We are, we are, we are witch
We are, we are
There is a place
Where darkness reigns
We got the power to fight back
We save the day united, five as one
We can become
More than you know
The heart will lead the way
To what we can control
Water, fire, earth and air
Guardians unite
We are, we are, we are witch
We are, we are
We are, we are, we are witch
We are, we are
We fight for life
We fight for truth
This is our resolution
In day or night
We have the strength and courage
We brave the night
To find the light
Together we will have the power to control
Water, fire, earth and air
Guardians unite
We are, we are, we are witch
We are, we are
We are, we are, we are witch
We are, we are
Power is more than we see
There's danger that lies beneath
We fight to protect the free
(Water fire earth and air)
To protect the free
(Water fire earth and air)
Guardians unite
We are, we are, we are witch
We are, we are
We are, we are, we are witch
We are, we are
We are, we are, we are witch
We are, we are
We are, we are, we are witch
We are, we are
Witch
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Ranma Saotome, best martial artist and cursed individual sat atop the roof of the building that he had called home for the last year in both physical and emotional pain as he favored his side. His tuxedo barely holding together from the numerous cuts, burns and rips damaging it from the people he should be able to call friends and family.
Today was supposed to be his wedding day to one of his fiancées Akane Tendo, the girl he thought he loved but as of late he had begun having so many doubts as he watched other couples and how happy they were. None of those couples beat on the other, verbally abused each other or constantly blamed the other for things they didn't do. Watching these happy couples he started to realize that his relationship with Akane was probably less than healthy for either one.
He had to admit the day he met the fiery girl was the first time he met her and she offered friendship. That smile, it was something that kept him going through the hard times with her but as he realized that it was only getting worse as Akane grew more violent he started to fall out of love with her with each new malleting.
He knew it all wasn't Akane's fault though, he grew up on the road with minimal contact with other people so he really didn't know how to relate with other people. As he realized this though he tried his hardest to fix things, try and be less insulting and even to the point of being extra nice to the girl. She only reacted with more violence accusing him of being up to something 'perverted' which he never was. In all honesty Ranma had never done anything perverted his entire life, his naiveté almost a match for his honor.
That was one of his biggest problems though, he held honor too damned high and more often than not ended up paying a hefty price for it. Most of his current problems were caused by his honor though it was his father's fault mostly. If the stupid panda wanted him to marry into the Tendo family why did the fool arrange marriages with all those other families and then leave Ranma to clean up the mess? Actually, it just wasn't the arranged marriages, it was everything. Whenever something went wrong Ranma was forced to take care of it in the name of honor though most times he had nothing to do with it anyways.
It was all getting to him, all the suffering that he had been through would have driven most people insane but he had managed to survive it. Despite the multiple fiancés arranged by his idiot father. Despite all the idiots attacking him or trying to kill him, even the ones who were supposedly his friends. Even…Even his own mother who cared more about how 'manly' he was than about him himself. She didn't even care about his feelings or hardships, just about getting grandchildren out of him and every time he did or said something she didn't like she would flash that damned sword of hers reminding him of the suicide contract his father made in his name. IT WASN'T FAIR, DAMMIT!
"You shouldn't get so upset boy." An annoyingly familiar voice said from behind him though it was uncharacteristically soft.
"What do you want you…You bastard…You ruined my chance for a cure…" Ranma growled trying not to let his anger consume him.
"Ranma, I know you think that but I believe it is time someone told you the truth behind Jusenkyo since it doesn't seem like Cologne ever will." Happosai sighed, "Believe it or not, I saved you from what you will likely consider a worse curse."
"What do you mean by that?" Ranma demanded, his battle aura slowly flaring up around him, it for once being a mix of depression and anger instead of his usual confidence fueled aura.
"Think about it, Ranma. What happened to Taro when he returned to Jusenkyo?" Happosai asked sitting down next to Ranma and lighting his pipe.
"What do you mean…He got worse than he was before." Ranma said not understanding where Happosai was going with this. "He grew those nasty tentacles for one thing."
"And why would that happen, m'boy?" Happosai sighed looking at Ranma seriously.
"I guess the curses…mixed…Damn…The curses…They mix, don't they?" Ranma asked paling as he realized what could have happened if Happosai didn't drink the water in that flask. That didn't make much sense though, it was sounding like he knew what was in that flask to begin with.
"I'm afraid so, Ranma. The curses mix, there are no real cures to Jusenkyo. Just temporary ones like the Instant Jusenkyo and locks for the cursed forms such as the ladle the Musk have in their possession." Happosai explained, "Why do you think Herb traveled all the way here to get the kettle in the first place? If the pools cured the curses he would have just jumped into the spring of drowned boy instead of wasting all the resources looking for leads on the kettle."
"I guess I'll always be a freak…" Ranma sighed, though truthfully his girl side didn't bother him anymore. What bothered him was Akane treating him like a pervert because of it and all the stares he got, people's expressions telling him exactly what they all thought. The all thought he was a freak but was too afraid of what he could do to come right out and say it.
"No, Ranma, you are not." Happosai sighed, "The curses always happen for a reason my boy."
"I don't know…I do know that I can't take much more of all this crap though." Ranma sighed.
"Then don't, Ranma." Happosai said sadly, "There would be no dishonor in leaving this place once and for all. Genma voided the Tendo arrangement the moment he arranged another marriage pact with another family. With all the pacts he made they cancel each other out. Your father is the dishonorable one Ranma, not you. What he did is on his own honor not yours. Your honor Ranma, it is your own."
"Happosai…" Ranma asked confused but was quieted as the old man pulled a scroll out of his gi and handed it to Ranma. "What's this?"
"It was going to be a wedding gift but since…You know…I figure now would be the best time." Happosai said, a true smile on his lips.
"This better not be some kind of trick old man." Ranma grumbled unrolling the scroll and gasped. It named Ranma the Grandmaster and Heir to the Anything School of Martial Arts. "What about you…What about the fathers?"
"Me…I'm an old man Ranma and I finally found someone worthy to pass the school to." Happosai explained pulling out a thick leather-bound book with weathered pages from his gi. Where was he keeping all that stuff in there anyways? "This is all my secret techniques…The real ones and I expect you to use them wisely. As for those two fools…Do you honestly expect me to give them something this valuable? They would probably hock it at the nearest pawn shop for enough to buy a couple of beers."
"I guess you are right." Ranma said laughing, "Th-Thanks old man."
"You know, Ranma…If you really want to thank me you could try this little number on for me." Happosai said with a large grin while pulling a black lacy bra from his gi.
"Stupid pervert…" Grumbled Ranma as he used his ki to burn the offending item singing the old man's fingers a little.
"Owwww…Owwwww…Owwwwww." Happosai whined shaking his hand trying to cool his fingers off.
"RANMA!" Akane screamed from down in the yard, "Get your perverted ass down here now!"
"Yes boy, no more stalling its time to marry Akane!" Genma called appearing beside the angry girl with Soun in tow.
"Yes, it is time to marry my little girl and unite the schools!" Soun said while nodding the head. A few moments of violence later involving Akane and her mallet had the two fathers laid out at said girl's feet in a world of pain.
"I am not marrying that perverted freak!" Akane screeched, "I'm just out here to punish him for picking on poor Ryo…P-Chan again!"
"WHAT!" Ranma demanded his battle aura exploding violently, "You…You knew it!"
"Knew what you pervert? Get down here and take your beating!" Akane demanded as the two fathers started coming to.
"Ranma…You should leave here and forget about these childish fools." Happosai sighed before taking a defensive stance. It took Ranma a moment to realize why as he felt a large power building right above him before it looked like a tear opened in the sky dumping a red haired girl out of it. Instinctively Ranma caught the girl before hitting the roof hard.
"YOU PERVERT! HOW DARE YOU CHEAT ON ME RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME?" Akane screamed as a large aura flared into life around her.
"What is the meaning of this son?" Nodoka demanded as she came out of the house unsheathing her damned katana.
"Its not what it looks like." Ranma said trying to defend himself.
"You will apologize to my baby this instant!" Soun demanded jumping back to his feet followed by Genma.
"Boy you will get rid of that slut and marry Akane now for the sake of the schools!" Genma demanded.
"Screw you, pops!" Ranma snarled, sick of this. "I am the Grand Master of the school now!"
"Ranma…The girl doesn't look like she is about to wake up anytime soon." Happosai said, pulling out two of his bombs. "Take the girl and run for now…I'll take care of these whelps."
"Th-Thanks." Ranma said reluctantly jumping from the roof to the neighbors just as he heard two explosions and Happosai calling his trademark attack. Ranma had to admire that technique after he figured it out. At first he thought it was just a cheap attack but it was actually much more than that. Each so called bomb alone wouldn't hurt anything and didn't make much more than a small popping noise. The real attack was how Happosai charged each one with ki, the more ki the larger the explosion. The bomb was just a decoy, the old man could theoretically charge just about anything like that.
The girl in his arms groaned a little and groggily opened her eyes a little to look up in his eyes. She had such beautiful eyes and yet they held such loneliness and sadness. What could have caused them to look like that? He noticed her holding something glowing in her hands just before he jumped again. As soon as he was in the air again whatever she was holding flashed brightly and a blue colored disk of energy appeared in his path and he went right through it landing in the middle of some trees. He wasn't sure what happened but looking down at the girl's face he could tell that she was out of it again. Sighing he looked around trying to figure out where they were and how they got there but when he looked closer at the trees he realized he had never seen a tree quite like these before which worried him.
"Toto, I don't think we are in Kansas anymore." Ranma sighed, using a line from he movie he had watched with Kasumi and Nabiki recently.