Ranma 1/2 : Timelines
by Mark Latus
A fanfic in 5 parts

People who don't belong in the regular Ranmaverse and where they came from:
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Ryoga 1/2 Timeline

Ryoga Hibiki  - aka Ryoga 1/2, Ryoga-chan.  Has same curse as Ranma, uses the
                name Yuriko in his cursed form.  Engaged to the Nabiki of his
                world and would rather be back there with her than stuck in 
                this universe.  This is his third encounter with alternate 
                worlds and that's three too many.  Currently claiming to be 
                Ryoga's cousin Yuriko Hibiki while in female form.

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Ryoga/Kodachi Timeline

Ryoga Hibiki - aka Ryoga-K.  Has the standard P-chan curse and is engaged to
               the Kodachi of his world.  Lost a lot of his left arm in his
               previous adventure on an alternate world and really doesn't  
               want to be here.  Owns several prosthetics and is currently
               using the alias of Ryo Hibiki, Ryoga's other cousin (Yuriko's
               brother).  Only known Ryoga with a sense of direction.

Yohko Mano -   Best ninja assassin in the "Order of the Purple Striped Dragon" 
               which isn't saying much.  Long ago the Mano clan was taken 
               seriously in the days when they were Devil Hunters.  But her 
               ancestors sealed the demons' gateways permanently and their 
               skills deteriorated from lack of use.  Yohko dreams of somehow
               restoring the clan's glory days and carries their sacred Devil 
               Hunter ring.

Keiichi    -   Briefly a member of Yohko's ninjas before resigning having got
Morisato       tired of constant pummelings from the group's former target, 
               Ryoga Hibiki.  Currently attending Technical University which 
               is where he met his strange girlfriend Belldandy.

Belldandy  -   Member of the Norse Pantheon and Goddess of the Past.  Due to
               Keiichi's hasty wish when he met her the two of them are now
               bound to be together by magic.  Not that either of them mind.
               Currently Keiichi is the only one aware of her divine status.

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Guyver-Ryoga timeline

Tatewaki Kuno - aka Guyver-Kuno, The Black Thunder.  Has the incredible power
                of the alien battlesuit known of the Guyver but remains an 
                idiot which limits its effectiveness.  Has grudges against 
                both the Ranma Saotome and Ryoga Hibiki of his world.  The 
                latter of these possess the only other Guyver suit.  He is the
                only one of the six unaware he has switched worlds.  He is
                also unaware that his Guyver symbiote is becoming intelligent.

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Part 2 : "Everything is under control."

     Ryoga Hibiki was dozing in Akane's room.  Since he was currently in his
cursed form it wasn't that big a deal.  Sleepily he wondered if the day would
ever come that she'd bring him here in his human form.  This thought jolted 
him awake and triggered a nosebleed.
     He wiped his nose as best as he could with his hooves.  As he did he
sighed.  If just thinking about it caused this reaction then there was no way
he'd ever be able to talk to Akane about his feelings.  No wonder Ranma never
really worried about him showing up.  He knew Ryoga could never become a 
rival as long as he remained this shy.  Maybe he should resign himself to 
just being friends with Akane.  Even as he thought this he felt his rage 
flare.  Abandon Akane and leave her doomed to marry a creep like Ranma!? 
Never!  Not as long as there was an ounce of strength left in his body.
     The sound of P-chan's enraged bweeeing filled the bedroom.  And then
suddenly changed to grunts of confusion.  Someone had just entered through
the bedroom window.  And his face matched Ryoga's reflection in his human
form!  The newcomer wore black and something looked odd about his left arm.
While Ryoga was still staring the intruder said, "OK Ryoga let's go!"
     P-chan started sweating.  His secret was exposed.  Who was this guy?  
His lookalike scooped him up with his right hand and held him up to eyelevel.
"So would you like to be able to tell Akane how you feel about her?"  It was  
incredible, somehow this guy could read his mind.  He could only nod.  The
newcomer smiled, "Well my friend you are going to get your wish.  Let's go!"
Ryoga-K headed out the window carrying the pig.  Almost the moment they left
the door slammed open and Akane charged in.  She'd heard a voice in here.  
Probably Happosai after her underwear again.  Still there was no sign of the
miserable old pervert and the drawers were undisturbed.  Then she realized 
P-chan was gone again.  She sighed with a definite resignation.  She had
become accustomed to her pet's frequent appearances and disappearances.  She
sometimes wondered if she timeshared him with several other owners.  
     Ryoga found himself carried into a van full of monitor screens.  There 
were three others in it.  One of whom was another dead ringer for him.  This
lookalike was being spruced up by the other two.  Belldandy finished combing
and held up a mirror, "You look very handsome, Ryoga-kun."  As she'd expected
Keiichi looked jealous.  Good, she was sometimes afraid he was taking her for
granted.  P-chan squealed.  Why had she called him Ryoga-kun?  That was his
name.
     There was a knock at the door and a girl in a ninja outfit entered.  She
handed a bunch of roses to Ryoga 1/2.  "Here, I found a florist nearby."
     "Thanks.  Did they cost much?'
     "No.  I got them ninja's discount."  ("Hand them over or your stores full 
of throwing stars!")
     "I don't think I want to ask."
     "So don't"  Yohko looked at the pig.  "So this is really Ryoga Hibiki.  I 
mean the one who belongs here?"
     "I'm afraid so."
     "So that's how he always got away.  If things got too hot he triggered 
his curse and slipped past us as a pig.  It's hard to believe."
     "Oh it's true."  That was from Belldandy.  "You can see the human spirit
inside the animal form."
     Keiichi broke in with, "Belldandy's ... a little bit psychic."
     "Really?"
     Looking slighly puzzled she said, "Well you could say that."
     Ryoga-K turned to P-chan and said, "You're wondering why I brought you
here, correct?"
     P-chan nodded.
     "Ok here's what's going to happen.  Unless you tell Akane how you feel
she's never going to think of you as more than just a friend.  But you're
too shy to say anything so that's not going to happen."  He indicated Ryoga
1/2, "So my friend here will do it for you.  Akane won't be able to tell him
from you so but he doesn't have your shyness."  The pig looked uncertain.  He
continued, "I'll be filming it with this camera so you'll get to see what
happens.  OK?"  The pig made series of noises that sounded like protests.
"Too late.  We're ready to go."  He handed the pig to Yohko.  "Hang onto
him and make sure he watches the monitor."  He picked up the camera, Keiichi
had worked out how to operate it and shown him what to do.  Ryoga 1/2 picked
up the flowers.
     "Lead the way."  Despite living in his world's version of the Tendo house
Ryoga still couldn't find the place unaided.
     Not long afterwards the Ryogas arrived at the door to the house.  Ryoga-K
whispered, "Good luck" and slid out of sight.  Ryoga 1/2 took a deep breath
and knocked.  Showtime.
     Kasumi answered the door, "Good afternoon Ryoga."
     "Afternoon Kasumi, is Akane in?"
     "She's in her room but I'm sure she wouldn't mind your coming in.  My 
those are lovely flowers."
     "Thanks."
     Ryoga-K nodded as he overheard that.  Good, he'd just head over to the 
roof facing Akane's room and film through the window.
     Nearby, unnoticed by everyone, Xerxes smirked.  He tore the small spray
bottle from its airtight seal and slipped around to Akane's side off the house.
Silently he climbed up the wall until he was just below Akane's window.
     Kasumi lead the way upstairs and Ryoga followed.  Ok now as long as he 
didn't get carried away everything would be fine.  Nabiki was also upstairs 
and watching him curiously.  "Why the flowers Ryoga?"
     Ryoga checked an impulse to give them to her by reminding himself that
this was the wrong Nabiki.  Instead he just said, "They're for your sister.
It's time I told her a few things."
     "Interesting."  Nabiki pulled a notebook out of her pocket and flipped
it open.  She'd be added "his" uncharacteristic behavior to her files.
     Below in the main roon Ranma sat looking at the stairs.  It was odd 
enough for Ryoga to enter quietly.  It was especially odd to see him carrying
flowers.  But the oddest thing of all was that he must have transformed back
from P-chan, gone to a florist and found his way back here within an hour.  It
should have taken days at the least.
     Inside her room Akane was sorting through calendars from several 
colleges.  She'd have to worry about this soon enough and it never hurts to be
prepared.  Of course unless Ranma improved his grades she'd be going alone.
It would serve the idiot right and yet ... Why that should worry her she 
didn't know.  Or at least wouldn't admit to knowing.  Completely unnoticed an
arm reached in the open window and sprayed a fine mist.  Akane caught an 
unfamiliar scent then the room seemed to spin.  Strange feelings surged inside
her as she sat crosslegged by the low book covered table.  The daze that 
filled her mind made her miss the knock on the door.
    As soon as he'd sprayed Kodachi's concotion Xerxes dropped to the ground
and rushed away silently.  A glance behind showed a figure with a camera 
arriving on a neighbouring rooftop.  It should be an interesting show.  As
soon as he was sure he was out of earshot Xerxes began softly whistling, 
"Love Potion #9".  He focused his prenaturally good vision on Akane's window.
The aphrodisiac didn't discriminate, Akane would imprint on the first male
she saw after exposure.  Actually it might be even more amusing if it was
her father or Kuno rather than Ryoga.  If by chance it was Ranma ... well the
drug removed inhibitions so Ranma would find her behaviour a little ... 
extreme.
     Back in the TV van Keiichi was talking to Ryoga-K via a headset.  "Ok the
picture looks good, just adjust the microphone a little ... Ok we have 
sound.  Looks like she's meditating ... yeah I hear the knocking."
     P-chan squirmed in Yohko's grip, he was getting more and more uneasy 
about this.  "Look just hold still OK!  This whole thing's for your benefit!"
     Belldandy patted him on the head and Ryoga felt a great sense of peace 
descend.  Yohko felt him relax and said, "You must have a magic touch with 
animals."  Belldandy just smiled.
     Kasumi frowned and told Ryoga, "I'm sure she's in there."  She knocked
again.  Ryoga sensed someone moving quietly upstairs.  Ranma must have got
curious.  Or he figured Ryoga would freak when it came to actually saying 
anything to Akane and wanted to witness it.  Nabiki stood further down the
corridor notebook in hand.  She wasn't sure what to put down.  Ryoga suddenly
seemed to have become a lot more self possessed and to have improved his
grooming habits.  While such a change wasn't inconceivable it shouldn't have
happened this quickly.  For some reason he seemed to have the confidence to
talk to Akane.  In which case he was doomed to disappointment and she'd be
changing his file from "unrequieted love" to "broken heart".  Unless Akane
decided to make Ranma jealous by pretending to ... no, Akane wouldn't do that
to a friend.  She'd let him down gently.
     Inside her bedroom Akane heard the knocking on the door.  The haze in her
mind seemed to have cleared.  "Who is it?"
     "It's Kasumi.  Ryoga is here to talk to you, can he come in?"
     "I guess so."
     Kasumi opened the door and Ryoga stepped in.  Akane felt her jaw drop and
her eyes grow wide.  He seemed to glow, he was the most incredible thing she'd
ever seen.  She felt a growing heat inside and blushed.  Ranma vanished from 
her mind, this was her true love.  She wanted him, she had to have him.  If
Kasumi would just get out of the way ...
     "Are you alright Akane!"  That was from Kasumi.  Ryoga also looked 
concerned.  He was concerned for her, that was so sweet.
     "Fine, I'm fine ... it's just a little hot in here.  Kasumi, I ... we'd
like a little privacy."  Kasumi nodded and stepped back.  Ryoga entered and
closed the door behind him.  Outside Kasumi headed downstairs to continue her
chores.  As soon as she'd gone Nabiki pressed her ear to the door.  She was
immediately joined by Ranma.  Nabiki considered trying to blackmail him about
eavesdropping but decided that wouldn't work while she was doing the same 
thing.  Both of them pantomimed silence at each other.
     Inside Akane's room Ryoga 1/2 sat down on the opposite side of the table 
from Akane and gave her the flowers.  "Ryoga, they're beautiful."
     Akane seemed a lot more enthusiastic than he'd expected.  Strange he
hadn't thought she liked flowers that much.  "I hoped you'd like them."  Time
to give his counterpart a broken heart.  "Akane, there's something I have to
tell you."
     "Go on."
     He seemed to have her complete attention.  "Ever since I first met you
... Akane we've been friends a long time now and ... well I know this whole
engagement to Ranma wasn't your idea and the two of you fight all the time so
... Akane I can't deny how I feel any longer.  I want us to be more than 
friends ... Ranma doesn't appreciate you, he takes you for granted but I 
don't.  I never would."  He was remembering all the things he'd wanted to say
to Akane in the old days but never could.  Back before he'd noticed Nabiki,
though she said she'd noticed him first and set her sights on ... focus on
Akane.  "Akane all I can say is I love you.  I know you may not return my love
but that doesn't change how I feel.  I have to know is there any chance that
you might ..."  He trailed off sounding uncertain.  Akane took a deep breath,
she was about to let him down gently.
     "Ryoga I've loved you from the first moment I saw you."
     Outside the bedroom door Ranma shouted, "WHAT?!"  Nabiki looked as stunned
as he felt.  
     On a rooftop opposite Ryoga-K exclaimed, "WHAT?!"
     In the TV van P-chan squealed with delight as Yohko, Keiichi and 
Belldandy looked at each other.  Belldandy frowned slightly and said, "That
wasn't supposed to happen was it?"
     Back in the bedroom Ryoga 1/2 began, "I see.  I was afraid that ..." 
THen what she'd actually said penetrated, "WHAT?!"
     "I love you Ryoga!"  Akane was gazing at him with lovefilled eyes.
     "Uhm ...."  This was the last thing he'd expected.  "... but Ranma ..."
     "Who cares about Ranma, he's a worthless loser.  Why did my father think
I'd want to marry a fool like him."
     On the other side of the door Nabiki watched Ranma's features contort 
with fury.
     "... Akane if you're just trying to make Ranma jealous ..."
     "The hell with Ranma.  I want you.  I want you right now!"  Akane 
launched herself across the table.  Ryoga tried to catch her and hit the 
floor with her on top of him.  Pinned by her weight and momentarily dazed by
his head hitting the floor he felt her tearing at his clothing.
     In the TV van P-chan gave an angry squeal.  Akane loved him but she 
didn't know she was throwing herself at an imposter!  He pulled loose from
Yohko's grasp and aimed himself at the coffeepot Belldandy had found.  There
was a sudden feeling of scalding and then he was human again.  He jumped to 
the van's entrance, grabbed the two backpacks his lookalikes had left and 
dashed outside.  His sudden transformation had startled Yohko and Keiichi into
immobility.  Belldandy simply watched him exit then said, "Oh my, he should
have put on some clothes before leaving."
     That startled Keiichi back to mobility.  "Hey wait a second."  He dashed
outside and saw the two backpacks lying in the street.  Their contents were
scattered over the ground.  There was no sign of Ryoga.  Yohko stayed in the
van watching the screen.  Things were definitely getting interesting.
     Back in Akane's bedroom Ryoga found himself caught in a serious kiss.  He  
was starting remember all his old feelings for Akane when the door slammed 
open and Ranma stormed in.  Nabiki was watching from the hallway and Ryoga
began a terrified, "It's not what you think ..." before remembering this 
wasn't his Nabiki.  
     With her hands still on Ryoga's chest (having ripped his shirt open)
Akane looked at Ranma with disinterest and asked, "What do you want Ranma?"
     Ranma's face was twisted by his fury.  Ryoga had never seen any version
of Ranma look that angry.  "It's not what you think Ranma ... well it sort of
is but not the way you think it is ..."
     Ranma ignored him.  He glared at Akane and snarled, "WHAT THE HELL DO 
YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?"
     "Exactly what it looks like.  Or are you too stupid to figure out what 
that means?"  Ryoga could feel his life expectancy dropping by the second.
     "Ryoga get your hands off my fiancee!"  Ranma's voice had dropped from
an angry shout to a cold whisper.  Problem was Ryoga didn't have his hands
on Akane.  She was the one sitting on top of him roaming her hands over his
body.
     Akane looked Ranma in the eye and said, "I'm not your fiancee anymore.
I'm cancelling the engangement.  If Dad wants you marrying into the family so 
bad then Kasumi or Nabiki can do it.  Ryoga's the one I want.  Now get out of
here and leave us alone!"
     Ranma's battle aura flared and he surged forward with incredible speed.
Ryoga twitched his head aside and Ranma's fist punched through both the space 
it had occupied and the floor beneath.  Most of his arm followed.  While
Ranma was temporarily caught Ryoga surged upright tossing Akane onto her bed.
With a bellow Ranma ripped free tearing up a large part of the floor.  Ryoga
decided discetion was the better part of survival and dove out the window.
With a scream of pure rage Ranma followed.
     Ryoga hit the ground, rolled, leapt for the pond, hit the water then 
arced over the garden wall.  Upon landing Ryoga-chan headed away at top
speed pulling her shirt together over her shapely torso.  She ducked around 
a corner and stopped.  Quickly she rebuttoned her shirt as she wondered where
she was now and how she'd ever find the others.  Then she heard someone 
thundering up the street.  
     Ranma rounded the corner, his eyes seemed to be glowing red.  It took 
him a moment to focus on her and remember who she was.  "WHERE'S ... YOUR ...
COUSIN!!"
     "Uhm, I was looking for him myself but I seem to have gotten lost.  Do
you know where the Tendo Dojo ..."  Ranma charged off bellowing that he was
going to kill Ryoga.  He was leaving footprints in the sidewalk.
     Ryoga-chan felt her heartrate drop back to normal.  That was close.  If
Ranma had seen her transform ...  Fortunately Ranma knew Ryoga's cursed form
was a small black piglet.  With the immediate danger past Ryoga-chan tried to
think.  What the hell had gone wrong?
     Several minutes later a figure dropped down to join her.  Ryoga-K put
down the camera and said, "What the hell happened in there?!"
     "I don't know.  You were watching, right?"
     "Yeah.  Damnit she should have told you she just thought of you as a
friend and let you down gently.  Maybe hinting there was already a guy she
loved.  What went wrong?"
     "I think I know."  The pieces had just clicked for Ryoga-chan.  "This is
an alternate world so things are different.  We assumed that Akane is in love
with Ranma and just wouldn't admit it.  Instead here she was secretly in love
with Ryoga.  But until he said something she was afraid to tell him how she
felt ..."
     "... and he was too shy to say anything to her so nothing was going to
happen between them.  Until we intervened."  Ryoga-K paused then continued,
"From Ranma's reaction to all this it's fairly obvious that he's in love with
Akane.  So when she rejected him ..."
     "...He went off the deep end.  Great, what next?"
     At which point another problem arrived.  "The hour of vengeance has  
arrived Hibiki!  Like your master you are not content with a single girl and
cheat upon Nabiki Tendo.  The knowledge of your infidelity will ease her heart 
when she learns of your demise."
     Ryoga-chan and Ryoga-K turned to see Tatewaki Kuno watching them.  They
must both be really shaken if a loser like Kuno could get this close 
unnoticed.  Ryoga-K wasn't worried, he'd beaten Kuno plenty of times.  In fact
his brother-in-law-to-be didn't even challenge him anymore.  Ryoga-chan tried 
to puzzle out the remark about Nabiki.  Kuno must think Ryoga-K was the Ryoga 
he knew, but this world's Nabiki had shown no sign having anything going with
him when he was impersonating the local Ryoga.
     Kuno continued, "Now at last the hour of the Black Thunder has come!"
He paused to look at the girl by Ryoga's side then shook his head.  Strike 
first, then date.  Both Ryogas looked at each other and shrugged.  The Black
Thunder?
     "GUYVER!"  Ryoga-chan suddenly knew what they were up against.  This was
real bad!  Ryoga-K watched in amazement as Kuno became the center of an energy
sphere that shattered everything else within its radius.  Black, spiked,
organic looking armour formed around him.  The sphere vanished and lethal
looking blades slid out of the arm sheathes.  Ryoga-chan knew she had to act
fast before Ryoga-K became hamburger.  She moved between the two of them
     "Leave my brother alone!"
     Kuno paused.  "This is a duel between men, fair one.  I must ask you to
step aside so that Ryoga can feel the vengeance of ..."
     "This isn't Ryoga!"  Ryoga-chan grabbed her counterpart's prosthesis and
twisted it loose.  "There, see.  Ryoga's got both arms doesn't he?"
     Kuno was rather taken aback.  "Well yes but ..."
     "This is my brother Ryo, Ryoga is our cousin!  Everyone always says they
look identical.  Apart from this one major difference."
     "I see.  You have stopped me from making a serious error fair one.  In
gratitude I will date with thee."
     Great, another Kuno after his/her body.  "Uh thanks but shouldn't you
settle things with cousin Ryoga first.  I can't stand men who let matters of 
honor fall by the wayside."
     "Well spoken!  I shall conclude matters with my fellow Guyver and then
return to date thee.  Farewell!"  Kuno strolled off and Ryoga-chan let out 
the breath she'd been holding.
     Ryoga-K watched Kuno leave.  "What the hell was that."
     "I know what it was, what I don't know is why he's here."
     "It looked like Tatewaki but ..."
     "He's got to be from the Guyver Ryoga world."
     "The what?"
     "Remember I told you I had another parallel world experience shortly 
after the first?"
     "Yeah.  You mentioned another us with paranoia and a superweapon ...
you mean ...?"
     "Yeah, the weapon in question is called a Guyver.  It's a nearly 
indestructible battlesuit with the power to rip cities apart.  Our counterpart
attacked me, Ranma and Ukyou thinking we were imposters.  We hit it with
everything we had and I don't even think we slowed him down."
     "Sonofa..."
     "Right.  Well there were only two of them.  Our counterpart had one,
guess who got the other?"
     "No need to guess.  But why's he here?"
     "At a guess Xerxes brought him through to help us."
     "Help us?  He was about to kill me!?"
     Ryoga-chan nodded.  "Xerxes seems fairly incompetent.  He already 
produced the wrong Kodachi."
     "Good point.  Which means we're trapped working for something with
massive powers that it can't use properly."
     "I'm afraid so."  Something occurred to her.  "You'd better leave the
arm off for now.  In addition to the Black Thunder, Ranma is roaming the
streets looking to kill Ryoga."
     "Good point.  We'd better keep our other self as P-chan for the time 
being.  Kuno probably doesn't know about the curse and he'll be easier to 
handle that way.  We've got to keep him out of Ranma's sight."
     Ryoga-chan sighed.  "What a day.  Think you can get us back to the 
others?"
     "Sure, follow me.  We just got left here ... left is that way ..."
     Not long afterwards they were outside the van staring at the strewn 
contents of their backpacks.  Keiichi was saying, "So after he transformed
he grabbed your packs and dashed outside and dumped them.  Don't ask me why."
     Ryoga-chan finished rummaging through her pack.  "I'll tell you why.  I
had a spare outfit in here and it's gone."
     "So he needed clothes in a hurry and he got them.  Great!"
     Yohko frowned, "So he's gone to the Dojo to get this Akane?"
     "He'll try.  But we never get anywhere we're trying to arrive right away.
He's probably not even in Nerima anymore.  Which is good because it keeps him
away from Ranma and the Black Thunder version of Kuno."
     Meanwhile in Canada:
     "Excuse me I'm looking for the Tendo Dojo."
     "Sorry I don't know it.  I'm a stranger in Saskatoon myself."
     "This isn't Nerima, Japan?"
     "No, this is Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.  I'm here to foil my arch
nemesis from seizing control of the world's rape seed market."
     "I see.  Uh, you do know you have an aluminum canoe on your head?"
     "Yes.  I was struck by lightning while portaging and it was wielded in
place."
     "That's too bad.  Hey if this is Canada, am I speaking English or are you
speaking Japanese?"
     "Quiet you're distracting the reader."
     "Reader?"
     "Shut up, don't draw attention!  They hate it when we let them know we
know they're out there ..."
     We apologize for this minor breach of the fourth wall.  Containment 
procedures are in effect and the problem is under control.  There is no need
to panic.
     "So Mr. Canoehead, we meet again!"
     "Ultramind, so my arch enemy is behind the plague of atomic locusts ...
is that a new hockey jacket?"
     "Well yes the old one was getting a bit ratty so ..."
     "But it had character!  This one looks like something out a ..."
     Ryoga decided to ignore the two weirdos and ask someone else for 
directions.  He wandered into a nearby drycleaners.  
     "Good afternoon sir.  Welcome to philosopher's drycleaners, the thinking
man's martinizer."
     "I'd like some directions please."
     "Why?"
     "Why?"
     Not wishing to be sued by the Frantics for copyright infringement let's
switch the scene back to Japan.
     Ryoga-K and Ryoga-chan looked at each other.  Ryoga-K said, "There's
only one sensible course of action."
     She nodded, "Absolutely."
     "We have to get Ranma and Akane back together ..."
     "We've got to get Ranma to stop interfering with Ryoga and Akane ..."
     "What!"
     "What!"
     Ryoga-K looked at her in disbelief.  "Are you out of your mind!  If we
don't get Ranma and Akane to make up Ranma is going to kill Ryoga next time
he sees him."
     Ryoga-chan shook her head.  "The whole point of this operation was to
break the triangle.  It's broken.  Besides if Akane loves Ryoga why saddle
her with Ranma."
     "Have we really broken the triangle or just switched it around a bit?
All we know is there's a fatal fight between Ranma and Ryoga sometime in the
future.  What if the fight was started by Ranma's jealousy over Akane and
Ryoga rather than the other way around?"
     "But until we got here ..."
     "That's just it!  We've agreed Xerxes is incompetent.  Frankly this is
beginning to feel like one of those time travel stories where the guys from
the future wind up causing the very event they were supposed to prevent!"
     Ryoga-chan looked at him.  "That's kind of paranoid."
     "No it isn't!  If I'm wrong why are we still here after changing things.
Remember Xerxes said we don't go home until it's all over."  
     They glared at each other.
     After a pause Ryoga-chan said "I guess we're on opposite sides now."
     "I guess so. When Xerxes snaps us out of this dimension we'll know which
of us was right."
     She surveyed the other three.  "So who's with me?"
     Belldandy stepped forward.  "We are."  Keiichi looked uncertain but 
joined her.  She continued, "We cannot go against the hearts of lovers simply
for expediency.  We must arrange things so that Akane and Ryoga have a chance
to be together without fear of reprisals."
     Yohko snorted and said, "Bullshit.  Love's just a myth that got created
to keep women in their places.  It's a tool of the patriarchy, nothing more."
     Keiichi looked at her, "You got dumped yet again?"
     "Shut up Morisato!  Anyway I'm with 'The Fugitive' over here!"
     Ryoga-K grimaced.  Great, his only ally in this dimension was a woman
who was employed to kill him not long ago.  Well better than nothing. 
     He scooped up his backpack and left without a word.  Yohko followed.
When they were out of earshot she asked him, "What makes you so sure you can
get Akane and Ranma back together after a split like that?"
     He smiled and gestured backwards at the pack over his shoulder.  
"Because I have something in there that'll make anyone fall in love with any
member of the opposite sex, at least temporarily.  A little concotion of
Kodi's called 'Love Potion 37'."  
     Yohko was intrigued.  That sounded like just what she needed.
     Unnoticed Xerxes looked down on them.  This was getting good.

End of part 2

Next: Both Ryogas work to fix the Akane/Ranma/Ryoga situation their way 
      unaware that nothing is as it seems

Part 3 : "Trust me, I know what I'm doing."