RANMA 1/2  - FULL SALVO! 


EPISODE 1 : ENTER SALVO - IT'S COLD COMFORT!


	By Paul "Happy Hentai" Ervi.  All characters (save
mine, who is copyright of P-P-P-Chan Productions) portrayed
in this fanfic are TM and copyright of the great Rumiko
Takahashi and Viz Video Inc., all rights reserved.  Based on the
incomparable world of Ranma 1/2.


CHAPTER 4: The Challenge


	"HE WHAT!!", shouted Ranma, dropping his
chopsticks.  It was dinner time, and everyone except Genma
were seated at the table. Genma was still in hiding after escaping
Ranma, and no had seen him for hours. "Salvo came by earlier",
replied Akane, "He told me about his mother's pendant. 
Ranma, I think that this is the one."  Akane gingerly touched the
pendant around her neck.  "It can't be, Akane.", said Ranma. 
"But the way he described it, it was like he knew how you found
it.  He said that his mother's pendant mysteriously disappeared
during a trip to China.", explained Akane.  "Oh, Akane.  You
can be so gullible at times.", smirked Nabiki.  "What do you
mean?", Akane said, a little bit annoyed.  "Salvo probably
cooked up that story so that you would feel sorry for him and
would give him the pendant without question.", answered
Nabiki.  "How do you know that?", challenged Akane. 
"Because it's something I would do, given the chance.", replied
Nabiki, a smile on her face.  "You really think he'd do that?",
asked Akane.  "Well, how long have you known him?", asked
Soun, shoving a dumpling in his mouth, "Do you know anything
about him really?"  "No...", answered Akane in a low voice. 
"Then it's a sham!  You are so stupid at times, Akane!", yelled
Ranma, "I would've seen through that trick in a second. 
Moron."  A large shadow appeared over Ranma.  He looked up
to see Akane standing over him, a blue aura surrounding her. 
"WHO ASKED YOU!?", she shouted.  "Ulp!  Uh, Akane,
wait!  I can explain...!", Ranma stuttered, backing away.  "You,
you, you.....JERK!", yelled Akane as she punted Ranma through
the roof.  "AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!", yelled Ranma as he
entered low-Earth orbit, then began falling to Earth again.  He
landed In the pond out back.  "Oh my.  I guess Ranma won't be
having dessert tonight.", commented Kasumi, clearing her dish.


	It was lunchtime again at Furikan High.  Ranma was
busy stuffing his lunch in his mouth while Akane sat next to him,
scanning the area.  "I'll give that scam-artist Salvo a piece of my
mind when I see him.", thought Akane.  Suddenly, Akane felt a
nuzzling on her behind.  "Ranma, you pervert!", shouted Akane
as she slapped Ranma across the face.  "What'd I do!", yelled
Ranma, a red handprint on his face.  "You grabbed me!", Akane
accused.  "No I didn't!", Ranma shot back, "Why would I grab
an uncute tomboy like you?"  Akane was about to smash him
when suddenly she felt the nuzzling again, noticing this time that
Ranma's hands were at his side.  "Huh?", thought Akane.  She
turned around to find a small black piglet staring up at her with
wide eyes.  "P-chan!", exclaimed Akane as she scooped up the
piglet and cradled it in her arms, "I thought you were lost!"  P-
chan blushed as he nuzzled against Akane's chest.  "Knowing
the little porker he probably was.", commented Ranma, poking
the pig in the nose.  P-chan began gnawing on his finger, angry. 
"Shut up, Ranma!  He's not Ryouga you know!.", replied
Akane.  P-chan oinked his support for Akane.  "That's what you
think.", said Ranma.  "What?", asked Akane.  "Nothing...", said
Ranma.  "I can't tell Akane that Ryouga is P-chan.  It's the
warrior's code", thought Ranma, "Just wish the little bacon bit
didn't use it to his advantage."


	Suddenly, Ranma noticed that a large shadow was
forming over him.  Turning around, he heard an all-to-familiar
cry: "AIYAAH!", as a small red bicycle landed right on top of
him.  "Nihao!", said the buxom Chinese owner of the bike,
"Shampoo bring extra-special ramen to give to future husband
Ranma.  Where is Ranma?"  Ranma calmly emerged from
beneath the bicycle and looked at Shampoo with half-closed
eyes, a tire mark on his face.  "Hey, Shampoo", said Ranma
calmly, "Would you mind telling me, WHAT THE HECK
YOU'RE DOING?!"  Ranma had a definite 'freaked-out' look
on his face.  "Shampoo bring special ramen to Ranma to eat for
lunch", answered Shampoo, pulling out a wooden delivery box,
"Much safer than Akane's cooking", she added with a smile. 
"Why  you....", began Akane.  "Say, Shampoo", interrupted
Ranma, "Don't you work during the day at the Nekohanten? 
What are you doing here?"  "Nekohanten closed for repairs
after Mousse try to hug Shampoo and Shampoo punt Mousse
through ceiling.", explained Shampoo.  "Oh.", was all Ranma
could say.  Just then Ranma heard someone shouting. 
"Shampoooooo!  How could you leave without me Shampoo! 
You know I have the day off too!  We were supposed to go on
a picnic today, remember?  Shampooooo!", called the figure as
he ran past the group in a cloud of dust.  He smashed into a
nearby tree.  Shampoo walked over to the semi-conscious
figure, who was wearing glasses and a long Chinese robe.  She
picked him up. "Shampoo no go on picnic!  Shampoo bring
extra-special ramen to husband Ranma!  Mousse go away!",
she shouted as she punted him into the air.  "I love you
Shampooooooo....", shouted Mousse as he flew away.  Ranma
just shook his head.


	"Ranma, you eat ramen?", Shampoo asked.  "Well, uh,
sure Shamp....", he began.  Just then a small, silver spatula flew
through the air and embedded itself into the side of Shampoo's
wooden ramen delivery box.  "Not so fast, Ranma Honey!",
shouted Ukyou as she leapt down from her hiding place in a
tree, "You don't want to fill up on that poison.  I've made you a
special okonomiyaki for lunch, see?"  Ukyou pulled out an
okonomiyaki with the words 'RANCHAN" on it.  "Well, uh,
thanks Ucchan.", replied Ranma.  Shampoo walked up to
Ukyou.   "What you mean, 'poison'?", she fumed at Ukyou. 
"How do we know that you didn't put some kind of powder in
there to trick Ranchan into thinking he likes you?", challenged
Ukyou.  "Shampoo, no have to trick Ranma, he already love
Shampoo!", Shampoo shot back.  "UH...", Ranma said.  "What
do you mean, Ranma loves me, don't you Ranchan?", Ukyou
countered.  "UMM...", said Ranma, sweating.  "Excuse me, but
Ranma and I were having lunch here before you two
interrupted!", fumed Akane, dropping P-chan.  "Please Akane!",
said Ukyou with a smile, "You don't mean to tell us we
interrupted you're trying to poison Ranchan with what you called
food?"  "What do you mean poison?!  Ranma likes my
food...right Ranma?", asked Akane turning around to face
Ranma.  "But Kasumi made these lunches...", he began.  "SHUT
UP AND AGREE WITH ME!", Akane shouted at him.  "See
Akane", smiled Shampoo, "Even own sister don't trust Akane to
cook for Ranma."  "Oh yeah?!  I'll prove that Ranma likes my
cooking better than yours", challenged Akane, and pulled a
package from her bag, "I made this in home economics today.  I
was going to save it for a surprise..."  "Sure surprised me",
thought Ranma with a frown, "I thought I was going to be safe
from Akane's cooking today."  "Your on!", countered Ukyou. 
"Shampoo in too!", answered Shampoo.  "All right Ranma!",
said Akane as all three turned to face him. "Eat the one you
think is best.", Akane said as she thrust her package of green
food in front of him.  "But...", began Ranma.  "Well, what are
you waiting for?  Take my okonomiyaki already!", urged
Ukyou.  "I....", sweated Ranma.  "No, Ranma eat Shampoo's
ramen!", Shampoo said as she placed the bowl out in front of
her.  "Uh....I....but....um...", Ranma stuttered.  P-chan couldn't
hide his amusement as he watched Ranma struggle.


	Suddenly, Ranma sensed something was wrong.  He
turned around to see a object that looked much like a snowball
flying towards him.  Jumping out of the way Ranma watched as
the snowball smacked into the tree.  "Huh?", said Akane as she
and the others turned to see what was happening.  "Who threw
that?!", called out Ranma.  Ranma stared out in the distance and
saw Salvo walking towards him, wearing his usual attire but also
sporting fighting gloves and his hair was tied back with a strip of
purple cloth.  "Salvo...?", Ranma said.  "Greetings, Ranma
Saotome", said Salvo, his face in a slight smile, "Forgive the
theatrics with the snowball, but I figured I needed to attract your
attention away from your harem."  "Harem?  What do you
mean...", Akane started.  "What do you want, Salvo?",
interrupted Ranma.  "Since I was unable to 'persuade' you to
give up that pendant, I have decided that the only way to get it is
through formal challenge.  Therefore, I hereby challenge you
Ranma Saotome to combat for the pendant that Akane Tendo
wears around her neck!", challenged Salvo as he pointed at
Ranma.  "What!", shouted Akane, "You can't do that!"  "I'm
afraid I must.", said Salvo, his eyes cold.  "Why is that dumb
pendant so important to you anyway?  Can't you get the
message she doesn't want to let it go?", shouted Ranma.  "I was
told by certain sources that you would not believe me if I told
you, so I fail to see the reason why I should.  Do you accept the
challenge or not?", replied Salvo.  "All right, I'll accept your
stupid challenge, but only to beat it into that stupid head of yours
that Akane doesn't want to give up that pendant!", shouted
Ranma.  "Very well, we shall meet ten days from now, so that
we may  both properly prepare.  But I warn you, I am not
prepared to lose.", said Salvo, as he turned to walk away. 
"Wait a minute!", shouted Akane, "It's my pendant!  Why don't
you fight me for it?"  "Because, Akane, I don't fight girls.", Salvo
said, not turning around.  "Why, think we're too weak?", asked
Ukyou, a little annoyed.  "No, because I don't think it's right for
a man to fight a woman.  That's why I'll never hit a woman.  It's
not my way", answered Salvo as he walked away, "Ten days
from now, Ranma Saotome.  I trust you'll be ready."  "Ready
and waiting!", Ranma said under his breath.