“Where ya going Saotome?” Drawled Nabiki.
“I’m just going to take a nap” Ranma responded as he disappeared up the stairs and into his room. Ignoring the disbelieving look Nabiki shot his way. Shutting the door Ranma stared at his sleeping futon for a second before quickly slipping out the window, and then roof hopping down the street.
He had a good reason for lying, or so he told himself. IT had to do with his mother, Nodoka. He couldn’t put his finger on anything specific, but the last few times she had come to visit him, she had seemed... troubled.
He had tried asking her what was wrong, but she just brushed it off. Redirecting him to tell her about his latest adventures. Ranma however was not to be deterred. No today he was determined to find out what was troubling his mother, and help her with whatever it is
As he hopped along the roofs he couldn’t help but smile, apparently his danger sense was inherited more form his mom, than from Genma. He saw Nodoka down on the street looking around nervously, having to hide several times as her gaze turned to the roof tops.
“Hmm well I guess I have no choice.” Ranma muttered as he pulled upon his knowledge of Genma’s forbidden techniques. Rendering himself invisible to both the naked eye and chi sense.
Sure enough a few minutes later Nodoka stopped acting nervous and went on her way in a much more easy manner, unaware of her tag along.
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Nodoka smiled as she felt the presence fade, the shadow on the rooftop disappearing. Such a caring boy Ranma was. Apparently she had managed to convince him that everything was alright and he had left.
Smiling Nodoka turned and headed down the street. It was for the best really, Ranma shouldn’t be involved in her world. Shouldn’t be put in a situation where his innocence would be destroyed and he would come to hate her. Like her other children did...
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Ranma scratched his head in curiosity, still cloaked in the Goshin Dai Ryü Sei Fu. This wasn’t the way to his mother’s house. His curiosity enflamed even more, Ranma followed Nodoka into a rather old looking building.
He blinked as she pushed aside a stone revealing a secret compartment and placed the Saotome Honor sword inside, before sliding the stone back.
While he was pondering why his mom would hide her sword like that, things got really weird.
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Nodoka turned to leave when suddenly the sound of scraping stone reached her ears. Whirling around she watched the stone slab slide back to reveal the Saotome sword, which suddenly quivered and floated up into the air, unsheathing and gleaming in the receding sunlight.
“No.....” Nodoka whispered, her eye’s narrowing in anger.
“Such an interesting toy you have here, Mrs. Saotome... or perhaps I should call a spade a spade, Mystique!” A dark voice commented out of nowhere.
Whirling around, her form shifting to the black outfit and blue skin that she normally wore Mystique glared into the shadows.
“What do you want Magneto?” She hissed. Damn it! She thought she kept her Nodoka identity hidden from him!
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Ranma’s jaw dropped and he almost lost control of his technique, as he watched his mother’s form change into a blue skinned woman. A brief check of his senses confirmed that her aura was the same, this was his mother. She was one of those mutants that Genma was always ranting about.
He frowned, his own mother a mutant? That would send pops into a conniption fit. Not that he believed any of that trash Genma preached about them. Besides in the end run he had to weigh the words of Genma, a man who has repeatedly used and abused him, against his mother, one of the few people who supported him unconditionally. No contest really, Nodoka may be a mutant but she was till his mother! He tensed as a caped figure with a red bucket on his heads floated out of the shadows.
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“I have need of you for a plan of mine.” The master of magnetism commented simply.
“Like your other plans with me as the principle or with Risty?” Mystique spat back. “Those worked out real well didn’t they? We’re through Magneto.”
“Very well, I suppose I could always use someone else. I hear this Ranma is quite the martial artist, perhaps he will suit my needs?”
Mystique’s eyes widened. “He has nothing to do with this! He hasn’t even displayed a mutant power yet! He’s of no interest to you.”
Dammit! That came out harsher then she meant it to, but Ranma did that to her. He was her only child that didn’t hate her guts. Even though she had all but abandoned him to that foolish oaf who thought he was Ranma’s father. It was odd feeling that sort of love, especially when she was used to fear and hatred from so many others. Though she was loathe admitting it out loud, Mystique liked the feeling and because of that she wanted to keep Ranma as far away from her real life as possible. Least he discover her true self.
“DO I sense some motherly concern?” Magneto chuckled in amusement. Mystique had been steadily slipping through his fingers lately, but it seems that fortune had handed him just the tool he needed to reel her back into his clutches. “Whatever will his siblings Kurt and Rogue say?”
Mystique snarled for a minute. “Damn you....” Then her shoulders slumped. “Alright Magneto, what do you want me to do?”
Magneto grinned under his helmet. Yes this Ranma would be the perfect tool to keep Mystique under his thumb. He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could...
“YOU LEAVE MY MOMMA ALONE!” Mystique’s eyes widened as she saw the red blur leap over her and slam feet first into Magneto.
Ranma had seen enough. Sure Nodoka had turned out to be some mutant named Mystique, but she was till his mother. More importantly it seemed that this magneto was using her to do something that she didn’t want to do. The comment about him having siblings was ignored and filed away for later consideration. What really clenched it was when Magneto tried to force her to do it by threatening to use him should she refuse. Mystique had chosen to concede to his demands, rather than have himself be used by this man.
‘It was time for this ‘Magneto’ to learn why you didn’t threaten the friends and family of Ranma Saotome!’ With that thought Ranma leapt to attack, feeling the satisfying crunch against his feet.
Magneto slid across the room and slammed into the wall.
“Insolent fool! You wish to challenge the master of Magnetism? Very well, let me show you your folly!” With that he floated up and with a gesture of his hand sent flying several metal girders from the wall, which Ranma deftly dodged.
And the battle was on....
what do you mean Ranma wants to go and 'rescue' Mystique from Magneto? Well siblings are supposed to argue and fight right? ^^;.
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