Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma ½ or any other anime or manga that may crop up. I make no money from this, nor do I plan on trying to. This is purely for fun.
Warning: There will be OOC for some characters. It is an AU though, so that can almost be expected.
Wings of Convergence
Earth 3
"How do I keep getting into these messes?" Ranma Nightbane thought as she pulled herself out of a wall...
After waking up to a table induced headache the young appearing demon had set out on her own. After all Ranma had told them, neither of the elder sisters wanted anything to do with 'him' and the youngest would rather try killing him. Such was not the way to establish a relationship. As Ranma had told them; "If a Saotome must marry one of your daughters then I am no longer a Saotome."
Ordinarily such a proclamation would have meant he was ronin. But such was not the case for Ranma. The Nightbane family was not originally from Japan, yet records of it did exist. It took little to prove himself, and by extension herself to be a member of that clan. Just a demonstration of her unique nature to verify membership in the demon clan not seen in centuries. Not that many knew the Nightbane clan was one of demons. Or that it's only member previously had died fifteen hundred years previous.
After re-founding the Nightbane clan another problem had cropped up. Namely that his wife (some in the know would say slave) was unable to return to Earth at the present moment. It had been decided that unaligned gods and demons were forbidden to set foot in the mortal world until the chrono loops had ended. And that meant a lack of ready nourishment. In the past Ranma had used a fiance for sustenance, or on rare occasions students.
That wasn't an option this time around however. Which meant using his abilities sparingly. Even then hunger was growing by the day. The problem with being a succubus is that you can't really starve to death, Ranma thought as it began to rain. But I'm so hungry that I'm afraid what might happen if I do manage to feed. What if I kill the person, or worse make them like me?
It was for this very reason that the now female demon was walking through the backwoods of Japan. The red silk shirt and kung fu pants Ranma normally wore absently reformed into a red leather corset with bikini bottom and fishnet stockings. Her travel slippers reformed into knee high leather boots with one inch heels. Even that minor expenditure of magic made the succubus's stomach growl loudly. It was a waste of power that she didn't even notice happening.
"What's that?" She wondered while sniffing the air. "It smells delicious!"
With no real thought behind her actions the apparent teenager found herself stalking towards where the aroma of female arousal was coming from. All thoughts of the possible consequences had fled. The only thing Ranma could focus on was her intense hunger. So focused was Ranma Nightbane didn't notice when she entered a two story house. Nor did she notice the shrine near the house.
XxXxX
There are some things in the Masaki home that inspire great fear. Of them all three stood out the most. The first of them was one former space pirate being bored. Another was a self proclaimed 'greatest scientific genius in the universe' expressing interest in something. The third such event was a blond ditz named Mihoshi being anywhere near sophisticated technology. That all three were occurring at once was cause for alarm.
So when a teenage boy with his hair tied in a short pigtail saw a winged woman of crimson tresses stalk into his home he shuddered. He and the younger princess of Jurai had taken to the shrine for different reasons. He did so to avoid the girls. Sasami had joined him to be with her 'big brother'. Still and all, he figured that this stranger may be a threat. And so Tenchi Masaki started down to his house.
XxXxX
Earth 62
His name was Anmai Masaki Jurai, and he was sixteen years old. Or at least physically that was how old he appeared. Anmai's actual age was far greater, although many of those seven hundred years had been spent in stasis. As the prince of Jurai he shouldn't have been on earth. And yet there was a good reason why he stayed rather then going home. Several of them in fact. The most minor of them being that Earth had once been his home in another life.
Another far more important reason was because the person he loved lived on Earth. Not that Anmai had told her in so many words. No, he expressed how he felt in other ways. At times it felt weird to love her. And yet how could he not love his Tenchi? She who had gone to be cursed that she could better understand him? Ten years had passed since the day her love had returned. And soon they would be wed.
"If only the others could agree to share." Anmai muttered with a sigh.
Gazing down at his love, and lately lover brought a smile to his face. Well, better get breakfast started. Washu-Chan wants everyone in her lab after we eat. After stroking the woman beside him one last time he stood and headed for the furo. Twenty minutes later it was Sasami Jurai who emerged dressed in blue silk pants and a yellow half dress. Her cyan hair was done up in it's customary twin pony tails. The teenage girl skipped into the kitchen and began to prepare breakfast for the household.
A loud hum followed by a large tidal wave heralded the arrival of Mihoshi
XxXxX
Earth 13
War can change people. It turns the kind hearted into killers. The horror can scare a hard man so badly he becomes soft. One thing no one would expect however was for Tatawaki Kuno to have survived his sole excursion into the horrors of war. He had last been seen charging into an endless horde of creatures. His dismembered limbs had been found littering the battle field. And yet his torso had been missing.
In the ten years since his disappearance the truth had come out about the madman's heroic end. In part this had been due to all technology no longer working. Then there were the clearly unnatural beings which roamed openly. So when Kuno showed up at the Tendo home with a leaf shaped shield on one arm it caused a stir. The walking dead man was holding a large stone of some sort with kanji engraved in it.
"At last the foul sorcerer Saotome shall meet his end! I, Kuno Tatawaki, the blue Thunder, shall hereby banish the sorcerer to the deepest pits of the seven hells!"
XxXxX
Earth 20
For close to five hundred years they had been partners. Originally it had been a teacher and student relationship. Over time however it had grown into something more. First they grew to become friends and allies. Risking one's life daily in the defense of the innocent tends to forge strong bonds after all. But it wasn't until they had left the earth behind two centuries ago that Samantha Bricklbuster and Ranko Masaki had taken things further.
Five centuries is a long time. It is time enough to find love. Time enough to master unarmed combat to unbelievable levels. Time enough to experience heartbreak. To watch everyone you care for grow old and die several times. It was heart wrenching to see your children pass on while you stay eternally young. A fact both women had discovered long ago. It was but one reason they had decided to leave their home world for good.
They joined the galactic police for lack of anything better to do. And yet even the endless battle against corruption and piracy was starting to grow tiresome. It had happened before, and would happen again most likely. So they retired from active duty. Thanks to a gift from one of Ranko's aunts both Ranko and Samantha were able to resume their birth forms, if they desired. Not that they wanted to most times. Both had different reasons, but they preferred being female the majority of the time.
"I swear Sam, if you so much think of crashing I'll hurt you so badly our great great great great grandkids feel it." The threat came from Ranko, who was currently five months pregnant with triplets. Again. "And you'd better believe you're going through this as soon as I can change again."
Samantha, or Sam as Ranko's spouse was known when male winced. Her last pregnancy had been bad. But that it wasn't the only reason for the reaction. "Dear, maybe you should get into a crash seat. There's a distortion in our flight path and I can't avoid it."
"Damn," Ranko muttered. "And we were so close to Earth too."
XxXxX
Earth 15
Kaiya sighed in relief as she finally got home. Her last mission had been rather rough. As such she really wanted to be reunited with her family. The kids were a handful at times. Yet it was worth it in the end. Having a loving husband as well as a co-wife that she also loved meant a lot. As did having her mother around. The minor fact that Kaiya had been born male never even came up.
Three blocks from her home the woman found herself falling into a hole that appeared out of no where.
XxXxX
Earth 3
He entered the house just in time to see the winged stranger tackle Ryoko. The tackle sent both through a closet door. While normally this wouldn't have been a problem, this particular closet also contained the entrance to a super genius's lab. Even then it shouldn't have been a problem. The portal only appeared for those authorized to enter. Or at least that was how it was suppose to work.
Instead of them crashing into the back wall however a swirling blue portal appeared which the two fell through. Tenchi made a snap decision and called everyone else to join him. Clearly the person was after Ryoko for some reason, and that was never good. Without waiting the young man charged through the portal into Washu's lab himself. What he saw was not his friend being attacked however.
At least it wasn't an attack as Tenchi had expected. In fact it looked like... His nose erupted in a geyser of blood, causing Tenchi to fall backwards in a faint. Moments later Sasami and Ayeka entered the lab as well. What they found was Ryoko pinned against a large machine of unknown nature by a winged woman. At first what was happening didn't sink in. Then a beet red Ayeka covered her sister's eyes.
"It is time to leave," she said aloud.
Even so the princess was having trouble convincing herself to actually leave. There was something about what was occurring that almost compelled participation. Stirring from the ground brought Ayeka's attention to Tenchi and where he had collapsed. The impressive arc of blood caused her to twitch. But not quite as much as Tenchi was. Just then a loud moan echoed through the chamber.
XxXxX
The hunger was all consuming. So when the delectable aroma had filled the air Ranma found herself unable to resist. Before she knew it there was a busty woman beneath her being fondled. Another woman was passed out on the floor nearby, clearly exhausted. This fact alone was alarming. As was that the hunger was nearly gone. Instead of feeling starved, Nightbane merely felt like she could use a light snack.
As Ranma stepped back she reformed cloths around her body. This time it was a pair of black kung fu pants and a bright red tunic with a plunging neckline which left little to the imagination. Her boots became outdoor slippers as well. The cyan haired beauty that had provided nourishment slowly sank to the ground now that she wasn't being held up. The glazed expression hinted that the meal had lasted a long time.
Clothed once more, she knelt down beside the second woman in concern. She looks like a noble. Let me see here, cloths were ripped apart, most likely by me. The unknown woman was rolled over and her back examined. Bumps forming on her back. And quickly I might add. This is not good. I was afraid something like that might happen. I will need to stick around at least long enough to explain things.
A child's voice shouted "No! Don't push..." before being cut off by a loud explosion. The machine the first woman was leaning against began to glow ominously. There didn't seem to be much time, so Ranma threw both women across the room and hoped they would be all right. As the machine detonated Nightbane found herself being embedded into a wall.
XxXxX
Earth 62
Sasami looked on in wonder. Her 'aunt' Washu had created yet another impossibility, this time a dimensional viewer. Or at least that's what the genius claimed it was. Naturally something had gone wrong however. Mihoshi had shown up from who knew where and bumped into something. There had been an explosion, and now a vortex was pulling the 'young' princess into it. Surprisingly no one else was being affected.
"Well this is unusual," Tsunami told the girl as Sasami entered the vortex.
The voice had been faint. Communication it's self had been difficult of late. With age the merger was nearly complete. Within a few years both realized there would no longer be a difference between Sasami and Tsunami. It was an idea which was long familiar to the effective teenager. Yet it also saddened her. Tsunami had been a constant companion in her life ever since an accident centuries ago. To lose someone who was both a mother, sister, and friend was heart rending.
What about the weddings? Sasami thought in panic. We have to get back!
"And we will somehow. I find it amusing our father insists on two weddings, one with you as the groom and another with Tenchi as groom after the babies are born."
Er... oops? I already apologized for drinking so much sake last month. Light's approaching.
"Indeed it is. I do wonder why you slept with all three of them that night though."
It was a mistake, honest Tsunami-chan! It was dark, I thought they were all Tenchi.
"Sasami, they were all in the same bed at once."
I was drunk?
XxXxX
Earth 13
Ranma emerged from his lake with surprise. There was a time it had been just a small koi pond. But that was before the world got thrown into chaos. In the years since the city of Tokyo had been ruined. Many people had died, and not all from starvation. Tendo Kasumi had kept the pact faithfully, turning her family's dojo into a shrine dedicated to 'Ranma of the lake'. He was already becoming a legend.
But this, this was unexpected. He'd seen Kuno die ten years ago. It had happened in a horrific battle. One which had forever marked the then youth as a warrior instead of just a martial artist. From there Ranma had taken on a new role; that of champion for a goddess. And that was a role that completely mortified him. It was thankful that he only infrequently needed to become Sailor Venus these days.
Kuno Tatawaki in life had most likely been insane. In death he'd been called a hero by those who knew the truth. But now he was an abomination, a monster that shouldn't exist. Sigh, time ta get workin. Gotta protect everyone. Least he don't feel like a yoma. The young fae groaned and prepared to combat the latest menace to life's sanctity. I'll worry bout how later.
"Even dead ya still can't get it right. I ain't no sorcerer. Never was. Kami above I SHOWED ya the curse dozens of times." Ranma snorted as he began to move at high speed towards the living dead teen. "Gotta put ya down for ya hurt someone."
When the madman didn't pull out a sword he got worried. When the stone began to glow Ranma knew something bad was about to happen. He could feel the demonic magic after all. A beam of fiery red energy leaped from the stone towards Ranma. Even as that happened the young faerie launched a blade of air at Kuno's head. His body flared in agony even as the dead madman collapsed to the ground. Then the world started to swirl in unnatural ways.
XxXxX
Earth 3
Kaiya Twitched as the hole engulfed her. It isn't fair, she thought tiredly. I was almost home! She didn't know how long she fell. The white haired ninja did know that it was long enough to mostly recover from her last mission. Then she felt a familiar change take place. Facial structure elongated as the rest of her body twisted in ways that shouldn't occur. Soon it was a white furred fox that was falling instead of the woman who had started the decent.
And she dreamed. Eyes open to reveal a forest. As Kaiya examines her surroundings a rustling comes from the left. Then a red furred fox emerges from the brush chasing a rabbit. The fox has nine tails which are waving in the air. If she could smile, the white furred kitsune would have been grinning from ear to ear. Since the age of three the nine tailed fox 'demon' had been the closest thing to a mother available.
In a sense, they were in fact mother and daughter, even though it wasn't originally by birth. She had been born a boy named Naruto Uzumaki, unknowing that the fourth hokage was her father. Or why the village had hated her. Wait, she thought. Fur? But... The red fox seemed to know what the issue was. With a nod of the head and a flick of the tail both were off running after a rabbit.
"Not that I'm complaining, but why am I a fox?"
Kyuubi might have smirked at her adopted kit, but foxes can't smirk. "Because someone tried to summon you, kit. Not very well either. I haven't felt a summon like this since I only had three tails."
Further discussion got interrupted for the moment as a painful landing jarred Kaiya awake. Well this is interesting, Kyuubi commented upon them taking stock. Kaiya's landing had been on top of someone, a child of about twelve it seemed. Oddly enough, an older version of the girl flew across the large room head first and impacted a bat winged woman with fiery red hair. Nearby was a teenage boy in unfamiliar cloths laying passed out on the ground. Someone was mating recently, Kaiya noted after sniffing the air.
Careful, I smell a demon. Another teenager with a longer pigtail, this time sheathed in flames fell from the ceiling onto the floor near Kaiya. And a faerie, Kyubbi wryly added. What is a faerie? And WHAT THE? The surprise proved to be due to a dark green dart shaped metal object. The object was easily sixty feet long and twenty feet wide. And it had come tearing out of a rip in the air. The metallic object then traversed the large chamber they were in while spinning on a horizontal axis and crashed into a wall rear end first.
Within an instant the hilt of a kunai was in Kaiya's mouth. With one of her tails she lifted the child onto her back and looked for the source of the attack. That it was an attack seemed obvious. Oddly there was no entry hole anymore. Clear indication the object was the biggest threat. After depositing the child as far away from that dart like thing as possible, Kaiya approached it cautiously. Some of the others appeared to be joining her in defense too.
The winged woman had managed to pull herself out of the wall. From the size of the crater it was surprising this woman could even move, let alone stand. The boy who had been aflame too joined her. They both smelled similar, which was confusing. It was also disregarded for the moment. That both man and woman were uninjured after what had obviously happened to them impressed the displaced ninja too.
Light started to show in three faint lines forming an inverted U on the surface of the object. Moments later voices could be heard. But what was being said Kaiya couldn't tell.
XxXxX
"Now aren't you glad I insisted on the deluxe premium inertial dampeners?" Ranko Masaki asked as she helped her companion.
The companion was known as Samantha Bricklbuster, officer of the galactic police to most of the galaxy. Or at least she was in their own galaxy. The exit ramp descended, but couldn't reach all the way to the ground due to the fact their ship was part way up the wall. Ranko looked out and blinked at what she saw. There standing before her was the largest fox on earth, and with nine tails waving behind it to boot. Flanking the fox was herself with bat wings and her male form.
Turning to the pregnant woman Ranko sighed. "Dear, is there something you forgot to mention about the scan?"
"Such as?" The blue haired officer asked.
"I don't know, maybe the fact we traveled through a dimensional nexus, again. Or the fact it closed already?"
"Oh, I guess. I thought you meant about your doppelgangers. At least it looks like Washu-Chan's lab."
While Ranko immediately jumped down, the other woman raised a hand instead. This ambient moisture to condense and chill. The fox tilted it's head to the side curiously as ice began to form a staircase which Sam used to get down. From the way the two people were staring it became increasingly clear the translators had been broken in the crash somehow. And the others in the chamber appeared to be coming to as well.
"I'm detective first class Ranko Saotome, sorry about this." Ranko said in Japanese as she rubbed the back of her neck nervously.
Elsewhere
Alarms were blaring even as a string of explosions rocked the lab. Amidst the chaos stood a child with crab like red hair. The lab belonged to her, but at the moment it was immaterial. She was still blushing deeply from a mental link to Ryoko. After opening a portal to the lobby the self proclaimed greatest scientific genius in the universe went to investigate what the blond engine of destruction had wrought.
The only good thing was that the bane of her existence had somehow wandered out of the lab. The ruins of her latest invention were still smoking. As well as a ship of unknown design being embedded part way up one wall. Across from the smoking ruins was a deep crater in a wall, with both Ryoko and Ayeka laying on the ground near it. Sasami was laying near them, yet something was off. Spying Sasami also laying across from the wrecked ship drew a raised eyebrow.
Then there was watching the intruders. Two of them seemed almost to be imperfect clones of each other. The large fox was clearly intelligent, but beyond that was an unknown. Everyone seemed to be just talking, so Washu decided it must not be an attack. The arrival of a small furry animal brought everyone's attention to it. With a cat like sound the cabbit launched it's self towards the ruined shuttle and began to eat it.
XxXxX
Ryo-Oki had been feeling weird for days. The thoughts coming from her partner didn't help much either. It was a combination of rage and desire that Ryoko was feeling, but desire for what? Not carrots, that was for sure. The cabbit knew her partner was really tired now though, As she phased into the lab a shiny green object came into view. It was really big. It was metal. And it looked delicious.
With a happy "Maiah!" Ryo-Oki dived into what looked to her like a all you can eat buffet. Reactions of the new people didn't even register during her oversized meal. The nice carrot lady however was saying something about Tenchi and babies. It wasn't impotant though. What was important was eating. Bite by delectable bite she savored the flavor and texture of the ship. The only problem was that the more she ate, the worse the weird feeling got for Ryo-Oki.
XxXxX
What happened? We were in Washu-Chan's lab when Mihoshi-neesan started pushing buttons. Then there was the black hole... Oh no! Sasami opened her eyes in a start. Almost immediately she found her sister and Ryoko-chan. There was something wrong with them though. And where was Tenchi-chan? The princess looked about in obvious concern. Finally in the distance she spotted a form laying on the ground.
As she ran the feeling of wrongness grew stronger. It was Tenchi-chan laying there, but it was a male Tenchi. What happened to our baby?
To be continued?