I.R.Y.R.A.S.M.O.

Chapter 4

"It worked for Souron, why not me?"

Now that I had the books translated I had to put them to some good use. They contained a whole bunch of useful tidbits like the hide form magical viewing protection. Who would of thought that a permanent marker some old words world be so useful. Unfortunately they also had something in them I was not expecting. In a chapter in one of the books on binding magic to an object it used the sailor scouts as an example. Basically according to the book there magic was bound to there soul. If that was true then I would never be able to become sailor mercury and if that never happened my knowledge of future events would be useless since everything from that point forward would be drastically different. So my goal was clear I had to find a way to fake it.

With the knowledge in the books I shouldn't have too much trouble doing it. First according to the book I would need a power source. As much as I would love to have the power of an entire planet at my back and call the earth was taken and mercury was a tad out of my area code. I would have to use something closer at had and easy to deal with and luckily I had obtained just the thing I would need a few months ago.

I was in the back of Mr.Oss's store looking for books one day. The store wasn't large but it was big enough for his needs. It had the smell of an attic or perhaps an old library . It was dimly lit because of all the displays in the front windows but that just added to the atmosphere. I had just found a book that might be useful when I was called up to the front of the store by Mr.Oss .

"Ami Come up here" I put the book back on the shelf and made my way to the cash register in the front of the store.

"Yes Mr.Oss" he smiled at me in a grandfatherly way and took a box out form behind the display case next to the cash register. The box was nothing special just cardboard.

"I was just sent some interesting items form an acquaintance of mine and thought you might like them."

"O? Let's see what you have" he opened the box in an overly dramatic fashion. After he had done so he took out a small bottle of water about the size of a coke can. It had the picture of a woman on it you often find on the front of bathrooms.

"I was told that this water has the power to turn all it touches into a young girl. Its form a valley deep in the Chinese wilderness."

( Jusenkyo water where in the name of god did his friend get that. )

"What else did you get."

"Not impressed eh well how about this. It makes anyone snared by it fall in love with the caster." He proceeded to take a small fishing rod out with a suction cup on the end of the line instead of a hook.

( Crap that's the koi rod, ill have to buy it just so I won't have to deal with it later… maybe ill just burn it or something)

"Is that all?"

"Well no but I would have sworn a young girl like you would kill to get you hands on something like this"

"Yes well I never said I wasn't going to buy it I just what to know what else?" He nodded and took 3 strips of paper out.

" If you write something on these papers and stick them to some ones back they will be bound to do what they say"

( Where the hell did he get this stuff! )

"And last but not least a mysterious blue crystal that was found in the body of a young boy after he was hit by a car. The Surgeon said that it appeared in a flash of light the moment the boy's heart stopped."

( A RAINBOW CRYSTAL!)

"Ill take the whole box put it on my tab." He put on a big smile.

"Of course of course I knew you'd want these." As I left the store with my new purchases only one thought was on my mind. (There goes my money for the next six months)

I chuckled at the memory it would take me at least another 5 months to pay it off. The rainbow crystal would alone be worth the price if I could get it to work as a power source. It took me a few hours of trial and error following the books instruction to see if it would work and how much power it would provided.

As it turned out it wasn't any great amount. I was hoping for a fraction of the silver crystals power but it turns out its one of those whole being greater then the sum of its parts deal but it would have to do. Next I would need some kind of medium for the power. After a permitted raid on my mother's jewelry box I found something that would work perfectly. It was a silver ring with a sapphire imbedded in the band. Once I had liked the two together I used a binding spell to make it so that only I could use it. Happily the link mad the ring indestructible. Now that I had a power source and a medium to use it I would need to link spells into the ring. This turned out to be considerably more difficult.

BOOM!

"GAAA MY ROOM"S ON FIRE!!!"

BOOM!

"Hmm my hands frozen to my desk…"

BOOM!

"….. Since when did I have purple hair?"

BOOM!

"Hmm nothing happened." A Block away a dog was suddenly turned inside out.

BOOM!

"Wow Free gold!"

BOOM!

"Where did my desk go? O it's on the roof across the street."

BOOM!

"My gold's gone!"

BOOM!

"GAHH GIANT SPIDER KILL IT KILL IT!"

BOOM!

"YES! I got fog woo! Now if only I could do that without exploding."

I eventually got it to work after a couple of years and thousands of attempts. I could put up glamour and change what I had on into the standard mercury fuku with full fancy transformation flashy colours and all. The disguise field to hide my identity was separate but that also meant I could put it up at any time. A mild defense, speed, agility and strength upgrade, unfortunately I couldn't get that one to turn on or off it was permanently locked into the ring at all times. I would have to be careful not to show it. The Icy Fog and a few other neat little things that may come in handy if push came to shove.

I never did kill that spider. It turned out to be fairly smart so I kept it in the buildings basement. I named it Blinky. As a side note we don't have a rat problem anymore and the cat belonging to the lady two doors down went missing.

Now that I had this I had to test its limits. I knew just how to do it. I got out my thief outfit, it was too small now but with what I had in mind after a few alterations it would be just what I needed. A few weeks of work and a new pair of gloves and slippers and I had what I needed. It looked like a stereotypical ninja outfit. After I activated my disguise field I looked like a short ninja girl not a 12 year old playing dress up.

Now that I had the look there was only one thing left. I was off to Neirma. I went on a Sunday when I was sure my target would be there. As long as my timing wasn't horrible. It took a wile to get directions to the Tendo dojo as people avoided me but I got directions eventually. When I got to the front gate it was about noon.

"Finally the Tendo dojo"(wait that didn't sound like me?)

"I am a Person" ( yup defiantly not my voice I guess the disguise field alters my voice to sound older, Neat!) I looked around and it looked just the same as you would expect it to. even the sign.

" To challenge Dojo to savage combat use rear door. Well I might as well be polite." I went around to the back door and found a bell. I shrugged and pulled the roped 3 time.

DONG! DONG! DONG! I quickly covered my ears man that bell was loud. After a Short time the door opened and a girl, by the look of the apron, smile and long brown hair Kasumi greeted me.

"Hello, pleas come with me and ill announce you. May I pleas have your name."

(Not likely)

"No." She stumbled but manage to regain her balance before she fell.

"O my" Her had went up to her mouth in a way only Kasumi could do right. I think I managed to rattle her cage it was kind of fun. When we arrived at the Dojo she went in first. I heard some fait talking for inside but it was too low to understand and you it. Kasumi came back out and signaled me to come in. As I walked in I looked at those there.

(Let's see Akane Nabiki Soun GENAMA AND RANMA! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! IM TOO LATE ) I managed to keep any apprehension out of my eyes and thankfully my mask covered the rest. At that point Soun stood up.

"Hello my name Is Soun Tendo the owner, so you've come to challenge this dojo?"

"Yes"

"Her Voice is so cold" I didn't catch who said it but it came from over by Akane and Nabiki. Soun looked at me for a moment.

"I have retired. Would It be Acceptable For my soon to be son in law to fight in my place?"

(Why of course id like to be pounded into the floor. Well I wanted to test the limits.)

"Yes."

"I don't fight girls." Ranma spouted indignantly

(YAY!)

"Fine then don't its not your dojo anyway you pervert!" One guess who that was.

"Now dear I know this is new but as your fiancé it is his duty to protect the dojo."

"IM NOT A PERVERT!"

"YES YOU ARE!"

"NO IM NOT YOU TOMBOY!"

"ARG!" And with that she pulled a mallet out of no where and smashed Ranma into the floor.

He wasn't moving.

"Umm Tendo old friend perhaps we should let her fight. We have after all only been here a couple of days." And with Genma's words I know had a good idea of when in the Ranma time line I was.

(This early in I might just stand a chance especially if Akane fights.) Ranma still wasn't moving.

"My opponent is incapacitated if he is not replaced you forfeit."

"Ill Fight you." Yup of course Akane would jump at the chance to show up Ranma. Still nothing for his broken form.

"What at the Rules?"

"Akane are you sure abut this?"

"Yes daddy. Anything goes if you win you get our sign."

(What a foolish set of rules.)I smiled under my mask

"Your terms are acceptable." Soun nodded and me and Akane moved to opposite sides of the dojo.

"Begin" and with Soun's words Akane attack. She ran at me head on as she cocked back her right are. When she made it half way across the dojo I gestured with my right hand. From it shot a Thick Stream Of bubbles. Akane panicked not expecting this and threw her arms up in a cross block. As the bubbles impacted in to her arms they burst into a thick for that filled the dojo.

"I can't see" My smile grew as I felt the temperature of the dojo drop to sub freezing.

"Your cheep trick wont help you win!" she was panicking I could here it in here voice. I lepta and grabbed on to one of the beams that ran along the top of the dojo. I pulled my self up so I was standing on the beam and out of the fog. Akane ran and attacked my last position. Then slipped on the layer of ice that was now forming on the floor and skidded into the wall. I would have expected more noise at this point. They were probably being quiet because they still couldn't see what is happening.

"COME OUT AND FIGHT FAIR!" Akane had gotten up and managed to keep her balance on the ice.

I shrugged.

"Your Call." I couldn't see her face in the fog but being above it gave me a clear view of her location. I simply Dropped down and bashed my elbow into the back of her had with all my magically enhanced strength. Then slipped and landed on my ass when my feet made contact with the floor covered in ice.

"Ow." I got up and kicked Akane's still form. She had been knocked unconscious. With a mental command to my ring I dispelled the fog.

"WAAA! MY BABYS DEAD!"

Kasumi made her way over to Akane as fast as she could on the still melting ice. When she got there she knelt down and checked her over.

"She's alright just a bad bump to the head." I released a breath I hadn't realized id been holding.

"Victory is mine."

"I CHALLENGE YOU!" Ranma had gotten up some time during the short fight.

"No."

"What!?"

"I would have nothing to gain." Everyone seemed vary angry at me. I decided to make my exit.

I walked over to Nabiki. She looked at me.

"What." She sounded pissed off

"My sign?" she frowned and left the room. After a few minute's she came back and handed me the sign.

On my why out of the Tendo's yard I herd Nabiki.

"You'll pay for this" I suddenly found myself regretting my decision to test the ring here.