"God," Usagi gasped as the color drained from her face.

"It's not that bad. They were both dying. It was the only way she 

could save
them," Setsuna explained as she shifted into the left lane.

   Usagi's reaction to this point, but Setsuna's, is a little surprising.
 I wouldn't think she'd downplay it like this, or even tell Usagi. She must be REALLY shaken up.

[Well, she is very shaken up, but she also wants Usagi to be prepared.  [Usagi will see Ranma again and it would help the blonde if she was told ahead of time that about Ranma’s brood

[And given Usagi’s dreams Setsuna doesn’t want Usagi to freak out... too much

Akane's glance alternated between at the two women. She comforted 

Nariko,
but she knew that Mother was right. Their humanity was important.

"I didn't want to yell at you, but it's important that you understand,"

Sunshine said as she sat down on the edge of the bed and held the girl.

"About humans?" Nariko asked, her mood brightening.

   The company should find that reasuring, I hope.

[Definitely

Genma froze when he looked at his, currently demonic and female, son. 

He had
always been afraid of those purple and blue eyes, but now they were much
worse.

   I have the feeling that Genma, Nabiki, and Soun are going to end up 
being
watched quite closely for some time to come.

[Whatever gave you that idea? ^_-

How bad could it be? Ranma thought with a shrug. She had already tried

 out
something that was one step from being naked. The demoness shook her 
head. The
things she did for her kids.

   LOL!

[heh

It was somewhat unnerving to see two moderate and one very strong 

Pattern D
show up over a Company base. Although, the nineteen year old operations 
agent
found seeing the demons in flight was also unsettling.

   I can imagine how that would be.

[yeah they maybe good demons, but they’re still demons.

"It's okay. I had to ask," Ranma explained in a distant voice. That

confirmed it. If her mother or her fiancee was wounded beyond medical
treatment she had to watch them die.

   Ouch.

[it is a decision not to be taken lightly.
[and it’s something Ranma has to respect.

"You're going to pay for this!" Alexia cried. She wanted to tear him 

apart
for his insolence, but the demoness knew that the mage would not be 
taken down
that easily.

"Undoubtedly," Murdock admitted honestly. He could not believe he had 

failed
to expect that something like this would happen. The plan was starting 
to
depend more and more on his backup plan succeeding. "Goodnight," Murdock
 said,
tipping his hat to the demoness. Turning so that his coat billowed out 
behind
him, he walked out of the restaurant.

   God, I wish I knew what Murdock's angle was! :(

[Well... that would be telling

The observer considered abandoning her post, walking over to an agent,

and... Surrendering. The Company had its faults, but at least they were 
not a
cult. She could be valuable to WIC. She had codes. She had names. She 
had
locations. She had information.

She had a responsibility to her partner.


Ukyou Kuonji sighed. Her defection could wait. She still harbored a 

secret
hope that she could get her partner to go with her, and that the Company
 might
even be able to help him. At the very least she wanted to settle things 
with
that redhead, and figure out exactly what had happened to the childhood 
friend
that had betrayed her.

   This, I was not expecting.

[You didn’t think I’d forget about Ukyou did you?

"Well, that's easy," Akane laughed.

"Yes it is," Ranma laughed. "Sometimes TOO easy."

   Akane's sudden, awakening... was rather unexpected .

[Good or bad?  
[And as shown by the clothing she’s not quite back to her old self.
[though it’s not that sudden.  It was brought upon by her feeding.


   Normally, I hate Ranma as a girl fics, but this one I can't help but 
like.

[maybe the problem is that they’re Ranma as a human girl ^_^

[Though here Ranma is a mother, not a girl.  It’s an important distinction for Ranma’s mind.

Well done, and thank you for sharing.

[You’re welcome. and thank you for commenting.


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