A Simple Wish Version 3.1.1 Final Copy

by Shaun Garin

Sailor Moon is owned by Naoko Takeuchi.
Ranma 1/2 is owned by Rumiko Takahashi.
Tenchi Muyo! is owned by Masaki Kajishima.
Legend of Zelda : Orcania of Time is owned by
Nintendo.

Synops of the last one is quite spotty at best.
Don�t try to even understand this series now
since it�s becoming really warped.

I�d advise you all to read this one from the
beginning. For some stupid reason, after the
sixth chapter was written, I started to flip
out and wrote some really crazy stuff.

Maybe I was writing while half asleep....

Or it could be due to the fact that I wrote while
drinking several cans of ginger ale.

Shaun Garin
2/10/99


A Simple Wish Version 3.1.1 Final Copy

by Shaun Garin


Chapter 8 : Crystal Destiny

I fell.

Really. I fell in a vortex of energy that appeared
under my feet when the Shoganzord exploded.
My first thought was, Whoa, psychedelic 60�s.

Soon, the vortex opened below my flight path and
soon, I dropped out into a pool of water. Damn.

A slender hand reached out and pulled me out of
the filthy water of what I now recognized as a public
fountain. I looked up, blinking the water from my
eyes. Above me stood a cute red head. I froze.
�Hikaru?�

She stared at me like I was the plague. �Who? I�m
Ranma.�

�Oh. Um, never mind. Thanks for helping me out
of the fountain.� I stood up, a few inches higher
than the famous Ranma Saotome. But I think that
was due to the fact I stood in a raised fountain. 
�What�s the date?�

�What? Well its November 22 1998. Why?�

I cursed long, imaginatively and loud in English
and any other dialect I could think of off hand.
Ranma raised an eyebrow as I continued my tirade.
�Uh, I think that�s enough,� he said, grinning.

I laughed nervously and scratched the back of my
head. �Um, sorry.�

Ranma looked me over. �I think you need some
dry clothes miss...?�

�Uh...Zelda.� I kicked myself. Stupid Baka idiot
moron! That�s not a real name!

�Zelda? Not a bad name. Come on, you probably
can find some clothing while those ones dry.� She
grabbed my hand and hauled me along, drawing
stares from the passerby�s.

***

�Ranma!� Nadoka scolded. �You�re all wet again!�

�Sorry mom but it was the old letch. He never gives
up.�

�And who is this?� the matriarch of the Saotome
family asked me.

�Um, I�m Zelda. Ranma here offered me something
to wear while these ones dry.� I shrugged sheepishly.
Nadoka on the other hand lit up at the prospect of
a new girl around the house. That only, in her mind,
accented his manliness.

***

�Here, you can wear this.� Akane gave me a set of
clothes, composing of a silver shirt, not unlike a
plug suit, and jeans which were extra baggy. I blushed
and said, �Um, if it isn�t a bother, I like wearing
men�s clothing.� She gave me a accusing glare. �Uh,
I sort of like looking like a guy. It�s sort of natural for
me.� She doesn�t know HOW natural it is, I thought.

�I guess I can find a men�s pair of slacks and dress
shirt.� she paused at the door. �You still wear a bra,
don�t you?�

�On occasion.�

Akane wasted no time and left. She soon returned
with the clothing, handing me my dry boxers that
I wore. �Thanks.�

***

Nadoka eyed the girl with a critical eye. �Are you
sure you like wearing men�s clothing?� she asked.
�we do have a lot of clothes for young women.�

I flinched slightly. �Well, I don�t really need it
but I sort of like wearing this type of clothing.
Besides, I like dress shirts and other things. And
to top it all off, I�m a ways away from home.�

�Where do you live?� Ranma asked, still a girl to
try not to upset the newcomer. A little late for 
that.

�Um, Canada. I was here for a while but I missed
my flight. I�m staying with my girlfriend up near
Nekomi Tech.�

Jaws dropped. Shit, bad choice for words.

�Um...I didn�t know you were like that,� Akane
stammered, �I guess now we know.� A healthy
blush crept up her face.

Ranma leaned back, the concept of having
someone like THAT, under the Tendo roof. Soun
soon spoke up. �Well, since Nekomi Tech is a
ways away, you can stay here for a while.�

�Thank you sir,� I said.

***

�Tell me again why I�m going to school with you
guys?�

Ranma grimaced. �I don�t like it either. But Mr.
Tendo said we had to watch you for a few days
until you have enough bus fare. Oh, by the way,
sorry if I startled you about my real shape.�

I grinned lopsidedly. �I guess it shocked me slightly.�

As we reached Furinkian High, enter one eloquent
poetry spouting idiot.

�Hark!� But before he could continue, I raised my
arm and he slammed into the wall, the bracer glowing
with golden light. Akane and Ranma didn�t even
had time to make fun of the swordsman.

Kuno then peeled himself out of the hole and said,
�Thine power is great demon. But thy cannot beat
the agent of the gods!!!� He raised his bokotou but
I raised my arm again and levitated him off his feet.

�Listen, for one, I�m a girl. Number two, I crossdress.
Number three, I have no interest with men, number
four, my girlfriend is a real live goddess who can kick
your ass. And number five, when Second Impact 
happens, I�m not letting you in the bunkers. Got it?�

I flung my arm and he flew halfway to China, landing
in the Chinese Sea with a gigantic splash. Ranma
stared at me, trying to get a feel of my battle aura.
Obviously, my magic isn�t that great yet.

If only Thor or Urd saw that little stunt, they would
probably berate me, putting me back through basic
training for first level magic users. I shuddered.

***

�Happo 50-yen satsu!�
�Reflect!!!�

The green tendrils of siphoning power started to 
weaken my shields. For all the people in the world, 
did I have to encounter Hinako-sensei?  For all 
purposes I�d rather take place in Keiichi�s place on 
the test runs than have to deal with this hyperactive 
chi vampire.

Hinako grew into her adult form, and I tried not to 
stare. Why in the world did Takahashi decide to 
create so many beautiful women in her series? 
Suddenly, a blur of red and black tackled Hinako and 
pressed her pressure points.

I heaved a sigh of relief and dropped the shields. 
Even at full power, I could feel a bit of drain on my 
magic reservoir. Ranma stood up over the downed 
Hinako. �You okay?� he asked.

I nodded. �Not a bad technique. Lemme guess, the 
old guy that came to the dojo and groped Akane?�

He nodded, a scowl on his face. �Happosai.�

Water then trickled down on Ranma, changing him
to a busty red head and a lecherous voice rang out.
�Ranma-chan! Please confort a old man in your
bosom!!�

Ranma slammed the shriveled old lecher on the
ground. The old man laid there for a second but rose
and launched towards me. I acked and dodged but he
surprisingly stopped. He dropped to the ground,
squinting at me. �Funny, my senses tell me you�re a 
girl but you�re clearly a guy. Oh well, old age must be 
catching up to me.� he walked away, smoking his
pipe.

When he was gone, Ranma blinked, looked at where
he had left, and then looked at me, eyeing me carefully.
�Hey, he�s right, you DO look like a guy from this
angle.�

�You don�t know the half of it.�

***

Juuban district. My next stop on the way towards
Nekomi Tech was a small shrine on Cherry Hill. This
was the Hikawa Shrine. I wanted to check on Rei. Not
the same Rei but this Rei was a good friend. She was
a great military strategist and kept the morale up
with her training of a Shinto Priestess.

Walking up the temple stairs, a blast of energy came
from the top of the stairs. It wasn�t focused but I
snapped to attention. I leapt up the stairs, the Falcon
Blade already ignited in my hands. And I immediately
regretted the action.

A cry of �Shabon Spray!� Filled the air along with a
viscous fog. As I prepared a clearing spell of my own,
the Space Sword came down in front of my face. I
screamed, after all, I still was a girl, and parried the
magical sword with my gleaming silver blade. Uranus
came out, seething. �No one, threatens the Princess,
got it?�

�Gee, and I thought I was just coming for a visit,� I
said sarcastically as the weapons clashed again and
again. The fog cleared and Uranus got a good look
at her assailant.

�Hmm, a guy. Nice challenge.� she swiped low and
I leapt back, flipping backwards. I landed with a thump
on my backside and Uranus raised her sword. I did
the next best thing to firing a fireball.

�ARISHA DIST!!!�

I blazed a gout of light into her face and she stumbled
back. I stood up, and a Crescent Beam cut my forearm.
No biggie. Snatching up the weapon, I blocked the
next few attacks.

Then, from behind me, the words, �Silence Glaive...�

�Shit! Silence WALL!!�

�SURPRISE!!!�

The enhanced slash came up as the shimmering purple
wall blocked my rear. I noted absently then that I
could mimic their attacks. But for now, my attention
was focused on the other senshi, wearily grasping the
weapon in my hands.

Sailor Moon then stepped forward, blocked momentarily
by Uranus and Neptune who had a look of distrust on
their faces. She stepped up and asked, �Are you from
Saturn?�

�Um, lemme think. At last count, I can only mimic
attacks for now save for my own.�

Uranus growled and came up, and grabbed my collar.
�Listen, whoever you are, you�re not getting anything
from the princess.�

Mars nodded her accent. �If you�re an enemy, you�re
not welcome here.�

I sighed as much as being lifted off the ground could
allow me to. �If I deactivate the Falcon Blade, will you
listen? And Venus? You can close your jaw now.�

The blonde�s jaw snapped shut.

With a flick of my wrist, the meter long blade retracted
into the carved hilt. Sitting down on the stone courtyard,
I straightened my collar. �You didn�t have to hold my
collar so hard Uranus,� I grumbled while removing my
jacket. �Aw geez! This is my favorite shirt!� My white
shirt was cut across the chest, revealing my substantial
figure.

Uranus�s jaw dropped as with the rest of them. �Ara...�
Ami said, blushing.

�I think I�m in love,� Uranus said, her mouth kicking
into action. She grunted as Neptune elbowed her in the
gut.

Jupiter looked up to the sky in disgust. �WHY ARE ALL
THE GORGEOUS GUYS, GIRLS?!?!?!?!?!�

I timidly raised my hand. �Um, I, uh, can you get me a
cup of hot water?�

Mars inched into the temple and soon returned with a
hot cup of water. I thanked her and poured it over my
head. Instant guy. Jaws dropped.

�Well now, I�M in love,� Neptune said, nearly drooling.

�NEPTUNE!� Uranus scolded. �She�s a HE!�

�That doesn�t even cover the fact that he�s really good
looking,� she replied absently. Uranus sighed in exasperation.

Mercury came up and started running her computer over
my body. �The change is complete. Atomatical, DNA,
and also down to the Chromosome sequencing.� She
stared at me. �What are you?�

�Who am I? WHO AM I? HEY, I�m asking the questions
here! For one, WHY IN THE HELL DID YOU ATTACK
ME?!�

Jupiter looked taken back. �HEY! YOU�RE THE ONE
WITH THE INCREDIBLY POWERFUL ENERGY 
LEVEL!�

�WELL AT LEAST WHEN YOU SAW ME IN THE 
FIRST TIMELINE, YOU WAITED BEFORE TOSSING 
ME ON THE BED!�

Everyone looked at Jupiter who powered down while in
shock. �MAKO-CHAN!!!� they shouted.

She blushed and rapidly denied everything, only increasing
the teasing. I had the gall to look sheepish. �Um, I don�t
know but I might be fulfilling the Timeline actually.�

Makoto glared daggers at me. �You�d better be wrong.�

I gulped down a large lump. �Eh heh, don�t need to get
mad at me Mako-chan.�

***

�I don�t believe it,� Rei deadpanned. �There was no
mention of a asteroid heading towards earth by this
time.�

I sighed. �Do we hafta go over this again? I said, and I
quote : The Second Impact will occur, and I think
that I need to find some support with you guys. 
Otherwise, Second Impact and the deaths totaling over
five billion people will look like a sparkler.�

Usagi paled. �Fi-Five Billion people?� she stammered
out. �That m-many people died?�

�And that was the shockwave alone. The flooding
destroyed most of the coastal cities. Tokyo-3 will be
built after the Second Impact and manking will build
Evangelions to fight.�

�Fight? Fight who?�

I closed my eyes and concentrated. A light emitted
from my forehead as a mental picture of the Angels
in sequence appeared in front of them in all their
gory splendor. Ami whipped out her computer to try
and find out how I was doing it. Soon, the mental
beam faded away and I collapsed, breathing heavily.
Minako crawled up beside me, lifting my head on a
pillow. �Thanks,� I croaked out.

�What was that?� Hotaru asked curiously.

�A mental projection. Was the first time I used it.
Used by Goddesses a lot, especially my girlfriends
sisters.�

Rei backed up a foot. �A-Are you...� then quietly,
�A God?�

I shook my head slightly. �I�m just a boy who 
received a wish and was granted some magical 
powers that no one should have unless it�s a really 
good reason.�

�That is correct.�

�Pluto?� Usagi asked.

I snickered. �Who else can make an entrance like 
that?�

Pluto shot me a look. �You, are supposed to be here.
That much is true Mr. Garin. But under the 
circumstances, you shouldn�t have told them about
Second Impact.�

I shot Pluto a deadly glare. �Look here Pu, I just
came from a future where it was proceeding like it
did in the original Neon Genesis Evangelion. Shinji
was shot later in the timeline, Asuka was mindraped,
not that I could have prevented that one since no
one listened to the boss, Rei was killed in the next
Eva battle, Gendo�ll shoot his son and Rei III, SEELE
will attack and they�ll suffer unimaginable pain as
the Third Impact happens and Shinji and Asuka 
become the new Adam and Eve, and everything is
shot to hell, so I think I KNOW, what I�m doing
oh high and mighty Guardian of the Time Gate. If 
Kami-sama didn�t give these powers to me and a 
second chance, I wouldn�t be here, warning you guys 
and asking for help!�

Pu looked taken back. �Y-you....� she grasped my hand
and started to prostrate herself. �I�m sorry!� she cried.
�I never knew Kami-sama sent you, I really am!�

Crying, I can handle. But when it comes to bowing,
scraping and prostrating herself in front of me, I feel
like shit. �Um, right just don�t let my girlfriend hear
about this.�

Mako looked REALLY disappointed now. �You have a
girlfriend?�

�One actual one and two self appointed. Kami-sama
is getting me back for the practical joke I pulled on him
a few weeks ago by sending enough lovestruck girls after
me. I really hate him sometimes.�

A deep rumble of thunder echoed over the skyline, and
the words, <DO YOU WISH TO BE ZAPPED AGAIN
MY SON?>

I looked up disgustedly. �Since when did you zap me the
first time?�

<UHHHHHHH, FORGET THAT ONE. IN ANY CASE,
YOU HAVE ONLY ONE MORE PLACE TO GO MY
SON. THE MASAKI SHRINE UP IN THE MOUNTAINS
OF JAPAN.>

�Right away Big Guy.� I stood and thanked my hosts for
their hospitality. Rei looked positively frightened for
she heard the words of GOD himself speak in her mind.

***

Waiting for the bus, a soft footfall echoed behind me. I
spun around, a nuteral look on my face. �Ranma,� I
greeted.

Ranma stared at me, a distrustful look on his face. �Zelda.
Or are you Shaun?�

�It�s Shaun.� I took a deep breath. �So what are you doing
here, Ranma?�

�I followed you. When you left, I felt the sharp increase
of power from you. True you wern�t that powerful but now,
those girls have increased your power somehow.�

�Is that it?� I asked, annoyed.

Ranma shook his head. �No. I heard the voice. The Masaki
Shrine is where my cousin Tenchi lives. I�d like to see him
again and help you in that crazy world saving scheme you
have cooked up.�

He stretched out his hand in a handshake position. I eyed it
for a second and then grasped his hand. The palm on the
forearm and his hand grasping my forearm.

Makoto came up behind me. �I�m coming too. Grandfather
lives there too.�

�Mako-chan?� Ranma asked, surprised. �You�re here too?�

She nodded.

�I thought...� Makoto looked pained and Ranma dropped
the subject.

Soon, the bus came and we boarded in stony silence.

***

�Masaki home,� I said. �The Shrine is up atop the hill.�

�Since when did Tenchi move out here?� Ranma asked,
surveying the surroundings with a critical eye. �It looks
peaceful enough.�

I burst out laughing. �If-If you only knew!� I choked out.

Makoto shrugged and walked forward. Suddenly, Ranma�s
keen senses perked up as the snap of a twig echoed in
his ears. He lunged forward, tackling Makoto yelling, �Get
down!!!�

A yellow bolt of energy lanced through the space formerly
occupied by Makoto�s head. I spun around, and slashed
at the next forcebolt, knocking it back towards the
origin with the Falcon Blade. Ryoko floated out of the
bushes, a self satisfied smug look on her face. �So, you
all have high power. Here to kill Tenchi again? I think
NOT!!� With that, she lunged forward, and slashed with her
energy sword. I leapt backwards, and parried as fast as I
could.

Just then, a bright blue bolt of raw ki slammed into Ryoko�s
side. Ranma stood there, hands glowing. Makoto had 
already went in the bushes to transform. I could tell from
the tang scent of ozone in the forest. Soon, a ripping bolt
of lightning blazed from her location, sending shockwaves
of electric death through Ryoko�s body. She screamed and
pushed back with a yellow forcebolt.

Ranma ran in, his hands pulled back for the Katchuu
Tenshin Amaguriken. He was way past the stage of holding
back. She had tried to kill them for some wacked out reason
and he was charging, eyes full of hatred. �KATCHUU
TENCHIN AMAGURIKEN!!� Several hundred blows landed
on Ryoko but she shoved the pain aside and launched a full
assault, complete with forcebolts and energy sword.

The whistling of a weapon caught my ear and I whirled,
shouting, �FALCON HIT!!!�

The person in question happened to be Tenchi but I was
way past the stopping break. I rose up, dove down with a
enhanced Raywing, and assaulted his armor clad body with
several hits. Then, I flipped backward, kicking him into
the air and finally, my momentum shot me up into the
air, creating a vacuum rising slash. When my sight had
cleared after executing a Single Technique, I gasped and
ran up to the badly injured Tenchi. �Ohmygod! What
have I done?�

Tenchi spat up some blood. �Whoever you are, I�m very
sorry. I attacked, thinking one of Kagato�s old men was
fighting.�

�Don�t move, I�ll try and heal you.� I placed my hands
on his injured chest. I closed my eyes, trying to feel the
magic wells in this world. I noted that the closest one
was Fuhano, the Holy Tree of Jurai. With that in mind,
I concentrated and started to pull energy from the
tree.

The white glow flowed from my hands, and into his
body. The healing started.

***

Sasami came out, and looked across the valley at Fuhano
who was blowing in an unseen wind. She gasped and dropped
her cake batter. The triangle in her forehead changed to
a bisected circle.

Tsunami ran into Washu�s lab, shouting for her sister.
Washu poked her head up from under a terminal. �What?�
Washu then looked at her forehead. �Oh! Tsunami!
What are you doing here?� she asked, getting up from the
floor.

�Oneechan! Fuhano is feeding someone else power! I
think Tenchi�s injured badly if someone�s tapping into
the Holy Tree!� Tsunami�s eyes welled up with tears as
she felt the power being drained to heal what she now
knew as Tenchi�s body through a similar source.

Washu jumped up and grabbed her sister, running out into
the valley. She followed the scanner and soon, the view
came into focus. Ryoko was crying over Tenchi who
had a soft white glow around him from a dark haired boy,
about 17 years old. Two others, a pigtailed boy, and a
girl in a Sailor Fuku stood to the side, looking remorsed
and saddened.

Tsunami ran up and shouted, �WHAT DID YOU DO
TO HIM?!�

�Shhhh!� Ryoko hissed, �Tenchi�s being healed. Don�t
worry.�

�But this...this can�t be right!� Washu double checked
her scanners. �This boy is drawing power from Fuhano
itself to enhance his healing powers!�

The pigtailed boy nodded. �Tenchi was injured by him.
I�m Ranma, and this is Makoto. We�re Tenchi�s cousins.
That lug who�s healing him is Shaun. I�m sorry but when
the guy executes something called a Single Technique,
he can�t stop once it�s in motion.�

Washu�s face took on a look of rage as she bent down.
She looked into the boys eyes and reeled. The face had
a look of sorrow, like he could have prevented this and
things to come. She shook out of her trance, taking
out some scanning equipment. Soon, she sighed in relief.
�Tenchi�ll be okay. Just give him a few minutes.�

Makoto sighed in relief. �That�s good.�

***

�YOU WANT WHAT?!�

I knew she couldn�t take it after what I did to Tenchi.
�I�m really sorry about Tenchi but we need as much
support that I can get from everyone I can trust. We
need Juraian support or else this whole world�ll become
one big grabag for other space pirates and other
unsavory types.�

�How do you know about Jurai?� Tsunami asked, curious.
�You don�t have any traces or records of Juraian
interaction in the past.�

�Uh...that�s a little hard to explain. Do you want the
short or long version? And if you want the �start from
the beginning� part, I�m gonna be sarcastic throughout
the whole thing.�

�The beginning,� Ayeka intoned.

�Okay. In the beginning, there was nothing. God came
down and said, let there be light. And he said, It was...�
I found a glowing energy sword at my throat.

�If you continue, I�m gonna shove this up where the
sun don�t shine.� she growled menacingly.

�Hey, that�s part of the full story!� I protested. Washu
gently lowered her daughters arm and the sword 
disappeared. �Okay, AHEM, where was I?�

�Genesis 1:1.� Tenchi said, getting off the couch.

�Okay. You all know the creation story? Well, Kami-
sama has denied everything of sending huge aliens
called Angels to blast apart this world. So far at least.
Well, he only said that if this world fails, then two
children, one Shinji Ikari, and one Soryu Asuka
Langely will become the new Adam and Eve. Something
about restarting all over again, was what he said if the
world failed the test.�

�And that says everything about why you know about
us...how?� Ryoko asked, leaning back in her midair
position.

�Uhhhhhh, I think I told the wrong story.�

Everyone facefaulted.

�Um, lemme see,� I took out a video tape from out
of storage space and plugged it into the VCR. �Gotta
remember to return this soon,� I muttered.

I fast-fowarded it through the opening and soon, the
movie started. Jaws dropped as they themselves as
an Anime appeared in the screen. �WHAT THE HELL
IS THIS?!� Ryoko screamed.

�Tenchi Muyo! In Love, Movie number 1,� I answered
without turning away from the screen. �One of the
best Anime movies I�ve seen in my life next to Sailormoon
Super the Movie, Ranma 1/2, Big Trouble In Nekonlon
China and Nihao My Concubine.� It was Makoto and 
Ranma�s turn to stare.

�There�s movies about us?� Makoto asked, perplexed at
the concept of being a famous Anime character.

I nodded.

�Who did them?� Ranma asked.

�Lemme see, um, Rumiko Takahashi was the creator of
Ranma 1/2, Ursuei Yatsura, Inu-Yasha, Mermaid Trilogy
and other such warped Anime. Naoko Takeuchi was the
creator of Sailor Moon to Sailorstars, and I think Masaki
Kajishima was the creator of Tenchi Muyo! But there�s
some dispute about that somewhat. I never see the same
credits in a row.�

Ranma�s voice had a dangerous tone. �Show us these
Anime.�

I shrugged and popped the video out of the VCR. I pulled
out some videos and started stacking them on Tenchi�s
arms. �Lets see, Sailor Moon Super the Movie, Sailor
Moon SuperS, the movie, Sailor Moon Sailorstars,
Ranma 1/2, Mirror Mirror dubbed version, Smells like
Evil Spirit, dubbed, Like Water for Ranma, dubbed,
Ranma 1/2 Collectors edition, subtitled, Ranma 1/2,
Big Trouble in Nekonlon China, subtitled and dubbed,
Nihao My Concubine, subtitled, Tenchi Muyo! :
Daughter of Darkness, dubbed, Tenchi Muyo! In Love
dubbed, Slayers volumes one to eight, dubbed, Slayers
the Motion Picture, dubbed, and other assorted Anime.�

Tenchi was wobbling with the staggering weight and
volume of the tapes. Ranma reached up and plucked it
out of his cousins arms. He set it down and asked, �So,
anyone up for an Anime fest?�

***

�What the hell is wrong with our voices?� Ranma asked,
indicating the dubbed voices.

�The American�s has two girls doing your voice. Try
speaking English.�

�Hello...I Ranma, how you today?� he stuttered out. He
suddenly clamped a hand over his mouth. I smirked.

�From out of the mouth comes Sarah Strange�s voice,�
I commented.

�Is not very good English,� Makoto intoned in English,
�Is slurred. We not speak well English.�

�And from the mouth of Makoto comes Lita Kino�s
voice.� Ryoko said with a laugh.

�Wait until you guys hear YOU�RE voices when we
watch Tenchi Muyo!� Ranma snapped.

***

�Wow, not bad,� Tenchi commented. �It�s a English
take on my voice.�

�I like mine,� Ryoko commented. �And Ayeka�s suits
her well.�

�AND WHAT�S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!� She
shouted in her English voice.

�I rest my case,� Ryoko said with a laugh.

��S no fair,� Ranma complained, �you guys got better
dubbing.�

�They ARE movies,� I pointed out. �The dubbing would
be slightly better than the series put together. Hell, the
first Ranma movie was slightly better than the other
ones. But not by much.�

Ranma snorted.

***

�You guys can have this room,� Nobiyuki pointed out.

Ranma looked aghast. �I CAN�T SLEEP WITH A GIRL!�

Makoto slapped him upside the head. �And what�s THAT
supposed to mean?� she shouted.

�Chill,� I soothed, �Ranma and I can sleep as girls. Is that
okay?�

Ranma slumped in defeat. �I guess so.�

Makoto looked at him, curious, �and what�s wrong with
being a girl?� she asked.

He shrugged and trudged off towards the bathroom. Makoto
looked at me. �What?�

�Ranma�s got some issues about being a girl. He was raised
to be a, �man among men�,� I said, curling my fingers in
quotation marks, �you saw how he reacted when Nadoka
appeared in the episode. Along with the fact that many
perverts are out for his girl body, although I don�t blame
them but that�s because Takahashi-sensei designed them
that way, but in any case, he�s really sensitive about his
sexuality. I think he might have been reaching a breaking
point in his life.�

Makoto nodded, assimilating more information. �I never
knew his manhood is such a big issue,� she said softly.

�It is,� I agreed, �you see, he was under a pact that his
Baka of a father created when he was only able to do
basic hand functions. He made baby Ranma sign a sempuku
contract if he didn�t grow to become a man among men.
After finding his mother for the first time, he had to hide
as Ranko Tendo, Akane�s country cousin. Nadoka tried
to change him into a full female, in personality, dress and
manners. It didn�t work and soon, she found out by sheer
accident. I think Takahashi meant it to happen.�

�And?�

�And he�s still slightly afraid of his mothers thoughts about
him being half girl. I don�t blame her. Somehow, I was able
to stay a girl the whole time there under the name of Zelda,
when Nadoka asked me about him. I found out that night
that in her eyes, Ranma was a truly manly man, even with
several girls after him. Somehow, that accented his manliness.�

Makoto nodded while spreading out her futon. �I guess he
has had a rough life. But how about you? When did you
get cursed?�

�Um, lets see. A while back, about a few weeks ago, I was
granted a wish by Skuld, Goddess of the Future. It was love
at first sight and due to a machine that she built, we shifted
into a different Ranma universe than this one. Right above
Jusenkyo was where we appeared. After a brief, AHEM,
disagreement, she malleted me into Nynniichuan. I cured
the rest of the cursed people with the bottles of Nanniichuan
and Nynniichuan. After a brief stint there, we jumped several
places. I learned to cope with my female side soon and I�ve
accepted it better than Ranma.�

�Oh. Um, can you turn around or something?� she asked.

�Sure.�

Soon, Ranma returned with a cup of cold water. He handed
the liquid to me and used his dose. Soon, we were in the
futons.

A few hours later, sleep was just about to come when the
worst thing could happen. Feminine shrieks of anger 
echoed in the house as a chillingly dececript voice echoed 
in the halls. �CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!!!�

Ranma and Makoto jerked awake. �What�s going on?�
Makoto asked.

I snarled and flung the sheets away, pulling on a pair of
jeans and a shirt. �I know that voice. It�s the old letch.�

Ranma and Makoto joined me in the hall as the shriveled
old fart came down the hall, toting a huge bag of underwear.
Apparently, Mihoshi and Kiyonne had come to stay while
we were asleep cause Kiyonne was toting a huge blaster,
intent on blowing the offending monkey into orbit.

Ranma looked at the lecher. �You want trouble old man?�
he yelled.

�AH! MY DARLING RANMA-CHAN!!! COME TO
GRANDPA HAPPOSAI!!�

�Oh yeah? Come to THIS!� A bright green burst of
energy blazed from my hand in a flash, shredding the
bag of undergarments on the perverts back. Happosai
stopped, looked at the garments, and received the 
beating of his life. I lowered my hand as white wisps
of smoke trailed from it. I bit my lip to keep from
screaming in pain. My palm was scorched from the
backlash of casting a spell without the bracer. Ranma
looked at my hand and turned it over, checking the
damage.

�How...how bad is it?� I asked, trying not to scream
in pain and barely succeeding.

�Mmmm, not good. A third degree burn. Without
proper medical attention, you won�t be able to use
your left hand again.�

�What about the bracer?� Makoto asked, holding up
the golden bracer. �this was the control factor.
Maybe one could use it to heal you.�

�No need for that,� Washu said, coming out of her
lab. �Bring her in here, I�ll start treatment.�

�Hey mom! What about the lecher?� Ryoko called.

�Tie him up and keep him under supervision.� she
called back before closing the door behind her. A cry
of feminine pain echoed inside it as the girl lost
control.

***

�You�ve very lucky Shaun,� Washu said, removing
the bandages from her arm, �the medical treatment
went well. But if the backlash scorched the flesh
a little more to the right, it would have cut several
nerves and the vein.�

�Well at least I stopped the old fart,� she commented,
wincing from the rough bandage Washu had put on her
hand. Ryoko then floated into the room. �How�s the
old lech?� she asked.

�The old lech is currently being reprimanded by Ayeka,�
she responded. Then her smile turned evil. �Along with
several dozen energy pulses sent into the forcefield with
each syllable.�

Ranma snorted. �The old fart deserves it.�

�Who is he anyways?� Makoto asked.

�Oh that�s right, you never saw Smells Like Evil Spirit.
Well in simple terms, Happosai is a 300 year old 
shriveled pervert who gets his energy from girls bodies
and underwear. He also has a incredible endurance which
allows him to get to female things before croaking.�
Shaun sighed in disgust. �At least the fart is trapped for
now.�

***

Suddenly, the outer wall exploded with a megaton force.
Debrie flew everywhere as a furious Happosai stood there,
a fuse bomb in each hand. I don�t know what was more
unnerving, the fact that he broke out of Ayeka�s shield,
the incredible battle aura, or the �NOW YOU WILL
PAY!� he screamed before tossing the bomb.

I reached out with my good hand, and spit on the fuse,
extinguishing the sparks. Ranma looked like he was a
total idiot. �Aw man! Why didn�t I see that before?�
he lamented.

�Look for the simple things,� I said, handing the bomb
to Washu who sent it into deep freeze in her super
deluxe freezer. I noted that she had a ancient Mammoth
inside the huge refrigerator.

Happosai was now doubly mad as he leapt into the air,
screaming, �FORBIDDEN ANYTHING GOES ATTACK :
DUST OF APHRODITE!!�

I coughed as the fine dust invaded my lungs. It felt like
firewater rolling down my chest with seventeen cups of
Sake. Across the way, Makoto, Tenchi and Ranma were 
also hit with the dust. Washu had grabbed a huge handheld 
fan and blew the dust and the pervert out of the home. But 
not before the insane cackle of Happosai, screaming, 
�ENJOY YOUR VIRGIN LIVES AS MUCH AS YOU CAN 
RANMA!!! YOU ALL WILL PAY!!!!!!!�

I looked worried at the last words he spoke. Getting up I
asked, �Can I use the phone?�

***

�Hello? Yes...hi, Urd? This IS, Urd, right? Yeah....who
am I? I�m Shaun....um, you don�t know me? Oh, its a
time loop so don�t worry about it. Um, can you come to
the Masaki Shrine? It�s really important....yeah, no
trick....what? What about my familiarity with you guys?
Oh, um, well it�s kind of hard to explain. Ask your father.
Okay, you�ll be here in a minute? All right. Kay, buy.�

She hung up the phone, distraught. Tenchi noted his
distress. �Didn�t go too well, did it.�

He nodded. �In this one, I never got the wish. Or
I will but later in life. Anyways, put out some hot
water, a mirror and turn on the TV.�

Tenchi and Sasami obeyed and soon, the goddesses 
arrived. Urd had a scowl on her face and he nearly
cowered at it. �You mortal, have some gall calling
up us at 3 in the morning,� she snapped.

�Urd!� Belldandy said reproachfully. Then she turned
to the teen. �So, Mr. Garin, mind telling us why you
have summoned us?�

�Um, well, there�s two things. One, there must be
a time loop or something cause in the original time
line, I�ve already gotten a wish. That lead to the
other stuff. And secondly, a old man called Happosai
dusted the four of us,� he said, indicating the others,
�with something called the Dust of Aphrodite. I
wanna know what it is.�

Urd went pale. She opened her bag and pulled out a
love magic potion spell book from it. Flipping it to
the index, she soon found the item in question. �Oh
no,� she said, paling even more. She then looked up
to the garden of confused faces. �How much did he
use?�

�About the whole bag that he carried,� Makoto
answered.

Urd looked positively frightened. �This is not good.
The Dust of Aphrodite is only to be used in tiny
pinches of two grains. If he used the whole bag, then
you four are going to be experienced in the ways of
the flesh within the next week.�

A astonished chorus of �WHHHHHHAAAAATTT!!�
rocked the house.

Belldandy looked at the item and she shook her head.
�Whoever used this powder is either stupid or really
horny.�

Everyone turned surprised looks at the serious Bell.
She continued. �According to this, the Dust of
Aphrodite is used as a powerful libido enhancer for
anyone who inhales it. You know it was inhaled
because it feels like fire going down your lungs.�

The four in question paled. Ryoko spoke up. �I
don�t believe this! You mean they�ll be doing the
nasty for their whole lives?!�

�Not quite,� Urd said, checking the effects, �This
amount of dosage is very rare. You see, with this 
amount of powder, there will be several effects.
It can be cured but only one way.� she looked up, a
serious look on her face, �and that is to have sex
with someone also affected within a week, or else 
they will go insane. I�m sorry but if it was only a 
pinch of powder was used, I could develop a potion 
to counter the effects.�

Ranma looked crestfallen. �You mean, we�ll have
to...you know, with another?�

Urd nodded sadly. �If you don�t, the you�ll feel
insanity setting in after a week. I checked the effects
again and it has to be total intercourse. I can block
the misconception ideal with some magic until this
week is over. But I can only do this with you all 
willing.�

�Wait a second,� Shaun protested, �Ranma and I
are Jusenkyo cursed. We both turn into girls.�

Urd�s face took on a shell-shocked look. Belldandy
calmly pried the book from her hands and checked
the effects. �Well,� she said, reading over the text,
�you have to experience full pleasure in both forms
to be fully cured.�

�WHAT KIND OF SICK INDIVIDUAL CREATES
SOMETHING LIKE THIS!� Makoto screamed.

Urd timidly raised her hand. �I never knew where
a bag of it went about three hundred years ago,�
she confessed.

Everyone facefaulted.

***

A lone girl sat on the rooftop of the Masaki home,
her cyan colored hair blowing in the chill November
wind. A light footfall came from behind her. Ryoko
didn�t turn around as she said, �I guess you want to
talk, huh?�

The purple haired girl nodded. �Yeah.� She seated
herself on the edge of the roof and said, �I hate my
life. Ever since that damned wish, my life has been
hell. I�ve seen my family die in Second Impact, I
saw half of the world die without any action to
prevent it.� tears started to flow. �Damnit, I don�t
have any control over my life!�

Ryoko put a arm around the girl, �hey, it�s not
your fault. If anyone is at fault, blame Kami-sama.
He admitted to setting up everything to this point.�

Shaun, no, Zelda, looked up and asked, �How can
you say that?� she fell silent for a minute. �All my
life, I was raised to be a Seventh Day Adventist, to
wait until God came to bring the human race to
heaven. And now, I find out that he is allowing
Second Impact. I don�t know what�s with that guy
sometimes.�

Ryoko smiled sadly. �I know the feeling. Kagato
changed me into a mindless unreasonable monster.
I attacked Jurai without sentiment or emotion. He
locked my mother away for hundreds of years. I
know what its like not to have control, then have
it and then have it wrenched from your hands.�
Ryoko wiped up a tear from the younger girls eyes.
�You know, if it wasn�t for the old lech, we wouldn�t
be having this conversation right now,� she smiled,
not looking like the demon she was usually portrayed
as.

Zelda looked up, a smile coming to her face. �Thanks
for listening Ryoko. I know how much Tenchi means
to you.�

�Hey, if the three stooges weren�t so adamant about
incest, I think I�d let them cure each other soon.�

�Gee, thanks for the sentiment,� she laughed sadly.

***

Makoto opened the door, blushed, and walked back
out. The sounds of moaning came from two sourses,
a purple haired girl and a pigtailed martial artist.

Leaning back on the door, Makoto sighed in relief.
Tenchi then came up the stairs. �Hey Mako-chan,
I thought you were going to sleep.�

She blushed. �Well, I can�t really right now.�

Tenchi pushed past her and peeked inside, only to
get a shoe tossed at his face. �Get out!� Zelda
shouted, �we�re almost done!!!�

Tenchi withdrew his head, holding his nose closed
to stop from hemorrhaging. Makoto had a grin
on her face. �Told you I couldn�t sleep right now.�

�I can�t believe it,� Tenchi said, still pinching his
nose shut, �Zelda actually consented to be the girl.
Didn�t she say she had bad experiences with 
something like that?�

Makoto nodded as a particularly loud scream of
ecstasy came from the room. �I think she�s gotten
over it though.�

Soon, the sounds stopped. Makoto slid the door
open. �Are you two quite done yet?�

�Geez Mako-chan,� Ranma said, still panting, �can�t
you wait? Go sleep in Washu�s lab!� with that, he
threw the other futon at the Sailor Senshi.

Tenchi came in, blindfolded and holding a two cups
of hot and cold water. �Here,� he said, pressing the
items into their hands, �you might as well finished
the curing process.�

He stumbled out, Makoto following behind, only
pausing to give a ironic glance at the two still on
the double futon.

Zelda shrugged. �Now where was I?�

Seconds later, the distinctly female voice of Ranma
floated into the hallway.

***

�Have a good night?� Ryoko asked, floating in her
position in the air and grinning like a cat. Ranma and
Zelda blushed really red. Ayeka, Kiyonne and Mihoshi
looked tired as with Tenchi and Makoto.

�What we do in our spare time is not your guys business!� 
Ranma snapped.

They sat themselves at the table, throwing jokes across
the table.

�So, Ayeka, didja get any sleep last night?� Ryoko asked,
grinning.

�Why no, there was this loud symphony of sounds that
kept me awake all night,� she replied innocently. Or
tried to with a straight face.

�I agree, the noise pollution around this area is pretty
bad. Someone should do something about the causes of
the noise,� Kiyonne said, grinning.

�Perhaps a muffler would do?� Tenchi asked, smiling.

Zelda glared at him. �E�tu Tenchi?�

***

�Damn idiots, don�t know when do lay off the jokes,�
I grumbled, stalking along the rooftop. Looking out
on the morning light of the valley, I could see the
big shape of Fuhano across the way. I flexed my hand,
feeling the newly healed skin and tissue move with
my movements. The golden bracer sat there, in a
small bracelet ring. Then, on impulse, I walked back,
took a breath, expanded the bracelet to a bracer and
ran for the roofs edge.

Leaping off it, I yelled, �RAYWING!!!� As the ground
rapidly approached, my fight plan leveled off and I
soared back up into the sky. Soon, I flew at a leisurely
pace, feeling the wind on my face as I flew. I noted
that the strain on my magic reserves had lessened to a
dull roar as the fight spell was maintained with ease.

As I leaned back, flying aimlessly, Ryoko came up
beside me. �Nice technique,� she commented.

�Oh, hi Ryoko.�

�So, how was your first time?� she pried.

I blushed. Ryoko looked at me in disgust. �You had the
most important thing of your life happen and you
still blush about it?�

�Ryoko!� I whined, �It was last night!�

�Whatever. Hey, turn to the left, there�s a tall pine
tree.�

I swerved to avoid it and continued on my flight path.
�I sort of like flying,� I said, starting to feel a pressure
in my head. �But I think I�m running out of power.�

�Wimp,� Ryoko teased.

Soon, we settled down in the forest amongst the light
winter snow and leaves.

***

�Finally this week is over,� the purple haired princess
groused, �I thought I�d never get a wink of sleep.�

�Well, maybe Tenchi found this enlightening, eh
Princess?� Ryoko said, grinning.

�Why you arrogant space demon!� Ayeka snapped.

I sighed as the two returned to their bickering. Some
things never change. �So,� I said, turning to the others,
�I have the support of all your groups?�

Makoto nodded. �Usagi has given her consent to help
with the defense of the system and the planet.�

�Grandfather has spoken with the Juraian embassy, and
they�ve agreed to help out. Besides, Azusa isn�t willing
to loose both the first and second princes of Jurai.�

�I think that the others won�t be so agreeable though,�
Ranma pointed out, �you all know how jumpy the
Nerima residents are like. Ryoga would probably use
his breaking point technique to tunnel his way through
our chosen weapons. Speaking of which, when are
you going to meet the other leaders of the superhero
groups?�

�I don�t know. Somehow, I�ll have to speak with
everyone. The Autobots, if they exist, can help with
the defense of Earth. Oh, that reminds me, I don�t
have a weapon to help fight. Last time, we dug up the
Shogunzords from the mountains in Angel Grove.
Perhaps this time, Second Impact can be prevented.�

�Well here�s to hoping,� Tenchi said with a smile.
The mirror then flared and out stepped the Goddess
of the Present. �Your ride is here.�

�Yeah. Well, I�ll come and visit in a couple of weeks.
Perhaps Washu can hack into something to get the
design specs of a series of more powerful battle mecha
or something like that.�

�Hey, I got something. What about if you hack into
the Power Rangers Megaship? I�m sure they have 
some battle plans.� Ranma pointed out.

�No good. If this was including the Power Rangers
universe, they are either out of commission, or we
would have been in space right now on Terra 
Venture. Still, a good idea. I know for a fact that the
Shogunzord is in the mountains but maybe we can
pattern the designs off the other zords.�

Ranma shrugged. �Oh well, back to the drawing
board.�

Belldandy touched me on the shoulder. �It�s time to 
do. Designing of the Bases will come later. But father
want�s to see you now.�

I sighed. �I guess. Well see you guys later.�

***

�I, just have one question. And that is, WHY THE
HECK DON�T YOUR DAUGHTERS KNOW ABOUT
ME?!�

Kami-sama�s smile didn�t waver, though I could tell
he was about to burst out in laughter. �Well, your
wish is supposed to come a little later in the future.
But that off on the other hand, I have something for
you.�

�Ohhhhhhhh no,� I groaned, �you saw what happened
with the LAST gift you gave me. This weapon is no
good when I don�t have the bracer on. You saw what
happened with my hand. I don�t think another gift can
help with my predicament.�

Kami-sama then roared with laughter as he pounded a
switch on his desk. The floor hissed open as a stone
raised up, and stuck in the stone was...

�Oh my Lord in heaven,� I said, not thinking. Then
I shot a apologetic look at him. He grinned.

�Don�t worry, I get my kicks off things like that.�

I walked up, running my hand across the blue hilt.
�For pete�s sake, its the Master Sword! Wait a
second, lemme guess, Urd, Belldandy and Skuld
are Faiore, Din and Nayru, right?�

Kami-sama nodded, still grinning. �Yeah. Urd is
the goddess of Power, Belldandy the goddess of
Wisdom, and Skuld the goddess of Courage. She�s
connected to you so you�re the earth equivalent
of Link.�

�I can sort of guess who�s the equivalent of Zelda,�
I deadpanned.

�Actually only you can decide that one,� he said,
dead serious. �your future is different from any
other mortal. Your Zelda could be Skuld, Hikaru,
Nuku Nuku or any other girl you care about.
I can�t do a thing about it.�

�That means, you CAN, but won�t, right?�

He nodded. �I promised the girls that I wouldn�t
screw around with other mortal lives.�

�But you were able to screw around with mine,
right?� I asked.

�The wish was arranged but when you made the
wish, it created a portal into any universe you
wanted. In simple terms, all Anime, and nearly
any other series you�ve seen are in this world.
I�m very sorry but yes, to put your mind at
ease, I will be coming soon but that�s totally up
to Neo-Queen Serenity.�

�Ah, Usagi, Oi.�

He shrugged helplessly. �Well in any case, take
the Master Sword. You will need it soon, trust me.�

�You�re God, of course I trust you.� I took the
sword, turned around and left. But not before saying, 
�Oh, by the way, I still hate your guts sometimes.�

�ITS PAYBACK FOR THE WHOPPEE CUSHION
JOKE!!� he roared after me.

�HEY, YOU STARTED IT BIG GUY!!� I shouted
back.

�I WILL GET BACK! AND WHEN I DO, YOU�LL
BE EITHER VERY LUCKY OR VERY TIRED OF
LIVING!�

�YOU AND WHAT UNIVERSE?�

A pause.

�UM, SCRATCH THAT! I�LL STILL GET YOU
BACK SOON!�

Echoes of laughter rang through the office as Kami-
sama hit the floor, laughing his ass off.

***

�Final preparations for the Zords are completed.�

�I gotta hand it to the both of you, you�ve really
captured the Power Rangers style.�

Skuld smiled as she ran her hands over the armor of
the Shogunzord. �We had to alter some design specs
to accommodate several teams of pilots and improve
the power ratio output. A final attack is guaranteed
to destroy a Angel if necessary.�

I nodded. �And what about the teams?�

�AG-1 is commanded by Johnathan. AG-2 is run
by Sailor Moon and her group. AG-3 to 12 are
the X-Wing and other fighters. Some of the groups
are a little touchy at fighting Angels right now since
they�ve just encountered several things to worry
about.�

I nodded. �Washu? How long until Second Impact?�

�150 days. Enough to get the shelters running. And
Shaun? What about your home of Lacombe?�

I sighed. �I had a special team build shields that are
hopefully powerful enough to withstand the shock
wave. I�m having other forcefields being erected
around other cities. But our resources are limited
so we can only handle a hundred cities at most.�

�Well then I�ll just rig up a system to have the
civilians to the shelters and the major cities. Are
you sure that we can�t just blow Adam away?�
Washu asked.

�I�ve wanted to do it for a long time. I figure that
I�ll send the new Astromegaship in orbit. It�ll take
a few potshots at Adam. Hopefully, we can destroy
him before it becomes a fetus again.�

�So you�re trying to destroy him?� Skuld asked.

�Either that or lessen the effects of the Second
Impact. If we can�t kill him, we set plan B into
motion before he keels over.�

�And plan B would be?� Washu probed.

�We erect a forceshield around the Antarctica with
the remote generators. Then they will absorb the
energy from the shockwave, channeling it into a
uninhabited sector, creating a ministar that�ll burn
out in a few years. The forceshield will hold the
excess water in until it solidifies with the new
machine that Skuld built.� I turned to her, a look
on my face. �it IS tested, right?�

She stepped aside to show a pervert, Ataru
Moroboshi to be exact, frozen in a block of ice,
a shocked look on his face. I burst out laughing.
Washu reached up, rapping the ice. �Well, I
guess its safe to say that the machine was tested.�

***

�Its time.�

�All right, activate the generators. Launch the Astro
Megaship. prepare to activate the forcefields. Are
the highways cleared of people?�

Hikaru Shidou nodded. �All personnel are accounted
for, and the cities are in the shelters. Do you want
to activate the forcefields?�

�Run a last scan. Garin to Astromegaship. Is the Angel 
in sight?�

�Yes sir. Approaching at 1000 clicks. Do you want us
to fire?�

�Make every shot count J.T. Don�t go and kick its ass
until you are practically firing with damage inflicted.�

�It�s at 700, 500, firing now!�

A few tense moments passed. Then, �Shaun? The target
has been destroyed. Adam is no more. But debrie is falling,
so you might want to keep the forceshields up. Alert
the UN for any flooding on the coastal cities.�

�Right. Raising worldwide shields now.� I pressed the
button and all over the world, the maps lit up with red
lights.

�Good. Return to the hangar on AG Lunar Prime,� I
ordered, �we�ll see you later.�

�We did it,� Usagi said with a look of awe. �But what
about NERV and the Evas? Will they be able to fight?�

�I hope so Usagi, I hope so.�

End Chapter 8.

With the addition of the new sequence at the end of this
one, I have to change the settings for the ninth and
tenth chapter which were wrote before this one was
finished. It might take some time for the next chapters.
I don�t think that even with the amount of ideas I have,
I can get Chapter 11 out before the end of the long
weekend. But I�m hoping.