Chap. 3 Teams
On the Thursday before the Saturday two boys in two different
towns awoke, visions of duels dancing in they're heads. They both
had a very different definition of the word but were each looking
forward to it greatly. Both boys heard the sound of the mailman
dropping off the day's letters and both went to get them. They saw
one marked for them and both boys read the same letter,
Dear (Yugi/ Ranma),
You have chosen to be the first to participate in the special
challenge arena of Mr. Seto Kaiba. The time and date of your
competition has been set at 5:30 this Saturday. It is requested
that by this time you assemble a team of five more members. If you
cannot Mr. Kaiba shall provide you with them. Thank you for your
time and we look forward to having you join us at KaibaLand.
Ranma put down his letter. Where would he get five people to be his
teammates? He knew plenty who could be of great help to him but
most wouldn't bother since it was just a minor challenge that had
nothing to do with them.
He was still contemplating this when his face went head-on with a
bike tire.
"Nihao Ranma!" cried Shampoo who had, as usual, appeared out of no
where. As Ranma moaned in pain he dropped his letter which she
picked up curiously. "So Ranma need five teammates for challenge?
No worry Shampoo help."
And with that she was gone leaving nothing behind her but a path of
rubble from the dojo's walls. As Ranma pushed himself up he
thought, Well that's one down.
Within the hour the strange six sense that seemed to connect all of
Ranma's brides-to-be with him had earned him two new members out of
Ukyo and Akane (who was in no way jealous of the other girls or
hopelessly in love with Ranma). He had to draw the line however
when Kodachi came insisting to aid him as well while trying to
disable Akane at the same time.
Strangely Akane's pet piggy seemed a bit edgy after hearing Akane
would be helping Ranma and soon Ryouga appeared insisting to be on
the team. All in all by dinner Ranma was quite pleased. Now he only
needed one more member. He was eating his Ramen peacefully when a
foot from behind forced him to meet it head on.
"Curse you Saotome!" said a familiar voice. "How dare you force
Shampoo to fight your battles for you! I challenge you!"
"Mousse," said Ranma with a sigh, "it's a team duel and Shampoo
volunteered to do it."
"Hmmmm. I don't trust you Saotome but alright. I'll join your
little 'team' to make sure nothing happens to her."
"Fine," said Ranma. "Just don't forget your glasses."
Well that takes care of that, thought Ranma.
*************************************
That Saturday it was pouring rain but there was still quite a crowd
in front of KaibaLand eager to hear about the big match between the
King of Games and the boy he had challenged. They hadn't been
discouraged by the announcement that they wouldn't be able to
watch. They were determined to stay until the results could be
announced.
Surprisingly no one seemed to recognize Yugi as he pressed through
the crowd. He was finally able to reach the stage and join his
teammates. Unlike Ranma's team they had been easy to come by. He
had just asked some of his closest friends. Standing beside him was
Joey, Tristan, Tea, Mai, and Bakura. He looked across the stage and
was surprised at Ranma's team. He had the girl he had seen beating
him up the other day but other than that there was a cat, a duck, a
boy (or was it a girl?) with a giant spatula, and a boy with a
bandanna crouching fearfully under an umbrella. Ranma himself was
no where in sight.
Suddenly a voice called over the loud speaker, "Welcome
participants to the new challenge arena of KaibaLand. Please come
in at this time. The games are about to begin.
Yugi took a deep but excited breath and stepped across the
threshold.
On the Thursday before the Saturday two boys in two different
towns awoke, visions of duels dancing in they're heads. They both
had a very different definition of the word but were each looking
forward to it greatly. Both boys heard the sound of the mailman
dropping off the day's letters and both went to get them. They saw
one marked for them and both boys read the same letter,
Dear (Yugi/ Ranma),
You have chosen to be the first to participate in the special
challenge arena of Mr. Seto Kaiba. The time and date of your
competition has been set at 5:30 this Saturday. It is requested
that by this time you assemble a team of five more members. If you
cannot Mr. Kaiba shall provide you with them. Thank you for your
time and we look forward to having you join us at KaibaLand.
Ranma put down his letter. Where would he get five people to be his
teammates? He knew plenty who could be of great help to him but
most wouldn't bother since it was just a minor challenge that had
nothing to do with them.
He was still contemplating this when his face went head-on with a
bike tire.
"Nihao Ranma!" cried Shampoo who had, as usual, appeared out of no
where. As Ranma moaned in pain he dropped his letter which she
picked up curiously. "So Ranma need five teammates for challenge?
No worry Shampoo help."
And with that she was gone leaving nothing behind her but a path of
rubble from the dojo's walls. As Ranma pushed himself up he
thought, Well that's one down.
Within the hour the strange six sense that seemed to connect all of
Ranma's brides-to-be with him had earned him two new members out of
Ukyo and Akane (who was in no way jealous of the other girls or
hopelessly in love with Ranma). He had to draw the line however
when Kodachi came insisting to aid him as well while trying to
disable Akane at the same time.
Strangely Akane's pet piggy seemed a bit edgy after hearing Akane
would be helping Ranma and soon Ryouga appeared insisting to be on
the team. All in all by dinner Ranma was quite pleased. Now he only
needed one more member. He was eating his Ramen peacefully when a
foot from behind forced him to meet it head on.
"Curse you Saotome!" said a familiar voice. "How dare you force
Shampoo to fight your battles for you! I challenge you!"
"Mousse," said Ranma with a sigh, "it's a team duel and Shampoo
volunteered to do it."
"Hmmmm. I don't trust you Saotome but alright. I'll join your
little 'team' to make sure nothing happens to her."
"Fine," said Ranma. "Just don't forget your glasses."
Well that takes care of that, thought Ranma.
*************************************
That Saturday it was pouring rain but there was still quite a crowd
in front of KaibaLand eager to hear about the big match between the
King of Games and the boy he had challenged. They hadn't been
discouraged by the announcement that they wouldn't be able to
watch. They were determined to stay until the results could be
announced.
Surprisingly no one seemed to recognize Yugi as he pressed through
the crowd. He was finally able to reach the stage and join his
teammates. Unlike Ranma's team they had been easy to come by. He
had just asked some of his closest friends. Standing beside him was
Joey, Tristan, Tea, Mai, and Bakura. He looked across the stage and
was surprised at Ranma's team. He had the girl he had seen beating
him up the other day but other than that there was a cat, a duck, a
boy (or was it a girl?) with a giant spatula, and a boy with a
bandanna crouching fearfully under an umbrella. Ranma himself was
no where in sight.
Suddenly a voice called over the loud speaker, "Welcome
participants to the new challenge arena of KaibaLand. Please come
in at this time. The games are about to begin.
Yugi took a deep but excited breath and stepped across the
threshold.