Ok, I listened to comments, and criticisms, and I re-read my Episode 1 and
yup. It really stinks ^_^. Ignorance to those who write I guess. I've had
no one
comment on it so I never had the opportunity for improvement. I've also had
more practice and hope this revision is a lot more tasteful than the first
one. No, I haven't changed the plot any. Sorry for all of you who have read
all of these fanfics I haven't read. Anyway. Here it is. It's a lot bigger
now, and hopefully it explains and lessens Kipp's overbearingness a little
more. More revisions to other episodes may occur as I get time and comments
on how to revise them. Episode 2 is another one that will be revised. I
make no promises on when it will be up, though.

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Ranma 1/2: Dragon's Dawning Series
By Wesley Bridges
Based on the Characters of Rumiko Takahashi.
Homepage: http://members.xoom.com/Souldrake/ranmadrag.htm
(case sensitive)

Episode 1: Enter Kipp: The Raging Dragon's Roar
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	Furinkan High School on a mild spring morning. Ranma and the
	other members of their class are seated as their teacher 
	introduces a new student to them

Teach:	Alright class, I would like to introduce a new student. This
	is Kipp Hoshiryuu joining us after a ten year training mission
	in China.

	Kipp, a tall male of about 5 feet 10 inches, looked around the
	class with cold steel-blue eyes. Two crossed katanas stretched
	over his head appearing almost as two horns coming from the 
	sides of his black hair. Finding a seat behind Ranma, Kipp 
	prepared for the day's lesson.

Ranma:	How you doin'? I'm Ranma Saotome.

Kipp:	A pleasure.

Ranma:	What were you training in China? 

Kipp:	Kempo mainly, with a little Kenjutso as well.

Akane:	Say, my father owns a dojo near here, and we're always looking
	for some new students, would you like to train there after 
	school?

Kipp:	I would like that very much miss...

Akane:	Tendo, Akane Tendo.

	The school hours went by quickly and the bell rang releasing 
	the students from class. Kipp learned of Ranma and Akane's 
	engagement, and later of Ranma and Ukyo's engagement, as they
	walked to the Tendo Dojo.

Kipp:	Wow, you must be lucky to have two... uh... cute fiancees as 
	Akane and Ukyo.

Ranma:	I wouldn't go that far. Akane has a really violent temper and 
	she's really hard to get along with if you're around her to
	long and besides she really isn't that...

	With a swift and smoothe motion Akane whacks Ranma with her 
	schoolbag ramming him into a nearby tree. Kipp helps him up.

Ranma:	See what I mean?

Akane:	(shaking Ranma by his collar) Well excuse me if I have a temper!
	You know if you weren't such a JERK all of the time maybe I
	would learn to control it!

Kipp:	(thinking) Geez, they argue as if they were already married!

	At the Tendo Dojo, Kipp signed up for lessons with an elated
	Mr. Tendo. They decided that since Ranma and Kipp were school-
	mates, they should train together. Ranma and Kipp went outside
	on the training grounds and began to train.

Ranma:	Alright, you ready?

Kipp:	All set.

Ranma:	(charging) Here I come!

	Ranma threw several punches at Kipp all of which he dodged 
	easily. Ranma ended his assault with an uppercut which Kipp
	flipped away from landing at the ready a few feet away from
	Ranma.

Ranma:	Hey, you're pretty good.

Kipp:	My master trained me well.

Ranma:	Who was your master?

Kipp:	Her name is Shileng, she was an Amazon before her tribe 	
	attempted to take her life. My father saved her, and as a token
	of her gratitude she trained me when she found me wandering
	through China.

Ranma:	An Amazon?

Kipp:	(nodding) I learned a great deal from her.

Ranma:	Alright, then let's step things up a bit. Kachuu Tenshin 
	Amaguriken!

	The use of the Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire Technique
	caught Kipp off guard. He did his best to block the blows, but
	ended up taking several punches and flying backward into a 
	nearby tree.

Kipp:	(getting up) Ouch... You won't get away with that one again.

Ranma: 	Ha, we'll see about that.

	Ranma rushed forth with another assault of the Chestnut Fist
	on Kipp. Kipp, however, was better prepared for it. He countered
	with his own version of the technique, not quite as fast as 	
	Ranma's, but sufficient to defend against it.

Ranma:	(thinking) How could he know the chestnut fist?

	Ranma kept up his assault, and Kipp finally saw his break. 
	Willing himself to move a bit faster, he was able to snare
	Ranma's arm and throw him onto his back. Ranma got up nearly
	unharmed.

Ranma: 	How'd you manage to pull that one off?

Kipp:	I had a master who taught me to use my mind more than anything
	else. It really is strange what your eyes do to decieve you.

Ranma:	Who was this master?

Kipp:	She is an amazon from China. My father helped her before I was
	born and she repaid him by training me.

Ranma:	What was your father like?

Kipp:	Break over, let's get back to training.

	Kipp launched himself into the air and launched another series
	of Chestnut-fist punches at Ranma. He scored a few hits as Ranma
	readjusted to the attack, but was soon blocked by the slightly
	faster maneuver. As Kipp landed, Ranma swoop kicked him sending 
	him on his back, then went launched himself for a drop punch.

	Kipp waited until the last moment, then rolled backwards deflecting
	Ranma towards the carp pond. Ranma flipped himself upright and
	landed on the stone in the middle.

Ranma:	I was only trying to find out what he was like.

Kipp:	It's a touchy subject. There are some memories that trigger
	me to do things I cannot completely control. Most include my
	memories of my parents.

Ranma:	Why? What'd they do, abandon you or something?

	A scene from the past briefly flashed in Kipp's mind. He was
	five years old being held by two men he didn't know. They were
	forcing him into his parents bedroom. The scene faded as Kipp
	tried to push it from his memory, concentrating hard.

Ranma:	Hey, what's wrong?

	The scene returned as 5-year-old Kipp was pushed through the
	doors to see his parents in their bed held by four more men. A
	fifth in the room looked at him with a wide grin on his face.

	*Man* If you don't talk then your son will never see the light
	of another day.

	*Kipp* Dad, what's going on?

	*Kipp's Mom* Shh, it's ok, Kipp. Everything will be Ok.

	Kipp's mind shot back into reality as he barely got control
	of himself back. A red battle aura began to glimer around him
	as he tried to keep himself in check.

Ranma:	(seeing the aura) Hey, calm down! You don't have to get so mad,
	let it go!
		
Kipp:	I... can't... whenever I even think about it... the flashbacks...
	return...

Ranma:	Flashbacks?

	*Man* Excellent. Now the Dragons of Night will be able to destroy
	the Dragons of Light once and for all.

	*Man holding Kipp* What are you going to do with them now, 
	master Zamiru?

	*Zamiru* Dispose of them both.

	*Man holding Kipp* And the kid?

	*Zamiru* Let him watch. That should teach him not to ever cross
	us.

	*Man holding Kipp* As you wish, master.

	*Kipp* (worried) Dad, what are they going to do. This isn't
	real is it?

	*Man-2* Shut your mouth, kid, and this will all be over before
	you know it.

	Kipp's battle aura grew with a higher blaze around it. A ball of
	red energy began to form in his hand.

Ranma:	What do you think you're doing. Stop that!

Kipp:	I told you... I can't... control it... when I get... the 
	flashbacks...

Ranma:	Flashbacks of what?!

	5-year-old Kipp opened his eyes to see his parents in two large
	red pools. He didn't know what was going on. The men in the room
	were laughing as the left. Kipp ran to his parents and tried to
	wake them up. He got no response. Kipp began sobbing, still
	trying vigorously to awaken them. Tears of sorrow poured from
	his eyes, but soon a new emotion gave him comfort. His soul
	filled with rage. His white ki aura slowly tainted until it was
	the same color as the pool around him.

	The ball in Kipp's hands was now the size Ranma remembered
	Ryoga's Shishi Hokodan blasts were. Ranma began to build up 
	his confidence to prepare to counter the blast he anticipated
	from Kipp. As the technique was about to launch, a red tunnel
	of energy shot from the edges of the ball forming a tunnel 
	between Kipp and Ranma. Ranma's yellow aura flared as he kept
	collecting his confidence.

Kipp:	I... got to... redirect...

	Ranma watched as the tunnel began to turn facing away from the	
	dojo until the tunnel wall's new curve was almost six inches
	in front of him. Kipp couldn't hold the blast back any more.

Kipp:	Can't hold it... here...goes... Ryokoryuu Hokodan!

	The ball left Kipp's hands still as a ball as it traveled through	
	the tunnel, rounded the curve and blasted through the wall 
	surrounding the dojo grounds. The blast was significat enough
	to cause Ranma to slip on the rock and into the carp pool. Kipp
	fell on his knees and began breathing hard.

	A feminine Ranma emerged from the carp pool with a highly 
	unamused look on her face. Without thinking she rushed Kipp.

R-chan:	What do you think you're doing using something like that for
	no reason, huh?

Kipp:	(trying his best to block blows) Hey, wait a minute...

R-chan: (throwing punches and kicks) You could really hurt someone with
	that! 

Kipp:	(blocking) I told you I really can't control...

R-chan: (throwing more punches) Then learn to!

	Kipp swept Ranma off of his feet and onto a rock. He put his
	foot on his chest to pin him down

R-chan:	Ouch!

Kipp:	Now listen for just one... huh?!

	Kipp realized that Ranma now had red hair instead of black, and
	his foot was on a part of the feminine body they really didn't
	belong.

Kipp:	Ranma... is that... you?

R-chan:	Who else would it be, huh?

	Ranma threw a punch tossing Kipp off of him and into the carp
	pond.

R-chan:	And don't you get any ideas! I'm a guy, ok?  huh?!

	When Kipp surfaced, he no longer looked anything like what
	he did before. Instead he was now a very feminine figure about
	three inches shorter than normal. His light brown hair was now
	replaced with thigh length strawberry-blonde hair. Two cat ears
	emerged through the hair, and a tail from behind.

K-chan: Well so am I, so I won't!

R-chan:	Kipp? Don't tell me you...

Kasumi:	Time for dinner you two.

	Kipp and Ranma went in to dinner, and after a small ammout of
	surprise from the rest of the household changed back to their
	original forms then sat down to eat.

Akane:	How did you get your curse?

Kipp:	I was following a scroll of my fathers telling me of a special
	spring called the Spring of Drowned Swordsman. It is said that
	the waters of the spring have a powerful effect on normal steel.
	As I was performing the ritual to use the water, something or
	someone pushed me into a nearby spring, Maoniannichuan. It
	is said that 1,550 years ago a young girl and her cat drowned
	in the spring. Whoever now falls into it takes the amorphous
	body of the both of them.

Kasumi:	How long have you had it?

Kipp:	A couple of years. I haven't fully gotten used to it, but I
	am a lot better with it than I was.

	Ranma went through the story of how he and his father fell into
	the pools of Jusenkyo and got their forms. Kipp even saw them
	fight over it like the Tendos have seen many times over. He
	was surprised to see that Genma seemed to have no trouble keeping
	his speed up even in the bulky body of the panda, but a martial
	artist would learn to compensate he guessed.

Kipp:	Thank you for dinner, it was very good. I must be going now so
	I can be present when a work order is fulfilled on my residence.
	
Ranma:	Where are you staying?

Kipp:	In a building that used to be an old training hall. The training
	area itself is not very large, but the living area is quite 
	roomy. I'm having some things added on to it for security
	purposes. As for location... the nearest restaurant is Ucchan's
	Okonomiyaki. It's about two or three blocks away.

Ranma:	Ucchan's? That's Ukyo's place.

Kipp:	Really? I thought about it at first when you called her Ucchan,
	I'll have to stop by there. I shall see you at school tomorrow.

Ranma:	Alright.

	After a quick farewell from the rest of the Tendos, Kipp walked
	home dwelling on what would happen the next day.

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End of Episode 1