Disclaimer: These characters are not mine. They belong to the wonderful Romiko Takahashi and her licensees (Viz Communications in North America). This work is strictly for the non-profit enjoyment of fans. No copyright infringement is intended. Chapter 11: Home Sweet Home by RJ Ranma looked up, white light encased him. He couldn’t see, just hear Kayko screaming. The next thing he knew he wasn’t on the street of the shopping district, but some strange land, with a reddish glow in the sky. He lifted his head and tried to look around for everyone else, it was hard for him to do so because he was laying on the ground. Whatever just happened, happened quickly, and it seem to take a toll on them. He spotted the whole gang face down on the ground, except for Kayko. Ranma slowly tried to get to his knees, once up he look again. There! He saw her, in the arms of Vigor, laying lifeless. "No!" he wanted to cry out, but he couldn't seem to force the words. Before he could make himself rise, a hand came crashing down on the back of his neck. Ranma fell to the ground again, starting losing consciousness. He could make out a few word from them, "Brother...take...purple...wife.........Do...with...you...please......" "Nooo!" Ranma wanted to yell, he wanted to jump up and attack them, but he couldn’t. It was getting dark, and his eye lids were so heavy. The last thing he could see was Vigor, Qué Beck, and Sparka walking away with Kayko and Shampoo. "Hurry gather them!" "What will we do with them, Sire?" "Take them back to the castle." "Yes sire." Uykou started to open her eyes. Everything was blurry. She had know idea where the hell she was. "Ohhhh" she moaned as she turned her head away from the light. "Where am I" she questioned. A disembodied voice seemed to float over her. "Well it looks like the chef is up." "Huh?" she asked, trying to see who spoke, but only saw a blurry girl with her hair on fire. Ukyou just turned back her head and figured she was hallucinating. About the same time as when Ukyou started to wake, Ranma, Ryoga and Mousse began opening their eyes. Each one moaned and began to sit up, stretching there limbs out. That was when they notice that they were in some room on beds. "What the...?" Ranma said. "Where are we?" Mousse questioned. "Ranma this is all your fault!" Ryoga yelled. "My fault, how’s that?" "Hey! Guys cool down will ya." A voice yelled from across the room. "Huh?" they said When a stream of water bursted out, Ranma began to yell "No..!" but it was to late. It soak them all. "...don’t" Ranma-chan said. Now on the beds sat a young red head, a black pig and a white duck. "What I do!?" yelled the guy. "Hey! What’s the big idea?" Ranma said getting up and comforting the person responsible. "I didn’t mean to, just wanted to shut you guys up." Ranma look around where the guy stood searching for a bucket or a hose, but there was none. "How did you spray us with water, there isn’t a bucket of a hose around." She asked "Umm.. I did it." He replied. Ranma took a step back and took a look at the young man standing in front of her. He was about the height of herself in guy form, maybe a little taller. He had blue hair, and had baby blue eyes. He wore white pants and the shirt was half white and the rest looked like deep blue water was splashed on it and stayed there. He didn’t look much older them herself. "Who are you?" she asked "I am Lee Quad, but everyone calls me Lee." "Okay," she said putting her hands on her hips, "how did you get us soaked?" "Well that is my power." "Your power? OH! You must be an extraordinary." "Yup! So you must of come through with Kayko." "Yeah but how do you know her?" "That can be explained later. Umm... is there a way to turn you back?" "Yeah all we need is hot water." Ranma said as she turned to the squealing P-chan and quacking Mousse. "Oh I can do that easily. I can control temperatures with my water." "Wow? That would come in handy once and a while." "Okay here we go." Lee said raising his right hand. A stream of water came shooting out wetting the three cursed ones. It hit Ranma and he was surprised it was hot. Ryoga and Mousse mumbled under their breath, while they dressed. Just then a girl busted through the door. "Hey Bro! The ladies are awake!" She was young looking girl, about 14 or 15. Her dress that she wore, was half red and the other half yellow flames raising. Her hair was a deep shade of orange, with blue eyes to match her sibling. "Hey! We have guests, knock before you come in, Incendia!" Lee said sternly. "Oh you be quite LEE QUAD! She said in a very snotty way. "Well what do you want?" he asked her. "The two girls are awake now." "TWO! There should be four!" Ryoga yelled. "Who’s missing!?" Mousse asked. "Umm...?" Both Lee and Incendia looked at one another. Not knowing what they were talking about. "It’s Kayko and Shampoo." Ranma said, looking towards the ground. "Oh NO my beautiful Shampoo!" Mousse yelled holding his head. "At least Akane is all right." Ryoga said. "What! My Shampoo! Ranma how did you know who was taken?" Mousse asked condemning Ranma . "Hey I just began to wake up from where ever we ended up when something hit me. That last thing I saw was Vigor walking away carrying Kayko and the fast guy carrying Shampoo." "Ranma I’ll kill you if anything happens to her!" Mousse yelled pulling a battle mace from his robe. "Hey this is not my fault, I tried to get up, but like a said before someone knocked me out." "I don’t care! DIE!" Just then a blazing sword swung in front of Mouse’s face stopping him from attacking. "Now I don’t what the hell is up with you to but if you don’t stop this I’ll have to kick your asses!" Mousse and Ranma both turned to see the girl who just busted in, hair flaming, and holding a sword surrounded by of fire. "Incendia, please put that away and calm down, these are our quest." Lee said trying to calm his little sister. "Fine." She said lowering her sword and diminishing the flame. Her hair also change back the deep shade of orange it was two minutes ago. "Go back and get the two ladies you left and bring them to the thrown room. We can do explanations there. Incendia turned around and walked out of the room, somewhat disappointed. She felt like kicking some ass. She didn’t care who it belong to. "Don’t mind Cendy her attitude can flare up as quickly as her sword. Let us go." Lee said walking to door. "Follow me." ******************************************************* Akane was amazed, simply amazed. The thrown room they were standing in was bigger then her own house. There were huge windows that were rounded on the top. The windows were on the left side of the room, Akane guessed that when the sun shone through it would light up the entire area. The curtains which hung on them was the color of deep purple. On the other walls were paintings of landscapes. The perimeter of the floor was a white and gray marble which surrounded a beautifully detailed rug with bold colors, there seem to be an array of colors woven into it. It reminded Akane of an oriental rug she saw in those fancy catalogs. At the head of the room sat two thrones, made of gold and red cushioning. One was larger and had much more detail then the other. Most likely for the king, Akane thought to herself. Between the two thrones hung a golden coat of arms on the wall. With the word Elementria written on top. On it also displayed five distinctive relief sculptures all in their own separate spaces, in the middle a beautifully detailed shape of a heart. On top of the that a cloud with curvy lines suggesting wind. To the left of the heart was a flame, to the right a drop of water, and below a plant of some kind. All round the entire crest were other engravings, but were to small for Akane to make out from where she was standing. "It beautiful, isn’t it?" Asked Lee. "Oh, yes it is." She replied. "What do the engraving represent?" "Duh! Isn’t obvious?" Incendia butted in. "Quiet Cendy, Akane asked a question. There are no stupid questions." "Just stupid people." She said with a smirk. Lee then gave her the look, if you don’t shut your big mouth I’ll shut for you look. She got the hint. Incendia hated to admit it but she was no match for Lee’s powers. Plus, he was older by three years. "Yeah what does it mean?" Asked Ryoga. Lee went towards the crest and pointed to the cloud. This represents the movements throughout our world, pushing onward to the future. The drop of water represents cleansing and life. The flame of fire shows us the passion within every living creature on our world. It can also mean death." "Eww." Ukyo said. "No it’s not bad, all things are born and die. It is the circle of life and that is where we get this." Lee pointed the tree. This represents new growth and rebirth, a beginning. "What about the heart in the middle?" Asked Ranma. "The Heart is the mind, body and soul. Without it the other four could not exist." Lee said. "Wow that is some deep stuff." Ranma said. Akane took her elbow and jab him in the side. "Stop kidding around." Lee chuckled to himself. " You see there are many kingdoms on Gaea. Some powerful, some not. Our kingdom, Elemetria, is comprised of all these powers, where there are five distinct kingdoms with these powers. Wind, the Kingdom of Zephyr. Water, the kingdom of L’eau. Fire, the Kingdom of Ardor. Earth, the Kingdom of Tierra and finally, the Mustiko Kingdom. However, out of the Royal family, only Kayko and the traitor Benard live. "So Kayko is now the heir to the Mustiko thrown?" Ranma asked. "Yeah, if we get to her on time." Lee said turing his eyes away. "So why are we here instead of trying to resecue her and my beautiful Shampoo?" Asked Mousse. "The King and Queen wanted to meet to strangers who were fighting Vigor. He answered. "Ahh there they are." A female voice said echoing off the walls." "Ahh," He said doing a slight bow. "These are people were fighting Vigor and his henchmen." Lee said to the incoming royalty. A woman walked in, she didn’t look more then thirty. She was very beautiful, with long dark hair with green highlights and emerald eyes to match. Her dress was shades of yellow and green, which flowed with every step she took. A walked which screamed nobility. Right behind her was a tall man, with a fairly good build. He had white short white hair with a bread to match. He had light blue eyes, which looked very tired. He was definitely showing age or even older. He wore black pants with a white top. A couple metals were pinned to the shirt and his red cape flowed behind him. "Yup that is definitely a king." Ranma said under his breath. "Everyone this is King Aeolus and Queen Demeteria. The King and Queen walked towards them and to the throne. King Aeolus stopped at Incendia and said, "How’s my little fire fly today?" "Fine dad." She answered back, blushing a little. "And how are you Lee." Queen Demeteria asked, taking her seat on the smaller throne. "I am fine mother." He said. "Woah! You mean you two are royalty?" Ranma asked. "Oh yes did I forget to mention that when I introduced myself?" "Umm yeah you did." Ranma said to the blue haired boy. "Oh well. Mother, Father this Ranma, Akane, Ukyou, Mousse, and Ryoga." He said gesturing to the group from another dimension. "It is very nice to meet you." Said the queen. "Yes, we are glad to hear that others are trying to stop the evil known as Vigor." Replied the King. "But we must know, how did you get here?" No one from the group didn’t know what to say. They weren’t sure how they got to this world, or even how they got to this castle. Since no one spoke an errie silence floated through the throne room. Incendia spoke up to end the silence. "They know Kayko!" she said with excitement. The tired eyes of the Kind perked up. "You know her?" he asked. "Um, uh, yeah she is my adopted cousin." Ranma said. "Oh thank the goddess!" Demeteria said with a smile and a hint of hope in her eyes. King Aeolus held a smile on his face, his tired eyes showed relief. "Where is she? Where is the one destined to rid the evil here." The Queen said. Everyone standing before the King and Queen had confusion written on their faces, Lee and Incendia even had confusion upon there faces. The Prince and Princess knew that this Kayko girl was important, but to pin all hopes of getting rid of Vigor and his army, that was crazy to them. "Ummm….Uh.." Ranma tried to say but all that came out of stuttering of some sorts. "Mother, she isn’t here…." Lee spoke softly. She looked at her son curiously. "She was taken by Vigor." Both the hint of hope in the King and Queen’s eyes faded. "How can this be?" Asked the King. "The leap through dimensions is a strain on anybody the first time. Her body couldn’t handle it, plus the extra load she was carrying increased the stain." A women said walking into the throne room. "Janja!" Incendia said with a smile. Janja walked across the room. Her robe she wore was pearly white with trimmings of blue. She wore a hood, which covered her hair, however her bangs could be seen, which were a sandy color blond. She didn’t looked much older then Kasumi. Her hazel eyes sparkled, when the light hit them. In her hand she carried, or more like floated, a blue glass ball. "Vigor was given an opportunity and he took it." "Janja knew you guys were coming!" She said to Ranma and the gang. "But how?" Asked Ukyou. "She’s an oracle." Incendia said with a proud look on her face. "An oracle?" questioned Ranma. "What’s that?" "Oracles are Extrodinaries with the ability to see into the future." Said Queen Demeteria. "But doesn’t that make them Telepaths?" Ranma asked. "Yes and no. Oracles have a link to the goddess Gaea. There power aren’t a result of genetics but are chosen. There are few in numbers. How many are there now?" The Queen asked. Janja looked to the floor and quietly said, "Just me." Ranma saw a single tear run down her cheek. "What happened to them all?" Asked Ranma. Janja raised her head and answered his question. "They all have been killed. Either by Vigor or protecting themselves from his armies. The only reason why I’m still alive is because Vigor thought I would be worth the while having around after Benald enter my mind revealing the forgotten gemstone." "Wait, why is Vigor chasing Kayko. She didn’t know why." "Oh well this story is…." Janja began to tell the story of King Pacean and everything that has happened. Everyone listened intensely. Even Lee and Incendia didn’t know the whole story. Janja finished and Ranma raised the question "So what’s the big deal about this forgotten stone?" "The Finder Stone, which is the real name, is a locating device. If by some chance the three pieces were separated, this small gemstone, could be used to locate them. I’m the only one who knew it existed, besides the goddess Gaea." "How were you the only one, besides the goddess, who knew about it?" Akane questioned. "I’m the oldest oracle." She replied. "So?" "As the oldest oracle I contain the most knowledge and when I die the knowledge is passed down to the next oracle, as it’s been done for hundreds of years." "Okay this is going to sound stupid, but if you can into the future, didn’t you see this Benald guy messing with your mind." Ukyou asked. "Yes." She simply replied. "YES?" everyone yelled. "It was time for Kayko to take her place with her people. She is the heir to the throne and the Triune Power." "But why, Janja?" Pleaded the King. "Through a dream, Gaea told me that it was time. I knew he was coming and I put up a struggle. I wasn’t going to let him have that easily. However, the original future I saw has changed. You people were never supposed to come to this dimension. The fight that took place on the street in your dimension should of ended with Kayko winning and taking back the three other pieces. But something went wrong." "I’ll say." Ranma butted in. "Off!" An elbow hit him in the side. "Hey why did’ya do that for Akane?" "Shhh, let her finish." She hissed. "Not only can I see the future, but I can see the present. All my energy was focus to see into the other dimension and witness a change. When Kayko grabbed the staff from Vigor, it recognized her lineage, and when Vigor grabbed the Head Piece it to recognized a piece of lineage, do to the fact that his father absorbed King Jove and then relaying it to his son. Since they were both using a lot of energy towards the Staff and Head Piece the Triune Power reacted to by opening a dimensional portal big enough to transport everyone in it’s radius. That is how you came to this dimension." "But how come we were knocked out and Vigor’s gang walked off fine." Asked Mousse. "That is because none of you have traveled through a dimension portal. Vigor and his allies have. It’s like jet lag in your world." She answered. "So what do we do now? That…that monster has Kayko!" Yelled Ranma. "And my beautiful Shampoo!" Mousse cried out. "Well found you right outside our kingdom, from there it is a days journey to the Onex Kingdom." Lee said "A days journey! It may to late!" Ranma yelled. "Don’t worry we got power that Vigor doesn’t!" Incendia yelled What do you mean?" Akane asked. "Since we all posses elemental powers we can use them to cut the journey short. I say if we leave now they we have bet us by twenty minutes." Explained Lee. "Well what are we waiting for!" Ranma yelled. "Yeah!" The rest agreed. To be continued... ***************************************** Author's notes: Where I came up with the names and Kingdoms *Aeolus: king of the winds in Greek mythology Zephyr: means the west winds *Demeteria: based off the Greek goddess Demeter-goddess of the earth Tierra: means earth in spanish Lee Quad: if you really want to know it’s really...liquid, but French sounding L'eau: means water in French Incendia: based off of Latin for fire. Ardor: means fire Mustikos: taken from the Greek word msytic Okay If you haven’t noticed by now I’m really into Greek Mythology also this story has influence from a Marvel comic called X-men. Well send feedback, just be gentle, it’s my first time. Hehe no not really. Just don’t rip me a new asshole. Later all. :) RJ
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