The Insanity Continues

Volume 3 - Anything Goes Martial Arts Dance Contest

Chapter 4 - Dance for Your Life

Characters are owned by Rumiko Takahashi, Viz Video, ect..., and are 
used without permission. I'm only borrowing them. I'll return them. I 
can't afford the overdue charge Nabiki insists on.

This series deals with a married Ranma and Akane, so some sexual 
references and innuendoes may occur.

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A carnival, or perhaps it should be called a Hawaiian, atmosphere 
permeated the Furinkan High School's gym. The gym was filled with second 
and third year students, and this was the first prom that any of them 
could remember. They were intent on enjoying it. 

The gym had been divided into two seperate dance floors by a line of 
table and chairs. One, the smaller of the two, was used for judging.

The first dance to be judged was a waltz. Only Kuno, Nabiki, Kodachi 
and Gosunkugi elected to use this dance for the dance contest. Kodachi 
and Gosunkugi moved with surprising elegance, but Gosunkugi showed that 
he only had a little knowledge of the dance. Kuno and Nabiki, however, 
danced exquisitely to the song as if they were one, setting a near 
perfect score to beat.

Hiro and Yuka danced to the third song. It was not a spectacular 
performance, but earned them a B for gym.

Daisuke and Sayuri also danced to the third song, completely upstaging 
the other half dozen couples. They moved with a fluid grace one 
wouldn't expect to see except from the martial artists. Their score 
was second only to Kuno's and Nabiki's.

Ranma and Akane prepared themselves as they were to dance to the fourth 
song. Surprisingly they were the only couple to elect this song, which 
confused Ranma and Akane. The song was pretty popular, so they couldn't 
understand why no one else was going to dance to it.

The music started and Ranma and Akane started to dance. They moved in 
unison, as Ranma either copied or mirrored how Akane moved. They broke 
form a couple times to perform a complicated move together. Actually 
to say they were dancing would be a technically wrong, as it was more 
of a kata than a dance, including intentional missed punches and even 
aerial jump kicks. Once ended, the gym erupted in applause. Ranma and 
Akane bowed once and quickly got off the dance floor.

"That was great," Yuka cheered.

"Thanks," Akane replied, winded. "Do you know why no one else danced 
to the song?"

"Um, yeah. Once word got out that you and Ranma were dancing to that 
song, everyone decided not to dance to it. We figured there would be no 
hope to top you two since it is a contest and we all know how competitive 
Ranma is. We all decided to dance to other songs."

"Oh, were we that good?" Akane asked.

Yuka looked at her strangely.

"What do you mean we tied with Kuno?" Ranma was heard shouting.

Yuka smirked. "Looks like you've been robbed. You tied for first."

"Really? First, that's great." Akane went over to Ranma with the intent 
of stopping him from doing anything really stupid.

"How come she didn't think she did well?" Hiro asked.

"Akane hasn't been very confident about anything since Ranma arrived. 
She was the greatest martial artist before he showed up, and then in a 
matter of months a half dozen people showed up, each capable of 
defeating her easily. She's always wanted to be the best in something, 
but Ranma unknowingly took that from her."

"How did she fall in love with him then?"

Yuka shrugged. "Maybe it's because despite the fact she's the least 
skilled of the girls that chased Ranma, he still loved her."

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Kasumi shook her head as Dr. Tofu roughly broke up two people who 
dancing a little too closely, or more precisely looked like they were 
about to kiss. This was the third time he had done that. He had also 
yelled at another two students he thought were 'wandering off,' 
whatever he meant by that.

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Ranma went to get some punch for Akane and himself when one of the 
windows to the school gym shattered.

"BWAHAHAHA!" Happosai laughed until he saw where he was. "Whoa momma! 
I've died and gone to heaven."

"You're not dead yet, but you'll soon be in hell if you don't do as I 
say!" Tarou shouted as he chased after Happosai. 

Happosai ignored him as he started jumping from one girl's breasts to 
another's.

The girls started shrieking and the guys failed miserably to help 
their dates. Several guys got slapped as their attempts caused them to 
touch their date's chest.

"Stop ignoring me and fight!" Tarou demanded.

"Oh, Ak..." Happosai started to say in one girl's chest until he 
sensed Pantyhose Tarou launch a punch at him. He jumped away.

Akane was unable to see Happosai until he had grabbed onto her. The 
shock of the old lech grabbing her prevented her from reacting to 
Tarou's attack. She was hit squarely in the chest by his fore-knuckle 
punch and fell down in pain.

Ranma saw Tarou hit Akane and slammed his shoulder into the 
half-monster's chest. Tarou was sent flying several feet.

"Akane, are you all right?" Ranma asked.

"Yeah. I'm fine," she replied.

Kuno also saw Tarou hit Akane. "Who is he that hurts Saotome Akane?" 
he wondered.

"$&*!, that's Pantyhose in his human form," Nabiki answered with shock, 
fear, and anger. 

Kuno's eyes took a predatory gleam.

"Get him," Nabiki commanded coldly.

Pantyhose stood up, shrugging off his blow. "Looks like you've gotten 
a little faster fem-boy. It was a mistake for me to hit your wife, but 
it was a bigger mistake for you to hit me. For that I'll make you 
pay."

"There is no way you can beat me Pantyhose," Ranma replied, hovering 
protectively over Akane.

"Oh, you'd need a lot of help to stand a chance."

"Attacking one in his own territory and you don't expect for him to 
have friends within arm's reach? Thou are truly foolish," Kuno said, 
bokken at the ready. He stood on Ranma's left.

Ranma blinked. 

Ryoga cracked his knuckles as he moved to Ranma's right. "You'll pay 
for hurting Akane." He charged Tarou, who side-stepped. As Ryoga passed, 
Tarou slammed his fist into Lost Boy's back.

Kuno rushed next, shouting, "TATATATATATATA!!!" Tarou didn't dodge the
Kendoist's multi-strike, rather he grabbed the bokken and flung Kuno 
into the wall.

"Kasumi, please help Akane out of here," Ranma said.

"I can still fight!" Akane said fiercely.

"But Akane, the baby," Kasumi reminded.

Akane looked at her waist, and knew she couldn't risk fighting against 
Tarou. "Ranma, be careful."

"I will." He faced Tarou as he flung Kuno away. "You're going down 
nylon-boy!" he snarled. "Mokou Takabishi!"

"Shi Shi Hokodan!" Ryoga called from the other side of Tarou.

Tarou jumped out of the way as the two chi blast collided explosively, 
sending the combatants and several spectators flying several feet.

Many of those attending the prom felt now was a good time to leave.

Ranma jumped at Tarou, who responded with a round-house kick to 
the stomach, knocking Fem-boy out of the air. Ranma quickly got up and 
pressed his attack. 

Ryoga landed a blow on Tarou's back, but Tarou ducked the follow-up 
punch. Instead, the Lost Boy's attack connected with Ranma as he was 
completing a jumping spin-kick, sending him flying.

Tarou turned to faced off against Ryoga. "Come on bacon-breath, can't 
land a hit except when my back is turned?" Tarou landed a couple blows 
to Ryoga.

 Ryoga's anger built up as his attacks failed to connect.

Ukyou watched the battle, cursing the lack of her combat spatula. She 
held a couple throwing spatulas, waiting for a chance to use them 
without risking hitting anyone but her target. Suddenly she noticed a 
movement above her and saw her giant spatula fall in front of her. 

Konatsu, hanging from the ceiling, sent a volley of shurikens at 
Tarou. He side-stepped the attack, which came closer than he would've 
liked. Konatsu cursed himself as the metal stars to cut into Ryoga.

Dr. Tofu had been waiting of to the side of the battle waiting for 
Tarou to move close enough. That last dodge gave Tofu the opportunity he 
wanted, but Tarou noticed him move for an attack and punched him into a 
wall. Dr. Tofu collapsed, unconscious.

Tarou readied himself as he was being surrounded by several martial 
artists, even if they did look odd wearing formal clothes. Three or 
four martial artists of the level of his opponents he had trouble 
dealing with, but five would really be pushing it.

"Fowl demon, I SHALL SMITE THEE!" Kuno bellowed as he attacked. Tarou 
grabbed him and threw him at Konatsu.

Konatsu caught Kuno while hanging from the sprinkler pipes. The 
combined weight caused the pipe to bend and then break. They both fell 
and the broken pipe sent water everywhere.

Tarou started laughing evilly as the first drops of water hit him. 

Those fighting Tarou cursed as he transformed into his monstrous curse 
form. 

Ryoga spouted more curses as he transformed into a pig.

Ranma grimaced as he transformed into a girl, this had gone from bad 
to worse.

The remaining spectators to the battle now ran out of the gym.

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"Sweet bliss," Happosai said, smothering his face into a midnight 
black prom dress.

"Ack! Die you perverted monster!" Kodachi snarled, trying to pry him 
off by his neck.

Gosunkugi pulled out a candle and lit it. He place the candle at 
Happosai's back.

"Yeowch!" Happosai leapt away and patted out the flames that threatened 
to burn him.

"Thank you, Gosunkugi. I'll handle him from here," Kodachi said, 
whipping her gymnastic ribbon at Happosai.

"You'll pay from separating me from my lovely." Happosai dodge the 
ribbon and tapped Gosunkugi with his pipe. Gosunkugi flew off into the 
night's sky.

"No, you'll pay, you foul creature." 

Kodachi attacked Happosai in earnest, while he gleefully played with 
her.

"Happo Go-en Satsu!" chibi-Ms. Hinako shouted, missing Happosai and 
hitting Kodachi instead. "Damn," she muttered. "Happo Go-En Satsu! 
Happo Go-en Satsu!"

Happosai dodged behind various students while Ms. Hinako tried to 
drain Happosai's chi.

"Happo Tsurisen Gaeshi!" Hinako called. The geriatric delinquent still 
dodged.

"Is this any way to treat the man who saved your life, who gave you 
your powers?"

"And how much a life you gave me? I'm either an enthusiastic child or 
an emotionless adult. I am only fulfilling the only role you've 
provided me." Ms. Hinako grinned as the sprinkler were activated, now 
everyone would leave and she'd make sure Happosai wouldn't.

Ms. Hinako tried several more times to drain Happosai's chi but he 
just wouldn't stay still long enough for it to work. She needed to get 
him distracted long enough to hit him. She grimaced as the most 
feasable idea that came to her was to flash the pervert her breast. 

She did... 

He was distracted... 

He was drained. 

Ms. Hinako's foot then ground into his withered face.

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Ukyou attacked with her combat spatula, only to have Tarou rip it out 
of her hands and bent it over Ranma's head. Ukyou retreated, knowing 
her close-combat skills meant nothing to this monster without the 
combat spatula. Tarou threw the twisted metal away.

Kuno sneered at the monster form of Tarou. "You are truly a demon in 
spirit, and I shall destroy you!" Kuno rushed at monster.

Tarou pounded down on Kuno with both fists, sending Kuno to 
slumber-land.

Onna-Ranma took the opportunity and attacked. "Mokou Takabishi!" She 
blasted at Tarou's head, connecting.

Tarou cursed.  He turned and 
attacked. 

Ranma dodged the attacks and having minimal return in counter-attacking. 
Tarou caught Ranma in his monstrous hands and sent her flying into the 
wall.

Ukyou and Konatsu moved into to attack, sending waves of throwing 
spatulas and shurikens at Tarou.

Ranma shook her head, recovering from the blow. She noticed Ryoga, 
still in pig form, was by her feet. "Hey Ryoga, think you can do a Shi 
Shi Hokodan in that form?"

Ryoga nodded.

"Good. I have an idea."

Ukyou cursed as she ran out of throwing spatulas, as she hadn't thought 
she'd need more than a hundred. Konatsu wasn't in much better shape as 
he switched to restaurant bills that didn't do much more than inflict 
several paper-cuts to Tarou's body, already bleeding from numerous 
spatula and shuriken hits.

"Hey Pantyhose, hold still for a moment!" Ranma shouted as she jumped 
over Tarou, dropping Ryoga onto his head.

Tarou grunted in disgust and tried to shake the pig off.

"Ewk Ewk Bukuweep!" the black piglet squealed as he performed a pig's  
equivalent of a perfect Shi Shi Hokodan on Tarou's head. A chi blast 
pillar of twenty feet high and five feet wide erupted.

Tarou staggered from the blast, and then swatted Ryoga flat onto his 
head, adding to the large headache Tarou had gotten from the fight. 
Ryoga feel off Tarou, unconscious.

Tarou really needed to reduce the number of opponents. He grabbed a 
table and threw it at Ukyou and Konatsu. Ukyou dived to the side, 
while Konatsu got smashed by a second table thrown just after the 
first one. He staggered from the blow.

Tarou monster laughed evilly as he thought of how to limit the battle 
to just Ranma. He started to fly towards the ceiling.

"Happo Go-en Satsu!" cried Ms. Hinako as she joined the fight against 
Tarou.

Tarou felt his chi drain from him.  He floated 
to the ground.

"Mr. Saotome, you are a delinquent and must be punished for fighting. 
Happo Tsurisen Gaeshi!" Ms. Hinako sent some of the chi she drained at 
Ranma.

Ranma dodged the blast, shouting angrily, "Pantyhose started it, and 
he hit Akane. What do you expect me to do? Say, 'it's all right, you 
can beat my wife.'"

Ms. Hinako blinked. "Sorry. I was not aware he had done that. I was 
busy handling the ancient delinquent."

"Next time make sure the person is guilty before draining or blasting."

"Ranma! Are you okay?" Akane shouted as she ran into the gym.

"I'm fine," he replied. "How are you?"

"I said I was fine before. I'll just have a bruise in a rather 
unpleasant place." Akane looked at the withered monster. "What are we 
going to do about him?"

"Tis a simple matter... we destroy," Kuno said, having recovered 
slightly from his injuries and holding one of Ukyou's throwing spatulas.

"No," Ranma said coldly. "We won't kill him."

"This foul demon hurt your wife and has done unspeakable evils, yet you 
say he should live."

"Pantyhose is not currently a threat. Killing him would be cold blooded 
murder."

"Tis not murder, it's justice. He has threatened the life of your wife 
and unborn child, yet you wish such evil to exist. He needs to be 
destroyed."

"No one's life is in danger, so there is no need."

"Would you not kill to protect your wife?"

"I would and h... She is not at risk!"

"Kuno! Let's just change him back to human form and tie him up," Akane 
suggested. "We'll figure out what to do later."

"Oy! Dey've made da big kahuna's wonderful gym a mess," Principal Kuno 
cried.

Two janitors enter the gym and looked at the mess. They then turned to 
the principal and said, "We quit."

"No! You can't quit. You been here da longest of any janitors dis school 
had fo' over a year. I need da gym cleaned."

"Principal Kuno, might I suggest that you give those involved in the 
fight a choice of whether to clean up the gym and keep their gym 
grade, or don't and get a failing grade," Nabiki said evenly.

Principal Kuno debated for a moment. He wanted to put Ranma in his 
place, but he also needed the gym cleaned for a sports event tomorrow. 
At least he'd get to see Ranma do menial work. "A splendid idea. Glad 
I thought of it."

Nabiki glared at principal Kuno as he left to inform the others of 
their choice.

Dr. Tofu awoke from his blow from Tarou to find Kasumi tending to his 
injuries. "Is everyone okay?" he asked.

"They're fine. You and Ryoga seem to be the most hurt," Kasumi answered.

"Wish I had the recovery powers these kids have. I was taken out by a 
blow Ryoga wouldn't even feel," Dr. Tofu said enviously.

"Dr. Tofu, I don't think we should see each other anymore," Kasumi 
said sadly.

"W-why?"

"I always thought you were kind and caring and didn't have a mean bone 
in your body, but you've been hostile to the students, started that 
fight in the dance club, and been generally negative towards others."

Dr. Tofu's heart sank at Kasumi's words. "Kasumi, please let me 
explain. There is a reason for my recent uncharacteristic actions."

"Please don't make this harder for me."

"Let me explain!" he shouted.

"Dr. Tofu, please don't do this. It's for the..."

Kasumi stopped speaking as she saw Dr. Tofu raise his hand as if to 
slap her. He then stared at his hand and ran.

"I thought he was better than that," Kasumi said, on the verge of tears.

"He is, Kasumi," Akane said sadly. "His actions have been affected by a 
potion he got from Cologne. In order for him to have been in control 
while he's with you, he took a potion that made his feelings more 
negative. By loving you less, he could remain in control. It seems the 
potion has gotten worse. I hope it wears off soon."

Kasumi stared at the spot where Dr. Tofu had been, not sure what to 
think of what just happened.

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Hiro and Yuka walked away from the school. Both of them were a little 
wet because they hadn't left until after the sprinklers were broken.

"I can't believe they still had a fight. At least their gym grade will 
get hurt," Hiro said bitterly.

"It wasn't their fault. It was Pantyhose's fault. He hurt Akane, and 
you know how they feel about her," Yuka replied.

"If it wasn't for them our prom wouldn't have been ruined."

"Oh, you didn't seem to mind the fight until the sprinklers were 
broken."

"This suit was a rental and now it's a mess. They'll make me pay for 
it, and I don't have that kind of money."

"It's just water, they're not going to make you pay for it."

"I hope so." He grinned as he got an idea. "Seeing as you're not 
expected home just yet, why don't we go to my house?"

Yuka shrugged. "Okay."

Hiro smiled devilishly as he led Yuka towards his home. When they 
arrived he unlocked the door, opened it and turned on the lights.

"Um, where are your parents?" Yuka asked a little nervously.

"Dad is probably at a business party. He might be home after one. Mom 
is, well, out," Hiro answered.

Yuka became nervous as she sat down on the couch next to Hiro. She was 
alone with him at his house. She had let the idea of having sex with 
him run through her mind a many times, but now obviously given the 
chance words from her Mom and Akane ran through her mind about being 
too young.

Hiro leaned over to her and started to kiss her.

 Yuka thought. 

Yuka pushed Hiro away as he had started to fondle her breast. "Hiro, 
no!"

"Oh, come on. I know you want it." Hiro moved in for another kiss.

Yuka held him back. "I'm not ready for this."

"Now, Yuka-chan. I know you want to have a child, and I can deliver."

"Nani? What gave you THAT idea?"

"I just know you would. I even heard you say it," Hiro said seductively.

Yuka slapped him. "I want a husband first!" 

Hiro rubbed his cheek. "You can't have everything you want." He 
grabbed her arms. "I can give you some of what you want."

Outside of Hiro's home a high pitched scream was heard. A moment later 
Yuka stomped out of the house muttering curses on Hiro and his family.

Hiro walked funny, going to his room. "She'll pay for that," he said 
in soprano.

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