Ok sorry about the wait. I'm starting to join the social world (the horror!) so Chaps may come a little less often. Well, My reviewers aren't liking my twist I suppose. Oh well the'll come around specially since it's kinda cured.
Taxzombie- Sorry, about bein' real bitchy but you caught me at a bad time. I've been very angry lately. My mom bought me a car then my sister took it (Of course she doesn't even have a permit to drive!) and scratched it all up. My mom thought i did it so now I have to pay. I was real pissed when I responded to ya. Thx for the reviews.
IceDragonAhnialator- Same thing as Tax. Bad day for me. But i did repeat myself an abnormal amount of times. Oh well. No biggie i got over it.
Dogbertcarrol- (I have memorized your odd name now) Heh don't you get ranted at enough! As they say in Yahoo, lol.
L.Mc'Clown- I would stop responding but i can't. It's just in my nature.
Well On with the show.
Chapter 8: A Ranma to Remember
Ranko woke with an odd feeling surounding her. She looked around and saw no one. It was the dead of night. I small light was on in the next room where she could see through an indoor window. A nurse walked into that room and turned on the main light. After a few minutes the nurse left and headed to the next door which was her own.
"Oh! Your awake!" She exclaimed after she turned on the light.
Ranko was adjusting her eyes to the white light in the small room, "Yes, I'm awake. Um... can I leave now? And where do I live?" Ranko asked.
She walked around to the machine on Ranko's left. Checked it and found that somehow she was in perfect health. There were a few problems with her though. Her once long hair had been scorched and now hung about at her waist. Even so it was still longer than most girls hair, and Ranko had been planning on cutting it before she had lost her memory anyway. Now it simply didn't really matter to her. On her back was a scorch mark that would probably stay there for a very long time if not the rest of her life. It looked normal except mostly the middle of her back was a darker shade of skin to where it was almost red. It looked painful to the nurse but Ranko couldn't feel it. It was as healed as it would get. One more difference... The black tattooed dragon on her forhead now had a burnmark coming from the mouth of the dragon. It looked now as if the tattoo was breathing fire. It was almost scary, but her bangs usually covered it up.
"OH MY GOD!!!" the nurse screamed!
"What! What is it!" Ranko returned slightly unenthused.
"All... your... Your completely fine! There isn't anything wrong with you!!! Its a miracle. I thought you would be paralized for life from the waist down!" She exclaimed.
"Paralized... That's shocking..." Ranko thought. "Can I go home now?" She asked.
"Well, maybe you should wait for a while to remember yourself. Where your home is maybe? We'll keep you here untill tomorrow. Your friends seemed to like you a lot so when they come after their school is over you can go with them. They will take you home. Maybe by then you'll remember something?" The nurse said. She said more after that but Ranko decided she talked to much and stopped paying attention. Soon the nurse left with a good night and turned the light off.
Ranko flopped her head down on the pillow. Memories of earlier came back to her. She knew she probably should have done what Luc said and used all her power, but she may have destroyed something important. Oh well... it will be fine. He wouldn't be that mad if he found out I was strounger than I let on. She thought.
-Flashback-
She saw two scenes at the same time. One on the left one on the right. On the left she saw a red-headed girl with a pigtail standing behind a large panda bear. On the right she saw a man on the top of a staircase who had black hair tied in the same pigtail. Both were wearing the same outfit... Blue AC Hammer Pants and a red button down Chineese shirt. They both said at the exact same time: I'm Ranma Saotome. Sorry about this.
-End Flashback-
"I just don't understand... Who is this Ranma Saotome? It can't be me... I look almost nothing like him... her... whatever!" Ranko thought exhasperated, "I'll just have to figure it out for myself.... But what am I gonna do till then?" She asked herself.
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"Well, Yesterday was an interesting day..." Shannon said.
"Yeah, I fell so sorry for Ranko... double amnesia. It must stink. I wish we could help her..." Jess said.
There was an odd silence untill Aaron yelled, "Nah! You just wanna get up her shirt!!!"
"...Jess... He'd better not be right," Leah told her boyfriend with a very cruel and scary tone.
Jessie laughed nervously and told her that he had thought nothing of it. Then he proceeded to turn around and hit Aaron as hard as he could on the shoulder. Aaron didn't much care. It happened to him all the time. He shrugged off the pain and went on joking as he always did.
"So... what are we gonna do? Go to visit Ranko? Or just head home?" Shannon said, "I wouldn't mind getting some ice cream...?" She looked at Aaron with puppy dog eyes.
"But... But Shan... I got no money..! No Please don't do that... aww stop it! AGH! Help me out here Jess!" Aaron called only to find Jessie in the same predicament.
"I guess we'll have to buy em' ice cream Aaron. But, lets visit Ranko first," Jessie said.
Leah Hmphed. She didn't like Ranko allready, especially with the odd way Jessie was acting... Had something happened between them in the Cinema as it was burning down? No.. not Jessie, they'd been going out for 2 years, 4 months, and 16 days... Nah. Nothin' happened. But still why was he being so damn protective of the "Blonde Prodegy?" It was kindof unnatural. Fortunantly for Leah, Shannon asked her question for her.]
"Hey Jess, why do you care about her so much? I mean, you just met her after all!"
"Well, right after we made it out of the building she pushed me out of the way of a falling post. It would've killed me for sure. She probably knew she could take it and live... She saved me... I can't just not return the favor," Jessie said.
So there it was. Leah had thought it had been something personal. No, he was still her Jess, no need to worry. Heh, the chuckled inwardly for having been almost jealous of Ranko.
They arrived at the hospital.
Well, were here.
**********************
Luc walked into Ranko's room.
"Hello, Ranko," he said waking her from her meditative position(which was sitting indian style and inch above any physical object with a blue aura surrounding her).
"Hey, what'cha doin'?" She asked.
"Here, my family made this for you... I hope you like it," he said while he poured a cup of some odd type of tea for her.
"Wow, thanks Luc!" Ranko said taking it quickly. She drank it. "... Wha- What is this stuff?" Ranko asked, now extreamly drowsy.
"Sleeping tea," Luc said.
"Oh, Goodnight," Ranko said as she fell asleep, with a naive smile on her face.
Luc picked her up and headed toward the window. He opened it and jumped onto the nearest rooftop.
***********************
WHATDA'YA MEAN SHE'S GONE!!!!!! HOW WHERE!!!!!!, An extreamly loud and apparently high ranking hopital doctor was yelling as
"I don't know sir. All I found was the note on her bed," A security clerk told him.
"WHAT DID IT SAY DAMNIT!!! THAT GIRL OWES ME FOUR HUNDRED BUCKS!!" (He was a very pissed off doctor)
"It's signed with a Black V," The nurse said.
The docter instantly calmed down... "Black V?... Poor girl,"
Shannon Leah Aaron and Jess walked in to find the docter looking at the note and reading it.
"What is that sir? And where's Ranko?" they asked him.
"..."
"Sir?" Jess asked.
"I'm afraid your friend has been kidnapped by the Black V," He said.
~Gasp~
After a few minutes of silence that seemed somewhat like mourning they quickly exited the room.
"We GOTTA help her!" Shannon screamed. "We can't just leave her! She'll die no matter how strong she is!!!!"
"Shannon, it's not really our problem, and anyway if she can't make it how coud we possibly..."
"I don't care!! We can't just let someone be kidnapped like that!" Shannon said defiantly.
"Shannon, they've sent whole S.W.A.T. teams in there who's bodies have been found dead ten miles down the river. Do you wanna end up like that?" Aaron said deciding the direct approach was the best way to calm his girlfriend down.
"I'm gonna try!" she said after a long pause with abnormal bravery. The kind of bravery you had untill you actually had to do what you said you were going to.
"She's right Aaron! How could you even think about simply LEAVING her! She saved our lives! It's our turn to return the favor!" Leah cut in.
"Hey I allready saved her in the theatre| Ugh!" He said as she elbowed him in the stomach.
"Were going to her house, maybe we could find something there that could help us... I'm going in," Leah said. She sounded much more brave and confident than Shannon had.
"YOUR INSANE!!!!" Aaron wailed. Shannon then gave him the look that said your comming too whether you like it or not.
Were, all gonna die... Jess... one more game o poker for' we die?
"Sure!" He said as the sat down pulled out a deck and were slapped over the head by there respective girlfriends.
***********************
"WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT IT SO MUCH ANYWAY!!!!" Aaron asked, "I mean sure, she saved us, only to put us in danger at the theatre for whoever was tryin' ta kill her, not to mention the two terrorists she caught broke out while we were at the movies!!!! If you ask me, I'd say she's caused more trouble than cured!"
"..."
"HEY ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME!!!!"
They had finally made it to the door of Ranko's appartment. They had gone up hoping it wouldn't be locked so they could get in but no such luck. Suddenly a man appeared behind them.
"Is there a problem?" He asked.
"Um... yes actually, the resident of this room has been kidnapped by the Black V. We were..." But Leah was cut off by the man.
"WHAT!!!!!!!!!!" He yelled.
"Well, um... I um..."
"I thought she was the one!!! Gah!!! I should've known my damn brother wouldn't leave her alone... DAMNIT ALL!" He cried to himself.
"Um... you know Ranko?" Leah asked.
"Yes, I met her while she was training... Now, I will have to rescue her, or try to anyway. She the last hope,"
"..." Odd silence reigned over the room momentaraly. The scene oddly seemed like it was from the middle ages. The man was acting the part anyway.
"OooKay... You mean your actually going to go into the hidout BY YOURSELF!" Aaron asked mystified.
"Yes, I'm afraid, though I may not come back alive," he said.
"Jess, what the hell have we gotten ourselves into? This is getting damn annoying!" Aaron whispered.
Jess nodded his agreement but gave no answer.
"My name is Paul. Why are you kids trying to get into Ranko's room anyway?" Paul asked.
"Well we were hoping to find something to help us when we go in to rescue Ranko, but..." She was cut off by laughter of all things.
"...BWhahahahhahh!!! You... kids rescue... heh heh, Ranko? From the Black V? Are we talking about the same gang here? Heh heh... You kids these days. Come with me, if you have a power to even begin to THINK about helping Ranko I MAY let you come," Paul said finally getting over his laughter.
"What's up with him? Who does he think he is anyway?" Jess said as they were led into a different room.
"This is a scanner, it will tell exactly how powerful you are strength wise," He told them.
"Hmph, I figured we could just take a good old AK-47 and if worse comes to worse use it," Aaron said.
Paul Chuckled. A gun would be of almost no use in that place. Sure it could kill many of the people there but one would have to have better accuracy than zeus with a thunderbolt.
"Nice analogy," Jess said sarcasticly.
Paul brought the scanner up to Shannon.
1537. It read.
"Pathetic," He replied to no one in particular.
Then he placed it on Jess.
3014.
"Still pathetic, though better," he said not noticing that they began to fume.
He then pointed it at Leah.
2103.
"Hmm, No... no,"
And last at Aaron.
2,943.
Powerful but still weak, none of you are coming. And that is final!
Paul put the scanner at his side and turned around. As he walked the scanner pointed at Aaron. Suddenly Paul sneezed and accidentaly pulled the trigger on the scanner.
21,142.
"..."
Aaron had not noticed the number and was simply angry at the man for calling him weak.
"WHAT IN THE HELL!!! There's GOT to be something wrong with this thing!" Paul said. He then put it to Aaron again.
21,143.
He pointed it back to the others. It read the same only one number up because of their anger then back to Aaron.
"Boy do you know that you are more than likely in the top fifty strongest in California?" Paul said.
"Um... No? The only fighting I ever do is with Luc... Just for fun everynow and then. Come to think of it where is Luc anyways?"
"THAT'S OFF THE SUBJECT BOY!!!" Paul shouted.
"Uh.. heh? So what? It's not like a gun couldn't kill me eh?" He asked.
"With Luc, you say? I'm very intrested in this Luc," Paul said.
"What do you mean Aaron has 21,143 while I have 3000? No way in hell, I beat him at arm wrestling all the time!" Jess said aloud.
"Then this boy has been going easy on you. Haven't you boy?" Paul asked Aaron.
"No, He beat's me fair and sqare though I hate to admit it," Aaron said.
Paul pulled the scanner on Aaron again.
2,943
"Hmm, anger opporated only... That will not do. The training begins,"
"Hey! What do you mean training?... Why are you looking at me like that? Hey! STOP IT!!! HELP!!!...
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"HEY WHERE THE HELL AM I!" Ranko yelled as she woke. She was in a dark room laying on a matress that was abnormally comfortable.
"Welcome girl, May I ask the name of my Guest?" A man said.
"No, you may show me the way to the exit! This is annoying me!" Ranko yelled.
"Hmm, no, My leader wouldn't approve of that. My name is Claust, You will be fighting me. If your up to the challenge that is?" He asked in a condecending tone.
"Heh, you don't stand a chance!" Ranko returned.
"Don't I?" Claust said. Suddenly he disappeared. Then moments later he reappeared right behind her.
"DIE!" He shouted as he drew a katana much like Nodoka's.
Ranko dodged but barely.
"Damnit if only I could remember my stances and techniques! I know my life is fighting I just can't remember damnit!" She thought as she dodged the deadly swings of his katana.
She threw a kick but it was clumsy and unbalanced, followed by a punch of the same caliber.
"Hmph, I thought you were better than this, with all Luc's bragging about your amazing power," Claust said.
She jumped about twelve feet up and was planning on her jump on air tactic, the only one she remembered. Unfortunantly, Claust appeared above her. He swung with his sword and missed but it cut of her hair at about her waist. Then he threw a punch that hit her back and sent her back to the ground.
"HOLY SHIT!!" She shouted as her head connected with concrete.
"Pathetic," Claust said when he landed.
He walked toward the girl intent on dealing the final attack to her unconcious body. But suddenly a white light encircled her. Her body floated into the air, though it was still unconcious. Her hair was sent upward with the wind revealing the dragon mark on her forhead. It glowed and suddenly a green eye appeared on it that fit the figure perfectly. A voice suddenly rang out that said, "Blessed one, it doesn't do for no memory. You cannot succeed with these handicaps. It's not fair to the others. You will have it back so perhaps you can succeed where the other two failed," And then it was gone. Ranko fell to the floor in a and landed with a sortof danceish spin.
Heh, I'm back...
Ranko crouched into a stance. Held her hand fourward and motioned for Claust to attack.
He smiled. There was some perk in this girl after all.
(End Chapter)
Taxzombie- Sorry, about bein' real bitchy but you caught me at a bad time. I've been very angry lately. My mom bought me a car then my sister took it (Of course she doesn't even have a permit to drive!) and scratched it all up. My mom thought i did it so now I have to pay. I was real pissed when I responded to ya. Thx for the reviews.
IceDragonAhnialator- Same thing as Tax. Bad day for me. But i did repeat myself an abnormal amount of times. Oh well. No biggie i got over it.
Dogbertcarrol- (I have memorized your odd name now) Heh don't you get ranted at enough! As they say in Yahoo, lol.
L.Mc'Clown- I would stop responding but i can't. It's just in my nature.
Well On with the show.
Chapter 8: A Ranma to Remember
Ranko woke with an odd feeling surounding her. She looked around and saw no one. It was the dead of night. I small light was on in the next room where she could see through an indoor window. A nurse walked into that room and turned on the main light. After a few minutes the nurse left and headed to the next door which was her own.
"Oh! Your awake!" She exclaimed after she turned on the light.
Ranko was adjusting her eyes to the white light in the small room, "Yes, I'm awake. Um... can I leave now? And where do I live?" Ranko asked.
She walked around to the machine on Ranko's left. Checked it and found that somehow she was in perfect health. There were a few problems with her though. Her once long hair had been scorched and now hung about at her waist. Even so it was still longer than most girls hair, and Ranko had been planning on cutting it before she had lost her memory anyway. Now it simply didn't really matter to her. On her back was a scorch mark that would probably stay there for a very long time if not the rest of her life. It looked normal except mostly the middle of her back was a darker shade of skin to where it was almost red. It looked painful to the nurse but Ranko couldn't feel it. It was as healed as it would get. One more difference... The black tattooed dragon on her forhead now had a burnmark coming from the mouth of the dragon. It looked now as if the tattoo was breathing fire. It was almost scary, but her bangs usually covered it up.
"OH MY GOD!!!" the nurse screamed!
"What! What is it!" Ranko returned slightly unenthused.
"All... your... Your completely fine! There isn't anything wrong with you!!! Its a miracle. I thought you would be paralized for life from the waist down!" She exclaimed.
"Paralized... That's shocking..." Ranko thought. "Can I go home now?" She asked.
"Well, maybe you should wait for a while to remember yourself. Where your home is maybe? We'll keep you here untill tomorrow. Your friends seemed to like you a lot so when they come after their school is over you can go with them. They will take you home. Maybe by then you'll remember something?" The nurse said. She said more after that but Ranko decided she talked to much and stopped paying attention. Soon the nurse left with a good night and turned the light off.
Ranko flopped her head down on the pillow. Memories of earlier came back to her. She knew she probably should have done what Luc said and used all her power, but she may have destroyed something important. Oh well... it will be fine. He wouldn't be that mad if he found out I was strounger than I let on. She thought.
-Flashback-
She saw two scenes at the same time. One on the left one on the right. On the left she saw a red-headed girl with a pigtail standing behind a large panda bear. On the right she saw a man on the top of a staircase who had black hair tied in the same pigtail. Both were wearing the same outfit... Blue AC Hammer Pants and a red button down Chineese shirt. They both said at the exact same time: I'm Ranma Saotome. Sorry about this.
-End Flashback-
"I just don't understand... Who is this Ranma Saotome? It can't be me... I look almost nothing like him... her... whatever!" Ranko thought exhasperated, "I'll just have to figure it out for myself.... But what am I gonna do till then?" She asked herself.
********************
"Well, Yesterday was an interesting day..." Shannon said.
"Yeah, I fell so sorry for Ranko... double amnesia. It must stink. I wish we could help her..." Jess said.
There was an odd silence untill Aaron yelled, "Nah! You just wanna get up her shirt!!!"
"...Jess... He'd better not be right," Leah told her boyfriend with a very cruel and scary tone.
Jessie laughed nervously and told her that he had thought nothing of it. Then he proceeded to turn around and hit Aaron as hard as he could on the shoulder. Aaron didn't much care. It happened to him all the time. He shrugged off the pain and went on joking as he always did.
"So... what are we gonna do? Go to visit Ranko? Or just head home?" Shannon said, "I wouldn't mind getting some ice cream...?" She looked at Aaron with puppy dog eyes.
"But... But Shan... I got no money..! No Please don't do that... aww stop it! AGH! Help me out here Jess!" Aaron called only to find Jessie in the same predicament.
"I guess we'll have to buy em' ice cream Aaron. But, lets visit Ranko first," Jessie said.
Leah Hmphed. She didn't like Ranko allready, especially with the odd way Jessie was acting... Had something happened between them in the Cinema as it was burning down? No.. not Jessie, they'd been going out for 2 years, 4 months, and 16 days... Nah. Nothin' happened. But still why was he being so damn protective of the "Blonde Prodegy?" It was kindof unnatural. Fortunantly for Leah, Shannon asked her question for her.]
"Hey Jess, why do you care about her so much? I mean, you just met her after all!"
"Well, right after we made it out of the building she pushed me out of the way of a falling post. It would've killed me for sure. She probably knew she could take it and live... She saved me... I can't just not return the favor," Jessie said.
So there it was. Leah had thought it had been something personal. No, he was still her Jess, no need to worry. Heh, the chuckled inwardly for having been almost jealous of Ranko.
They arrived at the hospital.
Well, were here.
**********************
Luc walked into Ranko's room.
"Hello, Ranko," he said waking her from her meditative position(which was sitting indian style and inch above any physical object with a blue aura surrounding her).
"Hey, what'cha doin'?" She asked.
"Here, my family made this for you... I hope you like it," he said while he poured a cup of some odd type of tea for her.
"Wow, thanks Luc!" Ranko said taking it quickly. She drank it. "... Wha- What is this stuff?" Ranko asked, now extreamly drowsy.
"Sleeping tea," Luc said.
"Oh, Goodnight," Ranko said as she fell asleep, with a naive smile on her face.
Luc picked her up and headed toward the window. He opened it and jumped onto the nearest rooftop.
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WHATDA'YA MEAN SHE'S GONE!!!!!! HOW WHERE!!!!!!, An extreamly loud and apparently high ranking hopital doctor was yelling as
"I don't know sir. All I found was the note on her bed," A security clerk told him.
"WHAT DID IT SAY DAMNIT!!! THAT GIRL OWES ME FOUR HUNDRED BUCKS!!" (He was a very pissed off doctor)
"It's signed with a Black V," The nurse said.
The docter instantly calmed down... "Black V?... Poor girl,"
Shannon Leah Aaron and Jess walked in to find the docter looking at the note and reading it.
"What is that sir? And where's Ranko?" they asked him.
"..."
"Sir?" Jess asked.
"I'm afraid your friend has been kidnapped by the Black V," He said.
~Gasp~
After a few minutes of silence that seemed somewhat like mourning they quickly exited the room.
"We GOTTA help her!" Shannon screamed. "We can't just leave her! She'll die no matter how strong she is!!!!"
"Shannon, it's not really our problem, and anyway if she can't make it how coud we possibly..."
"I don't care!! We can't just let someone be kidnapped like that!" Shannon said defiantly.
"Shannon, they've sent whole S.W.A.T. teams in there who's bodies have been found dead ten miles down the river. Do you wanna end up like that?" Aaron said deciding the direct approach was the best way to calm his girlfriend down.
"I'm gonna try!" she said after a long pause with abnormal bravery. The kind of bravery you had untill you actually had to do what you said you were going to.
"She's right Aaron! How could you even think about simply LEAVING her! She saved our lives! It's our turn to return the favor!" Leah cut in.
"Hey I allready saved her in the theatre| Ugh!" He said as she elbowed him in the stomach.
"Were going to her house, maybe we could find something there that could help us... I'm going in," Leah said. She sounded much more brave and confident than Shannon had.
"YOUR INSANE!!!!" Aaron wailed. Shannon then gave him the look that said your comming too whether you like it or not.
Were, all gonna die... Jess... one more game o poker for' we die?
"Sure!" He said as the sat down pulled out a deck and were slapped over the head by there respective girlfriends.
***********************
"WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT IT SO MUCH ANYWAY!!!!" Aaron asked, "I mean sure, she saved us, only to put us in danger at the theatre for whoever was tryin' ta kill her, not to mention the two terrorists she caught broke out while we were at the movies!!!! If you ask me, I'd say she's caused more trouble than cured!"
"..."
"HEY ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME!!!!"
They had finally made it to the door of Ranko's appartment. They had gone up hoping it wouldn't be locked so they could get in but no such luck. Suddenly a man appeared behind them.
"Is there a problem?" He asked.
"Um... yes actually, the resident of this room has been kidnapped by the Black V. We were..." But Leah was cut off by the man.
"WHAT!!!!!!!!!!" He yelled.
"Well, um... I um..."
"I thought she was the one!!! Gah!!! I should've known my damn brother wouldn't leave her alone... DAMNIT ALL!" He cried to himself.
"Um... you know Ranko?" Leah asked.
"Yes, I met her while she was training... Now, I will have to rescue her, or try to anyway. She the last hope,"
"..." Odd silence reigned over the room momentaraly. The scene oddly seemed like it was from the middle ages. The man was acting the part anyway.
"OooKay... You mean your actually going to go into the hidout BY YOURSELF!" Aaron asked mystified.
"Yes, I'm afraid, though I may not come back alive," he said.
"Jess, what the hell have we gotten ourselves into? This is getting damn annoying!" Aaron whispered.
Jess nodded his agreement but gave no answer.
"My name is Paul. Why are you kids trying to get into Ranko's room anyway?" Paul asked.
"Well we were hoping to find something to help us when we go in to rescue Ranko, but..." She was cut off by laughter of all things.
"...BWhahahahhahh!!! You... kids rescue... heh heh, Ranko? From the Black V? Are we talking about the same gang here? Heh heh... You kids these days. Come with me, if you have a power to even begin to THINK about helping Ranko I MAY let you come," Paul said finally getting over his laughter.
"What's up with him? Who does he think he is anyway?" Jess said as they were led into a different room.
"This is a scanner, it will tell exactly how powerful you are strength wise," He told them.
"Hmph, I figured we could just take a good old AK-47 and if worse comes to worse use it," Aaron said.
Paul Chuckled. A gun would be of almost no use in that place. Sure it could kill many of the people there but one would have to have better accuracy than zeus with a thunderbolt.
"Nice analogy," Jess said sarcasticly.
Paul brought the scanner up to Shannon.
1537. It read.
"Pathetic," He replied to no one in particular.
Then he placed it on Jess.
3014.
"Still pathetic, though better," he said not noticing that they began to fume.
He then pointed it at Leah.
2103.
"Hmm, No... no,"
And last at Aaron.
2,943.
Powerful but still weak, none of you are coming. And that is final!
Paul put the scanner at his side and turned around. As he walked the scanner pointed at Aaron. Suddenly Paul sneezed and accidentaly pulled the trigger on the scanner.
21,142.
"..."
Aaron had not noticed the number and was simply angry at the man for calling him weak.
"WHAT IN THE HELL!!! There's GOT to be something wrong with this thing!" Paul said. He then put it to Aaron again.
21,143.
He pointed it back to the others. It read the same only one number up because of their anger then back to Aaron.
"Boy do you know that you are more than likely in the top fifty strongest in California?" Paul said.
"Um... No? The only fighting I ever do is with Luc... Just for fun everynow and then. Come to think of it where is Luc anyways?"
"THAT'S OFF THE SUBJECT BOY!!!" Paul shouted.
"Uh.. heh? So what? It's not like a gun couldn't kill me eh?" He asked.
"With Luc, you say? I'm very intrested in this Luc," Paul said.
"What do you mean Aaron has 21,143 while I have 3000? No way in hell, I beat him at arm wrestling all the time!" Jess said aloud.
"Then this boy has been going easy on you. Haven't you boy?" Paul asked Aaron.
"No, He beat's me fair and sqare though I hate to admit it," Aaron said.
Paul pulled the scanner on Aaron again.
2,943
"Hmm, anger opporated only... That will not do. The training begins,"
"Hey! What do you mean training?... Why are you looking at me like that? Hey! STOP IT!!! HELP!!!...
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"HEY WHERE THE HELL AM I!" Ranko yelled as she woke. She was in a dark room laying on a matress that was abnormally comfortable.
"Welcome girl, May I ask the name of my Guest?" A man said.
"No, you may show me the way to the exit! This is annoying me!" Ranko yelled.
"Hmm, no, My leader wouldn't approve of that. My name is Claust, You will be fighting me. If your up to the challenge that is?" He asked in a condecending tone.
"Heh, you don't stand a chance!" Ranko returned.
"Don't I?" Claust said. Suddenly he disappeared. Then moments later he reappeared right behind her.
"DIE!" He shouted as he drew a katana much like Nodoka's.
Ranko dodged but barely.
"Damnit if only I could remember my stances and techniques! I know my life is fighting I just can't remember damnit!" She thought as she dodged the deadly swings of his katana.
She threw a kick but it was clumsy and unbalanced, followed by a punch of the same caliber.
"Hmph, I thought you were better than this, with all Luc's bragging about your amazing power," Claust said.
She jumped about twelve feet up and was planning on her jump on air tactic, the only one she remembered. Unfortunantly, Claust appeared above her. He swung with his sword and missed but it cut of her hair at about her waist. Then he threw a punch that hit her back and sent her back to the ground.
"HOLY SHIT!!" She shouted as her head connected with concrete.
"Pathetic," Claust said when he landed.
He walked toward the girl intent on dealing the final attack to her unconcious body. But suddenly a white light encircled her. Her body floated into the air, though it was still unconcious. Her hair was sent upward with the wind revealing the dragon mark on her forhead. It glowed and suddenly a green eye appeared on it that fit the figure perfectly. A voice suddenly rang out that said, "Blessed one, it doesn't do for no memory. You cannot succeed with these handicaps. It's not fair to the others. You will have it back so perhaps you can succeed where the other two failed," And then it was gone. Ranko fell to the floor in a and landed with a sortof danceish spin.
Heh, I'm back...
Ranko crouched into a stance. Held her hand fourward and motioned for Claust to attack.
He smiled. There was some perk in this girl after all.
(End Chapter)