This fic is so close to conclusion that I can taste it. I missed
finishing it by about one or two scenes. I had fallen asleep and couldn't
finish it in time. Gonna finish it next update^_^
To anoyone who haven't read this fic, you can find the previous
parts/chapters/updates of it on my website.
http://www.anime.sobhrach.com/~jeffwong/
I'm sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes. I have yet to edit this.
What I have updated is just the rough draft. Once I'm finished with this
fic, I'll go back and edit it for mistakes.
Jeffrey "OneShot" Wong
<new stuff 8/21>
(Inside the concert hall, there were several thousand people gathered.
Because of the way everything is arranged, it looked very similar to a
basketball game, the audience in the stands surrounding an open area that
would otherwise be a basketball court. However, the court was filled with
seats that would accommodate the incoming graduating students. Sitting in
the stands was a huge group of people, there to see the day and Ranma and
Shori graduate.)
Akane: Ranma's finally graduating.
Ryoga: (Smirks)I have a rock right here in my hand, in case we don't get
his attention through normal means.
Akane: (Laughs)Good luck actually hitting him with it. Knowing him, he's
going to catch it simply because he senses the attack.
Ryoga: I wouldn't be surprised. He's gotten very strong over the years.
Akane: You've gotten strong too. You've come a long way.
Ryoga: Thanks. It's because of Ranma though. When I challenged him a few
years ago, and when he beat me senseless with no problem, I've come to
realize that I have a lot of catching up.
Akane: I'm surprised you didn't train in the mountains. I remember when
we were you you would train in the mountains and come back to challenge
Ranma, back when Ranma and I used.......um.......y'know, be engaged.
Ryoga: Um, I didn't want to leave you.
Akane: (Blushing)Thanks. I would've missed you.
Ryoga: (Smiles)What about me, you think I wouldn'tve missed you?
(Ryoga give Akane a gentle kisses.)
Ryoga: However, over the course of the years, instead of doing katas and
such, I came to realize simply working out and doing stuff like what
Ranma's been doing all this time really works. I'll beat him some day.
Akane: (Smiles)I'm sure you will. Ranma did have a good one year head
start and hasn't let up on his training since. If he does, you'd catch up
in no time.
Ryoga: (Laughs)Yeah, if he stops for a year straight. I'm one year behind
Ranma, but that's one huge gap.
Akane: I'm looking forward to seeing the day you beat him.
Ryoga: I'm looking forward to it was well. For now, even though it does
annoy me, I realize I can only be content with being a rival of his that
he needs to look out for.
Akane: Right, if he stops doing what he's doing, you'll eventually
surpass him.
Ryoga: Unfortunately, I doubt he'd ever stop.
Akane: He says he's going to keep on going until the day he beats that
guy named Boon.
Ryoga: I'd really like to know what kind of guy he is.
Akane: Same here.
(Music kicks in, signaling the start of the ceremony. Ryoga and Akane
smile each other one last time. Ryoga holds out his hand to which she
lovingly accepts. As her hand fits in to his, we see an engagment ring on
her finger.)
Akemi: (Points)There they are!
Reia: I see them!
(Everyone looks toward where Akemi is pointing. Located nearly the center
on the entire court as the two of them walk down the isle, being ushered
to their seats.)
Ryoga: (Grinning)Good, Ranma doesn't see me.
(Ryoga takes a rock and throws it at Ranma. The rock darts through the
air, aimed straight toward Ranma's head. However, the last second before
it was to hit him, Ranma's arm turns toward the direction of the incoming
rock and catches it. He looks in the direction where it had come from.)
Ranma: Shori, I see 'em.
Shori: You do? Where?
Ranma: (Grinning)Just look at the direction I throw the rock.
Shori: Um, okay.
(Ranma throws the rock right at Ryoga. He is a bit surprised when he sees
the Once-Eternally-Lost-Boy catch it.)
Ranma: (To himself)Not bad, Ryoga. Not bad.(To Shori)You see 'em?
Shori: Yes. I do.(Waves)
(Everyone standing by where Ryoga was waves back at him.)
(Time passes. It is the day after graduation. It is a beautiful Saturday
afternoon. We are in the living room of the Tendo home where we see Ranma
dressed in a western tuxedo pacing nervously back and forth. Ranma's
nervousness seems to be contagious as it makes the other occupants in the
room nervous. Those in the room were Dr. Tofu and Ryoga. Everyone else
was in the dojo mingling, awaiting the wedding.)
Ranma: (Jittery)I'm so nervous. My heart's racing at a mile a minute.
Dr. Tofu: (Smiles warmly)Don't worry, I was the exact same on the day I
married Kasumi.
Ranma: How'd you get ridda these damn butterflies I have in my stomach?
D-dontcha have some kinda pressure point you can press to get ridda it?
Dr. Tofu: Sorry, you're on your own.
Ranma: I hate being this nervous.
Dr. Tofu: It's understandable. However, I'm pretty sure the same thing's
gonna happen to you as it did to me. The moment you see the bride,
dressed in that wedding gown of her, you'll instantly forget you were
ever nervous at all.
Ranma: I hope so.
Dr. Tofu: So tell me, what made you want to have a western-style wedding?
Ranma: (Smirks)I dunno. When you and Kasumi got married last year, and
Shori and I saw how awesome it was, we wanted a wedding like that.
Dr. Tofu: (Blushing)It was a nice wedding, wasn't it?
Ranma: Yeah.
Ryoga: (Nervously)Man, Ranma, I can't believe I'm your best man.
Ranma: (Smirks)We're rivals, and we'll probably go back to disliking each
other, however, it seems like today's the day where we set our
differences aside.
Ryoga: I understand.
Dr. Tofu: I'm glad.
Ryoga: (Changing subject)Dr. Tofu, how far along is Kasumi?
Dr. Tofu: Five months. Please, call me Ono.
Ranma: Man, I can't believe it, Ono-san. You're gonna be a father.
Dr. Tofu: I know. I can't believe it. I felt like the happiest man alive
when Kasumi said yes to my proposal. I was even happier when I married
her. And now...I'm going to be a father.
Ranma: You've come a long way, Ono-san.(Laughs)I remember how you used to
be all nervous back when I was going to Furinkan High.
Dr. Tofu: It's all thanks to Ryoga.
Ryoga: C'mon, it wasn't really because of me.
Dr. Tofu: Hey, if you didn't confess your love to Akane those many years
ago, she would never have come to me to talk to me about that. And when I
realized someone as shy as you around Akane can confess your love, I
realized I can do the same with Kasumi.
Ranma: (Smirks)Of course, it took you, what, a good year until you
finally told her.
Dr. Tofu: I know.
Ranma: Who'dve thought that she had been purposely waiting for you to
finally confess to her. Everyone thought she was totally oblivious to
your crush on her.
Dr. Tofu: I feel very lucky, the luckiest person alive as a matter of
fact.
Ranma: Has she decided to go to college yet?
Dr. Tofu: Yes. She starts in the fall. In the meanwhile, I can enjoy
having her around the house. Ever since she moved in, my place has been
immaculate. I look forward to going home at the end of the workday every
day.
Ranma: That's good to hear.
Ryoga: (Blushes)Gee, I wonder what kind of wedding Akane and I should
have.
Dr. Tofu: You still haven't set an exact date yet, right?
Ryoga: We were thinking sometime in May. The weather'll be nice. Not too
chilly and not too warm.
(There is a knock on the door porch door. The three turn their attention,
their eyes resting on a beautiful middle-aged woman. We come to realize
that it's Nodoka.)
Ranma: (Smiles)Hey, mom.
Nodoka: (Proudly)My, Ranma, you look so handsome.
Ranma: Thanks. This outfit feels a bit tight on me though.
Nodoka: I've been waiting for this day for so long.
Ranma: Same here. Same here.
Nodoka: Anyway, I was just passing through. I wanted to see how my future
daughter-in-law is.
Ranma: Okay.
(Nodoka walks by the three of them and heads up the stairs to Akane's
room where the bride was.)
Ryoga: (Smirks)You seem happy to see your mom again.
Ranma: Of course I am. She only came back in to my life last year.
Dr. Tofu: That's right.
Ryoga: To think that all this time, she had thought you'd been training
with your father up in some remote mountain region.
Ranma: I know. Had she not happened to have seen my name on the cover of
a boxing magazine, she would probably still be waiting.
Ryoga: How come you waited for her to contact you instead of contacting
her yourself?
Ranma: .................
Ryoga: Well?
Ranma: I wanted to contact her after I got married and had established
myself as an actual productive member of society. Who'd have thought that
she cared nothing of it. I should have known that I had long established
myself in to the man she wanted me to become long ago.
Ryoga: Considering that she did accepted the fact that you had been
cursed long ago and had it had been revealed to her should have been
reason to believe that she also accepted what you had become then.
Afterall, she didn't make you commit seppukku then so why would she make
you commit seppukku now, after you had been cured and became the most
dominate boxer in the world.
Ranma: I know. I guess I had assumed what she wanted me to become and
didn't want her to see me again until I became that person.
Dr. Tofu: Well, you look happy so I guess it's all good.
Ranma: Yeah.
(There is a knock on back doorjamb leading to the livingroom. The group
looks over and see Boon and Mr. Hyusa.)
Boon: What's taking you so long?
Ranma: (Pleasantly surprised)Boon! You're finally here!
Boon: Long time no see, boy.
Ranma: (Smirks)I ain't exactly a boy anymore.
Boon: Beat me and I'll stop calling you boy.(Grins)
Ranma: God, it's great seeing you again. It's been, what, over six years.
Boon: Not quite. I was at yours and Shori's graduation.
Ranma: (Shocked)Really?
Mr. Hyusa: It was news to mee too. He told me about it when he got here.
Ranma: When'd you get here?
Boon: 'Bout twenty minutes. We were waiting for you in the dojo when I
decided I wanna check up and see what's taking you so long.
Ranma: (Looks at watch)Um, the actual wedding doesn't start for another
hour.
Boon: I know. I figured I'd used to free time to chat and see what I've
missed.
Ranma: Man, you were at mine and Shori's graduation, huh?
Boon: Akemi and Reia's too. I was bascially killing a buncha birds with
one stone.
Ranma: How come you didn't say hi?
Boon: Was in a rush. Didn't wanna stay the whole session. I showed up,
watched you and the others get your diploma, and left before the actual
ceremony ended.
Ranma: It would've been cool if you at least stopped to say hi. How's
your knee?
Boon: (Grinning)Like new. Seems like my fear for hospitals was all for
nothin'.
Ranma: (Smirks)Been training?
Boon: (Laughs)Yep. You ain't gonna like how strong I've gotten over the
years.
Ranma: .................
Boon: You should'tve provoked me like that, becoming world heavyweight
boxer, just to give me an incentive to train harder in hopes of taking
that title from you, unofficially of course.
Ranma: (Smirks)I only did that to get ya outta hiding. I didn't think it
would take that long for you to recover from knee surgery. I could have
gone the way of being number one martial arts fighter, but I figured
since you basically beat him, you're disenchanted with that sport. That's
why I chose boxing instead.
Boon: I recovered from knee surgery in a couple of months. I spent the
years simply training and becoming better than I ever was.
Ranma: We gonna have a reamatch anytime soon? I still haven't gotten
around to beating you and showing the the Mouko Takabisha.
Boon: Sure. Anytime ya want. And besides, you don't need to teach me it.
Ranma: Why not?
Boon: (Laughs)I already learned it. Oops, I just gave away one of my
techniques.
Ranma: ................
Boon: I remember you hit me with it and was smiling while you did it.
Since it's a ki-based attack, every nuance and subtlty behind it needs to
be taken in to account. Therefore, I recalled that you were smiling,
something actually rather odd in a fight as intense as that one we were
having. It only took some time before I realized that it was emotion
based.
Ranma: How'd you know? How'd you find out?
Boon: You mean that's for real?! It's based on that?! I was just
joking!!(Laughs)Holy crap, I'm gonna go to the backyard now to try it
out!
Ranma: .................
Boon: Lettme guess, the technique behind learning that Kashuu Tenshin
Amaguriken is has to deal with actually putting chestnuts in the fire.
Ranma: .................
Boon: Am I right? I mean the name kinda gives off an idea of how one goes
about doing it.
Ranma: You're right.
Boon: (Laughs)That's funny. How come I shouldn't be surprised?
Ranma: (Shrugs)Well, that's just two of my techniques. I've learned and
developed more over the years.
Boon: Cool. What do you call 'em?
Ranma: One was called given the name of 'Widowmaker' by the public.
Boon: (Laughs)That thing? It's not even a technique. It's just a jab. You
can hit me in my coin purse and it won't even hurt.
Ranma: Coin purse?
Boon: Nevermind.(Grins)I've watched a few of your matches. I actually
watced some of your title defends. If that's the widowmaker you're
referring to, then you're going to have to use much more than that.
Ranma: (Grins)My techniques have changed over the years. My punches have
gotten a lot stronger. I don't even need that 'green hands' technique you
showed me. I can punch harder than that.
Boon: Ooh, this is gonna be interesting. Can't wait for the rematch.
Ranma: Anytime you want, I'll be up for it. Since I'm always training,
I'm in a constant state of peak conditioning for a fight.
Boon: How about now? Right here, right now.
Ranma: W-w-what?!?
Boon: What, you're chickening out?
Ranma: I'm freaking getting married in around fifty mintues from now!
Boon: (Laughs)Good, that'll give you forty-nine minutes to recover in
time to be standing for when you get married.
Ranma: Why you!
Boon: Damn, boy, it's really easy pushing your buttons, ain't it?
Ranma: .................
Mr. Hyusa: Leave Ranma alone. Fight after the wedding.
Boon: (Chuckles)Tellme, Ranma, you nervous now?
Ranma: (Smirks)Nervous? No. pissed? Yes.
Boon: Cool, then I guess my trick worked.
Ranma: Huh?
Boon: You looked really nervous. I just wanted you to loosen up.
Ranma: Oh.
Boon: (Scratching head)But I guess I went a bit too far. Sorry 'bout
that.
Ranma: (Laughs)Oh, I get it. I didn't even notice you were doing that to
get my mind off of the wedding. Thanks. I'm not nervous now.
Boon: No problem. Be sure to do that for me when it's my turn.
Mr. Hyusa: Your turn?
Ranma: Your turn? Whatcha mean?
Boon: (Meek smile)Um, Marlena and I.....um......we're gonna marry.
Mr. Hyusa: What?!?
Ranma: Really?!
Dr. Tofu: Um, I guess I'll head out. It seems like I'm intruding on the
three of you.
Boon: Oh, where're my manners. I'm Boon.(Extends hand)
Dr. Tofu: How'd you do, Boon?(Accepts hand)
(Boon shakes Dr. Tofu's hand. Boon's hand engulfs Dr. Tofu's hand.)
Boon: .....................
Dr. Tofu: (Smiles)It's nice meeting you. I'm Ono.
Boon: You must be one helluva martial artist.
Dr. Tofu: I'm okay at it I guess. How'd you know?
Boon: You've got a good grip.
Dr. Tofu: Thank you. I heard you mention of you having knee surgery.
Boon: Yeah, it was an injury I had.
Dr. Tofu: And you fully recovered?
Boon: Yep.
(Dr. Tofu looks down at Boon's legs. After a moment, he looks up.)
Dr. Tofu: (Gestures)Ah, I see. Your knee recovered pretty well.
Boon: How'd you know it was that knee? It's supposed to like it had never
been hurt to beging with. There isn't even as scar.
Dr. Tofu: I can see just by looking at it. I'm a chiropractor. I can tell
by looking at how your knee was set. If you want, I can help make it even
better.
Boon: R-really?
Dr. Tofu: Sure. Just have a seat.
(Boon walks over to a seat and sits down. Dr. Tofu crouches low and
places his hand over the knee. A second later he flicks his wrist, a loud
pop coming from the kneecap.)
Boon: D-did me knee just make that noise?
Dr. Tofu: Yes it did. I was just readjusting it. Now, your leg is more
aligned meaning your feet won't hurt anymore from standing for long
periods of time.
Boon: My feet won't hurt anymore? I thought it had to do with the fact
that I'm five hundred plus pounds.
Dr. Tofu: No. Not at all.
Boon: Whoa, I never knew that.
Dr. Tofu: You'll be better now.(Looks at right shoulder)Oh, you suffered
a dislocated shoulder around twenty years ago.
Boon: H-how'd you know?
Dr. Tofu: It's slightly misaligned. It's barely even noticeable. Whoever
set it did a good job. Here, lettme set it for you.
Boon: Um, okay.
(Dr. Tofu takes Boon's right arm. He slowly brings it upward so it was
facing outward from Boon's body at shoulder height. He gives it a quick
twist, a loud cracking and popping noise echoing in the room.)
Mr. Hyusa: I think I'm going to vomit. That was probably the single most
disgusting sound I have ever heard.
Ranma: You're telling me.
Boon: (Shocked)How'dya thik I feel, that came from my shoulder!!
Dr. Tofu: (Satisfied)There, much better now.(Steps back)
(Boon gets up and gives his shoulder a good twist.)
Boon: Wow, this feels great! A lot more mobility around the rotator cuff.
Thanks, doc.
Dr. Tofu: Not a problem. This should double your power. Because it's now
correctly aligned, there'll be no more wasted energy being used
stabalizing the shoulder.
Ranma: What?! D-double his power?!?
Boon: (Grinning)Thanks, doc. I'm looking forward to seeing how strong I
can get now.
Ranma: .....................
Boon: (Laughs)Fear me, boy, for I am l33t!
Ranma: Huh?
Boon: (Grins)Nevermind.(To Dr. Tofu)Thanks, doc, I really appreciate it.
Just curious, do you happen to know pressure points?
Dr. Tofu: Yes, very extensively.
Boon: All right, I'll be sure to not getcha angry. Wouldn't wantcha to
push a few of my points and paralyze me.
Dr. Tofu: Oh, like this?
(Dr. Tofu touches a poin on Boon's chest. Boon finds himself unable to
move.)
Boon: What the!! I can't move!!
Dr. Tofu: Don't worry. It's just a simple pressure point that paralyzes
the entire body. Here, lettme put you back to normal.
Ranma: Wait!
Boon: ..................
Dr. Tofu: Yes?
Ranma: Leave him like that for a while.
Boon: Boy, you better not!
(Everyone seems to laugh.)
Dr. Tofu: Ranma, you know I can't do that. I shouldn'tve done that in the
first place. I was just demonstrating.
(Dr. Tofu touches a spot on Boon's chest. Boon suddenly finds himself
able to move again. He breaths a sigh of relief.)
Boon: That was kinda freaky.
Mr. Hyusa: We're kind of getting off the subject here. Boon, you
mentioned about how you and Marlena are getting married.
Boon: Oh yeah. That. I figured it's time I settled down. Marlena's been
in my life for so long that I figure I might as well. We've been together
so long that it's as if we are married. I figure might as well make it
official.
Ranma: Wow. What's Marlena think about it?
Boon: She's here too. Why dontcha go ask her?
Ranma: She is?
Boon: Yeah, along with Sayuri and Tinkerman. They're all in the dojo.
Anyway, Marlena seemed rather happy, estatic actually. Dunno why. We've
been together for so long it should make no difference. However, it seems
it being official seems to have more meaning to that woman that I know
about.
Ranma: How're Marlena and Sayuri and Tinkerman doing?
Boon: Marlena is the same as always. Sayuri and Tinkerman are now
married.
Ranma: Really?
Boon: Yeah. They've been together for six years. Just like you and Shori,
it's about time.
Ranma: Six years, huh?
Boon: Yeah. Don't remember much bout it though. All I remember was that
after Sayuri came back to China after having gone to Japan with you and
the others for a week, she and Tinkerman started seeing each other. Not
all that hard considering they're both on the same ship. Anyway, they
started off as friends but that soon blossomed in to love after about a
year. Y'know the deal. Before long, Tinkerman asked for her hand in
marriage.
Ranma: Wow, Sayuri and Tinkerman are married.
Boon: Yes. Kinda sad though.
Ranma: How come?
Boon: They'll be leaving the ship. Tinkerman is an engineer and have
several jobs lined up right here in Japan. Sayuri'll be going off with
him. Wants to try and start a restaurant.
Ranma: Wow. So much has happened.
Boon: Been six years. Whatcha think, that nothing would happen?
Ranma: True.
Mr. Hyusa: Boon, friend, I'm very happy for you. You're finally going to
settle down.
Boon: Says you. I'm just making it official. I ain't leaving the sea
life. I ain't ever gonan settle down. Not my style.
Mr. Hyusa: No children?
Boon: Yeah.
Mr. Hyusa: Really?
Ranma: Wow.
Boon: One's on the way. Marlena's six months along the way.
Mr. Hyusa: Is it a boy or a girl?
Boon: Girl.(Smirks)Ranma, when she grows up, she's gonna be the greatest
fighter in the world.(Laughs)If not that, then I'm gonna teach her just
enough so that my kid can kick your kid's ass.
Ranma: ....................
Mr. Hyusa: Boon, congratulations.
Boon: Thanks. I really dunno what I'm getting myself in to. Never handled
babies in my life.
Mr. Hyusa: It's a learning experience. You'll learn as you go along.
Boon: Me, I'm trying to get a head start. Got myself a kitten just last
week for practice. That lil bugger pisses me off, ain't ever listening to
me and always disappearing. I gave the cat a cool name though.
Ranma: What's its name?
Boon: 'Dog Food'.
Ranma: Y-you call your cat 'Dog Food'?
Boon: Yeah.
Ranma: .................
Boon: I think it's a good name. Dog Food annoys the hell outta me, but
it's slowly starting to grow on me too. It is just a baby though so I've
gotta give it some time.
Ranma: Um, you didn't happen to bring Dog Food with you, d-did you?
Boon: No. If it ever set foot off the ship I'll never find it. Ain't no
way I'm gonna do that.
Ranma: That's good to hear.(Thinking)Thank goodness.
Boon: I hope I get good at dealing with kids. Been practicing too,
talking and trying to interact with 'em whenever I can.
Mr. Hyusa: That's a good idea. Doing so will make you realize how
unpredictable they are and how to handle them accordingly.
Boon: Yeah. However, I'm scared of 'em. Not literally or nothing. I'm
scared of sitting down on a seat and accidentally sitting and killing one
of them. They're freaking small.
Mr. Hyusa: (Smiles)Children tend to be a tad bit on the small side.
Boon: Y'think? Especially compared to me. They're small enough that I can
close my entire hand over their bodies so that only their head sticks
out. If I wanted, I could probably pop their heads off like what people
do with them yellow flowers, whatever they're called, dandilions.
(The three guys in the room stare at Boon, a looks of shock on their
faces.)
Boon: I ain't gonna do that for real. I guess I used the wrong analogy.
Lighten up. All I'm saying is that kids seem especially small especially
compared to someone big like me.
Mr. Hyusa: We understand you mean well, but you should try not to use
analogies like that next time.
Ranma: Yeah, man. That sounds just plain psychotic.
Boon: I'll keep that in mind.
Mr. Hyusa: How long you going to be staying? You docked for a while?
Boon: A whole week. Frog knew this was a special occasion so he opted to
captain my ship for the week to transport some cargo up to Hokkaido.
Ranma: A whole week, huh? We can get plenty of matches in.
Boon: (Grinning)I was hoping you would think like that.
Ranma: I'll ask Shori if it's all right with her. If it is, then we can
fight late tonight, one the after-wedding party's over.
Boon: (Laughs)You need to ask your woman if you can do that? What kinda
man are you?
Ranma: (Shrugs)Say what you want. It doesn't embarrass me.
Boon: (Smiles)Don't worry, boy. I know where you're coming from. I need
to ask Marlena if it's all right if I can hang out with the crew late
whenever we dock.
Mr. Hyusa: (Meek smile)And I hafta ask my wife if I ever want to use
money I earned myself to buy things.
Mr. Tofu: And I have to ask Kasumi if I'm allowed come home late from
work.
Ranma: Oh, I guess I don't feel so bad. I figured I was the only one.
Mr. Hyusa: Not quite.
Boon: (Laughs)Women. You know what they say, right?
Ranma: What?
Boon: You can't live with 'em. End of sentence.(Laughs)
(Everyone seems to laugh nervously, sacred that a female was nearby to
hear them. Luckily, they were unheard.)
Boon: Well, I'm gonna go now. At least now that I know things are coming
along fine, I don't mind waiting with everyone
Ranma: Okay.
Boon: Oh yeah, before I forget.(Reaches in to pocket)
Ranma: What is it?
Boon: (Producing a lightbulb)Here, take this lightbulb. It's from my
ship.
Ranma: Um, okay, but what for?
Boon: (Smiles)Consider it a good luck charm. Be careful not to break
it.(Leaves)
Ranma: All right.
(We follow Boon as he leaves the livingroom, heading out in to the back
yard. There are a large gathering of people gathered around the dojo,
scattered about the backyard, talking to one another. There were around a
hundred people in the dojo when Boon had left and around twenty people
lingering about outside.)
Boon: Lot of people that're friends with Ranma and Shori.(Smiles)Let's
fine out what kinda friends these two kids have.
(Boon notices a little girl squatting by the koi pond, seemingly
transfixed on the fish within. She looked to be around eleven or perhaps
twelve.)
Boon: (Smiles)Cool, a little girl. I can practice getting used to
children by talking to her.
(Boon walks up to the girl. She looks up at him, seemingly unafraid of
the giant man looming over her. Boon was glad of that. Children were
never really frightened by his massive size. He never gave off the aura
of a big mean guy. Quite the opposite. Little children see him more along
as a big cuddly teddy bear. The little girl stodd up to face him. Her
full height barely reach his mid thigh. Boon took the effort to squat
down, so that his face was actually level with him.)
Boon: 'ello, lil lady.
Girl: Hi.
(Boon smiled at the little girl as she smiled back. She had a cute mousey
voice and had short brown hair and was wearing a cute sun dress.)
Boon: And who might you be?
Girl: I'm not supposed to talk to strangers.
Boon: Ah, you've gotta point. Well, allow me to introduce myself. My
name's Keirojin. People call me Boon.
Girl: Boon? That's a funny name.
Boon: Yeah, I guess so. What's your name?
Girl: My name is Lisa. Lisa Kurinagi.
Boon: Hi, Lisa. It's nice to meetcha.
Lisa: Nice to meetcha too.
Boon: Are you here with your parents?
Lisa: Yeah.(Points)My parents are over there. They're watching me right
now.
Boon: Ah. Do they know Ranma or Shori? Are they friends of theirs?
Lisa: No. They don't. But I do. I know Ranma.
Boon: Really? You know Ranma?
Lisa: Yeah. He's my friend.
Boon: (Smiles)That's good to hear.
Lisa: I hit him in the face with a brick.
Boon: (Confused)Huh?
Lisa: I hit him in the face with a brick.
Boon: Um.....okay.
Lisa: It was helping him out.
Boon: How so?
Lisa: Me and my friends were supposed to throw bricks at Ranma while he
was in his girl form. He was trying to train his cursed self to be
faster.
Boon: Wow, you know about his curse.
Lisa: Everyone does.
Boon: Oh, I didn't know that. Why was he training himself to be faster?
Lisa: To defeat these two sisters that took over(gestures)that dojo.
Their names were Natsumi and Kurumi.
Boon: How long ago did this happen?
Lisa: Over six years ago.
Boon: Six years ago, huh? Wow, you must be really smart to remember
something that far back like the names of two people.
Lisa: (Smiles)I'm good at memorizing things. Everyone says I'm really
smart.
Boon: I'm sure you are.
Lisa: Do you know Ranma or Shori?
Boon: I know Ranma and Shori. I actually know Ranma a lot more. I knew
him from six years ago. However, this is the first time we're meeting
since then.
Lisa: That was a long time ago.
Boon: Yeah.
Lisa: Does he remember you? Ranma's not smart. He's been known to spell
his name wrong from time to time.
Boon: (Laughs)Really? Wow, he must've come a long way, to think he
graduated from a pretigious school such as Tokyo University.
Lisa: I wanna go to Tokyo University.
Boon: Whoa, you already know what college you wanna go to? How old are
you? Ten?
Lisa: I'm twelve. I've known I've wanted to go there since I was eight.
Boon: Wow. That's really impressive. (Smirks)And I suppose you already
know what you wanna become when you grow up?
Lisa: Yes.
Boon: Really? Damn. Oops, sorry. Didn't mean to swear in front of you.
I'm just surprised because when I was twelve, I had no idea what I wanted
to do.
Lisa: I like computers.
Boon: I know nothing about them things.
Lisa: I like computers. That's why I wanna do something that deals with
computer. I like working with AI.
Boon: AI?
Lisa: Artificial Intelligence.
Boon: ................
Lisa: That's where you bascially make a machine act and think as if it
were human. I wanna work on robots. Robots will probably become wave of
the future. I wanna work on thos robots.
Boon: Man, you know exactly what you want.
Lisa: I hope so.(Smiles)
Boon: Um, I'm gonna get going now. You seem to smart for me.
Lisa: ..................(Softly)You're first person here that talked to
me besides my parents. I kinda liked talking to you.
Boon: Um, okay, how about we talk about simple things?
Lisa: Okay.
Boon: (Gestures)You like fish? I notice how you were checking the fish in
this here kio pond.
(A short time passes. Boon finds himself alone and wandering around once
again when Lisa's parents called her over to where they were, most likely
as a form of precaution from misjudging Boon based on his vast size and
thinking him a bad person and not wanting him near their daughter.)
Boon: Damn parents, and I actually liked talking to her. Oh well, let's
go see some other random people. Ranma's probably got some odd friends.
(Boon notices that everyone outside had proceeded to make their way in to
the dojo. He looks up in to the sky as the sun is arching over the clear
sky.)
Boon: Hm, there's about ten minutes left before the wedding starts. I
guess I better go in and sit down with the others.(Heads in to dojo)
(A short time passes. The scene changes on to Ranma as he nervously
stands in the front, the alter, of the dojo, all eyes on him. Standing
next to him is Ryoga, nervous as well. To the other side of the alter is
Akemi and Reia and Ms. Hyusa. Akemi and Reia were very beauitful in their
bride's maids dresses while Mrs. Hyusa, the maid of honor looked as
beautiful as the day of her own wedding. Standing right at the head of
the alter was a female shinto priest who would be doing the vows. The
inside dojo doesn't seem anything like an inside of the dojo. There are
flowers placed about by the front behind Ranma and Ryoga. The isle
leading to the alter had rose pedals scattered about on it, sprinkled
there by Akemi and Reia when they made their procession to the alter.
There is also a grand piano there where a young woman had started playing
the traditional wedding song.)
Ranma: (Thinking)Here is is. Here's the finally moment when the bride
makes her way to the alter.
(Shori enters the dojo, clad in a beautiful white wedding gown. Her face
is covered with a white veil. The entire audience stands to gaze at her
in awe as she slowly makes her way toward the later, escorted by her
father.)
Ranma: (Tears starting to form).............(Thinking)S-she's so
beautiful. I'm the luckiest guy in the world.
Shori: (Thinking)Don't trip. Don't trip. Don't trip.....
(Shori makes it up to the alter without incident. Mr. Hyusa gives Ranma a
warm smile as he steps off to the side to stand by Ryoga while Ranma
steps forward to stand next to Shori as the face each other. The shinto
priestess gives them both a warm smile before speaking.)
Priestess: We are all gathered here to day to witness the coming together
of Ranma Saotome and Shori Hyusa, whom have both undergone many trials
and difficulties yet spirts and hearts remain entwined as one. Your faith
will become one, will grow and develop and last, but only if you both
decide to make it so. Your love and devotion and faith in one another
will continue to grow as you nourish them.
(The priestess turns toward Shori.)
Priestess: Do you, Shori Hyusa, pledge your love, your faith, your
tenderness, to Ranma Saotome, cherishing him with a wife's devotion,
realizing his strengths and learning from them, recognizing his
weaknesses and helping him overcome them, take him to be your lawfully
wedded husband?
Shori: (Teary eyed)I do.
Priestess: Place the finger on his finger.
(Mr. Hyusa holds forward the tiny box that had been in her hands all this
time that contained the ring. Shori takes the ring and places it on
Ranma's ring finger on his left hand. After Shori did that, the priestess
turned her attention toward Ranma.)
Priestess: Do you, Ranma Saotome, pledge your love, your faith, your
tenderness, to Shori Hyusa, cherishing her with a husband's devotion,
realizing her strengths and learning from them, recognizing her
weaknesses and helping her overcome them, take her to be your lawfully
wedded wife?
Ranma: (Happily)I most definitely do.
Priestess: Place the ring on her finger.
(Ranma turns toward Ryoga. Ryoga reaches in to his pocket to take out the
ring.)
Ryoga: ..................
(Ryoga's face gives off a nervous and panicked look as he checkes through
his pants pocket. The audience holds their breath.)
Ranma: .................
(Ryoga starts checking through his tuxedo jacket pocket. It wasn't until
a minute before he breaths a sigh of relief as his hands closes on the
tiny box containing the ring that was within the inside pocket of his
tuxedo jacket. As he produces the ring, the entire audience breaths a
sigh of relief.)
Ryoga: (Very embarrassed)S-sorry.
(Ranma narrows his eyes at Ryoga as he takes the ring from the tiny box
and slips it over the ring finger of Shori's left hand.)
Priestess: Let these rings serve not as locks and binding you together,
but as key unlocking the secrest of your, helping to bring you closer
together. May the two of you find happiness and live faithfully together,
carrying out the vows made between the two of you, forever enriching each
other's lives for the rest of your lives. Enter in to the days of your
togetherness forever for I now pronounce you husband and wife.
(Ranma and Shori, crying tears of happiness, kiss each other
passionately. When they relucatantly break their kiss, the Priestess
offers words to the audience and Shori.)
Priestess: And now, Ranma Saotome would like to play a song for Shori, a
song he had taken care to learn.
Shori: (Surprised)....................
Ranma: (Smiles)I remembered the day when you said you loved such a song
and believed it a great wedding song. I want to make it true and even
more significant especially on such an occasion.
(We watch as Ranma walks over to the piano, the young female getting up,
bowing graciously and stepping away. Ranma sits down on the piano bench,
breathingly deeply.)
Akemi: Wow, is he going to play what I think he's going to play?
Reia: No way, Ranma never learned the whole piece. Shori had never gone
on to teach Ranma piano much like he had never gone on to teach her
martial arts.
(When Ranma starts playing the very well-known and enchanting melody of
Johan Pachelbel's Canon, both girls become deathly silent, realizing that
Ranma had indeed learned piano, whenever and wherever it was. Even more
shocked was Shori. She stood right by Ranma, listing to the majestic
song, drinking in its soothing melody. The song was played to completion
without a single mistake. When Ranma finished and turned toward Shori,
she was almost sobbing. She walked forward to hug him in a deep embrace.)
Shori: I-I can't believe you remembered how much I loved this song.
Ranma: (Smiles)Didja like it?
Shori: I loved it.
Ranma: I'm glad.
(Time passes. It is getting fairly dark as we find ourselves by the back
porch of the Tendo home where we see Shori and Ranma sitting on the
porch, Shori leaning against Ranma as he hand an arm around the side.
They're gazing at the backyard and dojo as the last of the guests head
out. The after-wedding party had all but died down. Both of them was no
longer dressed in a wedding gown or tuxedo. Although they had a
traditional western wedding, it didn't end with the tradition throwing of
rice while the newlyweds got in to a limo that would whisk them off to
their honeymoon location. That would not begin until next week.)
Ranma: Man, what a day?
Shori: I know what you mean. I can't believe all those wedding presents
that all the guests brought us.
Ranma: (Smirks)They're probably all toasters.
Shori: (Giggles)Perhaps. Or perhaps they're kettles. I don't think
everyone knows that you've been cured, even though you've been cured for
over six years now.
Ranma: (Laughs)Perhaps. I guess that does seem like a thoughtful present
if I were still cursed.
Shori: (Surprised)Oh, I just realized something.
Ranma: (Curious)What is it?
Shori: I got you a present.
Ranma: Really?
Shori: Yes. Wait right here, I'll be right back.
Ranma: Okay.
(Shori quickly runs in to the Tendo home, heading for the stair where she
left the present in Akane's room. As Ranma lays back on the back porch,
Marlena and Sayuri approach him.)
Marlena: Seems like the newlywed husband's already sleeping. That usually
don't happen until after the honeymoon if y'get what I mean.
Ranma: What?(Gets up)
Marlena: I'm just joking around.
Sayuri: You look well, Ranma.
Ranma: Thanks. I'm sorry I didn't get any time to be alone with you two
since you got here.
Marlena: I know. You hafta entertain the hundred and twenty or so guests
all wanting to have a word with you.
Ranma: Most of them just wanted to just congratuate us. After hearing
thirty or so congratulations, one right after one another, it starting to
get annoying. I was approached by guests I didn't even know was on the
list.
Marlena: I spoke to Akemi and Reia and that lovely girl Akane. Since they
were helping with inviting guests, that's why your probably saw people
you haven't seen in years, because Akane remembered where you forgot.
Ranma: (Shrugs)I guess. Still, to see people like Taro and even Saffron
and Herb, that's just insane.
Marlena: Which ones were they?
Ranma: Don't worry about 'em. All I know is that I'm shocked that nothing
bad happened. The mere fact that certain people were here should have
resulted in pure anarchy.
Sayuri: When was the last time you've seen them?
Ranma: Over six years. A lot of the people here I haven't seen since
before I met you guys. That was a long time ago.
Sayuri: Well, people do change over the years.
Ranma: I dunno. Those guys seem like they won't change.(Shrugs)However,
I'm not complaining since everything turned out fine.
Marlena: Was that Taro guy that man that turned in to that gigantic
monster?
Ranma: Yeah. What's funny is that aside from bascially Shori's friends
and family, no one seemed all that surprised to see something like that.
Marlena: (Laughs)What's even more funny was that I remember Boon grinning
like an idiot and going 'Wow, a dude bigger than me. I should fight him'.
Ranma: How come they didn't fight? Frankly, I'm grateful they didn't.
Marlena: Because that sweet woman. What was her name? Kasumi. That's it.
Because that sweet woman, Kasumi stepped in front of them and said 'Now
now, no fighting please' and that seemed to take the fight right out of
them. Boon feels a bit disappointed that he probably won't be able to
fight that guy since that guy just flew off shortly afterwards.
Ranma: Boon seemed to have fun talking to everyone.
Marlena: Keep in mind Boon doesn't get off the ship much. When he does,
he takes full advantage of it and meets as many people as he can. You
gotta wonder how someone used to not interacting with new faces for
sometimes years at a time can get along so well when he does.
Sayuri: I noticed that. He seems to even go to extra lengths to meet and
talk to the children that were here.
Marlena: You know why.
Sayuri: Practice, huh?
Marlena: That's his own crazy logic.(Laughs)Too bad he'll learn the hard
way that being able to interact well with children doesn't mean he'll be
able to interact well with babies.
Ranma: (Gestures toward Marlena's stomach)Speaking of which,
congratulations. When are you due?
Marlena: (Narrows eyes)What makes you think I'm pregnant?
Ranma: .......................
Marlena: I may have a bit of a paunch, but not so much that I look
pregnant. That's just plain mean of you.(Walks off)
Ranma: (Very sorry)I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean it!
(Marlena falls to the floor laughing, slapping her knee, tears falling
down her cheeks from laughing so hard.)
Marlena: That's rich!
Ranma: W-wait. You mean-
Marlena: (Rubs stomach)Six months along. I was only joking around. I'm
sorry, I can't help it. You're really easy to pick on.
Ranma: ......................
Sayuri: Don't worry, I've been working with her since the day we both set
foot on that ship. I'm still not used to her jokes.
Ranma: I guess I'll probably never get used to it since I see her
infrequently.
Marlena: Don't worry, we'll be swinging by more often. Boon could have
come around earlier but he didn't want to interfere with your studies
when you had been attending college. Now that you graduated, you don't
have to worry about school anymore.
Ranma: I guess you have a point. I did have to struggle through those
four years of college, even if math did come easy for me.
Sayuri: I envy you. You've got a degree.
Ranma: Aren't you planning to go to college?
Sayuri: Yes, after Tinkerman and I get settled in.
Ranma: How is he doing? Congrats on the two of you getting married.
Sayuri: Thanks. I kind of took your advice. I gave him a chance and
realized that you were right, that he really was a nice guy and unlike
other guys on the ship.
Ranma: (Smiles)Told ya. Any idea what you plan on majoring in?
Sayuri: What else, cuisine. It would help out greatly since I intend to
open up a restaurant and been the main cook.
Ranma: I'm sure you'll do fine.
Sayuri: Thanks.
Ranma: How's your sister doing? And Kawa also?
Sayuri: Very well. Man, I wish we kept in contact more often. Anyway, my
sister and Kawa got married again.
Ranma: Wow, that's great news. How's Kawa's health?
Sayuri: Getting much better. He's already lived longer than what the
doctors had originally guessed. His cancer has almost all but
disappeared. It seems to have actually gone in to regression.
Ranma: R-really? Is that possible, that cancer just goes away like that?
Sayuri: It didn't go away, but it is in regression. Doctors believe at
this rate he'll be cancer-free by the end of the year.
Ranma: How does that happen?
Sayuri: No real idea but my sister sure isn't complaining. I believe that
it's because my sister is back in his life, he's happy and has much more
to live for. His body is probably fighting off the cancer so that he
could live longer and it seems to be winning.
Ranma: That's great.
Marlena: Hey, did you know Which is here?
Ranma: Which the ghost is here? Where?
Marlena: Duh, you can't see her. Did you forget?
Ranma: Oh yeah. But how do you know she's here?
Marlena: Oh, don't tell me Boon forgot to give you the lightbuld. Damn,
that guy's so forgetful at times.
Ranma: (Producing lightbulb)You mean this?
Marlena: Ah, so he did to remember to give it to you.
Ranma: I thought it was a good luck charm.
Marlena: It is, fool. Which is the good luck charm, not the light bulb.
She's confined to the ship. That lightbulb is apart of the ship which is
what gives her the chance to actually leave the ship without technically
leaving.
Ranma: Oh. Hey, if she's the good luck charm, then how come-
Marlena: Boon had that heart attack?
Ranma: Yeah.
Marlena: Which's luck saved his life.
Ranam: R-really?
Marlena: Boon would have died that night had she not been there.
Ranma: ..................
Marlena: She prevented the heatattack from being fatal. She couldn�t stop
the inevitable, but she did manage to lessen the damage.
Ranma: ..................
Marlena: Yeah. Pretty shocking ain't it?
Ranma: Yeah, that is.(To Sayuri)You still scared of ghosts?
Sayuri: (Smiles)Not anymore. Actually, I'm the one that goes down in to
the bilges to chat with her every here and there.
Ranma: That's quite a change.
Sayuri: Like Marlena meanioned, people change.
Marlena: (Holds out hand)Here, you should give that light bulb back.
Don't wanna accidentally break it.(Smirks)She probably helped you out
without you knowing you.
Ranma: (Curiously)Really? How?
Marlena: (Shrugs)Dunno. Perhaps she helped you from messing up while you
were playing the paino. Good job on that too.
Ranma: Perhaps. I wouldn't doubt it. It took me forever to learn that
song in private and I was really worried that I was gonna mess up.
(Shori returns. Carrying with her is a small bag.)
Shori: Found it.(Notices Marlena and Sayuri)Oh, hey.
Marlena: Yo.
Sayuri: It's nice to see you again.
Shori: Sorry we didn't get a chance to talk to you during the
after-wedding party. It's just that-
Marlena: (Smiles)We understand. Ranma explained it just fine.
Shori: Oh.
Marlena: Well, we'll leave you two newlyweds alone.
Shori: Oh, it's no problem. Please stay. We haven't seen each other in a
while.
Marlena: Oh, we're not leaving. Um, we just wanna go get some of that
wedding cake.
Shori: Okay. There's still some left.
Marlena: All right, we'll be right back.
Sayuri: (Getting the notion)Right. See you in a bit. I'm going to go get
some for myself as well.
(Marlena and Sayuri head off, leaving Ranma and Shori alone once again.)
Ranma: So, what is this present you wanted to give me?
<all ive got so far>
Fanfic jokes on webpage update version
-OneShot
Jeffrey "OneShot" Wong
http://www.anime.sobhrach.com/~jeffwong/index.html
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