Lines Of Destiny

   A Sailor Moon/Ranma 1/2  Crossover

   By Louis-Philippe Giroux
   <Phoenix@upc.qc.ca>

   Though my story might seem very similar to RTeker's "Sailor Moon Reunion
War", I did not copy it - we had the same bloody general idea (well, I
don't have the Ronin Warriors in my fic).  *Very* scary...

   If you don't believe me, well...  I can't do anything about it since RTeker
*was* the first one to get his 'fic out.  RTeker told me to go ahead and
post my 'fic anyway.

   I was a bit influenced by the "Daigakusei no Ranma" series (by
Biles, Galegos and others) at one point.  I'm sorry if this offends
people.  And also, no, I have no idea how the Japanese school system
works, so I made it up...  (this will be more evident in chapter 2)

   Sailor Moon was created by Naoko Takeuchi and Ranma 1/2 by Rumiko
Takahashi.  Please don't
sue me.

Chapter 1

"When the Kin of Silence joins the Daughter of Earth, the Circle Of
Planets shall be complete once more."
- Last prophecy spoken by the royal seer before the destruction of the
Moon Kingdom.

   Mamoru Chiba woke up with a start from another one of those dreams.
In those dreams, he was Endymion, the Prince of Earth, in the past.  The
dreams had had nothing special in them until he started seeing a certain
girl on a regular basis.  In the dreams, the young girl, wearing a sailor
fuku, ran up to him, her face shadowed and her hair whipping in the
wind, but each time he was about to see her face, he woke up.
   *She seems so familiar and yet I can't place her.  I wonder who she is...
and why she's wearing a Senshi uniform.*
   Mamoru got up and went to his bedroom window.  The air outside was
cool and refreshing.  Tomorrow afternoon, he would be able to see his
Usako again. He had been away for two weeks on a special school
assignment and he was sure Usagi was dying to see him again by now.
He shook his head and smiled.  Usagi had thrown a fit when she had
learned he would leave for two weeks and it had taken Makoto and
Minako working together (with a few flaming comments from Rei) to
unlatch her from him so he could take his train.  He had promised her
he would think about her as long as he would be away.
   But his thoughts drifted back to the mysterious girl of his dreams.
She was important somehow, but how could he find out who she was if
she kept disappearing all the time?  Was she a Sailor Senshi as well?
Maybe he should ask Rei or Luna to help him with this.  He especially
didn't want Usagi to find out he had been having visions of another
woman, even a possible Senshi; she would probably take it the wrong
way.
   Mamoru sighed and went back to sleep.  If the dream *did* mean
something, he would find out eventually.

***

   In Nerima, the atmosphere inside the Tendo Dojo was unusually
solemn and quiet, meaning there were no superpowered martial
artists seeking the death of Ranma Saotome or the hand in marriage of
Akane Tendo (or vice-versa), and with any luck, everything would be
quiet from now on (to the great relief of the local insurance
companies), because today, Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo were
finally getting married and thus putting a stop once and for all to the
madness which plagued Nerima.

    <Obligatory background info>

   After the first bombed (litterally) attempt at a wedding, Ranma had
finally gathered the courage to profess his love to Akane.  It is needless
to say that the other suitors had not been happy at this developpement.
Ukyo Kuonji had been heartbroken at the news, but Konatsu (secretly
helped by Ranma) was slowly beginning to pick up the pieces.

   Shampoo had been another matter: knowing full well that Shampoo
would not rest until Akane was dead, Ranma decided to go behind her
back and help Mousse train so he could defeat Shampoo by himself and
rightfully earn her hand in marriage.  It hadn't been easy, but after
Ranma convinced Mousse that knocking Shampoo out was the only way
he would gain her hand in marriage and a few lost challenges later,
Mousse had finally managed to sucker-punch Shampoo.  After that,
Cologne had been forced to agree that Mousse was now Shampoo's
rightful husband and Shampoo had (very reluctantly) stopped
pursuing Ranma.

   Ryoga had been another unhappy suitor.  After Akane had told him
that she loved Ranma, Ryoga had gone on a berserker rage and tried to
kill Ranma, but Fate had miraculously intervened in the shape of
Akari Unryuu.  Akari somehow managed to calm Ryoga before he could
level Nerima with a Full Shishihokodan and convinced him to marry
her as soon as possible.  That day, Ranma truly believed  in miracles.

   As for the Kunos, Ranma had made sure Tatewaki was in the hospital
for the wedding day and Akane had managed to convince the psychiatric
hospital to internalize Kodachi, not that it had been very hard... After
merely a few example of her sanity (or lack of), the doctors had
readily agreed she was a prime test subject for the new personality-
supressing drugs they were testing.

   <And we now return to our regularly scheduled fanfic in progress>

   "By the powers invested in me... "
   Ranma and Akane were standing face to face, Ranma clad in a tuxedo
and Akane in a wedding Kimono.  They had decided to go with a western
wedding again because since both their families were worried about
another interruption (despite the precautions taken), they were
anxious at having the ceremony as short as possible.
    "I now pronounce you man and wife!"
   To Ranma's surprise, Akane initiated liplock with him before the
priest even gave the signal, but he didn't nmind and soon gave as good
as he got.  They were pulled out from their dream-like state by the
whistles of their families.
   "Way to go, Akane!" said Nabiki.
   Soun and Genma were dancing around.  "At last, Saotome!  Our
families are joined!  Our dreams have come true!"  Soun was wailing
tears of joy and Genma rapidly guided him outside so he would not ruin
the house again with yet another flood.
   Nodoka turned to Kasumi.  "Your father is quite emotional, isn't he?"
   "Yes, he is," replied the ever-cheerful elder Tendo sister. " And for
once, I think he deserves to be emotional.  He has been waiting for this
for a long time."
  Genma had just come back inside the house when Nodoka turned to
Ranma. "What are your plans now, son?"
   Ranma looked at Akane with a smile. "Akane and I have decided to go
to college together. We plan to go to Mizuharo College in Tokyo
(author's note: I made it up). It will be perfect for both of us.
   "And you'll be able to have some privacy, eh boy?" said Genma with a
grin plastered all over his face.
   Ranma and Akane both blushed beet red.
   "Mister Saotome! Please!" said Akane, trying to sound scandalized,
and only partially succeeding.
   "Now, now, dear" chided Nodoka. "Don't embarass them like that."
   "The only problem right now is that even though we've been
accepted, we don't have any place to stay yet and we might not find a
place to stay before classe begin in a few days," said Ranma.
   Nodoka looked pensive for a moment.  "Ranma, do you remember
anything about your cousin Rei?"
   "Rei?... Only vaguely.  Mom, the last time I saw her, I must've been
barely five years old and she was younger than me. Why do you ask?"
   "If my memory is correct, she has been training to be a shinto
priestess for a long time and the temple at which she works is located
near that college.  You could always consider asking her for a place to
stay until you find your own place."
   "I don't know, mom.  I mean, she probably doesn't even remember
me either.  It might be a little rude for me to pop out of nowhere and
ask to crash at her place" said Ranma.
   "Nonsense.  I'll ask her myself.  I'm sure she'll agree."
   Ranma gave up. "All right.  I hope it works."

***

   Later that day, at the Hikawa Shrine, Ami and Makoto were passing
by for a visit when Rei's grandfather told her she had a phone call.
She came back a bit flustered.
   Makoto noticed Rei's state immediately.  "What's wrong Rei?  You
look kinda strange."
   "We speak for the first time in more than ten years and she managed
to have her way in less than five minutes.  How did she do it?" Rei
muttered under her breath.  She looked up to Makoto.  "Somehow, an
aunt I hadn't heard from in years managed to rope me into providing
lodging for my cousin until he find an place of their own."
   Makoto looked at Ami, then back to Rei.  "Why does he need to stay at
the Shrine?"
   "He's going to Mizuharo College and he still hasn't found a place to
stay yet, even though college starts in a few days."
   "What's he like?" asked Makoto, a familiar look the Senshi coming
onto her features: the boyfriend-hunting look.
   "Don't even think about it, Makoto, he's coming along with his
girlfriend." Rei warned.
   Makoto's shoulders slumped, but Ami's head slowly up from the book
she was reading.  "What's his name?"
   "Ranma Saotome.  The last time I saw him, he was five years old and
Uncle Genma wanted to take him on a training trip."
   "What kind of training trip?"
   "Martial arts training."
   Makoto looked back up.  "He's a martial artist too?" She started
pouting. "Aww, why can't I get the good ones?..."  Suddenly, she stopped
and considered something.  "Wait a minute... his father wanted to train
him in martial arts when he was only five?"
   Rei nodded.
   "Wasn't that a little obsessive on his father's part?" inquired a
slightly disbelieving Ami.
   Rei held up her hands defensively.  "Hey, that's only what I
remember.  I don't even know if uncle Genma ever went ahead with the
idea."
   "When will he arrive here?"
   "He'll be here tomorrow afternoon."
   Makoto looked at Rei.  "Is it going to be a problem with our... other
activities?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.
   Rei waved her off.  "It won't really, because he'll only be staying for
a little while and he'll be going to college, too.  We'll just have to meet
elsewhere for a while and be sure to keep quiet around him."
   "Where is he from, anyway?"
   "From Nerima."

***

   Nodoka turned to Ranma and Akane.  "It's done!  The only thing is that
I said Akane was your girlfriend instead of your wife."
   Ranma and Akane shrugged in unison.  'It doesn't really matter
anyway, since we weren't exactly planning to tell everyone we meet
either." said Akane.
   "Not many people our age are already married, anyway" added
Ranma.
   "Just as long as the baka remembers that he *is* married, of
course" added Akane with a hint of her usual temper coming back.
   Ranma rolled his eyes.  "How many times will I have to tell you
you're the only one for me?  We just got *married*, for goodness'
sake!"
   Akane surprised him by landing a wet one on his lips.  "I know.  I
just wanted to be sure you knew, too."
   Nodoka looked at the two with a Kasumi-style smile on her face.
"You'd better start getting ready.  I told your cousin to expect you
tomorrow afternoon."
   "Hai!" they both said.

***

   Somewhere in Tokyo, a dark-green haired woman looked up from the
cup of tea she was nursing.  It was time she paid a visit to the two
Moon cats, as per Queen Serenity's order.  Soon the Senshi would know
more about their past.

   She smiled.

   It was only the beginning.

End Chapter 1

Comments, anyone?  I didn't want to spend *too* much time on the
first part.  The fun stuff begins in Chapter 2.

PS- How many have figured out the prophecy I wrote at the
beginning?  I've been told it was too obvious...

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* The Phoenix Reborn *              Jordanite and Mystical
**********************                  Freak at Large

Louis-Philippe Giroux

Phoenix@upc.qc.ca
Phoenix@cmq.qc.ca