A/N: This chapter is pretty much just a chance to answer a few questions
and assorted replies to some reviewers, and a little making fun of Ryoga's
ability with directions, or more specifically, lack thereof. Please bear
with me, and R&R
Necratoid: Ah, okay, thanks for clearing the telekinesis/telepathy thing up. Also, it wasn't really a fire dragon he was fightin, it was an early boss from ChronoCross, called the Mama Komodo, which is pretty much a weakling with a fireball attack compared to the other bosses of the game.
Final-Fan: Heh, I really, really don't like Ranma, but the other characters seem to circle around him, so I figured I'd use him as the main character anyway.
Mark Soul: Yeah, I'm about as slow as ya can get in regards to updating. Real life is so overrated, and tends to take away from the important things, like fanfiction.net, but I feel the need to participate anyway, occasionally.
Ecthelion: Ryoga and Kuno are my favorite characters of the show, along with Ukyo, so I gave 'em decent parts. I've pretty much got the characters mapped out, except for Harle. Kodachi seems to fit her pretty well, but the Kuno sister is a bit more... unstable that the 7th dragon is. Ah well. And I can't say as I care for Akane either, so I guess I did rush her part quite a bit.
Disclaimer: All characters within this fic, those being Ranma 1/2 characters and possibly some of Chrono Cross, aren't mine. So nyah!
Oh yeah, and it's written like this:
"Text." - Speech
~Text.~ - Thought
//Text.// - Telepathy or song quotes, if I do any in this story.
~ ~ ~
"I TOLD you we shouldn't follow the Lost Boy, but would you listen? Noo..." Ranma looked around. Our heroes were currently atop a massive pyramid on a tiny island, surrounded by water on every side. Ukyo had acquired a nervous twitch.
The boy in question looked up from the floating jewel he was inspecting and glowered. "Belt up, Saotome," he muttered irritably. "I know where I'm going, I just like to... take the scenic route." That was too much for the female of the troop, and her weapon of destruction seemed to materialize in the slightly-deranged chef's hands as she swooped down like an angel of retribution upon the helpless boy. Ranma looked on in rapt fascination as Ukyo wielded her spatula with extreme prejudice. It was always interesting to see a furious girl when he was not the recipient.
*WHAM!* "Jackass!" *WHAM!* "Moron!" *WHAM!* "Idiot!" *WHAM!* "Directionally- impaired... useless, stupid.... JACKASS!!" ***WHAM!!!***
The dragoon whimpered as he peeled himself from the wall he had found himself imbedded in. Tears streaming from his eyes, he waved his hands in the manner of a tour guide as he directed his customers. "This way, this way, I think it's this way, follow me please..." The now marginally-calmer girl and the bemused pig-tailed boy followed.
~ ~ ~
Ranma groaned, "WHERE THE HELL ARE WE!?!?"
Ryoga looked up from the futuristic plaque reading 'FATE'. "How should I know?"
~ ~ ~
Our heroic but now somewhat tired and cranky band of heroes stood on a small ledge overlooking a sea of lava.
Ranma shook his head. "I don't think this is it."
~ ~ ~
The dwarf looked on in curiosity as he saw a human bend down to show him a map of some place called Guldove and to whisper to him in the language of his people, "Please, could you point me towards Termina? If I keep this up, I'm going to die of internal bleeding."
The bearded midget nodded uncertainly and explained that they were in the Hydra Marshes, and that all he had to do was go through Fossil Valley to get to the place. Then the dwarf of the Hi-Ho clan watched in amusement as the powerful-looking dragoon cowered and prostrated himself as one of his companions threatened him with a kitchen accessory of massive proportions.
~ ~ ~
Ranma knelt down and offered thanks to the gods of this world and the next. They had reached their destination: the gates of the port-city of Termina. At least until he listened in to the conversation between the gate guard and his companions.
The dragoon bellowed, "Be off, ragamuffin! Ye'll get no charity here!" Ukyo scowled and said in response, "Don't you recognize him? This is Ryoga Hibiki, a dragoon like yourself!"
Ryoga shook his head angrily and muttered in an undertone that all three others heard, "He knows, Ukyo. Open the gate, Aldus, or I'll blow the damned thing up. You know I can." The guard glared, but eventually stepped aside and knocked a quick series of raps on the wooden gate. It swung to one side, and Ranma got his first view of Termina.
Necratoid: Ah, okay, thanks for clearing the telekinesis/telepathy thing up. Also, it wasn't really a fire dragon he was fightin, it was an early boss from ChronoCross, called the Mama Komodo, which is pretty much a weakling with a fireball attack compared to the other bosses of the game.
Final-Fan: Heh, I really, really don't like Ranma, but the other characters seem to circle around him, so I figured I'd use him as the main character anyway.
Mark Soul: Yeah, I'm about as slow as ya can get in regards to updating. Real life is so overrated, and tends to take away from the important things, like fanfiction.net, but I feel the need to participate anyway, occasionally.
Ecthelion: Ryoga and Kuno are my favorite characters of the show, along with Ukyo, so I gave 'em decent parts. I've pretty much got the characters mapped out, except for Harle. Kodachi seems to fit her pretty well, but the Kuno sister is a bit more... unstable that the 7th dragon is. Ah well. And I can't say as I care for Akane either, so I guess I did rush her part quite a bit.
Disclaimer: All characters within this fic, those being Ranma 1/2 characters and possibly some of Chrono Cross, aren't mine. So nyah!
Oh yeah, and it's written like this:
"Text." - Speech
~Text.~ - Thought
//Text.// - Telepathy or song quotes, if I do any in this story.
~ ~ ~
"I TOLD you we shouldn't follow the Lost Boy, but would you listen? Noo..." Ranma looked around. Our heroes were currently atop a massive pyramid on a tiny island, surrounded by water on every side. Ukyo had acquired a nervous twitch.
The boy in question looked up from the floating jewel he was inspecting and glowered. "Belt up, Saotome," he muttered irritably. "I know where I'm going, I just like to... take the scenic route." That was too much for the female of the troop, and her weapon of destruction seemed to materialize in the slightly-deranged chef's hands as she swooped down like an angel of retribution upon the helpless boy. Ranma looked on in rapt fascination as Ukyo wielded her spatula with extreme prejudice. It was always interesting to see a furious girl when he was not the recipient.
*WHAM!* "Jackass!" *WHAM!* "Moron!" *WHAM!* "Idiot!" *WHAM!* "Directionally- impaired... useless, stupid.... JACKASS!!" ***WHAM!!!***
The dragoon whimpered as he peeled himself from the wall he had found himself imbedded in. Tears streaming from his eyes, he waved his hands in the manner of a tour guide as he directed his customers. "This way, this way, I think it's this way, follow me please..." The now marginally-calmer girl and the bemused pig-tailed boy followed.
~ ~ ~
Ranma groaned, "WHERE THE HELL ARE WE!?!?"
Ryoga looked up from the futuristic plaque reading 'FATE'. "How should I know?"
~ ~ ~
Our heroic but now somewhat tired and cranky band of heroes stood on a small ledge overlooking a sea of lava.
Ranma shook his head. "I don't think this is it."
~ ~ ~
The dwarf looked on in curiosity as he saw a human bend down to show him a map of some place called Guldove and to whisper to him in the language of his people, "Please, could you point me towards Termina? If I keep this up, I'm going to die of internal bleeding."
The bearded midget nodded uncertainly and explained that they were in the Hydra Marshes, and that all he had to do was go through Fossil Valley to get to the place. Then the dwarf of the Hi-Ho clan watched in amusement as the powerful-looking dragoon cowered and prostrated himself as one of his companions threatened him with a kitchen accessory of massive proportions.
~ ~ ~
Ranma knelt down and offered thanks to the gods of this world and the next. They had reached their destination: the gates of the port-city of Termina. At least until he listened in to the conversation between the gate guard and his companions.
The dragoon bellowed, "Be off, ragamuffin! Ye'll get no charity here!" Ukyo scowled and said in response, "Don't you recognize him? This is Ryoga Hibiki, a dragoon like yourself!"
Ryoga shook his head angrily and muttered in an undertone that all three others heard, "He knows, Ukyo. Open the gate, Aldus, or I'll blow the damned thing up. You know I can." The guard glared, but eventually stepped aside and knocked a quick series of raps on the wooden gate. It swung to one side, and Ranma got his first view of Termina.