The Catalyst
A SI+* fic by Comictiger
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The Notorious Disclaimer:  I do not own Ranma 1/2 or any
other Anime series I feel like putting in.  They all
belong to their respective owners. And anyways, these
fanfics only help their business.
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    Prologue

    Jamil yawned and relaxed in the shade.  It was
summer and he was just out of school.  Although he was
only in high school, his friends and relatives considered
him college material.  But since his relatives didn't
visit much, they didn't know much.  And his friends
weren't too bright if they thought that either.  He
was smart, but not THAT smart...yet.

He wore a blue T-shirt and khaki shorts; he was fairly
tall although you could not tell by the way he was
slumping in his chair.  He had black hair, brown eyes
that were showing his boredom.  In boredom, Jamil had
a sudden interest in ant-watching that he developed a
daily drama anthology happening in the royal court of
the ants...you see, it started with the queen and the
sheer amount of lovers she has for as kings...but
that's off the point.**

    He heard the sound of a door slamming echoing
from across the street.  He looked up and saw his best
friend Josh walk out the door.  Josh was not as tall
as Jamil, but he was more attractive, which he pointed
out every time he and Jamil went somewhere.  He wore a
green mesh shirt and a pair of blue jeans.  He had
blond hair, blue-green eyes and was not paying attention
to his surroundings.

    Jamil stood up and walked across the street,
staying out of Josh's view.  He started sneaking up
behind his friend and yelled, "WHAT'S UP JOSH!!?"

    "Ahhhh!" screamed Josh as he turned around,
"Why did you do that for?!"

    "Heh, 'cause I wanted to, gotta problem with
that?" Jamil said as he cracked his knuckles out of
habit, not knowing he looked intimidating.  He was
clueless on how other people saw him.

    "No....."the other boy said before tackling Jamil.

"Ooooof!"  Jamil stood back up and said, "Dare you to
try that again."
Josh jumped at him again, but this time Jamil sidestepped.

    "Stay still!" Josh screamed.

    "Not until you catch me! Nyah Nyah!" Jamil called
back as he ran away. Josh started chasing after him.

While Josh was a fast person, he wasn't as fast as Jamil,
so they were chasing (or being chased, depending on point
of view) until it got dark.  Jamil hadn't been paying
attention to where he was going, so he had wandered out
into the field near his house.  He stopped and Josh ran
into him, knocking them both down.

    After Jamil got up, he saw someone sucked into
what looked like a vortex of white light. "Wha...?" He
pulled Josh to his feet and pointed at the vortex.  After
Josh looked at the vortex a strong wind picked up behind
them.  The wind was getting stronger and the duo was
fighting a losing battle against it.  Eventually they were
sucked in.  As soon as they were through, the vortex
blinked out of existence, like someone turned it off with
a TV remote.

    They floated along in a sort of limbo for what
seemed like hours, but they could not tell for neither of
them had a watch.  For all they knew, it could have been
seconds.

    Suddenly, Jamil saw a cloaked figure approach them.
"Ah yes, sorry to keep you two waiting, but I had to send
the other guy into the right timeline.  Do you know why you
are here?" the figure said.

    "No. Do you?" replied both Jamil and Josh, "Who are
you anyway?" continued Josh.

    "As to your first question, You are here because you
are two of the Chosen.  The Chosen are people who can adapt
to many different situations, no matter how weird.  Because
of this, these people usually become interested in anime or
manga.  While you think that you are interested in these
things because they are entertaining, you are wrong.  You
are interested in these things because they are a training
of sort, to get you ready for your mission. Now, before you
ask, I will tell your mission in a minute, but right now I
need to take a breather...*gasp*...*huff*...*phew*!   And to
your second question, that...is a secret."

    The figure looked at its watch and said," Well look
at the time, guess I need to tell you your mission now.  Your
mission is to go into different anime series and try to alter
the story to make it more interesti...I mean make it more
exciting from the original canon.  Your first series is a
doozy compared to the real world, be ready to enter Ranmaverse."

    The figure started to move its hands around an orb
of light.  The orb split in half and the halves flew toward
the confused duo.  One half hit Jamil while the other half
hit Josh.  The next thing they knew was a blinding light that
made them close their eyes.  They both felt as if their bodies
were being played with as if they were made of putty, which is
actually very nauseating.

    After Jamil opened his eyes again, he saw many pools
with bamboo poles jutting from them.  He looked for more and
saw what looked like a Japanese version of Josh walking toward
a pool.***  "Oh man...this is not good." said Jamil as he
chased after the person.

    From behind a tree, the cloaked figure was smiling.
"Heh, this might turn out fine...What a story I made up back
there!  The Chosen...hah!  Well at least they have their
confidence.  I hope they do live, I want to win that bet."

TBC...




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*SI+?  What is this guy talking about?  Well.... I am
inserted, but so are my friends.  (With their permission
of course!) And don't forget about someone who hasn't
been named yet!

**Thanks Chester!

***Japanese version?  Yes.  The characters bodies have
been altered to fit in with the Anime they are currently
in.  This will happen with ALL anime, not just Ranma.

SEND C&C PLEASE!!!! Send it PRIVATELY to:
comictiger@hotmail.com

Comictiger

Thanks to my pre-readers!


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