Ranma: Son of Saki

Episode 2:
Of Weak and Strong.
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AN: Before I start, let me say that I'm amazed by how many people actually hate Akane. I find her the most likable fiancee, the others have almost every one of her faults plus more. Anyway, for those that complain about the fanfic being R/A I tell you that this is an action fic, not a romance. Akane and Ranma will most likely NOT end up married. But I will keep Akane a main character. She will star from time to time, she will have as much 'screen time' as Ranma, the turtles and Karai.

Now, talking about the differences between Ranma Saki and Ranma Saotome... I do have a complete list of what stories from the manga didn't happen, as I do for stories that did happen and others that sorta did. I posted it on a forum here at I will go with flashbacks from time to time when something needs to be explained.

Ranma has NO control over Konatsu or the Amazons. If he asked for their help for anything, it would be on their good will and nothing else. He does however, have an alliance with the Musk. That will be explained better in a future chapter, as will the whole Jusenkyo water thing.

Finally... there will always be corny moments. It is a TMNT crossover, it wouldn't be TMNT if it didn't have a touch of corniness.
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That day had started like any other day, but soon his guilt turned it into so much more. He felt responsible for the chaos New York found itself in. He and his brothers when they defeated the Shredder hadn't thought about the consequences. Without him every small faction that used to work for him would go into separate ways and start a war. The city was at war! How could his brothers and master think so little of that? They said that it wasn't the time, that it wasn't their war, that he shouldn't care.

But Leonardo Hamato knew better.

It was the time.

It was their war, they had started it.

And they should definitely care. He knew he did.

And so he had left his family to go play vigilante by himself. His brothers soon followed him. At first he thought that they had come to understand that he was right, that everything was their fault. He was sadly mistaken. They had come only to aid him because they didn't wish him dead.

They fought the Foot, the Mob and the Purple Dragons.

By the time they thought their enemies were defeated or wouldn't bother them for a while, the Foot had reappeared. A NEW Foot. One that had a strong leader.

They followed one that called herself Karai.

One that moved like a ghost.

One that had her sword just under his head. So close to his throat that he thought everything was going to end at that very moment. Would his brothers and friends survive?

He looked at the helpless figure of Casey Jones that had been defeated by two of Karai's men. He knew they were going to die. There was no hope. But then, something happened.

Karai lowered her sword. "Remember this, Leonardo, if I had come to destroy you and your brothers, I would have done so already. I came to ask for your help"

Raphael growled and got rid of the two ninja that had him by each side. "Like hell we will, the Foot has caused us enough problems as it is!"

Karai sighed and vanished from sight just in time to sidestep a very angry and frustrated turtle. When she reappeared, she had her sword just inches from the turtle's right eye. "If you do anything funny like that again, you WILL lose your eye."

Leonardo took a step towards her. "Why would you need our help?"

Raphael stood there, with the sword just about to stab his right eye. "Don't listen to this bitch, Leo! She worked for that slime-ball Shredder!"

Karai frowned and punched the turtle with the red bandanna. "You will pay for being disrespectful to my father, mutant"

Leonardo opened his mouth sightly but then closed it again. Every turtle plus Casey looked at the female ninja surprised. "Father?" finally asked leader of the turtles. "You're that monster's daughter."

Raphael stood up one more time, now he was next to Leonardo facing Karai. "That's it Leo, this bitch will stab us in the back if we give her any help, let's kick the shell out of these creeps"

Leonardo raised his hand to stop his brother from attacking again. "We are weak from our previous fights this day, Raph, we're in no condition to deal with the Foot now."

Karai smiled. "So you will hear me out"

Leonardo raised his ninjaken. "We will, but if we don't like what we hear, I will allow Raphael to kill you."

Raph frowned. "What do ya mean 'allow'?"

Karai nodded. "Very well, I need your help to restore order to the Foot"

Donatello stood up, he could barely keep himself up with the help of his Bo staff. "We... we are not mercenaries, why would we want to help you?"

Karai smiled at the genius turtle. "Because, Donatello, right now I have every right to strike with vengeance at you, your family and your friends. How long would it take to kill that rat you call father? Or what about that mouse of a girl you hang out with, April?"

Leonardo didn't look happy. "We don't like threats"

"I'm not threatening you. You destroyed my father, my family. For that, I have every right to destroy yours. It's only fair"

Raphael launched himself at her. "FAIR?" He tried to stab her with his sai. "Your father almost killed us countless times! That asshole was the worst guy I ever met! It's only fair for him to be six feet under!" He attacked with no stop, but Karai dealt with every little stab and kick with no problem. She was not only in better shape than him. She was the superior fighter.

Finally the woman got irritated by his words. She glowed with power and kicked him violently. The turtle landed by Leonardo's feet.

Leonardo took his brother and confirmed that he was bloody. That last kick had somehow cut Raphael and he was losing a lot of blood. "Stop!" When he noticed that Michelangelo was getting up he yelled. "Don't do anything!"

Everyone was looking at him, waiting for something. His brothers and friends, an order. His enemies, for his surrender.

This had been his fault, he told himself. If he hadn't tried to play Batman, his brothers would be at home. And Raphael wouldn't be almost dead.

He did what he thought was what his brother needed to survive. "What's your request?" He dropped his sword.

Karai didn't smile, she just nodded. "I want to bring order where there's only chaos. If you are to help me... The Foot will no longer seek to destroy you."

Leonardo picked Raphael's limp body up and frowned. "How do we know that you will keep your word?"

"I'm honourable, I follow the code of Bushido. My word means everything to me."

Leonardo nodded. He could relate to that.

Raphael coughed blood on his face. "Don't... don't hear her bro... she's... she's full... full of crap"

Leonardo didn't mind his brother's blood on his face, but he couldn't accept what his brother was telling him. "Raph, if I don't, this fight will resume, and you will die."

"So... let me... let me..." Raphael was unconscious.

"RAPH!" Yelled Casey as he, somehow, dealt with both of the ninja that had him. He kicked one on the ribs and the other he punched dead on the face. "LEO, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!"

Leonardo nodded. "Meet me here tomorrow at the same hour"

Karai watched as he, his brothers and Casey left. She looked victorious.

That's it until a metallic voice talked to her. "Wipe that smile from your face, Karai"

She turned around and was surprised to find the Shredder on a nearby building that was taller than the one she was on. She had been sure that her father was in no condition to handle the suit. "Master?"

The Shredder landed in front of her and laughed a little. "I fooled you" It was then when a second figure landed next to her and she knew who was impersonating the Shredder.

"Brother" she muttered. "What are you doing?" She should've known. The armor was sightly different. It was reddish.

Ranma took the helmet out of his head and winked at his sister. "Taking my father's mantle until he's strong enough to come back"

Karai looked at Akane and frowned. "And where's father?"

The girl bowed a little at Karai. "The master is at his chamber, healing."

Karai nodded. "I thought finding him would take you too a lot longer"

Ranma smiled and put the helmet back on his head. "I know you would. But anyway, father has given us instructions"

"Of what sort?"

Ranma pointed at her. "This alliance you're planing to do with the Turtles. He doesn't approve of it."

Kara looked frustrated. "We need them, if we don't getting the Foot back together will be a lot more difficult"

"So? Father's first order was to get Hun back to us, same as Stockman. Then we deal with the turtles."

Karai didn't look amused. "I already gave my word to Leonardo"

"You told him that if they helped us we would stop going after them, didn't you?" Asked the younger Saki.

"Yes" answered the older woman.

"Then, if they don't help the Foot, there's no need to break your promise"

"That's true. But I don't find that solution any better than breaking my word."

Akane raised her head a little. "Doing that would be the same as going against her word, Ranma"

Ranma feinged not hearing the girl and took a good look at the roof where Karai and her men had fought the turtles. "You beat the crap out of them"

"I like to think I did, yes" there was something cold in Karai's voice.

"Why would you let them go? If they were defeated by your men, what use could they be for restoring order?" Ranma couldn't understand his sister at that moment.

"They are bait, and strong fighters. They are stronger when rested."

Ranma didn't agree. "Anyway, I'm out. I'm going after the Purple Dragons. That guy, Hun, could be useful. Sister, you should go back to the tower."

Karai was annoyed. "Since when do I follow your orders?"

"Since father put me in charge" Retored Ranma.

"What about me?" Asked Akane sightly annoyed that Ranma apparently had no plans for her.

Ranma looked at her for a moment and sighed. "Follow the turtles, they should be close, they are wounded and the hotheaded one is half dead"

Akane nodded but just before she was about to leave, Ranma stopped her. "Don't you dare face them. You're not strong enough"

"WHAT?" Yelled the girl.

Ranma didn't flinch. "Not even with your battle suit you could deal with the turtles, I saw how they fight. They're a team. You are only to follow them to their home, then come back."

"Ranma, I'm a ninja too..." muttered Akane, raising her voice.

"And I'm not only your fiance, I'm your master too now. Don't do anything risky, understand?"

Akane nodded, not happy at all. "We will talk later" and with that, she left to trail the turtles.

Karai smiled at Ranma, who was ready to leave in the opposite direction. "You just pissed off your girfriend."

"We're not..." muttered Ranma but stopped himself. "I care about her, I do. But I'm not ready for that kind of thing I guess. I'm not going to let her be hurt just because she wants to prove herself. Now, leave. Father wants to talk to you"

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Weak was she? She'd show Ranma. Since Jusendo she felt stronger, faster and she could sense any type of danger that neared her. She was moving at speeds just months before she wouldn't have dreamed. The suit had given her a pourpouse. She was focused following the trail of blood from Raphael. She found the turtles and Casey Jones just four blocks from the place of the fight. They were putting Raphael into the back of a van.

Akane's eyes narrowed at the sight. She had met weird looking martial artists in the past, but this was ridiculous. The turtles were... weirder than Jusenkyo victims.

She followed the van, it wasn't too difficult as it wasn't exactly a racing car. The turtles had parked into some sort of abandoned place.

She waited a couple of minutes before quietly entering there. She looked around, surprised to find no turtle or man in the place. Where had they gone?

Akane was about to give up her quest when she noticed the trail of blood again. Raphael was close. She followed the trail and found a strange looking mark on the wall. She put her hand on it without thinking twice.

What followed half surprised Akane. A bright light blinded her. She closed her eyes and heard a strange sound, like some sort of machine. When she reopened her eyes, she found herself in some sort of ancient room. It almost looked like a pyramid from a movie.

And then, a giant door in front of her opened. Her eyes widened as she saw the turtles, a giant rat and two humans there. They were all around the sleeping body of Raphael, but were also looking at her with a mix of surprise and anger.

"FOOT!" Cried the redheaded woman that was tending Raphael's wound.

Akane jumped into the room, at the sight of three armed turtles and one man that looked like he meant business she took a deep breath. She now understood what Ranma had meant.

"Goongala, GOONGALA!" Was the battle cry of Casey Jones as he ran to where she was, bat in hand. She kicked him on the chest.

She smiled. Maybe it wasn't as difficult as it looked.

One of the turtles, the one with the nunchaks, intended to kick her, but she sidestepped and punched it dead in the face. "KYA!"

"Stop this madness!" yelled the rat as he faced her.

Akane took a step back. The aura of the rat was that of a master. It felt almost like when she met Herb. "Great, more freaks"

The rat's eyes narrowed. "Who are you, young miss?"

"Isn't it obvious, Splinter? She's a foot!" Casey Jones yelled from the floor. It was clear that he was still in pain.

"Silence, young Jones, this girl isn't like any Foot we met before. There's an aura of goodness in her"

Akane looked around. She counted two exits: go back to where she came from or going to a circular door that was at her right. The first option had the main problem that she didn't know how that magical room worked. The second one had the problem that she had to outwit her opponents.
She knew she had only one choice though, she had no idea how to go back, but she had a chance going forward. "So you're the turtles, and company"

The Splinter nodded. "Are you a Foot ninja?"

Akane found herself unable to lie to the mutant rat. "Yes"

Leonardo looked angry. "So Karai wasn't as honorable as she said she was..."

Akane turned to the turtle with the swords and shook her head. "I don't follow lady Karai's orders. And I didn't come to destroy you, just follow you."

Michelangelo frowned at her. "That still doesn't sound good, what do we do with her?"

Akane used her best 'cute' face. "You could let me go." She was getting nervous.

Leonardo frowned and sheathed his swords. "Very well, you don't come to fight. Tell us who you work for." He took a step towards her.

That was all she needed. When Leonardo last expected it she went forward and hit him with her strongest uppercut. She then went to the exit by the other end of the room. Donatello jumped to where she was but with the help of her battle suit she was able to take the turtle's Bo staff and use it against him, she hit him on the ribs.

When she thought she was going to make it, she found herself in front of the mutant rat, again. "Get out of my way old... rat?"

"Why are you doing this, child?"

"My family is honour-bound the the Saki line, that's enough good reason for me"

Leonardo stood up and took his swords out. "You said you weren't following Karai's orders, who are you?"

Akane tried to punch Splinter, but the rat simple protected himself with his stick. Akane followed by trying kick multiple times, each time she missed. The rat answered with a swift hit with his stick. A hit that Akane thought got to a shiatsu point as she was feeling sleepy.

She fell like a lifeless body.

Michelangelo smiled and cheered. "And the Master hits and it's out of the park! The public roars with amazement!"

Leonardo didn't look as happy as his brother. "This isn't good. Who's she? I didn't see her in our fight with Karai's men. And I doubt she wouldn't use her in a fight"

Donatello took his Bo, he had a big bruise on his face. "Tell me about it, she's strong as an ox"

Casey stood up with the help of April. "Hah, she was nothin' we did beat her"

Splinter frowned at the man but said nothing to him, instead he took the girl's mask off and frowned at her. "I don't know who this is, but there's something about her that makes me think of the past... I just don't know what."

"So, she's a Foot, master?" Asked Leonardo.

"She must be, she said so"

"She could be lying"

"She wasn't, I can assure you that"

Donatello sat down next to Raphael and frowned looking at his sleeping body. "So she wasn't working for Karai, but she is a Foot?"

Michelangelo went to the refrigerator and took milk from there, he started drinking it. "Maybe she's one of the rogue, you know, one of Shredder's old pals that don't like Karai?"

Splinter shook his head. "I doubt it, if that were the case we would know of her by now" he thought about the girl for a moment. "Besides... there's something off about her, her skills seemed beyond what her aura told me. Almost as if we were fightng two people at the same time."

Leonardo frowned. "This just keeps getting better."

Raphael opened his right eye and groaned. "Just... just kill her... and be over... with it"

They all looked at him.

Donatello smiled and checked his pulse and wounds. "You healed pretty quickly"

Raphael smirked a little. "Do I look... healed?"

"No, we're not killing her. That would be the most dishonourable thing we could do in our current situation" Splinter declared.

"But she knows where you live master" Muttered Casey. "If you let her go, that Karai chick will not think about it twice, you guys dealt with his father, that's not something you just forget"

Splinter closed his eyes. "That may be true, young Jones. We don't know this Karai person yet."

"So, what do we do with her?" asked April.

The rat-man walked to his chamber. "I think I may have an answer to that question miss O'Neil. I got mail from China last week"

"What does that have to do with anything?" Casey asked April in a small voice, she just shrugged.

When Splinter came back, he had a small plastic bottle with him. "This will do the job, I believe"

Michelangelo frowned. "Is that shampoo?"

Donatello was confused. "Why would a shampoo be of any help, sensei?"

The mutant rat showed them the bottle. "It's a magical shampoo, formula number 110, it's used to erase memories."

Leonardo frowned. "Is that wise master? What if it doesn't work?"

"Then we will be forced to move out of our lair"

"Jus' kill her" uttered Raph.

"We will not" repeated Splinter. He turned to April. "Miss O'Neil, I need you to wash her hair, you have to think the whole time that you want her to forget about us, can you do that?"

April took the shampoo from Splinter and nodded. "It shouldn't be too much of a problem sensei"

Half an hour later, the turtles left Akane all the way to the other side of the city. When she woke up, she felt cold. She looked around. "Great, I have no idea where the hell I am" She thought about it for a moment. "Is this how poor Ryouga feels all the time?" She frowned at the thought. "But who's Ryouga?"

She got up and put her hand on her hair. "Now, when did I felt so fresh before?" She close her eyes and left the alley were she woke up.

She looked around and groaned, she had no idea about... anything. "Great"

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AN:
Akane isn't stronger than the turtles. They were weak after quite a few fights in a row.