Hidden Power: Chapter 3
By W0nderboy/SSJ4_Cloud (They are still the same person by the way.)
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" Means talking
Means anything seen inside it is a thought
() Means a thought inside a sentence.

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Prologue
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Ranma was trying to figure out what the hell that paper was. It wasn't Japanese, that's for sure. It looked more alien-like. Why in hell the Tendos had it was beyond him. A sharp wind suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blew it out of his hand. "Crap. They are gonna kill me!" He ran after the paper with gaining no success in catching it. The paper flew past him and around a corner with Ranma close behind.

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"Akane, are you okay?"

"Huh, yeah." Kasumi was wheeling her to the house.

"You are not to go anywhere. You are going to rest."

When Kasumi said something, you had to listen, no matter what. Her mind was elsewhere though. She still felt guilty for lying to Kasumi. Kasumi was just being a good sister and what did she do? Ran off and nearly risks her life. Kasumi was a bit hurt, it showed.

"I'm going to get some tea." She began to leave.

"Kasumi?"

"Yes"

"Uh...Nothing"

Kasumi left and then Akane whispered, "I'm sorry."

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Kasumi whispered, "It's ok Akane"

Even though she knew that Akane wouldn't hear it.

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Soon. He could feel it, he would eliminate her today. That boy seemed occupied enough. Ha. These humans were amusing. His only threat was chasing a piece of paper. Now to get to the Tendo residence...

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He wandered about the streets. He was lost. Just great, why of all places and at this time? Suddenly a piece of paper flew into his hands. The writing was not of this world, so where did it come from?

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Nabiki had gone up to the attic again. She noticed that the recipe was gone. "Ranma forgot to put it back." Then something caught her eye. It was a picture of her, Kasumi, and Akane when they were younger and...

"Mommy."

A tear rolled down her cheek and hit the photo.

Ryoga walked by the attic and heard crying.

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Ranma saw a man with spiky black hair, and he was reading the paper!

"Hey! Um..."

He ran up to the man. He attempted to catch his breath, and then he spoke.

"That..paper, can I have it?"

The man's face turned serious.

"Where did you get this?"

"Uh, at my fiancée's house. Why?"

He gave a deep stare at Ranma. "Please show me."
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Part I
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He was here. The Tendo residence. Now he had to do was wait for Akane Tendo. The youngest daughter. This would be a piece of cake. He did not understand why this girl was so much trouble that she had to be eliminated. No matter. All she had to do was die. That was all. He looked at the clock on the tower, and then he pulled out a Manga and started to read.

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Akane and Kasumi went on their way after Kasumi got the tea. Akane felt like there was nothing she could do about Kasumi.

"Akane?"

"Yes Kasumi?"

"Um, never mind."

Kasumi... I understand how you feel. I didn't mean to hurt you like this by risking my life. I will never forgive myself.

"Akane?"

"Yes Kasumi?"

"Well your not talking that much. Is anything the matter?"

I know where she's going with this.

"Nothing"

"Oh. OK."

Silence for a minute, the Kasumi said, "You know, this isn't as bad when you fell into the river."

"What are you talking about Kasumi?"

"Well, when you were younger, you fell into the river."

"Oh yeah, I remember now."

"Um, I won't talk about that again. Sorry."

As they moved along, Akane's mind was wandering back. To that day, when she almost drowned. That was a day she was trying to forget. But she was saved. Saved by...

"We're almost there."
Akane's concentration was broken. Oh well. Better not to think about it. She would just wait until they got back home.

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Ryoga didn't know what to do. So he just went up. A few minutes later he plunged back down into the hallway. Nabiki looked down. "Geez Ryoga, you scared me. Where did you come from anyways?"
"Well, um.. I just got back from Brazil looking for a something to give to Akane so she could feel better."
At least he means well. , Though Nabiki to herself.
"Where is Akane anyways?"
"She's on her way home. She and Kasumi should be here soon enough. Let's wait on the porch."
Ryoga nodded and walked outside. Surprisingly, he made it with no trouble. Nabiki closed the attic and went to join him. She was looking for that paper Ranma found. It was weird. She knew that Ranma was probably thinking what she was.
What the hell is on that paper?
Kasumi only sent her to get it. She never told her that the recipe would be in a strange looking language. Ranma had it. No doubt. He must have hidden it after Kasumi told him to put it back. She would deal with him later. For now, she had to make sure that both she AND Ryoga would meet Akane.

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Running. As fast as he could. He knew that he wasn't lost after all. He had to get there quick. Otherwise, what his suspicions would never be answered.
"Which way?"
The black haired boy ran a certain way, and he followed. He had hoped that the boy wasn't misleading him. That would be a big problem.

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"Welcome home Akane!"
Ryoga and Nabiki were waiting for her at the Tendo house. It was really nice, but where was...
"Welcome home Daughter!"
Saotome held up a sign that said welcome home. Ranma was missing. Where was he?

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"Almost there."
He ran across until he saw a bunch of people at the front of a building. Oh well. He would just go run up, kill her and then exit fast. He finally saw his target. The shorthaired girl, being pushed in a wheelchair. He had tracked her when she was in the hospital. The humans looked strong, but he doubt they were faster then he was. Heh. He hid in some bushes and started charging a Ki blast in his hand. It would be small, but deadly. He started charging a Ki blast in his hand. It would be small, but deadly. Heh. Like the great Freeza had once said: This would be nothing at all.

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"What?"

"What's wrong Akane", asked Kasumi quietly.

"Nothing", replied Akane back, "I just though I saw someone is all."

Kasumi looked around. No one was there. Still she had a bad feeling about al this, and felt like she should move her into the house. But this was not going to happen, because everyone was crowded around Akane. If anything should happen to her...

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He felt two powers. One was who he was looking for. The other was just a few feet away. No one saw him, so he must be hiding. Which meant...

"How long?"

The boy said, "Almost there."

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Ranma stared at the man. Who was he? And why did he want to go to the Tendo Dojo? He didn't ask him, he just led.

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The knot in her stomach was still there. She knew someone was there, he could feel it, but where. Then she heard Akane whisper,

"Kasumi, do you feel that?"

Akane could feel it too?

"Maybe I should go inside."

Kasumi agreed, but it was too late.

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The Ki had finally finished charging...

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Ranma knew they were almost there. But why? The thought ran through his head all the way there. For some reason, this had been the longest trip back to the Tendo Dojo for some reason.
Then he heard the man mutter something he couldn't hear. Just a block away... That's all.

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He dashed forward at an incredible speed, with the Ki energy in hand. He gave an evil laugh. He never reached his goal. Then a kick came out of nowhere.

"WHAT!!!??? IT...IT CAN'T BE!!! The kick hit him. He fell back. He looked up and saw the Ki blast come right at him... A flash next. He felt extreme pain. The he realize that he had no arm. He looked around to see the attacker. Maybe it was that boy with the bandanna, but then he saw two newcomers and a man with spiky hair going up!!!??? Then he released what just happened. SHI... He never finished that sentence.

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The attack went quick. But the lost boy had seen it all. What the hell was going on? The man had just stepped into the scene a few seconds after whatever that thing lying on the ground grasping in pain was had emerged from the brush. He had kicked it, and that thing's Ki blast landed on top of itself and blew off its arm. But why was he running towards them. Then a knot tied in his stomach. He knew whom it was for.

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He walked over to the alien and grabbed it by the head. He was pissed.
"Why are you doing this?"
Nothing
"Who are you?"
Still nothing. Then it spoke.
"I am invincible."
He threw the beast into the air, held his hand flat for a second, and then the hand became a fist.

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He had failed. As he was flying though the air, he though fast about how this wasn't going to work. It would of worked, but that damn Sa... He wouldn't say it. He wouldn't even think about it. Then he saw a Ki blast come straight at him. He couldn't think or react fast enough. All he could do was scream as he felt extreme pain hit his body. He wished he were dead. Then he blacked out, he would get his wish.

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Then man relaxed. His arm still upright from throwing the blast. He had imitated his Master with that technique. Now it was over. He had stopped that assassination. Now he could rest...

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Everyone looked around at each other. What the hell!!?? That was what was going though everyone's head right about now. The Akane spoke.

"Who are you?"

He turned. He face was now more playful and less serious.

"Well um..."

He put his hand to the back of his head.

"I am Gohan."
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Part II
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Gohan was given a room in the attic, and everything was moved to Nabiki's room. ("It's okay. If it's only for a while.") He didn't speak with anyone. He just told Tendo that he was Akane Tendo's new trainer. Tendo was surprised. He had hired one for Akane, so that she could get back into serious fighting. Akane could fight, but she only did it as workouts. Her fighting skills had dropped, and Saotome and Kasumi had convinced him to hire a trainer for her. He finally agreed. They were told he could make it in two weeks. That was yesterday. Why was he here so early?

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Akane was not looking forward to anything. She was told to stay home for two weeks. The first few days, she would stay in bed. The rest, she would just have to just rest. The reason why was she had surgery done in her stomach. They had to remove a giant knot. She would of died if it had remained, but it was easy to handle, and they said recovery would be fast. Either way, Akane was not looking forward to it. Nabiki and Ranma ("Well Nabiki anyways.") would bring her homework so she wouldn't fall behind. Besides that, she was expecting a very boring two weeks.
Or so she thought. She dropped that thought after the incident a few hours earlier. The man who had appeared a few hours earlier was staying at least for the night. It was common to have a few visitors appear now and then and stayed around for the night, but this man... She felt something was different about him. Then she shrugged it off, it was no big deal. Kasumi came to see if she wanted anything. She politely refused and Kasumi left. For now she was stuck in her bed. She was weak. Kasumi was helping her anyway she could.

Kasumi knocked on the door again. She came in with some medicine that would help her heal faster. It was bitter. Nothing she could really do about it. Kasumi was about to leave again.

"K...Kasumi?"

"Yes, Akane? You wanted something else?"

"Well... I..." Don't hold it off any longer.

"Yes?"

"Nothing."

"Oh, OK. Just tell me if you need anything."

Then she left, leaving Akane with a heavy heart.

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Kasumi looked back at the closed door. Then she went downstairs. She had other stuff to do.

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Gohan couldn't sleep. He had come here, but why? He walked out of the basement slowly so not to wake anyone. He finally stumbled out to the back of the house where he could think. About the high power level felt days earlier. And now it had disappeared. He was close, that was for sure. Whatever tried to attack them was serious. Something like that would never appear here unless he was trying something. And he did. Gohan had stopped him before he tried anything, but he wanted to kick himself, because now that thing was dead, and he could have told whom he was attacking.

He saw a light and followed it. He saw a building up ahead. From the looks of it, it looked like a training area of some kind. He remembered that it was the dojo. He peeked inside and saw the shorthaired girl training. The out of nowhere, a hand touched his shoulder. Gohan spun around and saw the girl who was with her before.

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Akane threw another punch. She knew that Kasumi would kill her for this, but she couldn't sleep. She wished that it were a bit darker. She had only used lamps, but it still drew attention. It wasn't going to kill her. She threw another punch, but a pain hit her. She dropped to the floor then spat out blood.

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Kasumi had watched it all in horror. How could her own sister to do that to herself? She was just out of surgery and she... she still fought it. Kasumi grit her fist in anger, trying to control her anger. Tears appeared out of her eyes. Did that girl have a suicide wish? Then she remembered her guest was still here. She had to make sure that he didn't make any noise as not to alert Akane. To her surprise, he had been watching silently. They both looked at each other, then they both left quietly.

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Akane wiped up the blood. The pain had stopped after what seem like forever. Now she felt that it was a mistake. She would wait until she was released from bed before trying again. She had to go to bed and hoped that Kasumi didn't find out.

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Gohan suspected that she was the one. The one he had felt before. Why would she risk such an injury like that? He would start training her tomorrow, despite the protests of the older sister. He had a feeling that both could take it.

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Akane was just wandering near the river. She wanted to see the ducks again. Then she saw them. They were ducking their heads in the water, looking for some food. Then she felt herself falling. Falling in blackness. She tried to scream, but she couldn't. She closed her eyes, she was scared. Somebody caught her. Akane opened her eyes to see who it was. She saw somebody in sunglasses and a red bandanna completely covering the hair. He put her down. Akane saw the overalls that she was wearing, but what caught her attention was a tail that was wrapped around the torso. She whispered, "Captain Pork bun."

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And now the disclaimer. :) Rumiko Takahashi made Ranma 1/2.
Dragonball Z was created by Akira Toriyama
Please do not sue. You really won't be getting anything from me except...Gee I guess nothing.

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Author's notes: It's finished at last! Anyways, I want to thank my friends, who support my work. FF.N who lets me post my stories. And to the readers, who inspire me not to quit.

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