C&C PLEASE! no flames if you can help it.  This is the most coherent
I've been for two months.  

 Ranma1/2 belongs to RUMIKO TAKAHASHI, and SAILOR MOON belongs to Naoko Takeuchi

Takes place after the 5th installment of SAILOR MOON V
Characters from Sailor Moon V are used with author's permission.


Prologue


Ranma/SAilormoon V X-over


        A cold wind cut accross the shadowed water of the canal.  A lone
figure sat on the cold bank with his back to the cement wall.  For the third
night in a row Ranma was lost in thought.  The last year had been a
seemingly endless mass of chaos and torment.  Pain had followed his every
move.  The conflicts and the other problems that had plagued him had finally
played out only a few months earlier.  For a year he had endured.  The
bombed wedding had been the final straw.  Akane had broken off the
engagement, his mother had disappeared in search of his father, and he had
been betrayed by his
friends.  On top of that an other chance for a cure had been lost, and his
father had disappeared.  Ranma had little left, but the tatters of his
honor.  He had left that night.  Only Doc Tofu knew where he had been.  Even
that was of little comfort.  For the first time in his life he had given up.
lost in his memories Ranma turned to give the canal a final glance.  Leaving
the shattered dreams of his past behind Ranma walked into an uncertain future.

        Elsewhere in the city five young women sat around a large fire.  The
last week had been an emotional rollercoaster for the group.  Leda had
disappeared for six days, only to reappear as if from no where.  That had
not been the biggest shock to the group, but what she had brought with her.
At her side sat a large humanoid cat.  It's black fur glistening in the
light from the fire.  Their reactions had ranged from shock to amusement, at
the story they were told.  Their friend had gone to the Negaverse.  Questions
 flew from Leda's friend, but only a few had been answered before the night
was over.  

        After hours of questions had been answered talk soon turned to
school.  It would start two days, and they would all be going to high
school.  Talk of coarses to be taken, and common intrests were flying about
the room, but two of the group would be going to different schools.  Mina
and Rei were going to private schools.  While Ami, Serena, and Leda would be
at Juuban high.  They would be taking many of the same courses, but they only
had one together.  The last class of the day P.E.  They had all agreed
that they need to learn to better defend themselves after the events of the
last months, and so three had signed up for the self defense class.  While
Rei had signed up for an escirma class and  Mina had decided on kendo.
One thing was certain it would be an intresting year.


        A small appartment somewhere in Tokyo, Ranma sighed as he sorted the
file that he would be giving to the principal, and his new teachers.  His
doubts kept resurfacing, but he put them aside.  Looking at the papers that
Dr. tofu had prepared he saw that they explained his curse perfectly.  Smiling
at the thought of the reaction he would recieve at the new school caused him 
to break in to a fit of histerical laughter.  he laughed.  Afterall how often
 was it that people saw a sex changing matial-artist?    This would be an
intresting year.
No more fiances to bother him, no more stress from the worries of being
killed by an insane martial artist, and best of all he had finally escaped
his father.  Picking a piece of paper from a small pile Ranma looked at the
schedule for the year English, Cooking(Which his mother had insisted on),
Math, Public speaking, history and a
martial arts course at a TA.  Stretching Ranma dragged himself into bed not
wanting
to be tired on the first day of a new life.
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     Chapter 1:  Untitled at present time


        Ami woke to the sound ofher alarm blareing loudly in her ear.
Groaning loudly The blue haired girl jumped out of bed, rushing through an
early morning ritual that had been instinctual for much of her life.  She
had finished geetting ready in leass than 45 minutes having rushed through
the process not wanting to be late on the first day at Juuban.

        Leda Stretched as she heard the alrm blaeing dragging herself out of
bed she staggered across the room smashing the offending clock.  Sighing at
the fact that she had awakened so wearly Leda staggered into the shower, and
began to ready herself for a new day, at a new school.  

        Serena as always woke late, and rushed at inhuman speed through the
routine she had become so familiar with.  As she shot out of bed Luna was
thrown accross the room into a heap on the floor.  Barely budgeing from her
slumber.  Serena, raced out the door with only ten minuted to get to school
and find her class.

        Ranma Saotome approached the gates thirty minutes before the start
of classes on the first day.  A change from his ussual late and hurried
entance into class.  Heading to the office Ranma smiled.  It was time to
have a little fun!.  Walking through the doors to the office Ranma cleared
his throat.  After a few minutes the councilor looked up only long enough to
grabb his files,  Running down the hall he dropped the other folder with the
nurse and principal knowing that their reactions to the information in those
files would be worth the time it had taken to have them assembled.  Laughing
Ranma Bounced down the halls dodgeing around student at speeds that defied
logic.  Only to be suddenly stopped saw his home room.  Taking a seat he sat
back waiting for the class to start.  Ten minutes later student filed into
the room, gossiping about their summers, and discussing their plans for the
year.

          
        Ami's first class had been boring, tiring even.  She was supposed to
be in an advanced math class and the instructor had been late.  She only
showed up in time to give the class an assignement to be turned in the next
day.  Not that it bothered her, she had already finished the first chapter
of the the book.  Now she had finally found her cooking class only to be
disappointed in not seeing any of her friends there.  They hadn't gotten the
same times in their respective cooking classes, but at least they would had
the same P.E. class.  Finally takeing the time to loook around the room she
noticed the six small round tables at different points in the room.  Most of
the tables had been filled, but one had only two students sitting there.
Molly she recognised almost immediately, but the strange boy with a pig tail
who she was talking to was new to her.  Makeing her way to a free seat she
took seat next to Molly.  As she sat down her friend chatetd excitedly at
her.  "Ami what are you doing in here?  I didn't think you were the type to
cook.  Then again with the guy you've been dating, I geusse I shouldn't be
suprised, Melvin said he saw ya, at some reastraunt."   Turning to Ranma,
Molly introduced the matial artist to her blue haired friend.  

        After several minutes of the jabbering young girl Ranma's nerves had
reached a ragged edge.  Even with his endurance he could hardly stand the
girls high pitched voice.  Finally when hope seemed to be lost for him the
a grim faced instructor walked into the room, with the principal trailing
behind.  Scanning the room they finally spotted Ranma.  They quickly walked
over to the young martial artist and  hurled a bucket of cold water at the
Ranma's back.  Theresulting silence was deafening. When the change took
place everthing in the room
stopped.  

        Ami paled, at the spectecal before her.  The Boy who had been
sitting next to
her had just turned into a girl.  The Red head turned glaring at the
sputtering old man who had thrown the water on her.   "You could have asked
before you did that.  I would have been willing to demonstate, it for you.
Now I have to explain this."  Sighing Ranma told his told of the fateful
trip to Jusenkyo, her face becoming grim as she reached the point of explaining
 the curse lines of pain clearly etched in the young woman's face.   As Ranma's 
tale unfolded many of the student backed awayfrom the martial-artist, as did 
the principal who was holding the bucket.  The only people in the room who 
had not yet moved were Ami who was used to the strange and unussual, and
Molly who was still talking, haveing only paused long enough to hear Ranma's
story before she continued to bombard Ranma with the gossip that had been
circulating around the area the last few months. 

       Turning from Molly, Ranma's face split into a cheshire grin.  Looking
at Ami's Conscerned expression.  "Don't worry you'll get used to it after
I get hit with water a couple times.  Names Ranma by the way."  Smiling 
Ranma-Chan Stood up and walked over to one of the sinks.  After turning
the water on and waiting for it to warm Ranma splashed herself with hot
water from the tap.  

        Finally breaking her silence, Ami spoke excitedly at Ranma. "How
doese the change work exactly?, and what are the tempreture gradiants
involved to activate your change?"  The wide grin on her face reminded Ranma
of a kid at the carnival for the first time.  He couldn't believe that some
one was this intrested in the curse.  What was more she seemed almost
comfortable with it, and that unerved him.  If she was comfortable with the
curse what sort of school had he moved to, and what was he getting into.    

        
        Slumping in his chair Ranma sighed.  The tention in his body
draining out like a palapable force.  "Don't know how it works except for
Cold water turns me into a girl, and hot water changes me back.  Why ya
askin, I mean it ain't like any one ever studied it.  If you need the
information, I guesse I can Tell you later, It can get kinda complicated"  

At that moment the bell Rang signaling the end of the class.

        As she stood to leave Ami shouted at Ranma's fast moving form.
"Meet me at lunch by the Flagpole!"  

        The lunch hour had finally arrived, and Ranma had only just spotted
Ami when his sences warned him of impeendung danger, though it was only just
noticable.  Ranma, had only just sat down to give her the explanationshe had
wanted.  With a heavy sigh, and heavy heart Ranma started his tale.
"Jusenkyo, valley of accursed springs, this place has destroyed lives and
ruined souls.  This is where my life was torn apart.  My father had decided
he wanted to take me to all of the training grounds of legend.  Here is
where I gained my curse and gained lost one of the few people I have called
friend.  Even now I can see the events, of that day in my mind.  The true
curse of Jusenkyko only became clear to me recently though it has plagued me
since the day I first felt the chill of it's water.  Chaos is drawn to me
like a moth to the flame.  My--"

        
               Suddenly a flight of arrows rained down from the sky.  The
only thing that Registered in Ami's mind was fear as She saw the arrows
ibedded in the ground all about her.  She had been left untouched.  The
shattered remaines of a dozen arrows lay about her in splinters, and a dozen
others were in Ranma's hand's The Pigtailed boy had two wounds from the
attack one arrow had pirced his right shoulder, and a long bloody gash had
been torn down the length of his left arm.  Even with his wounds he was
still standing.  

        A shadow moved from wall, to reveal A robed teen.  "Saotome, the
amazons time has come. The seals are broken, and the elders send thir
condolences.  You land will fall and all you hold dear shall be destroyed."   

         Before anyone could move the robed figure disappearedin a swirl of
shadow.  

        A single word escaped Ranma's lips before he collapsed into
blackness.    "Saffron.", a blue aura flickering around his unconciouse form.

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