Subject: [FFML] [Counter MST] (1/2) [Ranma/Tekno] A Mother's Love
From: "Teknos Warhammer" <teknoplus@hotmail.com>
Date: 3/12/1998, 2:50 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com, byapes@erie.net

In the theater....

[Warhammer and the Soldier Moon (SM from Ragnarok), dust off the debris 
from their armored persons.
Serena: Well, at least the whole thing is over.
WH: Praise Tybalt. Man, what an ordeal.]

<The three (Brian, Erica, and Julia) run in amid the sound of 
artillery fire>
Brian: Jeez! Never thought a flame war could be *this* bad!
Erica and Julia: <nod in agreement> 
Erica: So, what's up for today?
Brian: Well....sorta a "catch up" MST on a fic WH posted last month.
Julia: We're getting to it NOW?
Brian: Well..we *were* busy with real life and writing the Director's 
Cut, so....
Erica: We get the picture.  <To projection booth> Roll it!

[WH: Oh yeah! I gotta get to that soon.]

Erica: We await it with bated breath.
    Brian: Have you been hanging around Kuno?
    Erica: No.  Why do you ask?

[Serena: Well, that does sound like something he would say.]

 In the home that had survived so much since the Second Impact, the 
Tendou/Saotome school of Indiscriminate Grappling still stood. As did 
the school's best students, Ranma Saotome and his wife Akane Saotome. 
Despite how much they argued on the matter, neither one was better all 
round, than the other. 
 
     Brian: But ask a few dozen ex-fiances....

[WH: Most likely they're either dead or just too old to say anything.]

Ranma's speed and agility was unmatched, yet the sheer amount of 
strength and endurance Akane possessed even brought the mighty 
Pantyhose 
Tarou down to his knees. Or now just Shin Tarou ever since he got his 
name changed with the news of Happosai's death. 

       Erica: And there was cheering throught the world.
       Brian: Or at least the world's underwear drawers....
       Erica and Julia: <crunchpoundbambashenormousamountofpain>
       Brian: <pancake>

[Serena: Now, that's a reason I would give no reason to hit. As 
uncomfortable as it is, it is true. ]

 Either way, one was not as good as the other all around. Yet, they 
both 
chose not to take it too seriously and just live. They had plenty of 
years ahead to argue and figured they would put off arguing on trivial 
matters for another day. 

      Brian: And the correct answer is....
      All: NOT BLOODY LIKELY!!!

[WH: I suggest you ask them, not me.]

His mother, Teknos Katana or Nodoka Saotome, had inadvertently given 
him 
the power that kept him young and still with his beloved wife. How 
ironic that fate had nearly made them both advocates for the enemy 
whom 
they knew was coming, and instead had made them warriors that had a 
long 
and nearly lost legacy of defending. 

    Brian: <plays "Jaws" theme in the backgrond>

[WH & Serena: <snicker>]

 He sighed and walked back into the dojo. It wasn't the fact that he 
was 
getting old, it was the fact that he could not transform into his 
other 
form that bothered him. For he had no crystal to draw upon the 
necessary 
power to summon his armor and weapon. He didn't even know what his 
designation was. 

    Julia: That would be a problem.

[Serena: {smiling} What makes you say that?]

 Without a thought, the gray in his hair vanished and the lines faded 
to 
show Ranma in his prime. He took off his yukata and put on a pair of 
loose black trousers and a tank top and started a simple Tai Chi 
movement, which got more complex with the larger amount of moves he 
had 
used. 

    Erica: <blinks> Not bad, not bad.  <Winces under *someones* glare>  
I mean't the de-aging!  Really!
    Julia: You better have, dear.
    Brian: <sweatdrop> Err...Have you been talking to Michiru?
    Julia: No, why?

[Serena: Sure sounds like it.]

 "Ranma, what are you doing?" an elderly voice asked. Turing to the 
right, he saw his wife, looking about the same age he did a short 
while 
ago. Like with him, she too could control how old she looked. At the 
moment, she continued to look like the old lady everyone thought her 
to 
be. 
 
      Brian: Okay, I'm sorry.  I have to say it.  <ahem> Robots in 
disguise!  :-)
      Erica and Julia: <three guesses>
      Brian: <roadkill>
      Erica: Really, that was *bad*

[Serena: Can't help you this time Brian.]
 
The only catch was, he had to prove himself worthy before he could 
even 
begin to use the weapon and suit of a Teknos. Every time he fought 
her, 
he lost_ miserably. Such an odd way to drive humility into someone. 

    All: <blink>
    Brian: Ranma....with....
    Erica: humility?
    Julia: I have a feeling Lucifer is gonna be freezing tonight.
     <snip>

[WH: Yep, I sure read Fem-boy the right act!]

 Akane snorted, "Who cares what that old fart thinks? He ruined your 
mom's life, mine, Ukyou's, yours, and who knows how many others he 
sold 
you to. I wouldn't be surprised if he FINALLY got what he deserved, 
and 
I be pissed if he didn't."

    Erica: Woah...someone doesn't like Gemma.
    Brian: Would you?
    Erica: <nodding> Good point.

[Serena: Otherwise, several people I know of would really have it out 
for you.]

 Akane lifted her husband's head up and looked into his eyes with 
adoration, "Sometimes Ranma, you've got a bigger heart than you're 
willing to admit. That's one of the reasons why I love you so much. 
But 
you got to know that he chose his path and you must choose yours too." 
Before he could respond, she kissed him. 

      All: Awwwwwwwwwww...............................     

[WH: Ha! I'm a WAFFy guy, what can I say?]

 In her ear, he whispered, "How long has it been since we've done it 
in 
here?"

   All: Anou ne????

[{Just for the heck of it, Serena whacks WH into the wall}]
 
 Ranma blinked a few times and then, with a roguish grin, "A 
scoundrel? 
Scoundrel?" He took her hands gently and started to massage the warmth 
into them. "I like the sound of that."
She looked down to see his hands administer the soothing healing power 
of his Teknos enhanced chi, helping the pains in her hands, "Stop 
that." 
She said.
"Stop what?" He asked, momentarily stopping. 
"Stop that, my hands are dirty." 
"My hands are dirty too, what are you afraid of?" He said, letting the 
bravado take over and continued to advance slowly.

     Brian: <blink> Now, where have I heard that before?
     Erica: It does sound familiar.....

[Serena: <groan> Warhammer...
WH: {smiles innocently}]

 
"Afraid?" 
"You're trembling." He said a bit quieter, coming closer to her. 
"I'm not trembling."
"You like me because I'm a scoundrel. There aren't enough scoundrels 
in 
your life."
"I happen to like nice men." 
"I'm a nice man."
"No, you're not."
She whispered as his face and hers were coming closer and closer, 
ready 
to kiss.

    Brian: <groan> "The Empire Strikes Back"?  Cute, WH, very cute.

[WH: What can I say?! That was my favorite scene?!]
 
But a third voice from nowhere ruined the whole mood. "My, my, getting 
bold. Aren't we?"

    All: <facefault>

[{Warhammer laughs while Serena joins the other reviewers}]
 
 "Oh? Sorry son, but dead woman can't knock on doors." 

    Brian: Point for Nodoka.
    Erica: A gross point, to be sure.
    Julia: Hey, did anyone see that frame from the SuperS manga?
    Erica: The one with a rotting Sailor Moon?
    Brian: <shudder> Yep.  Don't remind me, though.

[Serena: What?
WH: Ohh, send me a link to that place. I wanna see!]
 
 Nodoka then pulled a faded ruby from the sleeve of her kimono. It 
consisted of three diamond-shaped portions, all somewhat pulled to 
make 
the upper parts longer than the lower. The central one was longer and 
thinner than the ones on the outside. The outer diamonds seemed to 
overlap halfway into the central, giving the crystal an almost 
hawk-like 
shape. 

     Erica: Nice design.

[WH: Thanks, I want to make more designs but for the time being, I'll do 
what I can.]

 Nodoka raised an eyebrow, "And that is?"

 "The use of Anything Goes Martial Arts."

        Brian: Oh dear.

[WH: Turning into 3P0, are we?]

 Nodoka shrugged, "If that is your wish, I too shall play by your 
rules."

         Erica: As the great Sam Beckett said once: "Oh boy."

[WH: That name sounds familiar, but I can't place it.]

 Nodding, Ranma continued, "Good, because I wanted to let you know 
that 
Akane and I have broken up and I'm in love with a small Mexican man. 
Who 
I intend to marry next month."

     All: <facefault>
     
[{Once more, WH laughs his head off and Serena sighs and joins the other 
reviewers}]

 He couldn't understand how she was moving so well in a kimono of all 
things! Getting to his feet, he threw off several punches to his upper 
body and head. In an unexpected move, she threw both of his hands away 
from her, reached forward, and grabbed his head. He expected a head 
butt, but instead got a rather passionate kiss. From his mother!!

    All: <facefault (again!)>

[Serena: I don't believe you!!!! {Throws WH into the wall again.}]

 All this was too much for Akane as she slumped to the floor and 
passed 
out. 

     Erica: I don't blame you, Akane.

[Serena: Who can't?]

 Her smile faded and she raised an eyebrow, "Oh? And what of your 
attempt at distraction? Was that not sickening enough to give you the 
extra time you needed to attack? I was simply following your rules."

     Erica: Strange as it sounds....
     Julia: ...she does have a point.

[Serena: And that only makes it worse.]

using dirty tricks and subterfuge. Especially your father's 'Secret 
Saotome Technique'. HA! It was simply running away and it was said by 
its user as courage."

      Erica: HEY!!!
      Julia: Excuse me, but when you're faced with any number of 
opponents that are tougher that you are and you know you cannot win, 
then the best thing *to* do is retreat!
      Erica: Sacred rule of combat, I think.
      Brian: <blink> Okay...I have to agree, WH.  Ever play Wing 
Commander?
    
[WH: I believe Nodoka was referring to only one opponent. And no, I've 
never played Wing Commander.]

hit her forearms and shin. Yet, the odd thing was that if it had been 
any other normal human, he would be punching holes through them with 
the 
displaced wind alone. 

      Erica: That would hurt.

[Serena: Would my armor be able to stand up to that?
WH: Hmm, for a short while, yes.]
 
 She winced as every punch felt like a baseball had been thrown like a 
fastball. Yet, a little known fact to her alone was that with every 
hit, 
he was increasing the amount of power she would use in her counter 
attack. 

      Brian: Kinda like those "power" meters in the Capcom games?

[WH: Actually, I was thinking somewhere around the lines of the Rage 
meters in FF7.]      

     <snip round three action> 

      Erica: You know the main reason I like martial arts fights?  
Because of the errr......sublime poetry involved in the moves.
      Julia: <nods in agreement>
      Brian: <blinks> 

[Serena: Other than the fact that they're fighting to the point where 
they could kill with a touch?]
 
 Over her knee, she suddenly brought it against his back and brought 
her 
elbow down into his stomach. Both her knee and elbow connected 
simultaneously, which not only knocked the wind out of Ranma, but sent 
a 
little bit of blood spewing out of his mouth.  Like with the other 
attacks before, had this been anyone else, they would have found 
themselves cut in half. Akane gasped at the blood that flew from 
Ranma's 
mouth and saw him collapse to the ground. 

     All: <wince>
    Erica: That had to hurt.

[WH: Fred Perry's 'Gold Digger' inspired me to use that move.]

 Nodoka's eyes opened to her accuser, "I would not have. He is my son 
and I have greater control over my own body than you may think. I 
would 
never think to commit such a cruel act and kill my own son for 
nothing."

      Erica: <muttered> You better *not* have.

[WH: Hmph, as if femboy dying would be that big a loss.
Serena: {whacks him again} Be nice.]
 
 "I don't care anymore_ I don't want it_ if the only way that I'm 
supposed to get that crystal is through pain and humiliation, then I 
don't give a damn if I get one or not! I GIVE UP!!" With that, he 
turned 
from his mother, sat cross-legged and closed his mind to her and 
Akane, 
despite the pain. 

      All: <blink>
      Brian: Ranma.....
      Erica: Crying?!??!?
      Julia: Ladies and gents, Hell has frozen over.
      Brian: <muttered> Much like my hometown.

[WH: I live in Orem UT, so I know how you feel buddy.]
 
She reached into her sleeve, pulled out Zweihander's crystal, took 
Ranma's hand, and placed the crystal in it. "Despite how it may not 
seem 
that way_ I am proud of you." She said with a sincere smile and face 
as 
she kissed the top of her son's head. 

     Brian: He won?
     Erica: I guess so.....

[WH: {sagely} His admittance of defeat appeased Nodoka, in fact, she was 
hoping he would do that.]

<Teknosnip>

Brian: And we're back. 
    <muffled noise in the back>
    Brian: Wha?  <walks to the back and pulls out a rather large 
megaphone>  I said.....WE'RE BACK!!!!!!
    <Erica and Julia jump up and do the Tokyo Shuffle back to their 
seats>
    Erica: Well, here we go with the next part!  

[WH & Serena: <sweatdrop>]
 
 The reason why it was still red, was that Zweihander's presence in 
the 
crystal had yet to be totally erased. Well, if it was to be his now, 
then he might as well see if he could counter her will. He raised the 
crystal in the air and announced the activation words,

    Erica: Makes sense, since Z (I am not gonna pronounce that) was a 
powerful and evil person.

[WH: It's Zweihander, German for 'two handed sword'.]
 
 The crystal slowly changed from red, all the way to blue after 
several 
minutes of fighting in this battle of wills. Yet, when the crystal had 
been changed completely, Ranma had passed out, still unchanged_ on the 
outside that is.

    <onimous music plays in the background>
    Brian: While on the inside......

[Serena: {Looks about} Where's that music coming from?
WH: While on the inside we learn Ranma's darker secrets! BWA HA HA!]
 
 He swam through the darkness, still keeping his eyes on the figure. 
He 
guess whoever it was, seemed to be about six feet tall, but the armor 
that he started to see, suggest a lean build. Soon enough, he saw that 
the person had a short mane of emerald green hair flowing as if it 
were 
underwater. 

     Erica: I'll give you three guesses on who this is...
     Julia: And they're all Shara.

[Serena: Will I ever be meeting this woman?
WH: Maybe... I don't know really.]

The figure soon paused, noticing his presence and turned to see him. 
Her 
eyes were a gentle sunset orange, and her face a model of maturity and 
power. What she wore seemed out of place for someone who looked like 
her. It was a rather impressive suit of armor, colored black, white 
and 
scarlet. 

     Brian: As long as it isn't Dagger.
     All: <shudder>

[WH: {EG} Wanna see a section of the fic with her in it?]

 She nodded once before her eyes went wide and she stared at him in 
shock. "You're_ you're the child?"

      Brian: No, he's the father!
      Erica and Julia: 
<censoredforyourprotection,butbeassureditwasreallypainful>
      Brian: <*messy* roadkill>

[Serena: Wow, and I thought Lita and Raye were violent.]

 She blinked once, and then pecked her right palm with her left fist. 
"Oh, so that explains how you got here. And by the way, how exactly 
did 
all those people on Earth become Teknos? I know they used a Lahdam 
metamorphic pod, but who did it and how?"

      Erica: Heh.  Do you really want to know?

[WH: {Sings to the Spice Girls song} ~ So what ya wanna know, what ya 
really wanna know? ~ 
{In a flash as bright as a flare, Serena becomes the Soldier Moon and 
for the safety of younger readers, the following has been omitted for 
morality. Needless to say, there's not much left.}]

 "Darkon?!?" Shara roared. "That lousy son of a_ Thank you Ranma. Now 
I 
know that I MUST do something before Darkon gets here. But how?" She 
turned around and tilted her head in thought, "I know, I can descend 
and 
ask mother to give me the tools I need to stop him."

      Brian: So that's when she decided to decend to Earth?

[Serena: So it fits together pieces not thought of before!]
 
 She turned back to him. "Oh yes. I forgot. You don't have a name or 
armor yet, do you?"  

      Erica: Minor details.  Oh how I hate them.

[Serena: Like the fact that WH is a metal pile right now? {Gestures to 
the pile of metal refuse and pieces.}]
 
 Ranma-onna sighed, "Believe me, it's a VERY long and VERY tragic 
story."
  
      All: <blink, and then groan>
      Brian: Jeez, quoting the Guide.  Nice touch, WH.

[WH: {muffled} Thanks..]
 
 She narrowed one eye at him and changed him back, but still didn't 
stop 
thinking. "Say Ranma." He looked to her, "You're not exactly the most 
powerful of the Teknos on Earth, am I correct?" He nodded sadly. "How 
about I make a proposition. If you become my guinea pig, I will most 
certainly give you a form for both of your genders. The reason why is 
that I have never done something like this before."

      Erica: She's related to Wasshu, isn't she.
      Brian: <sweatdrop> How did you guess?

[Serena: From emergency notes I got here, Washu is her aunt. To yes, she 
is related to Washu.]
 
 She shook her head and said casually, "Of course not. Well, except 
for 
that poor soul who ended up losing it and blew up himself." She saw 
his 
frozen expression and said, "Ranma_ it's a joke. It never really 
happened." 

        All: <sweatdrop>

[{WH tries to laugh, but it hurts too much.}]

 She snapped her finger and suddenly, Ranma felt a rather evident 
draft, 
which he found that his clothes had vanished. He screamed with horror 
and covered as much as he could. "What'dya do that for?!"

       All: LOL!!!!!

[Serena: Lol! Good one.. oh yeah, you're refuse now.]   
 
She lifted up a hand and a pillar of light engulfed him. Inside the 
column, he noticed numbers on the side, which he figured were his 
measurements as a green line went over his body. Then, just as the 
line 
went past his head, he suddenly changed to his female form and the 
line 
went back down. 

     Erica and Julia: <cover Brian's eyes>
     Brian: HEY!!!!!

[Serena: <covers both Erica's and Julia's eyes>]
 
The instant the column left, his clothes returned and Shara was still 
floating there, smiling. "All done." 

He looked at his hands and looked himself over, he didn't feel any 
different. He looked back to her and said with a bit of incredulance. 
"I 
thought you said I was supposed to_"

 With a fury of a goddess, her smile faded, a powerful wind came from 
nowhere, and she boomed, "KNEEL MORTAL!" 

         <A powerful force shakes the theater>
         Brian: Woah, that was powerful.
         Erica: Indeed.

[WH: {slowly coming together} Well... she is a goddess.]

         <A second force shakes the theater>
         Erica: That, however, was a 20mm flame shell missing the 
target.
          Brian: Why did I have to live so close to the border?

[Serena: You know the answer to that, not me.]

Not one to anger one more powerful than himself, he knelt as best he 
could in the gravity-less void. He looked up to see that she have 
begun 
to glow and the light about her got brighter and brighter. It nearly 
blinded him as the pillar that grew from her swallowed him in light.

           Erica: Did we already use a shades joke?
           Brian: Yep.
           Julia: Damn.
           <All three put on their "Blues Brothers Approved" shades>

[Serena: Cool! {Takes a spare from their bags and puts them on.} I'm a 
WiB. You got any problems with that?{she says with a smile}]

 He lost all sense of time as he felt his senses return. He opened his 
eyes to see a nebula in space and looked about that he too was in the 
middle of space, but he was standing on a platform. And standing 
beside 
him, was his female form, encased in purple, white, and black armor. 
She 
turned to him, winked, and looked straight ahead again. He looked down 
to see the same kind of armor, only a more leaner version that the 
bulky 
suit that his female side had. 

      <Haruka pops in>
      Haruka: Damn.  Nice outfit.
      <She is promptly dragged out by the ear by Michiru.>
      All: <sweatdrop>
      Brian: <nodding to the door> What she said.

[Serena: Ditto.]

 He looked ahead to see Shara standing at the head of the platform, 
and 
she too appeared to have changed. She seemed to have lost most of her 
armor in exchange for the robes of a traditional goddess. She still 
kept 
her breastplate, gauntlets, and pauldrons which left her shoulders 
exposed, but the rest was covered in flowing sunset-orange robes, with 
futuristic designs consisting of green, blue, red, silver, and gold 
all 
over. 

       Erica: Okay.....that didn't make any sense.
       Julia: Aren't pauldrons usually on the shoulders?

[WH: That's my fault, what I meant to say was that the robes she was 
wearing were sunset orange and had the colors that were mentioned. Also, 
these pauldrons are long, but the part above the shoulders were taken 
off and left her shoulders exposed. Kinda give them a new look, you 
know?]
 
On her hands, a air of ruby colored wires made a thin diamond shape on 
the backs of both. On her palms, a set of sapphire colored wires wove 
about from a circle and to the tips of her fingers. A pair of emerald 
wires traversed down her neck and outward over her collar bone.  A 
pair 
of gold wires above her eyes which started at about the same length as 
did her eyebrows and ended at the same place as the silver wires. A 
pair 
of silver wires wove under her eyes to her ears. A single, vertical, 
and 
shining crystal wire on her forehead signified the power from which 
all 
Teknos could gain someday. 

      Brian: <blinks> Okay....that was clear enough...but what was all 
that with the wires?  Something to do with the Teks appearance under 
the helmet?

[WH: As a matter of fact, yes. The wires symbolize the matter that holds 
life together, and it holds the human and teknos side of the person 
together.]

Her eyes seemed to carry much more than any human was capable of. As 
if 
she knew all, experienced all, and was all. Her voice seemed like it 
came from everywhere and nowhere. Even then, it was gentle, "What you 
see is my true form, Ranma. All Teknos see this only once. The only 
other time when they see this, is when they reach the final form, of a 
Teknos Deity."

     All: <hums "Amazing Grace">

[Serena: I like that song.]

 She stood in front of them both, placed a hand upon one shoulder of 
both Ranmas, and spoke ethereally. "I, the Mother of Teknos, charge 
you, 
Ranma Saotome, Child of Earth and of the Dragon Sword, to defend the 
good, the weak, and the innocent and will do so until the day you 
cease 
to breathe. To assist you in this charge, time will be nothing to you, 
as it has been with the others who has come before you.


      Brian: Sounds like a knighting.
      Erica: That makes sense.

[WH: well, that's the reason why I made it that way. To make sense.]
 
"You will someday take the name of your predecessor, Variceas, Master 
of 
Change.  With your curse, it shall become a blessing. Your cursed body 
will have the power of a warrior, while your true body shall continue 
to 
give the power of a healer. Though you will grow slower than most 
others, it shall bring you farther in the future than those others. 
You 
will overcome the limitations of your curse and of yourself. 

    Brian: So he/she will have both the powers to heal and the pwers of 
a warrior?
    Erica: That's what I gathered.

[Serena: You gathered right Erica.
WH: But he'll still be behind Nodoka and Akane in terms of sheer 
power... for a while.]

 He stepped up and saw his cursed body fade into a blue mist and merge 
with his own. At this time, he never felt more complete than he could 
ever remember. He looked to the Mother, who merely smiled and turned 
to 
walk away. Before he could even thank her, everything went bright 
again. 

      Brian: Don't you hate it when dieties do that?  :-)

[Serena: My true mother let me thank her when I got my first power up.]

 "Two days. When you didn't come home, I got worried, and went to look 
for you. That was when I found you in the fields outside the city, in 
a 
small crater. You were also steaming when I found you. What happened?"

      Brian: Ouch.
      Erica: Lovely landing.

[WH: And the judges give him a 9.7.]
 
      She leaned against the wall, smiling at her husband, but that 
smile 
soon vanished with his next words. 

      "She was actually kinda cute too."

        Brian: <wince> The Saotome Foot in Mouth Technique strikes 
again!

[Serena: Doesn't it always?]

      From outside Tokyo-2, a small man-shaped object was seen flying 
through 
the roof of a smaller house and into low earth orbit. Behind it, a 
glowing blue light, accompanied by an ear shattering growl, was in 
pursuit. 

         Radar Operator: Ah roger on that, we show a bogey heading up 
from Tokyo-2, altitude 200 ft and rising.         
        Radar Supervisor: From what area?
        RO: Checking....looks like the Nerima area.
        RS: Oh.  Pay it no mind.  We've been getting reports of UFOs in 
that area for years now.           

[WH & Serena: <laughing their heads off>]

      WH:  First of all, let's just say I'm gonna catch holy-heck from 
Blade 
about the whole Tarou thing. {Snicker} At least I gave Panty boy a 
better name. But their Teknos power gave them both once heck of an 
advantage. 

       Brian: No one's gonna argue that.

[WH: Except Blade maybe.]
 
      Now, the little 'distractions' they both gave came from 
different 
sources. The bit about Ranma's came from an OLD mst, where they were 
showing a stinky soap opera of General Hospital. Don't ask exactly 
where 
the joke was used. Nodoka's action was inspired by a VERY twisted 
Ranma 
fic I will never write now, the other half came from Tom Lear's song 
about Oedipus Rex. {shudders} 

      All: <shudders in sympathy>

[WH: Thanks.]
  
      Concerning Nodoka's moves, her family name before she took 
Genma's was 
Kamiryu, meaning God Dragon, and her moves are somewhat based on her 
heritage. The Tamashi Tate=Soul Shield and the Ryuki Booeiha=Dragon 
Spirit Defense Blade. Having a Japanese dictionary is REALLY helpful 
when coming up with new names. ^_^

      Brian: You're not kidding.

[WH: {shakes head} Nope. Sad huh?]

      In all the Ranma manga and anime I've seen, I have not seen 
Ranma 
concede to defeat ONCE. Well, looks like that's changed a bit. Bwa ha 
haa or was it Gya ha ha?

     Brian: Now watch as the Ranma fanboys beat down your door.  
     Erica: Or will he be gunning for you at Animania?
     Julia: Assuming it ever gets written.

[WH: Well, I'll be waiting for them! I'll give the fanboys what for!
Serena: {uses the blunt end of her Silver Crescent Blade on the top of 
WH's head.}]

      Now the deal with the crystal, I would imagine that when a 
Teknoman 
used his crystal, it has a bit of him/herself in it. And when someone 
else would want to use it, it would of course resist to the foreign 
body 
trying to make use of it. And without Zewi to keep the crystal 
corrupt, 
Ranma was able to gain control. 

     Erica: Makes sense.

[WH: Of course it does!!]
 
      Shara's true form is something that I thought up as I was typing 
her 
conversation with Ranma. Also, I found a little something that said 
that 
my idea of her real name being Shannon. That name I gave her was Irish 
Gaelic for 'wise one'. {Dramatically} Can you feel the irony?

         All: <dodges box of irony>
         Erica: Err....yes we can.  <sweatdrop>

[WH: {catches the box} Ironic isn't it?
Serena: {baps him on the head again}]

      This same scene for Ranma and Shara's true form also gave me 
inspiration to divide the Teknos into groups. Every 'child' would be 
from a certain element and weapon/animal. Give them all variety in 
their 
powers and abilities.  
The Elements: Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, Metal, Matter, Life, Death, 
and 
Time. 
The Weapons: Sword, Staff, Hammer, Ax, Scythe, Spear, Arrow, Shield, 
and 
Claw.
  
    All: You forgot Dagger and Halberd!

[WH: Well, I guess Dagger could be considered a weapon of its own type, 
but Halberds are basically spears... but I guess I could add that in 
too.]



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