[Episode 135178] [Episode 135178]Of course Shampoo had continued her training and improved a lot here in Nerima, but somehow Ranma had improved faster and if anything the gap between them had only widened.
And now Shampoo was giving it all she had and still Ranma held her off easily. He was not even attacking her very much. Was he playing with her, waiting for her to give up or did he just plan to tire her out.
Whatever his plan was Shampoo could not allow him to succeed. She would not be beaten and enslaved. She would not allow herself to fall like Akane and Kodachi apparently had. Akane who was now wearing a collar and who allowed Ranma to cruelly abuse her and Kodachi who on the picture Nabiki was holding up was clad in nothing but rope.
Shampoo fought on with increasing desperation. She had to take down Ranma even if it meant neglecting her defense. She had to take these chances even if it meant risking being defeated and enslaved.
Ranma had no idea why the crazy Amazon was attacking him. He just wanted her to stop it and go away. He was already in trouble because of the destruction they were causing. And as long as they fought inside the Tendou home there was the chance that innocent bystanders or perhaps Nabiki might get hurt.
Using a hole in Shampoos more and more sloppy defense he momentarily stunned her and used the momentum of her attack to catapult both of them outside.
This was much better. There was nothing much left in the yard that could be destroyed. Only the koi-pond....
Splash!
"Cat!" Ranma screamed as she resurfaced.
There was a cat in her face! Hanging onto her with sharp claws. A purple beast with a yaw full of nasty teeth.
Claws! Teeth! Hissing!
Splash!
Ranma once again returned to being male as he was hit with a kettle full of warm water and the monster hanging onto him had once again turned back into a girl.
"Thanks, Akane!" Ranma called out as Shampoo backed of from his face.
And the battle was rejoined as Ranma herded his now naked opponent away from the koi-pond.
Her kettle empty Akane kept standing on the porch now getting involved. She had learned her lesson from Kodachi's attack. If she interfered any further Ranma would punish her for putting herself at risk and he would not use the slapstick they had bought to do it.
To show Ranma what an obedient slave-girl she was she had already thought a few steps ahead and brought down some restraints for when he had beaten Shampoo — not any of the nice ones though.
She watched as her master steered the fight away from the house and koi-pond. Even though the naked Amazon was doing most of the attacking Ranma was clearly in control. He dominated the fight and his opponent while making the nude girl sweat and exert herself. She might still be throwing punches and kicks that could shatter concrete but she could not harm Ranma with them. Ranma in turn could have hit Shampoo whenever he wished. Her defense, her weapons and her clothes gone the Amazon was totally exposed and vulnerable. Ranma had her completely at her mercy!
Shampoo had never had any hope of defeating Ranma the way she had attacked him. At first Akane had thought that the girl was merely upset about her 'husband' being unfaithful to her, but she was now considering what Nabiki had said.
Could it be that Shampoo had attacked Ranma because she wanted to be his slave? And if yes what would she do about it? How could she compete with the big-breasted Amazon beauty. Akane had no illusions about how she would compare to the exotic slave-girl that Shampoo might become. But Akane had promised not to be jealous anymore. As Ranma's slave she really had nor right to be jealous if her master decided to take another girl as a slave.
As Ranma had frequently pointed out this was not about her pleasure but about his and so far she had fared rather well serving his pleasure. As her mind conjured up images of how Ranma might use two slave-girls and what incidental pleasure might come of it for herself she began to speculatively view the Amazon warrior in a different light.
Shampoo fought with all she had but she was still loosing, she had been loosing from the start. She should have tried to run away as a cat. Ranma would not have pursued her in that body, but she had refused to retreat. Now she was back to being human and naked to boot.
Normally her nudity should have given her an advantage over Ranma. He used to be shy like a little boy about that averting his eyes and avoiding contact, but no matter how much she showed of her body this new Ranma showed no such weakness.
"That won't work anymore," he told her between blocks, "Kodachi tried the same thing and it didn't do her any good."
This could not be Ranma just could not have changed this much and Shampoo could not have been so fooled.
But if this Ranma was not shy than he had learned to appreciate the female form and that might give her a chance. In her desperation she put a little extra bounce in her upper body movements and used a few more high-kicks in hope's of arresting her enemy's attention. All she needed was a small opening while he was distracted. It was a mad gamble. Acting like this would only fuel his lust. Shampoo did not want to think about how he would pay her back when he defeated her.
Her tricks were not working — nothing was working. Fear and frustration made it harder for her to concentrate and her fighting style was rapidly disintegrating. Ranma pushed her back until she was literally standing with her back to the wall.
Winded, her bosom heaving with every breath, flushed and covered in sweat she stood next to the outer wall of the Tendou compound. Unable to further retreat and to exhausted to attack she stood still looking at him defiantly. Angrily she brushed a strand of purple hair to the side that had become plastered to her face.
"Ready to give up?" Ranma called out mockingly moving a step back now that he had her trapped.
Shampoo had lost, but she would not give up. If Ranma wanted her he would have to knock her out.
She was about to tell him this much when he saw Akane approaching from the side. She was waving something in the air. Shampoo's eyes went wide when she realized what the girl was bringing.
Restraints! Manacles to tie her up, to take away her freedom and her dignity as an Amazon warrior. To secure her while Ranma used and abused her.
Shampoo's blood ran cold and she could feel her insides turn to ice. She was covered in goose-skin and cold sweat. Her heart was beating at hundreds of beats a minute and her blood was rushing in her ears. If she had been in her cursed form her hair would have been standing up on end.
No! Shampoo unfroze, she could not allow this to happen. With her last remaining powers she broke a hole in the wall behind her and ran straight for her home.
She knew that Ranma was faster than her, but she still ran for all she was worth.
"Aren't you going to go after her?" Akane asked seeing the naked Amazon streaking away in the distance.
"Why should I?" Ranma wondered.
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