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Nodoka then was about to hang up the phone, while lighting a cigarette, and searches for her keys. Just then there's a knock on the door… Nodoka opens the door and there stands, a thin, tall man, in his 50's, and behind him there's a younger man wearing aone of the family retainer suit.
Nodoka shocked to see her father standing in the doorway…
"Father, I wasn't expecting you here, I was going to come to the house."
"I dropped everything, when my sister told me what happened!" "This is a family problem, and as the head of the Sakuraba clan it is my duty to make sure that my heirs are returned safe, and sound to their mother," "Come now my daughter, tell me everything." "You can tell me on the way to the house the lawyers are in their way." "Jeff is the new chiefs of security, so we can't be disrespectful, and make them wait, now can we?"
"No, father your right, just let me collect my things, and we can be on our way."
Back at the Tendo
The children had just left for school. We see Soun sitting at the table, reading the paper, as Kimiko cleans the table.
Kimiko looks over at Soun with a frown, "Soun we need to have a little chat… about Genma, and those boys." Kimiko sits next to Soun, and takes the paper from his hands…
Soun, gulping in fear that she is about to discover his part in the whole mess…
Soun, in a very quiet, polite voice… "Why dear, What ever is the matter?" Soun was nervous, trying to play it off like nothing happened he starts sweating bullets because of his guilt.
Kimiko mad at the thought of Soun involvement… "You do know what I'm talking about, don't you Soun?" "So whose idea was it to take the boys on a training trip this time?" "I'm waiting… Soun, explain!"
(Now we can see where Akane gets her anger and temperament from…)
"It's all the masters fault! He told me and Genma the mother's are nothing but trouble when raising a marital arts student and all they do is makes the student weak. It's for the boys own good Nodoka is only going to hinders the boys prenatal and make them weaker then they could be. Wouldn't you want are girls to married a strong man rather then a weakling." Soun was trying to act strong and manly to his wife.
"Weak. You think women make men weak. Ill shows you weak." Kimiko gets her trusty hammer of justice out and starts to let in to Soun.
" The pain the pain…" Soun moans before blacking out. 25 min later Kimiko is seat next to her husband coughing were can her a soft moan coming from Soun.
"Good your wake. Now where are they going?" Kimiko says in a harsh voice.
"Genma was going to take them to an old temple around Aomori. It's supposed to hold the very secret to help with channeling A fighter's chi." "Genma got a training manual form are old master that he is using to train the boys it the anything goes art. He gave both of us one and said if we have a son he demands that we use it to train an heir for him because another one of us was good enough for his title of grand master." Soun now crying and bowing to his wife hoping she dose not hurt him any more.
Kimiko trying to hold her temper in line "Is that all you know? And where is your copy of this manual. I want it right now!"
Soun stand's up and walked over behind the TV and pulled out an old looking scroll and handed to his wife" yes dear, that's all I know and here it is."
"Good now go clean up we are going to head over to the Sakuraba house so you can answer to Nodoka father about your part of in this and I hope you minds your manners or it be your head that rolls to save are family honor." Kimiko gets up and headed to her bedroom to put on her best kimono and take here medication. "I wish the dam doctor know what was wrong. If only we had the money to see a better doctor."
Soun coming in the bedroom after cleaning up starts to change his Gi in to a suit that Kimiko had lades out for him" I'm sorry dear. I hope you could forgive me."
Kimiko shy "I know dear. But I'm the wrong person to ask forgives from. I just hope the boys are safe and the Sakuraba family doses not hold use responsible for it." Now here up we have to get to there house as soon as we can."
At the Sakuraba family home
~A little about the Sakuraba family before we continue
Otaru Sakuraba is normally known as calm, well liked, reasonable business man. Otaru is the head of one of the biggest exportation companies in the Far East.
Some say he has ties to the empire and has most governments eating out of his palm.
. He and his wife have two daughters, Asuna and Nodoka, but do to an agent trying to take him out by a reveal clan Asuna died just before her 18th birthday. Now his only serving daughter had married a man she had meet when she was away at college...
The man was Genma Saotome,
The Saotome family was a fairly well known family around Osaka but nothing really importation. He had hoped she would marry one of the more prominent family's sons but his wife Izumi thought it was her daughter choose to pick her husband. She had to kept her family fortune a secret from Genma. She had introduced Genma when the family was at their summer home which was a lot smaller.
That is why Genma thought her family had a little money but not a lot. Her father had disproved just at the sight of Genma disgusted him. But he helps his little girl he gave Genma job and for the first year ever thing was going OK.
Then she had Ranma and then Ryuma and that were Genma went down hill he stopped working saying he only need the art to live on and that the boys need to learn the art. And that's what leads us to now.
And back to the story
The car had just pulled up to a large house three times as big as the Kuno on the out skirts of Ito. Nodoka takes in a sharp breath," Father, nothing really changed in the last five years has it?"
Otaru looks to his daughter with a smile "no my dear, you know your mother. If it's not broken don't fix it." With a small chuckle they start to head in.
Right when they got to the door Nodoka phone ring's in her purse. "Hello. Kimiko did you find out any thing?" Nodoka with a very hopeful expression on her face.
"Yes, me and Soun are on are way to your fathers house. Well be their in the next hour." Kimiko said on the other end why Soun was driving on their way their.
Nodoka let a breath that she did not realized she was holding" that is good ill let father know the good news and well see you soon." Then hung up the phone and looked at her father" the Tendo's are coming. The have an idea where the kids are heading."
Otaru shies. "That's good news. Now I think we should go to your mother she is waiting for us my dear."
After a short walk the small group head's in to the tea house. we see a lady in her lat 50s seating at the table drinking tea and looking out at the garden that is out the double doors, seating next to her is a middle age western looking man seat across the table drinking tea, next to him is aunt Mei eating a piece of cake.
Otaru clears his throat. "Where back from get Nodoka my dear."
The lady looking out at the garden looks over to them and sits her tea down and turns to see her daughter and husband heading to the table.
"Hello sweet. It's good to see you. I wish it was not a different reason for the visit. Is it really that hard to come see your mother once a while? Come have some tea."
The American man sitting across from the lady of the house stands. "Sir I got here as soon as I heard what had happen."
Otaru seats next to his wife and jesters for the man to have a seat. "It's OK Jeff. This is my only serving daughter Nodoka, Nodoka I like for you to meet Jeff Walker; Jeff here is the new chief of security. He's from America."
Jeff takes a small bow and takes his seat. "It is a pleasure to meet you Mrs. Saotome. I'm sorry it has to be under this reason."
Nodoka bows back and seats at the other in of the table next to her aunt and mother. "Same here Mister Walker. So what happen to mister Misurugi?"
Jeff makes a small frown "he past away in his sleep about 3 months ago."
"Nodoka being in shocked "o. I hope his son is taking it well… so what did you do before coming to my fathers company?"
Jeff shies "well I was a major for the army then I worked for the CIA then I got wounded so I toke an early retirement. A friend of my father and yours called me one day and asked me how I like to work in Japan. So here I'm. Good old Japan."
Nodoka chucks "o mister walker it can't be that bad."
Well we will start when the Tendo's get here.
45 min later
At the main gate then Tendo's have just arrived and Soun is try to get the buzzer to work," dam stupid buzzer I think its broke dear."
"This is the Sakuraba residents do you have an appointment? If not then I will have ask you to leave." Say's a male voice from the speaker.
"Finale..." "Yes were the Tendo's were expected." So let us in its important." Soun says in a rude tone
As the gate opens the Tendo see about four guards step out of the brush. There heavy armed. One of the guards waves them up to him." Sir I need to see some id before I can let you pass.
Soun hands over his driver's license. "Here you go I'm sorry I was rude but it's important that we get to the main house."
"After taking a good look at the id he hands back "go head sir they are expatiating you"
Soun drive's up the rest of the drive way. When the get to the main house there is a Butler who takes there car to park it for them, and another Butler that's leads them in to the house.
The Butler stops at entries of the tea room." Sir the Tendo's are here to see you."
"Thank you R yo. That will be all." Otaru says to the guard. He stands up and clears his thought. "OK folks I think its better we head to my conference room to do this." He heads out of the tea room to the hall way and down to a giant confession room next to his office.
Otaru clears his throat. When ever one is stand next to a seat at the table. "Good afternoon. We all know why where here today so let's get this meeting on the roll." And then he takes his seat at the head of the table.
"OK Nodoka why don't you tell us what happened.' Jeff states while turning on a tape recorder and laying out a pad of paper to take notes.
OK. I woke up 530 this morning. I walked down to the front door to get the paper. Then I went to the kitchen to start pot of coffee. That is when I found the note from Genma on the counter.
Dear Nodoka,
I must take the boys to make them men among men... I make this pledge on my honor that I will do a good job of training the boys and if I fell we shell commit seppuku to redeem our family honor.
Sign
Saotome Genma
Ranma's scribble and Ryuma hand print
PS I took the money out of the freezer to pay for supplies.
"After I read the letter I ran up to see if he really toke the boys. Then I went down to the dinning room and called the cops.
I recorded the conversation with the detective "
This is the conversation with the cops played on the tape she had.
Nerima police, what is the emergency?
"Hello, yes my name is Saotome Nodoka, and I would like to report a kidnapping!"
OK come down Mrs. Saotome. Let's see what we can do. Do you have any proof that they where kidnapped.
"Yes, I have a note from my husband, telling me that he is going to take them for 10 years, and on Ranma's 17th birthday he will bring them back, showing me how manly they have become…"
I'm sorry mama. There is really nothing we can do that's really not kidnapping. Because he is the legal father of the boys.
"I don't care why he took them I just want my kids back…"
Well mama did you give him permission to take you sons on the trip?
No I didn't give them permission to go.
OK mama let me try to see what I can do. Will you please hold on the line?
, yes I'll hold…"
Good morning mama my name is detective Lie. I'm sorry madam, but there is no crime here and there is anything we can do for you.
"What! What do you mean there's nothing you can do?"
"Okay, then I would like to report a theft… My husband stole all the money in the house…"
Can you prove that it was you husband that took the money.
Yes! I know it was him, he left a note saying that he was taking all the money with them too…"
Well mama there is very little we can do we can't file a report about the theft but since he is you husband there is little the law can do to help you. I'm sorry.
"What do you mean, there's nothing you can do?" "Fine, I'll just call my father, he'll get you and your job… Good day!"
End of tape.
"That is when I called auntie and told here what happen. And that is why where here today." Nodoka says why trying to hold back the tears.
Jeff, is still writing when Soun starts his side of the story.
This all started years ago. My old master has given both me and Genma a scroll with training plans laid out. My scroll is how I founded the tendon any thing goes. It's mostly ground and strangles training. Genma was on the aerial combat, And non weapon. Are master told us that we were each to pass on of are children to train in the art and then have them marry at the age of 16 so that we can care on the schools. So me and Genma killed are master and got married and when he had Ranma and I had Kasumi we made a pack to wed those to together. But after time he hand Ryuma and I had Nabiki and Akane. I thought Akane would make a better student then my eldest daughter. And Genma said Ranma had too many problems after the cat fist training he had given the boy six months ago.
"My son his still having nightmares because of that stupid training I can't believe he got me so drunk so he could take Ranma while I was past out. Nodoka screams while crying.
Soun then continues. "Last night he told me, he was going to take the boys out on a training trip so that he can make them strong, like him and I were when we were young. He thought he could get ranma over the cat fist with out his mother around to baby him." looking a little nervous at his best friends in-laws why saying the last line Soun the contusion.
"I told him it was a great idea. Then he told me that Nodoka said she would not allow it to happen. That's when I told him to leave early in the morning before she woke up.
"I'm deeply sorry Nodoka and I hope on day you can forgive me." Soun then lowers his head in shame.
Jeff, after finish taking Soun's, stands up "sir. I think the best thing to do is to have some of my men go out to the temple and see if we can get the kids back from under his nose and maybe ruff up Genma some.
Mr. Sakuraba sits back in his chair thinking for a few mints. Then stands up and in a cold and level voice. "do what you think is best mister Walker. But if one hair of my grandchildren is harmed by your men than I will hold you responsible. Do I make my self clear?"
Yes sir. Jeff then picks up his things and leaves the two families' to talk by them.
Not over yet.
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