<Lavender mists swirl....>

Tora: WILL YOU KNOCK IT THE HELL OFF!?

Lurker: <sweatdrop> ...anyway. We're back, this time to MST something new:
the third installment of the Ranma/X-Men crossover by Raymond Haney.
Without further ado, let's get on with the show....

note: Shampoo's dialouge may sound totally OCC for her, but I'm of the
opinion that she doesn't talk like a frapping idiot when she's speaking
Chinese.

Lurker: <shrug> Sounds reasonable enough.

	Things looked bad.

Lurker: This opening line is starting to look bad. Running gags are okay,
but don't overdo it.

	Shampoo stared back, frowning her forehead in concentration. "My English,
not to good," she managed to stammer.

Hikaru: And it's *still* better than her Japanese.

	"How about Chinese?" she asked in fluent Chinese.

Lurker: Mandarin or Cantonese? Details, details!

	Betsy nodded wearily, "Yes, I just�.." she trailed off as she tried to
think of a way to explain her psychic powers to the young Chinese girl.
	"You looked like you were caught in a recursive psychic loop," Shampoo
stated levelly. At Betsy's shocked stare, the younger woman just shrugged.
"Combat psionics are an old trick among certain Amazons. Even those of us
who don't have any psychic powers learn about them and learn how to at
least defend ourselves from them."

Hikaru: Amazon psioncs...?

Lurker: <snort> Figures. You name it, they can fight it.

	Shampoo shook her head glumly. "I don't have the faintest clue. Like you,
all I can remember is finishing a food delivery and suddenly being hit

from

behind. Then, I wake up here." She brightened. "But I know that Ranma will
find me!"

Lurker: Sorry Shamps, that trick only works for Akane.

	Psyloke smiled as a thought occurred to her, "Well, he'll probably wind

up

helping my friends out. If we're gone to long, then the X-Men will show up
for me."
	"X-Men?" Shampoo's brow furrowed for a moment. "Does that mean they're

all

women?"

Lurker, Ushio, Tora, Hikaru: <ROFLMAO!!!!!!>

Lurker: Good joke! 

	Shampoo shrugged and held up a link of the chain attached to her leg.
"We're not going anywhere."
	A booming voice suddenly filled the room. "Oh, but you are my dear's!!"

Lurker: A-HA! It's....the Villain!

	Both women were on their feet in the blink of an eye. The two assumed
combat stances, positioning themselves to make the best of the cramped
quarters and chains on their legs.  The door lurched open and a tall,
impeccably dressed Chinese man strode into view. Standing at almost six
foot, he stood in the doorway with both hands on his hips. Psyloke gasped
with recognition.

Lurker: You call "Almost six foot" tall? 

	"Mandarin!"
	The Mandarin reached up and stroked his chin in thought, "Yes, my lovely
little Psyloke, it is I." The rings of power on his hand glinted as he
slowly rolled his fingers.

Lurker: It figures. Anou...perhaps you should mention something here about
his skin? If I remember my Marvel Comics correctly, Mandarin doesn't quite
look like your average Chinese man...

	The Mandarin waved a finger in admonishment. "Temper, temper, little one.
You are hardly in a position to make demands. But, seeing as how you are a
bit, shall we say, detained, I suppose it is only fitting I inform you
why." He shrugged, "It is quite simple really," slowly he curled his hand
into a fist, "revenge. Do not think I've forgotten the humiliation you and
that mongrel dog Wolverine handed me. The time has come that I enact my
vengeance upon you both. And as for the Amazon�" Shampoo stiffened and
tightened her fists even more� "Let us simply say that I have certain

plans

for the Amazon tribe, and your young companion shall help me see those
plans come into being."

Lurker: Oh no! He's going to beat Shampoo in combat and marry her!

Hikaru: Eeeew. Even Shampoo doesn't deserve a fate like that...

	"I will never help you, Ringed One," Shampoo hissed from between clenched
teeth. Psyloke darted a glance at her and was surprised at the amount of
venom that was radiating from the young girl. The young Amazons eyes were
blazing Betsy could see a red aura of hate beginning to surround her.

Lurker: Might want to stick something in between "blazing Betsy", such as
", and" or "."

	Shampoo smiled weakly, more at the attempt of levity then at the joke
itself. "I think I can relate to that. Apparently, he's still interested

in

the Amazon tribe." Shampoo took a moment to breathe deeply and winced at
the slight pain in her chest. She leaned her head back and closed her

eyes,

her voice changed tone and she began to recite, as a child might tell a
story, "Many years ago, a man wearing ten rings came to the Amazon's. He
promised power and money and tried to command the tribal elders to follow
him. He wanted to use the fighting abilities of the Amazons to take

command

of China. But the elders weren't interested in his dreams. They told him

to

leave. He became angry and power began to flow from the rings he wore. He
attacked us. Many warriors were hurt and some were killed in driving him
off. After he finally left, many warriors demanded vengeance. The elders
refused tog rant permission to them, they wanted nothing more to do with
the man or his terrible rings."

Lurker: I don't blame them. By the way, take out the apostrophe in Amazons
up there in the middle of the paragraph, and fix the spacing error near the
bottom, where you have "tog rant" instead of "to grant".


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Lurker: Okay, another good part, and the plot is thickening nicely. Keep up
the good work. 

Tora: You're not going to.....

Lurker: <MML>

<lavender mists swirl...>

Tora: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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