Lost Together

Lost Together is written by Dr Facer and Daisuki Fox and began online publication on March 13th, 2017.DaisukiFox at Fanfiction.net - Retrieved 06-07-2018 It currently stands incomplete at 19 chapters, the most recent of which was published on March 1st, 2024.
==Description==
==Plot==
===Chapter 1===
Ranma Saotome and Genma Saotome arrive to Joketsuzoku along with the Jusenkyo Guide. The Saotomes are in their cursed forms and inadvertedly eat the first prize for the village's martial arts tournament. To avoid paying Ranma defeats Shampoo and is rewarded by the kiss of death; when the guide tries to escape with Ranma and Genma, they bump into Cologne, who has returned to the Amazon village early. The Amazon elder quickly discovers Ranma and Genma are cursed, and declares Ranma must marry Shampoo. In order to force Ranma to agree to the engagement, Cologne presses Ranma's Cat Tongue pressure point to lock him in girl form; after this Cologne sends Ranma and Genma to the village's jail. Shampoo hates the idea, and still wants to defeat Ranma so she prepares a plan to have a rematch.
Shampoo promises Mousse a date if he breaks Ranma out of Jail, and he agrees. Later that night, Mousse helps Ranma escape and sends him to the herbalist village Yakusai to find a cure for the Cat Tongue, but the route he indicates leads to the place where Shampoo will ambush Ranma, in their hurry to escape unseen they are forced to leave Genma behind. Ranma takes the path Mousse indicated and reaches the top of a waterfall, where Shampoo is waiting. She surprises Ranma and he falls down the precipice and into the water.
The following day Ranma wakes up further down the river and can't remember anything, after looking at the waters and seeing herself, Ranma concludes she must be a woman and starts wandering around, only remembering she had to go to Yakusai for some reason. Shampoo appears again then and tries to kill Ranma, forcing her to run until she's lost the young amazon. Ranma evantually finds a tent and a camp, thinking it was abandoned, she eats what she finds and sleeps in the tent. Later, Ryoga Hibiki (who had not found Jusenkyo yet and thus isn't cursed) returns to his camp after spending hours trying to find it only to see a pretty redhead using his tent. He waits until the girl wakes up, she introduces herself as Ranko (as she only remembers her name starts with 'Ran') and explains where she wants to go and that the Amazons are trying to kill her. Ryoga promises to help her find Yakusai and offers her protection.
===Chapter 2===
Ranko and Ryoga have been walking aimlessly through the forest, with Ryoga being too ashamed to admit he has gotten them lost. Ranko hasn't noticed thanks to their small talk about martial arts. They eventually set a new camp and Ranma asks if they can have a sparring match, to which Ryoga hesitantly agrees and is surprised by what he imagines is Ranko's natural martial arts talent. He refuses to hit Ranko, however, and she gets angry at him for not taking her seriously, so she leaves camp and asks Ryoga to stay there until she comes back.
Walking with no direction to cool off, Ranko decides she must have had combat training before losing his memories, and eventually finds an abandoned farm and a house where she meets another redhead with a certain cat-like feel to her. The new girl explains they are near the Musk Dynasty's territory and that it's a dangerous place for young women, just then, two Boar clan trackers from the Dynasty arrive to the farm, looking for the girl Ranko is talking with. Scared, the other redhead escapes the house but drops a golden ring decorated with a jeweled dragon. Ranko picks up the ring and puts it in her pocket, she wonders if she should go after the other girl to give the ring back but it's suddenly attacked by the Musk trackers. After a brief scuffle that collapses the house on top of one of the trackers, incapacitating him, Ranko rushes back to the camp, knowing that the other Musk tracker is still chasing her. Once in the camp Ranko and Ryoga fight the tracker, who keeps claiming Ranko is a thief, and manage to defeat him by working together. 
In the Amazon village, Shampoo has managed to convince Cologne to anull the engagement with Ranma, on the condition that she finds him defeats him in combat. To do this, Shampoo enlists Mousse's help, and the two leave Joketsuzoku hoping to find Ranma quickly. Later, Cologne visits Genma and invites him to play shogi; while they play, the elder starts asking questions about Ranma, and Genma thinks he may use Cologne's interest in his son to his advantage.
===Chapter 3===
Ryoga and Ranko set camp in a different location near a river, they have dinner and Ranko learns she can't stand touching hot water but decides to keep it a secret. The following day she wakes up to find Ryoga isn't outside the tent where he had slept but finds a rope tied to a nearby tree instead; she follows the rope and finds Ryoga bathing in the river, the surprise causes her to slip into the water right in front of Ryoga and getting a full view of him naked. Ryoga looks down to see Ranko's top is wet and become transparent giving him full view of her breasts and causing him to faint due to a massive nosebleed. Later, Ryoga wakes up back at camp with his pants on and sees Ranko is both ashamed and angry at him for forcing her to drag him, naked, out of the water and dressing him. When she asks why he tied himself to a tree, Ryoga is too ashamed to admit he has no sense of direction so he lies and tells her it was because he can't swim.
In the Musk citadel, Herb learns from his trackers that the redhead who stole his ring escaped and that the Musk Royal Ring is missing. After Herb discusses this matter with his advisor, it is decided Mint and Lime will be sent out to investigate and recover the royal ring. At the same thing this is happening, Mousse, Shampoo and other Amazons are covering the region trying to find Ranma, but are not having any luck as for some reason Ranma has not let any trace that they can find.
Far from there, Ryoga and Ranko have found a road and after following it they find an inn, and seeing they don't have food or money decide to ask for a job. The owners of the inn, who need some repairs done and a maid, quickly hire the two teenagers and proceed to have them work for them nonstop from sunrise to sunset, Ryoga fixing roofs and Ranko helping cleaning rooms; the only contact the two have during this period is at night, as they get to sleep in a shed behind the inn. A few days later, the two teenagers are released, tired but happy to have rations and some money, and also directions to find Yakusai; it is a bit late, so they decide to camp for the night and continue the following day. In a different location, Mousse and Shampoo are having a sparring match, which Mousse wins without much trouble, surprising Shampoo enough to agree to cook dinner for both of them; later as they eat, the two decide their next stop should be Yakusai.
The next morning, Ryoga and Ranko reach the top of a hill and see Yakusai in the distance, but just then Mousse and Shampoo show up, and Shampoo demands a duel. Ryoga tries to stop the fight, but Mousse gets in the way and warns him not to get in the way. A fight breaks out then, with Shampoo attacking Ranko and Mousse being forced to fight Ryoga to keep him from interfering on Shampoo's duel. Being a little more used to combat this time, Ranko quickly discovers she's physically superior to Shampoo, and is able to defeat her with relative ease; Ryoga is surprised by Mousse's speed and skill, but his superior strenght and resistance to damage allows him to obtain a quick victory. Ranko decides that leaving the uncosncious Mousse and Shampoo by the side of the road is the best they can do, and after that she and Ryoga rush to Yakusai with the intention of buying Ranko an amnesia cure. Sometime later Mousse and Shampoo wake up, and they also decide to go to Yakusai, with Shampoo claiming she has friends there that will help. 
===Chapter 4===
Mint and Lime, exploring the area where the Musk trackers were defeated, find the scent of an unknown woman, and decide to follow it, feeling excited they'll get to see the female thief, anticipating an opportunity to meet a woman for the first time. Far from there, Ryoga and Ranko have been asking around in Yakusai, but all the medicines are prohibitely expensive. Feeling discouraged, the pair sit by a fountain and are eventually approached by an old man who introduces himself as Ginseng, and offers them a huge discount on any medicine they need if they help him sort out the new ingredients and medicines he has in his storeroom; feeling this is a chance they can't miss, Ranko immediately agrees, and she and Ryoga end up working in Ginseng's store. Unfortunately for them, Ginseng is friends with Cologne, and having heard from the elder about a fugitive redhead, has prepared a trap. Ginseng uses paralyzing incense to incapacitate Ryoga and Ranko, and leaves them tied in the storeroom to take them to the Amazon village later.
Mousse and Shampoo are walking through the streets of Yakusai on their way to the village elder's house when they bump into the herbalist twins Pink and Link. The encounter isn't friendly, and the three girls exchange insults until Shampoo gets fed up and kicks the twins into a wall, leaving them on the ground before continuing on her way to the elder's house. The twins manage to get up not too long after, and decide to follow Shampoo and Mousse to see what they're in Yakusai for, thinking they may find a way to get even. 
Shampoo finds Ginseng on the phone, the man is talking to Cologne, and is requested to take Ranko back to the Amazon village wher the two will have an official rematch that will decide their engagement. Outside and by the window, Pink and Link manage to hear some of the conversation and figure out that if someone were to free this Ranko girl, it would put Shampoo in trouble with Cologne; deciding that's a great revenge, the twins hurry to Ginseng's store with the intention of releasing the captive redhead. The twins arrive to the store quickly and feed Ryoga and Ranko watermellon sized pills to counter the effects of Ginseng's incense. When asked why they helped them, Pink and Link lie and tell them they are slaves and can't allow more people to be enslaved. Ryoga feels pity for the girls and offers them help, this causes the twins to develop a quick crush on Ryoga's chivalry, which annoys Ranko for some reason and demands they leave Ryoga alone; the twins do as they're told and then help Ryoga and Ranko reach the other side of the village unseen. 
Later, as the twins are celebrating the success of their prank, voicing what they just did out loud, they run into Shampoo and Mousse again, who overheard them boasting how they released Ranko from the store. After being punched into paste by Shampoo for their treachery, Pink and Link are taken to se the village's elder for punishment. Fearing Cologne will see this as a reason to attack Yakusai and not wanting to enter a conflict with the Joketsuzoku Amazons, Ginseng orders the twins to go with Mousse and Shampoo, and to stay with them until the redhead is found. Far from there, Ryoga and Ranko decide they don't want to ever visit Yakusai again. Hoping to find some cover, the two enter the woods again when a net falls on top of Ryoga and a small, shadowy figure hist Ranko from behind, knocking her out and doing the same to Ryoga before he could free himself. Later, the two teenagers wake up to find themselves inside a room and tied up. In front of them is a very old woman of similar age to Cologne, who asks them who they are and why are they in her land.
===Chapter 5===
The old lady introduces herself as Lotion, and after a quick exchange learns the pair are avoiding the Amazons, that Ranko has amnesia and also determines Ryoga suffers from a ki imbalance. The old woman declares that if the pair were running from the herbalists and avoiding the Joketsuzoku, then that means they did something to them, and must decide what to do about them, leaving them alone in the room. Ryoga and Ranko take this opportunity to untie themselves and wait until night to escape.
Somewhere else, Mousse and Shampoo, followed by Pink and Link, are back on the road and trying to decide where they should go. The twins are busy talking about rumors regarding a huge horned beast that some people claim is prowling around in the region, which Shampoo discards as rumors. The group continues on their way and eventually Mousse and Link start talking, something that makes Shampoo jealous when she notices it, putting an end to it by ordering Mousse to walk by her side and making him promise he will help her. Later that night, the four teenagers have set camp, and Mousse is sitting by the fire on guard duty is soon joined by Link, who claims she couldn't sleep. The two resume their talking, and Link laughs at a joke Mousse makes; the sound of conversation wakes Shampoo, who peeks out of her tent to find Mousse and Link sitting together, her jealousy returning, she walks out and before Mousse could invite her to sit with them, Shampoo throws her chui at Mousse, hitting him in the face hard enough to knock him out and then warning Link that if she ever talks to Mousse again more than necessary she will face dire consequences.
Ryoga and Ranko have managed to slip out of Lotion's house and discover it is in the middle of what appears to be a farm surrounded by a fence. They head for the exit but are stopped by Lotion, who hits Ryoga hard enough to send him flying all the way back to the house. Ranko retailates by attacking the old woman, but is also quickly defeated. The old woman then tells teenagers that she would like to ask them for a favor and in return, she will help them find cures for the amnesia and the ki imbalance respectively, and that she will also train them. Having no other choice the teenagers agree. Lotion then has a sparring session with the teenagers that ends with her winning again, only then the old woman declares she will teach Ranko the Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken and the Bakusai Tenketsu to Ryoga, as those are techniques that will suit them well based on their different abilities.
The training begins the following day with Lotion performing a quick demonstration of the Bakusai Tenketsu. A few hours later Ranko and Lotion are on top of a hill surrounded by several rocks that Lotion forced Ryoga carry all the way up there. Ranko then asks why Ryoga is all the way down the hill and chained to a huge rock. Lotion doesn't answer and pushes one of the boulders down, the rock smashes into Ryoga, crushing him. This process is repeated several times during the day, much to Ranko's growing concern.
===Chapter 6===
Mousee, Shampoo, Pink and Link arrive at Jusenkyo, hoping to discover information that would help them locate Ranma. They try to find the Jusenkyo guide but he isn't in the cursed grounds and instead meet Plum, who lets them see the Jusenkyo guests book. The four teenagers discover Genma and Ranma wrote some nonesense that doesn't help them at all, and are forced to leave Jusenkyo empty-handed. The herbalist twins are angry at Shampoo for forcing them to visit the cursed springs, claiming it was dangerous. They inadvertedly insult the amazon, who gets angry at them and this results in Shampoo kicking Pink and Link all the way into the distance, leaving her alone with Mousse. Once she's calmed down Shampoo decides they should go visit Musk territory to investigate.
At the same time, Ranko is busy trying to learn the Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken, but given her weakness to heat and fire, Lotion had her training by knocking out wasps instead of fishing out almonds from a fire. Ranko eventually masters the technique, and boasts that she was able to do it faster than Ryoga who hasn't mastered the Bakusai Tenketsu yet. Annoyed by her teasing, Ryoga completes her training that same afternoon, learning the Bakusai Tenketsu after two days. That evening, Ryoga and Ranko are in charge of feeding Lotion's cows and chickens and after they're done Ranko is mesmerized by Ryoga's body when he accidentally shows her his abs, she experiences longing and desire of having a body like Ryoga's for her own, but she rationalizes it as romantic attraction and lust. The two start a conversation with Ranko mentioning she sometimes feels strange, and Ryoga reassures her that she is a girl, and that he likes her, but before Ranko can answer, she hears a cat and rushes into the house, forcing Ryoga to follow her.
In the Musk castle, Herb is annoyed because Mint and Lime couldn't find the redhead, but Mint explains it was impossible to track her while Lime theorizes it was as if the strange redhead got so lost she couldn't be followed. Sumac, a Wolf clan who is Herb's main advisor, hints that they could ask the Bird People of Phoenix Mountain if they have seen this redhead, but Herb says he'd rather not and calls the Phoenix prince a spoiled child. A guard enters the royal chamber then and reports two unknown teenagers have entered Musk territory. Thinking this could be the redhead, Herb orders Mint and Lime to go capture them.
In Lotion's farm, Ryoga and Ranko are doing the dishes and teasing each other about how this makes them look like a married couple when Lotion's cat appears and rubs its tail against Ranko's legs, sending her into a panic that triggers the Neko Ken, forcing Ryoga and Lotion to go after her. Ryoga finds Ranko first, and baing in cat mode, Ranko jumps at him to give him a quick peck on the lips before settling into his lap and falling asleep. Lotion has Ryoga follow her and they leave Ranko to sleep in her bed. Later that night, Ranma wakes up, his memory fully recovered. Thinking he's back in the Amazon village and not remembering who Ryoga is, Ranma tries to escape but is intercepted by Lotion who asks how she is feeling. Ranma demands he is let out and attacks the elder. Lotion sighs and sends Ranma flying headfirst against a tree. Standing up after a few moments, Ranko asks Lotion why the violence, and goes back to bed. Lotion then wonders if Ranko had recovered her memory, and if she lost it again because for some reason she doesn't want to remember who she was.
===Chapter 7===
Mousse and Shampoo are finally in Musk territory and Mousse isn't happy about it because he thinks it's too dangerous. They run into another redhead who fights them both to a standstill and, after exchanging information they learn the redhead (the same one Ranko met in chapter 2) is named Chervil, and that she wants to find Ranma because she is convinced Ranma has the Musk Royal Ring. After promising to let each other know if they see Ranma, the three go in opposite directions, with Mousse and Shampoo going further into Musk territory. Not too long after Mousse and Shampoo run into Mint and Lime, there's a brief scuffle and the Amazon teenagers are swiftly defeated and taken to Herb's castle for questioning. Once there, Mousse and Shampoo are both so completely intimidated by Herb's power that they tell him how there's a second redhead who escaped the Amazon village and now has the Royal Ring. This information displeases Herb to the point he says the Musk will destroy Joketsuzoku in a month if the Amazons don't find his ring and deliver it back to him.
Back at Lotion's farm, Ranko is having trouble accepting that she started acting like a cat the previous night when she saw Lotion's pet. The old woman explained to Ranko that she suffers from the Neko Ken and she is now depressed and thinking life hates her because she can't touch hot water, has amnesia and act like a cat when she sees one and is in tears because she thinks her parents forced her to learn the Neko Ken for some illegal purposes. Ryoga comforts her and reassures her she's a nice girl and that he likes her that way and will always be there for her. The two share a moment here and much to Ranko's surprise she feels a strong attraction to Ryoga and the two almost kiss but settle on being in each other arms until she feels better. Meanwhile, we learn that Lotion is an exiled Joketsuzoku elder, and her plan is to use Ryoga and Ranko to infiltrate the Amazon village and recover some of the things she was not allowed to take with her; but Lotion is aware she will need to train the two teenagers and also cure them of their conditions if at least one of them has a chance to complete that mission.
The following day, Lotion sends Ranko and Ryoga on an errand to obtain some Corly Weed, a special plant that will be the first ingredient in Ryoga's ki imbalance cure (Lotion and Ryoga have kept it a secret it will be a cure for his sense of direction from Ranko). The two are to travel to Shangjie, a small town where the plant is more likely to be found. The two reach the town and buy a few things Lotion wanted, and obtain information about where the plant they need grows, they are told it will be hard to find any, as the Yakusai herbalists have already collected all the wild corly weed that season. Not wanting to be discouraged, Ryoga and Ranko go to a nearby river hoping to see some Corly weed and manage to find a single one. The two start to celebrate their good luck, but at that exact moment Pantyhose Taro appears and demands they hand over the Corly weed to him or he will take it by force. 
===Chapter 8===
Ranko decides to ignore Taro and puts the Corly weed in Ryoga's backpack, Taro, who wants the plant to sell it in Yakusai, mocks Ranko and angers her enough that she agrees to fight him for the corly weed. The fight is surprisingly even, but Ranko manages to win by using the Amaguriken to hit Taro several hundred times in the stomach, sending him tumbling into the river. Before Ranko can celebrate her victory, a monster emerges from the river behind her.
At the same time this is happening, Pink and Link are taking a cart full of herbs and potions to Joketsuzoku as punishment for abandoning Shampoo. The twins are hoping this will be enough punishment but they are stopped by Mint and Lime, who overhear Pink and Link mention a redhead. Thinking the girls know something, the two Musk warriors decide to take the herbalist twins back to the Musk Citadel for questioning. Pink and Link try to use their plant based attacks to escape but they prove to be useless against Mint's speed and Lime's strenght and the two end up captured while the mules rush back, cart and all, to Yakusai. The twins end up terrified when they hear Mint and Lime wonder if Herb will let them have them as brides.
Ryoga wakes up to see that it is night already, and to discover his whole body hurts. He notices he's in a small cabin with an old man who identifies himself as Dan Lo, the foreman in charge of the construction of a bridge further down the river. Dan Lo recounts that his crew all ran away when they say Monster Taro, and that he's now alone. The old man also explain how the monster was able to defeat him and the girl knocking them both out and taking her hostage. Angry at this, Ryoga swears he'll find Taro and rescue Ranko. Dan Lo then gives Ryoga a letter Taro left, telling him that he'll be waiting at Fist Rock, and demanding the corly weed in exchange for Ranko. The young Hibiki is prepared to go, but Dan Lo says Ryoga will need a powerful technique to defeat the monster, and that he can teach it to him. Far from there, Ranko wakes up inside a run-down hut on top of a fist shaped rock and notices she's restrained with pantyhose. The redhead starts insulting Taro and when he notices dry blood on Taro's forehead Ranko mocks him because she correctly guesses Ryoga gave him that wound; she eventually annoys Taro so much that he throws lukewarm tea at her to shut her up, causing her great pain, but Taro thinks she's acting to gain his sympathy and eventually resorts to muzzle the redhead to make sure she stays quiet for the night.
In the Amazon village, we see that Mousse and Shampoo have delivered Herb's threat, causing great alarm as the Amazons know they can't defeat the Musk warriors. Because of this all the teenagers of fighting age are receiving special training, as the Amazons decided to redouble their efforts in finding Ranma, but also be ready to defend their village as best as they can. Mousse and Shampoo are exchanging notes on their trainings, and Shampoo challenges Mousse to a real fight, explaining that after travelling together and fearing Herb would kill him in front of her she has come to understand she cares for him and that if they are to fight the Musk, she would rather do it by the side of a man who loves her. Mousse refuses arguing Shampoo is doing this out of fear, but she eventually convinces him to fight her hand to hand, with no weapons. They duel and Mousse manages to win, Shampoo conceeds defeat and the two finally kiss.
Meanwhile, Ryoga has learned from Dan Lo that Taro is most likely Jusenkyo cursed, and also how the curse is triggered by water. The old man then shows Ryoga a scroll and indicates that he will teach him how to use the Shishi Hokodan, because that is probably the only way he will be able to defeat Taro in a fight. When the following day comes, Dan Lo and Ryoga arrive to Fist Rock, the old man wishes Ryoga luck and leaves the place, not wanting to be caught in the upcoming fight. 
===Chapter 9===
Ryoga finds Ranko tied to a post on one end of the giant rock. Taro points at his teapot full of hot water and claims he was about to have breakfast, and then reveals he tossed hot water at Ranko. This angers Ryoga and he and Taro being their fight. Taro is able to land a few good hits on Ryoga, but soon discovers that he's not causing much damage on his opponent, as Ryoga surpasses him in strenght and durability. Understanding he will need to transform to win the fight, Taro resorts to trying to anger Ryoga to distract him, and attempts to reach a small pond at the top of Fist Rock. Knowing about Jusenkyo, Ryoga reveals how the curses work with water and blocks Taro's path. Hoping to drain the pond, Ryoga uses the Bakusai Tenketsu, but this only unleashes a burst of water that just won't stop. Taro happily reveals that Fist Rock was placed on a river's source a long time in the past, and that he had just released the water before using the stream to transform.
Somewhere else, Pink and Link wake up, they see Mint and Lime are still sleeping and run, only to fall on their faces and discovering their torsos are tied up to Lime's arm. Their ruckus wakes up both Musk warriors, who misunderstand the twins and believe they are now their girlfriends. The twins offer to cook breakfast for them and to prevent their escaping, Mint goes looking for Kairaishi mushrooms with Link, while Pink stays at camp with Lime. The twins start talking with the Musk warriors and they surprisingly discover they aren't so bad, with Link developing a soft spot for Mint and Pink for Lime. Despite of this development, the twins still cook and feed Kairaishi mushrooms to Mint and Lime, and using clapping as a comand sound, they send them back to the Musk Citadel, finally securing their escape.
Meanwhile, Ryoga is having a lot of trouble with monster Taro, the fight going from one sided in Ryoga's favor to him trying to keep up with the monster's power. Hoping for victory, Ryoga finally taunts Taro into attacking him head on, and this is when Ryoga unleashes the Shishi Hokodan, hitting Taro straight in the face and dropping him. Ranko manages to get free at this point and is annoyed that Ryoga learned a ki attack, and swears she'll learn it too. This is when Taro recovers and decides to attack from the air, but as he takes off the pantyhose Ranko was tied up with is tangled with his horns, dragging Ranko to the air with him and forcing Ryoga to jump and grab the monster's leg. An aerial fight continues and Ranko manages to jump back to Fist Rock safely, but Ryoga and Taro end up high on the sky, Ryoga has then to resort to hitting Taro with another Shishi Hokodan, stunning him and smashing him into Fist Rock, destroying it. Ryoga crashes into the water and is also stunned. Taro recovers first and is about to trample Ryoga, but Ranko appears with the kettle and throws it at Taro, turning him back into his very hurt human form. Taking advantage of this Ranko punches Taro into unconsciousness.
In the Amazon village, Mousse and Shampoo are having breakfast together, trying to find a way to make Joketsuzoku stronger and Mousse thinks they should let his great-grandmother, who is a strong elder like Cologne, return to the village to help fight the Musk. The two ask Cologne and learn that Lotion was vanished in exchange of letting Mousse's father marry his mother, who was an outsider and had insulted the council, and that this punishment can't be lifted unless Lotion does an exceptional service to the Amazon village.
Later, Ryoga wakes up in Dan Lo's cabin, Ranko is there and reveals the old man carried him and Taro to the hut. Taro wakes up too and Dan Lo offers him a job, stating his monster form would be great help with construction work. Taro agrees as Dan Lo offers him the pay of the whole crew that abandoned their positions. After exchanging insults one last time, Taro leaves with Dan Lo, who tells Ryoga and Ranko they can keep the cabin for the night. The two of them decide to stay and rest, and a few hours later when they're having dinner by the fire Ryoga reveals he's in love with Ranko and even if she resists at first, experiencing a strong fear of getting close to a boy, Ranko finally admits that she feels very attracted to him as well and the two of them finally kiss. 
Back in Joketsuzoku, Cologne visits Genma, and reveals they haven't found his son yet, much to Genma's pride but also concern, as he is wondering why his son has not tried to rescue him. Cologne then offers Genma a chance to leave his cell in exchange of him teaching some of their teenagers a few of his techniques, to which Genma feels it is in his best interests to accept. 
===Chapter 10===
Mint and Lime are back in the Musk citadel, happy as they believe Pink and Link are their girlfriends now. When they meet Herb, the prince gets annoyed because the two don't have any new information and let the girls go before they could question them. Sumac sniffs at Mint and Lime's breaths and identifies they ate Kairaishi mushrooms, explaining the effects of the mushrooms, which calms Herb and he sends his bodyguards to rest. It is decided by herb and Sumac that two of their young martial artists will be sent to ask if the Amazons are doing what Herb demanded. Once alone, it is revealed that Herb is engaged to Chervil, and that he considered taking a monkey to Jusenkyo to turn it into a woman so he could prepare for the shock of seeing a naked woman, but he didn't do it because Chervil ran away with the Musk Royal Ring, meaning that this version of Herb isn't Jusenkyo cursed.
Ryoga and Ranko have returned to Shangjie to buy some new clothes for her, the two are unsure about what to do now they are apparently dating, but avoid mentioning it becuause they fear it would upset the other. In Shangjie the two run into Taro again, who is with his mother; we learn Shangjie is Taro's town, and that his mother is quite happy to see Taro finally has a job. Later, Ranko has bought some clothes and shoes, but they ran out of money for food and she's starving; Ryoga offers to hunt something for them to eat on their way back to Lotion's farm as they walk out of the town, but just then a thief runs out of a restaurant carrying rice porridge. Ranko kicks the thief away and eats the food herself, the chef comes out and gropes Ranko's breasts, he gets punched and then explains Ranko ate Dragon Whisker's porridge; before the chef can explain what the porridge does, the four Niku Men come out of the restaurant asking if they captured the man who stole their food. When they learn Ranko ate it they try to shave her head as revenge, but Ryoga kicks them all into a wall.
In the meantime, Genma has started training a few kids in the Amazon village, feeling very uneasy at Ranma's apparent disappearance, but he can't do anything about it since escaping is impossible for him. Outside the village, Cologne is sending out scouts to ask in the nearby farms and towns if anyone has seen Ranma; once alone, she tells the two young Musk fighters sent by Herb to come out. Cologne is greeted by two teenagers who try to intimidate her, but the elder exposes her battle aura and that convinces the two Musk to leave the town.
The two Musk soldiers eventually run into a cart full of products from Yakusai that is driven by Pink and Link, while Mousse and Shampoo ride in the back with the merchandise, and are spending time cuddling, which greatly aggravates the herbalist twins. Pink and Link, however are whispering to each other how they found spending time with Mint and Lime somewhat pleasant, and admit it would be nice meeting them again when they are forced to stop. The twins are afraid to see two Musk soldiers who want to question them. Shampoo and Mousse, who believe they are being robbed, step out to intervene, and order the twins to hurry to Joketsuzoku. A fight begins between the two Musk soldiers and Mousse and Shampoo, which proves to be evenly matched but in the end Shampoo and Mousse win, evidencing their recent training has made them stronger and faster. 
Back at Lotion's farm, Ryoga and Ranko are busy with chores, and a misshap while Ranko was trying to get his laundry done ends with Ryoga staring at her naked. The moment ends with her covering herself and him apologizing, they are interrupted by Lotion who takes Ranko inside. The old woman reveals she sometimes buys and sells clothes in a village north called Bao, and that she can let Ranko have some clothes in exchange of her working at the farm. Later, Lotion asks about the Shishi Hokodan and explains how it can be dangerous. Ranko demands that she is taught how to perform it but she fails, so Lotion mentions she could teach her a different move that would fit her better, hinting that this move is the Hiryu Shoten Ha.
Much later we see Herb, Mint and Lime climbing Seven Luck Mountain, as Herb has decided to ask The Seven Lucky Gods for help finding the redhead who stole his family's royal ring. Herb's presence terrorizes the guardians of the mountain as they are aware the Musk could murder them all, so they allow Herb to reach the tower unopposed. Once there, Kirin and Herb meet, and Herb offers a pact of non-aggression between the Musk Dynasty and Nekonron in exchange of them helping him arrest any suspicious redheaded women between the ages of 16 to 19, to which Kirin agrees thinking securing this agreement would be good for his people and make his father, who is in Beijing at the time, feel proud of him.
===Chapter 11===
Kirin and Ebiten are returning to Seven Luck Mountain after taking Herb and his bodyguards to the piers of Nekonron. As they travel in their airship, Kirin and Ebiten decide that once they do what Herb requested (capturing the redhead who has the royal Musk ring) they will start looking for the second half of the Scroll of Luck. Meawile, Herb is travelling by boat with Mint and Lime, and he feels stressed, thinking he needs to relax and refocus, Herb decides to go train by himself to the mountains. Mint and Lime decide to notify this to Sumac and they find him reprimanding the soldiers who fought Mousse and Shampoo in the previous chapter because they were instructed not to fight. When Sumac learns of this, he reasons that Herb must be feeling stressed, because losing treasure is something that dragons don't like. 
At the same time this is happening, Ryoga and Ranko are spending a moment together in Lotion's farm, they have become more comfortable as a couple, and are kissing while talking about the things that they've seen recently and about the technique Lotion promised Ranko. They go for a walk and as they talk, they touch the matter of Ranko's past, this makes her feels stressed because she remembers a nightmare she had and has kept secret where male ranma chases her, and she feels afraid of what that dream means or who that boy is. Meanwhile, in the Amazon village, Genma tries to escape using the Umisen Ken, but is stopped by Cologne and another elder called Rinse, and is ordered to continue training the village's teenagers. 
Later, far from the farm, Chervil who has been hiding to escape the Musk trackers and Mint and Lime, sees a flash in the distance followed by a loud boom! Curious as she recognizes Herb's ki even from that distance, she decides to go see, thinking it has been too long since she last saw the Musk prince. She finds Herb at the bottom of a ravine, practicing his Hito Ryu Zan Ha by destroying massive chunks of rock. Herb's display of power both frightens and excites Chervil, who is flustered and can't help but wanting to be close to the prince again. That night, Chervil sneaks into Herb's camp and sits next to him while he sleeps; she swears she'll find the ring and makes things right and then kisses him in the forehead, whispering that she loves him. Herb begins to wake up, and she has to leave in a hurry as she doesn't want him to see her.
The following day Ranko is practicing wearing girl's clothing instead of her usual pants and shirt, and settles on a shirt and blouse that she intends to impress Ryoga with. Unfortunately she starts feeling discomfort and later, when she is talking with Ryoga the uncomfortable sensation reaches its highest point and Ranko rushes to hide in the bathroom to discover she is having her first period. Since Ranko has no idea what is happening Lotion is forced to explain menstruation and motherhood to the terrified redhead. After this Lotion discovers Ranko's cat tongue pressure point is active, and decides she will help her make medicine to cure that condition. Seeing no other option, Lotion call a store in a nearby town called Bao to ask for her monthly provitions as well as for pads for Ranko. Later, Lychee arrives on Jasmine, the girl is there to deliver what Lotion bought. Lychee and Ranko bond rather quickly, and the two agree to meet again at a later time, while Ryoga simply thinks it's a good think Ranko has a new friend. That afternoon, Lotion takes Ryoga and Ranko to a clearing and declares it is time for Ranko to learn the Hiryu Shoten Ha.
===Chapter 12===
Ranko begins her training for the Hiryu Shoten Ha, but her condition caused by the Cat Tongue Pressure Point makes handling the temperatures required to perform the technique difficult for her even if she manages to learn the spiral pattern rather quickly. Eventually, Lotion resorts to use memory metal bindings on Ranko and have her follow a spiral made of burning gasoline to help her master the Hiryu Shoten Ha, after several attempts, Ranko finally masters it.
Somewhere else, Monlon and Bishamonten have been asking around trying to locate Ranko and recover Herb's royal ring, eventually reaching Bao, the town where Lychee lives. At the same time, Kirin is training fighting 20 of his soldiers at the same time and he finally masters the Pinch of a Hundred Chopsticks and the Hundred Chopsticks Sting, his two more powerful techniques. Feeling pleased, he decides he'll let Bishamonten stay in Nekonron because his wife is close to give birth.
Meanwhile, the Amazons Cologne sent to track down Ranko are all met with failure and decide to return to the Amazon village, two of them tried to enter Phoenix Mountain because they wanted Phoenix feathers to sell in Yaocaicun, but Kiema surprises them and chases them away, warning that nobody but the people from Phoenix Mountain can sell those feathers. In Bao, Lychee gives Rouge instructions to reach Jusenkyo, and warns her the path may be dangerous before returning to her familys restaurant, where Monlon, who is now alone after Bishamonten returned to Nekonron, overhears Lychee mentioning another redhead. Later, Monlon tries to follow Lychee on her way to visit Ranko, but Jasmine notices and intimidates Monlon so badly she decides to drop the idea, but continues being determined about figuring out a way to get that other redhead to Prince Kirin so she decides to wait until the Nerkonron twins arrive to help her. 
In the Amazon village Genma continues training young women, but ends up being forced by the village's men to share some of his techniques with them, though Genma manages to negotiate getting extra food in return for his services. Genma's concern about escaping and finding Ranma is starting to make him nervous at this point. At the same time, in Shangjie the Niku Men discover that eating porridge made with hair from a person who is under the effects of the Dragon Whisker may help them with their baldness, they remember the redhead who stole their magical porridge and decide to go looking for her and steal her hair.
===Chapter 13===
=== Chapter 14 ===
=== Chapter 15 ===
=== Chapter 16 ===
=== Chapter 17 ===
=== Chapter 18 ===
=== Chapter 19 ===
==Relationships==
*Romantic, Central
:*Ryoga Hibiki and Ranko
*Romantic, Ancillary
:*Mousse and Shampoo
:*Kirin and Lychee
:*Herb and Chervil
==Notes==
*Fanart for the story made by the authors can be found here, here, here, here, here and here.
*A map showing the locations used in the story made by Dr Facer can be seen here.
==See Also==
==External Links==
*Lost Together at Fanfiction.net - Retrieved 06-07-2018
==References==
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