Genius and Ditz: Two Sides of a Whole.
Ranma, Dexter's Lab stuff, Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z and anything else used are property of their owners/creators. I do not own any aspect of them. I'm just writing for fun.
Timelines: Ranma ½: At the start of the series
Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z: A few months before the start of the series.
Thanks going out to a reviewer who informed me of the whole 'Ponytail vs. Pigtail' thing. Instead of using the term pigtailed for male Ranma, it'll now be braided, and the twin ponytails for female Ranma will be called pigtails.
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
/signs/
Chapter 4
It was a somewhat cloudy day the next morning as the sun rose on the district of Nerima. Everything seemed calm and peaceful like it usually was on a day like this. The wind was blowing lightly as birds flew in the sky, and in the koi pond of a certain dojo, the fish were leaping out of the pond and back in. It was an all around peaceful and normal day… if it wasn't for the odd noise from the Tendo home.
"What's with all the noise going on?" Akane asked as she headed downstairs. She was having a lovely dream in her soft bed when her mind was assaulted by the sound of stomping and a screeching monkey. Curious as to what in the world was going on, the youngest Tendo slipped out of her comfy bed and started downstairs.
What she saw made her question her eyesight. The new boy to their happy and normal home was holding some weird controller in his hands, and in front of him was his father. The currently monkified man was stuck in the seat of some strange robot, and his arms and legs were encased in the robotic appendages as it moved him around against his will. "Come on pops, it won't kill you. We're just testing out my newest invention here. It increases a person's speed and strength considerably."
Akane couldn't help but blink at the sight before turning to her older sister, Nabiki. Said girl was currently lounging on the sofa and watching the news; not caring about the spectacle that was going on. Another question begged to be asked. "Since when did we get a 40 inch big screen flat TV?"
Nabiki turned her head and glanced at her younger sister. "Ranma here decided that the TV we originally owned had been too small, and so he decided to take it upon himself to create a new one for us." The boy really was something. Just think of all this stuff he could create with that lab of his. He could probably make a fortune. He seemed a little eccentric, but then again, weren't most super genius's a little bit of that?
"You can't say that you don't like it." Ranma said as he walked up to the couch to converse with the two Tendo sisters. "Now you'll feel as if you are almost part of the action." The two didn't know if he was just making talk or was serious, so they decided to just play it safe around the TV. Akane's eyes then noticed something was missing.
"Um… Ranma, where's your father?" Looking her way for a second, he turned around to show her he was still right there. When he faced the area where the monkey was, it was shown that his father was gone. The genius could only reach one conclusion.
"It looks like we have a rampaging robot on the loose with a monkey, which is actually a fat and bald martial artist, trapped in the robot with no way of controlling it. There's also the fact that I don't know where he went." Silence reined for a few seconds. "Oh well, I'll find him later. What trouble could he get into?"
A news reporter suddenly popped on the TV. "This just in, we finally have live footage of a battle that the Sailor Senshi are currently undergoing. The monster appears to be some giant blue ogre in a loin cloth. We now take you to the scene." The TV switched to the scene of the Sailor girls battling some ogre thing. None of their attacks seemed to be doing any good, except making the thing angry.
"Huh… I wonder what it wants." Ranma said casually as he watched the TV.
"We have just gotten audio footage from the battle of what the monster is yelling." The three watching the TV listened intently as the monster was about to speak.
"I WANT A BANANA SUNDAE!!!! LOTS AND LOTS OF BANANA SUNDAES!!!" It shouted as it began thrashing property. The three teens watching proceeded to face fault.
"Right" Ranma began, "Anyone want to explain to me why they just don't give him what he wants? He JUST wants lots and lots of banana sundae." He couldn't believe he even said that. 'Hm… they cause a bit of property damage with their battles. I've noticed that a lot with super heroes that I've seen in the media. I wonder…' The genius thought as his mind formulated a possible idea.
"This just in! We have word that a small monkey in some weird robot contraption is heading against its will to the battlefield. All the combatants are confused at this turn of events." A voice off screen just said something to the news anchor. "Right you are Jippou. Whoever has done this to the monkey is a sick bastard."
Two heads turned to the boy who physically looked 13. "Eh, that's one person's opinion. Well, now that I know where pops is, it's time to have a little fun." The braided scientist/martial artist said as he turned to his watch. "Quadra-chan, I want manual virtual mode for the Alpha Exoskeleton Bot please."
"Affirmative" the voice said as some blue virtual gloves, boots, and helmet with goggles popped out of the wrist sized device and onto the boy.
"I don't even think I want to try and understand how that popped out of that little thing." Akane said as she looked upon Ranma, who was now decked in virtual reality gear.
"Alright, time to do this. Keep your eyes on the TV please, girls." He said with a point. Both Tendo sisters looked to the screen and saw the robot do the same thing. The robot then proceeded to run up to the giant ogre and give it the finger.
"The robot suddenly angered the monster! Just what kind of sick and depraved person would do such a thing for kicks?" The news anchor asked with a frown. The camera then proceeded to show the ogre get angry and charge for the monkey in the robot. Said robot gave a kick to the ogre's family jewels, causing every one who was possibly watching to wince. Picking up the downed beast, it was then given a toss that sent it into LEO. "Well… that certainly did work. No matter how painful it probably was to anyone watching. Look, the robot with the monkey is now turning around and taking off from the area!"
Ranma told Quadra to command the robot back home as he took off the virtual items. After a little while, Genma finally returned and was chucked out of the robot onto the floor face down. "Not feeling too bad, are you pops?" The blue-eyed boy asked with a smirk.
Lifting up his head, Genma-monkey glared at his son. "Keeeee…" He managed out before he collapsed from exhaustion.
"Hmm… I think I went slightly overboard." The genius said as he scratched his chin. A sweat drop was shared between the Tendo sisters.
"Up next, will Jordan Michaels manage to bring his basketball team to victory when they play in an upcoming game here in Japan? A worldwide shipment of Jawbreakers may have to be recalled for being tainted with a substance that makes one suffer mental issues. Also, what new villain have the Justice Friends encountered that had them on the ropes? Major Glory will give the statement in an interview later. Stay tuned to your local morning news!"
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"You still don't trust me, do you Akane?" Ranma asked as the two made their way towards school. "Care to explain why?"
"You act like you're insane, and you're a boy."
"What's wrong with being a boy?"
"All boys are perverts." The tomboy said in finality. She was then stopped in her walking by Ranma hopping in front of her and turning around.
"Look Akane" He began, "I promise that I will never do anything to your family without a valid reason. That is a promise you can trust, and as for the whole pervert thing." He began to chuckle a bit. "I turn into a girl, Akane; a girl who wouldn't even dream to take advantage of people. I'm also very well aware of what girls go through and everything because of that. Do you honestly thing that someone who's been able to experience it like I have would be a pervert? Because of my girl side's personality, I am well aware of how girls feel about certain things and all. Many things I wish I didn't, but I do." He held out a gloved hand. "Truce?"
Akane thought about what the boy said. It made absolute sense, but could she really trust him with the whole promise on not doing anything? After a little while of thinking, she took the smaller boy's hand. "Truce, Ranma. That doesn't mean I'm not going to keep my eye on you. I still don't fully trust you."
"Hey, that's all I ask. You wouldn't be a good person if you didn't think of your family's safety." It was at that moment that a truck drove by and hit a leftover rain puddle, triggering the transformation. "Ah! I'm all wet Akane-san!!!" The now blonde girl in pigtails said as she stared down at herself. "I should probably use some hot water, since it might be better to register as a boy." Her mind was kind of in turmoil. Did she really want to change back into a boy?
Her hand was suddenly grabbed by Akane as she led her somewhere. "I know a place we can get some hot water."
"But Akane-san…" She didn't need to go anywhere to get it; she could just have Quadra-chan send it to her from the watch. She watched as the taller girl dragged her towards some clinic or some such similar thing. Upon entering, Akane proceeded to tell Ranma to wait and that she'll be back. Looking around, the girl in pigtails found the place to be nice and quaint. A boney hand landed on her shoulder. Stiffening, she looked around and saw the face of a skeleton staring right at her. "EEEEEEEKKKKKK!!!!!" She screamed as she high-tailed it out of the clinic. Akane came in a second later with some hot water in her hand.
"What happened to Ranma? I thought I heard her scream?" Her eyes then saw the skeleton in Dr. Tofu's hands. "Ah… that makes sense."
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Ranma was panting like crazy as she leaned against the wall of the clinic. "That was so scary!" She announced as she held her hand on her chest. "What did I ever do to the skeleton to make it attack me?"
"That was just Betty." Akane commented as she appeared next to the blonde girl. "It's just a skeleton figure that Dr. Tofu owns. Here's your hot water by the way." She said handing it to the smaller girl.
"Dr. Tofu?" The blue-eyed girl asked with a tilt of her head.
"He's the local chiropractor. He's always helped me whenever I got injured when I was a little girl." A small blush escaped the tomboy, and Ranma noticed this.
"AAAAAAAAA!!!" She screamed with sparkles in her eyes. "You're in love with Dr. Tofu, aren't you Akane-san?! Your love for him shines brightly through your mannerisms."
"W… what?" Akane began, her blush getting bigger. "N… no I don't. Besides, he's deeply in love with someone else." The sparkles in the blue eyes got bigger and slightly teary.
"Oh the romantic horror of such a thing as unrequited love. Your heart yearns for to be with the person, but it is against the odds." Slapping herself in the forehead with a hand, Akane took the hot water and poured it over the blonde.
"Gah… I apologize for that Akane." The now boy Ranma said with a shake of his head. "As you can see, my girl form can be a bit romance happy."
"Forget it, let's get to school. You still need to get to the principal's office to register." Giving a nod to the Tendo daughter, Ranma followed her towards the school. After a few minutes, he felt the girl get tense and ready to explode. With a sudden burst of speed, Akane ran off. "I HATE BOYS!!!"
"What in the…" Ranma started as he watched her run around the corner, and heard a bunch of screams. Peeking over the wall, the genius/martial artist sweat dropped at the sight of a whole group of boys proclaiming their love for Akane as they tried beat her up with various instruments. Shrugging, he got into a cross-legged position on the wall and began eating some potato chips while watching the carnage. "Not bad form, but I guess this is why she acts more like a street brawler." He kept watching until the group was defeated, and a rose went flying.
Finished with his small bag of potato chips, Ranma decided it was time to see what all the carnage was about. Hopping off the wall to where the black haired girl was, he looked to the rose boy in the samurai wannabe clothing. "You know what Akane? I was thinking Nerima would be boring." A bokken was thrust in his direction
"You, short child, who are you and what is your business within these hollowed walls of Furinken High? Thou shalt head to the middle school where your kind migrate."
"Short… child?" The bespectacled boy asked.
"Ah, but it's customary to give one's name first. I am the rising star in the…" He was then interrupted by the shorter boy.
"Just tell me your name. I don't feel like standing through some long winded speech by an obvious moron."
"You're an impudent little boy. I would suggest learning to respect those older than you. Tatewaki Kuno, the Blue Thunder of Furinken High, has spoken his words of wisdom." There was a murmur over the whole 'Blue Thunder' and lightning flashing in the background thing. "My very name strikes fear into your heart, does it not?" He looked into the spot that the smaller boy was in, and noticed he wasn't there. "What?"
"Yeah, yeah" Ranma stated as he walked away from the obviously deranged boy. "I don't have all my life to listen to someone brag themselves up. Perhaps we can continue this later when you don't seem to be such an idiotic buffoon." That proved to be the wrong thing to say as Kuno began to charge at the smaller boy.
"Ruffian! I'll teach you to respect the might and power of the illustrious House of Kuno! An obvious science nerd like you should respect those better!" The deranged kendo practitioner shouted as he charged for the braided boy. He was suddenly caught off guard when the boy seemed to vanish, and his vision was seeing stars as a boot landed in his face in a roundhouse kick. Kuno was then knocked a few feet away and to the ground.
"Usually a couple or so insults wouldn't faze me, but you crossed the line." Ranma began counting away on his fingers. "Let's see, there's short, child, middle school, 'my kind', little boy, and finally… science nerd. Not a very good track record so far you idiot." The light reflected off his glasses as he looked towards the bokken boy.
Kuno stood up and glared at the raven-haired boy. "I fight on!" He began to charge with his bokken held high, while Ranma just stood there waiting. When the taller boy was just upon him, he slashed with the sword… only to have it explode in splinters as his opponent touched it with only a finger. "What kind of sorcery is this?!" The move was then followed up by a quick punch to the gut, and then a knee to the chin. This sent the delusional boy to an early sleep.
Casting his eyes skyward, the braided haired boy noticed the thunder and lightning starting to get stronger. "It looks like it's going to start raining again." He then looked back at his downed opponent. "The rain will wake him up." Turning on his heals the genius/martial artist made his way into the school.
Akane's mind finally registered the situation as the rain started to fall. "Hey, that was my fight!" The tomboy yelled.
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The past 16 or so years had not been kind on him. Regaining sanity that he never had after the death of two people who were virtually his victims for years, he was placed in a mental institution to evaluate and see if he would be of any danger to any more innocent lives. His parents were disappointed greatly over the actions he did, but they stood by him every step of the way to see him through. His younger sister provided some support as well, but became frightened of him and wouldn't visit often. She had since followed her dream onto becoming the ballerina she wanted to be.
The mother and father of the ones he slain grieved for a long while. They learned of the laboratory that their son kept long ago, and they were reluctant to have it dismantled. However, it brought up too many grievous memories, and there wasn't anybody around to use it. It was either dismantle it, or let it rot forever and possibly become a hazard. They eventually forgave him for what he did, but they would forever be saddened by it.
When he was released from his mental evaluations, he was finally deemed suitable for the outside world. They wanted to toss him in prison for life, but the lawyer he had was very efficient at proving that the actions were due to a great deal of mental insanity that gave way to a much needed sanity after the deaths of the individuals. He went on to bring up points about the current mental stability, and that his client was 'seeing clearer than he had for years'. To lock him up forever would undoubtedly undo the sanity he had gained at that time, and the guy provided many other aspects of why locking the boy up would do him a great deal of harm. It was a miracle that the lawyer got him off with just a bunch of community service, and it's too bad he forgot the guy's name; a Perry something or other.
After obtaining his long sought after freedom, he went on to prove his intelligence and went on to college. There he managed, after several years, to get his Doctorate of Science degree, and went on to be the assistant of a well known scientist here in Japan. There he helped side by side with another assistant named Professor Utonium Kitazawa. It seemed that Utonium was also getting his son, Ken Kitazawa, to be taught in the science fields as well. He was a very smart boy who seemed to soak things up like a sponge.
As of right now, he, Professor Mandark Astronominov, decided it would be an interesting idea to become the science teacher at a local high school. To test out and see which students would possibly go on to be professors in science themselves someday. It was the least he could do to atone for the atrocity that he committed many years ago. The lives of a boy he could have probably tried to work with instead of compete with, and the girl who he had a one-sided obsession for. An obsession, he now finally realized, that disturbed her greatly.
"The sky appears to be about ready to burst." He said as he cast his head skyward as he continued down the sidewalk towards the school he'd be teaching at. As he made his way towards the learning institution, an oddity caught his eye as he noticed a couple people coming in the opposite direction. There was a girl with long black hair with slight blue tint to it, and a shorter boy who… dressed a lot like his old rival. "That kid… dresses like Dexter used to. What the hell?"
Moving to the entrance of the school, he watched the odd confrontation between the kid who dressed like the boy he knew, and some lunatic waving a bokken. "Dexter sure as hell never had any fighting moves." He said to himself as he remembered long ago that whenever the two would clash in hand fights, it was always the two of them trying to blindly slap each other. "This might need some investigating." He said as he watched the boy enter the school.
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"The principal's office." Ranma said as he looked at the sign above the door. "Principal Kuno…" Sudden realization came to him. "Oh hell no, the loon outside is the son of the principal. Jeez, I sure hope this guy isn't some whacko." A gloved hand reached for the knob of the door as if it was a dangerous animal. Slowly, he turned the knob and swung it open. Upon seeing the inside of the place, a sweat-drop formed. "The guy must love Hawaii or something." He said as he walked in.
It didn't even look like a room. There were palm trees all over the place, and sand and grass were in patches around the ground. The walls and ceiling were painted to look like the Hawaiian scenery. Plastic birds were tied up by string from the ceiling, giving the illusion that they were flying. Wading pools of water were scattered around the room, and the sound of a ukulele being played could be heard on the other side of the trees.
Making his way towards the sound of the music, he found himself dodging falling crabs, exploding coconuts and pineapples, and a whole bunch of sharp objects that seemed to aim themselves for his head. Luckily, he was shorter than most that had come through here. Otherwise he would have had been hit. 'He is a whacko.' Ranma thought simply as he continued on his way.
Finally making his way to the other side, his eyes went wide at seeing the person who was supposed to be the principal. Said principal was sitting cross-legged on an office desk while strumming a ukulele. His clothing consisted of stereotypical Hawaiian clothing, complete with sandals. His body was fully tanned, and his black shades hid his eyes… although the braided youth wished his weird grin was hidden away. What made the sight even more unreal was the tiny palm tree that was sticking out of the guy's head. 'Why did I ever think Nerima would be boring?' Ranma thought to himself with a sigh.
The odd looking man stopped his playing and looked at the braided haired boy. "Aahh, so the kiddo here is da new student of this here school." He said as his speech became odd. "Da Big Kahuna thinks you look too young for this here school." His eyes suddenly noticed the braid the boy had. "Da braid is not a good hairstyle kiddo. Da Big Kahuna may have not been able to cut da hair of da entire school, but he sure will cut dat eyesore." Putting his ukulele to the side, he pulled out a pair of clippers and leapt for the bespectacled boy. "You in da Big Kahuna's lair now, and what da Big Kahuna says, goes!!"
Dodging away from the lunge, Ranma began moving in and out of the efforts of the crazy guy to cut his hair. He saw something being tossed and caught it. It was revealed to be a pineapple. "Oh shi..." The genius could only manage out before it exploded. His form was now charred. "Cough"
"An opening!" The crazy man shouted as he lunged for the boy… only to have the bottom of a booted foot smash into his face and knock him back. "No problemo" Principal Kuno said as he pulled out a remote control. Ranma's eyes widened when he saw miniature airplanes zero in on him.
"This has got to be" he began as he dodged one going for the top of his head. "The most stupid" Dodging another, "thing I have ever put up with." After another dodge, he held up his watch arm. Out of it popped a miniature cannon. "Say goodbye to your stupid toys, freak." The cannon made three shots that hit the planes dead center. The blue-eyed boy had no time for joy, however, as he jumped out of the way of another clipper strike, and was hit with another pineapple bomb; sending him stumbling into a wading pool.
"Now da Big Kahuna is gonna… cut… that… eh?" The palm tree headed principal let out as he stared at the now blonde haired girl in pigtails. "Da boy turn into a wahine? Dis doesn't make da sense." He said as he watched the girl get out of the wading pool and begin drying her clothing with the watch thing.
"Please don't cut my hair, Big Kahuna-san." The now female Ranma asked with big eyes. She didn't want her hair to be cut… it was a part of her. She didn't understand why the guy was just standing in place. "Big Kahuna-san?"
"How did da boy become a wahine?"
"Ooohhhh… you want to know that?" At his nod, she went on. "It's a curse, Big Kahuna-san. Cold water turns me into a girl, hot water turns me back. I have the same memories and intelligence in both forms, but this form would be considered ditzy, happy-go-lucky, not as quick on the uptake, slightly hyper, and many other things. I don't like being referred to as those, but I am." The blonde said with a slight blush.
"I see" Principal Kuno said as he made his way over to his desk and sat down in the chair. A slightly serious look came to his face. "Please have a seat, wahine." He motioned to the chair in front of his desk. Making her way towards it, the now girl examined the chair.
"It looks like a barber chair, Big Kahuna-san, and those shackles don't seem too friendly either." She didn't want to sit in any kind of chair like that. Her mind drifted to the image of her sitting shackled in the chair, and a crazed principal standing over her with clippers while she struggled and screamed. "I CAN'T sit in that, Big Kahuna-san!" She shouted while shivering a bit.
"Dat's no problem then." The palm tree man stated as he pushed a button. A trap door opened up, causing the chair to fall through. There was a sudden shout of 'MY HEAD!!!' as a crash sounded. "Dat's Kobayakawa fault fo' remainin' here." He said as he pushed another button. Out of the wall came another, more normal, chair that took the place of the other one. "Now you can have a seat."
Sitting down in the seat, Ranma found out it was a spin chair, and so she gave a small spin before looking back at the principal. "Are we going to do the registering now, Big Kahuna-san?" Her eyes saw the shake of a head. "Why not?"
"Well wahine" he began, "in both yo' forms, you look like da middle school student instead of da high school student; more so in da girl form. Dat's da type of thing dat could distract students from their work. Gender and personality changing, and looking like da middle school student will surly do jus' dat. Da Big Kahuna will not allow such a thing in dis school."
Ranma tilted her head. "So what are you going to do, Big Kahuna-san?"
"Da Big Kahuna has a friend over in Tokyo City Junior High. Even though you are older, you still look like da 13-year-old. Da Big Kahuna will not allow dat in dis school."
"I'm sorry to say this, Big Kahuna-san, but you seem a little off your rocker. There's no way I can pass for a middle school student, much less go there. Maybe I could use my intelligence and place out of school all together." The glare off of the sunglasses unnerved her.
"Da Big Kahuna will not allow such a thing. School is an important part of life. You said dat you have the intellect? Din it shouldn't botha' you. Jus' think of it as a free time thing; Gettin' to know people an' all dad stuff." The crazy principal turned to his pineapple themed computer. "Pullin' up yo' file here, Big Kahuna sees dat you hardly finished da middle school. Dat can not be accepted. Which is why you are gonna go back."
"That's no fair…" Ranma said as she gave a pout and twiddled her thumbs.
"Dat's not all, wahine." The deranged man began again. "Yo' boy form's personality would stand out mo' than a polar bear in a group of mice. Dat is why you is gonna be goin' as a girl. Dat girl form of yours reminds me so much of da middle school student; perfect physical appearance too."
"My boy form won't like that too much, Big Kahuna-san."
"Din you should nevah have crossed Da Big Kahuna." He said with a manic grin on his face. "You also need da name."
"Huh?"
"A name, usin' da same name in both forms would lead to da trouble. Which is why Da Big Kahuna will make a new identity fo' your girl form." He began to type away with a bit of craziness to him. "Dar we go. Your new identity has been created."
"That fast?" Ranma wasn't feeling that this all was a good thing at all.
"Da Big Kahuna is greater den da people around here take him credit for." He gave a small smirk and a thumb up, and a small shine came from his teeth.
'This guy must have been watching too much Naruto…' The blonde thought with a half-lidded stare as she thought about a certain bushy browed character. "So what's the new identity, Big Kahuna-san?"
"Miyako Saotome: sistah of Ranma Saotome. Ranma went on to graduate da school early while you chose to stay wit' the schooling. I'll be contacting da principal of Tokyo City Junior High and informin' him of dis little thing. It won' take long for you to start, an' you will know when you get da phone call, Da Kahuna believes you don' need ta attend da classes here today. Although you are free to jus' do a little explorin'." He wrote something down and handed it to the girl in pigtails. "Here is a hall pass to allow you da pleasure of explorin' da school. I'm such a nice Big Kahuna."
"Um… thanks" Ranma said as she accepted the pass and looked at it. "All day visitor pass for Miyako Saotome. Oh, what a cute doodle of a horse you have at the bottom!"
"It's not da horse… it's supposed to be da cat." Principal Kuno deadpanned to the blue-eyed girl. "Now dat everythin' is out of da way, you can leave."
"Ok, Big Kahuna-san, I'll just WAH!!!" The girl shouted as the chair she was sitting in turned into an ejector seat and sent her sailing over the trees, and crash landing into a wading pool on the other side. "That guy's not very nice." The now soaking wet blonde pouted as ukulele music suddenly began playing again.
Drying her clothes for the second time, the newly christened 'sister of Ranma' made her way out of the principal's office. She decided to have a little fun and make a few ballet twirls and steps when a voice called out. "Young girl! Hath thou seen a boy in a pigtail perhaps? Not the type of pigtailing you have, but the braided variety." It was the boy from earlier this morning. "The conniving Nabiki Tendo let loose that the vile miscreant of a child was supposed to see my vile excuse for a father."
"No I haven't, Kuno-san" She began. "My brother was here, but he just left."
"That vile beast is your brother? Oh how I weep for such a young woman as yourself. The ruffian must fear me, which is why he's nowhere to be seen. It makes such sense too. I'm a strong warrior, and as such, weak and dishonorable people run at the sight of me. He is but a cowardly science nerd!!"
The blonde in pigtails suddenly felt a bit of anger over this guy insulting her so much. "Now Kuno-san..."
"The little boy has the honor of a rat!!" He suddenly felt pain all through his body as Ranma sent out a series of kicks at Amaguriken speed at his stomach, face, chest, arms, and legs. 400 strikes in total were all the kendoist could take as he fell onto his back and Ranma started skipping off. Somewhere in the guy's mind, a depraved thought was formulating. He had seen the girl do some ballet after she left the room, and her strikes were so fierce.
Said girl's pigtails suddenly stood straight at the disturbing yell of "The Fierce Ballerina Girl of Quick Feet in Pigtails!!! She appears young, but love holds no bounds! Miyako Saotome, The Ballerina in Pigtails, shall know my love!" Turning around, her face became green when she saw the deranged guy standing up with his bokken in the air and laughing maniacally.
'Why is Nerima so weird!?' She asked herself as she escaped down the hall while the object of her flight was still laughing.
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"I hope he doesn't find me." Ranma said to herself as she walked down the hall and explored what she could. "Love is a beautiful thing, but not when it's twisted." Casting her eyes around, they stopped on a large set of double doors labeled 'Music Room'. Curiosity getting the better of her, the blonde in pigtails walked up to the door and opened it.
"Woooow…" She said as her eyes looked around the large room filled with musical instruments. The wood looked finely polished as the sunlight glistened off of it, and the beauty of the place was magnified by the lack of people within. Her blue eyes locked onto a piano placed in front of the room just past three steps. For some reason, Ranma felt the desire to walk up to it.
Looking down at the ivory keys, the blonde reached for them with a lone finger. Pressing against one, the sound of one of the strings inside being struck echoed throughout the room. She didn't really understand a thing about playing the piano, but she decided to press a few keys to hear the sounds being played back. After a few seconds, a ruler appeared out of nowhere and smacked her upside the head. "Ooowwwww…" She groaned as she rubbed her head.
"That is not the proper way to play a piano, young lady." A strict voice from behind her stated. Turning her head, the boy turned girl laid eyes on a tall and skinny looking woman with narrow glasses. In her hand was a ruler she was tapping her other hand with. "In all my years, I, Sashira Moseni, have never heard such an atrocity."
"I'm so sorry Moseni-san." Ranma said as she bowed. "I'll leave right now." She started to leave the area, but the back of her shirt collar was grabbed by the older woman.
"Young lady" Moseni began, "I can not allow, after hearing that, you to walk out of here without knowing how to play at least decently." She said as the light glinted off her glasses.
"B… but I don't want to learn the piano." The blonde lied. For some reason, there was a strong pull to the instrument. She didn't know why or how, but there was definitely one. The older woman gave a small shake of her head.
"I saw the look in your eyes as you were pressing the keys. There was a spark of joy in them as you randomly pressed keys. That is a look that nobody can deny. Let me show you the proper way of playing a piano." Moseni said as she pulled herself up to the front and sat down. Flexing her fingers, she began playing a seemingly complicated, yet beautiful, ballad.
"Wow…" Ranma said as she closed her eyes and listened to the soothing melody being played. As she listened, some unconscious feeling began to rise up within her, causing her feet to move around in a ballet of her own. Twirls, leaps, and all manners of moves that went perfectly well with the music was being played.
The music stopped, and a round of clapping broke her out of her movements. Looking to the source of the hands, she spotted Moseni with a smile on her face. The kind of smile that shows that it is not given often. "Bravo young lady, bravo. I can see that dancing is something that you DO NOT need any help in. If you can put that much talent into the piano, then I'd feel as if I had accomplished something great in this very life of mine." She had never seen a person dance that gracefully before.
"T… thank you Moseni-san." The blonde in pigtails said while a small blush formed on her face. Her arm was suddenly grabbed, and she was pulled towards the piano.
"Now we shall see what we have to work with."
"Ok"
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Akane was kind of worried. It was almost lunch time, and still no signs of Ranma. He should have been to the principal's and here already, unless the lunatic had managed to do something to the boy. Her head suddenly gave a shake to that thought. From what she saw, the boy was very capable of defending himself from such things, and there was that watch of his that seemed to do many things. If anything, she'd have to feel sorry for the principal.
Her eyes looked into the direction of their new science teacher. His name was really odd, and was a bit long. He didn't look too old, in his late 30's or so, but he had a little graying in his black hair. His black hair was also tied back in a short pony-tail, and a pair of thick glasses was placed in front of his eyes. Eyes that seemed to hold a kind of horror within them that no normal person should have.
Her head perked up on hearing the door open, and a blonde head peaked into the room. The azure eyes of the blonde looked around the room and brightened when they caught sight of the tomboy sitting in the desk. "Excuse me miss." The teacher in front of the class said as his attention turned to the small girl poking her head in. "Can I help you? We're in the middle of class."
Deep blue eyes turned to him, and Mandark's eyes got a look of horror in them. 'First a person who looked like Dexter, and now a girl who looks so much like Dee Dee. Am I being taunted by the gods for the deed I did long ago.' His dark eyes closed to try and keep tears from flowing. 'Maybe it's some test by the very deities themselves; to see if I can face the horrors of my past and fully move on.'
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Kami-sama looked towards Chaos. "It sure isn't a test from me. You don't have anymore plans for the poor guy, do you Chaos?" His response was a smirk that could infuriate most others
"Now Kami-sama, would I really do something to someone who's been through so much, and is sane more than he was all those years ago?" The winged cat incarnation of chaos itself received a glare from the Almighty. "Alright, I do have plans for the guy. They are quite… interesting."
Kami-sama's eyes widened. "You don't mean you plan to…"
"Ah, ah, ah, now that would be telling. Don't ruin the fun Kami-sama." He began to stroke his goatee. "But I believe what you are thinking is right."
"Why do I put up with you, Chaos?"
"Hm… maybe because I could bring the total oblivion to vast multi-universes with just a slight change in the way a butterfly flies? Maybe it's because you can't really stop me? Finally… maybe it's because there's no other person around who can give you a challenge at video games?" He tossed a video game paddle to the Almighty. "Perhaps a game of Animaniacs vs. The Simpsons is in order?"
"I call Slappy Squirrel"
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"I'm sorry to interrupt sensei" Ranma began, "but I'm just here at this school as a visitor today. Here's the pass I got from Big Kahuna-san." That caused all the students in class sweat-dropped at her saying 'Big Kahuna-san'. Mandark nervously reached out and took the card.
"I see you are right, Miyako Saotome." The girl still reminded him of Dee Dee in looks. "I suppose you can visit this class, since there are only a few minutes left until lunch. You can sit next to Tendo-san. Tendo-san, please raise your hand." He nodded when Akane raised her hand and the girl, Miyako she said her name was, walked over and sat next to her. "Now, as I was saying just now…" The bell suddenly rang. "It looks like the period is over. Have a good lunch everybody." The raven haired man said as he left the room, still wondering about the oddity the day was.
Akane turned to Ranma as they both got their lunches out. "What happened to you Ra… Miyako?" Her friends were coming up to her, and they would probably find it odd for her to call the girl by a different name.
"Oh! I'm sorry I worried you Akane-san." Ranma began as she gave the tomboy a look that said 'play along', "I seem to have gotten a bit side-tracked today. Big Kahuna-san said that my brother Ranma could place out of school because of his intelligence and a test he took. I, however, decided to keep on with my schooling and go to Tokyo City Junior High." It was at that moment that Akane's friends arrived.
"Hi Yuka, Sayuri"
"Hi Akane" Yuka began, "Who's your friend here?" Sayuri and she received a bright smile from the blonde in pigtails.
"Hi! I'm Miyako Saotome. I'll be going to Tokyo City Junior High starting tomorrow. I and my brother, Ranma, had been on a long Martial arts journey, and we just got back yesterday." Sayuri's eyes began to light up
"Kuno was in here a while ago and was yelling about a boy named Ranma. Isn't he the young boy from this morning?" She held out her hand. "I'm Sayuri by the way."
"He is my brother, Sayuri-san." Ranma said as she shook the girl's hand. "He's 16 though. His body just looks young." Two pairs of eyes looked at her as they digested that fact. The blonde was about to carry on with the conversation when a voice screamed out as someone entered the room.
"I will not allow the shrimp to be engaged to the fair Akane!" Kuno shouted as he waved his bokken in the air. The reaction was all around shock as people crowded around Akane to ask questions. Ranma was able to save the girl and defuse the situation.
"Kuno-san, the engagement was not to Akane-san, but any one of the Tendo girls. Our parents tried to get the engagement to go through as quick as possible, but I offered the idea of waiting up to two years before a decision was made. Nobody is engaged to anybody." Everybody who heard this broke up around Akane to go back to their lunches; although one such individual had other ideas coursing through his mind.
"Miyako, My ballerina in pigtails! I've finally found you." Ranma's eyes widened as her face became green as the kendoist lunged for her. Closing her eyes, she lashed out with a fist that connected to the boy's chin and sent him towards the black board where he crashed down. "That… did not hurt." He let out as he succumbed to unconsciousness.
"Oh Kami-sama" Yuka began with wide eyes, "Tatewaki Kuno has a loli complex." The whole class began to talk amongst themselves at this revelation, and some decided to head out of the class and spread the news. By this day tomorrow, the delusional boy would probably be the discussion of much talk.
Ranma's eyes widened as she looked around after hearing the whole thing about 'loli complex'. "That's just not right!" Everyone nodded as they looked towards the newest obsession to Kuno. They felt sorry for the girl. "Um…" the blonde began, "what's a loli-complex?" The entire class shook with a face-fault.
"It means" Akane said as she got up, "That Kuno has a thing for girls who look young." She would have been glad to have Kuno off her back, but not onto the girl next to her. That was just… disturbing.
"Ewww…" The girl in pigtails let out as she became green. "That's just sick and wrong… oh so wrong."
The black haired tomboy shook her head. "I'm glad he's given up on me, but…"
"Fair Tigress Akane!" Kuno announced as he appeared right next to them, somehow none the worse for ware. "Fear not, I have not given up on you in my pursuit for the young and cute Ballerina in Pigtails, Miyako! I have enough love in my heard for both of you!" Something odd happened at that moment that one wouldn't expect. Several glares were directed at the boy from a few of the girls who were still in the class. "W… what's everyone looking at?" He asked feeling a little nervous for some reason.
"Trying to force yourself upon a young child." Yuka began holding a ruler in her hand.
"That has got to be the sickest thing you've done yet." Sayuri finished as she held a heavy book in her hands. Many others had various blunt instruments as well. Upon seeing this, the rich boy began backing up with his hands waving in front of him.
"There is nothing perverse about my love for the magnificent Miyako. It is but a feeling in my heart that yearns. That cannot be perverOW!" Several blunt objects began to pelt him as he tried to run away, only for someone to grab his clothing and toss him off into the horizon.
"That was scary." Ranma commented as she watched the confrontation. A couple hands found their way on her shoulder, and the blonde in pigtails looked to see a few girls.
"Don't worry Miyako" Sayuri began in a sage tone. "No young girl should be the object of a pedophile's lust." Several nods accompanied this. Akane blinked at all this before smiling at the thought of Kuno finally being labeled as a complete sicko pervert.
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"Middle School as a girl?" Nabiki asked the braid-haired boy as they were sitting at the low table in the Tendo home. "I knew Principal Kuno was a weirdo, but to do that?"
"Weird doesn't begin to describe the guy." Ranma stated with a frown. This sure would put a damper in a lot of things. "I also apparently have piano practice as well. I managed to learn quite a bit in the time Moseni was teaching me, but she felt it wasn't enough. Now I have to go over to Tokyo City on Saturday to her music school. Damn it, I just want to be in my lab and practice martial arts. Ah well, at least I have an identity for my female side."
"You sure do have one hell of a complicated life. I can't believe Kuno is actually in love with your female side." She could have laughed, but the thought of Kuno being a loli fanatic disturbed her. That WOULD NOT be the subject of any of her pictures at all. That just crossed the line.
"Hey Nabiki." Ranma began as he sipped some tea.
"Yeah?"
"I have an idea that I think you might like." He motioned her forward and began to whisper in her ear. The money lover's eyes began to light up at the idea the short boy was giving. "With all the super heroes around the world who seem to cause quite a bit of destruction in their battles, I think it would be a perfect thing to do. It's also a very simple matter to do for me."
"You aren't kidding Ranma. Imagine all the money it would rake up. We'd all be set for life, and better yet… it's completely legal." She put her arm forward, palm down. "It's Nabiki"
Ranma put his hand on top of hers "And Ranma's"
"Operation Super Hero and Super Villain Property Damage Construction Company!"
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"But Monkey my darling, do you really want to pass on your powers to another?" Agent Honeydew asked her monkey husband of several years. Some would consider it sick and depraved, but hey… who cares? After the death of his creator, Monkey left the lab and began living with Honeydew. Their love grew even further than it had been.
"Oook eeek ooo aaak keee"
"Ok, only part of your power then… and you are not getting too old."
"Kaaaa aaaak eek eek ook"
"I suppose you're right, but do you have anyone in mind?"
Monkey nodded, "ooka!" It would be VERY difficult thing to put together, but it would be possible.
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Yeah, this was a really fun chapter here…. Nothing more to say for right now.