Chaos and Carnage Chapter 3: Goodbyes
Reviewer responses:
hades: O_O You wouldn't dare.
Jason: I toyed with the idea of a Ranma/Masaki relation, but decided that would end up with too much power for Ranma. I want him to be strong, but not so strong it's scary. I do have an idea however as to how Ranma could access the Jurian energy, though am reluctant to put it in.
Macross VF1: I plan on trying to limit the fast forwards as much as I can, though I feel it may be necessary when a long period of time passes and nothing occurs. I know Ranma may have adapted too fast, so I plan on rewriting the first chapter (sometime). However, this is Ranma, and remember that adaptability is one of his greatest assets. Hell, revising techniques on the spot? I sure as hell couldn't do that. Gimme a week or two and you may have something new -_-;
Integra-Hellsing: Ah, another KOS fan. I plan on paying more attention to that, and alternating updating this fic and RKOS to gimme some variety. (That's the plan at least.) The next chapter should already be up by the time I post this. And if I ever decide to stop writing it, I will allow you to continue it, you basically just called dibs. I am surprised at how much positive feedback both these stories have gotten really. I never would have thought that some of _my_ ideas would have ended up with so many fans, but hey I am not going to complain.
Kura-Kun: Catfights mean love!? That explains a lot. Excellent.(Plotting evil) And yes, Who doesn't want Ranma to have a symbiote!?
Aqualens: Don't worry. If I do plan on writing a lemon, it will be in a side story, where the main event is the lemon, and the chapter title will have all the necessary warnings and such.
X247: =P
MATCHUP STATUS!!!! (Insert special effects) I really hate having to constantly reupdate this when I am in the middle of a chapter and I get another review. Maybe I could get some sort of slave.
Ryoko What is it with people and a Ranma/Ryoko pairing? Hmm.. . . . . . 8
Rogue . . . . . 6
Tsunami . . . . . 4
Psylocke interesting, I admit I could see this one happening . . . . . 1
Nabiki Woot! You and me Spyder! . . . . . 3
Nabiki is on the board people! Now if only I can get Kasumi up there too. I mean.
Ryoko is winning by a landslide, a whole 2 votes, and I can only imagine what Ranma's reaction to her very forward nature would be. Not unlike Tenchi's I imagine.
Rogue. This would be harder with the whole physical contact issue, but I assure you there would be something that would change that, for Ranma at least. I mean a purely verbal relationship in an R fic. that would get boring.
Only one person from the anime/manga is up there and that is Nabiki. who isn't even a former fiancée. Well, I must say, I thought at least one person would vote Akane/Ukyo/Shampoo. Not that I am complaining mind you.
And now, a new question has emerged. Should he be related to someone from Jurai? I am reluctant to do so, at least right away. Right now, that would make Ranma far too powerful for some of the villains, and he would wipe the streets with them while whistling "What a Wonderful World." There is also the possibility of becoming part Masu, but that may also be over the top.
Later however, as foes become more powerful. I can see this most definitely happening. Hell, the girls in the story think so. (Is being held by several women at knife-point) *gulp* Tell me what you think.
Enough ranting!
Ranma sighed as he walked home. School was out. Ranma had graduated (mostly due to Kao's gifts, but hey Ranma wasn't complaining) school and was now a free man. Akane and Ukyo had graduated as well, with flying colors.
So, with his torture finally through, Ranma's thoughts were on the future. He wondered what exactly he was going to do. The idea of staying at the Tendo dojo was shot down; as Ranma thought of the amount of freeloading he had done already. For two years, the Tendo's had welcomed him in their home, and he did nothing to repay them.
But what was he to do? Sure, he may have a vast expanse of knowledge now (once again, thanks to Kao), but he was sure that getting a job was not as easy at it seemed, especially one that paid enough for an apartment in Tokyo.
He could always steal, but that thought was discarded the moment it came to mind. There was no way he was taking after his father.
So, with his head down and his mind clouded with thoughts on the future, Ranma entered the Tendo residence, and made a beeline to the dojo.
'What about you Kao? Any ideas?'
Ranma could nearly feel the entity shrug as it responded in it's hollow voice, [None, host Ranma.]
Ranma figured as much, Kao was an alien after all, and probably knew little of the careers on Earth.
He silently began his kata as moved across the floor, making nary a sound while moving with a fluid grace and precision, and his worries slowly melted away into the dance-like steps of his practice.
For several more days, Ranma thought of possibilities, checking the paper when no one seemed to be paying attention, looking through the classified section for any sign of a well-paying job, but for days nothing came up.
One resident of the dojo did notice, and she became worried the moment she deduced what it was he was looking for. She did not want him to leave, but she knew that he would eventually. Why would he stay? There was nothing here for him, other than her sister, who was oblivious as ever to his feelings.
Cursing herself for not picking him from the start, Nabiki sank lower into the furo. It was her third bath that day, all of which seemed to become lengthy because of certain. excersises.
She slowly sank lower into the tub, letting the water rise above her mouth as she reached the peak of her pleasure, a silent scream slowly being let into the waters of the tub.
Ranma sneezed and wondered who was thinking about him as he looked over the paper.
His eyes suddenly brightened as he saw something that showed promise. It would be a temporary thing, that was definite, but it would give him enough money to start.
It was then that Akane ran into the room, giddy with excitement, clutching a piece of paper to her chest.
"I got in!" She shouted, and immediately smiled, expecting something.
Ranma, Soun and Genma blinked and looked at each other for some sign of comprehension as to what Akane had said.
Akane growled and held out the sheet to her father, who grabbed it and read it over. A big smile was soon plastered on his face as he rose and embraced his daughter with a grand hug, tears flying out of his eyes as he congratulated her.
Nabiki chose that moment to come down, her hair still damp from her bath, and after taking a brief look at the display her father and little sister were putting on, she spied the discarded letter and read it over.
Her eyes widened briefly before she shrugged and handed the letter to the thoroughly confused Ranma, who read it over.
Dear Ms. Akane Tendo,
You are hereby accepted to Tokyo University, we would like to thank you for applying and congratulate you on your efforts. Enclosed is a.
Ranma read no further as he looked up at Akane and smiled weakly. He was proud, but he was hurt slightly that she did not seem to notice that she would be leaving Ranma. Sure, the thrill of the moment was there, but she did not even seem aware of the fact that she was going to leave him behind.
The phone chose this moment to interrupt the weeping Soun and ecstatic Akane, and Kasumi walked over and picked up the phone, a light smile on her face the entire time.
"Moshi Moshi?"
Several seconds followed as she listened, before she asked the caller to hold and gestured to Akane with the phone. "It's Ukyo, she wants to speak with you."
This was not an expected event, so Akane cautiously took the phone from her sister and held it up to her ear. "Hello?"
More haunting silence drifted through the house, as Ranma rocked nervously on his knees, finding himself greatly uncomfortable with the lack of sound.
"Oh really?! Me too! Yes! Yes! Oh, that would be wonderful! See you tonight!" With that, Akane hung the phone up with a larger smile on her face as she turned back to the rest of the family. "Guess what?"
Ranma swore he heard a cricket chirp, but discarded it as something else.
"Ukyo got accepted into Tokyo University too! She wants us all to come over for a party to celebrate!"
Everyone immediately brightened when she had said that, and soon they began to talk to Akane, probing her about what classes she was going to take and where she would be staying.
Everyone, but Ranma that was. His thoughts were kept to himself, as he sat to the side, thinking to himself. 'Everyone is leaving. The Nerima Wrecking Crew has grown up. I should be happy that finally the chaos is going to stop. But I feel. sad. Depressed even. Everyone I know and care for is leaving me. I don't want to be alone. What should I do Kao?'
It was more of a rhetorical question, but the symbiote answered nonetheless. [It is beyond my current abilities to be able to help in this situation Host Ranma.]
Ranma shook his head and stood, ascending the stairs and leaving Akane with her company. He had some serious thinking to do.
~_~_~_~_~_Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean_~_~_~_~_~_~
Peter Parker sighed, careful not to make too much noise as his wife slept next to him. It had taken a lot of work to convince her to go on vacation to Japan, but he had done it. She seemed quite excited about the hot springs in fact.
But of course, there was the real reason Peter was going. It started as just something he overheard, but soon it spread across New York like a wildfire.
There was a picture of someone, standing on a wall in Tokyo. The paper had said it was Spider-Man, but Peter knew that to be impossible. He had been in New York.
His thoughts went to Venom, one of his newest enemies. Could it be him? He didn't think so. Venom normally chose a much bulkier appearance, with large muscles covering his body. The picture had shown a figure with an athletic body, but still with powerful muscles. Not unlike his own body.
Answers refused to come and Peter rested his head back on the seat, contemplating the many problems in his life. Venom came to mind, who was a high priority, underneath the doppelganger from Tokyo. How did Venom know his name? Did he know who it was beneath the symbiotic suit he had recovered in the Secret Wars?
Sleep finally overtook the wall-crawler, but the worries remained etched in his mind.
In the back of the plane, a figure sat, alone. He wore a leather coat, with a white undershirt and a pair of deep blue jeans. His eyes burned with hatred as he looked at the picture again, and a sneer slowly emerged on his face.
"Running to Japan won't save you. Parker." Eddie growled, and inside his body the symbiote squirmed in delight at the feelings of hatred and malice. It had a good host this time, that much was certain. Unlike it's previous host, this one didn't mind hurting people. It wondered if it's offspring had the same luck it had.
~_~_~_~_~Tokyo, Nerima District~_~_~_~_~_~
Ranma sneezed again and rubbed his nose absently.
The sneeze was lost on the others though, who were currently celebrating Ukyo and Akane's acceptance into Tokyo University.
The entire Crew was there, from Ryoga (he turned up in the middle, asking to be directed to Tokyo) to Happosai, who was currently passed out on a pile of various female undergarments, sake easily recognizable on his breath.
Ryoga was smiling and enjoying himself, obviously proud of Akane's achievement. He and Akari had been going steady, and he resigned Akane to Ranma.
Mousse on the other hand, was quite unhappy. Earlier, he had heard Shampoo state that with Ukyo and Akane out of the way; she could be around Ranma more. He was left to glare at Ranma the entire time, who was oblivious to the harsh stare.
Cologne was enjoying herself, happy that the two were leaving. With such obstacles out of the way, Shampoo could easily worm her way into Ranma's heart.
Ukyo and Akane were talking excitedly about what classes they were going to take, and where they would be staying and other such details.
Soun and Genma were currently drinking all the sake they could get, celebrating their daughter/in-law's achievement.
Ranma nodded to himself, and took a deep breath, before standing up from his seat and getting the attention of most of the room. 'Wish me luck Kao.' Ranma thought as sweat collected on his head.
[I wish you luck, Host Ranma]
"I have an announcement to make." Ranma said. Immediately all of the noise in the restaurant ceased, and again the eerie silence took a hold over the room.
Ranma glanced about, seeing expectant stares from everyone. They probably expected him to make his decision about the fiancée mess. Well, they were dead wrong.
"I'm leaving Nerima."
Yay! More Cliffhangers! Cliffhangers for all! *prances about happily*
Oh, timelines, ne? This is after Ranma is out of school, so obviously is after the Saffron incident. It is just after Spider-Man encounters Venom for the first time, and I may even change that around to fit the story better.
Next: How will the others react? Spider-Man really is in Tokyo! And so is Venom.
Read and Review! Ja! -Gundraw
Reviewer responses:
hades: O_O You wouldn't dare.
Jason: I toyed with the idea of a Ranma/Masaki relation, but decided that would end up with too much power for Ranma. I want him to be strong, but not so strong it's scary. I do have an idea however as to how Ranma could access the Jurian energy, though am reluctant to put it in.
Macross VF1: I plan on trying to limit the fast forwards as much as I can, though I feel it may be necessary when a long period of time passes and nothing occurs. I know Ranma may have adapted too fast, so I plan on rewriting the first chapter (sometime). However, this is Ranma, and remember that adaptability is one of his greatest assets. Hell, revising techniques on the spot? I sure as hell couldn't do that. Gimme a week or two and you may have something new -_-;
Integra-Hellsing: Ah, another KOS fan. I plan on paying more attention to that, and alternating updating this fic and RKOS to gimme some variety. (That's the plan at least.) The next chapter should already be up by the time I post this. And if I ever decide to stop writing it, I will allow you to continue it, you basically just called dibs. I am surprised at how much positive feedback both these stories have gotten really. I never would have thought that some of _my_ ideas would have ended up with so many fans, but hey I am not going to complain.
Kura-Kun: Catfights mean love!? That explains a lot. Excellent.(Plotting evil) And yes, Who doesn't want Ranma to have a symbiote!?
Aqualens: Don't worry. If I do plan on writing a lemon, it will be in a side story, where the main event is the lemon, and the chapter title will have all the necessary warnings and such.
X247: =P
MATCHUP STATUS!!!! (Insert special effects) I really hate having to constantly reupdate this when I am in the middle of a chapter and I get another review. Maybe I could get some sort of slave.
Ryoko What is it with people and a Ranma/Ryoko pairing? Hmm.. . . . . . 8
Rogue . . . . . 6
Tsunami . . . . . 4
Psylocke interesting, I admit I could see this one happening . . . . . 1
Nabiki Woot! You and me Spyder! . . . . . 3
Nabiki is on the board people! Now if only I can get Kasumi up there too. I mean.
Ryoko is winning by a landslide, a whole 2 votes, and I can only imagine what Ranma's reaction to her very forward nature would be. Not unlike Tenchi's I imagine.
Rogue. This would be harder with the whole physical contact issue, but I assure you there would be something that would change that, for Ranma at least. I mean a purely verbal relationship in an R fic. that would get boring.
Only one person from the anime/manga is up there and that is Nabiki. who isn't even a former fiancée. Well, I must say, I thought at least one person would vote Akane/Ukyo/Shampoo. Not that I am complaining mind you.
And now, a new question has emerged. Should he be related to someone from Jurai? I am reluctant to do so, at least right away. Right now, that would make Ranma far too powerful for some of the villains, and he would wipe the streets with them while whistling "What a Wonderful World." There is also the possibility of becoming part Masu, but that may also be over the top.
Later however, as foes become more powerful. I can see this most definitely happening. Hell, the girls in the story think so. (Is being held by several women at knife-point) *gulp* Tell me what you think.
Enough ranting!
Ranma sighed as he walked home. School was out. Ranma had graduated (mostly due to Kao's gifts, but hey Ranma wasn't complaining) school and was now a free man. Akane and Ukyo had graduated as well, with flying colors.
So, with his torture finally through, Ranma's thoughts were on the future. He wondered what exactly he was going to do. The idea of staying at the Tendo dojo was shot down; as Ranma thought of the amount of freeloading he had done already. For two years, the Tendo's had welcomed him in their home, and he did nothing to repay them.
But what was he to do? Sure, he may have a vast expanse of knowledge now (once again, thanks to Kao), but he was sure that getting a job was not as easy at it seemed, especially one that paid enough for an apartment in Tokyo.
He could always steal, but that thought was discarded the moment it came to mind. There was no way he was taking after his father.
So, with his head down and his mind clouded with thoughts on the future, Ranma entered the Tendo residence, and made a beeline to the dojo.
'What about you Kao? Any ideas?'
Ranma could nearly feel the entity shrug as it responded in it's hollow voice, [None, host Ranma.]
Ranma figured as much, Kao was an alien after all, and probably knew little of the careers on Earth.
He silently began his kata as moved across the floor, making nary a sound while moving with a fluid grace and precision, and his worries slowly melted away into the dance-like steps of his practice.
For several more days, Ranma thought of possibilities, checking the paper when no one seemed to be paying attention, looking through the classified section for any sign of a well-paying job, but for days nothing came up.
One resident of the dojo did notice, and she became worried the moment she deduced what it was he was looking for. She did not want him to leave, but she knew that he would eventually. Why would he stay? There was nothing here for him, other than her sister, who was oblivious as ever to his feelings.
Cursing herself for not picking him from the start, Nabiki sank lower into the furo. It was her third bath that day, all of which seemed to become lengthy because of certain. excersises.
She slowly sank lower into the tub, letting the water rise above her mouth as she reached the peak of her pleasure, a silent scream slowly being let into the waters of the tub.
Ranma sneezed and wondered who was thinking about him as he looked over the paper.
His eyes suddenly brightened as he saw something that showed promise. It would be a temporary thing, that was definite, but it would give him enough money to start.
It was then that Akane ran into the room, giddy with excitement, clutching a piece of paper to her chest.
"I got in!" She shouted, and immediately smiled, expecting something.
Ranma, Soun and Genma blinked and looked at each other for some sign of comprehension as to what Akane had said.
Akane growled and held out the sheet to her father, who grabbed it and read it over. A big smile was soon plastered on his face as he rose and embraced his daughter with a grand hug, tears flying out of his eyes as he congratulated her.
Nabiki chose that moment to come down, her hair still damp from her bath, and after taking a brief look at the display her father and little sister were putting on, she spied the discarded letter and read it over.
Her eyes widened briefly before she shrugged and handed the letter to the thoroughly confused Ranma, who read it over.
Dear Ms. Akane Tendo,
You are hereby accepted to Tokyo University, we would like to thank you for applying and congratulate you on your efforts. Enclosed is a.
Ranma read no further as he looked up at Akane and smiled weakly. He was proud, but he was hurt slightly that she did not seem to notice that she would be leaving Ranma. Sure, the thrill of the moment was there, but she did not even seem aware of the fact that she was going to leave him behind.
The phone chose this moment to interrupt the weeping Soun and ecstatic Akane, and Kasumi walked over and picked up the phone, a light smile on her face the entire time.
"Moshi Moshi?"
Several seconds followed as she listened, before she asked the caller to hold and gestured to Akane with the phone. "It's Ukyo, she wants to speak with you."
This was not an expected event, so Akane cautiously took the phone from her sister and held it up to her ear. "Hello?"
More haunting silence drifted through the house, as Ranma rocked nervously on his knees, finding himself greatly uncomfortable with the lack of sound.
"Oh really?! Me too! Yes! Yes! Oh, that would be wonderful! See you tonight!" With that, Akane hung the phone up with a larger smile on her face as she turned back to the rest of the family. "Guess what?"
Ranma swore he heard a cricket chirp, but discarded it as something else.
"Ukyo got accepted into Tokyo University too! She wants us all to come over for a party to celebrate!"
Everyone immediately brightened when she had said that, and soon they began to talk to Akane, probing her about what classes she was going to take and where she would be staying.
Everyone, but Ranma that was. His thoughts were kept to himself, as he sat to the side, thinking to himself. 'Everyone is leaving. The Nerima Wrecking Crew has grown up. I should be happy that finally the chaos is going to stop. But I feel. sad. Depressed even. Everyone I know and care for is leaving me. I don't want to be alone. What should I do Kao?'
It was more of a rhetorical question, but the symbiote answered nonetheless. [It is beyond my current abilities to be able to help in this situation Host Ranma.]
Ranma shook his head and stood, ascending the stairs and leaving Akane with her company. He had some serious thinking to do.
~_~_~_~_~_Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean_~_~_~_~_~_~
Peter Parker sighed, careful not to make too much noise as his wife slept next to him. It had taken a lot of work to convince her to go on vacation to Japan, but he had done it. She seemed quite excited about the hot springs in fact.
But of course, there was the real reason Peter was going. It started as just something he overheard, but soon it spread across New York like a wildfire.
There was a picture of someone, standing on a wall in Tokyo. The paper had said it was Spider-Man, but Peter knew that to be impossible. He had been in New York.
His thoughts went to Venom, one of his newest enemies. Could it be him? He didn't think so. Venom normally chose a much bulkier appearance, with large muscles covering his body. The picture had shown a figure with an athletic body, but still with powerful muscles. Not unlike his own body.
Answers refused to come and Peter rested his head back on the seat, contemplating the many problems in his life. Venom came to mind, who was a high priority, underneath the doppelganger from Tokyo. How did Venom know his name? Did he know who it was beneath the symbiotic suit he had recovered in the Secret Wars?
Sleep finally overtook the wall-crawler, but the worries remained etched in his mind.
In the back of the plane, a figure sat, alone. He wore a leather coat, with a white undershirt and a pair of deep blue jeans. His eyes burned with hatred as he looked at the picture again, and a sneer slowly emerged on his face.
"Running to Japan won't save you. Parker." Eddie growled, and inside his body the symbiote squirmed in delight at the feelings of hatred and malice. It had a good host this time, that much was certain. Unlike it's previous host, this one didn't mind hurting people. It wondered if it's offspring had the same luck it had.
~_~_~_~_~Tokyo, Nerima District~_~_~_~_~_~
Ranma sneezed again and rubbed his nose absently.
The sneeze was lost on the others though, who were currently celebrating Ukyo and Akane's acceptance into Tokyo University.
The entire Crew was there, from Ryoga (he turned up in the middle, asking to be directed to Tokyo) to Happosai, who was currently passed out on a pile of various female undergarments, sake easily recognizable on his breath.
Ryoga was smiling and enjoying himself, obviously proud of Akane's achievement. He and Akari had been going steady, and he resigned Akane to Ranma.
Mousse on the other hand, was quite unhappy. Earlier, he had heard Shampoo state that with Ukyo and Akane out of the way; she could be around Ranma more. He was left to glare at Ranma the entire time, who was oblivious to the harsh stare.
Cologne was enjoying herself, happy that the two were leaving. With such obstacles out of the way, Shampoo could easily worm her way into Ranma's heart.
Ukyo and Akane were talking excitedly about what classes they were going to take, and where they would be staying and other such details.
Soun and Genma were currently drinking all the sake they could get, celebrating their daughter/in-law's achievement.
Ranma nodded to himself, and took a deep breath, before standing up from his seat and getting the attention of most of the room. 'Wish me luck Kao.' Ranma thought as sweat collected on his head.
[I wish you luck, Host Ranma]
"I have an announcement to make." Ranma said. Immediately all of the noise in the restaurant ceased, and again the eerie silence took a hold over the room.
Ranma glanced about, seeing expectant stares from everyone. They probably expected him to make his decision about the fiancée mess. Well, they were dead wrong.
"I'm leaving Nerima."
Yay! More Cliffhangers! Cliffhangers for all! *prances about happily*
Oh, timelines, ne? This is after Ranma is out of school, so obviously is after the Saffron incident. It is just after Spider-Man encounters Venom for the first time, and I may even change that around to fit the story better.
Next: How will the others react? Spider-Man really is in Tokyo! And so is Venom.
Read and Review! Ja! -Gundraw