"This must be the source of Ranma's auilurophobia," Genn thought seriously. Prrobing a little deeper, Genn could feel a lot of pain on all fronts on the body; physical, mental and spirtual. It was almost painful for the Rakshasa to even skim over it.
Genn was about ready to just leave with that and reveal to the others that this was indeed Ranma Saotome, when a thought came to him. With the intensity Genn had felt coming from that area of Ranma's mind that was comprised of fear, the Rakshasa was pretty certain that when Ranma came to again, the pigtailed boy would still be horrified by Britanny's, (and possibly Brianna's) presence.
"We can't get to know him or help him if he's running around screaming his head off," Genn thought seriously. But what right did he have to try and screw with Ranma's psyche to try and get rid of the fear? Would he feel he was violated, or would he appreciate someone actually getting rid of the horror Ranma held for cats?
Sighing, Genn came to an impass of the conscience. He knew he shouldn't try to dig too deeply, (no telling what damage Genn might do), but then he just couldn't leave someone to suffer such fear.
Finally, Genn decided to hell with it! He was going to see what he could do to help this pigtailed guy.
And so Genn delved into Ranma's fear, wincing as it really did hurt a bit to try and get in there...
(------)
A five-year-old Ranma cried and screamed as he rolled around in pain. Again and again, the cats were tearing into him with teeth and claws. "Papa! Please! Help me!" Ranma cried out into the darkness as cats continued to bite him
"Foolish boy!" A male voice called back from no specific focus. "Stop crying like a little girl and act like a man!"
"Papa, it hurts! It hur~ur~urts..." Ranma sobbed out as the mean cats continued to maul him.
"Quit you're whining! You're a disgrace! You don't deserve to be calmed my son!"
"PAPA! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME!" Ranma cried out to the darkness, only to get no answer in return. "PAPA!!!"
And so, Ranma was soon buried underneath the evil cats that tried to eat him. He could feel as skin was torn from muscle and flesh from bone. It just hurt so much, Ranma wanted to someone, anyone to save him. "PAPA! MAMA! PLEASE SAME ME, MAMA! PLEASE!!!"
Ranma whimpered as he continued to hear no answer. "Mommy..." Ranma whimpered as everything started to completely go black...
Only to have the room suddenly become illuminated, the black cats being repelled and sent back to the shadows. Little Ranma look up from the ground and saw a female standing there. She had bronze skin, white hair, and to Ranma's surprise horns. "Are you my mommy?" Ranma asked as he sniffled.
Genn shook her head. "No Ranma, my name is Genn." She walked over to Ranma and kneeled by him. Checking him over, she frowned as she saw the state he was in, "Does is hurt badly, Ranma?"
"Yes ma'am," Ranma answered with a sniffle. "Those mean cats hurt me. They scratched and they clawed and thet bit me. It hurt lots."
Genn sighed. She wrapped her arms around Ranma tenderly and gave him a hug. "It's okay Ranma. Those cats are gone now. And you'll heal with time."
Ranma hugged onto the bronze-skinned woman tightly. "I hate cats! I hate them so much! They're mean and evil."
"Nonsense, Ranma," Genn said as she held Ranma comfortingly, running a hand through Ranma's hair. "Circumstances made it so those cats would attack you. They were starved and on the verge of death."
Ranma nodded his head. "But they... They hurt me..."
"I know they did," Genn said as she continued to hug the scared Ranma as gently as she could. "And I'm sorry you went through such pain. But you have to realize not all cats will hurt you. Most are really docile, and somewhat friendly."
Ranma sniffled. "Really?"
Smiling, Genn answered, "Really."
Looking at Genn seriously, he hugged onto the Rakshasa a little more tightly. "You're not lying to me, are you nice lady?"
"No, Ranma," Genn said as she hugged the young Ranma back. "I'm not..."
(------)
Gina, Britanny, and Brianna stood there as they waited for Genn to let go. Britanny looked over to Gina and asked, "Is it supposed to take this long?"
Shrugging her shoulders, Gina said, "I don't know."
"What I want to know is," Brianna chimed in, "Why did Genn take her female form?"
Gina nodded her head to that. "Good question indeed..."
"What? Again?"
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(Posted Fri, 03 Oct 2003 04:22)
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