ok here they are.. I still haven't cleaned them up and changed to prose for
the firs 3 like i've been promising for ages.. but ehre they are anyways..
RANMA � FANFIC: OF HONOR WON AND TIME LOST prelude
[Tendo Dojo, present]
Soun Tendo sits in his dining room crying while reading a postcard
featuring a panda on
it's front.
Soun: Finally! how long i have waited... and finally he's coming..
Soun (yelling): Kasumi! Nabiki! Akane!
[Somewhere in China, 2 weeks ago]
A furious Shampoo stalks off into the distance as Genma and Ranma cower
behind an umbrella
Ranma: This is getting ridiculous..
Genma: Son, you may be right... maybe it's time we went back to Japan.
Just one thing
i have to do... we leave in the morning.
later that day Genma sits writing on the back of a postcard;
Tendo, am coming from China with Ranma.
Stopping to see Nodoka first. Will be there ..
Genma stops for a second and scrawls a date two weeks from then.
[Tendo Dojo, present]
Soun is seated across the table from his three daughters.
Soun: a good friend of mine is coming here with his son. If one of you were
to marry him
our dojo would be secure.
Akane (yelling): You expect us to marry someone we don't even know?
Nabiki: Calm down Akane, you never know he might be REALLY cute.
Kasumi: I hope he's older than me.. younger men bore me.
Nabiki: So Daddy is he cute?
Kasumi: Is he older?
Soun: I don't know.
Nabiki: You don't know?
Soun: I've never met him.
Akane (thinking): Oh please...
Soun flips over the postcard
Soun: He should be here any minute.
Suddenly there's a noise from the front door.
Nabiki: It must be Ranma!
Soun: Saotome! My friend!
Both take off running down the hall
[Saotome home, 2days ago]
Genma: Ranma.. promise me you'll go to the Tendo Dojo... it is all i ask...
hopefully
you can restore my honor.
Nodoka: are you ready?
Genma: yes dear..
Genma drops to his knees and removes a tanto blade from it's wrapping, with
a final glance
at his son he plunges it into his torso ripping it upwards and guiding it
to make a
gruesome from of the letter Z. As Genma completes it Nodoka draws her
katana and relieves
him of his pain with a single swoop of her blade. Genma's corpse sinks to
the ground his
lifesblood still flowing from the stump that used to support his head.
Nodoka then turns
to Ranma
Nodoka: My son... I cannot hold you responsible... But I too am
accountable... I made
him make that stupid promise and because of it, I have been widowed...
Ranma will you be
my kaishaku? I must remove this stain from my honor.
Ranma: Mother you..
Nodoka (interrupting): it must be done.. be strong my son..
Nodoka drops to her knees as Ranma takes up her sword, like a pair of mimes
the two
wordlessly re-enact the bloodshed of moments before.
[Saotome home, a half hour later]
Ranma sits at a desk, pen in hand, writing a letter as tears stream down hi
face.
Ranma: Mother.. Father... I will bring honor to our name..
[Tendo Dojo, present]
Akane and Kasumi are still sitting at the table when Nabiki and Soun walk
back into the
room with a slight air of disappointment about them.
Akane: so where's....?
Nabiki (interrupting): just the mailman
Akane: so i guess we're off the hook then... at least for awhile
Unnoticed by the two sisters, Soun has started reading a letter. Nabiki is
the first to
take notice.
Nabiki: what's it say Daddy?
Soun just sits there in silence, re-reading the letter. Nabiki get's up
and starts
reading over his shoulder.
Nabiki: 'Will come as soon as possible. Be prepared' signed Ranma Saotome....
END OF PRELUDE
Of Honor Won And Time Lost
Part 1
"Stupid Promises"
[Tendo Dojo, Kitchen]
Akane:[Thinking] It isn't fair; here I am 26 years old and I still have to
bow down to my father's wishes.
Akane scowled as she chopped up some vegetables for the curry dinner she
was preparing.
Akane:[Thinking] Mustn't forget Kasumi's advice; never spoil a meal with
bitter emotions. Easy for you to say Oneechan,
happily married with four kids, not an old maid like me. Kasumi married to
Tofu-sensei, Nabiki living with Tatewaki,
and me expressly forbidden to see men, nevermind marry them. Damn Father
and that stupid promise.
Akane, while lost in thought, managed to move from slicing the vegetables
to slicing her finger.
Akane:ITE!!
She sucked at her finger as she reached into a drawer and removed a box of
band-aids to bandage her wound.
Akane:[Thinking] It just isn't fair! But I did promise Father I would wait
for Ranma, but I did it because I believed he
was close to death, not to be bedridden for the last ten years. And
because of that stupid promise I have to babysit my
own father for a decade.
[Nerima Street, Same Day]
A dark haired man with a pig-tail stood speaking with his two companions,
a man much like the first sporting a
black and yellow striped bandanna, the other a brown haired woman with a
spatula strapped to her back.
Ranma: Well here it is, Nerima... home of the Tendo Dojo. My greatest
challenge to date.
Ukyo: Oh come off it Ranchan, we've fought many hard battles and tough
opponents yet we've managed to defeat them all.
I'm sure it couldn't be that bad.
The bandanna clad man just nodded in agreement.
Ranma: Ukyo you should know this, and you too Ryouga, everything I've done
has been for this moment, all my past fights
mere training for this one.
Ryouga: Well Ranma, is your too scared I can fight for you..
Ranma:[Interrupting] Ryouga this is a matter of honor entrusted to me by my
father just before he took his own life, I
must restore the Saotome name from the disgrace to which it has fallen.
Ryouga: I understand.. but just what was it that honor compels you to avenge?
Ranma: I don't know..
Ryouga + Ukyo: You don't know!?!?
Ranma: What caused the stain on my family's honor is of no importance to
me. I merely have to cleanse it. My father
would not have insisted had it been otherwise.
Ukyo: Well no use worrying about that now, I'm sure we can get answers
later, but if this has to be done maybe we should
just get it over with.
Ryouga: Well then, the Tendo Dojo it is!
Ryouga starts to head off down the street until Ukyo catches his arm and
turns him around.
Ukyo: This way, sugar.
Together they headed off towards the...
[Tendo Dojo, Dojo]
A fine mist spread through the air as Akane finished off one of the last
of the cinder blocks.
Akane:[Sighing] Even after all I've learned that still relaxes me.
Akane starts going through a basic kata speeding up gradually into some
fairly complex routines, when a knock
resounds through the air. With a loud yell, Akane finishes off the last
brick.
Akane: Well i guess I should get the gate.
With that thought she leaves the Dojo and moves into the yard.
[Tendo Dojo, Outside the Front Gates]
Ranma pounded on the gate once more, with Ryouga and Ukyo flanking him
silently.
Ranma:[Yelling] Open up this is a challenge!!
The gates opened to reveal Akane.
Akane: A challenge? As the heir to the Tendo Dojo i accept. Follow me.
Akane turned her back and walked back towards the Dojo. Ranma followed,
motioning for his two companions to do
likewise. The four entered, Ranma and Akane moving to face each other in
the middle, the non-combatants sitting by the wall.
Ranma: So I'm to fight you?
Akane: As this Dojo's best fighter it is my duty to defend it. Shall we
begin?
Ranma: A man should never strike a woman..
Akane: You issue a challenge and then run from it? ... how brave of you..
Ranma:[Glaring at Akane] I never said I'd relinquish my challenge. [Reaches
his hand out to the side his companions were
sitting] Ryouga.
Ryouga reached into his pack and withdrew a canteen that he tossed to
Ranma. Ranma caught it without so much as
moving his gaze from Akane and dumped it's contents over his head. With
that act he shrunk a foot, and noticeably became a
she, startling his opponent.
Akane: What the!?!?
Ranma: Now we can fight.
Akane: How did...?
Ranma: I'll explain after i defeat you.
Akane:[Regaining some measure of her composure] Confident aren't you? I'm
only the winner of the All-Japan martial arts
tournament for the past four years. You'll be eating your words soon enough.
Ranma: You sure do talk a good fight, but I've waited for this for too long
already. We'll discuss this after I've won.
Akane: Fine, let's see what you've got.
Akane drops into a defensive stance, as does Ranma after a moment. Both
stare at each other for a pregnant moment,
neither making a move, then Akane initiated the attack. She rushed towards
her foe with a yell, sending a punch at Ranma's face, one he deftly turned
aside and retaliated with a lightning fast kick to her head. A kick that
he was surprised to have missed with, Akane dodging to the side at the last
moment, lashing out at him with a kick to his chest. It was her turn to be
startled when he launched himself upwards and used her leg for support to
try another head kick. Barely in time she grabbed his foot and dropped to
the floor, rolling backwards, sending Ranma flying away from her. Ranma
somersaulted in mid-air to land on his feet facing the Dojo wall. He
turned to face Akane just as she regained her footing.
Akane: you're pretty good.
Ranma: you're better than i expected, no wonder my father never sought you
out himself. But now that I've warmed up, we
can make this match really interesting.
With a loud battle-cry Ranma leapt to the attack.
[Tendo Dojo, Soun's bedroom]
Soun Tendo lay on his bedding as he had for the last ten years, thinking
and wondering when he would finally see
his dream of a united school completed. His musing was interrupted by the
growling of his stomach.
Soun:[Thinking] I wonder what's keeping Akane? Usually she'd have dinner
prepared by now.. something strange is going on..
I can feel it
His thoughts were once again interrupted, this time time by a loud shout
Soun:[Thinking] That came from the Dojo.. what's going on down there?
So perplexed was he, that for the first time since the arrival of Ranma's
letter he ventured outside the confines of
his room. Muscles straining from disuse, Soun staggered towards the cause
of his distress. More than slightly winded, his
knees buckling, he stumbled into the Dojo; In time to see a red-headed
woman complete kick on his youngest daughter, sending
her crashing into the wall.
Ranma: Do you acknowledge defeat?
Akane:[Tilting her head a bit] Hai...
Tears formed in Ranma's eyes as he realized the end of his decade long quest.
Ranma:[To Self] Finally Father.. you may now rest knowing your honor has
been restored.
Soun stared in shock for a moment longer before energy fueled by his rage
surged to his long unused limbs.
Soun:[Yelling] How dare you harm my daughter!!! Who are you?!?
Ranma: I'm Ranma Saotome of the Saotome School of Anything-Goes Martial Arts.
After hearing Ranma's words, Soun rushed towards Ranma, who immediately
moved to defend himself, but was surprised
as well as slightly embarrassed to find himself embraced by the aging
patriarch.
Soun:[Sobbing loudly] Ranma! Oh how long I've waited for you to come!
Soun squeezed Ranma once again, and only then fully remembered who he was
holding onto.
Soun: Genma's son... a woman?
Soun's questioning face turned to shock as he slid to the floor unconscious.
[End Part 1]
Of Honor Won And Time Lost
Part 2
"Out Of The Dark, Into The Light"
[Tendo Dojo, Soun's Room]
Soun Tendo lay on his futon, staring at the ceiling.
Soun:[Mumbling] just as I have for the last ten years.
Akane: Father! You're awake!
His daughter's voice stirs him to a fully conscious state.
Soun: Akane! Where's Ranma?
Akane: He's Outside with his friends.
Soun: He? I don't remember Ranma being a 'he'... except maybe in Genma's
letters.
Akane: Maybe it's better if you see for yourself..
[Tendo Dojo, Dojo 20 minutes earlier]
Akane screamed as her father hit the ground. She rushed over to his
collapsed form and sighed in relief when she realized he'd only fainted.
Ranma: is he allright?
Akane: Yeah, if you'll just carry me to his room..
Ranma: sure..
Both took hold and gently moved Soun to his room. They placed him on his
futon, Akane taking a seat near his head, Ranma beside her.
Akane: so you're Ranma Saotome?
Ranma: Yes, I...
Akane: Because of you, I've had to babysit an ailing father for the past
decade..
Ranma: I'm sorry about that, I should have come sooner, but i wanted to be
sure..
Akane: You wanted to be sure? What a laugh; It's all about honor, you have
no choice. Bur you can't quite honor a man's commitment as a woman can you?
Ranma:[Almost Whispering] I'm not a woman...
Akane: Then what are you? One second a man the next a woman?
Ranma: I guess to fully explain I'd have to show you. You've already seen
what cold water does..
[Tendo Dojo, Dojo]
Akane: ..and hot water changes him back.[Akane douses Ranma with a handy
kettle]
Soun: Well, your problems not so big after all. My daughter Akane is to be
your wife.
Ranma+Ukyo: Wife! What do you mean wife?
Soun: Marriage of course..
Ranma: Why would I marry her?
Akane: You don't have to say it lke that!
Soun: Your father and I decided many years ago that our children would
unite the two lines and carry on my dojo.
Ranma: But I thought that I was supposed to fight her, not marry her.
Ukyo: Besides he can't marry her! he's already engaged to me!!
ALL(except Ukyo): WHAT!!??!?
Ukyo: Ranchan, you remember the reason i tracked you down?
Ranma: Sure, It was because my father stole your cart.
Ukyo: Well I didn't tell you that was my dowry.
Ranma:[Struggling with a Brain Hemorrhage] How come you never said anything
before?
Ukyo: Because when i caught up to you I was ready to kill you but after you
told me about your father's request, I decided to wait until it was done.
I didn't want to make things even more complicated.
Ranma: DAMN IT! Stupid Pops! If he wasn't already dead I'd kill him myself.
Soun: Ranma! What are you going to do about this situation?
Ranma: How should I know? A few minutes ago I had nothing, except a soiled
family honor, and now i have two fiancees.
Ryouga: And what about Shampoo?
Soun+Ukyo+Akane: Who's Shampoo??!?!?
Ranma: Oh no! How'm I gonna explain this to her?
Ranma starts cradling his head in his hands, thinking about the
consequences pertaining to Shampoo. Soun tries to shake Ranma out of it
but to no avail. Finally when it appears that it's not receiving a
reaction, Soun turns to Ryouga.
Soun: So who is this Shampoo?
Ryouga: She's this girl Ranma promised he would marry.
Soun: How dare he promise such a thing when he's engaged to my daughter!
Ukyo: Don't forget about me! He's my fiancee too!
Soun: But Akane's predates yours!
Ukyo: Mine is just as valid!
Ukyo and Soun glare at each other for a bit before they're interrupted by
Akane.
Akane: So Ryouga, what did happen?
Ryouga: Well, Shampoo and her great-grandmother hunted him down to marry her.
Soun: Why would he be forced to marry her?
Ukyo: I bet Genma sold him to her for a plate of rice...
Ryouga: No, no, no. He beat her in combat.
Soun+Ukyo+Akane: So?
Ryouga: Her tribe of amazons...
All:[Interrupting] Amazons?!?!?
Ryouga: Yeah, she's part of a tribe of Chinese amazons. Their laws state
that any woman who beats an amazon must be killed.
All: So?
Ryouga: Well when he beat her he was female.
Soun: Then why does he have to marry her?
Ryouga: When they finally tracked Ranma down to kill him, they found out he
was a guy..
All: So??!?!
Ryouga: They also have this law about being defeated by a man..
Ukyo: Don't tell me they have to marry whoever beats them?
Ryouga: yep, that's what it says.
Akane: Village of the Amazons. [Snorts] More like the village of the wife
beaters.
Ukyo: You're one to talk!
Akane: What do you mean?
Ukyou: Ranchan just beat the crap out of you!
Akane: Oh come on! He didn't beat me that easily!
Ukyo: He was holding back. [Looks meaningfully at Ryouga]
Ryouga:[Hesitantly] She's right...
Soun chooses this moment to break into the conversation, before it
descends into an all-out brawl.
Soun: So what's this about him promising to marry her?
Ryouga: After they caught up to him and explained it, Ranma agreed to marry
Shampoo in exchange for her great-grandmothers tutelage. He then promised
he would marry Shampoo as soon as he restored his family honor.
Soun: But the only way to do that is to marry Akane. [Get's noticeably
happier] So her claim is nothing until after Ranma marries Akane.
Ukyo: Why do you keep ignoring me? I have just as much claim to him as you!
Soun: Akane and Ranma have been promised to each other since birth!
Ukyo: His Father took my dowry!
Akane:[Yelling] I've wasted enough of my life waiting for him! i say we
knock him outa that stupid trance he's in, and make him choose. I lost 10
years of my life and I'll be damned if I waste a day more!
Soun:[Angry] Akane! You'll marry Ranma and that's it!
Akane: It's Ranma's choice!
Soun nods to his daughter, realizing the truth of her words. He grabs the
still incapacitated Ranma and shakes him till he regains sanity.
Ranma: Wha..?
Soun backs away, grabbing both Akane and Ukyo by the shoulders, pushing
them forward, presenting them to Ranma.
Soun: Ranma! You must choose which you want to marry!
END PART 2
Of Honor Won and Time Lost
Part 3
"Room and Board and the Ultimate Evil"
Soun: So Ranma, which will it be? Akane or Ukyo?
Ranma: But Shampoo...
Soun:[Interrupts] Has no claim!
Ranma: Well Ukyo ... [Ukyo starts smiling happily, Soun scowls, and Akane
looks on unconcerned] She's been my best friend for ages. But I see her
more like a sister than a lover .... [Ukyo's smile upends itself, Soun
takes over her grin, with Ryouga following suit. Akane still shows no sign
of caring] and Akane I don't even know... [Ukyo regains her composure while
Soun loses his]
Soun: Ranma, you have to choose! This has gone on long enough! Honor
demands that you marry Akane!
Ukyo: His honor also demands that he marry me!
Ranma: And there's also Shampoo...
Ukyo & Soun: She has no claim!
Ranma: I promised I'd marry her!
Soun: Only after you'd finished with this... and it's not done until you
marry Akane.
Ranma: I will not tarnish my honor by breaking a promise.
Soun: It won't be broken! It'll all be to the letter!
Ranma: What use is keeping my word if I don't keep the intent? [Ranma
pauses] There's no way I can make a decision until I've spoken to Shampoo,
get to know Akane, and come to terms with Ukyo as a fiancee.
Soun: Fine, if your mind is set. But I request that you stay here until
you speak to Shampoo.
Ranma: Sure, I'll send a letter today, but what about Ucchan and Ryouga?
Soun:[Thinks for a moment] I guess they can stay here, but you have to earn
their keep. You'll have to teach in our dojo to pay for the expenses your
friends incur.
Ranma: I've got no problem with that, I'm sure it's acceptable with both of
them. Ryouga?
Ryouga: Yeah sure.. no problem..
Ranma: If nothing else Ryouga can help with the instructing. Ukyo?
Ukyo:[Not wanting to be in Soun's debt] I've got enough saved up to open
an okonomiyaki shop... I'll pay board or stay there.
Soun: Well when you decide we'll come to terms with your board. [pauses] So
then Ranma, I guess you should start on that letter.
Ranma and company turn and leave, but Ryouga lingers behind for several
moments to have a word with Soun.
Ryouga: Don't worry... I'll make sure that Ranma chooses Akane... If only
for Ukyo's sake.
Soun is about to respond but stops as Ryouga walks out on him. He catches
sight of Ranma and Ukyo down the hall and hurries to catch up to them.
Ranma: What took you so long?
Ryouga:[Laughing nervously] I had trouble finding the door...
Ukyo: Same old Ryouga.. So Ranchan..
Ranma:[Interrupts] Ukyo. I said I'd make my decision after Shampoo get's
here. [Pause] I better get that letter done.
With that, Ranma stalked away from the two, leaving Ryouga to stare after
him, before turning to Ukyo with a shrug.
Ryouga: I guess he's taking this pretty badly...
Ukyo: Yeah, I guess.. DAMN IT! Why didn't I just tell him when I had the
chance?
Ryouga: It wouldn't have made much of a difference...
Ukyo: How so?
Ryouga: Well when I met you, he'd already given his promise to Shampoo, and
I doubt there's anything that could've made him give up on 'restoring' his
family honor [finished bitterly]
Ukyo:[Sadly] Why does this have to happen to me?
Ryouga: Destiny...
Ukyo: Destiny?
Ryouga: He must have been fated to be engaged to you three, just look at
it. Even if you'd met up with him before he agreed to marry Shampoo, by
Amazon law he'd still be engaged to her, and his father's promise to the
Tendo's would still hang over his head.
Ukyo:[Hanging her head in resignation] Well.. I just hope I win it, I've
given up over 20 years of my life on him, I plan on spending the next 40
with him.
Her proclamation, as if being being endorsed by the heavens, was echoed by
a roll of thunder. Both turned and watched as the first of the rain drops
splattered to the ground. They watched as the rain increased it's tempo,
quickly turning into a storm of tremendous proportions, as the rain
descended in sheets.
[Elsewhere]
Even through the rain, the creaking of wood was audible, as a lightning
split tree crashed down onto the rocks, dislodging many of the boulders
strewn along the mountain side. Often, in philosophy, it has been
pondered; if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, doe sit make a
sound? That question remained unanswered, as figure crawled out of a hole
uncovered by the mini landslide. The figure rejoiced, he was finally free.
END PART 3
Of Honor Won and Time Lost
Part 4
"Beginnings"
Ukyou smiled as she hooked her shop curtain(?) up in the doorway to the
Ucchan as it was called. Opening it's doors business for the first time,
Ukyou's grin grew as she found a line of people eagerly awaiting it's
opening. With a last little smile at the assembled crowd, Ukyou turned
back inside, barely getting behind the counter before the flock flooded in.
'This will clinch it,' she thought, 'I know Ranma better than any of them,
and I know that the true way to his heart is through his stomach.' As if
the fates were aligning to prove her right, Ranma chose that moment to
saunter in.
"Hiya Ucchan!" he called, taking a seat at the counter, "Wow! you really
got this place fixed up quick."
"Well, it was already mostly like this, so there wasn't any real
renovating to be done.. just a good cleanup.. but you're right, a week is
pretty good timing," Ukyou replied, "So.. what'll it be?"
"Well one of your specials would do the trick just fine."
"Coming right up, sugar." Ukyou turned to her grill, preparing the
okonomiyaki with all her skill, trying to impress her
hopefully-to-be-husband. Other people made their orders, but Ukyou was
sure to give Ranma's special attention, and finally, when it was done, she
served it to him. Ranma took no time in gulping it down, polishing it off
and asking for a second, before most people had even decided what they
wanted to order.
"Ahhh! I wish I could have your okonomiyaki all the time!" Ranma
exclaimed, coming up for air after his second serving.
"Well you can Ranchan," Ukyou replied," Until death do us part..." Ranma
stopped eating in midbite, looked for a moment at his longtime friend, then
got up to leave.
"I'm sorry Ukyou... give me a bit of time.. It's all so sudden.." Ranma
broke off and rushed out the door. Some of the other customers gave him a
strange glance, but they quickly went back to their eating, leaving Ukyou
to stare after Ranma's retreating form. She stood, looking blankly out the
door, until she was interrupted by an impatient man, demanding that she
server him. Turning back to her job, she put Ranma out of her mind, and
went back to her grill.
***
Ranma ran blindly along the fence, tears streaming down his face.
'I worked so hard to try and live up to my father's demand... and now it's
even more hopeless than I first thought...' Ranma stopped in midstride,' My
only true friend.. my friend no longer.. I still have Ryouga.. but even
he's been acting strange lately..' He shook his head to clear his eyes, and
then took off running once more. Unfortunately it was just in time to be
splashed by some old woman, cleaning off her walk. Hopping off the fence,
Ranma grumbled under his breath as he adjusted his pants for his new form.
Moving his attention to his shirt, the now-redhead was startled by a loud
shout...
"AKANE!!!!" the voice yelled, Ranma turning just in time to meet the
source with his newly developed bosom.
"Ahh! In all my years I haven't felt a pair so good," the small old man
said, snuggling his face in between his target's breasts.
"PERVERT!!!" Ranma screamed, as he tried to pry the lecher off of his
chest, with no luck. "Get the hell offa me!"
Getting in one last squeeze, the old man dropped to the ground, and looked
his quarry straight in the eye. With a lecherous grin, he spoke...
"So you wouldn't happen to be Akane would you?"
Ranma grabbed him by the collar, "You mean you didn't even know who I
was?!?!? YOU OLD GOAT!" he prepared to toss him through a wall, but the
lech acted faster, throwing the redhead into the air with the use of a
pipe. Hopping onto the fence, the old man sat down and lit his impromptu
weapon, waiting for the woman to fall back to earth.
***
"Shampoo!" The old crone called, beckoning to a purple headed woman who
was doing what appeared to be balancing practice, jumping from one bamboo
pole to another, all of them sticking out of the numerous pools below.
The younger woman lost her concentration, falling from her newly attained
position, plunging into one of the pools. The water lay still for a long
moment, before a pinkish cat crawled it's way out, to lie on the bank,
looking all so much like a drowned rat.
The silver haired woman, pogoed along on her staff, to where the animal
was sprawled. "Well Great-Grandaughter... It seems you haven't been
listening.. I've told you how many times, you shouldn't have to use your
concentration to maintain your balance.. but I guess you got your punishment."
Taking an envelope from beneath her robe, the matriarch spoke once more.
"Son-in-Law has sent you an urgent message.. seems there were some
unforeseen difficulties with that promise to his father..We'll be leaving
for Japan tomorrow." Stopping briefly to prod the cat with her walking
stick, she spoke once more, "Go back to the village and get everything you
need, and meet me here tomorrow at dawn"
Watching as the cat faded into the distance, Cologne turned and wearily
trudged back to the Guides home. 'I'm just too old for this kind of stuff
now..."
***
Ranma fell back to the round with a crunch. Holding his neck in pain, he
looked up at the diminutive figure smoking a pipe, looking down at him from
where he sat on the fence
"OUCH! What the hell didja do that for? And what was that about Akane?"
"So you really do know her?" The old man asked, "Where can I find Akane
Tendo?"
"She's probably still at the dojo.. you're not gonna go doing anything
funny are you?" Ranma grumbled, "Ah well.. I'm heading there myself, come
on and follow me, I'd like to spar with you later as well.."
"You think you can take me? You seem a bit young , but then the young are
always the brash ones," he smirked, "the name's Happosai, and I'll be the
one showing you what a REAL Martial Artist is"
"Call me Ranma," the woman responded, "and I'll show you what youth can do."
Both martial artists grinned at each other, before heading off towards the
Tendo Dojo, Ranma leading the way.
end part 4
Of Honor Won and Time Lost
Part 5
"Ghouls and Goblins or Hags and Perverts"
Ranma-chan strode into the Tendo Dojo, followed closely by the diminutive
martial artist; a bit too closely. Ranma shook Happosai off his rear
before entering, just as one might remove ones shoes, which was another
thing he did. Grabbing the lecher by the collar, Ranma marched into the
kitchen to meet Akane.
"Hey Akane! Do you know this guy?" Happosai's mouth dropped as she turned
to face them, drool forming at his lips.
"No.. I don't think so.. should I?"
"What? You don't remember me?" Happosai started to whine, "It has been
over 20 years, but still.. I thought at least you would remember me.."
"It's ok.. if you give me a minute.."
"The damage is done.. so let me have a nice good cry in your bosom!"
Happosai yelled, launching himself at Akane's chest. The pervert didn't
reach his destination, Ranma swatting him out of the air, sending him
tumbling out of the kitchen.
"Ranma! Why did you bring a dirty old man like him into this house?"
"He said he knew you... probably just stalking you.. the old goat.."
Further conversation was impossible, as Soun's scream echoed through the
household.
***
[Elsewhere in Nerima]
Two boys walked down the street, playing a game of cops and robbers. One
of them nudged the second, motioning towards a mailbox. Laughing, the
second pulled a smoke bomb out of his pocket, lit it, and deposited it in
the mailbox. Both took off running as fumes started to pour out of it. As
they turned the corner, a caught emanated from within, followed by the
smoke bomb being what could only be described as vomited from the mailbox.
Cursing, it ambled down the street.
***
Akane and Ranma rushed into the living room, to find an extremely
frightened Soun, one who looked like he'd just seen a ghost.
"Dad? Is there something wrong?" Akane asked in concern.
"T-T-Th..The..." Soun stammered, as he fainted dead away.
"What do you think that was all about?" Ranma questioned.
"I really don't know, I've never seen him like that.. he looked
terrified." Akane bent over to care for her father, as Ranma made a discovery.
"Hey check it out!" Ranma said, holding up his acquisition, "The old
freak's out like a light.." Ranma through him down beside Soun, taking a
seat next to Akane, waiting for the two to revive.
The wait wasn't that long. A minute later, Soun leapt up, gasping for air.
"Father! You should be more careful, your still very sick!" With his
daughter's words, Soun calmed down for a moment, before his eyes caught the
small heap of perversion lying next to him.
"THE MASTER!!!" Soun screamed, quickly taking cover behind his youngest
child.
"What do you mean 'master'?" Ranma asked, looking at him meaningfully,
"Don't tell me you know the lech."
"It was many years ago," Soun regained a measure of his composure as he
spoke, "Your father and I trained under the Master Happosai.. He was pure
evil, and finally we could take no more. Genma got him drunk, and we threw
him into a cave, blocking the entrance, to leave him there for all
eternity...."
"Funny how time flies when your having fun." Happosai interrupted, sitting
up and staring Soun in the eye. Cowed by his gaze, Soun immediately fell
to his knees, bowing to the old man.
"Don't bother with that Soun..." Happosai snapped, "You can't regain my
favor so easily, but luckily I'm in a good mood.. It's time one of you took
over from me.. Where is Genma anyway? Whenever your around he isn't far
off.."
"My father is dead.." Ranma spoke, somberly, with only a hint of sorrow.
Happosai reeled back in shock at the news, then quickly composed himself.
"Well.. I guess It's up to you Soun," the master started, "I would have
preferred Genma for it, but you'll have to do I guess."
"I'm not in the best of health, Master.." Soun dissolved into a fit of
hacking coughs, "but you could always choose Ranma or Akane.."
"I will not have a female as heir, the training is much to rigorous,
although this one has potential," Happosai pointed out as he nuzzled into
Ranma's breasts. Only to be smashed to the floor moments later.
"I'm a guy damnit!" Ranma shouted at the prone form.
"Sure don't look or," as he glomped her yet again, "feel like one."
"Just give me a minute." Ranma said, running off to the kitchen. He
returned fully male, and watched Happosai's reaction, which was none.
"So.. Jusenkyo eh? .. ok.. he'll do..although I doubt he can keep up with
me.."
"You want to see who's better? fine.. let's go to the dojo for that match
we spoke about earlier." Ranma stated, a grin taking over his face.
As the two left, Soun turned to his daughter, "Akane, although it may be
hard to live with him, we don't have a choice.. please set another place at
the dinner table for him.."
"But.." Akane managed to say, before being interrupted.
"The only way to deal with him, is to cater to his wishes, you don't know
the evil he can be.. and hopefully you never will.."
"Fine, I'm going to have to go out though, I only had enough for us three.."
***
Ryouga stumbled down the street, searching for his destination but finding
nothing. In despair he collapsed to the ground, closing his eyes to the
dark world around him. Passerbys took one look at his prone form, quickly
changing directions, not wanting any involvement with the fallen man. As
the last of the pedestrians vacated the area, the door in front of which
Ryouga was laying swung open, hitting him in the back of the head.
Cursing, he rose to his feet, ready to strike down whomever had struck him.
As he surged to his feet, Akane spoke.
"Oh hi Ryouga, I'm sorry.. I didn't see you there, you okay?" Akane
asked, genuine concern in her voice.
"Yeah.. I'm fine.." he answered brushing off some of the dirt from his
travels.
"That's good. So where have you been? You've been gone for almost a week."
"I kinda got lost.. in Kyoto.."
"Kyoto?"
"I walked five hundred miles, then five hundred more, just to be the man
who walked a thousand miles to fall down at your door."
"So what happened? Last time I saw you was when I sent you out to get some
fertilizer for the garden.."
"Well I went to the supermarket for a special offer, but I could no longer
shop happily.. after I finally found my way to the bathroom, I was in a
restaurant with glass tables.."
"Why glass tables?"
"To watch yourself when you're eating I guess.."
"So what happened to the fertilizer?
"I kinda lost it.."
"What am I supposed to do? I lost my shit because of you."
"I'm sorry.." Ryouga stated apologetically.
"Don't worry too much about it. I'm going out to get some noodles, we
have an unexpected guest. Want to tag along?"
"Sure.."
***
The huge pig sized the mailbox up, moments before the two charged towards
each other, the swine overunning it's opponent. A shrill whistle echoed
through the air, with it the pig turned and left. The mailbox stood up and
dusted itself off.
***
Supper had been finished at the Tendo Dojo without much of a fuss,
Happosai only tried to glomp Akane twice, but both times turned back to his
food as Ranma started picking at it behind his back. As Akane was clearing
up the table, one of the outside walls suddenly buckled, ending when it
exploded inwards, sending everyone to the ground. When the dust had
cleared, a hole was revealed, one filled with a purple haired woman.
Before anyone could speak, a small shape bounced from behind her, pogoing
on it's cane. The old woman, with flowing white hair, smiled at the scene.
"Hello Son-in-Law"
end part 5
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