Cologne was looking outside her home back in the village of Joketsuzoku. Where she was here on behalf of her great grandchild. There were so many things that she had to do as a result of what happened back then. Though as she looked out at the village she thought back to the events that happened before she left Shampoo back in Japan.
Flashback...
She was sitting around as she watched Shampoo animatedly talking with Akane after dinner had concluded. This was the first time in years she had seen her this genuinely happy without any signs of her acting. Something she had done back in the village as she would do sometimes as she just pretends that she was enjoying herself. She was the strongest of her generation but was always alone as she constantly tried to push away Mousse who was the only one that stuck by her.
Now she practically forcing him to be near her as she kept pulling him towards her whenever he tried to leave(sometimes she even did it unconsciously).
"It like she wants him to be nearby as they must have been close before she lost her memories," Soun said.
"Not really as they were as kids but something happened and after that, she seems annoyed by him. However no matter how annoyed she seems to get by him she never once told him to go away nor ever tried to get him to stop bothering her. She only searches him out when she wanted to spar or train" the old Amazon told her.
Soun let out a sigh as he watched his youngest daughter laughing at Mousse let attempt to get away by pretending Ranma or Ryoga called him. Though Aura and Toph both said they had not as they were busy playing one of the only video games Toph was capable of doing. A rather old game one that was on an equal old system called Dance Dance Revolution. Aura found it one day while roaming around in the attic brought out and once she told what it was she challenge Toph to it.
Not one to turn down a challenge she accepted once both knew how to play they were going at. Normally Ranma and Ryoga found it kind of interesting to watch a girl that was really a panda cub with a human curse and a blind teenager get so worked up over an old video game. As for how Toph was even able to play the game in the first place. It was the original version of the game complete with the floor pad. She could not see the directions that were given off on the TV screen. Though Toph would just say that she could somehow feel the correct prompts through the pad for as they ran across the screen she feels under her feet. Thus she how she knew where to step next though her timing needed work.
Moouse's attempt at having the two calling him failed as they too focus on their two girls playing DDR. Shampoo took him with her once again.
Back to Soun and Cologne, he could relate to how the elderly woman must be feeling at the time as Shampoo had no idea who she was. Just like Akane was with him yet for some strange reason she could remember her sister just like Shampoo remembered Mousse even if she apparently had some gaps in her memories of their time together.
"This good for now as I just happy that she fine and discover some others friends something she did not have back home. Telling her about her past might not be a good idea," she said.
Though Toph was currently too busy competing with Aura she did not hear what Cologne had said however Nodoka (who just happened to be passing by on the way to see her son and his half sister...long story) had.
Sometime later...
Mousse wonder what Cologne had wanted to see him about as Shampoo had something she wanted to show him but agreed to wait as she knew to respect her elders.
"So what is that you wanted to speak to me about," the young Amazon male asked curiously.
"This is something that has to deal with Shampoo as….," she started but was quickly interrupted.
"Of course I will make sure that nothing happens to Shampoo this time around," he said.
Yet rather than being pleased with this, there was a scowl on her face as jumped up and banged him on his head before heading over to the door and place her hand on it gently for ten seconds. Jumping back the door came bursting open as both Toph and Shampoo fell through the doorway. They did not say anything as the two girls were out cold as they just laid there on the floor.
"Sorry about this as they got away from us before we could stop them. Hopefully, they did not hear anything they should not have," Ranma said as he threw Toph over his shoulder while next to him Akane was lift Shampoo from the waist so she could partially carry/drag her along.
"Say Ranma what did the Cologne do to Toph and Shampoo to knock them out as from what I tell she just came up to the door and then that it," Akane asked as he just shrugged not have a clear idea of what happened himself.
"Elder probably used her ki to knock them out," Kei Fu told them as that move had been used on her a few times back when she was getting trained as a kid.
Ranma and Akane then took their best friends towards their rooms where they would let them lay down until they woke up.
Back with Mousse and Cologne…
"Now pay attention and do not interrupt me again," she told him.
Explaining everything that she wanted him to know and exactly how he would tell Shampoo this himself. She was she would surely question him on these things and if she does then Toph would more certainly do so. There were things that they were not telling Shampoo but it was for her own good similar to how Ranma and Akane were not being told similar things about their past as well by their own families. It was not that they wanted to keep these things hidden from them but there are certain areas they rather not touch as a result of their memory loss carelessly. Cologne then began to tell him what she wanted from him in regards to Shampoo.
"You are leaving but we finally found her and now we can clear her name as she clearly was not in control of herself when she attacked and stole from the village" Mousse asked.
"Of course I am leaving, foolish boy. Think about it as we might have proof that she was not doing that of her own free will but as a result of whatever she had been put through she barely remembers her past and when she does it is just something her mind avoids. We have already seen how she reacted when we just came up to her unannounced and how she can not even remember who I am no matter how many times we tell her," Cologne informed him
That hurt and the only person that could relate to her would have to be the Soun as Akane just is not acknowledge him either.
Listening further he could only agree that this was for the best as after the fallout between her mother and great grandmother the status of their family in the village was coming into question and those looking to capitalize on this would use Shampoo's conditions to better than own family status.
As Cologne made her way towards the entrance when she noticed that Nodoka was standing there
"Are you sure that you want to leave right now as you just found Shampoo again after half a decade," Nodoka said.
"Guess that you were listening as well on what Mousse and I were discussing about but how did you manage to hide so well," old Amazon asked.
"You pick up on a few things when you have as many unique classmates as I did going through school," the Saotome woman told her
"Interesting as Ke Fei did speak of the many experiences that she had while going through school but through most of them, you were not really on the direct front line," she said.
"Of course I was a different person back then I as have changed thanks Sensei but also changed even more after Ranma was taken from me," Nodoka told her.
"So what so special about your family that people will be willing to take advantage of Shampoo for their own means regardless of her condition," Ranma's mom asked.
"Our family is descended from two of our people's greatest heroes. They were not the most powerful of their group but never the less very vital to the team and even help one of the unexpected victims of that time get a second chance at life" Shampoo's great grandmother told her.
"Family history, huh? I know how that is as my family can apparently trace their roots back to some lord of an old nation" Nodoka said with a sighed as she remembers how the legend of one of her ancestors was drilled into her head over and over again.
The very elderly woman then said her goodbyes and left for China and to the village where Shampoo, Mousse, and herself were born to straight things out there.
End of Flashback...
"What are you doing here," Cologne said
Looking up at how the sky had almost instantly darkened and started to have heavy downpour shocking everyone in the village at just how this happened all of sudden.
"Where is she" the person demanded.
"Who are you talking about" Cologne questioned.
"Don't play games with me, grandmother" they demanded.
"Interesting how you want her back now given that you left her behind back then" Cologne replied
"Don't play games with me old woman tell me where my daughter is now" Shampoo's mother demand
