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Ryo was the most shocked of everyone to see Ai in the past. Ai approached her younger brother. The nineteen year old female martial artist and master chef broke down and embraced her little brother. She didn't even bother to try and hold back the tears that began to flow from her eyes.

"You crazy-no-sense-of-direction-fool, were have you been? You four have had everyone worried. I swear I'm going to beat who ever came up with the idea to use that book in the park in the first place." emotionally swore Ai.

Akio instantly froze. Ranko turned to her younger idiotic twin brother. A mischievous grin was on the daughter of Ranma and Akane's face.

"Looks like you're in trouble now Akio. Mom and dad might just yell at you and ground you for the rest of the year, but Ai's going to kill you. The last person who tried to hurt Ryo... I can't actually remember what happened to that last person Ai fought for hurting Ryo. Conditioner, do you remember what happened to that last person Ai beat up for picking on Ryo?" harshly said Ranko.

Conditioner thought about it and recalled who the last person Ai had beaten up for attempting to hurt Ryo.

"Was it not back in last year of Elementary school? Ai stopped the bullies that were picking on Ryo. One got bloody nose and the other a black eye that last for two weeks. She'll be much more violent this time. Considering we were brought back in time." simply stated Conditioner.

Akio still remained partially frozen as he glared at his sister.

"Don't be playing around Ranko. Ai would never hurt me. All I did was take her brother, the one person she is fiercely protective over and cares more about than anything else in the world, into the past and could have left us stranded here for...yeah I'm dead." realised Akio.

Ai let go of her brother and glared at the long haired young male martial artist. Akio stepped back as Ai stormed towards him. He held up his hands trying to calm down the enraged martial artist chef.

"Calm down Ai. It was an accident. It could have happened to anybody." nervously said Akio.

"An accident Akio is when you break a plate or accidentally spill food on someone, not get yourself, your sister, and your two best friends, one of them my brother, lost in the space time continuum. You're going regret even hearing the words space and time when I'm done with you." angrily swore Ai.

Ryo rushed in-between his sister and Akio before Ai had the chance to hurt him.

"Let's not get carried away. This is much as my fault as Akio's. I'm the one who noticed he had the book. If I told someone about it early than none of this would have happened. If you want to blame someone for this, than blame me." truthfully said Ryo.

The 'parents' of the 'children' had been watching everything that went on between the four future kids and the strange new girl. Ryoga was the one who broke the silence from the present teenagers be approaching the new traveller from the future.

"Do you mind explaining this to the rest of us? Who is this girl and how did she get here? And how do you four know here?" bluntly asked Ryoga.

Ai looked at the younger version of her father. She was slightly shocked seeing her father so young, but she quickly got over it.

"My name is Ai. I'm Ryo's big sister. This will all make sense if you just let me explain everything. I got a book I thought could help get Ryo, Akio, Ranko, and Conditioner back to the present from the library. I checked out the book and ran to the Cat Cafe..." began explaining Ai.

As Ai explained everything she began to recall what happened after she had checked out the book from the library and said goodbye to Tatewaki. Ai had rushed all the way to the Cat Cafe without stopping. When the Cat Cafe was in her sights, Ai burst through the cafe doors nearly unhinging them in the process.

Confused customers stared at the girl who had nearly taken the door off of its hinges. Shampoo and Mousse didn't know what to make of Ai rushing in so suddenly. It was so unlike her.

"I need to see Cologne. I think I might have found a way to get Conditioner and the others back." panting explained Ai.

Shampoo dropped what she was doing and led Ai to where he Great-grandmother was staying. Cologne looked behind her when she heard the door to her room open. There in the doorway stood Shampoo and Ai, with a book held tightly to her chest. Cologne recognised one of her old spell books.

"Where did you find that book?" wondered Cologne.

Ai rushed into the room and put down to book in front of the centuries old female Chinese Amazon.

"I found it at the library. Do you think it can help bring back Ryo, Conditioner, and the twins?" hoped Ai.

Cologne quickly skimmed through the book. She closed the book and sighed. The old Chinese Amazon shook her head as she looked up at her great-granddaughter and the young female martial artist chef.

"I'm afraid only the book that sent the children to the past can be used to bring them back. However, this book does contain a way to send a single person to any destination, even through time. All I would need is something one of the children had or wore when the Time Dance was preformed. That way I could pinpoint their exact location in the time stream." explained Cologne.

Ai suddenly remembered something.

"Aunt Akane found Ranko's headband in the park. She must have been wearing it before they were sucked into the past." realised Ai.

Cologne turned to her great-granddaughter.

"Shampoo call Ranma and Akane. And also contact Ai's parents. They will also want to know about this. Once everyone is here I want you to close the cafe for the rest of the day. We will need privacy in order to properly perform this technique." instructed Cologne.

Shampoo hurried to call everyone at the Tendo household and then Ryoga and Ukyo at their restaurant. In less than thirty minutes the adults were at the Cat Cafe. They all waited for the last of the customers to leave so they could start using the technique to send someone to find the kids.

Cologne stood with the book in front of her. She glanced over to Akane, as she balance on her large walking stick. Akane walked to the old Chinese Amazon, her daughter's headband held tightly in one hand.

"I brought Ranko's headband. I hope it's enough to find them." said Akane.

Cologne took the headband from the worried mother. Now there was only one thing missing, someone to actually go and find the children.

"We just need someone to follow the spell to where the children are. This technique can only work in one direction. So whoever goes through with this will be stuck with the children until they can find a way to bring them back." exclaimed Cologne.

Ranma stepped forward.

"I'll go." offered Ranma.

Everyone in the room gasped. Akane tried to talk her husband out of leaving her.

"Don't even think about it Ranma. I've already lost the kids. I'm not going to lose you too. I won't let you do it." snapped Akane.

Cologne intervened before Ranma had the chance to respond to his wife's debate.

"I'm sorry Ranma, but you can't go. None of you can go. We don't know how much damage the children have caused the time stream. If one of you goes back in time and it's resent enough, you could meet your younger self. That could create a paradox and destroy the very fabric of time." exclaimed Cologne.

Ai knew a way around destroying the universe with a paradox.

"I could go. We already know, or at least think we know, that the kids landed somewhere in this town when you were all teenagers. I wasn't around at that time. There's no chance of me creating a paradox if I go to where they are." stated Ai.

Ryoga and Ukyo were shocked. They couldn't believe what their daughter was saying.

"There's no way I'm going to let you do this Ai. It's too dangerous. What if you never come back?" argued Ryoga.

"Ryo is already lost in the time stream Ai, your father and I don't want that to happen to you. We'll think of another way. But you're not going through with this." declared Ukyo.

Ai sighed and looked at the ground.

"We don't have any other ideas. This is all that we have. I'm your only option. If I don't go than Ryo and everyone else could be lost in time forever. Do you really want that? Well, do you?" half shouted Ai.

Ryoga and Ukyo, along with everyone else, were forced to accept that Ai was the only one who could bring their children home. Cologne preformed the technique using Ranko's headband and a small portal appeared out of nowhere.

"Hurry Ai. The portal will only be open for a few more seconds." told Cologne.

Ai jumped through the portal as in began to disappear.

"...and that's how I ended up here. Now can one of you please tell me how we are going to get back home?" finished explaining Ai.

Everyone in the room turned to Ranma. Ranma stood up, a deep frown upon his face.

"Fine, I'll do it. Just give me the book and I'll do the Time Dance in reverse so you five can get back home. You do have the book. Right?" annoyingly said Ranma.

Ai pulled the book out from under her shirt. Akane swiped the book from the future girl's hand before her fiancé could grab it. She turned to the page that had the information about the Time Dance. Akane read the page and found out something she knew Ranma would hate.

"The book says you have to do the first half of the dance as a male and the second half as a female. You know what that means Ranma." lightly joked Akane.

Ranma crossed his arms and looked away from his fiancé.

"Laugh all you want Akane. I'm just doing this so these guys can get back home." responded Ranma.

Akane handed Ranma the book and went to get a bucket of cold water. Ranma preformed the first half of the Time Dance in reverse perfectly. Akane got ready to throw the cold water onto Ranma. Akane threw the bucket of cold water. The cold water flew through the air and...

Akio shot strait up in his bed. His clothes and bed were soaking wet. How did that happen? Akio looked and saw Ranko, dressed for school, and a bucket in hand.

"What's the big idea Ranko? Why did you pour that bucket of water on me?" barked Akio.

Ranko glared at her twin brother.

"It's time for school you knuckle brain. I've been trying to wake you up for the past ten minutes. I tried everything buck dumping a bucket of cold water on you, and that seemed to work. Mom gave me permission so don't even think about using this to get me into trouble. Now hurry up. Do I have to remind you that it's Monday." snippily said Ranko.

Ranko left her brother's room. Akio got out of his soaked bed and began looking for his school uniform. As he tried to put on his shirt, Akio tripped over something.

Akio muttered and looked at what he had tripped over. It was the book he had taken from his Grandpa Genma's bedroom. Akio reached for the book, but instantly froze.

"I better not. That dream I had just might come true." silently said Akio.

Akio finished getting dressed and left his wet clothes and sheets in the bathroom before racing after his sister to get to school. For once Akio was looking forward to a normal boring day of school.

Sorry about the late update. I've been busy with a few other things. The next chapter won't take such as long to write. Comment if you like the story and comment on my other stories as well.