[Ranma]Taking things for granted[Sad][Dark][Romance]
Eine ziemlich alte (7~8 Jahre), aber immer noch ziemlich gute Ranma Fanfiction von Jeffrey Oneshot Wong. Sie ist im Scriptformat gehalten und trifft vieleicht nicht jeden Geschmack, wer aber über das Format hinwegsehen kann wird mit einem fabelhaften Drama verwöhnt.
Jeffrey "OneShot" Wong
Ranma 1/2: Taking things for granted
(It is a beautiful late Saturday night. The moon is up in the star-filled
sky. We are in the Tendo's home, looking out towards the little pond in
the backyard. The house is quiet. Everyone is asleep. All of a sudden,
a blue sphere appears in mid-air on top of the pond. We could see that
there's something...or someone within it. The sphere stays like that for a
few moments before is disappears, leaving whatever that was in it behind.
It is a man. As figure falls into the pond and water splashes everywhere.
We then see the man, wearing a backpack, get up and step out of the pond.
The camera takes a close-up of him. We realized that it's Ranma, soaking
wet yet still in male form. But the looks different. He's actually several
years older than the one we all know and love. He still looks exactly same
except his body is a tad bit more muscular and honed. His eyes looked like
they've seen too much. In his hand, he is holding the nanban mirror. We see
him slip it into his shirt pocket and step out of the pond. He takes off
his backpack and places it by the edge of the pond.)
Ranma:(Softly speaking to himself)Akane.....I love you.
(We see Ranma head into the house and head upstairs, still soaking wet. The
camera follows him as he walks down the hallway and stop in front of
Akane's room. We see him hesitate for a minute, contemplating on knocking
or not. After a few moments, he knocks.)
Akane:(Sleepily from behind the door)Who is it?
Ranma:(Softly)It's me, Ranma.
(Silence follows. After several minutes, we see the door open. Akane,
dressed in her nightgown, which exposes too much shoulder, emerges. She
looks at Ranma, but doesn't realize that he's an older one because it is
dark out in the hallway. Besides, this Ranma and the Ranma we know look
exactly the same.)
Akane:(Sleepy yet slightly angry)What do you want? Do you know what time it
is?
(Ranma says nothing. All he does is look at Akane for several intense
moments, regarding her intently, which seems to scare her.)
Akane:Are you okay?
Ranma:(On the verge of crying)Can you please do me a favor?
Akane:What?
Ranma:(A tear falls from his eye)Can you please hug me?(Opens his arms
up for an embrace)
(Akane notices how shaky Ranma's voice is. She then sees a tear flow from
his eye, glistening against the moonlight that shone through the hallway
window, falling to the floor. She realizes that Ranma was saying this with
the utmost sincerity......and not joking around. She doesn't bother to ask
any questions. Instead, she opens her arms and hugs him, not even bothered
by the fact that he's soaking wet.)
Ranma:(Breaking down and crying)Akane, I've missed you.
(Akane could feel Ranma's tears drop into her hair and delicate shoulders.
He holds her tight, loving her embrace. Her head is pressed against his
chest, where she could feel in steady heartbeat.)
Akane:(Concerned)What's wrong? Are you alright?
Ranma:(Still crying as he held her)Please, let me hold you for just a
little bit longer....please. It's all I ask for.
(Akane says nothing. Ranma and Akane stand there, in the middle of the
night, holding each other. After a while, Ranma reluctantly releases his
embrace with Akane.)
Ranma:(Softly in her ears)Akane, I love you. And I'll always love you. And
don't you ever forget that. Please don't leave me.
Akane:I......uh......love....you....Ranma.
Ranma:I know that. I've always known that.
Akane:Ranma, are you okay?
Ranma:Yes.....I am now.
Akane:What happened to you? Why're you wet?
Ranma:(Softly)May I please come in? I would really like to talk to you. And
I've missed you so much.
Akane:(A little surprise)Uh....yes....sure. C'mon in.
(We see Akane and Ranma go into her room, closing the door behind them.
Inside, we see Ranma getting out of his wet clothes, taking his shirt
off so he wouldn't catch a cold.)
Akane:(Getting the wrong idea)Ranma, what're you doing?!?
Ranma:(Softly)I'm just taking my shirt off so I won't catch a cold. I hope
you don't mind.(Takes the shirt off and wraps it around the nanban mirror)
Akane:(Embarrassed)Oh.....
Ranma:(Sitting down in a chair)Akane, what I'm going to tell you is going
to shock you.
Akane:What is it, Ranma?
Ranma:(Takes a deep breath)I'm not the real Ranma you know.
Akane:What?!?
Ranma:Let me show you.(Gets up off the seat)
(Ranma gently takes hold of Akane's hand and proceeds towards the door. He
opens it and the two step out into the hallway. Ranma then takes her to
Ranma and Genma's room, stopping once they were outside the door.)
Ranma:Inside, you'll see me sleeping....the young me.
Akane:(Confused)Huh.
Ranma:Akane, I'm from the future. I traveled back in time to now.....where
you're alive.
Akane:(Missing the second part)You're from the future?
Ranma:(Silently opens the door)Take a look.
(Akane looks into the room. There she sees the Ranma she knows sleeping
soundly on his back. Next to him, Genma's asleep also.)
Ranma:See.
Akane:(Totally confused)This is getting too weird.
Ranma:(Nudges at the sleeping Ranma)Here, I'll show you.
(Ranma wakes up)
Note:From here on, the Ranma who's from the future is going to be called
OlderRanma. It will remain that way to the end of the story.
Ranma:(Waking up)What the?!?
(Ranma doesn't realize that he's talking to the older version of himself.
The room was too dark for him to see how OlderRanma looked. He just assumed
that he's an intruder, a stranger in his room.)
OlderRanma:Ranma, let me explain before you jump to conclusions.
Ranma:(Notices the the intruder isn't wearing a shirt and is holding
Akane's hand)What the hell were you doing with Akane?!?(Quickly gets out of
his futon)
OlderRanma:(Trying to calm Ranma down before he wakes up the entire house)
Just calm down for a second. I'll explain everything.
Ranma:(Getting angry)Get your hands off her!(Slaps OlderRanma's hands off
of Akane's)
(Ranma attacks OlderRanma with fierce intensity, sending hundreds of
punches straight towards him. OlderRanma just stands there and lets every
shot hit him. After several long moments, Ranma starts tiring out and stops
his attacks. After the attack, OlderRanma is still standing, almost
unscathed, unhurt, not one bruise on his entire topless body or face.)
Ranma:(Shocked look on his face)How did you survive that? No one ever
withstood so many of my punches....and was still conscious!
OlderRanma:(Getting angry)Ranma, you're still very arrogant you know. I
can't believe I was this arrogant at your age.
(Ranma quickly releases a massive ki blast straight towards OlderRanma.
OlderRanma raises a hand and swats the blast away like it was nothing. The
ki blasts gets deflected off of OlderRanma's arm and slams into the wall.
The wall collapses and a huge hole is left in the ki blast's path,
overlooking the backyard. Genma is still sound asleep. Ranma has a look
of total disbelief as he looks at the hole. Akane is also looking out the
hole, not knowing what to say.)
OlderRanma:I'm sorry Akane, I'll pay for that.
Ranma:Hiyru shotenha!
(Ranma, seeing OlderRanma distracted, executes his whirlwind punch. The
tornado totally envelops OlderRanma. The ceiling gets blown upward towards
the sky, ripping a part of the roof off with it. Genma, who was still
sleeping, gets caught in the punch and gets sent into orbit. He falls to
the earth and lands right in the pond. OlderRanma, who was totally
enveloped, was still standing where he was before, totally unscathed after
the massive blast subsided.)
Ranma:How did you survive that?!? That was the strongest blast I've ever
thrown!
OlderRanma:(Starting to get annoyed)Are you through yet?!?
Ranma:No!(About to throw several hundred more punches)
(Before Ranma had a chance to attack again, OlderRanma lunges forward with
one of his hands extended and grabs Ranma's arm at blinding speed, so fast
that not even Ranma could react in time. With his other hand, OlderRanma
grabs Ranma's neck and pushes him up against the wall, at least what's
left of the wall.)
OlderRanma:(Holding Ranma)Look at me......I'm you.
(The moonlight that shone through the hole in the ceiling shines right on
OlderRanma's face. Ranma's eyes immediately opens wide in disbelief. He
realizes he was looking right at himself. He looks into OlderRanma's eyes
and sees nothing but suffering and dispair.)
Ranma:I must be dreaming!
OlderRanma:Akane, can you please tell Ranma here that this is for real?
(Akane hestiates for a second, not believing all of this herself. She had
seen a lot in her days, but this seemed to take the cake. After a few
silent moments Akane speaks.)
Akane:Ranma,(Guestures to OlderRanma)....this is you.....from the future.
Ranma:What?!?
OlderRanma:(Releasing his hold of Ranma)I'm you......from the future.
Ranma:(Fixing himself up)Why're you here?
OlderRanma:I just came here to stop something horrible before it happens.
(By now, Soun, Kasumi, and Nabiki enter the room, wondering what was all
that racket that woke them up. When Soun enters the room first, he looks at
the two Ranmas in total disbelief, thinking that he was still dreaming.
The sight didn't seem to bother Kasumi one bit. Nabiki looked at the two
with keen fascination.)
OlderRanma:(Walks up to Kasumi and hugs her, tears in his eyes)Kasumi, it's
good to see you again after so many years....really good.
Soun:(Shocked)What happened here?!?
(Soun first looks through the hole in the wall towards the backyard and
then looks up through the hole towards the sky)
OlderRanma:(Walks over an hugs Soun, glad to see him alive and well also)
Don't worry Mr. Tendo, I'll pay for it.
(Reaches into his pocket and pulls out a wadful of money, handing it all to
Soun. Nabiki's eyes widen at the sight of so much money. There must've been
several hundred thousand yen in his hand.)
OlderRanma:(Takes out even more money and hands it to Nabiki)Here Nabiki,
this money won't matter to me after a short time.(He gently hugs her like
he hugged Soun)
Nabiki:(Gives OlderRanma a suspicious look as she gently returns the
embrace)Why won't it matter anymore?
OlderRanma:(Fighting back tears)Because.............I'm dying.
(We are looking towards the Tendo's home. It's Sunday morning now. The
camera pans upward and shows us that the upper corner of the house is still
in need of some repair. The walls and roof had been repaired but need
resurfacing. The camera zooms forward and is lifted to the sky for an
overhead view of the house. It then zooms in and moves into the diningroom,
where everyone is eating breatfast. OlderRanma is sitting at the head of
the table, being barraged with a series of questions. But that doesn't
bother him, not as long as he's near Akane.)
OlderRanma:Okay, its a long story. I'm from five years in the future...
Nabiki:That's starange, you don't look any older than Ranma from this
time.
OlderRanma:Please, let me continue.
Nabiki:Sorry.
OlderRanma:Anyway, I'm from five years in the future and I traveled back in
time to now, through the use of this nanban mirror(Takes mirror out of
pocket), which I easily beat out of Happousei. The reason why I came to
this time is beacuse Akane and all of you are going to die of a horrible
fate not too long from now. I'm here to stop that from happening.
Ranma:Well, because you're here telling this to us, doesn't that already
change the outcome of what's going on?
OlderRanma:Yes, it should.....but I'm going to stay here to make sure it
doesn't happen. Akane will die by the hands of a god-like entity, named
Kythen. Now, as to your wondering on why I'm so skilled in martial
arts........after Akane died(His face saddens)I focused on nothing else
but my training to avenge Akane's death. And it took me five years before I
managed to become strong enough to defeat him. I had trained in the
mountains around China the entire time, living a life of pure solitude. I
trained with no one else but myself, training every day, honing my skills
and techniques. After five years, when I was finally satisfied that I was
strong enough to defeat Kythen, I left the mountains and headed for Nerima,
where he resides and was born. He was born here beacause of Happousei's
confounded meddling with the unknown.(Turns to Ranma)You know what I'm
talking about Ranma......Well, as I headed for Japan, I accidentally
stumbled upon the Jysenkyo. There, I found the Nannichuan.
Ranma:You did?!?
OlderRanma:Yes.
Ranma:You didn't happen to bring any of it with you?
OlderRanma:(Takes out two flasks from his backpack)Yes, I figured you would
ask for this. Here you go.(Hands one to Ranma and another to Genma)
(Genma and Ranma both open the flasks and quickly pour the water on top of
their heads. Once the flasks emptied out, Genma and Ranma both ran up to
the pond and zealously jumped in. They resurfaced in their original male
forms. The two of them jump around in glee before they ran back up to
the diningroom to listen in on the rest of the story.)
OlderRanma:Anyway, after a found the Nannichuan, and turned myself into a
permanent male of course, I continued on towards Nerima. On my way here,
I met Ryoga and finally befriended him, I gave him the Nannichuan so..
Akane:Why would Ryoga need the Nannichuan, he doen't have a curse?
OlderRanma:....Uh...he told me he needed it for a friend.(Winks at Ranma
when Akane or anybody else wasn't looking)From there, Ryoga and I
traveled down to Nerima where we both fought Kythen. The two of us worked
together and managed to overcome him....but at a cost. Ryoga died saving
my life.
Kasumi:Oh my! How horrible!
OlderRanma:(Tears slowly starting to form)Ryoga had died in vain because
during the battle, Kythen injected a extremely toxic poison into my body
right before he died. In his last dying words, he told me I had two weeks
to live before I died. The first day I spend mourning Ryoga's death. And
after that I went to every hospital in Japan, hoping they could find the
cure. I spent three days doing that, all coming out with the same
results, an "unknown toxin" that surged through my blood.
Soun:Did they give you a blood transfusion?
OlderRanma:Yes they did....and I almost died because of that. I spent
another day in recovery before I was strong enough to move. By now, I only
had nine days left before I die. I felt it was useless trying to prevent
the inevitable so I decided to go out looking for Happousei. It took me
three days before I managed to find that little hentai. I literally beat
him into giving me the nanban mirror so I can travel back to this time.
But before I can back to this time, I killed him.....because everything was
his fault.
Genma:What happened to the future us while you were in the mountains
training?
OlderRanma:(Fighting back tears)You.....you all died! Every one of you!
I found this house leveled to the ground. Shampoo's Nekohanten was
destroyed, burned to the ground. Ukyou's store was just gone....totally
wiped out.
Ranma:Maybe they survived and fled?
OlderRanma:No.....they didn't. I later on found all of your graves in a
nearby graveyard....Mousse...Shampoo.....Ukyou....Soun....Dad.....
Nabiki.....Kasumi.....Kuno....everyone. Maybe it was just a coincidence,
but I noticed that all of those graves were centered around Akane's grave,
who was the first one to have died.
Akane:We were all killed by Kythen?
OlderRanma:Yes.
Akane:Who is he?
OlderRanma:It's not 'who' but 'what' is he? All I know was that he an
entity.....like a spirit that took on a human form. If I'm not mistaken,
I'd say he was the devil.
Akane:How many more days do you have left to live?
OlderRanma:(Thinks for a second)I only have five more days left.
Kasumi:Oh my! That's it?
OlderRanma:Yes, that's it.
Ranma:And when will this Kythen come about?
OlderRanma:Happousei will call him forth tonight.
(Just as OlderRanma finshes his story, Happousei drops into the backyard
carrying a bagful of panties that he collected from his overnight panty
raids. OlderRanma quickly spots him and proceeds towards the little hentai,
rage in his eyes.)
OlderRanma:It was all your fault! I'm going to kill you before it all
happens!
Happousei:(Innocently)What did I do?(Throws a bomb right into OlderRanma's
hands)
(A massive explosion occurs, shaking the very foundation of the house. The
explosion totally engulfs OlderRanma. Happousei happily hops towards the
house until he sees Ranma in the diningroom.)
Happousei:(Comfused)How did you do that?
(The smoke behind Happousei clears off, to reveal a glowing red OlderRanma.
In one swift move, OlderRanma runs forward and grabs Happousei by his back
collar and lifts him up off the ground. He turns the little pervert towards
him and reachs into his pockets, taking out another bomb and holding it out
in front of Happousei.)
OlderRanma:(Holding Happopusei in one hand and the bomb in the other)C'mon
....I dare you.........light this.
(Happousei happily complies and lights the bomb, expecting his opponent
to freak out and run away. But he didn't. OlderRanma continued on holding
the bomb.)
Happousei:(Sweating)Ranma! What're you doing!?! You're gonna get both of us
killed!
OlderRanma:No.....you're the one whose going to die!
(Happousei kicks OlderRanma in the face, expecting him to drop him from the
pain. But the attack has no effect. It didn't even faze him.)
Happousei:(Crying out)Let go of me!!!(Drops his panty bags and starts
clawing at Ranma for his life)
OlderRanma:(Smiling)No! You're going to die right now!
Akane:(Starting to get nervous)Uh....I think you scared the little hentai
enough.
OlderRanma:(Smiling wryly)Who says I'm trying to scare him?
(The fuse is almost finished. The bomb is going to explode at any second)
Akane:Ranma, let him go! He's learned his lesson!
Ranma:I think he should kill the little lech!
Akane:Ranma! Please let him go!
(OlderRanma gives in to Akane's pleads. Instead of letting him die by his
own bomb, OlderRanma threw happousei with all his might into the outer wall
of the house. Happousei crashed up against the wall with such intensity
that the wall collapsed in on Happousei, burying him under a pile of
rubble. OlderRanma then turns his attention to the lit bomb. In one swift
motion, he launches it high into the sky where it explodes. After a few
moments, OlderRanma walks up to Happousei and picks him back up.)
OlderRanma:I suggest you not try anything funny tonight.....otherwise your
going to seriously regret it!
(Everybody watches from the diningroom as OlderRanma places his hand over
Happousei's face and then slam the back of his head into the ground,
leaving him partially implanted, and totally unconscious.)
OlderRanma:(Turns to everyone)I hope that's enough to stop Kythen from
coming about.
Ranma:(Looking at OlderRanma in awe)Wow, I can't believe you took a blast
from the old lech's bomb and didn't even flinch. I always get hurt when
that happens to me
OlderRanma:(Almost disdainful)You have no clue just how strong I am, do
you?
Ranma:I guess you're very strong considering you withstood three of my most
powerful forms of attacks.
OlderRanma:Let me show you,(Guestures for Ranma to come out into the
backyard)
Ranma:What do you want to show me?
OlderRanma:You see those clouds up there?(Points to some clouds way up in
the sky)How high would you say they are up there...a mile....two miles?
Ranma:(Looking up)At least a two miles. Why?
OlderRanma:Hiyru Shotenha!
(OlderRanma releases a massive tornado towards the heavens. Ranma watches
as the whilrwind extends all the way up into the sky and strike the clouds.
The clouds shutter for a second and then explodes into millions of
particles of gas.)
OlderRanma:(Smiles)How's that?
(It is now noontime. The sun is at it highest point in the sky and is
slowly starting its descent. We are in front of the Tendo's home where
everyone finishing their lunch. Genma and Soun go off to play their
usual game of shogi. Nabiki head off to the livingroom to watch some TV,
while Kasumi is busy cleaning the dishes in the kitchen. OlderRanma, Ranma,
and Akane were the only ones left still in the diningroom. Its seems that
OlderRanma is slowly eating his meal, enjoying one of Kasumi's meals after
so many years. Ranma and Akane both watch, thinking of more questions to
ask him, coming up with nothing interesting.)
Ranma:How come you eat so slow?
OlderRanma:(Savoring the taste)I'm just trying to enjoy a nice meal cooked
by Kasumi. Remember, I haven't eaten one of her meals for more than five
years.(Slowly continues on eating)
(After about a half an hour, OlderRanma finally finishes his meal.)
OlderRanma:(Calling out to Kasumi in the kitchen)Kasumi! I love your
cooking!
Kasumi:(Calling back)Thank you.
(Once finished with his meal, OlderRanma collects the plates and heads
into the kitchen to hand them to Kasumi, and maybe help her out while he
was at it.)
Akane:(Looks at Ranma)I can't believe how much the future you is so much
different from what you are now.
Ranma:He's kind of cute, isn't he?
Akane:Yeah....(Sees Ranma grinning)Wait a minute! I was talking about him,
not you!
Ranma:(Grins)But he is me....in the future. So that means you think I'm
cute.
Akane:...............
OlderRanma:(Coming back out of the kitchen)Do you happen to know where
Ryoga is?
Ranma:No....he's probably lost somewhere.
OlderRanma:Can we go visit Shampoo and Ukyou? I really miss them....(Sees
Akane getting angry)...uh...not as much as I missed you of course!
Ranma:We can go see them now if you'd like.
OlderRanma}:)ood, lets get going then.
(OlderRanma, Ranma, and Akane leave the house, all headed towads town,
their first stop, Ukyou's. As they continue down the street, OlderRanma
seems to be enjoying the sights of cars as they go whizzing by and the
buliding they pass. Both Ranma and Akane notice this.)
Akane:What do you find so fascinating about those cars?
OlderRanma:If you'd really like to know.....in my future, the entire
country was destroyed. All the buildings were either burned to the ground
or destroyed completely. Every here and there, you would see bonfires
of what remains of those buildings. But here, everything is so......
soothing and relaxing.
Ranma:What's so soothing about this city? It's busy, crowded, and it's
noisy.
OlderRanma:It's the fact that there is a city to walk through is soothing
to me.
Ranma:..................
Akane:..................
(As the two continue down the street, Kuno pops out of nowhere, his bokken
raised.)
Kuno:Alas, I have found you Ranma(Notices two Ranmas instead of one)What
is this, some kind of illusion?!?
OlderRanma:Kuno-sempei, it's been a long time.(Walks up to Kuno and pats
him on the shoulder)How about a handshake?
Kuno:(Bokken raised and ready for attack)I will not fall for your
trickery! Prepare to be pummeled!(Lunges at OlderRanma and slashes downward
at him)
(Before the bokken had a chance to hit him, OlderRanma extends one of his
arms forward and catches the blade between his index finger and middle
finger. OlderRanma stands there for a second, smiling as Kuno tries to pull
his booken away. OlderRanma then closes the two fingers completely, causing
the bokken to break into two to pieces, Kuno holding the hilt while
OlderRanma held the blade.)
OlderRanma:All I want is a handshake.(Extends one of his hands forward
non-threateningly)
Ranma:(Step forward, rasing one of his sleeves)If you don't hit him, then I
will!
Akane:(Grabs Ranma by the arm)Stop that, leave him and Kuno alone!
OlderRanma:Well, Kuno-sempei, how about that handshake?(His hands still
extended)
(Kuno hesitates for a second, figuring it was another one of Ranma's
tricks. But as he looks into OlderRanma's eyes, he sees sincerity and
utmost respect. Since he was a warrior, Kuno had no problems expressing
respect to the one who respected him.....even if it was Ranma. The two
shake hands.)
Kuno:You have changed, Ranma.
OlderRanma:(Smiles)I know.....all for the better.
(The two release handshakes and bow to each other.)
OlderRanma:It's been nice seeing you Kuno-sempei.(Hands him his blade)
Kuno:.................
(OlderRanma continues on down the street, leaving a very baffled Kuno
behind. Ranma and Akane, who all watched this happened, sprinted forward
and ran past Kuno without him even noticing. We then see Ranma turn back
around and walk up to Kuno....and punt him into orbit.)
(We are now in front of Ukyou's. We see the three walk up to the store and
stop just short of entering. OlderRanma seems very hesitant about
entering.)
