Private Bets: Shadow's Stone
by Shade


Disclaimer: All copyrighted charcters used that are not mine belong to their respective creators.

Part 1b: When Trouble comes a'knockin get a stronger door
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�Bye bye Achan.�

<Why do I always have to leave my friends behind?>

�Bye Ran-kun.�

She was glad her friend couldn�t see her tears,
this was hard enough already.

Though she had only known him for a few months Ami
knew she would never forget her special friend.
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�If only she knew....�

�Don�t spoil it.�

�Sorry.�

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*Smack*

�Oh the shame!!! Why am I cursed with 
such a weak good for nothing son!? WHY?!�

*Slash*

�Papa that hurts!�

*Whack*

�Quiet you weakling, a real man can deal with a little pain!�

Ranma bit on his tongue in order to prevent the 
scream that threatened to escape his lips as he 
was hit by another one of those strange vacuum
blades his Father was throwing at him. He couldn�t
hear them, since they weren�t solid he didn�t feel 
the air that would normally forewarn of such an 
attack pushing against his skin. Ranma�s lack of
sight had never frustated him as much as it did now.

�These techniques will make you stronger.
 Now get up and try again! �

Slowly the bruised and bleeding 
pigtailed boy struggled to his feet.

A brutal blow to the ribs sent him back down, 
this time unconsciousness mercifully claimed him.

�Get up!�

*KICK*
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Several dozen battle auras lit up the 
dusky plain as the spectaters watched
Genma beat his boy�s limp body.

A lot of the beings gathered here were either
directly or indirectly linked to protecting children. 
Needless to say, they were NOT happy about this.

�That�s it, he dies!�

A loud chorus of agreement came from the crowd.

�Tear him limb from limb!!!�

�Burn him!!!�

�Lock him up in a room with the Samurai Showdown dub!�

Everyone shuddered at that one.

Some fates are even worse then death.
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�I�m old!! Take my son instead!!!�

Morrigan looked at the old fool before
her and sighed in disgust, not even she
would stoop so low as to take one 
so......pathetic. The boy on the other
hand, now he had potential.

�Very well, your son for your wretched life.�

 Her crimson nails pinched harshly on Genma�s exposed jugular.

�I will come for him when he reaches his prime.�

The succubus slowly licked her lips as she imagined
 how tasty the �beef� would be once it was properly aged. 

�Now begone from my sight mortal before I change my mind.�

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"So in exchange for his immortal soul I get the 
chowmein, eggrolls, and TWO fortune cookies?"

"Yes." Surely no mortal was this stupid.

"It�s a deal!"

Then again, maybe he was.

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"He�ll be perfect for Yohko when she�s grown."

"Is it agreed then? Your daughter will be 
engaged to my son Ranma."

<Finally boy, you�re becoming useful.>

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"Engage him to my Ayohko. I�ll pay double what she did!"

"Sold!!!"
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�Oooo, he�s cute.�

�He�s a bargain for just that bottle of sake.�

�...okay!�

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�......This Genma is a complete and utter moron.�

�He doesn�t actually believe he�s going to get
away with all of that does he?!�

�C�mon Shadow, do something about this!�

�Wait for it.�

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�Who are you?�

Genma looked suspiciously at this
stranger who claimed to be a Shaolin priest.  
In his experience priests were to be avoided at 
all costs since they tended to disagree with the 
Genma Saotome philosophy. This consisted
of theft, gluttony, and enough sake to kill
an elephant.....twice. 

"My name is Caine, I am here to help your son."

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"What in the Nine Hells is going on??!"

"How'd he get there?!!"

"Shadow!"

"Fate moves in mysterious ways."

"That's not an excuse!!!"

Things went downhill from there.

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Meanwhile in the Ranmaverse.....

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Author's notes: I did it and I'm not sorry about it. May need to show Genma's stupidity more, any suggestions? Those of you wondering when it gets serious here's some words to think about: Demetri, Lord Raptor, <Insert Sailor Moon villain of the week here>, Devil Hunters, and a Ranma with Kick Ass killer moves.

Till next time,
Shade

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 Nabiki stared at the screen, a look of 
horror on her face. "Our lives depend on  
Ranma proving that we're civilized enough 
to join a galactic society. We're doomed." 

-The Bet "Illegal Aliens in Nerima" 

"So in exchange for his immortal soul I get the 
chowmein, eggrolls, and TWO fortune cookies?"

"Yes." Surely no mortal was this stupid.

�It�s a deal!�

Then again, maybe he was.

-Private Bets "Shadow's Stone"

The girl smiled. "Welllll... Do you remember Yu-chan?"
        Ranma thought back to the days when he was a young
 scrapper.  "Yeah, we used to play together, me an' Yu-cha--" Ranma's eyes bugged out with shock. "Oh no! You aren't..."

 "SURPRISE!! It's me, Yu-chan!" the girl squealed.
 "YU-CHAN!!" Ranma's eyes bugged out. "Didn't I have       
  ANY male childhood friends?!"

-Expansion Card v2.0

"Writing's like a battle, it's a dirty job
but someone's gotta do it!"

-Shade

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