Ranma/ The Big Hit
'Easy Target'
Finale



"You get used to it after a while," Richter told the Korean woman sitting across from him in the lawn chair, "Though he doesn't change mentally. You couldn't find a nicer guy, really. More Glahwein?" The doors to his rooftop greenhouse slammed open, then fell from the hinges.

"RICHTER!!!!!!!" Bellowed a furious looking redhead, with her dagger guns at her side. She stormed forward to her current focus of rage, with Squeaky meekly following behind her.

"Ah, Ranma, we were just talking about you," the Austrian had been facing the doors when the pony tailed woman barged in. He understood why she was mad; he would take the blame for it.

"YOU..." the redhead seethed, her hands flexing and unflexing as she stared at her boss, unnoticing of the company he had with him, "You had a contract put on me. You hired outside help on me. They would be my old fiancées, no less..." Ranma threw one of her dagger guns into the table, sticking just a few inches away from clearing it and landing into the unflappable Austrian man, "So, I would just like to let you know, I... *QUIT*!"

"That's a shame, I have to say your current problems were a mistake on my part," Richter continued as if he were simply guilty for spilling wine on a carpet, "I thought my second would be trustworthy enough to take operations over while I partook a much needed hiatus with my children." He chuckled and took a sip from his steaming hot drink, "And you've wondered why I never took a vacation."

Ranma pulled her face from the ground, "What?"

"Fortunately my more loyal employees put a quick close to his ambition, I guess they missed informing you of the predicament."

"Oh, that's okay then, I guess," Ranma replied scratching the back of her head in slight confusion, "But I still quit." She added, attempting to sound stern, and then blinked when she noticed the other woman staring at her, "Uh, what are you doing here, Kim?"

"She's my guest in case you ended up doing something... rash," Richter stated, though he thought to himself that it would have been more effective if Ranma had noticed the woman offhand, "Understandable, I'll reimburse you for damages done to your home, car, and any medical bills."

"That's good then," Ranma folded her arms smugly; she knew how to get what she wanted.

"You'll also be given a healthy severance package, along with your standard pay for the next two paydays."

"Uh, mighty generous of you," Ranma replied, blinking.

"It's the least I can do." Richter stated.

"Well," Ranma said, retrieving her weapon that was imbedded in the table.

"Well it is," Richter replied with a nod.

"I guess I'll, um, be heading out then. You, uh, coming Kim?" The Korean woman nodded dumbly.

"Will you still be available for freelance?"

"You have my number," Ranma commented, as she walked from the greenhouse.

"We still up for training me on Tuesdays?"

"Sure, you're coming along too far to have you quit now."

"I'll see you then."

"Later" Ranma replied cheerfully, walking out the door.

Squeaky watched his partner walk away, and turned back to Richter, "Well, you know, heh, Iiiiiiii... I wasn't considering quitting your lovely employment, I mean your benefits package and all..." The Thai man shut up at the blank stare he was receiving, and fingered the tape in his pocket nervously, "Uh... heh, right." With that, he rushed out to join Ranma.

Richter took a sip from his steaming beverage, and turned to the row of marigolds next to him. It was good to part with employees on a good note.
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Chef entered the room, supporting Lavender on her shoulder, when they found their other partner still curled in fetal position and staring fearfully off into space.

"Oh no, not again!" Chef grumbled in concern, dropping Lavender, which in turned caused the woman to fall flat on her face and aggravate her broken jaw.

"Scarlet-chan, speak to me," Chef snapped a few times in front of the other woman's face, and went to searching her for any problems. She found a slash in Scarlet's right boot.

The chestnut-haired woman looked up wide eyed at Scarlet, "He... he tried to cut your leg?" Lavender's head shot up with her eyes just as wide as her partner's. Someone tried to cut Scarlet's beautiful, unmarred, lovely, perfectly toned legs. Such a crime was unforgivable to the 7 Fiancées.

"He will pay," Chef stated with the fury of an active Mount St. Helens, "By all we swear, we'll avenge this atrocity and follow him to the ends of the Earth until he pays." Chef stood solemnly with her fist clenched and tears of anger running like small rivers down her cheeks, as she stood over the cowering and totally out of it muscular and slightly butch woman.

Lavender noticed the tape case that was in the ruins of the desk, and picked it up. Once again, her eyes covered seventy percent of her face, and she started humming as loud as she could to get Chef's attention.

Finally the short haired woman became irritated from the other woman distracting her from a dramatic moment, "WHAT?" Lavender waved the empty tape case they all recognized. Despite her current inability to talk, the Chinese woman's question was loud and clear.

"Where... is the tape?" Chef asked nervously, both her and Lavender blushed crimson. Scarlet continued to stare out into space.
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Ranma pulled out of the building's parking garage and pulled into traffic. She had to admit, it went better than she thought it would have.

Kim sat quietly in the passenger's seat, with one question cycling through her mind. Finally she had to ask before it tore her apart, even if she didn't want to hear the answer, "So you're leaving for America?"

Ranma caught the nervousness in her best friend's voice, and considered something; her deception was up anyhow, might as well get on with her life.

"Don't worry, if I disappear, I wouldn't think of doing it without you." Ranma-chan had to smile to herself, that was pretty smooth even she had to admit.

Kim must have thought so too, as her eyes started watering up, and she launched herself at the smaller woman for a passionate kiss. Ranma blinked as she received, keeping one eye on the road.

"HEY! KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD, YOU DAMN LESBIANS!" a random driver shouted.

Kim and Ranma broke apart, blushing furiously.
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Squeaky's eyes were wide with fear as the woman, Scarlet he recalled her referring to herself as, pinned him five feet off the ground against the wall... upside down.

"DALLAS! I SWEAR THAT'S WHERE HE SAID HE WAS GOING!!!!"

"Ranma, don't think you're escaping us that easily," all three women thought to themselves darkly.
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"Well, and so ended my employment under Richter and Associates. I will miss the job, but some things you just have to stand for. Whether it ends for the best or the worst, the first thing you have to learn is move on in life. It's a shame Akane, Shampoo, Ukyo, and Pop didn't figure this out, but you make your own choices in life. I can happily say that the choices I'll probably end up making in the future, will be good ones."

Ranma turned with a genuine smile to the Korean woman, who smiled back at the redhead. Two suitcases lay in the back seat of the Cobalt blue 2001 McLaren convertible as they drove along the side of the airport.
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Credits:


Actors (in order of Appearance):
-Ranma Saotome.....................Ranma Saotome
-Guards at door....................Reece Freeman
...................................Justin Ball
...................................Lau Fei
...................................Emmit Rockston
-Squeaky...........................Carl Bishop
-Mr. Huei..........................Traci Mitchell
-Yohiko Saotome....................Ranma Saotome
-Richter Straumhaus................Burlis Hendrich
-Kim Hyun..........................Joyce Soon Nue
-Lavender..........................Xian Pu
-Shoplifter in the mall............Chris Dodson
-Richter's Second in Command.......Ichiro Nanakaze
-Guards of Mansion.................Benton Clair
...................................Darren Hong
-Mr. Vinci.........................Sal Belladini
-Martial artist....................Houston Chan
-Richter's daughter................Mercades Vernon
-Swordsman.........................Tatewake Kuno
-Scarlet...........................Akane Tendou
-Chef..............................Ukyo Kuonji
-Four men in hall of Vault.........Mike Richards
...................................Chris Ardor
...................................Jhun Huay
...................................Murray Nanakaze
-Oncoming driver 1.................April Fisher
-Oncoming Driver 2.................Darren Hong

Stuntmen:
-Ranma Saotome
-Reece Freeman
-Justin Ball
-Lau Fei
-Emmit Rockston
-Benton Clair
-Darren Hong
-Mike Richards
-Chris Ardor
-Jhun Huay
-Akane Tendou
-Xian Pu
-Ukyo Kuonji
-Murray Nanakaze
-Vince Dustin
-Casey Vernon
-Juliet Armstrong
-Shenmen Hayashi
-Mike Black
-Max Onigawa
-April Fisher
-Ichiro Freely
-Ilan Sorini
-Robert Wong
-Jeremy Keith
-Stony Hicks
-Mike Neivez
-Mike Baker

Stunt Coordinater:
WFROSE

Fight Choreography:
WFROSE

Costumes:
WFROSE

Scripting:
WFROSE

Original Concepts by Rumiko Takahashi and Ben Ramsey

'Mo Flo Jack'(Mr. Drunk Mix)
Performed by M-Flo
Remixed by Mummy D

'Let's Groove'
Originally performed by Earth, Wind, and Fire
Remixed by Tips & Tricks and Wisdom

'Hot Limit'
Performed by T.M. Revolution

'Come Back to Me' (Taku's Remix)
Performed by M-Flo
Remixed by DJ Taku

'How do you like Me Now'
Performed by M-Flo

'So You Say'
Performed by M-Flo

This has not been collaboration with any known studio or affiliation

Special thanks to:
-Rumiko Takahashi
-Ben Ramsey
-John Woo
-Mike Soto
-Steven Beaver
-Getz
-Rolo Fello
-Mike Parker
-Sheryl McClure
-Olorin
-Rez
-Rhakal
-Nabiki Tendou
-And everyone else that supported this production

This has been a WFROSE production
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"I... see," Kim replied with a slight more understanding.

"Yeah, I knew Squeaky couldn't keep his big mouth shut unless it was to save his own damn hide, so I told him we're going to lay low in America. I knew they wouldn't think I would be stupid enough to stay put."

"It is kind of stupid."

"Yup, it's perfect!" The redhead chirped, before she got a somber expression, "Are you sure you want me? I mean I come with a lot of baggage."

"Your baggage isn't so heavy, you just need help carrying it."

"You know about my curse."

"I think it's actually pretty neat! And I get the best of both worlds!"

"I can be a jerk sometimes."

"And I'll be a bitch right back."

Ranma-chan smiled at her new lover's comment, and then stood up to stretch, "It's been a long day, so I'm going to turn in, feel free to crash wherever you want. The Redhead trudged up to her room, finally feeling the total exhaustion of the events of the last couple of days. She stumbled into her room, and without removing her clothes, flopped onto her bed to quickly allow sleep to claim her.

Light footsteps came up the hall shortly after, and trailed into the room. Ranma cracked one eye open, as she felt Kim's hands on her upper back.

"If you don't mind, I kind of want to just sleep tonight." Kim pouted a bit, but lay beside the redhead with a slight smile.
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17 Hours later

"DON'T THINK YOU CAN HIDE FROM US, RANMA!!!"

"Mommy, are they Charlie's Angels?" A little girl asked her parent among the crowded Dallas airport.

"Now dear, just ignore the nice prostitutes."

Dallas is a big city.