I don't own anything but the plot and any characters I create. I'm going to skip forwards a few years and have a couple of flashbacks. Sorry that I haven't worked on this more, but I only recently had a breakthrough in the storyline. I hope you all like it.


Ranma rolled to the side, just barely missing the bolt of magic that his opponent sent his way. He rolled backwards to avoid the follow up shot and did a back flip to his feet. As he landed, he quickly gathered his ki into his hand and slashed at his opponent. She had to duck in order to avoid the five ki claws that left his hand. She quickly looked over their shoulder and saw a tree fall in five perfectly sliced pieces. She gulped and resumed the fight. Five minutes later, Ranma had to switch to his hybrid form as his opponent upped the ante as she switched to her demonic form and black leathery bat wings sprouted from her back and head and her clothes shifted. Yup, Ranma was fighting the succubus Morrigan Aeseland. She was his current teacher, along with Jon of course. She was trying to teach him how to channel his mana, among 'other' things (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Nothing too serious, but enough that he was now quite the charmer when he wanted to be. He had been traveling with Jon for five years now. He had learned so much in those five years that he was now capable of going toe-to-toe with Morrigan. His once unrefined aura was now a concentrated aura of power. He was in possession of artifacts of considerable power, such as the Lunar Amulet. It acted as a focus for his power and helped him control his Lycanthropy. It also prevented him from spreading his Lycanthropy through a bite. Then there was his whip. It was like a physical extension of his will. He could do things with it that was impossible to do with a normal whip. But the best thing about it was that the more he used it, the more it bonded to him. And the more it bonded to him, the more protection against silver he gained. He figured that in a couple of years he'd be immune to the effects of silver.

They continued sparring until Alucard showed up with Ranma's weekly homework from his father. Alucard took a good look at the scene that was presented to him upon his arrival. Trees were thrown around and slashed, pieces of rock were all that was left from massive boulders, and there was a bunch of craters everywhere. All in all, Alucard was impressed. He looked around and found Ranma in one crater and Morrigan in another. He couldn't find Jon anywhere until he heard a groan from beneath a tree. He sauntered over and found the Werewolf stuck underneath a tree that looked very heavy.

"Comfy?" Alucard asked with a smirk.

"Very," Jon replied dryly. "Now would you mind helping me with this?"

"But you just said that you're comfy down there," Alucard mocked him.

"Just get the damn thing of me!" Jon yelled at Alucard.


Two Months Later

"Well, there's nothing left for me to teach you, Ranma," Morrigan said as she prepared to leave.

"Thanks, Sensei. I learned a lot from you… maybe more than I wanted to," Ranma muttered the last part.

"I love you too, Ran-chan," Morrigan said as she finished gathering her things. "Well, I'm off. If you ever need me, you know where to find me."

With that, she started to fade away. Once she was gone, Ranma turned to Jon. "So where do we go from here?"

"Wherever you want to, Ranma. I'm going to South America. I heard a rumor about a cure for Lycanthropy," Jon told Ranma.

"Then I'll go with you," Ranma said as he turned to pack.

"No, you won't. Where I go, I go alone," Jon said as he snuck up behind Ranma and knocked him out.

Ranma woke up a couple hours later with a splitting headache. He looked around and saw that all of Jon's belongings were gone, everything but a small box and a note. Ranma got up and walked over and picked up the note.

Ranma,

Sorry that I did this the way I did, but it was for the best. I lied when I said that I was going to South America, but I won't tell you where I'm really going. Let's just say that it far too dangerous for you right now. I left you a little gift, as a way of showing my pride in you, as well as a way to redeem my self. It's a pair of bracers that I found during my travels. I have never found a real use for them, but perhaps you will. I found them while searching for a cure. They are assassin bracers, made from an almost indestructible metal. They have many interesting features, most you will find out yourself, but I have listed some of them on the back of this note.

Go and find your path in life, my friend. I'll try and keep in touch.

J.

Ranma growled and was tempted to tear the piece of paper into tiny shreds, but curiosity stopped him. He turned the paper over and continued reading.

I know of only three of the functions, but I'm positive that they have more. The functions are:

1. The right bracer has the ability to fire up to five darts at a time before it must reload. It does it automatically, but it has a maximum of 50 darts a day. So be careful how many you use.

2. The right bracer also has the ability to fire out a cord made of the same metal as the bracers. It is extremely sharp and can cut through titanium like butter. It is linked to your neural network, which means you have limited control over what it does.

If you combine these two functions, you get a grappling hook and cable. You'll probably figure out lots of ways to use it.

3. The left bracer has a short blade that you can mentally trigger that is about a foot long and, like the cord, made out of the same material as the bracers and extremely sharp.

That's about it. Like I said, there are probably more things about these bracers that I don't know about. As you have probably guessed, these bracers are mystical and should be treated with the utmost respect. Have fun.

Ranma put the note down and opened the case. Inside were two large bracers made of a silver metal and were completely smooth. He focused his senses on them and came up with nothing. They were completely unremarkable. He lifted them up and started to put them on, but hesitated. He decided, 'What the hell?', and put them on. The first thing that he noticed… they were too big. He chuckled at this, but stopped when he noticed them shrink until they fit perfectly and the seam disappeared completely, leaving no way to take them off. Ranma started to get worried, but when he tried taking them off, the seam reappeared. He stopped trying to take them off and the seam disappeared again.

"Cool," said Ranma as he watched the seam disappear. He decided to try the features and pointed his right arm at a tree. He thought about a dart shooting out and hitting the tree… nothing happened. He tried all sorts of different things, but nothing worked. He was just about to give up when he flexed his arm while trying to mentally trigger the dart. Suddenly, a silvery dart shot out of the top and went straight through the tree, as well as the next five trees.

"Whoa!"


Walter was just leaving Sir Integra's office when a dark shadow appeared on the wall next to him.

"Sir Integra doesn't wish to be bothered right now, Alucard," Walter said without even looking at the shadow.

"As you wish, but I came to tell you something, not her," Alucard told Walter as he poked his head out of the wall.

"Very well, tell me and leave," Walter said irritably. He had been missing Ranma very much lately and wasn't in the mood for any of Alucard's antics right then.

"Ranma's back," Alucard said simply as he faded back into the wall.


"How long are you going to stay?" Walter asked his son.

"I don't know, a couple of weeks, maybe. See some sights, catch a movie, visit a friend," Ranma told Walter as they sat in Ranma's old room.

"Ranma, about that... Ceres moved about two years ago. Her uncle died and she was put into the system. I tried to keep track of her for you, but… I'm sorry son," Walter told Ranma sadly.

Ranma was surprised. "Why didn't you tell in one of your letters?" he asked angrily.

"Ranma, I wanted to, trust me, but I…" Walter started to say.

"I told him not to," came a voice from the doorway.

"Sir Integra?" Ranma asked, shocked.

"I didn't want you to be distracted in your training. You are too important to the future of the Hellsing Organization. I understand if you're angry, but I did what I thought was best," she told him firmly.

"I don't see how not telling me something so important is, 'the best'," Ranma told her sharply.

"Ranma…" Integra started to say when she was cut off by Ranma.

"Look, I'm going to go for a walk," he told them as he got up and left.

Walter looked at Integra, "Well… that went well."


Sorry that this chapter is so short, but I wanted to get something out. The next chapter should be longer, but no promises.

If there is anyone out there who is a good artist, I would love it if you could draw a picture of Ranma in both forms and send it to me.