Four Fiancees Final Fight: Part Two

Written by: Son Pan


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    NOTE: In many Ranma ½ stories I’ve read, when the writers write Ranma in girl form, they still refer to ‘her’ as ‘him’. To me, that is really confusing, as I can never tell which sex Ranma is supposed to be. All to often I’ve read stories where ‘he’ is female one second, and the author seems to "forget" and ‘she’ becomes a guy. In any case, since the majority of this story deals with female-Ranma, I will write ‘her’ in ‘her/she’ form. However, if one of the characters "refers" to Ranma, they may say ‘he/him’. That’s just to clear up confusion. I hope things aren’t more confused by that…oh, my.

    Morning peels away into evening and all four women practice hard. Soon, Ranma-chan walks out of her house again, chewing on a plain rice-cake. She walks around, and heads to where Ukyou is training alone.
    "Hey, Ucchan!" she calls. "Start wrapping it up!" she takes another bite of her rice-cake and Ukyou looks up. She smiles happily at Ranma, and slaps the big spatula to her back. Ranma turns and begins heading to Shampoo and Mousse, finishing her rice-cake up on the way. She leans against a tree, and watches the blue-headed amazon woman as she beats the crap out of poor Mousse. Shampoo swings and ducks under Mousse, then she ‘aya’s’ and kicks him. Mousse falls flat on his back and Ranma steps forward.
    "Aya!" Shampoo cries spying Ranma. "Ranma come tell Shampoo he chose her over other girls yes?!" Shampoo bubbly asks. Ranma shakes her head ‘no’.
    "I just came to tell you that its getting late. We need to get started." Ranma replies. Shampoo smiles, and watches her fiancee walk off to find Kodachi and Akane. Shampoo looks back at Mousse.
    "Be careful, Shampoo." Mousse says. Shampoo looks at him coldly.
    "Shampoo always be careful! Shampoo can take care of own self!" she scolds, and turns to head to the house, she keeps a watchful eye on the rain clouds above. Mousse turns and reluctantly follows her.
    Akane seems impossible to locate, and Ranma worries that perhaps the Black Rose took off to fight her, one on one. Instinct tells her to look in the Dojo, and she feels something like relief when she sees Akane practicing a kata inside. She stands a moment, watching her moves. Akane’s eyes are shut, and her face tense with her movements. She waits a moment, leaning on the door frame before she clears her voice loudly enough for Akane to hear. Akane stops, and opens her eyes, looking at Ranma.
    "It’s time." Ranma says. Wordlessly Akane meets Ranma’s eyes, then the red head turns and exits the Dojo. Akane picks a towel up, and follows Ranma, patting her forehead as she walks.
    Only Kodachi isn’t training. She sits in Ranma’s room, delicately stroking the futon type bed he sleeps on. She murmurs to herself, while Nabiki looks on from the doorway. From down stairs Ranma’s voice can be heard.
    "Where IS she?!"
    Kodachi doesn’t even look up. She touches the pillow Ranma sleeps with, then gently picks it up, and cradles it. Nabiki rolls her eyes, and sticks her head out of the room. She calls back to Ranma.
    "If you’re looking for Kunou’s sister, she’s up here…in your room." Nabiki calls back. At that Kodachi’s head snaps up. Her eyes flick to the other bed in the room, they narrow and look at Nabiki.
    "I knew the two were related, but I never dreamed that they slept in the same room!" she looks down at the pillow in her lap. "My poor darling! How horrible it must be share your room with that…pig-tailed girl!" Kodachi cries. Nabiki shakes her head, disbelieving. Soon Ranma enters the room. Kodachi wrinkles her nose at the sight of the small girl.
    "C’mon, Kodachi. Time to start…" she mutters. Kodachi reluctantly rises, still clutching Ranma’s pillow to her bosom. Ranma turns and exits the room, Kodachi slowly following after. Nabiki halts the Kunou before she makes it into the hall. Kodachi glares at Nabiki with flashing violet eyes. Ranma stops and looks back.
    "The pillow is Ranma’s…" she states. Kodachi looks down at the plain white pillow pressed to her chest. She frowns.
    "I cannot bear to part with this token of Ranma-sama’s. He lays his head upon such an item, and I cherish it. Cannot bare to see that Pig-tailed Girl so friendly near it. You will not take it from me!" Kodachi replies. Nabiki shrugs. It was an answer she’d expect.
    "7000 yen." Nabiki states, extending her hand. Ranma face faults in the hall way. Kodachi stuffs the pillow under one arm, and, reaching into her body leotard, removes the correct money. She pays Nabiki off, and then proudly takes off down the stairs, passing Ranma still in ‘shock’. Ranma, then falls over.
    Nabiki grins to herself, pocketing the money. "I never even THOUGHT of extorting Kodachi!" she laughs darkly. "Thanks, Ranma!" she says, and then heads down the stairs, patting the foot Ranma has extended into the air.
    Ranma remains dumbfounded for a moment, thinking. It was HER pillow, and Nabiki sold it to Kodachi, and she got no profit? Things weren’t adding up.
    "Ranma!" A voice from downstairs called.
    However, she’d have to worry about that later. More important things were on her mind right now. Like her future wife…

    Ranma skips down the stairs, she pushes the thought of her pillow out of her mind. She nods to Kasumi who is sitting in the family room, and then she walks outside. Ranma looks at all four women waiting outside to fight. Akane in gi, Kodachi in her leotard, Shampoo in her Chinese dress, and Ukyou in her okonomiyaki out fit. Soun and Genma appear near Ranma. Genma puts his hand on Ranma’s shoulder.
    Soun looks at the four women. "Oh! I hope my dear daughter is alright." He turns to Ranma and Genma. "If Akane is hurt in this battle, I shall hold you responsible." Ranma sighs.
    "Calm down, Mr. Tendou. I’m sure Akane’ll do just fine." Ranma answers. Soun blinks, tears flowing down his face.
    "Akane is so lucky to have friends with faith like yours!" Soun cries.
    Nabiki arrives, followed by a huge crowd of Furinkian High students. Soun’s eyes bulge as they trample his yard. Nabiki walks to the clearing where the four girls stand, and the students surround them all. She looks each women over and then acts a referee. "Good day, ladies. Now, if I might have Akane and Kodachi on this side, and Ukyou and Shampoo…there." The four women take their respective fighting positions. Nabiki nods. "The fight to become Ranma’s bride." Nabiki comes to the center. "And…begin!" she cries, and then moves back.
    Immediately Ukyou throws her mini-spatula’s at Akane. Akane leaps up, and the spatulas stab the ground behind her. She is met mid-air by Shampoo, who wields two bonbori. Shampoo waves them, and Akane manages to rebound off her head and soar over to the other side. Before Akane can reach the ground, a red ribbon wraps around her, it hurls her back to where she came. Kodachi pulls her ribbon more taut, and Akane cries as she hits the ground. Ukyou starts to advance on the fallen Akane.
    With only a flick of her wrist, Shampoo throws her bonbori, and hits Ukyou on the back of her skull. The okonomiyaki seller drops her huge spatula and falls to the ground, the bonbori resting on her head. "Shampoo no let other girl win either!" She moves to advance on Akane.
    Akane struggles with Kodachi’s ribbon, and does not noticed neither Shampoo or Ukyou. Kodachi begins to approach Akane and starts laughing darkly. She leaps upon Akane and knocks her back to the ground. In a flurry of motion, Kodachi begins striking at Akane. Akane barely manages to dodge by twisting her body out of hit range. Shampoo, angry at Kodachi now, raises her other bonbori and attempts to smash Kodachi’s head with it. Akane rolls over, and pins Kodachi to the ground. Then the world blackens out as Shampoo’s bonbori smashes over her head.
    The crowd erupts in a cry as Akane slumps to the ground. Seeing Akane slump away, Kodachi knows her newer opponent will be more difficult. Shampoo leaps as Kodachi lashes out with a new ribbon. Seeing Shampoo’s nimbleness, she advances with a back hand spring. "Let see how you deal with the attack of…A hundred-clubs!" she cries. With blinding speed Kodachi beings to produce clubs and attacks Shampoo with them. Shampoo, not knowing anything of Kodachi’s martial arts style, merely times right, and turns, and places a hard, well placed kick in Kodachi’s gut. Kunou’s sister gasps, and the clubs all clamber to the ground noisily. Kodachi falls to her knees, eyes wide.
    "Girls what interferes is for killing." Shampoo says. Then she leaps for Kodachi, to hand the final blow.
    With a whiz of air, Shampoo’s flight is thrown off projection. She hits the ground, and is pinned down. Small razor sharp spatula have pierced her clothes and pinned her to the ground. Kodachi’s head turns and she sees Ukyou standing tall, and proud, her hand reaching for her huge spatula. Ukyou’s eyes are fixed on Shampoo, and so Kodachi makes her move. She throws a red ball at Ukyou’s face. The okonomiyaki seller is surprised, and bats the ball back wit her spatula. By then Kodachi is on her feet, and springing into action. She jumps on Ukyou, and the two fly back, hitting the ground. Ukyou manages to bring her spatula down, and wham Kodachi over the head with it.
    The Kunou falls to the ground, numbly. Then Shampoo rises to her feet, tearing her clothes as she stands. "That bad choice, Spatula Girl! Now Shampoo angry!"
    "To bad, sugar!" Ukyou answers, and then hurls a volley of mini-spatula at Shampoo. The Amazon uses her cat-like dexterity and avoids all the spatulas. She bounds over the crowd, and uses a peers head as a spring board.
    "Now you die!" she calls, and flies through the air. She extends her hand for a punch, and Ukyou steps back, shocked.
    "No way!" Ukyou yells at the incoming Shampoo. She pulls her big spatula up, and Shampoo’s fist hits it directly. Shampoo’s eyes get wide, and her entire body freezes up. The spatula has a huge dent in it. Shampoo falls back, and holds her hand up. It starts throbbing red. While Shampoo cringes over her hurting hand, Ukyou counters by flipping the spatula over and whamming the Amazon repeatedly over the head with it.
    "SHAMPOO!" A voice from the crowd is heard. Ukyou is suddenly yanked back, thick chains wrap around her wait. She squirms and drops her spatula, turning to see who attacks her. It is Mousse, and he holds the chain angrily. Ukyou struggles, and her hand breaks free. She attempts to go for a mini-spat.
    "Ukyou-sama!!" a childlike voice cries. A red and blue trash bin runs in, then whams Mousse over the head with the lid. Tsubasa pokes her head out. "Ukyou-sama! Are you alright!?" Ukyou smiles, as the chains fall limp, and Mousse topples over.
    "Hai, Tsubasa! Thanks!!" she turns back to the ring, the Furinkian High students cheering madly now. Shampoo has risen back to her feet. She looks around a bit, stumbling. Kodachi is a pile of spandex on one side, and Akane sits moaning on the other.
    "Shampoo…kill…" the Amazon breaths. She gets up to Ukyou, then takes her face and brings her in for a kiss. Ukyou realizes what Shampoo is doing and brings her arms up, pushing Shampoo back.
    "No way, you bimbo!" she cries, and Shampoo’s eyes narrow.
    "Why you resist? You no think Shampoo win?" smiles, then whirls about, and unexpectedly knocks her leg into Ukyou’s head. The okonomiyaki girl flails and slams to the floor.
    Ranma stand, fists clenched, eyes wide, seeing Shampoo almost the victor. She turns to Ranma, and with a smile on her lips speaks. "Shampoo win….now Ranma marry Sham-" and her voice is cut off as a giant mallet smashes her over the head.
    Shampoo’s hands go out in the 1st and 4th fingers extended, her eye watery. She collapses, reveling a pissed Akane. Ranma blinks her eyes, surprised, and her heart seeming to fill with pride. Nearby, P-chan is squealing at the top of his lungs, water pouring out of his eyes, and his mind whirling. She speaks softly. "Ranma…I…"
    "Not so fast…you hussy." Comes the bedraggled voice of Ukyou. Slowly she gets to her feet. Akane turns her head, and the rest of the crowd looks. Ukyou gets to her feet, wiping at her chin, an anger in her eyes. She reaches to her sash, and draws a handful of mini-spats, holding them between her fingers, four in each hand. "I’m not out of the fight…just yet."
    "Ucchan…" Ranma breaths, then watches the two.
    "Ukyou…", Akane breaths, then turns, and faces her. "Fine! HA!" Akane leaps into the air, and sends a foot down, attacking Ukyou, hands poised at striking points. Ukyou, without a blink, releases the eight mini-spats. Akane’s kick connects, and Ukyou and she both fly backward. The eight mini-spats, however, imbed themselves all up Akane’s leg, shredding her gi.
    Akane winces, limping on to her left leg. Ukyou scrambles to her feet, grabbing her huge spatula, with a Shampoo fist imprint still on it. The two face off, and then Akane starts running to Ukyou. She trips as a red ribbon snags about her ankle and yanks. Kodachi rises.
    Akane rolls, and flips, getting to her knees. She grabs the ribbon, and yanks, pulling Kodachi forward. The Black Rose falls to her hands, then does a graceful roll, until her back is on the floor, and her legs in the air. She wraps her legs about Akane’s waist, then cries. "You, Kuonji! Finish her!"
    Taking no time to think about it, Ukyou advances. "With pleasure, sugar!" She brings the spatula back, as Akane squirms in Kodachi’s firm hold. Getting momentum Ukyou starts to swing the spatula back, with enough force to knock Akane into the next dimension. The air crackled as Ukyou swung the spatula forward, and to Akane’s immovable face.
    Then a flurry of red appeared, hands in front of her face, head turned to the side. Kodachi’s grip released, and Akane fell to the ground. Ukyou swung the spatula, and Ranma extended her arm, the force snapping the spatula in two, and cutting Ranma’s arm and shirt open, to bleeding. Ukyou’s draw drops, seeing she struck Ranma. "Ran-chan!".
    Then Ukyou’s eyes went blank, and she fell back. Shampoo stood, her face cute and her eyes bright. "Ranma come and save Shampoo, yes?" Ranma shakes her head no, and Shampoo frowns.
    "Then you is obstacle…Shampoo kill Akane." She speaks. Ranma blinks, then steps off of Kodachi’s face, where she landed, and into a fighting stance.
    "No…" she whispers.
    "What cretin is it that doth anger my Goddess and bring her to such a noble stance?! Surely some vile attempt at her life! I shall protect you, fear not, my Pig-tailed Girl!" Came Tatewaki’s voice, booming over the crowd. Before either Ranma or Shampoo could move, Tatewaki crashed it, landing on Shampoo’s head, and taking Ranma into his arms, squeezing her.
    Ranma’s pigtail rose, and stuck straight out as Tatewaki hugged her. No one spoke, all the girls now, knocked out, as Akane face faults. Nabiki blows the whistle, signifying the end of the match.
    "And the winner is, Champion Kunou!" she cries, barely maintaining a seriousness air to her voice. She takes Tatewaki’s arm, prying it from Ranma. "Ranma’s new bride!" And she snickers a bit.
    Ranma slowly glows in Tatewaki’s arms. "No. WAY!" she hisses, then her hand goes back, and pulls in for a punch. She takes off Kunou’s jaw, and knocks his body away, sprawling into the stratosphere. The crowd bursts into applause.

    That night in the Tendo’s

    Ranma winces as Kasumi dabs the wound on her arm. She sighs. "Geez, what was that bakayarou Kunou thinkn’ anyway?" she sighs. Akane looks up from her rice bowl, a bandage about her brow.
    "Oh, I dunno Ranma. You two certainly do make a cute couple." She smiles as Ranma twitches. Kasumi innocently adds.
    "Akane is right, Ranma. Your female-self and Kunou-san do look very cute together." She tears the tape, and pats Ranma’s arm. Ranma hunches her shoulders, and glares at Akane.
    "Well you an’ Kunou look great together too, Akane." Ranma mumbles. Akane flinches, snapping her chopsticks. Kasumi smiles.
    "Oh my, Ranma! You are right! What a cute couple." And with that, she rises, taking Ranma’s dish and Akane’s dish, and going to the kitchen.
    "Take that back, Ranma." Akane scoffs.
    "Take what back, you tomboy?" she snickers.
    "You know what I mean, pervert!"
    "Uncute!"
    "Peeping tom!"
    "Toxic-cook!"
    "RANMA!"

    The End