Ransom for Ranma
Once Akane, Ranma, and Nabiki arrived in Nabiki's suite, Akane and Ranma explained everything that had happened since Akane had talked to Nabiki the day before.
Nabiki looked quite thoughtful. "Hmm," she mused. "With the change of circumstances, it turns out that my plan will work out even better than I thought it would… and it will be extremely profitable…"
This phrase caused Akane and Ranma to ask at the same time: "How much will this cost us?"
Nabiki beamed. "Actually, you're quite lucky. I believe that if I get all the profits, it will be more than enough."
"So what's the plan??" demanded Ranma.
Nabiki grinned wickedly. "We shall post a ransom for Ranma, or should I say, the 'pigtailed girl'…"
~*~
P-Chan was not pleased about being stuck in the shower. He jumped as high as he could, but he just wasn't able to reach the shower handles to turn on the water. This was all Ranma's fault! ::Grunt, grunt::
~*~
Kuno headed toward the security desk on the ship. He could hardly believe what Ranma had done! He had kidnapped his fiancée, he had stolen all of his winnings from the previous night, and he had replaced those two fine possessions with a pig! Kuno shook his head in disgust.
Kuno stepped up to the security guard behind the desk. "Excuse me?"
The security guard snapped to attention. "May I help you, sir?"
"Yes, my name is Tatewaki Kuno, and I am a first-class passenger on this ship. I have come to report that my fiancée has been kidnapped and my money stolen! And I know who has done it!"
"You do, sir?" asked the security guard with surprise. "He must be a passenger then, sir, because no one would be able to get on board without-"
"I know that!" Kuno barked with impatience. "I can give you his name and a description, and then you will arrest him immediately! His name is Ranma Saotome, and he is almost 6 feet tall and-"
"I'm sorry, sir, but according to my computer, there is no one with that name on board. I'm afraid that you are mistaken."
"WHAT?!? Are you sure??"
The security guard nodded. "I am doubtful that the computer is wrong. We are required to have the name of every passenger and crewmember stored in our computers in case of an emergency. This Ranma you speak of cannot be on board."
"But I saw him…" cried Kuno.
The security guard gave Kuno a strange look. "If you have a picture of this man you are speaking of, I can let you know if I see anyone like him. Otherwise, I'm afraid I cannot help you."
Kuno mumbled something about inhospitality and walked away. He would have to save the pigtailed girl on his own. That sneaky Ranma! He thought of everything so that he wouldn't get caught!
Once Kuno got back to his room, he dug into his carry-on bag and managed to find some crayons. He got some pieces of plain, white paper, sat down at the table, and set to work.
An hour later, Kuno had his final product:
1 MISSING
Beautiful Pigtailed Girl
10,000 yen reward!
[Bad Crayon Drawing of the Pigtailed Girl]
CONTACT TATEWAKI KUNO, ROOM A-2
Kuno set to work again, and five minutes later, he came up with a second product:
5,000 YEN REWARD
For Ranma Saotome
Ugly guy with black hair in a pigtail
[Extremely Bad Crayon Drawing of Male Ranma]
CONTACT TATEWAKI KUNO, ROOM A-2
Kuno immediately took these posters to the office center on the ship. "Hello, I'd like to get 500 colored copies of each of these…"
~*~
"Good luck!" shouted Nabiki as Ranma (male) and Akane re-boarded the ship. "Remember to follow my directions carefully! I'll meet up with you at your next stop!"
"Bye, Nabiki!" Akane and Ranma cried.
They made their way to Kuno's cabin. Akane put her ear to the door cautiously. After listening for a few seconds, she whispered to Ranma, "I don't think he's in there. Hurry, get out the ransom letter!"
Ranma removed a typewritten letter from Akane's bag and taped it to Kuno's door.
"We have to get to my cabin before Kuno comes back!" Akane muttered to Ranma as they ran down the hallway and down the stairs.
~*~
Kuno posted his signs everywhere (and I mean everywhere)! He posted his signs in the restaurants, on cabin doors, on the staircases, in the elevators, on the decks, and he even threw a bunch in the swimming pool. Everyone would know the face of Ranma and the pigtailed girl! In Kuno's mind, there was not even a slight possibility that the pigtailed girl would not immediately be returned to him,
When Kuno returned to his cabin, he found the ransom note on his cabin door:
Tatewaki Kuno-
If you ever want to see your beautiful pigtailed goddess again, please put 50,000 yen in an envelope and slide it under the door of cabin F-36 at 7:30 this evening.
-The kidnapper of your pigtailed girl
"RANMA! I SHALL NOT PAY YOU!" shouted Kuno. But then he became somber. "If I don't pay, then I will never see the pigtailed girl again! I can't let Ranma steal her away!!"
"Pig!" Kuno cried as he opened the door. Remembering that P-Chan was in the shower, he removed the suitcase from the shower door and out came a very unhappy P-Chan. Kuno waved the ransom letter in P-Chan's face.
"Pig!" repeated Kuno. "You were placed here by the kidnapper! Take me to your master!"
P-Chan read the ransom letter. He recognized Akane's cabin number, and realized that Kuno wanted him to lead him to Akane. P-Chan's eyes narrowed. He wasn't going to help that inconsiderate pervert! As a plan formed in his small mind, P-Chan grabbed the letter in his mouth and ran out the door.
"Come back here, you stupid pig!" screamed Kuno as he ran after P- Chan.
~*~
Ranma was sitting in Akane's cabin when she came through the door carrying their dinner. Akane had decided that it would be best for Ranma to stay in the cabin until they got the ransom money from Kuno.
Akane had been slightly worried about P-Chan, since she hadn't seen him for almost 24 hours. But on her way back from the take-out restaurant, what she saw made her forget completely about P-Chan. Akane had seen Kuno's signs everywhere she looked.
Akane told Ranma about the posters as they ate their food. Then she said, "Kuno's stupidity is just really starting to annoy me… hey, I know how to get rid of Kuno!"
Before Ranma could ask any questions, Akane went into the bathroom and quickly dyed her hair blue (she was running out of hair colors…) and ran out the door to the security desk.
~*~
The security guard was getting very tired. In the last thirty minutes, he had gotten seven calls about some strange signs posted around the ship, asking for the return of a "pigtailed girl" and the finding of a man named "Ranma Saotome." They had been posted by Tatewaki Kuno, the weird guy who had talked to him earlier that day. The security guard sighed. Once they found this "Tatewaki Kuno," they would probably have to ask him to leave the ship the next day.
At that time, The Passenger stepped up to the security desk. She had short, blue hair (and if you can't guess who it was, then you're as dim- witted as Kuno!)…
"How may I help you, miss?" asked the security guard.
The Passenger sighed. "Are you going to do anything about the signs that are all over the ship? Some of them are starting to blow away and fall into the sea, you know."
The security guard nodded. "We will have them removed as soon as possible… the signs AND the person who posted them…"
"Maybe I can help you then," The Passenger stated eagerly. "I heard a rumor that this 'Tatewaki Kuno' visits someone in the F-cabin hallway. He's supposed to go there at about 7:30 tonight."
The security guard raised his eyebrows. "And how did you come by this information?"
The Passenger shrugged. "I heard someone in the 'Sunshine Café talking about it."
The security guard seemed content. "I'll trust you then, miss. You can count on the fact that I'll send two security guards down to the hallway at 7:30. We'll get that Tatewaki Kuno!"
The Passenger grinned. "Thank you for your help, sir. Good luck!" Then The Passenger turned around and promptly returned to cabin F-36.
Once Akane, Ranma, and Nabiki arrived in Nabiki's suite, Akane and Ranma explained everything that had happened since Akane had talked to Nabiki the day before.
Nabiki looked quite thoughtful. "Hmm," she mused. "With the change of circumstances, it turns out that my plan will work out even better than I thought it would… and it will be extremely profitable…"
This phrase caused Akane and Ranma to ask at the same time: "How much will this cost us?"
Nabiki beamed. "Actually, you're quite lucky. I believe that if I get all the profits, it will be more than enough."
"So what's the plan??" demanded Ranma.
Nabiki grinned wickedly. "We shall post a ransom for Ranma, or should I say, the 'pigtailed girl'…"
~*~
P-Chan was not pleased about being stuck in the shower. He jumped as high as he could, but he just wasn't able to reach the shower handles to turn on the water. This was all Ranma's fault! ::Grunt, grunt::
~*~
Kuno headed toward the security desk on the ship. He could hardly believe what Ranma had done! He had kidnapped his fiancée, he had stolen all of his winnings from the previous night, and he had replaced those two fine possessions with a pig! Kuno shook his head in disgust.
Kuno stepped up to the security guard behind the desk. "Excuse me?"
The security guard snapped to attention. "May I help you, sir?"
"Yes, my name is Tatewaki Kuno, and I am a first-class passenger on this ship. I have come to report that my fiancée has been kidnapped and my money stolen! And I know who has done it!"
"You do, sir?" asked the security guard with surprise. "He must be a passenger then, sir, because no one would be able to get on board without-"
"I know that!" Kuno barked with impatience. "I can give you his name and a description, and then you will arrest him immediately! His name is Ranma Saotome, and he is almost 6 feet tall and-"
"I'm sorry, sir, but according to my computer, there is no one with that name on board. I'm afraid that you are mistaken."
"WHAT?!? Are you sure??"
The security guard nodded. "I am doubtful that the computer is wrong. We are required to have the name of every passenger and crewmember stored in our computers in case of an emergency. This Ranma you speak of cannot be on board."
"But I saw him…" cried Kuno.
The security guard gave Kuno a strange look. "If you have a picture of this man you are speaking of, I can let you know if I see anyone like him. Otherwise, I'm afraid I cannot help you."
Kuno mumbled something about inhospitality and walked away. He would have to save the pigtailed girl on his own. That sneaky Ranma! He thought of everything so that he wouldn't get caught!
Once Kuno got back to his room, he dug into his carry-on bag and managed to find some crayons. He got some pieces of plain, white paper, sat down at the table, and set to work.
An hour later, Kuno had his final product:
1 MISSING
Beautiful Pigtailed Girl
10,000 yen reward!
[Bad Crayon Drawing of the Pigtailed Girl]
CONTACT TATEWAKI KUNO, ROOM A-2
Kuno set to work again, and five minutes later, he came up with a second product:
5,000 YEN REWARD
For Ranma Saotome
Ugly guy with black hair in a pigtail
[Extremely Bad Crayon Drawing of Male Ranma]
CONTACT TATEWAKI KUNO, ROOM A-2
Kuno immediately took these posters to the office center on the ship. "Hello, I'd like to get 500 colored copies of each of these…"
~*~
"Good luck!" shouted Nabiki as Ranma (male) and Akane re-boarded the ship. "Remember to follow my directions carefully! I'll meet up with you at your next stop!"
"Bye, Nabiki!" Akane and Ranma cried.
They made their way to Kuno's cabin. Akane put her ear to the door cautiously. After listening for a few seconds, she whispered to Ranma, "I don't think he's in there. Hurry, get out the ransom letter!"
Ranma removed a typewritten letter from Akane's bag and taped it to Kuno's door.
"We have to get to my cabin before Kuno comes back!" Akane muttered to Ranma as they ran down the hallway and down the stairs.
~*~
Kuno posted his signs everywhere (and I mean everywhere)! He posted his signs in the restaurants, on cabin doors, on the staircases, in the elevators, on the decks, and he even threw a bunch in the swimming pool. Everyone would know the face of Ranma and the pigtailed girl! In Kuno's mind, there was not even a slight possibility that the pigtailed girl would not immediately be returned to him,
When Kuno returned to his cabin, he found the ransom note on his cabin door:
Tatewaki Kuno-
If you ever want to see your beautiful pigtailed goddess again, please put 50,000 yen in an envelope and slide it under the door of cabin F-36 at 7:30 this evening.
-The kidnapper of your pigtailed girl
"RANMA! I SHALL NOT PAY YOU!" shouted Kuno. But then he became somber. "If I don't pay, then I will never see the pigtailed girl again! I can't let Ranma steal her away!!"
"Pig!" Kuno cried as he opened the door. Remembering that P-Chan was in the shower, he removed the suitcase from the shower door and out came a very unhappy P-Chan. Kuno waved the ransom letter in P-Chan's face.
"Pig!" repeated Kuno. "You were placed here by the kidnapper! Take me to your master!"
P-Chan read the ransom letter. He recognized Akane's cabin number, and realized that Kuno wanted him to lead him to Akane. P-Chan's eyes narrowed. He wasn't going to help that inconsiderate pervert! As a plan formed in his small mind, P-Chan grabbed the letter in his mouth and ran out the door.
"Come back here, you stupid pig!" screamed Kuno as he ran after P- Chan.
~*~
Ranma was sitting in Akane's cabin when she came through the door carrying their dinner. Akane had decided that it would be best for Ranma to stay in the cabin until they got the ransom money from Kuno.
Akane had been slightly worried about P-Chan, since she hadn't seen him for almost 24 hours. But on her way back from the take-out restaurant, what she saw made her forget completely about P-Chan. Akane had seen Kuno's signs everywhere she looked.
Akane told Ranma about the posters as they ate their food. Then she said, "Kuno's stupidity is just really starting to annoy me… hey, I know how to get rid of Kuno!"
Before Ranma could ask any questions, Akane went into the bathroom and quickly dyed her hair blue (she was running out of hair colors…) and ran out the door to the security desk.
~*~
The security guard was getting very tired. In the last thirty minutes, he had gotten seven calls about some strange signs posted around the ship, asking for the return of a "pigtailed girl" and the finding of a man named "Ranma Saotome." They had been posted by Tatewaki Kuno, the weird guy who had talked to him earlier that day. The security guard sighed. Once they found this "Tatewaki Kuno," they would probably have to ask him to leave the ship the next day.
At that time, The Passenger stepped up to the security desk. She had short, blue hair (and if you can't guess who it was, then you're as dim- witted as Kuno!)…
"How may I help you, miss?" asked the security guard.
The Passenger sighed. "Are you going to do anything about the signs that are all over the ship? Some of them are starting to blow away and fall into the sea, you know."
The security guard nodded. "We will have them removed as soon as possible… the signs AND the person who posted them…"
"Maybe I can help you then," The Passenger stated eagerly. "I heard a rumor that this 'Tatewaki Kuno' visits someone in the F-cabin hallway. He's supposed to go there at about 7:30 tonight."
The security guard raised his eyebrows. "And how did you come by this information?"
The Passenger shrugged. "I heard someone in the 'Sunshine Café talking about it."
The security guard seemed content. "I'll trust you then, miss. You can count on the fact that I'll send two security guards down to the hallway at 7:30. We'll get that Tatewaki Kuno!"
The Passenger grinned. "Thank you for your help, sir. Good luck!" Then The Passenger turned around and promptly returned to cabin F-36.