Sister 21
ISDN
Kasumi
05/11/1992 , Monday
By the light off the moon, we see a small ship enter the Tokyo harbor. As it docks, a shadow hops to shore. Upon reaching shore it blends into the shadow scape of the Great City.
Three blocks away, the shadow reappears and tracks its prey not by any normal means, but rather by a skill crafted by the followers of Artemis, reforged by the centuries of practice, and honed by this master of the Art.
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Ranma-chan easily hopped the stone wall around the tendo-ke, and from there, to the window of his room that he shares with his father. Cuddling down under a light blanket, Ranma drifted off to sleep.
The only sound on the night was the snoring of the overstuffed panda.
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05/12/1992 , Tuesday
The predawn Sky shows us a what looks like a 1960 village of Japan. It is Why some of the older people choose this burg, in spite of the random acts of Chaos.
In the Background, we see the tops of the buildings of Greater Tokyo...
We are redirected to a lone Figure striding toward home, carrying two shopping bags stuffed. She has a glazed look in her eyes and a fools grin darning on her slim yet defined lips. She turns the corner. When she was about ten feet from the Gate, it creaked open, and a slightly groggy Akane emerged.
"Imoto-chan, Make your run short. You will be sparring with Ranma later this morning, before you use the furo. From now on, you will spar with either Ranma or Genma every morning. I remind you that you want to work on speed and endurance at this time."
Akane nodded and jogged off.
Kasumi set her bags next to the door, removed her shoes, and stepped into her house slippers. She yawned, and stretches, thrusting her tender breasts forward. Tofu learned a few new tricks and showed her just how well he had learned them.
Looking at the Clock, she counted down the seconds; 15 ...14...13...12... 'The old man knows how to teach, he just has trouble learning.' 6...5...4...3...2...1...
Splash!!!
"POP!!"
Round one of Panda Pounding...Go!
Kasumi stepped out on the back porch, and watched Ranma snap kick his father in to the stone wall around the compound. "Ranma, Go easy on him. This morning you will spar with Akane. Just above her level, no Dodging, just blocking, and every two attacks she throws, you are to return at least one yourself." She turned to go inside, but stops and turns back.
"Oh, Ranma. Do not worry about school today, you have a Doctor's appointment that is going to take most of your day. I do want you to walk Akane to school. The Boys need to broken of their habit of attacking her. Feel free to include Kuno at the top of the list. Twice."
Even the panda shivered at the tone used on the word 'twice'.
As the Panda-abuse resumed, Kasumi entered the center of her Domain. The Kitchen. Just before and after Ranma's death, This place had been revealed to her as a prison.
Now it was her Dojo. The center of her Art. An Art her mother was teaching her just before Mother fell ill. An Art that most Women knew something about, but few ever mastered it. An Art that She would now master, and even tease Ranma with.
She thought about how Ranma had reacted when he found out that his Mother was alive. The Joy he had when he was with her, the sorrow of having to hide his flaws and curse.
She would make up for that, this time.
The Soup was just about ready, when the gate opened and Akane entered the yard.
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Closing the gate behind her, Akane trotted around to the back yard...
...Just in time to see Ranma plant a Roundhouse into the older man, knocking him into the Koi pond. Stretching her legs, she sprinted, jumped... and brought her knee down when his head used to be. She rolled forward, to her feet.
"Good one Tomboy. Lets Dance."
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Fifteen minutes later...
Ranma held a flustered Akane down with a foot in the middle of her back.
"Not bad, your speed is up, your rage was in better check." removing her foot, she dropped to her knees on either side of Akane's hips. "Now what was that last night? Was I getting too friendly with your sister, or was I not getting friendly enough with you?"
"Pervert!!" Akane Exploded to her feet, throwing the busty redhead into the air.
"Breakfast is served!!" Both the redhead and panda disappeared.
Akane entered the house grumbling about perky breasted perverts. She made for the furo, knowing that she could grab a bite before school.
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A now male Ranma walked along the fence, next to a blue-black haired Akane, her long hair pulled back into a ponytail. "As I said earlier, Not bad this morning. I use my anger for power, but I have learned to focus it. You just allow it rage. If, this will take a great deal of effort on your part, if you focus it, you could be one massive fighter."
Akane snarled at the condensending male, "Do you have to be so...so..."
" Arragant?" Ranma flipped -twisted and landed on the other side of Akane. "What you are taking as Arrogance is Confidence on my part. I am the Best because Pops would not allow for anything else for the first 5 years of my training, of the next 5 it was a combined effort. I am Dan level in all the non-weapon standard schools, I am trained in few exotic schools, and know the basics of most weapons, if only to counter their attacks."
Glancing at the Girl walking beside him, "But all you are seeing is what I am now. Please know that I am trying to back off and show you what you are doing wrong rather then just mock you, other then what happens when we are not sparing, that is."
"Yeah, Right!"
"Did you know for speed training, Pops tied a rope around my waist, and the other end to the back of a train? I had to run twenty miles before the train stopped at the next town. For endurance, he tied me up and rolled me down the mountain side. I had to untie myself and drag the rope back up the hill before he ate my food. Sometimes he even waited until I hit the bottom of the mountain before starting to eat. "
"Stop telling stories."
"It is all true." looking ahead Ranma spotted the boys readying their attack... "Kasumi asked me to stop the assaults, but if you wanted I could allow you to handle them."
"Take care of them." She stopped and watched Ranma step forward to intercept the onslaught.
Ranma blurred into action. As one Move; kick to the chest of the Sumo Champ, knocking him into the Baseball and Hockey Teams, Grabbing the 'Lead Actor', and flinging him into the lighter weighted males, as he gut punched a football type, knocking the rest of the Horde sliding back into the school yard. Snapping out his left hand, he caught the rose, returning it like thorny shuriken, ripping across Kuno's face.
"By Decree of the Head of the Tendo Clan, these actions are to be of the past. Starting Now, If Anyone pushes unwanted advances on Any of the Tendo Girls, they will be met with the full force of Anything Goes. So claims the Head of Clan Tendo. "
"Who has the right to make that Declaration." Kuno limped up.
"Sensai Tendo, Has made this Declaration. Sensai has told me that I may use my judgement in how to deal with Transgressors, with Double for Kuno." This Whole time Ranma was looking forward, at Nabiki.