Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma, I only rent him.

A/N: I WRITE ON! Here it goes boys and girls. Finally the truth about how the past of Chi's world fell down around everybody's ears.

Chapter 23 What really happened then.

Ling felt herself slowly coming awake. She could hear people talking around her. She was about to open her eyes and look around, when a voice over her was heard.

"I think she'll wake up any minute now."

It was WING! Ling opened her eyes and glomped the young man that had obviously been leaning over her. It wasn't a dream. He WAS alive.

"I think she's awake guys."

Ling spared a glance for the pigtailed man who had spoken. Something about him seemed familiar. Ranma seeing that he was under her scrutiny decided to do the usual. He put his hand behind his head and spoke.

"Hi. I'm Ranma Saotome, sorry about this."

"Baka. Why are you apologizing dear?"

Ling now noticed the short haired girl at Ranma's side... RANMA!

Ling launched herself from her beloved and took a fighting stance. She would not go down without a fight, especially not after finding her Airen again.

"Defiler of Amazon law, Danger to Amazon Nation, you no take Ling without fight."

Everyone in the room just stared at Ling as she got ready to defend herself as need be. Before anyone else could try and calm her down, Nodoka spoke first. She was pointing at the TV screen where a photo of herself and her husband Genma were flanking a slightly older Ling, Ling was holding a baby with blue hair in her arms.

"Dear, I believe that you might want to see this first before you think that we'll harm you."

Ling stared at the image on the screen for a few minutes. Everyone else remained quiet and motionless while she stared at herself. She had seen the look an the picture's face many times in her village. It was the look of a mother holding her first child.

If Ling hadn't already been sitting she was certain that she would have fallen over. As it was she suddenly found herself leaning on her beloved for support. Her next word came out as a whisper.

"Airen?"

Wing placed his arms around the woman he loved to show her support and to give her strength. He turned towards the screen and nodded for Nodoka to start the dvd from the beginning. There wasn't a fighter left in Nerima that hadn't seen it at least once in the last few days.

Surprisingly enough, Mrs Kuno had wanted to see it so that she could understand where an exact copy, save for Nabiki's name, of her beloved honor blade could have come from. She had cried and had her blade given to Nabiki properly. Nabiki and Kuno had given Chi back the blade he had brought with him.

Ling Pi watched the screen as an older Nodoka Saotome told the tale of one Ranma Saotome and the last few years of the Amazon Nation. When it was finished she was in tears that she had never known that she could shed before. For the first time in her life, Ling Pi questioned the laws of the Amazon nation.

As she sat, held in her beloved's arms, she was told of the things that had been done waiting for the Amazons to arrive. Ling Pi actually cried harder when she heard of Shampoo's choice to leave the Amazons willingly. She was told of how Ranma was now bound to the Amazon House of Tsu as a blood brother for training Wing. She was finally told of how Akane Tendo and her sisters were apparently long lost Amazon sisters.

Things were just so confusing. It was so much at once. She barely heard the phone ring and only barely noticed her time displaced son answer it. Finally Chi turned to everyone and addressed the group.

"That was Master Happosai. It seems everybody's gathering at the Tendo dojo to talk and plan what to do about the Amazons."

Ling Pi felt all eyes turn to her. She nodded but she never left Wing's embrace. Ranma and Akane took the lead as everyone left for the Tendo's.

OOOOO

Akari looked up at her boyfriend and smiled at him. She didn't understand why she had been asked to attend this meeting with everyone else, she only hoped that she could help in some way. Konatsu felt her eyes on him and squeezed her hand lightly. He loved her attention as much as he loved her.

He hated to think that his friend Ukyo had been taking advantage of his help these last few months. He had been impressed by her kindness and generosity and had gotten a crush on Ukyo. It wasn't until he was on the receiving end of Akari's affection that he truly understood how a real relationship was suppose to feel. Ukyo had offered a place to stay and nothing more. He had found someone else and was now happy. A part of his mind still wondered about what might have been, but it was quickly silence by memories of Akari's lips and her...

Akari noticed Konatsu looking at her again and blushed. That look always meant that she would be feeling very good later.

Akari turned towards Ukyo and Ryouga walking ahead of her. She had to giggle at how Ryouga had an arm around Ukyo's waist and Ukyo had an arms along Ryouga's back, with her hand on the neck of his shirt. It was part affectionate and part controlling. At least Ryouga wouldn't get lost like that.

Farther in front of the teenagers was Chu Li leading the way. She had decided to trust what ever it was that Happosai had up his sleeves at this time.

"Honored Elder?"

Chu Li looked back to the young pig farmer. She raised her eyebrow in response to the question.

"Honored Elder, do you know why Konatsu and I were asked to attend? I can understand Konatsu going since he is a very good fighter, but why was I asked to attend?"

Chu Li thought that honesty would serve best here.

"Truthfully child, I wish I knew."

OOOOO

Miyo's mother watched as her daughter and future son in law practiced their mystical control. Never in all her life did she ever expect Hikaru to share his gift like he had with Miyo. She had made it no secret that she wanted his power to be joined to her bloodline, but the boy had also been rapidly growing on her.

She knew that Hikaru's mother had dreams of Hikaru being a doctor. At first she believed that such dreams would interfere with her desires for her family's future. Now she was determined to help Hikaru acquire anything his heart desired for what he had already done for her daughter. In just a few days his passion and determination had brought her to love the boy like a son.

She stepped out of the room and decided to check on the spell that was Hikaru's dream for now. As she looked it over in the private room, she saw that it was going perfectly. It would be ready in a couple of days. Once or twice already she had seen a couple of images reflected on it's surface. She had learned that they had been Hikaru's older self as well as her Grand daughter, Ai Gosenkugi. She thought that it was cute that Ai's friend called Ai "Gos". It was a child's nickname that reflected their closeness.

The reflection was there again, this time there was a charming young man in "Gos's" arms. They seemed to be talking, but no sound carried over. Well well well, it seems someone had grown up a little while their friend was away.

She saw Ai lean towards the young man, slowly closing her eyes, before the reflection faded.

Miyo's mother had decided to "borrow" Miyo's yearbook when these reflections started so that she might be able to recognize these others if they appeared. She started to flip through the pages and stopped at who just had to be this young man's father. They were practically identical, and it left it hard to guess the young man's mother. The name that was beside the picture was Tatewaki Kuno.

At the sound of the door opening, she turned her head and saw Hikaru enter the room followed by Miyo. Miyo saw the book and decided to ask about it.

"Mother, what's that for?"

"I was just looking for someone I might need to know. What do you know about a young man name Tatewaki Kuno?"

Hikaru and Miyo blinked at the name. Miyo's mother was only interested in things that directly affected her family most times. This sent a strange chill down there spines.

Anyone else would have just ignored this or at least tried to forget this. But this was the world's newest most gifted Magi and his beloved, who shared his power. They both held hands and asked a question of the universe to know what their mother/mother in law had seen. An image of their future daughter about to kiss what appeared to be a Kuno look alike entered their minds.

Hikaru stepped to the cauldron and looked into it. Suddenly he could feel the emotions that were on the other side of the spell. He turned to explain to his beloved.

"The went into their spell's room for some privacy. She's in love and it seems that it's returned. Should I be terrified that my daughter is in love with Kuno's son?"

Miyo giggled and decided to speak up.

"Now dear, Kuno has been getting a lot better lately. You heard the principal's announcement about his family's mental problems and their cure when he asked for the school's forgiveness and thanked them for putting up with them both. I'm still enjoying the 'No more homework on Friday' rule he started as thanks."

Hikaru laughed at the thought and sighed.

"Sigh I guess we'll learn to live with it I guess. Besides, our future isn't written yet. We might never have the Kuno's for in Laws. Ouch."

Hikaru rubbed his shoulder where Miyo had slapped him, but she was still smiling. Finally, she turned to her mother, who was smirking at the whole thing, and told her.

"It's time we got started. Are you ready mother?"

Seeing the woman nod, all three took their places to strengthen the spell. Hikaru had been giving much of his power into this spell lately. With all the things that he and Miyo had been doing to keep his power level up for it's duration, when it was finished Hikaru would be one of the most powerful Magi in decades.

One thought spoke in the back of Miyo's mother's mind. 'And his power is still growing with no sign of stopping.'

OOOOO

Kuno held his beloved as he looked around her family's dojo. Everyone was being gathered for what appeared to be a final strategy meeting. Kuno hadn't been surprised when Ryouga or Ukyo had arrived, but had been curios on seeing a girl that he had then been informed was Ryouga's ex girlfriend and the current love interest of one Konatsu Kenzan. He was further interested when Happosai lead the four of them to sit in the front.

It was obvious that Happosai was up to something, but that the four seemed as clueless as everyone else.

Slowly everyone arrived that Kuno knew of that was involved, and finally Ranma arrived with his arm around Akane. They were followed by Ranma's parents and the other remaining Amazons. There was one other and he had already been told that it was Ling Pi. She was Chi's birth mother and the reason that Wing had come to train. They said that Wing had been successful, but she had brought some news that was most grave.

Happosai looked around the room and waited for everyone to become comfortable. He was ready to call them to order, but looked over towards Cologne first. She had spent the last few nights drunk after she became convinced that their only how was to erase the Amazon nation anyway. She knew of Happosai's preparations for such an event and knew that her homeland would never stand a chance. In a way she guessed that it never did. This last bit of news only drove the point home in her mind.

Seeing Cologne give him a slight nod, Happosai decided to bring this meeting to order. Besides, he had a lot to tell them. He looked over at the four up front, mainly the two women there. He hoped what he was about to reveal wouldn't hurt them too badly.

"Everyone, quiet please, quiet."

Happosai gave everyone a moment before he continued.

"By now you all know of the news that Ling Pi as brought us. I have two things that are very important to talk about before we discuss anything. The first thing is that I wanted to congratulate Wing Tsu on winning his beloved in heart and battle."

Despite the mood from Ling's news, there was a sudden eruption of cheers and congratulations all around Ling. She looked around the room and almost felt as if the announcement had just been declared at home. They were like a family sharing in the news. She reminded herself that many of those here were family.

Happosai gave the couple a few minutes to bask in the praise before he brought everyone back to order. He looked over at Cologne and saw a thank you in her eyes. Starting the meeting with this news would help hold off some tempers and rage that might have otherwise been directed at the Amazons. Taking his cue from her, Happosai started again.

"Now the second thing I wanted to talk to everyone about is a confession. We all know about Chi's future from what he himself has told us. Now is the time to tell you that he doesn't know the whole story."

Happosai took a deep breath before he continued.

"But I do."

The room suddenly erupted in noise and questions. Happosai only locked eyes with Chi's surprised face. The entire time that Happosai had been talking Chi had been staring at one of the four in the front of the room. When the room finally quieted down at his request, he motioned for Chi to come forward.

With barely a whisper, most people heard chi speak.

"Kenzan? What's going on?"

Konatsu got a confused look on his face. He had already met Chi once or twice and had never gotten a reaction like this. Suddenly it hit him, his haircut was now vastly different than it was before.

"Chi, It's me. Konatsu. Who told you my family name?"

Recognition clicked on Chi's face and he rounded on Happosai.

"You KNEW!"

Happosai waited for the young man to continue his rage. He was rather impressed when he instead waited for Happosai to explain.

"Yes, I knew what was going on from the letter you delivered for me. It explained everything. In about two day, most likely morning, the Amazons will arrive. Before we face them we need two thing, a plan on what to do, and the truth about what really happened.

"I must apologize to everyone for not telling you this sooner, but too many changes were happening at once. I didn't want to give anyone too much to deal with at once. I knew that other surprises would happen when this started, and they did. How went the meeting with your father Genma?"

Genma found the room suddenly centered on him.

"It went better than I could have hoped. Did my father have anything to do with what happened in Chi's world?"

Happosai decided that this, and all other questions needed his complete and total honesty for once.

"No Genma. In fact your father never approached you or Ryu in Chi's world. He did approach Natsume and Kurumi, but with your admitting the truth of their father it seems that he never told them the whole story. No, the one who started everything, the one who tipped the delicate balance that had become Ranma's life was none other than Akari Unryuu."

Akari froze at hearing this. She had been the cause of everything? She had heard the entire story as they knew it from Ryouga, Ukyo and Konatsu. None of them had mentioned that she was even involved. She decided that there had to be a mistake and spoke up

"But that's not possible. How could I have done anything that could affect Ranma-kun?"

Happosai favored the girl an apologetic stare. This news would hurt more than one person in the room. With a heavy heart, he began.

"Child, I know that you would never intend to harm Ranma or anyone for that matter, but you see it was your kindness that started it all. You have recently been in a competition that you were able to win through the aid of your new boyfriend. Am I correct?"

Akari could only nod at this reminder. The memory of the illusion of Konatsu with the three shuriken and the blood still haunted her sometimes. Seeing the nod, Happosai continued.

"In Chi's world you were alone and at your farm waiting for Ryouga when you received the challenge. Just the challenge alone left you injured and when your pig fought... Neither of you survived that day. Ryouga arrived two days later."

The affect of Happosai's words were obvious to any that were looking. Most of the faces in the room were pale, many had tears in their eyes. All eyes turned to Chi when Happosai asked him his next question.

"Chi, is there anyone up here that you didn't know about when you arrived?"

No one missed how Chi slowly turned to stare at Ukyo. Happosai took that as his answer to continue.

"When Ryouga learned of Akari's death He got lost on purpose for the first time in his life. No one here has ever really noticed, but when ever the chaos around Ranma became too much for him, one way or the other, Ryouga was always there when Ranma needed him.

"Sometime next month there was going to be a party held by one of the older students at School. Akane, Ranma, and Ukyo would attend and there would be cross words all around. There would also be some drinking. Contrary to what many would believe that night, Ranma can hold his alchohol quiet well because of Genma's Drunk Fu training. Not wanting to be out done by first Ranma and then Akane respectively, Akane and Ukyo would then get drunk.

"Akane would be helped home by her sister Nabiki, who was also at the party, but Ranma would be the one to take Ukyo home. He would leave a drunken Ukyo in Konatsu's care and then proceed home. He would be attack by Kuno and after the fight decide to sleep under the bridge he trains at sometimes because he was to tired to return that night. No one would miss how he had left with Ukyo and not return until the next day. Something happened that night.

"What exactly happened wasn't found out until a few weeks later. Ukyo was discovered to be pregnant. This ended the fiancee wars in Chi's world. Ranma was imeadiatly blamed by all, including Ukyo because she had been too drunk to remember. Akane threw him out of her house. Finally, after Shampoo had tried to kill Ukyo, Konatsu admitted that the night Ranma left he had slept with Ukyo.

"She had been drunk, and was hurting because Ranma had rejected her yet again. Konatsu admitted to trying to cheer her up, when Ukyo suddenly turned her passion on him. He admitted to being too weak willed to resist and had made love to the woman he loved."

More than a couple faces blushed at this news. Happosai decided to continue before he was interupted.

"He had hoped to keep from damaging her honor when she hadn't remember anything the next morning. He kept the secret to himself. When Ukyo was revieled to be pregnant, he decided to allow them to believe it had been Ranma's. There was less dishonor if it was with her fiancee. But even Konatsu had had enough when Shampoo attacked Ukyo. He revieled the truth to her and then to the Tendos. He then promised to protect Ukyo and their child.

"They left Nerima, but the damage had been done. With this last bit of Chaos and the only person who had ever been at his side when he needed him gone, Ranma renounced the Saotome name. It was the only way that he could save the girls honor. This was when Cologne decided enough was enough and confronted Ranma about Shampoo. She had then driven the point home by confirming Ranma's worst fears. Shampoo had to either return married to Ranma, Become banished from her homeland and disgrace her family name, or she would have to die.

"Shampoo herself told him that she would chose death if she was not her husband. You all know pretty much what else happened after all that, but one last fact. It was Xien Mao who opposed the changes that Ranma tried to bring to the Amazons. He was never trying to destroy them, he was trying to make them stronger. Ranma's life is the Art and he will teach anyone he finds deserving.

"Xien Mao always saw my efforts to aide the Amazon nation as a threat. She believed her fears realized when Ranma's own wife decided to carry the child of some one she saw as a weak male. She didn't attack Shampoo because it would hurt Ranma. She did it because she refused to allow Shampoo to bare Mousse's child."

This last fact caused many to grow enourmous battle auras of rage. Ling Pi was pale and in tears to hear her own Great Grand mother capable of such a thing. But, it was the sound of one man that calmed the storm. It was the pain felt in one voice that caught the attention of everyone. There had been one last hidden piece of information that Happosai didn't know. It was a secret that only Cologne had known, as well as Chu Li when she arrived and met the young ones of this home.

"No."

The pain in Soun Tendo's voice as he tried to deny what he had just heard could be felt by everyone in the room. His daughters instinctivly held on to their chosen beloveds tighter. The last revelation this chaos had brought made them Amazons. They were suddenly afraid of what their father's reaction might mean.

Their worst fears were confirmed when Cologne spoke for the first time that day.

"Yes, Soun. Xien Mao, Kimiko Tendo's grandmother."

Ling froze. So did three other women in the room. They slowly turned towards each other. Ling had once heard her mother tell of her mother's banished cousin who had been more like a sister, even though it had been banned to discuss by her Great Grandmother. She had fallen in love with a warrior from Japan who had defeated her. The last she had ever heard from her mother on the subject was that the man had sent a letter saying that her mother's cousin was dead.

Ling had never been told that she had family in Japan. As she looked into the girl's eyes and faces, she saw things that were to familiar in her family staring back at her. A touch of the eyes, a bit of the nose.

Wing and Ranma shared a look. By an unspoken agreement, they both slowly lead the women they love together. Ono Tofu and Tatawaki Kuno followed suit. There was soon a four way hug going on among the women.

No one even saw Soun leave the dojo. No one except Genma.

Chi was still trying to come to grips with the fact that head had appearently been in his great aunt's home and had never known. He felt a hand on his shoulder. He turn and saw Kenzan, no Konatsu standing there.

"Can you ... Can you tell me about this Kenzan you know?"

Chi looked back at the reunion for a moment, then turned towards Konatsu and nodded. He saw Akari, Ukyo, and Ryouga walk up so that they could hear as well.

"Yeah. I met him on my first day at Junior High. I had just been beaten by Kuno again, but me and him had started becoming friends lately. Kenzan just appeared out of no where. I soon learned that he was like some super ninja or something..."

OOOOO

Genma plopped down on the ground and held out a bottle of sake for Soun. When he saw that it wasn't being taken, he decided to try and ease his friend's mind.

"You've rasied three wonderful girls. Your wife would be proud of Akane's skills. She'd be proud of how Nabiki and Kasumi turned out as well."

"Genma, Do you think me a fool?"

Genma turned to his friend confused.

"What do you mean?"

"I know Kimiko. I know what she would have wanted. This isn't it. None of it. She was perfectly fine when I told her of our agreement to join the schools. She had even mentioned teaching whoever Ranma married some of her Amazon techniques. You know, something for our side to offer the joining of the school.

"She wouldn't have wanted me to waste away like this. She wouldn't have wanted me to hinder Akane's training like I did. And she wouldn't have wanted me to stay alone. I never even concidered what she might have thought about all of this until her grandmother's name was mentioned.

"That woman had forbidden me to ever see Kimiko when she learned what style I practiced. I never told the girls, but she had actually had me captured. She might have even killed me, but that night Kimoko came and freed me. Kimiko had shaved her head and it wasn't until we were here that she admitted what it meant. She had chosen me over everything she had ever known.

"I never wanted to admit this to myself, even with temptation staring me in the face at times, but she wouldn't have wanted me to stay alone. I never really thought about it before, but lately all of my daughters have been staying with the men they love.

"I have actually seen more of Nabiki lately than Kasumi and Akane combined the last few days. I'm pretty sure that it's because she's the only one not sleeping with her fiancee, at least not yet."

Genma decided to try and derail Soun's depression.

"If you've been tempted lately, then who was it?"

Soun spared a look at genma before he continued.

"Promise not to laugh?"

Genma nodded. He just hoped it wasn't Nodoka.

"Miss Ninomiya. I had to pratically keep a block of ice in my pants to keep from hitting on her in front of my own daughters.. To bad I'm too old for her. I wonder if she ever found someone she was interested in."

Genma just stared at his long time friend. It only took a moment to realise that Soun was serious. Genma had accedentaly listened in on a couple of Akane and Ranma's

talks. He decided to actually do his old friend a favor.

"Uh.. Soun?"

"Yes Genma. I know that it's silly thinking an attractive young woman would be interested in me. Besides, all the crazy things that happen around here would probably be too strange for her."

At the sound of Soun's sigh, Genma burst. He bagan laughing so hard that the sound attracted the very person that Genma hoped would happen by.

"What the hell are you two doing our here, and why is Genma laughing so hard?"

Soun turned to his master and decided to talk while Genma began catching his breath.

"I was talking to Genma about how my wife wouldn't like me living like this. I mentioned that I should have given into some of the temptation that I have sometimes seen around."

Genma caught his breath and continued where Soun left off.

"Master, he was talking about being attracted to Hinako and that she would not only not be interested in him, but would be scared off by all the strange things that happen around the dojo."

Seeing Genma start another round of laughing, Soun turned to his master only to see a look on his face that spoke of great confusion. After a minute, Happosai spoke.

"So that's where Akane got it from."

"What Master?"

"The ability to ignore something staring them in the face. You remember Ryouga, AKA P-chan, right? Tell me about him and Akane."

Soun got confused, but decided to humor his master. There was a chance that it might actually lead to wisdom, there was a first chance for everything.

"Ryouga pretended to be Akane's pet no matter how much people hinted at the fact that it was someone in a transformed body, or how much evidence hinted at the fact. He also had a cruch on my daughter that Akane never noticed- Genma what the FUCK is so funny!"

Genma was rolling. Soun just had to say it like that. It was a cosmic joke, it had to be. No wait, it was genetic. The master had just made his point about Akane. The sound of Genma laughing brought Nodoka out of the room. She looked around and realised that something was going on. She decided to ask Happosai because he actually seemed to know what was going on.

"Master Happosai, What seems to be wrong with my husband?"

Happosai turned to Nodoka and gave the simplest answer he could. He trusted the chaos of Nerima to do the rest.

"We were just discussing Hinako Ninomiya."

Nodoka blinked for a moment, glanced at her husband, turned to Soun, started grinning, and jumped to the completely wrong conclusion. To those that may wonder why Soun didn't interupt Nodoka's next rant, remember Akane's reaction to Ryouga's curse and how she locked up mentally. It was genetic after all.

"This is so wonderful. When are you getting married? Have you told Akane yet? She has been working so hard with the poor woman, trying to prevent her turning into a child like that. Were you surprised to find out that Akane's little friend was Akane's teacher? Has she actually succeded in getting you to sleep with her? How did you react to learning that she was in love with you? Did Master Happosai make it an arranged marriage since she's his student as well? Are you mad at Ranma having to grope her breast for that technique that'll stop her ability to drain battle aruas? ..."

Nodoka kept going for five more minutes, and each new bombshell had the double affect of causing Genma to laugh harder and Soun to turn much more pale. Nodoka finally stopped when she noticed that Soun had grown so pale that he was starting to glow.

Happosai returned from a little erran that he had decided needed to be run. He turned to soun and decided to throw the last straw at chaos.

"So, Soun my boy, what do you think of Hinako now?"

Soun's brain was simply running on the most minimal power neccesary, that was why he didn't notice the familiar shadows comig from behind him, and why he answered Happosai's questions simply and honestly.

"That gorgeous woman want's to sleep with me?"

Happosai nodded.

"That woman turns into a child because of a technique you taught her as a child to save her life when she was sick?"

Happosai nodded.

"That woman would have married me and had lots of hot wonderful sex if I had been honest about how attracted I was to her when she stayed here?"

Happosai nodd-

"DADDY/DADDY/FATHER!"

If it was at all possible, Soun grew even more pale. He slowly turned around.

OOOOO

A/n : Hello all. I, as well as this story, isn't dead yet.

Everyone please, read and review.