from the story "Iron Fist, Iron Warrior" which I am writing..

	Ranma looked up from his breakfast, eyes widening at his
father's wordsw.. "You want me to join WHAT??"

	"I want you to join the Street Fighter Circuit. In past
times.. the heirs of the Saotome Anything Goes School of Martial-Arts
tested themselves by seeking out the masters of other disciplines and
meeting them in battle. That's where several of the techniques in the
school were taken from." Genma replied, face set in stone.. "And now..
with fighters the world around.. the Street Fighter tour has taken
hold.. I want you to spend at least 12 months on the tour.. before you
return."

	Ranma didn't mind the traveling.. he had done plenty of that
with Genma on various training trips in the past.. now that he thought
of it.. it wouldn't be so bad.. sure.. he'd miss all his friends.. but
the prospect of at least a year of peace.. no Shampoo latching on to
him at every opportunity.. no crazy plots from Kodachi.. he'd miss
Uc-chan.. no Akane... That settled it.

	"Well.. since you've left me no choice in the matter.. I guess
I'll get ready. When do you want me to start off.." Ranma, thinking to
himself.. "Man oh man.. a year without that baka smashing me.. or
worrse yet.., trying to feed me! It'll be heaven..  plus I'll get to
train on the road.." His sense of "heaven" was quickly smashed by
Genma's next few words..

	"You *won't be leaving.. at least not alone.. Mr. Tendo and I
decided it would be best if Akane went with you on this trip. She
needs the work just as much as you do..." It's safe to say that Ranma
wasn't expecting this.. his jaw suddenly dropped.. and his eyes bugged
out of his head. 

	"You WHAT? YOU WANT ME TO GO ARROUND FIGHTING WITH THAT MACHO
KAWAIKUNE TOMBOY FOLLOWING ME AROUND? THAT MACHO CHICK? NOT TO MENTION
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF SHE ACTUALLY TRIED TO COOK!!!" Ranma screamed at
Genma.. the proberbial "uh-oh" drop of sweat appearing on Genma's
forehead... but not because of his son's rant.... Ranma froze.. and
slowly turned around.. only to hear the three words he dreaded most..

	"RANMA NO BAKA!" followed by a wooden mallet swinging
upwards.. connecting him underneath the chin and sending him flying
through the roof...

	Akane was still shaking.. she had only caught the last few
words of Ranma's rant. She turned to Genma.. who seemed to visibly
shrink away from the angry Akane. "Now.. what brought this on?"

(Shot changes to an outside view of the Tendo Dojo.. a Ranma shaped
hole in the ceiling.. there's silence for a few seconds.. then the
roof literally blows off due to Akane yelling
"W--H--A--T?????????????????", thankfully the roof landed back on top
of the dojo. if only it could have ended up right side up, instead of
the top pointing inwards..



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Ok folks.. good idea.. bad idea, C&C comments?

I fI get good response then the full chapter one should be posted
within the next couple days.