Twin Terrors
Chapter 2
Twin Terrors
Begin Intro
Start Intro Music Note they are singing this part.
Shows Ranma on top of a hill dark sky in back ground.
Ranma: "I am the Tiger"
Shows an opposite hill with Ryouga on top of it.
Ryouga: "I am the Dragon"
Both: "Our destinies are to duel"
"Our destinies are to Friends"
"We are Rivals"
"We are Brothers"
"We are Friends"
Ryouga: "I'm the Dragon, my spirit is free, I roam both heaven and earth to find fight that will entice me."
Ranma: "I'm the Tiger, my spirit is caged, I travel the land in search of a fight that will set me free.
Both: "I have found the oponent that will statify me.
Ranma: "I am the Tiger"
Ryouga: "I am the Dragon"
Both: "Our destinies are to duel"
"Our destinies are to Friends"
"We are Rivals"
"We are Brothers"
"We are Friends"
Ranma: "The battle is fierce, the dragon is strong, I can't go on, what will happen to me"
Ryouga: " The battle is fierce, the tiger is fast, I no longer can last, what will happen to me"
Both: We are brothers in arms in order to be the best we can be.
Ranma: "I am the Tiger"
Ryouga: "I am the Dragon"
Both: "Our destinies are to duel"
"Our destinies are to Friends"
"We are Rivals"
"We are Brothers"
"We are Friends"
Our group is seen around sitting around a camp fire. Doing nothing at the moment.
Mousse: Say Ranma how did you two get in to this mess.
Ranma: Well me and Ryouga aren't really biological brothers?
Gel: Well that explains a bit.
Mousse: Like why Ryouga has fangs and a horrible sense of direction but you do not.
Gel: So how did you two come to be brothers/
Ranma: Well when I was five my pop took me on a training trip around Japan when I was in Jr. High I met Ryouga.
Flashback This part was taken from Hung Nygen's Sibling Rival's fic which is now dead. I have his permission :p
In a vacant lot behind a house in Tokyo, a young boy of thirteen in a school uniform was standing with his arms
crossed, as he awaited the arrival of his opponent. The boy had raven hair done up in a pigtail and
his blue eyes were angrily glaring at the entrance to the lot.
Ranma: Stupid Ryoga! Should have
known that he would get lost! I've been waiting for him for three days!"
A block away from the lot, another boy was trudging along the street toward the appointed place. He was about
Ranma's age and had a black and orange, striped bandanna wrapped about his forehead. He was panting hard after
taking a long and difficult route to the vacant lot. He was wearing a sleeveless blue shirt and black trousers.
Ryouga: I- I did it! I'm back in Tokyo! It's a good thing I decided to go left at that fork in the road instead of
right! I would have ended up in Yokohama! It would have made me another day late!
At the lot, Ranma was getting more irritated by the minute, when a fat and balding man arrived. The man appeared to
be in his late thirties and wore thin-rimmed glasses and a white gi.
Genma: Ranma! Is this where you've been for the last three days?! Come on, boy! We've got to get going to China to
continue your training!
Grabbing him by one of his son's sleeves, the angered father began to drag his offspring off the lot.
Ranma dug his heels into the ground as he tried to resist his father's efforts to pull him away from
his duel of honor.
Ranma: Pop! I can't go just yet! I'm still waiting to fight a guy! It's a man-to-man fight!
Genma: Foolish boy! Don't you know that you've neglected your training for the last three days? We were supposed to
have been in China yesterday! We've got no time for you to fool around with some kid!
Now in the Ranma Universe that we know and love, Genma was successful in dragging his son off from his man-to man-fight
with Ryoga. However, in this case, Ranma was very determined to uphold his agreement with the Hibiki boy. For once, at
this young age, Ranma managed to get the drop on his father.
Ranma: Listen up! It was bad enough that you put me through that stupid Cat Fist training! I didn't like it when you
made me leave Ucchan! We haven't seen Mom in seven years! There's no way you're going to make me miss this!
At the mention of his wife, Genma froze up as he recalled his promise of seppeku. This slight distraction was all
Ranma needed. Moving toward his father, Ranma reversed the hold that the older man had on his arm, twisted toward
him. With adrenaline pumping, Ranma bent forward and used his judo training to toss the fat martial artist over
his shoulder. Genma went flying and made an abrupt stop, when his face made contact with one of the stone walls
that surrounded the lot. He slid painfully to the ground and was swiftly in la-la land. Ranma smiled as looked at
his handiwork. It was the first time ever that he had managed to catch his father off guard like that. The fact that
Genma outweighed his son by about two hundred pounds made it more satisfying. It was then that he heard a familiar cry.
Ryouga: Ranma Saotome, prepare to die!
Ranma's smile became even wider as he turned around and saw Ryoga plod toward him. The heir to the Saotome Anything Goes
Martial Arts took a stance
Ranma: It's about time!
Twenty minutes later…
Ryouga: I don't need your help!
Ryoga grumbled as Ranma was binding up his head with a bandage. The two of them were in Ryoga's house and
were sitting at the dining table. Genma was lying on a bed in the guest's room, still unconscious from his personal
encounter with a concrete wall. Ryoga's parents were not home, which wasn't surprising since they also shared the
family trait. They got lost very easily. Ryoga's parents had left on a business trip for two weeks and have been
gone for three months.
Ranma: Geez, you're a sore loser!
Ranma finished up with tending to Ryoga's injuries. Both of them were battered and bruised, but
the bandanna-wearing Hibiki was worse off.
Ranma: I thought you'd be happy that we had our duel! Heck! I had to wait three days for you to show!
Ryouga: I lost the fight! Why should I be happy about it?
He glared at his former opponent. There was a tense silence as the two of them looked at each other with some
hostility. Finally, Ryoga relaxed somewhat.
Ryouga: All right. You did beat me fair and square. I guess my honor is satisfied.
Ranma: Hey, no problem! I mean we can still be friends, right?
Ryouga: Friends?
Ranma: Sure! I mean, I had to lead you to school and home all the time. Except for the bread feud, we really don't
have anything against each other. Now that we've had our fight, there's no reason why we can't get along.
Ryouga: Maybe
Ranma shook his head slowly as he got up and headed to the guest's room.
Ranma: I guess I better go check on my old man.
The pigtailed boy left Ryoga alone as he entered the room where his father was. Ryoga sighed as he sat
in silence. A moment later, his dog Checkers padded up to him and laid herself at her master's feet.
Ryoga gave her a small smile and began scratching her from behind the ears. A minute passed and suddenly, Ryoga
heard an excited voice from the room across from the hall.
Ranma: ALL RIGHT!!!
Ryoga and Checkers looked up in the direction of the sound and saw Ranma happily skip out of the room and
waving a piece of paper.
Ranma: Ryoga! Where's your phone? Oh never mind! I'll find it myself!
The Hibiki boy and his pet looked in confusion as Ranma turned around the corner and picked up the handset
from the wall phone. As he
began dialing, Ryoga thought to himself
Ryouga:
Ranma: Hello Mom? It's me! Ranma!
An hour later, Genma finally came to his senses (relatively speaking), and the first image that he saw was that
his son and Ryoga were at his right at the side of the bed. However, when he looked to his other side, he saw a
woman in her mid-thirties looking over him. The sight of her almost gave him a stroke and put into a coma, since
he instantly recognized her.
Genma: N-N-Nodoka! What are you doing here?
He shot up from the bed and scampered a bit away from her. He noticed that she still carried her
katana with her. The mother of Ranma Saotome smiled sweetly.
Nodoka: Why I'm here to see my son and husband, whom I haven't laid eyes on for the
last seven years! It's a good thing Ranma found that phone number and called me when he did. It was also fortunate
that Ryoga's parents happen to be old friends of mine. I was easily able to find this house. Who knows how much longer
it would have been before you would have finally contacted me.
The last sentence was said a slightly deadly tone which made Genma gulp.
Genma: I-I-I would have called you sooner but...
Nodoka: You can stop groveling Genma. I am not angry. At least for now.
Ryouga: You know my mother and father?
Nodoka: Why yes! Tanaka and Aki were classmates of mine in high school. Apparently, they shared the same
problems that you have now. I'd constantly had to lead them to school and back. I haven't seen them in over twelve
years, although we have kept in touch. Of course, since they had a problem of finding their home at times, I never
did receive many responses to my letters. I am pleased to meet their son.
Nodoka then turned back to her husband with a stern eye.
Nodoka: Now then, Genma. I would like to know what kept you and my son so busy for the last seven years, that you
failed to contact me. The only thing I ever got from you were the occasional letter and even they were quite vague.
Genma became very agitated as he watched his spouse finger the hilt of her katana. He knew that if he told her the
truth, he would certainly be getting up close and personal with that sword. He began to sweat buckets as he silently
prayed to the Kami-sama to give him a reprieve.
As if in answer to his prayers, the phone rang.
Ryouga: I'll get it."
He went off in the opposite direction. Ranma shook his head as he placed a hand on the lost boy's shoulder
and pointed in the correct direction.
Ranma: That way!
Ryoga scowled a bit before going in the indicated direction and picked up the handset.
Nodoka: Just like his parents.
After picking up the phone, Ryoga spoke into the receiver
Ryouga Hello? Yes I'm Ryoga Hibiki. Yes they're my parents. What? WHAT?!
No no it can't be! This is a joke right? NO! You're lying! THEY
CAN'T BE!!!"
Ranma and his parents looked on in confusion as Ryoga became louder in his denials. After a minute, the son of
Tanaka and Aki Hibiki sank to his knees as he dropped the handset to the floor. Ignoring the voice on the phone,
the lost boy began to sob uncontrollably. Checkers went to her master and tried to comfort him by licking his face.
Ryoga embraced his pet, while still crying.Ranma was most surprised to see the usually tough and hardened boy break
out in tears. Seeing that he needed comfort, the son of Genma and Nodoka went over and put his hand on his former
opponent's shoulder.
Ranma: Hey man! What's wrong?
A week later
Tanaka and Aki were laid to rest on a somber and rainy afternoon in the city cemetery. Ranma's family was
there to attend the funeral with Ryoga, since they were the closest to him. Other than them, Ryoga had no
other relatives. As the coffins were lowered and were covered with soil, the Saotomes took the distraught boy off
to their house in order to comfort him.
Ryouga: It's so stupid! Mom and Dad finally managed to find the right airport and even get on an early
flight to get back home! Why did they pick a plane with a bomb on it?
Ranma: Hey man! There was nothing you could have done! I mean, how were
you to know?
Nodoka: Is there anything that we could do for you Ryoga?
Ryouga: I-I don't know. I can't go home now! It's really great that you let me
stay with you for the last week, but I'm totally lost as to what to do now.
Ranma winced at the word 'lost,' but he had the good sense not to say anything about it. Now was not the time.
Nodoka smiled sadly at the son of her departed friends
Nodoka: Ryoga, I know this has been a terrible experience, and I want you to
know that you're welcome to stay with us as long as you want.
Ranma: Yeah man! I mean it's been great having someone else around!
Ryouga: Y-you mean it?
Ranma: Heck yeah! After all the time I've spent with Pop, having you around
was the best thing that's happened to me in a long time! I don't get to
make many friends!
Ryouga: Y-you think of me as a friend?
Ranma: Sure! I'm not going let a little thing like bread mess up our
relationship! So come on! What do you say? Stay with us! At least until
you're over this!
Ryoga remained silent for a long time.
Three months later…
Genma: Come on you two! You've wasted enough time here! It's time to get
going!
Genma exited the house with a backpack slung over his shoulder.
Ranma: We're coming, Pop!
Ranma responded as he rushed out the door with a backpack as well. He was followed with a playful dog, which
nipped at his heels. Looking down at the canine Ranma smiled.
Ranma: Sorry Checkers, but you can't come with us. Come on Ryoga! You want to get better, don't you? Unless
you've changed your mind about that rematch?
Ryouga: No way!
Ryoga declared as he ran out of the house, with a backpack and a bamboo umbrella.
Ryouga: I'll beat you someday!
Ryoga was a bit more light-hearted in his step as he joined Ranma and his father on the road,
which headed out of town. The two boys exchanged friendly punches and slaps on the back. Behind them, Nodoka stood
with Checkers at the door as she waved them off.
Nodoka: Remember Genma! I expect BOTH of my sons to be men among men when I see you again!
Genma, Ranma and the newest member of the Saotome clan set out toward their destinies.
The All hang their heads in sorrow over Ryouga dead parents
Gel: I am sorry to hear about your parents Ryouga
Ryouga: Its okay I've got a new family now.
Mousse: Well that tells us about how you and Ranma came to be brothers but what about your meeting us.
Ranma: Well that started when I followed Ryouga after he got lost one time.
Flashback
We see 14 year old Ranma wander though a forest
Ranma: Ryouga..... Ryouga where are you, you stupid pig?
Ryouga: Ranma? Is that you? Are we still in Japan?
Ranma: Beats me I have been following you trying to catch up for the better part of a day.
So that means we could be in East Zimbabwe by now.
Ryouga: I think we are in China but I'm not completely sure.
Ranma: Why do you think we are in China?
Ryouga: Because that sign over there says Welcome to Home of the Chinese Amazons Pop. 4,657"
Ranma: Looks at the sign Chinese Amazons? What the heck is an Amazon?
Ryouga: I think once in my travels...
Ranma: You mean once when you were lost.
Ryouga: well that too but anyway I ended up in Greece...
Ranma: The stuff you use to cook with how does that help?
Ryouga: No, Idiot the country!
Ranma: they named a country after something you get when you cook.
Ryouga: NO!
Ranma: Then what is it named after?
Ryouga: I don't know and I don't care Now Shut Up and listen to the story.
Ranma:.....
Ryouga; Anyway off the coast of Greece according to legend there lived an ancient race of warrior women.
Ranma: Warrior Women?? Women are weak. (Thinks for a second about his mother and that katana of hers and Genma
cowering before her.)
Ryouga: (Thinks the same thing as ranma) Well not all women.
Ranma: Yeah...
As Ryouga continues to tell the Ranma about the legend of the amazon unaware of the two people watching them.
Perfume: {Have you seen those two intruders before Maz Kara?}
{} means they are speaking in mandirin
Mascara: {No I haven't Pear Fum.}
Mascara: {Well then they must be brought to the elders for trespassing on our territory.}
Perfume: {They look as if they know a bit about martial arts lets have some fun first o.k?}
Mascara just smiles then they drop down from the tree they were hiding in, startling the two boys.
Mascara: {Halt you are trespassing on the lands of the Joysundo? Amazons}
Ranma: Uh ryouga what did she say?
Ryouga: My chinese isn't very good but I think it was something about us going.... to pass gas? I don't know.
Mascara: {You shall be brought to the elder council for trial.}
She moves to grab Ranma forcefully by the arm. Ranma jerks his arm out of her grip
Ranma: Hey I don't know what you are saying but I sure as Heck don't like the way you are acting.
Mascara: {So you want to do it the hard way? Good.}
She and Perfume Adopt a fighting stance.
Ryouga: Ah ranma I think they mean business.
Ranma: So... they are just two weak women.
Ryouga: Yeah but I don't fight women.
Ranma: Remeber what mom said though
Ryouga: sighs
Flashback within a Flashback
Nadoka: if a women challenges you it is your duty as heir to the school of anything goes martial arts to accept the
challege and fight the woman. I know you think women are weaker but (point with her sword to an uncousious Genma)
that is not always the case.
11 year old Ranma: wow you beat Pop ina spar.
11 year Ryouga: My father told me women are weak and need to be protected.
Nadoka: That is true but the martial artist duty is to protect the weak. Do you call being able to beat your father
in a spar weak?
Ryouga: Uh no...
Nadoka: What if I told you that there are a lot of women out there that are stronger than me in the art.
Ranma: Really?
Ryouga: Are you sure?
Nadoka: Yes my sons.
Ranma: So does that means its ok to fight girls?
Ryouga: Yeah does it?
Nadoka: If a girl is close to your level or higher in the art you have my permission to spar with them.
Ranma: Are you sure its ok? Pop always said...
Nadoka: I thought you realized that your father's judgement is sometimes incorrect espially after the cat fist "training"
Ranma: *Shudders* Your right... but still don't think I should fight girls.
End Flashback
Ryouga: your right *Drops into a fighting stance*
Ranma: *Also in fighting stance* Don't hurt them to much ok?
Ryouga: Never.
Mascara: {It looks like the little boys are ready to play}
Perfume: {So they do know something of the art. Lets give them there next lesson.}
Mascara: {All right. HIRRAAAHHHH!} With that mascara charges Ranma.
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First I won't to think hung for letting me use part of his sibilling rivals
Second I want to thank my two new prereader for there help.
Any this chapter was pretty big I thought updates will be moderate because
I am working on two fics at the moment A new champ in the zoids section
and twim terrors this fic. As for Ranmaball 1/2 It is currently on hold till
I work some kinks out of it. Anyway next chap find out how Soatomes and Amozons meet
and what curses the crew has.
Chapter 2
Twin Terrors
Begin Intro
Start Intro Music Note they are singing this part.
Shows Ranma on top of a hill dark sky in back ground.
Ranma: "I am the Tiger"
Shows an opposite hill with Ryouga on top of it.
Ryouga: "I am the Dragon"
Both: "Our destinies are to duel"
"Our destinies are to Friends"
"We are Rivals"
"We are Brothers"
"We are Friends"
Ryouga: "I'm the Dragon, my spirit is free, I roam both heaven and earth to find fight that will entice me."
Ranma: "I'm the Tiger, my spirit is caged, I travel the land in search of a fight that will set me free.
Both: "I have found the oponent that will statify me.
Ranma: "I am the Tiger"
Ryouga: "I am the Dragon"
Both: "Our destinies are to duel"
"Our destinies are to Friends"
"We are Rivals"
"We are Brothers"
"We are Friends"
Ranma: "The battle is fierce, the dragon is strong, I can't go on, what will happen to me"
Ryouga: " The battle is fierce, the tiger is fast, I no longer can last, what will happen to me"
Both: We are brothers in arms in order to be the best we can be.
Ranma: "I am the Tiger"
Ryouga: "I am the Dragon"
Both: "Our destinies are to duel"
"Our destinies are to Friends"
"We are Rivals"
"We are Brothers"
"We are Friends"
Our group is seen around sitting around a camp fire. Doing nothing at the moment.
Mousse: Say Ranma how did you two get in to this mess.
Ranma: Well me and Ryouga aren't really biological brothers?
Gel: Well that explains a bit.
Mousse: Like why Ryouga has fangs and a horrible sense of direction but you do not.
Gel: So how did you two come to be brothers/
Ranma: Well when I was five my pop took me on a training trip around Japan when I was in Jr. High I met Ryouga.
Flashback This part was taken from Hung Nygen's Sibling Rival's fic which is now dead. I have his permission :p
In a vacant lot behind a house in Tokyo, a young boy of thirteen in a school uniform was standing with his arms
crossed, as he awaited the arrival of his opponent. The boy had raven hair done up in a pigtail and
his blue eyes were angrily glaring at the entrance to the lot.
Ranma: Stupid Ryoga! Should have
known that he would get lost! I've been waiting for him for three days!"
A block away from the lot, another boy was trudging along the street toward the appointed place. He was about
Ranma's age and had a black and orange, striped bandanna wrapped about his forehead. He was panting hard after
taking a long and difficult route to the vacant lot. He was wearing a sleeveless blue shirt and black trousers.
Ryouga: I- I did it! I'm back in Tokyo! It's a good thing I decided to go left at that fork in the road instead of
right! I would have ended up in Yokohama! It would have made me another day late!
At the lot, Ranma was getting more irritated by the minute, when a fat and balding man arrived. The man appeared to
be in his late thirties and wore thin-rimmed glasses and a white gi.
Genma: Ranma! Is this where you've been for the last three days?! Come on, boy! We've got to get going to China to
continue your training!
Grabbing him by one of his son's sleeves, the angered father began to drag his offspring off the lot.
Ranma dug his heels into the ground as he tried to resist his father's efforts to pull him away from
his duel of honor.
Ranma: Pop! I can't go just yet! I'm still waiting to fight a guy! It's a man-to-man fight!
Genma: Foolish boy! Don't you know that you've neglected your training for the last three days? We were supposed to
have been in China yesterday! We've got no time for you to fool around with some kid!
Now in the Ranma Universe that we know and love, Genma was successful in dragging his son off from his man-to man-fight
with Ryoga. However, in this case, Ranma was very determined to uphold his agreement with the Hibiki boy. For once, at
this young age, Ranma managed to get the drop on his father.
Ranma: Listen up! It was bad enough that you put me through that stupid Cat Fist training! I didn't like it when you
made me leave Ucchan! We haven't seen Mom in seven years! There's no way you're going to make me miss this!
At the mention of his wife, Genma froze up as he recalled his promise of seppeku. This slight distraction was all
Ranma needed. Moving toward his father, Ranma reversed the hold that the older man had on his arm, twisted toward
him. With adrenaline pumping, Ranma bent forward and used his judo training to toss the fat martial artist over
his shoulder. Genma went flying and made an abrupt stop, when his face made contact with one of the stone walls
that surrounded the lot. He slid painfully to the ground and was swiftly in la-la land. Ranma smiled as looked at
his handiwork. It was the first time ever that he had managed to catch his father off guard like that. The fact that
Genma outweighed his son by about two hundred pounds made it more satisfying. It was then that he heard a familiar cry.
Ryouga: Ranma Saotome, prepare to die!
Ranma's smile became even wider as he turned around and saw Ryoga plod toward him. The heir to the Saotome Anything Goes
Martial Arts took a stance
Ranma: It's about time!
Twenty minutes later…
Ryouga: I don't need your help!
Ryoga grumbled as Ranma was binding up his head with a bandage. The two of them were in Ryoga's house and
were sitting at the dining table. Genma was lying on a bed in the guest's room, still unconscious from his personal
encounter with a concrete wall. Ryoga's parents were not home, which wasn't surprising since they also shared the
family trait. They got lost very easily. Ryoga's parents had left on a business trip for two weeks and have been
gone for three months.
Ranma: Geez, you're a sore loser!
Ranma finished up with tending to Ryoga's injuries. Both of them were battered and bruised, but
the bandanna-wearing Hibiki was worse off.
Ranma: I thought you'd be happy that we had our duel! Heck! I had to wait three days for you to show!
Ryouga: I lost the fight! Why should I be happy about it?
He glared at his former opponent. There was a tense silence as the two of them looked at each other with some
hostility. Finally, Ryoga relaxed somewhat.
Ryouga: All right. You did beat me fair and square. I guess my honor is satisfied.
Ranma: Hey, no problem! I mean we can still be friends, right?
Ryouga: Friends?
Ranma: Sure! I mean, I had to lead you to school and home all the time. Except for the bread feud, we really don't
have anything against each other. Now that we've had our fight, there's no reason why we can't get along.
Ryouga: Maybe
Ranma shook his head slowly as he got up and headed to the guest's room.
Ranma: I guess I better go check on my old man.
The pigtailed boy left Ryoga alone as he entered the room where his father was. Ryoga sighed as he sat
in silence. A moment later, his dog Checkers padded up to him and laid herself at her master's feet.
Ryoga gave her a small smile and began scratching her from behind the ears. A minute passed and suddenly, Ryoga
heard an excited voice from the room across from the hall.
Ranma: ALL RIGHT!!!
Ryoga and Checkers looked up in the direction of the sound and saw Ranma happily skip out of the room and
waving a piece of paper.
Ranma: Ryoga! Where's your phone? Oh never mind! I'll find it myself!
The Hibiki boy and his pet looked in confusion as Ranma turned around the corner and picked up the handset
from the wall phone. As he
began dialing, Ryoga thought to himself
Ryouga:
Ranma: Hello Mom? It's me! Ranma!
An hour later, Genma finally came to his senses (relatively speaking), and the first image that he saw was that
his son and Ryoga were at his right at the side of the bed. However, when he looked to his other side, he saw a
woman in her mid-thirties looking over him. The sight of her almost gave him a stroke and put into a coma, since
he instantly recognized her.
Genma: N-N-Nodoka! What are you doing here?
He shot up from the bed and scampered a bit away from her. He noticed that she still carried her
katana with her. The mother of Ranma Saotome smiled sweetly.
Nodoka: Why I'm here to see my son and husband, whom I haven't laid eyes on for the
last seven years! It's a good thing Ranma found that phone number and called me when he did. It was also fortunate
that Ryoga's parents happen to be old friends of mine. I was easily able to find this house. Who knows how much longer
it would have been before you would have finally contacted me.
The last sentence was said a slightly deadly tone which made Genma gulp.
Genma: I-I-I would have called you sooner but...
Nodoka: You can stop groveling Genma. I am not angry. At least for now.
Ryouga: You know my mother and father?
Nodoka: Why yes! Tanaka and Aki were classmates of mine in high school. Apparently, they shared the same
problems that you have now. I'd constantly had to lead them to school and back. I haven't seen them in over twelve
years, although we have kept in touch. Of course, since they had a problem of finding their home at times, I never
did receive many responses to my letters. I am pleased to meet their son.
Nodoka then turned back to her husband with a stern eye.
Nodoka: Now then, Genma. I would like to know what kept you and my son so busy for the last seven years, that you
failed to contact me. The only thing I ever got from you were the occasional letter and even they were quite vague.
Genma became very agitated as he watched his spouse finger the hilt of her katana. He knew that if he told her the
truth, he would certainly be getting up close and personal with that sword. He began to sweat buckets as he silently
prayed to the Kami-sama to give him a reprieve.
As if in answer to his prayers, the phone rang.
Ryouga: I'll get it."
He went off in the opposite direction. Ranma shook his head as he placed a hand on the lost boy's shoulder
and pointed in the correct direction.
Ranma: That way!
Ryoga scowled a bit before going in the indicated direction and picked up the handset.
Nodoka: Just like his parents.
After picking up the phone, Ryoga spoke into the receiver
Ryouga Hello? Yes I'm Ryoga Hibiki. Yes they're my parents. What? WHAT?!
No no it can't be! This is a joke right? NO! You're lying! THEY
CAN'T BE!!!"
Ranma and his parents looked on in confusion as Ryoga became louder in his denials. After a minute, the son of
Tanaka and Aki Hibiki sank to his knees as he dropped the handset to the floor. Ignoring the voice on the phone,
the lost boy began to sob uncontrollably. Checkers went to her master and tried to comfort him by licking his face.
Ryoga embraced his pet, while still crying.Ranma was most surprised to see the usually tough and hardened boy break
out in tears. Seeing that he needed comfort, the son of Genma and Nodoka went over and put his hand on his former
opponent's shoulder.
Ranma: Hey man! What's wrong?
A week later
Tanaka and Aki were laid to rest on a somber and rainy afternoon in the city cemetery. Ranma's family was
there to attend the funeral with Ryoga, since they were the closest to him. Other than them, Ryoga had no
other relatives. As the coffins were lowered and were covered with soil, the Saotomes took the distraught boy off
to their house in order to comfort him.
Ryouga: It's so stupid! Mom and Dad finally managed to find the right airport and even get on an early
flight to get back home! Why did they pick a plane with a bomb on it?
Ranma: Hey man! There was nothing you could have done! I mean, how were
you to know?
Nodoka: Is there anything that we could do for you Ryoga?
Ryouga: I-I don't know. I can't go home now! It's really great that you let me
stay with you for the last week, but I'm totally lost as to what to do now.
Ranma winced at the word 'lost,' but he had the good sense not to say anything about it. Now was not the time.
Nodoka smiled sadly at the son of her departed friends
Nodoka: Ryoga, I know this has been a terrible experience, and I want you to
know that you're welcome to stay with us as long as you want.
Ranma: Yeah man! I mean it's been great having someone else around!
Ryouga: Y-you mean it?
Ranma: Heck yeah! After all the time I've spent with Pop, having you around
was the best thing that's happened to me in a long time! I don't get to
make many friends!
Ryouga: Y-you think of me as a friend?
Ranma: Sure! I'm not going let a little thing like bread mess up our
relationship! So come on! What do you say? Stay with us! At least until
you're over this!
Ryoga remained silent for a long time.
Three months later…
Genma: Come on you two! You've wasted enough time here! It's time to get
going!
Genma exited the house with a backpack slung over his shoulder.
Ranma: We're coming, Pop!
Ranma responded as he rushed out the door with a backpack as well. He was followed with a playful dog, which
nipped at his heels. Looking down at the canine Ranma smiled.
Ranma: Sorry Checkers, but you can't come with us. Come on Ryoga! You want to get better, don't you? Unless
you've changed your mind about that rematch?
Ryouga: No way!
Ryoga declared as he ran out of the house, with a backpack and a bamboo umbrella.
Ryouga: I'll beat you someday!
Ryoga was a bit more light-hearted in his step as he joined Ranma and his father on the road,
which headed out of town. The two boys exchanged friendly punches and slaps on the back. Behind them, Nodoka stood
with Checkers at the door as she waved them off.
Nodoka: Remember Genma! I expect BOTH of my sons to be men among men when I see you again!
Genma, Ranma and the newest member of the Saotome clan set out toward their destinies.
The All hang their heads in sorrow over Ryouga dead parents
Gel: I am sorry to hear about your parents Ryouga
Ryouga: Its okay I've got a new family now.
Mousse: Well that tells us about how you and Ranma came to be brothers but what about your meeting us.
Ranma: Well that started when I followed Ryouga after he got lost one time.
Flashback
We see 14 year old Ranma wander though a forest
Ranma: Ryouga..... Ryouga where are you, you stupid pig?
Ryouga: Ranma? Is that you? Are we still in Japan?
Ranma: Beats me I have been following you trying to catch up for the better part of a day.
So that means we could be in East Zimbabwe by now.
Ryouga: I think we are in China but I'm not completely sure.
Ranma: Why do you think we are in China?
Ryouga: Because that sign over there says Welcome to Home of the Chinese Amazons Pop. 4,657"
Ranma: Looks at the sign Chinese Amazons? What the heck is an Amazon?
Ryouga: I think once in my travels...
Ranma: You mean once when you were lost.
Ryouga: well that too but anyway I ended up in Greece...
Ranma: The stuff you use to cook with how does that help?
Ryouga: No, Idiot the country!
Ranma: they named a country after something you get when you cook.
Ryouga: NO!
Ranma: Then what is it named after?
Ryouga: I don't know and I don't care Now Shut Up and listen to the story.
Ranma:.....
Ryouga; Anyway off the coast of Greece according to legend there lived an ancient race of warrior women.
Ranma: Warrior Women?? Women are weak. (Thinks for a second about his mother and that katana of hers and Genma
cowering before her.)
Ryouga: (Thinks the same thing as ranma) Well not all women.
Ranma: Yeah...
As Ryouga continues to tell the Ranma about the legend of the amazon unaware of the two people watching them.
Perfume: {Have you seen those two intruders before Maz Kara?}
{} means they are speaking in mandirin
Mascara: {No I haven't Pear Fum.}
Mascara: {Well then they must be brought to the elders for trespassing on our territory.}
Perfume: {They look as if they know a bit about martial arts lets have some fun first o.k?}
Mascara just smiles then they drop down from the tree they were hiding in, startling the two boys.
Mascara: {Halt you are trespassing on the lands of the Joysundo? Amazons}
Ranma: Uh ryouga what did she say?
Ryouga: My chinese isn't very good but I think it was something about us going.... to pass gas? I don't know.
Mascara: {You shall be brought to the elder council for trial.}
She moves to grab Ranma forcefully by the arm. Ranma jerks his arm out of her grip
Ranma: Hey I don't know what you are saying but I sure as Heck don't like the way you are acting.
Mascara: {So you want to do it the hard way? Good.}
She and Perfume Adopt a fighting stance.
Ryouga: Ah ranma I think they mean business.
Ranma: So... they are just two weak women.
Ryouga: Yeah but I don't fight women.
Ranma: Remeber what mom said though
Ryouga: sighs
Flashback within a Flashback
Nadoka: if a women challenges you it is your duty as heir to the school of anything goes martial arts to accept the
challege and fight the woman. I know you think women are weaker but (point with her sword to an uncousious Genma)
that is not always the case.
11 year old Ranma: wow you beat Pop ina spar.
11 year Ryouga: My father told me women are weak and need to be protected.
Nadoka: That is true but the martial artist duty is to protect the weak. Do you call being able to beat your father
in a spar weak?
Ryouga: Uh no...
Nadoka: What if I told you that there are a lot of women out there that are stronger than me in the art.
Ranma: Really?
Ryouga: Are you sure?
Nadoka: Yes my sons.
Ranma: So does that means its ok to fight girls?
Ryouga: Yeah does it?
Nadoka: If a girl is close to your level or higher in the art you have my permission to spar with them.
Ranma: Are you sure its ok? Pop always said...
Nadoka: I thought you realized that your father's judgement is sometimes incorrect espially after the cat fist "training"
Ranma: *Shudders* Your right... but still don't think I should fight girls.
End Flashback
Ryouga: your right *Drops into a fighting stance*
Ranma: *Also in fighting stance* Don't hurt them to much ok?
Ryouga: Never.
Mascara: {It looks like the little boys are ready to play}
Perfume: {So they do know something of the art. Lets give them there next lesson.}
Mascara: {All right. HIRRAAAHHHH!} With that mascara charges Ranma.
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First I won't to think hung for letting me use part of his sibilling rivals
Second I want to thank my two new prereader for there help.
Any this chapter was pretty big I thought updates will be moderate because
I am working on two fics at the moment A new champ in the zoids section
and twim terrors this fic. As for Ranmaball 1/2 It is currently on hold till
I work some kinks out of it. Anyway next chap find out how Soatomes and Amozons meet
and what curses the crew has.
