RANMA 1/2  - FULL SALVO! 


EPISODE 1 : ENTER SALVO - IT'S COLD COMFORT!


	By Paul "Happy Hentai" Ervi. All characters (save mine,
who is copyright of P-P-P-Chan Productions) are TM and
copyright of the great Rumiko Takahashi and Viz Video Inc., all
rights reserved.  Based on the incomparable world of Ranma
1/2.




CHAPTER 2: The New Student


	"Akane, wait up!", shouted Ranma as he chased her,
running atop of a fence.  "We're late enough as it is, Ranma, so
hurry up already!", replied Akane.  "You are so uncute when
your bossy,  Akane.", teased Ranma.  "Shut up and run!" she
said.  Finally they arrived at the school, and ran to their classes
before the bell rung.  "Made it on time for once", thought Ranma
as the teacher began explaining the math problems on the board,
"I guess Akane was so grateful for the pendant I gave her she
decided not to poison me with her cooking today.  You know,
she really does look cute with it on, almost like a girl....well as
close to a girl as a tomboy can get.......".  Suddenly a piece of
chalk bounced off of Ranma's forehead.  "Hey, who did that!",
shouted Ranma.  "I did!", said the teacher, "And stop day
dreaming in my class!  I'm not that boring!"  "Y-yes, Sensei!",
gulped Ranma.

	Lunchtime:  Ranma and Akane sat underneath a tree on
the hill eating the lunches Kasumi had packed.  "Ranchan! 
Akane!"  Ranma and Akane looked up to see Ukyou walking
towards them, dressed in her usual boy's uniform and still
wearing her large spatula on her back.  "Hi, Ukyou!", called
Akane.  "Hey, Ucchan.", Ranma said between mouthfuls.  "Did
you guys hear?  There's a new student here a Furikan High, and
guess what?  He's from Canada!", said Ukyou.  "A Canadian?",
asked Ranma.  "Yeah, he just moved here yesterday and
enrolled in school today.  He studied Japanese in Canada, so he
speaks it pretty fluently.", replied Ukyou. "What does he look
like, Ukyou?", asked Akane.  "I'm not sure, I haven't really seen
him.", said Ukyou.  "The wretch does dress like a common
street thug, much like you, Saotome."  The three of them turned
around to see Kuno standing above them, also dressed in a
school boy's uniform, a change from his usual samurai outfit. 
"He was in class of mine, and the rogue dared to appear in his
regular clothing rather than a school uniform! 'How withers the
dandelion in the field of roses, when it doth try to invade their
soil'. Such contempt for authority!  Such gall, such.......",
rambled Kuno.  "Give him a break, Kuno-baby.  It is his first
day after all", said Nabiki as she joined the group, "He probably
didn't have time to buy a uniform."  "Well this means he should
be easy to spot, then.", said Akane.  "Easier than you think,
Akane", replied Ranma, "Because he's staring at you right now."


	Looking up, the group stared across the field where
Ranma was pointing.  Sure enough, they spotted a tall, muscular
boy dressed in jeans, a T-shirt, and a bomber jacket with the
sleeves rolled up, sporting a very long pony tail.  Akane took
notice that the new student was taking a particular interest in her. 
"Great, another pervert who likes me!  I thought Kuno was bad
enough.", thought Akane.  Ranma noted that the stranger had a
particularly cold visage, his eyes seeming frozen in a cold stare. 
"He looks like he's ready to kill somebody.", commented
Ukyou.  Akane didn't like the sound of that, especially since the
stranger was beginning to move in her direction.  "Uh, guys. 
Don't look now but he's coming this way", said Nabiki.  Slowly
the stranger walked towards the group until he was standing
over them.  Upon closer inspection, they noticed the boy wore a
stud in his left ear, and he was glaring at them with a face of
stone.  "Are you Akane Tendo?", said the stranger in a cold,
low voice.  Ranma and Kuno began to move into defensive
positions around Akane.  "Yes, I'm Akane Tendo, what's it to
you?", Akane said in her best defiant voice.  The stranger stared
at her, his eyes opening slightly.  Ranma and Kuno prepared for
the attack.  "HI!  I'm Salvoson Yukitora,  but friends can call me
Salvo.  I'm the new student here", said Salvo as his face
suddenly lit up into a wide smile, "Pleasure to meet you!" 
Everyone face faulted.  "What?  Did I say something wrong?  I
thought I knew Japanese perfectly?"  "N-no, it's not that,"
Akane stuttered, "it's just that, well, you looked like you were
ready to pick a fight, and then, well......"  Salvo looked quizzical
for a moment, then realization suddenly hitting him, said, "Oh!
You mean the look I had on my face!  That's called the 'Ice
Stare'.  It's one of the techniques of my martial art.  You're
supposed to have a straight face like it was chiseled in ice, to
make it seem that you were dangerous.  I really didn't mean
anything by it.  It just a reflex, you know.  I'm really a nice guy,
really!"  Everyone just looked  quizzically at him.  "This guy for
real?", thought Ranma.  


	"Yukitora, huh?  I thought you were Canadian?", Ranma
observed, "You don't look Japanese."  "I'm not.  Yukitora is an
adoptive name.  My real name is Eric Salvoson.  It's a long
story....", Salvo replied, turning back to Akane, "So, who are
your friends, Akane?"  "Oh, gomen nasai!", said Akane, "Salvo,
this is my sister Nabiki Tendo,  my friend Ukyou Kuonji...." 
"You can call me Eric.", smiled Salvo as he bowed to Ukyou. 
"Hello, Salvo", Ukyou grinned.  "I think he likes her.", thought
Ranma with a smile.   Akane continued, "This is my fian...... this
is Ranma Saotome, and this is......"  "Allow me, dearest
Akane.", interrupted Kuno, "I am the rising new star of the
kendo world, the upperclassmen who graces these halls with his
presence;  they call me the Blue Thunder of Furikan High
(lightning crashes), Tatewaki Kuno, age 17."  "Oh brother!",
said Ranma, shaking his head side to side.  Everyone else just
rolled their eyes.  "Pleasure to meet you Blue Cheese!", said
Salvo cheerfully.  "That's Blue Thunder.", said Kuno in a
annoyed voice.  "Whatever", said Salvo, turning his attention
back to Akane, "Say Akane, I've been meaning to ask you,
would you consider selling that pendant to me?  I don't have
much yet but I'm willing to pay..."  "I...I can't.  It was a gift.",
said Akane, glancing towards Ranma.  "But...you don't
understand, I need that pendant.  I'd be willing to do anything
for it.", replied Salvo.  "I sorry, but, I can't", answered Akane,
looking to the ground.  "But....", started Salvo.  "She said no
already!", yelled Ukyou, a little bit annoyed.  Suddenly, Salvo's
expression went cold.  "I need that pendant, Akane, and I will
get it", Salvo said in an icy voice.  Akane was about to give him
a piece of her mind when Ranma jumped up and faced Salvo,
"Look you, why is that pendant so important to you that you
have to threaten Akane?"  Kuno's eyes grew wide with anger. 
"Well, you see...", began Salvo, his expression softening. 
"THREATEN MY DEAR AKANE!?", shouted Kuno, pushing
Ranma aside and appearing in his samurai outfit all of a sudden,
"I, Tatewaki Kuno will not allow it.  Come naive, and learn the
follies of your mistake!"  "Huh?", was all Salvo could get out
before Kuno lunged at him, boken thrusting wildly.  Unprepared
Salvo was hit by a series of blows and fell to the ground. 
"Hmph!", grunted Kuno, "No one has ever stood up to my
kendo skills."  "Oh, man!  Kuno, whad'ja have to go and do that
for!  He didn't do nothin' yet!", shouted Ranma.  "He dared to
threaten my dear Akane", replied Kuno smugly.  "But he didn't
do anything!", Akane shouted.  "Uh, guys?", Ukyou began,
"Look."  Everyone looked up, and then to where Ukyou was
pointing.  "I don't believe it!", yelled Kuno.  Salvo was getting up
off the ground.


	"Not....bad....Blue Boy.", said Salvo painfully, "I wasn't
prepared.  I wasn't looking for a fight but since you asked so
nicely," he said as he stood up, "I accept your challenge!"  By
now a large group of students were forming a circle around the
two combatants.  "Ranma, do something!", Akane shouted. 
"What!  Kuno got himself into this mess, he can get himself out
of it!", said Ranma.  "I made the mistake of not paying attention
to your skills once, Kuno", said Salvo, "It is a mistake I never
make twice!"  "You have already fallen once to my skill of the
boken," remarked Kuno.  "Well let's just see how your boken
does against my mastery of The School of Freezing Point
Martial Arts!", shouted Salvo.  "Freezing Point Martial Arts?",
said Ranma, Akane, Nabiki, and Ukyou at once.  "Have at thee
then, naive!", challenged Kuno and charged towards Salvo. 
Salvo stood his ground, unmoving, a cold expression on his
face.  "Why is he just standing there?", asked Akane, "Why
doesn't he attack?"  No one had an answer.  Kuno reached
Salvo.  "Now you will pay for your mistake!  You should have
attacked! Now suffer!", shouted Kuno as he jabbed his boken
in rapid thrusts.  Salvo simply dodged the blows, a cold
expression still on his face, staring at Kuno. 


	"He's not attacking.  What's wrong with him?", asked
Ukyou.  "He did challenge Kuno after all.", said Nabiki as she
thought, "I should have sold tickets to this."  "Look at the way
he's dodging Kuno's blows, though", remarked Ranma, "He's up
to something...."  Salvo continued to dodge one blow after
another, not giving Kuno a clear shot.  "WHAT THE MATTER
WITH YOU!", shouted Kuno, "WHY DO YOU NOT
ATTACK!!"  "Not time to.", was all Salvo said.  "Time!  What
do you mean time!  You are only wasting my time!!", yelled
Kuno.  "Uh, Ranma?  Is it me or does Kuno seem really mad?",
Akane asked.  "What could he possibly gain by getting Kuno
mad?", Ranma thought to himself.  Suddenly Kuno burst out in
rage.  "Fine.  If you will not attack I will finish this game myself!",
shouted Kuno as he lunged at Salvo.  A smile formed its way
across Salvo's face.  "NOW!", shouted Salvo, getting into a
fighting stance, "FREEZING POINT SPECIAL TECHNIQUE:
FIST OF THE POLAR BEAR!  SHIROKUMAKEN!!"  
"Shirokumaken?", asked Ranma, Akane, Nabiki, and Ukyou
together.  With that Salvo lunged forward with his fist extended,
a blue glow surrounding it.  "Hah!  Easily parried!", said Kuno
as he brought his boken up to block the punch.  Salvo's fist
connected with Kuno's boken.  "Hah, hah, hah, huh?", said
Kuno.  His boken began to crack.  "WHAT!", he shouted.  The
boken shattered and Salvo's fist landed square on Kuno's face. 
"Ugh....", was all Kuno could get out before he fell to the
ground.  "Wow.", Akane said, "He clocked Kuno with one
punch!"   "He really is good.", said Ukyou.  Ranma just stared at
Salvo.  "The number one rule of The School of Freezing Point
Martial Arts", Salvo addressed the twitching form of Kuno,
"Always keep your cool!"  Salvo turned around and faced
Akane.  "Looks like lunch is over, and I guess your not ready to
give me that pendant yet, so I'll leave you alone for now", said
Salvo, "But rest assured, you'll be seeing me again."  Salvo
turned and began walking towards the school.  Suddenly he
stopped.  "Oh!  And tell Blue Underwear there 'good fight'.  He
is good.", said Salvo as he turned back to the school, "Bye,
Ukyou.", he smiled.  "What a weird guy.", said Nabiki.  "He's a
jerk!", shouted Akane, "Trying to take my pendant like that! 
Who does he think he is!"  Meanwhile, Ranma had moved over
to the still twitching Kuno.  He spotted the shattered boken on
the ground and, leaning over, picked up and examined a piece. 
"What is it Ranma?", asked Ukyou.  Ranma rolled the fragment
in his fingers.  "Frozen.", he thought.