Aliens – Nerima Hive
Ranma ½ belongs To Rumiko Takahashi, Viz video and others. Aliens(s) belongs to a host of movie companies, etcetera. Any other works belong to their respective people as well. I don't own any of this so just sit back and enjoy the tale, oh and don't sue me please that would be bad.
Authors Notes: This story is set just before the very end of the Ranma1/2 manga continuity and so it may contain spoilers of that content. It is also loosely based on the events that occurred in the Aliens vs. Predator movie also titled AvP.
Chapter 1
Ranma and Akane were getting ready for school and arguing as was their usual bent. Nabiki ignored them and turned on the TV listening to the morning's financial news. The argument between the two teens escalated some more until Ranma was sent flying. Nabiki saw his comatose form next to her seat and said, "Ranma, Ranma won't you ever learn to keep your foot out of your mouth." The unconscious boy neglected to answer her and she announced, "Well I'm off! Akane don't forget to bring your fiancée to school with you!"
Nabiki walked out the door and Akane watched her and shouted back, "Hey! Why do I have to look after the Jerk!" She was met by her father and Genma who tried to explain her duty and honor involved in the situation. Tears and arguments finally swayed her to say, "Fine! I'll get the jerk to school; now get out of my way before I'm late."
Akane walked over to Ranma and splashed him with some cold water. "What did ya do that for!"
"Come on Ranma we're late."
Ranma realized the time and quickly ran into the kitchen for some hot water. "Stupid Tomboy, if you hadn't belted me or splashed me we'd be there already. You are so uncute!"
Akane stuck out her tongue and stalked off towards school with Ranma in tow. The two continued to argue on their way to school and even did so as they were forced to stand in the hall carrying buckets. The argument seemed to continue on and off throughout the day with neither side able to end it or even ease up. It was only when gym came around that the two were separated and were able to think about anything other than their next come back or insult. Gym was when they were free to imagine what life might be like if they didn't argue or without each other. Some days Akane dreamed of living life with Ranma and not arguing with him and others she dreamed about living without him entirely. Those same dreams would be in the young Saotome boy's mind as well.
Ranma walked back to the showers from Gym later than he usually would so as to avoid the pervert squad. He looked around the shower room and saw that it was empty and so started his shower. He was cleaning himself up when he heard a loud sound coming from the locker room. He turned off the water and listened again the boys in the locker room seemed to be screaming as if in panic and another sound was happening at the same time.
Then the sounds died down and everything became quiet. Ranma could hear the water dripping in the shower room as he walked towards the locker room with his towel on. He reached the door and said, "Guys! Alright guys I'm coming in and if this is some perverted joke to splash me with cold water I will put you into a world of pain you hear me?" There was no answer to Ranma's statement and so he slowly opened the door.
In front of Ranma the boy's locker room had become a veritable slaughter house. Body parts were littered here and there with blood and gore everywhere. Ranma tensed himself up and readied for a fight as he looked through the room. No fight was forthcoming as the towel clad pig tailed boy searched the room, but he did hear some sounds coming from a row of lockers. He walked towards the lockers and said, "Guys are you in there?"
The entire row of lockers slowly opened and more than half his gym class peered at Ranma with terror clad eyes. It was Hiroshi who spoke first, "Ranma, thank god! They were everywhere. The black things came in here and attacked and, and we couldn't do anything. Dai said he would get you to help, but one grabbed him and took him away and then another killed Jiro and we just panicked. One of the guys got into his locker and they couldn't get him and so we all got in. It was, it was…" The young brown haired boy collapsed sobbing at that point unable to continue.
Ranma put his hand on Hiroshi's arm and a look of fire came into his eyes. "Where did they go Roshi? Where?" The young boy pointed off towards a large hole in the boy's locker room wall. Ranma quickly changed from his towel into his clothes and ran into the hole. He walked through the hole and climbed down into what looked to be an old sewer access pipe. He barely even noticed when he reached the bottom of the pipe and turned on a flashlight that had been placed in his hand by one of the other boys. The beam of light flashed across the slick concrete and then onto a small spot of blood. He had a trail…
Ranma followed the trail of blood into the darkness following it best as he could until he heard a strange skittering sound behind him. He turned the flashlight and saw nothing, then continued on until he heard it again and this time his danger sense was warning him of impending danger. He turned the flashlight again, but still saw nothing. Then suddenly his danger sense was screaming at him and barely dodged out of the way of a viciously sharp tail. This time he panned the flashlight and saw it.
Standing n front of Ranma was a black insect like creature from out of nightmares. It stood about 5 foot tall with long clawed arms and a sharp black tail. Its head was overly elongated and ebony. The creature had no eyes and yet it still tilted its head at Ranma and then its jaws opened wide and it hissed. At that point Ranma leapt into a defense position and barely kept its claws from eviscerating him. This creature was fast deadly and fast, but Ranma was faster.
The creature continued to try and kill Ranma while he evaded its attacks looking for an opening that would not get him killed. The deadly dance went back and forth inside the sewer and then Ranma spotted his opening. On a normal opponent in a normal day Ranma would have hesitated, but on this day after seeing the horrors within the boy's showers he didn't hesitate as he yelled out his attack. "Kachu Tenshin Amagurikan" Hundreds of punches laced into the creature shattering bones and even breaking its wrist. Still the creature was alive and once again it sent its tail out and this time the tail pierced Ranma's shoulder.
Ranma screamed in pain, but somehow he knew that there would be no rematch after this battle. Now, he finally realized the danger he had put himself into he realized that in this battle there was only one outcome his death or that of the creature. Kicking his skills into high gear he went after the creature again evading its still operable left hand and its vicious tail Ranma was able to grab onto the creatures long ebony head. He twisted with all of his might and the creature struggled in his grip. He had to avoid its tail a few times, but finally he was able to get his grip right and twist in just the right way. A loud snap resounded in the sewer and Ranma screamed in pain once again as blood oozed from the death wound and burned his skin.
Breathing heavily and with some major injuries Ranma stood over the dead creature in the sewer. He heard some skittering in the distance and realized that he was in no condition to save the kidnapped boys or avenge the deaths of the other. He walked back to the school with a heavy heart determined to get some help and destroy the creatures. He had won the battle, but the war was just beginning.