Subject: [FFML] [FANFIC] [RANMA] [XOVER] J.I.I.

- Tomas

A Ranma 1/2 Multi-verse Crossover

Journey into Infinity :

Prolog


Ranma looked around and sighed.  This was the last time that he would view
his home for the past two years.  The world he was in was shot to hell, and

'his home of the past two years' possibly?  It may well just be me but the
original sounds a little odd.

the only thing he could do was leave behind those that caused the problems.
He turned to face the Gate.  It was his greatest achievement.  It was
allowing him to save many lives.  The most important of those lives were
only now passing through it.  Ranma checked his watch.  (Too long, this is
taking far too long.  It's going to be a close call.)  He watched as his
family passed through the gate.  Ranko, his twin sister, turned to gaze at
him, her eyes pleading.  Ranma shook his head no.  He watched as his parents
turned.  His mother took Ranko by her shoulders and pulled her through the
Gate.  His father, though, rushed over to him.

"Ranma take these scrolls.  On them lie the most dangerous techniques ever
created.  You may have use for them.  Remember that these were created to
kill.  Only use them in life or death situations."  Genma handed Ranma a
pair of scrolls.

Ranma looked at his father for a moment and then pulled him into a hug.
"Father, these are your forbidden techniques, aren't they?  Thank you for
trusting me with them.  Now go, before the Gate closes.  I'll see you
again."  Genma broke the embrace and ran through the Gate, heeding his son's
request.  Ranma began the shut down procedures on the Gate.  Even as it
started to slowly close, he thought back on to how this day had come about.
He thought back to when he had first discovered the Alien Teaching Device

'Alien Teaching Device (ATD)' here if you are going to use the acronym from
now on.

and how he had accidentally turned it on.

_Flashback_

He remembered how he had stumbled onto it when he went to investigate a loud
explosion. He had found a strange looking sphere. When he had touched it, it

found in a crater? in Nerima? I think this could stand to be a little more
descriptive.

had opened up and forced him inside. He had been forced into a chair and a

How does it do all this forcing? Couldn't Ranma resist?

strange looking helmet had fastened onto his head. He had tried to escape
but could not move any. Then knowledge from different races scattered all

'could not move at all'

over the many Universes had flooded into his mind. The pain was so much that
he had screamed and blacked out. When he came to he had understood that the
ATD had rewritten his genetic code and gave him vast amounts of Alien

Does 'Alien' need to be capitalised?  In fact do you need to point out Alien
here again at all?

knowledge.

When WW III had started up around them he had built the Gate in a day. It

I think most of the readers would appreciate knowing _why_ WW III started -
the trigger point at least.

would lock onto another Universe's version of Earth and open a portal there.
He had found a nice version of Earth that was not very advanced and had a
small but friendly civilization. He had made a deal with the Presider of

'President' ? (Checks later ... nope looks like you do mean Presider)

that Earth and in exchange for the ATD they would let his family and also
others settle there. It was a very large world. There were not many people

I think you mean 'It was a sparsely populated world.' There aren't any more
square km just because you get rid of most of the people.

there due to a plague that had destroyed the previous civilization in the
year 1701 AD. The plague had finally been cured. But most of the people
cured were sterile. As a result that Earth's population was currently
300,000. They would not mind a few more people coming. He had then went home
and told many people about it. He could not save everyone in the World but
he could save some. He only had permission to get 9,000,000 people through.
The Presider said any more than that would destroy his world because of low

Is he getting all the first 9,000,000 from Japan?  Miraculously no riots from
those not selected?

resources. Ranma was person number 9,000,001. He would not be going there

I think 'would overwhelm the world's infrastructure.' would be better. Raw
resources aren't likely to be the problem - they should have a lot more than
the Prime Line Earth.

but elsewhere. Since he wanted to help the people of his world he had built

'all the people'

more portals and found an uninhabited world. He did not have time to scout
for more.

The rest of his world (except criminals to be executed , and the people who
started WW III along with their genetically created soldier killing
machines) would be going to the uninhabited world. It was not a friendly

PWSWWIII #1: What shall we do today?
PWSWWIII #2: Hmm ... I know, let's start WW III!
GCSKM #1 through #999: *GRAARGH!*

Or to put it another way, I'd still like to know _why_ WW III was started.

Meanwhile at gate#3 - to - uninhabited world ...

Guard: Hey - you - are you a criminal to be executed or a genetically created
killing machine?
Cute Teenage Girl: I'm just a cute teenage girl *Tee-hee*
Guard: Pass.
   Next, please.
   Are you a genetically created killing machine?
GCKM#45: *GRAARGH!* *cough* I MEAN, I AM AN INCONSPICOUS HUMAN LET ME PAST, OR
   DIE!!!
Guard: Pass.
   Next, please.

I think you need to work on the practicalities a little ...

place and was a harsh environment. But it was go there or die in the coming
bombardment. Some of Earth's governments had Antimatter missiles in their
orbital stations. They were determined that if they did not win they would
destroy the whole Earth. Ranma had revealed the existence of the Gates to
many people. He made sure the governments (which were completely totally
corrupt) never learned of them. There were people who did not believe and

Supreme Dictator for Life: (looking out of window) Say, weren't there a few
   hundred more million people in my country yesterday?
Evil Visir: (shrugs) Meh.

there were people who did but chose to stay anyway. He and his Gates would
evacuate those that were willing. They brought the necessary supplies and

Line up, 2 at a time, ... England population 50,000,000+, say 10 people per
second ... 58 days for everyone to walk through.

material to build shelters with them. He might not be able to stay in the
land of the Presider but he could visit thanks to his portable Gate. The

Aide#1: We have a situation here.
Aide#2: I see ... we now have 9 million AND ONE people living here, our
   scarce resources will now be exhausted in a matter of days!

portable Gate was a hand held device that could open Gates but was only
powerful enough to transport 15 people and would need some recharging
afterwards. He could store other Universe's coordinates in the memory chips.
Since he would be traveling alone he should have enough power to go back and
forth easily enough. The harsh world that the larger number of people had
went to was only temporary. With the portable Gate he could scout out other
worlds and find a nice uninhabited one. He could then build Gates on the
harsh world and settle everyone into a nicer environment. Then he could go
back to the Presider's world and let everyone know.

_End Flashback_


Ranma smiled as the gate closed.  "There, now I just have to get myself out
of here.  It definitely makes it easier.  Well, time to get moving."  He
quickly gathered up his data crystals (well nigh indestructible artificially
made crystals that could store huge amounts of any multimedia data) , a few
cold 6-packs of 7UP , and also some spare parts and put them in his
backpack.  Ranma then took out his portable Gate generator and checked over
the coordinates. He had them set to take him to a random world. He would now
begin scouting for a place for those on the harsh world that they could
inhabit.  "Well, this should do it.  Goodbye, Earth."  He opened the portal
and moved to step through when a voice stopped him.

"Not thinking of leaving us behind, are you Saotome?"

Ranma turned to see a number of familiar faces.  "What the hell are you guys
doing here!  You're supposed to be on the Presider's world!"

Ryoga smiled at him.  "We let others take our places. They were all too
happy to instead of going to the harsh world. We can't let you go off on an
adventure with out us, Ranma.  We'd miss too much fun!"

Ryoga: And it wasn't at _all_ that I got lost on my way to the gate.

Herb looked at him seriously.  "I owe you a lot, Ranma.  You may need my
help.  I can't back away from you in your hour of need."

Tenchi grinned.  "It's my best way to get away from my problems, Ranma.  The
girls already went through, so I can get a vacation in."

Tenchi: Besides, it isn't as if I can _wait_ for the first slide^W gate trip
   before getting involved in this cross over.

Ranma smiled at Tenchi.  "Oh, but you'll pay for it when we get back, you
know."

"Yeah, but this will most likely be worth it."

Hikaru walked up to him and gave him a hug.  "I didn't want to risk not
seeing you again, Ranma."  She had a few tears in her eyes.

Akane and Ukyo came forward and joined in hugging Ranma.  Akane spoke
first.  "You're too important to us, Ranma."

Ukyo smiled at him.  "You can't leave me out, Ranchan.  I'm your oldest
friend, right."

Ukyo: Cute financee, I mean.

From the hug, Ranma glanced at his watch again and realized that a problem
was headed their way.  "Everyone, those missiles are getting damn close.
Get through the Gate.  I'm last."

Everyone broke off and jumped into the gate, except Ranma.  He glanced back
one last time, and then dove through. Moments after the Gate closed the
first of the missiles hit and destroyed Nerima.  Soon the rest of the world
followed in a senseless death.

As opposed to the sensible death that befell the Earth of the Universe next
door.

***

Ranma fell out of the Gate vortex that closed behind him. He wondered where
they were. In the distance he could here yelling, explosions, and the name
Lina Inverse.

*Hmms sliders theme tune*

All comments made in good humour - (except comment number 3 that was meant to
be nasty ;-)

Have fun, keep writing, don't let me put you off. ^_^

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