"You... you savage beast," Kodachi hisses, while trying to raise out of the rubble that has fallen down on her. "I'll make you pay for this..."
But then, a red-striped whirlwind entered the room, stepping right on Kodachi's head while pouncing on her leonine twin.
"Mrow! Leodachi! You're here, too? Grrreat!"
The lion-girl blinked. "Leodachi?"
Ranko nodded. "Yeah! Nabiki - although she calls herself 'Nabatty' now - got the idea of giving us all new names. Leodachi sounds good, does it?"
The other cat of prey shrugged. "Maybe you're right... I would never share a name with such a rude human like her." And she gestured over to Kodachi, who was still trying to get free.
But then, Ranma, Nabatty and the Tendo girls entered the room, all of them trampling over Kodachi, as they didn't see her under all that rubble.
"That your missing friend?" Ranma asked the bat-girl.
Nabatty nodded. "Yeah, that's her. Hi, lion-girl! What's up?"
"What do you want?" Leodachi huffed. She never liked the bat-girl much, especially not after her transformation. "Don't you have anything better to do? Like, searching some alcohol to consume?"
Nabatty seemed hurt. "Now, why would I do that when I've been searching all over town for you two."
"But now we're all together again," Ranko smiled. "And we can get back to the zoo."
"To the zoo?" Leodachi asked. "Forget it! Never again shall I return back to that human prison!"
"But... but..." Ranko looked sad. "Do you want to leave us?"
"Why should I? You can come with me, right? Or are you telling me you all plan to go back behind those bars? I mean, think about it..." She spread her arms and smiled. "These powers... the ability to speak and think... and the pure strength. Isn't this a glorious gift? Why shouldn't we use it to rule over those pitiful humans that have imprisoned us and only fed us leftovers."
"Those weren't leftovers," Ranko pouted. "That meat was very tasty... you're just spoiled, that's all!"
"Well, she doesn't seem to be very cooperative, is she?" Nabiki asked her double. Nabatty shrugged. "She has always been like this. By now I really wonder how we're gonna convince her to come with us..."
Leodachi stepped closer to Ranko. "You... you are the second strongest of us all. We slept in the same house in the zoo. You must know what I'm talking about. We are predators, while the humans are parasites."
"That's not true!" Ranko shouted. "My big brother isn't like that!"
In surprise, the lion-girl looked over to Ranma. "You... believe him to be your brother?" She then smirked. "But you do want to stay with him, right? But how, if you are going to go back to the zoo?"
"But... but..." Ranko really was confused now. She looked up at Ranma. "Big brother, you're coming with me, right? I mean, it's nice and warm in our cage, and the zoo keepers keep us fed..."
Ranma shivered. Living in a zoo cage, and the only companions being the zoo keepers and BIG, SCARY CATS?
Not even his cute, new sister would be worth such a fate.
He petted Ranko's head. "Ranko... I'm sorry, but I can't come with you. But... perhaps there's another way. If you really want to go back to the zoo, I can visit you. But if you like, you can always stay with us, here in the dojo." His gaze wandered over to Kasumi and Nabiki. "Um, if that's okay with your father, that is."
Ranko beamed up at him. "Rrrrranmaaa! Thank you!" And purring, she once again rubbed her head against his hands.
"Keeping a feral tiger-girl in your home?" Nabatty asked. "I mean, Ranko's not a normal kittycat, you know?"
"Oh, that's all right," Kasumi smiled. "I'm pretty sure we'll find a way. After all, the house gets demolished often enough by Ranma's fiancees or friends. She won't be a bother at all."
"Enough of this!" Leodachi snapped. "Ranko, come with me or not, it's your decision! But I WON'T come back to the zoo!"
"HEY!" Kodachi's voice came out from under the rubble. "Could you stop that nonsense and get me out of here?"
Then the door to the dojo opened yet again, and Nodoka walked in. Behind her, five girls in sailor fukus followed, everyone stepping on Kodachi's head.
"Ow, ow, ow, OW!"
"Ranko, Nabatty... those girls have been asking for you two!" Nodoka exclaimed.
"Nabatty!" Ami said in relief. "You found them!"
The bat grinned. "Yup! Lil' ol' me!"
Usagi stepped forward to Kasumi, who she believed to be the head of the house. "Excuse me for the intrusion. I am Sailor Moon, and we are the sailor suited defenders of peace and love... Sorry to barge in like this, but we've been searching for some animal girls."
"Oh, so you're friends of Ranko as well?" Kasumi smiled. "How nice! Would you all like to stay for a cup of tea?"
"We don't have time for this, I'm afraid," Rei interrupted. She then looked over to the lion-girl. "Hey, you! You're coming back with us to the zoo, like it or not!"
"Never!" she snarled.
"We can't let her leave," Makoto pointed out. "With her explosive talent, she'll be a danger for society."
"You're not going to hurt her, are you?" Ranko asked, worried about her friend.
"Don't worry, we'll try to subdue her without using too much force," Ami replied. "Venus, prepare to catch her with your Love-Me Chain!"
"Got it!" Minako nodded. "It's not like she can fly away, right?"
"SHABON SPRAY!"
Ranma and the others were surprised, when suddenly, the room filled with a cold fog.
"You'll never catch me!" Leodachi yelled, trying to find the exit. She then shivered. "Brrrr, this is cold..."
She then sniffed. "Ah... ah... AH... AAAAAAAAAHH..."
"Oh no!" Ranko yelped! "Take cover, everyone!"
Listening to the tiger-girl, the Senshi and members of the Tendo household dove for cover.
"Finally!" Kodachi sighed as she pulled herself out of the rubble. "Now, to finish that beast off..."
"AAAAAH-CHOOOOOOOOOO!"
"GAAAAH!" the force of the sneeze threw Kodachi backwards, as the force of the impact made the wall behind her collapse, and once again she found herself under a pile of rubble.
"Oh my!" Kasumi murmured while looking out of her cover. "I think we have to renovate the dojo again..."
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