Ranma Fan fic

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.  

The story so far...
Ranma has been railroaded by his Mother, Soun and his father into entering
a beauty pageant to protect Akane.  Nodoka has convinced Ranma or Ranko
to train with her, as he/she and Akane learn the art of Martial Arts
Beauty Pageants.  Unfortunately Ranma and Akane are up against Miyaka the 
Miss Martial arts champion for 1995 and 1996.  On top of that Kunou is 
convinced that Ranma is out to steal Miyaka away from him.  Finally the 
winner of the contest gets to become Ranma's one true love so naturally 
Shampoo, and Ukyou are involved.  Kodachi has already been taken out by 
Miyaka and there is just one week until the beginning of the contest.....

Chapter 3
	Ranma and Akane are walking along the street obviously heading home 
from school. 

Akane: I'm looking forward to this.  I haven't trained seriously in a long 
time.
Ranma: Yeah well, this 'aint going to be no pushover training session, we 
should grab something to eat before we go.
Akane: Yeah might not be a bad idea.
Ranma: 'sides I still gotta change into my girl side.
Akane: Where do you wanna go?
Ranma: The Neko Hanten is on the way..
Akane: O.K.  Uh Ranma?
Ranma: Yeah?
Akane: I heard about what you said about Kodachi to Miyaka.
Ranma: So....
Akane: Well, do you really regard her as one of your friends.
Ranma: Not really...
Akane: Then why did you say that she was?

Ranma doesn't answer.

Akane: Oh I see, she's something more is she?
Ranma: Don't be so paranoid!
Akane: What did you call me?
Ranma: I called you paranoid, stupid! 
Akane: Paranoid, well what am I expected to think.
Ranma: And just what the hell is that supposed to mean?
Akane: Just forget it Ranma, just forget it!
Ranma: Thats fine with me!
Akane: Good!
Ranma: Fine!
Akane: Fine!
Ranma: Lets just go eat!
Akane: Good.
		**********************************
Miyaka is walking down the street surrounded by guys in Furinken high 
uniforms.  She is wearing, the latest in Ninja wear, and it is rather a 
snug fit.  

Guy1: So your not going out with Kunou anymore?
Guy2: Will you go out with one of us?
Miyaka: Tee hee hee, you boys are so silly.
Guy3: Can you gives us your phone number?
Guy4: What about your measurements?
Guy5(to Guy6): I thought she said Ranma was after her?
Guy6(to guy5): Naaah He blew her up this morning. She's available!
Guy5: Cool!
Miyaka: Oh you! Tee hee!

A shadow suddenly falls over the group.  Standing atop the roof of a nearby 
house, a familiar looking Kendo swordsman's silhouette  stands in the 
sunlight, looking dramatic.  

Kunou: Truly, these ruffians, do disturb you, and thus the damsel in distress 
calls out to her one true love.  Fear not my angel your saviour has arrived 
to protect you and smite thine enemies.  

Kunou leaps off the rooftop and boken in hand flies towards the group 
threateningly.

Kunou: Have at thee fiends of darkness!
Guy3: I think he's talking about us!
Guy5: Run for it!

The entire pack of guys beat a hasty retreat.

Kunou: HAHAHAHA their hold on you is gone. Come let us date!

Miyaka slaps Kunou across the face. Kunou startled holds his hand to his 
cheek.

Miyaka: How dare you interrupt me.  What must I do to get through to you.  
You are as stupid as you are ugly.
Kunou(shattered): My love?
Miyaka: I hate you! Leave me alone.

Miyaka turns and walks off down the street leaving a shattered Kunou behind.

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

The door chime goes off as Ranma and Akane enter the Neko Hanten.  

Shampoo: Nihoa Ranma!
Ranma: Yo Shampoo!
Akane: Can we grab a small order of Ramen?
Mousse: Sure thing!

Mousse gets up and walks strait into the pot plant.

Mousse: Oh excuse me.

He still hasn't managed to get all the dye out of his hair and as such looks 
like a bit of a hippy.

Ranma: So Shampoo, you competing in this ridiculous contest as well?
Shampoo(nods affirmatively): mmm hmmm.  Shampoo beat all other suitors, then 
Shampoo marry Ranma, and we live happily ever after! Yes?

Akane's face visibly darken.

Ranma: Sorry to disappoint you Shampoo, but I'm afraid I'm going to be 
competing in this as well.  (Ranma holds up a glass of water and tipping it 
on his head turns into Ranma-Chan) So you don't stand a hope of winning.
Shampoo : Is no problem, Shampoo beat Ranma too.
Akane(coldly): You seem awfully sure of yourself.
Ranma: Yeah, c'mon Shampoo, you haven't managed to defeat me once in combat, 
what makes you think you can beat me this time?
Shampoo: Martial Arts Beauty Pageant is basis for Amazon training!

Both Ranma and Akane look surprised.

Ranma: What?
Shampoo: Why you think we have funny names?
Akane: You mean?
Cologne: Thats right, we are named after womens hygiene products, not because 
of some bad joke in translation, but rather because we specialise in those 
products in our beauty pageants competitions.  Shampoo is by far the most 
capable warrior in our tribe,and in these contests.  She has never been 
beaten, and our tribe is without peer in Martial arts beauty pageants.
Akane: She's that good?
Ranma: Oh c'mon now. She can't be that good!

Shampoo's arms become a blurs as she sweeps her hands in front of Ranma's 
face twice.  Within 2.33 seconds Ranma's entire face is covered in makeup, 
that has been applied perfectly.  Ranma looks at herself in shock in the 
mirror.

Akane: Wow!
Ranma: Not bad, not bad at all.  Oh well I wouldn't wanna win this too easy 
anyway.  (She grabs the food) C'mon Akane we'll be late for our training. 
Shampoo: Bye bye!
Akane: Gee Ranma we could be in a bit of trouble here.
Ranma: Ahh don't sweat it Akane, she will have to hit us first.  Besides we 
are about to be trained by one of the best.
Akane: I dunno....

		*******************************************
 Akane and Ranma-Chan are seated on the floor to what looks like a dojo.  
Ranma has cleaned up her face.  Nodoka is standing in front of them with 
the sculpture of a head besides her.  The face of the head has several points 
marked out, on the cheek bones, nose, mouth and various other parts of the 
face. 

Nodoka: Martial Arts Beauty contests, as you know are highly demanding.  The 
aim of the contest, is to humiliate your opponent by using womens accessories.
Akane: Auntie?
Nodoka: Yes dear.
Akane: I have a problem with this.
Ranma: So do I.
Nodoka: Whats wrong girls?
Ranma: Well its just that...
Akane: The Tendo school of Martial arts is based on the foundation of 
protecting the frail and weak...
Ranma: If we enter into a contest that is designed to humiliate your opponent 
then we would violate all of our teachings and principles.

Akane looks at Ranma a little surprised, and Nodoka's eyes shine with pride.

Nodoka: Oh girls I'm so proud of you.  Allow me to continue.  The basis of 
most techniques is to apply good make-up badly. I will teach you the Saotome 
technique of applying bad make up well.  Thus it will be clear that you have 
defeated your opponent, but you wont have humiliated them.

Ranma: I can live with that.
Akane: Won't that make it harder for us.
Nodoka: Unfortunately dear yes. Now as with the human body.  The womens face 
contains pressure points, that are especially vulnerable to attack. This face 
(indicating the sculpture) is marked with the 22 makeup points.  I will teach 
you to attack these points with the appropriate weapons so as to defeat your 
opponents.  I have these (She holds up three mascarade masks) which we will 
use as protection.

Nodoka starts to lecture the two girls on the appropriate points to attack.

		*********************************
Nodoka: No no no Ranko, you must be more feminine, feminine.  This is still a 
beauty contest after all.
Ranma: WHAT AM I DOING WRONG DAMMIT!	
Nodoka: Well for one thing, you are not swinging your hips.  You walk to much 
like a boy.
Ranma: But I like how I walk.
Nodoka: Nethertheless, you must learn to walk as a woman. Now....
		**********************************

Ranma has her feet in iron shoes and her hands are tied above her head. 

Ranma: And how am I supposed to learn anything like this?
Nodoka(Bringing out Katana): Now swing your hips.

Ranma looks very panicked as Nodoka brings down her Katana over Ranma's left 
hip.  Desperately she swings her hips out to the right.  Nodoka lifts up the 
katana and attacks her right hip.  Ranma swings her hips to the left.  Nodoka 
continues this for a while and gradually picks up pace.

Ranma: AAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

		***********************************
Nodoka: Well done girls you have both done really well today.
Akane: Do you think so Auntie?
Nodoka: Indeed.  Now why don't you both go upstairs and take a bath, before 
you go?

Ranma and Akane look at each other panicked.

Nodoka: Whats wrong?  You are cousins after all.
Ranma: Ahhh Akane tends to take up most of the bath, so I might stay here for 
a bit and look at those makeup points again.
Nodoka: Are you sure?
Akane: Yeah...Yeah I'll only be a minute.

Akane races upstairs.  Ranma moves over to the dummy and starts memorising 
the points again.  After a few minutes Nodoka looks up.

Nodoka: Ranko?
Ranma: Yes Auntie?
Nodoka: May I ask you a question?
Ranma: Sure!
Nodoka: Well its about Ranma... Can you tell me dear, what's he like?
Ranma: Wha?
Nodoka: You must understand I have not seen him for over ten years, and 
every time I go to the Dojo I miss them.  I almost get the feeling they are 
avoiding me.  Isn't that silly?
Ranma: Uh yeah.

Akane appears at the door.

Nodoka: I miss them so much and I just have to know how he turned out. I need
to know what kind of man he has become.
Akane(thinking): Poor Auntie, this is really getting her down.
Ranma: Well, Ranma is, a very impressive martial artist. He can throw over 
100 punches in a second. 
Nodoka: Is he a manly man?
Ranma: Well.. he... uh that is to say....
Akane(interrupting): Most of the time Ranma acts like a complete jerk.  He's 
arrogant, uncaring, inconsiderate and thoughtless.
Ranma: Hey!
Akane: But every once in a while Ranma will do or say something, that makes 
you think that your previous assessment about him is all wrong.  I remember 
once we went ice skating with the school, and another girl ended up kidnapping
my pet pig, P-Chan.  Well one thing led to another and somehow Ranma and I 
both ended up in a duel against her and her partner.  They were both very 
impressive ice skaters, world class really.

Nodoka leans forward interested.

Akane: Anyway, Mikado, the girls partner challenged Ranma and told him that at
some point during the match he would steal a kiss from my lips.
Nodoka: Really?
Akane: Yes, Ranma was outraged! He told him, that if he even laid a finger on 
me Ranma would kill him.  
Nodoka: Did he?
Akane: Well when Mikado heard this, he and Azusa used a special move on us.  
It involved twirling us around and around very quickly.  Azusa stood on top 
of Mikado holding onto Ranma's legs whilst Ranma had a hold of my arms.  
Mikado then spun around and around gradually getting faster and faster.
Nodoka: What if Ranma dropped you?
Akane: Well that was the point.  Mikado told Ranma he would stop spinning if 
Ranma dropped me.  He also said that no couple had ever not been broken up by 
this move.  I begged Ranma to let go to save himself, but he refused.  
Finally Azusa got tired and had to let us go, we flew through the air towards 
the wall. Ranma in mid-flight twisted until he was between me and the wall.  
He took the full force of the wall, protecting me from the impact.  He never 
let go of my hand.  I thought he must have broken every bone in his body, and 
he may well have, but he got up anyway and even though he was in great pain, 
he fought on and eventually won.   

Nodoka's eyes are full of tears.

Akane: So Auntie, do you think he is manly?
Nodoka(crying): Thank-you Akane!  Thank-you!

Ranma turns away from the two.  There are tears in her eyes as well.

Ranma: I'm gunna take that bath now. 

She races upstairs.  

Nodoka: You love him don't you?
Akane: Wha?  I... well...
Nodoka: I'm sorry, forget I asked.  
		***************************************

Ranma and Akane are walking silently home.  Ranma is walking along the fence
line (she is swinging her hips) and has her hands in her pockets.  Akane is 
walking alongside on the ground.  Both are staring at the ground in front of 
them.  They walk in silence for a while until..

Ranma: Akane?
Akane: Yes Ranma!
Ranma: Thank-you....

Akane looks up at her for a while, and then they continue walking in silence.

		*****************************************
Kunou sits in the mansion grounds staring at the ground.  It is clear that he 
is a brocken man.  He is seated on a wall, and has his arm on his knee and 
his chin in his hand.  A number of birds sit perched on his head picking away 
at his hair.  He either doesn't mind, doesn't notice, or couldn't be bothered 
shooing them away,  Sasuke approaches.

Sasuke(concerned): Master Kunou! Master Kunou!

Kunou doesn't respond.

Sasuke: Master Kunouuuuuuu!
Kunou: She hates me Sasuke!
Sasuke: Master?
Kunou: Miyaka, my one true love hates me.  Akane Tendo and the pig tailed 
goddess, have always avoided me, but I always thought that they were still 
interested.   But Miyaka, my angel, my one true love... Hates me!
Sasuke: Master nooo!
Kunou: Why wail against fate? My cause is lost she has destroyed my heart, I 
no longer have any reason to live.  I shall go the way of the dishonoured 
samurai.  I must commit seppuku.
Sasuke: Master Noooo! What of Akane Tendo, and the Pig Tailed girl.
Kunou: They do not love me.  I am ugly!
Sasuke: Surely not, you are at least as handsome as young master Saotome!
Kunou(Looking up): Speak not that sorcerers name.  It is he that is the cause 
of all this.  It is he that brings me such pain.  It is he that has stolen my 
Miyaka! And It will be HE WHO WILL PAY!
Sasuke(uplifted): Master!
Kunou: AHHH I have found my calling.  A reason to continue this wretched life!
No more will these women be enslaved by that madman!

Kunou leaps to his feet and the birds on his head all begin to fly away.

Kunou:  I Tatewaki Kunou, will Smite him from this earth! 

Sasuke looks up curiously as one bird refuses to budge from Kunou's head.  It 
continues to pull on a rather stubborn bit of hair.  Kunou looks up un 
appreciatively at the bird. 

Kunou: Shoo go away. Ouch shoo!

The bird continues to pull at the bit of hair.  
		*****************************************

Ryouga: What? Akane's going into a beauty contest?
Ukyou: Thats right, we all are.
Ryouga: Wow, I mean thats great.  I'm sure she'll win.
Ukyou: Hey thanks a lot!
Ryouga: Wha?

Ukyou turns away from Ryouga miffed at his comment.  Ryouga (as usual) just 
looks confused.  

Ryouga: Ukyou?
Ukyou: You realise if she does win, she will become Ranma's one true love.
Ryouga: That darn Ranma! (look of defeat) But there is nothing I can do to 
stop it!
Ukyou: You Jackass!  What do you think would happen if Akane didn't make it 
to the contest?
Ryouga(Uplifted): Your right!(depressed) But I could never hurt her.
Ukyou: Who said anything about hurting her.  All you need to do is escort her 
to the contest.
Ryouga: What do you mean?
Ukyou: Well with your sense of direction....
Ryouga: Hey thats not fair!
Ukyou: And just think, you'll be able to spend all that time alone with Akane,
in her beautiful dress.
Ryouga: Oh yeah! What about Ranma though?
Ukyou: What about him sugar?
Ryouga: Well if he enters he'll stand a good chance of winning.
Ukyou: Hmmm you could have something there.
Ryouga: I'll have to take him out!
Ukyou: What?
Ryouga: Don't worry all I have to do is mess up his pretty dress and then....

Ukyou: He won't be able to make it and I'll win for sure.
Ryouga(thinking): Of course if I have to get a bit rougher...(outloud)
Bingo!  Right now to get to Akane's house..

Ryouga gets up and walks out into the back room.

Ukyou: Gee I know the pageants not for another six days, but maybe i shoulda 
called him in earlier.  He might not make it there in time.
 

		****************************************
A week later Ranma and Akane are preparing for the pageant.  Ranma is in 
Nabiki's room applying lipstick to her lips.

Nodoka: No dear, your applying it too heavily, it must highlight your face 
without ruining your natural good looks.
Ranma: Dammit! I tell you this is more trouble than its worth.  I dunno why 
I'm even bothering with it.
Nodoka: Now! Now! young lady, there is no need to throw a tantrum. Sit down 
I'll help you.

Nodoka starts applying make up to Ranma's face.  When they are done they both 
stand up.

Nodoka: Lets check on Akane.
Ranma: O.K!

They both walk into the Akane's room where Akane is lying back with a mud 
pack applied to her face.  She has two cucumbers over each eye.

Nodoka: I think you should be just about done dear.
Ranma: Hey check it out! Looks just like that pizza you tried to make last 
week.

POW!!!

Nodoka: Oh dear now we will have to start all over again.

		************************************
Ryouga trudges wearily down a road in a forest somewhere.  Suddenly he stops 
as growling can be heard from the bushes.  A bear springs out and leaps into 
the attack.  Ryouga, without the slightest look of concern on his face,  
leaps into the air and throws his umbrella into the bears head.  The bear in 
shock falls to the ground, out cold.  Ryouga lands by the bear and inquires 
politely.

Ryouga: Excuse me, can you direct me towards the Tendo Dojo in Tokyo.
 
Sadly the bear doesn't respond.  Ryouga shrugs gets up and walks back the 
same way he came.  He fails to noticing a sign which pointing in the opposite 
direction to the way he is walking reads. "Tokyo 5 miles".

		********************************** 
Nodoka: Are you ready yet girls.

Nabiki, Kasumi, and Genma Panda are seated around the dojo eagerly awaiting.
the debut of the two fashion models.  There comes a loud clomping down the 
stairs and Ranma comes through the door.  Ranma is wearing make up that has 
been applied nicely and her hair is in its usual fashion (although somewhat 
neater).  She is wearing a white Chinese style one piece silk dress which 
tends to show a lot of leg.  On either side of the dress is a Gold dragon.  
She wears matching white high heel shoes and looks amazing.

Ranma: Well! There you satisfied?
Nodoka: You look lovely dear.
Ranma: Yeah well I still think its going to be difficult to fight in these 
high heels.
Kasumi: Ranko you look really nice, I'm sure you'll manage.
Nabiki: So where's beauty number 2?
Ranma: Upstairs still getting changed.
Kasumi: Oh Akane you look lovely.

Ranma turns to see Akane done up in a stunning cream dress.  The sunlight 
catches on the dress making it sparkle in the light.  Her hair is in its 
usual fashion, and her make up leaves her looking stunning.  

Akane(smiling): Well what do you think? Is it me? 

Ranma's mouth has dropped to the floor she seems to be in a state of shock.  
At the questioning look Akane gives her, she pulls herself together.

Ranma(casually): Yeah you look O.K.
Akane: Coming from you I'll take that as a compliment!  So how do you think 
we will do.
Nodoka: With your training and natural good looks.  So long as you work 
together you will win for sure.

Akane's eyes shine with delight, Ranma's shine with boredom.  

Ranma: Great! Just great!
Akane: Wow I've never won a beauty pageant before.
Ranma: Well someone as un-cute as you I'm not sur.....mmfff

Nodoka has placed her hand over Ranma's mouth.  She cuts Akane off as she is 
about to clobber her fiancee.

Nodoka: Now girls. I won't have any of that.  No fighting until after the 
contest.  Understand.
Ranma/Akane: Yes Auntie.
Nodoka: Good now go upstairs and get changed we don't want to ruin those 
dresses.  After that we will go.
Akane: But Ryouga's not here yet.  He sent me a letter saying he'd like to 
escort me to the tournament.
Ranma: Yeah well with his sense of direction you wouldn't get there anytime 
this year.
Akane: Why are you always so mean to him?
Ranma: Gee I wonder Akane..
Akane: I can't believe your being so jealous!
Nodoka: Is Ranko interested in Ryouga.

Ranma bursts out laughing.

Akane: Uh.. no... well.. maybe I dunno Ranko are you?

Ranma can't stop laughing. Nodoka shoo's them upstairs.  

Nodoka: Well maybe he'll turn up before we leave.  Now hurry up and get 
changed.  

Both girls race upstairs.

		****************************************
Soun Tendo sits in Kasumi's room applying make up to his face.  This is 
harder than it sounds since he is balling his eyes out.

Soun: My little girl, I must protect her.  No sacrifice is too great!

Starts crying even harder.

Soun: But why does the sacrifice have to be so great!  The Humiliation oh the 
terror!
Kasumi(from down stairs): Are you coming father?
Soun: Ah ah I'll catch up.  I'll meet you there.
Nodoka(also down stairs): All right then we will see you there.
Soun: I hope no one will recognise me.  
		****************************************

End of Chapter 3
Authors Note
O.K my most humble apologies. I fully expected to have complete the story by 
now.  Thing is, I got about 3/4 of the way through the chapter and, I 
realised I still hadn't started the actual pageant, and I really didn't want 
to rush it. I must confess I am a little nervous about how that will go, 
since all the mail I have received to date indicates that people are looking 
forward to the main event.  With that said I hope I can live up to your 
expectations.  
	An interesting side note.  I said in my last story that I wasn't sure 
if the name Miyaka was even a real Japanese name.  Well I am a member of an 
anime society, and along with Ranma 1/2 one of my favourite anime series is 
"Fushigi Yuugi".  I only get to see the episodes to this series once a month 
so I tend to forget the names of the characters.  The main heroine, however 
is named Miaka, but in the subtitled version, the first few episodes 
spelled her name as Miyaka. I didn't mean to use that name, its just the 
first one that sprang to my mind, and I didn't make the connection till last 
week. My character Miyaka, is not based off the Miaka character in Fushigi 
Yuugi, just in case you are wondering. So I just thought I'd clear that up, 
should any of you be familiar with the series.  They just have similar names 
so this wouldn't count as a crossover.
	I initially did not want to do any romantic parts in my story between 
Ranma and Akane, when I first started writing.  However, recently I was 
reading Dave Bateson's story "Visits and Revelations" and I considered how I 
would handle the Nodoka situation.  I decided at the beggining of my last 
story that I didn't want to resolve any of the conflicts between characters, 
and you will notice that I go out of my way to avoid doing so.  I do this 
mainly because I feel that Rumiko Takahashi could do it better than I could, 
and also I have read too many fan fics that I feel have compromised the 
characters personalities by resolving their relationships.   I find that when 
I read these fics, I'm thinking "this is not Ranma and Akane.  Its two people 
with the same names in a similar situation but its not them."  My ulimate 
goal in these stories is to have you the reader sitting there thinking. " 
Yup thats Ranma and Akane.  At it again"  I dunno how well I'm doing, but 
thats my goal.  I would just like to clarify that a lot of fan fics that 
resolve situations are very good stories.  Which I enjoyed immensily, but 
these stories would contradict my style of writing (or lack thereof) and so 
I avoid playing with such scenario's. In the end, however, when I came up 
with that bit between Ranma and Akane I decided that it was enough to be 
really nice and romantic and yet just vague enough to be ignored later on.
	Once again I would appreciate any comments and criticisms you all 
might have, so if you would can you mail me with any suggestions you may 
have. Alternatively if you have a different view on my opinion feel free to 
mail me with it.  Or if you know of a story that resolves their situation but 
remains true to the characters, let me know because I would love to read it.   
Anyway I promise the main event is coming up next issue so until then....

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

P.S should you wish to visit my Homepage (If you have nothing better to do) 
visit

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