Akane then started to walk in the opposite direction of Ranma
Then suddenly, as she neared the end of the stage, she was grabbed by unknown hands and pulled offstage.
Ryoga soon walked back onstage with a bewildered look on his face.
"I wonder what that was all about. Wait, was that Akane. I need to tell Ranma. Scratch that, I'll rescue her myself and steal all the glory from Ranma. Now If I can just figure out where I am"
As Ryoga continued to search for any clues as to where he was, Ranma soon walked up behind him carrying a large backpack.
Ranma, not wanting to be discovered, ran off stage. Then a splashing noise was heard and the now female Ranma walked out and quickly grabbed a blanket from her pack and draped it over herself to hide her identity.
As he walked by, Ryoga spotted him and tapped on his shoulder.
"Excuse me, have you seen a girl with purple hair running by have you?" asked Ryoga.
Ranma quickly disguised his voice and responded, "No, why do you ask."
"She kidnapped a uh…friend of mine."
"Do you at least remember what direction she was heading?"
"Uh…north I think."
Ranma quickly shed his disguise and remarked, "That means head head south, thanks Ryoga."
Then Ranma leaped of stage.
Ryoga stood there for a while and then finally realized who he was talking too.
"Ranma, how dare you trick me?"
Suddenly, a dark tune started playing.
Ryoga: Took from me all that I had
Left my soul and spirit dead
Killing everything in me
What is one used to be three
Now to drive away the pain
I'll destroy all I disdain
I'll become what I despise
Living someone else's lies
Don't ever back down
Don't ever turn around
My end has come
So now I come for you
Now obsession rules my mind
This commotion makes me blind
Searching out who ever runs
Or has stolen away my life
But I've already said
Don't ever back down
Don't ever turn around
My end has come
So I come for you
You took my everything
I'll take your dying breath
I can't feel anything but
I'll live to see you to your death
A new heart within me
It might be just as quick
Through your tortured expense
'Cause I won't back down
Don't ever back down
Don't ever turn around
My end has come
So now I come for you
I'll drive you down
I'll beat you to the ground
My end has come
So now I come for you
DON'T BACK DOWN!
Ryoga then remarked, "And when you're all worn out from rescuing Akane, I'll make my move." Then, he resumed his pursuit of Ranma.
The lights onstage suddenly darkened and a backdrop fell. The picture on the backdrop was clearly designed to look like an abandoned warehouse.
Then, Shampoo walked onstage, dragging a tied up Akane.
"What are you planning to do with me?" asked Akane.
"Shampoo get rid of you, then have Ranma all to self."
"That's crazy"
"You think that crazy. Just wait until you meet my helper. When I found her, her own insanity left her very open to suggestion."
Then, Kodachi walked out wearing a nurse's uniform and holding a scalpel in each hand.
Shampoo: Meet the death doctor
with the hungry scalpel!
Here's my prognosis:
Will she live?
Kodachi: Doubtful
I'm the street physician
Carving flesh sculptures!
Shampoo: She'll paint you up like-a Rembrandt!
Won't, you like that?
Kodachi: Better start praying when you see me coming...
Shampoo: 'Cause tonight it's curtains!
Kodachi (Shampoo): I'm (She's) the night surgeon!
Shampoo: Remember who you are
Kodachi: I remember
Shampoo: See your knife!
See it glide!
See it slice!
Koachi suddenly held a scalpel to Akane's face and quick sliced of a lock of Akane's hair, and then dangled the lock in front of her.
Shampoo: Perfect!
Kodachi: Who's your night surgeon?
Hope you have my Ranma!
Shampoo: Or it's buon viagg-ee!
Remember who you are
Kodachi: I remember
Kodachi then held her scalpels to to Akane's neck
Kodachi: I'll remember her every dying whisper,
Every desperate murmur.
I'll remember... I'll remember...
I'm the masked horror on your street corner.
Make your momma mourn you.
Kodachi(Shampoo): I'm(She's) the Night Surgeon!
Then, as Kodachi was about to cut Akane's throat, Ranma came swinging in on a rope that seemed to come out of nowhere.
"Let the tomboy go," he shouted.
He quickly ran over to Akane and untied her. However as soon as he did, she slapped him.
"What was that for" he said.
"You were late," yelled Akane.
The next thing they knew, Kodachi threw a smoke bomb at them.
"Step away from my Ranma" yelled Kodachi.
"You no needed anymore," said Shampoo.
Shampoo pulled out a rag and doused it in chloroform. Then, she snuck up behind Kodachi and quickly put her to sleep.
She then marched up to Akane, glared at her, and then proceeded to punch her in the gut. Akane responded by sweeping Shampoo's legs out from under her.
Ranma was about to help her out when Ryoga came running out from the left side of the stage shouting, "Ranma, prepare to die."
Ranma was too distracted by Shampoo and Akane that he took a heavy punch to the face. Ranma quickly got his head in the fight and when Ryoga charged again, Ranma punched him in the gut and used the momentum to lift Ryoga off his feet and slam him onto the ground.
Shampoo quickly pulled out another smoke bomb and threw it towards Akane. As it went off, Akane was kicked directly into Ranma and they both fell down to the floor.
"How are you doing?" asked Ranma.
"Fair," Akane Replied.
"Need any help"
"No"
"Too bad. I bet that if you and I work together, we could beat both of them easily."
Ranma: Where are the people that accuse me?
The ones who beat me down and bruised me
They hide, just out of sight
Can't face me in the light
They'll return, but I'll be stronger
God I want to dream again
Take me where I've never been
I want to go there
This time I'm not scared
Now I am unbreakable
It's unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me
"Come on Akane, we can do this" said Ranma.
"Fine, but if we make it out of here, you have to stay and not run off like you were planning to."
"Fine. I'll stay. You know, you can be really un-cute when you're like this."
"At least I'm not a pervert. Oh, and one more thing Ranma."
"What"
"Thanks for coming back."
Akane: Sometimes it's hard to just keep going
But faith is moving without knowing
Can I trust what I can't see
to reach my destiny?
I want to take control, but I know better
God I want to dream again
Take me where I've never been
I want to go there
This time I'm not scared
Now I am unbreakable
It's unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me.
Ranma: Forget the fear, it's just a crutch
That tries to hold you back until your dreams are dust
All you need to do is just try
Both: God I want to dream again
Take me where I've never been
I want to go there
This time I'm not scared
Now I am unbreakable
It's unmistakable
No one can touch me
Nothing can stop me.
Ranma took Akanes' hand in his. Then as Ryoga and Shampoo charged again, they both kicked out and hit their opponents square in the the jaw. Ryoga was first to recover but as soon as he got up, Akane and Ranma kicked him back down again.
Shampoo then tried to attack Akane from behind with a jump kick. Luckily, Ranma caught her in mid air. Then Akane grabbed Shampoo from Ranma and threw her across the stage.
Try as they might, neither Ryoga nor Shampoo could face the combined might of Ranma and Akane. Eventually, they both went down and stayed down.
"Can we go now" said Akane.
"Sure, but it feels like we forgot something."
Then, Tatewaki Kuno swung in the same way Ranma did while yelling, "Let my fierce tigress go you fiend".
"You're a little late Kuno" said Ranma.
Kuno charged Ranma with his sword held high. Ranma however, simply tripped Kuno who fell flat on his face.
"Look you jerk. Akane never belonged to you. She's my fiancée. If you so much as touch her, I'll kill you."
As soon as Ranma finished his sentence, Kodachi started to wake up.
"Brother dear, what are you doing here" she asked.
Kuno quickly got up and announced, "It's none of your concern but, I am in the process of rescuing the fair maiden Akane Tendo from this villain."
"You will not harm my Ranma darling," shouted Kodachi.
Kodachi quickly pulled out her signature ribbon wrapped it around Tatewaki's sword. Akane and Ranma decided to leave the two to their madness and ran off the stage.
The songs used in this chapter were
"The End Has Come" by Ben Moody
"Night Surgeon" from Repo: The Genetic Opera
"Unbreakable" by Fireflight
Just two more chapters to go. One covering the last part of the play and one that gets back to the real lives of Ranma and Akane.