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Ranma ½ Z Neo: Part 5
*…* actions (…) thoughts ~…~ emphasis on word ^ comments from the author
Beginning to Wait Chapter by Fanime Lynn, story idea by Tony Chen =====+=======+======+=====+======+====
*The scene is a spaceship. To be exact, the spaceship in which Team Phalanx resides. The view shifts to a small, dark room, which holds four familiar faces. Well, actually, the room is so dark that all one can see is four pairs of eyes.*
Vejita: *sitting with back against the wall, obviously in pain, but doesn’t show it in his voice* I cannot believe ~I,~ prince of the planet Vejita, have been defeated in such a way. This must be your fault, Kakaroto.
Goku: *in similar position, only against opposite wall, and not in quite as bad of shape* Hey, don’t blame me, Vejita. I got beat up back there too.
Gohan: *laying on stomach, least injured of whole group* I’m sure Trunks will be along soon to get us out.
Vejita: What makes you so sure that he can do what all of together could not?
Goten: *laying on back, only slightly worse off than Gohan* Remember the kids from the past, who Trunks made into super saiyajins? Maybe he can bring them to now to help.
Goku: Goten has a point, Vejita. If Bulma can find a way to reverse the effect of the pill Trunks gave them, then they could turn super saiyajin and defeat these people.
Vejita: Grrrrr…. (If he can defeat these people, then perhaps he is worthy to be my son.)
Goten: ….*lying on his back* (I wonder why they’re keeping us here? They haven’t done anything to hurt us, and are making sure we don’t die, but they haven’t let us out or tried to heal us. What are they waiting for?)
Gohan: Hey, Goten, whatcha thinking about?
Goten: *rolls over onto his side* Nothing.
*The scene shifts to a domed building on the planet Earth, where it focuses on the room of one certain individual. A girl pokes her head in, carrying a tray full of food.*
Ukyou: Hey, Trunks, you awake?
Trunks: *sullenly* Yeah.
Ukyou: Brought you some breakfast. Hungry?
Trunks: *perks up a bit at the mention of food* Sure.
Ukyou: *sets tray down in front of him* Here ya go, Sugar.
Trunks: Thanks. *starts inhaling food, under Ukyou’s supervision*
Ukyou: I brought these, thinking you might want to see them. *takes small flat computer out of her pocket; presents it to Trunks*
Trunks: *stops shoving food down his throat just long enough to take computer from her hand* Yeah, I do. I’ll look at it later. *resume eating; soon food is completely gone* That was good. Thanks!
Ukyou: No problem! It’s the least I could do.
Trunks: *reminded of his current situation, looks unhappy again* It’s not your fault, so don’t feel guilty. I shoulda seen that thing coming.
Ukyou: Well, now at least you can tell me what to do, so I can do it quicker. *relishes idea of having him to herself, having developed a slight crush on him*
Trunks: *slightly mollified with the idea that he won’t be totally useless to the group* Yeah, I guess.
Ranma: *Poking his head in* Hey, Trunks! *Is shoved the rest of the way into the room by Akane*
Akane: Ohayoo gozaimasu^, Trunks-kun. How are you this morning?
^Japanese for good morning
Trunks: Fine, I guess.
*Just then, the eternal lost boy crashes through the wall, giving Trunks a new doorway to the lab, which is next door*
Ryouga: Hehehe…. Oops. *sweatdropping nervously. Everyone else just facefaults*
Trunks: *sighs resignedly* That’s okay, I’ll fix it later. (I suppose I should have expected this when I brought him here in the first place)
Akane: No need. Ranma will do it for you.
Ranma: Hey, wait a sec…
Akane: well, it’s the least we can do.
Ranma: Then why don’t you do it?
Akane: Because I don’t feel like it. *The two banter for a awhile longer, and everyone else just ignores them.*
Trunks: *to Ukyou* Hey, you’ll make sure they don’t kill each other, right? Ukyou: Of course. I won’t let anything happen to ~my~ Ran-chan.
Trunks: *sweatdrops* Yeah, whatever.
*A couple of hours later, Trunks has a new door where the hole in the wall previously was. He’s watching TV, and chowing down on stuff that Bulma and Ukyou have brought him. Everyone else is in the kitchen, trying to figure out what to do.*
Bulma: I’ve put the antidote into pills, so it’ll be easier for you to carry, Ukyou.
Ukyou: Thanks. Could you get me a first aid kit to use? Your friends might be pretty beat up in there.
Bulma: *hands her a capsule* Here, take this. It has every thing you need… even capsules containing the big stuff. *with pride* I created it myself.
Ukyou: that’ll do. (A capsule within a capsule? Cool.) *takes capsule*
Bulma: These strangers are strong… Probably much stronger than Gero. You’ll have to be careful if they’re hiding a secret power. *Says quietly, as if to herself* They can’t be so easy that a level one Super Saiyajin could beat them…
Ranma: We can train hard. We’ll be prepared for them when they come.
Bulma: Use the gravity room. It’s down the hall, too the left. And don’t set it above 20 times normal, or you’ll all be squashed.
Akane: (Squashed? I guess we should follow her advice.) Hai.
*Group goes to gravity room, where Bulma shows them how to work it. They begin training when she leaves, Ranma vs. Ryouga and Akane vs. Ukyou, beginning at normal gravity.*
*Far away, in a jungle, Piccalo meditates, levitating above a pool filled with piranhas. He senses a sudden surge in energy, coming from the direction of Capsule Corp. He decides to go and investigate.*
Piccalo: (It’s been a long time, Gohan. I’m sure you’ve gotten much better. Perhaps we’ll have a spar.)
*Piccalo flies off towards Capsule Corp.*
*Back at CC*
Ukyou: Hey, Akane, you’ve gotten much better. Have you been practicing?
Akane: *dodging Ukyou’s flying mini-spatulas* Yeah, Ranma and I have been sparring every morning over the summer. *retaliates by throwing a punch, then kicks out* I’ve finally almost cured him of his aversion to hitting girls.
Ukyou: I can’t believe it. Ranchan, actually fighting back? Wow. *manages to whack Akane with her giant spatula, but gets a kick in the shins for it.
Ranma: Hey, P-chan, what’d ya say we go Super? *throws a roundhouse kick a Ryouga*
Ryouga: Sure, I’d love to beat the #$%@ out of you. *Sends one last Shi shi Houdokan at Ranma before stopping* HYYYYYAAAAAAHHH!!! *Powers up*
Ranma: *dodges energy ball* HYYYYYAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! *also powers up*
*Ranma and Ryouga fly at each other, their auras visible. Ranma’s is bright blue, and Ryouga’s is an orange- red.*
Ukyou: *Pauses in middle of a punch* Hey, the guys are going Super Saiyajin. Why don’t we do the same?
Akane: Might as well. *stands up, having been knocked to the floor inn an earlier part of the fight.* HYYYYAAAAAAHHHH!!!! *forms golden aura, gets spiky hair, eyes turn green*
Ukyou: HYAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!! *same thing happens*
Akane: Ready?
Ukyou: Hai. *the two fly at each other.*
Akane: BAKYUUMU NO KEN-HA: SHANSUU^!! *Akane does a vacuum wave, making Ukyou helpless, then punches into the center of the sideways twister. A beam of energy, similar to the Kamehame Ha, slams through the center, throwing Ukyou to the other side of the room, and knocking her out of Super Saiyajin*
^Vacuum Fist: Revision!!!.
Ukyou: *struggling to get her breath back* Wh-what *pant* was… that? *pant*
Akane: Oh, that? I revised my vacuum wave over summer. Are you okay? This is the first time I’ve tried it at full power.
Ryouga: Wow, Akane, that was awesome!
Akane: *blushing* Arigato.
Ukyou: I’m fine. Akane, that thing’s amazing! I didn’t have a chance!
Akane: I’ve improved most of my attacks, and made a couple of others.
Ryouga:…. (A..a..akane…. She’s so wonderful……)
Ranma: Hey, P-chan, snap out of it.
Ryouga: Ranma! Prepare to die!
Ranma: Ho-humm. Can’t you ever think of anything else to say? *With this, Ryouga charges Ranma, attempting to hit him dead on. Ranma easily dodges.* (Good, he’s mad. Now’s the perfect time to try ~my~ new move.) *smirks*
Ryouga: (I’ll get you this time, Ranma!) *smirks*
Ranma: *the two are just feet away, and both begin their move* TENSHIN MOKO NEKO!
Ryouga: FU-RAI-IN-GU BA-CON^!!!
^Ryouga’s attempt at English. Due to the Japanese language, this is how ‘Frying Bacon’ would probably sound.
*From Ranma’s fist sprout many ki-spheres in the shape of cats’ claws. Ryouga’s fist is surrounded by a flame-like aura, the room grows smoky, and is filled with the smell of burnt bacon. The cat-claw ki balls collide^ with Ryouga’s fist, creating a huge explosion.*
^Try saying that ten times fast. =]
Akane/Ukyou: *Trying to see through the smoke, but can’t* Ranma! Ryouga!
Akane: Are you okay?
Ukyou: Anyone left in there?
*The smoke dissapates slightly, revealing two collapsed forms, sprawled on the ground. The girls walk up to them, unable to see which is which due to the still to-thick dust cloud.*
Akane: *Looks down at figure at her feet* Ranma……
Ukyou: *walking up to other figure* Ryouga, hon, you okay?
*Ranma’s eyes groggily open, and he winces at the pain he feels all over.*
Ranma: Hey, what happened? *Akane helps him sit up, which he does with much care*
Akane: You and Ryouga fired your attacks at each other at the same time. I think the explosion knocked you both out. By the way, did I hear ‘neko’ in your attack?
Ranma: Yeah……*shudders* Just as long as I don’t think about the meaning of the word, I’m fine. Is Ryouga okay?
Akane: Hey, Ukyou--
Ukyou: I heard him. Ummm, I’m not sure. He’s not awake yet. *leans over him. The smoke has cleared enough that Ranma and Akane can see her do so.* *whispers* Hey, Ryouga…. *nothing happens, so she tries again, this time louder* HEY, Ryouga!! *still, nothing happens. Concern shows on Ukyou’s face, and she leans over Ryouga* Hey, Ryouga, you dead? *poke, poke, poke*
Ryouga: Wahahahahahaha! STOP!!! STOP!!! STOP IT!!! *Ukyou stops, now that Ryouga’s awake.*
Ranma: What’s you problem, P-chan?
Akane: *hammers Ranma* Don’t make fun of Ryouga!
Ryouga: That’s my ticklish spot! *tries to sit up* Ite!^ What happened?
^Japanese for ‘Ouch’
Akane: Your ki attacks collided, and the resulting explosion knocked you both out. What ~was~ your attack, anyway?
Ranma: *knows enough English from having his pop take him to so many restaurants (only to not pay the bill) to understand what Ryouga was trying to say* Hmmmmm…… Pretty good name for ~your~ attack, Ryouga.
Ryouga: *blushes* SHUT UP, Ranma!
Akane: *having failed English* Well, what did it mean?
Ryouga: *sweatdrops nervously* Uhhhh, nothing…
Ranma: Oh, it means-- mmmph! *Is unable to continue, since Ryouga has mysteriously recovered from his discomfort long enough to run over to Ranma and cover his mouth*
Ryouga: It means nothing, Akane! I just made it up, that’s all!
Ranma: *pulling Ryouga’s hand off his mouth* Hey, get your hands off me! I wasn’t gonna tell, I was just joking!
Ryouga: RANMA, YOU-- *stops suddenly, eyes widening* Uh-oh…
Ranma: *to Ryouga’s quickly disappearing form* Hey, whatcha running from, Ryouga?
Akane: Uh…… Ranma, look up……
Ranma: *groans* Oh, no……
*Above the group, the ceiling to the gravity room is damaged. In fact, most of it is gone. Through the open spaces, a ~very~ gray sky lurks. As Ranma groans, it opens up to pour sheets of water onto everyone but Ryouga, who now stands under the only part of the room still in tact.*
Ranma-chan: Aw, man, why does this ~always~ happen to me??
Ryouga: …… (Glad I got over here in time. I can’t let Akane see me like that!)
Ukyou: Why don’t we go inside? *The others all agree.*
Ranma-chan: *calling to Ryouga over her shoulder, who is on the other side of the room from the door and can’t cross over* You can join us when it lets up…… If you can find the door, that is!
Akane: Don’t be so mean to Ryouga!
Ranma-chan: Yeah, whatever, Akane.
*The group goes inside, excluding Ryouga, that is. They see a rather unhappy Bulma waiting for them inside the front door, glaring pointedly in the direction of the ~former~ gravity room.*
Bulma: *as they walk in* ~Why~ do I always get stuck with the ‘Destroy everything in sight’ people? It’s bad enough being married to Vejita, and having Trunks, but now you as well? What did I do to deserve this!?! *She rambles on a while, thoroughly chewing Team Akane out. As she does, she loses Ranma, who goes to heat up some water; Akane, who goes to ‘help’ him; and Ukyou, who goes to save Ranma from Akane’s help; leaving a certain Mrs. Briefs yelling at air, until Ryouga finally finds his way inside, to stand contritely in her presence. Bulma notices none of the cast change.*
Ryouga: *as she finishes scolding* May I go now? I hafta, umm, go kill Ranma now…
Bulma: Be quiet, I’m not done yet! *pauses to think of something else to say* Uhhh, to make up for it, you can water the flowers outside…
Ryouga: *glad to get out of her presence* Sure thing! *runs off*
Bulma: *realizes something* Hey, wait a minute, I don’t ~have~ a flower garden…… Ooops. *shrugs and goes to make lunch for everybody*
*later*
Ranma: Hey, this is great! Wonderful! Best I’ve ever had!
Akane: *sweatdropping* Ranma, it’s just a sandwich. Nothing to get excited about.
Ranma: *grumbles to himself* Well, it is.
Akane: Hey, there’s P-chan! *spots her ‘little pig’ in the doorway, looking lost*
Ranma: (uh-oh. Ryouga, you’re gonna owe me big) Akane, that’s not P-chan…
Akane: Of course he is! Can’t you tell? What other piglet has a bandana like this?
Ranma: Akane, P-chan is a pig. Pigs don’t live forever, and we’re very far in the future. Futhermore, we didn’t bring him with us. How could that possibly be P-chan?
Akane: Oh. Guess you’re right. Well, maybe it’s his great-grandson, or something like that.
Ranma/Ukyou: *sweatdrop*
P-chan: Bweee! *sticks tongue out at Ranma, nuzzles Akane’s chest*
Ranma: Why you little… *attempts to grab P-chan from Akane to seriously hurt him, in very unpleasant ways*
Akane: Ranma, you jerk! Don’t tease P-chan! *hammers Ranma through ceiling*
Bulma: *watching the whole thing* …… (What… interesting… people these are…) *sweatdrops*
Ukyou: I thought you two didn’t want to fight anymore.
Akane: As long as he leaves P-chan alone, we won’t.
Ukyou:… *sweatdrop*
*After lunch and Ranma’s return from… well, who knows where, Team Akane goes to train in a mountain forest far away. Before they left, Ryouga found some hot water and turned back into a human.*
Ryouga: So, Ranma, ready to get pounded?
Ranma: Actually, I was thinking we should switch partners. That way, the girls could get a little better, a little faster.
Ukyou: Great idea!!! So who’s pairing up? *puts on her cutest grin*
Ranma: Uhhh… *knows he’s in a bad situation once more* We’ll do it tomorrow! *says very quickly*
Ukyou: Oh. *pouts*
*The group lands at the chosen spot, and start sparring in the same teams as before. No special moves are used, being one rule set down at beginning of the session. At sunset, they stop.*
Ranma: I think it’s time to show each other all the new moves we know. Who wants to go first?
Akane: I will!
Ranma: Okay, aim them at that boulder over there, and show us all of them, at normal power.
Akane: Alright. *everyone powers down* Ready? *she gets nods* CHOUKYOSEI HANMAA UCHIKUDAKU^!!! *draws a hammer out of hammerspace^^, made of ki. She uses it to smash the boulder into billions of little pieces, hitting it four times before ending her move*
^SUPER HAMMER SMASH!!!
^^It’s a term I’ve heard many times and like. To whoever made it up: Please don’t sue me! I don’t have anything to take!
Ukyou: That’s pretty good, Sugar.
Ranma: Yeah. Good thing that wasn’t the only boulder around. From now on, just aim at whatever boulder you can find, ‘kay?
Akane: Hai. *targets next boulder to start her attack* Ready? *everyone nods* BAKYUUMU NO KEN-HA: SANSHUU^!!! *does same attack she had used on Ukyou. This time, it only chips the rock*
^VACUUM PUNCH: REVISION!!!
Ranma: Wow. That’s a good attack.
Akane: But, Ranma, it didn’t destroy the rock! Ranma: But the worst part of it is the fact that you can’t breathe, not the energy beam that you shoot through it.
Ryouga: He’s right, Akane. It does more damage to a person by not breathing than just hitting them. Your attack guarantees that your opponent can’t dodge, or run, or block it. Plus, it unsteadies them so that you can hurt them again.
Akane: *looking bored from all the explaining* Oh. That’s all the attacks I have right now, anyway.
Ranma: What about your Pheonix moves?
Akane: I haven’t worked on those. I don’t know why, but I just can’t seem to be able to use them.
Ranma: Oh. (Maybe the Pheonix’s touch wore off. That’d be a shame; it was a great attack.) Well, who’s next?
Ryouga: Hey, wait a minute, Ranma, who died and made you boss?
Ranma: Oh, so you’re afraid to show everyone your attacks, is that it?
Ryouga: Why you…… Of course not! Mine are a thousand times better than yours, anyway!
Ranma: I don’t believe you. Prove it!
Ryouga: you asked for this, Ranma! Watch and weep! *targets a boulder* FU-RAI-IN-GU BA-CON!!!^ *Whole area grows smoky, and the smell of burnt bacon fills the air. A loud CRACK is heard, but nothing can be seen through the smoke.*
^Same thing as last time he used it. If you don’t remember, then go back. If you’re too lazy to go back, well, then, you’re not very curious.
Ukyou: Not bad, Sugar.
Akane: *whines* I can’t see a thing!
*The smoke clears enough that the group can see a shattered boulder. Ryouga stands triumphantly over it.*
Ryouga: There, Ranma. Beat that!
Ranma: It’s not bad. Could be better, though. Got anything else up your sleeve, P-chan?
Ryouga: Why you…… *targets yet another boulder* BAKUSAI TENKETSU CHOUKYOSEI SHINSEI^!!! (A large, powerful explosion rips through the ground, destroying the land that Ryouga is standing on for about a kilometer all around. Ranma and the girls fly up into the air to avoid damage, but still get hit by numerous flying rocks. When the ground settles enough, they all land.*
^BAKUSAI TENKETSU SUPER NOVA!!! (I don’t know what Bakusai Tenketsu translates too, exactly)
Akane: WOW!!! That was amazing, Ryouga!
Ryouga: A-a-arigato, Akane! (She said it was amazing! Oh, Akane, you’re so wonderful!)
Ranma: Are those all your new moves?
Ryouga: Grrr… *sullenly* yeah.
Ranma: Ukyou, How about you? Got anything new?
Ukyou: Just a couple.
Ranma: That’s Okay.
Ukyou: Here I go, then! RAKURAI UCHINUKU^!!! *She strikes out, in a pattern almost as fast as Ranma’s chestnut fist. Her fist glows, and, if one looks closely, they can see that she appears to be holding a single piece of lightning in her hand. She quickly destroys the boulder.*
^Lightning Punch!!!
Ranma: Cool.
Ukyou: And I perfected my ki transfer.
Ranma: Could you demonstrate?
Ukyou: Sure thing, Ran-chan. But I’ll need someone to do it on.
Akane: You can practice on me.
Ukyou: ‘Kay, come over here. *Akane walks over to Ukyou. Ukyou places her hands on the other girl’s back, and hums. Soon, both girls are surrounded by a white aura. Ukyou mutters something under her breathe, and the aura disappears.*
Akane: *opening her eyes* Wow, I feel great!
Ukyou: *also opens her eyes* I gave you some of my energy, that’s why.
Ranma: That’s definitely useful.
Ukyou: Especially for my job in all this.
Ryouga: You’re gonna hafta be careful, though. Don’t give away all your energy.
Ukyou: *touched by his concern* I’ll try not to.
Ryouga: Hey, Ranma, your turn. We’ve shown our moves, now show us yours.
Ranma: Sure thing. TENSHIN MOKO NEKO!!! *shoots many cat claw shaped ki balls from his fists. Totally annihilates rock*
Ryouga: Got any others? We’ve already seen that one.
Ranma: Shut up, P-chan. *looks around for spot to do newest attack, finds it* Stand back, everybody. *walks over to clear area* DORAGON YA BAKUHA^!!! *stands with hands locked together in front of him. A dragon, glowing blue, breaks out from the ground and spirals upward. When it reaches his arms, Ranma points his hands in the direction he wants it to go. The dragon shoots towards the area Ranma is pointing, which happens to be a nearby mountain. The dragon hits, and the mountain goes bye-bye.*
^Dragon Arrow Blast =] =]
Akane: *gawking* R-Ranma, ~what~ was that?
Ranma: *panting a bit* That was something I discovered I could do just recently. It takes a lot of ki, though.
Ukyou: Poor Ran-chan. You look worn out.
Ryouga: … (How’d he do that? Grrr… Ranma, I will not allow you to beat me again!)
Ukyou: Well, if everybody’s done now, maybe we should go back.
Ranma: Good idea.
*Team Akane takes off, flying back to the Capsule Corp. building. They eat a quick dinner, report to Trunks on everything, and go to bed, exhausted. They fail to notice a certain green person watching them from above on their return trip, nor do they notice him watching through windows as they prepare for bed. After the last one is asleep (which is Ryouga, since he got lost and had to be found again), the being enters the house.*
Bulma: *not very happy about her visitor* Hey, Piccalo.
Piccalo: Who are those kids?
Bulma: *sigh* Well, it’s a long story…
Piccalo: I’ve got time.
Bulma: (can I trust him? Then again, do I have choice?) *decides to tell Piccalo who they are* Well, it all began a while ago,… *fills him in on what she knows of Trunks’ first trip to the past, and the current situation*
Piccalo: (This isn’t good.) I will train them, starting tomorrow. *leaves to go off to… where ever he likes to disappear to overnight.*
Bulma: *watching him leave* I hate to say this, especially for him, but I wish him luck.
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Author’s Notes:
I know this took too long to complete, but hey, not (totally) my fault. I won’t go into the details (there’s too many), so we’ll just say, “I had a minor case of writers block.” Alright, practice now. Say, “She had a minor case of writers block…”
Anyway, tune in next week (well, probably not quite that soon) for ch.6, the exciting… uh… continuation of the story! You’ll see the entrance of Piccalo, the mighty green guy, and what happens when he meets our heroes! Until then, umm, be, umm, good… Oh, forget it. Just try to get around to reading it when it’s finished.
Send all C&C to Fanime_Lynn@hotmail.com , and I am in desperate need of some fanart, so if you feel like it, send that, too. Arigato, & Saiyonara! (thanks, & goodbye!)