More than meets the eye (11 July 2007)
Author's note
OK guys, there are some mild spoilers in this chapter. If I were you, I would really go see the movie now before reading.
Chapter 5: Illusions shattered
The laughter eventually subsided and Kasumi stood up and walked towards Bumblebee. She was painfully aware of her torn dress which among other things, was now slightly torn down the middle exposing her cleavage. The giant robot also moved closer to her, bending to one knee and bringing his face level with Kasumi's, almost kowtowing as a result.
"Bumblebee?" she asked just to confirm the fact.
The giant robot nodded his head.
"Thank you for saving me tonight. If you hadn't come along," Kasumi's voice faltered at the horror of what could have been her fate tonight. She then knelt and gave a deep Japanese formal bow.
The mechanical being started to speak again, this time with much more difficulty.
"It is …… a small price…….. to……. pay for the love …….you have ……. shown me. ……..For ………someone far away from …….home….. it is very …… comforting," he finished.
The elder Tendo lifted her head. "Are you alright Bumblebee? Why do you find speaking so difficult?" she asked.
A painful expression crossed his face. "A…… wound ….. of ……. war."
Her heart went out to Bumblebee at the mournful sound that escaped his voice box. "Please, if it is too painful, you can communicate through music like you usually do."
"No …… you have ….. done ….. much for me …… it's time ….. you ….. learnt the truth. But…. not now ….. come ……. rescue mission," Bumblebee croaked. He then stood up straight and then from his torso, a hole opened and out of it, shot a blue beam of light to the heavens. As Kasumi focused her vision on it, she noticed that the light made a shape in the clouds that looked exactly like the logo engraved on Bumblebee's honker.
"What is that?" Kasumi asked.
"A call," Bumblebee said.
He then walked over to the unconscious and bloody forms of Tofu and Gosunkugi. He turned to look towards the direction where he had kicked Happosai. A slight frown creased his features. He then picked up the two bodies with both hands and then threw them in the air. And then he transformed.
It was then that Kasumi became witness to the transformation of Bumblebee from the massive eighteen foot robot into the yellow car she knew him by. In a complicating sequence of folding metal, he had become a car nearly instantly. Just as he finished his transformation, the boot of the car opened and Tofu and Gosunkugi landed in it. The boot then promptly closed, securing those two.
As before, he took the liberty of driving right beside Kasumi and then graciously opened the door for her.
"Oh my, aren't you a gentleman," she teased as she went into the car.
"As befitting for …. a lady."
Kasumi looked at where Happosai was kicked. "What about Happosai?" she asked quietly.
"He won't be getting up anytime soon."
The pair travelled along a dirt road before finally reaching an interstate highway and got on to it. From there Bumblebee became a race car and started accelerating at top speed of two hundred kilometers per hour. Fortunately Kasumi had already been privy to his crazy driving and enjoyed the speed thrill.
"Where are we anyway?" she asked.
"About two hundred kilometres away from Tokyo. That pathetic excuse of a human thought of everything. Fortunately, it makes it easier for me to block him from communicating with his henchmen," Bumblebee replied.
"How are we going to find Tofu's mother?" she asked.
"I already know where she is by tracing the call Happosai made to his henchmen earlier."
Kasumi was slightly relieved as she herself had no idea where to start looking. She had forgotten she was now friends with an extremely advanced robot with technology beyond her comprehension.
"So what is the plan?"
A TV line then sounded in his radio
'Here I come, to save the DAAAAYYYY!!!'
Half an hour later, Kasumi was witness to an event that nearly threw the entire world's governments into mass panic. As they sped towards the lights of Tokyo city, she saw five stars moving rapidly towards the sky. Kasumi watched in wonder as the stars became close enough to resemble burning asteroids hurling across the sky. All five asteroids were heading towards the city of Tokyo which was appearing in the landscape in front of her. Eventually they disappeared and Kasumi thought she felt or heard a series of booms, probably signifying that the five unidentified flying objects had landed in Tokyo.
She looked at the logo on the car. "Bumblebee, you're not from this world aren't you?"
Coz i'm not alone
I'm not alone
I'm not alone
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
It was five a.m. by the time Kasumi quietly opened the gate to her home, and then motioned Bumblebee to carefully step over the wall. The robot complied and with a dexterity which belied his huge size, stepped over the wall while holding the still forms of Tofu Ono and Gosunkugi. He then carefully walked to the Koi pond where Kasumi had opened the shoji screen to the living room.
"Uhm, Kasumi dear, don't you think it's better to take him to a hospital?" an old woman spoke as Kasumi cleared the living room and was putting a rough mat on the floor as well as a first aid kit.
Kasumi looked at the old woman. "No Mrs. Ono, that would raise too many questions. And I have made a decision that cannot wait anymore." She then stepped back as Bumblebee carefully placed Tofu and Gosunkugi on the mats. Fortunately, her first aid was well stocked and she had plenty of bandages. Thanks to her trips to Tofu in the past, borrowing many medical books to read in her spare time, she was well prepared and equipped to handle two victims of a car hit.
"Aunty, please help me," she said as she started with Gosunkugi, who by her estimation, broken nearly every bone in his body aside from his head. Bumblebee assisted by dimming his lights and allowing a narrow beam to shine on Kasumi as she worked to heal the two.
The elder Ono still couldn't believe the day's events. It was bad enough she had been kidnapped and kept tied up with little food and water for more than three days, but even more weirder was being rescued by the most gentle-hearted woman in Nerima and her giant robot. A giant robot that had ploughed through the warehouse where she was being held and swatted aside her kidnappers before anyone could comprehend the situation. Kasumi then walked through the hole after the kidnappers had been rendered unconscious and untied the elder Ono, who was fortunately a tough old woman and still strong despite being held prisoner. She was further surprised to see the bloody form of her son stashed in the boot of Bumblebee when he transformed back into a car. Her questions to Kasumi were merely answered with, "I'll explain later." She then proceeded to tie up the kidnappers with Bumblebee's help who was surprisingly dextrous with his huge hands. All three were tied together to a steel beam and then did the three go back to the Tendo dojo.
One hour after they arrived, Tofu and Gosunkugi had been carefully bandaged and splints used to hold broken arms and legs in place. Though Tofu's wounds seem limited to broken ribs and massive bruises, Kasumi still tied splints to his arms and legs to make him immobile. Once done, she looked at the elder woman. "Auntie, please accompany your son for awhile. Will you be willing to swear secrecy to me, of my dear friend's existence?" Kasumi said while gazing at Bumblebee.
Mrs. Ono looked at Bumblebee and then looked at her son. "Considering you saved the life of my son, I suppose I could keep this a secret. Although you are going to have to explain it to them anyway sooner or later."
Kasumi's face then became a frown. "No I won't. Bumblebee, if you could step outside with me?" The giant robot nodded and moved to the street while Kasumi did the same.
"Perhaps you better change back to a car, it's getting late and somebody might see you," Bumblebee agreed by transforming instantly. Kasumi then got into the car.
"After tonight things won't be the same again," Kasumi said in a soft voice. "I am going to tell everyone exactly what Happosai and Tofu did to me. No lies, no half truths this time. The illusion has gone on long enough. Happosai is now a danger to both myself and my family."
Bound at every limb by my shackles of fear
Sealed with lies
through so many tears
Lost from within, pursuing the end
I
fight for the chance to be lied to again
You will never be
strong enough
You will never be good enough
You were never
conceived in love
You will not rise above
"You know, up till now one could say there's an almost comical twist to all my family's misadventures. This will change everything. This isn't a panty raid. This isn't blackmail just to get Ranma to model in Happosai's underwear. This isn't even about kidnapping Akane and threatening her life. This is about someone who has been living under our roof, sharing the same meals, even training Ranma, who has just betrayed all of our trust to a level well beyond the realm of ecchi into the Hentai territory."
"There's also the fact that nobody gave me a chance to accept Tofu's request. Everybody was so blinded with setting me up with the doctor without even bothering to ask how I feel about it. If tonight's events had just been that, a date, they would probably not only have started planning my wedding but Akane and Ranma's as well just to save cost and for convenience sake."
Tears came to Kasumi's eyes as once again she wept at everyone's selfishness. Then her eyes hardened and she whispered, "This ends today. Not just for my sake but for Ranma and Akane. Those two have let everyone and everything walk over them long enough. And they don't do anything about it for fear that someone else could get hurt. Ranma in particular has made himself the victim of everybody's scheme because of his refusal to take a stand. He considers himself stuck because of everyone else's honour. And this will continue until all but one of the fiancés are dead. They must know that they HAVE a choice. And they MUST accept the consequences of their actions instead of blundering into fate's hands."
Her hands went over the logo on the honk. "Wish me luck Bumblebee, today I will take that stand."
After all is said and done
You've never walked, you've never
run,
You're a winner
You got the moves, you know the
streets
Break the rules, take the heat
You're nobody's
fool
You're at your best when the goin' gets rough
You've
been put to the test, but it's never enough
You got the
touch
You got the power
For the first time in her life, she thanked God that Bumblebee was here and she prayed to her mother as well to guide her tonight as the car drove back to the junk yard.
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Akane was the first to wake up. She dressed herself to go jogging and then went to Kasumi's room. Opening it to see if she was there, she was shocked to see her empty bed and at the same time delighted. Oh my God, does this mean she and Tofu …. Her heart gave a little whoop as she practically jumped down the stars cheering. Her cheer turned into a cry of horror when she passed the living room and saw the bloody and bandaged forms of Dr. Tofu and Gosunkugi of all people.
Her cry woke up the rest of the household. Ranma was the first to respond and was instantly at her side still dressed in his singlet and boxer shorts.
"Oh dear gods, what happened to the doctor?! He cried and immediately went by his side to check for his condition.
"Don't worry Ranma-kun," an old voice spoke and Akane and Ranma for the first time noticed Mrs. Ono, Tofu's mother. "Kasumi was here earlier and took care of their wounds. I dare say their both out of the danger zone.
Now both of them were thoroughly confused. How did a romantic date result in a badly wounded Tofu, Gosunkugi and a healthy looking mother of the doctor at their living room in the wee hours of the morning? For that matter where was Kasumi?
To further aggravate the situation, the two fathers and Nabiki groggily came down to the living room to see what the commotion was about at the same time.
Needless to say, when Kasumi returned from the junkyard she found the living room in complete pandemonium as the remaining Tendo Dojo residents tried to piece together what happened from the night, but as Mrs. Ono herself didn't know what happened prior to her rescue, she couldn't shed much light either and just fuelled the speculation. Kasumi nearly laughed at Ranma's theory that maybe Kasumi was as violent as Akane in secret, which earned him a sharp smack from Akane. Soun was of course weeping for the disappearance of his daughter.
She knocked loudly on the wall. "Excuse me everyone, don't worry. I'm safe and well. For the most part."
Everyone stopped talking and looked at her. Ranma, Akane and Nabiki's eyes narrowed when they saw Kasumi's torn dress, the bruise on her face as well as the rope markings on her wrists and ankles. As one, they looked at Gosunkugi. Battle aura's started to emanate from them but most fearsome of all was Ranma's icy blue aura which was somehow making the room temperature drop really quick. Even Soun did not respond by crying this time but with a look of rage that she hadn't seen since she was possessed by the Oni and Ranma had contemplated hitting her to get the Oni out of her.
Ranma was the first to speak, "Kasumi, do you want Gosunkugi ripped to little pieces, squashed like a tomato or just his head removed from his body?" Kasumi was saddened that she had broken Ranma's innocence, for she truly believed he would do so.
Her left hand held the digital camera that Gosunkugi had been using. "Ranma-kun, come over here," she motioned for him to stand and come to her.
Confused as to what she wanted with him, he stood and walked over to her. "Please hold the camera. This is a digital camera. I've already turned it on. I want you to hold the camera for everyone to see. Now swear to me Ranma. You will keep pressing the NEXT button to run through the photo gallery for all to see. You will flip through ALL the pictures until the photo album ends. You are not at all times to let go of the camera nor are you to break it or stop going through the album. And at the end of the album, you will do NOTHING but sit and return the camera to me."
The confused Ranma could only nod at Kasumi's odd request. He took the camera firmly in his hands and sat at the table. Everybody went behind him and watched over his shoulder as he first clicked the NEXT button.
Kasumi turned away rather than face the gasps and looks of horror that everyone was now making. She felt that she would relive the experience with each continuing click that Ranma's finger made if she continued to observe them. Suddenly exhausted from the night's events, she collapsed on the floor, kneeling next to the shoji screen, staring at the fat koi fish in the pond swim around. The gasps grew progressively louder and the temperature of the room grew steadily colder but Kasumi, despite her torn clothes did not suffer from it. She didn't know whether to be thankful or not for Gosunkugi being an avid photographer, taking pictures of the whole evening from Tofu carrying her from her car, tying her up, Haposai stripping her, Tofu slapping her and then dragging her outside to be further molested.
Eventually, she heard Ranma stop clicking the camera. She turned to see her family. Genma looked green and was huddling over a pool of his own vomit. Her father's face was chalk white, the cigarette pack he had been holding in his hand completely crushed and grinded. Nabiki was no longer the ice queen and was backed to the wall, tears coursing freely down her cheeks. Tofu's mother was also chalk white and this time, the tough old woman disappeared to reveal a shrivelled old woman. Ranma and Akane on the other hand, showed no emotion but both bore the tears of rage and sadness. Akane's knuckles were white from gripping the table and as Kasumi looked on, she finally tore two chunks of the table with both hands. Only those two managed to tear their eyes from the final image of Happosai about to insert his fingers into Kasumi's privates and look at Kasumi.
A hammer materialised in Akane's hand and quicker than anybody gave Kasumi credit, she was between Tofu and Akane. "Akane, sit down, you don't know the whole story yet," she said sternly. "Be quiet and let me explain what happened tonight. For now I will say that my honour is still intact and my wounds are only emotional."
She waited a moment for Akane to quell her rage and not without difficulty, the blue haired girl stepped back and resumed her place by Ranma's side. "Ranma-kun, please give me the camera." Ranma's eyes were a smouldering fire and Kasumi knew that if not for his oath, Ranma would have broken the camera in two and torn the two patients to pieces. He reluctantly handed the camera back to Kasumi.
"I assume that you all know that Mrs. Ono, Doctor Tofu's mother was kidnapped a few days ago. Happosai kept her as hostage in order to force Tofu to do what he did tonight." She then proceeded to recount Happosai's plan of forcing Tofu to take Kasumi out every weekend and his plan to blackmail both Tofu and Kasumi into doing his bidding. When she finished, a small explosion happened in the living room.
"I AM GOING TO KILL THAT SON OF A BITCH!" Ranma roared and this time, the room's inhabitants made no pretence at the cold temperature of the room which was fast approaching zero. "HAPPOSAI!" he screamed and was about to storm out of the living room when Kasumi grabbed hold of his singlet. He gazed questioningly at her in tear filled eyes.
"Before you go after him, there's something that needs to be done first."
She then turned to her father. "Father, I have held my peace since the day Happosai arrived here, out of respect of your wishes even though I know now they are motivated by your fear of Happosai rather than respect as your master. This was despite his already perverse nature and my hope that eventually you will do so if he gets out of hand. Well, he has gotten out of hand. Please throw him out as a guest of this house. Or I will leave this house and never return."
This made everyone in the room gasp in shock. Kasumi leaving her family? It was impossible to imagine her leaving her family to its own fate.
"My … my….. my …. Dear Kasumi-chan, of course I will ….. try to throw him out," Soun began but Ranma interrupted with a roar.
"TRY! KASUMI ONEE-CHAN HAS NEARLY BEEN ….. DISHONOURED AND YOU STILL SAY TRY! IT DOESN'T MATTER, I AM GOING TO KILL HIM AND MAKE HIM DISAPPEAR OF THE FACE OF THE EARTH IF HE COMES BACK!"
"BOY, HOW DARE YOU QUESTION ME THE MASTER OF THIS HOUSE!" Soun Tendo did his whole demon head aura technique to emphasize his anger. Only Ranma's Soul of Ice had rendered him fearless.
"A FAT LOT OF GOOD IT HAS DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTER OR FOR THAT MATTER, ME AND AKANE!" he shouted back.
"Ranma, please calm down and be quiet for awhile," Kasumi said softly but firmly. The two men angrily glared at each other before sitting down.
"The decision is up to my father. Nobody can make his decision for me. Not even me. As a matter of fact, nobody ever makes a decisive decision around here which is why we are all in this mess. Only now, father, you will have to live with the consequences. If possible, I will ask Akane, Nabiki and even Ranma to come with me to live elsewhere, perhaps the Cat café with the Amazons or even Ukyo's restaurant."
This had the effect of shocking everyone again. Her father started tearing up. "Kasumi dear, how can you think of such a thing? Having Ranma living under the same roof as the Amazons will threaten the Tendo-Saotome engagement…"
"THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ENGAGEMENT! THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE SAFETY AND HONOUR OF YOUR DAUGHTERS AND RANMA WHO UNFORTUNATELY CHANGES INTO A GIRL AND IS THEREFORE UNDER THE SAME THREAT! MY GOD, IS MARRYING RANMA AND AKANE ALL YOU CAN THINK OFF!" Kasumi shouted, loosing all nerve upon hearing about the accursed engagement again. She nearly shouted that Ranma wouldn't simply abandoned Akane for Shampoo anyway but refrained from doing so, as it would be like SHE was CHOOSING Akane for Ranma, "IT'S HIS CHOICE TO MARRY WHOEVER HE WANTS, HONOUR BE DAMNED!"
"What makes you think either Cologne or Ukyo will allow us to lodge with them?" Nabiki asked.
"Again, all you can think about is the stupid fiancée war. Do you think Cologne is truly heartless to turn all of us away who are running from a mad pervert? Or Ukyo? Or even Kuno? If nothing else, I can always help out in their restaurants and Kuno would do anything for Ranma-chan and Akane safety. Despite his dementia, he does care for them and in any case, I will take him over Happosai any day. Besides, Cologne already knows what Happosai is capable off. And I know her well enough that she won't turn away a cry for sanctuary," Kasumi said.
"I will ask you again father, will you expel Happosai from this household?" Kasumi asked.
All eyes were now focused on the Tendo patriarch. Soun Tendo looked like he was about to crumble between the safety of his daughters and the fear of his master. Whether the threat of Kasumi leaving the household inspired his decision later, nobody but himself would know. In the end, it was irrelevant.
"Yes Kasumi. The master is no longer welcome in this house. You have my permission …. To remove his …. belongings out of the house," he said with resignation.
Ranma snorted. "Now can I go kill him Kasumi?" he asked.
Kasumi steeled herself, this was a part that she had been strugglig with herself. "Ranma …. I won't deny …. it would make me happy if Happosai were wiped off the face of the Earth, and for this I am ashamed."
"What for sis? Look at what he did to you?" Akane exclaimed, pointing at the camera for emphasis.
"And are we to reciprocate in kind? I'm not sure if either of you remember but mother used to say, 'an eye for an eye and the entire world goes blind'. No Akane-chan, I will not make a murderer out of anyone on my behalf. Nor make myself a murderer."
"Which brings me to the second item of discussion. Ranma, do you or do you not want to be the best martial artist of all?" she asked.
Ranma was surprised by the sudden change in topic. "Of course I do, it's the only thing I know."
Kasumi sighed. "We will discuss about that later. In any case, if you want to be the best you had better start at your own school."
This caused a gasp between Soun and Genma while Ranma's eyes widened. "You don't mean….. challenging the master!"
"Before you take my suggestion, I would say this. Doing so would make you the Grandmaster of the Anything Goes Style of Martial Arts. Which will then grant you full authority and possession over all teachings of the art, as well as subservience of all other practitioners of the school. You will no longer have to answer to anyone but yourself, nor can any technique created by the school be denied to you. Secondly, you gain a nation wide recognition, which will put you on the road to challenging other grandmasters rather than just their students. This way you get to fight or train with the best of the best."
"Thirdly, it'll bring honour to your name. Many girls fear him because of his skill. He only lets them chase him because of the thrill of the hunt and deep down he knows they can do nothing about his thefts. By defeating Happosai, you will strip him off his pride and will gain new respect from the community, not least the woman population." Before he could protest, Kasumi put up her hand. "I meant for you to be a community hero, not a troublemaking punk with a loud mouth and no tact when it comes to girls. This will go a long way in solving a lot of your problems since nearly everyone treats you like a pariah these days due to the property damage you cause. Nabiki does keep record of your destruction and since your honour is tied to us, most of the time it is the Tendos who bear the damage costs." Ranma's eyes widened and he looked remorseful. "If you defeat Happosai who is a menace to society, many of them will then be willing to forgive your debt, freeing us from a lot of financial burden. And more people would like you Ranma and I think you will grow to enjoy their friendship rather than their animosity."
"Lastly, it'll bring Happosai to justice. You will bring down Happosai and be able to get the police to at last, imprison him for a serious crime that goes beyond stealing underwear. The photos here are incriminating enough already, plus we will have testimony from Ono Tofu. Won't we doctor?," she asked quietly.
It was then that everyone noticed the wakeful eyes of the doctor. He was staring into space and was otherwise motionless.
Akane gritted her teeth. "How could you doctor? And to Kasumi … the one you love!"
Tofu shifted his eyes towards them, almost pleading for forgiveness. "I had no choice. Please, if I had told anyone…."
"Tofu, you traded the honour and body of the one you loved for my life?" Mrs. Ono who had been quietly sitting in the corner finally spoke up.
"Yes mother. Believe me, I wish I could undo what I did but…."
Kasumi waved her hand. "Enough doctor. The past is over, what's done is done. I will tell you now that while I understand your situation and motives, I cannot forgive you …….. yet. You fell into fear of Happosai instead of braving to tell any of us who would have rushed to your aid immediately. But like I said, I understand your situation and will no longer bear ill will to you for your actions though wrong, were still motivated by love."
She turned to the doctor and then took his hand in hers. "And you will still face the consequences of your actions. I will tell the police the whole truth, including your involvement and you yourself have to confess as well. Will you?" she asked.
Looking at his mother's eyes, which were now ashamed of him, Tofu was broken and knew he had woefully made the wrong decision. Now it was time to pay for his mistakes and be done with it. "Yes," he whispered.
"Then there is one last thing I must resolve between us. I am sorry doctor, but even before last night, I have never borne any romantic feelings for you."
This made another round of gasps in the room. Nabiki said, "But that's impossible, you and Tofu were in love for a long time!" she protested.
Kasumi sighed. "That is what you all think Nabiki. And again, this is a case of you all forcing your perceptions unto others, like forcing Akane and Ranma to marry based on your assumptions rather than their actual feelings. In future, perhaps its best if you ask the person in question if they actually CORRESPOND to your assumption."
Tofu closed his eyes and wept at Kasumi's blunt revelation. But after tonight, he knew he deserved every bite from Kasumi.
She looked back at Ranma. "I'm sorry Ranma, we diverged from you. What I mentioned are the logical choices I've thought out for you, all of which I've tried to take into consideration your well being and future. But again, it's your choice. If you still want to kill Happosai, I certainly am the least capable of stopping you physically. But I plead with you Ranma, do not become a murderer. For the sake of our family, but also for your OWN sake," she quietly said then to everyone's shock, bowed deeply to Ranma.
Everyone looked at Ranma, who actually appeared thoughtful for once. He slowly rose to his feet and then knelt in front of Kasumi who had arisen from her bow. Then he did something totally unexpected.
He took Kasumi with both hands and gave her a fierce hug, tears he held back finally released.
Or perhaps a lack of bloody retribution from Akane was more unexpected than the unusual display of affection shown by Ranma. Shortly after he hugged her, Akane also moved and enveloped both Ranma and Kasumi in a hug as well.
Kasumi finally burst into tears, only this time they were tears of happiness. For what it was worth, Akane and Ranma were about to change. That alone was worth crying about.
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Hidden in the junk yard hangar, Bumblebee's mouth curled into a smile before he retracted his telescopic sonar radar which had been pointed at the Tendo residence and allowed him to listen to the entire conversation from a distance. In spite of the danger of being detected, he started to do a little dance in the hangar.
True to your heart,
You must be true to your heart,
That's when the heavens will part,
And baby shower you with my love
Open your heart,
Your heart can tell you no lies
And when you're true to your heart
I know it's gonna lead you straight to me
Xxxxxxxxxxx
"Thank you for letting me choose, Kasumi Onee-chan," Ranma said as he continued to embrace the elder Tendo daughter. He also relished the hug that Akane was giving him as well and rejoiced at her reaction as well.
Akane also whispered, "I'm so sorry for being pig-headed about all of this. I guess I was really jealous of all the other girls."
Kasumi smiled. "Ranma, Akane, for what it's worth, my money is on you two," prompting all three to laugh.
Nabiki then asked the question that everyone had nearly forgotten. "Kasumi, how did you escape from Happosai?"
To be continued.
Author's note
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! Cliffhanger!!!
Phew, the hardest chapter of all, dealing with the aftermath of Tofu's betrayal I've decided to make Kasumi a bit more human as well instead of portraying her as purely angelic. To forgive Tofu straight away is too illogical but I can't very well let her allow Ranma to kill him either.
And what about Gosunkugi you may ask? He he, I'll deal with him next chapter. Let's just say the human body can take a lot of punishment without dying …..
And yes everyone, I did not type wrongly. There are FIVE, yes, FIVE UFOs that just landed in Tokyo, not four like in the movie. Who are they? Truth be told, I still haven't finalised my list. So you guys still have a chance to influence the who the Five coming Autobots are EXCEPT Optimus Prime. So actually you have four autobots to influence me. I have a pretty good idea of who I want to put but I leave this part to you to influence me. Just as long as its Generation 1, not from the Super God Masterforce, Headmasters, Victory, Zone, Armada, Minicons or any of the other crap that came out after the original Generation 1 ended in America in 1987. Kindly state what vehicle and make as well as it helps me due to my limited knowledge of cars.
Oh yeah, music credits:
'Lies' by Evanascence
'Not alone' by Mcfly
'The Touch' by Stan Bush (yeah I know I've used him three times but what can I say? He's song is the best and is THE Transfomer song
'True to your heart' by 98 degrees
Thanks for reading my story. Goodnight and God bless you all.