Chapter 12
As Shan-Pu ran she noticed a tree that was situated extremely close to the wall. "Maybe Shan-Pu be able to get over barrier. But, if the barrier covers the whole area including the top. Then, Shan-Pu have to find a way to see if its safe," she thought as she bent down, picked up a few stones and leapt upwards, hoping from branch to brand until landing on a thick sturdy branch in the highest part of the tree. As she lifted her gaze towards the wall, the amazon noticed that the wall's height ended at where she stood. It was no easy feat to jump from the ground to the top of the wall. But it was a piece of cake from where she stood. "First Shan-Pu test if it is safe," the amazon muttered as she threw one of the rocks at the barrier. The rock flew through the air and struck the barrier, bouncing off and falling to the ground. With each throw, the busty amazon aimed higher until she couldn't anymore.
"Shan-Pu can't get in, will have to go back to great-gran..." the busty amazon started to say but as she was turning to jump down to the ground she spotted movement out of the corner of her eye. It was coming from the courtyard. Turning around the busty amazon leaned forward on her perch and could barely make out the figures of Ranma and Akane as they entered the courtyard. Taking a deep breath and yelling at the top of her lungs Shan-Pu tried to get Ranma's attention, "Airen!...Airen you leave pervert girl and come home with Shan-Pu!"
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Ukyo had been searching for over fifteen minutes for an opening in the barrier without success. It had been a long day trekking through the forest always on the lookout for any more of those giant animals. They had several close calls but had managed to beat the giant iguana into submission along with the duck billed platypus. "I never want to see another giant animal again as long as I live," she growled as she neared a boulder that was almost as tall as the wall.
Quickly she scrambled up the side, slipping every few feet since there was very little in the way of hand holds. She was determined to see what was going on with Ranma. "He better not be marrying Akane, or I'm going to take it out of his hide!"
Finally managing to reach the top, Ukyo panted for a few moments while regaining her breath. When she glanced up she could barely see over the wall. She could see Ranma and Akane kneeling in the courtyard, hands touching while they recited something that was too far away for her to hear. Taking a deep breath she called out, "Ranma honey!"
He didn't turn or acknowledge her in any way. Ukyo growled angrily for a few moments and decided to try again, only louder, "Hey Ranma!" She waited for him to notice but he didn't even twitch. "Shit!" Ukyo cursed fluently as any sailor before striking the barrier with her fist. "It's no use, they can't hear me through the damned barrier!"
Out of the corner of her eye she spotted some movement in a tree on the other side of the wall but still out side of the courtyard, Ukyo could also hear her yelling to get Ranma's attention. It wasn't doing any good yelling, so Ukyo decided to inform the Amazon of this fact. Taking a deep breath she yelled over towards the purple hared girl in the tree.
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"Hey Shan-Pu!" a voice called from across the other side of the outer wall. Shan-Pu looked up and noticed Ukyo perched in a tree just like she was.
"What you want!" the amazon yelled back.
"I've tried yelling several times to get their attention and so far it hasn't worked," Ukyo yelled in return.
"Shan-Pu make sure that husband hear her!" she yelled once more before glancing back towards the courtyard. What she saw made her madder than a bull who's seen red. There, kneeling down in front of each other were Ranma and Akane and they looked to be pledging themselves to each other.
Thinking hard the busty Amazon remembered a technique that just might work and it required using a ki voice. Taking a deep breath and centering herself, Shan-Pu screamed at the top of her lungs, "Ranma come home with Shan-Pu! Or Shan-Pu kill kitchen destroyer!" She waited for Ranma to acknowledge that he heard but became impatient when he didn't reply. It was almost like he couldn't hear her....
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Shan-Pu had been trying to get through the barrier for over an hour and so far she hadn't managed to even find a single chink. Ukyo tried to help but she too met with failure. After two hours of searching for a way in the two girls settled down to watch from their tree top perches. Their attention began to wander something, some deep undertone in the cadence made the two girls feel very tired and they began to fall into a trance. Then suddenly they heard the chanting escalating. "Hey something is happening!" Ukyo said while elbowing the amazon girl in the ribs.
"Spatula girl watch were she poke Shan-Pu or Shan-Pu make sure spatula girl no have arm to poke with," the busty amazon growled in irritation.
"Jeez, you don't have to be so grouchy...I was just pointing out that it's no time to be falling asleep," Ukyo said and then pointed towards the courtyard. "Look something is happening down there. Do you see it?"
"Shan-Pu don..."the amazon started to say but was interrupted when the events in the courtyard came to a peak. Suddenly, a bright flash of light erupted from the courtyard, "Aieya! Light too too bright!" the busty amazon exclaimed, nearly blinded by it.
"Damn! You said it sugar!" Ukyo yelled while blinking the spots from her vision.
Then, before the two knew what had hit them, a strong gust of wind came barreling over the wall like a locomotive on steroids, knocking both Ukyo and Shan-Pu out of their perches. "Aaaaa!" they both yelled as the fell. Their fall was broken when they landed in some bushes that surrounded the tree. When they emerged it was with a few minor scrapes. "Ouch! What the hell was that!" Ukyo yelled as she rubbed her sore bottom.
"Shan-Pu no know...but she think it time to go talk to great-grandmother and tell her we no can get in," the amazon replied. "Sure, lets go," Ukyo said and led the way back towards where they had left the others.
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Ku-Lon sat on the tree and casually deflected all of the flying debris from Ryoga's tunneling efforts. She was getting a bit annoyed with the lost boy because he wasn't controlling the direction of his blasts. "Haven't I taught him to be more careful of where he aims those things!" Ku-Lon though to her self while frowning and dodging a fist sized rock.
Then, turning back towards the site challenged martial artist Ku-Lon motioned for him to continue. "Go on Mu-Tsu, has anything changed in the past hour and a half? Mu-Tsu cocked his head and listened carefully, focusing all of his attention on the activity behind the wall. "Elder...wouldn't it be easier to watch from a tree?" the near-blind martial artist asked before he spoke again, "There isn't much to tell...nothing has changed since we got here except the music, maybe."
The Elder Amazon replied absently, "I have a hunch that it wouldn't be safe to be in a tree with all this magic floating around."
"Oh..." Mu-Tsu said and thought it over for a few moments before he accepted her answer and went back to listening.
Ku-Lon immersed herself in her thoughts of why she was baffled about the Tendo's and Saotome's coming to this place. What was even stranger was this barrier that surrounded to what appeared to her an estate of some kind. But what was very strange was the sheer size of it. The walls alone were taller than the great wall in China and the entryway spanned about two truck lengths parked front to back. "Why would they need to be that big?" she thought as she glanced back towards the barrier. Another thing that puzzled the old Amazon was the two statues that she had spotted earlier but avoided due to some deep-rooted instinct that told her of danger being nearby. Ku- Lon's musings were interrupted by a scream coming from the ditch where the lost boy was currently digging.
Ryoga was getting frustrated because he has gone down to the bedrock and still couldn't get through. "Shit....sun-of-a-bitch!" he cursed as he tried to use the breaking point and failed. Due to the barriers magic, it somehow reinforced the bedrock that surrounded the estate which was a serious deterrent to the lost boy. Stomping his foot like a five year old, Ryoga growled to try to let off a bit of stress.
When that didn't work, Ryoga punched the rock that he was standing on. "Stupid barrier! HiiyaaaAAAAA!" then screamed in pain as his fist struck the magically fortified stone. As the pain shot up his arm and alerted the nerve centers in his brain, the lost boy quickly grabbed his injured hand and yelled the foulest curse word he could think of, "FUCK!"
Ku-Lon heard his scream of pain and could imagine what had occurred. "Hahahahaha!" the elder laughed as she pictured the lost boy dancing around in the hole while holding his bruised hand and cursing. To her, it was a funny site because not much else could harm the lost boy since she had taught him the breaking point technique.
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As Shan-Pu ran she noticed a tree that was situated extremely close to the wall. "Maybe Shan-Pu be able to get over barrier. But, if the barrier covers the whole area including the top. Then, Shan-Pu have to find a way to see if its safe," she thought as she bent down, picked up a few stones and leapt upwards, hoping from branch to brand until landing on a thick sturdy branch in the highest part of the tree. As she lifted her gaze towards the wall, the amazon noticed that the wall's height ended at where she stood. It was no easy feat to jump from the ground to the top of the wall. But it was a piece of cake from where she stood. "First Shan-Pu test if it is safe," the amazon muttered as she threw one of the rocks at the barrier. The rock flew through the air and struck the barrier, bouncing off and falling to the ground. With each throw, the busty amazon aimed higher until she couldn't anymore.
"Shan-Pu can't get in, will have to go back to great-gran..." the busty amazon started to say but as she was turning to jump down to the ground she spotted movement out of the corner of her eye. It was coming from the courtyard. Turning around the busty amazon leaned forward on her perch and could barely make out the figures of Ranma and Akane as they entered the courtyard. Taking a deep breath and yelling at the top of her lungs Shan-Pu tried to get Ranma's attention, "Airen!...Airen you leave pervert girl and come home with Shan-Pu!"
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Ukyo had been searching for over fifteen minutes for an opening in the barrier without success. It had been a long day trekking through the forest always on the lookout for any more of those giant animals. They had several close calls but had managed to beat the giant iguana into submission along with the duck billed platypus. "I never want to see another giant animal again as long as I live," she growled as she neared a boulder that was almost as tall as the wall.
Quickly she scrambled up the side, slipping every few feet since there was very little in the way of hand holds. She was determined to see what was going on with Ranma. "He better not be marrying Akane, or I'm going to take it out of his hide!"
Finally managing to reach the top, Ukyo panted for a few moments while regaining her breath. When she glanced up she could barely see over the wall. She could see Ranma and Akane kneeling in the courtyard, hands touching while they recited something that was too far away for her to hear. Taking a deep breath she called out, "Ranma honey!"
He didn't turn or acknowledge her in any way. Ukyo growled angrily for a few moments and decided to try again, only louder, "Hey Ranma!" She waited for him to notice but he didn't even twitch. "Shit!" Ukyo cursed fluently as any sailor before striking the barrier with her fist. "It's no use, they can't hear me through the damned barrier!"
Out of the corner of her eye she spotted some movement in a tree on the other side of the wall but still out side of the courtyard, Ukyo could also hear her yelling to get Ranma's attention. It wasn't doing any good yelling, so Ukyo decided to inform the Amazon of this fact. Taking a deep breath she yelled over towards the purple hared girl in the tree.
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"Hey Shan-Pu!" a voice called from across the other side of the outer wall. Shan-Pu looked up and noticed Ukyo perched in a tree just like she was.
"What you want!" the amazon yelled back.
"I've tried yelling several times to get their attention and so far it hasn't worked," Ukyo yelled in return.
"Shan-Pu make sure that husband hear her!" she yelled once more before glancing back towards the courtyard. What she saw made her madder than a bull who's seen red. There, kneeling down in front of each other were Ranma and Akane and they looked to be pledging themselves to each other.
Thinking hard the busty Amazon remembered a technique that just might work and it required using a ki voice. Taking a deep breath and centering herself, Shan-Pu screamed at the top of her lungs, "Ranma come home with Shan-Pu! Or Shan-Pu kill kitchen destroyer!" She waited for Ranma to acknowledge that he heard but became impatient when he didn't reply. It was almost like he couldn't hear her....
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Shan-Pu had been trying to get through the barrier for over an hour and so far she hadn't managed to even find a single chink. Ukyo tried to help but she too met with failure. After two hours of searching for a way in the two girls settled down to watch from their tree top perches. Their attention began to wander something, some deep undertone in the cadence made the two girls feel very tired and they began to fall into a trance. Then suddenly they heard the chanting escalating. "Hey something is happening!" Ukyo said while elbowing the amazon girl in the ribs.
"Spatula girl watch were she poke Shan-Pu or Shan-Pu make sure spatula girl no have arm to poke with," the busty amazon growled in irritation.
"Jeez, you don't have to be so grouchy...I was just pointing out that it's no time to be falling asleep," Ukyo said and then pointed towards the courtyard. "Look something is happening down there. Do you see it?"
"Shan-Pu don..."the amazon started to say but was interrupted when the events in the courtyard came to a peak. Suddenly, a bright flash of light erupted from the courtyard, "Aieya! Light too too bright!" the busty amazon exclaimed, nearly blinded by it.
"Damn! You said it sugar!" Ukyo yelled while blinking the spots from her vision.
Then, before the two knew what had hit them, a strong gust of wind came barreling over the wall like a locomotive on steroids, knocking both Ukyo and Shan-Pu out of their perches. "Aaaaa!" they both yelled as the fell. Their fall was broken when they landed in some bushes that surrounded the tree. When they emerged it was with a few minor scrapes. "Ouch! What the hell was that!" Ukyo yelled as she rubbed her sore bottom.
"Shan-Pu no know...but she think it time to go talk to great-grandmother and tell her we no can get in," the amazon replied. "Sure, lets go," Ukyo said and led the way back towards where they had left the others.
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Ku-Lon sat on the tree and casually deflected all of the flying debris from Ryoga's tunneling efforts. She was getting a bit annoyed with the lost boy because he wasn't controlling the direction of his blasts. "Haven't I taught him to be more careful of where he aims those things!" Ku-Lon though to her self while frowning and dodging a fist sized rock.
Then, turning back towards the site challenged martial artist Ku-Lon motioned for him to continue. "Go on Mu-Tsu, has anything changed in the past hour and a half? Mu-Tsu cocked his head and listened carefully, focusing all of his attention on the activity behind the wall. "Elder...wouldn't it be easier to watch from a tree?" the near-blind martial artist asked before he spoke again, "There isn't much to tell...nothing has changed since we got here except the music, maybe."
The Elder Amazon replied absently, "I have a hunch that it wouldn't be safe to be in a tree with all this magic floating around."
"Oh..." Mu-Tsu said and thought it over for a few moments before he accepted her answer and went back to listening.
Ku-Lon immersed herself in her thoughts of why she was baffled about the Tendo's and Saotome's coming to this place. What was even stranger was this barrier that surrounded to what appeared to her an estate of some kind. But what was very strange was the sheer size of it. The walls alone were taller than the great wall in China and the entryway spanned about two truck lengths parked front to back. "Why would they need to be that big?" she thought as she glanced back towards the barrier. Another thing that puzzled the old Amazon was the two statues that she had spotted earlier but avoided due to some deep-rooted instinct that told her of danger being nearby. Ku- Lon's musings were interrupted by a scream coming from the ditch where the lost boy was currently digging.
Ryoga was getting frustrated because he has gone down to the bedrock and still couldn't get through. "Shit....sun-of-a-bitch!" he cursed as he tried to use the breaking point and failed. Due to the barriers magic, it somehow reinforced the bedrock that surrounded the estate which was a serious deterrent to the lost boy. Stomping his foot like a five year old, Ryoga growled to try to let off a bit of stress.
When that didn't work, Ryoga punched the rock that he was standing on. "Stupid barrier! HiiyaaaAAAAA!" then screamed in pain as his fist struck the magically fortified stone. As the pain shot up his arm and alerted the nerve centers in his brain, the lost boy quickly grabbed his injured hand and yelled the foulest curse word he could think of, "FUCK!"
Ku-Lon heard his scream of pain and could imagine what had occurred. "Hahahahaha!" the elder laughed as she pictured the lost boy dancing around in the hole while holding his bruised hand and cursing. To her, it was a funny site because not much else could harm the lost boy since she had taught him the breaking point technique.
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