Two pairs of hasty feet were pattering across the hills. High above the two hunched figures, the pale moon was shining upon them.
"Is he still after us?" a male voice asked.
"Keep running!" a female voice answered.
Then they heard the dreaded noise... a strange zipping sound that was approaching rapidly.
"He's coming after us!" the female yelled. She was clutching two small bundles to her body. "Here, take the babies and run!"
"No, I'll never leave you to him!"
And then their pursuer appeared, a blue-robed figure that was perched atop a flying broomstick. A wrinkled face was looking at them from underneath a blue hat and through a pair of cracked spectacles.
With a fang-toothed grin, the evil magician looked down at his prey. "I finally found you, disobedient daughter!"
The female turtle with the black shell scowled at him. "You'll never make us stay, father! I love Kenny and we will start our lives anew, away from Bowser's reign."
The Magikoopa looked at her darkly. "You know very well I can't allow that, Kimmy!"
"If you lay just one hand on her, Kamek, I'll..." The rash male with the yellow shell stepped in front of his beloved one.
Kamek smirked. "Out of my way!" He produced a magical wand from his sleeve, aimed it at the rebellious Koopa and cast his spell.
A magical projectile, made of a red triangle, a green circle and a blue square, flew through the air.
"NO!" Kimmy shouted and threw herself in front of her boyfriend. She turned her black shell towards the incoming spell and extended her spines. The projectile hit the hard shell and dissolved.
Kamek frowned. "You earned those spines as a member of the Koopatrol through years of heavy work and dutifulness. Do you really want to throw all of this away, just so you can stay with a rebel?"
"He's not a rebel!" Kimmy Koopa protested. "He is from Koopa Village, and they never were part of Bowser's kingdom."
"The king won't be pleased when he learns that one of his most skilled captains has deserted, my dear..." the Magikoopa mumbled.
"Is it really Bowser who told you to come after me? I think he wouldn't care less about me. It's really you, is it? You always wanted to control my life, father! Well, not anymore!" She hugged her two eggs protectively. "I will protect my future husband and our children for everyone... even you!"
Kamek looked down at his daughter. "Very well..." he muttered. "You asked for it..."
"FIRE FLOWER SQUAD, ATTACK!" a loud voice suddenly yelled. And then, the air was filled with fireballs that got chucked at the elderly magician.
"Ow!" He shouted. "Hey, that burns! Ow, I say!"
Kimmy and Kenny sighed in relief when they saw the small troop of Toad and Koopa warriors appearing behind the hill. "We're saved, Kenny!" Kimmy sighed. "Those are soldiers of the Mushroom Kingdom!"
A regal Toad with a thick, black mustache approached them, accompanied by a green-shelled Koopa with a goatee.
"Our spies already told us of your arrival," the Toad said in a dignified voice. "As soon as we learned that escapees from the Koopa Kingdom were approaching, we sent a squad of our finest soldiers to come to your aid. I am chancellor Toadsworth, and this is Captain Koopa Koot." The Koopa with the goatee saluted.
"Thanks for your help, chancellor," Kimmy said gratefully. "We were hoping to become citizens of Toad Town after realizing that my grandfather didn't approve of our love."
"Kamek is your grandfather?" Koopa Koot frowned. "Well, we can't choose our parents, girl, that's for sure..."
"He's out of range, sir!" one of the Fire Flower-wielding Toads shouted.
"Cease fire!" Koopa Koot commanded. The soldiers obeyed.
When Kamek noticed that the Mushroom troops had stopped firing, he stopped his broom and turned around.
"Hear me, Kimmy! Those children of yours are doomed children! I am cursing them on this very day! The boy shall never find a way by himself! His sister will grow up to be demented and delusional! And one day, I will hunt them down! Mark my words, daughter: I WILL hunt them down! This is the curse that I, Kamek, am putting on them!"
And cackling insanely, he turned around his broom and flew through the night sky.
One month later...
"It's a boy! And a girl!"
Kenny stared proudly down at his two children while they were sleeping peacefully in their mother's arms.
Tears of happiness were flowing down Kimmy's turtle face. "Just look at them, Kenny! The boy has your face. And aren't the black spots on his yellow shell the cutest thing?"
Kenny sniffed. "The girl is just as beautiful as her mother. See, she even has your black shell..."
"They will grow up to be strong and healthy Koopas, I'm sure of it!" the midwife, an elderly Toad called Tayce T., said.
Outside of the room, Toadsworth shook his head in worry. He knew that Kamek's curses always came true. The parents would have a hard time raising the children... and then there was the Magikoopa's promise that he would hunt them down one day.
"We can't assure their safety, not even within the walls of the castle," he murmured. "And what about Princess Peach? When Kamek attacks, she will be in danger too. And she is just a baby... how can I protect her?"
He made a decision. "There is only one way," he sighed. "But how to tell them the bad news?"
"NO!" Kimmy shouted and hugged her little daughter to herself. "You can't ask this of me!"
"Dear, please think about it!" her husband pleaded. "Toadsworth has a point: We have to think of our children's safety. We have to hide them someplace where it's safe... someplace where he would never find them."
"B-but they're just babies..." Kimmy Koopa sniffed and hugged the female baby. "How will they grow up, without parents?"
"We can put them in the care of foster families," Toadsworth spoke up. "Parents that will love them, no matter what will happen."
Kimmy sniffed. "At least let me make some goodbye presents for them..."
A few days later, the two Koopas and Toadsworth were standing in the middle of an underground chamber, surrounded by pipes. In the middle of the room, a big, purple pipe was placed.
"Are you sure this thing will work?" Kenny asked while he carried his son.
"This is a very ancient warp pipe, and it hasn't been used in ages," Toadsworth said. "But I think it will work. It is one of the very few gateways that leads to a planet where they will be safe... a planet called Earth."
"But isn't that where only humans are living?" Kimmy sniffed. "How will they be accepted if they are outcasts? The only member of their races over there?"
"That won't be a problem," Toadsworth said. "Yesterday, I visited the wise magician Merlon... and he enchanted these two items you made, Kimmy!" He showed them a spotted bandana and a black rose.
"What will the spells do to them?" Kenny asked. He was a bit afraid.
"They will turn them into humans, so they can grow up amongst their own kind. When they are old enough to learn the truth, you can see them again."
Kimmy sobbed as she took the black rose from the Toad and placed them on her daughter's sleeping form. "Always keep in mind, sweet Koko," she sniffled. "Always keep this rose close to you and it will keep you safe!"
Kenny tied the bandana around his son's head. "Always wear this, Ryo!" he said. "And one day, you might find your way back home..."
The two children started to glow in a brilliant light. The parents handed them over to the two Toads that had the job to bring them to Earth.
"Please make sure they will get fine parents," Kenny said while his wife continued to cry.
"We will," the Toads nodded. "The country we will be taking them to is known for its customs of honor. I will try to take your daughter to a wealthy family so she will be cared for."
"And I will make sure the boy will have loving parents that will teach him about honor and honesty," the other Toad promised.
And while the two still glowing children slowly transformed into humans, the two Toads jumped into the Warp Pipe, which transported them to the planet known as Earth... to the country known as Japan.
Juuban, Tokyo, Japan...
Kodachi Kuno rose from her slumber. She had a magnificent dream. She had dreamt that her Ranma-sama had saved her from a terrifying, flying turtle... it was silly, true, but she liked the idea.
"Maybe this will be the day that my beloved will forget about that red-haired hussy and the violent thug Akane Tendo and realize that I am the only one for him! OHOHOHOHOHOHOH!"
She climbed out of bed and walked over to the black rose that was standing on her nightstand. She took a deep sniff. "Dear rose, make my wishes come true..." she murmured.
Outside of Juuban...
Actually, outside of Tokyo...
Heck, make that near the border of Japan...
"Where the hell am I now?" Ryoga Hibiki wondered as he looked around. He didn't think there were harbors like this in Juuban...
He grimaced. Damn, how was he supposed to show Akane this great stuffed turtle he had won? He knew she would like it...
But just as he was approaching the Tendo Dojo, he ran into his rival Ranma, and he made him run after him by taunting the bandana-clad boy.
Ryoga snarled, showing off his fangs. "Damn you, Ranma! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"
He tugged at the bandana he was wearing... the very first bandana he ever had. As far as he could remember, he never took it off. He only washed it when he was taking a shower himself.
"If I didn't have this bandana..." he murmured. "I wouldn't even find my way back home..." That was something he was convinced of.
He sighed and started walking. The sooner he tried finding the right way, the sooner would he be able to see Akane again.
When his tummy started to grumble, he decided it was time for lunch.
"Maybe just a few roasted mushrooms..." he mumbled.
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