And before I start on my next project, I'll do one more C+C:

All-Purpose Jusenkyo Girl Nuku-Nuku

Chapter 3 - Old acquaintances, gratuitous female appearances and Happi
nowhere in sight!

Interesting title.

Jumping over the gate into the front yard of Furinkan, Nuku Nuku calmly
landed on her feet,

All four of them, since she was a cat at the time.

showing no sign of weariness from the running she

did to school. Smiling as she breathed in the warm, fresh air, the
catgirl turned around to see if either Ranma or Akane were near. 'I
wonder why they don't want to run,' she thought. 'Especially when the
weather's this good!'

Filing that as another one of those things that only humans would do,
Nuku Nuku went on to think of more important things. Like whether or
not Kasumi made fish for lunch.

What I wonder about that at the start of everyday as well.

Before she was able to start drooling over the delicious thought of
fried fish mixed with steaming rice,

or baked fish with steaming rice, or raw fish with steaming rice, or...

Nuku Nuku heard footsteps as

someone walked up to her. Thinking it was Ranma, she turned to face the
newcomer.

Aimee leveled her bazooka at Nuku-Nuku's face. "It's going to be so much
easier killing you here and taking your body for my own.."

Instead, the catgirl came face-to-face with a brown-haired girl of
medium height looking somberly back at her. Her aura seemed to show
such dark despair that even the most cheerful of people would instantly
become unhappy once within.

"Morning, Mio!"

Oh. Her.

"Eh?" Nuku Nuku asked confusedly.

"I see bad things happening to you in the next couple of days."

"I usually see bad things happening to me everyday," Nuku Nuku added sadly.

The psychic was too much into her speech to notice Nuku Nuku wiping off
the large sweatdrops on the back of her head.

"And then, an image formed in my head. Upon sight it brought a fear to
my heart that I never felt before.

Mio: Pokemon invasion. Run for your life now while you have the chance.

"What's this?" Nuku Nuku asked, looking at the strange drawing in front
of her. It looked like a massive, purple blob wearing a furry, grey
hat. She tried turning it around onto different sides to see if maybe
she was viewing it wrong.

Heh.

"WHAT?!" Nuku Nuku was aghast, taking a step back to recoil in shock.
She had no idea what the psychic meant, but now that the figure in the
picture had a name, it _must_ be something bad. The catgirl knew what
she must do and leapt over the wall in frantic search of Ranma and
Akane. If anything, they'll tell her what to do when a laughing hyena
on top of a ten foot-tall dinosaur attacked.

"You... You jumped off the wrong foot," Mio said, staring at spot where
the catgirl just left. "We're all doomed."

Heh.

Hearing the shout, the pigtailed boy hopped off the fence and looked up
to see Nuku Nuku running towards him and Akane, her facial expression
giving off a sense of urgency. "Hey, Nuku. What's up?"

Panting after having overexerted herself to reach her friends, the
catgirl grabbed both of them by their shoulders and shouted,
"MioSaysThatALargePurpleDinosaurAndALaughingHyenaAreAfterMe!"

Ranma: I'm sure there's a drowned pool of that somewhere in Juseknyou.

Feeling her right eyebrow ever-so-slightly twitch, Akane asked the
catgirl, voice becoming icy as she continued, "You mean to tell me that
you came all the way here and stopped us from going to school because
you think that a dinosaur is after you?!"

DB: Never understimate the power of a dinosaur. Barney nearly claimed all
our souls back in the 90's.

One massive scream of frustration later, Akane turned towards Ranma,
who throughout this looked like the epitome of calmness. "And what do
_you_ think of this, Ranma?"

"Eh. It could happen. I've seen weirder things."

Ranma, da man!

Both eyebrows giving off a noticeable twitch, the raven-haired girl
walked away from the other two, not caring if they follow

followed (I think)

About time I got a grammar error.

Nearing Furinkan, she took note on how quiet it was. Ever since Shampoo
and her friends gave the boys an ultimatum - fight them and get
instantly turned into a girl -

How would they do that? I don't remember.

the morning fights stopped. 'With the

weapons those Amazons have, I can see why. Though Kuno's trying to
attack Ranma to try

already used 'try'. I'd drop this one

Nuku Nuku turned to look at Ranma confusedly. Flicking an ear, the
catgirl asked, "What are you talking about?"

"She..." He took a deep breath to calm himself before shouting in reply
when he was satisfied he could say an entire sentence without
stammering, "She's the epitome of EVIL; the one spelled with big,
capital letters!"

Eh?

A chilling laugh interrupted Nabiki's train of thought, making her
wince involuntarily. "Ohohohohoho!"

He already met Kodachi?

"That laugh! What is my sister doing here?! Saotome, you cur! How dare
you ensnare my sister!" Kuno, who had appeared seemingly out of
nowhere, grabbed the cringing martial artist and yelled at him.

Relaxing after a few moments, Kuno blinked and released Ranma. "Oh.
This is not my twisted sister." He picked up Rama

Ranma

And why would he grab Ranma, then release him, then pick him up again?


 again and started

shaking him. "Saotome, how _dare_ you ensnare this young and virile
woman..."

"Give it a rest, will you, Kuno!" Ranma shot at the swordsman with a
frown, planting a foot in his face.

"I want to become one with you, Ranma. Body and... hmm, your body is
enough for me!" the beautiful long-haired girl announced, before
breaking into laughter once more.

You haven't really described this woman before that line. I'd do it right
before the scene break you had or something. It's not easy to follow.

"Ease off on the laugh, Biiko!" Ranma commanded, before continuing
ominously, "So, you've found me at last..."

Heh. Cute. Did C-ko adore him here, or is it something else?

"Anyway, read my lips. I ain't interested. You're pretty an' all, and
the money can't be all that bad, but there are other things in life."

Puzzled, Biiko looked at Ranma, and asked, "Like what?"

"Umm, I dunno. Friends?" Ranma replied, scratching the back of his
head. "Ice-cream is nice... and--"

Heh. Cute.

"Enough! You _will_ be mine, Ranma!" Biiko shouted, before discarding
her school uniform, revealing a very flimsy hardsuit underneath.

Ranma noticed the high heels that really clashed with the metal bikini
and sighed internally. Not overly impressed and ignoring one of the
spectators shouting, "My eyes! Oh, my eyes! Dear sweet kami! I'm
blind!" he looked at his companions for some insight.

Oh? Something wrong with Biiko?

Raising an eyebrow, Ranma asked, "Defenseless?"

"Just shut up!" Akane shot back at him, stomping away.

"Play nicely, now!" Ranma called out to Biiko with a smile, before
finally entering the school.

Heh. Cute.

Professor Yamagata made an attempt to wake Ranma early on into the
period, but the piece of chalk thrown at the pigtailed boy was
deflected by a small, curved dagger that continued on its course and
imbedded itself a few centimeters away from the teacher's right ear.

Heh

Shampoo nodded happily, giving the pigtailed boy a smile. "Is no
problem, Ranma! Leave it to Shampoo!" Bouncing over to the catgirl, the
Amazon grabbed her right hand and started pulling her towards the
window.

"Where are we going?" Nuku Nuku asked in confusion.

"Shampoo give wife better dress. Is good, yes?"

Nuku Nuku seemed to accept that reason,

She would. :)

 and followed the Amazon. They

reached the window next to Ranma's desk in no time, and Shampoo was
about to jump out when the pigtailed boy asked her, "Why don't you use
the door?"

Shampoo frowned, and pointed at the window, saying, "Is Amazon way."

Quicker, too.

"Perverted games?" Daisuke asked no one in particular, promptly getting
hit by Sayuri.

Heh

"Idiot!" she hissed at him in lower tones. "She means foreplay!"

Hehehehe.

Daisuke promptly got smacked on the head by Hiroshi, who hissed at him,
"You're ruining the scene!" Winking, he continued, "Besides, the more
angst I show, the better chance I have to get a girl..." Realizing that
Yuka and Sayuri were still in listening distance, the boy turned around
slowly, chuckling nervously, one thought dominating his mind. 'Uh
oh..

Heh. He has the right idea, though.

"Biiko," Rama

Ranma

"Did you defeat her too, Ranma-baby?"

"Not really... Nabs."

Nabiki froze, and leveled a frosty glare at him. "Don't you ever call
me that name again."

"I won't..." Ranma drawled out, "if you won't call me 'Ranma-baby'...
Nabs." The pigtailed boy smirked at the expression of quiet rage that
appeared on her features before she managed to school them into an
emotionless mask.

Heh.

Ranma sat in silence for several moments, before sighing. "You might as
well know the full story. That chick's full name is Biiko Daitokuji. We
stayed at her old man's place for some time during the training trip.
In fact, that was the only place where we didn't get kicked out when
Pop tried to steal something." Smiling, he added with amusement showing
clearly in his voice, "Probably cause it helped test their security
system every time he tripped on an alarm."

Heh.

"So that's how you got your money?!" Nabiki exclaimed, congratulating
herself on her perfect deduction skills.

"Nah." Ranma shook his head to the negative. "I never stole anything in
my life."

Nabiki gave him a level look. "Anything?"

Ranma; Not counting the heart of every woman I ever met.

The pigtailed boy looked at her for a long moment, before nodding
slowly. "Right." With a shrug of his shoulders, he continued his story.
"Anyway, I think he wanted to engage me to that Biiko chick, but was
too scared of her. We ended up running away and going to China. Pop
must've been really afraid that time."

"And you just went along with it?!" the Tendo girl asked

exclamation point seems too harsh for the statement. I'd dump it.

"Her mansion. And yes, she'd probably lock us in some dungeon. She
looks like the type who'd have a dungeon."

Nod, nod.

Nabiki boggled at the money the Daitokuji family must have and at how
casually Ranma talked about it. Before she could try to get more
information from him, however, the bell rang, signaling the end of the
lunch period. They

The

Now that he experienced this form of journeying first-hand, Soun
realized that he just wasn't cut out for flying. Throwing in the fact
that animals, especially ones with sharp beaks, kept heading towards
him as if he shouldn't exist, made his decision all the more easier.

Eh? Now why would they do that?

"Ah, I see." He realized that his friend was just trying to get used to
his cursed form, in case there was ever a moment when it was truly
necessary to take on the elephant form. Soun's eyes suddenly widened in
shock. Pointing out forward, he shouted, "Saotome, watch out for that-
-"

But it was far too late as Genma-elephant crashed into a tall tree. His
thick cranium lessened the effects of the blow, though it was enough to
prevent him from flying as he toppled backwards.

Heh

As a new school day started, Ranma, along with Nuku Nuku and the Tendo
girls, walked towards Furinkan High, his thoughts not quite on the
upcoming schoolwork but on other things. Most of them having to do with
a certain girl and prayers that he would never have to see her again.
'So far it's been working with regards to _him_. Only thing that could
be worse is if I see them both at the same time.' Ranma shuddered, not
wanting to even fathom such an unholy meeting.

Whatever it is, I think I concur.

As if on cue, everything around him got dimmer while a single ray of
light shined briefly on the pigtailed boy.

Unfortunately, it was the blast that preceeded the laser satallites from
'Akira'

"The way to win your heart, Ranma, is through power!"

Heh

"And if I win?" the pigtailed boy asked in a hopeful tone.

"Ohohohohohoho!" the girl responded. Looking at Ranma in the eyes, she
said, "My robots are the embodiment of power! But, if you shall manage
the impossible, I shall take your leave, my darling."

She didn't say for how long, you'll note.

"Just what I wanted to hear!" Ranma smiled, striking a fist into the
palm of his other hand, ready as ever for the fight.

"Ranma! You can't agree to this... this... lunacy!" Nabiki screamed
towards the two, terrified at the possibility of Ranma and Nuku Nuku
dying. All the fun they could have together, and the money she could
have made, gone because of this. It would be the greatest waste ever!

Heh

Paling, Hiroshi pointed at the mecha, shouting, "Oh dear God! It... it
looks just like that... that evil THING from that God-awful show!"

"I can't believe they were able to twist a pure and beautiful emotion
such as love that badly," Daisuke remarked with a groan.

They are Barneybots, aren't they?

"My fair lady, I shall vanquish those foul demons and be free to date
thee!" he announced bravely, blind to the amount of sheer disgust that
appeared on his beloved's face. Holding up his bokken proudly, Kuno
charged at the robots, only to be swatted aside in an anticlimactic
fashion like an insignificant fly by a purple mecha.

Heh

Raising the giant metallic monster over her head, she twisted in her
place several times, before letting go of it. Flung by the kinetic
energy generated by the centrifugal forces, the bright red mecha
impacted upon another of its kind, a distinctly yellow one. The two
robots hit their heads together and fell to the ground, taking a third
one, green this time, with them. The three robots together combined a
bizarre, colorful sandwich, lying on top of one another motionlessly.

A third of the way there.

Lasers joined in on the fun, as two of the robots shot precise beams of
concentrated red light at Ranma. Nuku Nuku wasn't fairing much better
than him, having to dodge the collective fire of the remaining five
mecha.

However the case was, both combatants managed to avoid getting hit, and
Biiko began to fret. Normally, she'd just wait for her opponents to
tire themselves out

She has other people she harrasses as well, then?

Utilizing the full capabilities of her robots, Biiko ordered them to
fire their entire missile load. A thunderous roar caused by their
launch shattered windows in a five mile radius, as missiles literally
covered the sky, soaring overhead in a circle and even going as far as
blocking out the sun.

Hmm. INteresting.

All of the spectators looked at them in awe, and even the combatants
stopped fighting, and looked at the heavens quizzically.

And then, all of the missiles slowly started to form a gigantic sword,
whose tip pointed at Ranma, Nuku Nuku... and the entire student body
that was too close to them to escape unharmed.

Hmm.

As Ranma punched furiously at the little device, the catgirl managed to
deflect a laser beam into one of the mecha, and then successfully
redirected three plasma bolts into it while the orange robot was
immobile. The remaining six mecha withdrew and regrouped, opting to
fire at the pink-haired girl from afar.

Thought they already were. Perhaps 'from farther away' would be better.

A few stray shots went over her head, before one bolt of plasma went
headed straight for Ranma's head. Nuku Nuku knew that normally her
human would have no problem dodging the attack, despite the fact that
it was fired at him from behind. However, she also knew that he
wouldn't move from his spot, having total and complete confidence in
her and her abilities to defend them both.

Leaping to intercept the shot, Nuku Nuku winced she blocked it with her
left shoulder. But even that desperate act only bought her a few
moments, as three more plasma bolts headed her way menacingly.

Tough girl.

The remaining six mecha retracted the fingers on their hands, sprouting
long claws of diamond instead.

Amidst the chaos, Biiko's haughty laugh sounded through the wreaked
school yard, augmented by the remaining robots' external speakers.

"Soon, my love, you shall be mine... all mine!"

Sigh. It's over now.

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Ranma's left eye twitched violently, and he shook his head angrily. The
pigtailed boy was about to shout a degenerating reply

degenerating reply? Sounds awkward. I'd change that.

Ranma hoped beyond hope that the catgirl had ripped a saber out of one
of those robots during the last moments of the battle and was using it
as a weapon. Even though he knew that unlike him, Nuku Nuku didn't like
to use weapons, preferring to fight only with her body, he continued to
hope...

Only to have those hopes dashed utterly and completely when an orange
mecha stepped out of the cloud flanked by two others who had powered
down their saber weapons.

The scene finally cleared, revealing a gigantic crater and charred
pieces of what seemed to be two melted robots.

Nuku Nuku was nowhere to be found.

Hmm.

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Ranma's heart sank and shattered into a million tiny pieces at the
realization that he had lost Nuku Nuku. He bowed his head, staring at
the ground next to his feet in shock. Losing... Nuku Nuku... The mere
idea was not perceivable!

was incomprehensible (Check the spelling on that, but I think that was the
word you were going for)

 The catgirl had been a part of his life for

as long as he could remember, always helping his

him

Ranma continued to cry openly, completely disregarding the beeping that
was coming from behind him. He was never even aware of the danger, even
when the green robot finally completed rebooting his system and pushed
the yellow and red ones off itself, getting on its feet. Ranma didn't
move a muscle as the robot grabbed his in its massive palm and started
squeezing slowly.

Nuku Nuku will come and save the day.

A lock of red hair caught his attention, and Ranma mumbled a name
before finally succumbing to the bright light.

Interesting way to end it. This chapter seemed a touch more serious than the
others. Eager to read on, of course. Hope to see more soon.

D.B. Sommer



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