CHAPTER 2- A Martial Artist Duty
NERIMA
TENDO'S RESIDENCE
Ranma Saotome was in a bad mood. His day started like any other when he wasn't saving one of his suitors from mortal danger or receiving a challenge from a weird Martial Artist. He woke up flying through the air right into the Koi pound as usual. Followed by another lecture from his father Genma about respecting his elders and how he must join the schools together.
Things started to look up after he gave his father his usual morning beat down but then it started to go back down hill after he put his foot in his mouth again during breakfast and Akane mallated him right back into the Koi pound. Ranma was just walking out of the bath after soaking in hot water to change back into his male form. He walked into the Tendo living room drying his hair with a towel to find every one gathered around the TV. Seeing every one there spiked his interest so he walked over to see what was going on. As he got closer he saw there was a News Cast on about a missing girl.
"The missing girl is a student at Furinkan High. She was last seen outside the school grounds last night. This co-insides with 8 other disappearances of young women from the Nerima area. All women are advise to take extra precaution and be vigilant."
The TV then posted the pictures of the 9 missing girls, including the one from Furinkan High.
"Please if you have seen any of the above girls or have information relating to the case please report it to your local authorities."
Akane and Nabiki both gasped when their eyes fell upon the picture of the Furinkan High School girl.
"She's in my class" exclaimed Akane.
Ranma took a step closer to get a better look at the TV and raise one of his eye brows in recognition upon seeing the picture clearly.
"Hey yeah, doesn't she sit in front of you Akane? asked Ranma.
Akane bit her lower lip and nodded her head in response.
"That's it!" exclaimed Mr. Tendo. He stood up with a stock expression on his face his daughters had not seen since their mother passed away. He pointed at each of his daughters,
"Neither of you are to go anywhere out of this house unless escorted by myself, Ranma or Genma until this mess is cleaned up."
Genma got a surprised look on his face and pointed at himself. "Why me Tendo? Surly the boy could do it?"
Mr. Tendo turned on his friend with such speed Ranma raise a eye brow in amazement. Mr. Tendo started yelling at Genma using his Demon head technique.
"Why Genma what if Ranma and myself are not around surely you wouldn't want anything to happen to one of my daughters?"
Genma was backing away from Mr. Tendo shaking his hands in response
"No, no, no of course not Tendo of course not."
Genma stopped in his tracks all the sudden " "Why I might have a better Idea Tendo."
How so Genma?" asked Mr. Tendo reverting back to normal.
"Why don't we have the boy find out who is doing this and put a stop to it." said Genma while pointing at Ranma.
"Don't be silly Genma, how would Ranma do that even the police can't get this guy or find the girls."
Genma got a huge evil smile on his face that was accented by the light reflecting off his glasses.
"Easy Tendo" said Genma.
Genma then grabbed Ranma much to his surprise and hoisted him up and hurled him out through the patio door right into the Koi pound. Ranma crashed into the water head first and after a second she stood up out of the Koi pound and yelled at her father.
"WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR YOU STUPID PANDA?"
"Oh I get it." said Mr. Tendo as he smacked a fist into his open palm. "We use Ranma as bait."
"Wait a minute." yelled Akane. "You can't expect Ranma to put himself into that kind of danger. Sure fighting monsters and demi gods are one thing but this is some crazy pervert….."
As she said the word pervert her eyes drifted to Ranma who had her shirt off exposing her chest to the world ringing out her wet shirt.
"Targeting women. He may have a gun or worse. Think what could..."
A hand grasped Akane's shoulder interrupting her, as she turned her head she saw Ranma standing there with a confident look on her face.
"Don't worry Akane. I actually agree with my old man for once. This needs to be handled right away before someone else disappears."
"Ranma but why?" whispered Akane.
"Because it is a Martial Artist duty to protect the ones who can't protect themselves." answered Ranma while staring her straight in the eyes. Akane blushed at this and turned her head away.
Ranma then turned to her father "But first."
"Yes what is it boy" asked Genma.
"THIS." yelled Ranma as she grabbed Genma's arm and hip tossed him right out of the patio door right into the Koi pound.
"Stupid Panda" muttered Ranma as she walked out of the room.
"Ranma where you going?" asked Mr. Tendo.
"To take a nap." replied Ranma. "If I'm not mistaken it's going to be a long night."
TRAIN
HEADING TO NERIMA
Yusuke and Kuwabara were sitting across from each other on a train heading to Nerima. Yusuke was reading through a file that Koenma gave him and Kuwabara was reading a math text book with a serious look of concentration of his face. Yusuke looked over the file he was reading at Kuwabara to see what he was doing, the silence was starting to become unnerving.
Seeing Kuwabara concentrating so hard and tuning everything out was weird sight. Yusuke got a evil smile on his face and sunk out of his chair intending to scare Kuwabara out of his wits since his attention was diverted. As he snuck from his seat over to Kuwabara a fist slammed down into the top of his head.
"Don't even try it punk!" said Kuwabara as he grinded his knuckle into Yusuke's head.
Yusuke got a big grin on his face and laughed as he rubbed the rising lump on his head.
"Sorry buddy just having a little fun. Say, by the way, why you reading a math book? It's not like you to study."
Kuwabara looked up at Yusuke from his book.
"I got to study, my sis will destroy me if I bring home another bad grade."
Yusuke looked very amused at this statement. Kuwabara sighed and slammed down his book.
"That does it, I can't study any more, hey where's the shrimp and Kurama at?" asked Kuwabara.
Yusuke frowned at the question. "Koenma has them somewhere in the United States looking at another candidate for Spirit Detective."
"It's a good thing the shrimp isn't hear or I would have to teach him some manners." said Kuwabara thumping his chest.
Yusuke rolled his eyes. Then Kuwabara stood up with a shocked expression on his face.
Yusuke smiled. "Let me guess, Hiei just telepathically told you he would feed you to his dragon."
Kuwabara just laughed nervously.
"Any ways take a look at this," Yusuke picked up the file he was reading and tosses it at Kuwabara. Kuwabara caught it and looked it over and after flipping a few pages got a very sick look on his face. He looked up at Yusuke. He nodded.
"That's what Yosho does to his victim's." said Yusuke Seriously.
Kuwabara frowned and looked back down at the file. "Wait a minute." he said they're all young women."
Yusuke nodded his head. Suddenly Kuwabara struck one of his heroic poses and went into monolog mode.
" I can't stand for this, what kind of person targets young women. If he were a man at all he would have some honor. I swear upon my honor that I will put a stop to this and bring this demon to justice. Because I am Kuwabara and I have a sword."
Yusuke sweat dropped.
When Kuwabara returned to normal he asked Yusuke, "So where do we start looking for this demon?"
"The train will arrive in Nerima in about 30 mins and it will be dark soon. We will start then, Yosho according to Koenma is a light sensitive demon and operates at night. He is extremely week in the day time." said Yusuke.
"Do you have a plan on how to go about this?" asked Kuwabara.
"As a matter in fact I do." said Yusuke with a evil grin.
NERIMA
This is a waste of time thought Ranma Saotome hoping from roof to roof. She had been looking for half the night for this supposed kidnaper but she really had no idea how to go about finding this person except to hop around town and make herself a target. With all the hysteria about it going around there was absolutely no one out on the street. She had never seen the city like this before. It was a absolute ghost town. It was really kind of unnerving.
Ranma decided since he was making a tour of the city he would stop by Ucchan's just to make sure Ukyo was safe un like Akane and Shampoo, Ukyo lived by herself and didn't have any one to look out for her. It couldn't hurt to drop in really quick just to make she was okay and maybe have a snack before continuing the search again. Ranma changed direction and headed for Ucchan's.
As Ranma hoped away he was unaware he was being followed. Ranma didn't notice it because it wasn't human and had survived for centuries by staying hidden in the shadows and remaining undetected. As Ranma grew farther away in the distance a very ancient evil grinned thinking what a interesting prey it had come across. It had almost decided to leave the city because the area's inhabitants have gotten wise and stopped venturing out so readily in to the night. The evil didn't look a gift horse in the mouth and hurried and followed after Ranma.
Ranma arrived at Ucchan's to find that the light was still on in the restaurant. She must be up this late making new sauce for her Okonomiyaki. He knocked on door which had its sorry were closed sign hanging on it. He heard a voice yell from inside.
"IT'S 2:30 IN THE MORNING WERE CLOSED."
Ranma smirked and knocked again. Suddenly the door clicked unlocked and swung open
"WHAT ABOUT CLOSED DON'T YOU UNDERST...er Ranma?" said a confused Ukyo.
"Hey Ucchan sorry to bother you this late but I was in the neighborhood and decided to drop in and say Hi." said Ranma with a embarrassed smile.
Ukyo narrowed her eyes and put her hands on her hips and then let out a coy smile. "Ranma honey, I know you better than anyone in this city, you didn't drop by to say hi. Your worried about me aren't you? asked Ukyo with that coy smile of hers.
Ranma started to sweat, he was beginning to think this was a bad idea, yes he was worried about her but not for the reason she was thinking she was his best friend all thou she did look pretty cute in her cooking outfit she was wearing, Ranma shook her head, she must not think like that.
"Oh wow look Konatsu isn't here, he must of gone home." said Ranma to change the subject.
Ukyo knew he was trying to change the subject to get out of answering the question but she decided to let it go. She was just delighted her Ranma decided to check up on her. Speaking of which why was he in his girl form?
"Ranma Honey, why are you in your girl form?"
Ranma rubbed the back of her head well it's a long story you see hahaha.
" Ukyo rolled her eyes. "Well you might as well come on in and I'll make you a Squid Okonomiyaki and you can tell me all about it." said Ukyo.
"Thanks Ucchan. " said Ranma and stepped into her restaurant.
"So you're out looking for whoever kidnapped thoe's eight girls." said Ukyo as she flipped the Squid Okonomiyaki onto a plate for Ranma.
"Nine now." said Ranma, "Did you hear the news today?" he asked.
"No." replied Ukyo.
"Well the latest girl to be taken is from our school." said Ranma.
Ukyo stop what she was doing and looked at Ranma seriously.
"It's the girl that sits in front of Akane." said Ranma dead seriously.
Ukyo dropped the spatula she was holding and raised her hand to her mouth and did a very like Kasumi "Oh my."
Twenty mins later Ranma was walking out of Ucchan's to continue her look around the city. Ukyo was waving bye in the backing ground.
She yelled out "Try to be careful suga."
Ranma turned and waved and walked around the corner and ran smack right into some one. Ranma landed on her butt.
"Ouch!" She exclaimed.
"Oh excuse me missy, I'm sorry for walking into you." said a deep but somewhat feminine voice.
Ranma looked up and gasped. She was staring at what looked like a woman in a long yellow dress with a sun hat on that had a really bad make up job. The rather large woman extended her hand to help Ranma up.
Wow this ladies grip is strong thought Ranma, wait a minute there is something fishy here, I don't think this is a lady at all pondered Ranma.
The lady started to walk off but before she left she said "Missy you should head home, with everything going on it's not safe for a young lady like yourself to be out this late."
"Uh okay." said Ranma, to flabbergasted by what she was looking at to say anything else.
Ranma watched the strange woman walk off down the street. Yep that confirms it, that lady is no lady, she doesn't even walk like one. I better hang back and follow her..er…him thought Ranma.
This sucks thought Kuwabara. How did I let Urameshi talk me into this? He walked down the street fuming. I bet this is just a big joke to Urameshi, he's probably is laughing his ass off right now. That does it, agreed upon or not when I see him later I'm gonna mess his face up so bad kittens won't look at him.
Kuwabara looked down at the yellow dress he was wearing.
"Jees it's not even my color." he mumbled.
Not looking where he was going Kuwabara walked right in to something.
"Ouch." said someone but Kuwabara didn't see any one, then he looked down and saw a small girl there sitting down rubbing her behind.
She was wearing black Kung Fu pants and a red Chinese silk shirt. She had red hair and a pig tail. Wow what a babe thought Kuwabara to himself. Wait I'm on a case thought Kuwabara better not blow my cover.
"Oh excuse me missy, I'm sorry for walking into you." said Kuwabara in the girlyest voice he could muster.
He then extended his hand to the girl to help her up. "Missy you should head home you know with everything going on it's not safe for a young lady like yourself to be out this late." exclaimed Kuwabara.
"Uh okay." replied the girl.
Kuwabara walked off hurriedly thinking wow that babe was hot, I wonder if I wasn't wearing this dress if I could of gotten her number. Kuwabara walked down a couple of streets and turned into a park thinking that it might be a good area to take a break.
"Kuwabara." came Yusuke's voice through Kuwabara's ear.
Kuwabara slipped his hand up to his ear and pressed a device that was hidden by his sun hat.
"What Urameshi?" asked Kuwabara softly.
"You have a tail. Someone has been following you for five blocks. I almost didn't notice it. Whoever it is, their good. This might be our big break, I'm gonna intercept him, fall back and keep a eye on me. I wouldn't want you getting that dress dirty, Keiko lent it to me."
"I'm gonna pummel you for making me wear this Urameshi." said Kuwabara.
"Yeah yeah, fun and games later." said Yusuke.
Yusuke clicked off his ear com device that Botan gave him and prepared to take care of the person following Kuwabara. Yusuke hoped off the roof he was standing on down on to a fire escape then down on to the street into the shadows right around the corner from where the person following Kuwabara was. If Yusuke was right whoever it was would duck into these shadows next before heading over to the park where Kuwabara was.
Get ready thought Yusuke, here they come. Then a body walked around the corner into the shadows and started to move for the park. Being in the shadows himself Yusuke was not noticed as he snuck closer to his target.
Yusuke pointed his finger at the back of the persons head and then said aloud "Don't move another inch."
The person stopped immediately.
Yusuke heard a female voice sigh and then say, "I knew it wasn't going to be this easy."
Yusuke stepped closer trying to get a better look at the person he had caught.
"Wrong move." said the person he had stopped.
Then with blinding speed a kick was sent towards Yusuke's hand. Yusuke knew what was coming but before he could release the spirit energy he was building up in his finger the perpetrators kick knocked his hand aside causing him to release the energy he had stored up. His Rei gun fired off up into the air illuminating the shadows with a eerie blue light.
For half a second Yusuke saw the perpetrator. It was a girl wearing a Chinese shirt but before he could recover from the kick he saw her fist coming in to his stomach, then all the sudden all the air left Yusuke lungs and he found himself flying back where he crashed into a wall.
"That's a nice trick you did there with your Kei, if you weren't busy trying to kidnap me I would ask you about it."
Yusuke took a deep breath and let the air return to his lungs and then stood up and brushed himself off. I'll admit you surprised me there but your wrong about the kidnapping thing. Yusuke suddenly shot forward to try to catch his opponent off guard with a straight punch to the face only to find that the girl's head wasn't there, so he followed up with another and another but the girl kept dancing around him, Yusuke thought that the girl was toying with him. Time to change tactics and do something before she takes the offensive thought Yusuke.
Yusuke pushed up a enormous amount of spirit energy into his fist and yelled out "SHOT GUN." The spirit energy blast had the desired effect and caught the girl clear in the chest and by the look on her face completely off guard. The girl flew back and hit the street and rolled like a rag doll.
Ranma was in shock, what the hell was that? Whoever the hell this person was just shot a energy blast right out of their hand that was larger than the one out of the finger thought Ranma. God dam that hurt she thought. Ranma started to get back to her feet only to find that the blast had left a huge hole in her favorite shirt and exposed her belly and the very bottom of her breast. Her skin felt like she had hot grease spilled all over it.
She was about to show this person who ever this was a few moves of her own when she heard a someone yell out "URAMESHI SAVE SOME FOR ME YOU PUNK."
Ranma turned her head and her eyes grew wide. There was that man in the yellow dress running towards her and the person she is fighting. What the hell is he carrying? Ranma's eyes got even bigger was that a light saber? It looked like he was holding a orange sword of pure light. These guys are dangerous she thought. I better get out of her and regroup and figure this out. Ranma stood up which surprised the guy the just blasted her and with all the strength Ranma she used the Saotome Ultimate technique. She ran away.
Yusuke couldn't believe it the girl stood back up after one of his shot gun blast to the chest. This has to be the demon were looking for thought Yusuke. Suddenly the girl looking at Kuwabara run towards them bolted down the street with incredible speed.
"After her." shouted Yusuke to Kuwabara but by the time he looked back to the girl she was gone.
Kuwabara ran up to Yusuke. "Dam it Urameshi you let it get away."
"Don't worry said Yusuke I was close enough that this new watch that Botan gave me recorded the girls sprit energy so we can use it to find her."
"It was a her? asked Kuwabara.
"Don't let it fool you it's strong enough to give me this." Yusuke raised his shirt to show Kuwabara the red mark on his stomach that was quickly turning into a bruise.
"Ah did little Yusuke get a boo boo" baby talked Kuwabara, "Do you want me to kiss it?"
"SHUT UP KUWABARA." yelled Yusuke.
Kuwabara laughed. "Forget it, let's go after the demon before it gets too far away." Kuwabara nodded and they ran off in the direction the watch was pointing.
Ranma ducked down a alley hoping that the two weird guys wouldn't follow her. What the hell is going on here she thought? Ranma looked down at the hole in her shirt and her singed skin. She gently touched her stomach with one finger and immediately flinched.
"Ouch that hurts like hell." she seethed.
Ranma took serious stock of her situation. She knew she needed help to deal with these two. She felt the strength of the Kei of the person she fought and it didn't seem any higher than hers. She was pretty sure she could take him but that left his partner and as cool as it was she didn't want to get run through by his light saber. I wonder if Ryoga is in town she thought.
Ranma shivered, it started to get cold really fast. Slowly a sense of dread started to overtake her.
"Something is not right here." muttered Ranma.
"Well hello there." said a male voice , it sounded very proper almost like a rich snobbish person.
"Who's there?" shouted Ranma.
Ranma started to get unnerved, she didn't understand how another person was able to sneak up on her tonight.
"Aren't you just a delicious little morsel. I could just eat you all up right now."
"I said who's there." shouted Ranma again while putting herself into a defensive stance.
"I'm sorry" said the devious voice. "I didn't introduced myself to you."
A tall figure stepped out of shadows in front of Ranma. It was a middle age man wearing a white tux, what was weird about him was, that his hair and skin were the exact same color of the tux. His face while handsome had sharp features. "My name little lady is Yosho and I must insist you come with me to dinner.
END OF CHAPTER 2- A Martial Artist Duty
All right Chapter 2 is finished. I want to take the time to thank my first reviver ForgottenKaze. Thanks for reading my story.
Also a special thanks to my friend bud for being a sounding board for my story.
Expect a big fight in my next chapter between Ranma and Yosho. I hope you all enjoy it.
If you have any suggestions for the story or my witting style please don't hesitate to drop me a e-mail. See you next Chapter.
Edited 12-05-14
Slowly getting this all fixed. I have been taking peoples suggestions and started correcting my old chapters making them on par with my new ones. Not much change here. The biggest one was what Yusuke said what Hiei and Kurama were up to. I had him saying previously that they were in America chasing down a demon.
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