Heart of fire, breath of flame. part 5

[No real Dragon lore was used in this fic. I just made it up to fit what
I wanted. Mostly because I'm too lazy to do the research.]

	"Jesus!" cried Cartson as he watched the flames erupt from the
pipe and heard the jaws snap shut beneath him. His eyes went wide and he
pressed himself against the wall and waited to move when the creature
turned around. But it never did. It simply slunk back into the darkness
of the pipe and vanished.
	He had jumped onto the top of the pipe as the creature advanced
on him. The edge stuck about two feet out of the wall. He had realized
that if he stayed in front of it he would have died. In a split second he
made his decision and swung himself up over the pipe with a single smooth
motion, just as the flames erupted from its mouth. He gasped for breath
and began to hyperventilate as the shock of what had happened hit him. He
looked down and saw that his shoes were melting onto the top of the pipe.
His face and body had been badly singed by just the heat from the blast.
He jumped down to the side of the pipe and tried the ladder that went up
to the manhole gingerly. It hissed as he touched it and he pulled away
reflexively. "Shit, I gotta get the fuck out of here." he said as he
glanced back at the pipe nervously. He knew that most of them
interconnected. "I can only hope I don't run into that again." he
muttered as he climbed into the pipe opposite the Dragon hole. "Christ, a
genuine Dragon." he muttered.  He'd rather deal with a man with the heart
of one any day.

	The next morning Ryu stumbled into Nerima looking tired and worn.
He walked towards his home relentlessly. Those who saw him simply gave
way to the disgusting slime covered individual who staggered past.
	At one point an officer tried to stop him and he simply swatted
the man out of his way. He was in no mood for delays. He just wanted to
get home and take a hot bath. That was when he met the first of his
problems for the day. Ryoga Hibiki, The lost boy of course didn't
recognize him because of the filth that covered him but stopped him to
ask for directions.
	"Where is the Tendo dojo?" he asked not noticing the condition of
the man in front of him as he was studying the photo in his hands.
	Ryu glanced at the photo in his hands and frowned. "You looking
for someone?" he asked him with a dark tone in his voice.
	"Yea, You seen this guy before?" asked Ryoga with a serious gaze.
	"Nope, never seen him before." answered Ryu as he walked around
the lost boy.
	"Thanks anyway." muttered Ryoga. He looked at the photo and
noticed the golden eyes of the boy. "Wait a minute." he said and wheeled
around. "Your him!" he cried and started to run after him.
	"Shit!" cried Ryu as he charged into the crowd. He jumped over
several fences and Ryoga followed obliviously. No mater how he weaved he
could not lose the lost boy. Even when Ryoga veered off it always put him
directly in his path.
	Then a realization came to Ryu and he jumped onto a wooden post
that was jutting from the water in one of the larger drainage ditches.
"Come and get me." he cried 
	Ryoga stood on the fence and glared at him. "No fair!" he yelled.
	"Before we get into a fight, you and I are going to talk about
this, agreed?" called Ryu from his perch.
	Ryoga glared at him for a moment and sighed. "Fine." he said
angrily.

	The two of them sat in Ryu's apartment a few moments later, after
Ryu washed off. Ryoga simply glared at him and sat silently.
	"Why are you chasing me?" asked Ryu as he sat down across from
the boy.
	"If you hurt Akane I'll..." said Ryoga as he stood and grabbed
for Ryu's shirt. 
	He backed away barely in time and hopped on top of the chair.
"Look if you won't tell me what this is about..." started Ryu.
	"Enough talking, Your gonna give me that dragon heart right now!"
yelled the boy as he charged Ryu and grabbed his neck.
	Ryu choked and hung helplessly in his grasp as he clutched at
Ryoga's arm desperately.
	"I won't let you use it to hurt Akane or anyone else you evil
bastard. Give it to me so I can beat Ranma!" he yelled.
	Ryu stopped struggling and kicked Ryoga in the balls and bit his
arm. It was barely enough to get him to free his neck. "I thought better
of you Hibiki, I didn't think you'd stoop to robbery." said Ryu as he
gasped for breath. 
	Ryoga stood and lunged for him. "Shut up you! I've heard all
about you!" 
	Ryu jumped and ran leaving Ryoga to crush his furniture easily
beneath his weight. "You want the heart so much? Take it. I've had about
all I can stand of it." said Ryu angrily as he tore open his shirt and
exposed his chest to Ryoga. He walked up to the boy and placed the
confused navigationally challenged boy's hand over his heart and growled.
"Go ahead Ryoga. Take it out and eat it. It will give you the power you
want so badly. I hope it makes you happier than it has me."
	"What?!" said Ryoga in complete shock. 
	"You want the dragon heart so badly? Take it out of my chest and
eat it. If you want it that is what you have to do." said Ryu almost
screaming now.
	"But, I..." stammered the boy.
	"You idiot. You can't even tell when your being used can you?"
said Ryu as he looked away from Ryoga in disgust. "I used to look up to
you ya know. I've heard stories about your strength and power. Now that I
meet you I realize I was a fool, your just an overgrown baby who isn't
smart enough to think for himself." sneered Ryu as he saw on the remains
of his living room.
	"Wh-What did you say?!" roared Ryoga as he lifted him up by his
shirt.
	"Am I wrong Ryoga? Look at yourself, look at how your acting. You
think Akane would love you now?" said the helpless boy from his grasp.
	"What, I...How did?" said Ryoga in horror as he put the boy down.
	"I know allot of things. I know your Akane's pet. I know your in
love with her..." said Ryu coolly as he glared at Ryoga in disgust.
	"You shut up you! What would you know about my feelings?!!" he
cried angrily as he threw him into a wall.
	"I know enough, you don't deserve Akane. Attacking someone weaker
than yourself just because someone told you they might be dangerous. Why
don't you try thinking for yourself for once instead of destroying other
peoples lives with your interference." said Ryu weakly as he struggled to
his feet.
	"How dare you!?" said Ryoga angrily as he charged again pinning
Ryu to the wall and crushing his chest with unbelievable force. 
	"How dare you attack me? I've done nothing to you or Akane before
today. I'm just trying to live another day and I don't need this from
you." said Ryu coldly. "Right now I could care less about you and your
petty problems. You could kill me easily if you wanted too, but I'm not
afraid of you Ryoga. Your allot of things, but not a killer."
	Ryoga growled angrily and lifted the boy up by his neck again. "I
won't allow you to talk to me that way!"
	"Go ahead take the plunge. Prove your man enough to kill me and
maybe you'll be strong enough to do it to Ranma when you get the chance.
Or do you even really want to any more? Did you ever want him dead? I
wonder about you sometimes." said Ryu as he gazed calmly into Ryoga's
angry face.
	"You shut up you!" cried Ryoga as his grip loosened.
	"Why? What are you gonna do kill me? Looks like your already
trying. Your pathetic, look at you. A man who spent almost a year of his
life living as the pet of a girl who never really loved him. A pathetic
coward who hid behind her effections, just to piss off Ranma. You have
someone waiting for you, why are you still here? Can it be that you still
haven't given up? Your still trying to be more than a pet for her? That's
all you ever were you know. A pet." Ryu's eyes went wild as he said this
and glared into Ryoga's own anger. 
	The lost boy reacted as if he had been struck and staggered back
with Ryu still in his grip. He felt the despair rise in his heart and
fill his soul. "You what are you doing?" he said trying to control his
emotions. "I'll show you."
	"Yes, release your anger, only your hatred can destroy Ranma. But
how can you? If you kill the only man she loves how will she ever love
you?" said Sean with his insane smile growing wider.
	Ryoga pushed through his emotions and formed a ball of Ki in his
hands. "Your trying to get me to kill you aren't you?" he stammered
through the cloud that covered his mind.
	"I'm trying to get you to try." said Ryu with a frown as he
produced his own massive Ki ball. It was nearly twice the size of Ryoga's
Shi shi houkou dan.
	"Why are you doing this?" said the lost boy with tears in his
eyes as he finally started to lose his control.
	"Why are you?" answered Ryu calmly, his Ki blast faded away.
	Ryoga turned away from the boy and blew the wall of the Home away
taking a good portion of the ceiling with it. A large section of the
street was destroyed. Fortunately no one was hurt. Cars and pedestrians
were light in the nieborhood at this time of day.
	Ryu looked at Ryoga and smiled. "Well now that we got that out of
the way...Tea?" he said as he pointed towards the kitchen.
	"What the hell is wrong with you?!" screamed Ryoga as he shoved
the boy to the ground.
	Ryu stood and dusted himself off. "I should ask you the same
thing boy. Nothing I told you was a lie, and look at how you reacted. You
could have killed someone." 
	"-I- could have?! You bastard! How dare you toy with my feelings
like that?!!" cried Ryoga as he shoved Ryu into what was left of the
wall.
	"Ryoga, unless you could kill someone, even someone like me. Not
even a dragon's heart will help you defeat Ranma. If you had it that Shi
shi houkou dan would have destroyed half of Nerima. If Cologne got her
hands on it imagine what she could do to Ranma and Akane's lives.
Sometimes when you really love something you have to let it go." said Ryu
as he gazed at Ryoga with pity in his eyes. "She doesn't need your
protection from me, or Ranma."
	Ryoga reared back for a punch and growled showing his fangs. He
looked at his hand and then Ryu, who was smiling darkly. "Oh god." he
cried and dropped him before running out into the street.
	Ryu shook and fell to his knees. He felt his stomach turn as he
steadied himself and lay against the remains of his apartment. "So much
for my deposit." he muttered and laughed. He was now dirtier than he was
when he came in from the sewers. He was covered in blood and dust from
the most dangerous game of Russian roulette anyone had ever played. "It
seems fate is dead set on keeping me alive for something." he sighed as
he lay back and closed his eyes. "All right, I'll bite."

	An hour later Ryu stood and looked around. He sighed heavily and
stood glancing at the broken furniture and plaster from the ceiling and
walls. "I've had enough." he said quietly and grabbed an English style
umbrella from the corner before stepping out into the street. 

	Akane walked down the street after Ukyo as they searched for
Ranma. Neither of them had been successful in their efforts and he had
not been seen all night. They were returning home to regroup and Akane
frowned as she saw him approach them. Ryu was walking towards her and
Ukyo with an umbrella slung over his shoulder and walking towards the
west. 
	Ukyo looked at Akane when she stopped and frowned as she noticed
her glaring at the approaching man. "Akane what's up?" she said looking
worn.
	"Ryu." said Akane simply.

	"Hello Akane, I was just on my way to say goodbye." said the boy
as he approached.
	"Where is Ranma?" said Akane as she glared at him with hope
filled eyes. 
	"He isn't at the dojo?" A look of genuine surprise crossed his
face.
	"What have you done with my Ran-chan?" screamed Ukyo as she woke
fully and slammed her spatula into Ryu's head sending him sliding across
the pavement on his face.
	"Looks like you had quite a battle. Wanna tell us about it?" said
Ukyo coldly. 
	"It wasn't Ranma if that's what you mean, I had a run in with
that Hibiki kid and it didn't go well." he said as he stood and gingerly
touched the scraped skin on his face.
	Ryu was dazed and staggered for a moment before regaining his
balance. "What the hell?" he muttered before he saw the battle spatula's
flying through the air and pin him to a large tree.
	Ukyo placed the blade end of one of the weapons under his throat.
"What have you done with my Ran-chan?" she repeated.
	"I haven't seen him." said Ryu groggily.
	"He went looking for you, he thinks you killed Shampoo." said
Akane quietly.
	"I did kill Shampoo." said Ryu looking at Akane. There was no
emotion on his face.
	She was devastated. She fell to her knees and looked at him in
shock. "I-I thought you were my friend." she sobbed.
	"You don't understand do you? I would never hurt you, Ukyo, or
Ranma. Shampoo is another matter." said Ryu sullenly.
	"What do you mean another matter?" screamed Ukyo as she swung the
blade end of her battle spatula at his head. It sliced through the tree
over his head and he glared at her coolly. 
	"Go ahead and kill me if it will make you feel better. I'm tired
of running." said the boy.
	Ukyo dropped the weapon and stared at him. 
	"Akane I'm sorry but, I...Shampoo would have killed me. I didn't
have a choice, it was a matter of life or death, she had me cornered."
said Ryu as he gazed directly at her.
	"Why would Shampoo kill you?" said Ukyo as she punched Ryu in the
gut. So far he had made no move to escape.
	"You don't have to hit me, I am talking." he grumbled earning
another blow to his stomach. Akane was either didn't care anymore or was
too shocked by his words to stop her.
	He looked up at her and frowned, "Because of my heart. If someone
were to remove it and eat it they would gain all of my powers. Cologne
will not stop until I leave or she gets it. It would be a powerful asset
for both her and her tribe." said Ryu as he coughed and tried to regain
his breath.
	"Is that ..." said Akane in confusion.
	"That's why I came to your dojo, without your help I won't
survive the year. There is something else as well, I have a c..." Ryu was
cut off by a familiar laughter.

	Ranma stalked the tunnels under Nerima angrily. He had long since
lost his way but no longer cared. Cologne had not yet shown up to see him
yet and he knew nothing of her plans. Ryu had yet to surface in Nerima so
he came down after him. He plodded on for what seemed like days beneath
the city, now he was tired and lost. He had a strange thought and looked
up. There were no man hole covers anywhere and the ground was dry and the
pipes clean, he had not had to crawl for a long time either. All this was
strange. All of the other passages were damp and slime covered, they were
littered with holes and debri from the water and trash from the city.
These tunnels were clean and dry, even a little warm. They twisted in
strange angles and seemed to go deeper and deeper down into the ground.
"What the hell?" he muttered as he plodded on, he didn't have much of a
choice now. 
	A short time later he reached a large cavern. He gasped and
looked around in awe. It was brightly lit with a few lamps and electric
lights. But that was not the most amazing part. Every where he looked was
gold of some kind. Gold nuggets littered the floor and assorted gems and
jewelry were piled in heaps all along the floor with coins, plates, and
even a few rolls of golden wall paper sat propped in a corner. Several
pedestals stood in random corners around the room with strange looking
statues and jewelry in display cases. Ranma reached out to see if he was
imagining the wealth he saw around him.
	"Hey! What are you doing here? Don't touch that fool!" cried a
gruff voice. 
	Ranma spun around in a defensive stance.

	Ryu ripped himself free of the trunk easily and turned to see
Taro standing angrily with his foot inside the trunk of the tree. He spun
around and punched at Ryu.
	"You bastard! When I catch you again I -will- eat you!" cried Ryu
as he dove away and ran off in the direction of the Dojo.
	Ukyo and Akane followed immediately.
	"Come back here you jackass! I'm not through talking to you!"
cried Ukyo angrily as she retrieved her battle spatula from the ground
before following.

	Nabiki Tendo sat and glared at the table at another set of
embarrassing photo's. In the days since Ryu had arrived in Nerima she had
tried everything to get some sort of information from him. He had simply
avoided or ignored her since the initial encounter.
	She had managed to get photo's of him that made him appear to be
a child molester, a panty thief, and a homosexual. She had posted them on
the walls of the school in the hopes of getting some sort of reaction out
of him. Nothing she did worked. She followed him to his home and still
learned nothing. No matter what happened he simply ignored her. She was
getting angry and would soon resort to more, serious, methods if she
didn't get results. She smiled as she looked at the amount her friend had
given so generously for the lessons. The gold nugget was almost ninety
seven percent pure. She couldn't even lift it. It was worth close to a
half a million American at current market rates. The boy was loaded, she
began to form plans in her mind to crack through his shell. There was
always some way to get to anyone, and she would find it.

	Cologne smiled as her prey moved towards her in the street. She
knew he would return here eventually. They always did. She jumped from
her perch in the tree and onto the wall that separated the Tendo dojo
from the rest of the world just as Ryu hopped over the fence followed by
the Taro boy. Ukyo and Akane followed a few moments later. Cologne
frowned, the girls could be a problem and get in the way. "I guess I'll
just have to work around them." she muttered to herself. 
	
	Ryu was about to jump onto the roof of the dojo when he stopped
suddenly and turned to face his persuers. "No more running, if they want
to die so bad I'll just have to oblige them." he growled as he prepared
himself. 
	Taro turned the corner and sneered as Ryu stood waiting. "I have
you." he said to him.
	At that point Cologne hopped over with a cold look on her face.
"No boy, I have him." 
	"Back off hag, he's mine." snorted Taro as he advanced on Ryu
carefully. Ryu was slowly circling towards the center of the yard.
	"Silence young one, He has injured my kin. Is your quarrel
worse?" she asked coolly.
	Taro growled and glared at her. "Yes, but I don't feel like
arguing about it. You get first strike, that's all." he said reluctantly.
	Cologne nodded and turned to see the girls move up behind him.
"Leave." she said simply.
	"Not till he Tells us where Ranma is." said Ukyo.
	"He's under the city in the drainage system searching for him."
said Cologne as she pointed a gnarled finger at the boy, "He'll return in
a few days when he figures out he isn't hiding down there anymore."
	"Why can't you fools just leave me alone dammit!" cried Ryu. "You
think I enjoy killing your kind?" 
	"Feh, you'll not kill the both of us." said Cologne. "I'll take
back the heart you've stolen boy. It should not be in the hands of
someone so reckless as you."
	"Bitch, it's my heart, I've grown rather fond of being alive, if
not living anymore. You'll have to take it." said Ryu angrily as his
battle aura flared. Ukyo and Akane shrank back from the pure heat of it.
	Taro's eyes went wide as he stepped to the side. "No don't let
him!" he cried.
	"What?" said Cologne in shock.
	"Don't you know old woman? He hasn't stolen anything." said Taro
as he dove for Ryu. It was already too late.

	Ranma turned to see the large American who had attacked Ryu
standing across the room from him. "Don't touch that fool! That's
dragon's gold!" he whispered hoarsely.
	"What?" said Ranma dumbly.
	"Fool, what kind of hunter are you? Don't you know that you
should never touch dragon's gold!? They can smell you on it in an instant
and they don't like people who touch their things. He'll hunt you to the
ends of the earth if you lay a hand on it."
	"Hunter?" said Ranma dumbly.
	"Your down here after the young Ryu kid aren't you?" said the man
nervously.
	"Yes." replied Ranma angrily, but his anger was not directed at
the man.
	"My name is Cartson." said the man extending his hand.
	Ranma glanced at it and frowned. "Ranma." he stated simply.
	"Sorry, I forgot where I was for a minute." said Cartson as he
pulled his hand back quickly, he seemed both afraid and excited at the
same time. 
	"Where the hell are we?" asked Ranma.
	"Were in a Dragon's maze. I never thought I'd see one of these
much less be stupid enough to get lost in one." muttered the man.
	"What?" said Ranma as he sweat a little.
	"Geez, don't you know anything kid? Huntin' a dragon heart
without knowledge of at least -some- lore is crazy. Those old tales 'll
save your ass more often than you think." said Cartson with a small laugh
as he pat Ranma on the back and led him to a corner where they were away
from the entrance.
	"What the hell are you talking about? I'm here because Ryu killed
my friend." said Ranma simply.
	"Oh, I see. That makes things a little simpler. Well, how should
I put this?" the man sad down on one of the plain rocks in the cavern.
"Asian Dragons build complex underground mazes to guard their treasure.
They collect gold instinctively and use it for nesting. The mazes are
easy to get into but near impossible to get out of, It makes sure the
chicks don't get out and works like a security system and food trap.
European dragons are dumb and powerful animals so they usually just pick
a cave or something, but Asian Dragons plan their homes carefully. You
probably didn't even notice the walls moving and shifting behind you as
you came in did you?" 
	Ranma went pale. "No." he said partially for an answer and
partially because he realized that the man was right.
	"Well, that's how it works. There'll be switches that open the
doors back to the surface, they'll be hard to get too but I think we can
do it if there are two of us." said Cartson calmly, he scratched the
stubble on his face in a thoughtful gesture.
	"What do you mean, as in a real dragon?" said Ranma dumbly.
	"Yea, nearly fried my ass earlier, that was a close call. I only
hope we can get out before he gets back." said the man gruffly.
	Ranma's mind went back to the eight headed serpent of Ryugenzawa.
He shivered involuntarily. Cartson walked over to the entrance way and
started into the tunnels with Ranma following carefully
	"This one is very cleverly built so its probably a China dragon,
they're a little sharper than the Japanese variety. That's what the
legends say." said Cartson as he inspected the walls. "He used pipes
instead of just digging so it wouldn't be spotted easily, very clever."
	"What legends? What difference does that make?" asked Ranma
skeptically.
	"Well, Chinese dragons are much smarter and larger that most.
They are also the most powerful. Fortunately they all but wiped each
other out about a thousand years before humans appeared on earth. The few
remaining dragons became real pest until they were destroyed by Sorcerers
and adventurers, became literal gods, or simply killed each other. They
were supposed to have died out about two thousand years ago. That was
when the last great Dragon Sheng long vanished." said the man as they
entered the caverns.
	"And I think you've been reading too many comic books. If they
died before people did how did the legends start?" snorted Ranma.
	"Tell that to your friend Ryu. He's no Goku I'll tell you that.
He's got him a genuine Chinese dragon heart. Not like the European
versions we usually hunt for. The only way that is even possible is if
Sheng long stayed hidden for all these years, got real friendly with him
and lent it to him. The heart don't last long after the dragon dies, and
I don't think a little pansy like him could kill one of those monsters.
Besides If that's true then he'll be real protective of it, cause if Ryu
gets killed he'll die too. So I'll have to kill him first, and even the
best hunter can't kill a dragon in his own lair. We need to get out of
these tunnels and back top side or we are fucked my friend." said Cartson
somberly.
	Ranma frowned and followed reluctantly as they passed deeper into
the tunnels. "What's the big deal about this heart anyway?" snorted Ranma
casually.
	"You don't know?" said Cartson with a mildly surprised glance.
	"Nope." said Ranma as he leaned against the wall. They had come
to a dead end and Cartson had started muttering to himself as he searched
for the switch that would open the door. 
	"Whoa!" said Ranma as the wall he was leaning on slid in a
little. The wall in front of them lifted noiselessly.
	"Good job kid." said Cartson as he trudged onward. "Hope the
batteries don't die." he muttered as he adjusted the beam on his
flashlight a little.
	"You still haven't told me what the big deal is." said Ranma with
barely disguised interest.
	"Well, if you catch a dragon and kill it, or someone with the
heart of one. It doesn't matter which, anyway, if you cut out their heart
and eat it just as they die, you gain the powers of the original dragon."
said Cartson as he inspected the ceiling carefully. Ranma stopped several
feet away and looked on uninterested.
	"So?" he muttered as the man pushed a switch and ducked the spear
that flew out of the wall nearby.
	"Watch out for fake switches." he muttered as he continued on
unfazed. "Where was I? Oh yea, Anyone can learn to throw a chi blast so
that isn't really all that great. Besides most of the blast would be too
large ta' do any good in a real fight anyway. European hearts are what
started that old fire breathing act you see in the circus nowadays. The
real beauty of the of a dragon heart is the extra benefits you get." said
Cartson with a greedy gleam in his eye.
	"Which is?" pressed Ranma, it was almost as if Cartson didn't
want to tell him everything for some reason.
	"Extra toughness, super strength, enhanced speed and senses.
Still not the best part, the best part is the immortality. A man with a
dragon heart is like...like... Lets put it like this, if your heart were
a battery, having a dragon heart would be like putting a nuclear power
plant in your chest instead. If you take care of it, it'll keep you going
forever."
	"Boy he sure is long winded..." muttered Ranma to himself as they
passed a few more doors. Ranma was beginning to get the idea and had
spotted a few of the switches and traps himself. The traps were nothing
special, more to waste time than anything else. Ranma walked for about
two hours with Cartson before something he said hit him hard. "Cut out
his heart and eat it." he turned and stared at the man in disbelief.
	"Wait a minute. What do you mean cut out his heart and eat it?!"
said Ranma in disbelief.
	"I mean just that." said Cartson simply.
	"But he's a man, you can't do that!" gasped Ranma.
	"Like hell I can't, when I get that heart I'll live forever. It's
worth a one bad meal and a little personal discomfort. I'll regret it
when I'm a thousand kid." snorted the man indifferently.
	"If someone like you doesn't kill you and eat your heart first."
retorted Ranma.
	"Look kid, if you don't like it then mind your own business. I'm
sure you'll feel all happy about it when your on your death bed and I'm
still in my twenties." said Cartson as he shoved another switch.
	"That is, if you live that long." said a voice from behind the
two of them. It was deep and rough sounding, and it also sounded amused.
	Ranma and Cartson, turned and looked behind them too see a large
serpentine head with a golden mane surrounding it behind them. With its
horns it took up almost the whole tunnel.
	"Shit." said Cartson quietly.
	"Boo." said the creature.
	The two men started screaming.
TBC...

	Double Cliff hanger. Yes, Score, all right!
What has Ryu got up his sleeve? Will he really kill Cologne and Taro?
What about the girls? I garentee you'll be surprised...if you haven't
figured it out yet.
	
 Ryoga will make another appearance, as will Mousse and Shampoo. We'll
find out where they have been during all of this.
	And then there is Ranma and Cartson. They have met the Dragon on
his own turf, now what? Cartson has already made it clear they don't have
much of a chance against it in its lair. 
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