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Twenty Less Lonely People in the World: Epilogue
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Hiroshi and Daisuke stared open mouthed into the computer screen.
"You're right. It is cheesy ending," Hiroshi said. "You mean that the
only way for the Ranma Universe to settle down is if Cupid chose to come
by and nuked everyone there?"
Mayhem nodded, "Well... I told you that the solution was cheesy.
And I didn't say that it was feasible."
Daisuke continued, "Hey! How come the title said 20 Less Lonely
People. I count a lot more than that."
Mayhem answered. "Well, Miss Hinako and Soun did not really end
up together, just a promise to do so in the near future." He rubbed his
tummy. "And, of course, you two aren't really included. After all,
you're the only people in the cast who have a more or less stable
relationship at the start. Don't you think that you're lucky?"
Hiroshi said, "what about the others? I mean, like Konatsu and
Akari?"
Daisuke echoed Hiroshi's sentiments. "Yeah. Us side characters
have rights too, you know."
Mayhem replied. "'We side characters.' And the program isn't
perfect, I told you that from the start. If you want, you can link the
two up and not make much of a splash in the general equation."
Daisuke slumped down on the swivel chair. "I guess were stuck
here," he said. "Either way, people would get hurt, and we were looking
for a chance to end the carnage without much bloodshed."
Mayhem sat on his bed. "Well, there really is no way to end the
entire series at the end of just one day. Besides, the program is just
an approximation."
"Come again?"
"Since the characters move chaotically, the story represents
greatest percentage of what they would do. In my opinion, Cupid would
have just shot everyone without really bothering to create a large
amount of angst in the process."
Hiroshi and Daisuke stood up menacingly. "You mean to tell us
that things didn't have to be that angstful?" Hiroshi said slowly.
"Yes! According to popular culture, Cupid really just nuked
everyone, and a direct hit would have been fatal. Uh... What's going
on?"
There was a loud shimmering in the air as the rest of the Ranma
cast came into Mayhem's room. "I can't believe that we went through all
that if there could have been a better way!" Akane did that blue aura
thing.
Sayuri declared, "Manipulators like you don't deserve to write
anything about us."
Mio mysteriously said, "I don't see any future in your lifeline."
Gosunkugi took out a few spleen bombs that he hadn't used for a
long time.
Shampoo said, "people like you go to very bad place."
Yuka agreed. "You could have done it in a better way? Why all
this drama?"
Mayhem replied sheepishly. "Well... That would have been a lot
cheesier, wouldn't it."
Kuno said, "How dare you use such a base and useless plot on a
character as great and noble as I, Tatewaki Kuno!"
Ranma began cracking his knuckles. "For once, I agree with you.
What say you guys, we do a grand finale?"
The rest of the cast replied with a loud battle cry. They
menacingly approached Mayhem.
"Uh... Guys..." He backed into a corner. "Uh... You don't really
have to do this..." He eeped. "help..."
A loud and bloodcurdling scream echoed throughout the Anime Web
ring.
"What was that?" the mysterious keeper of the FFML asked.
The answer came as Mayhem's innards were e-mailed through the
list.
"That's the best ending I've ever seen!" the critics unanimously
declared.
THE END
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=> Well, it didn't really end the way I wanted it to be. Darn, I should
have started doing this months ago.
=> Sorry for all those who have put up with the cheesy ending.
=> Apologies to Rumiko Takahashi and all those who own the characters of
Ranma 1/2.
=> Special apologies to the People at the Hill, the NFTZu, and all my
friends who had to put up with my constant bickering these past few
days. (I did the story in four. Should have thought about it more.)
{
"Any last words," the mob asked, as Mayhem was about to be tied above a
sugar bomb.
"Uh... Happy Valentine's Day, everyone?" "DIE!"
}
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