PROLOGUE
It has been 3 months since Ranma Saotome and Company had
encountered and successfully defeated the evil oni that tried to possess
them. If you are unaware of this story, allow me to explain....
A priest had called Ranma, his father and Mr. Tendo down to
a shrine to help put a new ward on a box that contained an evil demon.
However, thanks to Happosai, it got loose and possessed Genma. They
learned that when the oni possessed someone, they had the person play
out their most evil desires in order to gain power. First Genma, then
Kunou, Ryouga, the priest himself, even sweet Kasumi!
Finally the oni tried to possess the one who was responsible
for setting him free, Happosai. But Happosaiís heart was so evil, the
oni couldnít withstand it. So with Ryougaís help, Ranma trapped the oni
back in the box and resealed it. Then he sent it floating along the
river to wash out into the ocean, not realizing the ward could be washed
off in the water along the way. Later they all watched the t.v. as news
reports of two strange monsters terrorizing America were broadcast. It
was the oni and Happosai who had joined forces to wreck havoc.
Eventually, they disappeared from America. Then a little while
later, Happosai came back to the Tendo Doujou, normal and perverted as
ever, and tried to glomp onto Ranma-Chan. No one bothered to ask him
where the oni had gone since they didnít wish to relive the memories of
an evil Kasumi ever again.
It was fortunate that Ranma Saotome managed to avoid being
possessed. With his skills and no morals, he would have truly been
a fearsome force to be reckoned with, much like Ryouga was when he
was possessed. Fortunately, Ranma can rest easy now that the oni is
no longer around....
....or so he thought....
(Fade to Black)
ìRANMAíS SUDDEN SWITCH: REVENGE OF THE ONI!î
(A Ranma 1/2 Halloween Fanfic)
>From the Desk of Megane 6.7
This is a work of Fiction. All Characters and Landmarks, are the
property of Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan Video, Kitty Films,
Viz Video, Shonen Sunday, and anyone else who legally owns the
rights.
OCTOBER 31
NEARBY THE TENDO DOUJOU
4:30 P.M.
The sun had risen to its maximum height and was beginning itís descent
by the time Ranma was almost home. It had been a VERY bad day. Much
worse than usual. First he had been forced to stand in the hall for
being late to his first class. She had been too busy beating the crap
out of Kunou and the rest of the perverted boys trying to get a crack at
Ranma-Chan after Akane had splashed her bucket of water on him when he
made a cruel, but truthful, remark about her cooking. Then he was
called to the office by the principal and endured a lecture about
beating up the boys in the locker room. The principal tried to punish
Ranma by giving him a bowl cut, leading to a prolonged chase that Ranma
barely managed to escape.
That made Ranma late to his second class whereupon Hinako-sensei
tried to suck up his battle aura while an enraged Mousse tried to kill
him for *daring* to trifle with *his* Shampooís affections the previous
day, leaving Hinakoís classroom looking like a tropical storm had hit
it.
By lunchtime Ranma was a nervous wreck. Then Akane shows up and
tried to get him to eat her so-called `lunch'.....again. Naturally he
refused........again and naturally Akane bashed him into
orbit.....again. He landed in the girlís side of the locker room, as a
guy, and got the crap beaten out of him.......AGAIN!!!!
By this time Ranma was rapidly losing his sense of humor but that
still didnít stop Ryouga from crashing through the wall to his third
class and challenging him to yet another duel. Ranma *just* managed to
escape with his life because Ryouga took a wrong turn
somewhere and got lost. Somehow, Ranma staggered back into class only
to find it had ended and he had missed the *very* important test he was
supposed to take today.
Somehow managing not to lose control, Ranma showed up on time for
gym class. The teacher decided to practicing swimming outside since it
was going to be winter soon, forcing a slightly crazed Ranma to borrow a
swimsuit from one of the girlsí classes in order to cover up her assets
when the cold water forced her to change into a girl. Things appeared
to be calm and quiet after that until Kodachi and Sasuke showed up,
thanks to a rumor spread by Nabiki that Ranma male and female were going
steady, and tried to drown her while Kunou tried to save her from his
sisterís wrath. Either way a no win situation....
"NO, DROWN, YOU COCKROACH GIRL!!"
*Bloosh* *GLAAAAAAAHH!!!*
"NO, LIVE, MY PIGTAILED GIRL!!"
*GLOMP* *EEEEYYYYYAAAAAAHHH*
Ranma-Chan managed to fight all three of them off but knocked herself
out on the side of the pool in doing so. Luckily she was revived
through C.P.R.
UNLUCKILY, the C.P.R. was performed by none other than ìGolden Pair
Skaterî Mikado who *just happened* to be nearby nearby while competing
in a martial arts roller-skating match. Then his partner Azuza came and
demanded to know the location of her little Charlotte, bouncing various
objects off Ranma-Chanís head to make her talk. Ranma-Chan ALMOST
snapped then, she grabbed Mikado and used him as a shield against
Kodachi and Sasuke and managed to escape from the gymnasium.
By now, Ranma-Chan was convinced the world was out to get her.
She ran away at top speed from Furinkan High, determined not to go back
there today for anything. Then she remembered she was only wearing a
bathing suit and now everyone was staring at her. Ranma-Chan quickly
turned to leave and ran smack into a man carrying a cup of scalding hot
coffee purchased from a cafe. The coffee spilled all over Ranma-Chan,
burning her badly and turning her back into a guy. Now MALE Ranma was
caught in the middle of town wearing a girlís bathing suit. Ranma
quickly ran away from the people who now stared with disgust and horror
and prayed that he would make it home before anyone else saw
him.........
Now, as he was nearing the Tendo Doujou, it seemed the day was
finally at an end.....until he heard a familiar voice from behind him
exclaim......
ìR....Ranma?!? Is that you?!?î
Ranma froze. Every single fiber of his being was paralyzed with fear
as he turned to face........his mother.
ìY....Y.....You must have me confused with someone else. My name
is...is...Tsu-Tsubasa!!î Ranma stammered.
Nodoka calmed down. ìOh. Iíve heard about you from Akane. Youíre
that transvestite, right?î
Ranma forces himself not to scream as he nods weakly.
ìIím sorry. You just looked like my son. I guess there are other
people in the world with pigtails. Good thing. If you were my son....î
Nodoka unsheathed her katana and slashed at the air in a head chopping
motion.
ìAfter all, It certainly isnít MANLY to wear a girlís swimsuit!î she
finished with a gleam in her eye.
ìTh....Th....Thank you.î Ranma stuttered with great fear.
ìNo offense intended, of course.î Nodoka quickly added as she walked
towards the doujou. Ranma fell to his knees and begged the heavens for
someone to come by and kill him. He wanted Ryouga to come by and snap
his neck for him, he wanted Cologne to bash his brains in with her
staff, anything to end this horrible, miserable day from getting any
worse! Then Happosai showed up and splashes him with cold water before
latching himself onto her breasts.
ìHey cutey!î Happosai pulls out a pair of panties. ìCould
you model these for me?î
ìGET OFF ME!!!!!î Ranma-Chan roared.
Ranma-Chan sent Happosai on a one way ticket to the far side of Pluto,
her entire body was shaking with rage. Then she screamed as someone
poured hot water over her head changing her back into a guy. Ranma
looked up to see Nabiki with a kettle smiling at him.
ìHey Nabiki! Thank you!î A pleasantly surprised Ranma said.
Then he was blinded by the flash of a camera. Ranma rubbed his eyes
and wondered why Nabiki had done that when he remembered he was still
wearing a girlís bathing suit.
ìNow hereís a photo I can put to good use.î Nabiki smirked as she
snapped another shot. ìI can sell these to all the womenís adult
magazines, not to mention certain male classmates....î
ìARRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!!!î
Ranma finally lost it. His common sense and sense of honor took a
hike, his morality fail-safe failed to safe him as he eagerly grabbed
Nabiki camera from her hands and smashed it against the ground
repeatedly until it was completely destroyed.
ìHey! That cost me a lot! Youíre going to pay me for that!î
Nabiki said angrily.
Ranma suddenly grabbed Nabiki by the shoulders and looked
deeply into her eyes. Nabiki paled as she realized blackmailing
Ranma now may have been a bad idea....
ìNabiki....hehehe....If you werenít a girl....hehehehe.....î
ìUhh.....Ranma.....are you okay?î Nabiki nervously inquired.
ìOkay? hehehehe.....Iím great! Iím terrific! Iím so happy I
could throw up!î Ranma said with a strange twitch in his eye.
ìUm.....Then c....can you let go of me? This shirtís
e....expensive you know....heh heh....î
Ranma seemed to laugh harder at that and released Nabikiís
shoulders, falling on the ground with his mirth.
ìUh....I think you need to be alone right now....î Nabiki backed away
from the crazed Ranma and quickly departed, common sense
overriding her desire for profit.
Ranma continued to laugh until he was exhausted. Then he
slowly got up and walked over to his room where he leapt through the
open window. Ranma quickly took off the bathing suit and replaced it
with his usual outfit. Then he leapt back out the window and starting
running the minute he hit the ground. He ran at top speed, trying to
get away from his problems and worries, at least for a little while.
As he turned the corner, he ran face first into someone and that
someone flew back and collapsed against the walkway. Ranma was
about to tell the guy off for getting in his way when he saw it was a
girl.
ìOh man!î Ranma said as he quickly knelt beside her and
checked for injuries. ìIím sorry! I didnít mean to knock you down like
that! Are you okay?î
The girl didnít respond. Ranma checked for a pulse and found
one, steady and sure. Ranma quickly gathered the girl in his arms and
rushed off towards Dr. Tofuís clinic in search of aid.
As he hurried, he couldnít help but notice how cute this girl
was. She had long thick black hair, trailing down her back and tied
with a pink bow. She was wearing lime green clothes and purple
shorts, and she seemed to be in excellent physical condition, judging
by the muscles Ranma could feel underneath her skin, yet they did
nothing to diminish her beauty. In that sense she was a lot like
Shampoo.
ìI wonder who she is?î Ranma thought to himself as he ran
up the walkway to the clinicís front door and began knocking.
ìYo! Dr. Tofu! I need some help out here!î
A few moments later, Dr. Tofu opened the door. ìOh. Hello
Ranma. Whoís your friend?î
ìI kinda....ran into her by mistake. Sheís seems to be okay but
she wonít wake up!î
ìI see. Bring her inside and Iíll take a look at her.î
Dr. Tofu walked back inside the clinic followed by Ranma
still carrying the girl in his arms.
ìLay her down here.î Dr. Tofu said.
Ranma gently lowered the girl onto the bed and stepped back
as Dr. Tofu began to examine her. ìSheís pretty. Do you know her?î
the doctor asked.
ìNope. Never seen her before in my life.î Ranma replied.
After several moments the doctor turned to face Ranma. ìShe
appears to be unconscious but sheíll be all right. That must have been
some knock you gave her.î
ìH....Hey! She ran into me....î Ranma tried to defend himself.
ìReally? How fast was she walking?î
ìShe....î Ranma replayed the event in his mind and realized he
was the one who was running at top speed. ìUm....maybe I was going
a little too fast.î
ìYou really should be more careful. Not everyone has your
endurance and durability.î Dr. Tofu turned back to face the girl.
ìAlthough she is in good shape for her age. Perhaps youíd like to stay
and apologize to her when she wakes up?î
ìUmm....î Ranma did want to apologize to her for knocking her
down like that but the Tendo Doujou was holding a Halloween party
tonight and he had to help them set up. ìIíd like to, doc, but Iíve
really....
Just then the girl began to stir. Ranma went to her bedside and
asked. ìHey. A....Are you okay?î
ìW....Where am I?î the girl nervously asked.
ìYouíre in Dr. Tofuís Clinic. I....um....accidentally ran into you and
when you didnít wake up, I brought you here. Iím really sorry.î
Ranma said as he bowed to her in apology.
ìOh....well thatís okay. You didnít mean it. I forgive you.î
The girl said as she sat up.
ìMaybe you should rest a bit first.î said the doctor. ìYou
have quite a knock there.î
ìIíll be okay.î the girl said as she stood up. Ranma admired
her spirit that refused to be kept down. Then the girl turned to face
Ranma and inquired.
ìWhatís your name?î
ìMe? Ranma Saotome.î
ìSaotome? Iíve heard of you! Arenít you that martial artist
who never loses?î the girl said excitedly.
ìYeah.....Thatís me.î Ranma couldnít help but swell up a
little with pride at the remark.
ìAnd you change into a woman with cold water, right?î the
girl continued.
Ranmaís pride was instantly deflated. ìUh.....yeah.î
ìIíve always wondered what that feels like for a guy, I mean,
becoming a girl. I donít know if I could handle it if I turned into a
guy.î
ìYou get used to it.î Ranma sighed. ìSo whatís your name?î
ìMai....Mai Sakamoto.î
ìNice to meet you Mai.î Ranma said with a smile.
ìThank you.î Mai replied with a smile of her own. ìIf you
donít mind me asking, why were you in such a hurry?î
ìUmm.....Itís a long story.î Ranma replied nervously.
ìTell me. Iíd like to know.î Mai asked him sweetly.
ìPlease?î
ìWell....î Ranma looked at the clock and saw he was overdue.
ìSorry, I canít. I have to go home and set up the Doujou for our
Halloween party. Maybe weíll run into each other again.....î
Ranma grimaced as he realized what he just said. ìI....I mean if I
should catch you again....NO!....I mean.....î
Mai giggled at his mistake. ìI know what you mean.î
ìWhew! Thanks.î Ranma breathed a sigh of relief then turned
back to face her. ìSay, do you want to come to the party?î
ìOh, I donít want to impose....î Mai quickly said.
ìDonít worry about it. Itís the least I can do for knocking you
down like that. What do you say?î
ìWell....Sure. Why not?î Mai replied with a smile on her face.
ìGreat! The partyís at 7:00 p.m. tonight at the Tendo Doujou.
Do you know where that is?î Ranma asked.
ìI....I think I can find it.î Mai said.
ìOkay then. See you there, Mai!î Ranma said as he ran out
the door, leaving Dr. Tofu and Mai behind. Mai turned to Dr. Tofu and
exclaimed ìDo you think he likes me?î
ìHm?î The doctor looked up from his desk, not having heard
a word Ranma and Mai were saying.
ìNever mind.î Mai turned away from him and stared at the door
where Ranma just left. ìHeís really cute....î Mai thought to herself
as her eyes flashed with an idea....
* * *
Meanwhile, Ranma-Chan made her way home, making sure to
get splashed by the old lady and thus hide her true identity from her
mother, and walked in the front door.
ìIím home!î Ranma-Chan announced loudly.
ìRan...ko! Where have you been?! We need your help if
weíre going to finish decorating the doujou in time for the party
tonight!î Akane said as she threatened Ranma-Chan with a spool of
orange and black ribbon.
ìSorry about that. I was....preoccupied with something.î
ìYou call that an excuse?!î
ìI said Iím sorry! What else do you want from me!?î
ìNothing, you jerk!î Akane exclaimed as she shoved past
Ranma-Chan and walked into the gym.
ìSheesh. Talk about uncute.î Ranma-Chan muttered under
her breath as she began to sort through one of the boxes filled with
decorations when she heard Kasumi call out to her.
ìRanko, do you know where the whipped cream is? Iíll need it
to top off the pumpkin pies and itís not in the fridge where it should
be.î
ìI have no idea where it is.î Ranma-Chan replied.
"Then could you please run to the store and get some for me,
Ranko-chan?" Nodoka said as she emerged from the kitchen with some
coins in her hand. "And get some more soy sauce while you're at it
too, please."
ìOkay.î Ranma-Chan replied as her mother dropped the yen
into her hands and she walked out the door.
(Fade to Black)
CONTINUED IN PART 2....