An ancient locket, once possessed by the Amazons, forces alternate
futures and pasts to collide as the descendants of Ranma Saotome,
friends, family, and enemies become entangled in an adventure across
unmeasurable distances...

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                                Ranma 1/2
                            Converging Series
                              Act 6 Teaser
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   Nabiki hated Ethiopia with a passion.

   It wasn't so much the flies, the hordes of impoverished 
children, the filth, and the armed bands of soldiers. It was the 
utter lack of money that pervaded every aspect of the city.

   It had taken her hours to find a postal station with a long-
distance phone, almost as long to make the official on duty 
understand what she wanted, and all her money to purchase 
time on it. Brushing a insect off her forehead, she dialed the 
number that would get her home.

   "* Good evening. Thy call has reached the House of Kuno. At 
present, you address Takewaki Kuno, the Blue Thund-"

   "Yeah, Kuno-baby, I know. Look, I need a favor."

   "* Oh? How may I help my mistress of yen?"

   The insect found a new perch on her neck, and she swatted at 
it absently. "I'm stuck in Ethiopia, and I need a plane home."

   "* You require directions to the airport?"

   "I require you to charter me a plane, Kuno-baby."

   "*Ah, I understand. No."

   "Thanks, Kun- What? What do you mean, NO?"

   "* I do not feel that this would be a wise course at this 
time."

   "But...but...!"

   "* Besides, I despise being called 'Kuno-baby'. As you well 
know. Good day."

   "Kuno, don't you dare hang up....Kuno? KUNO!"

   In the post office depot, the mailmen calmly watched.

   [Who's the Asian chick, Aman?]

   [The one smashing the phone with the mallet?]

   [That's the one.]

   [I don't know. Seems upset, though.]

   [Cute, though.]

   [Oh, very definitely so. Allah, here she comes!]

   "Any of you gentlemen have a phrasebook?"

   [What did she say?]

   [She asked me for a date.]

  "Hello? Speak Japanese?"

   [She says I am the most virile man she has ever seen.]

   [You lie!]

   "Speak Engrish, prease?"

   "Sure do."

   "You got phrasebook?"

   The insect settled down happily in the small of Nabiki's back, 
and began to chew.



                       -  M e a n w h i l e  -



His amulet glowed brighter with each step.  Ryo scanned through the
crowd nervously, knowing that the other was out there.  Finally, he
saw him, sitting by the bar.  He looked as if he was in a daze, his
eyes dulled and his posture slumped. 

Muhoshin blinked, looked at his own flaring locket swinging from the
chain around his neck, then looked up.

"Oh.  Hello," mumbled Muhoshin.  "Been waiting, you know." 

"Waiting?" asked Ryo.  He was tense, waiting for Muhoshin to make his
move. 

"Waiting, yes, waiting... you, me, we should talk.  Sit?"  Muhoshin
put the flaring locket underneath his shirt, ignoring the blue tongues
of flame lashing out. 

"Doesn't that hurt?" asked Ryo. 

"Hurt?  What hurt?" 

"You put the locket under your shirt when it was still..." 

"Oh.  That.  Hurts.  But I ignore it."  Ryo shrugged.  "Before we
talk, sit." 

In a rush to get things wrapped up quickly, Ryo said, "please, if
you'll just give me back the locket we ca-" 

"SIT."  Muhoshin's dull expression was replaced suddenly by a
psychotic glare.  "We sit and talk or _else_..."

Muhoshin's eyes calmly looked down to the floor, where his umbrella
was aimed down and almost touching the ground.  Then he looked around
at the crowds all around them.

Saotome frowned.  He knew what Muhoshin was hinting at.  After all,
they both knew the technique, and he could see clearly that Muhoshin's
umbrella was a centimeter away from an incredibly potent breaking
point.

"It's... somewhat crowded here, don't you think?" he asked.  "Be a
shame if... say... there was an explosion or two, if you know what I
mean?" 

"All right, I'll sit," said Ryo, trying to calm the other down.  "Now
wha-" 

"Order something.  The Thai Tea here is very good." 

"But I tho-" 

"ORDER SOMETHING." 

Ryo waved over to the barkeep and ordered water.

"I've ordered my drink, okay?  Now let's talk ab-" 

"Good place, this," interrupted Muhoshin. 

"Huh?" 

"Hadn't seen Ryouga all day. Erah, aHAHAHAHA... ah.. aHAH... ahem." 


                        - c o m i n g  s o o n -



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