This is my complete story arc for "The New World," formerly
"The Drowned Girl." I tried correcting some of the fighting
moves and such.
Keep in mind that the story takes place two years after the
series. I assumed he got a little better in his training.
This is my rewrite of the "Drowned Girl." I did a major
rewrite and change the plot around and took it into a new
direction. I agreed with everybody who said that it was
turning into a generic fanfiction. I hope this takes it
into a more original plot.
I do now own Ranma � or any of its characters. I wish I
did so I could receive the praise and money from such a
well loved series. A talented writer and a whole bunch
of men in business suits in a far away country own Ranma �.
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Ranma � FanFiction
The New World
By
Rene Chavez
bskcase@mindless.com
Prologue
The Amazon elder Cologne sat in her room meditating.
She opened her eyes. The wind changed causing the old
matriarch to shudder. A sense of change was coming. Suddenly,
Shampoo burst into the elder's room. Her face revealed great
pain and intense crying. "Great Grandmother! Airen gone!"
screamed Shampoo, "Shampoo can't find airen anywhere!"
"What happened granddaughter?" asked Cologne.
Her sense of change turned into a sense of sorrow.
Shampoo began to explain what happened to Ranma.
A sudden revelation came over Cologne. "Was this the
gem of revelations?" asked Cologne.
"Yes!" said Shampoo. The young Amazon was on
the verge of panic.
Cologne stood up and moved toward Shampoo.
"Oh my granddaughter, it is time to end this chapter
of our lives and move to the next one. Are you willing
to lose everything now to correct a dishonor?" spoke
the elder.
Shampoo was confused. "What grandmother mean?"
asked Shampoo. Cologne moved around her closet. She
pulled out and opened an ancient book. "It is time you
learned about fate and purpose," said Cologne
Part I
Ranma stood over the edge of the cliff. He wanted
to cry, but real men don't cry. His breathing was becoming
heavy. He could hear screams and fighting following him
from every direction. Ranma stopped and took a deep breath.
"I was so close," he muttered to himself. He looked
down in his hands. Ranma was holding a palm sized blue emerald.
He thought the scroll and the legends were true.
The scroll was specific: find the jewel and make a wish
and make it good. Ranma searched long and hard for it with the
entire "Nemeria Wrecking Crew" following. Ranma dropped out of
college and stopped teaching at the dojo in pursuit of the jewel.
He wanted to cure everybody and finally get on with his
life. He thought this jewel would finally help solve all his problems.
Ever since the failed wedding fiasco two years ago,
it seems that the stakes have gone higher. Shampoo, Ukyo,
and Kodachi have become more aggressive in pursuing Ranma's
affection. Ryoga has backed off a little since he met
Akari, but he still wants to finish Ranma off. Kuno and
Mousse still attack him constantly, but they were always
minor threats. He thought by going to the university after
graduation and teaching part-time at the dojo that he could
buy some more time and find a more peaceful resolution. It
never worked. Instead, he found himself struggling to
maintain his grades while dealing with his "fianc�es."
Wherever Ranma went, his suitors soon followed, along
with chaos and massive property damage. Akane even became
more violent and less restrained toward him. His father,
Genma, and Soun Tendo have become more persistent in marrying
him off to Akane. This caused them to blow up at each other.
They both said things to each other that they regretted later.
They both apologized later in their own ways, their relationship
changed. Akane wanted to be an actress. Their fights were now
bigger. He was eighteen years old and nothing was working out
for him anymore. At night, he would sit on the roof and wonder
if he really had no future left.
"You foul fiend, Saotome! This is truly a fool's errand,"
screamed Kuno.
"This is all your fault, Ranma!" screamed Ryoga.
"Why can't I fix this?" Ranma said to himself, "Please."
As is responding to his plea, the jewel began to glow.
"What the..?" Ranma didn't finish his question. His world
became black as he felt himself floating away.
Ranma woke up at the bottom of a large body of water.
Ranma's eyes opened to the bright lights coming from the surface.
He set the panic of not breathing aside and swam up to the surface.
Ranma heard an echo through the water. His danger sense exploded
in his head. He pushed his confusion aside and jumped into action.
As Ranma swam out, he made out a few images. It looked like two
men in ancient Chinese armor were holding down a person wrapped up
in a white sheet. It didn't look good.
Ranma jumped out into the water and high into the air. His
sudden presence seemed to have worked and caught the men off guard.
With his fighting speed, Ranma landed on a guard's head and knocked
him into the ground. The second guard swung a spear, but Ranma
dodged the weapon and implanted his foot into the guard's face. Both
men were knocked out flat on the ground in two seconds.
Ranma stopped and looked around. He remembered where he was
now. He was in Jusenkyo. "How the hell did I end up here?" he asked
himself. His head was still swimming from the experience. He
remembered holding a jewel and making a wish. Ranma reached into
this pocket and pulled out the jewel. "Ok, you stupid jewel! What
the hell happened to me?" yelled Ranma. The jewel started glowing
and suddenly cracked and turned into dust. "Thanks," replied Ranma.
Ranma looked out and realized two things. He was soaking wet and
still a male.
He was about to celebrate his sudden cure from the curse when he
realized there was somebody struggling to get out of the sheets.
Ranma started taking the wrapping off. He stared that girl and
realized he was looking at himself, his girl half.
"Holy shit," Ranma whispered.
The girl looked at him with a blank expression.
He looked at the spring and realized what he just done. Instead
of the spring of the drowned young girl, he created the spring
of the drowned Ranma. The girl started moving away from him.
Ranma came to his senses.
"Wait, I'm a friend," he said to girl. The girl did not
respond and started running away. "Wait! You might be in danger!"
screamed Ranma. He could see the girl running toward the Amazon village.
"I hope the Amazons are there," he said to himself. He wanted to run
after her, but realized he had a more pressing problem, the spring of the
drowned Ranma.
He decided that no one must get into that spring. From experience,
he knew people tended to fall into springs. He began to concentrate and
focus his chi power. Ranma let loose his most powerful chi-blast. The
explosion struck the spring and blew all the water into the air. He let
loose another blast and caved the spring in. "That takes care of that,"
he said to himself. He then looked at the two unconscious guards. "I don't
think I have to worry about you guys," Ranma said as he started walking
away.
Ranma found himself sitting by a waterfall. He stopped by to rest and think
about what has been going on. He got rid of the curse but at what price?
He was in the past, way in the past, since there was no spring of the
drowned
girl. Akane, Ukyo, Shampoo, and even Ryoga were gone. His life as he knew
it
was gone. On the other side, he was now free from all his obligations. He
did not have to worry about any fianc�es or strange engagements.
Ranma stood up. "I am free!" he yelled.
Ranma felt a tap on his head. He turned around and saw a familiar midget
standing on a wooden staff. "Colon....," Ranma didn't finish his sentence
as his world
became black again.