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Chapter 2 – Ranma’s Long Weekend: Saturday

Sailor Angerona was going to be my Sailor Senshi name. My cat self had known the name and whispered it to me, so I had used it. Later I found out what the name meant. Angerona is the Roman goddess of secrets and apparently she was even entrusted with the secret name of Rome itself. As far as I know no one has ever learned that name so she must have been good at keeping secrets. I don’t know why my cat self knew the name, but it fit me and my new situation like a glove. I was going to be keeping secrets from almost everyone that I came into contact with. Angerona is my Senshi name and I hope I can stay true to her creed.

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Nabiki was sitting at the Furinkan High School field waiting for her contact. She didn’t know who it was, but she definitely wanted to find out more about the girl who contacted her and about Ranma’s new cure. She sighed as she thought about the young Saotome boy. He had come home yesterday crowing about how he was never going to be a girl again. He went on and on about it until her father and Genma had started the discussions about marriage. Then as always he put his foot in his mouth and was hammered by Akane. Peace and quiet reigned in the Tendo house for the rest of the night. Nabiki sighed again thought to herself, 'Hmm, I have some pictures of Ranma-Chan left they should last for a short while and Ranma himself is still around so that won’t take away the betting pool.'

Nabiki made some quick calculations in her head and continued her thought process. The Tendo finances are just fine with mom’s insurance, but without those Female Ranma shots I won’t be able to get myself a new computer and if things really tank, I’ll have to start wearing hand-me-downs again. Otherwise, I’ll have to dip into my college savings fund and there is no way I’m going to be doing that.

Anger came into Nabiki’s demeanor as she voiced her final thoughts speaking out loud and mimicking her father’s voice, “I’m sure you two understand our finances just can’t cover the three of you. Akane is the heir to the Dojo and so she needs to go to college. She is the one who will go to college and take education classes so that she can become an appropriate teacher. Besides, Kasumi will make a great wife and I’m sure you will be able to get a scholarship with your grades Nabiki.”

“Is that really what happened?” Nabiki jumped in surprise, and turning towards the voice she saw Ranma–the girl Ranma–standing right next to her. Then the Tendo girl did a double take as she realized that the girl next to her had pointed red and black cat ears on the top of her head.

“Oh, I guess it would be disconcerting.” Ranma twitched the ears where Nabiki was now staring and slicked them back. “I’ll have to talk to Neherenia and see if we can’t disguise that somehow. I don’t think having everyone pay attention to my ears will help their plans.”

Nabiki regained her composure and said, “Ranma is that you?”

“Now there’s the million yen question. The answer is more complex than one might think. After all I am Ranma, just not exactly Ranma Saotome.”

“Okay, why don’t you just start from the beginning?”

Ranma smiled a bit and then sighed. “To be honest I probably would have done something like that yesterday, but now I’m not so sure. I don’t think I have enough money to secure your services, but I do remember that you have a penchant for information. It carries a price right?”

Nabiki snorted, “That’s not the Ranma I know speaking.”

“Yeah, well I always was a fast learner once my life was on the line. Look why don’t I tell you what I know and you agree to help me?”

A predatory smile came to Nabiki’s features as she said, “That’s just too much of a carte’ blanche’ deal for me and I don’t even know how much your information will end up being worth. I’ll need more than the information.”

“Is that right?” The cat girl had her hair starting to rise and then stopped herself as she remembered what she had overheard in Nabiki’s mimicked conversation with herself. “You will need pictures and you could use my help as well right?”

The smile on Nabiki’s face grew and she said, “You do learn fast don’t you?” She thought, 'Amazingly fast! Maybe if I had known how bright you could be, I might have taken you for myself.'

Nabiki squelched that thought process and Ranma almost preened at her compliment.

“I tell you what Ranma-chan. Why don’t you agree to help me with pictures and other tasks and I will help you. We’ll call it a temporary business arrangement and try it out for a week. If either of us is not satisfied we end the deal. That way we'll probably be no worse off.”

“Yeah, but I can only help you as much as my contract will allow and any pictures are subject to my veto.”

Nabiki held out her hand and they shook saying in concert, “It’s a deal.”

Ranma related her experiences and when she was done Nabiki said, “So you came to me first hoping I could help you with the contract. Well I'm not sure yet. When I’ll write down what you could remember of the contract and I'll see if I can work on that wording, but it would be much more useful if I had the contract in front of me. I don't suppose you could get a copy or even take the original?”

“I’d have to get rather close to Wiseman to get that contract and I doubt he trusts me.”

“Well that could be a problem. I guess I’ll just have to work with what we have for now. What about Ranma Saotome?”

“Are you asking about my other self? The person who basically stole my manhood from me forever and helped to make me what I am?” A feral gleam was in Ranma’s eyes.

Nabiki shivered and said, “I guess the answer to that question would be, yes.”

“According to contract Ranma Saotome is immune to all past and future curses so I doubt I can be fixed and made whole again. So I think I will follow through on my orders. I will make sure he is not a threat to the Black Moon Family.”

Nabiki blanched. “No, I won’t kill him. I was thinking that I would make sure that he continued to be surrounded by chaos, and that his challenges did not stop because his curses were gone. I think we can make sure he is very busy handling multiple problems here in Nerima; problems that you will gain profits on.”

“I think I like that idea.” Nabiki smiled at the thought of the profits.

“Good, because I want to make his life hell and I’d like to have something started soon. Hopefully we can create some things that are somewhat self sustaining, because I will have to be in school in Juuban at the same time. I need to find these sailor Girls and fight against their enemies with the hope that they will trust me after that.”

“Who in their right minds would just trust someone because they helped you win a fight?” Nabiki scoffed. Meanwhile in Juuban a blonde haired girl with twin ondangos sneezed.

“I don’t know, but those are my current orders so I’m sticking with them for now. Besides it will give me some time in the evenings to contact you and discuss our plans and strategies.”

“Alright, what is next?”

“I want to talk to Neherenia about my ears. I’ll give you a call sometime after that and hopefully one of us will have an idea or plan.”

“Wait! What about your fiancées?” Nabiki questioned.

“I don’t know.”

Nabiki thought for a moment and said, “You know Ranma I think I have the beginnings of a plan that might be able to make some money off your fiancées and start something for Monday. All you have to do is show up here on Sunday.”

“Alright Nabiki I will trust you on this. I’ll call you early tomorrow and you’ll tell me the details.”

“Right, then we can arrange a small photo shoot.” Nabiki called out to the retreating blur that she now thought of as Ranma-Neko.

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Ranma was shopping in Juuban looking for clothing that would suit her new form when the red cat form of Neherenia came to her and said, “There you are. I’ve been looking for you.”

“Well, I’ve been busy.”

The cat examined her and said, “Really? Then why haven’t you bought anything?”

“You know what it’s not easy buying clothes when the money is coming from your eating expenses.” She checked her wallet and continued, “I can get two inexpensive outfits and still eat with this money, but I need to find a place that has something that is not too girly and has the prices I’m looking for okay?”

Neherenia accepted the explanation and said, “Fine, but you’ll have to finish your discount shopping later because right now Sailor Angerona’s presence is required.”

Ranma ducked into an alleyway and transformed. The dark senshi came back out and said, “Alright where do I need to be?”

“Beruche created a Daimon at the cosmetic store over there and we think the sailors might stumble on to it. Your job is to help them fight the Daimon, while I stop any backup from arriving.”

Ranma stared at the little red cat and said, “You’re going to stop the backup?”

Neherenia rolled her eyes and transformed into her human self. “Yes, I am do you have a problem with that?”

“No, not a one I’ll watch the store while you do your thing.” Sailor Angerona walked over to the store and waited.

It was not long until Ranma watched a blonde haired girl with twin odango enter the cosmetic store. The blonde haired girl was crying and then spoke to the lady at the counter. The two got into a heated argument and then the shop girl put on a lot of make up and transformed into a green haired daimon.

Ranma watched and said, “What the hell? Why didn’t she just let the girl leave?”

Ranma continued to watch the unfolding scene as the blonde haired girl shouted out, “Moon crystal power make up!" and became sailor moon. Sailor Moon pulled away and then instead of pressing her opportunity to attack she said, "For love and justice, I am the sailor suited beautiful fighter Sailor Moon. Trying to forcefully sell cosmetics to girls who want to be liked by boys. I won't forgive you. I'll punish you for the moon!"

Ranma rolled her eyes and thought, Now isn’t the time for talking; you should look at the enemy you idiot. Making speeches just gets you attacked.

Ranma’s thought was prescient and she watched the daimon attack Sailor Moon, saying “I must kill anyone who finds out our plan to destroy Crystal Tokyo! Now, put on thick make up!" The daimon missed and then chased Sailor Moon around the store flinging more and more makeup all over the store.

Ranma groaned and said, “I guess this is my cue.” She leisurely walked into the store and punched the daimon with all of her strength. The power of Nemesis added itself to her punch and the green haired creature went flying into and then through a wall. It started to get back up, but. Ranma just ran over to it and without thinking unsheathed her Neko-Ken powered claws and proceeded to slice its head off. After that it turned into a pile of sand.

Sailor Moon stared at the new Senshi and said, “Who are you?”

Ranma put on her friendliest smile. “I am called Sailor Angerona. I’m here to help you.”

Sailor Moon nodded and said, “Thank you. You didn’t happen to see a tuxedo clad boy as you came in did you?”

“No, should I have?”

Sailor Moon shook her head sadly and said, “I guess not.” Then she held out her hand and said, “Do you want to be friends?”

Ranma kept up her friendly smile and shook Sailor Moon’s hand. “Yes I would indeed.”

Ranma decided not to press her luck on the first encounter and said, “I’m sorry, but I must be going now. Perhaps we can meet some other time and speak about the daimon threat within the city?”

“I would like that.” Ranma listened to that mentally groaned at how naïve the girl was and then left using her highest speed. To Sailor Moon it seemed as if she had teleported away.

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Ranma was back in her normal cat girl guise and walking back to her apartment when she saw Neherenia attacking someone. She was clawing and scratching and biting some guy wearing a tuxedo. She was thrown to the ground and then the Tuxedo clad boy was able to pull out a rose and threw it into her paw pinning the red cat to the ground. Ranma was confused by the unorthodox weapon, but quickly ran to assist Neherenia. At Ranma’s arrival the Tuxedo clad boy was already running off. Ranma kneeled next to her cat advisor and pulled the rose out of her paw. “So what was that about?”

“I was making sure that backup didn't arrive to spoil your heroics.” Ranma examined her wound and noticed that it was already healing as he looked on.

“Alright, I guess you can handle yourself, but what is with the guy in the tuxedo?”

“The guy in the tuxedo is called Tuxedo Mask and he is always saving Sailor Moon and helping the senshi. Perhaps you could help our cause a bit more by killing him the next time you see him alone or fighting me.”

Ranma backed up and said, “Wouldn't that blow my cover with these people?”

Neherenia sighed and said, “I suppose so.” She stood up checked her paw and tested its weight on the ground and then sauntered off saying, “Alright finish your shopping and come back home.”

Ranma yelled to Neherenia retreating form “Hey wait before you go could you tell me how to hide these ears?”

“No clue. You are the first Senshi of Nemesis so no one knows how your powers might work” The cat called back and then she turned a corner and was gone.

“That's just great!” Ranma fumed to herself and then transformed again. Once she was Sailor Angerona again she started to test the power that she was drawing from Nemesis. She summoned it up in her hands and felt the power it was dark, primal and chaotic. She used it to power a jump and sent herself flying high up into the air well beyond her normal jumping height. With only a few more jumps Ranma sent herself out of the city and into the surrounding countryside.

In the countryside Ranma practiced using the power of Nemesis. The dark power called to her feline self and increased her strength, endurance, agility and feline senses to much greater levels. She gathered the energy in her hands without any emotions of her own and then sent it out to crash into trees and boulders destroying them utterly.

After she was done flinging blasts and enhancing her self she sat in the middle of a clearing and concentrated on the power. It came into her hands easily and whispered to her soul. It spoke of freedom and chaos. It spoke of great heights of power that she could attain. It spoke of ending the contract and regaining her manhood. All of it and more might be hers if she could understand and fully wield all the powers of Nemesis.

Ranma jumped back into the city and then allowed the energy to dissipate and transform her back into a civilian guise, but this time she kept hold of a small amount of the power. The power solidified in her hands creating a black baseball hat that she placed on her head covering her feline ears.

With that she walked out of an alleyway just in time to hear two men say, “Give us the purse girly, and no one gets hurt!”

Ranma looked towards the voice in the street and saw two thugs standing very close to what appeared to be a young brown haired girl about to be assaulted. She ran towards the scene as fast as she could, but the small girl postured with a coin in her hands and then yelled out, “Happo Five Yen Setsu!”

Ranma arrived at the scene, but the battle was over before it started the girl drained her attackers of their battle aura and left them lying on the ground while she grew a couple of feet and became a buxom brown haired woman.

Ranma’s eyes lit up with some true amazement as well as some false sincerity as she came closer and spoke. “Whoa that was so cool! Who are you?”

The buxom woman smiled at Ranma and said, “I am Hinako Ninomiya I am a high school teacher in the Shibuya ward and my specialty is taking care of delinquents like these.”

Ranma bowed and said, “Honored to meet you sensei.”

Hinako smiled at the young girl in front of her and said, “It is good to see that some young people know their manners and are not delinquents. However you should think more towards your attire young lady it is not very acceptable at all.”

Ranma growled under her breath, but still spoke kindly towards the teacher. “I’m Ranma Hitoshirenu a young martial artist and so when I am not wearing my uniform I like to wear something loose and easy to maneuver in. I’ll look for something more appropriate very soon, but perhaps you could tell me about that move you used?”

Hinako smiled again and said, “I’m sorry, but it is not possible to teach it.”

“I understand.” After speaking these words Ranma bowed and said, “I’m sorry sensei, but I must be getting home to study. I do hope to see you again sometime.”

Hinako waved to the departing girl and said, “I hope so as well young Ranma. Study hard.”

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Ranma decided to buy some black denim jeans and black t-shirts at a discount store to match her baseball cap. After she was finished with that she purchased some food and returned to her apartment.

At the apartment she was greeted by Neherenia who said with annoyance, “How long does it take to shop anyway?”

Ranma just pulled out a tin of tuna and opened it saying, “I needed to get some groceries too okay. Besides I got you this tuna, so stop complaining.” Neherenia couldn’t help herself and dug into the tuna with gusto while Ranma proceeded to open another can and do exactly the same thing. When they were done eating Neherenia sat Ranma down in the living room.

The red cat looked up at her charge and said, “I know where you went today. You were in Nerima. The fact that you did not contact Ranma Saotome tells me that whatever you were doing there may have been in the best interests of the Black Moon Family, but I can not be sure.”

Ranma sat back and calmed her panic using the soul of ice as she said, “Look, I just want a bit of revenge. I was in Nerima talking to someone who can help me with that okay?”

Neherenia smiled and said, “Yes, that is acceptable, but you must continue to keep me informed of you actions. I am a member of the Black Moon family just as you are and we are both beholden to the Wiseman. My mission here is to make sure that you follow his orders.” Ranma was about to interrupt when Neherenia stopped her with a claw and said conspiratorially, “Before you continue listen to me. I will tell you my story and then we can discuss what I want, what I am allowed to do, and what you will be able to do to help us both.”

Ranma nodded and listened as Neherenia began her tale. “Long ago there was a Moon Kingdom that ruled over the solar system. Its ruler was a beautiful queen named Serenity. Queen Serenity had eternal youth and beauty due to an artifact called the Ginzuishou, while another queen named Neherenia was young and pretty, but doomed to grow old and die.

“Over the years of watching Serenity and her eternal youth and beauty I grew jealous and angry at her selfishness. Why could I not have the same eternal youth and beauty that she had why must I be doomed to grow old and die?

“I grew older and less beautiful as I studied the ways of magic and power to try to make myself stay young forever, but nothing worked. So, I decided to go to Queen Serenity and ask for her help. I arrived at the celebration of her daughter’s birth and asked her to share her power with me and help me to be young and beautiful forever like she was. She denied my request out of petty jealousy, knowing that if I had my full youth and beauty returned I would forever be prettier than she. So, she used the power of the crescent Moon Wand to seal me inside a dark mirror world. As my last act I used my own magic to cast a curse on the selfish Serenity and her daughter. I cursed the Moon Kingdom so that it would fall and the young princess would never inherit her throne.

“My curse was successful and over one thousand years later I was freed from my imprisonment with the help of a quartet from an Amazon tribe. In gratitude for freeing me I used my magical powers to make magical balls which would give them great powers in return for their service.

“Seeing the world I had arrived in filled with evil and corruption as well as my anger at my imprisonment and even perhaps remembering my former kingdom with fondness made me decide to try and rule the world.

“I determined that the best way to rule the world would be to find an artifact called the Golden Crystal. I sent my Amazon quartet to find it by capturing a creature called Pegasus or Elios. When they did so they were attacked by Queen Serenity’s daughter, Sailor Moon, and her allies. Sailor Moon possessed the Ginzuishou and with its power she defeated the Amazons and brainwash them into betraying me.

“I found the Golden Crystal, but the Amazons secretly switched it with a fake and gave the real thing to Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon used the Golden crystal to destroy the amazons and all the allies I had left. After that, Sailor Moon and her assistant, called Chibi-moon, attacked me at my base of operations. They sealed me into the dark mirror again and I was only freed after Wiseman came to me and made me sign a contract much like the one that you signed. It made me forever enslaved by and a part of the Black Moon family.”

Neherenia finished her story and Ranma wondered how much of it was true. Still the red haired girl looked at her cat and said, “So what does this have to do with me?”

“Wiseman brought me back in time with the Black Moon family to a time before I was freed and fought against Sailor Moon and her Senshi, but I have very little leeway in what I am allowed to do. My orders are to stay here in Juuban and collect information on the senshi and use that knowledge and the knowledge of Black Moon Family’s plots to help you join the Senshi. Once that is accomplished I am to help you find the location of the Ginzuishou and betray the Senshi.

“I have some very little leeway in this contract and it is all through you Ranma. I have been given the power to tell a falsehood when it is told and have been given the ability to know exactly where you are. That means I can let you go anywhere and do almost anything you like as long as you report back to me honestly.

Neherenia jumped up and stared directly into Ranma’s eyes as she said, “That gives you enough leeway to do more than one thing at a time. You can join the Senshi, betray the Senshi, have revenge on Ranma Saotome, and find a way out of the contract freeing us both.”

Ranma smiled and then said, “Wait, don’t I have to tell you the truth about what I’m doing?”

“You have to answer all of my questions honestly Ranma. That doesn’t mean I have to ask you every question or that you can’t neglect to inform me about something.” Just as she finished that statement Neherenia stood stock still and turned almost white as she said, “Yes, I understand Wiseman. I will inform her immediately and will report to you after that.”

“What was that?”

“Not now.” Neherenia silenced Ranma with another claw and said, “I am to tell you about the Black Moon family when I return, but in the meantime, I am to inform you that there will be another daimon attack tomorrow. It will occur just after lunch near the Crown Arcade and Sailor Angerona is to be there and stop it.”

When Neherenia was finished speaking the small red cat was teleported away and Ranma went to the phone. She dialed the number and Kasumi answered the line. Ranma said, “Nabiki please. Thank you.”

When Nabiki got on the phone Ranma said, “Hey Nabs. I think I can be there tomorrow morning or maybe after one o’clock–which works better?” Then she nodded and continued, “One huh? Alright I’ll be there.”

She listened again and said, “Yeah, all right I'll stay for a small modeling session I guess. Now I have an idea about Ranma Saotome. I met this teacher today, and her name is Hinako Ninomiya. She is apparently able to crack down on problem students using a very interesting Martial Arts technique. Why not tell Principal Kunou about her; I’d bet that the old geezer could be persuaded to bring her into the school to take care of his least favorite student.”

Ranma smiled and said, “Good. I’m glad you like the idea because you should bet that Hinako wins the first fight against Ranma at the very least, okay? We can split the profits if I’m right.”

Ranma laughed and said, “No that’s too much, how about you keep say 70 from the fight profits and 50 from the pictures. After all, you’re going to have to do most of the fight stuff in person.”

Ranma listened again and then said, “Yeah I know you said that before maybe thinking about what you’ve done in the past has made me a better negotiator or somethin’ and of course I’m a good partner after all I am the best. Now I gotta go and get some sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day.”