Disclaimer: This is a fan-fiction and not an official Ranma 1/2 Storyline. All rights to the official name and official characters are reserved for their proper owners.

Before you Read: As the Chapter title suggest, I am starting this story at the same point as the Ranma 1/2 Anime.

Another thing: ++++ Represent any setting change or time-skip.

Episode 19: The Demon of Nerima / Episode 20: Another Threat Appears

As Nebiki ran to the pair they were already in the truck, looking confused as a panicked Nebiki sprinted and slammed the door to the passenger door. Genma thought it might have been the tremors.

-Jeez kid, what's wrong? I know mid-level tremors are unusual, but there's no reason to panic.

-IT'S NOT TREMORS, THERE'S A HORDE COMING RIGHT TOWARDS US and if we don't get outta the way, we'll be DEAD in the next few minutes if you don't start moving this damn truck!

Genma understood the fear in her voice, he put the vehicle in first as fast as he could and went west, as to avoid the horde entirely. As they drove, Ryoga opened the latch on the back window and aimed Genma's rifle behind them, just in case a few Infected came early. He sat in a position where he leaned against the rear seats and had his feet on the trunk itself. Nebiki held her revolver with both hands, ready to blast anything that got in their way. But then Ryoga saw something, darkness on the horizon.

-Uhhh Mr. Saotome? We need to go faster, MUCH FASTER!

Nebiki looked outside from the trunk window, a literal wave of Infected was hurdling right for them, not slowing down, and on a direct collision course for Group 3.

-STEP ON IT GODDAMMIT!

They were entering a highway now, at 90 miles per hour, still in the path of the largest horde they had ever seen, but it felt like the gods had a sense of humor because something emerged from the wave.

It had to be at lead three stories tall. It looked like a Minotaur with wings and a serpent's tail. The most disturbing part of all was that half of the person's face was missing, leading to the Minotaur to only have half of a face, the other half was exposed bone and muscle with no eye attached. Along with that, the body itself was covered in blood, patches of fur were missing and even a couple corpses fell from it's body as it emerged.

Thankfully, it hadn't noticed the truck, but some smaller Infected did.

As the Infected ran towards the moving truck at surprising speed, Ryoga was able to mow them down no problem. But Nebiki on the other hand, failed to shoot a single shot. She recognized these people, people she scammed on first dates, acquaintances and even one of her few friends, just barreling towards her, full of rage and hunger. She just held into the uncocked gun for dear life as Genma steered around countless abandoned vehicles.

She jumped when she heard her name called. It was Ryoga as he killed the many Infected that got remotely close to the vehicle.

-Nebiki! What the hell are you doing?! I need help killing these fuckin things!

Through tears, the girl frantically refused.

-I can't do it... I just can't.

-Well, thats it-

Ryoga then lept between the trunk and the front seats and forced Nebiki from her seat, to the trunk right next to him.

-WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!? YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!

-LOOK AT THEM GODDAMMIT! THOSE WERE PEOPLE WE KNEW! THEY'RE GONE! THEY ARE DEAD, AND AS LONG AS THE INFECTION HAS THEM, THEY CAN NEVER REST!

Nebiki finally looked her partner in the eyes. His eyes were red, red from recently shed tears. She aimed her weapon, ready to blast the next Infected straight to hell.

An Infected then surprised both of them with a stunning display of speed. It, like others, had broken off from the main group to defend their leader and the rest of the horde. But this one immediately caught up to the truck and dodged all of Ryoga's gun fire. It opened the trunk before there was a deafening blast and suddenly the Infected had a hole through the right temple that went straight through the Infected's head. It fell off and left behind, limp, on the abandoned highway. It wasn't until Ryoga looked to his left to compliment Nebiki's shot that she had fear in her eyes, but nonetheless was still focused on the fight. She would go on to kill a few more of the stragglers that managed to keep up with them.

When they got to the Tendo residence, Genma was annoyed while Ryoga and Nebiki were surprised to see a red 86 parked in the same garage as the 4Runner.

Inside the safety of the walls of the familiar Tendo residence, the three could see Ranma, Akane and Ukyo, each with a set of binoculars, watching something intently.

It was evening now, the Tendos, Saotomes, Shampoo, her grandmother, Ukyo and Ryoga were all in the common room to discuss the event that took place in the day, waiting until nightfall to even go inside, just in case the thing came back.

Genma decided to break the tension.

-So . . . about today . . . . Ranma, you wanna explain the 86 you have in the garage, kinda like the one I said we should've taken?

The tension just flew out the window

-Pops, of all the things that happened today... THAT'S WHATS BOTHERING YOU THE MOST?!

After a small outburst of laughter, the group settled and each gave their testimony for the day. Afterwards, everyone went their separate ways for the evening. During this time, Genma found Ranma and Akane in her room together, just reading the manga that Akane had collected and found in recent times.

-Hey you two. Got a sec?

-Sure Mr. Saotome, whats up?

-Well I saw you two in the watchtower and wondered if you or Ukyo saw anything.

-Pops, we saw that DEMON out there! We could see it and hear it from here. Hell, I'm pretty sure that everyone heard it. But us three saw that thing, why do you ask?

-Well, I was wondering if you saw any of the details. I couldn't get a good look before all of the Infected came at us. Nebiki fell asleep already and Ryoga is busy so I have to wait to ask them.

-Well Mr. Saotome, when we were watching it, it looked like a mix of a bull, horse, snake and a swan.

-Hold up Akane, don't forget that that thing also had human arms!

-Oh yeah, that's right, that with everything else freaked me out.

-Hey Pops, if you don't mind me asking, why do you want to know the details of what this thing looked like? Is it out of curiosity or is there a certain reason?

Well boy, it's unfortunate that you ask that question. Yes, it is to possibly identify the beast as someone my master told me about.

-Hm?

-His name was Taro, Pantyhose Taro. He was born in Jusenkyo. The master told us a story about how he delivered a child and accidentally bathed him in the waters of Jusenkyo. The guides yelled for him to immediately take the child out of the water but it was too late. The newborn now had the head of a bull, the chest and arms of a human, the legs of a horse, the wings of a swan and the tail of a snake.

-What a dumbass, thank the gods that he put that thing six feet under right?

Akane chimed in.

-Jesus Ranma, thats a child, not an Infected!

Ehhhhh... Not exactly. You see, we weren't there to see what he did with the boy. But, assuming it was the master, he wouldn't kill a newborn. That's just . . . cruel. Annyway, the crazy thing is if that boy survived to become this behemoth, you two are only a few years apart in age!

Ranma then thought about it. That monster out there, could've easily been him if he hadn't been careful. He imagined himself, an undead red-headed girl with missing chunks of flesh and muscle. He imagined what he would look like as he stumbled and twitched as he moved.

-I know it's an odd piece of information to process, but that thing seems so similar to that curse the newborn from long ago had been given, just much smaller.

-So let get this straight Dad, Mr. Saotome, this child was born with the same attributes as that monster, and you believe that it may be the same person?

-Pretty much, yeah.

-So what the heck am I supposed to do with this information?

-Well... Let's see... Umm... Hmm.. To be honest, I was going somewhere along the lines of "If you're not careful enough, that could be you someday.", but now, I don't know if that was it or not.

-Okay you two, good night!

Genma quickly scurried to his and Nadoka's room, not a care in the world.

Meanwhile, Ranma and Akane slowly stared at one another, a single thought forming: "Uh.. That was weird."

-Alright Ranma, I'm gonna read one more chapter of Dr. Slump then I'm goin to bed. you goin to sleep?

-Yeah, today and whatever just happened was pretty weird itself, goodnight you flat-chested tomboy.

-Goodnight you cross dressing gender bender.

After growing closer in these perilous times, this was one of the many ODD ways that the pair expressed humor in their relationship.

End of Episode 19: The Demon of Nerima

Episode 20: Another Threat Appears

It was the next morning, everyone was doing their now daily routines.

For the fighters like Ranma, Genma and everyone else in the supply run Groups, 6:00 A.M. is when they woke up, grabbed their guns and heavily weighted vest and go for a morning jog to start their day, then train in the dojo from 8:30 to 11:30 A.M.

For the communicator, Soun. He would get up around 6:30 A.M. to see everyone off on their jog. He would then go on and off, checking phones and the radio for any news from the outside world or from the groups.

For the gardeners, Kasumi would wake up around 7:00 A.M. due to the rich aroma of the coffee that was somehow found by the groups, brought back and brewed by Soun after he wakes up. Afterwards she would start cooking breakfast for everyone, having enough left over ingredients to use for lunch, dinner and even breakfast for the next day.

As the groups trained in the dojo, Kasumi ran into the dojo, panting as she looked at the confused trainees.

-Quickly! Get to the common room, father has picked something up on the radio!

Everyone ran to the common room. Was it help? Was the infection eradicated? What the fuck was it?

As the last person filed into the room, the transmission began.

HELLO EVERYONE STILL ALIVE IN NERIMA! IT IS I, THE GREAT FURINKIN HIGH FLASH OF THUNDER HIMSELF!

TATEWAKI KUNO!

I. HAVE. SURVIVED.

IF THERE ARE ANY WOMEN STILL HERE, JUST KNOW, YES, YOU CAN GO ON A DATE WITH ME.

JUST KNOW THAT, AT THE MILITARY BASE, NO ONE WANTED TO DATE ME.

COINCIDENTALLY, A HORDE OF INFECTED OVERRAN THE BASE BOUT TWO DAYS AFTER THE LAST GIRL REJECTED ME.

ALSO, TO AKANE TENDO, I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR YOU!

IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, I WILL FIND YOU...

N.

The transmission cut off. Everyone stared at the radio, emotions of mixed confusion and slight fear as they looked. Ranma was the first to speak.

-Akane. Who was that-

He looked. She was still concentrated on the radio, not listening to anything or anyone. But suddenly she snapped out of it and looked at Ranma.

-I'm sorry, what did you say?

-I was asking who the hell that lunatic was. He called YOU by name. And what did he mean by "you will not reject me again."?

-Well that's Kuno, I mean- OHHHH that's right, you never met him because you never went to school! I'll tell everyone a bit about him.

Akane went into detail about how Tatewaki Kuno was an upperclassman at the time she went to school. She also mentioned how he would hit on her and the pretty girls constantly, but mostly her. She would then go though a list of the most prominent times she kicked the shit outta Kuno.

-But the creepy thing, was that there was a rumor from the boys that he had took random pictures of me and had an image the size of a wall of just my profile in his room! Another creepy thing was his persistence, he never gave up on asking me out or trying to date me. So I kicked his ass every time just to prove how uninterested I am.

-OhthankGod, I thought he was some crazy ex-boyfriend of yours! But still, he sounded determined.

-Please, the guy might be able to swing a katana, but other than that, he's completely harmless.

-Akane. I think you missed the part where he KILLED AN ENTIRE MILITARY BASE BECAUSE ALL THE GIRLS REJECTED HIM! He didn't even seem to care if those people died! Listen, this is not the guy you knew from school. This guy is a fucking psychopath and we need to be extra careful because we have no idea what he's capable of. He was willing to let thousands upon thousands of people die after he got rejected.

The room fell silent. Ranma was right for once. All of them were at risk due to being a girl, a man who knows a girl, or as someone who knows Akane. It was Nadoka's turn to speak.

-Ranma, get the others, we have to lay low for now, we can't be out there with that threat out there. Also, Akane. Does he know where you live?

The color drained from Akane's face.

-Yes. He has come here to propose and to stalk me.

-Holy Shit. RANMA, GENMA! Start the cars, we have to leave town at ONCE. If this creep get here and catches us off guard, it could be life and death.

The two ran outside, quietly checking everywhere they went as they quietly rolled the cars outside as Shampoo and her grandmother were notified and supplies was packed.

As preparations ended, two engines roared to life and they were off.

In the 4Runner, Genma drove as Soun, Nadoka, Nebiki, Kasumi, Cologne and Shampoo sat as passengers, three of them having their weapons at the ready.

In the 86, Ranma drove as Akane, Ryoga and Ukyo were his passengers. The three had their weapons at the ready as well, ready to defend from the threat on their minds.

They drove. The city passing them by as they drove southwest on the abandoned highways. The longer they spent on the road, the less cars they had to drive around. The two that were the most surprised though, were Ryoga and Genma. When they first started going on the supply runs, they ran into checkpoints full of cars that had dead occupants. But now, there weren't any checkpoints except for one that was on the way out of Nerima and into another city.

-Hey Ranma, could you call Dad?

-Yeah sure, what's up?

-I don't know where we're going, but it seems pretty far and the Suns been down since we left. So could you ask your dad where he's taking us?

-Ok, sure. Now that you mention it, I'm a little curious myself.

As Ranma handed Akane the phone, he glanced at the mirrors and suddenly panicked.

-FUCK FUCK FUCK! THAT MOTHERFUCKER!

He yanked the phone back and speed dialed his dad.

In the 4Runner, Soun felt his phone ringing.

-Huh, must be Akane.

-Hello dear- Huh, okay Ranma, slow down, what is it? Oh okay. Saotome, Ranma wants to speak to you, he sounds serious about something.

-What's that boy want now? What Ranma?!

-Dad, don't panic, but I think that guy is tailing behind the 86.

At this point the Sun has been down and the 4Runner and the 86 have their lights on as they speed on the empty highway.

What're you talkin about Son, there's no one behind you. You're just paranoid that some Psycho kid wants your fiancee, HA HA!

-Oh really? Akane, fire a shot behind us!

-Ranma you dumbass, don't waste ammo-

A shot was heard from behind the 4Runner and over the phone. Sure enough, the shot was enough to light a spark on a pitch-black Mercedes-AMG Hammer with no lights on. The car itself was painted a black so black, it barely reflected the light from the shot.

-Shit, we gotta lose this fucker!

The AMG then turns on it's lights, and the driver is none other than a Tatewaki Kuno, covered in dried blood, a pyschotic grin on his face.

He speeds next to the 86 and rolls down his window, motioning Akane to do the same.

-Akane, we can shoot out his tires and race like hell outta here, you don't have to talk to this bastard.

Ukyo spoke up from the back.

-Yeah fuck this guy, also, here's my gun to blow his brains out.

-I can give you my shotgun for more damage!

-Thanks guys, but I won't be needing those. Ranma, Aim right at him, okay?

Ranma, confused by what exactly his partner wanted, just obeyed out of curiosity.

Akane rolled down her window,looking at the now clearly infected Kuno.

-Akane Tendo! It is I, Tatewaki Kuno, at your service. If you wouldn't mind pulling over, lowering your weapons, and getting in this piece of luxury. Then we can leave the rest of these peasants to the zombies!

Then, as if she were dealing with Ranma's bullshit, she calmly told Kuno in a calm voice:

-Kuno, you poor creature, I will never love a sad, lonely, empty sack of shit like you if you were the last man, no last living organism if the FUCKING UNIVERSE!

The family was stunned for a moment and then cheers of praise could be heard from both vehicles.

Kuno on the other hand, was beyond pissed.

Akane rolled up the window and Ranma lowered his gun, thinking about how happy to be with this tomboyish, but fierce woman.

-Wait, so why did I have to aim my gun again?

-I dunno, I just felt like intimating him.

As the two casually started to talk and then argue.

The three cars drove along the highway for another minute before Kuno floored it and spun the wheel in the 86's direction.

-Oh Shit, RANMA LOOK OUT!

The AMG's headlights lit up the 86's cabin and Ranma slammed the brakes and the clutch, hoping he could at least minimize the damage to the car and save their lives.

The four teens watched as their enemy, with a crazed look on his face drove right in front of them, Ranma slowing down fast enough for the AMG to pass right in front of him at full speed and run right through the highway barriers, sending him and his car to their fiery and explosive demise below. Kuno's screams could be heard from below as he burned to death with the a part of the drive train going through his stomach and barely missing his spine as it went clean through him.

The 86 was stopped in the middle of the road, all four passengers still as they processed what had just taken place.

The 4 Runner slowed down as well and turned around to check on the occupants of the 86, who still had yet to even breathe another breath.

Akane's phone rang and all of the teens jumped in their seats before Ranma picked up.

-Ranma, is everyone okay?

-Yeah, *huff* everyone's okay. I think we can head home now right?

-Due to the new circumstances, I believe so. Alrighty then... WAIT.

-What? What is it?

Ranma, QUICK CUT THE ENGINE, TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND HOLD ONTO SOMETHING. NOW!

End of Episode 20: Another Threat Appears