Star Ocean: The Saotome Story

			Written By Leonardo Castro

			Co Written by Mishika Oda

		Proof-read by Mika Towa and Alexander Towa

	Life is never predictable, it just seem like it is so. Never think that 
the future is set, for doing so will cause you great pain. Live life, and never 
stop dreaming. Those who stop dreaming and fall into patterns, are those 
that Misery and myself accompany.

	- Quote by LOS, the Lord of Shadows and of the Forgotten -

The Story - Prologue

	Ranma was dreaming. “Ranma, help me.” A voice said. Ranma 
was shrouded in shadow, seeing nothing beyond her body.
	“Ranma I need your help.” The voice said. “Who are you?” Ranma 
Saotome asked. “I am Tira, Goddess of Creation on the world Expel. That 
world is in danger.” The voice said.
	She sounds like Kasumi, but not quite, Ranma thought. “I need 
your help to save that world. Please tell me you’ll help. I need you to be my 
champion.” Tira said.
	“Will you return me back home after I saved that world.” Ranma 
asked. “Months shall pass for you, but only days shall pass in this world. 
I’m sorry, this is the best I can do.” Tira said.
	“I’ll help you.” Ranma said. Here we go again, she thought to 
herself.
“I will teleport you there. I am sorry you will lose your memory. 
You’ll gain basic knowledge of Expel instead. You’ll get back your regular 
memory when you return. Is this okay with you?” Tira asked the youngest 
Saotome.
	“As long as I keep my martial arts skills and special techniques, I 
have no problem with that.” Ranma said.
“Thank you Ranma. I shall bestow on you the gift of healing and 
magic.” The gentle goddess spoke.
	Ranma felt her body surge with magic. Then Ranma faded away 
in the real world. “Oh my. The magic I gave Ranma seemed to lock her in 
her curse form.” Tira said. Tira snapped her finger and there a flash of 
light. “At least she won’t fear the Neko-Ken anymore.”

	Rena Lanford was walking through the Shingo forest when a light 
flash behind her. Rena turned around and saw a redhead lying on the 
ground.
	Rena kneed beside her and Heal on the red head. The redhead eyes 
open up. Rena looked at the redhead’s eyes. She could see confusion in the 
redhead’s grayish blue eyes.
	“Are you okay Miss…” Rena said. The redhead stare at the blue 
hair girl for a moment. “My name is Ranma. Ranma Saotome of the 
Saotome School of Anything Goes Martial Arts.” The redhead said.
	“Well, I’m Rena Lanford. Nice to met you Miss Saotome.” Rena 
said. “Just Ranma please.” Ranma said. “Where are you from, Ranma.” 
Rena asked. “I don’t remember.” Ranma said.
	“What.” Rena said, shocked. “I don’t remember my past. I don’t 
even know if I have a family.” Ranma said. Poor thing, lost and alone, 
Rena thought.
	“Come on. I see that you’re well taken care of.” Rena said as she led 
Ranma to Arlia. A faint glow was coming from the pendant at the end of 
Ranma’s necklace. Rena wonder where Ranma’s pendant had came from. 
Three triangle pendants haven’t been worn, much less seen since the 
legendary followers of Tira died out long ago.

Ranma was made welcome in Arlia. And when Ranma healed 
someone a child that got hurt in the forest the next day, she was adopted 
by Rena’s mother.

A year later, Ranma met Claude after he save Rena from a mad 
ape in the forest. The next day soldiers kidnapped Rena. Ranma knocked 
out two but the Alan-Tax got away with Rena.

Later Ranma and Claude save Rena from Alan. Ranma healed 
Alan as Rena tended to Claude small, but painful injuries at Ranma 
insistence.
Ranma smiled as she watched his sister blush as she tended to 
Claude. They later discover that a green stone was the cause of there 
troubles.

Some time late, Ranma met the King of Cross again. She seemed to 
notice that Claude seemed nervous. It also seemed that Claude looked like 
the Prince.

Then Ranma met Celine after she, Rena, and Claude left the castle. 
They became good friends when Ranma shot a mage that was 
threatening Celine with a Moko Takibisha.
Ranma and Rena smiled when they Celine hug Chris, the Prince of 
Cross. They clapped Celine and Chris embraced each other, thus foiling the 
wedding and letting Chris and Celine be together.
Ranma never understood why Chris let Celine go adventuring with 
them as he waited for her return.
Then Ranma, Rena, Claude, and Celine departed to search Cross 
Cave. With a map obtained by Celine, they were led to a dead end. Ranma 
notice a spell on the map and read it out loud, open a doorway that led to 
a treasure room. One of the treasure chests was a trap, and they were 
attack by Gargoyles, but they easily dealt with them.

Later Ranma watched as a tsunami hit a port. Ranma cried as she 
thought of all the children and old people that that drowned.

Later, Ranma, Rena, and Dias fought off the bandits and saved the 
children of Mars while Celine and Claude fought the bandit leader.

Ranma and co. then met Ashton. Those sad eyes and his bad luck 
on attracting weird things seemed to draw Ranma closer to Ashton. Not 
before long, Ashton asked Ranma out after he decided not to destroy his 
dragons. 
She agreed and since then Rena been keeping a close eye Ranma and 
Ashton to protect her sister from the unlucky dragon warrior.

Ranma meets a very sick girl in a port city. Ranma and Ashton get 
a miracle cure for the girl, while Rena saved a sailor.

Ranma and co. had met Precis as she chase Bobot in the town. 
Something about that machine was familiar. So, through the action of 
Rena and Claude, Precis had joined the team.
Ranma sometimes wished that she been watching Rena instead of 
barrel watching with her boyfriend Ashton. Sometime that girl was 
annoying and Ranma could easily tell that Precis was after Rena’s 
Claude.
And Ranma put to much work to get Rena and Claude together and 
she wasn’t going to let that redhead ruin it.

Later, Ranma and Rena work healing spells on Claude after Dias 
beat him. It was a shame. Claude almost won too.

At Hilton, Ranma and co. met Opera Vectra and followed her back 
to Cross, where they eventually team up with Opera to find her lost 
boyfriend, Ernest.

Precis introduce Claude to Bowman, and after a stupid quest to 
prove themselves to Bowman, Bowman joins the team and leaves his wife 
to tend to the store in his short absents. They also discover the dark secret 
of Monster Graveyard.

Stumble upon Leon’s project and get rope into help him at the 
Hoffman Ruins where they met the Ernest and he joins too.

Order to defend at the outpost, Ranma and others are fighting off 
monsters until Leon came with his secret weapon that can level small 
islands. Dias joins the team.

The secret weapon was a bust and they were forced on to El. Ranma 
and team assault the tower and discover the masterminds of the monster 
armies.
It seemed that only Ranma could hurt them as she glowed with a 
faint blue aura. Ranma was defeated leaving Claude and the others to 
fend off the evil Ten Wise Men.

Ranma and team were teleported to Nedi along with the Ten Wise 
Men. The Ten Wise Men decided to leave Rena and Ranma alone. What 
could two girls do to them?

Rena met the Mayor of Central City and The Star Ocean Team 
was sent to find the jewels of Nedi. But first a trip to South City to pick 
up transport.

The creature goes wild and destroys and rampages. Claude, Ranma, 
Celine, and Ashton destroyed the creature.

Met Noel at the Nedi Forest and he joins. Follows Chisato back to 
Central City Press and convince her to join the team instead of following 
them.

Upon see the jewel of intelligent, Ranma see a black pigtail boy 
talking to brown bobbed cut hair girl and she charge the boy some thing 
called yen.

Upon reaching the jewel of strength, she sees the black pigtail boy 
fighting against a bandanna-clad boy. The bandanna-clad boy was 
stronger but the pigtail boy won’t give up.

Upon reaching the jewel of courage, she sees the pigtail boy fight a 
winged man to the death. Ranma is convince that these are images of her 
brother.

Upon reaching the jewel of love, Ranma sees a angry girl with short 
hair, then was replaced with a image of Ashton.

Ashton proposes to Ranma she screams yes. She is practical leaping 
off the walls. All are clapping as Ranma shows off her ring.

The failed battle at the Wise Men Fortress City and the death of 
Claude’s dad.

The discovery of the Nedi secret weapons designs and Rena’s past is 
discovered.

The quest of Lea Metal and creation of the anti – matter weapons 
and spheres.

Hard training at Fun City. Then the destruction of three of the Ten 
Wise Men at Fun City and Armlock due to the anti – matter weapons.

On the beach, Claude and Rena met in secret. Then they got to go 
and attend the Ranma and Ashton Wedding.

Assault on the Fortress City. Upon the encountering the Last 
Surviving Wise Man…

Everyone is down but Ranma and Claude. Both of them are visibly 
angry. They leap over the wise man’s wave attack and hit him. Claude use 
Mirror Slash while Ranma use her new combo, The Shocking Chestnut 
Combo as her fist and feet conduct electricity.
The last wise man is destroyed but the Crest of Destruction is 
activated. Ranma and the others are teleported back to Expel as Nedi is 
destroyed.

Ranma and Ashton hold another Wedding since their records of the 
first are taken in a place that no longer exist.

Ranma hears from Claude while on her honeymoon. Claude had 
propose to Rena. She also discovered that Celine married Chris and is now 
the new Queen of Cross. Ranma and Ashton accidentally stumble on Noel 
proposing to Chisato in Mars.
Ranma attends Claude and Rena’s wedding as the bride’s maid; 
Ashton was the best man.

A week later, Ranma gives birth to Ranko.

Ranma and Ashton find an injured dragon on a mission in El. 
Ranma insist on taking care of it. Ranma and Ashton now have the first 
tame dragon in the world. Ashton can communicate with it even though it 
is a lesser dragon bred.

She then attended Chisato and Noel wedding. Ranma and Ashton 
settle down at Arlia with the occasion save the day adventure.

A few months later, she has another baby on the way when she 
attends the Heroes Reunion at Cross Castle held for her and the team.

Upon reaching there, she startled everyone by bringing eight months 
old baby named Ranko. Also with the fact that she one-month pregnant 
again, made her the talk of the party.
 Soon the party will come to a halt as the Goddess Tira has decide 
that she will come to sent Ranma back to Twentieth Century Earth in 
Ranma’s original Reality.

“Noel, how are you?” Ranma asked. Noel gave a slight nod to 
acknowledge Ranma’s existence before slumping into a nearby chair. 
Chisato must keep him busy. It looks like he has slept in day, Ranma 
noted on Noel’s condition.
Then Chisato came walked up. She too looked weary from lack of 
sleep, but not as much as Noel. “How are you Ranma. Is that Ranko.” 
Chisato asked. Chisato then made some weird noise and some faces at the 
giggling Ranko. Ranko enjoy the antics of the Nedian.
“Yes she is.” Ranma said. Ranma loved her child very much. She 
hoped her next one was this cute. 
“She so cute. Just like you, except for her eyes. Those are Sapphire 
colored eyes instead of your grayish blue eyes.” Chisato stated.
“I know. I hope the bad luck isn’t heredity.” Ranma said. Chisato 
and Ranma started to giggle.
“What are you two talking about.” Rena said as she walked up 
behind them.
“Bad luck.” Ranma said. “So you two are talking about Ashton.” 
Celine said as she walked up.
“I heard that you and your darling Ashton have another on the 
way. Is this true Ranma darling?” Celine asked. Ranma blushed as she 
nodded her head.
She was so bombarded with question and suggestions from her 
friends.

“Hey Ashton, how have you been.” Claude said. “Tired.” Ashton 
stated. “What? Ranma been keeping you up late at night?” Bowman 
asked with a snicker. Ah, to be young married couple, Bowman thought to 
himself.
“No. Ranko been waking me and Ranma up late at night.” Ashton 
said. He said as he pointed to the dark rings around his eyes.
“I hope that doesn’t turn out for me when Rena starts giving birth.” 
Claude said.
“Ouch. Must be murder on the love life.” Bowman said to Ashton. 
“Maybe it not good to be a young married couple, Bowman thought.
“No, actually we have another on the way.” Ashton said. How he 
manage time between Ranko, Ranma, and exploring, was too hard for 
Ashton figure out.
“You old dog.” Bowman said. Bowman looked at Ashton and saw 
that Ashton was studying a barrel again. “Barrel. Pretty barrel.” Ashton 
said. The others slowly inch away.

Leon was playing tag with two children. Precis was working on a 
new Bobot version. “Hey Leon can you help me here.” Precis asked.
“Don’t worry, with my help, it only take a few minutes.” Leon said. 
Leon turned to his friends and said, “sorry. But I got to help my other 
friend.”
The two children nodded and went to play tag elsewhere. Leon goes 
over to help Precis. Leon’s father and mother decided to help their child as 
he studies Bobot

Dias sits alone in the corner. Thankfully that Precis decide to work 
instead of bothering him. He had a bad feeling about this party, though.

Opera is finishing mug of root beer as Ernest is working on some 
notes. Ernest pencil snapped as Opera mug becomes slightly cracked. They 
looked at each other and nodded. This was a bad sign.

Suddenly, Tira appeared in front of Ranma and Ranko. Behind 
Tira, a blue portal pulsed with energy. “Your mission is done my 
champion, you no longer need to stay on this world.
“Who are you?” Ranma asked. This woman seemed familiar to her, 
but Ranma just couldn’t seem to place the face.
“I am Tira, Goddess of Creation. I sent you here to save this world. 
Losing your past was an unfortunate side effect when your new magic 
powers mixed with the fairy magic that coursed through your veins. This 
time, you shall contain your memories.” Tira said.
This is what she wanted in the past. But now she had a home here 
and a family that need her. What to do? Ranma didn’t want to leave, but 
she wanted to know her past, and the family she lost.

“Thank you Ranma Saotome. Now enter this portal and you can go 
home. You’ll slowly get your memories back.” Tira said.
“Will, I be able to come back.” Ranma asked. Maybe she can just 
say goodbye to her old family and friends and then return. She might even 
visit them.
“I am sorry. This is a one – way trip.” Tira replied. She wanted to 
help her champion, but even a goddess had their limits. She could just give 
that kind of power to a mortal.
“I’m afraid that I might like to stay. Thank you for the offer.” 
Ranma said. “What about your fiancée, Saotome. Or is it Anchors now” 
Tira said with a smirk. “It’s Anchors now.” Ranma said before she 
realized what Tira said.
“I have a fiancé. Sorry but can you tell him that I ---“ Ranma 
started to said.
Tira just shook her head. “Her. Your fiancee is female.” Tira said. 
She was almost amused by the response.
“I WAS A LESBIAN” Ranma screamed. “SHE CAN’T BE A 
LESBIAN. I’LL VOUCH FOR HER ON THAT!” Ashton screamed.
“Papa. What is a lesbian?” Leon asked his father. Leon was very 
curiosity about this. He never heard of a lesbian before. Was it some kind 
of monster or title? He wondered.
“Something a married woman is not.” Leon’s papa replied. 
Inwardly, Leon’s father was wondering if he start talking about the birds 
and the bee with Leon.
“So does that mean Precis is a lesbian.” Leon asked. Precis wasn’t 
married. Opera wasn’t married either. Maybe both were lesbian, Leon 
thought.
“No.” Precis said and glared at Leon. How dare that little cat brat 
suggest that she was a lesbian, Precis fumed. If Leon wasn’t a little kid, 
she would’ve smashed him with her Bam - Bam attack
Ranko giggled in Ranma’s arms. That seemed to bring Ranma and 
Ashton back to Expel. “Sorry, about that outburst Great Tira.” Ranma 
said. Ranma mentally berated herself for yelling at a goddess.
“Forgiven. I think that I can help you.” Tira said. She had a 
wonderful idea on what she could do.
“Please tell us Great Tira.” Ashton asked. He wanted to help Ranma 
solve the mystery of Ranma’s past anyway he could.
“I’ll leave the portal open for one year. You decide if you want live in 
this world, or you’re your old world in your old Reality. With the time 
stabilized and all, it will be safe. Anyone can go through it now.” Tira 
said and she vanished. The portal left behind.
Ranma started to grin like a cat that swallowed a canary. “Who up 
for a adventure.” Ranma shouted.

Two days later, after everyone said they good byes and promises of 
return, the Star Ocean team stands before the portal full packed and 
armored with their weapons and armor from Nedi.
Ranko, who was in Ranma’s arms, started to cry. “Just wait you 
guys. Can’t have Ranko visiting her grandparents and possibly her aunts 
and uncles hungry.” Ranma said.
She loosened her armor and stated to breast feed Ranko. She and 
Ashton fell behind everyone else. Then they entered the portal, and left to a 
New World. 
Chris watched as they venture into the unknown. He then posted 
guards at the foot of the portal.

At the Cat’s Café, Cologne was studying the portal that open up in 
the Shampoo’s room. Shampoo was certainly startled by this and with 
the miss of her Airen; Shampoo was in no mood for perverts from 
another reality.
Then Cologne sensed that something was coming through the 
portal. “Shampoo, Mousse. Come here now.” Cologne yelled. Shampoo 
charged battle ready. She had a feeling that this had to do with Airen.
Mousse was not far behind, always ready to protect Shampoo. “Be 
weary. They are of great power.” Cologne said as she could sense the great 
power that was coming to them.

Suddenly the Star Ocean team landed in front of them. Cologne 
couldn’t believe it. In front, Three elves, or she thought they were elves. One 
elf with blue hair, the other elf with blonde hair, and the last elf had red 
hair.
Behind the elves were three swordsmen. One of the swordsmen had 
two dragons on his back. Then came a man and woman with three eyes. 
Then was some boy with cat ears, and redhead girl with a metal arm and 
mallet strapped on her metal shoulder pads, and man who was dressed 
like a doctor with metal arm bracers. Just behind them, was oddly dressed 
girl with a floating ring around her shoulder blades.
In the back, she knew the person. It was son-in-law. But what he, or 
now she was doing puzzled her. Ranma, in some red dress with a black 
fur cape was breast feeding a young babe.
Of course Shampoo and Mousse ignored this fact. “Saotome, how 
dare you come here to steal my Shampoo. Die.” Mousse screamed as he 
shot his chains toward at Ashton, but he mean to shot them at Ranma.
“Ranma. Shampoo save you from weird people.” Shampoo cried as 
she charged. 
Ashton disappeared in a swirl of leaves and appeared in front of 
Mousse. Dias slashed the chains to pieces. Ashton attacked Mousse and 
relieved the embarrassed Mousse of his weapons, and of his clothes as 
well.
Rena cast Press on Shampoo and Shampoo fell through the floor 
with an anvil. Celine cast curse on Cologne and Rena immediate threw a 
delay on Cologne.
Noel cast Energy Arrow on Cologne and she was blast through the 
wall. She, like her great-granddaughter, was knocked out.
Claude leapt forward and smashed Mousse’s head with the butt of 
his sword. Mousse slumped over and fell to the floor. And all these action 
were done in the span of four seconds.

 “Goddess. Did those people wanted to kill me because they thought I 
want to steal their hair care products? By the Goddess, this world is 
strange.” Ranma stated. The other nodded in agreement.

Ryoga saw Ranma and bunch of people leaving the Cat’s Café. 
Ryoga lunged towards Ranma. “Ranma, prepare to ---,” Ryoga forgot 
what he was saying as he saw Ranma’s bare breasts that Ranko sucking 
her milk from.
Ryoga stumble forward and his face landed on Ranma’s soft chest. 
“Pervert. Rapist. Ashton save me.” Ranma screamed as she slapped 
Ryoga. “Die you bastard.” Ashton screamed as he lunged at Ryoga.
Ashton proceeded to bash Ryoga into the ground. Ashton spit on 
Ryoga beaten form before returning to Ranma. Ashton held Ranma as 
she cried into Ashton’s chest.
“That monster tried to rape me.” Ranma cried. The whole team was 
angry with Ryoga and started to add more injuries to Ryoga’s beaten 
form.

They were walking through the streets of Nerima. Celine was 
already planning to send an army to punish this perverted and insane 
world. Everyone mirrored her feeling.
Ranma was clearly shaken up. She was consistently challenge and 
hit on upon this trip. She was wondered what kind of person she was. 
Was she a pervert and evil person like everyone else was on this crazy 
world.

Akane was angry. Ranma has been gone for eight days and the 
morning fights begun again. Kodachi, Shampoo, and Ukyo sometimes 
assaulted her for driving Ranma away.
Ryoga that pervert turn out to be P-chan and had perverted crush 
on her. She remembered all the clues Ranma gave her. Calling Ryoga P-
chan. Calling P-chan Ryoga. Attacking the pig and trying to change him 
while Akane protect him.
I won’t tell him thank you, though, Akane thought. He could at 
least give me a more direct answer.
She missed Ranma, even though he was a jerk at times. Ranma 
come home.
Then, she saw him of the gate to the house. Ranma was in his 
cursed form. And Ranma was in the arms of another man with dragons 
on his back. “Ranma you pervert. Where have you been you baka? And 
why are you seducing men, you pervert.” Akane shouted at Ranma.
“Do I know you?” Ranma asked, sobbing. “I’m your fiancee you 
jerk.” Akane screamed. “Fiancee? You’re my fiancee?” Ranma asked. “Yes 
you pervert. What wrong with you.” Akane shouted.
“Watch what you’re call my wife.” Ashton said in a low voice. For 
as long as he known, Ranma was nice and tidy. Maybe little bit 
adventurous but pure in mind and soul. Not a single perverted or selfish 
thought was in Ranma’s head.
Claude and Dias step in front Ranma and act as a shield. Ernest, 
Opera, and Chisato were ready for a counter attack. Precis moved behind 
Ranma and Dias ready to grab Ranma and Ranko and run, in case. 
Leon, Rena, and Celine had battle spells ready while Noel moved behind 
Leon and had healing spells ready. Ashton clutched Ranma and Ranko 
closer.
“RANMA MARRIED A MAN” Akane screamed. Akane shortly 
fainted. Panda waving a “How dare you dishonor me boy,” sign leapt off 
the wall and tried to attack Ranma.
Three seconds later a burnt, beaten, but still living panda was lying 
embedded on the street with Ashton grinding his heel into the panda. Then 
Kasumi carrying groceries walked up to Ranma undetected and look at 
the baby in Ranma’s arms.
“Oh Ranma. She is so cute, Ranma. What your daughter’s name?” 
Kasumi asked. Kasumi was pretty sure that was Ranma’s child, it really 
looked like her and Ranma was breast feeding the little baby.
Kasumi wonder where Ranma was hiding this child, but said 
nothing because Ranma probably kept this a secret for a reason and was 
going to explain later.
Ranma, on the other hand, looked at Kasumi. Did she finally found 
the one sane person in this insane world?
“Ranko. Her name is Ranko Anchors. She only eight months old.” 
Ranma said with a Belldandy like smile.
The others turned around when they heard Kasumi voice. How did 
she get past them unnoticed, they all pondered. Kasumi and Ranma 
started to talk about recipes and cleaning tip.
“Oh Ranma, can you help please. I seemed a little late and need help 
making dinner.” Kasumi said.
Ranma smiled. This Kasumi, seemed to know her so well, that she 
was invited into her home. “I’ll be glad to Kasumi.” Ranma told the eldest 
Tendo girl. Ranma frown when she realized that Kasumi led her into the 
house of her supposed fiancee.
They walked into the Tendo Household with the others in close 
range. After they see Ranma, with Ranko sleeping in one arm, and 
Kasumi putting the foodstuff away, They relax in the living room while 
Ashton watches over Ranma and Ranko.
They could relax if wasn’t for that man crying his eyes out over a 
board game. “What wrong sir.” Rena asked. “MY SON-IN-LAW 
MARRIED A MAN. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA” Soun 
cried, and cried, and cried.
Rena cast a sleep spell on him and Soun fell asleep. Poor man. Well 
if there lesbian here then their must be gays as well, Rena reasoned.

To Be Continued…

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