Kinai wrote:

Disclaimers:

- Ranma belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.

- Gantz belongs to Oku Hiroya Works

- This story is made for fun and is meant for the enjoyment of the fans.

- No-prereader version. Sorry.

English as a second language, eh?  Well, not bad considering.  
But I have a few suggested rewrites.  

- Please R&R.

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Have you ever thought that it should happen when you die? Probably you
belong to those who believe that a hooded skeleton will come with a
scythe, to taking you to the other life. Personally I would prefer meeting
a girl dressed in a pretty kimono and sat on a broom.

What I never imagined is that I was going to appear in a typical room of
apartment.

--------------------- GANTZ �: Chapter 1: The Room.

When I opened the eyes again the first thing that I could see was the
tower of Tokyo across a crystal door.

Tokyo Tower through a crystal door

The surprise did that I got up so sharply that I felt lightly sick.

The surprise made me I get up so sharply that I felt dizzy.

While my head was clearing up, I realized that I had sensibility again in
all my body and that my neck was perfectly.

While my head cleared, I realised that I could feel my body again, and
my neck seemed perfectly fine.  

" Have you also been on the verge of dying? "

"Were you also at death's door?"

I turned to discover the one who had done to me so surprising question.

I turned to discover who'd asked that surprising question.

This one turned out to be a man of medium age with glasses who seemed to

He turned out to be a middle-aged man with glasses who seemed  

me to be slightly familiar. Also I could observe that we were not alone.

slightly familiar, and he wasn't alone.

In the room there was at least another five � six persons in addition to a

There were six more people in the room.  Seven, counting the dog.  

dog. Nevertheless what more was attracting my attention was a black
sphere
of, approximately, meter and a half of diameter

But what attracted more of my attention was a mysterious black 
sphere, approximately a meter and half wide.   

"Where am I? " It was the only thing that I managed to say.

"Where am I?"  Unoriginal, but the only thing I could think of saying.  

"Well" the same man answered "we are not sure of it yet."

"Well," the same man answered, "we're still working on that question."

A man of white hair who was dressing a pyjamas, sighed tiredly.

A white-haired man dressed in pyjamas, sighed tiredly.

" I have already said it to you. We are dead. "

"I already told you.  We're dead."

The man with glasses looked at him as who had heard the same response
too
many times.

The man in the glasses looked at him as if he'd heard that response
too many times.

" Well, this is one of the hypotheses that we have. "

"Well, that's one hypothesis."

But I was breathing and my heart was beating. Hypothesis! Why were they

Dead?  But I was breathing and my heart was beating.  Why were they

all so calm if they had been on the verge of dying? Why were not they

all so clam if they had been on the verge of dying?  Why weren't they

trying to go out, to open the doors, to shout, anything?

trying to get out, to open the doors, to shout, anything?

I went towards the crystal door. But before arraiving, a hand in my

I moved toward the crystal door, but before I reached it, a hand on my

shoulder stopped me.

"It is useless. We can't even touch the walls or the doors. "

I turned towards my speaker, separating violently the hand.

I turned toward him, knocking his hand away.  

" And you, as do you know it? "

"How do you know?"

" Because we have already tried it. "

"Because we have already tried."

I observe him thoroughly.

I looked him over carefully.  

Higher than the average, he was dressing a uniform of school and was

Taller than average, he was wearing a school uniform and had

taking his long black hair brushed backward. In general he did not seem to

long black hair brushed backward.  He didn't seem 

be much older than me.

" And who are you? "
" I am Masaru Kat� "
" And how is it that you are here? " I asked sarcastically.
" My friend and I were knocked down by a train "

My friend and I were hit by a train

" Jackass. This was your fault "

"Jackass.  That was your fault."

This was the acid response of the seated young man next to him. Kat�, on

The addition from the seated young man next to him dripped with acid.  

having heard it, lower his head.

As he heard it, Kato lowered his head.  

" You are right Kei. I was glad so much that you were helping me that I
did not think in any more "

I can't figure out what that sentence means.  

Kei was lower than Kat�. Tufts of dark hair were falling down to him for

Kei was shorter than Kato (Ukyo probably wouldn't be able to tell that
unless Kei stood up.).  Tufts of dark hair fell down across his face;

his face; he was dressed in a very similar uniform.

he was dressed in the same kind of uniform.  

It was in this moment when the man of glasses approached me.

At that moment, the man with the glasses approached me.

" Excuse me. You are the owner of the Uchan, right? "
" Yes. I am Ukyo. and you are...? "

I'm Ukyo and you are?

" Masashi Yamada. I am employed as teacher at Nerima and have gone
sometimes to eat to your restaurant ".

employed as a teacher

So that was the reason why I knew it.  Anyhow his aspect was so anodyne

So that was why he look familiar.  Of course his aspect was so anonymous

that it was surprising that I remembered him.

I turned towards those who were seated around the black sphere.

" Well, boys. I believe that it is a good moment to do the presentations "

"Well, guys.  I think it's a good time for the rest of the introductions."

The man of white hair rested against the wall.

The white haired man leaned against the wall.  

" I am Gor� Suzuki. I think that you all know me "

The truth is that I had not realized till then; but as soon as I heard his
name I recognized it.

I hadn't, but as soon as I heard his name I recognised it.  

He was a quite important politician who had appeared multiple times in the
mass media.

He was a big league politician, always in the media.  

The young man who was next to him pushed his long fringe.

"No way. I'll pass."

As if this was a game! Perhaps was this idiot thinking that we were doing
it for fun?

Was this idiot thinking that we were playing some kind of game?  

"Has anybody a cigarette?"

"Does anyone have a cigarette?"

Without notice him I concentrated on the young man who had remained sat
in
the corner.

"I am Ichir� Nishij� and I fell down for an abyss"

"I am Ichiro Nishijo, and I fell into an abyss."

When our looks crossed I felt an involuntary shiver and turned towards the
other side of the sphere. Where there were two mastodons of short hair

other side of the sphere, where there were two mastodons with shorter
hair and shorter speech.  

and
few words.

"We are Yakuza. End"

"We are Yakuza.  That's all."

Genial

The dog barked. As if it wanted to take part in the presentations.

introductions.  

Since nobody seemed to want to say anything more, except the blond one
who
continued asking for a cigarette, I sat down in front of the crystal door.
I put the arms about my legs and supported the chin in the knees.

I had gone out to go for a walk to think. And after being knocked down, I
was enclosed in an apartment. Was not it genial? At least now I had time

was trapped in an apartment with six guys.  Wasn't that nice?  

to think. To think. To think in that? In going out of here? Apparently it

to think.  To think.  To think about about what?  Getting out of here?

was impossible. In my problems? When I didnt even know if I would return

About my problems?  When I didn't even know if I could return home?

to my house.

"Uhaaa!"

On having raised the head, I discovered that it had originated the scream
of surprise of Kei.

I looked up to see what Kei was screaming about.  

A feminine body was appearing in front of him. Three beams originating
from the sphere, were constructing it, layer to layer. Which was allowing

from the sphere, were constructing it, layer by layer, allowing us to see
all of her internal organs.  

to see all his internal organs.

Had it been like that how I had appeared? Had it been like that how we all
had been brought?

Had it been like that when I had appeared?  Had we all arrived the same way?

When the process completed the beams disappeared, and the body fell
down
in the arms of Kei; that had remained astonished.

into the arms of a still-astonished Kei.  

While he reacted, Masashi, the blond one and I approach.

While he was still stunned, Masashi (the blond guy) and I approached.  

I had to admit that the girl was more attractive than me. chestnut-colored

I had to admit that the girl was more attractive than me.  Chestnut-colored

hair brushed of a way similar to Kei, small nose and mouth;  but her big

styled like Kei's, small nose and mouth, but her most prominent feature

breasts were the most emphasized of her physiognomy.

was her breasts, and I mean that literally.  

She was sat with the closed eyes and his left arm rested on the shoulder
of Kei.

She was seated, with closed eyes and her left arm resting on Kei's shoulder,

This one finally got over to his initial surprise and embraced the naked
body of the girl.

who recovered from his suprised and embraced her naked body.  

"Can we know what are you doing?"

"What do you think you're doing?"

My question made that he blushed and gave up her.

My question made him blush as he let her go.  

"Why do you put this face of dickhead?" the blond one asked.

(I do not understand this sentence)

"I do not believe that you had made it better" I answered him.

Kat� was the first one in discover that had happened to the girl.

Kato was the first one to discover what had happened to the girl.  

"She has blood in her wrists."

"She has blood on her wrists."

The teacher Yamada remained thoughtful.

"Did she cut her veins?"
"Nevertheless. She doesn't have any wound."

"Maybe, but she doesn't have a wound now."

In this moment the girl opened the eyes and looked around her. 

The girl opened her eyes and looked around.  

Meanwhile

she was separating of Kei she asked:

As she separated herself from Kei she asked,

"Where am I? Who are you?"

And she laid down in the floor with the hands crossed over her belly. 

She lay down on the floor with hands crossed over her belly as if


As

if she was resting after a great physical effort.

she was resting after a great physical effort.  

"Are she thinking that is dreaming?" Kei commented.

"Does she think she's dreaming?" Kei asked.

This would explain because she was showing less decency than Ranma
when he
was transforming in girl.

was in girl-form.  

This thought made me smile.

The thought made me smile.  

In this moment one of the Yakuza separated me aside of a push, seized the
girl of the arm and forced her to get up.

One of the Yakuza pushed me aside and seized the girl by the
arm and forced her to get up.  

"It will be better if you don't intervene"

"Don't interfere."

And without saying more was directed toward the door with her.

Without saying more, he took her toward the door.  

But what is this guy thinking about? What could he carry her by the force?

What was the guy thinking?  Where did he think he could take her by force?

I get his arm and oblige him to turn around.

I grabbed his arm and obliged him to face me.  

"What are you going to do with her?"
"Move away. If you won't be sorry about it."

"Back off, or you'll regret it."

I didn't move.

"It will be better than you free her."

"You'd better let her go."

"No lil kid gives me orders."

"No punk gives me orders."

I smiled to him.

I smiled at him.

"Always there is a first time"

"There's always a first time."

The mastodon gave up to the girl and attempt to punch me. But he was

The mastodon let go of the girl and tried to punch me.  

slow,
too slow. I avoided him, simultaneously I kicked his stomach;throwing him

He was slow, way too slow.  I twisted aside as I kicked him in the
stomach, knocking him  

to the floor.

"Bitch!"

He got up and he rushed against me. It was very simple to take advantage

He got up and rushed me.  It was simple to take advantage

of his impulse to throw him against the floor.

of his momentum to throw him into the floor.

Nevertheless this time, when he got up, didn't attack me again. Instead he

This time, when he got up he didn't attack me again.  

extracted a gun of his jacket and aimed at me with it.

pulled a gun out of his jacked and aimed it at me.  

(I'm skeptical that Ukyo would just stand there and let Yakuza number
one pull a gun on her.  If he's that slow she could interrupt him
while he was still pulling it.  It might work better to have Yakuza
number two pull the gun.)

"Very well. The game has ended."

"OK.  I'm through playing around."

He was too much far away in order that I could take the gun from him. And

(You see the problem with that, is that Ukyo shouldn't be that far away from
him.  She just did a hip throw and turfed him into the floor so he should
still be in arm's reach.)

I had no great confidence in being able to avoid the bullets. Anyhow if he

I wasn't confident that I'd be able to dodge a bullet.

started shooting surely someone would be hurt. The situation was
complicated.

Without previous notice Kat� rushed on him, pushing him against the wall.
The Yakuza, which was not waiting the attack, left to fall the gun.

The Yakuza, caught off guard, dropped the gun.  

And then the black sphere started singing.

(I hope I have been of some assistance)


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