Hey everyone, here is Chapter Three of Fate and Destiny.  Hope you all enjoy
it.  I am truly trying to get ranma involved here but it seems like it might
have to wait until the next chapter.  I apologize to everyone for this.  This
chapter is also a bit short but I thought it could stand on its own merit.
All C&C are welcome.

Sincerely
Long
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One must learn and accept the good and bad
For only then can you use the cracks to reach your goals.
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creator.  Hopefully I will not be sued.


Ranma 1/2 : Fate and Destiny Chapter Three
January 29, 1998
Created by Long Ngo (Shortyes@aol.com)
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It was a beautiful day in the small town of Nerima.  A figure unseen by the
residences was enjoying this lovely morning as she flew through the sky.  Her
name was F-sensei and she worked for Fate.  For five years she had looked out
for a small black hair boy with light brown eyes.  He was her ward.  In all
this time, she never once was disappointed in Ranma-chan.  He was growing at a
fast pace and was quite bright and a fast learner.  His accomplishments in the
arts was staggering.  At the age of six and one half years, he was a master of
Kempo.  Though he did not the power or size to defeat some of his father's and
his father's friend's students, his form far exceed those who have reached
first and second Dan.  Had either his father or possible father-in-law ever
checked the boy's ki aura they would have been surprised to see that his aura
nearly matched their own.  Yet where both Genma's and Soun's aura was deep
red, Ranma on the other hand had a mix of gold and blue.  The white aura F-
sensei had once sensed so brightly in Ranma had faded by his first year on
Earth.  As she experienced more of her surrounding, she found that although
most martial artists saw a warrior's aura as a connection to his/her possible
powers and fighting abilities they never truly paid attention to what the aura
really meant.  They did not understand that the aura was a reflection of the
person's intentions, thoughts and more importantly soul.  

F-sensei saw a fighting spirit in Genma, Soun and Akane.  A soul belonging to
a true warrior.  With Akane, Nabiki, Kasumi, Kimiko and Nodoka, F-sensei also
saw a bright blue aura.  A blue aura meant protectiveness, innocence and love.
All loving mothers had it which would explain Kimiko and Nodoka and all
children who are innocent will show a certain degree of this aura.  What
surprised her was Ranma's gold and white auras.  Gold meaning extreme
confidence and true love.  White was perhaps the rarest aura a mortal could
ever dream of attaining.  It meant serenity, harmony with oneself and with
their surroundings, love, hope of the future, and confidence and faith in ones
ability and those they call friends.  To have even a sliver of a white aura
meant the greatest achievement a mortal can reach.  F-sensei was surprised
that Ranma had achieved it at such an early age was an understatement.  She
was also surprised that Kimiko had it also.  For years F-sensei knew of
Kimiko's fate and yet there something that told F-sensei that Kimiko knew as
well.  With knowledge of her fate, Kimiko started to live each day to its
fullest.  Somewhere along the way she discovered and was able to tap the power
within herself to continue living and was rewarded with the shimmering of a
white aura.

Saotome Residence

As the first set of morning rays casted its blinding light across the horizon,
the sound of fighting could be heard in a part of Nerima Ward, Tokyo.  There
is a child of six who is fighting against an older and taller man, ten times
his size.  This stacked fight is more of a technique the older man was using
to teach his son a legacy he hope Ranma would one day carry on and pass to his
son.  "You can do better than that son, " shouted Genma.  Watching Ranma in
action was inspirational.  Each time he attacked and failed,  he would get
right back up and attack again.  Each time Ranma would do something a little
different.  Sometimes moving his foot an inch further than before or punch a
little faster of slower.  Never using a technique that failed him twice.
*Ranma has great potiental though he lacks the experience and power to defeat
someone my size,* Genma thought proudly.  *I think it is time I took Ranma on
a training trip.  I still remember a time long ago when Soun and I were
training together under Hap.p....the Master.  Those were hard times < Images
of riots consisting of angry women chasing them with brooms suddenly filled
his head > but a martial artist must perservere against all odds.  He must
stand up to whatever mother nature conjure up.* mentally to himself.  While
Genma was daydreaming, Ranma saw an opening and used it to land a solid side
kick into his father's midsection.  Though it did not hurt Genma much, the
fact that Ranma could even touch him was a sign from Kami that Ranma true
training should begin and a smile spread across his face.  He was proud of his
son.  Ranma was like a sponge.  He sucked up martial arts as well as school
work faster then some people could teach him.  Though Genma thought a formal
education was not as important as the arts, Nodoka thought differently.  Genma
did not want to argue with his wife when Ranma was involved.  Last time he did
was when he and Soun made the agreement about Ranma and one of Tendo's
daughter engagement together and afterward he had to go on a diet for one week
because of it.  A plan came to Genma as he thought of his early training,
traveling Soun and Hap... the Master.  He would take Ranma across Japan and
China.  He would train him in all the old famous training grounds of Japan and
China.  All he had to do was was convince Nodoka of his idea.

"Ranma!! How would you like to go on a training trip?" Genma asked Ranma.  

At this Ranma looked up from his defensive stance.  "That would be fun
Otousan!!" Ranma answered.  

"Okay Ranma wait here, I need to get something."  With that Genma entered the
house and later came out with a piece of paper and an ink pad.  "Ranma !! How
would you like to finger paint?"  Genma asked Ranma?  

"Can I really Otousan?  Okaasan really never let me play with paint."  

"Yes you may Ranma, go right ahead."  With this Genma smiled.  Ranma seeing
his father smile made some of his fears of Okaasan punishing him seem all
right.  Later that day Genma was jumping up and down with joy as he held a
piece of paper with Ranma's handprints all over it.

Later that Day

"What!! I will not accept this Genma," an enraged Nodoka yelled at her
husband.  "You will not take Ranma away from me.  I am his Okaasan and no one
comes between a mother and her child.  Where is my kitana?  I swear Genma if
you even try, I'll start shaving your body until there is not a single piece
of hair left on it."  Nodoka finally  found her katana and was now stalking
him with it.

"Dear please be reasonable.  For Ranma to take over the Musabetsu Kakutou Ryu
he needs to become one of the best martial artist around.  He needs to be
challenged.  Can't you see that already dear.  Everytime Ranma had failed in
the past or lost a fight, he would learn and come back stronger.  Here at home
with your loving care, he'll grow soft and will not be man enough when the
time comes to face his true destiny.  Don't you understand Nodoka dear this is
for Ranma's sake as well as the Saotome clan."  Genma could see the resolve in
Nodoka's eye falter just a bit and knew he was getting to her.  He had to act
now or he might never get another chance.  "I swear to you dear if I don't
make Ranma a man amoung men, then Ranma and I shall commit seppuku to save
face."

"No, I will not allow that.  I will not allow you to kill Ranma.  I'll kill
you first dear."  She raised her katana high in the air, "You will not take
Ranma away from me."  There were tears now rolling down her face.  The once
proud expression on Nodoka's face was now replaced with one of rage.

"I'm sorry dear, but Ranma and myself have already signed an agreement."
Genma told Nodoka softly.  He was now holding a roll of parchment for her to
see.

As Nodoka read the parchment, her eyes widened and she fell to her knees.
"Why Genma, why did you do this." Nodoka cried.  "I thought you loved me.  Now
you're taking Ranma away from me.  You even ask me to kill him if you failed.
Tell me why."  She was now on the ground crying into the palms of her hands.
The katana was now lying next to her all but forgotten.  She did not want to
lose Ranma nor Genma.  What did she do to deserve this?  

Looking down at Nodoka, Genma's resolve was crumpling.  He loved her very much
and to see her like this was pure torture to him.  A fate worse than the diet
she put him on.  "For Ranma's sake as well as for honor." Genma replied.  He
was now hugging Nodoka as she cried herself to sleep.  The last word Genma
could hear as she drifted off to sleep was "Genma no Baka."

F-sensei was furious.  She knew Ranma had to go on a training trip to fullfil
his destiny but the way the bastard broke it to Nodoka was inexcusable.
Energy started to surround her.  The aura that surrounded her was bright red.
The nerve of even thinking of committing Ranma to seppuku if he could not
teach him how to be a man.  The aura around her flared even brighter.  The
amount of energy surround her cause her clothes to ripple around her in an
upward motion and her long golden hair was also caught in the updraft.  *
Genma if you were not Ranma's father and if you did not play an important role
in the future I would kill you now. * F-sensei thought to herself.  F-sensei
started to collect energy in her right hand.  The intensity and the power that
flowed through her was frightening.  What was more frightening was this was
less than a percent of her power.  * Argggg!!!! * F-sensei mentally shouted
and unleased the energy she collected in her hand up into the sky.

Genma looking at the night sky thought he saw a shooting star and made a wish
and also prayed to Kami-sama to give him the power to do what was right.  


To be continued :

After writing this, I thought I'll just make it a chapter.  This was one of my
better works and felt it could stand on its own.  Hope you all enjoy this and
hopefully the next chapter will be out in a few weeks to two months max.  I am
taking a break after writing this and the other two series I am tired.  I will
now sit back and read other people's work.  All C&C are welcomed.

The voting is going well and have generated much interesting in this series
and its continuation.   Someone e-mailed me asking if the voting will impact
the story any, and my answer is yes.  It will greatly impact the middle and
end of this series.

Special thanks to Thomas Wu  for helping proof read this story.  If anyone
sees an error in any of my stories please e-mail me.  I also need proof
readers for FD, NB, and DT.

I hereby present Lord Archive with the gold medalion for his guess into the
meaning of the auras surround Ranma and company.  Yatta!!!  

See you Soon.