened and the other two looked a bit guilty at keeping them from their trainer.

Artemis also jumped onto the table to get a better look. The moon cat's eyes widened, "Jadeite, Nephrite, and Zoicite."

Luna hissed, "You mean you were keeping pieces of the enemy with you?!"

Makoto scowled, "I found it before I even knew I was a scout! I didn't know what it was!"

Rei shook her head, "It's only stone. Nemesis drew the evil part out. You saw it Luna."

"We also don't know whether Nemesis is an enemy or not!" Luna shouted, clearly upset.

"Rei's right Luna," Usagi said softly, "I highly doubt Nemesis is an enemy because he knew I was the princess without knowing I had awakened. And those are still only stones I think."

"We are not just stone!" said three voices in unison. The stones glowed suddenly and three spirits looking similar to the former generals appeared before them. Usagi shrieked and hid behind Minako and Makoto, whilst everyone backed away startled. Ami and Rei paled as they realized what they had been carrying.

Jadeite stared a moment at Rei before looking at the rest. He then sighed, "If we knew it would be this much trouble we would have kept quiet until later. You need to hear what we have to say though."

Luna hissed and jumped, claws outstretched.

Ranma awoke mildly refreshed and looked up to see Suzaku and Seiryuu sleeping. He smiled and stretched, quickly getting up and padding over to his dresser. Getting a clean set of clothing he headed for the bathroom to start his bath. He quickly washed and stepped into the furo, relaxing more as he did so. He did not notice as the door softly opened and shut again. He was nearly asleep when someone stepped into the furo with him.

Ranma stiffened as a pair of well developed breasts pressed into his side and small arms wrapped around his waist.

"Calm down onii-chan," Ranko said softly, "It's just me."

Ranma gulped and calmed down a bit, wondering what his sister was doing. He looked down as she laid her head upon his shoulder. "Ran-"

"I'm worried about you Ranma," Ranko said, interrupting his question.

Ranma sighed and lay back once more. "I'm sorry."

Ranko hugged her brother closer, "Why didn't you tell me? I know so much and yet so little since this happened."

Ranma gave a slight sigh, "What are you talking about?"

"Why are you so tired Ranma?" Ranko asked softly, "Why can't I help you? Why can't we help you?"

"You know everything already," Ranma said, "All of you know now."

Ranko shifted so that she was straddling him, hair falling around her. Ranma's breath caught as Ranko changed to Hikari, who leaned down to kiss him. Ranma took the kiss wholeheartedly, moaning slightly as she broke it.

"Let us help you Ranma," she said huskily, "There is still much we can do for you."

She seemed to float away and Ranma reached for her, intent on not letting her go. Suddenly he was running after her, not wanting her to be apart from him again. He came across a dark space, and soon found himself running in the city. He saw Hikari dressed in her waitress' uniform and poured his energy into catching up with her. The faster he ran, however, the further away she was.

"Hikari," he grunted, realizing there was one other following her, one with a knife that was getting closer and closer.

"No!" he shouted, running faster. He was suddenly aware of arms on his chest, trying to keep him still. "No! Hikari!" he shouted again trying to regain his attention as the rapist pulled out the knife and flipped her around.

As the man sliced through Hikari's clothing Ranma woke up, breathing hard as Trunks and Ranko held his chest to the bed. He then noticed Suzaku and Genbu holding down his legs. He grunted and relaxed slightly, making them think he was done. After they let him go, Ranma was up and running, moving faster than any of them could see. Trunks groaned and gathered his ki to follow, as did Ranko.

"That must have been some nightmare," Trunks muttered as he took off threw the window, ignoring the slight pain of drawing off his pure ki.

Suzaku in half human form nodded, idly wondering where the human next to him learned to fly. He looked down to see Ranma's twin and Genbu pace each other for a while before breaking off and heading in two different directions.

"We should do the same," Trunks said, "His ki is hard to follow at the moment."

Suzaku nodded, and the two split, each headed in a direction they thought Ranma might go.

Ranma ran as fast as he could, drawing upon every power he had in order to reach her. He had to save her from that nightmare he had seen. As he ran, he didn't realize his body was transforming. He came upon Hikari in her waitress's uniform and sped up, knowing he had to reach her before the dream caught up to her.

Everything appeared to happen in slow motion. A man jumped out of the alley, wielding a knife and grabbing at Hikari, who attempted to dodge. Ranma was on him before he could clasp her around the neck, tearing at his neck and body. Hikari screamed and jumped back, pulling Ranma slightly out of his bloodlust for human flesh. The man lay in a moaning, bloody mess, deep scratch marks all over him, leaving little recognizable.

Ranma turned his head to see Hikari sitting against a building, eyes wide with shock. He padded up to her, not really noticing they were the same height at that moment. He flinched when she gulped, and froze at what she said next, "N-nice K-kitty. Big Kitty, y-you d-don't want to at-attack me."

Cocking his head, Ranma padded to a nearby store window and put his front paws on the sill, staring at his reflection. A tiger stared back at him. A black tiger with white stripes and blue eyes followed his motions as he blinked and cocked his head to the other side.

He dropped and turned, to find Hikari a bit calmer than before, trying to puzzle out his strange behavior.

'Figures,' Ranma thought, padding up to her again. 'I would get so worked up that this would happen and scare the shit out of my girlfriend.'

As he made no move to harm her, Hikari held out a hand, allowing Ranma to rub his head against it. She gave a watery giggle and looked to the bloody mass nearby, biting her lip. The mass managed to move its head and opened its mouth, pleading for help.

Ranma growled, wanting him to die for what he had nearly caused. Hikari stood and pulled out a small cell phone, dialing an ambulance. Scratching the tiger around the ears, she motioned for it to go, beginning to explain things to the emergency number. Ranma got the message and disappeared into the shadows, keeping watch and attempting to become human once more. He partially succeeded when the ambulance and police came to pick up the rapist and get a statement from Hikari.

He finished when they left, one officer offering to give Hikari a ride home. 'I don't like the way he's looking at her,' Ranma thought, noticing Hikari's discomfort.

Backtracking a short ways, Ranma managed to make it look like he was just passing through as Hikari tried to turn down the offer once more. "What's going on?" he asked, voice seemingly coming out of nowhere until he emerged into the light.

Hikari gasped and turned to see him. After a moment she ran right for him, crying into his chest. Ranma allowed his arms to encircle her, holding her close as he began to hum a comforting tune. Hikari slowly calmed down as one of the police officers began giving Ranma a detailed report.

Ranma looked down at Hikari, knowing she hadn't told all the officers the whole truth. She looked down, slightly ashamed for hiding a few of the facts. Ranma placed his mouth by her ear as the police cars drove away. "Hikari, dearest, what happened?"

Hikari shivered slightly, leaning into his embrace as they began to walk, "H-he was g-going t-to, but that t-tiger, a-and......"

Ranma frowned, tightening his grip on her, "I'll walk you home."

Hikari nodded, leaning into his embrace. Trista met them at the front door, obviously angry. "What did you think you were doing!?!?! You fainted at the observatory and then you think you can just go out when you wake up!?!?!?! I don't care that you were helping out you weren't supposed to go anywhere while I was gone!!! What do I find when I get back? An empty house!"

Hikari gulped and Ranma looked down, raising an eyebrow, "You fainted?"

Hikari blushed and nodded head down. Ranma snorted, "Trista's right, you need to take better care of yourself. What did you think you were doing?"

Hikari winced, and Ranma's face softened as he pulled her close, "What would I do if I lost you?"

Hikari froze at that, but then slowly wrapped her arms around him. Trista was quiet through the entire exchange. A great flap of wings and a bird's song was soon heard, and suddenly two people were running in their direction.

Ranma turned to see Ranko and Trunks, both looking slightly exhausted. He nodded to them as he held his girlfriend. Ranko suddenly understood and stopped running. Trunks stopped and watched Ranko a moment before backing off and standing next to her, watching the couple silently.

Ranma pulled away, knowing they should both be in bed, regaining strength for the days to come. He kissed her forehead, and then her lips, letting her know it was time for him to go.

Pluto wiped her forehead, knowing things had almost gotten extremely sticky there. 'Comes with messing with the time stream so much,' she thought, noticing that the darkness had upped its time frame to gain control of the universes through Sailor Star.

She gave a last glance at Crystal Tokyo and shook her head sadly. 'It was a beautiful dream. But a dream will be all it is. He is correct. Nothing can completely wipe negative energy without wiping out energy all together. I will miss this dream.'

Ranma leaned heavily on Trunks, his adrenaline rush gone. Genbu showed up a moment later, taking Ranma's other side as they walked. Ranma chuckled ironically.

"What's so funny?" Ranko asked, curious.

"The great, former, Saotome Ranma needing help just to get home. I've been beaten, poisoned, and drugged and still made it home without help. What's happened now?" Ranma whispered.

"You never knew you had the power you did have," Genbu started.

"You never needed the help because you always had an excess amount of energy. You never burned as much of it as you had all at once like you've been doing recently," Ranko said reasonably.

Trunks sighed, "There are any number of possibilities. The greatest one is that maybe you never had anyone who cared enough to help you home at all. Now you have lots of help. We care."

The corners of Ranma's mouth twitched as he nodded, thinking back on his past. They said nothing more until they reached the city limits again. Trunks then looked around and whistled, signaling that Suzaku could come down.

Suzaku flew down with Sieryuu, who looked much better than he had before. "I will carry m'lord, and Suzaku will carry Genbu back to the house," the dragon man said softly.

Ranma shook his head, scowling, "I really don't need that much help."'

Ranko giggled, "But it will be faster."

Ranma snorted, standing straight. He took a few steps and nearly tripped, not having the energy to move. Seiryuu caught him, face carefully blank. Genbu rolled his eyes and helped Seiryuu to maneuver the less than energetic prince onto his back. Ranma groaned but allowed them to do it, not caring anymore.

Ranko giggled and allowed Trunks to pick her up, determined to enjoy the flight while it lasted. Unknown to them, six sets of eyes watched the entire spectacle.

Usagi gave a watery giggle at Luna's stunned expression as she went right through the generals. Ami began to type away at her computer as she realized the generals were insubstantial.

"Their energies are contained within the stones, and aren't tainted by negative emotions," Ami said, "In fact there is no reason to believe that they are connected with the dark kingdom in any way."

Luna got up and growled at the generals once more as Zoicite grinned, "That's my Mercury."

Ami blushed slightly and kept typing at her computer, setting a recorder on the table. Jadeite peered curiously at it, and Ami pushed record without looking up, "I'm recording the story for future reference. If you would please begin?"

Usagi gave a regal nod as they looked to her and Jadeite began the story.

Shampoo-neko frowned at what she saw, wishing she could get back at the twins, but they appeared to be surrounded by strong allies. Mousse-goose was standing silently beside her, frowning at what he had seen. 'There's no way,' he thought, hoping Shampoo wasn't still after revenge after what they had just witnessed, 'There's no way to get revenge anymore. Ranma has far surpassed us.'

Mousse shook his head and sighed, finally giving up. There was just no way to regain what was lost when the whole mess began. With that he took to the air, heading in the direction of home.

Happosai puffed on his pipe, wondering what had happened while he was gone. 'I've never seen the boy like this. Heck I've never seen creatures like the ones I just witnessed either.'

Happosai grinned, wondering if he should pay his errant student a visit. 'After all,' Happosai thought, getting up, 'Being at the Tendo dojo just hasn't been as fun without Genma and Ranma there.'

Pantyhose Tarou frowned at what he saw. 'What is going on here?' he asked himself, discreetly following Happosai as he left the building top.

He then shook himself, 'It doesn't matter, as long as I get this ridiculous name changed!'

He hid as Happosai turned around and looked behind him. Tarou held his breath until Happosai moved on, keeping pace with the old lecher, memorizing his movements.

Ryoga snorted, watching them leave. 'So Kuno was right, Ranma is a sorcerer. We'll get him for sure. Shampoo will fight against him this time, not for him. Kuno will be all for revenge. Who else can I get to go against him? I will have my revenge!'

Kunzite smiled a dark smile as he watched his target, 'I will be able to use this one. But first, that directional curse needs looking into.'

Kunzite sweatdropped as Ryoga turned around and walked his way towards Canada.

He then looked to where the small group had been before, 'Now I know who Nemesis is. I will CRUSH him, for his part in destroying Zoicite.'

Zoicite shimmered slightly and he looked towards the door, frowning. The other two generals gave him a look, and then looked towards the door. Suddenly, all three disappeared, as Rei's grandfather and Yuchiro burst into the room.

"We heard screaming!" Yuchiro exclaimed, looking around wildly. Rei groaned.

"We're having a slumber party here," she growled, pushing the two towards the door, "We were telling scary stories. Now get out!"

Usagi giggled, as Rei slammed the door, and Ami shook her head, "Maybe we should try a slumber party at Makoto's apartment. We would get more done with less distraction."

Zoicite came out of his crystal, "The spiritual energy of this place allows us to form like this. It would be unwise to move us now."

Rei sighed, "Then let us move into the shrine. I have a feeling we will be awhile listening to this."

Zoicite nodded and disappeared. Makoto picked up Nephrite, Ami picked up Zoicite, and Rei picked up Jadeite. The group then moved to sit in front of the great fire, which burned brightly as the stones were placed in front of it.

Sailor Pluto frowned as she watched Kunzite disappear. 'This isn't good,' she thought turning as a shadow passed through the time gates.

"What is happening?" Wise Man asked, moving to view her portal.

"Kunzite has discovered Nemesis," Pluto said softly, frowning.

"He must be moved then," Wise Man said, "The demons will have to be alerted to the threat."

Pluto frowned, "But..."

Wise Man placed his dark crystal on her portal and everything shifted to what would be should Nemesis not be moved.

Pluto winced and hung her head, "It shall be done."

She then looked to the shadow and sighed sadly, "We should have fought when you first came to me. Why did you have to tell me what had happened? Who you were? Why do you want to change the course of history instead of destroying the people for all they've done?"

There was a bitter laugh from inside the robes, "Perhaps in another version of this dimension I have."

Pluto shivered and turned to the Door of Time. She took a deep breath and held up a pen that would change her appearance. After finding herself appearing how she wanted, she opened the door, and went to beseech a favor of the King of Jurai, as a noble of Jurai.

Happosai grinned as he found the correct house, sack of pretties on his back. "Hotcha! Whatta place! Making my new home here will be heaven!"

"You really think we will allow that," said a male voice from behind him.

"Indeed, this is no place for underwear thieves. Ayeka-hime will be most displeased if we let him in."

Happosai turned around to find two huge logs conversing behind him. He froze. The logs turned to face him, "We should imprison him with the other high level criminals then."

Happosai scoffed, about to say no prison could hold him for long when all of a sudden he was absorbed into the log, and then found himself in a space completely devoid of light. He sighed, "Well at least until I can find my way out I have my pretties."

He reached around for his sack and found it was no longer there. He then reached inside his clothing only to find that there was none to search. His eyes widened, "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"

Two Weeks Later

"NANI!?!?!?!" Ranma shouted, spitting out his miso soup.

Katsuhiko wiped the soup off him as he motioned for Ranma to finish his breakfast, "The people of Jurai would like to meet the two would-be heirs should Princess Ayeka not marry for the throne. Both you and Tenchi are nearly of age to ascend the throne. Therefore they will arrive in a few days to pick the both of you up and take you to Jurai where you will both learn more about Jurai and ruling the kingdom. King Azusa wishes to test you both and choose."

Tenchi coughed, "So basically we have no choice and we both have to participate."

Katsuhiko nodded, and Ranko studied her brother, who looked worried about something. She sighed, "We can watch Hikari and the Sailor Speech Crew. I'm sure we'll be able to contact you if anything is up."

Ranma nodded, "Suzaku says in a few days he will have regained enough power that he will be able to teleport straight to me when necessary. The others are still recovering from their release. He will need a little of my power and memories to teleport back to earth though."

Ranko smiled, "Don't worry so much. Everything will be fine, you'll see. Trunks, grandpa and I can take care of it."

Ryoko suddenly showed up behind her, "You can count on me also!"

Tenchi gave her a warm smile, "Thank you Ryoko."

Ryoko grinned, "I have Ryo-Ohki with which to travel with. I will also be able to convey news to you."

Ranma nodded and sighed, he then looked to his mother, who gave an encouraging smile, "I'm sure you will be allowed to return to visit. Do not worry so."

Ranma looked at his grandfather and nodded. Tenchi also nodded, acknowledging that he would also participate in this adventure.

Ranma rubbed the back of his head as he approached his girlfriend, wondering how he was going to tell her that he was leaving. She turned as he softly approached and smiled, running to hug him before turning back to the sunset she had been watching. "Isn't it beautiful?" she asked, eyes glowing with pleasure.

"Not as beautiful as you," Ranma whispered, holding her close.

She blushed as she looked up into his face, and he leaned down to kiss her. The kiss was soft and short and he held her tighter as it broke. He heaved a soft sigh and she looked at him curiously, "Ranma?"

Ranma led her over to a bench, and then she noticed he was clasping something in his hand.

'Is that-? But isn't it a little early for-?' she thought as she blushed, knowing she would accept if he asked.

Ranma sat, facing her as best he could, holding her hand. He bit his lip and placed the small box in her hand. He then took a deep breath, "I know it's a little early for something like this, but I have something I need to tell you as you think this over."

"I already know you're the one I want to spend the rest of my life with, and that's what this ring is about, however, I need to tell you about myself."

Hikari nodded, slightly confused. Ranma gulped slightly as he began to plow on, "I'm not human, Hikari, well, not really. My grandfather was from a planet called Jurai, and I found out recently that Tenchi and I are princes of that planet. One of us is to become crown prince, and later emperor, as is law. The current emperor, Azusa, is coming to choose which of us is to be his heir."

'Is this real?' Hikari thought as Ranma seemed to ramble on, 'Trista warned me but.... No....'

"Is- is this a joke?" Hikari asked softly.

Ranma tightened his grasp on her hand, "I know it's hard to grasp, Star, but please believe me when I say I love you. I will come back for you, please, believe me."

Hikari knew she didn't want to, and wanted to run, but made the mistake of looking into his eyes. Tears fell down her face as she bit her lip and accepted the small box, "How long?"

Ranma looked down, "I don't know. Washu has devised a way for us to contact each other, a kind of video phone for the two of us so I can keep you up to date."

He let go of her hand and dug around in his pocket before producing a small square box. Hikari frowned, and Ranma handed it to her, "I can show you how it works, you press this when you want to talk to me and the screen opens up. You press the same button when you hang up. The screen will tell you whether I'm available or not. Also, it'll give off a soft buzz when I want to talk to you."

Hikari nodded, slightly wondering at the nick name Star. She still couldn't believe what he was telling her, but whatever the reason she was willing to wait for him. 'I just hope that what Trista says is true, and that he will always find a way to me when I truly need him.'

She watched as Ranma turned to leave, getting his departure date and promising to be there, if only to confirm the story.

Three Days Later

Both Hikari and Trista were there on the day of his departure, and Ranma shifted uneasily at the glare Trista was giving him. Tenchi shook his head and looked to the sky, noticing a ship that was steadily growing larger.

"Here they come again," he said, squeezing Ryoko's hand slightly. Ryoko gave him a loving smile that made Ayeka jealous, and then withdrew as the royal ship landed.

Ayeka stepped forward as her father emerged, his two wives behind him. "Father, I am ready to come home. Not, however, to marry as you wish. I wish to find my own heart, as my Nephews have."

Azusa smiled slightly, hoping he could get her to marry the man of his choice with time. He was not particularly set on choosing one of his son's grandchildren for his heir.

Sasami walked up with a suitcase, "I packed Ayeka's and my things. I've got to keep an eye on Tenchi for Ryoko!"

The cabbit on her shoulder miyaa'd in agreement as Tenchi blushed and coughed slightly.

Ranma grinned at his cousin, who shook his head and gave a slight nod to Hikari, who looked like a nervous statue.

Ranma grasped the hand that was clenching his shirt, smiling as he noticed the engagement ring upon her finger. Hikari looked up at him and bit her lip as she let the shirt go, and then looked back to the three who were now looking at them.

Ranma detached her from his arm and put the arm around her waist, lightly pushing her forward to walk with him. "Emperor Azusa, Queen Funaho, Queen Misaki, I would like you to meet my fiancée, Chikarano Hikari."

Misaki beamed at the girl, who was still staring wide eyed at the grand space ship. "Will you be coming along?"

Hikari looked a little startled at the question and gave a quick bow, "I'm sorry, I have some affairs here I need to settle."

"That is a shame," Funaho said, putting an arm on Misaki, who appeared to be getting worked up over something, "But your other affairs must come first. We understand. Perhaps when we return you would be willing to talk more with us."

Hikari ducked her head, backing off a bit, yet not saying anything. Ranma frowned slightly and looked down at her, brow furrowed in concern. Her gaze rested on something across the lake, and Ranma looked up and paled.

He then snorted, eyes narrowing, as he pushed Hikari behind him. "Washu, Sasami? Take Hikari to a safe spot. Tenchi....."

"On it," Tenchi said, having caught sight of the problem.

Ranma looked at Ryoko who had her energy sword blazing, and she nodded at him. He then looked at Ayeka, who had transformed into her battle gear. Trista came up beside him, "How sweet, a send off committee."

"So lets give them a send off," Ranma said, energy blazing around him as his Nemesis armor formed.

Tenchi frowned as he stepped in front of his great-grandparents, sword key blazing. 'He didn't use the phrase. That means he is combining all three without thinking.'

There was a sadistic laugh from above, "Well, well, well. I knew you had to be Nemesis. I hope you enjoy your downfall at the hands at your own Nerima Wrecking Crew. I believe you'll find them more than just a small challenge this time Nemesis."

"The only one enjoying a downfall is you Kunzite," Ranma said, pulling himself into the Umi-sen-ken.

Kunzite frowned and made several teleports, trying to avoid the blow, though he knew not where it would come from. He smirked as he sat in the same spot for awhile and nothing happened. He then ordered his new minions to attack.

Shampoo, Mousse, Ryoga, Kuno, Kodachi, and Akane all seemed to fly across the distance they were given, attacking whomever. Kunzite smirk widened as suddenly there was a "Stop right there!" from the sidelines.

"Well, well, well, the Sailor saps have decided to come meet their downfall as well. I would like you to mee-"

Kunzite was suddenly cut off as he was nailed from behind. He fell to the ground, eyes wide as he saw Nemesis forming wings above him. There were no words as Light filled the clearing, and enveloped Kunzite. He screamed as he felt the catalyst for his stability slip away, and then the power he had been merged with. He quickly opened a portal as a tiger's roar was heard and slipped into the Negaverse.

Ranma landed next to the tiger, wings returning to cape form. "Serenity!" he shouted, snapping Sailor Moon out of her shocked state.

She nodded, starting the healing process of those that were tainted. They all stopped in their tracks and dropped.

Ranma frowned and walked over to where Kodachi and Tatewaki lay. "They must've been busted out of the asylum," he muttered.

Ryoko snorted, "I'll take em back then. This is no place for the truly eccentric."

Tenchi chuckled, and Ryoko gave him a grin, "No worries if I don't make it back before you leave."

Azusa's eyebrow twitched, "What is going on?"

Ranko sighed, "Our past came back to bite us. Pity they tried to do it with false teeth."

Ranma chuckled, reverting back to his original form and froze when Mousse sat up rubbing his head. "What happened?" Mousse asked, looking around, "Where am I?"

Ranma tensed and moved into a position as Mousse turned around. Mousse frowned, "Ranma, what are you doing in China?"

Ranma nearly burst out laughing. Apparently Kunzite had just infused Mousse with dark energy and forced him to attack when he hadn't wanted to fight anymore.

"Mousse you're in Japan," Ranma said, sighing. Mousse frowned and stood, dropping an airplane ticket. Ranma frowned, looking at the ticket, which was set for a few days ago and unused. 'Wow, he didn't even make it to the airport,' Ranma thought, watching as Mousse looked around and rubbed his head.

"Here Mousse you dropped this," Ranma said, "I ask that you leave and take Shampoo with you."

Mousse took the ticket and looked over to where Shampoo lay unconscious. He then looked over to Ryoga and Akane, who were next to her.

Katsuhiko came up behind Ranma, a care free smile on his face, "Well that was fun, now we should finish your send off."

Ranma nodded and looked over to Tenchi who nodded. Both then boarded the space ship, the queens, Ayeka, Sasami, and King Azusa following after. Ranma turned around to see Hikari standing between Trista and Washu and waved. She waved in return, and then held up the small communicator he had given her, signaling she wanted him to call when he was settled. Ranma grinned and nodded, before heading all the way into the ship.

Ranma closed his eyes as the moon rose into the night sky of Jurai. It had been a few weeks since his departure and he could feel the Sailor Scouts battling Metallia. Suzaku appeared behind him, "You already know what's happening my lord. Why did you call for me?"

Ranma turned and studied his retainer and friend. Suzaku smirked, "We have a guard around Hikari. Oddly enough it was Sailor Pluto that finally told us what was happening. In her weakened state she is susceptible to those that are truly evil. With her gone, the gate of dimensions will be unveiled."

Ranma snorted, "Then why am I stuck here, or why is she still on earth?!"

"She is able to come here when she is ready, however I believe there is something she needs to finish on earth as her last act towards to the Silver Millenium," Suzaku said.

Ranma sighed and nodded, not liking the answer, "Sailor Pluto can be a very manipulative woman. I just hope it's for the better and she's not unnecessarily endangering us."

Suzaku chuckled, "I certainly hope not, Genbu was quite taken with her."

Ranma burst out laughing, and he felt Metallia's defeat and the death and rebirth of the Sailor Scouts on Earth.

Hikari grinned as she finally reached Ranma on the video phone. Ranma gave her a wary look, "Whats up?"

"You'll never believe what they were fighting over today. Mamoru's doing a play and they all wanted to be Snow White! It was so funny!"

Ranma chuckled, "So who's Snow White?"

Ranma smiled as Hikari rambled on about what went on that day, waiting till she paused and asked about his day. 'At least I know they're all doing well. Tenchi and I will know the results of King Azusa's choices very soon now.'

Ranma frowned as a head of pink hair peered over Hikari's shoulder, startling both Hikari and Byakko, who was in miniature form on Hikari's lap. "Hey momma has something like that!" the little girl said.

Hikari rubbed her forehead, "That's great Chibi-Usa. Here I'd like you to meet my fiancée, Ranma."

The little girl that looked remarkably like Usagi grinned, "Hi!"

Ranma chuckled, "Hi! You do realize this is a private conversation right?"

The little girl's eyes widened, "I'm sorry! Don't worry I won't tell anyone!"

Ranma chuckled as the little girl disappeared and Hikari released the breath she had been holding. "She's Usagi's cousin, and they've done nothing but fight since she arrived."

Ranma laughed, "I bet they're almost exactly alike too."

"You have no idea," Hikari said as Byakko nodded his head in agreement.

Hikari ran through the streets, the dark clouds unnerving her. She knew she had to get there, though she was unsure of why. She reached the dark crystal tower, and stopped, panting, in an alleyway. She was unaware of the bird flying overhead, watching over her, or the tiger or dragon hidden in the shadows. All she saw was a man about to be struck down by whatever was threatening the world.

She ran as fast as she could, sliding into the crater and throwing the man out just before the energy hit her. She shrieked in pain, and Wise Man's eyes glowed. He stopped throwing the energy and he watched silently as Hikari stood up, glaring. Her clothes were torn, and she looked bruised, but other than that alright.

Tuxedo Mask quickly moved to Sapphire and Sailor Moon rushed to try and get Hikari out of there. Hikari however stood firm where she was, and Wise Man seemed to growl as Sailor Moon tugged on Hikari's arm. He threw another energy bolt, which was stopped by Nemesis' four guardians. The four scowled at the shadowy figure, which laughed, and held up a blank book.

Hikari's eyes widened as the four seemed to shrink, and their magical essence began to be sucked from them towards the book. 'No!' she thought, 'Not today!'

Memories bombarded her mind, and she called out her transformation, effectively distracting Wise Man.

Sailor Star gave an icy glare and threw a fire ball, incinerating Wise Man's magic book. She paused a moment as Wise Man seemed to fade into the black rock. Moments later, negative energy began to flow from Black Lady and Diamond towards the rock, which began to shrink.

"What's going on?" Sailor Moon asked eyes wide.

Sailor Star did not answer, but moved her staff in front of her holding it out. Small Lady floated to Tuxedo Mask and he caught her in his free arm. Sapphire walked unsteadily over to Diamond who was moaning in pain on the ground, having grown too used to the nega energy that coursed through his body.

Sailor Star let go of her staff, allowing it to float in the air and lifted her arms to the sky, the staff glowing with power. Sailor Moon watched with wide eyes, and realized that something was wrong. She transformed into Princess Serenity, and stood next to Sailor Star, holding the Silver Crystal up. Sailor Pluto appeared across from Sailor Star, holding her time staff in the same fashion. Across from Serenity, Nemesis appeared out of the shadows, and he held his arms over his head in a crossed fashion. Power gathered and shot into the sky.

Serenity screamed, pouring all her power into the shield. Sailor Star drew in a sharp breath, as did Pluto, pain coursing through their bodies. Nemesis grunted, pouring his soul into the spell that would keep time from collapsing in on itself.

Serenity's inner court lined up behind her and gave her their strength, thinking this was to destroy Wise Man who had appeared above the four. Endymion changed into his armor, giving Serenity his own strength, needing her to survive.

Nemesis' court lined up behind him, giving him their strength. Trista appeared, with Shesshomaru and Inu-Yasha, and they lined up behind Sailor Star, giving their friend their strength. Sailor Pluto gave a sigh that spoke of iron when one of Nemesis' generals shifted behind her. Small Lady also awoke, and poured energy into Sailor Pluto. A tear coursed down her cheek as the energy was shared throughout the whole group, gaining power as it reached through all of them.

The power coalesced, and spread beyond the times and dimensions, giving everyone living a sense of hope for a bright future. Moments later, time settled, and snapped into place, resuming course.

Sailor Star sighed in relief, and sat down legs hanging over the edge of the crater that had been created. The inner court collapsed, Serenity transforming back into Sailor Moon. Nemesis, walked over to her unsteadily, and collapsed next to her, pulling her into his embrace.

Sailor Pluto leaned on her staff, also supported by Genbu. A bright light appeared in the center of the group, and took the form of a girl in a sailor fuku. She solidified, and looked around, "What happened?"

"Welcome Sailor Sol," Nemesis said from his place on the ground, "Welcome back to the land of the living. You've been gone a long time."

Sol looked around and nodded, "Indeed."

She spotted Sailor Moon, and bowed.

Trista sighed, "So what happened?"

Wise Man floated down, and slowly, his form shifted. He stood upon the ground, his dark robes becoming a cape, and his face appearing to grow flesh. An older, pained Ranma stood before them in Sailor Nemesis' armor. "I had to save her, even if it meant destroying time itself. Thank you, Setsuna. Tell my guard, I'm sorry."

Setsuna held out a frayed book, labeled Universe of the Four Gods. "Tell them yourself."

Wise Man took the book, and bowed to the group, fading with the morning light.

Trista demanded an explanation one more time, for even Nemesis looked confused.

Sailor Star laughed, and kissed Nemesis full on the lips. Sailor Pluto smirked, and then cleared her throat. "Crystal Tokyo, was a mistake I thought could work, once upon a time. But in order for it to happen, the guardian of the dimensional gates had to die, and Nemesis had to be punished. Hikari was murdered this night in every timeline, and I couldn't stop it. It happened so often, it affected Nemesis through the time barriers. Nemesis grew dark, and Wise Man was born of Nemesis. A dark being wanting nothing but to save the girl he loved and destroy those who couldn't protect her, even himself. To save her, we had to rearrange time."

Sailor Pluto then turned to Diamond and Sapphire, "I am sorry, but you must now stay here, and I ask that you not cause trouble. I believe you will find a better future awaiting you."

Inu-Yasha raised an eyebrow at Hikari and Ranma and wrinkled his nose, "Are they gonna stop anytime soon?"

Trista smacked him on the back of the head, and turned to the two.

DBZ Timeline

The barbecue was going great, even Videl had showed up. Gohan seemed extremely nervous around the young woman though. Bulma shrugged, Gohan would get over it.

Suddenly the scenery changed, and Bulma saw her son, Mirai Trunks from the other timeline standing with a red headed girl in front of three beings made of light. She gasped when she realized that Trunks was wearing some sort of wedding armor, and the girl was wearing a wedding dress.

Slayers Timeline

Lina and Zel were visiting Gourry and Sylphiel at their home having tea. Amelia had also showed with her husband. Amelia had quickly gotten over her crush on Zelgadiss after Zelgadiss had told her exactly what he had felt for her.

Suddenly the scenery changed and they looked around to find Luna nearby, smirking. Lina gulped and walked over to her sister. Luna pointed to where Ranko and Trunks stood in wedding clothes. "It's time. Both twins are getting married by the three creators. What an honor."

Nodoka and Lee walked over to Luna, Ikari and Hikaru on their heels. They smiled warmly, and Nodoka gave a sad sigh. Lee pulled her close to him as Luna greeted her parents to Lina's astonishment.

Normal Timeline

Suddenly the scenery turned green, and they found themselves in a field. Suddenly everyone they knew was there, and Ranma's armor was fixed, his cape whole. The uniform lost the mask, they noticed, and his armor was slightly different. He stood, taking Hikari with him, who was now in a white dress.

They walked over to where Trunks and Ranko were waiting in front of three bright beings. The three appeared to be made of pure light, though they weren't hard to look at. They emanated a feeling of peace and joy.

"It is time," one of the beings said. It seemed as though everyone could see, though many were far away. All the worlds witnessed this event, though not many knew the significance of it.

The two couples were married, cheers going up all over the place as they kissed. The reception began, Ranma and Trunks leading the dances with their respective brides.

Nodoka spotted Bulma and a younger version of Trunks not far away and moved to talk to them. "You must be Trunks' mother?"

Bulma turned to see a woman with dark red hair and grey eyes addressing her. She nodded, "What's going on?"

"A double wedding," Nodoka said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "You should be proud. Trunks and my daughter Ranko have proven to the greatest gods that not even they can stop their soul bond. Ranma himself has both destroyed and restored time for Hikari."

Bulma looked back to where the couples were dancing. A few others had joined them in dancing in the beautiful weather.

Vegeta snorted, "Ranma?"

"My son, Ranko's twin. He is the crown prince to an empire, and guardian to something hidden in our world, though I am unsure of what. They won't tell me. His bride is guardian to the dimensional gates. However, I believe my daughter and your son will be spending the rest of their lives living in your dimension," she said sadly.

Bulma felt a twinge of sympathy for the other woman, and put a hand on her shoulder. "I'm Bulma," she said softly, "I'm sure they'll allow you to visit."

"There are rules," Hikari said, having just walked up with Ranma, Trunks and Ranko, "I will let you know when those times are, but as of yet I'm not sure myself. I have a duty to make sure all worlds are stable before I even go on my honeymoon. If you'll excuse me."

Hikari's dress shifted to her sailor fuku and she disappeared. Ranma frowned, and shook his head. Nodoka laughed, "She'll be right back I'm sure."

Ranma rolled his eyes, and held out a hand, "Care to dance mom?"

"You say that so enthusiastically, my son," she said dryly, taking his hand.

Ranko giggled, and turned to greet her mother and father in law. She gave a short bow, introducing herself. Bulma was about to say something but Vegeta beat her to it. "You are a princess then?"

Ranko nodded, and Vegeta pressed another question, "Is your race powerful?"

Ranko giggled. "Depends on what you mean by power," she said, eyes twinkling, "Juraian power is in the blood, and they tend not to use ki and have a small aptitude for it. My brother is well versed in all three powers he controls."

Vegeta blinked, "Three?"

Ranko nodded, "First off, he can use ki to its fullest extent, especially since Trunks helped him gain more control of it. Second, he has his Juraian power, which flows strongly within him. He can create things like weapons out of thin air, and is......... I guess you could say in tune......... with the nature of the planets and systems he will rule. His third power is the chaos energy that resides within his very soul. That in itself is very destructive. I am not as well versed in my Juraian powers and do not have the amazing amount of chaos energy he does."

Vegeta snorted, but turned, finding out what he wanted to know. Bulma then began asking questions about her daughter in law, most of which Ranko was happy to answer.

As people grew tired, they began to disappear, getting home into their beds. Only a few dimensions would really understand that is was big news to be remembered and record it.

Hikari had returned half way through, and as the sun set, they were the only ones left in the clearing. The clearing grew darker, and soon the two were in a void, holding each other close.

"So what happens now?" Hikari asked with a sigh.

"We live," Ranma said softly, "Things have only just begun."

They kissed, disappearing from the void, fading into the shadows and into a beautiful world with only them around.

Omake

"So let's give them a send off," Ranma said, energy blazing around him as his Nemesis armor formed.

Ryoga roared and started to charge, appearing to start heading right over the lake before looking down and falling in. Shampoo and Mousse followed. Ranma's eyebrow twitched as a pig, a duck, and a cat all came to attack as the other three attackers stared, sweatdropping.