It began, as most things do, with a single thought, a small twist of
destiny. Reality is a gossamer thread that most people never realize
it existed. it spreads itself out into infinity like the strands of a
spiders web, different realities suspended on the threads like morning
dew. in this infinite web there are Many earths, each depicting what
would have happened if destiny had taken a slightly different corse. it
is on one such earth our story starts. The people of this Earth often
bend reality around them, but then, they were mostly ignorant of what
they are doing. Alas that such ignorance did not free them from the
consequences. Reality, still rippling as a result of the cumulative
violations.........
IT'S A WARPED WEIRD WORLD
BY: BRYAN "SEPHIROTH" GOOING
CHAPTER:1
A bed held a figure that had no covers on it due to the warmness of
the night. It was a handsome looking, white haired young man. Starting
at the head you see a young man. He is slightly above average seeming
build, almost catlike features. His eyes are closed and on his face is
an expression of peace. his long silvery-white hair hangs in a waist
leanth braid and swept over one eye. As you look downward you see that
he is wearing a black leather tanktop. He is also wearing a pair of
black leather pants over black leather military boots. Over all he
appears fairly handsome, in a dark sort of way. Blue-green eyes opened
and the person sits up and sleepily looks outside. It was a beautiful
dawn Kamui woke up to.
The sun was just emerging tolightin the sky a delightful blue with a
few wispy clouds occasionally dotting the artist's canvas of an
atmosphere. A day like this was rare in tokyo. In fact...rare
_anywhere_. *Ah, _lovely_ day out.* Kamui blinked sleep from his
eyes as he continued to look at the azure sky through the window. *I
just gotta go outside and enjoy it.*
Putting on some cloths, Kamui went outside. stepping out the door he
stretches taking in the ambiance of the nice spring morning. Bending
down he picks up the paper and goes inside.
Suddenly, the room blurred briefly. *What the...?? I must be a
hell of a lot more hung over than I think I am if my vision's blurring!
"WHAT THE HEll?!!!"* Ryu viewed a whirlpool of blurred images of his
room swirling around him. Then he was falling. *"Oh
sshhhiiiTTT!!!!!!!!" * Ryu dropped down a kaleidoscopic tunnel of
pulsating color and light. Closing his eyes didn't help he could feel
himself moving at a very high speed. He opened his eyes again and he
could see a distant black speck amidst the color that seemed to be
growing as he got closer. then it was over, he found himself floating
through the infinite void of time and space.
As he looked around he could see the darkness ripple like soft
velvet in a gentle breeze. While he watched this something in the
back of his mind told him that there was something not right about
this, but before he could come to a conclusion he was sucked into
another tunnel of swirling color. Almost as soon as it had began it
was over and Kamui found himself falling through the sky, lucky or
unlucky for him depending on your point of view there was a small pool
of water under him .....and ....splashdown!!....
"Mister customer you fall in Maonuri-nichan. Very tragic legend of
catgirl who drowned there 1,500 year ago. Now all who fall in spring
change into catgirl who drown there."
"Great, just what I needed." Ryu muttered as he now a definite she
climbed out of the pool. "Sir, could you tell me how to change back?"
"Miss customer, you need only use warm water to change back."
The man hands Ryu a kettle full of warm water. "Thanx." Ryu pours it
on herself and changes back.
"Could you tell me where I am?"
"Sure mister customer, you are at the famous training grounds of
Jusenkyo."
Ryu thanks the man again and heads of in some direction avoiding any
contact with any of the pools. Suddenly he is startled by a loud
splash and looks to see a small piglet swimming out of one of the Many
springs. When it reaches the shore he reaches down and picks it up.
"You probably want some hot water don't you?"
The pig looks up and looks a bit confused.
"Here I'll show you and he sets the pig down and fishes out the
thermos of hot water he got form the Jusenkyo guide. He unscrews the
cap and pours the water on the pig and in it's place stands a young
human about his height wearing only a yellow and black bandanna. The
boy quickly gets a long stick and fishes out his gear from the pool
while I start a fire knowing that he'll need to dry his cloths if he
doesn't wanna change back. .....Later that day.
"so Ryouga I take it that this Ranma character pushed you into the
pool and ran out on a fight am I right?"
"That's right because of Saotome I've been through hell!!"
Ryu just nods and says. "Well we best get some sleep if we're going
to have an early start in the morning."
......................................................................
"Ryouga are you sure you know where your going?"
:Ryouga gives me a dirty look and says; "Yes, the Tendo dojo is just
over the next hill."
"That's what you said the countries ago and I have no idea how the
hell we've managed to cross the ocean so Many times with out knowing
it."
Ryouga just shrugs and trudges onward without a word. Just as the
dojo comes in sight it starts raining. Kamui picks up Ryouga and his
gear
and heads toward the dojo. Kamui, knocks on the door and it opens
showing a pretty brown haired woman.
"May I help you?"
"Yes is this the famous Tendo training hall?"
The woman smiles warmly. "Oh, my... why yes it is please do come
in. Father will be with you in a moment, may I get you anything?"
Kamui is guided into the kitchen and sits at the table. She looks
up and nods.
"Something to drink would be nice."
Kasumi gets RYU a glass of water. "oh, my I forgot to ask you your
name."
Ryu looks up and says "it's Kamui Mam."
Kasumi smiles. "I am Kasumi what's the piggy's name?"
"It's P-chan."
"That's a nice name." At this point Akane and Ranma inter the room.
Ranma takes one look at Kamui and runs off screaming "
c-c-c-c-c-caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Akane just mutters "baka!"
She looks over to the guest and say's "Sorry about that."
Kasumi looks to Akane and says " could you go get father I think he's
with Saotome-san playing shogi."
"hai, oniichan." Akane leaves and soon a middle aged man with long
dark hair comes in. The man bows and says "I am Soun Tendo master of
this dojo. My daughter informs me that you wish to speak with me?"
Kamui bows "Yes, sir I wish to train here and am able to pay for my
training, and also room and bored."
"You are indeed welcome here for as long as you feel you need to
train. We hadn't had any paying costumers for a long time." At this
point tears of joy are flowing freely from Soun's eyes.
Kasumi turns to Akane and says "Why don't you show our guest to her
room and help her settle in dinner will be ready shortly." Akane nods
and leads Ryu up the stairs and to Happosai's old room.
"Sorry about some of the things you will find in here but the old
occupant was a perverted marital arts master who trained father and
Saotome-san in the art."
Kamui smiles "That's ok, cleaning it out will give me something to
do." Akane nods and leaves. Kamui sets the pig on the desk and starts
sorting through the dirty magazines blushing profusely as she piles them
in boxes to be taken elsewhere. P-chan glances at one and faint a small
trickle of blood coming from his nose. Soon she has most of the old
perverts stuff boxed and stored in the closet.
While putting some stuff in the desk she finds a small ornate silver
mirror and sets it to the side. Kamui smiles as she here's kasumi call
saying that dinner was ready. After a wonderful dinner Ryu heads to her
room. sitting at her desk with p-chan watching from where he was on
her bed she starts
writing in her diary.........
<voice over>
Dear diary,
I arrived at the Tendo's today. They do not suspect anything out
of the ordinary which is strange as everyone who has seen me has gone to
great lengths to avoid me. It's nice though, after months on the road
with Ryouga. and the Tendos seem nice enough especially that kasumi.
Well looks like time for bed.
Kamui
<konya wa hurricane plays as we watch our hero/heroen fall asleep.>
Dear diary,
It�s been about three weeks since I came to the Tendos. They
now know of my curse, but not of Ryouga�s. I�m not about to say any
thing about it ether. Well today things were kind of weird, this new
restraunt opened up accrossed from the bar I work at. It�s run by an
old woman and her daughter(a real carpenters delight from what I�ve been
told, but personally I think she�s a doughnut-bumper). The daughter�s
name is Shyan-pu though most people around here pronounce it as Shampoo.
I see her from time to time making deliveries and glomping onto Ranma
every chance she gets, not caring wether or not he�s male or female.
Mr.Tendo has been training me with an intence
vigur which is tough, it�s still not as tough as my training with
Ryouga. I�ve been training mostly in my cursed form cause it give�s me
the slight edge I need to go up againced Akane. My music has gained in
popularaty, which was proven by my being invited as the guest of honor
at last weeks anthrocon. Well diary tomorrow�s another day. Till then
I�ll be hoping things don�t get worse.
Kamui
The next morning I awoke to the sounds of normality (well what
passes for normal around here anyway, ) Ranma and Genma at there morning
workout. Heading down stairs I pass Nabiki on her way to the dunny.
"Morning Kamui, Kasumi�s almost got breakfast ready."
Smiling I thank her and head on down to the kitchen. Bowing as I
enter the kitchen I say hello to Kasumi, Akane, and Mr. Tendo. Looking
to Mr. Tendo I ask him if it would be possible to skip practice for the
day as I had gotten the day off from work and there was things I was
wanting to do. He pauses to think for a moment and nods.
"Yes, I suppose you may, after all I have been training you hard
lately. You�ve really suprized me by learning as fast as you have and
that your now about Akane�s level."
It�s about this time that Kasumi calls "Breakfast is ready!!!" and
we hear a splash from out at the pond. Ranma and G Genma-panda enter
Genma with a sign reading > Hot water please.<
After a wonderful _Kasumi cooked_ breakfast ( after trying some of
Akane cooking I quickly came to appreciate why Kasumi does all the
cooking) Akane asks me " So Kamui what do you have planed for to day?"
" Well, I thought about seeing what your school was like then mabey
seeing some more of the city."
Soon we leave me and Nabiki following a short ways behind Ranma and
Akane. "So Nabiki what can I" �.SPLASH�..sputter�. "Merooowl!"
Looking up I see an old woman watering her plants. She doesn�t seem
to have noticed that she missed the planter-box and splashed me. I look
back to Nabiki who shrugs. Apparently this kind of thing happens to
Ranma all the time. "Any place around here where I can get some warm
water?"
"No but I should be able to find you some at school."
When we finally reach the school gates I see something that really
suprizes me, Ranma and Akane are attacked by a mob of boys. The battle
lasts for about less than a minute, then this guy wearing a kendo
outfit sans armor comes up saying "What a boorish lot." He then sees
Ranma and yells; "Saotome, you foul sorcerer prepare to meet thy doom,
for I Kunou Tatawaki, age 17, rising kendo star of Furinkin high, shall
put and end to your existence and free the beauteous Akane and free my
pig tailed goddess!!!!"
While Kunou continues to rant and rave I turn to Nabiki. "Long winded
isn�t he." Nabiki nods, while Ranma just yawns and punts Kunou in the
direction of the nurses office. We hear the bell ring. Ranma, Akane,
and Nabiki head off toward class and I to the Principal�s office to get
a visitor�s pass.
I get to Ranma and akane�s class with my pass in hand just
before class starts. Standing at the head of the class with me is a
guy with long brown hair, a dark blue outfit, and wearing a spatula the
size of a snow-shovel on his back. As we stand by the teacher�s desk,
the teacher (who looks to be about 12) introduces us. "OK, class we
have a new student and a visitor today."
She points to the guy. "This is Kunji Ukyou, who is moving
here from Osaka, he is an okonomyaki chief. And this." She points to
me. "Is Kamui a catgirl as you can see and also a local singer as some
of you may have heard. Miss kunji you will be sitting next to Akane and
Miss Kamui you�ll be next to Ranma." As I sit down by Ranma I can feel
the eyes of all the boys looking at me and drooling like the fanboys
from last weeks Anthrocon. *I hope Nabiki can get me that hot water by
lunch time.* ��������������������������������������
Finally it�s lunch time and I meet up with Nabiki, Akane, Ranma, and
Ryouga (who managed to not stay lost for a whole week). The new guy
Ukyou (and I swear he looks to much like a girl to be a guy) was passing
out free okonomyaki and advertising his new restaurant. After we find a
place to sit down Nabiki turns to me and says; (just loud enough for all
the boys to hear and look my direction) "Here is that hot water you were
wanting Kamui."
Glaring I take it "Thanks Nabsie, I can really use it."
Nabiki mock frowns and says; "that will be 500 yen, and don�t call me
Nabsie." Smirking I pay her and pour the water over my head and change
back. There is an almost palpable silence and I can almost hear the
hearts of the perverted little fanboy wienies break. The rest of the
school day was pretty much uneventful (well, as uneventful as things get
here in Nerma anyway). That night I decide to go take in a movie Bubble
Gum Crisis, I believe it was called. It was a fairly good movie for
cyber punk. As I walk out the door I feel dizzy and the ground drops
out from under me. *Oh, shit here we go again�.*
Once more I find myself travailing through space and time and
once more I find my self falling, only this time I land on cold
concrete. I stagger to my feet and inter the nearest building (a bar
with a sign reading Hot Legs) and head towards the bar hoping to find
out where I am. As I reach the bar I collapse and loose consciousness.
<fade to black with Konya Wa Hurricane as the camra pans back from
the uncontious figure.>
...Waking I a face over me that seems familure, but for the
moment I can�t seem to place where I�ve seen it before. Looking down
at myself I see the body of a young woman. This in itself is normal,
the unusal thing is it�s covered in dark red and tan furr. Looking up
at the woman who is examinning me and ask her, "where the bloody �ell am
I, and what the �ell happened?"
"Your at doc. Raven�s, you also had a nasty bump on the head. We
couldn�t take you to a hospital for reasions that should be plain to
you. Now rest for awile and we�ll talk later."
Nodding I close my eyes and fall asleep. Much later I wake up to the
call of nature, and so doing, I get out of bed and slowly find my way
to the dunny. Along the way I hear the woman�s voice.
"Priss, Nene, linna�..what are we going to do with her? She�s not a
boomer the testing I did would have said as much if she were. She�s
not human ether, her looks will tell you that. She�s had a nasty bump
on her head so may have some amnesia, but I can�t be shure."
"She can stay with me till we can think of something." Piped up a
sweet bubbly voice. Smiling I tune out the rest of the conversation,
finish doing my business and go back to bed. A few minutes later the
woman I had seen earlier comes in trailed by three other women. A tall
woman with black hair and dressed in a white and black loose fitting
shirt and a pair of black slacks, a tall woman with reddish brown hair
and wearing a red and blue motercycle outfit, and a short redhead
wearing a police uniform.
Seeing that I was awake she says, "It�s good to see you awake, my
name is Sylia this is Nene, Priss, and Linna." She points in turn to
each who nod. "We were wondering what we would be doing with you, it�s
obviouse that you�ll have some truble interacting with the public as you
are, but Nene here says that she would be happy to have you stay with
her till you deside that you can handle being around a lot of people.
Now if you would, tell us some about your self."
"I can�t remember much, just bits and peaces."
Sylia nods. "I was afraid of this. Ok, go on and tell us, what you
remember."
"I remeber my name is Kamui� I think I�m 22 but I�m not shure, I
could be younger� heh I look it. Anyway, I also remember training with
this guy named Ryouga in martail arts for a few years. I also remember
variouse sights and national monuments such as the tokyo tower."
Sylia looks at me straingely and Nene says, "didn�t the tokyo tower
get destroyed in that big quake we had about 10 years ago?"
Sylia nods. "I belive so Nene, but that would mean Kamui is at
least 30. Anyway continue Kamui."
"I also remember staying at this place called the Tendo dojo, where I
continued my training. One night on the way home." Making an =^,^= ick
face. "I realy hate the rain and getting my furr wet. Anyway I was on
my way home from a movie when the ground seemed to fall out from under
me and the next thing I remember I was waking up here."
Sylia nods and leaves to check on some things. As soon as Sylia is
gone Nene and Linna bombard me with questions. Priss quickly brings
their questions to a screaching halt. "shut the hell up!" she looks
around and contenues. "Kamui is tiered we will all get a chance to ask
her our questions. We don�t need to wear her out before we can get our
answers. Now ryu do you rember doing annything that might help to find
you a job or something here?"
"Well�.. I think I was a singer of some sort, singing mostly at bars
and conventions, but I seemd fairly popular with the locals."
Priss passes me a guitar and asks me to play something. I nod and
start playing a song that had been stuck in my mind for the past hour.
"I keep racing down the stormy highway,
serching for the whereabouts of my interupted dream,
letting all my lies and bitter illusions blow off my back,
with the wind."
we�re all just lonely hearts in the big city,
evryone a lost child in love,
day by day in the big city,
tears only agravate the thoughts that won�t rest."
"Tonight � HURRICANE�
�I want � HURRICANE�
� to tell you that I love you."
"Tonight � HURRICANE�
�touch me�HURRICANE�
�like you mean it,"
"TOUCH!" BURNING TOUCH!"
"I cannot share the pain in your heart,
with darting words that only placate.
I want you to tell me what it is,
that makes your eyes cloud over."
"I�n the big city,
our hearts are torn and tattered,
so in the big city�s empty days,
we waited anxiously for a little warmth."
"Tonight�HURRICANE�
�I want�HURRICANE�
�to tell you that I love you."
"tonight�HURRICANE�
�touch me�HURRICANE�
�likw you mean it�.."
Priss smiles as I hand the guitar back. "you have potental
Kamui, why don�t you come down to hot legs, we are needing another
vocalist. I�ll introduce you to the rest of the group then." I nod,
and linna asks if I would be willing to spar with her when I got to
feeling better. I say yes and ask about them. Sylia runs this store
called silky dalls, Priss works down at hot legs, Nene is an adp police
officer, Linna is a health instructer and phitness nut.
Later that evning I arive at Nene�s apartment. It�sa small
place done in a pleasant but eye catching color sceme. As I look
around Nene goes to the fridge and gets out a german chocolate cake with
coconut sprinkles on it, she cuts out two large wedges and puts them on
plates before putting the rest back in the fridge. We chat for awhile
as we munch the cake. It turns out she likes sweets as much as I do.
After we finish I help her put the dishes in the dishwasher.
"Um � Nene."
"Yes?"
"would it be possable to see where you work?"
"Sure, I�ll arange a pass for you tomarrow. Hmmmm, Kamui do you want
to use the shower first or shall I?"
"Hmmm, you go ahead I have some things I want to think about
first." She nods and heads to the shower. I sit there puzling over
some diary entrys. The parts about my being cursed especialy. I don�t
remember ever having been cursed to begin with. I shut that into a small
corner of my mind for later as Nene comes out towling herself off. I
blush for some strange reasion. *why am I blushing? We�re both girls
after all.*
"Shower�s ready Kamui." I nod and head into the bathroom before
Nene has a chance to notice my blush. I slip out of my cloaths and step
into the shower, turning the water on I accadently get it to hot.
"Gaaahhhh�.thats hot!!!" I feel my body make the tranceformation
from catgirl to man and with it my memory returns.
"Are you alright in therer?"
Quickly I change the water from hot to cold and say, "Y-yes, I
accadently got the water to hot."
"Ok, I could have sworn there was a guy in there though."
"You must be hearing things."
"I guess so."
Stepping out of the shower towling off as much water as I can, then I
spend the next half hour blowdrying my furr. Before going to sleep I
write another entry in my diary.
Dear diary,
Today has been strainge to say the least. Last night I
watched a movie called Bubble Gum Crisis, and now it seems that I�m
there. I have no idea how I�m going to keep my curse a secret, but
I�ll find a way. I know one thing though, I�ll have to get a job and a
place of my own. Heh, I can�t look directly at Nene now without
blushing anymore. Well I hope things will get better.
Kamui
<fade to black as zutto starts playing as the closing credits
scroll by.
Zutto (Always)
Kanashii koiwo hajimete shitta anotoki
(When I first found out about a sad love)
Moshi anatano te sobani nakereba
(If your hand wasn't next to me)
Namidawa tomarazu nagarete
(The tears would have fallen without end)
Aozora mitetemo amega kokoroni furitsuzuketa
(And rain would have kept fallen in my heart even when I saw blue sky)
Aruiteku
(I'm walking along)
Hitori janai
(I'm not alone)
Dakara furikaerazuni maedake mite
(So keep looking forward without turning back)
Isshoni
(With me)
Aruiteku tooimichi mayowanai kitto
(Keep walking, and you won't get lost along the long road)
Osanasugitewa wakaranakatta dekigoto
(Events that I couldn't understood when I was young)
Imanara wakaru anohi deatta Kanashii omoidetachimo
(I can understand now. The sad memories that I met that day)
Kokorono kageridesaemo anatao ireba kieru
(And the shadows covering my heart all disappear when I am with you)
Warattene
(Smile for me)
Hirori janai watashi anatato ireba egaoni naru
(I'm not alone. When I'm with you I can smile)
Isshoni
(With me)
Warattene taisetsuna hitodakara zutto
(Smile, because you are important to me... always)
Miraide matsu tsuraikoto anatato nara heikine
(Hardships waiting in the future are fine if I'm with you)
Warattene
(Smile for me)
Hirori janai watashi anatato ireba egaoni naru
(I'm not alone. When I'm with you I can smile)
Hontouyo
(It's true)
Warattene taisetsuna hitodakara zutto zutto
(Smile, because you are important... always... always.)>
writer�s notes: 1. the name has been changed from the original.
2. dunny = (n) an austrailian word meaning bathroom. Also known as a
boghouse or a thunder-box. Depending on where you are what is used. 3.
Ryu seems to have suffered from a type of amnesia. 4. Ryu has a good
ear and memory for songs and music so that is how she was able to know
how to play Konya Wa Hurricane.
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