Disclaimer: Ranma ½ belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz Video and Winx Club belongs to Iginio Straffi and Rai S.p.A (NOT 4Kids!!). Song, 'Hohoemi no Bakudan' belongs to YuYu Hakusho, and 'Ryuusei' belongs to Naruto.
Note: this follows the Rai version of Winx as the 4Kids version butchered it too much, like with every anime it dubs.
Chapter 12: Martial Artists in Magix
Opening (YuYu Hakusho style, Hohoemi no Bakudan)
The music starts. We see Sky, Brandon, Helia, Riven, Timmy, and Nabu falling through the sky. They turn into light silhouettes and merge to form Ranma, who now falls through the sky. The Ranma Club logo appears.
Machi no hitogomi kata ga butsukatte hitoribocchi (In a crowd on a city street, shoulders bumping, I'm alone)
Ranma is seen walking through a busy street in Magix.
Hatenai sougen kaze ga BYUNBYUN to hitoribocchi (In an endless prairie, wind blowing hard, I'm alone)
We see the other girls in different parts of the city. Bloom is walking across the road. Stella is seen at a shop window. Flora is sitting at a table at an outdoor café. Musa is standing in front of a theater. Tecna leans against a lamp post while using her PDA. Layla is sitting on a bench facing the beach. We come back to Ranma who gets a twinge as if he sensed the others nearby.
Docchi darou? nakitakunaru basho wa (I wonder which is the place I'd want to cry?)
At Alfea, Ranma-chan in faerie-mode is seen flying. She flies over past three people and the camera closes in on them. We see a close-up of Shampoo, then pans to Ukyou, and finally on Nodoka. Their gazes follow Ranma-chan as the camera zooms away from the three women.
Futatsu MARU wo tsukete choppiri OTONA sa (Drawing two circles, I feel just a little grown-up.)
A giant demon arises and roars at Ranma-chan. She then fires off a huge ki beam at it, blowing a hole into it just before it falls and explodes in a geyser of power.
MECHAMECHA kurushii kabe datte fui ni naze ka (Why does the gushing forth of courage and power)
We see Faragonda, Griffin, and Saladin in their offices at their respective schools. They all look up from what they're doing as if sensing the power. Cut to a darkened wasteleand. Valtor appears in the sky and drops down on the ground. Behind him are Icy, Darcy, and Stormy. They summon up an army of demons. Zoom out, we see that Ranma, Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Layla are facing off against them. They all charge.
Buchikowasu yuuki to power waite kuru no wa (unexpectedly smash the extremely tortuous wall?)
MECHAMECHA kibishii hito-tachi ga fui ni miseta (Perhaps it's because of the kindness)
The girls are in Enchantix. Layla blasts a group of demons with water. Tecna uses her power to form a green light cannon on her hand and blasts some demons with green light beams. Musa spins, creating numerous glowing music notes, which shoot up into the air, then rain down hard into the demons, exploding on impact. Flora fires off razor-edged leaves at Stormy, who dodges and counters with a wind blast, then Flora creates a sword out of a blade of grass and charges Stormy, blocking with a blade of lightning. Stella and Darcy fly around, firing off orbs of light and darkness at each other, then shoot big beams of their respective elements which hit head-on. Icy hurls an ice boulder at Bloom, who breaks it in half by shooting it with a crescent-shaped flame, then follows up with a spray of fire.
Yasashisa no sei dattari suru n darou ne (extremely stern people had unexpectedly shown.)
Ranma-chan fires her magic-enhanced Moko Takabisha at Valtor, who dodges and counters with a fire blast. She drops down and punches the ground, causing the ground under Valtor to blow upward, sending him up. Ranma-chan then reverts to male form and jumps after Valtor while brandishing Sky's sword. He slashes, sending off a blue crescent-shaped light shot at Valtor, who quickly blocks, the impact causing an explosion obscuring his form.
A… RI… GA… TOU… GO… ZA… I… masu! (Thank you!)
The Winx are back in their casuals. They drop down from the sky one by one, then finally followed by Ranma. Ranma lands on the ground and punches up in the air. Standing on either side of him are the Winx girls, along with Nodoka, Shampoo, Ukyou, Faragonda, Griffin, Saladin, Kiko, and the Pixies.
End opening
Nodoka's classroom…
"Good morning, everyone! I hope everyone's fine today!" greeted Nodoka. At her sides were Ukyou and Shampoo. "I would like to introduce Ukyou Kuonji, and Shampoo. They will be my TA's for this course."
"Nice to meet you." said Ukyou while bowing.
"Shampoo happy to work with you all!" said Shampoo.
Ranma-chan could only smile. Nodoka had managed to pull some strings with Faragonda to have her two adopted sisters to be live-in workers at Alfea. They were ideal candidates for teacher's assistants for Nodoka's ki manipulation class. Their curses had to be known as well, just like Ranma-chan's own. The students and faculty were surprised to see more people like Ranma who transform with water, except they turn into cute little animals.
"You can ask either of them anything pertaining to ki manipulation." Said Nodoka. "I assure you, they know their stuff."
Ranma-chan couldn't help but agree with that. Those girls weren't powerful martial artists for nothing. She knows that firsthand.
"Now then, we shall start with learning how to hide objects on one's person using ki." Said Nodoka. She nods to Shampoo, who responds by pulling out her bonboris seemingly out of nowhere. The students, sans Ranma, were surprised that the Amazon was able to hide two massive war clubs on herself without even leaving the slightest outline on her clothes.
"That's a pretty handy trick…" said Tecna. A lot of her portable tech was pretty bulky, so learning this would be quite useful for her.
Alfea dining hall…
All the faerie students were in for a treat once the latest additions to the school came. On the menu was Shampoo's deluxe ramen and Ukyou's specialty okonomiyaki. Thankfully, all the ingredients needed for both dishes were readily available in the Alfea kitchen for the two girls to use. Along with being TA's, Shampoo and Ukyou also did cooking duties.
"Mmmm…. It's still as good as I remembered it…" said Ranma-chan as she ate some pork okonomiyaki.
"This is pretty good!" said Bloom, who was eating a bowl of ramen. She had no trouble using the chopsticks.
"Definitely!" said Musa as she ate her bowl of ramen.
"Not bad…" said Stella as she took some bites of her okonomiyaki.
"My compliments to the chefs!" said Flora who was also eating some okonomiyaki.
"I'll make sure to let them know." Said Ranma-chan as she started eating a bowl of ramen once she was done with the okonomiyaki. "They worked in restaurants, after all."
They then get a glimpse of Knut in the corner, munching on as many portions of the foreign foods as possible.
"Looks like someone here likes the food a bit too much." Joked Layla. Everyone laughs at this.
The Winx had also noticed that Ranma-chan was eating more than she should.
"Ranma, don't you think you're eating a bit much there?" asked Stella.
"Hm?" Ranma-chan stopped in her eating as the girls looked at her. She had already wolfed down three bowls of ramen and two plates of okonomiyaki. Currently, Ranma-chan was eating a shrimp style okonimiyaki. "I'm just hungry!"
The Winx all sweatdrop at her simple answer.
"It's amazing how she can eat all that without feeling full…" said Tecna.
"I'M amazed she can still keep her figure!" said Stella. "Just what is her secret?"
"I think the boys' souls in her has something to do with it…" Flora hypothesized.
"Huh? What do you mean, Flora?" asked Musa.
"Think about it, Ranma's soul is composed of the souls of the Specialists." Said Flora. "Maybe in urn, she also has the appetite of six people? She's probably trying to keep them all fed."
"That does make a lot of sense, now that you mention it…" said Tecna.
Alfea courtyard…
"This really is a nice place." Said Ukyou.
"Shampoo agree!" said Shampoo.
"Thought you girls would." Said Ranma-chan. She was currently walking about with her two adopted sisters in the courtyard. Some of the students were milling about.
"I'm surprised you're wearing something like that, Ran-chan." Said Ukyou as she pointed at Ranma-chan's attire.
"Pretty daring, yes?" said Shampoo.
Ranma-chan could only blush. "At first, I hated it, but now it's kinds growing on me. Scary thought, I know. I can move around quite well in it. Plus, it was a gift."
"But aren't you worried about being caught as a guy like that?" asked Ukyou.
"Not anymore, Ucchan." Replied Ranma-chan as she focused her ki. In an instant, Ranma-chan reverted back into Ranma in his normal kung fu clothes. "Thanks to my faerie blood, I can now actually control my transformations, not to mention the clothes I wear."
Ukyou and Shampoo couldn't help but be impressed. Ranma had a way to overcome his own curse. Perhaps his coming to Magix was a good thing after all. Maybe.. they can control their own curses as well.
"Aiya! You come far, Ranma!" said Shampoo.
"No kidding…" said Ukyou. "So what else did you learn?"
"Oh, just a few elemental spells and things like that." Replied Ranma. "I can transform into a faerie mode, and now know some swordsmanship skills."
The girls were a little surprised. Turn into a faerie mode? Plus, wasn't he usually a bare-fisted fighter?
"Ranma, Shampoo would like to spar." Said Shampoo.
Ranma and Ukyou look at her. "Huh? Now?"
"Shampoo curious to know how Ranma has improved." Said Shampoo. She could see the nervousness in Ranma's eyes. "No need to worry about Amazon law here, Ranma, if that your concern."
"Well, there's that, but…" Ranma started as he looked about. "We're out with a lot of students going about and…"
"They can think this as review." Said Shampoo simply.
"Hmmm… she has a point, Ran-chan." Said Ukyou.
Ranma raised an eyebrow. In that sense, it would be beneficial to students, and maybe attract more attention towards his mom's class. "Guess I have no choice. Let's make sure our ki abilities show through!"
Shampoo nods as she and Ranma walk to stand facing ten feet away from each other. Ukyou stood a good distance away to observe the match. Ranma and Shampoo get into ready stances. This got the attention of the students milling about and was soon drawing a crowd.
"Hey! Isn't that TA Shampoo fighting against Ranma?"
"This looks interesting!"
"Now we'll see this 'ki' in action!"
"What's gonna happen?"
Ranma had a feeling of déjà vu. Crowds would always come to see a fight that he's involved in. Ukyou then holds up her hand. "The following match will go by tournament-style rules. Winner is declared if the opponent is knocked out or submits defeat to the other. Any technique may be used. There is no time limit. HAJIME! (BEGIN!)"
Ranma and Shampoo immediately rushed at each other. Each started to dish out punches and kicks of any kind at each other. For every attack, they would block, parry or dodge while trying to counter.
Shampoo throws three punches followed by a roundhouse kick. Ranma manages to dodge the first three attacks and jumps up to avoid the kick. While in the air, he lashes out with a spinning heel kick at her head. She ducks under the kick, then quickly side-steps to avoid the follow-up downward kick from his other foot. Just as he lands, Ranma rushes forth with a palm strike to the gut, which Shampoo quickly blocks. She responds by going into a spinning foot sweep, where Ranma quickly back-flips over. Landing a distance away, Shampoo springs forth after him into a flying kick. Ranma quickly parries her attack, causing her to pass by harmlessly and land behind him. Swinging around, he lashes out with a backhand chop at the neck. Shampoo manages to block the chop, but is then hard-pressed to dodge or block Ranma's follow up: a straight punch, a hook, a knee kick going into a side kick, a backfist, a spinning foot sweep, then finally ending it with an axe-kick. Shampoo barely had time to successfully block Ranma's combination, and quickly jumps out of the way of his axe-kick. His missed attack had caused a crater to form on the ground around his foot. Now, the pigtailed boy had the purple-haired girl on the defensive.
The students could only watch in awe at the spectacle. This was a real duel between two highly skilled martial artists. At this time, Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Layla arrive on the scene and witness Ranma's sparring match. Floating next to them are the Pixies.
"Look! Ranma and Shampoo are going at it!" said Musa as she pointed at them.
"Wow… look at them go…" said Layla in awe.
Bloom couldn't believe what she was seeing. Physical fights like these she'd only be able to see in those kung fu movies she watched back on earth. Even those didn't compare.
"Wooooh! Go Ranma!" Zing cheered on.
Shampoo manages to catch her breath. She knew that Ranma was superior in unarmed combat, so then she whips out her bonboris out of nowhere. Giving the war maces a few spins, she gets into another ready stance. Ranma kept his guard up. He knew firsthand that getting hit by those things is not a good idea. She lunges forth and started swinging those bonboris at him. Ranma quickly started to dodge the dual clubs. He ducks a swing at his head, jumps a club sweep, cartwheels away from a club uppercut, then jumps over a thrust attack. He managed to land, standing on top of the bonbori as if had become weightless. The crowds were shocked to see him do that. How was he standing on her weapon like that? How was she even holding him up as if he wasn't there?
Ranma smirks and jumps off over and behind Shampoo. She turns and lifts her bonboris over her head, swinging them downward at Ranma. He managed to jump away in time just before the ground he was just standing on gets destroyed. As he lands, Shampoo leaps up and throws one of her bonboris at Ranma. He quickly reacts by doing a back-flip kick on the flying weapon, sending it back at Shampoo who easily catches it before landing on the ground. Finally, they charge at each other again. Shampoo utilizes the Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken technique with her bonboris, creating a flurry of rapid-fire club thrusts. Ranma counters by doing his own Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken. Rather than the usual rapid-fire punching, he instead used it as a defensive maneuver to palm block the bonboris. After a few seconds, they forced each other back, skidding on the ground a bit.
"He…. Stopped all her attacks!" said Stella.
"It's hard to believe those two are human…" said Tecna.
Ranma and Shampoo were panting a bit at the extended duel. They didn't expect the battle to turn out like this.
"You… have improved… very much, Ranma…" said Shampoo.
"Same…. with you…. Shampoo…" said Ranma.
Both fighters then stand up and started to glow with blue battle auras, catching the attention of the crowds.
"What's going on?"
"What's with that light?"
"Weird, it doesn't feel like magic…"
"Is this the 'ki' Saotome-sensei was talking about?"
"That's so cool!"
The Winx girls could only watch in anticipation on what will happen. Ukyou knew that this might turn out messy.
Ranma cups his hands at his side while Shampoo crosses her arms over her chest while still holding her bonboris. It was then they fired off their attacks.
"MOKO TAKABISHA!"
"PSYCHO BULLET!"
Ranma fires off his blue ki sphere fro his palms. Shampoo fires off an oval-shapd blast of ki. The two projectiles crashed into each other, causing an energy explosion, which kicked up a lot of dust. Ukyou and the crowds had to cover their eyes from the blast. Everyone waited with held breaths to see the outcome.
Once the dust cleared, everyone could see Ranma and Shampoo still standing, though a little hunched over. Ranma's hands relaxed to his sides, while Shampoo's bonboris clattered out of her hands. At the same time, both of them fell flat on their faces.
"Ha…. can't…. go on…." said Ranma.
"Shampoo…. spent, too…" said Shampoo.
Ukyou went to check on their conditions. They were all right, but completely exhausted and cannot fight any further. "Both combatants are unable to battle. This is a draw!"
Ranma and Shampoo slowly get to their feet, then hears the sounds of cheering from the Alfea students.
"That was SO COOL!"
"I've never seen anything like it!"
"Hey, does that mean we can do something like that, too if we took Saotome-sensei's class?"
"I want to sign up, too!"
"I knew I should've signed up with the program!"
The Winx and Pixies approach the three former residents of Nerima.
"That was an awesome display!" said Stella.
"I can't believe you actually did all that!" said Chatta.
"Are you two all right?" asked Flora.
"Yeah…. We've been through much worse than this." said Ranma.
"That was great, Ran-chan!" said Ukyou. "Good to know that you being a magic user hasn't lessened your martial arts skill."
"You know me, Ucchan, I can never let myself slide in martial arts." Said Ranma.
Zing flies up to them. "That's right! Ranma never misses a chance to train himself, even though he's enrolled here!" She's suddenly dressed in light brown pants, carpenter shoes, and carpenter button-down with the sleeves folded to her elbows. Her hair was white and sported a fake white mustache and beard. She speaks in a slightly wizen tone. "He must sand the floor, paint up and down, paint side side, and then wax on wax off!" (1)
"Oh, a LOT more than that, Zing." Said Ranma. He then looks to Shampoo. "By the way, what was that last move you did, Shampoo?"
"After witnessing your ki attack, Ranma, Shampoo thought about trying to do same thing." Replied Shampoo. "It always good for martial artists to come up with new techniques, yes?"
"That's true." Said Ranma. He should know that better than anyone else.
"Still, Ranma, it won't do to destroy the landscape within school grounds." Said Flora.
Ranma, Shampoo, and Ukyou could only laugh nervously while sweatdropping.
"Ah hahaha… whoops…. I'll keep that in mind from now on…" said Ranma. He had to remember how destructive their techniques could be. They weren't known as the 'Nerima Wrecking Crew' for nothing.
Meanwhile, somewhere on a balcony on the outer walls of Alfea, a faerie student was experimenting with her rain spell.
"Okay, just as Professor Palladium said…." The girl mumbled. "Nimbus hydro pluvia terra!"
The girl waited for her rain spell to work. After a few seconds, nothing happened.
"Huh? Where's the rain cloud? There should've been one formed right in front of me? Did I do it wrong?"
Unknown to her, the spell worked perfectly, it just didn't appear in the right place…
Back at the courtyard, Ranma, Shampoo, and Ukyou didn't notice the small cloud forming over their heads. The Winx and the other students look up at the cloud in confusion.
"Uh…. Ranma?" said Bloom.
"Huh? What is it, Bloom?" asked Ranma.
Bloom then pointed upwards. Ranma, Shampoo, and Ukyou then look up, and were greeted by a constant drizzle by the artificial rain cloud formed over their heads. Ranma had instantly turned into a girl, while Shampoo and Ukyou disappeared under their clothes.
"What the!?" Ranma-chan sputtered. "Where'd that cloud come from?"
Neko-Shampoo and Kitsune-Ukyou managed to pull themselves out of their clothes. Ranma-chan started to get chattering teeth as soon as she heard the meowing.
"Meow?"
Kitsune-Ukyou was giving off whining noises when she saw Ranma-chan racked with fear. (2)
"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!! CAT! CAT! CAT! CAT!" Ranma-chan was off like a shot, trying to get away from her phobia. "Keepawaykeepawaykeepawaykeepawaykeepawaykeepaway!!"
"Ranma! Look out!" shouted Bloom.
In her desperation to escape from a cat, Ranma-chan neglected to watch where she was going and ran right into one of the posts forming the four-legged arch walkway in the middle of the courtyard. She fell on her back and was out like a light.
Later…
Ranma-chan suddenly found herself waking up in the nurse's office. Her injuries from her duel and of the following incident were treated. At his bedside was Nodoka.
"Ranma, are you all right?" Nodoka asked with concern.
"Yeah, I guess so…" replied Ranma-chan.
Nodoka nods. "We REALLY need to do something about that phobia of yours…" She got dark thoughts about her husband, Genma, who had inflicted the trauma on her son in the first place. "It just won't do for you to have that fear now that Shampoo's part of the family."
"Can something be done?" asked Ranma-chan.
"I'm pretty sure Faragonda and the faculty can think of something." Replied Nodoka.
"I certainly hope so…" said Ranma.
The dorm hallways…
Ranma, after reverting to male form, headed back towards the Winx dorm after he was deemed well enough to leave the nurse's office.
"Man… I still feel a ringing…. Must've hit that post pretty hard…" Ranma muttered to himself.
He entered the door, and sees his roommates all together, Kiko and the Pixies were already asleep.
"Oh! Ranma! Welcome back!" said Layla.
"You all right? You took a pretty nasty hit in the head there." Said Musa.
"Yeah, I'm all right. It'll take more than that to take me down." Said Ranma. "I just hope that the damage to the courtyard can be fixed…"
"No need to worry about that, Ranma." Said Flora. "I've already taken care of it."
Ranma looks up at her. "You have?"
"It's true! Flora's power is nature, so she was able to close up those craters you caused." Tecna explained.
"Whew… that's good to know… thanks, Flora." said Ranma. Now he won't get chewed out by Griselda for accidentally destroying school property, even if for educational purposes.
"It was no big deal, Ranma." Said Flora while smiling. "It gave me a chance to use magic with ki." When she was fixing the terrain, Flora focused her ki to amplify her nature powers to heal the ground. She had discovered long ago how to focus her ki through her serenity. Being one with nature, she can feel this emotion quite easily. She was able to fix the ground without wasting too much of her own power.
"By the way, where's Shampoo and Ukyou?" asked Ranma. He hasn't seen them around since the incident. Hopefully, they were reverted back to normal, especially Shampoo. Even though he knew that the cute pink and purple cat was really a human girl, he just couldn't take even looking at a cat because of his trauma.
"Funny you should ask, Ranma." Said Bloom.
"I decided to give them a wardrobe change." Said Stella.
Ranma was a little shocked to hear that. "Hold on! You saying you subjected them to a makeover game, too?"
"Well, we couldn't just leave them naked, you know." Said Stella simply. "Ukyou! Shampoo! You can come out now!"
Ranma could only gulp at seeing his two adopted sisters. He was used to seeing them in their own usual battle attires, but this was totally different.
Shampoo was clad in cut-off jean shorts, which barely cleared her hips, accenting her legs quite nicely. She wore a red spaghetti-strap tank top that was short enough to expose her midriff. On the front was the word 'FELINE' in white. On her feet were red wedge sandals and gold dual anklets around her ankles, much like the ones she had on during the Togenkyo incident.
Ukyou was clad in black microfiber pants that was tight on the top, but loose on the bottom. Each of the pant legs had a slit down the side starting just below the knee. Her feet had blue wedge sandals with criss-cross straps. She wore a blue triangle bra top with black trimming and gold bangles on her wrists as if to balance out Shampoo's anklets. (3)
Ranma couldn't help but feel flustered at the sight.
"What do you think, Ran-chan?" asked Ukyou as she spun around.
"We look good, yes?" asked Shampoo as she also spun around.
It took a moment for Ranma to find his tongue. "You both look…. very nice…"
Both girls giggled.
"Thanks, we're glad you think so."
"Shampoo happy!"
Ranma could only smile. At least now he knows that his two adopted sisters are getting along well with his roommates.
"Another success!" said Stella. No one could compare with her strong fashion sense.
"Just don't get a big head over it, Stella." Said Musa jokingly.
"Hey!" said Stella indignantly. Everyone laughs.
"In any case, thanks for giving us these clothes, Stella." Said Ukyou.
"Oh yes! Thank you, Faerie sister!" said Shampoo.
"Oh don't mention it. Just happy to help!" said Stella.
Shampoo and Ukyou then turn to Ranma. "Well Ran-chan, it's getting late, so Shampoo and I are off."
Ranma nods. "I'll see you tomorrow, then."
The two girls say their good-byes and left the dorm. Nodoka had given them living arrangements in her quarters.
"They're pretty nice people." Said Flora.
"They are when they're not fighting over me." Said Ranma. He didn't want to think how it would've turned out if Shampoo and Ukyou were still his fiancées. They would've probably tried to beat the Winx senseless without a second thought since they stood in the way of claiming Ranma. For this, he was afraid of what might happen if Shampoo and Ukyou were left alone with the Winx. Having them as adopted sisters was a great thing indeed. "So there was no problem?"
"None at all, Ranma." Replied Tecna.
"Although they're your sisters now, Ranma, they care a great deal about you." said Flora.
"They said they'd never forgive us if we didn't make you happy for them." Said Bloom.
Ranma could only blink. Shampoo and Ukyou loved him enough to let him go as a potential husband so that he could find happiness. They just love him in another way.
"I'm sure you girls won't have any trouble with that." Said Ranma.
"You better believe it!" said Musa as she jumped on his back, hugging him from behind.
"Hahaha! Okay okay! I believe!" said Ranma. "Well, we'd better turn in. It's another school day."
"Aw man… school night…" said Stella.
Ranma's time in Alfea was pretty good. Who knows what else it will bring now that Shampoo and Ukyou are living in the same school. They could be helpful in the coming struggles ahead. Right now, Alfea needed all the help they can get against Valtor. Who knows what he's planning to do?
To be continued…
Preview…
Ranma: Shampoo and Ukyou seem to fit in well here at Alfea.
Flora: I feel happy for them, getting a new start in life.
Tecna: Good news, Ranma! Professor Avalon has found a way to cure your phobia!
Ranma: What? Really?
Musa: This will sound weird, but we'll have to get inside your head, literally.
Ranma: The hell!?
Layla: Well, she did say it was weird.
Stella: I wonder what goes on in that head of yours? I'm starting to get curious!
Bloom: Next time, on Ranma Club, 'Begone! Mind Over Matter!' There's others in here? No… it can't be…
Ending (Naruto ending 6 style, Ryuusei)
I believe your promise
It's too hard to give me courage
Always I feel it the precious time seeing you...
We see Kiko from behind, sitting on the Alea gate, looking over the horizon.
Tachidomatta kado ni (At a street corner I stopped at…)
Asu e mukau kaze wo kanjiteta (I was feeling the wind that was heading towards tomorrow)
A still shot of Bloom at her desk, drawing a sketch as she looks out her window.
Machi no akari hoshikuzu mitai ni (The city lights look like stardusts…)
Futari tsutsumu kedo (And envelope the two…)
A still shot of Stella as she goes through her wardrobe.
Sorezore ni chigau kagayaki ga aru to (But each has a different kind of glow to them…)
A still shot of Flora fiddling with a chemistry set with some plants behind her.
Warau kimi ga ichiban mabushiku mieru yo (So you look the brightest to me)
A still shot of Musa reclining as she listens to her iPod.
Yume wa ryuusei no you ni (Like a shooting star, my dream…)
Ameagari no niji no you ni (Like a rainbow after it rains…)
A still shot of Tecna sitting at her desk studying.
Kono kokoro ni hikari wo tsuretekuru (I will bring light into this mirage)
A still shot of Layla doing a dance.
Nayami tsuzukeru koto ga (Things I continue to be troubled by)
Hitotsu no kotae ni naruyo (Are all solved with one answer..)
Gomakashitari shinai to chikau no (So I promise I won't lie)
We see Ranma lying on the couch asleep. After a bit, he yawns and wakes up. We see him get up to leave the room.
All with my feelings, the precious time seeing you…
As Ranma walks, the background shows a collage of the stills shown previously behind him.
End ending
Author's notes:
(1) Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid and his training exercises he put Daniel through.
(2) I'm not really sure what kind of animal sound a fox makes. Anyone got any ideas?
(3) How did that saying go? 'When in Rome…' Heheheh…
Andrew9000: Oh, the Kunos and any other jerk I've missed WILL be dealt with sooner or later. I never said that Ranma's business with Nerima was completely done, did I? Bloom gets to come back to Gardenia every now and then, right? hint hint nudge nudge wink wink
Dumbledork: Oh they will cause trouble. Soun and Genma are too stupid to know that they're in over their heads.
Jerry Unipeg: Thanks. I thought that a fox would be a good choice for Ukyou if she were to have an animal Jusenkyo curse.
Just another rant about how 4Kids totally screwed Winx Club over with their idiotic line edits. The victimized scene, wneh Layla tries to break the Pixies out of Shadowhaunt and encounters Darkar.
Darkar intercepts Layla and the pixies
4Kids:
Darkar: "Look, it's a bird! No, it's a man! NO! It's LORD DARKAR!" (Is this guy a villain or a nerd?)
Darkar: "Now hand over the pixies right now!"
Layla: "No way, no how!"
Darkar: "Now that kind of attitude is no fun at all! No matter. You'll have to talk to the hand! shoots Layla 'Cause the face don't wanna hear it!" (again, this sounds fruity)
Darkar stabs at Layla, who quickly blocks
Darkar: "You think you have a chance! That's funny!" (Not as funny as your face and miscasted voice…)
Layla: "Give me back the pixies!"
Darkar: "I'd rather not!" shoots at her, then engulfs her in a shadow "Now you shall feel the shadow, and it will be the last thing you'll ever feel!" throws Layla off the cliff "Who's the loser now? Hahahahaha!" (I still think it's you for your lame-ass lines)
Rai:
Darkar: "Foolish girl, you barely have the strength to stand. Hand over the pixies!"
Layla: "Never! I won't let you have them!
Darkar: "I find your meaningless bravery tiresome, but no matter. Time for you to pay for your mistakes, girl! shoots Layla"
Darkar stabs at Layla, who quickly blocks
Darkar: "But, but how is that possible? You should be too weak!"
Layla: "It's not so easy to beat a faerie!"
Darkar: "Isn't it!?" shoots at her, then engulfs her in a shadow, then throws her off the cliff "Goodbye, faerie! No one could survive a fall from this height."
Just keep it simple.
4Kids Darkar sounded so fruity…. While Rai Darkar actually sounded evil.
In the next chapter, Ranma will have to deal with his phobia. How? You'll have to wait and find out! Again, this might take a while to do. Read and review, please!