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The Chaos and The Flame
Chapter 2 "Recruting"
Ryoga's House early in the morning
Waking up from his emotional break down Ranma makes his way down stair where he hears fighting out back.
Empty lot behind Ryoga's House
"Hey, you're pretty good." Ryu says as he dodges a stone shattering punch from Ryoga.
"Thanks, no one can fight Ranma as long as I have without getting good. Your Not bad yourself." As Ryoga deafly blocks Ryu's counter strike.
"What's going on here?" asks a some what confused Ranma, as there is fighting but no deaths threats.
"You're awake. How you holding up?" a somewhat worried Ryoga asks to probably his best friend.
"Not good. I want to talk to you though."
"About what?"
"I what to know what you saw. I want to find who did it."
"I didn't really see anything but I did hear one of them say something about Kouran being pleased."
"Kouran, that name sounds familiar."
"From where. You know why this guy might have done this?"
"Let me think." A couple minutes of silence pass. "Now I remember the Tournament invite I got in the mail yesterday." Pulling out an envelope. "Its right here, Ura Buta Satsujin, 5 man team competition sponsored by Mori Kouran."
"That still doesn't tell us why everyone was killed." Replies Ryoga
"No, but it does give us a lead, we just enter the Tournament and then we can find out if this is the guy who did this, we just need 2 more men." Responds Ryu
"Who can we get they have to be local because we don't have the time travel very far to get them. How about Mouse and Konatsu. Mouse is pretty formidable and the invite does say any weapon is allowed, and Konatsu once fought me to a draw."
"He fought you to a draw!"
"We sort of knocked each other out, and with Uchan dead he help us no problem, and Mouse we will probably have to hold back from just running off after the guy for Shampoo's death. If there is one thing Jusendo taught me, is that just running in can very easily get you killed."
Later at Uchan's
Ranma walks in to the closed restaurant to find Konatsu. Looking up stairs he finds the cross-dressing ninja in Ukyo's room holding a picture of her crying.
"Hello, Konatsu." The pig-tailed martial artist says weakly
"Ranma!" Yells Konatsu, from the surprise, because some snuck up to him. "Tell me why, why did this happen."
"I don't know pal. I wish I did but I don't I have a lead on the killers but I'm going to need your help."
"What is it?"
"Ryoga was there in cursed form and he over heard a name. Kouran. And that brings me to this." Handing Konatsu the invite.
"A tournament, what is this about?"
"Read the name of the promoter."
"Mori Kouran, you think this might be him."
"It's an underground tournament so that say Yakuza or someone powerful in the underworld. And with the way everyone was killed the names have to more than a coincidence."
"That is true but this says teams of 5."
"We already have Ryoga and Ryu Kumon. With you that will make 4 and then I was going to go over to the N-N-Nekohaten to see if we can get Mouse."
"I'm in. For Ukyo-sama."
"Great to have you here's the address to Ryoga's house, all of us are going to take a training trip to prepare for this. Ok."
"I'll be there in an hour after I get everything set here. See you later."
"See ya."
A few minutes later at the Nekohaten
"Son-in-law, what a pleasant surprise, do you happen to know where Shampoo is she didn't come home last night."
"You mean the police haven't been here yet."
"Why would the police come here? What has happened?"
"Honored Elder, I have some bad news to bring you. You might want to sit down. Last night there was a massacre at the Tendo dojo and every one is d-dead."
"WHAT!!" yells a shocked Cologne. "Who would do something like this?"
"We do have one lead Ryoga was there in cursed form and he over heard a name Kouran. And that brings me to this." Handing the invite to Cologne.
"So you are going to enter this tournament in hopes to find this man."
"Yes. That is why I'm here it says teams of 5 so I was thinking of recruiting Mouse for it."
"Who else do you have for this team?"
"Ryoga, Ryu Kumon, and Konatsu. Mouse will make 5."
"I see." A moment of silence. "A formidable team, I offer my services to help train you for this."
"Ok. But do you think Mouse will go for this?"
"He will because I will order him to if he does not."
"Ok. Now we just have to inform him."
"Leave that to me. MISTER PART TIME GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE NOW."
"What is it you old mummy."
'BONK' as Cologne's cane connects with his head.
"Quite boy I have just received some disturbing news. Shampoo has been killed."
"WHAT!!! WHO KILLED MY BELOVED SHAMPOO??"
'BONK' "I said quiet we have a led. Through an underground tournament you are going to be on to be on that team, and no arguments."
"Ranma go get the rest of the team and bring them back here we have a lot of training to do.'
"Right Cologne. I'll go get them." As Ranma runs out the door
"So who else is on this team old mummy?"
'BONK' "Show some respect child. As for the tournament it has teams of 5 it will be Ranma, You, Ryoga, Konatsu, and Ryu Kumon."
"The other teams won't stand a chance"
"That may very well be."
On the streets of Nerima
'Splash' "SWEETO" 'GLOMP'
"Get off me you old freak." Shouted a startled female Ranma, claming down almost immediately, "Oh, Master Happosai"
"Yes, my boy." Asks a confused ancient pervert.
"Have you been to the dojo recently?"
"Not in a couple days. Why?"
"So you don't know."
"Know what boy?"
"Follow me."
"Where are we going." Replies a still confused Happosai.
"To Ryoga's House we need to sit down for this."
"What? Why Ryoga's house when the dojo isn't that far from here. Did you get thrown out again?"
"No nothing like that. It's actually a lot worse than that."
"What every die or something. HA HA HA HA" then Happi notices Ranma froze still.
"What you mean to tell me every one is actually dead how, why, where were you?" asked a shocked Happosai
"I was flying over Nerima at the time. The how looks like guns. But the why I don't know."
"Let me guess Akane mallet you again."
"Yes that is why I wasn't there."
"Do you know who did this?"
"Ryoga over heard a name. Kouran."
"That's not much to go one but it is a start."
"That and the fact I got this in the mail 2 days ago." Handing Happi the infamous invite.
"So there doing another one of those, its been years since I've seen one but what does this have to do with it."
"Check out the promoter."
"Mori Kouran, this looks promising."
"I've already got my team and Cologne has offered to train us."
"Cologne-chan is training you. Why?"
"Shampoo was there."
"WHAT? No more of Shampoos lovely panties, they already took away my precious Akane, but they also took my lovely Shampoo! That's it I'm going to train you to you are the last of the Anything Goes School now. So who is on this team?"
"Ryoga, Mouse, Konatsu, and Ryu Kumon."
"Who is Ryu Kumon?"
"Pops gave his dad one of the Saotome Forbidden Schools. Ryu's father died while learning it, Ryu went a head and learned the entire school and went looking for the other forbidden school."
"You fool of a father actually gave away some of those techniques those thing are dangerous."
"Ya well now maybe they'll come in handy."
"You're going to use them in the tournament."
"If I need to."
"So when do we leave for this training trip."
"When I pick up the guys at Ryoga's House and we return to the N-N- Nekohaten."
"Ok but we are going to have to do something about that."
"See ya there my boy."
"Bye sensei."
The Chaos and The Flame
Chapter 2 "Recruting"
Ryoga's House early in the morning
Waking up from his emotional break down Ranma makes his way down stair where he hears fighting out back.
Empty lot behind Ryoga's House
"Hey, you're pretty good." Ryu says as he dodges a stone shattering punch from Ryoga.
"Thanks, no one can fight Ranma as long as I have without getting good. Your Not bad yourself." As Ryoga deafly blocks Ryu's counter strike.
"What's going on here?" asks a some what confused Ranma, as there is fighting but no deaths threats.
"You're awake. How you holding up?" a somewhat worried Ryoga asks to probably his best friend.
"Not good. I want to talk to you though."
"About what?"
"I what to know what you saw. I want to find who did it."
"I didn't really see anything but I did hear one of them say something about Kouran being pleased."
"Kouran, that name sounds familiar."
"From where. You know why this guy might have done this?"
"Let me think." A couple minutes of silence pass. "Now I remember the Tournament invite I got in the mail yesterday." Pulling out an envelope. "Its right here, Ura Buta Satsujin, 5 man team competition sponsored by Mori Kouran."
"That still doesn't tell us why everyone was killed." Replies Ryoga
"No, but it does give us a lead, we just enter the Tournament and then we can find out if this is the guy who did this, we just need 2 more men." Responds Ryu
"Who can we get they have to be local because we don't have the time travel very far to get them. How about Mouse and Konatsu. Mouse is pretty formidable and the invite does say any weapon is allowed, and Konatsu once fought me to a draw."
"He fought you to a draw!"
"We sort of knocked each other out, and with Uchan dead he help us no problem, and Mouse we will probably have to hold back from just running off after the guy for Shampoo's death. If there is one thing Jusendo taught me, is that just running in can very easily get you killed."
Later at Uchan's
Ranma walks in to the closed restaurant to find Konatsu. Looking up stairs he finds the cross-dressing ninja in Ukyo's room holding a picture of her crying.
"Hello, Konatsu." The pig-tailed martial artist says weakly
"Ranma!" Yells Konatsu, from the surprise, because some snuck up to him. "Tell me why, why did this happen."
"I don't know pal. I wish I did but I don't I have a lead on the killers but I'm going to need your help."
"What is it?"
"Ryoga was there in cursed form and he over heard a name. Kouran. And that brings me to this." Handing Konatsu the invite.
"A tournament, what is this about?"
"Read the name of the promoter."
"Mori Kouran, you think this might be him."
"It's an underground tournament so that say Yakuza or someone powerful in the underworld. And with the way everyone was killed the names have to more than a coincidence."
"That is true but this says teams of 5."
"We already have Ryoga and Ryu Kumon. With you that will make 4 and then I was going to go over to the N-N-Nekohaten to see if we can get Mouse."
"I'm in. For Ukyo-sama."
"Great to have you here's the address to Ryoga's house, all of us are going to take a training trip to prepare for this. Ok."
"I'll be there in an hour after I get everything set here. See you later."
"See ya."
A few minutes later at the Nekohaten
"Son-in-law, what a pleasant surprise, do you happen to know where Shampoo is she didn't come home last night."
"You mean the police haven't been here yet."
"Why would the police come here? What has happened?"
"Honored Elder, I have some bad news to bring you. You might want to sit down. Last night there was a massacre at the Tendo dojo and every one is d-dead."
"WHAT!!" yells a shocked Cologne. "Who would do something like this?"
"We do have one lead Ryoga was there in cursed form and he over heard a name Kouran. And that brings me to this." Handing the invite to Cologne.
"So you are going to enter this tournament in hopes to find this man."
"Yes. That is why I'm here it says teams of 5 so I was thinking of recruiting Mouse for it."
"Who else do you have for this team?"
"Ryoga, Ryu Kumon, and Konatsu. Mouse will make 5."
"I see." A moment of silence. "A formidable team, I offer my services to help train you for this."
"Ok. But do you think Mouse will go for this?"
"He will because I will order him to if he does not."
"Ok. Now we just have to inform him."
"Leave that to me. MISTER PART TIME GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE NOW."
"What is it you old mummy."
'BONK' as Cologne's cane connects with his head.
"Quite boy I have just received some disturbing news. Shampoo has been killed."
"WHAT!!! WHO KILLED MY BELOVED SHAMPOO??"
'BONK' "I said quiet we have a led. Through an underground tournament you are going to be on to be on that team, and no arguments."
"Ranma go get the rest of the team and bring them back here we have a lot of training to do.'
"Right Cologne. I'll go get them." As Ranma runs out the door
"So who else is on this team old mummy?"
'BONK' "Show some respect child. As for the tournament it has teams of 5 it will be Ranma, You, Ryoga, Konatsu, and Ryu Kumon."
"The other teams won't stand a chance"
"That may very well be."
On the streets of Nerima
'Splash' "SWEETO" 'GLOMP'
"Get off me you old freak." Shouted a startled female Ranma, claming down almost immediately, "Oh, Master Happosai"
"Yes, my boy." Asks a confused ancient pervert.
"Have you been to the dojo recently?"
"Not in a couple days. Why?"
"So you don't know."
"Know what boy?"
"Follow me."
"Where are we going." Replies a still confused Happosai.
"To Ryoga's House we need to sit down for this."
"What? Why Ryoga's house when the dojo isn't that far from here. Did you get thrown out again?"
"No nothing like that. It's actually a lot worse than that."
"What every die or something. HA HA HA HA" then Happi notices Ranma froze still.
"What you mean to tell me every one is actually dead how, why, where were you?" asked a shocked Happosai
"I was flying over Nerima at the time. The how looks like guns. But the why I don't know."
"Let me guess Akane mallet you again."
"Yes that is why I wasn't there."
"Do you know who did this?"
"Ryoga over heard a name. Kouran."
"That's not much to go one but it is a start."
"That and the fact I got this in the mail 2 days ago." Handing Happi the infamous invite.
"So there doing another one of those, its been years since I've seen one but what does this have to do with it."
"Check out the promoter."
"Mori Kouran, this looks promising."
"I've already got my team and Cologne has offered to train us."
"Cologne-chan is training you. Why?"
"Shampoo was there."
"WHAT? No more of Shampoos lovely panties, they already took away my precious Akane, but they also took my lovely Shampoo! That's it I'm going to train you to you are the last of the Anything Goes School now. So who is on this team?"
"Ryoga, Mouse, Konatsu, and Ryu Kumon."
"Who is Ryu Kumon?"
"Pops gave his dad one of the Saotome Forbidden Schools. Ryu's father died while learning it, Ryu went a head and learned the entire school and went looking for the other forbidden school."
"You fool of a father actually gave away some of those techniques those thing are dangerous."
"Ya well now maybe they'll come in handy."
"You're going to use them in the tournament."
"If I need to."
"So when do we leave for this training trip."
"When I pick up the guys at Ryoga's House and we return to the N-N- Nekohaten."
"Ok but we are going to have to do something about that."
"See ya there my boy."
"Bye sensei."