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, 'Treat or Goblins' belongs to Abenobashi Magical Shopping Arcade, and 'My Tomorrow' belongs to Digimon Tamers.
Note: this follows the Rai version of Winx as the 4Kids version butchered it too much, like with every anime it dubs.
Chapter 19: In Session! First Day at Furinkan!
Opening (Abenobashi Magical Shopping Arcade style, Treat or Goblins)
Upbeat music plays.
Shall we?
Yeah!
What?
C'mon!
Check it out!
Here we go! So through the sky, and meet with adventure, who knows what we'll find?
It may be danger, it may be fun!
Maybe faeries in air, or dungeons and dragons, it's hot!
A shot of the moon as it orbits the earth. It shows the surface of earth, then slowly zooms in on the country of Japan. In Japan, it goes to Nerima, the stomping grounds of the NWC.
Onishibari no mi ga akakunatta (The ogre-binding fruit turned red)
Kanarina kibun wo sashihasande miru (I try to fit quite a feeling in between myself)
Ranma walks through the streets of Nerima. As he passes, one by one, the Winx girls pop out of hiding. Bloom comes out from behind a corner wall, Stella exits a shop, Flora gets up from a bench, Musa peeks out from behind a lamp post, Tecna comes up from behind a parked car, and Layla comes out from behind a fountain. They all come group together and follow Ranma who acknowledges their presence.
Umaretakute kita mi janai kara (It wasn't like I was born because I wanted to be)
Shinitakunakutemo shinundarou, toka (So I'll probably die even if I don't want to die)
Ukyou is seen at her restaurant cooking some okonomiyaki for her customers, while Shampoo is at her restaurant serving the guests. Nodoka is at home, cleaning the house with her magic.
Satorikitta furi de (I'll try to live)
Ikitemiru, iijanai (Pretending to know my fate. Isn't that fine)
Kasumi is seen airing out the laundry at the Tendo Compound, then she looks off into the distance with a longing expression.
Hito no yo wa itsumo senbiki ga kitsui kara (The borders in the human world's always harsh)
Night hits Nerima. Shots of the two restaurants, Furinkan, the Saotome home, and the Tendo home are seen. Ranma and the girls walk through the night city streets.
Matomoni ikeba kizudarake (Head through it normally, and I'll be full of wounds)
Kizu wo namename ikoukana (And lick those wounds I will, so let's go)
Oni wo su ni shite kuusa (Vinegar and eat the ogres!)
As Ranma's group walks, the streets suddenly get deserted and they stop. Up ahead, they see a certain goup of people. Genma, Soun, Akane, Ryoga, Happosai, Tatewaki Kuno, Kodachi Kuno, Principal Kuno, Mikado, Azusa, Gambling King, Gosunkugi, and Satori. Ranma and the Winx braced themselves and charged forward. A shot of Kiko sleeping on a chair, with the pixies floating over him.
Patch, patch with something red, like a maraschino cherry, and frozen cranberry.
Kasumi is walking through the market street doing the grocery shopping. Ranma and the Winx were running towards the screen.
Chut, chut with someone hot, like an equilitarian, and Yam-yngdourian.
Cologne is at the Neko-Haten, cooking orders, while Mousse was serving the customers. He has a few trays stacked on his hands and arms. Ranma and the Winx are running towards the screen.
Fad, fad with something cool, like a hidden luminary, and will-o-the-wisp, too.
Ranma and the girls fight some of the residents of Nerima. Layla splashes Soun and Genma away, activating the latter's curse. Tecna hits Gambling King and Mikado with green lightning, shocking them. Musa knocks Gosunkugi back with a sound wave, blowing out the candles on his head. Flora summons up vines, which whip Kodachi repeatedly. Stella blasts away Principal Kuno and Azusa with a beam of light,singing them. Bloom burns Kuno when he attempted to grope her, then beats Akane back with a fireball to the face. Ranma punches Happosai in the face, then elbows Ryoga in the gut who tried to blind-side him, and kicks an attacking Satori in the face. He takes Satori and swings him into Ryoga and Happosai, knocking them into a heap.
Kosokuna shudan de toki wo kaseide (Buying time using makeshift tactics)
Kisanjishina hana wo matsu ma wa (While I wait for flowers of relaxation)
Yeah! That's right!
Ranma and the Winx stand triumphantly over the opposition. They quickly run towards the Saotome home before dinner. They arive at the gate, where Nodoka, Shampoo, Ukyou, Kiko and the pixies greet them. A shot of the Magix Dimension as it passes several planets until it stops at a spinning earth. The earth stops, and zooms in on Tokyo, Japan, which is marked with a Yin Yang symbol.
The screen whites out and displays the Ranma Club logo.
End opening
Furinkan soccer field…
Ranma sat in the shade of a tree with Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Layla during the lunch period. Also joining them were Shampoo and Ukyou, who provided the lunches from their respective restaurants. Like with them, the two female martial artists were also exempt from the school uniform rule and came in the outfits Stella gave them back at Alfea. This caused all the male sudent body in sight to get more stimulated.
"This can be a pretty nice place." Said Flora as she ate her okonomiyaki.
"It's rare." Said Ranma as he ate some dim sum. "Try not to get too used to it. ANYTHING can happen. We're just lucky that the Principal's not around."
The girls shuddered. Who knows what would happen if the Kuno family head were here.
"Then we should watch our backs." Said Layla.
Musa started to get a little nervous from some of the stares of the other surrounding students. "I feel a little nervous…"
"Don't worry about it, Musa! They're obviously admiring our beauty and fashion!" said Stella. She suddenly tosses her head to the side as she looks over her shoulder at the male students behind her. The way she did it made her hair flip and playfully fell to rest down the side of her face in a teasing manner, then gives a wink. This in turn caused the boys to pass out from nosebleeds. Stella could only giggle. "You see? When you got it, you got it!"
The group could only blush at her actions, Ranma especially. "Stella!"
"Sorry, can't help it…" said Stella as she stuck her tongue out.
"Yeah. I really don't want to draw too much attention to ourselves, but I think that's a moot point." Said Ranma. As the only group not in uniform, they certainly stand out in the school like a sore thumb.
"Well, I don't feel like wearing a uniform, where everyone blends in with each other and lose all sense of individuality." Said Stella. "I happen to like my style, thank you very much! Plus, those uniforms are tacky."
"I couldn't believe I used to wear the boys'uniform once…" said Ukyou. When she first attended Furinkan, she wore the boys' uniform as a reminder that she threw away her womanhood when she was seeking revenge against Ranma and Genma for the yattai incident. Now that she's embraced her femininity again, she's ditched the uniforms entirely. The tight microfiber pants and triangle top bikini bra set did more than just flatter her figure. It felt comfortable and more natural for her to wear it.
"Shampoo never wore uniform, either." Said Shampoo. Then again, she never did officially attend Furinkan in the past. She only came in and out whenever she wanted, usually to see Ranma.
"So how're you enjoying your first day here?" asked Ranma.
"It's pretty good so far." Replied Tecna. "Though I have to admit, classes here seem a bit simple here for my tastes."
"Well, you ARE the Faerie of Technology." Said Layla. "You know all the ins and outs of different electronics, so this should be a cinch for you."
Bloom nodded. She remembered how when she first came to Magix, Tecna commented that the latest cell phone she got from Mika and Vanessa was "ancient technology" that ought to be in a museum when she tried to figure out why it wasn't getting any signals.
"I think it's a good opportunity to broaden our horizons and meet new people." Said Flora. She was always the studious one, wanting to learn anything she can about anything.
"Still… does school in Japan HAVE to be six days a week!?" complained Stella.
"Sorry, Stella. That's just how it works here in Japan." Said Bloom. She was aware of some of the differences in the Japanese school system and the American one. Japan prided itself on academics.
"In any case, I've decided to join a sports club to make things interesting." Said Layla.
"Really? Which one?" asked Musa.
"I'd probably join the Swim Club or the Gymnastics Club." Replied Layla. During the recess period, she had seen the different sports clubs warming up and doing their practices. They weren't too different from the ones at Magix or Andros.
"That's a pretty good idea, Layla! You're pretty good in both departments." Said Tecna.
It's true. Layla came from a planet that was mostly covered in water, so she excels in water sports. She's also the most athletic of the Winx Faeries and showed much talent during that rhythmic gymnastics class back at Alfea. (1)
"That doesn't sound too bad. Maybe I'll join a club myself." Said Bloom.
"Same here!" said Stella.
"Will you be joining one, Ranma?" asked Musa.
Ranma shook his head. "No thanks. I've had quite enough of those." He shuddered as he remembered how all the sports clubs mobbed and tried to recruit him by the hour thanks to Nabiki when his engagement was with her that one time. She had basically rented him off like a DVD for some quick cash, without his consent of course.
"Awww, that's too bad." Said Flora as she placed a hand on Ranma's shoulder. "You're certainly qualified for them."
As they continued to eat their lunches, the surrounding students started to whisper amongst themselves about the new transfer students and Ranma. Sitting off to the side among them were Akane and her two friends, Yuka and Sayuri.
"Those new transfer are interesting." Said Yuka.
"They seem nice enough." Said Sayuri. "I wonder where Ranma met them?"
"Probbaly had something to do with his two month absence." Said Yuka. Nabiki had sold people information on Ranma's whereabouts at the time he was gone. They were only told that Ranma left to attend another school, and that the six gaijin girls were his roommates. Of course, they weren't told that the school Ranma attended was at another realm entirely.
"Who cares!? They're all just a bunch of gaijin hussies!" Akane said angrily.
Her two friends look at her with worry.
"Akane? What's gotten into you?" asked Yuka.
"They're nothing but Ranma's harem, which proves my point that he's a pervert!" said Akane. Her temper flared even more when she saw that Shampoo and Ukyou were with them, acting all buddy-buddy like. She figured that those two were just acting nice so they could be close to Ranma. She had no idea that they were Ranma's new sisters now.
"I don't know about that, Akane." Said Sayuri. "Ranma doesn't seem the type to want to have a harem. Upperclassman Kuno, definitely, but Ranma?"
"It's all an act! He's just a pervert, and those hussies are perverts, too!" retorted Akane. Of course, she was speaking badly of the Winx based off of the fact that Stella shot her in self-defense. "They don't belong here and should just go back to where they came from!"
Sayuri and Yuka couldn't believe their friend. She was practically talking like a racist against the new transfer students. They knew she'd speak badly of any girl who showed any sort of interest in Ranma, but still.
"Still, I'd like to get to know them better." Said Yuka. Sayuri nodded.
"Fine! See if I care!" said Akane. She gets up and stomps towards the school once the bell rang, signaling the end of the lunch period. Yuka and Sayuri soon followed, though reluctantly.
As the rest of the students return towards the building, Nabiki talked with her two friends/flunkies.
"You got that? I want you girls to find out anything you can on those gaijins." Nabiki instructed.
"You got it, boss!" said the two girls in unison.
"Also, keep an eye out for Ukyou and Shampoo as well. I'll do the same." Said Nabiki.
They nodded and separated to go to their classes. Nabiki started to think about the Winx girls. She only met them for a day, and then now, but she still knew nothing about the Winx, other than the fact that they're faeries from another realm. Even knowing they're faeries, she doesn't know what kinds of powers they had, or what they were capable of doing. Anything that Nabiki doesn't know, it's not profitable. Since her major source of income had returned, Nabiki thought to make schemes to profit off of him again. During his absence, Nabiki was unable to rake in as much cash than she wanted to. She had also observed that Shampoo and Ukyou went missing once Ranma's mother announced the dissolvement of the Saotome-Tendo engagement long ago. Konatsu at the Ucchan's was told that Ukyou went on a business trip, while Cologne at the Neko-Haten said that Shampoo went back to China for some training (Mousse had also been told this as well). Nabiki, however, knew that it was all a croc. It was obvious that Konatsu wasn't told anything, and Cologne was being tight-lipped. Those two girls disappearing just after Ranma had left was just too coincidental. The fact that they returned once Ranma did helped to clinch that suspicion, not to mention that they were dressed differently.
This had turned into an interesting development, and Nabiki was determined to rake in the benefits. Being Furinkan's top information mongul and confirmed "Ice Queen", she felt obliged to be in the know of things. However, she'll sooner or later learn not to put her nose into other people's businesses.
At the end of the day…
Ranma walked home with Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Layla. Shampoo and Ukyou went back to their restaurants to continue work. Following the lead of Layla, the other girls decided to try and join one of the many clubs offered at the school. Tecna went and joined the computer club, which she thought would be a passing fancy for her. Musa went to join the music club, which totally fits for her. Flora joined the botany club to introduce some exotic plantlife for the labs. Typically, Stella's eye was caught on the school's fashion club and promptly joined. She'd give them all pointers about style as she is high in that department. Bloom entered the art club due to her being a sketch artist. This could be fun. (2)
"That wasn't so bad for the first day." Said Musa.
"Yeah, aside from a minor, yet constant annoyance…" added Bloom.
"Really? What might that be?" asked Ranma, then mentally adds 'As if I didn't know…' He had a suspicion on what, or rather, who said annoyance was.
Bloom could only sigh. "That idiot with the stick from this morning."
'Figures…' thought Ranma.
The other girls groaned as they thought of Kuno.
"He tried to hit on you again?" asked Stella.
Bloom nods as she recounts her encounter with Kuno.
Flashback…
Bloom was walking down the hallway towards her next class, when suddenly, she gets glomped from behind by Kuno. She gasps in horror when his hands started to roam around "no touching" areas of her body.
"Oh pigtailed girl, my love! How I've missed you so! You've finally broken free from that evil Ranma Saotome! I shall date with thee!"
"Get… OFF OF ME!!" Bloom activates her Dragon's Flame, her body emitting flames. Kuno promptly loses grip from the heat. Seeing her chance, Bloom spun around and nailed Kuno hard in the jaw with a flaming fist, which knocked him back into the wall, making a depression in it. She started to breathe hard after getting the idiot off of her. The surrounding students looked shocked at what had happened.
"Pigtailed girl, you set my soul on fire!" said Kuno as he pulls himself off the wall. The way he said that after getting burned creeped Bloom out.
"How dare you grab me like that, you jerk! And I'm not this 'pigtailed girl' you speak of since I never wore my hair in a pigtail! I have a name, you know!" said Bloom angrily as she glared at the insane kendoist.
Kuno still doesn't get it. "I see! You're playing hard to get! I like that in a woman! I shall reward your efforts by dating with thee!"
He attempts to glomp her again. Bloom, however, won't have any more of it and hits him with a well-placed ball of fire, knocking him out through the window and falls into a smoking heap.
"Just stay away from me, you psycho!" Bloom proceeds to her next class while the students continued to look shocked. They soon recovered and went on with their business, now that the commotion was over. The Faerie of the Dragon noticed this. 'Hmmm…Ranma was right. These people don't seem to care that I took that moron out with magic. They're acting as if this is a normal thing.'
In Nerima, things like that are pretty normal.
End flashback…
"I had no choice. I had to burn him." Said Bloom.
"I had an encounter with him, too." Said Layla.
"You did?"
"Unfortunately."
Flashback…
Layla was out near the pool watching a soccer game, when Kuno shows up and glomps her from behind.
"My dark beauty! Your loveliness beckons to me! Allow me to light up your life!"
Layla immediately elbows Kuno in the gut, causing him to double over.
"Don't… TOUCH ME!" The Faerie of Water whips around and causes a geyser of purple water to erupt beneath Kuno, knocking him upward and splashing into the pool hard.
Like Bloom, she was also surprised to see that the nearby students didn't pay too much mind to what had happened seconds before.
End flashback…
"I still shudder to think about it…" said Layla.
"The same thing happened to me as well." Said Tecna.
"Oh no…" said Musa.
Flashback…
Tecna was the last to leave her class. Just as she exits throug the door, Kuno was upon her and glomps her tightly.
"Ah, fair maiden! You have come to greet the great Tatewaki Kuno! Surely you had hoped for your class to end so you could see me! I acknowledge your intentions and shall allow you to date with me!"
The techno faerie immediately charges herself with green electricity and zaps the moron off. If one looks closely, Kuno's skeleton could be seen briefly. Kuno falls flat on his back, his hair frazzled and sticking out every which way. She takes out her PDA and scans him, shocked at the results.
"Disgusting… his stupidity goes beyond my ability to scan. I hope I don't catch a virus from this guy." Tecna quickly leaves, also surprised that the students around were continuing to go about their business.
End flashback…
"I'm afraid that my brain power might decrease if he ever comes near me again." Said Tecna.
"I also had a run-in with him." Said Musa.
Flashback…
Musa sat at a bench, playing her flute. Once again, Kuno comes out of nowhere and glomps on Musa, causing her to stop in her playing.
"My beautiful muse! You needn't try to attract me with your lovely notes, but the great and noble Kuno appreciates the gesture just the same! Come, let us create a symphony of love together!"
"GET LOST YOU LOSER!" Musa claps her hands on both sides of Kuno's head, sending a loud soundwave into his ears. This causes him to lose his grip and grab the sides of his head after being dealt one major headache. While he was busy trying to get the ringing in his ears to stop, Musa fires another focused soundwave at point blank in his gut. The insane kendoist was sent flying until he crashed upside-down, face-first into the school flagpole. He slowly slid down the pole and crashed. At least his head broke the fall. The musical faerie resumed her playing once the moron was dealt with. She was also surprised that the students weren't shocked that she sent Kuno flying.
End flashback…
"And he thought I was playing just for him, like he owned me or something, the creep…" said Musa.
"That weirdo tried to hit on me, too!" said Stella.
Flashback…
Stella was standing near the baseball diamond, where some of the students were kicking back and relaxing from the stress of school. She was soaking in the sun's rays.
"Ahh… the sun feels so warm today…" said Stella.
She gasped when Kuno ran up and glomped her from behind, his hands roaming all over her body.
"Golden goddess! You radiate my life with your glorious presence! Perchance our meeting here is fate since I am the only one worthy to receive your love! I shall date with thee!"
"GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF ME, YOU PERVERT!" Stella screamed as she heel-kicks Kuno in his crotch, causing him to release her and hold his manhood in pain with bulged out eyes. Before he could recover, the Faerie of Light points her palms at his chest, and fires a light beam at him. Kuno was sent flying over the baseball diamond. The students looked up after seeing Kuno get grand-slammed away, then went about their usual business. This wasn't lost on Stella.
End flashback…
"He was a real creep!" said Stella. "I'd rather go out with Knut than with him!" At least Knut was polite and civil with her during that time she was turned into a monster from the Chimera incident.
Bloom then looks towards Flora. "Did he come on to you, too, Flora?"
Flora nodded. "He did, and it was an unpleasant experience."
Flashback…
Flora was out admiring the garden planted by the botany club.
"These are so beautiful…" said Flora.
Kuno suddenly appeared and glomped her from behind, surprising her.
"Oh my beautiful flower! You stand above nature like Diana herself! Be free to allow yourself to be picked by mine hand to be whisked away to the garden of love before you get sullied by the vile demon Ranma Saotome!"
Normally, Flora rarely gets angry, but she can be scary when she does. She summons up a vine that grew out from behind Kuno, and it wraps itself around his neck. He was turning blue in the face as he grasps at the vine in an attempt to get it off. The vine lifts Kuno up two feet off the ground, then proceeds to slam him repeatedly. Flora took special care not to accidentally slam him into the flower beds. The vine finally slams Kuno hard into the ground until his whole upper body was buried, his rump sticking up in the air.
"Don't come near me again…" said Flora in an uncharacteristically cold tone. She was angry at the sudden glomp, but was more angry that this fool insulted Ranma. She returned to admiring the flowers.
The passing students continued to walk by after seeing Kuno driven into the ground like a nail behind the Faerie of Nature.
End flashback…
"I never thought I'd be so angry at someone before." Said Flora. "He had it coming."
The rest were surprised by the amount of physical violence Flora inflicted upon the Blue Blunder considering her serene personality, though in all honesty, they couldn't blame her.
"Yeah, Kuno's an idiot who thinks himself to be the most powerful warrior in the world and God's gift to women." Said Ranma. "In reality, he's nothing but a major pain in the ass."
"I couldn't agree more." Layla commented.
The other Winx had to agree. They had seen what Kuno was like from viewing Ranma's memories while they were in his mindscape, but to experience the real deal was a different story. (3)
"I'm sorry to say that Kuno's only one of the many major annoyances here." Said Ranma. "There're still a lot more where he came from. Who knows when they'll come out."
As they were walking home, a certain someone was hiding behind a street corner, spying on them with a telescopic lens. Nabiki Tendo continued to silently tail the group to gather more information about them.
'Just what are your stories?' the mercenary sister thought.
Just as Ranma's group rounded the corner, Nabiki quickly follows in order to not lose sight of them. Once she rounded the corner, the boy and six girls were gone.
'Where did they go?'
Frustrated that she lost them, she returns back to the Tendo Dojo.
What she didn't know was that Tecna clued the others in that they were being followed when she sensed the camera. After rounding the corner, Stella teleported them away to the front of the Saotome residence, which was several yards up.
"Looks like we lost her." said Musa.
"Nice work, Stella." Said Ranma.
"No problem, Ranma!" said Stella.
They enter the Saotome home. Later that evening, Ukyou and Shampoo arrive as well to have dinner with them. After a while, the teens work on their homework before turning in for the night. Tomorrow's another school day. They'll have to prepare for anything.
To be continued…
Preview…
Flora: Time for our second day at Furinkan!
Tecna: Are all earth schools like this?
Bloom: No they aren't! I've never had stuff like this at my old school in Gardenia!
Ranma: I envy you, Bloom. You once had a normal school life, unlike me.
Musa: I'm excited! It will be our first days in our clubs!
Layla: I'm a little worried about that person who's been following us, though…
Stella: Hey! What's going on at the gate? Next time, on Ranma Club, 'Chaos? No, Just a Normal Day'.
Ranma: I'll bet he's behind this…
Ending (Digimon Tamers style, My Tomorrow)
The music starts. The camera spins around Ranma, who was standing in the darkness. It then finally stops at his front, then zooms in on his eye.
Saa Ima koso hashiridase Chizu ni wa nai basho e (C'mon, start running now, to a place that's not on maps)
Osoreru mono nante nani mo nai (Things to be afraid of, there are none)
Ranma, Bloom, Stella, Flora, Musa, Tecna, and Layla stand in the night sky over Nerima, giving the illusion of them flying.
Chiisa na mune ni wa Yuuki dake tsume konde (Only courage can be put into a little chest)
Ame no naka Hitorikiri (In the rain, I'm alone)
Ranma-chan sits on the base of a park fountain in the rain looking depressed.
Poketto no naka wa karappo da keredo (The insides of my pockets are empty)
Watashi wa mae dake mite iru (But I'm only looking forward)
The camera is on Ranma-chan's face as she looks down at her clasped hands on her lap. Zoom out, the ghostly forms of the Specialists sit on either side of her: Sky, Helia, and Timmy on her right, Brandon. Riven, and Nabu on her left. They all look at Ranma-chan as if concerned about her.
Michi no tobira hiraite Sekai no mukougawa e to (Open the unknown door to the other side of the world)
Bloom is seen walking with an umbrella, her face obscured. The other girls walk in, from other directions, their faces obscured and zoomed in on other parts of their bodies; Stella's upper torso, Flora's back, Musa's side, Tecna's legs, and Layla's mouth. The rain suddenly stops as the sky lights up. Ranma-chan looks up and senses someone coming.
Susume Susume Mou mayowanai (Advance, advance, I'm not lost anymore)
Ranma-chan looks ahead and sees the Winx Club before her. As the sun's rays beat down, each of the girls hold out a hand towards her. She smiles and gets up. Suddenly, the pixies appear and dump a kettle of hot water on Ranma-chan, reverting her to male form. He was taken by surprise, in which the Winx and the pixies laugh at. They all embrace him and pull him forward.
Saa Ima koso hashiridase Chizu ni wa nai basho e (C'mon, start running now to a place that's not on maps)
Bloom and Stella are walking through the Furinkan hallways engaging in friendly conversation.
Osoreru mono nante nani mo nai (Things to be afraid of, there are none)
Flora and Tecna are seen in the study hall doing some schoolwork, the former working with a chemistry set and the latter fiddling with a circuit board.
Ashita wo tsukuru no wa Ima shika nai kara (Because it's only the now that can create tomorrow)
Musa and Layla are in the auditoruim. Musa plays a flute while Layla dances to the beat.
Tobitate Haruka naru my tomorrow (Take off, My faraway Tomorrow)
A group side view of Ranma and the girls zooms out and angles to the front. Bloom, Flora, and Tecna stood on Ranma's right, while Stella, Musa, and Layla stood on his left. Floating above each of them were their respective bonded pixies. They all look up towards the rainbow sky. Over the rainbow, the faces of Sky, Brandon, Helia, Riven, Timmy, and Nabu are seen smiling down upon them.
End ending
Author's notes:
What can I say? Kuno's an idiot, but I'm sure you all already knew that.
(1) This is probably lost on those who watched the 4Kids version of Winx. Again, blame their idiotic editting. In the 3rd season episode where Stella and the others liberate Solaria from the rule of Cassandra and Chimera, there was a scene in the beginning where Alfea had a rhythmic gymnastics class in the auditorium (which 4Kids stupidly cut out). The Winx and other faerie students were doing the ribbon exercises. Flora sits from exhaustion, and Stella comments that she needs more practice since she tires easily. Stella proceeds to show off, saying that since she's a princess, being graceful comes naturally for her… then she winds up getting herself tied up in her own ribbon. LOL.
(2) Cred to Erick Genryusai for the idea.
(3) See Chapter 14
AndrewK9000: Expect more Kuno idiocy in the future.
Dumbledork: They'll be experiencing a lot of things in Nerima, as you will soon see.
Jerry Unipeg: I hope Furinkan won't fall TOO badly…
Taeniaea: Glad you like it!
Jin Shirinue: Well, as I said, the girls weren't officially given last names, so I took the liberty of giving them some.
Erick Genryusai: This enough chaos for you so far? LOL
Kamen Rider Den-O: More are on the way. I just need to visualize them…
Kidcrud: Your suggestions will be taken into consideration. I still have some openings/endings to use in the meantime. Shout it Loud does sound interesting, though.
Bloomforever: You're right, in 4Kids, Riven goes up front and tells Musa that he likes her (which I feel was REALLY rushed, considering what had happened, not to mention conflict with his character) while in the Rai version, he said he was looking for Timmy. I think this was better since it showed that he was obviously feeling nervous around Musa and didn't want to express anything up front just yet, and thus used the "finding Timmy" excuse to see her. It's more interesting when he drags it out.
Rai vs. 4Kids rant:
Once more, have more beef against 4Kids. I cannot stand the voices, the lines, and the way they cut things out unnecessarily. Today's topic, episode 3 season 1: Alfea College for Fairies (4Kids: Save the First Dance). They changed a lot of crap around, and it's stupid.
Scene: Bloom attempts to magically change her hair color
4Kids:
Bloom: "I was the only one who couldn't do it!"
Stella: "You'll get it! You just have to practice! After all, you know what they say, 'practice makes perfect'!"
Bloom: "Yeah, I can do this! It's like when I had to learn how to high jump back in Gardenia."
Stella: "That's the right attitude! And before you know it, you'll be growing fairy wings!"
Bloom: "I sure hope so…"
Stella: "I know it! So let's just give it another try. Let's try this! Think about the best hair day you ever had. Think about how happy you were and use that to change your hair color." (Err… what is this, the school founded by Tinkerbelle?)
Bloom: (concentrates, but winds up making her bangs stick upwards) "Ugh! Great! This is what I end up with?"
Stella: "I'm just trying to help you, okay!? You're a bigger project than I thought… Hmph…" (What's a bigger project is that 4Kids gives stupid face-lifts to every foreign show…)
Rai:
Bloom: "Let's try again, okay?"
Stella: "All right, one last time and that's it. School's just beginning. You don't get it today, it's not the end of the world."
Bloom: "Where I come from, there's a saying: 'Don't put off til tomorrow what you can do today'."
Stella: "Where I come from, we have no such expression, and we're all much more relaxed."
Bloom: "Stella, please?"
Stella: "Ugh… all right, but remember, concentrate! Think of a color, and imagine your hair starting to change. New color slowly spreading from the root to the tip of your hair…"
Bloom: (concentrates, but winds up making her bangs stick upwards) "Great! See what I end up with?"
Stella: "Bloom! You're not paying attention! You're not concentrating enough!"
(The following lines were cut out from the same scene by idiot 4Kids)
Flora: "Well, at least something happened, and that's progress!"
Stella: (starts to laugh her butt off and fall on the bed next to Bloom)
Flora: "Oh, stop laughing…" (she walks over and sits next to Bloom. Stella sits up after finally calming down)
Bloom: "Why should she? Look at this, I'm ridiculous!"
Flora: "That's not true, all you need is a bit of practice."
Bloom: (shakes her hair back to normal) "You know, I've never had such a rough day."
Stella: "The first day's always like that."
Bloom: "Girls, can I ask you something?"
Stella: "Uh-huh."
Bloom: "Why are you here at Alfea?
Stella: "Because I'm going to become a real fairy: successful, beautiful, powerful, and universally admired! (Bloom and Flora look at each other) … of course, I also want to do good things, like making people happy, and bringing back together estranged lovers… starting with my parents…"
Flora: "I want to become a real fairy, too, but I'm here primarily because I really love to learn."
Stella: (smacks Flora on the had with a pillow) "Oh, that is such a nerdy answer!"
Flora: "What about you, Bloom?"
Bloom: (gets up to look out the window) "Well that's the problem. I have no idea what I'm doing here."
Smart, 4Kids… way to go and skip over the character development! Flora is shown to be the studious one, as opposed to making it Tecna. A bit of Stella's past is revealed about her divorced parents and how much it pains her. Bloom is still lost and confused as to what direction her life should take now that she's found out that she's a fairy, which is still pretty much a big shock to her.
Scene: The cafeteria
4Kids:
(the girls are seated at the table eating)
Stella: "You just have to take it day by day."
Bloom: "I hope tomorrow is better."
Tecna: "Well the learning curve for the first semester at our new school is quite steep, you know."
Rai:
Once more, a segment was cut by 4Kids.
(A shot of the cafeteria overhead as the students and faculty dine in. In the hallway, Bloom and Flora, having slept in, were running towards the cafeteria and sees it already filled. They try to sneak by to their seats near Stella, Musa, and Tecna. Griselda, however, noticed the two girls' tardiness. Bloom and Flora look at their soup bowls in embarassment. NOW it goes to the scene 4Kids cut to.)
Stella: "It's about time, what took you guys so long?"
Bloom: "My fault. I overslept…"
Tecna: "Watch out for Mistress Griselda. Somehow, I don't think she's a very nice person."
Not even sure why they cut that out, it was funny.
Scene: Schemes at Cloud Tower. Griffon proposes that they crash Alfea's party.
4Kids:
(The witch students gather as Griffon takes the high seat)
Witch student 1: "There's the headmistress…"
Witch student 2: "She's so scary!"
Griffon: "Young witches, I hope your first day of school is full with nastiness and troublemaking! And now an exciting announcement! We'll kick off the year with a school-wide competition! It will be WICKED!" (God, that is such a stupid pun… "wicked"? I know they're witches, but it's still stupid, not to mention they're stereotyping themselves.)
(The students cheer at the announcement)
Griffon: "The objective's simple and cruel: it is to sabatoge Alfea's precious back-to-school dance. You're all welcome to suggest ideas, and the winners will receive a gift certificate to Aberzombies&Witch! (WTF is this!? Abercrombie&Fitch must be crying right now…) It's up to you to dream up of a way to turn their celebration into a catastrophe! I encourage you to be as witchy as possible! (I'm surprised… a hidden take on being as bitchy as possible. The whole script is a bitch.) Your proposals should be double-spaced and bound. May the worst witch win!" (and may this, the worst version of the show, be buried in the desert near those Atari E.T. game cartridges)
Darcy: "I think this is the perfect chance to get Stella's ring."
Icy: "Of course."
Stormy: "But the point is to sabatoge their party."
Icy: "We'll kill two birds with one stone."
Rai:
(The witch students gather as Griffon takes the high seat)
Faulty: "Attention, please! Here comes Head Witchtress Griffon!"
Griffon: "My young witches, I have summoned you here because I have a sad piece of news to share: the fairies are hosting a party tonight, and once again, the witches of Cloud Tower have NOT been invited."
(the students BOO at the announcement. Yes, they BOO.)
Griffon: "Yes, my friends, I agree with you, but this is an opportunity for you to test your cursing skills. It is the duty of every witch in this school to crash this party and wipe the smile off their face! They've snubbed us, we'll make them pay! And so, I urge you to come up with a way to ruin their little fiesta! Submit your proposals and I'll select one. May the worst witch win!"
Darcy: "What do you think? Should we come up with a little scheme?"
Icy: "Why not?"
Stormy: "Aw, come on. We'd just be wasting our time."
Icy: "Trust me, Stormy dear, it will be fun."
I really hate the overuse of puns…
Be sure to catch the next chapter!