On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Ken Arromdee wrote:

Here's another alternate universe story.  It's still pretty preliminary.

How and whether I continue this may depend a _great deal_ on the comments I
receive.  This is a Ranma story, and as such, I expect people to say things. :-)
(Oh, if it seems not to be going anywhere, remember I still have to introduce
a _lot_ of characters, just like the real series.)

Seventeen years ago....

    Soun Tendo greeted his wife.  "Honey, I'm home...  we finally got the
permit for the dojo.  We can open it soon now!"

I think the Dojo is older than this :)

    Mrs. Tendo responded with a big hug.  "That's good, dear... let's
celebrate."  She winked at him.  Soun knew what that meant, and after eating
dinner they went off into the bedroom together.  Three month old Nabiki
watched them and might have cried for food as they went away, delaying events
by a number of minutes, except Mrs. Tendo had anticipated this and made sure
she was fed well before anything started.  But a few minutes--or the lack of
it--can make a big difference in some cases, and without that delay a certain
egg cell just _barely_ never got fertilized....

But this works :)

father that they've never even met Ranma.  Nabiki stayed silent, figuring
that there has to be some way out of this mess.

had to be

    Genma patted Ranma on the back.  "Well, your problem isn't so bad, then."

This should be Soun.

    The next morning, Genma tossed Ranma a satchel.  "Time for school!"
"Dad, do I have to?"  "Of course, you have to.  We're not on a training
trip now and you'll have to work hard to catch up with what you missed!"
"Well, goodbye then!  I have to get going!"  Ranma knocked him into the pond
and proceeded to school, walking atop a fence near a ditch in order to add
a little danger to this routine-to-be so as to keep training his skills.
Ranma made it past the fence without any hassle, but immediately got splashed
by an old woman wetting the sidewalk to keep the dust down.

I'm surprised they didn't get Nabiki to walk him there, since he's never 
BEEN there before.

 

    At lunchtime, one of the boys in the classroom introduced himself as
Hiroshi and asked if Ranma wanted to go ice skating on Saturday.  Ranma would
have said yes, except Hiroshi used the word "date", which caused Ranma to

He doesn't know HOW to ice skate, though.
OR does he in this world?

    Less than two floors away, Kunou stood up.  "Nabiki Tendo, do you know that
pig-tailed girl whose voice just shouted down to me?"  Nabiki answered "Yes,
her name is Saotome Ranma, and I don't think she's interested."  "As her
protector, I must insure that she is not forced into any date for which she is
not ready."  "Kunou-chan, Ranma can take of herself.  Leave her alone."  "I
shall announce it after school!"

Oy.
 

    At the end of the day, Kunou stood on a makeshift podium with a
loudspeaker.  Rumors spread quickly in Furinkan, so over half the students
knew that Kunou was going to do something that was at least amusing, and
possibly something that they'd have to know about, for whatever they thought
of Kunou, they knew his fighting skills were unparalleled.  A huge crowd of
them waited to listen to what Kunou had to say.
    "I am Kunou Tatewaki, the Blue Thunder of Furinkan High!"
    *Applause*
    "The pig-tailed girl named Saotome Ranma does not wish to date men other
than me!"  Nabiki thought that that _was_ technically right, though incomplete.
    *Applause*
    "Therefore, I announce...  that all who wish to date her must defeat her in
combat first!  And even if you disagree, I, the Blue Thunder and rising star of
the Furinkan High Kendo Club, will insure that you follow that request!"
    The applause took longer than before, but finally came anwyay.

Cute.  I like this :)

 

 
    Dawn broke in Nerima the next morning.  Ranma entered the washroom and
filled himself a hot bath.  When he finished, he considered the previous
day's events, staring at a cold water faucet.  Ranma finally emerged from
the bathroom male and in his Chinese suit; it was more comfortable than
school clothes and he was glad Kunou had set the precedent for wearing martial
arts-related clothing.  He sat around the table with the Tendos to eat

Nice point.

    Kunou and Nabiki were busy eating pizza.  "Nabiki Tendo, you promised."
"Sure, Kunou-chan.  I know all about her because I live with her!"  "She is a
guest of your family?"  "Hai", replied Nabiki, munching another slice.  The
challenge was to play around with Kunou's mind without lying.  "And her father
is trying to engage her off to someone, too, Kunou-chan!  I don't think she
really approves!"  "He cannot do that to the girl I love!"  Nabiki coughed.

Hehe.

    Several hours and several miles after the start of his search, Ranma found
a fat man with a top hat and a peculiar beard walking along the street.  He
recognized the man at once, though it had been ten years.  "He's back in town?
Maybe it'll be months before he finds me...  but I can't take the chance.  And
Ucchan might be in danger."  Ranma launched a kick at the man.  A large die
fell on him.  "You lose."

The Gambling King?
 

A good start, although I'm wondering WHO was walking down teh street :)



John Walter Biles :  MA-History, Ph.D Wannabe at U. Kansas         
ranma@falcon.cc.ukans.edu      bailesu@komodo.hacks.arizona.edu  
http://www.hacks.arizona.edu/~bailesu/falcon.html 

     P-chan ran across the field and hopped into Akane's arms.  She
snuggled her little pet.  "I love you, P-chan, especially with a little
apple in your mouth and that special sauce Ukyou makes."  They cooked
P-chan over an open fire and made special okonomiyaki out of him.  And
all was good.

--Draft of Lemon Sherbet, Episode 12