I finished this in a hurry, please forgive gramma screwup and PLEASE C & C!!
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Ranma Plus
A Ranma 1/2 and Macross Plus fusion
By Adrian Wong
Characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi and some others. Plotline and song
lyrics were based on those of Macross plus . . . belonging to whoever they
belong. But aside from the straight Translation of Voices, most other
songs have been modified greatly by myself. Note the lyrics J
Many thanks to Chris Willmore for pointers on this, as well as Sean Connor
for grammar checking the 2 previous parts!
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PART 3
"Aiya," getting off YF-19, Shampoo took off her helmet as she walked over
to a fountain and took a deep drink, "for once, Ko-chan, I'd have to credit
you for your skill: the NEW version of YF-19 is so much faster than the old
one."
"Don't Ko-chan me," the computer expert said while leaning against the
fountain, "I had to hack into the company's resources to get them to put a
huge sum into the project's account just so I can install this super engine
on my new baby. You owe me big for -"
"Shampoo! Ko!"
Turning around, they saw Mint running up to them, a look of utmost urgency
on his flushed face.
"The Commander . . . the Commander he . . ."
* * * * * *
"AIYA!!!!"
"NOOOOO!!!!!!"
"Calm yourselves, Pilot Shampoo, Miss Newman."
"What do you mean CALM?!" Shampoo snapped, "you've decided to cut the
project out of the blue and I'm supposed to be calm about it?!"
"Commander!" Akane, who had just entered the office, spoke up as well, "is
this true?!"
"The UN Spacy headquarters had already confirmed their authorization of the
automatic Ghost X-9 Valkyrie," the Commander said, "they're going to
announce it on the 30 Annual Peace Celebration on Earth. After that . . ."
"There'll no longer be need for battle pilots anymore, is that it?" Akane
asked gravely. The Commander nodded.
"How could they do this?" Kodachi cried, "I've spent my entire youth on
perfecting YF-19, and now . . ."
"That's it!" Shampoo growled, "I'm still a major of UN Spacy, I'm going
to give time a piece of my -"
"Enough!" the Commander barker, as the whole room fall silent once more.
In a more regretfully tone of voice, he continued on, "Computers had been
preferred over men. Nothing can change that fact.
"The battle is over."
* * * * * *
Standing alone on the top of the military building of New Edwards, Shampoo
had a sad, nostalgic look in her eyes as she observed the school of tiny
galaxy phoenixes flying by above the skies.
< Is this over? After all this time spent up in the sky, am I going to
fall back down to the ground once and for all? >
"Shampoo . . . "
Turning around, she saw Mint standing behind her, looking nervous and
determined at the same time.
"I think . . . I mean, I don't think we should go out anymore."
"Oh," Shampoo cocked up an eyebrow, as the boy continued on with his face
straight and his eyes down.
"It's obvious that you and Shawn's Producer had . . . umm, relations in the
past. You may think it is over already, but I know better. Ever since the
incident at the Hospital, I haven't seen you smile a real smile once during
our dates. What I'm saying is," Taking a deep breath, the boy continued
on, "go back to him. It's obvious that you liked him better than I do.
Don't use me as a substitute: it is not fair to either of us."
With that, he walked stiffly away, leaving Shampoo to stare after him for a
long time, before turning back up to the sky,
"Everything is over now . . . "
"Not quite."
Startled, Shampoo turned around to face Kodachi, who was walking up towards
her up with a serious expression on her face.
"We haven't lost to Ghost X9 yet. Tonight on Earth, UN Spacy is going to
show it off to the world as the best battle craft ever. Now, if we are to
go and prove them wrong . . .'
Shampoo's eyes widened as she got Kodachi's meaning. "An ambush on UN
Spacy's new toy?"
"If we get caught, the penalty could be death . . . but it doesn't matter
to me," Kodachi stated, "I live for YF-19. Without it, I may as well be
dead anyway."
Shampoo stared at the other woman for a long time, before finally breaking
into a catty grin.
"Okay then . . . let's rock."
* * * * * *
The Peace Celebration on Earth was about to begin.
"Let's go Shawn-kun, let's go! Let's go Shawn-kun, let's go!"
Packed with tourists and citizens alike, Macross Stadium was alive with
motion, as everybody eagerly await the upcoming concert of Shawn Apple.
Looking down at the incredible scene from an office in the Macross upper
level, the Chairman of Team Shawn Apple smiled in awe as he shook his head.
"Just look at how eager the crowds are!"
Nabiki merely curled her lips in disdain, as if that line was totally
unnecessary.
"Well, have Ranma get into the operation room and get prepared."
"I've removed him from active duties."
* * * * * *
"What do you mean I can't get in?" Ranma demanded as the guards guarding
the operation room replied nervously.
"We're sorry, Ranma-san, but Nabiki-san had given us strict orders not to
let you near Shawn's hardware in fear that you might make his performance
unstable like the last time."
"So," Ranma asked, "I'm no longer needed, is that it?"
"Well . . . Nabiki-san did say that it would help if you still remain on
the team in name, so as to not arouse suspicion . . ."
"IN NAME?!" Ranma growled. "Where the heck is she now?"
* * * * * *
"I've removed him from active duties."
"That's good . . . WHAT?!" Jumping up from his chair, the Chairman barked,
"Are you insane?! The show is going to start soon!"
"So?" Nabiki shrugged, "we don't need him for the concerts anymore. I had
just installed in him the AI poker chip that gives Shawn Apple human
emotions and instincts. He is now alive . . . and better than ever."
"The experimental AI poker chip . . ." the Chairman raged. "Are you
insane?! What good is a puppet that can't be controlled? I'm canceling
the concert right now!"
With that, the man picked up the phone . . . only to drop it as a bullet
shot through his head, causing him to collapse onto the ground.
"Fool, very soon, Macross City will turn into the kingdom of me and my dear
Shawn," smiling feverishly, she continued on, "no one will realize that
you're dead once enslaved by Shawn's music . . ."
"Nabiki! What are you <gasp> . . . Chairman!! What . . . what's going on?"
Turning towards the stunned man at the door, Nabiki narrowed her eyes in a
smile . . . and fired a series of shots that would have hit the man if not
for his quick reflexes.
"Nabiki! You . . . " He didn't get to say anymore, as the woman continued
to shoot, forcing him to run the halls for dear life.
"Shawn is gifted with the AI poker chip," Nabiki said evenly as she fired
shot after shot, "nothing on Earth can stop him from realizing both our
dreams . . . not even you."
After chasing him for a while, Nabiki lost him in the maze of corridors. A
strange little smile curled on her lips, as she turned and headed away.
* * * * * *
Meanwhile, deep in the process of time warping as FY-19 sailed through the
inter-dimensions of space and towards Earth . . .
< Wait for me, Ghost X9,> Shampoo thought to herself, < I'll turn you into
a pile of charred junk in no time! >
* * * * * *
Finally getting to the now surprisingly unguarded Operation Room, Ranma
quickly got inside, attempting to warn the techs to stop whatever they were
doing with Shawn . . .
And found the room to be completely empty and dark.
"What - ACCKK"
Abruptly, dozens of wires shot out from all directions at him, entangling
him with their metallic strength and hanging him up in midair. In front of
him, Ranma saw a shadow beginning to fade into existence. The figure had
long hair, a sharp-chinned, angular face . . . and a serpent's tail
starting from beneath his taunt pelvis . . .
"Shawn . . ." Ranma breathed out in awe, as the Virtual Idol smiled at him
with amusement. Feeling another presence from behind him, he turned around
and saw a short-haired, utterly naked version of the teenage Shawn staring
into his eyes with a deceivingly innocent half-smile.
"I am born from the depths of you own heart . . ."
" . . . and now, I've finally matured into becoming my own individual."
Another Shawn, an adult male with long hair steaming down his suit clad
body, grinned with sensual smugness as he appeared to his other side.
Laughing, the serpent-Shawn spoke up and caught the attention of the
shocked man in front of him:
"Seven years ago, you have chosen Akane, a fiery, yet incompetent girl as
your 'true love' just so you can play the role of the macho hero to her
dasmel in distress. Saving her from the vicious school gangs, outshining
her time after time again in the art . . . it was that superior feeling
that fed your ego, keeping your soul alive to take on the world."
Ranma's eyes went wide as sweat began to pour down his face, "No . . ."
"But even then," Shawn continued on, "you had secretly admired the
carefree, untamable Shampoo. Playful, fun-loving . . . almost like a
female version of yourself, only much bolder. But in the end, she remained
up high in the sky, living out her dreams, while you -"
"Stop . . . STOP IT!" Ramma screamed in rage and began to thrash around in
his bonds, to no avail. Smiling curtly, Shawn shot him a sideways glance
and retorted.
"Why? I'm only saying what is true. After all . . . I had inherited all
your feelings and your memories."
"You are the product of the AI poke chip, aren't you?" Ranma asked in
impotent anger, "What ARE you trying to do? What CAN YOU DO?"
Shawn's smile widened as he let out a silvery laugh.
"I thought you'd never ask."
* * * * * *
"SHAWNNNN!!!!!!!!!"
In front of the Macross Stadium, a loud, powerful techo-music filled the
air as a gigantic 3D Yin-Yang Sigh appeared in front of the Macross like a
ghostly mirage. The crowds began to scream as a gigantic Shawn, all
dressed in black, faded onto the stage with a devilish grin on his face.
Back inside the Macross Control Booth, the officers were all in shock as
the computers suddenly run wild, cutting off all external circuits as the
system began to run on its own.
"What the HELL is going on?!"
"Someone . . . something had hacked into all our systems, forcibly taking
control from our hands!"
"NANI?!"
And the Macross's engines, which had been immobile for almost 30 years,
began to rumble like a faint thunder as ALL of its lights went up, turning
the mechanical giant alive once more. Slowly, all of its cannons were
aimed skywards, as multiple smaller Shawns appeared on stage and began to
go through various dynamic katas:
<< If we get the crucial moves
Then we feel the martial high! >>
The cannons began to shot out laser beams towards the sky, framing the
idol with a stunning visual background. The crowd, already hypnotized by
his singing, went wild.
<< If we get the crucial moves
Then we're really free
To aim high
In space! >>
* * * * * *
Meanwhile, at the top level Sky-view Lounge of the Macross . . .
"Fire, fire burning bright . . ." Mesmerized as she took in the amazing
display of laser, Nabiki draped herself all over Shawn's hardware and
purred, "that's it, my darling Shawn, show them that you're really the most
powerful being of all . . . and that you're my own special little boy."
Chuckling a hint neurotically, she continued on. "Oh, and don't forget to
hack into Neo-CIBC and rise up the numbers in mamma's bank account!
Wahahahahaha!!!!!!!"
* * * * * *
"The Macross . . ." Ranma was wide eyed as he listened to the sounds of
rumbling engines, "it is reactivating itself!!"
Shawn simply smiled, as he continued on, "Even though I am the product of
an AI poker chip, I am alive. I have a soul . . . which is more than I can
say for you."
Taking the insult, Ranma glared back at the artificial being and spat, "Get
a grip! You're created by a program that Nabiki had installed in you! If
you really do have a soul . . . then you won't . . . then you won't stoop
to being Nabiki's pawn!"
"It's a little too early to say who is whose pawn, don't you think? But
the important thing is this: Shampoo is coming . . . very soon."
"What?!"
"I can finally see for myself the excitement on her face . . . the Martial
High coursing thought her blood! Therefore," Shawn spared his puppet
master a sideways glance and began to fade out of existence, "you're no
longer needed anymore."
"Shaw-SHAWN!!! You-ACK!!!"
Abruptly, the wires began to tighten around him, threatening to crush him
under their python-like strength.
< SHAMPOO! >
Deep in the depths of Macross, the prized Ghost X-9 began to activate
itself, and was ejected out of its launching pad and high up into the sky
in a trail of white smoke, as the music played on and the crowd cheered.
* * * * * *
Meanwhile, at the outer atmospheres of Earth, YF-19 abruptly appeared out
of nowhere, and headed straight down for earth.
"Aiya! We've made it in time!" Shampoo cheered.
"Don't get too excited yet," Kodachi reminded her from behind, "we still
have that date with Ghost X9 . . . and I have NO idea about its designs
what so ever."
"Don't worry about it!" Shampoo smirked confidently. "Trust my skills - "
The woman's sentence was abruptly cut off as she suddenly found herself
dodging a series of shots that were fired with surprising accuracy.
Turning on the view panel, she saw Akane's face staring up at her's grimly.
"The New Edwards Base has sent me to eliminate you on behalf of your
violation of space rules, Shampoo. Prepare yourself!"
"What?!"
Dodging another series of shots from the vicious YF-21, YF-19 began its own
counter-attack, forcing Akane's battle craft back and away.
"Dammit!" Shampoo growled, "I don't have time for your stupid jealousy
right now!"
"Jealousy?!"
"Yes!" Shampoo snapped. "You're probably thinking of getting rid of me
just to have Ranma to yourself again aren't you? Just like that time when
you tried to trick me into dating that nerdy four-eyed boy in class just to
separate me from Ranma. What a psychotic-"
"SHUT UP!" Akane growled, "How DARE you accuse me of being obssessed, when
you are the one . . . you are one who stabbed through his chest with a
KATANA to try and keep him away from me?!"
"Umm . . ." Kodachi winced, "I really shouldn't be hearing this . . ."
"Akane, you . . . "
"SHUT UP!!!"
With that scream, Akane launched an all out missile attack at YF-19. As
the missiles closed in on the other Valkyrie, a series of scenes began to
force themselves into the womans's mind . . .
[ Ranma, after a particularly bad fight, was lying topless on a couch as
Shampoo applied some Chinese herbal medication on his wounds . . .]
[Shampoo playfully tickled him, as the latter laughed and thrashed around .
. . ]
[Ranma catching Shampoo in his arms . . . and kissed her on the cheek . . . ]
[Both turned towards her in horror . . .]
[She herself stabbing Ranma in the chest with a katana . . .]
[Shampoo pushing her away and quickly pulled out the katana with precision
and speed . . . Ranma falling backwards with a moan as Shampoo covered his
wound with his shirt . . .]
[ . . . blankout . . .]
The missiles collided together in a gigantic explosion . . .
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
* * * * * *
Straining, Ranma continued to struggle against the metallic bonds . . .
until finally, they came lax and he fell back onto the ground. Quickly, he
broke through the locked door and exited the room . . .
. . . only to come face to face with a horde of trance-induced security
guards who were raising their batons at him with light-smiles on their
faces. A slow, eerie song permeated the corridor at this point . . .
<< Come and adore him
Adore him
Adore him
O' Come let us adore him ~! >>
"The mind control sound wave frequency . . .SHIT!" Ranma spat as he got
into a defensive stance
* * * * * *
<< Come and adore him
Adore him
Adore him
O' Come let us adore him ~! >>
" . . . let us adore him . . ." Nabiki sang with a vacant expression on
her face as she slowly walked up to the edge of the external platform.
Looking down, she saw the gigantic face of Shawn smiling up at her with all
the love and tenderness in the world as 3-D paper bills fluttered in the
air . . .
<< La-ta-di-da . . .
Lati . . . latia . . . >>
Nabiki jumped . . .
. . . and passed right through the illusion and to the city below where she
met her demise.
<< Wo . . . . . >>
* * * * * *
"What . . . what have I done?" Akane whimpered to herself as she broke
down in tears, "I did it . . . I was the one who had hurt Ranma! How could
I have ever put the blame on Shampoo . . . and for SO LONG?! Have I gone
mad?"
Looking up at the starlit sky, she asked, "Is this the price of my sanity .
. . to have my best friend turned into a distant star on the cold sky?"
"You'd wish I'm a distant star, you stupid muscle girl."
"EH?!"
Looking beside her, Akane found YF-19 sailing smoothly right beside her
Valkyrie, its pilot smiling at her.
"Idiot. . ."
"Shampoo . . ." lowering her eyes, Akane asked. "Ranma . . . he remembered
too, didn't he? That was why he left Eden, wasn't it? But you two had
both covered the truth from me, allowing me to hide in my memory
restricting drugs . . .All this time I had called you a traitor . . . I . . ."
"Aiya, just quit it," Shampoo replied with a grimace, "and stop acting so
damned guilty. Ranma had long since forgiven you . . . and I . . . well,
I'm not pissed anymore. After all, we ARE friends, aren't we?"
"Sorry, Shampoo . . . and thank you."
Shampoo smiled a hint bashfully at hearing such sentimental words from
someone like Akane. Behind her, Kodachi mused to herself with a light
smile as she too succumbed to the waffy atmosphere.
"Who'd ever thought that they'd be good friend?"
<< Cats and Kittens . . .
Claws and Fangs . . . >>
Everybody became alert as they heard the song through the comm. link.
Typing into her laptop computer, Kodachi gasped as she saw the following
words:
# SHAMPOO.SHAMPOO.SHAMPOO.SHAMPOO . . . #
"It's Shawn Apple! He's sending us a messsage!"
"WHAT?!" Shampoo gasped.
"Shampoo . . ." Shawn's ghostly voice spoke sultrily, "I've been waiting
for you . . . just for you."
"He's completely out of control!" Kodachi exclaimed in shock. "Someone
must have installed the illegal version of the AI chip into her! He's . .
. oh my god, he's taken control of the entire Macross Fortress!!"
"Ranma . . ." Shampoo's eyes widened as she remembered the connection
between Shawn and her old friend. "What has happened to Ranma?"
"He's not important anymore." Shawn replied hauntily. "His singing, his
martial arts, he had passed both of them onto me. There is nothing left
inside his empty shell anymore. And now, Shampoo, Akane, come and receive
the martial highs of your lives."
With that, Ghost X9 came into view from behind the clouds, and began firing
at them madly. Both YF-19 and 21 were immediately forced into being on the
defensive as the remote-controlled battle craft dived in for the kill!
"You freak! What have you done to Ranma?!" Shampoo demanded.
"Shampoo!" Akane cried, "I'll distract this monster. You go and save
Ranma right now!"
"Akane?!"
"Go!" Akane cried as she engaged the Ghost X9 in battle, "Ranma needs you!"
"Shampoo," Kodachi cowered in her seat as Ghost-X9's shots came VERY close
into striking YF-19, "listen to your friend: go and get the hell away from
that monster and go straight for th Macross: there, we can terminate the
source once and for all!"
"Damn! Akane, hold your own!"
With that, YF-19 left for the Macross, now a visible air-prone fortress
from a distance, as the battle between Ghost X9 and YF-21 continued to rage
on.
< Ranma, wait for me! >
* * * * * *
"Hiya!"
Striking down the last of the guards, a rather disheveled looking Ranma ran
for the top level sky view of the Macross: the only place other than the
operation room where Shawn's hardware could have gotten enough power to
function. Slamming open the sliding doors, he came face to face with the
square-head which was the cause of all this chaos.
"Shawn," he growled, "THIS ENDS NOW!"
Not answering his question, Shawn's voice replied, "it's too late, Shampoo
is already mine."
"What . . ."
Ranma's eyes widened as he saw YF-19 floating outside the skyview. A
closeup of the pilot appeared on the screen, showing a helmeted woman with
eyes like the night stars . . .
"Shampoo!"
"Listen" Kodachi instructed as she began typing like made into her
computer, "the exact location of Shawn's hardware is . . . right behind the
skyview lounge! Send it a missile and end this all!"
Shampoo narrowed her eyes at the sight of the robotic square box, and was
just about to fire when he caught sight of another figure in the skyview
lounge . . .
"RANMA!"
Abruptly, the Macross fired at YF-19 with its full weaponry, as the latter
barely dodged in time. Seeing that, Ranma screamed:
"SHAMPOO!"
"It's no use," Shawn's voice said evenly, "I'll have her experience the
ultimate martial high before the night is over."
"In your dreams! Ranma screamed as he launched himself at the hardware,
but was quickly held back by dozens of metal wires breaking out of the
walls and tying him up. Looking through the glass, he saw YF-19 being
viciously chased by the horrific firepower of the Macross.
"STOP IT!!! STOPPPPP!!!"
"But why?" Shawn mused, "this is what you've wanted all along."
"You're crazy!" Ranma spat, "I never wanted to kill Shampoo!"
"You want to touch her heart, to touch everybody's heart with your singing
and your martial arts. You believe that to touch other people's hearts is
to prove that you're alive. But the only thing that can touch Shampoo's
heart is not any mere man . . . nor is it just the simply act of martial
arts or flying . . . what touches her more than anything else is the
feeling between life and death . . . the moment that seemed to stretch on
until infinity. That was what motivated her to try and ride a dangerous
galaxy phoenix on the back in the first place."
"Shawn . . ."
"I'm merely trying to give Shampoo something that you can't. Don't you
ruin it for us . . . you really can't do a thing about it, you know. By
the way: this should help keep your attention preoccupied."
The screen on the glass was turned on once more, showing the battle between
YF-21 and Ghost X9. Another screen appeared and showed the close up of the
pilot's face, revealing her to be Akane.
"AKANE!"
Closing her eyes, Akane had looked strangely calm for a battle, as her
voice came though the comm. link and to the skyview lounge:
"I have to finish this up . . . forgive me, Ranma and goodbye."
"Akane . . ."
With that, YF-21, pushed through its maximum speed and forcefully crushed
through Ghost X9 in a powerful explosion spreading out in the sky like a
splash of fiery blood . . .
Ranma screamed . . . and collapsed.
* * * * *
Meanwhile Shampoo was still concentrating on dodging laser beams as Kodachi
continued on her instructions from behind.
"Shawn is now linked up to the Macross's powerbox! If you somehow destroy
it, Shawn's energy will be cut off! Meanwhile, I'll just try and hack into
her again . . ."
Abruply, a virtual image of a hand waved itself in front of her eyes.
Snapping her head up, Kodachi came face to face with the teenage version of
Shawn, who was smiling at her with narrowed eyes.
"Arrgg . . ." Kodachi whimpered in an excess of fear as she irrationally
took out her gun and aimed it at the 3-D image. The ghost like boy-toy
simply chuckled as he caught her in an embrace as he began to sing.
<< Kawaii ~ ai
Kawaii ~ ai >>
Slowly, Kodachi began to lost her will, as she aimed her in front of her at
Shampoo. Turning around in shock, Shampoo gasped, "KODACHI?!"
"I . . . reached paradise," Kodachi chuckled drunkenly as she pointed the
gun right against Shampoo's helmet. Shampoo's eyes widened at the sight of
the teenage Shawn embracing the woman . . .
BANG!!!
"WAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Thanks to her quick reflexes, Shampoo had pushed the emergency button just
in time to launch Kodachi out into the night sky and causing the bullet to
shatter the helmet but miss her face entirely. Tossing it off, Shamoo
looked into the viewing panel in front of her, and saw the face of the long
haired, adult Shawn smiling at her sultrily as he continued to sing:
<< Kawaii ai
Kawaii ai ~>>
"Shut up!" Shampoo snapped, "Your sissy singing sucked."
Smiling, Shawn turned 3-D and drifted out from the control panel to look
her in the face.
<< Kawaii airen wo ai ni ~ >>
"No . . ."
<< Kawaii . . . waii~ >>
"It's NOT Your song that I want . . . to hear . . . . >>
<< Aii . . . aii -ai-sai-ei >>
Slowly, Shampoo's eyes began to lost their focus as Shawn's smile deepened.
<< Kawaii . . . airen . . .>>
Eventually, Shampoo lost her battle with the hypnotic melody, and slowly
fell into a dark void . . .
<< Wo . . . ai . . . >>
Without any piloting, YF-19 began its downward plunge into the light-filled
streets.
Lost in grief and barely sober, Ranma began to sing despite himself . . .
<< The first word is dream
from my sleep
the darkness within my heart
it gently takes out >>
[A beautiful forest of bamboo poles . . .]
<< The second word is wind
telling me my destination
into the arms of a god
I flap my wings >>
[Two girls, one curvy with long flowing purple hair while the other was
muscular yet petite, were leaping from the tip of one pole to another, as
they engaged in an agile game of combat and dance. Below them, standing on
the ground, a pigtailed boy was smiling with amusement as he studied them .
. .]
Slowly, Shampoo found herself coming back to awareness again . . .
. . . and saw how she was plummeting down to the streets.
Quickly, she changed course, and gone up against the Macross once more. The
flying fortress began to focus all of its firepower at her, as Shawn's
ghostly image overlapped with it. Hardening her eyes in determination,
Shampoo pushed her YF-19 to full speed . . .
. . . and crashed right into the power box of the Macross, destroying it in
an instant.
Shawn looked to be in shock . . . before gradually fading out as the
Macross began its slow descend back onto the Macross Stadium.
* * * * * *
In the Sky-view Lounge, Ranma slowly came back into full consciousness . .
. and found himself lying on the floor in a tangle of loose wires.
"Aiya, took you long enough to wake up. Lucky guy, you missed the worst
part of it, you know."
Looking up, Ranma's eyes widened as he saw a rather disheveled and charred
looking Shampoo looking down at him with a playful smile on her face.
Slowly, Ranma's eyes welled up with tears as he got up and pulled the woman
that he had feared to love for all these years into a fierce hug, refusing
to let go ever again.
<< The first word is dream
from my sleep
the darkness within my heart
it gently takes out >>
<< The second word is wind
telling me my destination
into the arms of a god
I flap my wings >>
<< As if counting sad things
that have melted
a golden apple
falls again >>
<< A view I haven't seen
there I will return
in this one life
I will find my way . . . >>
<<Books of old magic
a drop of moon a curtain of night
only a hunch that someday we can meet >>
<< We can fly
We have wings
We can touch floating dreams
Call me from so far
Through the wind
In the light >>
<< The third word is hum...
when you strain your ears
your trembling arms
I will gently release >>
THE END.