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The Desire To Change:
New Lives
Amnar and Ranma carefully and quietly carried their sleeping father, still on his small bed, outside to the pond. Every time at the start of a week, Genma would attack them while they were still asleep, to make sure they would stay alert. Usually they would catch him, but he still managed to get them a couple of times. Amnar and Ranma decided that fair was fair and began to do the same to him. Yet they never picked a steady date. They walked up to the pond and flung Genma off the bed, towards the water. Genma woke up suddenly and used a rock to push on with his hand and leaped to the other side dry.
"You have to do better than that to pull one over your old man!" Genma boasted.
"Okay, how bought this. Let's get him Ranma!" Amnar shouted as both Ranma and himself jumped at Genma. It was a fury of kicks, punches, and jumps as the two boys tried to take down their father while Genma tried to do the same to the boys. However Genma was no match for the boys double team attacks.
"Corkscrew kick!" Amnar yelled to his brother, Ranma nodded. Amnar jumped at his brother and became like a stiff still statue. Ranma picked him up and spun around a few times with Amnar sideways to build up motion. Genma had been running at the boys to attack when he saw their move in progress and, knowing what it was, tried to move quickly. Ranma stopped spinning and threw Amnar at Genma, feet first, with all his might. Amnar sensed he was air-born and began to spin like a corkscrew. He hit Genma and sent him flying wildly into the water while he used the momentum of the impact to jump backwards to the safety of land. Ranma came up to join him.
"Got you dad!" Ranma and Amnar said happily. Suddenly a large panda came splashing out of the depths of the pond to the top with a triumphed face on. The water he up splashed fell onto Ranma triggering his curse, but not Amnar who had jumped back again when he had seen the dark shadow near the bottom of the pool. He laughed at his brother and to his father for missing him when he slammed into a support beam for the overhang and knocked a bucket the just happened to be up there and full of cold water onto his own head. He stood there as the blond ponytailed girl he now was and sighed.
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Amy watched the fight from he bedroom window. She had been woken up at the boasting of Genma. She didn't mind. This is when she got up to check her homework anyway. She had already done that and turned her attention to the fight until Kasumi got breakfast ready. She watched the skill of the two boys and was amazed at how good they were. She and Akane were good with their double team attacks, but not even she had thought to try some of the things they had done. The "corkscrew kick" was very inspiring to her. She really must talk to Akane about designing a few more attacks. She had one all lined up. She turned her thoughts back to the training battle below. Ranma was a jerk and all, but he had a few merits. Genma didn't seem to be that great of a father, but she could see he did love his sons. Amnar however confused her.
He didn't seem to mind showing off his skills, but had a sense of carefulness when he battled. He always knew that something unexpected could come at any time. He was also smart and well skilled. Not to mention handsome and strong…. She blushed when realized what she had been doing. She didn't date guys! She was far more concerned with her training and studies. Besides, Amnar was one who kept to himself when it came to the opposite sex. At least, that's the impression she had gotten so far. She continued to watch as Amnar was drenched. He wasn't always lucky though……
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Akane came down with Amy after they heard Kasumi's call for breakfast. Ranma and Amnar were still in female form along with Genma in panda form. They were waiting for the water to get warm enough to trigger their change. All three were eating at the table. However, Genma seemed to be eating trunks of bamboo. Akane looked at him for a moment when she noticed this. He had a bright face on, and was munching away happily without a care. She shrugged guessing he didn't care what he ate as long as he ate. Breakfast went pretty much the same as it usually did, even with the three other people. About half way through the meal, the water was brought out and they all changed back, but that was the only thing other than quietly eating that happened. Until the end of the meal when Genma ran out of food and Amnar hadn't. Genma began to fight Amnar for his food while Amnar tried to eat it before he could grab it. Ranma, having finished his own meal, was laughing at the scene.
The time came for them to go to school and Nabiki was already dressed. Akane saw her leaving and ran after her.
"Wait Nabiki! I'll go with you!" She called. Nabiki turned to her and pointed behind her.
"Don't you think you should walk with him?" She said. Akane turned to see Ranma standing behind her. Angry, she turned back to Nabiki.
"No way! Why would I want to walk with that pervert?!" She yelled.
"Because he's your fiancee," Nabiki replied.
"Hey! I said I'm not a pervert! We DID try to warn you!" Ranma angrily yelled.
"Whatever! If you're going to come then let's go!" Akane said storming off. Just then, Amnar who still had a bit left from breakfast came running out of the dojo with Genma close behind. Amnar suddenly turned and swept his foot knocking Genma off of his and into the pond. Ranma turned back to Akane after viewing the incident.
"Well I didn't say I was going to this school in the first place!" He yelled at her. Suddenly Genma (In panda form) popped up next to him holding a backpack. Amnar was besides him wearing one.
"Okay, I get the drift." Ranma said taking the pack. Both Ranma and Amnar ran after Akane until they heard a voice behind them, telling them to wait. They looked back to see Amy running after them. They slowed to allow her to join them and continued the rest of the way to meet with Akane. She glared at Ranma, and said hello to Amnar and Amy. Ranma and Amnar quickly jumped onto the top of the fence and continued walking. Ranma walked by Akane, while Amnar walked by Amy right behind them.
"So, you excited about school?" Amy asked Amnar. Amnar nodded.
"Yeah, it will be good to see what one's like now a days. But what I really want to check out is the library!" Amnar said.
"Yeah, so you can see what fiction books they have!" Ranma teased. Amnar gave a fake snort.
"So I like to read, big deal. I don't just read fiction." Amnar replied.
"No, but you mostly do." Ranma shot back.
"True," Amnar agreed. Amy didn't quite know what to make of this Amnar. He seemed kind enough. He seemed smart as well, and she knew he was skilled. Yet what did he hide from everyone? Did he even hide anything? Why didn't he want to pick a fiancee? Did he feel the same as Ranma did? What kept him from… not coming back last night? She didn't know where to even begin to look for these answers. She took one last look at him as he strode calmly behind Ranma and turned to pay attention to the surroundings. It wouldn't be long before they made it to the school.
Amnar had noticed that the girl named Amy had been looking at him. He was puzzled. Why was she looking at him? Well, it's not because I'm ugly. I look close to my brother Ranma, and he's always popular with the girls. By looks at least. Could she find me attractive? Perhaps, but what is she planing to do? How is she trying to use it against me? Maybe she has some other plan to screw me over and is just gathering info to make sure her twisted plan succeeds? I better keep an eye on her, Amnar thinks. Obviously, for some reason Amnar doesn't believe girls are innocent, and only out to get him.
They came over the rise to the Furinkin High School and as they got near a rumbling could be heard. Akane sighed along with her sister Amy. While Amy just continued normally however, Akane ran forward in a fighting stance. Both Ranma and Anmar are very surprised at this. They ran up to see what looks like the entire school of males running at Akane.
"Akane I love you!" Some would yell as they attempt to attack her. She dodges what comes her way and attacks the other attackers. Soon an epic battle is being fought. The two new males (who are the only ones not fighting) look with confusion before turning to Amy.
"What?…"They begin. Amy cuts them off.
"Here goes, A guy named Kuno gave a speech to the entire school at the start of the year that said anyone who could defeat Akane in battle would be able to date her." She said. They both just looked at her for a few seconds.
"But why doesn't she just tell them no?" Amnar asked.
"You don't know Kuno or this school," was Amy's reply. Akane finished her fight to reveal everyone from the school out cold on the ground. Akane sighs and straightens up, just before a rose whizzes by and is caught by her. She looks at the object for a few seconds before groaning.
"An earthier happy is a rose 'tis stilled, there that which withered on virgin thorn. Grows, lives, and dies in the single blessingness." A voice announces. A guy in black pants of some sort and a blue shirt carrying a large bokken steps out from behind a tree. His curly brown hair whips around in the wind as the sky darkens. He takes a pose and continues to speak.
"These weaklings, such a boorish lot truly. They fought for the privilege of your company Akane, if they could manage to defeat you that is. What fools these mortals be."
Akane looked at the new comer with slight annoyance before speaking.
"Oh Kuno, Excuse me." She said as she tried to get past the guy quickly. But in a quick motion the one called "Kuno" blocked her path with his bokken.
"Oh though she be but little, she is fierce!" He said as he held up his bokken in a challenging manner, "Wilt thou spar with me?" At this point Ranma jumps down next to Akane. Since Amnar saw no reason to involve himself he simply stayed where he was. The same with Amy.
"Looks like you're quite popular Akane." Ranma remarks.
"Just stay out of this Ranma," Akane shoots back. At this simple exchange of words, Kuno's eyes narrow.
"You there! Aren't you being awfully familiar with Akane?" He says.
"Yeah but…" Ranma begins.
"Yeah but what Ranma?" Akane asks.
"Who are you to be so close to Akane?" Kuno demanded.
"Well I'm…"Ranma began.
"Wait! Isn't it custom to say your own name first? Fine! Mine I shall give!" Kuno begins, "I am the undefeated captain of this schools Kendo club. The now rising star of the high school fencing world. The sound of my voice strikes fear in the hearts of my enemies. My piers call me The Blue Thunder of Furinkan high. Tatewaki Kuno, age seventeen."
"Well, I'm, I'm living with the, the Tendos." Ranma manages to get out. Who had been staring at Kuno blankly when he began his speech.
"What!? Living under the same roof as Akane! This cannot be allowed!" Kuno yells as he charges Ranma with his bokken. Amy just sighs as she and Amnar continue to watch the events. Akane was always being either chased or noticed by guys, while she is left in the shadow. Just about every guy fought Akane to date her after that speech, and even the ones who didn't wanted to. No one paid her much mind. She guessed she'd just have to get use to it. Meanwhile Ranma had dodged Kuno's bokken and was jumping off the wall close to where Amnar was perched while introducing himself.
"I'm Ranma Saotome from the school of Anything goes Martial Arts!" Ranma boasted as he dodged Kuno's attacks. The wall where Ranma bounced off of gets sliced by Kuno's bokken as Ranma jumps off a tree near by. Which Kuno also attacks, cutting the tree down.
"You are a speedy whelp!" Kuno remarks as Ranma dodges a blow to the neck this time.
"Showing off hey brother?" Amnar comments.
"Just doing what we do best brother!" Ranma jokes.
"A brother?! Two are living under the same roof as Akane?! THIS CAN NOT BE ALOWED!!! I Tatewaki Kuno will purge such vermin from this plain!" Kuno screams.
"ACK! Will you listen to this crap!" Amnar says, quoting some guy from a show he can't remember.
"Such a foolish thing to say in ones presence such as I! You will pay for such remarks."
"Oh jeez, Hey Ranma! Mind if I fight him?" Amnar asked jumping down from the wall.
"Be my guest! After all what are brothers for?" Ranma replied. Amnar smiled and took his fighting stance.
"Just you and me Kuno, the honorable way." Amnar replied.
"Ahh, so a lower one such as yourself knows of honor does he? Fine, battle upon this day we shall for I accept your duel." Kuno replies taking his own battle stance. Amnar angers at the mention of him being "lower-class" as he runs up to Kuno for an attack. He throws a punch that Kuno dodges while throwing an attack from his bokken. Amnar dodges that while dodging the second strike from Kuno as well. Amnar and Kuno exchange attacks against each other for a few seconds when Kuno strikes another battle pose as he says,
"You fight well! But a rose by any other name be still a rose, to which can double for lower class. Your lower family cannot hope to outdo mine!" Amnar was peeved at this. If there was one thing he didn't like in a person, well actually there were probably many things but, putting down others because you think your "better" then them really pisses him off.
"You are not better then us Kuno!" Amnar yelled clenching his fists. Kuno merely laughed at the said words.
"Ah! But only a fool fears what he does not understand! Your miss judgment of class is not surprising!" Kuno said back.
"WHY! YOU…" Amnar yelled his face growing red with anger. Amy who was watching this fight noticed something, wrong. He seemed to be emitting an aura of some sort. Much like the aura a yoma gave off before attacking.
I wonder what's going on? She thought. She then gasped along with Akane at what Amnar did next. Ranma saw it coming.
Oh no! He's going to do it again! He thought. Amnar's eyes go bright blue as he cups his hands to the side. At the exact moment he moves his arms back blue beams of energy begin to collect.
"Striking…" Amnar begins to say. At this point Ranma is already running toward him in an attempt to stop his brother, however Amnar is going slightly faster then Ranma can run. In the next few moments several things happen.
Ranma just gets a foot away from Amnar, when Amnar fires his blast.
"HADOKEN!" Amnar yells sending a large beam of energy at Kuno. Kuno who had been spending all this time looking curiously at Amnar widens his eyes as he makes a last ditch effort to move out of the way with no luck. The beam hits Kuno dead on sending him straight into the doors of the school. The doors, which were open outward, shut against the energy pressure causing a small explosion. The people who were watching from the window, which included Nabiki, gasp at the sight. Then, it begins to rain as Amnar's eyes go white and he begins to fall backward. Ranma catches them as they both become girls from the rain. Two seconds after that, Genma in panda form runs onto the grounds carrying a pot of hot water. He scoops up Ranma and Amnar, then keeps on going. Akane and Amy follow and that's the end of the morning show.
"What happened?" Amy asked after they gathered in a small storage shed. Amnar was now a guy again, but still out cold. Ranma was just now becoming a guy again. Genma was staying a panda. Probably due to having to walk back to the dojo. Akane was just sitting outside the window as it had stopped raining about as soon as it had started.
"That was the Striking Hadoken, "Ranma answered, "Amnar first used this in a battle during China. This is the second time he's done that move, and the same thing happened as last time. The Striking Hadoken is VERY powerful but." Ranma moved over to his brother's side after he finished the last sentence and held Amnar's arm.
"He uses all of his chi power executing it. His body has lost the ability to function as you can see. The only way to get him out of it is for him to recharge. This took a week last time. I don't know of any other way then to just let him rest that long. Akane suddenly straightened.
"Hey maybe Dr. Tofu can help us!" She said, "I can take Amnar there right now!"
"Akane, you're late as it is. You can't afford to do that. I'll tell my teacher what is going on and take him myself, I can afford it." Amy put in. Akane frowned at this.
"But I can do it just fine, you don't have to jeopardize your grade level on this, since I'm already behind…" Akane tried to argue, but Amy stopped her cold.
"Yes you're already behind and don't need to be further!" Amy scolded, "I can take him and still remain on top, while YOU need to study!" Akane sighed, she knew she wouldn't talk her sister out of this.
"Ok…" Akane said sadly. Ranma took interest in this but couldn't think much about it as both he and Akane hurried to class. Instead he changed his thoughts to his brother.
"That Kuno! Causing my brother to become like this! Why if he hadn't already been knocked out and it hadn't begun to rain, I'd have shown him what for!" He said as they ran down a hall.
"I don't think so Ranma, look at your neck." Akane said. Ranma looked at his neck to find a bruise.
"That came from that neck jab I dodged? That's not bad." Ranma mused out loud.
"If he had hit you, you'd be breathing out of your neck right now. Think it would be an even match now?" Akane asked.
"Oh I don't know, maybe then again maybe not." Ranma replied. They both got to their classes late and sat down. A few seconds later the teacher called Ranma to the front of the room.
"It seems that we have a new student with us today. This is Ranma Saotome, uh I have an "Amnar" Saotome on my list too…" The teacher said while looking at some info on his sheet.
"Yes sir, he's my brother. He's uh, at the nurse's office because of an injury." Ranma quickly covered.
"No doubt to one of the fights we have on this campus." The teacher said,
"However that still doesn't excuse the fact that you and Akane Tendo were late so go stand in the hall. Soon after Ranma and Akane were standing in the hall holding buckets of water.
Meanwhile Amy was carrying an unconscious Amnar out of the school and down the street. She had him on a gurney she had gotten from the school nurse. (Although she couldn't figure out why a gurney was in a school, but then again this WAS Furinkan high.) While pushing him her thoughts when back to the events of the past two days. Out of nowhere came three people thrown into her life. Not only was her normal life a bit bizarre, she also had her Scout life. Being the sailor sensei of the planet Mercury had been a shock to her to say the least. But her real life had been fairly mild to what she had faced as a scout. But now with all that was happening, her life as just plain Amy was beginning to be just as strange as her scout life had been.
First comes a panda and two girls that turn out not to be girls at all! She missed it, but Akane had apparently walked in on them while they were taking a bath. This caused Ranma and her to get off on a bad start and to top things off, she ends up as his fiancée! Then when Akane tried to accuse Amnar of the same, he yelled about how he had tried to prevent this from happening. Akane had felt bad, but Amnar was already upset. He yelled about leaving before her father had the stupid idea of bringing up his fiancée. He had said he wasn't going to pick one and stormed out. He had come back later when Akane apologized to him. But nothing about his picking a fiancée had been brought up.
This wouldn't bother her so much if she hadn't known what would happen when they got home. Her father and their father Genma would never let this go. Amnar would have to pick a fiancée as soon as he got home. She didn't want to admit it, but she knew who would end up as his fiancée too. Kasumi was out of the question since she was only interested in older men. She didn't know about Nabiki, but since she only cared about money it seemed, (though she did have love for her family), she seemed not likely either and since Akane was Ranma's, that left only her.
Did she want to be Amnar's fiancée? She didn't really know….
"See anyone?" A guy asked a person floating in the air. The person in the air shook his head no.
"Not a soul Guy Daigouji." He said still looking around. Guy flew up next to him and looked around as well.
"Well Dravion, you said they came this way so we have to find them." Guy said. He continued to look around until he saw a peculiar image in the distance. He focused on it and expanded his vision. A trick he could do thanks to his eye techniques, he saw a valley littered with springs. A bamboo pole was sticking out of each one. He didn't know what the place was but figured it was some sort of training ground. A thing occurred to him as he had that thought.
"Hey Dravion, didn't they say they were headed to a training ground?" Guy Daigouji asked. Dravion turned around at the question.
"Yes, why? Do you see something?" He asked. Guy pointed toward the area he had viewed.
"Over there is a place that might be a training ground," He said.
"Let's go check it out," Dravion suggested. They take of in the direction of the springs at a quick flying pace. Before long they have only a few yards to go. Dravion turned to his brother Guy as they stopped above the grounds.
"So what do you want to do when we find them?" He asked.
"Let the evil Jovians feel our wrath!" Guy responded.
"Evil Jovians?!?" Dravion shouted confused and taken off guard.
"WHERE?!?" Guy yelled, eyes wide. He began to look violently around him looking for the "Evil Jovians."
"Uh, Guy…" Dravion began putting his hand on Guy's shoulder.
"AN EVIL JOVEION!!!" Guy screamed grabbing Dravion's arm and tossing him toward the ground. Dravion was so surprised by this action that he didn't have time to stop himself. SPLASH!!! Could be heard moments latter as he went speeding into a spring. The water darkened and spun around a bit before Dravion crawled out looking very pale. By this time Guy had gotten a hold of himself and gone down to help his brother.
"I'm, I'm really sorry Dravion. It's just when Evil Jovians are involved I go nuts. Why are you so pale?" Guy asked after apologizing. Dravion felt VERY weird. He sat up and looked at himself. Then his skin began to itch violently. As he scratched furiously, he only seemed to lessen the itch slightly as it slowly began to cover his entire body.
"What's going on with me?!?" Dravion screamed out loud. To both of their surprise, someone answered.
"That spring doing sirs," A man off too the side said. He wore a strange brownish tan color and was holding a sign that said something in Chinese.
"What do you mean?" Dravion asked still scratching like there was no tomorrow.
"That sirs is Nosferatuniichuan spring of drowned vampire. Very tragic legend of vampire who drown in spring three thousand, five hundred year ago. Now legend say that whoever fall in spring take body of vampire."
"What?! Well, that would explain the itching…" Dravion said.
"That sir easy to fix," The man said holding out a teapot of hot water that neither of the two had noticed before. He pored it on Dravion who gave a look of surprise before stopping his scratching.
"You pored hot water on me and the itch was gone!" Dravion said amazed.
"Yes sir, cold water will change you to vampire, hot water change you back." The man said, "make sure you no turn vampire under sun again no?"
"Thanks I won't uh, who exactly are you?" Dravion asked. The man seemed to straighten up and brighten.
"I sirs is famous Guide of Jusenkyou," The man said. The next question came from Guy Daigouji.
"Did a group of people come this way? A guy with a bandana on his head and wearing glasses? He had two sons with him, if that helps." The guide's eyes shown with recognition.
"Yes sirs, they leave many day ago. Said they go to some place call Nermia." The guide replied.
"Thanks, for all your help," Dravion said to the guide before something dawned on him.
"Hey, wait a minute! How did a vampire drown in a spring? Wouldn't he dissolve?" Dravion asked.
"Ah that you need to hear tragic legend for!" The guide answered, "You see it happen like this…"
"Hmmm, this is an interesting condition," A man with glasses said while looking at Amnar.
"Can you help him Dr. Tofu?" Amy asked from the side. She had brought Amnar to Dr. Tofu's lab not to long ago. Dr. Tofu had just begun to examine him.
"Yes, I do believe I can help him. You said he drained all his chi right?" Dr. Tofu asked.
"Yes, that's right." Amy replied. She didn't know where the doctor was going and was quite confused.
"Well, it's a technique I haven't used much but it should work. Amy! I'll need your help." He said. Still confused, Amy walked up to where the doctor was standing. He then held out his hand.
"Grab my hand and just relax. I'm going to use our chi powers to revive him. It will be a little draining, but if it works Amnar will be good as new." Dr. Tofu explained. Amy nodded silently and readied herself while grabbing Dr. Tofu's hand. The doctor then pointed his free hand at Amnar and began to concentrate. A blue green aura began to form around him, while a blue aura began to form around Amy. A mixture of the two auras begins to build in Dr. Tofu's outstretched arm pointed toward Amnar as he opens his hand. He jerks and a small sphere of chi shoots into Amnar.
The chi engulfs Amnar and surrounds him. Suddenly it begins to flash from green, to red to blue very fast and violently. Amnar's eyes fly open and his body jumps like his arms and legs were tied to a rack.
"Aaaahh, AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!" Amnar screams as the chi continues to pulse.
"What's happening to him!?" Amy screams horrified.
"For some reason that small chi burst we gave him has caused an overload! But in order for that to happen he would have had to recharge at an insane speed!" Dr. Tofu yelled back, just as shocked as Amy was. "His power is incredible! But if this keeps up, he'll have to use up the chi and fast!"
Suddenly a bright blue aura begins to form around Amnar as he screams a battle scream. Amy froze. She knew that scream! It was the same one fighter's used when about to fire off a chi blast! Dr. Tofu had sensed this to and ran out the room.
"COME ON!" He shouted as he took cover behind a dresser. Amy didn't have to be told to follow. Seconds latter there was a bright light followed by an explosion. However nothing but a bit of smoke that proceeded after ward. Amy was sure a large amount of damage would have befallen the clinic, but everything seemed fine. Dr. Tofu was just as shocked as she was. They both ran back into the room to find Amnar sitting straight up in bed with his arms pushed outward in the motion of just having shot of a chi blast. They looked to see his arms aiming for the only open window of the room.
Amnar panted for a few more seconds before collapsing back on the bed. But this time he stayed conscious. Dr. Tofu and Amy rushed to his side.
"Amnar?" Amy said.
"Are you alright?" Dr. Tofu asked.
"I……. I'm fine now. What happened to me?" Amnar asked. Dr. Tofu looked curiously at the boy named Amnar.
"You used up your chi in some fight at school. Then when we gave you a chi boost, you built up an abnormal amount of it which you apparently shot out the window." He said.
"I remember the fight at school and awaking to a flood of chi in my body. But the question is, why did it happen?" Amnar asked quite confused himself. Dr. Tofu shrugged.
"I don't know. I've never seen anyone with this type of condition before. If only I had access to files of other patients. But all in all, I'd say you'd best keep your guard up and you temper down."
"Thanks, um…….." Amnar said getting up.
"You may call me Dr. Tofu, now I'll set you up with what you need to get back into school without trouble, contact me if you need anything more." Dr. Tofu said.
"Thanks Doctor, we will!" Amy said, and with that they readied themselves to be on their way.
Two figures land on a rooftop in Nermia. One has a black trench coat on with black clothes while the other is in a red flight suit type clothing.
"Well, according to the guy at the dock in china, they came here." The one in the coat says. The other looks around.
"I don't know where they could be Dravion," He says. Dravion looks around.
"Where do you think they might be staying Guy?" Dravion asks. Guy turns to him with a serious face on.
"Where the Evil Jovians can't get them!" He says. Dravion rolls his eyes.
"Oh no! Not them again! Look Guy, there are no such things as Evil Jovians!" He says.
"That's what they all say before the Jovians get them!" Guys replies.
"That's!…." Dravion starts. WHAM! A blue energy ball comes flying out of a window and slams into Dravion. Sending him off the roof and into a small pool.
"See I told you!" Guys says as Dravion the vampire surfaces and begins to scratch irritably.
"THAT WASN'T A JOVIAN! Now get me some hot water fast!" He screams.
"Suuuuuure it wasn't! Hot water coming up!" Guys says as he scrambles to get some hot water.
"WHAT!?" Kuno yelled in a classroom, "ENGAGEMENT!?"
"Between Ranma and Akane, my father and his friend set it up." Nabiki told him.
"Akane engaged to that lout!? I suppose that dog Amnar is engaged to one of you two!?" He shouted enraged.
"He hasn't chosen one yet," Nabiki said.
"AND HE NEVER SHALL! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!" Kuno yelled. A few seconds later he is hit in the head with an chalk eraser.
"Kuno! Go stand in the hall!" The teacher yells at a wide eyed Kuno.
"I can't believe this! I'll show that Kuno something!" Ranma said while him and Akane were standing in the hall, "So this guy fights you everyday?"
"Yes," Akane replies, "and somehow I always win!"
"Well, sometimes when a guy fights a girl, he lets them win." Ranma said. Akane angers at this.
"Get off it Ranma, maybe you should try me for real some time!" She said.
"No thanks, besides I don't fight girls," He replied.
"And if YOU'RE A girl at the time?" She asked getting ready to splash Ranma with her bucket.
"You wouldn't dare!" Ranma said jumping back. He soon jumps back forward dodging another splash of water.
"HEY!" He shouted.
"Never Ranma! Never will I allow your engagement to Akane to transpire!" Kuno yells with an empty bucket. Akane and Ranma both have their eyes widen when Kuno says this.
SHH!!! NO, NO, NO, NO!" They say shaking their hands back and forth. However the windows to the classroom behind them open wide.
"WHAT!? ENGAGMENT!" The entire class yells as they begin to pester Akane and Ranma with questions of this news.
"It wasn't up to us!" Ranma yelled franticly.
"I was our parents idea!" Akane Added.
"It can't be allowed! I challenge you Ranma!" Kuno yelled attacking Ranma with his bokken. Ranma jumps over the attack and Kuno landing on the other side.
"This isn't the place to fight Kuno!" Ranma said, "if you want to fight then follow me!" He then takes off down the hall.
"Ha! Follow I shall!" Kuno replies taking off after him. Akane stands there blinking a few times before saying.
"They have GOT to be kidding!" Before running after them, followed by the class. Ranma continues to run down the hall followed closely by Kuno, he then jumps out a window saying.
"This is a shortcut!"
"I shall follow!" Kuno says jumping out after him.
"Ranma! This is the third floor!" Akane screams.
"Don't worry Akane! It's not a problem!" He says before looking down to see the pool, "Ah! Water! Why does it always have to be water!?" Before, SPLASH! Two streams of water jet up out of the pool. Kuno grabs Ranma, now a girl, by her breast.
"MMFF!" Ranma screams knocking Kuno out cold. She then leaps out of the pool and runs off shortly after Kuno surfaces.
"Is it my imagination, or did Ranma get smaller?" One classmate watching from above says. Akane runs down the hall.
Kuno lies in the pool on his back just floating there. He thinks back to falling in the pool.
'We both fell in the pool' He thinks to himself, 'yet….' He thinks back to when he grabbed the person and felt the breast.
'I'm almost certain that that person was a women.' He concludes, 'which can only mean ONE thing!' He jumps out of the pool to land on the edge and raises a fist as he yells.
"Ranma! Do you think you can leave someone else in your place and escape!?"
"I can't believe this!" Ranma says, now a girl in the tree. She takes off her pants to wring them dry. Akane walks up holding a pot of water.
"He must know my secret now…" She says.
"I tried to warn you Ranma!" Akane says.
"Eh, what do you know!?" Ranma says sticking our her tongue. Akane smirks and waves the pot.
"I guess you don't want this then?" She says. Ranma's eyes widen.
"Wait! No! I take it back!" She says. Footsteps can be heard, and both Akane and Ranma look to see Kuno coming in the distance.
"Oh no! Kuno's coming!" Akane says throwing up the pot, "Hurry change back!" She then goes off to meet him. Ranma barley grabs the pot and is holding himself using her legs braced on the tree sideways to keep her balance. Meanwhile Akane meets Kuno.
"All right Kuno, I challenge you!" She says taking a battle stance.
'Hurry up and change back Ranma as I buy you some time,' She thinks.
"Ahh, Akane Tendo. I accept you challenge. If you manage to defeat me, I'll allow you to date me! But beware, I plan to lose." Kuno says taking his own stance.
"You say it as if I want to date you!" Akane says back. Kuno rushes forward and slashes with his bokken. Akane jumps over him and Kicks him as he turns around. Kuno goes flying into the air, heading for the tree. Meanwhile Ranma is beginning to get back her balance.
"Now all I need to do is get my balance and I can use this to change back into a guy!" She says before Kuno lands upside down and head first on it. Akane runs up under them.
"What's the matter? Your still a girl!" She says.
"It's not like I had a choice in the matter!" Ranma shots back.
"So, we meet again," Kuno says, "Tell me, have you seen a funny male figure with a pigtail come thorough here? He has a strange quirk, That man is no man! He is not a man!" Ranma promptly drops him and the teapot on the ground. Kuno lands then rolls on his side and continues until he is standing up straight.
"That hurt you know," He says as Ranma jumps down.
"You want to fight? Then lets finish this!" She says. Kuno gets up and grabs his bokken.
"My trifles not with you, but if a fight is what you want I humbly except! If you can manage to defeat me, then I'll allow you to date me!" He says running forward with his bokken. Ranma just jumps on the sword and stands on the end.
"Who said anything about a date anyway!?" She says before kicking Kuno in the face and knocking him on the ground. She then walks over to where the bokken fell uses her foot to kick it up. It spins in the air before she grabs it by the handle. Swinging it on her shoulder.
"Guess what Kuno? Ranma Saotome is ever stronger than me!" She says before throwing the bokken down and walking off.
"Come on Akane, let's go home," Ranma says walking off.
"But it's not even lunch yet!" Akane says following. Kuno just sits there on the ground watching the two figures walk off. He looks at the red hared girl.
'Such grace! Such strength!' He says.
Ranma and Akane walk about half way across the field when they bump into Amnar and Amy.
"Brother!" Ranma says happily. Amnar smiles and gives a "thumbs up".
"Gee, Amnar! I didn't know you had a sister!" Akane says. Ranma frowns.
"Oh cut it out! You are *SO* uncute!" Ranma says. Akane grows angry.
"What was that!?" She says, daring Ranma to say something. Before he can however Amy does.
"Where are you two going!?" She says with a sternness in her voice.
"Um, we were…." Ranma and Akane say nervous.
"Straight to class! That's where! No MOVE it!" Amy says pushing them back toward the classrooms.
"Yes sir!" Akane shouts as she and Ranma begin to walk toward the classrooms. Amnar just shakes his head and follows. Ranma turns toward Amnar while they are walking.
"So Amnar, what happened? Your usually out for a week after one of *those* ," He says. Amnar Sighs.
"Yeah….. Dr. Tofu was able to wake me back up, but something strange happened!" Amnar replies.
"Oh? What?" Akane asks.
"Well……." Amnar begins.
"You want to meet her don't you?" Nabiki says to Kuno who's eating. Kuno looks up.
"You mean the pig tailed one?" He says.
"So that's what your calling her? Yeah she's a good friend of mine, I can arrange a meeting if you want." Nabiki says.
"Ah, you misunderstand my plan! If she thinks she can beat me and get away with it, me thinks she thinks wrongly! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!" Kuno laughs, while everyone in the room looks at him like he's a nut. (And in Kuno's case he probably is.)
Much latter they are all back at the dojo after school is done. Ranma and Amnar are sitting in the dojo when Nabiki comes in.
"Ranma letter!" She says. Ranma and Amnar get up while Akane walks in.
"A letter to me?" Ranma says.
"From Kuno, to your female half, he has no clue your one and the same! Hurry up and open it!" She says. Ranma opens the letter and reads it out loud.
"To the tree born kettle girl, meet me at the place we met so we may settle something. Signed Tatewaki Kuno.
"Kuno takes his defeats very seriously Ranma, I hear he goes for blood." Nabiki says.
"Blood? Maybe you shouldn't go." Akane suggests. Ranma looks at the letter for a bit before crumbling it up.
"Hmmm, I think not," He says.
A while latter Ranma is sitting in the dojo alone with the crumpled letter in his hand. He stays that way for a while before getting up. He walks over to a bucket of water and stares at it for a while.
A bit latter, Ranma is standing next to the tree in girl form. He's a little peeved.
"He's late! And he picked the time and everything!" She says. The wind picks up and Kuno can be heard walking up. The sun's glare distorts the image of Kuno as he walks up. Ranma waits until Kuno is a few feet away from her before speaking.
"So you finally showed up huh?" She says.
"It is now 7:59, when the sunset is at it's most beautiful." Kuno says looking at the sun. Ranma pays it no mind and strikes a battle pose.
"Quit your stalling and let's get this over with," She says, "Say, where's that stick your always waving around?"
"I have no need of it," Kuno replies.
"Pretty confident aren't you?" She replies.
"Confident enough…. To give you this!" He says as he throws something at Ranma. Ranma catches it and is surprised when rose petals begin to fall around her. She looks up to see she is holding a bouquet of roses. She holds them to her chest not knowing what to make of it. Kuno is already walking away, when he turns.
"Pig tailed girl. I love you." He says before turning around again and walking away. Ranma watches him go for a bit and then falls on his knees.
Meanwhile Guy and Dravion are still walking around the town. They don't have a clue what they are looking for.
"I don't know where they can be," Dravion says. He gives Guy Daigouji a depressing look. Guy turned to him with a strange look on his face.
"Maybe the Evil Jovians got them?" Guy suggests. Dravion slaps his forehead.
"NOT the Evil Jovians again!" He says as he falls against a wall, causing a water pot to fall on his head. Dravion the vampire stands there irritated.
"Quick! Hot water!" He says.
"What's the rush? It's night," Guy says. Dravion blinks and looks around.
"Huh it is," He says. Guy then walks over to a place next to them.
"Hey, here's an empty lot, what say we use a capsule house here and call it a night?" He suggests.
"Sure," Dravion says tiredly. They throw a small capsule and *Poof!* a house is standing in the empty lot. They both walk in and shut the door.
As the sun dies down Akane and Amy are training in the yard. Unknown to both of them Amnar hides in the shadows watching them.
"Amy………" He says silently.
Author's Notes:
Well, finally the second chapter of The Desire To Change is done! For all you sailor moon fans our there, I'll make the next chapter more Sailor moon oriented. As always, due to the way things are, this doesn't always correspond with the anime. Although the speech Kuno gives when he first shows up is taken straight from the anime dub. If you spot any mistakes, please tell me. I'll be working on a few other works at the moment so it might be awhile before the next chapter is out. Please be patient and I'll get it out as soon as I can. Of course I don't know who reads this, so it might take a long while. If you want it out faster, pester me. If I know people are waiting for it, I'll pick up the pace! Soon, a new character joins the mix! Stay tuned!