Cyborg Ranma

Written By Tony Chen

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Begin Ranma 1/2 Z Part 10

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*Kuno, carrying a drugged Ranma-chan, and Kodachi flies to a mountain range just outside of Tokyo. The land near a patch of plain land, where the ground opens up, exposing a dark corridor under the earth. They enter, the door closes behind them, and they travel to the heart of the mountain, to the main chamber.*

Dr. Gero: I see that your mission has been successful.

Kuno: Yes, Saotome and his associates have not the power to stop one such as I.

Kodachi: And I, brother.

*Another cyborg comes and takes Ranma away.*

Kuno: May I inquire what are your plans for the pig-tailed girl, sir?

Kodachi: We should get rid of her.

Dr. Gero: My objectives do not concern you, until further notice, you two will guard the mountain for the incoming intruders. You know what to do when Trunks gets here.

Kuno and Kodachi: Yes sir. *both retreats*

Cyborg: *pours hot water over Ranma* Should we now put Saotome into the cybergenesis chamber, Doctor?

Dr. Gero: Of course not! Saotome’s real body at Super Saiyajin form is stronger than the strongest poly-carbonate steel alloy material we collected from this time. To totally fuse his body with one of our skeleton molds would make him a weaker fighter. Plus, I cannot predict the effects that his strange curse will have on the cybergenesis process. Besides, the process would take too long, and his friends would have already arrived.

Cyborg: Then what do you suggest?

Dr. Gero: Simply attach the Cerebral Distortion Buffer to the back of his head, near the cerebellum. The buffer would intercept all synaptic impulses to and from the brain, and remodulate these impulses into create the desired effect, and send it back to the brain or to the body.

Cyborg: In other words, we’re going to control his mind?

Dr. Gero: *Annoyed* In plain speech, yes.

Cyborg: But that means the CDB would need to be programmed to intercept all kinds of impulses, and there needs to be a specific procedure for each one.

Dr. Gero: You can reprogram all the basic responses right now, and the CDB is equipped with a wireless receiver and transceiver, so we input new procedures at anytime. Saotome would not be able to escape our hold.

Cyborg: *grumbles under his breath* sure sure, let me do all the work, you old geezer.

Dr. Gero: What was that?

Cyborg: Ah,uh nothing!

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*Outside the mountain, the rescue party has arrived*

Akane: Are you sure this is where they’ve stopped, Trunks?

Trunks: Positive, keep your eyes open.

Ryoga: But there’s nothing here!

*Ryoga has spoken too soon, as Kuno and Kodachi shows up from opposite sides of the mountain*

Kuno: I have not given you permission to trespass through this territory, for that you shall die! *Jumps at Ryoga*

Kodachi: So Akane Tendo, are you ready finish the battle that you cowardly evaded, and let the Pig-tailed girl take your place?

Akane: What? Grrrr, I’ll show you! You gymnast physco!

*Ryoga intercepts Kuno’s boken with his umbrella, and begun a boken-umbrella fight. Their weapons swirled through the air, and clashed with each other over and over again. Neither seems to be winning, but Ryoga’s movement is getting slower and slower, while Kuno’s cyborg endurance last indefinitely*

*Akane is having her hands full with Kodachi, always defending against spiked pins, razor hoops, ribbons, and the like*

Akane: I’m getting tired of this! Vaccume wave!

*The wave destroys a barrage of incoming projectiles. Kodachi leaps out of the way just before it reaches her*

Trunks: I gotta help Ryoga, he’s losing! *Jump kicks Kuno*

*KLONK! Kuno reels back*

Kuno: What manner of miscreant are you? To interfere in my duel? Very well, challenge and learn! Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike! Strike! *Unleashes a blinding fury of slashes Trunks*

*Trunks dodges for a bit, then sends a flying fist at the boken*

*CRACK! The boken breaks, and a red mark forms on Trunks’s knuckles*

Trunks: *blows on fist* hmmm, he ain’t half bad.

Kuno: I see that more power is necessary to subdue you. *Stomps on the ground, widens his stance, bends his elbows* haaaahhhhhhhhhhhh......

Trunks: *senses a sharp increase in Kuno’s power level* Is this the powers of these new cyborgs? To be able to increase their power levels? This is going to be more complicated than I thought..... I might have to turn up the juice.

Kuno: Hah!

*In a burst of speed, Kuno rushes at Trunks, who leaps high up to avoid, and looking down on his opponent. Kuno goes up after Trunks. A ribbon comes flying into sight, right at Trunks, who is too busy concentrating Kuno to notice. The ribbon wraps around a device tucked in Trunks’s belt, then quickly jerks it out.*

Trunks: Hey! *Sees his dragonball radar flying into Kodachi’s hands* NO!! *Jumps after his radar*

Kodachi: uh uh uh! Finder’s keepers! *Leaps out of the way*

*All this is suddenly interrupted when Akane looks ahead and sees a familiar figure walking in the distance, approaching them*

Akane: Ranma!

*Everyone stops fighting, and stares. Kodachi and Kuno take this opportunity to slip back inside the mountain, having obtained the all important dragonball radar.*

Trunks: What? Where they go?

*Akane runs toward Ranma, but is held back by Trunks*

Trunks: Something’s not right Akane....

*Ranma raises his head, sees his friends, and narrows his eyes. He forms a energy sphere in his hands, and shoots out his Tiger Blast toward them.*

Ryoga: What the! Look out!

*Ryoga jumps to the right, Akane is thrown to the left, and Trunks jumps straight up*

Akane: *stands back up* Ranma no baka! What do you think you’re doing!

*Ranma doesn’t answer, his face remains emotionless*

Akane: Oh god...... no..... Ranma, you... you’re a...

Trunks: No Akane, he’s not, or else his chi would have been not so detectable. It’s Ranma, yet it’s not him.

Ryoga: What are you saying? What should we... *gets kicked into a tree* Arggggggg!!!

*Ranma looks at Akane with a pair of demon-like eyes. Akane stares deep back at him, and for a moment she sees a drop of tears forming within his eyes*

Trunks: he’s being mind controlled, Akane! Get away!

*Ranma rushes at Akane, but Trunks steps in front of him, and kicks him aside*

Trunks: I don’t want to hurt Ranma, but he’s not himself.

Akane: There has to be way....

Trunks: I know, but first we have to knock him out, then decide what do.

Ryoga: Ranma! You’ll pay for that one!

*Ryoga throws his arms around the tree, rips it off it’s roots, and throws it at Ranma. Ranma’s goes down, but quickly punches his way out, eyes flaring with hatred*

*Trunks was about to jump and help Ryoga, but a flying boken stops him in his tracks*

Kuno: We must finish what we begun.

Kodachi: *laughes as only Kodachi can* Looks like Ranma-sama is on my side, Akane Tendo, I suggest you give up before you get hurt.

Trunks: *yells at Kodachi* Hey give me back my radar!

Kodachi: sorry, the doctor has it now, he needs it more than you anyway.

Trunks: Arrrrgggg! I’ll kill you both! Suuupppppaaa Saiyajin!!

*Trunks transforms, Kodachi and Kuno both compensates by also increasing their power*

Ryoga: *looks at Ranma* Well Ranma, I guess today is the day you will fight all out with me, eh? Good, I’m sick and tired always being just one step behind you. I will prove once and for all that I am every bit as good as you are, or even better!

*Dr. Gero watches from within the mountain*

Dr. Gero: now this is interesting......

*Without further words, Ryoga and Ranma fly at each other. Ranma attacking with his usual speed, and Ryoga attacks with his usual strength. Ranma uses his tenshin amaguriken technique. Ryoga blocks some, takes some, and repays Ranma with a heavy punch from his steel fists. Ranma takes it, bends back while swinging a feet at Ryoga’s face. Ryoga catches the leg, and flies Ranma into a tree, then darts Ranma with flying bandannas. Ranma hides behind the tree, but it proves to be little use as the bandannas just cut through it. Ranma jumps back, and throws a moko takabishya at Ryoga, who counters with a shishi houkodan.*

Dr. Gero: *watches the screen* and here I thought his friends won’t have the heart to hurt him, guess I was wrong.

*Some distances away, Trunks is battling Kuno and Kodachi. The two combined seemed to overwhelm him, as soon as he loses his concentration on one, the other attacks. Akane joins in, but only manage to draw a small amount of attention away from Trunks. Obviously, they were going after the biggest threat.*

Ryoga: heh! Now this is the way I like it, common, Saotome!

*Ryoga jumps up into the air, aiming a kick at Ranma. Ranma also jumps, gets scraped by Ryoga’s kick, and crashes into him, bringing them both down to the ground and beneath it. A loud Bakusai Tenketsu is heard, the ground explodes, and Ryoga and Ranma jumps to opposite ends of the explosion, both looking ragged.*

Ryoga: *wipping some blood from his mouth* AAAARRRRRHHHHHH! *Transforms into super saiyajin form*

*Ryoga immediately rushes Ranma with super power and speed, Ranma crashes through some rocks, emerges holding his hands, and also transforms into super saiyajin. The two long time rivals meet again in close range combat, each wanting the other’s blood. Their blows connect with such strength and speed, the air around them burns with each hit.*

Akane: *turns and sees the fight between Ranma and Ryoga* No! Stop!

*Akane’s words go unheeded. The area around the two fighters began to crumble. Ranma quickly flips his body up, elbows Ryoga to the ground, jumps into the air, and bombards Ryoga with chain fireballs. When the smoke clears, Ryoga is no where to be seem*

Akane: Ryoga!

*But Akane needn’t worry, for Ryoga burst through the ground right under Ranma, and gets Ranma in a hand lock. Ranma throws his head back, knocking Ryoga’s forehead. There is a small clicking sound, and Ryoga retreats, covering his forehead*

Ryoga: What? There’s something on back of Ranma’s head.

Dr. Gero: The fool!

Trunks: huh? Ooooff! *Gets hit in the stomach by Kuno*

Kuno: A true warrior would not have let one’s attention wander in battle.

Trunks: Damn you! Ka.......me.......ha........me.......HA!

*The concentrated energy smashes into Kuno.*

Kuno: arrggg, perform self diagnosis! Curse you! Now I must repair my body.

*Kuno and Kodachi hastily disappears from view*

Trunks: Now that they’re gone, we can focus on more important matters.

Dr. Gero: Kill them all!

Cyborg: Doctor, it’s getting more and more difficult to send instructions to Saotome’s brain. He hit Ryoga with his head on purpose. I think he’s trying to fight the effect.

Dr. Gero: The fool boy dare resist my control? Send more power to the CDB.

*Ranma lashes out at all three. Trunks and Ryoga fights to hold Ranma from Akane, who is in her normal state. Ranma struggles free, grabs hold of Trunks’s and Ryoga’s head, and smashes them together, then proceeds near Akane*

Ryoga: oww.... Shi Shi Houkoudan! *The chi blast knocks Ranma off his feet*

Akane: When he walked near me... I can see the tear and anxiety in his eyes..... he’s trying to fight it! I know he is!

Trunks: If so, then Ranma must want us to stop him. *Drives himself into Ranma, pinning him down* Now did you say there was something on his head? *Turns Ranma’s head around, and sees a small round metallic device* there! That must be what’s controlling him.

*Ranma flares his aura, knocking Trunks off. He jumps up, and attacks Trunks with his tenshin amaguriken.*

Ryoga: Bakusai Tenketsu Kateiban! *Punches the ground below him.*

*Rock pillars flies up from beneath Ranma, trapping him in a rocky prison. Unfortunately, it wasn’t strong enough. Ranma burst open the rocks, sending pieces to Akane, Ryoga, and Trunks. Akane covers her face, but is hit by chunks of rocks.*

Ryoga: Akane! Power up! Or Ranma’ll kill you!

Akane: *stands back up* no..... That’s just what Dr. Gero wants, for us to kill each other. I won’t let him have his way.

Ryoga: Akane, don’t be so foolish! He just wants to kill all of us. *Delivers kicks at Ranma*

Trunks: Unless there’s a way to counteract the effects of that device...

*Ranma defends against Ryoga, then sends a backfist to his face. Trunks attacks Ranma from fighting Ryoga further.*

Akane: Ranma, if you can hear me, stop this! Stop this now!

Trunks: *while trading punches with Ranma* Ranma! You have to think of some way to reverse the effect that device has on you! You’re the only that knows how it works.

Dr. Gero: Why doesn’t he just finish them off!

Cyborg: I’m trying doctor.. wait, I’m imputing a new procedure.

*Ranma stops his attack, and stands still, with his head looking down*

Akane: R..Ranma?

Ryoga: *approaches Ranma, but still ready to defend* is he himself?

Trunks: Ranma, are you.... back? *Walks toward him*

*all three are now within just a few feets of Ranma. He lets a drop of tears fall to the ground, then suddenly raises his fist straight up, unleashing his Hiryu Shoten Ha. His targets are all caught in the shattering cyclone, the more power they release, the stronger the effect the tornado has. Akane screams as she is thrown into the air, but quickly she stops herself from falling and receiving further damage. The others drop to the ground, unconscious, knocked out by their own tremendous power output*

Akane: *tears form in her eyes* Ranma.. Baka! *Runs to him and slaps him on the face* How could you!

Dr. Gero: Now’s the perfect opportunity, two of them is down! Finish her off!

*Ranma pulls back his right arm, ready to strike*

Akane: Ranma... if that’s what you want.... then do it. *Closes her eyes, sweat dropping down on her face*

*a bead of sweat also falls from Ranma’s face. His fist trembling as he resist the urge to strike*

Dr. Gero: what’s the matter?! Kill her!

Cyborg: I’m trying doctor, I continuously bombed Saotome’s mind with the command to strike, but he’s fighting it!

*Ranma stuck at last. Akane felt the wind from Ranma’s hands, and gives off a short shriek. But the punch was not meant for her. Ranma has swung at his own face, and is continuously hitting his own body with his fists and legs. He throws himself at a rock, and fires a chi- blast up, which falls on himself*

Akane: Ahhh! Ranma!

Dr. Gero: what is he doing!

Cyborg: It’s unbelievable doctor! He’s trying to kill himself to he wouldn’t hurt this girl. I have not anticipated this action, there are no procedures to stop it, I’m programming it now, transmitting!

*Suddenly Ranma stops going berserk. A gleam comes to his eyes, and his lips form into a slight smile.*

Cyborg: Oh no Doctor! Saotome has just starting to transmit all the data from our cyborg database into his mind, I can’t stop it! He’s found out how it works! He’s sent a procedure to steal data from the main computer from his buffer!

Dr. Gero: *A horrified look comes to his face* No!!! He’ll get all our vital information! Stop the link now!

Cyborg. Hai! *Furiously pulls switches and push buttons*

*The Cerebral Distortion Buffer disengages from Ranma’s brain stem. It falls off the back of his neck. Ranma drops like a rock*

Akane: Ranma?

*Trunks and Ryoga recovered from the last attack, and is rushing to last fighting area*

Ryoga: Ranma! I’ll make you pay for that. *Sees Ranma on the ground* {hah! You’ve finally went down, now I’ll make sure you never get up and hurt anyone again!} *rushes at Ranma, about to deal the final blow*

Akane: Ryoga! Stop! Ranma’s back to normal.

Ryoga: No Akane! It’s just another trick! I have to finish Ranma off! *Jumps at Ranma*

*On impulse, Akane quickly jumps to intercept Ryoga, tears in her eyes*

*SLAP!!!!!!!... The sound of palm against cheek echoes over the mountains*

Ryoga: A....Ak.... Akane.... *covers his swollen cheek, with a blank stare on his face*

Akane: *tears streaming down her face* Ryoga, I...I dind’t mean it... but I can’t let you....

*Trunks witness the scene from far away*

Ryoga: *looks into Akane’s eyes* Akane... I thought you can’t stand Ranma.... he.. he tried to kill all of us...

Akane: *snif* that’s no reason to kill him...

Ryoga: *The truth finally dawned on him* no, it’s not just that, is it? I finally realize it now.... all this time, you’ve had strong feelings for Ranma, haven’t you.....

Akane: *tries desperately to stop her face from turning crimson red* Ryoga... that’s not what I mean....

Ryoga: I’ve had my suspicions before, but I’ve always hoped..... I guess I’ve been wasting my time ever since the beginning.....

Akane: *confused* wasting your time what?

Ryoga: *turns around* All you need to know is that I’m an idiot, I must go Akane.

Akane: Go? Where?

Ryoga: Good bye Akane, I trust we’ll never meet again. *Jumps away, and plows his way through his forest* Please don’t follow me.

Akane: Ryoga! *About to go after Ryoga, but Ranma’s unmoving body convinces her to stay*

Trunks: Damn.... I guest he just needs some time to clear his head....

Akane: I want to go home Trunks, now.

Trunks: Then let’s not waste any time, here Akane, take a senzu *throws the seed at her* You’ll need energy to fly back home, I’ll carry Ranma.

*Akane takes the seed, and they fly off*

Cyborg: Shall we engage in pursuit sir?

Dr. Gero: No, I have a better plan in mind. This was a fruitful experiment after all. Saotome proved to a weaker subject than I had in mind, he was easily affected emotions. Despite this, he is an admirable opponent, to be able get himself free of my control.

Cyborg: and you are happy about it?

Dr. Gero: did you not observe Hibiki closely? He was a ruthless fighter, and would kill Saotome without a second thought. Seems like he bears a strong grudge toward Saotome, and almost has the skill to defeat him in battle. He is the ideal warrior

Cyborg: What do you wish to do?

Dr. Gero: Since that last confrontation seems to have isolated him from his allies, this would be the perfect time to add a powerful ally to our cause.

Cyborg: And the dragonballs sir?

Dr. Gero: Hah, yes, the dragonballs. Finding them now would be no problem, with Trunks’s dragonball radar. As soon as the units are repaired, send them to gather the rest of them immediately. I trust that you’ve also been developing the grand army of robots for the final confrontation?

Cyborg: Yeeeesssss.

*Cut to the Tendo Dojo. It is now afternoon, almost evening. Snow begins to fall from the sky. Ranma is resting on a futon, with Akane and Trunks beside him*

Trunks: Akane, you must take care of Ranma, I have to do something to correct what I did.

Akane: *looks up* Trunks, don’t tell me you’re going off too? It’s bad enough that Ryoga went away.

Trunks: Something’s up, Akane, I can sense it, and it ain’t a bit good. I’m afraid I’m contributing to that. I was an idiot, I constructed that dragonball radar, but let it fall into Dr. Gero’s hands. It’s no point in trying to race against him for the balls. There is no time to lose, I must go

Akane: But where are you going?

Trunks: Somewhere very far away, not on Earth, it’s the only chance I’ve got chance I’ve got if Dr. Gero collects all seven dragonballs. I can’t let know anymore about this, it might endanger the future further.

Akane: How will we survive another attack, if both of you are gone?

Trunks: There is another.... don’t worry, the other fighters will come and help.

Akane: But.....

Trunks: Here, *throws a small pouch and pendant at Akane* These are the remaining senzus, use them sparingly, and the pendant is a communicator, while I’m away, we can talk on that.

*Trunks takes out one of his capsules, pushes the top, and it expands into a spherical spaceship of some kind, it’s doors open*

Trunks: It’ll take me about two days to reach where I’m going, I hope you can hold out till then. Sayoonara. *Walks into the ship, and the door shuts*

Akane: ......

*The space ship takes off, and is gone in a bright sparkle in the sky*

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-End part 11.

And the story develops...... a few more shockers coming up. Ryoga is going to be a major attraction in the next few parts, and Ranma develops a interesting situation.

Tony Chen
(Ranma Nibunnoichi)

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