Ranma Half Moon Chapter sixteen - Akane and Makoto, a Friendship Between Girls, part 4

Author's note: This episode fits in around the same time frame as Sailor Moon episode 18, The Sorrowful French Doll. However, this episode doesn't have much to do with the Sailor Moon episode.

Author's note: I now have a fiction press site for non-fanfiction stuff. If you want to check it out, do a search for "resop" at the "fictionpress" website. My story is called "A Dream of Roses". It is about a group of young girls who are giving it their all for an opportunity to shine brightly as professional wrestlers in Japan.

"Looks like it's show time!" Ranma-kun turns around and jumps out the opposite window, going the opposite way that Sailor V went.

Ranma-kun sails three stories through the air. Good thing I noticed while getting the festival maps that the swimming pool has water in it.

"Sploosh."

Ranma-ko climbs out of the pool and takes off the wig. She notices that the frilly dress didn't look as nice wet as it did dry. But no matter, there was a Yoma Monster to defeat! Ranma-ko races through the pathway to get to the North part of the campus.

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"Sailor V, wait!"

Sailor V nods. My 'Venus Crescent Beam' can easily damage the Yoma Monster, and I am in range, but I can't use it without hitting the moronic guy who is trying to fight the Yoma Monster with a wooden practice sword.

"You will yield to the Blue Thunder of Furinkan High!" Kuno attacks the Yoma Monster with high speed strikes.

The Yoma Monster allows Kuno to hit him, then smashes down with its fist, breaking the practice sword. The Yoma Monster then throws Kuno twenty feet.

Akane and Makoto come running on hearing the commotion. Makoto cracks her knuckles, preparing to fight.

Akane, turning white, holds her back. "Wait, that's no ordinary guy dressed up like a monster."

"A Yoma Monster?"

"Well, whatever it is, no ordinary person could have been hit by Kuno with that sword without being decapitated."

"But, what can we do? Innocent people are at risk."

"I don't know. Oh, wait, look." Akane points beyond the Yoma Monster to Ranma-ko who is trying to distract the Yoma Monster.

"Beda! You reek like a compost heap!" Ranma-ko throws rocks at the Yoma Monster to get its attention.

The Yoma Monster roars and starts chasing Ranma-ko out the North Campus into the woods.

"Should we help your border?"

"Ranma knows what he's doing. We would be more useful helping the people that the monster hurt."

"Akane, Ranma is a boy, right?"

"Yes."

Makoto remembers back to when she met Ranma-kun and her memories focuses in on Ranma-kun's chest. These memories put up a sign that says "flat". Her memories then focus on Ranma-kun as he was yelling at the Yoma Monster, and her memories again focus in on Ranma-kun's chest. These memories put up a sign that says "boing boing". What the heck?

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Ranma-ko reaches a clearing in the woods. The Yoma Monster, though powerful, struggles to keep up. Ranma-ko pats her butt at the Yoma Monster. "Slow poke! Loser!"

The Yoma Monster reaches the clearing. "Raaaaaar!"

"Moon Prism ..."

"Venus Crescent Beam!"

A beam of light comes from the trees injuring the Yoma Monster.

"Sailor V kick!" Sailor V jumps from the trees and connects with a kick to the Yoma Monster's head.

The Yoma Monster disintegrates.

Sailor V poses. "Just leave it to Sailor V."

Ranma-ko notices something out of the corner of her eye. "Look out!"

A second Yoma Monster rises from the ground and ensnares Sailor V in its plant like arms.

Sailor V screams.

"Moon Prism Power Make up!" Ranma-ko transforms.

Artemis' eyes bug out. Could this be the princess?

"Moon Tiara Action!" Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon throws her tiara, hitting the Yoma Monster.

The second Yoma Monster disintegrates.

Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon races over to Sailor V. "Are you all right?"

"You can transform?"

"It's a long story."

Suddenly two more Yoma Monsters rise from the earth. They ensnare Ranma-ko's Sailor Moon and Sailor V in their plant like arms.

Sailor V and Ranma-ko scream.

Two red roses fly through the air, hitting each Yoma Monster.

The Yoma Monsters step back, wounded.

Tuxedo Kamen looks down from the trees. "You should fight together, you are on the same side." Tuxedo Kamen leaps away.

Sailor V and Ranma-ko look at each other and nod. They stand back to back.

"Moon Tiara Action!"

"Moon Crescent Beam!"

Their double attack destroys both monsters.

A mysterious figure watches from trees, obscured by shadows.

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Darkness gathers. Ranma-kun, Akane, Kasumi, and Makato enjoy some leftovers from the Tendo cooking booth.

Makoto nods, very impressed. "Awesome, Kasumi. You're really good!"

"Oh, I think I am just average, but thank you for the complement."

Makoto stares at Ranma-kun's chest. He still wears the frilly Princess costume and wig. Maybe the hentai otaku weren't wrong to make their statues that way?

Kasumi smiles. "Ranma, I heard you did a good job of ejecting a trouble maker today."

Ranma-kun laughs. "Hey, it's part of the job description for a princess."

Kasumi laughs. "I haven't heard about that before."

Akane points to the area where they have a bonfire going. "Oh look, they're starting a folk dance! Let's all go."

Ranma-kun nods. "Yeah, the princesses have to demonstrate the moves."

The group moves over to the bonfire.

The princess with blue hair approaches Makoto. "Excuse me, miss?"

"Yes?"

"We're short on guys and you're pretty tall. Could you stand in the boy's line for this next dance?"

Makoto's eyes tear. "Yes."

The two lines do a line folk dance (similar to the one in Azumanga Daioh) only to a song that sounds like a country remake of "Jaja Uma ni Sasenai de" ("Don't you make me wild like you" - the first Ranma 1/2 opening theme). Much to Makoto's delight, she finally gets to dance once around the bonfire with Akane. Flowers spontaneously surround Akane and Makoto in Makoto's mind.

Next on Ranma Half Moon: It's time to take on episode 19 - Tuxedo Kamen's Love Letter! Look forward to it!