NOTE: originally the effects were to be different
individuals, but i'm told that's already been done. Still, i
never read it, so am having to write this so i can read
it... (a lot of fics seem to start out that way.)
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FORCE OF IMPACT
Edema, dokkalfar and pool shark, chuckled earthily and
demonstrated again. A stone went out and skipped four times,
making a right angle at each impact.
"Damn," commented Hephaestus, glad that he'd never played
pool with this woman.
"So what's the change," Grey asked, anxious to concentrate
on something besides the latest development.
There were some snickerings. Everyone knew the incubus had
an interview later about possible promotion to guardian
daemon (least class). They also knew that the little demon
had made a few enemies in Asgard. Ares, for example, was
still looking to find some inobvious way of stomping him.
Fortunately for the reluctant incubus, subtle was not one of
Ares' strengths.
Toltiir, in the background as was his favored mode of
operation, also snickered. The whole Bet concept had
originally started as an attempt to get the various deities
of this major branch Heaven off their butts and interested
in something besides the usual "office politics." The same
with his transformation of an accountant/troubleshooter into
something contrary to his base nature. Now both efforts were
bearing fruit and the elfin figure (having abandoned the
black cat guise to avoid confusion with other felines)
couldn't be more pleased.
A lawyer-imp cleared his throat and spoke rapidly in the
manner of a disclaimer at the end of a car commercial.
"Ranma 1/2 trademarked by Viz & Rumiko Takahashi. Star Trek,
Star Wars, Ucchu Senkan Yamato, My Youth In Arcadia,
Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Dragonriders of Pern, etc. are
all tm or (c) their respective owners. No copyright
infringement intended. Do not pass Go, he suffers from road
rage. Offer not available in all areas. Certain rules,
exceptions, and exclusions may apply, see dealer for
details."
"Who let a lawyer in here?" *BANG*
"Nice shot. Looks like he'll end up in Olympus."
Grey moaned. Something else Ares would blame him for.
Edema pointed out that the skips were all concentrated in
the same area, and each had a similar effect. Four different
individuals effected. "So things go a little differently
with the development of four individuals, with the first
major break in continuity right here."
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"Oh so this panda just decided to visit! Happens *all* the
time!"
The panda set the short redhead in front of the family.
Soun leaned forward. "You wouldn't be..."
"Would you believe Luke Skywalker?"
The panda slapped the back of the youth's head.
"All right! All right! I'm Ranma Saotome, sorry about
this."
Kasumi blinked. "I feel a strange disturbance in the
Force."
Ranma looked up and grinned. Some stupid engagement was
still NOT something he wanted, but if the girl in question
was a fellow fan... Maybe she had one of the other movies!
Kasumi smiled back. So this visitor (while strange) was a
fellow fan. How nice! Too young for her, by far. Friends,
though, that might work.
Akane sniffed. An otaku. Figures, she'd been hoping for
someone to fight.
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"So I got curious, snuck away from Pop one night, and went
and saw it." Ranma grinned at the older girl. Surely they
wouldn't try to force a marriage with three years difference
in ages. On the other hand, this girl had videotapes of the
other two movies! At last!
"I took Akane one day after she got into a fight with the
girls at school. She didn't find it very interesting, but as
for myself..." Kasumi shrugged. She hadn't gotten many dates
once word about her hobbies got out. That a *girl* was
interested in Jedi Knights and had gotten into Star Trek and
was reading foreign books like "Dragonriders Of Pern" had
meant that she was just too strange for the vast crowds of
boys. Silly Doctor Tofu thought that Star Trek was some
Malaysian dish. At last, she had someone she could talk to
about all this wonderful stuff! And cosplay. Definitely
could hit the manga conventions now that she could go *with*
someone. How nice.
-----------Mimir's Well----------
"So Kasumi ends up engaged to Ranma," Susano snickered.
"Kasumi and Ranma are two of those affected," Edema frowned.
She'd meant to get Akane but she'd been bored during Star
Wars. Kasumi had found the film fascinating and strangely
reminiscent of Ucchu Senkan Yamato both for the space combat
and elements of bushido. Oh well, stuff happens.
"Who are the other two?"
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"Ranma is here?" Shampoo asked, being shown into the Tendo
home after following a certain panda. "Shampoo looking
for... "
"Oh my," Kasumi noted the way their visitor had stopped in
mid sentence and was staring at their table. At a book on
the table. "Oh dear, did I leave that out? I was just
reading that while my sister and my fian-- er Ranma were
doing some ice skating fight."
"Is real?" Shampoo breathed. "Is for real? Is Ranma's?"
"Well, he's going to read it after me." Kasumi paused. "Are
you into this sort of thing? Would you like to read this
after Ranma?"
Shampoo looked into the older girl's eyes, tears ready to
form in her eyes. "You no kid? Great grandma no want Shampoo
to read this stuff. Shampoo sneaking since hunting party
made side trip and watched Star Wars movie. Have very few
chances to watch or read."
"Oh, well, I've got the other two movies if you want to
watch..." Kasumi began.
Shampoo burst into tears. "Shampoo so happy she come to
Japan!"
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Kasumi blinked and took her usual position behind Ranma.
"Shampoo have enough of stupid spatula girl. We go to
cosplay later, no have time to fight." She'd cancelled a
trip back to China for this.
"But I thought Ucchan was a guy..." Ranma repeated, still
stunned from the revelation.
"Yeah, I know. You made that rather obvious in the PE
storage room." Ukyou turned her gaze to Shampoo. "But I'll
have you know that... Cosplay?!"
"Is manga convention. Naoko Takeuchi sign autographs!"
Shampoo pulled a Sailor Moon artbook out of nowhere.
"There's talk about Miyazaki making an appearance!" Kasumi
held up her little chibi-Totoro doll that Ranma had won for
her at the fair.
Ukyou glowered. "You haven't heard the last of this by a
long shot. Errr. Ranchan?"
"Yeah? Ukyou?" Ranma was still trying to fit the childhood
buddy = another fiancee together.
"Mind if I come? If Takeuchi is gonna be there..."
Ranma frowned. He didn't care for Sailor Moon. Just the
moon cats ensured he wouldn't care for the series. AND
Kasumi kept trying to get him to wear a fuku! Even if it was
a normal fuku from Magic Knights Rayearth, it was way too
embarassing.
--------Mimir's Well---------------
"So, Kasumi, Ranma, Ukyou, and Shampoo..."
"Have their points of friction but mainly get along.
Kasumi's very much into cosplay and they tend to go in
groups."
"So how does this end up?" Grey stretched and prepared to
go. He had to face the interview soon and see what kind of
challenge he'd be given for the status upgrade.
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The bearded man watched as he was surrounded by youths.
"Hey man, we hold this guy hostage, we is on the gravy
train for life."
"Lucky for us that jerk in the bandana drew off all the
Security guards," remarked a second tough. "Now, if you
don't mind..." <WHAM>
Shampoo landed, her knee having interrupted the boy's
speech by impacting against the base of his skull. That she
was wearing an Urd costume was not especially evident to any
of these people.
A snap of the fingers brought everyone's attention to three
other young people.
"<Man, I guess America's as violent as everyone says after
all.>"
"Speak English, Ranma, it's only polite," Kasumi chided in
her Belldandy costume.
"Put the guns and knives away, jerks," Ukyou warned in her
Skuld costume.
The bearded man watched as three of the new arrivals moved
into the pack of other youths, moving fluidly and with
undeniable power and precision.
"You okay?" Kasumi asked the man after the fighting was
over. It hadn't taken long, especially when the gunwielders
had tried to point their weapons. That had removed any
constraint the martial artists might have otherwise operated
under.
The bearded man blinked. He HAD been planning on going back
to the beginning and restarting with Episode 1. After
watching these kids move... Hmmm. Young Jedis. Next
Generation kinda thing. Hmmm. "Hey, while we wait for the
police, can I talk to you? I've got a few ideas."
"Shampoo want to go Auditorium Three. George Lucas supposed
to be there, give plans for next movie!"
"Uhm, actually. I'm right here," confessed the film maker.
--------Mimir's Well------------------
There was an odd blink that traveled the length of the
audience.
"Episode VI: Menaces From The Past?!"
"Shampoo as the captain of the Princess' Personal Guard?
Kasumi as a princess of a kingdom of psychics? Ranma as a
brash young starfighter pilot? Ukyou as the newest captain
of the Milennium Falcon? She's Han and Leia's kid, huh?"
"Pass the popcorn, will ya?"
"Kasumi's not a klutz!"
"Comic relief. Powerful psychic abilities. Not much
control."
"Could be worse."
A few males winced as Kasumi accidently dropped her staff
from her position on the fleeing jetbike. Sure enough, the
pursuing Darth Claw caught it right between his legs. At
roughly 90kph.
"Why's Shampoo planning on going alone against hundreds of
attacking synthetic warriors without any weapons?"
"Oooh. Lightsaber."
"Ukyou the Jedi? Hmmm, why not? Least it beats the
spatula."
"Shampoo's got a BFG? Where did she hide that?"
"You don't wanna know."
After the credits rolled, there were a few curious glances
at the drow.
"Edema, if you could do that, why didn't you participate
in the Bet?"
Edema looked up from where she was apparently examining
her nails. "Why, sugar, gamblin' would be unladylike."
Edema smiled at the collective facefault.
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