Ranma 1/2 : A Mothers Resolve
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Chapter 3 : Of Amazons and Mercenaries.
Cologne was not pleased. This wasn't anything new for her, after all, her great-grandaughter's constant failures, Ranma's arogance and a certian half-blind duckboy who just put the groceries in the oven were enough to get on anyones nerves. This was not the reason she was unhappy, however. The reason she was unhappy was because of a letter that she just got, from someone who has been dead for 11 years. The contents were clear enough that even that idiot Kuno would be given a moment of pause.
"Cologne, I am well aware of your activities over the last year, and I am not pleased. Your great-grandaughter has endangered my family, severely damaged my home and interfered with someone I have personally chose to watch over. I believe you already know who I am, mostly do to my handwriting, but also due to the symbol stamped at the bottom of this letter. Yes, I changed my name, I do that every 100 years or so to make sure anyone I care for isn't tracked down by my enemies. Speaking of which, if you don't wish to be counted among my enemies, you are to co-operate with me in every detail of this letter. I don't want to have to deal with an old friend, but i will if the need arises."
"The is a shipment of water heading to the Tendo estate, and I think you know what kind of water. Do not intercept it. That water is not intended for who you think, nor is it intended for any other of the afflicted. Second, you are to arrange an situation where Nabiki cannot intervene with my plan. She has forgotten what it means to have feelings for others, and I plan to fix that. Finally, deal with your great-grandaughter. I have had enough of her damaging my home and acting on your villages outdated laws. If you do not deal with her, I may end up doing somethin we all may regret later. The choice is yours.
Currently, Kimiko Tendo.
Cologne shuddered, to think that the one outsider that she outright feared was Akane's mother. If there was one thing that could be said about that woman, it was that she could hold a grudge. Cologne knew of the nannichuan water that was due in, but decided to leave it alone anyway, knowing that it would only create more chaos. The note about Nabiki made her chuckle. She never really liked that girl, and this was almost like recieving divine blessings for dealing with her. The last note made her feel her years, as she knew with that message that Shampoo's mission was doomed to failure from the beginning. She made sure to send a note to the council, telling them of the contents of the letter and her acceptance of the terms.
Cologne called Mousse into the room, after she had gotten him to put the groceries in the fridge, and spoke of her plan to deal with Nabiki. Normally she would have hit him on the head with her cane when he started laughing that loud, but the circumstances of the planned revenge had her in a full blown cheshire grin, so she let it slide. Mousse also had it with the girl, tricking and scamming Shampoo time and again. The irony about this was that Nabiki had mostly shown her nastiness to Jusenkyo victims, and this was going to be a very interesting way to get back at her for her lack of empathy. It was a shame that Shampoo was out making deliveries, as she would have liked to have a hand in this.
When you look at the Tendo estate, you wouldn't see anything out of the norm at first glance. Akane and Ranma were out, Soun was visiting (and drinking with) Genma, Nabiki was diging up more pictures to sell of Akane and Ranma, and Kasumi was in the kitchen. Kasumi for herself was wondering what to do with Nabiki, and later, with Ono Tofu. The eldest had recently had an awakening due to getting rid of the rotten tea, an awakening that had caused her to reconsider her sisters behaviour to Ranma, her yongest sister, the Kuno boy, and multiple other cursed victims. Save for Akane and Kuno, every one she really exploited posessed a Jusenkyo curse, an aspect that went against her completely logical worldview. Kasumi wondered what she would have to do to get her sister to straighten her out before she ended up in jail, or worse.
Kasumi also wondered about Ono and his behaviour. She realised what was causing it of course, after all, anyone who wasn't high would be able to see it. She cursed herself for not noticing the mold on the tea leaves, it would have saved everyone a lot of headaches. The good doctor was going to be a problem, unless she could figure out a way to get him to calm down without knocking him out, no small task in that. She would have to plan something with Akane and Nodoka later to get Ono sedated enough to help him out, even though she didn't like resorting to drugs like Kodachi or the Amazons.
She would have gone on, but the sound of Nabiki's scream getting cut off with a splash was enough to bring her back into focus. She wasted no time running to Nabiki's room and opening the door, only to find a small rabbit under a towel and the window open. Kasumi looked at the computer moniter in Nabiki's room, noticing that there were Ranma's and Akane's pictures, of course, but this time ther were pictures of Shampoo as well. She found a note on the desk, addressed to her, stating that 'it will last a week'. She picked up the now dry bunny, and looked her square in the eye. "You know you had this coming a while now sister" was Kasumi's only response as she went to the basement with rabbit in hand, looking for a cage.
