Chapter 9


Ku-Lon knelt in the dirt and began to draw a diagram while explaining each warriors role in the upcoming fight, Lu-fa, you are to circle around to the left while you, she pointed towards a blue hared amazon named Shuzu will go around to the right. Both of you will block off any means of escape. Turning, Ku-Lon pointed toward the Mou-sei and her sister, Su-mei and said, You two will cover the front and back escape routes while the rest of us will try and create enough confusion for the Saotome boy while Shan-Pu snatches the girl.

I don't know about this. I think something's bound to go wrong, Su-mei murmured, apprehensively.

Oh be quiet. You're worse them me when I'm not sure of something! Mou-sei snapped at her twin.

I am not! You're the one who's always she began to snipe back but was immediately interrupted by a painful blow from Ku-Lon's staff,

Both of you shut up and proceed with the attack! Ku-Lon whispered harshly while glaring at the girls. Seeing that they were going to behave, Ku-Lon motioned for the warriors to begin with an impression of a birdcall.

Nodding in response, the four designated warriors slipped off through the shadows to block off any possible escape. Six of the remaining Amazons ran into the clearing in a direct attack and shouting their war cry while heading for the two in the clearing, "Yaaaaaaaa!"

Startled by the noise, Ranma whirled around to see six warriors running towards him and cried out in surprise, "What the hell!!!" He stood there blinking for a split second before his battle senses took over when he saw three of the Amazons brake off and head in Storms direction while the other three headed directly for him.

Startled by the war cry, Storm crouched in a defensive position while scanning her surroundings. Noticing the approaching warriors, she tried to warn Ranma of their presence, "Look out Ranma! They're Amazon warriors!"

"Why the hell are ya attackin us?" he shouted. When he received nothing in the was of a verbal answer, he directed his question towards his companion, "Hey Storm? Why are they attacking us?"

Not bothering to divert her attention from the green hared Amazon warrior who was currently trying to take off her head with an ax kick, Storm shouted her reply, " I don't know.....but, it looks like they are trying to separate us!"

"Lousy Amazons!," he screamed as his anger mounted. Memories all of his past encounters with the amazon nation shifted through his mind making his anger peak into pure unadaultered rage, "Always gettin in my way an causing trouble!" Ranma growled in anger dodging the an ax kick heading for his shoulder. Swiftly, he moved in to gain the advantage but his opponent managed to dodge the palm strike that was aimed for her chin. Then, the fight began in earnest, "Come on!" he shouted while motioning with his right hand for the lead Red hared Amazon to come closer he shouted, "I can take all three of ya!"

Just as he was about to engage in battle he heard a cry of pain from Storm. Whirling, Ranma noticed that three of the Amazons had circled around her and had some how managed to move the fight away from her and had separated him from Storm. Storm, it appeared was having some difficulty handling the three warriors who, it appeared, were attacking at once. Realizing his mistake, Ranma fought harder to try and get to her side and cried out, " Hold on, Storm! I'm coming"


"You no get away, " a blue hared amazon said in badly mangled Japanese while launching multiple strikes towards his chest, face and neck.

"We'll just see about that you bitch!" Ranma said while dodging each blow that the girl delivered. He returned the favor and managed to get in a few good hits before he was struck from behind. Grunting in pained surprise, he quickly threw himself on his hands and horse-kicked the attacker that had dared come from behind him. His feet connected with a thud and the green hared amazon gave a cry of surprise, "Ooofff!" and flew backwards to land in an unconscious heap. Then, while still on his hands he said, "Lets see how well you'll handle this," and steadying himself, he began to use his legs and kick another attacker in the head.

While this was occurring, Shan-Pu who had been in hiding, stealthily crept from behind a tree and thought, "Now, I will have my revenge. I don't care that the council wants her so that they can be sure that it's Akane." Shaking her head violently, the purple hared Amazon glared at Storm with immense hatred, "I will have Ranma for myself even if I have to kill you! I can make it look like an accident and when they question me, I can say that I accidentally grabbed the wrong jar of herbs. No one will be the wiser since the writing on these pots are so faded." Noticing that her prey was currently distracted she lifted her bow and arrow drew back on the string and aimed it directly at Storm's heart.

Ranma quickly glanced towards Storm to check her progress with the other amazons when a sound of a bowstring being drawn drew his attention. Eyes widening at the sight of Shan-Pu sighting her target, he glanced back to check the path of the arrow and realized that it would hit Akane. "No! I won't let you hurt her you bitch!" he growled and quickly flipped over his opponents' head just as the arrow was released. Ranma ran the last few feet and threw himself at Storm to knock her to the ground. Suddenly, he felt a searing pain in his shoulder, "Aaaaarrrrrrgggggggg!" he screamed in agony as the force of the arrow broke the bones in his shoulder as well as it delivered the deadly poison into his system as it punched through his shoulder.

Storm, startled by Ranma's scream, whirled around and cried out his name as he fell, "RANMA!"