Our second victim has arrived !

BWAHAHAHAHA-erk..kofff-koff !

Damn, have to work on that laugh.

Please, anyone with good C&C let me know. If it's nothing but "You
Suck!" or "Such and such a scene destroyed the whole fic!" is not C&C,
but simply being rude. I seek to learn, not be beat down.

That's what everyone wants to do, kid. Unfortunately, some idiots don't
realize that.

                    Three Pigtails

This little piggy went to the...er...pigtails not piggies ? Sorry about that. 


	Author's notes:
		This is not my first fanfic, but is
pretty darn close. It began as an idea being thrown
around during an evening playing a certain anime
roleplaying game, namely that heroes with pigtails 
seem to be the most powerful in their series. The 
three specifically brought up were Saotome Ranma, 
Shidou Hikaru, and Masaaki Tenchi. Someone discussed
what would happen if the three were brought together to
fight an incredibly powerful foe, and the idea was
born. All the characters in this story are the 
property of their respective creators, including 
those few I put in. Please don't sue me, I have no
money.

Don't we all ?

	Prologue

	It has been six years since events in Nerima
Prefecture died down. After all, everyone has to grow
up, eventually...except Happosai. Yes, he still causes
problems every so often, going on panty raids and
generally making a nuisance of himself. However, he has
broadened his horizons, and only comes to Nerima about
once a month. Thank Kami for small favors.

Well, a good opening...

<SNIP,SNIP>

Hmmmm... a fast explanation. Reasonably well
written. Ukyou as the viewpoint character...

	After the attack on Kasumi, Shampoo and I both
came to the conclusion that trying to separate the
couple would only make us like Kodachi, and neither of
us wanted that. We both got drunk at my place one
night, where she confessed that she really liked
Mousse, and her pursuit of Ranma was deliberately over
done, to drive him away, while trying to fool her
great-grandmother into thinking she really wanted him.
She also convinced me that my own obsession with him
was unhealthy, and I should find someone else. She
jokingly suggested Ryoga, but that was shot down
quickly. He had Akari, and the cute little girl loved
him unconditionally. 

Okay, I can still a believe it...but didn't the reverse
jewel incident make Shampoo's feelings show in reverse ?
Now, if Shampoo we're just faking it, it would have shown
during that time. But maybe I'm wrong, since Akari's here
means this is the manga, right ? I always get the anime
and manga confused. Anyway, good enough.

	So, I dove headlong into my running my
restaurant. The next year was a fog, but I vaguely
remember Ranma and Akane's wedding, where he took her
name; Ryoga and Akari's wedding; Shampoo and Mousse
leaving, with Cologne sighing as she settled for what
was, in her mind, second best for a husband for her
great grand daughter; and Kuno marrying that
martial-arts cheerleader. Tsubasa stopped coming
around, having found a new fixation, and Konatsu had
left, only telling me that he had family business to
attend to.

Oookay, way too many marriages in one year. But, hey,
this Ranma 1/2, the world were relationships are either
repressed totally or psychtically followed through. 

	One morning, Ranma came walking in, as he
frequently did. Akane was with him, as she often was,
and they sat down at the counter. That was when I
realized that while I still loved my Ran-chan, he
wasn't the love of my life I thought he was. Funny, it
was because I found myself happy to see Akane that I
understood that. A few minutes later, the three of us
got the shock of our lives.

Weeeell, okay. Considering the Ranma Cast have thick 
heads, it would conceivably take Ukyou a year to realize
she wasn't in love with Ranma anymore. Put a little more
detail for emotional impact, this is First-person and the 
character has just had a startling realization. Make it like 
she is startled. ^_^ 

	Gosunkugi Hikaru, the skinny guy known as
"Voodoo Spike" back in High School because of his

So that make's Ukyou, "Okonomiyaki Spatula" right ?
Itai ! Don't hit me, don't hit me !
 
obsession with magic, came walking in, arm in arm with
a very pretty girl. While that, in and of itself, would
be enough to render us speechless, the girl, herself,
was even more surprising. She looked exactly like
Ranko.

In this here neck of the woods, kid, we don't call 'em 
Ranko, we call 'em Ranma-chan. <spits tobacco>
     
	
<Snip> 
beautiful, red-haired, perfect-bodied girl. When in
this form, he was often called either Ranma-chan, or
Ranko.

No, they just call her Ranma. She only gets called that
when Nodoka's around.

	Gosunkugi noticed our shocked expressions, and
made the introduction. "Kuonji Ukyou, Tendo Akane, and
Tendo Ranma, I'd like to introduce you three to my
fiancee, Shidou Hikaru."

Wow ! Gosunkugi gets some action ! ^_^ I'll give you points
for this.

<snip> 
 Well, a scene that needs a bit of polish. And I think you're 
moving waay fast. Ranma's curse is usually a private thing
and Hikaru's adventures were psychologically damaging to
say the least. Hey, maybe that's how Gos and Hikaru met,
a therapy session ! 

Anyway, more dialogue put in. Also always remember that
dialogue only reveals information under pressure, physical
or otherwise.   

	Three weeks later, Gosunkugi began training at
the Tendo Dojo. He would never be in even Kuno's
league, because he started too late, and was never in
the best of shape. However, his improvement in both
health and ability was so great, that within a year
students were flocking to the dojo for the night
classes Ranma taught. He still went to college in the
daytime, at Tokyo University, but really seemed to come
alive in the beginners' classes. However, he had
problems with the number of people signed up for the
intermediate classes, so he did something that
surprised me. He asked Akane and me to help teach those
classes.

At least, Ranma's matured enough to teach. BTW, I thought
it was six years... Ranma's still in college at twenty-three or
twenty-four ? I may have miscounted that, tell me if I'm wrong.

<snip>

Weeell, it's a surprise ending. Anyway, it falls a bit flat at times
but it has potential. BTW, where's the Tenchi cast ? 

Anyway, work on it and polish it up a bit and send it out again before
June starts. My review-every-fanfic duty ends that month. I'm looking
forward for the next one.