Son Goku's Twin Brother

Ranma Fanfic by Seras4545

A/N: Wow. Thanks for the reviews you guys. Glad you liked it. Sorry 'bout the age error, I fixed most of it I think. Well, just so some people know, the pairing has NOT been decided yet. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do yet, but I assure you, It will definitely be a surprise.

Now that that is over, ON WITH THE SHOW!

Last Time On SGTB:

“Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Raditz, your big brother. You two are my little twin brothers!”

Brothers! How can this be? Ranma tried to deny it but he felt the ring of absolute truth in Raditz's voice. Ranma's world then came crashing down, his memories of the landing coming back suddenly, the lie that his life was revealed in full light...

Chapter 3: Death and What Is Beyond It.

Ranma shook his head. “Why should I believe you?”

Raditz laughed. “You know it is truth, I can see the recognition in your eyes. You remember now, your arrival on this pathetic mudball. Now, I have come to re-invite you two into the fold. All you have to do is complete your mission.”

Angered by the slight on his planet, Ranma took a fighting stance. “Our mission was to destroy all life on this planet, right? Well, you can forget it! I've saved this planet once already and I'm not about to let my efforts go to waste. The answer is no.”

Raditz merely took a leisurely pose. “Why is that, Ressan? You should be excited at the prospect of fighting. After all, you are a Saiyan. Conceived and born on the planet Vegeta.”

Goku shook his head. “I don't believe you.”

Krillin finally recovered from the blow he took. “Yeah, that's right. Why does Goku and Ranma live on Earth if They're from another planet?”

Raditz chuckled. “That's simple. We had some clients, who were in desperate need of a planet like this one. So those two were sent to get it ready for takeover. You see, we Saiyans or sort of like... planet brokers. We find planets that will bring a high price in the intergalactic market and send our warriors there to purge them of any life and make them ready for sale. We send adults to planets with warriors with high energy levels, but to planets with weaklings like this one, one of our babies is sufficient to carry out the order. These two were sent to clean up this planet, but they obviously forgot their mission.”

Only a baby is required to level an entire planets population? Impossible! But it still feels like he is telling the truth. But then, where is this supposed power I'm supposed to have? Ranma thought, his fists clenched in anger. He sorely wanted to put this so called 'brother' in his place.

“If what you say is true, then you Saiyans are an abomination! You're space pirates is what you are!” Krillin said, defiant even in the face of someone who obviously greatly outclassed him.

Bulma leaned down and hugged Gohan close to her. “How could you send little babies off into space to fend for themselves!”

Raditz's smile faded and was replaced with anger at their words. “That's enough! Don't make me mad!”

He turned to Ranma and Goku. “You two! With the help of the full moon you could have killed them all in only a few months, if only you had remembered!”

“What's a full moon got to do with it?” Goku asked, confused but not letting his guard down for even a second as he stood in protection of his friends and son behind him. Ranma edged closer to him and took up a defensive position as well, wanting to know the answer to this as well.

Raditz looked shocked, then hurriedly looked Ranma and Goku up and down, his horror growing. “What happened to your tails!”

Goku and Ranma looked at each other, then back at Raditz. “Our tails? Why?”

This seemed to make Raditz even angrier and more annoyed. “Just answer me, NOW!”

“It was removed for good a long time ago.”

Ranma looked at Goku. So, he had a tail too. Guess this isn't coincidence. We really are brothers. Though this Raditz gives me the creeps.

“I lost mine a while back. A priest had it removed for me. It always got in my way and screwed up my balance.” Ranma answered.

Raditz was becoming angrier by the second. “You fools. You know what you've done! Your true power is gone now!”

Ranma and Goku looked on in confusion.

“You've lost your ability to transform at the full moon. Now I see how you can be on good terms with these weaklings!”

Now Goku was becoming angry. “Look, this is my home and these are my friends!”

Ranma joined in. “Yeah. So bug off, you creep. It doesn't matter what you say we are! You don't act like any brother I would want. I'll accept that Goku is my brother, 'cause I remember him now, but I don't remember you at all. So, far as I'm concerned, you aren't my brother!”

Goku nodded his agreement to Ranma's outburst. “That's right! Our names are Goku and Ranma and we live here! Now leave us alone!”

Raditz smirked and started to chuckle evilly. “So, my baby brothers want to be left alone.” He said as he walked past them toward the house.

“Well, it's a pity. I can't allow it. Our Planet Vegeta met with an unfortunate accident. Three years ago a huge comet smashed into it, causing it to explode, wiping out everyone, the entire Saiyan race! Only six of us remain. You two included.” He smiled at Ranma and Goku, setting them even more on edge. He walked away from them a bit.

“You see, you two are quite valuable to us. In fact, we could use your help right now, brothers. We found a choice planet, one that will bring a premium rate, but the job requires a little extra man power. That's where you two come in.” He was suddenly in Ranma and Goku's faces. “Well, what do you think?” He said with a smirk.

“Are you excited? You should be!”

Ranma and Goku backed away from him and they could hear the whimpering of Gohan behind them. Ranma looked back and saw terror on the kid's face. Damn, he's scarin' the kid half to death. That's it, no more playin' around!

Goku seemed to have had it with the bully himself. “I've had enough!” Raditz seemed a little taken aback by Goku's sudden angry outburst, but his face soon resumed the look of one completely unconcerned. “The answer's no!”

Raditz continued to look at us as if he had found some new species of cockroach. “Interesting.”

Ranma noticed that his gaze was not focused on he and Goku, but was instead upon young Gohan.

Raditz smiled even more. “A tail. Now there's a true Saiyan.” His gaze refocused upon us and his smirk grew even wider. “Alright, I'll take the boy instead.”

Both Ranma and Goku interposed themselves between Raditz and Gohan. Ranma was extremely furious. He wants to take the kid from his family and subject him to who knows what kind of tortures! Not if I can help it.

Ranma took up a loose fighting stance, one that allowed him as much flexibility as possible. His power is off the chart for me, but he doesn't look very fast so I'm gonna have to rely on dodging his attacks.

Goku also took up a fighting stance, one that looked very aggressive to Ranma. “We'll see about that!”

Raditz smiled. “I can see the fire in your eyes, brothers. You should come with us! It'll be fun. You know you love to fight. It is in your blood!”

Ranma simply ignored him but this seemed to get to Goku somehow and he grew angrier.

“Now...” Raditz began to advance slowly, seeming sure and absolutely confident that he would come out the better if it came to fighting.

Ranma saw what he was doing, trying to get Goku's guard down and allow him closer to use the strength that Ranma could feel Radiating off him.

Ranma intercepted him and launched an uppercut into his chin. He was rewarded with a solid hit and a look of surprise on Raditz's face. Raditz staggered back, but Ranma was unable to follow up on his attack as his hand was beginning to throb with excruciating pain. Damn! This guy is a hell'uva lot tougher than even Ryouga! Hitting him is like trying to hit a wall of steel!

Raditz smiled at Ranma and then seemed to disappear. Ranma looked around but couldn't see him anywhere. What the... Suddenly Ranma felt the pain in his gut as Raditz reappeared before him, driving his fist into Ranma's stomach.

“Very good little brother, you actually might have bruised me. You've got to work on your speed a little though.”

Ranma sunk to the ground, his energy leaving him as the pain overwhelmed him and he labored to get breath into his lungs. He watched, helpless as Goku was also hit with the same technique.

He barely heard the Saiyan's words as he grabbed the kid and flew off.

As Ranma recovered, he cursed at himself for losing the fight so easily and letting his newfound friends down. Goku seemed to be recovering at the same rate as he was and was glad for it.

Ranma tapped some of his chi and accelerated his healing. He stood up fully and launched up into the air. “Don't worry Goku. I'll get your son back.”

Ranma flew off at a surprising speed, not hearing Goku's protests that they should take the guy on together. Roshi was dumbfounded, having witnessed a blow that folded Goku over so easily be shrugged off with little effort after some time by Ranma. Hmm... Well, that Raditz did say they were twins. Maybe Ranma has something up his sleeves.

Meanwhile, flying over the ocean toward the distant island his spacepod had landed on, Raditz shook his head, trying to clear the headache that Ranma's blow had caused. Damn, no one's hit me that hard since Vegeta got pissed at me. Ressan is much stronger then he appears. He could be trouble. Though I wonder how that could be, the tracker says that his power level is only 583, below Kakkaroto's even. Trying to clear his head again, he dismissed the anomaly, figuring his tracker must be on the fritz.

When his tracker indicated a large power following him he cursed, noticing that whoever it was was gaining on him quickly. He checked the power level and who it was from and nearly dropped the kid in his surprise. What! 897! How did Ressan recover that quickly and how did he get so much stronger!

He watched as the power level continued to increase until it plateaued at 1023. He cursed vehemently and tried to gain some space between him and Ressan so he could face him. He knocked the annoying kid out and dropped unceremoniously to the ground and flew up to meet his adversary. Got to end this quickly. He is close to my own power level of 1200 now. I need to be ready in case Kakkaroto arrives. No choice, I've got to kill him.

Ranma slowed his flight when he noticed that Raditz had stopped completely. He approached warily and but was unprepared for the flurry of blows that rained down on him. Not having expected his foe to attack him instantly, Ranma's strength began to flag.

Dammnit! I'm not gonna lose and fail again! I'm not gonna let this happen again! Ranma let out a great battle cry and felt his chi flare up around him, throwing Raditz back. He smiled as he noticed the look of surprise and shock on the Saiyan warrior's face. He flew in and took advantage of his opponents shock and started raining blows down on the man with increasing ferocity, exceeding the power and speed of even the Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken. With a last blow he sent the unlucky warrior down to eat the turf.

Raditz pulled himself out of his crater and looked up at Ranma with fury. “Alright, enough playing around, brat. Let me show you some true fighting power.” He pointed his index finger at Ranma and it began to glow red.

Ranma felt the build up of energy but was completely surprised when a thin lance of red light hit him straight in his left pectoral, piercing his chest and his heart, then exiting out his back. Ranma fell and hit the ground with a sickening thud. He felt his heart burst from within and saw the large stream of red flow out of the hole in his chest. Then his mind began to shut down and his vision began to darken. He watched helplessly as Raditz picked the form of Gohan up and left without a second glance, futilely trying to call out for him to wait, not realizing that he had already lost the control of his voice. Then his life flickered out like a flame on the wick of a candle in the wind.

“...Come on, proceed in an orderly fashion! You! Yes you, get back in line!”

Ranma opened his eyes to find himself standing on a narrow pathway suspended above golden clouds. He was surrounded by golden balls of light that proceeded to move along in a line and pushed him along with it.

Ranma looked around and saw little men with blue skin barking out orders with megaphones and keeping peace in the lines. Strange... Didn't I die? If so, then this must be heaven. Though it doesn't look anywhere near what I thought it would look like.

Strangely, Ranma felt no anger or sadness that he had died, in fact he felt slightly content. He walked along with the other spirits, only wondering vaguely why he still had a body while the others were formless balls. Eventually he came to the entrance of a huge building. Ranma marveled at the size of it, guessing that one could easily fit over ten Tendo compounds within and have room to spare.

When he got inside he was further surprised by the sight that greeted him. There was a gigantic wooden desk and chair with a humongous man with red skin, black hair, and horns seated at it with reading glasses and a book and pencil. Ranma watched as the soul at the front of the line left and flew along the right path and the giant wrote something in his book.

The next soul was dropped into a pit however and Ranma saw that the giant wrote much more down in his book for it. Ranma guessed correctly that this person was the judge for the dead, sending souls on to heaven or condemning them to hell.

As Ranma got closer he saw a man with green skin he hadn't noticed earlier standing near one of the legs of the desk. He had no time to speculate however as he was called before the giant.

“Next. Hmm... Ah yes, Ranma. We've been expecting you sometime or other.” He looked at the green skinned man who nodded his head. “Yes, well, I guess you should wait here then, along with Kami.”

Ranma was surprised. “What? Why? I'm dead aren't I?”

The green skinned man was angry instantly. “Ranma! You will show respect to King Yema. Now get over here and wait!”

Ranma, unusually calm and easy going, decided to wait and see what they had planned for him. So he left the line and walked over and stood next to Kami, feeling only a little awe knowing that he was THE Kami, god and guardian of earth. Next to the giant King Yema, Kami wasn't nearly as impressive.

So they waited for an indeterminable amount of time and finally Kami perked up as someone entered the building.

Ranma looked and to his surprise saw Goku walking in, looking as dazed and awed as Ranma felt.

When Goku came to the front of the line Kami explained the situation.

When Ranma heard of the two other Saiyans heading toward earth, he balled his fists up in helpless rage. Damn! Here I am, dead, along with Goku, two Saiyans stronger than Raditz on the way, and we can't even do anything about it!

“... So that's where we stand. I humbly ask that you allow Goku and Ranma to travel snake way and train under King Cai. With your permission of course. There is no hope for our planet if Goku and Ranma do not receive his training.”

Ranma was confused. “What do we have to train for? Aren't we dead? How would we be able to help the earth?”

At this Goku chuckled. “Well, Ranma, that's easy. Bulma and the others are probably already gathering the dragonballs. They'll simply wish us back.”

“Wish us back? Dragonballs? What are you talking about?” Ranma said, wondering if Goku had suffered permanent brain damage or something.

Seeing that his brother was confused, Goku elaborated. “Well, on earth there are seven crystalline balls about the size of your fist with stars on the inside. There are seven in all. When all seven are gathered from across the world, the dragon of earth can be summoned and he can grant you one wish, any wish at all. So, we can be brought back to life. The only problem is finding them.”

Ranma was a bit skeptical, but then again his life has always strange so he didn't disbelieve Goku. “Hey, wait, if you gather them all together to make the wish, why would finding them again be a problem?”

“That's the thing. Once the wish has been made, the seven dragonballs are scattered across the world and turn to stone and become useless rocks for an entire year. Hopefully though, Bulma and her dragon radar will let us get them shortly.”

Ranma nodded, his attention drawn back to Yema who had been reading over some files. Then Ranma made a connection and excitement and hope flooded through him.

“Umm... King Yema, sir?”

“Hmm?” King Yema raised his head and looked at Ranma.

“Well... Could you tell me what became of a girl named Akane Tendo, who should have passed through her a year ago?”

King Yema thought it over a bit then leaned back and lifted a volume out of a stack behind him. He began looking through it. Soon he found it.

“Ah, yes. Akane Tendo. She has quite a temper, she does. I decided to allow her to continue her martial arts training as she wished because of her record. She should be at King Cai's as well. I heard she is doing rather well.”

Hearing this news brought all kinds of relief to Ranma that he couldn't describe it.

King Yema continued to read. “Hmm... Yes, I believe that you two have enough of a good record to entitle you to special training by King Cai. Are you willing to risk the dangers and hardships of snake way though?”

Before either of them could say anything, Kami said that they would.

“Alright then, I'll allow you two to travel to King Cai and train under him. I'll call a guide for you, wait outside over there.”

Ranma and Goku walked toward the door on the left of Yema and thanked him.

“Oh, and Goku, Ranma.”

“Yes, King Yema.” Ranma and Goku chorused.

“Be careful not to fall off snake way. If you fall off, there's no coming back.”

“Yes, don't let snake way wear on your mind, be very careful.” Kami looked slightly worried.

“Right, will do. Bye now, see you in about a year.” Goku said as he and Ranma walked out the door and got into the car waiting for them.

They didn't say much on the way, letting the little blue guy in the front do all the talking. Every once in a while Goku would say something in response to a question, but Ranma remained silent. He thought constantly of Akane and what he would say to her when he arrived at King Cai's place.

Finally they reached the beginning of snake way. Ranma looked out and saw that the road disappeared in the distance. Goku was looking too.

“Wow, it's so long. Just how long is it anyway?”

“Oh, most say that it's a little over ten thousand miles.”

“TEN THOUSAND MILES!” Goku shouted. “If I had known it was that long I would have packed a lunch.”

Ranma chuckled, he had been thinking the same thing almost. They truly were alike in the way that twins were.

“c’mon, Ranma let’s go!” Goku said as he launched himself in the air. Ranma soon followed suit, leaving their guide gawking on the ground. They soared over the twists and turns, cutting off a huge amount of the time it would have taken them to run. After a few weeks of this however, Goku began to fly lower and lower and even Ranma was beginning to feel the strain on his body.

They landed on the road and caught their breath. “Gee, it’s much longer than I thought.” Goku said, panting.

“Yeah, that’s for sure. I wonder if we’re even half way yet.” Ranma was in slightly better condition, much to his surprise. “Well, might as well get going.” He said as he ran off, soon followed by Goku.

As they ran down the road, they shared stories of their childhood with each other and talked about their lives. Ranma was becoming more and more convinced of their relation to each other. He was then sure that they were twins when Ranma learned that they were the same age and even had the same birthday.

“Well, I guess Raditz wasn’t lying then. We really are brothers. Which means that he was our brother as well.” Ranma said with a disgusted look on his face.

“Don’t worry about it too much Ranma. Heck, I as much as disowned him on Kame island. I’m glad to have you as a brother though. You’re what I pictured what a brother would be like.”

Ranma smiled at his joyful brother, always full of cheer it seemed. “Thanks Goku. I’ve always wanted a brother too.”

They stopped talking, conserving their energy, and continued on their way, doing their best to stay as far from the edges as possible.

A few more weeks passed and Ranma began to notice that the path was getting even more convoluted and was gaining steeper hills and dips as well. By this time they had slowed down to a walk, their energy depleted. It seemed that their energy didn’t recover here. They needed time to sleep and eat.

Ranma then noticed something coming up from behind and noticed that there was a street sweeper coming up. He and Goku went to the sides of the road to let it by and the driver offered them a ride. They gratefully clambered up on the back and layed down to enjoy the ride. They quickly fell asleep.

The driver was amazed at how tired they were, as they had been sleeping for over a month. When he saw a steep twist in the road he thought about waking the two up, but then decided that it was better that he didn’t, seemed that they had worn themselves out greatly. He continued driving ahead and barely noticed as the vehicle began to tilt.

Suddenly Ranma was awakened when he noticed his balance changing abruptly. He looked over and saw they were on some kind of angled section and he and Goku were sliding off toward the edge. Refreshed from his nap, Ranma grabbed Goku and flew off the vehicle, noting that it seemed to have no difficulty staying level on the twisting path. Wow, that was kinda close. If we had fallen off there we would have been doomed.

He attempted to wake Goku but he was unresponsive, continuing to sleep deeply despite the fact that he was now dangling from Ranma’s arms. Ranma shook his head. “I’ve heard of deep sleepers before but this is ridiculous.” He said as he shifted Goku to a more comfortable position and flew in a straight line above the twisting road.

Ranma soon became tired and set Goku down on the road and tried once again to wake him to no avail. Ranma was becoming frustrated and decided that this called for desperate measures. He channeled ki into his hand and slapped Goku across the face, leaving a deep red mark.

Goku awoke with a start, instantly clapping his hand to his now bruised cheek. “Ow! That hurts. What’s up Ranma? What did you do that for?” He asked, still rubbing the sore spot.

Ranma gave Goku a glare. “I did it cause nothin’ else could wake you up. I’ve been carrying you around for a few hours now. Now let’s get going, I think we only have seven months left.”

Goku got up with a groan. “Wow. How do you know that Ranma? I can’t tell the difference in this place, it seems like it is always day here.”

Ranma smiled at the bleary eyed man. “Well, it comes of long practice. I often kept the time in mind when traveling with pops. It became kinda second nature to me to know how much time has passed. From what I can tell, we started traveling this road about five months ago.”

Goku nodded. “Better hurry then. I can’t wait till we get to King Cai’s place. I wonder what kind of training he plans for us?”

Ranma shrugged. He was anxious to get to King Cai’s as well, but for different reasons. He wanted to talk with Akane. Whether he liked it or not, he had discovered many things about himself after the Yakuza incident. Like how he saw Akane more as a sister to be protected rather than a potential fiancée and wife. He also learned that he had feelings for Nabiki, ones he never noticed before as he was too absorbed by his problems with Akane and the other fiancées and hadn’t noticed the little signs from Nabiki. The incident at Jusendo and then with the Yakuza had changed all that and had brought out feelings and thoughts that had been previously been hidden.

Ranma shook himself out of his memories as Goku called for him. He quickly caught up with his brother and they both launched into the sky and flew rapidly down the road. They barely even noticed the palace of the Serpent Lady as they flew by, deciding that they didn’t have time to wait. Ranma also had a distinctly bad feeling about the place, like it was hiding something that meant them harm.

More months passed and Ranma and Goku could be found working hard to overcome the extremely steep slopes and hills that the snake way had become. They were so steep that they were nearly impassable.

As Ranma came over the crest of one of the hills, with Goku a little ways behind him, he shouted in joy. There was the end of the snake way, just a little further. Ranma’s excitement lent him extra energy and he practically flew down to the ending, with Goku following close after, excited too now that he had noticed what had made Ranma s joyful.

When they reached the end however, their smiles of joy were replaced with looks of disbelief. There were golden clouds everywhere, as far as the eye could see. No sign of a dwelling could be seen.

“Ah man, is this some kind of bad joke?” Goku groaned as he looked about. “Nothing, nothing here at all.”

After what Ranma had seen and been through however told him that where they needed to go was in plain sight. He looked around and then over the edge. Nothing. Then he looked up and gaped in surprise. There, floating above the clouds, was a small planet. Whoa, how in the hell did a PLANET get here? Ranma wondered as he tapped Goku's shoulder and pointed to it.

Goku looked up and his face lit up with joy and anticipation. “That's it! He must live on that tiny little planet!” And, without any caution or further to do, he jumped up and toward the planet. Ranma followed suit, though he felt that it was a bad idea to just jump at the planet haphazardly.

Ranma's feeling turned out to be right as the planet's small yet powerful gravity field grabbed hold of them both and they plummeted to the ground, creating two man shaped depressions in the surprisingly soft turf.

Ranma attempted to get up and succeeded, though very slowly. Goku fared just as well as he, groaning with the effort of lifting the weight of their own bodies.

“This is nuts! How can someone live in a place with so much gravity!” Goku shouted as the weight of his body bore him back down to the ground. Ranma tended to agree with him, but found that he didn't seem to have as much trouble as his brother. He helped Goku back up and they started toward the house that was the apparent residence of King Cai.

Suddenly a smell wafted over to Ranma and Goku and both turned to see a tree bearing seemingly rich and plentiful fruit.

Both Goku's and Ranma's stomachs growled and they grinned at each other. “Well, first thing's first!” Goku said, heading toward the tree with Ranma following behind. I seem to be always following Goku, he is so impulsive. Before I can even decide what to do he just goes and does it. Oh well. Ranma shrugged at the thought, seeing as how so far Goku's impulsive but likable nature had not led them astray yet.

They struggled to reach the tree and when they finally did, Goku immediately began to climb it. Ranma watched as he struggled and then stopped only a couple feet up. Then he suddenly lost his grip and fell down on his ass, hard. Ranma could hardly contain his mirth and when Goku just lay down with a heavy thump, he couldn't help himself as he burst into laughter.

Goku looked slightly irritated but then began to join in as he saw the humor. Then he noticed a monkey standing behind Ranma. “Oh, goodness gracious, are you King Cai?” Goku asked and Ranma turned to see the monkey. Ranma shook his head as the monkey jumped up and down. “No, Goku, I don't think that is King Cai.”

As if not hearing Ranma Goku stood up and bowed to the monkey. “Uh, excuse me King Cai, my name is Goku. I'd like to train under you if you'll accept me.” As if upset at being ignored, his stomach growled even louder and Goku smiled apologetically and chuckled weakly. “Sir, could I have some fruit before we start?”

Ranma stared at his brother. What, has that fall jarred his wits? That thing is a monkey for kami sakes! It doesn't even seem to know how to communicate with us!

The monkey jumped up and down and then quickly climbed into the tree, seemingly unaffected by the gravity. The monkey grabbed one of the fruits and Goku got ready to catch it as the monkey dropped it. What Goku hadn't counted on is the fruits mass and acceleration. It quickly gained speed and Goku pulled back his hands quickly and the fruit tore a hole through the ground.

Goku looked at the hole in amazement. “Wow, Sir Isaac Newton would never have lived to tell about it if one of those hit him!” Ranma chuckled at this, not having expected such a knowledgeable joke form Goku, whose innocent and simple face tricked one into thinking he wasn't very smart.

Goku looked up. “Hey, King Cai, would you mind throwing another two down? One for me and one for Ranma? I promise I'll catch it this time.” The monkey picked another two fruit and both Goku and Ranma got ready. The monkey dropped them at the same time and Ranma caught his easily, wondering at the weight of the fruit. He heard struggling next to him and saw that Goku struggled with his fruit to bring it out of the hole his hands had made. Ranma wondered why he was having such an easy time holding his while Goku struggled merely to pick it up. Then it dawned on him that he was actually stronger than Goku right now.

Now that Ranma thought about it, as he walked around and ate the fruit, the gravity seemed to have less and less effect on him. He walked away from his brother and the monkey, deciding to explore the place that they would be spending the next few months on. His exploration did not take long, as the planet seemed to be quite tiny. He approached the house and then turned to watch his brother's antics as he followed the monkey as it cavorted around with it's arms in the air, copying it move for move.

So intent on his brother's foolishness was he that he did not hear the person sneak up behind him. “What is your friend doing? He's acting very foolish you know.”

Ranma stiffened as he heard the voice, with it's familiar lilt and tone. He slowly turned to face the woman standing behind him, for woman she was, a girl no longer. Her hair was long, reaching down to the middle of her back, and she wore tight fitting blue shorts and a white shirt with a symbol on it.

The woman smiled widely at him. “Hi Ranma. Long time no see.”

Ranma stared at her, at the woman that Akane had become, and emotions surged through his mind. His mind was quickly overwhelmed and he passed out. Before he lost consciousness however he knew that his feeling had finally settled on overjoyed. He was also sadly aware that of all the emotions that had assaulted him, love was not one of them. Then darkness claimed him...

A/N: Whew, sorry guys. School kills free time and I had to think about this section quite a bit. All I can say right now is that I have several surprises planned throughout this story. Oh, and as soon as I get all my stories up to chapter six, I will be starting others before I forget about them. Don't worry though, as I will try my best to update as much as I possibly can. I will be working on TDW chapter six after this, so keep your hopes up readers. Please Review BTW, it helps, it really does. Also, for those of you who know, how do you toggle anonymous reviews? I can't see any option that will allow me to accept them.

Thanks for Reading!

Seras Out. Till Next Time!