Chapter 4 The Games Begin
Looking around Yugi saw they were in a very plain-looking room. Not Kaiba's style at all. It was a puke yellow that you usually only saw at school. What was Kaiba up to?
As if in answer to his thoughts the C.E.O entered. He scanned the room looking at the two teams. He wasn't surprised by either of them. It had been obvious that Yugi would invite those fools he called friends. The cat and duck on Team Saotome would have been curious but he had been told about this by his source. The only thing that puzzled him was the absence of the team's leader. Ranma was no where in sight.
Suddenly the doors opened again and in walked a giant panda dragging a red- headed girl in its wake.
"Leggo Pop," yelled the girl, "I can't go in there yet. I'm still a girl. I need to get some hot wat...." She stopped realizing where she was. "Oh well," she sighed. "They probably would have found out anyway."
Kaiba made a strange hand signal and suddenly a hose full of hot water was being blasted at the teams.
"Hey what's the big idea?" asked Joey shaking out his soaked clothes. He heard Tea gasp and looked at the other team. He was shocked to see that the girl had become Ranma and that the cat and duck had been replaced by a naked boy and girl. An extremely attractive naked girl. Joey drooled as clothes were rushed to them and he was soon whacked by an angry (though not jealous) Mai.
Seto Kaiba stared. So it was true. He had had his doubts but this proved it.
"Hey you, with the pointy coat. How did you know to pour hot water on us?"
"It's simple, I had someone with inside information on you tell me all about you. I must say I'm impressed by your track record, despite being an idiot you manage to win quite a bit."
Ranma clenched his teeth but didn't say anything. Akane spoke up, "Who was it? Wait a minute, if there was money involved it had to be..." A figure stepped out of the shadows. "Nabiki!"
"Shame on you sister. I didn't just do it for money. With me helping this game has turned into something a lot more fun. For me anyway."
Kaiba interrupted, "This is all very amusing but we're wasting time..."
"Hold it!" said Tristan (whom I will now be calling Honda) "Why was he a girl? ... and why were the other ones....?"
Blah blah blah explain blah blah blah China blah blah curse.
Ranma finished up. "...and so ever since I've been trying to get back so I can try and find the 'Spring of the Drowned Man'."
Everyone on the Yugi team blinked. "Why didn't you just ask the guide where it was when you first got cursed?" asked Tea (whom I shall now call Anzu, what can I say? I like the manga names. Except Joey's. Way to long.)
"Yeah that seems kinda obvious," said Mai. (a/n this is just something that's been bothering me. I just had to get it out. No one seems to have ever thought of this even in their fics. Ex. Yami/Kurama turns into girl.)
All cursed folk on the Saotome team blinked and thought 'Why didn't I think of that?'
The C.E.O cleared his throat and everyone looked back at him. "As I was saying, the event you will be competing in is designed like a typical day at school." Big question marks all around. "The object of it is to have as many people on your team pass in it as possible as fast as possible. You will have to attend six classes each, four of which you must pass in order to get a total passing grade. There are an equal amount of physical and mental challenges so neither team is at a disadvantage. If any members fail they are out of the game. There is a rule saying that all 'students' must always travel in at least groups of two so if one person fails whoever is with them fails as well to keep the numbers even. Class starts now, you're already late."
A wall opened up to their right to reveal a long hallway. "I'd get moving if I were you." Yami and Ranma looked at each other and started running down the hall, completely forgetting their teammates.
"Hey, wait up!" said Ukyo and everyone began to follow. As soon as they were all in the hall a robotic voice sounded over the loud-speaker, "You are all late. Tardiness is unacceptable."
Suddenly lasers started shooting out of the walls. They had very poor aim so no one was hurt but they managed to singe Joey's hair making him run down the hall screaming ahead of everyone. They soon came to a fork in the hall, Team Yugi took a left and Ranma signaled for his group to take the other way.
Still dodging lasers the Ranma group ducked into the first classroom they could find. Catching their breath they didn't even notice the room around them. Just then a sinister voice called out behind them.
"Welcome to your first class, Home EC!" Ranma turned around and saw an extremely baggy old woman in an apron. She took out a strange remote and pressed a button on it. Six glass tubes came down encasing the team. Lights started flashing on top of them.
"When the lights stop flashing only one will be left on deciding who on your team will compete. Since you are all together if your representative fails you all fail and this game ends before it begins."
Ranma tried to psych himself up. It wasn't that bad, he and Ryouga were okay cooks, Mousse had to be too since he worked at the Cat Café, and Ukyo and Shampoo had their own restaurants. Just as long as it wasn't....
The lights stopped blinking and now there was only one yellow bulb shining above Akane. "So it has been decided," said the baggy lady, "come and meet your opponent."
Akane pressed open her case and stepped out trying to ignore Ranma's sobs. "Okay, what do I have to do?"
"You must defeat her," the old woman pointed to a very familiar face.
"Kodachi!"
Ranma sobbed harder.
*********** Meanwhile ***********
Yugi's group had gone into the gym and was now dodging exploding dodgeballs
******** Also meanwhile **********
Kaiba and Nabiki were still in the main room watching the groups over a bowl of popcorn laughing at the monitors. Okay it was more Nabiki was eating popcorn and laughing. Kaiba was more sitting there looking cool but you can bet he had on hell of a smirk going.
Suddenly someone came up behind them. His name was Joe. He was one of Kaiba's stupider lackeys. He had been working at KabiaCorp for four years now but still didn't know what his employer looked like.
"Hey what are you kids doing here? You're supposed to be in the... the... game thingie." Now Joe in addition to being stupid was also a very big person, which was the entire reason he was hired so he could scare people away. When he expressed a need for them to be in the 'game thingie' he was able to immediately pick them up, drop them in, and lock the door behind them.
They just sat there for a moment before they had to start running from the lasers screaming "That idiot!"
Looking around Yugi saw they were in a very plain-looking room. Not Kaiba's style at all. It was a puke yellow that you usually only saw at school. What was Kaiba up to?
As if in answer to his thoughts the C.E.O entered. He scanned the room looking at the two teams. He wasn't surprised by either of them. It had been obvious that Yugi would invite those fools he called friends. The cat and duck on Team Saotome would have been curious but he had been told about this by his source. The only thing that puzzled him was the absence of the team's leader. Ranma was no where in sight.
Suddenly the doors opened again and in walked a giant panda dragging a red- headed girl in its wake.
"Leggo Pop," yelled the girl, "I can't go in there yet. I'm still a girl. I need to get some hot wat...." She stopped realizing where she was. "Oh well," she sighed. "They probably would have found out anyway."
Kaiba made a strange hand signal and suddenly a hose full of hot water was being blasted at the teams.
"Hey what's the big idea?" asked Joey shaking out his soaked clothes. He heard Tea gasp and looked at the other team. He was shocked to see that the girl had become Ranma and that the cat and duck had been replaced by a naked boy and girl. An extremely attractive naked girl. Joey drooled as clothes were rushed to them and he was soon whacked by an angry (though not jealous) Mai.
Seto Kaiba stared. So it was true. He had had his doubts but this proved it.
"Hey you, with the pointy coat. How did you know to pour hot water on us?"
"It's simple, I had someone with inside information on you tell me all about you. I must say I'm impressed by your track record, despite being an idiot you manage to win quite a bit."
Ranma clenched his teeth but didn't say anything. Akane spoke up, "Who was it? Wait a minute, if there was money involved it had to be..." A figure stepped out of the shadows. "Nabiki!"
"Shame on you sister. I didn't just do it for money. With me helping this game has turned into something a lot more fun. For me anyway."
Kaiba interrupted, "This is all very amusing but we're wasting time..."
"Hold it!" said Tristan (whom I will now be calling Honda) "Why was he a girl? ... and why were the other ones....?"
Blah blah blah explain blah blah blah China blah blah curse.
Ranma finished up. "...and so ever since I've been trying to get back so I can try and find the 'Spring of the Drowned Man'."
Everyone on the Yugi team blinked. "Why didn't you just ask the guide where it was when you first got cursed?" asked Tea (whom I shall now call Anzu, what can I say? I like the manga names. Except Joey's. Way to long.)
"Yeah that seems kinda obvious," said Mai. (a/n this is just something that's been bothering me. I just had to get it out. No one seems to have ever thought of this even in their fics. Ex. Yami/Kurama turns into girl.)
All cursed folk on the Saotome team blinked and thought 'Why didn't I think of that?'
The C.E.O cleared his throat and everyone looked back at him. "As I was saying, the event you will be competing in is designed like a typical day at school." Big question marks all around. "The object of it is to have as many people on your team pass in it as possible as fast as possible. You will have to attend six classes each, four of which you must pass in order to get a total passing grade. There are an equal amount of physical and mental challenges so neither team is at a disadvantage. If any members fail they are out of the game. There is a rule saying that all 'students' must always travel in at least groups of two so if one person fails whoever is with them fails as well to keep the numbers even. Class starts now, you're already late."
A wall opened up to their right to reveal a long hallway. "I'd get moving if I were you." Yami and Ranma looked at each other and started running down the hall, completely forgetting their teammates.
"Hey, wait up!" said Ukyo and everyone began to follow. As soon as they were all in the hall a robotic voice sounded over the loud-speaker, "You are all late. Tardiness is unacceptable."
Suddenly lasers started shooting out of the walls. They had very poor aim so no one was hurt but they managed to singe Joey's hair making him run down the hall screaming ahead of everyone. They soon came to a fork in the hall, Team Yugi took a left and Ranma signaled for his group to take the other way.
Still dodging lasers the Ranma group ducked into the first classroom they could find. Catching their breath they didn't even notice the room around them. Just then a sinister voice called out behind them.
"Welcome to your first class, Home EC!" Ranma turned around and saw an extremely baggy old woman in an apron. She took out a strange remote and pressed a button on it. Six glass tubes came down encasing the team. Lights started flashing on top of them.
"When the lights stop flashing only one will be left on deciding who on your team will compete. Since you are all together if your representative fails you all fail and this game ends before it begins."
Ranma tried to psych himself up. It wasn't that bad, he and Ryouga were okay cooks, Mousse had to be too since he worked at the Cat Café, and Ukyo and Shampoo had their own restaurants. Just as long as it wasn't....
The lights stopped blinking and now there was only one yellow bulb shining above Akane. "So it has been decided," said the baggy lady, "come and meet your opponent."
Akane pressed open her case and stepped out trying to ignore Ranma's sobs. "Okay, what do I have to do?"
"You must defeat her," the old woman pointed to a very familiar face.
"Kodachi!"
Ranma sobbed harder.
*********** Meanwhile ***********
Yugi's group had gone into the gym and was now dodging exploding dodgeballs
******** Also meanwhile **********
Kaiba and Nabiki were still in the main room watching the groups over a bowl of popcorn laughing at the monitors. Okay it was more Nabiki was eating popcorn and laughing. Kaiba was more sitting there looking cool but you can bet he had on hell of a smirk going.
Suddenly someone came up behind them. His name was Joe. He was one of Kaiba's stupider lackeys. He had been working at KabiaCorp for four years now but still didn't know what his employer looked like.
"Hey what are you kids doing here? You're supposed to be in the... the... game thingie." Now Joe in addition to being stupid was also a very big person, which was the entire reason he was hired so he could scare people away. When he expressed a need for them to be in the 'game thingie' he was able to immediately pick them up, drop them in, and lock the door behind them.
They just sat there for a moment before they had to start running from the lasers screaming "That idiot!"