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Broken Hearts Combined Chapter 12: Don't Forget to Wash Behind the Ears
The Dim Crag Mountains The home of the Jade-renowned martial arts instructor, Master Leep It has been quite an interesting week since Leep has gotten two new students. Leep sits in his teahouse, holding a cup of tea, as he contemplates his two new students.
Leep (Thinks): Hmm Let's see First, there is Britanny 'Cheetah' Elin Diggers. A werecheetah who is also the adopted daughter of his greatest student, Julia Brigand Being a werecheetah has already allowed her great speed, and she has very good strength. Hmm I wonder if Julia will be mad if I give Britanny some of the training I gave her Heh Probably So, I might as well
Leep then gives off a light chuckle. He takes a sip from his cup of tea and goes back to his thoughts. His brow then furrows in deep concentration.
Leep (Thinks): But the other one Ranma Saotome Of the Saotome branch of the School of Anything Goes Martial Arts Sigh Happi, Happi, Happi You were an idiot for breaking up the Yang Sect of the Anything Goes Style into two branches It's amazing that Ranma has all the qualities of the Yang Sect though Which makes me wonder Julia chose him Why? She still has many years left before she will need the help Sigh That is up to Julia to decide I guess
Leep then takes another sip of tea from his cup, his thoughts then turn too Ranma's female side, and how he acquired it
Leep (Thinks): And then there is the Jusenkyo curse From what I understand, it has been a burden to him, but With a female body, he can learn the Yin Sect of the Anything Goes School Couple that with how he knows the Yang Sect by heart
A huge smile appears on Leep's face.
Leep (Thinks): I still don't know if he's right for Julia's use But Ranma is the one He is the one that can bring the Anything Goes School back to its true form. To make a balanced warrior Just like Shinryu
Leep then sighs Remembering his father makes him a bit sad Leep looks up to the ceiling and talks softly to himself.
Leep: Ranma Finally After almost three centuries You will be the one to make Anything Goes the way it should be
Leep then puts his cup of tea down, being satisfied for now. He grabs his cane and gets up. He walks out of the tea area to go and check up on his students
Ranma-chan lies on top of one of the tower within the fortress training grounds of Leep's Point. She sighs as she thinks She has to be in her girl form while learning under Master Leep. When they are not training Leep allows Ranma-chan to be in her male form
Ranma-chan (Grits her teeth): Grr Stupid old pervert Making me stay as a girl while I train
And, that is not the only 'problem' All the other female trainees there make Ranma-
chan a bit nervous, as they can't seem to take their eyes off of her when she's in his male form. Especially Carla and Luan (Former Ninjas and heads of the Julia Brigand fan club) since Ranma-chan is the 'pupil' of their #1 idol Julia Brigand. Ranma shudders when he thinks back to two days ago, when both girls kept asking him question, after question about her Master Julia and herself
Ranma-chan: Why won't those two leave me alone!? I'm just a student, not some sort of Martial Arts God (Smirks). Heh Never thought I'd say THAT of all things
Then there's the red haired Elf girl Kelith. She seems like a good person, but VERY energetic, and hi-strung She thinks almost anything is attacking her, and she tends to scream out her thoughts whenever she feels she's in trouble.
Ranma-chan (Shakes her head): Sigh Why is it the only time she's NOT screaming is when I'm in my male form? I mean, she's afraid of her own shadow
There is also Olga, a she-troll Damn is she HUGE! She's got muscles, on her muscles She could arm-wrestle Ryoga, and win by just using her pinky finger
Ranma-chan (Shivers): Brr I REALLY hope that she isn't after a relationship of something more than a sparring partner
And to top is all off, how the other girls keep going after Ranma-chan when she's in her male form pisses Britanny off to no end. They're going after her bud Ranchan after all
Ranma-chan then shudders a bit when she remembers how yesterday went Britanny took on A LOT of the other students by herself to establish that Ranchan isn't a prize, but someone to get to know
Ranma-chan (Covers face with hands): Geez Britchan You didn't have to take them all on
And to top it all off There's those Gods-be-damned skimpy training outfits Leep had designed himself for his students. Ranma-chan then looks down at herself. The outfit is so damn skimpy It's just a green cloth outfit that is a hybrid of a tunic and a gi top with a gold trimming, green bracers on their legs, with the same gold trimming on the part of thee leg-bracer that is near the knee, a gold sash to match the trimming of the belt, and dark green thong panties for underwear Ranma-chan shudders
Ranma-chan: And no bra either Not that I would wear one of those anyway Geez, Britchan and I are going to be really glad when this dumb training is over If I knew it was going to be like this, I would have stayed in Nerima
Ranma-chan's eyes then widen.
Ranma-chan (thinks): WHAT THE HECK AM I THINKING!? Sure, I may be in this 'hell' for a month, but at least it won't be like this the entire trip I wonder if
Ranma-chan is taken out of her thoughts when a female voice calls out to her.
Female voice: Hey Ranchan!
Ranma-chan looks around. Suddenly a pair of hands covers Ranma-chan's eyes.
Female Voice: Guess who!
Ranma-chan: Hmm Is it Hillary Clinton?
Female voice: Nope Try again Ranchan.
Ranma-chan: Is it Scary Spice?
Female voice: Ugh! GOD NO!
Ranma-chan: Is it My favorite werecheetah Britanny Diggers?
Suddenly the pair of hands then leaves Ranma-chan's eyes. Ranma-chan then turns around and sees Britanny.
Britanny: BINGO! So Ranchan
Ranma-chan: Yeah Britchan?
Britanny: What're you doing up here?
Ranma-chan: Thinking
Britanny (Raises an eyebrow): Oh About what?
Ranma-chan: Nothing much Just about what we've been doing here And how everyone has been cracking down on me
Britanny (Frowns slightly): If it's because of what I did, I'm sorry Ranchan I just couldn't stand to see those girls fawning all over my best bud when he gets a moment to be a guy (Smiles). That's MY job after all (Winks).
Ranma-chan can't help but smiles back at Britanny's carefree attitude. Ranma-chan then shakes her head.
Ranma-chan: No That's not the only thing
Britanny: Oh What else is bothering you?
Ranma-chan: Well, there's the Ol' Geezer And then there are these stupid outfits!
Britanny (Nods her head): True This stupid outfit always keeps ridding up my butt Damn it, you'd think he'd let us have some sense of modesty
Ranma-chan (Shrugs her shoulders): What can I say? The guy's a pervert I've dealt with enough of them in my life to know the older they get, the more lecherous their tendencies are
Britanny (Shivers): Brr And you're a guy to boot
Ranma-chan: Yeah But they don't see me as a man, when I'm like this All they see is a set of breasts an ass, and possible other parts to grab onto.
Britanny (Pounds her fist into other hand): Perverts (Thinks: How DARE they feel up my Ranchan! Only I may feel him up when he's a man!)
Suddenly, Britanny and Ranma-chan tense up. They hear someone else nearby. They both start looking around.
Male voice: It's curfew time!
Ranma-chan and Britanny turn towards the voice and see Master Leep.
Ranma-chan: Great What do you want now you ol' geezer?
Leep (Smiles): You two better get to sleep. It's curfew And we're all going off to enjoy ourselves a bit.
Ranma-chan Britanny: Oh?
Leep (Lecherous smile): Yes Once a month, I take all my students to an area with hot springs up here in thee Dim Crag Mountains. Where, they can use the hot waters as a spiritual cleansing exercise, and
Ranma-chan (Glares at Leep): Where you'll be able to peek at them like the pervert you are, right?
Britanny (Grits her teeth): You really are a pervert, aren't you? How did my mom ever stand training under you?
Leep then turns to Britanny and gives her a knowing smile
Leep (Smiles): She didn't We always fought and I would always get a nice feel off of her She stayed because I always had something new I could teach her Like this
Leep then holds out his hand, and gathers a small ball of raw ki into it.
Britanny (Stares at the ball of ki): So? I can gather my ki too! Ranchan's been helping me!
Leep: Oh? Is that true?
Ranma-chan: Yeah.
Leep: I would like to see you both try, and we shall compare
Ranma-chan and Britanny hold out their hands. Ranma-chan concentrates on her confidence in getting a chance to show up the old pervert, producing a ball of blue ki in her hand.
Britanny on the other hand, gathers her ki much faster than Ranma-chan, as she is focusing to of her emotions Like Ranma-chan, she is using her confidence, but she is also using her excitement. This causes the blue-colored ki of confidence, to mix with the yellow-colored ki of excitement, to make it a light-green color.
Leep then looks over their balls of ki. He then shakes his head.
Leep: You can stop gathering your energies now They're no good
Ranma-chan Britanny: WHAT!?
Leep: I said they're no good.
Ranma-chan: What do you mean?
Britanny: Yeah! We're able to summon our ki! There's nothing wrong with it.
Leep: Yes there is
Ranma-chan: What do you mean?
Britanny: Yeah old man. Spill it.
Leep: You use your emotions to gather your ki.
Ranma-chan: So? There's nothing wrong with that!
Leep: Yes there is
Ranma-chan: Like what?
Leep: I suppose I have time to give you some instruction before you go to sleep So here goes Ki is actually hampered by a person's emotions.
Britanny: How so?
Leep: When using your emotions to gather ki, you actually put your body under more duress than if you were taping into it 'naturally'. Using your emotions taxes on you mental and physical stability, and that is something one cannot really do have during a life and death situation. Though I admit that gathering one's ki through emotion is incredibly easy to do, and makes gathering the ki an incredibly fast process, the ki is actually weaker in its strength than it should be if gathered naturally. Also, using negative emotions to gather one's ki is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! It sets one down a path of self-destruction, actually tearing away at their souls until there is nothing left to them, making them an empty husk; a shadow of their former selves.
Ranma-chan: Like Ryoga and the Shi Shi Hokodan
Leep (Eyes widen): Hmm Interesting You know of that technique Well, we'll talk about that later. I have much more important matters to tell you about before we retire for the day.
Ranma-chan: Okay
Britanny: So Leep What you're saying is that gathering ki through emotions is no good?
Leep: Well, yes and no It is good for when you're in a fix, and don't have the time to waste, it is a good lifesaver. And, if one can reach the 'balance' of all emotions, then one can make an incredibly powerful attack Though few have ever accomplished it
Ranma-chan: Oh? What is it?
Leep: The Kuro Genki Gan.
Britanny (Blinks): Huh?
Ranma-chan (Blinks): Black Energy Bang?
Leep: Well, allow me to show you what I mean then I will show you the strengths of the different ki gathering techniques Now (Points to one of the mountains in the range). Look at that mountain This is what an emotion-based attack can do
Leep then looks at the mountain, gritting his teeth, allowing his anger to rise He is enveloped in a red aura of anger-based ki
Leep: AKA GENKI GAN!
Leep thrusts his hands forward, sending a ball of red ki flying at the mountain. They see an explosion on the side of it. Ranma-chan and Britanny nod their heads, impressed.
Ranma-chan: Red Energy Bang Not bad ol' geezer
Britanny: Yeah. That was pretty good.
Leep: Feh! That was NOTHING! Now Watch what happens when one gathers their energy with a clear mind
Leep then closes his eyes, widens his legs apart, and holds his arms out to the side. He concentrates on the Etheral Stream to gather his internal energies. The energy pulses around him, cackling on his skin like lightning, trying to burst free
Leep: GINKA GENKI GAN!
With that, Leep thrusts his hands forward again, creating a ki projectile that is silver in color, as it cackles with a fury of electrical energy. The projectile hits the side of the mountain and makes an even bigger explosion.
Ranma-chan Britanny (Wide-eyed): Woah
Leep: Well? What do you think of raw ki now?
Britanny: Silver Energy Bang I don't like the name much, but I can't help but love the results
Ranma-chan: Master Leep
Leep: Yes? Ranma-chan: What was it you were saying before? About using all your emotions to make a ki blast called Kuro Genki Gan?
Leep: Yes This is actually the most powerful ki attack a person can manage However, it is EXTREMELY difficult to use. Hell, it took me one hundred and thirty years to actually do it the first time!
Ranma-chan: Master Leep I rarely say this But Please Will you show me?
Leep looks at Ranma-chan and sees real interest in her eyes. He also recognizes that she lowered herself to say, "please". That is more than enough for him.
And the fact that he could NEVER say "no" to a 'woman' doesn't hurt either
Leep: Very well Ranma Britanny You two are about to get quite a show, and see the ultimate emotion-based ki attack The Kuro Genki Gan
Leep then concentrates Trying to gather his raw energies, as one normally does, tampering into the Etheral Stream He then concentrates his emotions to it All of them, making sure not one emotion is stronger than another. All the colors of the spectrum appear on him and swirl. The colored energies swirl faster and faster until mixing into the color black He then releases the energy in an incredibly destructive force that Ranma-chan and Britanny never thought could exist
Leep: KURO GENKI GAN!
A huge wave of totally black energy shoots forth from Leep, and heads towards the mountain in the range he was using for practice. The Kuro Genki Gan hits it and literally sucks all light into it, making the area within a sixty-mile radius go totally dark A minute passes in total darkness and silence Finally there is a HUGE explosion! When they can finally see, there is nothing left of the mountain he shot at
Leep (Turns around): What do you think?
Ranma-chan Britanny (Stare at Leep):
Leep (Smiles): I thought you'd like it Well, get some sleep You'll need it for tomorrow And to answer the questions
Ranma-chan: Questions?
Leep: Yes A lot of students will want to know what I did And I'm too tired to explain. You do it. See you tomorrow!
With that, Leep throws down a little smoke bomb and disappears into it.
Ranma-chan Britanny (Stare at the spot that Leep was): SONUVABITCH!
It's morning now Ranma is still asleep in the bed of one of the empty towers It's interesting Being the only male, he's given special 'privilege'. Leep doesn't want him sleeping with the female populace, being afraid that certain 'accidents' will happen Ranma would sleep through the entire day, given that he was up a long time last night, trying to explain what the heck had happened. Most of them are still confused, but they realize that what happened wasn't dangerous to them per se, but it was something that can be dangerous to a person.
And as said, Ranma just lays in bed sleeping
Ranma (Asleep in bed): SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE
Suddenly, Ranma is splashed with water, and a very wet Ranma-chan is flailing about in bed and sheets.
Ranma-chan: GAH! WHAT THE HELL!?
Ranma-chan looks around and sees Leep holding an empty bucket.
Leep: It's about time you got up lazy-bones
Ranma-chan: "Lazy-bones"? ME!? Listen here ol' geezer, if it wasn't for you bailing out on Britchan and me after you obliterated that mountain, I could have gotten some SLEEP! Now leave me alone. I'm tired.
Ranma-chan goes back to bed. Leep frowns for a moment, then gets a wicked idea
Leep (Smiles): Fine I'll go wake the other's up A bit of Stealth Goosing in the morning will wake them p nicely.
Upon hearing the words "Stealth Goose", Ranma-chan knows what's coming. She stands up on her bed and glares at the old master of martial arts.
Ranma-chan: LISTEN OLD GEEZER! YOU TOUCH BRITCHAN OR THOSE OTHER GIRLS, AND I'LL!
Leep: STEALTH GOOSE!
With that, Leep is glomped onto Ranma-chan's chest. Ranma-chan blinks for a few moments then her anger rises quickly
Ranma-chan: WHY YOU PERVERT!
Ranma-chan punches Leep and sends the old pervert flying through the roof of the tower With that, Leep then twists and turns himself in the air And he lands right in the barracks for his female students
Let's just say there were many a righteously angered female fighters that morning
Many, many women (Chasing Leep): COME BACK HERE YOU OLD MAN!
Leep (Running): COME AND CATCH ME LADIES!
Ranma-chan watches all this and just mutters to herself as she watches from window of the tower
Ranma-chan: It's not my fault Really it's not
Ranma-chan then shakes her head and walks off to get some hot water
We see the entire crew of Leep and his 'students' traveling across the mountains. As Leep said he would, he is bringing them to a hidden area of hot springs in the Dim Crag Mountain Range. Ranma moves over to the elf girl Kelith to ask about this.
Ranma: Hey Kelith
Kelith: HUH!? Oh Hello Ranma
Ranma: Kelith, do you know where we're going. He said we were going to some hot springs.
Kelith: Yeah. There are many natural hot springs here in the Dim Crag Mountain Range In this one valley where a lot of them are, we can use the hot waters from the springs for different things. Such as a spiritual cleansing, just washing up, or relaxing Unfortunately, we don't get to enjoy it much
Ranma: You mean because you only go here once a month?
Kelith: No. The old pervert always busts in on us, harasses, us, and gets as many feels as he could possibly want
Ranma (Narrows his eyes): That old pervert!
Kelith: Damn right Sigh But what else can we do? None of us are able to stop him
Ranma: Kelith.
Kelith: Yeah?
Ranma: Go talk to Britanny. Tell her what's going on. She'll help me keep an eye out for the pervert.
Kelith (Eyes widen): You mean
Ranma (Smiles): I'll try to keep that pervert off your and the other ladies' backs Literally!
Kelith (Eyes sparkle): OH THANK YOU RANMA!
With that Kelith glomps onto Ranma Ranma is a bit shocked by this He then notices that the whole troop has stopped and is staring at him
Ranma (Thinks): Oh Shit
Leep: RANMA! HOW DARE YOU HAVE THAT SORT OF FUN WITHOUT ME!?
Britanny (In a sing-song voice): Oh Ranchan And what are you doing with Kelith over there? Hmm?
Ranma begins to sweat He knows whenever Britanny speaks in a singsong way, she is EXTREMELY PISSED OFF!
Ranma (Thinks): I take Jesus as my savior
And so Ranma goes into a long verbal battle for his life with Britanny, the other jealous females, and trying to ignore Master Leep, who is laughing his ass off.
Ranma winces as he steps into the hot water It is VERY HOT! He definitely doesn't have to worry about his Jusenkyo curse around here
Ranma: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh That hurts
Ranma looks around the area The way the mountains are so closely knit together in this area, it's as if there are many little valleys, or pockets with hot water. Since the valleys are somewhat steep, it creates a natural wall between the different hot springs to give a sense of privacy And Ranma would like that privacy very much, too relax
However, he has to keep an eye out for the old man relaxing across from him in the same hot spring.
Leep: Ahhhhhhhhhhh So good I really should do this more often
They just stay there relaxing in the hot waters for about five minutes, in absolute peace and silence Then Leep breaks it.
Leep: Well That's enough for me Now to check on the ladies!
Leep takes his towel, wraps it around his waist, and prepares to bound off, to go chasing after all his lovely female students, who will be in their towels, or better yet, in the nude! He doesn't get far as Ranma grabs his ankle, and Leep does a belly flop back into the pool.
Leep (Shakes his head): GAH! What you do THAT for!?
Ranma: That's my line you old pervert!
Leep (Raises an eyebrow): So? I'm a pervert. I admit to it. It's part of what makes me, me! Now, if you'll excuse me, I got many feminine beauties to enjoy. SEE YA'!
Leep once again tries to take off However Ranma once again grabs his ankle, and Leep does a belly flop back into the pool AGAIN! Leep then openly glares at Ranma.
Leep: YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE!
Ranma: Well, yeah!
Leep: RANMA! HOW DARE YOU BE SO CRUEL TO YOUR MASTER!?
Ranma: Oh please. You may be a good teacher, but your methods are too perverted. You're just like that old freak Happosai.
Leep's eyes widen in shock. For the first time, Leep looks hurt Ranma eyes Leep with curiosity.
Ranma: Leep? Are you okay?
Leep (Shakes his head): No
Ranma: What's wrong? It seems 'Odd' seeing you mope.
Leep: You compared me to To HIM!
Ranma: Happosai?
Leep: Yes He is my brother, but that doesn't mean we have been on the best of terms
Ranma's curiosity is now piqued. Leep hates Happosai?
Ranma: If you don't mind me asking Master Leep, but what do you mean by not on the best of terms?
Leep goes silent for a couple of minutes, searching for words. After a long, insufferable silence, Leep finally speaks.
Leep: It was about one hundred and fifty years ago When out father had finally died Happosai was most displeased by how father chose us to be his heirs And what displeased Happosai, was that is was 'us', and not just 'him' that would continue the tradition of the School of Anything Goes Martial Arts Happosai challenged me for both sects Even though it couldn't be done
Ranma: Oh?
Leep: As I said before, when our father realized he was dying, he chose to split the school between his two sons so that both sects would be remembered and taught to future generations in full. To make sure we knew a part in full, he broke it up into the Yin Sect and Yang Sect of Anything Goes Martial Arts. Happosai got greedy after father died, and wanted both sects, even though it would be impossible for him to even comprehend the Yin Sect
Ranma: Okay So you stopped talking because he wanted your position?
Leep: Yes But that isn't all He challenged me He said the winner would become the only master of Anything Goes in all of Jade While the other would be banished to the Earth Realm As you can guess, we fought, I won, and Happosai was exiled from Jade. I told him he didn't have to leave, that we could both carry on the school, so that the future generations could learn the Anything Goes style in FULL! Become true warriors of the Dao, or Yin-yang Warriors that are complete balance with themselves But no! He refused! Out of own foolish pride! He didn't just reject completing the Anything Goes Style when he left He rejected me as his brother And all because he wanted the glory as Grandmaster of the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts for himself.
Ranma: Wow That's so incredible
Leep: Ranma
Ranma: Yeah?
Leep: How advanced are you in the Yang Sect of the Anything Goes School?
Ranma: Pretty good. I'm about the level of master. I could probably beat the old man and be a Grandmaster, but I never thought to I was always too busy trying to clean up the mess that was my life
Leep: Ah Good Very good Ranma
Ranma: Yes?
Leep: I am going to try to teach you Since you have your Jusenkyo curse to turn into a female, your body will be able to accept the training easily I want you to learn everything about the Yin Sect of Anything Goes Martial Arts When you learn that, you will actually be 'complete'.
Ranma (Confused): Complete? What do you mean?
Leep: When I say complete, I mean that when you complete your training under my tutelage, you will know both the Yin and Yang Sects of Anything Goes of Martial Arts. Then you will know the 'true' style of Anything Goes. The ultimate balance that a warrior can attain
Ranma: I see But why do you want me to be this balance? I mean, I am up to the challenge, but I'm curious. Why me? Why not Britchan? I have been teaching her my style of Anything Goes
Leep: Simple Ranma All the women I get They are not trained in the Yang Sect of Anything Goes. I can only teach them the Yin Sect. But you You know the Yang Sect Raised in it And since you have a female body due to your curse, your body will accept the training of the Yin Sect You will be complete And you can pass on TRUE Anything Goes to others You are my last hope Ranma The last chance for my family art to be passed on as it should have been. Will you please do it?
Ranma is silent for a moment A long while passes before Ranma finally speaks
Ranma: Leep I get the feeling I am going to regret this But I accept.
Leep smiles. Not one of his cocky smiles, or lecherous grins, but a pure, heart-felt smile.
Leep: Ranma
Ranma: Yes?
Leep: For the first time in over one hundred and seventy years, I can finally rest more easily Thank you
Ranma: Um You're welcome But I got to learn it first
Leep: True, true And we still got another three weeks before your month under me is up You are a fast learner and should be able to learn it all in that time period. For now let us enjoy ourselves Well, I'M OFF TO THE PRETTIES! TOODLES!
With that, Leep bounds off like a rocket to the other hot springs. Many female voices are screaming and saying lots of curses.
Ranma: Great Just what I needed And I was actually starting to respect him Stupid pervert!
With that, Ranma wraps his towel around his waist, and bounds off to the other hot springs, to at least keep damage to a minimum
End Chapter 12
Next Time: Ranma and Britanny complete their training under Master Leep And Ranma gets to face his first Weaponsmaster Will he be up to the challenge?
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