Chapter 6: Welcome Back to Japan
Tenchi stared wide eyed at Ranma, then he snapped out of it by his two ahem fiancés. "Lord Tenchi, Who is he and how do you know him?" Ayeka asked "Yeah, I want to know who he is?" Ryoko said, for once agreeing with her rival.
"Well, Ranma is my cousin, though I remember him being the same age I am." Tenchi replied to the two. Before anyone else could say anything, Ranma started to moan a bit as his body started moving.
"We better bring him inside." Katsuhito said, everybody else nodded, Washu on the other hand was still typing on her laptop. 'These power readings are of the chart, I can't wait to test my new Guinea pig. She then looked at 'Sai' which was left on the ground. She grinned as she picked it up, only for her to strain every muscle in her child-like body.
"Ugh! How much does this thing weigh." She asked to no one in particular. She then typed on her laptop and a door appeared underneath the sword. Though the door couldn't hold the weight of the sword and it broke through. The opening closed up immediately while Washu just stared wide eyed. She then rushed inside to her lab, bowling over everyone in the process.
"What was that!" exclaimed Ayeka as she stood up. "That was Hurricane Washu in all her glory and strength." came a muffled answer from Katsuhito as his lower body was poking through the wall.
Ranma groaned as he started to move again, "We better get him into mom's lab." Ryoko suggested as she stood up.
Ryoko, Ayeka and Tenchi all helped Ranma into Washu lab, leaving poor Sasami and Ryo-Ohki to help Katsuhito. When they entered Washu lab, they found it in a big mess, like Ryo-Ohki had eaten the whole place apart.
"Mom! Where are ya'!" shouted Ryoko as she started looking for the red-haired scientist. "Over here! Can you give me a hand here!" came a cry
The three placed Ranma on the examination table, then walked to the direction Washu's voice came from. They found Washu trying to lift a Katana off the pile that used to be one of Washu's many experiment.
"Can you three help me please this things is heavy." Washu pleaded. Ryoko just looked at her mother and sighed. 'Sometimes I don't understand her.' Ryoko walked up to the spot where Washu is and grabbed the handle of the katana. Only to strain every bit of fiber in her body.
She looked at the sword, she used both hands but she was able to lift up about 5.5cm by Washu's calculation before it plopped back down with a thud and crated another crater in Washu's machine.
"What is this thing made of!" Ryoko asked in irritation as she looked at Washu. Washu in turn shrugged her shoulder "I've been trying to analyze it with my laptop but it couldn't seem to do it. So I sent it here in the lab, but it fell on my 'Material Enhancer' and it increased whatever materials in this sword a hundred fold, but it increases its weight by twice its original." Washu explained
"Why don't we check on Ranma first, then maybe he can help us. It's his sword after all." Tenchi suggested. "Good idea Lord Tenchi." Ayeka praised. Tenchi blushed and responded "Um…. Thanks Ayeka."
Ayeka latched onto Tenchi's arm, earning her a death glare from Ryoko. Washu nodded in agreement and they walked back to Ranma. When they did, they found him gone.
"What the! Where did he go!" Tenchi asked to no one. They heard the sound of grunting in the direction they came.
They saw Ranma lifting the sword and sheathing like it weighed like nothing. Ranma turned around to see Tenchi, Ryoko, Ayeka and Washu. He gave Tenchi a scrutinizing look and his eyes widened. "Tenchi! It's good to see ya'" Ranma cried as he rushed forward and gave Tenchi a hug.
Tenchi returned the hug and smiled, "It's good to see you Ranma. What happened to you? You look twice my age." Tenchi asked
Washu coughed and everyone turned to look at her. "Maybe we should to this in the house while my lab is being repaired." Washu said as she walked into a door which just appeared out of thin air.
Everyone followed her, they found a banged up Katsuhito being treated by Sasami. The old priest gave everyone a hard glare. Everyone except Washu and Ranma flinched, Washu wasn't afraid because had a lot on her mind. Ranma had seen worse with Beatrix when a little accident occurred which included a bathroom.
"Hi gramps." Ranma greeted.
Katsuhito looked at the man who called him gramps with a bit of scrutiny and was shocked. The 31 year old man was actually his youngest daughter's son.
"Ranma? How can it be? You're twice as old as Tenchi and I remember you two to be the same age!" Katsuhito exclaimed
"Long story gramps, I'll tell you about after some food." With that, the famous Saotome stomach growled.
Everyone except Sasami watched in awe as the human vacuum cleaner, known as Ranma Saotome started to inhale the food that was spread out before him and the others.
After a minute of eating, the Saotome way, Ranma was finished. "I'm done! Thanks for the food Sasami-Chan." Ranma said happily as patted his abdomen.
Sasami smiled and replied "Your quite welcome Ranma-kun." Ranma nodded then turned to his grandfather. "Well I suppose all of you want to know why appear to be about twice as old as I should be?" he asked
Everyone nodded, curiosity eating a bit of their sanity. Ranma decided to recount his whole tale. From the training trip up to the attack on Lindblum, everyone had a lot of reactions. They all had looks of horror, disgust and rage, all directed to one cursed individual, Genma Saotome is his name.
"So Ranma, I would like to challenge you for a little sparring practice." Katsuhito said. Ranma grinned "Okay gramps, but I'm not using 'Sai'. I've been depending too much on weapons and it's high time I went back to my roots. Namely, my martial arts skill." Ranma said as he followed Katsuhito outside.
Ranma left his sword with Tenchi, who was struggling to lift up the heavy sword and its sheath. Ranma took his normal stance, 'The lazy man stance' that he had used on Akane to gauge his grandfather's skill, though he knew he was going to feel a lot of pain for underestimating Katsuhito/Yosho.
Katsuhito Raised his bokken in front of him, like the stance Kuno usually takes. Ranma knew that his grandfather was not the same as the insane kendoist.
Katsuhito blurred and Ranma quickly found himself on the defense. He kept parrying slashes which were coming from all sides. 'Man! Gramp's attacks really hurt!' Ranma thought as his arms and hands kept feeling the stinging sensation of pain from his grandfather's attacks.
Ranma parried a strike coming from his left and lashed out with a kick to his right. He hit something and he saw Katsuhito blocking his foot with his bokken, using its side to act as a surrogate shield.
Ranma jumped back for a little breathing room. 'That's the last time I underestimate gramps.' Ranma thought as his arms felt like falling apart. He didn't receive this kind of a beating since Kuja.
Ranma smirked and then took a loose stance. His left hand outstretched like a palm thrust, his right hand under his chest, facing skyward and cocked back, his legs spread apart. Katsuhito just took the same stance he had used earlier.
They started once again, but this time, it was Ranma's turn to become a blur and Katsuhito to defend. Everyone heard the sounds of Ranma's feet and fists being blocked by Katsuhito's jurainian powered bokken.
'His skill is incredible! I haven't had a good battle in a long time!' Katsuhito thought as he gauged his grandson's abilities. Katsuhito raised his bokken just in time to block a powerful kick coming from above.
Ranma was standing on top of Katsuhito's bokken, a grin plastered on his face. 'This is great! Grandpa is not even showing his all and I'm already starting to strain! I wonder what that aura surrounding his bokken is? I feel like I'm hitting an Adamantoise.'
Ranma flipped on his perch and landed in a battle stance in front of his grandfather.
"Let's finish gramps, I'm hungry!" Katsuhito nearly face faulted but stopped himself. "I can't believe your still hungry after eating all that food, very well, let's finish this." Katsuhito replied
Ranma glowed blue and shouted "Mouko Takabisha Revised! Tiger Barrage!"
Several ki blasts the size of basketballs started to rain on Katsuhito. Katsuhito was not prepared for an attack like since Ranma glowed for a split second. He took all hits but was able to tap into his power for a bit of protection.
When the smoke cleared, everyone saw Katsuhito battered and bruised. Ranma looked like he would collapse any second. 'Damn! I used too much ki on that attack.' "Why don't we call this a draw Ranma?" Katsuhito asked as he felt like a troupe of elephants used his body as a dancing pad but still had a lot of energy left.
'Where did he get so much power?' Katsuhito thought. "Okay gramps, I'm tired and hungry." Everyone heard the famous Saotome stomach growl once again, they all sweat dropped.
Ranma limped over to Tenchi and took back 'Sai' "Thanks for holding my sword Techi." Thanked Ranma as he started going back inside, using his sword as a cane. Sasami and Tenchi helped Katsuhito while the rest followed.
The next day….
Ranma woke up to the sounds of a battle, he got up and walked outside to see Ayeka and Ryoko battling for Tenchi. 'It must be heredity.' Ranma thought as he remembered the fiancé brigade fighting to win him over.
The Saotome walked into the kitchen and saw Sasami cooking, with Katsuhito reading the morning newspaper. Ranma sat down and groggily looked at his grandfather. "So Ranma, are you going out today?" Katsuhito asked as he looked at his grandson.
Ranma blinked then answered "Yeah, I'm going go around Tokyo for a bit. I haven't seen it for a long time." Katsuhito's grandson replied as he started eating the food Sasami had set on the table while listening to who might win the 'Tenchi Cup'.
Katsuhito nodded and followed Ranma's example and started to eat. "Just stay out of trouble." He warned. Ranma looked at Katsuhito "I'll try, but it's usually trouble that finds me."
Ranma had no idea what was going to happen to him.
The next few days, Washu had started to build a dimensional transporter while Ranma stayed with them. During his stay at the Masaki residence, the once teen martial artist was feeling as if he was forgetting something important that he should remember.
In Nerima…
One shrunken troll…err, amazon matriarch felt a vaguely familiar ki signature. 'It seems son-in-law has been training. Guess I have to get Happi and challenge the boy… finally.
In Juuban…
One green haired senshi wondered what the heck is happening to the time gates.
'What in the world!'
Hey guys!
Sorry I haven't been updating. School and chores have practically dominated my time. This will probably the only update you'll be seeing in a while. Don't worry, my sem break is starting ,10 days of more chores and school work –someone help me X(
Anyway, I also have a huge writers block so I can't think of anything right now, but I'll try to keep this story running.