Chapter 5 The Transformation Deep in the Okhama mountains, a green figure dressed in purple and white slowly landed in front of a shrine. Piccolo had been there as Demon Lord Piccolo, long before he met Goku and the others. He looked around a little apprehensive, stretching out his senses waiting for something. Then out of no where a figure dressed in red and black appeared with an energy sword at the ready. "Who ever you are, your tresspassing," Ryoko stated hovering above Piccolo, who kept his face neutral. "I'm looking for Yosho Kashurito," Piccolo replied. Ryoko was slightly annoyed. "He passed away two years ago, were you a friend of his?" Piccolo shook his head, keeping his face neutral. "No, an old enemy returning to apologize for his past sins." Ryoko dropped to the ground just as Tenchi appeared running up to them, she smiled slightly at his appearance. "Ryoko, what's going on?" "This guy came here for your granddad," Ryoko said. Tenchi stared at the Namek questionably, then sadden a bit. Piccolo felt sympathy for the young man. "Your grandfather and I were enemies from a long time ago, I came here to tell him, I had a change of heart and to tell him that he was right." Tenchi stood there rooted to the ground for a second until, Ryoko nudge him. "Thank you for telling me, I'm truly sorry that my grandfather was unable to live long enough to meet with you again. I accept any apology that he may have been given." Piccolo nodded turning toward the lake below. "I was also going to ask if he wanted to fight me one last time." Tenchi narrowed his eyes. "How?" "The World Martial Arts Tournament takes place in nine months, and I was going to ask him, if he wanted to take part," Piccolo floated up turning back to Tenchi. "Would you like to take his place?" Tenchi thought for a second. "Yes, I'll compete if anything it would be for my grandfather's memory." "I'll see you there in nine months, if you can get past the youth round that is," Piccolo smiled flying away. Ryoko looked confused. "Is there anyway I can get involved?" Tenchi didn't say anything instead he went back to the shrine. Ryoko quietly followed him wondering what she could do to help. Akane stared at Ranma as if he had grown horns. she thought. "Say that again?" "The Spirit of the Phoenix is what that oversized bloated bird you told me about last week, represented," Ranma sighed. "You were the last person the phoenix imprinted upon before you and the others started shoving pills down it's throat." Akane nodded thinking back to the whole incident. "I guess your right." "Well, believe it or not you now have the spirit of the phoenix inside you. This training schedule I'm putting you through will prepare you for the next step," he said walking into the capsule house. Akane followed him quickly looking impatient. "What's the next step?" she asked. "Well, you've seen Trunks, Goten, and I transform into Super Saiyens, well the transformation you'll go through will be simliar to it," Ranma paused heading toward one of the rooms. "Now, get some sleep because tomorrow you start training." Akane accepted this and went to the room opposite the one Ranma disappeared into. As she laid down she thought of the things Ranma said and wondered if he was right about everything, and a part of her prayed it wasn't true. Eight months came and went quickly for all the fighters in the world training for a shot at the greatest prize of them all. In hills where the Son's reside Goten, Gohan, Videl, little Pan, and Goku trained hard preparing themselves. At the Capsule Corporation main building Vegeta trained with his son. On Roshi's Island Number Eighteen and Krillin were training hard. At the Masaki Shrine, Tenchi trained inside Washu's Sub Space dimension with Ryoko. Piccolo was mediating up on Kami's lookout. Brad Wall Saotome was inside the gravity room at the Saotome residence training with his daughter and her new friends Serena, Amy, Lita, and Mina. Then there was Ranma and Akane who finished training inside the gravity room Ranma brought with them. Meanwhile, a dark figure appeared in a cave littered with computers and various other types of equipment. The figure wore dark green robes and had mossey green hair. Holding up one hand a light, appeared and floated up to bathe the cavern in a green light. Kagato smiled at the equipment before him, then glanced over his shoulder at three human bodies (Ryoga, Mousse, and Kuno) as he dragged them in with him. He then pulled out a small bag, when opened it held all seven dragonballs. "Soon, I'll have my revenge Ryoko, for stranding me on this pitiful backwater planet. With these balls, I'll turn the World Martial Arts Tournament into a blood bath." he laughed wickedly. "Plus, I'll partially resurrect three of the most powerful and evil monsters this planet as ever known." Ranma stood off to the side of the gravity room, watching Akane stand in the center consentrating on something. "Now, Akane focus your energy while thinking about your hopes and dreams. Think about your future and the brightness it holds. Bring it out let it be your tool to bring you to a whole new level of abilities that wait for you to be unleashed." Akane closed her eyes and focused on all things she dreamed of, as she did she felt something deep down trying to crawl to the surface. A fiery brillance she that made her want to shun it for fear it would burn her. Then she refocused on one hope that had come true, Ranma was with her and with none of the distractions that had been there before no scheming Ukyou, no Shampoo threatening to kill her, no Happosai glomping her, no Ryoga threatening to kill Ranma for being cursed, and above all she had her mother again. The light of hope now swelled brightly in her, where there only been a flicker. With this realization the brillance that she shunned at first, now she embraced. Ranma from his position saw the light of the phoenix at first flicker, now watched as Akane exploded in blinding radiance from the fires of hope and love. "That's it Akane, you did it." Akane's transformation looked remarkably like that of the super saiyens, minus the scream of rage. Akane had been quiet throughout the transformation, the only sound was a lengthy explosion followed by the appearance of the phoenix shooting up behind her then engulfing her in flames. Her hair shot straight up like a saiyens only instead of golden hair her's changed to crimson red, and her eyes changed to orange. Ranma smirk as Akane came back to herself. "Now for this last month, we'll spar in our super forms, ready?" Akane smirked back and slid easily into a ready stance. She then watched as Ranma transformed into his super saiyen mode and charged at her. Post Chapter note's: Yosho's death will be explained and the other member's of Tenchi's group whereabouts will be explained as well. I might as well say this now, I'm also pro Tenchi+Ryoko fan fics as well as Ranma+Akane, I tried to keep Tenchi as close to character as possible, but as for Ryoko, she has changed and you'll more about why later. From chapter six to whatever, will be called Starting Over- World Tournament Saga. You can basically tell what the following chapters will be about, Kagato's role is very crucial to the up coming chapter's as well as the Sailor Scouts who have already been introduced, oh and Raye was already a Sailor Scout at the beginning of the fic. Ayeka fans will hate me for this, but she won't appear, niether will Sasami, Mihoshi, or Kiyone, it will be explained though. Mayuka will appear, it's a must naturally considering she's Tenchi's daughter. Till next time.