Note: 'The least one can do' is huge, nearing 1.9 megs in size. That's a
very daunting size to anyone wishing to read a fanfic. I think I've only
post up to chapter 10 or so on RAAC. The series is well over 60+ chapters
now. Rather than upload this series in huge chunks from the beginning to
where it is now, I've decided to upload the updates. Since I update on a
regular basis, it would be easier to keep up with the series as it comes
along. If you haven't read the series, there's quite a bit of catch-up
reading if you wanna give it a try^_^ 

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Jeffrey "OneShot" Wong


<new stuff 8/13>

(Time passes. Before we know it, it's dinner time. We are in the mess
deck where 
we see Ranma enter. Surprisingly, Boon is seen entering.)
 
Ranma: Boon.
 
Boon: Yo.
 
Ranma: What brings you here?
 
Boon: Figured I'd get in an extra meals.

Ranma: B-but you said you eat six times during the day.
 
Boon: Ah, what's a seventh? Don't matter.
 
Ranma: Sure. Do whatever y'want. It's your ship.(Smirks)

Boon: Sayuri's a quick learner.

Ranma: Whatcha teach her?

Boon: Probably the same stuff you would've shower her. The usual stuff,
all the 
way up to simple wrist locks.

Ranma: That's good to hear.

Boon: She don't seem cut out for something like that. She's got that meek

houswifey mentaility. She's small and mousey and all. Took a bit of
convincing 
to shower her than anyone can learn it and should learn it.

Ranma: I understand.

(Boon and Ranma get their plates, Boon grabbing five plates, Ranma
grabbing six, 
and getting on line.)

Boon: (Smirking)What's this? Trying to out-eat me?

Ranma: (Chuckles)No. Not really. I didn't have a huge breakfast like I
should've 
so I'm plenty hungry, especailly after having worked right though lunch. 

Boon: Makes sense.
 
Ranma: Me, I don't know how you can do it. If this is gonna be an
additional 
meal on top of your usual seven, then I don't understand how you can eat
the 
exact same amount. How long will it be before your next meal?

Boon: One hour.

Ranma: .................

Boon: I've eaten as much as ten meals over the course of the day.

Ranma: .................

Boon: However, six to seven meals is usually more than enough.

(Boon is first to be served his food. Sayuri, surprised to see Boon here
for the 
very first time, casts Marlena a glance. She serves him the amount of
food he's 
generally used to.)

Sayuri: ................

Boon: (Grinning)Teaching you took a lotta energy outta me. Gave me quite
an 
appetite doing so. Need to replace that energy.

Sayuri :(Smirks)I bet.

Boon: (Laughs)Okay, how about 'I'm a growing boy'?

Marlena: So, what brings you here now? You never have dinner at this
time, 
usually either before or after now.

Boon: Just stopping by. No need to psychoanalyze me and believe I'm here
for 
ulterior motives. Just stopping by for the heck of it.

Marlena: (Smirks)I bet.(Serves him his food)

(Boon steps away as it's now Ranma's turn to be served.)

Sayuri: S-six plates?

Ranma: I didn't eat much of a breakfast and I skipped lunch. I'm
starving.

Sayuri: (Meek smile)Um, I don't think we have enough for you.

Ranma: ...................

Sayuri: We didn't know you were going to ask for this much. However, we
made 
extra just in case, but the captain took what portion would have been
given to 
you.

Ranma: Oh.

Boon: Don't worry, you can have half my meal or most of it if you like. 

Ranma: Thanks.

(Ranma is only served one full plate of food. He and Boon walk over to
their 
usual sitting spot.)

Boon: If you want, you can take all of my food. I'll just take one plate.
I 
wasn't supposed to be here eating anyway, afterall.

Ranma: Okay. I will.(Grins)

(Boon and Ranma go about eating.)

Boon: So, how goes the workout?
 
Ranma: Those clean and jerks are starting to come much easier now.

Boon: That's because your bodies getting used to it.

Ranma: Yeah. I'm now alternating between two sets of clean and jerks,
around 
foury minutes of standing twists, practicing the Hiryu Shoten Ha and
'green 
hands' before resuming it all over again.

Boon: Forty minutes of standing twists? That's a long time to spend on
that one 
exercise.

Ranma: Just trying to strengthen my stomach.

Boon: Okay. So, how are the techniques coming along?

Ranma: I can do the Hiryu Shoten Ha now.

Boon: (Spitting out food)What?!? Already?!

Ranma: Oh no, not quite like yours. I can generate it such that you can
now see 
it, but it probably travels up around ten feet before it disappears.

Boon: ...............(Thinking)Incredible. This boy's learning in one day
what 
takes me weeks.

Ranma: I got my concentration down quite a bit too. Rather than being
able to do 
it every ten or so minutes, it takes me only around five or so now.

Boon: Wow, you're coming along fine. You're learning at a much faster
pace than 
me.

Ranma: Thanks. You taught me pretty well. You explained things really
well.

Boon: I betcha by the time you step off this ship, you'll be doing in no
time, 
perhaps even better than me.

Ranma: I wouldn't mind.

(Since Boon was eating at a slow pace and Ranma a fast one, Ranma and
Boon 
finish their meals at around the same time.)

Boon: Well, I'm gonna get get ready for the rematch.

Ranma: Same here.

Boon: Y'know what? Skuttlebut has it that people are starting to bet on
you.

Ranma: Really? You mean besides Tinkerman and Calc?

Boon: Yeah. However, you might not like exactly how they bet on you.
 
Ranma: (Smirks)Don't worry, I know. They bet on how many hits I can take
before 
I get knocked out. Not exactly all that comforting, but I'll take what I
can 
get.

Boon: (Laughs)At this rate, people are gonna start making me the
underdog.

Ranma: Really?
 
Boon: However, I have no intention of being the underdog any time soon.

Ranma: (Smirks)And I don't intend to remain underdog.

Boon: Well, we'll see which ways the scale tips toward at the end of this

rematch.

(Ranmaa and Boon both chuckle. After a short time just chatting some
more, they 
decide to split up.)

Ranma: Well, I'm gonna go get ready.

Boon: I'll be up shortly. 

(Ranma heads topside while Boon goes his own way. We follow Ranma topside
where 
he goes about stretching.)

Ranma: (Stretching)I feel much better going in to this fight now than the

previous three. Now I know without a shadow of a doubt that I can't try
and go 
toe to toe with him head on. I'm gonna just hafta rely on my speed to
dodge all 
his attack. 

(A short time passes. We watch as a crowd slowly gather about. It seems
pretty 
obvious that the crowd emerges in certain groups. No overly huge crowd
emerges 
at a time, usually two to five people at a time. Before long, Ranma spies
Frog.)
 
Ranma: (Thinking)There's Frog. That mean's the last people to come out
would be 
Sayuri and Marlena and then Boon.

(As if on clockwork, Marlena and Sayuri emerged.)

Ranma: All that's left is Boon.

(Ranma's heart starts racing as he feels the excitement and anticipation.
Boon 
is already going about stretching and warming up his arms and shoulders
as he 
approaches, rubbing at his left arm.)

Boon: You ready?

Ranma: Yep.

Boon: Let's set the stakes.

Ranma: Okay. If I win, I'll show you the Mouko Takabisha.

Boon: (Grinning)And if I win, I'll teach you the technique I plan on
hitting you 
with in this match.

Ranma: .....................

Boon: (Laughs)I still have three more special attacks to show you.

Ranma: .....................

Boon: Don't worry, you'll see 'em soon enough. You'll most likely see two
of 
them tonight.

Ranma: I think I know what one of the moves are.

Boon: Oh?

Ranma: One of 'em is a stun palm.

Boon: Why yeah, it is. How'd you know?(To Marlena)Hey, you're not
divulging my 
techniques to the enemy, are you? You're supposed to be on my side.
Ranma's got 
Sayuri rooting for her.

Sayuri: (Blushing)...............

Marlena: (Annoyed)I did no such thing. He had asked but I didn't tell
him.

Boon: (Holding up hands in defense)I'm sorry. I was merely inquiring.

Marlena: Hmph! 

Ranma: If you really wanna know, I asked someone else.

Boon: (Curious)Who?

Ranma: Which.
 
Boon: (Laughs)I shoud've know. I forgot.

Sayuri: (To Marlena)What's Ranma talking about?
 
Marlena: (Smirking)Ranma's a smart guy. He asked Which for help.

Sayuri: Which? That ghost?

Marlena: Yeah. Never occurred to me that he'd go ask her when I didn't
offer him 
any info. That's right smart of the boy. Right smart indeed. 

Boon: (To Ranma)Well, let's see if you can block it.

Ranma: I have no intention of blocking it.

Boon: Oh? You expect to accept such a blow?

Ranma: Y'kidding me? I'm gonna dodge everything if I can. 
 
Boon: (Laughs)Okay. We'll see.(Thinking)Let's see if your speed beats out
my 
experience.(Begins to talk)You ready?

Ranma: Ready.

(Ranma no longer assumes a loose boxing stand like before. Instead, he
gets in 
to a fighting stance, similar to one found in Kung Fu, his arms away from
his 
body, palm skyward, his stance wide, his left side angled toward Boon.)

Boon: (Laughs)Ooh, look at the fancy stance.

(Boon gets in to his own stance, not longer assuming a defensive boxing
stance. 
Instead, he faces Ranma, both his feet pointing toward him, left hand
held 
forward, palm facing Ranma. His right arm is is cocked back, hand close
to his 
waist, palm also open and facing Ranma, the fingers pointing down.)

Boon: (Grinning)I can do a fancy stance too.

Ranma: (Cautious)What the heck kinda stance is that?(Thinking)I better be

careful. Need to keep a good spacing from him because it takes time for
me to 
react to a dash-in attack and dodge.

Boon: What are you talking about? What kinda stance is that?

Ranma: Shaolin Kung Fu.

Boon: No it isn't. Your forward arm is too high.
 
Ranma: What? Wait, you're not gonna fool me. Enough with the tricks. I
know this 
stance is perfect.

Boon: (Laughs)Damn, I was hoping to fool you once again.

Ranma: Let's go.

Boon: Okay.

(Boon, slides back so that he is standing perfectly straight, his arms
still in 
its same positions.)

Ranma: (Thinking)What's he gonna try and do?(Hops back once)

Boon: Remember how I said I was gonna show you one of my techniques
before the 
start of the match?
 
Ranma: Yeah?

Boon: (Grins)Watch carefully so you don't miss it.

(Boon steps forward, planting his foot on the deck hard as he extend his
right 
arm, the arm that was originally by his waist, forward, striking at the
air in 
front of him, palm facing Ranma.)

Ranma: What the?!

(Ranma sees the air in front of him distort. Not knowing exactly how to
react, 
Ranma tries to dodge to the left. However, before he could, some
invisible force 
struck him, knocking the wind right out of him. It felt like one of
Boon's 
punches had him in right in the solar plexus. Ranma keeled forward,
feeling 
neasous, unable to catch his breath.)

Ranma: ................(Thinking)What the hell was that?! I saw nothing
coming 
at me and yet I still got hit!!

Boon: Didja see? Didja see my stun palm technique?(Thinking)Of course you

didn't. You can't see the attack. However, I'm surprised you didn't black
out or 
at least throw up.

Ranma: W-w-what t-the h-heck w-was t-that?

(Ranma slowly gets back up to feet. He has a rather neausous look on his
face, 
as if he is ready to vomit from that devatasting blow.)

Boon: ..................(Thinking)Wow! He's already getting up. Oh, I
forgot. 
Those standing twists. No wonder why he was doing it for so long. He knew

something about my stun palm and worked his abdominals even more just in
case he 
got hit with it.(Begins to talk)You never cease to amaze me, boy. For you
to get 
up after such an attack, that's just-

(Before Boon can finish his sentence, Ranma dashed in, fighting back the
urge to 
lose his lunch, and executed a devastating hook punch right at Boon's
face.)

Boon: Whoa!(Dodges)

(Boon takes a few steps back to allow for some spacing.)

Ranma: ...................(Thinking)H-he dodged it! That big guy just
dodged it! 
How can he react in time like that?!

Boon: Almost got me there.(Thinking)Damn, that would've hurt if it hit.

(Ranma and Boon take a moment to size each other up. Boon can clearly see
as 
Ranma rapidly recovers from the stun palm he had received.)

Boon: (Thinking)Man, the effects of my stun palm technique is already
starting 
to wear off on him.

(Boon dashes in and throws several punch combination. Ranma, almost fully

recovered from blow, has a smirk on his face as he dodges.)

Ranma: (Thinking)I can see it! I can see his attacks now! They're really
fast, 
but not fast enough that I can't dodge it!

Boon: (Grinning)You seem to be having fun dodging. However, don't think
you have 
me beat.

(Ranma tries to counter attack with a straight right punch to Boon's face
as the 
big guy came it with a overly risky hook punch.)
 
Ranma: Gotcha!

(Ranma's eyes widen as he notices the grin on Boon's face. The moment
before the 
fist was to connect with Boon's face, Boon ducked his head forward,
causing 
Ranma's fist to hit the top of Boon's head, the strongest and thickest
part of 
the skull. Pain shoots through Ranma's hand as he dashes back, shaking
his hand 
in pain.)

Ranma: Ow ow ow ow!!!

(Boon is rubbing at the top of his head.)
 
Boon: (Thinking)Damn, that kinda hurts. Oh well, not big deal.

(Boon dashes forward and punches Ranma right toward the face. Ranma,
seeing this 
dodges.)

Ranma: Uh uh, you're not gonna hit me. I'm not gonna letcha hit
me.(Thinking)Ow, 
my hand still hurts. Don't matter, I still have a working left arm.

(Boon does several more punch combinations, all of them easily dodged.)

Boon: (Breathing heavily)............(Thinking)This guy's hard to hit. I
know 
how he moves and even the direction where he will most likely dodge but
he 
manages to counter dodge when I try to anticipcate it.

(Ranma throws a hard left hook punch, putting in most of his strength.
Boon, 
seeing the incoming attack, decides on the spot to trade hits. Ranma was
on his 
toes and it would be very hard to even counter his incoming attacks. It
was best 
to trade hits since he knew he would be on the advantegous side. Boon
does his 
own left hook punch. Both punches connected.)

Sayuri: Ranma!

(Ranma staggers backward, wincing in pain. His legs are shaking. Boon
seems 
slightly but significantly less affected than Ranma. All he has to do is
shake 
the cobwebs from his head.)

Boon: (Thinking)He's gotta be ambidextrous. His left arm is just as
strong as 
his right.

Ranma: ..............(Thinking)That punch hurt, but I can still fight.

(Ranma dashes in with another left hook punch. Once again, they trade
hits. 
Ranma is on the more painful and devastating side of the trade. His legs
are 
very shaky.)

Ranma: (Thinking)Not yet! I can take a lot more punishment that this! I'm
gonna 
beat him!

(Ranma dashes in with another left hook punch. Boon executes his own. To
his and 
Boon's surprise, they both stop in mid-punch and duck, expeciting to
feint the 
the other one in to attacking. When they realized what they just did,
they both 
tried to punch each other again, resulting in yet another hit trade.)

Ranma: .................(Thinking)I-it d-doesn't hurt!! I can keep
going!!

(Ranma notices Boon is breathing heavily)

Ranma: (Thinking)My punches are effecting him. He's starting to tire out.
He can 
dish out more, but it seems like I have more stamina. Those clean and
jerks he 
showed me are amazing. I improved so much because of them.

(Ranma dashes in and feints an attack. Boon actually tries to counter
attack and 
misses, leaving him wide open for a counter counter attack, which Ranma
promptly 
takes advantage of. He punches Boon hard with yet another left hook
punch, 
sending him staggering toward the side where he reaches out and grabs the

railing for support.)

Ranma: ...................(Thinking)Something's not right here. My
punches 
should not be causing such an effect on him. He's brushed off attacks
much 
harder than that one before and didn't even bat an eye. Oh well, it's
best to 
end it and ask later.

(Ranma dashes in, hoping to land the final knock out punch, but was
shocked when 
Boon reacted with renewed energy. Boon darted his eyes at the incoming
Ranma and 
immediately jerk an arm toward the sky, bringing a fist down and punching
the 
main deck. The deck shook violently as if it was an earthquake, causing
everyone 
to stagger for footing, even Ranma.)
 
Ranma: W-what the?(Thinking)Was that that special attack that I haven't
heard 
about?

(Before Ranma had a chance to think things through, he saw Boon dashing
straight 
twoard him. Knowing he was going to be hit in the face by Boon's glowing
fist, 
knowing that he didn't have the proper footing to dodge or jump out of
the way, 
Ranma opted to at least trade final blows with him.)

Ranma: (Thinking)Even if I'm gonna get knocked out, I'm still gonna go
down 
fighting!

Boon: Erk!

(Ranma's surprise, Boon's punch misses him as his own connects perfectly
against 
the big man's face. However, the punch seem to have no effect as Boon
seem to 
brush off the attack like it was nothing. Oddly enough, it seemed to have
a 
different and suprising effect as Ranma noticed Boon's face wince as he
suddenly 
clutched at his chest.)

Ranma: What the?

(Boon's face contorts in pain as he trips over his own feet. A loud pop
could be 
heard, indicating Boon's knee finally giving out on him after so long a
time of 
good use. Boon's gigantic frame fell forward simultaneous clutching his
chest.)

Marlena: (Turning pale)Boon!!!

Dunk: W-what the?

(Ranma's face loses color as he suddenly realizes what had caused Boon to
be so 
tired. Marlena's voice confirmed his fears, something that had never
crossed his 
mind until now.)

Marlena: (Brink of tears)Boon's having a heart attack!!!

(The whole crowd becomes deathly silent. Boon seems to be in a state of 
excruciating pain, clutching at his blown out knee with one hand and his
chest 
with the other. Everyone rushed toward his side, asking him if he was all

right.)

Marlena: Back off, everyone!!!

(Boon falls in to unconsciousness, his skin color turning pale. Frog
quickly 
rushes off, heading toward the bridge to make an emergency radio call.
Marlena 
proceeds to give Boon CPR, cardiac pulmonary respiration. Ranma's in a
state of 
shock and disbelef, stepping backwards, away from the scene at hand.)

Ranma: (Tears trickling)W-w-what have I done? W-w-what have I done?

(Ranma trips over his own feet, falling down on to his backside. He
watches as 
Marlena continues to administer CPR. Four intense minutes pass before
everyone 
notices Boon's chest start rising and falling again.)

Sayuri: (Approaching)R-Ranma.

Ranma: (Staring at unconscious Boon)What have I done?

Sayuri: It's not your fault.

Ranma: It wouldn'tve happened to him if I had noticed something was up
and 
stopped the match. It wasn't suppoed to end up like this.

Sayuri: N-no one knew this was going to happen.

(Ranma ignores her and gets back up to his feet. He nervously walks to
where 
Boon lay unconscious. Marlena is still crouched over him, now checking
his 
pulse.)

Ranma: I-is h-he okay?

Marlena: Yeah. He's okay.
 
Ranma: W-was it really-

Marlena: A heart attack? Yes. I'm not only worried about that, but his
knee.

Ranma: What happened?

Marlena: His knee gave out on him when he tripped.

Ranma: H-h-he blew his knee out also?

Marlena: Unfortunately, yes.

(Ranma looks down at Boon's leg. Because he was wearing heavy clothing,
he could 
not tell.)

Ranma: How do you know?

Marlena: I heard it give out under him. I heard a popping noice. It's the
same 
noise I've heard a couple years ago, when he blew his knee out then.
 
Ranma: ..................

Marlena: The knee is only trivial. What matters right now is his heart.

Sayuri: H-has he ever had this problem before?

Marlena: No. This is the first time it's happened. However, considering
his 
size...

Ranma: ..................

Marlena: He's okay now. Unfortunately, this ship doesn't have the proper 
facilities to deal with something like this.

Sayuri: S-so what are we to do? Something as serious like this needs to
be taken 
care of.

(At that point, Frog comes back, having made proper the emergency radio
call.)

Frog: We will be making a detour.

(Everyone turns their attention toward Frog. In a situation like this
Frog 
became the acting captain since he was the senior lieutenant of the ship.
Oddly 
enough, he was also the COB, chief of boat, as well as senior
lieutenant.)

Frog: We will be heading toward China now. The cargo we are expected to
pick up 
in Korea will have to wait. We are a day away at flank speed. The port
has 
sufficient hospitals and facilities to deal with this situation.

Marlena: Boon hates hospital.

Frog: I know he does. I know about him and what happened to his friend.
However, 
given such a situation, this is very urgent. I'll deal with him when he
gets 
better.

(Frog turns toward the crew and gives them directions, telling them the 
direction to bring the ship as well as set the speed to all ahead flank,
the 
ship's top speed. The machinist-mates quickly nodded in acknowledgement, 
dispersing and disappearing below-deck. Frog barks out a command to
everyone 
remaing to help carry Boon down to the galley.)

Ranma: I've got him.

(The crew watch in awe as Ranma crouches by Boon's unconscious form and
generly 
picks him up, carrying him over his back in a piggy-back ride, all five
hundred 
plus pounds of him. Ranma shows no indication of struggle in carrying
Boon's 
remendous weight.)

Frog: (To group)Well, I guess the boy's got it. Get back to work.

(Everyone disperses. Sayuri, Marlena, and Frog follow Ranma as he heads
below-
deck and to the galley. Once there, Marlena lays out two cots in the
backroom.)

Ranma: Will those cots support Boon's weight?

Marlena: Yeah.

Ranma: Okay. Just making sure.

(Ranma gently layss Boon on the cot. His face turns pale as he catches
sight of 
Boon's leg. It's hyperextended and bending at a slight angle in the wrong

direction.)

Marlena: As you can tell, what with the way his leg is bent like that,
Boon's 
knee was blown out.

Sayuri: (Feeling neausous) E-excuse me.(Quickly runs out)

Marlena: It's understandable. Seeing the leg bend at the knee like that
is not a 
pretty sight.

(Marlena approaches Boon and grabs at his leg, bending it at the knee so
it was 
no longer in the hyperextended position. Once done, she takes several
deep 
breaths.)

Marlena: God. I hate this part.

(Marlena grabs at the area that was Boon's kneecap and starts shifting it
around 
under the skin. Ranma watch in almost revoltion and shock as Frog seems
to just 
watch intently, unbothered by the sight. After a minute, Marlena feels
the 
kneecap pop in to place.)

Marlena: Good, it's back in.

Ranma: ..................

Frog: (Concerned)I-I hope he survives the night.

Marlena: (Shakey voice)H-he will. He's a t-tough guy.

Ranma: Y-you're right. H-he's down, but he's not out.

Frog: Is he in stable condition?

Marlena: As stable as I can tell. I don't have the proper equipement to
monitor 
him fully. However, I'll stay by his side to make sure he's all right.

Frog: That's very good.

Marlena: So don't worry. Besides, you're now the captain and have a ship
you 
need to worry about.

Frog: I guess you've got a point.

Marlena: I'll see you around. 

Frog: See you around.(To Boon)Good luck, friend. I expect to see you
better.

(Frog turns around and leaves.)

Marlena: Well I'll be damned. That's the first time I ever really seen
Frog 
concerned.

Ranma: Really? He doesn't show emotions that much?

Marlena: He's a Frogmen. Navy Seal stuff. Very cold hearted. Skuttlebug
has it 
that he's an excellent sniper shot and killed around forty people. I
guess the 
years he and Boon spent together is finally putting a dink in that ice
armor of 
his.

Ranma: Seems like a nice guy. I don't really know him though.

Marlena: That's probably cause you don't see him much. Heck you rarly see
any of 
the officers around. They're always hanging around officer country.

Ranma: Officer counter?

Marlena: Slang term. It's this ship's living areas for the officers.
Properly 
known as the wardroom. That's where the officers eat, chart courses, have

meetings, and socialize.

Ranma: Oh.

Marlena: Anyway, Frog's a competent guy. It's the right choice he made,
choosing 
to stop by China instead of Korea.

Ranma: I don't get it, Korea's significantly closer than China, why not
just go 
to Korea?

Marlena: It is, if we are on a direct route. We were actually heading
toward the 
north western portion of Korea so this ship was actually sail around the 
southern part of the country.

Ranma: Still, shouldn't we be closer if we're travelling around the
coastal area 
of Korea?

Marlena: No. We are basically travelling the Yellow Sea but our shipping
routes 
have it where we are actually closer to China than Korea. If I know the
captain 
correctly, he's going head this ship toward Quindao of the Shangdong
region.

Ranma: Where's that?

Marlena: Hold up. Lettme go get a map.

(Marlena leaves the galley, returning after a minute.)

Marlena: Luckily, I keep a map in my bunk deck.

(Marlena folds out the map by a nearby table. She points toward a
peninsula 
jutting out from the eastern shore of China.)

Marlena: (Points)Here's Korea.(Points)This is where we are, 
approximately.(Points)This is Quingdao. As you can tell, we're actually
pretty 
close to there.

Ranma: You're right.

Marlena: If you think about it, this kinda works out prety good for you.

Ranma: How so?

Marlena: This means that rather than going to Korea and having to waste
three 
days docked there before we spend another three days going to China,
you'll be 
setting you feet on China as soon as tomorrow.

Ranma: Um, actually, that never occurred to me. I was kinda preoccupied
worrying 
about Boon here.

Marlena: Of course. Wouldn't think of it any other way. However, it's
just 
something to keep in mind.

Ranma: ...................

Marlena: (A bit more confident)Don't be too worried. Boon'll be fine.
Granted, 
he's never had a heart attack before, I'm pretty sure he'll pull through
fine.

Ranma: I sure hope so.

Marlena: (Smirks)It's too bad, it seems like Boon's out of action. He
won't be 
around to teach you, nor you him. Afterall, you beat him so that means
it'll be 
his turn to learn from you.

Ranma: As long as he gets better, that's all that matters. I'll teach him

another time, when he gets better.(Thinking)Even though I'll probably be
going 
my own way after we arrive at China, I have no intention of not staying
in 
contact with Boon.

(Sayuri comes back to the galley.)

Sayuri: I'm back.

Marlena: (Smirking)What happened, didja throw up or something?

Sayuri: (Blushing)No....but I did feel like I was about to.

Marlena: It's all right. I know whatcha mean.

Sayuri: I notice that his leg seems better now.

Marlena: (Smirks)Right. I set the kneecap back in its place. Thank
goodness you 
weren't here because even that made me queasy.

Sayuri: ...................

Marlena: I was just explaining to Ranma about how he can now leave for
wherever 
he wants to go since we'll be arriving in China a week early.

Sayuri: What about me?

Marlena: What about you? 

Sayuri: Um, well.....we were supposed to travel there together. I know
where 
Joketsuzoku is, which is where he's trying to go.

Ranma: Oh yeah, we're to accompany each other when we travel through
China.

Sayuri: I was intending to leave with Ranma. That's what I had planned.

Marlena: What? You intend to leave then too? I don't think that's
possible. I 
need your help. Even though we're stopping at China, we'll be continuing
on to 
Korea immediately afterwards.

Sayuri: ....................

(Sayuri casts Ranma a desperate look. Ranma, unable to really say
anything, just 
shrugs his shoulders.)

Marlena: You can ask Frog about it, but I'm sure he'll tell you no. Keep
in mind 
you were hired to help relieve my job during this ship's trip from Japan
to 
Korea and then to China, not from Japan to China. 

Sayuri: ....................

Marlena: After we arrive in Korea, there will be an additional twenty
extra 
crewmemebers on this ship to feed. It's easy now because there's not much
that 
we need to feed, but after we arrive and leave Korea, it'll get much
harder.

Sayuri: But-

Marlena: But then again, perhaps we can take in a replacement cook when
we dock 
in China, before we continue on to Korea.

Sayuri: Y-you think there's a chance that will happen?

Marlena: Not really.

Sayuri: ....................

Marlena: (Smiles)However, I think I can arrange things. I can put in a
request 
to do mid-rats and breakfast. The two guys doing that right now can do
lunch and 
dinner. My request'll go through.

Sayuri: Y-you can? You can request it?

Marlena: Of course. I'm the second more senior person on this ship. Only
person 
on here longer is Boon himself. Frog has a lot of seniority and even
higher rank 
than me, but he used to serve of a different ship. Besides, it's a
curteousy 
thing. He'll put my request through.

Sayuri: T-thank you.

Marlena: I'll do that only if you can't find a cook. However, I'm not a
night 
person. I don't enjoy doing mid-rats and breakfast. People should be
sleeping at 
around that time.

Sayuri: Don't worry, I'll find someone to replace me.

Marlena: Good. I'm not much of a night person. And like sleeping at
regular 
hours.

Sayuri: I understand.

Marlena: Well, you kids go on. I'll watch over Boon here. He's in good
hands.

Ranma: Okay. But then again, I'm not too sure what to do. 

Sayuri: How about we go train?
 
Ranma: For what? Boon's out of action.

Sayuri: ..................

Marlena: Don't stop on Boon's behalf. You should keep training.

Ranma: I only trained because I wanted to get better to fight Boon.

Sayuri: (Thinking)I thought it was to keep your preoccupied from thinking
about 
that Shori girl.

Marlena: Boon probably won't like that. He'd feel bad if your progress
stops 
because of him.

Ranma: ...................

Sayuri: She does have a point. 

Ranma: I guess so.

Marlena: Go on. Besides, Boon'll be back on his feet in no time. Wouldn't
it be 
funny seeing the shock on his face when he finds out you surpassed him
during 
the time he was out of action.

Ranma: All right. I gotcha. I'll continue working out. Talk to you 
later.(Thinking)Even though I know with an injury such as that blown out
knee 
and that heart attack, I'd probably never be able to fight him again.

(Ranma gets up and leaves the galley. Sayuri says her goodbye to Marlena
before 
heading topside where she sees Ranma standing in in front of the anchor,
looking 
down at it longingly.)

Sayuri: Something the matter?

Ranma: I dunno. I feel.....empty.

Sayuri: What do you mean?

Ranma: I still can't believe what happened to Boon. He's such a cool and
nice 
guy. Something like that shouldn't happen to people like him.

Sayuri: Something like that shouldn't happen to anyone. It's horrible
what 
happened to him.

Ranma: I said I would work out, but frankly, I don't feel the need for
it.

(Ranma gives it a kick. The anchor moves a short distance from where it
was 
originally resting. Sayuri seems to be shocked at how Ranma had managed
to do 
it. Ranma thought nothing about it.)

Ranma: What's funny is that I worked out pretty hard to get strong enough
to 
work out in the cargo bay. I figured I would've learned even more from
him if I 
was actually working out along side him.

Sayuri: Well, why not work out to keep yourself from thinking about that?

Ranma: No, it won't work. It reminds me of my trying to improve to defeat
Boon. 
It did this as a way of keeping my mind off Shori......don't ask me about
her. 
Just because I mentioned her name doesn't mean I want to talk about it.

Sayuri: I-I wasn't going to ask that.

Ranma: Well, anyway, I worked out because it helped keep my mind occupied
and 
focused on beating Boon. Now, it'll do nothing but remind me.

Sayuri: So what do you plan on doing?

Ranma: Dunno. However, I'm gonna try and keep working out. I know that's
what 
Boon wants and that's what I'd want if I was in the same situation as
him. 
However, I dunno if I can really get in to it, especially what just
happened.

Sayuri: You probably just need some time to think things out.

Ranma: Most likely.

Sayuri: Um, perhaps I'll just leave you alone.

Ranma: (Smiles)You know what? That'd be great. I would like a bit of time
to 
myself. Thanks.

Sayuri: I-it's no problem.

(Ranma watches Sayuri says goodbye and leaves.)

Ranma: Thanks awefully nice of her. Having some time to be alone is
probably the 
one thing I want right now.

(We follow Sayuri as she wanders in to galley where Marlena is reading a
book, 
checking Boon every mintue or so to make sure he is still okay. He seems
to be 
fine now, as if sleeping peacefully.)

Marlena: (Putting book down)You're back.

Sayuri: I figure it's best that I leave Ranma alone to collect his
thoughts.

Marlena: (Smiles)Wow, you're finally learning.

Sayuri: It feels weird. I think it's better to just talk things out but
if he 
wants it this way, then I guess I should not dwell over it.

Marlena: Like I've mentioned a few times before, guys and girls think 
differently. So, what do you think about all of this?

Sayuri: I don't really know.

Marlena: Well, I ain't going nowhere. Care to talk about it?

Sayuri: (Smiles)Yes, I'd like that.(Thinking)I'm glad Marlena
understands.

(Time passes. Before long, a few hours elapse. It wasn't until the two
cooks 
come in did Sayuri realize how late it was.)

Sayuri: I better go get some sleep. I didn't realize it was nearing
eleven.

Marlena: Where did the time go? Anyway, go get some sleep. I'll see you 
tomorrow.

Sayuri: Night.

(Sayuri leaves the galley. She goes in to her bunk bed. She feels very
tired. We 
watch as she grabs a clean pair of clothes from her backpack and go to
the head 
to take a shower, emerging a few minutes later. She goes back in to her
bunk 
deck, now feeling exhausted.)

Sayuri: Man, that hot shower really helped relax me. I'm ready to sleep
for a 
good twleve hours.

(Sayuri hops in to her rack. She yelps in surprise when she finds that
her rack 
is freezing cold. She quickly hops off of it.)

Sayuri: W-what the heck?!

(Sayuri presses her hand against the rack. It's freezing cold. She pulls
back 
the bedsheet and notices a thin layer of ice. The rack looks as if it was
a 
giant block of ice with a mattress interior.)
 
Sayuri: How the heck did this happen?

(Sayuri checks the top rack, figuring she was too tired to really care.
She 
finds the rack also freezing to the touch.)

Sayuri: What the heck's going on here? How am I supposed to sleep?

(Sayuri yawns.)

Sayuri: This has got to be some kind of prank, but who the heck would do
it?

(Sayuri peeks her head out the door to see if anyone was around laughing.
She 
spots no one. She goes back in and stares at the frozen mattress.)

Sayuri: What am I going to do?

(Sayuri goes about trying to sleep while sitting in the chair but find
that 
futile for she kept adjusting her resting position. After a good fifteen
minutes 
of attempt to sleep passed by, Sayuri gave up and decided to go seek
Marlena's 
help. She heads to the galley. To her surprise, she doesn't see Marlena
there. 
She does see the two cooks.)

Man1: What can I do you for?

Sayuri: Um, have you seen Marlena?

Man2: Yeah, she went to her bunk deck to catch some shut eye.

Sayuri: She did?

Man2: Yeah. She was getting tired watching over the captain over in the
back 
room so we told her we'd watch over him during this shift. It's the least
we 
could do.

Sayuri: Oh.(Thinking)That makes sense. She did say she likes getting her
sleep 
also.(Begins to talk)Thanks for your help. Bye.

(Sayuri quickly leaves before the two guys can ask her to stay and keep
them 
company. However, she probably could have gotten away easily by simply
telling 
them she wanted to get some sleep. She walked over to Marlena's bunk deck
door.)

Sayuri: Hm, she's probably asleep by now. I don't really want to wake her
up if 
she is.

(Sayuri turns around and leans her back against the door.)

Sayuri: What should I do?(Yawns)I'm tired.(Realizes something)Ranma. I
can go to 
Ranma's bunk deck. Now, what was his bunk deck number? Oh yeah, it's
'201'. 
That's located by the bow of the ship.

(We watch as Sayuri goes topside and heads over to the bow of the ship,
heading 
down the ladder. She navigate her way through the companionway and
ladders, 
eventually finding herself in front of Ranma's bunk deck.)

Sayuri: ...................(Thinking)Is he sleeping?

Ranma: What are you doing here?

Sayuri: (Surprised)Eek!

(Sayuri turns around and immediately recognizes Ranma. He is slightly
damp, 
having taken a shower. Because Ranma thought he was alone on this level,
he had 
neglected to put on a shirt, figuring he'd find no one around to bump in
to.)

Sayuri: (Blushing)..................

Ranma: What brings you here? Hold up, lettme go get dressed.

(Ranma enters his bunk deck, emerging a moment later wearing a shirt.)

Ranma: Why're you here?

Sayuri: Um............well, you're not going to believe it.

Ranma: Okay.

(Ranma turns around to enter his bunk deck.)

Sayuri: Something happened to my bunk racks.

Ranma: (Turning back around)What happened?

Sayuri: They're frozen.

Ranma: Frozen? What for?

Sayuri: I don't really know.

Ranma: (Realizes)Oh, I know.

Sayuri: Really?

Ranma: A few of the crew memebers are playing a prank on you.

Sayuri: On me? What did I do?

Ranma: (To self)Hm, but then again, why? Boon said no one would prank
Sayuri.

Sayuri: Do they always play pranks?

Ranma: I dunno. Wait, yeah, they do. Boon says they play it on new
recruits all 
the time.

Sayuri: ..................

Ranma: Oh, I know what happened. The crew thought I was still in that
room.

Sayuri: Really? Yeah. Now I remember. I accidentally gave the wrong bunk
deck 
number

<Flashback>

(Ranma and Tinkerman are talking to one another and Tinkerman has a
question.)

Ranma: Sure, what is it?

Tinkerman: How come I never see around that much? What's your bunk deck
number?

(Ranma forgets his talk with Boon this morning and that he had been
reassigned 
to a different bunk deck.)

Ranma: It's '102'.

Tinkerman: Oh, that's why. Your bunk deck is located by the aft portion
of the 
ship. Ours, the entire ship, is located by the bow.

Ranma: Right. What about it?

Tinkerman: Naw, I was just curious. I saw you wandering around late last
night. 
I wanted to give you some money you helped me win, but when I went to my
bunk 
deck and came back, you were gone. I didn't know which bunk deck you were
in so 
I couldn't give it to you last night.

Ranma: Oh. Well, now you know.

Tinkerman: Thanks.

<End of flashback>

Ranma: (Smirking)I forgot about. He's good. I was totally convinced that
he 
really was merely curious. I guess he had other reasons.(Laughs)

Sayuri: Who was it?

Ranma: Don't worry about it.(Thinking)I'll do Tinkerman the favor and not
tell 
her. He kinda likes her so I don't want him to look like the ship
prankster in 
her eyes.

Sayuri: C'mon, please tell me.

Ranma: It was supposed to happen to me. It was my mistake for forgetting
I 
moved.(Goes in to bunk deck)C'mon on, you can sleep with me tonight.

Sayuri: (Blushing).....................

(Ranma goes in to his bunk deck. Sayuri enters behind him.)

Sayuri: (Thinking)Why're you blushing girl? You're taking his words out
of 
context.

Ranma: Whichever rack you want.

Sayuri: Which one is your?

Ranma: None right now. This is the first time I've been in here. I
haven't 
chosen a rack yet.

Sayuri: Which one do you want? It's your bunk rack afterall. I'm the one
that's 
kind of intruding.

Ranma: Don't worry. You're not intruding. I don't mind your company.

Sayur: (Blushing)....................

(Ranma picks a random bottom rack.)

Ranma: (Point)I'll take this.

Sayuri: (Points)Is it okay if I take this then?

(Sayuri picks a bed adjacent to Ranma's rack.)

Ranma: Sure. Go ahead.

(Sayuri watches as Ranma hops in to his rack, stretching to his full
length, his 
arms behind his back, staring up at the bottom of the bunk rack above
him. He 
yawns once and closes his eyes.)

Sayuri: Um, what did you do tonight?(Thinking)It was around four hours
since we 
split up.

Ranma: I went to the bilges and talked to Which.

Sayuri: W-which? The ghost?

Ranma: Yeah. The bigles is directly below this rack.(Yawns)I'll talk to
you 
about that later. I'm really tired and wanna get some sleep.

(Sayuri watches as Ranma seemingly falls asleep a second later. Her heart
is 
racing from nervousness. Around two hours pass as Sayuri goes about
trying to 
sleep. We watch as she twists and turns, trying to force herself to
sleep. She 
had been exhausted earlier but now she was too nervous and frightened to
close 
her eyes. She decides that she should take of her sweat pants. Perhaps
being a 
bit more comfortable would help her sleep easier.)

Sayuri: .............(Thinking)Ranma seems fast asleep.

(Sayuri takes off her pants. Because the sweatshirt is extra large, she
is 
covered up to her mid thighs. She hops back in to her bunk rack to
attempt 
sleeping. A good half hour passes before she realizes that she is no
where 
closer to falling asleep than before.)

Ranma: (Sleepy)Sayuri.

Sayuri: (Frightened)Eep!

Ranma: (Rubbing eyes)Why're you still up?

Sayuri: Um.....i-it's because you mentioned about that ghost down in the
bilges.

Ranma: Huh? Why? You can't sleep because I mentioned about Which?

Sayuri: Y-yes.

Ranma: Why? She's not really a ghost. She's more like a guardian angel.

(Down in the bilges, Which sneeze.)

Which: What the? I'm a ghost. I can't be getting a cold can I?

(Back in the bunk deck.)

Sayuri: I'm terrified of ghosts.

Ranma: (Smirks)Aw, that's kinda cute.

Sayuri: Really, I am.

Ranma: .....................(Thinking)Hm, I didn't realize it.

Sayuri: I-I'm sorry. I-I'll try and go to sleep.

Ranma: Um, how can I help?

Sayuri: I don't know.

(Ranma thinks for a moment. Sayuri watches him intently, wondering what
he was 
thinking about.)

Ranma: Do you wanna sleep in my rack with me?

Sayuri: (Blushing)S-sleep w-with you?

Ranma: (Annoyed)No! Sleep in my rack with me.

Sayuri: I-I meant that.

Ranma: Would it make you feel better if I'm sleeping next to you?

Sayuri: Y-yes.(Thinking)Much better.

Ranma: Fine. But I wanna get one thing clear.

Sayuri: What?

Ranma: I'm doing this because it's my fault you're in here in the first
place.

Sayuri: I know. I understand.
 
Ranma: Just because we're going to 'sleep' together tonight means just
that. 
Sleep. I'll stay awake until you fall asleep, okay?

Sayuri: T-that's fine.

(Ranma scoots over in his rack. Sayuri quickly hops out of her rack and
scurries 
across to Ranma's rack and hops in. There is a terrible blush on her
cheeks. 
Ranma notices this.)
 
Ranma: ................

Sayuri: I-I can't help it. I-I've never been in the same bed as a boy
before.

Ranma: Hello? This is not what you think! 

Sayuri: I know. I was just making a comment. That's all.

Ranma: I'm helping out here. I should not be doing this and would not do
this 
had it not been my fault.

Sayuri: I understand. You're perfectly clear. I won't think of this as
anything 
else but you helping me out.

Ranma: Good.

(Ranma closes his eyes, arms on the back of his head. Sayuri has a smile
on her 
face as she turn over on her side, facing him. Although she isn't
supposed to 
consider this more than just an act of generosity, she couldn't help but
regard 
him for several minutes, enjoying his closeness. She soon closes her
eyes, 
feeling a warm feeling of safety. Within no time, she falls asleep.
Around a 
good hour passes before Ranma open his eyes again. He regards Sayuri.)

Ranma: (Thinking)She's fast asleep. Wow, she looks totally at peace. Very

different from that nervous look she had just earlier.

(Ranma quietly and gently gets out of his rack, careful not to wake
Sayuri. He 
walks over to where Sayuri was trying to sleep before and hops in to that
rack, 
yawning. He rests his head on the pillow.)
 
Ranma: ..............(Thinking)This pillow smells kind of nice. Wait,
Sayuri was 
using this pillow. That's why. Hm, it smells kinda nice.

(Ranma thinks nothing of it and closes his eyes and goes to sleep.)

(Opening scene: It is now Wednesday morning. We are in Ranma's rack room
where 
we see Ranma waking up. He rubs the sleep out of his eyes and gets out of
his 
rack. He glances over at Sayuri where he sees he sleeping peacefully.)

Ranma: (Thinking)I'll leave her to sleep peacefully.

(Sayuri twists slightly, her blankets sliding off slightly. Ranma
realizes that 
the heavy sweatshirt had rode up on her body over the course of the night
and 
her cotton white panties could now be seen.)

Ranma: (Blushing)..................

(Ranma quickly averts his gaze. He walks over to where she's sleeping and
gently 
covers her with the blanket. As he does so, he notices her cuddling the
pillow 
she's using.)
 
Ranma: (Thinking)I'm glad I switched racks. I'd probably be choking to
death if 
she was doing that to me.

(Ranma heads out of the bunk rack and heads topside. He walks over to the

anchor. When he looks at it, he is suddenly reminded of what happened to
Boon 
last night.)

Ranma: I should check on him.

(Ranma heads aft, going down the stairs, heading toward the galley. He
knocks to 
let the two cooks already in there know of his presense.)

Man1: G'morning to you.

Man2: What's up?

Ranma: I was just checking up on Boon to see how he's doing.

Man1: Still out cold. His breathing is normal though.
 
Ranma: ...............

Man1: Don't worry, he'll be taken care of once we land.

Ranma: When will that be?

Man1: Probably around ten or so. Shouldn't be too long from now. Not too
sure. 
I'm just the cook. Best to ask Frog for an exact time.

Ranma: Where would I find him?

Man1: Where else, in officer country.

Ranma: Oh, the wardroom?

Man1: Yeah. Either there or on the bridge.

Ranma: Thanks.

(Ranma leaves. Before he heads topside, he takes stops in front of
Sayuri's bunk 
deck. He opens the door and takes a look inside. He notices a small
puddle of 
water on the deck. He walks over to the racks and touches them. He
notices that 
they're soaking wet.)

Ranma: Well, if they were frozen last night like Sayuri said so, then
that means 
it melted overnight. That explains all the water.

(Ranma notices that the puddle or water is growing and getting close to
her 
backpack. He grabs he backpack and throws it over his shoulder.)

Ranma: It's not like her rack's gonna dry up. Looks like we're stuck with
each 
other.(Laughs)Jeez, it's as if being moved didn't help since we're
sharing a 
bunk rack once again, just at a different section of the ship. Heck, if
this was 
going to happen, why did Boon even bother separating us?(Shrugs)Oh well.
It 
doesn't really matter.

(Ranma heads back across to the other side of the ship where he goes to
his bunk 
rack. Inside he notices that Sayuri had twisted around in her sleep again
and 
her blankets were once again off, her panties being revealed.)
 
Ranma: ..................(Thinking)Does she expose herself like that
every 
night?

(Ranma walks over and covers her once again. She smiles in her sleep as
if 
knowing she was receiving special attention from Ranma.)

Ranma: (Thinking)She probably isn't much of a morning person because
she's 
constantly turning which prevents her falling completely in to deep
sleep.

(Ranma looks down at the backpack as he places it down on the deck.)

Ranma: (Thinking)Hm, I wonder if all of them are white. What the hell am
I 
think?!

(Ranma shakes his head in annoyance at himself as he leaves and heads
topside. 
As he does, he looks at his watch and notices that it's breakfast time.
He turns 
back around and heads to the mess deck. He grabs his plate and waits on
line.)

Tinkerman: (Approaching)Yo.

Ranma: Hey.

(Tinkerman asks the guy behind Ranma if he could cut in front of him. The
guy 
allows him.)

Tinkerman: How's everything going?

Ranma: Okay I guess. Boon seems to be fine. I just checked up on him
earlier.

Tinkerman: That's good to hear.

Ranma: How's everyone else dealing with it?

Tinkerman: They deal with it in their own way.

Ranma: What do you mean?

Tinkerman: Duck's taking it pretty hard. He's on a fixing binge. There's
duck 
tape all over the place in the engineroom. Dingo's more hot tempered.
Calc's 
been in his bunk rack writing matheformula's. Stuff like that.

Ranma: Oh. (Smirks)And you?

Tinkerman: I'm taking it okay.

Ranma: Seems so since you tried to prank me last night.

Tinkerman: Prank you? I did?

Ranma: Yeah. Last night. The racks in room '102' were frozen.

Tinkerman: (Laughs)Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Did it surprise you?

Ranma: Yeah.(Thinking)Indirectly of course when I found out Sayuri wanted
to 
bunk with me when she found out that happened.

Tinkerman: We meant no harm.

Ranma: It's fine. I guess it's better to go about as if nothing happened
rather 
than mope around.

Tinkerman: Oh, none of us did that after what happened. Your rack was
frozen 
before dinner. We figured you were going to either be knocked out or be
real 
tired after the match. We figured we wouldn'tve enough time to put the
frozen 
racks back if we waited until after the fight. We forgot all about it.
 
Ranma: Who's we?

Tinkerman: Me, Calc, and a few other guys.

Ranma: Oh.
 
Tinkerman: It probably would've been funny but because of what happened,
we 
forgot completely about it. Sorry about that.

Ranma: Don't worry about it. No harm was done.
 
Tinkerman: That's good.
 
Ranma: (Thinking)Well, since people want to keep things light and away
from the 
fact that Boon suffered a heart attack, I'll try and talk about other 
things.(Begins to talk)Do you guys play pranks a lot?

Tinkerman: Yeah, but only on new recruits.
 
Ranma: (Smirks)Sayuri's a new recruit.(Thinking)I remember what Boon
said. I 
wonder if he knows his crew that well.

Tinkerman: Play a prank on Sayuri? Are you kidding? No way.

Ranma: Oh?

Tinkerman: Even if we do trying and play jokes, some of them are physical
ones, 
and that can frighten her, so that's outta the question. Plus, we don't
want her 
finding out that it was us and being pissed at us.
 
Ranma: (Laughs)I guess you have a point(Thinking)Boon really knows his
crew.

Tinkerman: (Producing wad of cash)Oh yeah. Here's your share.

(Ranma's eyes widen at the amount of money that is being handed over.)

Ranma: .................(Thinking)That's a lot of money.

Tinkerman: Yeah, you actually won that fight.

Ranma: ...............yeah, but not in the fashion I wanted to win. Boon 
basically lost before I won.

Tinkerman: Um, I guess you do have a good point there. I'm sure Boon'll
probably 
had won once again had that not happened.

Ranma: Oh I'm petty sure so. He took that last blow as if it meant
nothing. Had 
he hit me when we were about to trade hits, I would've been out
completely.
 
(Ranma and Tinkerman are served their breakfast. They sit down and chat
while 
they eat. They finish their meals pretty quickly, Ranma eating slower
than usual 
to match Tinkerman's eating pace. Once finished they excuse themselves.)

Tinkerman: So, whatcha gonna do now?

Ranma: I'm just gonna hang around the main deck. Perhaps just watch the
sea 
until we dock. Hey, speaking of which, you know when we'll hit China?

Tinkerman: Around nine thirty. That's around two and a half hours from
now.

Ranma: Thanks.

(We follow Ranam as he heads topside. He walks over to the railing and
gazes out 
to the sea, sighing. He remains in that position. Before we know it, two
hours 
elapse. Ranma lifts his head as he spots land in the far off distance. He
also 
spots a ship heading straight toward the ship as well.)

Ranma: China.....I'm finally here.





<all ive got so far>





-OneShot
Jeffrey "OneShot" Wong
http://www.anime.sobhrach.com/~jeffwong/index.html



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