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A Girls Challenge
by David Myers

Characters  owned by Rumiko Takahashi, author, creator, genius, authentic
whacko!   Published by Viz comics and viz video.  This is a non profit
story and was  written purely because I didn't have anything better to
do at the time.  

Authors Note
	O.K time for chapter 2.  Look I'm sorry if I step on anyones
toes here.  I'm apologising for two reasons.  1. I've never seen a
beauty pageant.  and 2. I'm not even sure if the character whom I have
made up  has a Japanese name.  I just picked it out of the air.  So
any mistakes I make I ask for you patience.  And hey if it really
pisses you off, don't read it. If you are going to read it, enjoy...

The Story So far....
A new exchange student (yes another one) called Miyaka has challenged
all the women in the series to a Martial Arts Beauty Pageant.  The
winner gets to be Ranma's one true love.  Its seems that she is only
interested in Ranma because she wants to be popular.  Surprisingly
only Ranma has turned her challenge down.  We are not exactly sure
whats involved in the contest, but from what we can gather, its 
extremely violent.
 
Chapter2

Soun, Genma, Ranma (Both Male and Human) Kasumi and Nabiki are all sitting
 around the table.  Ranma and Soun seem to be having a heated argument.

Soun: Son, Martial Arts Beauty Pageants are by far the most ruthless and cut
throat of all the Martial arts.  If Akane goes onto that stage, she'll
be humiliated.  You must enter the contest and protect her.
Ranma: Forget it! I already told you.  I 'aint doin it! I'm not entering
no Beauty contest. She'll have to take care of herself.
Soun: Son, if that is your view then... I must respect it.  (Stands up)
The course is clear you leave me no choice.  

Soun walks out of the room, leaving everyone else looking after him.  Genma
punches Ranma in the crown of the head.

Ranma: What did you do that for?
Genma: How dare you abandon you fiancee like that.  What kinda man are you.
Ranma: The kind that doesn't end up in beauty pageants. I'm telling you pop
I gotta draw the line somewhere, and this is where its going to be.
Genma: Then.... Akane will be lost to us.
Ranma: Ahhh don't over react, she'll be fine.  Whats the worst they can do
to her.

Soun re-enters the room wearing, a very tight blue womens Sunday dress, a
Sunday frilly hat, lipstick and badly applied blush.  His hair is done up 
in pony tails, however, his moustache gives away the fact that he is 
definitely a man.  

Soun: If Ranma will not protect Akane, then I will have to enter the 
competition myself! (Starts crying) No sacrifice is too great for my little 
girl.

Everyone falls to the ground in shock.

Nabiki: Oh good grief daddy!
Kasumi: Oh father, father, father, father.
Genma(crying): What a man you are Tendo, what a man!
Ranma(smirking): You.. ah.. look.. well really nice Mr Tendo, I'm sure 
you will win!
Soun: Ranma do you think so?
Ranma: No! (Bursts out laughing)    
Soun: I see...

		*****************************************
Akane is walking home towards the dojo. 

Akane: Hmmm if she thinks that she's going to beat me that easy, she's got 
another thing coming!

Akane's thoughts are interrupted by the sounds of a fight on the other side 
of the Dojo wall.  She quickly skirts around to the challengers entrance to 
see Soun dressed in womens clothes and holding a very large mallet chasing 
after Ranma.

Soun: DIE RANMA!!!
Ranma: AAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Nabiki:Oh well he had it coming!
Kasumi: Father looks so much like Akane.
Genma(At some point has changed into a panda): <More rice, please>
Akane: There is no way I'm related to these people. (Yelling) WHAT THE HECK 
IS GOING ON HERE?

Everyone stops what they are doing and looks at Akane.

Kasumi: Oh welcome home Akane.
Soun: My little girl.
Akane: Daaaad what are you doing in a dress.  Wait your wearing my dress.
Ranma: And a body to match.

			WHAM!!!

Akane: Dad what are you doing in my clothes?
Soun: Akane! Please forgive your foolish father, but I cannot allow you to 
enter that beauty pageant without protection.  
Akane: You know about that?
Soun: Yes that girl...
Akane: Miyaka.
Soun: Challenged Ranma as well, but he turned her down.
Akane(amazed): Ranma, turned down a challenge.
Ranma(From within a rather deep impression in the wall): There is no way I'm 
going to enter into a beauty pageant.
Akane: ohhh Daaad.
			**************************
Kunou is sitting by the pool at the Kunou mansion.  He is seated in the 
position of the thinker and as usual is torturing himself over his various 
love interests.  

Kunou(thinking): Why? Oh why have you forsaken me my love?  Truly ours is a 
love that will echo through the ages, why then have you spurned my 
admirations? 

An image of Kunou pursuing Miyaka appears.  She is coyly trying to escape 
from him, whilst encouraging his pursuits.

Miyaka Image: Ohhh Kunou come and get me.
Kunou Image: Oh my love...
Miyaka Image: You have to catch me first.

Kunou stands up in realisation

Kunou: Of course! She is playing hard to get.   It all makes sense, she does 
not want to seem easy to me and so is testing my love.  Oh how noble!  I
will not fail you my fair Miyaka.
Kodachi: Did you say Miyaka, brother dearest?
Kunou: You! Speak not her name charlatan witch!
Kodachi: Oh so you are familiar with her.
Kunou: How do you know of my love?
Kodachi(smirking): Well brother dearest, the heritan has challenged myself 
and some other girls to a contest.  Is that not laughable. Ahahahahahahahaha  
Kunou: A contest... of course.

Another Image of Miyaka standing before Kodachi, Ranma Chan and Akane 
appears, everyone except Kodachi is wearing very skimpy clothing.

Miyaka Image: You are not fit to call yourselves my beloved's girlfriends.  
I challenge you to a contest to win the love of... upper class man Kunou!!
Ranma Image: Never you will not steal away my love.
Akane Image: No you shall not have him.

Kunou Snaps out of it.

Kunou: Ahh a contest no doubt to win my affections.  She must love me well. 
What is the nature of this contest?
Kodachi: Its a beauty pageant and I'm afraid its not to win your affections, 
but rather Ranma darling's.

Kunou's face becomes black with fury.

Kunou: RANMA!! That vile sorcerer has stolen my beloveds heart.  What spell, 
what trickery has he at his command. Has he no honour. 

Another Image of Ranma standing over a harem of women all chained to a post 
by their collars.  He stands in the middle of a pentagram and is wearing
a witches hat and warlock's robe.  Surrounding him, are Ranma-Chan, Akane,
Shampoo,  Ukyou, and Miyaka.  He is standing in the pentagram laughing
evilly.

Ranma Image: MUHUHAHAHAHAHAAHA You are all my slaves, bound to me body and 
soul MUHUHAHAHAHAHA.
All the women simultaneously: Yes my master.

A tear swells up in the eye of Miyaka.

Kunou(Outraged): That infidel.  I will not allow his evil magic's to enslave 
those women any longer.  I have tolerated his presence in this city long 
enough.  It is time for revenge most foul!! (looking at Kodachi) Fear not 
my sister, he knows that I protect you and as such will not violate you as 
he as these others.  It is his fear of my abilities that keeps him in check.  
And it will be those abilities that will bring about his destruction. 
AHhahahahahahahahaha  I am coming my loves.  

Kunou leaps out of the Mansions grounds. Kodachi watches after him.

Kodachi: Hmm I must prepare for the upcoming tournament.  But first I must 
discover where sweet Miyaka lives. Ahahahahahaha!!

		***************************************
The Tendo and Saotome family are seated around the table.  Soun has not 
changed clothes and is still wearing the Sunday dress which looks like it's 
ruined.  Ranma is currently male and Genma is currently a Panda.  The door 
to the garden is closed.

Ranma: If she says she can take care of herself let her.
Akane: Ranma's right, for once. I'm a martial artist too you know, I can 
handle this.
Soun: No!  I wont allow it.  I'm begging you son, you've got to take care
of my little girl.
Akane I still can't believe you wore my best Sunday dress, its probably all 
stretched and ruined by now.
Ranma: I dunno it might not be....

Akane hits Ranma with the table.  There is a knock at the door.

Kasumi: Oh my, someone's at the door.. Coming!
Ranma: What did you do that for?
Akane: As if you need to ask!

Kasumi reappears at the door.

Kasumi: Look father we have a visitor, its Auntie Saotome. 

Ranma immediately looks around the table for a glass of water, not finding 
any he leaps onto his fathers back and hides there.  Genma positions himself 
so that he is facing the door. Nodoka Saotome walks into the room.

Nodoka(Bowing): Good evening everyone, why hello, hello, oh it's Mr Panda, 
is Ranko here?
Soun: Mrs Saotome how good to see you. 
Nodoka: Excuse my rudeness but why is Akane holding that table up like 
that? 

Soun leaps up and starts greeting her.  Akane puts down the table. Genma 
meanwhile gets up and starts sliding towards the door. Ranma is perched on 
his back sweating profusely.

Nodoka: Oh don't tell me I've missed them again.
Soun: I'm afraid so Mrs Saotome, but please come in.

A very sweating Panda gives Soun a dirty look, and after sliding open the 
door to the garden, steps backwards and then closes the door again.  After a 
few seconds a splash is heard.

Ranma Chan: Oh it's Auntie Saotome.
Nodoka: Why Ranko, hello.  Mr Tendo, excuse me for asking but why are you 
wearing a dress?(looks stern) Have I interrupted something?
Soun: Ahhh let me explain.

		**********************************

Nodoka: So you fear that Akane may get hurt in this competition.
Soun: Thats right.
Akane: Isn't he being silly auntie?
Nodoka: No Akane he's not.  These beauty Pageants are very dangerous.  I 
myself have competed in one in the past.
Akane: You have?
Panda: <Thats right you have>

Nodoka looks at him suspiciously.

Panda: <That is to say..> He spins the sign <Your the type of beautiful 
woman...> spins <Who would enter a beauty Pageant>

Nodoka looks confused, over whether she didn't understand what he said or 
the fact that the sign had four sides can't be determined.

Nodoka: Anyway it was one of the more horrific incidences of my youth.
Akane: Really?
Nodoka: Yes of course.  Hmmm Oh I have the answer, its so obvious, why not 
let Ranko compete.
Soun: Yes of course (looking sly) Why didn't I think of that?
Ranma: Hey now I don't wanna compete....
Soun: Why not?
Nodoka: Yes why not?
Panda: <Yes Why not?>
Ranma: Because.. I.. well... that is to say.. I just wouldn't. You said 
yourself how dangerous they are.
Nodoka: Yes but I didn't have anyone watching my back, and I wasn't properly 
trained.  I can provide you with suitable training, for the event if you 
would like.  After that, with the two of you together you'll do just fine.
Soun: Do you mean it Mrs Saotome?  Can you really train my little girl?
Nodoka: Of course.  Well Ranko?
Ranma: Ah er.. I.. alright.  At least its Martial arts...

Suddenly the door bursts open and Kunou leaps through Boken ready.  

Kunou: Where is he?
Nabiki: Who ever do you mean Kunou baby?
Kunou: Saotome? Where is the fiend?
Nodoka(standing up): And who are you referring to?
Kunou: I refer to that sorcerer who has enslaved my beloveds heart! Ranma 
Saotome. And who might you be?
Nodoka: I might be Ranma's mother.
Kunou (amazed): His mother?
Nodoka: Thats right.  Who are you.
Kunou: I am Tatewaki Kunou the Blue Thunder of Furinkan high.  I have come 
here today to smite Ranma Saotome and free my beloved's.
Nodoka: Free them from what?
Ranma: Ahhh don't listen to this guy Mo... I mean Auntie, (whispering to her)
He's a bit on the loony side.
Kunou: Oh pig tailed girl, no longer will I allow that cretin to lord over 
you, Akane Tendo or Miyaka Tochigi.  
Nodoka: Lord over?
Akane: Allow me.  Kunou GET LOST!!!! (punches him into orbit)
Nodoka: Ranko was that your boyfriends.
Ranma: No! No! No! Definitely not, uh uh no way. 
Nodoka(smiling Knowingly): I see.
Ranma: Are you crazy, why the hell would I wanna date a boy?
Nodoka: Not to worry Ranko, I'm sure you will feel very different when 
you meet the right man.
Ranma: Not bloody likely.
Nodoka: So was he talking about, when he referred to my son?
Akane: Let me explain....

		*******************************************
Nodoka: It settled then, the two of you will come tomorrow to the Saotome 
house and we will begin your training.  Don't worry Ranko I'm sure you will 
do just fine.
Ranma: Yeah great....

The phone starts ringing.  The giant panda turns around and picks it up.  He 
sits there listening to the receiver for a minute, whilst everyone just looks 
at him.

Panda:<Sorry I forgot> Spin <Panda's can't talk> spin <Its for you Akane>
Voice on phone: Hello.. hello...
Akane: Yes?
Soun: He ahhh does that from time to time....

Nodoka looks at him curiously.

Akane: Auntie the match is set for next week on Wednesday.
Nodoka: Very well that should give us plenty of time.
Akane: I'll see you tomorrow then Auntie.
Nodoka: I look forward to it dear.  I assume that I will see you also 
Ranko.
Ranma: Do I have a choice?

Nodoka leaves Kasumi shows her out. Akane and Ranma head up to their rooms.  

Akane: Why do you always have to interfere? This was my fight!
Ranma: Hey I got railroaded into this, don't blame me.
Akane: Face it Ranma you wanted to enter this.
Ranma: Puhlease! Tell me how was I supposed to get out of it? Tell me, 
please...

Their voices disappear upstairs.  Leaving only Soun and the Panda in the 
living room.

Panda: <That was a close one>
Soun: I don't think you realise how close.  Saotome, do you realise some of 
the implications of this fight.
Panda: < What?>
Soun: You saw what they do to each other up there.  If that happens to Akane, 
what will that do to their relationship.  Tension between those two is high 
enough already if one of those other girls should win and claim to be his
one true love...  
Panda:< What are you thinking?>
Soun: They must not only win, but they must get out of there without a 
scratch on them.  If they can't do that, if Akane loses she will do the
honourable thing and break up with Ranma, if that happens all will be
lost.
Panda:< You may be right>
Soun: They must win, this is their, this is our, greatest challenge yet....
			**********************************
Kodachi waits patiently suspended from the roof.  She appears to be in a 
very tidy room.  Throughout the room are hundreds upon hundreds of various 
dresses, and other items of clothing.  A large make up table dominates one 
side of the room, whilst an even larger cupboard dominates another.  Kodachi 
is holding a mallet whilst being suspended from the roof and it is clear she
is waiting for someone.  After a few minutes the door opens and Miyaka enters 
the room.  She is wearing a very stylish silk nightie, with a silk dressing 
gown over it.  Her slippers also seem to be expensive.  Once again her make 
up is applied perfectly and not a hair is out of place.  Kodachi smiles as 
Miyaka unsuspectingly moves over to her make up table.  She sits down and 
starts applying night cream to her face.

Kodachi(thinking): Hehehehe soon my dear. Very soon you will discover the 
true terror of dealing with the Black Rose of St Bacchus' school for girls. 
Then dear Ranma will be all mine.

Miyaka finishes applying the cream to her face and then opens a jewelry box.  
Surprisingly inside the box is a button.  Miyaka presses the button, and a 
set of arm and leg restraints  click into place en-trapping Kodachi helplessly 
to the roof.

Kodachi: Wha?
Miyaka: Hahahahaha foolish girl, did you honestly think you could get by my 
defences?
Kodachi: Release me immediately!
Miyaka: I think not.  Subterfuge is such common practice in Martial arts 
Beauty Pageants.  I was expecting at least one of you to try something like 
this.
Kodachi: Let me go! Let me go!
Miyaka: Hahahahahahaha you are such an amateur, truly you need to be 
punished, and I am well practised in the arts of disciplining intruders. 
(Evil smile)
Kodachi: What are you going to do. No.. No...

>From out side the mansion and throughout the street everyone stops as they 
hear a blood curdling scream.

Kodachi: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

		*************************************
Shampoo: Great grandmother I home.
Cologne: Welcome back Shampoo, how was your challenge.
Shampoo: She challenged me to Martial Arts Beauty Pageant.
Cologne: She what?
Shampoo: Is true!
Cologne: Foolish girl, she has no comprehension of your skills.
Shampoo: Gets better.
Cologne: Really?
Shampoo: Prise is to be Ranma's one true love.
Cologne(laughing): Then I assume that my Son in Laws other love interests 
will be competing.  (Shampoo nods) Well then, you must humiliate them, so 
that Ranma will only have eyes for you.
Shampoo: Is too too easy.
Cologne: Careful grand daughter, your skills are extensive, but you must 
not get too cocky.  We must begin your training at once.  Mousse!
Mousse: Yes?
Cologne: I need you to train with Shampoo.
Mousse(running over): Do you mean it, of course. (grabs Cologne) C'mon 
Shampoo lets go.
Shampoo: Ah Mousse I over here.
Mousse: Oh sorry, so ah what are we training for?
Shampoo: (giggle) Martial Arts Beauty Pageant.
Mousse: What.. no... not that... I ..
Cologne: Come now Mousse, if you defeat Shampoo, she will have to marry 
you.

Pause

Mousse(scowling): I hate you!
Cologne: I'm so glad.   
     
		**********************************
Ranma sat on the roof to the Dojo looking up at the stars.

Ranma: How do I let myself get talked into these things.  I don't want to 
enter no stupid Beauty contest.  Martial Arts or no.  Oh well no getting out 
of it now.

He looks down into the backyard garden to see a figure fall from the fence 
line into the garden.

Ranma: What the? A burglar?

The figure gets up and moving through the shadows starts approaching the 
Dojo.  It doesn't appear to be moving stealthily , in fact the movements are 
clumsy and awkward.  Nether the less Ranma leaps into action.  With a simple 
movement he leaps from the roof, doing a quick summersault and twist lands 
behind the figure. 

Ranma: Can I help you? (moving into a fighting position)
Kodachi: Ranma darlinnnnggggg.......

She falls to the ground.  Ranma leaps to her side and then falls back in 
shock.  Kodachi is in a hideous state.  Her chin and lip have been
highlighted using mascara to give the impression that she has a moustache
and beard.  Her lipstick has been applied badly, giving her the impression
of having a bloody lip.  The bow in her hair  is cut to shreds and her hair
itself has been cut badly.  One of her eyebrows has been shaved off, and
eye liner has been badly applied giving her a bloodshot eye.  Her nose has
been pierced and a small padlock inserted in the pierce,  her clothes are 
in tatters and her normally manicured nails have been cut by what looks like 
a carving knife.  Even though she has no physical injuries she looks 
absolutely hideous.

Ranma: Good god!  Kasumi, Pop, Mr Tendo get out here quick.

The other come running out quickly.  They join Ranma and all fall back in 
disgust at seeing Kodachi. Kasumi feints in Soun's arms. 

Soun: Kasumi! Kasumi!
Ranma: C'mon pop we gotta get her into the house.
Genma:< hmmm the Ultimate Make-over Strike>
Ranma: Whatever, we gotta clean her up.  AKANE! AKANE WE NEED YOU!
Akane(angry): What is it Ranma!  
Ranma: We gotta help Kodachi.
Akane: Oh wow, is she O.K.  
Ranma: We gotta clean her up c'mon.

		************************************

Mousse crawls out of the training area and into his room.  His hair is 
currently every single putrid colour known to man, it is sticking up at 
right angles to each part of his head.  He looks like a really bad punk.  
His glasses have make up and lipstick on them, as does his face and clothes.  
His Chinese cloak,, is tattered and as he walks up the stairs knives, 
throwing stars, roller skates, cards, flowers, ping pong bats and various 
other items fall out of his sleeves.  On his face written in makeup are 
several words like 
"Dope"
"Buffoon"
"Duckboy"
"Ha Ha"
"Cologne was here"
"Loser"

Mousse: Why do I put up with this?

		********************************** 	
Nabiki enters her class room and moves over to her table by the window.  Over 
in a corner a number of guys are throwing money onto a table.

Guy1: Business suit..
Guy2: No way, that chinese number.
Guy3: Ha you're both wrong..
Guy2: Well what then?
Guy3: O.K I'm going to go out here on a limb...
Guy2: yeah?
Guy3: Battle Armour, latest thing.
Guy2: You idiot.
Nabiki: What are you talking about?
Guy1: Oh hi Nabiki, we're placing bets on what that new exchange student will 
be wearing today.
Nabiki: Your what?
Guy1: Haven't you noticed, she is always changing clothes, we are running a 
pool.  Wanna join?
Nabiki: How much is in the pot?
Guy2: About 2000 Yen.
Nabiki: How much to play?
Guy3: 200 yen.
Nabiki: O.K (placing money on table) I'll go school uniform.
Guy2: You sure, she wore that last week.
Nabiki: It's more likely than battle armour....
Guy4: Here she comes...

Everyone eagerly waits by the door.  Finally Miyaka enters wearing.... 
a swimsuit.  Everyone groans and throws their money into the pot.  

Guy2: Oh well guess it Jackpots till tomorrow.
Nabiki: Isn't she cold in that?

Miyaka enters and takes her seat by the corner.  She smiles at all the boys
who give her approving looks.  After a few minutes there is a commotion
outside, and Ranma storms into the room.  Everyone looks at him as he stops
by the door.  He surveys the room until he spots his quarry and stalks over 
to Miyaka.  
        
Nabiki: Ranma?
Ranma: You! Yeah Miyaka I'm talking to you.
Miyaka: Oh Ranma, have you come to proclaim your love to me?
Ranma: Hardly, I saw what you did to Kodachi!
Miyaka: Oh whatever are you talking about?
Ranma: Don't play dumb with me girly.  Kodachi may be a violent psychopath 
who belongs in a mental institution, but she is still my friend.
Nabiki(Under her breath): And that just speaks volumes about Ranma's character.
Ranma: If you think that your going to get away with that, you got another 
thing coming.
Miyaka: But Ranma my sweet all's fair in love and war.
Ranma: I'm warning you ! If you even come near Akane, you won't live to 
regret it!

Ranma storms out of the room as everyone starts murmuring.

Miyaka(thinking): So the fool is in love with the youngest Tendo girl.  Ha 
after I'm through with her. He'll never be able to look at her ever again!

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End of Chapter 2
Well Gee wiz that didn't take too long at all.  Remember again if you write 
to me I'm more likely to finish this quicker.  There should only be about one more chapter to go I think although I didn't expect this one to go as long as 
it did.  You can blame Kunou for that.  I kinda got carried away with that 
bit with him and Kodachi.  Anyway write to me with comments criticisms you 
may have and it will only make the story better. Stay tuned for the next 
chapter which should be just down right silly!

E-mail m9305575%iwaki@student.anu.edu.au

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