Lives Unveiled 3

Standard disclaimer hah we dont need no stinking disclaimers around here! 
(turns to see lawyer with big grin on face) on second thought I dont own any 
of these characters so (turns to lawyer) get out!

This story is a probable outcome not the definitive outcome, and if you want 
to read D.B. sommer's story (the one that inspired me to write this) go to 
this sight   is2.dal.ca/~pmak/shamfics.html


In a room blacker then the gulf between galaxies a long figure enters, and 
is immediately bathed in a beam of light while smaller circles of light 
appear in a ring around the unnamed figure and in each circle of light 
stands a black robed individual, 9 of them in all.

Robed Figure 1: Do you know why you've been called here?

Mage Chaos: Yes.

Robed Figure 1: Then you can explain What In The Hell!!! you thought you 
were doing, you were just sopposed to perform a more thorough scan of the 
dimension and start tapping it's resources NOT!! bring back one of the 
natives and especially not a Ranma unit, when we ge...

Mage Chaos: Silence!!!!, I brought Ranma back with me cause it was the right 
thing to do, you all saw my report (everyone nods theyre head) good then you 
can sympathize with me when I say that Ranma will be the first but not the 
last to join us (now everyone starts to murmer in concerned tones).  We have 
no choice honored elders 10 years ago perhaps but not now since our enemies 
are starting to work together and above that reports from the front lines 
suggest that our enemies have made strategic alliances with the Berserkers, 
the Shadows, further more our production rates for all weapons are starting 
to fall when compared to the industrial base of the enemy no wait excuse me 
I meant *enemies* now that your narrow minded views have stopped our advance 
and insome areas our farces have had to retreat!!

Robed Figure 2: But what of the chaos that Ranma units are prone to attract?

Mage Chaos: Our entire culture our very way of life is based on chaos, 
remember it was narrow minded fools like yourselves who destroyed the first 
and second Dominions, need I remind you that the enemy has somehow acquired 
a couple of Ryouga units and have started using them against our forces 
never mind that Ryouga units are usually gentle just use a telepath on one 
or several of them to give them the inpression that they are fighting Ranma 
and our forces crumble under the onslought not to mention that the only 
weapons that prove effective agianst Ryouga's are battlemechs and antimatter 
warheads, the only people who can stand up to Ryouga units are Ranma units.

Robed Figure 3: Stop dancing around the issue and say what you plan.

Mage Chaos: I plan to start a mass recruitment program, well look for 
dimensions where Ranma is not wanted or needed and take them from there.

Robed Figure 1: And just where do you get all of the ships and personnel 
needed for such an expenditure. As we all know (annoying smile) ships dont 
grow on tree's(everyone starts laughing, except Mage Chaos).

Mage Chaos: We have no choice, though I have been promised reinforcements 
from the Anti-Xeelee in the form of 50,000 night fighters and additional 
support craft should we commit to this decision.

All laughter stops as the council of elders look at Mage Chaos with 
something akin to incredulidity, then they start to talk to each other in 
hushed urgent sounding whispers until they stop talking.

Robed Figure 1: In light of the revised tactical situation we have come to 
the decision to support your plan, of course you will be in charge of 
mobilizing resources (then we can pin the blame on you later on).

Mage Chaos: Thank you for your invaluable time elders and your priceless 
wisdom (Mage chaos leaves).

Robed Figure 3: Your not going to let him get away with an affront against 
us like that without punishment are you?

Robed Figure 1: No but keep in mind fellow elders that the Anti-Xeelee has 
chosen to involve itself for the first time in over 800 years and 
considering that the Xeelee are more reclusive than the Vorlons makes it 
very dangerous to make a direct move against either him or Ranma....

Robed Figure 5: So how do you propose to put Mage Chaos in his place?

Robed Figure1: We wont for now though Mage Chaos will have to deal with all 
the chaos Ranma will undoubtfully attract without any help from us, all for 
it?

ALL: AYE

In the future this policy will prove to be one of theyre many mistakes.
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One year later near the dying embers of a red giant.

It took a full yaer but Strike Force 339 was finally assembled, the fleet 
itself would appear to be composed of the same ship spread throughout an 8 
A.U.(Astronomical Unit) cubed area, until you looked closer and then saw 
that some of the ships look organic while others are claerly metal and still 
other types are prevalent that use nothing but ceramics, folded space time, 
Plasma, etc.   Most of these ships have been refitted for extreme 
punishment, each ship also carries a brigade of space marines for snatch and 
grab operations or if something goes terribly wrong there is the Planetoid 
battleship DAHAK from where Mage Chaos will control the Strike Force.

DAHAK: All ships report ready for dimensional translation.

Mage Chaos: All ships phase out now.

Through-out space ships started to disappear one by one then in twos and 
three's until they are all gone.

Anger is either a harmonal or a psychological reaction (or both) 
unfortunately it is also the easiest emotion for someone to express, people 
usually express theyre anger at scape goats who are plain objects or actual 
people who either dont know they are being accused or dont want to hurt 
other people.  In the dimensions where these modified transports travel 
Ranma is the scapegoat of everyone.

Scene1: A hospital room where a crying Ranma-chan lies on her bed for she is 
crippled from the waist down but that is not why she is crying it is because 
she has been disowned by her family and shunned by her freinds, soon a 
cloaked figure walks into Ranma-chan's room and after a while of talking 
both the figure and Ranma-chan disappear.

Scene2: Ranma being thrown into the streets by the Tendo's for he is Bakuri, 
as we watch him walk down the street he slowly disappears (not that anyone 
in those dimensions will care).

Scene 3: The school grounds are silent as the crowd of students watch on 
helplessly as Ryouga prepares to deliver the killing blow to Ranma who is 
mercifully unconscious, suddenly six tall figures in battle armor land near 
Ryouga, three of them start pummeling Ryouga while the other three check 
Ranma and prepare him for transport then as Ryouga starts to get the upper 
hand six space marines and one Ranma disappear.

Scene 4: We see Ranma sitting by a small fire in a forest, what makes this 
Ranma unique is that 3 days ago while at a graduation party he finally 
thought he had made some freinds though for some reason this pissed Akane 
off after some arguing she left the next few days Ranma would spend in hell 
as the people he thought were friends betrayed him by slandering his name, 
all this trouble because he didnt have any freinds to count on like Akane.  
Ranma looks up from the fire as a cloaked figure approaches they talk at 
great length then they both disappear.

Scene 5: Ranma is running across the rooftops away from his katana waving 
mother, suddenly 3 space marines drop around Ranma pick her up and rocket to 
the safety of the transport overhead.

We must not forget that greed is also a powerful emotion, even though it is 
not as powerful as anger the ways it can change ones life are as insideous 
as they are powerful.

Scene 6: Ranma-chan hugs the pillow tighter as the next paying customer 
comes in, after Happosie used the mauxi bustion point on her Genma was 
approached by a member of the mob a few million yen later Ranma-chan was 
chained to a bed fearing what the first customer would do to her, she stops 
crying as explosions shake the building then 6 space marines burst through 
the door pick her up and just as suddenly disappear, it should be known 
though that the afore mentioned building was destroyed by a unrelated 
particle beam cannon.

Scene 7: Nabiki counts her yen as a tranqued up Ranma is loaded into an 
unmarked vehicle, in this dimension Ranma has been sold to a pharmecutical 
company by Nabiki they plan to disect Ranma and find out exactly how the 
Jusynkyo curse works unfortunately for Nabiki 4 hours later the unmarked 
vehicle is found in a ditch two bodies are found near the open back doors, 
they were burned to death, on a unrelated note several astronomers notice an 
unusual flash of light behind the moon.

Though in some dimensions it was not anger but the series of events which 
led up to Ranma being out of everyone's lives.
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And now it is time for bed little one.

Aw do I have to uncle, cant you tell me some more stories about the Ranma 
units (the child asks with pleading eyes)?

Not tonight, (chuckles upon seeing the childs eyes)besides I dont know all 
of the stories involving the Ranma units for those stories youll want to ask 
around, I think your dad might know a few stories so ask him tommorrow.

Okay uncle goodnight.

The old man stares at the childs departure smiling.

Mage Chaos: (ah youth did I ever have tha much energy when I was that young? 
though he did bring up a question that's been bothering me for awhile) 
(silently to himself) What happened to the first Ranma that I helped, (looks 
out the window) where are you my freind are you happy, content, still 
searching for acceptance?

Authors Rantings (now in 3D)

Well that's part 3 hope ya liked it, Im putting it out now because Im not 
too sure where to go with this story or more exactly where to expand this 
story.  So if you like it tell me (I need something to pump up my ego 
electricity isnt helping) if you have suggestions go ahead and tell me.


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