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The characters in this story aren’t mine, they belong to Rumiko Takahashi and other publications… I’m only here so I can practice my writing…lol… I do not own any of the characters and gains no profit from writing this story… so again please don’t sue!… I already have enough problems managing bill payments…
Remember: Mz Kitty plus Ranma 1/2 equals no profit. Which means no money, So please get your lawyers out of my house or I'll be force to sic my dogs at them. Thank you and enjoy the story.
Warning:
There is OOC’s and potential shoujo-ai in the future instalments (because of Michiru and Haruka’s relationship and another couple). There will also be a divergence to AU. You have been dutifully warned.
Italics means Thoughts.
Bold Italics means Emphasis on the word
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"AMI!" Came Nabiki's surprised response to the stranger in front of her.
It had been quite a long time since she had spent time with her cousin; it was amazing she had even recognised her. Ami wasn't hard to identify, since she looked a lot like Akane, except for being a bit slimmer and had a higher IQ level.
"Glad that you haven’t forgotten about me Nab-Chan." replied Ami who couldn't hide her smile at seeing her cousin. It had been a long time since she had visited and stayed with them.
In truth she loved spending time with Nabiki out of the three Tendo sisters. Kasumi was nice enough but she missed the mind games she and Nabiki would use to play. She also enjoyed some of Nabiki's dark humour, particularly towards Akane. While she and Akane resembled in looks, their personality was in a complete contrast. Akane was an epitome of Tomboyism while she was more Feminine. It also didn't help that they didn't share the same passions, interests or hobbies, leaving them with minimal things to talk about.
They gave each other a warm hug, before separating within arms length, still holding each other's hand and began to study each other. Nothing much changed between them. Nabiki did notice however that her cousin has a bit more muscle in her than the last time they had seen each other.
Perhaps she had also started working out?
Nabiki thought to herself as she studied her cousin. Nabiki's scrutiny was interrupted however when she noticed that her cousin was not alone.
Behind her she noticed two other girls, both very beautiful. One had long blonde hair and with weird pigtails resembling meatballs to her amusement on her head while wearing a very big, ambigous smile while the other, had long black raven hair who has apparently been studying her from quite sometime now, wearing a somewhat guarded smile.
Well this is interesting. Nabiki remarked to herself. Just by looking at the two people, she can already tell they were complete opposites. Differing in characteristics by just how they presented themselves and the way they currently behaved.
Ami noticed that Nabiki's attention was now tuned to the two figures behind her.
"OH! I'm sorry I completely forgot to introduce you!" Ami remarked as she then began to introduce her two friends.
"Nabiki, I'd like you to meet two friends of mine. This is Usagi Tsukino and Rei Hino. Usagi, Rei; I'd like you to meet my cousin Nabiki Tendo," Ami introduced.
Nabiki politely bowed as she greeted them. "It is nice to meet the both of you." She smiled to both of them.
Usagi couldn't contain her excitement as she began to bombard Nabiki with questions she had been questioning Ami earlier.
"It’s nice to meet you too Nabiki-san. Where is your companion? Ami told us you will be coming with your sister's fiancée? Why is your sister not with you? Why are you accompanied by your sister's fiance? Where…?" Usagi never finished her questions as Rei covered Usagi's mouth with her hands.
"Cool it Odango! For crying out loud don't freak her out!" Rei reprimanded before turning to Nabiki.
"I'm sorry about this, Usagi talks a lot when she gets excited. Please excuse her behaviour she doesn't know any better… OUCH! Usagi did you just bite my hand!" cried out Rei as she released the blonde and nursed her now injured hand.
"You deserve it you grouch! I couldn't breathe!" retorted Usagi. They are now glaring daggers at each other.
Ami just shook her head and gave Nabiki an apologetic look, while Nabiki just gave her a wry smile of amusement when they where interrupted by someone coughing.
"Ahem… uhm Nabiki?" came an uncertain voice.
All four girls now stared at a young man wearing a Chinese silk shirt and pigtail. He was carrying five bags, two one each hand and a back pack. Nabiki just gave him a smirk, while the other three girls gaped at his muscular arms.
"Everyone, I'd like you to meet my baby sister's fiancé, Saotome Ranma, Ranma I'd like you to meet my cousin Ami and her friends, Tsukino Usagi and Hino Rei." She introduced.
Ranma bowed at the girls. He couldn't take his eyes off Ami though. She was the spitting image of Akane! Well Ami looks slimmer and more feminine. Her hair was a different colour, the same could also be said with her eyes but if you had placed Akane beside her, the similarity was incredible! He didn't like how the other two girls were looking at him though. It reminded him of the various looks he gets from the girls at Nerima and his travels.
"He's so dreamy!" murmured Usagi to Rei who just shook her head.
"Earth to Usagi! You’re already spoken for, you know? Does the name Mamoru ring any bells?" Rei reminded her as she rolled her eyes.
"Well there's no harm in looking now is there?" Usagi replied back.
"It’s getting late, perhaps we should continue our conversation later?" asked Ami noticing the time.
"Yeah, I guess so. Ranma do you have all the bags?" asked Nabiki. Nabiki didn't bother to help Ranma, he'll ask for help when he needs to.
Ranma only nodded and followed the girls out of the platform. As they exited the bus station, they were surprised by the number screams not far from them.
"YOUMA!" yelled the people as they came scrambling through. Ranma let go of the bags he was holding and manage to grab one of the people running away.
"WHAT'S GOING ON?" Ranma demanded as he held the guy by his shoulders.
"YOUMA!" was all he said before dislodging himself from Ranma's grip and ran away.
Both Rei and Usagi nodded at each other and then turned to Ami.
"Take them out of here, well handle this." Rei whispered to Ami before running with Usagi towards the commotion.
"HEY WAIT COME BACK!" Ranma called out to the other girls
"We need to get out of here." Ami turned to Nabiki who only nodded in agreement.
Just as they began to get away from where the commotion originated, they heard a ferocious growl followed by numerous terrified screams.
"RUN!" both Ami and Ranma cried out in unison.
Then they saw it. The Youma.
It was huge!
It was around ten feet tall in height and was dragging its huge arms on the concrete ground, in the end of that arms were terrifying huge claws. Its body looked like it was a body of a gorilla and its head, its hideous head had huge red eyes, a massive mouth containing rows of gleaming sharp teeth and smoke coming out of it. The smell of sulphur was making it hard for them to breath as its blood red eyes scanned the discord it had created by its very presence. Then it growled once more before raising its gigantic claw of a hand, and then slammed it down on the concrete pavement, resounding into a blast sending pieces of concrete boulders towards the screaming crowd.
Unfortunately, during the blast Ami, Nabiki and Ranma were caught sending them flying forward. Ranma however hit a fountain, resulting him to change into his cursed girl form right in front of Ami surprising the girl.
Ami just sat there dumbfounded. Never had she seen anything remarkable before. Ami however was brought out of her shock when she heard a familiar scream.
NABIKI!
The Youma now towered over the Tendo girl. It only took a single leap for the monster to cover the distance between them. Ami tried to get up, but to no avail. Ami took quite a bit of the brunt of the blast. She could only see the monster lean forward at Nabiki as if studying her before gathering Nabiki up into his huge hand almost covering her. (Imagine King-Kong when he held that woman).
Nabiki didn't know how to react. At first she was having a wonderful reunion with her cousin, the next, there was a huge monster tearing down the street! She tried to swallow her indignation at being caught at such a mess.
WHERE THE HELL IS RANMA! She internally thought. She only had to look up in time to see the monster looking down at her. She did what any normal girl would do in faced in this situation. She screamed!
She felt the Youma's gigantic claw wrap around her as she just stayed still frozen in fear. Ok so the screaming didn't work as she didn't see anyone else come to her immediate rescue. There was also still no sign of Ranma.
There was always plan B… She thought.
She hated plan B but she had no other choice. Plan A always worked since Ranma always charges up to rescue to the damsel in distress, he was a sucker for that but it seemed he was delayed somehow, or maybe it’s because she wasn't Akane or his other Fiancées?
So she had no other choice. Making her decision, Nabiki opened her eyes. She was now face to face with the hideous Youma. She saw its gleaming sharp teeth. Plan B happened before she could call it. She fainted!
Ranma got the wind knocked out of him once he hit the fountain full force. As he hit the fountain, the burst of cold water triggered his curse, transforming his male form into his female form. She quickly recovered, being a trained martial artist and all. She quickly got up and was now in a crouching position, shaking her head to get rid of the sound of ringing from her ears.
She noticed at her side laid Nabiki's cousin, she looked quite shocked at her transformation. She didn't look too bad. In fact if she didn't know any better, she managed to withstand the awesome blast the Youma created by slamming its fists. For someone to have survived something like that, they would have to be practicians of the art.
She looked quite shock but in his inspection, Ranma suspected she'll be alright provided that she doesn't move for a while. Ranma's inspection of her however was interrupted by Nabiki's scream. She saw the monster take a single leap towards them and was now in front of Nabiki!
Ami watched in horror as she saw her cousin fell limply in the hands of the massive Youma. She struggled to get up but failed. She tried to get up once again and tried to ignore the sudden flare of pain that washed over her body. She needed to do something.
Anything to save her cousin!
Her silent prayers were answered when she saw a fireball hit the monster's back.
"It's about time." Ami sighed in relief.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" Warned the other girl with pigtails before stepping into view.
"HOW DARE YOU TERRORIZE INNOCENT CIVILIANS! IN BEHALF OF THE MOON,"
"AND ON BEHALF OF MARS." Joined the other girl.
"WE WILL RIGHT WRONGS AND TRIUMPTH OVER EVIL AND THAT MEANS YOU!" They both cried in unison.
The Youma roared once again in rage! It then braced itself back, before breathing out fire towards the two senshi. The two senshi quickly separated to avoid the attack. Ranma in the other hand took a chance and sprang into action; she took a chance while the Youma was distracted, she was going to rescue Nabiki.
Sailor Mars rolled over for cover when the Youma released its fire breath. She just got out in the nick of time. She checked on Sailor Moon who was taking cover behind a toppled taxi far across from her and was relieved to find that she seemed fine, for now.
Sailor Moon also managed to avoid the Youma's attack but just barely. Her attention went back to the Youma, where a young mysterious red headed girl tried to attack the distracted Youma.
"NO! STAY BACK!" Rei cried out as she saw the Youma, immediately turned around and swatted the red headed girl like she was a a mere fly. She saw its massive claws cut her across the chest!
Usagi also witnessed the red headed girl's brave attempt but for what? She scanned the Youma's right claw.
It was curled into a fist?
No it was holding something?
But what? Usagi pondered.
Rei had had enough. She had to defeat the monster and end this right now before more innocent people got hurt. She glanced over at Usagi who seemed to be too preoccupied studying the Youma. No time to waste, as she saw the Youma begin to move once again, most likely to release another attack or fire breath. She noticed that the Youma was holding something.
Probably a cloth or a weapon?
In any case she had to stop it. She began to pray and concentrated.
"MMAARRRSSS FFFIIIRRREEE……" She began, concentrating to create a much larger fireball to cast at the Youma.
Rei began to emit a very powerful red aura; it began to shimmer around her growing brighter and brighter as she concentrated.
Ami was right by Ranma's side at once, ignoring her own injuries as she checked on Ranma. Ranma slowly sat up as she placed her hand upon her injured chest. She felt intense pain emanate from her chest where she discovered the gash created by the Youma as she examined her hand now wet with her own blood. Then Ranma suddenly felt a great sense of power building up!
SHIMATTA!
Ami felt it too, the ki build up. She turned around and saw Rei concentrating and gathering massive energy. She had to stop Rei! If Rei was successful with her attack, not only will the Youma be destroyed but Nabiki as well!
"MARS NOOO!" Ami screamed at Rei. "THE YOUMA HAS NABIKI!"
Usagi heard Ami's desperate plea, but it was too late. Rei was too engrossed in building up her attack that she couldn't hear Ami's warnings! Usagi needed to act quickly.
"MOON TIARA…."
"IGNITE!" Rei opened her eyes and released the massive fire ball attack towards the monster.
"MAGIC!" Usagi cried out as she released her tiara which transformed into a magical frisbee.
Both Ranma and Ami froze as the massive fireball headed towards the Youma at almost lightning speed. There was no way the Youma will be able to move quick enough to avoid the attack. There they watched in horror as the Youma stood there, holding Nabiki in its claws as it whirled around to face the attack bracing itself.
There was brilliant flash of light, followed by the Youma's resounding ROAR!
Ami, Ranma, Rei and Usagi stared as they heard another scream emanate from where the Youma stood. They heard the distinct sound of Nabiki's scream accompanying the Youma's!
Back at Nerima...
Soun was in the dojo, playing a round of shoji with Genma.
He was trying to find a way to distract Genma, when he felt cold chills run down his spine. He immediately tensed, something was wrong. So very wrong. He felt the small hairs at the back of his head stand on its end.
He froze.
His skin immediately went cold and his stomach wrenched. Soun immediately stood up as if he was itching to do something but wasn't sure what. He heard his friend asked him what was wrong but he didn't answer him. Instead he heard something break from the kitchen. Followed by Kasumi's worried voice.
"OH MY!"
Nabiki very slowly regained her senses. All she saw were cloud dusts of ash, which resembled a thick fog.
She felt confined.
Restricted.
She also felt that she was somehow moving.
Where am I? She asked herself. She then remembered arriving at Juuban, meeting her cousin and the Youma.
The Youma!
She remembered the Youma taking hold of her!
She immediately struggled to get free. Judging from the movement and roars she heard, Ranma was doing his best to rescue her!
But was it Ranma?
She began to struggle free, only managing to get a little bit of her torso free as she felt herself slipped from the Youma's hold. The Youma's hold was slipping. She was glad as she continued to struggle to break free. It looked like it was distracted somehow. She continued her wriggling, trying to slip free. She then saw a flash of brilliant red light from her peripheral vision and stopped struggling.
She saw a massive fireball heading both her and the Youma's way!
She screamed as she felt the Youma's grip tighten around her, She can practically feel the heat of the fire ball as it came charging towards them while the Youma's grip tightened around her. She screamed once more, louder this time. Not because of the pain that she was experiencing but because of fear of the fiery inferno coming their way!
Kasumi was humming a song as she washed the dishes. She contemplated how the house seemed to be empty now that Nabiki and Ranma have left for Juuban. Though they have left just merely hours ago, the change was so hard to ignore.
There was no sound of sparring, since around about this time, Ranma would be either sparring with his father or was fighting words with Akane. The soft sound of clicking noises from Nabiki's room was also gone. It was quiet and peaceful in the Tendo home for once.
Akane was sleeping over her friend's house for tonight. The house seemed eerily quiet. The only sounds that occupied the Tendo home was the soft wind blowing, the sound of her father and Uncle Genma's game of shoji and the sound of water splashing as she washed the dishes.
There was a subtle shift in the air. She didn't know how but she managed to feel it. Her skin crawled with sudden coldness. Her heart began to beat harder and faster, her breathing quickened. Cold shivers ran down her spine as she felt goose bumps upon her skin. Something was wrong. Very wrong.
Her head ached. She closed her eyes trying to stop the ache she felt. She unconsciously began gripping the plate tightly which she held between her hands which she was currently washing.
She heard a scream.
A terrified scream.
She abruptly opened her eyes as she recognised the scream. Panic and fear filled her. She tightened her grip on the plate snapping it in half!
"OH MY!" she gasped.
She recognised the voice.
The source of the scream.
It was Nabiki's!
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Author's Notes:
Many would start to question why on earth Kasumi and Soun can feel Nabiki's fear. I know this since I received some questions about this the last time I posted this chapter. So I took the liberty of explaining it now rather than later...
The whole Sixth sense with Soun and Kasumi reasoning: Akane was a trained fighter than Nabiki, therefore they worry more about Nabiki than Akane, that's my logic anyways. Kasumi and Soun will feel a greater "maternal/paternal instinct" towards Nabiki since she is not a fighter and more vulnerable. Thus both people are able to sense Nabiki's peril..
Nabiki's Plan B: Nabiki's plan B if no one had gotten the little joke was to play possum or in other words play dead in the hopes that the Youma would release her if it didn't find her moving or just laying still. Unfortunately since Nabiki is not used to being up close and personal with such a dangerous situation coupled by the fact that she was actually held by a monster was just too much for her, so despite her brilliant plan, she had fainted. In a way she still did employ plan B. (winks)
So what happens now?What happened to the Youma?
More importantly what happened to Nabiki?
Will Ranma rescue her in time?Don't you just love cliff hangers?
So what did you think?
Please tune in next time for another exciting chapter of History repeats itself!
Ja Ne