A Tail To Remember
by Gie: phowahcs.com

A Tail To Remember
Chapter Twenty One: Dinner Time Conversations

A few minutes later, everyone had their attention averted
when a female figure came bounding into the yard, a large spatula
strapped to her back and an even larger bag in her hands. She was
greeted enthusiastically by Ranma.

"Ucchan!"

Ukyou smiled wide and after dropping he cargo, threw her
arms around her ex-fiancee. "Ran-chan! It's so good to see you!"
She released him and turned to the female next to him. "Hey,
Akane-chan. It's good to see you, too."

The two female exchanged hugs. "Konban wa, Ukyou-chan.
I've missed you too." She glanced up and smiled. "There's some
people I want you to meet." She called out to the airborne
Saiya-jiin. "Trunks-kun, Tobuma-chan, stop sparring for a minute
please." Ukyou jumped slightly. She did not notice the two fighting
males that were floating in the air when she arrived.

The two cousins cut their spar short and levitated to the
ground, turning their attention to the female that called them.
"Nani, Okaasan?" Tobuma questioned.

"I want to introduce you two to a friend of ours."

Ukyou blinked loudly. "Okaasan?" She turned to Ranma, who
had an amused smile floating at the corner of his mouth as he
watched the two males come closer. "Did that guy say 'Okaasan' to
Akane?"

Ranma nodded, tilting his head slightly. "Hai, he did say,
'Okaasan,' Ucchan." His smile got bigger.

The two spar-scuffed males approached the small group.
"Ukyou, this is Trunks," the purple-haired male bowed slightly, "and
this is Tobuma," the tri-colored male bowed as well. "Boys, this is
Kuonji Ukyou, one of Ranma's ex-fiancées, and the best okynomiyaki
chef, ever."

"Konban wa, Kuonji-san." Both Trunks and Tobuma responded
in unison.

Ukyou blinked a few more times, staring at Tobuma intensely.
She shook her head, clearing it, and bowed back, her gaze not
wavering from tri-colored senshi. "Did you call Akane-chan,
'Okaasan?'" Ukyou glanced between Akane and Tobuma a few times,
a confused look on her pretty face.

Akane nodded slightly and Tobuma replied with a smile
identical to his father's. "Hai, Kuonji-san. Seiika is my mother."

Now Ukyou was confused even more. "Seiika? I was talking
about Akane."

"That's my real name, Ukyou, remember?" Akane reminded
her. "Just like Ranma's is Serori."

"So do you want to be called Serori and Seiika now?" The
chef frowned, realizing for the first time in a month that the two
people that she knew as Ranma and Akane are not the same people
any longer.

"It doesn't matter, Ucchan," Ranma grinned. "We'll answer to
both."

Ukyou absently nodded, still staring at Tobuma. "But how?"
She nodded her head at the young senshi. "He looks about the same
age as us."

"He is," Akane smiled, gazing at Tobuma with a fond smile.
"Well, they both are." She modified her statement when Trunks
cleared his throat. She rolled her eyes and winked at the
purple-haired senshi. "Why don't you two go get cleaned up. I think
you sparring spot has been taken over."

Everyone turned to see that Vejiita and Goku had begun to
spar lightly in the same spot the two cousins had abandoned. "But I
thought Goku-san wasn't supposed to spar," Tobuma smirked.

"Well, when hasn't Goku-san refused a spar for too long?"
Ranma shrugged his shoulders indifferently. "He's Saiya-jiin--he
can't sit still for too long." Akane nodded in agreement.

Trunks and Tobuma started toward the house. "Is the furo
open?" Trunks called out.

Akane nodded. "It should be. And knowing Kasumi-neechan,
it's full, as well." They nodded back and went inside. Akane turned
back to the two left in the yard and was startled by the unreadable
expression on Ukyou's face. "Is something wrong, Ukyou?"

The chef furrowed her eyebrows and thrust clenched fists
on her hips. "Explain. How could you cheat on Ranchan like that?
And how is it possible? I thought you were 'bonded' or something
weird like that?"

Akane smirked, and leaned against the still figure of her
mate. She was rewarded with a tail curling around her waist. "We
are, Ukyou. And who said I cheated? Tobuma-chan is my child, hai,
but he is Ranma's, as well. Didn't you notice that Tobuma looks
almost exactly like Ranma?"

Before Ukyou could say another word, their attention was
drawn to the bounding figures of Cologne and Shampoo, who had just
entered the yard.

The two Amazons stopped in front of the small group.
Cologne gave the mated pair a glance and nodded. "Konban wa,
Ranma, Akane." Her gaze flicked to Ukyou. "Ukyou."

All three nodded back. "Hey, Cologne," Ranma greeted. He
turned to the other newcomer. "Hey, Shampoo. It's nice to see ya."

The Amazon threw her arms around the Saiya-jiin male and
treated him to a super-size glomp. "Ranma! So good to see you!
Take Shampoo on date, yes?"

Ranma let out a grunt and struggled to release himself from
her iron grip. "Leggo, Shampoo..."

Akane growled deep in her throat, letting her aura manifest.
"Now, Shampoo!"

The purple-tressed Amazon let go and backed up a few paces.
"Shampoo know Ranma Airen no more. Do for old time sake. Joke,
right?" She smiled slightly.

Akane snorted and dissipated her aura. Ranma and Ukyou
chuckled weakly.

Cologne shook her head at the boldness of her heir. "You
called for take-out, Ranma?" She indicated to the large stack of
boxes both carried.

He nodded, glancing at the amount. "Yup. Is that all we
ordered?"

"Iie, Mousse will be coming with the second half." Ranma
made a face. "It was impossible to make such a large order all at
one time, Ranma," Cologne chided the young male. "He is making the
second batch and will bring it over when it is ready."

Akane jabbed him in the ribs. "Hush, baka." She turned back
to Cologne. "You can take it into the kitchen, Cologne-san. Kasumi
will show you where." The old Amazon nodded and indicated to
Shampoo. They turned toward the house, but both were stopped by
a large wall of Saiya-jiin muscle.

"Is that Ramen?" Goku slobbered, eyeing the stacks of
take-out.

Cologne nodded with a smile, glancing up and down at the male
in front of her. "Hai, it is."

Akane pushed Goku away. Or at least tried. "Later,
Goku-san. That's for supper."

"Can't I at least have a taste, Seiika-chan?" the hungry male
whined. "ChiChi wouldn't let me have a snack earlier."

She rolled her eyes and watched as Cologne and Shampoo
went inside. "Later, Goku."

He sighed as the door closed on the tempting aromas. "Isn't
that the same girl you fought the day we did the Oozaru training,
Seiika-chan?"

Akane nodded. "Hai. They're Chinese Amazons. They also
own a local Ramen shop in town. Shampoo was one of Ranma's
fiancées."

Goku nodded. He turned his attention to Ukyou. "I
remember you from that day, as well."

"I was there. Didn't do much, but I was there." Ukyou
smiled. "Kuonji Ukyou."

"You're one of Serori-kun's fiancées, too." Goku's eyes
widened dramatically when he saw the large battle spatula on the
girl's back. "You're Ucchan, right? You make okynomiyaki, right?"

Ukyou smirked slightly. "I see my reputation precedes me."

Within a blink of an eye, Goku had swept Ukyou and her large
bag of supplies in his arms and was hurrying toward the house. "You
need to get started! I'm really hungry! You make pork, right? How
about beef? And what about..." Goku's voice trailed off as they
disappeared inside.

Ranma and Akane blinked at each other a few times.

Tobuma exited the house soon after. "Was that Kuonji-san
Goku-san was carrying?"

Akane nodded slowly. "Hai, Goku was hungry." Several
stomachs echoed that thought. "And it seems that we are, as well."

She glanced into the sky, where Vejiita still hung in the air.
"Hungry, Vejiita-chan?" Her face scrunched up when she received n
answer. She turned to Ranma and Tobuma, indicating for them to go
inside. Ranma glanced at her in concern, but she just waved him off.
He nodded slowly and followed Tobuma inside.

The female Saiya-jiin floated up to where her twin sat. He
had his eyes closed, and his legs crossed in a meditative posture. He
rotated slowly in a circle. She stared at him for a minute, then got
into the same position, going back-to-back to the silent Prince. She
wrapped her tail around his narrow waist and began to meditate
silently as well.

The set of twins sat there, silent, for several minutes.
Finally, Vejiita broke their silence. "You're not going to leave me
alone until I tell you what's bothering me, are you?"

Akane tightened the grip of her tail around his waist, and
received his around hers in response. "Iie."

They sat in silence once again.

"The air feels off."

Akane opened her eyes, startled by his statement. "What do
you mean by that, Vejiita-chan?"

He unraveled his tail and turned around. She did the same.
"Something feels wrong, but I don't know what it is. It keeps
fuzzing at the edge of my senses."

If something bothered her twin this dramatically, it couldn't
be good. Akane frowned deeply as an idea popped into her head.
"Do you think the Hachi have started up again?" The thought of
them sent a shiver down her spine that extended to the tip of her
tail.

He raised an eyebrow and shrugged. "I don't know." He
floated to the ground, Akane following suit.

"Do you think we should send out a scouting party?" Akane
glanced at the house, quickly dividing up the senshi present to
create several patrols.

Vejiita just shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe." A loud growl
settled the matter. "After dinner, perhaps."

She nodded, smiling slightly. "After dinner." She turned
toward the house and started to go in, but stopped when she
realized her twin was not following her. He was still scanning the
horizon. "Come on, Ototochan," she grinned when a scowl was
tossed her way. "Goku's inside. There might not be any food left."

He nodded and turned toward the house, following her inside.
He paused on the doorstep, and with one last glance to the horizon,
walked inside and closed the door.

But he left too early. For when the door closed on the
outside world, a hazy green flash clashed against the baby blue sky.

Chikyuu, Location Unknown, Early Afternoon

The slight winds rustled through the thick foliage, creating
small patterns of light and shadow as they blew in a random fashion.
But the natural beauty went unnoticed by Chikyuu's new arrivals as
they bustled around the large grey spaceship. A group of several
Scout Drones made their way through the underbrush, creating a
silent line of defense against any unauthorized, and unsuspected,
hostile attack.

Several clusters of Warrior Drones were being given specific
assignments, and then launched to their respective areas of attack.

The leader of this front was within the fairly-large ship,
giving his leader an update on their progress.

Daisy stood next to his chair, facing the large view screen.
"Yes, Captain. Everything is going fine so far. We touched down
without notice and I have started to deploy several Warrior parties
to begin mass assimilation."

Iris nodded on the screen, Rose next to him. "Good work,
Daisy. We're still a couple months away from your position."

"Are there any signs of the Saiya-jiin?" Rose asked
pointedly.

Daisy shook his head, the six antennae waving back and forth.
"No, Commander. No sign as of yet."

Iris glanced at his first officer and then turned back to the
screen. "Continue as planned, Daisy."

He nodded. "Right, Captain. I do have a question, though."

"What is it, Daisy?"

"Do you want me to send a special search party to start
looking for the Queen?"

Iris frowned slightly. "No, not yet. If you would come across
her, capture her, but don't waste any available warriors or scouts
for such. Right now, the main focus is taking the planet and
assimilating as many inhabitants as possible."

"Aye, Captain."

"Make sure your troops have all the necessary information on
her, and the other Saiya-jiin. You're more than likely going to come
across them somewhere along the line."

Daisy nodded. "I understand, Captain."

"Don't underestimate the Saiya-jiin, Daisy," Rose warned.
"They are formidable enemies, and will use every dirty trick in the
book to stop our mission from happening."

Iris continued. "Keep in contact, Daisy. Tokemonu out." The
screen went blank.

Daisy sighed and sat in his chair. "I really did not need Rose
warning me about the Saiya-jiin." He pushed a few buttons and a
3-dimensional picture of Chikyuu rotated slowly. "Computer, light
the site where the first Scouting party landed." A cluster of four
red dots blinked on the screen.

"Highlight our location." A large yellow dot blipped onto the
screen, almost halfway around the world.

"Computer, where are the first five Warrior parties
headed?"

Five green blips lit on the picture, each heading off in a
different direction, moving towards large populated areas. One
seemed to be headed in the same direction of the four stationary
red dots. Iris nodded to himself. One party would be in the vicinity
of the last reported sighting of the Saiya-jiin Royalty. Hopefully, he
would get some information, or something that would be useful to
their cause. The addition of new Drones would be a bonus, as well.
Daisy stood up and walked off his bridge and headed outside, where
three more parties of Warrior Drones awaited their assignments.

The first Swarm had arrived.

Supper went about at a rather fast clip, with Ukyou working
up a thick sweat trying to keep up with the voracious appetites of
Seven Saiya-jiin. Goku was never far from the kitchen, and Ukyou's
side, and Gohan had lost count after the first couple dozen
okynomiyaki he consumed.

The second round of ramen arrived with some commotion
when Mousse, the bearer of the food, arrived and spotted Shampoo
and Ranma sitting side by side, talking rather amicably with each
other.

The blind martial artist growled loudly. "Ranma, how dare you
try to move in on my Shampoo, while I stand in the room? Have you
no shame? Prepare to die, Saotome!" With a yell, Mousse launched
himself on the hapless Ranma.

Or who he thought was Ranma. Who in fact actually
happened to be Tobuma.

But the tri-colored Saotome was prepared. He merely stuck
a foot out, booting the blind male in the face, and effectively
stopping him. "I'm not Ranma, Mousse-san. He's over there."

Mousse recovered quickly and glomped onto Shampoo. "Oh,
Shampoo, let me take you away from the cretin Saotome! I am the
only one that deserves your love and attention." Mousse paused
slightly in his glomp, and peered into Shampoo's face. "What
happened to your lovely chest, Shampoo?"

Alas, Mousse was wrong once again. And this time, Trunks
suffered the consequences. An evil scowl of disgust flashed across
the purple-haired senshi's face, making him look even more similar to
his father. "GET OFF ME, YA HENTAI!"

Tobuma scowled and literally pulled Mousse off the fuming
Trunks. "That's not Shampoo-san, Mousse-san. Please put on your
glasses and take inventory of the room."

The male Amazon did so. And bowed deeply in front of
Trunks. "Gomen nasai." He turned toward the real Shampoo, who
was on the opposite side of the room. "There you are, my darling!
Forgive me for misinterpreting that skinny male for your loveliness!"
He ran toward her, arms outstretched, his face alit with love for
the beautiful female.

But was sent to the ground by a well-placed bonbori. "Stupid
Mousse. Can't Mousse see Shampoo eating? Be quiet."

"Whatever you say, my darling..." and dinner continued on.

After dessert was served; the rest of the cookies Nodoka
brought over and several cakes that Kasumi whipped up while waiting
for the ordered food to arrive, and after the table cleared away,
and digestion settled in for a strenuous workout, Akane cleared her
throat, getting everyone's attention. She smiled at her family and
the acquaintances she made while in Nerima. "I just wanted to alert
you all on the threat that we're facing." Many of the faces became
solemn, listening to Akane's heavy words.

She explained the Hachi to the Nerimians; what they were,
and what they came to Chikyuu to accomplish. Everyone that didn't
know was rather shocked.

"Assimilate the planet?" Ukyou muttered, frowning deeply.

"Drones?" Nodoka whispered, alarmed.

"After you, Akane-chan?" Kasumi had a worried look on her
face.

Tobuma's features mirrored his aunt's. "Hai. And in the
future, they get her."

"That's why we came back. To protect Chikyuu against the
Hachi threat, and to build a better future than the one we
experienced." Trunks added, a somber look of determination on his
chiseled features.

Cologne frowned. "You can not change the past, young senshi.
History is immutable." Her wizened features were solemn. "When
the two of you came to this time, your actions created an alternate
future. The life you know as your own may not happen in this world.
Your actions may have caused that to change."

"But they still happened in your time. Your universe. Nothing
can be done to change that."

Tobuma's face fell at the ramifications. "Then we are here
for nothing." He knew something was wrong about their reasoning...

Bulma frowned, her mind whirling. "Iie, not for nothing.
What you have done is given our world, this timeline, a chance on not
falling to the Hachi." She glanced at Vejiita, who was silently taking
in the information. "You have given us a chance to live in peace, once
the Hachi are defeated." She turned to Trunks and gave him a warm
smile. "Domo arigatou gozaimasu, senshi." He nodded in reply.

After a moment of silence, he spoke. "Cologne-san, you will
have to inform your tribe and have them ready their defenses, in
case the Hachi attack. When they arrive, they will be everywhere,
not just Japan."

"What about the other countries, the United States, and
such? How will they defend themselves?" Gohan asked. "Should we
tell the leaders of the nations to prepare for the Hachi attacks as
well?"

The Z Senshi were used to fighting megalomaniacs--but only
on a local, and centralized, level. This was an enemy that could
attack several places around the world at one time. Even if every
single warrior were able to fight, there would still be someplace left
unprotected. The assembled group was silent once more.

"Iie." Everyone turned their attention to Vejiita, who had
spoken. "Do not inform the governing bodies. They would not be
able to do anything. There is no need for mass panic."

Soun nodded in agreement. "He's right. The governments
would just send out the armies, which in turn, would be assimilated.
Giveing the Hachi more senshi and us fewer Humans." Several
grunted in agreement.

"There has been news coverage already," ChiChi commented.
"I've seen several news broadcasts about missing people, and
sightings of big 'bug creatures.' There will be more as time goes on,
as more people fall to the Hachi."

Bulma snorted. "As if Western Capital hasn't had its share of
weird occurrences. Hell, we have a talking dog for a mayor."

"And Nerima has its own weird factor," Ukyou smirked.
"Especially roof-hopping martial artists and people changing into
girls, cats, ducks, or minotaurs right in front of their eyes."

Gohan blinked. "Duck? Minotaur?" He turned to Ranma. "Do
you have more than one form, Serori?"

Ranma shook his head. "Iie, Gohan. Mousse is the duck,
Shampoo is the c...c...cat," he swallowed hard and tried not to
picture the image, "and this guy named Tarou is the minotaur-thing.
Although, the last time we saw him he had some octopus tentacles
and an assortment of other creatures for body parts."

Gohan nodded, still slightly confused, but took his word for
truth.

Vejiita grunted, obviously impatient. "Are we going to patrol
or not?"

Akane nodded. "Hai. We should split into several teams.
That way we'll cover more ground."

"Woah! What's this 'we' business?" Ranma held up his hands,
pausing her plans. "You're staying right here, Akane."

"Iie, I'm going to patrol, Ranma! We need as many senshi out
there as possible." Akane scowled darkly. "I hate being left out."

He shook his head firmly. "Unless you want to use a tank,
Akane..." The female in question growled deep in her throat. "All
right, then." He tried to placate her. "Anyway, we need someone to
stay behind, in case the Hachi end up here." Akane sighed and
nodded in agreement.

Ranma turned to the group. "Okay. How about this: Trunks,
Goku, and Gohan. Tobuma, Shampoo, and Ukyou." He glanced at
Mousse. "Do you have a blade on ya?"

The male Amazon nodded. "I have several. Why?"

"Cuz they're rather effective to use against the Drones. This
way, each group will have someone with a sword." He turned to
Vejiita. "You, me, and Mousse, then." Vejiita nodded in approval.

"That is not all of the senshi, Ranma." Cologne spoke.

"Well, I wasn't done yet, Cologne." Ranma sighed. "I figured
you, Pops, and Tendo-san could stay in Nerima. You three are the
least mobile of everyone." Cologne stared at Ranma for a minute and
then nodded.

He then turned to Trunks and Tobuma. "How well do you two
know the area?"

Trunks shrugged slightly. "Not bad. Tobu-kun knows it
better, though." He nodded in agreement.

"All right, that makes it a little easier. Tobuma, you and the
girls take Tokyo as a whole. My group will go to the north and east,
and Goku's group can go to the south and west. If you need help,
flare your ki." He paused as he realized that everyone was staring
at him. "Nani?"

Akane blinked and smiled. "Nothing, Ranma." She leaned
closer and nipped him on the ear. "You're absolutely sexy when you
take charge."

He blushed and cleared his throat. "Okay...well,
um...hehe...okay! Let's head out then." He stood up quickly.

Everyone followed suit, and moved toward the backyard, a
good launching spot. Goku, Gohan and ChiChi were in a corner, saying
their good-byes. Well, ChiChi wailing loudly, and Gohan and Goku
were trying very hard to comfort her.

Vejiita and Bulma were off to the side, talking quietly to each
other. Bulma had Vejiita wrapped tightly in her arms, face buried in
his shoulder, while Vejiita looked like he was trying in vain to get out
of her grasp.

The Humans were saying their own good-byes in another
group; Kasumi fussing over Soun, and Nodoka handing Genma the
Saotome katana. The Amazons and Ukyou were quietly talking with
Tobuma and Trunks.

Akane pulled Ranma to the side before he took off. She
wrapped her arms around him and nipped at his nose. "Be careful,
Ranma-chan. Vejiita has a very uneasy feeling about all of this. I
really think they're out there."

Ranma wrapped his arms around her tight, pulling her close.
He nuzzled her ear affectionately. "Don't worry, Hima-chan.
Vejiita-ouji is just blowing off steam from earlier with Pops.
Everything's gonna be okay."

Akane looked long and hard into the deep blue of her mate's
eyes for several moments, and then nodded. "Hai. Come back to me
alive."

Ranma nodded back and leaned forward, resting his forehead
against hers. "Of course. Nothing knocks down Saotome Ranma."

"Nothing, Serori?" Vejiita glanced around the corner,
startling the mated pair.

"Well, nothing except for you and Goku-san bulldozing me to
the ground," Ranma grunted.

The Prince smirked. "I thought so. Are you ready, or are you
going to mate with my futago right here in front of me?"

The pair blushed, Akane swatting Vejiita's chest. "Hush,
gaki." They released each other, and with a final glance at Akane,
Ranma swept by Vejiita and out the door.

Akane put a hand on her brother's arm, holding him back.
"Watch him for me, Vejiita. I want my mate to return as a
Saiya-jiin, not a Drone." She let go of his arm and stepped back.

Vejiita grunted, but nodded slightly. He turned and left as
well.

Akane sighed and bent her head slightly, her tail twitching
nervously. Nodoka wrapped an arm around the female Saiya-jiin.
"He'll be fine, Akane-chan. Ranma always is."

Bulma smiled comfortingly at her sister-in-law. "Of course,
Seiika-chan. Vejiita-chan won't let anything happen to him." She
giggled slightly. "Otherwise then he'd have to suffer two females in
the hormone-driven throes of pregnancy!" The three of them
chuckled, alleviating the tension.

The call of 'Tadima!' turned their attention to the front door
as Nabiki came strolling in. "Konban wa, minna. Who's the hot young
body out there?"

Bulma smirked. "Which one?"

She grinned toothily. "Does it matter?" Actually, I
recognized most of them--Ranma-kun, Goku-san, Gohan-chan, and
Vejiita-ototochan. It's the two with the funky hairdos that caught
my attention..."

Akane arched an eyebrow. "Which one? The purple-haired
male," she winked at Bulma, "or the one with the pigtail?"

Nabiki shrugged, setting her briefcase down and pulling off
her jacket. "Well, the purple one is a little short for my tastes. I
want to look up into my man's eyes." Bulma choked slightly. The
others giggled. "Although he does have gorgeous blue eyes." Nabiki
gave Bulma an odd look, but continued on.

She moved into the kitchen and grabbed a cookie of a plate.
"The tall one is gorgeous. Great body." She licked her lips slightly.
"Will have to do something about that hair, though."

The group moved into the living room, giggling at Nabiki's
description of the future Saiya-jiin. "Well, Nabiki-chan," Akane
grinned evilly, "I could probably arrange a meeting with
Tobuma--he's the tall, pig-tailed male--but you'd have to ask his
Otousan first. He might not want his son near your clutches."

"Oh?" Nabiki raised an eyebrow. "Well, no man can resist
Tendo Nabiki for too long. Who's the father?"

"Well, actually, you know him really well..."

"Honto?"

Kasumi shook her head. "Stop teasing her, Akane-chan."

Akane pouted and turned toward her oldest sister. "But it's
so fun!" Kasumi shook a finger and smiled. "Yosh, yosh..." She
sighed and turned back. "Ruin my fun...Actually, Nabiki, the main
thing you need to know about both of them is that they're
Saiya-jiin." Nabiki raised an eyebrow. "And they're from the
future."

"Future?"

Akane nodded. "Hai. They're here to help defend Chikyuu
against the Hachi, the new enemy we're fighting."

Nabiki sat on the couch, tucking her legs underneath her.
"Okay, I have a feeling I'm missing a lot of info. Spill, Imoutochan."

Everyone got comfortable as Akane retold everything that
happened so far to Nabiki. After her explanation, the middle Tendo
female nodded. "All right. That's all fine and well. But you still
haven't answered my question--who're the two stud muffins?"

Akane took a deep breath. "Well, the purple-haired one,
Trunks, is Bulma and Vejiita's son from the future, and Tobuma is
mine and Ranma's."

Everyone watched silently as Nabiki processed all of this new
information. Her face remained stony. The only indication she
heard and understood was that the corner of her eye twitched
slightly.

"So, you're saying that I'm lusting after my own nephews."
Akane nodded, a small smile curling her lips. "Who are from the
future." The smile got bigger as the female Saiya-jiin's head
bobbed in agreement. "Well, since you and they aren't actually
related to me by blood, do you know if they're taken yet?"

The entire room facefaulted.

"Nani?" she glanced around. "It's true, ne?"

Akane sat up and sighed loudly. "Nabiki, that wasn't the
plan..."

"Well, what was it then?" She crossed her arms. "Or are you
going to spring it on me that you're pregnant, too? And you're
pregnant with the current version of the hunk out there?"

Akane blinked a few times. "Actually, Nabiki-chan, hai. You
hit the nail on the head."

This time, Nabiki facefaulted.