Akane's spaceship shook slightly as she tried to twist around and get her own elbow out of her ear.
"Meow?"
"Out, Shampoo!"
"Meow, fttt!"
"How did you get in here, anyway?"
"Meow meow meow meow MEOW meow meow."
"Gotcha," said Akane. "You saw a spaceship, changed into a cat, snuck on board, and waited for your chance to go rescue Ranma."
"Meow nyu niaow?"
"No, I can't speak Cat, I just figured it was the most likely explanation."
"Niew!"
"Don't suppose you've got any cards."
"Mew mew."
"Pity."
"Mew?"
"Never mind, I just found a peephole. We just passed the moon. You can wait till our next stop before getting out."
Nabiki began counting her profit.
"Ouch!" Kodachi said.
Nabiki blinked and checked. "How on Earth did you manage to get in there?"
"Gymnasts (oooh) must be (uhmf) flexible. I also do yoga."
Nabiki shrugged. She'd gotten paid so it didn't matter that much. "Whatever."
zummmmmmmmm! a pair of doors slowly latched shut.
Nabiki was about to turn away when she noticed Genma tying a rope around the spaceship. "Excuse me. What exactly are you trying to do?"
"It is imperative that Akane be the one to rescue my stupid ungrateful son," said Genma as he finished tying the knot. "Now all I have to do is tie this around the dojo..." (stomp, splash) [Forgot about that fire pail, sorry.]
Nabiki thought a few moments, got a camera, and sat down well away from dojo, Genma, and rocket.
FWOOOOSHHHHHHHH!The spaceship rocketed up into the air.
Twang! The rope that Genma Saotome was tying around the dojo went taut.
"BUHAW!" Genma-panda discovered he had been caught by the suddenly tightening rope.
RIP! CRUNCH!The dojo came off the support pillars as a single unit.
ShuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuThe spaceship, rope, screaming Genma, and dojo rose majestically up into the air.
Gleam! Eventually disappearing into the sky as a single glittering point of light before fading away entirely.
"WAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Soun Tendo began wailing and putting forth torrents of tears as his beloved dojo, including shrine, vanished into the clear afternoon sky.
Nabiki smirked. The purchase of a camera with auto-focus and auto-advance features had just been vindicated.
"...and in news today, this picture of an alien spacecraft towing a small outbuilding and a panda was taken by the American Space Shuttle. NASA explains this as an optical illusion caused by sunspot activity and swears that they have not been launching endangered species into orbit. Both PETA and the World Wildlife Organization have protested the unethical treatment of pandas and vowed legal action as soon as they figure out who to sue. And on to sports..."
"Nyet, Ukyo Kuonji, der Russian Space Program is not going to the planet Mongo. Haff you tried NASA?"
Ukyo hung up the phone and turned to the board. She'd run out of leads, so who could she consult?
Maybe if she...
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