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Chapter Four: Confrontation Complications
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Ranma and his mother walked toward Hotaru's house and smiled when they saw Hotaru
waiting for them.
"Where did you go?" She asked curiously.
"We needed to talk about some things, little one." Nodoka said with a smile. "But
enough seriousness, we have something special to celebrate." Hotaru nodded and giggled
happily, then took their hands and led them back into the house. After they had watched a
movie and talked a little more, Nodoka said it was time for her to be leaving.
"Would you like me to go with you mom?" Ranma asked, concerned.
"That won't be necessary Ranma." She replied with a smile. "I'll go back to spend the
night with my friend as planned. I will see you tomorrow at Soun's Dojo."
"Okay." Ranma said uncomfortably. "Don't forget to wait for me though." Nodoka
nodded then left. "Well I guess it's time for me to be going too ..."
"You could stay here tonight." Hotaru interrupted, realizing that Ranma didn't want to
go back to Nerima. "Please? I want to talk to you some more Uncle Ranma."
"If it's all right with your guardians." Ranma said uncertainly, and then smiled when they
nodded. "Lead the way short stuff." Hotaru nodded and led him back to her room, while
Michiru and Haruka cleaned up. After setting up his bedroll, and getting ready for bed, they
switched off the lamp and lay talking for almost an hour until Hotaru fell asleep leaving Ranma
alone with his thoughts.
* * * * *
That Night in Ginza...
"Are all of the drones in place?" Captain Stommerik demanded over his radio. "Report
Commander Geurig."
"Almost done now sir," His second in command replied. "Corporal Haasbroek is
positioning the last one now."
"Very well then, set them to activate tomorrow at sunset then return to the ship." The
captain switched off the radio and sat back in his chair. "Soon the defenders of this world will
be powerless to stop us. Lieutenant Wanstaltig, prepare the processing equipment. I want to
begin as soon as the enemy is defeated."
"Of course, sir." The grin the burly man gave him made the captain grin in return and
turn back to his monitor.
"Soon, very soon ..." Captain Stommerik chuckled to himself and left the bridge.
* * * * *
Ranma woke screaming from a nightmare where he had been forced to watch as his
mother committed seppuku, and lay breathing heavily for several moments.
"Are you okay Uncle Ranma?" Hotaru asked sleepily, sitting up in bed.
"I'm fine Hotaru." Ranma replied, cursing himself internally. "Go back to sleep."
"Okay, G'night." The young girl fell asleep quickly, which Ranma was grateful for, but he
knew he wouldn't be so lucky.
Moving silently out of the room, he made his way outside and jumped to the rooftop.
Beginning with the simplest, Ranma ran through all of his kata, finishing just as the sun rose.
With a sigh, he slipped back into the house and crept quietly back to his bedroll. Ranma dozed
fitfully for another couple of hours until Hotaru's alarm woke her up. After a quick breakfast,
Ranma took Hotaru to school.
"See you this evening, short stuff." Ranma said as they settled in the schoolyard after
dropping from the last rooftop. "Good luck today."
"Thanks Uncle Ranma." She said happily, and then ran into school. Ranma waved to the
staring children, then jumped onto the same roof and headed for Nerima, chuckling. He smiled
when he saw his mother and jumped down next to her as she stood at the gate of the dojo.
"Good morning Ranma." Nodoka said smiling in greeting. "Are you ready?"
"As I'll ever be." He sighed.
"Then it is time." She turned and entered the gate as Ranma followed her.
"Good morning Mrs. Saotome." Kasumi said brightly. "How are you? Did you enjoy
your trip?"
"It was very enlightening dear." Nodoka said, smiling at Kasumi's cheerfulness. "Where
is Genma this morning?"
"He's in the living room with father." Kasumi sighed. "They are playing Go again."
"Thank you dear, I'll find him myself." Nodoka assured her. Ranma followed her and
stood silently while she asked Genma to speak with them privately. Genma protested, but
finally agreed when Ranma glared at him.
"What's this all about?" He grumbled as Ranma slid the door shut.
"I felt I should tell you myself." Nodoka sighed. "I didn't think you would need to know,
but now you do." In simple words, Nodoka told him about the events of that spring, twenty-six
years before. When she finished, she simply waited for his reaction. She didn't wait long.
"You ... you slut!" He roared, moving toward her. Ranma stepped in front of him,
stopping him.
"Stop right there, pop." Ranma growled. "Why don't you think first?"
"Shut up Ranma." Genma said angrily. "This ... this woman will not spend another
moment in our company. Get out, Nodoka, never come back!"
"As you wish Genma." Nodoka sighed in resignation. "Your belongings will arrive
tonight, live well ..." Finished, she turned and silently left the room.
Ranma turned and watched her leave, then glared at his father. "Old man, I would
seriously reconsider any plans you are making right now. If anything happens to her, if she is
hurt in anyway, you will wish you were never born." He stormed out, leaving Genma staring
after him. Then, mumbling to himself, Genma walked back into the living room.
"What was that about, Genma?" Soun asked curiously.
"That whelp Ranma tried to teach me about morality." He grumbled. "Hah ... question
me about illegitimate children will he?" Soun stared as Genma destroyed the Go board and
stormed out of the room.
"Illegitimate children?" Soun gasped in shock. "Ranma?" Seeing his dreams shattering
before him, he passed out in horror.
* * * * *
"I'm home." Akane shouted, kicking her shoes off. "Is Ranma back?"
"He was, but he left again." Kasumi said from where she was treating their father.
"What happened to Dad?"
"Ranma ... illegitimate children ..." Soun babbled still in shock. "My dreams ..."
Akane gasped as she understood what her father said, growling angrily she stormed out,
looking for Ranma. Her first stop was Uk-chan's.
"Where is he?" Akane shouted as she came in the door. "Where's Ranma?"
"Hi Akane, I haven't seen Ranma-honey all day." Ukyo said, smiling reassuringly at her
customers. "Why? What did he do this time?"
"He's betrayed all of us!" Akane shouted, violently gesturing. "He has an illegitimate
child, that's what he's done." Ukyo stared at Akane for a short time, and then turned to her
assistant.
"Take care of these customers, then close the shop."
"Sure thing, Ukyo-sama,” He said, taking over the okonomyaki she had been cooking.
"Take care of yourself." Ukyo nodded and grabbed her battle spatula and followed Akane out
the door.
"Where to now, sugar?" Ukyo asked once they were on the street.
"Neko-haten." She growled in response. "I think Shampoo should know."
"If she's not the one that's pregnant," Ukyo growled. Akane nodded and they took to the
roofs.
* * * * *
Ranma sighed as he threw another pebble into the park's pond. "Stupid old man, Can't
even think beyond himself." He muttered, then leaned back and looked into the sky. "Why is
my life so hard?" When no answer came, he just shook his head and came to his feet. Making a
quick decision, he smiled wickedly and started toward Ginza.
* * * * *
Akane and Ukyo came to a stop outside the Nekohaten, and got ready to go in then
jumped when Shampoo spoke from behind them.
"Why violent tom-boy and spatula girl outside Nekohaten?" She asked curiously. "Is
Airen inside waiting for Shampoo?"
"No he's not, you stupid Amazon." Akane said angrily, ignoring Ukyo's shocked
expression. "Have you seen him today?"
"No, Shampoo no see him since last week." Shampoo said, surprised at Akane's attitude.
"Why you want to find him?"
"He's gone and got some other girl pregnant, Shampoo." Ukyo explained. "We're trying
to find him so he can explain."
"Shampoo no believe Airen do that."
"And if he has?" Akane said smugly.
"Then Shampoo kill." She said flatly, and then went into the shop.
"I wonder if she meant Ranma or the girl." Ukyo asked with a shiver.
"Maybe she meant us." Akane replied with a crazy look that scared Ukyo.
"We go now." Shampoo said when she came back. The other two nodded and started
their search again.
* * * * *
"Why Mr. Saotome, what a surprise,” The receptionist said as Ranma came into the
Waansin Film's offices. "Is there something I could do for you?"
"Yes, I'd like to speak to the CFO." Ranma said with a smile.
"Of course, let me phone Mr. Tamagura now." She dialed a number and spoke for
several moments, obviously having to explain something several times before the person on
the other end understood. "He will be with you shortly, Mr. Saotome."
"Thank you." Ranma said sitting comfortably into a chair. A short time later, a man
whose appearance screamed 'accountant' came into the foyer.
"Mr. Saotome, what a pleasant surprise." Mr. Tamagura said in a crisp tone. "What
brings you here today? We normally deal with your agent, Miss Tendo."
"I know." Ranma replied calmly. "I just felt I should come in and see how well she's
been looking after my interests. You can never be too careful you know."
"Of course, quite so," Mr. Tamagura said, directing Ranma to follow him. "I'm sure
you'll be please with the performance of the off shore investments you requested." Ranma
carefully hid his surprise by waving to the people who often stopped in surprise at seeing him.
Mr. Tamagura led him to an office on the fifth floor of the building and then excused
himself. A short time later, he returned with a thick folder which he handed to Ranma, then sat
quietly as Ranma read though it. The total money in Swiss bank accounts that the company had
paid him was staggering, running into billions of yen. It was near the end of the folder that he
found a copy of 'his' contract. When Mr. Tamagura saw him reading it he smiled.
"I was surprised to see how generous you'd been with your agent in this last contract."
He commented. “Even though she is the sister of your fiancée, twenty-five percent is very
generous."
"I agree." Ranma said, chuckling inwardly as he memorized the numbers to the accounts
that Nabiki had been stashing the money in. "Thank you for your help Mr. Tamagura, I can see
that you have been looking after my interests quite well."
"Thank you Mr. Saotome." Mr. Tamagura said, coming to his feet as Ranma stood.
"Please return any time."
Ranma smiled and bowed then left the building, taking a taxi to the branch of the Swiss
bank where Nabiki had opened the accounts. He requested a draft for three quarters of the total
in the accounts and quickly made his way to the bank where he had opened an account that
morning.
"Hello again Mr. Saotome," The investment counselor said coming out of her office.
"Did you bring that draft you promised me?"
"Yes, but it's more than I was expecting."
"Really?" She asked in surprise. "The sum we discussed was quite large."
"It seems I underestimated my own worth." Ranma replied, chuckling to himself. "I
think we'll need to rethink some of the investments." He handed her the check and smiled
when she gasped in surprise.
"Oh my, we will have to change some of our ideas, won't we?" She said collapsing into
her chair. After a few minutes, she sighed and looked up at Ranma. "I know this may sound
unusual, but I feel that you need to take your business to someone who has more expertise. I
have only been certified for three years, and I've never dealt with half of this amount of money."
"I understand, Miss Yamagiri, but your experience wasn't part of the reason I chose to
invest my money though you." Ranma replied.
"It wasn't?"
"Of course, the fact that you are certified was important." Ranma continued. "But the
deciding factor was that you are part of the Tamagiri clan, as am I through my mother. I felt I
could only trust family, since I don't know much about this kind of thing."
"But how can you know that you can trust me?" She gasped.
"I don't." Ranma said honestly. "It's just a feeling I have. What I would like to do is hire
you as my personal accountant."
"On what terms?"
"Ten percent of my net earnings every year,” Ranma said, glad he'd listened in the
personal finance workshop his mother had made him take last year. "I'll also need you to make
arrangements with Waansin Films for my residuals and earnings to be paid into my new
accounts."
"Ten percent?" Miss Yamagiri said considering. "You are aware that normal
commissions are only five percent? What you are offering is over a billion yen, even after
taxes."
"Really?" Ranma said in surprise. "Man, I still can't believe how much money I've got.
As to the commission, you would know better than I do, but seeing as we're from the same clan,
I don't see any problem with the amount." Miss Yamagiri looked at him for several seconds,
thinking about his offer.
"Alright, I'll take it."
"Great, when can you start?" Ranma asked. "I want these arrangements made before my
agent finds out I've moved my money."
"I'll have to check with my supervisor, but I've saved up enough sick days that I could
just go on leave instead of my two weeks notice." She said, thinking aloud. "I could leave right
now and finish all of that by the time they close today."
"Good, the sooner the better." Ranma sighed. "If you need to get in touch with me, I will
be at either of these houses." He gave her a sheet of paper with the two addresses Haruka had
given him on it, then bowed and left. He smiled as he came out of the building, but his smile
turned to a frown when he saw the time. Cursing, he broke into a run.
* * * * *
"I'm home!" Nabiki called as she slipped out of her shoes and walked toward the
kitchen. She stopped when she saw Kasumi still tending to their father. "What's up?"
"Ranma ..." Soun moaned. "Illegitimate child ..."
"Come on daddy, Ranma isn't an illegitimate child." Nabiki laughed, positive of her
information. "What is going on Kasumi?"
"I don't really know Nabiki." Her sister replied, confused. "Ranma and his mother came
home this morning and had a short talk with Mr. Saotome. After that, Mrs. Saotome left and I
could hear Ranma yelling at his father ..."
"As usual,” Nabiki laughed.
"After that, Ranma left, Mr. Saotome broke the Go table, and then he left too." Kasumi
continued. "When I came in to clean up, I found father lying on the floor. He's only said those
words for the last two hours."
"Weird." Nabiki sighed. "I've got an appointment as seven though Kasumi, could you
save some dinner for me?"
"Of course Nabiki, but it won't be ready until eight anyway."
"Okay, see you then."
Nabiki waved at her older sister as she left, then went up to her room and changed into
one of the dresses she normally wore for her meetings with her business partners, then, after
calling for a limo, she left the house and waited outside the gate. Half an hour later, she entered
the boardroom of Tokohashi enterprises.
"Glad you could make it Miss Tendo, now we can begin." The other girl who was
Nabiki's age said with a smile.
"Of course," Nabiki said returning the smile. "What's the first item of the agenda?"
"The foreman at our farm on the eastern edge of the city reported seeing several strange
people in the forest nearby." The lone male on the board said, glancing up from his palm pilot.
"He went to investigate and couldn't find any evidence, but production has started falling off."
"Have Yamaguchi check it out and get back to us." Nabiki said after a few minutes of
thought. "Anything else?"
"Waansin Films wants to know when the next set of Ranma films will be ready."
Kimiko, the vice chairman, asked. "Our production team has almost finished the latest video
footage, but they've been unable to find Ranma since your sister pounded him the other night."
"I'm not surprised after watching that footage." She sighed, shaking her head. "Can we
use some of my old footage to fill in the story line?"
"Sure, but it would have to be flash backs." Kimiko replied, with a shrug. "Ranma's
changed in the last year and a half. Has there been any luck finding another of Ranma's old
enemies?"
"No." Simi, the vice president of Operations sighed. "We've hit a stone wall. We can't
even find Ryoga. The last report we had on him was that he was with his father in Juuban
yesterday."
"Really?" Shinji, their token male said in surprise. "That's weird, my girlfriend
mentioned seeing someone who looked like Ranma there yesterday around three. He was in
her toyshop with a girl who looked about thirteen or so."
"Where is this toy shop?" Nabiki asked suddenly, worried.
"Juuban ..." Shinji replied, and then swore. "He went out of the blackout zone. What if
he ..."
"Based on how our 'Ranma line' has taken off in that area, he already knows." Nabiki said,
her concern already running through her mind. "What we have to work on now is damage
control. If we aren't careful, we could lose everything. Kimiko, I need a statement on how
much of the money in our Swiss accounts belongs to Ranma."
"They're closed now, but I can send it to you by around eleven tomorrow morning."
"That's fine." Nabiki said, ideas forming quickly. "Shinji, see if you can find out who that
girl is, we need to know what's going on with her. Simi, find out where everyone was yesterday
and today. I don't want any loose ends. Aimi, I need to know why Ranma left Nerima."
"Gotcha boss." At that instant, Aimi's cell phone rang and she spoke into it quietly for
several minutes then hung up. "Boss, we may have another problem. Akane was seen going to
Ukyo's and the Nekohaten earlier. Now the people I had watching the exits of Nerima are
reporting that all three have gone into Juuban."
"Kimiko put the film crews on their trail." Nabiki said with a smile. "Those three could
find Ranma anywhere. Now is there anything else?" Everyone shook their heads, and as they
left, they were speaking rapidly into their cell phones. Nabiki stayed seated and chuckled to
herself.
"I love it when everyone scurries around like ants. Now, I only wish I knew why Ranma
went to Juuban, and who's this girl?" With a shrug, she left the office, waving to the security
guards as she left. She had the limo drop her off a couple of blocks from her house. As she went
to sleep that night, she wondered what the next day would hold.
* * * * *
Ranma swore when he got to Hotaru's school and saw that he was almost an hour late.
What he saw when he came inside the gate made him even angrier. Next to a tree, five boys
around Hotaru's age had cornered her and had her in tears with their teasing.
"Ranma doesn't even know you." The biggest of the boys laughed as he came closer.
"But if he did, he wouldn't help a spore like you."
"I'd be careful who you call a 'spore'." Ranma muttered darkly, smiling when everyone
turned around. "Now why don't you apologize to the girl and get lost?" The boys all stared at
Ranma for several seconds, then one by one, they turned around and apologized. Hotaru
forgave each one and after bowing to Ranma, they ran. "Sorry about being late Short stuff."
"Why were you late?" Hotaru asked curiously, as she gathered her books, and wiped her
tears from her face. "You said you'd be here when school finished."
"I know, but this bank stuff is harder than I thought." Ranma replied as they walked along.
"I ended up hiring an accountant just to deal with it all."
"Wow Uncle Ranma, you must be rich." Hotaru giggled.
"Well, maybe." Ranma laughed uncomfortably. "But enough of that, Are you ready for
your first lesson today?"
"Yep, I even brought my PE clothes like you said." Hotaru replied. "But I've got a lot of
homework."
"Well, you have to get that done first." Ranma said severely, and then laughed when she
looked disappointed. "Don't worry so much Hotaru; even if your homework takes a while, we
still have plenty of time. Besides, you need to have your mind clear for martial arts."
"How do you do that?" Hotaru asked as they sat down at a bench near some bushes.
"High school has a lot more homework than I ever get, but you never seem to do it."
"Well, I haven't really gone to school lately." Ranma admitted sheepishly. "I was
thinking of transferring to a different school though." Hotaru liked that idea and settled into her
homework.
"How did your father feel about what your mom told him this morning?" Hotaru asked
innocently, jumping in surprise when Ranma swore. "What happened?"
"That old fool didn't even listen." Ranma said finally. "He only heard what my mother
said, then threw her out."
"Oh no,” Hotaru said sadly. "I didn't mean to cause any problems."
"You didn't." Ranma sighed. "My pop is a fool. He can't get past the fact that my mom
has a family other than his. I don't think he really knows what he did though. My mom said
something as she left that I didn't even notice until I had already left the Dojo. If I'm right, my
pop may have just thrown himself out of the house."
"How ..." Hotaru began, and then stopped. "Never mind, I need to finish my homework."
Ranma nodded, and she continued working until she had finished all of it. After slipping
into the bushes and changing into her PE clothes, she came back and stood in front of Ranma.
"Ready for your first lesson huh?" Ranma chuckled. "Okay, Step one is centering
exercises."
"What?" Hotaru asked in surprise. "Why did I have to change clothes if I'm just doing
centering exercises?"
"Because it was the closest I could safely come to the way my pop trained me." Ranma
replied with a shrug. When Hotaru looked at him questioningly, he smiled. "I have a feeling
Michiru and Haruka might have a problem with you sitting naked in a glacier fed river." Hotaru
stared at him for several seconds then shivered in sympathy.
"Okay, so what do I do?"
"Sit here next to me." Ranma said, patting the ground next to where he was sitting. After
she was seated, imitating Ranma's position as well as she could, she looked at him questioningly.
"Okay, now imagine you are full of electricity, flowing all over your body. In the middle of all
of that electricity is a place where all of it crosses. Do you see it?"
"Umm ... no," Hotaru replied embarrassed.
"Hold on a second." Ranma said patiently and went into the trance state he'd discovered
when he'd been trying to get the Phoenix Pill. As he opened his eyes, he looked over at a tree
and smiled when the now familiar energy flows became visible. Turning to Hotaru, he
immediately identified the nexus he'd been talking about. "Okay, I want you to relax." When
her breathing settled to an even pattern, he sighed.
"Now, try concentrating on your pulse. Start at your right hand, and when you can count
the individual beats, and try to follow them back to the place where they come from."
"Okay." Hotaru said, sounding confused. Ranma watched as she sat for several minutes,
and then smiled when her hand started following the energy flow in her arm. She lost it a
couple of times, but she finally found her center point. The flash that came from her when she
found it though surprised even Ranma. "What was that?" She gasped.
"I don't know." Ranma said, surprised that she'd seen the flash. "How do you feel?"
"Okay ..." She said a little shakily. "A little scared is all. Should I feel bad?"
"Well, if you can't feel anything wrong, then I guess not." Ranma muttered, still confused.
After a few seconds, he shrugged and willed himself out of the trance. Hotaru stared at him
nervously for a few seconds before he cleared his throat. "Anyway, are you ready for your first
kata?"
She blinked, then giggled at his strange expression, nodding. Ranma led her slowly
through each move of the first kata, the basic warm-up exercises, then had her go through them
while he watched, correcting her gently when she made a mistake. Finally, she went through
the kata as fast as she could.
"That's great Hotaru." Ranma cheered, clapping as she finished. You did very well."
"Thank you Uncle Ranma!" She yelped and Ranma grunted as she hugged him fiercely. It
was as he returned the hug that his danger sense went off. With out any explanation, he picked
her up and jumped to the side.
"Stay in the bushes." He told her, and then turned around when he heard a familiar voice.
"Ranma you jerk!" Akane yelled as she jumped into the air.
* * * * *
Hotaru gasped as a girl about Ranma's age jumped over the bushes at the other end of the
clearing. She watched as Ranma dodged several punches, and then dove away from a
roundhouse kick. It was only then that Hotaru recognized Akane Tendo. As Hotaru watched,
two more girls came into the clearing. Hotaru recognized them almost immediately.
* * * * *
"What is it Akane?" Ranma demanded as he dodged Akane's attacks. "What did I do this
time?"
"I catch you in the act and you have the gall to ask me what you've done?" Akane asked
in rage. "Die Ranma!"
As her mallet materialized, Ranma hesitated and Akane knock him flying into the
branches of a tree in the corner of the clearing. Akane followed, howling and started pounding
at the tree, trying to get at Ranma.
* * * * *
Hotaru watched in horror as Ranma flew through the air.
"I've got to help him." She muttered to herself as she watched Akane start pounding on
the tree. She pulled her henshin rod out of subspace and transformed, then prepared to help
Ranma. She was about to launch her attack when the other girls jumped on Akane and held her
to the ground.
* * * * *
Ranma felt the tree shake with each blow from Akane's mallet, and realized that even if
he could hold on for a while, the tree couldn't take much more of the pounding. That was when
Ukyo and Shampoo jumped Akane from behind, sighing with relief he climbed out of the tree.
"Are you okay, Ranma honey?"
"Airen no hurt?"
"I'm fine." Ranma sighed. "I just want to know why you're all here."
"Akane came to us with a wild story that you had an illegitimate child." Ukyo explained,
blushing. "That's why we came looking for you, not that I believed her."
"Shampoo no believes either." Shampoo added glaring at Akane, who was bound and
gagged underneath her. "Who was young girl though?"
"Yeah Ranma," Ukyo asked. "Who was the kid?"
"It's a long story." Ranma sighed. "If you don't mind, I'd rather not talk about it out here."
"Where then?" Ukyo said, making it clear she wanted to know. Akane started struggling
and Shampoo hit her with her bombori, knocking her out.
"I have to talk to my mom first, since this concerns her as well," Ranma temporized.
"Give me until next Monday, and then meet me here. Oh, and leave Akane home."
"Fine with me," Ukyo replied, helping Shampoo pick Akane up. "May I ask why?"
"I'm not marrying anyone who thinks she can pummel me into unconsciousness just
'cause she feels like it'." Ranma growled. "You can tell Mr. Tendo that my lawyer will be over
to see him on Tuesday with my offer for breaking the engagement."
Ukyo and Shampoo stared at Ranma for several seconds, and then carried Akane away as
quickly as they could. Ranma sighed and shook his head, then came toward the bushes where
Hotaru was hiding. When he came around the bush where he'd seen a flash of light he saw
Sailor Saturn staring at him.
"Uhh ..." Sailor Saturn said, uncertain of what she should do.
"It's okay Hotaru, they're gone."
"How ... how did you know it was me?"
* * * * *
To Be Continued...
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