Ranma/DBZ Crossover
Lost Souls
by Michael �Ranma13� Cerda
6/7/00
I do not take credit for the Ranma 1/2 characters.
They are owned and created by the goddess Rumiko
Takahashi. The rights go to her and Viz
communication. This is my own story and in no way
express how Rumiko wanted her story to go. Akira
Toriyama, Toei Animation, owns all DBZ characters.
With that in mind enjoy!
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Chapter 1
Two men stand in the middle of a small clearing in a
forest. The forest is just outside the city of
Nerima. The trees are burnt from a battle that just
took place. The ground is charred and black.
�How could you? You didn�t even give them a chance.�
Ranma stood his ground, rage and hatred was flowing
through him. His clothes were tattered; blood was
coming from his mouth. He was bruised and beaten up.
He stood there with his hands clenched, trying not to
lose his control.
�It�s simple, they were an obstacle that needed to be
removed.� Smiling, power was emanating from his body.
He was wearing a hooded cape to conceal his face.
All that could be seen was a smile.
Ranma was cautious, this guy had already given him a
beating. He�s never seen a power like his; not even
Happosai had power like this. Looking around anger
swelled in him. He unleashed a power that he hasn�t
felt before.
The figure raised his hands. Firing an energy blast
at Ranma. Ranma quickly dodged the blast. The blast
shot past Ranma to hit a pile of rocks behind him.
The explosion caused Ranma to fall to the ground.
Covering his face from the debris he stood up,
breathing heavy. Sweat was pouring from his face. He
was spent. Having nothing left in his body. Wiping
the blood from the corner of his mouth.
�I�m impressed, not many could dodge that. Eventually
though you will not have the energy to dodge anymore.
Once you�re gone, nobody else will be able to stop
me.�
Rage built up in Ranma, he knew that what this guy
said was true. Ranma in one final desperate move
unleashed all the rage and power at his enemy.
�AAAAAAHHHHHH� letting his power go. He felt his
power grow by the second. Charging forward, he felt
hatred in him he�d never felt before. �Kachu Tenshin
Amaguriken,� Ranma threw a series of punches unlike he
ever had. Catching his enemy by surprise.
The punches passed through the defense. Each punch
hitting a vital organ. With every punch Ranma put all
his power and strength behind it. With one final
punch to the heart, the person doubled over clenching
his heart. Ranma stood back closing his eyes, trying
to regain his control.
�Well done, Saotome. It looks * cough * like you�re
the better fighter today.� Blood was pouring from his
mouth. Falling face first onto the ground.
Ranma closed his eyes; he turned to look behind him.
They�re lying all over the ground were the bodies of
his friends and family. Starting to tremble, Ranma
walked over to Akane. Her body, lying motionless on
the ground.
He looked down at her, tears swelling in his eyes. He
dropped to his knees next to her. He cried, a cry
he�d never had before. A cry not just for his lost
love now, but for all he had loved and now lost. He
started to tremble, looking down at Akane he picked up
her body and held her in his arms. He held her as
tight as he could. Only now when it was too late did
he know what it was it like to hold her in his arms.
He didn�t want to let her go, only if he could bring
her back.
�Ranma.�
�Go away, you old ghoul. Where were you when they
needed� Motioning to the bodies lying on the ground.
�you the most.�
Cologne lowered her head in sorrow, �I�m sorry, I was
away and didn�t sense anything till it was too late.�
Cologne walked over to her great-granddaughter.
Looking down at her she looked up to the sky. �Please
keep her safe my ancestors. She was taken too young
and now will be amongst you soon.�
She looked over the other bodies, Ryouga, Ukyou,
Genma, Soun, Kuno, and Kodachi. Fallen warriors whom
died protecting each other. She knew this was a very
noble way to die. They lived and die as fighters.
She looked over at Ranma who was still holding Akane
in his arms. She walked over to Ranma, putting a hand
on his shoulder. �I�m sorry Ranma, but we must go
soon. Something like this can�t be hidden and there
will be authorities here.�
�I�m sorry Akane.� Ranma wasn�t listening to Cologne,
he could only think of Akane and why did this happen
to him.
�RANMA!� Cologne was starting to get impatient. �We
have to give them a proper burial. Then we have to
go.�
�I�m not going anywhere.� Looking up, � This is where
I belong.� He looked back down at Akane.
�Look what if I said that there maybe a way for us to
prevent this from ever happen.�
Looking up, �What?�
�Do I have your attention now. There maybe a way for
us to bring back everyone.�
�How? Tell me you old ghoul!� Ranma�s impatience
came out. He had fire in his eyes once again.
�Look. You�re not the only one to have lost someone.
I lost my great-granddaughter. You have know idea
what she meant to me, but if we don�t get out of here
soon we�ll have a lot to answer for.�
Ranma just nodded. He looked down at Akane. If there
was a way for him to bring her and everyone else back
he�ll do whatever it took. It didn�t matter what he
had to do for it to happen.
�We need to build a pyre for them. This is the only
honorable way for them to have a proper funeral.�
Ranma stood up, holding Akane still in his arms. He
walked over and laid her down next to everyone else.
Looking over to Cologne, �What do I need to do?�
�Gather as much wood as you can.� Looking around,
�You guys sure did a number on this place. Whatever
isn�t burnt gather it.�
Gathering all the wood he could. Knocking down trees
to add whatever he needed to finish the pyre. He
built with the instructions of Cologne the pyre. When
finished he wiped the sweat from his brow. One by one
he gathered is comrades and puts their bodies on top
of the pyre. Lining them in a row next to each other.
He stopped at his father. Looking with pride and
admiration. His father took him all over Japan to
train him. Teaching everything he knew about martial
arts. His father did make mistakes, many mistakes,
but what he knew was that he did it all for his son.
�I�m sorry father for not being able to protect you.
I will make sure I fix this somehow.�
Leaving Akane for last. He picked up her body and sat
it at the end. �I�m sorry, I promise we�ll be
together again.� Kissing her forehead and he backed
away. Gathering the rest of the wood, putting it on
top of the bodies, covering them completely.
Cologne walked up; pointing her finger, she ignited a
fire. The fire spread quickly burning the wood fast
and furious. They stood there in silence as the smoke
risen into the air. Their eyes started to swell,
grief setting in. They bow their heads saying a
silent prayer.
Cologne turned to Ranma, tapping on his shoulders with
her cane. Ranma looked up at Cologne and nodded.
They turned and ran away from the fire. Not so far
away is another set of woods, heading into them they
disappeared from sight.
The fire was powerful as it was, like everything else
died down. Ashes the only remnants left of the fallen
warriors. The wind blew, spiraling the ashes up to
the sky and heaven.
********
Ranma was sitting, just staring into the flames. He
hasn�t spoken to Cologne since they left into the
woods. His minds been racing, trying to figure out
what she was planning. He�d been trying not to think
of his lost friends. Time after time his impatient
got the better of him, trying to demand Cologne to
tell him. Each time he got the stuffing knocked out
of him.
He just sat by the fire trying to collect his
thoughts. They traveled a long distance in a short
time. Trying to get as far as they could by
nightfall. After sometime Cologne decided to stop for
the night. When they arrived she started the fire and
took off leaving him to his thoughts.
He looked over as Cologne was walking toward him.
Standing next to him, she handed him a couple of
pieces of fruit. Taking the food not realizing how
hungry he was. �Thanks.� Looking at it and he took a
bite.
Cologne sat next to Ranma, taking her stick she poked
at the fire. The fire crackled, as the flames grew
alive. �I know that your eager to hear about what it
is I have planned. You�ve showed more control than I
would have expected.�
�Tell me, how can I make things the way they were.�
He turned to look at Cologne. Finishing the rest of
the fruit brought to him.
�To understand how, first you need to know why. You
see the world we know is just one of two different
timelines. The two timelines run parallel to each
other. Some call them alternate universes; others may
refer them to parallel time lines. One thing for sure
that the other universe does exist.� Cologne paused
looking into the fire. �This one timeline where Earth
is completely different. On this one alternate Earth
they have what is called Dragon Balls. I don�t know
how many there are, but when you collect all the balls
you are granted one wish.�
Ranma looked up, surprised at what Cologne just said.
�What? H�How do you know about this?�
Cologne looked up to the clear night sky, �It happened
about forty years ago��
********
�Come quick, a stranger�s coming.� A woman started
yelling into the village, causing everyone to scramble
for their weapons.
Cologne as quick as she could sprinted to the village
exit. The village of Joketsuzoku did not welcome
strangers. They were amazon warriors, who had time
old laws and traditions that were to be obeyed. They
taught their women to be dominant and all men are
subservient in the village. Strangers just caused
trouble and for those reasons are not welcomed into
the village.
Cologne was one of the firsts to reach the entrance.
This didn�t prepare her though. Stumbling to the
village was a guy she knew didn�t belong to this
world. He was green with two attena�s sticking out of
his forehead. He didn�t have hair, but something
about him reminded her of a lizard.
The stranger fell to the ground, lying face first on
the road. The villagers gathered around him not
knowing what to do. They kept their distance just in
case he posed a threat to them.
Cologne was the only one who knew that he posed no
threat to them. She could sense it when she first saw
him. She walked to the still body, examining him.
She looked over his body; it appeared to her that he
was injured in a battle. Sensing great power in him,
she�d never felt such power in a body before.
The crowd not knowing what to do started to grow
restless. Things that were strange were considered a
threat. Growing restless, people started to get more
and more agitated.
�Get rid of it, it�s obviously evil and out to kill
us.� One person in the crowd shouted out.
The rest of the crowd also started to shout in
agreement. This irritated Cologne she hated
ignorance. Especially when she knew that this
individual wasn�t going to harm them. �Shut Up!�
Everyone quieted down as they looked at Cologne. They
stared at her as she rolled the stranger over. She
looked over him trying to see what type of injuries he
had. She noticed that his blood wasn�t red, but a
bluish black color coming from his mouth. Motioning
for two men to come over. �Pick him up and take him
to my house. He needs to get out of the sun so he can
rest.�
The two men hesitated, but quickly got over it when
they saw the look on Cologne�s face. They went over
and picked him up. One was carrying him under his
arms and the other by the legs. Slowly making their
way over to Cologne�s cottage. She directed them to a
cot and told them to set him down on the bed. They
gently laid him on the bed, �Now get out leave me
alone while I treat his wounds.�
The two men quickly left the tent knowing they must
respect an Elders decision even if they don�t
understand or agree with it. Cologne walked over and
started to attend to his wounds. Looking him over
again, she couldn�t imagine where he came from. One
thing though she�s going to find out.
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Cologne was wiping his forehead when his eyes snapped
opened. Sitting up, he frantically looked around the
room. Calming down, the stranger looked at a small
old woman sitting on the cot with him.
Cologne smiled, it took two days to nurse back her
patient. Two days of explaining to the council her
actions, of villagers trying to come in and take a
peek. To her she couldn�t wait till he woke up.
Finally he�d woken up to her relief.
�How are you feeling?� Trying to comfort him somehow.
Jumping off of the cot. She allowed him some room.
�I feel great. Haven�t felt this good in a long
time.� Looking at his hands, he clenched his fist.
�How long have I been out?�
�Two days�
�What?!� Jumping off of the cot, he stood in front of
Cologne. Looking down on her. �I thank you for
healing me. You don�t realize how much danger you put
yourself in.�
�Well I have many questions to ask you. One being,
who are you and where do you come from?�
�You can call me Kami. I�m from an alternate version
of your Earth. You see I was in a battle with
somebody very powerful. I was almost defeated. In
desperation I tried a very powerful move, something I
learned, but was too afraid to try. It somehow caused
a vacuum that brought us to your timeline.�
�Then what happened to the other guy.� Something was
starting to trouble Cologne.
�Well you see that�s what I�m talking about. We
landed in different directions.� He quickly looked
up. �I have to go, my awakening brought him here.�
Quickly running to the door, he opened the door.
Looking up he quickly flew into the sky.
Cologne ran out the door looking up to the sky. There
she saw Kami and another person waiting for him. The
two flew at blinding speed at each other. She
couldn�t really make out the other person. She
watched as Kami threw an energy blast at the other
guy. The blast sent him down to earth. The impact
caused an earthquake.
Cologne almost fell from the shake. Regaining her
balance, she witnessed the battle continuing. She was
shocked that somebody could live after such an impact.
The battle continued, as Cologne watched on. She
knew that these men could control the world if they
wanted. Nobody could match the power these two have
shown her.
People were coming out of their houses to witness the
battle-taking place in the sky. Most didn�t stay; the
Elders were evacuating the village. They were taking
their people to a cave just outside the village.
Cologne decided to stay, she was old and powerful.
She could take care of herself.
The battle lasted for almost an hour; the two men were
beating each other to death. Cologne knew that this
was a fight to the death. She watched as Kami dodged
an energy blast. The other guy flew up to him as fast
as he could, Kami flew to the side. The sudden
movement caught his enemy by surprise. With the last
of his power, Kami threw an energy blast that was so
powerful it disintegrated his opponent on the spot.
Cologne watched as Kami flew down to her. She looked
at the devastation the two caused, mountains were
leveled, trees were burnt down. To her relief the
village was left undamaged.
She looked up to him; his face was bloodied and
bruised. He was holding his one arm. She knew it was
broken. Trying to take care of his wounds.
�Don�t touch it!� Snapping at her.
Cologne jumped back astonished by the sudden outburst.
�You need to heal. I will treat your wounds.�
�You don�t understand, I need to get back to my time.
This place has too much temptation. If I wanted to, I
could take it over and rule it with an iron fist. I
need to get back.� Kami grabbed his arm as the pain
overcame him.
�I know your good. Your not capable of doing
something like that.�
�Yes, I�m good, but everybody has some type of evil in
them. I�m not going to take the chance.�
Cologne nodded, �We may have something that could send
you back. Before you go I want to know what your
Earth is like.�
Kami nodded as he told Cologne about his Earth. How
there were powerful warriors just like the one he just
defeated. Explaining of the Dragonballs, when all are
collected they grant the person one wish. Cologne was
enthralled by what Kami�s telling her. He also
explained that the person he was battling was one who
wanted the Dragonballs for evil purposes.
Cologne didn�t interrupt him, she let him explain
everything he could about his version of Earth. When
he was done, she didn�t ask anymore questions. �I
thought I saw something in our treasury. This
artifact was a way for us to link the two worlds
together. For it to work we have to go through some
ritual. If you want I�ll take a look into it. Give
me an hour.�
�Thank you, I must get back not only for this world,
but for my own.�
Cologne doesn�t say another word, she rushed to the
village treasury to start her research. As she
reached the treasury the villagers were coming back,
most were still a little scared from what just
happened. Others were excited from all the action
that took place. She ran up to the other village
Elders, telling them the situation. All agreed and
with Cologne hurrying to the treasury department.
After half of the day the Elders emerge. Kami walked
up to them, �Did you find anything.�
Cologne smiled, �Yes we did.�
They led Kami up a trail for a couple miles. The
trail ended at a Canyon. Walking further down, the
canyon ended at a cave. Walking in the cave they
started to get preparations ready for the ritual.
Kami waited patiently as he watched the Elders put
things in orders. Cologne pulled out a staff,
starting to chant in an ancient tongue. The other
Elders start chanting a different verse in the same
language. Simultaneously they threw some powder into
the air.
Cologne finished with her chanting poking the air with
the staff. The place where the staff touched grew
alive. The air started turning into a type of liquid.
Cologne stepped back as she watched the air turn
blue. A portal all of a sudden appeared.
Kami stepped towards it, �Will this take me back.�
Cologne nodded, �Yes, but it will not bring you to
this timeline. Once you go through you cannot come
back.�
�I�m relieved.� He walked up to Cologne; �I thank you
for you kindness. I will never forget you.�
Cologne smiled as she watched Kami step through the
portal. She breathed a sigh of relief. Stepping
towards the portal, she turned to the other Elders.
�We have to agree not to let anybody near this place.
We shall put the most trained guards here. Anybody
who comes out and tries to go through shall get
executed. The other world is too dangerous.�
The Elders agreed as they walked back to the village.
Where they will begin planning on the security of the
cave.
********
�After that day, we set up a security watch. We
trained a few of the most skilled warriors. These
warriors were called the imperial guard. Their job
would be to make sure nobody came near the portal. We
told the villagers that the stranger was prisoned in
the cave. Only the guards and Elders knew the real
truth about what happened that day.� Cologne sat
back looking up to the stars in the sky.
Ranma just sat there, staring at Cologne. Everything
was happening so quickly, he didn�t know what he was
thinking. Everyone he loved was dead. He killed a
person, which if he thought about would really make
him go crazy. Now this story he just heard. He
closed his eyes, trying to regain some type of
rational thought in his head. Opening his eyes,
�What�s your plan?�
�I�ll tell you the plan once we get to China.
Tomorrow we leave, and you need to get some rest.
You�ve had a very stressful day. Resting your body
and mind will at least give you some comfort.�
�How are we getting there?� He doesn�t want to swim
again. Once was enough in a lifetime.
�Don�t worry, we�re going to take a boat. I have many
contacts at the docks. We�ll find a way to China.�
Cologne stared at Ranma, �Now get to sleep.�
Ranma settled on the ground, he knew he must get some
sleep, but that was the furthest thing from his mind.
Lying his head down on his arms, Ranma stared into the
blackness of night. His mind wandered, thinking about
Akane and his family. He pushed back the thoughts
from his mind. The emotions eventually wore him down
as Ranma�s eyes eventually closed.
Cologne watched as Ranma fell asleep. To herself,
�That boy is the only person who maybe able to
succeed.� Pulling out a pipe from her robe, she lit
the pipe from the campfire. Taking a puff she started
to relax. Knowing she had to take her own advice, she
put out the pipe. Lying down she went through a
relaxation technique. Slowly she fell asleep, soon
the only sounds that could be heard were the two
snoring.
The fire died down as the two slept through the night.
Getting the rest they needed for the task that lied
ahead of them.
********
�You owe me, you owe me big.�
�What do you want me to do?�
�I just need a ride to the mainland. The boy and I,
that�s it.�
�Get on, but if yous get caughted, I will be refusing
everything. You know the way, just take a room.�
Cologne and Ranma boarded the ship. They made their
way down to the bottom rooms. Opening a door, they
found the room empty. Walking in, Cologne shut the
door behind them.
Looking around, the place hasn�t changed to her, just
a little dirtier. This was to be expected due to the
type of people that lived on the ship. Due to her
long life span, she had come in contact with many
different type of people. Some she rather not admit
to anyone. One of these such contact proven to be
good for something.
�So what�s the story with this guy� Ranma didn�t care
much for his current situation. He knew this was
better than swimming. He couldn�t do that again, no
now that he looked around this room didn�t seem so
bad.
Cologne looked at Ranma, �Something�s are best not
told.�
The trip took half of the day, most of the time Ranma
spent walking around the ship. Trying to keep to
himself. He still had many things on his mind. With
what he had to do, he mustn�t let distractions get to
him. There was too much riding on this mission.
There would be no failing his family, and Akane.
They arrived in China during the night. To them this
was the best thing to have happened. Sneaking off of
the ship, they hid in the shadows of the night.
Guards were patrolling the docks and getting caught by
one would not have been good for them.
The docks were filled with pallets of crates. Cargo
was getting loaded and unloaded from the ships. The
docks were busy twenty-four hours a day; this provided
excellent hiding spots for Ranma and Cologne.
Stealthily making their way along the docks, they
stopped quickly hiding behind some crates. Passing by
them was a Chinese military guard. He was carrying a
rifle in his hand. They watched as he walked passed
them. The guard stopped as he looked around.
Watching as he turned around toward them. Starting to
get nervous, Cologne was about ready to move in and
eliminate the guard before he could alarm the others.
The guard turned around and headed down the docks away
from them.
Ranma let out his breath, he wasn�t aware he was
holding in. �That was close.�
Cologne just nodded as she scouted the area for more
guards. Satisfied that the area was safe she motioned
for Ranma to follow her. With a quick motion, she
leapt onto one of the building rooftops. Ranma
followed behind her, they ran along the rooftops
jumping from building to building. Making it out of
the docks without anymore problems.
The docks were just on the outskirts of the city.
Walking along a road they entered the city heading
toward the train station. The streets were empty
which would have frightened most people. For the two
walking anybody who would try and do anything would
have an unwelcome surprise coming to them.
As they came to the train station, they entered the
building. Cologne leading Ranma to the ticket booth,
she started speaking to the ticket agent. Pulling out
some money she took the two tickets. Handing a ticket
to Ranma she grabbed his arm escorting him to one of
the trains waiting.
�Where are we going?�
As they rushed to the train, �We�re catching a train
to a small village just outside of the Qinghai
province. We�ll have a days hike from there.�
Cologne spotted the right gate as she ushered Ranma
through and into the train. Ranma makes his way
through the cramped quarters. Finding a seat he sat
down. Scooting over to the so that he could try and
look out the window. Cologne took a seat next to him.
As they sat the train started to pull out. Ranma
didn�t really have any idea where he was going, but it
didn�t really matter anyway.
Cologne turned to Ranma, �You should try and sleep,
it�s going to be a long night and we still have a days
hike ahead of us.�
Ranma turned and looked out into the blackness of the
night. The train finally started to move. Ranma
pondered if he�ll be able to bring back his family.
Some doubt lingered in his mind, he had a long way.
He has already endured a lot, and this quest of his
had only begun.
********
The early morning Ranma and Cologne entered a village.
Cologne led Ranma to a small hut. They entered as an
older woman greeted them. Cologne motioned for Ranma
to stay near the entrance. Looking around the shop,
she gathering a few items. Finally getting a carrying
bag, she went to the counter as she paid for the items
with the rest of the money she had. Putting all of
the items in the bag she handed the bag to Ranma.
Ranma took the bag and swung it over his shoulder. He
followed Cologne through the small village. Traveling
to China, Ranma went into many villages such as this.
The villages were small farming communities, which saw
little of the ever-changing world around them.
Ranma watched as they left the village. Out in the
horizon he could see a huge forest that seemed to
stretch out for miles. It almost reminded him of a
tropical rainforest. Listening he could hear the
sounds of the local wildlife.
They stopped at the edge of the forest Cologne turned
to Ranma. �From here we�ll have a days hike. Well
stop when it gets dark,� as the two entered the
forest.
Walking for most of the day, Ranma was getting tired.
He didn�t get much sleep on the train, and with the
day was uncomfortably hot. The trees blocked much of
the sun, but the humidity was unbearable. The sun was
slowly going down and he wanted to stop.
Cologne feeling tired knew she needed to stop. If
they went further she didn�t know whether Ranma would
be able too properly train. Finding a clearing she
stopped. �Well set up camp here tonight.�
Ranma blew out a sign of relief. He took the bag off
of his back and laid it in the middle of the clearing.
�I�ll get wood for a fire.� Ranma wandered around
the edge of the campsite collecting wood. He returned
dumping it on the ground. Piling some it setting the
rest of the wood on the side for later.
Cologne walked up and with her finger started the
fire. She turned to Ranma, �Tomorrow we�ll need to be
in our top form. Sit down, and take off your shirt.�
�What!? Whatcha your trying to pull. I�m not taking
off my shirt.� He looked at Cologne who gave him a
cold stare. Ranma gulped as he figured he better not
test the old ghoul. He took off his shirt setting it
on the side of him.
Cologne went behind Ranma, she stood there focusing on
something. With quick movements Cologne tapped a
series of points on his back. She worked her way down
to his lower back.
Ranma sat there as he felt a strange sensation
building up inside him. With each tap he could feel
that sensation building up inside him, a power
coursing through his body.
Cologne finished and walked back around to face Ranma,
�Now sit there and meditate. Your body has to get
used to the new power I unleashed in you.�
Looking down at his hands, �What did you do?�
�People have the ability if they train very hard to
unleash incredible amounts of ki. With training the
body is able to cope with this power. I sped up your
training. The body has barriers that keep this down
till the person is ready to yield this power. I
simply destroyed those barriers that was keeping you
from using your full amount of ki.� Cologne was
amazed she could sense the incredible power that was
building inside the boy.
�What would happen if my body wasn�t ready for it?�
Ranma felt like his body was on fire.
�Oh, your body would probably burn from the inside
out.� Saying this with a casual tone to her voice.
�What???!!!� Looking down at his hand, he could feel
his body starting to burn up.
�Don�t worry boy, I wouldn�t have done it if I thought
you weren�t ready. Now calm down, you have to
meditate. Your body has to get used to the excess
amount of ki flowing through your body. If you don�t
take it easy you�ll not be ready for your next
training.�
Ranma sat in a lotus position, closing his eyes. He
could feel his strength growing. It was amazing he
never felt so powerful before. His ki was racing
through his body, it felt like it wanted to burst out
from the skin. Starting to sweat, he tried to keep
himself in control. He had to push the ki back, not
letting it consume him and his body.
After an hour of uninterrupted meditating, Ranma
opened his eyes. Looking around, he somehow feeling
different. Looking ahead he spotted Cologne cooking
something. Getting up he walked over to her.
Cologne adding a few more spices to the meat she
turned it over. She turned watching Ranma walk over
to her. She stared can�t believing how powerful the
boy�s become. She noted that he could possibly be ten
times stronger than before. She watched as he Ranma
sat down next to her. �Well boy it looks like you
were able to control your ki.�
�Yeah,� Sniffing the aroma coming from the fire. �Is
that ready yet.�
�Sure,� Cologne grabbed a large leaf, taking some of
the meat she place it on the leaf. Handing the leaf
to Ranma she watched as he quickly wolfed it down.
�More please,� He waited as Cologne took some more
meat and handed it back to him. Eating the second
helping a little more slowly this time, �Man, this is
great. I can�t believe how hungry I was.� Eating the
rest of the meat, Ranma sat back. �I feel great.�
Cologne smiled, just what she was waiting for.
�That�s good, now your real training begins.�
********
�No no no no no. Your not listening, you have to
control your ki. Your just letting the ki loose and
take over your body. You have to try and draw the ki.
If you use all of your ki, then you�ll have nothing
left to fight with. Now concentrate, I want you to
summon a small amount of energy. Let it flow through
your body, through your arms and into your hands.�
He sighed, closing his eyes he raised his arms
straight out in front of him. Pointing his fingers
up, facing his palms out. He tried to summon a small
amount of ki. The ki though tried to overtake his
body; he tried to push it back. Letting the small
amount of ki flow through his body he directed it
through his arms. Feeling the energy flow through his
arms into the palms of his hands. Ranma concentrated,
letting the energy build up. He realized then what
Cologne was talking about. Releasing the energy,
Ranma saw a small energy blast come from his hands.
The blast hit a tree, just leaving a small burnt mark
on the tree.
Cologne watched Ranma built up his energy. Everything
looked okay to her so far. Then to her surprise a
small energy blast erupted from Ranma�s palm. She
watched the blast hit the nearest tree. The blast
itself wasn�t very powerful, but that wasn�t the
point. �Good job, I�m glad you were able to figure it
out.�
Ranma looked down at his hands not believing he was
able to do that. �That was amazing.�
�That was good, but it took you too long to power up.
I want you to keep practicing calling upon your power.
Then power down, you need to get used to doing this.
Then we shall practice using the ki.� She gave him a
cold look, �Don�t get carried away. We�re too close
to the village, I don�t want them to know I here our
shot will be lost.�
Ranma nodded turning away from Cologne. Looking up to
the sky he didn�t realize that it was dark already.
Concentrating, he called up his ki again. This time
around it felt easier, he felt like he was in more
control. He powered down, and did the same routine
again. He was amazed at how easy it was to do this.
For the next few hours Cologne had Ranma going through
rigorous exercises. From powering up to his maximum
power, a point where his body felt like it was going
to explode. She also had him do target exercises to
practice his accuracy. Feeling satisfied, �You can
stop.�
Ranma stopped, sweat pouring from his face. He was
tired, but also felt invigorated. Knowing he was
ready to face anything.
�Get some sleep. Tomorrow will be the day. I want
you to be completely rested.�
Ranma walked to the camp, finding a spot he lied down.
Rolling on his back, he looked up to the sky and
stars. Something came to his mind, �Cologne?�
�Yes,� Turning to look at Ranma lying on the ground.
�Once I get to this place. How do I find these
balls?�
�I don�t know, all I know is that there will be others
looking for them. You make sure your careful.�
Ranma nodded, he looked back up to the stars. Once
thing he knew for sure. Nobody was going to get in
his way. He would bring back everyone, especially
Akane.
********
Cologne woke up early to scout the area out. At her
age, she didn�t need as much sleep. Entering the
campsite, she was surprised to find Ranma up and
ready. �I�m glad your up. How do you feel?�
�Great!� Moving around, �I haven�t felt this good in
a long time.� Looking at Cologne, �Where did you go
anyways?�
�I was scouting the area out, now listen. The village
isn�t that far from here. The forest ends and we�re
somewhat exposed once we get out of here. We�ll have
to make our way through the village. This will be
tricky, but I think that we can pull it off. It�s
still early in the morning and not that many people
will be up. Once we leave the village we�ll make our
way up a small trail. This is where we�ll have
problems.� Cologne with her cane drew on the ground a
diagram of what the trail would look like. She
pointed out where each of the guards� stations would
be. �There are four stations along this trail. There
separated that each can see each other. So taking out
the guards will not help. If we make it further the
trail ends at a canyon. The canyon has two guards one
on each side, they are the watchers for the Imperial
guards. Once we get here the watchers will spot us
and warn the guards. The entire village will be after
us. At the end of the canyon is the cave, this is
where the portal is. Is everything clear.� Cologne
looked up at Ranma.
Ranma nodded, as he was getting up. He felt like he
could take on the whole Amazon village. �Piece of
cake.�
Cologne raised an eyebrow, �You think so, let me tell
you those imperial guards are the best trained
fighters the Amazon village could produce. Even I
could have a hard time beating them. There are six
guards total, two are always on duty at all times.
Another two are on standby, but with the alarm
everyone will be after us.�
Ranma just stared at Cologne. She could print an ugly
picture of the situation. �Why all of the security?�
�Are you kidding, can you imagine somebody getting a
hold of those balls.� Raising an eyebrow, �Somebody
like Happosai maybe.�
Ranma pictured Happosai in front of some balls making
a wish. He then pictured Happosai surrounded in a
mountain of bras and panties. Diving in and out of
them, doing the backstroke. Snuggling them up to his
face with joy. Ranma started laughing, �Knowing the
old leach. He�d probably wish for all the bras and
panties in the world.�
Cologne started to laugh, �Yeah, you maybe right.�
Calming down, �Are you ready?�
Ranma quit laughing, �Yeah lets go.�
They pack up camp and put it in the bag. Cologne
hands the bag to Ranma, �Take this you�ll need it once
you leave.�
Ranma grabbed the bag, putting in on his shoulders.
Adjusting the bag so it will fit and securing it. He
watched Cologne continued into the forest. Following
behind they head toward the village.
Making their way quickly through the forest. It
didn�t take long for them to have reached the end of
it. Peering behind some bushes they have the entire
village in view.
They scan the village, since it was still early in the
morning not that many people were out. Waiting
patiently for the right time, they quickly move out of
the bushes into the village. Hiding behind a house,
Cologne peered around the corner.
Ranma followed Colognes movements as they made their
way through the village. Stopping into a little space
between houses, they knelt down. Cologne motioned for
Ranma to keep quiet. See looked out as she saw two
women with swords in their hands heading towards them.
Leaning up against the building Cologne stood still.
Ranma didn�t know what was going on, but he could tell
that Cologne was scared. He watched ahead as he saw
two of the biggest women he would ever see. They were
not fat, but muscular. They easily outweighed him by
two hundred pounds. As they were dressed he could
tell by Colognes reaction and what they looked like
that they were part of the Imperial Guard. He watched
as they passed by and went into a house.
Cologne blew out her breath, she didn�t realize she
was holding. Peering around the corner she nodded to
Ranma as they continued through and out the village.
Leaving the village they approached a trail. Quickly
hiding behind some rocks they watched the trail.
Ranma looked as the trail was winding up a small hill.
He saw one guard in its tower. He couldn�t see the
other guard up ahead. What he could see was there
wasn�t a place to hide from where he was to the guard
tower. He could see that the guard was turned away
from him. Looking over to Cologne who gave him a nod.
They ran up the trail as fast as they could, reaching
the tower they pressed their bodies up as close as
they could to it. Looking up, as the guard didn�t
have a clue that they were there. Working their way
around the tower they saw the other tower ahead. They
knew it was hopeless, with both guards watching the
same spot. They would get caught right away.
Whispering to Ranma, �We�ll get caught no matter what.
Run as fast as you can up the trail.�
�What?� Ranma couldn�t believe what he was hearing.
�Just wait,� Cologne left her spot and stepped out in
the middle of the trail.
Ranma watched as she drew the attention of the guards
to her, instantly they leapt from their tower and ran
after Cologne. Knowing his chance he quickly ran up
the trial. He stopped as he watched Cologne fighting
the two guards. Turning and he continued running up
the trail, surprised by how much faster he�d become.
He passed by the third tower, which caught the guard
by surprise. Already well passed the tower when he
heard the alarm rung. He knew he had a fight ahead of
him. Reaching the fourth guard who was standing in
the middle of the trail.
Ranma without thinking kicked the guard and knocked
her out, he knew he couldn�t let anybody get in his
way. He reached the end of the trail and was the
mouth of the canyon. Looking up as he saw two guards
high up on a ridge. They were the lookout and he knew
they pose no threat. He ran into the canyon, hoping
he would be able to get into the cave. Stopping in
his tracks knowing he had a fight on his hands.
Standing in front of Ranma was two of the biggest
women he ever saw, bigger than the ones he saw in the
village. One carried a spear, while the other had a
sword in her hand. They were wearing a type of
uniform, reminiscent of the uniforms of feudal days of
Japan.
Ranma didn�t have a chance to attack the two guards
charged after Ranma. He reacted in time to dodge the
attacks. One guard stabbed at Ranma as he turned and
dodged the attack. As he turned the other guard
swiped at his head. Ducking, barely dodging the
second attack.
Both guards circle Ranma, trying to find an opening
for an attack. Ranma knew he couldn�t dodge the whole
time. Mentally gathering his energy, he raised his
hands out. Palms pointing towards each guard. He
released an energy blast, which caught the guards by
surprise. The blast hitting the guards carried them
in opposite directions with the canyon walls stopping
their progress.
Ranma looked at the unconscious guards lying on the
ground. With nothing else to stop him he ran towards
the cave.
�Boy�
Ranma turned around to find what it seemed to be the
whole Village heading towards him. An old lady
leading the group with four guards behind her. The
rest of the groups were men and women. He looked over
them and spotted one of the guards holding Cologne.
�Where are you going? You see if you go in that cave
Cologne will die.�
Cologne looked up weakly, �R�Ranma don�t worry about
me, just go. You know what you have to d�..do.�
Ranma didn�t know what to do, he couldn�t have
Cologne�s death on his conscious. As Ranma�s about
to walk toward the group, he would try and find some
way to get out of this.
The elder lady turned around and pulled out a knife.
She stabbed Cologne in the stomach; �Cologne was one
of the first. She knew the law; this will be an
example.�
Ranma watched as the guard threw the body in front of
him. He didn�t know how to react. He looked down as
Cologne gave him a smile. Her eyes closed, as her
body lied motionless. Ranma watched the blood coming
from her body on the ground. He just shook as he
looked down at the body, as the guards were walking
towards Ranma. �NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!�
Ranma unleashed a wave of energy from his body. The
wave was so immense that the people who were in front
automatically became incinerated. The others who were
in the back were knocked out. Ranma just stood there
trying to get his body under control.
He looked down at the ashes that was once Cologne,
�Thank you Cologne.� Ranma turned and walked down the
canyon.
Approaching the cave he walked in. The cave wasn�t
very big and he could see the portal where he was
standing. In a small chamber was the gate. It wasn�t
very big, just as tall as he was.
Walking up to it, he looked it over. The portal was
blue with some red and black in it. The colors were
swirling around, glowing brightly. The cave would
have been black, but the portal radiated brightly. He
put his hands through as the colors moved and engulfed
his hands. Without hesitating, he stepped through
disappearing from the cave and his Earth.
********
�You�ve become powerful Goku.�
Picollo fired another blast at Goku, who easily dodged
the attack. Goku loved to train, and was relieved that
Picollo was free. He watched as Picollo fired another
blast that Goku easily swatted away. The blast
hurtled toward the ground at lightning speed.
********
Ranma fell hard on the ground as he watched the portal
slowly close. Getting up he looked around, he didn�t
see anything different from this Earth. Sensing
something, he turned as he saw an energy blast heading
straight toward him. He was just able to move out of
the way as the blast hit the ground. Getting caught
in the blast as he was thrown knocking in to a tree,
which didn�t stop his momentum. As a nearby mountain
stopped his progress. He fell onto the ground
motionless.
********
Goku and Picollo witnessing the whole event rushed
over to the strange boy as they checked him out. They
slowly turned him over as blood was coming from his
mouth. Something about the boy caused a strange
sensation in Goku. Pushing the feelings back he was
relieved that the boy was still alive.
�I need to get to the healing tanks.� As Goku took
the boy over his shoulders, he launched himself in the
air. Flying at top speed hoping that he�ll make in
time to save the boys life.
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End of Chapter 1
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