Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma ½, Birdy the Mighty, Dirty Pair Flash, or Tenchi Muyo.

Author's Notes: Finally, after all this time, it is finished. I have struggled with painful writer's block for some time to craft this story. No I will not be tying up all the loose ends nice and tidy. Real life rarely does that so why should a story? Well, with that out of the way, time to get on with the show!

Kikuko the Mighty

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Ranko's Journal

The wedding was today. It was held in the Dojo on the first day of summer. I couldn't remember a time that I cried harder or more purely as when I saw my sister wed Mihoshi. It has been several weeks since the fall of Kagato and my sister returning from the land of the dead. I can't explain how relieved I was to see my big sister, alive and well. Apparently the Goddess of Jurai had a firm hand in what happened. Thank you Tsunami.

It had been a week after Kikuko's death when Kei came over the speaker to tell us that she was actually alive. Alive! Cologne was with me and she couldn't stop crying either. I wanted to transport over there immediately but the 3WA girl stopped me. When I demanded to know why she blushed a terrible shade of red. I got the picture immediately thanks to me being the greatest scientific genius in the universe! Aside from Washu-sensei that is.

It still took us some time to get to Earth after that. There was no rush really so we just meandered when the strangest thing happened. I wasn't privy to the knowledge of my sister suddenly becoming Juraian royalty so seeing a space tree ship was definitely unexpected. A delegate requested permission to board from the Shuzoya-ho, one of the higher ships in the fleet actually, a second generation space tree. They had arrived to confirm the rumors of a Juraian noble suddenly appearing. There was quite a bit of explaining to do there!

My sister still refuses to let me examine her…shucks.

It resulted in a massive detour to Jurai much to my sister's displeasure not to mention Mihoshi's. It was while we were on Jurai that we found out about Kikuko's curse. That was certainly a shock for all including the Emperor. He wanted to meet her and ascertain her validity. Too bad he decided to test that by combat. My sister's skill and power augmented by the Light Hawk Wings? That provided me with a lot of interesting data. Too bad the practice arena will need to be fixed. It was also that same week that we picked up my sister's space tree.

That was another shock as she bonded to a second generation tree chosen by Tsunami for her. Yuki-ho is a good companion to my sister. It caused a stir among the nobility to know that sis could turn into a guy. That sure caused a ruckus. In the ensuing chaos we kind of bolted with half the fleet behind us. I like Kikuko's ship and even managed to work in the same integration procedures that allow the Lovely Angel and GP Cruiser to combine. We still don't know how that will turn out.

The wedding was hilarious actually. Apparently Tsunami was stretching the truth when she said all would be forgotten of Kagato. The Masaki family showed up remembering everything! That was pretty cool actually. Tenchi sure filled out nicely even if he isn't my type even if his wives are my type. Yes, he married all the women that were staying with him including Mihoshi's old partner Kiyone who showed up looking for our blonde wonder. What a change the time made. Since all of them were married they pretty much just stopped aging. The biggest surprise was the changes wrought on Sasami. Too bad she's taken.

Oh well, I guess it's time for me to rest my weary head. Too many experiments to oversee tomorrow. Good night diary.

Yuri's Diary

Toma and I were married today alongside our friends Mihoshi, Kikuko, and Cologne. I know it's a surprise but apparently the girl couldn't stand to be without her and our favorite redhead is a softy. It was a sweet service and there were a lot of people there for the nuptials. There was my family, Toma's family, Kikuko's family, Mihoshi's family took up a whole side of the dojo themselves, and several delegates from Jurai. Apparently they were there to give Kikuko and Mihoshi a traditional Juraian wedding which we ended up getting included on by association.

Toma doesn't seem to be complaining that we're married under two religions. I like having the extra hold on him.

It's hard to believe that we actually defeated Kagato. Then again I shouldn't be surprised considering who we had helping us. Juraian nobility, two super geniuses, quite possibly the universe's most powerful martial artist, and a Chinese Amazon matriarch. We had enough combined firepower to wipe out a space fleet.

In the wake of Kikuko's sacrifice I felt numb. She was the most powerful person I knew and she was gone trying to save us. That's something I will never forget as long as I live. We all love her to different degrees but it was clear when she came back who loved her the most. Poor Mihoshi was devastated in the aftermath. We tried to be there for her but she would have none of it. I felt powerless when Kikuko died and it was almost as if she wanted to follow her. That was a whole new level of powerlessness, but she stayed alive out of sheer willpower to deliver the news herself. It's a good thing she did.

I never want to see another tragedy like that happen again.

My husband and I discovered while we were on Jurai that I was pregnant. We forgot to use protection several times before going to fight Kagato figuring we weren't going to make it anyway. That threw us for a loop. When I asked how it could have happened Ranko proceeded to give us a graphic description of how. She really is a little pervert with no sense of privacy and Washu-chan is no better.

I still remember how frightening it was when the two of them met for the first time. If Washu wasn't already taken I'm pretty sure Ranko would have kidnapped her. The girl is a genius, yes, but she is definitely a mad genius. I felt sorry for Kei when she was reunited with her family. Apparently she got most of the brains in the family as many of them seemed to be…ditzy. Mihoshi isn't so bad really. It's a good act she's got even if it is painfully obvious she's not the universe's best thinker. Neither am I and proud of it.

Then I found myself on the receiving end of quite a few enthusiastic hugs as Kei introduced me. Then it moved on to Toma and our families. My ribs are still aching but at least I was in good company. Ranma and Birdy were so proud of their daughter I thought they would burst. Especially with the news that she and Mihoshi had been promoted to detective. The same rank as they are.

There were quite a few people there that were quite odd. Coming from a universal traveler that is saying something. One of them was a Phoenix Lord named Saffron who apparently ended up being Kikuko's godfather as well as the Emperor of the Musk Herb who was also a godparent. Then there was Pantyhose Taro who turns into a monster with cold water and runs his own lingerie chain. Somehow I think even I get the irony of that one. So many people showed up that Ranma had fought and defeated that I expected war to break out. They all just wanted to test skills against one another and left with Birdy in tow. I wish I could have seen that fight.

Ah well, my husband has just returned from the furo so I need to go. There is quite a bit to discuss with my darling and not enough hours in the night. Good night diary.

Kikuko's Journal

It's been awhile since I spoke to you last as I can see by the dusty cover. There just hasn't been enough to tell you that I felt worth the trouble. Today that all changed drastically. I'm married now. I used to write about how I hoped my Martial Arts Prince would come someday and sweep me off my feet. Who knew that my ideals would have changed to a hot blonde with tan skin and an adorable clueless act? I guess I'm the Martial Arts Prince sweeping the girl off her feet. Not to mention the Amazon I accidentally conquered as well. Apparently she fell for me because of my Saotome charm.

I'm going to kill my father for that particular affliction.

The guest list was absolutely enormous and the dojo almost wasn't big enough. Mom and Dad were there of course much to my delight. My brother Hawk ended up being my best man since I don't have any guy friends aside from him. We made the joke about a careful application of cold water turning him into my maid of honor. Aunt Shampoo was there as Cologne's maid of honor with Kiyone as Mihoshi's. They were old friends who were separated by a temporal rift much like the ones I kept causing.

I felt like I was trapped in a rogue's gallery of former enemies of my parents. Kind of cool really. There was Taro who showed with his wife Lace. Saffron with his guardian Kima. Herb with his wife Spice. Ryu Kumon with Natsume. The list goes on. I thought the wedding was going to be preempted for a free-for-all but it waited until after the nuptials. Daddy and I would have had words over that.

The biggest surprise of all was when Madison ran up and almost bowled me over in a fierce hug, crying her eyes out. We shared a good cry as I explained who she was. Oh wow that felt so good to see her again! She had brought her husband as well as their daughter. She named her after me! I almost started crying again but managed to hold it back. Obviously her life had turned out a hell of a lot better. She is now Aunt Shampoo's equal in the martial arts. Quite an accomplishment as well as being another Anything Goes practitioner. She ended up going with my parents for their tremendous martial arts extravaganza.

Give 'em hell Madison.

I am now Juraian nobility. If I so chose I could throw my hat in and become Empress someday without having to wait for Yosho or Tenchi. They both looked miserable when I gleefully pointed out that I wasn't going to do it. Petty? Yes, but I don't want to play in politics.

My wives and I are about to go on a long training trip. To them it's perfectly romantic and that makes me even warmer inside. Cologne starts her training for the Galaxy Police in the spring. Oh well, it is getting late and judging from the looks I'm getting it's going to be a quite a bit later before I go to bed.

Good night journal and thanks for being there.

Ranma's Journal

Who would have guessed that my life would have changed so drastically? Years ago I was on the fast track to marrying Akane and total burnout. Now I'm here with my beautiful wife, with three incredibly amazing children, and a fulfilling career in law enforcement. I wouldn't trade this joy for anything.

The wistful look on Akane's face when she watched Kikuko tying the knot, wearing her cursed form, was almost painful. I'm just glad that she's coped. She's still alone after all this time but not for lack of opportunity. She prefers the single life and has become the pervert she used to accuse me of being. Nice to see we all grow up sometime if you can call that growing up.

Nabiki was there with her husband. It's almost impossible to believe that she ended up with Tatewaki Kuno unless you remember an important fact. He's loaded. She's not as shallow as she used to be and he's not as delusional. Their son just turned ten and a more proud young kendoist you won't find anywhere. Even if his father isn't that supremely confident. At least he has the skills to back up his boasts.

Kasumi and Ryoga were there as well much to my shock. They love to travel which is easy for them to do. He takes two steps without his GPS and he's liable to end up in Hackensack or something. I didn't expect to see Ryo however. That's always a distinct pleasure considering he's my youngest daughter's best friend and the only one durable enough to put up with her experiments. He disappeared before the wedding dinner and I thought we wouldn't see him again. When Kikuko tossed the bouquet a strange girl with short brown hair and green eyes caught it. I almost laughed out loud when I recognized the "girl". I thought the poor kid got lost at Jusenkyo but it turned out he went deliberately! He's so in love with Ranko that he actually cursed himself so he could be with her!

If my daughter plays with his feelings I'm going to evaluate her. Then again Birdy did give her a long talking to when it became obvious how he felt. Hopefully something comes of it because I would hate for him to have cursed himself for nothing. I wonder when I should tell the children they can expect another sibling? Not now certainly.

This has been a long night and I have injuries to nurse. Good night journal.

The pages turn and close as the pigtailed man turns out the lights.

The End

Author's Notes: Thank god I managed to finish this! Hope you all can forgive me but I think it's time I cleaned up my unfinished stories. Thank you all for reading. Ja ne!