This is my complete story arc for "The New World," formerly
"The Drowned Girl." I tried correcting some of the fighting
moves and such.
Keep in mind that the story takes place two year after the
series. I assumed he got a little better in his training.
This is my rewrite of the "Drowned Girl." I did a major
rewrite and change the plot around and took it into a new
direction. I agreed with everybody who said that it was
turning into a generic fanfiction. I hope this takes it
into a more original plot.
I do now own Ranma � or any of its characters. I wish I
did so I could receive the praise and money from such a
well loved series. A talented writer and a whole bunch
of men in business suits in a far away country own Ranma �.
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A
Ranma � FanFiction
The New World
By
Rene Chavez
bskcase@mindless.com
Part II
Ranma normally had a legendary instinct for knowing when danger was nearby.
The only one available to avoid his "danger" sense was Dr. Tufo and an
occasional
martial arts master, like the Amazon matriarch. One thought kept running
through his
head. "How could Cologne be here?"
Today was not his day. Ranma had plenty of time to contemplate this as he
hanged upside down in a village tent with two armed Amazon guards. He
finally figured
out that the Amazon's must have caught him. He remembered hearing Cologne
and
Shampoo talk about their long ancient ancestry.
He cursed himself for not thinking ahead. Ranma was too close to the
Amazon's
hunting grounds. He was an outsider male too close to their own grounds,
which meant
either death or marriage.
His second thought was how he could have been captured so easily. It had
to be
Cologne, Ranma thought. No one else was able to get so close to him without
his danger
sense going crazy.
Ranma was blinded by the sunlight as the door to his hut opened. A troop
of
Amazon warriors came in and slowly brought him down. They lifted him up and
carried
him outside. He managed to clear his vision. Many women were looking him
over.
Ranma cringed at the thought of maybe having to fight a lot of them off.
They were
probably already going to set him up for marriage. They placed him into a
large hut.
Ranma could tell this was the elder's hut.
"What's going on?" Ranma asked.
The Amazons and the elders murmured about themselves. Ranma couldn't make
out what they were saying. One of the Amazon guards opened the door.
Ranma's eyes
opened wide. Walking in was the red-headed girl and following her as
Cologne.
"Cologne?" Ranma quietly said.
"My name is Soap. I am an Amazon elder," replied Soap, "you speak the
language of the island."
Ranma couldn't believe the resemblance. "I guess you can say I have
traveled
far."
"My youngest granddaughter, Miyun, tells me that you were the one who saved
her," said Soap, "for that, we are grateful. Our young village has been
under constant
attack by Klun and his Huns. Those marauders have been constantly attacking
us. You
have our thanks, young warrior," Soap, Miyun, and the rest of the council
bowed.
"Then why I am still tied up?" said Ranma.
"You are a male. We are a village of Amazons. Amazons do not trust
outsider
males," said Soap.
"Some things don't change," Ranma spoke to himself.
She motioned for him to sit in the middle for an audience with the group.
Ranma
was still tied up, so Miyun helped him.
The elder motioned for the guards to leave. "This is a private meeting,"
she said.
Miyun looked at Ranma. Se nodded to him and walked out along with the
Amazon
guards.
"We have much to discuss," the elder. Soap closed her eyes and started
concentrating. A small glow radiated from her. Ranma's eyes went wide. "I
sense a
great amount of power in you. From your chi, I can sense of some of our
secret training
techniques. I also sense the cat-fist. Your training is incomplete and the
madness is still
with you. You are lost and misplaced. You have much to tell us, I think,"
finished the
elder.
"I guess there's no hiding it," he said. Ranma had to tell them something,
or else
he was going to die right there and then. He remembered Amazon law.
"I'm from the future," Ranma said. The council began to murmur among
themselves. Ranma looked around to comprehend their reactions. He hoped
they would
at least give him a chance to explain.
After a while they settled among themselves. Soap stood up, "This comes as
a
shock, but you are the only male that knows our techniques. I have sense
your soul and
you have a good one. We are willing to believe you, but please, you must
speak more
about how you got here."
"I ask that this be kept within us," asked Ranma. The elder nodded. Ranma
began to recount how he became cursed and how he attained a magical gem.
He kept the
details of his Amazon connections vague. He talked of his encounters and
his fianc�es.
He told them of his cat-fist training and how he came across the gem.
"I assume Miyun would have been your cursed form?" asked the Elder.
"Yeah, I rescued her and now I'm stuck here," he said. Soap and the
council
members contemplated Ranma's story.
"The young girl never drowned in the spring, so your curse is lifted," Soap
said.
Ranma nodded.
"Please don't let her know," he asked.
Soap nodded, "I understand. Your cat-fist training needs to be completed."
Ranma looked up, "How do I finish it."
"There is one thing left. You must find it within yourself," said Soap.
Ranma crossed his arms. "Thanks, for nothing," said Ranma muttered among
himself.
Soap consulted with the elder and they all nodded in agreement. "Now,
there's
the question of what to do with you," she said, "You know too much of our
ways to be an
outsider and we now know we have survived."
"Is there a mirror in your possession with magical powers?" Ranma asked.
"No," said Soap sternly. Ranma's hopes began to sink.
"There is a jewel similar to what you spoke off," she said. Ranma looked
up.
"But it was stolen by the savages along with many of our great treasures.
They
have also taken many of our Amazon sisters. We have been unsuccessful in
rescuing
them," said Soap, "We will make you an offer. If you help us, we will do
all we can to
return you home.
"I guess I have no choice," finished Ranma. The elder smiled.
"You are perceptive young one. As an Amazon elder, I swear to you that we
will
help you. I'm sure you make your Amazon wife proud," said Soap. Ranma
cringed. She
bet there was whole interesting story to that.
Ranma found himself resting in his hut. They were generous enough to give
him
a warm bed and blanket. He was also allowed to bathe in their bathhouse.
He was also
kindly asked to stay in his hut till morning. Ranma knew better than to try
anything.
They probably had a guard outside and one in a distance just in case I need
assistance.
He also noticed that Soap put a married guard to watch his hut. The night
came and his
stomach was grumbling. He was going to ask for food, when Miyun and three
Amazon
women walked in with large platters of food.
Ranma bowed and began devouring food as soon as they placed it down on the
table. Miyun motioned for the Amazons to leave. "Thank you for helping,"
said the
girl, "sorry for running. I not really know you language. I scared."
"It's ok, I can understand," Ranma said between his mouthfuls of food.
"Your going after them," Miyun said quietly.
"I have to," Ranma replied, "I need to go back home," he said.
Ranma finished his food. "It's far away, too far away right now," he said.
Ranma
stopped and smiled as he looked at Miyun. She was nothing like how he was
in her form.
Ranma never considered the girl he was cursed to become. She was a living
person who
drowned in the spring. He never once thought about her and he was starting
to feel a
little ashamed of himself.
Miyun was demure and quiet, almost like Kasumi. Miyun almost died, but in
Ranma's time she did die. The girl never had a chance to live or be happy.
She died at
the bottom of a spring. "Not anymore, Miyun is going to be happy and live
now,"
thought Ranma. He had already made sure of it.
"What's your home like?" asked Miyun. Ranma broke his train of thought.
"I don't think I have one," he said.
"Do you have someone?" Miyun asked hopefully. She playfully curled her
long
red hair.
"I don't know. Sometimes, I think I do, or used to," he replied. Miyun
looked at
him strangely. Ranma sat down and started explaining his many fianc�e
situations. He
made sure to leave out the details of his curse.
"I understand," said Miyun, "my parents made me marry a nobleman five years
ago." Ranma looked at her. She was on the verge of crying again.
"I know this man and he is cruel and old. I am only a trophy to be
displayed," she
said, "I ran away before wedding night and found myself here with Amazons.
Lotion,
Soap daughter, adopt me and here, I no trophy."
"I am free to find love," said Miyun seductively. Ranma was feeling a
little
uncomfortable. The temperature seemed to have risen. He always found
himself
uncomfortable in these situations. They both looked at each other for a
moment.
Miyun's eyes glittered. She undid a knot in her hair and let her red hair
flow down.
Ranma felt very uncomfortable. Miyun slowly leaned over to him. Ranma
wanted to
walk away, but instead, he felt himself leaning closer to her.
Miyun whispered into Ranma's ear, "Amazons say women love men when men
defeat women in combat. I'm no real Amazon. You may defeat my heart with a
kiss."
Ranma's hair stood on end. He felt like he was being watched. He put a
finger
on Miyun's mouth motioning her to stay quiet. She looked at him and held
her breath.
Ranma's senses increased.
With a battle cry, Ranma jumped and crashed through the hut's roof.
Standing on
top was a ninja dressed in black. Ranma caught the assassin by surprise as
he kicked the
ninja in the chest. The ninja crashed through a nearby hut. The sleeping
Amazons woke
and began attacking the ninja. The dark assassin threw a smoke bomb into
the area.
"Chestnuts roasting!" screamed Ranma. As the smoke cleared and the Amazons
appeared with weapons, Ranma landed 888 punches into the ninja. The ninja
was barely
conscious.
"Why were you spying on me?" Ranma asked.
The ninja only babbled and passed out. "Ranma!" said Soap and she hopped
over
to Ranma.
The elder tore the sleeve off the ninja's arm. It had a flaming scorpion
on it.
"A Klun spy," said Cologne, "His army must be near."
Ranma stood up, "I'm going after him."
"I'll send a group with you," said Soap.
"No, It's better I go alone," said Ranma, "I need to be quick and your
village
needs to prepare itself."
"Good luck," said Soap, "a scout just returned before this attack. She
reported
Klun is hiding in the woods to the south."
Ranma nodded. He picked up the spy and headed back into his hut. After a
few
seconds, he reappeared dressed in the spy's outfit. The torn sleeve was
even sowed back.
"If I don't return, I'm sorry I failed your village," he said. Ranma
jumped on top
of a hut roof and headed south.