But it was at a red light that they found that they actually caused them some anxiety. It was the last one that they had before the port, and all they had to do was to get past that to be able to get to the ship, and approximate safety. However, that was also the time when they were at most risk, as they were stopped at the moment. And the voices of hate were all too clear and growing.
"Find those unpure souls! We must protect that which is our great land from those who would pervert it!" cried out an all too familiar voice as a horde of men walked along the street. "Come now, tell us what we will be doing upon our honor and lives!"
"Get those imposters! And save our people from them!" cried out a crowd.
"Exactly! Each of them shall be found, and properly dealt with! For any of these creatures are below us! Our righteous natures shall lead us to victory!"
"Yeah!"
"Then go someplace else Kuno, and get out from in front of our truck!" Ranma snapped, leaning out the side of the cab.
"Saotome! Have you come to assist us in this most honorable of professions! Or are you going to turn your back upon your duties as a true man?" the wannabe samurai demanded as his followers
"I just wanna get goin'. So, ya go your way, and I'll go mine."
"Pheh. What foolishness is that? Do you not realize the importance of what we must do in order to protect ourselves?"
"I know exactly what ta do ta protect someone. But ya don't seem ta. Are ya gonna attack your sister, or Akane?"
"Certainly not! For ones of such pure blood would not change!"
"And if Akane did?"
"Then it would be a fake. A real transformation would make her no longer worthy of my best attentions, and all she could hope for would be to the pet at my heels, for such a creature could hope for nothing save for the most lowly treatments."
In the back of the truck, Akane ground her teeth, and let her fists tighten on her lap.
Nabiki reached over and put a hand over one of her younger sister's before looking the girl in the eye and shaking her head.
The pigtailed boy didn't seem to like it anymore than his Tendo fiancee did, as he glared at the boy in standing proudly before him. "Then I guess that I've got ya figured out right after all."
"If you think that I would put the honor and safety of our people above all, then that would be correct. We all would!"
"YES! TAKE DOWN THE FREAKS AND PROTECT THE PURE PEOPLE!" the crowd screamed as one.
"See? Now will you help? Or perhaps we could help you."
"What d'ya mean?" Ranma asked warily.
"I mean that there might be such monsters on this truck. Though it is odd that you are riding in such a contraption. I would not think that you would work against the interest of the people, would you?"
"I'm just gettin' a ride."
"Well then, perhaps we should make certain that your 'ride', to put it crudely, is not infested with such vermin as that which would pretend to be the delicate maids that we once thought we knew. They could have snuck aboard, you know."
"Ya don't have ta do anythin' like that."
"Ah, but I think that we might. What say you, good people?"
"If they're there, we should find them!" declared someone that had gone to Furinkan along side many of those he now hunted.
"You see? The will of the people is always correct in its drive. Now, let us see what we should do!"
Ranma looked over the group and scowled at each one of them while:
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