Where do we go from here?

Time, air, the sun, the wind, the existence of life itself seemed all put on hold. Frozen in a stare that could go on for eternity, a pair of eyes meeting each other's. Neither one's heart could stop the pulsating thump of amazement, a stand off to truly end all stand off between Akane and Devil Ranma. Finally words were spoken coming first from Akane. "Ranma.....is it? No it can't be but" she looked away to the side, blinking back tears "Is that you Ranma?".

Devil Ranma firmly stood up straight folding his black angel wings back, retracting the blood drenched claw hands he had. Then without a snappy come back, or cold blooded come back he simply said. "I can't believe it's you, I knew he had feelings for you. But I never knew how strong this emotion could withstand against me", Akane shook her head in confusion. Slowly his blood dripping hooves clicked forward, Akane was stone still.

Devil Ranma continued "I was supposed to take you out as well, according to my "rules" dear sweet Akane. But as we all know rules are meant to be broken" Akane shouted "Who are you?!?", well aware of her frantic tone of voice. But she didn't care, so many of her friends were dead because of him. And now one of her very own family. Something had to be said here & now. Devil Ranma continued his approach as well his speech, answering Akane.

"I am not the one boy you love, Ranma Saotome is in jail as we speak from the arrest made last night. I thought you knew that Akane, but I guess you forgot. No matter I'm sure your more interested in me and my reasons" slowly Akane nodded, gulping a cold lump of fear down her shivering throat. Watching the pair devil eyes stare into her own, one fine the other dead. The flapping of black wings ruffle the sounds of silence, it was his black wings.

Devil Ranma enwrapped Akane into his arms like a defenseless little child, flying high up to the mall's skylight whispering "Let me show you my world". In a loud crash of shattered class and bent bars of metal, Devil Ranma emerged from the mall flying high with Akane. The shocked faces of Soun and Genma watch in horror, as he flies off unable to do anything but yell. "BRING BACK MY DAUGHTER MONSTER" Soun loudly shrieked.

Genma tried to yank him back but his anger was too out of control for him to handle, "Tendo stop this NOW, there's no way you can help Akane dead". The angry father sighed and nodded with humiliating grief, despite how deeply he wanted Akane back to his arms. He knew Genma was right. Even if he did approach Devil Ranma face to face, he'd be shredded like paper. The weeping man looked to Genma "What are we going to do Saotome?"

"There's only one thing we can do, we have to get my boy Ranma back" Soun blinked to Genma in confusion. "And how are we supposed to do that? He's in jail" Genma simply laughed and raised a valiant finger to the sky. "Simple we go there, tell him the situation, after all my boy's a fighting genius. He'll be able to break out of jail, defeat that devil doppleganger and save Akane" Soun nodded and followed Genma to the police station with worry.

Even though he didn't like the way their odds were stacked, there was no really else to turn to. Devil Ranma had mentally and physically destroyed everyone in his path, Ranma was there last hope. Genma sweat dropped as they entered the room to speak with Ranma, blocked by thick glass. In his thoughts Genma worried, "I hope he's been taking this better then we have". Both were mortified to see Ranma forced inside, wearing a straight jacket.

Genma and Soun collapsed with grief before looking at Ranma's black, crazy, and down right weary wide eyes. The guard on the left noted "This kid's a real crackpot, ever since he looked into a mirror" Genma and Soun blinked. "Mirror?" "Yeah claimed he saw someone else looking back at him, someone who looks like a devil copy of himself" he made a cuckoo sign. "After that he's been rambling on meaningless things, some really weird shit".

The guard stepped backwards allowing them private speaking time, Genma was shoved down hard by Soun. "Ranma please listen this is Soun Tendo, I know you can hear me we have a major crisis we need GAH" he was shoved right back by Genma. "Boy this is your father what happened to you? We need your help but we have to help you first now", "What happened?" both announced at the same time. Ranma simply stared at the quarreling men.

Unable to even give them a nod or God forbid a facial expression, Ranma's eyes were black sagged as if he's been up all night. Nothing seemed to function in his brain or his body, like he was in complete and total shock. Until finally just when the men were about to give up hope, Ranma raised his black mop top head, looked at them with weary eyes, and said very clearly. "Hey listen to me you....hey....FUCK you my man. Hey come here hey.

Come over here you piece of shit ha, HA, ha let me tell you something right. Now. LISTEN! You do not know shit about fuck, I uhhh....heh.....oh I eh ah. You wanna piece of yourself HM HUH? Step outside I'll kick my ass HAHA, come on I already shit myself I'm half way there HA, Fuckers". At that point Genma and Soun simply dropped dead, pale blue right in the face. Sweat dropping & twitching in total awe of the stupidity, Ranma has gained.

"I can't believe THAT is my son" Genma cried out in whining red agony, Soun moaned just as loudly "I can't believe THAT came out of your son". It seemed no words, no speech, not a single sound could get the message of danger to Ranmas fractured mind. Genma saw only one thing could help. Balling up a fist and tugging back his white dojo sleeve, he approached the glass staring coldly at Ranma's delusional ramblings and insane features.

In a flash of shattering glass, cries of gasp, and cracking of bones Genma bashed his fists through the glass. Grasping his vein bulging fists of rage across Ranma's now strangled neck, Genma shook him like a rag doll. The officer attacked Genma riding his back to rip him off, but it was no use. The jail cell echoed with piercing gagging cries, of a wheezing blue faced Ranma. "Dad GAH this is really....WHEEZE TIGHT" Genma snarled at his son.

"Shut the fuck up and listen you sorry ass sack of shit fucking cream puff. I raised a warrior not a loony bin, and your fiancee has been kidnapped. So either you stop seeing pink elephants, before I make your NUTSACK LOOK LIKE ONE. DO IT FOR AKANE YOU FUCKING HEAR ME? AKANE!" Suddenly the name screamed into his mind like an old song, hammering it's way from your memory. Ranma was stirring back to normal, fighting back.

Genma smiled and watched in awe as struggling second by second, his stark raving son returned his strength, his courage, his will, and his sanity. The image of a beautiful black haired girl mesmerized into Ranma's lost memory. Suddenly it was coming back to him, his mind started speaking the memories his lost mind had been searching for. "I remember, Akane, Kuno, Mousse, Kasumi, Nabiki, father, Shampoo, YES HA I FINALLY REMEMBER".

With a great burst of strength and recharged fire in his heart, Ranma bashed his arms out like baseball bats. Destroying the entire jail glass and table set up, at the same time bashing the single guard unconscious and his father. "Oops sorry there pop, I didn't mean to heh guess you brought more of me out then was out before" Ranma laughed, the first laugh he's had in a long while. Genma laid with spiral eyes drooling with a wide open mouth from the blow.

Soun and Ranma quickly carried the unconscious Genma out of the police station, disguised of course. After a quick cold water change, a couple zoo costumes, and carrying a fat ass unconscious panda, the two were free. Soun dropped Genma panting "All right we got ourselves out now what Ranma?", he looked towards the boy with a surprised face. Ranma seemed furious. Yet his face was sturdy as solid steel, like a mountain. Impenetrable in every way.

Ranma was in deep and focused thought, Soun knew very well that Akane was bugging the shit out of Ranma's reawakened mind. "Devil Ranma took Akane towards the construction yard, you take pop and get home NOW", Soun gasped at Ranma's words. "Wait a second son you might need our help and how would you know where he took Akane, you didn't see him", Soun stammered. Ranma turned his bold burning eyes of ambition back.

Firmly staring Soun down past his black hair strands "Devil Ranma though sick as he is, was created from me. And because of that I know everything about him, his targets, his hatred, everything he has done is because of me". Soun was obviously lost in this mess of murder so Ranma sighed slowly, and took the time to explain it further. "I got whopped by some sort of magic curse that is powered by one's emotions, it attacked me and my inner rage.

Manifesting it into a doppleganger of myself called Devil Ranma, everyone he's been killing is because of a personal incident. That happened to me, all the teasings, insults, bad days, it all adds up Soun" Ranma replied firmly, Soun babbled "B-b-but how can he know this, he's just a bad copy of you". Ranma continued "In a sense he was broken from the same mold I was, everything I have seen or ever felt he knows. It's how the curse takes shape.

That's why he bound and gagged me in the bushes, and why he sent me towards the cops that night at Kuno's house. I know everything he is and will do for the rest of his life, and the same goes for him on my side. So he got me out of the way, but kept me alive because after all technically he's "me". And before you guys came in I saw where he took Akane, and I'm off", Ranma's last words before leaping off into a frantic mad dash to the city.

Soun could only watch in awe at the determination that boiled the pumped blood inside that boy's heart, feeling the fire of his iron strong will. And yet despite all the death, all the powers and brains of darkness Devil Ranma has, a smile came to Soun's face. "That boy is gonna save/marry my daughter, and from the strength I saw in his eyes. Not a force on earth can stop him". Frantically pumping his legs, Ranma pushed his strength to the utmost limit.

Time was his enemy just as Devil Ranma was, so many people have died because of him. Ranma sighed and stopped fighting the building tears in his fiery eyes, and just hammered on. "No more blood shall be shed one way or another this madness ends TODAY", Ranma passionately yelled out loudly. Skidding his black shoes against the hoof marked dirt of the construction yard, staring at he top of the red bars of the building's metallic skeleton.

Looking towards the sights and faces he's been looking for, Devil Ranma holding a bound, gagged, and tied Akane in his arms. Staring down at his maker with an evil smirk, watching from high above on the steel structure. Then with a cold hard laugh he shouted to Ranma "Speak of the devil AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FINALLY THE REAL GAME BEGINS!"

to be continued...