be babies," Akane said.
"I really don't like babies pulling on my hair," Ranma said. Akane stared at him. Then at Kagami. She sighed and looked at Ranma.
"Are you going to hold her?" Akane asked. Ranma smiled.
"I guess," Ranma said as Akane handed over Kagami. Ranma smiled as he held the baby.
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Nabiki and Kuno were sitting down under a tree in a park. Nabiki looked at what was beside her…okay, besides Kuno. She looked at a lake and smiled.
"Peaceful. How I like everyday to be," Nabiki said. Kuno smiled at Nabiki.
"As would I," Kuno said as he stood to throw a skipping stone. Nabiki looked at the ripples the stone made.
"You know Tachi," Nabiki started, "Ever heard of the saying, 'See a ripple and make a wish?" Kuno looked at her.
"No, I have not. Do tell," Kuno said. Nabiki looked at Kuno.
"Well, every time there is a ripple made, you make a wish and it will come true," Nabiki said as she looked up at the sky with a smile. Kuno smiled.
"You made that up, right?" Kuno asked. Nabiki looked at him.
"Well…yeah," Nabiki said. Kuno hugged her.
"We can make our wish come true," Kuno said.
"I wish for world domination," Nabiki said. Kuno stared at her.
"Should not it be world peace?" Kuno asked. Nabiki shook her head.
"Nope, world domination. And to add on to the list, the conquest of the nine planets, Ruler of the rest of the galaxies, Queen of the dimensions, and," she looks at Kuno, "Bride of Tatewaki Kuno,"
"And I to be the husband of Nabiki Tendo," Kuno said. Soon Nabiki snuggled closer to Kuno.
"Tachi," She said. Kuno smiled.
"What is it, my love," he said. Nabiki started to giggle.
Soon Later…
"Hey! This is a public park!"
"Look Mommy,"
"Close your eyes, dear!"
"So, there is another meaning to the word 'French"
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"Shampoo! Shampoo! Where are you Shampoo?" Mousse called out at Neko Hanten. Shampoo giggled at him.
"Shampoo right here!" She called from inside her room. Mousse raised his eyes brows up and down.
"Oh baby," He said. He ran to Shampoo's room. He looked inside and saw no one there.
"But where," He said as he looked around. Then something pounced on his back, and heart.
"Nihao Airen!" Shampoo said. Mousse smiled.
"Oh baby, you've lit the fire in my heart," Mousse said. (We interrupted this program for this important message: For anybody that has seen Revolutionary Girl Utena, remember this…TOUGA IS AWSOME! If you guys haven't noticed, Touga rhymes with Ryoga. Cool, ne?) Shampoo giggled.
"Silly Mousse," She said as she got off of Mousse's back.
"How perfect. In your room. All we need is candle light, music, and privacy," Mousse said. Shampoo smiled.
"That no problem," She snapped her fingers and with that magic, The lights were turned off, the candles lit up, the door closed shut and locked itself, and some cheesy romantic music started playing. Mousse looked around. Then at Shampoo. Shampoo started giggling.
"That is pretty spiffy," Mousse said.
"Now we alone," Shampoo said. Mousse stared at her.
"Uh, we've always been alone. That dried up monkey still hasn't came back from China,"
"No worry," Shampoo started giggling.
"Do you have the giggles or did you actually do something," Mousse asked. Shampoo started to giggle again.
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"What you mean my plane still hasn't come!?" Cologne asked the manager.
"I'm sorry, but this one Chinese girl called us and said if you board a plane, she will be forced to kill us," The manager. Soon, Cologne knew who it was.
"Shampoo…"
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"You go Shampoo!" Mousse cheered. Shampoo giggled. Mousse smiled.
"Hiya," Shampoo said.
"At least that takes care of the old ghoul," Mousse said. They both smiled at each other.
"Idea?" Shampoo asked. Mousse looked.
"You don't gotta ask me twice," Mousse said.
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"The chick, if it does not crack out of the egg, then it has died without being born. We are the chick, and the world is our egg. If we cannot crack the world, then we will die without ever truly being born," Ryoga said. He was somewhere as his clothes were tattered from all that dodging of knives, guns, firecrackers, purple hamsters, (don't ask) mutated sea-bass, sharks with laser beams on their foreheads, (Somebody here has been watching too much Austin Powers!) and laboratory rats bent on taking over the world. (Yeah, I know they're mice but rats seem to suite them really well!)
"Gee! What kind of nightmares does Ukyo think of? They are more like going to a facility place than a nightmare!" Ryoga said as he approached an arch that was covered with bright, fresh, green leaves and daisies. Ryoga stared at it. He picked up a daisy and started twirling it around his fingers. He stared at it for a couple seconds and then…he started laughing. (No, he did not get squirted with water or been under a spell or laughing gas! Honestly people!)
"This (laugh) is Ukyo's (laugh) This is Ukyo's nightmare? (laugh)" He fell down laughing.
"Oh…oh…oh my sides hurt!" He continued laughing as he wipe a tear off his face. Then, Ryoga's laughter turned into fury as he raised his fist up in the air.
"Damn you! I've been through nine types of hell and this is her big nightmare? This is her dream damn you!" Ryoga yelled.
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"AH!" Ukyo sat up on her bed. Ragi and Washi went to her aid.
"Okay, did you see anything?" Ragi asked. Ukyo nodded.
"I saw Ryoga. He went to nine types of hell. He saw a daisy and," Ukyo cut herself off. Ragi and Washi stared at her.
"And…what?" The twins said in unison. Ukyo started laughing.
"The funny part was that (laugh) he started laughing! (laugh)" Ukyo held her sides. Ragi and Washi looked at each other.
"Is it me," Ragi started.
"Or is this the giggle flu? Ryoga and Ukyo seem to be laughing, even though Ryoga is in her dream," Washi finished. Ragi broke down in laughter. Washi raised an eyebrow.
"I think I'll go get myself a pizza," Washi said. he stood up but Ragi pulled him down.
"You go, you die," Ragi said.
"Well, at least you weren't laughing," Washi said. Ragi broke down laughing again. Washi looked over to Ukyo as she was still laughing, "I spoke too soon," He looked at a his wristwatch.
"What (laugh) time is (laugh) it?" Ragi asked.
"Thank God! It's almost midnight. Everybody should be coming right about…now," Washi turned to the door to see everybody come in. Washi sighed as he saw Shampoo giggling.
"As it is 11: 59, we have came in time," Kuno said. Washi stood up.
"I just about HAD it with this laughter! Ukyo, Ragi, Ryoga, and Shampoo! When will the pain stop?! Has the world gone mad?" Washi said. Everybody had a sweat drop.
"Forget I even heard that," Mousse said.
"Dammit! We have to turn off all the lights!" Ragi said. Washi stared at her, but he wasn't the only one.
"Ragi…" Washi said.
"I admit it. I cuss a few times," Ragi said as she turned off the lights.
"Now we are standing in the dark," Nabiki said.
"Hide!" Ragi said. As soon as everybody hid in Ukyo's room, Ukyo began to sleep. Ranma was under Ukyo's desk with Akane. He yawned.
"How come she gets to sleep?" Ranma whispered. The only answer was a shush and an elbow jab to the stomach. As the clock turned midnight, there was a red glow.
"Let's see, let's see," Tily said. That was when everybody went out of their hiding places. Tily looked around. She groaned at the sight of Ranma.
"Oh, it's you," Tily said. Ranma looked closer at the fairy. He smiled.
"Hey Tily," he greeted.
"I still haven't forgive for all the tricks you did to me," Tily said.
"The frogs were the best of the show. You were screaming as I put a frog on your head," Ranma said.
"And let's not forget the whoopee cushion," Tily said.
"And the spider in your shoe locker," Ranma grinned at that.
"And," Tily said but was cut off by Akane.
"And the list goes on and on," Akane said. Tily looked at her.
"Who are you?" she asked. She didn't wait for the answer and went straight to talking with Ranma, "And I really hate you for what you did to Ryoga. Because of you, he left the school and never came back!" Tily yelled.
"Junior high, huh," Tily turned around to see Ukyo leaning on a wall. She stepped forward.
"Ukyo?" Mousse asked. Ukyo ignored him.
"All right! I demand Ryoga out of my head this instant!" Ukyo commanded. Tily started laughing evilly.
"Ryoga out of your head? As if!" She threw some powder on Ukyo. Ukyo shut her eyes and started coughing. Once the powder died in the air, she opened her eyes and looked around. She gasped.
"This is…I am in my head! How can that be?" Ukyo said as she started running. She stopped when she noticed a green path. She scratched her head.
"This green path. It lead me to," She smiled as she ran on the green path.
*I know it! I can feel you!* Ukyo smiled as she saw what was in view. A boy looking at a daisy and twirling it around his fingers. Ukyo smiled.
"Ryoga!" She yelled as she ran up to him. Ryoga's head perked up.
*Is it me or am I hearing Ukyo's voice?* Ryoga thought.
"Ryoga!" Ukyo called again.
*Real. Definitely real," Ryoga turned around to see Ukyo.
"Ryoga!" Ukyo called out once more.
"Ukyo?" Ryoga smiled as Ukyo reached him. Ukyo hugged him.
"Ryoga! Are you all right?"
"Besides that fact that those mutated sea bass were on the unusual side along with those purple hamsters, those sharks with the laser beams on their foreheads, and those two rats saying the were bent on taking over the world, why wouldn't I be all right?" Ryoga said. Ukyo smiled.
"Well, at least you're all right," Ukyo said. She hugged Ryoga. Ryoga hugged her back and noticed something.
"Ukyo," he went out of the embrace and held her shoulders. Ukyo smiled.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Tily, the fairy, said it was impossible for you to enter into your own brain," Ryoga said. Ukyo blinked a couple times.
"You know, I think you're right. She threw some powder and then, here I am," Ukyo said. Ryoga grabbed on to Ukyo's hand.
"Want to see your nightmare?" Ryoga asked. Ukyo shook her head.
"That's impossible! I never had nightmares! All my dreams are nice and happy," Ukyo said.
"Maybe it was something in the past," Ryoga said. Ukyo thought about it for a moment.
"All right. As long as I'm with you," Ukyo gently squeezed Ryoga's hand. Ryoga looked at her with some concern.
"Are you sure?" He asked. Ukyo looked up.
"I pretty sure. I could face it," Ukyo said. Ryoga nodded.
"Fine," he agreed.
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"Hey, where's Ukyo?" Ranma said as he looked around the dark room. Shampoo went to turn on the light.
"It be better with light on," She said. Ranma looked at her.
"Well anyway, where is she?" Nabiki said. Tily looked around.
"Whoops," she said. Everybody stared at her.
"Whoops? What'd ya mean whoops?!" Everybody yelled.
"I think I sent her into her brain," Tily said.
"How?" Kuno asked.
"I don't know, this is the first time it ever happened," Tily said.
"First time?!" Akane yelled. Tily looked at her.
"Well, where the hell is she?!" Mousse yelled.
"In her mind with Ryoga. Only heaven knows what will happen next," Tily said.
"Well, who knows! They probably have been tortured by mutated sea bass, or abducted my aliens, or, or," Washi said. He would've continued but was bashed in the head with a mallet from his sister.
"Now I'm definitely burning your doubles of those comics," Ragi said.
"Well as Tily said, only heaven knows what happened next," Ranma said.
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"WHOO-HO!" Ukyo yelled as the roller coaster went upside down. Ryoga looked like he was gonna be sick. Ukyo looked at him with a smile.
"Tell me again, is this a nightmare or what?" Ukyo asked. Ryoga looked at her.
"And you tell me, you should know," Ryoga said. He held his mouth and looked to the side of the cart. Ukyo sighed.
"Maybe we should've ate after the ride," She said to herself. Ryoga is still looking at the side of the cart but was tapping on Ukyo's side.
"Hey Ukyo, check this out," he said. Ukyo looked over to where he was looking.
"What?" she said.
"Well, there is a hole on the tracks over there," Ryoga pointed. Ukyo's eyes followed the tracks to their ride. She gasped.
"Oh no! Ryoga! We're gonna crash in the hole!" Ukyo yelled. Ryoga looked and agreed.
"Dammit!" He looked at all the rest of the carts, "Uh, Ukyo," he said.
"What is it?" she asked.
"We're the only ones in this ride," He said. Ukyo looked and then looked at Ryoga.
"Then we could jump off this ride," Ukyo said. Ryoga looked at her.
"I guess you're right," he smiled. He looked at the side of the ride.
"Ryoga, what are you planning?" Ukyo asked.
"Your idea. Now, hold on to my back," he said. Ukyo did as she was told.
"Okay Ryoga," Ukyo said.
"Now hold on tight!" Ryoga said as he jumped out of the ride. As he did, the train fell down in the hole. As Ryoga made a rough landing, he was able to get Ukyo unhurt. Ukyo looked at the ride.
"That was pretty close," she said.
"Yeah," Ryoga stood up. They both saw the exit to the carnival. Ryoga looked at Ukyo and lend out a hand.
"Shall we?" he asked.
"We shall," Ukyo grabbed his hand and they both walked to the exit.
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Akane, Ragi, Shampoo, and Nabiki started talking to Tily while the rest were playing cards.
"How do they get out of Ukyo's head?" Akane asked.
"Ukyo must love to Ryoga," Tily said.
"Then that will be easy, ne?" Ragi said. Tily shook her head.
"Ryoga and Ukyo show love in very…what's the word I'm looking for…complicated ways,"
"So then…how much love should Ukyo show?" Nabiki asked.
"In this rate…a bunch," Tily answered.
"Full house! I win!" Ranma yelled!
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"All right, I think we found it," Ryoga said. Ukyo looked at the background and backed away.
"Ryoga, I don't think I could go," she cried. Ryoga looked at her.
"Why?" He asked. Ukyo pointed to the sky. Ryoga looked up. He stood still.
"There's knives, and guns, and dangerous weapons, and…mutated sea bass, and those damn sharks with laser beams on their foreheads, those purple hamsters, and no rats," Ryoga said.
"That's not it," Ukyo said. Ryoga looked up and saw a trail of white string. His eyes followed to where the string leads. He gasped.
"What the hell is that?" he asked.
"I remembered now! When I was thirteen, I was watching this one horror flick. I had nightmares for weeks," Ukyo said. Ryoga face faulted.
"Ukyo, don't you think that is a little out of the ordinary? C'mon! I admit, I had a nightmare about an episode of the Twilight Zone. That was pretty scary," Ryoga said. Ukyo shook her head.
"No, No, NO! It's not like that!" Ukyo said. Ryoga looked at her. He grabbed her hand with gentle care.
"Don't worry Ukyo, I'll protect from anything," Ryoga said. Ukyo smiled.
"Ryoga-Suga, arigatou," Ukyo thanked. Ryoga smile. Then they both looked ahead. They saw a foggy street. Ryoga's eyes widened.
"This is where I went through in the first place!" Ryoga yelled. He turned around to look at Ukyo. Ukyo gasped.
"Ryoga! Don't turn around!" Ukyo yelled. Ryoga blinked a couple times.
"Why?" he asked. As if on cue, Ryoga collapsed on the ground. A shadowy figure was behind him. Ukyo stared at it with big eyes. She looked down at Ryoga. She shivered as she went down to feel his pulse. Faint. She lifted her fingers off his neck and saw blood on it. She screamed.
"Ryoga! Ryoga!" She called. Ryoga didn't wake up. Ukyo try to hold back the tears as she stood up. She glared at the shadowy figure.
"All right! I know who you are! Come out and fight!" She yelled as she brought out her spatula. The figure laughed.
"I'll introduce myself anyway. I am the Dream Shadow," The figure said. Ukyo got ready to charge.
"This is for all the nightmares you've given me!" She brought her spatula down and it hit Dream Shadow's head. Ukyo wasn't done.
"This is for all the grief you've given me!" She sliced the spatula across the shadow but didn't leave a scratch. Ukyo stared at it. The shadow started laughing.
"All the grief of what?" Dream Shadow asked. Ukyo glared at it while keeping her guard.
"All that pain you've given me! Because of that stupid television show! You enter through my brain and today is the day, that I send ya TO HELL!" She yelled. She then saw Ryoga moving. She kneeled down to him.
"Ryoga! You're still alive!" Ukyo cheered. Ryoga started breathing.
"I…" was all he could say. Dream Shadow was disgusted.
"Enough of this! I shall destroy you both!" He yelled. Ryoga try to stand up but Ukyo stopped him.
"Don't protect me! Even with a punch, you can get killed!" Ukyo cried. Ryoga shook his head.
"Shadow Death!" Dream Shadow yelled. He lifted his hand and formed a great big energy of energy. He blasted it at Ukyo. Ukyo closed her eyes but felt nothing. She felt something collapse onto her knee. She opened her eyes.
"Ryoga! I told you not to protect me!" Ukyo yelled. Ryoga took a deep breath.
"Ukyo. I love you. I want you to live forever. I know you can beat him. I believe in you," Ryoga said. He closed his eyes, "I love you, with all my heart," He said in his last breathe. Ukyo shook Ryoga.
"Ryoga? Wake up! Stop kidding around! Ryoga?" She called out. No answer. Ukyo felt his pulse. This time, nothing. Ukyo stood up and picked up her spatula from the floor. Dream Shadow started laughing.
"That was quite fun if I don't say so myself," He said. Ukyo glared at him. She held her battle spatula with both hands as blue battle aura formed around her.
"This last one…is for Ryoga Hibiki!" She yelled. Dream Shadow stared in surprise as Ukyo brought her spatula up in the air.
"Special Okonomiyaki Chef Secret Attack. EL TEQUENICO DE LOS ESPATULAS! ATAQUE DE EL FRENTO! YO ABLO PARA TODOS! AHORA! UNO DOS OKONOMIYAKI EXPLOTA! ACION!" Ukyo yelled. (Translation: The Spatula Technique! Attack at the front! I speak for all! Now! One two Okonomiyaki explode! Action! *Yes this is in Espanol*) A big ball of energy came out of her spatula and to the shadow. The shadow disappeared without a word or a trace. Ukyo started breathing hard. She kneeled down to Ryoga. She remembered the words that Ryoga last said to her.
*I love you with all my heart.* Ryoga's words went through her head as tears started pouring out of her eyes. She grabbed one of Ryoga's hand.
"I love you Ryoga. Why did you have to leave me?" She whispered, "I LOVE YOU RYOGA HIBIKI!" She cried out. She kissed Ryoga on the lips as a tear rolled down her check and landed on Ryoga's face.
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"Akane! How can you just say that? It's two in the morning, Ukyo and Ryoga are still there, and I haven't gotten any sleep! How can you just say that I can go to school? We would wake up in seven hours!" Ranma yelled. Akane glared at him. They started arguing when a beam of light came in. Everybody, who had just gotten sick and tired of the arguing, (mostly tired) stared at the light as two people formed on Ukyo's bed. Everybody gathered around to see who it was.
"Ukyo! Ryoga! You guys are back!" Mousse said. Ukyo opened her eyes and sat up. Ranma looked at Ryoga and shook him.
"Hey man! Wake up! You're back!" Ranma said. Ukyo put a hand on Ranma's shoulder and shook her head.
"Ryoga won't answer," She said softly.
"Why not?" Shampoo asked. Ukyo put her head down.
"He's dead," she said. Everybody stared at shock at Ukyo, then at the laying figure.
"How?" Nabiki asked.
"He was protecting me from this one guy called Dream Shadow," Ukyo said. Tily shook her head.
"Oh no, not him," she said. She looked at everybody.
"Look guys, send him to the hospital. I'll handle this whole thing," she said. Her fairy like body turned to look like a regular teenage girl's body. She went over to Ryoga and picked him up. Ukyo looked at Tily.
"Tily, if you can make Ryoga alive, I'll thank you. If he doesn't make it, I'll thank you for doing all you can," Ukyo said quietly. Tily nodded.
"Okay," Tily said as she walked out of Ukyo's domain with Ryoga. Ukyo then told everybody to leave. As soon as everybody left, Ukyo laid down on her bed. She looked out the window to see a shooting star.
"Starlight, star bright. I wish I may, I wish I might, have this wish come true tonight. I wish Ryoga to come back to life," She said. She laid back on her bed and went into a troubled sleep…okay, she didn't sleep at all that night.
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End of Chapter 6, A Lost Mind
Shampoo: Hiya! It too boring here.
Mousse: Can someone tell me why the hell there is nothing to do?
Ukyo: Gotta go visit someone.
Tily: Me too!
Ragi: Shut up!
Washi: Damn fairy.
Tily: For your info, I ain't a fairy anymore.
Kuno: How is that?
Tily: You'll find out soon.
Nabiki: Ranma, you still owe me 6000 yens.
Akane: How boring is this day really?
Ranma: Next time on Ranma ½, In Times Past For The Boring Day Or Not!
All: See ya