Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma ½, it's characters or the attraction 'It's a small world after all.'


Notes: Chinese, {English}, "Japanese", get it?


Chapter 10: What goes around comes around


"Kari, get your hopefully bruised butt down here!" Taki called up the stairs.

"Stuff it Taki! I'll be down in a minute!" Kari called back. "Go on with out me if your in such a hurry."

"In case you forgot, Mika walks with us, and I really don't want another set of bruises."

"Fine, fine I'm coming!"

Akane sighed as she walked through the living room. "Can't you two ever be quiet? I swear you'd never know I had only three sons."

"Mom!" Kari cried aghast, as she hurried down the stairs.

Akane smirked at her. "Ranma's right, you really are a tomboy. Go on, school awaits. But remember to watch your temper!"

Kari rolled her eyes as she and Taki flew out of the house. "Geez, you'd think I'd killed someone."

"Not for lack of trying." Taki growled as he massaged his shoulder.

"Baby." Kari sniffed. "YOU didn't have to deal with Dad this morning."

Taki grinned. "I had an excuse, I was hurt."

Kari glared. "Yeah, and thanks to the triumvirate so was I!"

Taki stuck his tongue out at her. "You deserved it!" Then ran ahead laughing.

"Taki!"

"Ah, I see you two have returned." Tacchi said joining them. "And only two days late. Good, good, I believe that was a low probability."

Taki and Kari sighed. "You bet on us?"

Tacchi raised an eyebrow. "My dear cousins what ever gave you that idea? No, I bet on Mika's sense of direction. Now if she actually makes it to class today, I'll clean up."

Both sighed again. "So anything interesting happen while we were gone?" Taki asked.

"Not really. Yui was grounded for spying on his teacher, Mom did a hostile take over of Microsoft, Dad knocked himself out again while trying to demonstrate for his students, Makoto successfully defeated that annoying brat Lily something; so Aunt Kodachi should be proud. I believe that's the highlights."

"So the usual." Kari commented.

"Yup." Tacchi held out his hand.

"Tacchi, you know better. We're not paying you." Taki said, Kari nodded adding. "We have a contract, we don't have to pay you, not until you finished repaying us for destroying Fuffymuffy and Cuddlekins."

Tacchi scowled. "I paid for those stupid bears already."

"Ahh, but not for the emotional torment." Taki said swinging an arm around his shoulders.

"Yup. Really traumatized us." Kari added.

Tacchi sighed. "You're never going to pay me are you?"

"Nope." Kari said grinning. "You did it to yourself."

"I was seven!"

"Well you should have thought ahead." Taki added with a laugh. "The contract's iron clad, after all Aunt Nabiki drew it up."

"I still don't understand why the blasted woman never takes my side." Tacchi grumbled. "I am her son."

"Oh great, the wonder twins." Mika mumbled coming up on them. "Want to avoid them?"

"Let's." Si Cwan answered, the two jumped to the ledge and ran around.

"Hey that was SI Cwan and Mika!" Kari cried. "What are the two of them doing together?"

Tacchi grinned. "Uh-oh, you've got that look in your eye, Tacchi." Taki said worriedly.

"What look?" Tacchi innocently asked.

"You know which look." Kari said. "The one that says everyone's money will soon be yours."

"What is this obsession with money anyway? Your rich right?"

Tacchi sighed. "Father has money yes, and mother is very well off. However, she also insists that I make my own money, and I have expensive tastes."

Kari rolled her eyes. "That's Aunt Nabiki for you. Well, see you at lunch!"

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Meanwhile somewhere in Alberta, Canada a black leotard covered figure could be seen leaping from rooftop to rooftop. "OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH! Where are you, my sweetums? Kodachi has come for you!" If you look closely you could also see a smaller shadow on the ground running in the opposite direction.

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"Mika, please? I'm really, really sorry? I swear I never meant to hurt you!" Kari pleaded. "So can't I have just one Okonomiyaki? Look, I have bruises too."

Mika sighed. "Fine, you're forgiven, but next time you decide to make me your stress ball TELL ME! So I can move to another district."

"Really? I can have one?"

"Did you hear a word I said?"

"Yeah sure, no more pounding, gotcha. Can it be beef? I love beef."

Mika rolled her eyes. "It's always food with you people isn't it?"

Taki joined them frowning. "Have either of you seen SI Cwan?"

"I'm still not talking to you." Mika said turning away from him.

"Sure, fine, whatever. Kari?"

"Why would I want to see him? Oooh that looks good, is it almost ready?"

"Kari! I'm being serious! No one seen Si Cwan since first period."

"What?" Mika asked concerned. "Are you sure?"

"Yes!" Taki answered. "He has second period free since he already speaks fluent English. But he never came back."

"That's strange." Mika said.

"Yeah, it is. The guys a jerk, but a responsible one." Kari added frowning. "He wouldn't just cut class. Has anyone asked the teachers? Maybe Shampoo needed him at the Café."

"Nihao, Ranma children. Soon to be daughter, have you seen Si Cwan? Silly boy forget lunch again. No understand why he always do this. Shampoo looked all over, but no can find him."

"Okay this is weird." Kari said puzzled. "Now, if this were any one else I'd say maybe he was kidnaped, but I mean who'd want him?"

"Aiyah! Si Cwan kidnaped?" Shampoo growled, pulling out a bonbori. "Who dare?"

"Ah, no no, Kari was kidding, I'm sure Si Cwan's in the library." Taki hurried to say. Shampoo smiled and bounded off. "Well there goes the theory he went home."

"My dear cousins, I believe this is for you." Tacchi said calmly handed them a note. "It was found in the library. Quite interesting."

Kari snatched the note and quickly read it. "What the heck is this talking about? I can't read a word of it."

Tacchi sighed. "You've been ducking those extra English lessons haven't you? It says Si Cwan was kidnaped."

"They were boring." Kari said crumpling the note. "Okay. Fine by me, gets him out of my hair."

"KARI!" Mika and Taki said angrily.

"What?"

"That's your fiancé!" MIka said furious.

"And he's my friend! We're not just going to leave him with this person." Taki added

"Right! If they could subdue Si Cwan, they might be dangerous, we just can't abandon him."

Kari shifted uncomfortably, then she sighed. "I know, I know. I wasn't really going to leave him. Well maybe a little bit. Stupid Amazon."

Tacchi grinned. "Then it's settled. We'll leave tonight. Whoever it was left a map on the back."

"You're coming?" Mika asked.

"Of course."

"Yeah, kidnaping is kind of a family tradition for us. Should I round up the troops, or are we going solo?" Kari asked turning to the guys.

"Let's go solo, Dad and Mom both have classes tomorrow. Plus Yui's still grounded." Taki pointed out.

"Yes, no need to involve them. Besides, it's been awhile since I've had a good adventure. I'm behind." Tacchi put in.

"Four's a good number, we should be alright. Okay solo it is." Kari decided. 'I, uh, suggest we don't mention it to Shampoo till we find him."

Taki nervously glanced over his shoulder. "That sounds good to me."

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Si Cwan pulled tightly at the ropes, glaring at the world in general, and especially the irritating song playing somewhere just outside the room. 'I hate my life. First I have to marry some stupid foreigner, then she beats me, now I've been kidnaped. They didn't even give me a chance to fight! Just knocked me out with chloroform; one minute I'm in the library, avoiding everyone, the next I'm in this ugly room.'

"{Oh good your awake! I was getting worried.}" A blond head popped into his line of sight. "{Hiya. It's been awhile.}"

"Do I know you? And why are you talking in English?" Si Cwan asked, looking at the girl.

"Hmm?" She asked cocking her head. "{Did you say something important?}"

Si Cwan sighed. "{Nothing. May I ask why I've been kidnaped?}"

"{You don't remember?}" She said, lower lip trembling. "WAHHHH!"

Si Cwan winced. "OW! {Stop crying, please! My ears can't take it!}"

She sniffed. "{I'm Robin! I can't believe you forgot me! I came halfway around the world to find you! I saved you form that awful girl and your horrible family, and this is my thanks?}"

"{What in the world are you talking about?}" Si Cwan said testily. "{I'm FINE!} Idiot."

"{I think I know what that one meant.}" Robin said, eyeing him. "{Anyway, when that tomboy gets here, I'll show her not to pick on those weaker than her.}"

"{WEAKER!?!?! Untie me and THEN we'll see who's weaker!} I'm sick and tired of being called weak! If I'm so god damn weak why the hell did every single girl in the Amazon village FIGHT over me! I SO want OUT of this stupid life!"

"{Okay, you seem upset, we'll talk later.}" Robin said backing away.

"I hate my life."

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"Tacchi, are you sure it was this way?" Mika asked.

Tacchi glared at her. "For the last time YES! and I really don't think you're one to complain about directions."

"It's just that, well, why would someone choose to hide in Tokyo Disney?"

"I don't know! I'm not the stupid kidnapper."

"Well the note was English right?" Taki put in. "Maybe it reminded them of home."

"I get that, but, It's a Small World After All?" Kari asked eyeing the ride in front of her. "If this is right, the poor guy's being tortured."

Mika shuddered. "Too right. We've got to hurry."

Suddenly, a girl with blond pigtails jumped down in front of them. "{So, you have come. Now I'll teach you to mess with my Si Cwan!}"

"Okay did anyone understand a word of that?" Kari asked.

"I got Si Cwan, but that's about it." Taki admitted. "Tacchi?"
Tacchi rolled his eyes. "Do you EVER do your homework?"

"No." They answered in unison.

Mika sighed. "She said she'll teach you to mess with her Si Cwan, and we really should be concentrating on the fight."

"Oh, right." Kari said nodding. "WAIT! HER Si Cwan? That two timing jerk!"

"Um, sis, I thought you didn't want to marry him?" Taki asked.

"I don't! But it's the principal!"

This time Mika rolled her eyes. "Kari, since he was kidnaped, I sincerely doubt he's into her."

"Oh. Right. So hitting him would be bad."

Mika patted her head. "Good girl. She can be taught."

"{Hey! Are we fighting or what? It's rude to talk about people in front of them you know!}"

"{We'll get to you in a minute! Jeez.}" Tacchi said her. "Impatient. {Listen, miss..}"

"{Robin.}" She said smiling. "{Nice to meetcha!}"

"{Right, uh, Robin, why exactly have you kidnaped Si Cwan. We ask because my cousin here is his fiancee.}"

Robin glared at Kari. "{I know that! That's why I've come! I've known Si Cwan, since we were but children...Are you listening?}" Robin asked crossly. Kari, Taki and Mika looked up from their picnic lunch.

Tacchi sighed. "{Ignore them, please continue.} Nut case."

Robin brightened. "{Okay! Anyway, dear Cwanie and I used to play together so long ago, when his father worked for mine on the Vegas strip. He used to tell me all these stories about his Mom and her weird ideas about some guy named Saotome. She made him take all those fighting lessons, then she took him away from me and went to China. I knew that woman was going to try and make my sweet Cwanie into a warrior and that she must be stopped! Unfortunately I was only eight, and Daddy said I had to wait until I turned at least fourteen before dragging him home. Those were long lonely years, and I trained for the day when I would fight the She-beast and take home my Cwanie. I'd make sure he was never harmed again, but when I was finally deemed worthy and allowed to leave I found that my beloved was bared from me, from ME! I spent the next two years trying everything I could to get into that Amazon village...}"

"AH! I knew she looked familiar!" Mika exclaimed. "{Hey blondie, do you remember me? You fell on my head!}"

"{OH! That was you? Sorry! Those beefed up women constantly threw me out. It was annoying. But I persevered! That's when I learned the horrible truth, the She-beast had shackled my angel to a demon!"

Kari leaned over to Taki. "Is it just me, or does she seem to be mentally unbalanced?"

"Let me say this. It's not you."

"{Oh for the love of Pete! Just shut up already!}" Si Cwan cried stamping up to the group, pulling off left over ropes.

"Hey, Si Cwan." Taki said grinning up at him.

"{Cwanie?}"

"You don't look kidnaped." Kari said frowning.

"Knew you'd get out of it."

"Ah, such convenient timing."

"{I remember you now, you were the annoying brat who was constantly trying to dress me in sweater vests and talk about my feelings. Get it through your head, I LIKED training, I LIKED fighting, and I HATED Mr. Rodgers!}"

She gasped. "{CWanie! How can you say that!}"

Si Cwan grimaced. "{Okay, that was harsh, no one can hate Mr. Rodgers.}"

"{But, but how did you get out?" Robin stuttered.

"Yes, I am curious as well." Tacchi said arms crossed over his chest.

Si Cwan glared at him. "Oh shut up! I would have been fine if she hadn't knocked me out. {I'm a martial artist you twit, besides my father was an escape artist remember? You didn't think he'd forget to teach me?}"

Robin's eyes filled and her lip trembled. "{But, you were such a sweet little boy!}"

SI cwan rolled his eyes. "{Remember what you want. And get the hell off of me!}"

Kari glared and stamped over to them. "Listen you little tart, get your slimly hands off of him before you die."

Tacchi grinned. "This looks promising."

Taki sighed. "Not really, you know Kari's really possessive about her things, even ones she doesn't want."

"{Sorry, can't understand you.}" Robin said in a singsong voice while snuggling a furious Si Cwan.

Mika and Taki recognized the looks on the two faces and started a countdown. "5-4-3-2.." BOOM!

"{Cwanie!}" Robin cried as she flew east ward.

Kari moved her mallet and Si Cwan retracted his chains. "Uh, glad you're okay and all."

"Yeah, well thanks for the attempt at rescue."

"SO, you don't have any more of those right?"

"Not that I know of." Si Cwan grumbled.

"So the day's not a complete waste, anybody want to hang around?" Tacchi asked.

"Not me, I'm out of here." Taki said. "I've got practice with Dad, see ya."

"I have to be at the restaurant soon, sorry!" Mika said sheepishly.

"If I never seen this place again I will die happy." Si Cwan said eyeing the ride behind them.

Kari grinned. "I really don't think they'd like it if you blew it up. Come on, I'll buy you some ice cream."

Tacchi watched as they all walked away. Then he shrugged. "Oh well, I guess I'll just have to bring Makoto and Michelle later then. I wonder if Mom needs help setting up that IBM stock."

"{Hello? Anybody? I could really use a hand here!}"


Author's notes: Okay, here's chappie ten and soon just like I promised! But that's not all! I've also added a second interlude, discussing names. (It's not very comedic and you don't have to read it unless your curious about how I chose names.) Now I'm pretty sure that there's a Tokyo Disney, but if there isn't let me know so I can change it. And if there isn't can anyone recommend a substitute? I don't know if 'It's A Small World" attraction is at every Disneyland but I think so. And it's the most obnoxious thing ever. Now Robin is a very stupid villain, and she probably won't be coming back, unless for some strange reason you actually LIKE the lunatic. She's supposed to be dumb. I was trying to get back into humor which the last chapter didn't really have. Also I wanted to point out that I inadvertently made SI Cwan the Akane of the new generation. The top fighter of their group until confronted with Saotome and various other high level martial artist connected to Saotome. See parallels? That's way he had to be kidnaped. It's tradition.*nod* Well I'd hoped to have fifty reviews before I posted this chapter, but one short, darn it! But hey! Forty-nine reviews is awfully good! And I'm just so pleased that everyone's enjoying it so much! Thank you!