Disclaimer: I don't don’t own pokemon in any way, shape or form except for the concepts, storyline and characters I create.

The dark bedroom that had lain quiet all day was suddenly lit up as the fifteen year old occupant of the room came storming in and threw his backpack full of various school things onto the bed. "Weekend at last" he said plopping down into the chair in front of his computer and turning it on. While he waited for the computer to boot up he changed out of his school uniform and into a loose fitting karate suit.

"That’s better" he mumbled sitting down and logging onto the internet. He was logging onto one of his favorite websites when a strange popup add appeared. It read "would you like you’re life to be more interesting? Are you tired of school? Do you think curses are interesting?" "yes, yes, and yes" mumbled the boy. Another add appeared that said "then prepare yourself". And with that an unstoppable vortex of energy sucked the boy in. the world went black and he knew no more.

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The boy woke up to see a chubby man in a park rangers uniform looking down at him. The man smiled and said "ahhhhhhhhhhh welcome young sir to the Jusenkyo springs. What might be you’re name young sir?". The boy sat up rubbing his head "my name is Dylan prince" he replied rather dryly. Then where he was dawned on him "tell me" he said. "Did you just say I was at the Jusenkyo springs?". "Ah yes good sir you fell from sky and land here at Jusenkyo. Very tragic story go with each spring". Dylan stood up eyeing the man wearily and said "explain the stories later, I think I hear something"

Dylan listened for a second and then pointing at a patch of bushes said "there". A boy about 16 years old with black hair stumbled out of the bushes. "Hey I know you" said Dylan "you’re Ryoga aren’t you?". "Yes I am the great Ryoga" boasted the newcomer. Dylan chuckled "more like Ryoga the eternally lost" "what are you implying?" "I’m implying that you are an idiot" "IDIOT!!!! My friend you don’t even know me" "I know enough to gather that I have a lower opinion of you then a certain person called Ranma". "RANMA IS NOTHING COMPARED TO ME!!!!!!!" "whatever pig boy" "THAT’S IT YOU’RE GOOING DOWN!!!!!!" "uh oh".

Dylan jumped out of the way just in time to avoid a blow that knocked a dent in the nearest tree. "I know which pool is which you bad mouthed infidel. I’m going to turn you into a cockroach and squish you!!!!!!!" yelled Ryoga throwing a fake punch and kicking Dylan toward the pool. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" Dylan grabbed onto the nearest bamboo shoot sticking out of the pond and used his momentum to land on a junction between three ponds. "WHOA!!!!!! This guy means business. I knew he had a temper from what I read about him form his profile on the net but geez" said Dylan panting from the effort of avoiding the pool "I gotta do…uh oh here HE COMES!!!!!!!!". Dylan dodged another blow and another and another but the forth caught him square in the chest. He went flying back toward the pool again. \\ I cant avoid falling into a poll \\ thought Dylan \\ but, if I pick the pool myself \\ he reached out and swung around the bamboo aiming for the only pool he recognized \\ I won t end up a bug \\ . "HERE GOES" he yelled releasing the pole and landing into a pool shaped roughly like a bears paw with four bamboo shoots sticking out of it.

"Oh well at least he will be the filthy animal…that……he……is? ARRRRRGH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Ryoga screamed in frustration because what came out of the pool wasn’t an animal but a girl. Dylan now a girl grinned and said "I knew I wouldn’t be able to avoid falling into a pool so" he jumped out of the pool and wrung the water out of the ponytail he (or she…um come to think of it its she wile I’m (yes me, I am Dylan. I wrote myself into the story, its based on a dream I had) in girl form) now had "I made sure to land in the only pool that would keep me human". As Ryoga screamed in frustration and rage Dylan went to the nearest tree, broke off a branch, and used it to knock Ryoga unconscious.

She dropped the now broken stick. "How you know which pond is pond of drowned girl?" asked the guide. Dylan waved her hand and said "no time I have to get some hot water and then get to Tokyo Japan. I have to find someone". "Well" said the guide handing Dylan a thermos, a pair of boots, a world map and some money "water in thermos but as for Japan you go down road for about two days to coast. There is fairy there that take you to Tokyo". Dylan dumped the water on his head changing back to normal and then putting the boots on. "Thank you for you’re help". With that Dylan turned and headed down the road.

For two days Dylan traveled down the road eating whatever food people would give him. At the end of the second day he crested a hill and looked down at the port. "Finally" he grumbled under his breath. He continues down the hill and into town making a beeline for the ferry terminal ignoring the street merchants trying to sell him things like over-smoked fish and hats with fake ponytails attached. He walked up to a cashier at the ferry and after several minutes and twenty points at a map later (the man couldn’t speak English) he was on the ferry bound for Tokyo. The trip would take about 37 hour’s so Dylan went up to the top deck and stood near the bow in the area open to the sky.

He looked over and noticed a broken chair. Hanging over one of the rails where several bungy cords. "Why not?" he asked the air. He grabbed the broken chair and the cords and rigged up a makeshift punching bag. Nobody seemed to care, even the crew, as if things like this where commonplace. Dylan spent the rest of the trip either using the punching bag or just sitting and thinking. \\ How did this happen? \\ he was thinking \\ why am I an anime character? It doesn’t make sense. I guess its my own doing. I did answer those questions and I have been waiting for just such a thing to happen all my life and it looks like I got my wish. I need to find Ranma, from what I know he and his family are the only ones that can help me \\ . Dylan stood up at the announcement over the intercom system that the ferry would be docking in an half an hour. Dylan went and ate lunch before getting off the ferry.

Dylan wandered around town for about an hour. "This is getting me nowhere, I need directions". Then he spotted a familiar restaurant called the Nekohanten. "Hmmmmmmmm I hope that someone here can give me directions. I wonder if that amazon girl Shampoo is here?". Dylan walked up to the restaurant and went in. As he headed to a chair at the counter he drew a few curious gazes but that soon ended. \\ Maybe people dressed like I am are common around here \\ he though \\ Maybe im just getting nervous about what happened \\ . As soon as he sat down a girl with purple hair ran up to the counter. "Hi" said the girl cheerfully "my name Shampoo. What would you like to order?". "Um, well" said Dylan awkwardly digging the last little money he had "ill just have a glass of coke. He looked up to see Shampoo standing there with her nose wrinkled. "Boy smell funny" she stated. Dylan looked a little embarrassed. "Well that’s what you get for either trai ning or travelling for almost five days straight". "Training?" "yes, to be a martial artist I guess" "ahhhhhhhhh that kind training". "Actually I needed directions, I remembered hearing about you and figured you could help me". Shampoo look at Dylan sideways "where you need go?" "to the Tendo Dojo". Shampoo looked only mildly surprised. "So you looking for Ranma?" "Yes" "tell you what" said Shampoo smiling "since you new customer first meal free". Dylan just stood there looking shocked. "Um…thanks?" "not problem" "ok then" said Dylan examining the menu "ill have a glass of coke and the beef noodles". When he looked down the food was already on the counter. "That was fast" he said "yah well" said Shampoo blushing a little bit.

Dylan had begun eating when Shampoo asked another question. "Where you from anyway?" asked Shampoo "you no look like Japanese boy". Dylan gulped down the soup that was in his mouth and answered "I’m from Canada". "Canada?" "yes" "where that?". Dylan choked back a laugh and pulled out his map showing Shampoo where Canada was. "See" he said "it’s the second largest country in the world. Quite frankly I don’t know why most people don’t know where it is". Shampoo flushed with embarrassment and muttered something about never seeing a world map before. "Its okay, don’t worry about it" said Dylan "I’ve run into plenty of people who didn’t know where Canada was".

Dylan continued eating and after a couple of minutes Shampoo asked another question. "Something bother you lots I think" she said tilting her head a bit. Dylan set down the now empty bowl of soup and glass. "You Guessed right" "what wrong then?" "well a couple of things" "like?" Shampoo pressed. "first of all you have to promise not to tell anyone" "I promise". Dylan took a deep breath "ok here’s what’s bothering me…

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As Dylan finished up his explanation of his curse and how he wasn’t even from the same dimension as Shampoo she just stood there in shock. "You farther from home then I thought could possibly be" "I’m guessing that that’s the general feeling when someone leaves their own reality for another. I don’t really mind the curse or beeing here though. But I do admit I miss my family" Dylan shook his head to clear the cobwebs from his brain. "Anyway" he said "I’d better be heading to the Tendo Dojo now. Where can I find it?". After Shampoo gave him the directions he needed he thanked her and was off toward the Nerima district.

It took a while for him to get there but he soon found his way to the Tendo Dojo. Dylan walked up to the door and knocked. The door opened a crack and Dylan could see someone’s face just behind it. "Yes?" said the voice "hello, I’ve been travelling for a while and I’m looking for a place to stay. I’m also looking for someone named Ranma". The door swung open all the way to reveal a man wearing brown clothes (by the way I have blonde hair am about 6 feet tall and the karate suit I’m wearing is white just in case you where curious) and he had long black hair and a mustache. He smiled and indicated that Dylan should come in. "I’m Soun Tendo, plenty of people come here looking for Ranma but we don’t get many guests" "really? I would have expected lots of people to show up at a place like this" "not as many as you would expect". He led Dylan into the living room and indicated Dylan should sit down.

Dylan sat for a while but he soon got bored. He looked up and noticed the pond out in the yard, stood up and headed over to it. He looked into the pool and stared at his reflection for a while. \\ I need a bath \\ he thought \\ but it would be really stupid to jump into this pond. If anyone showed up it would let out the information about my curse to early \\ . he heard footsteps and looked up. Soun was back and he had five other people with him including Ranma. He walked back into the living room and sat back down. "So this is the newcomer?" asked the nineteen year old girl. "Yes this is him" replied Soun "he showed up about twenty minutes ago, by the way I didn’t catch you’re name" he said turning to Dylan. "Dylan Prince" he replied. "Well these are my daughters. Akene the youngest at sixteen, Nabiki at seventeen and the oldest at nineteen Kasumi" he said indicating each girl in turn. "And I take it that you’re Genma then?" said Dylan indicating the man wearing glasses "Ranma I already know of". "Yes my name is Genma, Soun said you came here for a place to stay and some help?" "yes" Replied Dylan. Nabiki looked up and said "why do you need our help and where are you from?" "*sigh* here goes again…okay here’s where I’m from…

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"And that’s where I’m from" he finished "not only from another country but another reality entirely". He looked around at the shocked looks he got and chuckled. "I got the same reaction from Shampoo". They finally snapped out of it and Ranma asked "so being trapped outside of your own reality is the problem?" "one of them" "what is the other?". Dylan took a deep breath "well, I fell into one of the Jusenkyo springs". Everyone sweatdropped and Ranma muttered something along the lines of "oh boy not another one". Akane looked up and said "so what do you turn into when you get wet?" "same thing as Ranma". That drew more then a few stares from the assembled. "how do you deal with the fact that you’re cursed?" asked Ganma. "So far I havent had to worry about it that much" "why not?" asked Ranma looking at him funny. "Because I’m not stupid enough to let myself get wet every coup le hours" everyone laughed except Ranma who disappeared instead.

"So you turn into a girl then" said Akane matter-of-factly. "Yes, at lest I dident end up…" he was cut off when he heard Ranma say "so you never get wet huh? Well I’m going to change that record!". Dylan jumped out of the way as Ranma charged and he became rather intimate with the wall and the inside of the bucket he had been holding when she couldn’t cut her momentum. He now a she stood up and got some more water. What followed was a brief water fight that somehow trashed the living room. Once to avoid a stream of water from Ranma’s bucket Dylan used the couch as a spring board to swing off the ceiling fan and onto the ledge above the door but Dylan lost his footing and fell into a mini-pool Ranma had somehow acquired. Dylan climbed out of the pool transformed and soaking wet. She stood up and, frowning, wrung the water out of her ponytail. "Ok so I got wet and transformed for the second time in my life you happy now". Ranma smiled, "yes I’m happy now, at lest you can say you don’t need to worry about falling in water for a while". Everyone laughed, even Dylan.

When the noise died down Ranma said "so, I have two questions, one, how did you end up with a Jusenkyo curse and two, are you a martial artist? You certainly dress like one". Dylan stared at the ceiling for a while before she answered. "Ill answer you’re second question first. No I am not a martial artist, I know some of the basics but I’m not very good yet. I was hoping you could teach me". Everyone just sort of shrugged "that is one of the purposes of a dojo" said Genma. Dylan just smiled and said "yah I thought as much".

"Anyway" said Dylan "as for you’re question about my curse I had a little run in with Ryoga". Nobody even looked remotely surprised at this. "How is Ryoga involved in you being cursed?" asked Kasumi. "Well" said Dylan tilting her head a bit "me and him had a misunderstanding. By misunderstanding I mean that I called him pig boy and he tried to turn me into a cockroach and squish me. So, I jumped into the only pool I knew and then knocked him out with a stick. You know the rest". "So Ryoga was being hot headed again. I’m not surprised" said Ranma.

"Well, its bedtime" said Kasumi "but before we go to bed you smell like you need a bath Dylan". Dylan blushed "yah I guess I do".

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Dylan walked into the bathroom, took off her clothes and put them into the washing machine. \\ Well \\ she thought \\ I’ve got myself into a fine predicament. I’m cursed \\ she continued thinking as she got into the tub and turned back to normal. \\ Well the curse isn’t so bad. Actually It’s fairly interesting in a bizarre sense. What I don’t understand is the waters part in it. Maybe it causes a chemical change in a human body. If that was the case then the spring is a frying pan and you’re the egg. That would make the curse irreversible though because you cant UN-fry an egg. A curse like this being purely magical in nature seems unlikely. Besides its not that hard to avoid getting wet unless this country is cursed to splash everyone with cold water every couple hours \\ . Dylan chuckled at his own lame joke.

\\ Another thing I don’t understand is how I ended up in this universe. Well it could have been worse. I could have ended up in the teletubbies world \\ at this Dylan visibly shuddered. \\ Well I’m here now so I had better make the most of it \\ .

Dylan got out of the tub to put his clothes in the dryer and climbed back in again. \\ Hmmmmmmmm, I wanted something interesting to happen and this is about as interesting as it gets. At lest I stay human when I transform. The same cant be said for Genma but he seems to get along fine with the fact he turns into a giant, fat, panda whenever he gets wet. A panda would be about the last thing I’d want to be. Bugs would be the worst though. Well tomorrow I’m going to go out and find something other then my hands to fight with. A staff would be nice but one of those katana swords would be best. I’m already a batter swordsmen then at punching and kicking anyway \\ .

Dylan got out of the tub, dried and put on his now clean clothes. He walked out to the yard and looked up at the sky. \\ Full moon, and it has a halo around it. I wonder if that mumbojumbo about it being a good omen is true in this world \\ . something streaking across the sky caught his attention. Then a second, and a third. "Shooting stars, don’t see many of those". As he turned to leave a fourth star began falling right toward the Dojo. Dylan saw this just in time and jumped out of the way. Good thing to because there was a smoking crater where he had been standing seconds before.

"What was that?" yelled Ranma as he ran into the yard. "I don’t know" said Dylan shaking his head and walking over to the crater. Then something at the bottom caught his eye. "There’s something down there" he said jumping into he crater. He bent over the thing to examine it. "What is it?" asked Ranma pokeing his hed over the side of the crater. Dylan’s eyes widened "It’s a sword" "a sword?". Ranma looked puzzled. Dylan jumped out of the Crater holding up the sheathed katana sword. "Yes a sword" "but why would a sword fall from the sky?" "I’m not sure".

Dylan pulled the blade from the sheath and a piece of paper fell out. He picked it up and read it out loud. "Dylan prince. You may or may not have considered this yet but you are here for a reason. I cant tell you who I am yet. All I can tell you is these three things. 1) this sword is for you to keep. It’s enchanted so it will never get dull or dirty. 2) you need to go back to Jusenkyo in China as soon as possible. There are some people I need you to meet there. And 3) I may have brought you here but it is impossible to send you back home. I’m sorry you are stuck in this universe for the rest of you’re life. Once again I apologize but it had to be done". Dylan stared at the note in disbelief. "I can never go home?" he said tears threatening to burst into his eyes. "I’m…sorry" said Ranma "but at lest you know how you got here. No matter how small a comfort that is". "I guess you’re right Ranma. But still…". "Yes, I know. It would appear that Jusenkyo i s not you’re true curse". Dylan wiped his eyes and looked at the sky. "I suppose that’s true" he looked down at Ranma. "But in the morning I need to go back to china". Dylan sheathed the sword and started into the house. Ranma thought for a second. "Wait!" he said "yes Ranma?" "I would like to come with you". Dylan smiled and said "actually I was just about to ask you if you wanted to come with me. I need some help" Ranma smiled and then after planning how they would get back to China went to their respective rooms and went to sleep.

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"So that’s what happened last night" said Ranma. It was the following morning and Ranma had just finished Explaining the events of the previous night. Turning to Dylan Akene said "so you need to go back to china?". Dylan nodded. ""Well I want to come too then". "Why would we need you to come along?" said Ranma "you’ll just get in the way". "what do you mean by that? You’re the incompetent slob!" "Like you’re one to talk you ugly witch". They would have started fighting if Dylan hadn’t stepped in. "Hey it’s okay she can tag along". Akene stuck her tongue out at Ranma. "But only if I’m the one who cooks the food" Akene’s pleased expression quickly faded. "Now that that’s settled just two more things. One, nobody else can tag along". At Dylan’s latest comment Genma’s face dropped. He had also wanted to go. "Two, we need to get going" So as a result an hour later the three where on an airplane bac k to Jusenkyo.

The plane ride was uneventful and soon they had disembarked and where heading down the road toward where the springs where. "Well" said Akene "so far so good". Just as she finished it started raining. "I take that back" she said to he now transformed Ranma and Dylan. "So who do you expect to find when we get there?" Asked Ranma. Dylan shrugged, "I’m not sure but it might have something to do with the first three meteors I saw last night". Dylan looked at the sword that now hung from her belt.

Nobody talked for the rest of the trip to the springs. After a while they came around a bend in the road and there where the springs. "I didn’t expect to see this place again so soon" said Dylan. Ranma looked around and then turned to Dylan saying "why do you suppose we needed to come here? Not even the guide is here" "well it is raining, maybe he’s in there" Akene said indicating a building a few hundred feet down the road. Dylan shrugged and said "Makes sense, looks like some kind of visitors center". They walked up to the door and knocked. The door opened and there was the guide. "Ah young Dylan" he said "I no expect you to show up again". "Hello again" Said Dylan smiling "this is Akene, you already know Ranma". "Ah yes, I remember you" said the guide turning to Ranma "come in come in". They went into the building and the guide shut the door.

"So why you back so soon?". Dylan looked at the guide. "Actually I need to know if anything odd has happened". "Yes actually" the guide indicated they should sit down. "Last night three people fall from sky just like you did. Two boys and one girl. One of the boys and the girl land on ground. other not so lucky. He land in same spring as you". Then they heard the sound of footsteps outside. Soon they could also make out voices. \\ Strange \\ thought Dylan \\ those voices sound familiar \\ . the door opened to reveal three people and two small creatures. The first of the newcomers was a girl with red hair tied off to the side. She was wearing a yellow shirt and cut off Jean shorts held up by red suspenders. She was carrying a red bag. The second person was a boy with spiky brown hair and narrow eyes. He was wearing a green vest and blue jeans and had a backpack big enough to sit inside with room to spare. The third person was a girl or at least appeared to be. Dylan k

The red head was yelling at the other girl. "I told you it would rain but nooooooo, you had to go outside and explore!!!!!!". The other girl started yelling back "well you’re not one to complain!!!! At least you’re not cursed to turn into a girl every time you get wet!!!!!" "oh shut-up, it’s still no excuse for you dragging us outside!!!!". The older boy chose this time to step in. He walked in between them and said "please no fighting. Unless you haven’t noticed there’s three very…pretty…new…Excuse me". With that the boy ran up to Dylan and started babbling about wanting to go on a date with her. The redhead was about to drag him away by the ear but before she could he was on the ground with several big lumps on his head from the handle of Dylan’s sword (hey I had to have an excuse to beat up Brock. He just makes me want to hit him sometimes). Dylan replaced the sword in it’s sheath and stepped over the dazed boy.

"I take it you’re the shooting star’s I saw last night?". "I guess so" said the black hared girl "my name is Ash, this is misty and the guy you just beat the tar out of is Brock". Dylan smiled, "I know who you are" she said. "You do?" said Ash looking more then a little puzzled. "Yes, I came here to find you specifically. Even though I didn’t know it would be you three here". "But how could you look for us if you didn’t know we where here?" asked Misty. Dylan motioned for them to sit down before she did herself. "It’s a long story…"

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"So there you have it" said Dylan "now you know how I got here in the first place, about my curse, where I’m from, how I know you, how I found you and even that I can never go home". "Well" said Brock who now had an ice pack on his head "that not only explains why you hit me but also a lot of other questions". "There’s one thing I still don’t understand" said Misty "why are you here and, more importantly, why are we?". Dylan shrugged her shoulders. "I’m not sure. Questions like that usually don’t get answers. Anyway we should probably go back to the airport". Dylan looked around at everyone. "Including you" she said pointing at Ash, Misty and Brock". "I figured as much" said Ash "Besides, we would love to come with you" said Brock.