Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Tenchi Muyo Fan Fiction ❯ Project I: Zero Ranma ❯ Ranma in Juuban ( Chapter 2 )

Ranma arrived in Japan after his encounter with the Amazons and their war with the Musk. Ranma found it interesting but still was confused by the Amazons' act. He helped them right? Why were they hostile to him afterwards?

Ranma shook his head. "Damn it, all this thinking makes my head ache!" he shouted. He sighed.

-Omega X Present-

-Project: Zero Ranma-

-Chapter 2: Ranma in Juuban-

Ranma took a train to Juuban. He didn't know why, but it felt right. After the many battles with Mavericks, Ranma learned to trust his gut instinct. He never knew why he had like a sixth sense, but never once complained. His arrogance was put out especially when he battled Zero for practice, and fighting for his life against the Mavericks and Sigma. He sighed again as he sat down, thinking all of those battles he had.

`NEXT STOP, JUUBAN. NEXT STOP, JUBBAN'

Ranma stood up and fell in line. (The technology they posses here are primitive,) he thought, then narrowed his eyes. (If Sigma was still alive, taking this place would be child's play...)

Exited the train, he looked at the beauty of old Japan. No metal highways, no flying Reploids, and everything seemed so peaceful. Ranma smiled as he walked out of the train, figuring out how to find his mother. He walked in a random direction, not really knowing where to go. He stopped in front of an arcade and peered inside.

(It seems that video games here are as popular as the future... although the graphics are a bit outdated...) he thought. "Sigh, how do I find information here?" he asked to no one in particular.

"Excuse me, are you lost?" said a voice. Ranma turned around to find a cute blue haired girl, whose hair barely reached her shoulders.

"You can say that," Ranma said. "I'm looking for someone, who I think lives here."

"Well, if you know the person's name, you can look for it in the Phone Book," replied the girl.

"Really? Oh yeah, never thought of that one. Thanks Miss...?"

"Oh, my name is Ami. Mizuno Ami," the girl said, smiling.

"I'm Ranma Saotome," Ranma said, smiling back. "Thanks a lot, Miss Ami." And he went away.

Ami felt a tingle in her cheeks. She liked the boy, and he was cute, and so, so polite.

"Ami! Sorry, did you wait long?" said the girl with long black hair.

"No, not really," Ami said. "But I just met this cute guy..."

"SAY WHAT?!" a girl with long blonde hair and a girl with a brown ponytail shouted.

"CUTE?" asked another girl with long blonde hair, except that she had a style of spaghetti and meatballs.

"Tell us!"

"Well, okay..."

=Outside a house=

Ranma stood there and breathed deeply. After checking the phone book, he found residence of once Saotome. He was a bit surprised that the house, although not elegant looking, looked like it was from a well to do family. It even had a dojo. He knocked the door.

"Excuse me! Anyone home?" Ranma shouted. A few moments later, someone came to greet Ranma.

"Hello," said a pretty woman. Her hair was long and purple and it extended down. "May I help you?"

"Uh, yes. I'm looking for Nodoka Saotome? Does she live here?" Ranma asked.

"That would be me. May I help you in anything?"

"M-mom?" Ranma blurted out. "It's me! Ranma!"

Nodoka's face drained like she saw a ghost. "Ranma... You-you're alive?"

"Mom!" and they both hugged. Nodoka cried on his shoulders while Ranma just held her. His eyes began to glisten as he felt emotions of love emitted from her. They both stood there in the front of the house, time forgotten as both mother and son cherished the moment which seemed to last a lifetime.

After a while, Nodoka recovered. "I'm sorry," she said, as she wiped the tears off. "Come in."

Ranma nodded and followed her in. He felt something familiar wash over him and he knew by no doubt where he was. He was home.

Nodoka asked Ranma how did he survive, where he has been and other questions. Ranma started from the training trip. The hardships he went through, and finally, he came to the Neko-ken training. He shivered a bit as he told his mother the pain he felt when he was shoved in a pit of starving cats, scratching him and clawing him, the feeling of losing ones sanity. He described it in full detail.

Nodoka's face transformed from calm to sick to finally rage. "WHAT! Genma did that to you?"

Ranma nodded. "Anyway, I don't know what he said, but I was rescued by a kind hearted man. He brought me to China and took care of me."

"What a kind man," Nodoka said. "Your father said that you died in training when he went home..."

"Really? Well, pops was good in lying. Hell, he convinced me that Neko-ken was slow and shoved me into a cage full of lions..."

"WHAT?" Nodoka shouted, and Ranma winced. "Tha-that... He never said about throwing you in a cage of lions! When he comes home, he'll get what's coming..." Nodoka said in a toneless voice. "I'm so sorry Ranma... If I only knew..." and she started crying again.

"Mom, it's not your fault... don't cry," Ranma said, feeling quite uncomfortable with this woman cry. This were tears of sadness, not love that he felt a moment before.

"Ranma, yes, you are right," Nodoka said. "It's that baka's, who I have as a husband, fault."

Nodoka smiled at Ranma, who returned her smile. "I'm glad to be home, mom," Ranma said.

"Me too, son," Nodoka said.

"Miss Nodoka! I'm back!" a voice shouted from the entrance.

Nodoka beamed a bit. "Oh, Ranma, I forgot to tell you. You have a sister now! I adopted her two years ago."

Ranma beamed. "Really? Oh, how old is she?"

"She's sixteen, like you," Nodoka replied.

Ranma had a confused look. He was gone for eight years. Shouldn't he be like eighteen?

Ranma's thoughts were cut when a girl with long brown hair came in, bustling in a with a school uniform. Nodoka smiled.

"Ukyou, this is Ranma," Nodoka said.

The girls eyes widened, and she jumped towards him. "Ranchan!" she shouted.

Ranma was taken back. "Uhm, do I know you?" he asked.

"It's me! Ukyou!" she replied.

Ranma now was truly confused. "But, Ucchan's a boy..."

The two girls reacted slowly. First was their mouth hanged open, and next, they fell down.

Later, the three figures sat down. Ukyou told her story.

"Ranchan, do you remember leaving me behind?" asked Ukyou.

Ranma nodded. "Yes, my father said that you guys gave us your yattai as a present..."

"He was a liar," Nodoka said. "Your father stole it. The yattai was given as a dowry for your engagement with Ukyou."

"WHAT?" asked Ranma. "A... dowry... engagement?"

"Yes..." Ukyou said, crying. Ranma felt uncomfortable again [can anyone guess why?]. "I was forced to live as a boy for the rest of my life, until I found your father again. I tried t take my revenge, and Miss Nodoka came in and asked why was I attacking her husband. I told her my story and she said she'll make me a part of the Saotome Clan, to honor the agreement since you were considered dead..." Ranma found himself getting angry at his pops again.

"I also found out about other engagements your father made. Once he sold you for a bowl of rice and a few pickles," Nodoka said with full of hate. And she turned to Ukyou and said "Call me auntie, dear." By this time, Ranma was extremely pissed.

"Honey, I'm home!" a voice from the entrance.

Nodoka narrowed her eyes. Finally, Genma appeared from view. Ranma smiled.

"Hey pops. You got time?"

"Pops? Oh! Ranma! How did you...? Never mind! If it is really you, then good! We can call... Hey, what are you doing?"

"Something I should've done from the beginning..."

Ranma dragged him in the dojo and beat the crap out of his father.

Later...

Genma had his head down while everyone ate. Ranma smiled as he ate his mother's and new sister's cooking.

"Wow mom! This is great! And Ucchan! You still make the best okonomiyaki!"

Ukyou blushed, while Nodoka smiled at the remark. Genma bowed down.

"What are you thinking?" Ranma asked his father. "Trying to fix me in another marriage like what I heard from mom and Ucchan?"

Genma fell down. "N-no! I wouldn't!"

All eyes fell on him. "Yeah right."

=Next day, Juuban high=

Ranma walked with Ukyou to school. Going to class for the first time in eight years, he had a losing battle with his mom...

-Flashback, a few minutes ago-

Genma sneaked into Ranma's room and held up a pail of water. But before he could use it, Ranma disappeared, and Genma felt the pail being poured into him.

"What the?"

"You're getting slow old man!"

"I'll show you!" Genma replied. They jumped out from the window and sparred. Ranma shrugged off the attacks and punched once in a while. It took a while, but after the tussle, Ranma just took a punch and reversed it into a throw in the koi pond [familiar scene huh?].

When Nodoka called them to breakfast, Genma came in late, soaking wet. Nodoka `kindly' asked him to dry up. That's when Ranma's mom dropped the bomb.

"Ranma dear, I asked the school to take you in as a student. They said you can join them and take classes. You won't be an official student yet, but you will be once the paper works are done."

Ranma's jaw dropped. "S-school? But mom!"

"No buts! A manly man must be knowledgeable as well!"

(Manly man?) "School is okay, but I don't..."

"Ukyou dear, would you accompany him?" Nodoka said, turning her head toward Ukyou.

"Yes miss... I mean, auntie," Ukyou said.

"Hey! Don't I have a say?" asked Ranma, but he was dragged out already.

-End of flashback-

"Come on! We'll be late!" Ukyou said.

"But Ucchan... whoa!" Ranma declared as Ukyou dragged him away.

(Wait till they all meet my `brother'! They'll be so jealous!) she thought as the school came near.

(Why is she smiling so... widely?) Ranma thought as he was being dragged away.

They both entered the gate, 5 minutes early. They took their time to class. Meanwhile, the meatball and spaghetti hair style girl came in, running late. The gate closed on her as the late bell rang.

(Waah! After all my Senshi powers and battles, I can't even come to school early!) she thought.

Meanwhile, at Saotome's residence, Genma called his life long friend, and gave news of his son.

To be continued...

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YES! Improved it! Well, hope you enjoy them!

NEXT: The Senshis face a new evil! Youma's with metal parts! And guess who comes to aid them [No, not Tux!]!

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