bengman@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (engman bridget) This is just a short fanfic I wrote for the heck of it. Those who are familiar with Ranma 1/2 and Project A-Ko will see this coming a mile away... * PROJECT RANKO "Akane, i-ki-masho!" Ranma tried to peek through the peephole of the Tendo Dojo and ran his fingers through his hair a few times to achieve that perfect look of rugged disarray. From inside he could hear voices arguing at a volume guaranteed to shatter concrete. "Why do *I* have to walk him to school?!" "Get Real, Akane. He's *your* fiance! Ja ne!" "Wait, Nabiki!" Nabiki rushed out the door, smashing Ranma solidly in the face. He slid slowly to the ground, where he lay twitching until Akane burst out the door and bounded away over the rooftops, dragging Ranma behind her by his ponytail. Without even noticing, she mowed down a short ninja in an overcoat who foolishly stood in her way. The man slowly dragged his battered body off the shattered remains of the road. Unfortunately, he didn't quite make it before the construction crews that waited at strategic points along Akane's usual route rolled in to repave the roads and repair buildings in her wake. As a yellow stripe was painted down the middle of his forehead, the ninja weakly muttered, "...mistress Kodachi isn't going to like this...*" Akane screeched to a halt before the gates of Furinkan High School. Kodachi stood by the side of the entrance, idly twirling her ribbon as she laughed maniacally. "So, Tendo Akane. Do you truly believe you can keep my Ranma-sama from me?" Kodachi whipped a single black rose at Ranma. "Hey, since when am I yours?!" He caught the rose and deftly passed it to a student who was walking past. As the student collapsed, Akane lunged into a fighting stance. "I can take you any day," Akane growled. "Hohohohohohohoho! Alas, it is not I you must defeat," Kodachi snapped her fingers,"but them!" At her summons, half the male population of Furinkan High, all wearing power suits with black roses stencilled on the chests, rushed out of the school and leapt into battle. Kodachi permitted herself a tiny, smug smile as she settled back to watch her rival's well-deserved trouncing at the hands of her drug-controlled hordes. Moments later, the wreckage of the last of her hideously expensive power suits landed at her feet. Kodachi narrowed her eyes and twirled her ribbon, casting a blizzard of black rose petals at her foe. "So! You have defeated me today. But I shall not give up until Ranma-sama is mine! Hohohohohohohoho!" She bounded away in the direction of the girls' academy. "Honestly! Every single day! I'm getting tired of this." Akane flipped her hair over her shoulder as it started to rain. "Oh no, not again!" Ranma groaned as he felt his body change. Disgusted, he leapt down from the wall where he had perched to watch the fight. Suddenly Kunou Tatewaki charged out of the school. "Tendo Akane! Pigtailed girl! Now we may all enjoy a date together!" In perfect unison, Akane and Ranma leapt into the air and landed on his face in identical side-kicks. Kunou watched in a daze as the loves of his life ran into the school, arguing with every step. "Geez, now we're late! How many times have I told you not to get involved in my fight?" "It was just Kunou! But you're right, I should have known that a violent girl like you could handle all those goons..." "Baka! Hentai!..." **************************************************************** Ranma stared dubiously at the bento Akane was holding out to him. Was it his imagination, or was the rice twitching? "Go ahead and eat it, Ranma!" Akane giggled. "I really put my heart into it this time!" Ranma though as he brought a bite of the least-toxic-looking substance to his mouth. His face turned purple and he collapsed onto the grass. Akane narrowed her eyes and whipped out her Hammer of Doom, smashing Ranma's head into the ground. she griped as she took a bite herself... ^ THE END Comments are welcome, good and bad. Hope this was enjoyable for you! (And to those of you who thought I was going to include at least one bath scene -- shame on you! I'm saving the hentai version for another day!) Please pardon any typos... --bengman -- BENGMAN * Do I have dreams? Do I have aspirations? Bridget Engman * No, but I have a toilet bowl that's bengman@uxa.cso * spring-time-fresh! .uiuc.edu * --Mother, The Family Dog