It's getting harder to put my thoughts into words. Here's a little teaer for next chapter to tide you folks over!
Alfea forest outskirts, next day…
Ranma was leaping through the tree branches as he surveyed the area. He had gotten word that there had been a disturbance somewhere out in the wilderness.
'Wonder what it is, this time?' thought Ranma.
As if to answer his mental question, he sees a huge stalagmite jut out of the ground in the distance followed by a familiar yell.
"RANMA! WHERE ARE YOU!? COME OUT AND FACE ME, COWARD!"
Ranma could only sigh. 'Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer…'
He rushes towards the source of the destruction. It was there Ranma saw a sizable crater in the ground, and in the center was a certain lost boy.
"COME OUT YOU COWARD!" shouted Ryoga.
"You don't have to shout, Ryoga." Said Ranma as he stood in a nearby tree.
Ryoga turned to the voice of his hated enemy behind him. "So there you are! I'll put an end to you this time!"
With that said, Ryoga punches the ground, causing a boulder to pop up in front of him before sending it flying right at Ranma, who quickly jumps out of the way. Once ranma landed on the ground, Ryoga continued to press on his attack. He stomps his foot, causing another stalagmite to spike up near Ranma, barely missing him. Ryoga then levitates via a rock he was standing on and speeds towards his foe. He also summoned more rocks that rotated around himself before launching them at the pigtailed boy. Ranma dodges the rocks and fires a Moko Takabisha at the big rock Ryoga was riding on, causing him to fly over and crash. Angrily getting back up, Ryoga throws his arms up, causing more rocks to shoot up into the sky. Thrusting his hands forward, Ryoga caused the rocks to fall angled right at Ranma like a controlled meteor swarm. Whatever Ranma was unable to dodge, he would deflect away with a light shield. Once the attack finished, Ranma was confused when Ryoga was nowhere in sight. Suddenly, Ryoga's hand broke out of the ground and grabbed his ankle. Cursing under his breath for being careless, Ranma was pulled into the ground up to his neck as Ryoga pops back out. Seeing his enemy unable to move, Ryoga closes in to finish him off with a boulder. Before he could drop it on Ranma, Platinum Sky rises out and decks Ryoga with a hard uppercut, making him stumble back. Fusing back in, Gold Helia and Silver Timmy come out to pull Ranma out of the ground before vanishing back into him.
"I'll admit you've gotten a bit better, P-chan." Said Ranma.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" screamed Ryoga as he charged at Ranma, throwing wild attacks that he dodged.
"So did Valtor send you?"
"He's got nothing to do with this! I just want to beat your brains in!"
"I can't have you destroying the place even more, so I'm going to have to end this." Ranma then seemingly vanished, then was suddenly in Ryoga's face, having gotten past his defense. With a ki-enhanced fist, Ranma sends Ryoga flying upwards with an uppercut. He then jumps up after Ryoga and delivers a Katchu Tenshin Amaguriken right under him. Ranma ends the attack with a bike kick as if kicking an overhead soccerball to a goal. Ryoga gets sent flying deeper into the wilderness away from Alfea, prompting him to get lost again. Ranma was able to make out Ryoga screaming his name while running through the wilderness, completely in the opposite direction of where his intended target is.
"It will be a while until I see him again…" said Ranma as he made his way to Alfea.
Stay tuned...