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Around the Jugenkyo tree myriads bonfires burned fiercely in the night.
High overhead two moons could just be made out as the first smaller one was
eclipsed by the larger of the two.  What little wind there was only fueled
the fires and spread the sound of the survivors working together to haul
everything of value up the slope of the nearest mauntain platau.  Up the
slope small torches had been driven into the rock to provide markers for
sight and direction, on either side of the line of torches large groups of
people could be seen pushing massive loads up the slope while above them
the sound of people heaving on the ropes connected to said loads could be
heard quite clearly.



Examined closely the bonfires could be seen to be consuming the artificial
island.  Luckily everyone had been evacuated to the mountain plateu above.



"Kima?"



Kima turned around to see Herb and Lime patiently watching her as they had
been for the last half hour.  She hadnt budged since giving the engineers
and soldiers their orders.  That had been almost a full day ago when the
island tree had first....landed...among the mountains.  From deep below a
sickening crunch could be heard, shortly followed by several more, each
seeming to occur closer and closer.



"Im waiting for Ranma."  With that simple answer she turned back to stare
at the out of control fires, losing herself in their brilliant movements,
hypnotized by the destruction they brought about the island.  She began to
wonder if the central tree would catch fire, and what it would look like
ablaze.



"He's not coming back, Lady Kima.  We saw him sabotage the portal.  The
least we could do is to honor his sacrafice."  He wouldnt be able to wait
around here for long, soon it would be morning on this strange world and if
they were to find some way to survive then they would need to send out
scouts to learn everything about the land and whatever may live on it.



But for now he could wait, just on the off chance that Ranma somehow
managed to find his way here.



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Authors Notes:  And here is the end of the second branches prologue.  If
you feel a slight ringing in your ears dont worry, its just my Jedi mind
powers warping the delicate strands of your conscious mind.



Hehehe, just joking.  I think........



Now obviously there are going to be questions about this world the Phoenix
People come from and believe me I am not prepared for it very well.  Then
again I am trying to be chaotic, I have an outline for what the world is
like along with what drove its native population so far away and a whole
lot more little facts and such that will twist the story and, if anything,
make it even more unbearable to read:P



As always all comments, ideas, jokes, what not can be sent to my (new)
E-mail address:  Mecvolve@onebox.com



Though if your going to flame me you had better have a good reason for it,
otherwise I just might flame you back........or I could do something worse,
like *gasp*...ILL KEEP WRITING!



Now if youll excuse me I have to go off and laugh like a insane maniac,
once I remember how..........



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