episode 2 (6/7) [FanFic]

[Joseph Morreale]

"Lum's DYING?!?"
The news spread quickly among the Takahashi's, and they all called a
cease fire in the light of this emergency. They gathered around the doctors who
were treating Lum and watched with nervous eyes. Ten was the most upset, and
flew to her face,whimpering, "Don't die, Lum. Please don't die!"
Ten's tears prompted Mendou to start crying, followed by Megane and his
posse, and very soon there wasn't a dry animated eye in the place. Rei
transformed into a giant tiger-cow to vent out his grief, and pretty soon
everyone was wailing for all they were worth.
Suddenly Heather's voice shouted over all them and said,"Quiet!!!"
Everybody hushed immediately and opened to clear a path for her to pass.
Following Heather were Miss Sakura nd Cherry, who both had a firm grip on Ran.
As they approached the still form of Lum, Heather said, "Now tell them what you
told me."
Ran looked positively miserable. "I- I was trying to think of a way to
get Darling from Lum, so I could have my
revenge, when this hag walked up to me and gave me an apple. She told me that
whoever ate the apple would sleep for the rest of their life, and so I gave it
to Lum when we went out to lunch together. I didn't know it would do this,
honest! I didn't mean to kill her!" She fell down beside Lum and said. "Lum!
I'm
sorry! Oh, what shall I do?" She began to cry.
Everyone else was slowly becoming very angry. In
particular the Ranma Universe croud seemed about ready to
perform their very specialized form of lynching. before they could do so,
however, Miss Sakura stepped up, and following her was nurse Pam Kaburi.
"Wait! There is an antidote." Miss Sakura said. "I have read up on this
poison." She held up a book with the title,"Grimm's Fairy Tales." "What we need
is a Prince to kiss her,and she will be fine."
"In that case, since I am the closest thing to a Prince here, it is I
who should kiss her," said Mendou, and he walked up to kiss Lum. Suddenly Miss
Sakura kicked him back twelve feet into the waiting arms of Maris.
"I sense that you are not the one to save her." Sakura said firmly. She
waved her spiritual stick a few times and said,"The one who can save Lum with a
kiss is..." Her eyes opened with surprise. "You!" she said, pointing to Ataru.
"ATARU!?!?" everyone said in unision. "He's no Prince!" The last part
was said by Mr Moroboshi.
"I never should have had him," Ataru's mother said.
"No, if it is I who can save her, then I will gladly do so," Ataru
said. He had a serious expression, and everybody paused in awe. He walked up to
Lum, kneeled down and kissed her lightly on the lips.
Lum's eyes fluttered a bit, and finally opened. She stopped sweating
and managed to say, "W-What happened?"
One of the doctors said with relief, "She's okay!"
"Ataru! You're so noble!" Shinobu said, and she hugged him with great
affection.
"Your husband just saved your life, Miss." another
doctor told Lum. Lum smiled and said, "Darling!" and leapt up to embrace him as
well, complete with electrical shocks.