Ranma Vs. The world. 7
Fortunes told, reunited rivals, and the tigers breath.
Ryoga woke early and began to gather his things. He was somewhere in the
wilderness of China and he had a long way to go. He began walking and
frowned at the sky. "Its going to rain soon," he commented as he began
walking. "Damn you Ranma. I don't need this."
Ranma woke from her sleep and stood stiffly. She walked over to a nearby
stream and looked into the water. Her face was still badly bruised and
she could feel every joint in her body. She staggered for a moment before
collapsing to the ground again. "Damn," she said as she felt her body
give out from the strain of the past few days. She simply sat and rested
on the ground. Then a rustling came from the nearby bushes.
Ryoga pressed on through the woods and growled in anger as he came upon
his camp again. "I'll never find Ryu at this rate." he muttered as he
walked. Then he heard it. A voice came from nearby and screamed, it was
very familiar. What it screamed sent chills down Ryoga's spine. "No!
Ranma!!" he thought as he began to run.
Ranma stared in disbelief as the bushes parted. A smile crossed her lips
and she began to laugh slightly. "So this is how it ends?" she thought to
herself. Standing in front of her was a huge Bengal tiger. "I didn't
think there were any of those this far east," she thought mildly as the
beast closed in on her. A familiar fear began to creep down her spine as
it stalked towards her. She could see its breath in the cool morning air
as it breathed. Some how in the midst of all her terror, Ranma had a
thought. It was the breath of the animal that set it off. She didn't
quite know why gut it made her think of her fight with Ryu. Her mind went
spinning, happy to any distraction at the moment. Something about his
hands and the way the animals breath looked. A dark smile crossed her
lips as the beast came within seven feet of her. She stood and glared at
it, almost freezing in the fear her father had forced on her many years
ago. "I've got it."
Ryoga burst through the bushes and stared at Ranma as she lay on the
ground unconscious. The tiger sat motionless several yards away and Ryoga
gave it a passing glance as he walked over to her side. He saw the smoke
rising from the animal and frowned. He looked at the girl for a moment
more before lifting her and walking away from the tiger. He had his
doubts before, but now he was sure. He thought back to the scream, it had
sent chills down his spine. "Damn you Ranma." he said bitterly. She had
done it; He had mastered the Hado ken first.
"Wait!" cried a voice from behind him.
Two days later Ranma woke up. He looked around and saw that he was in
the back of some sort of wagon. His vision cleared up and he stood
stiffly. The first thing he noticed was that all his wounds were dressed
and cleaned. He stretched and his back popped, he grunted in satisfaction
as the tension left it. "So your finally awake my friend."
"Huh?" said Ranma as he turned to see an elderly man standing in the
doorway to the cart.
"So your the one who almost killed my tiger. Come along, Your friend is
waiting," said the man. Ranma shrugged and followed.
Ranma was led through a busy camp and looked around in wonder. He smiled
as a group of women walked by and giggled at him. "What is this place?"
he asked the man leading him.
"This is our camp. We are a band of Gypsies. One of the last in the
world who still live by the old ways. I must apologize for my pet, she is
quite dangerous if she doesn't know you. We try to keep her locked up,
but you know how animals are sometimes." said the man apologetically.
Ranma nodded and followed silently to a large group of men sitting around
a campfire eating breakfast.
Ryoga stood and glared at his companion as he walked up the men.
"Ranma!" he said angrily.
"Hey Ryoga. How did you find me?" asked Ranma in surprise. "I didn't
think I'd see you again until I got back to Japan."
"Ranma...How dare you learn the Hado ken before me?!" yelled Ryoga as he
walked over to him.
"You jerk. Is that all you can say? I was in prison!" retorted Ranma.
"You finally got what you deserve if you ask me!" said Ryoga bitterly as
he grabbed Ranma and reared back for a punch.
"Stop this foolishness," said a calm voice. Ranma and Ryoga turned to
see a beautiful and exotic looking purple haired woman watching them
coolly. "Come with me."
Inside a large cart the woman motioned for them to sit at a small
cramped table. "I am called Rose. I understand you seek the one called
Ryu?"
"Yes, do you know where he is!?" cried Ranma and Ryoga in almost perfect
unison. They glared at each other and turned way.
"No, all I can do is help you understand your fate," said the woman as
she pulled out a deck of cards.
Ranma looked at her in surprise. "Aw man. No one believes in that junk."
Rose smiled. "I do. Humor me."
"Perhaps but we really have to get going. We have a long way to travel."
said Ryoga as he got up.
"You have time for this. Russia is a big place and it will take many
days to reach your destination."
"Ryoga, why are we in Russia?" asked Ranma as he gave the boy a glare.
"Uhh, I knew where we were. I got a tip he was coming here," said Ryoga
nervously.
"Yeah right." muttered Ranma.
"It is possible your friend speaks the truth. The man known as Ryu has
been known to travel as far as Moscow," said Rose coolly.
"I guess we got time then," said Ranma. Ryoga growled and sat down
again.
"That is good," said the woman as she placed the cards down. In the
center she placed two and then she placed four other cards around them.
One of the center cards had a two faced woman. "This represents you, both
of you have more than one face." Ranma and Ryoga said nothing. She then
indicated the one above it. "Nobility representing honor and courage.
This is how you see one another."
"Pure crap," muttered Ryoga.
"It does not mean you like each other. It simply means you know you can
count on each other when the need arises. It is a very strong bond, often
only the greatest of enemies or the best of friends come to this level,"
said Rose with a knowing smile.
She reached and flipped one of the cards over. "Chaos. This card
represents your past," she said to them.
"I'll say," muttered Ryoga.
"Ah, the traveler. You are on a journey. This is the present," she said
ignoring Ryoga.
"Pretty good," said Ranma coolly.
"The tower, stability and strength, but also change. This is your fate,"
said the woman with a smile.
Ranma and Ryoga looked at her calmly and said nothing.
"The devil. Evil, this represents your destiny. You must face a great
power, a very strong dark force," said Rose with a frown.
Ranma and Ryoga paled when she turned the next card. "Death," she said
with a look of surprise. She smiled when she saw their faces. "Fear not,
although it may well represent the end of your lives. It can also mean a
great change. It is not necessarily a bad card," she said as she placed
another card across the top. "The arch angel. Through sacrifice a great
evil will be destroyed."
"Sacrifice?" asked Ryoga uncomfortably.
"Not necessarily by the two of you. It could be another, however it may
be your sacrifice. The cards never lie, but they can be vague," said the
woman to him. "The last card. The ring, a complete circle of events. A
new beginning so to speak, or the revival of an old one," said Rose as
she looked at them. "You two have an interesting future. I wish you luck
on your journey," she said to them as they walked out of the door she
indicated to them.
"Thanks, for all your help," said Ryoga as he walked out.
She watched them leave and looked at the card in her hand. 'The devil.'
"They are young to face such a destiny. I hope they will be ready, I fear
it has already found them." she said to herself.
"Indeed," said a voice on the wind. Rose felt a wave of fear course
through her. She turned and felt a powerful presence move past a few
miles away.
"God protect them," she said in fear and wonder as she fell to the
ground clutching her chest.
One week later...
Ranma stood in the center of the lot. Various scattered construction
tools lay on the ground around the ring and men watched from an
unfinished building nearby as they drunk and shouted. "What the hell is
this?" he said looking around for his opponent. "Are we gonna get started
or not?" said Ranma in frustration. Then a long shadow loomed over him
from above. "Oh, shit," he said as he turned slowly.
Ryoga watched from a nearby fence and smiled. Around him the drunken
Russians were shouting cheers for the muscular man. "Zangief!" they
cried.
"Well Ranma let's see how well you handle this," said Ryoga with a
smile.
Ranma jumped at the much larger man and punched him in the face. Zangief
merely swatted him out of the air to the ground. Ranma hit the ground
rolling and stood shakily. "Damn he's strong," he said to himself. The
large wrestler charged at Ranma and spun around in an attempt to
clothesline the smaller martial artist. "But he moves like a tank,"
thought Ranma with a smile. Zangief smiled and dove at Ranma with his
arms spread. Ranma jumped away and the wrestler landed leaving an impact
crater.
"You not stay away forever little man," said the brute in passable
Japanese.
Ranma lifted his fist and smiled. "I don't have to!"
The wrestler grabbed for Ranma and he ducked under his massive arms.
Ranma swung at his gut once and rolled out of range of the larger
fighter's grasp and waited for a moment. Zangief rubbed his side and fell
to one knee. "You punch hard little one."
Ryoga stood and gasped as he realized what Ranma was doing. "That's the
same trick he used when I trained for the breaking point!" he thought.
Ranma was using his Chestnut fist trained reflexes to hit the same spot
hundreds of times; It was so fast that it looked like a single attack.
Ranma charged again, this time the wrestler grabbed him. "Oh shit!"
thought Ranma as he was suplexed onto the pavement hard. Zangief laughed
and lifted Ranma by his legs. The wrestler jumped into the air and came
down with Ranma in a pile driver. Ranma fell to the ground limply.
Ryoga gasped as the wrestler began to walk away. "Ranma get up!" he
cried angrily. Ranma stayed down as the wrestler walked away. "How dare
you lose like that?!" cried Ryoga angrily.
"Ryoga you jerk. You think that would take me out?" said Ranma as he
stood and wavered for a moment on his feet.
Zangief turned slowly. "As I thought, Pile driver still needs work." he
snorted. "Come boy, you good fight I give you that."
Ranma jumped into the air and kicked at Zangief's head. The wrestler
tried to grab him again and frowned when Ranma snaked just out of his
grasp in the air. "I can't let him get his hands on me again." Thought
Ranma as he backed away.
Zangief smiled. "You see? Not beat Russian strength!" he said smugly to
Ranma.
"Oh Yea?! Hado ken!" cried Ranma as he shot a fireball at the wrestler.
"That's it!" cried Ryoga as he stood and watched Ranma's ki blast. "How
dare you flaunt that at me Saotome!"
The wrestler smiled as the blast neared him. His hand glowed and he
swatted the fireball out of the air. It spun out of control before coming
down hard in a pile of barrels sending them flying. "You no beat Zangief
that easy. I banish fire attack with my fist!" said the wrestler as he
allowed his hand to glow again.
"I'm in trouble," thought Ranma as Zangief charged him.
He ducked out of the wrestlers way and frowned as he tried to think of a
way to get through his massive defenses. He could not take another of the
man's throws. "I've got it!" he cried as Zangief charged again.
Ryoga smiled as Ranma began to form the spiral that was so chillingly
familiar to him. "So its come to that?"
"What do you mean? He's running away!" cried one of the men near him in
frustration.
"You think so?" asked Ryoga.
"Stop running little chicken!" roared Zangief in frustration as he
chased Ranma around the ring.
"Who is running?" retorted Ranma as he stopped.
"I have you!" cried Zangief as he leapt into the air at Ranma.
"No, I have you!" cried Ranma as he punched into the air. "Hiryu shouten
ha!"
The tornado and shot into the air consumed Zangief. Ranma watched as the
wrestler was thrown high into the air and then spun to the ground hard
headfirst. Zangief stayed standing on his head for a moment and then
groaned and fell over unconscious. All around him men cried in anger and
joy as they collected or lost money.
"You were right buddy! I tripled my money!" said the man next to Ryoga
as he kissed his ticket.
"Whatever," snorted Ryoga as he walked over to Ranma.
"You knew about him didn't you?" growled Ranma as he walked up to his
companion. He was rubbing his shoulders and frowning as he popped his
neck. "That hurt."
"So? You won didn't you?" said Ryoga coolly.
"Look jerk..." said Ranma but he was cut off by laughter.
Zangief was almost rolling on the floor. "I think he lost it!" said
Ryoga. The larger man walked over and grabbed Ranma's hand.
"I thank you little man. I found inspiration! Now I can perfect pile
driver!" said Zangief with a smile.
"Uh, your welcome?" said Ranma in confusion.
"Is good fight. I hope to face again when I perfected my move," said the
wrestler as he walked off chuckling to himself. "Oh, yes. I hear you
looking for Ryu," he said as he turned to face the pair.
"You know where he is?" asked Ryoga.
"No, but I meet before; word underground say he go to India, near
Calcutta for meditation. Is just rumor but hey..." said the man shrugging
his shoulders.
"Thanks," said Ranma looking bewildered.
"Is OK now we even," said the wrestler as he walked away.
"Well let's get going," said Ryoga.
"What? Ryoga do you have any Idea how far away India is?" said Ranma
angrily.
"A few days walk?" said Ryoga obliviously.
"Arrrggghh!" cried Ranma in frustration.
Ranma vs. The world!
Part 8: Ryoga! Master of the Hado ken!
Ranma and Ryoga stood in the dusty streets of Calcutta. They had arrived
at the airport a few hours ago. "So, now what?" said Ranma as he watched
the people walk by.
"You're asking me? I still think it was a waste of money to fly here. It
only took us three hours to fly, how much longer could it have taken us
to walk?" said Ryoga bitterly.
"Jeez get over it P-chan." muttered Ranma as he noticed a crowd forming
in front of a nearby bar.
"Please mistress, allow me," said a voice as Ranma and Ryoga approached
the bar. A moment later three men were violently thrown from the bar
directly in their path.
"Interesting," said Ryoga as he cracked his knuckles.
Inside the bar the pair came upon a strange sight. A young girl dressed
in Persian clothing was standing off against an older European woman.
Next to them a large man dressed like a wrestler stood dusting his hands
off. "Now little one I suggest you apologize," said the man.
"Darrun, this one is mine," said the woman as she stood and removed her
skirt, she was dressed in a light blue leotard and had short brown hair
that was pinned up on the back of her head.
"Yes mistress Blair," said the man bowing to her. It was obvious he did
not like her fighting, he seemed to accept it though.
"How dare you threaten a girl like that?!" cried Ryoga angrily as he
rushed by Ranma and charged the large man.
"Oh, man," grumbled Ranma.
"What?" said Darrun in surprise as he turned to see an angry Ryoga
standing before him.
"Have you no shame? No honor?" yelled Ryoga as he fumed.
"Look little man, I got a job to do, so if you don't leave now you'll
end up like my friends here," said Darrun as he indicated the broken
window the unfortunate patrons had used to exit the bar.
"I'd like to see ya try," growled Ryoga.
Darrun swung at Ryoga. The boy grabbed his arm threw him to the ground.
The wrestler stood and charged at Ryoga with his arms spread. Ryoga
kicked him in the face and back flipped off it. Darrun was sent to the
ground again, but refused to stay down. Ryoga was growing impatient. "If
you don't stay down you'll regret it."
"A shrimp like you can't beat me!" cried Darrun as he charged again with
his arms flailing.
"All right that's it! Hado Shi shi houkou dan!!" yelled Ryoga as he
blasted the man into a wall. Darrun hit hard and left an impact crater
six feet in diameter. He glared at Ryoga and stood again.
"What is this guy made of?!" thought Ryoga in shock.
"I will not lose." spat Darrun as he charged Ryoga and grabbed him. He
lifted him into the air and fell back into a suplex. Just as he was about
to hit the ground he heard Ryoga yell.
"Bakusai Tenketsu!" cried Ryoga as the ground closed in on him. He felt
the dusty floor swell and explode sending the pair into the air. Ryoga
shifted as Darrun's grip loosened and he kicked the man in the chest.
Darrun was slammed into the ground and knocked out cold. Ryoga was
launched higher into the air and flipped clumsily as he came down several
feet away on his feet. He watched his opponent for a moment and smiled as
he stayed down. Then he heard cheering.
"Way to go Ryoga!" cried Ranma as he collected a wad of bills from the
European. She looked disappointed but not upset. The young Persian girl
smirked "That's what I would have done to him."
"Hey Ryoga, dinner is on you tonight," said Ranma as he waved the wad in
the air. "Oh yeah, This is Brair. And Purrum?" said Ranma with a
questioning glance.
"That's Blair," said the European.
"Pullum actually, but you can call me whatever you want." said the
younger girl with a seductive look.
"Uh, yeah," said Ranma nervously.
"So why are you guys here?" Pullum with a smile.
"We're looking for someone," said Ranma as he returned her smile.
"Quit flirting you pervert. I won't have you cheating on Akane like
that!" yelled Ryoga as he hit Ranma on the back of his head.
"Ow you jerk!" yelled Ranma obliviously. The two girls got slightly
disappointed looks on their faces, Ranma didn't seem to notice.
"Are you looking for Shadowloo?" asked the Pullum as she became serious.
"Huh? No, were looking for a man named Ryu; but we had some trouble
related to this Shadowloo character in China," said Ryoga with a slightly
surprised look.
"Shadowloo isn't a man, it's an organization. It's a powerful underworld
crime syndicate. I thought everyone knew that," said Blair.
"Ryu, I've heard of him, world champion street fighter isn't he?" said
Pullum with a frown.
"Yeah," said Ryoga.
"Well he's supposed to come here every few years or so to stay with some
of the holy men in a shrine outside of town," said Blair with an amused
look.
"Really where?" asked Ranma...
A few hours later Ranma and Ryoga stood outside an abandoned temple.
"This can't be it, its deserted," said Ranma calmly.
"So you are the men who seek Ryu." said a voice.
Ranma and Ryoga jumped and stood back to back. "Who's there?" said
Ryoga. A man appeared before him. He was thin and he had painted markings
that covered his face, he wore simple robes and floated in a yoga
position several feet off the ground.
"Who are you?" asked Ranma as he took up a defensive position next to
Ryoga.
"I am called Dalsim. I will not attack you, this is sacred ground," said
the man as he floated down to the ground.
"What do you want?" asked Ryoga.
"I might ask you the same thing," said Dalsim calmly.
"We're looking for Ryu," said Ranma.
"Why?" asked Dalsim in an emotionless monotone that unnerved Ranma a
great deal.
"Why should we tell you?" asked Ryoga nervously.
"Because I may choose to help you. He is no longer here, as this temple
has been abandoned, he has gone elsewhere to meditate," replied Dalsim.
"We want to learn Sho ryu ken from him," said Ranma after a moment of
silence.
"I see," said Dalsim.
After a few moments of silence Ranma spoke up. "Well? are you going to
help us?"
"No, it is a journey you must partake upon yourselves that will release
the dragon. Even Ryu himself cannot help you," said Dalsim.
"Do you know where he went at least?" said Ryoga with a sigh.
"Spain," said Dalsim flatly.
"Thanks," said Ranma as he walked off.
"Yeah, I guess," said Ryoga as he followed.
"Boy, The power does not lie within you, you must learn that it is like
dragons breath. To form the flame from within would harm the beast, you
must realize this or it will destroy you from within," said Dalsim calmly
to a confused Ryoga.
"You commin?!" called Ranma as Ryoga watched the man vanish.
"Y-yeah." answered Ryoga as he chased after him.
"Man that was weird," said Ranma as he sat across from Ryoga at a small
restaurant in the city.
"I'll say," muttered Ryoga.
"What did that guy say to you any way?" asked Ranma.
"Something about the dragon's breath. I didn't understand really," said
Ryoga.
Ranma stared at him for a moment and sighed. "Ryoga, he was trying to
tell you how to do the Hado ken."
"What?!" said Ryoga in surprise.
"I can't explain it to you Ryoga you just have to figure it out. I'm
sure you will," said Ranma with a small grin.
Ryoga sat quietly and watched Ranma eat in disgust. "You don't have to
eat like that ya know. Your father isn't here," he said after a few
moments.
"Yeah, look who's talkin," said Ranma as he noted the empty plates in
front of Ryoga.
"What's that supposed to mean?!" cried Ryoga as he stood angrily.
"What do you think you pig?" snorted Ranma. Then he realized his
mistake. "Wait Ryoga, I forgot really..."
"Raaannnmaaaa! How dare you?!" yelled Ryoga as his battle aura grew.
"Calm down Ryoga!" cried Ranma in a panic as the other patrons fled.
"Calm down! Calm down?! After what you said to me?!! Hado ken!" cried
Ryoga in anger.
Ranma was blasted out of the restaurant through the wall as the ball of
energy slammed into him. He landed against the wall outside and slumped
into a pile if garbage. "Jerk," he muttered as he stood and dusted
himself off.
Ryoga just stood and stared at what he had done. "What just happened?"
he said out loud as he looked at his shaking hands. He ran out the hole
and looked around. "Hey Ranma I did it!" he cried happily.
"Hado ken!" cried a voice and Ryoga was blasted into the side of a
dumpster.
"OW! Why did you do that you jerk?!" he cried as he picked himself from
the crushed metal box and saw Ranma beside him.
"Now we're even."
"I'll show you even!" yelled Ryoga as he charged at Ranma.
"Hey cut it out! Were even already!" cried Ranma as the pair chased each
other off into the night.
Ranma vs. The world 9: Spain!
Ranma sat on the plane and frowned. Ryoga wandered around the front half
of the jet and bothered the captain and stewardesses as he searched in
vain for the bathroom. An hour and a half later Ryoga returned to his
seat escorted by one of the stewardesses. "You could have helped you
know," grumbled Ryoga.
"I told you where it was six times Ryoga what more did you want?" said
Ranma as he smiled at the woman who had brought his companion back in
thanks.
Ryoga frowned and said nothing. The pair sat for a while and Ryoga
finally broke the silence. "I still don't understand how I did it."
"What?" said Ranma.
"The Hado ken stupid. I don't get it, what's the difference? I don't
understand. I still use the same amount of chi right?" said Ryoga more to
himself that Ranma.
"Not exactly, think back to the Hado Shi shi houkou dan. What happened
after you did it?" said Ranma looking annoyed.
"What? Nothing..." said Ryoga.
"You didn't get a stomach ache or nothin?" said Ranma.
"Huh? yeah, what's that got to do with...Wait a minute, you right! Every
time. I never thought about it," said Ryoga in shock.
"Has it happened since you learned Hado ken?" asked Ranma.
"No. Why not?" said Ryoga.
"You dope, for the Shi shi houko dan you gather your own life force in
your abdomen right?" said Ranma.
"Yeah and I push it out through my hands, just like your Moukou
takabishi, so?" Ryoga was getting annoyed.
"Are you that dense? The Hado ken uses raw life energy gathered from
outside your body. We got so accustomed to gathering chi like that We
were trying to do Hado ken that way. It was tearing our bodies apart.
Kinda like trying to run a car on crude oil instead of gas," said Ranma
smugly.
"I get it! We still use our chi center to gather Ki but we form it
outside our bodies in our hands!" said Ryoga as he finally understood.
"See that wasn't so hard P-chan, you should try thinking more often,"
said Ranma with a smile.
"What did you call me?!" yelled Ryoga.
"Calm down Ryoga we're two miles above the ground!" cried Ranma.
A few hours later a wet and beaten Ranma walked off the plane followed
by an angry looking Ryoga. "Stupid jerk."
"Shut up Ranma this is all your fault," said Ryoga bitterly.
"Give it a rest pig," said Ranma to herself as she walked into the
customs line. She pulled out her second passport and smiled at the man at
the counter.
Ranma looked out the hotel window and frowned as P-chan emerged from the
shower squealing loudly. "What's the matter Ryoga? No hot water?" she
said with a smile.
P-chan nodded and grunted. "Well you can just stay that way for a while.
That's for throwing that drink cart at me on the plane," said Ranma with
a smirk. P-chan growled and bit her ankle.
Dear Akane,
Me and Ryoga arrived in Spain today. This Ryu guy really gets around! We
finally achieved Hado ken and hopefully have gotten closer to Sho ryu
ken. Ryoga had to walk around for an hour and a half to find the bathroom
on an airplane. The stupid jerk.
Surprisingly we're getting along pretty well. Later we're gonna do some
sight seeing. I hope it's not too much of a chore dragging lost boy in
the right direction. We're gonna do some askin' around too. We've tracked
the guy this far we might as well go all the way. I can only hope we find
him soon so I can finally get home.
I miss all of you. I'm even starting to miss the Kunos. Scary huh?
Ja,
Ranma.
Dearest Akari,
Ranma is still as big a pain in the ass as he always was. I hate his
guts. He finally got what he deserved in China when he got arrested. Too
bad he got away. I try to be civil but he keeps opening his mouth and
screwing every thing up. We landed in Barcelona a little while ago. I
think that's in Germany or something. The stupid jerk probably got lost
but he won't admit it to me. We're supposed to be in Spain. Maybe he'll
keep quiet and I won't have to kick his ass again. I hope you are well. I
miss Japan and you as well.
till we meet again,
Ryoga.
Nerima...
"He didn't say anything to me about being arrested!" cried Akane as she
read Akari's letter.
"He probably didn't want you to worry. My Ryoga-kun is so considerate to
write me like that on his training trip. Just like a pig!" squealed Akari
as she sat with her on the porch of the Tendo home.
"If he's wanted in China then he can't go back. That means he can't
marry Shampoo...not that I care," said Akane to herself. "I'll kill him
when he gets back. He's a criminal now!"
Akari hugged her letter to her chest. She smiled when she noticed how
tightly Akane held her own.
"I wonder how he's paying for this? That hotel is expensive," said
Nabiki from behind the pair.
"What?" said the two girls in unison to her.
"Look at this, they flew from China to India to Spain? Then they stay at
this hotel? Where are they getting all this cash?" she wondered out loud.
"What? What hotel?" said Akane.
"Akane that stationary is from one of the more expensive hotels in
Spain. It would cost about a million yen to stay for one day," said
Nabiki to them.
"What?!" cried Akane in shock. Akari just smiled cheerfully. "I knew it!
He's a bank robber! I'll kill him!" cried Akane in anger again.
"How romantic!" squealed Akari.
Nabiki just sighed.
Ranma and Ryoga sat at a bar after a fruitless search for information
leading to Ryu. "I'll buy you one," said Ryoga with a sigh.
"Huh, ok..." said Ranma halfheartedly.
An hour later...
"You're my best pal," slurred Ryoga with tears in his eyes as he hugged
Ranma.
"Heh, thash pathet...pathetic. We beat the crap out of each others all
the time," slurred Ranma with a grin.
"But...I loves you man," said Ryoga sadly.
"Gee I loves you too," said Ranma as he began to cry as well.
"Hey, don't gets weird on me palllllllll. I'll kick your ass," said
Ryoga as he steadied himself on the bar.
Ranma snorted. "My kid could kick your ass Ryoga."
"Akane's preg...havin a kid?" said Ryoga as he seemed to clear up.
"Heh nope," said Ranma happily.
"Oh that's ok then...But my kid could beat your kids ass," said Ryoga as
he started to fall again.
"No way Ryoga, my ssson would beat the...crap out of your kiddd,"
replied Ranma.
"You sayin my kid ain't strong?" said Ryoga as he clumsily grabbed
Ranma's collar.
"No, My, my, kid...he'sss jussst stronger that your...kid." said Ranma
as he snickered and gave Ryoga a drunken punch.
"Oh, I guess that's ok then." slurred Ryoga.
"I know!! we'll have them have a man ta man fight when they grow up!"
said Ryoga happily.
"Hey, good, good, good Idea, Hey, waitaminiut, What if one of us has a
girl?" said Ranma as he perked up.
"They'll just have to get married," snorted Ryoga.
"Yeah, hey bartender. Bring me two pieces of paper and a pen OK?!" said
Ranma loudly.
<Damn Japanese tourist.> muttered the man as he complied.
"Why two?" asked Ryoga in drunken interest.
"That way we can both hava contract," said Ranma.
"Oh," said Ryoga as he signed his name to both pages.
"This way the Saotome and Hibiki schools of martial arts will be
joined," said Ranma as he wrote out the contract and snickered to
himself.