well I wanted to thank everyone that sent me advice on my work I hope I have
corrected some of those errors that lead to difficulty in reading the first
part. It was written quite a while ago and I am finding it difficult to
reproduce in further parts so I will just send out this draft of part 2.
Comments follow the story.
The basis for this faniction, Ranma 1/2 is the creation and property of
Rumiko Takahashi.
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The Master's Revenge: A Joining of the Schools
pt.2
Aproximately four years ago, a twelve year-old Ranma and his master, short
midget of a man, were entering Nerima district, Tokyo. �Ranma my boy. How
would you like to be my heir?�
�Master?� Ranma looked completely overwhelmed. �But isn�t my Father your
Heir?�
The anger at even mentioning his own father is clearly evident to Happosai,
who snickers and replies, �Ranma, YOU are to be my heir. Will you take up
the responsibilities of the Founding School of Anything Goes Martial Arts or
not?�
Ranma�s face was fraught with the workings of his mind. �Master, I will.�
�Good boy. We will soon be at your mothers house but first� You need to
prove yourself worthy of your place.�
�What do I do master?�
Happosai�s glee was quite evident now. �Ranma I have been teaching you in
the hopes that you would defeat one of my former students. He trained with
your father and he is your only obstacle. If you can beat him you are my
unquestioned heir.� They both walked on through the streets. Happosai
finally stopped them in front of a dojo.
�The Tendou Dojo of Anything Goes martial Arts� Ranma carefully read out
loud. Happosai casually knocked on the front gate. A young girl answered the
door...
In the present, Ranma sat with everyone at the table and continued to tell
of how he had become Master of the Tendo School, "The conditions of the
match were to be that the victor became heir to the founding school and
master of of the Tendo school of Anything Goes Martial arts. Tendo-SAN, here
agreed and lost to me, mother. Father accepted a similar match in which the
victor was named the master of the Saotome school and the heir to the
founding school." An icy aura seemed to surround Ranma for a moment as he
spared Genma a cold glance. "After a very unorthodox battle, he also failed
to defeat me. Does that not mean that the schools have been united?"
Nodoka had known her son held Genma's catfist training against him, but his
newfound hate and rage for his father was a great shock. 'Even Happosai
would not let him stay so angry....' her thought was cut off as she realized
that Master Happosai was not with her husband and son.
The room became dead quiet as Ranma finished his explaination. His question
to her she found was more properly one Happosai should answer and so she
responded, "It seems to be correct, but where is the master? Should this not
be something he would determine?"
The look of horror that spread over Ranma's face was chilling. He did not
make any motion to speak and it was Genma who started to speak, "The Master
did not survive an accident in chi-..."
Soun Tendo had jumped up instantly, latching onto a quivering Genma and
celebrating, when both he and Genma found themselves enmbedded into a wall.
Ranma lowered his foot after the kick he had given them. Clenching his fists
tightly, he spoke out in a low dangerous voice, "Never cheer about his dying
around me again" His eyes focused in on Genma becoming slits as he
continued," I believe I should explain exactly how you lost to me Father."
Ranma turned and took a seat at the table.
Akane glowered for a moment, but decided not attack Ranma as the idea of
celebrating someone's death was horrid to her and she could not understand
what her father had been thinking. She was the first to sit at the table,
followed by her sisters and Nodoka. Genma and Soun decided to listen at a
distance in case Ranma decided they needed more object lessons. Akane stared
at Ranma deciding that even if he was a jerk, this master of his must have
meant a great deal to him. She quelched that line of thought as it reminded
her of the mother she had lost and merely listened to Ranma.
Nodoka had sat beside her son hoping to comfort him at least in her
closeness as he began to explain. "The cursed training grounds of Jusenkyo
were once used to settle arguments without resorting to bloodshed. My master
brought us there to have our match. Father was told that he would be cursed
if he fell into a spring and that we were supposed to fight upon the bamboo
polls that stick out of the springs until one of us fell and lost. I kicked
father into a pool first and was heading to the edge of the springs when
father as a Panda booted me into a pool." Ranma bowed his head low and
continued in a weak rasp of voice, "I got a gulp of water in my lungs and
was drowning. That's when Master Happosai dove in and pulled me out. His..
his heart was not as strong as it used to be and his new female body was too
much for it. His last words were for me to not be forced into my Father's
agreement with Tendo-san and to make sure everyone knew I was his rightful
heir." Before anyone could comment Ranma turned to his mother and spoke,
"I'll do what you say mom, but I have to folow Happosai's request." The last
was more like a question then a statement.
Nodoka had listened to her son's story intently. The more she heard, the
more she was certain that her and her husband were in need of a talk, but
first this fiance matter needed to be taken care of first.
In her most formal tone she spoke, "Ranma, why don't you and the girls go
out to the dojo for a little while so that we adults can discuss these
matters." Ranma obeyed instantly, Akane, Nabiki and reluctantly, Kasumi
followed after him.
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I'll prolly add some more to this part but I'm not so sure.. maybe a lil
more participation by the properly gawking tendo sisters
concerning the way in which ranma became master of the tendo school, I have
always looked upon it as being that happosai allowed the tendo and saotome
schools to be after all he founded the school, aparently. also, I feel that
it would be about on par for genma and soun to accept such a challenge.
anyways I hope to get some c&c back for this since I prolly left quite a few
errors in it and the title I have, if taken in full, is somewhat okay I
hope.
-Sean
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