Michael Gutin
An Entirely Different Ranma- Altraverse Ahoy!
Chapter 5
The Lost Boy…And the Amazon?
I recognized the voice. I knew who it was, and what he had said only confirmed it. That's why I could only gape, because when I looked over, standing there was not one figure, but two.
I recognized the second figure as well. Shit. The gods aren't playing games this time. For next to Ryoga, there stood the only other person who wished my death, Shampoo.
"Ranma, because of you I've seen hell, prepare to die!" Ryoga screamed as he lunged at me.
"Ranma, you I kill!" Shampoo screamed just as loud as she too attacked me.
This was bad. I know I could take either one of them on alone, but both? And I had to get Akane away, I was sick of people getting caught in the insanity that was my life.
I did the only thing I could, I stalled "So…er, Ryoga, you're with Shampoo…how did that happen?"
Luckily, it seemed that Ryoga seemed willing to talk.
"Well Ranma, thanks to you running out on our fight, I wandered into an Amazon village."
Running out? I waited three days! I let it go for now, he never listens anyway, besides, I needed him to keep talking.
"While I was there, I got in a fight wish Shampoo, and won." He continued.
"Wait a second" I interrupt. "Doesn't that mean Shampoo should be trying to kill you?"
Ryoga smirked. "No Ranma, that's what happens if a GIRL beats Shampoo. If it's a guy she has to marry him."
That figures, I fight, I gain an assassin, and Ryoga gains a suitor. Not that I'd want Shampoo hanging all over me, but it would be better then all her murder attempts.
"So that's how it is Ryoga? You just met her and you're already…" I said, just to get him mad. After all, a mad opponent is sloppier, leaves more holes in their defense, and is a lot easier to manipulate.
Instead, Ryoga just grinned. "That's not going to work this time."
Things were just going from bad to worse. Then it hit me, how could I have missed it?
"Wait a sec, I'm a guy too! Tell her Ryoga."
"I don't see any other guys here Ranma."
Oh, so that's how that bastard was gonna be. Well fine.
I'm still by the fountain, so I cup some water in my hand and splash him.
"Bweeee!" he squealed.
"I don't see any guys here either Ryoga, just a dirty little pig!"
Akane, who had been silent the entire time, uttered something that I believe summed up this entire situation pretty well.
"What the hell…?"
Shampoo merely stared at Ryoga's pig form.
Realizing this was my chance, I grabbed Akane and ran as fast as I could.
"Hey, what are you doing?" she asked me.
"What do you think? We gotta get out of here!"
"Don't you mean YOU have to get out of here?"
"Good point!" I let of her and continued running.
"That's not what I meant!" she yelled.
"Too late now, see ya at home!" I called to her rapidly diminishing figure.
Now that she was out of this, I doubled back to where Ryoga and Shampoo where. If just the two of them were enough to beat Ranma Saotome, they were sadly mistaken. I would win, I always do.
Author's Notes: Gah! That's not fair, here I was patting myself on the back, because I have yet to read an RyXSh fan fic, but noooooooooo, I just HAD to find a fic that centered on RyXSh. Meh, it's not fair I tells ya, it's just not fair…
Oh well, hope you find this chapter as good as the rest…assuming you liked the other chapters, of course.
