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by Belphera

(The sky is calm and peaceful in the ward of Nermia. A lone figure sits
in his room staring at the object in front of him. The moonlight flashes
off of the blade of the tanto, as the man hangs his head low. It had
been so long, so long since she had died. As the man raises his head, we
see that it is Ranma.)

(So long since Akane had died. That fateful day when Akane was taken
from him. And what did he get out of Akane!&s death? A new sister and
him as a whole man. But it wasn!&t worth the price. That day when they
returned to Jusenkyo after he and Akane had gotten married. They were
all there. It had been a year after Akane and himself were married and
everyone!&s problems were solved. All his friends had came with him to
face the dreaded demon that guarded the cave of the Jusenkyo water that
could cure them.)

(When they finally found the cave, the demon attacked them without
warning. Xian Pu was the first to be taken out of action, she was
knocked aside and broke her leg, two ribs and dislocated her shoulder.
The demon had fired a blast at Mousse. Luckily he survived due to the
fact that he had all that armor of weapons hidden in his clothes.
However he was in a coma for six months and now could return to his
martial arts training. )

(Ukyou was the next to fall, her spatula was taken away from her and the
demon slammed it into her. As a result of that she now had a large scar
on her back from the spatula!&s imprint on her. Then Akane jumped into
the fray. No matter what he tried to do he could not stop her. Then in
that moment Ryouga and himself tried to leap after Akane pleading for
her to stop. Unfortunately Akari was also chasing Akane, the demon fired
a powerful blast that crushed both their bodies.)

(Ryouga and Ranma looked on in horror as the two women they loved were
gone. Forever. Then it happened that Ryouga and Ranma both went into a
berserker stage. The demon may have been able to withstand Ryouga, but
with both Ranma and Ryouga in a berserker stage, the demon was ripped
apart and pieces of it were found ten miles away.)

(Both himself and Ryouga both fell into a deep depression. They barely
had the will to live if not for their children. Ranma had a small
daughter, Noriko and Ryouga had a daughter as well, Mai. Together, the
two fathers raised their children with the help of Kasumi, Nodoka and
Nabiki.)

(But today was the day, the anniversary, that four years ago, Akane and
Akari died. Every year he would do this. Ryouga had just finished, and
was lying pale in the room next door. With a quick downward stab, he
sliced his arm and dripped a large quantity into plate. Tying up his
wound, he picked up a brush, dipped it into the plate, and began to
write.)

Ranma: Dearest Akane: !K!K

(In that same sky, a flash of light appears above and a lone figure
falls to the ground. She is wearing a red skin tight armor or suit of
some kind, strawberry blonde hair adorns her head, and in her hand she
clutches a ring of some kind. Beside her is a largish house, the Saotome
!VTendo Dojo. Her fall attracted attention from the inhabitants of the
house.)

Kasumi:Hello? Is anyone out there?

Nabiki: Sis! What if it!&s a burglar? We can!&t really defend ourselves!

Nodoka: Nabiki! Go get my husband, I!&ll see what is out there.

(Cautiously, Nodoka and Kasumi creep out towards the figure on the
ground. Nodoka gently unwrapped her bundle and unsheathed her katana.
With the sheath of the sword, she prods the prone figure on the ground.
After a few minutes, Nodoka is satisfied that the figure is unconscious
and rolls the girl over. At that moment, Genma comes out and looks over
his wife!&s shoulder.)

Nodoka: Dear, please bring that young lady in. Kasumi, please see if
there are any suitable clothing for this young lady, her apparel is a
bit revealing.


(later that night)

Nodoka: Kasumi? Have you found any clothing yet?

Kasumi: I can't find much in her size, so we should just let her awake
first before we give her clothes. I think she should be out for the rest
of the night.

Nabiki: Where are we going to put her?

Kasumi: Well we can put her in guest room.

Nodoka: Alright, we'll first move her to the guest room, then we need to
check her body for any injuries.

(The three females move the young woman upstairs. They gently laid her
prone body on the bed, as Kasumi and Nodoka both strip her body and
treat some minor burns on her body. Finishing, they cover her with a
blanket and silently exit the room.)

(Meanwhile in the bathroom.)

Ranma: (Thinking) I hope you hear me Akane. This entire ritual is really
a killer, I need to sleep, I should feel better in the morning.
(Silently he staggers out of the bathroom and heads down to his room.
His sight starts to blur as he opens the door to his room and collapses
on the bed and strip off his shirt and pants. Pulling the cover over
himself, he falls immediately into a deep sleep. Not once noticing the
body next to him.)

(Next morning!K)

A scream: Aieeeeeeeeeeeeee!

(Nodoka, Kasumi, Nabiki, and Genma all rush to the guest room. There
they see the mysterious woman clutching the sheets to her body from the
lack of clothing. And on the floor is a practically nude Ranma, who is
starting to get up.)

Woman: Pervert! Who the hell are you all?

Nodoka: Young lady, if you would stop screaming, perhaps we could offer
a solution.

Ranma: Oh man, I feel like crap.

Genma: Son! You need more training! How can you be so weak?

Ranma: Probably because I wrote the letter last night!

Genma: Who cares if you-!K  The letter?

Ranma: Yeah, I think I drained myself a little too much.

Nodoka: Oh son, we forgot. We!&re so sorry!

Kasumi: Oh my! Ranma, let me help you up.

(Ranma slowly struggled and stood up. Turning to face the woman, he
glared for a moment, before seeing that she was quite beautiful.)

Ranma: (practically a whisper) Who are you?

The woman: (Also looking at Ranma, quite in shock and speechless for the
first time in her life) I- I!&m Asuka, Souryuu Asuka Langley.

Ranma: Saotome Ranma. (The room went quite silent as the family looked
back and forth between the two figures. Suddenly there was a shuffling
of feet and a young girl walks over to Ranma and latches onto his leg.)

Girl: Daddy? Who is she?

Ranma: (bending down and scooping up his daughter.) Noriko that Asuka.

Noriko: Hi!

Nodoka: (clearing her throat) Um!K I think you should put some clothes
on son. You are quite exposed as well, young lady.

Asuka: Ack! (wrapping the sheets around her body.)

(It was later in the morning and everyone had gathered downstairs to
ferret out who exactly this woman was and where she came from. Ryouga
was still sleeping due to his depression when writing the letter, his
arm bled more than needed.)

(Asuka sat quietly oppositely of Ranma reviewing her chaos filled
memories.)

Flash back

(The human race had been destroyed, when she had last been conscious.
Could this be a past or something, she remembered looking over the
desolate land everything had been destroyed, Shinji, Rei, Misato they
were all gone. Why did she survive? Why? Why did she survive, to live
alone? She had fallen to her knees and sobbed. She was truly alone, no
one to love, no one to be with, no one to be her family, no one.)

(Suddenly there was a light and a there was a voice.)

Voice (ethereal): Asuka, you have been granted one wish. I, Scarlet,
Goddess of Destiny, second class, Limited, shall fulfill any wish you
want.

Asuka: Wish? Goddess? I should kill you where you stand you bitch!
Everyone I knew, or ever loved, they're all gone!

Voice: Asuka, I understand your pain, but yelling at me won't help.

Asuka: I'm going to kill you! (Rushing towards the light, she is blinded
and falls back down.) Damn you! You stupid goddesses didn't help, and
now only I'm left. (looking down, tears falling from her eyes)

Voice: But-

Asuka: I just wanted a family, people who would love me. I just wish I
could have that for once in my life.

(Suddenly a beam of light shot up to the sky, knocking Asuka back.
Finally as sudden as the beam appeared, it dissipated.)

Voice: Wish approved. (The light started to die down slightly, as a
glowing woman approached Asuka. Placing a hand on her forehead. They
both glowed.) Please take good care of my family (The voice was very
broken, and full of sorrow as Asuka started to loose consciousness. Just
before she was totally gone, she caught a glimpse of the glowing
figure's face, it was framed with short blackish blue hair.)

End flashback
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Nodoka: So Asuka are you feeling a bit better?

Asuka: Um!Kyeah. I feel fine. What year is this?

Nabiki: Year 2001 why? Are you from the future?

Asuka: No! (calming down a bit) I mean no, I just thought that the house
looked kinda old, I don't really see too many traditional houses.

Nodoka: This house has been part of a great legacy of martial artists
and has been maintained well, my son is currently the head of the
household. Do you remember anything before your arrival?

Asuka: I'm sorry I really can't remember much, all I remember is my name
and a few pictures. (At the thought of the desolate land she had seen
before arriving here, she lowered her head.)

Nodoka: You poor child, you can stay here as long as you want or need.

Asuka: Thanks.

Kasumi: Oh My! I should go and prepare the guest room for our guest!
(preparing to get up.)

Ranma: (Speaking for the first time since they started to eat) Kasumi,
Asuka-san can stay in my room, I will stay with Ryouga.

(Everyone was speechless, this was highly irregular for Ranma.)

Asuka: Thank you. (Looking up at Ranma)
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(Not too far away, in a Okonoyaki shop, Ukyou Kuojii was finishing the
morning crowd. She was now at the age of twenty-one and in her prime.
Most of her crowd were men, due to the fact that they were always
watching her while she cooked. She no longer wore chest bindings, and
this allowed people to see just how stacked she really was. Sighing as
the last of the crowd left. She went up to her room and laid on the bed.
She really needed help running her restaurant. Konatsu was taking a
vacation for a little while and the burden of all the work was really
getting to her.)

(She was so tired that she failed to notice her light bulb brighten and
a woman step out of it. However she did notice the brightness that this
woman projected. Getting up she grabbed her battle spatula and held it
in a stance.)

Ukyou : who are you?

Woman: I am Akiana, goddess of Fate, Second class, limited, and I am
here to grant you one wish.

Ukyou: A wish?

Akiana: Yes, anything you desire, shall be yours

Ukyou: Yeah the only thing I want I can never just wish for, I can only
hope to earn it.

Akiana: Perhaps if you told me what this dilemma is then perhaps I could
help you out.

Ukyou: Well it's like this!K (And Ukyou went on to tell Akiana her life
with Ranma. Not really noticing Akiana looked familiar. Ukyou told her
about the engagement, then about the betrayal, then about her pain as a
child, then tat all boiled down to her falling back in love with Ranma.
Which brought them up to now, with the death of Akane, Ukyou had been
helping Ranma and Ryouga raise their daughters.) I suppose what I really
want is to be loved, but only by Ranchan. But that can never happen, he
simply seems to only love me as a sister. I just wish I could be with
someone like Ranchan.

(All of a suddenly a gust of wind picked up as Akiana shot a beam of
light from her head. After a few moments, the beam died down and Ukyou
stood up.)

Ukyou: What was that?!

Akiana: Wish approved. Take good care of my loves. (Raising a hand to
her forehead and erasing a small portion of Ukyou's memories.)
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Author's notes:

Please Comment! I'm not sure if I should continue with the Ukyou part, I
may bring in another character from another series. Any suggestions?

-Belphera