Subject: [FFML] [Ranma alt] Lives Unveiled (pt2)
From: "James Barnhill" <c319remreadaptin@hotmail.com>
Date: 7/15/1999, 11:23 AM
To: ffml@fanfic.com

Disclaimer: I dont own any of these characters, but that wont stop me from 
acclimating them yes resistance is futile your fictual and factual stories 
will be integrated open your hard drives and give me your passwords 
RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.

Kasumi: Welcome home Akane how was school?

Akane: Terrible Oneechan Ranma kept ignoring me all day.

Kasumi: Maybe Ranma had alot to think about today?

Akane: (anger deflating)Well maybe, but that still doesnt excuse him for not 
talking to me.

Nabiki comes in looking very tired and a bit dirty.

Nabiki: Im home, is Ranma here?

Kasumi: No nabiki I havent seen Ranma since breakfast.

Nabiki looks around just realizing something.

Nabiki: Ah Kasumi wheres Dad and Genma.

Kasumi: Happosie showed up breifly after all of you left for school to take 
Dad and Mr. Saotome for a week long training trip.

Kasumi's cheerful tone does not help Nabiki's fears that something major is 
about to happen.

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Mage Chaos: Are you sure you want to go through this I mean I could arrange 
for something else...

Ranma: No its the only way they would believe you.

Mage Chaos: (sigh) I know but there are so many risks, okay close your eyes.

1 hour later.

Mage Chaos: I wish this wasnt the only way, but there are no other clearcut 
options.

Before Mage Chaos stands  a coffin made out of translucent crystal, inside 
this coffin is the remains of Ranma-chan appaering to have bled to death.

Ryouga: Excuse me but do you know the way to Furikahn?

Mage Chaos: (moves to hide the coffin with his body) UHHH!  nope sorry.

Ryouga: Okay then than... hey whats that behind you!

Mage chaos is shoved away from the coffin by Ryouga.

Ryouga: (in strained voice) Ranma (turning toward Mage Chaos) You killed 
him!!

Mage Chaos: Did I? If I killed him than so did you, from what I know you 
never made a move to help Ranma.

Ryouga: (crest fallen he looks to have aged several years in several 
seconds) I didnt mean to its just that I couldnt tell him my true feelings, 
I....I....

Mage Chaos:(impatiently) HMMM?

Ryouga: I love Ranma, I always have and now he'll never know (starts to 
cry).

Mage Chaos: (looking both repulsed and sympathetic) Ranma's not dead hes in 
stasis, though I think we should talk about your probable future with Ranma 
and Shampoo.

5 hours later, or around midnight.

Mage Chaos sits in front of a large computer screen entering information.

Mage Chaos: Everything is almost ready, now for the loose threads.  Computer 
activate Quanta-Mail account and post the following message.  Found 1 Ranma 
(see attached document) unit that is mentally unstable need other people to 
help rehabilitate him, all replies must be addressed to 'Morlock Dyson 
Sphere 12,000.31.045.121.     send it, now to mail some letters.

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In another dimension the Overmind could be said to smile that is if the 
Overmind had a face but to those few powerful enough to observe him they 
could sense a surge of positive emotion, one thought rang out among those 
minds (UH OH).   SOON the Overmind thought, then it began sending other 
messages  I WONT BE ALONE.

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In yet another dimension Dahak had completed repairs 135 years ago and since 
then had been figuring out where to get a new commander, that is until his 
communication relays developed an unusual rapport with a sub-atomic wormhole 
that for all intents and purposes just appeared.

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In yet another dimension a mid-mech collective intelligence by the name of 
MANTIS paused in its persuit of family Bishop as its 14th submind started to 
recieve information from an anomalous source.

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In Ranma's home dimension

At several homes/businessess an ordinary letter was recieved, the contents 
of the letter was anything but ordinary.

Letter: To whom (if anyone) it may concern Ranma is dead, if evidence is 
needed than come to warehouse 23 in the fishing district.

Insincerely

Mage Chaos

Several cries of outrage can be heard from different homes/businessess, 
though no one hears the softly spoken profanities of others.  But every one 
of the recipeints of those letters are determined to get to the bottom of 
this mystery.

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45 minutes later Mousse, Ukyou, Akane, Nabiki, Cologne, and Kodachi enter 
warehouse 23 to be greeted by Mage Chaos and the sight of a coffin, at first 
glance nothing can be seen in the coffin due to the angle of light but as 
they got closer they can see more and more of the body inside until it is 
revealed to be Ranma-chan covered in blood and several other liquids.

Mage Chaos: (sarcastically) Welcome everyone I hope this day finds you well, 
no? well I was lying anyway.

Ukyou: Why did you kill Ranma you jackass?

Mage Chaos: Me? kill Ranma, your sadly mistaken it was sorrow for what he 
had done to your lives that made him commit suicide.

Akane: (pale, in a soft whisper) suicide?

Mage Chaos without another word takes a remote control out of his robes, 
pressess a few bottons and a holographic screen appears between the group 
and Mage Chaos as he pressess play.

Ranma: (pale, crying, generally looking miserable) hello everyone, I now 
know how much grief  I caused you and the only way I can think of to atone 
for my acts is to kill myself (bows deeply) goodbye everyone its been fun.  
Mage Chaos, the poison please.

Mage Chaos: Are you sure you want to go through this I mean I could arrange 
for something else...

Ranma: No its the only way they would believe you.

Mage Chaos: (sigh) I know but there are so many risks, okay close your eyes.

>From off-screen Ranma grabs a vile of pale green liquide and immediately 
downs it, during the course of thirty minutes everyone watches as Ranma 
slowly dies.  At first Ranma's body starts to subtly shake as his face 
flushes red and his eyes roll up into his head, as the shaking becomes more 
pronounced he starts to cough up blood in fits and starts each time more 
blood comes out along with less recognizable material (at this point Shampoo 
comes into the picture and starts to make threatening moves towards Mage 
Chaos only to be disintegrated) finally he stops coughing up blood and the 
shakes lessen as Ranma reverts into his cursed form and with a few 
sputtering breaths she dies.

The holographic image turns off and now everyone looks at Mage Chaos, all of 
these people are in various stages of being sick.

Mage Chaos: A tragic ending I tried to convince Ranma to kill all of you 
that way he could start a new life but for some inexplicable reason he still 
cared for all of you, now leave and never darken my doorstep again.

Calogne: What do you plan to do with Ranma's body?

Mage Chaos: I plan to take it with me for a proper burial, and to prevent 
anyone from getting any sick ideas concerning Ranma's remains (he said this 
last while looking at Ukyou).

Ukyou takes out a few throwing spatula and throw them at Mage Chaos to have 
them impact against a forcefield and fall to the ground.

Mage Chaos: Forget it nothing short of a 6cm Hellbore will pierce this 
shield,    by the way Ukyou I contacted your father and he's coming to have 
a talk with you so if I were you Id save my strength and for the rest of you 
... well all of you are going to explain to Ranma's mother the events 
leading up to his death if any of you lie I will tell Ms. Saotome myself.

Ukyou turns pale and starts rambling as she is is dragged away, Mage Chaos 
turns to Nabiki.

Nabiki: (looking at Ukyou) So what are you going to do to me?

Mage Chaos: Nothing as bad as Ukyou I assure you, I will transfer funds to 
repay your family in full.

Nabiki: Why are you doing this, I cant beleive that you came here to help 
Ranma kill himself?

Mage Chaos: First of all Ranma asked me to repay your family for their 
kindness, and second I came to this dimension to find something to sell.

Nabiki: (with a gleam in her eyes)Did you find something to sell?

Mage Chaos: Yep, Ive already sold off most of this galaxy and the magical 
artifacts (like Jusynkyo) are proving very profitable.  Now leave.

As everyone starts to leave with the exception of Ukyou who has to be 
dragged away by Mousse and Akane Mage Chaos hands a urn to Cologne and 
comments on how brave Shampoo was to try and stop Ranma and closes the door 
behind her.

Mage Chaos: (turns to Ranma's coffin) now to get all of us to safe territory 
(ALPHA CONNECT..... <bring Quantum Power Tap to full power and engage flaw 
drive>).

10 minutes later a desperate Ukyou knocks down the door only to discover an 
empty warehouse.

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Mage Chaos: Ill leave Ranma in that stasis pod for a few more days and leave 
his connection to my computer library open while I prepare accomodations, 
but first I should check out my quanta mail account.

SENDER                                                                 
SUBJECT

Kami-sama                       Proposition
Urd                                    I can help (wink, wink)
Captain Janeway             I think we can help each other
AntiXeelee                       ??????????
Nimitz                                I can help
Washu                              Ill help, but only if I get some samples
Capt. Britain                     Would he mind being Leona's partner

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Mage Chaos: (large sweat drop) Well one thing Ive got to hand to you (turns 
to Ranma's stasis capsule) when your around nothings dull.

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End of Flashback you may begin celebrating
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Mage Chaos:  Let me put you on speakerphone while I consult my computer to 
see what you have that I want.
You do realize that I will check in every now and then so if anything is 
wrong I  _will_  break the deal.

voice on speakerphone:  _YES_

Mage Chaos:  By the way whats your name?

voice on speakerphone:  _WE_ARE_THE_BORG_

Mage Chaos: (join up they said, meet interesting people they said) Ill have 
to get back to you on that.

The End?? (nah!!!!!)


AUTHORS NOTES (or rantings of the insane)

Well thats my first fanfic hope you enjoyed it, special thanks go to D.B. 
sommer for allowing me to write this probable outcome to her own story "The 
Viels Over Others Eyes" but Id like to stress that this is a PROBABLE 
outcome NOT!!! the sequal.  Anyone who wants to write a cross-over fanfic 
using this one as a springboard please ask me but if your story has Ranma 
getting Kodachi, Ukyou, or Akane youll first have to ask D.B. sommer than 
me.  C&C Q&C and $ are appreciated, also if anybody has an idea on how this 
story can go on please dont hesitate to tell me, feel free to ask questions. 
  ja ne

Mage Chaos is just a one use (maybe 2 or 3) character unless I change my 
mind

Kami-sama, Urd=Oh My Goddess
Captain Janeway=Star Trek Voyager
AntiXeelee=Stephen Baxter's book Vacuum Diagrams
Nimitz=David Weber's Honor Harrington books
Washu=Tenchi Muyo (or any Tenchi Story line)
Capt. Britain=Dominion Tank Police
MANTIS=from Gregory Benfords Galactic Center series
Dahak=David Webers Mutineer's Moon series
OVERMIND=William H. Keiths Netlink series


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