Disclaimer: Ranma ½ belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz Video and Winx Club belongs to Iginio Straffi and Rai S.p.A (NOT 4Kids!).
Note: This follows the Rai version of Winx as the 4Kids version butchered it too much, like with every anime it dubbed.
This takes place between chapters 50 and 51 of Ranma Club.
Ranma Club: Nihao My Winx!
Chapter 1: Dwindling Beach Party
Flashback…
Saotome Residence…
Nodoka walks out to get the mail, where she finds a single envelope. She was confused as it had no return address.
Inside, Stella, Flora, Tecna, and Musa sat at the table with the fans blowing on high. Stella was zonked out on the table while Tecna was trying to type on her laptop. Flora and Musa were sipping on some glasses of ice water.
Bloom and Layla were sitting on the porch while Ranma-chan was laying nearby without her jacket, clad in just her bikini top and shorts.
"Man… it's so hot…" said Ranma-chan.
"I'm not just hot, but I'm bored as well…" mumbled Stella. "But I'm too tired to do anything…"
"Normally, I'd disagree with you, but in this case…" said Layla. She had to admit it was sweltering today.
Kasumi walks in with a tray of glasses and a pitcher of ice water. "Here. This should help you cool off." Said Kasumi as she offered a glass to Layla and Bloom.
"Thanks, Kasumi." Said Bloom as she took a glass, which Layla followed.
Kasumi then went to serve glasses to the others and refilling Flora and Musa's glasses. Ranma-chan took her glass and downed the contents in one gulp.
"Ahh… that hit the spot…"
Ukyou and Shampoo walk in waving folding fans to cool themselves.
"It's a real scorcher today, isn't it?" said Ukyou.
"Maybe we go to beach, yes?" suggested Shampoo.
The others were about to consider the idea until Nodoka walked into the room.
"Hello, everyone." Nodoka greeted.
"Hey, Mom. Anything in the mail?" asked Ranma-chan.
"Well, just this one letter. It seems to be an invitation of some kind." Nodoka sat at the table and took out the contents of the envelope. It was a flyer depicting a large yacht. She reads aloud. "You are cordially invited to take a cruise on the luxury yacht, Binsense, on its maiden voyage!"
"A yacht? How decadent!" said Ukyou.
"But who sent it?" asked Tecna.
"Not sure. There's no return address." Replied Nodoka.
"So what do you all think?" asked Bloom.
"Well, it gives us something to do at least!" said Stella as she got up.
Some time later, the group headed for the dock location depicted on the invitation at the appointed time. Ranma-chan walked with the Winx alongside her followed by Ukyou, Shampoo, Nodoka, Kasumi, Mousse, and Cologne (the latter two having been informed after finishing some deliveries). Dr. Tofu was absent as he was away on a medical business trip and Sasuke offered to accompany him to help with any labor duties.
The group came across the huge yacht on the pier and were a bit impressed at the appearance.
"It's bigger than on the flyer…" said Musa.
"It looks lovely!" said Flora.
Ukyou looked off to the side and saw another group approaching. "Oh, look who it is."
They turned to see the residents of the Tendo Dojo walking up the pier.
"Huh? What are you doing here?" Akane asked rudely.
"We were answering a flyer sent to the house." Replied Bloom as she held it up.
"So you all got the same one, too?" asked Nabiki.
"Apparently." Said Ranma-chan. "Still have no idea who sent it, though."
A certain lost boy walked onto the scene.
"Where am I?" Ryoga looked to see some familiar faces and realized he was in Tokyo again as he had been wandering around Okinawa earlier.
"Greetings!" Everyone turned toward the familiar voice as a certain kendoist stood up at the bow of the yacht as the boarding ramp came down. "As you can see, construction of the Kuno Family luxury yacht, the Binsense, is now complete! I humbly extend personal invitations to the gaijin goddesses, the Pigtailed Girl, and Akane Tendo!" He looked down and sweatdropped to see more people than what he had anticipated. "Wait! Who invited any of you?"
"Sorry buddy, but it's all of us or nothing." Said Layla. She and her friends had an inkling that Kuno had intended to invite just the ladies so he could try and make passes at them, but with several chaperones, he won't get the chance to.
Off the coast of Japan…
The Binsense Yacht was sailing down the ocean as the sea breeze blew by. Sitting at the seats lining the deck were Ranma-chan, Bloom, Stella, Nabiki, and Akane. Layla stood on top of the cabin near the base of the mast.
"Mmmm…. There's nothing like the ocean breeze in the summertime…" said Stella as she ran a hand through her blonde hair.
"Yeah, it feels wonderful!" agreed Bloom.
"I guess for once we should feel grateful to Kuno, huh?" said Ranma-chan as she took a sip of her juice.
The yacht continued to sail off into the open seas as Bloom noticed the shore getting further and further away.
"Uh, Ranma, do you think we're getting a little too far from the coast?" Bloom asked with worry.
"Huh? Now that you mention it, you're right…" said Ranma-chan. She then turned toward where Kuno was standing at the bow of the ship. "Hey Kuno! What's going on? Are we gonna turn back sometime soon or what? Yo! Kuno!"
Kuno stood at the yacht's bow too busy admiring the view of the ocean to hear anything. "T'is a thing of wonder, this unending field of blue. Truly I am a man well-suited to the sea!" He was broken out of his reverie when he noticed some dark clouds forming in the sky up ahead. "Hmmm? What is this?"
Tecna comes out from the cabin, followed by Ukyou and Shampoo. She held a radio in her hand.
"Everyone, the radio just reported that there's a storm coming. I don't think it's a good idea for us to be out here." Said Tecna.
"I'm getting worried…" added Ukyou.
"We turn back now, yes?" asked Shampoo.
"It's not my boat, so I'm not the one to ask here." Said Ranma-chan. "If only the so-called 'captain' would listen…"
"Fear not, Pigtailed Girl." Said Kuno as he walked into the area where everyone looked at him. "A mere squall cannot harm my proud and lovely lady Binsense!" He then looks up at the sky. "Blow, wind! BLOW! AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
End flashback…
Present time…
The wind blew, alright, albeit a bit too hard. Kuno had underestimated the strength of the storm, which turned into a hurricane. The Winx managed to erect a barrier around the yacht to prevent capsizing, but it continued getting tossed about like a beachball. The magic-users were taxed to their limits to hold the ship steady until the barrier suddenly weakened and crashed against the shore of the desert island the group now found themselves on.
After salvaging supplies from the now destroyed yacht, Kuno was made to repair it as it was his fault they were all stranded in the first place. The kendoist, dressed in shorts and a short-sleeved hoodie, was busy hammering boards over the many holes on his once proud yacht.
Off to the side, Nabiki and Akane watch Kuno repairing the ship.
"I guess even the newest yachts can't stand up to Mother Nature." Said Nabiki as she took a sip of her drink.
"I feel sorry for him." Said Akane. "Do you think we'll ever get off this island and get back to Japan again?"
It was then Happosai ran past them. "Catch me if you can! Hyahahaha!"
"GIVE ME BACK MY TOP YOU OLD FREAK!"
Ranma-chan, who was now wearing a pink strap hastily tied around her breasts, angrily chased Happosai across the beach. Akane could only gasp at the scene. Stella and Musa woke up when they heard the commotion, and Tecna looked up from her laptop to witness the scene.
Kuno continues to nail wooden boards over the yacht's holes. "They have brought you to your knees, but you are not yet defeated." Happosai suddenly springboards off of Kuno's head, knocking him down. "OOF!"
"INCOMING! HYAHAHAHAHAHA!" Happosai jumps onto the yacht and climbed to the top of the mast, waving the bikini bra like a flag.
Ranma-chan stopped several feet away from the yacht with Layla and Flora stopped right behind her. She shouts at Happosai at the top of the mast. "You damn geezer! Get down here!"
"No way!" Happosai taunted. Unfortunately, the weakened mast couldn't support the ancient pervert's weight and started to audible creak. "Huh? AAAAAAAAAHHHH!"
The base of the mast broke, causing it to collapse onto the sand, with Happosai crushed under the mast's head.
Bloom, Kasumi, and Nodoka came out of their hut and saw the scene. Everyone winced in shock at what just happened.
"Uh oh…" said Nabiki.
"Oh my…" said Kasumi.
"Well this isn't good…" said Layla.
Ranma-chan pointed at the yacht. "Uh, Kuno? The mast… uh… the mast is… uh…"
Kuno recovered from the stomp by Happosai earlier and props himself up. "What was that, Pigtailed Girl? Something wrong with the mast?" Once he opened his eyes, Kuno is shocked after seeing his beloved yacht wrecked beyond repair. "It 'mast' be broken…" He faints dead on the spot.
Stella, Musa, and Bloom walk up to where Ranma-chan was at before looking at the destroyed yacht. Tecna came up and observed the wreck with a tablet, hoping to find some hope of it being salvageable.
"Oh no… what are we going to do now?" asked Bloom.
"This is bad…" said Musa.
"All because of that little jerk…" said Layla as she came back holding Ranma-chan's bra after taking it back from Happosai. "Here you go."
Ranma-chan thanked Layla for giving her bra back and quickly put it back on. After tying the straps, she stopped as she sensed something.
Somewhere along the ocean floor near the shoreline, a shadow moved about as if searching for something.
"Hmmm?" said Ranma-chan as she looked about. "You girls feel that?"
The Faeries of Alfea looked up after that statement and also felt an unnatural presence in the area.
"Yeah, I'm sensing something is out there…" said Flora.
"I'm getting that feeling, too." added Bloom.
The Winx Faeries looked about trying to zero in on the strange presence by looking in different directions. Ranma-chan also looked about when…
"RANMAAAAA!"
Ranma-chan was taken by surprise when a furious Akane was suddenly right in her face. This also got the rest of the girls' attention.
"Huh!? What is it now?" asked Ranma-chan.
Akane suddenly grabbed Ranma-chan's neck with both hands as if intending to strangle her. " 'What is it now'!? Breaking the mast like that! You oughta be ashamed of yourself!"
Ranma-chan was livid. Why the hell was she blaming her for the mess? (1) "Excuse me!? I wasn't the one who broke it! It was that old freak!"
"IT'S THE SAME THING!" Akane shouted with her usual logic (which was zero).
"How the hell is that the 'same thing'!?"
"IT JUST IS YOU JERK!"
"Let go of Ranma! She never even touched the yacht!" said Musa in Ranma's defense.
"SHUT UP! WHAT THE HELL WOULD YOU KNOW YOU BRAINLESS BIMBO!?"
"Excuse me!?"
"Hey! Lay off of her!" shouted Layla as she used her Morphix to force Akane to release her grip from Ranma-chan. She gets angry at her interference.
"HOW DARE YOU, YOU DAMN SLUT!" shouted Akane as she attempted to attack Layla.
"MORPHIX FIST!"
Akane was punched hard in the face by a large Morphix fist, knocking her to the sand. It wasn't as strong as it should be, but it was enough to knock the ill-tempered girl down. "Just cool off!"
The short-tempered girl sputtered as she angrily got back up again. "WHY YOU-!"
"What is going on here?"
Everyone turned to see Nodoka walking up after seeing the scene caused by Akane. She gave the Tendo girl a hard glare, who could only wince under it.
"A-A-Auntie…" started Akane.
"You've no right to address me as such, Akane Tendo." Nodoka coldly cut her off. "Just what exactly were you trying to do here?"
"But… but… Ranma broke the boat!" Akane started as she pointed at Ranma-chan.
"Wrong, Akane. Ranma wasn't anywhere near the boat when it broke. It was Happosai after he irresponsibly climbed up the mast." Nodoka said as she gestured to the still unconscious pervert under the mast head. "How dare you accuse someone of something they didn't do and try to assault them for it!"
"But… but I…"
"I don't want to hear it!" Nodoka once again cut Akane's plea off. She then turned to look at her students. "Come on, everyone. We should go inside. There's too much heat out here."
"Yes, Nodoka-sensei." Said Flora as she and the others followed their teacher back to their hut.
"Thanks for the assist, Mom, but you didn't have to." Said Ranma-chan. It may have hurt her pride a bit, but it did feel nice someone stuck up for her, unlike her worthless father.
"Family look after each other, Ranma." Said Nodoka. "Well, the ones who matter."
"I'm still worried about that presence from before." Tecna brought up.
"Yes, I also sensed it, too." Said Nodoka. "You all better stay vigilant."
As the group left, Akane stood alone on the sand. She caught sight of Kasumi looking at her from the Winx's hut and shaking her head in disappointment before joining the others inside. However, Akane could only get angry as she blamed Ranma and the Faeries for her getting in trouble with Nodoka and Kasumi.
That perverted jerk and those sluts! If not for Auntie and Kasumi, I would've showed them! They're just lucky I didn't show them what a real martial artist is capable of!
As she mentally ranted, Akane failed to notice the shadowy shape rushing at her from behind…
Nabiki finally turned back after hearing the commotion die down. After Akane had rushed over to them, the middle Tendo daughter had turned away, not willing to see her younger sister embarrass herself further.
Guess they're finally done… thought Nabiki as she saw Ranma-chan's group enter their hut. She also saw Kuno still fainted on the sand before his yacht and Happosai still crushed under the mast. However, she saw no sign of her younger sister.
"Huh? Akane?" Where did she go? Nabiki looked about to see if Akane had gone off in another direction. Not seeing her, Nabiki got up and walked over to where Akane was at near the damaged yacht. She looked down and noticed something laying on the sand. Kneeling down, Nabiki picked up the small object.
"A peach?"
Later…
Ranma was currently in his male form as he sat at a bench in the hut. He was wearing red trunks with a black muscle shirt. Nearby, the Winx were also sitting or lying on one of the cots, except for Musa and Layla who left to go to check on the Chinese Amazon group. Nodoka and Ukyou were seated at the table.
"I'm worried about how we're going to get back home now…" said Flora.
"Well the yacht has been reduced to driftwood now." Said Ukyou. "Can't you girls use your magic to fix it?"
"As much as we want to, we can't." said Tecna, shooting down Ukyou's hopes. "Our powers are still not up to snuff. They've been getting weaker lately."
"But why is that?" asked Bloom.
"The only thing I can think of is that we're getting close to an unknown source of magic." Replied Nodoka. "I'm sure you all sensed something out there?"
"Yeah, that got me worried." Said Ranma. "Maybe this island isn't as deserted as we thought."
"Man! If I could only teleport us out of here!" said Stella as she attempted to work her powers, but was met with resistance. "Gah! Not again!"
"Don't strain yourself, Stella. We're all feeling it." Said Flora.
They were all taken by surprise when they heard a shout outside.
"NOOOOOOOO! AKANE! MY LITTLE GIRL!"
"Huh? What's going on?" said Ranma as he and the others exited their hut to see what the commotion was. That was definitely Mr. Tendo. Did something happen?
Ranma started walking towards the Tendo hut, when suddenly, Ryoga jumps out at him.
"RANMA! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH AKA-"
WHAM!
Ryoga's rant was cut off as his face was introduced to Ranma's foot, stopping his charge.
"Why'd you do that for…?" said Ryoga in a muffled tone.
"That's what I'D like to know!" said Ranma as Ryoga fell backwards onto the sand.
Nabiki comes out of the hut and sees Ranma's group. "Hey, have any of you seen Akane?"
This question took them by surprise.
"Huh? Akane is missing?" asked Kasumi.
"Yeah. I looked around, thinking she may have wandered off somewhere, but I haven't seen a trace of her since that scene she caused you guys." Replied Nabiki.
Soun rushes out of the hut, screaming out Akane's name as ran about in random directions. Genma comes out and confronts his son.
"Boy! You didn't take care of your fiancée like you were supposed to, so now it's your obligation to find her!" Genma shouted at Ranma.
"I'm not her babysitter, and I'm NOT her fiancé either." Ranma growled. "It's not my job to watch her."
Genma was about to retort until he saw the death glare Nodoka was giving him, making him cringe back.
"Still, we should help look for her since it's only the right thing to do." Said Flora.
"Thanks. We should all split up and look for her before it gets dark." Said Nabiki.
"Good idea." Said Tecna.
Ranma and Stella go off on one direction, Bloom and Flora go another, and Tecna and Ukyo go somewhere else. Nodoka and Kasumi stay to look in their general area in case Akane comes back while Soun still bawls his head off at his hut. Genma winds up taking Ryoga with him to help search.
With Ranma and Stella…
The pair continue to look about for the youngest Tendo girl but came up empty.
"Can't seem to find her anywhere." Said Stella.
"Where could that tomboy have gone? The island's not that big." Said Ranma.
Behind him, Happosai bounds past. "I'm off, folks!"
"Hey! Where' you going?" asked Ranma.
"I was feeling a bit hungry, so thought I'd stop by Shampoo's for a nice bowl of ramen and- HURGH!" Happosai was cut off as he gets stomped on by a panicking Mousse.
"Ranma! Stella! We got a problem!"
"Hey calm down! What's the fuss?" asked Stella.
"Shampoo… Musa… Layla… they're…" Mousse started until Cologne made herself known.
.
"Have you seen them?" asked Cologne. The question got Ranma and Stella's attention.
"Huh? Don't tell me they're missing, too!"
Island Neko Haten…
The makeshift eatery was deserted as the kitchen was left unattended as if it was left hurriedly.
"Shampoo was right there, cooking ramen while Layla and Musa were helping to clean up." Said Cologne as she gestured to the back of the café. "I turned my back for a moment, and when I looked again, they were gone…"
"Gone, spirited without a trace…" said Happosai.
"But… how could this have happened?" asked Stella with concern for her friends.
"Hmmm…" said Ranma as he went towards the kitchen and started searching.
"What is it, Ranma?" asked Stella.
Ranma stands back up and holds up something he picked up off the ground. "Here's your trace."
He held the object before the others.
"… It's a peach?" said Stella in confusion. She looked toward Cologne and Mousse. "I don't suppose that's yours?"
Cologne shook her head. "No. We never brought peaches with us, and this island didn't have any peach trees as far as I could tell."
Mousse turned and noticed something else by a table. He went over and picked up two more peaches. "Hey, there are some here, too."
Cologne's eyes narrowed at the disappearances of the three girls at the same time the three fruits appeared.
Somewhere else…
"AKANE!"
"AKANE!"
Genma and Ryoga were shouting for Akane, hoping she's respond, but no such luck.
"We've searched this hard, and still haven't found her. She's been kidnapped!" said Genma.
"That's crazy! This is a deserted island! Who else could there be besides us here?" asked Ryoga.
"Don't be naïve, boy!" said Genma. "Don't you know that the South Seas are the home of giant man-eating octopi!?"
Ryoga was taken aback after hearing that. "What!? Then she…!?" Ryoga's imagination ran wild as he thought of his precious Akane screaming for help as she's held in the clutches of a giant octopus's tentacles while its brood danced about. "NO! If we don't save her, she'll be octopus bait!"
"Curse those evil octopi…" said Genma.
Coming up nearby in another direction, Ukyou was following Tecna who was working some kind of tracking device.
"Any luck, Tecna?" asked Ukyou.
"Nothing, Ukyou." Said Tecna. "There's too much interference." She looks up and sees Ryoga and Genma ahead. "Oh, it's you guys."
Ryoga was still in a state of panic. "The octopuses have got Akane and she's screaming 'Help me!' all while the little octopuses are dancing around and-"
"Wait wait wait, what?" Ukyou cut him off.
"We've had no luck finding Akane, either."
"This can't be good. It's starting to get dark." Said Tecna as she looked down at her tracker. "I still can't get a reading. It's like she's not even on the island."
"Then we should keep looking." Said Ukyou. She then addressed Ryoga and Genma. "We'll search in this direction."
She and Tecna go off as Ryoga called out to them. "Let us know once you find anything!"
Suddenly, as if by magic, both Ukyou and Tecna seemed to have fallen through the ground, much to the shock of the two men. A shadow on the ground dispenses two peaches near Tecna's fallen tracker before vanishing.
"Th-th-they… they're…" started Ryoga.
"G-g-g…" said Genma.
Panic overtook them.
"THEY'RE GOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!"
Somewhere else…
"Akane! Come out! Where are you?" shouted Bloom.
Flora walks up to Bloom. "Any luck, Bloom?"
"Unfortunately not, Flora." Said Bloom. "We've been searching for a while now, but not even a peep."
"You don't suppose she's gone for a swim, do you?"
Bloom shook her head. "Doubt it. Akane can't swim, remember? Maybe the plants and trees have seen something? They're like extra surveillance to you, right?"
Flora tried to focus her powers, but was met with resistance. "I'm sorry, I can't hear the voice of the trees…"
"Really? We really are hampered here, but why? I wonder if that's also related to Akane's disappearance?"
"Bloom! Flora!"
The two girls looked up to see Stella calling to them from a distance in within the trees. With her are Ranma, Mousse, Cologne, and Happosai.
"Hey everyone!" called Flora.
"Bad news! Shampoo, Musa, and Layla are missing, too!" said Ranma.
"What!?, Them, too!?" said Bloom.
Ranma nodded as his group started towards them. "Yeah, so I think it's best that we-"
Just as Ranma got within fifteen feet of the two Faeries, Bloom and Flora seemed to have fallen through the sand. It happened so fast they didn't even have time to scream. On the ground, another shadow left behind two peaches before vanishing.
"Bloom…? Flora…?" started Ranma.
Stella quickly ran up beside Ranma after witnessing two of her best friends vanishing before her eyes. "They're… they're gone!"
"What happened!?" said Mousse as he ran up to where they were.
Ranma quickly ran over to the spot where the two Faeries last stood and noticed the peaches.
"What the hell…?"
Later that night…
Soun Tendo was once again in a panic as he stood on the porch of his hut.
"KASUMI! NABIKI!"
Ranma's group rushed back to the Tendo hut after hearing the shout.
"Hey! What happened?" asked Ranma as he and Stella climbed up the steps.
"Kasumi… Nabiki…"
Ranma had a horrifying thought. "Wait! Where's Mom!?"
"Nabiki Tendo, Kasumi Tendo, and Nodoka-san have vanished." Said Kuno, having recovered from the shock of seeing his yacht destroyed.
"Kuno!" said Ranma.
"They're gone, too!?" said Stella.
Kuno started walking. "One moment, you're as real as you or I, the next moment-"
Kuno suddenly dropped out of sight.
"KUNO!"
"EEEEEK!"
Cologne allayed their fears. "Calm down. The fool tripped, is all." Said Cologne as she looked in annoyance at the fallen kendoist lying face-first on the sand below the porch.
"Man, scaring us like that!" said Ranma.
"You nearly gave me a heart attack!" said Stella.
"Still, though… Mom and Kasumi are gone…" said Ranma with worry.
Ranma and Stella turned to see the still crying Soun holding three peaches in his hands.
"Are those…" started Ranma.
"Peaches?" finished Stella.
In the distance, more shouting was heard.
"OH MY GOD!"
Everyone turned to see Ryoga and Genma running up with shocked expressions.
"Ukyou and Tecna disappeared! Right before our eyes!" said Ryoga.
"Leaving only these!" said Genma as he held the two peaches.
In the Tendo hut…
The remaining party, Ranma, Stella, Mousse, Ryoga, Genma, Cologne, and Happosai sat around a small table where the eleven peaches were set. Soun was lying on a cot after fainting from shock while Kuno was still lying unconscious outside.
"Eleven young maidens have all vanished, leaving behind one perfect peach. It can only mean one thing!" said Happosai.
"It is a warning…" said Cologne cryptically.
"A warning? From who?" asked Ryoga.
"That, I do not know. Now that the lovely young Bloom, Flora, Musa, Tecna, Layla, Shampoo, Ukyou, Kasumi, Nabiki, Nodoka-san, and Akane have all vanished, the next one to be targeted is none other than…"
Everyone turned and looked at Stella, the last remaining girl in the group. Stella got a little nervous being put on the spot.
"… myself."
Everyone did a collective facefault at Cologne's conclusion.
Ranma quickly recovers and sat back up. "WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO GO AFTER AN OLD MUMMY LIKE YOU!?"
"How rude! I'm as feminine as the next woman!" said Cologne indignantly.
"But seriously, though, we all know who they'll go after next." Said Mousse as he sat back up.
"Stella, and one other." Said Genma.
Everyone then looked at Ranma. He didn't like the looks they were giving him.
To be continued…
Author's notes:
Well this was a long one. As expected, things went a bit differently compared to canon, and something is still hampering the Winx's magic, but what? Can anyone take a guess?
Hopefully I can get more chapters of this sidestory out. In the meantime, I'd appreciate if my loyal readers who've been with me this whole time could give the stories I'm hosting a read as well as some reviews for them, specifically for Dual Destinies and Tekkadread Remastered. Those two fics were the main reason I got into fanfic writing, so stop by and leave some reviews for them. Thanks!
(1)This was something I didn't understand in the movie. Why the hell did that bitch Akane even blame Ranma-chan for the wrecking of the boat when she SAW that Ranma never even went near it? Is she really that stupid? Or she's just looking for any excuse to pound on Ranma? And this is someone we're supposed to be sympathetic to and rooting for? Give me a break!
