(In the air.) 
	It is night and a figure glides through the air. Making no sound, in
the dim light of the moon, it glides in the air. Cloth wings spread out
wide as metal pipes and nylon rope hold the contraption together.
	Kuno's mansion comes into view beneath it as the moon is reflected off
a pair of glasses. A shift in his position and he is gliding downwards
onto the roof of the Mansion. His black cloak swirls in the air as he
brings his contraption down onto the roof. Landing without a sound, he
silently makes his way to the top of the roof. 
Taking a rope from beneath his heavy cloak, he attaches it to the top
and slides the rope slowly down the side of the roof. With practiced
ease, he slowly lowers himself down to the first of the windows. Peering
into the room, he looks for signs of life. A Hawaiian scene dominates
this floor. Complete with coconut three pillars and a mural of the
setting sun. A blue floor covers half of the floor. The other half is
covered with sand and deck chairs. 'Nope, not this room.' Moose thought
as he lowered himself to the next floor. 
A room that was dark even in the dark night. The scent of exotic flowers
and other things best left unmentioned wafted from the window. Evoking
different emotions as the wind blew the stay scents around. 'I don't
think so.' Moose thought as he looked down to the ground another story
below. With a mental shrug, he lowered himself to the ground making sure
not to touch the ground itself for fear of setting off a trap. A kitchen
greeted his sight as he looked into the room there. 
	'Where is the guest room?' he thought to himself as he slowly made his
way back up the rope. 

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(Kuno Mansion)
	Two people make their way out of the house. Walking through the gardens
in the dim light before dawn. One of them suddenly stops and stares at
the roof of the house where snores are coming from. Following the
other's gaze, the second figure picks out the sight of a rope hanging to
the ground. With a shrug, the two of them turn around and walk into the
gardens with their bokens before them. 
	A few moments later, the sounds of fighting ensure as the plants rise
up from their slumber in the pale light and attack the intruders in
their domain. The snores on the roof continue undisturbed as the hacking
continues.

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(A while later.)
	The Hacking has stopped and the two people stand facing each other in
the cleared field. Their wooden swords flying in the air around them as
they weaved a deadly web of wood. As before, the sun came free of the
horizon and the combatants stopped and bowed as one before starting off
towards the mansion. 
	"Shall we check on our guest?" Kuno asked as they reached the rope.
	"Why certainly!" Guo said as he leapt up and pulled himself silently up
the rope.
	As he reached the roof, Guo slowed down sensing a change in the air. He
moved to the edge of the roof and peeked his head over the side. There
was a Hang glider vaguely resembling a duck with the brown coloring on
the roof. There at the top of the roof slept a spectacled form with what
looked like a pot of black roses on his head. Guo thought for a second
and reached down and grabbed Kuno as he came up below him. 
	'Heave ho!' Guo thought as he threw Kuno up to the roof. Kuno landed on
his feet and looked at the person before him. 
	"How dare this wretched fo.o..l.. ZZzzzzzz" said Kuno as he toppled
over and fell asleep on top of Moose. 
	'Himmm,' Guo thought as he slid down. "Sasuki! Would you please come
here for a minute?" he called as he reached the ground.
	"Eemm, Yes?" Sasuki said as he dropped to the ground besides him. 
	"Kodatchi's sleeping plant is on the roof again. Can you fetch Kuno and
Moose down from there?" he said pointing up 
	"Emm, I think so," the Ninja said "Just let me get my gas mask and I'm
all set." he said as he turned towards the mansion.
	"Wait, tie Moose up and bring him to the training hall ok?"
	"Sure."

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(Somewhere our there.)
	"I Where in the world am I?"  
	"Quit shouting boy!" came a voice behind him. "You're in Hiroshima." 
	"Oh, thank you. Er,, do you know how to get to Tokyo?"
	"Either take the bullet train north of here or go north east until you
see allot of buildings taller than eight stories high."
	"Oh thanks." Ryoga said as he started walking in a direction."
	"Hey boy! Walk north-east not south!
	"Oh sorry," said Ryoga as he walked north. 
	"Darn youngins'" the man spat as he looked at the receding figure of
Ryoga.

'Bua hahahah. . . *bonk.*' "Once is enough don't you think?"
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(Hell in the hole.) 
	"Giggle snort, chuckle, that idiot Moose. Stupid, Stupid boy. Chuckle."
	The demon looked around the screens before him at the imp and waved his
hand. A screen appeared besides him as he furrowed his brow. Running it
at quick time, he watched Moose as he crawled up and down the building.
After about the tenth time, Moose seemed to summon his bravery and enter
a particularly dark room only to emerge a moment later visibly shaken.
He scrambled up the rope as fast as he could and reached the top but, a
pot of roses attached to a ribbon made it's way out the window. With a
flick of the ribbon, the bouquet was launched up onto the roof and onto
Moose who held it idiotically for a second before as he passed out.
	"Interesting subjects." the demon Commented as he looked on and saw Guo
and Kuno emerge from the basement a few minutes later. "Interesting
indeed."

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(Kuno Manor)
	It is a dark room large enough to be an empty warehouse of sorts. A man
sits tied to a practice dummy. A few seconds later, a second  man enters
the room. He looks at the spectacled form for a second before reaching
forwards and removing the mans spectacled. No reaction that can been
seen wither than the soft snores of the captive.
	Disappointed, he places it on the ground besides him and reaches into
his shirt pocket. Taking out a small bottle, he waves it under Moose's
nose. Bringing the sleeping form instantly awake..
	"*Urghh.* what's that smell?" Spluttered moose as he struggled against
his bonds.
	"That was smelling salts and it worked to wake you  pretty well too."
came the reply from the person above him. 
	"Err. Who are you?" asked the wary Moose at the blurry image before
him. 
	". . . Kaku Komei."
	"What do you want?" Asked Moose as he thought over that unfamiliar
name.
	"I think I should be asking you that _Question_ since you were the
person sleeping on the roof."
	"Komei Komei.. Light?"
	"Yep. I found out what my name translates into in Japanese. Now answer
the question."
 	'Oh oh.' Moose thought as he realized that his target had him at a
disadvantage. Not that he could do anything about it at the moment.
"Where are My spectacles?"
	"Oh please, I have them with me, now answer the question."
	"Well, I came here to defeat you. Can I have my spectacles back?" 
	"Not yet. So why sneak around in the night? No, don't answer that. I
can figure that out for myself." Guo said as he placed the spectacles
back on Moose's face. "Why don't you just give up. I don't want to hurt
you or anyone else. So don't force me to."
	"Err.r. . Why couldn't I find your room?"
	"I was hiding here in the basement Moose."
	"From who?"
	"Kodatchi."
	". . ."

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(Another part of town)
	Nabiki and her Associates stand before a large building of some sort.
There is the Japanese flag hoisted before it proclaiming it to be a
government office building of a sort.
	Nabiki: "Ok girls, you know the plan."
	Long and short hared girls "Distract them and meet back here."
	"Good. Now execute the plan." Nabiki says as the two girls walked into
the building.
Nabiki smiled thoughtfully and looks at a clock besides her. Ten seconds
later, she enters the building. Not even looking at the long hared girl
as she flirted outrageously with the security guard, she walked past.
She walked on into an office where a male secretary is sitting looking
bored and unhappy with his job. She only has to wait for a couple of
seconds before the door to the office opens. Out comes short hair
leading a decidedly older man by his arm. 
	"You know you were supposed to take your doctor's appointment last
week,"
	"Yes yes Akimi. Dam why did you have to come today?"
	"Well, as your niece, I can't let my uncle get sick can I ? Anyway your
daughter called me and asked me to take you there while she was at the
Temple."
	"*sigh*" goes the man as he resignedly follows his niece out the door. 
	Unnoticed by the others, Nabiki sneaked into the room behind them and
started playing with the Councilor's computer. 'No codes to break from
here.' she thought as she inserted the diskette into the drive. She
quickly browsed the files and found what she was looking for. The
records office. 
	"Himmm, there is a name here under the deaths. Kohanji Kohan. Dead
after birth eighteen years ago. Let's change that.' she thought as she
inserted a number of modifications into the files.
	"IC number JQ77978401 Age, 17 date of birth, 10/23 place of birth.
Tokyo General Hospital. Time of birth, 1:23am Father. Dead: auto
accident three years ago. Mother. Dead same accident. schooling, Home
schooling. Present address..  Might as well, Tendo Training hall, Nerima
Tokyo, Japan. That takes care of that." She thought as she returned the
screen to the last setting. 'There was enough lies to throw off pursuit
but not enough to arouse suspicion. The only thing is for him to sign a
change of name form to throw off the scent and he would be all set.' she
thought as she waited for Akimi to return for the bag that she  had
conveniently forgotten.

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(Nekohaten) 
	The morning crowd was just gathering and Shampoo was kept busy serving
and taking orders from the customers. She looks up as the door opens
again with a greeting for the person. She suddenly freezes in place as
she realizes the person standing in the doorway. The crowd quiets down
as the customers sense the change in the air. 
	There at the doorway stands a lone figure. His tight beige shirt
showing off his hard chest which his blue coat tries to conceal. In his
left hand he carries a bag of clothing while his left hand holds a
simple wooden pole at the end of which is a cage. There, a spectacled
duck sits forlornly looking down at the base of the cage. He looks
around in interest as if seeing a remembered memory and slowly entered
the room. 
	"Hold Warrior," Came a voice from the kitchens. "What have you come
for?"
	"I came to sample the food and clear a misunderstandings." said Guo as
he walked towards the kitchens." I have also come to return something
that I have found." he said as he entered the kitchen and bowed.
	"Thank you for returning Moose," Cologne said  as she bowed back to the
person before her.
	"It was nothing." Guo said as Shampoo stared daggers at his back.
	"But what misunderstanding do you speak of?" 
	"I speak of a misunderstanding that I hope to forestall. It is that I
did not defeat Ranma of my own free will and hope that you or more
specifically your ward will forgive me for my actions"
	"Shampoo no forgive!" 
	<Little kitten, do not attack our guest. For he came here in peace.>
Cologne said in Mandrin.
	<But grandmother!> Shampoo shouted as fires burned in her eyes.
	<Listen to your elder child.>  Guo softly rebuked.
	<Y..You know Mandrin?> asked the incredulous Shampoo.
	<I would be a fool if I could not at understand the language of my
parents.>
	<You are full of surprises Guo.> Cologne interrupted 
	<Nevertheless, I will not fight you if I can help it Shampoo. For there
is no point in destruction. A friend gained is an enemy destroyed.> 
	<That is not the correct proverb but it will do.> Cologne replied. 
	<But grandmother!..  No talk, Shampoo kill.> she said as she pulled out
her bambori.
	Guo looked sadly at Shampoo and disappeared from view as the bambori
flew through the space he had occupied. 
<When you are angry, you cannot defeat me. So don't try.> came his voice
from outside the window. 
	Shampoo spun around looking out at Guo. <I kill> she screamed as she
flew at him.  He leapt upwards as she leapt through the open window. 
	"*sigh* Ok Moose, now wear your clothes and take these orders outside"
Colonge said as she opened the cage door. 

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(Somewhere in Nerima)
	Guo ran through town with Shampoo close behind. Keeping just far away
enough for her to stay our of reach, he dodged and weaved through the
streets evading her attempts to catch him. 
	<Stay still!>
	<Why?> Guo shouted back as he ducked around a corner. Shampoo reached
the corner and skidded to a stop  as Guo flew over her running off in
the opposite direction. She quickly turned around and gave chase to the
receding figure.
	'He craftier than Happosai.' She thought as she threw her bambori yet
again at him.  
	"Ah! It's not often women chase men and I am glad you choose to case
me!" Guo taunted over his shoulder as he dodged.
	"I no chase you stupid man. You I kill!" shouted the infuriated
Shampoo.
	"Then what are you following me for, if you aren't chasing me?" teased
Guo as he rounded another corner.  
	"You I kill!" she shouted as she snatched up the bombori. A second
later, she reached the corner only to suddenly screech to a halt as a
fist imposed itself right in front of her face.  She stared in shock at
the fist half an inch on front of her nose.
	"Stop this or you will be hurt girl. I don't want to hurt you or defeat
you."
	Shampoo continued staring in shock at his stern village as he withdrew
his fist. She slowly nodded as she looked into his dark hazel eyes. 
Seeing her nod, he spun on his heel and turned in the opposite direction
leaving Shampoo to stare as he moved off. Silent and deadly unlike
before. She noted that he was wet but just stood there as he disappeared
around a corner. 
	 An old woman peered frightened around a driveway at Guo as he stalked
off into the street. Hesitantly she came back out to pick up her bucket
and scoop off the floor. 

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	He stalked down the street with the grace of a cat and the casual
danger of a panther. Slipping past people like they were standing still
in the street. He slowly stopped as he noticed something and looked down
at his wet clothes. Closing is eyes, he concentrated. An aura sprang to
life around him for a moment before steam slowly rose from his clothes
in response. Suddenly his head jerked up in surprise. Like a sleepwalker
waking from a nightmare he looked around uncertain rather than the cold
apparition he was before.
	'What in the world happened? Let's see, I went to the Nekohaten to get
a truce and got Cologne on my side. Shampoo didn't accept my truce and
chased me as I taunting her. Finally,  I got hit by water. Wasn't I
supposed to turn into a raccoon or something? I just don't know why I
can't remember.. *Che..* what in the world is happening to me?' Guo
thought as he started walking down the street..

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(Hell hath no fury as a ...)
	"*?* What was that?" 
	"What?" the Demon asked as he quickly typed into his computer. 
	"The guy got splashed by cold water and changed."
	"Wait a second. " the demon said as he pointed besides him. A screen
appeared besides him. He watched the antics of the last half an hour in
quick time and looked thoughtful as the change in Guo. He slowed the
image and replayed the action again. 
	#The woman splashed Guo, who stood still in shock # 
	#his aura flashed black for a moment #
	#the woman practically leaped back scared #
	#Guo turned and thrust his hand forwards #
	#into shampoo's face as she came around the corner. #
	#He spoke and left #

	'I really need to include sound' the demon thought as he looked at the
figures before him.

	#little while later, aura focusing drying clothes. # 
	#light yellow flash in aura before it died #
	#different stance and posture #

	"Ok, I think I know what happened."
	"What? What happened" 
	"The scroll was cursed." the demon said as he turned to the screens
before him. 'Now, the challenge is to find out what.' he thought as he
turned back to his screens.
	"Are you going to tell me what curse?"
	"Not yet so put your tongue back in your mouth." the demon reproached
as he returned to his typing.

(A cute little tongue it is too!)
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I figure that I can end it here and play around with the ideas for 4.
let me know if you wish to kill me at the moment. I can take it just
don't stall and let me exist without the warm glow of C&C to accompany
me in the lonely night.
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        may the light shine forth young warrior.
        The day is gone and the night is coming,
        let the light shine forth and illuminate the darkness
        beyond....                          .Q
Legends of Ragoon? Heroes of light? ? 
can anyone answer to ease my plight?
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