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 3: A tale of two dimensions by RJ "I don’t care, I’m NOT going!" Akane said firmly. "But, Akane dear, you really should go to school today." Kasumi replied in her motherly like voice. "Kasumi I can’t. I won’t! I’m not leaving here until Ranma wakes up or we find out if that girl is an enemy or friend." "Kasumi, it’s all right, let her stay home. Let my daughter nurse her fiancée back to health. " Soun said with tears in his eyes. "Dad! I’m not doing it for that jerk. If you could of seen what happen yesterday you would understand." "It’s all right Kasumi, Akane won’t miss much." Nabiki said passing her younger sister. "If she wants to play body guard, be all means let her do it." Kasumi nodded her head allowing Akane to stay. "Thanks Kasumi." Akane walked into Ranma’s room a stared at the two unconscious bodies laying on futons. "Ranma please be all right." Akane whispered and walked out of the room. Before 1st period at Furinkan High School. "All right. Those who are collecting come and collect. Those who owe, better pay up." Nabiki announced to the crowd in front of her. She was busy with money and talking to people who were still in debt, encouraging them to keep up with there payments or interest rate are gonna go up. "And here you go Yushi." She said as she handed a wad of cash to the boy in front of her. "Yes, I’m made out great. That was some fight, huh!" "Fight?" "Yeah, fight. You know the one where you’re making a bundle of money off of." "Ummm?" "The one between Ryoga and Mousse. Geez! I think you may have what Ranma has. How is he feeling? Akane isn't in school either, is she sick too?" "What? Oh yeah…he's fine." She said sounding confused. "Why does he think Ranma is just sick. Doesn’t he remember what happened yesterday?" She thought. ****************************************** "Okay I’ve keep my mouth shut for the entire day. I HAVE to find out what’s going on." Nabiki thought as she quickly walked home. "So far ten people have asked how Akane and Ranma are doing? And a whole lot more have given me a comment on the big Ryoga and Mousse fight. At first I thought that kid in the beginning of the day was nuts, but they all can’t be nuts. Can they?" She got to her home, kicked off her shoes and went straight for Ranma’s room. She slid the door open and looked at the two unconscious bodies. At the same time Akane was walking by. "Akane!" Said Nabiki. "Yes." "Do you see a unconscious blond in the futon next to Ranma?" With a look of confusion Akane said to Nabiki "Are you feeling well today Nabiki?" "Ohh great here it comes, I’ve lost my mind." She thought. "Of course there is! Don’t you remember what happened yesterday." "Yess…" she said with a look of relief. "Yes, of course I remember. It’s just that it seems the rest of the school doesn’t." "What!" "I’m telling you, no one remembers that this girl materialized at of nowhere. But instead a fight between Ryoga and Mousse, and you and Ranma have the flu." "But how can that be?" "I don’t know." "Well besides that, Nabiki could you please get Kasumi out of the house, maybe to the market or something?" "Why?" "Dr. Tofu is coming over and.." "Needn’t say another word, sister dear I will get her out of the house." A low mumbling came from Ranma’s room. Akane walking past the room heard "ohhhhhmmmmmuummm." and saw Ranma moving his head. "Ranma!" she thought and kneeled on the right side of him. "Hello Akane. How are my two patients?" "Just in time Dr. Tofu, I think he’s going to wake up." Following the doctor into the room walked Nabiki, Genma, and Soun. Ranma began to stir. He opened his blue-gray eyes and found five pairs of eyes staring at him. "Hey guys what’s up?" He said as if nothing was wrong. No answer. "What’s wrong?" He said as he sat up and looked around at the faces. "Ranma…" Akane tried to finish her sentence, but Ranma cut her off by saying "Kayko! Kayko are you all right?" Kneeling next to the girl with his hands on her shoulders, shaking her a little to get answer. "As far as I can tell she’s fine Ranma. Just unconscious like you a few minutes ago." Dr. Tofu said. "OH RANMA! How could you bring another girl here while your engaged to my little girl." Soun cried with streams of water flowing from his eyes. "What!" Ranma yelled "I didn’t bring her here, she brought herself." "Boy…"Genma was about the say something when the blond hair girl started to mumble and open her eyes. Her blue eyes were like a refection of a clear blue sky. She sat up, "hello, how is everyone this day." She said polity. She turned to Akane "Thank you Akane for catching me when I fell." "How? How did you know it was me who caught you? And how did you know my name?" Kayko giggled lightly and tilted her head and said "I just knew." And smiled. She turned to Ranma, "So glad to see you in the outside world Ranma-chan." Ranma put his hand behind his head and laughed slightly, "glad to see you too." Ranma jumped up and landed on his feet and raised his fists. "Man I feel great. I think I could take anyone right about now!" "That was my intention." Kayko said. "Huh?" Ranma replied. "Okay that’s enough. We got questions that need to answered." Nabiki said sternly. "Of course Nabiki, what would you like to know?" Nabiki flinched a little when she said her name, but she didn’t allow it to effect her stone cold face expression. "Okay, how come everyone at school saw your arrival, but somehow today they all seem to remember a fight between Ryoga and Mousse, and they think Akane and Ranma have the flu? Also, how come everyone is this house, including the good doctor here remembers what really happened?" "Easy enough question." Kayko said "I made them forget." "You made them forget?" Nabiki replied not quite believing her. "Yes and then I put the fight between Ryoga and Mousse in their memories." "How did you that?" Akane questioned. "With practice." She said with a smile. Akane was stunned. She lowered her right eyebrow over her eye and said "What?!" "I’m sorry, at this time that is the best answer I can give." Okay, there will be time for questions and answers later. Let me have a look at these two." Dr. Tofu said while getting up and pushing the group outside the room. Later that evening Dr. Tofu left the Tendo house about a half hour ago. Everyone was sitting around the dinning room table, except for Kasumi who was in the kitchen preparing dinner. Kayko sipped her tea slowly. It was good to taste the warm liquid. She noticed that nobody was talking, just staring at her. She took the tea cup from her mouth and placed it on the table. She sat at the head, Soun at the other end of the table. To the left of him sat Nabiki and then Akane. On his right Genma and then Ranma. She folded her hands and rested them on the table and calmly asked "would you like me to explain?" "YES!" Everyone replied. "Well let me start with my name." She said "I am June Kayko. Daughter of Yoko and Zen June" "Yoko June?!" Genma stated with wide eyes. "But that’s..." "Yes, Yoko June, Uncle." She said "I didn’t recognize you." He said, switching the conversation to just him and her. "Well," "Wait! Woah! What are you two talking about? What is this Uncle stuff about?" Ranma yelled with an arm waving through the air. "You see son, June is your mother’s sister’s married name. Kayko is your first cousin. I should of known you by the color of your hair." He said laughing a bit. *"I mean, how many people in Japan have blond hair." Kayko smiled. Ranma looked as if somebody had punched him. "Cousin! But, but I didn’t even know I had a cousin. I didn’t even know I had an aunt!" he said. "Well I’m not surprised, you were very young the last time we saw them." Genma replied "I’ll say you were no older then 4." "Is that why you called him Ranma-chan back there when you first woke up?" Akane asked Kayko. Kayko just kept her smile and nodded yes. Genma continued "But, there was a car accident. I remember they told us nobody survived. How are you here now?" Everyone turned and stared at Kayko awaiting her response. "I don’t know how I survived. I don’t recall a lot of the accident. I remember my mother singing to me and the next thing I remember is walking through some woods and a older woman finding me. I don’t know why but she took me in... 11 years ago Lorna was hanging her wet laundry on her clothesline outside her little cottage in the woods. She like it there, it was peaceful. Her husband and daughter had lived there, until illness overtook them both three years ago. Now she enjoyed the simple life. No TV no radio, just her and Oreo. Oreo being a black and white dog who she found as a puppy three years ago. Hanging a white T-shirt on the line, she felt it. A feeling deep within her. She knew what she had to do, it was time. She put down her laundry and picked up her basket, which she uses to collect wild berries, and went off into woods. In the berry patch a feeling overcame her. "The child is coming." She said "it is time." An hour of time had passed and Lorna heard in the distance a child crying, the child crying. She picked up the basket of berries and went towards the sounds of crying. She came to a clearing in the woods and spotted a child, a girl, no more then five sitting on a fallen tree. Her blond hair was tied in two ponytails resting close to her neck. Lorna went over to the crying girl, "Why, hello there." She said with a smile. "hi" said the little girl still crying "My what beautiful blond hair you have." "yeah" she replied wiping her eyes. "Are you hungry?" "kinda." "Would you like to come home with me and get something to eat?" Lorna asked while extending her hand to the child. "okay." She said, taking hold of women’s hand. Present "She took me in. I considered her my mother. She had a special gift. She knew I had umm, lets call it my "special talent." She taught me how to control it. She also trained me in martial arts." Kayko lowered her eyes and continued speaking. "When I was twelve, Lorna, passed away, but before she died she handed me this jewel, Kayko pointed to the blue-green gem that rested on her forehead. She told me that it was special and it was meant for me. I still don’t know what she meant, but she told me of a family to seek out, tell them who I am and who sent me there. They would take of me. Which they did, after I located them in America. "America!" Akane yelled out "Do you speak English?" "Yes, a matter of fact I speak five languages" "Five languages, that mighty impressive. May I ask which one?" Soun questioned. "Japanese, Chinese, English, Spanish and French." "Wow, if I ever need an interpreter I’ll call you." Nabiki said with a sly smile. Kayko smiled about to reply to the comment, but instead she sat silent for a few seconds and blinked her eyes a few times. She then leaned over to Ranma and whispered something in he’s ear. "If you would all just sit here for a minute I’ll continue my story." Kayko got up and walked out of the room. "Where is she going?" Akane asked. "Ranma what did she say to you?" Ranma was also getting up from his sitting position. "Oh nothing important, I’ll be right back." He then left room. "Now where is HE going?" Akane asked in her getting pissed off voice. Outside the Tendo dojo a small black pig with a yellow bandanna was wondering around. "Okay I know the Tendo dojo is around here somewhere. I think?" it thought. "Everything looks so different from down here." As the pig wondered he saw coming towards him a beautiful girl. "Akane?" he thought. "No not Akane, not Ranma, they don’t have blond hair . Who is that?" "Hello Ryoga. And how are you?" Ahhh! She knows who I am. Ranma must have told. He broke his word. If she knows then Akane must know. Oh no she is going to hate me. I’m going to KILL Ranma for this! She smiled. "Don’t worry Ryoga. Ranma didn’t tell me your secret. And Akane doesn’t know." She bent down and was looking right into the small pigs eyes. Behind her Ranma walked up holding a steaming kettle and one of Ryoga’s spare clothes. "Hey there Pig boy! Look what I got fer ya. Lets go around the corner to the alley, so not the give the neighbors a peep show." Kayko scooped the black pig in her arms and walked around to the side with Ranma. She put him down and Ranma was about the pour the hot water on him when Ryoga started to squeal. "PeeeWEEeeeeeeeeeweeeewepeeee!" "Oh I think he wants you to turn around." Ranma said to Kayko She blushed "Sure, no problem." Ranma then poured the water over the black pig. In a few seconds a naked boy of sixteen was kneeling in the alley. He got up and quickly dressed. "Okay! What is going on here Ranma?" He asked. "Who is this girl and how did she know I am P-chan?" He said glaring at Ranma. Kayko turned around and meet eyes with the guy who a pig a second ago. "Ranma never told me of your secret. I know because when I contacted Ranma through his mind, images and names came across. And you’re one of them." "Huh?" Ryoga said. "Maybe you should start from the beginning, Kayko." Ranma said. Kayko told Ryoga how she got here and who she was in relation to Ranma. She did a quick display of her levitating powers to show him she wasn’t making the whole thing up. When she lifted the garbage can off the ground, Ryoga believed her. Ranma too, he never saw her do it, just the feeling being lifted and hanging like a dead man at the end of a noose. "Let us rejoin everyone else in the house, so I can finish my story and tell them what is going on" Kayko said to the two guys standing in front of her. Back in the living room of the Tendo’s home Kayko, Ranma and Ryoga walked in. Ryoga greeting everyone one in the room. "I’m sorry everyone for that. I just felt that someone was really confused and lost. And figured out it must be Ryoga here." As she gestured towards the lost boy "I also could use his help. In a matter of fact the more fighters the better." "Okay, back to your story." Akane said. "Oh yes, where was I?" "America!." "Ah…America. That is where the Stockwells were. They were friends of Lorna, and the husband, Jacob, had a talent of controlling fire. "Controlling Fire!" everyone questioned. "Yes, he could form fire balls in his hands, like chi energy, and control there trajectory . Fire never burned him, even if it wasn’t ones he formed. Pun, the wife, could manipulate peoples minds. Comes in handy when you are haggling with a car salesmen. She is the one you taught me how to suggest an event that didn’t happen, i.e. why everyone thinks there was a fight between Ryoga and Mousse instead of what really happened." "Wait, hold it!" Ranma said. "I thought you could only levitate things, how could you do the same thing that this Pun does." "Umm Okay this is where it gets tricky. I was just told, what I’m about to explain to you, about 3 weeks ago. So it’s all kinda new. Kayko took a deep breath and sighed in one quick breath she blurted out. "Apparently I am of royal blood from a different dimension, and that is way I can learn different abilities of extraordinary nature." "WHAT!" Every one in the room yelled as they half stood looking at Kayko. "Different dimension!" "Royal blood" "How? What? Why? Where? Who?" Everyone seem to ask her at once. "If you would all sit down, I’ll continue." She said. "Do you deny that there are, and could be different dimensions and worlds out of your human reach?" Everyone one in the room shook their heads no. "Well there are. The one where I’m from is resting on the borderline of your dimension. That is why those who are supposed to born on that planet can born here instead. But usually when a power is used for the first time a messenger is sent to aid the child and make them aware of who they are, where they came from and not to let normal humans know of their power." "But why?" Akane asked "Why hide a great power that can be used for good." "Simply put Akane, people fear what they can’t understand. Those who are known for a power, mostly psychics, put themselves in great danger from bias opinions and actions. You ever here the term, ignorance is bliss?" she looked around her audience. "Well, what people don’t know, won’t hurt them. And I expect all of you to keep my secret, even you Nabiki." "Me! Why would you think I would have use for this information?" Nabiki asked. With that statement Kayko raised her hand and from Nabiki pocket levitated a small tape recorder. "Really?" Kayko said floating the recorder to her hand. Ah haaha, I wonder how that got there?" "Yeah, whatever. As I was saying, people with these powers are called Extraordinaries. They are mortal, they are human just with a bit extra in there genetic makeup. Which allows them extraordinary powers. In my dimension there are kingdoms, which are like the countries here. There are also wars. Wars of power. One kingdom, the Onex Kingdom is ruled by an evil man. He doesn’t care about those he hurts, just to obtain power. Jacob and Pun told me that King Sinew of the Onex Kingdom attack surrounding kingdoms and took them over. But he doesn’t just conquer them, he steals their Royalty’s powers, usually the King, Queen and their children. As of my birth he had only conquered smaller kingdoms, but my true parents knew that this wasn’t going to go away quickly, so they sent me here to live with adopted parents who would train me and teach me of the ways of the psyches. Which, by the way is what my family is known for, a long line of telepaths. I don’t know if Lorna knew if I was going to be coming to her or it was just by accident. All I know is that I owe my life to her and the Stockwells." "Why only steal the Royalty’s power?" Ranma asked Kayko. "Apparently those with a royal blood line contain the highest amount of power." "Okay, so your a telepathic psychic. Does that mean you can see the future and read minds?" he asked her "Well, there are more then one kind of telepaths. Pun told me that my mother is a psychic, that can read minds and sometime see glances of the future, but those previsions are not engraved in stone, they can be changed. My father is levitating telepath. Then there are less powerful people who can levitate small objects, or sense feelings of a person. I have most of my father’s powers. But some of my mother is in me. I can’t really read minds but I can really only sense the way someone feels. "How did you pull yourself through Ranma’s dream into reality?" Akane asked. "I don’t know. I was desperate and needed help." " Jacob knew that I was adopted by the June’s and told me of you Ranma. How you deal with crazy stuff all the time. How your are one of the best marital artist in the world, and you have powerful friends that would prove useful. The thing I don’t understand is how he knew all of that. It’s almost as if he knew I would end up with his family, and then need your help. I just don’t know?" Kayko said lowering her eyes to the floor. "Umm, yeah why do you need are help?" Ryoga asked as he sat next to Nabiki. She raised her head and said "I was just getting to that. I need your help because some guy, who calls himself Vigor, is trying to kill me. But not just your run of the mill gun shot to the head, but sends his followers to do the dirty work and he just watches. I manage to knocked most his henchmen out and then take on him. Though I’m so worn out from the fight I can’t defeat him. He is truly a strong martial artist and with the combo of powers he has, he can be a real handful. I need you Ranma and your friends, to fight the henchmen and wear down Vigor. Then I can deliver a final blow." "Why is he trying to kill you?" Asked Ryoga. Kayko looked down at the floor again, "I don’t know why, it has something to do with this jewel Lorna gave me, but i don't know what?" "So I ask you Ranma, will you help me." She said tear filled eyes as see looked up. "Hey! Of course I’ll help ya! I never turned down a good fight." "Me too, you can count me in!" Ryoga chimed in "Akane I know you aren’t as good a fighter as these two here, but your effort would be great asset. Will you join in?" "I may not be as good as these guys, but I’ll try my hardest." "That is all I ask of anyone. Very good then!" Kayko said with enthusiasm. "Ranma, now I need you to get Ukyou, Shampoo and Mousse to join in. With their help I know we can beat this evil." "You got it! First thing after school tomorrow I will ask them." "Oh my! Akane, Nabiki, Ranma, it’s late and you have school tomorrow. Please get to bed." Kasumi said. With that cue everyone one got up and headed in different directions. "Kayko I prepared a bed for you in Akane’s room, you can sleep there." Kasumi told her. "If it is all right with you Akane?" Kayko asked turning to Akane. "Sure no problem." "Ryoga dear, I can set up a bed for you if you like?" Kasumi said in a sweet voice. "umm no that’s okay Kasumi, I’ll just find my way home to a bed." "Don’t you mean Akane’s bed pig boy." Ranma whispered to Ryoga. "Ranma! How dare you! I’ll kill you here and now!!" Ryoga yelled taking his fist and swung at Ranma’s face. Ranma easily did a back flip out of harms way, bounced off the wall and went to counterattack. Ryoga was ready for this and was going to hit Ranma square in the chest but something stopped him. He and Ranma were both suspended in mid air, as if someone pushed the pause button on a VCR. "Hey! What’s going on!" Both yelled. Everyone turn to Kayko who had both her arms raised out in front of her and the palms of her hands were facing the ceiling. "Now you two stop it. I don’t need bruised fighters, I need you healthy and fit." She said. "Oh come on Kayko, you think Ryoga could take me?" Ranma said with cocky smile. "RANMA! How dare you insult me! I will wipe that smile off your face!" Ryoga tried to take a swing at Ranma but he couldn’t reach. He just floated there which reminded Akane of someone swimming under water. "You wish! It will be a snowball’s chance in hell before you’ll beat me." He was right, Kayko thought, but Ranma doesn’t need to insult poor Ryoga. The guy has been through so much, but he may need an attitude adjustment. Which she could fix that. Kayko raised her hand higher and Ranma’s body followed the motion. "Hey! What the!?" Ranma yelled. She raised her hand back like a catapult ready to be cut and flung Ranma outside into the pond. SLAPSH!! Ahhh!! What’cha do that for!!" Ranma yelled in his female voice. "Ha ha! Ryoga chimed in. Kayko squinted her eyes, annoyed at Ryoga and dropped him on his ass hard. "Now if you are done, let’s go to bed." Kayko calmly said . She turned around and walked with Akane up the stairs. to be continued...... Next Chapter 4: When you dream..... *note--not including Sailor Moon or Sailor Venus *********** Authors note: Hope you like what’s going. Send feed back if you like. Later and see you in the next chapter....:) RJ
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