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Zuko 1/2
Book one: Fusion
Written by Gabriel R. Lopez
"Would you like to come inside?" Akane asked. Omashu seemed reluctant. He hesitated.
"No, thanks." Omashu smiled "I should be going now." and with that Omashu Lee, who was really a boy named Ranma Saotome, seemed to vanish into the shadows like some kind of kung-fu action batman.
Several moments later, Ranma was roof-hopping, in a quest to locate the nearest source of hot water. Luck seemed to shine upon him, when he noticed the neon sign of "Ukyo's Tea Shoppe and Waffle House" in the distance. Ranma momentarily wondered if tea really could be used as a hot water alternative. Ranma had only recently acquired a Jusenkyo curse within the last week or so and was still learning to adapt. He had yet to make a mental connection that he was the burn victim he saw reflected in the double glass doors of the Waffle house. He knew it was his body but the image seemed disconnected somehow. As was the severed head of the Pandarat to his father , he knew the animal and his father were the same life form, but there was a seperation of self, a disconnection of identity, and there was always the possibility that the Pandarat that was killed only looked like the one his father turned into. One panda rat looked like any other… and less than eight hours ago Ranma was was still unsure whether or not the decapitated head was of some random animal.
Ranma knew many things, there are five stages of greif, of the five there were four that Ranma was intimately familiar with; denial, anger, depression, and acceptance. There are also five needs that must bee filled before one can achieve a level of personal growth, and Ranma instinctively knew safety and personal needs come before love or a desire to be loved. Ranma, Having been raised by a known alcoholic and chronic gambler, knew that when you are in the presence of a violent person, you do, and you say anything you have to get away from the situation as quickly as possible…which is why he burned the body, and why he fled to Gaoling without hesitation…and why he chose to leave the fire nation with his father.
As Ranma entered the tea shop, something unexpected happened… an earth bender had slammed him against the wall with a hardened mud or clay. Ranma growled, he was distracted, and now found himself ensnared by some earth bender trap "WHO ARE YOU!!!"
"VILE KNAVE, YOU DARE TO ACT SO FAMILIAR WITH MY AKANE!" them man didn't look much for brains, but then again it is never wise to judge a book by it's cover.
"Who?!" Ranma had know idea who this strange fellow dressed as a Kyuoshi warrior was, But he momentarily wondered if he had picked a bad day to have a poor memory…wait wasn't Connie was the name of that girl he just met, He must have missed part of her name when she introduced herself.
"Of course it is customary to introduce oneself," the man sneared "as if a common fire nation foot soldier, such as yourself, would be familiar with the greatest earth bender alive. To you I am known as the Brown Thunder of Gaoling!" a lightning bolt appeared behind the strange man wearing a dress.
"Brown thunder. BWAHA HA -HURK!" Ranma couldn't help himself from laughing at the poor delusional guy, and now found himself being crushed by a giant hand made earth and sand. "sorry!" Ranma squeezed out with what little air the crushing sand allowed him to take in.
Ranma was then slapped by the strangely dressed Brown Thunder and bit his lip hard enough to cause bleeding...unless that was internal bleeding "You dare insult ME,the great Tatewaki Bei Fong! Brother of legendary Blind Bandit." he then posed himself as a kyoshi warrior holding onto a giant fan as if like it was some sort of weapon (think Temari of Naruto weapon wise).
"…" was all Ranma could say as an oddly familiar looking young man beaned Tatewaki with a bakers peel.
"DAMMIT TATEWAKI, TAKE YOUR BOYFRIEND OUTSIDE AND LEAVE MY STORE ALONE!!!"
"UCCHAN?!" Ranma silently cheerd to himself, half expecting his old friend to remember him...but that hope vanished when he realised he was in his cursed form.