On Mon, 6 Nov 1995, Isabel Arantes wrote:

Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 13:43:37 -0800
From: Isabel Arantes <terrin@netcom.com>
To: fanfic@andrew.cais.com
Subject: [A Once and Future Akane 8]



 
Chapter 8
 
Ranma-neko: MWEORR!! (Hits Shampoo-neko with her hand,
 drawing blood)
 
Shampoo-neko: YEWOR! 
 
(Shampoo-neko tries to jump over her, but Ranma-neko is too
 tall. Shampoo-neko pulls her paws up to her face, shaking, and
 waiting for another blow. A close up  on Shampoo-neko's face,
 as she utters her last prayers in meows. A bonk is heard)

 For some strange reason I was looking for that horror of horrors in anime...
 The young girl whose face is scratched....
 (Which reminds me of the Vampire campaign I'm in as well and a young NPC 
werewolf.....but never mind...)
 >  

Voice: Granddaughter! (Shampoo-neko blinks, and sees Cologne.
 Ranma-chan is sprawled out on the cement, passed out.) Didn't I
 tell you to stay away from son-in-law?

Like Shampoo ever really listens....

 
 
Cologne: He's still angry at  you for killing Akane. You have
 to give him time to get over his grief.

 Hmmm.... now it seems he has all the time in the world....
how many remember we are in the middle of a flashback to the future....
 one POSSIBLE future... not on e that HAS to come about?

 
Shampoo: (Surprised) That why Ranma so mad? I knew he
 upset, but not angry! And here Shampoo almost think he mad
 because she no come see him for so long. (Wonders) Maybe I
 should have not killed Akane?
 
Cologne: (Shaking her head) You had to, child, since you gave
 her the kiss of death. But you should have waited until you two
 were formally married.

 You would think if this was true she would also have to "kill"
 Ranma-chan in some way....hmmmmm

 
Shampoo: Shampoo see. (Looks at Ranma-chan) We take Ranma
 back home, or to Tendo house?
 
Cologne: Aren't you listening? You saw him, he's still out for
 revenge! I'll be working to calm him, but until then, you can't see
 him!
 
Shampoo: (Sadly) Shampoo understand.
 
Cologne: Go back home, I'll take care of son-in-law. (Shampoo
 quickly walks out, and for a second, just before she turns her
 back, we see her face all scrunched up. Cologne takes out a
 bottle from her pocket and is about to pour it over Ranma-chan's
 head when...)

I really hate this old mummy.....I wish she would just dry up and crumble...

 
(Meanwhile, at the Tendo kitchen...)
 
Ryoga: (Holding a letter, and we see a big heart on the envelope)
 Today, Akane-chan. Today will be the day I tell you my feelings!
 (Kasumi walks in not two seconds later. She isn't smiling, and
 there are dark lines under her eyes. She looks at Ryoga wearily,
 and Ryoga starts blushing) Ka-Kasumi! You didn't hear what I

The plot thickens....also known as "Oh-Oh!"

Kasumi: (Worried) Oh, my. I don't know how to break this
 to you, Ryoga....
 
Ryoga: (Leaning forward, eyes wide) What?

Like he's not going to blame Ranma for this....

	Aren't you happy? I didn't leave too much of a
cliffhanger here, if one at all.
	Sorry to all of those out there that wanted to
see Shampoo go on to the next world, but don't worry,
this isn't the only time Shampoo will be attacked. 
	Please, nobody tell me that I got the wrong number
for the Shampoo, it's it right manga-wise.
	* Now shows the beginning/ending of somebody's
thinking, if you haven't noticed yet.

	Isabel Arantes

O.K....
 Here's an odd question.... Does the Ranma-from-the-future look much older
 than present day Ranma....
 If not maybe it was Royoga who sent him here...."punched him into lat 
week" as it  'twere...
 O.K....so call me curious...I know this is actually part of the plot but 
a little peek wouldn't kill us would it? 

 On the critical side...
        You might want to get out of the flashbck/foreward just to 
re-ground your readers....
                of course you might not....
  
                                                   Neil
                                 
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