"You're asking ME to go with you on a training trip?"
"Yup!"
Ukyo eyes were sparkling with excitement. That was her big chance. Some time alone with her Ranchan,away from all the other fiancees. Now they could become even closer, they could marry and then have kids and work together at her restaurant and...
"Yo, Ucchan?"
"Um, yes?"
"You still haven't told me if ya want to come along!"
"Oh... Yes, of course! Sure thing! I'm looking forward to it!"
"Great," Ranma smiled. "Then I tell Akane and the others. Meet us in about half an hour in the Tendo Dojo, okay?"
Wait a minute... AKANE AND THE OTHERS? And here she thought he wanted to spend some time with her alone.
After Ranma left, Ukyo almost bent one of her spatulas. "Grrrr... Ranchan you jerk!" Oh well, it was a good chance to let off some steam...
Konatsu appeared next to his love. "Mistress? Is something the matter? You seem angry..."
"Oh it's nothing, Konatsu... Anyway, do you mind taking care of my restaurant for a couple of days? I'm going on a trip..."
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"A training trip?" Akane asked. "And you want to bring your other fiancees along as well?"
Ranma nervously scratched his head. "Well, not because they're my fiancees. Um, I just thought... The last days were pretty boring, so I thought, instead of fighting each other all the time, we could do something cool together. And it would be great training for all of us."
Nabiki nibbled on her Tofu. "Wow, Saotome! You actually came up with a pretty good idea!"
"Oh my," Kasumi said. "Then I guess I'll prepare some snacks for you..." She hurried into the kitchen.
"WHAAAAAAH!" Soun wailed. "Finally, the houses will be joined! My little girl goes on a training trip with her fiance! WHAAAAAH!"
"Indeed, Tendo," Genma said proudly. "This is a most joyful day for everyone! Bring out the sake!"
"Um, they do know that you're bringing along your other fiancees as well, do they?" Akane asked. "Well, I think it will be fun. But one thing, Ranma..."
"Yeah, what is it?"
"You're not thinking of inviting Kodachi, are you?"
"Hell no!" He wanted for his fiancees to understand each other better, yes, but he wasn't crazy. Besides, he doesn't think of Kodachi as one of his fiancees, anyway.
"This will be great," Akane smiled. "I think I will take P-Chan with me as well. I believe he never was on a big trip before..."
Oh yes, that he was, Ranma thought.
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"Aiyah," Shampoo gasped inside the phone. "Airen wants Shampoo to go on journey?"
"Yeah," Ranma's voice could be heard from the phone. "But gotta warn ya, Akane and Ukyo are coming as well!"
"No matter," Shampoo smiled. "If Shampoo can be with husband, she will even bear spatula girl and kitchen destroyer!"
"Okay, if you like to join us, then come over to the Tendo Dojo in a couple of minutes!"
"Is okay! Bye, Airen!" Shampoo happily hung up. "Great-Grandmother, did you hear? Shampoo goes on journey with Airen!"
"Yes, I heard," Cologne muttered. "But now, leave me alone for a while, granddaughter! I have to concentrate!"
While Shampoo was joyfully giggling and running to the dojo, the matriarch of the Chinese Amazon clan was in deep thought.
What could that strange power be that I sensed today? she thought. It was unlike anything I've encountered before...
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Ranma thought of inviting Ryuu Kumon as well, but the traveling martial artist was hard to contact. (Well, not as hard as Ryoga sometimes was, but still hard) He was one person who Ranma loved to spar with. Oh well, can't have anything. At least Ryoga will be around, when Akane plans to bring P-Chan along.
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Some time later, they all were assembled into the Tendo Dojo. Kasumi brought them multiple lunch boxes and snacks for the journey, and Dr. Tofu, who she told about the trip on the phone, reminded them to take along a first aid kit, to be on the safe side.
They all were smart enough NOT to tell the Kunos about the training trip. Mousse wanted to come along with his beloved Shampoo, but he mistook a stray dog for her and went in the wrong direction.
Akane took a look around while petting P-Chan, wo was nestled between her breasts. Strangely enough, his nose seemed to bleed. "Where are dad and Mr. Saotome? Didn't they want to say goodbye when we left?"
"They would have, but they can't at the moment," Nabiki said. "Right now, they're snoring inside the living room! Too much sake, you see?"
"Ah!"
Ranma stepped before his family and fiancees. "Well, one thing first: When I planned this training trip, I had a nice, safe journey in mind, with no arguing and meaningless fighting!" He took a serious look towards the fiancee brigade. "If anyone of you thinks about making trouble on this trip, I won't take her with me. And believe me, you would have a hard time following us."
After that was settled, Ranma cleared his throat. "Well, let's see... This journey won't be just some training trip like I did with my old man... We won't just travel through Japan or China without any clear goal... Instead, we will be traveling to a different world."
The others murmured along themselves, until Nabiki snickered. "Very funny, Saotome! Now what have you been smoking again?"
"It's no joke, Nabiki, but I can see why some of you would have a hard time believing it. That's why I let someone else talk for you. Everyone, meet Carbuncle!"
After the small green imp appeared on his usual way, the others could just stare.
Kasumi smiled. "How cute!"
"Hello everyone," the little summoning spirit said. "I am the one that invited Ranma to this journey. I'm here to recruit strong fighters as yourself to form a group of heroes to protect my origin worlds. Ranma suggested all of you because he believes in your ability to work together as a team." The fiancees were looking at each other doubtfully.
"Our journey will take you to a world far away from this one, and it will take some time before you can return. So, everyone who wants to stay here, has to say it. Everyone who is coming with us is doing it on his own free will. I have to warn you: It will most probably be a dangerous journey! But if you work together as a team and gain enough experience, I'm sure you will be able to overcome almost every kind of situation."
"Wow," Akane exclaimed. "A journey to another world! This will be even more exciting than I thought."
"You can say that again, sugar," Ukyo nodded.
"But, Shampoo must ask funny-looking imp-thing... Where exactly do we go?"
"To a world that is about to meet its biggest threat. A threat that could destroy all of its inhabitants. Your job will be to travel with a group of local adventurers and help them fight that evil."
"Okay," Ranma shouted. He was smiling excitedly. The grand adventure was about to begin. "Then let's go!"
Then he looked around in confusion. "Uh, Carbuncle, just HOW exactly are we going to get to that world?"
"We will be traveling..."
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(Posted Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:48)
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