Hello!
	Here is the prologue and set up for my Robotech/Ranma crossover.  I
sent the teaser out a bit earlier.  I had sent this prologue to a friend
(who is also on the ffml) about a week or so ago.  He said he was sorely
tempted to forward it and watch me roast.  After expanding on my original
idea a bit, I decided to save him the trouble.  Without further ado, here
is the prologue!

All characters and mecha designs contained in the following are
copyrighted, patented, registered, folded, spindled and branded by people
such as R. Takahashi, Viz, Kitty, FHE, Harmony Gold, Carl Macek and a bunch
of other folks.  I have merely borrowed the characters for a brief flight
of fancy.

Macross/Ranma:  Which way is Home?

Prologue



	Washu sighed with contentment as she played with her latest
invention.  She smiled at it as if it were a favored lover.  However,
before she could really put it to the test, a jingling behind her announced
a visitor.

	"Hi Miss Washu!"  bubbled Mihoshi.  "Sasami sent me to get you for
dinner."  She looked up at the multitude of display screens in front of
Washu.  "Wow, whatcha inventing now?"

	Washu was very nervous with Mihoshi being this near her equipment.
The girl had a simply magical field about her when it came to distrusting
finely crafted devices.  However, Washu loved nothing more than explaining
her brilliance.  She figured if Mihoshi didn't touch anything it would be
alright.

	"It's a Bipolar, cross-dimensional, reality exchanger.  I designed
it and built it after lunch this afternoon."

	"Neat Miss Washu, but what does it do?"

	"By selecting someone from another dimension on this touch
sensitive screen you can send them to anyplace else by touching the spot
you want them to go on another screen.  Here, I'll show you."  Washu
pointed at one of the screens.  On it four metal-clad figures on
motorcycles were driving very fast with some sort of robot in pursuit.
Washu drew a circle around them with her finger.  She then looked at all
the screens for a moment.  Deciding to keep it simple, she tapped the
screen right next to the first one.  On this screen were several large
robots that seemed to be composed of car and airplane parts.

	On the first screen the four riders disappeared in a flash of
light.  The robot pursuing them stopped in bewilderment.  On the second
screen there was another flash of light.  The four figures appeared right
in front of one of the largest robots.  They came to a screeching halt.
Very faintly voices could be heard.

	"I am Megatron.  Bow down before me and I'll spare your pitiful
lives."  The large silver robot leveled a very large cannon attached to his
arm.

	"Like hell!  Eat this you overgrown boomer!"  Screamed one of the
cyclists as she raised her own arm and shot three long needle like
projectiles at the face of the robot.  This started a general melee.

	Before anyone could get hurt, Washu tapped the four displaced
figures again and returned them to their own universe.  To do this she took
her attention off of Mihoshi for just a moment.  When she looked up  the
Galaxy Police Officer in question was bent over in front of one of the
screens.  "Let me try!"

	Before Washu could stop her, Mihoshi selected two running figures
on the screen.  The first was a very fit looking boy with dark hair, red
shirt and black pants.  The second figure was also a boy, this one dressed
in black pants, yellow shirt, and a yellow bandanna holding his hair up.
The second boy screamed "Prepare to Die Ranma!"  just as a bright flash of
light popped them out of their dimension.

	"What are you doing!"  Yelled Washu just as she ran up behind
Mihoshi.  Mihoshi was so startled she fell backwards into the screens.
Just before the resulting explosion shattered all of the screens, Washu got
a fleeting glimpse of the two boys.  They seemed to have appeared in some
kind of formation.  Some kind of military formation if the uniforms looked
right....

	"Damn, now I have to rebuild it from scratch.  I just hope I can
find those two boys again!"

	"Did I do something wrong Washu?"

On board the SDF-1

	Ryoga stumbled into Ranma just after running into the bright flash
of light.  The two seemed to have stopped right at the end of some kind of
line.  Everybody in front of them was staring at a guy in front of them.
He seemed to be some kind of soldier.  After glaring at them for a minute
for moving around he began to talk.

	"First of all, I'd like to Welcome you to the Robotech Defense
Force.  I'm Roy Fokker, and I'll be overseeing some of your training.
First of all, I'd like to congratulate all of you and electing to become
Veritech Pilots.  Though the road you have ahead of you is going to be
tough, I think you'll find it worthwhile."

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Thanks again for sticking out and reading the whole thing!  All forms of
C&C are appreciated.  Look for more on this fic in the future, though I am
balancing this with two other fics.  (I just write on the one that hits my
fancy at a given time!)

Thanks!

Big Bore and the Nitro Express!


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