A/N: This chapter fully establishes the fact that this takes place in modern times as opposed to whenever Ranma takes place, while there have been references to modern things in past chapters (One Piece and Kung Fu Panda come to mind), anime, manga and the internet are all prevent themes in this chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 7: Ryoga VS. Kuno: The Set Up

Akane was in a good mood. For the first time in months, she didn't have to fight the Hentai Horde… well she didn't' have to fight them the day before, but this was the first time she didn't have to deal with them at all.

This was going to be a good day.

"What! You only found out about ONE PIECE!" yelled that boy who was making the dating sim (in fact the girl in Nabiki's class was his partner in crime).

Then again with this school.

"So what's the problem?" asked Momo.

"How can you not know about One Piece! I mean it's everywhere! TV, comics, movies, magazine covers, amusement parks, boats... I mean it's the king of anime right now!" said the boy, "It would be like one of your friends asking what Harry Potter is…"

"Harry Potter?" Hikaru asked Ranma.

"I heard that!" yelled the boy, "Well… that's a conversation for another day!"

"So…" said Ranma with a sweat drop, "I take it he's the class Otaku…"

"He wants to make a dating sim based on us." Said Akane with a massive sweat drop, "I think that goes with out saying."

"Say Momo." Said the boy sitting down, "Would you be interested in any other series?"

"What kind of series?" asked Momo.

"Well of course I'm going to lend you some One Piece." He said placing the first five volumes on the desk, "I'm also going to lend Sailor Moon, that's a classic, Lucky Star's good, I'll also add Haruhi Suzumiya since the two tend to go hand and hand, you need a harem one in there so I think Tenchi would suit you as it's also a classic, Azumanga Daioh would suit you well…" said the boy who looked at the large pile of manga, "I think that's good for now…"

Everyone in the room sweat dropped at the pile.

"Are you sure it's a good idea to lend those I mean what if she looses them?" asked Hikaru.

"Don't worry!" said the boy, "Those arte my lending copies."

"Lending copies?" asked Hikaru.

"One to own, one to collect and one to lend out." Said the boy.

Any sweat drops in the room got bigger. They had no idea that the class otaku are that level of otaku…

Later that afternoon, Ryoga was lost. Then again he's been lost for the past week so it's normal.

However he had managed to get word that the school that they were attending was Furinkan high. SO he was looking for both the Tendo Dojo and Furinkan High.

That was when he asked some random guy.

"Do you know where either Furinkan High or the Tendo Dojo is?" asked Ryoga.

The guy motioned over to the sign that clearly read Furinkan High.

"I'm here." He said to himself.

That was when noticed that school was getting out. He noticed a certain group right away as they left school, and among them was Chiyo.

Ryoga swallowed, "Chiyo!" he called out.

He ran towards the pink haired girl.

"Ryoga!" said Chiyo happily.

Ryoga ran towards her…

"I've been so worried about you." Said Chiyo.

"Yeah." Said Ryoga blushing slightly.

"Um… Ryoga… we're all here too." Said Ranma.

Ryoga sweat dropped when he saw the others.

"Sorry…" said Ryoga.

"So where you've been?" asked Ran.

"Oh just around, Osaka, Sapporo, Okinawa…" said Ryoga.

"How did he get to Okinawa?" asked Akane.

"I have no idea… and it wasn't the first time." Said Ranma, "He wound up five times when we went to school together."

"I was so worried about you." Said Chiyo.

"You were?" asked Ryoga.

Chiyo nodded with a smile that made Ryoga blush.

That was when Ryoga drew the umbrella he always carries and blocked an attack. The attack was from Kuno.

"Who are you knave?" asked Kuno, "And how you talk to the fair Chiyo."

Ryoga turned to his friends.

"Who is he?" asked Ryoga.

"Kuno, he's in Nabiki's class…" said Hikaru who didn't know how to put it.

"He's deluded himself into think we're all in love with him." Said Belle.

Ryoga nodded in understanding.

"How dare you talk to them as if you know them." Said Kuno.

"Um... Kuno, we've known him longer than you." Said Alex.

"Is this true?" asked Kuno.

The 6 nodded.

"I see… however I can't stand to see these fine ladies near someone like you." Said Kuno, "What is your name?"

"Ryoga Hibiki." Answered Ryoga.

He took out a piece of paper and began to writing something, then threw it at Ryoga.

"What this?" asked Ryoga.

"An official challenge letter for a duel." Said Kuno.

"I accept." Said Ryoga.

Everyone in the group but Akane groaned.

"This going to be stupid." Said Shampoo.

They all decided to talk about in Cologne's new restaurant.

The Cat Café, there was a sign in the window "For dress shop inquire in back"…

"Seriously?" asked Ranma, "You named it that?"

"Great grandmother thought it would be a cute name." said Shampoo.

They all went inside.

"Welcome to Cat Café… said Cologne, "Oh, Ryoga, you've returned."

They sat down, Cologne gave them free food.

"So you've received a challenge from Kuno." Said Cologne, "I heard a lot about him…"

"Do you want us to take you the fight tomorrow?" asked Alex.

"No I'll be fine." responded Ryoga.

"Ryoga…" sighed Ranma, "You know when were in school, your mom was do worried about you that had made take you home everyday you attended school."

"That's not true." Said Ryoga, "There days that my parents picked me up."

"Yeah, but you would return to school until a week later." Pointed out Ranma.

"From what we've heard, Ryoga's parents are just bad." Alex whispered to Akane.

Akane nodded, somehow not surprised about this fact.

"It's not that bad." Said Ryoga.

"Not that bad?" asked Ran, "It took you five hours to get back at night if you went out by yourself when we were staying the village."

"That's only if the guards didn't lead you back." Pointed out Cologne.

"If it weren't the grads, know where you have ended up." Said Ranma.

"My sense of direction isn't that bad." Said Ryoga, it was time like this that he was too prideful to admit he needed help with this.

Ranma sighed, "I think it's time to break it you." Said Ranma.

Ranma sighed, "You're an internet celebrity."

"What?" asked Ryoga.

Meanwhile in the quarter's used by the Kendo Team, a first year student knocked on the door.

"I'm meditating in here!" yelled Kuno.

"Sorry, I wanted to talk to you about something." Said the first year member of the kendo team

"Fine… come in." groaned Kuno.

The kendo member sweat dropped at he saw the walls… covered on them were posters of the 8 girls he was in love with.

"Okay… that's not creepy." the member of the Kendo Team said to himself.

"What do you want?" asked Kuno.

"Is it true you're fighting Ryoga Hibiki?" asked the team member.

"Yes, that is his name." said Kuno, "Why?"

"You have no idea who he is? Do you?" asked the team member.

He took out his smart phone, put up a site he needed it and showed it to Kuno. Kuno sweat dropped at the information he saw.

Back at the cat café, Belle was using a laptop that Cologne bought for her business. But she was having difficulties with the computer.

"No that's not it…" said Belle, "I didn't mean to click on that… why won't this close."

Hey, she was still new.

After several minutes, Belle finally got to the site Ranma was telling them about.

"Where on Earth is Ryoga Hibiki."

"Who made the site again?" asked Ryoga.

"I think some members of the computer club at our old school." Said Ranma.

"I see." Mumbled Ryoga.

"There's pictures from all over Japan and a few from other places, I don't know if it's still updating…" said Ranma, "It's been a while since I've seen it."

"It is." Said Belle.

The newest picture was Ryoga talking to Chiyo while blushing.

"Hey there's pictures form the last week." Said Momo, "Akihabara, Osaka, oh…"

"What's wrong?" asked Hikaru.

"He was seen at Tokyo Disney Land during the week." Mobbed Momo, after she heard about the famous theme park, she's been wanting to.

"Somehow I wound up there." Sighed Ryoga, "I didn't even pay for it."

"So basically you broke into Disney Land?" asked Ranma.

"I think so…" said Ryoga.

"If I were you, I would go anywhere near Chiba for a while…" said Akane.

Meanwhile at a store that sold camping supplies, Kuno had bought a tent.

"So I'm guessing you're going on a training journey." Said the clerk.

"No… I have challenged Ryoga Hibiki to a duel, and I must wait for him." Said Kuno realizing if what that website said was true, it would take days, a week at most to wait for him.

"Excuse me for a moment." Said the clerk.

"Hey Satoshi!" yelled the clerk to another clerk, "That guy just challenged Ryoga Hibiki to a duel."

That was when he heard uproarious laughter.

Little did the stores clerks know was that the store would soon go out business due to certain reasons.

Sometime later, Chiyo and Ryoga were talking outside of the Cat Café, why, because Ryoga decided to go to the duel on his own.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" asked Chiyo.

"I'm sure." Said Ryoga, "If I was able to survive the last few days with my curse, I'm sure I can survive as long as possible."

"That's good." Said Chiyo, "I've been worrying about you a lot."

Ryoga couldn't help but to blush when she said that.

"I'll see you soon Chiyo..." Said Ryoga.

"Wait." Said Chiyo, "Pinkie Pie had started spreading word of our real names around saying their nicknames, so you don't have to call me Chiyo all the time."

Ryoga thank, "Thanks for letting me know… Fluttershy." Said Ryoga.

Ryoga walked away in some random direction... seriously it was a random direction. He just chose to walk that way.

Akane, Belle and Momo were watching this though the window.

"Does she like him back?" asked Akane.

"We're not sure." Said Belle.

"She's always like that not even Rarity can tell… and they're best friends." Said Momo.

"I see." Said Akane.

That night at the Tendo Household. Soun and Panda Genma stared at Pinkie who was reading the pile of manga she was loaned. Particularly Azumanga Daioh.

"This is so funny!" laughed Pinkie, "There's a girl like Fluttershy in here but instead of the animals liking her they hate her."

"She's going to be one of those weird Otakus… isn't she?" asked Soun.

"You got that right." Signed Genma.

Nabiki headed the large guest room and knocked on the door.

"It's open!" came Rarity's voice.

She saw Rarity working on designs for dress.

"So you bring your work home with you?" asked Nabiki.

"Of course." Said Rarity.

Nabiki sat down, "Rarity, I have an idea. A small business venture."

"What do of business venture?" asked Rarity feelings unsure about Nabiki.

"Akane told me about Ryoga's celebrity status and the whole already knows about the duel." Said Nabiki, "I was thinking that join forces to make t-shirts."

"T-shirts?" asked Rarity.

"Yes." Said Nabiki, "The school is getting wise to my betting rings."

"You run betting rings?" asked Rarity with a sweat drop.

"That's besides the point." Said Nabiki, "Besides, I'm sure it will spread word of your dress shop."

"Fine…" sighed Rarity, "Deal…"

The two looked at each other… um… well limb.

"Should I shake your hoof?" Said Nabiki.

"That might be a good idea." Said Rarity.

The two shook.

At that very moment, everyone in both universes shuddered. It was strange, perhaps it was the living embodiment of greed (as a couple of Nabiki's classmates called her) and the Spirit of Generosity (as was Rarity's title in Canterlot) agreeing to make t-shirts together…

That is one sentence that should not exist.

The next day, at school, Momo returned more than half the manga she borrowed…

"You read all of this last night?" he asked, "It's a good thing I brought some more then."

She had a massive pile, that was bigger than before, "I think Slayers would be a good one, if you want more Magical Girl here's Shugo Chara, Bleach and Naruto are good too. Oh and I think Negima should be added, after all it goes from Harem to Action that you won't even notice, can't forget Ah, My Goddess, also a classic and finish it off Detective Conan…"

"She's going to introduce this thing to Equestria, isn't she?" asked Belle with a large sweat drop.

"Looks like it." Said Twilight with a massive sweat drop.

"Hey has anyone seen Ranma?" asked Akane.

Out in the field Kuno was setting up a tent.

"So, I see you heard about Ryoga's internet status." Said Ranma showing up.

"Come to make fun of me?" asked Kuno.

Ranma looked at the tent.

"No…" said Ranma, "Oh a tent… why didn't I think of it."

"You mean you tow had a duel and you had to wait" said Kuno.

"Sure let's go with that." Said Ranma.

One of the reasons why he missed out on the duel was that he caught a cold after waiting three days for Ryoga.

"You didn't think of binging a tent, did you Saotome." Said Kuno, "I win this round!"

"Why did I even bother…" said Ranma.

Meanwhile with Ryoga…

"Now where I am?" he asked.

Someone tapped him on the shoulder.

"Excuse me. Can I take a picture with you." Said a young woman.

Ryoga knew it had to with that website and agreed.

A few more people did that with him.

Ryoga just shrugged his shoulders.

What Ryoga didn't know was that he inadvertently somehow wandered into Tokyo Disney Land again…

"Should we call security?" asked a woman dressed like Cinderella, "I mean I he clearly didn't pay to get in… again…"

However the woman she was talking to was dressed like Snow White was taking pictures, "Never mind…" said the woman dressed like Cinderella.

And so the Duel between Ryoga and Kuno was on!

All that was needed to do was wait for Ryoga to make it back to the high school so it could happen.

Give it a week…

Next Time: Akane is feeling unsure about herself in one area... cooking. So she decides to cook dinner one night. After failing, Applejack and Pinkie Pie decides to teach her. May Celestia help them all...