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Dark Knight

United Destinies

Chapter 1

The beginning. . . 

* Silver Millennium. Moon Palace *

Queen Serenity looked over the court yard at the small group of people 

walking and talking together. It was Prince Endymion, his brother Prince 

Kealon, their sister Anasha also known as Sailor Terra, and her daughter 

Princess Serenity. The four of them looked happy togther. She left to talk 

to King Endymion about cementing the engagement of their childern. Things 

would come to peace long before Queen Beryl would be able to get supporters 

enough for a rebellion. Queen Serenity had no idea how wrong she was. 

Three days later, Beryl attacked and everyone was lost. Using the 

last of her powers she sent all of her loved ones to Earth in the Future. 

The only one she couldn't send forward was Sailor Terra, She had died on 

Earth just as the invasion of the moon palace had begun. Queen Serenity 

wept bitter tears at not being able to send her forward and prayed to 

whatever Kami would listen to her to make sure that when the time was 

needed, Sailor Terra would be there for her brother and for the moon princess.

* Present day Juuban District *

Ranma had been having a REALLY bad day. First getting malleted by 

Akane because he supposedly insluted her, followed by yet another malleting 

when he was caught by Shampoo and not allowed to breath or explain when Akane 

walked out to find Ranma nearly blue from lack of oxygen and malleted him 

into LEO landing in the near by district of Juuban. 

Ranma was presently walking back to Nerima when he noticed that he was 

being followed by something that had just started to set off his danger 

senses. He turned to the alley where the danger was coming from. Looking 

into the alley, he saw a sight that would have had most people running in 

fear. A monster, half crab, half female human. All evil as far as he knew 

from the way it was looking at him.

"You are the one I seek. After all this time you will be dealt with 

before you can remember who you are. DIE!!!!!" The creature charged Ranma 

at an incredible speed. Ranma's only saving grace was his super enhanced 

reflexes and danger sense. He flipped over the demon right as it raked 

through the air where his chest had been less than a second ago. The two 

of them danced around each other for several minutes, Ranma just barely 

managing to keep out of the demon's range.

*This isn't good. If I don't find a way to put it down soon, I will 

be in worse trouble.* Ranma was getting tired from all the dodges and 

trying to find a weakness in the demons defenses and style. It wasn't 

looking good for Ranma. Right as he was about to dip for a strike his 

danger sense went off again and he jumped straight up just in time to see 

what he was jumping from.

"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"

The mass of green lightning raining in on the demon and stunned it 

for a couple of seconds. *That's it. If the thing responds like that to 

energy blasts then I have the perfect thing for it.* While in mid air 

Ranma started glowing a brilliant golden aura. The only one to notice 

something amiss was Luna who was watching the individual who was fighting 

and surviving one on one with a demon. She mentally told herself to look 

into the matter when this was over.

"Mars Flame Sniper!"

"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"

"Merucy Aqua Rhapsody!"

"Deep Submerge!"

"World Shaking!"

As all of the attacks, Everyone felt a new power in the skies above 

them and looked to the man floating up there in mid air with a bright 

golden aura. The demon was hit by all of the attacks and was staggering 

backwards. It never knew what hit it a minutes later.

"MOKO TAKABISHA!!!!"

The golden energy flew from Ranma's hands and straight through the 

demon which fell silent and then fell into nothing but lunar ash. Ranma 

was just looking at what he had just done when he noticed the golden aura 

around himself and that he was still floating in mid air with gravity not 

affecting him. It was too much even for his brain to take. Ranma's mind 

came to a crashing halt and he proceeded to pass out and fall heavily to 

the ground and land into the arms of Sailor Moon who for once never 

tripped and even kept her balance after she caught the boy and laid him on 

the ground. This startled most of the other Sailor Senshi since not only 

had she not tripped but she had been fast enough to catch the boy and lay 

him on the ground with full grace and dignity. 

Mercury was the first one to return to her senses and ran over to 

where Usagi and the boy were. Mercury activated her visor and used it 

and the Mercury Computer to run life scans over the boy. She had just 

finished the scans with the computer telling her that he was alive when 

Sailor Moon asked her, "Is he going to be alright?"

"Yes, he is just unconscious right now. He is low on energy, that 

is way he is sleeping. He has no injures and is much better shape then 

any of us are right now."

The rest of the Sailor Senshi came up to their Princess and leader. 

They heard what was going on and then the sound of a metallic rod falling 

to the ground caught everyones attention. The scouts turned around to 

see Sailor Pluto looking as if she had seen a ghost. They were all 

surpirsed to also find that she was starting to cry.

"Pluto, what's wrong?" asked Uranus as she walked up to the Guardian 

of Time. 

Pluto starting shaking her head, she couldn't believe what she was 

seeing. Here he was, in the flesh, and she had thought him to be forever 

lost. She had never been able to find him through the time stream and 

yet, here he was in front of them. She dropped to her knees and then strated 

weeping for joy.

Here was the man that brought so much happiness to her life as well as 

the rest of the Senshi. And then again, he belonged to Serenity in truth. 

She didn't think she could take losing him again, even if it was to her queen. 

"He is Prince Kealon, Prince Endymion's younger brother. He was at 

the moon palace when Beryl attacked in the Silver Millennium. He was killed 

along side the Sailor Scouts. I never picked him up from the Time Gates 

so I thought he hadn't been reincarnated. I had lost hope for him a long 

time ago."

"Why didn't you tell us about him sooner?" Sailor Moon asked Pluto after 

she finished her tale. Pluto stood up hesitantly, retrieved her Time Key from 

Uranus and walked over to the sleeping form of Ranma. "Pluto, please tell me 

why?"

"I loved him." was the only answer that was heard and then Pluto was 

gone in the blink of an eye with a single tear striking the boy's cheeck and 

rolling down it as if Ranma himself had cried the tear. The rest of the scouts 

had received the third shock for the night. They were about to ask what they 

were going to do with the boy when he woke up and looked around him.

"Uh. . . What happened?"

"You were fighting a demon and then passed out right after it was 

defeated with our help." answered the girl in blue. "I'm Sailor Mercury and 

these are the rest of the Sailor Senshi. Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Neptune, 

Uranus, Saturn, and our leader, Sailor Moon."

"Pops hasn't engaged me to any of you has he?"

The Sailor Senshi looked at each other, two with looks of disgust, 

two with hearts in their eyes, one with a blush, one confused, one looking as 

pissed as Akane had been, and one shaking her head.

"I take that as a no, *sigh* Good. Well I have to get going so . . . 

BYE!" With that said, Ranma sprang up and out of sight before any of them 

knew he had gone.

"Well, that was rather rude of him." Uranus said as she looked over to 

where the boy had disappeared. "He didn't even tell us his name."

"I'm sure we will meet him again. If he is who Pluto said he is then 

he will be part of us soon. We just have to have a little faith." Sailor 

Moon said as she looked to her home in the skies.

* Nerima, Tendo Dojo *

"Where is Ranma?" asked Kasumi as she finished laying out the food for 

dinner.

"I haven't seen him since Shampoo and Ukyo showed up a few hours ago," 

commented Akane as she started eating. Genma wasted no time inhaling the 

food laid out before him. He could care less about the ingrate of a son he 

had for the moment.

"That worthless son of mine, how could he do this to me?"

"Shut up you old panda." Ranma said while he kicked the old man out 

into the koi pond and sat down to eat.

"So mind telling me where you have been Ranma?"

"You ought to know since you are the one who malleted me all the way 

to Juuban!" Ranma said not even bothering to look in Akane's direction. 

Akane went to grab her Mallet and lay into him again.

"Ranma no BA. . . ." Ranma grabbed the mallet before it made contact, 

riped it out of her hands and threw it into the koi pond right between the 

panda's eyes knocking him out. Akane stood there in a state of shock. 

Never in all of the times she had hit Ranma had she ever thought he would 

have been able to do that.

"I have had enough of your insults and your beatings for no good reason." 

Ranma finished his meal in two seconds and then left the room with everyone 

just eyeing him.

* Juuban, Hino Shrine *

"We need to find out who he is and how to get in touch with him. If he 

is who Setsuna says then his help will be greatly appreciated."

"I have managed to locate someone that looks like him from school 

records. His name is Saotome Ranma. He goes to Furinken High School and is 

in the same grade we are. According to several reports in his school files, 

he is a fighter and a trouble maker. He has been known to have fights with 

people on school ground causing more property damage then all of the senshi put 

together."

"So how are we going to get to him and talk to him?"

"We could always have someone transfer to that school and make contact 

with him. I'm sure Setsuna could help us with this, if she shows up."

Setsuna stirdes out of the shadows, "I won't help you with this. I can't. 

I lost him once and I can't lose him again. It will be safer if he doesn't 

know anything about us." Setsuna then retreats back into the shadows crying. 

Everyone is now a little more concerned about the Guardian of Time.

* Gates of Time *

Setsuna looked through the gates not noticing what was happening. She was 

lost in her own thoughts. *He is back. The one who can stop all of the fighting. 

The one who brought us all together in the first place. He loved us all, but 

her more tha anyone else. How can I tell them what I have kept from them for so 

long. He belongs with her more than his brother, but I loved him more than life

itself. Now I have the opportunity to have him. I will make you mine. I won't 

be lonely ever again.* Setsuna started crying all over again.

* Furinken High School, one week later . . . *

Ranma finally made it to class on time for once. He and Akane no longer 

were walking to school together so he got a earlier start and made it on time. 

Ranma is still not sure how to feel about what he did, but it was done and 

there was no turning back now.

~ Flashback ~

Ranma was meditating in the back yard when he felt Akane walk up to him. 

He felt her wait a few steps behind him. He could tell that she was waiting for 

him to stop so that she could talk to him. It was then that he felt two other 

presenses coming into the area and decided that is was now or never. Shampoo 

made a dive for Ranma at the same time as Ukyo. Ranma lept straight up in the air 

dodging the both of them as they collided into each other. Akane started getting 

angry and pulled out her mallet to exact revenge on the people who were intruding 

in her home. Ranma landed lightly on the ground a few feet away, and turned 

to see all three of them. He saw Akane with her mallet heading his direction 

bypassing the two other girls. Ranma sidestepped the mallet when Akane swung and 

removed it from her hands.

"I have had ENOUGH of this. I am a human being, a person, not a trophy. 

If that is all you think I am then I never want to see any of you again. 

As far as I'm concerned, all engagements are off." With that, Ranma sent his 

Ki into Akane's mallet and disintegrated it in a second. He dusted off his hands 

and lept out of the yard leaving three very confused people. 

Ranma went to the police department in Nerima and had a long chat with 

the officers from narcotics. He also got the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry involved. They had enough with 

his testimony to take care of one of his problems. Three days later, the 

Nekohaten was condemned, and Cologne, Shampoo, and Moose where all sent back to 

China and would be shot on site if they ever returned to Japan.

~ End Flashback ~

No one had seen Ukyo after that, Ucchan's was closed and sold the next 

day after the incident at the Tendo Dojo. Everyone assumed she left for parts 

unknown. Being roused from his memories by the teacher, Ranma looked forward 

to he new girl in the front of the classroom.

"Class, this is a new transfer student form Juuban High School, her name 

is Kino Makoto. Ms. Kino, please introduce yourself to the rest of the class."

"Hello. I'm Kino Makoto, I have been transferred here form Juuban. I am 

a martail artist from there but when I heard that the best martial artist in 

the world was here I decided to transfer over here in hopes of being trained 

by the best."

"Thank you Ms. Kino, Saotome Ranma, raise your hand please, you may take 

the empty seat to Mr. Saotome's right."

Ranma raised his hand to let Makoto know where he was, and Makoto walked 

over there. She took her seat and got out her books for class. She looked 

around the room to get a feel of the students. She took note that she was 

lucky to get seated next to her target. Unfortunately, she found herself to 

be in the usual situation that accompanies being in the near proximity of a 

really cute guy. She didn't pay attention in class and spent the better 

part of class looking at Ranma who was paying attention to the class without 

any problems.

For those who know Saotome Ranma, this was a very different person. 

He was paying complete attention to class and then answered all of the 

questions the teachers posed to him. The other students also took note 

that Ranma and Akane had not walked to school together and Ranma had not 

so much as looked at Akane. To everyone there, it looked as if the two 

had broken up and the rumor mills had that spread around the entire school 

before Nabiki could do anything about it. Not even make a profit on the 

information.

* Lunch *

Ranma took his usual place under his tree and started eating. Akane 

was the target of several people's questions. Such questons where, "What 

happened between you two," "Is Ranma available," "Do you know what happened 

to the Nekohaten and the Amazons." All of these questions and more Akane 

answered as best she could. She got several dirty looks from the girls in 

class that started getting the hungry boy eyes and setting their sights at 

the young martial artist.

Ranma on the other hand was eating quietly when someone entered his 

chi range and got his attention.

"May I sit with you?"

"I don't mind, its a public area anyway."

"My name is Makoto."

"Ranma."

"The same Ranma that is the famous martail artist I have heard so 

much about?"

"Depends, what have you heard?"

"You are unbeaten in the martail arts."

"Yeah, that's pretty much correct, unfortunately you haven't heard 

about the three fiancees I have and the usual chaos that surrounds my life."

Makoto was taken aback by the straight forwardness of Ranma and the 

fact that he had not one, not two, but three fiancees. She couldn't believe 

her ears.

"How do you have three fiancees?"

"My Pops engaged me to one of the Tendo daughters when I was born, 

he then engaged me multiple times for food one of which was to Kounji Ukyo. 

The other engagements for food were taken care of but Ukyo is still around 

as one. Then I managed to beat a Chinese Amazon and she claimed that her 

tribal laws state that I am her husband. I just got her deported from Japan 

for poisons and narcotics and otherwise just got rid of her all together. 

I don't want another fiancee and if you hang around me too long then that 

is what people will say about you, and then you or me will be on the 

receiving end of a mallet attack from Akane."

"Who is Akane?"

"Akane is the youngest of the Tendo daughters who has an over active 

temper who I'm engaged to, but as far as I'm concerned, our engagement is 

off since she does nothing but abuses me and jumps to conclusions and never 

lets me explain before she pounds me into the dust."

"I don't want to be your fiancee but I would like to know if you would 

be willing to teach me more martial arts?"

"Why, you just heard how dangerous it is to even be speaking with me 

and the chaos that surrounds my life. Why would you want to learn from me?"

"Because you are the best and I can handle myself to a degree but I 

would love to learn more than I already know now."

"If you think you can handle it, come to the Tendo Dojo tomorrow after 

school and I will give you an evaluation. From there I will think about it."

"Thanks"

"Your funeral"

The two went back to eating their lunches and then a few minutes later 

the bell rang for classes to start back up. Everyone returned to class and 

then things continued in the normal way.

* Hino Shrine, later that afternnon *

The inners gathered together to hear about what Makoto had learned about 

Ranma.

"Well he is just about what Ami's report said he would be. He is a great 

martial artist, but I have also found out the reason he is called a trouble 

maker. The troubles he gets into is because of his father and his reputation 

as a martial artist. He was engaged multiple times by his father which causes 

most of the troubles and people challenge him to find out if the rumors about 

him being the best are true."

"How could anyone engage their own son to someone he doesn't even know much 

less multiple times."

"I don't know, but I have gotten him to agree to train me in his style of 

martial arts."

"That's a good thing."

"Will he be willing to train the rest of us?"

"I don't know. It took a lot before he would agree to train me and on top 

of that I haven't passed his test yet. If I don't pass them, he won't train me."

"I'm sure you will do your best, and that will be enough."

"Thanks Usagi, I'll give it my all out best."

* Kuonji Family Store *

Mr. Kuonji was working the grills when a tall woman walked into his place. 

He looked her over. She was about 22, long green hair and red eyes. She walked 

directly over to him, sat down at the bar, and "May I have some tea, and I would 

also like to talk to you about your daughter."

"I don't have a daughter, I have a son until honor is restored."

"Well, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. You made the agreement 

did you not?"

"With Genma yes . . ."

"And you had no idea of what Genma had done to Ranma before then have you?"

"No, what . . ."

"Genma has sold Ranma to feed his gluten self at least a total of thirty 

times and several before the agreement with you. Genma also falled to mention 

that the engagement that he is making Ranma try and honor was made before Ranma 

or his fiancee were born, which would take precedence over yours in the courts."

"Why that no good piece of a man, I'll. . ."

"Mr. Kuonji, taking it out on Genma will not bring back the years of not 

having the daughter you love. Now I suggest that you call your daughter and 

bring her home. I will even offer to pay you more than what that yattai was 

worth if it will help you bring your daughter home that much quicker." She 

left a large stack of bills on the counter, got up and left.

Mr. Kuonji looked at the money, counted it out of reflex and then made a 

phone call to get his daughter home for good.

* Gates of Time *

*Everything is going according to plan, Ukyo is going home, the amazons 

are no longer allowed in the country, Akane has dug herself so deep that she 

won't be a problem. Just one more to take care of and then Ranma will be free 

of this life and will be able to come with us. And choose who he wants. 

Whoever that may be.*

* Kuno Mansion *

"Master Kuno, there is some men at the door, they wish to speak to you 

and Kodachi, what should I tell them?"

"Show them into the living room, Satsuke, I will get my sister."

Tatewaki walks down to where his sister's room is and lets himself in. 

He finds Kodachi doing her usual work on poisons.

"Sister dearest, we have company that wishes to see both of us."

"Ohohohohohohohohoho, I have just finished up, lets meet these 

poeple shall we brother dearest?"

"Yes, lets."

When the two siblings entered the room, they foud their father bound 

and gaged in a straight jacket, which made them both laugh until they found 

themselves in the same straight jackets as their father. The Kuno family 

was taken from the house and put into a mental institution for the rich 

and insane. Satsuke was left to keep up the house hold. He was told that 

the Kuno's would be back after their problems were well enough to return to 

normal society.

* Furinken High School, the next day *

Rumors were flying wildly about how the entire Kuno family including 

the Principal was sent to the funny farm. The entire student population 

was glad to be rid of the Shakespeare spouting Kuno and the insane prinicpal. 

Everyone was trying to figure out who did it. Everyone went to the one source 

they knew should have answers, and that was Nabiki. Unfortunately for her, she 

hadn't heard anything about it until some of the students started asking about 

it. Her spys had been slipping and she was going to get to the bottom of it. 

She didn't like being made a fool of, especailly when it came to one of her 

biggest cash cows. She put her best poeple on finding out who had gotten the 

Kunos locked away and on what charge. She would not be denied. Ranma and 

Akane on the other hand were positively ecstatic about the whole situation. 

They shared their enthusiasm with everyone but each other. They had started 

growing even further apart since the time when Ranma came home from his flight 

to Juuban. Ranma had been changing. He was growing more distant from Akane 

and she knew it. She had also come to the understanding that this time, it 

wasn't Ranma's fault. It was her own doing and now she was going to live with 

the mistakes she had made. She was finaly growing up, and the price was the 

one person that she could have counted on at any moment for his assistance. 

Ranma was out doing Akane in school as well as in control. He lost most 

of his arrogance, and ego and had it replaced with true confidence in his 

abilities. The one time he had sparred with Akane after the fight, he let 

her know how bad she was and why he would no onger spar with her. He laid 

her out in a matter of seconds. He let her make contact once and the shock 

provided her down fall. He swept her and pinned her to the ground with his 

knee at her throat and her legs and arms pinned with his other leg.

"Now you see how far behind me you really are. That is why I don't go 

all out with you or hit you. You are not a porcelain doll, but let me show you 

what one of my held punches will do."

Ranma got off her and walked over to where Akane had her cinder blocks for 

breaking. He stacked twice as many as she could break into one pile. He then 

pulled a punch one pinch for the stack of blocks and they crumbled to dust. 

He hadn't even touched them and Akane saw exactly how much Ranma had pulled that 

punch. She never thought that he was that powerful. She lost all hope of ever 

catching up to him. Not only that, but she also knew then and there that she had 

lost him as a fiancee because of the way she had treated him. He had always been 

trying to protect her, even from himself and she had thought that he was just 

being a pigheaded jerk. She lost him that day.

At lunch, Makoto and Ranma were talking about martial arts when Akane 

suddenly came over to where they were.

"Ranma, may I eat with you and Makoto?"

"I don't mind if you don't Ranma."

"Its a public place, eat where you like Akane."

Makoto still didn't know what to make of these two. From what rumors she 

had come across, Ranma was engaged to Akane, and had always been around to 

protect her. Then, a few days ago, something had changed between the two of them 

and Ranma had nothig to do with Akane nor she with him. His attitude toward 

Akane seemed to reflect that something had happened but Akane was trying to 

solve the problem. She decided that she was going to help Akane.

"Tendo Akane right? Are you going to be there when Ranma starts training 

me in the Art?"

"Ranma? Training you? What is she talking about Ranma?"

"Makoto heard that I was the best here, she has the aura of someone 

who takes the Art serious enough that I might be able to teach her. I am giving 

her an evalution this afternoon, and if she passes then I will teach her what 

I can. I have already worked out a schedule with Nabiki on using the dojo 

for training and still gives you time to do your training in the mean time."

"Ranma, why can't Akane join me in training?"

"Right now she has a problem that stops her from learning. Once she 

gets past that problem then I will train her if she wants me to. I have 

tried to help her with her problem but have always been on the recieving 

end of said problem so I am leaving it up to her."

Akane had heard enough and excused herself, but not before Makoto noticed 

the tears starting to fall down her cheek. Akane ran off and Ranma continued his 

conversation but was interrupted when Makoto got up to follow Akane. When Makoto 

caught up with Akane she was in full tears.

"Akane, what was Ranma talking about? What problem do you have? Maybe I 

can help you out."

"You don't want to know."

"I asked you and I do want to know."

"I have a major problem with my temper and jumping to conclusions. When I 

was engaged to Ranma, I hated the idea and took it out on him. He didn't help 

matters with his constant insults, but I have finally realized that most of the 

fault lies in my hands or his fathers and not his own. He has tried several 

times to deal with the mistakes that his father did to him in the past, but 

I always blamed him for his problems. He recently took care of all the problems 

on his own. He has changed and shown me a new side of him, and why he acted the 

way he did. I have pushed him so far away from me that when I realized I did 

care about him, it was too late."

Makoto digested this and thought for a little while on the possible 

repercussions of helping Akane. She needed help but if Ranma really is one of 

the Silver Millennium royalty reincarnated then he would be leaving Akane anyway. 

She was torn but had decided to introduce her to some one who could help her out 

for a future husband even if it was not Ranma.

"I know someone who helped me out with my temper. I want to introduce you 

to her. She might be able to help you out with your problem."

"Who is that?" Akane asked drying her tears.

"Her name is Tsukino Usagi. She helped me to get over my anger problems, 

she would be willing to help you I'm sure."

"Ok, when do you want to introduce me to her?"

"I'm going to see her this evening, I want you to join me when I go and 

see her. We will also be meeting with a few other friends of ine. I haven't 

seen them since I started coming here and they wanted to see how things are 

going with me."

"Only if I'm not going to be a burden."

"You wont be, trust me. They love making new friends."

It was at that moment the bell signaling lunch was over sounded. Makoto 

and Akane grabbed their lunches and started heading back in for classes.

"Since I'm, going to be coming over for Ranma to give me his evaluation, 

we can leave together afterwards, how does that sound?"

"Ok, I'll be ready to go."

The two of them went back inside and to class. Classes passed on as usual 

with one student a little bit happier than she had been for the last couple of 

days. She might have a way to get the one person she cared about back into her 

life as a friend if not a fiancee.

* Tendo Dojo *

Ranma and Makoto squared off. They looked at each other. Akane was there 

as a starting ref only. She took her place, and looked at each of the opponents.

"Face me, bow. Face each other, bow. Ready. Hajime!"

The two fighter sparng at the same time. Makoto using every once of 

strength, speed and, stamina she had. Ranma lessened his speed to just above what 

she was doing so that he could better gauge her training better. The fought for 

about ten minutes before Makoto gave up. She had never before been so tired as 

she was now. Ranma had dodged all of her moves and had even tagged her in several 

in her stomache as well as her arms.

"Well you move about half my speed which is a little faster than Akane, you 

don't have all of her strength, but you have more stamina than she does. Over all 

you would make her a good sparring partner. Your defense is a lot better than 

hers. I only found a few flaws with it but nobody is perfect. If you want me to 

train you, you will have to do some things to pay for it. I'm already having to 

pay to use the dojo for teaching purposes. Do you have any questions?"

"Yes and no. It's more of a request bordering on a demand. I want you to 

teach Akane at the same time as me. You already said that she and I are on pretty 

close to the same level. And I would also like to bring a few of my friends over 

with me during training. They could use it as much as I can."

"As far as your friends go. If they want training, they have to pass my 

evaluation like you did. As far as Akane goes, she can join as long as she keeps 

her problem under control and does the things I ask of her without question and 

TRUSTS me (looking at Akane as he says this), she can, but the first time her 

problem comes into play. She will never be allowed to learn what I have to teach."

Akane bows her head as acknowledgment of the terms for her getting to learn 

from the person she loves. She really does love him. She has finally admitted 

it to herself. She has a long way to go before she gets the trust back she 

used to have. Hse promised herself that she would do it and EARN Ranma's trust. 

She won't make him trust or respect her. She would earn both of them if it killed her.

"Thank you. When will we be training?"

"Everyday after school. If you can't handle it let me know and I will make 

it less often, but you will lose out on the benefits of training faster 

that way. I spent my entire life training from sun up to sun down, everyday 

of the year."

"Everyday will be great for me but I don't think the others will be able to 

make it everyday."

"Their loss. Be here tomorrow one hour after school for training. It starts 

tomorrow."

"Hai sensei!" Makoto bowed and left for the door, "Akane, are you coming or not?"

"Be right there," Akane walked over to Ranma and bowed to him. "Thank you 

for giving me a chance Ranma."

"I'm doing this becuase you would be a good sparring partner for Makoto 

and she asked. You get only one shot at this. If you fail, its your own fault." 

Ranma walked back into the house as Akane ran to catch up with Makoto. 

A smile was playing across both girls faces as they walked to the bus station. 

Next stop would be Hino Shrine for the meeting.

* Hino Shrine *

Usagi was actually on time for a meeting for once in her life. She and Rei 

were in their usual squabble over one of Rei's manga when a phone rang. Rei took 

a second to finish retrieving her manga from Usagi before going and answering the 

phone.

"Moshi moshi."

"Rei, its Makoto. I'm on my way there right now and I have someone coming with me. 

She is a friend of mine from school and also some one who knows a lot about Ranma." 

"Does she know about us?"

"Not our night time jobs, but she knows that she is going to be meeting some 

frineds of mine. Her name is Akane, and she is one of Ranma's fiancees. She will 

have more inside information on Ranma and will pobably tell us what we want to know. 

She has a small problem with her temper and I told her we can help her with that. 

If we agree to help her she will probably tell us everything we need to know about 

Saotome Ranma."

"All right, when will you be here?"

"We are getting ready to get on the bus now. We will probably be there in 

a few minutes. Got to go becuase our bus just pulled up. See you in a few."

"Bye"

A few minutes later, Makoto and Akane walked up the stairs of the Hino Shrine. 

They were greeted with the sight of Usagi, Rei, Ami, and Minako waiting for them. 

When they got to the top of the steps, introductions were made all the way around. 

Akane didn't see who the girls were going to help her out when it comes to helping 

her control her temper. They sat around and talked for a while, that was when she 

learned about the worse points of Makoto's friends, Rei and Usagi fought over Rei's 

mangas, Minako and Makoto were all too boy hungry for her tastes and Ami was the 

quite book worm type. This looked like it was going to be a bad idea.

* Uuchan's *

Ukyo couldn't believe her ears when she got off the phone. Her father had told 

her not to worry about Ranma and to go ahead and come home. It took her all of two 

hours to get packed and ready for the train trip home. She had left the deals with 

the sealing of the store to Konatsu. She was finally going home. 

"Are you ready Ms. Ukyo?"

"Yes. Konatsu, when the deals rea finished, I would like for you to meet 

my father and work with us in Kyoto."

"I would be honored Ms. Ukyo. I will be there as soon as I finish with the 

things here."

"See you in Kyoto then."

"See you there."

* Gates of Time *

*Now everything is in place for Kealon to come home. All I have to do is wake 

him to his forgotten memories. My only home is that destiny will allow him to 

choose love over duty.*

to be continued. . . 

Author's Notes

I know that I am confusing a lot of you with how things are going right now, 

but that is the idea. I am looking forward to any suggestion and comments on this 

story. If you like this story then you might like my first work that I have had 

writers block on for a couple oif months. You can find it and this fic posted 

on my page at: http://alexanderhi.tripod.com/index.html Let me know what you think.

Dark Knight

dark_knight_ranma@yahoo.com


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