I'm actually a little iffy on posting this, but I haven't 
posted in a while, and I have made a few small changes.  As always C&C 
is appreciated.


Legal: The characters of Ranma � were created by the great Rumiko 
Takahashi.
I am using them without permission, hopefully for the purpose of 
entertaining someone.  If anyone who has a right to sue me has that 
desire, I have almost no money.
	C&C is appreciated, you can contact me at brenda02@sprynet.com
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A Ranma � Fanfict
Surreal Genius
By Brendan O'Donnell
Part seven

	Ranma scowled as he ran his pencil over the equations filling 
the notepad he was holding as he walked along the fence by the canal.  
Akane scowled at the ground as she paced beside him on the sidewalk.  
Behind the pair Nabiki strode with a smile on her face and a spring in 
her step
	"Are you sure you want to retire from gymnastics so soon?"  
Nabiki asked with a grin.
	"Yes." Ranma said, in an intense icy voice.
	"I could have beaten her."  Akane softly declared.
	"Ah but you and Shampoo were too busy."  Nabiki mirthfully 
proclaimed to her sister.
	"Ranma! Please warn that girl that there is a limit to what 
I'll tolerate from my family!"  Akane declared, cracking her knuckles 
menacingly.
	"Calm down Sis, I'm not going to say a word about this to 
anyone."  Nabiki said raising her hands in a consoling gesture.
	Akane crossed her arms and increased her pace slightly.  Ranma 
jumped down from the end of the fence and joined her.  Nabiki looked at 
the pair walking together, and scowled for a moment.

	The student's looked at the figure standing in front of 
Furinkan High School's main gate.  A ragged light brown cloak obscured 
his whole appearance, however in the shadows beneath the hood, his red 
eyes were visible, almost seeming to glow dimly.  He had an unfocused 
air about him, suddenly it vanished as he looked down the street where 
Ranma and the two Tendo sisters  were approaching at a slow run.  He 
smiled slightly  "Ranma!"  he said as he walked forward at a casual 
pace.
	Ranma looked at the figure approaching and slowed to a walk.  
"Ryouga,"  He glanced at Akane and Nabiki who had slowed down glancing 
at the Ranma and the cloaked figure with puzzled expressions.  "Get to 
class, this doesn't concern you."
	With a short almost cruel laugh Ryouga spread his arms.  "Come 
come, you've had a long time to prepare for this day."  Grinning he 
added, "I hope you've taken advantage of that gift of time."  He 
brought his hands together before his chest, then lowered them as he 
glanced behind him with a scowl.
	"Ranma Saotome!"  Kuno shouted as he charged from the school, 
boken held high.  "Today is the day you shall truly feel heavens wrath 
for your misdeeds!  I Tatewake Kuno," He paused as Ryouga suddenly put 
out his hand blocking his path.  "And who are you to dare interfere 
with the great Tatewaki Kuno?"
	"This isn't your business.  Go before you get hurt."
	"You dare take such a tone with the Blue Thunder of Furinkan 
High!?  I shall�"
	With a slight twist a the waist, Ryouga slammed an open palmed 
strike into Kuno's midsection.  The kendoist was thrown backward, 
rolling to a halt just before Furinkan's entrance.  "Now Ranma."  
Ryouga said coolly, bringing his hands back in front of his chest.
	"Ranma�" Nabiki began to ask, suddenly she felt him grab her by 
the waist.
	"Hey!" Akane commented as Ranma grabbed her.  She clenched her 
fist, then relaxed it as she stared at Ryouga.
	Ryouga's hands had suddenly become engulfed in a fiery black 
streaked blue aura.  Lightning seemed to pour from his palms forming 
into a black sphere with a speck of brilliant light in it's center.  
"Goodbye, Ranma," Ryouga said as he thrust his hands forward.
	Nabiki screamed at the sight of the stream of mixed dark and 
bright energy surging at her and her two companions, then her scream 
shifted as Ranma jumped, right at Ryouga.
	Ryoga jumped forward after his initial attack, his hands curled 
like claws, his aura surging like a fire from them.  Ranma avoided the 
first attack by ducking his feet to his chest, and the second he 
avoided with a pivot that allowed Ryouga to move past him.  Kicking at 
Ryouga's back, Ranma used his enemy as a springboard to throw himself 
and the two sisters in his arms to the School wall.  He bounced from 
the top of the wall to the schoolyard just as a blast from Ryouga 
shattered said wall to rubble.
	As he landed Ranma released both girls.  "Get clear!"  He said, 
jumping away from them.
	Both Akane and Nabiki looked after him a moment, then with a 
scowl Akane declared, "Hey, I'm not some helpless child!"  She took a 
step toward where Ranma was now standing in a defensive stance near the 
hole in the wall, stopping as she felt Nabiki grab her shoulder.
	"Sis think!  This isn't some love sick member of your fan club, 
this guy can shoot fireballs!"
	"I'm not going too�"
	Ryouga surged through the smashed section of wall.  Seeing 
Ranma, he grabbed his cloak and tossed it aside.  With a cry he leaped 
toward Ranma.  As he landed he spun into a roundhouse kick which Ranma 
ducked under.  Lowering his kicking leg Ryouga hooked it back, almost 
catching Ranma's shirt as he stepped back out of range.  Stepping 
forward Ryouga started lashing out with his fists.  Ranma slid back 
slightly, blocking and dodging the flurry of punches.  Ryouga followed 
up a failed two handed strike with a fast straight kick at Ranma's 
chest.
Ranma sidestepped it, and jumped back, swinging his own foot to smash 
into Ryouga's chin as he back flipped five feet from his opponent.
	"Still good with the defense I see."  Ryouga commented smiling 
thinly.  "Not that it'll do more than delay the inevitable."  He 
stepped forward, his arms beginning to burn with their aura again.
	Ryouga began lashing out like a hurricane, advancing in pace 
with Ranma's retreat.  Every blow struck only air, pushing it at the 
building which was cracking under the impact.  Ranma sudenly dodged to 
the side, striking a blurred fist into Ryouga's side.  As Ryouga half 
staggered to the side he lashed out with a knifehand strike.  Ranma 
jumped back.  Glancing down he saw that the missed blow had cut open 
the front of his shirt.  *Not good.  Gotta be careful.  OH NO!*  
Looking past Ryouga he just kept shock and fear from rising to his 
face.
	"YAAH!"  Akane called as she jumped in and spun into a kick to 
Ryouga's face.  His attention focused on Ranma Ryouga fell back from 
the unexpected blow.  Following  him Akane slammed a fist into his 
solar plexus and knocked him onto his back with an uppercut.  "Ignore 
me will you?!"
	Ryouga rolled to his feet.  He narrowed his eyes.  Then he 
shifted his stance as Ranma jumped in lashing out with a series of fast 
kicks and punches.  "Get out of the way Akane!"
	"No way!"  Akane shouted as she charged in at Ryouga.  "I'm�"
	Crossing his arms together before him, Ryouga explosively 
lashed out to both sides with a fierce shout.  A great wall of air 
slammed into his opponents with the force of a battering ram.  Ranma 
was pushed back, his feet gouging two seven foot long groves into the 
ground.  Akane was thrown into the air, to land and  roll to a stop 
fifteen feet away.  As she pushed herself to her knees, Ryouga raised 
his hands, his aura once again blazing from elbow to fingertip.
	"Look out!"  Ranma called as Ryouga half stepped toward Akane, 
thrusting his hands forward.  Power exploded from his hands and surged 
at Akane like a tidal wave.  
	Ranma jumped in kicking at Ryouga, this time his opponent 
dodged.  Pivoting Ryouga raised his fist and hit Ranma straight on.  
Ranma was thrown back , smashing into the side of the school, forming a 
crater.  Ryouga ran in after him, his finishing blow sinking into the 
wall to the elbow as Ranma ducked under it and jumped away.
	Akane watched the wall of power coming at her, then felt an arm 
grab her  waist and felt herself pulled along as the arms owner jumped 
out of the  blasts path.  Glancing up she saw Shampoo's purple mane 
blown by the winds.  "Akane be careful."  Shampoo said as she landed.  
"This too tough opponent."  Putting Akane down she looked at where the 
battle continued.
	"Shampoo!  We've got to help Ranma!"  Akane said starting 
toward the two fighters, stopping as Shampoo raised a hand before her.
	"We help, but not by charge in stupid.  We watch fight, and 
help so Ranma not get hit because distracted."  Akane's cheeks colored, 
but she simply looked at Ranma and Ryouga.
	Ranma backed away from Ryouga, arms raised before him.  His 
eyes rested on his watch a moment, then all his attention returned to 
Ryouga.  Who was walking toward him, with the casual movement and 
smirking face of someone filled with absolute confidence.
	Ranma Slid his foot back, dropping into a solid defensive 
stance.  He raised his hands to an onguard position, his eyes pausing 
imperceptibly on his wristwatch.  *Seven minutes.*
	Ryouga charged forward, lashing forward with a glowing 
spear-hand as he entered range.  Ranma stepped backward and to the 
side, avoiding the blow, Ryouga jumped into a spinning kick.  Ranma 
pulled just out of the way, but the air pressure of the blow threw him 
back ten feet.
	Raising his hands, Ryouga formed a sphere of black power in his 
right hand and released it at Ranma in an instant, following it with 
eight more such blasts in rapid succession.
	Ranma saw Ryouga's attack, and set himself, raising his hands 
before him.  He centered his breathing in absolute concentration as 
Ryouga's barrage impacted with a series of explosions.
	"Heh, too easy."  Ryouga commented with a smirk.  Then he 
blinked as the smoke cleared, revealing Ranma who's slightly scorched 
appearance was the only visible damage.
Ryouga looked at the greenish yellow glow fading from around Ranma's 
hands.  "Well, I see you've actually learned a minor trick."
"Give me a month or two and you'll be really surprised."  Ranma 
responded.
	"Tempting, but no.  Your death is my obligation and Hibiki's 
sense of direction has delayed it too long."  Ryouga walked 
purposefully toward Ranma,  power crackling along his arms.  Ranma 
raised his hands in preparation.  *Four minutes.*
	Ryouga charged forward, and Ranma leaped back in response.  
Ryouga fired a blast beyond Ranma, who jumped to the side to avoid the 
blast.  Ryouga fired another shot at Ranma's landing point, but Ranma 
had already jumped in at him.
	Ranma kicked as he reached Ryouga, who staggered back two paces 
from the impact.  Ranma continued forward, bombarding Ryouga with a 
dozen fast punches.
	Ryouga ignored the attacks, concentrating instead on lashing 
out with his own attacks.  His first two punches were dodged, but his 
third hit, hurling Ranma to the ground fifteen feet away.
	Ryouga shifted his attention to the right, just as Akane 
stepped in and slammed a spinning kick into his side.  He staggered 
back from her, raising his hands in preparation to attack, then was 
thrown back at her by a strong blow from behind.  Akane met his stagger 
forward with a fast uppercut knocking him to the ground.  He barely had 
time to feel the ground against his back when two bonbori maces smashed 
down on him.
	Ranma pulled himself back to his feet, feeling where Ryouga's 
punch had tried to obliterate his ribcage.
	Shampoo jumped back from Ryouga, landing by Akane.
	"That should do it."  Akane stated.
	"No be sure, Shampoo remember this one.  Fought Ranma near 
village.  Great Grandmother say he demon, Ranma say not."
	With a snarl Ryouga shook his head.  The two girls focused 
their attention back on their opponent, who raised his hands, then 
slammed his palms into the ground.  The force of the strike set Akane 
and Shampoo staggering backward a few steps, and tossed Ryouga into the 
air.  With a quick twist of his body he landed in a crouch, then rose 
to a full standing position.
	"Uh oh."  Akane commented as she looked at Ryouga, who's entire 
body was burning with a black laced aura.
	Ryouga narrowed his eyes angrily at the two girls.  Then he 
glanced at Ranma.  His eyes could see the Chi circulating through 
Ranma, and from the world into Ranma.  He knew that in a few moments 
his opponent would have his pain and weakness almost completely 
suppressed.  *Time to finish this.*  He stepped toward the girls, 
swinging his hands through a fast circling pattern.  The trailing 
remnants of the auras of his hands, met forming a spiral pattern which 
exploded into a sideways tornado.  Ryouga was pushed back five feet by 
the recoil, while Akane and Shampoo were both thrown into the air.
	Ryouga turned to where Ranma was standing.  The two looked each 
other in the eye.  Ryouga clenched both fists, and snarled as his aura 
blazed with growing fury.
	"RAAAAAA!!"  Ryouga moved forward like a bullet from a gun.  
Ranma slid back toward the corner, but as Ryouga reached him he 
pivoted, swinging his foot in a rising kick which blasted Ranma into 
the air.
	Ranma landed and rolled to his feet.
	Ryouga charged in, swinging a roundhouse punch as he reached 
his opponent.
	Ranma ducked right and very low, swinging his foot to sweep 
Ryouga's legs.
	Ryouga leaped over the attacking leg, rolling in the air once 
before landing behind Ranma.  He immediately pivoted swinging his kick 
in a backward hook.
	Ranma Rolled forward into a handstand and pushed off spiraling 
in midair to land facing Ryouga.  He fought to keep his breathing under 
control and hide his glance at his watch.
	Ryouga moved forward like he was floating above the ground, his 
arms drawn back to his sides.  He struck with both palms, the energy 
enveloping them exploding at Ranma like a battering ram.
	Ranma was thrown to the ground.  His vision spun and doubled 
for a moment, then snapped into focus as Ryouga grabbed him by his 
shirt.
	Ryouga hoisted Ranma into the air with his left hand.  Smiling 
he looked into his opponents face.  "Pretty good kid.  You still know 
how to delay me.  But this time nothing's going to save you at the last 
minute.  It's time for you to die."
	There was a slight hissing sound from all around.  Ryouga 
frowned and glanced at the ground, where the black sprinkler-heads were 
rising like mushrooms from the ground.  "NO!!"  He reared up his right 
hand in preparation for a deathblow.
	Ranma fell to the ground staring unfocused into the sky.  She 
closed her eyes and sighed in relief.  Raising her head she looked at 
the black piglet siting on her stomach.  "Hey Ryouga, you back in 
change?"
	The piglet looked at her and nodded.
	"Good," she responded, giving him a quick rub by his bandana.  
Cradling the pig in one arm she pulled herself to her feet.