Ranma 1/2: A New Awakening Alternate Continuation (minor crossovers) By: Dani Yanega yanega@mindspring.com http://www.mindspring.com/~yanega/index.htm Co-author & Concept by: "Jerry" starfire@brainerd.net Chapter Thirty Four Soun watched the horror as it played out in front of him. His beautiful daughter being attacked by her fiancé. There was nothing he could do as the golden man had done something to him and Genma preventing them from interfering. His tears flowed as his youngest daughter got trounced. "SAOTOME! DO SOMETHING! STOP YOUR SON FROM HURTING MY BABY!" Soun screamed at his friend who stood next to him, Soun was able to turn and grab the bigger mans gi and shake him profusely. Soun is so busy shouting at his friend he had not heard the ultimatum. He never noticed the fear his daughter was in staring into the angry visage of the blue dragon. Soun wanted to help his daughter and beating on Genma to get him to stop Ranma was the only way to do it. His tears flowed, starting to trigger the curse of those around him. Cologne pressed a shiatsu point causing Soun to calm instantly. Thus saving her granddaughter but not Genma-panda. /*\*/*\ Genma in panda form stood transfixed in fear, if the golden man had not cast the paralysis spell he would have been gone. The giant blue dragon caused fear to wrench at his heart and as long as its attention was focused on Akane he was happy. He watched the scene as it played out in front of him he saw Akane nod her head and watched as the dragon disappeared into a blue duck. To his disgust he watched as his son picked up and cuddled like a _weak_ girl. He and Soun were released from the hold on them and Soun ran off crying taking his daughter in a glomp to make an Amazon proud. Genma retrieved some hot water from the table and returned to normal. He returned outside and watched as Mousse and Ukyo ran up to his _son_ and hugged her tightly. He cringed when he saw him giggle. He allowed the others to enter the restaurant. He then waited till Soun and Akane entered the Nekohanten. The latter glaring daggers at Ranko and the duck. Genma then blocked the door from his child and her new siblings. "_What_ do you think your doing _BOY_? Cuddling a duck is girlish and _weak_! I raised you to be a _Man among Men_!" Genma growled down at the petite redhead intending to snatch the duck from her hands hoping to kill it in front of her. Ranko jumped back and Micca and Ukyo took a protective stance in front of the young Faerie. "LAVA! FROST! HELP ME!" Ukyo shouted as she and Micca drew their weapons, Ukyo glowing a bright blue. Everyone turned at the sound of a tearing bag and gasped as by the front door stood a pure white saber-toothed tiger and a bright orange one next to it. Ranko backed away from the cats and Micca ran behind and wrapped his arms tightly around her. She felt the fear but it wasn't strong as the two tigers reminded her of something. She stared at them trying to figure out what it was and a memory triggered when they looked at her and bowed low to her. She saw the terror in their eyes, the same terror she had that night she was thrown into the pit. "its them!" She gasped in a low whisper only Micca heard. Lava and Frost turned their attention from the redhead and toward their true target. The memory of him grabbing them by the scruff of the neck and stuffing them onto a filthy bag that had not been cleaned in weeks played across their minds and souls. They slowly stalked forward licking their chops as they stared at the slowly thinning man. "Let me introduce you to the only two cats from Ranko's Neko-ken training who did not try to hurt him when his father through him into that pit. Their tenderness toward Ranchan got them torn apart by the other cats. They were resurrected by the Goddesses Bastet and Sekhmet as a reward. The Goddesses then gave them to me as a gift to take with me when I joined my new family." Ukyo told the room an evil smile on her face as she looked at Genma. Genma turned deathly white but stood his ground and glared down at the large cats and Ukyo. "This doesn't concern you, Ranma is my _son_ and I will NOT have him act like this weak girl!" Genma raged, Ranko's eyes narrowed and she handed a quacking Cerulean to Micca. "Com'on old man if you think you can!" Ranko taunted her father as she backed into the middle of the street. Those in the restaurant watched with awe. The Illondrains just shook their heads as they knew Genma was in trouble. Dr. Tofu stared his eyes narrowed as he studied Ranko's aura. His grew large with surprise as he took a step forward to stop the slaughter. Two staffs stopped him, he looked to either side of him and found Cologne and the gold man named Raist. "Leave them child, Genma needs to be shown he his a fool, Ranko will not hurt him too badly." Cologne grinned with malicious glee. Ranko stood in the middle of the street in a stance Genma was unfamiliar with. Ranko stood slightly bent over her wings gone and on her toes. Her hands in front of her, and her fingers curled under. Genma shuddered as she reminded him of a cat. He took his stance then charged his daughter. Ranko did not move when Genma was ten feet from her she spun on her left her swinging her right foot at her ex-father. Genma stopped and laughed at her futile attempt until he heard someone behind him clear their throat. He turned and looked into the steel blue eyes of the man claiming to Nodoka's husband. He just pointed to his chest. Genma looked and four gashes appeared bleeding on his chest his gi absorbing the blood. "So you have gained control of the cat-fist! I have made you the best martial artist in the world!" Genma crowed happily, Ranko scowled. "You _made_ me nothing old man but a slave and bargaining chip. Poppa Seran made me the best warrior in two worlds!" Ranko growled her eyes blazing as they did the day the satyr had attacked her mother. Genma cringed slightly but he was going to have his do's. He knew to win this fight he would have to use the forbidden techniques but he would not announce them as it would give his son time to prepare. Genma disappeared from view and Nodoka gasped and tried to rush forward, but was stopped by Seran. "Trust her beloved, she is not that easily beaten." Seran whispered to his struggling wife. Ranko smiled as her eyes picked up Genma's movements. What her ex- father did not understand is her training in the true cat-fist has given her heightened senses. It also doesn't hurt that she has also cast a spell to see invisible. Genma charged her and Ranko watched as he created a blade of chi. Her eyes narrowed she had never seen this attack but she also knew that meant it was bad news. Ranko watched the faint outline of the panda as he released his attack. She met it head on with a ball of white energy flowing with many different colors. Some dark others light a smile on her face that she figured out how to get around the opposite emotions cancel each other out problem. She released the basketball size chi then dodged to the side. The two attacks met and an explosion the size of five sticks of dynamite happened fifteen feet from Genma because he did not dodge as Ranko had. Ranko got up and looked over the edge of the crater and found a smoking Genma laying on the bottom against the far edge. "What's the matter you fat-assed panda lose your footing?" She taunted him as he shakily stood up. "_Ranko_ watch your language!" Nodoka admonished her with a small grin. "Sorry momma!" Ranko dodged out of the way as Genma lunged at her, trying to grind her into the dirt with his feet. Genma turned to face his child, his eyes went wide as a pair of glittery red wings appeared and began to flap at a high rate of speed. Soon the wings were flapping so fast they were almost invisible except for the red blur behind her. The wings were generating a loud hum Genma found nerve wracking. "Getting to slow in your _old_ age! You old fool, I am better then you ever hoped! Don't make me have to hurt you!" Ranko told him as she hovered slightly off the ground. Genma scowled and took to the air, Ranko flew to meet him. A knowing smile appeared on Genma's face as he was better in the air. He readied another vacuum blade for is _daughter_. The only problem was that his daughter was missing. He heard the hum of her wings, he then began to feel strikes to his body. A punch to the solar plexus a kick to the back of his head sending him quickly down toward the ground. Then five feet from the ground Genma suddenly flew skyward an *oof!* escaping from him as Ranko had punched his stomach. Genma gasped for breath trying to right him self when in his upward flight he met a kick from his child to his mid back. Just as fast as he flew skyward Genma headed for the ground. When his was a little over two feet from the ground his daughter appeared and using a round house kick, knocked her father into the Nekohanten and against the wall of the restaurant by the table they would be using. "My isn't our daughter weak?" Nodoka asked the gasping martial artist, glaring as he tried to stand finding himself impeded by pressure points paralyzing his muscles. Nodoka stood behind her daughter and wrapped her arms around the redhead to calm her. A proud smile on her face. Micca joined his sister and glared at her one time father. Seran joined his family embracing his wife from behind, Genma scowling at them. Ukyo watched this all and the love she saw in the new family felt right to her and she wanted to be a part of it. She turned to the Aurora matriarch and with pleading eyes she asked the question that was still burning in her heart. "Is your offer to come be your daughter still stand?" The room became silent as all eyes turned to the okonomiyaki chef, Nodoka opened her mouth but a firm hand on her shoulder made her close it again. "Ukyo you do understand that when you crossover it is for good, you can not become a mortal ever again? Are you willing to give up _all_ that you hold dear in this life to join us and be our treasured third child?" Seran's attempt at being the stern father failed as Ukyo's eyes filled with tears for fear of their rejecting her. "I have thought of nothing else. I like Micca and Ranko have nothing here, I have nothing to come back to or for. My life always was and always will be with Ranchan. Please don't leave me here I could not live another day without being with her." Ukyo could not hold the tears back her fear evident on her face that the offer had been resented. Seran walked up to the crying girl and knelt down on one knee. He then reached out and pulled the chef into his embrace. He held her tightly making soothing noises to calm the frightened girl down. Akane watched from her father's embrace and her eyes flashed with jealousy. Ukyo would have won if they agreed to this Ukyo would have taken Ranma, _HER_ Ranma from her. The room was silent as the others looked on with awe. While Raist and the two dragons watched with anticipation. Seran pushed Ukyo from him but keep a tight grip on her shoulders as he made his announcement. "I Seran Aurora before all present and with my wife's blessings." He turned to Nodoka who nodded with a wide vibrant grin that lit the room and tore at the heart of Genma for what he let slip away. "Declare that the mortal Ukyo Kounji, after thinking on our request and weighing her options and understanding that a mortal life will no longer be an option to her has agreed to be the third child of the Patriarch and Matriarch of the Clan Aurora." Seran stood and turned Ukyo to face her new family. The new family as one embraced the chef as her pet kittens looked on. The blue duck walked up to the two little kittens and glared at them, they just turned and looked at him inquisitively then both jumped on him and began to clean him thoroughly. Cerulean could do nothing but quack indignantly as he didn't want to hurt the newest pets of the family. The noise he made brought the attention of the whole room to his plight, and all he got for it was a room of laughing mortals and Faeries. "THIS IS A TRAVISTY! YOU CAN'T DO THIS RANMA IS MINE! HE WAS GIVEN TO ME TO DO WITH WHAT EVER I WANTED BY MY FATHER AND HIS! I WON'T LET THAT SLUT HAVE HIM!" Akane tore from her father's grasp and charged the new family her mallet raised and aimed straight for Ranko. She never made it past the end of the table as a gentle touch to her back and shoulder blades caused her legs to give way from under her and her arms to fall limp. Dr. Tofu stood over her, a look of disgust crossing his face quickly then it was gone just as quickly. Akane looked up at him as her father bent down to pick her up, her anger finding a new target in the good doctor. "Come let's us sit we have much to discuss. The first being is why your son is our missing Amazon." Cologne said as she ushered the group to the table. "I will let Micca tell it, but suffice it to say he is _our_ son and does not wish to be an Amazon any longer. It was his choice he approached us and we accepted. He is of legal age and an adult so his choice is final." Nodoka stated flatly a mage and two dragons backing her up. They sat and got comfortable then all eyes but Akane's who was glaring daggers at both the doctor and Ranko, were on Micca. He took a deep breath and picking up Cerulean-duck began to stroke his moist but cat cleaned feathers. Ukyo picked up the kittens and handed Lava to Ranko who at first didn't want to take it but Ukyo put it in her lap and she had no choice. Ukyo smiled as Ranko began to slowly pet the kitten. Her smile broadened as Ranko began to smile down at the kitten as it purred contentedly in her lap. "The night after Ranma left Nerima I thought I had finally won and Shampoo would be mine, but the prayer to the Moon Goddess she made, extinguished the last small amount of hope in my heart. So I packed and left that night. Over the next day with my obsession over Shampoo gone I began to notice a connection to Ukyo. Oh, not one of love a man and woman would have but one a brother had for his sister. I began watching out for her and making sure she was safe. Then came one night I went to sleep as a duck and when I woke the next morning my curse was gone. It and Ranko's male body transferred to this blue dragon and making both me and Ranko soul bonded with him. We are not sure exactly how it happened but maybe, Elder Cologne you and Raist can talk later and figure it out. He has been a mage for more years then you admit to being alive." Micca looked first seriously at the aged matriarch then a mischievous smile crossed his lips and his sisters both broke out giggling. All three children received light taps on their heads from Cologne's staff. Ranko looked to the old woman, smiled respectfully at her then stuck out her tongue giving her a raspberry for good measure. Nodoka and Seran watched with pride and love in the three new siblings and could feel in their hearts any children they had together would not be more loved then those three were. "Then I felt the link with Ranma after that I was confused and angry. I hated him for taking what I thought was mine but when I felt her anguish and betrayal through the link forged by our bonding it nearly killed me. When I felt her give up on life and slowly being to die I wanted to go with her. I did not want to live if Ranko was gone from either world. "When I saw momma and poppa in the business district I followed them and when I learned where they going to be, to heading back to the land of the Faeries, I got there ahead of them and made them take me with them. It was there I agreed to be their second child and it is there that Ranko took from me all the pain of my life." Ranko's hand reached out and took her brothers giving it a light squeeze she looked into his gray eyes and smiled lovingly at him. "That no tell why you no want be Amazon?" Shampoo asked her eyes flashing with jealousy as she watched the interaction between her Airen and Mousse. "I am an outcast in our village, even though it was never made official, I am still not wanted there. That was made painful obvious to me while I was growing up. The only thing that saved me from actually being thrown out was my grandmother Lily and she only prevented it, in the hopes, I would marry Shampoo and unit our two clans into a stronger more powerful family. "You all just assumed my vision problem was genetic well it wasn't. Elder you always tell people that Amazon children, _all_ children are special and needed for the survival of our village. If that is so then how could you, my grandmother and the counsel allow my mother do that to me?" Cologne stared at the Faerie boy her eyes wide with shock and some fear. "What stupid Mousse talk about? Great gran..!" She is cut off by an angry glare from the five Faerie folk who had heard Micca's story before they came. "Do not interfere, _Amazon_ you do not know what occurred." Came a low growl from Ranko, the kitten in her lap hissing at the purple-hair girl as well. "We were told that his late father had a flaw and it did not show up until he was about six. Lily said he had an degenerative eye disease, and that he would probably be blind for life." Cologne told them truthfully as she stared in shock and confusion at the young boy. "She speaks the truth Micca she and the other counsel members where told that." Lady Victoria said as she placed her hand gently on his shoulder looking at Cologne with glowing silver eyes. Micca nodded, then took a shaky breath. He looked around the table and saw a myriad of emotions the one that shocked and hurt the most was the anger and jealousy he saw in Shampoo's eyes. Anger he figured for his attack on the Amazon elders. Jealously he could only figure was for the fact that he now had what she wanted and could never have. "Mousse what really happened to you?" Cologne asked gently, hiding anger from the young boy because she felt she knew what had happened. "My mother was an angry woman. When father disappeared she blamed me, but I feel it was because of her violent nature." He told the elder looking directly at Akane with stormy gray eyes, she flinched slightly. "One day after a particularly bad day, with mother that was every day. She was harassed by the other warriors in her class. She was still married but since he abandoned his family he was outcast and she should have gone after him. The problem was she didn't know where to look. Father had left two months before she told the elders but when she told them she said he had only been gone a few days and she feared he was a victim of the Musk. "The Musk had been actively trying to capture some of the warriors so the counsel didn't challenge her story. That day she came home and as always took her anger out on the only thing there was, me. I was four at the time and she beat me until I was a bloody pulp. I don't remember much after that I woke up at grandmother's house with a healer tending me. She had whispered for me to tell her what happened and I did. I told her my mother beat me. Nothing came of it though when your mother is a matriarch a lot gets swept under the rug. "I lived with my grandmother after that but the damage had already been done, my mother had damaged my sight. It didn't show at first by the time I was six it was pretty much gone. Then I met Shampoo and since I was already conditioned to believe a beating meant love the more she beat me up the more I was convinced she loved me. Much like Ranko, the more Akane beat her the more she felt Akane loved her. "To save face and protect the woman who nearly killed me my grandmother lied to the counsel about my injuries, you see because I am a male my status was a lowly one and one that really didn't matter as long as I could still provide children. The only problem was that with my damaged sight I was undesirable. Especially since the entire village believed it was a hereditary disease. I am now in a family that loves me and protects me and I will not return." Micca glared angrily at the Amazons "Besides I couldn't if I wanted to I am a Faerie folk now I can't come back." He finished with a shrug of his shoulders. "You are a great catch now though Mousse with the life expectancy of a Faerie plus all the training you have undergone you are as desirable as Ranma was." Cologne said licking her lips in anticipation. "My children are not prizes to be had elder. The contract is signed and Micca is our child and he will stay with as until he decides otherwise." Seran told the old woman his steel blue eyes flashing red with fire. "Speaking of which I must go and retrieve Lily I will return, don't say another word till I get back." Lady Victoria told them and she was gone. /*\*/*\ Ten minutes later an angry Lilac and flustered Lily returned with the silver hair elf. The Amazons including Micca rose and bowed to Lilac. She returned the jester then walked up to the male child of the Aurora clan. The blue duck stood up in his lap and quacked angrily at her. Lilac looked down at the duck and was about to swat it away when a hand of steel caught her hand. Lilac turned and looked into eyes of sapphire blue in a body surrounded not by chi but ki and laced with many different emotions her eyes widened and she took a step back. Her mouth hung opened in surprise. "I would not hit the duck if I were you he is more then he appears." The glowing girl told her an angry snarl in her voice. "My daughter is just giving you fair warning elder, that duck is Cerulean the soul bonded of Ranko and Micca. Cerulean is an _ancient_ blue dragon, he somehow during the bonding received their curses." Nodoka told the elder with a warning smile. "I see I will like to talk about that later but I have no intentions of hurting the boy I just wanted to find out if what the silver dragon told me is true. The only way I can do that is to magically search his mind." Lilac told Nodoka and Seran with a cautious look to the blue duck. "I do not object as long as Micca agrees to it." Nodoka told her. "His name is _Mousse_ and I forbid you to insult my clan in such a way." Lily growled staring angrily at the Aurora clan leaders. "I agree to it Elder Lilac, I do not recognize Lily as my family or as part of my clan. My mother says I can trust you and it is her and my new family that I trust." Micca stated as he handed Cerulean to Ranko. Lilac came up to him, his new family clustered around him as she placed her hand on his forehead. The runes on her robe began to glow as she gleaned Micca's memories. Cerulean became frantic and wiggled from Ranko's grasp changing into his true form taking up most of the available room in the restaurant. Lilac ignored him as he lowered his gigantic maul to her face. His eyes glowing with embers of rage. "SHE IS USING DRAGON MAGIC! STAND AWAY FROM MY SOUL BONDED HUMAN OR I WILL SHOW YOU THE TRUTH OF WHERE YOUR POWER COMES FROM!" Lightning began forming around his mouth as he made ready to leash it on the Amazon elder. The others in the room stood in fear as the blue threatened the head matriarch of the Amazons. They were in awe of the fact that Lilac did not even seem to be bothered by the blue's threats. Soon her eyes refocused and her gold and silver runes shimmered out. She then turned her attention to the blue a smile on her face. "You are correct ancient one I am using dragon magic, but is your complaint that I am using dragon magic or that it is descended from a silver and gold dragon?" The others in the room save Lady Victoria gasped at the revelation. "Please Cerulean we must continue I wish to take my children home soon, but we must finish our business here." Nodoka asked the blue dragon knowing he would not do anything for her but would for his bonded. He shifted to his male form and received a gasp from the three fiancées in the room which he ignored as he took his place behind Micca and Ranko. He then turned to the Aurora matriarch and gave her one curt nod. She smiled at him and bowed her thanks then turned to the leader of the Amazon counsel. "Micca's tale is the truth. He willingly gave up his entire mortal rights to join those he finally figured out were important to him. I am proud to say he was an Amazon. I am not happy to learn that this was hidden from the counsel Lily and it will be dealt with when we return." Lilac told Micca's old grandmother who was about to retort but closed her mouth when both Lady Victoria and Cerulean began to glow. "I have a request if I may. Matriarch Nodoka may I stay and hear why you and your child were chosen? It intrigued me when you alluded briefly to it in the village." Lilac asked an eye brow raised in a questioning gesture. "Yes, elder you may." Nodoka sighed heavily then turned to her daughter. Seran came up and put his hands on his daughter's shoulders in a supportive and loving gesture. Genma tired to rise, his anger growing, supporting himself with the table and knocking his chair over in doing so. He then quickly re-seated himself when not only did the two dragons begin glowing but so did his wife and her new husband. Nodoka turned to her daughter and knelt in front of her, Ranko looked at her mother with confusion. "Ranko dear, this is going to be hardest on you. You see when we talked about this before, you remember at our picnic?" Ranko nodded her ascent and smiled at the lovely memory she had with her mother. "I did not tell you everything, and Queen Titiana really would prefer that you not know the whole truth but I think you should so you can deal with it. Do you understand child." Ranko looked even more confused but she also looked thoughtful as she pondered what her mother was saying. "I think so momma. Something else happened with the Faerie people something really bad and I don't want to remember." Nodoka and the room were amazed at the maturity from a child not a few minutes before acted no more then six or seven. "Yes dear that is right. Your father is going to be with you, so you lean on him when it gets to hard for you, alright dear?" Ranko nodded her curiosity rising. The others in the room were also beginning to get curious. Nodoka told them the part of the story that Ranko knew and all those from Nerima glared at Genma with anger and looks of God he did it again. Then she stopped and gave her husband a slight nod and he wrapped his arms around his sniffling daughter and held her tightly to him. "The part Ranko doesn't remember is what happened the last night the Faeries came to her, all she remembers of that night is her father finding her playing with the _fireflies_. The Faeries had been with them ever since they left Ukyo. They had been keeping Genma from doing any of the stupid training he wanted to do with our son like the Neko-ken. He could not figure how it was happening but on the last night he stayed awake and followed Ranma into the forest with the Faeries. "Our son had a friend among the visiting creatures his name was Oberus." She paused when a gasp escaped her daughter, she hung her head as she knew Ranko was remembering. She looked up angrily at Genma who was trying to sneak out and was stopped by the golden mage as Raistlin put to use the martial arts he had learned. Genma rolled on the floor in pain and immobile as Raist had pressed some very painful shiatsu points that cause paralysis and extreme pain. He looked up a satisfied smile on his face and he looked to Ukyo who watched Genma with some pity but still relieved that he got some of his own back. "Momma I don't wanna hear no more, ok I wanna go home momma!" Ranko whispered tears streaming down her face, her father's grip tightening on her. "You need to hear this daughter, but remember my love _it was not your fault!_ No matter what _he_ told you. Do you understand?" Nodoka asked her child who nodded but continued to cry she turned in her fathers embrace and held him tightly around his waist her face buried in his stomach. "Oberus was trying to get Ranma to follow him home, while he was talking with my six year old son the other Faeries where magically filling in the hole that Genma kept trying to dig for the Neko-ken training." Nodoka's eyes where full of sadness so much sadness that it even got through Soun's obliviousness when it came to his friend. "THEY WERE TRYING TO STEAL OUR SON!" Genma shouted angrily through the pain. Nodoka looked at her ex-husband sadness, pity, disgust, and rage glowed brightly in her eyes. She walked forward slowly pulling her katana from its wrappings. She placed the point against Genma's throat and slowly began to press. Everyone gasped in shock as a trickle of blood began to travel down the man's neck. "Momma?" Came Ranko's whispered question as she looked up from her protective spot in her father's arms. Nodoka looked back at her daughters sad face. Her eyes brimming over with tears and nodded. She replaced the sword and looked down at Genma and with a snarl of intense hate she spit on him. He cringed away from her as best he could. "If they had taken him from you he would have been a happier child." Nodoka turned and returned to her family Ukyo and Micca went to her and she hugged them and kissed them both on the top of the head. She then looked to her crying daughter, she knelt and held out her arms Ranko ran to them. She clutched her mother tightly as the rest of their family embraced the ex-Saotome women. Seran's cold stare fell on the man groveling on the floor. The others in the room where quiet, even Akane's anger had vanished as she wondered what would have made Ranma's mother so mad at his father that she would run him through. They all sat in their chairs waiting for the rest of it to be revealed. All that is but two, Raistlin and Kasumi knew and both hung their heads in utter sadness and despair. For hearing the tale again tears their hearts out as ex-humans and Faerie folk. /*\*/*\ Nabiki laid on her bed tears she hadn't shed in over a decade falling and she was powerless to stop them. She played over in mind what had happened with her sister. She couldn't believe it her sister had thrown her out of the family made her ronin and in doing so ended her chance of a life in Japan. She also gave her a chance to rejoin the family if she had the strength to do it. When her cellphone rang she was slow to answer. "Moshi, Moshi?" She paused and sat up her eyes widened with fear and surprise. "Are you sure Dr. Jackson? Two real dragons?" She asked her face going pale as she realized they would have been in the house. "I am sorry Dr. Jackson I can not help you any longer, and since I never received payment you have no legal recourse." Nabiki told him a familiar feeling of control returning. "If they can control real dragons I will not put my family at risk nor will I put Japan at risk either. You want them try and catch them on your own. I will warn you though, if you do so you risk the annihilation of the entire human race." With that Nabiki hung up and sat on her bed. She then got up and left the house heading for the Nekohanten. She walked quickly she was there in only a few moments, but she had the feeling of being watched. She looked around but saw no one. She quietly entered the restaurant and sat at a table in the shadows. She saw Lilac facing off against the blue dragon. Nabiki gulped as fear gripped her heart. She stared wide eyed as the dragon turned into a blue haired Ranma. She sat back and listened to Nodoka as she started telling the reason Ranma was taken by the Faerie realm. She stared in fury at the downed martial artist and quietly cheered Nodoka on as she slowly pushed the sword into Genma's neck. She was surprised that she felt relief when she stopped. She figured it was because she felt he should suffer more. She cried as she watched the Aurora family hold each other and showed the love and caring she craved. She felt a pang of jealousy at the fact that Ranko, Mousse and Ukyo were a part of that. She wondered what had changed Mousse. She then watched as Nodoka rose putting Ranma back into the arms of a strange man but someone they both cared about. She watched with a lump in her throat as Ranma held onto that man for dear life. Nabiki quietly gasped as Ranma turned to her and she could see the depth of her pain shining in her sapphire blue orbs.