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 'Paradise of the Sun – Promised Land' belongs to Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch.
Note: This follows the Rai version of Winx as the 4Kids version butchered it too much, like with every anime it dubbed.
Chapter 61: Wipeout! Layla Makes Waves!
Clearing outside Alfea…
Ranma-chan was by herself as she tried to train in her magic on her off-time. In one hand, she materialized a fireball above her palm, and on the other a ball of lightning. She had meant to hold back, expecting baseball-sized orbs, but they wound up as big as basketballs.
'Hmmm… I can't really explain it, but my magic seems to have gotten stronger… not that I'm complaining…' thought Ranma-chan. She looked forward at a huge rock before her. Ranma-chan the threw both the fireball and lightning ball at the rock, exploding it into pebbles.
"Whoa, I wasn't even really trying there!" said Ranma-chan in awe. "Hmmm… I wonder…"
She turned to look at another rock nearby that was twice the size of the one she had destroyed. Concentrating her magical energies, Ranma-chan materialized the fireball and lightningball again. However, this time the pseudo-faerie decided to experiment. Bringing her hands together, Ranma-chan managed to fuse them into a fireball crackling with electricity that became more than twice the size of each orb before. Ranma was startled by what she created, but was unable to contain it, so she threw it at the larger rock. The result was the larger rock exploding into even smaller pebbles. The force was so great, Ranma-chan had been blown back from the shockwave, her feet even leaving deep treads in the ground from being pushed back. Once the dust settled, there was no proof of the rock ever existing.
"Whoa… didn't think it would be that powerful…" said Ranma-chan.
"Ranma?"
Rnma-chan turned to look behind her to see Layla with a surprised look on her face.
"Layla?"
"That was incredible! How'd you do that?" asked Layla.
"I'm not really sure myself…"
Winx dorm…
Layla had finished telling the other Winx girls about the display of power Ranma-chan did.
"Looks like your powers are starting to grow." Said Flora.
"Not that I'm complaining, but it confuses me on how." Said Ranma-chan.
It was then something caught Stella's eye. "Hey Ranma, what's that under your collar?"
"Huh? Oh, this?" Ranma-chan lifted the collar of her jacket revealing what looks like some kind of jewel pin broach. It was shaped like a Yin-Yang symbol contained in heart-shaped jewel frame. "I've no idea what it is. It appeared on me several days ago, but it looked embarrassing, so I tried to take it off but couldn't so I opted to just move it out of sight. Girls' accessories just aren't my thing."
The other girls were shocked.
"Ranma, that's not just an accessory, you have a Charmix!" said Tecna.
"A what?"
"A Charmix can magnify a faerie's power many times." Replied Musa.
"Well, that would explain my increase of magic strength." Said Ranma as she looked at the Charmix.
"Your magic's been strengthened and you didn't even realize it!" said Stella.
"But how did I get this?"
"You acquire a Charmix when you overcome a great personal difficulty." Replied Flora.
Ranma-chan thought about it and realized what may have triggered it. She flashbacked to when Valtor got in her head and planted a seed of doubt about her relationship to the girls. Thanks to that pep talk with Shampoo and Ukyou, Ranma-chan's self-doubt was lifted.
Flashback…
A day after the fight with Valtor when Ranma first use Gauntlet Bloom, Ranma was returning to Alfea from his training regiment. Just as he was about to reach the gate, it started to rain.
"Perfect… just perfect…" said Ranma as he made a run for the gate. By the time he got it to open to the courtyard, it started to pour, activating his curse. In her bid to get out of the rain, she failed to notice the brief flash of light under her chin.
Ranma-chan managed to get under the cover of the college's structure out of the rain and attempted to dry herself off before entering. It was then she noticed the broach on her jacket lapel.
"Huh? What's this?" said Ranma-chan as she looked at the broach. "What a weird thing." She pockets it before going back into the dorm.
She discovered when she turns male again the broach would vanish. When he turns female again, the broach returns. Ranma-chan would try to remove the broach from herself, but it would vanish and reappear on her again. After several times trying to get it off, she instead opted to move it underneath her collar.
End flashback…
"So that's what that thing was…" said Ranma-chan. "Who knew?"
The other six faeries just sweatdrop at Ranma-chan's reaction. (1)
Opening (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch style, 'Paradise of the Sun – Promised Land')
Music starts as it shows Layla's eye in the darkness, the place illuminates a moment later.
Ooki na tabi ni deyou taiyou to kaze no kanata e (Let's head out on a big journey beyond the sun and the wind.)
Kitto chizu ni wa nai rakuen no DOA wo hiraite (I'm sure we'll open the door to a paradise that's not on the map.)
Layla in her Enchantix form flies towards the back followed by the rest of the Winx as they look at the screen before following Layla and flying upwards where the 'Ranma Club' title appears.
Kono sekai ni kimi ga umareta asa shukufuku no kane ga natta (On the morning you were born into this world, the bell of blessing rang.)
Tatta hitotsu takaramono wo daite hito wa umaretekuru (People are born embracing just a single treasure.)
Layla is on her morning jog through the streets. She stops to see Ranma ahead who gives her a smile. Bloom and Stella are seated at a café table having a drink. Flora, Musa, and Tecna sit at a fountain where a perches on Musa's head, much to her and Shampoo are seen selling food from their own stands.
Ano hi no kimochi wo wasurenaide kokoro ni nagareru Dear My Songs (Don't forget the feelings from that day. My dear songs are flowing in my heart.)
Layla is seen in the darkness as if in stasis Her eyes open as she transforms into her Enchantix.
Bokura wa tabi no tochuu taiyou no kuni wo mezashite (In the midst of our journey, we aim for the land of the sun)
Donna chizu ni monai yakusoku no basho e (Without a map, we head to the Promised Land.)
Arifureta monogatari wo hateshinai mirai ni kaete
The other Winx transform into their Enchantix forms, grouping together and taking poses as it zooms out to show a side profile of Ranma in the background with side profiles of the Specialists opposite him.
(This overflowing story will change into an endless future.)
Kitto ironna yume kanaete yuku kara... waratte (I'm sure I'll grant a lot of dreams, so... Smile!)
Shot of Mousse in the courtyard with Cologne in back teaching students. Switches to Kasumi and Sasuke working in the kitchen, then Tofu in his clinic office and Nodoka in her office looking up from her work. Kiko is seen dancing a jig with the Pixies dancing along with him. The Nerima martial artists and the Winx are then fighting some ice demons then zooms to Valtor, Ryoga, Happosai, and the Trix as Icy gives a sinister smirk.
Scene change to Kiko running towards the group consisting of Ranma, Shampoo, Ukyou, the Winx, and the Phantom Specialists
End opening
Alfea Hallways…
Students walked down the halls after classes for the day had ended.
"Quite a lesson from Professor Dufour, huh?" said Layla as she walked with her group.
"Oh man, her lessons are hard to take!" complained Stella. "Wasn't it enough we won that tournament?"
"That's no excuse to be lax in our studies, Stella." Said Flora.
"Yeah, we have to set an example here." Added Musa.
Stella could only pout, then looked to Ranma. "Ranma, sweetie, back me up here!"
"Uh…" Ranma started nervously. He looked to the other girls, then back to Stella. "Sorry, Stella, I'm with them. I can understand what they're getting at." Being a martial artist, he always looks for more ways of training to better himself and keep his skills growing.
"Oh, you traitor!" said Stella indignantly, earning a laugh from the others.
"Well, at least it's the weekend." Said Bloom.
"And if it makes you feel better, Stella, I know a great place to unwind." Said Layla.
That got Stella's attention. "Really, Layla!? Where at?"
"Just an untouched part of land somewhere outside of Magix."
"Oh?"
Some time later…
Off of the shore of Magix City, there was a beach island untouched by industrialization. On the beach laying on a sun chair was Stella wearing and orange thong bikini with yellow star prints as she took in the sun's rays. Over her eyes was a pair of yellow sunglasses.
"Ahh… this is a great place to relax…" said Stella in bliss. She was brought out of her reverie when a volleyball bounced off of her head. "OW! HEY!"
"Sorry, Stella!" said Layla as she ran up to her. She was wearing a bright green thong bikini with her hair tied in a simple ponytail.
"Be more careful with your game, alright?" said Stella as she primmed herself up.
"Won't happen again." Said Layla as she went to retrieve the volleyball. Grabbing it, she went back to join up with Musa, Bloom, and Ranma. Musa was wearing a red thong bikini with black music notes on the bra. Bloom wore a bright blue thong bikini with white trim. Ranma was wearing a simple pair of black trunks.
"I hope Stella didn't get hurt too bad…" said Bloom with worry.
"Don't worry, Bloom, she's just fine considering how annoyed she got." Said Layla, stifling a giggle.
"She's got a point." Added Musa.
"You're lucky she can't hear you from here." Said Ranma.
The four continued their impromptu game of volleyball. Nearby, Flora was sitting on the shore looking out at the water. She was wearing a bright pink one piece thong with a V-front reaching past her navel. Some distance away, Tecna, clad in a purple thong bikini, was in the process of building something in the sand. Lying on a towel under a parasol was Shampoo in a red microkini and gold anklets.
"Ahhh… this bliss…" said Shampoo.
At the volleyball game, Ranma and Bloom were on one team while Layla and Musa formed another, having a two-on-two match. The two teams have been passing the ball between them for a while, intent on scoring the last point. Ranma and Layla were the hard hitters due to their athletic ability, neither of them giving up an inch.
"It's no use, Layla! Ranma's just unstoppable!" said Musa.
"Not completely, Musa…" said Layla as she spiked the ball.
Ranma dove to receive the ball, bumping it to Bloom as she prepares to set it up for a spike.
"It's mine!" said Ranma as he jumped up towards the descending volleyball. Just as he was about to hit it, though…
"Oh Ranma!"
Ranma looked down to see Layla giving him a sensuous look as she held her breasts up and gave them a shake. This had the desired effect as Ranma's eyes bugged out from the sight, not realizing the volleyball had bounced off of his head. He fell hard on the sand.
"And that's game point!" said Musa.
"That was a dirty trick, Layla!" said Ranma as he got up.
"Well you didn't exactly object to it, did you?" asked Layla teasingly, causing Ranma to get flustered and turn away to hide his embarrassed expression.
"Hey everybody! Chow's on!" called out Ukyou.
The students of Alfea turned to the smell of okonomiyaki. Ukyou was before a large grill having finished cooking up several of her signature dish. She was wearing an olive green criss-cross thong bikini after taking off her apron. Ranma and the girls gathered around the grill as they got served their food.
"Delicious as usual, Ucchan!" said Ranma as he ate his okonomiyaki.
"Oh, you flatter me." Said Ukyou.
"Well he's right." Added Tecna.
"Can't believe you found this beach island by accident, Layla." said Stella.
"No kidding." Said Bloom.
Layla nodded. She had come across the island in the previous week during one of her swimming excursions. It seemed to be the perfect getaway spot and decided to tell her friends about it later when the opportunity arose.
"Told you it was a good place." Said Layla.
"We should come here every summer." suggested Flora.
"That not bad idea." Said Shampoo in between bites.
"It's too bad Mousse couldn't join us." Said Musa.
"Couldn't be helped. He said he had other plans at the time." Said Stella. "And I have a feeling it involves a certain Cloud Tower student he's well acquainted with."
The others nodded as they understood the implication.
Later on, the group continued to enjoy themselves on the beach. Bloom, Stella, and Flora were knee deep in the water as they splashed at each other. Musa was on the shore building a sand castle, decorating it with seashells. She looked proudly at her handiwork, then blanched when she turned to see Tecna giving a smug smile as she read a book while leaning against the sand wall of her meticulously crafted sand city. Shampoo and Ukyou discovered they were able to swim in their hybrid forms since it was technically their activated curses. The two weregirls did some deep swimming where they saw some of the local fishlike swimming by. Shampoo in particular had to control her urges to eat said fish while underwater.
Ranma sat nearby looking at the water until he was approached by Layla.
"Hey Ranma, would you like to come exploring with me? We might find something interesting out there."
"Sure, but how?" asked Ranma.
"Just leave that to me." Layla pulled Ranma to his feet and guided him to the shore. Focusing her magic, she materialized a jet ski made of Morphix on the water.
"Oh, right."
Layla hopped on the jet ski and beckoned for Ranma to sit behind her. "Well, come on!"
Ranma nodded and sat at the rear.
Layla called out to the others. "Hey girls! We're gonna go jetting out! We'll be back later!"
"Okay! Don't go out too far!" called out Bloom.
Layla looked to Ranma. "You better hold on."
Before Ranma knew it, he yelped in surprise at the sudden acceleration. He quickly grabbed Layla around her bare waist to keep from falling.
"Sheesh! That was sudden!" said Ranma.
"Uh Ranma… too tight…" said Layla.
"Oh! Sorry!" Because of the sudden start, Ranma had grabbed tightly on reflex and quickly loosened his hold around Layla. "Better?"
"Yeah, that's fine." Layla noticed her male companion's nervousness at the water, so she altered the jet ski to have shielding around him to prevent him from getting drenched. "Maybe this will help, too?"
"Yeah, thanks." Said Ranma. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed sitting behind Layla and holding her considering he's a guy. Also because he's a guy, Ranma couldn't help but marvel at the feel of Layla's half-naked body, not to mention her close proximity to him.
'She feels so soft despite her physical build… what am I thinking!?'
Layla's eyes widened slightly, causing her to blush a bit when she felt something poke at her butt. 'Oh my… is that…?'
She smirks and says inn a teasing manner, "Hm hm hm… are you carrying a Phantoblade hilt in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"
"ACK!"
Ranma quickly scooched himself away from Layla, specifically his bottom half. Layla could only giggle in amusement.
"A-anyway! I think I see something up ahead!"
That got Layla's attention as she looked forward to see another island coming up.
Not long after, Layla and Ranma touched down on the shore of the island. It was done in a grotto fashion as the shore could be reached passing between surrounding rock formations. The island itself seemed smaller in comparison to the one they were previously at. There was a small palm tree jungle in the back, but in the center was a large cave at the base of a small mountain.
"Huh, wonder where that goes?" asked Ranma as he eyed the cave.
"Well let's find out. Come on." Said Layla as she headed off first.
"Hey! Wait up!"
The two approach the mouth of the cave where they see a cavern leading deeper into the mountain.
"Looks pretty deep." Said Layla.
"You scared?" asked Ranma.
"Hardly."
The two enter the cave and walk down the cavern. It got darker the deeper they went, but it was soon illuminated due to the reflective moss on the walls and rocks.
"Wow, it's almost as bright as day down here." Said Ranma.
"It's because of this reflective moss." Said Layla. "We must be getting near a source of water down here. Be careful, because of that, it may get slippery around here, so watch your st-eeeaaa!"
Layla suddenly slipped on one of the moss-covered rocks, but Ranma quickly caught her from behind before she fell.
"Layla! You all right?" asked Ranma as he helped the girl back on her feet.
"Yeah, thanks." Replied Layla, embarrassed that she was the one who slipped after she had just warned to be careful about that.
"Hey look!"
Layla turned to see another cave opening. Walking through, the pair come across a large underground lake. The cavern ceiling was high and lead to a large opening, allowing the sunlight in that made reflections of light on the lake's surface.
"What a beautiful place…" said Layla in awe. "Flora definitely would've wanted to see this."
"Guess this could be another place for us to visit some time." Said Ranma.
"Yeah, I guess this trip wasn't wasted." Said Layla.
"How very true!"
Layla and Ranma got alarmed at hearing a third voice.
"I know that voice…" said Ranma in a low tone.
Suddenly, the cave leading out was sealed off by a wall of thick ice, confirming the pair's suspicions.
"Icy!" shouted Layla.
The cold-hearted witch of ice flew down from the opening of the underground lake, causing the lake itself to freeze solid. "Well well well, looks like I found a couple of sheep that strayed from the herd!"
"What the hell do you want?" asked Ranma in an angry tone.
"Oh? Is that any way to greet an old friend?" asked Icy in a mocking tone before she shot at them with an ice beam. Ranma and Layla quickly jumped out of the way before the ground they were at completely iced over.
"Old friend, huh?" said Layla sarcastically.
"You should feel honored. I'm taking the time to personally kill you two first before I continue with your other loser friends! I alone will have that glory! ICICLE LANCE!"
Ranma quickly struck down the huge icicle with Nabu's staff. "What do you mean, you alone? Pretty confident, aren't you?"
"Darcy had the right idea, but she went about it all wrong. It's best to try and take you insects down separately! I also want to show you a little trick I've learned!"
Icy held out her hands to the sides and gathered her magical energies. Large quantities of ice started to form on either side of her which reshaped themselves into five living ice sculptures of herself.
"ICE CLONES!"
"Just great. One of you was already one too many!" said Ranma.
"Each of these clones are nearly as powerful as I am, so they'll help make short work of you two! ATTACK!"
The ice clones flew down and charged at the one and a half faeries.
"WINX ENCHANTIX!" Layla quickly transformed into her Enchantix mode and started to fight back. She shot a clone in the face with a Morphix blast and quickly blocked an ice beam coming from another.
Ranma dodges a punch from an ice clone that froze a section of the wall it hit then counter-punches it away. Another tried to blast him point-blank in his face, but he quickly grabbed its wrist to redirect it away from himself, then threw it into another clone rushing at him. Ranma looked with satisfaction when the clones shattered upon impact, but loses his smile when they simply reformed themselves.
"You can shatter them all you want, freak! It won't do you any good!" taunted Icy. "They'll keep going until you're dead!"
Ranma cursed under his breath as he continued to fight off the Icy clones.
Layla produced a staff of water pressure and used it to block a slash from an ice clone that reshaped its arm into a blade. While she was busy holding off the clone, another one shoulder tackles her from the side, knocking her down. She quickly rolls away before another clone tried to impale her with an icicle lance. She takes to the air, followed by the three clones that surrounded her and fired off a blast of ice converging on her position. Layla defends herself with a Morphix barrier, forcing them back.
"Where are you looking, Faerie!?" said Icy as she came down from above and shot Layla down to the frozen lake's surface.
"AAAGH!"
"Layla!" shouted Ranma as he quickly fought off the clones to get to where the dark-skinned faerie was laying. He quickly cradles her body. "You okay?"
"You should worry more about yourself than your girlfriend, freak!" said Icy as she directed her clones to attack.
With a shout, Ranma called out Platinum Sky, Diamond Brandon, Gold Helia, Onyx Riven, and Silver Timmy who all punched back the clones a considerable distance for much needed breathing room before fusing back.
"This place is too enclosed… we can't fight as effectively here…" said Ranma.
"And Icy and her clones are preventing us from getting out of the opening." Said Layla. She then noticed that Ranma seemed a bit pale and felt cold to the touch. "Ranma…?"
"Damn… it's getting too cold down here…" said Ranma as he was able to see his own breath.
Layla was shocked at Ranma's condition. Considering he was only wearing swimming trunks, the cold was starting to get to him. "Ranma! You're freezing!"
"Yeah, but we can't deal with that right now…" said Ranma as he looked up at the smirking Icy and her ice clones.
'This is bad! He could get frostbite if he stays down here too long! I've got to do something!' thought Layla. Also she herself was skimpy, her Enchantix form was able to regulate her temperature.
"Time to say goodbye!" said Icy as she and her clones prepared to fire their attacks. "ARCTIC ASSAULT!"
Six huge beams of ice were shot at Ranma and Layla.
"MORPHIX BARRIER!" shouted Layla, encasing herself and Ranma in a globe of Morphix energy.
"What a pathetic attempt! You can't keep that barrier up forever!" said Icy as she and her clones continued to pour on their assault.
'Dammit, she's right… what are we going to do now!?' thought Layla as her barrier started to shrink around them. "If only the others were here…"
"Layla?"
Layla turned to see Ranma recovering. "Forgive me, Ranma, this is all my fault. If we had only stayed with the others we wouldn't be in this mess and you wouldn't be breaths away from frostbite…"
"No Layla, you can't blame yourself for this. There was no possible way you could've known this would happen." Said Ranma.
"But-"
"It could've been worse. You could've been here by yourself and that bitch would have still tried to ambush you. At least we're facing this thing together."
"Ranma…"
"Hey, don't give that look. The Layla I know is a much stronger person than that. Now, are you ready to take this ice bitch out?"
Layla gives a smile and nods. "Let's do it!"
Suddenly, Ranma's right hand began to glow with a blue light, catching the two's attention. At the same time, Layla's chest glowed with the same blue light.
"It's happening again!" said Ranma.
"Well, what other choice do we have? Do it." Said Layla.
Ranma nods before reaching out with his glowing right hand to grab Layla's breast, giving it a firm squeeze. 'So warm…'
Layla gasped and moaned in pleasure from the squeeze. 'So warm…'
Outside the barrier, Icy and her clones continued their attack.
"Just give it up, you weaklings! You're only delaying the inevitable!" said Icy as she laughed cruelly.
Her laughter was cut short when she and her clones got blown back by an eruption of blue light, causing them to crash on the frozen lake.
"W-what!?" said Icy as she saw the place where her enemies were at fogging up with steam. Seeing a shadowy silhouette, she reflexively fired an ice boulder at it, only for it to get swatted aside by Amethyst Nabu. "YOU!"
Amethyst Nabu fused back into his host, who now walked out of the steam, no sign of being affected by the cold. Layla was nowhere to be seen.
"Well I at least got one of you!" said Icy.
"Don't be so sure, bitch!" said Ranma.
Icy raged at the insult, but then noticed Ranma was wearing a blue armored greave boot on his left leg, covering from below the knee to his foot. It was plated with blue metal and framed with wing-like protrusions from both sides of the shin, shaping like waves. At the front of the shin plate was an emblem of a water drop. Unlike Bloom and Stella, who transformed into gauntlets, Layla transformed into an armored greave.
"And what the hell is that supposed to be?" asked Icy.
"Why don't I introduce it to your ass instead?" said Ranma as he kicked his greave foot upwards and brought it down into a heel drop. His foot cracked the surface of the frozen lake, where the crack raced underneath Icy and her clones. Suddenly, hot water erupted from the crack and blasted under the group of ice witches.
"GYAAAH!" Icy and her clones were knocked out of the air and crashed painfully to the ground.
"So, you like it?" asked Ranma mockingly.
'Well this is certainly different.' Said Greave Layla. 'I figured I'd become a gauntlet as well.'
"A greave isn't so bad either, Layla." Said Ranma. "After all, I don't fight with just my hands."
'Then let's kick her scrawny butt!'
"Thought you'd never ask!"
"GET THAT FREAK!" shouted Icy as she directed her clones to attack.
The closest clone shot an icicle lance at Ranma, who shattered it with a kick from his greave before rushing up to kick it in the gut, breaking it in two. The next one lunged at Ranma with an ice-bladed arm, who quickly ducks it and launches an upperkick into its gut so hard it crashed and shattered against the ceiling. A third clone fired an ice beam at the pigtailed boy, but he jumped up to dodge and came down on the clone with a dropping axe kick, breaking it in twain.
"I already told you! Shattering them won't do you any good! Are you too stupid to realize that?" taunted Icy.
"Maybe I'm smarter than I look!" retorted Ranma.
Icy looked to the shards of her clones, expecting them to reform themselves like before, but this time it didn't happen.
"Wh-wh-what!?"
To her shock, the shards melted into water and then evaporated into steam, dissipating into the air.
"Oh? Something wrong?" asked Ranma mockingly.
"What the hell did you do to my ice clones!?"
'Your ability is too specialized, Icy!' called out Greave Layla. 'You may have control over ice, but I have control over water, and last I checked, ice is just frozen water!'
As if to prove her point again, Ranma rushed up to the last two ice clones where he kicked at one but kept his kick stance up as the clone melted and was absorbed into the greave.
"WATER SHOT!" Ranma does a spin kick with his greave leg that shot a large ball of hot water that was once the ice clone at the final clone, melting it down, leaving Icy alone.
Ranma then stomped the ground, which caused all the ice in the area to melt and the underground lake reverted to its natural state.
Icy was livid at what had happened. "You- you- YOU!"
"One more thing. Another form of water is steam! STEAM SHOT!"
Ranma kicks out a ball of highly pressurized steam that struck Icy in the chest, knocking her into the cavern ceiling. Writhing in pain from the heat, the ice witch had murder in her eyes.
"I'LL KILL YOU!" Icy conjured up her magical energies and fired another ice beam down at Ranma.
The pseudo-faerie crouched down and jumped up towards the ice beam with a flying kick as his foot started giving off steam. "STEAM KICK!"
Ranma melts his way through the beam, nailing Icy in the face and knocking her upwards toward the opening in the ceiling. He then followed after by triangle-jumping off the opening's walls, kicking at the witch with each pass. From every kick, Icy was knocked upward through the opening until they were both outside and above the small mountain with Ranma just above her.
"Time for you to cool off! HYDRO STAMP!"
Ranma kicked his greave foot downward at Icy, which shout out a strong torrent of water at her, knocking her back onto the beach. He landed a distance away from her in a defensive stance and waited until the ice witch painfully got herself up.
"How dare you hurt me, you freak!" shouted Icy.
"Then you shouldn't have picked a fight with us." Said Ranma.
'You want more?' asked Greave Layla.
"RANMA!"
The combatants looked up to see the rest of the Winx in their Enchantix forms flying in while carrying Ukyou and Shampoo.
"Hey! It's Icy!" said Bloom.
"Just what is she doing here!?" said Musa.
They touched down behind Icy, who cursed under her breath at their arrival. Things weren't looking good for her. "Great… just great…"
"So, you want to continue?" asked Ranma. The rest of the girls shot the witch angry glares as if to dare her to try something.
Icy clenched her teeth and slammed her palm on the sand. "ICE TOWERS!"
Everyone was knocked back when icicles shot out of the ground, encircling her. Seeing her chance, she flies up a distance and stops to address the Alfea students.
"Don't get cocky! This isn't the end! I promise you, vengeance will be mine, Faeries!" shouted Icy before she flies off.
'Ranma!' said Greave Layla.
"Running like a coward, huh? Well let me help you!" Ranma reared back his greave leg. "STEAM SHOT!"
Jumping up and doing a spin kick, Ranma shot a large ball of highly pressurized steam at Icy's retreating form, knocking her further over the horizon.
"I'LL GET YOU FOR THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSS….." shouted Icy as she was sent flying.
Ending
Once Ranma landed, he was surrounded by the other girls.
"Ranma! You're all right!" said Flora.
"We were worried when you didn't come back, then sensed that negative energy in the air, so we followed after you." Said Tecna.
Stella then looked at Ranma's greave-clad left foot. "Is that…?"
'Hey, girls. Yeah, it's me, Layla.' Said Greave Layla.
"Oh wow, it happened to Layla this time?" said Ukyou.
"When it happened to Stella and me, we became gauntlets." Said Bloom.
"But she became footwear, apparently." Said Stella. "Have to admit, very stylish!"
"Well Layla, the fight's over, so how about turning back now?" asked Musa.
'Yeah. Hold on…' said Greave Layla.
Everyone backed away to give them room. Rnma's greave soon glowed with blue light to reform itself into Layla, who was now laying on her side hugging Ranma's leg. Like before, she was also completely naked, causing her to blush and hug Ranma's leg tighter as if trying to hide herself behind it. The pigtailed boy was also feeling flustered about it. Stella quickly spelled her bikini back on her.
"Hey, no worry now." Said Shampoo.
Ranma helped Layla back on her feet. "Well, circumstances aside, I think it was a nice side trip."
"Yeah."
"This is quite a lovely island as well." Said Flora as she looked about. "I can't believe it's near the City of Magix."
"Think so, too, huh?" asked Layla. "By the way, Flora, there's this cavern you should see…"
It zooms out from the group to show the island and the one nearby, then the City of Magix's shores.
End ending
To be continued...
Preview…
Layla: So Bloom and Stella become gauntlets while I become a greave, huh?
Musa: But never mind that, we're going on a trip to be guest speakers at another college.
Ranma: I'll just leave all the talking to you girls.
Flora: This weather is so horrible…
Bloom: We've arrived at the college! Wait a minute, this isn't the right place…
Tecna: We're way off! This is someone's mansion!
Stella: We could crash for the night anyway. Hey girl, what's wrong?
Flora: Seems like we've stumbled upon a family problem…
Ranma: Next time, on Ranma Club, 'Dream! The Servant's Secret!'
Bloom: This reminds me of a story I once read… is it just me, or…?
Author's notes
Finally another chapter done! Sorry for the wait, people. With COVID out there, things have been hectic. Stay say and thanks for sticking with me!
1.) When one thinks about it, no one really noticed the Charmix, or remember if it was even used in season 3, which became a moot point once reaching Enchantix.