Ug, you can save me the embarresment by just giving me C&C on grammar and
dialouge.
Or, if you know a way you can improve this without changing the whole plot,
then please tell me. This is pre RAAC material.
[The scene is the Kuno mansion.]
Tatewaki: Sasuke!
Sasuke [running toward Tatewaki]: Coming, Master Kuno!
Tatewaki: It's about time. This time you took three seconds. You are
getting better.
Kodachi [OS]: Oh Brother Dear! Can you me test out my new sleeping
powder?
Tatewaki: Not this time sister, I have more important matters to
attend, such as finding a suitable gift for my lovely pigtailed
goddess.
[Cut to Kodachi]
Kodachi [to herself]: Humph, why does he have to talk about that
wretched girl? [goes back to her work in mixing various fun
chemicals.]
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by Jang Choe
Tatewaki: Sasuke, here are five yen, go and get a suitable gift for
my fair pigtailed goddess.
Sasuke: But Master Kuno, I do not think five yen is enough to buy a
gift that will satisfy the pigtailed goddess.
Tatewaki: Always the fool you are, Sasuke. I am paying you ten yen a
month for that reason, am I not?
Sasuke: Ah, yes Master Kuno. How foolish of me, [puts his hand behind
his head] ha ha ha.
Tatewaki: Enough of your foolish jabbering Sasuke, begone.
Sasuke [bowing]: Yes, Master Kuno. [exits]
Tatewaki [looking Sasuke running off]: Pity, I hope I don't lower
myself to his pathetic level.
[Cut to Kodachi]
Kodachi [adding a drop of sodium sulfate]: Hmmm, this should do it,
but how would I know if this works? Brother will not participate in
this, and Sasuke seems to be away. [looks at her watch] Oh, it's time
for school . . . [beat] Oh, my fortuitous luck! I can find many
people there to experiment with! [gives her maniacal laugh and
bounces off]
[Sasuke runs back.]
Sasuke: Master Kuno! *pant* I found a suitable gift for your
pigtailed goddess. [holds out a diamond bracelet] Do you think
she'll find it satisfactory, sir?
Tatewaki: Hmmmm, jewelry is so . . . What is the word am I looking
for, Sasuke?
Sasuke: Expensive? Cliched? Ummm, passe? Beautiful? Urr . . .
Tatewaki [takes the bracelet]: Never mind, I'll be late meeting my
pigtailed goddess at my institution. I shall not listen to your
pitiful babbling, for my goddess awaits! [runs with the gift]
[Cut to St. Hebereke High School's gym.]
Kodachi [thought]: Hmm, I have not yet found a good test subject.
[looks around at the gymnasts training, and spots one] Ah, Mia!
[The camera zooms to Mia, a young freshman with slight
resemblance to Kodachi, practicing her clubs on the mat. Her
hair is cut Nabiki style and she is around 5'4 like normal
gymnasts. She seems to be the best in the team, next to
Kodachi of course.]
Kodachi: All right! Practice is over!
Mia [coming toward Kodachi]: Oneechan, you really gave us a hard,
painful workout [smiles] I loved it.
Kodachi [laughing]: Oh you did? Well, I have this new powder I'm
working on, would you like to be my first volunteer?
Mia: Oh can I? I am always eager to learn how to make my own fiendish
powders, poisons, potions, and such; and without your help, I
wouldn't have gone as far with them as now.
Kodachi [still laughing]: I'm glad to hear that. Now, lets go over
there and I'll test it out.
Mia: Yes, one day, I hope to learn from you, oneechan.
[We see them walking off to Kodachi's locker and then Kodachi
takes out a small paper pack and whiffs the powder across Mia's
face . . . Cut back to the Kuno Manor, after a few hours.]
Sasuke [opening the door to the Manor]: Master Kuno, how was your
day at school?
Tatewaki: A waste of my magnificent time as always. It is a burden to
hear those pathetic lectures by those unworthy beings.
Sasuke: How did your pigtailed girl respond to your gracious gift?
Tatewaki: She was so joyous of my gift that she accidentally threw
it into my face, lost her balance, and accidentally drove her sweet
fist into my stomach. She has a good right punch-- truly a woman
after my heart.
Sasuke: Oh that must mean you are off well with her.
Tatewaki: Yes, it is a good omen. [waits] Sasuke?
Sasuke: Yes Master?
Tatewaki: The door . . .
[Sasuke quickly opens the door to his room.]
Tatewaki: Sasuke, I shall not be interrupted till dinner. You will
acknowledge that.
Sasuke [bowing]: Yes, sire.
[Dinnertime, we see the three Kunos sitting from a big
diningroom table. The food looks surprisingly good, but as we
get a closer look, we can see the fine details of the thorns and
other foreign objects that we can and cannot see.]
Tatewaki [looking at the food]: Hmmm, did Kodachi cook again?
Sasuke: I'm afraid so, Master Kuno. [quickly turns to Kodachi] Not
that your food is bad Mistress!
Kodachi: You better mean that, Sasuke.
Principal: AAAALLOOOOHAAA! everybody!
Tatewaki & Kodachi [eating and ignoring him]: Mmmph.
Principal: It like thees, I'm one toshiyori man. Boku migh' die soon
ya?
Kodachi: But Father, you are only 46 years old.
Principal: Boku know. Demo, anata can't be too careful, ya?
Kodachi: Why must I get your belongings in a foreign country?
Principal [ignoring her]: And Kochi, boku ikitai you to Hawaii.
Naze? Cuz you'll like it there! HA HA HA!
Kodachi: But father, I promised my acquaintance to show them how to
make a powder that will knock someone out for a whole week. I
promised her to--
Principal: Be quiet, onna. Why don't anata munch anata no yuuhan,
eh?
[Next Day, Sasuke, Tatewaki, and Kodachi are in Kodachi's
room, helping her pack. Well, Sasuke and Kodachi are, but
Tatewaki is just sitting there, trying to look important.]
Kodachi [packing her bags]: Why do *I* have to go there? Why can't
YOU go, brother?
Sasuke: Now Mistress Kuno, I'm sure you'll love the sun and--
Kodachi : I hate the sun! If you want to help, shut up and finish
packing my belongings, Sasuke.
Sasuke [bowing]: Yes, Mistress
Kodachi: I swear brother, this is almost as worse as . . . Never
mind.
Sasuke [stops packing her ax]: As what, Mistress?
Kodachi: Did I not tell you to shut up?
Sasuke: I . . . I'm sorry mistress. [goes back packing her maces and
knives]
Kodachi: Well, if you must know. When we were in junior high, we went
to a vacation in Thailand.
Tatewaki: Ah yes, Bangkok, how wonderful that place was.
Kodachi: Well, we got in little match between some older boys who
knew some Muay Thai . . . .
Tatewaki: . . . . Naturally, I won against my opponent with my superb
Kendo skills . . . .
Kodachi: . . . . Actually, it was I who defeated them. Well, one of
the boy's father was a member of a triad in Thailand. As we were at a
party our idiotic father was hosting, we were kidnapped by the boy's
father's men. The gang leader said that he didn't like his son
losing. One of his men put a knife against my throat . . . .
Sasuke: Then what happened?
Kodachi [glaring]: Sasuke . . . .
Sasuke: I'm sorry Mistress, I shall not interrupt you again. [goes on
to pack her whips]
Tatewaki: . . . . Well, he puts a huge glass of whiskey in front of
Kodachi and told her to drink it or else he'll slit her throat . . .
.
Kodachi: . . . .I was about thirteen or fourteen back then and I
never drank before . . . .
Tatewaki: . . . . So I, of course, came to her rescue and drank it
for her . . . .
Kodachi: . . . . But no, it wasn't over yet, this time he pissed in a
glass and told me to drink it [to Tatewaki] You didn't help me out
that time . . . .
Sasuke: . . . .
Kodachi: . . . .And I swore that day, that no one is going to put any
type of blade under my throat.
Tatewaki: Oh sister, I am sure that it was not that big of a deal.
What is to be embarrassed about that petty little incident?
Kodachi [to Tatewaki]: You do not understand, you didn't know how
terrified I was! I wanted to kill them, all of them!
Sasuke: M . . . Mistress?
Kodachi [ignoring Sasuke]: What about you, Brother? Did you not feel
any fear as they did the same to you?
Tatewaki: Naturally not. Tatewaki does not fear anything.
Sasuke: Umm, Mistress,
Kodachi [turning to Sasuke]: What?!
Sasuke: I . . . I have finished packing your belongings.
*******
[Scene: Hawaii. We see Kodachi riding in a limo.]
Kodachi [wearing sunglasses and a trenchcoat]: I despise this place .
. . too much light and sun.
Chauffeur: Miss, aren't you hot in that thing?
Kodachi: I'm fine you twit! [looks out the window, and sees a sign]
Stop!
Chauffeur: I can't, unless you need to use the can.
Kodachi [continues to look at the sign as they pass it][thinks]: With
my superb English skills, I could of sworn that there is a Rhythmic
Gymnastics exhibition. [smiles] I guess this place will not be a waste
of my precious time after all.
[Kodachi is brought to a mansion. After a boring tour, she asks
the chauffeur to take her to the rhythmic gymnastics exhibition.
The chauffeur refuses, saying that's against his orders. So
Kodachi knocks him out with some homemade knockout potion and
sneaks off there own her own by a way of taxi. Communication was
not difficult since she had two years of English back in Japan,
and she was the head of her class as usual.]
Kodachi [entering with a bag]: I'll show these amateurs who this is
really done.
Security: I'm sorry Miss, you can't go in.
Kodachi: Why not?
Security: This is for the athletes only. If you want an autograph you
have to wait till it is over.
Kodachi: But I am athlete!
Security [looks at her carefully]: I don't think so, I don't remember
you belonging to one of the Olympic teams, and what do you have in
your bag?
Kodachi [thinks]: Olympics? [grins] I shall so them how real
gymnastics is done. [talks] I am one of them, from Japanese team,
and this, [holds up her bag] my equipment.
Security: Uhhh, only the US team is performing. Now, if you don't
move I'm afraid I have to kick you out.
Kodachi [takes out a black rose]: Very well. [gives the rose to the
guard]
Security [suspicious, but he takes it]: What's this for?
Kodachi [smiling]: This . . . ,
[As we would assume some puff of powder is shot into the
security guard's face. After that, he drops to the floor,
knocked out. Kodachi then goes past the unconscious guard,
toward the girl's locker room, laughing all the way, and while
everybody just witnesses what has happened.]
Kodachi [laughing]: Time to meet my opponents! [goes into the locker
rooms]
Rhythmic Gymnast One: Who are you?
Kodachi [takes out a hammer out of her bag]: I'm here to give you
luck when I face you.
RythmicGymnastTwo: What are you talking about? We're not competing.
Kodachi: Oh, we probably will, soon. [lunges forward with her hammer]
RythmicGymnastOne: AIEEEEEE!
[As on cue, a bunch of guards come and control Kodachi. They
cuff her and take her away.]
Kodachi [being hauled off]: Aren't these cuffs a little loose?
HOHOHOHOHOHOHO!
[Kodachi is brought to a local police station, where she is
questioned.]
ChiefOfPolice [points at Kodachi, who is now done being questioned]:
Who's her?
PoliceManOne [shrugs his shoulders]: I dunno.
PoliceManTwo [comes out of the room]: Man, she is psycho. I thought
she was a lost Japanese school girl, but shit man, she is messed up
in the head.
Chief: How so?
PMT: Well, she spoke English pretty well, but on some parts, we had
to get a translator. Luckily, we had one available. Anyway, she told
us why she was . . . .
[Cut to a hospital. It turns out that Kodachi is placed in a
mental institute for more psychiatric study and hopefully a
cure. The doctor enters and meets with the chief of the police.
They start conversing.]
Doctor [to the chief]: So, she has a family?
Chief: Yea, she said she was related to that Kuni or Kuno or
something.
Doctor: You mean Kuno? Man, no wonder she's in here. The whole
goddamn family should be in here.
Chief: Why? What did they do?
Doctor: One thing, they are one rich sonova bitches; I have no idea
how they earned that much money with their mentality. The only sane
one was that woman . . . can't remember her name . . . but anyway, I
heard she left her husband because of some freakish reason. I don't
blame her, if she has to live with them. Now, the way I heard about
these Kunos is that . . ..
[Cut to Nerima, Japan, Sasuke runs towards the Principal and
Tatewaki, who are having dinner.]
Sasuke: Master Master! We have unfortunate news!
Tatewaki: What is it? Can't you see that I am enjoying my meal?
Sasuke: I got word from Hawaii that she was arrested by the police!
Tatewaki: Who?
Sasuke: Mistress Kodachi!
Principal: Well brudda, at least Kochi being taken care of!
HAHAHAHAHAH! They shave her head, ya?
Tatewaki: That's nice, Sasuke. Now begone.
Sasuke: But . . . but Master Kuno, have you no remorse?
Tatewaki: I said begone from my sight!
[Next day at Furinken High, Ranma and Kuno are fighting for the
three hundred forty thousandth time. This time the conflict takes
place someplace in the chemistry lab.]
Tatewaki [swinging his bokken]: How dare you, Saotome touch my fair
goddess, Akane?
Ranma [dodging his attacks with ease]: She is not yours, Kuno.
[thinks] Man, this guy's really bugging me this time.
Tatewaki [still swinging his bokken]: Hold still damned, so I can
punish you rightly.
Ranma: You got to be kidding, [sees a bottle of liquid] ah! [grabs
the bottle and throws its content into Kuno's face] Cool down will
ya?
Kuno [drops to the floor]: My eyes! My eyes!
Ranma: You wimp, it's only water.
[Everybody soon walks in the lab, seeing the fighting has calmed
down.]
Hiroshi: What's wrong with Kuno?
Ranma: Ah, that wimp, I just splashed water on his face.
Nabiki [grabbing the bottle away from Ranma]: You mean this?
Ranma: Yeah,
Nabiki: This isn't water!
Ranma: Sure it is, it's labeled HCl, water.
Nabiki: You idiot! That's hydrochloric acid! Water is H2O!
Ranma: Uh oh . . .
[Five years have passes and the camera zooms over to Kodachi,
who is ready to leave the asylum. Kodachi has been transported
from Hawaii to the Stanford psychiatric department in
California. This scene is all done in Kodachi's POV]
Doctor: Ms. Kuno,
Kodachi: Yes?
Doctor: We see that you have improved greatly while staying here.
Kodachi: Thank you.
Doctor [puts in a video tape]: Now, before you leave, I'm going to
show you a tape what you were five years ago.
[As the tape rolls, it shows the old Kodachi that we all know
and love. Kodachi laughing like a maniac, knocking out doctors
with her toys, being sadomasochistic while being confined, ect.]
Doctor [turning it off]: How does that look to you?
Kodachi: . . . I can't believe that was me. I was so terrible. I . .
. Thank you doctor, for curing me from that horrid person.
Doctor: You're welcome, now it's time for you to finally leave. We
are fully convinced that you are mentally sane now. One thing though,
we couldn't contact your family in Japan for some strange reason.
Kodachi: That is quite all right, I heard about my family too. They
seemed to be as horrid as I was. I would love to stay here, in
California. Maybe study with you, here in Stanford.
Doctor: Nope, sorry. Even though you are an adult, there is no place
you can go. I'm sure you have more relatives and friends in Japan,
right? Also, if you stay here, you would be considered illegal since
you first came as a tourist.
Kodachi: Well . . . .
Doctor: Not to worry, we got you a plane ticket and a job in your old
home town, Nerima. The job isn't much, but it'll keep you on your
feet till you find your family again.
Kodachi: But what if I become like my old self again?
Doctor: Don't worry, just believe in yourself. I'm sure you'll be all
right.
Kodachi: Very well.
[Kodachi's POV ends. Kodachi arrives in Japan a few days later,
and goes to see for that job. It is a small restaurant, and she
is now a waitress. She was also given a small apartment to live
in. Everything seems to be normal, and she doesn't forget about
her family but she tries to since she is happy. True, she wasn't
rich as she was, but she is now normal and sane, or she thinks.
A few weeks later, she goes to a local supermarket to get some
groceries and passes by the Kuno manor on her way back. She
usually passes through this part of the neighborhood at least
once a week, but this time she sees someone coming out of the
Kuno Manor, a servant, it looks like.]
Kodachi [looks at the manor]: Sigh, that's where I used to live. I
never thought it looked that gloomy. [sees the servant] Hmmm, must be
a new guy. Well, the doctor did say they couldn't find my family,
perhaps they have moved? [looks closer] Hmmm, he does look familiar
though, and poor man, blind too. I don't know why they make him work
with his handicap.
[The blind servant guides himself to the Mercedes Benz that is
parked in the lot and cleans the windows. All of a sudden, three
men come out. One is short, but the other two are tall. One of
the tall men slaps the servant on the head and the servant bows
and opens the door to the Mercedes. Then the short man throws
some money on the ground and leaves as the blind servant tries
to find the bills that was tossed onto the ground.]
Kodachi [watching the Benz drive away]: How cruel! I think I shall go
help him. [goes toward the servant] Hello, I cannot believe that they
. . . [looks at the servant]
Servant: Who are you?
Kodachi: B . . . Brother? Is . . . is that you?
Servant: What are you talking about?
Kodachi: Tatewaki?
Servant: How do you know my name? Who are you?
Kodachi: Brother! It is you! It is I, your sister, Kodachi.
Tatewaki: Kodachi? Is that really you?
Kodachi: Yes, yes, brother! It's me, Kodachi Kuno.
Tatewaki: . . . .
Kodachi: Brother . . . are . . . are you not glad that I am here?
Tatewaki: Kodachi, after all these years, and no hug?
[Kodachi lets out a happy but sad smile as they hug for the
first time in their life.]
Kodachi: Brother, what has happened to you?
[For the next fifteen minutes, he tells her the whole story.
Kuno starts by telling her about how Ranma blinded him during a
fight in the chemistry lab. Kuno also tells about how his father
retired and decided to live in Guam and gave all his business to
Sasuke since Tatewaki was blind and couldn't manage the
business.]
Kodachi: So, that short man was Sasuke?
Tatewaki: Yup.
Kodachi: How did he turn so cruel after all these years?
Tatewaki: Never mind that, where are you staying? You have a
place to stay? When did you come back?
Kodachi: Oh I live in that apartment over by the east side. Remember
that place where as kids, we used to make fun of?
Tatewaki: You can stay here, if you like.
Kodachi: No, thank you. I rather start over, I had some bad memories
here.
Tatewaki: . . . What did they do to you Kodachi?
Kodachi [smiles]: Oh, come on, I'm cured. That's all it matters. A
matter of fact, why don't we have a party? I work at a restaurant,
and I'm sure the manager is nice enough to give me a day off to get
you some free food. It could be our reunion party.
Tatewaki: I don't think MY manager will be that nice to me . . . .
Kodachi: Well, that does not matter. You can always ask.
Tatewaki [sighs]: All right, since I haven't seen . . . I mean heard
from you in a long time, but don't be disappointed if I don't make
it.
Kodachi: Oh don't worry, he will remember me and let you go.
[Cut to the restaurant on the day of the "party." Enter
Tatewaki.]
Kodachi [goes to Tatewaki and leads him to his table]: Brother! Come,
I am so glad that you could come. I told you that he was going to
permit you to come.
Tatewaki: Yea, I was surprised too. I wish I could see what you look
like though.
Kodachi [sighs]: Here, sit here, I'm almost finished with my shift.
[Ten minutes later.]
Kodachi: There, I'm done. Now that did not take long did it?
[All of a sudden, Sasuke and his men arrive and sit at their
table. Sasuke spots Kodachi and slowly walks over to her; he
slowly takes off his glass and speaks. Sauske's voice is smooth
as glass and frighteningly soft.]
Sasuke: Kodachi, long time no see.
Kodachi: Sasuke! It's nice to see you again.
Sasuke: Kodachi we missed you very much, and when this idio . . . I
mean when Tatewaki here told be that you came back from the U.S., I
had to come and see you.
Kodachi: Thank you.
Sasuke: Okay, lets cut to the chase, why don't you come back to the
manor? We specialize in exotic chemicals. And with your skills, I'm
sure we can make a fortune.
Kodachi: Are you not blessed enough? You don't need me to further
increase your wealth.
Sasuke: Well, I made that proposition to get you away from this low-
class job.
Kodachi: That's gracious of you, but I love it here. I also want to
get away from my past, on how horrible it was. You remember how I
mistreated you with all those experiments.
Sasuke [smiles]: Very well, but if you reconsider, here is my card.
[hands her his business card]
Kodachi [looks at the card]: All right . . . .
Sasuke [gets up]: Nice talking with you, Kodachi. [puts on his
sunglasses and leaves]
[A few minutes later, a young woman comes in and sits next to
Tatewaki.]
Woman: Hello, Kuno! [comes to Tatewaki and gives him a small hug)
Sorry I was late. [looks at Kodachi][jealous] Um, Kuno, do you know
that there is a woman sitting with you?
Tatewaki: Of course, Kodachi, this is Mia. Mia, Kodachi, Kodachi,
Mia.
Kodachi: Mia?
Mia: Kodachi?
[They look at each other in silent for a few minutes.]
Tatewaki: Hello? Is everything wrong?
Kodachi: Mia! How I missed you so much.
Mia: Yes . . . I didn't know you came back.
Tatewaki: You so two know each other?
Mia: Yes, we USED to be old friends. Um Kuno baby, I'm going to talk
about old times with Kodachi here, will you stay here for a moment?
Tatewaki: Sure.
[Mia takes Kodachi's hand and drags her out side.]
Kodachi [surprised by her roughness]: Mia . . . how have you been?
Mia: Shut up.
Kodachi: Excuse me?
Mia: Where have you been?
Kodachi: In Stanford--
Mia: Oh, so you ran away from me huh?
Kodachi [ashamed]: No . . . I . . . was in a mental institute.
Mia: Hmph, I knew you were insane. Where are you staying now?
Kodachi: At a small apartment on the East side, I work here.
Mia: Oh so you do, do they know that they hired a psychopath?
Kodachi: Mia, what's wrong?
Mia: Shut up! [slaps her] It's all your fault!
Kodachi [holding her cheek]: What . . . what have I done to you?
Mia: Remember in high school, you gave me your little experiments?
Kodachi: Ye . . . Yes.
Mia: Because of that . . . I have brain cancer, and it's all your
fault! I don't have much to live, and I swore that I would not go
alone. I was going to kill you first.
Kodachi: But Mia
Mia: And don't call me Mia! I don't want to hear my name be called by
the likes of you!
Kodachi: . . . I'm sorry.
[Suddenly, Mia violently grabs Kodachi by the collar, and sticks
a knife under her chin.]
Mia: I just wish that my death will be painless as yours.
Kodachi [angrily grabs Mia's wrist]: Mia! What are you doing?!
Mia: You kill me, I kill you. It's that simple, or does your sane
head understand that concept anymore? You're killing me slowly right
now, and I'm returning that favor.
Tatewaki [walks in]: Hello? Are you two out here? The foods came.
Mia [withdraws the knife]: Of course, we were talking about old
times. Kuno baby, you can go in and start, we'll be right there. You
can make it back to the table can you?
Tatewaki: Yes. [leaves]
Mia [to Kodachi]: I'll let you live this time, only because you're
his brother. You better watch your step.
[A few days passed and Kodachi is still haunted by Mia's
actions. One day, two men comes into the restaurant.]
Kodachi: Hello? Can I help you?
Man1: Ms. Kodachi, Mr. Sarugakure wants to see you.
Kodachi: I'm afraid I'm too busy right now.
Man2: But we are to follow his orders.
Manager [witnessing the whole event]: Kodachi, you better go with
them.
Kodachi: But . . .
Manager: It's okay.
Kodachi [to the two men]: All right,
[They drive Kodachi to the Kuno manor.]
Kodachi [coming into the room where Sasuke and Tatewaki are]: Yes?
Sasuke: Look around, Kodachi. Remember this place?
Kodachi [looks around]: It looks familiar . . . .
Sasuke: It's your room! I still kept it intact.
Kodachi: How nice . . . .
Sasuke: Now anyway, have you considered working for me? I mean, you
and Tatewaki can work together.
Kodachi: That's okay . . . I rather not. Now, if you excuse me--
Sasuke: Wait, before you go, can I talk to you alone?
Kodachi [sighs]: If you wish.
[Sasuke leads Kodachi into another room.]
Sasuke: Kodachi, what's happened to you? I give you an offer that
will make you filthy rich and you don't accept it?
Kodachi: Look, I have given up on that life.
Sasuke: You'd had better not [pauses] you know why I keep that blind
idiot around?
Kodachi: I don't . . . .
Sasuke: Of course you don't know! I never told you, but he reminded
me of you!
Kodachi: How is that--
Sasuke: You don't know it, with all the experiments you tested me
with, with all the dirty deeds you made me do, the most gruesome work
that you forced me to do, I did em with one reason. I loved you
Kodachi! I never liked that idiot giving me orders, but I had respect
for him!
Kodachi: I don't know what to say.
Sasuke [turning away from her]: Oh, you don't care. No matter how
much you say you've changed, you haven't! You are still the sadist
that you used to be. [turns back around] But let me tell you
something, I know that you respect your brother more, and for his
sake, come and join me.
Kodachi: Sorry, like I said, I never want to go back to that life
again. I love my new life, sorry. [turns to leave]
Sasuke: You are making a big mistake, Kodachi.
Kodachi: Please leave me alone.
Sasuke: You don't know what you are doing!
Kodachi: Good bye, Sasuke.
Sasuke [after she leaves he shudders in anger]: Damnit!
[A few hours later . . .]
Tatewaki [gets hit in the back with a baseball bat]: Ack! [doubles
over and gets kicked in the nose]
[Sasuke is just standing there calmly watching his men beat up
on Tatewaki, but still has the anger in his eyes.]
Sasuke: Okay, that's enough, boys.
[Tatewaki weakly crawls towards Sasuke, trying to get up. Sasuke
calmly walks towards him and wipes the blood off of Tatewaki's
face with his scarf.]
Sasuke [mockingly]: Now Master Kuno, if your sister had agreed, this
wouldn't have happened. [all of a sudden, he punches Tatewaki on the
nose and his head is thrown back from the force] Now, she and you
will pay the price.
[Sasuke punches Tatewaki in the gut and he spews out blood.
Sasuke calmly grabs Tatewaki's hair, knees bashes his face a
couple of times, and smashes his face into a wall.]
Sasuke [sees Tatewaki trying to get up]: Oh ho! I'm not through with
you yet! [kicks him in the back and grabs Tatewaki's hair again] You
must know how you felt when your love have broken your heart.
[smiles] Oh yes, you never been loved. Forgive me, *master* Kuno for
my mistake! [smashes Kuno's face on the wall, and while keeping the
pressure of the wall onto his face, Sasuke grinds Tatewaki's face in
a side to side motion] How does that feel? I'm sure it feels the same
way when you found out that Ranma was the pigtailed goddess huh? Oh
wait! [throws Tatewaki head first to the ground, blood spraying out
of Tatewaki's face as the back of his head hits the concrete floor]
You didn't know that! [looks at Kuno, bloody and lying on the floor]
Pitiful, take care of him, boys [turns and goes inside] And remember
to give Kodachi her present.
[Back at the Kodachi's place of employment . . .]
Manager [drinking a cup of coffee]: So, what did you tell him?
Kodachi [also drinking a cup of coffee]: I told him that I liked it
here, and didn't want to go back into the past.
Manager: . . . Hmm, very unwise. But if you think if you did the
right thing . . . [hears the door pounding] What the?
[A car crashes through the door, destroying everything,
naturally. It is a few of Sasuke's men.]
GuyOne: Hey Miss, got a present for ya! [throws a bloody Tatewaki down
on a table] Special delivery from Mr. Sarugakure!
GuyTwo: And we have a two for one special too, [starts destroying
everything]
Kodachi [to her manager]: You gotta get out of here!
Manager: No, I can handle this, you got to take your brother and
escape!
Kodachi: Are you sure?
Manager: Yes, now hurry!
[Kodachi runs towards Tatewaki and when she finally gets to his
bloody body, one of Sasuke's men come in front of her.]
Guy: What are you think you're doing [smiles] I can't let you take
him away till we're finished. [grabs Kodachi]
Kodachi: Let go of me!
[Suddenly, her manager hit's the man's head with a bottle.]
Manager: Quickly!
Kodachi: R . . . right. [lifts Tatewaki on her shoulders and runs out
the back door]
Men: Hey, she's getting away! [starts to chase her but comes face to
face with the manager]
Manager [holds two broken bottles]: You guys are not going anywhere .
. .
[Cut to Kodachi, carrying Kuno, running as fast as she could
with him on her shoulders.]
Kodachi [thinking]: Wow, he's heavy, I don't think I can carry him
much longer. I hope I can remember where the clinic is . . . [sees it
over the horizon] Ah! [bangs on the doors] Help! Help! Dr. Tofu!
Tofu [opens door]: Yes? [looks at Tatewaki] Oh dear . . . Quickly,
bring him inside! Lay him down on that futon, I don't have my aids
with me, so you have to help me, Miss . . .
Kodachi: Kuno, Kodachi Kuno.
Tofu: . . . . Please set him down and get some hot water.
[Forty Five minutes later . . .]
Tofu: There, he looks better. This is their worse job yet.
Kodachi: What? You mean they have done this before to him?
Tofu: Oh yes, Kuno usually fights back, but he doesn't stand a chance
with Sasuke's men. Because of that, he gets beaten more. But this is
the worst I've seen him manhandled.
Kodachi [whispering]: Sasuke has done this before?
Tofu: Now the way it looks it may--
Tatewaki: Mo . . . ther [puts out his hands]
Kodachi [quickly goes and holds his hands]: Brother!
Tofu: . . . I'll leave you two alone, now Mr. Kuno, if you want to
get better, you have to rest. [leaves]
Kodachi: Are you all right?
Tatewaki: Y . . . yes.
Kodachi: I'm sorry, brother, it's all my fault!
Tatewaki: Where . . . am I?
Kodachi: At Dr. Tofu's. Please don't try to talk.
Tatewaki [looks disappointed]: I . . . was afraid . . . of that.
[coughs] If I was in hell . . . I could . . . have seen mo . . . ther
and . . . father.
Kodachi: Don't say that! I'm sure . . . Mother and Father are in a
better place than hell.
Tatewaki [coughs]: I . . . want . . . kill him.
Kodachi: What?
Tatewaki: I . . . am . . .[coughs] going to kill . . . Sasuke.
Kodachi: No! You cannot! No matter what he has done to you, at least
he has let you live!
Tatewaki: I see . . . you are on his . . . side.
Kodachi: No, it's I don't want you to stoop to his level!
Tatewaki [tries to get up]: I . . .
Kodachi: Please Brother, lay down. Remember what the Doctor said.
Tatewaki [slaps her arm away]: Will . . . kill . . . him. Right now!
Kodachi: Please, I beg you brother, for mother's sake, father's and
Mia's.
Tatewaki: Mia . . . Very well. [lays back down]
Kodachi: Please try to get some sleep.
Tatewaki: . . .
Kodachi: Good-night. [leaves]
Tofu [sees Kodachi leaving the room]: So, when did you come back?
Kodachi: THAT'S not important, is my brother going to be fine?
Tofu [sighs]: Yes, he has a very strong, tough body due to his Kendo
practice and his earlier fights with Ranma.
Kodachi: Tell me doctor, is Ranma married to that . . . that . . .
Tofu: Why don't you pay him a visit?
Kodachi: No, that will just remind me of the past. I rather not.
Tofu: If you wish.
Kodachi [writes something on a pieces of paper]: Here are my phone
numbers, call me if there is any trouble. The one on the bottom is
the phone number to the restaurant.
Tofu [taking the paper]: All right.
[The next night, Kodachi receives a phone call.]
Kodachi [picks up the phone]: Hello?
Tofu [on the phone]: Uhh, I got a problem. Your brother has
disappeared, along with my katana I had on the wall. Do you think
you'll know where he is going?
Kodachi [pauses]: Yes, I think I know where he's going. But he won't
be going far since he is blind.
Tofu: Oh, you don't know your brother well don't you?
Kodachi: . . . .
[Cut to Tatewaki who is in a cab. The cab stops.]
Tatewaki: Cab driver, is this the Kuno manor?
Cab Driver: Yes, it will be 5000 yen.
Tatewaki [hands him a wad of money]: Keep the change. [Gets off]
Mia [waiting for him]: Kuno!
Tatewaki: Ah! Mia, so you did come.
Mia: Of course, I couldn't let my love down.
Tatewaki: As I told you before we have to get the film.
Mia: What's in them?
Tatewaki: I heard a couple of Sasuke's men talk about it. It's
suppose to contain all his illegal methods of the ways he acquired his
great wealth.
Mia: But weren't your family already rich?
Tatewaki: Yes, but once our father died, Sasuke had a little trouble
keeping our fortunes. Our father put us in a lot of debt. It's just
like him to run away from his problems.
Mia: Do you know what they contain? I mean, it's not like he'll
record everything he did bad.
Tatewaki: Sasuke counterfeited money, and in those films are slides
that is needed to print the money. Without it, he'll be worthless
once more Also, he'll go to jail when I turn this into the police. I
also heard he recorded all the people's names that he killed to come
to power.
Mia: But won't you go to jail as well?
Tatewaki: I'm already hurt enough to feel anymore pain. [grips the
katana tighter] It's his turn now.
[Tatewaki and Mia goes inside the manor. Kuno, although blind,
guides Mia through the hallways and into the basement. They go
into a long walk in closet and there are thousands of films in
them.]
Mia: Tatewaki, how do know which one to get?
Tatewaki: We should get the counterfeit slides film. It should be
labeled.
[After Mia searches around the closet, she comes upon a tape
behind a glass case.]
Mia: Kuno, I think I found it.
Tatewaki: Hurry, get it and lets go.
[As soon as Mia breaks open the glass, the alarm sounds.]
Tatewaki: What did you do?!
Mia: I had to get it out of the glass casing somehow!
Tatewaki: Quick, lets get out of here!
[As soon as Tatewaki runs out, he bumps into one of Sasuke's
men.]
Man: Where do you think you're going, Tatewaki?
Tatewaki: I had it with Sasuke mistreating me, I'm going to land him
in jail with that tape.
Man [cracks knuckles]: I don't think so.
[Tatewaki nervously takes out his sword and sticks it in front
of him.]
Man: Ha ha, you think you can hurt me, blind man?
[Tatewaki thrusts his sword blindly. Obviously, the skill he
once had is still there since the blade pierced the man's
stomach.]
Tatewaki [feels the blood splatter on him]: Wha?
Mia [grabbing Tatewaki on the arm]: Come on, lets get out of here.
[Tatewaki just stands motionless, with his mouth gaping.]
Mia: Kuno! Hurry up!
Tatewaki: I . . . I cannot believe that I just did that.
Mia: Do what?
Tatewaki: Did I just kill that guy?
Mia [stops]: Kuno! You are the one that said you're going to kill if
anything got in our way. Now snap out of it!
Tatewaki: I can't . . . I never done this before!
Mia: It's not a big deal. Sasuke will kill you if he finds out, and
he'll feel no remorse!
Tatewaki: I guess you're right . . .
Mia: Come on, lets go before more of his men comes.
Tatewaki [drops the sword]: Mia, no! I can't do this.
Mia: What?!
[All of a sudden, more of Sasuke's men come running into the
room.]
Man1: Well well, Kuno. [looks at the dead body] What?! [turns back to
Kuno] Did you just kill him?!
Tatewaki: Yes.
Man1: Man, we're going to tear you apart!
Mia: Kuno . . . help!
Tatewaki: I . . . can't, I never killed anyone --
Man3 [to Mia]: Hand over that film, bitch.
Mia: No! [kicks him in the head]
Man3: Fuck, [wipes the blood from his lip] you asked for it!
[Meanwhile, the two other men are beating Tatewaki. Soon, the
third man is getting the upper hand and hurting Mia really
badly.]
Mia: Kuno you idiot . . . [drops the film]
Man1 [picks up the sword]: You made a bad mistake Kuno, now we are
going to chop off all of your fingers and shove this sword down your
throat.
[One of the men grabs Kuno's arm and the other raises the sword
to chop off a finger, but something hits him and knocks him
out.]
Man2: What the hel-- [get hit by the same thing]
Man3 [getting the film]: Ha, huh? [knocked out]
Mia: Who?
[From the ceiling, drops Kodachi, in her leotard. She has
obviously thrown her clubs at the men.]
Kodachi: Brother, I came to help you.
Tatewaki: Kodachi? You came to help me?
Kodachi: Yes, we . . . we have to get back what's ours. Besides, I
couldn't see you get hurt anymore.
Tatewaki: Kodachi . . . [grabs the katana] Yes, thank you.
Kodachi: Well, I'm glad that you are okay. Mia, are you okay? [offers
hand to help her up]
Mia [slaps her hand away]: I don't need you're help! [grabs the film]
Lets go, Kuno.
Sasuke [entering]: You guys are not going anywhere.
Kodachi: Sasuke!
Sasuke: Mia, give me that film.
Mia: Yeah right, this will be enough proof that we'll see you in
jail!
Sasuke: Hmm, I guess I have to make you an offer. [throws a bag at
her] There are two million yen in that bag. You can keep them if you
give me the film and help me dispose of them. [points at Kodachi and
Tatewaki]
Mia: Ha, thanks for the money. I'm still not giving you this! [starts
to back away with the Kunos]
Sasuke: Wait.
Mia: What?
Sasuke: It's not money, there's a bomb in there. It's set to go off
when you open it.
Mia: What?
Tatewaki: Mia, throw it away!
Sasuke: Actually, why don't you check? I think I put money in there,
maybe I put a bomb in there, I don't know.
Mia [looks at the bag]: Uhh
Kodachi: No Mia!
Mia: Shut up! [closes her eyes and starts to open the bag, slowly]
Sasuke [smiles]: Heh
Mia [changes her mind]: No, I can't risk it.
Sasuke: That's fine, even if it was money, you wouldn't get out here
alive anyway. Boys! [snaps fingers]
[The men behind Sasuke comes forward, cracking their knuckles and
neck.]
Sasuke [looks at the bloodied Tatewaki]: You know what? Never mind.
Hey, Shoicho! Get me my sword! [takes off jacket]
[Shoicho brings and bow down in front of Sasuke, holding the
sword above his head.]
Sasuke [takes the sword]: I want to see how good this blind, pathetic
scum really is. Tatewaki, I challenge you to a duel to death. If you
win, you can get out of here alive. [turns toward his men] You hear
that? If he kills me, don't do anything! [turns back around] Now if I
kill you, I get the film and we get to dispose all three of your
bodies anyway we want. [looks at Mia and Kodachi] Hmm, I think we may
have some use for you two girls. [draws the sword out of the sheath]
Get ready, Kuno!
Tatewaki [grips his sword tighter]: All right. Even if I'm blind, I
had more practice than you!
Sasuke: You really think so? [grins]
[Sasuke runs over and tries a overhead strike, Kuno barely
parries that move. Sasuke does some lateral slices, driving Kuno
back into a bookcase where he falls.]
Sasuke [pointing the point of the blade to Kuno's neck]: Not bad for
a blind person. But it is too early to finish you off right now, get
up!
Tatewaki [getting up]: Bad mistake [thrust the sword at Sasuke]
Sasuke [barely dodges the blade]: Gahh! [bleeds a little] Heh, lucky
shot.
[Sasuke again goes all offensive, and drives Kuno back around
the room. Sasuke manages to get some good cuts in but they are
not significant to really hurt Kuno.]
Sasuke [stops]: So you were the captain of the Kendo team with this
pathetic skills? No wonder Ranma consistently beat you.
Tatewaki: Ranma! [starts the offensive and Sasuke is barely
defending]
Sasuke: What the hell?!
[Kuno throws five fast overhead strikes in a row, then thrusts
his sword. Sasuke barely dodges and blocks the moves, but he is
driven back into a wall. Kuno continues to slice against Sasuke,
but Sasuke retaliates and kicks Kuno back. Sasuke and Kuno
charge at each other and comes to a Mexican standoff.]
Sasuke: My, you're much stronger than I though.
Tatewaki: Why? Because of all the table scraps you've been feeding
me? [pushes Sasuke away]
[The people watch nervously as the two slice it out. There are
few drops of blood flying about but it is only from small cuts
they are receiving. It seems that neither one is getting the
upperhand, and after a few minutes, they stop exhausted.]
Sasuke [looks at Kuno]: *pant*
Tatewaki [turns his face toward Sasuke]: *pant* Diee! [backhand
strike]
[Sasuke blocks the move and flips over Kuno. Kuno senses this
and thrust his sword backward but misses. Sasuke then aims for
Kuno's neck but Tatewaki blocks it perfectly. They continue on
fighting.]
Sasuke: You are still good . . .
[After a few minutes catching their breath, they go at it again.
It still seems to be a draw. They fight again they they are near
exhaustion, they retreat and look at each other, out of breath.
Slowly, Sasuke stands up and comes toward Kuno.]
Sasuke [giving his sword toward Kuno and bows]: Master Kuno,
Tatewaki [pauses for a moment, takes his sword, and gives Sasuke
his sword the same way]: Master Sarugakure.
[As Sasuke takes his sword, they look at each other and start
fighting again. Finally, after a few minutes, Kuno knocks Sasuke
down and points the sword at him.]
Tatewaki: Well, Sasuke, it's the end.
[All of a sudden, Tatewaki is riddled with bullets from Sasuke's
men, and Kuno falls slowly.]
Mia & Kodachi: No!
Sasuke [looks at Tatewaki in horror]: You . . . you . . . [looks
down] I can't believe . . . [looks up and his lips slowly transforms
into one of sadness to a smile] HAHAHAHAH! I guess I win! Boys, take
care of the dead body, and quick thinking, Akira, Kenichi. And for
the girls . . . ah kill them off too.
Kodachi [crying with Tatewaki in her arms]: Brother . . .
Mia [stands there in shock, looking at Kodachi and thinks]: Tatewaki
. . . Ko . . . Kodachi, I'm sorry. [turns head to swipe the tear]
[Mia then goes up and takes Tatewaki's katana he was holding.
Then she gives the sword to Kodachi. Kodachi looks into Mia's
eyes, and Mia gives her nod. Kodachi gets up and throws the sword
toward Sasuke.]
Sasuke [as he is leaving the room, looks back]: Huh? [the sword is
plunged into his back] Aggg! [falls dead]
[All of a sudden, Sasuke's men takes out their guns.]
Kodachi [takes out her ribbons and gives one to Mia]: You remember
everything I taught you?
Mia [grabs the ribbon]: Of course, oneechan.
-fin
Author's Notes: This is a Ranma fanfic based on the superb movie _A
Better Tomorrow_ It is directed by John Woo; it also starred Chow Yun
Fatt, Leslie Chung, Ti Lung, and Emily Chu. Of course, it was
basically impossible for me to write it as with the same type of
style John Woo wrote/directed without having to copy the whole movie
over with Ranma characters. Well, see you later.
Author's Post notes: Well, that's it. Oh yeah, Ranma 1/2 (C) 1996
Rumiko Takahashi/Shogakukan, Inc.
A Better Tomorrow (C) 1996 John Woo?
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