Prologue
As the sun shone brightly over the town of Nerima, a calm and peaceful aura emanated throughout. The birds sang and the streets were quiet. It was as if the entire population were busy elsewhere. That was because they were of course.
While nobody occupied the streets, one particular establishment was full as the majority of the townsfolk were crowded into an arena hidden in the back of the now famous Dragon's Eye Magic Store which for the past eight years had been solving problems here and causing new ones there.
The reason as to why everyone was jam-packed into this arena was simple. To bear witness to the rematch of the century. And as the match reached its second hour, it became clear that it was well worth the eight year wait.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, can you believe the action we are seeing today?" The Announcer shouted as the crowd around him began to wave and cheer. "We are currently in the second hour of this epic encounter between two of the most extraordinary martial artists of our age."
Before he could continue however, the announcer was hit by a massive shockwave which came from the fighting stage and blew both him and the entire audience about five feet back. "My goodness, ladies and gentlemen." He said as he managed to climb back into his seat. "Did you feel the shockwave cause by the collision of these two fierce warriors? This fight is truly an amazing match!"
"It seems as though Kiagi has been preparing eagerly for this fight, doesn't it Saotome?" Soun said as he wiped away his spilled beer. "The boy has his work cut out, doesn't he?" Wiping away the rest of Soun's beer the panda simply nodded his head.
"Wow! Daddy's doing great other there, isn't he mom?" Kaori said admiring her father's skills as she eagerly sat on the edge of her seat. As she saw the look on her daughter's face, Akane couldn't help smiling to herself. "He sure is Kaori." She answered "And that's what I love him for."
"Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!" a little boy cried from his seat. "Settle down, Jiro." Akari said placing her hand on her son's shoulder as she tried to calm him down. "It's ok, Akari." Ryoga said ruffling Jiro's hair. "He's just getting excited, there's nothing to worry about."
"Such speed and ferocity." Tatewaki said admiring the fight. "To think all the times I thought I could ever contend against the likes of Ranma Saotome. I didn't stand a chance!"
"Very few stand a chance against Ranma." Nabiki said leaning into her husband's side. "But you've always seemed to hold your own, somehow." After hearing this, Tatewaki was left at a loss for how to react. "I'm not sure if that was a compliment or an insult, dear." He said wrapping his arm around his wife.
Suddenly, another shockwave hit the air and the force of the collision emanated throughout the arena. "Holy Moses!" The announcer said as he once again climbed back up into his seat and straightened his glasses. "This fight just seems to be getting better and better, folks. But as these two continue to lock horns, one has to be thinking the same questions that we are. How do they have the energy for this fight? How long will they keep this up for? Can we survive any more of these shockwaves? Hopefully the answer to these will come about as we prepare ourselves for the rest of this amazing battle between two extraordinary fighters!"
