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Interlude I:

Heirs to an Empire

It had been eight months...

Eight months since the engine of chaos known as Ranma Saotome

disappeared in a pillar of light. The inhabitants of the Nerima Ward

were done with the celebrations three months ago and the construction

companies had stopped crying over the loss of their biggest money

generator, they enjoyed the peace had come with the infamous martial

artist's disappearance.

There were rumors, on how the pig-tailed young man disappeared. One

claimed that he had left on a training trip to perfect the Art of

Fighting. Another claimed that Ranma became a ronin, to escape all the

problems his father had made during their ten year training trip. Still

another said that Ranma had left Nerima looking for the ultimate

challenge, and was still searching all over the world for his unknown

opponent. But these were just rumors, and only a select few knew the

true reason for Ranma's vanishing act.

The people of Nerima hoped that the peace would last forever. They were

sadly mistaken.

Meanwhile...

A dimensional portal shimmered briefly at the foothills of the

Bayankala Mountain range in China, three beings of power stepped

through the portal from their father's dimension. As the gateway

closed, the three looked at their surroundings of their father's former

home world. All three were carrying small packs over their shoulders.

Clearly, two of the beings were female and the other was male, all

three wore black tight-fitting body suits with red highlights.

The male, who was nineteen years old and the oldest of the three was

6' 1, had burning red hair, and sienna eyes that he had inherited from

his mother looked at the two younger females and asked,

"Are we in the right universe this time?"

One of the females snorted in a un-lady like fashion at the question,

while the other, who was the youngest, answered with a soft,

"Hai Kyo-niisan, we are in father's home dimension."

Kyo merely smiled at the youngest of the group, who stood at a height

of 5'8 she had milky-white skin, short light blue hair, ample bosoms

and an angelic face, with the exception of her eyes that were ocean

blue in color, she was the spitting image of her mother back when she

was a teenager. But her angelic appearance belied a destructive power

that was feared and respected in her home.

"That's good to know Yuna-chan, I knew that you wouldn't let me down."

he praised his younger sister, technically they were half-brother and

sister but that didn't stop them for calling each other like brother

and sister.

His smile vanished as he glared at the remaining female who was a bit

taller than Yuna with a height of 5'11, had the same wild hair, golden

cat- like eyes, and blessed with generous 'assets' like her mother,

with the exception that her hair was midnight black and said in a

mocking voice,

"Unlike another baka little sister that I know."

Said female bristled with annoyance at the jab and retorted,

"HEY!!! It's not my fault those damn women from that tower tried to

kill you!"

Kyo just glared at her

"Or when that stupid, evil void goddess fell madly in love with you and

tried to marry you!"

He glared at her more

"AND it's not my fault we appeared out of thin air in the middle of

that battle!"

Kyo snorted at her, remembering the insult that his father used on his

former fiancée, he smiled at the female and said,

"Stupid uncute tomboy."

An energy sword blazed to life at the irate female's hand and she

charged with a battle cry of,

"DIE!!!!"

In a heartbeat, Kyo pulled out a five foot katana made by his genius

grandmother and shifted himself in a defensive stance. Their usual

fights starting up once more, but before the fight even began they

were stopped by Yuna's soft voice.

"Please Kyo-niisan, Motoko-neesan, stop fighting for once and let's

get going."

"Alright Yuna-chan, you win." sighed Motoko, she could never raise

her voice or hand against her little sister, not that she could if she

wanted to. She looked at Kyo and said in a cocky tone of voice,

"Ya got lucky Kyo-niisan. Next time you won't be so lucky."

Kyo merely smiled at Motoko and said,

"Anytime, Motoko-chan, anytime."

They both growled at each other and prepared to lunge at each other,

when they heard someone clear their throat. Seeing Yuna's eyebrows

slightly twitching, both scratched the back of their heads, laughing

nervously and both said,

"We're sorry...."

Sighing to herself, Yuna mentally ordered her bodysuit to change its

appearance. Where her black body suit was, an elegant black kimono

draped over her slim figure with sakura flower patterns on its sleeves.

She looked at her two older siblings and in a soft, yet commanding

voice,

"Come, we have a lot of work to do."

Following what Yuna did to her body suit, both Motoko and Kyo willed

their body suits to change its appearance, molding itself into its

hosts' mental picture.

Kyo remembered one of his father's old friends and visualized what he

wore. He looked down at his body and gave himself a mental pat in the

back. Red pants with a red belt attached to his knees, and a short

black jacket with a Yin-Yang emblem on the back, with the tails of

his undershirt trailing down the waist where his jacket ended.

*I look so cool!* he thought to himself and clenched his hand calling

forth the power that flowed through his veins. A blazing, red fire

engulfed his clenched hand, yet it did not burn his skin.

*Now, if it was only purple.* he thought sadly as he willed the fire

away.

Motoko wore dark slacks, complementing her white plaid blouse that

barely covered her finely toned stomach. A large belt went around her

waist and had a golden ring in the middle. She summoned a pair of dark-

tinted glasses to hide her cat-like eyes from any unwanted attention.

*I can't wait to see my 'other' mother.* she thought to herself

grinning like a Cheshire Cat.

Yuna's voice broke them out of their thoughts.

"I am ready."

Both Kyo and Motoko looked at her and nodded, as whirls of fire began

to encircle the three, with Kyo at the center of it, like a bright sun

surrounded by an endless sea of stars.

"Do you know our destination?" he asked Yuna

She looked to where she thought Japan would be located and answered,

"Hai, near the Masaki Shrine in Japan."

Kyo merely nodded, looking where Yuna's gaze was, he snapped his

fingers, and the three disappeared in a flash of fire and light.

Gates of Infinity....

At the Gates of Infinity, or the Gates of Time as it was commonly

called, its eternal guardian woke from her deep slumber. Crimson eyes

darting left and right as she tried to adjust herself with her darkened

surroundings, grabbing the Key of Time that lay next to her, she quickly

transformed herself into the sailor-suited warrior of love and peace,

Sailor Pluto.

The Guardian of Time quickly traversed the misty darkness of her domain,

and commanded the gates that she protected to show her the time stream.

Eight months ago, she discovered that the chances of Crystal Tokyo

appearing in the current timeline increased by 20%. She was ecstatic by

this revelation, and sought to find the reason for the increase, what

she saw both delighted and disturbed her. She was delighted that the

man named Ranma Saotome had disappeared from the chaos that was Nerima,

every time she would look at his face in the time stream she would get

a massive headache due to the chaos he generated. She was also disturbed

by the fact that one individual could limit the formation of Crystal

Tokyo so much.

*Thank the kamis that I don't have to worry about him anymore.* she

thought to herself, gazing at the Time Stream.

A flare of intense pain erupted in Sailor Pluto's head. She clutched at

her forehead in an attempt to ward off the agonizing pain she felt. She

fell and landed at the cold hard ground clutching at her head in pain.

A matter of minutes, which seemed like an eternity to the guardian,

passed. She stood up, still shaken with her bouts with pain, and looked

at the time stream. Her beautiful face turned white in horror.

She watched the timelines branch off into millions of tiny strands,

covered by the veil of chaos.

*It can't be him! He's no longer in this plane of existence! Who's

doing this?!* she thought angrily to herself as she tried to look for

the cause of the chaos.

The gates only showed her hazy images that Sailor Pluto could barely

identify. Suddenly, the gates cleared momentarily, showing her two

females and a male who were in their late teens, walking towards what

looked like a shrine in the mountains.

*These kids could be trouble.* she thought to herself, frowning

She would call for a meeting tonight with Senshi and warn them about

this new, possible threat to the timeline. But for now, she would try

her best to stabilize the time stream from the chaos that the three

teens emitted.

Back to our planes walkers......

"Are we there yet?" asked Motoko for the hundredth time

"For kami-sama's sake! No!" said Kyo angrily

The three were currently walking up the steps that would eventually

lead to the Masaki Shrine; they had appeared a bit of a distance away

from their actual destination and Kyo had said to the whining Motoko

that it wouldn't do them any good if they suddenly appeared out of

nowhere and demanding to see one, Masaki Katsuhito.

"Remember what happened last time?" asked Kyo to Motoko sarcastically

Motoko could only laugh nervously and apologize.

"How long do think till we reach the shrine?" asked Yuna to Kyo

Kyo looked at the sun bearing down on them, and said,

"Judging by the position of the sun, I'd say we'll reach the shrine by

mid- afternoon if we continue to walk this pace."

Motoko whispered into Yuna's ear,

"In other words, he doesn't know." Yuna giggled despite herself

Kyo just growled at Motoko, trying to stifle his annoyance at the

bothersome female.

*Must be hereditary.* he thought glumly to himself.

As the three kept walking up the steps, they never noticed the two log

guardians, Kamidaki and Azaka, watching them intently. Azaka turned to

Kamidaki and asked,

"Do we inform, Lady Ayeka?"

"No, the three do not pose a threat, yet. We will follow and observe."

answered Kamidaki, as both turned to follow the unsuspecting youths.

In front of the Masaki household.....

It was another normal day in the life of a guy named Masaki Tenchi.

Yup, a perfectly normal day for the heir to the throne of Jurai as he

sat and watched helplessly as Ryoko and Ayeka, two of the women vying

for his love duke it out with each other once again. Seating next to

him was Sasami, sister of Ayeka, with Ryoko's interdimensional

spaceship/cabbit, Ryo-ohki, sitting on her lap, happily munching on a

carrot. Standing behind them as they watched the battle in front of

them were Galaxy Police Detectives Kiyone and her partner, the blonde

ditz known as Mihoshi.

Huge explosions destroyed the tranquil peace around the shrine, as both

combatants used their formidable powers on each other.

Tenchi looked at the heavens above, with tears flowing down his face,

bemoaning his fate.

*Why me?!*

In the shrine office were, Masaki Katsuhito and Washu, the greatest

scientist in the universe, calmly drinking tea with sweat drops on

their heads as more explosions were heard.

"Anyhow...a few hours ago I picked up three different power signatures

in China. But before I could lock on the signatures, the three

disappeared." she stated as she sipped some tea.

"I know. I felt it too, but what I'm more concerned about is that if

they have hostile intentions or not." said Katsuhito, voicing his

concerns about the unknown 'visitors' to their world.

Washu smirked, "You should also know that the energies I picked up were

almost like Tsunami's energies but with demonic energies mixed in."

Katsuhito raised an eyebrow and said, "Indeed? Then we must be very

care---- --" he suddenly stopped whatever he was about to say and

stood up, walked out of the shrine office, heading towards the Masaki

household.

"What is it?" asked a very confused Washu as she followed right behind

him

"Trouble." Katsuhito simply said, hoping that they wouldn't be too late.

Back at the front of the Masaki household........

The first to notice the three newcomers was Tenchi, who tried to stop

the two warring women from accidentally hurting the strangers with a

misfired energy blast. The others, noticing the new people, also tried

to help Tenchi restrain the feuding women from each other. He hoped

that the visitors would not find anything weird upon seeing Ryoko and

Ayeka throw balls of destructive energy at each other.

*What am I thinking?* Tenchi thought to himself

He looked at the three new faces expecting to see shock, fear, and

disbelief on them. What he saw made him facefault, painfully hitting

his face on the ground

The three just calmly ignored the destructive violence occurring in

front of them, like they had seen this occur many times. Which was in

fact, true, the three and their other siblings had seen fights erupt

when their mothers argued with each other with who would spend the

night in bed with their father.

*Poor guy.* thought Kyo as he saw Tenchi face fault

"Is he alright?" asked Yuna to Kyo, who just shrugged and shook his

head.

"We don't have time for this!" said Motoko getting bored and annoyed

from watching the fight. She marched up to where Tenchi face faulted,

picked him up, shook him, and asked in an irritated voice,

"Hey! Are you Masaki Tenchi?!"

She ignored Kyo smacking his head with his hand in defeat and Yuna

sighing out loud.

"Y-Yes I'm Tenchi." the poor boy stammered

Tenchi's hormones started going haywire upon being so close to a

gorgeous girl, he couldn't help but look down at her ample cleavage

and looked away as he felt a nosebleed coming.

Motoko noticed what he had done and smiled evilly. She started to rub

herself on him and whispered in his ear with a sultry, alluring voice,

"You're such a bad boy Tenchi....now if you can tell me whe---------"

"What are you doing to my Tenchi, you hussy!"

"Let go of my Tenchi-sama you low-borne harridan!"

Came the twin cries of anger, cutting off Motoko's question.

Motoko's smile became more pronounced as she slid one of her hands

towards Tenchi's crotch, she made no effort in hiding her hand movement

from Ryoko or Ayeka.

*Gonna die! Gonna die! Gonna die! Gonna die!* Tenchi repeated to

himself over and over again, as tried to get out of the girl's embrace,

only to find that he could not move an inch, he was helpless as he saw

her hand go down to where the sun don't sunshine.

"Oh! I'm glad that little tenchi is glad to see me." giggled Motoko out

loud

Ryoko and Ayeka were both shocked and angered at the girl's

forwardness. Several miniature logs appeared around Motoko and Tenchi,

as dark energy cackled in Ryoko's hands.

"Release Tenchi at once or else!" they both said together

"Or else what?" said Motoko as she called their bluff

Both girls eyes narrowed in anger as Ayeka released at blast of

electricity and Ryoko threw two dark energy balls at Motoko, completely

forgetting that Tenchi was with her.

"Too slow!" said Motoko as she teleported out of Ayeka and Ryoko's

combined attack, leaving Tenchi to take the blow.

A huge blast erupted at the point of impact, Ryoko and Ayeka screamed

in horror at what they had done,

"TENCHI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Smoke cleared and the girls saw Tenchi's blackened and burnt figure

standing in the middle of a large crater, collapsing after he said,

"Ouch."

"That was fun!" said a voice coming from above the crater.

Ryoko and Ayeka looked up and gasped as they saw the girl floating in

a sitting position, smiling at them, laughing at them with her eyes.

Ayeka turned to tell Sasami to get her brother, Yosho, when she saw

that her sister, her guardians and the others were trapped in a red

barrier, with the mysterious girls' companions standing watch over

them. Ryoko and Ayeka prepared themselves for the long fight ahead,

and just before they renewed their attack on the mysterious girl. A

voice coming down the shrine was heard,

"STOP THIS AT ONCE!!!"

All heads turned to see an old man with graying hair and moustache and

a pair of rectangular wire rimed glasses that caught the light as he

came down the steps with a pink-haired 12 year old girl. He looked at

three teenagers and asked,

"Who are you three and state you business here at the shrine."

Before Motoko could retort at the old man, Kyo said in an apologetic

voice,

"Where are sorry to bother you, but we are looking for a man named

Masaki Katsuhito."

"I am he you seek." said Katsuhito to the young red-haired man, still

cautious about their motives.

Kyo smiled as they had found who they were looking for, he motioned to

Yuna to drop her erected barrier, and he turned to Katsuhito and asked,

"May I see your wife Masaki-san? I wish to ask her something."

Seeing the old man frown, Kyo had a very bad feeling at the answer the

old man would give.

"My wife Itsuki, is dead." Katsuhito said simply

*Crap, I must've brought up bad memories.* Kyo thought to himself.

He bowed in apology to Katsuhito, before asking once more,

"Forgive me, I did not know Masaki-san," seeing the old man wave the

apology off he continued, "But you might be of help to us. Do you know

where Itsuki-san's niece, Azuma Nodoka, lives?"

Katsuhito looked thoughtful for a couple of seconds, before answering,

"Her last known location was in the Juuban Ward, may I ask your

business with my wife's niece?"

*Perceptive old man* Kyo thought

He grinned at the shrine priest and said, "Personal business." he

emphasized on the word 'personal'.

"I see." said Katsuhito

"Thank you for helping us and sorry for the misunderstanding." said

Yuna softly as the three turned to leave.

"Wait." Katsuhito's voice stopped them in their tracks

"What do you want now old man?!" asked Motoko, who was smacked upside

the head by Yuna

"Motoko-neesan! Don't be so disrespectful." chided Yuna to the

grumbling older girl.

"You three must be tired from your journey and I must ask you to stay

for the rest of the day, since night will be upon us shortly."

Katsuhito proposed to them as he watched the sun slowly disappearing

in the horizon.

"No need Masaki-san, I feel we have done you enough trouble." said Kyo

to the old man.

"I insist young man; we have for than enough room for you three, and

think of it as payback for Ryoko and Ayeka's hotheadedness." said

Katsuhito, trying to persuade them to stay over for the night.

*I think that these were the ones Washu was talking about.* thought

Katsuhito to himself.

"Motoko is also to blame, Masaki-san. She acts like her mother

sometimes." said Yuna softly, earning her a glare from the older girl.

"Well, if you really insist Masaki-san. But only for tonight, we shall

take our leave tomorrow morning." said Kyo, realizing that the old man

wouldn't take no for an answer. Yuna nodded at his answer, Motoko

reluctantly agreed.

"Excellent! If you'll follow me, I'll make the necessary arrangements."

said Katsuhito turning away from them, and heading straight for the

Masaki house, where everyone else had gone in, as they were talking.

"How come I have a REALLY bad feeling about this." muttered Kyo as he

followed Katsuhito into the house, with an annoyed Yuna dragging a very

reluctant Motoko inside.

Deep inside Washu's lab.....

*I was right they are the power signatures I picked up earlier!

Hmm.....this is very interesting! Each of them have more power than

Tenchi and Yosho combined! Looks like Christmas came early this year!*

she thought to herself as she furiously typed on her computer.

The thought of having not one, or two, but THREE guinea pigs sent

Washu's senses into overdrive, and couldn't help but laugh maniacally.

*I wonder if I should take out my nurse outfit?* she asked herself, as

her devilish laughter echoed in her vast laboratory.

"What was that?" said Kyo as he jumped when he heard maniacal laughter

coming from the broom closet. As the two sisters went closer to each

other upon hear the laugh.

"It's nothing to fear." said Katsuhito, sweatdropping at the looks of

disbelief and incredulousness his guests gave him.

*I hope.* Katsuhito thought to himself. Thinking, if he repeated it

enough, he would start to believe it.

Hirikawa Shrine, Juuban

The Sailor Senshi, the sailor-suited defenders of love and peace, were

currently in a late night emergency meeting called by the mysterious

Senshi of Time. As they waited for the arrival of their crimson-eyed

companion, the usual bantering between the Senshi of Mars and the

Princess of the Moon began.

"GIVE ME BACK MY MANGA!!! MEATBALL-HEAD!!!" the irate Rei, Sailor Mars

screamed at ANOTHER blonde haired ditz, known as Sailor Moon or Usagi

Tsukino.

Usagi's eyes started to water and a stream of tears spilled out once

again, earning resigned sighs from the rest of the group.

"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Usagi, cried, "Rei stop being so mean to

meeeeee!!!!"

Makoto Kino, Sailor Jupiter, rubbed her forehead in annoyance. "Will

you two quiet down?! We are trying to start the meeting!"

"We can't start the meeting yet, we are still waiting for the one who

called it." said Ami Mizuno, Sailor Mercury, as she set the Mercury

Computer to detect any Youma activity.

Even though they had defeated Galaxia already, bands of rouge Youma

still threatened the Juuban Ward from time to time.

Next to Ami sat the forever boy crazy Minako Aino, Sailor Venus,

chatting away with the two moon cats, Luna and Artemis, about how she

spent the day. While Haruka Ten'ou, Michiru Kaiou, and their adopted

daughter Hotaru Tomoe, Sailors Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn, sat on a

sofa away from the quarreling Rei and Usagi.

"Some things never change do they............" said a voice, sighing

Everyone jumped and looked behind them. There stood Setsuna Meiou,

Sailor Pluto, looking like she hadn't slept for a few days.

"What happened to you Setsuna?" asked Usagi with concerned eyes, seeing

her friend's ragged form.

"We have a problem." said Setsuna, as she set herself down on one of

the chairs, exhausted from trying to stabilize the chaotic time stream

with little result.

Haruka upon hearing this scowled "Is it a threat?" she asked Setsuna

"Let me start from the beginning, eight months ago I discovered that

the appearance of Crystal Tokyo increased by 20% in this timeline."

Setsuna elaborated

"How is that a problem?" asked Ami interrupting Setsuna, who just

ignored her and continued,

"I searched the cause of the increase and found that martial artist

named Ranma Saotome disappeared from Nerima." Setsuna paused to let

her words sink in.

"You mean THE Ranma Saotome?!" asked Makoto to Setsuna

"Yes." answered Setsuna

"Who's this Ranma Saotome?" asked Rei looking at Makoto. But before she

could answer, Haruka beat her to the punch.

"Ranma Saotome is the greatest martial artist of all time, the best of

the best, the guy has countless rivals out for his blood, a harem of

fiancées out to marry him, and there was even a rumor that he beat a

god in china two years back."

The reactions that came varied,

"M-MULTIPLE FIANCEES?!"

"BEAT A GOD?!"

"IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?!"

"HE'S NOT HUMAN!!!"

"Is he cute?"

"QUIET!!!" roared Setsuna as she was getting a headache from all the

shouting.

"Is this true Setsuna?" asked a skeptical Ami

"I don't know. When I tried to see into his past, there was too much

chaos to get a clear picture." Setsuna answered

"How did he disappeared Setsuna-mama?" asked Hotaru

"The gates just showed me a tear-shaped crystal, a cliff, and a pillar

of light. I haven't figured out what it all means yet." said Setsuna,

answering another question.

"So how is his disappearance a problem?" asked an irate Rei

"It's not." Setsuna glared at Rei "However, three teenagers, probably

from the future generated such chaos that the current timeline has

splintered and branched off into millions of tiny strands; each of

those strands showing a different future. Those kids are the problem."

she finished

"So a bunch of kids from the future from eh, they're probably from the

Black Moon Family back for some vengeance." concluded Michiru

"Maybe." said Makoto

"More of those creeps?!" asked Minako, wrinkling her nose in disgust

"So what are we waiting for?! Let's kick some ass!" shouted the ever-

impatient Haruka, standing up and clenching her fist.

"Do you even know where they are?" asked Ami to Haruka

"Oh....ummm...Setsuna a lil' help would be nice." said Haruka as she

realized what she was doing and looked at her green-haired companion

for some help.

Setsuna merely glared at the short-haired tomboy and said, "Don't ask

me, there's too much chaos around them to get a proper location from

the gates."

"So we wait for their first move?" asked Ami, fearing the worst

"That is all we can do." said Setsuna before she disappeared back

towards the Gates of Time

"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!" wailed Usagi "I thought we weren't going

to fight anymore super-powerful enemies after Galaxia!"

"QUIET MEATBALL-HEAD!!!" Rei screamed at her teary-eyed princess

"Stop being so mean to meeeeeeeeeeeee!"

The Senshi's meeting degraded soon after Setsuna's departure.

Masaki Household, early morning........

As the sun, started to rise from the horizon, Kyo shut himself off

from the rest of his surroundings and became a living whirlwind of

steel as he practiced advanced and complicated sword katas. He thrust

and parried, countered and reversed, fighting against imaginary

opponents, turning his practice into a beautiful, yet deadly dance.

*Still not as good as mom though.* Kyo thought, as he pushed his body

to its limits. After a while, Kyo stopped, wiped the sweat of his brow,

and sheathed his katana.

Hearing sounds of clapping; he turned to see Motoko and Yuna at the

front door grinning at him, after silently watching his awesome display

of skill.

Motoko sauntered up to him and said in a mock-appraising voice,

"My, my you really have improved Kyo-niisan. But your skill is still

nothing compared to mine."

"Is that so, Motoko-chan?" Kyo asked, smiling sweetly at his younger

sister as he unsheathed his katana.

"Why yes, Kyo-niisan. In fact, my skills would just be degraded if

I spar with you." Motoko answered as she stood in front of Kyo.

Without warning, Kyo swung his sword at his annoying sister with

lightning fast speed. He then went to a stance, seeing Motoko land a

few feet away from him, and said,

"Let's dance." then vanishing, but in reality moving towards his sister

at what would be considered god-speed.

Motoko merely smirked, "Don't disappoint me, big brother."

The sounds of swords clashing rang out in the crisp morning air, as

Motoko met Kyo's charge with her own. Yuna merely sighed at the

fighting of the dueling siblings.

*Bakas* she thought as she went back inside the Masaki household, to

help prepare breakfast.

"Some things never change." she muttered leaving her older brother and

sister alone to finish their fight.

As she came into the kitchen, she saw Sasami already cooking breakfast.

She merely strode up to the girl, who turned and smiled at her.

"Do you need any help?" Yuna asked softly

"Sure you can help Yuna-sempai!" Sasami beamed at the older girl "Can

you set out the plates for me?" she asked pointing to a cabinet

"Of course Sasami-chan." complied Yuna moving towards the cabinet,

giggling as she remembered what had happened last night.

--==Flashback==--

After going back towards the Masaki house and after its residents heard

what Katsuhito had to say, two voiced their concerns...

"HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HUSSY STAY HERE FOR THE NIGHT!" shouted Ryoko,

pointing at Motoko's floating figure.

"THE DEMON'S RIGHT! SHE MIGHT BE DOING THIS JUST TO SEDUCE MY TENCHI-

SAMA!" said Ayeka simultaneously agreeing and insulting Ryoko

Ryoko looked at Ayeka with eyes burning in anger

"DEMON?! YOUR TENCHI-SAMA?! HE'S MINE YOU BRAT!"

Ayeka just glared at Ryoko, as logs started to appear around her

"HOW DARE YOU INSULT A PRINCESS OF THE GREATEST EMPIRE IN THE

UNIVERSE!!"

Before they could go at each other's throats, Kyo tried to get their

attention,

"Um...excuse me..." he said lamely

The two women's 'demon heads' glared at him and shouted,

"WHAT?!!!"

"Waaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!! S-Scary!!!" Kyo backpedaled towards the wall

away from the two.

"We are sorry for Motoko-neesan's behavior." Yuna bowed in apology to

the two "But rest assured that she has no feelings what so ever to

Masaki Tenchi." she finished.

"Plus they're only staying here for the night and will leave tomorrow

morning for Juuban." said Katsuhito trying to calm the two volatile

women.

Both women 'hmped' and turned away from each other.

"As long as she stays away from Tenchi." they both said in unison

"Excellent, now if you three can follow me I'll take you all to Washu

and she could help us with the sleeping arrangements." said Katsuhito

to the three; he noticed them visibly tense when he mentioned the name

Washu.

*I wonder why* he thought curiously to himself

"That's okay old man, I got a place to sleep." said Motoko as she took

out a big pillow from her small pack. Katsuhito raised an eyebrow at

what she did and asked,

"Oh? Where would that be?"

Motoko smirked and disappeared only to reappear on one of the roof

rafters.

*She acts so much like Ryoko.* Katsuhito thought

"Yuna-chan you can bunk with one of the girls." said Kyo to the younger

girl, who could only sigh in relief.

"That's a good idea, Yuna-chan could bunk with Sasami for tonight since

they are almost at the same age." said Katsuhito, smiling at the silent

Yuna

"Thank you for your hospitality." Yuna thanked softly

"I'll sleep on the couch Masaki-san, so no need to bother Washu-chan."

Kyo said with a sweatdrop on his face.

Katsuhito slightly frowned at the young man when he heard him say

'Washu- chan'

"Oh but I INSIST." said a super kawai voice behind the two

Kyo jumped when he heard the voice, turning around he looked down and

saw a pink-haired 12 yr. old girl with a strange glint in her eyes.

*Gotta act like I've never met her* Kyo thought desperately to himself

"H-Hello little girl, and who might you be?" he asked trying not to

sound too scared

"Kyo this is Washu." informed Katsuhito to the young man about the girl

in front of him

"Washu-CHAN." corrected Washu in her cutesy voice, as she looked at Kyo

undressing him with her eyes.

*This isn't good.* thought Kyo desperately to himself, trying to get

away from Washu. Turning to his two younger sisters for help, he sweat

dropped when he realized that the two vanished when Katsuhito

introduced Washu to him, trying to avoid certain doom at the hands of

the mad scientist.

*Cowards!* he thought angrily at his sisters actions upon seeing one

of their 'grandmother', and started to think ways to get back at his

sisters' spinelessness.

"Nice to meet you Kyo-san, Katsuhito told me that you needed some help

with the sleeping arrangements." said Washu

"Yeah." Kyo mumbled still deep in thought

"Ok I can help you with that Kyo-san, but you wouldn't mind if you

could help me with some 'experiments'?" asked a giddy Washu

"Sure Washu-chan, I would be glad to help." Kyo said not listening to

a word Washu said.

He was too deep in thought to see Washu's starry eyes with little

hearts around them and Katsuhito's pale face.

"Well c'mon Kyo-san this way." said a very happy Washu as she tugged

Kyo towards the broom closet.

*May his eternal soul rest in peace.* Katsuhito thought as he watched

the red-haired young man walked into what would be his tomb.

*Hey where am I?* Kyo asked himself finally getting out of his thoughts

and looking at his surroundings. He heard an ominous sound of a door

closing itself behind him; he turned around saw a door of light close

itself, leaving him in complete darkness

"No...." Kyo muttered in dread realization, as he frantically looked

around for an avenue of escape.

Suddenly a beam of light illuminated a medical examination table; Kyo's

fear grew at what would happen.

"No...." he muttered once more, trying to move away from the table,

trying to stop the inevitable. He found that he couldn't move his legs

and saw that they were clamped down by some sort of metal, he tried to

break free, he heard giggling coming from the darkness.

"W-Washu-chan p-please release m-me at once!" he pleaded at the

darkness

A very adult and drop-dead gorgeous Washu in a sexy, revealing nurse

uniform stepped out from the darkness and slowly approached the doomed

young man, like a lion stalking its prey.

"Now why would I do that, my lovely guinea pig? The night is still

young and we have so much to do." said a smirking question as she ever

got closer to the flailing Kyo

"Let me go!" pleaded Kyo once again

"Don't worry Kyo-san; I'm an angel of mercy here to help." Washu said

as she stepped in front of the young man and whispered seductively in

his ear,

"Where does it hurt?"

Kyo's scream of horror erupted from the broom closet, followed by

maniacal laughter of a mad scientist about to experiment on one of her

new guinea pigs.

*Sorry Kyo-niisan.* thought Yuna to herself as Sasami showed her to

their room for the night, ignoring the cries of horror coming from the

broom closet downstairs. She always thought that her father was joking

with his stories about Washu-obaasan, but now she wished that her

brother would survive the night.

"Feh, better him than me." muttered Motoko as she re-appeared back on

one of the roof rafters, she couldn't help but feel a little bit of

pity to her older brother. Hearing her brother scream like a little

girl, Motoko burst out laughing and her pity for him already forgotten.

"Should have bought a digital recorder." she said to herself as she

continued to laugh at her brother's plight.

--==End Flashback==--

"What's going on?" asked weary Tenchi as he walked groggily into the

kitchen

"Oh it's just Kyo-niisan and Motoko-neesan having one of their morning

fights." answered Yuna smiling at Tenchi, as if on cue a huge explosion

was heard slightly shaking the house.

"Those two are like Ryoko and Ayeka." said Sasami giggling as another

explosion occurred more loudly than the last. Seeing Tenchi run

outside, Yuna sighed and simply followed the young man to make sure

that wouldn't get caught in the cross-fire. She ignored the throng of

people coming from different parts of the house asking about the loud

noises.

Outside........

Both fighters were tired but they pushed their aching muscles to go on,

neither wanting to admit defeat to the other. They were solely focused

on each other, ignoring the gathering spectators at the front door of

the Masaki house. They locked swords once more, before jumping a couple

of feet away from each other. Kyo jumped high and swung his sword in a

360 degree motion, shouting out as a ring of raging fire extended from

his form,

"FATED CIRCLE!"

Motoko merely summoned an energy shield to block the incoming wall of

fire before it engulfed her. Grinding her teeth in frustration as the

flames battered against her shield, she gave a loud cry as she expelled

the flames with a burst of energy. She stabbed her own katana at the

ground and jumped on top of it. She gathered a huge ball of cackling

energy in one of her hands and jumped high and shouted,

"Energy Rain!"

The spectators gasped in awe as they watched Motoko's huge energy ball

splitting itself apart into smaller spheres of destructive energy. Kyo

merely snorted and batted the deadly projectiles away, causing some to

head towards the spectators.

Tenchi's eyes grew in horror as he realized too late that he would not

be able to dodge or block the incoming spheres of energy in time. But a

red barrier stopped the energy spheres dead in their tracks. Spectators

were dumbstruck at what had happened.

"Do not worry, we are safe behind the barrier." said Yuna softly, as

she assured them that they wouldn't be hurt by any stray projectiles.

"Amazing!" said Katsuhito as he watched the battle with appraising eyes

"They're unbelievable!" exclaimed Washu as she furiously typed on her

wrist computer as she tried to record the power coming from the two

fighters.

"That girl's pretty strong." said Ryoko, wondering to herself, if she

could get Motoko to teach her some of those moves.

Ayeka and Kiyone were speechless at the power displayed by the two

warring siblings. Mihoshi...well Mihoshi was just happy that she was

watching the two fight like those on the sentai animes she watched on

TV.

*Damn, I can't keep this up any longer.* Motoko thought to herself,

breathing hard. She knew that Kyo was pretty tired too, but she also

knew that he had better stamina than her.

"Time to end this, Kyo-niisan." she said as she slowly sheathed her

katana and went into a battou jutsu stance.

Kyo raised his eyebrow at what his younger sister planned to do.

*So she's going to use the succession technique eh?* he thought to

himself. He had known that his sister secretly studied the forbidden

sword style, but he never knew that she had already mastered it.

*Heh, but I know how to counter that technique.* he smirked, despite

how his muscles ached in exhaustion.

"I agree Motoko-chan it's time we end this." he went into a defensive

stance and waited for Motoko's strike

"What is she doing?" asked a curious Katsuhito to Yuna as she calmly

observed the battle as it neared its climax.

"Motoko-neesan is about to use the succession technique, Ama Kakeru Ryu

No Hirameki, to end the fight." answered Yuna softly

"Ama Kakeru Ryu No Hirameki?" asked a confused Tenchi

"It is a battou jutsu stance that uses absolute god-speed to annihilate

any foe." elaborated Yuna, she saw Washu use some sort of recording

device to record what she had said

Any further questions were stopped when Motoko lunged forward a blinked

out of existence. Yuna said softly,

"It begins."

Kyo's eyes strained as he kept track of Motoko's rapidly approaching

form, the secret of Ama Kakeru Ryu No Hirameki was the added step the

swordswoman needed to take, whether be it left or right, the added

step would give more power to her katana as she drew it out, giving

it enough strength to break through her opponent's defenses.

*Right or left?!* he asked to himself as she was mere heart beats away

from him now. Then he saw it,

"Left!" he shouted as he blocked downwards to avoid the slice aimed

below his ribs and took a step backwards to absorb the blow.

"He blocked it!" exclaimed Katsuhito, as he saw Kyo block the deadly

strike

*Even if one evades the fangs of the dragon by soaring high, they get

drawn in by the furious wind, then are shredded by the claws.* thought

Yuna to herself

Kyo and Motoko gritted their teeth as their swords clashed against each

other, vying for dominance.

Using all his strength, Kyo used both hands and forced his sword

upwards to break their stalemate.

"He shook it off! He broke the Ama Kakeru Ryu No Hirameki!" shouted

Tenchi in surprise.

"IGNITE!"

Kyo shouted, raising his sword high as fire swirled around it.

"Tsui No Hiken, Kagazuchi." said Yuna outloud, recognizing one of Kyo's

favorite moves.

A ripple started to form in front of Motoko suddenly, time slowed, and

Kyo was slowly pulled towards Motoko, his eyes widened in surprise at

what was happening. Everyone gasped at the turn of events.

*The hell?! I'm being drawn towards her* he thought furiously to

himself, as he racked his mind for the answer. His eyes widened as he

saw the ripple in front of him.

*No...I'm not. There's a vacuum in front of her, drawing me in.* he

realized *the air's been displaced by the impact and power of her first

blow that I blocked!*

Kyo's eyes just widened more as he realized that he had fallen into a

trap *She's created a void that's shattered the air around me and is

pulling me in!*

Motoko completed her 360 degree turn and roared as her foot shattered

the ground beneath from sheer force, adding more strength to the blow.

"She's going to kill him!" shouted Ayeka in horror

"We gotta stop her!" exclaimed Ryoko as she prepared to teleport to

save Kyo from certain death. But she was stopped by Washu, who merely

shook her head and indicated towards Yuna, who was still watching

undisturbed at what was about to happen.

Motoko grinned in victory, and at the last moment flipped her katana so

that the reversed end of the blade would hit Kyo. She was caught off

guard, when she effortlessly cut him in half with the blunt side of her

katana. Her gasped in surprise when Kyo's body burst in a shower of

flower petals.

"C-Cherry blossoms?" Motoko asked herself in disbelief, she suddenly

felt cold steel against her sword, turning around; she saw Kyo madly

grinning at her and declared,

"I win."

Juuban Ward.......

After resting from their 'sparring match' and saying good-bye to the

alien residents at Masaki Shrine a few hours ago, Kyo teleported them

to the outskirts of Juuban and walked from there. They wanted to see

the sights that Juuban had to offer and they also wanted to surprise

their grandmother.

"Wow look at this place, it's so...." Motoko looking around and trailed

off not knowing what word to use to best describe Juuban.

"Peaceful?" asked Yuna

"Yeah, it's kinda boring if you ask me." said Motoko as she ignored the

wolf whistles sent her way by some passing men.

"Is fighting all you think of?" asked Kyo sighing

"Yup." answered Motoko

"Fighting does not always solve everything Motoko-neesan." said Yuna

softly

Motoko just 'hmped' and said, "You're such a pacifist, Yuna-chan."

"I merely chose my battles wisely." smiled Yuna

Kyo just laughed at what Yuna had said

The three soon found themselves eating lunch at a nearby restaurant

after hearing their stomachs rumble. Motoko looked at Kyo, who was

finishing off his third piece of steak and asked,

"How did you beat it?"

"Beat what?" Kyo asked dumbly

"How you beat the Ama Kakeru Ryu No Hirameki." Motoko said frowning

Kyo groaned, she had been asking him that since they left the shrine

and wouldn't let it drop.

*I should just have let her hit me.* he thought groaning mentally once

again

"Look Motoko-chan I just used a technique taught to me by Aunt Fuu and

I ain't saying anymore." he said with a tone of finality.

Motoko sighed in defeat when she heard him in that voice, so she just

settled at glaring at her brother. Who ignored her glares and went back

to eating his food normally (scooped food into his mouth like a machine

gun).

*I'll find out soon enough, then vengeance will be mine Kyo-niisan!*

Motoko got a maniacal look on her face and started laughing evilly.

Insert image of chibi Motoko jumping up and down over a defeated Kyo.

Looking at her older siblings, Yuna grew a sweat drop.

*Why can't I have normal siblings* she thought to herself sighing,

that's when the screams began.

Mizuno Household.......

Ami Mizuno was just finishing up on her homework, when her Mercury

computer started to go beep wildly. Momentarily startled by the sudden

noise, she quickly checked and saw that there were multiple signs of

Youma, near the shopping district in Juuban.

*So many.* she thought to herself, tapping on her wrist communicator,

she informed the other girls to the situation. She quickly transformed

and leapt of the window, roof hopping towards her destination. The

Senshi, minus Pluto, met up in the rooftops from different directions

where the attack occurred. They saw that they had arrived too late and

that some of the Youma's were charging at a young red-haired man just

standing there not making any effort to move or run, they also noticed

two girls watching the scene nearby.

Minutes before the Senshi's arrival.......

After the three heard the screams coming from outside, they rushed

outside to see a flood of people running towards them in panic, behind

them were Youmas destroying property and threatening the general

population. Watching over them was a huge Youma with a massive war

hammer slung over one shoulder, while perched on his other was a

smaller demon with long wicked claws protruding from its hands.

"All right! And here I thought that this place would be boring." said

Motoko, cracking her knuckles, an energy sword appearing in her hand.

Before she could charge into the fray, she was stopped by Kyo who only

shook his head.

"They're mine."

"But...." Motoko protested only to see that he had ignored her and

walked slowly towards the rampaging leaders.

"He keeps taking all the fun." she growled as her energy sword

disappeared, as she sighed in defeat and watched.

"Don't worry Motoko-neesan, you can get the next batch of demons that

appears." said Yuna trying to console her older sister, who nodded and

smiled evilly at the thought.

Both girls heard a cry of surprise and pain and turned to see a little

girl fall down on the unforgiving pavement as she tripped. One of the

Youmas loomed before the fallen girl, grinning at the terrified child

as it prepared to deal the death blow. Only to be cut in half by Kyo,

as he suddenly appeared in front of the girl and swung his sword.

All the other Youmas stopped what they were doing and looked at the

human who had easily dispatched by one of their brethren, even the two

commanding Youmas looked on with surprise and disbelief on their faces.

"Run." Kyo said to the girl and looked at the Youma who were watching

the turn of events in shock, the little girl sniffed, nodding and ran,

not looking behind.

"How many are you?" asked Kyo as he mentally counted off how many Youma

there were "15? Good. I need a little exercise." he finished smirking

at them.

The Youmas just got riled up and growled after hearing the puny human

say that they would just give him a little exercise.

"Well what are waiting for? Come get me. Seriously. Either way, YOU'RE

DEAD!" said Kyo goading them on.

"Okay...who wants to die first?" he asked the Youmas, motioning them to

attack.

"Impudent mortal!" exclaimed one Youma in anger, as en massed they

charged as one at Kyo

"Let's see how tough you are with my claw in your belly human!" shouted

another Youma

"Come on human! Try all of us at once!" another shouted as they neared

the unmoving Kyo. That was when the Sailor Senshi arrived at a nearby

rooftop and saw that they were too late to save Kyo from what would be

his imminent death. Their eyes widened in shock and horror at happened

next.

"Raise your sword, warrior! Or are you too scared?" asked a Youma

mocking Kyo's still form.

"DIE!!!" shouted a Youma his clawed hand flying towards Kyo's face.

Six died instantly, black blood and gore spilling from decapitated body

parts, as Kyo felled them with a single stroke.

"I've never seen anyone move so fast! He's like lightning!" exclaimed

Mercury as she tried to get her computer to analyze the speeds Kyo

moved at.

"Next? Come on." said Kyo, wiping blood that landed on his hand off

The remaining nine charged at Kyo, despite seeing six of their brethren

being killed so easily with one sword strike.

"Get him! Rip his stinking heart out!"

"Is your sword long enough for all of us?!"

Kyo smirked at the charging Youma,

"Heh....."

Kyo burst into action again, becoming a whirlwind of death, as more

body parts flew. The Sailor Senshi were shocked and disturbed upon

viewing the monster's very violent deaths.

"That....that's a very powerful sword technique!" said Uranus as she

watched him hack apart the Youmas.

"He looks like he swings his sword without even thinking, but......."

said Jupiter trailing off

"....he kills them with one blow." finished Mars

"Look Michiru-mama! Look at his face!" said Saturn as she pointed at

Kyo's face.

"He's...he's laughing!" said Neptune in surprise as she gazed at Kyo's

laughing figure

"He's enjoying the killing?!" asked Moon in a horrified voice

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!" laughed Kyo as he finished off the last

lesser Youma

His danger sense went off, and he evaded the pulverizing attack of the

large Youma's massive war hammer.

"There is no honor in attacking from behind." Kyo said as he landed in

a crouch a few feet away.

"I disagree human." said voice behind Kyo

"What matters is that you win." said the small Youma as it appeared

right behind Kyo

"LOOK OUT!!!" shouted Venus in warning

"Time to die!" shouted the little devil as it swiped its claws at

Kyo only to hit air.

"What?! Where is he?!" cried the smaller Youma in surprise as it

frantically looked left and right for Kyo. It suddenly felt Kyo's

presence standing behind it at a considerable distance.

"Too slow demon....heh heh heh." said a grinning Kyo as he appeared

right behind the small Youma, mimicking its attack. The little demon's

eyes went wide with fear, terror, and surprise. It flew backwards as

Kyo cut off one of its arms.

"GYAAAAAAH!!!!" the small demon screamed in pain at losing one of its

appendages. The large demon was silent.

"Kami-sama! That guy's so fast! He's just toying with them!" said

Mercury as her computer failed to give her enough data on the warrior's

speed.

"Brother! Kill him now! Save me!!!" screamed the small Youma, clutching

at its bloody stump of what used to be its arm, as it backpedaled away

from an approaching Kyo.

The large youma merely ignored its brother's frantic cries for help.

"What are you doing brother?! Help me!!!" the small demon pleaded again

Raising his sword Kyo said to the small youma, "He can't help you. He

knows that you're already DEAD..."

His sword fell.

"NOOOOOOOoooooooooo!!!!!" the small demon screamed and as it was split

in half, it could only look at its brother and asked,

"Why...brother....why?"

"The weak deserve to die." the large demon said simply as it watched

the body of its brother turn to dust. It looked at the piled of dust

that used to be its minions and looked at Kyo,

"You've done well for a human. They were all strong fighters but I...

I am the strongest of all and you are no match for me."

Kyo snorted at the arrogant Youma's boast and said, "It's pretty

amazing at how empty your brain is demon...so why don't you TRY ME!"

"DIE YOU FOOLISH HUMAN!!!" the large demon roared as it brought down

its massive war hammer at Kyo.

Pieces of pavement flew everywhere from where the war hammer hit.

"Got you!" shouted the large demon, but Kyo had dodged the crushing

blow and disappeared.

"What?!" said the large youma in surprise "Where did he go?!" he looked

around his surroundings for his missing opponent.

"What's wrong? Lose something? You look like your brother." mocked a

familiar voice coming from every direction

"Where are you hiding, you cowardly human?!" the large youma asked

angrily, it never noticed the winds picking up.

"Now it's.........MY TURN!"

Standing atop one of the street lamps, Kyo smiled as he held his sword

in front of him horizontally, putting his index and middle finger at

the base of the blade, just above the hilt, and touched it. The blade

began to glow red, and as Kyo followed the outline with his fingers,

the glow began to extend towards the whole sword. Kyo held a glowing

blade high up in the air, the blade going downwards in an angle; both

of his hands on the hilt.

"Mumyo Jinpu Ryu Satsujin Ken." he uttered

"This fight is over." said Yuna as she saw Kyo preparing to end their

one- sided battle, Motoko simply nodded in agreement.

Glaring at the large youma, Kyo said the last part of his attack,

"Mizuchi." he jumped high up in the air and drove his sword downward

towards the large youma who looked up in surprise.

There was a flash of bright light that momentarily blinded both the

youma and the Senshi. As the light died down, the Senshi saw Kyo behind

the youma who looked unhurt from his attack.

"I didn't even feel a thing." the youma mocked Kyo as it looked at him,

roaring in laughter.

Kyo smiled coldly at the youma and said while he turned his back at it,

"I guess we know who the better fighter is."

"No one turns their back on me, little human!" roared the youma in

anger at Kyo's casual dismissal and charged at him, hoping to kill

the insolent human while his back turned to it.

It tried to swing its war hammer at him, only to have its arm fall off.

It screamed in agony it suddenly lost all feeling at one of its legs.

Its screams intensified as its remaining arm fell off.

"Shhhhhhhh..." said Kyo trying to quiet the screaming youma, as if he

was listening to something.

"Can you hear it?" Kyo asked the youma, who was still screaming. He

looked at the youma, closing his eyes and whispered,

"Kaze no Koe......."

The Youma ceased its screams at it fell apart into tiny pieces that

quickly disintegrated into dust afterwards.

"The sound of divine wind......." he finished as he calmly sheathed his

sword.

The Senshi were motionless as they watched the macabre play coming to

its gruesome finale.

"I wish you'd stop showing off, Kyo-niisan." said Motoko as she and

Yuna walked up to him

"Kyo-niisan always fights with style." said Yuna softly

"It makes me look cool." said Kyo laughing

Motoko snorted and said, "We better leave before trouble starts again."

Yuna looked to where the Senshi were and said,

"I agree with Motoko-neesan, we should take our leave now before they

shake themselves out of their stupor." she gestured to Kyo to a nearby

rooftop where the dazed Senshi were.

Fire swallowed the three and they were gone once again. A couple of

seconds later, the Senshi came out of their trance and surveyed the

scene of battle and found that the young man with red hair and his

two companions had vanished without a trace.

"Who are they?" Sailor Moon asked as the Senshi departed, upon hearing

the approaching sirens of police cars and ambulances.

Only silence was her answer, as each of the Senshi were deep in

thought, wondering if the young man and his two female companions

were the problem Setsuna had talked to them about yesterday.

Saotome household, Juuban..........

After teleporting a short distance away from the battlezone, the three

quickly continued their journey, eager to meet their grandmother. They

had asked people if they knew any Azuma Nodoka, some of them had

pointed to where a Saotome Nodoka lived and after a few hours of

walking, they had arrived late afternoon at the Saotome household and

were disappointed to see only an empty lot.

"Crap, I thought for sure the directions that old man gave us were

right." said Kyo as he looked at a piece of paper.

"Good job at getting us lost Kyo-niisan." said Motoko as she glared at

Kyo

"No, we have the right directions." Yuna said as she looked at the

piece of paper that Kyo held "it's just the house isn't here any

longer."

"That sucks, we're back at square one again." said Kyo sighing in

disappointment

"Well let's ask the neighbors again, one of them might tell us where we

could find Nodoka-obaasan." said Motoko as she pointed so some of the

houses next to the empty lot.

The three were soon informed by a neighbor about the events of the

failed wedding of Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo. The neighbor also told

them that Nodoka Saotome was now living at the Tendo Dojo in Nerima and

gave directions on how to get there. Thanking the man, they quickly

made their way towards Nerima encountering a few more Youmas, but were

quickly dispatched by Motoko.

Tendo household, Nerima early evening.......

It had been a quiet eight months for people at the Tendo household,

since Ranma had left, life at the Tendo house had become dull and

boring. After dropping the name Saotome and using her maiden name once

again, Azuma Nodoka started to train, in preparation for when her ex-

husband would show his cowardly face again. Though she still grieved at

the loss of her son, she tried to move on with her life as best as she

could.

Kasumi was still all smiles, but that same smile that usually dazzled

everyone that saw it was a bit dimmer lately. She hid her sadness

behind a mask of ignorance, and her smile failed to reach her eyes

these last few months. Nabiki's cold persona seemed to radiate

everywhere these days; she was taking her frustrations out on Kuno's

wallet. Soun cried less but he still blamed himself on what Akane had

become. Nabiki was notified by her informants that Akane had stayed at

Dr. Tofu's clinic for a couple of nights, before she disappeared,

probably searching for the eternally lost boy.

The amazons still retained their place in the Nekohanten; Cologne's

explanation was that she wanted Shampoo to get an education. But Nabiki

suspected that they stayed behind in hopes that Ranma would someday

come back to them.

Ukyo's restaurant was still a great rival for the Nekohanten. Her

okonomiyaki were still hot in Nerima. Both Kunos were still a pest, the

female Kuno visiting every once in a while at the Tendos asking if her

'Ranma-sama' had returned. Tatewaki still spouted every morning at how

he vanquished the 'evil sorcerer' and claimed vengeance against one

Hibiki Ryoga for taking the fierce tigress's virginity.

Nodoka, Soun, Nabiki, and Kasumi were quietly eating dinner, when

a loud knock broke them out of their monotonous actions. Sighing

internally, Kasumi stood up from the table and quickly made her way

towards the gates.

Pushing them open, Kasumi saw a tall, red-haired young man accompanied

by two girls. Kasumi bowed low to them and said, "Welcome to the Tendo

Dojo. My name is Tendo Kasumi, what I can do for you?"

The young man stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings Tendo-san. My name

is Kyo, and these are my younger sisters, Motoko and Yuna." the taller

female nodded at Kasumi, while the smaller female bowed slightly. The

young man named Kyo continued, "We have come from far, to see Azuma

Nodoka on a personal matter."

*Oh my! I hope that one of those girls is not another one of Ranma's

fiancées.* Kasumi thought frowning slightly. She shook her head

mentally and flashed one of her smiles at her guests.

"Where are my manners?! Please come in! I'll take you to Auntie Nodoka,

just follow me." although the pledge between the Saotomes and Tendos

had been dissolved already, Nodoka insisted that Nabiki and Kasumi call

her 'Auntie'.

Three followed her inside the house until they reached the dining room,

where Kasumi announced them and their intentions. Soun and Nabiki were

puzzled on why the three wanted to see Nodoka.

Nodoka just sighed, mentally cursing Genma and his fat stomach; she

really hoped that they weren't here to discuss about one of the girls

being engaged to her son. So she was surprised when she was in the

middle of a three-way hug by the visitors.

"I-I'm sorry but I think we've never met before." Nodoka said as she

broke the hug.

The young man smiled at her and said, "That's true, but you've already

met our father."

"Who's your father?" asked Nodoka, trying to search her memories but

coming up with nothing.

The taller female just laughed as the other female answered Nodoka's

question in a soft voice,

"Your son, Ranma."

"WHAT?!!!" Soun, Nabiki, and Kasumi shouted in surprise.

Nodoka fainted with a smile on her face. But before the darkness could

claim her, she could only think one thing about her son, Ranma.

*WAI! My son is so manly!!!*