Rain everything on earth is affected by it. Especially to humans this form of weather can mean any number of things. For example to a person a rainy day can be a happy time for them, or a miserable one for them. For me it is the latter. Come to think of it almost every time it rains, for me it seems to just invoke more of these feelings. Sadness and anger always seem to follow not to far behind.

If you have not already noticed the weather here is raining right now. But this rain was different somehow. It almost seemed that the rain was washing away. Yes washing away the old so something new would take it's place, and you know what in a way it really was washing away the old. Now that I think about it was on this day when it all changed for me. That was when I met someone who feel indebted to.

"Sigh I hate this." The young woman said as she walked in the middle of the street as it still was pouring. Before stumbling down to her knees. "Damn you "freak." Damn you to hell and back!" With tears in her eyes. Yes with tears, that seemed to flow endlessly down hear face, the very same that she was taught not to show flowed without stop. With that she yelled at the top of her lungs while slamming her fist to the ground before standing to walk again.

It seemed like she was aimlessly walking, but that was far from it. She was heading to her "spot." The "spot" was not too far from where she was it just seemed that way cause of everything that happen today. You see today she did it she had fought him. After what appeared to an eternity fought and defeated him using his hobby, which was more like an addiction, against him.

"Had to suck up my pride to beat the freak, and for what nothing." She mumble to herself as she was within inches of her destination.

"I feel for you Miss to work so hard and to get nothing out of it." A voice said to her.

"Wh .. What?" She said as she looked up to see a man. The man that was speaking in his native tongue was a foreigner wearing a black trench coat and a black fedora. Which obviously covered a business suit while with a gloved hand he held an umbrella.

"I'm terribly sorry for what happened to you today. I had seen everything that happened, and just as I said I feel sorry for your predicament. But even if you are in such a predicament that is no excuse to be out in the rain like this please there is more then enough room under this umbrella " The man said as he offered some room under the umbrella to shield her from the rain.

"Th .. Thanks it's just that this rain came out of nowhere." Her shivering voice said to the man.

"Think nothing of it Ranma Saotome." Smiled the man as he saw her response to hearing her name.

"That's not me anymore." Her sullen voice said to him.

"Oh!? Are you sure? You sound like Ranma, I also see you look like Ranma, and you change genders like Ranma. So you must be Ranma." The man said as he looked at her more closely.

"Yeah that's true, but what good am I now that I lost all my strength all because of the freak."

"I think I understand. You mean if you had that final piece of the paper to cure you only then you would be whole?"

"Of course! What good am I if my limit of strength is that of baby!" She yelled at the man that was in front of her which was now also starting to get on her nerves.

"Let us continue this outside of this rain." The man said as he tried to usher her to follow.

"Why should I don't even know you at all." She said in an angry tone.

"HEH I have something that you want Ranma." The man said with a smirk. "This is what you want am I right?" He revealed in his gloved hand a piece of paper. Not any piece of paper mind you it was the paper with his cure on it. It was the missing piece of paper.

"Where and how did you get that! The old ghoul said it was lost for good!" She said as she saw the piece of paper that held his cure. Here it was right here so close to him it was within his grasp.

"Here take it Ranma this is what you want isn't it." The man stated as he held out his hand handing it to Ranma. "As for how after you left, before it stared to rain, I notice the old women with the cane hide sometime on herself. That was when I overheard her talk with that other young girl with the purple hair."

---- Flashback ----

"Here it is Shampoo our ticket to gaining son-in-law to marry you." the old women said to her great-granddaughter.

"But great-grandmother you said that the piece was missing before arien left?"

"Of course that way we can use this a leverage." She said as she handed her the paper.

"That was not very truthful now was it." Stated a voice with venom in it.

This voice startled both amazons forcing them into a ready stance. They turned to find a man with white hair taking off his hat as he addressed the two women. "Really I would have expected much more from the elderly. I mean surely you would hate to have the young one to pick such bad habits wouldn't you?" As he stared at them though his piercing eyes as he pointed at the amazon with the bonbori.

"This doesn't concern you foreigner." Cologne said as she stared back at the man who owned the voice.

"Oh, but you're very wrong it does concern me." The man said with a sinister smirk. "You see that piece of paper is very important to one named Ranma."

"I see you have an interest in Ranma as well foreigner. Leave us Shampoo I must show this foreigner a lesson." Cologne said as she got off the cane.

"Oh but I must insist that she stay." The man said with a wave of the hand Shampoo soon found herself wrapped by what use to be her bonbori. All she could do was scream in shock and the metal wrapped around her.

---- End ----

"It must be painful to be around people that want to only use you Ranma, but in the end I convince her to hand it to with some persuasion." The man said as he left out the some of the exchange between him and the amazons. He soon smiled as he saw the fire return to Ranma.

"Thank you.." she said as she held it with the utmost care. Then a thought ran through her head. "What do you want?" She said with a scowl nothing ever happened to her that was this simple.

"I can understand your hesitation. All I want to do is continue this discussion out of this rain."

"OK but first can go to a friend of mine he is a doctor he'll fix me up in no time."

"You poor thing to live this long under false pretense by them. You probably don't even know what they call our kind." thought the man before answering "Of course Ranma lead the way." The man gestured when his hand.

She stared at him all she could do was stare at the man. Here he was a total stranger helped him this man was a total mystery, unsure of what to make of him. Should she trust this stranger. As she contemplated this she soon came to a decision. This time she would take a chance, even though, she didn't have much of a choice. She took a long look at the piercing blue eyes, that seemed to glow, looked back at her from beneath that fedora of his. As soon as the grandfatherly smile that adorned his face appeared, she hoped that she had made the right decision by placing her trust on the man. Soon she stared walking side by side with the man as she soon asked him one of the question that needed answering. "By the way... I don't even know your name?"

"My name?" A bushy eyebrow shot up in amusement as they continued to walk. With a Cheshire-cat grin he answered her question. "My name is Eric. Eric Lehnsherr."

Eric the man who I am indebted to. He was my savior from the hell that I had to live back in Nerima, and would have continued to live had he not saved me. Eric is also the leader on this hidden island which I now find myself calling it home. An island that he had helped in building with the aide from his friend at the time known as Charles Xavier. This is was to be a sanctuary to mutants. This was their dream, and the name of that dream was called "The Savage Land".

A dream that was shared by both Eric and his friend a dream to build a home to all those who had not one, a place where you would not be feared by other, and most importantly to find kinship with others on this island as well. Sadly like all dreams just as quick as they come they are just as quickly tarnished. Still to this day nobody knows what had happened to cause a rift not only in their friendship, but in their dream as well.

"As diligent to your art as ever I see." The voice of the older man carried over to the assiduous male. "Even though it is raining outside."

"Well I have to practice cause if I don't then I can get too. Umm what is that word." The youth said in english as he now came to a stop from his thoughts of what brought him here to the island and his practice.

"Lax is the word I believe you are looking for Ranma." The older man said with a smile as he raised an arm to allow the prehistoric creature to rest on his forearm. "I am also please to see that your grasp on the english language is improving as well as your vocabulary."

"What else could I do, but get better with Wanda as a teacher." Ranma said as he was now drying off the sweat with a hand towel.

"True she does push you hard doesn't she." He said as he gave another piece of food to the animal that was perched on his forearm. "You do know why she does don't you?" The master of magnetism said as his eyes locked on Ranma's.

"I figure she did that cause it was her true calling. All she needs is a whip, and she is all set." He smirked as he spoke to her father.

As he heard this all he could do was laugh as he realized that he was referring to Wanda's attire as "Scarlet Witch." "Yes that would be the case. She does tend to be quite the taskmaster, but there is something more to it then that. You see she is quite fond of you my boy." He said with his own smirk as he saw a small tint of red etched its way across the pigtailed youth.

"Um I haven't really noticed." Ranma said as he started to walk out of the room trying to also hide his blush from the older man. "I need to take a shower before dinner. Excuse me."

As he saw that Ranma was trying to make his escape. He couldn't help but sigh at this. "You know you are a poor liar Ranma." Eric thought to himself before speaking to the retreating form of Ranma. "Don't be late for dinner this time." Smiling as he remembered how hard it was to break Ranma of his eating habits.

"I won't." Ranma said with a smile before the door that he had walked through closed. Once the door closed he started his walk down the corridors. Of the base that house him and many others like him. For the first time in many years he found himself happy. He really was happy. However with that on his mind it also brought other feelings ones that he feared. He was so occupied by these thoughts that he did not noticed that the room he had entered, the custom bathroom, was not there but was replaced by what appeared to be a jungle.

"Mastermind!" Ranma shouted as the illusion began to fade back into the bathroom.

"Sorry Ranma I was trying to relax and I fell asleep." The white haired man known as Mastermind as he was about to walk out of the bathroom with his towel wrapped around his waist. Despite his current appears Mastermind is not one to be trifled with, that's if you were the enemy. With the mutant ability to enter your mind and create images that are not only illusions, but can be so real that you would lose touch with what was real, and what wasn't it makes one very powerful mutant.

"No it O.K. I just wasn't expecting that that's all." Ranma said as he took off the white sleeveless shirt that was covered with his perspiration from his practice.

"So how have you been Ranma." The white haired man said as he was now getting dressed.

"O.K. it's just I can't seem to shake off this feeling." Ranma said as he faced the now dressed older man. "It's just I still can't believe that I am this happy."

"I can understand what you are going through." The man said as he place his hand on the youth's shoulder. "But don't worry you are among friends here and here we are like a family."

"Yes I guess you are right." Ranma said with a weary smile.

"Good now hurry up and get in there you stink." Mastermind said as he playful pushed Ranma to the direction of the large tub.

"Hey!" Ranma said as he glared at the older man as he was now in the tub soaking wet.

"I will see you at dinner Ranma." Mastermind said as he made his way out of the bathroom.

Once the older man had left he continued to get undressed in the tub and proceeded to throw the wet clothes to the corner of the room. Once he was undressed in the tub he couldn't help but sigh as he felt his muscles relax as he sat there, and leaned at the edge of the tub.

"Man how I miss being able to soak in warm water, and not have to feel my body shift back to normal." Ranma thought to himself as he remembered his days changing genders all because of his curse. As he began to idly touch the back of his neck, which was covered by his untied hair, and touch the small bump that was located behind his neck. "I can never thank Eric enough for this device." Ranma though to himself as he started to wash his body. "I never even gave a thought that technology could help cure me. Hard to believe that something so small could do that." As he finished washing off he look up to the other wall and took notice of what time it was. "Oh shit I'm late!" Ranma yelled out as he got out of the tub and thus began his frantic struggle to get dressed with his clean clothes.

----- Dinning Room -----

"Come on cocker. I am telling you there's no way Ranma will be here on time." The green skinned male known as Toad said as he was talking to the male next to him.

"O.K. then you will accepted the bet then?" The ponytail wearing male said with a sly smile.

"Your on." Toad said to the older male.

"On what?" The voice of the speed demon known as Quicksilver came to them from across the table. As he now occupied the chair the was empty only seconds before.

"Just a little bet with "Double M" here. He thinks that Ranma isn't going to be late as usual." Toad stated as noticed that the Blob entered the dinning room.

"Really?" Pietro said as he thought it was odd that Mastermind would make such an odd bet. Knowing full well that Ranma had always been late to dinner except when Ranma decided to cook. Today was not one of those days. "Come to think of it whose turn is it?" He thought to himself, and would have thought more on it had not the doors opened once again to reveal to people. And everyone was in awe at who one of them was.

"I am amazed that you are here on time for a change Ranma." The older male said in a playful tone.

"Me too Eric. I mean Magneto." Corrected Ranma remembering to use his mutant name when in the presence of everyone. "The clock in the bathroom was moved thirty minutes ahead." Ranma said with a smile at Eric, but glared at the white haired man across the table as he took his seat next to Pietro. Who was still with his mouth gapping. "You know you might want to close your mouth now, before you start to drool or even worst a fly might go in." Ranma couldn't help but say.

"Huh?" Pietro said as he was brought out of his daze. "Sorry Ranma it's just that it was really hard not to be in a state of awe that you are here on time for as a change."

"Am I really that bad now?" Ranma said as he meekly smiled while scratching the back of his head. And couldn't help, but form a sweat drop at their collective confirmation of yes.

"Oh bollocks Ranma you just cost me my meal Ranma." Toad said as he slumped in his chair.

"I'm sorry Toad." He said as he felt bad that he had caused Toad to lose his meal.

"Naw don't worry about it mate I'll get back at "Double M" for this."

"Toad I do hope I don't need to remind you again about holding that wicked tongue of yours at the dinner table?" The master of magnetism said as he sat at the head of the table. Then he continued to talk once he noticed that Toad would cease his speech before he used any of his colorful language. "Now then I do hope that the meal is ready, but where's Scarlet Witch." He asked as he noticed that she was not present.

"Sorry for taking so long I was trying out some dishes I hope you all will like." The auburn daughter of Magneto said as she entered push the cart that was carrying the meals. Also missing the distance look on everyone's face as she started to serve everyone's meal starting with her father.

"Hey "SW" you can give my meal to "Double M" he won." Toad began to say.

"Oh no Toad I insist you must eat your meal. I would hate to deprive you out of enjoying your dinner all because of some silly bet." Mastermind interrupting Toad as he was now served his meal.

"Wow that's very kind of you Mastermind. I guess I misjudged your character." Wanda said as she served Toad his meal.

"Here you go Blob and don't worry I made enough for so you can have seconds." She said as she passed his large form.

"Gee Scarlet Witch you shouldn't have." He muttered as he looked at the plate that was before him.

"Here you go Ranma." She said as a small tint crossed her cheeks as she placed the plate of food on the table.

"Thank you Wanda." Ranma said forgetting to call her by her mutant name as he looked at the meal in front of him.

"And here you go Brother." She said as she served him his meal. Once that was done she took her seat by her father and brother with her meal in front of her. Then started to grab her knife and fork and started to cut her meal, and was about to peat the food on the fork when she took notice of everyone else. "Aren't any of you going to start eating?" She asked as he saw that she was the only she had started.

"Perhaps you should tell us what this meal is you did cook it." Her father said as he was thankful that his helmet covered most of his face.

"Oh is nothing to fancy it's just meatloaf." She said with a smile. "So come on eat up everyone."

"Maybe we should say grace." The brother known as the speed demon quickly said.

"Grace but we never say grace brother you know that."

"Well then lets just say something that we are grateful for." Suggested just as quickly which everyone else just as quickly agreed to. "How about you say it Ranma."

"Umm O.K.. I am." Ranma started as he was trying to think some something but his mind was on the meatloaf so much that the words just slipped out. "I'm grateful that I got the smallest slice of meatloaf." That was when he realize what he had said and it was to late. He soon started to sweat when there was a dark red glow coming from the woman that was one person away from him.

"RANMA!!" She yelled as she started to chase after him as he ran out of the dinning room with the enraged daughter of Magneto not far behind him firing at him with her hex-bolts.