Ah yes, another chapter to grace my adoring fans. Oh how I love you!

The reviews I got for the last chapter were excellent! They made me so happy; I thought I would burst into tears from the joy!

One quick note. The last chapter was the last insanely long chapter. The chapter lengths are going to get a bit under control after one reviewer pointed out that they were getting longer than Father Time's beard.


Disclaimer: Yes… I own Ranma ½… Can't you tell from the fact that I'm a little old Japanese Lady, and not an American Teenage boy…? Dumbass…

Chapter 5: Take Your Medicine

The air was thick with tension, as Dr. Tofu and Noboru stared each other down. Noboru was crouched, ready to strike down his new foe at a moment's notice. Dr. Tofu radiated with killing intent, and yet he just stood with his hands in his pockets, smiling as though he hadn't a care in the world.

"So, Dr. Tofu's going to fight the demon now?" Mousse asked, confused at what was going on.

"I confess I'm as confused as you are Mousse. I was under the impression that the man knew only how to repair bodies, not destroy them…" Cologne responded, perched atop her staff.

"Ranma once told me that Dr. Tofu was a powerful martial artist," Ryoga said, "But I don't think I've ever seen him fight,"

"None of us have," Soun added.

As the group of fighters watched the two combatants prepare, they could feel an uneasiness between each other. All of them knew that even the slightest twitch could be enough to set off one of the martial artists and draw their attack.

Suddenly, Dr. Tofu turned to face the crew and shouted, "Ryoga! Can you do me a favor?"

Noboru didn't hesitate. He immediately launched into action, bringing one of his mighty claws down to hack Tofu to pieces. Without even looking back, Dr. Tofu raised one hand and caught the demon's wrist, stopping his attack with seemingly little effort. The smile never left his face.

"I was just wondering if you could come over here and get my glasses from me. I need someone to hold onto them," he continued, as though nothing had even happened. Wide-eyed, Ryoga was powerless to do much other then mutter "Uh-huh…" before carrying out the Doctor's request and returning to his friends.

In an instant, the doctor released Noboru's wrist and slammed his fist into the demon's chest, knocking him back to where he had originally started, before he even knew what had happened. As Noboru clutched his chest and groaned, the formerly ever-present smile on Dr. Tofu's face slowly vanished, as he took off his doctor's coat, and threw it into the wind heroically.

"No matter what technique it is, every martial arts move has some degree of anatomy and biology present," he stated, eyes fixed on Noboru. "Because of their many battles, every martial artist has some knowledge of how the human body works, because without it, their techniques would not be sufficient to destroy their enemies. But my understanding of the human physiology is so vast and comprehensive, that it allows me use of techniques other fighters could only dream of…"

As Noboru listened, his eyes widened. His smile soon followed. "Was that your plan!?!" the demon cried before breaking into maniacal laughter. "You idiot! I'm not human! I'm a demon. My physiology is completely different from that off humans! Your techniques can't possibly affect my body!!!"

"Who said anything about affecting your body?" the doctor replied.

As he deepened into a horse stance, the doctor began grunting, almost primitively. As his battle aura flared up around him, the veins in his arms and forehead began to bulge. The ground cracked and shattered around him. Small bursts of electricity sparked through the air.

Slowly, his muscles began to expand and contract violently. His whole body was undergoing some kind of metamorphosis. As his muscles began to grow larger and more powerful, his shirt was forced to give way and tear, as though it were made of rice paper.

Where a small and unimposing man had once stood, an incredible hulk (Yay references!) had taken his place. In a matter of moments, the doctor's body had changed from that of an athletic, but slender form into that of a body builder. He'd gained at least 120 pounds of muscle mass!

"LET'S DO THIS!!!"

The doctor launched forward, swinging the ridge of his open hand into Noboru's face with a sickening boom. As the demon reeled backward, Tofu followed with a spinning back-fist. Recovering, Noboru held up his arm to block the technique. Although he was successful in blocking Tofu's forearm, the man astonished (and disgusted) his friends, by dislocating his elbow, allowing the attack to continue and connect with the monster's chin once more.

"Like I said, I'm a doctor. My knowledge of the human body allows me access to techniques you can only dream of…" the doctor taunted, as he reconnected his joint.

"I can't believe Saotome's poor judgment…" Ryoga muttered. "Sure, he's got a lot of power and good medical knowledge, but his technique is so sloppy. He's just swinging his fists like an untrained fighter."

Cologne proceeded to bop the boy over the top of his head. "Fool boy, that's Piguaquan!"

"Aiyah! Shampoo see it too!" the Amazon girl replied.

"Piguaquan? Is that some deadly martial art?" Ukyo asked.

"Indeed. It's a Chinese martial art," Mousse answered, "When a fighter is untrained, he often attempts to swing his fist in an arc. Most martial arts will teach that this is a bad idea and that the correct technique is to punch in a straight line. However, Piguaquan operates on the idea that if it's the body's natural instinct, there's probably something behind it. And so it teaches a way of swinging your arms and legs like whips for maximum damage. Although it's very ineffective when you start out, a master can kill most fighters with a single blow."

Noboru screamed like a man without reason as he fired a massive energy blast at the doctor, determined to wipe him from the face of the Earth. The doctor proceeded to leap over this blast with ease, swinging his leg into the demon's face as he came back down to Earth. He then jammed his fist right into the monster's ribs, causing him to yelp with pain.

Realizing that this approach was failing, Noboru took to the sky, hoping to buy some time. It was to no avail, as Dr. Tofu simply followed him, ready to continue to pummel his foe into demon-paste. The demon immediately switched direction flying away as fast as he could. Dr. Tofu was faster, however, and was gaining ground quickly.

Hoping that a sneak attack could work, Noboru stopped on a dime and prepared to swing his claws, ready to slash Dr. Tofu to pieces. But before he could dice Tofu into a salad, the man disappeared from sight.

"Behind you!"

As Noboru turned, Dr. Tofu's fist slammed into his face, sending him flying through the air. Dr. Tofu gave chase, and before Noboru was even seeing straight again, the doctor delivered a chop into the back of his neck, knocking him to the ground.

As the doctor floated back to Earth, his friends greeted him with cries of, "You did it!", "That was amazing!", and "Teach me how to do that!"

"It's not over yet!" he shouted. The NWC couldn't believe that anything could survive the ass-kicking that Dr. Tofu had just dished out. But like the doctor predicted, a dazed and bloodied Noboru crawled out of the hole in the ground.

"Do you think you've won human!?! Are you really stupid enough to think that any human's power could best a demon's!?!" the beast shouted, appearing to have gone completely feral. "Fool! You've barely seen a fraction of my awesome power! The trip from the world of demons to the world of humans took much of my power, and forced me to take the form you see now! This body is a mere shell, to allow me to recover my full power! Once I'm back at 100%, I'll crush you completely and utterly!!!"

"You mean this guy's been fighting us with almost none of his full strength!?!" Ryoga shouted, as frightened as the rest of the NWC.

Tofu just smirked. "Then I'll just destroy you before you're back at 100%..."

This did little to curb Noboru's confidence. "You idiot! What do you think this is!?! An anime!?! Do you really think I'd tell you that if I wasn't already close to full power!?!"

"What!?!" the gang shouted in unison.

A smile betraying vicious killing intent spread across the demon's face. "You have ten seconds…"

"Stop him!!!" Cologne shouted, as the group rushed Noboru.

"Ten, Nine, Eight…"

"We can't let him reach his full power!!!" Soun shouted, as he wept openly.

"Seven, Six, Five…"

The group rushed as quickly as their legs could carry them. Ryoga, in an act of superhuman speed and strength, leapt into the air, preparing to crush the demon with one mighty kick.

"Four, Three, Two…"

He screamed a mighty battle cry as he spun through the air, his leg ready to break through the demon's skull.

"One…"

Okay, so this chapter was originally going to be a lot longer, but I decided to cut it into two or three smaller chapters. The bad news is that, other than being far too long for any one human being to read, the original chapter was much more epic, because it was more than just Dr. Tofu beating the shit out of Noboru. It had a lot of romance and comedy and epicness. The good news is that I had finished the chapter as it was meant to be written, so the next chapter, and possibly the one after that (Depending on how I decide to split them) are already written, so they won't take long to come out. The other bad news is that I'm going to hold onto them for a while, because this is a really cool cliffhanger and I want to let it sink in… Yep, I'm just that evil…

Next time, in his full power state, Noboru totally owns the NWC. Meanwhile, Akane tries one last time to get Ranma to stop being a stubborn asshole. What will happen? Find out.

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