The Changing of Isis

by Dani Yanega

Ranma has a higher purpose then to be a slave to Genma. But because of Genma he has to do it as a female but she has lots of help.

8. Chapter 8

Ranma 1/2 – Oh Mighty Isis

The Changing of Isis

Crossover Alternate

By: Dani Yanega

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I do not own many of the Characters in this story though some are mine all the KNOWN characters belong to those who originally created them. Thxs.

Please also NOTE I write Alternate Universe (AU) stories whether they are crossover or not. The AU applies to ALL characters. Thus this will make them OOC to the original Story and I like it that way. So if you plan to comment that Akane is not like that sorry I write her like I like to. This goes for all the characters it makes the story more fun for me to write that way. Got to have some antagonist and some friends :D)

Chapter Seven

Jasmine turned and glared at her granddaughter as she entered the cell her anger formed around her as a thin line of red. She raised her staff ready to strike the girl down. She was stopped by Thorn as she passed them. Lily turned her head since that was all she could move and glared at her grandmother and the other elders.

"=You are out of line Lily! What do you want here=!" Rouge asked Jasmine's granddaughter.

"=The Isis Warriors have returned from Jusenkyo! You are needed at council=." The woman said as she turned her head and smiled viciously at the arrogant warrior before her.

"=Fine we will return Shampoo so take this time to think on what we have told you. Your answers when we get back will determine whether we welcome you back into the tribe or send you to Jusenkyo. Just remember girl you threatened Isis' earthbound daughter and she controls the springs and whether it is a shifting curse or a permanent curse is the goddess' choice=!" Jasmine growled at the shocked warrior.

"=GUARDS=!" A group of six warriors entered the cell and stared confusedly at a frozen Lily and a nervous Shampoo.

"=You four take Lily to the council chamber. You two remain here on guard duty and allow _no one_ in this cell until we return=." Rouge told the last two guards who nodded as they closed the door behind the elders and locked it behind them.

The last guard with long gunmetal gray hair and azure eyes smiled sardonically at Shampoo as she slammed the door and locked it. Shampoo glared angrily at the warrior as she rushed the door she pulled her chúi from storage space and crashed it against the door. It shattered as if it had been turned to ice. The guard opened the window in the door and looked around the cell. She saw Shampoo near the door and fragments of metal all over the floor and the broken shaft of her weapon of choice.

"=HAHAHAHAHAHA! Stupid _girl_ the doors and windows of all the cells have been enchanted! They have been that way since the beginning of our tribe. After all for _the best of our generation_ what door or bars could hold a well trained Amazon=!" The gunmetal gray haired woman slammed the door to the window in the door shut as her laughter could still be heard through the thick door.

"=I WILL GET YOU FOR THIS PEWTER=!" Shampoo shouted as she pounded on the door.

Though the enchantment did not freeze her solid, it still affected her and she had to back away as she began to become colder than she ever wanted to be. She moved to her cot and sat down she rubbed her hands together and tried to warm them up. She slowly called forth her aura. Though not as proficient as some of the other warriors, she was proud of what she had managed. When she was finally warmed, she released her aura, stretched out on the cot, and placed her hands behind her head. She began to do as Elder Rouge suggested and began to think on what they had told her but she also began to figure out a way to become an Isis general and take control, as it should have been. Her pride blocking out the images Isis had put in her mind of rule under Seth.

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Pewter looked into the darken cell and saw as Shampoo laid on her cot thinking. She frowned at the purple haired girl and decided she would never be that arrogant and prideful. She liked Mousse a lot. She was not sure if she loved him as a possible Airen but she knew she cared for him more like a brother. She closed the door and took her position with the other guard next to the door. Her mind went to her feelings for the general of the new Isis Warrior.

Pewter stood five feet eleven inches and was like all Amazons but the council very shapely. Her physic though was also athletic which gave her a more sensuous shape. She had long legs that gave her a taller appearance. Her hair was gunmetal gray and was worn in a ponytail high on top of her head. Her hair reached to her knees. She had taken part of her hair and braided it then wrapped it around the band that held her ponytail. Her face was round with high cheekbones and was a soft ivory in color. Her eyes were almond shaped and azure in color. They sat on either side of a long lean nose over a pair of full and pouty lips. She wore a Mandarin style dress that went to her ankles. It was a jacquard floral print of burgundy. There was slits on both sides and ended at just below her waist. She wore a sash wrapped several times round her waist that was ivory in color. She wore on her feet a pair of Roman sandals that was made of bleached leather that was an off ivory color. The sandals had a solid covered toe, and heel but were opened between the leather at the toe and heel. In the center of the toe was a loop that held a teardrop pearl. There was another loop at the heel but no pearl. A long leather thong went through the front loop then was twisted together until it reached her ankle. The thong went around her ankles and through the loop at the heel. The leather thong was criss-crossed up her legs until it was halfway up her thigh. It was then tied tightly with a square knot topped with a bow. The bodice had an open collar that was two inches high and opened into a scoop neck. The sleeves were cap sleeves with a teardrop white pearl hanging from each sleeve.

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The Isis Warriors flew into the village and set down in front of the council chambers. Kalya and her family looked around for the Phoenix warriors and the men that attacked her generals. She had not seen any of them. She then moved toward the council building. She was stopped by Meran who shook her head.

"Then where are they?" Kalya asked a little fear crept into her voice as she stared at the Phoenix warriors then the elders.

"They have been punished for attacking the chosen of the goddess Isis." They all turned to face the new voice.

"Who are you and what did you do to them!" Kalya stared at a young man of about twenty.

The man stood almost six feet tall and had wide red reptilian eyes. They sat on either side of a short slim nose over a pair of thin cruel lips. His hair went to the small of his back and was aqua in color with inch wide white stripes. His features were placed in a square face that had hard angles. His body was muscular and was covered in a breastplate of green scale like armor. The armor was made of dragon scales. He wore brown leather pants that ended tucked into brown leather hard-soled boots.

"I am Prince Herb of the Musk. I have come to meet the New Isis Warrior as Lord Saffron has already done. Their punishment was swift and just." Herb explained to her as he stared lustfully at Kalya then he turned.

As Frosta stepped up behind the Isis Warrior and he fought hard not to let his tongue hang out of his mouth. He managed to keep his mouth closed but he could not hide the lust showing in his eye. Both Frosta and Kalya saw it. Their glares told Herb he was not successful then he allowed his arrogance to take over but he kept his responses civil.

"You didn't kill them did you?" Kalya asked him as she and Frosta's eyebrow rose at the looks he was giving them.

"Huh...Oh no not at all, the Phoenix warriors just sort of dumped them over Jusenkyo. I fear Isis decided whether their curses were permanent or not. It seemed that the six ringleaders were permanently altered. They will not return to their original forms. The four men they talked into helping them were luckier the hot water still works for them." Herb said as he spotted a glowing figure out of the corner of his eyes.

Herb was going to show his disdain for Isis' new warriors but quickly changed his mind when not only were all the Isis warriors glowing so were all the elders. Kalya and Frosta stared as the fear appeared for a moment then disappeared from the Musk Prince's face. They looked around and saw why. Kalya smiled happily that she now had people that cared for her. She also saw as Frosta had the same smile.

"It is nice to have friends isn't Frosta-Chan." Kalya whispered to the white haired Amazon who just smiled wider and nodded her head.

"What were the six permanent curses?" Kalya turned back and asked it was not Herb however, but Frosta who spoke and her voice had the same bell like quality as Kalya's voice just not as much.

"They were turned into...let me think a moment. One is now a mule, two are large hogs, and then one was turned into a cow, and the last two were chickens. We took them to our farmers they will supply us with food and breeding stock." Frosta said, as Kalya turned green at the thought of eating the men that had turned to hogs and a cow.

"Oh we don't eat Jusenkyo victims Kalya they are tagged as such but they will make nice breeding stock." Chiffon told the new Isis Warrior who sighed in relief at that bit of information.

"Thank you for your help Prince Herb but we need to make plans I am afraid that Seth has changed his tactics since with Thyme's help we have permanently cut off his access to the magic of Jusenkyo." Kalya said with a slight bow as she and the others moved toward the maps.

The Primary Lore Masters of both the Phoenix and Musk were at the maps collecting information. Herb decided he wanted to stay so he followed them to the maps to hear what was going on. He moved so that he was near both Frosta and Kalya. He however made sure not to touch either as the elders and a ruby haired woman that looked like Kalya glared at him with glowing black eyes. That both fascinated him and scared the hell out of him.

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"What have the four of you found out today?" Sapphire asked as Ric started putting the new findings on the Amazons' map.

Calcoridan and Citrus put the information on their personal maps for their maps back at their citadels. When they were finished, Kalya turned to Thyme and nodded for him to explain. He was at first surprised then with a nod and an appreciative smile explained what he figured out from his study of the ley lines around the world and Jusenkyo.

"Once I got to Jusenkyo with the Isis Warriors I opened my senses to the ley lines at the springs. They were being manipulated. The elders may have blocked Seth from using the magic of Jusenkyo to break into this world but he found a way around that." He stopped at the collective gasps from all but the elders their faces set as hard as granite.

"Allow me to explain. If, I may Elder Jasmine!" Thyme asked knowing Jasmine was leader of council, as he bowed slightly and she nodded.

"I believe what Seth was doing is this. When Isis died in the spring, fifty years ago, her magical medallions were crushed and the fragments embedded in the sides of the spring. Seth tapped into the magic of the medallions, since he and Isis have similar magic he created the pinhole using one of the largest shards to get access to Jusenkyo. He then used that magic residue, by tapping into ley lines and nexus here in Jusendo valley to begin to send his energy out to the chaotic nexuses closest to him. He then opened pinholes in them and pulled in ley lines that were around those nexuses he needed to create a link. He took only those that would get him to Jusenkyo or near it." As Thyme explained, he put up his map over the Amazons and began drawing on his map to show what he was telling them.

"The more nexuses he tapped into the closer he got to the springs he must have selected only the strongest nexuses that had ley lines to the valley. When he was close, enough he sent his magic down the ley lines and forced a link to the rest of the shards in the spring where Isis died. He has been using the latent magic in that spring to connect the other chaotic nexuses he has already collected. I believe he only needs a few more to break through." Thyme turned and saw all were spell bound even Kalya and the other generals.

"He I believe was planning on hitting the stronger nexuses here when he was ready and burst through here at Jusenkyo. If that happened it might have been impossible to beat him because he would have the magic of the shards of her amulet along with the chaotic magic that thrives in this valley. However, since Kalya, Ryoga, Sage, and Mousse combined their abilities in the Hyruu Shoten Ha they were able first to force the water from the spring then the shards that they had brought to council when the other four went to the boat."

"What about all the nexuses he has already captured and won't he still try to come through Jusenkyo since he already has linked to the nexus here?" Prince Herb asked as he pushed through Kalya and Frosta to get a closer look at Thyme's altered version of the Amazons' map.

"He might but he was relying on the magical shards to allow him to tap into the valley's magic. With that, magic removed from his grasp the valley is just as any other chaotic nexus. I feel that his only hope now is to push through the nexus the Isis Warriors feel he might go for in Nerima Japan. He may still try to come through Jusenkyo but the catalyst he needed to claim the magic is gone and it would waste his gathered strength and time." Thyme told his prince as the others listened intently.

"I am not sure I understand why does removing the shards prevent Seth from using Jusenkyo he already has a link to the ley lines and nexus here?" Spray asked though a bit nervous, as she did not want to appear ignorant.

"It is because once we removed the shards he lost the ability to link the nexuses together and force their power to Jusenkyo. The magic of the valley was so he could connect all the nexus to create a giant nexus over the valley to bring himself and his army through. Now he has to move his entrance to a place like Nerima. It already has a large nexus of its own. It is also surrounded by two other, large and five medium sized nexus. He is limited on how many he can bring through with him though. The magic here in Jusendo valley would have allowed him and his entire army through now they have to come through in small groups which we can destroy and prevent his entrance." Thyme explained and everyone nodded glad for the clarification.

"So what is your plan now?" Herb asked as he stood then turned to Kalya, his lust for her and Frosta pushed aside for the moment.

"We will start to move back to Japan. My generals and I will go first with two or three elders. We must first locate a stronghold for the warriors that will follow. My mother and uncle have started that process already." Kalya told the Musk Prince as she spotted Calcoridan and Citrus as they wrote down everything Thyme had told them.

They also were writing what they were now talking about currently. For Lord Saffron and though Herb was with them it would give him a record of what was said so he might make the necessary decisions that he would soon need to be making.

"Then when you are settled you will notify my citadel as well as Saffron's for additional warriors." Herb said instead of asking.

"Yes Prince Herb. The remaining Amazons will send messengers to each of you with a map as to where to find us." Cologne told the arrogant prince.

"How do you plan to protect the strong hold Seth's magic is powerful! I fear even more than yours my dear." Herb said as he leaned close to Kalya and leered at her, only to be pushed away from her by Ric with an angry snarl.

"Keep your distance from my daughter!" Kalya and Nodoka were both surprised but Nodoka's eyes shone with love and joy at the comment while Kalya was filled with confusion.

"I could kill you for that!" Herb snarled his left hand glowed black with rage but before he made his move, a deep double voice shook the room.

"In which case I would _kill_ you for destroying any hope this world has of defeating Seth!" Herb turned and nearly fell into Ric as he looked up and up and up into the angry double lion face of Aker.

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*knock knock* The soft knock brought Akane from her catalog of electives from Tokyo University.

"Come in." Akane said as she figured it was her father coming to talk her out of moving out in the morning.

"Sis can we talk?" Akane looked up and sighed as Nabiki entered her room.

"There is nothing for you to blackmail me with Nabiki I finally figured out you were forcing Yuka and Sayuri to be my friends. I will not turn over my college fund back to you I need the money to survive while at college. I will also not go to a closer branch of Tokyo University I want out of here there is no dojo so I will not be forced to run a dojo I know nothing about." Akane gave her a quick smirk smile then returned to her catalog as if telling Nabiki the conversation was over but it was not.

"My you got that out in one breath! I am exhausted just listening to you." Nabiki said as she sat down on Akane's bed and waited for Akane to turn and face her when she did not Nabiki started anyway.

"The last items first. The college fund is yours to do with, as you please though you might want to move it to some type of trust with aggressive and conservative growth potential. That way the money will make more interest and you will have a continual income. I won't talk you out of going to the main campus. I am proud of you for wanting to fly and actually behave like an adult. Yuka and Sayuri was not blackmailed little sister. I paid them. They worked for me and kept an eye on you for me." Nabiki said as she waited for the explosion.

Nabiki waited and watched her little sister as she processed the information. Nabiki waited for Akane's mind to change what she said into a reality that she could get angry over and beat her with her mallet she had forgotten Akane had no access to her minimal skills. Nabiki watched and got ready to run when she spotted the thin line of red around her sister. She also noticed as Akane fought to control her rage. As Akane turned, to comment Nabiki noticed the thin red line was still there but there was no mallet. She then remembered that Happosai locked away her ability to summon her mallet or anything else. Nabiki let loose the breath she was holding.

"I see, and Kuno did you pay him to attack me at school every day?" Akane's rage burned within like an inferno it wanted out but she was determined to grow up and control her violent nature she had to or lose her new home.

"Nope that was all you, little sis!" Nabiki said with an emotionless smile at her sister.

"What do you want Nabiki I have to make plans for tomorrow and my new life?" Akane said as she turned back to her catalog knowing if she continued to look at Nabiki, she would not be able to contain her temper.

"Nothing but to say for the first time I am proud of you!" Nabiki said as she got to her feet and left the room closing the door behind her.

Akane watched as she left the soft click of the door told her Nabiki was gone. She sat at her desk and just stared at the door. This was the first time in a long time Nabiki said something to her that did not have an undertone of hate. She bowed her head as she wondered where the hate Nabiki had for her came from. As she stared at the door images of their growing up showed her what she had spent her whole life trying to push deep inside of herself.

She hated Kasumi and Nabiki because they remembered their mother they had memories to hold onto. She knew it was wrong to hate them. She knew it was not their fault, their mother died. As she sat there thinking, she began to realize that it was a vicious cycle. When she hated her family, her anger would get more violent. As she got more violent she felt guilty because at that time she would try to hurt even *SHUDDER* kill them.

Akane rose from her desk and moved toward the window. She slid the window opened and the cool night air moved into her room. She sat on the windowsill, leaned her head against the window, and stared out at the night sky. Her long hair hung loose around her as the night wind blew it around her body. Her hair caressed her as if it was a secret lover. She sat there her eyes going blank. As she tried to remember, her mother and whose image always eluded her.

Akane lowered her head against her chest as silent sobs escaped her lithe body. Akane rose to her feet and as she slowly lowered the window she stared at the dark sky and spotted a falling star. She wished upon the falling star and the only thing she wanted was some real true friends even just one true friend would be ok. Once the window was shut, she turned out the light and crawled into bed. Her yellow cotton pajamas clung to her almost like a second skin but loose enough to allow her a restful sleep.

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Genma was led into the courtroom. A dower elderly man sat at the tall bench at the front of the room. He looked to be in his late forties early fifties with hair as black as coal. However, there were touches of gray at his temples. His black eyes stared at Genma as he was led in. They were small and showed the ravages of time as there was the start of wrinkles at his temples. The intense black eyes sat on either side of a short nose over medium full lips. Genma could not tell how tall the man was as he was seated at the bench covered in a black robe. He was five feet seven and half inches but to Genma he looked to be well over six feet. His body was hidden under the robe but it was svelte. He did practice the art but only Tia Kwando he did not know of the esoteric schools.

As the charges were read, the judge went over the documentation provided by the lawyer of Nodoka he frowned as he had heard rumors of Jusenkyo but had never seen a cursed victim. He called his bailiff to him and gave him his order. He wanted first to understand if Jusenkyo was myth and legend or reality. The bailiff returned with the cold water. He watched as the cold water caused the painful transformation for Genma. The court began to mummer in shock as the judge's eyes went wide.

*BANG BANG BANG* The judge's gavel hit the gavel plate.

"I will have order in my court or we will clear the gallery! Bailiff hot water if you would please." The bailiff nodded and again poured the required beyond boiling point hot water on Genma the courtroom filled with his screams.

"HOT, HOT TOO TOO HOT!" Genma danced around his table pulling the orange jumpsuit away from his body.

"Tell me Saotome-san, is all curses so painful to change shape?" The judge asked him as if this happened, everyday in his court.

"N...No! A village of _weak_ and useless Amazons altered my curse because of some feast I had eaten!" Genma slowly stood figuring he was in his home country and could get sympathy from fellow Japanese.

"I see so then this document that tells of what you did to them is fairly accurate and that because of your desire to raise a slave to support you for the rest of your life. You caused, and they did admit it was accidently as that was not what you had intended. You killed your son." The judged looked up at Genma without raising his head from the documentation before him.

"THAT IS A LIE! THEY STOLE MY SON! MY MASTER HAS GONE TO RETREIVE HIM!" Genma shouted as he tried to run toward the judge to grab the papers he was reading.

"Yes well according the council elder Jasmine, your wife, her brother Hayashi and a man not related to any of those people a Ric Sorenson say it is true." The judge closed the file and looked squarely at Saotome Genma.

"However you are before me for violating a restraining order to stay away from your ex-wife and daughter and her properties. I would love to punish you for your son's death but it seems the Amazons had done that for me and have fixed it so you have a constant reminder. I however, believe in your case it was a useless effort." The rage-filled eyes of the judge bore into Genma who fidgeted nervously.

"I find you have violated the restraining order and you will now spend the maximum sentence I can give you of two years. *BANG* Take him away, next case!" The judge said as his gavel slammed down on the wood block on his bench.

"NO MY SON IS STILL ALIVE! THE AMAZONS HAVE STOLEN HIM FROM ME!" Genma was dragged off to serve his sentence.

The judge watched as Genma was dragged; off he then opened the folder and looked at the rest of the information given the court by Genma's ex-wife and brother-in-law. He shuddered as he hoped what he read was incorrect. If not Japan and the rest of the world was in for a lot of trouble if the group of fighters gathered cannot stop the threat. He raised his head as the next defendant appeared before him. He closed the file and placed it on the floor next to him. He decided he would contact Nodoka's lawyer for more information.

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The sun slowly rose over Phoenix Mountain the kaleidoscope of colors was reflected in the pools of Jusenkyo. The Lore Masters of the Musk, Phoenix, and Amazons were busy trying to secure Jusenkyo from any more incursions into the valley. As they worked twenty warriors from each tribe guarded them. They felt Seth would send his minions to re-establish his link to the magic filled valley. They were correct.

Suddenly the valley was filled with forty of Seth's minions they however were met by the tribes and they were ready for the attack. What Seth and his minions did not know was it was a futile attempt. Kalya and the generals were gone from the valley. Those left had been well trained by the generals, Happosai, and Kalya. The battle was short but viscous. As Seth's orders were no survivors.

The battle started early and lasted for days it was bloody and as the battle fifty years before brutal. However, this time Seth was the one that lost valuable warriors. As the battle raged on, as it was fifty years before the Amazons and Musk fought the ground battle while the Phoenix warriors fought the air battle. This time however, the Amazons fought both on the ground and in the air. This gave the Jusendo tribes an additional advantage, as the Amazons were able to control the ground and air. They fought for the honor of the original Isis Warrior as they continually sent animal-headed warriors into the bloody springs of Jusenkyo. With the power of Isis behind them the minions were cursed and whether the spring was a permanent curse or not Isis made it a permanent one and the resulting animals that came out was split between the tribes for farm animals.

The battle had lasted several days but in the end, Jusendo survived! It was made stronger because of it. They now controlled the valley and in that, control prevented Seth from doing what he wanted. He wanted Jusenkyo he wanted the chaotic magic of the valley to augment his own. He needed that augmentation to gain control of the one thing he could never have. He wanted Osiris' wife for his own. With her in his control, he would capture Kalya, and control the most powerful human and make her his slave.

The problem was the tribes of the valley were no longer at the level they were when he first attacked. Because of Kalya and her generals, their skills, strength, stamina, and speed quadrupled, and it showed. As quickly, as they attacked all of Seth's advanced guard fell and with the power of Isis behind the valley was permanently lost to him. The warriors of the Jusendo valley felt the rage of Seth. As the valley, shook violently as he tried to curse them all. They however were protected by Isis as she covered all the springs to prevent them being cursed. The Amazons, Musk, and Phoenix headed home, each with a number of the cursed minions of Seth as they planned to prepare for the next battle.

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"Kalya do you have everything?" Chiffon asked as she hugged her daughter.

"Yes mother Chiffon. Oh I do have a gift for the council from Isis." Kalya said as the other elders came forward.

"What is it child?" Sapphire asked her eyes glittering like a child on Christmas morning.

"Well last night during my visit to Isis-momma I gave her the shards of the magical medallions that were destroyed at the first Isis Warrior's death. She created two spheres from the shards and infused them with a magical spell." Kalya took out the sphere and handed it to Jasmine.

"It will allow us to communicate with you wherever we are. This one is for the council. I have one that we can use to talk to you once we get settled." Kalya smiled as the elders looked at the golden colored sphere.

"How does it work?" Rouge asked as she stared at the magical device.

"You just call to one of us and whoever is near our sphere will answer." Kalya said with a small smile.

"Great, you will be able to keep us up to date on anything you find out. What is in place to protecting the sphere from theft or miss use?" Margarine asked as she reached out and lightly touched the glowing ball.

"Well that is simple since this is a communication device only the elders should be using it. Isis gave me an incantation to activate once all who should have access is present. It will also bind the sphere to you and whatever location you place the sphere. Your only decision is where to put it and who should have access." Kalya said as the elders moved toward the council bench.

As if they were one person, they all pointed to the center chair at the council table indicating that the glowing device should sit in front of the head of the council. Kalya nodded and moved toward the high table. She then reached into her subspace and pulled out a cubed shaped block of wood four inches high and wide. There was a rounded out conclave in the center of the top of the stand. The stand was gold plated with the symbol of Isis on the front.

Kalya put the sphere down and as it touched its new home, it glowed, as did the large bench. As the glow subsided, she waved all of the elders to come forward. They stood around the desk, and the communication device. They received from Isis. They were about to reach out to touch it when Kalya stopped them.

"Is there anyone else you feel should be able to use the sphere in your absence?" Kalya asked as she looked at each of her mothers.

"Well let us think. At the moment I can't think of any but what about as we are replaced by our heirs." Jasmine asked as she looked at Dolphin as she felt her position would go to her and not Marigold or Lily.

"Isis thought of that once a new elder is selected the elder going out will claim the new elder coming in as her heir and then the two of them will touch the sphere and it will if you will log out the old elder and accept the new one. The entire council will need to be there as witnesses to the change." Kalya said as she looked at the twelve women she respected and loved as her real mothers just as she loved Isis and Aker as her real mother and father.

"Do any of you feel we need to allow a back up for using this device?" Jasmine asked as they looked at each other and shook their heads.

"What if there is only a guard in here and you call?" Marjoram asked as the others nodded their heads quickly.

"Oh they can talk to the sphere to ask us to wait and come get you. No one but you twelve can actually activate it to talk to us though. Oh one more thing this device will allow you to communicate with Isis-momma but only if she wills it." The elders looked surprised then nodded.

"Ok everyone put a finger on the orb." Kalya told them and once they all touched the orb Kalya reached out and held her hand over the top being sure not to touch the sphere.

"Oh Mighty Isis Activate the 'Sphere of the Elders'!" Kalya and her generals smiled as the incantation used to make the warrior Isis got one more use.

The room watched as a rainbow of rolling colors came from Kalya's hand and covered the orb and the elders' fingers. The room watched as the magic seeped from the orb and up each of the fingers of the elders. The magic moved up their arms and eventually covered all of the twelve tiny women. Kalya had moved away once the magic she released began to cover the sphere and elders. She moved to stand with her generals.

Once all twelve of the elders were covered in the magic, it began to recede back into the 'Sphere of the Elders'. Once the glow had subsided, the elders all stood back from the sphere. They then summoned the two guards that were assigned to guard the council hall. They were given new instructions. The first never touch the orb or it will attack them. The second was if one of Isis' Warriors called, one guard was to sound the summoning bell while the other was to start updating the map or should take down any new information while the elders were in route. Then they were told to inform the replacement guards when they were relieved. The elders told them a stack of journals and writing implements would be placed at a small writing table in front of the council bench as soon as they could get Blush to build one.

"I think we will set up a conference every two weeks to update you on what is happening. This way Calcoridan and Citrus can be at the meeting. It will be set at twelve o'clock. If an emergency happens, we will call right away but you will need to send the information to the other tribes. Now we are almost packed and ready to head out. Dolphin and Hayashi will bring those that cannot fly over on his yacht. We now need to know which of you will be coming with us. Thyme and Saamin will ride over on the yacht." Kalya said as she looked at Thyme as he sighed sadly.

"We have been having a bit of trouble deciding we all want to go!" Spray told them a bit sheepish.

"Yes although we did agree that Jasmine should be one of the elders going since Dolphin and Mousse are part of your team." Mascara told them but it was obvious she did not like the idea.

"I told you that it was not necessary. As leader of the council, I should stay here to help coordinate our efforts here. I am not saying I don't want to go I am saying it is best I remain in the village at this time.

"Ok now what?" Spray asked, as she was tired of the fighting.

"Well first Snow Pea should be taken out of this decision. As she is working with the Scholastic team members she should remain in the village to protect her." Chiffon said trying to lessen the competition for one of the coveted spots.

"I disagree. It is because she is a non-Isis warrior part of the scholastic team just as Thyme and Saamin are they need to be available as they, Shen, and Kalya are the only ones permitted in the goddess' library." Sapphire told them, as she would fight for that right.

"I agree, so Snow Pea will go with Kalya and her generals. Instead of arguing let me suggest the other three elders to go with them. Then we can discuss their nomination." Jasmine told the group as they all nodded.

"Now I would suggest Cologne but since she needs to fix the problem she is having with Shampoo I say if it does not take too long she can join Kalya when that has been straightened out. My other two would be Mascara and finally Lotus." Jasmine had to hold up the suggestion of holding open a position until she got out all the names.

"I do not think it is fair to hold open a position for Cologne when there are others who can go now. If it is agreed to by the others I will reluctantly agree but I demand it will _not_ be an open ended agreement. I say she has three weeks to convince Shampoo if not then an alternate should be sent instead. We are fighting against not only an evil god but time as well." Thorn said as the other elders nodded their agreement.

"Alright that is fair I say then Thorn will be my choice of alternate if Shampoo proves to be a total idiot." Jasmine said as she glanced at Cologne with a sideways glance.

"I didn't mean me! I am flattered but the alternate should be picked by the rest of the council when necessary!" Thorn told them, she wanted to go, but she also was very much what some would call a homebody.

"To late Thorn we all agree to Jasmine's initial selection. However now the rest of us get our say as to our choices and why." Sapphire said as she placed her hand on Thorn's shoulder.

The arguments went well into the early morning of the next day. Kalya and her generals had left when the discussions on Jasmine's selection started. They really had not wanted any say in this selection. Since the elders were pretty much the same in skill, knowledge and wisdom. Kalya would trust her Amazon mothers to make the correct decision.

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Kalya and her generals had finished packing their things and all were glad they could use the storage pockets to hold everything it made it so much easier. They were about to finally go to bed when there was a knock at the guesthouse door. Kalya sighed as she figured her twelve mothers had finally reached a decision. She headed toward the door. The generals all stared not sure, if they should be apprehensive as to who was selected to go with them or not.

"Minuet?" The generals all looked at the door confused.

"Kalya may we come in to talk with you and your generals?" Kalya looked confused then saw Frosta and Pewter behind the six-foot one inch tall Amazon.

"Of course you guys are always welcomed here, come in." Kalya said with a warm smile for three Amazons she would not mind to have as part of her generals.

"Thank you Kalya." Minuet smiled back at the new Isis Warrior as the three Amazons entered.

As the three friends of the Isis team entered the house Nodoka bids them to sit while Mousse and Dolphin went into the kitchen and returned a few moments later with tea and cakes for everyone. As Kalya closed the front door, everyone sat around their guests and started to chitchat with them. Kalya went to the group and as she seemed to like better sat on the floor near her mother's chair a fat tabby cat taking residence in her lap.

"So you wish to talk with us." Kalya said as the conversation of nothing began to wind down.

"Yes Kalya. We want to go with you! There is really nothing here for us. Like Dolphin, our fellow, Amazons shun us. Jealousy I think is the main reason." Kalya looked shocked, as during her time in the village all the warriors seemed to seek the three of them out.

"It is true Kalya the only reason we have had an influx of friends is because of our association with you and your team. Once you leave...!" Pewter could not finish as her face filled with loneliness, sorrow, and pain.

{"Kalya I didn't want to say anything before but they are right. We have all overheard conversations about them. Once we leave I fear their status quo will return but more intense."} It was Mousse's voice Kalya and the others heard the sadness overflowed the warrior's emotions.

"Well I am all for the extra help what about the rest of you?" Kalya said with a warm smile that did not show she had heard Mousse's comment.

"AGREED!" The simultaneous reply filled the room.

The three Amazons were startled as all of the Isis warriors' glomped onto them in a truly ferrous hug. The three Amazons returned the glomp as best they could all three were trying hard not to allow the tears that filled their eyes to fall, as that was not becoming of an Amazon Warrior.

"Well it looks like something interesting happened." The room turned to see Jasmine and the Council Elders behind them at the door.

"Oh it has Minuet, Frosta, and Pewter had joined us. They will be going with us when we head back to Japan." Kalya said with a smile, the elders noted the determination in her eyes and nodded their agreement, as they really did not want to fight her when she was so determined.

"Very well, they will act as your guards. Now sit all of you we will discuss the decision of the council." Jasmine told them as she looked quizzically at the three warriors as the rest of the generals took a protective stance around them.

"It has been decided Cologne will join you after she deals with Shampoo. Whether Shampoo comes with her depends on her. Snow Pea will be the other elder that will go with you as well as Sapphire and Mascara. If Cologne cannot join you then Thorn will arrive at, a later time. Is that agreeable to you all?" Jasmine asked but knew it would be all right since Kalya did not stay during the discussion they knew she trusted their decisions.

"Yes I feel the selections will work the best." Kalya said, as she looked at the elders in question.

"I think we all agree as well." Ryoga said as he in turned looked at the rest of their team and saw them all nod.

"Good now about accommodations...!" Nodoka cut off jasmine as she rose to address the group.

"I have received several texts from my attorney. The realtor that has sold my home has found...let me check...Oh ok she has found us four options. There were four large warehouses near the docks in the business district of Nerima. They actually make up a large complex. If we take, all four we should be able to house other warriors that come to fight. In addition, the land it would give us we could be walled off. We can use some for training. We can also set aside some to plant a garden to add to our food supply. Nodoka said as she looked over the emails she had received from the realtor.

"That is a lot of floor space isn't it mom?" Kalya asked she liked the idea of the large compound but was not too sure they needed that much space.

"No Kalya that might be a good idea. We can either leave them as separate buildings with different functions and all four can have apartments built in them. Or we can combine them together to make one large building." Cologne said, as she looked thoughtful at the warriors.

"I will have to agree with the elders. We may not get any help but then again we may and we need a place to house the additional warriors." Mousse said though he did not like many of the elders. He also realized their wisdom knew no bounds.

"Alright then mom, send her a text saying we will take all four buildings and their lands. Also, let her know that we will be arriving tomorrow afternoon. The elders and the others can come over on Ric's yacht. Is that ok Ric?" Kalya asked realizing he might not want them on his boat.

"Of course I will come with the elders and the others since I will need to pilot the yacht. It will be a bit cramped but if we take turns sleeping everyone should be alright." Ric said as he looked at the elders, the three warriors, Lore Masters, and the two Druid members of their team.

"I think though you warriors flying over should take Snow Pea and Mascara with you. They are the leaders of the elders' party and should be a part of the deal with the realtor. They can also work with the Japanese government and explain why we are there." Jasmine said, as she looked at the two elders in question.

"Alright Ryoga and Sage are our strongest though you guys don't weigh that much they can handle the extra weight a bit better than the rest of us. Though I think, we need to train so we can carry more weight. So we will fly to Japan carrying large boulders." Kalya said as she looked at the shocked faces of her general's amidst the laughter of the Amazons and the collective groan of the generals flying.

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Shampoo watched as the large party of Isis Warriors flew from the village. She frowned as two of the males were carrying two of the elders. She frowned as she could just make out as two more elders walked from the center of the village with three of the Isis Warriors, Her mouth opened as three warriors went with them. She narrowed her eyes as the two desirable males and Dolphin walked out of the village. She snarled that the two most unworthy of Amazon warriors were selected. She stared in shock, as she could not believe they would pick Frosta, Pewter, and Minuet. She should have been one of them. She also spotted the two men who claimed to be Druids.

She glowed, dark pink as she felt she was being usurped from her status as her generation's best warrior by three warriors that had no skill at all! She got even angrier as she realized she would not be able to overthrow that useless _male_ that stole her position as the New Isis. She watched until the party left the village well she could not see them actually leave as the council building blocked a lot of what she could see or not see.

"=You have only yourself to blame granddaughter! You could have been a part of this noble effort but you chose to try and by-pass council edict and also to get others to do so as well=." Shampoo jumped slightly as she turned to see the angry face of her great great grandmother.

"=That should be me! I should be the new Isis=!" Shampoo snarled as she was acting the bulldog and would not let go of the bone she felt was hers.

"=Not according to Isis! You were not even deemed worthy to be a general because of your behavior! Well the elders are to blame I think. We allowed all of you to run amuck with your pride. *SIGH* That of course is going to have to change=." Cologne sat down on one of the two chairs that were in cell with a small table.

"=Now sit child we need to talk. The outcome of which will determine if you join the fight or take a dip in the 'Springs of Sorrow'=." Cologne said sadly as her face filled with worry as she looked at her prideful heir.

"=I can defeat the springs, great grandmother! I am the best...!" Shampoo was cut off by the painful whack she received from Cologne's staff.

"=You _idiot_! Did you not listen to me and the other elders that tried to talk to you! ISIS CONTROLS THOSE SPRINGS! *SIGH* Granddaughter if you go to the springs the goddess may very well make your curse permanent! Isis and the god Aker have claimed Kalya as their child if she does not take revenge against your threats to destroy Kalya _he_ will=!" Cologne said as she shook her head with sadness.

Shampoo watched her great great grandmother her face stoic, as she did not believe her. She started to make a retort when an image of her dancing over Jusenkyo pushed itself into her mind. As the day before the goddess was, trying to make her see what was going to happen if she was put to Jusenkyo. Shampoo watched as she danced from pole to pole avoiding the arrows that Amazon Warriors were shooting over the springs at her. She frowned when an arrow nicked her arm opening a blood wound as she was toppled over into a spring.

Shampoo shuddered as an opened blood wound always meant trouble for the victim. Shampoo watched as an image of a male peacock came from the spring. Shampoo watched as hot water from the guide was poured over her and gasped when nothing happened. The voice of the goddess Isis entered her brain it was angry and threatened her with more hardships if she did not control her prideful arrogance.

"=I will not let you hurt to Kalya or my generals, this _will_ be your fate girl if you do not _grow up_=!" Shampoo shuddered as the voice sent cold chills down her spine as she realized she was not dreaming but having a vision just as she had the other day.

"=The goddess spoke to you! She showed you what would happened to you if you persisted with this line of behavior=!" Cologne said more then asked as she watched her granddaughter.

"=I don't care! I am the one best suited to be the Isis Warrior. I can go and jump into the spring like the generals and be able to defeat Seth=!" Cologne shook her head as a headache was forming and she was fearing for the safety of her heir when part of what she said moved front and center in her brain.

"=Shampoo you have not heard, have you? No you haven't you were in here when Kalya gave the council the gifts from Isis=." Shampoo stared in confusion at her grandmother.

"=Gifts=?" Shampoo asked when her grandmother rose and walked next to her granddaughter gently guiding her to her cot.

"=Child when Kalya, Ryoga, Sage, and _Mousse_ went to Jusenkyo to close the pinhole entrance Seth opened in the spring they returned with a gift to the council. They brought back thirteen vials of water made from the last of the magic in the spring. Each council member and my husband was given one=." Cologne watched and waited to see if Shampoo would pick up on what she was being told Cologne hung her head as she was not.

"=Granddaughter Isis took the last of the magic from the spring the last of the soul of the elf and Isis and gave it to the council and Happosai to give us back our magic. However, not enough to give us back our youth. The spring is now empty child you jump into it now you are the new soul trapped in the spring=!" Cologne growled the last trying to break through Shampoo's barriers to what she wanted.

"=NO=!" Shampoo jumped to her feet and spun to glare into the stoic and hard face of her great great grandmother.

Shampoo then collapsed onto the floor. Her legs bent at the knees and splayed out at either side. She glared down at her hands. As what was revealed to her slowly broke down her walls around what should have been. She did not move when she felt the tiny hand as it rested on her shoulder.

"=Granddaughter you like Minuet, Frosta, Pewter, and any others that join this fight will do so as warriors. No others will be enhanced against the evil that is coming. It is now your choice as to whether you will make your people proud and fight as an Amazon or become a permanent victim of Jusenkyo. Know this granddaughter Isis can give you that curse even without the springs she can deliver it to you if you try to harm _any_ of her warriors. That my dear I am afraid included your Airen Mousse=!" Cologne's last sentence got a rise out of the lavender haired warrior.

"=MOUSSE IS NOT MY AIREN! *SLAP*=!" Cologne's hand struck out quickly and when it connected even though there was no real strength the young warrior flew across the room and into the one foot thick door.

"=Mousse is your Airen until he decides if you are worthy of _him_=!" Cologne growled as she like the rest of the council was getting tired of Shampoo's antics.

"=You may be my heir for the moment but if you do not stop this I will replace you with my sister's eldest daughter and allow Isis to have you at Jusenkyo=!" Cologne slowly moved toward her downed granddaughter.

As the elder walked toward Shampoo, the young warrior was frightened, as she had never seen her grandmother so angry. She also noticed somewhere back in the far reaches of her mind that her grandmother seemed a bit taller and slightly younger. She just took that as the fear. Shampoo gasped as Cologne grabbed the collar of her pink Mandarin pantsuit and threw her back toward her cot. Shampoo hit the wall knocking the air out of her as she slid down onto the cot.

"=I will give you two days granddaughter! Your attitude had better change or I will give you to the council to punish=!" Cologne tapped on the door with her staff she did not look again at her granddaughter as she walked out the opened door.

Shampoo stared at the back of her great grandmother her eyes opened wide in fear. She watched as one of the guards leered in at her with a malicious smile. A smile that told Shampoo she hoped the imprisoned warrior would not listen to her elder. A smile that told her she wanted Shampoo to end up at Jusenkyo and be a permanently cursed victim.

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"Now I will join you all shortly just let me know where to find you, if you don't get those warehouses." Cologne said as she and the remaining elders said goodbye to Kalya and the generals.

"We will Mother Cologne." Kalya said as she hugged the slightly taller elder before her, as she noticed they all seemed taller and younger.

[I am going to have to ask Isis-momma I think the magic she gave them _is_ starting to restore them back to their previous shapes.] Kalya thought as she looked, at all of the elders she then noticed how they had changed.

"Now here are some ancient coins to help remodel the buildings they are at least three thousand years old so sell them wisely they should fetch a hefty price." Marjoram said as she handed Kalya a bag six inches by four inches stuffed to bursting.

"We will Mother Marjoram." Kalya said with a warm smile.

"Alright now get going. Ric are you the only one going with the yacht." Rouge asked the fiancé of Nodoka.

"No Hayashi and Dolphin elected to go with me. They both can pilot the boat though it should not take us to long to get to Japan. I'd say we should land there in about a day and half maybe two days." He told Jasmine as the remaining council walked those going on the yacht out of the village.

Jasmine watched as the rest of the chosen warriors flew into the distance toward Japan. There were two swings in, which sat Snow Pea and Mascara. She and the other elders watched with envy as they had wished they all could go but they needed to start training their warriors and getting them in more fighting shape than just a tournament could manage. The elders also needed to learn the flight technique, as it was needed. She had told Kalya to get Snow Pea and Mascara to learn it. Sapphire could be taught when she got to their new home. Jasmine turned her attention back to the group as they headed out. She watched as they disappeared into the trees around the village. She wondered if the two Druids would be able to keep up with the pace, she knew Dolphin would set to get them to the village quickly.

"=They have left=?" Jasmine turned toward the voice behind her.

"=Yes, I don't know if the Druids will be able to keep up with the pace they plan to use to get to the shore=." Jasmine said as she turned and faced Cologne.

"=How did it go=?" Jasmine asked as the two elders headed not toward their homes or the council building but toward the guesthouse as if being there got them closer to Kalya and the other warriors.

"=I don't know Jasmine I told her, she had two days to decide and if she plans on pretending the Goddess could and would still curse her no matter where she was. I also told her if in two days she is still acting this way I will replace her as my heir with Cognac and turn her over to the council to punish=." Cologne said as she and Jasmine entered the guesthouse.

"=It is our own fault you know we sanctioned our warriors prideful behavior. That is something we need to change. I mean they should have pride in their skills and abilities but to carry it as far as she has and expect me to cover for her...=!" Cologne said as she and Jasmine sat down by the burning hearth after they made tea and dished up some of the left over honey cakes.

"=I am afraid as Council Elders we are put in the same situations. I however agree as we have deferred to the 'Marriage Challenge' and 'Outsider Laws' we need to make sure none of our descendants use us in an effort to by-pass council edict." Jasmine said as she sipped her tea.

"=How do you plan to do that=?" The two elders turned and found the remaining nine elders in the doorway of the guesthouse.

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The group of warriors stepped from the line of trees into the fishing village. Hayashi and Dolphin helping the two Irish brothers to keep up their breaths coming in deep gasps as they both held their sides, which throbbed in pain. Ric smiled at them as he and Sapphire moved toward the yacht. As he jumped on board, he began to check the yacht to make sure nothing happened to it after the last altercation with the drunks and their minions. He turned on the radio just as Sapphire entered the wheelhouse with a map. She listened to the reports and made notations as to what had been happening. Though there were not many, there were some. They noticed Seth was now jumping from nexus to nexus to get to Nerima. Though at the rate he was going, it would be a minimum of a few months so that should give them some time to prepare.

"How do you let them know what is going on back at the village?" Sapphire asked as she finished marking the map as Ric finished with his pre-sail check.

"I guess they will have to wait until we reach port so Kalya can use Isis' crystal to contact the village." Ric said with a frown, as he did not like them, being left without the needed updates.

"It is alright Ric call my cell I left it with Jasmine though I am not sure how they will recharge it. We can keep them informed until the battery runs dry just no chitchat!" Hayashi told the captain of 'Nodoka's Honor' as he and Dolphin sat down Sean and Ebon at the table.

"Ok here is my cell I need to get this boat going." Ric said as Hayashi took the cell.

Ric left to untie the yacht so he would be able to set sail. He threw the lines onto the yacht and watched as Frosta and Pewter grabbed them and stowed them as if they were born on a boat. Though they could fly they stayed with Sapphire as her guards. He smiled at them as he jumped back onto the boat. At a shout, he turned to see two of the officers from the day of the altercation running toward his yacht.

"Go get Sapphire." Ric whispered to Pewter who nodded and went to get her elder.

"What can I do for you officers?" Ric asked as his boat began to float away from the pier do to his pushing against it with a long pole.

"We have been talking we want to go with you! We can do more to save our family and friends then stay here and keep drunkards out of trouble!" The lead officer said as his friend nodded his assent.

"What skills do you bring with you?" Ric turned, as Sapphire was behind him he smiled at her glad she was there since this would be her decision since they would fight with her warriors.

"We are grandmasters of Kung-fu and I am also a master Kendo artist as Su Chin is a master of Kempo. I am Ling Taosen." He told the elder she nodded and moved behind Ric as the two men jumped on board the drifting yacht.

Ling stood just barely over five feet seven inches he was twenty-five. He had a round face with prominent cheekbones. His small black eyes rested on either side of a short wide nose that ended over medium thick lips. He wore his black long hair pulled back in a long ponytail wrapped with a leather tie braided down his hair and tied at the bottom. On either end of the leather thong dangled two small medallions they were an inch across. One was the symbol of Isis and the other was engraved with crossed swords. His build was athletic with undertones of muscles (Dani: Think Ranma male form). He wore brown pants with black biker boots that had a small amount of chains going across the top. His top was long sleeved with a slit at the neck that had another leather thong criss-crossed over it to keep it closed but the thong was not tied. The color was emerald green.

Su stood five feet eight and half inches. He was younger then Ling at twenty-two. He had an oval face that was wide at the cheekbones. His dark brown eyes were set wide apart from his long thin nose but were slightly larger than Ling's. He had thin lips that because his mouth was turned up into a permanent smile did not appear cruel. He had a muscular body that filled his clothes out on the tight side. His hair was long but just past his shoulders and the black color reflected red in the sun. He wore the same brown pants as Ling but He did not wear biker boots he wore black leather boots that came up just past his ankles. His top was similar in it had long sleeves but sported a crew neck and was bright red.

They watched as more of their fellow officers came out to see them off. They wanted to fight but it was not in them to leave the village. They decided their village would be better served if they stayed put and protected themselves and their families and friends. The two officers waved as Ric guided the yacht out of the slip and into the Sea of Japan.

The two officers helped Ric get the yacht out into the harbor and they set off toward Japan. Once everything was settled and the yacht was moving Ric turned on the radio to listen to the reports for Seth's incursions. He frowned as Seth seemed to have stepped up his access to the chaotic nexus and Ric noticed he was moving toward Japan as well. He clanged the ships bell rapidly and waited he did not have long to wait as everyone came running. Though only Thyme and the elder and other Isis Warriors entered the wheelhouse.

"Seth is moving faster in his jumps from Nexus to Nexus. It seems he is trying to move faster then when you did the map when we got here elder. We may have stopped his ability to use Jusenkyo but he is now using the connections from the nexuses he has to get to the others. Though he is moving fast, he seems to be having difficulty getting to the other nexuses for the moment. Here Hayashi or Dolphin could you please take the wheel." Ric asked of his fellow generals.

Dolphin stepped forward and took the wheel from him. He smiled and placed a caring hand on her upper arm. She smiled at him as she turned toward the window to watch where she was going. Hayashi smiled as they all kept their promise to her to never hurt her and be her friends. Ric moved to the map table and pulled out their map. He started marking the map where Seth has entered the world and made links.

"According to the report I just heard, it seems Seth is not causing as much trouble when he breaks through a chaotic nexus as he had before. It seems like he is hitting the nexus he needs and moving on. However the broadcast are reporting them because as he links to the nexus his natural chaotic nature is adding to the chaos in the area." Ric explained as he marked the map.

"So he still needs the nexuses to get where he is going. You still think it will be Nerima." Hayashi asked as he came to the table and looked at the map that Ric was working on with Sapphire coping what he added to map to hers.

"Yes it is a rare combination of large and medium nexuses. I don't believe he will be able to pull in the power of the other nexuses he has linked to, as he wanted to do over Jusenkyo. He will, however if I understand the lessons Thyme gave us on ley lines correctly. Those nexus are close enough together he can connect them and force an opening large enough to get part of his army through." Ric did not notice as Thyme blushed at his comments.

"Will he still go to those nexuses in Nerima? Seth is not stupid he has to know you all will be there waiting for him!" Sapphire said as she bent over the map across the table from Hayashi and Ric.

"If I may explain Ric?" Thyme said as he moved next to Sapphire to look over the new information.

"Yes Thyme please you can explain it better than I can!" Ric said with a warm smile for the Lore Master of the Musk.

"Ric is correct Seth will go to this area because of the nexus configuration. He wanted Jusenkyo there he would have been able to use the power of the Isis Medallion shards to pull all the power of the nexuses he had gathered. Since we took that power away from him this is the only place, he can enter with any amount of soldiers to help him. That is not to say he won't try for Jusenkyo again so you might want to war them. As far as Nerima, he really has no choice. Here let me show you." Thyme moved from the table and pulled out his map of the world's ley lines and nexuses.

Ric moved his map but did not take it from the table as he was still entering the needed information. However, he was almost finished. He left most of the table for Thyme who nodded his thanks. Thyme spread out the map and as he got his baring Ric put the last of the new information on the map. He then removed his map and folded it back up then put it into his subspace. He then helped with centering Thyme's map on the table.

"Here this is the group of Nexuses in Nerima. Now look at the map though there are smaller groups of nexuses like this one they however are not as large or powerful. He is eager to start his rule over our world. Therefore, he will use the Nerima nexuses. That is not to say he won't also use these smaller groups to bring forth more armies and split up Isis' forces. So I think we need to start planning for that actuality." Thyme told them as the elders and others looked on.

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The group from Jusendo valley landed in the center of the four warehouses they were now planning to buy. They wanted first to get a price before selling the coins to buy it. As Ryoga and Sage placed Snow Pea and Mascara down next to Kalya as they all began to look around the four warehouses and compound. The warriors were drawn from their inspection at the honking of a car horn. Kalya followed her mother to the car as two men and two women exited the car.

"Greetings Takashi-San is your brother here." A tall man asked.

"No Ariyoshi-san he is coming with Ric on his yacht. Were you able to get the IDs we needed?" Nodoka asked as she walked up to him and bowed slightly followed by Kalya and the others.

"Yes here you go. I am sorry for the loss of your son, but am also happy for your gaining a daughter." Ariyoshi said with a smile as he looked at the group of people behind her, spotted whom he believed was her daughter, and smiled.

"As am I, as am I." Nodoka said as she turned to the group and handed the nearest Isis Warrior the stack of IDs.

"Kalya, this is your uncle and my lawyer Ariyoshi Hiroko." The lawyer stepped up and bowed to the young warrior as she took one of the cards from Ryoga.

Hiroko stood five feet eleven and half inches tall. He had brown hair and brown eyes. His eyes were medium in size and sat on either side of a Grecian style nose. That ended over a pair of full lips. His face was triangular, in shape. His build was lean but muscular and he had the grace of a student of the art. He was wearing a dark navy pin striped double-breasted suit. He wore an oxford shirt of ivory with a striped tie of one inch stripes of navy and quarter inch stripes of silver. On his feet, he wore black loafers.

"Hello young lady I am glad I was able to help you and your mother to reunite." He bowed to the garnet haired beauty giving her a warm smile.

"A task I owe you much for Ariyoshi-san." Kalya said as she bowed to the lawyer.

"Now before I meet the rest of your party let me introduce the people I brought with me." Ariyoshi said as he turned to the other three people that came with him.

"This is Dyama Noriyuki I contacted her to sell your house and she found this property for you." The woman stepped forward and bowed to her client and the others around them.

Noriyuki was beautiful she stood five feet six inches and had a lithe figure that caused men's hearts to race. Her waist length black hair shone in the sun with an undertone of silver-blue. Her eyes were sienna in color and were large and almond shaped. They sat on either side of a medium length perky nose that ended at a pair of luscious lips of medium thickness. Her features rested in a oval face. She was wearing an emerald green blazer over a satin shirt of yellow with a one inch raised collar. She wore a pencil skirt of black cotton. While on her feet where a pair of black pumps with inch and half-high heels.

"This is Furuya Eiko he is your contractor that will work with the architect and government regulatory agencies on the remodel of the buildings." Eiko moved forward and bowed at the group of Jusendo Valley his gaze lingering longer on Kalya.

Eiko stood five feet nine inches tall he looked to be just over fifty. He was a big burly of a man with rock hard muscles due to his construction background. His hair was kept short and close to his head though not a military cut. His black hair was streaked with gray. He had large brown eyes that had a thick set of crow's feet at the outside corners. His eyes were placed on either side of a long thin nose that had been broken and was slightly crooked. His lips were thin and with his other features set in a hard-sculpted square face. He was wearing a pair of dark washed denim jeans and jacket. He wore work boots with a white thermal undershirt with long sleeves. Over the thermal shirt was a blue flannel shirt with a plaid pattern of black, white, yellow, and red thin lines.

"This is our architect Norishige Chiaki." Hiroko waved the last person of their party forward a fortyish woman stepped forward and bowed to her new clients.

Chiaki was a petite four feet ten inches. She had long black hair she wore on the back of her head in a tight bun. She had a heart shaped face that housed two large chocolate brown eyes that sparkled with the gayety of a much younger woman then one of her age of forty-four. Her nose was long, lean, and ended over a smiling pair of medium thick lips. She was just about twenty pounds overweight but because of her short stature she looked more like fifty pounds to heavy. She wore a jersey print dress covered sparsely in Monarch butterflies on a sky blue background. Over the top of the dress she wore a ecru blazer with brass buttons. On her feet she wore a pair of ballerina flats of light blue.

Nodoka then introduced the rest of their party and the elders Snow Pea and Mascara came forward along with Kalya to discuss what they wanted done to the building. As the architect and contractor took notes, they were told to make the four buildings one. Then they wanted added ten teet deep of walls around the parameter for storage rooms' furos, bathrooms, utility rooms, and closets. They also decided to add another forty feet to the already thirty feet height.

As they talked, the rest of the Isis Warriors added their ideas especially where it came to their rooms. The contractor figured he could get four floors with the additional thirty feet another three floors with eight-foot ceilings and since the space would be quite large, he talked of one main hallway with no doors to rooms but with smaller hallways branching off the main hallway with the entrances to the rooms. The group liked that idea then each level could have a different looking main hallway as a way to let people know where they were.

The contractor told them they could not stay in the warehouses once they started reconstruction. There was a couple of hotels nearby or if they wished they could rent one of the large houses nearby. The elders were not happy with that idea they needed to start planning and training more vigorously to get ready.

"I am afraid it is code ma'am though I do know that there is a large apartment building tjust up the street from here. If you look there, it is. You can keep an eye on the work here and as you can see, it has a large front yard and a large parking lot in the back. Though no garages." The contractor told them as Dyama Noriyuk stepped forward.

"Very well we will contact them tomorrow after we finish with Dyama-san on the purchase of this compound. We will see you tomorrow at ten o'clock." Mascara said, as she looked sideways at Kalya who nodded with a smile.

"Very well if you give me the number I can contact the owners of the apartment building and have them meet you at my office and you can negotiate with them I will also check on other possibilities as well just in case you don't like the deal they are offering." Noriyuki said as she copied down the number for the apartment building.

"That will work out fine my dear tomorrow at ten then." Snow Pea said as the rest of the group moved to one of the warehouses to set up a 'campsite' until they got a place to stay.

As they walked their guests, back to the car Hiroko turned and handed Nodoka a sheet of paper with several phone numbers on them. He then bowed and entered the car. As he pulled out, he waved at Nodoka and the others. They waved back and watched as he pulled out of the compound.

"What is on the paper Ariyoshi gave you child?" Snow Pea asked her face a lit with curiosity.

"Huh? Oh let me look." Nodoka looked down and smiled then handed the paper to the elder.

"He got us a list of rare coin dealers we can contact to sell the coins." Nodoka said as Mascara looked over Snow Pea's shoulder.

"May I borrow your cell phone my dear we can start making appointments so we can convert the coins to pay for the compound and the renovations." Mascara said as Nodoka gave her the cell phone.

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Kalya, Mascara, Snow Pea, and Nodoka exited the last of the four coin dealers. Their faces were a mixture of emotions. The two elders were smiling smugly while Nodoka and Kalya had shocked looks. The four women walked back to the compound but stopped along the way to buy some supplies for the evening meal. As they entered and left several grocers, they then headed back to the compound. Their packages were in stuff space storage.

As they rounded the last corner to the compound their paths were blocked by three large burly men and two smaller men one short and flabby the other lean and wiry.

"Look what we got here boys to lovely ladies to _play_ with and their grandma's! Kill the old women and we will take turns with the other two!" The biggest man snarled but no one moved as Mascara hopped forward she pogoed up to the man who spoke and got nose to nose with him.

"The last time thugs like you tried to do that they ended up in the cursed springs of Jusendo Valley as farm animals." Mascara snarled just as angrily but her tone made him and his compatriots shiver.

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT SOME DUMB VALLEY! THOSE WHORES ARE MINE AND WE WANT THEM NOW!" The leader said as he lashed out at Mascara only to find her missing.

The men started to rush the woman as they noticed Mascara and Snow Pea had taken the lead and were protecting the younger women. The men ran toward them but stopped dead as a line of glowing bandanas and shurikens landed in front of them. The women looked up and saw a line of Isis warriors on both sides of the street. The men followed the women's gazes and swallowed hard as they were all glowing different colors.

"It seems the next move is your gentlemen. Try to attack us or die." Snow Pea's gravelly voice broke through the stunned men.

The men came out of their awe then turned and ran down the street. They disappeared into the darkness. As the other, Isis Warriors jumped from the rooftops to land next to them. Kalya tried hard to keep a stern angry expression but the happy smile that tugged at her lips would not let her.

"We could have handled them you know." She tried to snarl but it came out as a giggle.

"Yes I am sure you could have but why start fighting and causing damage to other's property when we could all scare the hell out of them and save you the trouble." Ryoga said as he arched an eyebrow at Kalya then lightly punched her arm with a devilish grin.

"That is neither here nor there; let's get back to the compound we need to have a discussion." Mascara said as she took the lead and headed back to their new home.

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"SAPPHIRE!" The voice of Ric traveled over the yacht to the bow and Sapphire as she stood watching for the coast of Japan it should be any time now.

She turned at the shout and headed to the wheelhouse Hayashi and Dolphin behind her followed closely by the other passengers on the yacht. She entered the wheelhouse and as she did, Dolphin took over the wheel for Ric so he could enter the new information on Seth. Sapphire looked at Ric with a scowl, as she was not needed for the updating of the maps.

"Wait let me get this last update in." Ric said as he marked the last spot on the map he then turned to Sapphire.

"OK I got a call from Nodoka. They met with the lawyer, realtor, contractor, and architect yesterday. They also bought the four warehouses and the lawyer had given them four reputable rare coin dealers and were able to sell a few of the coins at each of the shops. They not only got enough to buy the compound and start renovations they were going to rent an apartment building up the street from the compound. The an apartment building was for rent and it is across the street and three buildings down." Ric said as he looked at his notes.

"Why rent a place we can...!" Sapphire started but Ric cut her off with a shake of his head.

"No it is a code violation for anyone to live in the building or compound until after final inspection. There is enough from the sixteen coins they sold to cover the reconstruction and start buying furniture." He completed, as they, all looked shocked at Ric but Sapphire.

"Did they tell you what they decided on the buildings?" Sapphire asked hoping they were going to do one large building.

"Yes they are making the four buildings into one and the sides they open up to create one building those walls will be reused to fix the remaining walls and close off the building. They also added another thirty feet of height so not including the first floor there will be seven floors of apartments." He said as he looked at Hayashi with a sideways glance then quickly back at Sapphire who saw the look and raised an eyebrow at Nodoka's intended.

"When the two elders, Kalya and Nodoka went to cash in the coins on their way back five thugs tried to attack them and kill the elders...!" The shout behind them made Ric cringe, as it was louder then he thought it would be.

"WHAT! WHAT HAPPENED!? ARE THEY ALL...URK!" Hayashi froze as Dolphin turned back to steering the yacht.

"Let Ric finish my love!" Sapphire raised an eyebrow at the term of endearment and smiled, as she must let Jasmine know.

"Nothing happened though Kalya wanted to fight them the rest of the Isis Warriors sort of intervened and scared them off. That was the next thing they decided needed to be done." Ric told Sapphire as he looked at the notepad.

"What is that child?" Ric raised an eyebrow at the 'child' comment then chuckled as he continued.

"When the renovations are completed the Isis Warriors all of us will need to cast a protective spell over the entire compound, the building, and grounds. They feel we need it to protect us from the lowlifes living around us and from Seth. Kalya is looking through her journals she copied from Isis' books she vaguely remembered several different types of spells that will do that. Once she finds them then Snow Pea and Shen-sensei will go to Isis' library. Then look them up if Kalya did not copy them completely." Ric said as he smiled at her.

"So what is the status?" Sapphire asked him as she nodded.

"They have bought the compound, Mascara and Snow Pea has talked with government officials about Seth. They also got protection from unscrupulous scientists for the Phoenix warriors. They also told them that since they are Isis' army she might not take kindly to any attempts to steal them. They also got assistance to get approvals for the renovation to start. They will be starting tomorrow since the architect is needed for the inside the contractor will get the four buildings into one while she makes up the drawings of what the others have suggest as well as electrical, and plumping schematics." Ric said with a wider grin.

"How long will it take?" Sapphire asked as she looked out the window and saw the island of Japan in the distance, Ric shook his head.

"We don't know. We are lucky it is just starting spring in Japan so we will not have to fight cold weather, but we might get problems with the rain. If they can get the buildings combined quickly, it won't matter if we do get rain because we will be working on the inside.

Ric told the elder as she looked confusedly at Dolphin and the Japanese coast. She watched as Dolphin veered off toward a dock farther up the coast. Ric turned and saw as Dolphin was heading toward the docks outside the Nerima business district. He smiled then turned back to Sapphire who watched him with a small amount of anger. Then back at Dolphin with the same anger.

"She got a telepathic message from Kalya with the purchase of the compound we also own the eight boat slips on the water side of the compound. So we are mooring the yacht there and when the others start arriving they can dock in the other slips." Ric explained, then Sapphire's eyes opened wide with shock.

"How far away can you send telepathic messages?" Sapphire asked as she stared between Dolphin, Hayashi, and Ric.

"Well we are at our maximum Hayashi let them know we were in range." He said as the now free Hayashi stood next to Dolphin as she steered the yacht to where they needed to be.

"Fascinating!" Sapphire said as she moved to the map to check the new entries.

"Ok everyone get ready to disembark!" Everyone left the wheelhouse but Dolphin she liked steering the yacht and asked to dock it in its new home.

{"Ric may I dock please?"} She asked the owner of the luxury yacht.

{"Sure you can Dolphin just let me know if you have any questions."} Ric sent back as he left the wheelhouse to make sure he had everything he needed.

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The elders, Nodoka and Kalya reentered the compound. All had happy smiles on their faces. The Isis Warriors that had arrived to Japan with them met them.

"Well how did it go?" Mousse asked as the other members of the team came up eager to here.

"Well the compound and the eight boat slips attached to our dock belong to us. In addition, the elders were able to talk with a government official who is going to get them a meeting with the prime minister and diet. We also got all the zoning and paperwork so tomorrow Furuya-san will start making the four buildings one. Norishige-san will also be here tomorrow to work on the interior plans by then Mother Sapphire and the others will be here to give their ideas and opinions." Kalya said as she tried to contain her happiness.

"And what about the apartment building?" Meran asked as she came up next to Kalya.

"The one the contractor told us about was too expensive and had no real room for training plus it is actually two blocks from here. Dyama-san found an empty apartment building even closer to our compound at a much more reasonable rate. As a matter of fact we can watch what happens here from the upper floors of the building." Kalya said as she pointed to a ten story apartment building that was on the other side of the street and three building down from them.

"That building is the one Dyama-san wanted us to see." Mascara told them as she liked that realtor.

"What about furnishings?" Sage asked as he looked toward the building.

"Well what we thought we could do is as we decorate our apartments we do it with the furnishing we want when we move in here." Mascara said as she came up and looked at them with a smile.

"We will of course wait for the others they should be arriving within the next few hours I should think." Mascara continued as the others looked out over the water toward the boats they could see in the distance.