Ranma 1/2: A New Awakening Alternate Continuation (minor crossovers) By: Dani Yanega yanega@mindspring.com (please respond to this e-mail address) Co-author & Concept by: "Jerry" starfire@brainerd.net Chapter Three Nodoka looked at the people in the room, fear and anger, waged war across her beautiful elfin face. Akane looked at her rage building in her, she wanted to pound Ranko, and this _freak_ was keeping her from him. Her aura flared as she summoned her mallet. Ranko saw this and warned her mother. "_Momma_ she has her mallet out again!" Nodoka did not even give Akane a glance as the young Tendo charged. Suddenly a small but powerful blast hit Akane in the center of her chest knocking her into a wall lined with chairs. Akane laid there sprawled out on the floor. P-Chan ran up to her and began licking her face. The others in the room looked to Akane watching her anger build then back to the two morphed women. Everyone nearly fell to the floor when several small sprites appeared two with bows and arrows but the third seemed to do nothing. The two archers took aim at the rising Tendo; she paused for a moment then decided they were nothing to her and charged at the Saotome women again. The archers let loose with a volley of arrows. They hit their mark and Akane stopped for a moment, they hurt but it is nothing she couldn't handle, after all she was a martial artist. She continued her charge; she'll show that reject from a fantasy movie not to mess with Tendo Akane. /*\*/*\ The others watched dumb struck by Akane's momentary lapse into stupidity, when Cologne noticed the third sprite began to glow. Bowing her head she could guess what was going to happen. She looked over at Tofu and saw the same look. Akane ran right into an invisible barrier three feet from the mythical group. This did nothing but anger her even more. She pulled out her mallet and began beating it against the barrier. Cologne now began to understand why her granddaughter called her violent-girl. The color of the glowing sprite changed to a deep red and Cologne wondered why, she soon got her answer. "AAAAAHHHHHH, GET THEM OUT, GET THEM OUT!" Akane was screaming when the arrows in her arms and legs began glowing the same color as the sprite. Cologne realized that the glowing sprite was a spell-caster and set the arrows on fire. She headed toward the Tendo girl at the same time Tofu also figured out what was going on and ran to aid Akane. When Tofu touched an arrow he had to let go for they were too hot. Cologne then took over for him. "Kachuu Tenshin Amiguriken!" Cologne shouted her hands blurred to invisibility as she removed the arrows. "I warned you, but you choose to ignore my warnings." Nodoka stated flatly as the spell-casting sprite returned to a glowing pale blue. They turned to the mother of Ranko, with questions they wanted answers for, but Akane was not to be stopped, after all the arrows were removed she tried to stand. She glared daggers at the Doctor and Cologne, but they just shook their heads. "It was not them that caused your paralysis, _girl_, the heated arrows fused the nerve endings in your arms and legs, you will be unable to do to much for the next day or so. Just be thankful I did not allow them to do as they wanted." Nodoka left the threat hang heavy in the air. /*\*/*\ Ranko watched with confusion and fear, she could not understand why all of a sudden she should fear people she knew, her friends. All she wanted now was to leave this place and head back to the Dojo. _No_ not the Dojo, someplace high someplace safe, home, yes home, high in the clouds she looked out the window at the sky with longing. {Momma, I wanna go home} She thought as she stared out the window. {I know daughter and we will, to our new home.} Nodoka replied telepathically. Ranko looked back at her mother then smiled slightly. /*\*/*\ Ukyo was still reeling from the announcement that all engagements are off, when she noticed Akane try to attack the to changed women. She just shook her head, burying her face in her hand. She looked up when Akane screamed and saw Cologne use the chestnut fists to remove the burning arrows. She then turned her attention to Ranma..no Ranko now, she looked frighten. It was strange to see the cornered animal look on her face. She watched as Ranko turned and looked longingly out the window, gently flapping her wings. Ukyo knew she wanted to fly away, but she can't let her leave, she was all Ukyo had left in this world. "RanChan, please stay, I don't want to be alone." Ukyo plead tears streaming down her face. Ranko looked to Ukyo remembrance flickered momentarily across her face. Ukyo watched as it changed to caring, then slowly to sadness, then to anger. She couldn't understand why Ranko became angry, they were fiancées she should love her. She needed her to love her. /*\*/*\ Ranko looked at Ukyo vague recollection crossed her memories, the friendship of two six year olds, then the sadness of leaving the only friend she had, then anger filled her when she remembered the failed wedding attempt a year ago. She looked up at Ukyo anger filling her face. Then guilt when confusion and fear crossed her friend's face. Ranko then looked around the room, at the many faces that have tormented her in one way or another. Dr. Tofu rearranging her when Kasumi was near or making him rely on Akane for help by pressing shiatsu points. Cologne trying to force her into a marriage she didn't want by potions or magic. Ukyo by treating her like a piece of property to be owned. Pig-boy by never taking responsibility for his own problems. Then there was Akane; who wanted to be a friend until she found out she was a boy. Who lorded him over her friends because she had a fiancé. Who used him as a convenient scapegoat when she didn't get what she wanted or when something went wrong, he was there to receive the blame. /*\*/*\ The people and pig, in the room watched while Ranko looked at each of them in turn, they saw to their shame the pain she glared at them with. They needed to talk with them find out what was going on but as long as Nodoka felt her child was being threatened she would not be cooperative. Dr. Tofu turned to face the group of magical creatures, with his hands up in a placating gesture. "Mrs. Saotome..." He is cut off by a cold glare from Nodoka. "I am no longer Mrs. Saotome, I have been released from my vow to _him_ and I now have full custody of my child." Nodoka spit out angrily. Dr. Tofu looked at the others in the room, then back at the older Faerie, but before he could ask her anything, Cologne came forward. She stood at the edge of the protective barrier. She looked deep inside using all her senses, what she discovered frightened her, but she also felt great awe. She turned to the rest of the group, with a sad expression. "The Amazons no longer have a claim on _Ranko_ with either the Kiss of Marriage or the Kiss of Death. Although that person still exists to some extent, she is now a member of the Faerie Realm and is no longer responsible for the human life she left behind." Cologne turned back to Nodoka and Ranko and bowed deeply. "I hope that the Amazons will be allowed to make an alliance with you and your people I feel there would be mutual benefits to both our people." Cologne smiled slightly at Nodoka and Ranko's shocked faces. Nodoka quickly came to her senses, then bowed to the elder of the Joketsuzoku. She stood and squarely faced the Amazon alone, when she responded to her comment. "We would be honored to call the Amazons friends, we will bring your request to the Queen." Dr. Tofu came forward curiosity written across his face. He bowed and addressed the wary woman. "Nodoka, can you explain what happen to you and Ranma? Why you two were changed?" Nodoka paused and looked past the doctor almost as if she was listening to someone. The woman then turned back to face the room with a sad but determined look, her sword raised again in defense of herself and her child. When she answered his question. "I do not know the full story, I only know that what has happened was because of Genma. We must leave now and go to our new home, but we have permission to return and explain all to you. We will be at the Tendo Dojo at the end of the week. Please all concerned should be there." She then started walking toward the exit Tofu was going to stop them but Cologne shook her head. She signaled to just let them go. They watched as the two women left. Ukyo followed them to the door, and gasped, everyone but Akane came running. They stared in awe as the women took flight their red wings shining in the sunlight like rubies, then almost instantly they were gone. "WHAT HAPPENED, HEY WILL SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON!" Akane can be heard yelling in the exam room. Ukyo looked angrily back toward the room, then turned and left. She was going to be at that meeting at the end of the week, she was going to find out what happened to her RanChan. Cologne followed her out a moment later, wondering how she was going to explain this to her great granddaughter. That left Tofu to take Akane home and to let them know of the changes that were coming to their lives. No one noticed the shadow at the side of the building as they left. The shadow watched the sky in the direction the two woman had flown. A low whistle could be heard from it. Then the shadow turned and disappeared behind the clinic heading to meet someone who was waiting for some important information.