Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction ❯ Project II: Saiyan Ranma ❯ Hunt for Ranma's Tail ( Chapter 9 )

Setsuna could have skipped all the way towards the Time Gates. They just did the almost impossible. Not only they stopped the Saiyan, but killed it!

 

Sure, it was holding back, but that was he's mistake, right? A mistake or not, Setsuna was glad that the Saiyan didn't fight back. If he did, with the power build up he used, he could have wiped out Japan or, maybe if he was really holding back, the whole world.

 

Setsuna shook his head. She needed to see the timelines. She gasped.

 

65% of the Timelines support Crystal Tokyo, and it still had saiyan in it. (So we didn't kill it...) Setsuna thought. She checked the other timelines, and gasped. One particular timeline splintered from the branches of the ones that don't support Crystal Tokyo caught her eye. Her eyes widened with shock.

 

-| Omega X Present |-

 

-| Project II: Saiyan Ranma |-

 

-| Chapter 09: Hunt for Ranma's Tail |-

 

Somewhere deep in a forest, a wormhole appeared from view and out came a mature woman with long curly white hair. She was out of breath, carrying someone in her back.

 

Urd gasped for breath. She almost drained herself trying to open a time-reality warp to escape the chaotic wormhole which was closing on them. She gently laid Ranma to the ground.

 

Ranma was a mess. The combination of the Senshi's attacks were very formidable and was able to do extensive damage to Ranma by these much! Urd sighed. If she didn't do anything, Ranma would die.

 

(No! I'm not going to let that happen!) Urd thought. She spent a good time knowing Ranma and teaching him, and she would be damned if he was going to die in his graduation day!

 

Even though her healing magic was weaker than Belldandy [Urd's specialties are potions... yet if you see her potions, you'll wonder what she really specializes in], she still knew how to. Using the remaining fractions of her powers, she looked at Ranma.

 

“If this wasn't so serious, I'd enjoy it...” Urd whispered, then, her whole body glowed. She slid down above Ranma's unconscious body, and let her power flow in him. The last thing Urd saw was Ranma's wounds closing. She made a smile before she became unconscious.

 

=Hino Shrine=

 

The five Inners were sitting down, making no usual movements, except Ami. Usagi didn't eat or steal and read any mangas, but she had her head down. Makoto and Minako weren't the same as they were staring at the ceiling like it was going to fall on them. Rei still had her temper, but it had been less intense than usual.

 

“I feel sick...” Usagi said quietly. Minako and Makoto nodded.

 

“Me too...” Minako said.

 

“He looked like my old sempai... He was too cute to be evil...” Makoto said.

 

“We killed someone...” Usagi looked even more downcast.

 

“What's wrong with you?!” Rei began shouting. “We defeated a threat! We should be celebrating...” the last part almost came out in a whisper. Rei was fooling herself. Even she felt guilty.

 

Ami felt neither remorse nor guilt, nor satisfaction. What they did was what they did, and Ami could have felt guilty if it wasn't for the readings she took from the last battle.

 

“Guys, check this out!” Ami gasped. Everyone came at once towards hers.

 

“What is it?” Minako asked.

 

“I did a few readings on the aura the saiyan created. It was much diluted, as I can describe, but if he was able to put it all in his hand, concentrate it, he would have easily pushed our attack away...” Ami said in an I-am-a-scientist voice.

 

There were sounds of crickets...

 

“What I mean is...” Ami continued, understanding that her friends didn't understand what she said. “If the Saiyan could build up such energy, he could defeat our combined attacks.”

 

“He couldn't,” Rei replied. “We saw how he tried to stop our attack. It did slow it down, but it didn't stop it.”

 

“That is because he didn't concentrate all the energy. It was spreading out all over his body, but if he concentrated it in a blast or something, he could have deflected it,” Ami said.

 

“But so what?” Usagi frowned. “We killed him!”

 

“Don't be too sure,” Ami said. “Such power he had, and the woman with him had more or less the same power, I don't think they'll be killed easily.”

 

=Ranma's Position=

 

Ranma opened his eyes and felt warmth spread all over his body. He looked up in the sky and saw that it was getting dark. He tried to stand, but felt someone was blocking him. It was Urd.

 

Eyes widened as large as dinner plates, he checked himself. He was fully clothed. Urd? Fully clothed as well. He sighed. So they didn't do anything. His mind flashed on what happened.

 

But before he could, he noticed that Urd was not moving.

 

“Urd?” Ranma asked. He nudged her. She didn't move. “Urd, wake up. Being asleep was my job... Urd?”

 

Nothing. “Urd... No... Urd, please, no, Kami-sama, don't do this to me...” Ranma began to panic. Urd was... dead... “Urd, don't die, wake up! Wake up!”

 

SLAP! “OW!”

 

“Ranma, shut up...” Urd replied, weakly. “How the hell am I supposed to rest when you babble like that?”

 

“Urd? You're alive?” Ranma asked.

 

“No duh!” Urd replied. “I can be killed, but to do so, I either have to blown apart by a powerful energy blast...” (Like yours...) Urd added silently, “or be at war with the demons, or drain all my energy...”

 

“Can you stand?” Ranma asked.

 

“No... I'm feeling very weak... Let me sleep...” Urd's face fell down and she was once again unconscious. Ranma almost panicked, but calmed down.

 

(Why didn't I feel her ki?) Ranma thought. (I thought she died...) But she wasn't dead, as Ranma felt Urd breathing. Ranma blushed a bit at the position he was in, but then, felt nothing.

 

Without much thought, he raised his hands and let his fingers run on Urd's hair and fell asleep.

 

=Heaven=

 

Skuld was prancing around. She asked Peorth for the umpth time if they found Urd.

 

“I said no!” Peorth replied. “Look, Skuld, we can get our work faster if you don't keep bothering us. We got her energy signature, she's alive, but we just don't know where she is!”

 

Skuld sighed. “You're right... Just continue...”

 

=Back to Ranma=

 

Memories flashed at him, as Ranma saw the nine girls with micro skirts. The same girls he saw in the ice cream store, the same girls he saw at the festival. They were following him, they were staring at him. Why? He didn't know. All he knew was that the woman with green hair hated the saiyan.

 

Venus, Urd, Belldandy and even the brat had called him a saiyan. What did Ranma know about the Saiyan? A very powerful race rumored to have enough power to blow planets... Evil...

 

Ranma froze. Now he understood. They feared him, they feared on what he might do. He felt neither anger nor resentment. Maybe if they met again, he would talk to them...

 

{As long as they don't kill you...} a voice in his mind said.

 

“They won't...” Ranma replied, then, suddenly felt cold. He shivered as he felt his whole body dropped the warmth it held. Ranma woke up with a start.

 

It was dark, but Ranma saw the sky as it began to shed light. It seems that it was early morning, but that's not why he shivered. Sure, early mornings are chilly, but are they when a woman is on top of you?

 

Ranma gasped as he felt Urd's temperature in it's lowest, and she was getting paler [which was very noticeable!] Ranma quickly put his hand in her forehead. She had no fever, but her skin was almost cold as ice!

 

“Urd! Urd!” Ranma began to shake her gently.

 

No response and Ranma began to panic. “Wake up, Urd, wake up...” still, she didn't move, and Ranma used all his strength to lift himself up and Urd gently.

 

(I'll get you warm and sake, Urd,) Ranma thought. (I promise.)

 

Giving Urd a piggy back ride, Ranma used his ki to build up an aura around him, an aura which warmed him and Urd.

 

Looking around the area, Ranma found a perfect place to take Urd. It was going to take him a few climbing steps but it was no problem for him.

 

“Hang on Urd,” Ranma said. “We're going to climb a bit, but we'll get there...” and Ranma proceeded to walk towards the house, which he felt sure they'll be well taken care off.

 

=Heaven=

 

Kami-sama was in his office, looking at the TV screen. He liked what he was seeing. Ranma, carrying the helpless goddess towards his next destination. He was sure that nothing bad will happen.

 

RING... “Hello?”

 

“Father, Skuld is beginning to worry at a much higher degree...” Peorth whispered.

 

“I understand. I would too, if it weren't for such circumstances. Like I said, delay the seeking of Second Class Goddess Urd as long as possible. We need the scenario to go as planned...” Kami-sama said.

 

“Yes, Father...” Peorth said, and hung up gently.

 

“Sigh, Gendou Ikari, eat you're heart out...” Kami-sama smiled.

 

=Back to Ranma=

 

Ranma could have flown with fast speeds towards the house, but he knew that a flying man would not hold up that well for an explanation on why he was there. They would be very suspicious, and after the encounter with the Senshi, the last thing he needed was another attack while Urd was riding in his back. He saw the house, and all he had to do now was to climb down a bit and go for it.

 

He walked slowly and surely, avoiding some stones along the way, looking forward in getting Urd a blanket and some sake. The sun was rising in the sky, and if Urd and Ranma were in different conditions and circumstances, they would enjoy the rising of the sun...

 

“Ranma...” Urd whispered. She hugged him closer, and Ranma could feel the heat of her body wash over him.

 

“Urd? You're awake? Thank the kamis...” Ranma sighed as he eased up and let her go, but Urd didn't want to be let go. She still hugged him hard and didn't let him go. It caused Ranma to be a bit off balance, but it was enough to make him trip and fall on the ground.

 

Urd stayed at his back the whole ride, but Ranma tried to adjust her position so she wouldn't injure herself, and after what seemed to be hours, then, Ranma, at the final moment, turned Urd so that she would not land on the ground.

 

Ranma hit the dirt hard, but thankfully face up, and his body didn't seem to register the hardness of the ground beneath him. He was looking at the very beautiful goddess on top of him. She had her hands spread all over his chest, and Ranma could see those luscious lips of hers. They way her breast had contact with him, the way that she too was nervous, moving her legs a bit, and feeling heat of passion flow through him.

 

“Urd...” Ranma said, and became bold. He began to slowly sit up and approach her lips with his.

 

“Ranma...” Urd said too, as she closed her eyes.

 

The two figures touched their lips, and then, thunder sounded...

 

KABOOOMM!!!

 

“YOU BRAT!” “YOU BARBARIC MONSTER!”

 

Ranma snapped back to reality and found himself in the ground, Urd on top of him, but she was still cold, unmoving, and definitely not awake. Ranma could have bashed his head in.

 

A martial artist! Him, a guy trained to be the best, daydreaming in broad daylight and tripping over a rock falling down. If his father was still alive, he would have insulted Ranma, or maybe laugh, or go on about some martial arts proverbs. Maybe Genma would have done all the three of them.

 

Ranma gently stood up and let Urd be carried again in his back. He could have sworn that he heard two females shouting...

 

“COME BACK HERE!” Okay, so there goes the theory that he was dreaming completely. He adjusted his eyes, and saw to females lashing out with what looked like energy blasts of some kind. They were causing quite devastations around them.

 

“YOU BRAT! I WAS HAVING SOME TIME WITH MY TENCHI!” one of the girls shouted. Ranma was still too far away to see their features.

 

“WHAT? WAKE HIM UP WITH NOTHING ON?” another one shouted. “YOU KEEP AWAY FROM MY TENCHI-SAMA!”

 

(Jeez, Tenchi is sure a heart breaker, to have two girls who can throw ki blasts at each others throats...) Ranma thought, and began to walk towards them.

 

The girls were still busy throwing balls and sparks at each other to notice Ranma walking towards them.

 

When Ranma did reach them, he was able to have the courage to break a girl fight for one stupid question...

 

“Uh, excuse me, but is there anyone in the house?” Ranma asked the spiky cyan haired girl. The two girls looked at him with a bit of a shock.

 

The two girls stopped a second. “Yeah, the old Masaki lives there, with Tenchi...”

 

Ranma smiled. “Thanks. Uh, you guys go ahead, I'm going there...” and Ranma turned to leave, but not before he caught sight of the second girl.

 

Ayeka also caught sight of the boy and the shock worn off as she saw who it was. “YOU!”

 

Ranma flinched. (Not now! I already had the same problem with another woman! I don't need this now!) “Uh, hey... I saw you before, in the ice cream store, right? Haha, don't worry about the tail (1)... it was nothing! I'm not blaming you, ha, and um...”

 

“DIE!” Ayeka shouted as she released a massive bolt of energy towards Ranma, which Ranma easily ducked... well, danced was more like it. Every time Ayeka attacked, Ranma would jump in a clumsy manner. Think you would as a child who tripped on a rock, and trying to regain his balance.

 

Ryoko looked with an amused expression in her face. Whatever the boy did to her was bad, very bad that she was not holding back in her attacks. (Maybe the boy got to get in her pants, and never returned... That's it!) and Ryoko smiled, convinced that her idea was right.

 

“So, brat, what did the boy do to you? Got in your pants?” Ryoko meant to aggravate her, but Ayeka suddenly surprised her.

 

“Cant you see his tail! He is a saiyan!”

 

Ryoko looked at Ranma, who was laughing nervously, scratching the back of his head. Sure, he was cute, very cute actually, and had spiky hair, and that Greek god body every girls want and a tail... “SAIYAN! YOU WONT HURT MY TENCHI!”

 

“Uh, guys, could we talk...” Ranma was cut off as Ryoko was able to throw a energy ball towards him. It hit him directly in the chest.

 

BOOM!

 

Ranma was flown towards the tree, but thankfully was able to react at once, rolling in mid-air and landing neatly in the ground. He quickly lay Urd on the tree and he was lucky he did, because right now, the two girls in front of him were really not in a friendly mood.

 

Ryoko threw more energy balls at Ranma, which he dodged at ease. The balls were beginning to get bigger and faster though, so he had to watch his step. Ayeka on the other hand, was waiting. Sure, she threw a bit few of energy bolts, but she waited for the right time.

 

It happened right after Ranma dodged a big ball by jumping to his side. Hoping to catch him off guard, she unleashed a powerful bolt of energy at Ranma's unprotected back.

 

Being a martial arts of very high degree of skill and sensitivity towards his surroundings, Ranma was able to move quickly enough not to get a full blast of the attack, although it did hit him in the shoulders. Ranma felt very intense pain surrounding his shoulders, and numbness followed as the sensation spread all over his arm. He almost barely dodged another ball of energy sent by Ryoko.

 

(How the hell did that purple head do that attack? It was like it was intended against my kind!) Ranma thought. Not being normal human, he only found three sources which can really hurt him. Combined powers of the microskirts, the new Japanese made walls, and Ayeka's attacks.

 

It was not surprising at all, since Juraians and Saiyans were not in friendly terms. It just so happens that Juraian energy could hurt saiyans.

 

(If that girl has an attack that could hurt me,) thought Ranma as he dodged another ball of energy, his arm feeling much better (then maybe I could take out two with one strike!)

 

Dodging another ball, Ranma rushed towards Ryoko. She didn't see anything but a blur, then found himself being launched towards Ayeka.

 

CRUNCH!

 

Ranma flinched a bit as the two girls head butted each other with a hard crack or crunch. Ranma couldn't remember the sound. He was busy trying to get Urd towards the house.

 

“NOT YET!” a voice screamed behind him. Ranma perked up, and turned around. Ryoko was standing.

 

Ranma whistled. She must have high endurance to stay awake after that encounter with the brat's head, and she didn't even seem fazed.

 

“Let's dance,” Ryoko said in an even voice, cracking her knuckles, and rushed towards the boy, trying to punch him. She got nothing but air.

 

Ranma was a bit shock at the increase of her speed and the way she charged at him. Her feet didn't seem to touch the ground. Ryoko's punch finally came through, and Ranma felt the wind knock out of him. The girl packed power, and as reflex, Ranma lashed out with an open palm. It was weaker than a closed fist, but it had enough power to knock out anything... Well, almost anything, as Ryoko shrugged it off and began attacking.

 

Ranma smiled. She was tough, she was strong, can throw ki blasts, and had skill. A perfect sparring partner.

 

=Washu's Lab=

 

Washu's eyes widened and her smile was very evident. The saiyan was very close by in the Masaki household! Maybe she could get Ryoko to fetch him. She was sure her daughter could go toe to toe with a saiyan. She went off her chair, moved towards the doorway and opened the broom closet.

 

“Ryoko?” Washu asked. No response.

 

“She's out with Ayeka-neesan,” came a response from the kitchen.

 

Washu sighed. Maybe she could get Ryoko later. She was about to walk back when she felt a very large vibration. It shook the household even more than before.

 

(What the... even if the fight was serious, Ryoko would never use such powerful blasts... unless...) Washu suddenly began to run out.

 

=Outside=

 

Ranma smiled as Ryoko threw another large energy ball. They were both flying in the air, and some of those energy balls she used hit the ground to cause a mild earthquake. One ball came towards him, but Ranma just countered it with a weaker version of his Kamehameha ray. Ranma was still holding back, but he never had so much fun in his life as he began to show Ryoko what Anything Goes was all about.

 

Urd opened her eyes a bit, saw the fighting figures in the air, and she groaned. She felt weaker now, and soon, she would cease to exist. Maybe Kami-sama would reincarnate her after a few years. Being a goddess, she had nothing to lose except time, time which she knew Ranma would find another girl if she died. She wouldn't allow it. But, weak as she was, she couldn't do anything but faint.

 

=Kitchen=

 

Sasami sensed something inside her as she let the knife go. Thankfully, it landed in the sink, not in her foot, but she didn't care. She felt that she was being called and that feeling was getting stronger. Her body glowed in blue light and she ran out of the house, following her urges.

 

=Outside=

 

“You're good...” panted Ryoko. Ranma smiled.

 

“You too. So, getting tired?”

 

“In you're dreams,” Ryoko replied, and the respect Ranma felt for her climbed up a notch.

 

Washu was watching the fight as well. She whistled. The saiyan was a boy, a muscled figure and the tail made him even... cuter...

 

(NO! Washu, stay out of that area! Focus! Don't go OOC!(2)) Washu thought.

 

“Take this!” Ryoko shouted and threw a very big energy ball.

 

Ranma instantly powered up, and his aura burned like an open flame.

 

“Kamehameha Ray!” Ranma said, and threw his energy beam towards the energy ball. The two projectiles exploded upon contact.

 

Smoke blocked Ryoko's view, and when it all cleared, she didn't know what hit her.

 

Ranma was able to dash towards her and hit her on the stomach, which had enough force to knock the wind out of her, and Ryoko fell down from the sky. Ranma dashed downwards and reached her before she could impact.

 

Landing softly in the ground, he heard an applause.

 

“Very good...” Washu said, dumbstruck. The saiyan, a supposed evil creature in front of her, helped Ryoko, didn't kill Ayeka, and looked utterly confused.

 

“Uh, yeah, anytime. I'm here all week, same time, same channel...” Ranma said, laughing nervously, scratching his head. Washu stared at him, and Ranma fell silent. Washu didn't glare at him like the two other violent tomboys... oh, there is Akane, so make that three violent tomboys, but she stared at him with the hunger of something.

 

It could have been like Urd's hunger every time she stared at him when he was topless, but the girl stared at him with a mad gleam and curiosity.

 

“I'm Son Ranma...” Ranma introduced himself, trying to break her glare. It didn't work.

 

“I'm Washu, but please call me Washu-chan. I'm the greatest scientific genius in the whole universe!” and then, two figures were on her shoulders.

 

“You're the greatest, Washu-chan!”

 

Ranma could have face faulted. Maybe he should have, but he didn't. He remembered Urd's condition and ran towards her. Washu followed close behind him.

 

“Urd, you okay?” Ranma asked. Urd didn't answer. “We need to get her some sake...”

 

Another voice interrupted Ranma.

 

“Urd... is that you?!”

 

Ranma turned around and faced another pretty blue haired lady looking at them. Then, no mistaking it, she looked at his tail. “Saiyan?!”

 

“I'm Son Ranma, and sorry about this...” Ranma said nervously.

 

Later, after the introduction, Ranma was glad that even if the kid knew that he was a saiyan, she didn't seem to have the aggressive streak most of his opponents have. The other woman knew Urd, which surprised him a lot. She knew who he was, but she didn't react. It was like she knew he was not like the others.

 

“Uh, excuse me,” Ranma began as he gently dropped Ayeka and Ryoko in the couch, then carried Urd to the girl with blue hair. “How do you know Urd?”

 

“We met before, before I was assigned in Jurai. She was a good friend, but she does tend to drink too much, especially with her friend Mara...” Tsunami paused and recalled the `good ol' days' then snapped back to reality. “Oh, I haven't introduced myself. I'm Tsunami, Goddess of Jurai and caretaker of the people.”

 

“Nice to meet ya, Tsunami...” Ranma replied. He looked at Urd. “Can you help her?”

 

“She's drained up a bit, but a few liters of sake wouldn't hurt her...” Tsunami replied.

 

Ranma nodded. Whoever this Tsunami was, she knew what she was doing. With careful precision, she took a small bottle of sake and fed it to Urd without spilling. Color came back to Urd.

 

“Don't worry about Urd, she'll be alright,” Tsunami said, facing Ranma. “So, you are the student Urd was taking under her wing.”

 

“Uh, yeah. How did you...”

 

“I might not have conventional means in getting news from up above, but the news of a living saiyan spread like wildfire, even towards the place where I usually reside,” Tsunami said. “Anyway, I think you're very hungry right? I'll be done preparing breakfast later. Usually, no one wakes up this early, but then, the two happened...” she said, pointing at Ayeka and Ryoko.

 

“Oh,” was all Ranma could say. “Do they usually do this?”

 

“Well, my champion is a manly man!” Tsunami grinned. Ranma got a huge sweat drop, and somewhere in Juuban, a certain Saotome who was patiently waiting for news about her son sneezed.

 

“Rrright,” Ranma said. He looked at Urd one last time, and left the room, shaking his head. His exit caught the attention of one girl.

 

“Hey, you're a saiyan, right?” Washu asked, like she didn't know.

 

Ranma nodded.

 

“Good. Say, would you like to know the history of your race?” Washu asked. “I got some good information.” And Ranma looked at Washu with a blank face. “It wont be boring, I promise!” Washu said quickly, reading Ranma's mind easily. “And maybe it would make you stronger than what you are...”

 

“SURE!” Ranma nodded enthusiastically. Sure, Urd trained him, but if he could get more information on his fighting style, he could improve it. After all, he still was ingrained with Anything Goes. Jumping at the chance, he followed Washu to what looked like... “Uh, Washu, we are going to the broom closet...”

 

“Oh please, call me Washu-chan, and don't worry a thing, it's all inside,” and Washu grinned like a maniac. Ranma began to sweat. Whoever this kid was, she was giving him the creeps, much worse than the purple head and the green head microskirt.

 

Following Washu inside, Ranma suddenly found himself in a very futuristic looking place, and it was large!

 

“Uh, Washu-chan, where are we...?”

 

The doors of doom closed, trapping Ranma with what may be the maddest, psychologically unstable but greatest scientific genius in the universe.

 

“MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!”

 

Ranma would have faced the Sailor Senshi as a human. He would have faced the angry Juraian as a baby, but he didn't want this.

 

The lab got another guinea pig...

 

To Be Continued...

 

(1) Read Chapter 6, both Setsuna and Ayeka pulled on to his tail very painfully.

 

(2) OOC means Out Of Character.

 

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NEXT: Setsuna finally reveals what caused her to be shocked, as she now takes new vigor in hunting the saiyan. Also, what fate does Ranma await in the lab of doom? Next!

 

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