Thank you to everyone who answered my earlier queries on the meaning of 'ko' in Ranko and on what the Dragon Slave looks like. Anyway, as a result of all the answers I've got, I've decided to write this shortfic. Please send C&C.

BTW, there is another set of questions at the end of the fic I hope people would be kind enough to answer.

Disclaimer: Slayers do not belong to me. I wish I knew who they belong to but I don't so I can't give proper credit right know. Don't worry though, I'll give due rights when I find out. Also, the Final Fantasy series belong to Square-sama. I mean Square.

Notes: It is assumed for the benefit of this fic that Lina supposedly learned the Dragon Slave from Luna at a very young age. Say around six or seven. Which is around the time this fic starts.

Materia Girl

"Dragon Slave!"

A massive build-up of dark energy shot out from the little girl's hands and blew up the farmhouse it was aimed at. Well, at least it would have if it touched the darn thing. Or if the build-up was say� bigger than a marble?

"WAHHH! I'll never get this right! WAHHH" the little redheaded girl slumped to the ground in defeat.

"Don't cry about it dear" Lina's sister said with much affection. "It's not the end of the world if you don't learn the Dragon Slave on the first try. There there." Luna took her little sister in her arms and gently strokes her back. Once Lina calmed down, Luna let go of her. "Oh, by the way sis, I'm leaving you out here to fend for yourself till you get the spell right, aloha!" And off she went to parts beyond to drink beer and chew bubblegum. Leaving little Inverse in the middle of a not so friendly Forest of the Dead.

"Wait Luna! Don't leave me here alone! Don't� WAHHH!!!"

After calming down about a half-hour later, Lina continued with her spell casting. She got pretty far actually, now rather than a marble sized blast of fluffy pink irritation; she got an apple size blast of fluffy pink acute irritation.

"Whew! I'm thirsty, all this 'darkness beyond this and crimson beyond that' takes a lot outta ya. And whoop-ouch!"

That ladies and gentlemen, is the sound of a young sorceress bumping into a plot device and consequently, falling flat on her derriere. We now return you to our regularly scheduled spamfic. This has been a public service announcement brought to you by the Big Spam. When you think of spam, think of the Big Spam.

Strong arms picked Lina off the ground.

"Sorry about that. Guess I should have been looking at where I was going."

Getting up, Lina saw something tall, dark and handsome. She also noticed her vision changing slightly as her eyes changed from oval-shaped to heart-shaped.

*snap* *snap* "'cuse me, you there miss? Well, whatever. Here this is for you. Think of it as a sorry for bumping into you. See you later."

<Wow! He talked to me. > She thought. <And he gave me a present too. > Lina looked down at the red marble the man placed in her hand. <I think I'm in love. And I know he loves me too! His eyes were glowing. >

Several sickeningly lovesick hours later, Lina finally snapped out of it and went for a drink by a nearby river. <I gotta do the Dragon Slave right before Luna lets me starve out here. Alright, gotta concentrate. Ohm ohm ohm

Darkness beyond twilight,
Crimson beyond blood that flows,
Buried in the mists of time,
How thine power grows.
In thy great name I dedicate myself to darkness,
Let all the fools who oppose me be destroyed by
This gift placed in my unworthy hands.
Dragon Slave!

A HUGE kick-ass blast shot from Lina's hands and blew up the tree she was aiming at� and the several thousand trees behind it� and the mountain behind those.

"I� I� YES!!! Woohoo! No way Luna's gonna stiff me dinner tonight!" As lil' Lina did the funky chicken, Luna sweated from behind the tree she was hiding. Inches away from the tree Lina atomized.

<That was too close. >

"Yo."

"Waaah! Don't do that! What if Lina heard me!?"

"Don't worry. I knocked her out. Heh, I always figured you were a screamer Luna. So where're my G's?"

"Here you go, give my regards to Tifa will ya?"

"Sure, but I'm seeing Terra right now. You DO know that that Bahamut Zero was only a loaner don't you?"

"Yeah yeah. You can take it back once she grows up 'spikey'."

"Great. Well, I'll be moseying along now. Bye."

"Bye spikey."

"Don't call me that."

Fin.

This has been a presentation by Mallet-sama Inc. Mallet-sama; it's not just for bakas anymore.

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Notes: I got the idea when I noticed Lina always seems to have some sort of spherical jewelry on her. Like red marble earrings or that round crystal on her shoulder guard.

Here are my questions:
1. Where did Lina learn Dragon Slave?
2. How did Ranma learn the Hiryu Shoten Ha? What were the circumstances that led to it?
3. Can somebody please comment on my fic the Timepiece? I already posted it but got a poor number of responses.
4. Are there any DBZ/Superman crossovers out there?

Silver-haired corpse: Hi, I'm Setzer Gabianni. You may remember me from such works as Final Fantasy 6 (Final Fantasy 3 in the U.S.) as well as a whole bunch of fanfics. You may also notice my work as a body double for Sephiroth and Vincent Valentine. Watch out for me and my co-star Relm Arrowny.

Kawaii girl: That's me!

Setzer: That's right. Watch out for us in an upcoming fic where we'll be taking on Ranma and co. in a martial arts tournament. I'll be the one using Martial Arts Gambling.

Relm: And I'll be using Martial Arts Art! (Whispering) psst! Hey Setzer, the contract says they'll keep that Azusa girl away from me right?

Setzer: (sweatdropping) Err, moving along. You'll also get to see Martial Arts Sex and Martial Arts Cat, which is kinda like the Neko-ken but you don't have ta go catty! Be there or be Square.

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