Chains of the Past

A Ranma ½ Tenchi Muyo Crossover

Chapter Ten

A/N: 100 reviews and counting! Thanks for all of you for supporting this fic.

And now keep your hands and feet inside the cart at all times, cause itza gonna be a bumpy ride.

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"It's been two days," Ranma muttered under his breath. His body was tense like a runner on the starting line waiting for the starting pistol.

Mousse, however, was looking like he wanted to strangle a person, preferably a certain someone with a pigtail. "Saotome, you need to calm down. You look like you're head's about to explode. It's getting on my nerves."

Ranma looked Mousse in the eyes. "Tell me Mousse, if someone you loved was in danger, would you calm down?"

Mousse slightly shook his head. "Not totally, but you're way to tense. It'll do you no good to be burnt out when they do attack."

Ranma turned away and stared into the horizon. "Tell me Mousse, why do you like Shampoo?"

Mousse took off his glasses and started to clean them. "What kind of question is that?"

"One that came to my mind. Now answer it."

Mousse smiled. "I like her because she's beautiful, strong, smart, and she was nice to me." Ranma started to chuckle. "What's so funny?"

"Mousse, if you think you can base a relationship off that, then you're more lost than Ryoga."

Mousse continued to clean his glasses. "What makes your relationship with Nabiki any different?"

"Mousse, you want to know why I liked Akane? Cause she was beautiful, strong, and she was nice to me." Ranma rolled his eyes. "Look how that turned out. Me and Nabiki have somethin' Akane and I never had. Once you figure it out you'll be better for it, but with how blind ya are it'll take a while for you to find it."

Mousse glared at him, but since he had his glasses off, he ended up glaring at a nearby vase.

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"Now this is heaven. I am so glad I made this."

"I so agree with you."

Nabiki and Ryoko were in the newly made onsen relaxing in the hot water drinking some sake. The onsen was floating above the lake near the house. The onsen was covered by a clear dome, which was a good thing at the moment, since it was snowing outside.

Ryoko stretched. "You know, some times I amaze even myself."

Nabiki smirked. "What amazes me is that you made yourself useful for once."

Ryoko looked insulted. "Hey, I made myself useful plenty of times."

Nabiki raised an eyebrow. "Oh, and besides destroying both Tenchi's high school and Ayeka's ship, raising a spirit that destroyed part of the inn we were staying at, and racking up a large bill with all the clothes you bought, what have you done useful?"

Ryoko rolled her eyes. "Okay, go on ahead and list all the minor things I've done since I was freed why don't ya."

NAbiki looked confused. "Minor?"

"The planet's still intact."

Nabiki would of replied, but she spotted Ayeka walking in. "Hey girl, come on in," Nabki yelled out.

Ayeka waved politely, but then spotted Ryoko. "Oh, I didn't know you were here. I'll be going."

Ryoko appeared in front of Ayeka. "No, no, no, don't go. We can always use another drinking partner. Come on in and join us."

A few bottles later…

Nabiki shook her head. "How can you drink so much?"

Ryoko shrugged. "I can't get intoxicated easily, so it takes a bit to get me drunk."

"Interesting to note, but I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to Ayeka."

The mentioned princess was currently finishing off her second bottle. She glared at Ryoko. "Don't even get the idea that I forgive you for the other day."

Nabiki looked intrigued. "Oh, and what happened?"

Ayeka continued to glare at Ryoko. "She embarrassed me in front of Tenchi. That's what."

Ryoko smiled. "Oh, don't tell you're still mad about that. Please, it's not like you're dating him or nothing. You've only known him for what two months. I, however, have known him since he was this tall," she said while demonstrating his height with her hands (about two feet tall). "He was such a cutie pie."

"Oh yeah that's right you were able to see some things outside the cave," Nabiki noted.

Ryoko nodded. "Yeah, but I could only go so far. It was quite lonely when no one was around. It was a long seven hundred years."

"Ha, serves you right! You attacked my planet," Ayeka yelled. "Because of you I can't find my brother."

"Don't you mean half-brother?" Ryoko shot back. She looked to the side. "I'm sorry for what I've done, okay. It wasn't"

"Wasn't what? Your fault? Ha, that's a laugh you old hag! I bet you liked it, didn't you. The destruction you caused. The lives you took and destroyed. What, cat's got your tongue? Why don't you admit it, you got off on killing my people!"

Ryoko reply was a punch square in the face. "SHUT UP! SHUT! UP! You have no idea what my life's been like. What I've been through. You could never understand!"

"What's going on?"

Nabiki glanced up behind her and saw Mihoshi who was looking a bit confused. 'How did she sneak up on me like? Luckily for her she didn't yell out that question. They didn't hear it.' "Ayeka's drunk and hit a sore spot for Ryoko," Nabiki replied just loud enough for Mihoshi to hear. Nabiki saw Ryo-ohki run in and jumped onto Ryoko's head and start meowing. She looked like she was mad. 'Maybe she wants to calm Ryoko down.'

Apparently whatever Ryo-ohki said didn't calm Ryoko down. In fact it did the opposite. "What! No…"

Suddenly there was a large green orb of energy that appeared overhead everyone there. The orb opened, revealing a man who wore a purple robe and long green cape. His light gray hair was tied in a ponytail and went to his shoulders. His eyes were yellow and he wore a small pair of dark colored spectacles.

"I've finally found you Ryoko."

Ryoko glared at the newcomer. "Kagato."

Mihoshi and Ayeka both yelled out, "Pervert!" and started throwing things at him. Ryoko took this distraction and tried to bolt, but Kagato wasn't going to let her go so easily.

With a thrust of his hand Ryoko was suddenly on the ground convolving with pain. As quickly as he appeared he left in a ball of light with Ryoko. He destroyed the top of the dome on his way out.

Tenchi jumped through the hole in the dome followed by Ranma and Mousse. As soon as Tenchi caught sight of Ayeka, Nabiki and Mihoshi who only had towels on he reached for his nose to block the oncoming nosebleed. Ranma shook his head. "You have issues."

Sasami and Kasumi came through the door. "What's going on?" Sasami asked. "Is everyone okay?"

Mihosi checked her watch, which was ringing. "This is the real thing. The infamous brutal criminal, Kagato."

"And he has Ryoko," Nabiki stated.

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Once the girls got quickly dressed the group headed off the find Kagato using Mihoshi's watch. They tracked him down to the majestic holy tree, Funaho.

"Eternal and most wanted criminal Kagato, I know you're here," Mihoshi yelled out. "Come out!"

As soon as she finished saying that a green orb appeared. Kagato again appeared after the orb dissipated. "Please excuse my behavior earlier. I deeply appreciate you all coming out here to greet me."

Ryoko appeared off to the side unconscious. As soon as she hit the ground Tenchi ran up to her. "Ryoko."

"However," Kagato continued, "this one belongs to me. She is… how to put this delicately… incapable, but she is agile. I'm sure she has given you some trouble."

"What do you mean she's yours?" Nabiki asked.

Kagato smiled. "I created her. Sure she's defective, but she does have her uses. Now enough small talk. Princess Ayeka, Princess Sasami, don't you think it's best to talk somewhere private where there's no one to bother us."

Mihoshi placed herself in front of everyone. "Kagato, you're under arrest. This is a specially protected area. Any combat action is strictly forbidden. If you involve any civilian I'll blast you to bits."

"Oh my, oh my, I'm frightened. I've heard of your heroic exploits in the past, but now I hear that you're overworked and they assigned you to this primitive planet."

Mihoshi fired off shots from her laser pistol. All the beams bounced off an invisible shield. Kagato laughed in delight. Mihoshi's pistol soon ran out of energy.

Ranma prepared for an assault on Kagato, but two things stopped him.

"Airen!"

"Ranchan!"

Ranma and Mousse turned towards the voices to see Ukyo and Shampoo standing there, weapons drawn. "Not now," Ranma grumbled.

Nabiki saw the girls and cringed. Ayeka immediately guessed that they were trouble and gestured for Nabiki and Kasumi to get behind her. Nabiki shook her head. "Ranma was right to insist that we remain with him. This is not good."

Ranma took a loose fighting stance. "Ukyo! Shampoo! Get out of here! I'm not coming with you."

"We know that Nabiki is forcing you to be with her Ranchan." Ukyo said with confidence.

"Shampoo here to free Airen. Once mercenary bitch is dead, Airen free to love Shampoo." Shampoo stated with pride.

Ukyo glared at Shampoo. "Ranchan's in love with me, bitch. Back off!"

Mousse and Ranma glanced to each other. They both nodded and went after the girls. Mousse went after Shampoo and Ranma went after Ukyo.

Meanwhile, Kagato floated a bit closer to the rest of the group. "While those two are occupied, I'll take this time to invite you to my ship, the Soja. A very pleasant place where we can get to know one another."

The sound of Tenchi's sword activating diverted everyone's attention to him. Kagato looked a bit confused. "So you have the sword. But that's the king's property. Wave it around like that and you'll hurt yourself."

"I don't know what you're talking about!"

"You intend to fight me without the full knowledge of the sword?" Kagato raised a hand out in front of him. "Very well then."

A/N: I have realized that is arc is not going to be as easy as I thought to write. I want to put quite a bit of answers to some of the questions I've implanted into your minds, but I also want to keep the story flowing and to keep the action at a good pace, so I've decided to slow sown the writing pace for this arc (It took me three times to get this chapter right.)

Until next time, remember, Thou shall not steal. Conning and Blackmailing is so much more fun than straight out stealing. The look on a man's face when he realizes he's been had is priceless.