Mercury Family
Disclaimer: This is a free entertainment only work, the characters that here will appear belong to individual series, and I do not own neither of them.
Chapter 1 – Meetings
It has been years since that fateful day in Junsekyo. They had been living a bit of a rouge life since that day. Her family has disowned her. But the Tendos had stayed with her as well as the amazons and Ukyo. Ukyo and Ranma had changed their name; Ukyo married Konatsu and had a daughter that she named Makoto.
The Amazons had made Ranko an Amazon, sister to Shampoo and adopted by Cologne. As promised Ranko after beating the crap out of Mousse, had made him the best male warrior of the tribe, witch prompted Shampoo beat her Amazon sisters off him with a stick and to challenge him so she could marry him.
Ranko had also helped Kasumi and Dr. Tofu tying the knot, it had taken a bit of work but she managed to hook the good doctor with Kasumi. Nabiki surprisingly was by Ranko's side for free, and was the big help that Ranko could have in getting a new name for her and making sure that a certain panda will live in hell for the rest of his life.
Mr. Tendo offered to adopt Ranko as his daughter when he was informed of what happened to Akane and how she'll come back. For him the shock of losing a daughter had giving him a backbone for a moment, and the chance to raise a daughter, or possible a granddaughter had steeled him enough to kick the panda out, and to help the poor Ranko.
Ranko had protested a bit when they offered to adopt her, but with Nabiki and Kasumi insistence she agreed to let Mr. Tendo to adopt 'Ranko' so when the time comes for the lock to be lifted Ranko will have a family name while her BROTHER will have his.
Now fourteen years later Dr. Ranko Mizuno, her daughter Ami Mizuno, her adopted sister Makoto, and Nabiki Tendo the WIFE of Ranma Tendo finish moving in their new apartment in Juuban. Makoto was adopted in the Mizuno family since the fateful day, when the airplane that Ukyo and Konatsu were in crashed while flying over the pacific.
Ranko cried for days the death of her best friend, and swore to take care of Ukyo's daughter. So Makoto and Ami had been raised as sisters since both of them where very little. And god may help those who dare to split them or harm them, as whoever dared to do it faced to pissed teens as well as one royally pissed redhead.
Ami retained many memories of her previous life as Akane, and swore to be there for her mother no matter what happens. She had talked with Nabiki and Ranko when she was finally able to speak without problems and told them that she agreed that Ranma deserved someone to be with him and to be there for him when he returns.
"…BUT if you harm MOM in ANY way Nabiki, I will mallet you to Mercury, got it?" Ami warned
"Don't worry little one, the Ice Queen died when your old self did" Nabiki replied
So Ranko and Nabiki become close friends and few by few started to love each other, and together they raised both girls and this time Ami did grow without her anger or a moron like Kuno annoying her. So she invested a huge amount of time in her studies as well as martial arts.
Talking about the king of the morons, he mysteriously disappeared, and a few months after his disappearance Ranko, Nabiki Ami and Makoto returned from a trip to China, When thy passed through Nerima to visit Kasumi, they found ragged and dirt Kodachi pregnant being taken care by her loyal servant Sasuke in an alley behind the Tendo Dojo.
This prompted the good Samaritan spirit of Ranko to kick in and help Kodachi, while Nabiki did some research and found the truth about what happened with the woman.
"What? Where is that BAKAYAROU so I can kill him?" ask a very pissed off Ranko.
"Do not worry your selves about that thing… I personally saw to it that the Kunos are no more." Kodachi replied after exiting the bath with Kasumi's help
"What do you mean Kodachi?" asked Ranko
"I'm a Ronin now. My ex-father threw me out of the family after he found out the truth about my pregnancy and instead of being by my side, he told me that my place was to only be a servant, a doll for the men of the clan and it was to be an honor to bear their children. What he did not know was that Sasuke had recorded everything and when the courts saw it they were more then gladly shut the Kuno clan down." Kodachi said
"Are you going to keep the child?" Nabiki asked.
"I…I do not know….I…I'm….I want to redeem my self, and I want to be anything but a Kuno…can you help me?" Kodachi asked
"Yes we can, and we will." Ranko answered.
"Oh thank you…hey I never heard what your true name is?" Kodachi asked
"Once I was known as Ranko Saotome, now I'm Ranko Mizuno." Ranko answered
"Dear GOD! You…you are Ranma-sama sister? ... Don't tell me that he is the father of your child too." A shocked Kodachi asked
"Yes I am his sister; you see a few years ago a terrible event cursed both of us so we were condemned to share the same body, as well as the same mind. The only way for me to come forth it was for him to be dosed with cold water and for him to come back it was for me to be dosed with hot water." Ranko explained
"…"
"Do not be sad Kodachi he is still here with me, only that a lock had been placed upon us for eighteen years, that's the time it will take for my child to be fully grown."
"Eighteen years? Why so long? And what does your child have any thing to do with it?"
And so Ranko tells her the sad end of Akane's life, she told her brother's last battle, the wish that both her brother and sister-in-law did to Kami, and how Akane will come back.
"So only when she'll become as old as she was, the lock will be lifted… hmmm… perhaps It will also be possible for the two of you to be split… can I attempt to court your brother?" Kodachi hopefully asked
"I do not know, since there is her." Ranko says that pointing to Nabiki
"Does he have feelings for her?" Kodachi asked
"Both of us do…and I must confess I…I'm a lesbian, I always liked girls and since my brother and I merged the felling intensified, but also did our shyness." Ranko explained
Kodachi is stunned into silence for a few seconds, then a whirlwind of emotion started to play on her eyes and face, then suddenly Kodachi lightly kiss Ranko on the lips.
"What was that for?" asked a shocked Ranko
"I…I….admit that I still have feelings for your brother, but …I don't know…I think that I needed to know if I could …or if I'd accept …." Kodachi tried to explain
"Being with me? Be my lover?" Ranko asked stunned
Kodachi by now is blushing to her toenails, and lightly nodded. Ranko look at Nabiki and see that she is also red of embarrassment and shyness. "Ugh? Well… you see… Oh what a hell…" Nabiki suddenly lunges for Ranko and tackle her into a fierce embrace and a passionate kiss… and more.
Let's just say that those three got an agreement of companionship, friendship, etc… It took Ranko a month to get over the full body blush whenever she looked at Nabiki or Kodachi.
Now years later Ami, Makoto and Mamoru are almost masters of the Anything Goes, with the later being Kodachi son. While Nabiki is the Master and Ranko is the Grand Master, whose title Ranko acquired after killing Happosai when he tried to molest her family.
When Ranko fought and killed Happosai. Genma, Nodoka, Cologne, Soun, Nabiki, Kasumi and Tofu were passing by the park, and they saw the whole fight. After Happosai, Genma was next in line and receive a beating that almost killed him. The only thing that had save him was the small seed of love that still existed in her heart.
Nodoka was the next to face Ranko's wrath but before it happened the woman did surrender, and beg for forgiveness. Ranko was still pissed off, but instead of hitting her mother she let go of all pent up emotions that had been sealed inside her. She told everything every bitter thing that Genma had done to her.
That's when Nodoka finally got to see clearly. Her head started to spin and hurt. When she fainted Tofu, Kodachi, and Cologne had took Nodoka aside and made some exams and discovered traces of an enslavement potion that had been keeping Nodoka under Genma's hold for a long period.
Needless to say Genma died that afternoon at Ranko's hand. Cologne took Nodoka into her care and started to cure her and truly freed her. After that event Ranko received a latter from her mother asking her child to forgive her. It took some time but Ranko relented and Nodoka become part of the family again.
Now the Mizuno and Chiba families had moved together to Juuban, were they bought a big house, with two floors, four bedrooms upstairs, where one of the rooms it is a suite.
There is also two others bathrooms on the house, a big one upstairs at the end of the hall and a small one downstairs, the living room, dinning room and the kitchen are also downstairs.
"Ok everyone now that every thing is settled, its time to enroll you kids at school" Ranko said
"Mom do we really need to got to school?" Makoto asked
"Now Mako-chan we already discussed it. You three are going." A serious Ranko replied.
"Oh come on, Mako-chan it'll be great, besides I'll need help to keep up with Bookworm here." Mamoru said, as even tough his now as annoying as his father was, he still got Ami out of her shell and annoyed at him
"I told you TO NOT CALL ME THAT!" yell Ami with a mix of annoyance and sarcasm
"Jeez chill out Ami-chan I was only joking, but truth to be told you need to enjoy life a bit more." Mamoru said
"Ok kids! that's enough for now. Mako-chan could you please go to the kitchen and see if Aunt Koda-chan needs any help with lunch." Ranko said
"Ok mom, hey Mamo-kun will you be able to make it for our afternoon sparing section?" Makoto asked
"I'll try Mako-chan but there is no promise, since I'll be trying that part-time job at that Arcade shop." Mamoru said
"OK" with that Mako-chan had gone to the kitchen to help her aunt, while Mamoru and Ami had gone to the backyard to train together for a bit, leaving Nabiki and Ranko alone.
"I still have some hard time accepting the fact that you do like school Ranma." Said Nabiki
"Well believe it; since Ami started to have problems with study in her old school, I needed to catch up in studies to help her. Not just that but if I'm going to bring money home, then I'll need a good job and to do so I'll need pass trough College. And that's what I did." Ranko explained
"And that had been the stunt of the century; the day that we saw you getting your diploma had been the day that you had utterly shocked Me." commented Nabiki while grumbling about stiff luck.
"Yeah I remember it, specially the party that we had thrown after that. But now enough talking lets go eat something and enroll the kids. After that I'm going to the interview for that job at the hospital, I heard that Dr. Tofu work there to." Ranko said
"He is dear, he's a pediatric there and Kasumi is there too as a nurse." Kodachi says as she and Mako-chan approach them holding some trays with snacks and juice. The moment the trays were lowered on the dining room table Mamoru and Ami literally teleported themselves into their seats fully cleaned up and ready to go.
"One of these days you'll have to tell me how did you taught them to do that Ranko-chan" muttered Kodachi as she glance to her side and see that Makoto is also all cleaned up and ready to go.
"I must agree with her dear, and I'm also wondering if they have some connection to the Saotomes linage somewhere in the past." Nabiki asked
"Now that you mentioned it auntie, Ami and I did a research some time ago about our families ancestry, and found out that the common point between us come from more then a thousand years in the past." Mamoru told Nabiki.
"Interesting, I'll need to check it out myself, but back to what I was saying, I hope that Doc and Kasumi-chan can vote for me. Nabs will you try that teacher job at the girls school?" Ranko asked
"Yes I will, they need some one for home economics" Nabiki said
"What a coincidence I'm also trying a vacancy there, as a biology and Physical Ed. Teacher" Kodachi commented.
"Then let's go since our day is already fully scheduled." Ranko said
On the way to school the whole family was roof hopping towards Juuban high when they spot a dust cloud running in that general direction as well.
Deciding to check it out they jump down and run along side it to get a better view of what is it. When they're close engulf Ami and Ranko get the shock of they're lives. A girl with the same hair style that Serenity-sama has, wearing the same uniform that Ami and Makoto are using was running in the direction of their new school. The surprise almost made the two loose the coordination, but they recovered fast.
"Hi!" Ami said while running besides the girl.
"Hun, oh hi, sorry but I got to go I'm late for class." Usagi said while running and amazingly she avoided other pedestrians and other obstacles such as a green light at one crossroad
"Are you going to Juuban High?" ask Makoto
"Yeah how did you know?" Usagi replied while keeping her eyes on the way to school
"We're going there as well, not to mention that you and us are using the same type of uniform. Say do you mind if we give you a lift?" Ami asked
"Can you guys get there in less then two minutes?" Usagi asked
"Sure no problem here let me help" Ranko said as she pick the girl up and jump to the nearest roof. The girl yelped in surprise as she was suddenly picked up and was soon riding the woman arms as they jump from roof to roof and made it the school in less then 2.5 minutes.
"Ugh…My name is Usagi, thanks for the lift, but I got go now." With that she dash to her class and made it in time, while the rest of the Mizuno and Chiba families go to their separate ways. The rest of the morning pass in a smooth way, as Usagi is very happy to have Makoto, Ami and Mamoru in her class. When lunch time comes, the four of them sit together below a tree when Nabiki approach them.
"Girls I got good news from Ranko, she made it. She got hired at the Hospital, and I got hired here on this school as well." Nabiki said
"What about my mom auntie?" Mamoru asked
"I got the job as well son, but I got it as the Biology teacher for the upper grades, I didn't get the job of Physical Ed." Kodachi explained a bit miffed and a bit sad
"Who did get Kodachi?" Nabiki asked
"NIHAO!" Shampoo said as she approached the group wearing the Physical Ed. Teacher clothes.
"Looks like that she did." Nabiki say and Kodachi answered with a nod.
"Kodachi-san was a tough opponent for the job sister Nabiki, but in the end I won. Not by much but I did." Shampoo explained
"When did you get back from China Shampoo?" Ami asked
"I've come last week, since my daughter has double nationality I was allowed to come as well." Shampoo said
"Did uncle Mousse tag along?" Makoto asked
"Yes he did sweetheart, my husband got a job in the nearest temple, and so did grandma and my daughter." At that moment a teenager girl with long black jet hair and purple eyes approach the group.
"Hey mom how did it go?" Rei asked not noticing who her mother was talking to.
"I got the job Rei-chan, hey Rei-chan do you remember your cousins?" Shampoo said while stepping to the side
"Hun… Oh My! Ami-Chan! Mako-chan! What a surprise" Rei tackle both girls in a fierce hug, toppling Usagi in the process.
"It's good to see you too Rei-chan" said Mamoru trying to control his laughter.
"Airen!" Rei squealed and give him the Amazon patented glomp #5
"Ugh, air…" Mamoru wailed as he struggle to get some precious air
"Ops sorry Airen" Rei said as she release him
"I told you that I'm not your husband." Mamoru grumbled
"Oh crap, when will I find a good looking guy that doesn't have any concurrence?" Usagi muttered
"What did you say ...you...you odango atama?" Rei growled
"Hey don't call me that!" Usagi shouted back
"Err…Rei-chan this is Tsukino Usagi, Usagi this is Hino Rei. And Rei it is not nice to call other people names" Nabiki scowled
"Ops! Sorry about that." Rei said quickly
On that moment a black cat with a crescent moon on the forehead approach the group with a 'Meow' it announce it self.
"Oh Luna let me introduce to you my new friends. These are Mizuno Ami, Mizuno Makoto. And this is Chiba Mamoru, that one over there is Hino Rei" She said as she was point to each girl and guy.
"This is their aunt Tendo Nabiki, over there is Mamoru's mother Kodachi, and that is Xian Pu, she is Rei's mother " Usagi continued
"Is this your cat?" asked Xian Pu
"Yes her name is Luna; she is in the family since I was four" Usagi explained
"Well for me it is fine but just don't bring it near the girls' mother; she has a phobia over cats" Nabiki warned
"What? How? No one should be afraid of such cute and innocent pet." Usagi yelled shocked that there are people afraid of such innocent and cute pet
"It's a delicate point in the family. Suffice to say that mom suffered a terrible accident when she was six years old and was attacked by cats." Ami explained
"What an awful thing to happen to a little girl." say Usagi shocked. Luna is also shocked to hear it, but she start to feel a strange aura around the girls, their aunts, and the boy, but she can't be sure if they're evil or not.
Later that day Usagi, Naru, Ami, Makoto, Rei, Mamoru, Kodachi, Xian Pu and Nabiki were leaving school together when Ami ask Usagi
"Usagi are you interested in learning martial arts?"
"No, I never had tough about it why?"
"Well our mother had taught us since we were little, and after watching you today, I'm certain that it could help you with your balance as well as getting better at school." Ami explained
"Are you sure? Can martial arts help her with her klutziness?" Naru asked
"Sure it can, I was the worst klutz around when I was six, that's when I started to take martial arts classes and everything changed. Well not everything, you see I started to eat a lot more since then." Rei told them.
"Hmm, I would love to get over the klutz attacks, but I don't know if my folks will be able to deal with me if I started to eat more then I do" said Usagi deep in though
"Did you know that the amount of food that you consume is directly related to the amount of exercise that you made?" Nabiki asked.
"I didn't know, but I hardly do any exercise." Usagi admitted
"Usagi-chan you do make a lot of exercise when you run every from your house to school. We will only change it in a way that you'll keep the same amount of food that you consume, as well as get you in better shape and focus." explained Ami.
"Oh ok, since you put it that way, I'm in; when do I start?" Usagi asked
"Tomorrow if possible, today we'll meet your family and discuss this with them. If they accept it then you will begin tomorrow." said Nabiki
"Well then what are we waiting for let's go." Usagi said as she dash the rest of the way to her house
End of chapter one