[Ranma][FanFic] Unfolding Destiny pt 9: Aftershocks
Richard Marshall
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Unfolding Destiny
Part 9
Aftershocks
Akane dropped her lajitang and fell onto her knees.
Sobbing she holds her head in her hands. Shampoo nearby
frozen, with her mouth gaped she stares at Ranma-chan's still
form hanging on the wall. Ukyo feinted as is currently being
held by Nabiki and Perfume. Ryoga blinks a few times and
slowly spans his gaze to the others in the room.
Gamei's eyes watch the blood as it slowly dries upon
his wall. Kyoko steps to the wall placing a small, quivering
hand on to it, sobbing quietly.
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Kasumi finishes up the dishes humming slightly. Soun
reads a newspaper as the phone rings. "Kasumi dear, could you
get that?"
"Oh yes, father." Kasumi's feet thump lightly to the
phone and she picks it up. "Hello?. . ." A mumble can be heard.
"Dr. Tofu?. . . Yes. . . Oh, my. . .. We'll be there as soon as
possible."
"Was that the docto. . ." Soun began but abruptly
stopped as he saw the look on his eldest daughter's face. "What
is it Kasumi?"
"Something dreadful has happened we need to get to
the hospital." Her face ghost white from the news. She and
Soun waste no time in exiting the house.
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Tofu looks in on Ranma through the window at the
hospital. Nurses traveling behind him. A wrecked Genma
kneels beside the doctor staring at his son's lifeless form. In his
hands Ranma's shirt is clenched between his fingers. The
bandana crumpled, his glasses dangling from his ear. Genma
weeps rocking back and forth.
A short while later Soun and Kasumi walks in. Soun
looks to the two standing at the window and rushes to look.
"RanmA!!!! " Soun wails out before joining his friend in
mutual weeping. Kasumi steps up to Tofu who hugs her tightly
for warmth.
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Cologne's face wrinkles slightly in worry. "Just great. .
... Ranma and Ranma-chan have been mortally injured." Her
eyes close in thought. Mousse scrubs the floor of the Neko
Hanten.
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Ranma opened his eyes and grabbed his head. "oww. . .
What a headache. . .. Huh?" Ranma's eyes unblurred, his
surroundings were confusing at the least. A limbo of colors and
patterned mist coat the area. He stood up but swayed from side
to side fighting to regain his balance "Whoa!"
"Easy, It takes getting use to." A voice startled him. He
spun around and saw himself.. rather his female self looking
him in the eye. "Hi. . ." She said softly.
"Hi. . ." He repeated and blinked. Managing to stand
still he stretched alittle and she giggled. "What?"
"Still the martial artist. . . Just as I thought."
"Yeah. . ." His eyes gazed to the ground and she
smiled.
"Its good to see you again.. I thought I lost you."
"Same here." He looked to her.
"Now that you two have reunited we have some things
to discuss." Ranma and Ranma-chan looked over to the new
voice and gasped seeing a woman that that wore a dress and
looked similar to Ranma-chan. In many ways mostly the eyes
and bone structure. She was older maybe late twenties. They
nodded and followed the woman as she guided them to her
home.
They entered a small quaint home not too far from their
original position. With that the two sat in the living room with
the woman.
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Happosai sat near the table at the Tendo dojo. His eyes
cast towards the pond, a smoking pipe in his lips as he ponders
what he's heard. A small line creases the martial artist's brow.
"So. . . He's really hurt.." His voice creaked out.
Cologne nodded in confirmation, watching the old man.
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Nabiki's thought was broken when her cell phone rings
out. With a swift hand she puts it to her ear "Moshi moshi?"
She listens. "Father.. Slow down. . .. What's happened?" The
eyes of the room look at her curiously. "Ranma what!?!"
Akane quiets as she hears the one sided conversation.
"What happened Nabiki?" Akane's words shuttered.
Nabiki's eyes faltered and Akane felt her heart stop.
"He. . ..He's dead. . .." Nabiki's words were barely
audible. Akane looks blankly at her sister, disbelieving her
heart seems to stop and crust over with ice. She could feel the
dread stirring deep within her soul. Nabiki dropped her phone
and coughed. Shampoo barely noticed the conversation but got
enough of the news to wither inside. Ryoga's face was stern
and he stared at the phone on the floor. Silence enveloped the
party as the seconds seemed to drag on.
Gamei's face screwed up with anger. His eyes seethed
as the blood on the wall dried, the energy fluxed around his
body in visible rays. With a slight concentration of light in his
hands, a large hammer appears and he slammed the business
end into the hard floor, causing the floor to vibrate with visible
shock waves in all directions. With a yell he pounded the floor
again causing the walls to collapse, creating piles of debris. It
was all the party could do to stay upright, but the quake was
too strong. Ryoga shielded Ukyo Perfume and Nabiki with his
umbrella from the falling rocks. Akane and Shampoo curled
into small balls soon as they realized the trouble. When the
dust settled onto they realized one thing. . . they were trapped.
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Ranma and Ranma-chan sat looking to the woman. "My name
is Sakura. . ." Ranma-chan's eyes thought a moment.
"That's why Kyoko called me that." Ranma-chan
smiled with knowledge.
"Kyoko? I haven't seen her in a while; at least since her
mother went to the mortal world. . ." Sakura said smiling
softly. "You two have healthy spirits. . ." she took a moment to
think "And yes I did fall into a spring in Jusenkyo.. long ago. .
..." Her words became soft and Ranma-chan scooted closer.
Ranma spoke up "That's why you two look so much
alike, isn't it?"
"That has some to do with it." Sakura nodded. "But it
seems his bloodline was expecting a girl."
"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Ranma-chan
questioned.
"Well the fact that both of you are separate can
accommodate for that, and the fact that both spirits didn't
combine in this place is another." Sakura enlightened the two
martial artists. They contemplated that for a minute before
looking to Sakura. Sakura's smile faltered.. Hmm it seems there is a
small problem."
"What do you mean?" The two asked simultaneously.
They blinked and looked at each other with astonishment
before Sakura interrupted them.
"look.." Sakura lifted a small kettle of water and poured
a small puddle in the middle of the tale. Confused the two
looked anyway, their eyes widened as the table beneath the
water gave way and they saw the mortal realm below. They
saw Akane, Shampoo, Ukyo and the others in the cave.
Trapped.
"Hey. . . They're trapped!" Ranma said without
hesitation. He stood up looking at the viewing puddle with
concern.
Sakura looked up to the young man as did Ranma-chan who
soon followed his lead "He's got the right idea, we need to help
them."
Sakura watches the two as they nodded "I know you
want to help them.." Her words seemed to be ignored as they
leapt at the puddle.. "Wait!" Her words were in vain as she saw
the two fall into the void.
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The two fell into the puddle and found themselves in a
dark room.. the floor seemed solid but missing. The black walls
seemed hard to make out, and neither of them was sure they
even existed. Ranma-chan looked up to Ranma and Ranma
looked to her, they gulped softly. . . They were lost.
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Gamei spun his hammer in the air and pointed to
Akane. "Kyoko! Shackle them.. Leave this one alone."
Akane's eyes opened wide as her body felt a sharp pain. Her
world dimmed as she fell to the floor limply.
Ryoga growled.. "How dare you do that to Akane!" His
words were menacing and he soon found himself squealing out
in anger. Kyoko stood by with a bucket of water, looking
innocent as she placed the cuff around the body of the little
black piglet.
"That is interesting.." Nabiki eyed the pig before her
hands were roughly taken from her sides and places in
shackles. She struggled but Kyoko's grip was too strong.
Shampoo stood readying her sword as Kyoko walked to her.
"Shampoo no let you take her without fight!"
"Assuming you had a choice my dear." Gamei's words
dripped with magic, Shampoo soon found herself drifting to
sleep. She fought the spell for a full minute frustrating Gamei,
until he saw her drop like a rock. Without hesitation he spelled
Perfume to sleep ~No need for this amazon to be stubborn as
well.~
Kyoko shackled the fainted Ukyo last with a huff. . .
"Uh. . . What the" Ukyo looked at her wrist and to the girl
before her. "You!" Kyoko blinked and backed up. "You, hurt
Ranma-chan!" Ukyo lashed out just short of reaching the girl
and cursed herself. Kyoko looked apologetic and turned
leaving the captives in the room through the only door, into
Gamei's main hall. Soon Ukyo felt tired; her bones ached until
she fell into a dreamless slumber.
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Tofu sat the two father's down and tried to calm them
down, futile but a good effort. Kasumi sat with a small worried
look, most unbecoming of her as she watched her father and
Mr. Soatome speak in half broken sentences. The four made it
back to the Tendo house hold, Kasumi thought it would be
better if the two were at home, and it made her feel better that
she was home too.
To be continued. . .
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By Richard Marshall(DK)
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