Four metal walls, no windows, only the barest of commodities (a bed and a lavatory) and a closed reinforced blast door as the only way out. No doubt about it, Ranma was in some kind of high-security cell. Light came from a single lamp in the roof. Ranma also remarked that he wasn't wearing his usual clothes, he had been given a grey jumpsuit instead. A high-tech bracer had been put and locked on his right arm. A tag reading "M 000014" was woven in his suit. All these observations led the young martial artist to one conclusion : he was in jail.
Knowing he had done nothing to deserve such a treatment, Ranma tried to remember how he got here. His mind stayed stubbornly blank on that subject.
He tried to get someone's attention by kicking at the door, screaming and charging at the walls. In desperation, he even tried a ki blast but for unknown reasons, he wasn't capable of generating one right now. There were no reactions from anyone or anything.
Ranma was now confronted to one of his worst fears : to be abandoned and alone. It was the major reason he forgave his rivals and fiancees so easily. As dysfunctional and violent as they were, it was better to have them than not.
Ranma wanted only one thing : get out of here and go home. Since brute force had failed, he had to think, something many people thought he didn't do much.
*Okay, i'm in jail. I'm not strong enough to break out. I can't use my ki anymore. And no one seems to be around. What can I do ?*
Ranma rubbed his right arm, the bracer made his skin itch.
*Wait a minute ! I struck the walls and the door at full strength. I'm not Ryoga but I should have at least dented them ! That must be that bracer's fault ! It cannot be decorative if they put something like that on me !*
Ranma tried to pry it off to no avail. Then he had an idea ! He walked to the lavatory and put reluctantly his hands in the cold water in it. He felt the familiar tingle as he changed into his girl-form. His arms became too small for the bracer to hold and it fell on the floor. Ranma was glad to be rid of that thing. He could feel his normal strength return to his limbs, his ki was back too *Yes ! Ranma Saotome is back in business !*
With the return of his ki, his enhanced senses picked up something : a girl screaming for help !
Ranma reacted immediately. A huge Moko takabisha destroyed the blast door *Free !* He left his cell to find himself in a large prison corridor.
Ranma turned in the direction of the screams. Two guards in sci-fi looking full armors were dragging a female prisoner out of her cell. It was obvious she didn't want to go with them.
"Come on, mutant bitch ! Resistance is useless. You'll come with us even if we have to knock you out to do it !"
"Leave her alone !" Ranma didn't like bastards hurting defenceless girls.
"Oh, shit, who's that !?"
"Watch out ! She doesn't have a dampener !"
*POW* *CRACK* *SMASH* *WHAM*
"Hey, miss... Are you okay ?"
The girl looked at her savior with big tearful eyes "Yes... yes ! We must save the others ! And get out of this place ! Please help me ! Help us !"
"Okay... The ones running this place are not the good guys, I think. I'm Ranma Saotome. What's your name ?"
"Me ? I'm..."
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