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.
Ranma in boy form will be referred to as 'Ranma'.
Ranma in girl form will be referred to as 'Miyako'
It prevents confusion at times… really it does. If nobody likes that system, I'll change it back to just being referred to as 'Ranma'.
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
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Chapter 7
"Saotome-san, will you please accept my gift?" Miyako blinked at the request. It had been a few days since she started school here, it was currently Thursday, and her observation was correct. Because of her mannerisms and style, she was popular beyond what she thought should be normal. The sad part was, SHE couldn't just outright refuse the gifts.
"Thank you" She said as she took the package and bowed. When Akane had found out about this little thing, the tomboy had stared at her for a few seconds before laughing her ass off at the whole ordeal. Well, the laughing was due to the blonde in pigtails being buried in letters. The taller girl was a bit annoyed that her own popularity induced morning fights and all, but was also glad that she wasn't the one buried.
Besides the whole 'mass amounts of letters and items' thing, the school was relatively boring and peaceful. Her favorite two times of the day were lunch, of course, and PE. Although she did wish the girls and boys weren't separated and doing different things. It would have been slightly more fun to do what they were doing.
Oh yeah, there was also that Himeko Shirogane girl. The rich girl seemed a little put off by the fact that the blonde was so popular. She made a large habit of trying to stand out amongsteveryone else for some reason. A weird thing about Shirogane was that she had her own door in the hallway that she would frequently go into, and it would remain locked when she wasn't in there. None of the students knew what the place was. There were also her maids that appeared with her at times. Every single maid looked exactly like the other. It was like something out of a horror movie.
With a sigh, the curly haired pigtailed girl walked up to her locker and opened it. She proceeded to jump back when several letters fell out. "Chaa…" The blonde sighed out again before picking everything up. 'I think I now know how Akane felt… in a way. I don't have to fight for my life, but I have to fight being rude.'
This morning she found out that she could transform back into her birth form again. The thought seemed a little weird to her, but she was really anticipating turning back into her birth form later. REALLY anticipating it, and maybe enjoy releasing a little annoyance onto a certain father. 'I have to go to piano practice though.' She thought with a slight frown as she exited the school.
The small music school wasn't too far away from the junior high, so it didn't take all that long to get there. Moseni came to regard her as a star pupil; a quick learner who only needed to practice a certain piece a few times before getting it down. The older woman figured that with the rate she was learning, it would be about one month before she was 'fully passable'. Of course, Moseni did say that one would have to practice off and on so as not to lose the skill.
There was something a bit odd though. It was as if the piano she was using actually had emotions of its own, and was absolutely thrilled for her progress and playing as well. Maybe it was her own imagination playing tricks on her, but the idea was tame comparedto many other things she was aware of in the world.
"Music is a window to the heart and soul. How one plays can reflect the emotion they are experiencing." Moseni simply said as she instructed the blonde-haired girl. "Many times when one plays while under a certain emotion, that emotion can carry to the ears of the listeners. Often causing them to experience that emotion as well, and this is usually done by the work of professionals who can convey their emotions thoroughly."
It was a long two hours, but Miyako was finally finished and on her way back home. Her eyes, however, saw the elderly woman from a few days ago struggling with a few grocery bags. Deciding the best course of action would be to help, she walked up to the woman. "Excuse me ma'am, but do you need some help?" A bit of confusion played across her face when the older woman almost missed a step when she saw the blonde.
"That would be lovely, dearie." The gray-haired woman with a blonde streak said with a smile. 'Maybe I can find out who she really is.' After handing the young girl a couple of bags, they began their walk towards where the woman lived. "It's so nice to see someone willing to help."
"It was the least I could do. I saw you struggling, and I would have felt bad if I didn't help." Miyako said with a bright smile as she followed the woman. They traveled in silence for several minutes until the woman stopped at a pair of gates. The two walked through the gates, and the blonde's eyes began to sparkle at the sight in front of her.
The place was quite a bit smaller than the Tendo home, but it consisted of a modest two story olden-style house. Around the property was a large yard with shrubbery and a few trees. To the left side of the house was a small koi pond. Maybe it was smaller than the place she was currently living at, but this place, in Miyako's opinion, was more beautiful.
"It's so pretty." She softly said. Something slightly bugged her though as she extended her senses of the area. She couldn't feel the presence of anyone else around. "You… live here by yourself, ma'am?"
"You are a very perceptive young girl." The lady began with a slight smile as they made their way inside and proceeded to put the contents in the sacks away. "I do have a daughter, but I haven't seen her in years. I don't know where she currently lives, and I haven't received a letter or call. It's all because of a small disagreement we had all those years ago regarding her husband." Confusion played across her features when she heard a small sound. Looking towards the blonde, she was interested to see that the girl was wiping a few traces of tears from her eyes.
"That's so sad!" The girl in pigtails whined out as she wiped her eyes. The same could almost be said for her self. She hadn't seen her mother in 10 years, and she didn't remember where she lived.
"Child" The woman began, "You said your name was Miyako Saotome, right?" At the nod, she continued. "You wouldn't happen to be related to a Nodoka Saotome, would you?"
Miyako gave a nod. "She's my mom, why?" Startled could not describe how she was feeling as the older woman wrapped her arms around the blonde. "Huh? What's wrong?"
"Nodoka is my daughter." The woman simply said.
"Oh" The younger girl stated simply. After several seconds in the hug, something came to mind. "Wait, does that mean you're my grandmother?" That should be what the revelation meant, right?
A sweat-drop formed on the newly discovered grandmother's head. 'She certainly is a little slow.' Letting go of the girl, she smiled. "I knew my daughter had a son, but I didn't know she had a girl."
The blonde almost began jumping for joy, but there was something she needed to tell her "Grandma…" Miyako really didn't want to lie to the woman. "Do you believe in magical curses?"
"Hmm… I've never encountered curses before, but I do believe there are such things in this world. Why do you ask?" Did the girl have some terrible curse or something?
"Well, you see grandma, it goes like this…" The blonde pulled out a small holographic disk that she ended up creating after her confrontation with Ryoga. 'With this, it'll be easier to explain.' She thought as the recording began.
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The Gotokuji matriarch just shook her head in wonderment as she looked upon her grandchild. The whole curse thing was definitely a bit odd, and the fact that she… he changed personalities with it was probably a difficult thing to go through. To actually be able to keep sanity from deteriorating because of it was an admirable. She was currently looking at her, now male, grandchild. "Where are you currently living, Ranma-kun?"
"I'm currently living at the Tendo Dojo in Nerima, grandmother." Ranma answered as he drank a bit of tea. He was happy to find his grandparent. After the introduction, the braid-haired boy vaguely remembered her from when he saw her about a year or so before the training trip. "There was some pact between my father and Soun Tendo to engage one of Soun's three daughters and I to carry on the Anything Goes style of martial arts. Luckily Miyako convinced them to have the decision postponed for a year and a half to two years. If a decision wasn't reached, then it won't work out. I do, however, believe the fathers are trying to plan something for if that happens."
The elderly woman gave a small laugh. "Do you have feelings yet for any of them?" She watched as the boy got a contemplating look on his face.
"Hmm…" Did he really have anyone in mind? Shaking his head, the short boy looked towards his grandmother. "I don't believe I do, grandmother. I've only known them for a little over a week, and I don't believe love works that fast. I consider Kasumi as a kind of motherly figure/big sister. I consider Akane as a friend, although she does seem to still hold a slight bit of distrust and nervousness towards me. On the subject of Nabiki" He grew deep in thought. "I consider her as an intellectual equal who is my future assistant and business partner. Both of us are planning a construction business to be used for the destruction caused by super heroes and villains. We still need help with the final paperwork since we are still considered minors in the way of business. We both figured we might be able to get Tendo-san or Kasumi to help with that."
"My, it sounds like such fun." The woman with a blonde streak in her gray hair said with a small laugh. "Such an adventure it will be for ones so young." A small thought crossed her mind. "Ranma-kun, maybe you could visit again sometime this weekend? I'd like to get to know you some more."
"I'd love to, grandmother." The boy said with a genuine and joyous smile. "I don't believe there's anything that I have to do on Saturday, but I'll give you a call if something comes up." Standing up, he gave a low bow to the woman. "It was a pleasure to meet with you, grandmother."
"It has been a great pleasure to find out that I'm no longer alone." She returned a bow to the boy. "You could say I rediscovered both a grandson and a granddaughter." The Gotokuji matriarch finished humorously with a giggle.
With a little roll of his eyes, Ranma made his way towards the entrance and slipped his boots back on. "See you soon, grandmother." He said with a bow as he exited the home. After the boy left, his grandmother looked upwards with her hands closed together, and a wide and happy smile.
"Thank you so much." She said softly.
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Ranma wasn't sure why, but the visit with his newly discovered grandmother had given him a feeling of joy that he, in male form, hadn't felt in a long time. The last time he had ever really felt fully joyous was the time he first met Washu and learned about sub space manipulation and other forms of knowledge. That… was quite a while ago. It was a shame that the gray-haired woman lived all by herself without any contact from the woman who was her own daughter.
His eyes suddenly lit up as a possible solution came to him. Maybe he could link another entrance to his lab up from the woman's home. Not only would it allow them to get in contact with each other easier, but it would also provide a quicker way to get to school. She wouldn't be as lonely anymore if he could visit her easily through that.
With a shout of excitement, the 16-year-old genius/martial artist jumped onto the fence and pointed to the sky. "SCIENCE SOLVES ALL PROBLEMS!!!" He didn't care that people walking by were looking at him strangely as he announced that, and still didn't once he started skipping, in male form, along the way on top of the fence while whistling.
It was a few more minutes until he got to the gate to the Tendo home. With a small leap, he moved over the wall and landed on the other side. Walking gleefully, he walked up and entered the door. Taking his black boots off, he gave a shout of 'I'm back'. Kasumi appeared and greeted him. "Good evening, Ranma-kun. You seem to be excited." It was hard NOT to spot.
"I am Kasumi, I am. I met my grandmother for the first time in a little over 10 years."
"Oh my, that sounds lovely." A sudden thought crossed the oldest daughter's mind. "Ranma-kun, have you ever heard of Martial Arts Rhythmic Gymnastics?"
"Can't say I have Kasumi, why?"
"On Akane's way home from school, she found three girls who were very bandaged up. They were apparently ambushed a little while before Akane found them, and they asked her if she would be able to fill in for them in the match. She agreed to it, and has been trying to train in it since then. She was having a terrible time until Ryoga showed up and decided to help her."
"Ryoga… knows Rhythmic Gymnastics?" Ranma asked with a quirked eyebrow. "I never pegged the guy to know anything with grace. I should go and see how they are doing. Thanks for the info, Kasumi." The braid-haired boy said with a wave as he walked off and made his way towards the dojo.
When he arrived at his destination, he almost started laughing at the sight. Akane was on the floor, wrapped up in a ribbon while Ryoga was holding his head in a kind of annoyance. Stifling the oncoming laugh, he walked up to the duo and voiced his thoughts. "Gee, Akane, who knew you were into this kind of thing."
He received an intense glare from the floored Tendo. "Just shut up and get me out of this thing. The idiot here wouldn't know how to teach a cow to moo." The glare was then cast towards the lost boy.
"It's not my fault." Ryoga said nervously as he waved his hands in front of him. "I've been showing you everything you're supposed to do, but you seem to mess it all up." He wondered how one girl could be so clumsy.
Ranma gave a shrug and a wave as he began to walk out. "You two play nice, you hear? I have to go do some stuff in my laboratory." He didn't get far before a ribbon wrapped around him and was pulled backwards. The collar of his lab coat was then grabbed by the boy in the bandana. "Care to explain why you did that, booger boy?" He received a growl from the taller boy.
"As much as I can't stand your guts, Ranma, Akane need all the help she can get." He thrust a ribbon into the smaller boy's hands. "Now do whatever with the ribbon so we can get on with this." He didn't know how he got himself into this mess. Oh wait, it was because he thought Akane was a little cute, and that it wouldn't be too hard to train her.
"So" Ranma began as he held the ribbon in his hand after being let go. "Just do whatever?"
"Yeah, do whatevARGH!" The lost boy screamed as a ribbon was roped around him, and he was then tossed into the opposite wall. "Ranma….." Ryoga growled as he got up and zeroed in on the smaller boy with a ball in his hands.
"You said 'do whatever'. You realize how vague that sounds to someone like me? How was I to know that it didn't actually mean 'please toss me into the wall face first'?" The genius/martial artist then gave a small and lazy shrug and dodged out of the way of the sphere thrown at him. "I could have also taken it to mean 'please take this ribbon and turn it into a heat seeking plutonium bomb with enough power to destroy a world in one blow and rip the very fabric of space and time'." Light glared off his glasses for a second. "You know, I wonder if that's a possible thing to do."
"…" Was the only response the two other people could give.
"Good lord… you two take me too seriously. You know that, don't you? I suppose you two will also think I'm serious if I say 'Hey, I'm actually a super secret mad scientist bent on world domination, and I have a secret agent spy in my laboratory that I'm going to torture for international secret things. When he's out of the way, I'll finally be free to take over the world's supply of toothpicks and use said toothpicks in a plot to create an invention that's powerful enough to enslave the minds of mass populations. With the population under my control, I'll then have enough people to play the biggest volley ball game in known history.'"
"That" Akane began wide eyed, "was pretty descriptive for a joke."
"You actually are a mad scientist…" Ryoga said with wide eyes as he began backing up.
"Oh crud" Ranma began in an odd voice. "Now you know too much about me. Well, seeing as how I can't have any witnesses." A gleam came to his glasses as he looked at the two.
"GAAAAAHHHH!!!!!" Both Akane and Ryoga yelled as the braid-haired boy stalked up to them menacingly… only to fall onto his back laughing.
"Oh Kami-sama… you two are too easy. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" He stopped laughing when the two taller teens began marching towards him with large auras. "Umm… eep!" That was all he said before he took off running with them behind him. He made his way out the dojo, around the house, dived into the Koi pond, and surfaced in his girl form as the two caught up.
With big eyes, 'Miyako' looked up at them with a frown. "I'm sorry I did that. Please don't hurt me." The glares she was receiving vanished as the two sighed before walking off back to the dojo. There was no way they could do anything to Ranma in girl form and NOT feel evil.
A small giggle found its way out of the blonde's mouth. It really was fun to tease them back there, but they didn't really need to get angry. Then again, she shouldn't have acted so serious. The least she could do at the moment would be apologize and try to help Akane learn how to do that Rhythmic Gymnastics. It did look like fun after-all.
As she made her way back to the dojo, she didn't notice a figure in black standing on the outside wall of the Tendo property. 'So, this is where Akane Tendo lives.' The figure thought as she bounded into the yard and towards Akane's room.
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"Rhythmic Gymnastics was so fun!" Miyako shouted as she walked around the house. Ryoga accidentally got splashed a few moments ago and was currently in his slime form, and so Miyako was being followed by a green space booger. When the blonde girl got back to the dojo, she took to the thing like paste to broken pieces, and to the pink leotard… can't forget the pink leotard.
Maybe the blonde did take it all a little seriously though. There was something about it that brought out a slight competitiveness to her. Since the only person who was experienced with the whole thing was Ryoga, Miyako decided to have a little fun against him. It also forced the lost boy to fight back, something he was reluctant to do at first. Once his body was slammed against the floor several times by a ribbon, the reluctance he had was completely thrown out the window.
Both Akane and Ryoga would both go on to say that Miyako, when serious about what she was doing, was someone to be reckoned with. It went on to show that the blonde in pigtails truly was Ranma. Then again, it has been shown a few times before during sparring sessions with Genma while the short child was in girl form.
As a boy, Ranma had more interest in his lab and science, but he would take his martial arts seriously if the situation called for it. In fact, the boy had a slight ego in both fields of interest. The ego may have dwelt more within his intelligence, but he would take offense if his physical ability was brought to a challenge. As a girl, she had a similar ego for martial arts when it was questioned. That ego, however, was also directed towards the realm of fashion.
The training session for Akane was suddenly turned into a tussle match between Miyako and Ryoga. The former had an intense amount of fun dancing around the strikes of the lost boy and striking back. The aforementioned boy lost his cool after several minutes of this and began to go at the girl with gymnastic equipment in hand; not caring about the 'cute and innocent' small girl she was most of the time.
The currently transformed Ryoga glared at his currently female rival. How the hell could a small girl so cute, childish, and innocent at one moment, become so serious and devious the next. He was able to fight back against her during the latter part, but he couldn't even bring himself to lay a hand on her after the 'training'. This little fact annoyed him. His rival had the greatest weapon at his/her disposal that the lost boy himself couldn't even get past. He couldn't even use the fact that the girl was actually the very being that he spent all this time to try and destroy.
A sudden noise from Akane's room alerted the two. Looking up, they were startled when a body came flying out of the window. Thinking that it was possibly the tomboy herself, Miyako jumped up and caught her before setting the figure down on the ground. The blonde then noticed it was a different girl. She had black hair in a side pony-tail and was dressed in a black leotard. "Who the heck is she?" The lost boy blob next to her just shook his head in confusion as well.
They watched as the girl seemed to come to. Sitting up, she looked in Miyako's direction. "Who are you?" Her eyes noticed the leotard the smaller girl was wearing. 'Not a bad garment at all. She wears it well.'
"Oh! You were knocked out of Akane-san's room and headed towards the ground. I jumped up and saved you." The blonde in pigtails said with a wide smile. "I couldn't let someone fall from that height and hurt their self."
"You saved me from my fall?"
"Yep! You would have gone splat if I didn't" The azure-eyed girl's eyes went as wide as saucers when the strange lady in the leotard leaned forward and gave her a deep kiss. Miyako remained motionless a second later when the strange girl stopped and got to her feet.
"Farewell my Leotard-wearing Loli Princess. OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOOOO!!!!" The raving laugh sounded on even when Kodachi was already far away from the compound; black roses swirling around a dazed blonde. After several seconds of sitting there in shock, the physically young looking girl scrambled to her feet and ran around in a panic with her hands covering her mouth.
"WAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! I'M NO LONGER PURE AND INNOCENT!!! I'VE BEEN KISSED BY A PSYCHOTIC WOMAN!! WAAAAHHHHH!!!!" She left a wide-eyed Ryoga-booger nose bleeding in her dust as she ran around and into the house, running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
"Jeez Ranma" Akane commented as she appeared downstairs with the remnants of a wooden mallet. Her eyes looked toward the distraught blonde. "You're going to wake the neighborhood screaming like that. Just what the hell happened?"
"Isavedsomegirlwhowasfallingoutofyourwindowandwhenshewokeupshekissedme!" Miyako shouted at a fast clip before she began taking some breaths. The taller girl tried to figure out what she was saying.
"The girl falling out of my window was a maniac named Kodachi the Black Rose. She's from the opposing gymnastics team." The other part of what Miyako had just said thencaught up with her. "Did…" Akane began with wide eyes. "Did you just say that she kissed you?"
"Yeeeessss" The blonde whined out. "On the mouth too, and she called me her 'Leotard-wearing Loli Princess!!"
"My god, she was a pervert!" The dark haired girl announced in shock and disgust. Everyone else who joined the commotion looked on in wide eyes as well.
"My first kiss… taken from these lips by some maniac." Tears streamed from the girl in pigtails' eyes as she made a pose. "A person's first kiss… but a romantic thing it is. It's something that should be cherished in memory, but to have it stolen by a harlot such as Kodachi…" Fire began to burn in her azure eyes as she clenched her fist. "Kodachi the Black Rose… for this you shall pay!" Everyone watching the scene took a step backwards as an intense fiery aura flared to life around the smaller girl. She calmed down a few minutes later as she sunk to her knees. "Farewell, oh stolen first kiss."
An eyebrow rose from the vicinity of Nabiki. Getting a slight idea in her head, she walked up to the blonde and squatted down. "So" she began, "you would like to get back at Kodachi?" She received a small nod. "Well how about this?" The mercenary leaned down and began whispering into Miyako's ear. The blonde's face broke out into a sinister smile as she got to her feet and grabbed Nabiki's hand.
"Come on, Nabiki-san; let us talk a little more about your ideas."
An equally sinister smile appeared on the middle Tendo's face "I'd love to, Miyako-chan. I would love to indeed." With that, two scheming and cunning individuals walked away, side by side. The remaining residents of the house suddenly felt chills move up their spine, and they all felt a little sorry for the Black Rose.
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"Something feels a little off." Akane said to her self as she walked through the gates of Furinkan the next morning while hearing people thank her for representing them on the gymnastics team. When she woke up earlier this morning, she found a male Ranma and Nabiki chattering away with each other. They were talking a little about Kodachi and the match on Saturday. While the braid-haired boy wasn't fazed as much as his female side was, he was still peeved at the fact that some psychotic woman decided to use 'Miyako' for her disturbing lusts.
As the tomboy was walking down the path towards the school, her limited martial arts ability sensed an incoming attack. Raising her hand, she caught an incoming wooden practice sword that was heading for her head. The one holding the sword was none other than the Black Rose.
"You truly are good, Akane Tendo." The girl said with a small smile. Students moving past the scene began whispering about the crazy girl. "Alas, I came here to ask you a question though."
"What question might that be, Kodachi?" She did not want to waste time with this perverted girl. In fact, she'd rather smash her upside the head for it.
"I require knowing who the cute and young loli princess in pigtails is." Everybody around the vicinity stopped at the question and stared at the girl. Another person was lusting after the poor blonde in pigtails?
"She's at home crying because of you kissing her last night." A voice announced from the wall of the entrance. Everyone turned to see Ranma standing with his arms crossed. His statement caused more murmuring among the students who began to look at Kodachi in shock and disgust. "Not that I really blame her. You ARE psychotic and scary." The braid-haired boy had actually called into the school and said that Miyako would be sick today.
"You dare to insult me?" Kodachi asked with a snarl. "Who do you think you are?"
"Ranma Saotome." The boy said with a flip from the wall as he landed in front of the raven-haired girl. "I don't appreciate you making my younger sister cry with your disgusting pedophilistic lust for her. She's furious and distraught over you stealing her first kiss."
"Do these ears of mine deceive me?" A new voice said entering the scene. "My twisted sister hath stolen my loli ballerina's first kiss? This is unforgivable, even for you." Kuno snarled as he stared down his sister.
Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief. "You two are siblings?" Ranma asked in shock. This has just turned from ugly to horrendous. "Why is everyone in the Kuno family delusional and nuts?!" He asked in an annoyed tone.
"Saotome" Kuno began with a bow towards the braid-haired boy. "I humbly give my apologies for the deed that my twisted sister had done. Only a dishonorable fool would steal the first kiss of such an innocent flower in such a way." The entire school yard was stunned to hear such a thing from the delusional kendoist. "The first kiss is but a blessed event that should be cherished. I wouldst have liked to be the one to take that first kiss from the young ballerina. Now that it is not a possibility, I will just have to comfort the girl in her time of need." Making a pose, he cried out. "The Blue Thunder of Furinkan High will comfort the young beauty. My presence shall bring her from the depths of… OOF!" He didn't get to finish as a black boot kicked him in the stomach.
"I said Miyako will never love an idiot like you." The bespectacled boy then pointed a gloved finger to Kodachi. "That goes for you also, you psychotic witch."
"E… excuse me, but did you just call me a psychotic witch?" Kodachi asked with narrowed eyes and a slight frown.
"I was planning on switching the 'w' with a 'b', but that would have been a little TOO rude on my part." A contemplative look came to the genius/martial artist. "No… that would actually hit the nail on the head I believe." The short boy had to dodge a ribbon that was heading his way. "I see you are slightly unfocused as well." He dodged another ribbon strike going for his head. "You're sloppy and uncoordinated too." The braid-haired boy grabbed the next strike in his hands.
"What?" Kodachi simply asked as the boy grabbed a hold of her ribbon in mid attack. She then screamed with the weapon was yanked, causing her to be thrown towards her adversary. Before the gymnast collided with the boy, Ranma leapt out of the way and watched her fly into the wall.
"Saotome!" Kuno yelled as he marched up to the smaller boy. "I will admit my sister is twisted and disturbed, but you didn't need to do that dastardly deed." The man proceeded to attack the lab coat wearing boy with a series of bokken strikes. Ranma began dodging the strikes, not really able to get close to the delusional idiot at the moment.
Smiling when his opponent finally let up on the strikes, the raven-haired boy jumped into his defenses. "Not a bad attack Kuno, but mine is better." Hundreds of punches began to rein down onto the kendoist, with an ending kick sending him into the wall next to his sister. "That was short, but it did erase some of my annoyance." Turning to the assembled students, he smiled as light reflected off his glasses. "Now I must be off. Inventions, training, knowledge, sinister plans… they don't all work themselves out on their own." He began jumping away as everyone who heard what he said felt a little worried at the 'sinister plans' part.
"A… Akane" One of the girls asked in worry. "Is Ranma a mad scientist bent on taking over the world?"
"Of course he's not. He's just an eccentric little jerk who has lapses into apparent insanity." She became contemplative. "Although… there's no telling what he does in that large inter-dimensional laboratory he has that's hooked onto my house with large computers, devices of unknown function, and other such things." She saw the looks that were directed at her. "He's mostly harmless… I think. He has experimented on his father though."
Everyone looked at her blankly before coming to one possible conclusion. Stay on the good side of Ranma Saotome.
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That night, Ranma was experiencing some odd dreams. They would frequently switch between two different perspectives, but both perspectives were from the same boy and girl. The boy was short with red hair, and his clothes looked a lot like his own. The girl was blonde and constantly wearing ballerina clothes.
The boy, Dexter he heard people in the dreams say, would work away in a secret laboratory that he somehow hid behind his bookcase. Unless he had access to sub space knowledge, that should have been almost impossible. The redheaded boy would go on to create a bunch of crazy inventions that seemed to frequently backfire on him time after time.
The girl, Dee Dee, acted similar to his girl form. She appeared to be a little ditzier than Miyako though. She would constantly break into the boy's lab and destroy something by simply pressing a lone button. This resulted in constant arguments between the two siblings.
Dexter had an apparent rival with a large head named Mandark. How someone could be so vindictive, petty, and nuts was beyond Ranma. The black haired boy apparently had an unhealthy lust for the blonde girl in pigtails, and said blonde was a little creeped out by the whole thing as well.
Something the braid-haired boy found even odder was the fact that the name of the boy's computer had the same name as his own. The only possible conclusion that Ranma could even make from the dreams was that he was somehow a reincarnation of the two or something. As for the girl, Dee Dee, the most likely possibility was that it was her who drowned in the spring of drowned Ditz.
If that was true, then maybe he would find out how she drowned. It didn't seem like it would be during this sleep period though; as the two still seemed to be a little under ten-years-old and nowhere near china. There was also the fact that he was woken up when he was dragged out of his bed by his braid.
"Come on boy, it's time to train." Genma said gruffly as he dragged the boy out of the bed in his lab.
"You are going to pay for this." Ranma simply stated.
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"I'm telling you guys" Ranma began as he, Akane, and Nabiki (who decided to come and witness the plan Ranma and her put together) were walking towards St. Hebereke Girls School. "Something is happening with the climate around the world. It's slowly happening, and I'm not exactly what the cause of it is. It's getting unseasonably colder around here."
"Oh come on Ranma. The weather is still as warm as it always is in late summer." The tomboy stated with annoyance as she looked at the braid-haired boy. For a couple days, he had been trying to figure out this odd little problem that he had found. He kept mentioning about something in the waters that he couldn't understand.
"Let's just focus on my sister's match against Kodachi, and let's not forget our little plan." Nabiki finished with a wink. Her partner in crime gave a smile before dumping a little water over himself.
"You got it, Nabiki-san." Miyako said with a bright smile. Earlier this morning, she had called her grandmother and said she would visit later that day. The blonde had also told the other woman that she had a few questions to ask too.
Making their way through the entrance to St. Hebereke, the three girls came across Kodachi. "We meet again, Akane Tendo." Her eyes then looked upon the smaller girl in pigtails. Immediately, the gymnast was down on a knee and holding the girl's chin in her hand. "I apologize for coming on too strong, my lovely blonde princess, but my body was in a surge of excitement after you saved me. This win in my match shall be devoted to you, my dear Miyako." The Black Rose missed the look of disgust on the blonde's face as she stood up to look at Akane. "May the best girl win, Akane Tendo." She held her hand out to shake with dark haired girl.
"Wait a second." Nabiki drawled out as she grabbed the wrist of the girl and turned it around. Between each hand was a small tack.
"Oh, how did those get there?"
"I'll give you points for cunning, but they get taken away for carelessness." The middle Tendo stated with a half-lidded stare. The three continued on their way and entered the dressing room reserved for the Furinkan High team. Looking around them, Nabiki and Miyako shared a smile to each other. "Operation Black Rose…"
"…will now commence." The blonde finished as she looked around again. Putting a finger to her lip, she brought out the umisenken technique and moved to the door. Peeking out, her eyes didn't see a soul close by. Moving quickly on her feet, the girl in pigtails moved down the hall and found the St. Hebereke's dressing room. Cracking the door open softly, she saw it was empty.
Entering the small room, she glanced at each of the lockers until she came to Kodachi's. Silently opening it, Miyako pulled out the black leotard the gymnast would be wearing. Giggling evilly to herself, she brought out a pair of small scissors and began cutting. "A little snip-snip here, and a little snip-snip there."
Finished, the azure-eyed girl put the garment back into the locker neatly before sneaking her way back to the Furinkan dressing room. Her eyes caught sight of a pair of sleeping fish with a black rose floating in the fish tank. Shaking it off, her eyes turned to Nabiki's. "Phase One of Operation Black Rose is complete, Nabiki-san." A salute was sent towards the mercenary.
"Excellent." The brown haired girl said in an almost exact replica of Mr. Burns. "We do indeed make a wonderful team, Miyako-chan." The smile was slightly predatory, and the one she received back from the younger girl was of the same magnitude. "Maybe I should start teaching you a little of what I know. You have quite a bit of potential that could be put to good use." She held out her hand, waiting for the girl to respond.
"We WILL be assistants and business partners after-all, Nabiki-san." Miyako responded as she took the girls hand. Akane watched in a little fear at seeing two girls, both with equally predatory smiles, making plans that just screamed 'trouble'.
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"Heeeeyyyy… why did we get stuck next to Kuno-san?" Miyako whined as Nabiki and she sat next to the deranged kendoist. It wouldn't have been too bad if it wasn't for the boy trying to hug her.
"It is because fate has shined upon us, my dear Miyako of Pigtails." Kuno stated as tears ran down his cheeks. "Will you at least accept this garment that expresses my love for you?" The tall boy handed her the same gothic lolita outfit and teddy bear that he attempted to get Ranma to take for her.
"Kuno-san, I don't…" She didn't get to finish what she said before Kuno was knocked far out of his seat by Kodachi entering the area. The young sibling gave a bow to the blonde.
"Do not let my idiot of a brother disturb you, my cute princess." She reached into her outfit and brought out something to hand to Miyako. "Please accept this lovely choker that expresses my feelings for you." The choker was a simple black strip with pink heart in the center.
"That's ok Kodachi-san, I…" The girl was gone by the time the blonde looked up. "Now what do I do?" She whined as she looked at the items. "They do look lovely though."
"Nabiki Tendo Rule of the Trade #1" the brown-haired girl began. "If the gift is free, then take it and don't worry about anything. They gave it to you, so why not?"
"I guess you're right, Nabiki-san. They DID give the things to me, and I DO love the items." A giggle escaped from the blonde. "Then I will. Yay, I have a new outfit." She announced giddily as the items were stuffed into her sub-space pocket.
Their eyes then turned to the match that was getting ready to start. The referee started calling Kodachi Kuno, but everything soon went silent. The Black Rose was curious as to why everyone started laughing. After a few seconds, a full length mirror was brought out for her to look. On the butt of her leotard was a large hole, and the hole was cut into a heart shape. Blushing furiously, the currently exposed girl demanded a towel to wrap around her waist, and to hide the unsightly cut. She announced she would find whoever did it, and make them pay.
"Phase One" Miyako began, "is a colossal success." She shared a look with Nabiki. "Phase Two is in Akane's hands. Winning will humiliate the girl a bit, and then Phase Three can commence." She pulled out a small device with a button on it. "Phase Three will humiliate her so much."
"You can be so devious, Miyako-chan." The girl with a pageboy haircut said as a smile wormed its way onto her lips. "Oh look, the match is starting. Hopefully Akane will be able to win." They watched as the two girls began leaping and whacking at each other with weapons of all kinds. "Spiked clubs and razor hula-hoop, she's a sneaky one."
"If Akane doesn't watch out, she could be cut by that hoop." Miyako's eyes went wide. "I spoke too soon. It looks like her hair was just cut." She watched as the large chunk of hair, bow and all, fell to the floor of the ring.
"Well this isn't good at all." Nabiki stated with a slight frown. "She's been growing her hair since she was a child. It was a pride and joy thing for her." Her eyes watched as her sister was standing there. "Crap, she's in complete shock."
"She's going to lose!" Miyako said as she stood up. She watched as Kodachi began charging for her, but blinked when the tomboy moved out of the way. "Whew, it looks like she's back… to… oh my."
"You can say that again." Her companion said with a slight whistle. Akane had just produced one hell of a battle aura, and said aura was used as a bit of fiery fuel that allowed the now short-haired tomboy to rain down hit after hit with clubs, hoops, ribbons, and an assortment of other things. A final underhand club hit sent the psychotic gymnast over the rope and out of the ring.
"Not as expected" The blonde began, "but Phase Two is complete." Her eyes watched as Kodachi climbed back into the ring and began an argument with the other girl. Pulling out the small device, Miyako and Nabiki shared a smile. "Phase Three activate."
After the button was pressed, everyone in the gym stared in shock as Kodachi's leotard and towel were completely ripped to shreds by some unknown thing. There she stood in her birthday suit, and every single eye was on her. One person started laughing, then another, and another, and finally the whole place was filled with laughter. The gymnast, embarrassed beyond belief, ran out of the place with her clothes in a bag; completely red from it all.
"You know what?" The young girl in pigtails said as she looked towards the older girl. "I feel really bad for doing that."
"It WAS slightly over the top, but it was funny though."
"I'm going to go see if she's ok. Want to come with me Nabiki-san? I AM just a little girl after-all." The so called little girl said with a puppy dog eyes attack. Caving in, the mercenary decided to join the girl. Along the way, they met up with Akane and informed them of what they were going to do.
"You didn't have to go THAT far you know." The dark-haired girl said with a frown. "I need to go home and see if Kasumi can do something about my hair. You two go ahead, and don't make it worse." She finished with narrowed eyes and a growl. "You may not be a true young girl, Miyako, but I do think a spanking would be a just punishment."
"No!" The blonde cried as she held her butt. "I'll be a good girl, I promise I will." She watched as Akane left and shivered. "I will save the fate of my butt."
"Uh… right." Nabiki commented with a sweat-drop as they made their way to the St. Hebereke's dressing room. After a small knock on the door, Kodachi poked her head out. "Kodachi, we saw what happened, and Miyako here wanted to come and see if you were ok."
The gymnast's eyes went wide as she grabbed the arm of the boy turned girl and dragged her inside. "Oh Miyako-chan, you truly are a wonder." She said with a tight hug. "My love is most impure and proper, but I care not. True love can not be denied." She brought out a bouquet of roses. "Some roses, my princess?"
Before Nabiki could do anything, the paralysis powder shot out of the roses and hit Miyako. "Our parting for the moment is now, but our love shall stay." The psychotic gymnast leaned down and stole another kiss from her. "We shall see each other again, my princess. OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!!" With that laugh, she made her exit through a flurry of black rose petals.
The middle Tendo daughter looked around for a tiny bit before looking back towards the currently paralyzed blonde in pigtails. "Well… that went well I think. What about your thoughts on this event?"
"I think I'm scared of her." Miyako said simply as the paralysis powder began to wear off. "That evil woman has single-handedly stolen my first and second kisses."
"So what are you going to do about it?"
"Getting back at her doesn't work." The blonde said with a pout. "Best I could probably do would be to try and avoid her."
"Sounds like a plan."
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The chapter is finally done… yay! I'm also getting closer and closer to the whole PPGZ timeline. Another yay to that.
Big thanks to CyberSkaarj from Fukufics for pre-reading and helping with errors I had.
Next up: I'm not exactly sure at the moment. I know it will involve some things with Ranma and his grandmother, but nothing beyond that at the moment.