Chains of the Past
Ranma ½ Tenchi Muyo Crossover
Chapter Fifteen
A/N: Get ready, cause this chapter's a long one.
And now, the moment we've been waiting for: Kagato vs. everyone else.
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Cologne was not happy at the moment. "Mousse, I swear to my ancestors, if you are lying…"
Mousse was bowing to Cologne like a man would bow to a god (forehead touching the floor). "I swear Elder, it's true. They're gone. Please don't hurt me."
"Most interesting turn of events," Katsuhito noted. "I never imagined Tsunami teaching her that kind of power at such a young age. I wonder what's she's trying to accomplish?"
Cologne struck Mousse over the head for good measure. "Who is this Tsunami, Katsuhito?" Cologne asked. "Is she a powerful sorceress?"
Katsuhito shook his head. "No, but she is powerful. Let me fill you in on a few details."
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Kasumi wandered around the forest inside the ship looking around. She found the scenery beautiful and calm. Making her way she stumbled upon a giant tree in the middle of a small clearing. "I wonder what this tree is? It's not like the ones back on Earth."
Walking around the tree she noticed that it opened up on one side revealing an open trunk area. Walking into the trunk she was surrounded by a white light. When the light disappeared she saw a new area. There was a tree in the middle of a pond. The lady from before was standing in front of the tree talking to… Tenchi? "How did he get here? Isn't he with Ranma and the others?" Looking at the two, she noticed something strange in the water. What she saw shocked her. Where Tsunami's reflection would be, instead it was Sasami, and she wasn't moving or talking while Tsunami was. It as like she wasn't a reflection, but she was, but… this was confusing Kasumi. "I definitely need to extend the vacation."
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Ryoko walked out of a small portal on the wall. Looking at the opposite wall, another portal that looked like giant curtains began to open.
"Looks like an invitation," Ayeka noted, who had just came out of the same portal.
Ranma, who was right beside her, nodded. "It would be rude to leave him hangin'."
The three walked towards the open passageway, which they assumed led to Kagato. Mihoshi was right behind them, but her cube dropped from her belt. It activated, which caused her to sink into the floor. Looking around, she didn't see Ryoko, Ranma, or Ayeka, but she noticed the other doorway closing. Quickly picking up her cube she ran towards the closing door.
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Nabiki smiled when she saw Ranma walking with Ryoko and Ayeka. She knew he was here to rescue her. Sure it may sound kind of weak depending on something coming out of a storybook, but right now it was all she had. Ranma was used to dealing with strange and powerful fighters. This one wasn't going to be different.
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The three warriors walked up towards Kagato, who was playing a giant organ, which was next to his throne. As the three approached him, he finished his song. He stood up and walked to face his three guests. "I welcome you to my ship, the Soja. I hope you found everything to your liking."
Ayeka growled and was about to charge him, but Ranma placed a hand on her shoulder. "Calm down." Ranma looked at Kagato. "Nice try, but no chance. Where are you hidin'?"
Kagato looked confused. "What do you mean by that?"
"I can read auras, and you are not the real Kagato. Where is he?"
Kagato continued to look confused for a few moments, and then he began to laugh as he disappeared in blue flames. "I see you are going to be as much trouble as the others," Kagato stated from his hiding spot. He appeared to the side of the throne. "So be it then."
"You killed Tenchi," Ayeka stated with a tear in her eye. "I'm going to make you pay!"
"So will I!" Ryoko yelled. The two females charged Kagato, who merely stopped them with a force field. Ayeka fell back unconscious while Ryoko just stumbled back, but still standing. "Shit."
"Come now, Ryoko. You didn't think I had a plan to take care of you all? Seven hundred years has made you rusty."
"I'll show you rusty!" She tried to punch him, but her arm was caught. Kagato smiled, and then flinched. Ranma had snuck in and placed a solid kick to his solar plexus. Dropping Ryoko he stumbled back.
"Strong kick boy. Try that again, and you'll receive drastically different results." Kagato activated his sword. "Now children, let us dance."
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Mihoshi walked forward into the large room. Looking around, she noticed there was no sight of her companions. "Where are they?" Walking forward, she saw a giant hourglass. "That's funny, it must be broke. There's no sand falling. I wonder what time it is."
Looking at her watch while walking, she didn't notice the symbols that appeared on the ground when she reached the area where the crystal stood. She also didn't notice Nabiki who was trying to yell at her.
"Ahh… rats… I missed my show."
"MIHOSHI!"
Mihoshi looked up to see Nabiki who was still trapped in the hourglass. "Nabiki? How did you get in there? Is sand getting all over you? It's sometime a pain to wash"
"LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU!"
"Behind me?" Mihoshi turned around to see two giant snakes glaring at her. "AHHH!" She jumped back and started to fire at them with freeze shots.
"You have the right to remain silent. Everything you say will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney…" She continued to read them their rights while looking very scared through the process.
Nabiki looked at the scene in wonder. "Impressive."
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The battle was fierce. Distracting Ranma with a stonewall, Kagato used that time to incapacitate Ryoko by turning her into stone. When Ranma burst through the wall, he noticed Kagato's handiwork. "We can be civilized about this you know," Kagato stated. "Just agree to surrender and die, and I'll let the girl go."
"Not a chance. Moko Takabisha!" Ranma fired his projectile at Kagato, who batted it away with his sword.
"I gave you your chance, and you threw it away. I will show you no mercy." Kagato rushed forwards to swipe at Ranma, who blocked it with a shield made of energy. "Impressive, using your own energy in such a manner. Not even the Jurains could manage that."
"If you didn't pay attention, Yosho did that to you just a couple of hours ago." Ranma assaulted Kagato with a flurry of punches and kicks.
"You really think so? Didn't it occur to you that the energy he used came from an outside source?" Kagato jumped back and fired several energy bursts. "All the Jurains have done is learned how to use the energy from their trees to defend themselves. That's their main weakness. Take away that connection and they fall like stick houses."
"I wouldn't underestimate them," Ranma stated as he dodged the blasts. "And I wouldn't underestimate me either. Double Moko Takabisha!" Ranma fired one blast from each hand.
Kagato brought up a shield to block the attack, but still felt some of the blast. "Powerful you may be, but compared to me, you are a toddler, and I'll show you why!" Kagato melded with the ground creating a giant version of himself. "Now witness my power!" Kagato swung at Ranma, who quickly dodged.
"All that means lamebrain is a bigger and slower target. Try this one. Bakusai Tenketsu!"
The giant stone form of Kagato crumbled instantly when Ranma struck it with his index finger. Ranma immediately jumped back and prepared for anything Kagato threw at him, fully knowing that wasn't going to stop him.
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"MIHOSHI!"
Mihoshi looked up towards Nabiki who was sweating heavily. "Yes?"
"They're breaking free!"
"Huh?" Mihoshi looked towards the two frozen snakes to see that they were starting to break free of their ice prison. "Oh no, if you resist arrest the punishment will be harsher." The snakes didn't listen as they continued to break the ice. "I need a bigger rifle." She frantically fooled around with her cube, searching for a bigger gun. "Now where did I put it?" The snakes' ice prison continued to break until it crumbled.
Nabiki looked on in horror. "Oh no. Mihoshi!"
Mihoshi noticed the snakes charging at her and covered her face.
…
…
Noticing that nothing was happening Mihoshi looked up to see that the snakes were stone statues again, though one was a little close for comfort.
Nabiki looked confused. "Now how did that happen?"
"Don't worry, they won't harm you."
Both Nabiki and Mihoshi turned towards the source of the voice to see a young girl with long pink hair walk up from behind them. Nabiki also noticed that the crystal that was behind her was also broken. "Interesting."
With a wave of the girl's hand both snakes shattered into dust. "There, you see." She turned towards Nabiki. "Oh, let's not forget about you." With another wave of her hand Nabiki's prison disappeared and she was gently lowered to the floor.
Nabiki brushed herself off. "Thank you."
The girl smiled. "You're welcome. Now one more thing to take care of." With a third wave of her hand Ryoko appeared in her stone glory. "Now to fix this."
Tapping Ryoko once caused Ryoko's body to revert back to normal. Not missing a beat the girl began to examine Ryoko. "Bastard tried to ruin my work. Mnnn… Nothing's broken… though you're muscles are sagging a bit… gaining a few pounds… affecting you're physcio-physcological warfare…"
Ryoko grabbed the young girl. "Hey, I've worn the same size for over seven hundred years! And what is physcio-physcological warfare?"
"You're erotic warfare," the girl bluntly replied.
Ryoko dropped the girl in shock. "N-n-now hold on a minute. Who in the hell do you think you are?"
Mihoshi started to think. "Hey, you wouldn't be the young school girl Kagato kidnapped from the Galatic Academy?"
"I am no school girl." She stood proudly. "I am Washu, the greatest scientific genius in the universe!" She assumed a cute pose. "Though I do look as fresh as a school girl."
Nabiki raised an eyebrow. "Oh really? Let me guess, you're over a thousand years old I take it?" she asked knowing how things ran when involved with Ranma.
"No, try twenty thousand."
Nabiki blanched. "What? How's that possible?"
Mihoshi went wide-eyed. "You wouldn't be the same Washu who was the youngest ever admitted into the Old Galactic Academy, now would you?"
Washu nodded. "That's right, very good."
"All you are is some delusional brat who's had one too many drinks," Ryoko spat.
"That's no way to talk to your mother Ryoko," Washu countered.
Ryoko blanched. "Wha?"
Washu nodded. "Yep, not only did I create you I also created Ryo-ohki and the Soja, though I used my own eggs to create you, so I'm more like your mother."
"Actually I could use one of those drinks at the moment," Nabiki stated. Mihoshi handed her a bottle of sake. "Where did you get that?"
Mihoshi smiled while pouring herself a drink from a second bottle. "I found it in my cube. It's really good."
Ryoko growled. "Now listen you"
"You know, you could stop wasting your time here and go get revenge for Tenchi."
Ryoko activated her sword and held it to Washu's throat. "How do you know about him?"
Washu looed at her daughter square in the eye. "Just as you are connected to Ryo-ohki I am connected to you. I know all about your feelings for him. 'I like him. Love him. I want to bear his children.'"
Nabiki whistled. "Got it in one." She poured herself a drink.
"She isn't the one you should be pointing your sword at Ryoko," Mihoshi said.
"You are the only one of us who can leave here. It should be easy enough for you." Ryoko sneered at her and turned around. "Oh, Ryoko, one last thing." She paused and got a starry expression. "Could you call me mama, just once?"
Everyone there did a face fault. Ryoko quickly recovered and left.
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Ranma kept on the alert looking for any signs of attack. 'If he thinks he's going to catch me nappin' he better think again. Too many years with Genma teaches one patience.'
After a few minutes of silence, Kagato's voice filled the room. "You're antics bore me, boy. It's time to end this." Ranma saw three Kagatos appear around him. "Now it's time to die," they said in stereo.
"Don't you ever shut up?" Ranma asked as he quickly scanned the three, trying to determine which one was the real one.
One of the Kagatos yelled as a sword was pushed through his throat. He disappeared in blue flame, revealing Ryoko. "No, not really. He likes the sound of his own voice."
"Figures as much. Enjoy your nap?" Ranma shot a Moko Takabisha towards the other copy, disintegrating it.
The lone Kagato jumped back. "Why do you insist on fighting back? Don't you see it's pointless?"
Ranma shrugged. "I've always been a stubborn one." He started a fast assault against Kagato. Ryoko also jumped in and started to throw punches and kicks. Kagato was barely managing to keep both of his opponents at bay. Deciding to take a gamble, he disabled Ryoko with a jolt of electricity. Ranma saw the opening this gave him and took advantage of it. Yelling out "Kachuu Tenshin Amaguriken!" Ranma threw more punches than anyone could count. Kagato stumbled back under the assault feeling more pain than he ever had in a long time.
During this Ayeka began to wake up. The first thing she saw was Kagato stumbling back and Ryoko on the ground apparently in pain. Then she felt a shock wave of power as Kagato released his power into the room. The amount of power Kagato was releasing was starting to tear her apart. Before she lost consciousness she sunk into the floor.
Quickly regaining her senses she looked around and saw Mihoshi, Nabiki, and a young girl she never has seen before. "Nabiki-san, are you alright? Mihoshi-san, what are you doing here? Why aren't you helping Ranma-san? And who are you young lady?"
Washu nodded. "Yep, definitely royalty. Spitting out questions like a repeating blaster while remaining polite about it."
Nabiki shook her head and had another drink of sake. The explanation Washu did as to why they couldn't leave had her head spinning.
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Ranma was in trouble, and he knew it. He had trouble standing up, let alone moving. Kagato's power field was astounding to say the least. Not even Saffron produced this much energy.
Ryoko was right now flattened against the wall. Between the shock from Kagato to the energy field, she was spent for the moment.
Kagato's field abruptly ended. Ranma looked at Kagato to find out why. Kagato had his back turned to him. He was apparently looking at something else. "I wondered when you would show up boy."
Ranma looked past Kagato to see Tenchi standing there in Juraian battle armor with his sword. "I'm here to stop you Kagato and to get Ryoko back. You will never get Tsunami's power."
Kagato chuckled. "Oh really? And who will stop me? You? Don't make me laugh. Look what happens when you cross me."
Kagato stepped to the side to show Tenchi the state Ranma and Ryoko was in. Tenchi quickly ran up to Ryoko who was unconscious. "Ryoko, say something."
Ryoko stirred and opened her eyes. "T-Tenchi… is that you?"
Tenchi nodded. "I'm right here. Now don't move. I'll be right back." Tenchi lowered Ryoko to the floor. He walked up to Ranma who was slowly getting up. "I take it he's tougher than you thought."
Ranma gave Tenchi a slight glare. "Back from the dead and already giving me wise cracks? I've trained you too well."
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Kasumi didn't know what to think. Between getting teleported, seeing strange animals, and seeing weird reflections, she was ready to all it quits. This was too weird even for her.
Tsunami turned towards Kasumi. "Oh, I didn't think you would find your way here Kasumi-san."
"Tsunami, why is your reflection showing Sasami?"
Tsunami gave Kasumi a sad look. "I'm sorry, but it is not for me to tell you." Tsunami looked towards her view screen. "Right now an important fight is about to take place. One man is going to begin to discover what he is capable of. Please look after Sasami." Tsunami phased out.
A moment later Sasami appeared in a flash of light. She looked at Kasumi with a sad look. "Kasaumi-san."
Kasumi gave her a motherly smile and a hug. "Do not worry Sasami. Everything's going to be alright."
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Ranma stretched out his muscles. "So, you take left and I take right?"
Tenchi nodded. "Sounds good to me."
With a quick nod both men began their assault. Tenchi's sword was deflected by Kagato's while Ranma's bare-fisted strikes were blocked by an energy shield. "Ranma, remember what I was saying earlier about the weakness of the Jurians? Observe." Kagato floated back and pressed a few buttons on a previously hidden console.
Tenchi's sword went out instantly. "Huh?"
Kagato smiled. "As you can see in this state he is totally defenseless." Kagato rushed in and struck Tenchi square in the jaw. "Power is only as good as you can use it." A blow delivered by Ranma was blocked effortlessly. "Still fighting back boy? Maybe I should try another way to get you to surrender. Observe the view screen."
Ranma turned and saw the Earth. "What are you going to do?"
"Just a quick demonstration on the Soja's capabilities, but I need a little more energy." He pressed a few buttons on his console. Ryoko's screamed as she was covered in a small green aura.
"What are you doing?" Tenchi yelled.
"Since she is a defective tool, I'm going to use her energy in a more efficient manner."
"You bastard!" Tenchi yelled.
"Observe. Say goodbye to a piece of your planet boys." Kagato powered up the weapon systems and fired a shot towards the Earth.
"NNNOOOOO!" Ranma yelled.
When the shot was close to the planet, an invisible barrier blocked it. The barrier then appeared. It was a Jurian ship with ten Light Hawk Wings.
"Ah, so there you are Tsunami," Kagato observed with pleasure.
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Kasumi was standing next to Sasami, who had a determined look on her face. Kasumi looked strong on the outside, but was secretly worried. She could tell who was in the other ship had cruel intentions, and she didn't know how Ranma or her sister were doing, but she had to be strong for Sasami, who was also dealing with a tough time. If only life wasn't so cruel sometimes.
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"So you telling us that there's no way out of here?" Ayeka asked heatedly. All the stress was getting to her.
Washu nodded with a smile. "Yep. This place is an utterly perfect example of what a prison should be."
"So why build it in the first place?" Nabiki asked.
"Because I could," Washu replied. Nabiki face faulted.
Ayeka growled. "You built this thing, there must be something you overlooked."
"That's right…I did build this… that's why it's perfect!" Washu yelled triumphantly.
"Is there any thing we can do?" Mihoshi asked worriedly.
"Well… there is one thing…" Washu said thoughtfully. The girls watched as she clapped twice. "We can pray." Face fault.
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Ranma looked at the ship in awe. "What is that thing?"
"That is Tsunami. The goddess of Jurai who took on the form of their first holy tree. It is also the flagship of the Juraian fleet, and my ultimate goal. Now come to me my little Tsunami. I have many plans for you."
Kagato pressed a couple of switches on his counsel. Tsunami started to shake and it gradually was nearing the Soja. Ranma could tell it was being dragged. "Let it go!"
Kagato glared at Ranma. "And why should I? Because some insect like yourself says to? Fool, you have no idea what this ship is capable of. The vast amount of power that is available for the taking. With this ship I can rule the galaxy, even the universe. I will place myself as the greatest being ever to exist."
"You're insane," Ranma observed. "You really think you can pull this off?"
"I already have. Let me show you the meaning of power." Kagato powered up his weapon system and shot another blast at the Earth. Ranma could only watch as he did this.
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Sasami grew extremely worried. "Oh no! Tsunami, do something!"
The tree glowed a bright light. Soon, the ship started to rock harder. Kasumi lost her footing and started to fall, but caught herself on the tree.
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An unknown force emitted by Tsunami attracted the energy blast. The blast hit the ship hard.
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Kasumi screamed as an energy surge ran through her from the tree. After a few moments she fell down limp and unconscious.
"KASAUMI-SAN!"
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Kagato laughed. "You see? Energy manipulation of that magnitude in a short time frame is nothing short of extraordinary. The power of that ship is unimaginable."
"I'm going to make you pay!" Ranma yelled as he gathered all of his remaining power. "You're not going to hurt another living being again!"
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Washu wished she had her equipment right now. "That shouldn't be possible. The amount of energy he is controlling should have ripped his body into pieces by now. How is he doing it?"
Nabiki's face showed signs of worry. "Ranma…"
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Kagato also noted this. "How are you doing that?"
"Moko Takabisha Revised: Shin Moko Takabisha!" Ranma fired off a giant projectile towards Kagato. Stunned, Kagato barely managed to make up a shield to protect himself as he was blasted by a large amount of energy.
The yell Kagato made was loud and sounded painful. Tenchi watched as Kagato kneeled, his body smoking. He also saw Ranma fall limply. "Ranma!" Tenchi ran up to his friend. "Ranma, can you hear me? Say something."
Ranma was obviously weak and tired from the blast. "Tenchi… don't… listen to him. Trust in your… own abilities…"
Tenchi nodded. "I will."
"Tell Nabiki… to… save me… some dinner… will ya?" With that Ranma went unconscious.
Tenchi looked confused. "Umm… o…kay…" Tenchi lowered Ranma to the ground. He turned to Kagato who was busy trying to recover from Ranma's attack. "Trust in my abilities? Both you and Tsunami are seeing something I'm not, but I'll give it my all."
Kagato slowly stood. Seeing Tenchi he immediately wanted to end this fight since he was weakened. Kagato gathered a giant amount of energy and fired it at Tenchi. Watching the blast explode he began to turn towards Tsunami when he felt a mysterious but familiar power. Looking back towards where Tenchi was he saw Tenchi, but he had three Light Hawk Wings. "What? How? I cut off the power from Tsunami."
Tenchi didn't pay any attention to what Kagato was saying as he manipulated the wings to make new armor, a sword, and a shield. Kagato used the power of the gems to give himself a quick healing and to fire at Tenchi at the same time. Tenchi merely blocked the shots, ran in, and sliced Kagato in two.
Kagato stood there amazed. "I see now. Well-played Tsunami. You won boy." Kagato burst into blue flame and disintegrated.
Tenchi sighed in relief as the Light Hawk Wings disappeared. He ran up to Ranma who was unconscious but due to his even breathing was merely asleep. He checked up on Ryoko who was slowly getting up. "Are you okay Ryoko?"
Ryoko hugged Tenchi. "Tenchi! You're alive!"
"Lord Tenchi!" Tenchi looked to his side to see Ayeka running up. "I'm so glad to see you alive."
Tenchi broke the hug with Ryoko and hugged Ayeka. "Same here. You're not hurt, are you?"
Ayeka stepped back and shook her head. "No Lord Tenchi."
Ryo-ohki jumped up and started to meow at Tenchi. "Good to see you too Ryo-ohki," Tenchi said smiling.
"Hello." Tenchi noticed a young girl with long pink hair. "I'm Washu. Would you like to be my guinea pig?"
Nabiki, however, was kneeling next to her fiancé. "You had to play the hero, didn't you?" She gave him a small smile. "Don't think I'm going to carry you back."
"Somebody help!"
Everyone turned towards Sasami who was standing next to an unconscious Kasumi. Nabiki ran up to her sister. "Kasumi!" She started to shake her, but was getting no response. "What happened?"
Washu was examining Kasumi. "I need to get my equipment from my lab. Something's happening to her and I need to know what." The ship started to moan and shake. "Oh no. Tenchi also cut Soja with that slice. We have to get out of here."
Ryo-ohki jumped out of Tenchi's arms and transformed into her ship form. Everyone was teleported inside and they launched off into space heading home.
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The dark minion kneeled. "My lady, I have news."
Tokomi nodded. "Proceed."
"Your hunch was correct. Tsunami was located near the planet Yosho is on."
Tokomi smiled. "I suspected as much. Yosho is the next in line to take the throne. I would figure she would want to protect the prince. Prepare to move out."
"My lady, I have something else to show you." A screen with energy reading appeared. "A man emitting this energy wave was also found with Tsunami."
Tokomi paused. "I… see… Send more scouts to that area. I want to know everything about that person. Don't overlook any details. This takes priority over everything else. Understood?"
The minion nodded. "Yes my lady." The minion disappeared.
"D3." A head of an old man with solid blue eyes. "I want Ryuu and Clay here immediately. No excuses."
"Yes my lady." D3 faded away.
"I thought I took care of them all. Who survived?"
A/N: Whew! The longest chapter I've written in a while. One of the more difficult chapters to write.
I'm going to go back through the previous chapters and make sure all of the details are straight before continuing on at this point, cause things are going to start picking up fast.
Questions, comments, concerns, let me know. No flames please.
