Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ ranma meets the Avatrons's ❯ chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

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Takahashi. With some original characters by myself.

Ranma Meets the Avatron's

Chapter 2

By Peter A. Sehavilin <sehavilin@comcast.net>

'Most of the people that challenged Ranma to a duel--including a would befiancee--would normally barge in through the front door. Some leaving a new door in their wake, or a rather large hole in the wall. Therefore, it was a surprise to everyone when the doorbell rang.'

"Oh my! I should get the door we have guests," Kasumi said as she went to let the Starliner's in. She moved to outside to the front gate to meet them. Leaving the rest of the Family wondering about the Starliner's. 'This Noha must be very intimidating,' Nabiki thought seeing how Genma was cowering in the corner of the room. Genma was definitely afraid of what this person could do.

'this way, Mr. Starliner' said Kasumi leading them into the house, "The family is in the living room waiting to meet you two."

"Thank you for your hospitality Mrs. Tendo," a voice answered her.

Kasumi entered the room, followed by the Starliner's. Mr. Starliner was not what everyone thought he would look like. Noha Starliner was not the large Muscle bound man everyone though he would be. 'Noha Starliner was not the large muscle-bound man everyone thought he would be, although he had an athletic build and seemed to keep in shape.

He looked relatively harmless.' He was no hunk, but he was handsome in his own right.The biggest thing noticeable about him was his height. He was not all that large of a person, barely standing 5 feet tall. With his daughter standing just a few inches shorter then him. 'He's even smaller then Ranma's girl form,' Nabiki thought to herself. 'This is going to be interesting.'

'This man holds the Saotome's clan honor,' Thought Nodoka. Though watching Ranma fighting in his girl form, which was pretty short in it's own right, it did have it problems for a fighter. Even though she tended to forget the little fact could be easily overcome through experience. Something that Noha did possessed. She did think that the main problem would still be getting him to except a duel. Nodoka could tell by Noha's moments that he was an experienced fighter. But his daughter Lorena was not from her movement. Genma was right. This girl did not know how to fight at all. And what troubled her the most was her behavior that seems childlike. Lorena was currently looking at the house with big innocent child eyes. 'This is going to be a big problem,' thought Nodoka, which was confirmed by Akane.

Akane had also pick up the lack of training in Lorena. 'She thinks she is better then me in the art?' Akane said to herself. 'One wrong move from either Ranma or her and I show them just what a true martial artist can do to them,' Akane though to herself as her anger started to get the better of her. 'Damn! That pervert is giving me another headache. That insensitive jerk is always causing me trouble.' As she felt her head was beginning to bother her again. Akane got ready to give those two something they deserved in her mind if they managed to embarrass her In a way like Ranma always seem to do.

Ranma was a little sore from his previous encounters with Akane. He was feeling like a prize again, just like how everyone plan his future for him without caring about how he felt about it. He wished he could do something about the beatings from Akane but he felt trapped. To even try and dodge of Akane's mallet could be seen as showing a spine towards Akane and a breach of Honor. Contrary to belief, Ranma was not stupid or all that unaware of things some people tended to believe. He learned early on that as far has the youngest Tendo was concerned, she considered all of her actions justified and that he would be blammed for Akane's faults. People were willing to blame and him and attack him for perceived unfaithfulness toward Akane. Ranma could see that if he tried to even defend himself in any way from one of Akane's temper tantrums, her admirers would try to kill him even more than they are now.

Currently Ranma was watching Lorena. When she entered the room he quickly figured out that the feeling was definitely coming from this girl, and every time she looks toward him she smiled at him. He felt her fondness for him. And Ranma was warming at the girl's smile. She was wearing a simple blue dress that hung well on her small figure, and her general appearance was very attractive to look at. She moved gracefully as she walked across the room.. But Ranma could tell she did not have any training in the art. She might just have some basic self-defense training from her father. Her father, however, moved with the confidence of a master. Ranma quickly figured that from the way he was moving, Noha was downplaying himself and moved in a way that appeared non-threatening.. Trying to sense the man's aura was not very helpful either. It definitely felt alien, but it also had a hidden strength to it. 'He most likely ready to react to anything that might happen,' thought Ranma.

"Stop staring at that Alien hussy you perverted freak." Akane let out at Ranma. Upset that Ranma was paying more attention to Lorena then to herself. Even if he were staring at her she would just have something to say to the jerk for having perverted thoughts about her as well. She continued to think to herself. She wished this damn headache would go away. It was hard for her to think straight when she got them. And she always liked to blame Ranma for giving them to her. Well it did happen when it was just Kuno that was after her. And that morning ritual he started. The headache had gotten much worse after Ranma came bringing with him all those problems and showing his perverted ways. And with every thing that happened with the failed marriage it was happening more often and the pain was getting worse. She was beginning to think if she just got the pervert out of her life the pain would go away. At least Ryouga was better than Ranma. Akane knew that he was even a better than Ranma in the Art, and that Ranma only won because he cheated. He also knew that she was the best around, Ryouga even told her how she was way better than the other fiancées. Ranma however, told her that they were better in the art than her. Just like the insensitive jerk he was. Her father had said to her that she was the greatest martial artist, and was better then anyone he knew. Even Genma, her father's long time friend had agreed she was way better than Ranma. Since there was no way that Ranma could be better then his own father.....

Seeing that each time the alien girl smiled at Ranma and he looked at her got Akane even angrier. The girl was very attractive, even beautiful in her own right. She hated the feeling of being attracted to the girl. She was not a pervert so she denied what she was feeling. Ever since she and her old friend were caught kissing when they wondered what it was like when she was a little younger and her father told her that was wrong. When she asked why all her father would say she was being perverted just like a boy. And then force her long time and close friend away. He said that he did not want a girl near his daughter that acted like a perverted boy. And she hated the fact she found Ranma's girl form more attractive than his male form. It must be Ranma's perversion that was making her think that. No way was she a perverted boy like Ranma. 'And now this girl had something about her, something that made her think

perverted things just like Ranma's girl form did. Akane thought to herself that if the girl made one wrong move she would show just what happened to perverts.

Noha, sensing Akane's growing hostilities, quickly glanced in her direction then turned to Nodoka giving her a genuine warm smile.

Nodoka was taken by the man. He definitely had an aura of authority about him but also had a sensuality about him that suggested to her that he could be very manly elsewhere as well in her mind. Nodoka was a little taken with that thought. Even though Genma had not fulfilled any husbandry duties since Ranma was born. She still remained faithful to him all those years. Even after the long and lonely training journey Genma and Ranma went on. She did not even think about being unfaithful when she was alone. 'What was it about this man that seemed to be so alluring about him?' Nodoka thought to herself. She was brought back to the matter in hand when he spoke.

"Good afternoon Mrs. Soatome. I am glad to see you in good health." Noha said to her with a gentle smile, giving Nodoka a small respectful bow.

"I would like to introduce you to my daughter, Lorena Starliner." Noha said to her bring his daughter before her.

"Hello Mrs. Soatome," she cheerfully said to Nodoka with a big smile, then proceeded to give her a big hug with a friendly kiss on the cheek. Being a small girl she was Lorena need to drag her down a little to do it. "I'm going to be Ranma's fiancée" she said giddily, "then he won't have to be lonely any more." She let out a little frown when she said that. "Can I go and be with Ranma now? Daddy said I had to what till you said it was alright to be with him," she asked Nodoka with a pleading look in her eyes.

Nodoka was a little lost with this alien girl. She behaves more like a child than a girl of 16 does. She hoped there was not anything wrong with the girl. She had an innocent aura about her drawn Nodoka into it. 'At least her father taught her proper behavior,' when Noha prompted Lorena into making a respectful bow to her. 'I wish I could have a daughter like her.' Nodoka thought to herself, totally charmed by the girl's innocent and carefree nature.

Genma, seeing that Nodoka was being taking by Lorena's charm, was getting angry. All his hard work at trying to have an easy life living off of that ungrateful son and it was getting ruined by this alien girl. Noha had already did the unthinkable when Genma shaded on New Avatron. He had told Genma that if he was going to stay any longer he should go out and get a real job.

"Ranma this is all you fault. You are such an ungrateful worthless son and if you have married a Tendo, we would not be having this problem now. Oh why did you have to be so dishonorable and go against your father by getting yourself bonded to the alien girl." Genma let out. He knew thing were going to get ugly when Noha started to tell his tale, he did not want to be around when he said all the thing Genma had done.

Shouts of "Bonded?!" and a small "Oh My" could be heard from the house when they heard Genma's claim.

"Whaaaaaa! My son-in-law is bonded to a alien girl." Soun cried out letting loess the water works from his crying. "Whaaaa! The Dojo ruined now that the families will never be joined."

"You will marry a Tendo, boy. Your honor demands it!" yelled out Soun angrily, scolding himself for letting that little fact out. These however switch the room's attention to him.

"You two-timing perverted freak, you went and got married behind my back?" Akane added angrily as her battle aura flared to life. "Why do people think I am willing to marry such a dishonorable two timing perverted freak like you is beyond me. I don't want anything to do with a freak like you."

"Behave yourself, we have guests, We don't need such child like behavior right now." Said Nodoka. Upset at the outburst of the so call adults in the room.

"It's all the pervert's fault if he was not such an insensitive jerk we wouldn't be having this problem," yelled Akane doing what she does best. Blaming Ranma even if there was evident saying that it is not his fault. "If he was not unfaithful to me and gotten himself bonded to that alien slut. I wound not be having this trouble now." she snapped back in her defense. Lorena freighted at Akane outburst ran behind her father letting out the word "Kagone" as she hid behind him.

"What did you call me you hussies?" Akane yelled at the girl advancing towards her. 'I am going to teach this girl just what a real Martial artist can do. I'll show this alien Hussies just what I'm made of,' she thought to herself. 'They don't know how to fight. They're just pretending to know the Art so they can scare us into doing what they want.' Missing the fact that Noha was moving in a way that displayed he was an experienced Warrior.

"Enough Akane, they are guest right now and I wouldn't want to have any inappropriate behavior from you," said Nodoka no longer trusting Akane to behave yourself. "She's not a martial artist, Akane, attacking her would go against the code and a breach of honor." Informed Nodoka seeing that Noha was getting ready to defend his daughter if Akane attacked her. With Genma's reaction toward them, Nodoka feared that the young Tendo girl might not survive Noha's wrath if she tried to harm Lorena.

"Akane you stand right here and no further outbursts from you, I had enough of your tantrums lately." Nodoka told her. "And Lorena, my child why don't you go over and be with Ranma for a while," Nodoka told Lorena. She watched Lorena give her a big smile and start to walk toward Ranma. 'At least with Ranma across the room it will separate her from Akane, her anger is getting us into too much trouble to be trusted around such a innocent child.' Nodoka thought to herself. Though what Akane did next got her angrier in more ways then the ones she did earlier.

Akane seeing in her mind that this alien hussy was going over to her Ranma made her furious. Ranma belonged to her and she definitely was not going to let this alien girl have him. "Who gave you permission to go over to that pervert you alien hussies?" Disregarding that Ranma's mother just told the girl to do just that. "Ranma belongs to me, and I can do whatever I like to the pervert, he deserves it for being unfaithful to me with you, you slut!" shouted Akane as she went and grabbed Lorena's hair and quickly warped it around her fist. Then she gave the hair a hard pull and raised her fist to teach this girl her place. She expected the girl to cry out and as she pulled her near to give a better chance at pounding the girl. But the scream of pain the girl let out was not what she was expecting.

Next thing she knew Akane's arm was hit hard. Knocking Lorena's hair from her hand. "You cheater," Akane let out have she brought her fist down on the girl. Missing the fact the someone else had just hit her.

Noha seeing the attack on his daughter went into motion showing a speed similar to what Ranma could achieve. He hit Akane's arm hard to have her let go of Lorena's hair, and then gave the enraged Akane a right cross when he saw her bring her fist on his daughter causing Akane's head to be violently snapped backward.

"You Alien freak, you dare lay your hands on me I will kill you," Akane said in a rage summoning her mallet and swinging it at him. Then she felt Noha hit her with an open palm strike that felt like a freight train had it hit her. She even felt some of her ribs crack because of the force of the hit. Akane was sent flying across the room hitting the wall with such a force the wall cracked where she hit it.

Everyone watched as Akane slid down the wall onto the floor out cold. No one would have believed someone would actually hit Akane in front of Ranma, since Ranma tended to always defend Akane even when she got herself in trouble. What they didn't know was that currently Ranma was being assaulted with the sense of pain and fright that was coming from Lorena. Ranma hesitated a seconded when they hit him. But by the time he decided to stop Akane from attacking, Noha had already made his move. Ranma was a forgiving person in nature but a huge disgrace to the code of a martial artist was something he would not tolerate from anyone, especially Akane.

Nabiki was very angry after witnessing what Noha did to her sister. But kept her scowl when she realize that Akane just pretty much stained the Tendo name and performed a act that could ruin the family's Dojo honor. She felt helpless right now and hated it. She know that right now she could not do anything and just hope her father did not do anything to made matter worse.

"You dare to attack my daughter in my house?" yelled out Soun in anger. He got ready to attack the man that just manhandled his youngest daughter. She might have attacked a none combatant but Akane was his baby girl, besides the Girl was a gaijin and an alien, she was not even human. Soun tried to convince himself but really did not believe it. He knows deep in his heart that Akane just disgraced herself and the Dojo. He just did not wanted to accept that fact. So he just hope by scaring Noha off. The problem would just disappear and thing could go back to the way they were.

Then Soun did his demon Head technique at Noha, hoping to scare the man off. It had to work as it even sacred Happousai. It should work quit well against this alien man. "You will apologize for attacking my daughter and drop you claim for you disrespect to this Dojo!" Yelled Soun convinced the attack would work on him. How Noha reacted almost made Soun wet his pants.

When Soun did his Demon head attack against Noha, he pulled out a gun and was currently pointing it at Soun's head. "I thought you people were civilize and were supposed to be a honorable people but I see that I have been misinform. Your daughter, without any provocation attacked my daughter, violation of your own code," Noha stated to Soun.

"Waaaa! He's going to shoot me and my baby girl is dead on the floor." Soun cried out then did what he and Genma always did when something scared them. He got on the floor and groveled for Noha's forgiveness for Akane's dishonorable behavior.

"Akane's alright father, she's just unconscious right now." Informed Kasumi to her over emotional father, "Although I think she's going to be a little sore for a while when she wakes up. Oh My! Why is their blood on her hand?"

"Look at her hair! It's bleeding," Nabiki cried out looking at Lorena. Indeed her hair was bleeding, and a bruise was forming on her hair where Akane had a grip on it. She was cling to Ranma and had a look of fright on her face. With Ranma looked and seemly ready to attack anyone how might try anything with her.

Kasumi with a concerned look at the young alien girl, indeed her hair was bleeding. "Oh my, why would Akane do that? It's not proper to hurt a guest." She said out loud. Picking up the first a first Aid kit and when to Lorena and began treating the girl's injuries. Thinking it was a bit strange that hair could bleed, she found the hair thicker than normal human hair and it was also warm to the touch. Also she noted that she seemed to have something on her back just beneath the back of her dress. And 2 slits also ran down the back of the dress as well. Putting a finger in the slit in the dress revealed the feel of soft feathers to Kasumi, 'Oh MY, she has wings.' She thought to herself knowing that it would not be wise to say that out loud right now. Looking at the girl's father she also spotted the slits on his shirt as well.

Nodoka was angry, this Barbarian brought a weapon into the house. Noting that Soun had stopped his Demon head technique and apologized for Akane's behavior. Noha then put the gun away.

"Why did you bring such a dishonorable weapon in this house?" Nodoka ask him. "It not polite to bring in a weapon into some else home without permission," she also stated. Which cause Noha to give her a sight puzzled look to her. Also quickly looking at the sword at on her back

"I think I was quite justified in my diction in bring this side arm with me with the unjustified attack on my daughter." he said to Nodoka. "Also this is a device is called a Sting - Stun gun. It does not have the capacity to kill, unlike the sword on your back.

Nodoka was taken by Noha reply. She fidgeted with her sword for a second before realizing the Noha was right. She had really lost face to this man by her own actions. She just said something to him that she herself was doing. This was not going well at all. Though Noha and his daughter should only have basic understanding of Japanese Customs. They were doing a better job at following them most other gaijin she met. Noha was clearly following them better than they were. The constant excitement of the Tendo home has seemed to make the family forget proper behavior in the house. Having a bad feeling about what's going to happen, she tried to find a way for both families to save face and set things back to the way they were before the two arrived. Then their dreams of joining the 2 families can come true and her son could continue to be manly.

"I think there is a way we can solve this problem in a more civilized manner. A duel between you..." began Nodoka but was intruded before she could finished

"Are you challenging me to a duel Mrs. Soatome?" Noha asked. "Well, if you insist I think a warrior's duel would between us could be carried out in this Dojo." Noha said to her. "But I don't really need to since legally I have all the information I need to prove that your clan is not honorably following the contact between us." Noha informed Nodoka.

Everyone was shock at this. Genma was really sweating bullets now; him constantly telling Ranma that a Soatome must by their Honor accept all duels or be disgraced was coming back to haunt him. TThe timely intrusion had made it almost impossible for Nodoka to switch the duel to Ranma without losing face. Noha could and probably would claim that Nodoka was not following her own stated could of honor. Then Nodoka would have to escape the duel to save face. And Genma knew that she was technically stating she was a member of the Soatome school by wearing the family Honor blade right now.

Nodoka was a little angry but most shocked at Noha maneuvering of the situation. Clearly this man was a fast thinker. And recognized as Genma had, that Noha just skillfully moved into a trap. If she tried to switch the duel to Ranma she could be seen as violating the Saotome's family honor by trying to avoid a duel as she was stating that she is the one carrying the family's ancestral blade.

Without thinking, she quickly resorted to the line she used with all other claims. "The Tendo-Soatome arrangement is the first and only true claim. All other arrangements made by my unfortunate husband who lack of judgment are not valid." She quickly said. Using the same reasoning she used with the other claims. If she said they were not valid, it would make them that way.

Nabiki after hearing this slapped her hand on here head. Nodoka had just state that the Soatome family is in valuation of the contract. Things could not get any worst.

"Well then, I just have to find Ranma unmanly for having to marry a girl that's not even a human," She said while thinking that with this promise Noha would back down. Nodoka noted that he seem to like Ranma as well, just didn't show it as open as his daughter didn't. Soul mates or not she wouldn't let her bloodline to be tainted by the girl.

"And what do you mean by this, Mrs. Soatome?" Noha asked her, wondering just what was going on. He did not like what he was seeing. Ever since the short visit of the young Ranma to his home so many years ago, he had came to like Ranma. Now all he is witnessing only strengthens his resolute to have the young man to be removing from all of this and brought into a family where him can be himself. Noha didn't like the way he had to do it. It felt like he was behaving in the same way he saw these people behaving. Using Ranma for their own ends. However he had no other way to give Ranma a chance live his own life.

"My husband and Ranma signed a contact that he would raise Ranma to be a man among men. And if he has to marry your daughter I will consider him unmanly. Ranma has to be manly and marry a Tendo and his current fiancée Akane Tendo clearly understand honor better then your daughter does. I state my Honor on it." She said not really thinking what she was doing. Just trying to find a way out of this mess in a way she did not have to lose any face. Nodoka was using the last thing she could think of to prevent what she considers an undesirable outcome.

"May I see this contract," Noha ask her. Wondering how this could be true. "I have it right here." Said Nodoka taking out the contract and handing it to Noha.

After quickly reading the document. Noha face darkens. "This is not a legally binding contract. There's no Ranma's signature on this saying that he agrees." He claimed.

"Ranma did sign it along with my Husband. I am a witness to the fact". Nodoka replied. But already knowing that Noha was right since she recently brought the document to a lawyer whom told her the same thing. And also the contact had no legal witness to it. Nodoka being the beneficiary to the contact could not really claim to be a witness. Something she did realize that Noha would most likely know too. "Genma was reasonable for making sure Ranma was raised with the knowledge of the contract." she added.

"And did he?" asked Noha already guessing the answer.

"He did negated that duty but still Ranma is Honor bound to it." Nodoka this trying to win a losing battle.

"Well then I challenge you to a duel of honor over the validity of this contract. It is my right since it's being use over my claim which I have honorable maintained." Noha stated to her.

"No. I will not allow it!" Genma yelled out.

"Quiet Genma, I know what I am doing," Said Nodoka. Thinking she did have something in her favor.

"I accept your challenge, but on one condition. It will be fought with a civilized weapon, a sword." Nodoka stated. Nodoka only the most basic knowledge of the sword incase she had to fulfill the contract. She knew that she wouldn't have a chance against someone who has knowledge of using a sword but no way this alien would know of a sword. How could some alien who relies on technology know of such a true weapon like a sword? 'Only a true person of honor would use such a weapon.' she thought to herself.

"But you don't understand dear, he is consider a "blade master" by the elves on his world." Genma let out fearful for Nodoka's life. "He is also a master one of their most deadly techniques. Against you he would have a easy victory." Genma informed her.

Everyone was shocked at this. They all knew that when it came to the art Genma knows what he was taking about. The way he had said it made them believe that what he said is true. Also if Noha was as good as Genma had said. This would be a fight that Nodoka had no hope of winning. Elves by legend were supposed to have had knowledge of the sword that surpasses even the greatest of Samurai.

"What's that cheating alien freak doing? He is trying to be a perverted freak just like Ranma." Akane yelled out. She had just regaining conscious in time to hear the challenge.

"Akane go to your room now." Soun said with a force he seldom used. With Nodoka betting her honor that Akane could behave honorable in this situation. Thing could get ugly really fast if his daughter lost her temper. It had gotten worse lately and she did just stain the family name with her attack on the girl. With the way she was acting now, she could further ruin both families' honor.

"But it's all the pervert's fault. They would never come here if he were not unfaithful to me. Also that dishonorable cheater should not be here. There's no way he could have hit me without cheating." She yelled out in anger. Forgetting the fact she was attacking Lorena.

"And get way from the freak, you bitch!" She yelled at Lorena. "He belongs to me. But I fail to see why I have to marry the pervert." she continued. The pain in her head was much worse now. She could only think that by attacking Ranma and the girl this would make the pain goes away.

"And if I ever see you again I will kill you. And Ranma too if I even catch him looking at you," Akane said in her anger. Failing to realize she not only stained the Tendo's honor for a second time that day. She also stained Nodoka's as well from her previous statement she made before Akane regained conscious.

"Akane to your room. Now!" Nodoka told Akane angrily. She was angry that Akane had stained her honor further and also dare to state that Ranma belonged to her. They had barely got into the Dojo before Akane's latest out burst. "We will discuss your dishonorable behavior once this is over."

"But auntie is that per..." Akane tried to say in her defense but was cut off by Nodoka before she could finish.

"No buts Akane, your room now." said Nodoka forcefully. Wishing that for once Akane could just stay away. She watched as Akane left the room clearly in an anger state mumbling something. Then she turned to Ranma. Lorena was still clinging to Ranma. And was visibly shacking in terror from the display the Akane made. The girl was clearly frightened because of Akane. Her heart went out to the girl. Nodoka thought that such a sweet innocent child really should not be exposed to what was happening but with all that was going on was forcing her to witness such things.

Nodoka along with Nabiki did catch a short exchange between father and daughter in a language they did not recognize. After the exchange Lorena touch something beneath her dress and for a brief second a faint light shimmer surrounded her. "A shield of some sort?" Nodoka thought to herself. If it was, she felt more comfortable the girl did have some protection just in case something else happened.

"Shall we continue?" Said Noha getting ready for the duel. Wanting to get this over as quickly as possible. After picking one of the practice blades the Tendo's had he begin to test it. Nodoka and he rest of the family become very nervous at the way he was handing the blade. He clearly showed that he know how to use it.

Ranma felt trapped with all that was going on. Watching his mother get involved in a duel she clearly couldn't win, didn't sit well with him. He would rather fight the duel himself but Ranma knew that Honor demanded him to not interfere.

Lorena sensing Ranma uneasiness asked her father not to hurt Nodoka. "She's just confused and scared," she informed her father.

"I will try not to, dear. It would be a shame to harm such a lovely lady as her." Noha said with a warm smile, which caused a small blush to come over Nodoka.

'He is manly.' Nodoka thought to herself. Wishing that Genma were still manly like the time she caught him peeping on her all those years ago. "Yes we should continue with this." Accepting in the fact she was going to lose. This way at least she could save face.

"No I forbid it. If they're going to be a duel and someone will die from it. It should be Ranma that is killed, that what the boy is for." Genma let out afraid for his wife. The truth is he was more afraid that his long laid plan for a comfortable life was going to be ruined. "If Ranma doesn't fight this duel he will be tossed out of the clan." Genma then stated. If he was going to lose his life of luxury he wanted the blame to fall on Ranma. He failed to realize that he just lost his honor by breaking the rule he selfishly enforced on Ranma too many times. A Soatome must accept all challenges made to them or lost all honor.

Genma cowered by the rage on Nodoka's face, quickly figuring out his mistake but then went on the only course of action he could think of in saving his own skin. "Ranma for failing to be honorable in the face of a threat to you mother. You are hereby no longer a Soatome, I have no son, and Nodoka if you show any farther disrespect to me you will be tossed out as well. I am the Head of the clans and you must do what I say without question," Genma added, thinking it would be enough to save his own skin.

Nodoka was reliving her worst nightmare all over again. Her own family was all but tossed her out upon learning of her marriage to Genma. They had tried to inform her that if it came to greed or honor. Genma would choose greed. Something she denied saying that Genma was a very honorable man. And in the end went against her own family in marrying Genma. It was the main reason she was so hard on Ranma about being honorable. However, Genma just prove that her family was right all along and honor was nothing but a word to her husband.

"Husband, you dishonorable piece of trash. My family was right all along, you nothing but a dishonorable coward. I demand you fulfill the seppuku contract to me right now." Nodoka said in a rage she never knew before. Raising her sword in ready to behead Genma.

Akane choosing that moment to infix her own brand of justice to Ranma and Lorena for what happened to her earlier only saved Genma caught in fear. Throwing a bucket of water on both of them causing Ranma to change to his curse form. Lorena to let out a cry of shock and surprise causes all eyes in the room to look at them.

"Look at the perverted freak you've been engage to, you slut!" she screamed at Lorena. "See the freak as he really is."

Lorena and Noha were shocked at the change Ranma underwent. "A changeling?" Noha asked, "Now this is interesting," he added. While Lorena was just seeing how complete the change was, by doing to Ranma what so many others had done before. Testing to see if Ranma's female form breast were real. She was actually gently touching them in a way that causes a blush and a slight moan from Ranma. Then to the shock of the Tendo's and Soatome they saw her put her hand down Ranma's pants in a way that cause a bigger blush and a lower moan to come from Ranma. For a moment they actually saw Ranma's eye crossed.

"Its just Ranma, I don't mind that he's a girl right now." Lorena said after satisfying herself just how complete the change was and went back to coddling up to Ranma resting her head on Ranma ample bosom.

"You perverts!" Akane let out angrily as she began to advance on the two, but was stopped by Nodoka's stern look.

And only Nabiki notice Noha get ready to do something if Akane attacked Lorena again.

"It's not really her fault, daddy. She's got something bad in her mind that's making her do this." Lorena said trying to tell her father something.

"You pervert!" Akane yelled at the girl. Thinking she was referring to some of the dream she had she always dreamt herself. In which she or Ranma where touched in a way Lorena just touched Ranma. "I am going to kill you for thinking me as a pervert," Akane let out. Attacking the Girl with full intent on killing her. Using a speed that caught everyone off guard. She slammed the mallet at Lorena's head hitting a barrier with a loud crack. Her seconded blow hit Ranma in the arm as he tried to use is own body to shield Lorena for Akane's onslaught.

"You dare to try and interfere, you perverted freak?!" Yelled Akane in a blind rage. "I will kill you too for interfering." As she raised her mallet to kill both of them.

Before anyone could do, a low noise was heard as if something was going off. A flash of light was seen and Akane fell lifelessly to the floor.

"Oh My! He Shot Akane" Kasumi let out not believing what she was seeing.

"You bastard!" Nabiki said in anger. Upset that Noha had just killed her youngest sister right in front of her. She did not care that Noha was full justified in his actions. No one should dare try to harm her family in front of her. And Nabiki was already starting a plan for revenge on him for killing Akane.

"You killed my baby girl!" Soun yelled out watching his youngest daughter lying on the floor not moving. He thought about attacking Noha for killing her but figured Noha would just shoot him as well. Noha, to Soun was just as scary as the master was and the only thing he could think of doing now was crying.

"Whaaaaa! My baby girl is dead! whhaaaaaaa!" He cried out in a shower of

Tears.

Nodoka, remembering what Noha had said earlier quickly check Akane and found her still breathing. The girl was just unconscious just like Noha stated the gun he used would only do the worst to Akane. "She still alive just unconscious. Remember what he told use about his gun." Said Nodoka, but thought that Akane was going to wish that Noha had killed her when she knew what was most likely in store for her.

Noha was holding some sort of device over Akane's head. And Soun was afraid what Noha would try to do to her. Although Akane just had totally shamed the Tendo name. She was still was his baby Girl.

"What are you doing to my daughter." Soun asked Noha, he held the device over Akane's head.

"I am checking out why Lorena said about a bad thoughts in her head. I think she sensed something," Noha Informed Soun. After a few seconds he turned to the eldest Tendo with a concerned look.

"When was the last time your daughter have a medical checkup?" Noha ask him.

"She was at Dr. tofu a few days ago, he the local chiropractor. He takes care of our medical needs." Soun said, worried at what Noha what leading to. "Is there something wrong with Akane," Soun asked getting more nervous.

"She has a tumor in her brain which is in the advanced stage of development. As far as I can tell, it is in the area of the brain the controls reasoning and emotions." Noha explained. This earned a gasp from all the people in the room. "There also seems to be something aggravating it. But I can't tell with this for certain." Noha continued.

"Why is that? Is something wrong with that device?" Nabiki asked. Wondering why he could not tell them more.

"This is a tactical scanning device, not a medical one. Although I can tell some things with it, one that been configured for magical purposes would clearly be better for this." Noha said. Something was telling him that it's not just the tumor that was causing Akane's behavior. However, he needed a true medical scanner to tell just what it was.

"Is their anything you can do for my daughter?" Soun asked Noha hoping that maybe he know of something that could help Akane. He worst fears were coming true, as his late wife died from the very same thing as Akane now had. The doctor told him after his wife death to have all his children have an exam yearly for it since it was hereditary. However, his first visit there just reminded him on how his wife died. After that, he never bring his daughter there again, thinking that if he just ignored the problem it would just go away. "Can you also check my two other daughters please, I want to make sure they're still alright and there's nothing wrong with them"

"I'll see what I can do but I can't promise anything," He told Soun. First he when to Nabiki and began scan her. All the time Nabiki had a nerves look to her when he just said hmmmm.

"Let me guess, a junk food eater are you?" Noha ask her with a shy smile.

"How did you find out about that?" Nabiki was a little taken by Noha knowing one of her favorite foods.

"This the amount of preservation and other chemicals in your system, especially the ones most commonly found in junk food." Noha informed Nabiki. "Other than that you in good health." He then told her, petted her on the head fondly. "Nothing you need to worry about, but it still a good idea to get checked up by a specialist."

Noha then went to Kasumi, giving the same treatment to her. The usual "Oh My" what heard a few time as he move the device in his hand over her.

After Noha finished, he looked at Kasumi with a questionable look. "Oh MY what? You keep saying that, I was just wondering what you where referring to?" Noha ask her.

"Oh My, well it's just....Oh My, no one ever ask that before, aahh well, it's like..... I don't know." Kasumi finally let out, looking a little sheepish. With a soft chuckle from the room.

"You have a slight tumor in a different location, it is just in the early stages." He informed them.

"Whaaaa! Two of my girls are going to die. Waaa!" Soun cried out. Letting out another shower of tears.

"Is there anything you can do?" Nabiki asked, hoping maybe Noha's people kno of something that could do to cure her sisters.

"Well the tumor can be remove easily, but I think I am not permitted to share that information with your medical community." Noha told them. He reminded them that he was not going to let a lot of his technology from his home world become common knowledge here.

"Is there anything you can do?" Nodoka asked. She had grown fond of the Tendo sisters and also hope that something could be done to help them out.

"I will remove the Tendo claim and will support Lorena's and Ranma's reunion," Soun claimed, hoping that would make Noha more likely to help Kasumi and Akane.

"But what about the promise to unite the schools, Soun?" Genma asked seeing his dreams floating further away. Also forgetting that by disowning Ranma, he had just destroyed his dream as well.

"But Akane's the only one how practice the Tendo Marital Arts any more." Soun informed. "Besides Akane's and Kasumi's life is at stake and he might be able to save them." Soun further explained to Genma.

"But you still have one daughter left, that's fine. She can marry Ranma. All is not lost if your other daughters die. Nabiki is healthy so there's still one daughter left to uphold the promise." Genma explain, showing what he was really thinking.

"Genma, that so rude of you, how could you say such thing!" Nodoka holding onto her katakana, showing him how angry she was. That causes Genma to back against the wall visibly sweating.

"I will see if my sister can come over to help. If it done discreetly I think it can be done." Noha said. 'In truth he was willing to help because to him it was the right thing to do. The thought using it to his advantage would be violating his own belief but maybe this way some good could come from it.' Noha thought to himself.

"How can you sister help Kasumi and Akane?" Nodoka asked. Wondering how this man's sister could help. 'Maybe she a Doctor.' she thought to herself.

"My sister is a doctor and works in the best hospital where I am from. I am sure she will be able to help them." Noha said confirming what Nodoka was thinking.

"Then it decided, Ranma and Lorena shall be engaged to marry. And Noha with the help of his sister will provide help for both the Tendo and Soatome families supporting the claim." Nodoka stated with a quick look at Soun how noted his agreement at what she just said.

Nodoka was grateful that the duel was off. She knew now she would lose badly if it was still on. This way she could get out of it will still save face. Both families had been shamed and thoroughly dishonored themselves to the Starliner's earlier. By honor, Noha could demand a lot more. Things like taking both families' honor blades.

Genma was watching what just happened in horror. All this hard work was being lost. 'I deserve to live off the boy for all I did for him, And this is what that disgrace does to me?' quickly thinking he came up with a plan. It was risky but it just might work. And Genma already decided what he would do if this last attempt failed.

"Nodoka I will not tolerate this disrespect to me from you and Ranma. If you and Ranma don't swear that you'll obey me right now and have Ranma marry a Tendo. Both of you will be tossed out. I will no longer tolerate the dishonorable disrespect to me. I am the head of the clan and you must obey me without question!" Genma yelled at his wife trying to show firmness will he was actually very afraid of what would happen next.

"Dishonorable panda, you just showed that you're totally without honor and you dare claim I am without it? Fine, if you want it that way, I'm going to file for divorce you dishonorable piece of trash. At least I am not some wanted criminal. Like you are." Nodoka said in a rage. She wanted to take care of the evil in her family but it was not the time to do so.

Turning to Noha she apologized for the most recent display from her soon to be ex-husband. Unfortunately, that was what Genma had being waiting for. Knowing this would be the only time to do it, Genma charged at Nodoka and grabbed at her Kimono, ripping it open to get at the envelope containing the fund Noha had sent her. Before Nodoka could react he threw her at Noha who quickly caught her just like Genma had plan. He also grab Nodoka's sword and then slashed it at one person he knew everyone would help out first so it will give him times to escape.

Kasumi let out a cry of pain as the sword hit her in the arm, cutting deep into it. It was then that Genma made his escape. Using one of the sealed techniques the Umisen-ken to disappear from view. He did know that Noha could still sense his present, 'Damn him and his people ability to sense motion.' He thought to himself. He knew that he could Defeat Noha in an all out fight. But he was more afraid of his friends, Tanis and Nime. And Genma was absolutely terrified of Tanis. If something happened to Noha, Genma had a good idea that Tanis would be one of the firsts to come to see what happened to him. Genma would rather be sealed in a cave with Happy and Cologne for a decade rather then meet that beast again. And he totally believed that Nime would carry out her threat of using him as a scratching post. If she learned of the Neko-ken. All it takes is for his weak willed son to look at a cat to realize something was wrong. This was the boy's entire fault for being so weak during the training in developing the fear of cats of his.

Genma knew he had to get out of Tokyo as soon as he could. He needed to get this check cash and leave Japan as soon as possible. At least with the check he could still mange to retire to an easy life even when he know it will have to be in a different Country.

Genma then continued to the nearest branch of the bank he knew Nodoka kept her accounts, although he did stop at a pawnshop along the way after stealing Nodoka's blade.

Back at the Tendo home, Kasumi holding onto her bleeding arm with tears in her eyes. She was wondering why Genma attacked her with a sword. Nabiki quickly went to the phone and called doctor Tofu.

Soun tried to stop the bleeding. He looked at Ranma wondering why he didn't do anything to stop Genma. He saw that Lorena had a death grip on Ranma. From the color the poor boy was turning into she must be strong. The last time Ranma looked like that was when Ryouga was giving him a bear hug in their last duel. If the girl's was anywhere near as strong as Ryouga, he doubted that Ranma could away from the girl even if he wanted to.

Nodoka was trying to cover herself with her now ruined kimono. She was thankful that Noha caught her before she was injured, but her attention was currently on Kasumi who was injured. The next time she meet Genma, she will kill him, a thought that almost everyone in the room shared.

After Noha put Nodoka down, he moved to Kasumi getting something out from under his vest and began to work on Kasumi's arm.

"What are you using on her?" he Soun asked.

"It a Combat Med. Kit, I got into the habit of carrying one on me at all times," Noha said using a spray on Kasumi arm. The bleeding stop almost immediately after the spray. Then he used a strange device on Kasumi's arm. "It just a mild sedative, It will help the pain." Explain Noha.

By the time he was done, Tofu had arrived. Fighting off the silliness that tended to come over him in the present of Kasumi, he starts to examine her. However he seemed to be failing as his glasses started to fog up.

Noha seeing Tofu's reaction to a second to figure out what was happening to him. He then took off his watch and handed it to Tofu. "Here wear this, It will help your concentration." he told Tofu.

Tofu put on the watch, then almost tore it off. It was giving off something that was quite uncomfortable, almost painful. Wondering why this man was wearing such a device he quickly looked at the man's aura. He was a little shock at what he found. 'This man's a alien.' Although the man had an aura of a warrior in him, he also had a dormant one as well. It's like there's two different instincts about him. One of them, the dormant one had an innocents feel to it which are similar to Kasumi's, Also seem to have a scent of sensuality to it. But it was clear to him that the Warrior like Aura was dominant in the man.

Then Tofu looked at the girl that was with Ranma. He was not surprise to see that the girl's aura was of the same the man. However, her aura seems to be the opposite of the man's. She had an aura of innocent to her that almost rivaled Kasumi's. The sensuality scents seem to be a lot stronger in her too. The girl also have a strong warrior scent but she would need a lot of training to let that side of her out.' He thought to himself.

He then realizes that they did have 2 sets of instinct, with one dominant most of the time. 'Guess only one could be in control at a time'. The sensuality of the girl made him thinks of an angelic Nymph. It almost turned him into a fit of silliness if the watch didn't send a pulse of pain through is rest. Preventing him from losing control.

After finishing looking at Kasumi's arm, Tofu turned to Nodoka. "Who treated the arm. It is a very good work. There's no bleeding now and the injury is beginning to heal already. Normally a cut this deep would require stitches but I think all that needs to be done now is to place a brace on the arm to immobilize it. Also, she would need to take it easy and have a rest for a few days to allow it to heal."

The whole family was grateful for the news. Nodoka still kept her ripped Kimono closed as she moved over to them. "Mr. Starliner treated Kasumi with a medical kit of his." she informed Tofu. "I can spend some time here to allow Kasumi's arm to heal, as for the chores around the house I'll cover it until she gets better."

"Also, Ranma should stay over at Starliner house." Nodoka said thinking it would be best for Ranma to get out of the house before Akane woke up. "Ranma, why don't you go and get your things ready? It's only proper you stay with your fiancée," she told her son.

"I already have his backpack right here Auntie. I got it when I went through Genma's things trying to find out where he might have gone," Nabiki said. She was going to make Genma pay for what he just did to her sister. She had guess that Ranma would be leaving with the Starliner's so she took Ranma's belongings as well.

"That is very thoughtful of you Nabiki," Nodoka said to her, then walked up to Noha. "Please take care of my son and make sure he keeps up his training."

When she was near Noha she ended up accidentally tripping herself. Noha caught her and helped he up. However, one of his hands accidentally glommed onto one of her breasts. Her first reaction was slapping him, a stray thought on how her action would seem similar to how Akane would react when helped stopped her. Another reason is because the gentle squish and soft caress his hands were sending shiver down her spine. 'Genma touches was never this pleasurable.' With a blush on a face and a stifled moan, she looks at Noha.

It took a second for Noha to realize just where his hand was before he removed them and quickly apologize to her. Nodoka was taken that Noha actually was unaware of just what his hand wore doing. 'He is so manly,' she thought thinking that if this is what the touch was like when he did it by accident, then how would it feel if he touch her like a man who touches a real women. Nodoka felt very warm all of a sudden with the thought of getting to know Noha better in a more personal way. She found herself not minding to become a mistress to such a manly man if he turned out to still be married.

After gathering all his belongings Ranma and the Starliner's left Tendo home. Ranma walked along with them in a solemn mood. His life was again decided for him without his approval. It was so unfair. Today he lost a fiancée and at the same time, gained another one. The way Lorena was holding his hand was new to Ranma as well. Lorena in a way was his first fiancée but so far she hasn't demand anything other than saying hi. She also seems contented just staying with him. The only thing that made Ranma a little uneasy was she was also the first girl he seem to had a desire for. Its nothing like the boys in school seemed to have but it was still sexual by nature. Ranma didn't know that it was Lorena's Avatron gift tend to have an aura of sexuality around them. Being nearly as innocent like Kasumi, Ranma was a little confused as to why he would have such feeling.

"Is there anything wrong Ranma? You seem to lost yourself in thought." Noha ask Ranma.

"It's nothing, I'm just thinking." Ranma said, trying to avoid the subject.

"You can speak frankly Ranma, actually I would prefer that you were honest." Noha informed him.

"It's just that I never ask for any of this. I never chose to have any fiancée right now." Ranma told Noha wondering if he would ever have a life of his own.

"I make a deal with you then. When you finish school and college, making sure you tries your best effort in your studies. I will leave the choice if you want Lorena marrying you. All I want to ask is that you try and make your relationship work out." Noha said to him.

"But I am a martial artist why do I need to go to college for? It not like I am going to need it." Ranma said, not liking the idea.

"To put it simply, I want you to be the best you can be Ranma. A good education will help you to be just that." Noha said, "You're not afraid that you'll not do well in school are you?" he ask him smirking all the while.

"I am not afraid of anything and I will meet your challenge." Ranma said, a little angry that someone would dare to call him a coward. "What I want to know is, what will I get out of this once I meet you challenge?" Ranma then asked Noha.

"That is all part of the challenge Ranma," Noha told him. "What you can get out of it can only be found by yourself." He then said with a smile.

After that, they continued down the street in silence. Ranma then thought that his new life was going to be very different from what he was use to. Guess it's going to be a very interesting time for them. He just wonders what the future had in store for them especially after his other so-called fiancées found out about Lorena. He hoped that tthey would be able to come out alive. Things are defiantly going to change with Noha and Lorena where around.

End chapter 2