...now!

what timing, huh? ^_^

Once Again:  Ranma 1/2 owned by Rumiko Takahashi above all others.  
Pokemon owned By Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures inc.

Ranma and Akane explain what happened(can you say 'Jusenkyo,' boys and 
girls?), and we meet the rival Gym in Tokyo.  Who's the Leader?  Who do 
YOU think?

*WARNING*  I will be adding a few new Pokemon attacks, and maybe a new 
Pokemon
or two.  I feel that since the game, and therefore the TV series, takes 
place
on a single island(in the Pacific, hence the obvious Amarican and 
Japanese 
influences, and the fact that Ash and the Gang can speak Japanese), then 
the
rest of the world can have additional TMs, and a few variations on 
Pokemon as
well.

Nidoranma 1/2(I think I'm beginning to like this title)

By Damien Hailey



Announcer:  Ash journey to join the Global Pokemon League has just taken 
it's
first unexpected turn!

[Flashback Scenes:  A Female Nidoran does a Horn Attack on Ash's 
Bulbasaur.  
Pikachu hits a Male Nidoran with a Quick Attack.  Bulbasaur Leech Seeds 
the
female, and Ash tosses a PokeBall at it.  Nidoran blasts Pikachu with an 
energy blast, ]

Announcer:  Ash got his quest off to a great start, capturing a pair of 
Nidorans,  and was set to challenge the leaders of the Narima Gym, the 
first
gym in Tokyo, Japan.  

[Scene:  Ranko's Machop charges Ash's Wartortle, who has its head tucked 
partway into the shell.  When Machop gets close, Wartortle Skull Bashes 
Machop into the wall.]

Announcer:  During a battle with the Narima trainers, Ash proved once 
again, 
his skill as a trainer...

[Scene:  Ash's Charizard and Ukyo's Kangaskhan clash like Gozillas.  
Kangaskhan hits Charizard with a Mega-Punch, and Charizard counters with 
a
Flamethrower to the face.]

Announcer:  ...But during the fight, Ash's newest Pokemon escaped!  The 
group
chases them into the home of the Gym Leaders, but there....

[Scene:  Nido-chan pops out of her PokeBall, sees Ukyo, and leaps into 
her 
arms.  She runs back to Ash, releases Akane, and the two of them run 
towards
the Tendo home, the others in hot pursuit.]

Announcer:  And who are these two newcomers?

[Scene:  Ranma and Akane walk down the stairs Ranma:  "Sorry 'bout 
this..."]

Chapter 2
Ash:  The Curse of Jusenkyo

The silence was thick enough to be cut by a Beedrill, but the knock on 
the 
door served nicely enough.  Kasumi left to open it, and came back 
followed 
by two small boys and a very large Pokemon.

"Ukyo,"  Ranko deadpanned, "there's a Snorlax in our house."

The two children ran up and embraced Ranma and Akane.  "Hitmonchan!"  
The one
glomping Akane cooed.  

"Hey Pop,"  Ranma said to the Snorlax, "Glad to see you finally woke 
up!"

The Snorlax pulled out a sign:  "I needed my beauty sleep" it read.

"Well, that explains why they sleep so much."  Misty said.

"Kasumi," Akane asked, "could you get us a few kettles of hot water?"

"Of course." Kasumi said cheerfully,  "Ukyo, Ash, would it trouble you 
if I
could borrow your Charmander and Wartortle?"

Ash found it very hard to refuse Kasumi, so he didn't.  Ukyo also handed 
over
her PokeBall.  

Kasumi and the Pokemon left, and returned a few moments later with four 
kettles.  Kasumi, Charmander, Wartortle, and Kasumi's Chansey each 
carried one
in their hands(or claws).  Ranma and Akane each took one, and poured 
them over
the boys.  Their forms shrank slightly, and they reverted into a 
Hitmonchan
and Hitmonlee.  

Ukyo upended another kettle over the Snorlax, and it turned into a 
heavyset
man in his forties.  Somehow, he had kept his clothes, and was wearing a 
faded
white gi, with glasses and a kerchief wrapped around his head.

"How did you do that?"  Ash asked, awed.  

Ranma and Akane sat down, their Pokemon jumped into their laps.  "It's a 
long
story."  Ranma said,  "It started last month, when my Pop took Akane an' 
me 
to this training ground in China..."

******************************************************

"Here, sirs and madam, is the ancient ground of Cursed Springs, or 
Jusenkyo.  

Ranma snorted.  "Doesn't look like much to me."

Akane drew her PokeBall.  "Stop complaining and let's fight!  Are you 
ready?"

"I was born ready!  Hitmonlee, Go!"  Ranma dropped his ball by his feet, 
releasing his Pokemon.  Hitmonlee kicked a few times in the air, and 
assumed
a ready position next to him. 

"Alright, I choose Hitmonchan!"  The fighting Pokemon appeared and 
adjusted
its gloves.  For the Nth time in almost as many weeks, Ranma wondered 
just 
_where_ some Pokemon got their clothes from.  

Akane rushed Ranma with Hitmonchan.  "Fire Punch!"  Both their fists 
erupted
into flames as they attacked.  Ranma and Hitmonlee jumped apart, and 
Akane
and Hitmonchan split up to continue the fight.  

>From the sidelines, Genma encouraged(and criticized) them.  "Ranma!  Let 
the
Pokemon cover your blind side, get back together!  Akane, their greatest 
strength is in their teamwork, keep them apart!"

Ranma stopped and yelled, "Who's side are you on, anyway?" right before 
he was
clocked by Hitmonchan's Thunder Punch.  

Akane would have laughed, but Hitmonlee was in her face with a flurry of 
kicks
that had her full attention trying to dodge.  

"C'mon, Hitmonlee, Rolling Kick!"  Hitmonlee went low, tucking into a 
roll as
Ranma jumped into the air.  Hitmonlee came out in an upwards kick that 
sent 
Hitmonchan flying.  Hitmonchan fell into one of the pools and came out, 
mad as
a Scyther in a tomato patch.  It jumped on Hitmonlee and tackled it, the 
two 
of them rolling around on the ground like arguing children.  

"Uh-oh,"  Ranma groaned, "they're at it again!"

"Hitmonchan!  Cut it out!"  Akane yelled.

The two Pokemon ignored them in their rage.  the battle was now kicking 
up 
enourmous clouds of dust as the fight moved towards Genma.  A stray 
punch(from
Hitmonlee, no less.) hit him and knocked him into another pool.  A 
Snorlax 
rose angrily from the pool.  

"Too bad."  The Guide said, "Mr. Customer fall into Spring of Drowned 
Snorlax.
Very tragic legend of Snorlax who drown in spring 200 year ago.  Now, 
whoever
fall in spring take body of Snorlax!"

The Snorlax growled and knocked the fighting Fighting Pokemon away, 
where they
flew into Ranma and Akane, knocking them into a pool.  The Pokemon went 
on to
fall into yet another spring.  

The Guide was horrified.  "Aiyah!  Mr. and Miss Customer fall in Spring 
of 
Drowned Nidorans!  Terrible, tragic story of pair of Nidorans who drown 
in 
spring 150 year ago!  Two people never fall into spring at same time, 
however."

Two Nidorans climbed out of the Nidorannichuan.  "Nido..."  The female 
barked 
angrily, "...ni RAN!*",  and pulled out a large mallet and pounded the 
male 
next to him.  

(* Nidoran for: "Ranma no BAKA!"  But you knew that aleady, didn't you?)

*********************************************************

"...And Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan fell into the Spring of Drowned Little 
Boy."
Akane finished.

"Wait a second!"  Brock said.  "You're saying that there's a place in 
China
where anything that falls in turns into a Pokemon?"  

"Thankfully, It's only temporary."  Akane said, "Hot water reverses the 
transformation, but it's triggered by cold water again."  

"Mr. Tendo's not gonna be happy about this."  Ukyo said.

"Not to put a damper on anything," Misty cut in, "but I think we have 
something
to work out, remember, _Ash_?  _Ranma_?"

Ranma and Akane suddenly found the floorboards very intresting.  "What 
is she
talking about?"  Genma demanded.  

"Umm..."  Ash began, "I sorta found them while they were still cursed, 
and 
I..."

"SAOTOME, YOU CRETINOUS SORCERER!  COME OUT AND FACE YOUR FATE BY MY 
BLADE!"

Ranma, Akane, and Ranko sighed simultaneously.  "Great, Kuno."  They 
chourused.

"Who's Kuno?"  Ash asked.

"Tatewaki Kuno."  Ranko replied.  "Leader of the Tokyo Gym, and a 
pompous, 
arrogant, concieted, stubbourn..."

"You forgot stupid."  Ranma interjected.

"I was getting to that!"  Ranko protested.  "...stupid jerk!  The idiot 
keeps
trying to date me an' Akane, at the same time!"

Ranma, Akane, Ranko, Ash, and Pikachu filed out to the front.  Kuno 
stood there,
brandishing his bokken.  Beside him, a Farfetch'd mimiced his movements.

"So, Saotome, thou foul wizard.  Thou hast decided to finally face me.  
This
day, I shall destroy you, and free my beloveds from your lustful 
horrors!"  

Beside him, Farfetch'd squeaked in agreement.  "Fetch!"

Ranma yawned.  "I'm tired.  Ash you wanna take him out?"  

Ash looked up.  "Me?"

"Sure.  It'll help towards getting a Badge."

"What are you talking about!  I already beat the both of you in a fair 
fight!"

"We...weren't ourselves at the time!"  Ranma protested.  "B'sides, you 
never
_formally_ challenged us, or fought us here!"

"He's got a point there."  Misty said as she came up behind him.  

"Yep."  Brock agreed.  "League rules say, you have to formally challenge 
the 
Leader _in_ their gym."  

"I never should've traveled with two former Gym trainers."  Ash 
lamented.  He
and Pikachu stepped forward.  "I am Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town on 
Pokemon 
Island!  I challenge you, Tatewaki Kuno!"  

Kuno smirked arrogantly(like he could smirk any other way).  "You, a 
mere
boy, challenge the might of Tatewaki Kuno, the Leader of the Tokyo Gym, 
the
Blue Thunder of Frunikan High?"  A lightning bolt and roll of thunder 
punctuated the last part.  "You cannot hope to match me with your puny 
Pokemon!"  

Ash fumed.  Pikachu, Ranma, and Akane were seeing red.  "Excuse us."  
Ranma 
growled as he and Akane stepped back into the house.  There was a 
splash, and
two Nidorans came out a moment later.

"I get it, you want to take him on!"  Ash said.  "Wait a minute, I want 
one of
my Pokemon to try him first."

Nidoran tried to protest, but Ash stopped him.  "Don't worry, you'll get 
your
chance.  Pidgeot, I choose you!"  Ash threw out his PokeBall, and the 
bird 
emerged and took to the air.  "Pidgeot!"

"To battle then!  Farfetch'd, Attack!"

"Far, Fetch'd!"  The duck charged into the attack.  Pidgeot dove and 
avoided 
the other bird's Slash.  It qickly turned around and raked Farfetch'ds 
back
with it's claws.  Farfetch'd Pecked it in the wing, causing it to lose 
altitude.

"Watch out for that onion!"  Ash called, not really believing what he 
had just
said, "Sand Attack!"  Pidgeot turned and kicked up a large cloud of 
dust, on 
which it used a Gust to blow part of it into the Farfetch'ds face.  As 
the 
Farfetch'd tried to blink away the sand in it's eyes, Pidgeot flew 
upwards, 
avoiding it's attack.  Pidgeot came down with a tremendous strike with 
its
talons that sent Farfetch'd reeling.

"Show your Skill, Farfetch'd!"  Kuno commanded.  "Fury Attack!"  
Farfetch'd 
began swinging his onion like a katana, wings blurring as dozens of 
strikes 
struck at Pidgeot, sending it crashing to the ground.  

"Pidgeot, return!"  Ash called.  His PokeBall emitted a beam of light 
that 
enveloped the wounded Pokemon and brought it back into the ball.  
"Nidoran
Female, GO!"  

Akane-Nido-chan(I love saying that) Leaped into battle with a Double 
Kick to 
Farfetch'ds chest.  She followed with a slash from the spines on her 
back that
shot poison into the bird's wounds.  Farfetch'd staggered up and raised 
its
vegetable, ready for combat, but the poison overcame it, and it fainted.  

Kuno was understandably upset.  "Resorting to trickery will not help you 
this
day!  Marrowak, Smite them!"  Marrowak emerged from it's PokeBall and 
spun its
bone club.  "Marrowak!  Marrow!"  

"Trickery?"  Ash asked.  Ranma and Akane just shrugged.  Ash made a note 
to 
ask them about him after this.  "Nidoran Female, take a break, Nidoran 
Male, 
your turn!"  Nido-chan stepped moved back and allowed Nidoran to pass.  
Nidoran and Marrowak charged each other.  Nidoran jabbed with his horn, 
but 
Marrowak stepped back and bonked him on the head with it's bone.  

"Nido!"  Nido-chan yelled from the sidelines, "Ni-Nido!  Nido nido!"

"Pipika!"  Pikachu added.  "Pika pikachu!"

"Nidooo!"  Nidoran snapped back.  He feinted a tackle, then when 
Marrowak
stepped back, he leaped forward, striking over and over with his horn.  
Marrowak was sent back with several cuts, and a few cracks and bruises 
on 
it's skull-helmet.  Nidoran stepped back, and brought down a large 
mallet on
top of Marrowak.

Kuno growled.  "I am done toying with you boy!  Now..."

"OHHOHOHOHO!"  Nido-chan cringed reflexively.  "Prepare for trouble!"  a 
voice now all-too familiar to Ash and Pikachu called out.

"Make it double!"  Another voice cried.

"Oh, no!"  Ash cried, "I thought we left them back on the island!"

Two figures jumped up on the roof, ignoring Ash's comment as they began 
their
motto: (Say it with me now!)

                    "To protect the world from devestation!"
                   "To unite all peoples within our nation!"
                   "To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
                   "To extend our reach to the stars above!"

                                   "Jesse!"  

                                   "James"

                "Team Rocket, Blast off at the speed of light!"
                     "Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"

                                  "Meowth!"

"That's right!"  a new voice squealed, causing the Nidorans to cry out 
in 
terror.  Even Pikachu seemed instinctively scared.

For standing atop the roof, between Jesse and James, and behind Meowth, 
stood
one of the most terrifying forces known to young Pokemon.  The newest 
addition
to Team Rocket:

Azusa Shiratori, Formerly(and possibly still) of the Golden Pair.

Azusa Shiratori, Kleptomaniac of all things kawaii.

Azusa Shiratori, The Japanese Elmyra.

(Azusa Shiratori, whom the author now realizes should be dead by now, 
considering the normal Pokemon reaction to strangers who squeeze them 
roughly
and try to take them away, but he has a plan for that^_^)

"What are you doing here, you little creep?"  Ranko demanded, pointing 
at 
Azusa.  

"Don't speak that way to our new partner!"  Jessie snapped.  

"Well hello, Ash.  Imagine meeting you here, of all places!"  James 
said.

"Kawaii!"  Azusa shrieked, leaping down after Pikachu.  "Jean-Marie!  
Come
back to Azusa!"

"Pika... CHUUUU!"  Pikachu, of course, gave the normal response, and 
Azusa
was crispy-fried.

"How dare you interrupt a duel!"  Kuno bellowed, "Remove yourself from 
here
this insta-"  Kuno suddenly found himself rapidly gaining altitude, 
courtesy
of Air Ranko.  Marrowak booked a similar flight on Nidoran Airlines.  

"What a loser..."  Ranko muttered.

"Now that that's taken care of,"  Jessie said, "Hand over your Pikachu, 
little boy, and we'll be on our way."

"Or what,"  Ash challenged, "You'll send Arbok and Wheezing after us?"

"Maybe,"  James said, drawing two PokeBalls.  "but why send them alone?  
Wheezing, Raticate, attack!"

"Arbok, Grimer, Go!"  Jessie cried.  The four balls opened, and the 
Pokemon 
within emerged.  "Wait a minute!"  Jessie hissed, "Why do you get an 
evolved
Pokemon, James?"

James pointed to Azusa.  "Because you-know-who would try to steal a 
Ratatta."
he hissed back.  "Now be quiet!"  

Azusa quickly recovered.  "Louis, Madelline, Go!"  she squealed.  A 
Clefairy 
and a Jigglypuff came out of her PokeBalls.  

Pikachu and the Nidorans stepped forward.  Ranko pulled out a pair of 
PokeBalls.
"Ponyta, Poliwrath, let's rumble!"  

Jessie turned to Azusa.  "Show them what you can do."  

"Sing Attack!"  Azusa cried.  Clefairy and Jigglypuff began to do so.  
Waves 
of sound washed soothingly over the others.  Nidoran, Pikachu, and 
Ponyta fell
asleep, while Nido-chan found herself fighting to stay awake.  

Nido-chan tried to rouse Pikachu and Nidoran, but she had to jump back 
as 
Raticate tried to sideswipe her, teeth flashing.  She jumped over it, 
raking 
it in the side with the spines on her back.  It was hurt, but the poison 
failed to get into the wound.  She tried to follow up with a Scratch, 
but 
Wheezing knocked her to the ground.  

Poliwrath rolled away from Jigglypuff as it tried to smash it with a 
Body Slam.
"Take 'em out, Poliwrath!"  Ranko cried, "Water Gun!"  Poliwrath jumped 
and
blasted Clefairy into the pond.  Clefairy got out and began to sway back 
and
forth, humming.  

"Oh, no!"  Ash cried,  "Look out for its Metronome Attack!"  

Clefairy suddenly stopped.  It threw its arms forward, and the water in 
the 
pond shot up.  the water crashed to the ground and washed over the 
opposing
Pokemon.  Nidoran and Pikachu were awakened by the sheer volume of water 
hitting
them, but Ponyta was badly injured.  

"Ponyta, Return!"  Ranko called, bringing her Pokemon back.  "Poliwrath, 
Body
Slam!"  Poliwrath jumped into the air and flipped, coming down on 
Clefairy
with its shoulder.  "Brock, Misty!  We need some help here!"  

"Right!"  Misty replied.  "Starme, go!"

"Go, Geodude!"  Brock cried.  Geodude Tackled Arbok, who was squeezing 
Pikachu
in its coils.  Starme spun into Raticate like a giant shuriken, giving 
Nido-
chan a much needed break.  Pikachu dropped to the ground and shook 
itself off.
it used the oppourtunity to shock Jigglypuff, stunning it.   

Ash got an idea.  "Nidoran, Assist!"  

Nidoran stopped pounding Wheezing an looked to Ash.  Then he realized 
what Ash
meant.  "Nido!  Ninido, ran ni!"  Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan burst out of 
the 
house and attacked.  Hitmonchan shocked Grimer with a Thunder Punch 
while 
Hitmonlee began kicking Wheezing around.  With the odds of the battle 
altered,
the tide bagan to change.

"Okay, now finish 'em off!"  Ash cried.  Nidoran called out to the 
group.  
They began to renew their attacks, forcing Team Rocket's Pokemon into a 
single 
area.  Nidoran and Hitmonlee stepped back as the others broke off.  
Nidoran
and Hitmonlee each shot out a blast of energy that blew the Pokemon into 
their
owners, sending them clear over the neighborhood.  

"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off agaaaaaaaaaaaaain!"  Could be 
heard 
over the skies of Nemira.  

******************************************************

Later, the group was assembled in the main arena of the Nerima Gym.  
Ranma and
Akane had been returned to their human forms, and now faced Ash.  

"I still think he should have to fight one of us first..."  Ranma 
grumbled.

Akane shushed him.  "You just want to fight again.  Haven't you had 
enough for
one day?  Besides, I think Ash has proved himself against Kuno and Team 
Rocket."

"With our help."  Ranma protested.  Akane elbowed him, and he shut up.

"And he did defeat me and Ukyo."  Ranko added.  "Even though I still say 
he 
got lucky!"

Ranma sighed.  "Fine.  Ash, for defeating Ranko, Ukyo, and Kuno, I award
you with this."  He reached into his pocket and pulled out a badge.  It 
resembled a Yin-yang with a sunburst behind it.  "I give you the Ki 
Badge.  
Congratulations, Ash."  

Overjoyed, Ash slowly took the badge from Ranma's hand.  "YES!  I got my 
first
GPL badge!"  

"We're home!"  A voice called out from the front of the Gym.  Akane's 
eyes went
wide.

"Oh, no!" she cried, "Daddy's home!"

Ranma groaned.  "Great, what are we gonna tell him?"

The door to the arena opened, and two people stepped in.  One was a 
teenage 
girl, with short brown hair hanging straight to her shoulders.  The 
other 
was an older man in his late thirties to mid fourties, with a bushy 
moustache
and wearing a brown gi.  

Ranma wondered wether it would be worse to explain this, or to go on a 
date
with Kodachi.  Either way, he figured, he was _definitely_ not going to 
enjoy
this.  

------------------------------------------------------------------
Stupid Question:  Couldn't you just see this happening later in this 
series?

Ranma:  Uncute!

Akane:  Baka!

Ash:  Cut it out, you two!

Ranma:  Tomboy!

Akane:  Pervert!

Ash:  That's enough!  (Pulls out two PokeBalls) Ranma, Akane, Return! 
(They 
both get sucked in) 




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