Moonlight Kitty



a fanfiction



by



Targhan (targhan_aga@yahoo.com)



Note: Voting has began at "http://www.beeftrapeze.com/challenge/", the 

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Disclaimer:  The characters and backgrounds of Ranma 1/2 & SailorMoon do not 

belong to me.  They belong to their respective copyright holders.  This fanfiction was 

produced without any monetary compensation.



Background Information:  This story takes place prior to the original neko-ken 

appearance in the Ranma1/2 story.  I really don't know where this would be in the 

SailorMoon series.  Another important change would be related to just who the little old 

lady was that helped Ranma during the original neko-ken story.



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The Beginning

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"Meow," stated Neko-Ranma as he turned to look at the giant creature.  Then, he paced 

back and forth looking at the thing.  That's when Neko-Ranma's tummy started talking to 

him, well rumbling anyway.



Meanwhile, the creature from the Negaverse was trying to figure out what to do with this 

odd human.  It looked as if it may have a heart crystal.  However, the possibility was 

insane!  That odd boy wasn't even acting human.  That's when the creature picked up 

the first cue that it may just be in danger; the teenager meowed.  Normally a Youma 

wouldn't worry about such a thing, but this Youma had a slight problem--it was big, 

yellow, and feathery.  The creatures eyes went wide, as it realized that this silly human 

thought it was lunch!



Neko-Ranma had been rather hungry for a while, since his last full meal was days ago.  

Neko-Ranma didn't remember much about how it got into this part of town, just that he, 

kinda, dropped in.  Since that time, he had been rummaging through trash-cans, 

catching small rodents, and other things the author just refuses to go into.  Needless to 

say, that gurgling in the pit of his stomach was demanding action, and action it was 

going to get!



With a loud "Rawr," the martial artist turned cat leaped at the neck of the giant 

tweety-monster!  The monster was taken completely off guard at the speed and ferocity 

of its attacker.  Squealing in protest, the monster tried to use a special wing-to-wind 

attack, to no avail.  Neko-Ranma quickly bounced off of a tree and around the lazy 

swing of his prey.  Suddenly, Neko-Ranma struck at the bird's right wing, severing it 

with giant invisible chi-claws.



"Squawk, silly mortal do you think mere physical attacks," began the bird-creature, as it 

had to turn to avoid being hit again by it's unusually lithe opponent.  Trying to slow it's 

opponent by threatening it, the bird began to gather energy into it's glowing red eyes.  

Unfortunately, the bird's opponent wasn't a Senshi, like it had been expecting, but a 

rather hungry cat.  Before the bird could continue its speech, it felt a terrible pain in its 

neck, and that was the last thing it felt.  Thus, BigBird became an entree.



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Around the Corner

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Going unnoticed by the two, there was a group of heroines present.  The defenders of 

love and justice were witness to the carnage.  Jupiter, Moon, Venus, and Mercury were 

watching in disturbed awe at the grotesque sight.  Mars, however, had a completely 

different and unexpected approach.  She transformed quietly back into the simple 

priestess, Rei Hino.



"Get out of here, you guys,"  Rei demanded in a hushed tone, as she tried to physically 

turn the greenish SailorMoon around.



"That," began Mercury, "is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen."



The other girls were nodding in agreement, but Rei interrupted them again, "Guys, I 

detransformed.  Do you want our secret to become public?  Go on, get out of here!"  

Rei's temper was beginning to flair, but the other Senshi finally picked up on what Rei 

was saying.  Usagi transformed, and the other girls left the area.



"What are you still doing here, Usagi?" questioned Rei.



"Shouldn't we stop that monster?  What can you do without your Senshi powers?  I 

meanthatcatpersoncouldbedangerousandkillyouandweneedyoureiyoucantdieonus," 

speaking quickly and beyond normal comprehension, Usagi pressed her concern.



"Usagi, that isn't a monster,"  Rei stated with a saddened tone.  Straightening herself 

up, she continued, "That is the sickening result of an ancient martial arts technique.  

The victim has to be treated just right, or they can stay like that for months--or, forever.  

The Senshi can't help him, but I think, I hope, I can."



"Rei!  I don't understa," Usagi began, the pitch in her voice raising, as she was about to 

begin a rather famous wail.  She was, however, cut off.



"Usagi, get out of here!" demanded Rei.  When Usagi's tears dried just a bit, Rei 

continued, "That guy is dangerous, Usagi.  He is probably more dangerous than any 

creature we've ever fought.  He's also suffering right now, that's what happens to those 

under the neko-ken.  He is suffering more than I can imagine, and he needs to be 

saved.  I can save him, but to do it I have to earn his trust.  I cannot earn his trust with 

you there.  I promise, after I clean him up, that I'll explain more about it, and that I will be 

OK.  "



Somewhat satisfied with the explanation, Usagi nervously left to join her other friends at 

Ami's house.



"Finally," Rei thought, "she's gone."  When her friends were out of sight, she let her 

facade of toughness drop.  Then, she leaned over a rock, and she began hurling.  The 

sight that she witnessed was unbearable, a human guy was ripping and shredding the 

monster with his bear teeth and hands.  The guy was literately covered in blood, as he 

devoured the monster.  Now, how to deal with the guy stuck in the neko-ken...



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Tendo Home

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Genma was a mess with a mountain of pain weighing upon him.  Unlike Soun's wailing, 

Genma just sat  propping his elbows on his knees with his head in his hands.  While he 

wasn't wailing,  he was throwing a pity-party for himself.  Ranma had been gone for 

several days, which in itself wasn't terribly disturbing, but Akane had just stated that 

Ranma purred at her.



"Mr. Saotome?" Kasumi asked.



Soun turned to his friend, and asked (while gathering himself from a wailing fit), "What is 

it, my old friend?"



Genma replied simply, "The neko-ken."



Akane turned from her spot by the window, "What does that mean?  Is it something that 

will make Ranma stay away like this?  Ranma is training in a new special technique, 

right?"



All eyes turned to Genma, as he said, "No, little Akane, what it means is that we're 

going to have to find him, or he may not realize to come back."



Akane's eyes opened wide, as she bellowed, "What do you mean, he may not realize to 

come back, what happened to Ranma??!!"  Akane's face twisted into a display of 

confusion and anger with her question.  "Whatever it was," Akane thought, "it's Mr. 

Saotome's fault."



Kasumi put a comforting hand on Akane's shoulder to reassure her younger sister, 

whom she knew was trying to hide her concern.  On the other hand, Nabiki rolled her 

eyes, and she, well, looked bored.  Thus, they waited for Mr. Saotome to explain further.



Genma looked up from his hands, and began, "You see, when Akane punted Ranma 

away for being affectionate towards her, he was under the neko-ken.  Ranma isn't really 

coherent when he's under the neko-ken.  He thinks like, acts like, and should be 

considered a cat.  He doesn't know right from wrong, he knows who he likes, he knows 

who he dislikes, but he can't speak.  While under the neko-ken, Ranma isn't human.  

Akane, you kicked away an affectionate kitty, not your supposedly perverted betrothed."



Akane stood in shock, "Oh, Ranma."



Finally, Genma told the tale of how Ranma learned the neko-ken.  By the time he 

finished, everyone wore the same look of shock that Akane did.  Kasumi was 

disappointed, Nabiki was appalled, Soun was shocked, and Akane was, you guessed it, 

mad.



Before anyone else could start a berating session, Nabiki interjected with common 

sense, "Well, it sounds like we shouldn't waste any time looking for him."



Akane had a very disturbing thought as they prepared to look for Ranma, "He purred 

and rubbed on me.  Ranma, does this mean that you..."



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Ami's House

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Makoto was confused, "So you left her alone?"  Makoto had expected Usagi to at least 

hang around in the background to keep an eye on Rei.  Then, before Usagi could 

answer, "You saw how easily he took down that Youma, Rei could get hurt!"



"But, she insisted!" Usagi exclaimed, then wailed, "Waaaaah!  Rei said she could 

handle it!  She said if I didn't go thatpeoplecouldgethurt... Waaaah!"



Ami had her face in her left hand, as she grumbled, "Guys. Stop.  We have 

communicators, remember?"



Minako took the que, and clicked the button on her communicator.  The voice on the 

other side was, in fact, that of Rei.  It was what Rei was saying, and likely doing, that 

perturbed the group...



"Damn it," Rei's voice was heard from the communicator, "Hold still.  You are covered in 

blood, and we've got to get it off of you.  I know kitties don't like water, but this is 

ridiculous.  It's only a rag, kitty-san, and it's nice warm water.  Oh!  you don't mind if it's 

warm water? OK, why didn't you say so?"



The girls looked back and forth among themselves quietly, as they heard a male voice 

over the communicator, "Meow."  Then, before they could say anything to Rei, they 

heard her voice again, "My, aren't we a handsome felluh' under all of that grime!  OK, I 

suppose you're clean enough. C'mon, be a good kitty--lap.  Good kitty!"  The girls 

quickly turned off the communicator when the loud purring resonated from it.



Usagi whined, "Why'de you turn it off Minako?"  Then, the thought was echoed by the 

other girls, who all looked at Minako expectantly.



Minako blushed, and stated, "Well, you see.. I think it's kind of like spying on a date, so I 

had to turn it off!"



The rest of the Senshi all looked back and forth, then back at her in agreement.



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Hino Shrine

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Rei sat and stroked the victim of neko-ken training, who was currently occupying her 

lap.  Using the training she had from her late grandmother, what little chi control she 

had was turned to soothing the guy in her lap.  



As Ranma finally began to doze, Rei's grandfather found his way into the shrine, "Hello 

Rei!  Huh?"  When Rei didn't answer him, he took a closer look at where she was sitting 

and what she was doing.  Then he said something that nearly broke her concentration, 

"Why, I've seen you've found Ranma again!  Your Granny would be so proud of you.  I 

miss your Grandmother, Rei, but know that she is proud of you finding Ranma again."



Rei tried to maintain her concentration as she spoke, "Ranma?  Again?  Wait, you mean 

the little boy that Granny did this for when I was little?"



Rei's grandfather continued in a tone conveying joy, "Yuppers!  That looks just like 'em, 

only older!"  His face turned thoughtful for a moment before he continued, "She was 

right too, I bet he is a little hear-breaker!  You're a lucky girl!"



"GRANDPA!" Rei exclaimed, nearly losing the concentration she had on healing 

Ranma's chi-field, which was warped by the amount of time he was stuck in the 

neko-ken.



Rei's grandfather laughed, and continued, "Yes!  If I were you, I would make sure to 

keep him away from your little girlfriends.  If you don't, I would appreciate it if you would 

take my camera, and..."



Rei cut off her perverted grandfather, "Oooh! You SICKO!"  Then, she threw the a scroll 

at him.



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Sometime Later

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Ranma was stuck walking back and forth between the Hino shrine and the Juuban train 

station.  His tormentor?  A girl.  After a day and a half of chi-field healing and life stories, 

he still couldn't understand why the priestess in training was still willing to be his friend.  

"Well, I guess she was kinda my friend for a little while when we were kids, but at least 

we aren't engaged," he thought to himself on the last trip to train station, where he 

would be going back home.



"Ranma, I want you to know how to get back to the shrine, in case this ever happens 

again.  Granny didn't have a chance when we were kids to show you back and forth like 

this, but I want to make sure that the directions are ingrained into that hard head of 

yours,"  Rei spoke with the tone a grade school teacher reserves for a troublesome 

student.



"H Hey!" Ranma exclaimed, "I though you were my friend!"



"I am," Rei began, "but the location of the shrine is very important for you to know 

upside down and backwards.  Remember, it's not you, but the other you that has to 

remember how to get back and forth.  You know, it's not like you can just expect the 

neko-ken to come out, and get back to the shrine first."



"Yeah yeah," Ranma replied, "Uhm, thanks, I guess."



"No thanks needed, Ranma," Rei responded, "what are friends for?"



Ranma's internal friend counter could almost be heard clicking up a notch, as Rei 

confirmed that she was his friend.  However, he was relieved that she let go of his arm.



As they finally approached the train, Rei leaned in and hugged him, "You are always 

welcome at the shrine, even if you just need to get away from all of those fiancée's for a 

while."  



Ranma boarded the train somewhat stiffly, after the hug.  He never could get used to 

girls hanging on him.  "Girls are all bakas," he thought as he finally sat down.



On the walk home, Rei suddenly felt a little lonely.  "Well," she thought, "at least he 

didn't learn about the Senshi.."



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Nerima, Tendo Dojo

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"Ranma!" Kasumi yelled, as she ran to the recently misplaced martial artist. "We've all 

been so worried about you!  Everyone is out looking for you, come on in!  I've got 

something special on the stove for you!"



Ranma's pace picked up considerably, as his stomach suddenly missed the 

Kasumi-Buffet!



Later that evening, Akane's emotions were outwardly a rollercoaster, "Ranma, don't 

scare me, uh us, like that again!  What would I, uhm we, do without you?"



Ranma replied, "I'm sorry, I was kinda stuck in the neko-ken.  You know I wouldn't 

willingly just wonder off like that.  Geez, you aren't as uncute when you're a worry wort!"



"Aaargh, Ranmaaaaaaaaaa!" Akane bellowed, "I'm surprised you didn't get another 

cute fiancéee while you were gone.  Ranma no baka!"



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Hino Shrine

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Usagi pressed Rei more, "So what?  He said he didn't want any of those fiancée's, so 

you could be his girlfriend!"



Rolling her eyes, Rei commented, "Oh yeah, that's it Usagi, I could just add to his 

troubles.  That's real smart, meatball-head."



"Don't call me meatball-head, baka," Usagi retorted, "You could have just turned away 

true love!"  Then, Usagi clamped her hands together, looked up, and little hearts began 

popping up around her head.



Rei just lowered her head in defeat, "Yeah, whatever, meatball head.  Shouldn't you be 

at Ami's getting ready for that test or sump'tin?"



Usagi began to giggle, "Sump'tin.  I bet you got that word from him!"



Rei had enough of this pressure, she had far more important things to do that to waste 

her life away hunting for that elusive thing known as love, so she simply said, "Usagi, 

shut up."



Around the corner, Rei's grandfather was smiling evilly.  He thought momentarily about 

interrupting the girls, but he shook his head and walked off.  Silently, he added, "That's 

four fiancée's my little Rei, you didn't think Ranma's father could have stolen him away 

from Granny without help, did you?" 



Naturally, Rei never heard any of this.



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THE END

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I hope this little story was enjoyable, and that any OOC'ness was minimal.  I was going 

to just leave off with Ranma's return home, but it just didn't seem right to do so.  The 

name of the story has a double meaning.  The name not only refers to the fact that it's a 

Ranma and SailorMoon crossover, but it also refers to "moonlighting," the act of working 

somewhere other than your normal job.  It looks like the moonlighting isn't over yet, 

because Neko-Ranma may have developed the taste for Youma!  Seriously, I can't 

promise how far I'll take this story, so I'll try not to leave too many cliff-hangers along the 

way.





Targhan

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