I know this is not proper procedure but Jay's address isn't working.  Jay,
if you read this contact me at home please.  And if anybody out there
knows if Jay has a new address could they forward it to me?  It is really
important that I speak to him.  

Send it to ranchan@total.net.

Thank you for your time and trouble.


here's a teaser for you time.  C&C me at ranchan@total.net.

-=-

        
The Million-yen 'Yaki re-entered real space only to be pummeled 
by thousands of boulder sized rocks which had appeared out of 
no-where.  The 'Yaki's shields groaned at the impacts and the 
ship began to shake violently.

"What the..?"  Ran mumbled as he worked the controls quickly 
trying to bring the freighter under control.

Next to him Gen-baka could offer no inteligeble insights without 
removing his paws from the controls.  He brought several systems 
on line while turning others off.  

In retrospect it was a good thing that Ran always came out of 
light speed with his shields up in case the welcoming commitees 
he met were less than friendly.  Otherwise the ship would have 
been thouroughly destroyed.

Ryouga fumbeled to maintain upright and Shampoo gave him some 
support from behind.  "What the hell is going on?" he asked.

"Aiyaa"  Shampoo added.  "Is really bad out there."

"Meteor shower."  Ran replied, "But it's one of the worst I've 
ever seen, and it isn't even listed in the galactic atlas.  
Oh, we also have another problem...Alderaan is missing."


"What?  But that's impossible."  Ryouga said dumbfounded.  
"You sure were in the right place?" he asked contemptuosly.

"Look kid, you're the Lost Boy not me." Ran responded acidly.  
"Besides, I've checked the navicomputer and the star charts.  
We're in the right place, it's Alderaan that's gone and 
gotten itself lost.  And from the size of this meteor shower 
I think I know where it's gone.  This is way to much debris , 
and there's way to much energy bouncin around.  
Alderaan's been blown apart, totally."

"Destroyed." Ryouga whispered, as he grasped what that meant.  
"But how?  By who?"

"The Hentpire." came an even voice from behind Ryouga as Tofu 
entered the cockpit.

"No way."  Solo was shaking his head.  Gen-baka whimpered next 
to him and raised a sign <My dear friend Soun.>

Ran patted him on the shoulder.  "Sorry about mister Tendo pop.  
But I still say that there's no way the Hentpire could pull this 
off.  Not even the whole of the Hentpirial navy.  It would take 
a thousand ships massing more firepower--"  

Suddenly muffled alarms began blaring all throughout the ship.  
Ran checked the ships sensors.

"It's another ship, coming up fast." he announced.

"Maybe it's a survivor, someone who could tell us what happened."  
Ryouga ventured hopefully.

Just then the ship flew over the cockpit and proceeded to race 
away from the 'Yaki.

"No.  It's a Hentpirial fighter." Tofu announced.

Gen-baka roared something uninteligeble as the space outside the 
cockpit flashed a bright red and the ship shook from bow to stern.

"It followed us!"  Ryouga exclaimed.

"No it's a short range fighter." Tofu observed.

"So where did it come from?  There aren't any hentpirial bases 
around here."  Ran didn't like not knowing anything.  But right 
now he had no clue as to what was going on."Well where ever it 
came from it's leaving in a big hurry." 

"If they identify us we're gonna be in some real trouble."  
Ryouga said fearfully

"Not if I can help it." Ran declared.  "Pop, jam their transmissions.  
Lay in a pursuit course.  Gen-baka flipped the appropriate switches 
and the 'Yaki began to speed off after the receding Hen-TIE

"It would do best to let it go, it's already too far out of range." 
Tofu added thoughtfully.

"Not for long."


-=-


Coming soon to an FFML near you.  Ranma Wars: episode IV.


Yeah I know, I started this fic in July of /96, I've been taking courses
at the Zen school of slow writing.  Give me a few weeks.


Ja ne!!

Ranchan

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