At 01:56 25-03-2000 -0500, JLee100441@aol.com wrote:

    Here's something that been on my mind for a while. Last night I decided
to write it out. Yes, I know I should be working on my other stories, but I
couldn't resist. Anyway tell me what you think. Send C&C, etc. to
JLee100441@aol.com.

James

Updates
I have just completed the outlines for both Alternate Future part 13 and Neko
Can't part 5.

Looking forward to them.

Nodoka's Daughter part 4 is once agian on hold. My muse hasn't talking to me
about it.

aww...

   Nodoka sat in her living room waiting for her father to come
with her monthly report. She wondered what her husband and son
would think if they knew she had known about the curses almost as
soon as they had gotten them. Ranma would no doubt be relived. It
pained her to see her son acting like Ranko when she knew he hated
it. Nodoka certainly didn't like being lied to by her son. *hmph! Right
Nodoka, who you talk about lying!* She had hoped that Genma
would find the courage to face up to his responsibility and tell her the
truth, but it seemed that it would never happen. It was getting to the
point where Nodoka just want to grab her son and tell him she didn't
care about the curse.

I always thought that Nodoka was simply a bit on the dumb side to not make the connection, so I like to see these kinds of deviations.

<snip>

   Nodoka was shaken out of her thoughts by a knock on the
door. Getting up Nodoka walked up and answered the door, it was
her father.
    "Nodoka." said her father evenly.
    "Come in Father." Said Nodoka bowing slightly. Her father
nodded and followed her into the living room. His grim expression was
starting to unnerve her.
    "You're late, I was beginning to wonder if you were going to
show at all."
    "Nodoka sit down."
    Nodoka suddenly had a very bad feeling. "Is there something
wrong Father."
    "Ranma didn't come home today. He's been kidnapped."

<blink><blink> Now that's certainly original.

    "W-What!?" She couldn't have possibly heard that right. That
happen to Akane, not Ranma. However, her father rarely made mistakes
"By who?"

And to Shampoo. And to Ukyo, I think.

    The older man closed his eyes. "Yakuza, I-I think they may
have connected him to me."
    "N-no." said Nodoka as her face suddenly went white. In an
instant she calmed herself and began to pour some tea, panicking now
would solve nothing. "How are we going to get him back?"

Me: <Nodoka's Father> Well, I was thinking of using a tactical nuke, but that's a little rough.

    Nodoka's father looked at her for a moment then shrugged, old
habits die hard. "My people are looking for him as we speak. I am also
setting up a team to rescue the boy once we find him. In the meantime,
I suggest you talk to his father..."
    Nodoka shook her head as she started to pour some tea for
her father. "Genma would jump into the koi pond before I even step
foot into the dojo..."

True! True!

    "I meant his real father."
    Nodoka stopped pouring tea. "You know."
    "Nodoka, you have me get these reports for you every month.
Did you think I wouldn't find out. I suspected something when you
suddenly left the service, agreed to marry that fool Genma, and then
had a baby eight months later. Besides, when his real father started
asking about him I knew for sure."

eight? Oh, I get it.

    Nodoka nearly dropped her tea. "H-he knows!?"
    "Ranma's father is many things No-chan. Stupid is not one of
them...Why didn't you tell him?"
    "I didn't want Ranma involved with our way of life!"

Why is it that I'm getting an odd feeling of impending doom?

<snip>

   Nodoka escorted her father out. She then walked back to the
table and looked at the report. It was more of the same for the most
part. Ranma was either fighting off his various enemies or dodging his
four girlfriends. Nodoka shook her head, her father was right, Ranma
really did have too much of his father in him. She looked at the phone
number at the bottom of the page. Picking up her phone, Nodoka
dialed the number.
    [Ministry of Defense, how may I direct your call?]
    "This is Nodoka Saotome, I-I need to speak with Commander
James Bond."

<full-body Giga-Ultra-Extra-Mega-Super-TWITCH>
Nooo... so obvious... how did I miss the signs???

You've got something... Ranma is just like Bond, alright. I can't believe I didn't think of that sooner myself. Good luck if you wish to continue it, I know I'll enjoy it.


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See ya later!

Rui 'Fragger' Costa
rsmcosta@netc.pt

"Martial artist + chick + going to Tendo Dojo = Another Fiancee for Ranma"
Extracted from Half a Timeline, Act One, Chapter One, v1.2 .
Sorry folks, it was removed...
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