New Neighbors
By Madcat08@hotmail.com
Started 12-05-2001
Updated 05-18-2002
Disclaimer:
GoldDigger is the properity of Fred Perry. Ranma is distrubited in the U.S. by Viz Video. I will make nothing off the creation of these two writers. So please dont sue. If you enjoy the character please support Fred Perry & Viz with your patronage.
"Comments & Suggestions are appreciated!"
Jade Part 5: Into the Fire
Ranma rolled to his feet on the far side of the portal. Behind him the portal closed with a clap of displace air. He found himself in a great hall lined on both sides with columns. At the end of the hall sat a figure in a black robe on a pale white throne composed of bone.
"Is the king dead," a inhuman voice echoed through the hall.
"Umm... Yeah," Ranma replied.
"Your not my servant," the figure on the throne hissed again. The rustle of metal on metal arose from the dark arches lining the throne room.
A score of guards in plate mail stepped into the hallway. Red unblinking eyes shined out of their helms. A fight red tint outlined the swords in the guard's hands.
"Oh crap," Ranma replied.
Meanwhile back in Nerima...
Ryouga was wandering through an intense fog. "Nothing shall keep us apart, Akane." He declared dramatically. At that point the fog lifted and Ryouga found himself in the female side of a bathhouse. Every woman in the room able to brandish a large heavy object quickly jumped Ryouga.
Back in Jade...
Ranma quickly used a move he hadn't used, since he fought with Herb. He attempted to draw chi from his opponents and was surprised when; he failed to get any. Quickly overcoming his surprise he launched two chi-blasts at two of his attackers. The two figures slammed into the stone walls with a crash of metal on stone. One figure lurched back to its feet.
"This keeps getting better and better," Ranma muttered.
He charged one figure and jumped over a wicked sword slash and connected a kick to its head. The helm left the body with a dry crunch
Back in Nerima...
Kuno was singing the song, 'You've lost that loving feeling'. While Akane threw heavy objects at her unwanted suitor before the cops arrived to arrest Kuno. Kuno would later be charged with disorderly conduct, assaulting a police officer, and destruction of public property. Later in the local jail the inmates teamed up to beat up Kuno after he wouldn't shut up.
Back in Jade...
Eight figures were remaining and Ranma was tiring too fast. He'd found to his surprise, that his opponents were animate corpses in their armor. He attempted to flee the great hall but the rebounded off an unseen barrier in an empty doorway. Ranma rolled to his feet and immediately had to duck under a sword slash and swept the feet from under his opponent. He quickly decapitated the downed figure with a crescent kick.
Meanwhile at the Cat Cafe...
Cologne sighed as she stared at the night's sky. Shampoo had been in an evil rant since Ranma had disappeared. No Ranma and increase attention from Moose had left the girl extremely angry. Shampoo only had Moose to vent her anger on and the fool was at Tofu's recovering from his last declaration of love. Cologne shook her head recalling Moose's strangest attempt. He had entered Shampoo's room in the middle of the night wearing only a pair of boots and covered in vaseline. Needless to say, Moose wouldn't be working for several days.
Back in Jade...
Ranma was growing tired quickly and so he decided to charge the guy on the throne. He quickly avoided the slower moving guards and ran down the great hall. The figure on the throne made a small hand gesture and a wall of fire cut Ranma off from the figure. Ranma stopped before the wall and fired a chi blast at the figure before dodging an attack from the six remaining guards. His smile faded as his chi-blast bounced off an unseen shield and rebounded into a nearby wall with explosive force. "Well that didn't help," Ranma muttered to himself.
The seven guards encircled Ranma and advanced. Ranma jumped over the rapidly closing and fired a chi blast at the stone ceiling above him.
Ranma landed outside of the circle of falling stones; that landed on the guards. The sounds of movement came from the swirling dust before a lone guard in battered plate mail stumbled forth. Ranma ignored an uncoordinated sword slash and decapitated the last guard with a punch. He turned his attention back to the figure on the throne.
Back in Tokyo...
Happosai was ecstatic as he watched a store below. Tomorrow was the grand opening of a 'Victoria's Secrets'. And Happosai was drooling in anticipation.
Elsewhere Ukyo marked another day off her calendar and waited impatiently for Ranma's return from Jade.
Meanwhile in Jade...
Ranma watched as the wall of flame disappeared and the figure on the throne stood. "Well done, but you shall still die." The figure on the dais hissed. Ranma ignored the figure and charged him.
Ranma was ten yards away from the figure, when it made a gesture with a hand. The ground around Ranma blazed with two parrell circles full of runes. Ranma's body was racked with pain as strands of energy coursed around his body. Ranma slowly slumped to the floor as his vision began turning black around the edges.
"Die," the figure hissed before before throwing a ball of light at Ranma.
A clap of thunder announced the arrival of another party in the great hall. The tall form of Theo Diggers stood in the hall with the air crackling with electricty around him. Theo caught the ball in one hand and crushed it. When he opened his hand only wisps of smoke remained of the ball.
"Welcome Theo, prepare to die." The hooded figure hissed before he began chanting. The walls, floor, and ceiling of the great hall erupted in thousands of rune burning with power.
And that was the last Ranma saw before he lost consciousness.
Later back in Jade...
He became aware slowly in the darkness; he quickly began trying to open his eyes. "Damn, it feels like Kodiachi has drugged me again and Akane force feed me." Ranma though as he fought a wave of nausea. Ranma slowly became aware of a pressure on his chest as he became alert. He forced his eyes open and stared into space as his eyes slowly began adjusting to the light. He his slowly focused so, he could study the room he was in. He could see a wall with a skillfully carved bureau. He could also see several layers of sheets covering him. "Where am I," Ranma thought to himself as he attempted to turn his head. He quickly realized he couldn't move his head to the right because of the other person in the room. The other person was curled up to him and was hugging him tightly. So tightly that Ranma couldn't turn to his right
Ranma had a history of waking up with people in bed with him. He began the standard operating procedure. His thought process was the following: "Step one, am I in immediate danger? Probably Not, unless her father finds us this way.
Step two, what information do I have? I don't recognize the room. The person is female from the large... Mmm let's skip that part. She's blonde, he gathered from a strand of hair at the edge of his field of vision. She seems to be asleep from her breathing patterns.
Step three, who do I know whose female and blonde? Answer... Brit and Gina. Assumption based on available data. Female is not Brit or Gina. Supporting argument is that neither of them seems the type to be in bed with me. New conclusion based on historical data.... Another fiancee due to Genma's Stupidity."
He was still thinking, when the figure next to him rolled over in her sleep. Ranma's train of thought suddenly ended as her knee made contact with the Saotome family jewels. Ranma screamed in pain and rolled off the bed to the left. He hit the floor on his side before stumbling to his feet, ignoring the yell from the other side of the bed. He moved in a stance as the girl groggily stood on the opposite side of the bed. He quickly evaluated the tall, blonde hair young lady and not a fighter.
"Caroline," Ranma yelled in surprise. He quickly noticed she was in a full-length green velvet dress.
He then noticed she wasn't staring at him... or at least at his face. His senses then decided to alert him, that he was drafty (AKA He wasn't wearing anything). At this moment the door to the room burst open as two blonde females and a red hared female entered the room.
The trio stopped in the doorway and lowered their weapons. Ranma quickly recognizing the three females and decided quickly on course of action two (course of action one, was to run like hell). He quickly grabbed a blanket from the bed and wrapped it around himself.
He then bowed low to the red head and said, "I don't know what's going on. But I would like to apologize sensei.
"Welcome back to the land of the living, Ranma. It's nice to see you already back on your feet," Julia said with mirth in her voice. "I see you already met the her Highness, Princess Caroline Vandenburg."
"Highness," Ranma asked in confusion? As he came out of the bow.
"It's a long story Ranma," Gina said. "Let's get you some food and we tell you what's happened in the past month.
"And your father will hear of this Caroline," Julia said to the blushing princess. Caroline quickly left the room with a healthy blush.
Twenty minutes later...
A dressed Ranma came down the stone spiral stairs with Brit as an escort. "By the way where are we," Ranma asked?
"Melbourne, the largest Vandenburg city," she replied.
"Okay," Ranma replied.
"Save your questions, Mom can explain better than me." Brit replied before continuing down the stairs.
Several minutes later Ranma was in the castle's kitchen polishing off a seventh plate of food. "He's a dragon, I tell you," one cook mutter to his assistant.
Julia, Brit, and Gina sat at the table with Ranma. "Feel like talking now, Ranma." Julia asked with a smile.
"Sure sensei," Ranma replied.
"Basically, I've been trying to prevent a war between several large Barbarian tribes and several small kingdoms. Several small towns and tribes were slaughtered to the last person on both sides and everyone wanted revenge," Julia said. "We eventually found a third party was trying to start a war. And you managed to make yourself the target of the force behind it all."
"What?" Ranma asked as he scratched the back of his head.
"Basically you blundered into the mages plans and caused some real havoc," Gina added.
"So how did you find me," Ranma asked?
"I had Theo keeping track of you with magic," Julia replied. "I couldn't have you getting killed. Nodoka would never forgive me. Theo was tracking you and lost you in Aiken. During your fight with the Necromancer, you destroyed some of the wards protecting the keep from scrying. Once Theo located you, he was then able to arrive and save you. He brought you Melbourne so the healer could finish healing you," Julia said sipping on her wine.
"Well that explains everything," Ranma said. "So when do I head home," Ranma asked?
"Tomorrow, your the guest of honor tonight." Julia said with a smile.
"Guest of honor," Ranma asked?
"King Cromwell the Third is hosting a banquet tonight in your honor," Ms. Diggers said.
"Okay," Ranma said scratching his head.
"You haven't told Ranma the good news, yet." Brit interrupted.
"I managed to convince the king, that you couldn't marry his daughter. Due to your unique past," Julia replied.
"Yeah, Caroline didn't take it very well," Gina said.
"Caroline? She's the king's daughter," Ranma asked before biting into a apple?
"Of course, you would've been the next in line for the throne," Gina replied.
"You father would have a heart attack if he knew," Brit laughed. "He would agree if nothing else for the fortune, you would have inherited."
Back in Nerima...
Genma stealthily made his way towards his goal. Genma's eyes lit with greed as he reached out his hand. He then sneezed.
"Don't touch the cookies until after dinner," Nodoka said reprimanding her husband as she resheathed her katana.
p.s.: Comments & suggestions are helpful. If you have anything useful to add please e-mail me.
I'm going to school this summer but I can hopefully release the next chapter by August. Thanks.
By Madcat08@hotmail.com
Started 12-05-2001
Updated 05-18-2002
Disclaimer:
GoldDigger is the properity of Fred Perry. Ranma is distrubited in the U.S. by Viz Video. I will make nothing off the creation of these two writers. So please dont sue. If you enjoy the character please support Fred Perry & Viz with your patronage.
"Comments & Suggestions are appreciated!"
Jade Part 5: Into the Fire
Ranma rolled to his feet on the far side of the portal. Behind him the portal closed with a clap of displace air. He found himself in a great hall lined on both sides with columns. At the end of the hall sat a figure in a black robe on a pale white throne composed of bone.
"Is the king dead," a inhuman voice echoed through the hall.
"Umm... Yeah," Ranma replied.
"Your not my servant," the figure on the throne hissed again. The rustle of metal on metal arose from the dark arches lining the throne room.
A score of guards in plate mail stepped into the hallway. Red unblinking eyes shined out of their helms. A fight red tint outlined the swords in the guard's hands.
"Oh crap," Ranma replied.
Meanwhile back in Nerima...
Ryouga was wandering through an intense fog. "Nothing shall keep us apart, Akane." He declared dramatically. At that point the fog lifted and Ryouga found himself in the female side of a bathhouse. Every woman in the room able to brandish a large heavy object quickly jumped Ryouga.
Back in Jade...
Ranma quickly used a move he hadn't used, since he fought with Herb. He attempted to draw chi from his opponents and was surprised when; he failed to get any. Quickly overcoming his surprise he launched two chi-blasts at two of his attackers. The two figures slammed into the stone walls with a crash of metal on stone. One figure lurched back to its feet.
"This keeps getting better and better," Ranma muttered.
He charged one figure and jumped over a wicked sword slash and connected a kick to its head. The helm left the body with a dry crunch
Back in Nerima...
Kuno was singing the song, 'You've lost that loving feeling'. While Akane threw heavy objects at her unwanted suitor before the cops arrived to arrest Kuno. Kuno would later be charged with disorderly conduct, assaulting a police officer, and destruction of public property. Later in the local jail the inmates teamed up to beat up Kuno after he wouldn't shut up.
Back in Jade...
Eight figures were remaining and Ranma was tiring too fast. He'd found to his surprise, that his opponents were animate corpses in their armor. He attempted to flee the great hall but the rebounded off an unseen barrier in an empty doorway. Ranma rolled to his feet and immediately had to duck under a sword slash and swept the feet from under his opponent. He quickly decapitated the downed figure with a crescent kick.
Meanwhile at the Cat Cafe...
Cologne sighed as she stared at the night's sky. Shampoo had been in an evil rant since Ranma had disappeared. No Ranma and increase attention from Moose had left the girl extremely angry. Shampoo only had Moose to vent her anger on and the fool was at Tofu's recovering from his last declaration of love. Cologne shook her head recalling Moose's strangest attempt. He had entered Shampoo's room in the middle of the night wearing only a pair of boots and covered in vaseline. Needless to say, Moose wouldn't be working for several days.
Back in Jade...
Ranma was growing tired quickly and so he decided to charge the guy on the throne. He quickly avoided the slower moving guards and ran down the great hall. The figure on the throne made a small hand gesture and a wall of fire cut Ranma off from the figure. Ranma stopped before the wall and fired a chi blast at the figure before dodging an attack from the six remaining guards. His smile faded as his chi-blast bounced off an unseen shield and rebounded into a nearby wall with explosive force. "Well that didn't help," Ranma muttered to himself.
The seven guards encircled Ranma and advanced. Ranma jumped over the rapidly closing and fired a chi blast at the stone ceiling above him.
Ranma landed outside of the circle of falling stones; that landed on the guards. The sounds of movement came from the swirling dust before a lone guard in battered plate mail stumbled forth. Ranma ignored an uncoordinated sword slash and decapitated the last guard with a punch. He turned his attention back to the figure on the throne.
Back in Tokyo...
Happosai was ecstatic as he watched a store below. Tomorrow was the grand opening of a 'Victoria's Secrets'. And Happosai was drooling in anticipation.
Elsewhere Ukyo marked another day off her calendar and waited impatiently for Ranma's return from Jade.
Meanwhile in Jade...
Ranma watched as the wall of flame disappeared and the figure on the throne stood. "Well done, but you shall still die." The figure on the dais hissed. Ranma ignored the figure and charged him.
Ranma was ten yards away from the figure, when it made a gesture with a hand. The ground around Ranma blazed with two parrell circles full of runes. Ranma's body was racked with pain as strands of energy coursed around his body. Ranma slowly slumped to the floor as his vision began turning black around the edges.
"Die," the figure hissed before before throwing a ball of light at Ranma.
A clap of thunder announced the arrival of another party in the great hall. The tall form of Theo Diggers stood in the hall with the air crackling with electricty around him. Theo caught the ball in one hand and crushed it. When he opened his hand only wisps of smoke remained of the ball.
"Welcome Theo, prepare to die." The hooded figure hissed before he began chanting. The walls, floor, and ceiling of the great hall erupted in thousands of rune burning with power.
And that was the last Ranma saw before he lost consciousness.
Later back in Jade...
He became aware slowly in the darkness; he quickly began trying to open his eyes. "Damn, it feels like Kodiachi has drugged me again and Akane force feed me." Ranma though as he fought a wave of nausea. Ranma slowly became aware of a pressure on his chest as he became alert. He forced his eyes open and stared into space as his eyes slowly began adjusting to the light. He his slowly focused so, he could study the room he was in. He could see a wall with a skillfully carved bureau. He could also see several layers of sheets covering him. "Where am I," Ranma thought to himself as he attempted to turn his head. He quickly realized he couldn't move his head to the right because of the other person in the room. The other person was curled up to him and was hugging him tightly. So tightly that Ranma couldn't turn to his right
Ranma had a history of waking up with people in bed with him. He began the standard operating procedure. His thought process was the following: "Step one, am I in immediate danger? Probably Not, unless her father finds us this way.
Step two, what information do I have? I don't recognize the room. The person is female from the large... Mmm let's skip that part. She's blonde, he gathered from a strand of hair at the edge of his field of vision. She seems to be asleep from her breathing patterns.
Step three, who do I know whose female and blonde? Answer... Brit and Gina. Assumption based on available data. Female is not Brit or Gina. Supporting argument is that neither of them seems the type to be in bed with me. New conclusion based on historical data.... Another fiancee due to Genma's Stupidity."
He was still thinking, when the figure next to him rolled over in her sleep. Ranma's train of thought suddenly ended as her knee made contact with the Saotome family jewels. Ranma screamed in pain and rolled off the bed to the left. He hit the floor on his side before stumbling to his feet, ignoring the yell from the other side of the bed. He moved in a stance as the girl groggily stood on the opposite side of the bed. He quickly evaluated the tall, blonde hair young lady and not a fighter.
"Caroline," Ranma yelled in surprise. He quickly noticed she was in a full-length green velvet dress.
He then noticed she wasn't staring at him... or at least at his face. His senses then decided to alert him, that he was drafty (AKA He wasn't wearing anything). At this moment the door to the room burst open as two blonde females and a red hared female entered the room.
The trio stopped in the doorway and lowered their weapons. Ranma quickly recognizing the three females and decided quickly on course of action two (course of action one, was to run like hell). He quickly grabbed a blanket from the bed and wrapped it around himself.
He then bowed low to the red head and said, "I don't know what's going on. But I would like to apologize sensei.
"Welcome back to the land of the living, Ranma. It's nice to see you already back on your feet," Julia said with mirth in her voice. "I see you already met the her Highness, Princess Caroline Vandenburg."
"Highness," Ranma asked in confusion? As he came out of the bow.
"It's a long story Ranma," Gina said. "Let's get you some food and we tell you what's happened in the past month.
"And your father will hear of this Caroline," Julia said to the blushing princess. Caroline quickly left the room with a healthy blush.
Twenty minutes later...
A dressed Ranma came down the stone spiral stairs with Brit as an escort. "By the way where are we," Ranma asked?
"Melbourne, the largest Vandenburg city," she replied.
"Okay," Ranma replied.
"Save your questions, Mom can explain better than me." Brit replied before continuing down the stairs.
Several minutes later Ranma was in the castle's kitchen polishing off a seventh plate of food. "He's a dragon, I tell you," one cook mutter to his assistant.
Julia, Brit, and Gina sat at the table with Ranma. "Feel like talking now, Ranma." Julia asked with a smile.
"Sure sensei," Ranma replied.
"Basically, I've been trying to prevent a war between several large Barbarian tribes and several small kingdoms. Several small towns and tribes were slaughtered to the last person on both sides and everyone wanted revenge," Julia said. "We eventually found a third party was trying to start a war. And you managed to make yourself the target of the force behind it all."
"What?" Ranma asked as he scratched the back of his head.
"Basically you blundered into the mages plans and caused some real havoc," Gina added.
"So how did you find me," Ranma asked?
"I had Theo keeping track of you with magic," Julia replied. "I couldn't have you getting killed. Nodoka would never forgive me. Theo was tracking you and lost you in Aiken. During your fight with the Necromancer, you destroyed some of the wards protecting the keep from scrying. Once Theo located you, he was then able to arrive and save you. He brought you Melbourne so the healer could finish healing you," Julia said sipping on her wine.
"Well that explains everything," Ranma said. "So when do I head home," Ranma asked?
"Tomorrow, your the guest of honor tonight." Julia said with a smile.
"Guest of honor," Ranma asked?
"King Cromwell the Third is hosting a banquet tonight in your honor," Ms. Diggers said.
"Okay," Ranma said scratching his head.
"You haven't told Ranma the good news, yet." Brit interrupted.
"I managed to convince the king, that you couldn't marry his daughter. Due to your unique past," Julia replied.
"Yeah, Caroline didn't take it very well," Gina said.
"Caroline? She's the king's daughter," Ranma asked before biting into a apple?
"Of course, you would've been the next in line for the throne," Gina replied.
"You father would have a heart attack if he knew," Brit laughed. "He would agree if nothing else for the fortune, you would have inherited."
Back in Nerima...
Genma stealthily made his way towards his goal. Genma's eyes lit with greed as he reached out his hand. He then sneezed.
"Don't touch the cookies until after dinner," Nodoka said reprimanding her husband as she resheathed her katana.
p.s.: Comments & suggestions are helpful. If you have anything useful to add please e-mail me.
I'm going to school this summer but I can hopefully release the next chapter by August. Thanks.