Chapter 1 - Of Memories and Dreams

*CRACK* *CRUNCH* *SPLASH*

'Stupid old man, once I get outa this spring I'll show him what I can really do.' Ranma thinks to himself. 'Huh? What is this feeling, and I can hardly move.'

*FLASH*

I see a brilliant night sky above me, no ambient light from a city. I breath clean and crisp air, with no hint of any pollution. I turn to see a small blue-haired girl of maybe four years with her mother. They have come to visit me. I am overcome with a feeling of love. My family, my daughter and my grand-daughter.

*FLASH*

I am in a throne room. A white haired woman sits on the throne. The Queen, MY Queen. Queen Serenity. She describes an attack on Terra. I volunteer to resolve the issue. I turn to leave and I see my grand-daughter, now eight years old. I smile, give her a hug, and whisper something to her. She smiles back. I kiss her on the forehead.

*FLASH*

I'm in a large field in them middle of a forest. I'm wearing light plate armor colored aqua blue, with deep blue accents. The armor is form-fitting, obviously custom made, however there don't appear to be any seams. My gloves cover up to my knuckles, leaving my fingers and thumb free. Allowing me to freely use my magical powers.

*FLASH*

I'm facing off against a demon of some kind, appears to be female. A Youma, front-line solder for the negaverse. I cut it in half with my summoned ice sword. I look around, we are loosing, outnumbered, overrun. Most of my warriors are dead. Only one thing left to do. I cast aside my sword and bring my raw magic to bear on our enemies.

*FLASH*

Ice chunks litter the ground. I am exhausted. I am the last. I must return and warn the Queen of what i have found. Beryl, noble of Terra and aunt to Princess Serenity's betrothed, has betrayed the Kingdom. The self-proclaimed Queen of the Negaverse. She laughs at me, and then sends a giant blast of chaos magic at me. I am too exhausted to do anything. My Queen, please forgive me.

*FLASH*

A white light, more brilliant than any I can recall. A voice. 'You shall serve for a time, then you shall return to help those you care about.' It says to me.

*FLASH*

Strange places I have seen. Midgar, Forgotten Capital, Ancient Forest. Strange beings I have fought. Ruby Weapon, Omega Weapon.

*FLASH*

Another new world. More strange places. Tomb of the Unknown King, Lunar Gate. Strange Creatures. Cactars, Tomberries.

*FLASH*

I have become accustomed to the unknown and the new. A creature, they called it Sin. Demons, known as Sin Spawn. Spira, Thunerplains, Calm Lands. I have seen amazing things, made many friends. Through it all, I can only think of my family, my daughter and my grand-daughter.

*FLASH*

"At last it is time for me to live for myself again. I am surprised though, that I was reborn as a boy." A women with long dark blue hair and dark blue eyes says.

"What you takin bout lady?" Ranma asks in confusion "You look like a girl to me."

"You Ranma, I'm talking about you. You are my reincarnation, otherwise you would not have been able to enter this spring."

"No way no how, I never was a weak girl." Ranma says heatedly.

*SMASH*

Ranma goes flying twenty feet and slides another ten across the ground.

"Women and girls are not weak Ranma. It just takes more work for them to get to the same level."

"Ok I can agree that you are not weak." Ranma tips over after loosing his balance. "And I am willing to agree that there might be others that aren't weak, but most are weak." Ranma concedes.

The woman sighs heavily "OK Ranma, lets merge and get on with our life."

"What? Merge? I dun wanna be a girl or even part girl." Ranma argues.

"Ranma, merging with me will not weaken you. In fact, you will most likely get stronger."

"Hmph, fine, but I'm not gonna start liking boys am I?" Ranma asks worriedly

"That is entirely up to you Ranma."

"Fine. Lets get this ov'r with." Ranma glumly responds.

"Oh and Ranma, after we merge, please try to speak properly. I was the mother of the Queen of Mercury. Butchering a language is just so rude and disrespectful."

"Yea yea, whatever." Ranma responds.

*FLASH*

*CRACK* *CRACK* *SHATTER*

Ku-lon's eyes almost pop out of her head when she sees what comes out of the spring. The name of the spring does not even come close to describing her. Seems to be around five foot eleven. Dark blue straight hair to the knees. Slim, but not overly so. a bright flash and she is covered in some sort of plate armor, light blue with dark blue accents looking almost like waves on an ocean. Plate boots to the knees, dark blue chain mail covers her thighs and upper arms. Plate bracers from wrist to elbow. Dark blue heavy cloth half gloves from wrist to knuckle, with the thumbs free. A plate chestpiece with the symbol of Mercury centered from throat to sternum. Her eyes, the color of the dark oceans, a deep blue.

"Young one, what is your name?" Ku-lon asks the women in Japanese thinking that this was the one that the guide and the male were talking about.

"Sija nor fi mina var?" the women responds. Then she shakes her head as if clearing it. Then speaks again, this time in Japanese. "My apologies, my mind is somewhat mixed up. I am..." She pauses for a moment as if she had difficulty remembering. "I am Shiva, Ice Queen of Mercury. Can you point me in the direction of a port, I wish to go to Japan."

"HOT HOT HOT!!" Genma yells as the guide pours hot water over him. "That's too hot."

The guide just shrugs.

"Boy turn back into your proper self. We need to continue our training trip." Genma shouts to the blue haired woman.

"Your actions and training have done more harm to me than good. I will no longer follow you." She then turns away and begins to walk off.

Genma fumes and then rushes after her with the intent of knocking her out and continuing the trip.

The woman spins around faster than Genma could track, shoves a glowing hand forward and sends a blast of energy straight at Genma. Ice forms around him into a stasis crystal. The woman calmly walks up to Genma.

"I know you can still hear me, so I will make this as clear as can be. You will leave me alone or you will be frozen in ice for more than three days. " She turns to the Matriarch and says "Honored Elder, would you please make sure he does not continue after me for a few days? I wish to be away from him. His ideas of training would be considered torture, even by some demons." Ku-lon numbly nods in response. The woman turns and continues on, away from the cursed training grounds.

"Elder, should we not try to get her to join the tribe?" One of the warriors asks in their native language.

Ku-lon responds "No, we will not. She is far too powerful to try to force, and she seems to be to sharp of mind to coerce. She also introduced herself as "Ice Queen of Mercury" so that means she would be considered royalty."

"Very well Elder." Was the warriors only response.

Ku-lon just turns back and stares at where the woman that called herself Shiva left. There was something familiar with that symbol on her armor. Shaking the thought away, she turns and heads back to the village leaving the stupid male in the care of the guide, with instructions to send for her when the ice starts to melt. She refuses to have a male as stupid as this one even near the village.

End of Chapter 1.