Chapter II: The Other Side of the Coin

The warm sun looks down upon the world…and violently throws up when it sees that it has to be around Nerema…again. The morning started off normal for anyone who lives in Nerema currently: People being tossed outside the window of the Tendo's second floor home, people being knocked into LEO (Lower Earth Orbit), and People being smashed into a wall/floor/koi pond/other out of the ordinary object. So, it was odd when there wasn't even a peep coming out of the Tendo household…until the reasoned that some magical being had invaded again and they called their insurance brokers for payment on their various insurances and agreements.

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Ranma had woken up to expect his father's usual match in the morning. Instead, he found that the water, which was supposedly rushing towards him, was stuck in place…as well as his father.

'Ok, this is weird?' Ranma thought.

"I totally agree with you, Ranma." Kasumi said from his and Genma's shared door.

"Kasumi…what's going on?" Ranma asked with a little worry in his voice.

Ranma had always considered Kasumi like a sister, but now he saw that his 'sister' had looked like a dark reflection of herself. A bright flash of light later and a young man with blonde hair dressed entirely in white had taken her place.

"I thought that this would be easier then having to talk to you during breakfast. I mean, having to not arouse the Tendo family, your father, and your various fiancé's/rivals is a trick that even I can't do." The young Man in White said with a smirk.

"What did you do with Kasumi!" Ranma asked with worry.

The Man in White's smirk got wider when he said, "I am Kasumi."

Ranma's mind had halted for a few moments at this comment.

"Don't act so surprised, Ranma-kun, for all intents and purposes I'm still Kasumi Tendo. It's just that even I need to stretch for a little while." The Man in White/Kasumi smirked.

"Wait…YOU MEAN YOU WERE BORN A GUY!" Ranma shouted.

Kasumi/The Man in White laughed and said, "No, no…I meant that I need to flex my powers every once in a while or else I go all wacky…like a friend of mine in another universe."

Ranma's mind had shut down again at this.

"Ok…simply put, I'm part of a race that has near limitless abilities and powers that rival both Saffron the Phoenix and anything that Kodachi, Cologne, Shampoo, Ukyo, or the rest of them put together can cook up. In other words…we are a race of gods." The Man in White/Kasumi explained.

"So…you took over Kasumi for something?" Ranma asked confusedly.

Kasumi/The Man in White stared at the ceiling for a moment and said, "No, you little amoeba, I told you that the person you know as Kasumi and myself are the same person. My name is Q, spelled the same way backwards and forwards."

"So what are you doing here?" Ranma asked.

Q/Kasumi smiled and said, "Well, I'd like to help you…specifically to get away from all of this."

Ranma's eyes widened and said, "You're going to take me away from the fiancé's, the rivals and everything else about this stinking town!"

Q/Kasumi smirked and said, "Yep! But there is a price."

Ranma's hopes were dashed by this.

"You see, one of my colleagues and myself are conducting an experiment of endurance. He and I are going to test you and your little band by putting you in his universe for a short period of time. If you pass the test, then they go away. And you are left in a universe free of your old rivals and fiancé troubles. Plus, you will be cured of your curse." Q/Kasumi said.

Ranma thought about this and said, "You promise, on your honor, that everything will be just as you said."

"Ok, now let's seal it with a handshake." The omnipotent one said.

Both Ranma and Q/Kasumi shook and everything started getting blurry to Ranma's vision.

"Oh, I forgot to mention that you will feel a little queasy for a few minutes." Q/Kasumi said with a smirk.

Ranma just blacked out with a row of cruel teeth staring back at him.

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And that's all of the first part. I hope you like this so far. Don't forget to Read and Review.

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