[Ranma/Eva] Past/Future Chapter 2 part 1
Short Yes
Special thanks to Octavian for helping this poor storyteller with his grammar.
Also special thanks to my pre readers for his input and comments : Stephan
Lee,
K Yee, Lord Talon, James Lee, Eric McGinnis, Anand Rao, and Mike Severino
Evangelion/Ranma 1/2 : Past/Future Chapter Two
Created by Long Ngo
Started April 13, 1998
Finished April 15, 1998
Revised April 18, 1998
*Another unfamiliar ceiling,* thought Shinji. Opening his eyes,
Shinji
noticed a green and white blur by the side of his bed. Blinking a couple of
times, Shinji was finally able to make out the green and white uniform that
was
common to all students attending his school. It took him a moment longer to
make out Rei's face. Shinji was surprised to wake up and find Rei by his
side.
Shinji made a mental note to ask Misato what had happened. Thinking back,
Shinji couldn't remember an incident other than after his first mission that
Rei had visited him at the hospital. It had been his first time piloting
Evanglion Unit 01 and he had blacked out due to the pain he had received from
the Angel. Later, after watching the tapes, he learned that the Eva had gone
into berserk mode and had killed the Angel. Turning his attention back to
Rei,
he was grateful for her company. He was just too shy to break the silence and
thank her properly. Looking to his right, Shinji finally noticed another boy
his age lying on the other bed. *Strange, I've never seen him before. I
don't
think he goes to my school. Oh well, I'll ask Misato later.* Looking back at
Rei, he noticed she was standing up.
"I am happy that you are awake Ikari-kun." With that simply statement,
she turn and headed toward the door.
"Huh...thank you Rei, " he stammered, not knowing what else to do or
say.
He had also used Rei's first name. Usually he called her Ayanami. After
staring at Rei's retreating form until the door closed and blocked his vision,
Shinji went back to staring at the ceiling. His concentration was soon
disrupted as the patient next to him let out a low groan. Turning his head
once again to the right, Shinji noticed the boy with the pigtail was trying to
sit up.
"Argg, the pounding in my head is worse than being hit on the head by
one of
Akane's mallets," Ranma muttered to himself. Looking around, Ranma noticed
that he was in a hospital room. Being accident prone, due mostly to his
rivals/enemies trying to kill him, had given Ranma a clear picture of the
inside a hospital room. Sensing that he was not alone, Ranma started to scan
the hospital room. After years of martial arts training, he had acquired a
sixth sense. This had helped him in numerous occasions where sensing the
presence of another had saved him from bodily injuries. Turning to his left,
Ranma noticed Shinji and started to study him intently. One of the first rule
he had learned from his father was know thy enemy as well as thy friend. *Why
is this boy in the hospital? By his posture and demure, he was not a martial
artist like himself or any of the other various people he knew. It seems to
Ranma that the person next to him had very little confidence but strangely had
the look of a season veteran beneath the exterior. Ranma also felt no
distinct
aura emanating from the boy that would mark him as an accomplished martial
artist. Examining his roommate again, Ranma couldn't find any injuries that
might have lead him to stay in a hospital. Why was that boy here? * Ranma
thought.
Having since heard Ranma's groan, Shinji had been studying his
neighbor. Soon
though, the strange boy had turned toward Shinji and was studying him as
well.
Shinji sensed that the stranger was evaluating him in the same way an Eva
pilot
would evaluate an Angel. His gave was very similar to Asuka's the first time
he meet her except without the snobbish arrogant look on his face. *Who was
this guy and why does it seem like he could take Toji with one hand tied
behind
his back?* Shinji suddenly thought. As far as Shinji knew, Toji was one of
the best fighters at his school. That was before he lost one of his arms and
legs and after Nerv replaced them. Shinji couldn't stand the stranger's gaze
another second and had to turn his head away from him and back toward the safe
ceiling.
Seeing his neighbor shift his attention from him to the ceiling,
Ranma decided
to try and get to know the boy that he had been sharing the room with for who
knows how long. He didn't understand why he was in the hospital or how long
he
would be staying. Ranma already knew it was nothing physically wrong with
him.
He healed fast and was never in a hospital for more than a week, even with
major injuries. He wondered where Doctor Tofu was. Usually he would be here
to meet him by this time. Forgoing any more on the subject, Ranma decided to
take the initiative. "Hi, my name is Saotome Ranma."
Seeing the stranger was introducing himself, Shinji felt obligated to
do the
same. "My name is Ikari Shinji."
"So Shinji why are you here?"
The last thing Shinji could recall was his strange dream where
Misato, Rei and
Asuka wanted him to join with them. "I don't know." Ever since waking up
from
the accident that had put him in the hospital, Shinji on more than one
occasion
had referred to the First Child as Rei than Ayanami. *Strange, why am I
thinking of R..Ayanami all of a sudden?*
"Seems like we are both in the same situation. I was wondering, do
you know
which hospital we are in? I've never seen one like this before."
His thoughts were suddenly disrupted by Ranma's question. "I believe
we are
in one of Nerv's facilities."
"Nerv?"
Taken back by Ranma's question, Shinji gave Ranma a strange look.
"You've
never heard of Nerv?" Living in Tokyo 3, he should know what Nerv was and
seeing that Ranma was in the same hospital room as himself, Shinji had thought
that Ranma was associated with Nerv in some way.
"Nope, never heard of Nerv," Ranma answered. Why was Shinji giving
him that
strange look. Just because he didn't know anything about Nerv, didn't entitle
him to the look he was receiving from Shinji. *What is Nerv?* Ranma
thought.
Suddenly feeling thirsty, Ranma looked around for something to quench his
thirst. Seeing a glass of water in front of his bed, Ranma stood up and had
to
quickly lean back on the bed for support. Ranma was beyond surprised that his
sense of balance was a little off. *Strange, this never happened before.*
Usually, after being in the hospital he might feel a little weak but he never
before lost his sense of balance that he had developed over eleven years of
martial arts training. Thinking back, the only time he had lost it was the
few
months he had to adjust after he was cursed. As he approached the table, his
head suddenly ached causing him to trip into the table. Catching himself
before he fell, it was still to late as he knocked over the glass and spilt
the
entire content of the glass onto himself. *Great, now someone else knows my
curse, * Ranma chided himself. Then doing a double take. Ranma was stunned
that he had not felt the transformation, which usually took place after being
exposed to a fair amount of water. Feeling his chest and finding no breast,
Ranma let out a loud cry of joy. Soon Ranma was hopping around chanting, "I'm
never going to be a girl anymore." After awhile, Ranma noticed the weird look
Shinji was giving him and stop but not before he ran up to a mirrow to take a
look at himself. What he saw astonished him. Not only was he still male but
he was young again and looked to be around 14. *What would Akane, Ukyou and
the whole Nerima gang think of this?* Ranma thought. *What would Ryouga
think?* Smiling to himself, Ranma went over to Shinji and tried to explain
the
reason for his unexpected burst of happiness, not caring if Shinji believed
him
or not.
The next few hours were spent with both boys telling the other how
horrible their lives were and what terrible fathers they both had. Ranma told
Shinji about how his father took him on a training trip which got him cursed
to
become a girl, his fiancee problems and multiple enemies. Shinji told Ranma
about how his mother died, his father abandoning him and only recently called
him back because he wanted to use Shinji as a part of his experiment. Each
boy, deciding for himselves that the only way to keep sane was to believe the
other person's story. After 5 hours of comparing their lives to one another,
the only thought that went through both boy's mind was that, *Boy, what would
I
give to have a father like yours.*
To Ranma having his father leaving him behind would have been better
than
taking him on his stupid training trip. Look at how Ryouga turned out minus
his depression and the constant state of revenge. If Gendou was his father,
then he would not have any fiancee problems, he would never have been
subjected
to the horrible Neko-ken training and best of all he would never have been
cursed. After the discussion, Ranma had asked Shinji which city they were
in.
Soon it became apparent that he was in the future. It also meant no more
Tendous and he realized that all of his friends were either dead or were now
grown-ups. Ranma suddenly felt depressed for the first time since learning
about his cure. The cost he paid was too great. Ranma never liked feeling
alone and like Shinji, Ranma treasured all his friends. He even grouped his
enemies as his friends. Now he had lost them all, even the chance to become
closer to his mother was gone.
To Shinji, it would have been great to have a father that was
constantly
actively taking part in his life. After years of abandonment, even a father
like Ranma's, Shinji would not mind. *A life on the road, travling across the
countryside wasn't so bad,*Shinji thought. Seeming to be on the same wave
length like Ranma, Shinji suddenly realized that without his father's
activities with Nerv, he would never have meet his friends like Rei, Misato,
Toji or even Asuka. Turning toward Ranma, "You do know we are more alike than
inhumanly possible."
"I know what you mean man."
In unison, "Both out father's name start with Gen..." Suddenly they
both
broke into fits of laughter.
"So what is Misato like?"
"She is a slob and can't cook. She can't even prepare instant ramen
right." The look on Shinji's face was one of "How can someone mess up
something so easy." Looking at Ranma, he noticed how hard Ranma was was
trying
not to laugh. "Hey, it's true. She can't even prepare instant ramen."
Ranma couldn't believe it. Someone who is almost as bad as Akane.
Ranma
having made up his mind that Akane was the worse cook in the world and no one
will ever take that position from her. Ranma couldn't hold his laugher in
anymore and started to laugh out loud. "Sorry, it's so funny to find someone
else who can't prepare instant ramen. Oh, you wouldn't believe how bad
Akane's
cooking is. She can't even boil water right to cook instant ramen."
After a few moments of comparing notes on Misato and Akane's cooking
skills, "Okay, okay you prove your point. Akane is worse than Misato. I just
can't believe there is someone else out there that can cook worse than
Misato."
Shinji shaking his head, "I feel sorry for you Ranma. Not even I touch
Misato's cooking these days and you having to eat Akane's food everytime she
decides to cook."
"Thanks Shinji, it seems like we both have women problems but I think
all
my problems are bigger than yours."
*I can't tell him about the Evas and the Angels and how big my problems
really are.* "Well I still think my problems are bigger but I can't tell you
about them yet."
"Why not?"
Smiling, "Because if I do, I've have to kill you and I'm starting to
like this friendship."
Ranma, thinking it was a joke, laughed. "This is the most fun I've had
in awhile Shinji." He was glad he had meet someone like Shinji. Right now,
Ranma had no friends and no place to call home.
Both continued to talk unaware of events taking place around them.
* * * * * * * * * *
"What do you think of this situation Ritsuko? Where did the boy come
from?"
"I can't explain this situation at all. No one else should have come
out
of Eva Unit One except for Shinji and maybe Yui. The appearance of this boy
does not compute and the Magi has no answers."
"I see then. You are dismissed." Gendou's eyes never leaving the
doorway, addressed the closest person he had to a friend. "What do you think
Fuyuzuki?"
"I don't know if this will set out plans back any. At the very least
we
know this boy does not work for Seele."
"True. Tell Misato to invite him to Nerv. If he accepts then he
shall
be designated the 5th child. Eva 04 is on its way to Nerv's testing
facilities
at this moment. He will be a back-up pilot. This will also give us a chance
to run some test on him and find out more about the boy." Gendou was really
interested in finding out how the strange boy had come to be inside Unit 01.
He knew that the boy was not working for Seele and was too young to seriously
pose a threat to Nerv, so inviting him to Nerv was not that large a problem.
"I understand."
* * * * * * * * * *
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Special thanks to Octavian for helping this poor storyteller with his grammar.
Also special thanks to my pre readers for his input and comments : Stephan
Lee,
K Yee, Lord Talon, James Lee, Eric McGinnis, Anand Rao, and Mike Severino
Evangelion/Ranma 1/2 : Past/Future Chapter Two
Created by Long Ngo
Started April 13, 1998
Finished April 15, 1998
Revised April 18, 1998
Misato could not believe the orders she was given. She duties were to
find out as much as she could about the past history of the strange new boy
and
then ask him to join Nerv as an Eva pilot. Orders were orders and at least
this way she was going to be able to see Shinji. Over time, Misato started to
love Shinji. Before the arrival of Shinji and Asuka, the Evas were only
considered tools to her. Now she considered them family. Every blow to the
Eva received was like a blow to her family. She could not believe how close
she was to losing Shinji. Shaking her head, she headed toward Shinji and the
new boy's room. When Shinji reappeared everyone was relieved, even Asuka.
Misato was just happy to have her Shinji back.
Opening the door to Shinji's room, she heard laughter. A sound she
had never heard from Shinji before. A sound filled with happiness and
deprived
of loneliness. Looking inside, She notice that both boys were throwing
pillows
at one another and truly enjoying themselves. The sight that greeted her were
of two children playing with no care in the world. It brought back memories
of
happier times before the Second Impact. Clearing her throat, "Well looks like
you are feeling better now, huh Shinji?"
"Hey Misato, I would like you to meet Ranma, my new friend. I just
found out we have much in common. Ranma meet Misato, I'm living with her."
After the last statement, Ranma decided to have a little fun.
Raising one of his eyelids and doing an exaggerated look at Misato and then
Shinji. "Living with her huh?"
Thinking that Ranma had the wrong idea, "No, I meant that I live
with
Misato and another girl." Seeing that Ranma had raised his eyebrow a little
higher, Shinji blushed. "Ranma stop that, Misato is taking care of me. I
told
you that already. At least I don't live with three girls like you." Seeing
that Ranma had the decency to look away after that statement caused Shinji
laugh at Ranma's embarrassment.
*So his name is Ranma is it, * Misato thought. "Nice to meet you
Ranma." Misato could not help but admire his good looks. After the thought
had passed, she metally kicking herself for think that way of a 14 year old.
As she studied him, she felt Ranma had an air of confidence surrounding him.
This was different from Asuka. Looking at Ranma, she felt he could back it up
and it sent a little shiver down her spine.
"Nice to meet you too." *Wow, Misato could give Miss Hinako a run
for her money, * Ranma mused.
"So Ranma, what do you know of Nerv?"
"Not much, just what Shinji told me."
Looking up at Shinji, "Shinji, you didn't tell him anything
classified did you."
Seeing the look on Misato's face, Shinji quickly answered her.
"No, just what Nerv is all about."
"Well Nerv is an organization built to protect mankind from the
Angels."
"Why do you want protection from the Angels, aren't they the
good
guys?"
"No, wrong Angels. The Angels we fight are several stories high
and can only be defeated by using an Evangelion Unit, a robot built by man and
mankind's last line of defense."
"Misato, is this leading to what I think it does?" Shinji asked.
"Yes it is Shinji. Ranma, how would you like to join Nerv and
defend the Earth?"
Looking at Shinji and then back to Misato, Ranma pondered. If
Nerv is everything Misato implies, then there still is a chance they might be
able to send him home. "Err..sure I'll join. One question though. How did I
get here?"
Sighing, "Well why don't you wait till the debriefing tomorrow
and I'll answer your question then, okay?"
"Sure!"
"Okay Ranma, your living arrangements have been settled and you
will be living with Akagi Ritsuko. She is the head of our scientific research
department. Seeing as you are not from around here, we didn't want to leave
you alone." *In other words, we don't want you wondering off until we know who
you are.*
"Cool!"
"Everything is settled then. If you wait here, Ritsuko will
be
coming along shortly to pick you up." Turning toward Shinji, "Hurry up and get
dress Shinji, we'll be leaving now."
Shinji didn't want to go. For the first time since he
arrived
at Nerv, Shinji had meet someone who understood his problems if not actually
having the same ones. "Okay Misato. See you around Ranma."
"Don't be so grumpy Shinji, Ranma is an Eva pilot now and
you'll be seeing him in school tomorrow."
"School? What, do I have to go to school?"
"Don't be silly Ranma, all kids have to go to school."
"Ahh man, this isn't fair. I have to take High School over
again."
Looking up, "You've already graduated High School?" *He
doesn't look like the genius type to me.*
"Uh, what I meant was, cool, school. Yeah, I'm going to
school tomorrow."
A huge sweatdrop appeared above Shinji and Misato's head.
"Okay Ranma, you go lay down and get some rest."
Seeing Shinji and Misato leaving, Ranma mentally kicked
himself for putting his foot in his mouth once again. After living with Akane
for over two years now, he should have learned to think before he spoke.
Lying
back down, Ranma started to study the ceiling. *So I'm in the future. I miss
the gang already. I wonder if I could get in touch with someone, anyone I
know.* Ranma was not even sure he was still in Nerima.
The door to Ranma's room opened and a tall blond lady
wearing
a doctor's coat walked in. " So your name is Ranma is it? My name is
Ritsuko.
I'm your guardian." *If a person like Misato can handle two kids, why can't I
handle one?*
"Okay. Can we leave now, I hate the hospital."
"Sure, why don't you get dress and follow me."
* * * * * * * * *
Opening the door, "So here is your new home Ranma." Stepping aside so
that Ranma could get a look inside.
One look at the inside of Ritsuko's apartment sent a chill down Ranma's
back. Of all the people in the world, why did he have to be assign to someone
who loves cats.
Seeing the sudden change in Ranma posture, "Is something wrong Ranma?"
"I have this small fear of cats. Is there by any chance a real cat
lives
here also?"
Her outlook of Ranma suddenly change. Ever since leaving the hospital,
Ritsuko thought Ranma acted very similar to Asuka, over confident and a little
cocky. Now seeing this made him look more vulnerable than Shinji. "Don't
worry Ranma, I don't have a real cat."
Hearing Ritsuko's statement, Ranma relaxed. Stepping inside the
apartment, still gave him the chills as he looked around. There were cat mug,
statues of cats, cat picture frames, there were cats everywhere.
"Your room is down the hall on the right."
Thanking Kami for a distraction, Ranma headed toward his room. Looking
around his room, he thanked Kami a second time. There wasn't a single thing
to
remind him of his cat problem in his room. Dropping the bag of newly acquired
clothes on his bed, he started to unpack. He was disappointed that he could
not find any of the shirts and pants he usually wore. He also hated wearing a
uniform as well. *Take the good with the bad, Ranma.*
Later that evening, Ritsuko couldn't believe the amount of food Ranma
was
eating. In ten minutes, Ranma had finished off three quarter of the food on
the table. Shaking her head, Ritsuko finished what was left of the food.
"Okay Ranma, now about chores around the apartment. How about we take turns
every other day? Someone will clean while the other cook? You do know how to
cook, right Ranma?"
Ranma hated cooking. Cooking was for girls, but seeing as how he would
be living here, he decided to be cooporative. "Yes."
"Good, then everything is set. See you in the morning Ranma. You have
school tomorrow."
*School, oh joy.* "Goodnight Ritsuko."
* * * * * * * * * *
The next morning Ritsuko was interrupted by noises coming from her
living
room. The first thought was that a someone had broken into her apartment.
Slowly opening the door, she found Ranma had cleared away a good portion of
her
furniture and was kicking and punching at the air. "What are you doing
Ranma?
Do you know what time it is?"
"Sorry about that. I was just practicing some martial arts and I
usually
wake up around 6:00 am. Breakfast is ready though."
Seeing as she was not going to get any more sleep, Ritsuko headed toward
the dinning room table. Sitting down, Ritsuko took a bite from the plate
Ranma
had set aside for her. Suddenly her eyes suddenly flew open. This was good,
chewing a little more. This was really good. The best she has had in a very
long time. "This is really good Ranma. Where did you learn how to cook
this?"
He hated it, when someone reminded him of how good a cook he was. They
reminded him of when his mother told him what a wonderful wife he would make
and it sent shivers down his spine. "My mother taught me."
Ritsuko still couldn't believe how good this was. This might not seem so
bad after all. Getting up and cleaning the plates, Ritsuko turned toward
Ranma. "Ranma after school follow Shinji to Nerv headquarters for debriefing
okay?"
"Sure." Ranma was looking forward to seeing Shinji again.
"Oh by the way, here is your Nerv ID card. Shinji and Asuka will be
here
shortly to take you to school."
As luck would have it, there was a knock on the front door.
"That must be them now."
* * * * * * * * * * *
"What kind of guy is this Ranma anyways? He must be a real geek like
Toji and Kensuke." Asuka muttered.
"Stop picking on my friends, Asuka." Shinji was a little mad at Asuka
for constantly making fun of his friends. Deep down though, Shinji could not
wait to see Ranma again. Shinji had finally found a friend that understood
him. Shinji also wanted to see Asuka's face when she first meet Ranma. Ranma
could give Kaji a fun for his money if he was older. They both were handsome
and had plenty of women chasing them when they were young or more precisely,
Ranma still has girls chasing after him and Kaji had started to see Misato
exclusively.
After knocking three times, the Second and Third child waited. Opening
the door, Shinji saw Ranma standing in front of him. Smiling, "Hey Ranma, I
would like you to meet Asuka. Asuka, this is Ranma, your so-called geek."
Looking at Ranma, Asuka had to admit, this boy was not a geek like Toji
or Kensuke. *Why does he remind me of Kaji?* Asuka thought. Seeing as how
she
was staring at Ranma. Asuka blushed and turned her head away from Ranma and
toward Shinji. "Okay so he isn't a geek, you just got lucky Shinji. Even a
monkey gets lucky once in awhile." *What am I doing, I have Kaji*
Shinji was trying hard not to smile. The day was turning out fine.
"Ready to go Ranma?"
"Sure, let me get my lunch. I've made some extra for you and Asuka,
didn't want you to suffer Misato's cooking." With that Ranma headed inside
laughing.
"How did he know about Misato, Shinji?"
"I told him yesterday." *I forgot to tell him that I usually prepared
the lunches for Asuka and I.*
"What else did you tell him?" Asuka did not know why but she wanted to
know what Shinji told Ranma about her.
"Nothing else really."
Asuka interrogation was interrupted by Ranma. "Lets go, don't want to be
late." *Did I just say that?* Ranma thought.
Along the way to school, Shinji was curious as to why Ranma was walking
on top of the fence. "Why are you doing that Ranma?"
"Doing what Shinji?"
"Walking on the fence stupid," Asuka shouted.
Not wanting to spoil the first morning since he was cured, he ignored
Asuka. "Practicing my balance. I've studied martial arts since I could
walk."
"Oh really that is cool."
"Wow, the jock knows how to beat up people." Asuka commented
sarcastically.
The rest of the way to school, Ranma talked to Shinji while ignoring
Asuka. This just made her really mad. Nearing the school, Asuka could not
take it any longer and kicked the fence. The results were not what Asuka had
in mind. Instead of falling into the water on the other side, Ranma nimbly
jumped off the fence and did a single flip before before landing on the
sidewalk in front of Asuka and started to sprint to school, leaving both
Shinji
and Asuka behind in a cloud of dust.
*I don't know how much longer I could have ignored Asuka. She is as bad
as Akane.* Not looking where he was going, Ranma ran right into Toji,
knocking
not only both of them down but taking Kensuke and Hikari with them.
"What in world are you doing?" Toji was mad. Not only did someone ran
into him and knocked him down, that same person also knocked down two of his
closest friends. Standing up, Toji found a boy about a few centimeters
shorter
than him with a pigtail dusting himself off.
"Sorry about that, wasn't looking where I was heading."
"Well you're going to be sorry. I'm going to beat the stuffing out of
you."
Seeing the prospect of relieving some of the tension that has been
building up since meeting Asuka, Ranma smiled. "Is that a challenge?"
"I'll teach you to knock me and my friends down."
At this time, Kensuke and Hikari were trying to stop Toji from beating
up the new kid. "It was an accident Toji and he said he was sorry. You don't
have to beat him up."
Seeing that some people were concerned for his well-being, Ranma smiled
again. "Hey don't worry. I can take care of myself and I never back down
from
a challenge." The looks he was receiving were ones of, "Are you crazy?"
Shinji and Asuka just watched Ranma sprinting to school. "Wow, he is
fast." They both thought. Following Ranma's path to school, they noticed him
running into Toji, Kensuke and Hikari. As Shinji followed the events, he
suddenly noticed that a fight was going to occur between Toji and Ranma. Not
wanting to see his new friend in the hospital again, Shinji started to run
after him. Asuka on the other hand was really mad at Ranma for just ignoring
her. She hoped Toji beat him up, just not too much. Startled, where did that
come from.
"You're on." With that Toji swung at Ranma expecting his fist to impact
the new kid's face, but when his fist arrived at where Ranma's head was, there
was only air. Swinging a few more times, Toji noticed that all his punches
were missing. *What in the world? How am I missing so badly?* What made him
mad was not that he was missing but that Ranma had his hands behind his back
after avoiding the first couple of punches. *He's taunting him,* Toji thought
angrily.
*This guy is really slow. His punches might be as strong as Akane's but
they are much slower than hers. Time to end this.* Doing a backflip that
would have made any gymnasts a little jealous, Ranma went from the relax
posture to that of a combative stance. "I've got your timing now, " Ranma
exclaimed.
Seeing the boy leap backwards, Toji was a little shocked at the distance
he covered. Toji also noticed that the new kid was now in a combat stance.
Toji got a little worried. *This guy is good. He was able to dodge all my
punches without breaking a sweat. If he is that good on offensive, then I'm
in
deep trouble.* After hearing Ranma's taunt, Toji dismissed the thought and
charged Ranma.
Dodging the next punch, Ranma deliveried a blow to Toji's mid-section
then a punch of his own to Toji's face. Leaping over Toji, Ranma remembered
the first time he did this to Akane, he sweeped Toji's feet from beneath him.
After which he headed toward school. Ranma was disappointed that the kid was
not even close to Akane's skill but he was able to let off a little steam even
if he was holding back.
Ranma's display brought total silence to the courtyard. Eveyone could
not
believe what just happened. To many, Toji was one of the best fighters at the
school and he was easily beaten by the new kid. What was more was that the
new
kid did not even break a sweat.
Shinji was running toward the two combatant ever since he saw Toji
starting to punch Ranma but stopped in his tracks. He could not believe what
just happened. Ranma had easily won while Toji was never even close to
touching Ranma. "Wow!"
Asuka just face faulted through the entire fight.
To be Continued