Right after Ranma vanished from the cliff in Spira, where he said goodbye to Akane and his friends, he appeared outside a huge building that was floating on a big chunk of rocks in the middle of outer space.
Ranma looked up as far as he could see, but still couldn't see the top of this enormous skyscraper. There was nothing else around here, only this floating rock with the building.
"Ranma," Bahamut said with a proud voice. "Inside this building are the Esper Headquarters."
"Wow," Ranma muttered. "Does every Esper live there?"
'Noooo,' Carbuncle replied. 'This is only our working place. Our real home is much more comfortable. But we Esper work efficiently, and a nice landscape would only distract us from our work.'
"Right," Bahamut nodded. "Well, let's get inside. I bet the big boss is impatiently awaiting your arrival."
"What?" Ranma shouted in surprise. "I thought you were the king of the Espers."
Bahamut chuckled. "I AM the king of the dragons, true... and once, I even was the boss, when our company still was young... But later, my son, Bahamut Zero, took over the company and turned it into something much bigger... Well, my son isn't the boss anymore, but you see, that was a very, very long time ago."
"And... how are you gonna enter the building?" Ranma asked. He looked at the double doors. They were impressive, but not as big as a creature like Bahamut.
The black dragon chuckled. "Like this." And when he walked towards the doors, they suddenly grew in size. He could easily grab the doorknob and enter. A loud assortment of different voices came from inside.
Carbuncle floated towards the door, and it shrunk down to child-size. 'You coming, Ranma? The boss is waiting.'
Ranma scratched his head and followed his Esper friend. And when he approached the door, it grew back to its original size.
Inside, he saw the same mass of different creatures as Nodoka had seen on her first visit in here. Bahamut waved at them while following the trail of larger creatures that were approaching a lift especially for big beings as themselves. "Later, you two. I have to take a look into my office... I bet there is a big pile of letters on my desk that no one had answered while I was away. Well, it had only been a few 100 years... Well, see ya!" And he followed the colossal form of a Minotaur into the lift.
Carbuncle lead Ranma into the human-sized lift at the other end of the hall. 'Come, the boss' office is at the main floor.'
Ranma got into the cabin, careful not to step on some moogles. Carbuncle floated up to the buttons and pressed onto the number 100.
Slowly, the elevator began moving. Not many other Espers were entering, only a few moogles with letters.
Ranma got impatient. "Can't this thing move a little faster?"
Carbuncle shrugged. 'Sure.' He pressed a button that read 'Turbodrive' and held onto a handle that was attached to the wall. 'Hold on tight, Ranma,' he said.
And suddenly, the whole lift shot upwards like a missile. Ranma's body got thrown onto the cabin's floor forcefully, while the moogles had to be careful not to lose their letters.
BING! The door opened.
Carbuncle floated outside, followed by a slightly flattened Ranma. 'Here we are, Ranma... the top floor!'
It was nothing spectacular, really. It was just a short hall leading towards a big, crescent-shaped room. A big desk was standing in the middle of the room, and behind it, another door lead to the main office of the building.
Carbuncle floated up to the gorgeous woman that sat behind the desk. 'Hello, honey,' he said. 'I'm home!'
The Esper woman smiled and scooped up the little imp into a big hug. "Bunky! I missed you! Smooch!" And she gave him a big kiss.
Carbuncle giggled as she released him. 'I'm happy to see you too, hon.' He gestured towards Ranma. 'Darling, that is my new master, Ranma Saotome, who saved Spira from Sin. Ranma, this is my wife: Siren! The most beautiful Esper that ever lived - and the secretary of the boss.'
"You charmer," Siren giggled. "I'm still not sure if Shiva deserves that title more than me."
Carbuncle coughed. 'Well, I'm not going to argue with Ifrit about that... but you know my opinion. Um, honey... we're here to see the boss. He knows we're coming, right?"
"I'll ask him, sweetheart... just a moment!" She pressed a button on her communication system and said: "Carbuncle and Ranma Saotome are here to see you, sir."
"Excellent," a pleasant voice answered. "Send them in!"
She smiled. "You heard him, he's waiting for you. Go inside!"
'Thanks, Siren! Come on, Ranma!"
Siren raised a brow. "What, no goodbye-kiss?"
'Um, sure thing, honey...' He floated towards her and gave her another kiss. 'Later...'
Ranma smirked as they walked towards the back door. "Hey, you got really lucky, guy..." He sighed. "But when I think about Akane... I think I'm a lucky man, too..."
They entered the next room. 'Hello, big boss!'
Ranma looked around in astonishment. This room really was something.
And then his gaze fell onto the person in front of him... and he gasped. It was...
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