DISCLAIMER: Blame Richard Robinson! He gave me the idea!
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Ranma 1/2: Evolution
By Jack Staik
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The battle had been horrific.
The twenty great marut-demons - as large as elephants, built like sumo
steroid abusers, with horns and fangs as well as armor and swords the
size of telephone poles - had battled with Ranma for nearly three hours.
The school no longer existed, but Ranma had taken frightful injuries
luring them out of town, so civilian casualties were at a minimum.
Akane had tagged along, not getting into the fight for once, recognizing
how outclassed she was, but nothing would stop her from being as close
as she could get. She was so worried that she didn't even mind the
presence of the Fiancee Brigade.
Even those who had been present at the great battle with Saffron were in
awe at the skill and power Ranma displayed, while those who were not
were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle.
Happosai bounced up and down in glee. "He's getting close! He's getting
close!"
"What are you babbling about, Happi?" Cologne asked.
""He's approaching the threshold! At last! NOW you'll see what I've
worked toward all these years!"
"YOU summoned those things!" Cologne accused. "You IDIOT!!"
The maruts had leapt onto Ranma, sacrificing proper form for expediency.
The dogpile shook the ground for miles, knocking the spectators down.
"I can *feel* it!" Happosai cried. "HE'S EVOLVING!!"
For a brief, terrible moment, all was silent. Then a brilliant blue glow
came from within the pile of monsters. And a hideous cry ...
The concussion from the evaporating maruts flung the spectators around
like leaves in a gale. Only the amazing martial arts training of most of
them prevented serious injury.
Happosai jumped up and down in glee, while the other Nerima residents
looked on in horror at the figure hovering over the blast crater.
Ranma the Sayajin spotted the bouncing figure, heard his cries of "I did
it! I evolved him! I did it!"
He raised his hands, and once more came that cry ...
"HAME-KAME-HAAAAAAAA!!!"
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OTHER DISCLAIMERS: We all know who the characters of Ranma 1/2 belong
to; we all know who the concepts of Sayajins comes from Dragonball; we
all know that the evolution-through-combat idea belongs to Fredrich
Nietzche, but the creators of Pokemon already ripped it off.
Why bother to disclaim?