> "You jerk," the girl said, starting to glow.
> "You can't seriously want that pervert shoving his face in your
>chest, can you?" he asked in a sarcastic tone. "Even Umbrella
>agents shouldn't have to deal with perverts like…who ever the hell
>that was…" He looked over his shoulder to try and see where the
>runt landed.
> "What'd you do to Oneechan!"
> "Oh, you're still here…"
> "WHAT DID…"
> "Look, it's been fun. I needed some more practice, but I
>really must be going now…" he said, bringing his arm up and shooting
>out a small beam on energy.
> The girl dodged it, but a bit of the blast hit her in the arm
>and knocked her onto the ground.
> "Been fun…"
>
> *This guy's not going to keep me from seeing Oneechan…*
> "WHAT DID…" Ryoko started, but she was cut off by the man in
>the black coat.
> "Look, it's been fun. I needed some more practice," he
>started.
> *That's what this is to him? A practice?*
> "But I really must be going now…" he finished, bringing his arm
>up and shooting out a small beam on energy.
> *Think quick.*
> Ryoko tried to dodge out of the way, but the blast hit her arm.
>She fell to the ground, clutching her arm.
> "Been fun…" he said.
> Ryoko looked up and found the man standing over her, pointing a
>gun to her head.
> *No…*
>
> He pointed the gun to her head. The assassin wasn't as good as
>some of the other one's they've sent.
> *Well, the other one was a bit more challenging. Singed my
>eyebrows…*
> Just then, the gun seemed to weight a ton.
> "Agh…"
> He dropped the gun and it landed next to the assassin.
>
> Ryoko closed her eyes, waiting for the bullet to fire.
> CLANG!
> Ryoko opened her eyes and saw the man shaking his hand. She
>turned to her left and saw the gun next to her.
> In one quick move, she jumped to her feet and performed a
>roundhouse, half-expecting him to block it and punch her again.
> To her surprise, it contacted his head and he fell to the
>ground.
> She bent down next to him, surprised that he just didn't shake
>it off. He was still conscious.
> "Wha…what…the hell…just hap…" he started to say, then blacked
>out.
> "What did happen?" Ryoko muttered to herself.
> Ryoko gathered the man's gun, and picked up the man, carrying
>him back to Ukyou's restaurant.
>
> "SWEETO!"
> Ryoko turned and saw Happosai jumping at her.
> "Come here you pervert!" Ranma snatched Happosai before he
>could latch onto her chest.
> "AH!" Happosai started to laugh.
> "What's so funny?"
> "Him! I said he'd pay!" Happosai laughed.
> "Who's he…Wait! That's that guy!" Ranma started to reach for the
>man, but Ryoko turned.
> "Leave him alone! Happosai must have done something to him…"
>Ryoko said, looking down at the man. "He was holding Ukyou
>hostage…" Ryoko started to say.
> "Than didn't he deserve it?" Ranma said. "Wait a sec. When
>did you get back into town?"
> "Just today. When I went to see Ukyou, this guy pointed a gun
>at me! I started to fight him, then Ryouga came along…" Ryoko told
>Ranma what had happened as they walked back to the restaurant.
>
> *Are they gone?* Ukyou thought. *He hasn't returned yet…I hope
>nothing happened to him…*
> KNOCK!
> *The door…*
>
> Ranma knocked on the door. When no one answered, he just
>opened it.
> *Spatula!*
> A giant spatula was being swung at him. He held up Happosai,
>and the giant kitchen tool whacked Happosai, knocking him out.
> "Ranma!" Ukyou said surprised. "Ryoko!"
>
> After Ukyou greeted the two, Ryoko and Ranma explained what
>had happened.
> "The Ultimate Weakness Moxibustion!" Happosai laughed from
>under his gag.
> "So, he thought we were…" Ryoko started.
> "ASSASSINS!" came a voice from the couch. The man jumped up
>and grabbed a chair. He raised it, but fell backwards.
> "No! This is my sister!" Ukyou said, running over to the man.
> After Ukyou explained everything to the man, he just nodded.
> "So is there a cure for this?" he asked.
> "Yes…" Ukyou said with hesitation.
> "HAHAHAHA!" Happosai laughed.
>"SHUT UP!" the man yelled, shooting an energy beam at the tied up
>Happosai.
> *That shut him up…* Ryoko thought.
> "…But…" the man said, eyeing Ukyou.
> "Cologne has it…" Ukyou said.
> "Well, what are we waiting for, let's go get it!" the man said,
>sitting up.
> "It's not that easy…" Ukyou started to explain.
>
> "You can't go alone!" Ukyou ran after the man.
> "Well, she won't help you, so I'll have to go alone then," he
>said, packing his car.
> "But your as strong as a baby! You can't hope to get there by
>yourself…" Ukyou said.
> "Well who's going to go with me? You can't. I don't think
>anyone else would want to…"
> "I could…" Ranma spoke out.
> "Even after I tried to kill two of your friends?"
> "One…" Ranma said. "…But that's all right. You can't make it
>on your own, and no one else can help…"
> "What about your sister?" he asked Ukyou. "Does Cologne not
>like her either?"
> "Well…I don't know…" Ukyou pondered.
> Ryoko walked up to the three.
> "What do you say Ryoko. Want to come along?" he asked.
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