At last! It's our summer vacation and I have time to update! So sorry for the delay. Anyway, since a lot of you have been waiting for this, here it is, Kuno's Goes Anything Martial Arts! Yes, he is now a threat! Hehe! Though this chap doesn't explain here why this is Happosai's techniques and that Saotome's techniques are the Anything Goes Martial Arts, I'll just put the explanation of that on the next chap. Anyway, please R&R!
"Ryoga, come on! Hurry up! We're going to be late for school!" Akane called out.
"I'm sorry. I'll just eat this while going there," he explained while holding his breakfast and still sleepy since he slept late last night due to training. So, because of this he woke up late, causing him to be the last one to eat breakfast.
Afterwards, they went running off to school.
"You should really try to sleep early Ryoga. I know you can't survive a day without training, but could you please sleep early from now on? It may be okay for you to be always late, but it isn't for me," Akane said.
"I'm sorry. Don't worry, I promise, I'll sleep early, starting tonight."
While they were near the school already, Kuno then appeared in his fighting stance.
"Prepare to die Ryoga Hibiki!" he said then charged him with his newly mastered techniques, too fast and too furious for Ryoga.
Ryoga tried to dodge his attacks, just defending himself helplessly, but he didn't succeed. Kuno had beaten him with the biggest and final blow of his sword. He fell to the ground, not even having a chance to lay a single finger on Kuno.
"Ryoga!" Akane exclaimed. "Kuno, what have you done with him?!"
"I just fought for our love, dear Akane Tendo. Now, no one can hinder our love," Kuno said as he hugged Akane.
"Let go of me you psychopath!" she said and tried to get away from the obsessed Kuno.
"What's up, guys? You late too?" Ranma appeared from above then tried to step on Kuno. Unfortunately, Kuno dodged it and Ranma just landed on the ground.
"You! You're Ranma Saotome! You've come to take Akane, my love ever so sweet away from me?" Kuno asked in a threatening tone then released Akane from his grip.
"Listen here Kuno, Akane has a boyfriend, Ryoga, so I have no right to steal her. Besides why would I steal her? She's just a-" Ranma said then paused as he saw Ryoga all beat up on the ground. "A… Akane, what happened to Ryoga? How could he get beaten up like this? With his aura, he can't be… Don't tell me… Kuno… he did this to him!?"
"I'm afraid to say this… but it's true, Ranma. Kuno came out from nowhere. But then… he attacked Ryoga mercilessly. I didn't know how he did it, things were just too fast. But I assure you, he used a lot of moves on him. Ryoga couldn't even lay the smallest finger on Kuno. Ranma, I prefer that you don't fight Kuno and get on his nerves. You'll just be injured like Ryoga," Akane explained.
"So Kuno has gotten better. That's good news. Don't worry Akane, I need a challenge anyway. I thought no one could ever be a challenge to me. This will be good," Ranma explained, all arrogant to Akane.
"Well, let's just see if you beat him, Mr. Arrogant. If you get beat up, I'm not helping," Akane said irritated at his big ego, with her arms crossed.
"Akane Tendo, this man shall not hinder our love, I guarantee you. Prepare to die Ranma Saotome!" Kuno said then started to attack him.
Then, when Ranma saw Kuno's new moves, it made him realize that he had seen those moves before. They were the moves his father used on him, and he would get beaten up every time. They were master moves of the Saotome's Anything Goes Martial Arts. "How could he know these moves?! These are Pop's moves! He said he's going to teach me them someday. Why teach Kuno? I deserve to know those moves than him."
Ranma became distracted of thinking about this, since he still didn't know how to beat the techniques Kuno was doing. So because of this, Kuno pummeled him to the ground, beaten up like Ryoga.
"Ranma!" Akane exclaimed then ran over to his bruised body. "Kuno, what have you done?! Ryoga and Ranma are still alive, right? They're still alive?!" she questioned, with teary eyes.
"Oh, Akane Tendo… I had made you cry. How foolish of me in making you cry. Yes, they're still alive, just severely battered. I can't believe this, you're crying for them. Oh why, Akane!? Why?! I'm such a bad person, making you cry like this! Akane, I'm sorry. I can't bear to see you like this and knowing that I'm the cause of it," Kuno said then ran away, overly dramatic and all.
"What a weirdo."
Akane then brought Ranma and Ryoga to the nurse's office, one by one, first Ryoga, then Ranma. It was really hard for her, since they did weigh more than her, but she did succeed since she was so worried for them. "Fine, I did help you."
While Akane was bringing Ranma in the school, a person then passed by and saw what she was doing. That person also saw Ranma's condition.
"How could this have happened? I have to tell Shampoo!" he thought to himself and ran off. He didn't even remember why he was headed to the school in the first place.
Clinic
"Will they be okay?" Akane asked all worried.
"A few of their bones are broken. But somehow, they're healing fast. They also have a lot of bruises, but it seems to be getting better by the minute. Tell me, how did this happen to them? Who did this?" the nurse asked.
"A bully did it. His name is-"
"Akane?" Ukyo said as she opened the clinic door then went in. "Here you are! I've been looking for you. You missed two classes already, also Ryoga. Where have you two been?! Where is he anyway? You made me so worried. I even called your father. He said you went to school with Ryoga. Oh! What happened to Ranma and Ryoga?!" she continued then saw the two in bad condition.
"I'll leave you two alone to talk," the nurse said as she exited the room.
"Thank you, miss. Oh Ukyo, it was… Kuno. He did this to them. Kuno mastered some new moves and… he tried it on them," Akane explained.
"Akane, don't worry, we'll get Kuno. But, how could he do this? He's really a psychopath. Can't he see that you don't love him? You're together with Ryoga already. His jealousy is way too much this time. Seriously, he beat up both your boyfriend and your partner! He will pay."
"Airen!" Shampoo said as she appeared from the window unexpectedly.
"Shampoo?!" Ukyo and Akane said in unison, surprised that Shampoo knew that Ranma was in the clinic.
"Shampoo, how did you know he's here?" Ukyo asked.
"Mousse saw Akane bring Ranma to the school all bruised, so he told me. Anyway, what happened to her, woman?!" Shampoo asked Akane madly.
"Kuno, our classmate… he attacked Ranma and Ryoga. He's kind of a weirdo. Though, nobody expected him to be strong enough and actually beat someone like Ranma and Ryoga," Akane explained.
"This all your fault, I just know it. Just stay away from Ranma, from now on. He may be your partner, but all you caused him was problems! And don't think I'm not serious, because I really am! I'll do everything for Ranma, even go to this school if I have to! Mousse and I already fixed the papers needed. All we need is for it to be approved. Speaking of Mousse, Mousse!" Shampoo said then called out.
"Yes, Shampoo?" Mousse asked as he appeared from the window too.
"Could you please get Ranma? We're bringing him home. Afterwards, I'm going to beat up this Kuno character that did this to my darling. Come on."
Mousse then obeyed and got Ranma. Afterwards, the three of them headed towards Cat Café to let Ranma rest.
"Wow, that Shampoo's some girl," Ukyo commented.
"She sure is. Though, I can't believe she'll transfer here. Things will be a mess if she does. She's such a jealous girl," Akane said a little bit worried.
"You think she could beat Kuno? Have you even seen her fight?" Ukyo asked.
"No, I haven't seen her fight. But… I have a feeling that she can't take him. I mean Ranma and Ryoga were beaten! What chances does Shampoo have? But… who knows? Maybe Kuno doesn't fight girls and she beats him. I'm not to judge her anyways, though she judges me always," Akane explained, whispering the last part.
"Don't worry; Shampoo just doesn't know you that well. You'll get along soon," Ukyo said, hearing what Akane whispered. "And yeah, that might be true, she might not beat him. But what about you? Aren't you going to avenge Ryoga and Ranma? If you're going to, I'll be willing to help, you know that. That's what bestfriends are for. Besides, Ryoga's my partner, and I know they both mean a lot to you," she continued.
"Thanks Ukyo. And yes, I will need your help, since I will be avenging them," she said with a clench fist, indicating that she was mad at Kuno.
Mousse was worried for Shampoo. He had seen that Ranma was really bruised and he didn't want Shampoo to experience pain like that. "Shampoo means the world to me. I can't let her be beaten up by some guy named Kuno. She may be a great Amazon warrior, but what if she gets severely injured like Ranma? I won't let that. It may be hard to do this, seeing that Ranma can't be beaten by just anyone. But… I'll take vengeance for Shampoo, not for Ranma," he thought to himself.
After laying Ranma to his bed in his room, Mousse left the house, not being noticed by anybody but Cologne since Shampoo was telling Genma what happened to his boy.
"That Mousse, he truly loves Shampoo. He'll do anything for her. What a fool, my granddaughter loves Ranma. Why can't anybody love anybody as somebody loves them? Mousse, be careful. We don't need two injured people in this house," she thought to herself.
Mousse then found Kuno by the park, on a swing, thinking of what he had done, making Akane cry.
"Why did Akane cry? Does she have feelings for any of the two? Or maybe even both!? Well… it is said that she's the girlfriend of Ryoga. That's impossible! I don't believe it! Akane loves me! But… what if she really-" Kuno talked to himself until Mousse butted in.
"You're Kuno, right?" he asked from his behind.
"Yes, I am," Kuno answered then stood up. He then turned around to see who was asking about him. "What do you want?"
"I want revenge. Shampoo became very sad when Ranma was beaten up. I know she's his girlfriend, but I'm her bestfriend and I'll fight for her," Mousse explained.
"Who might you be? And you want to fight me? You'll be in deep trouble, I assure you. Just get away now, if you value your life, that is," Kuno explained.
"My name is Mousse, and I don't care about you're big ego and how good you are in fighting. Let's just start!" he said then charged.
But it was no use, Kuno was too good and he had beaten Mousse as bad as Ryoga and Ranma. He had no chance; he wasn't also able to give Kuno any attack like the others. All he could do is defend for his life.
Akane and Ukyo were walking from school to their homes then they saw Mousse injured.
"That's Mousse, Shampoo's bestfriend! Who could have done this to- Kuno!" Akane exclaimed then ran to Mousse's injured body. "First Ryoga, then Ranma, now Mousse? Kuno's gone too far. Mousse isn't even bothering me. For all I know, he likes Shampoo. How could he do this? Why would he attack Mousse?" Akane continued.
"Akane, I don't know what's gotten to Kuno. He's worse than before. But… I do know that we should bring Mousse to Shampoo," Ukyo suggested.
"I guess we should."
Afterwards, the two brought Mousse to Cat Café, Ukyo holding Mousse by his upper torso, and Akane, holding him from his behind.
Cat Café
"Shampoo?! Cologne?!" Ukyo called out as they entered the café and saw that it was closed and none of them were working.
Shampoo and Cologne then went down as they heard Ukyo's call.
"What I feared happened," Cologne thought to herself.
"Mousse!? What happened to him?! Don't tell me, Kuno did this to him too! But why would Mousse fight him? He knew that I was the one who was going to avenge Ranma. He knew- Uh! Stupid, stupid Mousse. He did this for me," Shampoo said, teary eyed.
"I'm sorry Shampoo, I know that they both mean a lot to you… but, I have a proposition. We may not like each other but… we could work together for the first time to beat Kuno. What do you say? I mean, Ryoga, Ranma and Mousse are important for Ukyo and me too," Akane said.
"Work together? Well… I guess we could do it. Three is better than one. Right granny?"
"Yes it is," Cologne agreed.
"Okay, just this once," she agreed.
It was the next day and Ukyo and Akane were together with Shampoo, ready to strike Kuno for vengeance for their friends.
They then saw him and then ran to him, all vicious and angry with him.
Kuno turned around and saw that the three women were headed right at him.
"Oh, ladies are always coming to run in my arms! Wait… one of them is Akane Tendo! Akane has forgiven me already!" Kuno said as he ran to Akane with his arms stretched out and ready to hug her. "Akane!"
"You're going to pay for what you've done Kuno!" Akane said as she was ready to kick his face, Shampoo was prepared to knock his brain out and Ukyo was set to kick Kuno's behind.
But Kuno then saw what they were about to do. "I don't understand why you are here to fight me. What have I done? Don't tell me it's because I beat those three up! I can't believe this!" Kuno said as he emoted and accidentally hit the three off to the sky.
Though they weren't as bruised as Ryoga, Ranma or Mousse, they were also beaten by Kuno, only for this time with just one blow.
"I can't believe this! How could he do this!? We were three already!" Akane screamed to Ukyo and Shampoo as they were off to the air.
"We should wait till the guys recover, Akane. We might have a better chance with them helping us!" Ukyo exclaimed.
"I guess we should."
After a few days, everybody was in perfect condition already, and they decided to join forces to beat Kuno. They even asked Ranma's father, Genma, to teach them Kuno's attacks and how to dodge them. It took them a while to master it, but they did. They mastered it faster than Kuno, since they did have more moves better than his to start with. They were all ready to strike and they weren't going to lose this time.
Kuno was walking to school, alone and sad. He let Satsuke stay at home since he was sick and he didn't want company; he just wanted to think about what had happened. He couldn't believe that Akane wanted to attack him. He couldn't believe that Akane would cry over Ranma and Ryoga and that made him really sad.
Everybody then came out to him in different directions and with different moves. It was hard for Kuno this time, since they all knew what he was going to do. They had practiced hard the techniques and they were definitely determined.
"I'm not going to give up, even to you, Akane Tendo!" Kuno said as he attacked them one by one.
But, they just kept attacking whenever they fell. Kuno's attacks didn't give much effect anymore.
Though, suddenly, her sister Kodachi entered the picture. She was just off to give him his lunch that he forgot. And since Satsuke was sick for that day, she thought it wouldn't be a bother to bring the food herself.
"Brother! What are they doing to you!? Don't worry, I'll help you!" she said as she saw what everybody was doing to him. She then had to whip her ribbon to Ukyo and pull her away from Kuno so she couldn't attack. She did the same to the others but they kept running back at Kuno to attack him.
Kodachi didn't give up from pulling the others away. She still tried to protect his brother, so this made Ranma careless since he was really determined to fight Kuno, it made him attack Kodachi, a girl.
"Ouch, that hurt. I can't believe this, he hurt me. He must be really good," Kodachi said with sparkles in her eyes. Obviously, she likes Ranma now so she then went to him and kept hugging him. "You! You're the guy for me!"
"What?! Huh?! I'm sorry for hurting you, but please get off me!" Ranma said and tried to get away from Kodachi's hug.
Shampoo then saw what she was doing to her boyfriend so he decided to get Kodachi off him and succeeded. Kodachi was injured pretty badly since Shampoo got really mad with her.
"Sister! What have you all done!? She was just protecting me! Okay, this has gone far enough. Akane, I can't believe you would even team up with them and try to fight me! No more of this. I will now use my ultimate attack! Goes Anything Martial Arts Ultimate Blow!" he said then a stream of blue light appeared on his hands then spread to everybody. Before you know it, everybody was down.
"I can't move. How can this be? He can't beat me…he can't beat us! Things will not end up to this way. Pops taught me this move, though, he didn't think that Kuno would be able to do this so he didn't teach it to us fully. But… he did tell me that this technique had a weakness. You combine your entire aura to a blue light but… your aura decreases. All I have to do is attack Kuno while he's about to attack. At the peak of the blow is the best time. That might be his strongest attack… but… that's the weakest he is. I just hope he doesn't attack me with other moves. The others should know also. Please, everyone, hear me out! Listen to my thoughts!" Ranma thought to himself and tried to scream out his thoughts.
Everybody then heard his call. Though they were unconscious, but they all had one goal, and they were ready to do that. The determination to a common goal, that woke them all up. And now that they knew what they were supposed to do, they all held hands, ready to strike together.
"You want more? I can't believe all of you can take my Ultimate Blow. No big deal, I can do it again. With your exhaustion, all of you won't be able to stand up anymore! Get ready!" Kuno threatened.
"Ranma, are you sure of this? If we get beaten here, we might not get a chance to beat him again. Some of us might even die. Ukyo looks weak already," Akane explained.
"I'm sure, I'm sure. Don't worry, we can do this. Just believe," Ranma answered as he held Akane's hand harder. Akane was between Ranma and Ryoga anyway.
Kuno then attacked his Ultimate Blow, and they all attacked simultaneously too, still hand in hand. Because of this, Kuno couldn't continue the attack. He fell and he was all bruised, like what he did to the others before. It was done, it was over. But… everybody fell down too; they too were exhausted already for using too much of their powers.
Days have passed and eventually all of them recovered, even Kuno. They all went back to their own lives, though Kuno stopped chasing for Akane. "At least I still have my pigtailed goddess. It would be hard to let go of Akane. But… seeing her cry really made me see that she doesn't love me. It's my entire fault; I didn't give her everything she needed. But I won't make that mistake again with the pigtailed girl," he thought to himself.
Suddenly, Ranma came running to him then asked him, "Kuno, what's up? I know that you're still angry with us, and we're so sorry. We had to defend ourselves, hope you could understand. Besides, we had to fight for our pride. Anyway, seeing that you're being normal already... kinda, I just wanna ask you, what's up with your techniques? I know all of your moves and they're great. I know it's hard to bring up what happened before, but they're secret moves, though it's called differently for my family. Ours is Anything Goes Martial Arts and yours is Goes Anything Martial Arts. Coincidence? I don't think so. Sorry for sounding rude, I'm not really good in talking but… I just really have to know who taught you. Could you tell?"
"Oh, okay. But promise me if I tell you who, you would make me date the pigtailed girl. Shampoo told me you know her well. If you do, I'll even forgive you all," Kuno said.
"Uh…fine, I'll get you a date with her," Ranma said with a sigh but still desperate to know.
"Thank you so much!!" Kuno said with sparkling eyes.
"No problem. Anyway, tell me who taught you already."
"Oh, Master Happosai taught me the moves. He's the master of Akane's father too."
"I see. Thanks for the information Kuno! By the way, the pigtailed girl will be waiting for you at Cat Café," Ranma said then dashed off.
"I can't believe I'm going to date that guy."
Cat Café
"Dad, a person named Happosai taught Kuno the moves. Know him?" Ranma said.
"Hap…Happosai!? This can't be!" Genma exclaimed.
"What?! Why dad?!"
A/N: Cliffie again! Don't worry, for next chap you'll know why the moves of Kuno are the same as Genma's. Also, you'll find out how Kuno met Ranma (the girl). Hehe! Oh, also their date is for the next chap! Please R&R:D