Dark Inheritance
By Brother Angelon
Chapter 4 'The Amazon Connection'
AN: I don't own any of Ranma ½ as that work belongs purely to its writer and creator who I have a great deal of respect for. I will claim the rights to any characters I myself create and use for this story.
This is a (AU/Continuation). I want to give a big thank you to everyone who took the time to read and review my story. This chapter was a little delayed as real life events pulled me away from my computer. I am happy to say that things are now back on schedule and the next chapter after this one and a side story are already in the works. So until Ranma falls from the sky and offers to start teaching me martial arts, I'll be writing this story. :D
Dreams are seen as windows into the subconscious mind.
Everything that has been seen or experienced ends up filed away.
What happens when those files gain a life of there own.
The first rays of morning crawled over the horizon as the inhabitants of Nerima slept without an idea to the changes that had happened yesterday. The seeds of this change being sown long ago, but only now beginning to germinate.
Rays of light slowly moved across the floor towards a sleeping form on the floor. The gentle breathing not changing as the beam of warmth started to illuminate the body of Ranma. Ranma curled up like a cat into the light beam trying to get as much of the warmth. With a large yawn that easily showed his two new fangs, Ranma blinked his eyes as the warm light shined into his face.
Ranma looked around is confusion as he realized where he was. Quickly looking himself over and not seeing any fur or breasts, Ranma let out the breath he had been holding. 'That was the worst dream yet'.
With a dark glance at the still sleeping panda on the floor, Ranma decided to get some training in with his pop…
The sounds of Kasumi moving around downstairs could be heard as clearly as if he was in the same room from up stairs in the guest room. Ranma looked over at the sleeping form of his good for nothing panda father and a frown started to form. An evil grin spread across his face as he got up and opened the window, and with a quick kick sent the panda flying outside.
Staring at the wet form of Genma-panda glaring up at him from the pond Ranma looked down at his pop. Using the Saotome special tear attack Ranma started giving his father some of his own medicine. "Oh how terrible am I to have such a weak and useless father… Who am I to look up to now"?
"Growlf… Grrr growl" (How can you treat your poor father in such a disrespectful manner)? Not wanting to mess with his son after seeing the look in his eyes, Genma climbed out of the pond and headed back to the house for a bath.
Seeing his father heading inside Ranma leaped out the window to begin his morning training. Landing near the koi pond, Ranma began with a simple Kata as he warmed up his muscles. Ranma continued to listen to the soft humming of Kasumi as she worked on breakfast in the kitchen. A heavenly aroma filled his nose as he finished the first Kata and moved on to an intermediate Kata.
Across Nerima at the Neko-Hanten, Cologne was getting ready for a new day. Mousse was still out getting supplies from the nearby market.
A frown made the elders face even more like that of a ripened prune as her gaze turned towards the direction of the Tendo Dojo. Ever since son-in-law returned from Jusendo he seemed to have a strange taint to his aura. It was familiar but no matter how hard she tried to remember the memory refused to revel itself.
Last night while meditating on the problem a large burst of power was sensed from the direction of the Tendo Dojo. It was Ranma's Aura, but the taint was even stronger than before…
"Shampoo come over here for a minute". Cologne cackled to her great grand-daughter.
Shampoo came bouncing out of the kitchen oozing sex appeal. Dressed in a lavender and white Chinese mini-dress that hugged her curves like a second skin, Shampoo came to a stop next to Cologne. "Yes great-grandmother"?
"I want you to go check up on son-in-law Shampoo, I sensed something odd last night and it most likely has something to do with him. However I want you to be extra careful and not antagonize him.
A bubbly smile came to Shampoo's face as she listened to her elder. "Shampoo protect airen from violent girl and spend too too good time with him".
With those words she ran out of the Neko-Hanten and leaped up to the rooftops heading towards the Tendo Dojo.
"Ranma Breakfast is ready!" Kasumi called out as she placed a few plates of food on the table. Soun was already sitting at the table reading the morning paper while Genma took his normal seat and started to drool at all the wonderful food placed in front of him.
With a smooth cat-like grace Ranma glided into the house and sat down in his normal place at the table. Nabiki sitting across from the table tilted her head as she tried to figure out what was different about the dumb jock today.
Akane plopped down next to Ranma and after glaring at him for a minute turned her nose up and huffed out her frustration at her unwanted fiancé.
Just as everyone was beginning to start eating, the back wall to the property exploded as a figured blurred towards the table.
"Wo Ai Ne!" shouted the bubbly voice of one purple haired hair care product, as it attempted its patent pending super glomp. However the target of her hug seemed to all but vanish right before her eyes causing an unwanted landing in the middle of the breakfast table, sending rise and miso soup over her.
"Oh my, I would have set you a place shampoo if I had known you were going to be joining us this morning" Kasumi said in her normal tone of voice before heading back into the kitchen.
Getting up and looking about for her airen shampoo spotted him standing near the open doors leading into the backyard with his rice and soup bowls in his hands and giving her a strange look.
"Aiyaa why you move like that"? Shampoo asked as she attached herself to Ranma's left arm and pressed her ample breasts against him.
"RANMA!!!" Screamed the banshee known as Hurricane Akane as she turned red and a Mallet appeared in her hands.
Shampoo was getting ready to taunt the spoiled little princes when she heard a low growl coming from besides her.
"You two timing PERVERT!!!" Was the battle cry as Akane charged at Ranma and Shampoo only to ignore the fact Shampoo jumped out of the way.
'I can't believe shes going to hit me with that damn mallet again, even after she sees Shampoo all but grope me in front of everyone'. Ranma was thinking as he watched the Mallet speed towards his face.
The Mallet of Doom arced towards Ranma's face only to explode at the last second into sawdust sending Akane off balance and tumbling to the floor as she over extends herself.
Everyone was left blinking as the remains of Akane's Mallet drifted down as nothing more than a fine dust. Only the Handle was left of the weapon that had been used so many times to punish one pigtailed pervert.
"I'm not letting you hit me with that damn Mallet anymore". Ranma said in a strangely hollow voice as his head was tilted down slightly allowing his bangs to cover his eyes. A sense of Cold Danger could be felt radiating out from his body before he turned and jumped over the back wall and vanished.
"I guess Ranma won't want breakfast today" Kasumi said as she walked out of the Kitchen to see him leave.