Fan Fiction / Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ Herbie's Drive Through Nerma ❯ Herbie Vs. Kuno: A one sided battle of wits turns into a one sided fight ( Chapter 6 )

"So you're telling me that little car has a mind of its own?" Cologne asked her great-granddaughter.

"Hi-ya." Shampoo said. "Car take Shampoo away from Arein. Should Shampoo view car as obstacle?"

"Hmmmmm…" Cologne said with some thought. "This bears some investigating, and Mousse, right after his last delivery, has to greet the elders that are coming to Japan. I'll take a look at it personally later today."

"But Great-Grandmother," Shampoo said. "What if you no find out anything?"

"Then we have Mousse investigate right after he greets the elders." Cologne said. "Now child, we have to open up soon." Shampoo then nodded, leaving Cologne with her thoughts. `A late friend of mind told me about a student who had an experience with a car that had some inner life… could that car be the same one?'

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Sometime later at Furikan, the students were gathered at various places outside for lunch, and Ranma and Akane…

"But Ranma, I made this for you!"

"Akane, I can see it breathing."

"RANMA NO BAKA!"

*WHAM*

…where they were having their usual Argument-deturing-into-malleting meal when they suddenly heard a commotion at the school's parking lot. Ranma and Akane, when they got there, found most of the student body looking at something and sounding amazed. Ranma then spotted Daisuke and Hiroshi.

"Hey guys, what's going on?" Ranma asked.

"Daisuke thought he saw a famous racing car and it turns out he was right." Hiroshi said.

"Yeah. Here, at Furikan, it's the Jim Douglas car." Daisuke said.

"The what?" Akane asked Daisuke, who happened to be a car nut.

"The Jim Douglas car looks like a normal car," he said, "but the difference is that it drives just as fast as a race car."

"Oh?" Akane asked. "That sounds amazing."

"Yeah," Daisuke said. "And sometimes, it did wheelies." This caused Ranma and Akane to look shocked.

"IT DID WHAT?!" They both asked. They then rushed over to where the car was and saw…

"HERBIE?!" They both said.

"Who's Herbie?" Daisuke asked.

"That car." Ranma pointed.

"The car?" Hiroshi asked while looking at Ranma as if he was Kuno.

"Step aside nave!" Speaking of the devil, Kuno was curious about what was drawing everyone's attention. He then saw Herbie and scoffed at the little car. "THIS is drawing the attention of the masses? HA! Such a common car can not be as popular as I, the Blue Thunder of Furikan High." He then sees Akane. "Don't you agree my fair Akane Tendo?"

"Uh… well…" Akane was trying to think of a way out of this one when…

(Moron.) Herbie beeped. Kuno then looked at Herbie.

"YOU DARE CALL THE GREAT KUNO A MORON?!" Kuno said angrily.

(Moron, idiot, baka, dork, take your pick.) Herbie beeped.

"Uh… Ranma… Kuno understood Herbie right off." Akane said.

"I don't think this means were ether dumb or insane." Ranma replied.

"I hope not." Akane replied. Meanwhile, the rest of the students were dumbfounded.

"Hey, is this thing rigged to respond to voices?" One student asked.

"I don't think so." Hiroshi said. "Daisuke and I looked inside and out of that car and we didn't even find a remote control unit."

"It looked perfectly normal to me." Daisuke said. "What we should be alarmed is Kuno his having a conversation with a car…" He then sees Kuno with his boken. "AND HE'S GONNA FIGHT IT!"

"I STRIKE AT THEE!" Kuno yelled as he was about to slash Herbie, when…

*VRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOM*

…he quickly threw it in reverse causing the kendo artist to miss him.

"Did you see that?!" Daisuke yelled.

"No way!" Hiroshi yelled.

"That's not possible!" Cried one female student.

"Are you guys sure you didn't find anything that rigged this car to do that?" One student asked Daisuke.

"Positive! This car should not do that!" Daisuke said.

"NAÏVE! STAND STILL!" Kuno said as he charged for Herbie's left door…

*WHAM*

…which he was happy to open for the incoming kendo student.

"OW!" Kuno said in pain. "No car shall best the Blue Thunder of Furikan High!"

(Shouldn't there be two B's in that title?) Herbie beeped at the angry Kuno.

"Jeez, that car is doing better at fighting than Kuno." One student said.

"No kidding." Another said. "But this shouldn't be possible, even in Nerma."

"That's Herbie for ya." Ranma said.

"Not bad for a little car." Akane said.

"It's called Herbie?" Daisuke asked.

"That's his name." Akane said. Kuno then got all of his bearings and rushed after Herbie…

*VRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM*

…who drove out of the way, stopping to where is rear hood was facing Kuno's direction, just in time to have Kuno impale is sword…

*WHACK*

…into a tree.

"CURSES!" Kuno shouted as he tried to pull the kendo stick from the tree. "Once my weapon is free you foul demon car, I shall smite thee!"

(Is he always like this?) Herbie beeped.

"Pretty much." Akane replied.

"What did he say?" Heroshi asked.

"He wanted to know if Kuno was always this way." Ranma replied.

"Oh, he was worst before Ranma showed up. He declared that anybody who beats Akane may date him, so all the clubs banned together and…" Daisuke was saying before Herbie stopped him.

(Uh… that's ok. I don't think I want to know what he was like then.) Herbie beeped just as Kuno broke free.

"I STRIKE!" Kuno yelled as he went after Herbie…

*SQUIRT*

…who formed an oil slick right in front of Kuno, causing the Furikan High student to slip and….

*CRASH*

…land hard on his back, knocking him out.

"Her… Herbie beat Kuno." Akane said astounded.

"Ye… yeah." Ranma said just as amazed. "If he wasn't able to take me being better than him, just imagine how he'll react." The students themselves were first astounded, and then they cheered and went up to the little Volkswagen.

"THAT WAS GREAT!" Daisuke yelled.

"I have never seen a car do things like that!" Hiroshi said.

"AMAZING!" One student yelled.

"AWSOME!" A female student yelled.

(Uh… gee… um… thanks.) Herbie beeped while his front end was glowing bright red.

"Hey, is Herbie…" Akane asked.

"…blushing?" Ranma finished.