"AAAAAAAHHHHHH CAATT!"
*SMASH*
*CRASH*
*STOMP*
*BOOM*
*CRUNCH*
Nabiki watched with little interest as Ranma ran through the wall followed shortly by a small white cat with a tuft of blue fur.
"It's not Shampoo but it's just as entertaining." she said smiling and going back to working on finances for the dojo.
***
Ranma smashed into the wall of the Tendo household and fell back through some bushes and hit the ground with a thud. His face was red from the impact and he hurt all over the front. Groaning he attempted to sit up but froze when something furry landed on his head. Turning up his eyes he was greeted by the face of a cat who was looking at him with something in it's mouth.
The urge to scream and run welled up again and images from the pit of cats flashed in his eyes and he opened his mouth to scream. As soon as it was wide enough the cat dropped the object into his mouth. His mouth close instantly and another instinctive reaction took over and he did what he did not want to do.
*Gulp*
Ranma completly froze and locked up. He felt the object like a pill slide down his throat and enter his stomach.
The cat jumped off his head and landed next to him but he barely felt or saw anything. He could feel energy gathering in the center of his chest. He felt an immense energy he never dared to use well up and explode outwards. In a blinding flash he fell backwards on to the grass again unconscious.
The cat jumped up on his chest and looked into his peacefull sleeping face. It curled up and layed down on his chest.
***
Ranma's eyes opened.
For the first time since the torture of the neko-ken he did not wake because of a nightmare or images or things he might do while under the influence of it. Instead he woke for the simple fact that he was not tired.
He felt a slight weight on his chest looking down he saw the white cat again. His eyes widened and he froze.
'I'm not afraid?'
He raised a trembling hand and rested it on the cats back. Brining his other hand he lifted the cat up and set it over to his side before sitting up and getting a few feet from the cat that was still asleep. Watching the slight rise and fall of the cats torso he tried to remember what had happened.
"Let's see I remember seeing this cat then running then swallowing this pill that it put in my mouth then waking up here."
Glancing around he tried to figure out where he was.
"I'm so screwed."
Jumping up on the house he saw that he was still in the yard but behind the dojo. 'Where nobody ever goes to if they have to challenge the stupid thing.' Looking back he saw the cat still sleeping on the grass. walking off the side he landed next to the sleeping feline. Picking it up he jumped once again and into his room.
Sitting down on his futon heavily he let out a breath.
"Why am I not afraid of this cat?"
Though it did look somewhat familiar. He couldn't place it, like he couldn't for memories before that neko-ken Genma made him go through.
"Ah screw it i'm gonna get something to eat."
Walking into the kitchen Ranma froze for what seemed like the 3rd time in the same day. There pounding on something that was clawing out of a pot was Akane with a gas mask over her face. The thing she was beating on gurgled and lurch forward but was beaten back by Akane.
"Akane?"
Said girl turned and looked at him then smiled.
"I'm making dinner Ranma don't worry i'm putting a lot of hard work into it." She went back to bashing the thing.
Ranma's turned from the viscious looking Akane to the thing. He then went over to the fridge and pulled out some food before sitting down by the pond to eat.
Idly looking at the fish swimming he could have sworn there was an urge to eat fish in the back of his mind but he beat it down.
"RANMA NO BAKA!"
*SMASH*
Ranma's body was now indented into the rock. He moaned out of reflex.
"Here I am slaving away in the kitchen to make you dinner and your out here eating!"
"YOU" *SMASH* "INSENSITIVE" *SMASH* "JERK!" * CRUNCH*
Ranma's body was now posed at an near impossible angle and indented into the rock. A pale blue glow eminated from him and his body somehow healed itself in the time that it took Akane to walk back into the house. Groaning he sat up.
"Somehow I can tell that this is gonna have a negative effect on my life."
"BOY!"
"What is it this time Pop?"
"You have insulted your fiance and have hurt our families honor you will apologize then you will marry her this instant." Genma stomped his foot.
"Oh please just cause she can't cook to save her life doesn't mean I don't have the right to insult it."
"Foolish boy!" Genma was about to attack Ranma when another voice spoke up.
"Is that so?" a female said while strolling out of the house.
Both father and son turned to see naked female girl walking fromt he house. Well naked in the sense that there were no clothes on her body. But she had fur covering all the private areas and creating several patterns on her skin. He feet and hands were completely covered and were both larger than they should be. Her feet had only four toes and had large red claws protruding from each.
Long flowing blue hair reached down to her waist. A long tail swished behind her. 2 large cat ears stuck out from the top of her head coming out from the blue hair.
A small trickle of blood flowed from Ranma nose. The cat-girl seemed to notice and blushed a little bit before walking right up to Genma. He gulped as she looked directly into his eyes.
"Genma Saotome." she said in an even tone.
"Urk who are you?"
"I'm the mother to the child you stole." she said pointing at Ranma who was now frozen again.
"Foolish woman the boy is my son. I do not know of who you speak."
Ranma though frozen in place saw the tell-tale signs of Genma Saotome starting to be what he was, a liar and a theif. He saw that his beedy eyes narrowed a little and he tensed waiting for the moment to bolt. He caught the sublte jester of Genma moving his foot a little to the side, running up he picked him up by the front of his gi.
"Whats this about POP's?!" He said nearly growling into the fat mans face.
"Uh boy it well um it is to say that."
"SPIT IT OUT!"
"She is your mother. My real son died soon after we started the trip. I came across you two and since you looked so much like him I took you from her and then used the neko-ken to lock away your powers." He nodded to himself.
Ranma's eyes narrowed.
"You kidnapped me? Sold me for food. Treated me like some bargaining chip for your own greed."
"I only used you for what you were good for."
Ranma looked downwards never letting Genma down. He felt a large hand on his shoulder and turned to see the cat-woman smiling at him. His face looked up at Genma's again. He saw the faded hopes of a man who could not take reality as is. But, he also saw the lust and greed for power and money that ran through his mind. Looking back at the smiling cat-woman he saw the caring and unconditional love he had always needed but never got.
Something snapped. Ranma saw, he heard, he felt, he belonged with this woman. He was his mother, memories of a childhood he didn't have came back. Then he remembered the neko-ken. The true reason for it. To hide his peoples powers from people. To keep them under control.
"Ranma?" she asked.
"I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?"
"For forgetting."
*SMASH*
*CRASH*
*STOMP*
*BOOM*
*CRUNCH*
Nabiki watched with little interest as Ranma ran through the wall followed shortly by a small white cat with a tuft of blue fur.
"It's not Shampoo but it's just as entertaining." she said smiling and going back to working on finances for the dojo.
***
Ranma smashed into the wall of the Tendo household and fell back through some bushes and hit the ground with a thud. His face was red from the impact and he hurt all over the front. Groaning he attempted to sit up but froze when something furry landed on his head. Turning up his eyes he was greeted by the face of a cat who was looking at him with something in it's mouth.
The urge to scream and run welled up again and images from the pit of cats flashed in his eyes and he opened his mouth to scream. As soon as it was wide enough the cat dropped the object into his mouth. His mouth close instantly and another instinctive reaction took over and he did what he did not want to do.
*Gulp*
Ranma completly froze and locked up. He felt the object like a pill slide down his throat and enter his stomach.
The cat jumped off his head and landed next to him but he barely felt or saw anything. He could feel energy gathering in the center of his chest. He felt an immense energy he never dared to use well up and explode outwards. In a blinding flash he fell backwards on to the grass again unconscious.
The cat jumped up on his chest and looked into his peacefull sleeping face. It curled up and layed down on his chest.
***
Ranma's eyes opened.
For the first time since the torture of the neko-ken he did not wake because of a nightmare or images or things he might do while under the influence of it. Instead he woke for the simple fact that he was not tired.
He felt a slight weight on his chest looking down he saw the white cat again. His eyes widened and he froze.
'I'm not afraid?'
He raised a trembling hand and rested it on the cats back. Brining his other hand he lifted the cat up and set it over to his side before sitting up and getting a few feet from the cat that was still asleep. Watching the slight rise and fall of the cats torso he tried to remember what had happened.
"Let's see I remember seeing this cat then running then swallowing this pill that it put in my mouth then waking up here."
Glancing around he tried to figure out where he was.
"I'm so screwed."
Jumping up on the house he saw that he was still in the yard but behind the dojo. 'Where nobody ever goes to if they have to challenge the stupid thing.' Looking back he saw the cat still sleeping on the grass. walking off the side he landed next to the sleeping feline. Picking it up he jumped once again and into his room.
Sitting down on his futon heavily he let out a breath.
"Why am I not afraid of this cat?"
Though it did look somewhat familiar. He couldn't place it, like he couldn't for memories before that neko-ken Genma made him go through.
"Ah screw it i'm gonna get something to eat."
Walking into the kitchen Ranma froze for what seemed like the 3rd time in the same day. There pounding on something that was clawing out of a pot was Akane with a gas mask over her face. The thing she was beating on gurgled and lurch forward but was beaten back by Akane.
"Akane?"
Said girl turned and looked at him then smiled.
"I'm making dinner Ranma don't worry i'm putting a lot of hard work into it." She went back to bashing the thing.
Ranma's turned from the viscious looking Akane to the thing. He then went over to the fridge and pulled out some food before sitting down by the pond to eat.
Idly looking at the fish swimming he could have sworn there was an urge to eat fish in the back of his mind but he beat it down.
"RANMA NO BAKA!"
*SMASH*
Ranma's body was now indented into the rock. He moaned out of reflex.
"Here I am slaving away in the kitchen to make you dinner and your out here eating!"
"YOU" *SMASH* "INSENSITIVE" *SMASH* "JERK!" * CRUNCH*
Ranma's body was now posed at an near impossible angle and indented into the rock. A pale blue glow eminated from him and his body somehow healed itself in the time that it took Akane to walk back into the house. Groaning he sat up.
"Somehow I can tell that this is gonna have a negative effect on my life."
"BOY!"
"What is it this time Pop?"
"You have insulted your fiance and have hurt our families honor you will apologize then you will marry her this instant." Genma stomped his foot.
"Oh please just cause she can't cook to save her life doesn't mean I don't have the right to insult it."
"Foolish boy!" Genma was about to attack Ranma when another voice spoke up.
"Is that so?" a female said while strolling out of the house.
Both father and son turned to see naked female girl walking fromt he house. Well naked in the sense that there were no clothes on her body. But she had fur covering all the private areas and creating several patterns on her skin. He feet and hands were completely covered and were both larger than they should be. Her feet had only four toes and had large red claws protruding from each.
Long flowing blue hair reached down to her waist. A long tail swished behind her. 2 large cat ears stuck out from the top of her head coming out from the blue hair.
A small trickle of blood flowed from Ranma nose. The cat-girl seemed to notice and blushed a little bit before walking right up to Genma. He gulped as she looked directly into his eyes.
"Genma Saotome." she said in an even tone.
"Urk who are you?"
"I'm the mother to the child you stole." she said pointing at Ranma who was now frozen again.
"Foolish woman the boy is my son. I do not know of who you speak."
Ranma though frozen in place saw the tell-tale signs of Genma Saotome starting to be what he was, a liar and a theif. He saw that his beedy eyes narrowed a little and he tensed waiting for the moment to bolt. He caught the sublte jester of Genma moving his foot a little to the side, running up he picked him up by the front of his gi.
"Whats this about POP's?!" He said nearly growling into the fat mans face.
"Uh boy it well um it is to say that."
"SPIT IT OUT!"
"She is your mother. My real son died soon after we started the trip. I came across you two and since you looked so much like him I took you from her and then used the neko-ken to lock away your powers." He nodded to himself.
Ranma's eyes narrowed.
"You kidnapped me? Sold me for food. Treated me like some bargaining chip for your own greed."
"I only used you for what you were good for."
Ranma looked downwards never letting Genma down. He felt a large hand on his shoulder and turned to see the cat-woman smiling at him. His face looked up at Genma's again. He saw the faded hopes of a man who could not take reality as is. But, he also saw the lust and greed for power and money that ran through his mind. Looking back at the smiling cat-woman he saw the caring and unconditional love he had always needed but never got.
Something snapped. Ranma saw, he heard, he felt, he belonged with this woman. He was his mother, memories of a childhood he didn't have came back. Then he remembered the neko-ken. The true reason for it. To hide his peoples powers from people. To keep them under control.
"Ranma?" she asked.
"I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?"
"For forgetting."
