On Thu, 21 Mar 1996, Andy Skuse wrote:

At 07:05 PM 21/3/96 -0500, The Space Gopher wrote:

A: Wow!

G: Let's go home.

A: Ok.

Allegra: Wait a minute...  I am at home...

The ronin warrior turns to face his opponent Scorpio Zodiak. Virgo can do
nothing but watch, knowing that these two ancient rivals must battle to the
death for her hand and heart. The warriors circle each other slowly,
Scorpio's eyes burning with a red glow while Kajagua's eyes appear as cold,
black, stones.

(You know, he's a damn good author...)

Unbeknownst to the three warriors in Rob's room, Robma has disappeared
upstairs to face the Space Gopher. The Gopher has arrived in a daring bid to
rescue Allegra from the hands of the Twilight author, who has threatened to
kill her, his own creation. The Gopher triumphs with a brilliant ploy that
leaves Robma unable to stop the battle in the basement below. Now, with
Musica safely away from the confusing lair of death and deceit, there is but
one more member of the band who must be rescued. But Virgo's rescue will not
be so cleverly won without bloodshed.

(Virgo quickly puts away the paddle ball and gets into her proper mood)

Virgo's eyes begin to moisten, her heart torn in two for the two men who
stand before her, ready to end the other's life. She thinks back to a time
when life was much simpler, when she lived at the temple in China. But wait!
Where has this memory come from? She has never before recalled her life
before Zodiak found her. What was she doing in a temple? And who's face has
she seen over and over in her nightmares, running towards her to greet her
at the temple?

(Confusing, ne?  I'm not telling you what the hell all that was about.  
You have to wait for Rising Star.)

The clash of katanas wakes her from her daydream, the sight of blood on
Kajagua's slashed sleeve causing her to tense up. The two warriors move
systematically and fluidly, waiting for their opponent's guard to drop,
revealing an opening in their defence. Swords arc and slash, parry and chop.
Grunts and cries of anger and release emanate from the gut, feet and hands
rise up to block and grasp . . .

Virgo(feeling helpless, yet strangely impressed that these two would 
	fight over her): that mean Rumiko owes me 5000 yen!

Finally, Scorpio jerks forward with a lightning fast feint, pulling Kajagua to
one side and opening his belly for an attack. Scorpio seizes the
opportunity, and draws his katana across his opponent's mid-section. Kajagua
drops to the ground suddenly holding his stomach, the back of his neck
exposed for the killing stroke. Scorpio's sword pauses above his head and
then comes down swiftly.

Virgo screams and leaps forward blindly.

<BZZT! crackle! BZTTCHHTZZT!>

Musica(putting the satellite dish back in place while Virgo, Zodiak, and 
	Kajagua wait impatiently): i said i was sorry...  it's back on!
	(The three quickly regain their positions)  and... action!

(The movement slows down as Virgo dives forward at the dropping sword...
	With a scream from her forgotten past, she flicks out her nine 
	inch nails and crosses them to catch the blade.  Time resumes...)
Zodiak: WHAT?!?!?!  (smashes Virgo across the face with the back of his hand)
	Do not interfere!
Virgo(smashes into a wall and slumps to the ground.  She doesn't move): ...
(Zodiak's eyes grow wide, Soul Defender falls from his numb hand.)
Kajagua(crawls over to her while Zodiak stands unmoving): Uki! (He picks 
	her up in his arms and moves back the white mane that covers her face.  
	A small trickle of blood flows from her mouth.  She's unconscious, but 
	she lives...  Kajagua looks up at Zodiak, his eyes filled with black 
	fire.) You bastard!  You did this to her!
Zodiak(finally shaking himself out of his stunned stance, he shakes his head):
	no... i would never...  (grabs his head with both hands) WHAT HAVE I 
	BECOME????? (grabs up his sword from where it lies and runs up 
	the stairs)
Nabiki(investigating the noise): What are you people doing down... 
	huhh!!! (Zodiak knocks her to the side and keeps running) What the...?
Musica(walks out of her room and stands next to Kajagua who still cradles 
	Virgo's prone body): rumic was correct when he stated that evil people 
	can still love...  you're theory was correct, virgo...
Virgo(opens her eyes): Then we have a chance to save him?
Musica(nods): but we must hurry before the darkness spreads to encompass 
	his honor...  how did you know his intention was not to kill rumiko but 
	to incapacitated her?
Virgo(getting up and helping the surprised Kajagua to his feet): Because, 
	your father doesn't miss.  He knows the human body almost as well as 
	Dr. Tofu.  When he stabbed Rumiko, he missed all the parts that 
	would have made the wound lethal, serious but not deadly.
Musica: so his plan is to corrupt the band instead of killing them?
Virgo: Yes.  But we need to get to him before he starts not caring about 
	human life and really does kill us.

	Rob "Bad news...  Those at #ranma! know who's going to become 
		Scorpio Zodiak's first victim..." Orick

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Musica: hmmmmm....  ominous...