Episode #20:
"Another Engagement?! The Saotomes' Toughest Battle!"

Co-written by skinnydude911/Ryuma217

The OC Ryu is a creation of his brain.

VOICE CAST:

Rob Paulsen as Ranma/Pam Segall as Ranko
Jess Harnell as Kenma
Grey DeLisle as Akane
Quinton Flynn as Akimitsu
Melissa Fahn as Kasumi
Terry MacGovern as Jinn
Cristina Vee as Nabiki
Dave Mallow as Soun
Bob Papenbrook as Genma
Andrew Lawrence as Hiroshi
Joey Lawrence as Daisuke
Kyle Hebert as Ryu
Carrie Savage as Lisanna Strauss
Kelly Hu as Karai
Kevin Michael Richardson as Oroku Saki

It was another peaceful day in Nerima, which was a rare day since the Saotome men came to town. The citizens of the town were enjoying the peaceful day before the usual chaos began to come down on them. At the moment, it was calm in the local market stores as customers were out shopping for their daily deals. But a lone figure had made its presence known to the town, with a long cape, armor, and a full metal helmet. One look at him, and everyone knew who he was, immediately closing up shop as civilians ran and hid in fear of this man. One person even jumped into a trash can to avoid him.

Hiroshi and Daisuke, meanwhile, had just left the Meteor Pharmacy with milkshakes in hand after enjoying some delicious burgers. "Man, top quality food, buddy." Hiroshi exclaimed as he took a sip of his drink.

"Tell me about it, it's worth the price too." Daisuke agreed as he patted his belly. "So I've noticed it's been calm around here lately. How long before someone comes around to ruin that?"

"You might've just jinxed it, but probably in another day or so." Hiroshi told his best friend as they knew that since Ranma and Kenma came, chaos was never that far behind the twins.

"Excuse me, boys, can you help me?" A female voice was heard as both boys turned and froze at seeing the woman in question. She had blue bell bottom jeans and a vest over her pink tank top that showed off her assets, the most eye-catching part of her look (besides her boob size to them) was her short snow-white hair.

"Sure, we can help you with anything you want." Daisuke informed as she looked very cute in his eyes.

"Can you tell me where I can find the Saotomes?" She asked in a cute manner. "It's part of an important mission for me and my boyfriend."

At first, Daisuke felt dejected hearing her ask about the Saotomes, probably someone looking to marry Ranma or Kenma. But then he felt like he got an arrow to the back when she said boyfriend.

"Did you just say boyfriend? I don't see him around?" Hiroshi asked, trying to change the subject and was curious who was the lucky bastard to have such a gorgeous woman as a girlfriend.

"Right behind you." A deep voice said, prompting both teens to turn around…and that was when they saw a hulking, cloaked figure standing behind them; he was about twice as big as both of them. The part that REALLY scared them was how he managed to get the jump on them without making even a single sound.

"Ryu, stop scaring them." The young woman scolded the taller male as that shocked both boys greatly, only to be shocked by how the taller cloaked man backed down.

"Sorry Lisanna, I didn't trust the way they looked at you." Ryu shyly brought up as Lisanna smiled and patted his arm.

"There, there, Ryu, it's fine." Lisanna comforted her boyfriend as he felt better.

Daisuke and Hiroshi were sweating bullets and still trembling at the sight of this enormous guy. "So…what business do you have with the Saotomes?" Hiroshi asked as Daisuke was almost as pale as Gosunkugi.

"A personal issue, one that must be corrected." Ryu stated as he literally looked down at the boys.

"...they live at the Tendo Dojo, and here's the address as well as directions on how to get there." Hiroshi panicked and handed the information to the duo as well as how to get there.

"Why, thank you. I told you asking for directions would help us." Lisanna thanked Hiroshi as she then turned to Ryu.

"Thank you, boys. You were right, Lisanna." Ryu agreed as they turned around to follow said directions, unaware that Hiroshi and Daisuke flinched when they saw a blue tail come from behind Ryu's cloak.

"Should we warn Kenma of what's coming?" Daisuke asked, finally finding his voice again after the encounter.

"Better question: would he even believe us if we told him?" Hiroshi countered back at his best friend.

Meanwhile, at the Tendo Dojo…

Things at the Tendo Place were calm, peaceful…of course, since you know what series this is, it only lasted about 2 to 3 minutes.

"HIYAH!" Ranma shouted as he sparred with his father.

Okay, they were fighting each other. Business as usual.

"What's the matter this time, boy? Can't handle how much stronger and better your old man is?" Genma boasted as he kicked Ranma away.

"More like how insufferably fucking arrogant you are!" Kenma said as he smacked Genma in the teeth with his nunchaku.

The Tendos were just sitting in the living room watching in boredom, as this petty brawl was common at this point.

"Remind me why they're fighting again?" Nabiki asked in an indifferent tone. She had spaced out while doing some number-crunching on her bets and sales.

Akane was the only one to reply to the question. "Something about the last dumpling or whatever," she shrugged. By now, she'd given up trying to figure it out, as the three of them together mixed as well as water and oil.

"Hold him still, Ranma. I'm aiming for his kneecaps!" Kenma shouted as he joined the brawl as it was his dumpling that was the cause of this. His father never respected the Dibs protocol on picking food, and for this, he had to learn the hard way.

Outside the Tendo Dojo…

"So, is this the right place, Lisanna?" Ryu asked as they stood in front of the Tendo Dojo, hearing a commotion behind the walls of the home before a loud splash was heard.

"Looks like it. Those two gave us the right address." Lisanna replied as she double-checked the address given to them.

"Okay, let's go inside and deal with Saotome!" Ryu exclaimed. But before he could take another step, Lisanna grabbed his cloak and made him stop.

"Hang on, mister. You're not meeting them like that, are you? Remember the last time you did?" Lisanna pointed out as she pulled out a thermos filled with hot water.

"That was so not my fault! Stupid sprinkler system…but, I see your point." Ryu dejectedly grabbed the thermos and splashed it on his head and shrunk to a normal height as the hood fell back, revealing his spiky brown hair, and heterochromatic eyes, one red right eye and one green left eye.

"Much better." Lisanna giggled as she gave him a peck on the cheek and went onto the property, with Ryu right behind her.

DING-DONG!

"Oh my, I'll get it." Kasumi stated as she went to the front door to greet the visitors. "Hello?"

"Hi, my name is Lisanna Strauss, and this is my boyfriend Ryu." Lisanna introduced herself to Kasumi.

"Hello."

"We were wondering if the Saotomes lived here?"

"Oh my, why of course they do. Please come inside." Kasumi gestured for them to come into the home as they made sure to take off their shoes in the genkan.

"Father, we have visitors." Kasumi announced to her father.

"Who is it, Kasumi?" Soun replied back.

"I believe they're here for Ranma or Kenma." The oldest sister replied back as she entered the living room with the duo behind her.

"Oh great, what did you two do this time?" Akane inquired, as Aki tried to make sure she didn't do anything too bad. Ever since he moved in, he had become the nuclear deterrent to keeping Akane from erupting with anger if possible.

The Saotome Brothers looked over Lisanna and Ryu as they examined them both in a fighter's sense, not in any other way.

"Not sure. I've never seen these two before today." Ranma stated as he would've remembered someone with two different eye colors or someone their age with snow-white hair.

"Same here, and I have an eye for details." Kenma replied as the duo sat down to talk with them.

"What brings you to our humble Dojo, and what did the boys do to bring you here?" Soun asked the visitors, unaware or not caring how the Saotome brothers gave the patriarch of the home a sour look.

"Well," Ryu started as they took their seats. "We both came here because a friend of ours is trapped in an engagement with a Saotome, and if I have any chance of dating her alongside Lisanna here…then I have to defeat him in combat."

Akane became irate at the last part—as usual. "Wait a minute, you plan on two-timing this girl with another girl?! Pervert!" she spat.

"Hey, he's not two-timing anyone!" Lisanna countered as she didn't like how rude Akane was. "We both plan on dating Ryu together. He didn't force anyone into that idea and was more surprised than anyone would've been."

"I passed out from the news." Ryu said, telling the truth.

Kenma shared a sympathetic look with the other teen. "Preaching to the choir there, man," he informed him.

"And if I may be so bold to ask," Soun asked as Kasumi got up when the doorbell rang again. "Why didn't the young woman in question come to partake in this challenge instead?"

"She's very busy at the time and her father had requested it as a test of loyalty to his daughter." Ryu responded. "And believe me, you don't want to get on her father's bad side."

"Just how bad can this guy be?" Jinn asked as he had not the slightest idea who the father in question was.

"Oh father, we have another visitor, it's a Mr. Oroku." Kasumi announced as Lisanna and Ryu reacted to the name.

"Oh geez, I told him I could handle this."

"I didn't know he would follow us all the way here."

"...Oroku?" Kenma asked, his face turning pale in recognition. "...his other name wouldn't happen to be 'Saki', now would it?"

"Eyup, and I take it from that reaction…you know who it is by now." Ryu said as he saw Kenma begin to shake in fear along with Aki.

"Hard not to recognize the name," Aki nodded, trembling.

"The Sh-sh-sh-SHREDDER!" they both exclaimed in terror as they clutched each other in fear.

[fuck it, cue the 2003 Shredder theme]

"Yes, The Shredder!" The Shredder confirmed as he came from the outside hallway to make his presence known to the whole house. A tall, intimidating individual covered in silver bladed armor, a silver helmet with a face mask with a purple under cloth covering his body. "Now…where is Saotome?!"

Soun, just realizing who was right in front of them, that being a very dangerous and deadly fighter, as well as a major player in the criminal underworld, decided to throw the boys under the bus to save his family.

But, he did it mostly to save his own ass.

"They're right here, Mr. Shredder, sir!" Soun yelled as he pushed Ranma and Kenma right in front of the dangerous bladed man of a monster.

"Seriously?! Ya cowardly rat bastard!"

"Oh, you suck MONSTER DONGS big time, Soun!"

"Yeah, neither of them is the one I'm supposed to be fighting Mr. Tendo." Ryu told him as the tension in the air was lifted greatly.

"They aren't/We aren't?!" All three men asked at the same time in shock, although Kenma's response was tinged with relief.

"Yeah, I'm supposed to be fighting a Genma Saotome." Ryu explained as he held up a picture of Genma to prove it.

Silence filled the room as everyone living there processed the information.

"OH, THANK KAMI!" Kenma shouted to the air in joy as this was the best news he had heard in a long time. "Finally, someone came to fight that fat bastard of a man and not us!"

"This is so much better than the blind rage I felt when chasing him in Jusenkyo!" Ranma, just as happy as his brother, stated in glee.

"Jusenkyo? You guys went there, too?" Lisanna asked as she had heard about it before along with Ryu. "What curses did you leave with?"

"My brother is the only one who didn't get cursed. Thank Kami for that." Ranma said as he explained his female curse to Lisanna.

As for Kenma, he was more than ready to sell Genma out.

"You should walk around the house looking for a panda. That's his cursed form. Hot water turns him back into a human." he informed as he led Ryu to the outside to go looking for his pitiful excuse for a father.

Soun looked upon Kenma in shock at how he just sold his own father out to someone associated with The Shredder.

Kenma turned back to Soun. "...don't look so surprised. As if he wouldn't do the same to save his own ass," he replied casually. "Besides, you had no problem throwin' Ranma and I under the bus earlier. The way I see it, that makes you just as bad."

"So let me get this straight," Lisanna said, while Kasumi was being hospitable with Shredder by offering him some tea. "...you turn into a woman when hit with cold water?"

"Yup, thanks to pops for jumping the gun, not listening to the tour guide and knocking me into that spring after I landed the first clean blow in that training." Ranma said in a dejected tone; as we all know, his curse was QUITE annoying at times to him.

"Too bad you didn't fall into the spring Ryu did or a similar one to mine." Lisanna said as that got everyone to stare at the white-haired teen. "What? Did I say something wrong?"

"You and Ryu got cursed? When?" Ranma asked with concern, wanting to make sure it wasn't his fault they got cursed like Ryoga again.

"About a few years ago, give or take." Lisanna replied, making both Ranma and Kenma sigh in relief at the news.

Ranma let out a small chuckle at that. "Dodged a bullet on that one."

"Tell me about it." Kenma fist-bumped his brother in response. "At least they can't blame us for this."

"AH-HA! FOUND YOU, FAT MAN!" Ryu shouted as a panda landed on the ground in front of everyone after Ryu kicked him there. "Someone get me some hot water so I can make him human for this part."

Kenma threw a water gun at the teen. "It's filled with hot water. Sorry it isn't scolding hot," he apologized.

"It'll do!" Ryu yelled as he emptied the water gun on Genma, turning the panda back into a human in front of everyone.

"What the hell is going on, and who are you?!" Genma demanded as he was soaking wet.

"My name is Ryu, and for me to finally be able to date Oroku Karai, I must defeat you so the engagement between her and Kenma Saotome can finally be broken! Especially after you took your son away so he wouldn't be a Foot Ninja like Karai!" Ryu shouted as he directed his anger at the fat man in the old karate gi.

"YOU USED ME AS A BARGAINING CHIP?!" Kenma yelled at his father, annoyed he was the son he pawned off for food or money to feed his gut…again!

"It was a difficult time for me, I was broke, hungry and they had just stocked up on food when I was there." Genma tried to defend himself, but it didn't do a damn thing to make anyone believe him.

That song and dance got old really fast after the first time he used it.

"YOU STUPID OLD BASTARD!" Kenma shouted.

"I challenge you to this fight, Genma Saotome!" Ryu said as he took his cloak and shirt off to reveal he had worn jeans with two brown belts and that he had a slim, muscular body riddled with scars. "If I win, you will free Karai from this farce of an engagement!"

"Very well then, if you insist on this fight," Genma said as he stood up, got into the Saotome fighting stance and, "...boys, you fight him in my place."

Everyone, besides the visitors, face-faulted at what Genma just said out loud.

"Oh, hell no!" Ranma yelled back as he was tired of Genma pulling this on them.

"Fight him yourself, jackass!" Kenma yelled back as he had enough of Genma's antics. "Besides, ain'tcha supposed to be settin' a good example for yer sons on what a TRUE martial artist looks like in battle, and all that crap?!"

"Boys, you fight him in my place or so hel—" Genma shouted before a kunai was sent flying past his face and embedded into the wall surrounding the property. He froze when he finally noticed The Shredder standing there with his arm out.

"Genma Saotome, either you fight Ryu…or your life is forfeit to me!" Shredder announced with a dark tone in his voice as he glared at the poor excuse for a martial arts master. "...pick your poison!"

Genma was sweating bullets like he was producing a waterfall under Shredder's gaze. "Very well, I will fight this young man…and show him how a real martial artist fights!"

"I've been waiting for this for so long… time to make you pay!" declared Ryu.

"Break a leg, Pop!" Ranma called. "Preferably both of 'em!"

"Yeah, maybe even an arm!" Kenma chuckled as he made a "slit-throat" gesture at his so-called father.

"Such devotion to their father, you boys make me so proud." Genma cried tears of joy at what he believed were kind words from his only children.

"And by that, I mean break your own limbs!" Kenma countered as Genma was dealt a metaphorical arrow to the back at the jab. "I couldn't be more concise here. I want you heavily injured. Beaten! Broken! Bleeding! In a word? DEAD!"

Every other statement added up to another metaphorical arrow embedding itself in Genma's back.

"With sons like this, who even needs enemies? Ungrateful little leeches, both of them…" Genma growled, before he charged at Ryu.

As Genma went to land the first blow, Ryu had taken a Tai Chi stance and slipped out of the path of the punch, like he was made of water. As Genma was going past his opponent, Ryu suddenly switched styles and took on a Hung Gar stance, placing both feet sturdy on the ground and delivering a powerful punch to Genma's right side.

"GAH! What the hell was that just now?!" Genma demanded in an agonized tone, holding the left side of his body as the blow hit him right in the kidney area of his body.

"Go Ryu! Show 'em who's boss!" Lisanna cheered for her man as she couldn't take her eyes off of him, especially when he was shirtless like that.

"Did I just see him switch to a different style in the middle of a fight? Mid-dodge no less?!" Ranma asked as he was caught by surprise with the sudden move.

"Yup, he doesn't really have a specific style. More like he took moves from other styles and can switch on his own to keep enemies off balance." Lisanna said in a dreamy-eyed state as she watched Ryu land another hard blow to Genma, this time it was a Northern Shaolin style of a roundhouse kick to his arm.

"Huh, something about those moves seems very familiar." Kenma said as he swears he has seen that before. Tai Chi, Hung Gar, Northern Shaolin, it wracked his brain before it came to him. "Those are from that Avatar series I'm reading about! He's using the Bending Styles as a form of fighting!"

"Oh yeah, they do look familiar." Nabiki said as she was recording this fight, mostly for the family. She wasn't gonna sell this for any enemy of the Shredder to find and exploit. It would be FAR too easy to track the sales records back to her.

"Ya know, Pop. This wouldn't seem like such a challenge if you spent more time training than ya did stuffing your face and playing shogi!" Ranma teased as his father was getting a VERY well-deserved butt-kicking.

"Y'know, if I were a Roman Emperor, I'd be giving the thumbs-down," Kenma said. "And you know what that usually meant in gladiator fights!"

"You're not helping, boys!" Genma yelled back as he tried an aerial attack on his opponent, only for it to backfire as he switched to Bagua style, and used circular motions with his arms to deflect and redirect the attack, to send Genma flying into the wall surrounding the property.

"Who said we were trying to help you?" called Kenma. "I wish I had some rotten produce to throw at that fat tub of lard!"

"Kasumi keeps the garbage and rotten food in the garbage next to the dojo." Nabiki stated, since she had to carry it out there when it was her turn on that chore.

"Thanks again!" Kenma giggled wickedly as he went off to find the rotten produce. "Boy, I feel like a kid on Christmas morning…I assume!"

Genma meanwhile had landed on the ground, trying hard to catch his breath. Damn it, this young man is too strong! Even when he switches his styles like that, that cheater.' The irony of this statement was, surprisingly, not lost on the man with his thoughts. Looks like it's time I fight him using my strongest moves.

"Okay, no more joking around, time to get serious!" Genma said as he wiped the blood off of the corner of his mouth.

"I've been serious this whole time!" Ryu taunted as he ran up to Genma, employing the Northern Shaolin style.

"Time for my Ultimate Technique! Saotome-Style Anything Goes: Final Attack…" Genma proudly shouted as a small battle aura covered his body.

"Is he for real? His Final Technique?!" Akane gasped in shock about seeing a Saotome-Style finishing attack.

"Yeah, the thing is about his 'Ultimate Techniques'..." Kenma said in a mocking tone.

KLANG!

A loud metal impact sound resonated on the property as Genma used a nearby metal washbin to throw in Ryu's face, sending the young man flying.

"... it's mostly just a cheap-shot and not even a Technique. He just cheats to win… or grovels like a weenie, 50/50 chance of it being either one." Kenma deadpanned as he saw Ryu go flying into the koi pond with a loud splash.

"Hahaha! Tremble at the might of Genma Saotome, Master of Anything Goes Martial Arts!" Genma boasted as he assumed victory was his at the moment. Inflating his massive ego at his self declared victory.

"Oh boy, he's done it now." Lisanna sighed as her eyes never left the koi pond.

"Indeed, Genma has made a grave mistake." Shredder agreed with the young woman as bubbles formed in the koi pond, as even the koi fish panicked and jumped out in fear.

Ranma looked confused by why The Shredder and this girl weren't worried about their comrade/friend. "What do you mean? What's going on?" he asked.

"Remember when I said Ryu and I were both cursed at Jusenkyo years ago?" Lisanna asked as that was all she had to say for them to understand.

"So he comes out in his cursed form, big deal." Akane scoffed, not realizing what was about to happen.

Lisanna stared at the woman as she gave a deadpan expression as the water erupted in the air. "Yeah, you're gonna eat those words very soon."

Everyone in the living room gasped in shock at what they were seeing, Ryu had gone into the pond, and from the water emerged a monstrous cursed form. A hulking scaly blue dragon looking man, with bulging muscles and a yellow underbelly stepped out of the pond. His eyes were the same as Ryu's were as a human, with sharp fang-like teeth poking past his lips complimenting the horn coming out of his head. With two blue fin-like wings on his back emerging, as well as a tail, Ryu took a deep breath as Genma's celebratory dance was cut short when he froze seeing the hulking, massive beast of an opponent stand before him. (His cursed form is based on Exa, Enforcer of the Nekroz from the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game.)

Kenma was slack-jawed at the sight of the Jusenkyo cursed form Ryu had acquired. "They had a spring for that at Jusenkyo this whole time?!" he spluttered, mortified.

Ranma couldn't even believe it himself, and he was cursed as well. "I'm kinda jealous of him having that for a curse. Am I allowed to be jealous of that curse?!" he asked in shock.

"Bro, I'd be surprised if you weren't jealous." Kenma responded as given the curses between Ranma and Ryu… he would rather have Ryu's cursed form over being turned into a woman anyday.

Nabiki couldn't help but stare at the form, even going as far as to drop her camera in shock. "Well, thank Kami his pants stayed on. Didn't want to be blindsided if he came out commando," she commented.

"It's not that bad. Besides, I think he looks even hotter when he's in this form." Lisanna purred as she stared at Ryu with hearts in her eyes, unaware of the stares that the Tendos were giving the young woman.

"Well, Genma," Ryu said in a deeper voice as he literally looked down on his opponent. "Do you still wish to fight me, or would you prefer to surrender and free Oroku Karai from her engagement?"

Genma had gone pale at the cursed form Ryi took on, he would never admit it out loud about any opponent outside of Happosai, but he was genuinely freaking out in his head. "Perhaps we can n-negotiate about this?"

"Unless the next words coming out of your mouth are 'I, Genma Saotome, release Oroku Karai from her engagement with my son'..." Ryu stated while holding a stone in his hand and crushing it in one palm. "Then I don't want to hear it!"

"Well… you make a very compelling argument there." Genma said in a panicked manner.

"I'm not hearing the words I wish to hear, Genma!" Ryu yelled as he stepped forward while cracking his knuckles, right before Genma fell to his knees and groveled in front of him.

"I, Genma Saotome, release Oroku Karai from her engagement with my son, Kenma Saotome, posthaste!" He screamed as everyone heard him say those words.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our father's special technique: the Crouch of the Wild Tiger," Kenma mocked. "Or as I like to call it, Beg and Plead Like A Bitch!"

Aki looked on in surprise at this development and technique. "How exactly is that a viable fighting technique?!"

"It's not," Kenma responded. "It's just his way of begging for mercy and pleading for his sorry life. Hence my name for it."

Shredder was very pleased with this declaration of defeat, as he accepted this victory. "Congratulations, Ryu, you may now date my daughter alongside your friend here."

"Yes!" Ryu cheered with his arms in the air in joy. And then, he turned back towards Genma, a menacing look on his face. "Now, I'd better not hear about you forcing another engagement on another person I know again, Genma Saotome!"

"I promise to not trick anyone else into an engagement if you know them!" Genma groveled at Ryu's feet, until a ringtone went off.

Lisanna looked down and saw it was her phone. "Sorry, that's mine. I better take this." She said as she answered the phone.

"Hello? Oh, hey big brother. …Huh? What do you mean you found an old engagement paper in Mom and Dad's old stuff? What do you mean I have a fiancé?! …Who the heck is Ranma Saoto…" Lisanna paused in her conversation as she stared at Ranma and then at Ryu, who had hate-filled eyes with clenched fists ready to draw blood. "...I'm gonna have to call you back later, Elfman."

The area went sickly silent at the news, as Ryu turned and glared katanas [not just daggers, KATANAS] at Genma.

"... Starting now." Genma meekly stated before he backed up and tried to find an escape. "Saotome-Style Final Technique: FAST BRE-!"

WHAMMO!

"I'LL KILL YOU, FAT MAN!" Ryu shouted as he grabbed Genma by the collar of his Gi and proceeded to pummel the man with no mercy in the punches.

WHAM!

BAM!

POW!

SLAM!

CRUNCH!

"Pops, so had this one coming." Ranma said as he ate some popcorn while watching Genma being beaten within an inch of his life.

Kenma, sucking on a milkshake, couldn't help but agree. "Yup, karma finally came upon him and sunk its teeth deep into that bastard."

Soun looked on in shock, "Aren't you boys going to do something? He is going to kill your father!"

"You know what?" asked Kenma. "I will do something."

As Soun beamed widely, Kenma went over to Ryu.

"Excuse me?" he asked.

"What?!" Ryu yelled back.

"...may I have a turn?" asked Kenma.

Ryu thought for a second, "After I'm done with Genma, and he does the same thing with Lisanna's engagement as he did with Karai's! Then you can have what's left of the bastard!"

"Well….okay," Kenma responded, a bit of mild irritation in his voice. "I've waited 16 years. I can wait a few minutes more."

And he made his way back to the sidelines as Soun's face drooped.

"There, I did something," Kenma said as he sat down comfortably.

"THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT AND YOU DAMN WELL KNOW IT!" Soun yelled with a demon head forming behind the man. "If you want something done right… you have to do it yourself!" Soun stated as he got to his feet and prepared to-

"Don't you even think about throwing us in there!" Ranma shouted at the older man, knowing damn well that was what he planned on doing at that very moment.

"... damn it!" Soun whispered in defeat before he leaped into the air to make Ryu stop pummeling Genma to death, spilling a drink onto Lisanna and activating her curse as well. "Unhand him, you vile—!"

That was all Soun shouted before Shuriken was sent flying towards him and pinned him to the side of the house.

"Huh, didn't see that one coming." Soun said in surprise as Shredder recognized the shuriken thrown.

"Hello, Karai. I'm glad you could make it." Shredder announced as a woman in black clothing with silver armor on her chest, arm guard, shoulder guards, and a black mask covering her lower face arrived. Her hair was short, and black hair with the sides buzzed with a blonde dye to them as she glared at Ryu. This was Oroku Karai (based on her appearance in the 2012 TMNT series).

She jumped onto his back and pulled on Ryu's ear to stop the one-sided pummeling.

"OW, OW MY EAR! WHO THE HELL WOULD… oh hi, sweetie." Ryu yelled in anger before seeing it was Karai who was still holding onto his ear with a disappointing look in her eyes before pulling down her mask.

"Don't you 'Hi sweetie' me this time mister! The hell are you doing here without even leaving a note where you were going?!" Karai scolded her shared boyfriend as he was putty in her hand.

"I wanted to help free you from that sham of an engagement you were trapped in. I guess in my rush I forgot to leave a note. I'm sorry." Ryu apologized as he defended his actions before he froze and saw Lisanna in her cursed form now, even Karai was liking what she saw too.

Lisanna didn't change much in her appearance, but she looked like a catgirl with paws on her hands and feet, cat ears on her head with whiskers, along with a cat tail coming from her lower back as she was sporting what can be described as a fur bikini to hide her modesty from onlookers.

"Aw man, I got all wet again." Lisanna pouted as everyone was surprised to see that transformation. But the more surprising part of this curse wasn't from Lisanna, but in fact from Ranma himself, who wasn't even freaking out at her cursed form.

"I love it when she's in this form." Ryu said in a loving tone as he blushed.

"Yeah, she's even catching my attention, in all the right ways." Karai agreed, also staring.

"Huh, how come you're not freaking out, bro?" Kenma asked in shock at this development. "Normally, you'd scream and jump away in fear of seeing anything cat related."

"You're right. Wow, she isn't even triggering my ailurophobia at all." Ranma was just as surprised as the rest were at this new development. "Maybe this is the key to fixing my Neko-ken problems."

"Neko-ken?" Lisanna asked as she turned to see Ranma and Kenma. "You trained to use the Neko-ken and gained a fear of cats? No one who has trained under that had a fear of cats since… oh, don't tell me you used the first version of the style?"

"First version?!" Both boys asked in shock at that detail.

"Yeah," the catgirl stated as she dug into her bag to get a book out, giving Ryu and Karai an unintentional look at her ass. "Here we go, the modern version of The Neko-ken fighting style. You basically live among healthy cats and kittens and learn their movements from them by mimicking their actions and movements."

"So, no tying fish products to the trainee and chucking them into a pit of starving cats until they learn it?" Ranma asked with a sliver of hope in his voice.

"What?! No! Who the hell would even do such barbaric training?! It's inhumane, especially to those poor kitties." Lisanna growled in anger as her tail raised up high in anger.

"Our father did that to Ranma when he was just six years old." Kenma told her as he saw Lisanna whip and glare at the beaten man on the lawn.

"... mind waiting another few minutes while I have my turn on Genma?" Lisanna asked in a tone that just oozed with animalistic fury.

"Since you asked very nicely, I'll let you have a go at him. Go nuts, girl!" Kenma told her as he was flipping through her book on modern Neko-ken training.

"Thank you," Lisanna said with joy as she turned to Genma and her boyfriend. "Karai, let Ryu go so he can hold Genma for me! I'm gonna go Paws of Fury on him!"

"Gah! I renounce the engagement of Ranma and Lisanna, now please don't let her hurt me!" Genma shouted as he had hoped that would spare him.

Karai smirked as she let Ryu go to put Genma in a Full-Nelson. "Sorry, but Lisanna is an animal lover, and you abused her favorite animal to train your son in an outdated training style. She will show no mercy." To prove her point, Lisanna brought her claws out as Genma screamed like a little girl.

And that's insulting to little girls everywhere, because they're better than Genma.

"Hey Ranma, did you know there's a section here about dealing with ailurophobia if they have it?" Kenma informed his brother, while Genma was being beaten badly. He'd get his true punishment soon, but Kenma was happy to let Lisanna take her pound of flesh.

"Really? Do tell." Ranma said as he loomed over his brother's shoulder to read how to cure his ailurophobia. All the while their father was being beaten up dearly.

Later that day..

"Well, I wanna thank you guys for allowing me to save the best women in my life from a life trapped in sham engagements." Ryu thanked Ranma and Kenma as Karai and Lisanna kissed their shared boyfriend on both cheek, making him blush. "Girls, save it for later."

Both women giggled at how bashful they could make their man, one of the many reasons why they loved him.

"I'm very pleased with how this turned out. Normally, this would mean a debt of honor. However, given who your family is, I will call it even." Shredder told them as it caught Ranma and Kenma by surprise.

"Our family? Do you know about Pop's side of the family?" Ranma asked as the knowledge of their family is super limited.

Genma, covered in bandages and cuts from head to toe along with a cast on his legs, silently begged Shredder not to divulge information on the family.

Shredder, however, "Let's just say your family is in the same line of work as I'm in. Your mother's side of the family."

Kenma raised a brow. "What line of work is that?" he asked. "What are you referring to?"

"Perhaps you will find out soon one day. It isn't my place to tell you family secrets." Shredder said as he turned to walk away, to return to his headquarters to conduct his business as usual.

Kenma rubbed his chin in curiosity. Clearly, this was a topic that wouldn't leave his mind—not for a long while.

"Well, we gotta get going, I have to take my lovely girlfriends out on a romantic date." Ryu said as he held Lisanna and Karai close and kissed both of their cheeks.

"Keep it up, and you might get more if you play your cards right." Karai whispered in his ear as he blushed up a storm.

Kenma smirked, knowing exactly how Ryu must feel at this moment, given his intimacy with Nabiki and Shampoo. "We won't hold you three up much longer. And if you're ever in the neighborhood, don't hesitate to call ahead." he said.

Ryu smiled as he respected and was glad to have met Ranma and Kenma. "We won't, and if you guys are ever in a very serious pickle. Don't be afraid to call me for backup." He handed Kenma his card with a phone number in case of emergency.

"Count on it," nodded Kenma.

"Hope our next meeting will be an eventful one." Ryu said as he waved goodbye and left with his girlfriends.

Ranma waved goodbye again to them too, "Don't be a stranger now. Man, it feels soooo damn good to meet someone who wasn't out for our blood and vengeance upon us."

"I can't agree more with that statement Ranma," Kenma smiled as they went back inside the Tendo Dojo before he remembered something. "Oh shit, I almost forgot to do something."

Ranma looked curious at his brother, wondering what he forgot about, "What's that?"

Kenma had a sinister smile on his face as he turned to Genma with red eyes and his hands in tight fists, "REVENGE RAMPAGE!"

Genma was tiptoeing away when he overheard Kenma's footsteps approaching at a rapid pace. "Uh-oh…!"

"HEY, DAD!" Kenma roared. "HOW ABOUT SOME QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR SON, EH?!"

The air around the Tendo Dojo was filled with screams and the sounds of monkey-esque screeching.