Ranma 1/2 - Zelda Fanfic
By: Greg Housley


Disclaimer:      The characters and situations of Ranma 1/2 are owned by 
Rumiko Takahashi and are used in this Fanfic without permission. The 
characters and situations of The Legend of Zelda are owned by Nintendo and 
are also used in this Fanfic without permission.


*----I viewed the post from ch.1 through hotmail which recieved the post 
with minimal dificulty, however, an account through everyone.net completely 
screwed the format up making it horrible to read! If anyone can offer advise 
for posting better through listar, it would be appreciated.----*


The Legend of Zelda
Ranma 1/2
Chapter 3 - A Link to the Past


	Nishii sat alone in the emptiness. Though, a light illuminated her that 
strangely seemed to originate from nowhere. She quickly glanced about her 
surroundings trying to figure where she was or how she got there but no 
answers were to be found, Just emptiness. No floors or walls or ceilings, 
just miles or vast open darkness. The only light that was evident stayed 
focused on her but seemed to come from nowhere. She caught the sound of 
movement, though it would normally be feint, in this confined soulless 
chamber it sounded like stomping footsteps. Her head whirled around to where 
the movement had originated but nothing was there. Only that's what she 
thought. But then she couldn't shake the feeling that something was there; 
something was...staring at her... She shouted at the hidden figure.
	"Who are you! Show yourself, you coward!" Though her brave words hardly 
sounded confident with the unsure shaking of her voice.
	The figure shifted again only this time it wasn't heard it was more felt. 
Nishii was certain this time something was lurking just at the edge of the 
light. The figure began to move this time, intentionally letting its 
presence be known. It came to the edge of the light just out of sight, but 
close enough for it's figure to be outlined. Nishii's breath caught in her 
throat, the figure was huge, and somehow familiar, though she couldn't 
understand why.
	"HA HA HA HA HA!" The figure began to laugh a menacing laugh, one so evil 
it could chill your blood. It began to part the darkness and converge on the 
light letting its features from the feet up slowly begin to take shape. He 
stepped closer and closer, the light had finally reached his face and began 
to uncloak his features... SHWOOOMP!

	A Light flashed and Nishii was forced to shield her eyes from its 
intensity.

	The light began to slowly die. Wagon wheels could be heard as well as the 
slow trot of several horses. Finally the light ceased and Nishii found 
herself riding in a carriage pulled by two horses. To her left an older 
looking man dressed in fine garbs rode next to her holding a large chest in 
his lap. To her right a very young girl probably no older than six studied 
the path ahead, in a carefree manner. She then glanced down at herself and 
realized at that instant that her body was that of a small child too, 
probably a couple of years younger than the other girl. She studied her 
hands and flexed them open and closed. She knew there was something familiar 
about this but she didn't know what. One of the several-armed men riding 
along each side of the carriage rode up next to the older man and began to 
discuss something in low tones. Nishii could tell the conversation seemed to 
trouble the older man because his face seemed to darken.
	"Call a company halt." The older man ordered.
	"Yes sir!" The armored man acknowledged. And with that he rode out in front 
of the procession. And called out. "Companieee Halt!
	The wagon wheels slowly came to a stop, followed by the several armored men 
on horseback. 	"Daddy?" The girl on Nishii's right questioned.
	"Shhh, not now baby." The older man answered back.
	They all just stood there patiently awaiting the inevitable. Time trickled 
by agonizingly slow. -What's going on? - Nishii thought. But her thoughts 
were quickly answered by several peace-shattering war cries. Out from the 
surrounding woods leapt several masked figures carrying long bows and short 
swords. They advanced on the procession with the fury of a hornet�s nest, 
laying into the armed guard with deadly accuracy. The leader of the armed 
guards began shouting orders out at his men.
	"Stand your ground men! Regroup! Don't let them near the carriage!"
	But guard upon guard slowly began to give ground to the advancing attackers 
and began to drop.
	"Surround the carriage!" Was the last command the leader called out before 
the attackers broke through the guard�s defenses. One of the attackers 
jumped up next to the carriage and brought his sword down at Nishii and the 
other girl forcing both to jump into their seats to evade the blow. The 
older man turned and kicked him from the carriage edge. And he screamed as 
he fell back. Nishii stared in shock as she realized that the cry had been a 
woman's. Nishii's attention was diverted back to the battle and caught sight 
of another attacker. He jumped out in front of the older man and brought his 
bowstring back, releasing his arrow. The older man blocked with the chest 
and was pushed back as the attacker hammered his foot into the older mans 
stomach. He then quickly swiped the chest and before Nishii could think to 
do anything, he pulled his sword free and hit the horse, pulling the 
carriage, in the butt with its broadside. The horse reared back and began to 
pull the carriage with surprising momentum. Nishii doubled over the 
carriages back and fell painfully to the ground. All air was knocked from 
her stomach. She glanced up at the retreating carriage and saw the young 
girl looking after and crying all the time. One of the attackers grabbed her 
by her collar and picked her up and... SHWOOOMP!

	Once again the light intensified blinding Nishii and everything faded away.

	The light again, slowly died down bringing Nishii into her new environment.
	She was crouched over an open chest cradling a small red jewel in her 
hands, as though it was made of glass. She could tell from her figure that 
she was once again herself, and was somewhat relieved. But where was she now 
she wondered.
	"You there! What are you doing! Who are you?" a commanding but feminine 
voice called out.
Nishii whirled about and came face to face with a girl probably no older 
than seventeen and for some reason felt trapped.
	"I asked you who you are?"
	Nishii just stood there still too paralyzed to move.
	The girl began to slowly approach Nishii, and stopped a few short yards 
from her. She gasped. Her eyes were locked on Nishii's forehead; the girl 
seemed as though she too was unable to move. -My pendant? - Nishii wondered.
	"I thought you were dead." The girl whispered almost ghostlike. "Nishii?"
	Nishii froze, who was this girl and how did she know her name? Nishii 
wondered. A moment of recognition flickered in Nishii's mind and then was 
gone.
	Nishii seemed to snap out of her paralysis and began to run towards the 
window. Just as she reached it the girl called out. "NISHII!" Nishii dove 
out the window and splashed into the surrounding moat. She curved up and 
began accenting toward the top and just as she was about to break the 
surface, she bumped her head. Her face registered shock. Her head had bumped 
on the top of the water! She punched at the surface only to find it was 
solid. She began to panic, and punched at the surface with renewed vigor. No 
matter how hard she tried she couldn't break through. She was running out of 
air and was seeping into unconsciousness. -Oh No! - Was all she could think. 
She began hammering with her shoulder at the solid surface as hard as she 
could. She couldn't take it; she was going to drown. She screamed.



	Nishii came awake with a start. The scream still echoed in her mind. Or was 
it out-loud? She didn't know. Her sheets clung tightly to her from the large 
amounts of sweat that covered her tired body. She was nearly panting. -What 
was that all about? -She wondered. -Three separate instances. I wonder what 
each meant? Who were they? The richly garbed man, the young girl, The large 
laughing man, and that girl� That girl who had known my name� Who was she? - 
Each nightmare replayed itself in Nishii�s mind and she shuddered. -Man, 
What did each one mean? Why was that man laughing at me? And what was that 
red jewel I was holding? - Nishii felt her heart begin to calm down and she 
sighed. -It was only just a nightmare. I shouldn�t put so much stock in 
silly little dreams. - With that she let the matter drop.
	She heard a small moan coming from the bed beside her.
	"Ranma you jerk!" The person mumbled, and began thrashing at the covers.
	-Akane. - Nishii remembered.
	It had been a few days since Nishii's loss of memory and she still couldn't 
recall one single thing from her past. Things though, at the Tendo Dojo, 
were as best as Nishii could figure, Normal. Akane seemed a little strange 
to Nishii she had to admit. -The girl seemed to constantly stay angry with 
the girl Ranma and for the past four days has chased her around with kettles 
of steaming hot water. - Nishii thought this behavior to be a little 
eccentric, but Nishii did agree with one thing, Ranma did dress awfully 
revealing at times.    -And where did Akane keep that mallet? - Nishii let 
the question die. -No sense in questioning that right now. - She thought. 
-Nibiki... Now there was a character! She spent all day keeping watch over 
everything that happened, jumping at the first chance she got to make a 
profit. - Still though, Nishii somehow seemed to identify with Nibiki's 
personality. -Then there was Ryoga... Poor Ryoga! - Nishii, thought. -The 
eternal lost boy. It had taken Ranma close to half a day to finally find 
him, and Ranma swore that was quite a record timing for locating him. Three 
days come and gone and still I have to hold his hand to the bathroom. 
Otherwise he'd wind up in another city. He cares for Akane can tell, but 
somehow Akane let her constant anger at Ranma blind her to this fact. Ryoga 
seemed to have a grudging sort of repressed love for Ranma. Ryoga would 
always swear he was gonna kill her but also seemed to be protective of her 
in the same since. Soun and Genma... Now those two were real cards. Always 
fixated in one game or another. Shogi chess checkers and even poker on 
occasion. Sometimes they would even play some weird games like one called GO 
FISH! And another called OLD MAID. But whatever the game, one could always 
count on them to cheat their way through the entire game. And the strange 
thing about those two, is when they aren't playing a game, they seem to 
focus their time on getting Ranma and Akane together, Which seems very odd 
in my book, I mean their both GIRLS! But who am I to judge. Then again, 
whoever said this family was sane anyhow? - Nishii chuckled. -Then Kasumi... 
The oldest sister and resident airhead as best as I can figure. I didn't 
mean to be mean about it, but Kasumi just seems a few bricks shy a full 
load. But her cooking IS incredible, that�s a definite plus in my book. - 
Nishii concluded. -The Amazons... They�ve made an appearance once or twice 
to the Tendo Dojo, and man I had thought the Tendo family was weird. First 
you have Cologne. Though, a wise old goat, she seems unmistakably one 
tracked in her thoughts. Cologne was another weird one who has plans for 
Ranma to marry her granddaughter. Some type of Amazon lesbian law or 
somethin, I guess. Probably think men are too stupid to have a decent 
relationship with. Always going around calling Ranma her Son in law, geez 
what a weirdo. Then Shampoo� A Strange purple-hared bimbo who can't talk 
proper English and who I�m not sure can keep off Ranma for less than a few 
seconds. It�s obvious this makes Ranma very uncomfortable but Akane never 
seems to notice. She always ends up smashing, hitting, or punting Ranma and 
I think it�s got something to do with a lesbian love triangle or somethin. 
And then Mousse. Mousse is probably the sanest of the three. Though his 
sanity is usually blown out the window anytime Shampoo is in his vicinity. 
Which would usually conclude with him grabbing the nearest person or thing 
and hugging and kissing it while calling shampoo's name. Which rules him out 
for suitable conversation in the near future as far as I�m concerned. 
Ukyo... Ukyo is a sweetheart. She obviously is Ranma's best friend because 
Ranma is usually happy to see her and often goes out of her way to see that 
Ukyo is doing alright. Using excuses such as wanting something to eat or 
something, to see how she is doing. I�m not sure why Ranma needs excuses but 
I�m certain it had something to do with Akane. Ukyo is also the first to 
trust me and that makes me especially fond of the fiery Okanomayaki cook. 
But don�t get me wrong I�m not a lesbian like Akane or shampoo. The 
Kuno's... One of which doesn�t seem be able to stop glomping Ranma and the 
other who seems to want to kill her. Which usually results in both getting 
pummeled. The pervert Happosai... three times in the last two nights he has 
snuck into this room trying to crawl into bed with me but each time Akane 
awoke to see what he was doing and usually kicked him through the window. I 
hope that�s just courtesy and Akane doesn�t have some perverted claim on me 
or somethin. Then there�s that odd girl who wears a bandanna similar to 
Ryoga�s. She appears out of nowhere, and half the time no one seems to 
notice. And for some strange reason she always seems to be wet. I wonder 
what that�s all about. And then the real brain teaser. Where the hell does 
that Panda keep coming from?!! Is he a pet, Or a neighbor, or just one more 
oddity about this deranged household? And finally Ranma herself� That one 
has to be the most enigmatic of the whole household. She seems to be 
somewhat a tomboy half the time and then a regular girl the other half. 
Though for some reason I think the regular girl thing is mostly an act. 
Because for some reason every time she does it Akane gets mad. And She also 
seems to be the focal point of all the chaos around here. But I kinda feel 
sorry for her; it doesn�t seem to be her fault. -
Nishii came back to herself and realized finally that she was in somewhat 
better condition than she was a few minutes ago, though she also realized 
sleep at this point was not an option. She got up and made her way for the 
door stopping to slide the door open. She exited out into the hallway and 
quietly returned the door back to its latch and exited down the stairs and 
into the dining area. She came to the backdoor and slid it open stepping out 
into brightly-lit night sky. She slid the door shut and began walking 
towards the dojo. The grass was wet between her naked toes and she felt as 
though the night air was cleansing her of her demons. She came to steps of 
the dojo and slid the door open and silently crept in. To her surprise 
someone was already there.
	"Ryoga!" Nishii yelped in shock coming eye to eye with him in the dark.
	"Nishii!" Ryoga answered back equally as surprised.
	"What are you doing here?!" They both asked simultaneously. They both 
backed up to get a better look at each other.
	�Well I couldn�t get any sleep so I moved down to the dojo for the night.� 
Ryoga explained.
	�Why, What�s wrong?� Nishii asked.
	�Well, the Tendo�s have me sleeping in the same room as Ranma and Mr. 
Saotome. And I tell you, talk about snoring, I�m surprised anyone can get 
any sleep in that house, sheesh.�
	�I know what you mean.� Nishii agreed. �I can hear Genma straight down the 
hall.� She grinned
	�So anyway, Why�d you come down here Nishii?� Ryoga asked.
	�Well�� Nishii collected her thoughts. �Ryoga aside from the psychotic 
tendency I had, what could you make of me before I lost my memory?�
	Ryoga was caught off guard by this question. �Well� Uh I� You were strong.� 
Ryoga finally spoke.
	�Yes but could you make out anything else?� Ryoga could tell Nishii was 
looking for anything at all she could use to remember herself. He felt sorry 
for her, and wanted to help. -But� Suppose she does remember. Then what? - 
Ryoga wasn�t sure he liked the idea.
	�Nishii I don�t know. You seemed pretty focused on killing me I never got a 
chance to see much else.� That was true enough, he thought.
Nishii sighed. �Well alright then�� She said sounding troubled all the 
while. �Care for a friendly spar?� Nishii asked. Ryoga seemed surprised by 
this.
	�Well I try not to fight girls if I can keep from it.� Ryoga replied.
	Nishii seemed to find this humorous. �So it was alright to try to kill me 
earlier but now it�s not even okay to spar?�
	�Hey!� Ryoga seemed offended by this. �You tried to kill me first!�
	Nishii chuckled and punched Ryoga. �Hey! What the hell did ya do that for?�
	�Well if I started it then, then I�ll start it now.� And Nishii punched him 
again.
	�Stop that!� Ryoga protested.
	�Fight me!� Nishii challenged.
	�No.� Ryoga replied. Nishii punched him again.
	�I said stop that!� Ryoga repeated. Nishii punched him again.
	�Fight me!� Ryoga was starting to get angry and Nishii seemed to smile at 
this. Ryoga punched at her, but she easily caught his fist in hers.
	�I thought you didn�t remember anything!� Ryoga declared.
	�I don�t!� Nishii confirmed. �It all seems to be instinct".
	Ryoga thrust several punches at her, which she easily blocked.
	She twisted her body and brought her leg up in a roundhouse forcing Ryoga 
to duck. Ryoga caught her leg and lifted it to throw her off balance. Nishii 
fell to the ground, quickly bouncing in a backward flip off the floor to 
regain her footing. Royga charged her throwing a series of kicks and punches 
at her face and torso. Nishii managed to block and dodge every blow offered 
by Ryoga. -She�s not bad! - Ryoga thought. He brought his leg up in a high 
kick and Nishii was forced to counter with both hands. He used this 
opportunity to lay in a few punches to her torso and midsection. Nishii fell 
back onto the Tendo floor, this time she just sat there.
	�OW you jerk! You hit me in the breast! God, what�d ya have to hit me there 
for?!� Ryoga�s face turned red.
	�Uh� heh heh I�m uh� uh� s-s-sorry.� Ryoga weakly apologized. He extended 
his hand out and Nishii took it. He stood her up and as she came to her 
feet, she kneed Ryoga as hard as she could in the crotch.
	�Ahhhhhhhh!� Ryoga screamed. �W-W-W-What d-did y-ya do that f-for?!� Ryoga 
fell to the ground grabbing his crotch with both hands. �That�s a little 
below the belt Nishii!� Ryoga�s voice was growing higher in pitch.
	�Huh�� Nishii snorted. �Serves you right, Jerk!�
	Nishii turned around and stormed out of the dojo.
	�That was so uncute.� Ryoga remarked. �Huh?� he suddenly realized that was 
something Ranma would say.
	�Somebody shoot me.� Ryoga groaned.


	�Link the Hylian� Listen to my words, the words of the Deku tree.�
	Link stood in a small meadow just outside of Kokiri forest, His home since 
infancy. At the center of the meadow stood a gigantic tree bearing the 
facial appearance of a man. Link had visited this meadow on numerous 
occasions but now he felt a sense of foreboding.
	�Seven years have passed since your great journey and I fear your time here 
amongst the Kokiri is at its end.�
	Link�s face turned to that of shock. Kokiri forest had always been his 
home, And he�d never thought of leaving.
	�Great Deku tree I do not under�� Link began.
	�Link, you are not Kokiri, Though my child, you shall always remain� I have 
raised you since infancy and now look upon you in new eyes. Your family is 
Kokiri, your father is I, but your people are Hylians. Your place is no 
longer here. It�s time you began a new adventure, and as was your first, it 
shall be fraught with hardship. Go now� Gather your things, all that you 
own. Then return here for I wish to speak further with you.
	Link stood motionless for a few seconds more and then turned to leave the 
meadow. He understood what the Deku tree was saying but it was almost too 
hard to accept. -Leave the Kokiri? -  He asked. The thought of it had never 
occurred to him. Though he had to admit the differences were very apparent. 
Mido, Saria, the know it all brothers, and the twins, they were all still 
children, and he� well he was an adult now. Nobody quite treated him the 
same anymore, with his Hylian blood sticking out like a sore thumb. Though 
they all loved him he was still an outsider. It was something none of them 
could quite accept. Except Saria� Link thought. She still treated him as one 
of them, and link figured that had something to do with the friendship they 
had always shared.
	Link finally stopped right outside his house, and climbed the ladder up to 
the door. He had to duck to keep from hitting his head on the top of the 
entrance and for the first time, he actually noticed it. He felt sick at 
heart; his life as he had always known it was now over.
	He glanced about the place. Though he owned very little, he still possessed 
more than the other Kokiri. He walked over to his chest where he stored most 
of his stuff and lifted its lid. He began pulling out all his items and 
readying them for his journey.
	�Lets see, we have Goron and Zora tunics, iron and hover boots, a fairy 
bow, my trusty longshot, megaton hammer, a few bombs, a fairy ocarina, a 
variety of arrows, my quiver and bomb bag, golden gauntlets, and my gold 
scale��
Link shut the lid of his chest and walked over to the windowsill.
�Can�t forget these either.� Link remarked to himself as he pocketed four 
empty bottles. He then walked over to the far wall where his old sword and 
shield hung.
�I can only fit one shield so I need to pick.� Link stated disappointedly.
�Hmmmm, I guess I�ll go with the mirror shield! It does everything the 
Hylian shield does plus it reflects light and magic spells.� Link reached up 
and grabbed the large shield and placed it next to him. He then grabbed the 
sword and held it out in his hands.
�Heh, man I wish I could�ve kept the master sword.� He wished aloud. �But 
Biggoron�s sword does deliver a bigger punch.� He remarked. He laid the 
sword next his shield.
�I think I�ll wear the Goron Tunic. I always liked red better anyway.� Link 
remarked to himself. He had worn the Kokiri tunic ever since he had gotten 
back from his adventure seven years ago. Though only a little, Link found 
wearing the same style and color of the Kokiri helped him fit in better.
He changed into the red tunic and tossed the green tunic in his bag, then 
picked his sword and shield up and secured them on his back.
	 �Guess it�s time I headed back.� Link headed out the door and down the 
ladder. He couldn�t help but think about what life in Kokiri had been like. 
His friends and family, all the moments shared the adventures he�d been on. 
It seemed as though this place was a part of him and now he was being asked 
to let it all go. It just didn�t make sense. He lowered his head. �It just 
isn�t fair.�
	Link reached the entrance to the Deku tree�s meadow and found his Kokiri 
friends were all waiting for him.
	Saria stepped forward and hugged Links waist. �Link, we all came to say 
goodbye. You�re like family to us and we�re really going to miss you.� Saria 
remarked. Link couldn�t believe how small she actually sounded. �And 
remember us Link, keep us in you heart, we�ll always keep you in ours.� Link 
smiled at that. Saria stepped back into the group. Link looked her in the 
eyes. He�d miss her most, he knew. She�d always been there for him when 
there was no one else, and it made his leaving even harder.
	Mido then stepped forward. �Link, you and I were never really close, but 
you have always been one of us, despite what I�ve said in the past. And I 
realize I haven�t exactly been the nicest of guys to you, and I just wanted 
to say� You know, well� Sorry. And should ever you need anything, you know 
where to find us.� Mido then stepped back. Link hadn�t expected that from 
Mido, though it was a pleasant surprise, he had to admit.
	�Link?� The twins asked. �Do you really have to go? We�re really gonna miss 
you� And� we just wanted you to know� we�ve always looked up to you.�
	Link looked over the rest of his Kokiri family. Each bore the look of 
sorrow. A tear slid down Links cheek and without looking back he made his 
way into the meadow.
	Link once again came to stand before the mighty Deku tree and felt a since 
of panic. This was it! He realized. This is where he was forced to leave. He 
choked back his sorrow. He was strong! He could do this.
	�Link� Hast thou done as I asked?�
	Link simply nodded.
	�Very well. As a token of my love I offer you this�� A small green gem 
appeared above Link and floated down into his hands.
	�Kokiri�s emerald!� Link realized. �But Great Deku tree why should I have 
this?�
	�Link you are the �Hero of Time� should evil ever arise again, it will once 
again be up to you to bring peace back. For this reason I give you Kokiri�s 
emerald. Only you shall be able to pull the Master Sword from its place of 
rest. Therefore this I give.� Link looked down at the gem in shock. The Deku 
tree was giving this to him?
	�Great Deku tree, I vanquished the villain Gannondorf over seven years ago 
and since peace has reigned. Why such caution?� Link asked curiously.
	�Look kid, just take the gem okay? Ahem� Yes well� Uh, Let it be suffice to 
say I sense evil is once again brewing.� Link shook his head. Did he just 
hear?.. Nah! He concluded.
	�I have one more issue to address, young Link.� The Deku tree interrupted 
Links thoughts.
	�Yes, Great Deku Tree?� Link questioned.
	�An old friend has asked permission to join you.�
	�An old friend?� Link seemed confused.
	A small glowing fairy flew down from where it was hidden in the Deku Tree�s 
branches and came to hover in front of Links face.
	�NAVI!� Link exclaimed. �Navi it�s been forever.�
	�Hey link. You�re all grown up again. And this time it�s for good too!�
	�Navi!� Link was still surprised to see her. �You wish to come with me once 
again?�
	�Well it�s like this Link, you�ve always been the �boy without a fairy� and 
well, I�ve always been the �fairy without a boy� I think it�s mutually 
beneficial that we stick together, you know, like old times.� Link was 
grinning from ear to ear.
	�You realize there�s no real mission this time, Navi? It�s pretty much just 
me finding a new place to belong.�
	�Link, it doesn�t matter. I�ve really missed you and our travels, so I 
decided I want to become your permanent Kokiri fairy.� Link was beaming. 
This may be kinda fun after-all. He thought.
	�LINK!� The Deku tree broke their reunion. �Be wary, I fear evil may return 
to the land of Hyrule, and should it do so, you are our only hope.�
	Link came back to himself. �Yes, Great Deku Tree.� Link assured soberly.
	�Now Link the Hylian, Now Navi the Fairy. Go!�
	With that Link, with Navi close behind, began running toward the exit of 
Kokiri forest.



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