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Part 2: The Ice Queen Vs Ragnarock
The
next day at Furinkan was the usual, Kuno got kicked high into the
sky, a quick battle between Ranma and Miss Hinako which resulted in
Ranma being low on ki, Happosai raiding the girls locker room only to
run into Ranma and after a short battle he threw his loot at
him.
After the third period Ranma was sitting on his favourite
spot, on the branch of a tree.
"Man do I have a bad day. I mean,
yeah it wasn't unusual but I'm getting fed up with this. No news
about that gang either, Ryoga is gone for who knows how long..."
Ranma wanted to continue his rambling when he heard gasps and yells
coming from the front gate. He turned his head and saw someone he
didn't want to, then a laugh that could be called maniacal in the
least made him sure he wasn't imagining things.
"Great... here
is the other Kuno... just what I needed. After beating the other two,
Kodachi appears so why not complete my list and let the mother appear
as well!?" Just as he thought he was safe from being detected his
eyes caught Kodachi coming towards him.
He wanted to escape but
she was already hugging him when he was standing.
"Ranma-sama! I
have yearned to see you once again! But alas this is not why I have
come to you." This one sentence irked Ranma's curiosity enough to
make him stay and listen.
"Just an hour ago, low born hoodlums
dared to trespass on the holy ground of Saint Hebeke where I am
attending. They were yelling about the martial artist so almost
everyone who knew even a bit of it appeared to meet them." The Kuno
heiress's story sounded interesting for the pigtailed boy, this
information meant that they were already in the area.
"The
battle was quick but some of my school mates turned to the wicked
ways after the hoodlums scattered... and I feared for your health,
even thou you could without any problem dispatch." Hearing Kodachi
worry for him really appealed to Ranma but he still felt that the
girl is too crazy to stay around for long.
"So you think that
they are targeting Furinkan next right, well I won't let that
happen." Those words coming from her Ranma-sama made Kodachi smile
and after bidding farewell she went towards her home.
Just
as Ranma was ready to go home a familiar voice spoke to him.
"A
moment of your time, Ranma-kun?"
"What is it Nabiki?"
"You
know what's up. My outer contacts are having problems and I'm
having trouble collecting what is mine."
"So a fall in YOUR
income... and what should I do with YOUR mess?"
"I would chose
my words carefully SAOTOME, when I'm having money problems it means
less cash to spend on food, water and electricity. You are quite an
expense for the first two." This made Ranma realize that maybe it
wasn't the best time to pick a fight... especially with Nabiki.
"So
what do you want me to do?"
"For now I want you to be ready
when I say so. My subordinate will call in hour or two and regarding
what she has to say you might have to spend you night doing what you
do best." Nabiki thought it was interesting how Ranma's eyes
started shining when she said those last words.
Once
at home, Ranma was preparing himself for action, his blood was
boiling at the thought of a fight. The recent fights with Ryoga or
Mousse or whatever loony came to challenge him it wasn't much.
True, Ryoga and Mousse DID get better but the two still have
problems. Ryoga is still having control problems and Mousse is still
to stupid to realize that using THE SAME attack patter is SCREAMING
to be taken advantage of!
As he was in the dojo, doing basic katas
to warm up and basic ki controlling techniques he felt someone
watching him. He continued his warm up but while doing so he let out
his ki sense to check out who was spying on him.
"(Happosai...
what does that old fool want?)" Without stopping Ranma was sure
that there was a bucket of cold water or two waiting for him. Just as
he thought of the cold water his ears caught the sound of foot steps
and he quickly jumped away.
The water that was meant for him was
now on the floor a pleased smile sat on the old man's face.
"Well
done Ranma. You are showing progress. So now, let this old man hug
you as a gift!" Before Ranma could react Happosai threw the empty
bucket at him and sent the one with water in it as well!
Anyone
who knows Saotome Ranma, knows that he is fast and agile but even he
wasn't fast enough to evade the water that seemingly changed it's
path in the air. Before the redhead martial artist could say anything
a familiar feeling told her where her 'master' was!
"GET
OFF! GET OFF! GET OFF!" With a quick punch fuelled by 'female'
rage the hit got close but it didn't connect with the old master.
She was about to lash out to her behind when the she caught the old
master standing not far from her and seemingly deep in thought. A
moment later he clapped his hands and pulled out his mask.
"Sorry
Ranma, I have something important to do now! Like freeing the poor
forgotten underwear of the local woman!" With a mad cackle the old
man bounded over the wall while singing something about panties.
After
the quick fight with Happosai, Ranma still in his cursed form was
ready to go and kick ass but Nabiki didn't arrive with the info. So
the pigtailed girl took it on herself to ask her.
Standing outside
Nabiki's window Ranma knocked on it first and waited a little
before Nabiki opened it.
"Why are you here Ranma? Want to see
something kinky maybe?" The way Nabiki talked made Ranma hesitate a
little but this was important.
"No. You said that in one or two
hour you would get a phone call!"
"Oh that. Well I did get a
call but she only told me that she is still working on it and will be
ready by tomorrow morning. So don't worry and believe me that you
will be the first to know after me."
While the answer didn't
please the redhead it was better than nothing. For now Ranma will do
as he always does before dinner. Relaxing and training.
The
next morning just a little after Kasumi was up and doing her morning
chore Nabiki woke up and went to the guest room where the Saotome's
lived. Silently moving not to wake up anyone else Nabiki started
poking Ranma on his forehead. Suddenly Ranma's eyes opened and his
eyes were locked onto Nabiki.
"You know Nabiki I don't mind
that change of waking up but..."
"No time to talk Ranma. I
have the place where you can kick ass without the need of taking
names." Before her very eyes Nabiki witnessed the Saotome Musabetsu
Kakutoryuu quick dressing technique and felt jealous of it.
"You
have to teach me this one move." Ranma only responded to that with
a smile.
Walking
out of the house Nabiki gave Ranma a map, that had the locations
circled.
"Wait... you didn't tell me that there isn't only
one place!"
"Too much for you the big martial artist to
handle? Then I'll call Kuno to do this for me." Before she could
say anything else Ranma was already far away, she could see someone
roof hopping away towards one of the locations.
"Always
predictable"
A
few minutes later the pigtailed boy was going at his top speed to
reach his destination. On the way he was grumbling and swearing, fed
up with Nabiki and her ways to get him to do something. As he was
nearing the location his eyes caught that there are smaller groups of
people coming and going. Slowing down to get the map from his pocket
Ranma checked it to be sure.
"Well this must be the right way
then." Ranma increased his speed and in a few minutes he could see
a smaller warehouse.
------------- Two hours later-------------
Back
at Furinkan Nabiki was sure that her plan to eradicate this growing
problem is going well. Her subordinates were all asking that wasn't
sending Ranma being overkill but she just eased them that if they
don't show enough force then this Ragnarok group might turn out to
be a problem later. After a while her little helpers started to
irritate Nabiki with the non-stop chatter about this being a wrong
choice.
It was already the second period which was P.E. that
Nabiki couldn't take it any longer. She was in the middle or
changing clothes when her ears caught some of her employee's
talking about today's choice of action.
"... and what do you
think will happen if the impression Ranma makes isn't enough?"
"It
will be enough!" Nabiki's voice made the whole changing room turn
silent, when she was angry it was best to move to safety.
"So no
more complains? Good. To those who DARE to think otherwise that this
plan won't work then I'll assure them that I already have a
backup plan which cannot fail! By the way, if I hear about this just
ONE MORE time then I'll make that person feel what it's like to
be on Tendo Nabiki's list!"
The
Nabiki's class formed a line near the track field after a quick
name call. The middle Tendo and her classmates waited for the
instructions.
"Alright! For starts the girls will line up to run
while the boys will be doing some 'light' gymnastics!"
At
the teachers words some of the boys had lust written all over there
faces when girls and running word was spoken. Some of the girls
seeing this look muttered about perverts and some curses while in the
line to the track field.
Just as it was Nabiki's turn to run her
eyes caught something at the school gate. Twelve or thirteen guys her
age entered the school... some of them brandishing a bokken and one
even had a steel pipe! The sight itself amazed the students; it was a
long time ago someone dared to venture to Furinkan with weapons... at
least those who knew nothing of the place!
"Looks like some
idiots arrived I'll go and warn them before they get hurt." One
of the boys said and ran over there. Nabiki wasn't sure what to
do... she didn't have Ranma in range to call for help, Kuno could
help but he was in the kendo club room, getting one of the amazons
was out of question unless Shampoo suddenly appeared they wouldn't
get there in time and back... her only wild card was Ryoga who
appeared when he wanted to and where he wanted to.
Realising that
she can't count on any of the 'defenders' she moved to one of
her subordinates with a detailed command.
"Yume! Stop watching
and listen!" Hearing Nabiki's voice the girl looked at her but
she was still worried about the boy that went over there!
"What
is it?"
"I want you to go over to the kendo team and call in
Kuno! I'll make sure no one notices your absence... and hurry I'm
not sure what those guys are planning but I have a hunch it is
nothing good." Just as Nabiki finished her ears caught a scream!
Looking there quickly, the boy... Suichi was kneeling and holding his
arm and suddenly the guy with the steel pipe struck and hit him in
the back and another scream burst from the Suichi.
"Goddamn
them!" While the Ice Queen was one to be feared, in a situation
like this she was nearly powerless especially if her opponents didn't
mind reshaping her face!
------------- Back with Ranma-------------
Saotome
Ranma was known for acting quickly without thinking. Those who say it
only know one side of him, when he has the option the young Saotome
likes to plan everything one or two steps before acting.
And he
did so now as he sat atop a building adjacent with the warehouse, he
observed the building, gathering as much information as he could.
There was a patrol- like group walking around the warehouse, if the
pigtailed boy would attack they wouldn't even have the chance to
scream for help.
Yet something in the back of his head told Ranma
that this was too easy... if this was an important building wouldn't
the security be better or have more people around it. Since two hours
ago thirty people went into the building and out of them six already
left. Including the guards it still only twenty-nine.
"It can't
be this easy... a lot of people must be in there." Looking at the
building with a healthy amount of paranoia Ranma realised that this
was a trap and as such he could use it against those who set it
up.
"First I'll kick the patrols ass and knock them out, then
hide them. After that I'll enter somewhere no one could think of
and see if I was right or not."
With that plan in mind the
pigtailed boy moved into action.
Ranma
quickly jumped to the next building and relocated himself so he could
see the back of the warehouse. Luckily this gave him enough space and
time, behind the warehouse another smaller warehouse stood. The small
space between the two buildings was meant for an ambush.
As the
patrol group was in the middle of the path Ranma jumped down and
landed with the grace of a feline, the guards didn't hear a thing
so the pigtailed boy quickly knocked down one of the guys. The other
two didn't even hear a thing as their partner fell to the ground
and didn't have a chance to scream for help before the pigtailed
boy knocked them out.
-------------Back at Furinkan-------------
After
witnessing that one of his students is in a pinch the P.E. teacher
Tanaka Shou or the strongest teacher in school as he liked to call
himself ran over to the thugs to teach them a lesson!
While
Tanaka was a strong person even thought he wasn't the strongest
teacher in the school no student dare to mess with him so it was a
big surprise to him when suddenly his face met a bokken and smacked
him down.
"Now I understand why this was called the insane zone.
No one is crazy enough to attack a group of people who have weapons
with his bare hands." The assumed leader of the thugs started
laughing as he brandished his bokken and hit the teacher with it a
few more times.
"Hey Kazuma... isn't that that you know... the
short haired brunette, the so called Ice Queen?" A taller student,
with wide shoulders looked at his leader but a guy slightly shorter
than him who wore his hair in a ponytail voiced his thoughts.
"Man
Saichiro has a good eye sight, I can barely make her face out from
here."
"Put your glasses on dumb-ass! Sometimes I can't
believe how stupid you are Ichigo!"
While
the tree started bickering the rest of the gang, which was nine in
number started doing the job they were sent here to do. That is
harass the students, beat up anyone who resists and if you can
recruit a few soldiers.
The little squad quickly got into action
as five of them started running towards Nabiki and the rest of her
class while the other four went inside the school building!
Nabiki
could summarise her feelings of this in one word which she
muttered.
"Fuck."
------------Back with Ranma-----------
After
getting rid of the outer guards Ranma slowly opened one of the
windows and started sneaking in the building. Luckily for him most of
the people who were in the building were not even a threat... but he
felt three other presences in the room... and two could be a
threat!
"(I better be careful... who knows what kind of an
ambush this is.)" With that Ranma silently moved from one spot to
another trying his best not to alert his opponents. When he looked
around the room again he could see the two who could turn out to be a
threat. One of them was a tall blond guy... who by the looks of it
was a street brawler, his stance was full of openings, the air around
him was like he didn't care about anything and that also showed on
his clothes. The other made the pigtailed boy more curious. Even if
the guy had a black get up and a cowl to hide his features Ranma
could tell that this guy was way above the other one in power. He
held himself with grace and strength and had an air of arrogance
around him.
"(Well this looks interesting. I wonder where the
third one I felt?)" Just as Ranma thought that his ears caught
footsteps and so he took the fastest escape route. Jumping up to the
support beams he thought that he was safe but the lights turned on,
blinding him for a moment or two.
"Welcome dear guest. I thought
that there would be an attack sooner or later but to send only one
man... it was foolishness." A guy with goggles stepped out of the
office room and held a microphone in his hand. The other two fighters
just looked at Ranma like he was made of air!
"Oh really... then
how about I continue with this attack?"
"Now now. Since you
took out our outer guards and got as far as this I think you earned
the right to join our ranks as a strike commander." The goggles guy
started speaking again, the way he talked made Ranma very angry
somehow.
"No thanks. I'll live without that." Before Ranma
could say anything else he heard a gun fire and quickly dived into
the air!
"Fool, you won't survive the fall without breaking
your bones!" The goggle guy was feeling a little pity towards the
boy. He had potential to become a great spy. When the boy landed on
the ground without any problem, well that made things a bit more
complicated.
"Fascinating but I believe that this is the end.
Berserker, would you do the honour?" The tall guy addressed as
Berserker looked at the goggle guy and back at Ranma and just as he
took a step forward the other one grabbed the blonde's shoulder.
"I
will be the one who fights him!"
"What!? Don't mess with my
plans Hermit!" The goggle guy yelled at the one called as Hermit,
but that one didn't care about it much.
"It might not be that
obvious to you Loki but this guy is better then you would think! So I
believe I will dispatch him, he deserves a good opponent!"
A
small smile appeared on Ranma's face as he looked on his
opponents.
"(He isn't that strong but I'll think I'll play
with him.)"
Seeing
that he doesn't really has much of an option Ranma took up his
usual stance and prepared himself for whatever the guy could throw at
him. After the two got closer but still out of attacking range the
pigtailed boy used his always angering cocky smile. Hermit couldn't
take it long as he quickly started into an offence barely missing
Ranma who was amazed by the guy.
He wasn't as strong as him or
as fast but his skills in fighting was on almost on his level!
"(The
only thing different is that he uses moves that leave him open for
long enough for me to strike... and that he is trying to break my
bones or maim me!)"
Loki
was having the time of his life doing the two things he enjoyed the
most. Sitting down, relaxing and watching a good fight where you know
the outcome.
"(The pigtailed guy has skills, after all not many
could dodge Hermit for so long but he isn't good enough to
retaliate! Such a waste of potential.)" He was about to yell to end
the fight when suddenly Hermit's arm got grabbed, pulled under his
groin, forcing him on his knees and he fell to the ground face first
with the pigtailed guy sitting on him and holding his
hands.
"Impossible!"
Before Loki could say anything else
Hermit was released and the pigtailed boy had the always present
smile of his.
"You
bastard... you WERE holding back! I thought I felt something was
strange!" The guy called Hermit yelled at Ranma as he stood up and
relaxed his arms while at it.
"To tell you the truth I am still
holding back."
"Well that is good to know. Then I'll make
you show me your true power!" Just as Hermit was about to jump at
him again Berserker stood next to him.
"Sorry Hermit... but this
guy is mine! I want him!"
"Eww! Sorry pal but I don't swing
that way..." Before the pigtailed boy could finish he had to dodge
a kick that came out of nowhere. Just as he was about to attack back
his danger sense went crazy and he barely dodged a fist that cut his
shirt! Not letting the pigtailed boy have time to relax Berserker
started into a flurry of random attacks which lacked any kind of
discipline so it was near impossible to see them before they got
close!
Luckily for Ranma the ki enhanced speed once again helped
him out of this situation as he weaved around the attacks, dodging in
the last possible moment and landed a solid hit to the face of his
opponent who stopped like he was petrified from it. Using this Ranma
made a brake to gain distance between them to catch his
breath.
"(This guy... Berserker... has good physical abilities
but close to no skill to back it up.)"
Before he could realise
what was happening Ranma felt a small amount of ki coming towards him
and he quickly dodged the incoming attack that shattered the concrete
ground where he was standing a moment ago.
The
tall and bulky blond had a sinister smile on his face as he once
again dashed towards Ranma who once again just barely slipped out
from his reach.
"Show me your power! I want to see it!"
"(Why
do I have to put up with the crazies in this world?)" Ranma wasn't
sure if this guy was insane like he seemed or he has a split
personality problem. When he was about to start attacking, Berserker
disappeared!
"(Where is he? ABOVE!)" Ranma looked up just in
time to block an attack that would have hurt him bad otherwise! Even
while blocking that kick Berserker did he could feel his bones
resonating from it! But if that wasn't enough the insane blonde
started stomping on him! Even with the ki to enhancement his
toughness the pigtailed boy was being worn down by the non-stop
attacks. When Berserker wanted to stomp again Ranma grabbed his leg
and threw him away, the blond guy turned in the air, connected with
the wall and rebounded from it to land six feet away from him.
"You
know... when I'm fighting someone like you... I can only think of
one thing. The excitement that comes from fighting someone strong!
That is why I want to fight you at full power! The only thing I fear
is boredom... and you seem like someone who can make sure I'm
entertained!" The maniacal Berserker rushed towards the pigtailed
boy who had just about enough of the insane blonde. He ran towards
him head on and struck out two thousand times all over Berserkers
body, the big guy didn't even have a chance to realise why he was
falling towards the ground.
"I
can't believe my eyes! Who is this guy!?" Loki was in a near
panic- like state, his best attackers seemed to be not enough to stop
the pigtailed intruder! Seeing that his regular soldiers were slack
jawed and only looked at the battle gave Loki an idea.
"Don't
just stand there! There is too many of us for him to handle on his
own at once! Gang up on him!" The thugs and tough guy wannabes
followed the order and ran towards there target.
"Well this was a nice fight but... not this again!" The young Saotome started dodging and countering attacks barely damaging his opponents as he weaved around the attacks and from afar the only thing a spectator could see was the pigtailed boy's silhouette appearing and disappearing as he dispatched his opponents!
"He
isn't human! He must be a monster!" Loki wasn't sure what to do
anymore, his plan was foiled... his master plan was ruined! He was
about to jump in and fight as well as rage enveloped his mind when
his phone signalled that he got a text. Quickly reading the text Loki
felt to comply to the order he got.
"Alright! You fought well
today but we will return and the next time you WILL be crushed! Men
retreat this is an order from the first fist!" Hearing this only
Hermit and Berserker didn't want to comply but they did in the end
and left the building. Leaving Ranma alone in the warehouse that now
marked as his first victory against Ragnarok.
-------------Five minutes later outside the building----------------
The
pigtailed boy was standing atop the warehouse where he had just had a
nice little exorcise. Seeing that one victory was enough for today he
readied himself to return to the Tendo's.
Along the way Ranma
thought about the possibilities of having such good opponents like
the two he had just fought earlier.
"I wonder why they didn't
use ki at all... that Hermit guy did use some to increase his
toughness while that Berserker guy upped his speed a bit but I barely
felt any being released." The thing that his opponents didn't use
ki as he or Ryoga, Mousse or any other of the people in Nerima did
was a mystery to Ranma and he found it strange as well.
"I think
I'll look into it."
------------Not so far away in the temporary HQ of Ragnarok---------------
"...
I'm telling you Odin! That guy isn't human! He took out Hermit,
Berserker and about thirty of our men without breaking a
sweat!"
"Interesting... tell me how did he look like?" Odin
raised an eyebrow, seemingly interested in this person.
"He was
about Hermit's height, with raven hair in a pigtailed, with a red
Chinese shirt and black pants. Also some slip in shoes that those
kung fu guys are wearing."
"Well that I think we will postpone
our attack on Nerima, the reports say that both your plan and the
attack on Furinkan failed."
"WHAT!? Impossible! My sources
tell me that the best in the school is a short haired girl who barely
has any real battle experience!"
"Well from the looks of it
then someone else appeared and beat down our troops."
"What in
God's name happened to the rest of our troops out
there?"
"Seemingly they encountered resistance that they
couldn't handle... there was a report about a guy breaking through
a wall with only a finger and another who tied up everyone with
chains and had an arsenal of weapons with him."
This brought a
relatively long silence to the two. Neither Loki nor Odin could tell
what was out there that could do this to the troops. The troops that
always brought victory on the first time!
"No wonder the gangs
ran from there... if that pigtailed guy is from Furinkan then I don't
want to face an army of them!" Loki made a memo to make new plans
that didn't include Furinkan and the schools surrounding it!
"Yes.
Well whatever is out there... I have a feeling we will meet it again.
For now let's send out recruiters only... this time make it
subtle."
"Yes... I'm on it." With that said Loki went out
of the room where Odin took 'office' and started heading towards
his own base.
At
his home, Loki started going through all the files he had. Looking
for someone that resembles the pigtailed boy, he HAD to know his
name! After hours of searching he ended up with nothing.
"I have
to find out who he is!" The desperate feeling to gain the knowledge
he was seeking sent Loki into madness as he started banging his head
to his desk. After the fifth or so hit the shelf, where he held
videotapes gave out and the whole pile fell on him.
After a brief
moment when his sanity returned Loki stood up, went to repair the
shelf and after that put back the tapes. As he was doing he read all
the tapes names.
Some were footage of the early fist gatherings,
some were footage of a member of the fists, like he had a fascination
with Freya, who was strong but her strength was her weakness as well.
After that came older tapes recordings about the district,
neighbouring districts and it's most powerful groups, as he went
through those one name caught his eye.
"Furinkan... I might
have got all the answers I wanted all along!"
Quickly popping in
the tape in Loki started observing the school and it's important
members. After ten minutes he thought that the footage was all a scam
and it was a scene from an amateur action film with a good
budget!
"Who would believe this? People transforming by the
touch of water... but wait... there he is! Let's see if the tape
has anything more about him."
A
half hour later Loki wasn't sure if the boy was human or not...
from that tape alone he faced more threatening things than Ragnarok
and survived that normally one couldn't! Not to mention that those
around him shared these traits!
"If those guys ever started
expanding there territory... we would be doomed! No one could stop
them!"
After
an hour passed the tape was over and Loki knew a little more about
his nemesis.
"Well since I know a little more about him I still
don't know his name... or the others name that appeared on the
tape... I wonder why it barely has any sound? No matter... well since
I'm already sitting I might as well look out WHO could I recruit
for our cause."
