Suikoden One Half Chapter 24: The Nightmare's End Part 1, a Ranma + Suikoden Crossover fanfic

Suikoden One Half

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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters here that belong to Ranma 1/2. The Ranma 1/2 cast belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Nor do I own Suikoden 3 or any other characters that I put into this story except for my own OCs. Neither do I own any of the character in any of the crossovers I do. I'm just using them in this fanfiction and I have no money so don't bother suing me. You'll just lose money instead of gaining any.

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Chapter 20 - The Nightmare's End Part 1

Three days after the fight with Neclord -

In her room Sayo is looking over her costume and the gadgets that Molly had given her. She had told the child genius and Yun of her plans a few days ago after she had decided to become a superhero. At first Yun had been against it, but then she had closed her eyes for a few moments. After that she was all for it. Molly had her sinister smile on her face when she said that she would help, which had made Sayo worried at what the mad genius had in store for her. Thankfully it had all turned out well.

Somehow Molly had built an underground lair for her to use by the old water tower. She said that if she's going to be a superhero then she needed a secret base just like everybody else.

She didn't dare ask how she had done it all in a few hours. She is not as dumb as her sister is.

The reason why she had gone over to Molly was that after seeing the footage of the fight between Ranma and Neclord she knew she needed more than just a costume and superpowers to keep up with them. She read through all her mangas and saw that most of the heroes had gadgets to help them. Since she's not that good with anything mechanical she turned to the one person that she knew could help her.

Molly had rebuilt her chosen weapon, her cane. The hook now acted like a grappling hook and other end like a laser gun, but it channels lightning instead. Molly had even created a suit that increases her strength and speed and is supposed to get bigger as she grows up. It is a black bodysuit that she can wear underneath her costume and acts like body armor. It included a helmet that acts like a computer. It lets her track items, listen to any and all frequencies and see in low lighted or smoke filled areas. (1) To help her move around Molly made her some boots and leg harness that lets her hop around like a kangaroo and increase the power of her kicks. (2)

After seeing the gaijin cartoon 'Static Shock' and since she has almost the same power as he does Sayo had Molly build a hover disk that can fold up like in the show and powered by her rune. Now she can travel by air.

All she needs now is a superhero name.

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At the police station -

Ever since the attack Shibuya police station has been in great need to have more man power to replace the ones that had died or have been injured during the attack. They sent an all out request to send help. The first one to respond was the Bokuto Precinct and the officers they had sent arrived a day after the Neclord-Ranma fight. Even though most of them are from their traffic division they took them in anyway.

Kotobuki is talking with Sakeo who had woken up yesterday and returned to active duty. Dr. Jones had called the station telling them that they have found the home base of Neclord. The building is downtown by the oceanfront and they should be ready for anything. Ryo and Kaori are talking to some of the cops from the Bokuto precinct since they are pretty well known as a rag-tag group of misfits.

One of the police officers is angrily waving her fist in the air. She has red brown hair in a pageboy haircut, auburn eyes and a very athletic body. Her white uniform shirt and tie and blue skirt ensemble hugged her figure. She is currently trying to grab hold of Ryo's neck since he went and measured her chest and said her measurements out loud for everyone to hear. She's being held back by several of her fellow officers.

Her partner is currently trying to get her to calm down. Her black hair is long and tied in a long braid down to her waist. She has brown eyes and a face and personality that kind of reminded Ryo of Dr. Tofu's wife for some reason. She wore the same uniform that her partner had except that she has a vest over her buttoned shirt.

"Let me at him Miyuki, let me at him!" Natsumi tried to get around her partner to strangle the pervert.

Meanwhile, Ryo is hitting on a blushing Aoi. The demure girl looked down towards her feet as the perverted detective offered to be her "love machine". But that only lasted until he saw another babe from the Bokuto division and hit on her.

Ken Nakajima is looking over the bikes that the Shibuya station has. He is a large, dark haired muscular man that wears sunglasses all the time and is totally in love with Miyuki. However, he is too shy to do anything about it. As with the rest of his family he is really into motorcycles, cars, and powerful engines. He marveled at the bikes and parts that a well-funded station can afford to get.

He also noticed, along with the other male cops that came with him, that the female officers of the Shibuya precinct could give supermodels a run for their money. Unfortunately most of them are into Ranma Jones. The only ones who are not into Ranma are either already married, involved with someone else or into other women. Ellen had, of course, edited out the part where Ranma declared he had someone in mind for his wife already. If that had gone TV they would have lost a LOT of viewers after all.

Yoriko Nikaidou, the Bokuto Precinct Gossip Queen even though her gossip is wrong practically all the time, is already digging up information about Ranma Jones. All she had to go on were the TV reports and articles in the papers, and now she is in the city where he lives! She is a short, long auburn haired woman that wears glasses and she CANNOT ever, ever keep her mouth shut about anything. She is talking to Jun and Jenny because she heard that they have a really interesting photo of Ranma Jones.

As the group excited the building the streets erupted with noise. A motorbike raced into the station parking lot towing a large box behind it that is covered with a cloth. Nakajima recognized that the bike is an American Indian, a rare bike to see even in the US. The last time he had seen one was in a magazine about classic bikes. He never thought he would see one in his entire life, especially one in Japan. Miyuki is also spell-bond seeing such a rare bike, drool going down one side of her mouth. All thoughts of the bike are dropped when everyone saw who is riding it.

A rather big-bodied man wearing a white baseball uniform, a dark cape, and a dark mask that had the initial 'S' stitched at the forehead area rode on top of the bike. On his belt are a couple of baseballs and a baseball bat that went with his outfit. He exuded an aura of idiocy, which is really quite obvious if the costume he is wearing is of any indication.

"Strike Man!" Natsumi shouted out as the bike stopped in front her. "What are you doing here?"

Strike Man got off his bike and stood tall. "GREETINGS, HOMERUN GIRL! I HAVE COME TO SHIBUYA TO BRING JUSTICE TO THIS CITY AND RID IT OF THE EVIL! AHAHAHAHA" Strike Man yelled, earning him some odd looks from everyone in the parking lot.

"My name isn't 'Homerun Girl'!" Natsumi shouted, hating that he calls her that every time they meet.

Strike Man posed. "FEAR NOT, FOR I HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT JUSTICE TO THOSE IN NEED OF IT!" Strike Man shouted out and ripped the cloth off the box. "BEHOLD THOSE WHO WOULD DEFACE JUSTICE!"

There, lying in broken heaps, are the Saotomes and Soun Tendo. They have been beaten up with what looks like baseballs and bat hits. Strike Man had gone and caught the very people that a lot of the female officers have been gunning for because if they did catch Ranma Saotome's parents then maybe he will give something to them for all their hard work. Besides, Genma is a wanted man for a very LONG list of crimes.

"You caught them?" Miyuki yelled in disbelief. She knew that Strike Man was strong and all, but still! How could he beat all three of them up like that? Two of them are premier martial artists! "But how?"

Strike Otoko laughed like an insane person, which most say he is. "SIMPLE! I HAVE GOTTEN MUCH STRONGER SINCE OUR LAST MEETING," Strike Man said as he lifted the cage over his head, showing how strong he has become. While holding the cage with one arm he pointed to the top of a three-story building. "IT IS ALL THANKS TO THE HELP OF THAT SMART GIRL OVER THERE!"

Looking to where he is pointing at Ryo and Kaori both sweat dropped and gulped at seeing the person. Sitting on top of her homemade electric powered bike is the city's local mad child genius, Molly Hat, better known as Mind Hat. Everyone that didn't know Mind just stared at the young girl that is on top of the building.

She smiled down to them cheerfully, but with a hint of malice. They all screamed as she drove off the building down to them. They thought she had gone suicidal but they all stopped screaming as they saw the bike slow its fall thanks to the jets on the bottom of the craft. Nakajima and Miyuki were both spell bond by Minds home made bike wondering if they could look over her bike.

Mind smirked at the crowd. "Greeting! For those that don't know who, I am let me introduced myself. My name is Mind Hat, the child genius of Shibuya and the greatest inventor that this city has ever seen!" Molly shouted out, making her ego even bigger.

Strike Man walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "YES! THANKS TO HER MY POWER TO BRING JUSTICE TO JAPAN HAS BECOME EVEN GREATER!" Strike Man shouted out and joined Mind in laughing as he juggled the cage over his head from one hand to the other. And the fact that the two Saotomes and the one Tendo had been too tired and hungry to put up much of a fight against Strike Otoko didn't enter their minds.

"Are they for real?" one of the cops asked the ones that knew the two.

"Yup, they sure are," everyone who knew them said in exasperation at the same time.

Yoriko walked up to Mind Hat as Ryo and Kaori waved franticly behind her to stop. "Little girl, don't you know that you shouldn't be driving at your age."

Molly's smirk got bigger. "So I'm a little girl huh." She casually pushed a button on the bike's control panel. A large cannon barrel popped out in front of her bike right at Yoriko. The startled officer made an "EEP!" sound before being blasted straight into the station wall, trapped in webbing. "Anyone else has something to say about me being a 'little girl'?"

Everyone shook his or her head saying no and Yoriko yelled out for someone to get her down.

Molly smirked at the struggling incompetent officer. She then turned to the others. "I met this guy yesterday and he said he would help me 'bring to justice Ranma's parents and Mr. Tendo'." Mind rolled her eyes as she said the last part.

"YES!" If he noticed her tone he did not give any indication of it. "IN RETURN SHE MADE ME THESE GAUNTLETS," Strike Man shouted, letting the cage fall down to the ground. He showed them the metal gauntlets that, unlike those of Ranma and the others, amplified his strength while making him stronger in body as well overtime. "THANKS TO THESE MY POWER FOR JUSTICE HAS BECOME GREATER! NO ONE CAN STAND IN THE WAY OF JUSTICE! MWUHAHAHAHA!"

Molly shook her head as she held her face in her hands. "Anyway, after Dr. Jones found out about this big lug's plans he gave him his old Indian that's been sitting in his garage for years. I super charged it, of course, to make it into a super bike just like mine!"

"Ano," Yoriko said out as she hanged from the wall. "Dr. Jones lives in the U.S. doesn't he? How did you get that bike here if it was in the states?" Yoriko asked, still hanging on the wall.

"Well..." She pressed a button and the barrel came out again. "I can answer that for you. Would you like me too?" She radiated innocence, the fake type anyway.

Yoriko shook her head as much as the webbing allowed her. "NONONO! That's okay! I don't need to know!"

"IT'S TIME FOR US TO LEAVE MIND! FAREWELL HOMERUN GIRL!" Strike Man shouted as he and Mind started to leave.

"Wait!" Natsumi yelled out. "I'm taking you in Strike Otoko!" Natsumi shouted, taking out a bat since she has been through this way too many times for her liking.

Her 'rival' took out a baseball from his belt. "WELL, HOMERUN GIRL, LET ME SHOW YOU MY 'JUSTICE BALL OF FURY'!" Strike Man shouted out, throwing his newest ball at Natsumi.

Natsumi swung her bat and hit the ball, sure of herself that she will win like all the other times. But then something that should not have happened, happened. The ball broke THROUGH her bat and embedded itself deeply into the station's wall that had just been repaired. Everyone from the Bokuto Precinct's jaws dropped. STRIKE MAN had just beaten NATSUMI! In a battle of STRENGHT!

"YES!" The winner shouted. "FINALLY, THE HAND OF JUSTICE HAS BEATEN HOMERUN GIRL!" Strike Man shouted as he and Mind took off on their bikes.

"How did he do that?" Natsumi asked, staring at her broken bat.

"He's gotten strong," Nakajima said. Everyone had forgotten about the strength enhancing gauntlets due to the shock of seeing NATSUMI of all people beaten at a strength contest.

"Shouldn't we go after them?" Sakeo asked.

Kaori shook her head furiously. "With HER around! No way!" She liked her clothes to smell right thank you very much.

"Are you crazy?" Ryo shouted. "Then YOU go! Kaori and I have seen enough of her gadgets to last us three million lifetimes!"

"Maybe Strike Man won't do anything here," Miyuki said as she tried to insert a bit of sanity in the situation.

A police officer came running out of the station. "A masked baseball player has just beaten up all the reporters outside of Ranma Jones' household and the one next door to his!"

"Then again…" Miyuki said while more of a moaned, sweat dropping along with the others in the parking lot.

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Meanwhile, at the temple -

Ranma is sitting on his bed as he looks over his single wing. He gave it a flap as he had learned how to control it now. Using Molly's lab Landis had taught him how to use it. It is just like using your arms or legs. Just 'will' it to do whatever you want it to do. He can glide through the air for a short time and jump higher than before by flapping his wing to climb a bit higher, though he can only go up a few feet before he looses balance. But without a right wing he cannot fly around like Landis. Somehow it exudes energy that allows him to glide and keep himself balanced until gravity pulls him down to the ground. (A) He shivered at the memory of how…excited Mind had been.

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Flashback -

Ranma tried to break the bonds holding him down to the metal bed. Unfortunately, Molly had made sure he had no leverage. "Let me go damn it! Keep that thing away from me!"

Mind approached him looking as innocent as her sister Magic. "What's wrong Ranma? It's only a tiny needle. All I want is a little blood sample from that new appendage of yours." She gave him a smile that would give a bear cavities.

The needle in question is ten inches long.

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Everyone in the temple still remembers the scream that came from the lab that day.

His future sister-in-law had done numerous experiments on him ever since he got the wing, much to his displeasure. It irked him every time she would call him her 'guinea pig' and laughing like 'Washu' from Tenchi Muyo. She wants to know how the wing got there and why. So far all she had been able to come up with is that a powerful backlash of magic came from somewhere and gave him the wing. It might have something to do with the Chaos Rune since the feathers glow the same color as one half of his rune. She is not sure whether it was an internal or external source that the magic to create the wing came from, just that he is lucky that he got a wing instead of something else like a tentacle or a cat's tail that would have scared the hell out of him. She cannot explain why he is the only one affected or why he only has one wing either.

The glowing of the feathers also perplexed her. All her readings indicate nothing except for tightly controlled magic, which not even Piccolo could tell what it would do. No matter how many (shiver) tests she does the magic would not reveal itself. None of the readings could come up with what the magic does; only the energy that allows him to glide can be detected. When she plucked a few feathers, which had gotten a very loud scream from him, the glow receded and the true color of his feathers, white, came out.

The wing itself is like those of Saffron's people. In fact, it is a copy of Saffron's wings except his glows sky blue and he only has one. It comes out of his back and is connected to his shoulder blades. The wing has a lot of nerve endings which explains why it is so sensitive. Normally the wing would have snapped the scapula off, but somehow it does not. Powerful muscles, both in the wing and in his back, control it. The bones are also semi-hollow like bird's skeletons so that it is not too heavy, but has enough density that it will not break due to him being much heavier than a bird.

Everyone had taken to the new appendage in stride. They mentioned that if he is going to get a new limb it might as well be something cool.

His girls just love his new wing. They love the feel of the feathers, so smooth and soft against their skin. Their favorite pastime is to rub their faces into it and be engulfed in it while in his embrace. His two daughters, even the usually calm and coolheaded Reni, are two of his most frequent hugging buddies. Yun practically attaches herself to him most of the time. Even she did not get a single hint that he would get a new limb.

He winced when he remembered how…enthusiastic, Sakura and the others are when it comes to his wing. Kohran also has the same gleam Mind does when she stares and touches it. It might not be a machine, but that does not mean she will not 'study' it if given a chance. Kanna had playfully punched it once and he passed out from the pain.

Another good point is that it helps out with his training with Tina since it gives him an advantage over her. That his art is a mid-air style also made things easier for him. She still beats him in a straight-out fight though.

There are a few drawbacks. It hurt like HELL to sleep on his back for too long. He has to sleep on his right side most of the time so he is not putting to much pressure on his wing, especially the juncture. Now he knows how Saffron, Kima and the rest of their people go to sleep.

He also has to figure out how to keep it hidden from people or else scientists from all over will be after him.

Then he thought of the two new members of the temple household.

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Flashback to three days ago -

Everyone flopped down on couches, chairs, even on the floor of the main room of the temple. Even though they had won the battle it had not been a walk in the park either. Most of them came out of it with no injuries and are just exhausted. Ranma and his two saviors had come out of it the worst and the three are laid down on futons to be bandaged up. At the gates Akari, the only one who had not gone with them to fight Neclord and his horde of monsters, tried to tell the reporters to go away. With Katsunishiki right next to her they took the hint and went away.

Ranma insisted he is fine and tried to get away from being babied. After protesting for a while until his fiancées gave him 'the look' that all females seemed to know to keep their men in line he gave up and let them bandage him up. He had various cuts and bruises with the worst being his bruised ribs and back from the punch Mr. X had gave him. The two girls next to him on their own futons got patched up as well.

He turned to them as all three sat up. "It's good to see you two again. How're you holding up?"

The older of the two, Natsume, 20, sighed. "Hello Ranma. It's good to see you again as well." Her pole arm and bag rested next to her. She has dark brown hair keeping it in a high ponytail. She's dress in a dark blue school uniform with a long skirt.

Kurumi, 19, greeted him with a smile and a wave. "Hey Ranma! Got anything to eat?" She asked enthusiastically. Her ribbon is tied back into her hair and her bag next to her futon. She's dress in a sailor fuku of a school uniform like how both of them were dress the last time he saw them.

Ranma chuckled a little. Kurumi is the only one he knows that has a bigger appetite than he does and whose stomach is the only one who can actually eat Akane's cooking without writhing in pain. "Sure. Akari, could you get her some food and lots of it? Think of what I usually eat and double it."

Akari, in fact the whole room except Ranma, Ranko, Kurumi and Natsume, blinked. She nodded after getting over her shock that someone can out eat RANMA. "Sure. Anything in particular?"

The girl shook her head. "Nope! Anything will do!"

After Akari had disappeared into the kitchen Ranma turned to the two. "I really appreciate what you two did for me back there. I would've died if you two hadn't stepped in at that time. Anyway, what're the two of you doing here?"

Natsume just nodded. "Sure. No problem." She then started to look nervous. "We were following our father here when we stumbled onto your fight.

Ranma blinked and then brightened. "Really? That's great! You finally found your real dad!"

Kurumi, while looking nervous, said "Yeah. We know who our real father is."

Ranma, picking up on their nervousness but not commenting on it, asked, "So who is he? Need some help finding him? I'm not as good as Nabiki but I'll do my best to help you find him!"

Natsume gave him a small smile, pleased. "Thank you. We have found him already." She reached for her bag. "We rescued a woman from getting robbed a month ago. She was grateful to us and decided to help us find our father. She gave us a blood test and had it matched to find our father." She reached into her bag and fumbled around.

Kurumi continued for her. "We know our mother's name is Atsuko. When Dr. Mizuno tested our blood she got lucky and found our birth certificates. We…YAY!" Akari had come in with a big plate of rice balls and other snacks, which Kurumi of course grabbed up and started eating.

Natsume found what she was looking for, a bundle of papers in a folder. "These are the results." She handed the folder to Ranma.

The pigtailed man took it and looked at the first page, eager to finally know who their father is. He remembered back to when he met the two for the first time. Their skill with the Anything Goes School was astounding. Then there was that fiasco with Soun being their father. Then it turns out it was Happosai using the Tendo Patriarch's name.

He will finally get to know who the two girl's real father is. He read the part about whom their mother is. Sure enough the name read Atsuko Suzuki. Then he moved on to the father's name.

He sputtered, babbled, and dry-heaved for a few seconds before freezing in shock. His hands let go of the papers and assumed the position of pointer and pinky fingers out with the arms high over his head. Swirls can be seen in his eyes as he lay on the ground.

"RANMA!" His girls practically teleported (in Viki's case she did) to his side as soon as he started having a fit. He looked like he was about to go into a seizure. Ranko checked him over and breathed out a sigh of relief.

"He's okay. He's just in shock. Now, what could have set him off?" She directed her question at the sad and distressed looking Natsume and Kurumi.

In silence the two pointed to the papers Ranma had dropped. Ranko picked it up and read it. "OH MY GOD!"

"WHAT? WHAT IS IT?"

Before she could reply Ranma mumbled something. "Dead…he's so dead…"

"Huh?" asked Rico. "Who is 'so dead'?"

Ranma had the stare of a man staring a thousand yards away, but is slowly melting into anger. "I'll kill him…I'll kill the bastard…of all the stupid things he's ever done…"

Kodachi looked worriedly at him before turning to Ranko. "What's wrong? Why is he acting like this?"

The red-haired girl handed the papers to her. She had the same look in her eyes now. Natsume and Kurumi had stood up and gone to each side of Ranma and put a hand on his shoulder.

Natsume tried to snap him out of it. "Are you o…"

Ranma interrupted her by sitting bolt up and screamed "OOOOOYAAAAAAAJIIIIIIII!"

Kodachi gasped before exclaiming, "Your father is Genma Saotome?"

Ranma bolted up and would have made it out of the door if Rally and Minnie had not grabbed him. "LET GO OF ME! I'LL KILL GENMA! HOW COULD HE KEEP A SECRET LIKE THIS FROM ME! THAT RAT BASTARD DIES TODAY!"

Rally and Minnie, no matter how strong they are, lost their grip on him. Fortunately everybody snapped out of their own shock and dog-piled him before he could get away. "Ranma!" Fred screamed as he held Ranma's arms behind him. "Stop! You don't even know where he is! Killing him won't solve anything right now!"

Natsume held onto his legs. "Please! Just listen to us first!" she yelled frantically.

It took everyone a while to calm down the furious Ranma. It helped that Ranko whispered something in his ear and he suddenly calmed down. No matter how many times they asked her though she never revealed what she had said to him. However, she would later give them a clue by…purring? Anyway, Natsume and Kurumi then explained what has happened to them.

The two told of what they had read from a diary their mother had left them. The two received it when Dr. Mizuno had found that their mother had left it to them in a will along with a few small possessions. The two had never been married. He got her impregnated (he got her drunk) and promised to marry her as soon as he cleared up something with his parents. Genma had left their mother when he found out what Kurumi's gender was while still in Atsuko's womb, by this time she had fallen in love with him and sought to give him the son he wanted much to the disgust of all the room's occupants (C), saying what a wonderful woman Nodoka was. However, in truth he got mad that she was giving him ANOTHER daughter. He left her and took up the arranged marriage his parents set up for him.

He had been unhappy getting daughters, who in his chauvinistic views are weaker and of a lower class to men, and left the mother and two girls behind leaving them with nothing. Atsuko died a week before Happosai had found Natsume and Kurumi due to malnourishment, having given most of the food to her daughters. Being an unwed mother, to TWO children, is frowned upon and they lived a harsh life. That was why the two children had been practicing in the mountains alone. The village they had lived in took care of them until the two left on their martial arts journey.

According to the birth certificates Ranma had been born just three months after Kurumi. Everyone noted that Ranma has been nineteen for a while now, but left that matter to another time.

The two had been shocked to find out that the man they had met before was their real father. They went to Nerima to go see him and tell him of the news. However, the Saotomes and Tendos had already left to go to Shibuya by then. They were able to catch up to them halfway and confronted Genma privately.

The meeting had not gone well. Genma refused any such knowledge that he had a lover before Nodoka and in no way did he have "weak and pitiful daughters". Afterwards he hightailed it with Soun, Nodoka and Akane. No one doubted that he has not told his wife or the others of the confrontation.

If it is even possible Ranma hated Genma even more for doing that to them. He remembered when Natsume and Kurumi had first shown up at the Nerima thinking that Mr. Tendo was their father. Genma probably knew whose children that they were and said nothing about it. Whatever he touches he destroys, especially if it feeds his stomach or fills his wallet so he could fill his stomach.

That is when a little fact finally penetrated Ranma's mind and made an impression. "S-s-s-sisters? I h-have s-s-sisters! Real ones!" He turned astonished eyes to the two girls on each side of him, both with small smiles on their faces.

Natsume could not help but smile at his expression. "Yes, little brother. How else do you think Kurumi has a bottomless pit for a stomach like you do?"

"Hey!" Ranma's half sister Kurumi exclaimed. "We can't help it! We're father's children after all! Just because you turned out more like mom doesn't mean you can tease us like that!"

Natsume noticed something from what Ranma said. "What do you mean 'real ones'?"

Noticing that Ranma is too busy imitating a goldfish Edge pushed forward a suddenly shy Yun. "Ms. Natsume, Ms. Kurumi, meet your little sister, Yun."

Now it is the two girl's turn to go into shock. "W-w-we have a little s-s-sister too! Father had another child!"

Yun waved shyly at them. "Hi. I'm big brother's adopted sister, Yun."

The two calmed down a bit Natsume waved back while Kurumi engulfed her in a tight hug. "Hi sis! I'm Kurumi, your new big sister!"

Natsume chuckled as Yun's face lit up and returned the hug. After a while the oldest Saotome offspring joined the hug as well. "It's amazing that we have gained a whole new family after being alone for so long, isn't it Kurumi." The girl nodded vigorously. All the females went "Awwww" at the scene.

Sumire snapped Ranma out of his shock by hitting him on the head with her Naginata. "You have introductions to do, so snap out of it." Orihime meaningfully pushed Iris and Reni to him.

He shot an irritated but thankful look at Sumire and Orihime. He stood up and took his two daughter's hands and walked them over to the group hug. He waited until his older sisters looked over their way and pushed the two in front of him. "Reni, Iris, I want you to meet your aunties Natsume and Kurumi. Natsume, Kurumi, meet my daughters Reni and Iris." The eldest Saotomes gasped and their eyes bulged.

"Oh my! Our little brother's been BUSY!" the two cried. The way the two said the last word sent some very detailed messages.

It took Ranma a second to recognize the message. When he did..."OI!" He shouted as he turned red all the way down to his toes. "Adopted! They're adopted! I ain't like that! Quit thinkin' I'm like that!" Everyone got a good laugh at his windmilling arms and panicked expression. He turned to stone when they gave him an expression that clearly said "Yeah, right."

Natsume and Kurumi chuckled. It's so funny teasing him like that! They guessed that the two are adopted due to the ages. The two teens smiled warmly at their new nieces and accepted them into the group hug. After a moment Iris grabbed one of her father's arms and brought him into the hug. 'Is this it?' Natsume and Kurumi thought. 'Is our dream finally coming true? Are we finally going to have…a home?'

Ranma did not hesitate to welcome his sisters into his home. The two had been about to go find a hotel, but Ranma insisted that "his family", something he thought he'd never say, stay in his, now their, home. Since room is getting REALLY tight everyone decided to hire some contractors to expand the temple, they would later realize that trying to hide Landis is futile, and maybe even connect it and the other house. They also needed to expand so Kodachi and the others do not have to use the trailers anymore.

Jones will put the two girls on his family's register. Even if they are not directly related to him they are still family of his grandson and it wouldn't do for them to be ronins, the girls eternally grateful to him.

The two are told of what has been going on with Neclord and about the other world and they decided to help. They very shyly asked if they could come with them to the other world when they return there. Genma refuses to recognize them as daughters and they really have no home to go to, something they were expecting when they inherit the Tendo Dojo. No one disagreed, and some actually insisted that they go. Ranma is a good little brother after all and let them.

Akari asked if she and her sumo pig could come too. She remained silent when she got asked why. However, the crimson blush on her face and the almost discreet (very obvious) glances she gave Edge gave away her reason. Everyone is pleased that she is getting over Ryoga so quickly. They know that Edge is a good man and will take care of her, not like that pig who was more worried about murdering someone than her safety.

When his "onee-chans" found out about his relationships to his six fiancées (though he's yet to ask for the hands of Viki, Kasumi, and Kodachi, it is just a matter of time) they were blown away. When the two had speculated that their "ototo" is a playboy he fiercely denied it, that it was the girl's idea for them to share him. The girls backed him up. Besides, they said they "LOVE ganging up on him", which made said pigtailed man whimper.

Wild speculation had gone on until Ranma, with wind-milling arms and everything, shouted, "OI! NOT LIKE THAT! GET YOUR MINDS OUT OF THE GUTTER! WHY THE HELL IS EVERYONE THINKING I'M SOME SORT OF PERVERT TODAY!"

When everyone slyly asked him what the girls meant he could only go "umm…err…that is…ah…" His words got incoherent after that.

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Ranma sighed. 'I can't believe this. Genma…actually had kids before me. Just how many secrets is he keeping from me? How do I know Natsume and Kurumi are the only other siblings I have? You have kept so many things from me like the Yama-sen-ken and Umi-sen-ken, Nodoka, the pact, and now, this.'

While he presented the image of "Cool! I have sisters!" on the outside, to himself he kept how worried he is becoming. 'Just how many lives have you ruined Genma? How could a man be so cold as to abandon his own family? Just how many mistakes of yours am I going to have to fix?' Unfortunately, even if he had renounced his ties to Genma the problems the fat panda-bastard had made keep coming to HIM. 'I'm glad I was able to get that last fiancée to go away. Usagi was nice, but no way am I marrying someone that's THAT attached to somebody. I don't know whether to think the guy is lucky or wish him good luck.'

He does not resent Natsume and Kurumi. Even though he never admitted it he was jealous of how good the two were when they had shown up so long ago. They had beaten him and Akane so easily the first time, and the second time he doubted he would have won if he had never met the amazons and used a revised technique against the two. No, he has much respect for the two of them.

At least things are looking up. Grandpa is not the only family he has. Now he has sisters, and no way is he going to be like his former father and abandon them. He is going to do the exact opposite of what Genma did, include them in his life. Everyone deserves to have at least one person they can depend on, someone to call family. He will work hard to become that person. He will NOT become his father. He would rather kill, rape, steal, and all the other bad and horrible things before becoming his father.

Now that is just it. Things are looking UP. In his life when things are looking up sooner or later it will come tumbling down. Just how and when is the real question. It seems the Chaos Rune had chosen him well. His life is full of chaos, never a dull moment. Oh well, he has more important things to worry about right now, Neclord.

They are in the planning stages of the raid on the office building that is Neclord's base. Becky and Mind have been hacking the computers, looking at the floor designs and layout of the building for the easiest way to reach the top where the vampire would be waiting for them.

Everyone knew that this is the final battle, that this is the one that will decide the outcome of the war between them and the bloodsucker. However, even with their numbers they are facing an army of really powerful monsters and the men under the command of the crime bosses. That is why tomorrow they are heading to the police station to talk to the heads of the police and army about their plan of attack.

"You can come out now," he said to seemingly no one. "I know you're there."

For a few moments nothing happened. Then a body in full ninja gear and a ninja katana over his back dropped from the roof of the window outside. "You are as skilled as I thought you are," Hayate praised, stepping into the open window. "However, it was far easier to get in here than I thought."

"Nope. You're wrong there." Ranma turned his attention to his left. "Watari, Ayame, you two can leave us." The two ninjas appeared out of thin air and gave Ranma a nod before disappearing again.

If someone looked closely they would have seen Hayate's eyes narrow slightly. "So they knew that, I was here the whole time?" he asked, wondering if they are the same two ninjas that had defeated his men awhile back.

Ranma nodded. Kasumi's older brother stared at Ranma's new appendage before dismissing it. It is said that weirdness seems to follow the former Saotome.

"Sasuke," Ranma called out as he folded his wing, glad that Hayate has not mentioned it.

A panel above the two opened up and Kodachi's ninja appeared. "Hai, Lord Ranma?"

Ranma groaned on the inside at the title. The ninja knew how much it irritated him, but formalities must be followed in the face of guests Kuno's former ninja insisted.

"Can you please get us some tea?" Mother (Kasumi) had always insisted that tea and snacks be served when there are guests, especially important ones.

"Of course, Ranma-dono." Internally he groaned again as the panel went back to its original place.

Ranma faced his future wife's brother, completely serious. "So you came here for Kasumi right?" he asked, already knowing the answer. Before the former Dead or Alive participant could answer Ranma continued. "If you have come here to take her life think again. I will not let you to kill her. This I promise."

"I know." At Ranma's questioning stare Hayate continued. "I already know that fighting against you and your small army here will be useless. By yourself you are more powerful than I ever thought possible. With the help of the rest of your friends and family I doubt that even the full might of the Mugen Tenshin School will be enough to stop you. We have seen what they can do and we will not go into a fight we cannot win."

Ranma stopped the question on his lips when Sasuke returned with the tea. He also noted that a very slight creaking came from the roof. It melded naturally with the noise made by the ninja's arrival that he almost did not catch it. If he had heard it Hayate did not give any indication of it.

Sasuke placed the tea tray on a table, which the two men took the seats next to it, and left. After a few moments of enjoying the tea he asked his question. "Then why did you come here if not to take your sister's life?"

Hayate put down his cup and looked straight into Ranma's eyes, completely serious. "I want you to take my sister away from Japan. As long as she is with you none of my clan members would even DARE to attack her except for Ayane. In other words you are the only one they fear. After seeing that broadcast of the fight between you and Neclord none of the fighters want to ever face you. They will do so if I order them to, but they will not be happy about it."

Ranma looked at him right back. "Does that mean you still care for your sister then?"

He nodded, almost reluctantly since he is not supposed to show emotion. "Yes. However, as head of the clan I have to follow our laws. Thankfully, since there no routes we can take to get to Kasumi without getting past you and your friends I will allow her to be exiled out of the country instead of having her killed. I think my fellow members will allow this rather than be exterminated by you and your friends and family's hands."

"So we're agreed? You will leave Kasumi alone if I take her away from here?"

"Yes."

Ranma smiled at him for the first time and extended his hand. "Deal?"

The ninja took it. "Deal."

From the roof Ranma heard a sniffle, but ignored it for now. The two sat back and enjoyed their tea. "So how is Ayane taking all of this?"

His features are still neutral, but you can see a hint of amusement. "She is still bent on killing you and Kasumi, but does not know of the deal we have just made. She was going to make another attempt at you two before she got involved in that fight a few days ago if you remember. She is at home, constantly washing herself to 'get rid of that filth that old man got on me when he touched me'. I believe she also burned the underwear she wore that day."

Ranma nodded with a large grin, trying to keep from laughing. "I thought so. The old pervert has that effect on women. Did she give you my message?"

Hayate nodded. An emotion passed too quickly over his face for Ranma to read. "Yes. It was very surprising to find out the one that is protecting my sister is a former student of my clan's school, if not a serious one. That he also happens to be her oldest friend and first crush was also surprising." Ranma blushed.

The ninja stood up and bowed to him. "I must be going now. Please, take good care of my beloved sister." He stood up straight and turned to the open window to leave.

Before he could go Ranma stopped him. "Hold on a second." He got an impulse and went with it. "Will you do me a favor?" When silence met him he assumed Hayate wanted to hear it. "The ward I used to stay in, Nerima, is a real mess right now. Do you think you can do something about it? I'm sure that your clan can easily handle a few gangs and the Yakuza."

Hayate stood a few seconds on the windowsill, pondering. He then turned to him fully. "Yes, but you must do something for me in return."

Ranma expected this. "What do you want?"

He said in a voice totally unlike him "Make me an uncle of many nieces and nephews!" His face had an expression very much like Nodoka's expression when asking for grandchildren. His tone of voice matched Ranma's former mother as well.

Two thumps are heard. One came from Ranma doing a face fault on the floor of his bedroom. The other, louder one came from the roof.

Hayate smirked. "That is my price. I am sure my sister would not mind." His smirk got bigger as he looked up at the roof. He cannot see her, but he is sure that Kasumi has a full body blush. He can imagine her stubbing her toe to the roof with her arms behind back while she turns her body left and right and her face has an embarrassed expression. "I also would not mind being invited to the wedding."

The future uncle of many chibi Ranmas and Kasumis left the temple with an almost bounce in his step (Ninjas do not skip). 'One sister down and one more to go. Now if I can only stop her from being so anal all the time. I wonder if Kasumi knows that she is the Kunoichi of Destiny and what that destiny is. She is a smart girl. She will figure it out someday. It is not everyday someone is chosen to give birth to the greatest ninja of all time according to the ancient scrolls of my clan. I wonder what the two of them will name him or her.' (D)

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"So what time did they say they were coming?" Ryo asked Sakeo who is standing next to him.

"They should be here any minute now," Sakeo replied. "So what about the Saotomes and Mr. Tendo?"

"All three are in the underground holding cells and heavily guarded. We have dug up the old files on Genma Saotome and know from them that he's a master of escaping arrest and cells. We spared no expense in making sure he does not escape."

"Good." She looked very pleased. "Perhaps by having them in our care we'll have some bargaining room with them. Who knows, maybe we can get him and his group to join the force."

Ryo nodded at that. "So are the streets secured?"

"Yes. The army and Core units have the surrounding five blocks all clear and under heavy guard. We're taking no chances of someone walking into the zone and getting killed. Of course, everything is being down discretely."

"Good." Natsumi, who had been listening in on the conversation, said. "At least we won't have to do the street work now." The police girl then got a sly expression on her face. "Now I can see if all the stories of Ranma are true or not." The other female cops from her station all nodded in agreement. They had only photos and news footage to go on and want to see the person in flesh. From what they heard from the women of the Shibuya station he is to die for.

"Come on Natsumi," Miyuki sighed in exasperation. "Why are you and the others so worked up over him anyway? He's so much younger than you!"

Yoriko acquired a sly smile on her face. "But younger men have stamina Miyuki. Plus, not all of us are so lucky as to meet the man of our dreams like you did." Nakajima and Miyuki tried to spout some denials, but Yoriko continued before they could say anything. "Also," her smile got predatory. "Let's just say I have shown the others a whole lot of what kind of man Ranma Jones really is." She had bought a photo from Jenny and Jun that are selling like hot cakes. Then she had shown the photo to the others girls from her precinct and she had to run for it when they all started grabbing at it. The only ones that had not seen it are Miyuki who would probably faint from it and Aoi who they have no idea how she will react.

She also has her own "special photo" of Ranma. Two girls with odd hair colors had sold her a photo of Ranma fresh out of the furo. The two had needed a bit of spending money and also wanted to see if the photo would have become more famous than the one Ayame had popularized.

Unlike the photo Jenny and Jun had Red Bean and Green Tea's picture is of Ranma's back before he got the wings. All the girls who had bought the picture liked his muscular back. However, down south is where the most attention, and drool, had been paid.

Turns out they have a very healthy appreciation of a great butt. Yoriko and the two former amazons had made a lot of money from that little photo. It also turned out to be an even more popular photo than the one Ayame had taken.

No one knew that Nabiki has posters of much better shots of Ranma's derriere in her room.

"They're here!" Nakajima shouted. He is then quickly shoved out of the way as the Horde of Hormones (Female Version) shoved him out of the way to have a look.

Walking from the entrance of the station to the elevator is the person they have all been waiting for. Ranma is walking in front of his group and all around them is an armed escort, more than half of them females. Quite a few of those escorts are her customers Yoriko recognized. Along with Ranma are his two bodyguards, his great-grandfather, the Gunsmith Cats' computer geek, a sharply dressed mature woman, a teenager with a purple kimono, and a blonde woman with a serious expression. Maria is there as representative of Sakura's group while Sumire is good at getting paperwork out of the way. Plus, she is always following Ranma anyway as his self-appointed bodyguard/friend/student/ and one more she's hoping to be in the future.

Ranma does not have his wing out. By accident he found out that he can 'absorb' it back into his body when he needs to. During practice with Kanna she surprised him with a beat knuckle and a follow-up tackle. He was about to hit the ground thinking it was going to REALLY hurt when suddenly the wing went INTO his back. With a little experimenting he can will it to go in and out of his back to hide it. However, the wing comes out on its own if he keeps it hidden for too long. Molly says that it hides itself in a subspace pocket until for some reason she cannot discern it comes out on its own. It is also random on when it forces itself out so she cannot predict when it does want to come out.

He has a cape that goes down to his knees stored with Hidden Weapons. Kodachi had lovingly sewed the cape for him and it is the same color as his wing to hopefully fool those who see it. If he folds his wing over and around his shoulder and as close to his body as possible it does not stick out too much.

The women all started licking their lips as they saw Ranma in the flesh. The sharp dark blue suit he is wearing made him look good. Miyuki had to admit that while he is too young for her she can see what her friends sees in him. Physically he is gorgeous. No one can deny that. However, it is that air of confidence, kindness, eyes filled with experience, and just plain likeability that truly attracts a woman's attention. Even Natsumi, who prefers much older men, is looking him over ('If only he's older I'd be making him a bento,' Natsumi thought). Nakajima tried to push down the jealousy as the love of his life stared at the much younger man passing them by.

Of course if the women are going gaga over him the men are going nuts over the women with him, especially those from the Bokuto precinct since this is their first time seeing them in the flesh.

As he passed them by Ranma became worried as all the girls keep staring at his butt. Did he sit on something and there is a big stain there now? He subtly tried to pat it down to check. Of course when everyone is staring at your behind it is hard to do that without them noticing. He fretted when a few of the women started giggling.

"He's so dreamy," Yoriko, who has a thing for younger men, said with a sigh. "I can just see myself now at our wedding." Someone nudged her and reminded her that she already had someone waiting for her, Saki. She pouted, almost wanting to say, "I must have them both!" for some reason. She will after Ranma leaves.

"Me, walking down the aisle, wearing a beautiful wedding dress," Aoi sighed dreamily and a tiny smile appeared on her face. "I can picture it now." The girl acquired a glazed look, letting everyone know she is fantasizing. Everyone from the Bokuto Station stared at her with a gawking look while those from the Shibuya Station nodded in agreement. A lot of the Bokuto group wondered whether Ranma would be waiting at the altar or if she just wants to wear the dress. Even though she was the one who had caught the bouquet at the wedding between Sena and Nakajima's father a few weeks ago, and with the rumors of the actor Go Kitakoji had asked HER to marry him, they are not sure if she is thinking of Ranma being in the groom's outfit.

As Ranma passed by he gave everyone glances, but no more. However, as he is passing by Aoi he looked at her once before looking back again and blinking a couple of times. He kept staring at her, making Aoi blush crimson, as he continued walking towards the elevator. He kept intensely staring at her, as if checking her out, until the elevator doors closed.

Ranma luckily escaped torture due to the others being behind him. That his 'bodyguards' were too busy glaring at all the women giving their man googly eyes played a part in keeping his hide intact.

Aoi turned her head in embarrassment as she is met with burning glares from most of the women. However, those from her precinct stared in disbelief. Among the latter group are Nakajima, Miyuki, Natsumi, and Yuriko.

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Inside the meeting room -

On one side sitting around a large table the shape of a horseshoe are all the police and army people. On the other side, with their own rectangular table, is Ranma's group. After both sides bowed to each other everyone sat down.

Ranma started out with, "We have come here today to ask you for your help in destroying Neclord's base." Ryo gratefully noticed that Ranma is only wearing a serious face instead of the one he had seen when he had discovered the Dark Hunters.

"We have found that Neclord's home base is the Naga Office Building, owned by one of the crime lords," Ms. Ninomiya continued after Ranma finished speaking. "We are planning to attack it tomorrow night when most of the workers and staff have gone home for the night."

"Wait a minute!" One of the army leaders yelled. "You can't just do something like that! There are warrants to obtain and…!"

Ryo noted with a whimper that was the absolutely WRONG thing to say. Ranma reverted to his cold, unforgiving, merciless business attitude. The one who had spoken shut up VERY quickly. Ranma's penetrating stare made him feel like a bug to be stepped on. He had seen better, but none are as cold the one in the pigtailed youth's eyes. Those who had never seen this side of him can only subtly push their chairs as far away as possible. "Well that's too bad." You can see the air come from his mouth the same as when it is really cold. Actually, those who paid attention noticed the temperature has dropped drastically. "We're going in there whether you people help or not. Neclord has now fallen to his back up plan by doing what he did before using bio-engineered monsters, by making zombies instead. If you thought that the monsters were bad think again. Imagine a city full of mindless, flesh eating slaves that answer only to that bloodsucker. Nothing short of nuking all of Japan will stop its spreading. I don't know about you but I'm willing to break a few laws to stop that." (3) Ryo is very thankful that Ranma reverted back to his serious face. So are the rest of his group.

"We know about it when my sister sent a bug into the building," Tina spoke up. "He has made a chemical bomb that will unleash a virus into the city. It will turn anyone living it touches into the undead. Using a mix of his magic and biotechnology he has made a virus that acts much faster than if he used just his magic instead."

"What?" Sakeo asked breathlessly, the rest of the room eerily silent. "You mean he's going to turn this city into a Resident Evil game?"

"Yes," Jones replied. "I have already given this information to my people in the states and the moment that the bomb activates an offshore sub will use a 50 mega-ton nuke on this city." He spoke gravely, with everyone's complete attention on him. Everyone's faces, except those in Ranma's group, have gone pale. "There's no way we can let a zombie virus loose and closing this city off from the rest of the world won't be possible. I've contacted my friends in the U.S. and they have told me that the Secretary of Defense has no choice but to destroy this city or face something even worse than the plague."

"WHAT!" one of the older army generals that lived through the Hiroshima bombing shouted out. "The United States is going to NUKE this city?"

"It's either that or make this island into a no man's land and shoot anything that tries to leave it," Sumire spoke up for the first time. "However, that is far too dangerous since it takes only one zombie to infect a whole city. It's either a few thousand lives or the rest of the world. I think you know which option they will take. I think the Japanese Government would agree with them as well."

"Oh man," Ryo said, a headache forming. "If we fail everyone dies."

"Yes," Becky said. "However, there is one hope." Everyone turned their attention to her, their attention unwavering. "The virus is highly flammable. A fire bomb will be able to take care of it before it goes off. What we have to do is ignite it before our enemy decides to launch it."

"We have the floor plans to the building and our plan of attack," Chris said as she loaded a projector they had brought with them with slides. The machine fired up and soon everyone is looking at the floor plans of the Naga Office Building.

Hinako took out a stick from out of nowhere and pointed to various places as she spoke. "The plan is to have our team sneak into the building while your people keep Neclord's men and monsters busy. We will get inside using this underground passage. While we make our way up you create a distraction to keep as much of their forces busy. We need as much time as you can give us. The building is over a hundred stories tall and is designed like a fortress. Therefore it's probably crawling with hundreds of men and monsters. The building has its own generators so cutting the power from the outside will not do any good by itself. The main generator is located on the 50th floor. A small team will take it out before we reach the top. The floors are all designed like levels in a video game, but the main difference is that we only have one life for this game. As I have said many times we need you to draw as much of their forces away as you can while we make our way to the top where Neclord has his office. We have to be as fresh as possible when we face off against him. An air assault is out of the question since all that Neclord has to do is to shoot them down with a magic attack. This is our best bet."

"So while our people fight off the monsters you guys will go in and take care of the big boys," Kotobuki summarized.

Maria nodded. "Yes. Since we are the only ones that can get to Neclord before he actives that bomb make sure our path is as clear as possible. Don't be afraid to raise hell if you have to."

She took a CD out of her pocket and threw it to them. Kaori caught it. "The floor plans are on that disk. Make sure that your people know what to do. We have no room for error and this is a one-time opportunity."

One of the police captains had stood up and looked closely at the projected slide. "Wait. According to this there are two laboratories, one in the basement and the other on the 80th floor."

"Yes," Ranma replied. "The 80th floor one is where all of the Tyrants are made while the basement lab is where the other monsters are made. If that basement lab is taken out then the flow of monsters to the streets will decrease. A small team will plant C4s and blow it while my team makes our way up. Are we all agreed that we will work together on this?"

All the police captains and army people spoke among themselves for a few minutes while Ranma and his group are asked to wait in another room. While sitting around a lounge set up for them and eating some snacks they heard a lot of shouting coming from the room they have left. Half an hour later they are asked to enter the room again. Everyone had grim but determined faces.

Kotobuki spoke for everyone. "We all agree to help you in this. We will ignore all the red tape and other restrictions for this and set up an emergency mission. This is too serious to be stopped by a few laws."

Jones stepped forward and shook the Captain's hand. "Agreed," the two men said, ending the meeting.

"By the way, do you have the Saotomes and Mr. Tendo in your holding cells?" Jones asked after the handshake finished and people started getting up and talking to one another.

"Yes. They are awaiting trial as we speak. We looked up their records and saw the charges that you filed against them Dr. Jones. Many parents are outraged after someone inadvertently leaked out what crimes Genma had committed, especially the child abuse ones. Well, even more outraged since that broadcast a few days ago."

Jones smirked. One of the perks to being someone people look up to is the privilege to ask big favors from people. No one messes with his family and gets away with it.

"Actually," Kotobuki continued. "On the records many people had added charges to Genma's list of crimes over the years when they have seen him put his son through those 'training exercises'. Their descriptions were VERY detailed. Mr. Tendo is also charged with child endangerment and failure to report that he was unfit to keep children when word got out that he had not held a job since his wife passed away. He is also charged with harboring the known felons Genma Saotome and Happosai of the Anything Goes Martial Arts. We are still investigating where the money the family used to live on came from. Mrs. Saotome is charged with child endangerment and recklessness for allowing her husband to take Ranma away. They are facing at least twenty years jail time, and in Genma's case a life sentence. It also hurts their case that the people are calling for them to be given the death sentence. A few groups against child abuse are also asking to let them 'get their hands on Genma and Soun'. They were not happy at all when they saw Mr. Tendo leave his daughter behind to be killed."

"That bad huh," Ranma, who had been listening in, said. "Can you please keep them there for a little while longer? I would like to talk with them later."

Sakeo spoke up when she joined the group. "That won't be a problem. Their trial isn't for another two months or so anyway. However, I must ask you something." She raised her voice a bit so everyone can hear. "What about back up from other monster hunters or other monsters like Landis?" Everyone suddenly turned to them when they heard Sakeo's question.

"Surely your organization knows a few monsters that will fight with us like that Hellboy?" One of the other people in the room asked.

Jones turned to him slowly and gave him a look that clearly said 'Are you stupid?'. "You have been reading too many comic books my friend." The one who had asked the question turned red, either from embarrassment, anger, or both. "As for other monsters we only have Landis. Other monster hunters like ourselves you have to find on your own. We aren't connected with any others besides the one my grandson has joined with." He indicated Maria and Sumire who stood next to Ranma. Maria nodded while Sumire gave them a cocky smirk before Ranma pinched her on the thigh to get her to control her ego.

"So you are the only chance we have?" Sakeo asked while looking intently at Ranma, almost pleading with her eyes. She still has nightmares all the time. If she even so much as closes her eyes she can see IT.

"Don't worry. Ranma Jones never looses!" he said with his own cocky smirk. Sumire pinched Ranma back, their play invisible to the Ryo and the others. He led a giggling Hinako and a chortling Jones out of the room while next to him, too fast for everyone to see except his group, Ranma and Sumire are playing a pinching war. Tina, Chris and Maria followed, shaking their heads in amusement while those left in the room wondered what is so funny.

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On the way out of the station the group passed by Aoi. Once again Ranma stared at her intently, seeming to almost caress her with his eyes since he kept looking at her up and down. Jones and Hinako are worried about by his behavior while Chris, Tina, Sumire and Maria glared at him AND the flushed officer. All the females in the hallway glared enviously at Aoi except those who are from her precinct, who are too busy gawking. Aoi, who is on the receiving end of a LOT of female jealousy, wondered how she is still conscious with all the blood rushing to her face.

Finally, Ranma went right up to Aoi with a pleasant smile, ignoring or oblivious to the battle auras coming from the four women in his group. "Hi. I'm Ranma Jones." He bowed to her in greeting.

Aoi hastily returned the gesture. "H-h-h-hello." Aoi took a few breaths to calm down before speaking again. "I am Officer Aoi Futaba of the Bokuto Precinct Traffic Division. It's a pleasure to meet you Ranma-san."

Ranma smiled at her, ignoring his gawking grandfather and teacher and his enraged bodyguards. "Nice to meet you too. I hope you don't mind but I would like to talk to you in private. Would that be okay?"

Aoi looked flustered. Of course she has been flustered ever since Ranma had checked her out when he arrived. "A-a-alright. F-follow me."

Aoi led him, and unknowingly the crowd around them, into an unused room. The door had a glass window on top so the crowd could look inside. Ranma narrowed his eyes at them before turning back to the beautiful officer. He smiled reassuringly at her. "Please don't think I'm a pervert for this." Then his right hand dashed forward and grabbed her left breast.

Everyone who had been watching either gasped, fainted or an assortment of other reactions. Most common of course is screaming. Aoi froze at being touched like that.

"OH MY KAMI-SAMA!"

"HE'S GRABBING HER CHEST!"

"RANMA'S A MOLESTER?" Sumire turned pale.

Maria looked like normal outside. However, inside she is about to faint or blow up like a volcano. She cannot decided which one yet. This is the man she had vowed to protect the rest of her life?

Jones, well, he is not sure how to feel about his great-grandson feeling up a girl he just met.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" Hinako's left eyebrow twitched, a lot.

"RA-N-MA!" chorused his two fiancées, two red auras expanding five feet away from them and blackening the floor and ceiling. The very walls shook from their shout. "YOU HAVE SOME EXPLAINING TO DO! FIRST YOU STARE AT HER, AND NOW...!" However, something interrupted their dialog.

Ranma's left hand had darted forward and unbuttoned a few of the top buttons of Aoi's uniform. Everyone screamed louder thinking that he is about to undress her.

They saw his right hand squeeze. Chris, Tina, Maria, and Sumire are about to charge in there when suddenly something popped out of Aoi's blouse. Ranma caught it in his left hand. He lowered it and opened it up to reveal what he had caught. The object is one of a pair of fake breasts.

Ranma smiled triumphantly. "I though so! Something seemed off about you. You're really a guy, aren't you?"

Those who did not know about Aoi's true gender had their jaws swinging in the air while those who did babbled incoherently. Aoi 'himself' blushed in embarrassment and turned her...his head to the side. He gave a small, reluctant nod.

Ranma put his other hand on his shoulder, making him flinch. "Hey, don't worry about it. I'm sure you have your reasons to dress up and act like this. Sorry I didn't tell you what I was going to do, but then you would have refused. Here." He handed him his fake breast. "Come with me for a second."

He stepped out of the room and turned to one of the policemen that work in the station. "Is there a coffee room or something around here?" The man, who has his jaw hanging from his mouth near his ankles, pointed woodenly. "Thanks."

He led the unresisting and mortally embarrassed Aoi towards the coffee room. Everybody followed them, too bewildered to do anything else. On the way there they drew even more people, wondering what is going on. When they reached the room a large crowd had followed them. Among them are Aoi's friends from his precinct.

Ranma stepped up to a cabinet, took out a glass and started filling it up with water from the refrigerator as he spoke. "You might want to take out those fake breasts. Don't worry about the people watching. They really should mind their own business, but I guess they're too nosy for that."

Aoi didn't want to remove it in front of all those people, but Ranma spoke with so much gentleness and confidence that she turned her back to the crowd and did so.

Natsumi pushed her way to the front and glared at Ranma. "What do you think you're doing! Haven't you embarrassed her, I mean him, enough?"

Ranma took out a packet out from somewhere and poured it into the glass. Without turning to the strong-as-a-gorilla policewoman he said, "Don't worry about it. I'm about to do him a really big favor." He turned and walked towards the scared Aoi, avoiding Natsumi's wild punch and freezing her with a shiatsu point. He VERY carefully held the glass as far away from him as possible.

He put on a reassuring smile on his face as he approached the cross dresser. "Take it easy. Don't worry. This won't hurt a bit." Aoi relaxed a bit, but wondered what he is about to do.

Jones spoke up for the first time. "Kid, what're you doing?"

Ranma simply said, "This." He spilled the water over Aoi's head.

A massive face fault registered from their audience. Aoi stood there blinking at the widely grinning man. He is about to ask Ranma why he had splashed him when something felt…off.

He looked down at his chest and saw two large protrusions, breasts. They're pretty large too, bigger than the fake ones. He dropped the ones in his, now her, hands in shock.

Where Aoi had been beautiful before, she is now breathtakingly gorgeous. She still looks mostly the same, but little changes here and there combine together to make her seem like a goddess. Her curves are curvier, her skin is smoother and softer, her legs are longer while her overall height went down a few inches, and most importantly she SMELLS like a woman. Before the transformation loads of perfume was needed to mask the male scent that no personality change can get rid of. Now her body is giving off the right hormones and she naturally smells sweet.

By now everyone had gotten up and is staring at the scene. All of the men are drooling. Some did not even breath until their bodies forced them to breathe by fainting so the brain can take over from the raging hormone attack. All of them have nosebleeds. Most prominent is Nakajima who no matter what has never gotten over the fact that he looks and acts so much like a woman. Now that she really is one...

Thud.

Ranma's grin is ear to ear. "Yup, they're real. Check them out." To emphasis his point he took her hands and put them to her breasts.

Aoi's breath caught in her throat as she fondled herself. She can feel them! They are real! She can feel the sensations coming from them, which are VERY powerful! She can feel her balance slightly off due to the heavy additions to her chest. Almost fearfully she reached between her legs.

Before her hand finished its journey Ranma stopped it. "I don't think you should do that here. Besides, you know what you'll find there."

"H-h-h-how?"

He led her to a couch and had her sit down, her eyes never leaving his face. "Okay, first of all what I used on you was 'Instant Spring of Drowned Girl'. When mixed with cold water anything alive that it touches it turns into a girl temporarily." Under his breath he muttered "Why the hell is it so much easier to find the girl version than the boy dang it. That was my second to last packet too. Not that I have a use for it. "

He then turned his attention back to the VERY interested Aoi. "Okay, like I said this is only temporary. The next time you're hit with hot water you revert back to being a guy." Aoi's face fell. "Hey, I'm not finished yet. Like I was saying, this is temporary. If you want more you'll have to order some more from the Jusenkyo guide or the Amazons. There's also a magic shop that sells them."

He took out a piece of paper and wrote an address on it. He handed it to her, which the girl took as if it were gold. "That's the address to the guide and the magic shop. The guide is a lot nicer than the Amazons so get them from him or from the shop. Here." He took out a gold coin and handed did to her, which she took with even more awe. "Use this to pay them with. I don't know how many packets it'll get you but it should be enough for a few dozen."

A truly astonished, happy, and grateful expression came to her face. "Thank…"

Ranma had stopped her with a finger on her lips, her similarities to Kasumi letting him relax around her. "That's not all. I want you to try out that new body. See if you like it for a few days. Don't take any hot baths and avoid hot water like the plague so you can keep that body for a little while longer. I got another packet but that's all I have." He gave it to her. She clutched the packet to her as if it is her most precious cargo. "Then if you really like that girl body I want you to write to someone I know." Again he wrote an address and handed it to Aoi. "This is the address to a man named Herb. He's the leader of the Musks in China. If you want to be able to switch between the bodies ask him for 'Spring of Drowned Girl' water. Unlike the instant stuff you'll be cursed to turn into a girl by cold water for the rest of your life. If you want the girl body to be permanent ask for water from the 'Locking Ladle' too. Just mention my name and he should give them to you."

Aoi stood up, knelt on the floor and bowed to him with her head touching the back of her hands. Tears made their way down her face. "I don't know how to (sob) thank you. You have no idea h-how (sob) much this m-m-means to me. I have a-always had t-trouble with (bigger sob) people t-t-thinking I'm a f-f-freak. Now I-I c-c-can…" Her voice cracked up near the middle and progressively got worse. Life has been bad for him ever since he started acting and thinking like a woman to catch the chikans when he does not have the matching body. Now he…she can go on with her life and not feel like an outcast.

Before she can dissolve into more tears Ranma quickly helped her up. He gave her a warm smile. "Don't mention it. I figured that you must get a lot of trouble for being a guy but is so good at being a woman. You're welcome."

Before he could leave the girl suddenly grabbed onto him and started crying tears of happiness. She kept mumbling thank you over and over again. As Ranma awkwardly patted her back he finally noticed the clapping coming from their audience. Some are even openly crying.

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At the temple, night before D-Day -

Ranma is looking over all of the equipment that they would need for tomorrow, double-checking everything. He had Molly redo the blaster that she gave him so that it is a big bracelet he wears on his left wrist. When he needs to use it all he has to do is press a button and the gun barrel would extend itself over his hand. His shoulder pads and chest plate have been redone by Jura to withstand harder blows, especially since he knows he is going to be facing Neclord's enforcers again. When it comes to footwear gramps took him to an old friend of his that still makes boots the old fashion way so that they last longer than the store-bought ones. Thankfully the man had been in Japan on vacation at the time. The man had even put steel plates over the toe part of the boots for extra power and protection. He made a pair for the rest of the fighters as well.

He hates wearing armor and boots. It slows him down and he would much rather wear his usual Chinese outfit. However, he knows the benefit of wearing them to battle since it has saved his life quite a few times already. He also took out the silver-trimmed magic-resistant clothes/armor Brute had given him a long time ago as well.

Everybody else is preparing in his or her own way. More importantly they are preparing for when they return to the other world. His future sister in law has found that Neclord keeps a mirror under heavy guard. It can only be one thing, the Chaos Mirror. Now they know who had broken into the magic shop long ago.

Since he thought of the Chaos Mirror he cannot help but think of who are coming along with them back to the other world. His oneechans and Akari had already been decided days ago. His friends that came with him here from the other world are obviously coming as well. They are very happy to be going back to their world. This world, while great, scares them too much with how different it is to their own. Plus, they would like to be able to breathe CLEAN air again, a sentiment he agrees with.

He had taken his two daughters aside and spoken to them about going to the other world. He had told them that it is their choice whether they go with him or not. He told them about the dangers of the world they are going to and the luxuries they will have to give up if they go with him, being that the other world is still in the medieval stage. If they decide to stay in this world he can manipulate things, with the help of Nabiki, so that one of the other girls will be their guardian. With the fortune he had accumulated they will be never be in need of money for the rest of their lives when he leaves his fortune to them.

He loves them both dearly. While it would hurt, a lot, for him and his fiancées to leave them if they decide to stay he and the others must leave. They do not belong in this world anymore. They are too different from everyone and he has responsibilities in the other world to take care off, protecting his friends there.

It had ended with the two wanting to go with him. While they love Sakura, Sumire and the others very much HE is their father, one that they have been missing for a long time and in Reni's case never had. He found out that she was born out of a one-night stand.

Red Bean and Green Tea did not even need to think about it. A whole new world, loads of monsters, lots of open spaces, and even a place to call home if they ever decide to stop exploring for a while. For two girls who spent all their lives stuck in a tiny village in China it is a dream come true.

He did not mind the two coming along. They are silly and fun to have around. He still remembers when the two had made a flag garden on top of the perimeter walls. It embarrassed him to death that ALL of the guy's boxers were the flags. But now that he looks back on it with the air of someone leaving the world to go to another it was pretty funny. He just hoped they would cut down on the practical jokes when they get there. Right now the two are out exploring the city again. Not that he can blame them for wanting to see something new everyday.

Sakura, Sumire, Maria, Kohran, Kanna, Lachette, and Orihime are coming too. He tried to convince them to stay here in their home world. He tried to get them to at least think about it some more. However, they were very adamant about going with him. His argument was that they belong here with their relatives and that they could always find some way to visit them every once in a while. Their argument was that there is nothing left for them in this world. If they stay then not only do they get separated from Iris and Reni they would also have to return to the dull, boring lives that they led before meeting him. They wanted to stay with their leader and go on all the adventures he seems to attract. After all, they cannot be Demon Hunters when there are no demons to hunt. (Under their breaths so that he would not hear them Orihime and Lachette had muttered that they are not giving up that easily.)

Sakura said she is NOT going to be another Ukyo. That he had BETTER NOT be leaving his current best friend behind like he did his last one. She can be very convincing, especially when she has a sword pointed at his family jewels.

The glint in Kanna's eyes as she said she would like to meet Emily got him worried for the redhead's health.

He also hoped that Kohran and Belle would not be at each other's throats when they meet.

Sumire just 'looked' at him.

Maria just stared at him with her 'Don't even think about it' looks. No way is she staying in this world.

Ms. Hinako had taken his offer to go with them for reasons she would not say. A friend she had met while in the U.S. had agreed to take care of the delinquents (Ran) for her here.

It is too bad that Shiori isn't coming. She has a dojo to take care off in this world so she cannot go. Fred is over at her home visiting her right now. Why he has a bad feeling about that he does not know.

Tofu and Kasumi are not coming much to his disappointment. He remembered back to what happened this afternoon.

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Flashback -

"Can I do it Kasumi?" begged Ranma, complete with pouting lips and shiny eyes. "Please! I've been wanting to do this for soooo loooooong!"

Kasumi looked at him with a bewildered expression. "Do what, Ranma-kun?"

His lips trembled. "You KNOW, IT!"

She still looked confused, but since he wanted it so much and since his pouting lips and shiny eyes looked so adorable she let him. "Oh, all right. Go right ahead." 'Whatever is he talking about?'

Ranma jumped up and down like a kid who has been told he can have any toy he wanted. "YAAAAY!"

To the confusion of everyone he walked up to Tofu. "Err, yes Ranma?" the confused doctor asked.

Ranma closed his eyes and seemed to meditate. He took a deep breath and, "TOFU ONO!"His head expanded to five times its size. It took on a demonic expression complete with flaming eyes, large canines on both lower and upper jaws, pointed ears, flaring nostrils, forked tongue, he even had black smoke coming from his ears. "I LOVE KASUMI AND I WILL MARRY HER! I WILL TAKE HER!SHE IS MINE, NOT YOURS, MINE! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"

Everyone froze at the first booming remark, those who had not fainted anyway. At the second one a few turned to stone. At the third Kasumi fainted back into the arms of her sister, Nabiki, who in turn fainted at the fourth onto the couch behind them. Akane is not available for comment since she is still at the clinic, not wanting to meet up with Ranma yet. Tofu, his bangs suddenly covering his eyes so they cast shadows, stood there with his fists clenched.

…Tofu's gaze, while cannot be seen, turned hard.

…His body trembled with rage.

…His knuckles turned white from the pressure.

…His muscles tensed for battle. How DARE he!

…His aura blazed like the sun, dark red from fury.

The demon head Ranma continued. "I LOVE KASUMI…THE KUNOICHI KASUMI!"

…and winked out with a flash.

Quite a few dug their faces into the tatami while Kasumi (the ninja) rolled her eyes. Is she the only one who figured it out?

Tofu blinked and slapped his hand to his forehead for thinking Ranma is trying to hit on his wife. Of all the stupid things to think of! Looks like he is prone to jumping to conclusions as well. Demon Ranma continued talking.

"I ALSO LOVE YOUR WIFE AS IF SHE IS THE MOTHER I NEVER HAD! IF I HEAR SHE'S UNHAPPY, EVEN JUST A HINT OF IT, I WILL RETURN."

Ranma had said his last declaration with so much hatred that Tofu backed up into a wall. It did not save him since Ranma followed him. Without him noticing his wing burst out of his back and spread out, adding to the effect. That it flapped a couple of times without him willing it to did not register to the demon-headed Ranma.

"YOU WILL NOT LIKE ME WHEN I HUNT YOU DOWN LIKE THE ANIMAL THAT YOU ARE! I WILL GUT YOU, COOK YOU, AND FEED YOU TO GENMA FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER SO YOUR SOUL MAY KNOW YOUR BODY COURSES THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST GLUTTONOUS MEN ON EARTH! I RESPECT YOU AND LOOK UP TO YOU, BUT NO ONE MESSES WITH MY KASUMI-OKASAMA, YOU HEAR ME! YOU WILL KEEP HER HAPPY, RIGHT!" There goes the wall, and Tofu's boxers and pants.

The scared doctor can only nod vigorously. "Yes! Of course I will! You bet! Please, just spare meeeeeee!"

One second he is a demon and the next Ranma is standing there with a grin on his face, helping the doctor up and leading him towards the bathroom. "Can somebody please fix up that wall," he asked pleasantly. "It's a bit drafty in here." He and the still shaking doctor disappeared around the corner.

Wooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Only the breeze can be heard as it passed into the hole.

Down the hall Ranma smiled to himself. 'Hehehe. That'll keep him on his toes for a few decades. I've always wanted to do the overprotective and violent little brother bid. That was fun! I can't wait for when I do the same for Kurumi-oneechan and Natsume-oneechan! Hmmmm. I'll have to do that too for Yun when she gets a boyfriend.' A devilish smile came to his face. 'Now I know how to keep my future son-in-laws from cheating on his wife. I think I'm going to enjoy this!'

In the room the two men just left two women and three younger girls got chills up their spines.

End Flashback

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He will have to deal with Akane as well, but that is for later. 'She's…pregnant,' he thought with an odd feeling. Somehow he felt really hollow about that, like he had just missed out on something great.

As for Nabiki she has decided to stay in this world with the rest of her family. Since it is looking like there is no chance for her to be part of HIS family she is going to stay here and help with the cleanup of Nerima.

Ranma had given Tofu most of his bottles of Medicine D through Mega A to see if he can create them in this world. Kodachi tried to, but without the knowledge of how to do it right she gave up until she can get more information on them in the other world.

Speaking of Kodachi he also spoke to her and Kasumi privately on how they feel about going to another dimension. Kodachi is eager to go. To her it is a place to start over again without her reputation working against her. That he is going to be beside her the whole time played a part in it as well. Kasumi has to go according to the deal he made with Hayate, not that she did not want to go in the first place. She is NOT going to let him out of her sight again.

She still blushes crimson when she thinks about having kids with him, not that he is any better. Marriage? Admittedly he is only nineteen, but he is willing to go all the way to prove his commitment. Kids? No way. Not yet. Ask him in a couple of years. Having Iris and Reni is good enough for now.

With Ranko all she said was, "Where you go, I go. Besides, I'd love to see everyone's faces when the two of us show up and do this." He can almost imagine everyone fainting when the two of them lip lock in front of everybody. He got similar responses from Tina, Chris and Viki.

Gramps and the Gunsmith Cats are not coming along much to his disappointment. Gramps had told him that he is getting too old to be out on adventures. However, when his great-grandson is ready to be married he would like to come to the other world to see the wedding. Right after saying that the old man gave his hat that has been his trademark for decades to him, saying that it is his time to make his own mark on the world no matter which one. He has never been more determined to make the old man proud of him. The Gunsmith Cats like this world too much to go on the chance that it becomes a one-way trip. And they still have a business to run in this world still.

As for what they are taking with them that has been solved as well. Molly came up with a way to make a subspace gadget to take the temple with them back to the other world. It is sort of like the technological version of Hidden Weapons. However, unlike Mousse's technique it can store a LOT more, as in the whole temple and house next door that is being connected together with the temple.

By the time they leave for the other world the expansion and rebuilding would be completed as well. Sure enough the Nerima Construction Crew is proving their reputation to be one of the world's fastest construction company, with only those in Juuban and Tomobiki being faster. When the construction is finished the temple's borders would be twice of what it originally was since the house's lands are added to it.

The construction crew had wept when they found out who was hiring them. Their biggest moneymaker had returned!

Ranma had to actually hold a happily weeping Viki after Molly declared she found a way to bring everything with them. All of her 'cute things' are coming with her! Chris and Tina were a little better since they only smiled a lot. It is also good that they can take Mr. Green Turtle now AND, much to Landis' relief, the construction crew had built a very strong fence around his enclosure so he cannot get out unless someone opens his gate or destroys the wall. Katsunishiki also got his own pen. As for Iris' steamboat, which has been sitting at the harbor in a rented space the whole time, Molly had used it as her test subject and now it's resting inside her machine.

The construction crew had also built four large storage buildings, one of them for Ranma's use only which he had insisted on for some reason. All the females of the temple and the house next door also opted for one of them. They said that any man, even Ranma, who even so much as peeks inside will die a VERY slow and VERY painful death. After seeing what happened to Landis when he tried to get in all the men stayed clear.

Books, machines, medical equipment and medicines went in the other two for use in the other world just in case it became a one-way trip. Even farming seeds as well as farming books had been put in for Bart. Everything they thought they would need and want in the other world was put in there.

Satisfied with all the equipment he slipped under the covers next to Iris and Kodachi and went to sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a big day.

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Author's Notes-

1 - Think of the Batsuit in Batman Beyond.

2 - Think of Spring Heeled Jack from Jackie Chan Adventures.

3 - Think of what Neclord did in Tinto in Suikoden 2.

Co-writer's Notes-

(A) Only explanation I can think of that allows him to glide. Madhat wanted him to be able to do the same thing as Cloud in Kingdom Hearts so I added this on. Basically this is my idea of how Sora glides in Kingdom Hearts outside of the Peter Pan world.

(B) I don't know whether Aoi would've liked to become a real girl or not. I'm just assuming he does since it would solve all of his gender issues and stuff. Does anyone know if he's into girls or guys? Or if he ever gave any indications that he's willing to turn into a woman if given the chance?

(C) Guess what was in Atsuko's drinks. If you think amazons you are pretty close. Remember, Happosai stole a LOT of things from them. He never did keep track did he?

(D) I don't know what the Kunoichi of Destiny is for so I just made something, anything up.

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