Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ Project III: Legend of the Wild Horse ❯ Chapter 6

Ami returned home after her day with her friends. Usagi thought it would have been nice to go towards an ice cream store with Mamurou. As usual, she pigged out and slobbered all over the place, earning her an earful with Rei. The two never seemed to get along.

“Welcome back dear,” Mrs. Mizuno said. “How was you're day?”

“It was nice mom,” Ami smiled. “Usagi attacked the ice cream stores again.”

“Oh dear,” Ami's mom said. “Tell her to ease up on the sweets. She'll get diabetes before she could say `high'.”

“I'll tell her,” Ami said, now moving towards the stairs.

“Ami, wait, I have a package for you,” Ami's mom called. Ami approached her and took a large package. It had her name, and had no return address. Ami looked confused. Who would send her packages? “Keeping secrets on me, Ami? Is that from your boyfriend?”

Ami went red. “Mom!” and she went up to her room, sulking. Inside her room, she looked at the package, and opened it. There were was an envelope, and a smaller package. She opened the envelope first. She read a few lines. She gasped. “The others need to know about this!”

-| Omega X Present |-

-| Project III: Legend of the Wild Horse |-

-| Chapter 06: Revenge of the Dragon |-

Katsuhito was sweeping the grounds near the temple, and looked up in the sky. Everything seemed to be peaceful, although the guest who left two days didn't seem to go unnoticed. Washu was being questioned on who was he, what her `real' relationship with him was, and why he was so special.

Washu told them about dual DNA uncomplimentary strands, yet the DNA strands stick together like they were complimentary. Not only that, she talked about other things which they found almost unbelievable. Punching at least 200 in one second, making energy balls [hey, he's human, not aliens like Ayeka and Ryoko], and making tornadoes.  

“Hey, old man,” Ranma appeared beside Katsuhito. The man didn't seem to be surprised as he faced the boy and smiled.

“Well, you've only been gone for a while only,” Katsuhito said. “Why back so suddenly?”

“I had a few problems,” Ranma said. “Kinda sucks when some people attack you when they don't remember you.”

“You wish they would remember you?” Katsuhito asked.

“No, if they did, they'd also attack me,” Ranma groaned. (Too many tricks with too many Senshis before...) he thought. “Where is Washu?”

“Washu-CHAN!” a voice shouted behind the two males. They both flinched. “Honestly, you two,” Washu shook her head desperately. “Do you guys call me Washu-chan only when I'm there?”

“No,” Katsuhito said. “Yes,” Ranma replied.

Katsuhito glared at Ranma. He elbowed his ribs.

“Ow...” Ranma groaned, and recovered. “I mean, no, we just slip out of our tongues...”

“Make sure that it doesn't happen again,” Washu admonished. She looked very stern. The two males nodded. Washu faced Ranma. “So, how was you're visit?”

“Sucks,” Ranma admitted. “They think I'm a threat to their Crystal Tokyo and their future...”

“Really?” Washu asked. “Don't tell me they found that brilliant conclusion while looking at the Time Gates?”

“Yup, got that right.”

“Excuse me,” Katsuhito began, “what is the Time Gates?”

“Yosho, have you forgotten about Silver Millennium?” Washu asked. Katsuhito flinched and looked around panicky. Ranma and Washu looked at each other, trying to stifle their laughter.

“SHH!” Katsuhito said. “You want to get me killed?”

Ranma and Washu giggled. “Sorry, Katsuhito-chan,” Washu teased.

Katsuhito sighed. “I know about Queen Serenity, okay? My father visited her when he was still young. He said she squeezed his cheeks and called him cute.”

Ranma choked. That was something he would like to see.

“What are the Time Gates?” Katsuhito asked.

“It's like a big magical artifact that shows the time streams. It shows the past and the future,” Ranma said. “I thought Pluto would learn by now that the Time Gates don't work on me, as my aura visibly changes and distorts anything.”

“You told me once before that Pluto had you visit her before,” Washu said.

“Yeah... She wasn't that bad looking, I can say...” Ranma said. “Anyway, she sent some of the Outers after me. The two lesbians attacked me. They took me by surprise and I didn't activate my suit in time.”

“You got hurt?” Washu asked, looking for another excuse to drag him to her lab.

“Nah, I'm healed,” Ranma said, staring at Washu. “You know, I knew what you were thinking...” Washu pouted. “Anyway, I got Uranus back. Took her car, and... Remember the Saturn incident?”

Washu tried to remember. Xander told her about it. It was the annual race in Saturn... Uranus messed up Xander's speeder... and Xander retaliated by... “Oh!” Washu exclaimed, remembering. “You did that?”

“Yup, I also got it on VCD,” Ranma said. “You didn't tell me that my suit had that function as well. Anyway, wanna see it?”

“Sure!” Washu said excitedly. “We'll just go to my lab and watch it there.”

“Washu...” Ranma said. “I think they have a VCD player here...”

“GET AWAY FROM MY TENCHI-SAMA!” “HA! TAKE THIS YOU OLD BRAT!” BOOM! SHAKE! BOOM!

“On second thought, I'd take the lab,” Ranma said.

“Good choice,” Washu smiled, and took his hand, and dragged him towards the broom closet. “You gave one to the Senshis as well?”

“Yeah... Gave it to my sis... I mean, Sailor Mercury. She knows what to do with the rest,” Ranma shrugged.

 “Do you think they are watching now?” Washu asked.

“Well, they probably think it's a bomb...” Ranma joked.

 

=Rei's Temple=

“Are you sure it's safe to open it?” Rei asked.

“Maybe it's a bomb?” Makoto said. “After all, if he is from the threat as Setsuna said, he might want to eliminate us all.”

“Maybe we should transform?” Minako asked.

“We won't do anything until everyone arrives,” Ami said. “Look, the letter said it's important.”

Usagi suddenly came in. “Sorry I'm late!” she took deep breaths and was panting. She looked at the package lying there and smiled. “Oh, a gift? You shouldn't have!” and she proceeded towards the package, and in front of the other Senshis' horrified eyes, she opened it.

“It might be a bomb you jerk!” Rei shouted and dove. The other did so as well. And Usagi looked at her friends. They were all sprawled in the ground, shivering.

“Oh look!” Usagi said, taking out what was inside the package. “It's a CD!”

Everyone looked up towards Usagi and sighed in relief.

“Bomb... jeez, where did I get an idea like that?” Makoto asked.

Ami took the CD from Usagi and looked at it. It was a CD-R, and it was written in felt pen `How to Anger Your Anus'. Ami blinked. “What?”

It was obvious that it was a CD, but what was it? Music? Video? Ami took her communicator and called for Haruka. Maybe they had a multi-purpose CD reader.

++++++++

“Alright!” Haruka said, dragging a 31' Television inside the Temple. “You guys better make sure that the CD would work on the Player we got.”

The Inners looked blankly as Haruka entered with a television and didn't say anything. Next came Michiru with the multi-player and Hotaru entered with a somewhat glazed look in her eyes. It was unlike her.

Setsuna appeared behind the Senshis, announcing her presence and made Usagi jump. It gets old after a while, but it still scares the clumsy rabbit of her feet.

“Now, about the sender...” Setsuna asked Ami. “Why did he send it to you? How did he know who you were?”

“All he said in the letter was Uranus and Neptune attacked him without just cause,” Ami said, summarizing what was in the letter. “He said that he would explain himself and waits for an apology from you, Pluto.”

“Cocky bastard,” Setsuna whispered. “Did you get his name?”

“He signed it as Ranma Saotome,” Ami said. She looked towards Michiru and Haruka. They finished setting the things up, and Ami waited for them to go away. They seem to be looking for something.

“Where the hell do we plug this thing?” Haruka asked. Everyone face faulted.

++++++++++

“I better get something out of this!” said Sailor Jupiter behind the TV and player, holding the two plugs, charging them.

“Don't get mad!” Ami said. “You'll over charge the circuits in the TV!”

“Oh, just hurry up...”

Ami inserted the CD inside the player, and played. It was a VCD, and it seems to have been edited. The title appeared. `How to Anger Your Anus'.

“Are you sure this is not one of those porno stuff?” Haruka asked. “Hotaru is a bit too young...”

“Yeah right...” Makoto snorted. “With the two of you, I'm surprised she didn't turn into one already.”

“Oh, shut up,” Haruka replied.

The picture appeared, and it showed Haruka's car. “Wait a minute! That's my car!” Haruka exclaimed.

Suddenly, a pig-tailed boy appeared out of nowhere, and he had a large metallic mallet, and smashed the side mirror.

“WHAT! That BASTARD!” Haruka shouted. “He's wrecking my car!”

“Really?” Jupiter rushed in front of the TV. The whole thing stopped. Pause. “Oops...”

“Jupiter...” everyone exclaimed.

+++++++++++

Haruka flinched as the boy continued to mercilessly hammer and put new dents to the car. The boy didn't speak, and when they saw his face, Minako fell over. The boy was a hunk.

The boy had an exotic look in him. Two colored eyes, and highlighted hair, and that bod. Ooh, Minako, Rei and even Ami shook.

The boy finally stopped hammering the car, and faced the camera. He smiled evilly. “So, Uranus, how is it? I asked you nicely to talk aver our... difference during our fight, but no. You keep screaming about threats and things.”

The hammer disappeared in Ranma's hands, and out came a BFMG [big fucking machine gun]. “This reminds me of something...” Ranma said, and took a few shots around the body, and holes appeared. After taking a hundred shots, the machine gun went blank, and Haruka was trying to control herself. She's been shaking like a leaf in a hurricane for the past minutes as Ranma salvaged the car.

“In Saturn, I was 14 years old, where the annual racing Speeder Racing took place,” Ranma said, making the BFMG disappear. “I remember doing the same thing. Remember?”

Setsuna frowned at the memory... “It can't be...”

“I don't like being attacked without any just cause. If anyone attacks me, I retaliate,” Ranma said. “Setsuna, I do hope you get your act together. I don't like repeating the incident when I was 13 years old. You called me to Pluto and tried to eliminate me. Remember me?”

“It can't be...” Setsuna repeated. She paled.

“I was called General Xander Ryu of the Royal Fleet,” Ranma said, looking menacing. “I'll overlook this once Pluto, but next time, it'll get ugly.”

Ranma took out a gun, pointed at the hole where the gasoline is inputted and fired. The car exploded, and the whole show began to fade.

“Oh, and one more thing,” Ranma's face appeared from view. “Sailor Mercury, Mars, hope you don't remember me...” and he made a face [^_^;]

“Kami-sama...” Setsuna felt weak. She just ordered a hit on Xander... “We have to find him... We have to...”

“I'm gonna KILL THE BASTARD!” Haruka shouted. “Look what he did to my baby!”

“Haruka! Stop this! WE made a mistake in attacking. He has the right to fight back. Be fortunate he only took it out on your car,” Setsuna said sternly. “We have to find him and apologize to him.”

“The bastard took my car! He blew it up!” Haruka shouted. It was unfair!

“This is Xander we are talking about. The greatest general that the Moon Kingdom ever had... and one of the people who could control the Time Gates,” Setsuna said.

Pause. “What?” “That hunk was a general before?” “You met him before?” “Control the Time Gates?” “I want ice cream...” “I'LL GET YA YOU BASTARD!” “Haruka, calm down. You'll upset Hotaru.” “[Silence] 

Setsuna paused. “Yes... I met that hunk before...

 

|Flashback|

Setsuna was looking at the Time Gates. She had her fuku, but her green hair was shoulder length and she looked younger but not that much. She was inspecting the Time streams as usual. It was her job, her responsibilities to ensure the future.

“Damn it,” she said to herself. “When did Xander have the ability to cause such ruckus on the Time Gates?”

She vanished and reappeared in Queen Serenity's throne room. She went down to one knee.

“My Queen,” Pluto greeted respectfully.

“Rise, guardian of the Time Gates,” Queen Serenity said. “What new you bring me?”

“There is someone I would like to meet. He seemed to be having very erratic energy signatures, and I checked him before. He didn't have such energies before,” Pluto said calmly. “I want to study him.”

“Yes... Who is this subject?”

“The brother of Sailor Mercury,” Pluto said. “Xander.”

++++++++++

The queen granted Pluto's request, and called Xander and her mother. They rode with the Queen's escort towards Pluto. When they arrived, Pluto made sure that the mystery won't go unanswered.

“Welcome to Pluto,” Sailor Pluto said, bowing a bit.

“I have come as requested by the Queen,” Xander's mother said. Beside her was Xander, skeptically looking at Pluto. His face showed a bit of fear and knowledge. It was like that he knew what was going to happen.

“Yes, thank you. I need Xander with me,” Pluto said calmly. “I need him alone, to study him. I hope you understand...”

“Chaotic magic are not my specialties, Pluto. You may take my son,” Xander's mother said. “I'll be back later after a few quadrates to pick him up.” And she left the two figures alone.

Xander looked at Pluto skeptically, trying to size her up. He was suspecting something. Given the reputation of Pluto, she was quite surprised he didn't stick up to her telling her how pretty she was, how great her reputation is. No, he just stood there; defiantly some may say, looking at her.

“Tea?” Pluto asked.

++++++++++

Pluto brought out two cups, and gave one to Xander. They stared at each other straight in the eye, sizing each other up.

“Why am I here?” Xander asked, not stuttering.

“Who are you?” Pluto asked.

“Xander Ryu,” Xander replied at once, his tone stating that no one asked him such a stupid question. It irritated Pluto a bit.

“Liar,” Pluto said. “I don't know who you are, but the last time I checked, no one was able to have an aura capable of even creating an aura that distorts the Time Gates.”

“Really?” Xander asked. “You have one now.”

“Who are you?” Pluto demanded, her tone hard, saying that she was not in the mood. “You can control the Time Gates! Why?”

“Is that it?” Xander asked. “Jeez, you sound insecure in your position... I ain't taking your responsibilities, lady. If you called me here just to ask me if I am going after your responsibilities, then my answer is no. I'm leaving...”

Pluto, hurt by how true the comment was, and how easily the boy brushed her off, brought up her staff, hitting the table, spilling tea. “You will respect me boy,” she growled.

“Respect is earned, not given,” Xander said, and reached out to his pants and brought out two short sticks. With a wave, they extended making each stick 2.5 feet long.

“Ha,” Pluto snorted. “Think you can match my power?”

“No,” Xander admitted, “but you lack skill!”

“Dead Screa-“ and she was cut off as Xander charged towards her, cutting off her attack. She brought her staff to block the strikes Xander gave to her.

Xander kept a cool head, assessing his enemy. Pluto was fast... actually, very fast. He didn't know if it was because of her powers, or because she really was fast. What e did know was she doesn't know how to fight close hand... Well, she did, but not as good as him.

Pluto was thrown back by the sheer power Xander backed on his attacks. He wouldn't let her far away from him, using her long attack sequence as an advantage against her.

Pluto finally retaliated by sending a very poor version of a Taekwondo sidekick, which Xander easily sidestepped. But, Xander didn't realize that he just sidestepped towards the puddle of spilled tea, making him slip. His foot slipped, kicking down Pluto's leg which she used to balance her as she kicked. They both fell, Pluto on top of him.

Pluto fell somewhere soft as she landed on top of Xander. She still dazed as her brain tried to register what the hell happened. She grabbed something by instinct.

It was soft, and Pluto realized it was not the floor. Maybe it was his stomach... Nah, he wasn't fat. And what she grabbed seemed to get harder.

“Would you mind letting you're hand out of my crotch and your crotch out of my face?” Xander said nervously.

Pluto realized that her position was something of a 69... 

|End of Flashback|

 

Setsuna paused and blushed lightly as she was about to say the last part of it.

“You guys fought?” Makoto asked.

“Who won?” Haruka asked.

“Uh... I couldn't beat him...” Pluto admitted. No sense telling them what happened in at the end.

“You couldn't beat him?” Haruka asked. “What is he? More powerful than you?”

“No. If he used his magic against my magic, I would have won. He made up his disadvantage in power by skill,” Setsuna replied. Haruka raised her eyebrows. Setsuna's demeanor changed subtly, but it was still noticeable. The way her eyes seem to look down on the floor, and her cheeks having more color than usual.

“Anyway,” Setsuna continued, “we both agreed to get off each other's backs. I leave him alone about his aura, and he promised not to take over my responsibilities. We had a truce, one might say. After that, we were friendlier to each other. He was okay after I got to know him better.”

“Is there something more?” Haruka asked. Setsuna was hiding something from them. She just knew it.

“Well...” Setsuna paused. “It's not that important...”

“Come on, tell us,” one of the Inners said. Haruka suspected it was either Minako or Makoto. They'd get any info on the cute boys. And the boy being a Silver Millennium reincarnate, it's an added plus.

“Well... It happened during my birthday...” Setsuna squirmed, very un-Setsuna like. “Xander visited me. He was the only one, and greeted me happy birthday... Well, I kind of got desperate... I seduced him...”

Pause... “You seduced him?” Michiru asked. That was new.

“And we had sex...” Setsuna said, now her blush coming in at 90%.  

Pause... make that a very long pause. “WHAT?!”

 

=Masaki grounds=

Ranma sneezed. He didn't know why, but he sneezed.

“You okay, Ranma?” Washu asked. “You might be getting down to something...”

“Nah, happens when some people talk about me,” Ranma said shrugging his shoulders. “Well, I'm going. I think they saw enough and Pluto is explaining things.”

Washu frowned. “Hey, you just come here for two hours, and then leave? Why did you come here? Lunch?”

“Ah, that is a secret,” Ranma smirked. Washu frowned deeply. “Ah, don't worry Washu. I'll visit again. I may have money, but I still have things to do, like study, go to college, get a diploma, and work my ass off. I need all the help I need.”

“If you want, you can study under me. I'm a very good teacher...” smirked Washu.

Ranma looked seriously for a moment. “Hmm, not a bad idea Washu. As long as it doesn't include whips, aphrodisiac, gloves and nurse uniforms... sure.”

Washu smiled. Xander was still sharp, and he became very cute when he combined with Ranma. It was, for the lack of better term, stimulating.

Washu watched as Ranma called his car out of nowhere and drove away, leaving everything to bite the dust.

“Sigh,” Washu said. “You can't win them all.”

 “Did he leave?” Ryoko asked, appearing beside Washu.

“Yeah,” Washu replied. “He has some things to do. He's preparing things. It scares me a bit when he does it so often. Last time he prepared for some things, he died.”

 “Oh, I do hope he'll be alright,” Sasami said. “We don't get much visitors who love my food so much...”

 Katsuhito sweated as he calculated how much food was consumed for the past two days. He wondered what his son-in-law would say...

 

=Hino Temple=

 “You guys had sex?” Minako asked, getting angry.

 “Well, it was an accident...” Setsuna said softly.

 “THE BASTARD RAPED YOU!” Haruka shouted. “I'LL KILL HIM!”

 “How did it happen?” Makoto asked.

 “Well...” Setsuna began...

 

|Flashback|

 Xander landed his private ship in the docks of Pluto. He took out his coat and wrapped it around him, and taking out his backpack. Making friends with some Senshis were good things. Making enemies out of most of them was more fun though... He laughed softly.

 Pluto was very cold, very small, and not much people live there. Xander walked towards the Castle of Pluto [for the lack of better names... ^-^] with his backpack flying behind him.

 ++++++++++

 Pluto smiled as Xander waited in the seat. She got used to his visits. He would get some time offs, visit her and they'd chat by the Time Gates. The Queen approved of this since she thinks that Pluto is training Xander as a replacement. What the Queen didn't know was that Xander didn't care much about guarding the Time Gates. He just visited Pluto for other things.

 “Here,” Xander said. He took off his backpack and gave his gift Pluto. “Happy nth birthday.”

 Pluto was taken back. “Excuse me?”

 “Happy birthday,” Xander said.

 Pluto accepted the gift meekly, still in a state of shock. “Thank you... but how...?”

 “You told me a week ago,” Xander said.

 “I did?” Pluto asked.

 “Yeah, you slipped it out when you were drunk,” Xander said, shrugging his shoulders.

 Pluto turned red. “I was NOT drunk!” she said. There was a pause. “Thank you,” she said. “You were the only one who remembered.”

 Xander smiled. “Tea?” Pluto asked.

 ++++++++++

 Pluto and Xander were beside the Time Gates, drinking tea. Pluto was strangely quiet for some reason as Xander complained about superior officers ordering their ass off. And when you do excel everything they ask, they become annoyed, and make your life a living hell.

 “Xander, do you want to make out?” Pluto asked. Xander stopped talking.

 “Excuse me?” he asked.

 “Do you want to make out?” Pluto repeated. She crossed her legs seductively and arched her back backwards, stretching her breasts. Xander began to sweat.

 Pluto uncrossed her legs and stood up, and walked... I mean, sashayed towards Xander. This really made Xander nervous.

 Pluto approached Xander, who was still frozen with nervousness. She began to sit down on his lap, facing him, spreading her legs. Xander reacted already, but it was too late, as Pluto pinned the poor boy [yeah right] down.

 “What's wrong Xander?” Pluto asked as Xander poorly tried to squirm out of his way. Years of military training, they still haven't invented a defense for forward women.

 “I can't...” Xander said, squirming. His hands were pinned by Pluto's hands, and his blood was boiling as Pluto moved closer towards him. He could feel her breasts in his chest. Her nipples were already hard.

 “Why not?” Pluto demanded angrily. Xander flinched. “Is it me? I am not pretty enough? Why won't you make out with me?”

 Xander desperately tried to calm her down. Having Pluto mad at you at this position is a no-no. So, he did the best thing he could think of; he told the truth. “I am in love with someone else.”

 That took Pluto by surprise. Of all things they used to say to each other, Xander never mentioned anything about him having a relationship. “Who is it?” Pluto asked.

 “I can't tell,” Xander replied sadly. “Her parents are... kinda strict. I will have to wait until I become great soldier before I make my relationship with her official.”

 Pluto and Xander looked at each other in silence, not knowing what to say. Part of Xander wanted to have sex [he was male after all] while another part of him didn't want to cause a love triangle.

 “Xander...” Pluto finally broke the silence, “I can't blame you for not doing this... but please, just once, for me. Forget her for a moment, and do me. I never experienced it, and if I wanted to, I want you to be my first.”

 The two friends stared each other in the eyes. Finally, Xander asked, “You have some Screwdrivers?”

 Pluto nodded and went towards her table, taking out a few oranges and vodka from earth. She took the juice and mixed it with some vodka, filling up two glasses. She gave one to Xander and both drank their drinks in two tries.

 “Alright,” Xander said, sighing as the alcohol took effect. “Let's do it...”

 |End of Flashback|

 

Setsuna didn't say anymore, which irritated Minako, Makoto and Rei. Haruka just became more convinced that the boy was a threat to them, able to pull the strings of Pluto's supposed cold heart. She was so gonna kick his ass.

 “Now that Xander I back, maybe I could pursue a more romantic relationship with him,” Setsuna said, and smiled widely. Yes, that thought was very motivating.

 “HEY! How about Xander's girlfriend? Maybe she's still alive!” Rei exclaimed. “If she was,” Setsuna drawled, clearly not like the thought, “then she either is a Senshi or some other important person which haven't been awakened.”

 “Maybe...” Makoto began, “maybe she is a Senshi...”

 “Maybe it's one of us!” Minako said excitedly.

 “HEY! HE MIGHT BE MY BOYFRIEND!” Makoto shouted.  

“MAYBE MINES!” Minako shouted back.

“So, I had a brother...” Ami said.

 “Where is Hotaru?” asked Michiru. Silence...

 “I think she left a few moments ago...” Rei said.

 Haruka looked around. Hotaru was nowhere to be found. “I'll find her,” she said, standing up. She exited the temple, away from the people shouting about the hunk and being his girlfriends. That made Haruka sick.

 

=Juuban Streets=

 Hotaru was running in the streets, crying. She felt intense sadness as she left the Temple a few minutes ago, and she didn't want to be found.

 (Xander...) Hotaru thought. (Why... How could you... DAMN YOU!)

 BUMP!

 Hotaru fell down hard on the floor as she didn't look where she was going.

 “HEY!” said the boy who she bumped with. “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING YOU FREAK?!”

 “Nothing,” Hotaru said, standing. She didn't want anything to do with them. “Sorry,” and she began to leave.

 “Hey, where are you going you bitch?” the boy said. “You've been acting so cool ever since you're lesbian parents took you over. They even had to go to school to prevent us from rightly beating a freak like you.”

 “Don't insult Michiru-mama and Haruka-papa!” Hotaru said, hurt.

 “And what are you going to do about it, you freak?” the boy asked, raising his fist to strike her. But before he could, someone grabbed his hand hard and took him and Hotaru by surprise. The boy turned around and he met a pair of eyes, one grayish blue, while the other one was blue. He looked angry... make that very angry.

 “Excuse me, but unless you want to anger me, go away,” Ranma growled softly, but angrily enough to make the boy piss himself.

 Ranma let the boy go, and the boy ran away, crying for his mother. Ranma snorted. “Stupid bullies. If they face someone much stronger than them, they run away worse than a weasel caught in a hen house,” Ranma paused and looked at Hotaru. “You okay, Hotaru?”

 “You know me?” Hotaru asked.

 “Of course. Don't tell me you haven't seen the tape yet...” Ranma said nervously. “I'm Ranma Saotome, but you would have known me better as Xander Ryu.”

 “Xand...er?” Hotaru asked, in total disbelief.

 “Yeah...” Ranma said, smiling. “You remember huh?”

 “Of course!” Hotaru smiled. She went towards Ranma, happiness seen in her face. Ranma smiled back as he looked deeply into her eyes. Suddenly, her expression changed and her hand suddenly lashed out, and before Ranma could react...

 SLAP!

 To be continued... ^-^

 

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 NEXT: Well... how could Ranma get out of this predicament? Hotaru, jealous, takes it out on Ranma... Setsuna, not knowing that Hotaru was Xander's supposed fiancé... Minako and Makoto, and Rei too are interested in Xander... Haruka wants to kill Xander... Michiru? Ami? If they remember Xander, Ranma's going to have two more people after his blood. And not to mention Kiima transforming into Ursula... It's chaos, Ranma Saotome Style!

 Author's Notes:

Considering the relationship and closeness between Setsuna and Hotaru, they wont go to a full cat fight. Maybe a few glares. Most probably Hotaru would blame Ranma, and who wouldn't? Oh, and why can Xander manipulate the Time Gates? That is a secret until next time! 

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