Greetings Fanfic ML,

        This is my first attempt posting here, so please forgive me if I 
err. I am not on the ML so please send comments to me at  
nabiki@mail.map.com This fanfic is a crossover starring The Tick and Washu 
in the Ranma 1/2 neighborhood. I am a novice writer and this is my first 
fanfic attempt so I would like constructive comments. Heck, If you like it, 
praise is nice too ^_^ . This fanfic is available in Word for Windows 6.0 
form at:

http://pages.map.com/~ebaker/tickfic.html

        Anyway, enough rambling... here it is.

Prologue

. . . Far away from our reality, it waited. Trapped outside space and time, 
it waited. Eons ago it achieved sentience. Realizing it was trapped it 
looked and watched. It watched what it could not have. It grew twisted with 
jealously; suffocating itself in its envy. It lusted for freedom and it 
hated. All it could do was wait. . .

. . . Then it saw and it salivated. It saw the correct sequences it needed 
for reality break its dimensional abyss. It would happen soon. It would be free!



CREDITS:

STORY  BY : JUSTICAR (ERIC M BAKER) - 1997
CREATIVE CONSULTANT : JASON HICKS

ALL RANMA CHARACTERS COPYRIGHT BY RUMIKO TAKAHASHI / SHOGAKUKAN / VIZ.
ALL TICK CHARACTERS COPYRIGHT BY BEN EDLUND.
WASHU COPYRIGHT BY HITOSHI OKUDA / KADOKAWA SHOTEN PUBLISHING.
BELLDANDY COPYRIGHT BY KOUSUKE FUJISHIMA.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS COPYRIGHT 1997 - ERIC M BAKER 

FEEL FREE TO SEND ALL COMMENTS / CRITIQUES TO 	ebaker@mail.map.com .

CHAPTERS 1-5 CONSTITUTE PART 1 OF THIS 3 (Maybe 4) PART SERIES. HAVE FUN AND 
ENJOY THE SHOW !

The Tick vs. Nerima: The Fanfic.

"It was a dark time for The City, yes it... was... a dark time, until he 
came. He was The Tick. Yes, never before had The City known a hero such as 
he. Now fate pulls at The Tick once more. Once more will he surf those 
twisted waves of justice. No matter where those currents may lead."

"As we enjoin our heroes, Arthur is making lunch at home."

~Chapter 1~

	"Ahhh... Arthur, thank you my friend. Peanut butter and fluff sandwiches 
powerpacked with mighty proteins and carbohydrates!, " says Tick as he woofs 
down the two sandwiches. "I already feel energized to fight the insidious 
forces of evil!"
	"No problem, Tick," says Arthur as he slowly consumes his sandwich. "Hey 
Tick, if your all done, could you go get the mail. Please be nice to our new 
mailbox in the lobby."
	"Right Arthur!" The Tick snaps as jumps up to fulfill this new mission. The 
Tick happily hums to himself as he walks down the stairs. "Hmmmm hmmm dum da 
dum de dum." He looks at the locked mailbox as if it were mocking him. "OK 
foul mailbox, no evil tricks this time. Simply give me the mail and nobody 
gets hurt!" Warns the Tick as he carefully inserts the key. The key turns 
then stops. "Arrrrggghhh!!! Jammed! GIVE ME MY MAIL! " the Tick yells.
	Hearing the battle downstairs Arthur hurriedly runs downstairs. "Tick 
stop!"Arthur pleads. "Do you have to be so melodramatic? I already showed 
you the trick to opening the mailbox. It goes like this," chides Arthur as 
he simply turns and opens the lock. "Here take these they're yours."
	"I knew that, but that mailbox does not like me," the Tick warns.

	As the pair makes their ascent back to Arthur's apartment the Tick will 
make a profound discovery.
 
	"Hmmm... Columbia House wants me back. Wow! 12 CD's for a penny! Hmmm... 
insurance bill. Interesting?... an envelope with a lot of stamps and funny 
marks..." the Tick announces as he quickly opens the envelope.
	"Well what is it?" Arthur asks curiously as he opens his door.
	"WOAH!... we won a lottery!" the Tick exclaims.
	"A lottery?... what lottery? ...what did we win?" Arthur asks curiouser.
	"A free trip for two to Japan!" the Tick proudly exclaims.
	"Japan? When did you enter a contest to win a trip to Japan?" Arthur asks.
	"Well hmmm...." the Tick scratching his head, "I really don't remember 
entering a contest."
	"Well what's written?" Arthur asks.
	"Well there's some funny writing on here, but in plain writing on the top 
it says, 'Congratulations contest winner, your name was selected from a 
large number of superheroes from around the world. By being selected this 
proves that the forces of fate are on your side. Only the truest and 
greatest of superheroes can claim this honor. Enclosed in this envelope is 
two tickets to bring you to Japan. Also enclosed is directions to bring you 
to the Neko-Hanten Restaurant where you will receive free room and board for 
your stay.' Cool! did you hear that the forces of fate are on my side! 
Doesn't that sound neat! Only the greatest of superheroes, yes that is I the 
Tick, HA!" the Tick pontificates.
	"Who are we supposed to meet?" asks Arthur.
	"Some person named Cologne. That doesn't sound Japanese? Oh, well perhaps 
Tokyo is in need of superheroes with cool names..."

"As the plane lands Japan welcomes a new superhero."

	"Wow! ancient and beautiful Japan. I can just already smell those cherry 
blossoms in bloom, " says the tick in romantic fashion as he takes in a 
large inhale of air.  The Tick fully decked out in sunglasses and a "I'M A 
SUPERHERO (written in Japanese)" T-shirt. 
	"Umm... Tick that smell is an ice-cream vendor making a cherry Sunday. Now 
did you remember everything?" Arthur asks.
	"Map, luggage, camera, lots of film...yup" checks off the Tick. "It sure 
was nice of that flight attendant to let us borrow that 'Easy Japanese for 
Gaijin' tape," the Tick states.
	"Yes, I hope that you actually learned something." Arthur lectures.
	" I sure hope we run into some of those titan-sized monsters." the Tick 
says expectantly.
	"Monsters?" Arthur asks quizzically.
	"You know Godzilla, Ghidra, Rodan... You never know when one might strike." 
The Tick warns, pointing his finger towards Mt. Fuji. "They destroyed Tokyo 
many times, its a good thing that these Japanese are very industrious."
	"Tick! those are old movies..." Arthur tries to explain while reading the map.
	"Not movies...docu-dramas..." the Tick tries to explain. "Ahh, that would 
be a crowning achievement bringing one of them bad boys to justice!"
	 The Tick begins to take pictures of anything that catches his eye. *click* 
*click* *click* The crowds of people separating around the pair. Muttering 
to themselves. Mothers clutching young children quickly scamper away. Groups 
of teens watching from a safe distance try to determine which manga tankabon 
the pair's from. Tick oblivious and Arthur preoccupied by the map press on 
amidst a chaotic sphere of bicycle crashes...

"Meanwhile perched on a nearby rooftop... "

	"(Chinese) Child, do you see them yet? Its been a day since the plane 
landed." Cologne questions.
	"(Chinese)Yes, I think so great-grandmother. A large blue guy, and a little 
white guy." Shampoo responds. "They're drawing quite a crowd. Are you sure 
that these two can help me marry my husband-to-be? They look... we'll they 
look rather stupid."
	"Looks are deceiving child. Remember the plan, we goad Ranma into a fight 
with our new blue champion. He wins, we go home. He loses, he marries you. 
We simply get the Tick to fight for us." Cologne informs. 
	Shampoo interrupts, " but how is this Tick guy going to defeat Ranma?"
	Cologne reminds sternly, "Do I have to re-explain everything. Ranma fights 
against very conventionally  trained opponents. The Tick has no such 
training and is very improvising. I've seen him in action. He's very 
original and a mighty opponent. Not to mention that he's also invulnerable 
and super-strong."
	"OK." Shampoo chimes.

	As Arthur and the Tick pass under the plotting duo, the plotting duo 
suddenly jump down to greet them. 

	"Egad! what foul creature are you?" the Tick asks taking a defensive posture. 
	"Is that any way to talk to your host?" Cologne reprimands in perfect English.
	"Ah! You must be Cologne, "states Arthur.

	The Tick stands there for a second making sure that his camera is still 
working. The gaze  from the old woman surely must have cracked a lense. 
Satisfied that he averted the camera from the gaze in time, he breathes a 
sigh of relief.

	"Yes I am, please, step inside my restaurant", Cologne says ushering them 
in. "Please take a seat. It certainly is good that you have come and none to 
soon. Let me get you two something to eat. This is my grand-daughter 
Shampoo." Cologne says as she gestures towards Shampoo. "(Chinese) Shampoo 
have Mousse fix up two specials while I talk to them. Then go prepare for 
your act and make it good."
	"(Chinese) Sure thing." Shampoo says as she bounces off towards the back.
	"(Chinese) Mousse, fix two specials for the large blue blob and the short 
white blob. This time wear your stupid glasses while serving them." Shampoo 
barks as she walks out the back door."
	"(Chinese)I have a bad feeling about those two blobs, something's up. I 
must investigate." Mousse thinks to himself. 
	"(Chinese) Just mind you're own business or its duck soup city for you." 
Cologne's voice ringing in Mousse's head. Mousse stops and begins working on 
the order.
	Cologne relaxes on her staff as she begins to tell her story to her new 
audience. Mousse busily working in the background. Every now and then 
peering into the dining area. "Its truly fortunate that you have come Tick. 
My grand-daughter is in great danger. There is a demon possessed boy that 
insists on pursuing her for rather lusty and nefarious reasons."
	"How tragic." Arthur responds aghast.
	"Tell me more of this demon-boy o' ancient one." The Tick says sternly 
cracking his knuckles.
	Cologne speaking in very dramatic tones with lots of hand gestures. "We'll 
his name is Ranma Saotome. He started off as such a nice boy. He was even 
engaged to Shampoo at one time. Unfortunately, he fell into an ancient 
spring that completely changed his personality. What makes it worse is that 
one must fully accept this evil for the spring to take effect. When I heard 
of this I knew of his true nature."
	"What can I do with this evil boy?" The Tick asks seriously.
	"I'm glad that you asked. Simply defeat him in combat. Then bring him to 
me. Here I can perform the mar... the purification ceremony. I must warn 
you, with his being demon-possessed he's quite dangerous and crafty. There's 
no telling what he'll do." Cologne answers.
	Suddenly the door slams open. A panting and roughed up Shampoo staggers in. 
	"(Broken English) Great-Grandma help Shampoo." Shampoo cries huddled in a ball.
	"Was it HIM?" Cologne asks. 
	"(B.E.) **sob** Yes, he tried force himself on Shampoo in alley **sob**. 
Luckily noble Ryoga showed up and try fight **sob** him off. While Shampoo 
escape Shampoo hear nothing but squeals in alley **sob**. I fear poor Ryoga 
hurt."
	"That damn Ranma, I'd fight him myself if I weren't so old and frail." 
Cologne scowled.
	The Tick proudly stands up, holding the limp crying body of Shampoo. "Fear 
not little Chinese girl and Old Bug Woman, I, the Tick shall bring this foul 
miscreant to justice. RANMA SAOTOME PREPARE FOR THE END OF YOUR FOUL GIRL 
CHASING CAREER. " The Tick loudly announces in a declaration of war.
	"Tomorrow morning you will, now we must prepare " says Cologne seriously. 
"and, please ignore the quacking duck in the background."

"Meanwhile at the Tendo house..."

	As Akane and Kasumi are doing the dishes. "Did you just hear a battle cry?" 
asks Kasumi. "Yes I did, Kasumi, something's up somewhere," responds Akane.

[END CHAPTER 1]
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