A warning shout from the front gates caused a scramble as the horde shifted into position. The boys left space between the small groups to allow for movement. They spread out a little, so that thier attacks wouldn't interfere with thier teammates. And then the fighting began.
A loud, rage filled roar from off school grounds started the show. "I HATE BOYS!" Came the battle cry of Tendo Akane as her bookbag shot forward to strike a boy in the chest, blasting him off his feet. Akane quickly followed her attack, appearing at the gate and vearing left. A quick jump kick smashed into the face of her target, her momentum carrying her over his falling body so that she could land in her typical aggressive stance.
A roar from the horde drowned out her cry as the group moved forward, but they were careful not to interfere with each other as the counterattack began. Two boys shot forward, splitting apart and racing by her position. One shot a leg out to sweep the girl off her feet while the other went into a high side kick to force her to block. Instead, the girl jumped the leg sweep, twisting to allow her to come down on her targets leg. This was prevented when the sidekick blasted into her side, sending her falling to the ground.
A quick kip up had her on her feet once again, spinning into a murderous back kick, picking the boy up and launching his body over twenty feet in the air. Turning her attention back to the one that had tried to sweep her, Akane launched a devestating combination of punches. Her fury grew greater when the boy managed to block the first portion, so she increased the strength of her strikes until she blasted past his defenses, shattering them as if they didn't exist. This boy was also launched through the air, but not before taking a minimum of five hits to the face and torse.
Akane would have grinned at the look of pain on her target's face, but was hit in the back by a hockey stick. Rolling forward to minimize the pain of the blow, she leapt up onto another target, kneeing him in the chin and sending him into darkness. Turning rapidly, her hands shot out and grabbed the hockey stick from a surprised boy. Three twirls of the stick around her body resulted in four more boys on the ground unconscious.
Throwing the broken stick at a boy trying to close the distance to her left, she spun around and ran towards a small group of three. Going to her knees and sliding in the wet grass, her fist shot out to strike the groin of the boy she had just slid past. Falling forward, she used her speed to come to her feet and jumped upwards. Her leg shot out in an axe kick, slamming into the head of another target.
She took four strikes with a fist to her back before she could turn back around. A spinning backfist blew the boy away but she wasn't allowed to rest. Akane was being forced to use more and more of her energy to defend herself. She knew that she was in trouble as she saw the remaining boys surround her. Panting with the exertion of her efforts, her eyes narrowed before launching forward to the attack.
A straight forward charge resulted in the boy ducking under her fist and slamming his own into her gut. If he had had more training, the fight would have most likely been over. Instead, it just winded the girl who immediately dropped down and slammed her elbow into the poor boys head, knocking him out. Spinning on her heel, her leg shot out and swept the legs out from underneath another adversary.
Coming to her feet, she jumped back from a swing of a baseball bat and launched herself forward when the bat swung past. Two quick hits from her fist into the boys guts had him on all fours, loosing his breakfast on the ground. Using his body as a springboard, she leaped over the next boy to land on her feet behind him. A snap kick to the small of his back propelled him into two of his friends, sending all three to the ground.
After that, it dissolved into a series of punches and kicks as her targets were replaced by the horde so fast that she couldn't track them. She was taking even more hits than the last time she had fought, despite the fact that she was sure that her body had never performed this well in the past. Bruises decorated her body as sore muscles protested the abuse of being used again and again past thier endurance. Cries of pain were escaping her own lips this time, not just her adversaries.
When it was over, Akane stared at the horde. Two dozen boys, either knocked out or groaning in pain, lay between her and the school gates. They had gotten a lot better, the girl was forced to admit. At the rate of improvement, they would be defeating her on a regular basis within two weeks. Something had to be done. Scooping up her bookbag, she limped towards the school.
There by the main door stood Kuno Kimi. She was leaning against the wall, her arms crossing her chest and an impassive expression on her face. Her eyes seemed to see everything as they examined each boy for a brief period before turning her attention to Tendo Akane.
"You did well, foul witch." Kimi complimented the victorious girl.
Akane stopped in her tracks and starred in disbelief at the extrememly beautiful girl. "What did you say?" She sputtered, her tired red aura springing into being.
"I complimented you on your skills in battle." Kimi sneered. "You should be thankful to the Kami's that the Pink Lightning was not your foe this morning. Is she was, your victory would have been your defeat."
Tendo Akane, never the most stable of people, popped her top. Rage rejuvinated her tired limbs as she launched herself forward, swinging her fist with enoug power to shatter a cinder block. However, she wasn't facing someone from the horde with little training. Kimi ducked down, started to spin while drawing her bokken, and slashed the furious girls legs out from underneath her.
Finding herself parallel to the ground, yet three and a half feet above it, Akane blinked at her predicament. Her mind wondered what exactly happened until she slammed into the ground. Hopping to her feet, she ignored the pain her face was radiating and prepared to fight once again.
"You would challenge the Pink Lightning?" Kimi thundered, pointing her bokken at the other girl. "So be it, peasant. Have at thee!"
THWACK! THWACK! THWACK! THWACK! THWACK! THUD!
Kimi sneered down at her foe, now lying unconscious before the school doors. "Once again, the Pink Lightning is victorious! The forces of darkness cannot stand before the Vengeance of the Heavens! The foul witch has been defeated, so let all rejoice!" Screamed the girl before she tucked her bokken away and walked into the school.
Up on the roof, Ranma scratched his chin as he thought. "You're right, Kuno is a LOT better now." He nodded as he narrowed his eyes at his unconscious fiance down below. "He's also more careful with his blows."
Nabiki was chewing on her lip as she glanced between her sister and her master. "What do you mean?" She finally asked.
"He was extremely careful to only hit her in five spots. The attack is designed to knock someone out and keep them out for a couple of hours." The pig-tailed martial artist replied. "Mom taught me that one, but without a sword, it's pretty useless."
"Ah..." The Ice Queen returned as she leaned into her master's side. Resting her head on his shoulder, she could only watch as the boys of the horde regained their feet and stumbled towards the nurses office. She couldn't help but grin as each and every one ignored the downed body of her sister as they groaned and stumbled thier way into the school.
"Why don't you drag your sister to the clinic." Ranma told her before releasing her from his grip. "Oh, and treat her like you would any other delusional idiot."
"You want me to leave her a bill for dragging her to the nurse?" Nabiki asked in surprise.
"Yep." The boy smiled at her. "Along with anyone else left down there." He told her, waving his hand at the battlefield. "It'll be part of the standard service... just get the rest of your girls to help you out."
"Yes, Master." Nabiki replied, walking off to carry out her orders.
Ranma, meanwhile, thought about what he had seen of Kuno's fighting abilities. As far as he could tell, most of his weaknesses were now missing. He couldn't help but wonder what a match between the two of them would be like now. Grinning and shaking his head, he made his way to class, sure in his belief that any point of contention between the two was now in the past. After all, he wondered, why would a now female Kuno Tatewaki bother to attack him?
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