Chapter III: Nerema, Here We Come

The little group arrived a few days later in Nerema, the sewer of Tokyo. People walked around Ranma, Genma, and P. Taro like they were one stop short of death itself. However, they didn't know about Daniel, Sam and Cameron. So they did the next best thing, they tried to warn the three away. Thankfully, one glare from Sam and everyone stayed away from the trio.

"So, Ranma, why are we here in Nerema instead of going back to Colorado like we originally planned?" Sam asked.

Ranma looked at Sam and said, "Well, I wanted to collect my things first and say goodbye to my mother."

"Boy, you are going to marry one of the Tendo children and you will like it, no questions asked." Genma said.

Sam pulled back a little and asked, "Is it just me, or does anybody else feel like turning that guy into mincemeat?"

"No complaints here…probably would be the wisest thing you would have done this entire trip." Daniel said back.

"Daniel…I hate to sound different but, have you noticed some changes with what's going on with us?" Cameron asked.

"What do you mean, Cameron?" Sam asked.

"Well, not to sound like a party pooper but, you, Sam, went from studying something before killing it to thinking ahead of yourself and wanting to kill the first person you meet." Cameron began.

Sam started thinking at this.

"And you, Daniel, have gone from keeping a cool head with everything and being calm and collected to something like I read in the earlier 'SG-1' reports. Like, Hathor, maybe?" Cameron said.

At this, Daniel started thinking too.

"Now that you do mention it, you, Cameron, have settled down a little bit yourself." Sam said in an analyzing voice.

"As much as I hate saying this, I think we need Dr. Lam have a look at us." Daniel said.

"Oh no, uh-uh, not going to happen. Last time I was down in the infirmary, I had developed a fear of needles. I am not going to have that happen again. Plus, she had irritated me a little bit and I irritated her back." Cameron said.

"Guys, Aunt Carter, what are you talking about?" Ranma asked.

"Nothing…just going over a few things…continue with your…walking, talking deal. We'll catch up." Cameron said.

Ranma just lifted an eyebrow and resumed walking towards the Tendo dojo.

"Alright, Saotome, spill it." Taro said in a whisper.

"What do you mean?" Ranma asked.

"Well, I didn't have to get conked on the head to know that something funny's going on. And you called that blonde woman, 'Aunt Carter'. So, it stands to reason that you and her are either related or you really have lost it this time." Taro continued in a whisper.

"Well, I didn't find out about it until recently but mom sent her a letter and told her that she and her were related by Aunt Carter's father. Although, I really don't have a clue what's going on. If it means getting far away from here, then so be it." Ranma said back.

It was then that he noticed the front of the dojo/home appear. Ranma couldn't help but feel a sense of dread appear in his stomach. He noticed a bicycle with a cat on it, so he deduced that Shampoo was around, and if Shampoo was around, Mousse was around as well. A pair of bicycles were beside the first and both looked like they had been slashed many times with a sword and a wooden sword, so the Kunos were here as well. The wall looked like it had been caved in, so Ryoga was here as well. All in all, bad things were awaiting his newly discovered aunt and her two friends.

"Ranma…correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm guessing that that giant hole in the wall wasn't there earlier, was it?" Daniel asked.

"Nope," Ranma answered.

"Now for the sixty-four dollar question: Do you know who caused the hole in the wall?" Cameron asked.

"Yeah, someone that is as tough as a brick and knows how to tear down a lot of things with just his bear hands." Ranma said.

"…Well, any other surprises we should know about? People flying out of the ground, strange animals that appear out of no where? Mysterious animals living in the house?" Cameron asked.

"Let's see: Akane Tendo is a uncute tomboy who makes a mallet appear out of no where, Nabiki Tendo would bleed you dry for money in about as much time it takes a person to drink a shot of whisky, Soun Tendo goes from angry to happy to sad in the blink of an eye, Kuno's got a thing for reciting bad poetry and slashing things with either a wooden sword or the family blade, his sister Kodachi is a borderline stalker who uses gas bombs, flowers, and a katana to eliminate the competition, Mousse is extremely nearsighted and is a 'master of hidden weapons', Shampoo is an amazoness who uses anything in order to bring me back to her tribe as per her law, Ukyo uses spatulas in order to kill anybody, and Ryoga I already explained to you." Ranma said without pausing to take a breath.

Sam, Cameron, and Daniel looked at Ranma like he should be committed.

"…Of course, that's only a partial list." Ranma added.

"Kid, is there anyone normal in your life?" Cameron asked.

"Well, I don't know how Aunt Carter acts, but aside from that…Kasumi Tendo is about the only normal one I have ever met in the bunch." Ranma said.

Sam looked at Ranma and said, "I think maybe we…should…take you with us."

"Look Colonel Carter, my boy is not your concern. If you want him, you're gonna have to go through me!" Genma said, thinking that maybe he intimidated her.

Sam stood there while the rest looked on as she literally pulled the blob of inhumanity up by the neck of his shirt and said, "Look, you jerk, if you think that I'm a person to be intimidated easy, think again. I've seen people that would do far worse than what you just tried to pull. I knew one person who literally made a copy of me for his own purposes. I know of a species of snake that infests you and makes you its puppet, and you do everything that it commands while silently sobbing in the corner of your own mind. I've seen people burn to death and get hit with a whole bunch of problems just because they didn't agree to abide by their way of religion. And you think you can top that…I seriously doubt it. And if you think that I can't do something that bad, just try me."

When she dropped Genma, he really lost control of his bladder and ran off to parts unknown to keep away from this…madwoman.

"…Did you really mean everything you said?" Taro asked.

"Nope, this just happens when she doesn't get her cup of coffee in the morning." Cameron said, ushering the pair of young martial artists into the compound while Daniel tried to calm down Sam.

"Ranma, you're back. Give me 10,000 yen and I'll tell you how to keep Akane from getting mad at you for leaving for a few days." Nabiki said immediately.

"Look, sister," Cameron began as he saw Daniel and Sam coming inside.

"I'm not a Catholic." Nabiki said.

"Ha, ha…just lay off for a little while. We just came to say goodbye and pick up a few things." Cameron said.

"And who are you, Ranma's uncle?" Nabiki said with sarcasm.

"Nope, I'm a Colonel in the United States Air Force. Ranma just qualified for our frequent flyer miles plan." Cameron said.

While Nabiki was pondering a suitable reply to the joke, Cameron, Taro, Ranma, Sam and Daniel slipped by to enter the house.

"Oh, Ranma, you're back. You're mother is waiting in Dining Room, along with everyone else." Kasumi said with a cheerful smile.

While Ranma and Sam started off for the Dining Room, Daniel went to the restroom, Taro went off to the dojo to do…whatever, and Cameron shook Kasumi's hand before walking off for the fridge.

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When Ranma and Sam entered the Dining Room, they noticed everyone that Ranma described earlier was sitting down…including Nodoka Saotome.

"You must be Nodoka." Sam said.

"And you must be my sister, Samantha. It's funny; your last picture had your eyes blue and not so piercing." Nodoka said.

Sam shrugged and said, "I fell in one of the springs and somewhat got stuck like this."

With a collective, "oh", Ranma and Sam sat down near Nodoka.

"Where's Genma?" Soun asked.

"He sort of got himself in a stick situation between my interests and his own. Let's just say that he's gone off for a long trip." Sam said.

"You didn't…" Nodoka began, thinking the worst.

"No, I just threatened him. Strangely enough, he ran off for the hills after I dropped him back on the ground." Sam said with reassurance.

"Any way, you said there was big news, Auntie Nodoka. What is it?" Akane said.

Before Nodoka could begin, Sam held up her hand and silently walked up to the door in between the hallway and the room. As soon as she was right next to the door, she banged on it with her hand, summarily everyone hearing an "OUCH" on the other side.

"Stay away from the door and the general vicinity of the room and maybe you won't get hurt." Sam said.

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On the other side of the door, Nabiki was cradling her wounded ear and ran off to her room for her first aid kit.

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"Now, as I was about to say, in lieu of certain events…I'm turning over guardianship of my son over to my sister, Samantha Carter. Ranma is going to finish his schooling in America, as both he and I have dual citizenship." Nodoka said.

"WHAT!" Was the general impression of the room.

"Before you try to attack my son or my sister, know this. If just one of you touches even one hair on him, consider yourself dead. I'm sure that there is a law in the United States that prevents him from being stalked like this, Colonel?" Nodoka asked with steel in her voice.

"Yeah, if Ranma is going to be living with me, he's going to be under the protection of the laws of both the United States and the laws surrounding the children of officers in the military. Basically, under those laws, if any one of you outside of those I choose to allow comes within so much as a foot of my home or my office they will be placed under arrest and summarily treated as criminals under the full extent of the law." Sam said with equal steel in her voice.

Before anyone else argued, Sam, Nodoka and Ranma had left the Dining Room and started for the front door.

"Bye, Ranma…see you later." Nabiki said with a smile.

"Daniel, Cameron, time to go!" Sam said as she called the number of the private chopper.

When it arrived, moments later, Nodoka hugged her son and her sister in the same moment before Daniel, Sam, Cameron and Ranma, with his stuff, piled into the chopper before it flew to the airport.

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When Nabiki exited her room, ear half healed, she noted two things wrong. One, Ranma was gone, which spelled big losses. And the other was the bad feeling that came from the dojo, where Taro was when the whole commotion started.

'Yep, I have a real bad feeling about what's behind the dojo door. And that hissing and those deep voices talking doesn't help much either.' Nabiki thought as she started for the outside of the house.

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And that's chapter 3. The ending is shorter because I was stretching. Next chapter: Who where those mysterious voices in the dojo? What's next for Cameron, Daniel, and Sam? What's Ranma going to do if and when he is taken in for a check-up by Dr. Lam? Find out next time. Don't forget, Read and Review.

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